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Jammu, Feb 19: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and Minister of state for Education and culture, Priya Sethi today held marathon interaction with the Engineering students drawn from state and outside state Engineering colleges here at the 5th National Conference & Exhibition on Engineering and Innovative Trends in Engineering Technology(NCEEITET) hosted jointly by the Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu and Indian Institute of Technology(ITI) Kharagpur.
Altaf Bukhari was chief Guest, while Priya Sethi was guest of honour at the inaugural session of the two-day conference, which was also attended by delegates of public sector and private agencies, associated with technological development and Energy generation and other fields of engineering, besides representatives of Industrial Sector.
At the outset, Senior faculty IIT Kharagpur Prof SS Phatak, ATM Power Grid Corporation of India Shafat Ahmed and EESL representative Manu Mudgul threw detailed light on the rising need of innovation in different streams of Engineering and scope for young Engineers to use their innovations.
Earlier in his inaugural address, Altaf Bukhari highlighted the importance of grooming of J&K youth in modern fields to compensate the loss incurred by the state over 25 years of turmoil. There is imminent need for putting in extraordinary efforts to promote the young and fertile minds to enable the state to keep pace with the technological advance, he said adding that the state needs improvement on every front and the onus lies on the new generation.
"Education sector has borne the maximum burnt of the turmoil and only education advancement can bring out the state from the prevailing morass" he said.
In her address, Priya Sethi urged the budding engineers to use their abilities to improve the life of common man.
"As per a study the country has 1.5 billion young technocrats who are putting in their abilities to enable the country to achieve new heights in technology. I think their efforts should be directed towards improving the day to day living of the masses" she said and listed the steps being taken by the state and centre government towards skill advancement of youth.
Meanwhile, the Students of GCET, Engineering Colleges of Baba Ghulam Shah Badsha University, Shri Mata Vaishnoo Devi University and various private Engineering colleges had put up their innovative scientific models at the exhibition. The Ministers held detailed interaction with the students to know about their models and innovative ideas.
Member Legislative Assembly Tangmarg Kashmir, Abas Wani, Director School Education Jammu, Ravinder Singh, Nodal Principal GGM Science College, Satinder Singh were also present on the occasion.
The Power Grid Corporation of India, Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation, Defence Science and Technology Organization, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency(JKEDA), National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) and some private companies had put up their stalls to intimate the budding engineers about their field and its requirements in terms of innovation.
Senior faculty IIT Kharagpur Prof SS Phatak, ATM Power Grid Shafat Ahmed and EES representative Manu Mudgul threw detailed light on the rising need of innovation in different streams of Engineering and scope for young Engineers to use their innovations.


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ELIZABETH, NJ — The City of Elizabeth is home to New Jersey's largest falcon, the peregrine falcon. On the Union County website, live video is streamed from two live webcams that have been installed for viewers to see inside and outside the nest. The mother falcon laid a total of four eggs this spring. The falcon is characterized by long, pointed feathers and speedy flight. A mature falcon has bluish gray feathers.
"I think two eggs hatched either today or yesterday," said Lisa Bullock, of Plainfield, who works in Elizabeth, on May 17. "It could be more. The eggs were red in appearance. The nest is located on top of the courthouse."
The rest of the eggs are expected to hatch in just a few days. Those who missed the opportunity to view the birds hatching on the webcam this year will most likely have another opportunity next spring. A pair first attempted to build a nest in 2005, but due to windy conditions they encountered difficulties. In 2006, county workers installed a dog house to shield the wind. The nest is now nestled securely within the dog house.
Ever since, a nesting pair has raised chicks inside it each spring. The birds nest on the stony interior of the dog house.
"Over the past decade, the falcons have been seen in the courthouse tower," said Sebastian D'Elia, communications director of Union County. "We installed the dog house a few years ago and the birds have been breeding ever since."
Just last year, only 24 nesting pairs were reported in the state of New Jersey. Sixteen of the 24 nested on buildings, such as the County Courthouse. The same pair occupied the County Courthouse from 2006 to 2015. Last year they laid four eggs, which transcends the state average of two and one quarter per nest. The birds rotate the eggs to make sure they are all kept warm. This year, a new female took occupancy in the nest. Her leg band indicates she was born in New York City.
"The state will come in three weeks to band them," said Freeholder Bruce H. Bergen. "I watched them get banded last year. Betty Ann Kelly, our environmentalist, was on the roof when the mom dive-bombed her. The mothers are very protective of their young. They're hunting birds with large talons."
The first camera shows the interior of the nest. It also captures an infrared image at night. The second camera captures the exterior of the nest. This year, an audio feed will be added. Union County is only one of two places in New Jersey with a live peregrine falcon webcam. The other webcam is located in Jersey City.
Due to habitat loss and pesticides, the peregrine falcon population has steadily declined in past years. It was one of the first birds to be conserved since the 1960s. By the 1980s, they began returning to the tri-state area. Since the year 2000, the average population is two dozen nesting pairs annually.
"By giving them a safe place to nest and an environment to procreate we can help preserve the species," said D'Elia. "All four eggs usually hatch each spring so this must be a good, safe location. I like to think we're helping to re-establish the species. They're no longer considered endangered, but there's not much else we can do besides provide a safe environment. The third egg hatched just this morning. Once the eggs are all hatched, mom will start bringing food to the nest. They eat birds. They're plenty of pigeons in this area for them to eat. It's amazing how many people are watching the webcam. Scientists, teachers, students, environmentalists and the general public are fascinated by the webcam. So far the site has gotten 8,000 hits. Pretty soon we'll be able to hear the birds 'communicate' when the audio is installed."

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About three weeks ago, on the 1st June this year, we were in the Northern Provincial Headquarter Town of Makeni to launch the Integrated Maternal Child Health Week. During that occasion, we also launched the Campaign for the Mass Distribution of over FOUR MILLION Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets to the people of this country. At that ceremony, I reminded all present that the Campaign for the Distribution of the Nets was part of the Second Phase of our Recovery Priorities for Health. At that forum, I also underscored the fact that there was still work to be done to strengthen our Health Sector in, among other things, preventing future epidemics and in saving our population from preventable health-related diseases and deaths. Our Recovery Priorities, I emphasized, represented our investment in our people.
Today, I am delighted to be invited to be part of another history-making event of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. It is with great pleasure as I join previous speakers to welcome you all to the launch of the ONE HEALTH PLATFORM in Sierra Leone. By this Launch, we are taking another giant step towards maximizing our healthcare delivery system. By this one giant step, we would now be able to identify, diagnose and prevent or cure diseases that are transmitted from animals to human beings and vice versa. This is certainly a useful endeavour, and I must congratulate the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and Partners for taking us one step further to a country free of the threat of what is referred to Zoonotic Diseases.
Also worthy of note is the fact that by becoming a member of One Health Platform, we are enhancing our Partnership at the International stage and together with our Partners, taking the Global Health Security Agenda to a productive and mutually beneficial level.
My Chairman, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, in the last three decades, over Thirty (30) new human disease causing organisms have been reportedly identified. Seventy-Five percent (75%) of these disease causing organisms in human are of animal origin. This is a disturbing development to the human race, particularly for developing countries, where challenges in our healthcare delivery systems persist.
Given the close animal-human interaction in Sierra Leone, the threat of zoonotic disease is real, and that is one reason why the Health Service Delivery system occupies a pivotal Pillar in our Agenda for Prosperity.
I need not remind you all that the "One Health" approach requires effective partnership, collaboration and coordination between and within institutions responsible for human and animal health, and those responsible for environmental health sanitation. Rewarding partnerships, good collaboration and coordination' and the effective use of skilled human resources are fundamental requirements, if we are to move our healthcare delivery systems to a more productive and people-centred level. This is true for all other human endeavours!
Like many other disease causing organisms, I am told that the causative agents of these zoonotic diseases are constantly evolving. These periodic mutations have not only seen an increase in the number of new infectious Zoonotic diseases, but also, have posed considerable challenges for the treatment of these diseases. However, we are pleased that the Ministry of Health and Sanitation is working closely with other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies and their Partners to institute measures to combat the diseases, including their variant forms.
As a country, we now have an Inter-Ministerial One Health Committee, with multi-sectoral One Health Coordination and Technical Committees already established. In order to facilitate and enhance this inter-departmental partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding will shortly be developed between the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security and other relevant Institutions. We are pleased to note that at the International front, the International Health Regulations have provided us with a legal framework for such Partnerships and collaboration.
Mr. Chairman, distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, with the "One Health Platform" to be launched shortly, we are certainly on the right path to implementing the One Health Approach.
Mr. Chairman. This One Health approach will be achieved by pursuing three broad strategies, as follows:
i. We must continuously build and enhance our capacity for zoonotic disease prevention and control, particularly in the animal sector that has traditionally been under-resourced.
ii. We must encourage and emphasize effective Partnership and collaboration among animal health, human health, and environmental sectors in areas of common interest.
iii. We must conduct purposeful research at the human-animal-ecosystem interface so as to fill gaps in the understanding of the burden and mechanisms of transmission, prevention and cure of zoonotic diseases.
All three strategies have no room for complacency!
Let me end by thanking all our Partners that have supported this initiative financially and with their technical expertise. It is our hope that together, we will continue to support the One Health Platform, so that we will meet the targets we have set for ourselves.
Mr. Chairman, distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now my honour, on behalf of His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, to officially launch the One Health Platform for increased Healthcare delivery in Sierra Leone. As I do so, I call upon all of us, Development Partners, institutions of higher learning, civil society, private sector and the Sierra Leone community at large to join us in this noble One Health Initiative.
Thank You and God Bless us all
Victor Bockarie Foh
23rd June 2017


