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During the short stint of Facebook Deals, I was able to grab this great deal to head out for a Chinatown Ghost Tour!
Dano was so excited! We added it into our events for the Halloween month of October!
The tour starts out at Four Seas Restaurant on Grant Ave… Our Tour guide was Ruby… she was super-duper great, really funny, and very informative!
Not only did we learn about the areas of Chinatown that are meant to have activity and why, but we received a wonderful historical tour as well!
Most fun, was that we were deep in Chinatown (with a guide) on a late Saturday night… this gave us such a fascinating view of 'true' Chinatown!!! The hidden secrets of what games take place in the alleys and special events in the parks!
So amazing were the bricks used in the buildings! After the time of the earthquake and big fire… there was not enough money or material around to completely rebuild from scratch… and there were remaining bricks that were still OK to use, but were just a little fire damaged… well, basically MELTED, but still in 'brick shape'… so they reused these beautiful melted bricks… this gives the buildings such a delicious and characteristic facade!!!
Though we had our ghost investigating equipment… we did not get much activity… or rather we got a TON of EMF activity… Dano's meter was constantly at the high end (in the red)… though it just seems that there is a great deal of truly electrical energy running though Chinatown.
One point to note… while Ruby was talking about her late-mother in an alley way that housed a beauty salon, in which a photo of Ruby's mother in a Beauty Pageant hung, my EMF meter flicked back and forth numerous times!!
Afterwards, we were treated to a fun, little magic show!
It's a fun tour… worth a visit!

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Other musicians that appear in the documentary include Gregg Allman, Franklin, Steve Winwood, Sledge and the late Etta James, FAME Studios founder Rick Hall and more. Alicia Keys also makes her mark in the film with a special performance of a tune Dylan first recorded in Muscle Shoals. more on this story
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These banks had capitalized on the expanding trade among Europe, Africa and Asia. The Chartered Bank was founded by James Wilson in 1853, opened in Mumbai, Kolkata and Shanghai in 18588, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong, and the bank played a significant role in the development of trade with eastern nations.
The standard Bank was founded in London by John Paterson, which was predominantly in financing the development of the diamond fields of Kimberley. Standard Chartered offers banking services which includes Retail banking, Corporate and Institutional banking across the world. Corporate and Institutional banking supports the British firms which operates significant level of trade abroad, opening the foreign markets to British firms and providing access to financial networks of Africa, Asia and Middle east nations. Standard Chartered UK, being a global financial centre and a key hub for the organization, provides a wide range of services to clients across the product groups of Transaction banking.
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Our cleanse is designed for the active individual but easy enough for the beginner. It is alkalizing yet smooth. Our cleanse is formulated to flush, detoxify, hydrate and nourish your body. Try our 1 day, 3 day or 5 day cleanse.
See pre-cleanse diet to read how you can begin your juicing journey.
A diet high in produce fortifies your body with vitamins and minerals and the all-important phytonutrients that are powerful in cleaning up the body and facilitating the healing process. Juices, by their nature, are raw foods. They retain powerful nutrients that would otherwise be destroyed by cooking. These include B vitamins and especially (digestive and anti-inflammatory) enzymes.
To support your body's natural detoxification processes, a very broad range of plant-supplied nutrients such as anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories are necessary. Juicing provides your body with super-nutrient dense foods and the necessary resources otherwise to support all phases of detoxification. Juicing also helps to remove the cumulative toxins that are stored in the body. These include, on average, 147 industrial chemicals in the bloodstreams of most people, with many present in newborn children. The bottom line is that no matter how you look at it, juicing detoxifies your system. Toxins from the environment can make their way into your body through your mouth, nose, and skin. The super-nutrients found in juice can help sweep these pollutants out of your body, and make you healthier.
The main detoxifying organ in your body is your liver. All the food you ingest, with the exception of fiber, is absorbed through the intestinal wall and proceeds to the liver to be detoxified and prepared before it makes its way through the rest of your body. However, the problem is that there are too many toxins for your liver to detoxify. The liver can become overloaded. Many of the toxins pass unchecked into your circulatory system and damage your body's cells. An organic juice helps cleanse your body and relieves the overload placed on your liver.
Saturated fats, refined carbohydrates, foods with additives, pesticides and allergenic foods, medications (such as antibiotics or antacids), and even stress can impair the intestine's functioning. An imbalance in microbiome (flora and fauna balance) as well as actual breaks in the intestinal barrier can result. This allows substances into your body that are not good for you. Consuming a juice that is phytonutrient-dense and rainbow plant-based enables food to be assimilated quickly through the intestine. This results in the consumption of less energy, while the toxin-free, nutrient-dense food helps to repair the body.
There are tens of millions of people who are on acid-suppressing drugs because their bodies produce too much acid. There are also many older people whose systems do not produce enough stomach acid. Either way, juicing reduces the amount of acid needed to break down food and the amount of work otherwise required to extract nutrients. This can be a huge benefit. Juices do not require as much of the stomach's digestive processing (churning, acid, and pepsin). Even holding juice in your mouth for a few extra seconds before swallowing can rest the stomach by introducing enzymes orally to further ease digestion.
Juicing will give you more energy and clarity, much more than with caffeine-based beverages. There is no dispute: juice gives you energy. Low-pulp juice delivers super nutrients your body absorbs instantaneously. As a result, your body does not have to work as hard as it does when it breaks down solid food, thus leaving you with extra energy.
Juicing can boost your libido. There are certain juices that provide such benefits to women and others for men. Juices made from the following super veggies are efficacious: (a) Carrots: these are high in vitamin A which helps stimulate the epithelial tissue throughout the entire body in where it counts the most; (b) Celery Stalks: they contain androsterone, a hormone that stimulates sex drive; (c) Cucumbers: these vegetables create extra hydration which boosts stamina and endurance; (d) Kale Leaves: they are high in zinc and are often referred to as the ultimate sex mineral for libido-boosting; (e) Ginger: ginger helps reduces free radicals in the blood, thus improving blood flow to all the right parts of your body; (f) Lemon: lemon helps balance acidity in the body with its alkalizing properties, thus making for higher performance.
Studies conducted by the Minerva Institute for Medical Research have established that super nutrients often found in cold press juice, like resveratrol, prevent your body's cells from dying prematurely. According to experts, this keeps you healthier and enables you to live longer.
Coping with stress is much easier when you have biochemical processes assisting you. The nutrients in juice, including vitamin C and magnesium, enables your body to combat the effects of the dreaded stress hormone cortisol.
Most of us do not eat enough vegetables and produce. Juicing places into your body, in a speedy and easy way, the fresh ingredients and accompanying nutrients in order to help you meet your daily recommended needs. A delicious cold-pressed juice is the only real healthy "fast food." It's a meal that is "on the go" that is actually good for you.
Juicing helps to eliminate dairy, wheat, gluten, and fermented foods from your diet, especially for those who consume too much coffee and alcohol. Most persons over the age of 40 are relatively insensitive to wheat. Being off wheat products and other common trigger foods, and then reintroducing them into the body, can help determine which foods are causing your body problems.
Juicing satisfies your appetite so you are not as inclined to focus on consuming other foods too frequently. This helps to reduce your tendency to think constantly about what your next meal will be. When you juice, you feel satiated realizing that you are closer to being free from addiction to oftentimes very harmful foods.
Although juicing does not actually shrink your stomach, it oftentimes feels like it does. Juicing can help eliminate the habit of "comfort eating" and make you less hungry with less food. This will give you a significant psychological boost to help you overcome your bad eating habits.
Juicing will make you feel better and give you more energy. This will help you to lose weight naturally. Your overweight condition may be the result of water bloat and/or fat. A juice cleanse (three days minimum) is a great way to begin a diet. It controls your appetite and cravings and is naturally lower in calories. It also supplies your body with more concentrated beneficial energizing and healing nutrients.
