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What cables were entrusted at the 2015 New York Audio Show to showcase MartinLogan's flagship 75"-tall, 385lb Neolith loudspeaker ($79,995/pair), Rogue Audio's world class Apollo Dark monoblock amps ($14,995/pair) and other Rogue components? You guessed it. Darwin Cables.
Pictured right, is Darwin co-founder Bill Magerman, in the room featured in show coverage by Stereophile. Veteran reviewer Art Dudley raved that the sound was "tight, powerful, and resplendent with detail without seeming bright." The consensus was that the $150,000 system was the star of the show.
Darwin debuted Darwin Truth II Black Speaker Cables ($2,995 2M), built specifically with the demands of the Martin Logan Neoliths in mind. But make no mistake these Truth II speaker cables, with a configuration of silver strands in air-dielectric, will deliver an extraordinarily rich palette of textures with any speaker. Also, the beefy Rogue Apollo Dark mono blocks were energized by Darwin's formidible 10 gauge pure silver Truth II power cables ($1,295 1.5M). Interconnects were all Darwin Truth II cables ($1,095 1M).
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Left Photo: Darwin Cable Company co-founders, Tony Bender, left and Bill Magerman, right, pictured at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, 2013, in Denver. Right: Darwin Cables were featured at CES in Las Vegas in January 2015. Some of the names that trust us to cable their gear at major shows, when everything is on the line, include: Rogue Audio, Martin-Logan, Tyler Acoustics, George Warren Turntables and Joseph Speakers.
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The Darwin Cable Co. Story
The very fact that you are reading this is evidence that you are one of the rare individuals who is so passionate about music, hearing it in the best way possible has become a quest and quite possibly an obsession.
That would describe Darwin Cable Company founders, Bill Magerman and Tony Bender. Each independently discovered the potential for great musical reproduction in their college years. It was an obsession for excellence limited by financial realities for many years.
Bill's love for music lead to his founding of Tribute Audio, a company that catered to Epicure speaker aficionados.
Bill's exceptional crossover reproduction enhanced the legendary speakers, and in the process created a cottage industry. His customers urged him to create cables as good as his crossovers—which he did, never imagining where it would one day lead. A disciple and now a guru of low-mass design, Bill's cables reflected his experience and reverence for the capabilities of solid core silver wire. Using materials at hand, the wires were incased in clear packing tape, with low mass RCA terminations. Despite the DIY appearance, the cables outperformed thousand dollar cables.
That's where Tony Bender comes in. A former D.J., music historian, promoter, producer and businessman, Bender, whose finances had finally begun to approach his tastes, nonetheless found himself put off by the hype, deception and high prices in the cable industry. Through connections in the audio industry, Bender had access to cables costing tens of thousands, was impressed by some of them, but never satisfied with the performance—let alone the obnoxiously high prices.
A mutual acquaintance tipped off Bender to Magerman's Tribute Audio IC's, so Bender, in his never-ending quest for performance and value, ordered a pair. They weren't much to look at and far too fragile, but the performance was otherworldly, and bumped Bender's big dollar cables right out of his system. "It was clear to me that this was a diamond in the rough," Bender said.
The two men formed a partnership and eventually, Darwin Cable Company, united in their effort to not only improve upon the already spectacular performance of the cable, but to make it durable and marketable. They tried the industry standard approach, and discovered some valuable lessons in the process. Every dielectric, even teflon, sucked the life out of the music when in direct contact with the wire. "We discovered," Bender said, "the mistakes other companies were making."
Bill famously dismissed heavy, sonically inferior, sound-smearing RCA ends as "audio jewelry." He said, "Our mission is 100 percent about musical performance. Aesthetics were incidental."
That philosophy led to the air dielectric floating silver wire design you see today. The silver wire makes minimal contact with teflon, resulting in a spectacularly efficient, low capacitance cable. Other refinements followed. Different gauges of wire and tubing were evaluated. They tested many RCA terminations, including some of the biggest, most expensive names in the business, before discovering the perfect termination for their unique application.
Once they had refined the formula, and Bill had incorporated time-consuming but effective build techniques, they cryogenically treated their cables at the world's leading facilities. The process lowered the noise floor for even more spectacular performance.
The original Darwin Silver IC was described by one major cable distributor as "Having no flaws." The cable's superior conductivity and low capacitance design reveals the potential of a system's components unlike no other cable. Neutral, balanced and supremely revealing, customers are stunned by the inner detail, extension and superb, low, taut bass. "We realized that many of the shortcomings ascribed to components were often the shortcomings of ineffective cabling," Bender said. "One company was marketing a "tone control cable" to offset the problems caused by another." The Darwin Cable is a way to exit the cable merry-go-round. Bill said, "The transparent nature, balance and truthfulness of the Darwin Cable surprised us all by revealing just how good even some mid-priced components could be. Components with a bad rap for veiling and roll off were often revealed to be much better than given credit for." How did the company get its name? A friend was jokingly throwing out names, one of which was the name of his dog—Darwin. Bender, who later coined the phrase, "Evolution of Sound," thought it was perfect. "It reflected many things—our philosophy, our personal audio journeys, our continuous efforts to improve the product..."
Bender is a collector of fossils. They are used them as backdrops for cable photo sessions. Both men are involved in theory, conception and design, but Bill is the superior craftsman who brings each prototype to life. Tony—the ears of the company—is the initial analyst. "When the performance moves me emotionally, that is when I know we have something special." At that point, the cable is sent out for blind evaluations through the company network. "It's not a great cable until everyone says it's a great cable," Bill said. More than one customer believes they are the best at any price.
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The Darwin Philosophy
Re-imagining cables from the ground up
• Low Mass Ends:
Lead developer Bill Magerman has long described heavy, bulky ends as "audio jewelry." All flash and no substance. Heavy ends create unwanted signal anomalies and eddy currents, smearing the sound. We build cables for your ears, not baubles for your eyes. By painstakingly testing many, many ends by ear, including some very well known expensive brands, we found the best combination of low mass, quality metallurgy and synchronicity with the unique design. Under a microscope, we look for a smooth finish—no gaps or pits—for superior connectivity. All RCA ends are reengineered for dielectric superiority in a build process taking as long as two hours, creating what we truly believe to be the finest connectors on the planet. Our low mass cables weigh just ounces. They are built for pure performance.
• Silver Core Wire:
Darwin sources the finest silver wire from three continents. Seemingly infinitesimal variances in gauge, purity and quality can make a huge sonic difference. Our silver is 7% more conductive than copper. Audiophiles know how difficult it is to achieve those final increments of excellence. Why would you start 7% behind? A myth about silver is that it is "bright". That is simply a reflection of a poor build. (And we'll get to that below.) High quality solid core silver, properly isolated, is the key to great sound. Silver-coated copper is harsh and etched; stranded wires are smeared and inarticulate. Darwin Cables are organic, natural, balanced, with impeccable pace and timing. No listener fatigue ever!
