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BBVA Open Talent 2015 Competition
The BBVA Open Talent, is a startup competition inspired on the open innovation model of BBVA, with the main objective to identify the most innovative projects, support them, look for sinergy and implement them in the organization. The three concepts that best define the essence of BBVA Open Talent are entrepreneurs, startups and open innovation.
The competition is thought for entrepreneurs and startups with technological, innovative and centered on the fintech topic projects. This is the seventh edition of an international contest aimed for entrepreneurs and startups. We want to foster innovation in the financial ecosystem, in these topics:
- Mobile banking
- Payments and money transfer
- Consumer Loans
- Cryptonetworks
- Alternative loans
- Risk analysis
- Investment managementes
- Financial inclusion and education
- Fraud management
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BBVA Open Talent takes twenty finalists per region and provides them an opportunity to present to reputable judges. All finalists will spend the day before the competition interacting with key global BBVA executives and decision makers. Even if you don't walk away a winner, you'll walk away having gained new experience and insight that can't be found elsewhere.
During the immersion course, winners will spend a week in Mexico gaining first hand experience with the LATAM market and international scaling. This is paired with a week spent in London, spending more time with venture capitalists, embracing the local startup ecosystem. It's access to powerful thought leaders like none other.
Winners will also have the opportunity to enjoy a unique experience in El Celler de Can Roca, appointed as the best restaurant of the world in 2015, with the Roca brothers in the heart of their restaurant and in La Masía, their innovation center.
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Calling All Education Entrepreneurs: The Largest Startup Competition in the World Wants You
November sure is a special time of year! Not only did President Obama officially declare it National Entrepreneurship Month, but the largest startup competition in the world, Global Startup Battle (GSB), is just nine days away! Taking place November 14-23rd, GSB 2014 marks the first time education entrepreneurs will have their own track within the competition to showcase their latest and greatest innovations. Titled Education, Empowered Track, nine of the biggest players in the edtech industry will be joining the public to determine the most promising new edtech startup of the competition.
The Largest Startup Competition in the World
Every year during Global Entrepreneurship Week, UP Global, gives entrepreneurs in over 250 cities around the world the opportunity to compete for prizes designed to help them move their startup forward. The competition is called Global Startup Battle (GSB), and past and present partners include Google, Coca Cola, Amazon, Sprint, Bigcommerce, and more. With over 30,000 people taking part this year, it will easily be our biggest GSB ever! Check out last year's winners, as well as the GSB 2013 infographic, and be sure to visit the website to find out more about what you can expect from GSB this year.
The Education, Empowered Track is GSB's First Education-Focused Contest
This year, Education Entrepreneurs and General Assembly are proud to be co-hosting the first ever Education, Empowered Track within GSB. Thousands of people at 10 Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) events and over 200 general Startup Weekend events will be participating, and we expect more than 300 teams to be building solutions for education over the span of just 10 days. Ideas will be judged on four categories: Education Impact, User Experience, Execution, and Validation. (See here for full judging criteria). If you're feeling disappointed by the current education offerings, have an idea to make things better, or want to contribute to the movement to innovate and improve education, then participating in the Education, Empowered Track is a great step for you to take.
Powerhouse Sponsors, Judges, and Prize Packages are Included
This year, we're excited to announce that General Assembly is the official sponsor of the Education, Empowered Track. As one of the largest and most successful education organization's in the world, General Assembly is excited to work with education entrepreneurs during GSB to improve the way people learn, increase access to education, and ensure that everyone is empowered to be a thinker and maker.
The Judges are also incredible! New Schools Venture Fund, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, Edsurge, Class Dojo, and the Institute for Global and Online Education have all joined General Assembly to ensure participants get the opportunity to showcase their products to some of the biggest influencers in the space of education innovation. (See the full list of judges here).
$20,000 USD in General Assembly Courses, $5,000 USD Living Stipend, One-on-One Mentoring Sessions, 40 Hours of Support, Legal Startup Kit, and Social Media Super Powers. This is the current prize package, and there's still more coming in every week! Organizations are eager to reward the brightest minds coming together to improve education, so be sure to check back before November 14th to see what awesome prizes are added!
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Anyone Can Participate
The GSB competition begins with a Startup Weekend event taking place during the 10-day span of GSB (November 14th-23rd). Dispersed throughout the world, these events welcome anyone and everyone to dabble in the world of entrepreneurship and work as a team to build an innovating new product and startup. Startup Weekend is known as the weekend-long experiential learning event that helps people turn their idea into a startup in less than 54 hours. The motto is No Talk, All Action, so if you have an idea that you want to pitch, or a desire to contribute your skills and ideas to an existing team, be sure to sign up to participate, before spots run out.
10 Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) Events Are Taking Place During GSB
Anyone participating in a Startup Weekend event during GSB, who builds an edtech startup over the weekend, is eligible to participate in the Education, Empowered Track. It's important to note that there are two types of Startup Weekend events: general Startup Weekend events are referred to as such, whereas Startup Weekend Education events are often times referred to as SWEDU. The elements that make a SWEDU event different from a Startup Weekend is that 25% of the participants are educators, all the Coaches and Judges at the event are experts in education and education technology, and all ideas being worked on over the weekend are specifically focused on solving an education problem. Both types of Startup Weekend events will be taking place during GSB, so irrespective of which type you sign up for, as long as you're developing an education solution, you're automatically eligible to participate in the Education, Empowered Track.
Here is a list of all GSB events, and below you'll find the 10 events that are specifically SWEDUs.
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Education Entrepreneurship is Year-Round
Anyone who wants to innovate education gets a unique opportunity to participate in a Startup Weekend or SWEDU event during GSB and compete for awesome prizes and major international exposure! However, we want to make sure you know and understand that the opportunity to utilize entrepreneurship to solve problems in education is something you can do year-round. Education Entrepreneurs is the official community within UP Global that specifically focuses on leveraging entrepreneurship to improve education outcomes.
Recognizing that people aiming to innovate education face unique problems that require unique solutions, Education Entrepreneurs has created a suite of programs to specifically help education entrepreneurs along their journey. Programs include SWEDU, Startup Digest Education, bootcamps, meetups, resources, and a global network of Community Leaders who are eager to help. Located in all six major continents, Education Entrepreneurs makes it easy for anyone, anywhere to play an active role in shaping the future of education.
Learn more about the Education, Empowered Track
Check out what else is going on at Global Startup Battle
Follow all the Education, Empowered action on Twitter using hashtag #GSBedu
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The Final 48 Hours: Vote to Shake Up Education
Startup Education is the largest initiative in the world to provide year-round programming and resources dedicated to giving anyone, anywhere the opportunity to take action to improve education. SXSWedu is one of the most prominent conferences in the world focused on bringing people together to share ideas about fostering innovation in learning. Some say its a match made in education innovation heaven, and today, we're excited to announce that we've submitted three proposals to present at next year's SXSWedu conference. But we need your help!
30% of SXSWedu panel selection is based on public votes, which means your willingness to "thumbs-up" our proposals can mean the difference between new, action-oriented, and far-reaching approaches to improving education being shared, or the same 'ol same ol' narrative being told about the possibilities for education to evolve. We hope that our track record and vision going forward will inspire you to support our involvement in SXSWedu, but if that's not enough, here are three key topics for discussion we'd like to add to the story being told at the conference:
- Edtech solutions, alone, will not transform education. Communities of people equipped with entrepreneurial skills, who are empowered to take action will transform education.
- A collaborative innovation process that involves multiple stakeholders, perspectives, and skill-sets is the best innovation process when it comes to improving educational outcomes.
- Creating the space to challenge what school traditionally looks like, feels like, and results in, spurs creativity and produces fresh ideas for designing improved models for learning.
Take Action: Place Your Vote by Friday, September 5th
Public voting officially ends Friday, September 5th. If you're interested in helping us shake up the usual narrative about innovating education, and share the incredible grassroots work our Community Leaders around the world are doing to affect change, then complete these 3 quick steps:
Step 1: Create an account on SXSW Panel Picker. (If you already have one, skip to item #2 below)
- Click here to be directed to our SXSWedu proposal webpage.
- In the upper right-hand corner, select "Sign In." You will be directed to a new page.
