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Santiago De Cuba the swinging city
Santiago de Cuba
I arrived in Santiago de Cuba five days before the Carnival in Santiago De Cuba. My Casa particular (Cuban bed and breakfast) was on Calle Heredia about five minutes walking down to Parque Céspedes. Santiago de Cuba was dressing up for the carnival. Hugo Chavez was coming to visit Raul Castro so it was necessary to paint the front side on all houses along the way the carnival cortège would follow from the start to the finish at Parque Céspedes. All over the city people were training dance steps, preparing dresses for the carnival. One could hear music in each street corner, actually the same music everywhere, Santiago de Cuba was like a gigantic orchestra playing these rhythms. I was a vibration as special feeling one ca only feel in eastern Cuba on the Caribbean side.
The young guides
Addis Ababa
I stayed at hotel Wutma in the Piazza area in Addis Ababa for 60 Birr / night about 8 US dollars. This is a small nice budget hotel with a clean room and hot shower. It was in the end of my traveling around Ethiopia and had five more days before flying home. I was at the Piazza then a young man said, do you know me? My answer was no! He said, I am working at hotel Wutma there you are staying. I had not seen the man before. He said, what are you going to do in Addis Ababa? Well, I don´t know? He said, why not rent a car and drive down to the Rift crater lakes?
American car photography
In the late afternoon I arrive in Holguin Cuba's fourth largest city (195 000) after a long bus ride from Trinidad. There is actually no good reason for a tourist to stay in Holguin this is an industrial city. The old colonial city of Camagüey Cuba's third largest city (270 0000) west of Holguin is far more interesting and rewarding for tourists. A taxi drove to Casa Particulares Casa de Rosa near the central areas of the town. This casa was spotlessly clean and had hot-water bathroom. In the evening I went out to see what Holguin could offer for entertainment in the middle of the week. I met Ramon Quintana on Plaza Calista Garcia.
They are called plonkers
I arrived in the afternoon after an early morning flight to Dire Dawa (Ethiopia's second city) from Addis Ababa. Tewodoros Hotel was my choice of budget accommodation in Harar I asked for room 117 or 118 for a view of the hyenas crossing the football pitch at night. The room was clean and tidy with en-suite hot showers for 70 Birr (about 10 US $). There was a water shortage and an enormous smell from the common toilet for the ground floor rooms. The manager said, no problem the water shortage is fixed before the evening! I walked out of the hotel to Harar gate then I was about to go through the gate a lad turned up! I want to be your guide what do say? This was one of the so-called plonkers!
The bicycle Trishaw man
I stayed at the chinese owned hotel Great Wall in Mandalay. I walked towards the city centre it was 20th of July then I first met him the bicycle Trishshaw driver Myint Thein or the Trishaw man as he called himself. He had black hair was surprisingly tall to be a Burmese man in his middle age. Myint asked, do you need my service today, I go anywhere?


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The Best Upcoming Rock Festivals of 2018
Source: Download Festival via Facebook
The festival season is almost upon us, and the UK is one of the best places to enjoy music from all genres. There are more than twenty music celebrations taking place across the country this year, and among them are some awesome offerings for fans of rock music. Here we take a look at three rock festivals that are not to be missed in 2018.
Download Festival
Did you know that listening to rock music is actually good for your health? In this article by Lottoland, it notes how research discovered that heavy metal fans were happier and less regretful. So, if you want to avoid depression this summer, it might be wise to take a trip to Download Festival, the ultimate heavy metal event in England. It takes place at Donington Park in Leicester, and has been in existence since 2003. It quickly established itself as the most popular British rock festival and has featured world-renowned artists such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, and Thin Lizzy.
This year the Main Stage headliners are Guns N' Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, and Ozzy Osbourne. Popular acts such as Marilyn Manson, Black Stone Cherry, and Bullet for my Valentine are supporting as well. Famous for its use of facial recognition technology to ensure that criminals from a European database are banned from entry, Download is also one of the safest festivals to go to.
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight festival began as a counterculture event which ran for three years between 1968 and 1970. Acts like Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix played in those days, helping the festival to go down in history. It returned in 2002 and has occurred every year since then. The major musical event has been a magnet for some of the world's biggest artists over the years including the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, and Kings of Leon.
This year, the event will run for four days, and there are some seriously impressive names on the bill. These include the Killers, Van Morrison, the Wombats, Kasabian, Liam Gallagher, and Depeche Mode. This award-winning festival is an event that all rock fans should attend at some point in their lives.
TRNSMT Festival
TRNSMT Festival is the youngest event in this list and took place for the first time in 2017. Last year there were appearances from Radiohead, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro, and The View, helping the young festival to get off to a barnstorming start and achieve instant fame. It was named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards in London.
The event in Glasgow this year doesn't include overnight camping, but it does run for five days. Once again, there are some hugely popular artists playing. These include Stereophonics, Liam Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys, and the Killers.
Rock fans in the UK are going to be treated to some exceptional music this summer from a number of world-renowned musicians. Being spoilt for choice, why not choose one you've never been to before?

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Students from China make up a tremendous proportion of international students on campuses across the globe. The Ministry of Education has released a blue paper on the trends of Chinese students going abroad for education and coming home for jobs. Zhong Shi joins me in the studio with more details.
Q1. Talk to us about the trends outlined in the blue paper.
A1. Let me start with the trend that most of those educated abroad, or 80 percent specifically, choose to come back to China for employment after graduation. According to the blue paper, more women choose to come home than men. About 60 percent of all returnees are female. And those coming home to join the job market have fancy degrees to back them up. Eighty percent of those returning have a master's. Ten percent have a doctorate. Just less than 10 percent come home with only a bachelor's degree. In terms of what countries are the most popular destinations. The top 5 are the UK, the US, Australia, South Korea and Japan. Let me point out the UK is a particularly hot choice for graduate studies. Over 40 percent of returnees with a master's degree went to grad school in the UK. Experts say that's because most master's programs in Britain last only a year, so it saves both time and money. The programs you study depend on the level of degree you're pursuing. But it's easy to spot that there seems to be a general preference for economics and finance programs with Chinese students.
Q2. In terms of degrees, these returnees do seem to have an impressive resume to start with when they look for a job back home. What are their job preferences? Is the money they spend on an overseas education paying off?
