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Absolutely Beaut Aussie Feeds in Adelaide
Here at True Local, we put the "straya" in Australia. Check out these top spots to grab a feed this Australia Day.
The Original Food Company
It's true, you know. There were literally no food companies in existence before these guys came along. They don't get nearly enough historical credit if you ask us. Anyway, The Original Food Company specialises in sumptuous, award-winning pies and lamingtons. We can't think of anything more Australian – can you? Find out more
"Yummy as food! Nice coffee, Great Service, Really good pasties." – Jules Scott
Gilbert Street Hotel
Say! Do you like beer? Do you like it cold, freshly poured and locally brewed? Well then, you'll certainly want to be at the Gilbert Street Hotel this Aussie Day. Grab some mates as the absolute best in Australian beer will be yours for the chugging in their stunning beer garden. And, of course, it'll be happening to the sounds of Triple J's Hottest 100, so you can treat your music receptors as well as your beer glands! Find out more
"Time and time again the food stacks up to the highest quality. Some of the best gastro pub food I have tried. Great rotating craft beer list and a compelling wine list to match. Bravo." – mowhere
Loft Oyster and Wine Bar
Wine and oysters? Sounds like a party! If you fancy a more elegant and refined kind of Australia Day this year, we'd highly recommend rounding up a few select friends and whisking them down to Loft. This place is a stylish, expansive kind of venue with a chilled atmosphere and service that'll make you feel like the swanky VIP you undoubtedly are. Prepare for a good 'un, mates. Find out more
"First visit last night! Beautiful venue, friendly staff that provided prompt table service, highly recommend if you are looking for a classy mellow night!" – Paigez91
Red Ochre Grill
Red Ochre Grill is proud to present… emu, crocodile and pavlova! Holy clapsticks! That's enough Aussieness to knock the hairs off a wombat's nose, and it's just a tiny taster of the delectable menu on offer at this beautiful waterfront restaurant. Find out more
"Our entrees of pork rillettes and ceviche were delicious as were our mains of lamb and steak. We ordered a salad off the specials – fig, candied walnut, radicchio, emu prosciutto and blue cheese dressing – it was sensational (the emu prosciutto was amazing). However, there was a distinct lack of candied walnuts on the plate. We were too full for dessert but they looked great. I think we will be returning in the future." – Kelly T
Earl of Leicester Hotel
As well as boasting Adelaide's finest schnitty, The Earl of Leicester is also known for its exclusive 'Beer Legends Club'. If you can work your way through all 150 beers they serve, you can join the few (the happy few) who've already done so, and be remembered as a true Australian hero forever. Find out more
"One of my favourite pubs. Home of the best schnitzel menu in Australia. Big beer selection. Good atmosphere. Staff are on the ball. Order a large "Bulls Bollocks" and pick a beer off the menu that you haven't seen before." – ToughButFair
The Rolling Pin Bakery & Patisserie
It's a well-known fact that everyone needs an enormous influx of pie on Australia Day. What's more, you should never settle for anything less than the finest in quality piemanship on this most special of occasions. That's why you should turn to The Rolling Pin Bakery in Magill for all your pie-based and sausage roll-y goodness. After all, it won the award for Australia's best pie you know. Find out more
This cute bakery offers a delicious menu of crusty, flaky, buttery, pastry pies with classic and modern creative flavors, I wish I could have tried the whole range! You will have to try them for yourself! Best artisan coffee I've ever had! Cute and somewhat "kitch" teaspoons and decor, I'm sure you'll enjoy the experience.
Very yummy cakes, unique blend of classic European and modern Aussie, I can wholly recommend the "Belgian chocolate & Hazelnut mousse tart". – Shazzam!


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From their earliest days as the solo project of frontman Rick Maguire, Pile have followed an unusual path through a decade in which rock bands have generally receded from the cultural spotlight. Starting out in 2007, in the then thriving Boston DIY scene, the band rapidly became heroes and standard-bearers for their hometowns music community, garnering a cultish-adoration that has only intensified as that cult has grown, expanding by word of mouth along the Eastern seaboard and across the country over 10 years that have seen 6 full length albums and 100s of shows in basements, bars, punk houses and clubs. With their last full length, 2017s A Hairshirt of Purpose, Pile found their widest audience to date. Hailed as a release that communicated the inimitable quality of the live shows that have made the band near-legendary in certain circles, the album received praise from all quarters, earning them a critical-acclaim commensurate with the praise, heaped on them by their contemporaries, that had long granted them your favorite bands favorite band status. Critics noted that Hairshirt was a release that displayed a different kind of focus from Pile, who have always had a penchant for writing songs packed full of ideas. Pitchfork claimed the band had surpass[ed] themselves by making what [felt] in some sense like their first proper album, a release that maintained the asymmetrical songwriting style that has become their hallmark, while finding a greater cohesion as it swung from places of vicious intensity to moments that were delicate, and often shockingly beautiful. On their 7th LP, the forthcoming Green and Gray (out May 3rd on Exploding In Sound), Maguire and co. have travelled further down the path they set on A Hairshirt of Purpose to create their most considered and ambitious album to date. An album that has the potential to be the definitive expression of the qualities that have inspired the passionate support of Piles ever-expanding fanbase. The process of writing and recording Green and Gray was distinct from Piles previous releases, in part because their years of touring have changed the shape of the band. Longtime drummer Kris Kuss, who has been playing with Maguire since 2009, is still present, but guitarist Matt Becker and bassist Matt Connery left Pile and were replaced by Chappy Hull and Alex Molini, who live in different parts of the country. These changes, combined with Maguire leading what he describes as a somewhat transient existence in recent times, meant Pile had to adapt. When we all lived in the same place wed get together a couple times a week and that was when we would flesh out ideas, says Maguire. Some nights I would bring more than we had time to work and some nights I would have nothing, but at the end of it we would have a record. This time we got together for blocks of time, ten days to two weeks, that we would dedicate to writing and rehearsing, so I took a lot of liberties reconfiguring and rearranging songs because of the time we had. Leading up to those blocks there was a lot of uninterrupted time that I was able to dedicate to writing and I spent that either in my room actually playing, writing, reading, and when that wasnt working, I would just walk around.This change was mirrored by the albums recording process, which took place over two weeks in the upstate New York studio of engineer Kevin S. McMahon (Titus Andronicus, Frightened Rabbit, The Walkmen, Swans), Marcata Recordings, double the studio time of most of Piles previous albums. This allowed the band time to experiment, and to expand on the more elaborate instrumentation that crept into the margins of previous releases. Overdubs in the form of strings, auxiliary percussion and keyboards are handled with a deft touch, never overwhelming the songs, but slipping in and out of the arrangements to add a textural depth to McMahons expert mixes, which Maguire describes as almost like oil paintings.Piles songs often function as direct and relatable expressions of Maguires interior life - at turns anxious and chaotic, but imbued with a self-effacing humor and moments of bracing clarity. On Green and Gray the songwriting is no less densely packed with ideas, both musical and lyrical, and Pile dont pull back from either of the extremes that have defined their sound, but spend more time between the two poles. The effect is to give the album the feel of a contiguous whole, which combined with its almost orchestral sonic palette, serves to heighten its emotional resonance. The albums thrilling opener Firewood, hits like a statement of purpose, cycling through a staggering number of changes in feel and mood as lurching rhythmic shifts, strings and Maguires searing vocal performance lend an apocalyptic urgency to a reflection on shifting personal and professional relationships. Bruxist Grin relates the experience of Maguires first panic attack with an almost psychedelic flair. Hair, which Maguire describes as a polite request to be left alone, abets gentle guitar figures with brushed drums and building orchestral adornments, before, two songs later, the thunderous screed The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller is as direct and ferocious as anything in the bands catalog.From the albums opening lyric (no longer burdened by youth), the album is preoccupied with mortality, and the anxieties, loss and self-discovery inherent to the passage of time. Perhaps as a result, Green And Gray feels like a reflection on Piles career, collecting the ideas that have made up the last 10 plus years of Maguires output and synthesizing them into a new whole constructed with the benefit of his growing understanding of who he is and what he is capable of. Im just trying to figure out where Im at with the whole thing, he says. Living like this never ceases to be strange. Im doing exactly what I want to do and I love it very much, thats stayed there for me, but Im just watching things change around me as I go. Im a mid 30s guy on that line, and these are my own emotional observations on those feelings. I put a lot of energy into making these things that are about, on some level, how I feel, but the feelings themselves are like riddles, so the songs are the best answers I can come up with. I put a lot of myself into it. I think its a good honest piece of work.
