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Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report and
Company's Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2019.
Financial Results
*Refer Note 56(11) of Standalone Financial Statements 'Refer Note 66 of Consolidated
Financial Statements
Your Directors have recommended a dividend of र2.75 (Rupees two and paise seventy
five only) per equity share of र1/- each [previous year र2.00/- per equity share of
र1/- each] for the year ended March 31, 2019, subject to the approval of the equity
shareholders at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The dividend payout is in accordance with the Company's Dividend Distribution Policy.
The Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company is provided as रAnnexure-A' to this
Report. The policy is also available on the website of the Company and can be accessed
through the web link: http:// www.sunpharma.com/policies .
Changes in Capital Structure
During the year under review, the Company has allotted 11790 equity shares of र1/-
each under Sun Employee Stock Option Scheme-2015 thereby the paid up share capital of the
Company increased to र2,399,334,970/- (Rupees Two Billion Three Hundred Ninety Nine
Million Three Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy only) as on March 31,
Scheme of Arrangements
1. During the year, the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal of Gujarat at Ahmedabad
had vide its Order dated October 31, 2018 sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement among the
Company and Sun Pharma Global FZE ("Transferor Company"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company and their respective members and creditors ("Scheme")
whereby the Specified Undertaking (as defined in the Scheme) of Transferor Company stands
demerged into the Company w.e.f. December 01, 2018 with appointed date being April 01,
2017. No consideration was paid pursuant to the Scheme.
2. During the year, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 25, 2018 had
approved a Composite Scheme of Arrangement among the Company and Sun Pharma (Netherlands)
B.V. (Transferee Company-1) and Sun Pharmaceutical Holdings USA Inc.
(Transferee Company-2), wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and their respective
members and creditors ("Composite Scheme"), for demerger of Specified Investment
Undertaking -1 (as defined in the Composite Scheme) of the Company into Sun Pharma
(Netherlands) B.V. and Specified Investment Undertaking -2 (as defined in the Composite
Scheme) of the Company into Sun Pharmaceutical Holdings USA Inc. The Hon'ble National
Company Law Tribunal of Gujarat, at Ahmedabad ("NCLT") has vide its Order dated
April 11, 2019 dispensed with convening of meeting of secured creditors of the Company and
ordered to convene the meeting of equity shareholders and unsecured creditors of the
Company on June 04, 2019 to approve the Composite Scheme with appointed date as April 01,
2017 or such other date as may be agreed between the Transferee Company-1, Transferee
Company-2 and the Company and approved by the NCLT. Pursuant to said Composite Scheme, no
consideration shall be paid. This demerger shall enable the Company to address the risks
and policies, ability to strategise the remaining business for long term growth,
consolidation and creation of shareholder value, etc.
Extract of Annual Return
The extract of Annual Return as required under sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (the Act') in form MGT-9 is provided as Annexure-B' to
this Report and is also made available on the website of the Company at
https://www.sunpharma.com/investors/annualreports .
Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures/ Associate Companies
The statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of the
Company's subsidiaries/ joint ventures/ associate companies is given in Form AOC-1,
provided in Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, forming part of the Annual
The highlights of performance of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associate companies
and their contribution to the overall performance of the Company during the financial year
is given under Annexure A' to the Consolidated Financial Statements forming part of
the Annual Report.
Details pertaining to companies that became subsidiaries/ joint ventures/associates and
those that ceased to be the subsidiaries/joint ventures/associates of the Company during
the year are provided in Note no. 39 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements, forming part of the Annual Report.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Mr. Sailesh T. Desai and Mr. Kalyanasundaram Subramanian, Whole-time Directors of the
Company retire by rotation at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company and
being eligible offer themselves for reappointment.
During the year, Mr. Gautam Doshi was appointed as an Additional Independent Director
of the Company with effect from May 25, 2018. Mr. Vivek Chaand Sehgal and Mr. Gautam Doshi
have been appointed as Independent Directors of the Company for a term of 5 (five) years
each effective from November 14, 2017 and May 25, 2018 upto November 13, 2022 and May 24,
2023 respectively by the members at the 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on
September 26, 2018.
Pursuant to Regulation 17(1A) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations") the consent of the members by way of
Special Resolution, was obtained at the 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company for
continuation as Director beyond the age of seventy five years, of Mr. Israel Makov,
Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Company, as he had attained an age of 79
Mr. S. Mohanchand Dadha, Mr. Keki Mistry and Mr. Ashwin Dani, Independent Directors
having completed second term of 2 (two) years of their respective appointments on the
conclusion of the 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company, all the three aforementioned
Independent Directors retired and ceased to be Directors of the Company w.e.f. the
conclusion of the 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 26,
2018. The Board of Directors places on record their appreciation for contribution made
by Mr. S. Mohanchand Dadha, Mr. Keki Mistry and Mr. Ashwin Dani during their tenure as
Independent Directors of the Company.
Mr. Sudhir V. Valia has stepped down from the position of Whole-time Director of the
Company w.e.f. May 29, 2019. However, he shall continue as a Non-Executive and
Non-Independent Director of the Company.
Appropriate resolutions for the re-appointment of the Directors are being placed for
your approval at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting. Your Directors recommend the
same for approval by the members at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting of the
Declaration by Independent Directors
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company
confirming that they meet with the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section
149(6) of the Act and under Listing Regulations.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of the Company fulfil the
conditions specified in the Act and Listing Regulations and are independent of the
Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Other Employees and
Criteria for Appointment of Directors
For the purpose of selection of any Director, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
identifies persons of integrity who possess relevant expertise, experience and leadership
qualities required for the position. The Committee also ensures that the incumbent fulfils
such criteria with regard to qualifications, positive attributes, independence, age and
other criteria as laid down under the Act, Listing Regulations or other applicable laws.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee framed a
policy on remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other Employees.
The salient features of the Remuneration Policy of the Company are as under:
(A) Guiding Principles for remuneration: The Company shall remunerate all its personnel
reasonably and sufficiently as per industry benchmarks and standards. The remuneration
shall be commensurate to retain and motivate the human resources of the Company.
The compensation package will, inter alia, take into account the experience of the
personnel, the knowledge & skill required including complexity of his job, work
duration and risks associated with the work, and attitude of the employee like positive
outlook, team work, loyalty etc.
(B) Components of Remuneration: The following will be the various remuneration
components which may be paid to the personnel of the Company based on the designation and
class of the personnel.
a) Fixed compensation: The fixed salaries of the Company's personnel shall be
competitive and based on the individual personnel's responsibilities and performance.
b) Variable compensation: The personnel of the Company may be paid remuneration by way
of variable salaries based on their performance evaluation. Such variable salaries should
be based on the performance of the individual against his short and long term performance
objectives and the performance of the Company.
c) Share based payments: The Board may, on the recommendation of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, issue to certain class of personnel a share and share price
related incentive program.
d) Non-monetary benefits: Senior management personnel of the Company may, on a case to
case basis, be awarded customary non-monetary benefits such as discounted salary
advance/credit facility, rent free accommodation, Company cars with or without chauffer,
share and share price related incentive, reimbursement of electricity and telephone bills
e) Gratuity/group insurance: Personnel may also be awarded to group insurance and other
key man insurance protection. Further as required by the law necessary gratuity shall be
paid to the personnel.
f) Commission: The directors may be paid commission if approved by the shareholders.
