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Fender's boundless imagination and drive toward the next big breakthrough are two hallmark qualities of the name. The place Fender has forged in the musical world over the last seventy-five years is well earned with countless innovations inspiring players time after time, year after year.
With plenty of exciting new additions joining the Fender instruments family in 2021, check out what this year will have to offer!
The Fender Ultra Luxe Series
Fender's flagship Stratocaster and Telecaster models have been celebrated for years, and with this new series, 2021 will carry on that legacy. The Ultra Luxe series brings together fan favorite Fender features and new innovative specifications for a collection of instruments optimized for dynamic performance, inspiring sounds, and seamless playability. Fender's Ultra Luxe Stratocasters and Telecasters present players new avenues to explore the Fender experience in ways never before seen.
The Ultra Luxe series features four models, two Stratocasters and two Telecasters with shared features to make for a consistent and unified group of guitars. Playability is a quality that the masterminds of Fender Guitars have homed in on for the Ultra Luxe series as each model features a new hand-crafted "Augmented D" neck profile and contoured body. The new "Augmented D" profile is a crowning feature of the Ultra Luxe as Fender has designed a neck that is slightly fuller in hand than the Modern "D" neck profile. A hybrid model shape, this profile fits effortlessly in hand and is enhanced further by the Ultra tapered neck heel so going from the lowest to highest frets is seamless. Rolled fingerboard edges and twenty-two medium jumbo stainless-steel frets only enhance the smooth glide Fender necks have become famous for.
Classic single-coil Stratocaster and Telecaster tones play starring roles in the Ultra Luxe series along with appearances from double tapping humbuckers. The two distinct Fender voices are complemented by some twists on the traditional with the addition of Floyd Rose locking tremolo systems in the Floyd Rose HSS Stratocaster and the Floyd Rose HH Telecaster models. Bright single-coil clarity and double tapping humbucker bite both shine in the Ultra Luxe series for players that enjoy different options when it comes to choosing the best tonal match. Fender voices ring out from the Ultra Luxe series in ways players can find both familiar and exciting.
A new wave of Fender playability is available in the Ultra Luxe series and it is certainly one you'll want to catch.
The Fender 75th Anniversary Collection
Clarence "Leo" Fender founded the Fender Electric Instrument Company in 1946 with electric guitar icons like the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazz Bass, and Precision Bass introduced in the years shortly after. After seventy-five years, Fender comes together in 2021 to commemorate the original instruments that made the brand world famous. The Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazz Bass, and Precision Bass all receive time in the spotlight for this incredible occasion in a collection with timeless Fender tones and dazzling looks. Paying homage to these original four guitars, the 75th Anniversary collection features vintage-inspired style and electronics. Bourbon Burst and Diamond Anniversary finishes make the collection stand out along with gold hardware, matching colored headstocks, and special anniversary badges. This collection will be limited to 2021 in honor of the occasion, so these truly vintage inspired models are ones to not be missed.
Fender 75th Anniversary Collection
The Fender Noventa Series
Built for rugged power and dynamic performance, the Noventa series blows the doors off the traditional P-90 single-coil pickup experience. Each Noventa model is equipped with Fender's MP-90 pickups that deliver plenty of kick while a Modern "C"-shaped maple neck plays effortlessly in a way that Fender fans are familiar with. Classic Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jaguar body shapes fit comfortably in hand for any player while new eye-catching finishes make the series stand out onstage. The Noventa series is a new collection that strays from the beaten path in the worlds of both Fender and P-90 pickup guitars altogether and is a great addition to any player's collection of guitars with undeniable style and unstoppable attitude.
The Fender Chrissie Hynde Telecaster
From the platinum selling band the Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde is a star in the world of rock music with her prized 1960s Fender Telecaster. A partnership between the singer and Fender has brought to life a recreation of her vintage Tele for players of today to experience an authentic Telecaster firsthand. Key features from this Telecaster reflect Hynde's experience and personal touches such as a pair of custom low-output single-coil Telecaster pickups, a faded Ice Blue Metallic road-worn finish, and a chrome mirror pickguard. Fender's collaboration with the pop rock icon summons a standout instrument with plenty of charm and character.
Fender Chrissie Hynde Telecaster
The Fender Ben Gibbard Mustang
As the songwriter and frontman for Death Cab for Cutie, one of the biggest indie rock acts in the last twenty years, Ben Gibbard's reputation in indie music circles precedes him. Designed particularly for the singer-songwriters of today, Gibbard's signature Mustang packs plenty of custom features into the classic offset for a guitar that is ready to go in practice or onstage. New features such as a chambered ash body, a custom vintage-inspired Mustang pickup, and an innovative modern hardtail Mustang bridge all contribute to an instrument that is precise and performance ready at a moment's notice. The indie rock energy is sure to flow from this Fender collaboration.
The Fender Jason Isbell Telecaster
With years of experience producing Americana music with country and rock roots, Jason Isbell's talents on a Fender Telecaster come together in his own signature model. Isbell's signature Telecaster combines the best of traditional tones and modern features with top-of-the-line electronics, unique personalization, and a broken-in feel to match up with any musician. Tim Shaw designed Telecaster pickups have some extra heat and kick to cut through mixes and let searing solos fly while a mid-'60s "C" shape neck and Vintage Tall frets keep body feeling broken-in and homey in hand. The award-winning songwriter's experience in Americana music shines through this Telecaster with all the wear and grit gained along the way.
Fender Jason Isbell Telecaster
The Squier Contemporary Series
Squier introduces some spins on classic models in the Squier Contemporary series. Featuring new takes on the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jaguar models, each guitar is equipped with new pickup and hardware configurations. With setups featuring a Railhammer humbucker in the Telecaster RH, coil tapping capabilities in the Jaguar HHST, and a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo system in the Stratocaster HHFR, these new Squiers play like no other. New body finishes and roasted maple necks keep the series fresh with features never before seen with Squier for fans of the unique twists the brand provides.
The Fender Joe Strummer Campfire
The Clash's legendary frontman was known for more than his masterful punk rock compositions and volatile lyrics, and to commemorate it, Strummer's estate has paired up with Fender to celebrate the legacy of the artist with his acoustic guitar. Inspired by Strummer's campfire gatherings at the Glastonbury festival, the Joe Strummer Campfire acoustic guitar seeks to capture that warm and intimate essence shared between artists and listeners. A spruce top with mahogany back and sides brings out clear acoustic tones while a Fishman electronics system translates those tones to the stage seamlessly. Strummer's legacy as a songwriter and performer lives on in this Fender acoustic for musicians to enjoy today in their own campfire circles.
The Fender Dhani Harrison Ukulele
An accomplished musician with a storied career, Eastern-inspired designs and sounds come alive with Dhani Harrison's Signature Ukulele. The tenor-sized ukulele is designed by Harrison to make the playing experience and accompanying acoustic tones as smooth and lush as possible. With an ovangkol top, back, and sides, Harrison's ukulele features a ¾ sized body depth for easily handling and bright uke tones. A Fender designed preamp system brings the instrument to life onstage for captivating performances with all the sound and style of Harrison's music. Tonally unique and comfortably designed, Harrison's thoughtful musicianship shines through in his new signature Fender.
Dhani Harrison Uke, Sapphire Blue
The Fender Mustang Micro
A revolutionary piece of amplification technology, Fender's new Mustang Micro brings iconic Fender tones directly to the player through a simple yet advanced headphone amplifier. The Mustang Micro perfectly sets up a headphone amplifier experience with a couple of groundbreaking technological additions. First, the Mustang Micro plugs directly into a guitar, no cables required. Second, the Mustang Micro comes preloaded with a wide selection of amplifier and effect models that translate directly to the player through their headphones. Finally, the Mustang Micro can be directly recorded to a Mac or PC via a USB-C connection. Along with other functions such as direct Bluetooth streaming to allow players to play along to streamed music in real time, a 270-degree rotating plug, and rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, the Mustang Micro delivers a new kind of headphone amplifier experience that has never made jamming alone more simple, more streamlined, or more expressive.
