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Robber kills woman after identifying gang member
The death toll of the Lagos robberies which occurred in various parts of the state on Saturday and Sunday, has risen to nine after it was reported at Ajah Police Division that a mother of two, Badejoko Akinrujomu, was killed by one of the robbers.
According to a friend of the deceased, the robbers had while attacking Akinrujomu's home on Sunday night, tied up all the occupants of the house.
PUNCH Metro learnt that while the 37-year-old was being tied up by the robbers, she was able to identify him and the robber opened fire on her, killing her instantly.
She said, "What the neighbours told me was that the robbers came around 3am on Sunday and brought all the neighbours out of their houses. Badejoko (Akinrujomu) lives in the flat on the ground floor and was also brought out.
"The robbers then tied all of them and collected their car keys. As she was being tied up, she identified one of the robbers and the guy killed her. They entered the vehicles and drove away immediately. The deceased, who is a trader, had just moved into that area a few weeks ago."
PUNCH metro learnt that the police were immediately alerted of the development and rushed down to the scene.
It was gathered that the policemen were on their way to the robbery scene when they were ambushed and killed by the robbers.
Meanwhile, the state police command has begun to beef up security across the state following the killing of six of its men and three civilians in Ajah and Oyingbo in Lagos.
It was learnt that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, on Monday summoned all the Divisional Police Officers in the state for an emergency meeting where security strategies were discussed.
A senior police officer, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that security had been beefed up in the state.
"We were all with the CP on Monday and we held a meeting for four hours. We are not happy about the development and we are on the trail of the robbers. We will get them," he said.
The police officer added that more patrol vans had been stationed in all crime-prone areas of the state.
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AVASAN is individualism, minimalism, utter elegance"
AVASAN is a luxury brand that celebrates sustainability and love through exclusive collections that are both minimalist and fashionable. With an ethos that combines the joyful spirit of Spain with the sophisticated and urban-chic style of Japan, the garments by AVASAN represent a textile collage that evokes respect and harmony between different civilizations.
There is an obsessive attention to details and a never-ending inspiration by art. AVASAN is committed to composing a modern, circular and responsible fashion world, under the philosophy: "there is nothing more sustainable than what already exists".
AVASAN collaborates and interacts with other artists that promote quality fashion and respect for the environment.
Amy Valentine, The Founder
Avasan began its journey on Summer 2017 with the holistic mission of creating a circular fashion brand through clothes designed with deadstock luxury fabrics, seasoned with exclusive embroidery, artistic paintings or accessories applied by hand.
After a long trip across Japan, Amy Valentine, founder and creative director in AVASAN, became a loyal lover of Kimonos, and decided to create a sustainable fashion brand that represents the meeting of cultures and the relative inclusiveness among them, as an irreversible choice to this very day. AVASAN was born as a fusion of men's japanese tailoring techniques and feminine lines with sustainability at its brand core.
With referentes from Art, Theather and a modern, genderless twist, Kimono Collections by AVASAN are becoming a hit among international press and fashion buyers alike.
Born in New York and stablished in Spain, Amy brings a diverse background of tradition, handcraft, design experience, and aesthetic vision to her collections. The lush, individual shapes with detailed embellishments through embroidery and structures, as well as the unconventional handling of textures and the reversible designs, create fashion with couture aspects, from high-quality materials, which is handmade and limited.
Nowadays, Amy Valentine is working in a romantic new Cruise Collection, as part of her full love to the Mediterranean Spirit.
"I recover forgotten textile treasures from abandoned factories and turn them into unique garments"
Kimono Lover
Amy Valentine seeks to introduce the beauty of the kimono into daily life while respecting the handmade and making each piece unique and special.
AVASAN finds inspiration in Japanese culture to make its personal interpretation of the kimono and take it from the ceremony to the everyday, to exquisite pieces made with silk, wool, banana fiber and organic cotton. The Kimonos reflect the search between east and west.
The harmony between the colors, shapes and textures of fabrics from different corners of the World, mixed with organic based fabrics and the upcycling of fabrics from Spanish dead stock.
AVASAN-Kimonos are embellished with embroidery and show an exclusive blend of traditional fabrics from different parts of the world with recycled fabrics. All designs are handcrafted, available as limited series or unique pieces.

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With Sloan running a fever, I took the opportunity to work from home and watch over her. Although no one enjoys having a sick child or staying home from the office when you have things to do, it all worked out for the best.
In the morning, I took advantage of some free time to get on the floor and play with Sloan. I could sense strength in her so I had her stand up by balancing herself on the couch. I sat a few feet away from her and started coaxing her to walk toward me.
Mind you, one day short of her 14th month, she has not walked. Except for a couple times, she hasn't even stood up on her own without support. But like I said, I just felt something with her this morning.
Putting my hands out and looking her straight in the eye, I started urging her to put one step in front of the other. Suddenly she was standing unsupported! She started flailing her arms and clapping her hands. I thought she might either take off OR stumble. She did neither. Rather, she rested back up against the couch for support. But then she stood up on her own power again. This time, she started clapping her hands again but it was with more confidence and strength than before. Oh man, what is going to happen?…
She did it!
Although she only took a few steps before stumbling into my arms, she did, by definition, walk. It was a little surreal to see my daughter on her feet taking actual steps but it was also very special.
No, she is not doing laps around the living room yet but at least she demonstrated that she can do it. Sidney and I each have members in our own families who walked later than 14 months but we have been getting a little antsy to see Sloan put it all together.
I am glad I got to be present for the special moment and capture it on my phone. We are proud of you, Sloan. Don't Blink.


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Haberdish has added weekday brunch service to its offering.
It kicked off yesterday and is available Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The restaurant will close for the afternoons and reopen for regular dinner service at 5 p.m.
They've got an all new menu featuring waffles, biscuit sandwiches and egg dishes along with house favorites like the tater tots and macaroni and cheese.
"We wanted to open for midday service, but we also wanted to do something a little different for the NoDa neighborhood and for Charlotte," said co-owner Jeff Tonidandel. "There aren't a lot of brunch places around town, and Haberdish as a concept translates really well to breakfast-type food."
Of course, even weekday brunch isn't brunch without a cocktail.
Haberdish will feature 6, including a Blonde Bloody Mary with yellow tomato mix and coffee spiked with chicory liqueur.
Here's the full Haberdish brunch menu:
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9 Reasons Your Enterprise is Not Agile, Yetpost by Chris Curran on April 6, 2016
Guest post by Russ Riggen and Mayank Agarwal
Agile, DevOps, Shift-left…we've heard these buzzwords to describe evolved software development practices and principles for almost a decade now. Yet, achieving the optimal agile state continues to escape the grasp of the vast majority of businesses.
CEOs want to roll out products and services at a quicker clip to meet the demands of the digital economy. And, they understand that embracing these elevated techniques is what it takes. According to PwC's Digital IQ survey, businesses that use agile are twice as likely to outperform* other companies. So, why aren't businesses agile yet?