- On the Sign-In Page, select "Create Account." Insert the required information, and your account will be confirmed.
Step 2: Vote for our three proposals
- Click on the links below
- On each page, select the "thumbs up" icon in the upper left-hand corner (Yes, you can vote for all three!)
- Vote for Growing an Education Innovation Community
- Vote for Understanding and Empathizing with Education Users
- Vote for Redesigning School As We Know It
Step 3: Share the opportunity
Know other people who want to shake things up?
Easily share this opportunity by clicking on the Twitter icons below:
- Grow your own education innovation community. Vote for this @SW_Edu panel at #SXSWedu: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/38230 #edchat #edtech
- Build with the education user in mind. Vote for this @SW_Edu panel at #SXSWedu: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/40721 #edchat #edtech
- Redesign School As We Know It. Vote for this @SW_Edu panel at #SXSWedu: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/42174 #edchat #edtech
Interested in checking out other SXSWedu panel submissions from Startup Education Community Leaders? See them highlighted here.
Want to learn more about Startup Education? Visit our website
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Win a Chance to Showcase Your Edtech Product to Hundreds of Educators and School Leaders
On September 13th in Los Angeles, EdSurge is hosting its next Tech for Schools Summit, and once again, Startup Education wants to give one lucky Startup Weekend Education alumni the opportunity to earn the coveted "Startup Education Featured Company" spot, and showcase their product in front of hundreds of educators and school leaders. The deadline to apply is Thursday, July 31st, at 5:00pm PST, so read on to find out how you can take advantage of this incredible opportunity!
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What is the Edsurge Tech for Schools Summit?
Last month, Startup Education formed a partnership with EdSurge, the leading source of news and resources for education entrepreneurs. This partnership offers an opportunity for Startup Education's global community of education innovators to engage with EdSurge's timely content, resources, and opportunities – including EdSurge's Tech for Schools Summits. Encompassing day-long events in a variety of cities around the country, the Tech for Schools Summits give educators an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with some of the most innovative technology being built for schools, and at the same time, gives entrepreneurs the chance to get unfiltered feedback from their end users.
What are the perks of being a "Startup Education Featured Company" at the Summit?
Application fee is waived
Participation fee for Saturday's "Educator Day"
1 round-trip flight
1 night hotel accommodation
Your own showcase table, branded "Startup Education Company"
Who is eligible?
The applying team must be based in the U.S.
At least one member of your team has participated in a Startup Weekend Education (Volunteers, Coaches, and Judges are not eligible; only participants that worked on a designated team throughout the 54 hour event qualify as "participants")
Your product is built for the K-12 market
Your company has raised less than $150,000
Your company is less than 2 years old
You must be available to travel to Los Angeles on September 12th and 13th
Where do I apply?
2 Applications to Complete
When are the applications due?
Both applications must be completed Thursday, July 31st, at 5:00pm PST
Anything else I should know?
Startup Education will cover the flight and accommodations for one team member. You are welcome to bring additional team members; however, your team will be responsible for those costs.
It is OK if the company you are applying to represent at the Summit was not developed at a Startup Weekend Education event. We are interested in knowing who on your team has participated in a Startup Weekend Education event, and what impact participating in the event has had on the development of your product.
When will we know whether or not our team has been selected?
Friday, August 8th at 5:00pm PST
What if our team is not selected?
You are more than welcome to still participate in the Summit and get tremendous value out the experience; however, like other companies attending, your team will be responsible for covering the registration fee, flight, and accommodations.
You can also consider applying for one of EdSurge's upcoming Tech For Schools Summits.
This is the first of many opportunities that Startup Education will be doing to further support alumni teams from Startup Weekend Education. Subscribe to the Startup Education newsletter to learn more about these opportunities.
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From L. Ron Hubbard's Office
by illimitableoceanofinexplicability
"Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow"
– L. Ron Hubbard
Well, I hope you guys aren't all like "This dude's a religious nut", because I'm not, not really. I like to think of myself more as a 'seeker'. Not a 'Hunter-Seeker', obviously, as I am not a "tiny floating tadpole-like machine" used by assassins and powered by a Holtzman Field Generator. Which, while a terribly efficient device for the purposes of killing, can be easily destroyed as was memorably proven on the great desert planet, Arrakis, when Paul Atreides (also called 'Muad'Dib') smashed and submerged in water one that had been sent to murder him. No, it would be a little more difficult to smash and submerge me. Take my word for it, I know, my brother used to try it in our back yard swimming pool every summer. But, be it by the will of the man upstairs or by some chance of a million years of evolution I emerged from that pool the man before you today, the man you're allowed to call, The President and Founder.
Yes, The President and Founder of The Institute for the Study of Slightly Varying Circumstances dedicated to exploring the mysterious WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY and WHERE of it all. Even going so far, at great personal peril to himself, as to spend some time in the office of L. Ron Hubbard you see above. The office, I admit, isn't really HIS office it's simply an office kept in HIS memory that anyone can find when visiting a traditional Church of Scientology dedicated to HIS true writings and ideals.
However, I don't suggest you try this. The reason being that I have watched most of you for some time, and though it seems harsh of me to say, you couldn't handle it. I'm sorry, but I can see you now walking into a Church of Scientology (dedicated to HIS ideals and writings) thinking you're all bad ass like me and the next thing you know you're on the e-meter confessing your deepest darkest secrets to some nut job who will excuse himself for a moment in order to get on the phone to Scientology HQ so as to inform them that a new personal toe nail cutter for John Travolta has been found. So, please, leave this kind of shit to me.
.your pal,
The President and Founder

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Octopus Key Holder
Keeping keys organized has never been easier with this stylish octopus-shaped brass key holder from A&F.
Six separate key rings come together in this unique octopus-shaped key holder by A&F. Each ring can be easily separated from the main holder. With its stylish design, this all-brass key holder doubles as a fashion statement.
Starting as a distributor of premium American outdoor products in 1977, A&F then began to develop their own line of products, mainly durable and long-lasting knives. Expanding their product line in 1990 to include other outdoor essentials--such as chairs and keyholders--A&F boasts a 40 year history in outdoor products, with a focus on useful products to nurture an appreciation for the outdoors.
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- For The Actor Stephen Nicholas, see Stephen Nicholas (actor).
|No. 54 Atlanta Falcons
|Personal information
|Date of birth:May 1, 1983
|Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
|High School: Jacksonville (FL) Lee
|Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|Weight: 236 lb (107 kg)
|Career information
|College: South Florida
|NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
|Debuted in 2007 for the Atlanta Falcons
|Career history
|Roster status: Active
|Career highlights and awards
|Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2012
|Stats at NFL.com
Stephen Leron Nicholas (born May 1, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at South Florida.
Early yearsEdit
Nicholas played high school football at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. As a senior he was a class 3A all-state linebacker and was invited to play in the Shrine Bowl.
College careerEdit
Nicholas played college football at the University of South Florida. During his senior year he was a Big East first team selection. He finished his college career with 326 tackles, 20 sacks, and a school record 53.5 tackles for loss.
Professional careerEdit
Atlanta FalconsEdit
Nicholas was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He finished his rookie year with 37 tackles and one sack. In 2008, he saw action in all 16 games during the season. In 2009, He started 14 games, totaling 82 tackles, 3 sacks. He started his first career game against Miami on September 13.
During his 2008 season, it was little known that Nicholas' 10 month-old son, Stephen Nicholas Jr., was waiting for a heart transplant at Children's Hospital Boston. The infant was kept alive by tubes for four months before a suitable heart became available. In order for Nicholas to spend time with his wife and sick child, he would fly to Boston every Sunday after the game and be back with his team in Atlanta in time for Wednesday's practice. A few weeks after the taxing surgery, Stephen Nicholas Jr. was delightedly given a clean bill of health, and he and his mother were finally able to return home to be permanently reunited with Nicholas.
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Frosted Glass Cafe Doors - In the event you're considering remodeling or looking at the interior designs of a new home, you'll certainly be taking a look at painting the walls different colors and adding several types of carpeting, tile, or wood floors. Nevertheless, have you ever considered what you may want for the doors? Sure, there are white wooden doors, the classic light, or the very hefty carved medieval -looking wood doors; yet, greatly carved old fashioned doors tend to be stained in darker colours and create a fairly glum feeling in your home.
