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November, 2019
Rahat Talreja
Vice President – CSS Central India
Scene 1:
Its the middle of the night.
You are sensing there is a mosquito somewhere who is meandering to suck your hot red blood. You continue to defend mildly and in the course of the night, the mosquito drink 10 ml blood. You scratched a little, attempted to clap and kill it however didn't have any sense of panic. Only some irritation. The loss was 10 ml blood. That was the mosquitos mission and gross demand.
Scene 2 :
Its the middle of the night.
Suddenly from somewhere appears a Dracula or vampire. In its trademark style, it laughs a lot ( remember all those spiritual gurus who ask you to laugh and smile in life) and now demands 5 ml blood from you. Thats its mission and demand – which is significantly lesser than the mosquito. The takeaway would be just half of the first situation. However chances are that you have already panicked and had a heart attack and died by now.
So if we analyse the situations carefully, you realise that its not always the takeaway but the context and tone of the situation that makes our emotions react. Therefore, we tend to distort our images in the situation and rather analyse it in extrapolation of the actual demand. Perspective and Look through calculation is, therefore, very important in life.
Face values, numbers, figures, all tangibles, if viewed in only number terms are a sure way of fooling yourself. Basically, perspective is the only tool that helps identify the context. And the context is the crux on which every situation rests. Panic is an emotional situation and perspective is a thinking position.
Let me elaborate with few examples:
Age is the most distorted panic situation we create for ourselves. The entire conditioning of being a certain age and relating it to certain events has enslaved our thoughts enough not to have any different perspective on it. However let me ask you a question.
Is 60 years an old age or not?
John is 30, has a very conditioned attitude towards life and for him, 60 is like his penultimate day.
Jethmalani is 95, just retired from 75+ years of law practise, for him, 60 was his childhood days.
The learned Sam Pitroda in his many lectures has said that we are the cusp of advances where human life will be over 150-200 years. They just won't let you die. The organs that fail have started to be manufactured in laboratories and in another decade the cost will be so affordable that heart, liver, kidney etc whatever fails, you just replace it. simple. Technology will make the concept of age redundant.
Buying in Sales and Discounts
a) A garment, 50% off now also meant 100% higher priced earlier.
b) Bottle of Coffee, 100 gms for 100 rupees but 200 gms for 150 rupees also means
200 gms for 150 rupees so 100 gms should be for 75 rupees
If you see the net sale value of most products, they are an average 35% below the price always across the world. Price therefore acts only as a mental benchmark and is used to make you feel better about your purchase. Also it motivates you to purchase as well. If you view in perspective, ultimately nothing matters.
We can give several other examples like getting notices from income tax or being stuck in traffic before catching a flight or adolescents watching porn secretly and getting caught by parents or loosing a customer who appears big but is actually not in monetary terms or resources invested vs returns. Panic is a result of being away from reality in your mind. The closer you are to it, through unbiased analysis and clear viewing , the lesser you panic on unnecessary things. I remember once my friend was stuck in a income tax case which was on for several years and one senior one day just told him casually – see, they will take money, not your life, so its ok , don't panic so much. It is so true that we get carried away in situations as if they meant life and death. I have seen people, sometimes my earlier self too, being too serious about normal business situations which actually don't merit so much discussion and stress. I even wrote an article on : Over Analysis and Over discussion ( OA OD) in its context.
Now let me conclude. You know Nostradamus ?
Nostradamus said that the earth will end one day. But one day, it was he who died. Good bye!
May, 2019
I hope you had a good time learning Vedic maths in the 1st part of this series.Today we will speak of mathematics and Hemachandra numbers ( the series of recurrences)
Mathematics is, in large part, the search & study of patterns and for the explanations as to why those patterns exist. We will see the use of these patterns in day to day life.
Example: Patterns in motion of planets led to theory of gravitation or patterns in genomes help in curing disease.
Lets start the math with the universe of Whole Numbers:
What are whole numbers :
Lets see some number sequences below:
1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,…. All 1's
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,….Counting numbers
1,3,5,7,9,11,13…. Odd numbers
2,4,6,8,10,12,14…Even numbers
1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,….Powers of 2
1,4,16,64,256,1024,4096….Powers of 4
Lets see now how sequences are related:
Example 1: Odd numbers and Square numbers are related
How ?
When you add up the odd number sequence you get the square number sequence
1+3 =4
Formula : 1+3+5+…..(2n-1) = n square
Example 2: Counting numbers and square numbers are related
When you add up the counting numbers sequence to a point N and back to 1 , you get the square numbers sequence.
1+2+1 =4
1+2+3+2+1 = 9
1+2+3+4+3+2+1 = 16
Formula : 1+2+3 + ….+ n +…..+ 3+2+1 = n square
Now lets see the Hemachandra number series : (Hemachandra (1150 AD) number series also written by Gopala ( 1135 AD ) also known as Fibonacci( 1200 AD))
Write down 1 and 2
The next number is the sum of the previous two numbers
Formula: Hn= H (n-1) + H ( n-2)
So which is the 7th number in the series , look up and count , its 21. and so on.
Where is it applied ?
Hemachandra numbers in Sanskrit Poetry :
Poetry has 2 syllables – Long ( 2 beats) And Short ( 1 beat)
The number of ways you can fill up 8 beats:
Long Long Long Long = 2+ 2+2+2 = 8
(Short Short ) X 4 = 8
Short Long long Short Long = 1+2+2+1+2 = 8
So answer to the question that in how many ways can you fill up 8 beats , see the 8th number in the Hemachandra sequence : answer is 34.
Hemachandra numbers in Nature:
a) Daisies ( flower) have 13 , 21, 34 petals – all Hemachandra numbers
b) Pine Cones have 8,13,21,24 etc spirals – again all in the Hemachandra numbers series
Now , lets evaluate some others mathematical concepts.
Prime Numbers
Prime numbers have only two factors , 1 and itself
You cannot have two numbers multiplied to get that number – that is a prime number.
So lets see for example the number 13 = 1X13 = 13 = two factors only , 1 and 13.
But these prime numbers were discovered way before humans by nature.
You know Cicadas ? These are insects ( bugs)
Cicadas live underground and emerge only once every N years , where N tends to be a prime number like 13 or 17
Why ?
The hypothesis is that then N is least likely to be a multiple of the length of the predators population cycle which could kill them off.
Indian Cicadas come out every 7 years and some every 19 years
In America , they come out every 13 years and 17 years.
It was observed that those coming out in years other than prime numbers were predated and lost their lives so this pattern has become common that they come out only in prime number years , based on their predators life cycle!!
Prime numbers in everyday life
Suppose you have two 200 digit prime numbers
Give them a computer , and it can multiply them in a fraction of a second and give the answer which will be a 400 digit answer.
Now take this 400 digit answer and give it another computer , and ask to find the original two 200 digit prime numbers.
The best known algorithms , working on all the worlds computers , would still take billions of years to find those two 200 digit prime numbers !!!!
Which means A multiply by B = C – here finding C is very easy A XB but to reverse find the factors A and B which result in C is impossible !
So basis this , it is easy to multiply two large prime numbers but hard to do the reverse process , is the basis of the world's encryption !!!!