A2. I'll get to that in just a minute. Here's what they want for their jobs. Seventy-five percent say they would like to work on the more developed east coast. No surprise there, more robust economies, more job opportunities. What's changed is that now fewer returnees are willing to work in China's mega-cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. That is because those who choose to study abroad have come from more diverse regions in China in the first place. More of them are now willing to go back to their hometowns to work. The fact is the job market in first tier cities is inevitably more competitive. Chances are it's easier to find a job, and even a better paying job in smaller cities. In terms of sectors, most returnees want to work in finance which is consistent with what most went abroad for in the first place. That's followed by education, culture, and the information technology sectors. The blue paper does show, however, that the value of an overseas degree seems to be on the decline when it comes to how much returnees are getting paid. Close to 50 percent of master degree holders make less than 5 thousand yuan. That's less than 800 US dollars a month. Those with doctorates make between 5 and 10 thousand yuan a month. So if it's a big salary you're aiming for when you consider going abroad to study, you will need to be very careful with your choices.


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Soy is like the building block to a hardcore vegan's food pyramid. It sits squarely at the top of a hierarchy of fruits and vegetables in a parallel universe of foodies who exist without the notion of consuming meat ever entering the brain. And for years now it's held this prime real estate without ever being questioned about its integrity…until now.
Soy for all its wonderful phytonutrients and high protein content has many asking is it all it's cracked up to be. The answer may be no. Soy dangers lurking in soy's many incarnations like soy protein powders, soy formulas, or plain old soy lecithin may be more harmful than helpful.
What is the green bean hiding? Why should men consider avoiding soy protein like the plague? And why might women have yet another item to add to their cancer risk watch list? Here's a look at the hidden dangers of soy.
What is Soy?
Soy is derived from the soybean plant largely cultivated in east Asia. Presently the top producers of soy are the US and Brazil however. The business of soy is big just about everywhere in the world.
The plant itself is a hairy pod that sprouts huge beans typically classified as oilseeds. Why? About 60% of the composition of the soybean is protein and oil (40% protein and 20% oil). The other percentages consist of isoflavones and some dodgy characters like phytoestrogen that we will come back to later.
Its many incarnations include tofu, soy protein powders, yogurts, soy milk and the ever ubiquitous soy lecithin, an additive that appears in more products than we can count. Soy is also a staple in vegan and vegetarian dishes. Because it has such a high protein content, soy has been a common replacement for animal protein in meatless dishes and daily dietary needs.
For instance 100 grams of soy can yield roughly 36 grams of protein at 375 calories. Compare that to nuts which only yield 21 grams of protein for 576 calories. Clearly soy offers more bang for the buck.
Infant Baby Soy Formula Dangers: Yay or Nay
For people, especially infants, who are lactose intolerant, soy milk has provided a great alternative to regular milk. Hence there is no end to the deluge of infant baby soy formulas that saturate the market.
Herein lies the rub. 90% of soy produced in the US is genetically modified. That means it isn't riddled with pesticides but in fact is sprayed with herbicides. These herbicides act as carcinogens in the body. No infant should be exposed to carcinogens that can eventually lead to various forms of cancer. Further, genetically modified soy is teeming with all manner of chemical agents that when tested on animal subjects raised the alarm bells for purists and researchers alike.
For this very reason, many countries refuse to import genetically modified soy products from the US. Raw, organic soy is usually what is in demand. But even raw soy cannot be consumed as it is. It possesses a toxic metal base that must be treated with a "wet" heat before being made ready for consumption.
Secondly most soy has what are called anti nutrients, which do exactly as they sound, affect the body in an adverse manner. To offset the presence of anti nutrients in soy, some manufacturers ferment it before distributing. But products like infant baby soy formula, soy milk and tofu are rarely fermented.
What Soy Dangers Do These Products Pose to Your Baby?
High Phytic Acid in soy reduces the digestion and absorption of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc and may equally cause stunted growth in children.
Goitrogens block thyroid function, iodine metabolism and can even lead to hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. In infants soy formula can even lead to autoimmune thyroid disease.
High levels of aluminum and manganese in soy can be toxic to the nervous system, kidneys and the baby's tender metabolic system.
Phytoestrogens can have up to 20,000 times the effect on a baby that they can on an adult. Remember that a baby's delicate system is infinitely more fragile than an adult's. Phytoestrogens therein could be disastrous in a growing baby, inhibiting growth, brain, cell and endocrine function.
What Can You Do to Remedy This?
Breast feed. Breast milk is the doctor recommended and is the best source of nutrition for your baby that exists. Unlike soy milk that may wreak havoc on a growing baby's endocrine and thyroid systems, breast milk is fortified with essential nutrients and proteins a baby needs to function.
Try lactose free milk. Products like Lactaid that remove the lactose from the product still retain the essential vitamins and minerals that endow milk with its beneficial properties. A baby will still reap the best milk has to offer
What Dangers Does Soy Pose to Men?
For a few years now, fitness enthusiasts and researchers have been meeting at a crossroads of agreement on the subject of the dangers of soy and risks soy poses to men. Why? Take a look at the chemical composition of soy for starters. Remember when we referenced those crazy little isoflavones that have a room with a view in the soy chemical construct? One in particular is Glycitein, a phytoestrogen.
Phytoestrogens are estrogens derived from plants. While they don't naturally occur in the human endocrine system they can act as regularly occurring estrogen in so much as they can produce physical effects from their consumption.
In other words, eating plants high in phytoestrogen can produce the same sort of effects as estrogen that already appears in the body. And phytoestrogens can interfere in the communication between cells. Consuming a lot of phytoestrogen can act oppositely in nature to estrogen even.
Fast forward to men. The male species is a complicated creature of higher bone density, muscle mass and overall musculature than that of his female counterpart. Testosterone is one his major building blocks, fueling muscle growth and dynamic performance. So let's do the math. Does phytoestrogen found in soy block testosterone production? Does it lower sperm count?
While some studies will adamantly refute the risks to men when consuming soy protein powders and soy products in general, there are some irrefutable facts that should give any man pause. Let's take a look at the larger picture. Phytoestrogen by its very nature can have an altering effect on intestinal cells, even blocking normal communication between receptors.
However, does that mean a mean a man grows male breasts or suffers infertility because he consumes soy protein powders? Not necessarily. But phytoestrogen is neither a phytonutrient nor a chemical naturally produced in the endocrine system, particularly by a man. If it isn't a phytonutrient that is beneficial to the human body, nor is it something naturally produced in the human body; what helpful purpose does it serve?