Fender '68 Custom Amplifiers
Fender's mastery of tube amplification lives on with the newly designed '68 Custom Pro Reverb and Vibro Champ amplifiers. Getting some new upgrades and adjustments, the new '68 Customs are equipped with all the sounds and looks of the original vintage icons while producing unmistakable Fender tones. The two amplifiers both are equipped with Celestion speakers made for all the Fender clarity and tone the name is famous for, the Pro Reverb featuring a Celestion Neo Creamback. Authentic Fender tube circuitry drives the power of the '68 Customs while classic Fender reverb cascades out to make tones lush and full. These classics get royal treatments in the '68 Custom series for a pair of amplifiers to look out for in the new year.
Featuring new breakthroughs in guitar and amplification technology, Fender's new 2021 lineup is a star-studded collection to watch for. Exceeding expectations time and time again, Fender rolls out the red carpet for players and the music they make as this year's models kick off 2021 in an exciting fashion.


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Budget 2016
Well, this year's Budget has been and gone and once again it is not terribly exciting for the majority of businesses or indeed home-owners, on the VAT front. The VAT registration limit has increased again – up to £83,000. That's about it. Well, that is, with the exception of quite a novel way of dealing … Read more Budget 2016

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Uniden BC355N 800 MHz 300-Channel, Narrow Band, Base Mobile Police Scanner. The BC355N is an affordable, basic mobile scanner that's great for home or mobile use, with 300 storable channels, coverage of all the action bands, convenient features like close call and program lock, and a wealth of powering options for different applications.
Receives conventional channels on the following frequencies: (25-54 MHz) (108-174 MHz) (225-380 MHz) (406-512 MHz) (806-956 MHz) (excluding cellular telephone bands). 300-channels base mobile scanner with 100 channels/second scan speed (max).Coverage includes "action" bands for police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, etc. RF capture technology instantly tunes to signals from nearby transmitters.
Lock out unwanted frequencies with search and temporary lockouts. Preprogrammed service search lets you find your favorites quickly. WE ARE FULL SERVICE CB AND HAM RADIO REPAIR AND SALES FACILITY! WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST SHOPS IN THE COUNTRY.
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NAB Preview: Calrec To Introduce Artemis Audio Console
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At the 2010 NAB Show Calrec Audio will debut Artemis, an audio console with routing and processing power that belies its modest footprint. Artemis is based on the award-winning Apollo platform and, like Apollo, relies on the Bluefin2 for processing and Hydra2 for routing.
Bluefin2, the next generation of Calrec's trademark Bluefin High Density Signal Processing platform, enables Artemis to provide substantial resources at multiple sample rates. Running at 48 kHz, Bluefin2 gives Artemis up to 640 channel processing paths, 128 program busses, 64 IFB/track outputs, and 32 auxiliaries.
Hydra2 is Calrec's next-generation networking system, which uses high-capacity 8192 x 8192 crosspoint routers while making available a variety of I/O units to provide analog, AES, MADI, SDI, and Dolby E formats. All use copper or fiber connectivity and can be fitted with GPIO cards. Console routers can stand alone or be connected to form large networks.
Also at the 2010 NAB Show, Calrec Audio will show the award-winning Apollo audio console. Apollo is the most powerful audio console available for Dolby 5.1 surround sound mixing and also employs the Bluefin2 and Hydra2.
Both the Artemis and Apollo feature a second compressor/limiter in each channel, more than 70 minutes of assignable delay, and three independent APFL systems for multiple operator use. As with all Calrec designs, the facilities of both do not share resources, so they are available to the user at all times.
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"Jibber Jabber" by Ertl marked 1994. He is a "sitter" and when moved or shaken around he "jibbers and jabbers".
"Jibber Jabber" by Ertl. He is 8 inches tall and is holding a guitar. When moved or shaken around he "jibbers and jabbers". Marked #1605A but no date is noted.
A 6 inch vinyl doll with removable clear and liquid with glitter filled plastic wings. She is wearing vintage Vogue clothes. Her yellow shoes are not removable. She has a painted face and wavy blonde hair.
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What Kind of Manager Are You?
Did you ever expect that you would be in a managerial role?
How much time do you spend managing as a technical manager, operations manager or a people manager?
Often we don't grow up and say, "I want to be a manager!" I'm sure some of you have strengths that led you to become a manager while others of you were good at your job and then you were promoted based on your overall performance. Regardless of how you ended up in the managerial role, it's important to understand how you can be the best in your role to do your job and to support your staff. In each management role, there are many tasks ranging from operational responsibilities to people development responsibilities. This week, I encourage you to really dig deep to understand the impact you can make in your role and what you could do to gather a better grasp of how you can optimize your impact as a manager.


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: Looking for any information on JESSE HANKS B abt 1876, D 1902 in Steelville, Missouri. Married Ella Walton, Had four children Amelia, Lee, Jesse and Kathleen. Place of birth is unk on the children. Beleived to be from the Cherokee tribe.


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Betfair is a sports betting site that is based in London and caters to the needs of UK bettors. Supporting top payment methods, the site is known for fast transactions and great levels of protection and privacy. Here, bettors will find many betting options and will always have access to award-winning support services.
Betfair is one of the great names in the sportsbook industry. It offers international bettors many chances to place secure bets in a safe environment. This site offers proprietary software that is very easy to use and the site offers multiple betting options, live score feeds, constant updates and even tutorials which can benefit those that are new to online betting. The best part of this site is the tour function, which is offered to all new bettors that download the software. Here, bettors will learn their way around the site and easily be able to place cash wagers on their favourite teams and sporting events.
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For those that are new to the site, there is a superb welcome bonus for anyone that makes their initial payment to the sportsbook. There is also a great $25 bonus that is offered for opening an account and bettors will earn this cash whether they win or lose a bet. Betfair is big on loyalty. There are a number of loyalty rewards that can be earned simply by visiting and placing cash wagers. This online site caters to the needs of many players daily and wants everyone to have the best experience.
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Not only will bettors benefit from the software and service, but they will also have the option to take part in live betting. There is a great feature at the site which is called Bet-in-play. This will allow for a variety of sporting events to be wagered on at the same time. These bets will be placed in real-time and will provide one of the best possible experiences online.
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Samsung Laptops Bluetooth Driver
You will note that this is the latest Samsung NP-X25KOO Bluetooth USB Adapter Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180 For Windows XP, 7 With (32-bits 64-bits). With this Samsung Bluetooth Software you can easily share data and your screen between these two device.
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What is Bluetooth USB Adapter Driver
Bluetooth adapter driver is media of exchange which helps to transfer files from one device to another device installing the adapters Bluetooth drivers and utilities will gives your system the ability to easily pair with other device such as mobile,phone, tablets, headsets, gaming controllers. and more other devices. To see our user need we are addition to that updating the device drivers and utilities version might also add supported for newly developed features as compare to old drivers and resolve various issue that the adapter has been encountering during its lifetime. The main function of this Bluetooth driver that allows the user to exchange data or files between the system and connected devices. This Bluetooth USB adapter driver perform action in short distances
Samsung NP-X25KOO Bluetooth USB Adapter driver Latest version 5.1.2600.2180. In case the driver is already installed on your PC, Updating overwrite installing may fix various issues we add new function or just upgrade to the available version
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The main function or feature of this Samsung Bluetooth adapter driver is connect two device each other and help to transfer or exchange data or files to one system to another system without any problem with in second ones you download this driver your never need to any data-cable to exchange data to any other device
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Samsung Bluetooth USB Adapter Driver
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- Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
- Time: 5:30-7pm
- Location: Your device! (Zoom info will be sent out after you register)
- Price: FREE! Open to all, with volunteers prioritized
Our volunteers asked for more opportunities to learn about the racist and oppressive aspects of our food system. This session focuses on how the soda industry targets kids and people living in poverty, especially Black and Latino youth and communities.
