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826 Boston's First-Ever Picture Book
On Monday, June 12, 21 second graders from room eight at the John D. Philbrick School celebrated the publication of their new book, And Lester Swam On at the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt offices in downtown Boston. Students' families, tutors, and members of the 826 Boston board attended to get their copies of the new book signed by the authors themselves.
And Lester Swam On follows a leopard shark on his search for a new home as he flees the polluted San Francisco Bay. The students, working in teams, researched marine life, from squids to crabs to whales, and used that knowledge to create the characters Lester meets on his way with the help of 826 Boston. The process culminated in a generously donated visit to the New England Aquarium to see a real, live leopard shark, and in Monday's party at long-time 826 Boston partner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Employees at the publisher also pitched in as copy-editors for the students.
During the book release party, students presented what they had learned as a chorale, sharing their oceanographic knowledge alongside a theatrical representation of each animal. Erik Berg, the students' teacher, gave a speech thanking Boston Public Schools, Philbrick Elementary School Headmaster Genteen Lacet Jean-Michele, and 826 Boston for their collaboration and assistance in making And Lester Swam On a reality.
The book's publication provided a real, tangible product that the students could feel proud of. "It was a great accomplishment—always for the students, but it also brings together the community as a whole. It was a great celebration within it," said 826 Boston's Hannah Lloyd. "And that's really the point."
Books can be purchased at 826 Boston's office at 3035 Washington St. in Roxbury, or through the organization's online store.
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Celebrate World Health Day 2019 with Akshaya Patra Children
by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on April 8, 2019
70th Republic Day – Let's progress together!
by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on January 24, 2019
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by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on December 21, 2018
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by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on October 3, 2018
The predominance of nutrition crisis—covering both undernutrition and over nutrition—is a crucial pointer of a nation's health. As India strives to achieve its social development goals, hunger is one such complex realities, which looks up for greater responsiveness.
7th April, the occasion of World Health Day presents an apt moment to review our interventions as Government, individuals, and NGOs to address India's hunger woes.
Healthy food has a significant role to play in the holistic development and growth of children. Right nutrition at the early stages of childhood protects a child from various diseases and infections that can impede age-appropriate growth. Indeed, a healthy childhood paves the way for a healthy life. And, this is where The Akshaya Patra Foundation's role becomes noteworthy. Alike World Health Day, which aims to provide universal health care for all, Akshaya Patra intends to give every child a healthy start to life by providing wholesome and nutrition-rich mid-day meals.
MID-DAY MEAL GUIDELINES AND OUR ADHRENECE TO IT
On 28 November 2001, The Supreme Court of India guided the State Governments to implement the Mid-Day Meal Scheme by feeding every child in every Government and Government-aided primary school with cooked mid-day meals. The minimum nutritional content of the school meals was fixed to 300 calories and 8-12 gms of protein on every school day. The specified nutritional content has since been enhanced to 450 calories and 12 gms protein for children in primary schools and 700 calories and 20 gms protein for children in upper-primary schools.
The mid-day meal guidelines also illustrate that the meals served must provide the essential micronutrients such as – iron, zinc, folic acid, vitamin A, etc., to the beneficiary children so as to ensure proper growth for them. Akshaya Patra diligently abides by every guideline while preparing the mid-day meals.
The NGO in India, Akshaya Patra also serves nutritious food to 3 to 6 years old children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in Anganwadi centres – a step to provide a healthy foundation during the critical stages of growth. Currently, we serve healthy meals to 1,61,410 children (aged 3-6 years) at 4,786 Anganwadi centres and 6,000 pregnant women and lactating mothers across 323 centres.
BEYOND IMPROVING NUTRITION Akshaya Patra's understanding of improving nutrition for children is not just limited to increasing access to healthy food. It also covers hygiene and cleanliness while preparing nutrition-rich meals every day. The visible improvement in health and performance of our beneficiary children in school activities are a testimony of the quality food served to them regularly.
Akshaya Patra makes it possible with the help of its 41 state-of-the-art kitchens. The food safety measures in the operations process have been recognised and appreciated across national and international platforms.
Thus, by implementing the Mid-Day Meal Programme and Anganwadi Feeding Programme, Akshaya Patra is laying a healthy and strong foundation for growing children thereby contributing to the theme of World Health Day: "Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere."
This World Health Day, we're calling on everybody's support to help us address the classroom hunger for young children in India. Be a Health Champion by gifting them the everlasting goodness of nutrition.
Republic Day is a moment of pride as the entire nation comes together to celebrate the power of complete democracy. It also signifies the essence of equality without any discrimination. Akshaya Patra, a mid-day meal NGO also promotes equality by ensuring each child receives nutritious meals and rightful education.
The Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950 and to commemorate this historic event, each year 26th January is celebrated as Republic Day in India. This made India an independent republic with a democratic government system i.e. the citizens of the country have the right and power to elect their representative rather than being ruled by a monarch. Indeed significant, but this also comes with the responsibility of empowering citizens to be good decision makers.
The Preamble of the Constitution of India clearly upholds 'EQUALITY of status and of opportunity' for each and every citizen of the country. And, this is true for access to food and education too. Access to food and education are fundamental rights of every citizen and is extremely essential for proper growth and development of children. The Government along with many NGOs are already working towards ensuring access to these basic needs and The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one among them. An NGO in India, Akshaya Patra supports education of children by providing them with nutritious school lunch on each school day. This meal has been instrumental in bringing children to school and helping them continue their education. Wholesome meals, regular lessons, and exposure to sports and co-curricular activities promote holistic development among children, who in the near future will be the decision makers of the country.
India is a land of thriving talents and skills – an element that is vital in continuous progress of the country; all we need to do is, provide a platform for these talents and skills to develop. And, schooling is the first step! Agreed, it is a humongous task to bring each child under the ambit of health and education, but it is possible to reach the last child if we all work unitedly towards it. This Republic Day, pledge to feed a child and partake in the progress of the country. By contributing online donation, you can instantly transform young lives in the most desirable way. By pledging to support children, you will also uphold the element of equal opportunity to nutrition and education for children.
Only empowered children can contribute in the progress of the country. So, on this proud moment of celebrating 70th Republic Day, let's pledge to progress together by providing adequate support to children of the nation. Your one step towards creating a change will manifest in the most desirable way in the near future.
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Makar Sankranti marks the advent of a new phase symbolising abundance, joy, and prosperity. A harvest festival, it is celebrated across India with mush pomp and show. This Makar Sankranti, multiply your joy by including young beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra in your celebration.
Makar Sankranti, one of the most-awaited harvest festivals in India signifies new beginnings, good health, success and prosperity. It spreads the message of harmony and universal brotherhood. Each state has its indigenous way of celebrating this festival and aside from being called as Makar Sankranti or Sankrat in most states, this festival is known as Lohri in Punjab; Magh Bihu in Assam, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayana in Gujarat, Suggi in Karnataka, and Poush Sankranti in West Bengal. People celebrate this festival with much fun and frolic by offering prayers, taking holy dips, charity, preparing traditional sweets and savouries, kite flying, bonfire, revelling in folk dance and music, visiting Makar Sankranti fairs.
Makar Sankranti is another festival that reflects the amazing aspect of unity in diversity. Living up to the spirit of brotherhood and cultural solidarity, share the joy of this festive season with Akshaya Patra's young beneficiaries too. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is currently providing nutritious meals to 17,62,133 children studying in 14,702 Government schools and Government-aided schools across 40 locations of 12 states. This meal has supported millions of children to attend school regularly, complete their education, and achieve their goals. The school lunch programme has been a remarkable pillar of support in furthering the cause of education for all.
Quoting Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, "A joy shared is a joy doubled"; and as you celebrate this festival with much fun and frolic, share the joys with young children by giving them the goodness of health and education that will pave their way to prosperity. This Makar Sankranti, add goodwill by supporting the much-needed school meals of children. Donate for a child generously and see them transform into healthy, educated, and resourceful citizens of the country. Your benevolent contribution will help the Foundation to extend the benefits of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme to many more children. Let us together empower the future of the nation, the children.
Akshaya Patra wishes each and every one a very happy and bountiful Makar Sankranti!
Christmas is here and all of us are busy decorating our houses, buying gifts, and prepping up for the celebration. Amidst all the joys we share with our loved ones, if we can add joy in the lives of needy children too, it will give a whole new meaning to our celebrations. This Christmas, celebrate with Akshaya Patra by gifting school meals to little children.
The joy of Christmas is in the air and we all can feel it. Many of us must have already decorated our houses, bought gifts, and prepped up for the celebration. A celebration that revolves around compassion, gratitude, and goodwill, many people choose Christmas as a good time to share their joys with the ones who are in need of support and care. The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an Indian non-profit organisation providing school meals to children studying in Government schools and Government-aided schools encourages everyone to include charitable acts as one of the ways to celebrate Christmas.
Akshaya Patra is one of the oldest mid-day meal NGO providing freshly cooked nutritious meals to children on school day. Currently, the Foundation is providing meals to 17,62,133 children in 14,702 schools across 40 locations in 12 states. This non-profit organisation recently completed 18 years of service and as a next step to impacting lives of children, it has started four new 'Beyond the Meals' initiative with the objective of providing holistic development to all the beneficiaries. The initiatives are: 'Giving Every Dream a Chance', Anganwadi Feeding Programme, Scholarship Programme, and Model Schools.
