Keren Coney is a Career Consultant at Keele University where she is responsible for supporting disabled students and graduates with their career planning. She is also a member of the AGCAS Disability Task Group, which seeks to equip careers professionals in their work with disabled students by delivering training, creating resources and conducting research.
For the past sixteen years, the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) has commissioned the national AGCAS Disability Task group to carry out a study into the destinations of disabled graduates. This research has resulted in the annual What Happens Next? report which, over the years, has provided insights into the impact that a disability can have on a graduate's prospects in the labour market.
This most recent What Happens Next? report again highlights the fact that there are notable differences in the outcomes of disabled and non-disabled graduates- and this employment disadvantage experienced by graduates with disabilities has clear links to social mobility. This represents an issue that should be tackled not only for moral purposes, but also for economic reasons: disabled graduates represent a talented group of individuals who have the potential to contribute to the UK economy and so be of benefit to all society.
Using data acquired by HEFCE for the DHLE survey carried out on individuals graduating in 2016 in the UK, this most recent study reports on the disclosure of disability and destinations of this cohort of graduates. There has been a year-on-year increase in the proportion of graduates disclosing a disability at all qualification levels for the past three years and this trend is in line with the increase in disabled students entering higher education in recent years. Continuing the pattern of the past two What Happens Next? reports, disclosure decreased with increasing qualification level.
So what are the key findings of this study? Firstly, compared to non-disabled graduates, at all qualification levels those disclosing a disability were less likely to be in full-time employment, more likely to be in part-time employment and more likely to pursue further study. These poorer progression rates into full-time employment for disabled graduates are a recurring theme in What Happens Next? reports. However, there was a general increase in total employment figures (full and part-time employment combined) for disabled graduates with increasing qualification level.
This study also explored the basis on which the graduates were employed. One interesting finding which concurs with the previous year's report is that disabled graduates are generally more likely to self-employed or in the process of starting their own business. This finding is actually in agreement with UK statistics as a whole, where the proportion of individuals with disabilities in self-employment is higher than the proportion of disabled individuals in the employed workforce.
Another finding related to employment basis is that at both first degree and postgraduate (taught) levels, disabled graduates were less likely to be employed on a permanent contract. This trend, however, is not found at postgraduate (research) level, which could suggest that the heightened specialist knowledge gained through studying a PhD (or similar qualification) contributes to a 'closing of the gap' between disabled and non-disabled graduates.
In terms of disability type, graduates disclosing a Specific Learning Difficulty were most likely to have entered full-time employment and the least likely to be unemployed. Conversely, of all the disability groups, those with a social communication/Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) condition were least likely to be in full-time employment and most likely to be unemployed. Indeed, for this group of graduates, unemployment figures actually increased with increasing qualification level.
Graduates (at all qualification levels) with an ASD condition who had obtained employment were less likely to have secured this on a permanent basis than any other disability group; this group also had the higher proportions employed on a voluntary basis. These findings are concerning and demonstrate the requirement for more to be done to provide much-needed support for this group of graduates.
University careers services play a key role in recognising the needs of, and providing targeted, personalised support to, disadvantaged students and graduates to help them achieve the best possible career outcomes. But all of us- graduate employers, universities and wider society – have a role to play in equalizing access to all careers, employers and organsisations.
Thank you for sharing these stats and your article. Do you have further figures related to subject domains? I am research engineering education and use of technology within it. My current project involved supporting SpLD and ASD students alongside Neurologically typical students in Engineering Education in an inclusive way when they are at University. What role do you see Universities and Employers can play in enhancing the training and job prospects of autistic students?


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Die Procar Automobile Finanz-Holding GmbH & Co. KG ist die Konzernobergesellschaft der Procar-Gruppe, einem der größten BMW-Händler in Deutschland mit Gesellschaftssitz in Wuppertal und Verwaltungssitz in Velbert. Procar ist an 21 Standorten in Nordrhein-Westfalen vertreten.

Geschichte
Der Grundstein der späteren Procar-Gruppe wurde 1990 gelegt, als Peter Jänsch das BMW-Autohaus Wache in Bottrop übernahm.

2002 wurde BMW-Bavaria in Castrop-Rauxel gekauft. Zwei Jahre später wurde 2004 BMW-Meyer in Herne übernommen. Die erste große Übernahme folgte 2005 mit dem Kauf der Jost-Gruppe mit Häusern in Hagen, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Menden und Iserlohn.

Im Jahr 2007 wurde die Emde-Gruppe mit BMW-Emde und BMW-Bovenkamp in Wuppertal sowie je einem Betrieb in Sprockhövel, in Solingen (ex BMW-Voss), in Unna (ex BMW-Hansa) und in Velbert (ex Autohaus Velbert GmbH) übernommen. Im Außenauftritt wird seitdem die Dachmarke Procar für alle BMW-Autohäuser verwendet. Heiko Emde war bis 2016 Geschäftsführer bei Procar.

Die BMW-Hammer-Gruppe mit vier Betrieben in Köln und einem Standort in Erkelenz wird 2009 gekauft. Im übernommenen Autohaus Köln-West ist auch die Rolls Royce-Vertretung für Nordrhein-Westfalen untergebracht. Im gleichen Haus werden auch BMW-Motorräder verkauft.

Das erste Autohaus in Bottrop wurde 2012 verkauft. Anfang 2012 übernahm die israelische Familie Manor über Zwischenholdings in Luxemburg einen Anteil von 80 % an Procar. Die restlichen Anteile blieben bei Peter Jänsch. Im gleichen Jahr wurden die Betriebe in Velbert, Castrop-Rauxel, Herne und Wuppertal neu gebaut. 2016 wurden die Betriebe in Velbert, Wuppertal, Castrop-Rauxel, Hagen, Iserlohn, Köln-Nord, Köln-Süd und Menden auf die neue BMW-CI umgestellt.

Im Zuge der Nachfolgeregelung wurde 2017 BMW Kammann in Leverkusen übernommen.

Mit dem Kauf der BMW-Hakvoort-Gruppe wurden 2019 fünf Autohäuser im Münsterland übernommen. Die Betriebe befinden sich in Münster, Emsdetten, Warendorf, Ahlen und Lüdinghausen. In Münster befindet sich nun der zweite BMW-Motorrad-Betrieb von Procar.

Beteiligungen
 Procar Automobile GmbH, Wuppertal (100 %)
 Procar Automobile GmbH & Co. KG, Köln (94 %)
 Procar Automobile Verwaltungs GmbH, Köln (100 %)
 Procar Automobile Finanz-Holding Beteiligungs GmbH, Velbert (100 %)
 MoveMe GmbH, Velbert (100 %)
 Procar Versicherungsservice GmbH, Velbert (100 %)
 myEasyServices GmbH, Velbert (100 %)
 Autowert GmbH, Velbert (100 %)

Einzelnachweise

Automobilhändler
Handelsunternehmen (Wuppertal)
Unternehmen (Velbert)
Gegründet 1990

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New York auto crash lawyer resource covers passenger accidents and how they should respond to being involved in an accident. Public transportation and private transportation are covered.
For Immediate Release: One New York auto crash lawyer resource has taken on the subject of passengers who are in car accidents. This is a topic that often creates confusion in the minds of car accident victims, because most people are not sure what passengers' rights are after they have been injured on public transportation or after they have been in some type of car crash.
CarAccidentCases.com discusses this topic on their blog in the most recent articles. Regardless of who was at fault for the accident, most passengers do not realize that they have a right to file an accident claim with a New York auto crash attorney. However, in their article, New York Car Wreck Lawyer Resource: Advice for Passengers after Accidents, the steps that passengers should take are outlined in great detail. It is possible to get accident settlements for passengers, and those who work with a qualified attorney have a much better chance of being successful.
Public transportation is another gray area, and in the city of New York, people experience injuries on various public transportation vehicles every day. Subways, trains, taxicabs and other forms of transportation are difficult to monitor, and the safety of passengers isn't always the main concern for drivers or operators. Even so, when injuries occur, it is important for passengers to understand that they do not have to cover expensive medical bills out of their own pockets. Contacting a lawyer is the best way to obtain a settlement from public transportation companies that were negligent. More information about public transportation accidents can be found by reading their article, Can Passengers in Public Transportation Accidents be Compensated?
In general, according to CarAccidentCases.com, passengers have many of the same rights that other personal injury or car accident victims have. They have a right to get medical treatment and they have a right to pursue a legal case for a settlement to cover their damages. Passenger victims should not delay in filing a legal claim. Quick action can result in a quicker resolution, and a New York auto crash attorney will be able to assist them.
CarAccidentCases.com is an excellent resource for car crash victims that's based in New York City. They also provide informational services to victims in Los Angeles, California.
Media personnel are encouraged to contact CarAccidentCases.com at their New York City office by calling 516-582-4367. They can be reached in Los Angeles at 562-200-0093.
Victims who have been passengers or drivers in car accidents should contact CarAccidentCases.com for more information on how to obtain the help of a New York auto crash lawyer. The website blog is also a valuable resource.