Soda companies spend billions of dollars each year targeting advertisements and products towards kids and communities of color, and lobbying against health bills that aim to reduce soda consumption or improve diet. The beverages we drink have a large impact on the health of our bodies and the health of our communities. Racism and other oppressions mean that Black and Latino youth and communities often lack healthy beverage options, access to clean water, and access to affordable, nutrient-dense foods.
Together we will watch 30 minutes of short films followed by a facilitated discussion with Solid Ground volunteers and staff. There will be space to reflect in our personal food stories. We'd love to have you there!
In this event, we'll focus on:
- The history of the soda industry's targeting of Black and Latino youth and communities
- Our personal food stories and our collective health
- Action steps we can take moving forward
Please join us as we explore the ways corporate power in the food system impacts the overall health of our communities, and commit to find solutions to build a food system that works for all ! Free and open to all.
This event will have a limit of 50 attendees, and past Solid Ground volunteers will be prioritized.
This will be a live virtual event via Zoom. Register for the event for Zoom details.


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Physical education undergraduate students' perceptions of their learning using the jigsaw learning method
Recognising the limited research around the use of cooperative learning in higher education, this case study sought to explore physical education students' perceptions of learning using the jigsaw learning method. It examined the impact of two different aesthetic activities and two different groupings on students' perceptions of their learning. A purposive sample of 36 third-year undergraduates was selected for the study. Data were collected using focus group interviews and reflective journals. Inductive analysis illustrated students' perceptions of their own and others' abilities, students' empathy towards their peers, and how their perceptions of gymnastics and dance impacted on their perceptions of learning. Students felt that heterogeneous and friendship groupings have the potential to encourage high-order social and cognitive learning. However, those students with limited psychomotor abilities appear to be better served in friendship groupings to facilitate such learning. Students also favoured the 'structured' nature of gymnastics in comparison to dance for their own teaching and learning purposes. Irrespective of aesthetic activity or grouping utilised, students felt their psychomotor learning was limited. It is recommended that university staff consider using a mixture of groupings with a single cohort dependent on the practical ability of students and the use of more 'structured' activities. In doing so, students' perceptions of their social, cognitive and psychomotor learning may improve and thereby encourage greater and more effective use of this innovative method in schools.Citation
Physical education undergraduate students' perceptions of their learning using the jigsaw learning method 2018:1356336X1876730 European Physical Education ReviewPublisher
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Silver Plated Zodiac Tea Set, English Late 19th Century
This product is currently sold out.
Rare Aesthetic Movement tea set with a teapot, a creamer and a sugar bowl, silver plated with a busy floral and zodiac pattern decoration; antique English Victorian, Aesthetic Movement late 19th century.
Condition: some plating worn
Size: creamer H:18.5
Condition: some plating worn
Size: creamer H:18.5
Style note — Aesthetic style was very popular in the 1870s and 1880s. The homewares in Aesthetic fashion were elegantly designed and useful; the decoration had to be aesthetic, which meant elegant, tasteful and not garish. Design elements were inspired by the imports of ceramics, lacquer furniture and fabrics from the Far East, especially Japan.
Facts of Lavish Cutlery tip — all our cutlery, silver, silver plate and steel, can be washed normally, including those with ivory, bone, antler and horn handles; silver and silver plated parts can be polished.


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2016: Global Swadeshi
Madhulika Dash
Feb 11, 2016, 10:19 PM | Updated 06:47 PM IST
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From the revival of forgotten food and spices, to artisanal and ethnic local sourcing, 2016 may just be the year of Food Knowhow. Eat.
Much of 2014 and 2015, the culinary world was abuzz with the news of chefs cooking with cannabis—weeds to be precise. While the news was extremely exciting, last year ended with no whiff on whether the spiked dishes did make it into a menu. However, that didn't stop chefs across the world from procuring the weed and trying their luck at creating spiked desserts, soups, even starters—with memorable first tastings.
Incidentally, the cannabis incident is one of the many experiments that often come to the fore much later than it actually started—and a few that disappear without a trace.
Nimisserie, the newest member of Bengaluru's prosperous restaurant space, is one such example of an successful experiment. Based on the concept of Aspect Dining (a more serious word for Food Fantasy), the highlight of the restaurant is the innovative use of western produce/techniques to present Indian dishes.
So the regular samosa in Nimisseri comes as Reconstructed Chilled Samosa in a Melon Wrapper, Hibiscus Dust, Fiery Nimbu Chutney, and the popular tandoori chicken is Smoked Young Chicken Breasts with Arugula, Marigold Flowers, Basil and Dehydrated Pineapple.
An engaging concept? Undoubtedly! But is it a new idea? Curiously not. Before Chef Nimish Bhatia's dream project unveiled, many a chef has worked with similar concepts with relative success, be it with an interesting take on the spinach ravioli with bathua, or re-presenting the rasmalai as tres leche, but one has to give due credit to the former Corporate Executive Chef from the Lalit for creating an entire menu of the concept…and how!
This inspired us to look at some of the experiments that are likely to take the palate by surprise this year—and a few concepts that should be looked at with great anticipation.
Early 2013, one single Indian restaurant piqued the interest of many with its interesting use of spices: Sahib Room & Kipling Bar at St Regis, Mumbai. It was the first time that an Indian menu had dishes that included little known spices like Sher Ka Panja, Paan Ki Khad, Palash Ke Phool and Khus Ki Jad. The dishes were flavoursome with that bonus of being light. What followed made Khus Ki Jad the new Kale of the Indian food world. The domino effect was the rise of many traditional spices and herbs that had been replaced by masalas like gandharaj lemon, micro greens and edible flowers.
"For Indian food this year, the highlight will be the use of such wellness spices, not just as a flavorant but also as the hero of the dish. Some of the interesting spices that are being experimented with already are bamboo shoots and ginger leaves that add that exciting dimension to the dishes," says ITC Corporate Chef Manjit Gill, who has introduced the rare black mustard to the menu at ITC Hotels.
From pickles and spreads, to tea fusions, breads and cheese, the last one decade has seen quite a few food products slip into the category of artisanal. This year, the two biggies to join the list will be meat products—especially cold cuts and pre-prepped meats/butchery—and cocktails, with more Indian flavours. While the recent spate of meat bans due to lead and other contamination could be one of the reasons for many to look for cherry-picked products, the other, as per celebrity chef Bill Marchetti could be the evolved palates.
"Gone are the days when you could perhaps showcase an overloaded slab of bread and call it Pizza. Today, the well-travelled, conscientious eater knows exactly how beautiful a good produce/product tastes vis-a-vis one slathered with fat and spices and how healthy and easy it is to cook with a product which is good." Marchettti has began his own line of cold cuts and butchery cuts that use locally procured condiments for flavouring.
Concurs leading mixologist Basu Shatbhi, who finds the age of Cosmopolitans, Long Island Ice Teas and Sex in the Beach running dry. "I am not saying these classics aren't favourites any more, they are. But with a growing audience who understand alcohol at a young age, there is an inherent need for craft cocktails with that something extra—drinks that leave you wow-ed," says Shatbhi, who is working on a new line of craft beers and Scotch-based cocktails that use a lot of pan-Asian flavours. A pioneer of such cocktails has been Yangdup Lama's Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy in Gurgaon. Lama has crafted cocktails not only with Indian fruits and vegetables but also spices and desi liquor like mahua and tadi.
With cocktail innovation bars like Masala Bar next on the scene, the platform of artisanal cocktail is hot!