One of the main reasons is that nearly half of the IT enterprises using agile remain captive to waterfall testing methods. To be more specific, we often see nine testing related challenges that hold enterprises back from realizing quality goals and business value from agile implementations:
- Lack of a proven test strategy that works in agile
Many organizations harbor wrong conclusions about agile. New agile organizations often feel the 'big bang' adoption of agile testing practices is difficult, which ultimately leads to an inaccurate assessment of agile's ability to ensure quality. Moreover, testers are not engaged early in the agile process, which leads to a lack of clarity in requirements / user stories / defect fixes. Frequently changing code requires a higher frequency of testing.
- Siloed team discipline
Everyone knows that testers and developers are accustomed to working in silos. These self-erected walls prevent teams from working as a single unit to complete tasks. When collaboration is limited, delays frequently set in. The point of Agile is to unite all the right people with the right skills.
- Insufficient skills for agile testing
Enterprises face a triple whammy when it comes to finding testing talent to fulfill the promise of agile. First of all, testing isn't considered sexy. People want to do the development work. Secondly, agile requires special testing skills. If that isn't enough, domain knowledge is essential to success as well. Finding highly skilled, collaborative testing talent with relevant domain knowledge is important to streamline automation and set up and manage integrated test environments, work "shift-left", and work with agility. One company we know used a third party offshore testing provider whose staff did not have relevant financial systems knowledge. As a result, testers only exercised "happy path scenarios during sprints, resulting in higher defect counts during user acceptance testing.
- Loose "done criteria" of user stories
Nothing is more disruptive to the flow of process than user stories with little or vague acceptance criteria. The result is partial (even wrong) coding and ineffective functional testing. Developing and receiving team consensus on the appropriate "done criteria" is challenging.
- Difficulty applying test automation at appropriate levels in agile projects
Identifying defects early can buy you time, and a continuous integration framework is critical to achieve this goal. Yet, inefficient tools, skills shortages, and an inability of testers and developers to work together in shift-left make it difficult to apply test automation at appropriate levels in agile projects.
- Lack of test data management inhibits building reusable test sets
Without rigor, test data management procedures inhibit the repeatability, traceability, and efficiency required to effectively execute testing in a time-boxed iteration. Quality organizations often fall short in investing and navigating technical challenges in virtualized test environments, which leverage proper test data management techniques. The ability to pivot between different testing phases within agile iteration is key. This flexibility is made possible by creating and utilizing virtualized infrastructure.
- Product prioritization is compromised under open defects
Open defects from previous iterations can hold agile teams hostage when they try to remediate most of the open defects in the iteration that follows. This kicking the can down the road approach is contrary to the big picture iteration planning. Every effort for the upcoming iterations (including defect remediation) should be prioritized and planned from the product backlog. For instance, one of our client's agile team planned resolution effort of all defects from the last sprint into the next sprint. Simple, right? Wrong. The client believed that resolving defects immediately in the next sprint is the right thing to do. However, they were not pleased to learn that their higher priority business user stories from the backlog got automatically pushed out as lower priority defects were remediated – priority here is by product roadmap.
- Stories are written 'wide and flat' vs. 'narrow and deep'
Another piling up happens on the integration front. When stories are written horizontally vs. vertically across layers, integration is delayed and so is integration testing. Integration issues aren't addressed along the way. Instead, problems accumulate at the end and prevent project completion in a timely fashion. More importantly, a product owner doesn't know how to accept such a story to ensure that business value is met. It's a challenge to write stories vertically from upstream to downstream so that the team functions from end-to-end and product owners understand how to accept such stories.
- Knowing the difference between "quality" and "business value"
There's a difference between quality and business value. Agile focuses on the latter as do product owners. Yet, IT / development / testing organizations, focus on driving "quality," which puts IT at odds with products owners, customers as well as the agile process itself.
In the digital age, customers expect rapid delivery of quality products and services. Moving from waterfall to an agile model for testing is critical to meet market expectations. In the next post in the series on achieving the agile state, we'll provide solutions to the challenges addressed in this post. To make sure you don't miss it, subscribe to the blog for updates. In the meantime, share your comments with us.
*Footnote: The term "outperform" relates to PwC's Global Digital IQ Survey; in this context it refers to Top Performers—those that achieved at least 5% revenue growth and reside in the top quartile of margin growth, revenue growth and innovation.
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(from full story "Alinsky smiling up at Obama over "Phony Scandals" line" at shoebat.com)
When Obama referred to "phony scandals", he knew that he would be goading conservatives because the cover-up of Benghazi, the truth behind Operation Fast and Furious, and the IRS scandal all either implicate the Obama administration in murder or in using an arm of the U.S. Government to go after its enemies.
Instead of remaining silent in the face of Obama's bald-faced attempts to "goad" and "guide" so as not to be "goaded" and "guided", Republican operatives would best be served by calling out Obama for what he's doing – using his hero's playbook.
The way to deal with this is not to angrily react to his calculated use of the phrase "phony scandals", nor is it to ignore it so as not to be goaded. The way to deal with this is to explain exactly why Obama made the political calculation that using the phrase "phony scandals" was a good idea.


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Image: Canon cameras stolen in Kuta hostel. Credit: edition.cnn.com
The rate of the crime involving foreigners keeps rising in Bali. This time, an Algerian man, MK, 36, was arrested after stealing a Chilean tourist's belongings at The Kubu Hostel on Jalan Poppies 1, Gang Sorga, Legian, on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at around 5.30pm.
According to the Head of Kuta Polsek, Commissioner T. Ricki Fadlianshah, the suspect stayed on Jalan Pura Demak, Pemecutan, West Denpasar, and came to the hostel with only one intention.
"The suspect admitted to police that he went to the hostel to steal belongings from hostel guests," he said to beritabali.com on Monday.
When the man arrived at the hostel, no one was suspicious because he was a foreigner and the employees thought that he was just another guests. "The room rate is cheap and the hostel is intended to be an easy place to stay for tourists. Usually there are 4-5 guests in a room," the police chief added.
The suspect allegedly entered a room and stole two Canon cameras and their lenses and cash worth Rp3,100,000, which belonged to Vicente Cubillos, a Chilean tourist who was staying in the room.
"The tourist was outside, sightseeing with his friend when the incident occurred.
He reported that he lost Rp70 million from the incident," said Ricki. The police went to the hostel after they received the report from the man.
They investigated the case and questioned several witnesses. They also saw the CCTV footage, which showed the suspect leaving the hostel with the guest's belongings. While police were searching around the hostel when the suspect appeared again and they immediately detained the man.
"When questioned, he admitted that he had hidden the stolen items in bushes on Jalan Pura Demak, West Denpasar," Ricki explained to balipost.com.
The suspect has been detained for further questioning.


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After the mother of a 6-year-old girl killed at Sandy Hook met with shooter Adam Lanza's father a year ago, she explained, according to CBS's Norah O'Donnell, that she "believes that Peter Lanza holds the keys to this whole thing." Other than the fact that he divorced Adam's mother in 2009 and hadn't seen his son in the two years before the massacre, Peter Lanza has remained a mystery, until now. The latest issue of the New Yorker includes a profile of Peter Lanza, who was interviewed by writer Andrew Solomon. Lanza said he's constantly thinking about what he could have done differently as a parent, and "Any variation on what I did and how my relationship was had to be good, because no outcome could be worse." But he doesn't think he could have predicted the tragedy. "You can't get any more evil," he said of Adam, adding, "How much do I beat up on myself about the fact that he's my son? A lot."