Why use ornamental glass doors? Well, there are plenty of reasons for that! An overall lighter atmosphere, enabling more daylight into your home and creating a warmer effect will be created by the transport of so much daylight throughout the house.
Cosmetic glass doors come in several shapes, sizes, and designs. For a much more contemporary appearance, you might just simply wish to consider an elegant glass door with silver or gold metallic touches on the borders; clear glass allows the doorway to let in the most light. A decorative glass door may be used for office and room doors.
This same idea goes for the shower; having a glass door for your shower will let more light in so that you no longer must stand in the dark shower you may enjoy the warm water in the light while shower curtains might suffice! Frosted glass can come in several distinct versions. There is frosted textured glass that's not quite crystalline but not that see-through either, and only has wavy designs all over the glass so that it's difficult to see the clear image on the other side.


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Grouping Clan Allies
Survive one tough. And if it is not just about survival, and the conquest of domination in the new world after the end of civilization, you can not do without his group, clan, even the army if you want. In this article we will talk about allies and your faithful comrades, brothers in arms and goals. Let's talk about how to find and recruit new members, how to create from these people, a strong team, capable of solving any problem from a more effective accommodation to warfare.
During a global catastrophe or war, many will die. With rare exception, to survive one more difficult. For that reason, many people will try to gather in groups, communities, to facilitate and increase their chances of survival. If you do not fit the way a lone warrior, then you should do the same. Or better yet, knock together a group with the head, his own clan. In this case, one should start to recruit people into your clan now.
First, your group will include those whom you call your friends, neighbors, associates, good friends. We should choose people close to you in their views on life, political and religious ideologies (that in these soils did not raise conflicts within the clan). Try to have at its surrounded by people with different skills: power athletes, strong men, former military personnel with expertise in the conduct of combat operations, handling of weapons and explosives, computer geeks and techies who can handle sophisticated technology, good drivers of vehicles, a doctor, preferably a surgeon.
In the clan will be the allocation of responsibilities. Someone will lead a life, to guard the base camp, then a coordinated group action on the spot and with the support of a liaison at the base, if any, impact the group will go to the raids, collect resources, to conduct combat operations.
Women - a special story. The fact is that during the war or global catastrophe will be a lot of women without men. This happens for several reasons: many men die in battle, many men simply do not dostoyany this status, and presence of the term does not elevate them to the rank of this - they're just wimps, and women are more resistant and tenacious. So there will be a lot of women, even very suitable in all respects, without shelter, counsel and the means and forces of existence.
Very reasonable to take to the community especially cool women. Let lead management, organize life at base camp, pleasuring men. It is important that women do not become the cause of fornication in the grouping, so you should make sure that women as if they were assigned to specific men, so they were sort of wives, concubines. Alignment will probably be such that for every man, a warrior will be two, three, and even more women. In terms of survival and incidence of extreme old civilization - this will be the norm, and the Muslims and do not get used. You, as leader of the clan should have some of the best of wives and concubines. If conditions permit, it is necessary that women bear children. Also need to populate a new world.
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Silky R&B outfit Rhye made their television debut last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where things got a little sweaty and intimate. In support of their full-length debut, Woman, the Los Angeles duo brushed off a rendition of their tearjerker of a single, "The Fall". At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, this might be one of the most perfect late night performances in recent memory — especially the last two minutes which just play out like a funeral at the edge of a New England town in October. Watch it below and if you're too in an R&B collective, take notes on how this shit's done. Your move, Frank Ocean, Miguel, R. Kelly, everyone.
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Former Mexican Playboy model Julia Orayen completely stole the show at Mexico's first presidential debate when she appeared on screen wearing a very revealing skin-tight dress.
Orayen was tasked with holding an urn in which each candidate would select a piece of paper from to determine who would speak first. She was on air for only 20 seconds, but her name blew up on Twitter and the short video of her appearance instantly went viral.
"I didn't think (the part of the dress that covers the breasts) was going to open so much," Orayen said on Mexican talk show Cadena 3.
Mexico's election authority apologized to viewers of the debate for Orayen's choice of attire, which distracted from a night of serious debates centered around the Mexican economy and drug war.
Julia Orayen might have won Mexico's first presidential debate, but did she win this week's YouTube viral video crown?


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Putin attends Russia-China war games
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SERGEI GRITS
Associated Press
Friday, September 14
TSUGOL FIRING RANGE, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended Russia's biggest-ever war games, which involved some 300,000 troops as well as a significant contingent of Chinese forces.
The week-long Vostok (East) 2018 maneuvers span vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans and showcase the military might of Russia and China at a time of simmering tensions with the U.S.
As well as the troops, some 1,000 Russian aircraft and 36,000 tanks and other combat vehicles are involved. The exercise surpasses even the biggest Soviet maneuvers in 1981.
China sent about 3,200 troops, 900 combat vehicles and 30 aircraft to join the drills at a Siberian firing range, a deployment that reflects its shift toward a full-fledged military alliance with Russia.
Speaking at the Tsugol firing range about 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of the border with China, where Russian and Chinese troops performed joint drills, Putin lauded the troops for their skills, saying they "demonstrated their capability to deflect potential military threats."
He emphasized that "Russia is a peaceful nation," but noted that the country needs to strengthen its military capability to "be ready to protect its sovereignty, security and national interests, and, if necessary, support our allies."
The Chinese media have described the People's Liberation Army involvement in the drills as the country's largest-ever dispatch of forces abroad for war games.
From China's perspective, the emerging military alliance with Russia sends a strong signal to the U.S. and its ally Japan. China is intent on defending its interests in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety, as well as Taiwan and the Senkaku and Diaoyu islands controlled by Japan but claimed by Beijing.
For Russia, the increasingly robust alliance with China is particularly important in light of the strained relations with the U.S. and its allies and the looming threat of more biting U.S. sanctions.
The drills come amid tensions over Syria, where the U.S. and its allies threatened to launch strikes against President Bashar Assad's government if it uses chemical weapons to reclaim control of the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib.
Russia, which has waged a military campaign in support of Assad, strongly warned the U.S. against military action in Syria.
Isachenkov reported from Moscow. Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow contributed to this report.
The Conversation
Hungary sanctions: don't expect Viktor Orbán to back down after parliament vote
September 13, 2018
Umut Korkut
Reader, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University
Disclosure statement
Umut Korkut is the Principal Investigator for the European Commission funded project RESPOND: Multi-level Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond.
Glasgow Caledonian University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK.
The European Parliament has, for the first time in its history, voted to trigger Article 7 of the Treaty of the European Union against a member state for failing to adhere to European values. The parliament and its committees say Hungary has serious problems with respect for human dignity, equality and the rule of law. It is concerned about pluralism, tolerance and justice in the country. It has, for some time, criticised Hungary for the anti-EU turn it has taken since the election of Victor Orbán's as prime minister in 2010.
Among other things, the parliament accuses Orbán's government of extensive corruption and of stifling freedom of expression and religion. OLAF, Europe's anti-fraud office, has carried out ten investigations into how Hungary spends EU funding – making recommendations for change in seven of these.
Transparency International describes Hungary as having "a centralised system of legalised corruption", with 90% of the media controlled by the ruling Fidesz party and all major Hungarian institutions serving its interests.
The government silences dissent with punitive taxation threats and attacks against NGOs and academic institutions. It is now even planning to ban gender studies within its higher education institutions.
Orbán has proudly declared Hungary the first illiberal country in Europe. The question from here must be whether the parliament's vote will have any effect on him at all. Following the parliamentary vote, the European Council – which brings together the heads of member states – must decide whether to sanction Hungary through Article 7. At the extreme end of the spectrum this could include suspending its voting rights as a member state.
A full reprisal is unlikely, not least because of Hungary's strong alliance with Poland. And Orbán clearly has a strategy. Ahead of the European elections next year, he has been working to build alliances with Matteo Salvini, head of Italy's Lega alongside his traditional Bavarian, Austrian and Polish allies. With the UK leaving the EU, there will be an extra 27 seats up for grabs in the next European parliament. Orbán hopes to build an anti-migration alliance to shield European civilisation against "invasion" from the east and south.