• Cryogenics:
Hours long, computer controlled cryogenic treatment—enhances molecular structure, in the way ice forms on a pond. It lowers noise floor for better dynamics and laser accuracy. Darwin's most advanced cryogenic process which replicates the cold of deep space, CryoWise ©, is used in the company's flagship Truth Cables. The effect of the CryoWise © process, revealed more fullness from recordings than anyone knew was there except for, perhaps, the musicians in the studio when it was recorded. Darwin Cable Company relies on an industry leading laboratory that meets military specifications. It's a very expensive extra step, but we just cannot stand the thought of building a cable that isn't as good as we can make it.
• Air Dielectric:
By floating the wire in an oversized teflon-like tube, with minimal contact, Darwin Cable Company virtually eliminates the veiling that is introduced with coated wires. Anything that touches the wire diminishes the sound. Even quality dielectric in close proximity to the wire will diminish performance.
• Two Stage Contact Enhancement:
We use two stage contact enhancement process. The most important aspect is the quality of the terminations themselves, which we examined under a microscope and then tested by ear. Cumulatively, it does make a difference.
• Low Capacitance:
Coated wires and bad dielectric anywhere in the cable, including common nylon sleeves, veil the sound and raises capacitance. All that "junk" become part of the signal path and raises capacitance. If there is something cable manufacturers can agree upon, it is the significance of capacitance. The higher the capacitance, the more energy that is stored and released in an unpredictable, unscheduled manner. The result is a confused, ill-timed signal that your brain recognizes and instinctively tunes out. To arrive at the Darwin build, we voiced every element from conductor to (silver) solder to the sound of various tube thicknesses. We trusted our ears, and later, when we subjected the cables to scientific measurement, we recorded the lowest capacitance numbers in the industry, which validated what our ears were hearing. The Truth II measures an astoniching 7.20 pF/ft.
• Skin Effect:
Because high frequencies naturally gravitate to the outer edge of the conductor, they commonly arrive slightly too early, creating an unnatural brightness that can be impressive in the short term. But the brain understands something is unnatural and soon rejects it through what is known in the industry as listener fatigue. Most cables suffer from this malady. Counterintuitively, smaller gauges can create bigger, more perfectly timed sound, and eliminate skin effect. Just how far you can push the envelope for otherworldly performance depends upon the precise application of gauge in relation to length. Push too far and go too thin, and phase issues may arise. Silver's superior conductivity is a key to extending performace. Darwin has achieved the perfect balance through a Thomas Edison-style process of elimination. Tweak. Listen. Tweak again. Listen some more. It requires patience, but we learn something every time. From an analytical standpoint we know when something is missing or when something new is revealed even on a micro-level. It's as much art as it is science. We know things are right when we are moved emotionally by the music. Judging from the rave reviews of professionals and customers alike, we got it right.
• Neutrality/Transparancy/Accuracy:
Allow us to shatter yet another urban myth, that the performance of cables is "system dependant." Not so with Darwin Cables, for a simple reason. Our cables are meticulously voiced for precision, neutrality and transparency. Professional reviewers and owners have been stymied trying to assign a "sound" to our cables. The Darwin is not a tone control cable. There are some brilliant component builders out there and some amazing musicians, recording engineers and producers. We are not going to presume to "fix" anything. Our goal is to get the heck out of the way and let them work. Too often people end up buying one expensive cable to try to forgive the sins of another. The industry has completely lost sight of the purist school of thought. Simple is almost always better. A pristine connection allows you to hear the quality of the gear and the musicians. Darwin Cables are voiced with a series of key "torture" test tracks to analyze inner detail, attack, decay, bass, treble and midrange response and clarity.
When we were searching for a name for our company, a friend kiddingly threw out the name of one of his world class cocker spaniels, Darwin. We loved the name because it reflected our restless quest to make our cables better—you know, Darwin's Theory of Evolution. We love the name and we really love that goofball Darwin. He's one awesome dog.
System Two
Located in same dedicated music room. The primary purpose of this system is to test balanced cables although RCA cables are tested here as well, and It is also a secondary test system for power cables and speaker cables. By nature it is a warmer more boisterous system, which lets us analyze the ability of our cables' detail to cut through the warmth.
• Darwin Outlets
• Symphonic Line RG 11 (Modified for XLR analysis)
• OCM 58 Balanced Mono Preamplifiers (by David Belles)
• Jolida Fusion DAC/CDP
• Nakamichi MR-2 Cassette Player
• Meadowlark Heron i Speakers
System Three
Again, in the same room. Strictly a desktop/Headphone system, yet it defines just how much quality cables, from the wall to the speaker, can impact the overall performance of even a modestly-priced system.
• iMac, Pure Music Software
• Dared MP5 DAC/Tube Amp
• Nohr 3.0 4" Single Driver Speakers
• AKG Q701 Headphones
• Sennheiser HG598 Headphones
System Four
An old-school system. A timeless Dynamo ST70, rebuilt by the inimitable Will Vincent. At the other end are single driver Cain & Cain Abbys. Very revealing and a good test of soundstage in an intimate listening area.
• Sony S7000 Reference Player
• Audio Alchemy DLC Preamplifier
• Will Vincent/Dynaco ST70 Tube Amplifier
• Cain & Cain Abby Speakers/Fostex Single Driver
Darwin Cables
Test Systems
Darwin Cables are analyzed and voiced on a variety of components but primarily on these systems.
System One
This is the system that does most of the RCA cable analysis. The whole system is dedicated to precision and neutrality. From turntable to tape to CD to FLAC playback, we can analyze performance here. Power cords and speaker cables are tested here. Located in a converted two-stall garage, it has been expertly tuned with absorption and defraction panels. During the tuning process, we got it laser-accurate—too perfect, in fact—so we removed a couple of panels to add just the right amount realism and life. A very very resolving system. We can usually get a very good idea in the first few minutes about the potential of the cable. Although we have two Hagerman Cable cookers, we prefer to let nature take its course so we can better understand the mercurial nature of the break-in process.
• Dedicated fusebox and power lines.
• Darwin Outlets
• Symphonic Line Kraft 250 WPC Class A Mono Blocks
• Symphonic Line Die Erleuctung Tube Preamplifier
• Symphonic Line Reference CD Player
• Ayre QB-9 DAC
• Mac Mini/Pure Music Software
• Well-Tempered Classic Turntable
• Dynavector/Soundsmith 17D3 MC Cartridge
• Rouge Ares Phono Preamp
• Tascam BR20 Reel
• Audio Elegance Rack with various, maple blocks, brass cones etc.
• Wilson Sophia Speakers


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It has been reported by Japanese tech media outlets Impress and CNet Japan that Apple has removed top downloaded app Sekai Camera and several other applications from the iTunes App Store.