Five years ago, when the Trident at Nariman Point, Mumbai, started the blood group diet, it didn't catch much fancy. One of the reasons could have been the lack of understanding as to how the blood group could determine what is healthy for you—the only science to have done that successfully is Ayurveda and that too with temperaments.
But that opened the window for many to work on all-friendly ingredients to create menus that went well with a wide group of palates. KalaGhoda Café in Mumbai was one of the first to start procuring organic food to design a menu to cater to those who are vegan or need gluten-free choices. Next stop was doing lesser-valued food-centric festivals like the one on pumpkin or on the varieties of tomatoes that was done in Sofitel BKC Mumbai. And while we have tackled the issue of vegan and gluten-free and fat-free to a certain extent, according to chef Vikas Seth of Cle Dubai, "2016 will see more restaurants re-tweaking popular recipes to suit these special palates."
Thanks to culinary icons like chef Manjit Gill and Hemant Oberoi, and new-age chefs like Manu Chandra and Manish Mehrotra using local produce to design a menu that is characteristically modern, European or Pan Asian has become a norm. Diners, says chef Mehrotra of Indian Accent, "approach a dish that has kundru instead of zucchini today with a sense of curiosity than disgust".
This "acceptance", while on one hand has given chefs the confidence to replace Holy Basil for Basil for better taste, and explore dishes that compliment the character of local produce, it has also led to the rise of functional ingredients. An excellent example of functional ingredient is Bombay Canteen that used most of the locally-produced/made ingredients to curate its menu. Early on, celebrated Spanish chef Sergi Arola did something similar when he chose locally produced tomatoes to make the salsa instead of importing it. When asked, he said, "The tomatoes here have the right sourness and acidity that makes them great for salsa. So why get it from abroad?"
Says Riyaaz Amlani, owner of Impresario, who built the menu of Social (one of his brands) on functional produce right down to the peanut butter used in its signature frappe, "Working with exotic ingredients sounds all good and exciting and has its own advantage, but when it comes to ensuring the consistency of your menu and the taste, nothing beats the advantage of having ingredients that are easy to procure, high quality and have the versatility with dishes, given the familiarity."
One of the key takeaways of the Indigenous Terra Madre (ITM 2015) was the number of local ingredients that were introduced at the Taste Theatre—including wild ferns, beetles, smoked pork, fermented bamboo shoots, chillies, lemon, wild squash and fermented pickled ginger. The highlight of these workshops was of course that each taste session included a short guide on how to use these ingredients. Result: in the coming months, chefs began using not only fermented bamboo shoots but pickles and wild berries in their experiments, most foraged from the areas close by.
Says Zorawar Kalra, owner of eatery firm Massive Restaurants, "Accurate knowledge of ethnic ingredients and where to procure them will eventually be the key to sustenance of a restaurant." The brain behind some of the best brands in the country (Farzi Café and Made In Punjab to name only two), Kalra's key to keep them unique has been his idea of sourcing. Or as the culinary scion puts it, "foraging, which not only involves finding interesting ingredients, but also produces that can be used again and again to use newer things."
The Maratha Warrior Festival at Sofitel BKC Mumbai last year was an excellent example of the interesting food foraging can lead to. And if the glimpse of the work at the new menu at Indian Accent and Made In Punjab is any indication, then foraging will be the next step to restaurant sustainability.
No, we are not talking about the farce called "mock meat"—where soya chaaps were sold as an alternative to the real deal. Or the effects of the famous beef ban followed by bacon ban and the rest. This is about finding ingredients that could bring in the same character to a dish that often is attributed to the meat. The beginning of this experiment began with turning the famous galouti kebab vegetarian with kidney bean and raw banana. The stake, a few years ago, went higher with the famous beetroot tikki at Made In Punjab that sold more portions than its non-vegetarian peer, and has since been a constant in the menu. Another fine example is the Mocha Puff (banana blossom) at Lavaash By Saby in New Delhi. Inspired by an Armenian classic from Kolkata, it uses the texture of mocha to give it that chewy, filling feel of mutton.
Says owner-chef Sabyasachi Gorai, who has pioneered the art of giving vegetables that wonder edge of playing palates, "The interesting part about cooking with vegetables, fruits, herbs and wild greens is that you can use different techniques to give the dish a complete new character. While this has made diners—even staunch meat eaters—happily opt for a new vegetarian dish. It has also encouraged chefs to go beyond the usual and source produce that work well at finding a new dimension. Like the jackfruit, the stem of banana tree, elephant foot or even arbi that, when done well, can taste like fish—down to its textures."
An excellent example of this is the mushroom custard that the chef did a few weeks ago that looked, tasted and was as filling as a good meat dish—only it wasn't. The jackfruit version of the mutton sukkhe, a traditional Maratha delicacy at Bombay Canteen in Mumbai, and the beetroot chops with "bhaja moshla" cream cheese at Cafe Lota in New Delhi, are a couple of more instances of how vegetable is taking over a meaty chunk of the menu.
Thanks to Indian Accent, the upcoming NRI, Gaggan, Masala Library By Jiggs Kalra, Varq and Ziya, the perception of Indian food being laden with oil and covered in masala has changed. But if the recent array of food festivals and ethnic pop-ups are any sign of where the food space is headed, then subtlety is the path forward. By this, we no way mean that the galouti kebab would be made with just five ingredients or the dum biryani would not have the traditional dum, but with layers that can be seen and tasted. What will change, says Nishant Choubey, executive chef of Delhi luxury resort Dusit Devrana, "will be the way it would be cooked and plated, which will not only be a treat for the visual but also for the other senses. In other words, Indian food will have a Peruvian touch—more colour, flavours, twists but minus that unnecessary masala overload and fat!"
Papad Ki Sabzi, Hand Pounded Churma and Jaipuri Bhindi and Stuffed Guchchi (Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra), Baked Fish with Amritsari Masala Butter and Whitebait Papad and Chicken Stuffed Morels, Mushroom Pate, Homemade Walnut Papdi (Indian Accent) have been perfect examples of food uncoated.
Last year, when chef Gorai unveiled his pet project Lavaash By Saby, a restaurant based on his interpretation of Armenian food he grew up in Kolkata with, it was a definition-changer. Till then Forgotten Food were often garbed as Lost Cuisine with an interesting, somewhat plausible, connect with the Mughals and Nawabs, and erstwhile North West Frontier region. Of course, there were interesting spurts in the form of pop-ups where one could sample home-style Assamese, North Eastern and Mappila fare. And the capital's first Bihari cuisine-based restaurant, Potbelly Rooftop Café. Though these little events did not cover as much ground as North West Frontier cuisine, it did sway chefs to explore cuisines that were little known, and could be a part of an interesting menu.
Result, the zeal to explore hereditary cuisines and those nearby. And while temple cuisine remained the all-time favourite for the sheer challenge to replicate it with meagre success rate, lesser known food culture began holding attention like the Maratha warrior cuisine, Naga cuisine, Kshatriya cuisine, Dak Bangla cuisine, Anglo Indian cuisine of the South, Iyer cuisine, Kondava cuisine, to name a few.
In fact, some of the ethnic cuisines that chef Arun Kumar of Zambar, Gurgaon, fame has been working on and plans to present includes the food culture of the Syrian Christians of Kerala and of the Gujarati Patidar and Varli communities.
Discovering, adds chef Manish Mehrotra, "such lost (or going to get lost) food culture is not only important to stay relevant to today's diner whose attention span is extremely short, but also a way of sustainability. Every time you explore an old food culture, you discover a new set of ingredients, culinary techniques and philosophy that helps you innovate better."
An example of this is Indian Accent New York's new menu which has a blend of the chef's signature dishes and a few new ones that have been inspired from such forgotten food, like his smoked papad chaat, which has revived the Marwari style of roasting.
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You always by pass question's with 10 Bible verse's(how come?),question from last nite is below.