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When I first started Inspect Element, I was simply blogging about everything I learned and to be honest, it was mostly selfish. I had a terrible memory at the time and I knew if I wrote everything down it would be easier to remember and I could always reference it anytime I needed to.
I decided to share it on a blog so that anyone else could learn too. I didn't think many people would see it. Now at over 2.6 million unique visitors, I've realised designers have found what I share valuable but now I really want to focus on helping web designers as much as possible by taking it in a slightly different direction.
To explain it in a single sentence, this is the "why" of Inspect Element:
Inspect Element exists to help you get the most out of your talents as a web designer.
In more detail, I want to help you get more out of your web design talents by helping you:
- make better design decisions
- be more creative
- be more productive
- master Photoshop and other tools (making them "invisible" so you can focus on the actual design work which is what matters)
- and much more
I will be sharing everything I've learnt along the way in my career as a web designer spanning over 7 years, working on a range of projects from startups to brands with millions of users. Of course, I'll also be sharing everything I learn in the future. There's always something new to learn regardless of experience. As you know the web is a fast moving industry.
A New Approach
One thing that will change going forward, is there will be less of a focus on technical tutorials than before and a shift to articles helping you get the most out of the actual design work. The articles will be more thoughtful, although I will be creating tutorials directly related to design (not HTML and CSS) now and again for good measure.
I'm inspired by the likes of James Clear, Paul Jarvis, Justin Jackson and Sean McCabe. I'll be trying to make my content as consistently good as those guys but focused on web design.
To give you an example of what I mean, here are the first few articles of the new Inspect Element, each with a short extract:
The Overnight Design Test
I use the overnight design test regularly, sometimes multiple times a week and it really helps me to gain enough clarity to move ahead faster with my work than if I didn't use it, allowing me to get more done and at a standard I am happy with. You should try it too.
The Benefits of Being Able to Explain Every Design Decision You Make
Ultimately, they want to know your work is going to help their company make money as well as help them achieve other goals. You need to demonstrate that through your design decisions. You build up trust when you can explain everything you do and that trust is what helps reduce the risk of hiring you.
Experiment, Experiment, Experiment
You will almost certainly discover a better and more efficient way of designing and building websites as a result of experimenting.
Design by Writing
Sure, there is value in experimenting as you go as I've written about before and I still had to experiment with the design but if you can experiment with thoughts and turn them into words, you can save time. There's the added benefit of feeling like a design genius when everything falls into place when you start the design work.
Inspect Element Redesign (v5.0)
To reflect this new way of thinking here at Inspect Element, I've redesigned the site with a very strong focus on readability. The design is much cleaner and I've optimised the typography to propel readability to the main focus.
Goodbye Ads
I was initially focused on readability in the previous design but I let other aspects get in the way too much over time. That won't happen again. For example, there will never be another ad on Inspect Element ever again.
Even though only one ad was viewable at a time, I want it to be completely ad free to respect you, the audience. It's about respect but it's also about quality too. Ads undermine the value I'm trying to deliver by 1) distracting your attention from the information trying to help you and 2) giving out the wrong message about the quality of the site. I don't want a crappy looking ad or an ad from a product I don't know anything about or even don't approve of, appearing on Inspect Element. It would also be too much work for me if I went looking for ads or sponsors I approve of for not much gain, taking valuable time away from providing value.
Fresh Visual Design
If you'd have told me I would be using pink and purple (a result of the gradient from blue to pink) in the new design before I finished, I would have laughed! Pink and purple are my two least favourite colours in the world and I could never imagine using them on a personal project but I decided to experiment in order to create something fresh and different and I'm pleasantly surprised by the results.
I'd love to know your thoughts on the new design.
Free Photos for your Design Work
Some of you may know I'm a keen photographer in my spare time. I share my best images on my blog, Caught in a Lens and you can follow me on Instagram to see photos I take on a more regular basis.
As I'm not really giving you any helpful advice this week, I thought I would do something slightly different and let you have over 50 of my photos for free (to use however you like) for your design work.
They are free under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which basically means you can use them for commercial purposes with attribution.
Some of them were taken with iPhones but still more than good enough to use. The rest were taken with my Canon 600D and more recent ones with my 6D and all are highest res possible. Some of them are some of my favourite photos I've ever taken and some of them I haven't even have the chance to share yet, so you'll be seeing them first.
Here are just some of the photos included in the free download:
Use them for your design work for yourself or your clients, in blog posts, in marketing material, for anything in fact. Feel free to even print them and hang them on the wall. Some of these photos were hanging on our walls printed on canvas before we moved out to go travel the world for a year (we're currently in Japan).
Please let me know if you do use any photos as I would love to see how you use them. If you find them useful, let me know and I will release more free photos as I continue to travel round the world over the next year.


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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A Story Ends, A Tale Begins
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divine touch......interesting....ReplyDeleteReplies
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so true....the story never really ends....just hte chapters...and where one ends, another begins...ReplyDelete
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How lovely! Beautiful words and the glimmer of hope they show. The story ends, the tale begins, the cycle runs... lovely!ReplyDeleteReplies
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That's really pretty!ReplyDelete
It goes on.. In cycle, one after another. Loved the title.ReplyDeleteReplies
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King of haiku, poetry, fiction, limerick.. What else have you got hiding up your sleeve?ReplyDeleteReplies
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Dennis Prager , in this episode of his Prager University series of videos, takes on an ever popular heresy: evil is irrational. This heresy is popular for any number of reasons but doubtless it all boils down to the belief, completely unfounded in human experience, that reasonable people will agree on what is good and what is evil. The experience of the last half century in the West should have knocked that bit of foolishness into a cocked hat. Agreement on good and evil in practice is largely a matter of convention. If the social norms of a people come under challenge, we quickly see apparently reasonable people disagreeing on such fundamental questions as whether an unborn child has a right to life, or whether sex outside of marriage is evil.
Concepts of good and evil are either based on revelation from God, or are matters of opinion to be argued about. Fewer people in our society believe in revelation, hence good and evil become matters of opinion for debate. When the debate is joined we often find that there is little agreement on goals and that therefore what is rational to each individual takes varying paths to differing goals. Widespread disagreement on good and evil also causes the State to grow ever larger to enforce the version of good held by those in power in the State. John Adams saw all this when he wrote on October 11, 1798 a letter to the officers of the first brigade of the third division of the Massachusetts militia:
While our country remains untainted with the principles and manners which are now producing desolation in so many parts of the world; while she continues sincere, and incapable of insidious and impious policy, we shall have the strongest reason to rejoice in the local destination assigned us by Providence. But should the people of America once become capable of that deep simulation towards one another, and towards foreign nations, which assumes the language of justice and moderation, while it is practising iniquity and extravagance, and displays in the most captivating manner the charming pictures of candour, frankness, and sincerity, while it is rioting in rapine and insolence, this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world. Because we have no government, armed with power, capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge and licentiousness would break the strongest cords of our Constitution, as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. Oaths in this country are as yet universally considered as sacred obligations. That which you have taken, and so solemnly repeated on that venerable ground, is an ample pledge of your sincerity and devotion to your country and its government.


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Mark 2:7-12
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.