Often when we submit private information on the internet , prime numbers are what are being used to encrypt the information and protect it since no one knows how to find factor numbers ( or so we think ) this method of encryption is presumably secure !
The thesis is that it is difficult to go backwards and find the factor or find a quick way to find the factor. So the problem of factoring is the basis of encryption technology.
(Opposite of multiplication is factoring – 10X10 = 100
100 is multiplication and factoring is to know 10 and 10 are the factors)
142857 :
Example of 142857 – a 6 digit number – so we will multiply it till 6 and see:
Look closely , the same numbers get interchanged in the answers , observe carefully!!!!!!!
Are there such n digit numbers so the if you can multiply by 1 through n , the number just cycles around ?
Yes example is 0588235294117647 ( 16 digits)
Try multiplying this 16 digit number with 1 and till 16 and the answers will be the same numbers just circling around.
Are there infinitely many such numbers ? No one knows ….
Reasons for this pattern is Self similarity and Fractals:
Examples of self similarity and fractals in Nature are as follows:
Fern leaves – each leaf is just the same as another of its leaf.
Similar fractals are snowflakes , leaves , clouds , coastlines , mountains , lightening ……
Another example of Fractal architecture is The Kandariya Mahadev Temple in Madhya Pradesh
Self similarity in man made art :
Fulani wedding blanket from Nigeria
M.C. Escher the Dutch artist who made mathematically influenced graphic art – zoom a picture and you keep seeing the same picture in the picture.
In todays times , Princeton University even has a Fractal broccoli !
Thanks for taking the time to read this ancient power of Indian sciences and now you can go back to WhatsApp university to learn and argue on what NDA did or UPA did which is our current obsession !
Pride is a result of complex. So if you are already feeling proud that it was an Indian who discovered these patterns and not the Italian Mathematician Fibonacci , it has nothing to do with Hemachandra or Fibonacci , it is to do with your own complex. And yes , I purposely didn't mention that Hemachandra was a Jain monk born in Gujarat so as not to let any artificial pride get in the way of understanding the subject for what it is. Happy Easter!
PS: This article is directly influenced from the lectures and work of the current generation mathematician at Princeton University , Professor Mr Manjul Bhargava!
March, 2019
Taste of India
In this series, I would like to bring out the real taste of India like Vedic maths, Hemachandra numbers etc which are fascinating concepts and also explain many complex realities of the universe in simple terms. Today we start with Vedic maths.
Vedic Maths
Any number multiplied by 11:
32 times 11 :
Split 3 and 2
3 2
Add 3 and 2 = 5 and put it in between
Answer is 352.
45 times 11 = 495
75 times 11 = 7125 —> 1 gets carried over and it becomes 825
Base method ( can be used for any numbers close to bases of 10,100,1000 etc )
99 times 97
100 is the base
99 is less than 100 by how much = 01
97 is less than 100 by how much = 03
Now cross subtract : 99 less 3 = 96
97 less 1 = 96
Each way the answer is same so 96 is the first part.
And now multiply the difference 01 times 03 = 03.
So 9603 is the answer.
Do it with 98 times 97 , answer is 9506.
996 times 997
Now take 1000 as the base
996 is less than 1000 by how much = 004
997 is less than 1000 by how much = 003
Now cross subtract : 996 less 003 = 993
997 less 004 = 993
Each way the answer is same so 993 is the first part.
and now multiple the difference 004 times 003 = 012.
So 993012 is the answer.
14 times 12
Base is 10
14 is 4 more than 10
12 is 2 more than 10
So cross Add
First part is 16.
Multiply difference 4 times 2 = 8
So 168 is the answer.
Mental squaring
101 square = 101 times 101
By the same method above, answer is 10201.
102 square = 102 times 102
By the same method, answer is 10404
105 square : 11025
106 square : 11236
Vertically and crosswise sutra:
31 times 12
a) :: —> multiply last digit of each row for last number
b) :: —> cross multiply 1st digit of 1st line with 2nd digit of second line
cross multiply 2nd digit of 1st line with 1st digit of second line
Add the two for middle number
c) :: —> multiply first digit of each row for 1st number
a. 1 times 2 = 2 – last number
b. 3 times 2 = 6 + 1 times 1 = 1 add the two = 7 – middle number
c. 3 times 1 = 3 – first number
Answer is 372
Now 12 times 34
a. 2 times 4 = 8 – last number
b. 1 times 4 = 4 and 2 times 3 = 6.
4+ 6 = 10 so carry over 1 – middle number is 0.
c. 1 times 3 is 3 + carry over 1 = 4 – first number
Answer is 408.
So the few methods with a few examples of Vedic maths should help you become smarter and not depend always on your smart phone.
Keep massaging your brain and relish the taste of India
Coming up soon with Hemachandra numbers in the next series !
January, 2019
Team – Work
I'd like to start with a poetry rendition by Sarshar Sailani, a dialogue writer and poet:
Chaman mein Ikhtilat-e-rang-o-bu se baat banti hai
Hum hi Hum hain toh kya hum hain
Tum hi Tum ho toh kya tum ho
Translated in English as:
In a garden, multiple forms of colour and smell make up the ecosystem
If I am only about myself, then what am I.
If you are only about yourself, then what are you.
How beautiful.
The ecosystem of an organisation is the result of the multiple flavours that every individual contributes.
The smart, the smarter, the smartest.
The foolish, more foolish, most foolish.
The lucky, the luckier, the luckiest.
The good, the better, the best.
And voila, the organisation, its ecosystem, its culture, its philosophies, all bloom with this combined energy of its several people.
Let us therefore decipher a few points which are important for effective team work.
Team Size:
Let's do some math with a simple number like 100
- First, divide 100 by 100
The answer is 1
1 is 1% of 100
- Now, divide 100 by 1
The answer is 100
100 is 100% of 100
(Some might be confused because math was always a tricky subject, but read again and it's really a simple point)
From the above example, we can see that dividing by 100 gives you 1 percent of something and dividing by 1 gives you 100 percent of that thing.
Which brings us to the point on team-work where appropriate team size is most important to team work. If too many people get involved in the same work, the percentage of output only decreases.
What are the issues we typically see in involvement of too many people in a simple task?
- The simple task becomes complicated
- The task is simple but the discussion around it is disproportionate to its size
- People involved become more important than the task itself
- Ultimately the task never gets done
- Even if it gets done, the emotional, physical & financial costs mismatch the importance of the task
Therefore, its most important to have teams which are appropriately sized.
Let's understand this point from our own human body. In relative terms, the heart is more important than the feet. But in absolute terms, the heart has its own functions and importance as does the feet. If this point is clear, most of us can work towards achieving absolute positions and not relative positions. Because the quest for relative positions only create issues within us and with us.
The working class all over the world sacrifice their NEEDS to fulfil the WANTS of their corporate employers. This is their absolute power. The power of giving. In fact, in the entire hierarchical spectrum, the one above fulfils his wants by sacrificing the needs of the one below.