In theory there should be no difference between a male's response to soy protein versus his response to soy protein. But it isn't really the case.
What Risks Does Soy Pose to Men?
Soy protein isolate is rendered through a delicate process of denaturing various proteins at high temperatures. Two dangerous byproducts are lysinoalanine and nitrosamines which are both toxic to the body.
Phytoestrogens can not only make physical changes to a man's body, they can alter psychological moods. Low testosterone can lead to depression and unpredictable mood swings. Feelings of low self worth may predominate a man's overall mood.
Hemagglutinin causes red blood cells to clump and reduces the absorption of oxygen into the tissues. Products like soy protein powders that promote muscle building actually may inhibit muscle growth for this very problem of blocking oxygen to the muscles.
Trypsin inhibitors interfere with protein digestion and may even lead to pancreatic cancer.
Clumping. Another risk from soy is clumping in the intestines. Soy products like tofu and soy protein powders are manufactured in such a way that it is hard to digest them completely. They often times can form little masses or clumps rather than be completely dissolved in protein shakes or digested in the digestive system.
What ensues is a painful clumping of soy in the intestines which can take several hours or even a few days to pass. The sensation itself can range from mildly painful to extremely painful. The masses in question can even damage the intestinal wall. The only remedy is to limit the consumption of soy protein formulas and to be vigilant as to making sure the powders are completely dissolved in your shakes before consuming.
What Alternatives Do Men Have to Get Their Protein Intake?
- Nuts are still an excellent source of protein. They are high in essential vitamins and minerals and can be eaten with any sort of meal or as a snack.
- Lentils are a brilliant source of fiber and protein. Variations like lentil soup make for great variety in the course of one's day.
- Spreads like peanut butter, almond and cashew butter are great to add to sandwiches and smoothies, enriching both the flavor and protein content.
Should Women Be Wary of Soy?
Of all the studies that exist, the most alarming are those that investigate soy dangers to women. These studies have linked soy products and general soy consumption to digestive disorders, breast cancer, infertility, and cognitive decline. Where do we begin to take notice of the problem?
Let's start with soy food products. Products like soy yogurt, meatless meals and soy drinks are primarily targeted to women. We see soy yogurts in ads for active women who've just finished an exhausting yoga routine or are on a lunch break during work. These ads purport that such products are a great source of bacteria that help in the digestive process and proteins that will refuel the body.
But au contraire. In fact the opposite is largely true. Soy products like yogurts, soy milk and tofu use synthetic Vitamin D to offset soy's side effect of causing the body to need more Vitamin D. Manufacturers add synthetic Vitamin D2 to soymilk and sell it as a viable alternative to regular milk fortified with Vitamin D. The synthetic clone can be dangerously toxic to the body.
But that's not the only vitamin the body suddenly craves in higher doses after consuming way too much soy. Soy consumption as a general replacement of animal proteins can lead to a vitamin B12 deficiency. While soy products may contain compounds that resemble the vitamin, none of these compounds can be readily absorbed into the body and used as essential nutrients.
Remember soy's chemical makeup includes isoflavones that aren't naturally produced in the body. When they are exposed to the digestive system, the digestive system doesn't know what to do with them other than to repel them and purge them. But the digestive process itself can become so violent to the body that the very vitamins and minerals that aid in the process become depleted (i.e. vitamin B12, iron).
These isoflavones, phytoestrogens, can not only act as normal estrogen but can go so far as to block estrogen in the body. What does that mean for a woman? Drinking two glasses of soy milk a day for a month is enough exposure to disrupt her menstrual cycle. It is also enough to even produce changes in the human tissues.
But if that's not alarming enough, consider why most soy is genetically modified. Unfermented soy, which is what we largely consume, is genetically modified to resist herbicides like roundup. The byproduct of that is a toxin that transfers into the gut during digestion and stays there for up to years even after stopping any consumption of soy.
And what about the C word? Cancer. While there has been no definitive study yet linking soy to breast cancer all the researchers agree that women should limit their consumption of soy products, particularly when they are pregnant. Why?
Here is a list of soy dangers to women that may lead to breast cancer:
Isoflavones in soy can react violently in the human digestive and endocrine system, blocking cell communication and natural human estrogen, causing infertility and possibly even leading to breast cancer
Phytates in soy can block the absorption of essential nutrients that help women to fight illness and build strong immune systems and bones. Iron and calcium deficiencies are two usual byproducts from this.
Textured vegetable protein is rendered through a process of denaturing soy proteins. What results are your various incarnations of soy meal replacements that may have hidden levels of toxic agents and are equally hard to digest. These products can cause clumping in the intestines and even disrupt bladder and bowel function.
And then there is the elephant in the room. Soy lecithin. It's in the majority of products shopped to women. Soy lecithin dangers in and of itself include:
- Diarhea
- Weight loss and/or weight gain
- Nausea and vomitting
- Skin Rashes
- Blurred vision
- Fainting
- Impaired brain function
- Lack of energy and stamina
Then there is the study Cornell University conducted on 28 women. After consumption of soy products, supplements and soy lecithin for 6 months, they were found to have increased growth of milk ducts in their breasts. While the FDA does not require soy lecithin to be monitored and approved like other agents, soy lecithin dangers are dangerously coming to the fore. The best advice in this case is to avoid processed foods that contain it altogether.
Should Women Be Wary of Soy?
Eat yogurts that are rich in digestive-aiding bacteria. If you are lactose intolerant, find yogurts that remove the lactose. You can even find lactose free 0% high protein foreign exports like greek yogurt, quark (a German cheese), or fromage blanc (French white cheese). These are all rich sources of proteins, vitamins and minerals that are great for the body.
Eat your nuts and vegetables. Almonds, cashews, brazil nuts, and lentils are all excellent sources of iron that women need to function on all cylinders.
Eat quinoa and brown rice. These are both excellent sources of plant protein and compliment almost any meal.
Is All Soy Bad?
The definitive answer is no. Not all soy is created equal. In fact, fermented soy unlike its evil stepsister unfermented soy, is rich in vitamins and minerals. It's also free of the toxic chemicals found in manufactured processed soy food products like tofu, infant baby soy formulas and soy protein powders.
The challenge is to find fermented soy products in your local supermarket. Like organic food products, it will tend to be more costly. But just like organic food products, it will be better for your health in the long run. Why?