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The first Dove ad that touched my heart was the one where a forensic guy drew two descriptions of the same person. One showed how that person perceived herself and the other showed how another person perceived her. By the end of the ad, Dove showed you that you are more beautiful than you think you are. What a beautiful thought!
Dove has been doing these socially conscious ads which spread positivity and self-love for quite some time. But, recently they got it all wrong with their new #Realbeauty bottles ad. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is:
Dove decided to introduce a limited edition body wash in the UK in different shapes and sizes. But they got it wrong just like Pepsi got it wrong with their 'Protest' commercial featuring Kendell Jenner.
"From curvaceous to slender, tall to petite, and whatever your skin colour, shoe size or hair type, beauty comes in a million different shapes and sizes. Our six exclusive bottle designs represent this diversity: just like women, we wanted to show that our iconic bottle can come in all shapes and sizes, too." This quickly received a lot of backlash on Twitter. People were quick to point out that they didn't want to be reminded of their body shape while they were in their shower nor be compared to plastic bottles.
@MissMandyHale @Dove That is bizarre. Like, I just want to my body wash, not be reminded that I'm pear shaped. Women don't need to be categorized all the time.— Julie Daniel (@thejuliedaniel) May 8, 2017
@FastCompany @Dove I love you @Dove but this is a terrible idea. Is your PR/marketing team asleep at the wheel or what?— Mandy Hale (@MissMandyHale) May 8, 2017
@FastCompany @Dove Who looks at their body wash bottle and thinks, "I wish it looked more like me?" 🤔— MusicMonkey (@MusicMonkey) May 8, 2017
At this point, it's like Dove following you around the store saying "Other people call you fat. Not me! Other people call you fat. Not me…" https://t.co/tbYFzEoLjs— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) May 8, 2017
Some complained that their body shape wasn't included.
None of the Dove body shaped Shampoo bottles accurately captures my body. How do I feel beautiful now? pic.twitter.com/aHUvSthM5M— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@karishmau) May 9, 2017
Some tweeted it was the perfect body shape for the Muses from Hercules.
@FastCompany @Dove These are only realistic body types for The Muses from Hercules... pic.twitter.com/xTEC1vMmB1— Omri (@Omri_Rawrlan) May 8, 2017
Some said they already had their perfect bottle.
thanks Dove but I already have a body wash that matches my natural curves :) pic.twitter.com/IIkKAn0LjQ— Tim Federle (@TimFederle) May 8, 2017
For quite some time now, women have been told what to do and how to do it. They have also been likened to fruits. But now, Dove has likened them to bottles too. What next, Dove? Anything to sell your products, huh? It's high time we put a stop to this dictatorship by the beauty industry.
Let her be!
It is fine to use feminism in advertisements as long as you stick to what the real issues are. Dove should have stuck to showcasing #Realwomen on the screen instead of bottles. You ask for equal rights and pay, and you get this:
What women want: equal pay & opportunity, not-laughable health coverage, to walk to our car w out getting murdered— Frenchi (@lilchilita) May 8, 2017
What women get: pic.twitter.com/gaSMPsNWF6
Brands, take it from Dove. Don't put your long running campaign ideals into package design. Let women be themselves.


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Cal Ripken confirmed tonight that talks are ongoing with owner Peter Angelos and president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail about a future role in the front office, but he isn't prepared to place a timeline on his return to the organization.
"I love the fact that it's an open exploration and we're talking," Ripken said in a phone interview with MASNsports.com and The Sun.
"My goal truly was to be available to (son) Ryan, my kids, but you start to look at it and it's a short period of time when he's out the door and both are off to college. I think the talks are generating more, not on the short, short term, but actually what the long term would look like. There's really no rush. They're ongoing and progressing pretty nicely."
Ripken said he would be fine with a secondary role in the front office before moving up the ladder.
"We have had some talks about learning and advising and being available when you can. It's sort of a secondary position or an advisory position," he said. "There's a fairness on both sides - how much can you give, can you be involved as much as you need to be, or can't you? Some of those issues need to be looked at. In general, the concept of transitioning is a healthy thing. We've talked about different advisory positions and ways to transition. Nothing has been set. You wouldn't say it's a trial effort, but certainly getting to know everybody in a different way and getting to be on the inside again. We're talking about different advisory positions."
Ripken can't say with any certainty whether 2011 is feasible.
"I have a full load," he said. "Finding a way to lessen the load is a challenge. If there are ways to do that, I'd certainly be open-minded to it. I have no indication when it might happen. I'm just happy having healthy, open discussions. That's always a good way to start."
Ripken often talks to Angelos two or three times a week "if schedules work out that way," he said.
"I talk to Mr. Angelos on a number of subjects besides the Orioles. Sometimes, I have the chance to have dinner with him in that regard, but if I'm traveling out of circle or someplace at that moment, it can be a week to 10 days.
"We haven't set a real urgent timetable. I'm just satisfied that we're talking. I guess I'm more of a planner than somebody who would say, 'Let's just jump in and see what happens.'"
Here's what won't happen: Ripken won't pursue the manager's job.
"No, I couldn't make that happen right now," he said. "In some ways, if I had a magic wand and everything could work out, it would be interesting to consider and think about. But going back in and the time involved and the travel, I value the next two years, being around, too much to jump into that."
Ripken consented to an interview one day before he'll appear at a groundbreaking ceremony on the old Memorial Stadium site that will launch the latest endeavor of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.
The foundation's "Swing for the Future" campaign aims to build synthetic turf youth fields in several Baltimore locations over the next few years that can accommodate any sport and give kids a safe place to play. They'll also feature elements of several major league ballparks.
The Y of Central Maryland will take ownership of the East 33rd St. field.
"We wanted to look at areas in need," he said. "We had a couple of projects in the works outside of Baltimore, but we really wanted to get in Baltimore and say, 'Look, let's start here.' The Memorial Stadium site became an opportunity and I said, 'This must be meant for us to do.' It's the perfect symbol. It's the same place where Billy and I had the chance to play, and all the great Orioles. It was important to me in a symbolic way. When this opportunity came about, it was a no-brainer."
The hope is that the foundation can take this model nationwide once it's established in Baltimore. A field is being built in Fredericksburg, Va., and others could crop up in Naples, Houston, Richmond and Seattle, just to name a few locations.
The first field, which will be a replica of Memorial Stadium, should be completed before the winter.
"Normally with these kinds of projects, you put a shovel in the ground and find something different and deal with it," Ripken said. "But normally, construction can go pretty quickly. Its not a complicated project."
Bill Ripken also will appear at tomorrow's groundbreaking ceremony, along with Brooks Robinson, Artie Donovan, Senator Frank Kelly and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
Minor league note: Felix Pie is 3-for-3, including two infield hits, at Double-A Bowie.


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Although we've cooled off some, temperatures remain above average for a morning in March in both the valleys and the mountains. In the case of the latter, at 7 AM it was 36ºF at the base of Alta and 33ºF at Alta-Collins (9700 feet). Alta-Collins picked up 4" of snow last night with 0.81" of water. It may have started out as rain at that elevation, but I suspect most of the 0.81" fell as snow, so we're talking thick, creamy stuff. It's tough to say from the web cams, but it appears most of the precipitation below about 9000 feet fell in the form of rain overnight. What a waste of water!
On my way to the bus at about 7 AM, I saw a number of flashes of lightning over the Wasatch. Indeed, flashes were detected this morning around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the south Salt Lake Valley, the Cottonwoods, and Parley's Canyon (see filled circles below).
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What you see is what you get and for the rest of the day today, scattered showers and thunderstorms are on tap. Snow levels will remain high and probably around 8000-9000 feet, but may temporarily drop in heavier precipitation.
Right now it looks like a pretty good deluge tonight and tomorrow as the main trough comes through, with snow levels mercifully lowering tonight and reaching near bench level by about 8 am tomorrow morning. This sounds crazy, but the skiing might actually be good tomorrow at upper elevations. The average water content of the snow will be high, but that will help bury the spring snow, and it should be right-side up.