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The player can control either Gunvolt or Beck. Ekoro, the third playable character from the previous game, was not available at launch, but later released as free DLC character until August, 8th, 2017, alongside other characters. The game is a side scrolling shooter, much like it's predecessor, with Gunvolt now able to use special skills such as Astrasphere and Anthem as well. A big part of the game is the "Burst" mechanic, where you earn more points if you finish off an enemy up close. Doing this multiple times will result in a Burst Combo. Bosses can also be beaten in a Burst.
Another significant change is the addition of customization. You can equip many different types of bullets, such as spread and piercing, and can even test them at the customization screen to get a feel for them. You can also upgrade Gunvolt and Beck's abilities by spending "Cost points" (CP). There are also hidden areas that can be detected using the Switch's HD Rumble, using an ability called "Dowsing", which only takes effect if a specific module is equipped. There is also a range of collectable 8-bit Pixel Stickers featuring characters from Azure Striker Gunvolt and Mighty No. 9.
With Beck having saved his fellow Mighty Numbers and saved the nation, Dr. White, wanting to prepare for a possible future catastrophe, gives Beck a powerful new gun and sends him into a virtual training world. However, upon the completion of the first stage, he is confronted by a shadowy young GM, who introduces himself as Gunvolt, The Azure Striker, who challenges Beck to fight his way through the bosses, and then face the GM himself...
After his battle with the Sumeragi Group, Gunvolt, and his merged ally Joule, are on a mission, when they are suddenly dragged into a strange, virtual world by an unknown power. Confused, GV makes his way though an unfamiliar setting, finally coming across a shadowy figure: Beck, a member of the "super robot fighting team", the Mighty Numbers. Declaring Gunvolt a participant in the "Super Mighty Battle Showdown", Beck warns the Adept that he must face his robo-siblings, before finally facing the reigning champion, none other than Beck of course!
With their powers drained, Gunvolt and Beck, armed with nought but their base abilities, have no choice but to fight their way through this virtual world, if they are to have any hope of returning home...
As the development team enjoyed working on Mighty Gunvolt and they had the rights to use the characters from Mighty No. 9 for free in any way, it was decided to develop Mighty Gunvolt Burst, as a way to take advantage of those rights. The game was announced at Bitsummit 2017, alongside the new Switch version of the Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack.
The game received positive reviews, with praise directed towards the platforming, graphics and technical performance. It was dubbed by several reviews the best game to feature Beck and the "Mighty" moniker, including the original Mighty No. 9.
On July 27th, Ekoro, the third playable character from Mighty Gunvolt, was released as free DLC for two weeks, in a vein similar to Blaster Master Zero, before becoming paid. While the DLC is no longer free, players can get Ekoro for free by downloading and completing the demo version and transferring their save data to the full game. She is available as part of the base game in the Steam version.
On September 28th, Joule and Call became playable characters as paid DLC, costing $1.99 each.
On December 20th, it was announced that the rivals of the three original protagonists, being Copen, RAY, and Kurona, would be made available as DLC characters on the 28th for Nintendo consoles, again costing $1.99 per character. They were also released alongside the Playstation 4 version as a set, costing $4.99 for all three characters.
Alongside the PS4 release, new character Tenzou Motesugi was announced, as a PlayStation and Switch exclusive character.
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Even if Montenegro is very small country, diversity of its natural beauties and many preserved historical monuments are giving an opportunity to enjoy it in many different ways. There are more than 50 glacial lakes on its North, the deepest canyon in Europe – canyon of Tara river, Bay of Kotor – one of the most beautiful bays in the World, more than 70 km of lovely beaches, untouched rain forests around Biogradsko Lake, bird paradise on the Lake of Skadar that are reminding us how generous the nature was while creating this little part of the World. On the other side, UNSECO-s enlisted town of Kotor, old royal capital Cetinje, middle-aged monasteries, ancient roman mosaics are the proof of the reach history Balkan Peninsula is recognized for. Whether you like the nature or history, one of our Montenegro tours will for sure meet your expectations.
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Inaugurates Kargil Ladakh Tourism Fest; announces 2 colleges for Kargil
STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: Stirring a political controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday asked terrorists to stop killing innocent people, including security personnel, and rather target "those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir for years", a statement which evoked severe criticism from mainstream politicians. "These boys who have picked up guns are killing their own people, they are killing PSOs (personal security officers) and SPOs (special police officers). Why are you killing them? Kill those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir. Have you killed any of them?" Malik asked, speaking at a tourism function in Kargil of Ladakh region. The Governor's comments drew sharp reaction from former Chief Minister and senior Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who said Malik should check his own reputation in Delhi. "This man, ostensibly a responsible man occupying a constitutional position, tells terrorists to kill politicians perceived to be corrupt. Perhaps the man should find out about his own reputation in Delhi these days before sanctioning unlawful killings & kangaroo courts (sic)," Abdullah tweeted. "Is he trying to promote a jungle raj?" Asked State Congress chief G A Mir. He said the Governor's statement does not behove the constitutional position occupied by Malik. However during his speech, the Governor was quick to add that guns could never be the solution and cited the example of LTTE in Sri Lanka. "The Government of India will never go down before a gun," he said, asking the terrorists to not take the route of violence. Malik said only 250 terrorists were remaining in the Valley, out which 50 per cent were Pakistanis who will be eliminated in encounters, unless they surrender. "The maulivis promise you heaven after death but here I am promising you heaven while you live, provided you shun the path of violence," he added in his appeal to the local terrorists. Taking a veiled dig at mainstream politicians, Malik said these leaders talk a different language in Delhi and a different one in Kashmir. "They should speak in one language at both places and need not scare us," he said. The Governor was speaking at the inauguration of Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival-2019 at Khree Sultan Cho Sports Stadium Kargil. Malik said the twin districts of Kargil and Leh have huge tourism potential and more of such tourism festivals were needed. The Governor said the state administration is committed for the holistic development of Ladakh division and concrete measures were being pursued towards this goal.