Akshaya Patra looks forward to impacting many more lakhs of children in the near future. By contributing charity to Akshaya Patra as part of your Christmas celebration, you will infuse health, hope, and joy among many young children. These children have the zeal, determination, and confidence to achieve their goals in life, all they need is a little support from you. The school meals bring them to school and significantly supports them in continuing their education. Choosing to feed the children with nutritious school meals will ring in pure goodwill in your lives. Your contribution to Akshaya Patra will aid the Foundation to expand its operations to more locations thereby benefitting more children with the goodness of wholesome meals.
Gifts are many, but nutrition and education are two of the everlasting gifts having the potential to transform lives of children empowering them to be skillful, resourceful, and achievers in their own fields. Make this Christmas memorable by gifting 'unlimited food for education' to children.
"On World Food Day, let us each recommit to doing our part to end hunger and poverty wherever it exists." – Barack Obama, Former US President.
16th October of each year is observed as the World Food Day across the globe. It is observed in honour of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. In order to address the various aspects of the need to tackle global hunger, this day is celebrated with a specific theme each year and the theme for 2018 is: "Our Actions Are Our Future. A #Zero Hunger World By 2030 is Possible". Government and non-government entities advocate the need and importance of food security along with taking necessary steps to ensure food is available for all.
Akshaya Patra and World Food Day
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a mid-day meal NGO providing nutritious lunch to Government school children in India observes World Food Day not just for a day, but, every day! The NGO provides freshly cooked, wholesome, and tasty meals to more than 1.76 million children in 14,314 Government schools across 39 locations of 12 states, on each school day. By providing mid-day meals Akshaya Patra aims to counter two main issues: hunger and illiteracy. Over the years of service, the Foundation has observed that mid-day meal is a potential incentive in bringing children to school and supporting continuity of their education. Hence, World Food Day activities is an every day commitment at Akshaya Patra.
The World Food Day celebration at Akshaya Patra is being supported by noteworthy personalities from the culinary and nutrition world namely: Mr Sanjeev Kapoor, Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur; Chef Ramasamy Selvaraj, Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru; and Ms. Divya Sathyaraj, Nutritionist. They are also the Goodwill Ambassadors of Akshaya Patra and wholeheartedly support the Foundation's cause. Here is what they have to say –
"I am happy to associate with The Akshaya Patra Foundation as a Goodwill Ambassador. Akshaya Patra is all about giving nutritious food to children. My own journey of cooking food for my family and friends and presenting it to millions of viewers on television is in absolute sync with the Foundation's idea – the joy of giving is much more than the joy of receiving." – Mr Sanjeev Kapoor, Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur.
"It has been a proud moment to be associated with Akshaya Patra. It gives me an opportunity to support children in the pursuit of their dreams through the Foundation's 'Giving Every Dream a Chance' initiative. My association with Akshaya Patra as a Goodwill Ambassador is a step forward towards the larger goal; there are millions of dreams that need a chance." – Chef Ramasamy Selvaraj, Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru.
"As a nutritionist I strongly believe that a healthy diet will have a profound effect on a child's well-being; a child's body needs nutrition, not just food. Akshaya Patra has done incredible work to end classroom hunger. Leaders like President Barack Obama have appreciated the Foundation's outstanding work in feeding children. I completely resonate with the vision and goals of Akshaya Patra and, I am truly honoured and privileged to be chosen as the organisation's Goodwill Ambassador." – Ms. Divya Sathyaraj, Nutritionist.
School Meals and Dreams
When children are well-fed and well-educated, it gives them the confidence to aim and achieve. It instills in them the hope for a better and brighter tomorrow. And, this gets reflected in the words of these children:
"I aspire to be a District Collector." – Y. Lalita, Visakhapatnam.
"My aim is to be an Astronaut." – Atharva Ajay Kale, Nagpur.
"I aspire to be an Army Officer." – Lakshmi Bai, Karnataka.
"My goal is to be a Physical Education Teacher." P Narasimha Raju, Visakhapatnam.
"My aim is to be a Police Officer." – Archana, Lucknow.
"I aspire to be a Mechanical Engineer." – Vikas Mudi, Karnataka.
These were just a few dreams from among 1.76 million dreams that gets fuelled by the nutritious meals of Akshaya Patra!
Support Akshaya Patra, Support World Food Day
When you support Akshaya Patra, it has both immediate and gradual impact. Your one moment of generosity towards Akshaya Patra will:
Ensure daily school meals of children;
Support education;
Improve health and nutrition levels of children;
Empower children to become resourceful and responsible citizens; and
Make India a Zero Hunger nation.
So, this World Food Day, donate for a child, take a pledge, or share the significance of food security in your network of friends. Your care for children will pave way for generations of healthy, educated, and resourceful citizens.
"If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger." – Buzz Aldrin, American Engineer, Former Astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force.
There is no doubt that joy of giving is much more than the joy of receiving. Daan Utsav gives all of us an opportunity to contribute to the needy in some way or the other. Akshaya Patra is celebrating Daan Utsav 2018 with the hope that numerous children will be benefitted with your acts of generosity.William James has rightly said, "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." And, this aptly resonates the spirit of Daan Utsav. Daan Utsav was launched in 2009 and is an annual event observed in India during the week of Gandhi Jayanti i.e. from 2nd October to 8th October. Previously, it was known as the Joy of Giving Week and celebrates the act of generosity and philanthropy. The significance of Daan Utsav is, it encourages and teaches people the value of giving back to the society. And, remarkably, it has been observed that people from all walks of life and from all sections of the society enthusiastically participate in this celebration with the idea that 'we all have something to give'. It has been seen that people not only limit themselves to contributing money, but also contribute their time, skill, and resources with the ones who are less privileged.
Upkeeping this spirit of giving, The Akshaya Patra Foundation celebrates Daan Utsav and runs an annual campaign to mark the Joy of Giving Week with the sole purpose of generating maximum support for its beneficiaries – the children. Akshaya Patra is currently providing nutritious mid-day meals to more than 1.76 million children, on each school day across 38 locations of 12 states. The Foundation understands the crucial role this meal plays in the lives of children. The mid-day meals open the gates of school for millions of children thereby saving them from entering the world of labour. These meals are the source of nourishment and supporting pillars of education for these children. The goodness of mid-day meals gets reflected in the joy, confidence, and aspirations of children.
To spread this goodness, Akshaya Patra wants to provide nutritious meals to more and more children. This Daan Utsav, choose to give a healthy childhood to the children of India. Dedicate your 'act of giving' for millions of Akshaya Patra beneficiaries and Akshaya Patra kitchens. When you donate on Daan Utsav, you will make sure children receive their much-needed school meals regularly. In addition, you will also help Akshaya Patra to equip its kitchens and increase productivity so that more children can be served with nutritious meals.
So, go ahead, this Daan Utsav, Be the Genie and fulfill as many wishes as you want. You are just one click away from granting a wish!
Raksha Bandhan – Binding Cherished Memories
by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on August 24, 2018
The history of Raksha Bandhan dates back thousands of years. It is one of the oldest traditions observed in India to celebrate the special bond between brothers and sisters. It is an annual festival observed on the last day of the Shraavana month (Hindu lunar calendar) which typically falls in August. On this day, the sister ties the sacred thread – Rakhi – on her brother's wrist and prays for his well-being and prosperity by performing the ritual of tilak and aarti; whereas the brother promises to protect and take care of his sister under all circumstances, and also presents her with gifts.
Each school day, Akshaya Patra nourishes millions of children across India. Among so many children there are many siblings who study in the same school and equally benefits from the mid-day meal. This Raksha Bandhan, we bring you a small story of one such brother-sister duo who believes in 'sharing is caring'.
Kaveri and Darshan
Kaveri and Darshan study in the same school and has the vision to serve the nation and the people. Darshan, a student of Standard VII aspires to join the Indian Army in the future; and his sister, Kaveri, a student of Standard V aspires to be a doctor. Their parents work as street vendors to support the family, but despite hardships, this brother-sister duo is determined to achieve their dreams.
When asked about the kind of relationship they share with each other, Darshan being the elder one replied promptly,
"We believe in sharing is caring. We share our food, toys, stationeries, and even sweets. Both of us love the pulao that is served as a part of our school lunch. I promise to take care of my sister at all times. I want to help my sister with her studies in whatever way I can, and want to see her achieve the dream of becoming a doctor."
To this Kaveri quickly added,
"And, I want to see my brother as an Army Officer. And, I want to be the first one to salute him."
Well, as is evident, they not only share things, but also share the same wish for each other!
Alike Kaveri and Darshan, there are many brothers and sisters who despite all odds always care for each other and support each other's dreams. And, celebrating this special bond of love, care, and protection,
Akshaya Patra wishes everyone a very Happy Raksha Bandhan!
Be a part of this celebration and support the bond of siblings by providing them the access to food and education. This Raksha Bandhan donate to Akshaya Patra in honour of your sibling.
If you wish to share your special 'Brother & Me' or 'Sister & Me' story, please make use of the below comment section. We would love to hear it!
Developing A Hunger-Free India
Categorically defining, youth is the crucial stage between childhood and adulthood, people falling within the age bracket of 15 and 24 years. The support received and the development undergone in this stage defines the future progress of a person, to a large extent. It is this category of people who has the ability to directly influence their individual lives and the progress of the society, making them an important section of the community. They are the torchbearers of the society, of our nation.
The International Youth Day is an awareness day observed annually on 12 August since the year 2000. It has been designated by the United Nations with the purpose to address the cultural and legal issues of youth worldwide. Youths have been recognised to play a key role in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts. Each year the day is observed with a dedicated theme with 'Safe Spaces for Youth' being the theme for 2018. The theme expresses the need for safe spaces for the youth to come together, engage in various activities related to governance and public matters, partake in decision-making, and a space to exercise freedom of expression. In short, providing a safe platform for the youths to grow and develop into mature and responsible citizens.
Independence Day of India