- Not genetically modified
- No herbicides or pesticides
- No food processed toxins
- Easy to digest
- Easier absorption of plant proteins
And when cooking, always remember to properly wash and clean your products. Your body will wholly thank you for it.
Sources: www.beyondsalmon.com


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Would you like to develop a skill of reading people's minds? Well, we would too, but since we don't have super powers, we develop customer personas and identify their needs. Which is quite similar.
Let's give it a second shot: You know your way with LinkedIn and other sales tools, and you want to learn more about how to identify and address people's needs? We're looking for a business development specialist to help us with our ambitious sales target for this year.
So, if you want to research international markets, to learn more about the software industry, and what it takes to reach the right people, give us a sign.
What we expect from you:
- Relevant working experience,
- Good English skills, both when writing and when speaking,
- Prior experience with Outbound Lead Generation,
- Knowledge about Sales funnels and Outbound best practices,
- High level of motivation towards recurring activities,
- The capacity to work based on goals,
- Eagerness to share your ideas and work with other people,
- Openness towards receiving and giving feedback,
- Strong desire to become an awesome sales person.
What would make us even happier, though not mandatory:
- Good understanding of the software industry,
- Previous experience in using marketing automation platforms,
- Good knowledge of using Gdrive, especially sheets.
What will you do:
- You will generate new leads for the outbound activity of sales, based on a custom persona,
- You will set emailing campaigns based on specific objectives,
- You will pre-qualify the leads in order to make the sales funnel more efficient,
- You will monitor the performance of the campaigns,
- You will work with the leads generated by the marketing activities,
- You will participate in Smartketing (Sales & Marketing) meetings and add your input,
- You will work alongside with geeky, but funny, and super friendly developers,
- In the future, you will be involved in nurturing the relationship with the clients.
How is this going to work:
- First, you'll establish a special kind of connection with the blue minded team,
- Then you'll find out about our core values,
- You'll discover our awesome projects,
- You'll have a tailored learning plan based on your growth aspirations,
- You'll get a chance to relax and get to know us better during our leisure activities. You know, like board games, airsoft, ping-pong nights, getting lost in the woods, crafting a 3D printer and so on,
- We embrace and encourage a great work-life balance. We're flexible.
You'd like to find out more about us? Let's get to know each other. Send us your CV at [email protected], and we'll get back to you soon.
As a company, we seek big challenges. Our projects are bold, and they aim to transform their industries. From apps partnered with Google to apps that handle aviation audits in Switzerland, we're fearless when it comes to software.


text: You are here: Home>Designer>Mies Van Der Rohe Mies van der Rohe Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German architect.[1] He is commonly referred to and addressed by his surname; Mies. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture. Mies, like many of his post World War I contemporaries, sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. He created an influential 20th century architectural style, stated with extreme clarity and simplicity. His mature buildings made use of modern materials such as industrial steel and plate glass to define interior spaces. He strived towards an architecture with a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom of free-flowing open space. He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He sought a rational approach that would guide the creative process of architectural design. He is often associated with the aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details". Previous: Patricia Urquiola Next: Marcel Wanders


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Q: What academic year are you currently?
A: Sophomore
Q: What is your major?
A: Fashion Merchandising and Design
Q: How long have you been part of the show and what have you done?
A: It's my 1st year designing
Q: Can you describe your style aesthetic?
A: Bohemian, laid back, loose
Q: What is your design process?
A: I didn't even know how to sew before 3 months ago, I'm kind of winging it. I can sketch well so I sketch and go from there.
Q: How many looks are you creating for the show? Can you describe them?
A: I'm doing two looks; the 1st is a two piece night out fit – bandeau with matching high waisted pants or skirt, and the 2nd piece is a dress inspired by butterfly wings turned sideways
Q: What are you most excited about?
A: My mom is coming from NJ for the show, and to see it all be put together including the set, because I've never been to a fashion show before.
Q: What are your post-college goals?
A: This summer I have an internship with Cosmo, but my career goal is to be a fashion assistant; more editorial focused or a stylist for a photoshoot
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to design clothes?
A: I didn't really know I wanted to do fashion, I just applied to school and applied with a random major and that happened to be FMD
Q: Who is your favorite designer, brand, or fashion house?
A: Urban Outfitters and Free People
Q: Where do you draw your inspiration from?
A: Other people, current trends, and I look at stuff that's in and twist it and make it my own
Be sure to check out KyleAnn's designs on the Into the Wild runway on April 12, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. in Squires Student Center's Commonwealth Ballroom. Buy your tickets here: http://www.campuslife.vt.edu/tickets/events_and_tickets/index.html


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Marijuana or cannabis sativa, also known as ganja or weed is one the most common subject of debate among people in India these days. Some argue that it will be beneficial to make Marijuana legal in India while some say it will cause havoc in the country and people especially youth. Currently, it is the most commonly used illegal "drug" in the world with people consuming it in some form or the other every year. And this debate to legalize Marijuana has been going on for ages.
How Does Marijuana connect with religion?
Use of marijuana in India has been historically bound to faith and mysticism. It is also associated with the Hindu God, Lord Shiva. It is said to be a drug that helps the user attain "ecstasy in the original sense of the word". In a Hindu dominated country like India, festivals like Holi often involve marijuana or 'bhaang' consumption as a refreshment.
Marijuana in India vs. The US and other nations
Under the laws governed by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; the consumption of Marijuana or weed in India could lead to a jail term of six months or a fine of Rs 10,000. A person can be punished with a jail term of up to 10 years for illegal production and cultivation. Nevertheless, cannabis in India still dominates illicit drug trade across the nation.
Whereas, more than half the states in the US and 16 other countries around the world including Argentina and Australia currently allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, particularly for treating chronic pain, nausea after chemotherapy, epilepsy, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
The implementation of stringent narcotic laws in 1986 made the sale, consumption, production, and transportation of marijuana illegal in India. But after resisting the United States' pressure for 25 years, India finally clubbed marijuana with other hard drugs. The truth is, marijuana is technically not a chemical drug as it isn't chemically synthesized like hard drugs including cocaine, meth, etc.
Why should Government make Marijuana legal in India?
After having an intense debate with a few people and researching on the web, I have listed down 5 major reasons to support the argument of making Marijuana or weed legal in India.
