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Odisha: The Human Resource team of Sesa Sterlite Ltd, Jharsuguda (Earlier Vedanta Aluminium Ltd.) has been bestowed the coveted 'L&D LEADERSHIP LEAGUE AWARDS, 2014' in 'Best in Culture Transformation' category on 5th November, 2014 at the Award function held at Gurgaon.
The L&D Leadership League Awards, organized by People Matters Media, aim to recognize and honor HR teams that are creating HR solutions for business problems in the learning and development space. It is a platform that recognizes and rewards the best L&D practices within organizations for making a clear business impact as a result of its initiation.
Sesa Sterlite has always been recognized for pioneering various cutting-edge approaches towards nurturing its talent pool in line with business relevance wherein L&D has significantly contributed towards culture–transformation across the unit. Over 85 companies participated in six categories of the Award, out of which the 3 best companies were shortlisted in each category by a distinguished panel of judges on the basis of the application documents submitted.
There was a series of presentation and an extensive Q&A session for the shortlisted entries.Dr. Rajeev Nayan, Head Business HR, Aluminium & Power sector, Sesa Sterlite Ltd said that this award not only added one more feather in its cap but also reaffirmed Sesa Sterlite's commitment towards emphasizing on nurturing the talent pool and bringing out culture transformation within the organization through progressive learning & development initiatives.
Mr. Sunil Shrivastav, Head L&D & TQM along with Ms. Ipsita Mishra and Ms. Vijaya Chatterjee received the award on company's behalf from Mr. Sameer Khanna, a distinguished member of the HR fraternity at the function.About Sesa Sterlite Limited (Formerly known as Sesa Goa Limited)Sesa Sterlite Limited (SSLT) is one of the world's largest diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves exploring and processing minerals and oil & gas. SSLT produces oil & gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power and has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Ireland, Australia, Liberia and Sri Lanka. Sustainability is at the core of SSLT's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety and environment and on enhancing the lives of local communities.
SSLT is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, a London-listed company. SSLT is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India and has ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.


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After an unfortunate leak, Activision and Sledgehammer have officially announced the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Advanced Warfare will be the first Call of Duty game developed by Sledgehammer Games and is also the first installment in Call of Duty's three year development cycle.
Advanced Warfare seems to be taking a stronger take on narrative this time around. An assumption that has some serious backing as Sledgehammer has commissioned none other than Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) as the role of a possible antagonist. His presence certainly adds a sense of character that has always been absent from the franchise, and hopefully leads to more of a merger between big name actors and video games in general.
How do you feel about this new trailer? Does it impress or does it look like the same old Call of Duty?
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is set to release on November 4, 2014.

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Recipe for chocolate fudge cookies
Makes 3 dozen large cookies
Fixx Chocolates owner Nicole Coady made these cookies when she worked at Finale, the dessert restaurants, as the base for her award-winning whoopie pies. Serve plain or dusted with confectioners' sugar.
|bars (6 ounces total) top-quality 70 percent bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
|bars (16 ounces total) top-quality 60 to 68 percent semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
|cup flour
|teaspoon baking powder
|teaspoon kosher salt
|cups sugar
|tablespoon vanilla extract
|Confectioners' sugar (for sprinkling)
1. In a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring often. Remove the bowl from the water and wipe the bottom.
2. In a another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt to blend them.
3. In an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until thick and light yellow. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand. With a spatula, slowly blend the melted chocolate into the whipped egg mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in the flour mixture until well combined.
4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. Using 2 spoons, scoop heaping tablespoons of the batter onto the baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each.
7. Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the tops are just firm when pressed with a fingertip. Let cookies cool on the sheets. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if you like. Adapted from Nicole Coady


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MDTC Professional Liability Section
By: Michael J. Sullivan and David C. Anderson, Collins Einhorn Farrell P.C.[1]
Legal-Malpractice Update
Attorney Defendant did not commit malpractice where no causal nexus existed between his advice and the financial damages resulting from the fire that destroyed Plaintiffs' restaurant, necessitating summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10). Further, Plaintiff Shamoon's existing knowledge as to his illegal alien status precluded Attorney's advice from being the proximate cause of Plaintiff's removal from the United States.