The shareholders may authorise the Board to declare commission to be paid to any director
of the Board.
C) Entitlement: The authority to determine the entitlement to various components as
aforesaid for each class and designation of personnel shall be as follows
Note: For the purpose of this Policy, the term 'Senior Management' shall have the same
meaning as defined under the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015
The complete Policy as approved by the Board is available on the website of the Company
and can be accessed through the web link: http://www.sunpharma.com/policies .
Familiarisation programme for the Independent Directors
In compliance with the requirements of Regulation 25(7) of the Listing Regulations, the
Company has put in place a Familiarisation Programme for the Independent Directors to
familiarise them with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company,
nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model etc.
The details of the Familiarisation Programme conducted are available on the website of
the Company www.sunpharma . com and can be accessed through the web link: http:// www.sunpharma.com/policies
Number of meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors of the Company met 5 (Five) times during the year under review
on May 25, 2018; August 14, 2018; September 26, 2018; November 13, 2018 and February 12,
2019. The particulars of attendance of the Directors at the said meetings are provided in
detail in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Report. The
intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Act and
Listing Regulations.
Evaluation of performance of the Board, its Committees and Individual Directors
During the year, the evaluation of the annual performance of individual Directors
including the Chairman of the Company and Independent Directors, Board and Committees of
the Board was carried out under the provisions of the Act, relevant Rules, and the
Corporate Governance requirements as prescribed under Regulation 17 of Listing Regulations
and based on the circular issued by SEBI dated January 5, 2017 with respect to Guidance
Note on Board Evaluation. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee had approved the
criteria for the performance evaluation of the Board, its Committees and individual
Directors as per the SEBI Guidance Note on Board Evaluation.
The Chairman of the Company interacted with each Director individually, for evaluation
of performance of the individual Directors. The evaluation for the performance of the
Board as a whole and of the Committees were conducted by way of questionnaires.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non Independent
Directors and performance of the Board as a whole was evaluated. Further, they also
evaluated the performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views of
the Executive Directors and Non-executive Directors.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all
the Directors on the basis of various criteria such as structure and diversity of the
Board, competency of Directors, experience of Director, strategy and performance
evaluation, secretarial support, evaluation of risk, evaluation of performance of the
management and feedback, independence of the management from the Board etc. The
performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the
Committee members on the basis of criteria such as mandate and composition, effectiveness
of the committee, structure of the committee and meetings, independence of the committee
from the Board and contribution to decisions of the Board. The Nomination and Remuneration
Committee reviewed the performance of the individual Directors on the basis of the
criteria such as qualification, experience, knowledge and competency, fulfilment of
functions, availability and attendance, initiative, integrity, contribution and commitment
etc., and the Independent Directors were additionally evaluated on the basis of
independence, independent views and judgement etc. Further the evaluation of Chairman of
the Board, in addition to the above criteria for individual Directors, also included
evaluation based on effectiveness of leadership and ability to steer the meetings,
impartiality, etc.
The Chairman and other members of the Board discussed upon the performance evaluation
of every Director of the Company and concluded that they were satisfied with the overall
performance of the Directors individually and that the Directors generally met their
expectations of performance.
The summary of the feedback from the members were thereafter discussed in detail by the
members. The respective Director, who was being evaluated, did not participate in the
discussion on his/her performance evaluation and had exited the meeting for the said
discussion. During the discussion in respect of performance of Mr. Dilip Shanghvi and Mr.
Sudhir Valia, both Mr. Dilip Shanghvi and Mr. Sudhir Valia had exited the meeting.
The Chairman additionally interacted with each Director individually, for evaluation of
performance of all Individual Directors and Mr. Dilip Shanghvi, along with other Directors
had evaluated the performance of Mr. Israel Makov as the Chairman and as an Individual
Director. They were satisfied with the overall performance of the Directors individually
and that the Directors generally met their expectations of performance.
Human Resources
We have more than 32,000 talented employee base spread across multiple geographies in
various sales offices, R&D centers, 40 + manufacturing locations, Regional offices and
Corporate office. We believe our employees are pivotal to all the initiatives that drive
us to realise our future plans. Human Resource agenda encourages high performance culture
with focus on Employee safety & welfare, Employee development & Productivity. Your
Directors would also like to take this opportunity to express their appreciation for the
dedication and commitment of the employees of the Company and look forward to their
continued contribution.
Information as per Section 197 (12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided in
Annexure-C' to this Report. Further, the information pertaining to Rule 5(2) &
5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
pertaining to the names and other particulars of employees is available for inspection at
the Registered office of the Company during business hours and pursuant to the second
proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, the Report and the accounts are being sent to the
members excluding this. Any shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of the same may
write to the Company Secretary/Compliance Officer at Corporate office or Registered office
address of the Company.
Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013
Your Company strongly believes in providing a safe and harassment free workplace for
each and every individual working for the Company through various interventions and
practices. It is the continuous endeavour of the Management of the Company to create and
provide an environment to all its employees that is free from discrimination and
harassment including sexual harassment. The Company has adopted a policy on prevention,
prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of
the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013 and the Rules made thereunder. The Company has arranged various interactive awareness
workshops in this regard for the employees at the manufacturing sites, R & D set ups
& corporate office during the year under review. The Company has submitted the Annual
Returns to the local authorities, as required under the above mentioned Act.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2019, three complaints pertaining to sexual
harassment were received and the same were resolved by the Company. There are no
complaints pending as at the end of the financial year.
Your Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal
Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Auditors Statutory Auditors
S R B C & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants, (Firm's Regn. No. 324982E/ E300003), were
appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 (five) years at the
25th Annual General Meeting of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the 30th
Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Auditor's Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2019, has been issued with
an unmodified opinion, by the Statutory Auditors.
Secretarial Auditor
The Board had appointed KJB & Co. LLP, Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai to
undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year ended March 31,
2019. The Secretarial Audit Report in the Form No. MR-3 for the year is provided as
Annexure-D' to this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the year does not contain any qualification,
reservation or adverse remark.
Cost Auditor
The Board has appointed Messrs B M Sharma & Associates, Cost Accountants, Pune
(Firm's Registration No. 100537) as Cost Auditor of the Company for conducting Cost Audit
in respect of Bulk Drugs & Formulations of your Company for the financial year
The Company is required to maintain Cost Records as specified by the Central Government
under Section 148(1) of the Act and accordingly, such accounts and records are made and
maintained by the Company.
Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards as amended from time
to time.
Loans, Guarantees & Investments
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the
Financial Statements.
Related Party Transactions
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is available on the
website of the Company and can be accessed through the web link http://www.sunpharma.com/ policies.
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the year under
review with the related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's
length basis.
As required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act, details of transactions entered with
related parties under the Act exceeding ten percent of the annual consolidated turnover as
per the last audited financial statements are given in Form AOC-2 provided as
Annexure-E' to this Report.
Audit Committee Composition
The details pertaining to composition of Audit Committee are included in the Corporate
Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.