Hungary and its allies in Europe have tried to frame the debate as being about the difficulties that countries on the periphery of Europe have been experiencing as a result of the increase in the number of asylum seekers. They accuse the EU of interfering in the internal affairs of a member state and argue they are being attacked by the "pro-migration lobby".
Hungary recently made it a criminal offence to facilitate or support irregular migration – including initiating procedures on behalf of an asylum seeker. Our fieldwork in the southern provinces in Hungary has exposed serious breaches of European asylum procedures in migration management.
In its alleged defence of European borders, the Fidesz government has established transit zones for asylum seekers at its southern border with Serbia to which it accepts just one applicant per day. In August, it stopped sending food to the border in the hope of "encouraging" failed asylum seekers to leave before their appeal cases had been considered. The conditions in the transit zone and "push-backs" to Serbia put Hungary in breach of its obligations to the European Convention on Human Rights.
All in all, the Hungarian situation presents a complete reversal of democratisation and Europeanisation and their replacement by illiberal alternatives.
Will the Hungarian situation infect the rest of Europe? Orbán is keen to expand his anti-migration platform in cooperation with extreme right forces in Europe. Instead of absorbing the parliament's decision and using it to make changes, he is likely to go on the counterattack. He wants to build a new European order, pushing for a new definition of Europeanisation that hinges less on equality, diversity and humanitarian principles.
The European parliament election in May 2019 will see the clash of two alternative courses for the future European integration. Will Europe stand by its founding principles of openness or will it fall into the trap of fear and populism?
Could coal ash be a viable source of rare-earth metals?
September 14, 2018
Saptarshi Das
Graduate Research Assistant in Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
Eric Williams
Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
Gabrielle Gaustad
Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
Disclosure statement
Saptarshi Das receives funding from the National Science Foundation.
Eric Williams currently receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Ford Motor Company. The research reported was done under a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Gabrielle Gaustad receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the steel scrap industry. She also consults for The Aluminum Association and the Institute for Defense Analyses.
Rochester Institute of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
Rare-earth elements, including neodymium and yttrium, are not actually rare – more common, in fact, in the Earth's crust than copper and tin. But, because they are scattered widely, and hard to separate from their surrounding ores, mining and refining them is difficult.
Rare earths are valuable, too. They have unique properties that make them useful in modern energy and electronic products. Electric vehicles and wind turbines need high-performance electric motors and generators, which in turn require strong magnets made of neodymium and dysprosium. Yttrium, terbium and europium are key to energy-efficient color displays on laptop, cellphone and TV screens. Lanthanum is crucial to high-quality camera lenses, and cerium acts as a catalyst in automotive catalytic converters. Researchers are looking for alternatives and substitutes, but it's not clear there are any.
Most rare earths – 85 percent of the world's supply – are produced in China. The last U.S. rare-earth mine closed in 2015, leaving the country dependent on imports – and vulnerable when, as happened in 2010, China stopped all rare-earth exports in a trade conflict.
The fact that a trade war could again cut off rare-earth supplies has prompted some people to consider reopening U.S. mines. But our research has identified another possibility: extracting rare earths from coal ash, an abundant waste product with relatively high concentrations of these key elements.
Coal ash as a source
As a byproduct of burning coal to make electricity, the U.S. produces nearly 80 million tons of coal ash a year. About 43 percent of that is used as an ingredient in cement and to enrich soil with macro- and micronutrients. The rest goes to landfills or gets mixed with water and stored in open ground pits called containment ponds.
That coal ash contains reasonable amounts of rare earths, particularly scandium and neodymium. In ash from some types of coal, the concentrations of rare earths are as much as 100 times higher than when they're found naturally in the Earth's crust.
Research, funded in part by government money, has found at least three ways to extract rare earths from coal ash, though none is yet commercially viable. The first two methods, using acids and special bacteria, are either too expensive or too time-consuming and therefore unlikely to be practical at an industrial scale.
A third route, which our research explores, uses heated, compressed carbon dioxide to selectively dissolve and extract the rare-earth elements. This form of carbon dioxide, called "supercritical," has several applications, including in the food industry, removing caffeine from coffee beans.
Using carbon dioxide
Our research has found a potential route to profitability for extracting rare earths from coal ash using supercritical carbon dioxide. There are still significant challenges, though.
First, the process needs other chemicals. Carbon dioxide is relatively cheap, but it can't help rare earths clump together and separate from the other elements in coal ash. Doing that will likely require an expensive chemical such as tributyl phosphate. Researchers will need to find ways to use as little of that as possible to keep costs down.
Second, the process has to be especially efficient at extracting scandium and neodymium, which are particularly valuable. Many coal ashes have lots of those elements – but not all, which raises the third challenge.
Some coal sources – and therefore the ash when that coal is burned – have more rare earths than others. We found that the value of rare earths in a single ton of coal ash can vary from US$99 at a coal plant in Ohio to $534 at a West Virginia plant. With extraction costs expected to range between $380 and $1,200 per ton, not every coal plant's ash will be a profitable place to find rare earths.
Dealing with the leftovers
After the rare earths are extracted where possible – and profitable – the rest of the coal ash would not need to be handled any differently than it is already. But it would help the coal industry take a step toward a "circular economy," in which anything one process generates as waste can be used as a raw material in another process. Further, the carbon dioxide and other chemicals needed for rare-earth extraction can be reused, reducing waste from the process itself.
This method would give the coal industry an additional stream of income – which would not likely reverse its decline, but could give coal a different strategic role in the country's economy, even as its use as an energy source ends.
Nuclear reactors in hurricanes: 5 questions answered
September 14, 2018
Theodore J. Kury
Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Theodore Kury is the Director of Energy Studies at the University of Florida's Public Utility Research Center, which is sponsored in part by the Florida electric and gas utilities and the Florida Public Service Commission, none of which has editorial control of any of the content the Center produces.
University of Florida provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US.
Hurricane Florence may affect the operations of several of the 16 nuclear reactors located in the Carolinas and Virginia, raising concerns about safety and power outages. Ted Kury, director of energy studies at the University of Florida's Public Utility Research Center, explains why nuclear power stations must take precautions during big storms.
1. Keeping cores cool is the top priority.
The top safety concern at nuclear power stations is protecting the nuclear cores of their reactors.
Reactors operate at temperatures exceeding 350 degrees Centigrade, relying on cooling systems to dissipate the heat. When cooling systems malfunction, portions of the reactor core may begin to melt. Meltdowns can lead to explosions and the potential release of radioactive material.
When a reactor's power supply is interrupted, it may affect the system's ability to cool the plant.
To prevent accidents, the outer wall of reactor containment systems are made out of reinforced concrete and steel. Since they are designed to withstand the impact of a large commercial airliner, flying debris – even if it's propelled by 200 miles-per-hour winds – is unlikely to pose much of a threat.
Therefore, utilities prepare for storms by inspecting power stations, securing equipment, testing backup pumps and generators and stocking critical supplies in case workers have to stay on site.
2. Why do utilities sometimes shut down reactors before hurricanes?
The first time that a hurricane significantly affected a commercial nuclear power plant was in 1992, when the eye of Hurricane Andrew passed directly over Florida Power and Light's Turkey Point Nuclear Station.
The plant, located 25 miles south of Miami, was subjected to sustained winds of 145 miles-per-hour with gusts up to 175 miles-per-hour.
While the reactors themselves were not damaged, the plant site sustained US$90 million worth of damage. It lacked external power for five days, relying on backup generators to run critical equipment and keep the reactor cores cool.
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission's report on the incident noted that the plant had begun to shut down 12 hours before the storm arrived, earlier than required at the time.
Had the plant operators strictly adhered to the requirements, the plant may not have been ready to take the necessary precautions once the storm hit. As a result, plant operators today begin their shutdown procedures and status reports to the NRC 12 hours ahead of the storm's impact.
3. Why do utilities sometimes wait before turning reactors back on?
At any given moment, the amount of power electricity grids generate must equal the amount customers consume plus what gets lost on its way to them. When there is no way to consume the power, or to transmit it, utilities halt generation.