Sekai Camera, created by TonchiDot, was one of the first AR (Augmented Reality) apps available for the iPhone and quickly gained popularity not only in Japan, but abroad as well. The application makes us of Place Engine, a service similar to Skyhook Wireless that uses known wi-fi hotspot signals to enhance GPS location readings. Yahoo!地図 published by Yahoo Japan and a number of applications released by Koozyt, another application developer using PlaceEngine have also been pulled.
TonchiDot CEO Takahito Iguchi has responded by confirming the removal was due to the Apple App review process and that an update to the software will be released soon.
At this time it is unclear if PlaceEngine is indeed the reason that these apps were pulled, and why the system may be a problem for Apple. We will continue to monitor and post updates as they are made public.
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Update 6.3.10 11:00: Techcruch has received a message from Tonchidot regarding the removal. Including the excerpt below.
Update with Tonchidot's response (edited):
We have also received sympathetic words from many people across the
world, and really appreciate everyone's support.
We always strive to comply with Apple's policies, and will fix and
resubmit a version that satisfies their current requirements. We do
not know what the exact reason is for their recent decision, but
Koozyt, among others, have been extremely helpful in helping us
identify the potential cause.
No worries, will will have a new and better version back up on App
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Go Koozyt! Go Sekai Camera!
Update 5.3.10 06:30:
More information on this removal is coming in from around the globe. Serkan Toto has covered the story for TechCruch and mentions this article in the Register noting similar apps around the world have also been pulled.
The iPhone Blog speculates that the mass rejection has to do with enhanced scrutiny over use of private API's in Apple's review process. Not a new policy, but sudden enforcement of existing developer agreements. Please note that there has been no official statement by Apple at this point.
Update 4.3.10 21:20: Added Yahoo!地図 app removal.

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As we walked through onto the platform, we immediately caught the wail of an air-raid siren and a train windowful of passengers pulling out of the station.
to policemen ...
No-one seemed to mind too much though. We were instantly infected by the warm, lively, nostalgic atmosphere, with people everywhere happy to stop and chat, some old enough to share personal snippets and stories of living through the war themselves.
The attention to detail was incredible: From the government posters dotted around ...
to the tape criss-crossed on windows to stop flying glass injuring people in the event of a bomb.
Some women had even drawn seams with eyeliner to simulate stockings, which were in short supply in the war ...
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Next question: Where to start? The idea was that you could travel the steam train up and down the line, willy-nilly, alighting at any of the four stations for different sights, sounds and experiences of wartime. The programme, cleverly designed as a newspaper, told us what we could find at each one.
We started by jiggling to the swing band ...
We queued eagerly at this tea van – until someone told us it was just for show. (Damn. I'd always wanted to try the bread and dripping my nan told me about when I was a kid.)
But if I had to pick out my absolute favourite, favourite bit of the day, it was having a go on a hand cart! Boy, can you bomb up and down that track.
And I haven't even mentioned riding the steam train itself yet. The smell of steam and wood panelling would have been enough for me. But it was much more eventful than that. First we got to have a sing-song with the on-board musicians (the words were printed on the programme – they really had thought of everything!).
My daughter insisted on us singing war songs all the way home.
When she scrambled into our bed the next day for her morning cuddle and chat, she sighed. "The 21st century feels a bit boring, doesn't it?" she said. "I want to go back to the 1940s."
Me too. I'm already planning my outfit for next year.
The next Wartime in the Cotswolds weekend on the GWR is 23rd & 24th April, 2016. There are numerous other 1940s wartime weekends on steam railways up and down the UK throughout the year.


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It is not often that meetings and conferences discuss and come up with specific ideas to make science inform policy and policy directions suggested, based on sound science. The National Conference on Biodiversity, organized by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board in association with a range of organizations, including the National Biodiversity Authority, Government of India during December 2012 has precisely done this.
The present volume of material provides readers with a rainbow of issues related to knowing and managing India's biological diversity including the status of these resources while the recommendations indicate the need for appropriate action plans and policy directions for India's biodiversity management. This compilation comes at a time when the world is watching India, patiently, to come up with its guidance to deal with biodiversity related actions as President of the 194 country strong Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Biodiversity is life! It has been amply demonstrated that natural resources offer the best insurance for local people in dealing with adaptation and livelihood securities. While scientists have continued to publish volumes on knowing the diversity and suggested the ways to manage it, the results of their suggestions have had limited impact on countries like India. One of the reasons for this is the wait and watch policy of Government agencies, while addressing and making use of local opportunities that had taken a back seat. With India's extensive expertise on various areas of biodiversity, time has come for us to re-think the need to re-connect to local action and ensure that work by academic institutions and non-governmental organizations do influence and impact Government policies. The national biodiversity management options also need a complete over-haul during this decade of biodiversity (2011-2020). It is important for all stakeholders to understand that waiting for Government to act is not the only option. Publications, such as these reports, are timely to provide a beacon of hope for the future of biodiversity in India where the spread and depth of action and options need to be measured and used.
Personally, I feel very encouraged that the Kerala State Biodiversity Board, under the guidance of Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy, has taken this initiative of organizing the national meeting on biodiversity. The premise of establishing the State Biodiversity Boards under the Biological Diversity Act in India is to provide the option for decentralized implementation of the Act and the State Boards need to precisely engage in such activities such as this. It is important, however, that this kind of dialogues and meetings as well as compilations find a regular place in the national events calendar. In the absence of this, such outcomes and their relevance will fade away.
It is also heartening to write this Foreword since several of the suggestions made in the recommendations section have been followed up by the National Biodiversity Authority during my tenure. The proposal to establish the National Biodiversity Grid has been approved by the Office of Principal Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, announcement to launch the National Innovation Council on Biodiversity was made in January 2014 and a range of actions to raise awareness and capacities on issues of biodiversity implemented.
We will certainly fail in our duties, if we do not recognize the unique and leadership role taken by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board in implementing the Biological Diversity Act and in providing a leadership role in the country on issues of establishing and training the Biodiversity Management Committees, preparing the People's Biodiversity Registers, empowering communities to manage livelihoods using bioresources and most importantly, helping the State Government in making appropriate public policies on biodiversity.
I hope that the present publication will not only help several of us understand the Current Challenges to deal with biodiversity in India but such a publication should also reach Schools, Universities and research institutions so that we have future corps of followers to move the conservation and development agenda in India that can never be delivered by the Government alone.