Risk Management
The Board of Directors has constituted a Risk Management Committee which is entrusted
with the responsibility of overseeing various strategic, operational and financial risks
that the organisation faces, along with the adequacy of mitigation plans to address such
risks. The Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this report, contains the
details of Risk Management Committee of the Company. There is an overarching Risk
Management Policy in place has been reviewed and approved by the Board.
The Company has developed & implemented an integrated Enterprise Risk Management
Framework through which it identifies monitors, mitigates & reports key risks that
impacts its ability to meet the strategic objectives. The Company's ERM framework is based
on the recommendations by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations (COSO) to further the
organisation's endeavor to strengthen ERM framework and processes using best practices.
The ERM team engages with all Function heads to identify internal and external events that
may have an adverse impact on the achievement of Company's objectives and periodically
monitors changes in both internal and external environment leading to emergence of a new
threat/risk. These risks are captured in the form of a risk register with all the relevant
information such as risk description, root cause and any existing mitigation plans. The
risk register is refreshed annually.
Risks are categorised into Strategic, Financial, Operational, Compliance &
Reputational. ERM risk assessments covering Company's various businesses and functions are
a key input for the annual internal audit program. During FY 2018-19, the ERM team focused
on reviewing effectiveness of actions taken to mitigate certain business, cyber security
and other operational risks.
Internal Financial Controls
The Company believes that internal control is a necessary prerequisite of Governance
and that freedom should be exercised within a framework of checks and balances.
The Company has a well-established internal control framework, which is designed to
continuously assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of financial and
operational controls. The management is committed to ensure an effective internal control
environment, commensurate with the size and complexity of the business, which provides an
assurance on compliance with internal policies, applicable laws, regulations and
protection of resources and assets.
Global Internal Audit
An independent and empowered Global Internal Audit Function (GIA) at the corporate
level carries out risk-focused audits across all businesses (both in India and overseas),
to ensure that business process controls are adequate and are functioning effectively.
These audits include reviewing finance, operations, safeguarding of assets and compliance
related controls. Areas requiring specialised knowledge are reviewed in partnership with
external subject matter experts.
GIA's functioning is governed by the Audit Charter, duly approved by the Audit
Committee of the Board, which stipulates matters contributing to the proper and effective
conduct of audit. The audit processes are fully automated on a SunScience' tool
which integrates audit, Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and Enterprise Risk Management
(ERM) modules.
The Company's operating management closely monitors the internal control environment
and ensures that the recommendations of GIA are effectively implemented.
The Audit Committee of the Board monitors performance of GIA, periodically reviews key
findings and provides strategic guidance.
Corporate Social Responsibility
In compliance with the requirements of Section 135 of the Act read with the Companies
(Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors have constituted a
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee. The details of membership of the
Committee and the meetings held are detailed in the Corporate Governance Report, forming
part of this Report. The contents of the CSR Policy of the Company as approved by the
Board on the recommendation of the CSR Committee are available on the website of the
Company and can be accessed through the web link: http://www.sunpharma.com/policies . The
average net profit of the Company in the three immediately preceding financial years is
negative, therefore the Company was not required to spend on CSR activities during the
year, however, the Company has voluntarily spent on CSR activities.
The annual report on CSR activities containing details of voluntary expenditure
incurred by the Company and brief details on the CSR activities are provided in
Annexure-F' to this Report.
Public Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public during the year under review,
under the provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder.
Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management Discussion and Analysis as prescribed under Part B of Schedule V read
with Regulation 34(3) of the Listing Regulations is provided in a separate section and
forms part of this Report.
Corporate Governance Report
Report on Corporate Governance and Certificate of the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Part C of Schedule V
of the Listing Regulations, are provided in a separate section and forms part of this
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo as stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of
the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is provided as Annexure-G' to this Report.
Employees' Stock Option Schemes
The Company presently has only one Employees' Stock Option Scheme, which is inherited
from erstwhile Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited ("Ranbaxy"). The scheme is through
Direct Route and has been named as Sun Pharma Employee Stock Option Scheme-2015. The
scheme was adopted by the Company with certain amendments consequent upon merger of
erstwhile Ranbaxy into the Company. The Scheme is in compliance with Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014.
Disclosure with respect to the Employees' Stock Option Scheme in compliance with
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014
is available on the Company's website and can be accessed at:
http://www.sunpharma.com/pdflist/all-documents .
Significant and Material Orders Passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or
tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism
To create enduring value for all stakeholders and ensure the highest level of honesty,
integrity and ethical behaviour in all its operations, the Company has adopted a
Global Whistle Blower Policy' for Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and all its
subsidiaries, in addition to the existing Global Code of Conduct that governs the actions
of its employees. Further details on vigil mechanism of the Company are provided in the
Corporate Governance Report, forming part of this Report.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(5) read with Section 134(3)(c) of the
Act, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31,
2019, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material
departures from the same;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2019 and of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Consolidated Accounts
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 have been
prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
Credit Rating
ICRA Ltd. has reaffirmed the highest credit rating of [ICRA] A1+'/[ICRA]
AAA(Stable)' for the bank facilities, long term/ short term borrowings and commercial
paper programs of the Company.
Further, CRISIL Ltd. has also reaffirmed the highest credit rating of CRISIL A1+
and CRISIL AAA/Stable' for short term & long term bank facilities and commercial paper
programs of the Company.
Business Responsibility Reporting
The Business Responsibility Report of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019,
forms part of the Annual Report and is also made available on the website of the Company
at http://www.sunpharma.com/pdflist/all-documents .
Your Directors wish to thank all stakeholders, employees and business partners,
Company's bankers, medical professionals and business associates for their continued
support and valuable cooperation.
The Directors also wish to express their gratitude to investors for the faith that they
continue to repose in the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
a. Register on SCORES Portal (SEBI)
b. Mandatory details for filing complaints on SCORES:
i. Name, PAN, Address, Mobile Number, E-mail ID
c. Benefits:
i. Effective Communication
ii. Speedy redressal of the grievances


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This image, a final blog post from this little apartment in Bulgaria that has been our home for five months as Digger waits impatiently to disconnect the wifi router, really sums up urban Bulgaria for me.
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Graduate students at the University of Alberta are getting the opportunity of a lifetime, thanks to a new international graduate school with German partners: the Alberta/TUM International Graduate School for Hybrid Functional Materials (ATUMS).
Professor Jonathan Veinot (chemistry), the program's founder, notes that bringing everyone together from the various disciplines and cultures removes potential road blocks on the route to discovery and production.
"Everybody benefits both intellectually and professionally," he explains. "Our students are learning how to communicate across not only disciplines but also across cultures. The partnership with Munich has been very appealing for potential students," says Veinot. "The travel to Germany and the collaboration is something that really excites them."
One of the key strengths of the program is its emphasis on interdisciplinary scientific collaboration. "If you're an engineer and you want to make a new light-emitting diode, you're going to look at what's commercially available for the materials you use to make that device. If you're a chemist, you're going to make the materials but you won't necessarily be able to make the device. And if you're a physicist, you understand the behavior of the device, but you won't necessarily be able to make the materials or fabricate the device," Veinot explains. "With ATUMS, we have chemists talking to engineers talking to physicists about the ideal materials to make devices behave the way we want."