While Peter Lanza has been portrayed in the media as a father who abandoned his child, by his account he was an involved parent who repeatedly tried to connect with his troubled son. The two were close when Adam was in elementary school, and his father describes him as "Just a normal little weird kid." Peter and Nancy separated when Adam was 9, but he continued to see his two sons every weekend. Peter and Adam went on hiking trips together, watched old sitcoms, and talked about politics. As he grew older, Adam became interested in guns, World War II, and the military, but he was never violent and said nothing about mass murder.
Adam's problems became more pronounced when he entered middle school. "It was crystal clear something was wrong," Peter said. "The social awkwardness, the uncomfortable anxiety, unable to sleep, stress, unable to concentrate, having a hard time learning, the awkward walk, reduced eye contact. You could see the changes occurring." Adam was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at 13, but Peter gets annoyed when people suggest that caused the massacre. "Asperger's makes people unusual, but it doesn't make people like this," he said, adding that he thinks the diagnosis might have prevented them from recognizing another condition, such as schizophrenia.
Nancy and Peter regularly communicated about Adam's worsening condition, but Peter says, "I didn't understand that Adam was drifting away." In 2010, Adam refused to see his father or communicate with him, but Peter continued trying to set up visits. "I was hurt. I never expected that I would never talk to him again. I thought it was a matter of when," he said.
Peter believes that by the end, Adam had no affection for any of his family members. "With hindsight, I know Adam would have killed me in a heartbeat, if he'd had the chance. I don't question that for a minute," he said. "The reason he shot Nancy four times was one for each of us: one for Nancy; one for him; one for Ryan; one for me."
While the story sheds light on Adam Lanza's upbringing, it only underscores that we'll never know why he did it – and as Solomon puts it, "no 'motive' can mitigate the horror of a bloodbath involving children." Now we can point out what Adam's parents should have done differently, but Peter's most chilling revelation is that both he and his ex-wife loved their son and were trying to do what was best for him. "I want people to be afraid of the fact that this could happen to them," Peter said.


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|Pinelands Dojo is KUSHIDO's newest dojo in Cape Town, established in June 2015.
Both Tai Chi Chuan and Karate-Do are taught two nights a week to anyone who wants a class of fun, progress and discipline.
The training facility we use is the 1st Pinelands Scout hall, on St Stephens road.
Classes are taught by Sensei Rijk who was dojo head of Hout Bay dojo for 18 years before moving to Pinelands.
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A DIY London treasure hunt: send us your photos and win!15th June 2015
Do you ever find yourself sitting around on a lazy Sunday wondering what to do with your day?
Well here's a London treasure hunt that can help you fill a few afternoons and take you to beautiful, unique and unusual parts of the city.
There's no deadline for the hunt: just tweet us your photos of the things you find for the chance to win thinking bob credit (for current members) or a free month's membership (for those that are not yet members).
There's also the chance to win imaginary points, which mean absolutely nothing, but getting points is always fun right?
1. Find the six ravens at the Tower of London
The ravens at the Tower of London are said to protect the crown and the Tower. The superstition is that if the ravens are ever lost or fly away, the crown will fall and Britain will fall with it… which is a lot of pressure for those in charge of the ravens' care.
2. Find the entrance or any remnants of three forgotten tunnels
Find remnants of three of the tunnels listed in our blog about secret tunnels of London.
3. Find some beautiful London street art
London street art ranges from teenagers tagging walls with… inappropriate things, to beautiful work from some infamous artists such as Banksy and Space Invader. For this challenge, find a tag from Banksy plus the prettiest or most extravagant graffiti you can find.
4. Find Little Compton
Most people have heard of Compton town station – but have you heard of little Compton? Little Compton was a London street way back when but it has since disappeared… or has it?
5. Find the London pineapples
Historically, pineapples have been a rare (and expensive) commodity and became a symbol for wealth and prestige. Arguably the most well known pineapples stand at St. Paul's Cathedral. There are, however, dozens of pineapples throughout the city – St. Paul's is just a warm up. Can you find any others?
6. Find the seven noses of Soho
The Soho noses are imprints of artist Rick Buckley's nose. He initially plastered around 35 throughout the city but today only 7 survive. Rumour has it that there are three other noses floating around the city so if you find those you'll get a whole ton of imaginary points.
Hint: one of the noses is not technically in Soho
PS: The nose photographed is not one of the noses in Soho – those noses will be much smaller (did you think we were going to make it easy?)
7. Find platform 9 3/4
Naturally the classic scene from Harry Potter where he runs through a brick wall was filmed in a London tube station – but which one? Once you find it, take a picture of yourself going through the wall and tweet it!
8. Find the London Space Invaders
Like Banksy, Space Invader is an infamous street artist and has tagged London, Paris, and New York City with his 8-bit artwork. There are dozens of these tags throughout London – how many can you find?
9. Find the ears of Covent Garden
Like the noses of Soho, an artist plastered his ears around the city. And, like the noses, the city of London disagreed. The majority of the ears were taken down but for whatever reason the two in Covent Garden were not.
Bonus: apparently there are other surviving ears scattered around the city – can you find any?
10. Find a Thor: Dark World filming location
Can you find where this scene in the latest Thor movie was filmed? Earn extra imaginary points by taking a picture re-enacting a part of the scene and tweet it @thinkingbob!
11. Find the location(s) for this Fast 6 scene
This billion dollar franchise has dozens of scenes filmed in London throughout the seven movies – can you find at least one location from this clip?
12. Find the Notting Hill door
This classic rom-com starring film veterans Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant has a number of famous aspects including the blue door of William's flat. The door remains in London and is just waiting for fans to find it!
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Event Series: Pollywog with Mr. Ron
Pollywog with Mr. Ron
Please check the event website before attending, to verify the details and make sure there's no change.
May 2 @ 10:30 amFree
Come join Mr. Ron for a storytime filled with art, reading, and learning at the Wernersville Public Library!
Pollywog is an art literacy program for children (birth to age 6) and their caregivers. Local artist, Ron Schiding, teaches the children different art techniques based on the illustrations in the stories he reads from popular children's works. No registration is required.
Pollywog is held downstairs inside the library. We hope to see you there!


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What to watch: The best movies to stream this weekend from 'After Yang' to 'Athena'
Wondering what to watch this weekend? Though the films taking on the subject vary in their presentation, grief is the thread that connects the highlights coming to streaming services this week.
This isn't to say that these features wallow in misery, in fact, in most cases it's quite the opposite. The Netflix release Athena, directed by Romain Gavras, channels loss into a molotov cocktail of righteous rage, as it depicts a battle between the citizens of a French banlieu (apartment complex) against the cops who murdered a young boy.
Meanwhile, the anime streaming giant Crunchyroll continues a weekly release plan of features with the international smash hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, a film prequel to the beloved television series. In the film, its haunted protagonist Yuta deals with the loss of his childhood sweetheart, tragically killed in a car accident but remaining as a cursed spirit that threatens everyone around Yuta.