The government is taking strict measures to bring transparency in the system and removing various bottlenecks in the path of progress, he added.
Governor said that the expansion work of Kargil Airport for which Rs 200 crore have already been sanctioned will be taken up soon.
This will not only provide round the year connectivity but also give a new dimension to the tourism sector in the region, he added.
Governor said that the State Administration is committed for the holistic development of Ladakh division and concrete measures are underway to pursue this goal. Government is taking strict measures to bring transparency in the system and removing various bottlenecks in the path of progress and development, he added.
Governor, on the occasion, announced the establishment of two degree colleges for Kargil district including a Women's Degree College. He said that a 2500 MW solar power project will be starting soon to augment power sector in Kargil.
Governor also inspected and appreciated the various stalls of local handicrafts, handloom, agricultural and horticulture products, ethnic food and ancient artefacts which had been put up by various Government departments and social groups.
Feroz Ahmad Khan, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC, Kargil expressed his gratitude to the Governor on behalf of the people of Kargil district for having fulfilled the long pending demands of the people by granting divisional status to Ladakh, creation of 495 posts for Ladakh Division and allotment of equal number of directorates to both districts, sanctioning of Rs 200 crore for expansion of Kargil Airport and Rs 280 crore for completion of languishing projects.
The CEC also projected several demands and sought the intervention of the Governor for their early redressal including establishment of women's police station and IRP Battalion in the district, early start of work on Zojila Tunnel and release of the pending dues of casual labourers.
Various multicultural music and dance performances were presented by the artists of the Purgi, Balti and Shina Dardi ethnic tribes and a polo exhibition match was also organized to mark the occasion.
Haji Anayat Ali, Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Feroz Ahmad Khan, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC, Kargil, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Member Parliament, Er Phunsog Tashi, Syed Mujtaba, Syed Abbass Razvi, Muhammad Ali Chandan- Executive Councillors, Maj. Gen Sanjeev Dogra, GOC 8 Mountain Division, Prasanna Ramaswamy G, Additional Secretary, Tourism, Baseer ul Haq Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Vinod Kumar, Superintendent of Police Kargil, Nissar Ahmed Wani, Director Tourism Kashmir, Councillors of LAHDC Kargil were present among other dignitaries on the occasion.
Baseer ul Haq Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil gave the vote of thanks and expressed his gratitude to Governor for gracing the occasion with his presence.
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|U.S. 19-129 north & 74 east continue from Murphy, 16 miles to Andrews, 26 miles to Topton and 47 miles to Bryson City. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The Unicoi Mountains appear far to the north as U.S. 19-74-129 wind along the west slope of Will Scott Mountain. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|Bulldog Drive connects U.S. 19-74-129 with Murphy High School, big box retail and U.S. 19 Business (Andrews Road) across the Valley River from this traffic light. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-74-129 switches places with the Valley River into northern reaches of the Murphy city limits. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|A pair of shopping centers line the east side of U.S. 19-74-129 at Wells Connector Road and the return of the U.S. 19 Business loop. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19 Business follows Pleasant Valley Road east from parallel Andrews Road to end at U.S. 19-74-129. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-74-129 exit the city of Murphy and continue 12 miles to Andrews. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|A second and third crossing of the Valley River exists along U.S. 19-129 north & 74 east by Tomotla. Photos taken 07/09/10.
|Approaching the northern terminus of NC 141 on U.S. 19-129 north & U.S. 74 eastbound at Marble. NC 141 travels south from Marble six miles to Peachtree and eight miles to U.S. 64 near Brasstown. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-129 north & U.S. 74 east at NC 141. The state route links the three-way overlap with Hayesville via U.S. 64 eastbound from its south end and Tri County Community College. The unincorporated community of Marble lies to the north via Marble Springs Church Road. Photo taken 09/12/04. Second photo taken 07/09/10.
|Reassurance markers for U.S. 19-74-129 posted after Marble and NC 141. U.S. 74 is signed as the Appalachian Highway throughout most of Western North Carolina. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The scene along U.S. 19-74-129 to the north of Brushy Head Mountain. Andrews lies five miles ahead. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|Open farm land appears between U.S. 19-74-129 and the Valley River. Old U.S. 19-74-129 (SR 1428) parallels to the north along Airport Road. Photos taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-129 north & U.S. 74 eastbound reach the town of Andrews in eastern Cherokee County. Departing ahead is the U.S. 19 Business loop of Main Street through downtown. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|A retail area east of Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP) represents the western extent of the Andrews town limits. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19 Business (Main Street) travels 2.9 miles through Andrews while U.S. 19-74-129 bypasses north of town. The loop also serves Valleytown east of downtown and its connection with SR-1505 (Junaluska Road). SR-1505 stems east from Andrews to the Nantahala Dam and Lake area at Aquone. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The Andrews bypass is served by a rest area along Locust Street south of U.S. 19-74-129 in one mile. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|A set of traffic signals govern the intersection of U.S. 19 Business (Main Street) south with U.S. 19-129-74 and Airport Road (SR-1428) to the left. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The Andrews bypass is generally a controlled-access roadway as the four-lane roadway remains close to the Valley River. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The U.S. 19-74-129 rest area resides between the divided highway and Valley River. The facility entrance is off of Locust Street. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|Locust Street leads south to the Andrews city center, connecting U.S. 19-74-129 with the Great Smoky Mountain Railway. Beaver Creek Road ties into the signalized intersection from the Snowbird Mountains to the north. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|The Andrews bypass opened to traffic in 1979.1 Photo taken 07/09/10.
|Rattlesnake Knob rises in the foreground from the Valley River Mountains as U.S. 19-74-129 turn east by Valleytown. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19 Business leads east from Valleytown Road to rejoin U.S. 19-74-129 as the four-lane section ends. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|Seven miles separate Andrews from Topton and the Macon County line. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-74-129 travels in the shadow of the Snowbird Mountains from Andrews to Rhodo and Topton, mostly along the Valley River. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 19-74-129 east reach the community of Topton, where U.S. 129 departs for Robbinsville and Maryville, Tennessee. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 129 north and U.S. 19 north & 74 part ways through Red Marble Gap. U.S. 129 travels ten miles west through Graham County to Robbinsville where the highway joins NC 143 briefly while U.S. 19 & 74 continue northeast into Swain County and Nantahala Gorge. Photo taken 07/09/10.
|U.S. 129 continues from the North Carolina state line at Tapoco to Maryville and Knoxville, Tennessee where it ends at Interstate 40. The highway also provides connections with the Cherohala Skyway (NC 143) to the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Fontana Village via NC 28 south. Photo taken 07/09/10.