An opportunity "too good to pass up"
"ATUMS has a collaborative research appeal to it," says current student Christopher Robidillo. "The opportunity of working on interdisciplinary projects and learning from different supervisors at both the U of A and TUM offers a unique research environment that is just too good to pass up."
Robidillo, whose hometown is Manila, Philippines, is working on the preparation of advanced functional nanomaterials, preparing nanostructures with novel and useful properties. He says he was drawn to the program to work with Veinot, who is internationally renowned for his expertise in silicon nanocrystal chemistry and organic polymer semiconductors.
"The research and professional skills that I'll acquire from the ATUMS program will provide me a sure advantage in getting post-doc research opportunities," continues Robidillo, adding that he is excited about the doors that will be opened as a result of studying in this unique program and is most looking forward to traveling to and doing research in Germany in his third year.
Fellow ATUMS student, Christina Braun, echoes that sentiment. "When I visited the U of A as a potential graduate student, the final selling point was the ATUMS program, which allows for the possibility to do research in Germany for a few months. Germany is a beautiful country where a lot of hot chemistry is taking place." Like Robidillo, Braun was also taken with the U of A campus. "Everyone I met was so kind, and the research facilities are excellent."
Braun—who is studying inorganic chemistry with a focus on compounds containing tellurium—is working with supervisor Eric Rivard (chemistry). "I was immediately intrigued by his enthusiasm and found his research to be very interesting," the London, Ontario native says of Rivard. "We are interested in making tellurium-containing polymers that may have applications in organic light emitting diode (or OLED) devices among other possibilities."
Looking forward to the future, Braun says she believes that establishing relationships with these German colleagues through the ATUMS program will set her apart and ultimately help in her job search.
ATUMS is also providing up to 10 hours of paid professional development each year for its students covering such topics as career counseling, mock interviews, presentation skills, self-promotion training, presentation skills, intellectual property policy, and social media training.
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The ATUMS program was funded thanks to a $1.65M grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program.
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Union Chief Lim Swee Say: We are like a little deaf frog, deaf to all criticisms.
I love Lim Swee Say. He says the darnedest things. Like this fable he told in Parliament:
THE story goes that in a kingdom of frogs, the tallest tower in the world is built for an annual competition.
And when the event is held, many aim to become the champion by making it to the top, but fail as they are discouraged by the audience, who warn that the climb is too dangerous.
All except one frog who did reach the top. And when asked afterwards why he ignored the crowd, the frog said: 'I'm deaf. I can't hear them.'
With this tale, labour chief Lim Swee Say responded to opposition MP Low Thia Khiang (Hougang), who repeated his criticism of a day earlier that low- wage workers continue to languish, and that the labour movement ought to do better and work harder.
Mr Lim's point: Despite criticisms like those levelled by the Workers' Party chief, the labour movement continues to address problems faced by low-wage workers and to improve their situation.
'We never give up. We are like the little frog. We are deaf to all these criticisms,' he said.
From: yansimon52
Subject: Re: Geniune feelings of Singaporeans suppressed
On Apr 8, 1:05 pm, "truth" wrote:
> truth comment: i hope more and more singaporeans will adopt this
> way to spread about the evils of the papist leegime to those who
> are not internet savy. in this way patriotic singaporeans will be able
> to beat the propaganda of the msm. how many policemen do they
> have to investigate every case. if there are hundred of thousands
> everyday, there is nothing the authority can do.
> http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/04/08/singapore-police-to-investiga...
> In yet another sign that public anger against the PAP is fast reaching an
> all-time high, fliers critical of the PAP were found in the mailboxes of HDB
> flats in Pasir Ris-Punggol and Marine Parade GRCs.
> Printed on A-4 sized papers in both English and Chinese with the title "The
> truth that every citizen must know", the fliers made "allegations about
> corruption and exploitation and complained about cost of living, among other
> things" and urge residents to take "collective and concerted action to go
> against the PAP", the Straits Times reports today.
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> As expected, the state media dared not publish the content of the filers and
> jumped to the defence of the embattled PAP by casting aspersions on the
> credibility of the fliers.
> TODAY published an article with the misleading headline "Poison pen letters
> hit Sengkang" while the Straits Times interviewed one resident who felt it
> was not "appropriate" for such content to be circulated this way to give the
> erroneous impression to the public that the distribution of anti-PAP fliers
> is wrong.
> A police report was made and the Singapore Police is now investigating the
> matter involving a political party under the Sedition Act, where the
> offender could be fined up to $5,000 and/or given a maximum jail term of
> three years.
> It is most befuddling that the state media chose to slant its articles in
> such a way to mislead readers into thinking that a criminal offence has been
> committed when the content of the fliers remain a mystery.
> At the very least, they should publish the content in full for readers to
> judge for themselves if they are indeed "seditious".
> It is hardly a surprise that the PAP MPs in the two GRCs have dismissed the
> fliers.
> PAP MP Charles Chong who sparked an outcry two years ago by describing
> Singaporeans as "lesser mortals" said the allegations against the PAP were
> too "broad and wild" to warrant a response.
> "It looks like someone wants to have a head start this time.We will respond
> if they are more specific and credible.The public could draw its own
> conclusions about the allegations," he was quoted as saying in the Straits
> Times.
> If this is indeed so, why then is the media hiding the content of the fliers
> from Singaporeans?
> Mr Chong's response is in line with what PAP Minister Lim Swee Say said in
> Parliament last month:
> "We (PAP) are DEAF to all criticisms!"
> Every Singapore citizen has the right to criticize the government and its
> policies and to call on collective action by the citizenry. The Singapore
> police should not waste precious taxpayers' monies on such frivolous police
> reports to criminalize legitimate civil activism as guaranteed under our
> Constitution.
> Readers who have received a copy of this flyer, please scan it and email to
> us at temasekrev...@gmail.com
> We would like to call on all Singaporeans to stand behind this brave
> Singaporean who dares to go against the despotic, undemocratic and paranoid
> regime. In the event that he/she is arrested by the PAP's police, we will
> set up a fund to fight the case for him/her in court. Let the whole world
> knows how dictatorial, repressive and totalitarian the PAP is!
Halo don't play play hor.......wait kena caught hor ..can go to the
gallow you no?
We PAP gentleman la.....U got problem we PAP solve...U need money we
PAP give you...what more you want?...Or issit you want our MIW's
asshole.....cannot lar..


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Almost two weeks after a deadly outbreak of sectarian violence in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria, the anti-Christian riots are still a matter of great concern for Egyptians. Many people, Muslim and Christian alike, suspect there was a political motive behind the clashes, with parliamentary elections approaching. A growing number of members of both faiths are worried about a growing rift, and are calling for unity.
One evening earlier this week, several hundred people, both Muslims and Christians, stood on a street corner in downtown Cairo, holding lighted candles to symbolize peace and unity in the face of recent religious violence. Some stood quietly out of respect for the dead, but others sang nationalist songs and chanted slogans calling on Egyptians to unite across religious lines.
This group chants about other Arab countries torn apart by sectarian violence, like Lebanon and Iraq. We do not want this, they say, we want a secular state.