Dr. Balakrishna Pisupati
Former Chairman
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The National Biodiversity Congress held in 2012 inspired the compilation of this book in the present form. The first of its meetings was held in the South Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram jointly by the National Biodiversity Authority, India and Kerala State Biodiversity Board, both organisations involved in the conservation of biodiversity of the country as envisaged in the Biological Diversity Act 2002. The Congress was attended by political managers, academicians, scientists and officials of the various State Biodiversity Boards across the country and views exchanged on different aspects of biodiversity conservation, its challenges and the way forward. During his key note address to the congress, Dr. R Chidambaram, Principal Science Advisor to Government of India, confirmed the establishment of a National Biodiversity Grid to facilitate and support the work in collating, analyzing and synthesizing nation-wide biodiversity data and information for conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity of the country and also to assist appropriate policy making. Financing biodiversity was identified as vital for its conservation and management and mobilizing adequate finance is acknowledged as a huge challenge during the ensuing discussions. Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was identified as a key emerging internal financial option. Mainstreaming of BD issues-linking to planning process of Local bodies is an important prerequisite in strengthening the institutional capacity for good local governance. Conservation history is being rewritten by cumulative conservation efforts and this book is an effort to compile the main initiatives on biodiversity governance globally as well as a compilation of selected presented in the various scientific sessions during the congress.
Laladhas K.P., Oommen V. Oommen
Kerala State Biodiversity Board
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Medical College P.O.
Thiruvananthapuram-695 011
Sudhakaran P.R.
Kerala Biotechnology Commission
Kerala State Council for Science
Technology and Environment
Shastra Bhavan, Pattom
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Tropical Cyclone Phailin has left behind a shattered coast in northeast India's Odisha region, but a remarkably low death toll, after making landfall on Saturday near the town of Gopalpur. According to media reports, the death toll from the cyclone is the 22 - 36 range, which is extremely low, considering this is a region where 10,000 died in a similar-strength cyclone in 1999. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) provided excellent early warning information for Phailin, predicting on October 9 that the cyclone would strike on October 12 with at least Category 2-strength winds. Civil defense in India took the warnings seriously, and operated the largest evacuation effort in the nation's history--nearly 1 million people--one that undoubtedly saved hundreds of lives. There were far more shelters available to put the evacuees in, compared to in 1999, thanks to a major effort to build more shelters after the terrible 1999 Odisha cyclone. The high death toll in the 1999 cyclone was blamed, in part, due to lack of shelters.
Figure 1. Evacuated Indian villagers get down from a truck at a relief camp as it rains near Berhampur, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Figure 2. Villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter at Gokhorkuda village in, Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
According to media reports, Phailin brought a storm surge of up to 3.5 meters (11 feet) to portions of the coast. I estimate the cyclone's winds were 125 - 140 mph at landfall--Category 3 to 4. The pressure bottomed out at 938 mb in Gopalpur as the eye passed over. At its peak strength 12 hours before landfall, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) rated Phailin as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. JTWC has rated only three other Bay of Bengal cyclones that strong: the 1999 Odisha Cyclone (10,000 killed in India), Cyclone Sidr of 2007 (4,200 killed in Bangladesh), and the 1991 02B cyclone that hit Bangladesh (138,000 killed.) All had top winds of 160 mph. There has only been one Category 5 cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Gonu of 2007 (165 mph winds.) Accurate satellite records of North Indian Ocean tropical cyclones go back no earlier than 1980.
Figure 3. Indian fishermen look at boats destroyed by Cyclone Phailin at the Gopalpur Port on October 14, 2013. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Typhoon Wipha a heavy rainfall threat for Japan
Huge and powerful Category 2 Typhoon Wipha is now weakening as it heads north towards Japan. The storm peaked as a Category 4 storm with 135 mph winds on Sunday, but has weakened to 110 mph winds, despite warm ocean temperatures of 28 - 29°C and moderate wind shear of 10 - 15 knots, because of an eyewall replacement cycle and ingestion of dry air. On Tuesday, Wipha will encounter cooler waters and higher wind shear, which should substantially weaken the storm as it recurves to the northeast and passes just offshore from Tokyo. The coast of Japan should experience winds below hurricane force, if the core of Wipha passes offshore as expected, but heavy rains of 4 - 8" capable of causing damaging flooding will likely affect portions of the coast, including Tokyo. Heavy rains from Wipha may be a concern for the Fukushima nuclear site, where rainfall from Typhoon Man-Yi on September 16 complicated clean-up efforts of the reactors damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Figure 4. MODIS satellite image of Typhoon Wipha, taken at approximately 02:30 UTC on October 14, 2013. At the time, Wipha was a Category 3 storm with winds of 125 mph. Image credit: NASA.
Typhoon Nari nearing landfall in Vietnam
Torrential rains are falling in Vietnam due to Category 1 Typhoon Nari, which is nearing landfall in the central part of the country. More than 180,000 people have been evacuated in advance of the storm. Nari battered the Philippines on Friday, killing thirteen people and leaving 2.1 million people without power on the main Philippine island of Luzon.
98L in the Eastern Atlantic disorganized
A tropical wave (Invest 98L) about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands is headed west-northwest at 10 mph. Satellite loops show that 98L has lost most of its organization and heavy thunderstorms. The disturbance is under a high 20 - 30 knots of wind shear, and the shear is expected to remain high for the next two days. In their 8 am EDT Monday Tropical Weather Outlook, NHC gave the disturbance 2-day development odds of 0%, and 5-day odds of 10%. 98L's projected west-northwest track is expected take it close to the Northern Lesser Antilles Islands by Thursday, according to the 00Z Monday run of the European model.
Moisture associated with Tropical Storm Octave in the Eastern Pacific bringing needed rain to Texas
In the Eastern Pacific, we have two tropical cyclones: newly-developed Tropical Storm Priscilla, and Tropical Storm Octave. Octave is the only one that is a threat to land, and the 60-mph tropical storm is headed NNW towards Mexico's Baja Peninsula, where 3 - 6" of rain is expected over the next few days. Octave is expected to dissipate before making it to Baja, due to increasing dry air and wind shear. Octave and Priscilla are embedded in a large plume of tropical moisture that is riding up to the northeast over Mexico and Texas. Flood watches and warnings are posted over many areas of Texas, where widespread rains of 2 - 6" have fallen over the past day. While the heavy rains have caused some moderate flooding, the precipitation is mostly welcome, as it will make a substantial dent in the multi-year drought that has gripped much of Texas. Wunderblogger Lee Grenci makes the point in his latest post that much of the moisture generating the heavy rains in Texas is actually coming from the Gulf of Mexico, due to the clockwise flow of low-level air around a high pressure system over the Upper Midwest.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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With hospitals full to capacity, NHS plans in some areas to cut hospital beds are undesirable and unachievable, warns The King's Fund in a new report.
New analysis for the report finds that the total number of NHS hospital beds1 in England has more than halved over the past 30 years, from around 299,000 to 142,000, as more people with mental illness and learning disabilities are cared for in the community and medical advances have reduced the time many patients spend in hospital. Although it finds that most advanced nations have reduced hospital bed numbers in recent years, the report shows that the NHS now has fewer acute hospital beds per person than almost any other comparable health system2.