Yousif v Attorney Defendant, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued Feb. 18, 2016 (Docket No. 324097); 2016 WL 683137.
Facts: Plaintiffs Hanna Yousif and Behnam Shamoon were naturalized Canadian citizens who were born in Iraq and living illegally in Michigan. Shamoon contacted Defendant Attorney, who specialized in immigration, in 2002 to discuss visas to reside in the United States. Notably, in order to qualify for the visas that Yousif and Shamoon sought, they could not currently live in the United States. During their meeting, Defendant Attorney advised Shamoon that "he and his family could qualify for E-2 treaty investor visas if he made a substantial investment in an American business employing at least two full-time employees who were American citizens or permanent residents." No other substantive work came from the meeting and Defendant Attorney did not hear from Yousif and Shamoon for approximately three to four years after that. In the interim period, Yousif and Shamoon purchased a restaurant in Detroit without notifying, contacting, or discussing the investment with Defendant Attorney. Then, in 2006, Yousif and Shamoon again contacted Defendant Attorney about the investor visas. Defendant Attorney provided them with a list of documents that he needed to establish eligibility for the visas, including financial records and business documents verifying that the business employed at least two full-time employees. However, Yousif and Shamoon never provided complete documents, notwithstanding approximately five written requests from Defendant Attorney to do so over the course of three years, from 2006-2009.
In September 2010, the restaurant that Yousif and Shamoon purchased was destroyed by a fire. Yousif and Shamoon filed an insurance claim that was denied. Then, in December 2010, Plaintiff Shamoon was detained while trying to re-enter the United States after a visit to Niagara Falls, Canada. United States custom officials ultimately determined, after Shamoon lied about his reasons for entering the country, that he was an undocumented illegal alien residing in the United States. Thus, they excluded him from entering and barred him from reentering for five years.
Following the fire, denial of their insurance claim, and subsequent exclusion of Shamoon from entering the United States, Yousif and Shamoon sued Defendant Attorney for malpractice. They asserted both economic and noneconomic damages, claiming: (1) that their economic damages associated with loss of the restaurant were attributable to Attorney Defendant's advice to invest in a business in the United States, "even though they could not qualify for [investment] visas as long as they resided in the United States and were subject to immediate removal due to their unlawful status;" and (2) their noneconomic damages were caused by Attorney Defendant's "failure to advise them of the potential consequences for continuing to reside unlawfully in the United States and crossing the Canada-United States border," even though Shamoon lied about the reasons he was reentering because he knew that he could be removed.
Defendant Attorney moved for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) on the ground that his alleged professional negligence was not a proximate cause of Yousif and Shamoon's losses. The motion was granted and Yousif and Shamoon appealed.
Ruling: The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's ruling, holding Attorney Defendant did not commit malpractice because his actions were not a proximate cause of Yousif and Shamoon's claimed damages.
The Court began its analysis with a thorough discussion and citation of cases addressing foreseeability. Of course, a plaintiff in a legal malpractice case must establish proximate causation, which is composed of the two separate elements of "cause in fact" or "but-for causation," and "legal causation," which is dependent on foreseeability. To establish legal cause, a plaintiff must show his injury was the "natural and probable result of the negligent conduct." The Court focused on the foreseeability, or lack thereof, between Attorney Defendant's advice and the injuries suffered. In doing so, the Court honed in on the concept of "intervening" or "superseding" causes, holding that an "intervening cause breaks the chain of causation and constitutes a superseding cause which relieves the original actor of liability, unless it is found that the intervening act was 'reasonably foreseeable.'" CitingAuto Owners Ins Co v Seils, 310 Mich App 132, 157-158; 871 NW2d 530 (2015).
