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A LGBT high school is opening in America
Apparently the educational safe space will be the 'first of its kind'
Carrying on 2015's rising trend of educational safe spaces, Georgia is opening its first ever high school for LGBT youth.
The Pride School Atlanta will apparently be aimed at children aged between five to 18, and will offer support to students who have been bullied over their sexual orientation, or confused about their gender identity. According to the Associated Press, the concept was thought up by Christian Zsilavetz – a trans teacher who wanted to help stop children from feeling "different".
"Kids have full permission to be themselves – as well as educators," he told the agency. "Where there's no wondering, 'Is this teacher going to be a person for me to be myself with?' This is a place where they can just open up and be the best person they can be."
Set to open in 2016, the Pride School has already sparked national debate about the best scholastic approach for LGBT youth. Given recent controversies in some American schools – from transgender toilet issues to hate group protests – it may help offer a more 'normal' and accepting high school experience for struggling students. That said, it could also work the other way – encouraging more division, and less understanding for people outside the LGBT experience.
"I think right now what a lot of students face is separate-but-equal education in the public schools... This is a place where they can just open up and be the best person they can be" – Christian Zsilavetz
"There's a number of kids who come from the South ... migrating to places like New York and other cities because they feel like it's more tolerant for them," explained Ross Murray, GLAAD's programs director, global and U.S. South. "I think having a school like this in Atlanta... it means it's much more regionally connected. If a student does need a place where they can be safe from bullying, from peers who want to harass or harm them, they're not going to have to travel tons of distance to do that."
Recent findings in the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's 2013 National School Climate Survey show that 56 per cent of LGBT students will face issues at school because of their sexuality, with 71 per cent being exposed to homophobic language. In southern US states like Georgia, harassment figures like this rocket up to 90 per cent.
"When (LGBT) kids can see you, when they know that they can come to you, they're less likely to die (or be suicidal), for one," summarised Zsilavetz. "They're less likely to get pregnant, when they don't really want to get pregnant. They're less likely to get into drugs and alcohol and into depression."
"I think right now what a lot of students face is separate-but-equal education in the public schools," he added. "Because if you can't go to the bathroom all day and you can't use the locker room and you're bullied in the classroom and the teachers aren't standing up for you, you don't have a full seat at the table."
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Team to Saints' Fans: Don't become Louisiassholes
Written by Marty Graw	Monday, 05 April 2010
New Orleans Saints' officials pleaded with its fan base to "not be like this guy," who had moments before tattooed the Saints logo on his balls.
After defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints and their energized fan base took to the streets of their beleaguered city for some well-deserved celebrations.
But after the team's victory parade, when they showed off their new trophy to their adoring fans, team ownership and management had some cautious words for their fans.
"Please, please don't become so obnoxious with our success that the rest of the country learns to hate us," warned team owner Tom Benson. "You may not remember this, but it wasn't that long ago that the country was really happy for the out-of-nowhere Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. We were all relieved when the Red Sox ended the Curse of the Bambino and won the World Series.
"But their fans reacted to success to poorly, they're all know as Massholes now," he noted. "Don't let that happen to us. Don't become Louisiassholes."
Head coach Sean Payton then assured the crowd that star quarterback Drew Brees was prohibited from appearing in more than one commercial at a time, and under no circumstances would they involve any type of cookie or Donald Trump. He also insisted that supermodels be forbidden from training camp, and Terrell Owens would be given a restraining order from even mentioning playing for the Saints.
"So just use some restraint out there," added Payton. "If two knuckleheads are arguing whether Brady or Manning is the best quarterback, don't scream 'Brees would kick both of their asses' or 'who won the Super Bowl, bitch?!' Drew knows he won. You know he's good. So just say 'Both Brady and Manning are excellent. Good luck next year.'"
"Remember," added New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, "the country felt sorry for us and was happy we won. But as crazy as this sounds, they think we're even now for Hurricane Katrina. They figure one big football game evens out the karma of all the death and destruction and misery of that disaster.
"We act like Colts or Cowboys or Pats fans, and they'll hate us too. It's just how it is," he concluded.
Naturally, 95 percent of the fans in attendance immediately proceeded to yell obscenities at the mere mention of the other sports teams, as a chant of "Saints Rule! Manning Sucks!" erupted across the city.
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Tianjin explosions cause Zurich to pull out of RSA takeover
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Swiss insurer Zurich has announced it will not seek to acquire RSA following losses from the Tianjin explosions and "weaker than expected profitability" in its general insurance business.
Zurich said its losses from a series of explosions in Tianjin in mid August had been estimated at $275m (£177m). However, the final cost of payouts remained uncertain.
In addition to the Tianjin explosions, the Swiss insurer expected weak profitability in its non-life business in the first half of the year would continue in the third quarter.
The firm has recently completed its reserve reviews and these indicated "a likely negative impact" of around $300m (£193m) due to car insurance liabilities in the US and other lines of business.
Kristof Terryn, the insurer's general insurance CEO, is conducting an "in-depth" review of the business.
The company expected a loss in general insurance of around $200m (£129m) in the third quarter, but said a further update would be provided in its third quarter results, due to be released on 5 November.
Zurich said it had terminated talks with RSA over a possible offer due to "the recent deterioration in the trading performance".
Last month it made an offer of £5.6bn for the British insurer. The board of RSA Group recommended accept the offer of 550 pence per share.
Following the announcement this morning RSA shares have dropped to 406.2 pence each. Last Friday its shares were trading at 510 pence.
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"Zurich has confirmed to RSA that the due diligence findings were in line with their expectations and, while the process had not been finally concluded, they had not found anything that would have prevented them from proceeding with the transaction on the terms announced on 25 August 2015," RSA said in a statement.
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Gehraiyaan Movie Review - Critics
Addatoday 2/13/2022 11:04:00 AM Ananya Panday, Deepika Padukone, Editors Pick, Movie Review, News, Siddhant Chaturvedi,
List of Gehraiyaan Movie Reviews from various popular critics and news portals. Kindly bookmark this page to check all the reviews which will be updated accordingly.
Star Cast - Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday
Director - Shakun Batra
Release Date - 11 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video
Total Reviews - 18
Average Score - 2.92/5
Overall Word of Mouth (Critics) - Mixed to Positive!
1. Times of India -
Rating Score -> 3.5/5
What does stick out like a sore thumb here is the film's length and its lack of clarity. The story digresses heavily in the latter half and makes you wonder where it is headed. With a runtime of 2 hours 28 minutes, it does get a tad monotonous and tiring. Overall, the film has some lovely lingering moments. If you want to look beyond the usual, Gehraiyaan definitely has depth that's worthy of being explored.