Let us take the example of a top leader on the Forbes List. He wanting to move into the top 100 richest is a want, not a need. Who fulfils that want? The ones who serve him. They sacrifice personal time, family time, health, peace and so many basic human needs to help him achieve that objective. It's a separate thing that the Saturn (Shani) in our horoscope decides the kind of people we will have serving us. The stronger it is, the better the people who serve us. These planet positions are not out of the blue, they are earned through good karma. Everything is earned and not an entitlement. But in the context of the material world, yes, someone's needs fulfil the others wants.
Therefore, perspective is very important and we can all have harmony with each other in teams when this is clear. When you go to a restaurant, first the restaurant owner feeds you and then by paying the bill, you feed him. Both feed each other.
Try complimenting a top sportsman for just his good looks and not his sport.
He will be offended.
Imagine meeting Sachin Tendulkar and complimenting him for his pearly white teeth. Not a mention of cricket. He will say his famous words: Aila.
If you notice, true power always underplays itself not to attract attention from the wrong eyes and ordinary will always overdo itself to attract attention from the true powers.
It is most important to identify tasks and allot functions as per one's strength and caliber and be continuously appreciated for that. The above examples have made it amply clear that misreading someone's caliber and appreciating for the contextually wrong things might actually demotivate the person.
These are some points on team work. Many others also exist. We all are trying.
November, 2018
Businessmen And Investors
Who came first? The chicken or the egg ? The egg cannot "come" so it obviously was the chicken. The centuries old question has been solved.
Ok lets try another question. Who came first, the son or his father? Its son because only after he was born, did his father become a father.
If you notice, the world is no longer "confused." Its very clear on a lot of things. Well only in the talking aspect of things. We have learnt to have quick answers to so called tough questions due to the art of articulation and not necessarily having a proper answer.
Talking is free. So it really doesn't matter these days on what one says. But in this whirlpool culture, the ones who have been caught on the wrong side and are "paying "for it are the businessmen or entrepreneurs. Let me tell you how.
A humble Indian guy became a barber. He was good at his work and slowly gained prominence in his field and was going steady till " They" came to him one day. They now sold their "dream" template to him, as they do to several innocent businessmen. They are the powerful liquidity carriers and dream sellers called Investors. Suddenly he came up with several barber shops, added more through franchise model, added top line to his business, did a brand valuation and voila was ready for an IPO ( initial public offering or share issue ) of 600 million Indian rupees. His name is Javed Habib. God knows about the IPO but his dreams still live on as long as some private investors keep coming in and out of his balance sheet.
A small retailer of flavoured milk in Delhi had these investor visitors one day. From selling nice fresh Delhi milk in several flavours, he has now become what we call "Keventers" today. Valued recently at 1100 Indian crores.
By the way if you sell a single finger on your hand for 1 million, both your hands are valued at 10 million and the entire body at 1000 million, this is how "Value" is decided these days.
So several businesses, which needn't have any scale in themselves, are scaled up through liquidity. Barber, milk seller are examples I have used above. But the real issue is that today, with this becoming common knowledge to all, most businessmen have started to dream this big valuation theory, forgetting that hot money that investors carry can pull down the business if we dont focus on what the business needs and do what the investors need. Let me give an example:
Indian Banks.
The banking story is such that investors earlier took "Loan Growth" as a parameter to judge a banks performance and valuation. So banks stopped seeing what needs to be done with their own banking business and rather wanted lofty valuations for themselves and their owners for which they incessantly went on lending lending lending to match the criteria of the investors " Loan Growth Valuation Theory" Now, because they didn't do what the business needed, which is loan disbursement diligence, suddenly we have a banking crisis. Look here what happens, the same investors suddenly pull out the hot money from such banks and deploy it to banks where there is lesser loan growth but asset quality is good. Which means HDFC bank is the clear winner because it never went into the wholesale loan business inspite of the world doing it at the cost of its own growth. It did what the business needed and here you are today. India has a 12 lac crore banking NPA crisis. So see how investors changed their parameters overnight, This is the caution that businessmen need to take.
Work for the needs of the Business and not the Investors. They will follow you as long as your business is right. Never forget this mantra ever. You don't chase investors, let them chase you.
In our logistics field, the investors have made "top-line" as a parameter today. In E-commerce and logistics, they say, profit is not important, top-line is everything. And we are all swayed by the glamorous stories of loss making dot coms who have sky high valuations. Logistics companies having 3-4 % PAT levels but market caps decided by top-lines. Top companies have even given internal long term messages on "top-line" sales like 2 billion ( those who know will know which company i am referring to).
To aid this top-line growth, balance sheets are being loaded on the debt side. Equity is being diluted. Bad customers are bought into the system. Systemic risks are created due to easy terms to customers. The party is on and the valuations are on the books and exchanges. But I can assure you that every businessman true to his heart will never like it deep within him. He knows well that what he is doing is not good for the business, its only good for his valuation. The parameter given by the Investors. Let him not forget that hot money has no loyalty to anyone. Be loyal to your business and its goals and do what is needed to be done. Not what they want us to do. I am sure the day is not far when all eyes will open and the parameter changed to : Bottom -line" Till then, keep swimming.
September, 2018
Its a dark night. The nascent moon is deeply hidden by the dark cumulonimbus clouds forming over Mumbai. Heavy rains have lashed the city. Nothing is visible outside the glass window of the hospital guest lounge overlooking the Arabian sea. The relatives are waiting with bated breadth for the doctors to come out of the diagnosis centre to get an update on the patient. Their worst fears haunting them. And then , the doctor comes out and nods his head in affirmation. He has confirmed the disease. Another chip down to this deadly new disease: OA/OD. She has consumed most of the world and almost every 2nd person is inflicted.
I remember distinctly that each decade throws up a new disease which leads the charts for a long time till something better and newer emerges. So the period of the 1980's belonged to Tuberculosis. TB as we know it by its nick name. The 1990's belonged to Heart disease. Attack aayega toh? (hindi for : what if one gets an attack?). This fear ruled this period. The 2000's started with cancer raising its ugly head. And cancer went all over the place. Disease had gone global with the world economies going global. A heart attack would mainly relate to the heart. But cancer was more cosmopolitan. It could affect any part from your brain to your liver to your breast to your prostate. I reckon it had a larger reach than even the best logistics companies like DHL, UPS, Fedex etc. Another reason why these diseases ruled in their times as the undisputed leaders of human body misery was the fact that they captured the creme de la creme of the world like celebrities in movies, business, politics and fashion.
So Nelson Mandela had TB.
David Letterman, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Walters had heart disease.
Bill Clinton had heart disease. Common, even the Clintons have it.
Hugh Jackman, Sheryl Crow, Lance Armstrong were caner survivors.
Back home in the Indian subcontinent, our very own Amitabh Bachchan had TB. The founding father of our neighbour Pakistan ( love thy neighbour said Jesus, anyway) had TB. The tallest leader of the universe The Thalaiva Rajnikanth had Chronic Bronchitis and believe it or not Viral fever. What a shame. And then Yuvraj Singh and Lisa Ray are the cancer survivors we know.