Read more: Everything new on Prime Video in September
Releasing on NOW, After Yang takes a bit of a gentler approach to mourning, a metaphysical science fiction film from Kogonada (director of Columbus) that observes a family's attempts to repair their unresponsive robotic child.
Please note that a subscription may be required to watch.
After Yang (2021) - NOW with a Sky Cinema Membership (pick of the week)
Though it opens with the same kinds of patiently framed drama expected of the director of the serene, soulful film Columbus, Kogonada's new film After Yang quickly defies expectations of a film about characters fumbling through grief with a delightful dance sequence, an online conception between families, bathed in a bold spectrum of colour that one would associate with speculative sci-fi.
Read more: Everything new on NOW and Sky in September
That playfulness continues into the film's form, as an early one-two shot changes both ratio and lens as it places the observer in the subjective point of view of its characters as they contact each other via a sort of augmented reality video call. It's satisfying to see sci-fi concepts presented in such purely filmic fashion – Kogonada's visual style remains intimate even as the scope of his script increases.
Watch a trailer for After Yang
After Yang leverages the film's futuristic premise for domestic drama, a family spiralling after their robot child Yang (Justin H. Min) malfunctions, opening up introspection about Asian cultural heritage and adoption. Yang was originally acquired by Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) to try and keep their daughter Mika (Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja) in touch with her cultural roots. Yang himself does this fairly literally in flashback using different trees to explain her different connections.
Memories of Yang are visualised and contrasted with his absence as the family agonises over how to fix things — a human problem viewed through the lens of a world in which a robotic child is bought refurbished, like a laptop, his memories later viewable like video.
Kogonada finds quiet majesty in these memories. The files are accessed through lights resembling galaxies, an effective and overwhelming illustration of the unknown complexity of Yang's inner life.This make the parent's attempt to rationalise him away as product impossible, making the sense of loss even harder to shake.
Such questions overlap with ones about the rights of "technosapiens", as well as a very prescient observation of our increasingly symbiotic relationship with technology, mostly swerving the hand-wringing of Black Mirror, without being blindly utopian.
A gorgeous song that Kogonada plucks from the film All About Lily Chou Chou is an indicator on its position: technology is more often an expansion on human feeling than it is an inhibitor.
Also on NOW: Uncharted (2022)
Athena (2022) - Netflix
The new feature film from Parisian filmmaker Romain Gavras unfolds as a series of roaming, almost panicked long takes of varying length. The longest and most breathtaking of these comes before its title treatment hits, as it begins the film by surveilling something that has sadly become routine in the modern day: a press conference around the brutal killing of a young man, Idir, by the police.
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They've closed ranks, refusing to identify those who are responsible. One of the victim's brother's Adbel (No Time To Die's Dali Benssalah doing a lot of heavy lifting) asks for calm, not long before his other brother Karim quickly galvanises his neighbours in the Athena banlieu into going to war with the police until the names of the killers are given.
Perhaps best known for his music videos – most famously 'Gosh' by Jamie XX, 'Stress' by Justice, 'Bad Girls' by M.I.A. and 'No Church in the Wild' by Jay Z and Kanye West, Gavras funnels righteous fury into the film's opening long take action sequence, co-ordinating it with exhilarating, stylish aplomb.
The camera ducks and weaves in and out of rooms as it follows Karim through the police station in search of their weapon stash, back outside into a stolen van, and to the apartment blocks as comrades in arms wheelie their dirt bikes down the highway in solidarity, fireworks launching in every direction.
It turns out that this is quite easily the peak of the film's power; the effect loses its shine as Gavras repeats this method as he introduces each of the key participants in the film and tracks them through the chaos that unfolds, including a nervous cop and Karim's unpleasant, loose cannon brother and gangster Moktar.
The presence of the latter two doesn't quite derail the film into useless "both sides" pontificating on police vs civilian violence, instead it just adds new wrinkles that make the conflict more compellingly messy. The biggest blunder in this sense is reserved for the literal last minute, in which it absolves the police of provocation by making a distinction between different parties that feels disingenuous.
However there's an interesting conflict within the brother Abdar, between the pacifism driven by Islamic faith, his hesitance to fight authority stemming from his military career (a point of contention with many of his neighbours) and his obvious grief at the injustice committed against his brother and his want to protect the surviving ones.
But in Gavras's meandering long takes, the observation of these internal contradictions eventually get lost in the director's want to focus a little too much on chaos and spectacle and insistence on remaining at an operatic high, which, ironically, begins to make the film feel static, emotionally at least – the constant motion of the director's chosen method eventually just leading in circles after its exhilarating first 20 minutes.
Also on Netflix: Drifting Home (2022), Do Revenge (2022)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) - Crunchyroll
The anime series JUJUTSU KAISEN — one of the most popular running, just like the best-selling manga it's based on — has always been open about its heritage. Shonen anime (anime aimed at teen boys, though the actual audience is always much broader) is often rightly accused of hegemony, repackaging and supplanting the same themes and character types and fights obsessed with power levels into a new setting.
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Jujutsu Kaisen manages to stay fresh because of its keen awareness of the tropes that it's falling into, and instead engaging with their history, playing with type and often subverting it in some fun, if not entirely revolutionary ways.
The movie tie-in to the series, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, though being a prequel about a different set of characters, is a pretty straightforward extension of this. Directed by Sunghoo Park, it follows Yuta Okkotsu, a nervous high school student, who enrolls in the mysterious Tokyo Jujutsu High School under the guidance of Satoru Gojo after being haunted by the curse of his childhood friend.
Again, there's a lot of the familiar packed into the film's running time so it helps that under Sunghoo Park's direction the show, the manga creator Gege Akutami's fondness for mixing the macabre with the comic feels lively and visually invigorating.
Even with all the extra polish given to its animation production there's a rawness to the textures of JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, with effects work depicted in broad brushstrokes and bold, invasive colour. It's easy to see why the film dominated the box office domestically and abroad, a crowdpleaser conducted with utmost confidence and stylish flair.
Also on Crunchyroll: Sword of the Stranger (2007), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)


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Uetlihof 1 – Zurich
The Uetlihof building in Zurich is the nerve center of Credit Suisse AG. Tucked away from public view, some 5,500 employees provide technical infrastructure and back-office advisory services in support of the bank's global operations. With its award-winning landscape design – set against a tongue of woodland running down from the Uetliberg mountain and with planted courtyards slotted into its 36-cell honeycomb structure – the building, inaugurated in 1979, is very much rooted in the ecology movement that sprang from the 1970s oil crisis.
This architectural stance also informed the brief for the 2009/10 project to adapt the Uetlihof building in line with changed operational requirements, including a new client area, outside the security zone, in which to receive business partners.