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2. Hindustan Times -
Rating Score -> n/a
Gehraiyaan moves past the length of 'necklines and hemlines' of the outfits the actors have worn in the film and it's the depth of the narrative, story and the emotions that you connect with. Watch it for Deepika because she truly has outdone herself, once again.
3. Indian Express -
Rating Score -> 2/5
Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday film is too designed, choppy. The foursome of Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Dhairya Karwa should have been a throbbing hot mess, but the film doesn't go deep enough.
4. Deccan Herald -
Dharma Productions, a banner that redefined the tenets of the war drama with the classy yet gripping Shershaah, does the same with the romance genre with Gehraiyaan. The film, unlike a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or a 96, is anything but a celebration of sugar-coated love. The romantic sequences are as realistic as can be, something that is accomplished by the intelligent use of 'silences'. It is, however, the final half an hour that proves to be Gehraiyaan's biggest surprise as what unfolds is completely different from anything one could have expected. The twist has 'shock value' and blends with the narrative quite well.
5. DNA -
Deepika Padukone is the soul of the film. Padukone grabs your attention from the first scene itself. Alisha gets anxious, and she suffers panic attacks, and Deepika proved her acting mettle in these moments. Siddhant Chaturvedi is also a surprise package. His role as a selfish fiance is been layered with various elements. Ananya as Tia is a sweetheart, and you'll feel bad for her. Panday has put sincere efforts in keeping the film together, and Tia will be considered as her career-best performance.
6. Zee News -
Director Shakun Batra is clearly inspired - Hollywood and South Korean style of filming and presentation can be felt but it comes as a breather. However, the pace sometimes distracts and its ungratifying climax makes it a curious case of writing. Watch Gehraiyaan to explore human relations from a third-person perspective - a window into 'their' lives unravelling secrets, lies and lingering moments of love.
7. Gulf News -
'Gehraiyaan' is a stirring portrait of regrets and redemption, all the while playing a cat-and-mouse game with its viewers. Just when you think it's a familiar tale of illicit love, shame, and guilt between Alisha and Zain — both who are in committed relationships with their respective partners played by Panday and Dhairya Karwa — the film veers into another direction. Its shift of pace and meditative mood feels abrupt, but you still stay with them.
8. Khaleej Times -
Gehraiyaan in many ways is an uncomfortable watch, throwing up questions about the role of destiny and choice in one's life. While some lucky ones like Khanna (Shah) are able to make peace with the past, for certain other characters it is not so easy to break the shackles of genes and therein lies the conundrum - are you defined by destiny or the choices you believe you are making? Gehraiyaan leaves one grappling with questions of one's own, long after the waves have receded.
9. Komal Nahta -
On the whole, Gehraiyaan is for the youngsters, the millennials. It is good that the film has been premiered on an OTT platform because it is, in every sense, a film for the digital platform. Of course, the orthodox audience will not appreciate the film.
10. News 18 -
Batra, who has co-written the script, has very little new to offer, and the film, which runs for 130 minutes – when it could have wound up in 90 – often seems repetitive. There is a lot of style, yes, but no substance. We see gorgeous women dressed sexily, and Alisha's yoga demonstration appears to be all about titillation.
11. Anupama Chopra -
In Hannah and Her Sisters, a film that Shakun cites as a major influence, a character describes the heart as a 'very, very resilient little muscle.' Gehraiyaan is a testament to that. The film never reaches the poetic heights it aspires to. But it is an intriguing excursion into the unfathomable and ultimately unknowable depths that men and women contain within them.
12. NDTV -
Deepika takes to her role like a fish to water and stamps her presence on the film. Siddhant, in contrast, wears an expression that vacillates between hangdog and deadpan - one is barely distinguishable from the other - and is hardly the ideal foil to his infinitely more malleable co-star. The complexities of the scarred Zain - he is suave, sweet-talking and palpably flawed - are way out of Siddhant Chaturvedi's league.
13. Rediff -
Deepika Padukone found her groove a while ago. But when a performance feels like a person, it's artistry at an altogether different level. As Alisha, she's raw yet polished, fierce yet soft, volatile yet suppressed, a woman willing to flex herself in every sense of the word. She embodies to perfection the Gehraiyaan in the title.
14. The Hindu -
Both Deepika and Siddhant have been able to portray the emotions of being with somebody who is both the ailment and the cure. In a tailor-made role, Deepika is effortless in portraying both the sassy and vulnerable aspects of Alisha. More than just its gleam, Gehraiyaan needs to be relished for its deeper meanings and heartfelt performances.
15. Mid-Day -
Gehraiyaan taps into the same Indian demographic, going through its longest phase of emergent adulthood, which could even be a permanent state — where couples live together, rather than get marry early. They imagine a future together, yes; but aren't necessarily bound by it.
16. The Guardian -
Romance in your 30s is no puppy-love business: youthful idealism ebbs with each passing year, while regrets gradually encroach. Setting sail in the muddy waters of modern relationships, Shakun Batra's star-studded Hindi drama shows that infidelity is never a simple affair.
17. The Week -
An Amazon original, Gehraiyaan, is a 150-minute film which seems to have been scripted to suit the stars. However, all the four leads come up with tepid performances, lacking any sort of charisma.
18. Outlook -
While the story looks like an honest exploration of the highs and lows of complexities in human relationships, it painfully misses the point of including the circumstances and the privileges that come along with it. Acknowledging the privilege to be able to delve into flurry of emotions that are a result of complex human relationships, especially in a country like India, where majority don't have that luxury, is completely missing from the film, which otherwise, tries to paint an empathetic picture of infidelity.
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Madan Marwah February 12, 2022 at 5:32 PM
Enjoyed reading the extracts of reviews. Thanks.
anika February 20, 2022 at 5:02 PM
A bad taste joke, without the elementary logic of connecting with the audience, emanating from people like Shakun, Karan,Dar Gai,Apoorva unmarried, sick, who was joined by Deepika out of stupidity for money with her image and three weak young people in terms of acting. 1 hour and 48 minutes of advertising for bikinis and rudimentary scenes without attraction. Disappointing, disgusting, execrable.
Shershaah the total budget of the film was INR 55 crore. Shershaah is a superhit movie on the OTT platform. Thus, the total collection of the film is about 185.43 Crore,TOTAL, and the film is Superhit.
Shershaah was the most viewed content on Amazon Prime for over two weeks and became the most viewed movie on Amazon Prime =OTT
Gehraiyaan after 1 month is 92.48 Crore,TOTAL, until now=OTT
Gangubai Kathiawadi IN THEATRES after almost 3 weeks,until now=157.22 Crore, Total.