Most cold-pressed juice that is made from leafy green vegetables provides high levels of magnesium. This is a relaxation mineral with an amazing mellowing effect that can help improve the quality of your sleep.
Most people consume, as their main beverages, inadequate fluids, including diuretics such as coffee or tea. Drinking sufficient fluids such as water and juice makes the body function more efficiently. It also increases energy by removing the afternoon blahs or "brain fog," and helps insure proper elimination of toxins. Water is not the only way to replenish the fluids in your body. Cold-pressed juice is a great way to quench your thirst and keep your organs functioning properly. In a sense, it is nature's first vitamin water.
Cold-pressed juice contains antioxidants and other nutrients to help combat inflammation caused by a diet rich in acidic, high-fat, or processed foods. This helps protect your body from deadly diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Wake Forest University experts have opined that beetroot juice can increase blood flow to the brain. This can lead to better brain cell health and help ward off cognitive decline and dementia.
It is well known that greens such as kale, collards, and broccoli are high in calcium and magnesium. Both of these are critical for the maintenance of a strong, healthy bones and skeleton.
Juicing makes you feel better and gives you energy. It helps remedy chronic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, general aches, congested sinuses and chest, bloating, cramping, and gas. Our bodies are too often fighting off the bad things we are doing to it, i.e., not eating the right foods, not getting enough sleep or exercise, and not attempting to bring less stress to bear on it. Juicing allows your body to take a break, rests the body and mind, and floods your body with nutrients.
Juicing enables you essentially to switch to an organic, plant-based diet. This can cause cells to work optimally to re-establish efficient internal messaging and manufacturing processes by allowing the cell's mitochondria to create energy without having to fight off free radicals and inflammatory substances. Thus, juicing reduces the impediments to proper DNA functioning.
Often dark circles under the eyes, pale gaunt skin, and facial blotches are more than skin deep. Juicing can help improve your skin. Great skin is an indication of what one puts in his or her body and how well your digestive system is functioning. Fruits and vegetables are great for cleansing one's system. They provide vital vitamins and minerals to help beautify your skin. An easy way to make sure you are getting enough fruits and vegetables in your diet is by drinking fresh juices. These are also easier on your body's digestive processes. Juicing can maintain you in a hydrated state and detoxify your body's cells.
Most people who juice see an improvement in the quality of their hair. The hair seems thicker and more vibrant. Juicing allows your body to heal itself from the inside out. Some juicing ingredients contain sources of vitamins B, C, E, that are essential for hair growth. Vitamin B complex is one such vitamin that is plentiful in leafy greens and green vegetables as a whole.
Juicing can improve the quality of brittle nails, especially juices containing spinach, chard, carrot, celery, pomegranate, pineapple, kale, cucumber, lemon, watercress, romaine leaves, apples, spinach, parsley, and ginger.


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Canucks recall 12 Chicago Wolves playersby Staff Writer / Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that defencemen Peter Andersson, Kevin Connauton, Derek Joslin and Chris Tanev, forwards Darren Archibald, Andrew Ebbett, Andrew Gordon, Zack Kassian, Anton Rodin, Jordan Schroeder and Bill Sweatt and goaltender Joe Cannata have been recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.
Peter Andersson, 21, has played 20 games for Chicago in the 2012.13 season recording two points (1-1-2) and eight penalty minutes. The 6'3", 194-pound defenceman was drafted by Vancouver 143rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Kevin Connauton, 22, has played 31 games for the Wolves in the 2012.13 season, recording nine points (2-7-9) and 48 penalty minutes. The 6'0", 196-pound defenceman has played 177 career AHL games with Vancouver's affiliate teams, recording 65 points (26-39-65) and 65 penalty minutes since the 2010.11 season.
Derek Joslin, 25, has played 29 games with the Wolves this season and recorded five points (2-3-5) and 14 penalty minutes. The 6'1", 209-pound defenceman has played 114 career NHL games with San Jose and Carolina recording 16 points (4-12-16) and 63 penalty minutes.
Chris Tanev, 23, has played 29 games with Chicago in 2012.13 recording 12 points (2-10-12) and eight penalty minutes. The 6'2", 188-pound defenceman has appeared in 54 career NHL games and registered three points (0-3-3) with two penalty minutes. Tanev also played in 10 NHL playoff games over the past two seasons.
Darren Archibald, 22, has played 14 games with the Wolves this season (6-0-6) and 18 games with the Kalamazoo Wings (6-7-13). The 6'3", 210 left-winger was signed as a free agent by Vancouver on Dec. 13, 2010.
Andrew Ebbett, 30, debuted with Vancouver in the 2011.12 season, playing 18 games, recording six points (5-1-6) and eight penalty minutes. The Calgary, AB, native has played 163 career NHL games registering 58 points (24-34—58) and 44 penalty minutes. He currently ranks second in team scoring with 21 points (7-14-21) in the 2012.13 AHL season.
Andrew Gordon, 27, has played 31 games with Chicago this season recording 15 points (9-6-15) and 30 penalty minutes. The 6'0", 199-pound right-winger has played 49 career NHL games scoring seven points (3-4-7) with six penalty minutes between the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks.
Zack Kassian, 21, has played 28 games with Chicago this season and recorded 20 points (7-13-20) and 61 penalty minutes. In 17 career games with Vancouver registering three points (1-2-3) and 31 penalty minutes. The Windsor, ON, native was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres 13th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Anton Rodin, 22, has played 26 games with the Wolves in 2012.13 recording eight points (1-7-8) and eight penalty minutes. In 88 career AHL games Rodin has scored 35 points (11-24-35) and recorded 26 penalty minutes. The 6'1", 180-pound forward was selected by Vancouver 53rd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Jordan Schroeder, 22, has played 30 games for the Wolves in the 2012.13 season, recording 19 points (9-10-19) and eight penalty minutes. The 5'9", 180-pound centre has played 178 career AHL games with the Chicago Wolves and Manitoba Moose, recording 100 points (44-56-100) and 36 penalty minutes.
Bill Sweatt, 24, has played 27 games with Chicago this season recording nine points (4-5-9) and two penalty minutes. Sweatt has played 178 career AHL games and scored 89 points (39-50-89) and recorded 54 penalty minutes. The 6'0", 190-pound left-winger appeared in two games with Vancouver during the 2011.12 season.
Joe Cannata, 23, has played one game with Chicago this season recording his second AHL win in as many games. In five games with the Kalamazoo Wings this season Cannata has a record of 2-3-0, a GAA of 3.63 and a save percentage of 0.892. The 6'1", 200-pound goaltender was selected 173rd overall by Vancouver in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.


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The Real Story Behind National Donut Day
Everyone is talking about today being National Doughnut (Donut) Day, but did you know it has an actual meaning?
Shortly after World War I began, The Salvation Army conducted a fact finding mission in France to see how they could boost troop morale. They discovered the troops could use baked goods, writing supplies and stamps, and a clothes-mending service at various locations. The baked goods were difficult to obtain, so two Salvation Army volunteers, Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance, came up with the idea of making doughnuts. The doughnuts were an instant hit. The troops affectionately called Margaret, Helen, and the other doughnut makers "Doughnut Dollies."
In 1938, the Chicago branch of the Salvation Army decided to make the first Friday of June each year "Doughnut Day." The goal was help raise funds through the sales of doughnuts for the needy during the Great Depression and to honor the "Doughnut Dollies" who boosted the morale of US troops during World War I.
And that's the history of Doughnut Day!
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I've always been a big fan of tower defense games. However, until pretty recently I had stuck to the web or my iOS devices to play these types of games. I recently began the search for some different tower defense-type games for the Mac and found a pretty decent variety.
This round-up features eight of the tower defense games that I enjoy. Some are traditional land-based games, others are more futuristic and some are a simpler and more accessible type of game. Read on to learn more and see which is right for you.
