 talent for the future but to attract a broader supporter base and raise awareness of the game beyond the Wallabies and Super Rugby.
The National Rugby Championship (NRC) is the domestic rugby competition which had its inaugural season in 2014.
It’s all about getting to know the next generation of rugby talent and laying the foundations for a development pathway between local and state rugby to the national stage and, of course, the ultimate goal of a Super Rugby contract and even national representation with the Wallabies.
It is also the ARU' effort to bring more Rugby to fore and into the consciousness of the Australian sporting public through exciting, watchable competition.
Last year, the inaugural season of the NRC was hailed a success be it with some guarded but optimistic reviews.
The second season launched last week with much fanfare for those attuned to the rugby grapevine. The first round provided a high standard of fast paced play and plenty of tries.
Jake McIntyre, 21, is an example of the possibilities now being offered to young players. McIntyre plays for the NRC team Brisbane City. He moved to Queensland from northern NSW when he finished school looking for better playing opportunities.
When the NRC was launched it benefitted players like Jake who were trying to get to the next level and prove they could handle the pressure and intensity of elevated competition.
2015 saw McIntyre debut for the Super Rugby team the Queensland Reds on the back of his NRC season. He scored a try and played alongside talent of the calibre of Genia, Hunt and Gill.
The verdict so far is that this is the right direction to take the game of rugby in Australia.
Recently a teaser for highly anticipated web series “Bang Baang- The Sound of Crimes” was released and everyone can't stop talking about it. The web series involves mystery, suspense and loads of action.
The makers of the show revealed the fantastic cast of the biggest action-thriller of the year. Former beauty queen and actress Ruhii Singh is all set to rule the screen yet again with opposite lead actor Faisal Shaikh aka popularly known as Faisu.
The teaser for the show promises an action-packed chemistry between its two leads. The diva who has always stayed connected with her fans via social media has left no stone unturned to keep them entertained even amid the pandemic.
When the first look of the show teaser was shared by the makers of the series on their social media, audience were super-thrilled to know the cast of the biggest action thriller show. Soon after reveal of the cast, fans went crazy when it showcased the duo who were recently seen in Salim-Sulaiman’s Maangi Duaein music video. Both Ruhii and Faisal have a massive popularity when it comes to Instagram.
The makers of Bang Baang- The Sound of Crimes conducted virtual auditions for the two leads of the show. Ruhii Singh being the huge fan of movie ‘Tomb Raider’ was excited when she found out that she was chosen to play her dream role, an action character on screen.
“Bang Baang” is scheduled to begin filming later this year.
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Jewish Social Service Agency of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
The Earliest Years: The Jewish Social Service Agency of Metropolitan Washington has its origins in two different agencies. The United Hebrew Charities was incorporated in 1893 “…to assist in relief of needy Hebrews” in Northwest Washington; the Hebrew Relief Society of the District of Columbia was organized to “…provide relief for needy Orthodox Hebrews” in Southeast Washington. The two agencies merged and incorporated in 1921 as the United Hebrew Relief Society of D.C.
Services, delivered by volunteers, were tangible and personal: money, food, clothing and coal for widows with children, needy families, and new immigrants.
The 1930s: The Great Depression brought the realization that a few dedicated volunteers couldn’t meet growing social and emotional problems. The United Hebrew Relief Society hired an executive director, Arthur Rosichan, in 1932; changed its name to the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) in 1933 and began keeping regular written records.
The Agency’s funds came predominantly from allocations from the Community Chest, the predecessor of today’s United Way. Expenditures focused principally on rent, food, and coal for clients — about $4,500 per month. Every eligible relief case was referred to the public Emergency Relief Division (ERD), and a cooperative effort emerged in which JSSA provided casework, while the ERD provided the direct financial assistance. JSSA also subsidized start-up costs of small businesses for needy families, in its earliest effort to focus on keeping families independent.