" title="Confused" /> [color=blue:1ea863dr]Ron,I assume you went to confession in your 30 or so years as being a Catholic(which you told me),what radical movement made you drift from the truth and go on the side road??[/color:1ea863dr]


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How to Train a Cavapoo Puppy – A Complete Guide to Training a Calm and Happy Dog
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How to Train a Cavapoo puppy? Well, it's easy if you follow these simple steps.
There are many things that you should know before you start training your Cavapoo puppy. They are very intelligent, so they need to be trained properly.
Why is it important to train your Cavapoo puppy
Training a Cavapoo puppy will help you in the long run and will make your life easier. You need to be consistent with your training and have patience for the pup to learn new things. The most common reason is that a well-trained Cavapoo will be less likely to chew on items that they should not. Training your Cavapoo pup will also help them become more obedient and easier to control when they are older. This can help avoid any unwanted accidents in the house and keep you from having to clean up after them every time they have an accident.
There are many reasons why it is important to train your Cavapoo puppy. They include:
- Housebreaking
- Teaching good manners
- Teaching the pup where the boundaries are
How to introduce your Cavapoo puppy home
Introducing a new pet to your home can be a daunting task. However, with the right preparation and patience, it can be an enjoyable experience for both you and your new pup. The first step is to make sure that your home is puppy-ready by getting rid of anything that could be potentially dangerous or toxic to the dog. This includes cleaning up any food or water left out on the floor, removing any plants from the house, and storing all medications in a safe place where the dog cannot reach them.
Next, it's time to introduce your pup to his new home. Bring him inside and let him explore at his own pace while giving him plenty of praise for being such a good boy.
How to Train a Cavapoo Puppy should not be something to be scared about. Training a Cavapoo puppy is easy and requires patience.
First steps in house training your Cavapoo puppy
House training a new Cavapoo puppy is a daunting task for many pet owners. Have a designated spot in your home. Choose an area that is appropriate for your pup's size, comfort and needs. For example, if you have a small dog, put their potty area next to the door to make it easy for them to go outside. Clean all surfaces that your pup could potentially be going on, including carpets and furniture. Remove food bowls and replacement water dishes before you leave the home, as well as anything that your dog could choke on while they are in the process of potty training (like toys). Pick up any items that may get chewed up.
Potty training with crate training and manners
Potty training a dog can be a frustrating experience for both the pup and the owner. Crate training is one of the most effective ways to potty train your pup overnight. It teaches your pup to hold their bladder and bowels until they are released from the crate.
Give your Cavapoo the best chance at becoming the happiest member of your family
I hope this article has given you a better understanding of the Cavapoo and their needs. I also hope that this article has given you some insight on how to make your Cavapoo the happiest member of your family.
5 tips for housebreaking your new puppy for quick success
Training a Cavapoo puppy is not something scarry, it's easy.
Dogs are creatures of habit and they will learn to do what is expected of them if it is done in the same way every time.
The first thing to remember when housebreaking a new puppy is that you can't expect too much too soon.
1) Set up a schedule for feeding, potty breaks, and playtime with your puppy so they know when to expect these things.
2) Use the same door each time you take them out so they know where to go and how far away it is.
3) Take your Cavapoo puppy out on leash and praise them when they do their business outside.
4) Give them special treats as rewards for doing their business outside instead of inside the house.
5) Be patient and consistent in your efforts to housebreak them.
Expert Tip: When you take your Cavapoo puppy out, remember that it's important to take the time to sniff and smell their business so they have a chance to eliminate it appropriately.
The more time you spend with your Cavapoo puppy, the better they will behave. It's important to establish a routine early on and make sure that your pup knows what is expected of them.
How to Train a Cavapoo Puppy is easy. As you have seen in this article.


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Once, while moving from Siddharthpur to Kurmar village Mahavir was passing through a dense forest. All of a sudden Gaushalak saw a Tapas ascetic in an opening on one side of the trail. On closer observation he saw that the hermit was busy doing some strange penance. He was standing facing the sun with his head hanging down and arms straight up. Long strands of his hair were hanging on the ground like roots of some old banyan tree. Due to the heat of sun rays, small insects, falling from his unkempt hair were writhing, and out of compassion, he was picking them up and putting them back in his dense locks of hair.
Gaushalak could not control his laughter seeing this strange activity. Jokingly he said, "O abode of insects!
What do you think you are doing? You are gathering insects and considering this act to be a penance."
The hermit remained calm the first time. But when Gaushalak did not refrain from making biting remarks, the
hermit looked at him with his burning eyes and said, "O vicious person! My name is Vaisyayan Tapas and I
am the doom of ignorant fools like you." Instead of jolting him to sanity, this scornful comment drew an
insulting laughter from Gaushalak. The hermit now took a few steps back and angrily started emitting fire
from his mouth (this is a miraculous power called Tejoleshya, acquired through long and harsh penance).
Within no time, a ball of fire rushed towards Gaushalak, who retreated with fear and ran to Mahavir shouting
in panic, "Sire! Save me. This Tapas will burn me." Reaching Mahavir, Gaushalak fell at his feet.
Hearing the pathetic call of Gaushalak, Mahavir was moved. Turning back he saw the approaching fire ball.
From the compassionate heart of Shraman Mahavir flowed a spontaneous stream of cool pacifying energy.
When the nectar-glance of Mahavir fell on the fire-ball, it subsided. The angry hermit was astonished to see
his fire-ball extinguished. He recognized Mahavir as a much greater and more benevolent power than he,
and said, "Pardon me, O embodiment of benevolence! I did not know that this man was your disciple."
Gaushalak was saved from his imminent death.
Gaushalak was relieved. He asked, "Sire! What does this abode of insects say?" Mahavir replied, "He was just going to turn you to ashes with his fire-power. You were saved by me by my pacifying power. Do not disturb anyone in the future."


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Bandai Namco's free-to-play mecha title, Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2, has launched for the PlayStation 5 in the Americas as a digital download. In addition to the game's launch on PlayStation 5, players are able to switch between Japanese and English voiceovers. This option is also available to PlayStation 4 players. Gameplay improvements, upgrades, and a new map are also available alongside this launch.
In this title, players will conduct 6v6 team online battles with players all around the world. Infantry combat is also featured in this title, giving pilots the ability to take part in the fight alongside mechas. Infantry can place bombs in enemy bases and request support fire to turn the tide of battle. Players can also interact with one another in the online lobby.
Development points can be used to enhance the Mobile Suits in various ways. Mobility, speed, damage output, and far more are influenced by the usage of Development Points. The critically acclaimed combat of its predecessor returns in this title with stakes and action amped up considerably.
With a constantly evolving and rotating set of Mobile Suits, stages, clothing, and events, Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 contains a plethora of content for mecha fans to dig their teeth into.
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Mileage Plan is the frequent flyer program of Alaska Airlines, and a very powerful tool to get discounted business/first class flights if you know how to use it properly.
From now till 13 July 2018, Mileage Plan is running a sale which allows you to pick up miles at up to a 40% discount to the usual price.
- Buy 10,000-19,000 miles: 20% bonus (2.46 US cents each including tax)
- Buy 20,000-29,000 miles: 30% bonus (2.27 US cents each including tax)
- Buy 30,000 miles or more: 40% bonus (2.11 US cents each including tax)
Buy Mileage Plan miles at up to a 40% discount here
The maximum miles you can buy in a single transaction is 84,000 (60,000 base + 24,000 bonus). However, there is no limit on the number of miles you can buy in a year, so you're free to make multiple transactions.
Should I buy Mileage Plan miles at a 40% discount?
40% is the highest publicly available offer that Mileage Plan miles go on sale. Occasionally, some people are targeted for 50% discounts but that has yet to happen to me. As with all mile sales, my advice is not to buy speculatively, but to first identify that the award space that you want is available, then buy and book.