Traditional Land-Based
Defense Zone
The first game on the list is Defense Zone, a fairly traditional tower defense-style game. The game is land-based and you must fight enemies such as tanks and foot soldiers using missiles, lasers, bullets and more. As per traditional tower defense strategy, it is up to you to consider firepower, range and price when purchasing, placing and upgrading towers.
Price: $2.99
Requires: OS X 10.6.6 or later
Developer: Artem Kotov
iBomber Defense
The next game on the list is iBomber Defense. This game, set in World War II, combines the elements of a classic tower defense games with the strategic twist of the iBomber series. You can choose to play either a simple, "quick play" game or a full campaign where you battle across multiple continents as both an Allied and Axis member.
Weapons of choice include a variety of land-based weapons. The game also include a number of tools such as counter attacks and high ground advantages to truly up the strategic factors in the game. Fight over 22 levels at three difficulty levels for a great amount of challenge, and take on the final bonus missions to prove you are the master of the game.
Price: $4.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Developer: Chillingo Ltd.
Treasure Defense
The final game in this category is Treasure Defense, another land-based game. Treasure Defense definitely has the simplest graphics to this point and the fewest towers, enemies and so on. That being said, it's free and still quite fun to play. There are currently 15 maps, 3 towers and 10 enemy types. There are also episodes being added to the application in time. It's fun and free – what more can you ask?
Price: Free
Requires: Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Developer: Vitamin Games
Space-Based and Futuristic
Unstoppable Gorg
The first game in this category is Unstoppable Gorg. This game forces you to defend the entire solar system from approaching aliens by deploying various satellites to defend the world. The game pays homage to the classic 1950's sci-fi flicks, giving it a fun look and making the story scenes quite enjoyable. Better yet, while the game contains many elements of a traditional tower defense game, the satellites are movable, adding a whole new element to the game.
Price: $9.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Developer: Futuremark Games Studio
Starfall is a great example of tower defense gameplay combined with futuristic elements and strategy. In this game, you can play the detailed campaign or try a single game on one of the many included maps. The weapons, enemies and available upgrades play well into the futuristic storyline. Starfall is an example of an incredibly polished game with fantastic gameplay, animation, online gameplay and much more.
Price: $4.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Developer: Digital Concepts
Sentinel 3: Homeworld
Sentinel 3 continues the Sentinel saga in the fight to save humanity from the aliens. In Sentinel 3, gameplay takes place on the alien's home planet. Try the campaign mode featuring 20 challenging levels or play a single game on one of the 14 included maps. The graphics in Sentinel 3 are quite good, making the game enjoyable to watch. Sentinel features a unique element known as the commander unit where the player is able to move and level up as the commander throughout the more traditional tower defense gameplay. Sentinel is a well-done and version of classic tower defense gameplay providing some great strategic twists.
Price: $2.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Developer: Origin 8
Casual Tower Defense Games
Jelly Defense
Up until now, the games have been pretty focused on traditional fighting and war with graphics appropriate for those themes. The last couple of games on the list are slightly more casual, featuring quirky graphics and themes. First up is Jelly Defense, a game with all of the elements of a good tower defense game, but with enemies made of jelly and a design to match. This game is great for all ages – it offers challenging levels so you won't find yourself bored, but the levels aren't so hard that you find yourself frustrated and stuck on a seemingly impossible level. This game is highly recommended.
Price: $4.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Developer: Infinite Dreams, Inc.
Plants vs. Zombies
Last but not least, we have an old classic – Plants vs. Zombies. Most of you have no doubt heard of this game, and while it's a bit different than a traditional tower defense game, it's certainly close and fun enough to include in this roundup. You must plant fighting plants to defend your home from a variety of zombies – zombies ranging from little old men to pole vaulters and football players. This game is popular for a reason and is a great way to get the strategic elements of a tower defense game with some laughs along the way.
Price: $9.99
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
Developer: PopCap Games
Tower defense games are a popular way to while away a few minutes (or a few hours). While many of the existing tower defense games are made for the web or for mobile devices, there are definitely some gems out there for Macs.
These are just a few games I found that I thought were worth mentioning. There are many more out there, so please share your favorites in the comments below.


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In Search of the Barrier
A Visit to the Muhuri Project
6-8 July 2006
Just came back from a visit to Feni. It wasn't just Feni that was my target, I had a plan, as inspired by Rashed's suggestion, to visit the Muhuri Project on the Feni River, in between Feni and Chittagong districts. And of course, it was a nice welcome break from the usual hectic office life. I was presented with an opportunity by Rashed actually. He called me that week, on Tuesday. He was alone there as his family left him; his wife had an exam to attend. A lonely Rashed, an empty house, less work at office and near choking boredom were strong enough reasons of persuasion. I confirmed him on Wednesday night after I told my boss in advance that he can't call me during the weekend. I packed after rushing back from office on Thursday evening. I was late, I knew. It was already seven and a three-hour journey would take me there not before 10:30 for sure.
It was drenching rain when I arrived at the TT Para Bus Terminal at around 8:00. It was almost as if disaster had found its way there before me. It was rush hour; all seats booked. The one chance I had of making to Feni that night was to grab one of four last seats of the last coach of the night, at 9:30. 9:30! That would be beyond midnight when I reach Feni! Rashed tried to collaborate with someone I don't know and I hardly had any idea how it was going to help me. Quite naturally, it was a futile effort from a never-say-die Rashed. He's going to try his luck any way he can and he would never give up even after repeated failure. He's one hell of an optimistic person. Anyway, I started at 9:30 through pouring rain and soon found out that it wouldn't be that easy to reach Feni on time. I went to sleep soon and peeking through my tired pupils, I discovered that it was already 1 hour before we could make it out of the City suburbs. Traffic chaos was out of the equation when Rashed gave me the estimation of required time to reach there. And it was almost 1:30 when Rashed received me just outside his residence-cum-office.
Highest point in town without a shadow of a doubt; one cannot expect more than one 10-storied buildings in a small town like Feni. Had to toil our way up to the 6th floor as the lift was closed. Even though tired, didn't think it would be a particularly good idea to sleep right away without having some chitchat with a friend with whom I had the chance to meet after a while. We had the plan to see and take photos of the sunrise, before we could make a guess, it was already too late to go to bed. Ok, lets go to sleep after finishing the job; how would that be? But it wasn't to be. The roof was locked and there was no way we could manage the key at that hour. So, we decided to go down instead of going up. Nice morning it was, although gloomy and cloudy. We took a rickshaw and began our little journey. I just learned the other day that there was a big pond there at Feni, which people go there to visit. I had no idea how a pond can be a tourist attraction. It was decided then. Rashed took me to the pond of attraction.
Bijoysingh Dighi.........
It was big, but didn't seem to be too big. Then Rashed informed me that this isn't the big one, even though it's quite big. He also didn't know the name of the pond. I later came to know that this was the Rajadhir Dighi. The pond was still big enough for my camera. I simply couldn't get enough angle to take a snap. So I just skipped. But I wasn't disappointed for long. Rashed took care to take me to the real big pond, well, if you want to call it a pond! Its just a little too big to be a pond. A small lake you can call it. Again, I was unable to learn the name of the pond from Rashed. This was the big one; this was the Bijoysingh Dighi. I never expected the pond to be something this big. And as usual, I was unable to take a satisfactory photo with my camera. The pond was just too big to be explored in one morning. And of course, we were a bit short of sleep. It was time to take some rest.
It was during the afternoon when I met Uttam Barua. Uttam Da is an engineer with the PDB. From the prominent Radhuni restaurant we went to the pond again; this time with the aim of going around it a bit. It was cloudy as usual. And there were some excellent photo opportunities. But I was to find out later that most of my efforts were simply in vain due to some mechanical complexities of my Yashica rangefinder camera. I took as many backup photos with my Nikon auto camera as I could, which meant that I had at least some pictures in workable format. I don't know yet, but if I had missed the photos of the peeping sun reflected on the water, I would always rue that. That exact opportunity might never come again. And my plan was to photograph the setting sun from the top of the big building. It was the gloomy sky that disappointed me.