And even when utilities take steps to protect the grid, such as by laying power lines underground to reduce the risks posed by downed trees and flying debris, it makes them more susceptible to storm surges and flooding.
Therefore, when large numbers of power lines and substations are disrupted, reactors once turned off may not be able come back on line until after all that infrastructure has been repaired.
Before Hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida in September of 2017, Florida Power and Light originally planned to shut down the Turkey Point reactors 24 hours in advance of landfall, but ultimately made the decision to leave one of them online as Irma's path changed.
4. What about the Fukushima disaster?
There was a major disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in 2011. Few of the more than 100,000 people who were evacuated from the surrounding area have returned home, although the government has announced that it is safe to return to at least part of that region.
The disaster began when a tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake disabled emergency generators used to cool nuclear reactors, causing multiple meltdowns, followed by explosions and the release of radioactive material.
It changed how utilities prepare for major storms, including in the U.S., where the Nuclear Regulatory Commission strengthened safety standards across the board and instituted customized requirements at some power stations.
5. What might happen in the Carolinas and Virginia?
The U.S. gets about one-fifth of its electricity from nuclear energy but the region where Hurricane Florence will have the biggest impact relies on it more heavily.
About 57 percent of South Carolina's grid is nuclear-powered while North Carolina and Virginia both get roughly a third of their electricity from nuclear power stations.
Duke Energy, which owns nearly all of the nuclear power stations in the Carolinas, reportedly planned in advance to shut down some of these reactors 12 hours before the hurricane's landfall.
The company also predicted before the hurricane that as many as three-quarters of its 4 million customers in the Carolinas could lose power in outages that could last for weeks – depending on the storm's severity and trajectory.
Llewellyn King: Are We Surrendering Americanism to Identity Politics?
By Llewellyn King
Francis Fukuyama earned his place in philosophical history by declaring "the end of history" on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism.
Nowadays Fukuyama, an engaging traveler through the world of ideas, poses this great question: Where are we going?
In New York on Sept. 11, Fukuyama seemed to answer that question by telling an audience: Nowhere very good.
The global crisis laid out in Fukuyama's latest book "Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment" is that identity politics — advanced tribalism, if you will — is eroding democracy.
Fukuyama writes that the United States invaded the Middle East, during the Iraq War, to Americanize the Middle East, but the Middle East has Middle-Easternized the United States. Not only is there no national identity in Iraq now, he argues, but we are also losing our Americanism to identity politics, with its baggage of racism and division.
He points to two decidedly democratic events as harbingers of a less democratic future: Britain's vote in June 2016 to leave the European Union and the election that same year of President Donald Trump, disaster following on disaster, identity triumphing over political union.
In the case of Brexit, English nationalism upstaging the larger values of a unified Europe; and in the Trump election, the white working class voting against the other constituent parts of the nation.
Listening to Fukuyama answering questions at the New York event, organized by Philip Howard and his Common Good organization, one could be plunged into feeling that the famous American mixing bowl had become unmixed, breaking down, as Fukuyama gently suggested, into competing groups, supporting just those who belong to their group — all of this set off by white fear of the end of their hegemon in America. Hence, the hysteria over immigration.
The difference between the immigration alarm in Europe and in the United States, he said, is that Europe sees not just an invasion of different people with different customs, religions and languages, but also an assault on the cradle-to-grave welfare systems. Fukuyama said Europeans do not mind paying 60 percent of their incomes in tax because they believe they get a lot for it. That, he said, is what they see coming from immigration: People coming to live off the generous social structure for which they have not paid.
Immigrants from Africa going to Sweden — in the news because of its electoral swing to the right — must think they have entered nirvana: total freedom from want. Not quite the same as people coming across our Southern border, seeking safety and work.
Fukuyama sees the United States in danger from identity grouping overwhelming our commonality as a nation.
I wonder about that. When I landed on these shores as a young (legal) immigrant in 1963, I wrote to a friend in England — and I remember this clearly — saying: "This is no melting pot. This is a fruit salad."
Well, that is still so, and it works until it is perverted by minority manipulators. For example, there has always been a racist element. It is just that Trump and his allies have blown on these embers and brought forth flame. Race dividers feel emboldened under Trump, just as they seethed under President Barack Obama.
It is worth pondering that before Trump, we twice elected an African-American president and that said something about us — something quite different from what Fukuyama is saying about us in today's race-heavy, fact-short political debate.
Some at the New York meeting suggested that the pendulum will swing back. Yes, it will but not to the status quo ante. It will be to a new place.
Personally, I believe the Trump success was fueled not so much by resentment as by a pervasive sense of irrelevance. It expresses itself politically, but its root may be with the isolation felt by those who have to deal with monopoly businesses from the cable company to the online retailer. Think the politicians ignore you, try those who have market dominance: banks, health insurers, online vendors and telecoms among others.
Fukuyama calls for dignity as a kind of antidote to identity politics. He might want to extend that excellent thought beyond just the political arena.
Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of "White House Chronicle" on PBS. His email is email@example.com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.


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2018 Women's Cross Country News
UD Athletics Highlights from 2018-19 Academic YearAugust 15, 2019
2019 Athletics Banquet held on SundayMay 05, 2019IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas athletics department celebrated its sixth annual end of the year banquet on Sunday, May 5, at the Hagger University Center. Each coach from the 15 NCAA affiliated programs took a moment to speak on behalf of their program, as well as recognize those that received postseason achievements highlighted by each team's Most Valuable Player (Listed at bottom).
Cross Country Teams Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic TeamFebruary 28, 2019NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) released its men's and women's team and individual academic awards. Eight programs from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) were included for receiving individual and/or team academic honors. Both men's and women's cross country programs at the University of Dallas were among those named All-Academic Teams.
SEASON REVIEW: Cross CountryJanuary 10, 2019
UDallas Athletics Provides Donations for Blue ChristmasDecember 06, 2018
5 Crusaders named to SCAC 2018 Fall All-Sportsmanship TeamsDecember 03, 2018
9 Crusaders Placed from Fall Teams on USCAA National All-Academic TeamNovember 09, 2018
Wilgenbusch Earns All-American; Crusaders 4th at USCAA ChampionshipNovember 09, 2018VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The University of Dallas women's cross country team competed in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Championship on Friday, which was a 6k course. Dallas came in fourth place overall out of eight teams with 88 points.
Women's Cross Country Earn 3rd at SCAC ChampionshipOctober 27, 2018KERRVILLE, Texas – The University of Dallas women's cross country team claimed 3rd place at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship on Saturday. Dallas totaled 106 points to capture a top-3 finish out of seven opposing schools.
SCAC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Women's Cross Country Brings Depth into Saturday's RaceOctober 25, 2018KERRVILLE, Texas – The University of Dallas women's cross country team will be competing in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship on October 27 at Schreiner University. The Crusaders will be racing in their first 6k of the campaign.
UD Invitational Cancelled this SaturdayOctober 12, 2018
Women's Cross Country Wins Ozarks Cross Country InvitationalOctober 06, 2018CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – The University of Dallas women's cross country team won the Ozarks Cross Country Invitational on Saturday with a score of 33. The top seven averaged a time of 22:17 and posted a total time of 1:51:26.
Wilgenbusch Scored Top Point for NCAA DIII Runners at 2018 Saints Invitational; Dallas 2nd OverallSeptember 22, 2018SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Dallas women's cross country team competed in the 2018 Saints Invitational hosted at Windcrest Golf Club. Similar to last week, storms created a course that featured difficult racing conditions in the 5k. Also like last week, the Crusaders came away with a second place finish of 41 points behind fellow SCAC opponent, Texas Lutheran University (28 points). Dallas edged Texas College (80), Schreiner University (93), and Sul Ross State University (124).
Wilgenbusch Earns SCAC and USCAA Runner of the Week HonorsSeptember 18, 2018LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Anna Wilgenbusch (St. Paul, Minn.) from the University of Dallas women's cross country team was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Runner of the Week on Tuesday for her performance at the TLU Bulldog Invitational. That same afternoon, the freshman also was announced the Athlete of the Week for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
Wilgenbusch Leads Women's Cross Country with Impressive Debut; Team competed at DBU Patriot/Orville Rogers XC OpenerSeptember 01, 2018MANSFIELD, Texas – The University of Dallas women's cross country team opened the 2018 season on Saturday with a 5k at the DBU Patriot/Orville Rogers XC Opener. Host NCAA Division II Dallas Baptist University scored first place with a 15 and placed the top 11 spots with times beneath 20 minutes.