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Q: Is there a way to use AssertJ assertions with Spring MVC Test? I have been using AssertJ for some time in my projects. Recently I started using Spring MVC Test for testing Spring MVC controllers.
But I am not getting how to use AssertJ with it. All examples I see online all use Hamcrest with Spring MVC Test.
Below is an example using the Hamcrest API.
mockMvc
                .perform(get("/user?operation=userList"))
                .andExpect(status().isOk())
                .andExpect(model().attribute(UserController.MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_USER_LIST, userList))
                .andExpect(view().name(UserController.VIEW_USER_LIST))
                .andExpect(model().attribute(UserController.MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_USER_LIST, hasSize(2)))
                .andExpect(model().attribute(UserController.MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_USER_LIST, hasItem(
                        allOf(
                                hasProperty("id", is(1L)),
                                hasProperty("description", is("Lorem ipsum")),
                                hasProperty("title", is("Foo"))
                        )
                )))
                .andExpect(model().attribute(UserController.MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_USER_LIST, hasItem(
                        allOf(
                                hasProperty("id", is(2L)),
                                hasProperty("description", is("Lorem ipsum")),
                                hasProperty("title", is("Bar"))
                        )
                )));

A: I've put together a library that offers AssertJ assertions for MockMvc but also for ResponseEntity (returned by TestRestTemplate): https://github.com/ngeor/yak4j-spring-test-utils

A: Update
If you would like to vote for inclusion of support for AssertJ assertions with MockMvc, please see the related Spring JIRA issue: SPR-16637.

Generally speaking, you may choose whatever assertion framework you like when testing with Spring.
However, the particular scenario you are describing involves the API of the Spring MVC Test framework. The methods in question are designed to be used with the Hamcrest Matcher API. It is therefore not possible to use AssertJ within those method calls.
Regards,
Sam (author of the Spring TestContext Framework)

A: There has recently been an issue raised on the Spring Boot project to discuss adding support for AssertJ assertions with MockMvc, it might be worth keeping an eye on it. You can view the issue here: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/5729
It looks like the initial concept created by Phil Webb involves wrapping the MockMvc to provide support for AssertJ assertions.

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Nintendo has announced that Detective Pikachu is now available to pre-load on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS.
The action-adventure game will see you take on the role of young Tim Goodman, exploring Ryme City with his gruff, coffee-drinking and talkative partner Pikachu.
They both choose to team up to investigate the disappearance of Tim's father and must hunt for clues, talk to witnesses, and uncover the city's secrets to do so.
There is also a special Detective Pikachu amiibo, too, which is larger than a standard amiibo. When scanned in the game, it will unlock short videos that may reveal some helpful hints for your investigation.
Detective Pikachu will release exclusively for Nintendo 3DS worldwide on March 23rd.