India got its independence from the long reigning of the Britishers on 15th August 1947. It has been 72 years since India is breathing in the air of freedom. During these years, India has made huge progresses and developments in all fronts. It has established itself to be one of the most promising nations in the world. And, soon it is going to embrace the title of being the youngest nation with 64% of its population falling in the working-age group.
Is India ready for this new title?
Statistically, India is at the moment struggling with:
But, it is also aggressively addressing these disheartening and acute hurdles with promising and potential interventions such as:
Implication of these initiatives
Though it may take a while before we can declare India as a hunger-free nation; yet the above-mentioned interventions have directly impacted and have shown results in countering the current health and nutrition status among children. The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a mid-day meal NGO, has been actively involved in implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in partnership with Central Government, various State Governments, and philanthropic donors. This Indian NGO has been in the service of nourishing children for the past 17 years. Currently, Akshaya Patra is providing nutritious meals to more than 17.5- lakh school children in 38 locations across 12 states of India. Over the years, tangible and sustainable change has been observed in the health and nutritional status of children. Click here to view the positive impact mid-day meals has had among children.
Akshaya Patra's role in youth development
Nourished children will become healthy youths, educated children will become aware youths, and coached children will grow up to be responsible and empowered youths. Thus, Akshaya Patra while implementing the core mid-day meal programme is also engaged in other feeding and developmental activities to ensure children receive the right nutrition and the right training at the right age. This mid-day meal NGO is involved in providing nutritious food to Anganwadi centres along with coaching mid-day meal beneficiary children in various forms of arts, sports, science related spheres under its initiative 'Giving Every Dream A Chance'.
Thus, by making available nutritious food, supporting education, and providing coaching for talent development, Akshaya Patra is creating a strong foundation for generations of healthy, conscientious, and responsible Indian youths.
In précis, the youth is directly responsible to sustain the independence of a nation. They are directly responsible for the future developments and progresses of a nation. Having said that, we must also realise and act to empower them in a way that they direct their energies and talents in the right direction and for the right purpose. But, for that, we need to begin nourishing, nurturing, and moulding them from their childhood. Akshaya Patra gives you a platform to get involved in supporting education of children by providing them with wholesome food. This Independence Day, join hands with Akshaya Patra to give the nation healthy, educated, and resourceful youths. #Pledgetofeed.
Father's Day celebrates the caring and protective spirit of fathers
by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on June 15, 2018
Father is an epitome of protection and care. Studies reveal that men are biologically programmed to care and provide. No wonder then, that our fathers show their love best by doing something for us. The third Sunday of every June honours fathers worldwide. Non-profit organisations around the world use the occasion to pay tribute to fathers on this day.
How did Father's Day originate?
There are several interesting stories that are associated with the celebration of this day. In most countries, Father's Day is observed on the third Sunday of June, but in Europe and Latin America, fathers are honoured on St Joseph's Day, which is a traditional Catholic holiday that falls on March 19. The Spanish and Portuguese brought the sentiment to Latin America.
A story goes that Sonora Dodd from Spokane, a city in the state of Washington in United States of America, was raised by her father – a single parent – along with five other siblings. When she heard a Mother's Day sermon in 1910, she felt that fathers must be honoured too. So Dodd began a campaign for a day dedicated to celebrating fathers. The first such Father's Day was finally celebrated in Spokane in 1910, followed by several towns and cities in America.
Another story is about one Grace Golden Clayton from Fairmont, West Virginia. There was a mine explosion in a nearby town that had killed more than 360 men. Grace argued that the children of these men needed a day or time to remember and pay tributes to their fathers and so, the day was celebrated in 1908.
Whatever the history, it's a wonderful day that unites the world in honouring fathers. Apart from other bodies, non-profit organisations like Akshaya Patra channelise resources to honour fathers who encourage their children towards education. The organisation involves people on the occasion to help feed the children during its school lunch programme. Several donors come forward to sponsor a child or sponsor kitchen equipment every year as a gesture of honouring their fathers. Many of the Foundation's employees are fathers, striving hard to give their children a good life and the organisation values their efforts.
What can you do on Father's Day?
You can choose to be a child's godfather on Father's Day. All you need to do is sponsor a child and help Akshaya Patra feed millions of children by this single gesture. This may be through an online donation or a fundraising campaign.
Beneficiary schools organise events in their premises, encouraging children to write, draw or express feelings for their fathers in several other ways. You may find such a school near you in these states – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. You may choose to visit some of these schools and talk to children and teachers during lunch time and witness for yourself How Akshaya Patra's meals benefit children.
Father's Day this year can be channelised towards furthering the education of children through nutritious meals. You may easily do so by sponsoring a child.
All For A Greener Earth This World Environment Day!
by The Akshaya Patra Foundation	on June 4, 2018
June 5th every year marks World Environment Day. This day brings to spotlight, the importance of our environment and the need to preserve the environment for the generations to come. This is a time to collectively address the needs of our Mother Earth and seek ways on how to save the environment. Undertaking this task is of supreme importance because, we the 7.4 billion-inhabiting this planet have only one thing in common and i.e. our home.
Every individual's actions have profound implications on the environment, however minor or major. Mankind's practices like hyper-consumerism, environmental pollution, tremendous industrialisation, and throwaway culture has caused environmental degradation that is only augmenting with time. To address this issue, we at Akshaya Patra, have adopted eco-friendly methods to implement our Mid-Day Meal Programme.
Biogas Plants: Under the Go Green initiative, Akshaya Patra has adopted new organic waste to biogas systems in its Ballari and Vasanthapura kitchens. These plants convert organic waste into energy thereby reducing cost and dependency on LPG. Besides this, it also produces volumes of enriched organic manure that help supplement chemical fertilizers. The biogas plants also help in eco-friendly handling of food wastages of approximately 20 metric tonne every month. Read more at Biogas Plant at kitchens of Akshaya Patra
Solar Plant: The solar plant installed in the Vasanthapura kitchen runs with the use of photovoltaic (PV) cells that convert sunlight to direct electricity. The electricity generated is not only sustainable but also environment friendly as solar plants produce no environmental pollution (zero emissions). The solar plant generates 1100 units of power thereby saving up to Rs. 8,000 per month on electricity. To know more about it, visit: Solar plant at VK Hill Kitchen
Biomass Briquette: These are perfect substitutes to coal and charcoal and are used extensively in our kitchens. Through this, we attempt to conserve our much depleting non-renewable sources of energy like coal.
Effluent Treatment Plants: These plants help in scientific handling, disposal and recycling of runoffs and kitchens wastes. This helps in reducing smell and spillage thereby preventing environmental pollution.
Reed Bed Plants: Some kitchens use this measure to curb discharge of untreated water into the environment. Waste water from the kitchen is directed to the Reed Bed Plant which filters the water in a natural way and makes it suitable for irrigation and cleaning of external kitchen areas. While curbing the discharge of untreated water into the ecosystem, this also makes the water reusable.
Recently, Akshaya Patra inaugurated its largest hi-tech kitchen in Kandi, Telangana. This kitchen is equipped with a couple of eco-friendly technologies such as ReFlex Reverse Osmosys System, COMBLOCK Boiler for steam generation, and ANDICOS Waste to Energy Generation System. The ReFlex Reverse Osmosys System and ANDICOS Waste to Energy Generation System are the first of its kind technologies in India and are pro-environment measures. To read more about the Kandi kitchen and its technologies, visit – Hi-Tech Mega Kitchen.
Besides the aforementioned initiatives, Akshaya Patra has also optimised its meal delivery routes to reduce carbon emissions. In precis, we at Akshaya Patra have adopted these eco-friendly initiatives to help conserve our environment. We are determined that these undertakings will save the environment and additionally will help us take bigger strides in feeding more children!
For the benefit of our future generations, Akshaya Patra invites your participation in its efforts to conserve the environment. Please share your ideas and suggestions on how to save the environment in the below comments section.
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ME Research Publications
Compliant contact force models in multibody dynamics: Evolution of the Hertz contact theory
Machado, Margarida
Moreira, Pedro
Flores, Paulo
Lankarani, Hamid M.
Machado, Margarida; Moreira, Pedro; Flores, Paulo & Hamid M., Lankarani. 2012. Compliant contact force models in multibody dynamics: Evolution of the Hertz contact theory. Mechanism and Machine Theory, Volume 53, July 2012, Pages 99-121
Over the last decades, several compliant contact force models have been proposed. However, no complete and systematic comparison has been done on these models, which provides information on their range of application and accuracy for use in different contact scenarios. Thus, the selection of an appropriate model for a given contact problem is still an important and challenging issue to be addressed. The Hertzian contact theory remains the foundation for almost all of the available force models, but by itself, it is not appropriate for most impacts in practice, due to the amount of energy dissipated during the impact. A good number of contact force models have been offered that augment the Hertzian law with a damping term to accommodate the energy loss during the impact process for small or moderate impact velocities. In this work, the main issues associated with the most common compliant contact force models of this type are analyzed. Results in terms of the dynamic simulations of multibody systems are presented, which allow for the comparison of the similarities and differences among the models considered.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2012.02.010
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Title: The Ban: The Human Cost of Trump's Travel Ban
Date Published: December 17, 2018
October 31st, 2018 – Filmmaker and Al Jazeera America journalist Laila Al-Arian presented her Emmy Award winning documentary, "The Ban: the human cost of Trump's Travel Ban" at ACMCU in it's entirety. This film follows two families in particular who've been deeply impacted by thier inabiility to travel to the United States during the hight of the Trump administration's ban on refugees and immigrants from Muslim majority countries.
Prior to joining Fault Lines, Laila worked for AJE for four years, covering everything from Guantanamo Bay's youngest detainee to the re-settlement of Iraqi refugees in the U.S.
She received a BA in English literature from Georgetown University and an M.S. from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism.
Her work has appeared in The Nation, Salon, The Independent, and other publications, and she is co-author of Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians.