Demonstrations organized by the anti-government group known as Kifaya are usually surrounded by hundreds of intimidating riot police, but not this one. The police presence is light and limited mostly to white-uniformed officers, who keep their distance. It indicates the government's approval of the rally's stated goal - to promote the national unity for Egyptians of all faiths in the aftermath of sectarian riots in Alexandria.
Two weeks ago, violence flared in the ancient northern city when rumors spread that a Coptic Christian church was distributing DVDs of a two-year-old theater performance that allegedly insulted Islam. Roughly 5000 angry Muslims protested outside the church, and the scene deteriorated into a rock-throwing melee. Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Three people were killed and scores injured.
The city of Alexandria has returned to an uneasy calm, but the clash has shaken many Egyptians, both Muslim and Christian. Pointing to history, retired social worker Layla Dous says religious intolerance is un-Egyptian.
"Well I'm old, 90 years old, and I've seen all the politics of Egypt. So I am very sad of what's happening, very, very sad," she said. "Really, it's not in the nature of Egypt. This is just something which has been done just to make us not think of the government situation. It is not right. And this is going to break Egypt."
Roughly 10 percent of Egyptians are Christian, mainly members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose ancestors were living here long before the arrival of Islam. The two faiths have lived together in relative peace for centuries. But the Alexandria riot exposed modern tensions between Muslims and Christians that few Egyptians have wanted to acknowledge.
"It cannot go on like this," said Nagwa Farang, 56, a consultant. "There is some kind of acceleration in tensions and conflicts between denominations. And it's important also being a Christian myself, and come and express myself and take part in what's taking place in my country."
She believes that fanaticism has developed among members of both faiths. Among Christians, she believes, growing extremism is a response to marginalization.
"No, I see that there is extremism in both sides," said Ms. Farang. "Plus, there is a gradual exclusion. You know, you exclude Christians from political life. They are a minority, you tell them you don't have rights, so the only place they go to is the church. They stay in the church. The church is not just becoming a place for worship, it becomes a place for social life. Even lately, the pope makes political statements, telling the Christians to vote here or to vote that [way]. I mean, he's a religious leader, my personal view is he should not get involved in that."
An influential Muslim member of parliament from the ruling National Democratic Party acknowledges that Christians are underrepresented in parliament. But the reformist lawmaker, Hossam Badrawi, says the problem is wider than that.
"I think many Egyptians are marginalized, Muslims and Copts. Seven million are voting, out of 72 million Egyptians? Many people are marginalized," he noted. "You can get out of the marginalized people the women, and say the women are marginalized. Or you can get the young people and say young people are marginalized. Or you can get the Christians and say Christians are marginalized. But I don't think we should measure it that way. What happened in Alexandria is scary. But it should be exposed and handled with transparency and democracy."
Hossam Badrawi and leaders of the opposition agree that the key is reforming Egypt's political system to be more inclusive.
Political concerns also have many Egyptians asking why the violence broke out now, two years after the performance of the controversial play. Parliamentary elections start next week, and few people think the timing of the unrest is a coincidence. Some residents of Cairo say they have been getting inflammatory anti-Muslim letters and e-mails, which they see as part of an organized campaign to inflame sectarian tensions.
But the big mystery is who might benefit from driving a wedge between Muslims and Christians. Some theories point to Islamic extremists, others to foreign involvement of some kind, and still others to Egypt's own government and its controversial state of emergency.
Whoever is responsible, the people at the candlelight vigil are hoping that their voices will make it clear that they do not intend to let their country be divided along religious lines. That is the hope of a tall, thin 27-year-old accountant named Mohammed, who held a banner calling for unity.
He says, "We are here for the sake of Egypt. Egypt has always been one home for everybody. We have Muslims, we have Christians, we have had Jews. They have always been living together as one country. I am coming here for the sake of the country. If my name was not Mohammed, if my name was Maurice or Michael, it would not make a difference. Egypt is for everybody."


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February 2010
Make Way Dr. Laura: Jennifer Ginsberg to Appear as Addiction Expert Tomorrow Eve on Extra
February 24, 2010
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O'Reilly Raises an Interesting Point Re: "Socialist" Obama
February 23, 2010
Tonight on the Factor, Bill O'Reilly put forward an interesting, sobering argument regarding the classification of President Obama as a socialist by some conservatives.
"When you have a country starting to...
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Giuliani, who in his capacity as a...
Will $40 Million US Tax Dollars Subsidize UN Agency That Tolerates Teaching Martyrdom to Palestinian Kids?
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Foley incident stirs up a stereotype about gay men / Some conservatives link child sex abuse to sexual orientation
Some conservatives have reacted to former Rep. Mark Foley's sexual messages to teenage boys and announcement he is gay by suggesting that homosexuals are more likely to molest children, a link that psychiatric groups say has no basis in fact.
Yet the stereotype seems to be sticking, repeated in the conservative and mainstream media. A columnist for the Wall Street Journal suggested that homosexuality exists on a continuum stretching from "just another gay guy" to "a compulsive, predatory sex offender."
Jay Leno recently quipped that GOP now stands for "Gay Old Pedophile," and Ben Stein wrote in the American Spectator that "I hope it won't come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys. (Take a look at anyone renting 'Endless Summer' next time you are at the video store.)"
But researches say that the data cited to back up such stereotypes is flimsy, exaggerated and sometimes made up.
"That fact that an adult has a pedophile diagnosis or pedophile tendencies tells you nothing about their adult relationships. It tells you about what kind of children they are attracted to," said Jack Drescher, past chair of the American Psychiatric Association's committee on gay, lesbian and bisexual issues.
In Foley's case, the clinical definition of pedophilia -- an attraction to prepubescent children -- does not apply; the congressional pages receiving his advances were 16 and 17 years old.
Yet Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council wrote in an e-mail to supporters that "neither party seems likely to address the real issue, which is the link between homosexuality and child sex abuse." Perkins went on to assert that 86 percent of child molesters are identified as gay or bisexual.
A Family Research Council spokeswoman said that figure came from an October 2001 article in the journal the Archives of Sexual Behavior. However, that article included no such data and instead reported that "most men who molest boys and most men who molest girls are heterosexual in their adult sexual preference."
The researcher who has done the most to find links between homosexuality and child molestation is Paul Cameron, chairman of the Family Research Institute -- a group with a stated goal of "stopping gay rights."
Cameron was a member of the American Psychology Association for 23 years and said, "I legitimately resigned before they could fire me." Cameron's major argument is that while gay men make up a small percentage of the overall population -- he uses a figure of 3 percent -- they account for between a fifth and a third of all child molesters.
Cameron said his data is based on reports of molestation in the general population, news accounts of those who are caught and what "homosexuals themselves have reported."
But Cameron has a broad definition of who counts as homosexual. If a man who is married, has children and identifies as heterosexual molests a male child, Cameron counts that man as gay.
"If a fellow molests a boy, why would anyone consider him heterosexual even if he has a girlfriend or a wife?" Cameron said. He said he knows of no one who has published articles in scientific journals to dispute his claims.
Greg Herek, a UC Davis professor of psychology who studies prejudice and stigma, has written extensive critiques of Cameron's studies. He said Cameron has a reputation for producing questionable studies.
"The idea of sexual orientation being linked to child molestation is such an old stereotype that no one takes it seriously. A consequence of that is it is not a topic that is heavily researched," he said.