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- 09/12/04 by Carter Buchanan. 07/09/10 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
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Here's where I'm learning to fly: Executive Flyers Aviation. The little plane I'm learning to fly is a Cessna C152, although I've also flown a Cessna C172 once. And I know I should change the picture of the helicopter, but I don't have one with me and the plane yet, so the one with the helicopter in Alaska will have to do for now.
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This is the aeronautical chart of the airport where I'm learning to fly: Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED).
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Virtuous Republic
Azly Rahman
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains – Jean Jacques Rousseau
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents – Thomas Jefferson
Malaysia is approaching her 50th birthday. But it is middle age characterised by bipolarism, schizophrenia, amnesia and illusions of grandeur.
In essence, we are a troubled nation, hyper-modernised by half-backed sense of democracy, paying lip service to the idea of a civilised society and insincere in our pledge to create equal opportunity for all.
Consider the latest problematic phrases we are living with: Keris-wielding sandiwara. Altantuya brutal murder. Scorpene-Agosta submarine purchase. Kampong Berembang demolition. Istana Zakaria . Hypocrisy. Monsoon Cup inquiry. RM600 million year-end 'funding'. NEP calculation controversy. Mahathir-Abdullah power struggle. Mat Rempit and its glorified status.
These and many others are unresolved. The essence of these lies in the erosion of virtue.
We no longer have virtuous leaders in our political system. We have many who are corrupt to the bone and in their souls, interested only in plundering the national wealth in order to survive the next general election. We also have leaders who still do not understand what 'development' means. And we continue to breed new leaders who think that politics is about buying votes and selling the nation.
Virtuous leaders are made and not born. They are created out of good religious/moral upbringing and a clear sense of altruism – prioritising needs, not wants, and certainly not greed. Economic conditions too can create virtuous leaders. It is a question of Man and the environment, Man and his circumstances, or Nature versus Nurture. But religion is the driving force of virtue.
Oppressive institutions
If every family reflects upon the beauty of each religion they were born into, it would preserve the tenets of religion and use these to guide their children. But this requires a strong family that is not fragmented and destroyed by poverty. If families are busy working two or three jobs because of economic designs (conjured by a dehumanising political ideology that dictates so), how would 'virtuous children' be raised?
Even if one does not believe in God and its existence, one can be as ethical and virtuous as defined by Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras, Buddha, Lao Tzi or Einstein.
Master Kung (Confucius) often talks about the breeding of the chuan tze or 'the gentleman' and the importance of respect. The 'Bhagavad Gita' speaks of the beauty of the self and for one to follow dharma. Islam speaks of the beauty of the self in relation to its contribution to a peaceful and just society. Sufism, Buddhism, Jainism, Hassidism, and many a path to deeper spirituality promote the development of the 'just and virtuous self'.
These cultural philosophies and religious doctrines attempt to bring human nature closer to God and Nature.
But we are living in a world designed by greedy human beings who themselves do not know their own true nature.
One might ask: does 'true nature' exist? Or will we be comfortable living a life of the Epicurean – eat, drink and be merry? Or, is our good life guaranteed of happiness determined by market forces? Even if allow market forces to dictate our spirituality, do we know who owns the means of creating markets and producing goods?
Greed and materialism are the prime motivator of the destruction of family values. We are primarily reduced to homo economicus essentially and less of homo spiritus . We spend time either making ends meet or making our millions multiply. We keep making decisions that alter and transform the economy and impact the lives of millions who are at the disposal of those who own the means of economic and intellectual production. With our wealth, we oppress each other as we build oppressive institutions of power and control.
We have created a matrix of complexities and a rat race of no winners; a rat race of Chinese complexities as the informational scientist Alan Turing would term it.
Seeds of destruction?
Our society seems to be heading towards destruction. The seeds are rapidly germinating. Already we are seeing even the Malaysian police force threatening 'to vote for the opposition'. We are now puzzled: who do the police serve? Who will protect the citizens then? Do we then need to set up a non-partisan or a neutral police force?
We are seeing public universities becoming more and more politicised. There is no virtue in the way they are run. They have become a complex and well-funded system of hegemonies that is revolving at different transitionary stages. This simply means that our public universities, paid by the taxpayers of all races, are serving the interests of the political parties of the day.
Our vice-chancellors are not elected from the pool of experts from other races although our student population is of a multi-racial mix. The concept of 'affirmative action' that emphasises policies to promote diversity is almost non-existent. There is no virtue in such a practice in our public universities.
We are seeing people getting edgy and agitated – higher crime rate, more robberies, snatch thefts, hideous crimes related to merciless kidnapping, our youth of all races getting high on all kinds of depressants and stimulants that all religious upbringing has taught us to avoid.
Virtue is eroding even at the highest level of public office. We set up all kinds of bodies to combat corruption. But what has been the success rate so far if we are still trapped in a complex political-economic system that is producing more and more creatures of greed that plunder the nation's wealth.
'Virtue' itself is a corrupted word these days. People are finding it difficult to be virtuous. They want to be pragmatic and rational economic beings that rationalise everything in the name of profit, at the expense of the moral development of the generation we are to leave behind.
We can understand why there are now a growing number of snatch thieves in Kuala Lumpur. They want to emulate the lifestyle of our local robber barons. The culture of materialism has tempted us all – from the untouchables of the upper class to the silenced poor who labour for the world's aristocrats.
Our politics, our economics, our culture, our institutions and our language have been internally laced with the language of competition.
We cannot escape from the idea that there ought to be winners and losers, whether it is in the way we give grades to students, design economic policies, organise the political system or, ironically, even in the way we understand religion and God and how these relate to what Mohandas Gandhi would call the harijan (children of God).
The continuing issues of succession plaguing the leadership of the major components of all the ruling parties, for example, reflects a virtue-less leadership. It even reflects the system of dictatorship and authoritarianism that we have allowed to take root in all parties. We are seeing the development of another dangerous excess of authoritarianism – the development of political dynasties. We continue to see this culture in the Malay and Chinese political parties as well.
Ethnicity and poverty
If all that energy is used to design a better system of participatory democracy and philanthropy, and to reach out to other ethnic groups to collaborate in solving the issue of poverty, we, as Malaysians, will become a miracle nation. Poverty is not the problem of Indians or Malays or Chinese – it is the problem of Humanity.
How can the rich be saved if the poor are multiplying in large numbers? We will have a society that will need more sophisticated surveillance system in order to reduce robbery, kidnapping, etc.
The poor look at rich and ask themselves: "Am I poor because I am lazy? Or is he rich because he works a hundred times better? Or is it the system we build that will continue to make the rich richer and the poor poorer?"
What resources do the rich and their children have vis-à-vis the poor to compete in a world that is increasingly technological and technicist and informational? We have created a system of ethically-based structural violence. It is a complex problem but one can certainly make sense of it all.