As the NHS braces itself for a difficult winter, the analysis highlights a growing shortage of beds as hospitals struggle to cope with increasing numbers of patients with more complex conditions. In 2016/17, overnight occupancy in acute hospitals averaged more than 90 per cent and regularly exceeded 95 per cent during the winter, well above the level widely thought to be safe.
Despite clear evidence that hospitals are overstretched, the report finds that in some parts of the country, sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have put forward significant cuts in hospital beds3, in some cases proposing to reduce the number of beds at a faster rate than the national trend in recent years. The authors conclude that the scale of reductions in the number of beds proposed in these areas is unrealistic.
The report suggests that there are still some opportunities to make better use of existing beds, especially by focusing on older patients who stay in hospital for long periods of time, and highlights promising signs that 'vanguard' areas trialing new ways of delivering care have made some progress in slowing the rise in emergency hospital admissions. In the long term this may help moderate future increases in hospital bed use from a growing and ageing population.
Crucially, further progress depends on having adequate services in place to provide care closer to people's homes. But the report also highlights evidence that capacity in intermediate care – services to support patients leaving, or at risk of going into, hospital – is only sufficient to meet around half of demand, while cuts in funding have led to significant reductions in publicly funded social care.
Helen McKenna, Senior Policy Adviser at The King's Fund, says: "Over the years, medical advances and policies to care for more patients in the community have enabled hospitals to treat more patients using fewer beds. This has improved care for patients and resulted in significant reductions in the number of hospital beds.
"There are opportunities to make better use of existing beds and initiatives to capitalise on these should continue. But with many hospitals already stretched to breaking point, reductions on the scale we know have been proposed in some areas are neither desirable nor achievable. We welcome new requirements introduced by NHS England that local areas must meet before significant numbers of beds can be closed4.
"It is also important that the national audit NHS England is currently undertaking addresses gaps in data by providing a transparent, accurate and comprehensive picture of bed capacity."
Key messages
* The total number of NHS hospital beds in England, including general and acute, mental illness, learning disability, maternity and day-only beds, has more than halved over the past 30 years, from around 299,000 to 142,000, while the number of patients treated has increased significantly.
* Most other advanced health care systems have also reduced bed numbers in recent years. However, the UK currently has fewer acute beds relative to its population than almost any other comparable health system.
* Since 1987/8, the largest percentage reductions in bed numbers have occurred in mental illness and learning disability beds as a result of long-term policies to move these patients out of hospital and provide care in the community.
* The number of general and acute beds has fallen by 43% since 1987/8, the bulk of this fall due to closures of beds for the long-term care of older people. Medical innovation, including an increase in day-case surgery, has also had an impact by reducing the time that many patients spend in hospital.
* While the rate of decrease in bed numbers has slowed in recent years, there are opportunities to make better use of existing bed stock by preventing avoidable admissions, reducing variations in length of stay and improving the discharge of patients. Efforts to make better use of the existing stock should focus on the relatively small number of mainly older patients who stay in hospital a long time.
* There are promising signs that some initiatives are succeeding in this. Emerging evidence from vanguard sites suggests progress in slowing rates of increase in emergency admission. However, research shows that initiatives to moderate demand for hospital care often struggle to succeed. Progress depends on having sufficient capacity to provide appropriate care outside hospital, yet evidence suggests that intermediate care capacity is currently only enough to meet around half of demand and cuts in funding have led to significant reductions in publicly funded social care.
* Today there are signs of a growing shortage of beds. In 2016/17, overnight general and acute bed occupancy averaged 90.3%, and regularly exceeded 95% in winter, well above the level many consider safe. In this context, proposals put forward in some sustainability and transformation plans to deliver significant reductions in the number of beds are unrealistic.
* In some areas, it may be possible to reduce the number of beds. However, at a national level, with hospitals under real strain from rising demand and a prolonged slowdown in funding, further significant reductions are both unachievable and undesirable.
* How hospital beds are used depends on the availability of other services, yet national data does not provide a full picture of NHS bed capacity. It is essential that the national audit currently being undertaken by NHS England provides a transparent, accurate and comprehensive picture of bed capacity.
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Total hospital beds include five categories: general and acute, mental health, learning disability, maternity and day only.
2. The report uses OECD data on acute beds per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014 to compare EU-15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
3. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/sustainability-and-transformation-plans-london
4. In April 2017, NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens introduced a new test requiring local NHS organisations to demonstrate that 'significant' proposed bed closures meet one of three new conditions, one of these being that sufficient alternative provision, such as increased GP or community services, is put in place alongside or ahead of changes (https://www.england.nhs.uk/2017/03/new-patient-care-test).


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The Facebook Pages source type allows you to filter for interactions related to specific Facebook pages and their linked Instagram pages.
The interactions you receive represent different types of engagement taking place on the Facebook page(s) you want to monitor. Each interaction carries information about the type of engagement it represents and about the content that engagement is related to.
Facebook users engage with Facebook pages in a variety of ways; they may like a post, a photo or a video posted by the page admin; they may comment, or they may post their own content. Whenever users do something on a page and Facebook provides information about it, DataSift creates an interaction object that you can filter for.
Facebook authentication
The Facebook Pages Managed Source type accesses the Facebook API on your behalf to collect data. The platform manages the collection and deduplication of data, adhering to API rate limits, and complies with authentication requirements of the Facebook API.
Each request made by the platform to Facebook must be authenticated using a valid access token. When you configure an Facebook Pages Managed Source you provide an OAuth 2.0 Access Token issued by Facebook that is used by the platform.
Facebook access tokens
The Facebook API supports a number of types of access token which can be used with managed sources.
When accessing Facebook Pages you should use an App Access Token that represents your application, or a User Access Token that represents your end customer.
The types of tokens and process for obtaining tokens are explained on the Facebook access tokens page.
Configuring Facebook Pages Managed Sources
Your DataSift account allows you to create multiple Facebook Pages Managed Sources. Each source will be assigned its own
id, have its own independent settings, and can be assigned one or more unique resources to track.
To use Instagram features via the Graph API you'll need to follow the Instagram on Facebook guide.
Interaction types
When you configure a Facebook Pages source you can choose which types of interactions to receive.
You can choose whether to receive:
- post likes, page likes, and comments.
- aggregated counts of post likes, comments and shares.
- posts that relate to the page but have not been created by the page's owner.
Configure this option using the parameters argument when creating or updating the source.
With this type of managed source a resource represents a single Facebook page to monitor.
When you use the dashboard to configure a source you will be asked to select one or more pages to monitor.
When you call the /source/create endpoint you provide a list of pages to monitor using the
resources parameter.
Access tokens
Each source must have at least one Facebook access (auth) token. Access tokens are discussed in detail on the Facebook access tokens page.
If you provide more than one access token then the source will rotate between tokens, allowing your source to consume more data. See the Managed Sources best practice guide for more details.