Conclusively proving the negative in science -- in this instance, that there is no difference between gay people and straight people with regards to child molestation or pedophilia -- is not possible, Herek said. The most a researcher could say is that he or she could not find a connection.
Cameron has exploited that nuance, using it to say that his work cannot be dismissed, Herek said.
Herek said this stereotype of gay men is rooted in the relationship between "in" groups and "out" groups, in this case heterosexuals and homosexuals, respectively. Historically, the "in" group has tended to stereotype "out" groups as threats to the most vulnerable members of the "in" group, which are children, she said.
The conflation between homosexuality and pedophilia has angered many in the gay community, said Thom Lynch, executive director of the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center.
"The fact that he was gay had nothing to do with this," Lynch said. "It's a sexual harassment issue. It's not even clear if it would have been illegal for him to hook up with this kid -- the age of consent in Washington is 16."
Lynch said he finds it deplorable that sexual orientation is for some a legitimate topic in the debate.
"We've gotten to a place where certain racial and religious stereotypes are not acceptable to talk about, but gay stereotypes are," he said.
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Coming soon to your neighborhood (at the discretion of your sim manager, of course) is my little pet project – The Sandwich Lady!
Picture the real life ice-cream truck, and you've got the idea!
I will be going from sim to sim (only sims that arrange with me and assign me rez rights for my truck), enticing the children with delicious treats delivered right to your door if you run out and wave me down, of course.
This new idea was birthed after a night of chit chat with my beloved brother, Adam. Before I knew it, I had a used truck and was soon scheduled for some very extensive refurbishments.
The truck went from drab to fab!
Naturally, I was dying to show Taelor this as soon as he was awake. But I had to wait.
It was Tuesday, and ballet was first.
Soon after ballet, I did show him the truck and told him of my new idea to deliver LIFE and non-LIFE icecream, sandwiches and drinks to family/RP sims who were interested in having unbiased RP infused in their circle.
Cumberland sims already signed up (thanks to the advocacy of Audree Freschi), so that's pretty exciting! Hopefully more will invite me over and it will be a fun benefit to their community. At least, that's my dream.
After showing him the truck, we needed to take a drive to drop off a Belated Birthday card for Pygar. It was his birthday only days ago, and sadly we were unaware.
We got there and pressed the doorbell. Assuming no one would be home, we left the card in the mail. But just as we were leaving, the door swung open!
MARI! She was home and quickly invited us inside.
I dunno why, but I love this little girl so much. She's a smart whip, and is really sweet with Taelor. Taelor adores her and her brother Pygar. In fact, I only wish there was enough time to get them in play dates together.
For now, it was a joy to be sat with them talking and me, wondering inside my head. I know they said stuff, but for the life of me, I can't recall. I must have drifted with thoughts about just how fun and cool it was that I wasn't even listening. It probably happened right after Taelor asked if he could have the chocolate cookie that was offered to him (I said yes, of course). Oh well, all I know is I felt like a beast having to break up the bonding as bed time arrived for Taelor.
With warm hugs good bye, we parted, but I promised we would do it again. That is a promise I intend to keep, so help me God.
Soon we were home and prayers were said. We covered everyone in our prayers, before I tucked him into bed for the night.
It was a lovely day, truly. Wish you were there.
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It's been fourteen years since the original Incredibles move was released. Incredibles 2 takes place shortly after the first film where performing heroics is still illegal and has been for fifteen years. It was just a regular day for the Parr family when a villain rose up and robbed a bank in broad daylight. The Incredibles took it upon themselves to stop this criminal and to save the city from his out-of-control drilling vehicle heading towards City Hall. Even though that crisis was averted, much damage was done to other buildings and all superheroes were further chastised and told to stay out of the crime fighting business. In fact, the agency that has been helping the Incredibles is shutting down due to this incident.
Though most of the public are against superheroes, not everyone is. A very rich entrepreneur wishes to reverse this law and uses Elastigirl as his ideal example. She was chosen for her performance and lack of damage caused to personal property. Her husband's ego is shattered, but he wants his wife to succeed as it will benefit all superheroes in the future.
While Helen is fighting crime and making televised appearances, Bob is taking care of the kids at home. He has to learn "new" math, cope with his daughter's dating drama, and discover Jack-Jack's multiple new powers. I won't spoil any of the story, but I will say that the whole family must work together to untarnish the reputation of superheroes.
For a film geared towards families, I was surprised at the language in it. Hell, d*mn, and the Lord's name taken in vain can be heard in this two hour and five minute film. Cartoon violence is a given. If you don't mind that you'll probably enjoy this film despite its predictable ending.
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Why Do Lemon Trees Lose Their Leaves Suddenly?
Lemon trees (Citrus limonia) are thorny evergreen citrus trees with narrowly ovate light green leaves and purplish-tinted white flowers. The tree produces yellow lemons pointed at both ends, which contain an acidic juice. Lemon trees thrive in areas of low frost, such as regions that fall within U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9A through 11. While some leaf drop during winter and early spring is normal, there are several reasons for heavy leaf drop on lemon trees, including improper care, disease and fungi.
Nutrient Deficiency
In lemon trees deficient in certain key nutrients, such as magnesium and iron, leaf drop can occur. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include yellowing or bronzing of leaves, and in severe cases leaves drop freely. Symptoms of iron deficiency include thin, small leaves that suffer from chlorosis and drop early. Applying Epsom salt to the soil can help with magnesium deficiency, and iron by apply iron chelates. Iron deficiency occurs most often in trees with inadequate irrigation or growing in areas with poor drainage.
Excessive Fertilization
Too much fertilizer can lead to leaf drop. Young trees require light fertilization during the first year; about 1 tablespoon per month during spring and summer. Beyond the first year, fertilize trees once every four to six weeks and gradually increase the amount of fertilizer each year as the tree grows, using a fertilizer made for citrus or an 8-8-8 fertilizer. When using fertilizer, sprinkle it evenly, covering the entire root zone. Do not pile fertilizer right at the tree base, as this can cause damage. Proper fertilization practice can help prevent leaf drop from over-fertilization.
Certain insect pests can cause leaf drop on lemon trees. California red scale is a type of armored scale that lemon trees are susceptible to. The scale can cause yellowing of leaves and leaf drop. The pests are most active in late summer and early fall. To control California red scale, you can introduce natural predators, such as parasitic wasps.
Root Rot
Phytophthora root rot often affects lemon trees and causes many symptoms, such as yellowing of leaves and leaf drop. This fungus affects the root system of the lemon tree and is often caused when the trunk remains wet. To avoid root rot, plant trees in areas with good drainage and where they will not receive frequent irrigation. Reducing irrigation can help if done before root rot becomes severe; if damage is severe, you should remove the tree and fumigate the area.
- The New Sunset Western Garden Book; Kathleen Norris Brenzel, Editor
- The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening Volume 10; T.H. Everett, Editor
- University of Arizona College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension: Citrus Leaf Drop in the Low Desert
- University of Georgia Agriculture & Envornmental Sciences: Citrus Fruits for Southern and Coastal Georgia
- University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Citrus Problem Diagnosis
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One of the reasons I read (and write) crime novels is to experience danger without suffering any of the consequences. Call it what you will. Escapism. Wish fulfillment. Fantasy. But whatever label you want to put on it, I would argue it is a healthy way to indulge, and David Housewright's PI novel Highway 61 is one thoroughly satisfying indulgence, a book totally worthy of adverbs.