1. It will eliminate illegal trade and associate crimes
Making Marijuana legal in India will replace the black market production and distribution with an 'overboard industry'. But, specific rules and laws will suppose to be implied in the trade. This will shift the trade in the right hands say the government itself, farmers, merchants and retails clerks. This way, the government will completely abolish the crime associated with the drugs.
2. Marijuana addiction is uncommon
An epidemiological study showed that only 9 percent of those who use marijuana end up being clinically dependent on it. On the other hand, the comparable rates for tobacco, cocaine, and alcohol stood at 32 percent, 16 percent, and 15 percent respectively. Hence it can be concluded that marijuana has the least likely chances of addiction by the user.
3. Taxing marijuana will increase government's revenue
By making Marijuana legal in India followed by tax imposition on its trade, the government can curb crime and terrorism funded by drug cartels. Moreover, it will definitely increase government's revenue. One strong example is Colorado, US. The legalization of Marijuana there has created 10,000 new jobs there. There are a plethora of jobs that can be made by the weed business and help lessen India's unemployment rate.
In states like Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Marijuana production is the only source of income for locals. The reason being, Marijuana plants grow in abundance there. Since it is a banned substance, the poor locals and farmers are forced to sell it at cheap rates to the drug-dealers and middlemen. They also face additional pressure from the police as well, who are paid to decimate the cannabis plantations.
4. Marijuana use has health benefits
Studies have shown that marijuana use has dozens of medical benefits and cure for health problems. It has shown positive results for those suffering from high blood pressure or glaucoma. It prevents cancer from spreading to other parts of the body, reduces anxiety, slows the progress of Alzheimer's disease. Marijuana improves metabolism and is even said to spur creativity in our brain.
5. Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol
Marijuana consumption was never regarded as a socially deviant behavior any more than drinking alcohol was. In fact, keeping it legal was considered as an 'enlightened view'. It is medically proven that marijuana is less harmful to the body than alcohol. Unlike alcoholics, stoners don't indulge in rash driving or violent fights. They tend to be calm and pleasant under the influence of marijuana. The rise of alcohol in India has already been proven as a prudent reason for road accidents and other associated crime. Also, it is better to smoke weed than to smoke cigarettes. Hopefully, Marijuana can divert peoples attention and taste.
What's your opinion in making Marijuana legal in India?
In my opinion, marijuana laws are outdated and more harmful than the drug itself. Laws should be made to suit people and also to prevent them from breaking the law in order to maintain their lifestyle. Laws must weave around the existing lifestyle of people. If people are prompted to break certain laws then the sanctity of laws breaks down.
In Himachal Pradesh, 60,000 kgs of hash and 40,000 kgs of opium are currently being produced. Out of that, only 500 kgs is seized annually. Moreover, these days, it is pretty easy to buy marijuana in India and its consumption is widespread among the youth. So it is fair to say that prohibition has failed to curb the 'problem'.
In India, dealers often mix hash and weed with chemicals or other drugs like 'afeem' to improve the taste, color, texture or 'high' of the stuff. Marijuana has already been legalized in many countries and nine states of US since 2012. It is time that our Government should also consider making Marijuana legal in India and regulate the consumption and trade.


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Economists forecast the end of growth
Source Louis Proyect Date 13/07/23/23:12
Economists forecast the end of growth
Unlimited GDP growth is over as we enter a new age of resource scarcity - we must transition to a new economy
THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAS seen bad news for the global economy, with the US and Europe facing growth slowdowns, and even much vaunted economic powerhouses Brazil, Russia, India and China faltering unexpectedly. While mainstream economists continue to predict an ongoing 'recovery', other leading experts point to the end of growth as we know it for the foreseeable future.
Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its quarterly forecasts for global GDP growth from 3.3% to 3.1%, and revised down growth estimates for other major powers. The US forecast was downgraded from 1.9% to 1.7%, and Europe is expected to contract 0.6% rather than the originally estimated 0.3%. The IMF also downgraded growth forecasts for 2014.
Against this background, evidence has emerged that the era of booming economic growth is over, and that we are entering an age of permanently slow growth - at best.
A new paper in the journal International Productivity Monitor finds that underlying the US recession is a long-term decline in productivity growth, interrupted briefly by the "dot.com revolution" for eight years, followed by a slump "to 1.47 in the past eight years."
Study author US economist Prof Robert J Gordon of Northeastern University concludes:
"... we face a significant possibility that the disposable income growth for the bottom 99% of the income distribution could be as low as 0.5% per year, or perhaps even 0.2%."
This conclusion complements Gordon's previous prediction last year that by 2100, the US economy would return to an annual growth rate of 0.2%. He describes the second industrial revolution as the core driver behind rocketing growth experienced over the last 250 years, noting that the main factor behind the continuing slump since 1970 - escalating over "the last eight years", was a lack of sufficient industrial innovation capable of fundamentally "changing labour productivity or the standard of living."
He argued:
"Future growth in real GDP per capita will be slower than in any extended period since the late 19th century."
The "headwinds" holding growth back include key economic issues such as "rising inequality", the "end of the 'demographic dividend'", the "overhang of consumer and government debt", as well as "the consequences of environmental regulations and taxes that will make growth harder to achieve than a century ago."
While Prof Gordon has his naysayers, his outlook is surprisingly corroborated by other experts. HSBC Group chief economist Stephen D. King's new book, When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence, portends how the age of high economic growth will never return, largely due to the "exhaustion of various one-off productivity gains that boosted growth after World War II" and "a tripling in rates of consumer credit founded on an unsustainable increase in housing prices", among other factors. King disagrees with Gordon's worst-case scenarios, but agrees that the dividends that made high growth possible in the past appear largely "unrepeatable."
Last month, King and HSBC also slashed their global growth forecasts for 2013 from 2.2% to 2.0%, which they explained was due to unexpected slowdowns in emerging markets.
These downgrades are yet another example of the failure of mainstream economic models to keep up with the real nature and pace of global economic deterioration. Indeed, missing from the above analyses is recognition of a central factor: that the productivity gains driving industrial growth were enabled by the abundance of cheap fossil fuels and other resources.
In his latest newsletter, legendary fund manager Jeremy Grantham - who made billions predicting every major stock market bubble of recent decades - warns that cheap resources are history:
"Our global economy, reckless in its use of all resources and natural systems, shows many of the indicators of potential failure that brought down so many civilisations before ours."