To monitor location-restricted Facebook Pages, make sure that your access token comes from an account predominantly used in the area that the page is restricted to.
You configure access tokens for use by the source using the auth parameter when managing sources.
Rate limits
Facebook imposes strict rate limits based on the access tokens you provide.
To help avoid problems the platform:
- automatically collects data from Facebook Pages at a rate that should not cause you to hit your token's rate limit.
- prevents you from creating more than one token for the same Facebook account across one or more managed sources, as these tokens share the same rate limit.
The platform works on the assumption that the access tokens you provide are not used outside of your Facebook Pages managed source, in order to efficiently schedule requests within Facebook's rate limit and ensure an unintterupted flow of data.
Note that we use v2.x of the Graph API to access data from Facebook. As of v2.0 of the Graph API IDs for users are now app-scoped. If you use multiple tokens from different apps for your managed source you will may see inconsistencies due to this change in ID scoping. You can read more detail on our community site.
Ingested data
A running source will ingest data from the Facebook API. Data arrives as interactions in the platform which you are able to filter against.
You can use any of the Facebook Pages targets for your filter conditions.
Each Facebook Page interaction contains information about the Facebook object that represents some action, a Facebook link to that object, object type identifier, and the text of the accompanying message, if it exists.
Each interaction also carries information about the page where the user engagement is taking place: page Facebook id, page category, page Facebook link, Facebook page name and username.
Each interaction contains information about the action originator's (content creator's) name (if applicable) and Facebook id.
If an interaction refers to engagements on a Facebook post (such as a comment), then it will carry additional information to associate it with the Facebook post that was engaged with, such as post id, link, message text, and type.
If you set the
like_countsparameter to
trueyou will receive
like_countinteractions. These interactions are delivered periodically and summarize the number of likes for each post, including the delta in the count since the previous count for the post.
If you set the
comment_countsparameter to
trueyou will receive
comment_countinteractions. These interactions are delivered periodically and summarize the number of comments for each post, including the delta in the count since the previous count for the post.
If you set the
share_countsparameter to
trueyou will receive
share_countinteractions. These interactions are delivered periodically and summarize the number of shares for each post, including the delta in the count since the previous count for the post.
Enabling the
commentsparameter will deliver comments on any Facebook posts you receive on this source.
Enabling the
posts_by_othersparameter will deliver posts made by individuals to the Facebook Page you are monitoring.
Enabling the
taggedparameter will deliver posts made by individuals which mention this Facebook Page.
Enabling the
page_likesparameter will regularly deliver aggregate posts reporting the nubmer of Likes this Page currently has.
Initially, the output will contain up to seven days' worth of data, then data will be delivered as it is received from the source.
We only monitor posts for a window of seven days. Any new comments or likes to a post that is older than seven days will not be picked up, even if that post was created after you begun running your Facebook Pages managed source.
Note: this window of seven days relates to content placed on pages that you monitor by the page owner. Optionally you can monitor posts by other people, but we only look back 24 hours for these. For further information take a look at the posts_by_others parameter which is described on our Facebook /source/create options page.
- Reactions are not reported separately; these are included within the like count aggregate.
Getting started
To get started read our Activate a Facebook Pages Managed Source guide. This guide shows you how to configure a managed source using a Facebook User Access Token using the DataSift dashboard.
Read the API step-by-step guide to learn how to configure sources using the API.
Best practices
It's easy to get started with Managed Sources but there are important points to keep in mind.
Read our Managed Sources best practice guide for an overview of our recommendations.


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Atomic Drop Water Slide
Atomic Drop Water Slide Hire Sydney
It's official, voted NUMBER 1 attraction by our staff! This is a WET attraction. Perfect for teenagers, perfect for summer. The ride starts with a sheer drop, the riders continue onto the slip and slide run out and into the swimming pool. Water continuously flows down the sheer drop surface over the slip/ slide surface and into the swimming pool. This slide is one awesome attraction and sure to be the big hit this summer. Perfect for the beach locations, water parties and anywhere you need to cool down a crowd.
|5 years old to Adult
|Space required
|21m x 7m x 9m (L x W x H)
|Power required
|3 x 240V/10amp (normal power points) on its own circuit
|Water requirements
|Tap required within 20m from the setup area
|Game Capacity
|Approximately 350 people per hour
|Hire Options
|Includes full supervision by our trained uniformed operators
|States available
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It isn't easy to go on a shopping splurge these days, what with the cost of living rising and wages staying pretty much static. But what if, when the disastrous urge to indulge in some retail therapy did take you, your hungry little wallet started crying out for help, wriggling to escape your wasteful ways?
That's the concept behind the Living Wallet, helping those looking to economise by literally keeping their money-bags out of arms reach.
Pairing up with the Zaim bookkeeping app, it can be set to two modes - Save Mode (which uses sensors and a small set of wheels to make the wallet dart away from your grasp as you approach it, creepily screaming "No! Don't touch me! Help!" and calling your Mum if you manage to get it open) and Consumption Mode, where it encourages you to spend, spend, spend, shouting out the names of popular products on Amazon.
No idea how much the concept will cost if and when it makes it to market, though even the Living Wallet would probably consider itself an unnecessary expense. [Mashable]


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The great thing about living in a multi-cultural, mixed-up, slightly hotch-potch city like Mumbai is that everyone gets to partake (at least superficially) in each other's celebrations. Take for example the holy month of Ramzan, which all of Mumbai 'celebrates'. Let me begin by clarifying that Ramzan is not exactly a celebration, but a sacred month of penance, when Muslims abstain from pleasures like sex, entertainment and food (during daylight hours) among other things. It is meant to serve as a reminder of Allah's bounty.
The interesting thing about Mumbai, and perhaps a reflection of its spirit, is that the rest of the non-Muslims population simply focus on the lighter, celebratory aspects of Ramzan. We may not fully understand the meaning and significance of the roza, but we certainly won't miss the chance to 'break-fast' and feast! What and where should you be eating? Read on to find out.
1. Nalli Nihari at Chinese 'n Grill – I'll begin with a proclamation that this place serves the best nalli nihari in the world, yes, the whole wide world. Melt-in-your-mouth, fall-off-the-bone, slow cooked shanks beef or lamb garnished generously with bits of bone marrow. To do things the way they should be done, ask for 'bade ka' if you want beef and 'chote-ka' if you want lamb. This gravy preparation is best enjoyed with soft, hot tandoori rotis. They make a super delicious pichoda (ox tail), which you can also have 'nalli maar ke'.
Location: 122/132, Barkat Manzil, near Minara Mazjid, Mohammad Ali Road
2. Paya at Valibhai Payawala – What makes this restaurant stand out is their cooking method. Their signature dishes are cooked in twelve deep, large handis, which are strategically placed at the entrance, drawing customers in. Each of these handis has a different Surti Bohri style dish. Of these one dish is made with beef trotters and the other with goat trotters; gelatinous bony chunks of meat in an aromatic gravy, served with pav. Not that the rest aren't delicious, but these two paya dishes definitely stand out.