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Virtual Instruments Seminar
April 12th, 2022. 9.00am and 2.00pm Eastern US time (6.00am and 11.00am West Coast time)
Virtual instruments, included in SoundCheck, are a cost-effective and portable software-based alternative to hardware instrumentation, ideal for making quick measurements or viewing device behavior in real time. In this educational seminar, Les Quindipan walks through a demonstration of the virtual instruments in SoundCheck, showing off some of their lesser-known capabilities. These include the signal generator, multimeter, oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer, real time analyzer, frequency counter and distortion analyzer. The strip chart recorder, which expands the capability of these instruments to record measurements over a period of time, will also be discussed.
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How Much Will Casey Anthony Trial Cost Fla. Taxpayers?
Death penalty cases rack up millions
Trials are expensive, but death penalty cases costs the state millions.
As the emotional smoke clears, some have started to question why Casey Anthony's defense was publicly financed through the Justice Administrative Commission in Florida.
Anthony's defense team filed a motion early in the case asking that the judge confirm her indigent status, essentially ordering the State of Florida to pay her legal defense fees and expenses.
Her legal team maintains they must provide a comprehensive and competent defense "against the open checkbook enjoyed by the prosecution in this murder case," according to lead attorney Jose Baez in an interview.
Once it was decided by the Orange County Clerk's office that Casey Anthony was indigent then all those involved in the case have right to counsel – not just any counsel – but effective counsel.
Though the Anthony trial is over, the costs are still coming in, including protection and security for the Anthony family provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Analysts say a total figure on the cost to the state and to the taxpayers has not been totaled, but the figure could be topping out at some $4.5 million.
One reason behind this astronomical amount is because once the State of Florida put the death penalty into the case, the financial cost of defending Casey Anthony got more expensive.
Many death penalty lawyers know how fast the money goes, and what it means to have a young, single woman with no visible source of income as the client so they cover themselves by declaring them indigent so the state will bear the costs, legal analysts said.
"Somebody has to pay the defense," said Eric Lofton, a retired criminal attorney in New Orleans, La.
"Many lawyers are talking about the costs to the state of Florida in this case and it is teaching us all some lessons about the system. I would think that Casey Anthony's defense team signed on to get a portion of whatever she will make in a book deal. But that is just my opinion."
To put it into perspective, consider that the high profile O.J. Simpson murder trial cost Los Angeles County an estimated $9 million in court trial and prosecution costs, according to a USA Today analysis.
In that case, jurors were sequestered for 265 days, which is nearly five times longer than the jurors in the Anthony case were expected to be sequestered.
But it has been about 20 years since Orange County has sequestered a jury for the duration of a trial since most trials last about a week, according to county clerk's office.
We do know that the jurors for the Casey Anthony case cost the state an estimated $360,000, which includes hotel lodging, meals, laundry, overtime pay for clerks, transportation and security, according to a cost breakdown provided by Ninth Judicial Circuit Court administrators.
The costs breakdown to about $112 per day. The expense breakdown also includes an estimated $3,962.32 for jury selection.
Records show the Orange County Clerk of Courts Office will pay most costs associated with the trial, as mandated by state statute. The Orange County Sheriff's Office will pick up the bill for most of the security.
On Saturdays, Wackenhut Corp., a private security company, will provide security at Orange County's expense, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
The DA's office filed a motion recently notifying Anthony that the state of Florida will seek reimbursement for "special costs" due to the investigation and trial. That amount has not yet been determined.
Evidence shows that so far Anthony has received $200,000 from ABC News, $70,000 from former defense counsel Californian Todd Macaluso, and $5,000 from an anonymous donor. People from all over the country have sent in money for Anthony's jail commissary account.
This money has already been spent since Casey was first charged back in 2008, according to media reports.
"Money has been no object in the prosecution of this case," Baez said.
"We are just leveling the playing field."
Here's a partial breakdown of the public financing recorded as of June for the case according to state records and the Palm Beach Post: (Note: Not all funds and receipts have been recorded and/or submitted for payment).
$38,672.38 This is the total amount the defense team has billed the state since a judge declared her indigent in March. It includes the $18,405.40 that's been paid so far, payments still pending and invoices returned due to insufficient documentation or duplicate filings.
$8,118.92 Expert witness Dr. Henry Lee – made famous by the O.J. Simpson murder case - in September billed JAC for travel and services. He said that fee included a 50 percent discount.
$11,123 Jeremiah Lyons Investigations has billed at least this much for interviewing witnesses, picking up law enforcement records, making public records requests and consulting with attorneys.
$6,413.88 The defense has billed at least this much for court reporting and transcription services
Here's the approximate cost of incarcerating Casey Anthony for more than two years at the Orange County Jail:
$68,629.40 as of Thursday. Anthony has been held continuously since Oct. 14, 2008. The per diem rate for inmates is $92.12. Jail officials say Anthony's actual cost of incarceration is likely higher because she is in protective custody and has special travel needs. Jail records show Casey Anthony is the 40th longest serving inmate at the facility.
Prosecution costs:
$42,200.16 The prosecution would not itemize the expenses because it would reveal work product. This total does not include salaries of the prosecutors working on the Casey Anthony case. Two of those salaries exceed $100,000 per year.
Before being declared indigent, Anthony's private sources totaled:
$275,000, including $200,000 paid by ABC News
Of that, $121,954.83 went to attorneys and a media consultant.


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Oh heeeeey I'm officially back with recipes. Summer recipes! Starting with raw fish! Ha! Oh.
So I wouldn't necessarily call this a poke bowl, only because I seared the ahi tuna. This has been a recipe that I've wanted to make for so long, I still had my baby teeth. (that came out way grosser than I intended.)
It's just so illegally flavorful. And colorful! And FRAYSH. (<–fresh, but I'm a complete tool, so.)
Let me start by saying that I know you're scared of this. It's raw in the center, but it's totally supposed to be. And guess what, I bought this fish frozen in a bag! Absolutely works. Fresh fish behind the counter is great, too. Just ask to smell it first. If you're local, McGonigles is a must. There's my PSA. Goodbye forever.
Except not.
So this is the way I take care of you – we're having glass noodles in the bottom of our bowls. Because listen. If it were just fish, veggies and greens, I'd be starving and eating my own face thirty minutes later. So let's add a shiny carb and love our lives!
What ya do is pat those tuna steaks super dry. As dry as you can. Then give them a good sprinkle of coarse salt all over, followed by a hefty pressing of sesame seeds. My seeds were a mix of white, black and some dried nettles. But anything you find is glor! (<–glorious, but I'm a dweeb, so.)
You'll sear them in a HOT skillet for seriously 30 seconds per side. That is all it takes. And give the edges of the fish a nice sear, too. For the good of man, sear it all.
And just look how lovely that is. Pink and fresh on the inside.
This is going to so deliciously ruin you.
The dressing! Total happy accident. I thought I had soy sauce. I did not have soy sauce. But I did have hoisin sauce! So I swiftly changed direction and introduced some hoisin to some lime juice to some lime zest to some sambal oelek. Whisky whisk, and the most subtly sweet and spicy sauce was birthed. And I named it Phyllis.
I'm sorry, but yes.