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22nd Jul 1916. Helping the Prisoners of War
Posted on July 22, 2016 by Christine
HELPING THE PRISONERS OF WAR.
A meeting of the Rugby Prisoners of War Help Committee was held on Wednesday evening. Mr Wm Flint, C.C, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. Also present : Mrs Lees, Rev Father Jarvis, and Messrs A E Donkin, W H Clay, C J Newman, G W Walton, J Mellor, and the Hon Secretary, Mr J R Barker. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs Blagden, Mr F R Davenport, and Mr S H Weobley.
The Chairman, in reviewing the past work of the Committee, said that, starting with a list of 13 prisoners of war, the work had grown to such an extent that the Committee were now looking after the welfare of 55 men from Rugby and the villages. The expenditure had increased so very considerably that the Executive thought the Committee should meet to consider what steps should be taken to maintain the weekly parcels to the prisoners of war.
The Hon Secretary presented a statement of accounts to date. Subscriptions and donations amounted to £526 16s 6d, and the cost of food parcels and other expenditure was £417 8s 2d, which left a balance in hand of £109 8s 4d. He was glad to be able to report that during the past week there had been a slight improvement in the subscriptions, and although the money in hand would only provide for a few weeks parcels, he was glad to be able to report that several local efforts were being made to raise funds. It was, however, very necessary that, without delay, the Committee made arrangements to secure sufficient money to carry on the work for several months ahead, especially in view of the possibilities of further names being added to the list.
Various schemes were suggested and agreed upon, the first effort to be a Flag Day, Mr Newman and Mr Barker agreeing to carry out the arrangements as early as possible.
COVENTRY MUNITIONS TRIBUNAL.
The following local cases were heard before Mr Carmichael at the Coventry Munitions Tribunal on Friday in last week.
Alick J Tabor, Woolscott, near Rugby, applied for a leaving certificate from the B.T.H.—The case was adjourned from a previous Court. Another adjournment for four weeks was granted ; and the Court instructed the lad to return to work.
G North, 113 Railway Terrace, Rugby, was fined 10s for absenting himself from work at the B.T.H without leave for the whole of the week ending July 8th, the fine to be paid in four weekly instalments.
A King, 385 Clifton Road, Rugby, was charged by the B.T.H Company with being absent from work without leave on Saturday, July 8th, for 8¾ hours on Monday, and the whole of Tuesday, July 11th. The man's previous time-keeping had been bad, and he was fined 15s and ordered to pay in weekly instalments of 2s 6d.
F H Shorthose, 19 Market Street, Rugby, was summoned for refusing to work overtime at the B.T.H on Saturday afternoon, July 8th, thereby delaying skilled men.—He was fined 10s (2s 6d per week), and was warned by the Chairman regarding his defiant attitude before the Court.
J Asquith, Shawell, Rugby, employed at the B.T.H, was charged with failing to work diligently on the morning of July 8th, and the case was dismissed owing to the conflicting evidence. Asquith asked for expenses ; but, in reply, the Chairman informed him that he was lucky to get off.
POST LETTERS EARLY.—The Postmaster-General calls attention to the fact that in view of the restricted number of postal collections and deliveries now afforded throughout the kingdom, it is particularly desirable that letters should be posted as early in the day as possible. In many rural districts there is only one delivery, and letters for such districts, unless posted in time for early evening mails, will not be delivered until the second day after posting. Early posting also facilitates the work of the Post Office sorters, and on account of the great depletion of staff for military purposes this assistance will be much appreciated.
PUBLIC BATHS.
The Baths Committee reported the receipt of an application from the Officer Commanding a Squadron, Royal Flying Corps for facilities for his men to attend the Baths at a reduced rate. They had informed him that free use of the swimming bath was granted to all soldiers or sailors in uniform on condition that they provided their own towels and drawers, or paid the regulation price for same. The numbers attending the baths and the amounts received for the month of June as compared with the same month in 1915, were as follows :—Baths, &c : Swimming bath, 1916, 5,511 ; 1915, 6,008. Slipper baths, 1916, 1,455; l915, 1,074[?]. Receipts, 1916, £54 10s 2d ; 1915, £56 10s 7d.-Approved on the motion of Mr Walker.
RESERVOIR GROUNDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
The Water Committee had decided that the grounds at Brownsover Mill be opened during the summer from noon to 8.30 p.m (Sundays included) so long as no damage was done.—Adopted.
LOCAL WAR NOTES.
Capt the Earl of Clonmell, of the Warwickshire R.H.A, is transferred to the Territorial Force Reserve.
The Rev C T Bernard McNulty, M.A, vicar of Holy Trinity, Leamington, has recently been promoted from 4th to 3rd Class Chaplain, with the rank of Major, and has been appointed Senior Chaplain of his Division.
We are pleased to note that Capt G T Hilton, of North Street and Hillmorton Road, Rugby, has been mentioned in despatches for distinguished conduct in the field.
George E Middleditch, 1st Lieutenant, Oxon and Bucks L.I, was wounded at Ypres, France, some four weeks ago. Before the War Lieut Middleditch was an apprentice (premium) in the L & N-W Rly Erecting Shop. At the outbreak of the War he joined up at once as a private. He soon got promotion—first a lance-corporal, then a corporal, next a sergeant, then a commission as 2nd lieutenant, now 1st lieutenant ; and, we understand, has been recommended for a captaincy. He was wounded in the leg and back at Ypres, and is now well again. He visited the shop on Tuesday, and received a splendid ovation from his fellow-workmen and a very hearty send-off.
CASUALTIES TO RUGBY MEN IN THE GREAT ADVANCE.
Pte J F Holmes, East Surrey Regiment, son of Mr J Holmes, of Union Street, has been seriously wounded during the recent fighting.
Capt S Morris Bickersteth (O.R), a brother of the Rev Julyan K F Bickersteth, formerly of Rugby, was killed during the attack on Serre on July 1st. He was 23 years of age.
Mrs Greenwood, Kirstall, Lower Hillmorton Road, has received news that her son, Lieut J Greenwood, Northants Regiment, the well-known Rugby and Newbold footballer, has been wounded.
Other Rugby casualties reported recently are : Diver W Elkington (11137) killed ; and F H Warden (2168), F Burberry (275), and Sapper H Barrows, R.E. ; Ptes J Varney (Rugby), A Welsby (New Bilton), and T Lee (Swinford), wounded.
LANCE-CORPL W J COOPER OF HARBOROUGH MAGNA.
Lance-Corpl W J Cooper, R.W.R, son of Mr Jack Cooper, of Harborough Magna, was killed in action on June 26th. Lance-Corpl Cooper was a native of Newbold, but had spent most of his life at Harborough Magna. He was 30 years of age, and was called up as a reservist in August, 1914, and had been in France from the beginning of the war. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, he was employed in the Cement Works at Newbold.
NEWBOLD SOLDIER REPORTED MISSING.
Mr Tom Smith, of Newbold, has received official intimation that his son, Rifleman Tom Smith, of the Rifle Brigade, was wounded on June 1st, and has been missing since that date. Rifleman Smith, who was about 23 years of age, was employed at the Cement Works before he enlisted at the commencement of the War.
Pte Wm Curtis, Leicester Regiment, another employee of the Cement Works, and son of Mr A Curtis, has written informing his parents that he has been wounded, and is now in hospital.
BRAUNSTON.
LOCAL CASUALTY.—Mrs J Manning received news last week that her son, Pte Thomas Manning, was wounded and in a base hospital in France ; and on Tuesday notification came that he had died. Mrs Manning has three other sons serving in the Army, two in France, and one at Salonica. Much sympathy is felt with the family in their bereavement.
HILLMORTON.
MRS CASHMORE of Lower Street, has received information that her youngest son, Pte F Cashmore, of the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, died of wounds received in the great push on the 6th inst. Previous to this Pte Cashmore had taken part in much fighting both at the Dardanelles and Egypt.
LONG ITCHINGTON.
CORPORAL CONSTABLE WOUNDED.—Mr and Mrs Ernest Constable have received an intimation from Corporal Harry Constable, stating that he is lying wounded in Firdale Hospital, Sheffield. The wounds are in both legs, right arm, and head, but he writes cheerfully, and it is hoped that he may effect a good recovery. It is barely six weeks since he was sent to the front.
DEATH OF PRIVATE SUTTON RUSSELL.-The sad news was received on Tuesday of the death of Private Joseph Sutton Russell in hospital of malarial fever on the 14th last. Private Russell enlisted in the Army Ordnance Corps in December, 1914, and was with the contingent in Mesopotamia. It was known that he had been in hospital, and only on Tuesday morning a post card was received from him, dated 6th June, on which he stated that he was out of hospital, and that his health was improving. So the shook caused by the news of his death was very great to all his relatives and friends, and, indeed, to the whole village. Before he joined the army, Private Russell had been for some years a clerk in the office at Messrs Kaye & Co's Cement Works. He was also the Clerk to the Parish Council, assistant overseer, tax and rate collector, and Secretary to the Co-operative Society. He was of a genial temperament, and always ready to make himself useful. As a member of the Parish Church choir, and in many other capacities, he will be greatly missed. Private Russell was the life and soul at the Cricket Club in the pre-war days, and it was always a pleasure to witness his performance either as a bats man or a bowler. The deepest sympathy is felt for his widowed mother, brother and sisters, and for his fiancée, Miss Hilda Jeacock. His brother, Lance-Corpl Arthur Russell, is now in training in the Royal Warwicks.
FRANKTON.
KILLED IN ACTION.-News was received on Tuesday of the death of another of our brave village lads. Corporal Frank Doyle, a bright young fellow, was attached to the Berkshire Regiment. He enlisted early in the war. He was shot down at his post, with three more of his comrades. The sad news was conveyed to his widowed mother by the Rev R S Mitchison, of Barby, who motored to tell her. Much sympathy is felt throughout the village with Mrs Doyle in her sad loss. Mr Mitchison's son-in-law is an officer in the same soldiers Company, and has been severely wounded.
WOLSTON.
Mr and Mrs John Orton have received news that their son, Pte H Orton, of the 1st Worcesters, has been wounded in the left hand. He is now in hospital in England, and progressing favourably. He has seen many months of fighting in France.
RIFLEMAN R B BUTLIN KILLED.—Mr J Butlin has received news of the death of his son, who was shot through the heart. He was one of Kitchener's Army, who joined the King's Royal Rifles. His death occurred on the 10th inst., and he was laid to rest at Potijze Military Cemetery, near Ypres. The inscription on the tomb was : " He tried to do his duty." Much sympathy is felt for Mr Butlin, who has lost his wife, a grandchild, and son in the space of a few months, and is himself an invalid. He has also received a sympathetic and comforting letter from the chaplain.
BISHOPS ITCHINGTON.
FROM THE FRONT.—Pte Thomas Thacker, of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was slightly wounded in the latest attack on the West. Pte Thacker, who had previously been wounded, received some shrapnel in the ankle. He has been at his home since July 13th, and has made such good progress that he will return to his depot in the course of a few days.
DUNCHURCH.
SERGT W E CONSTABLE, youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Constable (formerly of Dunchurch), who joined the Royal Engineers early last year, has been mentioned in despatches by General Sir Douglas Haig, dated April 30th. He is to be warmly congratulated upon his distinction.
DEATHS.
CASHMORE.—Died of wounds in France,. Private F. Cashmore, 1st R.I.F., aged 24 years.
CHATER.—In loving Memory of our beloved and only child, Rifleman W. H. Chater, Machine. Gun Section, 12th R.B. Killed in action in France, June 30th, 1916, aged 31 years.
" Sleep on, beloved, and take thy rest,
We loved you well, but God loved you best."
COOK.—Died of wounds on July 8th, Cyril Edward, Second-Lieutenant, Royal Sussex Regiment, elder son of Sam Cook, Wargrave, Berks, and grandson of the late Mrs. Cook, of Hillmorton House, aged 23.
DOYLE.—In ever-loving memory of Corporal Frank Doyle, the dearly loved son of Betsy and the late Joseph Doyle, of Frankton. Killed in action at No Man's Land, July 13, 1916.
" He sleeps, not in his native land,
But 'neath some foreign skies,
And far from those that loved him best ;
In a hero's grave he lies."
—From his loving MOTHER, BROTHERS, and only SISTER (LIZ).
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Gratitude. It's a small word but oh, so powerful. People who are grateful notice what's good in their lives and are thankful for it.
Some people are naturally optimistic and positive. Others are more negative. The good news is that gratitude is not a genetic predetermined trait, it can be learned!
Research shows that people who count their blessings on a regular basis became happier as a result and experience more feelings of joy. Counting our blessings regularly can not only improve our moods but also our health and longevity.
To be human means we will experience challenges, but grateful people focus on what's working and what they have been blessed with. They will be happier, have more friends, be healthier and be fun to be around. People will gravitate towards grateful people because they will be attracted to their bright energy. Grateful people have an aura of positivity. People are drawn to them like bees to honey.
Martin Seligman (the father of positive psychology) noticed that when someone is unable to appreciate good events, and overemphasises bad or unfortunate experiences, it greatly affects their ability to flourish, be calm and be happy.
Dr. Emmons, author of Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier has proved that those who practice gratitude tend to be more creative, bounce back more quickly from adversity, have a stronger immune system, and have stronger social relationships than those who don't practice gratitude. He explains that , to say we feel grateful is not to say everything in our lives is necessarily great. It just means we are aware of the good that is already present in one's life.
Of course even if we recognise gratitude's benefits, it's difficult to feel grateful when we're going through a difficult time. We've all heard people say, "I can't help it," "or "It's not my fault I'm a negative person." However, the good news is that although we do have genetic predispositions, we also, have the potential to change!
Neuroplasticity is a way of saying our brains can change. This means we are not simply victims of our neurons or genes. Our brains are made up of billions of neurons. Neurons attach to one another, forming pathways that send out information. We learn by forming neural connections in response to associations in our everyday experiences. The more we practice something, the more we strengthen the pathway, and the easier the skill becomes.
Once we consciously decide to be more positive, the brain circuits that processed our old pessimistic way of thinking will begin to fade, like the way a muscle weakens if you stop using it. And as we work on our new grateful attitude, new circuits will be created in the brain that 'wire in' our new way of thinking so the healthier positive attitude will becomes habitual.
Think yourself positive, practice more gratitude, reshape your brain and live a richer fuller life!