Location: 45, Gujar Street, Bohri Mohalla, Bhendi Bazaar, Opposite JJ hospital
3. Seekh Kebabs at Al-Madina Fast Food– The by-lanes off Mohammad Ali Road turn into one big open air food bazaar during Ramadan, and it's honestly quite hard to pick your way through the many kebab stalls. You almost can't tell where one stall ends and another begins. You'll always notice a crowd huddled around Al-Madina Fast Food; patrons swear by their well marinated, juicy mutton seekh kebabs – served with a spicy green chutney, a squeeze of lime and pav.
Location: Minara Mazjid lane, Mohammad Ali Road.
4. Khiri at Bar-b-que – Once you've had seekh kebabs at Al-Madina, you should head to Bar-b-que to try another local delicacy, khiri (or cow's udders) which are chopped into bits and grilled on a skewer. The meat is very fatty, and when gets a delicious smoky, crisp exterior when grilled. If the thought of eating udders puts you off, you can opt for their boti kebabs, or chicken tikka, but you really will be missing out on something special.
5. Sanju Baba Chicken at Noor Mohammadi Hotel – You can hardly call it a traditional delicacy; this chicken concoction has been named after none other than Bollywood's own bad boy, Sanjay Dutt. This dish is a crowd pleaser, and has become something of a legend. Definitely worth a try!
Location – 179, Wazir Building, Abdul Hakim Chowk, Bhendi Bazar, Near Girgaum
6. Khichda at Jaffer Bhai's Delhi Darbar – Khichda is to Mumbai what haleem is to Hyderabad. Both dishes are quite similar, but khichda typically has more lentils and a few different ingredients. Jaffer Bhai's is a pretty popular food chain, which now has branches all over Mumbai. But their Mohammad Ali Road brand is by far the most colourful, especially during Ramzan. You absolutely must try their khichda – a one meal dish which is made with a mixture of lentils, meat, wheat, saffron, milk and spices, which are slow cooked to a sludgy consistency on a wood fire and served with a generous topping of fried onions. It's rich, indulgent and worth its weight in gold!
Location: 70, Dinath Building, 195/197 Patthe Bapurao Road, opposite Alfred Cinema, Grant Road
7. Baba Falooda – If you live in the suburbs and don't want to make the trip all the way to Mohammad Ali Road, you could also drop by Mahim for a concise version of the experience. If you do, then you must indulge in some rich, creamy shahi falooda at Baba Falooda.
Location: Baba Falooda, No. 2, Bel View Bldg L.J. Rd, Mahim
8. Malpua and firni at Suleman Usman Mithaiwala – You'll begin to drool just watching their cooks fry malpua in large kadhais outside the store. Malpua (they even make eggless ones) are typically served with unsweetened cream, which actually reduces the sweetness of each bite and perfectly complements freshly fried malpua. They also make the best firni in town. They serve some mango, kesar and other flavoured variants but I recommend to sticking to the classic plain malpua; milky, creamy and delicious!
Location: Shop No. 41 F/G, Mohammed Ali Rd, Mumbadevi Area, Bhuleshwar
This list if by no means comprehensive, and simply serves as a starting point. While you are at it, there's much more for you to sample including bheja (goat brain) fry, gurda (kidney) fry, baida roti (mince & egg rolls) and grilled bater (quail). Of course, all this food is available year round, maybe not with the same ease and abundance as it is during this season. But the fun in eating out during Ramzan lies not just in the food, but in the crowds, the energy and the vibrancy of the experience. You most certainly have a valid excuse to feast!


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Mathematics as a career choice has been picking up among the students of India since the last couple of years. But sadly, very few students are aware fully of the scope they have to study in India. Most go for the local colleges and Universities in their neighbourhood. In this article, we shall discuss the avenues that are open to students after they pass their 12thclass in India.
India has a rich tradition in math since time immemorial, and this has led to the establishment of various centres of learning in math and related sciences. In the present day too, there are various institutes offering math education and research of world repute in India. Typically the road to an education in math starts after passing the 12th class in India. A student then has the opportunity to either opt for a BSc degree or an Integrated MSc degree or a BS degree or an Integrated MS degree.
The two best places in India offering a Bachelor's degree in math are the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore and the Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), Chennai. ISI offers a B.Math degree, and admissions are held after a tough screening test in various centres of India held in late May each year followed by a personal interview at Bangalore. CMI offers a BSc degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and another in Mathematics and Physics, admissions to which is through a written test held in various centres of India in late May each year, which may be followed up by an interview later.
Both ISI and CMI also admit students who have qualified in the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO). For ISI they also have to attend an interview in Bengaluru. For ISI the interview takes place at Bengaluru. Added to that CMI also admits students who have qualified in the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INOI) and Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO). The INMO is held every year on the first Sunday of February. But to appear in the INMO, one has to pass the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) which is held in various centres throughout India in December every year.
Similarly to appear in INPhO one has to pass National Standard Exam in Physics(NSEP) and for INOI one has to pass either of Zonal Computing Olympiad(ZCO) or Zonal Informatics Olympiad(ZIO).
A student can also opt for a BS degree in math, which is a 4-year course. At present, the two best places in India for a BS degree are the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. IIT admits students via the JEE Advanced held every year in April-May. While IISc admits students via the JEE Mains, JEE Advanced and Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY). The KVPY is held every year in November for students in classes 11th, 12th and UG 1st year.
A student can also opt for an integrated BS-MS dual degree course in math offered at the Indian Institutes of Science and Education Research(IISERs) which is a 5-year course. The IISERs are located in Pune, Mohali, Kolkata, Bhopal and Trivandrum. The IISERs admit students via KVPY, JEE Advanced. One may also apply via marks in board exams and then be writing the IISER entrance exam which is held in mid-July in the five IISERs. The marks in board exams depend on the INSPIRE cutoff for the respective boards.After the BSc/BMath/BS degrees, a student has the opportunity to get an MSc or an MS degree from the many places in India and abroad. They can also apply for an Integrated MSc-PhD degree offered at some places in India. Ideally, the best places in India for a Masters degree in math are mentioned below:
- CMI, through admission test held in late May
- ISI, Kolkata or Bengaluru through admission test held in late May
For Integrated MSc-PhD programmes the best places are:
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai and Bangalore admits through a written test held in May and followed by an interview
- IISc, Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) followed by an interview at IISc
- The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai admits through the National Board
of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) exam followed by an interview
- Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad admits through the NBHM exam followed by an interview
- IISERs (Pune, Mohali, Trivandrum, Bhopal, Kolkata) also has a good Integrated MS-PhD course and they admit students either via their own exams or NBHM
A student can also opt for an Integrated MS degree offered at present by the IISERs, and also at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Bhubaneswar and Centre for Basic Sciences (CBS) at Mumbai. The IISERs admits students via JEE Advanced, KVPY and through board exam performances. While NISER and CBS admit students through the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) held every year in early June.If a student wants to opt for an Integrated MSc in math then the best place in India is the University of Hyderabad, which admits students through a written test held in early June. Various other central universities also have the Integrated programme, amongst them, the best curriculum after the University of Hyderabad is at the Pondicherry University and Tezpur University.