In Highway 61, Rushmore McKenzie (great name!) is a recent millionaire and unlicensed PI who does favors for his friends, or in this case, the daughter of the woman he loves. The daughter's father, a lowlife with a taste for barely legal girls named Jason Truhler, is being blackmailed. It doesn't take McKenzie very long before he figures out Truhler has fallen victim to the classic Honey Pot scam. A bit more digging and all manner of unsavory characters come crawling out of the dirt: a pair of murderous brothers referred to as the Joes, a serial arsonist named Bug, a Machiavellian fixer called Muehlenhaus, and a teenage callgirl-come-blackmailer named Vicki Walsh at the center of it all. With a sordid cast of characters like that, the action is bound to reach a fever pitch, and in a hurry, which it does.
Aside from the requisite car chases and physical confrontations between McKenzie and the bad guys, all of which are expertly written and kept me up past my bedtime, this novel does something quite interesting: it uses Highway 61 as both a setting for the action and as a metaphor. The highway represents moral decay, and McKenzie must traverse this highway and save the day, all while maintaining his own moral compass. Pretty deep stuff, especially for such a fun read.
This was my first encounter with Rushmore McKenzie, but it won't be my last. I'm planning my own trip down the highway soon. . .to pick up another of Housewright's novels. Hopefully, I won't come across any blackmailers or armed assailants as I prefer to keep my fantasy life separate from my real one.


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Author: Sarah Strohmeyer.
Pages: 304.
Published: May 13th 2014 by Balzer + Bray.
Sort: Stand-alone.
Growing up in a house of female morticians, Lily Graves knows all about buried secrets. She knows that perfect senior-class president Erin Donohue isn't what she seems. She knows why Erin's ex-boyfriend, hot football player Matt Houser, broke up with her. And she also knows that, even though she says she and Matt are just friends, there is something brewing between them—something Erin definitely did not like. But secrets, even ones that are long buried, have a way of returning to haunt their keeper. So when Erin is found dead the day after attacking Lily in a jealous rage, Lily's and Matt's safe little lives, and the lives of everyone in their town of Potsdam, begin to unravel. And their relationship—which grew from innocent after-school tutoring sessions to late-night clandestine rendezvous—makes them both suspects. As her world crumbles around her, Lily must figure out the difference between truth and deception, genuine love and a web of lies. And she must do it quickly, before the killer claims another victim.
Lily is working on the graveyard when she is attacked by Erin. She is accused of stealing Erin's boyfriend, Matt, who is a good friend of her. When Erin is found dead in her tub the next day, suicide, people gossip that it's Lily's fault. That is until Lily finds out that the police think she has been killed. Lily hopes to clean her Matt's name when the police points them out as main suspects.
I never felt connected to Lily, Matt or the romance. Erin was a raving lunatic and the only characters I really liked were the secondary family members – who play little roles in the story. I think the author tried to make Lily a bit goofy. She dresses 'strange', she grew up in a moratorium where her family works and all the things she does are supposed to be different, but it felt a little forced to me. I was shown how Lily was, instead of feeling. I also didn't like how she went behind her mothers back by meeting Matt in secret. It was great that she believed in him, but based on evidence I would've stayed away from him.
The mystery was never very engaging to me. I could care less whether they found the murderer, because I never felt any tension. Based on the blurb I thought there might be more victims or at least a treat, but nothing happens. I also thought it was strange how a teenage girl is capable of finding more information than the police. It was also far too convenient how Lily finds out that Erin is murdered. I hope it's not something that happens in real life; because her mother's boyfriend (who is part of the investigation) mailed her mother some inside secret information?
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Shrouded in secrecy, an ultra-conservative organization has operated for at least 30 years to destroy the poor and middle class people in the United States until George Zimmerman followed and killed Trayvon Martin, who was armed only with Skittles and an iced tea. Although law enforcement groups opposed the so-called "Stand Your Ground" law, people in Florida are permitted to attack a perceived assailant without retreating. John Timoney, former Miami police chief, called the law a "recipe for disaster" and said that he and other police chiefs had correctly predicted it would lead to more violent road-rage incidents and drug killings.
Behind this law is not only the NRA but also the shadowy American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a collection of wealthy corporations and highly conservative legislators, that exists to prepare ultra-conservative legislative bills that have swept the country as more and more states are held hostage by Republicans.
Once people began to learn about ALEC's destructive nature, they protested, frequently with on-line petitions against its supporters. At least 12 major corporations, the number growing daily, have withdrawn their donations, including McDonald's, Wendy's, Intuit, Kraft, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and the Gates Foundation. Petitions are still out there to persuade State Farm Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, and AT&T to drop their support.
The pressure is paying off: ALEC has announced that it will be "eliminating the ALEC Public Safety and Elections task force that dealt with non-economic issues, and reinvesting these resources in the task forces that focus on the economy." That's the task force that was behind the controversial voter ID, "stand your ground," and anti-immigrant laws.
Complaining about "an intimidation campaign," ALEC claims that its aim is "economic vitality." Toward that end, they strive to break unions, repeal minimum wage laws, privatize public lands, repeal capital gains and estate taxes, oppose efforts to address human-created climate change, repeal sick day laws, require super-majorities to raise taxes, restrict women's reproductive rights, and even push laws stating that kids' eating rat poison is an "acceptable risk."
In the name of "economic vitality," ALEC has model laws in the educational field to teach creationism and stop the teaching of human involvement in climate change. Their ultimate goal is to strip public education of all financing, funding only private religious academies. The Supreme Court allows Arizona to funnel public taxes to religious schools, and Tennessee now promotes creationism and climate change denial in its schools. Denying any involvement in ALEC, New Jersey governor Chris Christie uses its model bills for education "reform" including the use of standardized testing and reforming teacher tenure. ALEC is also in Minnesota working for "torte reform."
ALEC distributes hate messages, such as the pamphlets about the "Ten Harms of Same-Sex Marriage" and worse. According to this material from the Family Research Council, marriage equality would result in fewer people marrying or remaining monogamous followed by polygamy.
After the NRA conceived Florida's so-called Stand Your Ground law and promoted its passage, the gun-advocacy group brought the bill to ALEC in 2005, when legislators and corporate lobbyists on the Criminal Justice Task Force voted unanimously to adopt it as a "model bill." Since becoming first an ALEC model and then a law in dozens of other states, the number of homicides classified as "justifiable" has dramatically increased, jumping 300 percent in Florida alone. In 2009, members of the same Task Force approved the model "Voter ID Act," versions of which were introduced in a majority of states in 2011, illegally denying voters the opportunity to participate in elections.
Members of the now-eliminated Task Force have included for-profit prison providers like Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which has also served as the co-chair. The ALEC Criminal Justice/Public Safety & Elections Task Force has created model bills that lengthen sentences, dramatically increased incarceration rates, and—of course—privatize prisons, putting more of those inmates under the control of for-profit corporations.