Industrial civilisation is currently "completely dependent on the availability of cheap energy." Therefore, resource depletion combined with "the wild cards of rising temperatures, slowly rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and, above all, destabilised weather for farming" could lead to "a rolling collapse of much of civilisation" - unless the world embarks on a "Manhattan project level of commitment" to transition to an alternative energy and agricultural system.
Last year Grantham issued his stunning but little-known verdict that previous US GDP growth rates of 3% a year are now "gone forever." Future US growth will eventually approximate:
"1.4% a year, and adjusted growth about 0.9%... The bottom line for US real growth, according to our forecast, is 0.9% a year through 2030, decreasing to 0.4% from 2030 to 2050."
He adds that Prof Gordon and others have failed to account for the role of "tightening resource constraints" and "environmental costs that increase at an accelerating rate":
"Resource costs have been rising, conservatively, at 7% a year since 2000. If this is maintained in a world growing at under 4% and a developed world at under 1.5% it is easy to see how the squeeze will intensify."
Resources might eventually increase their costs at 9% a year, in which case "the US will reach a point where all of the growth generated by the economy is used up in simply obtaining enough resources to run the system." Within 11 years, under this scenario, "the economic system would be in reverse."
However, Grantham now highlights two trends that could facilitate the transition to a more stable economy - declining fertility rates and the rise of renewable energy. Garnering data over the last 40 years, he demonstrates a "remarkable drop in fertility" in the US, Europe, the richer East Asian countries including China, and even South Asia and Africa. According to the more optimistic end of UN projections, if such trends continue global population would peak at 8 million by 2050 before declining to near 6 billion by 2100 - a process which could be sped up with appropriate policy measures.
Simultaneously, Grantham argues we may be on the cusp of "a great technological leap that for the first time is accompanied by less energy use – the technologies of solar, wind power, and other alternatives as well as electric grid efficiencies and improved energy storage." By 2025 to 2030, he observes:
"Both solar and wind power are likely to be cheaper than coal... once the capital is found and the project is built, a wind or solar farm delivers far cheaper energy than a coal-fired utility plant, at around one-third of the marginal cost of coal."
He estimates that "nonrenewable energy" could be completely replaced by renewables "in 30 to 50 years", during which the new technologies will become increasingly cheap and efficient.
But Grantham still concurs that these developments cannot herald a return to the era of high growth, although they might smooth the way toward a new economy that is "less overreaching, less hubristic, a lot humbler about growth and our use of resources, and more determined to live in balance with the natural energy we receive from the sun and the heat, food, and water with which we can sustainably be provided."
Dr Nafeez Ahmed is executive director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development and author of A User's Guide to the Crisis of Civilisation: And How to Save It among other books. Follow him on Twitter @nafeezahmed
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Cowboys Punter McBriar On Record Pace
Tim Cowlishaw reports,
Mat McBriar's gross punting average is now up to 51.8 yards per punt. For a frame of reference, that's a full two yards better than Oakland's former Aggie great Shane Lechler and four yards ahead of everybody else in the league.
The Cowboys' season record is held by Sam Baker at 45.4 yards. Looks like a 44-year-old record may be toppled.
Better yet, as commenter Gary Lefko notes, McBriar's on pace for an NFL single season record:
Highest Average, Punting, Season (Qualifiers)
51.40 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1940 (35-1,799)
48.94 Yale Lary, Detroit, 1963 (35-1,713)
48.73 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1941 (30-1,462)
Anybody out there know what happened to make punting averages drop so much in recent decades? I wasn't even born in 1963 and almost all NFL records are much, much newer because athletes are so much better now. And this is the age of specialization–we haven't had a regular quarterback-punter since Danny White's heyday in the early 1980s.
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UN Women, in partnership with the governments of Jordan and Finland, recently tackled the essential topic of gender, climate, and security in a global side event marking the Sixty-Sixth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The event was conceived with the objective of recognising the linkages between the climate emergency and protection issues related to gender, in addition to serving as an open platform for sharing knowledge and good practices in this regard.
Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Rings the Bell for Gender Equality and joins the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
On Tuesday, 8 March 2022, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) hosted virtually through zoom the annual celebration of the international initiative 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality', in cooperation with the International Finance Organization (IFC), UN Women Jordan and the UN Global Compact Jordan...
"I aim to stay and grow in my current workplace, the place where I developed a new version of myself"
Like many young Jordanians, 27-year-old Nermeen Khalil Hasan Ballan had a hard time finding work, despite her diploma in architectural engineering. The job market was fierce, with many employers requiring years of work experience she didn't have.
UN Women Jordan has launched the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Jordan Network, to enhance the role of the private sector in promoting and advancing gender equality and women's empowerment (GEWE).
Within the framework of joint efforts in the field of social protection and to support survivors of violence, the Public Security Directorate (PSD) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) strengthened their partnership to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, mitigate its impact and to protect the community from virus transmission. With the generous support of the Governments of Canada, Finland, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom...
Press release: UN Women urges leaders and advocates to "Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change" on International Women's Day
The United Nations' gender equality entity puts spotlight on public services, income security, safe spaces and technology to advance progress for women and girls
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If you are a skilled blackjack player, you are well aware that a surveillance operator could be watching your play at any time, using the network of cameras that dot the ceiling above every casino floor. But, did you know that a computer could be watching you instead?
With technology already in use in the casino industry, your play can be analyzed automatically without human intervention.
Last week I was in Las Vegas for the annual Global Gaming Expo. G2E is the biggest trade show dedicated to the gambling industry, and the conference features sessions with speakers in many areas of expertise. Although the conference is intended for industry insiders, I occasionally pay to attend the conference to get a firm idea of what is happening on the other side of the game.
One of the more interesting sessions was "Table Game Tech: The Choices and Options". The session moderator was an old friend of mine, Max Rubin. Max was one of the expert commentators for the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, back when I competed on that series of television shows on CBS. I slipped in to the session a few minutes after it started, and took a seat near the back. As usual, I was probably the only person present who was not a casino employee. I always look around nervously, hoping no one notices me!
After some discussion with the panelists about various technologies, Max made some comments that I found very interesting. Rubin is a tables games consultant for Barona Casino near San Diego. During the session, he noted that Barona has a tracking system in place now on their double-deck games. Using the video feed from cameras, the system can assess whether a player is using basic strategy, whether a player is card counting, and whether the player is using index numbers to change strategy decisions. The software can also detect hole-card plays, and next-card plays.