It has also been observed that as you go up the value chain in the economy and as your individual wealth and nation wealth increases, you qualify for better diseases which is why the poorer nations get TB even today, slightly more wealthy ones get Cancer and Heart Disease. But then all of the above does not cover the disease which I want to talk about. OA OD. The disease that is the ruler of the information age. Took birth around 2010 and then onwards at its peak today.
Over Analysis ( OA) Over Discussion ( OD) . OA OD.
In textbook parlance , the situation in which the tongue and brain make an unholy partnership and the ears sign off on a pilgrimage is called OA OD. In this disease, the tongue keeps saying something on the brain impulses and one talks and discusses on topics ranging from politics, national interest, sanitary pads, cricket, economy, logistics business, trade wars, GDP, baby burps, yawning, size of the male ….. ego, god, religion, buildings, cars etc
It is important to note that ears need to be logged out and you need to have ZERO listening skills or minimal listening. The environments in which the disease grows is social media, conference rooms, meeting halls, forums, news rooms etc The person discusses everything yet achieves nothing. In the end, what comes out is only "Khichdi" ( Indian staple diet of lentils metaphor for gross confusion) In a chartical representation, I enumerate that the stages of human growth are as follows:
a. Talk
b. Think , Talk
c. Listen , Think , Talk
d. Listen , Think
e. Listen
When you reach stage E, you are up there. OA OD entangles you at stage B or stage C.
I have written several paragraphs on this disease. Do I have the symptoms? God save me.
July, 2018
The criteria for education in today's times is only one thing: How much of a profiteer you become. Development of virtues like integrity, character, persistence, commitment which are intangible are not even counted since the ultimate parameter of evaluation has become profit, Nothing else.
As I famously tell people: Cost price is the truth and Selling Price is a lie. The difference between truth & lie is called profit.
So, without getting into the morality of education, let us extrapolate on the reasons why everyone is after education these days and how it will create serious labour issues in our world going forward.
If you see the pattern of education, it is primarily to bring you to the work desk. After that, only work skills and domain experience matter. But a dangerous trend is emerging, especially in countries like India, where everyone wants to be "educated" And that is a serious problem. So, watchmen, electrician, plumber, driver, maid, cleaner, mechanic all of them are in a race to educate their children. This primarily emanates from the need for dignity of labour which has been lacking with these skills for decades. But here is the catch. Their time has come now. Because the educated space is getting congested by the day. Jobs are being chased by millions. Anyone will tell you that price corrections in salaries have already happened for graduates & engineers who are queuing up for the same jobs and creating a huge supply – demand gap.
Compare this to a truck driver. An interesting incident happened last month for us and give us the jitters for completing a very important project shipment. We had scheduled pick-ups in trailers but there was a severe shortage of drivers. This is unique and unheard of in so many decades. Due to several overlapping reasons there was an acute driver shortage. On engaging further with transporters, we also learnt that these days drivers make more money than the transport owner himself. Because they are in shortage and therefore command a premium.
Ask any Indian household. They will tell you that the most important service provider in the house is the maid. In urban cities like Mumbai, not an inch can move without them. It is common to see maids being treated at par with the house owner's family. Taken to parties and even vacations. A car mechanic I know for many years now said he is saving to make his son educate himself. One thing I have seen is common. No one wants their children to be in the same profession. I asked him to make his son a mechanic because education will only put him in a queue which is congested. But the future will have no mechanics compared to the demand. So, his earnings will be much higher. But he might privately think that I am not his well-wisher for giving such an advice.
But this is what I call a classic curse that the poor carry. Their time has come now but they are moving towards education which will keep them poor again. Only if they see that continuing the same profession will lead to enormous wealth for themselves along with the dignity that these scarcities will bring for them. But no, they want their kin to study. Study makes one a smooth talker but talking alone does not run the world. Look at your own self. If every body part wants to be the head, what will the head stand on? We need feet for sure. You may not give feet the dignity that you give the head. I have not seen people shampooing their ankles and feet more than their head and faces. That will always remain. But the feet are feet and we need labour class to run our world.
Look at the developed world too. America and Europe. They had this 100% educated population and had issues growing their societies too. So, they made immigration policies and labourers from across the poor countries moved to these nations and helped build them. Even today the taxi drivers, grocers, cleaners, newspaper boys, truck drivers, forklift operators etc are mainly immigrants. The problem is with growing wealth across the world and across classes, who will be left to do these jobs? And the generations of skills that they carried will be lost. They should know that we live in a pyramid model society where people at the bottom provide the foundation and support to people at the top. If everyone is the top, it becomes the bottom.
May, 2018
Asking or Telling ?
The more you know things the more you are confused. In fact, being confused is a sure sign of being on the path to know more. Do you know why I say what I say. Read on.
We all know that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum ( that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which is visible to the human eye).
VIBGYOR as we call it. Violet Indigo Blue Green Yellow Orange Red.
Now if I ask you why is something of a certain colour, what would your answer be. Example – If I showed you a RED rose and asked you why is it red in colour, you may say because it has the colour red in it out of these 7 rainbow spectrum colours.
But am afraid, the answer is something else son. The correct answer is that the rose contains all other 6 colours except RED. A yellow table has all colours expect YELLOW. A Blue whale has all colours except BLUE. And so on. The rules of the universe are that any thing or object reflects / projects only that which it doesn't have in it. So what you SEE is actually what is NOT PRESENT i that object.
This is not fiction. When I first heard this, I was startled and goose-bumped. But then , the mind helps you and you can decipher things beyond the information you have. So I thought of it further and a few more examples cropped up.
Like snake venom. And its antidote.How is the antidote or anti venom made. You first need the venom, inject a small portion of it in an animal and the animal produces some antibodies which are collected to make the antidote. So the antidote comes from the venom. Think more.
Have you realised that when a person undergoes a health issue, most of the times he blesses others for their good health. So what you lack is health. And so what you project is health for all.
In acts of philanthropy, it has been observed that the poor are more giving than the rich. They share a part of their small fortunes easily than someone who has amassed a lot of resources ( money as we call it ) has major issues within himself to give away. Not always the case but sum of probabilities are higher. For the relatively poor, the motivation to give is the hope to get someday.
Have you ever read stories of super rich businessmen across the world ? The one common aspect is that most of them started with very low and humble backgrounds. Well that in itself is the motivation to go up. Being down. In fact it is the only motivation to keep accumulating more. Always feeling poor. If you don't feel poor enough, why would you want more. In fact the joke is that children born to rich and average parents never really go THAT HIGH because they don't know poverty well and therefore have no motivation to go all out for wealth. In fact abundant families often see children spending away or giving away in charity easily. Because they are high there, they want to go a little lower.
Balancing forces within us keep playing all the time. We humans too, therefore, project what is actually the opposite of our internal overpowering state of mind. When the state within is of total wisdom, total innocence is projected. In that context, a child is actually the most wise person always.
Facebook is a very easy method of knowing a persons state of mind. Lets say someone keeps projecting his wealth through pictures and updates of cars, vacations, phones, airplanes etc chances more are that the guy feels poor within. If a couple keeps projecting bliss and happiness in their relationship , chances are that everything is on the rocks already. The largest corporations have average websites and really average corporations have large and grand websites.