A little comparasion


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March 17th - 21st, 2022 - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
San Miguel Tango Festival
Raquel & Maxi
www.maxiraqueltango.com
Maxi Copello
During his childhood, tango was a part of Maxi´s everyday life. He would follow his father to the theaters, and sit in the soundbooth, watching the show with awe and admiration. After the show, Copello would to take him to eat pizza at the restaurant "Tio Felipe" where he would listen enthralled as the old milongueros shared their stories, until he could no longer keep his eyes open and he slowly drifted to sleep surrounded by the smokey air and the sound of laughter.
As a teenager, he dedicated most of his time to studying movie direction. Initially, tango was just a family anecdote. However, little by little, his interest took him to start watching his father's videos, and then trying himself what he was observing. This way curiosity, or genes, were stronger than him and he began taking secret classes, skipping his sports training.
Between childhood stories, cinema, sport and some videos, his biggest passion developed and took over his life.
Raquel Makow
Raquel was born in San Francisco, California, in the spring of 1991. She was raised by a father from Buenos Aires and a mother from New York. From a little girl she was exposed to art and culture. She began dancing Jazz, Ballet and Ballroom at the age of 10. In time she began to focus more in Ballroom (International Latin style) which includes Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
At 15 she began participating in competitions, which led her to travel all throughout the US and later on throughout Europe. That same year Raquel traveled to Buenos Aires to visit her family. On that trip she took her first clases of Tango and attended her first milonga, La Viruta. It was in that moment that she felt her first tango embrace and she entered a different world, a world of pleasure, forgetting everything in that moment and falling in love with Tango. After she returned to her life in San Francisco, to her world of Ballroom, a demanding environment of competitions, sparkles and lights. But she took with her the memory and sensation of that night in the milonga, something that forever remained engraved in her heart.
At 19, Raquel moved to Portugal to dance with an accomplished and well known Ballroom dancer. Together they earned the title of National Portuguese Champions in 2011. Raquel later continued her Ballroom career in the Czech Republic and Canada winning other international titles. However, despite her success, something was missing in her life, and without that her soul was not complete at the end of the day. She never forgot that feeling that dancing Tango gave her. And more and more each day, she yearned to dance Tango and to feel that sweet embrace from the milonga. Her days would dissolve in songs from Carlos Gardel to Juan D'Arienzo, and she felt a need to dance Tango that she no longer could resist. So in 2013 she decided to abandon Ballroom to move to Buenos Aires and dedicate herself to Tango. She went to Buenos Aires without work and without knowing the life she would lead, all in search a feeling that Tango gave her.
In Buenos Aires, she dedicated her days to studying Tango, practicing, going out the milongas and giving 100% of herself to Tango. It was and continues to be a rewarding and at the same time frustrating journey. She discovered that Tango is a much deeper art form that you cannot cover up with lights and tricks. In Tango one truly has to open him/herself up to their partner and connect from a much more intimate place than in other dances. Raquel learned more about herself in her process of studying and dancing Tango. In Buenos Aires, she also worked as a Ballroom judge and coach of the best competitive couples in Argentina and Uruguay.
Then one calm weeknight in May of 2015, Raquel Makow and Maxi Copello met each other for the first time at the famous milonga at Salón Canning. They spent the whole night dancing with other people until the early hours of the morning when the people trickled out one by one, and the dance floor slowly emptied. The only people left were the late night milongueros and the two of them.
Raquel stayed still in her seat for the first time all night. Maxi finally had his opportunity. He caught her eye, invited her to dance with a cabeceo, and together they walked on to the dance floor. Maxi embraced Raquel, and she closed her eyes feeling and listening to each thing that Maxi told her with his body. In that instant, they got to know each much deeper than they could ever have with words. Something magic occurred that made Raquel feel the way she felt her very first time she ever danced in the milonga. She suddenly entered in another world, losing notion of time or space. Following her intuition, Raquel knew in that moment that she had found her soulmate in dance. From then on, Maxi and Raquel dance together professionally and share the same dream to dance, create art, and to convey to others their love of Tango.
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Discover & research the 52 Public schools in Jersey City, NJ. Narrow by grade level, religious affiliation, and sports offered and get advice from other parents on Noodle.
Dr. Ronald Mc Nair Academy High School
123 Coles St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Dr. Ronald Mc Nair Academy High School is a coeducational public school for students in grades 9 through 12. learn more
Institution Type: Public Setting: Suburban District: Jersey City
Cornelia F Bradford 16
96 Sussex St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Cornelia F Bradford 16 is a coeducational public school for students in grades Pre-K through 5. learn more
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111 Bright St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Frank R Conwell No. 3 is a coeducational public school for students in grades Pre-K through 5. learn more
60 Crescent Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
Lincoln is a coeducational public charter school for students in grades 9 through 12. learn more
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214 Plainfield Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Dr. Charles P Defuccio 39 is a coeducational public school for students in grades Pre-K through 8. learn more
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2 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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339 Stegman Parkway, Jersey City, NJ 07305
James F Murray 38 is a coeducational public school for students in grades Pre-K through 8. learn more
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886 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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59 Wilkinson Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Center for the Arts is a coeducational public charter school for students in grades 6 through 8. learn more
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222 Laidlaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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The Drop: How the Most Addictive Sport Can Help Us Understand Addiction and Recovery (Compact Disc)
By Thad Ziolkowski, Joe Knezevich (Read by)
In this revelatory and original book, award-winning author of the acclaimed surf memoir On a Wave illuminates the connection between waves, addiction, and recovery, exploring what surfing can teach us about the powerful undertow of addictive behaviors and the ways to swim free of them. Addiction is arguably the dominant feature of contemporary life: sex, gambling, exercise, eating, shopping, Internet use--there's virtually no pleasurable activity that can't morph into a destructive obsession. For Americans under the age of fifty-five, the leading cause of death is drug overdose. But there is another side of addiction.
In some instances, the very activities that can lead to addiction can also lead out of it. As neurologists have recently discovered, surfing is a kind of study in the mechanism of addiction, delivering dopamine to the pleasure center of the brain and reshaping priorities and desire in a feedback loop of narrowing focus. Thad Ziolkowski knows this dynamic intimately. A lifelong surfer, he has been surrounded by addiction since his boyhood. In this unique, groundbreaking book, part addiction memoir, part sociological study, part spiritual odyssey, Ziolkowski dismantles the myth of surfing as a radiantly wholesome lifestyle immune to the darker temptations of the culture and discovers among the rubble a new way to understand and ultimately overcome addiction.
Combining his own story with insights from scientists, progressive thinkers and the experiences of top surfers and addicts from around the world, Ziolkowski shows how getting on a board and catching a wave is a unique and deeply instructive means of riding out of the darkness and back into the light. Yet while surfing is his salvation, its lessons can applied to other activities that can pull us free from the lethal undertow of addiction and save lives.