As to Yousif and Shamoon's claim that they lost their investment in the restaurant because of Attorney Defendant's advice, the Court reasoned that Yousif and Shamoon's claim was based purely on but-for causation, "without consideration of whether a business loss caused by fire was a natural and probable result of [Defendant Attorney's] allegedly erroneous advice." Ultimately, the Court held the fire was the cause of Yousif and Shamoon's loss, and it was not the result of Defendant Attorney's conduct or other intervening causes that were foreseeable. The Court noted that Attorney Defendant had no role in the fire or the subsequent denial of Yousif and Shamoon's insurance claim. Neither was foreseeable under the circumstances:
It is significant to note that plaintiffs' reasoning would hold defendants liable for any adverse outcome that may result from investing in a business, including financial failure and physical proper[ty] damage, because 'opening a business always creates a risk that the owner may lose what he or she invested,' regardless of the investors' purpose in investing or the investors' residency status. However, contrary to plaintiffs' claims, these adverse events are not the probable and natural results of investing in a business, based on an attorney's advice, for the purpose of obtaining visas. [(Emphasis in original).]
As to Yousif and Shamoon's other theory that Shamoon's removal was caused by Attorney Defendant's lack of advice, the Court similarly found there was no proximate cause between the removal and Defendant Attorney's advice. The Court stated "the gravamen of plaintiffs' claim is a lack of knowledge regarding the consequences of their ongoing residence in the United States due to [Defendant Attorney's] drafting of the letter and failure to inform them of specific consequences of living in the United States." The problem, however, was that the "Record of Sworn Statement in Proceedings" taken when Shamoon was detained at the border demonstrated otherwise. Shamoon, instead of not knowing of the consequences of his continuing residence in the United States, confirmed that he knew that "(1) he did not have any legal status that would allow him to work and live in the United States; (2) he '[did not] have any legal papers' indicating a legal right to hold a permanent residence in the United States;" and (3) he made a false statement and told his brother to make a false statement to the border official. In light of such evidence, the Court found Shamoon's claim—that Defendant Attorney's advice led Shamoon to believe that he had legal authorization to enter the United States—was not supported by the record. "[Shamoon's] conduct revealed unequivocal knowledge of his illegal status and lack of proper documentation," and thus Defendant Attorney's advice could not be a proximate cause of his removal from the United States.
Practice Note: An attorney will not be liable for allegedly negligent advice that is the "but for" cause of a plaintiff's damages if those damages are not a probable and natural result of the advice.
[1] The authors acknowledge the valuable assistance of Jason M. Renner, an associate of the firm.
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|The distinctive ridge of Causey Pike
Prominence: 40m (131ft)
Region: North Western Fells
Classifications: Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett
Summit feature: Loose pile of stones
Times climbed: 1
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|Causey Pike's view over Keswick
"Most fells conform to a general pattern, but some have an unorthodoxy of shape, a peculiarity of outline, that identifies them on sight from wherever they may be seen. A landmark of this kind is Causey Pike".
Causey Pike stands proud at the end of the ridge containing Crag Hill, Sail and Scar Crags. Poking out into the Newlands valley, the views are excellent, particularly of the ridge starting from Catbells.
Four humps of almost identical height form the ridge up to the summit with the final one being the summit proper, however, there is no real cairn or marker once you get there.
Return to Lake District – North Western Fells


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CITB-ConstructionSkills, the construction industry organisation for skills and training, has published a three-year plan detailing how it aims to meet the industry's staffing and skills needs.
The 2013-2015 Business Plan has been structured with input from industry operatives and is aimed at building the UK's competitive advantage in the construction sectors. The document details how the industry will gain and retain the skills to meet client needs, how individuals will develop the skills to compete for the best jobs, and how UK Plc will maintain its world-class construction industry and have it make a full contribution to economic growth.
CITB-ConstructionSkills chief executive, Mark Farrar, said that the plan has taken on board government policy and examined workplace challenges to take account of the effects of the recent recessions.
"In the depths of the downturn, it is essential that we continue to support the industry in developing the highly skilled professionals it needs to meet the immediate challenges and prepare for the future," he said.
"The Business Plan focuses on the priorities identified through research, our expertise and industry experience and is informed by the Government's current and emerging policy. It sets out a challenging programme of activity that has the flexibility to respond to changing needs and demands."


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The Not-So-Dirty Truth About Dirt
"Stop! You're getting grass stains all over your pants!"
"Dear, please get that mud off your hands!"