Just yesterday I wrote that you could buy SPG Points and convert them to Mileage Plan miles, and assuming you did them in blocks of 20,000 you'd be buying Mileage Plan miles at the equivalent of 1.82 US cents per mile (because every 20,000 SPG points= 25,000 Mileage Plan miles).
However, you're limited to buying 30,000 SPG Points in a year, so when you've exhausted that avenue, buying Alaska Mileage Plan miles outright is your next best option (you could also credit your SQ flights to Mileage Plan, but won't work if you're trying to requalify for elite status with Krisflyer)
What do I do with them?
Mileage Plan's key strength is the sheer variety of options you have for premium cabin redemptions.
Remember that for a mere 25,000 Mileage Plan Miles you can do a "round trip" journey from Singapore to Tokyo in business class, which works out to US$528 if you buy miles at 2.11 US cents each. There'll be a further ~US$60 of taxes on top of that, but you're still looking at a sub US$600 "round trip" business class journey, which is excellent value in my books.
You can also redeem great value Cathay Pacific awards at 50,000/70,000 Mileage Plan miles each way for business/first class from Singapore to the USA. Or you could do Hong Kong to Europe at 42,500/70,000 miles each way for business/first class (you can't start from Singapore if you're flying to Europe)
Note that you cannot book Cathay Pacific awards online and will need to call up Mileage Plan customer service to get this done. You should be able to use the British Airways award search engine to check what space is available on CX business and first before calling up Mileage Plan- have a read of that tutorial here.
You could redeem Hainan Airlines business class awards to the USA at 50,000 Mileage Plan miles in business class (but you'd need to position yourself to Bangkok first because they don't serve Singapore).
You could redeem Korean Airlines business class awards from Singapore to the USA at 120,000 miles round trip (one-ways are not allowed)
Other important things to note
Alaska recently revised the rules for Mileage Plan awards and charge a US$125 fee for changes or cancellations, regardless of how far away you are from departure.
Some people have reported issues with purchasing miles if their Mileage Plan account is new. These usually get sorted out with an email to customer service, but occasionally the transaction fails and your credit card is not charged. I really don't know what causes this, but for what it's worth I haven't had any issues.
Alaska Mileage Plan purchases are processed by Points.com, so you should use the UOB Visa Signature assuming you spend at least S$1,000 of foreign currency transactions in the current statement period, or the Citibank Rewards card (either Visa or Mastercard will work). You can also use the DBS Woman's World card, but be advised that you may need to write in to DBS to get the bonus 9X manually credited.
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The current situation is that "self-determination" is a legal principle. Its precise ramifications in other contexts are not yet worked out, and it is difficult to do justice to the problems in a small compass. The subject has three aspects. First, the principle informs and complements other general principles of international law, viz, of state sovereignty, the equality of states, and the equality of people within a state. Secondly, the concept has been applied in the different context of economic self-determination. Lastly, the principle appears to have corollaries, which may include the following: (1) if force be used to seize territory and the object is the implementation of the principle, the title may accrue by general acquiescence and recognition more readily than in other cases of unlawful seizure of territory; (2) the principle may compensate for a partial lack of certain desidarata in the fields of statehood and recognition (3) intervention against a liberation movement may be unlawful and assistance to the movement may be lawful."1
'And the right remains an ongoing one. It is not only at the moment of independence from colonial rule that peoples are entitled freely to pursue their economic, social and cultural development. It is a constant entitlement."2
It is true that the right of self-determination is a right that is currently under gradual political and social evolution. It is quite daunting task to define the idea of self-determination rather it would be unwise trying to do so. In an ever-evolving global politics, the right of self-determination has many colours and many aspects and only time will define its original periphery. To me presently, the idea of self-determination is not only being tied up with the independence or decolonization.
Certainly, the era of decolonisation has ended, so it is pointless to say that self-determination is only related to the decolonization process. We have witnessed throughout the world about the issue of minority rights and how some communities have suffered humanitarian disaster by their majority ruler. So now, the burning issue is that whether a particular minority community got the right to determine their own political and economic destiny.
We know there is reference as to the self-determination in the UN Charter and it is on the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) as well. It has been argued by some international scholars that this right of self-determination belongs to the people. They are entitled to make their destiny. However, unfortunately until today nobody defines the term 'people' in the context of self-determination. This has created much confusion among the scholars, state-leaders and many more. The instance of NATO interference in Kosovo on humanitarian grounds is thought to be an instance of urgent initiative in an emergency.
The idea of self-determination "is both radical, progressive, alluring and at the similar time subversive and threatening. This 'Janus quality' has brought about a deep ambivalence in the direction of self-determination which, in turn, may describe the difficulties the international community experiences in trying to articulate the idea in a pleasant way, in transforming it-in an acceptable manner-into a set of legally binding standards and dealing with its limits and dangers in a consistent fashion.''3
There is strong concern as to the future of the right of self-determination that is actually, where it would end up given the nature of its unpredictability and the lack of coherent formula and the delay in resolving some burning issues like Palestine, Kashmir and Kurds. Although much has been done for the first two issues but what we have seen is just a complex game of western politics. There is an accord for Palestine issue i.e.: Camp David, master plan advocate by the US but there was no actual execution of the plan. Therefore, it would not be exaggeration if I argue that these two unresolved issues so far is a tool of world politics.
Here is my some suggestion after having discussed all those histories and documents. Regarding Kashmir, we can endeavour to produce a master plan. No one will leave Kashmir voluntarily either India or Pakistan unless and until the UN or other leading world, authority can come with a good practical plan. Of course, the conflicting states like India and Pakistan must come with clean hand. A Plebiscite can be arranged to know the popular mentality of the Kashmiri people. We can show the example of Gibraltar. To sum it up I would say that the Kashmiri people got the right of self-determination but it is a balancing exercise. It is complex and can challenge the overall state structure of the India. However, nothing in the international law expressly forbids secession in peaceful way. Either in international law, there are no norms as to the right of secession as to the minority or ethnic based claim. Kashmir is a princely state and its case is different than others.
Elmer Plischke rightly pointed out the fear "that self-determination might unleash a Frankenstein of unrestrained proliferation and fragmentation."4
After seeing the much more clumsiness that surrounded the right of self-determination Prof. Cassese expressed his view "at present a strong need for rethinking the concept self-determination and suggesting possible avenues for the future of the law in this area."5
Roughly, all states support the right to self-determination "by various groups but resist such claims by others. Iraq favours self-determination for the Palestinians but not for the Kurds. The Soviet Union has in the past supported many claims for self-determination, but does not grant self-determination to the Lithuanians, Latvians, or Estonians (all of whom have a long history of independence), or to the Armenians in Azerbaijan, or the Tartars in Crimea. India supported self-determination for Bangladesh but not for the Sikhs in Punjab."6
Now we can conclude that mere presence of self-determination (that is intertwined with principle of territorial integrity in the UN charter) in UN documents or Resolutions or other declarations in 1960's and 1970's will not suffice for the purpose of treating the right of self-determination as a sound undisputed international customary law.
Prof. Cassese propounded that "self-determination firmly entrenched in the corpus of international law in only three areas: as an anti-colonial standard, as a ban on foreign military occupation and as a requirement that all racial groups be given full access to government."7
This is a good explanation about the potential scope when the right of self-determination can be exercised. However, it is also true that to limit the principle within these three categories is hard to realize. It may be true in an ideal world but given the nature of the current conflicts among the various parts of the world, we need to wait for the state practice in this area. We already mentioned in our earlier discussion that the principle has rather multi-dimensions. Therefore, any cap on the potential scope of the principle is not sustainable.