Publication Date: July 6th, 2021
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Ben Ainslie and Lijia Xu Named 2012 ISAF Rolex World Sailors Of The Year
Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Lijia Xu (CHN) were named the male and female winners of the 2012 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards at a ceremony held at the Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland this evening.
Photo: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
Four-time Olympic Gold medallist Ben Ainslie commented: "Winning the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year award is a huge honour, especially for everyone who has helped me. There is a huge team in the background from family, friends, coaches and sponsors who helped make it happen. It is a huge honour to be part of such a group of exceptional sailors who were put forward for this award."
It is the fourth time that Ainslie has been named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, following titles gained in 1998, 2002 and 2008. Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time. The 35-year old's achievement at London 2012 elevated him to five Olympic medals (four gold, one silver), surpassing Rolex Testimonee Paul Elvstrøm (DEN), winner of four gold medals between 1948 and 1960.
Lijia Xu, Laser Radial Gold Medallist at London 2012, expressed her delight at becoming only the second Asian athlete to be crowned ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year and spoke of her passion for the sport: "Sailing has given me the chance to chase my dreams and the stage to show my potential. It has provided me with the opportunity to see, feel and explore the world. Sailing leads me to a path of a better life, a life full of vitality, excitement and joyful experiences."
In August, Xu became the first Chinese, and indeed Asian, sailor to win an Olympic Gold medal in a dinghy sailing boat.
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Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature
Farah Jasmine Griffin
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A brilliant scholar imparts the lessons bequeathed by the Black community and its remarkable artists and thinkers.
Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase "read until you understand," a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of the magnificence of Black life.
Griffin has spent years rooted in the culture of Black genius and the legacy of books that her father left her. A beloved professor, she has devoted herself to passing these works and their wisdom on to generations of students.
Here, she shares a lifetime of discoveries: the ideas that inspired the stunning oratory of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X, the soulful music of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, the daring literature of Phillis Wheatley and Toni Morrison, the inventive artistry of Romare Bearden, and many more. Exploring these works through such themes as justice, rage, self-determination, beauty, joy, and mercy allows her to move from her aunt's love of yellow roses to Gil Scott-Heron's "Winter in America."
Griffin entwines memoir, history, and art while she keeps her finger on the pulse of the present, asking us to grapple with the continuing struggle for Black freedom and the ongoing project that is American democracy. She challenges us to reckon with our commitment to all the nation's inhabitants and our responsibilities to all humanity.
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"What might an engagement with literature written by Black Americans teach us about the United States and its quest for democracy," asks Griffin (Uptown Conversations), a comparative literature and African American studies professor at Columbia University, in this remarkable triptych. Blending memoir, political musings, and literary criticism, Griffin considers novelists, essayists, poets, and musicians as she recounts growing up Black and embracing her community. In "The Question of Mercy," poet Phillis Wheatley's concept of mercy (which "brings her Christianity") meets Toni Morrison's (as it relates to freedom). "Rage and Resistance" recounts how Griffin discovered the poet Frances E.W. Harper, who set her "on the path to becoming a scholar," "The Quest for Justice" explores representations of justice in Black literature recalls the killing of Philando Castile, and "Black Freedom and the Idea(l) of America" studies the writings of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X and pinpoints their influence on Barack Obama. Throughout, Griffin writes with learned poignance: "Our writers and our organizers make poetry of the rage. They have been working, building, creating, envisioning, showing us how to live like the future we are hoping to build is already here." Perfect for literature lovers, this survey and its moving insights will stick with readers well after the last page is turned.
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It is with greatest sadness that the family of Dorothy Simonson, of Stonewall, Manitoba formerly from Grosse Isle, Manitoba for 35 years, announces her passing on May 31, 2021, at Rosewood Lodge at the age of 79.
Dorothy will be remembered by her daughter Bev Schofield, son-in-law Terry and grandson Kyle; her brothers, Ted (Joy) and Carl (Edie), and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was predeceased by her parents, Torger and Martha Simonson, son Wesley Hannah, "he always had a special place near to her heart, she lost him far too soon"; spouse Ken Belbin, her brothers and sisters: Viola, Gord, Astrid, Gary, Doug and Lloyd.
Dorothy loved her country music, baseball, hockey and all sports. Mom kept track of everyone's birthdays and special occasions. Mom was very meticulous about her yard and house in Grosse Isle. It was her pride and joy, always tending to her gardens and lawn. Coffee was always on at Mom's house for anyone that wanted to stop by and visit. She will be greatly missed by so many friends, family and neighbours.
Mom spent most of her time in Teulon Hospital and Rosewood Lodge in the last year. Special thanks to everyone that provided such loving care to her. Also, Mallory the song you wrote Mom when she left Teulon had us all in tears. Thank you so much. It meant so much to her. Thank you, Doctor Hicks, for always putting a smile on Mom's face.
In the last three weeks we have face timed, speaker called, window visited and relayed messages on how much she is loved. Yuli and Lina played their violins outside Mom's window. It was so special to her. Mom's last wish a year ago was to say goodbye to friends and family. I think we have. Thank you so much everyone who sat inside or outside Mom's window at such a difficult time.
"In the last three weeks I have got to spend a lot of time with Mom holding her hand. I am so grateful to have spent so much time with her. Love you Mom. Rest in Peace, love you always." Bev
A special message from Kyle - "With Grandma's health issues starting during the Pandemic that added so many extra challenges. She was such a strong woman and knows how much her family and friends love her. While I was away for 14 weeks in Kingston, I talked to her every weekend over the phone to tell her about my training as she always wanted to know what I was learning and I was really happy to make her proud. My last time going to visit her she was not doing well. I wasn't able to visit in the same room as her for way too long and for it to be under these circumstances made it hard. I held her hand and sat with her. At first, she was confused for the first hour and seeing her in this state was heart breaking.
What I am grateful for is after one of the times after I told her I loved her she became alert and responsive and we were able to talk for awhile and this last conversation I'll hold in my heart forever. Goodbye Grandma, I love you and I miss you."
A small family interment will take place at Woodlands Cemetery and also Hillside Cemetery in Portage la Prairie. A celebration of Dorothy's life will take place when Covid restrictions are lifted and gatherings are permitted.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Rosewood Lodge Personal Care Home in Memory of Dorothy Simonson, 513 - 1st Avenue N., Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0 or Coffeehouse to end cancer at CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, http://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/goto/Coffeehouse2021
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Heaven's Vault set to open later this year
Written by Jack Allin — March 3, 2018 at 10:28
Best known for its choice-based interactive stories like 80 Days and Steve Jackson's Sorcery!, indie UK studio inkle is now setting its sights on their first graphic adventure in the form of Heaven's Vault.