Cooked and cooled vermicelli noodles on the bottom (boil them with your frozen edamame for a quick time saver!), and then pile it on, babes. Thinly sliced red onion, the ahi tuna all fanned out purty like, sliced avocado, thinly sliced beets (or radishes! these are beets from our garden, but they seriously look like radishes, which would absolutely work), tiny nubby carrots (those carrots are also from the garden, and an obvious result of um, not thinning when we were supposed to. but I kind of dig their teeny nubby nature!), cucumber, sprouts of any kind, cilantro leaves, sliced scallions and the edamame.
And I mean, all this you can wing. The amounts are up to you. Leave anything out that you don't dig, and pile in other things that give you life. Peanuts? Sure! Fried garlic? Absolutely!
Then drizzle that sweet sauce over that mess and let your mouth get its party on.
TASTE THE RAINBOW. (<–don't send me to jail.)
- 3 ahi tuna steaks (5 or 6 oz per fillet) (if frozen, thawed)
- 3 Tbs. sesame seeds (multi colored is fine)
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced cucumber
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced beets (or radishes)
- A few petit carrots (if using regular carrots, thinly slice on the diagonal)
- 1/2 cup sprouts of any kind
- 1/2 cup frozen edamame
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- 3 or 4 vermicelli noodle bundles
- 3 Tbs. hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp sambal oelek
- 1 lime
- These measurements are just a springboard. Really, it's just a handful of anything you love!
- Okay, pat the ahi tuna steaks dry with a paper towel. Season all over with a good pinch of coarse salt, then press the sesame seeds into the steaks, all over. Get them good and covered.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. More on the high side. Sear the ahi tuna in the skillet 30 seconds per side. Rotate the edges in the oil, too. Just five seconds per edge. Remove from the skillet, let rest a minute, then thinly slice. You want a pink, rare center! It's just delicious, trust me.
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil, then add the vermicelli noodles and edamame and boil for a minute, tops. Just until the noodles soften and the edamame pops in color. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool. (I drizzled in a couple tsps of sesame oil at this point, just to add flavor and keep the noodles from sticking. That one's free.)
- In a small bowl, whisk together the hoisin sauce, sambal oelek, lime zest and juice.
- Now layer your bowls! Noodles on the bottom, then just pile it on. The sliced tuna, and all of the veggies in whatever order you prefer. Drizzle the dressing over the bowls, and immediately serve!
- Makes four bowls. And four extremely happy faces.
Yes and yes and yes again.


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Technology Thursday: Padlet On-line Wall
Check out this Padlet from a former class: http://padlet.com/mrs_yonemura/room9ocr1
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I will have to check out this site. If this works well with your students, you should also try Today's Meet. It is an online chatroom platform where you can set up your own room for students to enter and discuss in (with no character limits). Similar to this students can copy paste links to other resources to support their responses.ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Brynn! I'll have to check out Today's Meet!Delete
LOVE LOVE LOVE Padlet! I've been using it a lot to gather word all in one location: Thinglinks, Google Presentations, etc.. Your kids did great :)ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Julie! I'll have to check out Thinglinks. . .I'm sure there's so much more to Padlet that I don't know yet!!Delete
I've also had my students create a Padlet for a presentation. My third graders had to embed a link, have so many pictures and info. Padlet was a easy way to "dive" into tech without a lot of teaching the tech before hand. Padlet rocks!
Sarah, I can't wait to follow you & read more about all your great tech ideas!! Your school sounds awesome!Delete
Teaching French, I love using Padlet as it's a great way for children to express ideas & opinions on various topics. They must come up with a different opinion from those already posted to encourage them to be creative in their responses!ReplyDelete
Mme Gauthier's French Class


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Visited the Christian Town of Madaba, which is known as 'The City of Mosaics'. Visiting the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where we saw the masterpiece of Madaba (a Byzantine mosaic map of the Holy Land that goes back to the 6th century, showing Jerusalem and other cities).
Then onto Mt. Nebo, which is considered to be one of the most important holy sites in Jordan, as it is believed to be the place where Moses climbed from the Valley of Moab, and from where God showed him the Promised Land, as well as Moses' last resting place.
Next stop was Petra, aptly described as the "rose-red city, half as old as time". Continued south to the enchanting desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan's largest desert and one of the most spectacular desert landscapes in the world.
The visit of the ancient Nabatean Capital started on a horseback, followed by a walk through the Siq, a long narrow fissure between two overhanging cliffs. Then we proceeded gradually to unfold the mysteries of the Red Rose City.
The next 5 days were spent at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, Dead Sea for some much needed R&R!


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From fighting the sand mafia, starting an organic revolution, improving sanitation, healthcare to safely sending 50,000 students home in global COVID-19 pandemic, these IAS officers are shining examples of good governance
This article is a part of The Better India's 'Best of 2020' — A list of 60 awesome changemakers recognised and honoured by The Better India this year. This is a celebration of remarkable people who exhibited courage, grit, passion, innovation, compassion and above all else, humanity. Find out all about them here.
"Your predecessors were brought up in traditions which kept them aloof from the common run of the people. It will be your bounden duty to treat the common man as your own."
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The words of India's first home minister and the father of modern-day Indian Administrative Service (IAS) institution, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, in his address on 21 April 1947 laid down the principles of good governance.
This in no way implies that our bureaucracy is free of corruption, partiality, inefficiency and apathy. These flaws, more often than not shake people's faith in the babus who are supposed to be the best and brightest minds of India.
We, at The Better India, highlight the hopeful side of the same coin, which exists in equal measure but shines a lot less.
Under our category of Civil Servants, you will discover moving, inspiring and courageous stories of IAS officers who have gone beyond the call of duty to provide governance and support to people.
Our criteria for selecting them is simple – their work created a vast positive impact, for which they went above and beyond the simple fulfilling of obligations or implementation of schemes. These officers proved to be innovative and flexible changemakers in the time frame and the posting they held when we considered them.
Their efforts have stirred large scale impact in various fields — from education, healthcare to sanitation, they've done it all.
1) Durga Shakti Nagpal: Took On Noida's Illegal Sand Mafia
In 2013, Durga Shakti Nagpal, the then Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Gautam Buddh Nagar in Greater Noida, was addressing illegal minings. The next thing she knew, she was watching her face splashed across all the television channels.
After finding out about how illegal sand mining led to rampant soil erosion and landslides, the 2010-batch IAS officer conducted several midnight raids. The mafia smuggled construction sand that not only reduced groundwater levels and made the area prone to floods but also caused an irreparable loss to the state treasury.
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Durga managed to put over 90 illegal miners behind bars and also recovered around Rs 150 crore of royalty within two weeks.
From sealing borders, making arrests to ceasing vehicles, Durga's multi-pronged approach became the talk of the town.
"We saw trucks and caught hold of the drivers. Through them, I reached the bigwigs. During the day, I approached the public to call me whenever they spotted or suspected any illegal activities. Many overcame their fears and came forward with genuine leads," she says.
However, she was soon transferred to a different department.
"When you do something that you are so strongly convinced about and stand firm on principles, you might find yourself lonely, but the citizen's support was encouraging enough for me. Plus, the National Green Tribunal issued directions and advisories against sand mining across the country. So that was a win-win," says Durga, who is currently the Deputy Secretary in the Central Department of Commerce.