During the evening we three gathered at a restaurant beside the Rajadhir Dighi. I tried to take some evening photos of the pond with some lights being reflected in the water. Don't really know whether those photos were realities or not. Me and Rashed came back home and climbed the roof of the big tower. We had a long conversation before we returned. We enjoyed the night scenery and thought about the beauty of the morning sun that we would see next morning.
The dawn was disappointing again. This time it was not because we were unable to have access to the roof, but because it was gloomy and rainy. This was where I first discovered the horrific things about my rangefinder camera. The winding was probably not working when I closed the film. By the by, there was hardly any opportunity to take good photos and it was not too long before it started to rain. So, it was again time to catch some sleep.
It is Saturday. My second day at Feni. I woke up at around 8:30 after the dawn adventure with the camera. Rashed had to attend office because some of his colleagues were out on leave. It was planned that Uttam Da would come and take me to the place of real interest, the Muhuri Project. He's a PDB engineer and so, had the best access to the place. We started at around 10:30, through drizzles.
First, it was the task to reach Baroirpur, where we could get a transport to Muhuri. A 20 minute-or-so bus ride took us to the mud capital Baroipur. We couldn't find a direct transport to Muhuri. We had to take a bus to a place called School Gate. It was not too far from Baroipur and acted as a hub for the vehicles that ferried between that place and Muhuri and other places. The pile of old vehicles was pretty useful for the people living in this part of the world. We started our journey again at exactly 12:00 noon. They at least had a decent timing about it. The 20-25 minute ride was through a narrow but paved road which had a nice covering of green canopy. Hardly had a chance to take a good photo from on board the jumpy vehicle. By the by, the length of the journey reminded Uttam Da that it would've been Uttam if he brought his motorbike; it could've saved some valuable time. When we reached the Muhuri Project gate, it was drizzling a little. Before long, we were on our way again, and this time through an open road. The road was in fact, the embankment and it was too long and straight to be estimated with naked eyes. On the right side, it was the ocean of water and on the left it was the miles of fisheries and crop fields. It was a spectacular scene. My small camera couldn't capture more than just a portion of the road. After a moderate journey, we reached the main attraction of the project, the dam on the river Feni. The site was well-decorated by the four newly-established windmills. The dam, the river, the gushing water, the windmill, the boats and the fishermen on the river were more than enough for me to declare to Uttam Da that I could spend my whole day here taking pictures without getting bored.
It was just a time to take pictures; as many as I could. I had two cameras and I had a multiple target shooting range in front of me. I got so deeply involved in photography that Uttam Da actually peeled bananas for me to help me eat. I took a couple of pictures of him too. The high-tech windmills were right on top of a fishing village. The traditional fishing houses provided a deep contrast in technology with the windmills. The towering machines were off on that occasion for some reason. But the nice cloudy and drizzly weather presented some good opportunities for photography. Even though the small check post on the dam says that no photography was allowed there, we hardly faced any problem as Uttam Da introduced himself to a guard. In fact, on our way back from the base of the windmills, the guard asked whether we were able to take good pictures.
The sluice gates were open when we reached the dam and the water was gushing out of the dam with great force. And when we were leaving the scene, we could see that the force of the water increased even further. It produced a great sound and the dam was in fact, vibrating somewhat.
My concern from the start was whether it was easy enough to return from this remote place. The concern was real as at around 2:15PM, there was hardly anything in sight with which we could return. Uttam Da actually thought about walking the whole road, which sounded ridiculous to me. We found a vehicle, which took an awful lot of time unloading its cargo of a substantial load of bricks. By the time it was ready to go, we found another vehicle and our concern was suppressed. After reaching the Project gate, we took a baby taxi, which took us to Baroipur straight for Tk 100. It was around 3:05 when we reached Baroipur. We entered a restaurant there and found nothing. Uttam Da favoured going back to Feni to try our luck at restaurants there. We boarded a bus again and it was 3:45 in the afternoon when we reached Feni. We took our lunch at Lucky Hotel at around 4:00. When we went back to our separate places, it was the end of a very hectic day indeed.
Even though Uttam Da offered us to come to his PDB office by 5:00, it was Rashed's office which kept us from doing that. And after all, at the end of such a day who wants to roam around in the evening light? I already planned to leave for Dhaka by 6:30. I knew how long it might take to reach Dhaka. So, I simply didn't have any intention of making delays. And it was exactly the 6:30 bus that I boarded. Rashed saw me off. I returned to Dhaka at TT Para Bus Terminal at 10:25 PM.
I had a great time there at Feni. Had a great friend there to spend my time with and was lucky enough to gain another friend in Uttam Da. I was able to see some new places, take photographs and experience something new. This tour gives me energy to travel more and add up to my experiences.
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The infamous Maasai tribe of East Africa is under considerable strain. Nearly gone are the days of roaming free across the plains and warrior culture. Many Maasai have chosen to abandon the traditional lifestyle; they want to 'modernise' and join common society, arguably at the detriment of their culture. But a few still fight to remain Maasai, keen not to forfeit their history.
Just outside of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya there is a traditional Maasai Village. It has modernised somewhat – corrugated iron being the material of choice for housebuilding now rather than mud – and the residents are aware of their position as a tourist attraction, selling their 'curio' wares (handmade souvenirs) to safari tours that stop to pay a visit and take photographs. But when every other visiting tourist is keen to avoid 'ugly' clutter in their photos, I found myself drawn to it.
China has invested in a super-railway linking Nairobi and Mombasa, cutting right through the middle of the Tsavo National Parks (it also cuts through Nairobi National Park). Now, rather than a seemingly endless expanse of savannah these Maasai Tribesmen and Women have a megalithic concrete structure as their backdrop.
After some persuasion I convinced this tribesman to pose for a portrait. He protested about the railway being in the photograph – not quite understanding that it was the contrast of his home and the railway that I wanted.
It is not my place to judge what is 'right' or 'wrong' for Kenya, but I think it safe to say times are certainly changing.
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Restaurant Review
Café Jean Pierre
La crème de la crème
Because it was Bastille Day, a guest wandered into the kitchen and serenaded the cooks with "La Marseillaise," the national anthem of France. Outside the insulated walls of Café Jean Pierre, the sun beat down on a maze of interconnected parking lots and the Century Rio megaplex. But inside, it was Paris.
The cozy bistro is tastefully decorated with curtained windows, sculptures made from found objects, and paintings of French scenes both elegant and rustic. A galaxy of light fixtures hangs from a high metal ceiling with exposed ducts. Directly above the kitchen, what appears to be the second story of a house—with potted plants on the sills of shuttered windows—is a private dining room for special occasions.
My first meal began with a bowl of vichyssoise, a classic chilled potato and leek soup that Anthony Bourdain credited for his awakening as a foodie, as a young lad aboard a transatlantic crossing. How fitting then that my vichyssoise, served in a wide bowl and sprinkled with minced chives, initiated me into the deep skill set of Chef Jean-Pierre. It was spectacular yet mild; rich but not obscenely so; complex but not busy; earthy and livened with the occasional sliver of bitter potato peel.
The soup was followed by a boeuf au vin crepe: beef braised to near disintegration in a potent red wine sauce. The thin, eggy crepe had artfully browned edges and was arranged around a generous mountain of tender beef with the careful dishevelment of Meg Ryan's hair.
The thin, eggy crepe had artfully browned edges and was arranged around a generous mountain of tender beef with the careful dishevelment of Meg Ryan's hair.