Players will control Aliya Elasra, an archeologist who travels with her robot sidekick Six in search of a missing robotocist to "the Nebula, an ancient network of scattered moons." There the two of you will "discover lost sites, freely explore ancient ruins, and translate the inscriptions you find to unlock the secrets of the Nebula's forgotten past." An entire unique language has been created exclusively for this game, and "the ancient glyphs you'll encounter as you explore all have meanings. These meanings combine into words, and the words form the fragments and phrases you'll find inscribed on the scattered artefacts and ruins of the Nebula." Translating this "lost language of the ancients" is no linear, pretermined matter, however, as each inscription contributes to "a massive interlocking puzzle with a unique narrative twist: the translations you choose feed back into story, changing Aliya's ideas about what she's uncovered. But be warned – you'll never know for sure if your guesses are correct."
You will guide Aliya through diverse locations like "ruined palaces, desert moons, market towns and thriving farming villages," presented in semi-realistic backgrounds and more stylized characters. You can navigate this open world environment in a non-linear fashion that "allows you to approach the story in any order, with every choice you make and every path you follow (or don't follow) feeding into what happens next." Along the way you will meet a variety of characters, including Yazi, the "labourer out for revenge against his former employer by any means; or Huang, the bookish nerd with a crush; or Mina, the heiress keen to escape her over-bearing father." You'll soon find that "some are friendly, some are cautious, and some are out to con you – but whoever they are, they will remember everything you say and do. Remember: everyone in the Nebula wants something."
There is no firm release date yet for Heaven's Vault, but adventurous epigraphists should have the game in hand on Windows, Mac and PS4 sometime this year, with an iOS version to follow later. To learn more about the game in the meantime, be sure to check out the official website.
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As has been the case for several years now, the outlook for financial advisors appears rather favorable. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
"Employment of personal financial advisors is projected to grow 15 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations…Job prospects for personal financial advisors should be relatively favorable, compared with prospects in other financial sector occupations. Those who obtain certification will likely have the best prospects."
Of course, the thought has been that robo-advisors will take some jobs. The OOH continues:
"The emergence of "robo-advisors," computer programs that provide automated investment advice based on user inputs, will partially temper demand for personal financial advisors. However, the impact of this technology should be limited as consumers continue turning to human advisors for more complex and specialized investment advice over the next 10 years."
Industry expert Michael Kitces also believes the demand for advisors continues to outpace supply:
"And the rising talent shortage is increasingly evident in the latest industry benchmarking data of the 2018 InvestmentNews Compensation and Staffing study, which shows that advisory firms are being forced to hire Service advisors from outside the industry and poach Lead advisors from competing firms just to fulfill their talent needs, due to the lack of up-and-coming next-generation Support advisors. And the shortfall is especially evident amongst the largest independent advisory firms that are experiencing the fastest growth rates and are overwhelmingly seeking to hire Support and Service advisors to deepen their bench.
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Effects of length on train aerodynamics were investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The numerical study was used to obtain the aerodynamic forces and the flow field of various length models. A comparison of aerodynamic drags among these models, and investigation of the flow field causing these differences were made. The drag coefficient of head cars basically unchanged. As the turbulence boundary layer thickness grows, the drag coefficient of each middle car along flow direction decreased slightly both in pressure and viscous. The drag coefficient of tail cars decreased about 10% from 2 cars to 4 cars model. The antisymmetry helical vortex occurs close to the ground, and extends a considerable distance into the train wake. The distance of vortex cores remain constant within 0.4l, and get closer after 0.6l behind the tail cars. The results indicate 2 cars model can represent longer train in wind tunnel test and the correction is required


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Verdict expected in mass Turkey trial of 'coup ringleaders'
US based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US. File photo/ Reuters
A Turkish court is set to hand down verdicts on Thursday to more than 220 suspects in one of the biggest trials relating to the 2016 failed overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The trial of 224 suspects including more than two dozen former generals began in May 2017 in the country's largest courtroom inside a prison complex in Sincan, Ankara.
The space was purpose-built to hear coup-related trials and has room for 1,558 people.
Among the suspects is US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey accuses of ordering the attempted putsch which left hundreds dead and thousands more injured.
Gulen strongly denies the claims. Turkey has failed to secure his extradition.
The charges against the main suspects include "violating the constitution", "using coercion and violence in an attempt to overthrow" parliament and the Turkish government, "martyring 250 citizens" and "attempting to kill 2,735 citizens."
The prosecutor last month sought 252 aggravated — without parole — life sentences against nearly 40 suspects, local media reported. Such sentences carry harsher prison conditions.
The suspects also each face 55,880 years in jail on the charge of injuring 2,558 civilians and 177 security personnel, state news agency Anadolu reported.
Since July 2016, tens of thousands of people have been arrested over alleged links to the coup under a two-year state of emergency which ended last year.
But nationwide raids by police have continued and there are almost daily reports of public prosecutors issuing detention warrants for suspects over Gulen ties.
Nearly 290 coup-linked court cases have been launched, 261 of which ended with 3,239 defendants convicted, according to justice ministry figures.
Twenty-six generals are among those on trial, including former air force chief Akin Ozturk and Mehmet Disli, the brother of former ruling party lawmaker Saban Disli, who since September has served as Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands.
Another suspect is colonel Ali Yazici, Erdogan's former military aide, as well as Lieutenant Colonel Levent Turkkan, who was the aide to then Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar. Akar was appointed defence minister in July 2018.
Of the suspects, 176 are in jail while 35 have been freed pending trial and 13 suspects including Gulen are still sought for arrest, according to Anadolu.
The prosecutor in May requested 12 unnamed suspects be acquitted and that the case of the 13 fugitives be separated from the main coup ringleaders' trial.
Dozens of those on trial are accused of being members of the "Peace At Home Council", the name the plotters apparently gave themselves on the night of the coup attempt.
The failed overthrow left 248 people dead, according to the Turkish presidency, not including 24 coup-plotters killed on the night.
Last month during a hearing, Ozturk told the court that claims he was a member of the council and a senior figure in the Gulen movement were "lies."
"For 34 months, I have tried to prove my innocence," Ozturk said. Many of the suspects during the two years of hearings have denied any links to Gulen or the coup.
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Rare whale calving season starts well off Florida coast
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The endangered right whales that breed off the Florida coast appear to be off to a good calving season, experts say.
Three babies have already been confirmed and another two have been tentatively spotted.
"It's good to have moms and calves early because then we know we're going to have some," said Tricia Naessig, right whale survey coordinator for the Wildlife Trust. The whales bring forth their young off the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Naessig and other researchers fly aerial surveys, looking for right whales along the coast from December through March. Her team tentatively identified the fourth and fifth deliveries Thursday off the coast of Georgia. The third baby was confirmed Tuesday off the Altamaha Sound. The other two were sighted Dec. 5 off northeastern Florida.