2) Bhupesh Chaudhary: Helped Increase Farmers' Income By 14 Times
The plight of chilli farmers in Siaha, the southernmost district of Mizoram was no different than the other farmers of India. Plagued by issues like unjust market rates and lack of storage facilities, these farmers were selling one of the finest chilli varieties — Bird's Eye, at whatever rate they could.
This was until Bhupesh Chaudhary, the former Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Siaha district stepped in. He was shocked to see that a variety that has been accorded the geographical indication (GI) tag was sold at such dirt cheap rates.
The 2014-batch IAS officer then used an array of government schemes like RKVY-Raaftar, MGNREGA and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture to build an infrastructure for storage and processing. He organised the farmers into self-help groups and formed a cooperative society to establish market linkages.
Fast forward two years, the farmers are now selling packaged chilli powder produce at Rs 700/800 per kg against the previous earlier rate of fresh chill at Rs 50-100 per kg.
Today, over 280 farmers in the district grow about 102,580 kgs of fresh chillies, resulting in about 3,200 kgs of dry chillies.
"With a solid infrastructure, we made sure they are not dependent on the administration anymore. Several government schemes can be used to improve farmers' plight, but unfortunately, due to lack of awareness, it does not translate into reality. As an administrative officer, it is important to convert the schemes and provide meaningful solutions by going that extra mile," Bhupesh tells The Better India.
3) Anshul Gupta: Turns Crumbling Hospital Into Affordable & Green Health Centre
Way before the pandemic, IAS officer Anshul Gupta was silently transforming a crumbling hospital into an affordable healthcare centre.
When he took charge as the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Indore's Mhow cantonment in 2019, he learned of the different issues plaguing the Indian Red Cross Hospital (IRCH).
"There were several issues that needed immediate attention–right from understaffed nurses and doctors, irregular work timings, insufficient medical facilities and basic diagnostic services to rampant bribing. Open electric wires, an unpunctual staff, unclear employee roles were some other issues. Something as basic as changing bed sheets was overlooked," he recalls.
He started with firing inefficient medical staff and followed it with a protocol for doctors and nurses to ensure patients weren't turned away from treatment. Next, he established a computerised billing system to mitigate overcharging and corruption.
He roped CSR funding and individual donors to acquire medical equipment like vacuum suction machines, multiparameter, Cautery Machine, Babies Warmer, LED Phototherapy, Labour table, autoclave machine, Anaesthetist Workstation were purchased. And finally, solar panels were installed to save thousands of rupees on electricity.
"It took some time to educate and motivate everyone, but the face of the hospital has completely changed now. They have started ultrasound as well. The hospital is presently turned into a COVID-19 care facility, and I couldn't have been more proud. The facilities and transparent management in the hospital are now helping people fight the coronavirus," says Anshul, who has now been transferred to Umaria, Jabalpur, as the CEO of Zilla Panchayat.
4) Om Kasera: Helped 50,000 Students Reach Home Safely in Lockdown
Infamously, known as the 'suicide capital of India', Kota had thousands of stranded students when the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March 2020.
Om Prakash Kasera, a 2012-batch IAS officer, currently posted as District Collector, was flooded with multiple calls daily from concerned parents and teachers of the NEET and JEE aspirants.
Om feared that the lockdown would only worsen the mental and emotional well-being of the students who otherwise battle issues like loneliness and anxiety while preparing for the competitive examinations.
After careful brainstorming, Om and his administration team prepared a detailed plan to evacuate 50,000 students and help them reach their homes safely across India.
"One of the biggest challenges we faced was to keep the morale of the students high. We found that many hostels and paying guest accommodations had shut down their kitchens and mess. The food supply for the students was severely affected," says Om, who found alternative ways to supply food to the students. He also appointed psychologists to conduct sessions with students to talk them out of the fears they experienced.
Acting promptly, he tied up with the Central and various state governments to arrange the bus and railway facilities. The first batch of students left on 17 April and the last one was on 12 May.
His team of officers followed up with each student about their status till they reached home.
This staggering feat was no mean feat. To celebrate this, students trended #ThankyouDMKota on Twitter for a day in June.
Humbled by the gesture, Om says, "I put myself in their shoes and realised it's a natural human tendency to be with the family in times of crisis. I only responded to my call of duty. It is for moments like these where one gets to serve the people that I entered this profession. I am happy I have these memories to look back on and cherish."
5) Harshika Singh: All-Women Schools For Dropout Girls & Unlettered Women
When Harshika Singh was posted in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district as a Collector, she saw the skewed sex ratio and other gender-related issues like high maternal mortality rate, lack of hygiene and literacy among women.
In fact, some of the Gram Panchayats (GPs) had positive-negative sex ratios — households that gave birth to six or seven daughters with a desire to have a son.
With more research on the history and culture of the district, she found illiteracy among women was one of the fundamental root causes. During her research, she also learnt teenage girls dropped out of schools.
The 2012-batch IAS officer pledged to bring about change by starting all women-schools across 35 Gram Panchayats. She appointed local women as teachers to mobilise older women and girl drop-outs. Harshika set up an elementary academic curriculum that focuses on lessons like writing names, learning how to sign, primary maths and general awareness on hygiene and sanitation.
Two months into the programme, there was an average of 20-30 women per school who religiously attend the one-hour classes three to four days a week.
The panchayat gave their spare room for the classes, officers and citizens donated books and salaries of the teachers came from the panchayat funds.
Recording a positive outcome in Tikamgarh, Harshika carries forward the initiative to her newly posted district, Mandla.
"We have established 100 such schools, and there are 1,700 women taking classes for 7,000 students across the tribal district. There is certainly a desire for education among rural women, all they need is an opportunity," says a proud Harshika.
She adds, "Most of these native issues are overlooked due to various reasons. However, when an IAS officer takes a special interest and addresses them, it restores people's faith in governance and motivates them to shed their deep-rooted inhibitions. It is always heartwarming for me to see fathers and husbands, encouraging their loved ones to attend the school. And this is development."
6) Ramesh Gholap: Rescued 35 Children From Forced Labour
As the Sub Divisional Manager of Bermo in Bokaro district of Jharkhand, Ramesh Gholap rescued a 9-year-old boy named Sumit in 2015. And since then he has enrolled more than 35 children in schools across different districts.
Ramesh is presently posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Koderma, where he has enrolled five children in government-run residential schools. Not just that, he also helped the children get necessary documents like Aadhar and ration cards to avail government benefits. He has also assigned himself as the guardian for an orphaned 11-year-old Sapna Kumari.
"At the school, Sapna will be given a place to stay, food, and education. Apart from that, I also enrolled her into the Integrated Child development and security scheme through which she will receive Rs 2000 every month. A few other officers and I pitched in money to buy her a bag, stationery, shoes, and uniform," says Ramesh.
During his tenure, Ramesh noticed that many people were unaware of the government benefits due to which they are often forced to take paths they don't want to.
Thus, Ramesh and his team of officers have started organising 'Sarkar Aapke Dwar' (Government at your doorstep). He says, "We attend panchayat meetings across the district at the end of which we tell people about the schemes and help them with the application. Having experienced poverty first hand, I know how difficult it is to survive daily. I don't want children going through what I went through."