"What are you doing?! No, you can't eat mud pies!"
How many children have heard these words? From an early age, we are trained to be clean, learning to destroy dirt and microbes with an arsenal of various chemical soaps, wipes, and anti-bacterial sanitizers to make our living conditions as sterile as possible. We try to banish signs of dirt at all costs in westernized culture, making that dirt caked underneath your fingernails after gardening taboo. Have we really become that detached from the ground beneath our feet; the life-giving earth that sustains our very existence? Theoretically, by keeping clean, a person was once able to give the appearance of a being of a higher social standing (think lords vs. peasants during medieval times). Ironically, in our modern age of science, we have realized that dirt harbors many benefits, so our normally pristine well-off pay hundreds of dollars to lay on a sterile, white table and have their body smothered in only the finest exotic mud. Yep, plain ol' microbial mud. Luckily, you don't have to pay hundreds to smear mud all over your body.
Are you curious as to why anyone would smother themselves in mud? Here are some of mud's not-so-dirty secrets…
Strengthen the immune system. Playing in dirt and being exposed to the millions of tiny microbes that thrive in it can actually boost the immune system – especially a child's. Humans that live in a sterile environment are less able to combat harmful bacteria when they come across it, due to seclusion from any bacteria. Why? Well, our gut is filled with pounds of microbes that carry intrinsic value in helping our bodies function smoothly. If you are unfamiliar with the workings of your little gut hitchhikers, this article provides good context in relation to weight loss. Your health relies on the presence of microbes more than you would think. Immune-wise, being exposed to these microbes actually allows the body to build up anti-bodies to the harmful ones, while reaping countless benefits from the good ones. Children, and even adults, who are too clean are actually at a greater risk for developing allergies, asthma, and other auto-immune diseases.
Exercise can also strengthen immunity and boost happiness. Try biking!
Try unplugging from technology for a bit…
Boost happiness. Mycobacterium vaccae, a soil-dwelling bacteria, was shown to increase the brain's production of serotonin, as much as exercise and anti-depressants, according to a study by Bristol University. Plus, it's just plain fun to play in the dirt, young or old!
Detox the body. Certain clays, when ingested, can actually pull toxins out from the body. Many animals practice geophagy after eating highly toxic plants, which is the act of eating clay or soil as self-medication. These healing clays, being negatively-charged, magnetically draw in the toxins, which are almost always positively-charged. The clay is then excreted, with all of the toxins bound up in its swelled, sponge-like interior. Need a real-world example? Here are some of the benefits of clay. Also, check out this study involving Peruvian parrots, their toxic diets, and geophagy. Clay is also great for the skin, minimizing the size of and drawing impurities from pores. Try a mask of equal parts calcium bentonite clay and apple cider vinegar for 15-20 minutes to cleanse and soothe the skin.
Find more ways to bring nature into your life…
Looking to relax after a long day of yard-work? Try some craft beer…
Some dirty activities include hiking, gardening, yard work, camping, or whatever else you can think of. Mankind has been rolling in and eating dirt for thousands of years. There are many healthy cultures that benefit from a close connection to dirt to this day. So what are you waiting for? Get outside and go get dirty!


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Greg Ross, a Loch Raven High School graduate and a pitcher for Atlanta's Double-A affiliate, the Mississippi Braves, was trying too hard to make an impression early in the season.
His earned-run average ballooned to 6.62.
"I think early in the year he was pressing and trying to get out of here instead of doing what he does best," Mississippi pitching coach Dennis Lewallyn said.
The early-season woes for the Towson resident are a distant memory.
In the second half of the season, Ross has been impressive
His last three starts — all victories — have been excellent. He capped the stretch with a 7-0 win over Biloxi by throwing 7 1/3 innings. He gave up five...


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- Special Use Permit Application (SUP) Submission Checklist per Zoning Ordinance Article 11-3.10. A written request for a pre-application conference shall be made to the Planning Director, who will respond to each written request within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt. No application shall be accepted and reviewed unless determined by the Planning Director to be complete. Notification of acceptance or rejection of application will be made within fifteen (15) calendar days of submission (refer to Zoning Ordinance Article 11-3.9.4).