We need to bring back 'virtue' to the forefront of our political philosophies and into our economic paradigm, and next use it to design a virtuous foundation of our economic system. From a virtuous foundation we will then see a healthier characterisation of how we design and reorganise our lives as economic beings.
Education, and education alone, though slow and tedious as a process of transformation, will be the most powerful tool of cognitive restructuring and the teaching of virtue. Education for peace, social justice, co-operation, tolerance and spiritual advancement will be the best foundation of this mode of operation.
How do we even begin creating a republic of virtue if we do not yet have the tools of analysing what a corrupt society is and how corrupt leaders are a product of the economic system created to reproduce more sophisticated forms of corruption?
We must engineer a revolution of our very own consciousness. From the revolution in our minds, we move on to the revolution of our consciousness, and next to our collective consciousness. Gradually, as we realise that a better collective consciousness can be created, we will be aware of the oppositional forces that are making real human progress disabling.
We must now become makers of our own history and help others do the same. We must first learn to deconstruct ourselves and draw out the virtue within ourselves, even if the process can be terrifying. We must then each create a manifesto of our own self and de-evolve from then, until we tear down the structures within and outside of ourselves and reconstruct the foundations of a new republic.
In 2007, we will have become 'independent' for 50 years. Are we a republic of virtue? Are we emotionally stable enough to be one?
2 comments:
- ybr (alias ybrao a donkey) said...
The seeds of oppression are in the Capitalism. Marxism had its own drawbacks and probably it has failed in implementation. Nevertheless, it is a departure from the skewed thinking of the master oppressors Capitalism and Fedudalism. Marx and Gandhi thought of free and disciplined citizens. Lenin, Stalin et al produced autocratic one party rule. Nehru ruled out Gandhi as an impractical person during Gandhi's life time itself. We have to search for solutions in Marxism itself. Pl. do not hope much from religion. Religion is born from insecurity. Marxism is born from empathy for the other poor persons. I find that you have that empathy for poor. Kindly examine some improved mode of Marxism. The West declares him outdated. I feel, he needs a relook. For a critical review of Gita: www.bhagavadgitayb.blogspot.com.
- ybr (alias ybrao a donkey) said...
I feel that you have to allow comments freely. If we are not courageous to face criticism, how can we convince people? Some persons may write nasty things, pl. tolerate, unless they go to extremes.


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Nutritional Supplements Library
What is Grapeseed?
Grapeseed means seed of red grape. The grapeseeds are typically from red grapes (instead of white), which have a high content of compounds known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). The OPCs are also present in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including pine bark (Pycnogenol) and green tea, where, like grape seed extract, they possess potent antioxidant properties. The OPCs are chemically known as flavonoids or polyphenols, which can differ substantially based on their polymer arrangement. This extract is at least 15 to 25 times more powerful than Vitamin E in neutralizing iron and oxygen free radicals. Grapeseed is also available in oil form; most grapeseed oil is produced in Italy, with other producing nations including France, Spain, and Switzerland. Grape seed oil is extracted from grape seeds and has a relatively high smoke point, approximately 420 ?F (216 ?C), so it can be safely used to cook at high temperatures. Grape seed oil can be used for stir-fries, saut?ing and fondue. In addition to its high smoking point, grape seed oil has other positive attributes in relation to cooking.
What is the effective dosage of Grapeseed supplementation?
The effective dosage of grapeseed is 50 to 100 mg per day of an extract standardized to contain 80-90% oligomeric proanthocyanidins
What are the benefits of grape seed supplementation?
• Garpeseed is antioxidants (destroying oxygen free radicals).
• It is used as cosmetic ingredient for damaged and stressed tissues, possessing regenerative and restructuring qualities which allow a better control of skin moisturization.
• It reduces risk of atherosclerosis by reducing LDL (bad) cholesterol level.
• It has anti inflammation properties.
• It promotes the health of blood vessels.
What are the side effects of grape seed supplementation?
There are no side effects of grape seed (in any form).
• Do not take Grapeseed if you have anemia or if you are taking blood-thinning medication (aspirin, Coumadin, etc.)
• Since the tannin content of Grapeseed is high, it may counter the effects of iron supplements and should be taken at a different time.


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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a great mom too. See her with Aaradhya at Cannes
The world knows her a global icon, a model and an actor. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a good mother to her daughter Aaradhya as well, as the world got to see at Cannes.bollywood Updated: May 31, 2017 17:22 IST
Besides being one of the most beautiful women in the world and a global icon that we know, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a great mother too. While the world gasped at her 'Cinderella-in-a-powder-blue-gown' avatar at Cannes two days ago, some of her best moments are actually with her daughter Aaradhya.
The social media is abuzz with pictures and videos of the mother and daughter. In one picture, little Aaradhya is walking down the carpet, hand-in-hand with mommy Aishwarya in a pretty pink dress. There's another one in which mommy plants a kiss on her five-year-old.
Precious moment from when #AishwaryaRaiBachchan spotted little Aaradhya at the balcony. ❤ #AishwaryaAtCannes #LifeAtCannes pic.twitter.com/nIlNmgMzoV— L'Oréal Paris India (@LOrealParisIn) May 20, 2017
There's also a video in which Aishwarya tries to help her get off the car, but Aaradhya chooses to stay in and says goodbye to her mom.
In another video, Aishwarya is set to leave the hotel for the red carpet when she spots her little girl in the balcony. Adorable!
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Coaching staffs for the 2014 Toyota East-West All-Star football game have been announced in a release from the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association.
Coaching staffs for the 2014 Toyota East-West All-Star football game have been announced in a release from the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association.
This year's event, coordinated by the TACA, is set for Friday, December 12, at Overall Field on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.
Serving as head coach of the East team will be Greg Wyant, head coach at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro. His staff includes Rob Black of Fulton (Knoxville), Lamar Brown of Morristown West (Morristown), Keith Henry of Coalfield (Coalfield), William Henry of Siegel (Murfreesboro), Tracy Malone of East Ridge (Chattanooga), Grant Reynolds of Boyd Buchanan (Chattanooga) and Shawn Witten of Elizabethton (Elizabethton).
Leading the West staff will be Rodney Saulsberry of Whitehaven High School in Memphis. His staff consists of Tony Brunetti of Pearl Cohn, (Nashville) Blake Butler of Trinity Christian Academy (Jackson), Wade Comer of McKenzie (McKenzie), Clarence Dillard of Whitehaven (Memphis), Todd Hood of Clarksville Academy (Clarksville), Chris Hughes of Fairview (Fairview) and Major Wright of Raleigh Egypt (Memphis).
Nomination forms were sent to coaches across the state earlier this week. Selection meetings are scheduled for early November.
The annual event features some of the state's highest profile players, many who have gone on to play in the SEC and the NFL.
The game will again be telecast over a statewide network. Member stations include MyNetwork stations in Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga, along with WAPK in the Tri Cities.
Bill Marbet of Columbia is the executive director of the TACA. Follow the All-Star Game on Twitter: @tnallstar


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How to Choose a Decorative Fence
Decorative fences can provide your home with elegance and security. With all the options to choose from, however, it can be difficult to decide which fencing is right for your property. There are several factors that you can consider to determine which type of decorative fence is best for your needs.