Researchers sometimes do not see babies until the end of December or early January.
By early this week, about 30 right whales had been sighted in southeastern U.S. waters, said Amy Knowlton, research scientist with the New England Aquarium.
North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered large whales, with only an estimated 400 remaining. But even that figure is good news; it was recently bumped up from 350.


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A massive earthquake, the seventh largest recorded in history, struck the east coast of Japan on Friday 11th March. While the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami have passed, the recovery and mourning have just begun. The disaster could become the most expensive earthquake in history.
Now, more than ever, the Japanese people need our help and support.
British Red Cross is taking donations online. Alternatively, if you wish to send postal donations further information and print out postal forms are available to download.
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Appeal
Save the Children UK is taking online donations and credit and debit card donations over the phone. Call +44 (0)20 7012 6400. Lines are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-appeal.htm
Donation though JustGiving. Shelter Box provide shelter, warmth and dignity to the families made homeless by crisis. The disaster relief charity immediately mobilised, with an initial Shelter Box Response Team heading to the affected region within hours of the catastrophe striking. Donations can be made though just giving via credit/debit card or PayPal.
http://www.justgiving.com/shelterbox-japan
Global Giving is also accepting donations online via credit/debit card, PayPal and cheque. Global Giving are working with International Medical Corps, Save the Children, and other organizations on the ground.
http://www.globalgiving.co.uk/pr/6500/proj6443a.html
MapAction has been deployed to Japan to help with Tsunami aid efforts. They are accepting donations online to product and print maps of the effected areas. MapAction deploy teams of geographical experts the minute disaster breaks. They draw up new maps on a daily basis, showing aid organisations where people are most in need. The first maps may even be drawn up in the air, en-route to the emergency, so they're ready to print and distribute as soon as the team lands.
http://www.seethedifference.org/charities/mapaction/emergency-deployment-in-disaster-zones
Donations can also be made to the Japanese Red Cross through Google's Crisis Response site, which also offers resources and information about the disaster.
Google Crisis Response Page:
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
BBC News Updates from Japan:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12711226
Information from Twitter:
http://blog.twitter.jp/2011/03/blog-post_12.html
7 Simple Ways to Help:
http://mashable.com/2011/03/13/japan-earthquake-tsunami-help-donate/
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Keith Getty on Lessons from the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
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I was outside relaxing with friends on September 8, when we heard the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing. The four of us—including a British church denomination leader, a Royal fine artist, and a previous chief operating officer of the Royal Albert Hall—spent some time reflecting on her extraordinary life.
It was particularly moving as each of us had interacted with the Queen, albeit briefly, during our lifetimes. My only face-to-face meeting was near the end of her life, at an award ceremony at Holyrood. She had taken ill two days previously and I feared she would not be well enough to meet. I was such a huge fan that I had delayed receiving the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire honor for over fifteen months just to ensure she was the presenter.
Thankfully, and despite being in her early nineties, she faithfully appeared and stood for hours shaking hands, chatting even for a few minutes with enthusiasm and humor about the idea of a modern hymn writer.
While no human is ever perfect, there is much in Queen Elizabeth II's life for us to learn from and be thankful for.
Liturgy-Shaped Life
Having just come off a conference last week focused on liturgy, it is interesting to consider how the rhythms of her life and worship framed her extraordinary consistency. In the wake of a changing world, fading empire, and painful family dysfunction that played out under public scrutiny, she was deeply committed to Sunday worship (when her busy schedule and weighty responsibilities may have seemed like a valid excuse to miss). She was a person of the Bible and the prayer book, loved traditions and rhythms in life, and was quick to practice repentance for her mistakes—both in private and public.
Passion and Vision
She was also a person of passion and vision. She was far more than just the "steady hand" she was often made out to be, tackling change and societal challenges—from economic inequality to racism—with clarity and grace. She loved the arts and beauty, had a deep understanding of how history forms us, and a unique vision and ability to re-energize Britain and a commonwealth of nations carrying deep hurt. She had a twinkle in her eye that spoke of a keen interest in people and an authentic joy. There was a sense that beneath the pomp and ceremony which characterized her 96 years, Elizabeth II was a real person with real loves, real faith, and real hope.
One of the lessons Elizabeth's life offers the contemporary church is a testimony of finishing well. It's a beautiful thing to watch a leader's life unfold as hers did, with virtue, dignity, and grace to the end. At a time when so many leaders—even within the church—do not finish well, their lives and ministries tainted by sin and scandal, Elizabeth's well-run race reminds us to hold fast in faithfulness.
Our recent Sing! conference featured three speakers facing the last years of their lives, inspiring us to stay faithful, not to waste time, and to keep growing in passion for the Lord. Joni Eareckson Tada's parting words to us—"see you on the other side"—ring in my ears. I can't help but reflect on those for whom this is not the case.
At a time when so many leaders—even within the church—do not finish well, their lives and ministries tainted by sin and scandal, Elizabeth's well-run race reminds us to hold fast in faithfulness.
I paged through Oscar Wilde's De Profundis on Thursday with songwriters as they popped in to say goodbye to our family. Written at the end of his life, Wilde admits "I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character and that therefore what one has done in the secret chamber, one has some day to cry aloud from the house-top . . . I ended in horrible disgrace."
The De Profundis is based on Psalm 130 ("Out of the depths I cry. . .") but Wilde's is a hopeless testimony despite such natural God given creative genius.
Contrast that with Joni Tada. Also contrast it with Queen Elizabeth II, who from the turn of the century spoke more openly and fearlessly about her faith until she died, once saying: "Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves—from our recklessness or our greed. God sent into the world a unique person—neither a philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Savior, with the power to forgive."
From Age to Age Endure
A few days before the Queen's death, in honor of the recent 70th anniversary celebration of the Queen's coronation, we opened Sing! with the Psalm 100 arrangement by Vaughan Williams ("All People That on Earth Do Dwell"), written for the Queen's enthronement in 1953. It was a spine-tingling moment that increased in its significance with the happenings of the following days. Watch the video below, and may it inspire you to sing to the Lord with cheerful voice today, and until that day:
For why the Lord our God is good.
His mercy is forever sure.
His truth at all times firmly stood
And shall from age to age endure.
Keith Getty and his wife, Kristyn, have been at the forefront of the modern hymn movement over the past decade, bridging the gap between the traditional and the contemporary. In 2018, Keith received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking the first time the award has been given to an individual in the world of contemporary church music.