So do you see that colleague who projects arrogance and hate always. Chances are that he is full of love and compassion deep within and is just balancing it out. Or do you see that holy cow who always smiles, is nice, courteous, chances are the opposite of that is manifested within him somewhere. We are all playing the balancing act. Which brings me to the metaphor of the inverted banyan tree, as told by Shri Krishna, that this imperishable tree has its roots upwards and branches down and the one who knows this tree knows it all. What we are viewing in the world is actually a reflection of the reality. Today, after writing this article, it makes it even more relevant.
March, 2018
All of us live on planet earth. On observation and extrapolation, I have noticed many similarities between the planet we live on and the body we carry. Let us today see the similarities to try and decipher many challenges we face as a race and find possible solutions to it. Or to put it more correctly, rather than finding solutions, we can understand that things which we define as problems, are not problems in itself so no solutions are required.
Earth is 70% water, 30% land
Human body is 70% water, 30% mass (representing land)
– Most of us know this.
The earth and its ecosystem have mainly 5 elements:
Water (the water within)
Fire (the various fires within at the different chakras)
Air (the air within)
Earth (the mass of earth which makes the body)
Ether (the blue sky colour or the colour of the human soul)
The human body is also divided into 4 zones:
a. The head – which is the Brahman (learned and realised) or the originator of all action/reaction
b. The heart , lungs and stomach region – which is the Vaishya (businessmen) or the day to day executors of all action/reaction
c. The arms – which is the Kshatriya (warriors) – which help protect the body
d. The legs – which are the Shudras (workers) on which the entire system stands which carry the weight and do all the hard work.
(As per ancient Indian social system, people were divided into four classes, based on the duties they perform)
Now, with this basic premise, we can also go deeper and see that the different continents or countries should represent the various body parts.
So let's extrapolate and see the characteristics of various countries and see where they fit or what body part they might be
a. The USA – which is the unsaid leader of all countries – through its approach, demeanour and actions, makes me think that it is the HEAD.
We also feel that the USA interferes a lot with the other countries – example in Vietnam, Afghanistan etc but doesn't that is what the brain does? If there is a pain in an ankle or finger or intestine, the brain sends its army of WBC's and RBC's to fight the infection and heal it. Just like the US does. Just thinking!
b) Many Indians say that whatever you do, it always feels unclean and chaotic here. So I think somewhere that India is the stomach or intestine. It is chaotic but most essential to digest and run the world.
c) I think Africa are the legs of the world. Europe represents the heart & lungs region. I am sure some country is also the liver, some the pancreas, think about it.
Also, most organs below the naval and above the naval have different environments. Below the naval deal with carbon dioxide mainly. Above deal with oxygen. It makes me think that Canada, Europe, America, Australia belong to the zone above the naval. Asia, Africa, Gulf below the naval. And then what country or geographical point is the navel?
So when we start thinking like this, the first debate of who is superior ends because all body parts are important and interdependent on each other. The head must know that it cannot have any position unless it has legs to carry it.
Also, since the moon and other planetary movements affect the oceans and their currents and also seismic activity, it is safe to say that this validates the whole concept of astrology where the planets and moon should also affect the individual human also.
By reverse inference , I would also keenly want to know what is the blood of the planet earth, what represents a human hiccup, what is the spine of the planet etc, readers are welcome to think and share views.
January, 2018
Your loved one returns home every day at 7 pm. Today it is already 11 pm. Not returned. The phone is not reachable. No message. What are you probably thinking? Is he in trouble? Is he in an accident? Is he dead? The first thing that occupies you is: Fear and you think about "BAD"
A noble man had great thoughts. He practised good deeds all his life. One day he made a grave mistake. And everyone forgot what good he did. The mistake hounded him. It attracted all the attention. It overshadowed all his good actions. Bad for him but again: BAD won.
Recently, the license of a hospital in Delhi was cancelled due to negligence (accusation not verdict). The hospital has so far treated over 50,000 patients successfully. It never got any award, reward, tax break, appreciation from the authorities. But 1 incident and boom: License cancelled. The hospital is in hospital now and is recuperating to get back its license but here too the "BAD" over-powered.
Many of us watched the successful movie "Sholay". It had Jai, Veeru, Sambha, Kalia, Basanti, Dhanno, Mausi, Thakur etc. All played by stalwarts and tall characters in themselves. But whom do you remember: The goon called Gabbar played by newbie Amjad Khan.
Vijay Mallya is a successful Indian businessman. In fact he created the world's 2nd largest liquor company United Spirits and world's 2nd largest selling beer company United Breweries. Both were divested to get partners such as Diageo (world's largest liquor company making labels like Johnny Walker) and Heineken in the respective businesses. The UB group is also the largest investor in sports businesses in India. They own top teams in IPL called RCB, Mohan Bagan in Football, Force India F1 team (1st for India), and India's top Derby. These businesses were invested into way before their time under the sun. Also, a world class airline was created called Kingfisher which failed. Everyone forgot everything else and only thing they know is he is a fraud etc. (accusation not verdict)
In fact, it was his "Bad" side of perceived women & wine & lavish lifestyle that attracted the brand value to his businesses. I remember people fornicating in their mind after having flown Kingfisher. I know today that people sip the beer Kingfisher thinking they are getting a pie of that bad. And now that single bad failure is overpowering all the lesser bads that people loved.
So it is to be noted that "Bad" or "Negative" or things which we consider averse are very powerful and attract all the attention.
In fact, it takes a lot of gut and character not to fall for the "Sins" or "Bad" things in life.
But the main problem is that we have made "Bad" a bad word. It is our own limited thinking and the problem of being stuck in our own ego and morality that we fail to understand life in its entirety. The darkness in the universe is omnipresent and we need stars like the sun to show light for some time. When we begin to realise this and expand our own thoughts, breaking away and beyond morality & judgement, we see that a whole new dimension opens up. In fact it is the duty of every human being to see the other side of the pendulum too.
Think about it: Human Beings are more powerful than God or Devil. How?
God cannot become the Devil.
Devil cannot become God.
But only human beings can become both, when they want.
Speaking of bad, let me also discuss the nature and food of "Bad"
Bad is very cunning. It has assured its own longevity be making itself of a certain nature. Its nature, if you observe carefully, is that it thrives on its opposition. Opposing Bad is Food for Bad. The more you oppose it, fight it, and go against it: it gets its food and thrives more. It has created this anti-climax kind of personality for itself.
My sense is that the only way to kill it is to IGNORE it.
Let me give examples:
Your objective is that your child should not have chocolate so that he has healthy teeth.
Now you set out and there are 2 ways:
IGNORE this pursuit of yours to defeat chocolate. See, it will die its own death if you do "Nothing" sometimes, doing nothing is doing everything.
The other way is:
You tell your child that this is chocolate and that it is not good for teeth and don't have it ever.
You just did three things:
Showed him the product called chocolate and created awareness.
The awareness leads to curiosity about the chocolate
Said "don't eat it" and created a challenge in your child's mind – let me see what bad will happen if I eat it.
Now somehow he ate it.
Again, you can IGNORE. He might not try it again possibly. But if you scold him. And then sleep. Or go out of the house. Or he goes out of the house. HAHAHA – the chocolate is back between his lips.