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Agreement in Lieu of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan may be submitted for construction of a single-family dwelling. Contact the Community Development Department for assistance in obtaining required forms.
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If you have questions regarding any these documents, please contact the
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Winner of 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A startling debut novel featuring one of the most remarkable narrators of recent fiction: a conflicted subversive and idealist working as a double agent in the aftermath of the Vietnam War
Winner of 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause.
A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.
I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am also a man of two minds. I am not some misunderstood mutant from a comic book or a horror movie, although some have treated me as such. I am simply able to see any issue from both sides. Sometimes I flatter myself that this is a talent, and although it is admittedly one of a minor nature, it is perhaps also the sole talent I possess. At other times, when I reflect on how I cannot help but observe the world in such a fashion, I wonder if what I have should even be called talent. After all, a talent is something you use, not something that uses you. The talent you cannot not use, the talent that possesses youthat is a hazard, I must confess. But in the month when this confession begins, my way of seeing the world still seemed more of a virtue than a danger, which is how some dangers first appear.
The month in question was April, the cruelest month. It was the month in which a war that ...
The Sympathizer himself is a marvel of a complex character, navigating his many loyalties with outward aplomb even as he is internally conflicted by his actions. With flawless writing, Nguyen paints his protagonist as a man haunted by many ghosts, both literal and metaphorical, primary among them being his very identity.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen's debut The Sympathizer vividly describes the fall of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in the opening chapters as the narrator is transported out of the city along with a host of fellow citizens who have served the American cause in some way.
April 30, 2015 marked the fortieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Theoretically, the Vietnam war ended in 1973 with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords and the withdrawal of large-scale American troops. Nevertheless a skeletal force of U.S. Marines and military officers were retained to maintain U.S. consul offices in a few key South Vietnam cities including Saigon. A new Defense Attache's Office (DAO) was created to keep an eye on the geopolitical situation and to ...
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I took around half an hour to come up with the following:
from: http://reprog.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/are-you-one-of-the-10-percent/
"Only 10% of programmers can write a binary search"
Binary search solves the problem [of searching within a pre-sorted
array] by keeping track of a range within the array in which T
[i.e. the sought value] must be if it is anywhere in the array.
Initially, the range is the entire array. The range is shrunk by
comparing its middle element to T and discarding half the range.
The process continues until T is discovered in the array, or until
the range in which it must lie is known to be empty. In an
N-element table, the search uses roughly log(2) N comparisons.
def binsearch(data, item):
if not data:
return False
lo, hi = 0, len(data)-1
mid = (hi + lo) // 2
while item != data[mid] and lo < hi:
lo, mid, hi = ( (lo, (lo + mid) // 2, mid)
if item < data[mid] else
(mid+1, (hi + mid + 1) // 2, hi) )
return item == data[mid]
if __name__ == '__main__':
for dlimit in range(5):
data = list(range(dlimit))
for item in data:
assert binsearch(data, item)
for item in list(range(dlimit+1)):
assert not binsearch(data, item - 0.5)
What happens with an empty list, and the little plus ones were added after I put in the assert statements, and I was satisfied enough to go on and complete the reading of the blog.
Extra Restrictions
The blog goes on to state that the rules of test are that no testing is to be done. A compiler can be used to ensure that their are no mechanical errors however.
Whoa! I was shocked and then secretly pleased. I use Python, and automatically added the tests as part of my development process. In no way did I think that I could do the task without passing some tests. I am still not saying that my implementation is correct, but I have tested for a lot of corner-cases such as:
- Lists of length zero, one and more than one.
- Items in every position of the list.
- Items outside the list: less than, greater than and between all members of the list.
All I can conclude is that if given the test and access to a compiler/interpreter of your choice then one should argue convincingly for testing any submission as you would never deign to submit any code as complete unless tested. If the testers remain unconvinced then it may be time to stick to your guns as you don't gain by lowering your standards, especially in an interview situation when you know that testing is right!
P.S. I have since had a look at the code of the Python bisect module and the algorithm given on Wikipedia, and they both seem more elegant than mine.