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Forest Lake one day, NASA the next. A group of Brisbane school students are on their way to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
The 26 'Future Thinkers' from St John's Anglican College have been hand-picked to join a group of international students at NASA as part of the annual Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge.
This is the second year in a row students from St John's have made the semi-finals and been invited to NASA. They are the only students from Australia to win the coveted invitation this year.
In order to score an invite, students were required to come up with real life, game-changing ideas that would support global sustainability and benefit humanity. They had to recognise a problem, come up with a solution and identify a path to commercialisation for that solution.
Among the ideas generated by students from St John's were innovate medical devices to support sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and anaphylaxis; an app to benefit insomniacs; and a space suit to enhance safety for astronauts.
Head of College Suzanne Bain is justifiably proud of her students' achievements.
St John's Anglican College Year 11 student Olivia Hutley travelled to Florida in 2015 as part of the school's Conrad Challenge team.
The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge will be held at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, from April 20-24.


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New calling, which is pretty huge. Of course, the early buy-in is a hundred goddamned dollars, but hopefully the soul alone will be more reasonable. But I doubt it, their store is (imo) stupidly expensive.
Anyway. New content of tangible value. Too bad the game (as far as I can see, without spending tons of money) is the same bland dual experience I've played too many times already. I've probably never griped about such an elegant character system bolted to such a vanilla game before.
I got so burned out on this, but I still look in on occasion. Their "new" late game content hasn't changed for like three years. The big end of life raid content last cycle was a revamped Hammerknell. I just checked back on my old guild and looks like the new expansion features a third pass at HK and a second pass at the 10 man Gilded Prophecy.
Yeah, when I see all that content being promoted, to me it's just a few event dailies. I don't have any interest in end game stuff, I'm a journey over destination guy. Rift is basically set up to push through as quickly as possible (including p2w) and raid/pvp.
Between their first new class ever and the recent under water expansion, seems like they've continued to be pretty ambitious despite their obvious budget constraints and that the game would be worth checking out again.
I do hope they cooled down on the Carnage quests. I never finished leveling in Storm Legion because I got so bored of them.
Have they said when the patch/expansion/whatever is being released? I looked but couldn't find anything.
I wonder if they ever learned anything about class design. Probably not.
The latest update is now live with the new Primalist calling.