Compare Aesthetics
Your decorative fence selection will rely heavily on what materials and designs appeal to your sense of style. Additionally, you should consider the appearance of your yard and home's exterior to help you decide which type of fencing will enhance the look of your property. Bamboo fencing, for example, provides privacy with a natural appeal. Iron fencing offers a look of elegance and fortitude and can be customized to fit your needs. Wood fencing can be painted to complement your house and can create a rustic appearance.
Check Durability
While your decorative fence will create a barrier between your property and the outside, not every type of fence will offer equal durability and lifespan. Wood fences tend to last anywhere from 5 to 40 years and can require upkeep. On the other hand, wrought iron fencing is low maintenance and can last for years despite the elements.
Consider Security
No matter what type of fence you choose to install on your property, you are likely to benefit from improved security for your home. However, some options will do a better job of keeping unwanted people and animals out than others. If you are trying to keep rabbits out of your garden, for example, opt for a solid decorative fence to keep these critters off of your lawn. If you are hoping to dissuade intruders from entering your property, choose a fence that is tall enough to make entry difficult.
At A-1 Fence Inc., we specialize in high-quality, customized gates and fences in San Jose. To learn more about our range of services and decorative fence options , call us today at (408) 259-2955.
Growing Roses on a Fence
While most fences in San Jose are designed to provide privacy or protection, others are used for purely aesthetic purposes. Certain fence designs work excellently with your landscaping and can help your garden flourish. Watch this video for a few helpful tips on growing roses on a fence.
If you are planning on growing roses against a fence, it is important to consider the room they will need to expand. Rosebushes like to expand, so they should not be planted too closely to each other. Many homeowners like the look of vining roses climbing up a fence; if you choose to take this route, be sure to weave them through the fence rather than allowing them to drag along the ground. Roses tend to be relatively durable and can stand against temperature and humidity fluctuations, but it is important that you fertilize them on a regular basis. Kelp and seaweed extract can help them bloom.
Reasons to Choose an Automated Gate
If you are thinking about improving your home or place of business with a new gate or fence in San Jose, you may want to consider the benefits of automated gates. These additions can make your home or workplace substantially safer and more convenient, and the various fence designs to choose from can provide an interesting aesthetic. Keep reading if you would like to take a look at a few reasons to choose an automated gate.
Safety and Security
Many people choose to install new fences on their property in order to enjoy a greater level of privacy as well as safety and security. However, standard fences can often be climbed over or simply walked right through. Automated gates provide the unique advantage of controlling who can and cannot enter the premises by restricting access in different ways. You can have your automated gate set up with key card access, or you may issue passcodes to authorized individuals. Many automated gates feature intercom systems so that a guest can request access. Business owners often benefit from a combination of automated gates and surveillance cameras, which provides an extra element of security.
Curbside Appeal
In addition to being practical, automated gates can also be very stylish and visually appealing . They come in a range of designs and materials, and the presence of the gate itself tends to suggest a sense of luxury. If you are planning on selling your home in the future, an automated gate is a worthwhile investment in that it often offers a significant increase in resale value. Automated gates provide a modern aesthetic that can help to improve the curb appeal of any home or business.
Just like getting out of your car to open a garage door would be a hassle, pulling up to a gate just to get out and open it is no more convenient. Fortunately, automated gates solve this problem. Your automated gate can be situated with a number of access options, like keypad, phone, or card access; these options will grant you access without forcing you to leave your vehicle.
Why Choose Ornamental Iron Fencing
Your fence is one of the first features that your guests will notice when they arrive at your home. If you are seeking a fence design that will make a stunning statement for your property, you may want to consider installing an ornamental wrought iron fence . There are many advantages to choosing wrought iron for your fence installation. Since iron is incredibly durable, you can expect your new fence to last for many years to come. In addition, wrought iron can be cast in a variety of beautiful shapes and designs, making this type of fence a highly aesthetically pleasing choice for any property. Finally, a well-constructed wrought iron fence will also increase the value of your property. Wrought is suitable for a variety of fencing installations, ranging from commercial properties to single family homes. A fencing company specializing in fencing equipment near San Jose will be able to answer all of your questions about the benefits of installing an iron fence.
Designing Your Iron Fence
Designing Your Iron Fence
If you're looking for a strong, beautiful, and durable fence for your home, consider a custom iron fence. A custom-crafted ornamental metal fence will look great around a garden, a pool, or your entire home—so long as it's installed by a professional fencing company. To help get your fencing project underway, here are the steps you should take when designing your new iron fence with a custom iron fence contractor in San Jose .
Select the Right Fence Design
There are dozens of different wrought iron fence designs to choose from as the foundation of your new fence. To select the right design, consider the purpose that the fence will serve. Privacy and security fences will obviously have a different design than a pool fence or ornamental garden fence. Your fence contractor can show you the most appropriate designs given your fencing needs.
Select a Fence Height
Once you pick out the fence design, you will need to select the height of the fence and an elevation style. The height will largely depend on where the fence is going and the purpose it will serve. For example, while a 3′ iron fence is appropriate for a garden, it is not adequate as a pool fence.
Select Post and Picket Finials
Once the design and height are confirmed, it's time to start customizing your wrought iron fence. Picket finials refer to the top of the iron pickets. Balltip, flora, and trident finials are not only beautiful but practical for privacy and security fences. Pyramid and ball finials are popular for posts, but pineapple and bullet tops are more visually interesting.
Select a Color Finish
The last thing to discuss with your San Jose fencing contractor is the color finish for your wrought iron fence. High gloss black is the standard finish, though custom colors are available and in virtually any shade and hue you can imagine.
Understanding Your Ornamental Fence Style Options
Understanding Your Ornamental Fence Style Options
At A-1 Fence, we have years of experience making custom iron fences in San Jose for our residential and commercial clients. Whether you want a basic iron fence or one with extensive ornamentation, A-1 Fence has the experience and expertise to make the perfect fence for you. Continue reading to learn more about the style options we offer with our ornamental iron fences.
With their refined and classic appearance, iron gates offer an excellent look to any property. And owing to the strength of iron and the durable construction of our ornamental fencing, your iron gate will keep your property secure. Many people install an ornamental iron gate for their driveway to prevent people from entering the driveway without permission. At A-1 Fence, we install automatic iron gates that make for an attractive and practical entrance to your property or business. We also offer manual iron gates that homeowners often like to use for the swimming pool area.
A-1 Fence, we can provide iron fencing as small as window guards and as large as fencing for the entire property. We offer iron fencing for our residential customers, whether it's for the front yard, backyard, swimming pool, or play area for your dog. But we also have extensive experience installing iron fences for large properties, such as apartment and condominium buildings. We even make small- and large-scale commercial ornamental fences for business owners who want to secure their property in an attractive way.