After examining all those documents and texts before me I am of the opinion that the right of self-determination is a complex principle. Various state practices from different angles show that in contemporary world we do not have any coherent approach regarding the correct attitude to the principle. Rather we see a vague and complex mixture of norms that actually do not show us any practical sense. Although the principle of self-determination is mentioned in the 1970 friendly declarations (ICCPR) by the GA (UN) but we do not find any procedure as to how we will apply the principle in certain circumstance.
So far, I think we need to do some balancing exercise when we are dealing with the right of self-determination. Because it looks like the issue is still under development into a fuller concept. Therefore, it is better to leave the issue as it and apply the right of self-determination as case-by-case. Because, not all the cases will merit same conclusion. Suppose Kosovo, Palestine or Chechnya is not same. So given the enormous complexity in the matter it would be wise to judge situation by situation. Another thing international laws and norms do not develop radically or by following with a defined formula rather, it is the outcome of the state practices over international relations for a long time. That is why one cannot argue strongly that the right of self -determination has a distinct place in the international customary law. Because very few state do recognise a right of self-determination when it comes across a issue like that that actually affects it a territorial integrity. Nevertheless, they support the right of self-determination in other situation. Therefore, the strange nature of state practice is obstructing the proper exercise of the right of self-determination.
Having regard to the established rules about the self-defence and territorial integrity, the assumption appears to be inherent in the international system. The key difference with colonial or non-self governing territories is that the identification of such territories involves the identification of a people with rights against the metropolitan state: such territories have separate status pending self-determination. Outside the colonial context, there remains a strong presumption in favour of territorial integrity and against secession.
Self-determination "can be neither defined nor opposed. It can mean the right of people to choose their own form of government within existing borders, for example by overturning a dictatorship or achieving independence from a colonial power. It can mean the right of an ethnic, linguistic, or religious group to redefine existing national borders in order to achieve separate national sovereignty. It can mean the right of a political unit within a federal system, such as Canada, Czechoslovakia, the former Soviet Union, or the former Yugoslavia, to secede from the federation and become an independent sovereign state. Alternatively, it can merely mean the right of an ethnic, linguistic, or religious group within an existing sovereign state to a greater degree of autonomy and linguistic or religious identity, but not to a sovereign state of its own."8
If the twentieth century is divided into thirds, the evolution of the principle of self-determination can be easily charted through time. During the first third of this century, the principle meant independence for states emerging from fallen empires in the aftermath of World War 1. During the second third, it meant relative freedom and independence for new states emerging from the decolonization process. Now, in the last third of the century, self-determination has come to mean one of three things: independence for new states emerging from the collapse of communism (e.g., Ukraine or Slovenia), independence for homogenous sub-units within nation-states (e.g., Quebec or Eritrea), or greater internal autonomy for smaller identity groups within existing states (e.g., Aaland Islands under Finland or Faeroe Islands under Denmark). Therefore, the re-emergence of the principle of self-determination has manifested itself in such a manner as to have three situational meanings based upon the context in which it arises.9
Therefore, we see as the day progresses we have more scopes to apply the right of self-determination. It is quite practical that the state practices are very restrictive regarding the exercise of the self-determination. In order to preserve the sovereignty of a state first there is a requirement to maintain the internal harmony among various ethnic and minority grounds of a country. A claim for self-determination cannot be appropriately invoked in every instance of minority rights or group based rights. An open and far too liberal approach to the self-determination will invite scrupulous claims and that would ultimately undermine the state sovereignty and national unity. It is an appropriate time now to formulate some guiding principles on the issue of self-determination and it applicability in certain circumstances. The UN can take the initiative to arrange a special meeting on this topic, as there are numerous self-determination issues around the world and in those cases, there is no viable method to execute the principle. It would save time and ease greater discomfort if we come with a robust and meaningful solution to this persisting problems. Otherwise, every state will treat the issue of self-determination in line with their self-interest.
Author: Mr. Saumitra Sarder, Barrister-At-Law (Middle Temple, UK)
- Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, page-582 (7th Edition-2008)
- Rosalyn Higgins, Problem and Process: International law and How we use it (Oxford: Clarendon), p-120 (2010)
- Cassese, A., Self-Determination of Peoples: A Legal Reappraisal, Cambridge University Press- 1995,page-5.
- Elmer Plischke, Self-determination: Reflection on a Legacy, 140 World Affairs-1977, page-52.
- Cassese, A., Self-Determination of Peoples: A Legal Reappraisal, Cambridge University Press- 1995, page-341.
- Malvina Halberstam, Self-Determination in the Arab-Israeli conflict: Meaning, Myth, and Politics, Newyork University Journal of International Law & Politics, 465 1988-1989, page-5.
- Cassese, Antonio, International Law, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition-2005, page-61.
- Lloyd N. Cutler, Foreword to Morton H. Halperin Er AL., Self-Determination in the new world order at xi (1992).
- Michael J Kelly, 47 Drake Law. Review. 209 1998-1999, page-221.


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Having met Geeta a few times through the Froebel Hope partnership I can understand the devastation her family and everyone in Hope, staff and children, feel at her passing. She was a beautiful person, a human dynamo with real vision. May she rest in peace and all who miss her find comfort.
Slán abhaile Geeta.


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Spintires: Mudrunner – Out Now
With its original Spintires impressing over a million players on PC, it's ultimate edition – Spintires: Mudrunner has now been released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Containing all of the same thrills that made the original game so great, as well as all new content and experiences, things are really getting kicked into gear.
Spintires: Mudrunner puts you in the driving seat of several different offroad vehicles in all manner of terrains and challenges. Face extreme sandbox environments with only your driving skills and a compass to guide you. Rivers may block your path and mountains may bar your way, but it's up to you to get across in one piece. Check out the launch trailer below for more information.
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Hurricane Florence is supposed to hit the Carolinas very soon. Hopefully @mayjay (who lives in South Carolina) is safely away from the affected zone.
@mayjay, if you see this post please let us know you are ok. Same for all other East Coast posters that will be in the danger area.
@JayHawkFanToo Thanks for the shout-out! I was about ready to post something.
Florence turned toward us last night after several days of assuring friends and family we were not a target. Right now the projected track goes right over our heads (Monday, I think) after hanging out near its namesake (Florence, SC, at the intersection of I-20 and I-95) for a long while. By the time it gets to us, the winds should be down to tropical storm force, but the bigger problem for the whole interior of the state will be rain anywhere from 10 to 20 inches, with spots near the coast up to possibly 30 or even 40.
We had devastating floods in Oct 2015, when over 100 dams in this area failed or were topped. A close friend lost her home when 16 inches in 6 hours topped a dam nearby and another one on Ft Jackson failed (disclosures since then show the commanding general had the lake behind his house raised several feet despite warnings it would make the spillway ineffective–he wanted a better view; wish I was licensed down here). And there was no potable water for about 10 days, during which we happened to go to Cancun (anyone remember my joke about being the only people going to Mexico to find safe water?). So people here are prepping like crazy. Sam's is out of water and bread; Lowe's is selling out generators and flashlights; the highway from Charleston to Columbia was made 1 way for all 114 miles to aid in evacuating. After 2015, and Matthew in 16, and the two last year, everyone is no longer casual. My wife's VA hospital is receiving dozens of patients from some of the 177 hospitals and care facilities evacuated from the coast.
Fortunately, our house is not in an area likely to be flooded, although many roads nearby could be closed. I have my generator, a room a/c if we need it (all temp forecasts are mid-90's); lots of water and buckets to save rain water, and a pool to provide water for flushing for us and the neighbors (assuming the sewer system works); extra cell phone batteries and standby charging packs; lots of ice; gas for my grill; and many nonperishable goodies to consume if necessary. The two biggest trees nearby were cut down last fall after part of one almost took out our power line.
We almost replaced our roof due to its flapping shingles this past spring, but couldn't quite swing it–that is the biggest question mark now. I will tie down our outside furniture tomorrow since this forecast seems to change so much, and if the hurricane doesn't stall at the coast, we could get a full wind blast after all.