So my friends , I know it's easier said than done but make your effort and let the power of BAD be with you always 🙂
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Hello, Monday! A new week. A new chance to get moving and make an impact. Spring is just about here and warmer temperatures continue to make appearances here and there in New England. I hear it's going to be a fabulous week and I have lots of plans to spend time running outside this week. Craziness, I know!
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Exploring Ink and Salt paintings and wax resist
We first looked at Vincent Van Gogh's work including Starry Night and we read Eric Carle's Draw Me a Star.
Young artists are given high value oil pastels for drawing stars and constellations (you could go more in depth if studying Greek ancient greek gods and goddesses). After making their swirly and vibrant stars on watercolor paper, paint over the scene with diluted paint and inks (mostly dark and cool, Payne's Gray, black and blue, some green). Make salt available for kids to drop on drying watercolor to see the "dazzle"/textured effect. Let dry.
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Character type: Dragonrider
Rank: General manservant to the Weyr/Errand boy/Diplomat
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Sexual Preference: All of the above.
N'khara is a beautiful piece of young man. He's just at that stage where he still has a sweet and innocent look to him, a boyish charm that usually puts people as ease and earns him a couple of extra sweets from the cooks. At the same time, he's settled into his manhood and has an innate sexuality that hides just under the surface. There's a raw sensuality to him that fuels his very movement and makes itself very known when he rests his big doe-y brown eyes on someone he likes. There's a hint of femininity to him, though its very subtle. Its the sort of energy that makes it easy to connect with men who are into guys as well as very at ease with women, but isn't so much that its off-putting to the very manly men of the Weyr. Its a nice balance that moves him easily through social circles, to travel from partner to partner.
While he's a lean guy, N'khara is more muscle than anything else and in only continuing to fill out as he gets older. After all, he spent much of his life a bit under-nourished a over-worked which actually created a good foundation for a strong body once he had bit of a different life. He's a respectable six feet that he does his best to dress as nicely as possible to make every inch look as perfect as possible. It took him a solid six months to correct his posture so that he didn't walk with a round-shouldered slouch, but now he carries himself with the poise of any fancy holder.
N'khara has a true childlike wonder at the world. Information and understanding are like a drug to him and he can never seem to get enough of, often to the point where he will go out of his way to create a situation simpley so he can see what happens in the end. How will people react to this? What does it *feel* like for them? He really and truly wants to get inside people's heads to see what *they* think of what's happening and how they experience it. This makes him incredibly perceptive. The more he comes to understand people then the better he can relate to them and he's an excellent listener because he's truly interested in what you have to say and *why*.
There is a sense of detachment with this connection however. He understands people but it doesn't really mean that he loves them. If anything he doesn't really seem to put a value on them as more than pieces in his social experiments, or something to study because really, people are *fascinating*. There may be a bit of morbidity because he's just as interested in seeing the darker and ugly sides of everything as well. Maybe not quite to the point of taking small animals home and cutting them up, but he has no problem spending time with the healers for hours just to *see* and he's pushed more than his fair share of people away by poking and prodding them when they're at the worst or struggling the most.
That's not to say that he won't bond with people, but its clear he struggles to become attached and this is quite obviously from nearly loosing Radakath. Having his dragon on the edge of death was understandably a level of trauma that very few go through and it very much altered his perception. It potentially also explains just why he's so distant from the value of human life. Their time in the world is likely fleeting and everyone's going to die anyway, so what's the fuss? There is a very deep-rooted fear of losing anything he cares about, so he doesn't generally form attachments; even if it seems like he's become very close to someone, he likely can disassociate from them in a blink.
N'khara has a very strong need for safety though, for himself and his dragon and it fuels him ambition as much as his great love of social experiments, and in the end one fulfills the other. With power there is safety and with power comes freedom to play his little games. And being the endlessly creative soul he is, there are so many ideas in his head that he thinks could actually better the Weyrs. Better the world. Maybe better life for a handful of people. These really aren't his main focus though… mostly he just really wants to see what *would* happen if he was able to put these into action. If there's some benefit from this well then great, that would only solidify his position of power, wouldn't it? (But at the same time he wouldn't really blink at a great sacrifice to further a goal.) He does feel Pern in general tends to get stuck in all kinds of boxes that are a) boring and b) silly. For example, he really thinks mating flights are seriously the dumbest idea anyone could have gone along with. Does everyone not see how very fickle dragons could be? And everyone thinks that's the most effective way to decide who's in charge? Really? (This may or may not have nothing to do with the fact that Radakath will likely never win even a greenflight in his condition.)
N'khara is really, *really* good at his role in life now. There's a part of him that loves serving others in the sense that it gives him power in his own way. He knows how to be the kind of person that is relied on and does it well. He will be there, doing what is needed quietly in the background and makes himself such a part of the furniture that he goes pretty much unnoticed until he's *not* there. Knowing that people come to depend on him so makes him quite smug and every so often he'll just not show up where he's supposed to be just to hammer home the value he's created for himself. He'll use this to move in with the leadership and start pushing little buttons here and there. Ista is a fascinating playground because of the various tensions around and he's almost giddy with excitement to test it all out.
And. He's pretty awesome in bed and he'll shamelessly use this. Or not use it, is often the case. He creates desire in himself by showing one or two people with the biggest mouths an incredible night and then withholding from everyone else until he can most use this. Its fun and sex can create an amazing amount of power if used correctly.
Birthplace: Unknown Hold, High Reaches Protectorate, 8.431.11.11
Nikhara came from very humble beginnings in a small community of less fortunate holders. Life wasn't awful, but it was often meagre and for a boy as bright as he was, the lack of mental stimulation was stifling. He became one of the few around who could read and he ate up anything he could, often stealing from any harper that happened their way through. Most of his many siblings were comfortable enough in their world, but he wanted *out*. He wanted to do better than shovelling pig shit and he *knew* he could.
It took eighteen turns, but he got his wish when searchriders actually came to find candidates and he went to High Reaches Weyr with a surprising number of other relatives and friends. There was a fair amount of hazing for the hillbillies that were coming into the barracks, but they showed off their backwoods potential when seven of them impressed, his own sister taking the gold of the clutch. Nikhara became N'khara of brown Radakath and they possibly had the brightest future of the bunch (because well… Vausse was Vausse so someone had to hold up the family name with pride.)
But because fate is funny like that it was Radakath that suffered the worst of injuries of the class and because fate is *extra* funny, it was actually Vausse that may have been the catalyst of this though no one really knew for sure. In the end it was a giant cluster fuck during flaming drills where Vausse and her gold were not where they were supposed to be and the weyrling wing came out with several injuries, though Radakath suffered the worst for it. It may have been a collision or maybe a sudden start of panic that had him sucking in breath when he desperately should not have been and the internal burns from it nearly killed him.
The brown survived, but his throat and lungs were never the same again. The healers couldn't even be optimistic about sustaining a decent lung capacity let alone being able to flame properly, if at all. N'khara wasn't content with just being a useless rider, of course. He found his own little niche as an assistant to some of the leadership around the Weyr, or really whoever needed it. He started with running errands and eventually became trusted enough to do diplomatic work within the High Reaches protectorate. It might not have been a dragonrider's first choice, but he loved the comfort and security he was cementing for himself.