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Pakistan's call for action against JuA alone 'ambiguous'
Pakistan's response to the deadly bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan has brought to surface an important albeit ambiguous aspect of the government policy when Afghanistan was asked to take action only against the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, according to a report by BBC Urdu.
Putting a question mark on the effectiveness of the military operation Zarb-e-Azb, the report claims that the government was surprised by the recent wave of terror attacks, as it had assumed that terrorists were now only capable of conducting odd terror attacks instead of a full-scale onslaught they have launched in recent days. This assumption seems to have stemmed from their false belief that the Zarb-e-Azb operation had decimated terror outfits operating in Pakistan.
The report questions why the government had only demanded operations against Jamaat-ul-Ahrar from the neighbouring Afghan government, when the deadliest of attacks in the past week had been the one in Sehwan which was claimed by the self-styled Islamic State also known as Daesh even though the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar had claimed responsibility for a number of attacks including the ones in Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta.
On Friday (yesterday), PM's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz talked to the Afghan national security advisor in relation to the attack and asked him to take immediate action against the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. There was no mention of either the Taliban or Islamic State, however.
The report claims that this could mean one of two things, either that the government does not accept the claims made by the Islamic State or that Sartaj Aziz had prepared for this phone call before the Sehwan attack. This would make it seem that the government believes that ridding itself of one terrorist organisation will solve the terror problem.
Heavily critical of the government, the report goes on to describe how the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar had offered to make an alliance with other terror outfits and that numerous experts have said there is room for such an alliance. The government' silence in regards to the IS is thus all the more neglectful.
Concluding its claims, the report admits that the size of terrorist attacks has often varied and the real question that needs to be answered is why there has been an evident acceleration in the frequency of attacks.
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Competing Priorities and Not Feeling Focused
The Nonprofit 2.0 session on "Dealing with Silos Inside Nonprofit Organizations" was packed with lots of discussion about staff managing competing priorities. "We suffer from initiative-itis," said one nonprofit campaigner." For example staff is feeling pressure to constantly send out appeals to different email lists about a variety of campaigns and priorities. Is this really the right strategy for nonprofits? Who at the organization can help set the priorities and not say "yes" to everything? Is it senior leadership? Do campaigners need to take a more active role and push back? Having to manage so many priorities makes it difficult to get the real work done day to day.
Advice From Group Members.
Can you talk to senior leadership about focusing on 3-5 campaign priorities for the year and make an organizational commitment to stick to it? Can you gather evidence from other organizations who have been successful operating this way and show the ROI?
Can you bring in a consultant to reinforce what staff is already saying? Sometimes a consultants advice resonates with senior leadership.
Competition and Branding
Regional organizations that have several chapters across the country are struggling to see the big picture of working together to acheive the organization's mission. They compete with each other, instead of collaborate.
Because there are so many chapters, several staff is running different programs and they don't connect it to the larger mission. Some of these organizations are also struggling with having a unified brand. One chapter even designed their own logo
Advice group member gave.
Provide website and branding templates to the affiliates. This will make it much easier on the local chapters and help the organization scale nationally. "It's a groundswell," said Michael Kusie of Hillel International. Organizations like National Wildlife Federation developed a branding committee to develop brand guidelines that all departments must use.
Alternatively, a group member said you could stop trying to act like the "brand police" and develop guidelines that are very flexible.
Managing Failure
Do we ask the right questions after we failed? Why did it fail? Was it because of lack of resources and capacity issues? Was the organization working on too many issues at the same time and campaigns got diluted? Did we burn out our constituents? You need to answer these questions honestly and openly.
One group member, suggested that before a campaign launches ask the team, "why would this fail?" Answering this can help you poke holes in the campaign.
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How do organizations get people excited about being a part of the organization? Sure, the mission inspires most staff, but internal politics can make people feel frustrated with their jobs. A couple of the organizations in this session have tried to address this by doing fun staff activities at the organization. For example:
Hosting victory parties after they won a campaign. Even a small win is cause for a party.
Scavenger hunts across the organization. One of the organizations has even done this with their regional chapters and teams are comprised of staff from different locations.
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Stakes high for Digvijay, Uma Bharti
Digvijay Singh has already announced that he won?t seek any post for 10 years if he fails to lead the Congress to victory.
Updated on Oct 16, 2003 07:54 PM IST
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With the Congress and BJP locked in a "do or die" battle for the crucial December 1 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, stakes are very high for their respective leaders, Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and Uma Bharti.
The Chief Minister has already announced that he would not seek any post for 10 years if he fails to lead the Congress to victory for the third time in the assembly elections since November 1993.
Singh has also said time and again that after being Chief Minister for two successive terms, if he cannot lead his party to victory then it would mean that he is thoroughly incompetent.
Although Bharti has made no such announcement, there is no doubt that a defeat for the BJP in the assembly elections would be a big blow to her political career.
Bharti maintains that there is no need for her to make any such announcement since she is fully confident that the BJP would win the elections and make sure that Singh does not become the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for a third consecutive term.
Bharti's main charge against Digvijay Singh is that he has done nothing for the development of the state during the 10 years he has been Chief Minister.
The BJP leader who has been named as her party's chief ministerial candidate also charges Singh with having made false promises which he did nothing to fulfil.
Bharti alleges that Singh is the "most corrupt" Chief Minister in the country although she has not given any proof to substantiate her allegations.
Singh denies all these charges and says that a lot of good work was done in Madhya Pradesh during his chief ministership.
He points out that this was evident from the fact that the Madhya Pradesh government received some awards even at the international level for schemes and initiatives undertaken by it.
Soon after the BJP won last December's assembly elections in Gujarat, Singh claimed that the BJP may foment communal riots in Madhya Pradesh with an eye on the assembly polls.
This was strongly denied by BJP leaders, who claimed that it is Singh who may engineer communal riots to divert the people's attention from the alleged failures of his government.
This war of words between the two parties which have been traditional rivals in Madhya Pradesh has been going on and with the dates for the next assembly elections having been already announced, it is now a testing time for both of them.
For quite long, there has been virtually a two-party system in Madhya Pradesh with the Congress and BJP alone mattering in the poll arena.
But in these elections, a number of other parties including the Nationalist Congress Party, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are thinking of flexing their muscles.


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"A pinch-me moment": Spin Master buys Rubik's Brand for $50 million
Business & Entrepreneurship	| In the News	| October 27, 2020
On paper, the Rubik's Cube doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun: It was first patented as a "spatial logic toy," and the puzzle was so frustrating that its own inventor was unable to solve it for more than a month. But nearly 40 years after the Cube's global launch, Toronto-based Spin Master Corp. is paying roughly US$50-million to acquire Britain-based Rubik's Brand Ltd., which owns the rights to the toy phenomenon.