He said – She is fine but plastered in the legs, she has hurt herself while horse-riding.
Out of deep concern, I uttered almost instantly, she's only seven, why did you put her into this activity?
And pat came the reply – I want to let her do everything. I will not discourage her from doing anything. The fears must be conquered in the phase of childhood otherwise they dwell permanently.
I couldn't agree more with him. I smiled because I knew what he said was bang on!!!
When I was in middle-School, I had evolved into a perfect bookworm and a creepy sportsperson. I would sit in the library and prefer reading story books to escape the sports period. My friends thoughts I was abnormal. They thought… how could anyone dare to miss the games classes? My love for books was definitely one reason but my behaviour was the outcome of my fear too. I stayed back and kept away from the fields because I was scared I would fall and hurt myself. It could not be termed phobia but maybe it was half way to it.
The story and the reason for this, dates back to my nursery days. My school was a small one and it did not have a big play-ground and whatever it had was all cemented with little specks of green grass. We had lots of swings around but I was not interested in them. At that time, I was not a lazy bum and I loved running around whenever left to myself, although there were no atheletic genes in me.
To my bad luck and my parents woe, I would fall almost every fifth day, hurt myself, get bruised up and shed tears. The first-aid nurse in school had started identifying me better than anyone and I am sure she had developed motherly love for me too. She bandaged my cuts with great care and kindness. My knees, ankles and elbows spoke of my adventures and debacles when the affected areas swelled and changed into colours like black, blue or purple.
School fun would get over in six hours and then I would dread going home. I knew what lay in store for me. My Mum would cry over it and then she would scold me. She would really get angry and warn me not to run around. For sometime, she asked me to be careful. A few times she reprimanded me but later she banned my running around because I had actually started hurting myself a lot. My parents feared that I would break all my bones one day and return home all plastered up.
One day after a great fall, she made sure that my class-teacher did not let me run around. Both of them conspired to make me believe that my hands and legs would get hurt, deformed and I would look ugly if I ran around aimlessly and kept falling. The fear of getting deformed and turning into an ugly girl settled down in me and I stopped running around.
That was the only activity that would really make me happy but the fear born due to my mum's extra concern took over it. Thus, I could never become a sprinter. Similarly, my parents thought I would not be comfortable under water, hence they never exposed me to swimming and to this date, I do not know how to overcome my fear of drowning. Though, they only did it all to protect me but it turned into a phobia.
Well, I just want to convey that children should not be held back from exploring their areas of interest. We so often teach our kids to be well-mannered and groomed but this way we actually make them behave like grown-ups and not young because that is what pretense is all about being someone that you are not. While training them to be perfect, we kill their genuineness, sense of freedom and happy chuckles.
My neighbour all day keeps pushing her kids into ways of sophistication, walking in small steps and talking in brief as if they were star-kids. I am sure they have forgotten the joys that come of jumping in the rain puddles. We warn our kids so often and nag them not to do this or that, but do we ever realise that if not now, when would they be doing it all? Until the child jumps in the mud puddle, how will he/she know that it stains the clothes and the shoes and splutters all of it on oneself? At the same time, the joys of doing the jumping act has no replacements too.
So, when we restrict children from trying their hands at something new, we send a wrong message to them. Either we totally pull them off and instill disinterest in them or we make them more curious to try it out when we are not prying on them. Both are actually not in the favour of the children. I know, parents do it merely out of concern, in fact, more to keep the kids safe and sound.
But if everyone thought about safeguarding their kids from the cuts and hurts, there would be no sportsperson in the world. Thus, let them get black, blue and purple and let them just run around but yes, definitely not over the sofas and dinning tables. Don't restrict them from non-stop talking when you take them to the friends place, let them be extroverts and never laugh over their acts, this affects their confidence gravely.
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Arkadiy Shaikhet, creating the image of the Soviet 1920s-30s
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Photographs by legendary master Arkadiy Shaikhet, who was the founder of soviet photoreport.
Arkadiy Shaikhet (1898 - 1959) was a prominent Soviet photojournalist and photographer. His first photographs were published in 1923. In 1924, he joined the staff of the Nation-wide magazine Ogonyok and his images were used for the covers from the very beginning. // Red Army bathing area. Nikolaev, 1932
Arkadiy Shaikhet
The Russian Association of Proletarian Photographers (ROPF) was formed between 1931 and 1932, and Arkadiy Shaikhet actively participated in its activities. Alexander Rodchenko became one of the leaders of the 'October' group.// Kievsky Train Station. Moscow, 1936
In the history of Soviet photography, Shaikhet's name is associated primarily with the appearance of a type of journalistic photograph called 'artistic reportage.' Shaikhet was one of the founders of Soviet Photo in 1926. His well-known photographs of the industrialization period in the 1920s-1930s became iconic for Soviet Russia. // Tractor and plane. 1936
Despite their differing views, photographers in these groups constantly collaborated and made use of one another's work experience, while candidly standing up for their own opinions. However, this was a turning point: photography, like all the official art of the 1930s, was charged with implementing the slogan 'The country must know its heroes'. The open search for new forms ceased. // Day off on the Moskva River. 1940
Authorial individuality and self-realization were no longer the primary concern of the artist. Propaganda, agitation and the creation of a new image for the country came to the fore. But talent, skill and professionalism remained. All of these appeared in Arkardiy Shaikhet's new stage of work. // Viaduct at the Northern (Khimkinsky) River Terminal. Moscow-Volga Canal. 1939
Archive photographs and negatives had to be destroyed as part of an effort to carefully control the contents of photojournalists' archives. // Catching sturgeon on the Volga. Gurievsky Fisheries. July-August 1940
The prominent communists Rykov, Bukharin (Shaikhet photographed him very often), Zinoviev, Kamenev, Radeka and Tukhachevsky all disappeared from the political scene. As such, images of them also had to disappear. // Carriage and car. Taxi rank at the Bolshoi Theatre. Moscow, 1935
Only neutral figures could remain in the family archive: Lunacharsky, Kirov, Krupskaya, Gorky, Dzerzhinsky, Yaroslavsky, etc. Arkadiy Shaikhet developed and printed his photographs at home. // Okhotniy Ryad, Street traffic. Moscow, 1935
The whole family assisted him in this: washing photographs, rolling them out on glass, glossing and trimming them. His son Anatoly did the retouching. // Boy on a bicycle crosses Gorky Street. Moscow, 1935
In 1938, Arkadiy Shaikhet was dismissed from the editorial staff of Ogonyok magazine and his work was no longer published in the magazines Soviet Photo and USSR in Construction. In September he was engaged by a new publication, The Illustrated Gazette. // Red Army bathing area. Nikolaev, 1932
Completely engrossed in his work, he constantly travelled on shoots for Soyuzfoto and the All-Union Agriculture Exhibition. The geography of Shaikhet's photography commissions encompassed the entire Soviet Union. // The composer Dmitri Shostakovich. 1941
While producing many photographs for periodicals, Shaikhet participated in All-Union Exhibitions. In 1936, he was awarded a Grade I Diploma at the First All-Ukrainian Photo Art Exhibition in Kiev. // Parade of military equipment on Red Square. Moscow, 1 May 1940
From 1937 to 1938, he presented his photographs at the First All-Union Photo Art Exhibition, including the outstanding image 'Kiev Train Station', and received a Grade I Diploma. // Signal. Fishermen keeping watch. Caspian Sea. 1936
Shaikhet also exhibited his work abroad under the auspices of the All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. He presented his photographs at the 31st International Salon in Paris in 1935 and at the 9th International Salon in Antwerp in 1936 while in 1937 he participated in the 'Contemporary Russian Photography' exhibition in London. You can view more pictures by Arkadiy Shaikhet on exhibit at the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow from 19 September till 19 October. // Flight of steps. Tbilisi, 1939
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Their first proper full-length after a series of EPs and singles, Rites of Despair is the resulting vision of two years' worth of tumult, including relocations, lineup changes, life and death. Divided between two Acts, Act I: Depersonalization & Act II: Derealization, Rites of Despair explores themes of isolation, depression, decay, tumultuous self discovery, and abandonment. Rites of Despair is the descent into sludging funeral doom madness. Melodic interludes and numerous guest vocal spots drive home the narrative with absolute sonic dread. Tracking and engineering was completed by both Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance in Cambridge, MA, as well as Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA. Mastering completed by Magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna. As tradition, Rites of Despair contains artwork from the vision of Bryan Proteau, who has worked with Fórn on imagery for all of their solo releases to date.


Catch everyone's eye at prom in this outstanding Alyce Paris dress! Style number 60363 has a strapless mikado fabric top with floral embroidery at the waist. It has a tulle ballgown style skirt with glitter and crystals throughout. Finished off with a corset back, what's not to love about this dress??


Fly to Victoria, Canada, from over 200 airports within the United States and an additional 100 airports internationally.
Explore Butchart Gardens, a former quarry converted into sprawling gardens, with scenic boat rides and outdoor concerts.
Stroll the Inner Harbour to take in the architecture, artists and street performers.
Understand the province's natural history and modern events at the Royal British Columbia Museum.
Take the family for high tea at the Fairmont Empress, one of the oldest hotels in Victoria.
Sign up for a whale watching tour or a trip to local wineries.
Victoria's weather can quickly turn from sunny to rainy at any time of year. In summer, take part in Taste: Victoria's Festival of Food and Wine. The Art of the Cocktail event is held every fall. In winter, the Butchart Gardens grounds are lit up as a part of the Magic of Christmas event.


Why a new revision now?
Many may be surprised to learn that it was not until AD 1614 that an official, universal ritual for marriage was first promulgated by the Church. This was an attempt to codify diverse liturgical practices around the known world for use with the [then] relatively new Roman Missal of Pope Pius V.
This ritual remained the norm for Catholic weddings for more than three-and-a-half centuries. After the Second Vatican Council's call for an overall revision to the sacred rites, a newly revised ritual was released in AD 1969 (in Latin), and became available in a new English translation in AD 1970. A second edition of this Latin ritual was promulgated in AD 1991, but for several reasons, an official English version never appeared until now.
With new principles for vernacular translations from the original Latin, a new English translation of the Roman Missal came out in AD 2011; and soon after, translation work began on the as-yet untranslated Rite of Marriage. This English translation was approved by the Holy See in AD 2015 and promulgated for use in AD 2016. It is helpful to recall that the Church's Sacramental rituals, though deeply rooted in what Jesus gave the Church in the seven Sacraments, nonetheless grow and develop in a dynamic process within her various cultural situations. Translations into English are relatively new aspects of this organic development of the Roman Rite.
What's new in this revision?
The written introduction is greatly expanded, providing a rich and expansive summary of the Church's theology of marriage. It is inspiring reading, helpful for marriage preparation and useful for anyone interested in the Catholic vision of marriage. The Entrance Rites are also expanded, with two suggested introductory addresses from which the priest or deacon may select. Other modifications include the omission of the Penitential Act and the inclusion of the Gloria when marriage is celebrated in the context of Mass. This highlights the festive and solemn nature of the celebration.
The all-important words of consent (i.e. the marital promises exchanged by the spouses) newly include the words "… to love and to cherish until death do us a part." This traditional form has long been used in England. But, more significantly, it magnifies the beauty of spousal love with a subtle reference to St. Paul's teaching that a husband should "nourish and cherish" his wife as his own body, as Jesus does (cf. Eph 5:29). The priest's or deacon's words of reception (i.e. his official acknowledgement of the new marital bond) now include an option mentioning Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as Adam and Eve. This highlights the crucial role marriage plays in salvation history.
Other additions include the following: a) the assembly responds "Thanks be to God" after the consent; b) new insertions into Eucharistic Prayers II and III pray for the couple by name; c) two sample General Intercessions are provided; d) four Nuptial Blessings now include a calling down (an epiclesis) of the Holy Spirit on the new couple; and e) two new rituals found in the appendices provide an Order of Blessing for an Engaged Couple and an Order of Blessing for a Married Couple within Mass on the Anniversary of their Marriage.
Adaptations specifically intended for the United States include two additional options that can be chosen: namely, the blessing and giving of the arras (coins) and the blessing and placing of the lazo or veil. These adaptations — employed often in Hispanic and Filipino cultures — have been approved for use in the United States in a Spanish translation since AD 2010. Now they are available in an approved English translation. The arras refers to a small cask containing 13 gilded coins symbolizing prosperity. The couple's exchange of the arras expresses their commitment to the well-being of the other. The lazo is a cord or a yoke placed over the couple's shoulders to symbolize their new union.
By attention to these small but significant changes, new couples — as well as all those who participate in Catholic weddings — will delight in the enhanced beauty and clarity of what St. Paul called the great mystery of marriage: a participation in Christ's love for His Church (cf. Eph 5:31).