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Osh State University has a diverse profile of international activities in both research and education. Medical faculty, Osh state university stays in contact with many medical institutions of the world. Scientists and students of the Medical Faculty, Osh State University actively take part in International seminars, conferences and joint research with scientists of other universities. Our students go to partner universities in seminars and joint courses conducted by partner universities every year. Medical faculty, Osh State University has agreements of mutual cooperation with many institutes such as:
Agreements of cooperation with universities of Kyrgyzstan.
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Medical Faculty, Ankara State University Turkey
State University of Georgia, USA
Moscow State Medical Academy, Russia
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Krasnodar State Medical University, Russia
New York Academy of Science, USA
Andijan State Medical Academy, Uzbekistan
Kazakh State Medical Academy, Astana
Kazakh State Medical University, Almata
Semipalatinsk State Medical University Kazakhstan
Karaganda State Medical Academy Kazakhstan
Tver State Medical Academy Russia
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Saratov State Medical Academy Russia
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From year 2003, Medical faculty Osh state university is partner of tSAR, Cooperates with AMCZ and with Medical institute of South Florida,USA
International Affairs Office of Osh State University was opened in October 1996. It is one of the significant steps of Osh State University education policy in integration into the world standards.
to develop Osh State university international cooperation in the framework of educational, research and cultural programs and projects.
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Welcome to Hotels in Oxford and Oxfordshire.
Whether you are travelling to Oxford or Oxfordshire on business, for a holiday or short break we are sure that we can assist in your search for hotels and accommodation that meets any budget.
The Hotels listed below are a small selection of Hotels in Oxford that have been recommended by previous guests.
If there is a particular location in Oxfordshire that you require please use the Town or Attraction Shortcuts.
The Old Bank Hotel
The High Street,
Oxfordshire. OX1 4BJ
Hotel Booking and Information
The Old Bank Hotel offers luxury rooms with marble bathrooms and modern art in the heart of Oxford, close to Merton, All Souls and Oriel Colleges.
Bedrooms are air conditioned, elegantly decorated and have ample work space, TV, tea and coffee facilities and many have original period features and views of the city.
The hotel has free private parking and there is a stylish brasserie and jazz bar.
Royal Oxford Hotel
Park End Street,
Oxfordshire. OX1 1HR
Royal Oxford Hotel has extensive facilities including air conditioning and free WiFi.
The hotel is located within walking distance of the famous Oxford University Colleges, museums, parks, restaurants, pubs, night clubs, shopping centres, leisure centres and many other attractions.
The train and bus stations are only 2 minutes walk from the hotel
Macdonald Randolph Hotel
Beaumont Street,
Oxfordshire. OX1 2LN
The Macdonald Randolph Hotel is in the heart of Oxford, opposite the Ashmolean Museum.
The restaurant has 2 AA Rosettes and fine city views.
The Randolph Hotel is known for excellent service and traditional values, the en-suite bedrooms are luxurious, comfortable and stylish.
The Spa at The Randolph is hidden away in the hotel's cellar where a candlelit walkway leads to 4 treatment rooms, aroma steam rooms, a bio sauna, an ice fountain, a hydrotherapy Jacuzzi and a mini gym
Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel
Abingdon Road,
Oxfordshire. OX1 4PS
The Oxford Spires Four Pillars is a luxury 4 star hotel close to Oxford City Centre.
Set amongst 40 acres of outstanding parkland with access to the River Thames the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel is a short stroll from Oxford City Centre via a pleasant riverside walk, or along the Abingdon Road
Remont Oxford Hotel
Banbury Road,
Oxfordshire. OX2 7PL
Remont Oxford Hotel provides modern, contemporary, 4-star Guest Accommodation some two miles from Oxford City Centre.
Rooms are en-suite with a shower, satellite TV and a work desk, some rooms also have sofas and baths.
WiFi is available and there is free onsite car parking.
Holiday Inn Oxford
Peartree Roundabout,
Oxfordshire. OX2 8JD
This Oxford hotel is a purpose-built, air conditioned Holiday Inn, situated on the north side of the historic university city.
The hotel is located next to the A34 trunk road, with easy access to the M40, Silverstone and M4 motorway.
The hotel offers a modern, relaxing environment for either a business or leisure stay.
With ample free parking, the hotel is situated in an ideal location for travelling into Oxford.
The city offers a priority Park and Ride bus service which is located next to the hotel
Red Mullions Guest House
London Road,
Oxfordshire. OX3 7RE
Red Mullions is a welcoming family-run guest house in Headington, Oxford, excellently located for the many hospitals in Headington and the Oxford Brookes University, 10-minutes from central Oxford.
A range of rooms are on offer, all except one of which are en-suite.
Each provides a flat-screen TV, DVD player, DVD library and WiFi broadband internet.
Refreshment trays and hairdryers are also supplied. Red Mullions enjoys good public transport links with easy access to the historic centre of Oxford
Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel
Henley Road,
Sandford On Thames,
Oxfordshire. OX4 4GX
Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel is a magnificent hotel, set in 30 acres of parkland, incorporating historic buildings and river frontage.
Two medieval barns and a manor house compliment extensive facilities.
Integral courtyards are a charming feature and all modern extensions are in keeping with the original buildings.
Some four miles from Oxford City Centre this is an ideal location for exploring the many historic and cultural delights of Oxford.
Onsite there is a Leisure Club offering fitness and spa facilities, indoor pool and sauna.
Free onsite car parking
Hawkwell House Hotel
Church Way,
Iffley Village,
Oxfordshire. OX4 4DZ
Hawkwell House Hotel is in the leafy village of Iffley which is situated near the River Thames, just a short drive from the centre of Oxford.
Bedrooms are sumptuously decorated and offer luxurious accommodation with en-suite facilities, direct dial telephones, state of the art televisions and hospitality tray.
The hotel has an award winning Restaurant and there is free onsite car parking
Cotswold Lodge Classic Hotel
Banbury Road,
Oxfordshire. OX2 6JP
Furbished in the style of a country manor house, the Cotswold Lodge Classic Hotel is a beautiful Victorian building set in a peaceful conservation area of Oxford, only a short walk from the historic city centre.
With subtle yet impressive features, the Cotswold lodge Hotel aims to provide an atmosphere of elegance from the moment you arrive.
It offers many different types of room in a variety of styles and sizes, including individually commissioned executive and deluxe rooms
Westwood Country Hotel
Hinksey Hill Top, Near Boars Hill,
Oxfordshire. OX1 5BG
The Westwood Country Hotel rests just 2 miles from the centre of the famous City of Dreaming Spires, surrounded by 400 acres of woodland and gardens.
Built in 1910 as a charming Edwardian gentleman's residence, the hotel offers a true haven of tranquillity and a relaxed country house atmosphere.
The bedrooms have been individually styled to provide maximum comfort and convenience, the rooms all benefit from en-suite bath and/or shower rooms, fluffy cotton towels and many enjoy fabulous views over the gardens and woods
Mercure Eastgate Hotel Oxford
The High Street,
Oxfordshire. OX1 4BE
Centrally located just off the Oxford High Street, this former 17th century coaching inn fuses a sense of tradition with modern comforts.
An excellent base to explore the historical city, Magdalen, Merton and Queen's Colleges are all neighbours with most colleges within walking distance.
The 63 bedrooms offer all the comforts you would expect, including WiFi, modem access points and tea/coffee making facilities in all rooms, family rooms are available
Premier Inn Oxford
Oxford Business Park, Garsington Road,
Oxfordshire. OX4 2JZ
Situated on the Oxford Business Park, at the junction of the A4142 and the B480, only 3 miles (5 km) from Oxford City Centre, the hotel offers comfortable, great-value rooms and free parking.
The Premier Inn Oxford has a convenient location with good access to the region's major roads and the city centre.
There is a David Lloyd Leisure Club next to the hotel, offering discounted day passes.
All of the large, clean and modern rooms have satellite TV, hairdryers, tea/coffee and WiFi.
Some rooms can take 2 adults and up to 2 children
The Oxford Hotel
Godstow Road,
Oxfordshire. OX2 8AL
The Oxford Hotel is only 2 miles (3.2 km) from Oxford City Centre and minutes from the A34 and M40.
The Modern, designer en-suite bedrooms come with wireless broadband internet access (additional cost)
and guest can enjoy stylish dining in the award-winning Restaurant and Bar.
There is a health and fitness club, indoor pool and Spa with beauty treatments.
Onsite car parking (chargeable).
Former Barcelo Oxford Hotel