We offer a range of ornamental designs as A-1 Fence. Our typical ornamental iron fence design is simple and features unornamented horizontal rails and basic vertical stiles or pickets. In some of our designs, the picket extends past the top rail and is crowned with various finial designs, such as a spiral or arrowhead. At A-1 Fence we often make ornamental fences where finial-topped pickets alternate with shorter pickets that don't have finials. We can make more complex designs that feature arched pickets, scrollwork, or geometric ornaments as well. We can even design our iron fences with offset rows of pickets to increase your privacy.
Creating Privacy in Your Backyard
Creating Privacy in Your Backyard
Having sufficient privacy is essential if you want to enjoy your patio or backyard to its fullest. The most common way that people enhance their visual privacy is by installing fencing in San Jose . Adding a fountain is a great way to mask noise, whether you want to block out your neighbor's conversation or you want to drown out the sound of traffic. For more tips on creating privacy in your backyard, watch this video clip.
Planting a line of plants such as cedars can enhance your privacy, but they should be added in addition to a fence to fill in the natural gaps left by plants such as cedars and hydrangeas. If you want to add privacy while enhancing the style of your yard, ornamental iron is an excellent solution.
How to Locate Your Home Property Lines
Many people who need to install a fence in San Jose do not know where their property line is. Unfortunately, erecting a fence on the wrong side of your property can get you into trouble. This is why fence contractors always recommend that you locate your home property lines. To find out some of the best ways to locate your home property lines before installing a fence, watch this video clip.
If your home property lines aren't clearly marked already, one of the best ways to locate your home property lines is to call a land surveyor. He will look at the original track maps that are filed with the county when your home was built, and place stakes at all four corners of your property. If you have a metal detector, you can use it to look for the original property stakes made from metal.
Installing an Ornamental Iron Fence on Your Sloped Yard
If you are considering building a fence made of ornamental iron in San Jose , A-1 Fence Inc. can design and build the perfect fence for you. Whether your yard is flat, slightly sloped, or significantly sloped, we have the experience and tools to install an attractive and durable fence. Read on to learn more about how we can build an ornamental iron fence on your sloped yard to serve your particular fencing needs.
Boundary Fencing
If security and privacy are not as important as simply defining the boundaries of your yard or property, an ornamental iron fence will offer traditional beauty. To build the wrought iron fence so that it can accommodate the slope of the yard, your fence contractors will need to use stair-stepped fence panels or fence panels that can follow the curve of the ground.
Containment and Security
If your ornamental iron fence needs to keep pets in or wildlife out, then it needs to be built with minimal gaps at the bottom. A contractor will build the fence with rackable fence panels, which follow the contour of the ground and ensure a consistent gap for enhanced security. Iron is an excellent material for this kind of fence, as it gives the rackable panels an open design that is conducive to easy adjustments.
A shadowbox design with staggered pickets or lattice design covered with climbing vines will provide the privacy you are looking for in an ornamental iron fence. The fence contractor will step the fence panels so that each panel follows the slope or install custom panels that are adapted to the slope.
If you want your ornamental iron fence to function as a freestanding screen or decorative backdrop, the installation process will be straightforward. On a slight slope the fence will be built so that the bottom is parallel with the slope. But on a severe slope, the fence will be installed so that its vertical lines are perfectly straight and perpendicular with the ground.
Choosing the Right Fencing Material
There are many reasons to consider adding a fence to your San Jose home. Fences provide an added level of security from intruders, give you privacy from prying eyes, and can greatly beautify your property. Before you have a fence installed around your home or business, consider what style, design, and materials best suit your needs. Chain link fences are ideal for enclosing a dog run or a sports area, while ornamental iron fences lend an air of elegance and sophistication to any property. No matter which material you think might be best for your fence, you'll need a reliable and experienced fencing company to install it. Take a look at this infographic from A-1 Fence in San Jose to learn more about fencing materials and what you should look for in a fencing company. Please share with your friends and neighbors!
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Thu, 21 May 2015
Happy Hour #41 with Melanie Dale. Melanie is a geek on a God-ride, a minivan mama and total weirdo who stinks at small talk. Her laugh is a combination honk-snort, and it's so bad that people have moved away from her in the movie theater. She adores sci-fi and superheroes and is terrified of Pinterest. Author of Women Are Scary: The Totally Awkward Adventure of Finding Mom Friends, she's also a contributor for Coffee+Crumbs and an advocate for Children's HopeChest. Living in the Atlanta area, she blogs at Unexpected.org about motherhood, orphan care, adoption, and sometimes poo.
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Brabo / Old Town Alexandria, VA
Great location in the Kimpton Lorien Hotel in Old Town Alexandria. Traditional French-Belgian menu with farm to table ingredients. The service was prompt and attentive, the dinning room was upscale but informal and comfortable. They do offer a Brasserie next door that is a bit more casual and less pricey. Great meal and highly recommended for the DC area, walking distance from many hotels.


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Virat Kohli Shares Flight Selfie With KL Rahul, Shivam Dube Ahead Of T20I Series vs West Indies
Virat Kohli will lead India in the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies.
Virat Kohli posted a flight selfie with KL Rahul and Shivam Dube
Virat Kohli will lead India in the upcoming T20I series vs West Indies
India will host the West Indies for a three-match T20I series
Virat Kohli took to Twitter to share a picture with batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Shivam Dube ahead of the upcoming three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the West Indies on Tuesday. "Hyderabad bound @klrahul11 @IamShivamDube," Virat Kohli captioned the flight selfie. The first T20I, which was scheduled to take place in Mumbai, was shifted to Hyderabad. The T20I series kicks off on December 6 in Hyderabad while Thiruvananthapuram will host the second T20I. The final game of the series will be played in Mumbai on December 11. The T20I series will be followed by a three-match One-Day International series.
Hyderabad bound @klrahul11 @IamShivamDube pic.twitter.com/39lLI0uNDC— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 3, 2019
Soon after KL Rahul also tweeted a picture with India captain Virat Kohli and young all-rounder.
December 3, 2019
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced 15-member squads for T20I and ODIs on November 21.
Virat Kohli returned to India's T20I squad after being rested for the series against Bangladesh. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami were also included in the squad for the T20I series.
India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan suffered a knee injury during a Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy game and was ruled out of the T20I series.
The BCCI named Sanju Samson as Dhawan's replacement for the upcoming series.
For the West Indies, Kieron Pollard will lead the side in the T20I as well as the ODI series against India.
The visitors recently lost a three-match T20I series to Afghanistan in India.
India's squad for the T20I series: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vice-capt), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sanju Samson (wk).


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Certainly this would be a good forum to share all the wonderful gifts that were given and received this holiday season. But that isn't what is on my mind today. I feel like I have been given a most unusual gift recently. And I believe the Giver of the gift knew exactly what I was needing, and felt I was ready to receive this extraordinary experience.
I believe I was given a chance to step outside myself for a few moments and look at my life from a different perspective. I was able to see and analyze where I am and the direction my life is heading. Very humbling in so many ways. No, I haven't had an "out-of-body" experience, though in some ways it feels like I have. For the first time in a long time I have looked objectively at the things I do, the things I am preoccupied with, the things I think about, the "place" I am at, and most importantly, its relationship to where I want to be.