Spin Master, which already owns toy and entertainment brands including Paw Patrol, Gund, Bakugan and Etch A Sketch, announced its acquisition of Rubik's Brand on Tuesday.
"It's kind of a pinch-me moment, to be able to buy Rubik's Cube," Anton Rabie, Spin Master's chairman, co-founder and co-chief executive officer, said in an interview. "We love the global nature of it. We're really expanding our games business globally, and this gives us a lot of leverage."
While interest in the cube has gone up and down over the decades, it has been growing in recent years. Rubik's Brand now sells between five million and 10 million units per year across its range of toys – which includes the original cube as well as variations (such as a pyramid, Rubik's-theme board games, a simplified two-by-two-square version, and more diabolical five-by-fives). Since its inception, Rubik's has sold more than 450 million units around the world.
The original cube was invented behind the Iron Curtain in 1974, when Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik was looking for a way to teach his students about three-dimensional movement. He called it the "Buvos Kocka" or Magic Cube. The toy did not launch globally until 1980, after toy marketer Tom Kremer saw it at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair, signed a worldwide distribution licence and convinced the American toy distributor Ideal Toy Co. to release it more widely.
Ideal's marketing strategy was to play up how difficult the puzzle was to solve. ("I had trouble with it," the Spin Master chairman admits.) Millions of customers took the bait, and the cube became a full-blown fad. It also spawned plenty of fakes.
"We have no concern about the knockoffs," Mr. Rabie said. "The brand name is so strong, people want the brand even if you put it next to a counterfeit on the shelf."
Privately held Rubik's Brand contacted Spin Master in January as it began looking for a buyer. Since then, puzzle sales have surged as lockdowns during the novel coronavirus pandemic kept people at home and looking for entertainment.
Games, puzzles, activities and plush toys accounted for 27 per cent of Spin Master's gross product sales last year, and have risen to 30 per cent because of increased demand during the pandemic.
Puzzle sales rose 109 per cent in Canada from March to September compared to the same period last year, according to research firm the NPD Group Inc. However, NPD says sales in the "brain teaser" category, which includes games such as Rubik's Cube, have declined so far this year by 17 per cent. According to Rubik's Brand, however, the worldwide demand for its products has surged during the pandemic.
"We were already on a growth trajectory. But we have seen quite a significant impact over the past few months," said Rubik's Brand CEO Christoph Bettin. While some see the brand as a throwback – "I remember that" and "Is that still around?" are common reactions Mr. Bettin hears when people find out where he works – it continues to have appeal, he said. This summer, Netflix launched a short documentary, The Speed Cubers, about the world of competitive Rubik's Cube solvers.
Mr. Bettin was brought in to lead the company in early 2019, after European private-equity firm Bancroft Investment bought a minority stake. The Kremer family and Mr. Rubik are shareholders as well, and will continue to consult with Spin Master on the business.
The Canadian company has continued to work with other founders of brands it has acquired, including Gund and Hedbanz, Mr. Rabie said. The goal for Rubik's Brand is to continue to grow the business, including developing more digital game options. The company has only "dipped its toe" into digital gaming thus far, Mr. Bettin said.
After the deal closes, the Rubik's Brand operations will move from their current headquarters in London to the Long Island City, N.Y., office where Spin Master's games team is based. The transaction is expected to close in early January.
"We believe 50 years from now, it will be as popular as it is today," Mr. Rabie said.
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By	Chris Eades	 September 19, 2018
Actress Melissa Claire Egan, beloved by soap fans for her roles as Chelsea Lawson on The Young and the Restless and Annie Lavery on All My Children, has opened up about the miscarriage she suffered back in January of 2018 in the hopes that it will help others going through the same heartbreak.
This picture was taken on January 18, 2018. My husband took this picture an hour after my D&C surgery, after I had suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks. I'm very candid about my miscarriage with my friends and family and speak openly about it to anyone that asks if we want kids. It's never been a secret. And I was so lucky to have my incredible husband and best friends and family in the world there for me, every step of the way. It's so hard, and takes such a toll on you emotionally and physically, hormonally, all of it. But I hadn't shared it publicly. Not for any particular reason, I just hadn't. Then recently a friend that I don't see often told me that sadly she had suffered one as well. She seemed almost relieved when I told her I had the same experience. She told me she had felt alone and like a failure, and less-than, because she hadn't heard other people speak about it. This made me SO SAD, and made me want to share my story. With anyone and everyone. Just so no one feels alone. I promise you you're not alone. Also, @carrieunderwood's recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning was so beautiful and had me in tears. I was in the thick of my last and final days on Y&R at the time, so I feel her pain over having to "cry pretty." (only a very small group of people knew at the show, and they could not have been more wonderful and took great care of me). I also got such strength from @hilarieburton and @claireholt's posts last year. They were so open and honest and supportive and I really admire that and am grateful. So now I'm happy to do the same. Please don't feel alone. Or like a failure. You're everything, and I'm here with you. Much love💛
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"This picture was taken on January 18, 2018," she said of the photo of her giving a groggy thumbs up from her hospital bed. "My husband took this picture an hour after my D&C surgery, after I had suffered a miscarriage at eight weeks."
Egan admitted that while she freely discussed the experience with those close to her, she and husband Matt Katrosar hadn't yet shared it with the world. "I'm very candid about my miscarriage with my friends and family and speak openly about it to anyone that asks if we want kids," she explained. "It's never been a secret. And I was so lucky to have my incredible husband and best friends and family there for me every step of the way. It's so hard, and takes such a toll on you emotionally and physically, hormonally, all of it. But I hadn't shared it publicly. Not for any particular reason — I just hadn't.
"Then recently a friend that I don't see often told me that sadly she had suffered one as well," Egan continued. "She seemed almost relieved when I told her I had the same experience. She told me she had felt alone and like a failure, and less-than, because she hadn't heard other people speak about it. This made me so sad and made me want to share my story. With anyone and everyone. Just so no one feels alone. I promise you you're not alone."
The actress also admitted to being inspired by other celebrities who had shared their own personal stories. "Carrie Underwood's recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning was so beautiful and had me in tears," Egan revealed. "I was in the thick of my last and final days on Y&R at the time, so I feel her pain over having to 'cry pretty.' Only a very small group of people knew at the show, and they could not have been more wonderful and took great care of me. I also got such strength from Hilarie Burton and Claire Holt's posts last year. They were so open and honest and supportive and I really admire that and am grateful. So now I'm happy to do the same. Please don't feel alone. Or like a failure. You're everything, and I'm here with you. Much love."
Our hearts go out to Egan for her heartbreaking loss, and we hope that her inspiring words help others who have experienced the same find comfort and support.
This article originally appeared on our sister site, CBS Soaps in Depth.
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