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Category: Punjab
Reality check on Congress performance in midst of pre -poll surveys
T.V channels are all set with their assumptions, facts, and theories about the results of upcoming poll results? And the recent addition is the survey of India Today Group. As per their opinion poll, Congress is going to mark a victory next year. Their poll made a projection that Captain Amarinder Singh is emerging as one of the popular chief minister candidates in Punjab.
Maybe, PPCC President tried to "use" the "media" for the self-praise but totally at the wrong time. As we all know, this is the era of technology and we have all the proofs of India Today's fake surveys and "self-created" results, which claimed the victory of Congress in the year 2012 also and we all know the actual results.
What's the reality?
Keeping these "paid" results aside, what's the real scenario of Punjab? Congress' has gained all the popularity due to the "infighting" and "violence" created by its members. Here are some headlines:
- Youth congress secretary got arrested in Ludhiana for violence and 37 more members were booked on the same charge.
- Members of Congress, Bittu and Ashu are booked under kidnapping and attempt to murder cases.
- Congress leader shot a nephew of political leader
- Captain Amarinder Singh chooses Politics over Nation's security
- Rahul Gandhi slammed over "Dalali" statement
- Congress aspirants to boycott party interview
Looking at the point given above, it is quite hard to imagine that Captain is getting "popular" and Congress is ready to mark a "victory".
Suggestion to Captain:
So, we have come up with some suggestions for the captain. It's better to face the reality than to hide it behind the "paid media results". You should focus on solving the issues with your own party members, and teach them some lessons on "Teamwork" and "Unity". Tell your youth members to stop misusing their political powers. Last but not the least, before publishing such "poll results", save your own "CM Seat" because Sidhu is all set to replace you.
Punjab Congress confused, making campaigns after campaigns
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee has been making campaigns after campaigns as confusion prevailed within the party for making a concrete strategy for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls.
The AICC had signed the prominent poll strategist Prashant Kishore for the political makeover of Punjab Congress and Uttar Pradesh Congress. However, the poll strategist Kishore completely failed to gain grounds in Punjab as the party is affected with the factionalism within the leadership and workers.
Kishore had designed the program, 'Coffee with Captain' which drew flak as the youngsters started asking him the questions regarding his absenteeism in assembly and parliament.
Another programme, 'Halke Da Captain' didn't fetch the crowd, and 'Punjab Congress Express' derailed in the state. Finally, the Punjab Congress is all set to kick off its farmer outreach campaign to reach out to each and every farmer from October 12.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Captain Amarinder Singh said in the first phase – from October 12 to October 25, party workers will engage with more than 25 lakh households.
The party will establish direct contact with 75 lakh voters, reaching out to more than two crore people in this period. Amarinder played farmer card to woo the farmers of Punjab. He said that if the party forms the government, the farmers would be waived off from their all farm debts.
It is evident that the former Chief Minister of Punjab had done nothing for the welfare of the farmers in his five years regime. Farmers held protests during his tenure as Punjab Chief Minister.
It seems the Punjab Congress has been struggling hard to gain the grounds in Punjab politics. The party has been coming out with some programmes to reach out the masses, but programmes failed to woo the voters of Punjab.
Congress theme song: entertainment or poll gimmick?
PPCC president Captain Amarinder Singh and party are highly desperate to mark a victory in the upcoming Punjab elections 2017. A huge amount was spent to hire the best strategist Prashant Kishore to plan and manage the election campaigns and strategies for the same. "Halke Vich Captain" and "Sune aur Sunayein" campaigns were also organized to increase the public interaction in order to "understand" the public demands. However, these efforts went in vain when public refused to fall into the trap of congress and captain.
Therefore, Congress came up with a new and unique plan to woo the voters i.e. Music. Yes, you heard it right; PPCC is all set to take the help from the best form of entertainment, music. During the next campaign of congress party, background music will be played for the audience. Not normal songs, but the "praise songs" will be on the track list. Richa Sharma and Shahid Mallya (singer of Chitta Ve song of controversial movie 'Udta Punjab') have sung the song named "Chaunda Hai Punjab, Captain Di Sarkar". This song would be the theme song, which has already been test played in the program "Halke Vich Captain" of captain Amarinder Singh.
As per the sources, the song is prepared to give certain "messages" to the people of Punjab. It is to tell the people that Punjab belongs to a Punjabi and that Punjabi is none other than Captain himself (We wonder where was this "Punjabi Son" before?). "It will get people into the Bhangra mode," a Congress leader said in his statement. Opening line of the theme song is "pind pind the sheher sheher, bas ikko challe leher leher".
Looking at the efforts of Congress to win in the upcoming elections, we will not be surprised if they release a movie with the title like "I'm the Punjabi" (starring Captain Amarinder Singh and Aroosa Alam) before elections. But both Captain and Congress should know the fact that Punjabis have already a long list of songs' on their playlist, they really don't need your "sensational music".
Are politicians above the law?
"An SUV in Mukatsar ran over a 10 year old boy crushing him to death in front of large number of people and no one including victim's family wants to file a complaint."
Why No Complaint?
Don't they feel like guilty person should be punished? Don't they think that any action or incident, which causes a criminal offence, is liable for legal action? Above all, don't they think that a 10 year old innocent boy should get justice? If they do feel so, then what is stopping them to go to police and file a complaint so that guilty should get punishment for this inhuman act? Simple reason is that the car is owned by a "friend" of National Youth Congress President "Raja Warring".
Raja Warring's involvement in the case
Resident of Doda village, Gurkanwal Singh, a 10 year old boy was coming out from a barber's shop after getting a haircut and a SUV hit him. Little did the boy know that it would be his last haircut as the accident took his life. Gurkanwal was taken to hospital where the doctors declared him dead. The car is owned by Happy Sharma (close friend of Raja Warring), but the local residents indentify the car as "Raja Warring's" personal car because most of the time it's Warring who drives it.
Threatened or Pressurized?
Dharminder Singh, father of victim filed no complaint and also denied for the postmortem of his son's body. In charge of Doda police station said that they had registered no complaint, as victim's family didn't want to do so.
Influence of power overshadows Humanity
It is so sad to realize that we are living in such a world where people like "Raja Warring" use their "political power" and "money" to suppress the voice of downtrodden and prevent truth from coming to light. It's high time when we should speak out and fight for rights to put people like Raja Warring and his driver behind the bars.
Captain's attempt to milk serious issue backfires
Congress is a well known party, which is known to take the "benefits" out of the serious issues of the state Punjab. When SYL issue was raised, congress leaders (out of nowhere) tried their best to take the "credits", even when everyone knew that it was the party who initiated the issue. Something like this happened again when it came to the appointment of separate Chandigarh administrator.
On Wednesday, KJ Alphons, a retired bureaucrat and BJP leader was appointed as the independent governor Administrator for the Union Territory by the centre government. With this appointment, an old matter of Punjab-Chandigarh got heated up, and so the political environment of Punjab. As per Rajiv-Longowal accord, Chandigarh was to be transferred to the state Punjab, which never happened.
Considering this opportunity as a "golden" one, Captain Amarinder Singh "strongly rejected" this action of the central government but instead of getting the praise and appreciation, all he received was heap of questions and allegations from the people of Punjab. They blamed Captain and Congress for the division of Chandigarh and Punjab. People asked Amarinder to give clarifications on the 25-26 January 1986 incident, when Congress betrayed the trust of Punjab by making Chandigarh a union Territory instead of transferring it to Punjab. People would definitely want to know that why former CM did not give resignation from the Congress party for doing partiality with Punjab.
Akali Dal members, however, took the charge again just like SYL and warned the centre government to not to appoint any other administrator to Chandigarh. Now, the governor of Punjab is given the duty (additional) of Chandigarh administrator.
So, it's high time when congress and Captain Amarinder Singh needs to understand that "blaming" others and "doing nothing" won't help you in getting votes from Punjab.
Captain's hunger for supremacy amounts to downfall of Congress
The factionalism and internal rifts of Congress party are not hidden from anyone and this is known to be one of the major reasons of Congress' downfall on the political ground. This is not a new "trend" in Congress when one member would blame other for all the wrong doings. In this battle of blames and lies, Captain Amarinder Singh seems to be taking all the "benefits". He does not look worried due to these rifts at all, but is constantly trying to turn these internal rifts beneficial for him.
We can do better analysis on the situation by taking the example of Gulchain Singh and Shakeel Ahmed. They were not the strongest contenders but were still given powerful positions. The reason was their "close links" with the royal Singh. Harish Chaudhary, another member when tried to make his point was treated badly in the party, as Captain Amarinder Singh never wants to transfer his powers to anyone else.
Also, as per sources, when Pratap Singh Bajwa was the president of Congress, Amarinder left no chance to take his position and wrote a letter to Mrs. Gandhi saying that bajwa is a "drug lord". Not just that, when there was doubt of making Mr. Singh, the president of party, he threatened the high authorities to form a new party of his own, after which he was granted the "president" position.
If we look at the recent incident of welcoming Asha Kumari in Punjab, sources claim that this happened because of the Captain himself. He wanted to take charge of the party hence appointed Asha Kumari here.
From all above-mentioned incidents, it is clearly exposed that what Captain craves the most is power and charge. He would never allow someone else to take his position. But here we would want to remind Captain Amarinder Singh that "TEAM WORK" is a practice that is important to accomplish any project, so you better learn it.
Jagmeet Brar fires another salvo at Capt Amarinder
15 August, Independence Day, is the day of celebration as we Indians got independence on this date in the year 1947. But as this date is coming closer, it is increasing the "nervousness" of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President, Captain Amarinder Singh. The reason is nothing but the own party member of congress Punjab, Jagmeet Singh Brar, who has been expelled from the party recently. His harsh tweets and frustration towards Congress party has become the reason of his suspension from the party. Jagmeet Singh Brar did not stop commenting harsh and negative things about the party even after series of warnings, so high authorities finally decided to expel him. He showed his anger by taking the support of social media like twitter and stated the reasons of annoyance.
In a recent interview, he said that he has the entire details of Captain Amarinder Singh's Swiss bank accounts. He claimed that former Cm has more than 860 Crore rupees in the foreign accounts on the name of his son Raninder Singh and wife Preneet Kaur. He added that Captain looted the hard-earned money of Punjabis and transferred the same to countries like Dubai, Switzerland and Pakistan. He has also saved the money under the name of some foreign trust. Sending money to country like Pakistan is purely Anti-National, Brar said.
With these statements, Jagmeet said that he is all set to reveal all the secret information of Captain Amarinder Singh and his family's Swiss bank accounts. He added that he would do the same on 15 August 5, 2016. So, we all should get ready to celebrate the Independence Day, this is going to be special you know…!!!
Forced on the backfoot, Congress in Punjab leaving no stone unturned to prevent third successive defeat
In a recent interview, PPCC president Captain Amarinder Singh claimed that his party has the capability of winning in the 2017 Assembly by two-third majority. The "overwhelming" response from the people was reason of his surety. As per Captain Amarinder Singh's opinion, current government has created a gap b/w administration & govt. and Punjabis think that only Congress is capable of filling the void.
If the above-mentioned claims are true then here are few questions and public would definitely want to know the answers from the "KING" himself.
- Why Captain Amarinder Singh invited Navjot Singh Sidhu to his party?
Captain Amarinder Singh tried three times and invited Mr. Sidhu to his part, who recently gave resignation from the Rajya Sabha. Although in revert all Sidhu gave to him was "silence" and "pure silence".
- Why Captain Amarinder Singh shifted his focus to Pargat Singh (after hearing a "no" from Sidhu) and "welcomed" him in his party?
Pargat Singh, an ex member of SAD-BJP government was also offered an opportunity to join Congress party and just like Sidhu he said a big "NO".
- Why Captain Amarinder Singh suggested Priyanka Gandhi to support the party in Punjab?
Priyanka Gandhi, Daughter of Sonia Gandhi was asked to join the Punjab Congress party for the upcoming elections 2017 as she is the crowd puller and people like her.
In interviews, Captain claims to win by major margin and on the other hand, he is trying all "hit and trial" methods. If this is nervousness, lack of clarity, confusion or what, we have no idea but Congress definitely needs to get an idea on this matter.
By doing such acts, Congress is doing nothing but showing its desperation to wear the crown of victory.
Captain desperate to keep Congress' Sinking ship afloat
Punjab electoral battle seems more interesting this time as a lot "unexpected" is happening. In this Tsunami of "hits and trials" and "sought out plans", Congress has decided to follow the approach of "make hay while the sun shines". But the problem here is to make sure if the sun is really shining or its just some temporary brightness that may seem shiny but is an illusion.
Golden Opportunity: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Let us clear this air by coming to the point. Two big "political tsunamis" that happened in the last week is resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu from Rajya Sabha and suspension of Akali MLA Pargat Singh from BJP-SAD. Although Sidhu did not give any statement or cited any reason for his resignation; but Congress surely sees this act of him as a "golden opportunity". Captain clearly welcomed Sidhu in the party and even reminded him of the "past times" when his father was a part of Congress party. Getting no response from Mr. Sidhu, the focus of Congress shifted to another "expelled member" i.e. Pargat Singh.
"Topic of Interest": Pargat Singh
A meeting was held in Delhi to discuss the further plans and moves. As per the sources, a major part of this discussion involved the former Olympian. Asha Kumari, Capt Amarinder, Charanjit Channi, and Ambika Soni were present at the meeting. Pargat singh, however, showed no interest in this proposal of Captain Amarinder Singh.
Rat Race
Calling the "expelled or resigned" members in his party, other members of Congress were annoyed with Captain Amarinder Singh. Sources claim that some party members sent an e-mail to President Sonia Gandhi to complain about this "annoying behavior" of Amarinder Singh. "Competition threat" can be other reason of Congress party workers for not allowing "wild card entry" of any outsider in the semi-finals of this race.
The recent action of Captain Amarinder Singh clearly hints towards the uncertainty and immature plans of the party. It's like Captain wants to take any risk to win after two defeats in Punjab.