Is it possible to jump in to code beeing run within the eval statment?
files (so the perl code that makes up the test is not in a pl or pm file).
Is there any way to use the debuger on the code thats beeing evaluated?
Feel free to create a feature request for it.


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Jewish boxers supported 'People's Olympics'
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It is now 80 years since the staging of the infamous 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Looking back on it one is dumbfounded by how stupid world leaders were at the time to support an event now remembered as a grotesquery of Nazi pageantry.
What many people do not know was that with the growth of Communism, an alternative to the Berlin Olympics was arranged to be staged in Barcelona at the same time. In May 1936, the government of autonomous Catalonia in Spain announced they would play host to a Popular Olympiad, also known as the "People's Olympics" and the "Workers' Olympics", for athletes who wanted no part in supporting the Nazi regime.
The Barcelona Games, organised under the auspices of Catalan President Luis Companys, whose name appeared on all official documents, were ambitious. Planned athletic competitions included track and field, soccer, rugby, swimming, water polo, tennis, basketball, cycling, wrestling, gymnastics, shooting, and table tennis.
An athlete merely needed to make his or her way to the Games to take part. The organisers promised room and board for all competitors and a seven-storey hotel was reserved to room 1 600 participants. The hotel had been built for the International Exposition held in Barcelona in 1929, as had been the 54 000-seat Montjuic Stadium, which was to be the site for track and field events.
In Canada Sammy Luftspring, aged just 20, was the son of a bootlegger. Sammy had grown up in a tough Toronto immigrant neighbourhood and learned to protect himself at a boxing club at the local Young Men's Hebrew Association. By 1933 he was an Ontario amateur champion.
That year Luftspring took part in the famous wild street brawl when members of a local pro-Nazi club put up a large banner with a swastika. It led to a confrontation with a rival Jewish baseball team and lasted for hours.
A move to boycott the Berlin Olympics found little support. In the United States Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic Committee, complained that the boycott movement was part of a "Jewish-Communist conspiracy" to keep the country from participating.
Canadian officials followed Britain's lead in agreeing to take part even after it became clear the Nazis intended to use the Games as a propaganda stage.
Luftspring was certain to win a spot on Canada's Olympic boxing team and he wanted to go overseas to show the Nazis the same fighting spirit he had shown their sympathisers on the streets of Toronto. But his parents feared for his life and as a good Jewish boy, he listened to them. So he decided to go to Barcelona instead.
Luftspring convinced fellow boxer Benjamin Norman Yakubowitz to join him. Yakubowitz was a ferocious bantamweight and fought under the name Baby Yack. They wrote a letter to The Globe explaining their decision to skip the Canadian Olympic boxing trials.
"We know that we, as Canadian boys, would be personally safe and perhaps well received in Germany," they wrote. "But can we forget the way the German government is treating the Jewish boys in Germany? No athlete or sportsman would think of engaging in a sporting contest with a bully who would ill-treat even a dumb animal. The German government is treating our brothers and sisters worse than dogs."
It was during the Depression and the two did not have funds to travel to Europe. Harry Sniderman, a well-known Toronto sportsman, found a group of Jewish backers. Businessmen donated funds and more money was raised from the pass-the-hat proceeds from Jewish Community Softball league games.
Sniderman also organised a stag at which bookies and bootleggers were in the unaccustomed role of giving – not taking – money. More than $2 000 was raised and Sniderman joined them as a team manager.
Athletes from other participating countries began converging on Barcelona. Germans who had fled the Nazis and were living in exile, had a delegation, while a team of Jewish athletes represented Palestine.
Some of the early arrivals in Barcelona were delighted to hear what they thought were fireworks being exploded in their honour. Unfortunately, they were bullets as the Spanish army launched a rebellion against the Republic.
As it turned out, the Canadians were waiting for a train in Toulouse, France, when word reached them about the uprising. Alas, the "People's Olympic" were cancelled.
Luftspring and Yack turned professional soon after returning to Toronto. Both had some success, though Luftspring's career ended prematurely after being accidentally thumbed in the eye during a fight. He went on to become a distinguished boxing referee and co-owned a popular Toronto nightspot.
He wrote an autobiography in 1975 titled "Call Me Sammy" and he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 2000, age 84.
Yack won the Canadian bantamweight title in 1937. After retiring from the ring, he struggled to find his place, serving in the armed services during the Second World War before becoming a bookie. He spent some time in prison.
When the journalist William Stephenson profiled the fighter in 1979, he was a recovering alcoholic driving a cab for a living while resident in a cheap hotel. Yack died in 1987, age 71.


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Dayton surprises Duquesne late in road comeback win
February 23, 2014 fn_admin
By: Steven Wright – Sports Editor
Trailing by 18 early in the second half, the University of Dayton men's basketball team's needed its defense to step up in the crunch.
Using an 18-3 run in the final 7:30 of the game, Dayton came back on the road, defeating the University of Duquesne 57-54, Saturday, Feb. 22, at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dayton held Duquesne to 15 points in the second half, and without a field goal over the final 7:54 of the game.
"Any time you can get a win on the road period, especially in late February, every game is very very difficult," head coach Archie Miller said. "We're obviously very excited, but we're also very fortunate."
Dayton (19-8, 7-5) trailed 51-39 with just under eight minutes remaining. After seven straight points from sophomore forward Dyshawn Pierre and senior forward Devin Oliver, redshirt junior guard Jordan Sibert hit a three to tie the game with 3:29 to go. Sibert then on UD's next possession drove the baseline, and made a two-handed slam dunk to give UD its first lead of the game and complete a 14-0 run.
In the final seconds leading by one, Dayton inbounded from their own end and got a breakaway jam by Sibert. Duquesne got off two off-balance looks from three in an attempt to force overtime, but couldn't get either to fall.
Sibert scored 18 points to lead UD, including three 3-pointers. Oliver added seven points to go with his 11 rebounds, and Pierre had 10 points.
Miller said it was Sibert's play earlier in the half that helped Dayton find its offense.
"Jordan Sibert making a few 3-point shots kind of sprung the game open a little bit," he said. "The game was so packed in the paint for us. Our guys were really having a hard time adjusting to the bodies that were in front of them."
Dayton remains undefeated in February at 6-0, its best February start since the 1970-71 season.
Duquesne shot 15 percent in the second half, going 4 of 27 from the floor.
"I really don't have an answer," Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry said. "…You hold an fantastic offensive scoring team to 57 points and 39 percent, that's heartbreaking. I don't know if a team of mine has ever scored 15 points in a half that I remember."
Duquesne senior guard Ovie Soko led Duquesne with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting. He was the only player to score for the Dukes in the final Dayton run.
"They made some plays and I had a chance to bring our team back but I didn't do what seniors are supposed to do," Soko said. "Those guys made plays, I didn't."
Dayton fell behind 17-2 six minutes into the game and couldn't get any easy looks against the Duquesne defense. They trailed 39-25 at halftime, behind 19 first half points from Soko. The Dukes hit eight of their 12 first half 3-point attempts and outscored the Dayton bench 15-13.
At halftime, Miller said there wasn't a lot of talk about basketball to get his team refocused.
"It was more about the edge we took the floor with," he said. "A little bit more disappointed with the approach. No one is going to give you anything, and just because you're playing well or you feel good about yourself that everything will go your way. I felt the first half we didn't attack, we weren't aggressive at all."
Sanford led UD with 10 points in the first half, as UD shot 6 of 17 from inside the arc.
This was the second meeting between Dayton and Duquesne at the CONSOL Energy Center, home of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. The Dukes had won the first meeting 82-64 Jan 30, 2011.
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Peter G. McCornick joined WFI as executive director in August 2016 after previously serving as deputy director general of research at the International Water Management Institute, one of the world's foremost institutions dedicated to improving management of water and land resources to ensure food security and reduce poverty. McCornick leads WFI's strategic direction, building its relationships and collaborations with partners both in Nebraska and in other regions of the world.
McCornick has dedicated his career to improving the understanding of sustainable water resources management. He has led research and development programs on water, agriculture and the environment in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the U.S. His interest areas include water and food security, the water-food-energy nexus, water reuse, irrigation management, and water and climate adaptation.
McCornick earned his doctorate in agricultural engineering from Colorado State University, is a licensed professional civil engineer in the State of Colorado, a member of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers and a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.


I have too many old computers - and I find it increasingly difficult to justify owning them. I can justify old synths on the grounds of uniqueness of sound that no plugin can ever quite replicate. I can draw parallels to Stradivarius (or, hell, even the original Stratocaster) and point out the premium people will put on machines that "aren't made like they used to be". But 80s computers are slow, primitive and frustrating. An evening trying to load 'Chuckie Egg' from tape will soon dampen even the strongest nostalgic urges.
So here's the challenge I've set myself. Is it possible to actually build a useful 8bit computer (we'll leave the definition of 'useful' fairly open for the moment). What if I went on eBay and bought all the expansion options I could never afford in the day? What if I tapped into those user communities that keep the flames burning even now - that build IDE adapators for ZX Spectrums and network cards for Apple IIs? Could I build an almighty Frankenstein's monster of a machine? Could I ... gulp ... even browse the web on it?


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Борис Юрійович Деркач ( 14 січня 1964, Харків, Українська РСР, СРСР —  18 травня 2019, Харків, Україна) — радянський і український футболіст, захисник, майстер спорту СРСР (1987).