It was a difficult decision to leave High Reaches with Vausse, but it was just as hard to turn down the opportunity at Ista Weyr, especially as the warmer weather might be easier on his dragon. Besides, someone needed to look after his sister, no?
Sister: Vausse, gold Varaswith (25)
N'khara's Dragon: Brown Radakath
Dragon Name: Radakath
Colour: Brown
Age: 2
Weyr of Origin: High Reaches
Most people recognize this brown more by the distinct wheeze in his breath that by his colouration. Some days are better than others, but the cold of High Reaches irritated his damaged lungs and throat so he can often be heard coughing from wherever he's resting. Extended flight is a struggle for him, though hopefully the climate at Ista will ease this a little.
Radakath is a handsome brown with a hide like polished mahogany, right down to lighter rippled throughout that could easily be mistaken for the grain in wood. He's on the smaller side for his colour, compact and sturdy with just slightly squatter proportions that usual. There's a sweetness to his face that makes his sad breathing a little heartbreaking sometimes, the kind that just makes everyone want to run over and hug the crap out of him.
You couldn't ask for a more gentle and sweet creature than Radakath. There was once he was a hyper, bouncing enthusiasm to him that he never quite regained after his accident, especially as getting to excited sets him off in fits of coughing, but being hurt didn't create the sort of problems in him that it did with N'khara. He was always super easy-going and willing to please, much like his golden sister, and the two are just loving and barf-worthy in the way they interact.
And there's plenty of love for everyone, which is good because Radakath is the compassion to N'khara's ambition. He can be the voice of reason where its needed, the one to see the humanity where maybe his rider overlooks it. Not that he'll get overly involved in his rider's schemes or games, generally he's a bit too busy making new friends or enjoying a lovely sunset, but he will step in when he feels N'khara might be pushing too far.
Its good that he's so docile and happy; some dragons might be made a little crazy not being able to fight thread with their fellows, and once in a while it gets to Radakath and he'll be horribly depressed with shame of not doing his job. What good is a dragon that can't kill the enemy? But N'khara always manages to talk him out of feeling so low and will assure him of his worth. They *are* important and they're doing something very unique, so he should feel very proud indeed! Radakath will make sure to go out of his way to help out where he can though and he's regularly doing excercises to try and make himself stronger. Occasionally he'll give his rider a heart-attack by taking off to explore on his own, but he has this whole new island to see! Its not unheard of him to make friends while N'khara is busy and take them for a little adventure.


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Dr James Teo is a consultant neurologist at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He has a PhD from UCL Institute of Neurology, and completed his undergraduate degrees at University of Oxford and Royal Free & University College Medical School.
He is the clinical lead of the KCH Cogstack1, a clinical analytics platform that has unified 20 years of electronic health records in South East London for advanced Big Data analytics. This system has been used for phenotyping for the 100k Genome2,3, patient safety alerting1, operational analytics of patient flow4 and algorithmic auditing of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation, and has been cited by in the Chief Medical Officer's Generation Genome report5. As the informatics team lead for the Kings Health Partners Neurosciences Institute for using IT to transform clinical services and the KCH representative for the London site of Health Data Research UK. He is active in traditional clinical research, as chief investigator of a clinical trial using wearable patches for cardiac monitoring in stroke (EPACS)6 and investigator in a clinical trial of the use of smartphones in Parkinson's Disease (SMART-PD)7.
His interest is next generation analytics including signal processing, natural language processing, graph analytics and AI-development.
He continues to be an active clinically in hyperacute stroke and acute neurology clinical activity.


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The Most Delicious Week of the Year
Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven day celebration of the cuisine scene in Hawaii.
From fine dining to fast-food, participating restaurants will feature special menu items, promotions and discounts.
Diners can sample Hawaii's newest restaurants, dine at old favorites and taste a variety of exceptional dishes now being prepared by Hawaii's chefs using locally grown produce.
Restaurant Week is a reminder that Hawaii is a culinary destination with top chefs, farm to table dining, wonderful wine and a lot more to discover and explore.
The goal of Restaurant Week Hawaii is to realize a vision of an advanced culinary campus—the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head. Graduates of Hawaii's first four-year culinary program will go on to serve Hawaii's restaurant and hospitality industry and ultimately the greater community.
A portion of the proceeds from Restaurant Week Hawaii will support the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head.
Realizing a vision to build a world-class institute that sets a new standard for culinary education,
Creating a strong and viable workforce for Hawaii's future,
Blending state-of-the art technology with cuisines from the east and west,
Combining leading edge business models with lessons from those who came before us,
Opening doors and changing lives of students who dream.
-The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head
Azure Restaurant
Restaurant Week Hawaii Menu
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1st Course
Kampachi Sashimi
Big Island Salad, Soy Vinaigrette, Japanese horseradish
2nd course
Roasted Winter Squash Soup
Kona Lobster, Cauliflower Panna cotta, Pumpkin seed gremulata
3rd Course
Grilled Kauai Prawns
Waimanalo Rocket, Apple Pear, Marcona almond, pickled plum
4th Course
Hawaii Ranchers Filet and Foie gras
Ali'I Mushrooms, Roasted garlic potato, Truffled Kabayaki
Beachhouse at the Moana
Restaurant Week Hawaii Menu
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$50 with a valid Hawaii identification
first course
caesar salad
lobster bisque, scallion pistou
main course
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parmesan potatoes, waialua asparagus
porcini crusted ahi loin, chili vinaigrette,
warm barley salad
mango panna cotta, kaffir lime, coconut
Kai Market
Kai Market offers discerning palates Hawaii's freshest, locally-grown products masterfully prepared by Executive Chef Darren Demaya.
With gorgeous views of the resort's new infinity edge pool and Waikiki Beach, Kai Market's cuisine was inspired by the "food fair" of plantation tables of Hawaii over 100 years ago that brought on an influx of ethnic cuisine to the islands.
Kai Market's menu draws inspiration from both the traditional Hawaiian delicacies and the multi-ethnic generations of Hawaii's people and their roots to the plantations.
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Fitton – Russia Indictments A DIVERSION From NEW Evidence of OBAMA CRIMES
Tom Fitton isn't fooled by the Russia Indictments, likely an insurance policy to protect the witch hunters and divert attention away from new evidence of Obama criminality. He…
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Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton isn't impressed with the conveniently timed announcement by the corrupt Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, of indictments against 13 Russians and 3 Russian companies. There's more to the sudden release of these indictments than meets the eye, it's a self-serving act on behalf of the deep state to save themselves and their inquisition.
Fitton says, "In some ways it's old news in the sense it summarizes material that's been in the media for some time, that the Russians were monkeying around with our system by playing on Facebook and pretending to be Americans involved in our political process and supporting and opposing candidates.
He says it was not conducted "in any way you could say was openly supportive of President Trump when you have the indictment confirming they actually set up rallies trying to oppose him once he was elected."