Dallas Fall Sports Move-in Begins ThursdayAugust 15, 2018
Cross Country Releases 2018 ScheduleJuly 30, 2018IRVING, Texas – The 2018 schedule for the University of Dallas men's and women's cross country teams have been released. The Crusaders will race in seven competitions this fall, including three times in September and October.
Soccer Field Enchancement UpdateJuly 13, 2018IRVING, Texas - The field renovations for the University of Dallas men's and women's soccer field continues this summer. Last week new sod was delivered and placed out on the pitch. This week it has been maintained and is being prepared for the upcoming fall.


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If public schools received grades like students do, many five-star schools would be getting D's or F's.
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If you're a principal of a failing school, Superintendent Jesus Jara could be coming for your job. It's about time.
Pursing the same policies and goals that enabled the Stoneman Douglas shooter doesn't keep Clark County School District students safe.
The biggest takeaway of the new school star rankings is how much work needs to be done in the Clark County School District.
School choice breathes opportunity into communities where the public school option fails by injecting competition and challenging the status quo.
Successful organizations replicate effective projects. New York City public schools don't fit that description. Go figure it's considering shutting down one of its top programs.
Congratulations to new Clark County School District superintendent John Vellardita. It's obvious his power has surpassed that of Jesus Jara, superintendent in title only.
The Clark County School District wants to replace the current Professional Growth System. That's according to Jason Goudie, the district's chief financial officer.
A strike hasn't happened yet, but politicians are already trying to shift responsibility for what has gone wrong. That's not a good sign.
The leaders of the Clark County School District should be elated, not worried, about the possibility of a teacher strike.


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One thing is for sure – not many people have already heard about blockchain project management. However, last year, the VEB Russian bank that is owned by the government announced that they were planning to start a blockchain project management. After this major announcement, the largest private Russian bank decided it was time for them to also implement a blockchain project management. As you can see, we are not talking about something that no one is doing yet. We are talking about the implementation of a blockchain project management in the financial industry.
Discover everything you need to know about Value Stream Management.
Ultimately, all these announcements from the financial industry in Russia just come after the Russian government has decided to legalize and regulate blockchain.
But why are these important financial institutions doing this? Why are they adopting blockchain project management?
The truth is that you probably already heard about the numerous benefits that blockchain technology can bring. After all, it can handle all kinds of transactions via a decentralized ledger. These include a simple purchase or payment, a project, a milestone, a completion of a task, a transfer of funds, among so many others.
Discover the 6 project management metrics you need to understand.
There are many reasons why these important financial institutions are looking at the implementation of blockchain project management. After all, the blockchain technology is based on trust. And if you think about Bitcoin, which is a public system that has been working well for years, a private blockchain would work even better.
And when it comes to project management, the reality is that projects are becoming more and more complicated to handle. So, most organizations need to look for solutions. And one of them is blockchain project management. This technology doesn't only allow organizations to be more efficient as well as they can also serve to do better forecasts. So, ultimately, these organizations are looking for a clear minimization of bureaucracy and an improvement of the quality of each project they handle.
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Another reason that is behind this decision is the fact that this is an extremely reliable and effective PM platform. After all, it is secure and resilient. And we already know from Bitcoin that it can be extremely expensive to try to tamper with it. In addition, and when looking at project management closer, we can see that the implementation of this technology can also add more benefits. These include the risk reduction, the cost removal, and the time-saving that should be huge.
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So, what can project managers expect from the introduction of the blockchain technology in project management?
Project managers will mainly maintain all the tasks they have now but they will be faster and more accurate when doing them. After all, it will be a lot easier and quicker to communicate with all participants about the budget, scope, deadlines, requirements, and deliverables that are needed for the specific project they are working on. The blockchain technology will then identify, verify, and validate all these transactions. In addition, the blockchain project management can also be a good help in what concerns to intermediation, arbitration, and reconciliation.
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438 Serangoon Road
Singapore 218133
08:30am - 03:00pm
05:30pm - 09:30pm
Who gonna have a raisin? 1 raisin per one kesari Bhath we think. Just one piece is enough for 4 persons as it is rather sweet. Great when you have this with Masala tea [$2 each] as the milky aromatic tea drink has no need for sugar.
Total bill is $47 for 4 persons. Such a value& #hiddengem eat in Iittle India area.😊
More expensive than other dishes here but totally worth it. The sprinkle of chili magic dust have elevated the dosa skin one notch. It hugs so well with soft-to-your-palette potato filling. 🤗
Recommended by their owner after we ordered many dishes. Inside the crispy Dosa is a hugh mash potato filling with mustard seed. We split them in pieces using spoon but quite difficult to share. Good Dosa that none can miss! 👌
The brown doughnut shape fritter is called "Uddina Vada". It is a Southern Indian delicacy popular during breakfast. We just have this as our lunch served with mint sauce and sambar (red lentil and vegetable stew). It is crunchy outside and soft inside just how we like.
The Rava Idly (green) is a signature item of MTR1924 (made with sarmolina) . We love having our idly with ghee pouring on top. These are 2 must-order items that we share with our visitors (4 persons in total).
Khara Bhath (corner left dish) is a savoury dish that divide us. One might like soft texture dal but others might not. Served with sliced tomato & mint sauce. Try it if you want to experience something different!
The staff is really friendly and offer to take picture for group photo. We are impressed with their service and this place sets a standard for good dosa in town.👍
You'll most likely find this shop in Little india packed to the brim—but don't let that deter you. Queue for the community-favourite Plain Dosa ($5) that Burppler Blueskies Cottonclouds raves to be "really refined...like the Indian version of the French galette!". Delicious spiced potato is encased within a thin, crispy shell made extra fragrant by ghee, and served with turmeric-based sambar and coconut coriander chutney. Other dishes not to be missed include their Pudi Masala Dosa ($7), Uddina Vada ($2) and Poori ($5 for 2)!
Photo by Burppler Casey Tan
MTR is a pretty small shop in Little India but it's bustling with people generally all eating their masala dosai, and with good reason! A deliciously spiced potato filling is encased with a thin, crispy shell. Eaten with their turmeric based sambar and coconut coriander chutney, this is definitely one to write home about.


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Quiet of the night.
Silence is treasured.
Yet I'm frightened,
From both my mind and what's around me.
I can feel your soul.
I can understand your deepest fear.
I can cope with your desires.
But is it all too much for me?
What's the price for this fiery passion;
For this longing of progression and scarification.
Are there boundaries?
Do I pay with my soul or my body?
Sensations cloud my judgment.
Your catty eyes draw my attention.
And just like that, I'm yours.


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The official one-sheet for the new Oren Peli ('Paranormal Activity') nuclear horror story 'Chernobyl Diaries' was spotted over at iTunes and you can check it out below. The new poster is pretty cool and manages to cleverly blend some ominous looking clouds into a radioactive sign high above the Chernobyl facility in Ukraine. The movie has received some backlash from those who see the film as an exploitation of the disaster that resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and workers in the area through varying levels of radioactive exposure and resulting cancer cases. It's a difficult argument because it's by no means the first time something like that has been carried out by the film industry and it all depends on how sensitive to the history the film turns out to be. Arguably all Nazi or war-based horror flicks should be treated the same and what about the most successful film of all time 'Titanic'? Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolso Berdal ('Cold Prey') and Dimitri Diatchenko all star in the Bradley Parker helmed horror experience.
"Chernobyl Diaries follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone."
'Chernobyl Diaries' opens on 25 May in the US and here in the UK from 22 June.Official 'Chernobyl Diaries' One-Sheet


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Now it is possible to contemplate the fascinating views of the Chicamocha canyon, the second largest of the world, in a modern aerial tramway. Near Bucaramanga, the canyon was declared natural park in 2006 and soon attracted national and foreign visitors to see one of the most famous geographical accidents of the Colombian Andes. Yesterday president Uribe inaugurated the aerial tramway.