Біографія
Почав свою кар'єру у 1981 році в місцевій команді «Металіст» Харків. У 1983 році зіграв один сезон у клубі «Маяк» Харків. У 1985 році він був помічений скаутами «Динамо» Київ. Відзначався хорошим ударом з далекої відстані, але через сильну конкуренцію не грав за основний склад. У 1986 році захищав кольори московського ЦСКА, але повернувся в «Металіст» Харків. У 1988 році виграв з «Металістом» перший і єдиний в історії клубу Кубок СРСР. У 1990 році він був запрошений назад в «Динамо» Київ. 7 жовтня того року два його влучні удари на полі Республіканського стадіону в Києві дозволили «Динамо» обіграти в «золотому» матчі московський ЦСКА — 4:1 і здобути останнє 13-те чемпіонство у першостях Радянського Союзу. Золоту медаль Деркач не отримав, через те, що у тому чемпіонаті провів за динамівців недостатню кількість матчів. Деякий час виступав за «Евіс». Проте, все частіше почав відвідувати казино. Після того, як програв велику суму грошей (20 тисяч USD), був змушений податися за кордон. Не зумів влаштуватися у Туреччині. Після короткого перебування в болгарському «Левскі» перейшов в угорську команду «Ньїредьхаза». Клуб зайняв останнє місце і в 1993 році Деркач залишився без роботи.

Потрапив у злочинну групу, яка займалася рекетом в Угорщині. У 1993 році після поранення сутенера і двох повій був заарештований і згодом засуджений до 11 років тюремного ув'язнення. Після спроби втечі (31 грудня 1995 року) суд додав ще 4 роки. У кінці терміну був переведений з угорської в'язниці в українську в Ужгороді, а потім у рідному Харкові. Допоміг у цьому Олег Лужний, який передав матері колишнього одноклубника 10 000 доларів на адвоката. До того, як був звільнений за хорошу поведінку, загалом провів у в'язниці 11,5 років.

Після цього влаштував своє життя заново, знайшов роботу, одружився, дружина народила двох дітей — сина Артема і доньку Ганну. Допоміг з роботою Ахрік Цвейба. За його сприяння Деркач з 2006 року почав шукати таланти для харківського «Металіста», почав виступати за команду ветеранів цієї команди.

Внаслідок кризи, в якій опинився український футбол і «Металіст» зокрема, Борис Деркач, втратив роботу. Він став випивати, знову прокинулася в ньому ігроманія, заборгував багатьом людям. У підсумку розпалася сім'я. У 2017 році за пропозицією одного із знайомих, назбирав необхідну суму і поїхав на заробітки в Малайзію, щоб працювати там будівельником. У січні 2019 року в українських ЗМІ з'явилась інформація, що Бориса Деркача зустріли українські туристи в Куала-Лумпурі. Він віддав за борги у заставу документи, став безпритульним, розповідав російськомовним туристам свою історію життя в обмін на їжу та випивку.

30 квітня 2019 року колишній футболіст повернувся в Україну, але відмовився від допомоги «Металіста-1925» і Харківської обласної державної адміністрації. Проживав на квартирі у своїх знайомих. Помер 18 травня, ймовірно від плевриту. Похований на одному з харківських кладовищ.

Досягнення
 Чемпіон СРСР: 1990
 Володар Кубка СРСР: 1988, 1990

Примітки

Посилання
 Статистика виступів на офіційному сайті ФФУ
 Статистика на сайті КЛИСФ
 Статистика виступів у єврокубках
 Статистика на playerhistory
 Борис Деркач: «Все старое забыл как страшный сон»
 Борис ДЕРКАЧ: «Я никого не убивал»
 Відео А.Цвейба, А.Алексаненков, А.Анненков, Б.Деркач від Dynamokyiv86

Уродженці Харкова
Радянські футболісти
Українські футболісти
Футболісти «Олімпіка» (Харків)
Футболісти ЦСКА (Київ)
Футболісти «Металіста» (Харків)
Футболісти ЦСКА (Москва)
Футболісти «Динамо» (Київ)
Футболісти «Левські»
Футболісти «Ньїредьгази»
Футболісти «Миколаєва»
Українські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Болгарії
Футбольні легіонери в Угорщині
Поховані в Харкові

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We recognise that each student learns in their own unique way. The Head of Education and team of qualified lecturers offer a wide range of teaching styles so that learning potential can be maximised to achieve a level of individual success.
This success comes in many forms through the delivery of accredited and non-accredited courses. Vocational skills for life are taught through independent living, leisure activities, computing skills and creative opportunities.
The broad curriculum offered at Beechwood College ensures a fun and engaging learning environment where all students are encouraged to participate and reach their full potential. We teach transferable skills that students will benefit from as they progress into future adulthood.


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Sociological studies over the last years have confidently demonstrated that the largest Ukrainian-language newspaper of Ukraine is "Express". The today's data of TNS Ukraine (MM'2016/2) are no exception – Newspaper "Express" has once again confirmed its position and was officially recognized as a national Ukrainian-language newspaper No. 1.
Indeed, over the last six months 6% of urban population of our country has read specifically Newspaper "Express". The second best newspaper, which almost threefold yields its position after "Express" – 2.3 %, is "Hazeta po-ukrayinsky" (Newspaper in Ukrainian).
By the way, among those who participated in the study and stated reading specifically Ukrainian-language Newspaper "Express", 13.3% of respondents indicated Russian as the main language of communication.
Furthermore, Newspaper "Express" falls under the group of companies "Express Media Group", which is the world's largest publishing company of Ukrainian-language newspapers and magazines.
The survey was conducted by TNS Ukraine throughout the whole territory of Ukraine. The survey method was personal interview of respondents at home.
Population – people aged 12 to 65 residing in the cities of Ukraine, population of cities 50 000 +. Survey time frame: June 01, 2016 to June 25, 2016. Sampled population – 3 500 respondents.


That is the term astronomers use to describe the first time starlight enters a new telescope or other astronomical instrument. It essentially means "all is well" (though perhaps with a little more tweaking by its designers), and the instrument can begin making meaningful scientific observations.
University of Virginia astronomers achieved that milestone recently at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, where their newest astronomical instrument, APOGEE-South, began peering deep into the Milky Way. The success was the result of years of planning, design, construction and testing of the $6 million instrument, most of it conducted at the Department of Astronomy's Astronomical Infrared Laboratory.
APOGEE-South is the "sister" of a related instrument, also designed and built by UVA astronomers in collaboration with other institutions and vendors, and installed in 2011 at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. The two instruments, working in tandem, now provide astronomers with a complete picture of the full breadth of the Milky Way as seen from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
"The APOGEE project, now fully realized, is set to provide astronomers worldwide with important data for years, if not decades to come that will help us gain a better understanding of how our galaxy formed and is evolving, " said Michael Skrutskie, chair of the Department of Astronomy and director and founder of its instrumentation design lab and program. Skrutskie is an expert in the design and construction of infrared cameras and spectrographs and has assembled a team of specialists at UVA that has conceived of and produced multiple state-of-the-art instruments, APOGEE being the most recent.
In the case of APOGEE, the instruments allow astronomers to examine the motions and chemical signatures of hundreds of thousands of stars that are too distant and cloaked by dust to be seen at optical wavelengths, even with the most powerful optical telescopes. Data that streams in from both APOGEE instruments is immediately made available to astronomers around the world via the internet. APOGEE-South will operate until at least 2020, providing – as has APOGEE-North – a previously unobtainable data stream and database for researchers to tease out discoveries for perhaps decades to come.
"It's quite satisfying for our department to play a central role in executing a high-profile project of international importance that is proving so integral to our ability to observe and understand the way the Milky Way is put together, and by implication, how other galaxies formed, " Skrutskie said.
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Quang Ninh provincial authorities have imposed a fishing ban in the core area of Ha Long Bay after investigations of fishing activities in Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. The province has launched a campaign to protect local marine resources.
Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage recognized by UNESCO, welcomes an increasing number of tourists who consume a lot of seafood. Due to overfishing, marine resources in Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay, and adjacent areas have been disappearing.
A ban on overexploitation of marine resources has become necessary to conserve nature and ensure a sustainable livelihood for coastal people.
This month, the campaign has been widely implemented to protect the natural beauty and biodiversity of Ha Long Bay and promote other types of tourism for resilient development.