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MID-table Solihull Moors take on already-relegated Hyde United tomorrow in their final Blue Square North game of the season.
A dramatic turnaround in form in the final third of the season means that Moors are now safe but, without recent results, Bob Faulkner's men could well have been in a similar position to that of their opponents.
Improving Moors returned to winning ways in February and have since enjoyed a fine run of form.
And they continued their revival when they beat another relegated side, Hucknall Town, last Saturday.
The Nottinghamshire-based side gave Moors an early shock by racing into the lead but three goals from Scott Rickards, Junior English and Ross Dempster wrapped up a comfortable win.
Antwon Bonnick put the visitors ahead but the first-half belonged to Moors.
Rickards, James McPike, Mark Gardner and Lee Collins all wasted chances before Rickards equalised by ending a wonderful passing move involving at least six players. After the break English put Moors ahead before young forward Dempster confirmed the win late on.
At last week's presentation vastly-improved Theo Streete picked up both the Players' and Sponsors' Player of the Year award.
Jake Sedgemore scooped the Clubman of the Year award and top-scorer Jake Edwards was voted Solihull Moors Supporters Association Player of the Year.


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The Middle Smithfield Township Municipal Authority moved closer last week to approving a Winona Lakes sewage plant expansion that will hit current and future customers in the pocketbook.
The Middle Smithfield Township Municipal Authority moved closer last week to approving a Winona Lakes sewage plant expansion that will hit current and future customers in the pocketbook.
The authority has agreed to award construction contracts for the plant expansion on July 18.
The cost of expanding the plant capacity from 22,000 gallons per day to 50,000 gallons will be $2.3 million, based on bids opened in May. Originally, the authority expected to do that work for less than $1 million.
"These bids came in higher than we wanted them to come in at," consulting engineer Fred Courtright told about a dozen Winona Lakes residents at last Thursday's authority meeting.
The expansion will enable owners of 100 vacant lots in sections 12, 13 and 14 to tap into the system — at a cost of $9,500 each — and qualify to obtain building permits.
Current residents of those sections who already are sewer system customers will see their annual user fees climb by about $300, to $735, to help finance the expansion.
In addition, the authority is awaiting new contract offers for upgrading a road and bridge inside the private community, to improve access for construction equipment.
The authority was ordered by the state to take over the Winona sewerage system in Middle Smithfield after the developer filed for bankruptcy. The 100 vacant lots were part of the original sewer service area approved by the state.
One resident asked last week if the authority could obtain government grants to lower expansion costs. Authority officials said grant sources have dried up over the years.
"We can check things out, check things out and check things out but we have to move to get things going," said Henley. "I'd ask everyone in there to call their legislators and see what they can do."
The authority did announce receipt of $57,000 from the state Department of Environmental Protection, through a "growing greener" grant, for the Winona expansion. Another $300,000 is expected through the program.
Current Winona Lakes customers' annual user fee hikes will probably become effective in October.