The tree stations are located in Mesa de los Santos, Chicamocha river and the National Park of Chicamocha. The aerial tramway spends 22 minutes.
The canyon is made by the fragments of a rocky mountain divided by the meeting of two rivers, Fonce and Suárez. Geologically, it is made by the detachment of tectonic faults.
The geological accident is located among the region of Mesa de los Santos until the city of Bucaramanga.
In December 2006 was opened the National Park along the canyon. As it is near to Bucaramanga, one of the largest Colombian cities, it has a high number of visitors. The park includes the municipality of Bucaramanga, capital of the State of Santander and the city of San Gil. The park has an extension of 264 hectares.
Visitors can not see only the spectacular views of a deep canyon, but it became a tourist spot with traditional towns, spaces for cultural performances and viewpoints. Sport is also frequent in the region with activities like cycling, camping, walking, horses, fishing, paragliding and many other in a place where nature, space and security are everywhere.
The aerial tramway of the Chicamocha National Park is already an attraction: it has an extension of 6,2 kilometers (4.5 miles) of extension. It has 39 cabins and it can transport 500 passengers in an hour with a velocity of six meters per second.


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Reduced investment protections will make robust commercial arbitration mechanisms all the more critical for investors
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This article discusses the current trend away from investor protections via bilateral or multilateral treaties and suggests that this will make the availability of alternative remedies all the more important.
In his first speech before the United Nations, President Trump emphasised national sovereignty and asserted that the duty of governments is always to put their country and citizens first. He argued against what he described as "mammoth, multinational trade deals, unaccountable international tribunals, and powerful global bureaucracies". He has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and seeks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
This marks the first time that a capital-exporting nation has retreated from the post-World War II norms of international trade cooperation. When the rising tide of nativist and nationalist sentiment engulfs a nation like the US, which so obviously gains from the international trade and investment system of which it was a principal architect, we can expect the wave of withdrawals from bilateral investment treaties (BITs) that started over the past five years to quicken and swell. In Asia, both Indonesia and India have taken steps to reduce exposure to investor claims by terminating or not renewing BITs.
In March 2014, Indonesia announced it would not renew its BIT with the Netherlands with effect from 1 July 2015. This was closely followed by a further announcement from Indonesia that it would allow all 67 of its BITs to expire, including those with Australia, China, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
This move followed cases brought against it by foreign investors; including the Churchill Mining plc v Indonesia and Planet Mining Pty Ltd v Indonesia cases, brought under the UK-Indonesia and Australia-Indonesia BITs respectively. They concern expropriation claims arising from a coal project in Borneo. These claims, along with a multitude of other investor-state disputes arising from BITs, added to mounting concern that BITs tended to favour foreign investors at the expense of developing economies.
Nonetheless, Indonesia is not likely to remove all bilateral investor protections. It is more likely to recalibrate them in the process of negotiating renewals. For example, as it has announced it will do in the case of the BIT with Singapore. In addition, foreign investors will remain eligible to seek protection under Indonesia's multilateral treaties, including various ASEAN treaties. Indonesia is a member of ASEAN and a signatory to the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement, which provides protection to foreign investors who are from other ASEAN countries. ASEAN in turn has free trade agreements with a number of countries including China, Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, which include similar investment protections.
India is another nation that has decided to reduce the extent of investor protection by terminating some of its BITs. In July 2016, India sent notices to 58 countries announcing its intention to terminate (or not renew) its various BITs. This marked a clear departure from India's previous stance: India had signed four or five investment treaties yearly in the period from 1994 to 2011.
As in the case of Indonesia, the change of position may stem from the growing number of claims being brought by foreign investors against India. More than 10 cases have been brought against India over the past five years. One example is White Industries v India, where the Tribunal ruled against India and ordered damages in favour of an Australian investor. The case related to excessive judicial delays for the enforcement of an ICC arbitral award.
Mirroring Indonesia's willingness to remain open to some level of investor protection, India has proposed that future BITs be renegotiated on the basis of its 2015 Model BIT. This Model BITrebalances the relationship between the State and foreign investors, addressing the concern that previous BITs unduly favoured foreign investors. In the 2015Model BIT:
- Most favoured nation treatment is excluded;
- Fair and equitable treatment is excluded and replaced with a list of measures, such as denial of justice, fundamental breach of due process and discrimination, or manifestly abusive treatment, each of which must constitute a violation of customary international law; and
- Full protection and security provisions are restricted to physical security of investors
- The foreign investor's right to commence arbitration is made subject to the requirement that the investor first attempt to exhaust local remedies for a period of five years.
These developments in relation to BITs bring to the fore the importance of effective recourse via international commercial arbitration, including the efforts made by nations that wish to attract foreign direct investment to ensure that their court systems readily recognise and enforce arbitration awards made at foreign seats. Arbitral institutions such as the ICC and SIAC should continue their good work in building awareness of international arbitration among judges and lawyers in emerging markets, and in training lawyers so they can participate in, and thus acquire a stake in the success of, international commercial arbitration. Investors who may not be able to rely on investor protections under BITs will be anxious that their rights are protected by other means, chief among which will be international commercial arbitration against their contractual counter party, together with consideration of contractual allocation of risk where there are changes of law in the host nation.
Philip Jeyaretnam is a Senior Counsel, Global Vice Chair and Regional CEO of Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and Chairman of Maxwell Chambers


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Description of problem:
Using g_utf8_validate() with param length set as -1 cause the following terror
on x86_64:
GLib-ERROR **: gmem.c:172: failed to allocate 4294967296 bytes
Looks like -1 is interpreted as an unsigned, thus the 4294967296
The API of g_utf8_validate() says:
max_len : max bytes to validate, or -1 to go until NUL
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
Just use the following call in g_utf8_validate (string, -1, NULL)
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Additional info:
This works as expected on other x86_64 distributions like Ubuntu or Debian.
Never mind, I cannot reproduce that problem with a simple test case, so it's
something else. Sorry for the false alarm...
My guess would be you were calling g_utf8_validate without including the right
header with a prototype. Without a prototype, -1 will be passed as
0xffffffffUL in the corresponding register, while -1L or with a prototype
which has long type for the parameter as -1L (== 0xffffffffffffffffL).


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Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? – Matthew 6:26
In this economy, many have struggled, including myself, in making ends meet. There were days I wondered how we would make it. Many have known this fear. Experiencing the peace of God during these times has been beneficial to me, because I have learned that he is the provider of all things and that his arm is not too short (Isaiah 50:2). He owns it all (Psalm 50:10). I connect these promises with the fact that he loves me and cares what happens to me.
I don't want to make this sound like a "believe in God and everything is good" type message. It usually is a very hard journey that one needs to make and learning to trust is what makes it good. If there are lessons to be learned, struggles are usually the classroom in which I have learned them.
If we really think about it, it is amazing how the creatures on the earth survive. God has provided for each of them and cares about his creation. We are more valued than that. God will provide and allow us to be a tool of his provision for others.
Prayer: Thank you, my Father, for taking care of me. You have seen to it that I have what is needed each day. I pray that you use me to show your provision to others. Amen
Faith Tip: Take some time to consider how God has provided for the creatures of the earth that you see today, and for you.


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- Artist
- John Singer Sargent 1856–1925
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1480 x 895 mm
frame: 1678 x 1105 x 100 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Mrs Charles Hunter through the Art Fund 'in memory of a great artist and a great friend' 1929
- Reference
Catalogue entry
Inscr. 'John S. Sargent' t.l. and '1898' t.r.
Canvas, 58 1/4×35 1/4 (148×89·5).
Presented by Mrs Charles Hunter through the National Art-Collections Fund 1929.
Coll: Presumably commissioned from the artist by the sitter 1898.
Exh: Copley Hall, Boston, February–March 1899 (9); R.A., 1899 (18); Special Inaugural Exhibition, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1904 (178); Venice Biennale, 1907 (English Pavilion, 27); 53rd Autumn Exhibition, Liverpool, September–December 1925 (144); R.A., winter 1926 (303); York, March–May 1926 (30); Tate Gallery, June–October 1926.