On my next visit I brought Shorty, not usually a fan of French food because it's often heavy on butter and cream. She ordered two salads: one with beets and goat cheese, the other endive-based with Roquefort and walnuts. Both were splendid for different reasons. The endive salad did justice to a too-often overlooked vegetable, and the beet salad tingled with an unbelievably tart champagne vinaigrette. My only complaint was that I would have hoped, this time of year, for vine-ripened tomatoes—the ones on the salad were stiff.
As we ate, Chef/owner Jean-Pierre Gozard periodically cruised the dining room with just the right level of stress. He was like a lookout on the crow's nest of a ship, the person whose job it is to scan the horizon for trouble.
While an order of escargot was amazingly tender, it was hard to taste anything but overly salty butter. This bump was quickly forgotten when my molecules were rearranged by the sole meunière. Sole is not my favorite fish. But in her autobiography, Julia Child described a sole meunière—enjoyed when she had just arrived in France—as "an epiphany" and "the most exciting meal of my life." So I ordered it.
Cooked in a thick lemon-butter sauce, the sole that rocked Child was a flat filet, while Jean-Pierre served his filets rolled; they sat like boats in a sea of sauce that was so good even my butter-bashing girlfriend lapped it up. Meanwhile, a ratatouille crepe encapsulated the rustic, peasant-style side of French cuisine. Emboldened with herbs, the crepe contained a juicy array of summer squash, eggplant and tomato.
As the sun set over the parking lot, Café Jean Pierre's busboy lit a candle at our table, and a starry night of low-voltage fixtures swelled to life below the café's metal firmament. It was a good day to be a restaurant critic. But I felt bad for the dishwasher, who must have felt as useful as the Maytag repairman.
The Alibi recommends:
• Crepes (ratatouille or boeuf au vin)
• Vichyssoise
• Goat cheese and roast beet salad
• Sole meunière
Café Jean Pierre
4959 Pan American Freeway NE, A, 345-3241
Lunch hours: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner hours: Mon-Thu 5:30-8:30 p.m. (until 9 p.m. Fri and Sat). Closed Sunday.
Price: $10 (a filling crepe) to $29 (rack of lamb)
Ambience: Paris in a bubble
Booze: Beer and wine
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Celebrating 30 years!
I'm sitting at home looking out the window at another stormy day on Prince Edward Island and dreaming of sunny days ahead. So looking forward to summer on the Island and the exciting plans to celebrate 30 years in business with friends and colleagues, business partners and suppliers, and most importantly, the many wonderful clients who have supported our shop over the years.
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These prizes are very special and represent some of the best brands in fashion clothing and accessories. We will be promoting the draw on Facebook, Twitter, and in-store. One prize will be drawn from our in-store clients who fill out a ballot and the second prize will be drawn from our Facebook clients who like and share our page and help spread the word that we are celebrating!
Starting tomorrow March 17th (Happy St. Patrick's Day), we are offering two pair of glamorous ELLE sterling silver and CZ stud earrings to be drawn on March 30th at the end of our business day. It's easy to enter. Come in to the shop and fill out a ballot or like and share our Celebrating 30 years draw featuring the ELLE Jewelry brand on Facebook. Following the draw on March 30th we will contact our in-store winner from the contact information on the ballot and our Facebook winner will be contacted by private message. We will follow up with a public announcement.
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Children In Prison - Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Beyond the high concrete walls and menacing guard towers of the Santa Martha Acatitla prison, past the barbed wire, past the iron gates, past the armed guards in black commando garb, sits a nursery school with brightly painted walls, piles of toys and a jungle gym.
Fifty-three children under the age of 6 live inside the prison with their mothers, who are serving sentences for crimes from drug dealing to kidnapping to homicide. Mothers dressed in prison blue, many with tattoos, carry babies on their hips around the exercise yard. Others lead toddlers and kindergartners by the hand, play with them in the dust or bounce them on their knees on prison benches.
Karina Rendón, a 23-year-old serving time for drug dealing, said her 2-year-old daughter thought of the 144-square-foot cell she shared with two other mothers and their children as home. "She doesn't know it is a prison," she said, smiling sadly. "She thinks it's her house."
While a prison may seem an unhealthy place for a child, in the early 1990s the Mexico City government decided it was better for children born in prison to stay with their mothers until they were 6 rather than to be turned over to relatives or foster parents. The children are allowed to leave on weekends and holidays to visit relatives.
A debate continues among Mexican academics over whether spending one's early years in a jail causes mental problems later in life, but for the moment the law says babies must stay with their mothers. So the prison has a school with three teachers.
The warden, Margarita Malo, said the children had a calming effect on the rest of the inmates. The presence of children also inspires the mothers to learn skills or, in many cases, to kick drug habits that landed them in trouble in the first place.
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Okay, I was having some mood swings today, or maybe Birthday Blues and I wanted to write about it earlier. But now I'd rather write about things that are smile-worthy this week.
I started this smile-worthy post last week. I was thankful for the SB Journal. Now, this week, there are two things I would like to be thankful about and they are definitely worth not just my smile but appreciation and gratefulness to God.
So here they are:
1. A local publishing company (OMFlit) just asked me if I would be interested in writing book reviews for them. I thought this is awesome! What an opportunity!
2. Phil Younghusband of the Philippine National Football Team or the Azkals just replied on my tweet. Hahahaha….. I know not much of a biggie but what the heck, it made me smile today. 🙂 Here's the proof:


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Monday, July 21, 2014
DIY Cat Condo Anyone?
Got cats? Get a lot of rain? Want to give the cats a place to hide and stay dry?
Well, I do, we do, and we did. So my handy guy with the tools, otherwise known as the hubby, had a new project. It turned out perfectly.
What I wanted was this: a place for the cats to crawl into during the cold nights, a place for them to hide from the rain, something that wouldn't take up too much space on the porch, and something that wouldn't be an eyesore.
Thus the cat condo was born. It is 19 inches wide and 60 inches long. He built the lid with a frame on the inside so that it fits snug inside the walls and can be lifted up for easy maintenance. The lid extends past the walls on all four sides by about an inch and a half all the way around. This offers more stability and allows for the rain to drip off instead of running down the wall and possibly causing it to rot before it's time.
There are openings on both ends for easy access, and it even has a window on the side with a removable plexiglass that slides easily in and out for the different seasons.
On the plus side, he painted it a nice neutral color which goes well with our house. Since it is 20 inches high, it also serves as a great seating area for both humans and cats. I usually have a big beach towel folded on top as a soft, nap area for the cats, and padding for humans who don't mind cat hair.
Overall, a wonderful addition to our porch. I and the cats love it!
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(All Customary Disclaimers Apply)
While folks were celebrating on New Year's Eve, Papa Francesco unlimbered another volley of popeitude on the rest of us, this one concerning the moral insupportability of nuclear weapons.
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B2B Social Media Comes of Age
For marketers, advances in social media are simultaneously forcing and enabling us to look beneath the surface of our businesses. A recent eConsultancy survey found that 67% of marketing decision makers agreed that social media is integral to their marketing mix (and only 11% disagreed). But when I speak to B2B marketing and PR leaders, the received opinion is that social media is a "consumer thing." Why is this?
2013 is the year that B2B social media will start to see its potential. But to do so, we need to overcome a few objection points. Here are the top three:
"Hardly anyone watches/reads my content."
First up, with B2B social media you have to get over the numbers barrier because the universe is smaller. We're not trying to make a "Gangnam Style" viral effect with B2B content. And that's not a bad thing. Success in B2B looks different—if it helps to create a lead, it's worth more than getting a bucketful of views. The key is not to create content for the sake of it and (it has to tie in to the marketing mix) measure its effectiveness.
"The purchasing lifecycles are too long for social media."
Yes, you're going to spend a longer time selecting a new piece of accounting software to roll out in 50 countries than you are to buy a new digital camera. But to me, that means that an organization needs to spend more time building up trust. You can't spend all that time face-to-face with your prospects, but social is an excellent way of building on the relationship that you begin offline. And as the lines between personal and professional lives blur, social media can add to the client relationship.