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Tonight at the GI Film Festival San Diego from director James Shelley is a look at how the world allowed the United States to be the AMERICAN UMPIRE.
This documentary gives us a history lesson on how the U.S. military came to be part of world conflicts. At the time of President Washington there were three rules regarding involvement in issues outside this country: 1) Washington's Great Rule of avoiding foreign politics, 2) having no standing army and 3) stay out of foreign problems.
Those three rules stayed in place until World War I but quickly went back to avoiding other countries problems soon after. That would all change with World War II with Japan and Germany wanting to satisfy needs through conquest. As the war got close to home – Roosevelt sent letters to Hitler and Mussolini asking them to leave 33 countries alone. Hitler laughed at the request.
A peace time draft came about but Japan then bombed Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war on the United States. The U.S. is staying out no longer and once two wars are over and 70 million people have died, they create the United Nations.
The Truman Doctrine also comes into play as the Soviet Union is making governments nervous and Greece is having problems. England calls the U.S. for help. Truman has no choice but to tell Congress that troops need to return to Europe. This begins the Cold War and in 1947 Washington's long standing three-rules is gone and The Truman Doctrine takes its place.
NATO and American sign an alliance and Western Europe begin creating things that have nothing to do with war. The second part of the 20th Century is considered the Golden Age as the Berlin Wall falls and the Cold War is over.
However, the U.S. continues to be the largest country to supply to other countries. European countries don't supply anything to help in the ways of military protection. The belief is that if a country needs protecting, the U.S. will take care of it. This explains why countries don't have a national defense of their own – why? – their view is that the U.S. can do it. It also means those same countries have more money for their citizens, education and infrastructure.
When a civil war breaks out in the Balkans and ethnic cleansing happens, no one wanted to put people in harms way to deal with the situation. Other countries began asking why the United States was not doing anything about the situation. Europe once again was asking the U.S. to solve their problems – so President Clinton does. "The Indispensable Nation" as Clinton calls it is seen by other countries as not giving one dime to help with the expenses.
The U.S. spends more on defense which leads to so little for its own citizens; in fact it spends more than all other large countries combined. The question remains – do we pull out or stay invested in the conflicts of these other countries.
Being an umpire in baseball also means backup just as indispensable doesn't mean doing it alone. So how do we get other countries to participate? The United States needs to inspire other countries to want to help and become invested in policing their own country. They need to become more responsible so that the United States can spend money on education, citizens and infrastructure just as Europe does.
Directing and producing this documentary is James Shelley who owns Shell Studios based right here in San Diego. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and University of California San Diego, he is pursuing an MFA in Film at San Diego State University. AMERICAN UMPIRE is his PBS and broadcast debut. Congratulations!
AMERICAN UMPIRE is a documentary that takes the viewer by the hand one step at a time making this history lesson one that is understandable if not down right jaw dropping. I would truly love to see this documentary in high school class rooms because the history lesson here is spelled out loud and clear.
With our military stretched to its limits, AMERICAN UMPIRE explains why this is so and importantly what can be done to make other countries more responsible. That is what I was impressed with the most. Understanding that the U.S. does come to the aid when asked, it never occurred to me that the European countries asking for help have done nothing in the way of financial help or compensation. I kept thinking, "do they think our citizenry is any less important as theirs?" in what is needed to sustain our country.
I remember learning about isolationism in school but never grasping its meaning until later in my education. Personally I always thought it was a good idea, help when needed but otherwise countries should police their own. So it was amusing to me that it was brought up that 'no one wants their 30 year old kid living in the basement' which in essence is what other countries are to the United States.
Self reliance is the key and I couldn't agree more. The audience reacted in the same way and by the documentary's end, the applause was loud and clear for AMERICAN UMPIRE.


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Summary of How Britain Let Russia Hide Its Dirty Money
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Dealing with a difficult boss
We've all had them, those cranky bosses who make life difficult! Often, this not just for you and the team but for themselves as well!
I'm not talking about bullies; I'm talking about people who find it difficult to get on with other people and end up in senior management positions. In a fair world they wouldn't be there, but no one said the world was going to be fair?
Nevertheless, these cranky bosses can create lots of stress in the workplace. If you work to them with a team working to you, you are going to need to handle the situation. You will need to relieve the stress on you and on your team, so that you can all concentrate on the real job.
Reality says that, if you want to stay, you are going to have to find a way to work with your cranky boss – you need a strategy.
Here are some tips;
Find a common interest How much do you know about your boss? See what you can find out. What are they interested in? Where have they come from and where do they want to go? What are they trying to achieve in this role? See if you can find some common ground.
Don't jump to conclusions Try to keep an open mind, don't start to assume that your boss is going to be difficult about everything/ Start expecting and behaving as if your boss is going to behave reasonably until it proves otherwise.
If your boss becomes emotional, stay calm Acknowledge the emotion, for example, "I understand that you are upset" but try not to become upset yourself. Don't react with emotion to emotional outburst; try to show understanding without being patronizing.
Keep focused on the work and what needs to be done Address the problem and sort out practical solutions and some options – reassure your boss that you are going to solve the problem if you can.
Manage your own emotions. You might find yourself getting angry or upset with your boss. Take some deep breaths concentrating on breathing out, then count to ten. If necessary take some timeout and go to the bathroom. Do whatever you need to do to calm down.
Stay real If you have a difficult boss, remember, the problem is about them not you.
Do your best to build a relationship that works with your boss. If you can't, then only you know whether it is worth staying around. If it slides into bullying then you need to take advice –in the UK you can ring the National Bullying Help Line on 0845 22 55 787.
Use the power of good relationship building before and during all negotiations with your difficult boss. People sometimes forget than former opponents often make the strongest allies. You may find that a well managed approach, working things through with your boss and trying to see their point of view, will earn you respect over time. It may even mean you get that promotion!
If you need advice from a coach, my email address is below.
Wendy Mason is a Life and Career Coach. She helps people have the confidence they need to be successful at work and to change career while maintaining a good work/life balance. You can email her at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Leith Links CC next meeting Monday, 26th June 7pm
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council takes place in Leith Community Centre on Monday, 26th June at 7pm. This will be our last meeting before the summer break. There's no meeting in July but we will continue to work for you when required. Keep updated through Facebook, website and twitter.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Duplissis, Mark
- 1 Arizona State University
- 1 Clark, Christopher M
- 1 Golden, Amy Edith
- 1 Wilkinson, Christine
- 1 English
- Higher education
- Persistence
- group mentoring
- 1 First Generation College Students
- 1 Latina
- 1 retention
- 1 sophomore year experience
- Mobile Crowd Sensing in Edge Computing Environment
- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
- Mechanically Active Heterogeneous Polymer Matrix Composites
- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
- 并购背景下教育行业品牌价值研究
The purpose of this study was to help increase success for first-generation Latina students at Arizona State University by providing a group mentoring support experience during the spring semester of their sophomore year. Thirteen first-generation Latinas in their sophomore year were recruited from the Obama Scholars Program at Arizona State University. These students participated in one or two 90-minute group mentoring intervention sessions during the spring semester of their sophomore year and responded to reflection questions at the end of each session. Additional data were collected through e-journaling and field notes to document the mentoring process and the short-term effects …
- Contributors
- Golden, Amy Edith, Clark, Christopher M, Wilkinson, Christine, et al.
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Why do they call it a Dutch treat when a couple share the cost of a meal? I've often wondered, but never knew. The only Dutch treat I'm aware of is from my childhood. I grew up in Scarborough which back in the mid 50s, long before amalgamation, was on the outskirts of Toronto. I lived on a street of strawberry boxes, a term used to describe the size of the houses. Two doors down lived my best friend, Jeff. Jeff and I spent a lot of time together, mostly at his place. Jeff's mom was Dutch and very hot. And she had some charming Dutch expressions when she got angry with us. Now, since I don't speak or understand Dutch I can only repeat what I thought I heard. One expression sounded like "hot for dick a ma" and the other I could have sworn she said "peein' in the sink". But I digress.
Since I spent a lot of time at Jeff's it only made sense that I often ate there. And here comes the Dutch treat. Jeff's mom introduced me to a number of great Dutch delicacies. For breakfast she made this wonderful concoction made up of cocoa powder, icing sugar and sugar. The idea was to spread it on hot, buttered toast. Mmmm, like a chocolate bar on toast.
But that was nothing. For lunch we had hagelslag sandwiches. Silly me, back then I heard "ha hoe slaw". Anyway, hagelslag is known in English as chocolate hail. You sprinkle this stuff on buttered bread (the butter holds the chocolate particles in place) top off with another piece of buttered bread and eat.
And on those special occasions we had sandwiches made with Vruchten Hagel, Dutch for fruit hail. Fruit hail is small bits of coloured sugar, with flavour added to make them look like little candies. It was a little crunchier than the chocolate hail.
See, I'm not making this stuff up!
Imagine, chocolate, sugar and more sugar. Boy was my dentist happy. My parents not so much because my dentist discovered I had seventeen cavities. I think he's the guy that first uttered the phrase "drill, baby, drill'.
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As of adjournment today we are finished with sixty-eight days out of this ninety day legislative session. We are beginning to see some very important issues being debated on the floor. Just this week, we have debated brand inspection fees, school funding mechanisms, ATM transaction fees, a bill addressing the transportation company UBER, wind energy tax credits, and my priority bill on human trafficking, LB294.
On the bill determining how state lottery funds are allocated, LB519, I was able to introduce an amendment and eventually have the allocations changed. This doubled the amount of money, from what was originally allocated, spent on K-12 education within the bill. Keep in mind, this did not increase state spending. It was accomplished by adjusting the amount of lottery funds given to certain post-secondary education programs. I sincerely believe that K-12 education is the main educational responsibility of the state and is the bedrock of our education system as a whole. While the post-secondary programs that the state provides are important, adequately funding K-12 education is always my first priority. My change to this bill will help local schools recoup some of the revenue they have lost over the past few years.
My human trafficking bill, LB294, is the result of a collaborative effort amongst local, state, and federal law enforcement, local and federal prosecutors, victims' advocates, service providers and various task forces such as the Governor's Task Force on Human Trafficking, and the Omaha Child Exploitation Task Force. Human trafficking is a market driven criminal enterprise that treats the most vulnerable as lucrative commodities and is not foreign to Nebraska. LB294 is designed to diminish the profitability and increase the risk of engaging in this criminal enterprise. This is achieved by making four specific changes to the law: (1) addressing recruitment of trafficking victims by pimps by increasing penalties for pandering, (2) targeting the consumer of sex trafficking by increasing penalties for solicitation of prostitution, (3) heightening the penalty on keeping a house of prostitution; and (4) affording greater ability to subpoena illicit marketers of sex trafficking like Backpage. LB294 also creates an avenue for victims to seek civil remedy against their traffickers by creating the Human Trafficking Victims Civil Remedy Act. Overall, this bill will be a strong step forward for the state of Nebraska in our battle against human trafficking. After little over an hour's debate, this bill was unanimously passed by the Legislature.
Tomorrow, I anticipate that we will move from debating bills on General File to Final Reading. If that is in fact the case, my bill to sell portions of the Norfolk Regional Center property to Northeast Community College will be passed. This bill is an important first step to not only mitigating the risk of leaving the dilapidated Regional Center building standing, but also allowing the college to move forward with their plans to create a technological innovation park on that property. I look forward to the passage of this bill and the economic benefits that the coming technology park will bring to all of Northeast Nebraska. Another one of my bills, LB197, has been amended into LB324 and should also pass on Final Reading tomorrow. This is my bill to grant additional powers to certain Sanitary and Improvement Districts, mainly Woodland Park.
As the session continues I welcome your comments, concerns, feedback, and criticisms. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me in my Lincoln office at (402)471-2929.