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Education System needs Collaborations: Professor Yogesh Singh: VC, Delhi University
Auro University's 10th convocation inspired youths
Surat (Gujarat) [India], January 10: The Auro University's 10th convocation ceremony was held on Saturday, 7th January 2023, at the Auro Campus in the presence of Students, Parents, Faculty, Governing Council and Rama family members with pleasant emotions and expressions of commitment towards the nation and humanity.
Professor Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor of Delhi University, was invited as the Chief Guest to deliver the convocation address The Founder President and Chancellor of Auro University, Mr. Hasmukh P. (H.P.) Rama presided over the convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Parimal Vyas, welcomed the dignitaries and gave a briefing on Auro University's achievements and future road map. Dr Monika Suri, Associate Dean (Academics), introduced Honourable Chancellor and invited gold and silver medallists on dais. Professor Amreesh Misra – Registrar, introduced the Chief Guest and Ms Prerna Dahiwade, Controller of Examinations, offered a vote of thanks. Esteemed members of the Rama family, Mr. Suresh Mathur-COO, Mr. Nayan Banker-CFO and Professor Sharad Joshi, were among the dignitaries present. A total of 367 students from 07 Schools were awarded various degrees inclusive of Schools of Business (141), Hospitality Management (50), Information Technology (51), Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (24), Journalism and Mass Communication (25), Law (38), School of Design (20), and PhD degree under School of Business was awarded to Mr Dharav Jamadar. While delivering the convocation address, Professor Yogesh Singh insisted that the 'Education System of India needs collaboration'.
In his presidential Address, Shri H.P. Rama, Founder President and Chancellor said, "Our call is to the youths. It is the young who can build the new world. All great and new creation has to come from the youth. Ultimately success in life will come to you through your commitment, through your action, through your tenacity, through your leadership and your passion."
For more information, visit https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/
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Today we became the owners of a beautiful 1998 Manta 40 catamaran.
If you recall we first saw a Manta last December at the end of our first and most hectic East Coast Boat Shopping Tour. We fell in love. We could easily imagine ourselves living on such a boat, even though we were well aware that the worst thing you can do is limit your boat search to one particular model. Pffft!
The boat we saw was older than we wanted to buy. It was missing some critical equipment that came standard on a new boat but had been removed by a previous owner. On the plus side, it was pristine and well taken care of and it had the largest solar array we ever saw and a massive high-quality battery bank. And it felt like home. While we were pondering, the boat was sold.
We searched the meager used boat market and found no more Mantas. We learned that only 128 were made, and of those only about 15-20 are of the age and version that we thought we could afford. So with typical obsession, I scoured the internet to find those 15-20 and see if we could shake one loose. Almost immediately I found this blog and spent hours reading it. What the heck, we said, and I wrote to the owners, who had just arrived in Antigua after crossing the Atlantic. Congrats on your circumnavigation, we said, and by the way, are you selling your boat?
A few days later we got a confused reply. No, they were keeping the boat. We were disappointed, but Christmas was coming and after that we decamped to New Jersey to hunker down for January and besides, we had other boats to see. To our surprise, a month after our first contact, we got another email from owners Danielle and Roger. They were considering selling! Well, well.
And so began a months-long low-speed off-and-on negotiation. They were still cruising in paradise and maybe not entirely certain about their future plans. We were getting desperate to find a home, and spending too much money wandering around looking for boats and living in cheap motels. They wanted to cruise until June. We wanted to start our cruise as soon as possible. There were times when we thought this just wasn't going to work because we didn't want to commit to a boat we couldn't have for months and they didn't want to cut short their cruise if we didn't commit.
Our stress level rose and fell on a nearly daily basis. We did the best we could to keep ourselves distracted, and we kept looking at other boats. By this time the Manta community knew we were searching and we got several calls about later models just coming on the market. Those boats were out of our price range, but we were glad there were people looking out for us. Keep at it, they said, don't give up. And so we waited.
Eventually, we couldn't hang around Florida any more and headed back up north to sort through our stuff and arrange for a mover. On the way we looked at a couple more boats and even tried to paint ourselves into one. But we knew in our hearts that the Manta was the boat for us, and all we could do was wait some more.
Finally, four months after we first read their blog, Danielle and Roger arrived in Florida and we raced back down to Stuart to see the boat. She was everything we hoped for and we spent a whirlwind couple of days on surveys and estimates and last-minute negotiations and paperwork and all the dozens of other boat-buying details. And now finally, today, we are the owners of this fine vessel, our Escape Velocity.
It took us 21 years, 7 months and 27 days to get here. And Jack looks right at home already.
Danielle and Roger's circumnavigation is a good read, especially their convoy passage through the pirate-infested waters of the Arabian Sea. Start here. We're grateful to them for taking such good care of their boat, and for putting us through a pretty intensive boot camp that took the edge off the steep learning curve we face aboard our new home.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ANGEL LOUISE IN EUROPE.
We wish you fair winds and following seas! We look forward with hope to someday sharing the surprise of finding Escape Velocity and Angel Louise in the same harbour.
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whew! And you are right, Jack does look right at home… !
What a great background story, Marce. And, indeed you are right, Jack does look like an old sea dog. I'll be looking forward to years of Escape Velocity's adventures. You both have a gift of being able, via words to covey your experiences in 3D!
I'm sooooooooooo VERY happy for you three and look forward to a picture of the two "EV dames" in residence.
CONGRATULATIONS! Finally you can tell the world. No more roller coasters (for a while anyway). We are so very excited for you and hope that our paths cross in the near the future!
Oh, Jack, how you must feel standing on a vessel that you can now call home!
Bravo! Elise and I feel even more at home at 517 Gettysburg now that you have finally found yours. Safe journeys!


Planning a trip can sometimes feel like a logistical nightmare: from finding which days work best for all 18 members of your party, to arranging transportation from the moment you leave your home to when you get back, to shelter during the trip away, and so on… Often times the stress from being the planner leads to a level of dislike that makes you wonder if the trip was even worth it for you. Travel is meant to be a time of challenges, but even greater joys. Everybody should do it in some form or fashion; the world is vast and its power wide. Beauty is everywhere, and exploration is calling. One could make it easy on him or herself while avoiding any sore head from planning by deciding to visit Napa Valley.
Napa Valley is located in the northern portion of California; it produces some of the best wines in all of the world. It is colloquially known as wine country and for good reason. Wine is an integral part of Napa Valley and one will see its evidence throughout the many activities Napa Valley has to offer. Napa Valley provides experiences that only a place of this magnitude can. Acres of vineyards stretch over the horizon. The gold pattern of the sun shines down upon the fields. There you are, feet outstretched and sipping on your favorite wine. You are in no hurry for this is exactly what you are supposed to be doing. Relaxation is the ultimate agenda in this part of the country.
One idea is to take a train tour throughout the many vineyards. Take in the views of the countryside by rail, have a few sips of your favorite red wine, and even snack on some delectable treats. The fresh air and tranquility you will feel from being out in Napa Valley is something words can't describe, and a hot air balloon ride provides breathtaking views that match these senses.
Another wonderful idea for an activity in Napa Valley is a spa day. You will feel refreshed after a visit for a massage, manicure, or one of the numerous other services offered at a spa there. After you are all ready and refreshed one could then use a nice meal.
Napa Valley would never let world class wine go unaccompanied. This is exactly why they have some of the finest restaurants. No meal shall leave one with a bad taste in their mouth. Find a table and relax some more with the food here. It's for food junkies or casual eaters. Come one and all to California's Napa Valley for an experience of a lifetime.


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With that business model, having an up-scale office was mandatory. For workstations, Tayco Switch was specified. Tayco's Metro desking series was used in the private office and Deskmakers provided the reception station. Finishes were selected by an OIC designer to compliment the existing paints and fabrics.