The product Max is referring to is TableEye21, and it was developed by one of the panelists for the session. Prem Gururajan is the CEO of a Canadian company called Tangam Systems, which produces this and several other software products for table games management. The installation at Barona goes back at least until 2010, when it was mentioned by Gururajan in an article in Popular Mechanics magazine. (The article is available online.) The fact that the system is still in place over 2 years later means it is providing value to Barona, and I would expect it to be surfacing at other properties soon.
Even with all this evidence that the system is working in a live casino environment, I notice that TableEye21 is NOT mentioned under the normal product list at the Tangam website. They do showcase a similar product called TableEyeBacc for baccarat games, which makes me think the blackjack product must still have some rough edges. Regardless, it is an impressive proof of concept, and I think if the price point is right, many casinos would jump at the chance to install this product. As we know all too well, most casinos are willing to spend ridiculous amounts of money to protect against the relatively small threat of advantage players.
So, what is a skilled player to do? The usual advice still rings true: Keep your sessions short. Switch tables. Play anonymously. Spread out your play over different shifts so the same pit personnel don't see you repeatedly. Avoid shift change times.
Don't worry. Our favorite game is not going anywhere. With the explosion of blackjack tables in every part of the country, you can still find a very good game in most areas. Rumors of the demise of beatable blackjack have been around for as long as I have played the game. All these technological advances in game protection are certainly concerning, but they won't kill the game. I guarantee it.
TableEye was just one of several interesting technologies that were discussed during this session. I will be talking about RFID chips in my next post. Stay tuned. You can subscribe to the blog posts with our RSS Feed.
Hi Haiko…your comment interested me as I found keeping the count and adjusting accordingly very difficult when you don't play that often. I am playing basic strategy six deck and would be interested in knowing about your 5 tier sequence and bet ranging strategy. I currently ramp up my bets when winning and drop back to a basic unit on a loss or ramp down depending on how well I am doing. It would be appreciated if you would share your strategy so I may consider a more manageable playing and betting arrangement. Thank you.
Dear Ken
This is interesting information. I started playing our favorite game back in 2000 and have developed a strategy that allows me to win about 80% of my sessions. I am NOT card counting. I am using a 5 tier sequence and bet ranging strategy that works very well with 6 and 8 deck shoes, CSM, random number generators such as used on the internet. I will avoid single and double deck tables like the plague.


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Lawrence, Jill ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4163-8698 (2014) Living comfortably with diversity: international students' transition practices. Queensland Review, 21 (2). pp. 217-232. ISSN 1321-8166
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Every year, over 30,000 international students study in regional Australia, in urban centres that lack the intercultural resources and cross-cultural literacies of metropolitan cities. The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) supports and brings together over 26,000 students studying both on campus and online, including a diverse international student population of 7,000 students. The university's enrolment of international on-campus students is the second highest in the Regional Universities Network, of which USQ is a member. This article analyses the experiences of international students as they encounter an unfamiliar Australian culture in the context of studying in Toowoomba, the regional city where USQ has its main campus. These students' experiences of engaging, becoming familiar with and mastering new and unfamiliar cultural practices and academic literacies provides insight into the processes of acculturation that students undergo as they make their transition to life in regional Australia, both at university and in Queensland communities.
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Starbucks Is Funding Research That Would Turn Food Waste into Useful Stuff
A new "biorefinery" would transform old coffee grounds and stale baked goods into ingredients for plastics and detergent.
Who's got tons of old coffee grounds headed for the trash? Starbucks. And who's got great ideas for repurposing waste? Scientists. It's a promising match.
A team of researchers at the City University of Hong Kong are working on a new "biorefinery" that would turn food waste into something useful, and it's been getting funding from Starbucks Hong Kong, which produces 5,000 tons of spent grounds and bakery waste each year.
According to a press release, the biorefinery (above) uses a mixture of fungi, which excrete enzymes that break down carbohydrates (like the ones in those coffee grounds) into simple sugars, which then go into a fermenter to become succinic acid. That succinic acid can then be used as an ingredient in a wide variety of products, including detergents, bio-plastics, and medicines.
Carol S. K. Lin, Ph.D., explained that the biorefinery addresses a very real resource challenge:
Using corn and other food crops for bio-based fuels and other products may not be sustainable in the long-run. Concerns exist that this approach may increase food prices and contribute to food shortages in some areas of the world. Using waste food as the raw material in a biorefinery certainly would be an attractive alternative.\n
Not only does this process cut down on a burdensome waste stream, it also reduces air pollution by avoiding incineration.
Starbucks isn't using this technology yet—Lin says her team needs to do more work to make it scalable and ready for commercialization—but it's not hard to imagine how beneficial it could be for the coffee company and the city, especially given Hong Kong's looming waste problem.


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Of Democracy and Justice: Do we need to worry?
If you typically know beforehand how justices will vote based on which president appointed them, then what's the point of having a court that, in theory, operates above politics?'
America is reputed to be the greatest democracy in the world, and indeed American leaders never cease to proclaim this on many occasions. Since it is also the world's number one economic and military power, and has taken upon itself the role of global policeman because of its clout, in general we tend to assume that the standards and values it professes, especially when it comes to institutions and governance, are worth emulating. And this is despite its conjoined appropriation, with Britain, of our territory Chagos under duress at the time of our independence, and whose fate hangs in the balance in the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
But democracy can be chaotic, boisterous and dysfunctional too, with impact on institutional functioning. And if this can happen in the greatest democracy, can the ripple be felt elsewhere as well? It certainly is something to ponder about. At the same time though, let us take into account that America is a country of extremes: it can produce the best in many fields – but it can also have the worst, like Al Capone!
For some time now, certain ways of functioning in America are causing concern to its own thinkers and analysts, and they can be of interest to us as well, cautionary lessons about paths not to tread. A couple of days ago the New York Times – which has been in confrontational mode with President Donald Trump for a good while – carried an article signed David A. Kaplan, former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, titled 'What's the Point of the Supreme Court?'
The concern expressed is: 'When the votes in contentious cases can be predicted at the outset, constitutional law simply becomes partisan politics by another name. If you typically know beforehand how justices will vote based on which president appointed them, then what's the point of having a court that, in theory, operates above politics?'