Lit: Art Journal, 1899, p.178; Downes, 1925, pp.52, 186–7; Charteris, 1927, pp.168, 267; N.A.C.F. Report 1929, 1930, p.44, repr. facing p.44; Mount, 1955, pp.214–15, 436, repr. p.144; McKibbin, 1956, p.102; Mount, 1957, pp.177–8, 345.
Repr: Manson and Meynell, 1927, n.p.; National Gallery, Millbank [Tate Gallery], Review of the Acquisitions, 1927–29, 1930, p.45.
Sargent first met Mrs Charles Hunter (née Mary Smyth) in 1895 and the two became firm friends; indeed, Mrs Hunter seems to have been the artist's confidante. Three years later, in 1898, Sargent painted her portrait. She was famous for her salons in London and house parties at Hill Hall, Epping, where many literary and artistic figures foregathered (see also N04180). A watercolour portrait of 1902 was lent by Mrs Hunter to the Sargent Memorial exhibition in 1926 (119). A marble head and shoulders portrait of her carved by Rodin in 1906 is also in the Tate (see Ronald Alley, Foreign Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, Tate Gallery, 1959, N04116).
The Art Journal reviewer saw an echo of Rubens's 'Chapeau de Paille' in Sargent's treatment and pose of his sitter in this portrait.
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Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, London 1964, II
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Zac Cohen, marble collector-turned-purveyor, just stocked his site with a handful of marbles and beads from me. The bulk of what he has available are a style variation on my Maze marbles and beads that I revisited because he asked nicely; I'd done a few marbles in this Paisley-esque theme several years ago. Zac found a pic deeply buried on the web, and asked if I'd do a few different color themes for him to sell. Check out his website- he has a beautifully curated collection of work from many talented, diverse artists. (photo credit to Zac and his photographer extraordinaire). Many thanks to Zac for choosing to rep my work and to all of you!
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Shingles is an infective disorder caused due to a virus, varicella-zoster virus. This infection causes a severe painful rash on the skin. Shingles can occur on the skin on any part of the body. However, it usually becomes evident as a single stripe of rash or blisters, which wraps around one side of the torso. Ayurveda offers effective alternative Shingles natural treatment that could provide relief from the painful rash and help in reducing the appearance of the blisters.
Varicella-zoster virus is also known to cause another common infective disorder, chickenpox. Patients who had had chickenpox tend to have the virus lying dormant in the nerve tissues near the brain and spinal cord for several years. The virus can reactivate later and cause shingles. The use of home remedies for shingles can help to improve the immunity of a person and reduce the risk of reactivation of the virus. This can help the patients with a history of chickenpox to avoid Shingles infection in the future.
The symptoms of this infection affect a small part of one side of the body. The common signs and symptoms of this infection include burning pain, numbness and tingling, and an increased sensitivity to touch. There may be an intense red rash, which starts about 3 to 4 days after the pain. Patients may also develop blisters, which break open and leave crusts. Some other symptoms of shingles are itching, headache, fever, and sensitivity to light.
Shingles can affect the nerves and cause complications such as tingling and numbness of the affected parts. The neurological symptoms of this disease occur a few years after the patients have recovered from an episode of chickenpox. The virus enters the nervous system and lays inactive for several years. When the virus reactivates, it travels along the nerves to the dermal layers thus producing the skin symptoms of shingles.
However, not all patients who have had chickenpox develop shingles. A natural cure for shingles using natural herbs can help in the destruction of the viruses lying dormant in the body thus preventing the development of shingles.
Shingles is more common in the patients having a low immunity. Hence, it is more common in the older patients and those suffering from HIV/AIDS or cancer. Patients undergoing treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy for cancer can develop this disease due to the lower resistance to infections. Immunosuppressive medications prescribed to prevent the rejection of a graft or transplanted organs can also increase the risk of shingles.
A patient suffering from shingles can spread the varicella-zoster virus to others who are not immune to chickenpox. The spread of infection may occur through direct contact of the skin with the open sores caused due to the shingles rash. However, once infected, the person develops chickenpox, and not shingles.
Though shingles is not a life-threatening condition, it can be highly painful. An early diagnosis of this condition and ayurvedic treatments using natural herbs, dietary changes, and panchakarma therapy can help to reduce the intensity and duration of its symptoms and prevent the complications.
The common complications of this infection include post-herpetic neuralgia, which occurs when the shingles pain persists long after the rash has cleared. Vision loss is also a common complication of Shingles.
The commonly prescribed remedies for shingles nerve pain include the antiviral properties ayurvedic herbs.. Administration of vaccination in the childhood for chickenpox during routine immunization or varicella-zoster virus during adulthood can help to prevent these infections. However, these vaccines do not provide a lifelong immunity against these conditions.
The shingles vaccine can only help as a prevention strategy. It is not intended to cure patients who have already development shingles. Hence, patients are advised to seek natural treatment at the best ayurvedic clinic in Melbourne for shingles. These treatments include the use of herbs for shingles nerve pain and other symptoms and reducing the risk of complications.
Ayurveda recommends an herbal cure for shingles to ensure long-lasting results. These herbs produce a natural antiviral, antibacterial and toxins removal effect. These herbs work as preventive as well as therapeutic relief for the patients with Shingles.
Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia): Ayurveda, the system of Indian medicine, recommends the use of Giloy for an effective management of Shingles. It can produce an antiviral effect and help in the destruction of viruses.
Neem (Azadirachta indica): Neem possesses a great antiviral potential. It can destroy the viruses and provide relief from the symptoms of Shingles. It also acts as a natural antibacterial agent and reduces the risk of superadded bacterial infections. The antioxidant effect of Neem can protect the nerves and eyes against oxidative damage and prevent the complications of this disease.
Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia): Manjistha is one of the most effective natural antivirals for shingles. It can prevent neuralgia and improve the functions of the nervous system. It can also boost the immunity and enhance the body's natural ability to fight infections.
Daruhaldi (Berberis aristata): Daruhaldi can be used as a natural antiviral agent to control the symptoms of Shingles. It can reduce skin rashes, itching, blisters, and burning sensation.
Mulethi (Liquorice): The use of ayurvedic herbs such as Mulethi can help to reduce the risk of chickenpox and Shingles. It can be used to relieve itching, skin rashes, and blistering.
The best cure for shingles can be achieved through the use of ayurvedic herbal treatments. The ayurvedic treatment includes the use of natural remedies, which work by improving the strength of the immune cells. They enhance the ability of the immune system to attack and destroy the viruses thus reducing the risk of developing chicken pox as well as shingles.
The ayurvedic doctor in Melbourne, Australia also advises the patients about the diet they should follow to keep the symptoms in control. The ayurvedic diet is aimed at improving the general health of the patients to increase the body's resistance to shingles. The diet includes all the essential nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin A, and iron, which produce an antioxidant effect and protect the body against complications such as vision loss, neuralgias, and anemia, respectively.
Patients diagnosed with shingles can seek Ayurvedic medicine in Australia to manage their symptoms in a safe and effective manner. The ayurvedic treatment is aimed not just at relieving the symptoms, but also preventing the complications of this infection. The doctors at the Melbourne wellness centre also advise the patients about the foods to eat and the foods to avoid. They advise the patients to eat the foods that can produce a natural antiviral and immune boosting effect. This can be of great benefit for the patients who have developed chickenpox in the past to avoid the reactivation of the virus in the future.
Our ayurvedic naturopath may recommend panchakarma therapy. Panchakarma treatment can help to detoxify the body and thus, stimulate the elimination of harmful toxins from the blood thus restoring health. A regular treatment at the Melbourne natural medicine clinic can help the patients to prevent the progression of chickenpox and shingles and relieve the symptom of existing shingles infection.
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Gurnam Saini has over 15 years' experience in Ayurvedic naturopathy treatments in Melbourne, Australia. He has completed his bachelor degree in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, India. He has done MD in Alternative Medicine and certificate courses in Panchakarma Detox, Pulse diagnosis and skin care. In Australia he pursued post graduate degree in mental health from La Trobe University, Melbourne (Australia). He has worked as associated Nurse Unit Management in Eastern Healths, Melbourne for 9 years. He is also a member of the Australasian Association of Ayurveda (AAA). He has won awards for ground-breaking work in Ayurveda globally. Read More
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