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Travel tales are urban legends, oral stories, folklore and myths that I have collected during my extensive travels in India and abroad.
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Gond Ramayani: Ramayan in tribal comic format
I found my first Gond story in a Gond painting exhibition by Indra Gandhi National Centre of the Arts in Bangalore. The series of paintings, in ten by ten feet frames, was a graphic narrative like I'd never seen before. And I was wowed.
It's Ramayana, I exclaimed, a story I knew, peering to understand the visuals and corroborate it with the story my grandmother had told me ages ago. The story I'd seen again in Ramananda Sagar's Ramayana TV series which was inspired by the Awadhi text Ramacharitra Manas written by Goswami Tulsidas. However, I couldn't decipher the visual story. It didn't collaborate with the Ramayana tale I knew. The one I considered the right one. Curious and fascinated, I contacted IGNCA, started to research on this unusual Gond version, emailed people, called scholars, read books and piece by piece constructed the story that is sung by the bards of Gond, where Ram isn't the main hero. And so I build up the whole story. Or atleast a version of it. For I'm a storyteller too.
Have you heard the story where Lakshmana is the real hero in Ramayana? And Ram, that ideal husband and king is but a side character who orders his younger brother to fetch his dice for a game and then blames him for trying to sleep with his wife. I hadn't.
So I'm going to retell one of the Gond Ramayani tales to you.
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Did Jesus backpack through India?
Hemis Monastery stands inside a gorge, a lone ranger surrounded by vast swathes of red and brown mountains, bare valleys peppered with poplar trees and a vivid blue sky. I reach the courtyard of the monastery after a steep climb, my city lungs working overtime in the thin Ladakhi air, wondering how it would've felt for a young and lost Jesus Christ to have walked this very path more than two thousand years ago.
The rumours of Jesus's visit to India, which are still being passionately argued upon with a documentary made a decade ago, were started by two gentlemen much before internet became the fighting ground of conspiracies. Louis Jacol
liot, a French barrister who lived several years in India between 1865-1869, wrote 'La Bible Dans I'Inde' (The Bible in India) where he compared the accounts of the life of Krishna, one of the prominent Hindu avatars of Vishnu, with that of Jesus Christ in the Gospels and concluded that there were far too many similarities in both these accounts and hence they were of the same person.
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Shantala, the Hoysala queen
"This is the most famous sculpture of the Chennakeshava temple," says the guide, pointing at a voluptuous dancer, etched in the ceiling of the entrance. "Shantala, King Vishnuvardhana's main queen, built the surrounding spaces of this temple. She was a genius at mathematics and a gifted dancer and musician." The details, as far as our eyes, shaded from the sharp sun, can see, are astoundingly minute, created patiently by a talented sculptor working with soapstone. From the folds of her jewel-encrusted mini dress, to the leaves of the flowering tree that encompass her, and the way that she stands, her hedonistic body shaped S with a Barbie-thin waist, the sculptor's imagination is vivid and full of grace. Even though she holds a mirror, in front of her, her face is more thoughtful than vain. Shantala's figure comes repeatedly in the world famous Belur temple, in Karnataka, one of the finest creations of the Hoysala Kingdom, built in 1117 CE. Her legends have been immortalized in a book by KV Iyer called Natyarani Shantala, which was also televised recently.
The story goes that she was the talented daughter of a general in the Hoysala kingdom. She used to be such a good dancer that the Chalukya king threatened the Hoysala kingdom with a war, just to see her dance (for she would have to offer a sacred dance at the Lakshmi temple before the war). When King Vishnuvardhana first saw her dance, planned meticulously by his grandmother so he would fall for the girl and marry, he instantly fell for her. She refused the marriage, since both she and her best friend Lakshmi had danced together and she was a Jain while the king was a Vaishnava. To appease her, the king married not only her and Lakshmi, so they stay together as co-wives, but also five other girls from the same community. And he also let her keep her faith. King Vishnuvardhana made her his main queen, and she helped him in the administration of the kingdom as well as building temples around their capital city of Belur.
However, not everything was all right. Even after many years of marriage, she couldn't produce a male heir for the kingdom and though she requested multiple times, her husband refused to denounce her and take on Lakshmi who was pregnant at the time, as his main queen. To get out of the way of her pregnant best friend and the husband she loved, she killed herself by jumping off Shivaganga, a tall hill near Bangalore, ruled by men and monkeys together. Continue reading "Shantala, the Hoysala queen"
Dona Paula and her lovers
Seven kilometers from Panaji, Goa's capital city, as the moonlight hits the crashing waves at the rocky Dona Paula beach, an apparition rises, floating to the shores, crying in its anguish. She's a lady, stately and elegant, wandering and lost, gliding on the rocky shores of the hammer-shaped headland that divides the Zuari and Mandovi estuaries, the two major rivers of Goa. She's naked and wears nothing but a shiny pearl necklace that glitters around her neck. Her long hair whip and gasp, constantly in motion, like the waves she glides on. She walks up the steps, reaching the viewpoint so popular with tourists during the day, and cries out in pain, a silent scream that dissolves in the crashing of the sea.
Two whitewashed statues, ravaged by the salty air, stand by the bay. Even through the corroded marble, the two lovers look away, one to the east, one to the west. I imagine Paula to be a soft spoken, polite and cultured Portuguese. The official story says she was part of an extremely affluent family, the daughter of the Portuguese Viceroy of Jaffnapatnam, in Sri Lanka. Her family arrived in Goa in 1644 which is when she married Dom Antonio Souto Maior and became Paula Amaral Antonio de Souto Maior. She was a kind woman, who helped the villagers and worked for the betterment of the local peole. So much so that when she died, the fishermen renamed their village after her. Her tombstone, says the same version, lies in what is now the official residence of the Governor of Goa, at the westernmost tip of Dona Paula. In the Chapel at the Governor's Palace at Raj Bhawan, she lies. There on her tombstone, is an inscription in Portuguese by her inconsolable husband, who begs those who might read it to pray for the salvation of her soul. Which makes me question. What would such a kind hearted, generous lady would've done to need the blessing of salvation from strangers till eternity? What crime has she committed that she hasn't been able to find peace in more than three hundred years?
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Tantric Tales: A documentary, real life stories and an occult quiz
The occult quiz is back by popular demand! This time, it's the kind people at The Beehive who've owned up everything tantrism and will be hosting it at The Humming Tree, probably the coolest place in the city to hang out at. We will talk about Cult of Chaos, do an occult quiz (with prizes), a documentary on witch hunting in India and finally, the thing I'm most looking forward to: Everyone who comes there, the audience, the barman, the friends and family, will all sit in a circle and tell a real life story they've heard about paranormal, supernatural and tantrism.
VENUE: The Humming Tree, Indiranagar, Bangalore
DATE: 26 April, 2015
TIME: 4-8pm
So come, listen to occult stories! It's going to be fun. Here's the fabulous invite made by Aakanksha.
TANTRIC TALES
Exploring the supernatural with Shweta Taneja
author of 'Cult of Chaos'
In this session of The Beehive, we will explore some secrets of dark magic, tantrism and cults that exist at the fringes of our society with a documentary on witch hunting, a quiz and trivia session and a discussion on tantrism with author Shweta Taneja whose new book, Cult of Chaos has been published by Harper Collins India.
4.00 pm – Documentary
5.00 pm – Trivia and Quiz
6.00 pm – Discussion on Tantrism and Cult of Chaos by Shweta Taneja
6.30 pm – Book Reading by Shweta Taneja
7.00 pm – Story Sharing Circle
We invite all of you to be a part of this and share with us your own personal experiences or stories that you've heard from your mother about what happened to your aunt's daughter's brother-in law when he was travelling through the Western Ghats on a full moon night.. or the one about the neighbour who took a swim in the village pond and was possessed by the spirits living in the old peepal tree, where she hung her clothes. The best story will get a signed copy by the author!
VENUE : THE HUMMING TREE
———————————————The Humming Tree is a concept Live Music and Arts Venue (operating as a bar/café as well) opened in June, 2013 and located in Bangalore, India.———————————————
ORGANISERS : THE BEEHIVE
The Beehive is a participatory gathering of all the wonderful pool of talents, dreams, hopes, skills and innovations. We all share, we all learn, we all love. Every month, 'The Beehive', at The Humming Tree brings something new.
See you all there this Sunday!
Six kinds of people you meet at book clubs in Delhi
'You're everywhere,' cried a guy who came to three of my Meetups in Delhi over the same weekend. Yes, I was. Two weeks in Delhi and I wanted to meet, chat and listen in to what the crowd in the capital city was reading. What kind of book was it buying and what kind of writing was it pondering on. And I wanted to tell them about my book, my writing experiences and the crazies I'd learnt.
So I met four different book clubs, did a lecture at Jesus and Mary College and at National Institute of Fashion Technology and mostly met all ages of people and had a ball. Plus discovered that I'm sticking to running for fitness on my own. (Thanks Kay, for that!) But it was fun, to meet all kinds of people in Delhi. The kinds who read books, the kinds who write them, the ones who sell them or publish or market them and the ones who love to talk about books without really sitting cozily with one. Here are the kind of people I met in Delhi's book clubs.
The curious kinds
They are the ones that come to meetings/gatherings to listen in. They're usually open to ideas, exchanging information, helpful, impressionable and actually hear things you might be saying (reason you have to stop saying vague things you've been saying all your life). They want to know you, your book, as well as how you wrote it. They have a lot of questions and are open to ideas.
The gifting types
The whole reason they're there at the meeting or gathering or panel or even your own book launch is to come up to you and give you their own work. A signed copy of their work or an excerpt. That's it. They're not there to listen or even to talk or to read, but to promote their own written work. Well, I appreciate gifts in any form, especially books!
The selfie hogs
Oh yeah, they've attacked the book clubs too. They won't buy your book (probably don't buy any books really), but would want to get a photo of themselves with you to post online and boast and who knows what else?
The excuse types
They feel slightly guilty at coming at a do without picking up the author's book. (Perfectly okay, since you might not actually like the said book) But the excuse-breed, gives you reasons why they're not picking up your book. Reasons like 'I don't have money today. I will order it online.' or 'It's cheaper online. I'll order it there.' Or they'll just smile, and sneak out without saying bye. Even though they had the most questions in the session.
The smugs
They are the kings and queens of the world. They already know everything, even though they're attending a writers' session. They come loaded with preconceived notions about the writing, publishing and marketing process (having not gone through it). Their questions are usually hidden assumptions, pandering to a need to be proven right. 'You put the 'Mature readers' cover to sell the book, right?' 'You have a connection in the industry right?' 'It must be easier to sell a book if you're a girl/boy/drag queen/naked.' Oh, and they never buy the book.
The naysayers
The ones who feel nothing is right in the industry of writing and publishing. No one buys books, no one publishes the right kind of books. No one is sensible out there. Someone should buy Indian author books, someone should publish amazing books, someone should. And no, they don't buy the book either.
Oh, well. It's Delhi after all. 🙂 Here are a few photos of the various thingummies I did.
At bookstores in Delhi
Signing copies at Bookworm
Signing copies at bookstores
At Bahrisons
At bookstore
'Two of your copies sold just this morning, so we don't have a lot,' said these guys at Bahrisons, when I went in to sign books. They reordered more copies for me sign the next day! And the book became a bestseller!
Meeting a book club in Lodhi Garden
Mr Goyal, a publisher and a book reader. Rare, that now! He came to my book launch too, even though he'd had a cataract operation two days ago. Thanks for being there, sir!
Ganging up with writers in CCD, Janpath
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Three breasts and their stories
Everything to do with a woman's breasts is taboo in our society, even though most of us have drunk milk from our mother's breasts for the first year of our lives. The word 'breast' itself is a bleep on Indian television and cleavage mostly is blurred.
I had attended a theatre workshop some years back, women only, where the lady conducting it asked all of us to hide our body part which represented the word 'shame'. All of us, Indian, speaking different languages, put hands across our breasts.
Like with all things, the ones that are most shameful or taboo are also the most attractive, desired in pornography, in Bollywood films and giggle-worthy MMSes in our Parliament. Breasts have become a complex symbol that combines both our sexuality and shame, something that we desire highly (both men and women) and at the same time are shamed by.
The three breasted goddess at Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
This brings us to the first story I have for you, a hair-raising story of shaming breasts that I read thanks to an artist who shared something recently on Facebook. It's the story of Nangeli, a dalit woman who lived in early 19th century in Cherthala. And unlike the stories I retell, this one is based in history and not myth, or in oral history as is the case with most past things one hears. In 19th century, the kings of Travancore had a breast tax on dalit women, called mulakkaram, which was to be paid by dalit women so that they could cover their breasts. The bigger the size of their breasts, the more the tax was to cover them up. Upper caste women could cover their bodies, without needing to pay any money to the state.
Continue reading "Three breasts and their stories"
Yogini, menstrual blood and its power
When I first opened a Facebook page for Anantya Tantrist, the female tantrik protagonist of my fantasy series, I got a well-meaning advice from a 'friend' who informed me that Anantya can't be a tantrik. His reasoning? Tantriks are all males. Women at best are support systems for them or their muses or powers.
As is the style of social media, he was quite confident about his uninformed opinion, calling it a fact. I politely asked him if he had heard of yoginis. He sort of had. 'Aren't they supernatural deities?' he asked. Hmm, yes, I answered, and no.
Though mentioned in the Vedas as tantrics and even rishikas, centuries of patriarchal stronghold on written traditions have erased yoginis and their legacy from collective consciousness of our mythology. We don't know much about these women, these yoginis, though there are a few international scholars who are trying to fish out texts and oral mentions in our collective histories. Some scholars call them accomplished sorceresses, some think they are the female versions of yogis, or women who are mistresses of yoga. They're known across the world as celibate nuns, enlightened women, white magic witches, healers, saints, women who have mindpowers or siddhis. Women who are powerful, and independent and usually stand outside the traditional boundaries of patriarchy.
One yogini worshipped as Mahamaya
Open to the sky
Each of them have dramatic hairstyles, and find jewellery
The dance of death
The yogini temple at Hirapur
In today's times, no one knows much about them. Discovered as recent is The Chaunsath Yogini temple, which stands in Hirapur, a small hamlet near Bhuvaneshwar, Orissa, is forgotten. I have to ask multiple rickshaws, who don't know where it is. Locally, it's known as the Mahamaya temple. Even though it's a festive week, there is no one here except me and my husband who has been dragged along.
The temple itself is a surprise.It was discovered in a jungle in 1953, by a archeologist. None of the locals regarded it with any importance. It's a circular shaped structure of stones, small and cozy. Inside is open to the sky. They say that the place is so powerful that no ceiling is needed to protect its power. Small, delicately carved images of the sixty four yoginis, created with black chlorite stone, stand in quiet contemplation inside, each a feet high, their hairstyles unique, breasts and body shape enhanced. There's no sanctum sanctorum, nothing to protect them. Outside is a long flat platform, where the caretaker whispers dramatically, they used to sacrifice animals and even humans to tantric practices. I've never heard about this cult before, so I research. Continue reading "Yogini, menstrual blood and its power"
Why tantriks sit on top of a dead body on a new moon night and meditate
I don't like death. I cringe everyday when I read about it in the newspaper. It happens to a stranger, unexpected, when you're just eating a burger in a café. It happens after a prolonged, wearisome illness. It shockingly and violently happened to those little innocent children in Peshawar last month. I cringe every time I read about death, in newspapers, on social media. There's no escaping it.
When I shifted to a new city, away from my family, each time the phone would ring, my first thought would be of something bad that has happened to my family back home, usually death in all its possible scenarios. Always anticipating bad news.
Near my house, I once saw a man lying askew in a corner. He smelt rotten; flies hovered over him. The cops didn't touch the cadaver, as if the dead can cause death to the living, waiting for the hearse, the corpse pickers, the professionals to come and pick them up. For we all feel like that, that somehow death would catch us unaware, like a really bad cold.
Then I visited the Manikarnikaghat in Banaras, one of the main banks of the River Ganges, where about five to ten dead bodies are burnt every minute, and I was strangely attracted and repulsed by the place. I stood there, tightly hugging myself, looking at people in the business of cremation and how they went about their work – fetching logs, putting them efficiently on to the silk covered body, smashing the spine to break the corpse if it didn't burn well – all with an ease of writing emails or throwing garbage. And I saw the others, the living, who stood on the sidelines as well, some involved, some bystanders like me, standing there. As if we were watching someone fight, or as if it was an accident on the road. Death both fascinates and repulses the living. It also causes fear and all kinds of superstitions.
While researching on my tantric fantasy, Cult of Chaos, I came across a dreadful tantrik ritual related to death, which was both awful and intriguing. Called Shava Sadhana, it is whispered about in conversations as if the very act of talking about it might bring in bad luck (and fatality) to the person. It's practiced in a graveyard, on a new moon night. The sadhaka (the one meditating) is supposed to go through rigid rituals and then sit on top of a corpse all night, meditating all alone. Not any corpse, it has to be a fresh, complete, and unharmed one.
There's a reason here for doing something that is obviously shocking. Tantrism believes that you have to set yourself free from the shackles of society, and its morality and religion. Started in medieval times in protest to the puritanical Brahminical religion which was ridden with racism, casteism and dogma, the tantrik activity accepted anyone into their folds as a student and encouraged them to unlearn everything they had learnt growing up in a society and become like an infant again. Like a baby who can eat her own shit or human meat without any judgment, drink her own pee and doesn't think of nakedness as anything but there.
Shava Sadhana is in many ways the culmination of the tantric philosophy. It's about touching and exploring that one thing you so fear – death – and the one thing you feel is impure – a dead body. All night, sitting on top of a corpse, realising you're alone in your death, that dying is the supreme truth. That all of us have to go through it. Alone. And in that way, try and purge your fear of death.
I recreated the ritual in a scene in my tantrik fantasy, Cult of Chaos. Even though I took a lot of liberties in terms of rituals, there was one feeling that I got from it, which I think was true to the ritual. When Anantya Tantrist, the tantrik detective in the book, sat with a corpse touching her naked body, she (and I with her) felt alive. We touched the clammy, cold flesh of the dead and we could feel the blood pounding in our veins and hearts, could feel the way our lungs filled with oxygen, could feel life coursing its way through us. Being with a corpse also made her (and me with her) realise the ultimate truth – that she's mortal and she's going to pop off soon enough. As will I.
As will all of those I know. For all humans go that way. Experiencing the ritual, the scene, with my character was so powerful that it still remains with me. It is one of the most brutally truthful scenes I've written. My fears of death are still very much alive, especially death of my loved ones, but I can see it not as a disease that can somehow, somewhere be avoided, but as the truth, that will come to us all one day. No matter how much we fear it.
Cult of Chaos, Harper Collins; Rs 350.
First published in Dailyo.in