Fitton boils it down, saying, "Look, at the end we have this massive Russia investigation find no collusion with the Trump campaign. I don't understand why we are still talking about a special counsel investigating the President in light of this indictment." [[VIDEO BELOW]]
Pete Hegseth reminds the audience that the Russians have been meddling in our elections since the Cold War, to the point of attempting to assassinate our Presidents. He notes that they were all over the place, attacking multiple candidates according to the information being put forward, which may be politically tainted, given the suspect sourcing, Mueller and Rosenstein.
Fitton has had enough of this nonsense. He says, "Those that say the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians are going to have to start providing evidence other than the Clinton-DNC dossier." He points out the absurdity, distortion and distraction of the biased reporting by the mainstream media.
He says, "This is what was in the news this week: We had the Susan Rice email implicating Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sally Yates, James Comey and Susan Rice in a conspiracy to get Trump on Russia.
Fitton points out, "You had information that the number four official at the Justice Department, Bruce Ohr, hid information about his relationship with the Clinton campaign cash machine, basically Fusion GPS that was collaborating with Russian Intelligence to launder defamatory dirt against President Trump into the FBI-DOJ apparatus."
He continues, "And you've got this indictment of Russians abroad, an indictment that's never really going to see the light of day in terms of trial because they're never going to come here. It's never going to be tried, we're never going to find out whether anything in the indictment's true. And what would they rather be talking about?"
Fitton answers his own question, "This indictment, where they found, despite all of the king's horses and all the king's men, not one American colluded with the Russians." Hegseth takes some exception to Fitton's comments, saying, "Some Americans did collude with the Russians and it looked like it was the Democrats and the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Fitton agrees and asks, "Why isn't Rod Rosenstein holding press conferences about an investigation into that? Why isn't this Justice Department looking into the abuse of the FISA process? Look the Russians were trying to make it clear to the Clinton camp that they had dirt on Trump and they were going to use it against him and all of that was false and Trump was victimized."
He says, "And the FBI, rather than trying to protect him, use it as a pretext, working with the Clinton campaign, to target him under the corrupt Obama administration. This indictment shows the Russia collusion scandal is over as far as Trump is concerned."
Hegseth calls Mueller the "Captain Obvious special counsel." As for Fitton's questions about why the prosecution of Trump continues and the investigation into the Obama-Clinton-Soros Mafia corruption is lagging, four words answer that question, Deep State and Jeff Sessions.
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08 August 2018
Waterloo Housing Group and Jessup Brothers, the developers, celebrated the completion of 38 much needed homes in Ambrose Close, Worcester last Thursday.
Resident, Ms. Alice Weston, together with her neighbour, planted a tree to mark the occasion and said "I am really happy with my new home, it's beautiful, and I love that there is lots of open space outside. It's a lovely neighbourhood."
The new development was officially opened by the leader of the City Council, Cllr. Marc Bayliss, who expressed his delight at the completion of the new homes on land that the City Council had made available for Waterloo Housing Group. "This is a perfect example of how a true partnership can deliver new homes for the City".
Anthony Riley from Water Housing Group "We are delighted to complete this scheme, as well as the scheme in Tintern Avenue, as we have managed to offer new homes to 50 local residents at affordable rent or through our Shared Ownership option. We look forward to working on more schemes with the City in the future, as we join forces with the local Fortis Living Group".
Clive Jessup added "Jessup and Waterloo Housing Group have worked for 30 years on such schemes and we are very pleased with the quality and design of the homes and wish the residents every success in the future".
If you're looking for Waterloo, you've come to the right place – don't worry, nothing has changed.
This is the new brand, you will have received a letter in the post, otherwise just go about your business as usual.
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Picking out the perfect wedding dress can take time and say "yes" to the perfect dress is always a special moment. While all eyes are definitely on you on your special day, you want to make sure your wedding party is dressed their best as well. Bridesmaid dresses are usually thought of as unflattering or boring pieces. However, today's bridesmaids are looking much more stylish. Here are some of your favorite trends for bridesmaids this year:
- Wrap – Ever since Diane Von Furstenberg popularized this style in the 1970s, the wrap dress has been a staple in every woman's wardrobe. This makes for the perfect bridesmaid dress because it is a versatile style that can look flattering on everyone. It is also a great dress that can be styled for both casual or formal events. Your bridesmaids will also be thrilled to be sporting a dress they can wear again.
- One-shoulder – Strapless was once a popular choice for bridesmaids because it was a great style that was flattering on many body types and showed off some skin in a subtle way. However, a popular style that echos that same sexy style is a one-shoulder dress. This makes for a more covered up and formal look that can also look great on many different body types.
- Tiered – Ruffles might be a cute idea for your flower girl's dress but a more sophisticated and subtle way to incorporate the ruffle look is through tiered skirts. A tiered dress is another way to have a dress that fits many body types. It will flatter slimmer body types but also create a beautiful silhouette for fuller body types. Most dresses with tiers are made from lightweight and moveable fabric that will make it comfortable for your bridesmaids for the whole wedding day.
- High Slit– Showing off some skin can be done subtly with a high slit dress. Your bridesmaids will enjoy the cheeky bit of leg they can show off while still looking elegant and stylish.
- Wine – Red is often a popular wedding color because it symbolizes love and passion. This year a darker shade of red is popular to add a beautifully dramatic effect. This color is especially beautiful for a winter or fall wedding. This strong color will look great against your white dress and it is a great choice because it is a great color for many different skin tones.
- Blush – Pretty pastels are always a top pick for bridesmaids dresses. This year blush or pale dusty pink is a great pick. This color looks beautiful for a spring or summer wedding. The lightness of the color borders on neutral this makes it the perfect hue for accessorizing. Adding some sparkle such as custom necklaces can dress up this subtle color and is a great way to give your bridesmaids a special thank you gift. If you want to gift a real special piece of jewelry you can create a custom matching necklaces for your bridesmaids. It might seem pricey to gift jewelry but you can create something special at a great price by purchasing loose diamonds or other gems online then contacting a local jeweler to create a setting.
- Dusty Blue – While blush or pink is a common go-to for bridesmaids dresses, other pastels make for a great color option. If you want to change things up but still want a pastel color, you should consider choosing an unexpected color hue such as blue. It is a great color for any season whether you are having a spring or winter wedding. This shade of blue tends to look closely to a grayish color which gives it a much more modern look.
- Printed Florals – Florals in spring might not be surprising to anyone but it is an unexpected choice for a bridesmaid dress. Instead of going for one solid color for your bridesmaids, choosing a pattern can make your bridesmaids stand out. A patterned dress also creates a more casual look so it is great for a semi-formal wedding. This style would look beautiful for a beach or garden wedding.
Picking the perfect bridesmaids dress is all about balance. You want dresses that are flattering for all body types but also something that is classic and yet might have some modern elements. Keeping your bridesmaids stylish will ensure your entire your vision for your wedding creates a timeless and memorable experience for everyone.


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The immigration debate is heating up again. The federal government has challenged a contentious Arizona immigration law. What you might not have heard is that a similar law has been proposed in Pennsylvania. WPSU's Emily Reddy reports.
Stories: Arizona-like Immigration Law Proposed in Pennsylvania
By EMILY REDDY • July 16, 2010