The early ’30s witnessed the establishment of a group of volunteer physicians and dentists to treat JSSA clients. A new executive director, Morris Klass, arrived in 1934. The middle of the decade brought a wave of European refugees, which prompted efforts to find employment for the newcomers and to encourage refugees to become naturalized citizens, so as to be eligible for public benefits.
JSSA also carried casework responsibility for Jewish foster children in the Jewish Foster Home (JFH) on Q Street, Northwest Washington, and in individual foster homes. JSSA was serving 44 foster children — almost 20 percent of its 245 clients — in 1937. By the end of the decade, Klass was redefining the focus of JSSA’s programs from subsistence to prevention and rehabilitation, a change that had already reduced by one-third the number of Jewish children placed outside their homes.
By 1939, JSSA was making plans for a child welfare program, in anticipation of the July closing of the Jewish Foster Home, a move generated by the growing awareness that the emotional and physical needs of foster children could be best met in individual foster homes. By March 1940, JSSA had reduced the number of children in foster care to 13, and in September 1942, the last “child” joined the U.S. Coast Guard. At that time, JFH and JSSA casework staff and services were combined.
Also in 1939, the Hebrew Home agreed to lease to JSSA grounds adjacent to its Spring Road building for $1 per year, and JSSA began plans to construct its own building. JSSA had been operating out of the basement of the Community Chest building on M Street.
The 1940s: The new decade found JSSA already grappling with refugee services. The employment and relief needs of European refugees were draining the Agency’s budget and time, as United Jewish Appeal (UJA) allocations were not sufficient to cover refugee relief and administrative costs. The Employment Committee had already found jobs for 273 refugees, lowering the caseload to 34.
The Agency moved in December 1940 to its new building, which had cost $40,000 to build. In mid-1941, a Dental Clinic opened in the building with donated equipment and volunteer dentists who cared for 4-5 patients per day. That same year, Morris Klass resigned as executive director to head the Miami Jewish Federation, and Jacob Kammen replaced him.
The entry of the United States into World War II had a direct effect on JSSA: more foster homes for “children whose mothers are engaged in industry”; increased food allowances for relief cases because of soaring food costs; the use of JSSA’s basement as a Zone Warden’s post and as a Canteen for servicemen; and staff working overtime to help the Selective Service investigate deferment claims for dependents. But the booming economy allowed JSSA to return $3,594 of its $50,000 budget to the Community Chest.
JSSA had always taken particular care to distribute extra food and money at Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah and Passover, and 1943 was no exception. JSSA hosted a 1943 Passover Seder for 950 service men and women In Washington.
Around this time, Jewish families on public assistance became an issue. Regulations forbade public assistance clients from accepting money from any other organization, yet the public allocations left Jewish clients with an unacceptable standard of living. JSSA could not afford to take full financial responsibility for these mostly long-term relief cases. The issue was dis­cussed repeatedly at Board meetings, with no definitive resolution.
The Dental Clinic closed in 1944, with the volunteer dentists who had staffed it continuing to see JSSA clients in their own offices.
In 1947, JSSA faced a new challenge. The Community Chest had failed to reach its campaign goal, as it would for the next several years. The closing years of the decade witnessed the most severe relief crisis since 1935. Newly hired executive director Manuel Kaufman faced soaring deficits, escalating family tensions, public assistance cuts, and case loads of 56 clients per worker. JSSA also opened its arms to the refugees from European displaced persons camps.
The refugees posed the greatest challenge to the Agency’s resources. The Holocaust survivors needed extensive medical care, dental care, housing, employment, and skilled psychological assistance. Despite JSSA’s commitment to refugees, it was forced to stop accepting its quota for lack of funds to assist them.
In 1948, the Agency launched its first membership drive, raising $5,000. The newly hired executive director, George Pikser, warned that the Board must either raise more money or curtail Agency functions. The Agency began accepting only true emergencies for assistance, leaving long-term maintenance up to public agencies and giving JSSA assistance to those