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Outdoor Environment
To encourage healthy development we feel it is important for the babies and children to have access to outdoor play, where they can be active and use their physical skills whilst also benefiting from fresh air and natural light.
Our outdoor play areas (garden/yard/patio) are organised on a daily basis, making sure that age/stage appropriate equipment is available for all children to use.
Practitioners also take children and babies (in pushchairs) to the local amenities, which include walks to the local park and surrounding areas of the Nursery.
Nursery Garden (2.5 -5 yrs)
Nursery Patio (2 -3 yrs) – developed substantially in Summer 2017 by creating a larger area with safety flooring and an all weather canopy supported by Tesco 'Bags of Help' funding.
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Elegant Opener 13154533 – Project for After Effects (Videohive)
After Effects Version CS5 – CC 2015 | 1920×1080 | 8 October 2015 | No plug-ins | 1,34 GB
Demo :http://videochart.net/video/05802.04882f0f4025c1fa48eafad431b6
Slideshow opener project called "Elegant Opener". This project is clean and simple it is suitable for all occasions, such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, birthdays, family celebrations, or other any special events. You can use it for photo albums, photo gallery, portfolio and promo.
Project features:
12 Placeholders for photos or videos
No plugins required
Full HD resolution (1080p)
CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC2014, CC2015 compatibility
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Think of FOTW:independent as creating your own roadshow for the audiences you connect with. By filming a FOTW:independent film you will have the opportunity to reach out to the people in your own online communities.
Why hide your best creative moments behind closed doors? Many of our FOTW:independent films are the exciting final sessions before a concert, recording or presentation.
Other artists film whole takes during CD sessions as a window into their creative process. Your best performances often happen in the studio: why not get your communities engaged with a teaser before the album launch.
FOTW:independent films are available to professional classical musicians with active creative projects - often recordings or final pre-concert practice sessions. As part of our charitable aims, we subsidise these videos by 50% (£400) providing a reduced cost, professional video product for musicians looking to enrich the online communities around them.Apply to join FOTW:independent


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We do tons of experiential marketing events and activations every year. Our team know how to engage with the public when it comes to content and having fun. Whether you want their data, thoughts or just for them to have a good time, we can solve that for you. We can also provide you with a broader reach, fitting immersive tech into your social media, PR, campaigns and trade shows. We can even represent you and your company at events and speaking engagements. We speak your language and we'll talk for you.


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Call Comes Following Hurricane Michael and Evidence of the Collapse of the State's Online Voter Registration Portal
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has called on the Florida Secretary of State and Division of Elections to immediately extend the state's voter registration deadline, which is currently set for today, October 9, 2018.
The request comes following Governor Scott's declaration of emergency this weekend ahead of Hurricane Michael making landfall.
"It is impossible for Florida to close its registration deadline today given the emergency evacuation orders now in place as a result of Hurricane Michael and in the wake of significant evidence that the state's online registration portal has collapsed," said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "Would-be voters across Florida deserve a reasonable opportunity to participate in this election cycle and will be disenfranchised if the state fails to act now. We intend to use every tool in our arsenal, including litigation, to protect voting rights for Florida's residents under these dire circumstances."
Clarke continued, "We urge Floridians who have been impacted and who are unable to register to vote to contact our non-partisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE for help."
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is working on this matter along with Common Cause Florida and other partners.
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Jean Monnet Conference: Human Security and Security Strategy: Institutions and Policies in a European Perspective (Ukraine)
Страна: Украина
Город: Kiev
Тезисы до: 15.01.2011
Даты: 26.05.11 — 29.05.11
Область наук: Юридические; Политология; Социологические;
Е-мейл Оргкомитета: firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com
Организаторы: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Jean Monnet International Conference
Human Security and Security Strategy: Institutions and Policies in a European Perspective
Kiev, Ukraine, 26-29 May 2011
Sponsored by
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Implemented by
International Association for Institutional Studies, Ukraine
Dr. Tatyana Malyarenko, Donetsk State University of management
Prof. Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
Key Speakers
Sven Biscop, Royal Belgian Institute for International Affairs; Anton Oleinik, Memorial University, New-foundland; Javier Garcia Marin, University of Granada; Sergey Markedonov, Russian Institute for Political and Military Affairs, Stefan Meister, German Council on Foreign Relations; Marian Zulean, University of Bucharest.
National security policy, and more specifically the nationalising of security policy, has been competing with an increasing recognition that many security problems are transnational in nature and can only be tackled in cooperative efforts. Yet, while the EU has given institutional expression to such cooperative efforts, its member states, especially since 9/11 and similar attacks in the UK and Spain for example, have
to some extent begun to emphasise more strongly the need for a national security policy/strategy/doctrine.
Against the background of these developments, we invite proposals for papers that will conduct a thorough analysis of EU security strategy and policy and/or of that of its member states. We specifically seek single or comparative case studies that examine the process of formulating security strategies and their implementation, the interaction between respective processes at national and EU levels, and the results of security policy implementation in discreet cases. Proposals for conceptual papers in any of these areas are also welcome.
Submission Process
Interested scholars should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words, as well as full contact information and details of their current institutional affiliation and status. This information should be submitted in the body of an email and sent to firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com. The organisers particularly encourage early-career researchers and advanced PhD students to apply.
The deadline for submission is 15 January 2011. Decisions will be announced within four weeks of the sub-
mission deadline.
- There will be NO registration fee for the conference.
- Accommodation and meals for participants will be organised centrally and should be budgeted at approximately €50-100 per day, including breakfast and lunch.
- A limited number of scholarships are available to assist participants with accommodation and travel costs. Please indicate in your submission whether you want to be considered for a scholarship.
Веб-сайт конференции: http://www.stefanwolff.com/projects/human-security-and-security-strategy