Fifteen years ago, Scott Walker, currently Wisconsin governor, introduced the "Truth in Sentencing" bill passed by the legislature which requires inmates to serve their full sentence without options for parole or supervised release. The law removes incentives for prisoners to reduce prison time through good behavior and participation in counseling as well as eliminating the ability for judges and parole boards to decide that the financial and social costs of keeping a particular person incarcerated no longer furthers public safety goals.
Walker failed to make money for CCA by losing his bid to privatize Wisconsin prisons, but Arizona Republican Rep. Russell Pearce was more successful when he collaborated with CCA to privatize half the immigrant detention centers at the same time that he persuaded the state legislature to pass the ALEC "model" immigration bill that became SB1070. An immigrant contesting their deportation can wait up to a year for a hearing, even though many of those detained have not committed a crime and have no criminal record. Taxpayers give CCA $122 per day for each detained immigrant in these centers. Pearce is known nation-wide because of the successful recall against him.
ALEC also made money for the for-profit bail bond industry's trade association, the American Bail Coalition (ABC), through ALEC's anti-immigration laws. An immigrant facing removal in some cases may be released on bond and will often pay a commercial bail bondsman for release. Immigration bonds are usually between $5,000 and $10,000 although the bond can be much higher. A for-profit bail bondsman who receives 10 percent of that bail as a nonrefundable fee can collect significant profits for doing very little. ABC has called ALEC the industry's "life preserver." After the dissolution of ALEC's Criminal Justice/Public Safety & Elections Task Force, ABC moved over to the Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force.
In one specific way, ALEC affects almost everyone in its attempt to raise prices for Internet use. Although ALEC's restrictive bill failed to stop the public broadband system in Lafayette (LA), the "model" remains in ALEC's library. Lafayette's system offers Internet speed at a 750-percent cheaper cost to users than rival Cox's service at the lowest tier. If the corporations that run ALEC get their way in the future, you will never have cheaper and faster Internet service.
While ALEC tries to keep Internet subscribers paying top dollar, they use it to protest what they perceive as "unfair" treatment, sending their message out to conservative bloggers of how to defend ALEC. In addition to its false claim of transparency, it also touts its "diversity of thought … a non-partisan resource": ALEC leadership has one Democrat and 103 Republicans. Because of the closed-door policy, constituents don't know that corporations write and approve ALEC legislation. Bloggers were told that ALEC will soon launch a website called "I Stand with ALEC." (Until it comes up, you can find real information about ALEC at a website exposing their activities.)
Sounding virtuous about its work, ALEC said, "America needs organizations like ALEC to foster the discussion and debate of policy differences in an open, transparent way." ALEC Task Force meetings are closed to the press and public and take place behind closed doors. The Koch brothers are large donors to ALEC; they well understand the importance of opacity.
Unfortunately, ALEC is not unique in the land of blueprint legislation, borrowing bill prototypes or model bills from a central national entity and then adapting them for introduction in statehouses. People who notice that the women's anti-reproductive rights legislation sweeping Republican states pretty much look alike can thank Americans United for Life (AUL) that took over from ALEC in this area. Behind this organization is former Mike Huckabee staffer Charmaine Yoest and former Planned Parenthood employee Abby Johnson, who now claims "that Planned Parenthood is in cahoots with Satan." Johnson is also behind Komen's defunding Planned Parenthood. Not much has been said about their funding, but they certainly seem to have clout.
As The Nation reports, conservatives in ALEC think everything in government should be "demonized, starved, or privatized." That's probably true for all conservatives.


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Self-guided walks for the Curious...
Explore York city centre with two self-guided heritage walks with a treasure hunt theme. Discover York's "hidden treasures" whilst having a fun day out with family and friends!
York is home to over 30 museums and tourist attractions – more than any other comparable historical city in Britain. York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, taking 250 years to build, from 1220 till its consecration in 1472. The Shambles is believed to be the oldest shopping street in Europe, even getting a mention in the Domesday Book of 1086. Apparently still on the statue books is a law which makes it legal to shoot a Scotsman in York, but only with a bow and arrow and definitely not on Sundays.
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- An exploration of York's city centre with two self-guided heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Completing the treasure hunt keeps everyone actively engaged, and urges you to look up, down and every which-way - so you won't miss out on any of the city's treasures. There is also a York 2.
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- Most clues are chosen for their historical value, so you'll learn about the diverse culture, significant people and extraordinary events which have influenced York in becoming what it is today.
- This is an outdoor, unsupervised activity - so you can go at a pace which suits you, whilst keeping you healthy!
- A Curious About walk is a fun and social activity for all the family and friends. Different people can take on different roles - follow the map, identify picture clues, read directions, etc - it's ideal for children from the age of 6, and if you can walk/wheelchair it, you're young enough!
- The two walks have been designed so that the second one follows on from where the first one ends. Do both, or have a breather and do the second one another day! They both start and finish in the heart of the city - so buses, trains and car parks are easily available to get you there and back.
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1. Minster to Shambles - 1.1 miles / 1.8 kms
Initially take a walk in a park as you circle York's magnificent Minster, before entering the city's narrow streets and lanes with quirky shops and plentiful restaurants. Then disappear up a narrow footpath to an ancient, secret church, before meandering round some little-known byways. Finally, it's back to tourist York, and the Shambles, a famously narrow, old-world street with overhanging, timber-framed buildings.
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2. Shambles to Museum Gardens - 0.8 miles / 1.3 kms
From York's timeworn lanes this walk leads you past contemporary shops, mingled with ancient history. Next it's out of the bustling centre, past the imposing Minster again, and out through an ancient gateway where a knocker was installed so passing Scots could request entry to the city! Now walk beside Abbey walls, before entering the splendid Museum Gardens with its host of intriguing attractions.
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If you are enrolled in the Children's University you can now gain hours towards your next award by completing one or more of our many Curious About walks.
Please note, for safety reasons a child should be accompanied by an adult, either parent/carer or person in loco parentis. Also, the booklets may require a degree of interpretation by an adult, as well as support and guidance.
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- We will then send you an email with your sticker, which you can print, cut out and stick in your passport. Hours awarded will equal those shown against each walk.


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6am and wide awake …
Don't you just hate that on a Saturday morning when there's no need to get up and do the rush to work?
Mind active so can't sleep, chilling listening to music on Spotify.
Isn't it great how browsing the web or in this case Spotify can take you to places or music that you've never heard of?
I was listening to the new Waterboys album, very bluesy, love November Tale as yesterday's blog, tells a story that I can relate to.
Then browsing the Waterboys back catalogue took me to their version of This Land Is Your Land. An American Civil Rights protest song written by Woodie Guthrie in response to Irving Berlin's God Bless America.
Being a Celtic fan, I know the song very well as its often sang at Celtic Park in response the vile and racist Famine Song sang by some other teams support.
So I was browsing the various different versions of the song, Spotify is fantastic for that, it's like having all the music in the world at your fingertips.
I came across versions by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and a great soulful version by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
What a rich soulful voice that lady has.
Next stop was browsing Sharon Jones albums and came across this belter.
Love that sound, her voice, the sax, and pulsing beat makes me want dance and it's just turned 7am … Feck!! 🙂