"People aren't using social media for business."
Why would business people only want to get their news in print or via traditional broadcast channels? The answer is, they don't. And why are videos, blogs, infographics and podcasts increasingly popular? Because they're interesting (ok, maybe not in all cases) and easily consumed in bite-sized portions.
Social is Getting Infused in the Business World
"Smart organizations will start taking a close, hard look at their existing cultures and begin considering some different ideas of what 'leadership' means."
We're in a transitional period in which companies are struggling to integrate social into their business processes, and it goes way beyond marketing. Those that confine social activity to specific sales or marketing "channels" will soon be at a huge disadvantage to those that can incorporate the human-powered principles of social media throughout their organization.
Employees expect more transparency, more change, more experimentation, and more clarity. Smart organizations should start taking a close, hard look at their existing cultures and begin considering some different (less hierarchical) ideas of what "leadership" means if they are going to successfully adapt to this disruption. So why is this important for marketers? Because marketers understand story. Infusing social media into an organization requires communicating those core value messages and the authentic brand story throughout the organization—which is a challenge for traditional leaders, as evidenced by their hesitance around social media.
Marketers know how to tell the stories—and they also know how to experiment, test, and learn from different kinds of messaging. It's time we started applying those skills to building leadership capacity, rather than just marketing. For leadership to spread through an organization—as social media demands—we need to change our culture, and marketing can play a vital role.
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WELLINGTON: China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] will spend NZ$400 million ($282 million) on research and development in New Zealand, the government said on Wednesday.
With domestic partners in New Zealand, the Chinese company will build a cloud data centre and innovation labs at universities in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand economic development minister Simon Bridges and science minister Paul Goldsmith said in a joint statement.
"The initiatives that Huawei is committing to will also help strengthen our research and development activity and capability building in the digital and technological world," Bridges said.
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Govt presents no-please-all OROP
Arrears to be paid in 4 half-yearly instalments; veterans want premature retirees included
KV Prasad
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 5
The Centre's decision today to fulfil ex-servicemen's long-pending demand for one rank, one pension (OROP) received a less than enthusiastic acceptance from veterans who refused to end their agitation over disputing aspects, including exclusion of premature retirees.
Conceding to the nearly four-decade parity claim, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar emphasised: "Despite the huge financial burden, given its commitment to the welfare of ex-servicemen, the government has taken a decision to implement the OROP....Prime Minister Modi has fulfilled his commitment and approved OROP for Armed Forces personnel. The Ministry of Defence will soon issue a detailed government order."
The government's decision to roll out the welfare measure from July 1, 2014, with 2013 as the base year for fixing the first pension under it was greeted by the ex-servicemen as a satisfactory step but put question marks on six other elements of the scheme. Having expressed unhappiness over elements of the scheme, the ex-servicemen met the Defence Minister later this evening and returned satisfied after the government expressed intention to revisit the exclusion clause. As for the continuation of the form of protest, the decision would be taken tomorrow. Earlier, Major General Satbir Singh (retired) of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement had said at Jantar Mantar where veterans are holding protests and hunger strikes for the past 80 days: "The government accepted just one of our demands and rejected six." The agitation should continue was the prevailing mood.
The Defence Minister said the annual expenditure for OROP would be between Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 10,000 crore; pension will be re-fixed for all retiring on the same rank and with the same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum pension in 2013. Those drawing pensions above the average will be protected, he emphasised. The arrears bill, estimated to be between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 12,000 crore, will be paid in four half-yearly instalments but all widows will get the arrears in one instalment; in future, the pension would be re-fixed every five years and personnel who voluntarily retire will not be covered under the OROP, he said adding that those who opted out due to injuries would be protected.
The Minister said since OROP was a complex issue, a thorough examination of interests of retirees of different periods and different ranks was needed. The inter-service issues of the three Forces also require consideration. This is not an administrative matter alone. Therefore, it has also been decided that a one-member judicial committee would be constituted that would give its report in six months.
Since 46 per cent personnel opt for premature retirement, the ex-servicemen want clarification on their exclusion; expressed disappointment over announcement of single-member judicial commission demanding it be expanded to five with three of the fraternity as members and reduction in report timeline from six months to one; and rejected five-year pension review insisting it be done every two years.
The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress began to spar, with BJP chief Amit Shah accusing the Congress of having reduced ex-servicemen pension in 1973 from 70 per cent to 50 per cent of the salary. "The demand for OROP has been hanging fire since...the previous Congress government in its last moments made an allocation of Rs 500 crore for it and this was a joke," he said.
The Congress fielded former Defence Minister AK Antony who characterised key component of OROP as "betrayal" to the cause of ex-servicemen, accused the government of doing politics over the scheme and "substantially diluting" its provisions.
Ex-servicemen's core _panel meets today _to decide on protest
Syed Ali Ahmed
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 5
The government is likely to come out with a "clarification" on the applicability of the one rank, one pension (OROP) to those who opted for premature retirement.
Ex-servicemen said this after meeting Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday night, hours after the government announced the implementation of the scheme that was rejected by veterans on account of five-year revision of pension and whether it would cover those who took pre-mature retirement.
Major General Satbir Singh (retd) said he was "satisfied" with Parrikar's statement. "…There are other issues that are yet to be addressed but the major one is premature retirement (PMR) that unnecessarily got put in. It was not required to be part of the note. We do not know how it cropped up," he said.
Major General Singh, who earlier refused to budge till all demands were met, also hinted at a rethink on whether to continue with the protest. "We will take a decision on the agitation after talking to the core group tomorrow morning. For now, the clarification has been taken from the Defence Minister. If the voluntary retirement scheme is not applicable to the armed forces, there is no question of retrospective," he said.
In the afternoon, ex-servicemen welcomed the Defence Minister's announcement of implementing the OROP saying they disagreed on excluding prematurely retired ex-servicemen from the scheme, five-year equalisation of pension and one-man judicial commission. Major General Singh said when defence officers and soldiers take pre-mature retirement and get pension, why they should not be given OROP.
"According to the service rule, an officer can take premature retirement after serving the force for 20 years and a jawan for 15 years and thereafter is entitled to pension benefit," he said. On the government's decision to equalise pension after every five years, ex-servicemen said it should be reduced to one year. "If the government is short of funds, it can be reduced to two years," he said.
On this, the government announced to constitute a one-member judicial commission under a retired judge that would submit its report in six months, which was again not accepted by ex-servicemen.
Major General Singh said the committee should comprise five members — three ex-servicemen, one serving defence officer and one member of the Defence Ministry. "The committee should be under the Defence Ministry and the time to submit the report should be just one month," he said.
Jaggi Brar, stay strong, miss you
4 Brar brothers and their brother-in-law were on duty during the war. Fifty years after losing youngest member, their tribute to Flying Officer Jagdev Brar
My 22-year-old brother Jaggi (Flying Officer Jagdev Singh Brar) flew over Sargodha (Pakistan) on September 7, 1965, in a sortie that took off from Halwara (near Ludhiana). He, along with four other Hunter pilots, successfully bombed the target. On their way back, Jaggi (nicknamed Small Ben in the squadron) along with Squadron Leader Bhagwati peeled off from the formation to engage the pursuing enemy fighter aircraft.
Unconfirmed news reports said that Jaggi's aircraft was probably hit in a midair dogfight with a Pakistani fighter aircraft. There were also unconfirmed reports of his bailout. He was then officially declared as "Missing in Action". He never came back.
In September, 1965, my eldest brother was the Superintendent of Police at Amritsar. Another brother was serving as Captain in 1 Dogra in the thick of battle somewhere between Amritsar and Lahore. My brother-in-law was serving as a Major and I was a Captain at that time. My father (Ajaib Singh Brar) and mother (Balwant Kaur) were having a tough time with four sons and the son-in-law in uniform on national duty.