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Landmark Legislation Will Drive Composite Infrastructure Solutions
MJ Carrabba
ACMA has a long history as an effective advocate for the composites industry in Washington. For many years the focus was primarily regulatory in nature, assuring that federal requirements for composites manufacturing are sufficiently protective but not overly burdensome. We maintain this focus to this day, but about five years ago we agreed we can do more. We can leverage federal legislation and policy to open and grow markets for composite products. In other words, rather than play defense we chose to play offense. Of the many sectors where composites compete, infrastructure was a natural target for our efforts since the government owns or finances much of the assets and the performance upside of composites opposite the traditional competition is substantial.
Since we began down this path, our success has been noticeable. Of the past six major infrastructure bills approved by Congress, all have included innovation provisions in large part driven by ACMA efforts. We have launched and continuously grown our annual Infrastructure Day fly-in and ACMA members have testified before Congress twice in as many years on composite infrastructure solutions. Recently, we have secured bipartisan support for millions of dollars of research by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to expand the standards and design database for composites.
Our greatest achievement to date, however, came in early August 2018 with the introduction of the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act– or IMAGINE Act. The premise of the IMAGINE Act is simple – whether you use composites or another material, when it comes to infrastructure investment in America we can do better by building better.
The IMAGINE Act would create new grant programs, one at the Federal Highway Administration for bridge construction and repair and one at the Environmental Protection Agency for water treatment and distribution, that provide funding to municipalities to use innovative materials like composites and others in projects designed to reduce lifecycle and maintenance costs and extend the service life beyond traditional performance. It would also promote research on the next generation of infrastructure solutions by authorizing Innovative Material Innovation Hubs and creating an interagency taskforce on standards development for innovative infrastructure.
The bill has been introduced in the Senate (S. 3341) by Sens. Whitehouse (D-RI), Alexander (R-TN), Rounds (R-SD) and Booker (D-NJ) and in the House (H.R. 6653) by Reps. Esty (D-CT), Comstock (R-VA), and Cicilline (D-RI). ACMA worked with these offices for close to two years develop the IMAGINE Act from infancy. Along the way, though, we've secured support from companies and associations across the infrastructure value chain and developed a coalition committed to the effort. This coalition will be essential in seeing the tenets of the IMAGINE Act signed into law.