Is there a better time of year to receive this poignant reminder? As I approach the new year, I am determined to pursue the changes I would like to see, so if (and when) I get another honest, objective glimpse of myself, perhaps I will be more comfortable with what I see.
Join me in my search for meaning, for worthwhile pursuits, for discovery. "Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you." --1 Peter 3:15
Monday, December 27, 2010
A Time for Gifts
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2 comments:
- Kim said...
This reminds me of A Christmas Carol ~ it's always nice to have a refocusing experience! I only hope you weren't visited by ghosts in the process. Thanks for sharing your insight!
- December 27, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Laura said...
I love that you were able to have an experience like that. I think we all could benefit from that clarity, especially as we are seeking to analyze ourselves for improvement for goals and resolutions. And for the record, I think you're awesome. :-)
- December 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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New Delhi, January 22: Credit rating agency, ICRA, has placed six mutual funds (MF) under watch with negative implications driven by their exposure to special purpose vehicles (SPV) of IL&FS.
"The rating action takes into account the deterioration in the credit quality of the underlying investments of these schemes driven by their exposure to special purpose vehicle of IL&FS," ICRA said in a statement.
The six MFs are -- HDFC Short Term Debt Fund, HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund, UTI Banking and PSU Debt Fund, UTI Bond Fund, UTI Dynamic Bond Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund.
ICRA noted that the above schemes have exposures to IL&FS SPV, namely, Hazaribagh Ranchi Expressway Limited (HREL) or Jharkhand Road Projects Implementation Company Limited (JRPICL) or Jorabat Shillong Expressway Limited (JSEL).
The default risks by various SPVs of IL&FS have increased given the recent communication by their management to trustees expressing to stop future repayments citing their interpretation of an order given by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on October 15, 2018. Further, in January 2019, two SPVs of IL&FS demanded a refund of the debt payment executed by them post October 15, 2018 from their trustees, the rating agency said.
Despite a ring-fenced structure and adequate cash flows to service the debt obligations, the SPVs have asked the trustees to stop debiting its escrow account towards its future obligations, it added.
As on December 31, 2018, the exposure of HDFC-STDF and HDFC-BPSU to HREL stood at 0.55 per cent and 0.29 per cent of asset under management of the schemes (AUMs) respectively.
As on December 31, 2018, the exposure of UTI Banking and PSU Debt Fund, UTI BF and UTI DBF to JSEL stood at 6.87 per cent, 5.98 per cent and 6.25 per cent of AUM of the schemes respectively.
As on December 31, 2018, the exposure of Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund to JRPICL stood at 1.15 per cent of AUM of the scheme.
ICRA said, "In case, of delays in honoring its obligations by SPVs, the ratings for these SPVs are likely to be downgraded, thereby impacting the credit score of the mutual fund schemes having exposure to these SPVs. The ability to re-balance the portfolios for these schemes within a month of rating action will remain a key-rating driver. ICRA will continue to monitor the portfolios of these schemes regularly and take appropriate rating action as and when required."


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What Is Crowdsourcing?
Forms of online and in-person crowdsourcing used by businesses
Crowdsourcing is the process of using many disparate individuals (the "crowd") to perform services or to generate ideas or content. As a practice, it has been around longer than the actual term, which dates back only to 2006.
How Did Crowdsourcing Start?
The concept of crowdsourcing is built on an early 20th-century theory sometimes referred to as the "wisdom of crowds." The idea is that a large group of people can collectively provide surprising insight or value as a workforce.
This is rooted in the example of British scientist Sir Francis Galton, who in 1907 asked more than 700 people at a county fair to guess the weight of an ox. No one individual guessed correctly, but the average of all the guesses provided a number almost identical to the ox's weight.
Who Uses Crowdsourcing?
Some businesses use crowdsourcing to accomplish specific tasks or generate ideas. While traditional outsourcing involves businesses choosing a specific contractor or freelancer for a job, crowdsourced work is spread across a large, often undefined group. Unlike a traditional business model, the people in these groups have no connection to each other or to the business aside from their crowdsourced input.
In addition to the completion of tasks, crowdsourcing can provide valuable data and insight into the actions of large groups of people. For example, knowing what information people look for in search engines or what videos they watch online can help businesses gauge public interest in their own content, products, and services.
In addition to businesses, small nonprofits or community organizations with limited budgets can use crowdsourcing to spread their messages or promote events.
Online Crowdsourcing
Since the practice of using many individual inputs to create a single common product came to be known as crowdsourcing, it has become popular on the internet. Online culture facilitates easy information sharing and efficient communication, both of which are key to crowdsourcing.
One common example of crowdsourcing is in software development. Many software programs, especially those that are available for free, are "open source." This means that the actual code is available for programmers to see and review, allowing them to make changes or additions to the software.
OpenOffice, which is a productivity suite compatible with Microsoft Office products, is one example of open-source software. Because it is developed through a form of crowdsourcing, it also is free to download and use.
Crowdsourcing Marketplaces
Many forms of crowdsourcing are a means of attracting free labor. By seeking input from the crowd, businesses or other organizations bypass the process of hiring someone to do the desired job. There are forms of crowdsourcing, though, that involve getting paid.
Crowdsourcing marketplaces on the web, also known as "micro-labor" sites, provide opportunities for groups of people to perform tasks or "micro-jobs" for small fees. Crowdsourcing websites put out open calls on behalf of clients who need microtasks performed. For example, Amazon's Mechanical Turk offers virtual tasks that can be done online from home, and TaskRabbit connects people to complete virtual tasks in addition to running errands or doing odd jobs in person.
Microworkers on these sites are not necessarily providing the same form of wisdom as those in other forms of crowdsourcing, such as with open-source software. Crowdsourcing marketplaces are different because each micro-worker is simply following instructions from a crowdsourcer.
However, companies that use micro-labor often label these tasks as crowdsourcing jobs and do still receive some of the benefits of a large crowd. If they are putting out calls for many small tasks to be completed and getting responses from many micro-workers, the company still gets the benefit of multiple viewpoints over time from multiple sources.
Pros and Cons of Crowdsourcing
No matter whether it uses in-person groups, online connections, or micro-labor from marketplaces, crowdsourcing comes with pros and cons.
It is often cheaper than hiring a professional contractor or a traditional employee. For example, if a business wants to develop a new logo or slogan, it might put the concept in front of its customer base, challenging people to come up with ideas or designs that could be used. This method can be good for achieving positive results because the crowd might generate ideas that no one would have discovered through a more traditional approach—and the cost might be no more than rewarding those with the best ideas with discounts or other perks.
However, the process offers limited control. Following the same example of the new logo or design, a traditional approach would allow the company to oversee the process from beginning to end. If there's even a slight miscommunication with the crowd in a crowdsourcing campaign, the project can go in the wrong direction quickly and might result in nothing more than a waste of time and an irate customer base.
Before embarking on a crowdsourcing campaign, consider how both the benefits and drawbacks might impact your business.