In mid-1965, while on leave, I rode my elder brother's Royal Enfield Bullet from Jalandhar to Halwara to meet Jaggi. I waited for almost half an hour before I saw Jaggi, fully drenched in sweat with a badminton racket in hand. He was a good badminton player. He also liked tennis and table tennis. He was beaming from ear to ear when we embraced. We exchanged family news and chatted while taking tea. I left after this brief meeting, least realising that this would be the last time we were meeting.
Our family took the loss of Jaggi in its stride without asking the government for any special compensation or favours, though it was not difficult to do so at that time.
We still remember Jaggi fondly. Well-behaved and pleasant, he was the darling of the Brar clan and popular among his colleagues in the Air Force too. Air Marshal Inamdar (his course-mate of 1963) is still in touch with the family and misses him as a dear friend, like many others. Perhaps people like Jaggi are also in great demand in heaven!
Fifty years after that fateful day of September 7, we miss Jaggi dearly and wonder if he straightaway bailed out to heaven from his Hunter aircraft that day.
We lost Jaggi in 1965, but he lives on in our hearts. There are many other Jaggis who are lost by the country while serving with dedication, but their dying wish and message to the nation would be: "Look after my family after me."
We miss you, Jaggi — your brothers Surinder, Amarjit, Surjit, Sukhdev, Harpal and sister Davinder. Stay strong, man, wherever you are.
(Commissioned in EME, the writer retired in 1994)
19 then, a real honour to serve
Capt Vinod Chaudhri (Retd)
I joined the Army at the young age of 19. I was just F.Sc pass (I got a law degree after my Army career).
After initial training for a few months, I was straightaway inducted in the warfront of Chhamb-Jaurian-Akhnoor. It was the hottest warfront till September 6, 1965 — when the Lahore and Sialkot sectors were opened and the major component of enemy forces was withdrawn from Akhnoor sector and redeployed there.
The Pakistani troops outnumbered us by four times in the Akhnoor sector and I consider myself lucky to have fought against the enemy in my AMX light tank of 20 Lancers.
On August 31-September 1, when our three tanks were on way to Chhamb-Jaurian, we had to face heavy air-straffing and the camouflage net of the tank caught fire. My possessions got burnt. In spite of heavy fire, we moved on and reached the destination with the tanks intact.
Capt Shankar Roychowdhury (later to become Army Chief) and Maj Bhaskar Roy were leading the squadron. It steadfastly held the positions and that is how we earned the nickname: "Saviours of Akhnoor."
Incidentally, I and my two brothers were deployed in the same front. I was in Armoured, while my brothers were in Artillery and Ordnance.
After September 6, I was ordered to move as a troop commander to Samba sector under the command of Col Hussain of 9 Grenadiers. I stepped out of the tank and injured my knee but that didn't stop me from staying on in the battlefront. On September 23, the ceasefire was ordered.
I hung up my uniform in 1974, resumed my studies and now practise in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Serving the nation remains the most abiding memory. It was an honour to have been given the chance.
Pak paratroopers, Halwara, blackout
Covering war: Recalling events that stood out
KS Chawla
On September 4, 1965, I accompanied a wedding party of a dear friend to Kotkapura in Faridkot district and the next day, while returning to Ludhiana, we saw military convoys moving towards the Ferozepur side. As we reached Ludhiana in the evening, there was a blackout. Pakistani bombers had made their first sorties over the Halwara airport.
The Pakistani planes dropped some paratroopers near the Halwara Air Force station, but they missed the intended landing target. They fell in the sugarcane fields and a teenager who was grazing cattle immediately pounced upon one of them and hit him with a bucket. He eventually died.
A media team from Ludhiana left for the villages around the Halwara Air Force station and had to take shelter in trenches dug up along the road, when the air raid sirens would go off, before reaching Rajoana village, whose residents had nabbed the paratroopers.
In all, 18 paratroopers were caught by the villagers and the police, on patrol duty in the area under the supervision of Harjeet Singh Ahluwalia, the district police chief of Ludhiana. All the paratroopers were taken to the Jagraon police station and we met some of them in the lock-up. They had brand new parachutes and weapons with the marking of "made in USA".
The target of the paratroopers was the Indian Oil Corporation depot from where the Halwara station planes were getting fuel. This oil depot was later targeted during militancy and the IOC had to shut it.
Pakistani bombers made a number of sorties over the Halwara air base but could not cause any harm because of the alertness of the Indian Air Force. The Pakistanis even dropped napalm bombs which fell in the periphery of the air base. At Sudhar village, a huge crater was caused by one such bomb.
Ludhiana had an ammunition depot of the Army then, but there was no air defence. Col Sewa Ram, who was from the air defence unit, was deputed to install anti-aircraft guns near Sherpur Chowk. A trial was conducted one night and as the guns went off, panic spread in Ludhiana that the town had been attacked. The police had to work very hard to convince the residents to return home and sleep.
The Halwara air base was fully strengthened when the 1971 war broke out.
During both the wars, there was a lot of enthusiasm among the residents to serve the Army personnel passing through special trains at the Ludhiana railway station. Huge canteens were set up at the railway station to serve the Armymen.
NDA's scheme betrayal of ex-servicemen: Cong
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 5
Describing 'one rank, one pension' scheme announced by the government as a diluted form of UPA's February 2014 proposal, the Congress today said the announcement was a betrayal of ex servicemen and was hugely disappointing.
"The OROP announced today is a great disappointment. It is substantially diluted from what we had approved in February last. We had approved the scheme for all ex-servicemen, including those who retire early. As many as 46% of the ex-servicemen retire prematurely. NDA's scheme ignores all of them," former Defence Minister and Congress leader AK Antony said today.
Antony said out of 13 lakh armed forces personnel, only about 1,000 retired at 60 years. "We had made no exceptions in our scheme. But the BJP has made exceptions besides playing politics on the issue by saying that the UPA gave only Rs 500 crore for the scheme. That was an interim budget provision," said Antony.
The Congress backed the plan of veterans to continue their agitation questioning the provisions of equalisation every five years and those of constituting a one-man commission to look into the issue.
"The UPA had sorted out the equalisation issue. We had said personnel of same ranks retiring after same length of service will get the same pension irrespective of the year of retirement. Now they are proposing equalisation after every five years which we reject," said former minister Kapil Sibal accusing the BJP of betraying the ex-servicemen. Ours was an automatic equalisation route, Sibal added.
Exclusion of voluntary retirees key sticking point
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 5
The Centre's announcement to implement the much-awaited OROP formula for the armed forces has received a mixed reaction from the veteran community.
While the decision to adopt OROP has been hailed across the board, many veterans were of the opinion that their demands had not been fully met and there still were several lacunae left to sort out.
"The announcement is whole heartedly welcome and some of the decisions like paying arrears to widows in a single installment are highly appreciable," Brig KS Kahlon (retd), president of the All-India Defence Brotherhood said. "However, issues like not granting OROP to voluntary retirees and fixing the revised pension on the average of the minimum and maximum of the pay band definitely need a rethink," he added.
"Reviewing the pension after fives years is a dilution of the very concept of OROP, besides a lot of riders and conditions being attached to the implementation of the concept," said Sqdn Leader Mohinder Singh Virk. "There also seem to be some incorrect calculations in working out the financial implications as from next year onwards, the financial liability is stated to be just Rs 79-80 crore. It would be definitely easy for the government to increase a little amount each year instead of effecting a hefty increase after five years, which in any case they are bound to do," he said.
Premature retirees being left out of the ambit of OROP is the biggest sore point with the veterans. Over 40 percent of servicemen opt for premature retirement due to various personal or service reasons. "I feel premature retirees should definitely be included in OROP. It is not that they would have served till 60 years had they not sought early release. I am sure the Defence Minister would iron out this anomaly in due course," Maj Navdeep Singh, a High Court lawyer dealing with service and pensionary matters and member of the Commission convened by the government to minimise litigation against defence personnel and veterans by the MoD, said.