In recent years, many new Central Universities have also started this course.After a Masters degree, a student can pursue a PhD. The best places in India to get a PhD in math are TIFR, IMSc and HRI. Normally these institutes (except TIFR which has its own exam) accept students who have cleared either NBHM or the CSIR JRF exam followed by an interview. Students who have been awarded INSPIRE Fellowships by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI may also be called for interviews at these institutes.
Apart from these, CMI, ISI, IISc, IISERs and NISER also has a very highly ranked PhD programme.Students studying at all the above institutes are paid fellowships of Rs.5000 for the Bachelor's students, Rs.5000-Rs.7000 to the Master's Students by the DST and around Rs.12000-Rs.18000 for the PhD students.
In CMI PhD students are paid Rs. 26000-28000 for PhD and Rs. 9000 for M.Sc. But recent hike in fellowship for PhD students means that they might be paid as high as Rs. 26000 in the coming session onwards.In this article, we have only focused on the best institutes in India. There are many other quite good places to study mathematics. Among them, mention may be made of the Institute of Mathematics and Applications (IMA) at Bhubaneswar and the University of Delhi.


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Violence to Scripture?
Viewing The Passion.
By S. T. Karnick
This is an interestingly different take on the film and argues that in spite of the brutality, nay because of it, The Passion of the Christ has a powerful message. My excerpts won't give the full flavour, but I give some anyway:
Rather less of the film is taken up with the violence and brutality toward the Christ than many critics are suggesting. During the atrocious flogging by the Roman guards, for example, the director cuts away from Jesus to Mary, and he follows her through the courtyard and concentrates on her reactions and experiences while we hear the lashes striking home in the background. He certainly leaves the scene of the beating not a moment too soon for most audience members, but he could, after all, have stayed to show the entire thing. Yet he did not. Moreover, during the scenes of torment he cuts away several times to flashbacks that connect aspects of Christ's suffering to moments of his life that once again draw the viewer to consider his own unrighteousness and consequent complicity in the suffering . . . .
. . . . . In addition, Jesus asks God the Father more than once to forgive his tormentors. If he can endure this unimaginable suffering and still not call down fire from Heaven, can we not at least be strong enough to watch it in a movie? The notion that we are too weak even to see a recreation of what Jesus managed actually to endure, and which he underwent without enmity toward his tormentors, is in fact utterly grotesque and fundamentally insulting in the lack of fortitude it assumes of us.
Hence, one could perhaps be forgiven for wondering about certain critics' likely motives in so "warning" potential audiences without sufficiently stressing the reason for this violence. Certainly they cannot wish to spare people the very experience of complicity in Christ's suffering that Gibson takes such pains to establish, can they? For that is the likely effect of their warnings — that some people will avoid the film as too intense. The Passion of the Christ is forceful indeed, and that power makes the film undeniably difficult to endure, but such intensity in films is precisely what these very same critics are usually most likely to praise . . . .
. . . . There are, moreover, positive moments in the film. An important one is the portrayal of Jesus astounding willingness to forgive his enemies even on the point of death and after suffering stupendous agony he did not deserve in the slightest. In addition, some of the visuals are startling in their beauty, inspired by medieval paintings redolent of great piety and faith. The overhead shot of Jesus as he expires on the cross is achingly beautiful, surely as close as mere cinema can come to being appropriate to the moment . . . . .
. . . . . This film is meant to be like the spikes that are so vividly and horrifyingly driven into the Christ's hands and feet as he is fastened to the cross. As Gibson portrays the scene, blood spurts up horrifyingly from Jesus palms, just as it surely must have done two millennia ago. The Passion of the Christ is as pointed as those spikes. It does one thing. It implicates the viewer in the suffering and death of Jesus Christ nearly 2,000 years ago, and it does so with undeniable power.


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Okay, I'm going to go ahead and own up to it- I'm a COMPLETELY grouchy gardener right now.
It's not gardening that's making me grouchy, it's the *lack* of gardening. This entire month has been super-soggy. At first, the plants seemed to enjoy it. But then, when it didn't let up, they all seemed to shrivel back. Some of my most hearty plants have just gone dormant, or have begun to shed leaves. Yesterday one of my hibiscus bloomed and all three flowers were tiny and sort of folded in on themselves. I took pity on the plant and cut it back so it won't bloom right now, it can put all its energy into sustaining itself.
The only work I have really been doing is sweeping up leaves, picking out snails (and relocating them…), and going through the containers in my garden and skimming the surface of dead rotting leaves. And there's not even much of that.
The seeds I planted mostly got washed away. The ones that took are sort of just staying tiny, waiting to see if they can swim. It's very disconcerting.
I'm hoping the rain lets up soon. At this point, my plants will need a week or more to dry out just a bit and begin to recover. Ever day I check the weather and hope for a day of scorching sun, but every day there's the little thunderstorm icon.
I remember when I first started really gardening, it was two years ago, September. I bought saucers for all my containers. Ha ha ha ha. Now we have a pile of saucers in the garage. yesterday I replanted my bromeliads and the soil in the pot was pretty much soupy clay, all the way to the bottom.
I just *miss* the daily routines in the gardening. I miss the watering. I miss the little bits of growth that all the plants make, even just in a day. I miss seeing life- now it seems like my garden has become this little struggle to survive. It's actually a bit painful, to be honest. I mostly miss the time spent out there, tending to the plants, helping them out. I almost feel like I'm making them suffer or something (yes, I know….)
Gardening has become such a huge part of my every single day that just a few weeks without it has made me incredibly bummed. I guess that's a good thing. I just have to keep reminding myself that in just a FEW weeks, there will be the true autumn boom, plants will grow more than I can keep up with, and there will be almost *too* much to do, so much so that it will take several days to do everything I'd like to accomplish in one gardening session.
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It is raining in Kingsbury today. We need the rain. We want the rain. But not today.
We were supposed to get our flooring laid today, but now it is delayed. For now I'm living (or camping out) on plywood floors (don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for floors!), barely any furniture. No dishwasher (I thought it would be ok…) and for the first time in a very long time, in the country.
This is a picture off my side deck. The pond is growing. Yesterday morning I heard a "critter" underneath my plywood floor.
I'm all for change. Growing. Learning. But I may have had too much of a. good. thing.
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