Much more detail than anyone wanted, but I will cut and paste this for updates for relatives, too!
Stay safe and stay dry.
@mayjay sounds like the insurance company will be paying for a new roof soon! Stay safe!!!
@mayjay, your family is always welcome here in good ole hurricane proof ks! Better head out soon though.
Great thread. - -Yes for sure , sounds like South Carolina is going to be the main target. - - Been hearing one of their main concerns is they think it is going to stall out when it hits the Coast. - Talking like places can be facing anywhere from Coastal to Hurricane winds could be for 2-3 days - - talking torrential rain 30 inches of rain and up to 9-13 ft Surges. - -Just like as they say can very easily be a catastrophic storm.
Every one there on the Coast please be care and take shelter - no hero's please - - you can always replace materlistic items - we can't replace lives, we need everyone here for the Crimson and Blue --Stay safe my friends ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@mayjay Not at all my friend you can detail forever if you want to / the BIG THING IS you just watch yourself- - you and family all of you just BE SAFE - these things are ugly and this one sounds like a doozy.
I knew there was a reason I wouldn't live on the Coast - - I'm here in Tornado Alley and that's bad enough for me - -Take care my friend - -GOD SPEED
Okay, here we go! Florence will be in my area for about the next two days. Wind now about 14 mph, gusts up in the 20s, but no rain yet. 689,000 without power already in the Carolinas. Living in Columbia, the radar makes me feel kind of like one of those food pellets in PacMan (let it load):
@mayjay Just stay safe. I know easier said then done.-- -Sad stories coming from the weather channel. - -Lady died of a hearth attack , rescue workers couldn't get to her cause of tree's down in the Road. - -A mother and baby dies when a tree fell through their roof, just have the old phrase hace those eye's in the back of your head - -be so very careful my friend - -we need you here. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Thanks! We should be fine. Most things that would get us are in the pain in the neck variety, like if the roof leaks. Even if we lose power, since we are in the capital we don't think the power would be out for more than a couple days. Time to grill all those frozen Nathan's hot dogs!!
Apparently Florence has been downgraded quite a bit but still very dangerous. Stay safe.
Hope it's like that for you. @mayjay
@dylans I saw the clip. It is funny! Believe it or not, the clip probably does not show any faking by the reporter. He is bracing for gusting (and has been standing out for hours), plus his rain gear is flapping around catching any wind. In addition, these gusts can be very localized even separated by 100 feet, depending especially on what buildings may be blocking it. I remember a clip last year or the year before where they showed exactly the same contrast–reporter seeming to struggle while someone walked blithely by in the background–and then the walker got slammed to his butt and went sliding about ten feet.
I haven't tempted fate by saying anything about how we only have some wind under 30 mph so far, and only a half inch or so of rain. Supposed to get some 40 to 50 gusting later with periods of sustained 30 to 40 mph. Expecting rain today and tomorrow of 4 up to 7 inches.
Not many losing power around here. But now that you have instigated this "we have been lucky" comment, I will hold you responsible of we get slammed!
@mayjay I hope not!
I've been out in gusts up to 119mph. He's acting. (He's leaning with the wind smh wrong way)
It's funny kinda like when the people walked by the weather lady in the canoe during Katrina (I think). No doubt it was much worse somewhere at some time, just not there and then as he's portraying.
Technically, the center of the remnant of Florence is around here right now. The expected 35 to 45 winds overnight mysteriously disappeared. It is still dumping all over NC and NEast SC, but we will likely just get a couple more inches of rain. Thanks to everybody for your concern!
Despite our good luck, other people really got slammed and NC will be dealing with massive flooding for days, if not weeks. I am hoping this convinces my wife once and for all that retiring to NC's shore is not an optimum plan!
Many years ago, my family used to vacation on the Outer Banks in North Carolina (Duck, Nags Head). We would rent these big houses they have there (5-6 bedrooms) that will hold 15 to 20 people and stay there for a couple of weeks in the Summer. Beautiful place to stay on a vacation but I would not want to be there during a storm.
About 10 years ago I was in Sarasota and we were invited to a friend's home located on a multi story, high end sea side condo and their apartments was located in the 3rd or 4th floor. It was the typical warm and sunny afternoon but then a storm came in with heavy rain and lots of thunder and lightning, nothing particularly severe according to the locals, but watching the "angry" sea made me rethink ever retiring to any sea side location.
And as of now, Hurricane Michael is expected to go directly overhead here on Thursday. By then it is supposed to be a tropical storm, but that is still bad news for this area since Thursday is the second day of the State Fair. We should be fine in the mayjay hovel.
Meawhile, please send mental and spiritual help out to the folks in Florida/Alabama who might be "welcoming" Michael ashore as a Cat 4 hurricane with 13 foot storm surges.
@mayjay not looking good! My neighbor said we've had 9 plus inches in the last 4 days. No winds, just rain. Prayers to all!
We've had 6 inches of rain and 8 inches of acorns falling in Lawrence the past 5 days. Stay safe, Jaypeeps!
@DanR We won't be getting much in the way of acorns, but with the pine trees around here I expect about 4 inches of pinestraw.
Okay, time for the scariest moment of the entire experience of having two tropical storms pass directly overhead within a month:
I believe we have come through both of them without losing power or suffering any damage! And now that I said it, I'm sure our chimney will topple on me, or we will be overrun by a herd of escaped drowning rats or something…
Thanks to everyone for your support!
Sounds like you came through it well. Glad to hear. We had one serious hurricane during our Baton Rouge years, Gustav.


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Ant Group is demanding a larger slice of lucrative commissions from its popular payments platform at the expense of local banks as China's largest fintech tries to offset losses from a government crackdown on its lending business.
The move will help Ant's controlling shareholder, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, to rebuild the group's valuation after Beijing in November pulled the company's planned $US37 billion ($48.2 billion) initial public offering, which would have been the world's biggest.
Ma has since largely disappeared from public view while Beijing has launched new rules restricting online lending as part of a wider crackdown on fintechs, which China's President Xi Jinping signalled this month was only just beginning.
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To make up for the fall in profitability from the changes to its lending business, Ant has become more aggressive with its online payments division.
"Ant is still looking for an IPO and it wants to improve its valuation that has taken a hit from the regulatory overhaul," said a person close to the firm. "The solution is to grow in areas that come with fewer restrictions."
The fintech group began pursuing this tougher approach in negotiations with banks over the past few months. This was despite a warning from the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in January that it would crack down on monopolistic practices in the electronics payment industry.
Official data shows Alipay counts more than one billion active users and processes more than half of China's non-bank electronic payments. That makes Ant a target for anti-monopoly regulation that aims to restrict companies to having about a third of the share of the market.
The regulatory tightening, however, has done little to give banks a stronger say in negotiating with Ant. Several lenders said they had agreed to allow Ant to increase its share of transaction fees not only this year but also in 2022.
"We can't afford to lose a partner like Ant," said a banker who works with the fintech group.
Official data shows the nation's mobile payment platforms, led by Alipay, reported 295 trillion yuan ($59.4 trillion) in transactions last year. That compared with 117 trillion yuan for bank card purchases in the same year.
As Alipay's popularity keeps rising, banks are rushing to work with the platform to make their credit cards stand out from the competition. A Beijing-based finance executive said Chinese lenders have joined "an arms race" to offer Alipay incentives so the platform will list their credit card as the preferred partner.
"There is one Alipay everyone uses and dozens of credit cards that do not distinguish themselves from each other," said the official. "Who do you think has more bargaining power?"
People close to the PBoC said the central bank was considering various measures to break Ant's monopoly.
But any push to restructure the industry would require co-ordination among a variety of market participants, including Ant and its competitors, which would be difficult given their conflicting interests.
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