We ran a Q&A session on 19 October 2015 and firework fear was a hot topic! Many pet owners sent in their questions about their dog's behaviour during the firework season, read on to see our top tips on keeping your dog calm this year.
Q. It's that dreaded time of year again, where all the fireworks start going off, what can I do to keep my dogs calm? They both shiver with fright, I usually take them to bed and stay up cuddling them all night, it's no good when you've got work the next day.
You are not alone! It is estimated that about 45% of the UK dog population show signs of stress during fireworks, and there are many things that we can do to help your dogs feel more settled at this time of year.
In the run up to firework night, make sure that your dog has a safe place, or haven where they can retreat to. This should be in a quiet area of your house where your dog will feel in control. Making a den out of blankets under a table can be a good option, or covering a dog crate to make it dark. You could also consider slipping a t-shirt or jumper of yours in there too so there is a comforting familiar scent for the dog to cuddle up to , you could put some of your dogs' toys inside to help them understand that it is a secure place, and change these toys regularly to prevent boredom. Make the den easily accessible for your dog for when they feel afraid. Do not try and tempt them out of this hide away – let he/she stay there as long as they need to. If your dog already has a den that they like to hide in, then let them use this. When the fireworks are over, offer her a nice treat and lots of cuddles!
We recommend lots of exercise during the day of the event, to burn off any excess energy that may cause unnecessary stress. Make sure that you walk your dog before nightfall to ensure that she has had a chance to go to the loo – it may be a good few hours before it is "safe" enough to venture out again. You should also try to feed them before the fireworks begin, in case they are too stressed to eat during the event which could cause them further stress by becoming hungry.
Ensure that they are inside at the times that fireworks are likely to be let off. Keeping the television on or playing the radio can help to drown out the sounds from outside, and keeping all of the curtains drawn to try and prevent them witnessing the flashes of light accompanying the bangs is also quite useful. Allow your dog to follow you from room to room, and if they come to you for comfort act normally, stroke and talk to them calmly – don't over fuss her or reward anxious behaviour with food or treats; when she is calm – reward them with treats or toys. Try and act as normal as possible, if you begin to worry and act oddly the dog will pick up on this and start to become more anxious. It can be very distressing seeing our pets frightened, but being confident and calm with them can really make a difference.
It might also be worth using a pheromone diffuser on the run up to bonfire night and New Year's Eve. This clever gadget emits calming hormones – similar to the ones their mum would have given off when nursing, making them feel calm. All you need to do is plug in the diffuser 1-2 weeks before the event, to give your home a relaxing atmosphere for your dog. We recommend either 'Adaptil' or 'DAP', please pop into the clinic or give us a call if you wish to discuss what the best option is for your dog.
Medication is not always the answer, but if your dog is really not responding to anything it may be something to consider. Capsule medications are frequently used at this time of year to help with frightened pets. In severe cases we sometimes need to give slightly stronger medication. Come and talk to us about the options available.
There is also a desensitisation program available, which is designed to help dogs become less worried about the bangs, whizzes and pops that are so common between November and January each year. This is not a quick fix, and needs to be started several months prior to firework night. It is in the form of very low level firework noise to help dogs become less worried about it. The desensitisation program can also be used in puppies to prevent noise phobias developing. Find out more in our blog; Fireworks and Pets.
Q. How can I stop my dog from barking and howling during the fireworks? He doesn't seem scared, just really over-excited and noisy!
First and foremost, this is a very common problem during the firework season, as fireworks are so loud and stimulating it can make dogs a little wound up, although he is being loud and barking he may still be a bit frightened. It can be tricky to resolve this behaviour as it takes patience, perseverance, consistency and repetition.
It's important to find the trigger of this new behaviour: is it to get attention, as a warning, due to anxiety or frustration?
If your dog seems frustrated or anxious, we recommend using dog puzzles or food toys to help distract your dog and get his mind concentrating on something positive. You need to make sure you take your dog out for plenty of exercise, this will also help.
Do not encourage the loud behaviour; Try not to reward the barking, even shouting at a dog is considered a reward as he gains a response from you. It is best to ignore the barking. If he calms down and acts as you would like, then you can reward him with a treat or his favourite toy; Your dog will soon learn that barking no longer earns a reward from you.
If he comes to you for attention, calmly stroke him and talk as you would normally. The points raised in our noise phobia blog, can really go a long way in making your dog feel more confident. It is not a problem that is likely to go away in the space of a few days or weeks but it can be rectified so don't lose faith.
Please find our behaviour blog here. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts with behavioural problems. There are lots of other things that can be done but these are the first steps we would recommend.