7) Devansh Yadav: Raised 4.5 Lakhs For Children's Education
Thanks to a heartwarming and generous gesture by Deputy Commissioner of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh, Devansh Yadav, seven students from marginal families are getting an opportunity to study at Delhi University.
One of these seven students, Longsam Sapong, didn't have big plans for further studies despite scoring 89.4% in his Class 12 board exams. His family's weak financial status and lack of proper support made him curtail his dreams.
Two of the girls are district toppers, too. Senthung Yangchang scored 89.2%, and Leecha Haisa scored 80.6% in their Class 12 board exams. With help from Devansh, all three students have been able to secure admissions in Delhi University.
Admiring the students' determination to study, Devansh has decided to turn this into an annual event, and already a couple of local MLAs have promised to donate funds from their accounts every year. The amount is presently kept with the nodal officer and will be transferred to students' accounts once the academic year starts.
"Initially, the plan was to sponsor three to five students. But seeing the overwhelming donations from across India, we increased the number to seven. We collected a total of Rs 45,00,000, which will be used to pay college fees and other expenses. One donor has committed to sponsoring one student through graduation. Meanwhile, with the help of NGOs we have procured accommodation for the students at subsidised rates," says Devansh.
8) Vikranth Raja: Restored 178 Water Bodies in Three Months
IAS officer Raja Vikranth worked hard to restore 178 water bodies in Puducherry's Karaikal district within three months in 2019. But he never fathomed that a piece of history that once fascinated him in school, would have to be revived in the region he was posted in as a District Collector (DC).
He used the ancient 9th Century Chola Dynasty method, where the engineers under the Chola rulers created an excellent network of channels and bunds that conserved rainwater, thus ensuring abundant water for the subjects.
He roped in locals, educational institutions, companies and even temples to execute the project. This proved to be a huge booster for Karaikal and water reservoirs, which are still taken care of by various stakeholders.
"50 ponds are being used to practice aquaculture by the fisheries department, and some are being used to water agricultural fields. Meanwhile, the remaining bodies are looked after by the Public Works Department and locals. The best impact has been an increase in cotton cultivation across 100 acres due to the availability of water. This shows people are using water as an asset for their livelihoods. Many generic problems have people-centric and holistic solutions in history," says Vikranth, who is now the Secretary to Chief Minister Velu Narayanasamy.
9) Aditya Ranjan: Transforming 650 Anganwadi Centres
Crumbling buildings, dilapidated classrooms, disoriented kids and absentee teachers — this is the unfortunate scenario of many Anganwadis across the country. But when newly appointed District Development Officer Aditya Ranjan in Chaibasa, Jharkhand saw the deplorable conditions of a few Anganwadis, he embarked on a mission to change this.
In 2018, he chalked out a plan to use a sizable portion of his salary to refurbish the Gitilipi Anganwadi centre with paint, plaster and functional toilets. Not stopping at that, he actively designed a new curriculum and trained the teaching staff accordingly.
In the next two years, he replicated the Gitilipi model in over 650 Anganwadi centres in West Singhbhum district. He has also launched commendable initiatives like a mobile science laboratory, digital literacy workshops and an increased number of healthcare centres.
"With the help of the Teacher Training Institute, we had trained Sahayakis (staff). They are now equipped enough to run the show on their own. They judiciously use the Rs 5,000 allotted to centre every month," he says.
Through the trained workers, the students are taught emotional and adaptive life skills, aside from the syllabus. Their daily routine now follows a strict balance between learning and fun – starting with the morning assembly and comprising exciting extra-curricular activities.
Aditya shares that his inspiration to initiate such a large-scale project is a local widow who was using her monthly pension to run an Anganwadi centre. "She felt children's talent and keen interest to study was going to waste due to lack of funds. I thought, if a responsible citizen like her was doing this so selflessly, being in the governance this is the least we could do," he adds.
10) Divya Devarajan: Improved Literacy, Generated Employment Among Tribals
How many times have you seen or heard villagers naming an entire village after an Indian Administrative Service officer?
Divya Devarajan, a 2010-batch IAS officer, was recently honoured by the natives of Adilabad, Telangana who named a village 'Divyagud' to appreciate all the work she had done in their conflict-ridden region in 2017.
From appointing special tribal coordinators, language translators in government hospitals, making the administrative office more accessible, to learning the language herself, Divya addressed basic civic issues with precision. However, it was her sincere effort to learn the Gondi language within three months that cemented her place in every villager's heart.
She became one of their own during her tenure and would often go on field trips to assess issues, listen to the people and provide solutions. Zeroing in on the basic problems that the region faced – high rates of illiteracy, unemployment, sanitation, irrigation health and floods, among others — she also worked incessantly to resolve the conflicts in the area.
She also educated people about their constitutional rights and to that effect she appointed PESA (The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996) coordinators at Gram Panchayat level to assist people in legal matters. Her proactive approach in learning about their traditions, festivals and culture left everyone impressed. "I appointed a special officer for the welfare of particularly vulnerable tribal groups to address their issues with more focus and better efficacy. It was important to understand their issues from their perspective, rather than to rush in with changes that I thought were necessary," she says.
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Zion's Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature Edited by Sheldon Teitelbaum and Emanuel Lottem. Illustrated by Avi Katz (Mandel Vilar Press, 320 pp. $24.95)
Science fiction has flourished since the mid-20th century in Japan, France, Germany, the United States and the former Soviet Union. But young Israel, focused on the more practical dream of establishing a modern state, was late to the sci-fi party. The first magazine devoted to the genre in the Holy Land didn't debut until the late 1970s, and the genre didn't really thrive until the last 20 years or so. It is not surprising that the first anthology of translated works from Israel has taken so long to arrive.
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I went out later, picked tomatoes, green beans, and cucumbers. I canned 3 pints of tomato sauce.
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Wow! Yummy goodness! The sweet potatoes look great!ReplyDelete
What a productive and satisfying day! Those pickles look delicious. I just picked some basil from my container pot. As we are having pasta tonight, I have a good idea for its use now. Not enough for more than one meal, but it sounds delicious. I just picked up two sweet potatoes at the store. I'm going to bet yours will be much tastier.ReplyDelete
We've been having some cooler, dryer weather, too, and I love it.
Well said! It's very satisfying when it goes well, and a challenge when it doesn't. At times like that I remind myself of the alternatives - I'd rather be struggling on our homestead than stuck in a suburban apartment!ReplyDelete
Isn't it so satisfying? I'm always thankful that/when I have the strength to do this kind of farm and kitchen work. Your garden is producing gloriously.ReplyDelete
How exciting to get sweet potatoes! The tomatoes and basil look so delish. I like to make a fresh sauce: chopped tomatoes and basil and garlic, salt, olive oil. Let it sit on the counter all day and then serve over hot buttered pasta for supper. The Best!ReplyDelete


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Agency: OgilvyOne, São Paulo, Brazil
Chief Creative Officer: Anselmo Ramos
Executive Creative Director: Marcos Ribeiro
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