Wholeheartedly hailing the decision to implement OROP, the All-India Ex-servicemen Welfare Association here urged the veterans to accept the formula announced by the government which, it claimed, was beneficial for all the old pensioners. "We should gladly accept whatever is given and continued our struggle to gain more and more. The association will further take up the points with the government as well as the commission formed for the remaining demands if any pertaining to OROP," a statement issued by the association said.
OROP with riders unjust, says Capt
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 5
Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said the belated announcement of one rank, one pension by the NDA government was "only a half-hearted attempt".
He supported the reservations expressed by the ex-servicemen about the decision, saying if the government's intentions were sincere it should have addressed the issue reasonably while taking into consideration the genuine demands of the veterans.
Capt Amarinder questioned the logic behind denying OROP to those who seek voluntary retirement. "This is the most unreasonable clause," he remarked, asking, "Why deny someone the OROP benefit when he is already eligible for the pension?"
The former CM also supported the veterans' demand for expanding the strength of the one-man judicial commission, appointed for removing anomalies in the OROP, to five with three veterans as its members. He observed otherwise it appeared to be an attempt at delaying the matters.
Soldier hurt as Pak twice violates truce in Poonch
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Tribune News Service
Jammu, September 5
A soldier was injured as the Pakistan army twice violated the truce deal by firing on forward posts in the Hamirpur and Krishna Ghati (KG) sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on the intervening night of September 4 and 5.
"There were unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan soldiers along the LoC in the Hamirpur sector. Forward areas witnessed unprovoked firing by the Pakistan army between 9.50 pm and 10.15 pm," said a Defence spokesperson.
They opened fire in the KG sector around 7.45 am in which a soldier sustained minor stone splinter injury, he added. At both places, the Pakistan army opened Pika gunfire. "We responded in equal measure," he added.
The injured soldier has been identified as Sepoy Parvinder Singh of 22 Sikh Regiment. However, an intelligence source said the incident happened around 8.30 am today when Sepoy Parvinder Singh sustained the injury after troops of 655 Mujahid Regiment opened fire. He was evacuated to 425 Military Hospital in Poonch.
With two violations, the number of such violations has gone up to six in September.
Nine civilians and two BSF personnel were killed and nearly 40 others injured in intense firing and shelling by Pakistani troops on the LoC and the international border in August.
There have been 59 violations of the truce deal by Pakistan in August and over 262 ceasefire violations in the year so far.
BSF looks forward to DG-level talks with Pak
Jammu: Despite a spike in truce violations and incidents of sniper fire along the international border and LoC, the BSF eagerly looks forward to DG-level talks with Pak Rangers in the larger interest of peace for the border populace. While issues of the entire western border with Pakistan will come under discussion, repeated violation of ceasefire agreement, sniper fire and shelling of border villages by Pakistan and frequent infiltration attempts by terrorists are likely to be high on the Indian agenda. After the NSA-level talks on August 23 between two nuke rivals, the DG-level talks are scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 9 to 13. TNS
Two former Army chiefs sound note of caution over various OROP provisions
Former Army chief General Deepak Kapoor termed the announcement as a "substantial step" taken by the Narendra Modi government but said other issues which were worrying the veterans are a "cause of concern".
"The Modi government has taken a substantial step in terms of finally declaring OROP. In principal, accepting this entire concept, they have to be lauded.
"But a number of other issues which are worrying the veterans are a cause of concern. It would have been better if those issues too could have been addressed. For the sources to say that about 98 per cent of aspirations have been met, may not be fully correct," he said.
Ex-servicemen, pressing for OROP for nearly four decades, today won a partial victory with the government announcing that it would implement it.
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said OROP, that implies uniform pension for armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with a same length of service, would be implemented from July 1, 2014 on the basis of calendar year 2013.
Gen (retd) Malik noted that earlier the government was offering the base year as 2006 and there were other conditions which were not acceptable to ex-servicemen and said that he had hoped that the dispute will be resolved "amicably and gracefully" by both sides and there would be peace.
"Unfortunately, I do not agree with the kind of methodology which has been adopted in announcing this and the manner in which it has been announced, there is a lack of clarity and transparency which should have been avoided," he said.
Malik said it "intrigues" him as to why premature retirees have not been included in the OROP.
"The first thing which really intrigues me is the premature retirees not being in OROP. Officer start retiring after 20 years and most of them take premature retirement when they realise that they are unable to go up in the armed forces.
"If they have already finished their pensionable service, why should not they be in the ambit of OROP?" he asked.
Malik also questioned the logic behind the defence minister's meeting with ex-servicemen yesterday when the announcement was made through a "script".
"Yesterday there was a leak from defence ministry and even I knew what government was going to offer. After that the defence minister called the people who were on agitation to his office.
"He heard them and yet when the announcement was made, it was read out from a script which probably might have been prepared two days earlier. Where was the need to call these people hear them and yet do nothing about it," Malik said.
The retired general said that the demand for OROP had been accepted by all political parties, Parliament and the present government has announced it over and over again and there was a hope that the agitation on the street will stop.
"But that has not happened. The methodology that has been adopted could have been much more better. It could have inspired much more trust between each other. A clarification should have been given. That has been missing," he said.
Malik also did not agree with the government's announcement of setting up a one man judicial commission to look into the issue.
"I do not agree with one man commission. We must have a proper commission or a committee in which you have experienced people who have served in the Army.
"Otherwise, as I said this elementary question of premature retirement it is totally alimentary. We do not want such mistake to occur. Not one man commission but a 4-5 man commission in which you have representative from armed forces," he said.
J&K: Army jawan lays down his life after killing 10 terrorists in 11 days
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami was also part of the operation that had captured alive Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Sajjad Ahmad alias Abu Ubaidullah, resident of Muzzafargarh, Pakistan.
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Creating a unique history of valour and dedication to duty, one of the Special Forces Commandos of the Indian Army, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, killed ten terrorists in a short span of 11 days before making supreme sacrifice in continued fight against terror in Kashmir Valley on Thursday.
Lance Naik Goswami was killed at Hafruda forests in Kupwara district in fierce fire fight with terrorists, but not before the elimination of four of them. "A true soldier, he breathed his last in action,'' said a defence ministry spokesperson Colonel S D Goswami at the Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur. Hailing from Indira Nagar village in Haldwani tehsil of Nainital, he is survived by his wife and a seven-year-old daughter.
Part of numerous successful counter terrorist operations in the state, Lance Naik Goswami had been actively involved in three such operations in which ten terrorists were killed and one captured alive in the last 11 days.
Giving details, the spokesperson said that in the first operation, three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hailing from Pakistan were killed in Khurmur, Handwara on August 23.
He again volunteered for a second back-to-back operation in which three more Lashkar terrorists were killed and another Sajjad Ahmad alias Abu Ubed Ullah captured alive during the two day-long fierce fire fight in Rafiabad after a fierce fire fight on August 26-27. The apprehension of Sajjad Ahmad alias Abu Ubed Ullah, a resident of Muzzafargarh, proved to be a shot in the arm to establish Pakistan's complicity in abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the defence ministry spokesperson said.
Lance Naik Goswami, once again, volunteered to be part of an ongoing operation launched in the dense Hafruda forest near Kupwara, Kashmir. This proved to be his last operation but not before elimination of four terrorists in a heavy gun battle, the spokesperson pointed out.
He had volunteers to join Indian Army's elite para commandos unit in 2002 and "went on to gain the reputation of being one of the toughest soldiers of his unit, no small feat in an outfit that boasts of being one among the best in the world'', the spokesperson said. His mortal remains were flown by an IAF aircraft to Bareilly, from where they will be taken by an Army helicopter to Pant Nagar and onward to his native place where he will be cremated with full military honours, he added.