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Plato'S Idea Of Civic Justice Displays A Criteria For Specialization
Plato's idea of civic justice displays a criteria for specialization that holds each individual responsible for producing their own rendition of excellence that leads to a just life, which produces a just city, and ultimately civic justice. Plato describes civic justice as "…doing one's own work provided that it comes to be in a certain way" (433b-pg.108).
The idea for a just city was constructed in the book, Plato Republic, and in that blueprint, the ultimate goal was to have a just city, it should also be noted that before Plato there were numerous theories of Justice. The other theories were proposed by Cephalus, Polymarchus, Trasymachus and Glaucon all of which Plato did not agree with and all three had one common element. The element…show more content…
Correspondent to the three elements of human nature are three classes in the social organism, Guardians which are the rulers or philosopher class or the ruling class which represented reasoning; the auxiliaries, a class of warriors which guard the city is representative of the spirit; Producers are farmers, artisans which are basically the lower run of the ladder.
The other side of the coin is the idea of being unjust, Plato describes this as, "meddling and exchange between these classes, there is the greatest harm…and the worst thing one could do to the city is cause injustice" (434c-pg109). The meddling and exchange between classes refers to the idea of not having specialization, consequently this type of behavior is expressed as harmful, because it leaves room for individuals to produce mediocre abilities.
The idea that jobs were chosen according to one's own abilities and temperament gives an individual the tools to become the best they possibly can be. If the people were allowed to choose their own jobs, they might discover down the line that it was a mistake allowing room for these types of mistakes could cause the city to no longer be considered just, because not all of the parts would be working toward the common goal. There would be a segment of the population that would have to find other means for employment which would better suit them; this would be a very tedious and long process.
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An Ikeja High Court, on Wednesday sentenced Saheed Arogundade, Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Boundary/Aiyetoro Unit, Lagos State to death for the murder of a 32-year-old policeman, Gbenga Oladipupo.
Justice Olabisi Akinlade discharged and acquitted Arogundade's five co-defendants Mustapha Layeni, Adebayo Abdullahi, Seyi Pabiekun, Sikiru Rufai and Yusuf Arogundade of a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
Justice Akinlade passed the sentence after a three-hour judgment which started at 2.35p.m.
The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Arogundade murdered the policeman, NAN reports.
Before delivering the judgment, for security reasons and to avoid disruption of proceedings, the judge ordered that the courtroom should be locked and the keys kept in her possession.
According to the prosecution led by Mrs C. Rotimi-Odutola, the convict committed the offences on April 10, 2010, at Gbara Junction, Aiyetoro, Ajegunle, Lagos.
"The deceased was on a commercial motorcycle to visit his mother, Mrs Mojisola Martins, in her home on Olayinka Street, Ajegunle, when they were ambushed and attacked by four men at Gbara Junction.
"Oladipupo was held down by three men and the convict stabbed him multiple times before fleeing with his accomplices.
"The deceased who was gravely injured, was taken to a hospital at Opaleye Junction in Ajegunle where he passed away," the prosecutor said.
According to her, Oladipupo was murdered because he purportedly encouraged the use of commercial tricycles in Aiyetoro, causing loss of income for the NURTW unit.
The offences contravene Sections 234 and 316 of the Penal Code Law, 2003.
In ruling, Justice Akinlade found the suspect guilty of murder and sentenced him to death by hanging.
"The prosecution has been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt, the ingredients of conspiracy to commit murder and murder against the first defendant (convict).
"I therefore pronounce the first defendant guilty as charged on the counts of conspiracy to commit murder and murder.
"I hereby pronounce the sentence of the court upon you Saheed Arogundade – that you be hanged from the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy upon your soul," Akinlade said.
On hearing the sentence, Arogundade collapsed in the dock while his relatives wailed in the courtroom gallery.
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Cooperation under the Radar: The US-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JECOR)
Thomas W. Lippman
Economists and political analysts who write about Saudi Arabia often say that the most difficult part of their research is finding accurate statistics about the Kingdom. Population, food production, water resources, oil and gas reserves, industrial output — many kinds of data that are essential to sound planning and accurate evaluation cannot be taken at face value, especially if they are generated by Saudi government agencies.
The reasons for the statistical imprecision vary from department to department. In an environment where the government is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ruling family and there is no accountability to the public or any elected body, statistics may be manipulated for political reasons. Some of the data anomalies arise from a lack of coordination between different government departments. The most important numbers of all, oil production and crude oil reserves, are probably accurate, but they are entirely under the control of Saudi Aramco, the state oil company, and the Ministry of Petroleum — making them impossible to independently verify.
When I was reporting from Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s as regional correspondent for The Washington Post, this state of affairs was taken for granted. Drowning in a Niagara of oil cash, Saudi Arabia was growing at a rate that far outstripped its administrative capabilities. That it is still true to some extent today represents, in an odd way, the failure of a novel — and little-known — US government initiative.
By the late 1970s, American civil servants (employees of the US federal government) were ensconced in several Saudi government departments instructing their counterparts on how to conduct the public's business in a modern state.
In 1979, a 28-member team from the US Census Bureau was teaching the Saudis methods of statistical compilation, under a ten-year, $36.5 million contract. Other Americans were providing instruction in financial data collection, agriculture and water research, accounting standards, banking methods, and "applied research capabilities." Statisticians trained at the University of Maryland were teaching the Saudis how to compile a consumer price index and take an accurate census. Throughout the Saudi government, Americans were like evangelists, preaching the importance of accurate data.
The Americans understood that accurate statistics are essential to a modern state. Allocation of resources for housing and education, development planning, agriculture and water planning and economic analysis depend on them. But to the Saudis of the 1970s, these functions were understood only dimly, if at all.
Saudis now remember 1979 as a difficult year because of distressing political events at home and overseas: the Iranian Revolution, the extremist takeover of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Shi'ite rioting in the Eastern Province, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. But at the same time, Saudi Arabia in 1979 was becoming unimaginably wealthy. The country literally had more money than it could spend because of the great oil price surge that began with the Arab embargo of 1973-74, which sent the Kingdom's revenue skyrocketing.
At the beginning of the decade, in 1970, Saudi crude oil had sold for $1.39 per barrel. By January 1974, the price was $8.32. The price kept rising throughout the decade, eventually reaching $32, and state revenue rose with it because consumers kept buying anyway. The Saudi government's annual oil income, less than $4 billion a year early in the decade, would peak at almost $102 billion by 1981. The government undertook giant infrastructure projects all over the country, but still the cash flowed in faster than it could be spent.
The Americans who were seconded into the Saudi government were there as part of a grand design engineered by William E. Simon, President Richard Nixon's last Treasury Secretary, to channel as much of that money as possible back to the United States. Simon was Deputy Secretary until he was promoted into the top job on May 8, 1974 — just three months before Nixon's resignation in the Watergate scandal. He stayed on as Secretary under Nixon's successor, Gerald R. Ford.
Despite the distractions of Watergate, the spring of 1974 was a crucial period in US-Arab relations. Agreements negotiated by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in his famous "shuttle diplomacy" had ended the hostilities of the 1973 war and stabilized the battlefields of Egypt, Syria, and Israel. The United States restored diplomatic relations with Egypt. With the end of hostilities, the Arab oil producers, led by Saudi Arabia, ended their wartime embargo on exports to the United States. In that newly favorable atmosphere, Nixon embarked on a last-hurrah trip to the region. While in Saudi Arabia, he agreed to the creation of a US-Saudi Arabian Joint Economic Commission, known as JECOR. This was Simon's brainchild.
JECOR's mission was twofold: first, to teach the Saudis — who had no tradition of organized public agencies — how to operate the fundamental bureaucracy of a modern state; and second, to ensure that all the contracts awarded in pursuit of that mission went to American companies. JECOR would operate for 25 years, channeling billions of Saudi oil dollars back to the United States, but would attract almost no attention in this country because Congress ignored it. The Saudis were paying for it, so there was no need for US appropriations or congressional oversight.
The Commission's objectives were listed in a joint statement issued by the American and Saudi officials who created it: "Its purposes will be to promote programs of industrialization, trade, manpower training, agriculture, and science and technology." The participating Saudi government agencies would be the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance and National Economy, Commerce, and Industry, and the Central Planning Organization, soon to become the Ministry of Planning. On the US side, the managing agency was Simon's Treasury Department, not the Agency for International Development, because it was not a traditional foreign aid program — it was a money-management program.
Given the novelty of the arrangement and the complexity of the programs to be undertaken, it took some time for JECOR to become fully operational. By 1979, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, the Commission was in high gear.
Each day some 250 American civil servants — GS-9s and 11s — seconded by their departments at home would go to work in their counterpart agencies in Saudi Arabia, sitting with Saudi colleagues, offering tutorials, advice, and the knowledge of their experience. They worked, in English, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Saudi government work day, then went back to the JECOR office to write reports and supervise the translation of documents. The office was not part of the US Embassy because it was an arm of the Treasury Department, and the JECOR team often made a point of keeping the Embassy uninformed.
By 1979, JECOR was not just providing instruction but taking on the management of specific projects, such as the creation of a national network of vocational training schools and even the development of the country's first national park, in the Asir region of the mountainous southwest. Those were missions the Saudis understood and appreciated; the compilation and distribution of statistics was another matter.
The government objected, for example, when an America-designed plan for creating a consumer price index included the price of gold as one of the commodities to be measured. The Saudis thought it would be politically ill-advised to flaunt their wealth by including gold, even though it was a staple of family wealth. Saudis whom the Americans were training in census techniques had a different problem: there was no credible or socially acceptable method of tabulating female citizens.
Three decades later, Saudi Arabia is by all technological measurements a fully modern country, and the Saudis no longer need the type of instructional input they were getting in 1979. JECOR went out of business, with no formal announcement by either country, at the end of Bill Clinton's presidency. The JECOR teams accomplished a great deal in terms of bringing the instruments of government in Saudi Arabia into the modern world of nation-states; but reliable statistics are still sometimes elusive, which should not be surprising considering the numbers are controlled by officials who have an interest in what they show.
Earlier this year, for example, Patrice Flynn, a labor economist working at Effat University in Jeddah, wrote a brief essay on the labor market for the US-Saudi Arabia Business Council, a private group. How many Saudis are working? How many are unemployed? What are the figures for women? How many foreign workers are there? She drew two conclusions: "It depends on the year" in which the statistics were compiled, and "It depends on the data source" because the numbers issued by different departments often cannot be reconciled.
The Saudis have begun preparations for a new nationwide census in 2010. The announced results of all previous censuses have been greeted with skepticism by demographers and economists outside the Kingdom. If the new one fares better, JECOR's lessons will finally have been absorbed.
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If having a smoothie as a meal, I tend to make for breakfast or lunch with kale, spinach, lettuce and carrot juice, adding a scoop of protein powder. The protein thickens the smoothie a bit and makes it more filling. As a snack I keep it as fruit only, sometimes adding a tablespoon or two of vanilla greek yogurt to help make it more "shake-style".
One afternoon I had some fruit left over from a party tray and decided to throw them all together and see how it tasted.
It was AMAZING. The best combination I have had to date. This has only three ingredients. Yes, THREE. No juice, no ice…just straight fruit.
Ready to rock your taste buds?
Remember, I had the fruit left over, so big chunks are what I was working with. For measurement purposes, you should know that I used a Bullet Blender to mix this up.
Place in blender and blend until smooth. Garnish with slice of Pineapple or watermelon wedge.
This is so incredibly refreshing! The watermelon is the star of this smoothie for sure.
If you like these fruits, you will not be disappointed. You will wonder why this wasn't in your life sooner!
Sounds delicious Kelly! When I make a fruit smoothie for a snack, I use ice to thicken it up. Works great.
It is so good!! Especially if you like watermelon (which I do!). Yes, ice can be used to thicken the smoothie if you like…This whips up pretty nice without it.