'In theory' – so what happens in practice then? The author notes: 'We may pride ourselves that we have self-government, but for decades we've turned to the court to settle our most difficult social and political issues: abortion and gay marriage, campaign finance and gun control, even a disputed presidential election. When the justices rule the way we like, we laud them for "interpreting" the Constitution. When they don't, we complain they're "making the law" based on their own predilections. A good justice is an umpire; a bad justice is a player. No real principle seems to be involved in our assessments of the court, only whether we endorse the outcome of this case or that one. The court has become just another political prize to be won by the party in power, not the neutral arbiter this country's founders envisioned.'
And thus, 'Under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., we have a court of blue chambers and red chambers'. It seems that 'nominees act on the bench the way the presidents who chose them expected. Barack Obama got what he wanted with Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. So, too, in most votes, did George W. Bush with John Roberts and Samuel A. Alito Jr., and Bill Clinton with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer'.
Interestingly, though, the presidential nominee for a judge's seat at the Supreme Court goes through a series of 'confirmation hearings' before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and so far all nominees have cleared the process and been appointed, despite them being known to have partisan leanings. In fact, they are chosen by the President precisely because of their inclination. So it would seem that whatever be, the President has the final say.
There is a current hearing going on for the appointment of Mr Kavanagh, and the first session has been pretty turbulent.
Whether the makers of the American Constitution intended it to be this way is for interested parties and experts to find out, but for sure before the Constitution took its final form and was adopted, it went through many upheavals among the representatives of the original thirteen states of America and later among those who are known as the Founding Fathers. Their travails are described in some detail by Edwin Miller in the March 1945 issue of The Reader's Digest in his article 'America's Postwar Problems of 1787'. It makes for very interesting reading, and gives a good glimpse of the formation of a nation through the framing of a defining document, the Constitution. It was the first written national Constitution, which was adopted on June 21, 1988, and it has served as a model for several other written Constitutions.
Nevertheless, such a solid document notwithstanding, 'Congress, beholden to special interests, can pass foolish laws or do nothing at all… With deep distrust in our elected representatives, we have come to believe democracy is broken. Too often we've hoped that the justices will be our saviors. With so much dysfunction in government, the justices see themselves that way, too. But even in the current age, we need to demand more from the political branches of our government. We do not need, nor should we want, the court to save us from ourselves.'
Is it implied that politicians abdicate and/or make a mess of things, and judges are expected to clear the Augean stables?
In spite of all these dysfunctions, America continues to ride the high moral ground. It would be a sad day indeed if ideology or partisanship were to override principles in the determination of cases and issues, especially when policy is at stake because the impact would be felt at national level.
That is why, when we are professionals, we must be rigorous in our adherence to the self-imposed standards that we have agreed to practise by and to our codes of conduct, which derive from precisely defined principles and values; in turn these are continuously added to and refined in light of experience and advancing knowledge. That is the guarantee that we give to those who seek our services and our help, very often they are people who are in distress and suffering, who are seeking a measure of redress for injustice, or who have some other need to be met.
In our own country, the Constitution lays down the parameters of the procedure for appointments to the Supreme Court, and what stands out is the constant allusion to the Prime Minister or the President having to go by the advice of the Legal and Judicial Service Commission, or the Chief Justice. So far in our young democracy the citizens have always expressed their confidence in the Judiciary as being a bulwark of protection for their fundamental rights. Whether in course of time there will arise a need for changes to the Legal and Judicial Service Commission or other related entity is for experts to decide, but going by experience so far we may expect any such move to be done in serenity if ever it comes to that.
Irrespective of politicians or governments, it is professionals acting professionally in good faith who create a good, just, sane and sustainable society. It is a responsibility we assume the moment we start to wear the mantle – and woe begone the day we fail in our duty, for we will be failing the society – and that means future generations too — in which we are embedded. May that day never come.
* Published in print edition on 7 September 2018
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Avoid 6th Avenue After Midnight
If you will be driving around Rockefeller Center this morning, try to stay away from 6th Avenue as firefighters are responding to an alarm that happened late Thursday night. Since The Tree is not currently at Rockefeller Center and will not arrive for another two to three months, it is currently safe from any immediate danger. Everyone is currently on edge as it is a reminder of the deadly 3-alarm fire near Rockefeller Center that happened back in June 2014.


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We have lots of events available throughout the year. Some require an exchange of Time Bank hours while others you are welcome to join for free. We ask that you RSVP for each event you'd like to attend by sending us an email or giving us a call.


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Methods to Entice Eating
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In instances where a RES refuses to eat, you need to first make sure the water temperatures are correct (75-78F). Temperatures that are too cold will inhibit appetite and reduce activity. If you are a new red ear slider owner, you need to understand that you must feed them in water. You can simply drop food in and in some cases feed by hand. You may NOT want to try that initially, since being in a new environment will be very stressful and distracting.
RES must eat in water and food that is alive, has a strong odor and/or bright color usually work well. For instance, water from canned tuna fish may be used to moisten pellets to strengthen taste and smell. Remember, foods that are used to encourage eating are not a staple food or even the optimal treat. They should be rarely used or not at all and is only a temporary solution. Remember to not over feed and overcompensate for previously missed meals. Here are some suggestions from the previous lists to try to entice a reluctant RES.
Live prey
Processed / cooked / canned foods
Related Topics: Overfeeding
Methods to Entice Eating Pellets, VegetablesPellets should be the staple of our turtle's diet. If you haven't done so already, you should purchase a new can of reputable pellets. As mentioned earlier, soaking pellets in tuna water is often worth an attempt. The strong taste and smell can make a pellet more appetizing. You can quickly dip a pellet in this water or you can marinate or soak for a short while and let it dry a little to harden up.
You can also crush and mix pellets with other foods (see above list). However, try to stick with pellets and gradually increase the pellet concentration. New turtles, whether a hatchling or adult, may be very reluctant to eat in a new, distracting environment.
Over time, pellets will dissolve and break apart in the water. Do not assume your turtle is eating because you no longer find pellets in the water. Remember to not over feed and overcompensate for previously missed feedings.
Since vegetables should be an important diet of RES, especially older ones, turtle keepers have also been able to apply this method for vegetables. It is worth noting that younger RES are more carnivorous and will be more accepting of pellets and prey. You should continue to offer it, regardless if your turtle shows interest. One option that has also worked well for others is adding aquatic plants. They are relatively maintenance free and will live in your tank until eaten. Make sure you rinse any aquatic plants before adding them into your tank. They are known to harbor snails, which your turtle may even be interested in but can over run your tank.
Related Topics: Aquatic plants / Pellets
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