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Partia Porozumienia Liberałów i Demokratów na rzecz Europy (ang. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, ALDE Party) – europejska partia polityczna, działająca głównie na obszarze Unii Europejskiej, zrzeszająca ponad około 55 krajowych ugrupowań politycznych o profilu liberalnym. Do 2012 działająca jako Partia Europejskich Liberałów, Demokratów i Reformatorów (ang. Party of European Liberals, Democrats and Reformers, ELDR). Siedziba partii mieści się w Brukseli. Ugrupowanie należy do Międzynarodówki Liberalnej.

Historia
26 marca 1976 w Stuttgarcie podpisano deklarację polityczną, na bazie której zawiązano federację liberalnych i demokratycznych partii w Europie. Dalsza integracja skutkowała przekształceniem w Partię Europejskich Liberałów, Demokratów i Reformatów. ELDR od 2004, tj. od czasu wprowadzenia finansowania ze środków europejskich, należała do partii politycznych uznawanych przez Unię Europejską, otrzymując w związku z tym granty. W Parlamencie Europejskim od czasu I kadencji liberałowie tworzyli wspólną frakcję pod różnymi nazwami – Grupa Liberalna i Demokratyczna, Grupa Liberalna, Demokratyczna i Reformatorska, Grupa Europejskiej Liberalno-Demokratycznej Partii Reform. W 2004, po wyborach do PE VI kadencji, ELDR porozumiało się z Europejską Partią Demokratyczną, współtworząc wspólną grupę poselską pod nazwą Porozumienie Liberałów i Demokratów na rzecz Europy. W 2019 po trzech kadencjach powstała nowa frakcja liberałów pod nazwą Odnówmy Europę.

10 listopada 2012 ELDR na kongresie w Dublinie przemianowała się w Partię Porozumienia Liberałów i Demokratów na rzecz Europy.

Według stanu na 2020 do ALDE należało około 70 ugrupowań, w tym kilkanaście z krajów nienależących do Unii Europejskiej.

Przewodniczący partii

 1978–1981: Gaston Thorn (Luksemburg)
 1981–1985: Willy De Clercq (Belgia)
 1985–1990: Colette Flesch (Luksemburg)
 1990–1995: Willy De Clercq (Belgia)
 1995–2000: Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (Dania)
 2000–2005: Werner Hoyer (Niemcy)
 2005–2011: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (Belgia)
 2011–2016: Graham Watson (Wielka Brytania)
 2015–2021: Hans van Baalen (Holandia)
 od 2021: p.o. Timmy Dooley (Irlandia) i Iłchan Kjuczjuk (Bułgaria)

Partie członkowskie (w tym byli członkowie)

 Partie z krajów należących do Unii Europejskiej
 Austria: NEOS
 Belgia: Flamandzcy Liberałowie i Demokraci, Ruch Reformatorski, Partia na rzecz Wolności i Postępu
 Bułgaria: Ruch na rzecz Praw i Wolności, Narodowy Ruch na rzecz Stabilności i Postępu
 Chorwacja: Chorwacka Partia Ludowa – Liberalni Demokraci, Chorwacka Partia Socjalliberalna, Istryjskie Zgromadzenie Demokratyczne
 Cypr: Zjednoczeni Demokraci
 Dania: Venstre, Radykalna Lewica
 Estonia: Estońska Partia Centrum, Estońska Partia Reform
 Finlandia: Partia Centrum, Szwedzka Partia Ludowa, Centrum Alandzkie
 Francja: Unia Demokratów i Niezależnych
 Grecja: Drasi
 Hiszpania: Demokratyczna Konwergencja Katalonii, Obywatele – Partia Obywatelska
 Holandia: Demokraci 66, Partia Ludowa na rzecz Wolności i Demokracji
 Irlandia: Fianna Fáil
 Litwa: Partia Pracy, Ruch Liberalny, Litewski Związek Wolności
 Łotwa: Dla Rozwoju Łotwy
 Luksemburg: Partia Demokratyczna
 Niemcy: Wolna Partia Demokratyczna
 Polska: Nowoczesna
 Portugalia: Partia Ziemi
 Rumunia: Sojusz Liberałów i Demokratów
 Słowenia: Lista Marjana Šarca, Partia Nowoczesnego Centrum, Partia Alenki Bratušek
 Szwecja: Liberałowie, Partia Centrum
 Włochy: Włochy Wartości, Włoscy Radykałowie

 Partie z krajów nienależących do Unii Europejskiej
 Andora: Liberalna Partia Andory
 Armenia: Panarmeński Ruch Narodowy
 Azerbejdżan: Musawat
 Bośnia i Hercegowina: Naša stranka
 Gruzja: Wolni Demokraci, Republikańska Partia Gruzji
 Islandia: Björt framtíð
 Kosowo: Sojusz Nowego Kosowa
 Mołdawia: Partia Liberalna
 Norwegia: Venstre
 Rosja: Jabłoko, Partia Narodowej Wolności
 Serbia: Partia Liberalno-Demokratyczna
 Szwajcaria: Radykalno-Demokratyczna Partia Szwajcarii
 Ukraina: Europejska Partia Ukrainy, Pozycja Obywatelska
 Wielka Brytania: Liberalni Demokraci

Przypisy

Europejskie partie i ugrupowania


Children's Day this year was never the same for the children of Ijebu Ife Local Government in Ogun State as a non-government organisation, Live Abundantly Empowerment Initiative connected with the children in a most exciting way to make the day memorable.
The celebrations held at the Ajalorun Palace in Ijebu Ife. In attendance were the Deputy Governor of the state, government agencies, captains of industry, traditional rulers, religious leaders, parents, teachers and residents of the community. Everyone gathered to celebrate with the children drawn from both private and public primary and secondary schools within the local government.
The August occasion featured several interesting packages ranging from drama presentation, a ventriloquist performance, spoken words, health talks, amongst others.
The keynote speaker, the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, while giving her address, commended the organisation for complementing government's efforts at developing children.
The founder, Dr Ama Onyerinma, who was elated by the turn out and feedback from the children, also encouraged the children to learn beyond the classroom and apply whatever they were taught to daily living. She also encouraged them to stand up for their rights in any situation they found themselves.
Click here to learn more about Live Abundantly.


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Spending cuts could lead to incest, claims councillor in Borders
INCESTUOUS marriages could increase in Scotland because of public sector cuts, a councillor has claimed.
Dailyrecord.co.uk
Kenneth Gunn spoke out after Scottish Borders Council decided to save £50,000 by closing down several register offices where marriage notices, known as banns, are displayed.
He said doing away with posting banns could result in siblings marrying without realising.
The Selkirkshire councillor said: "The proclamation of banns is not merely a ritual from the Dark Ages but a necessary and vital part of the census services.
"In these days of broken marriages and extended families, surely it is even more important?
"I am aware in my own ward of brothers sitting beside sisters they do not know in primary school.
"These youngsters will move on to secondary school, maybe still ignorant of their own relations.
"It isn't going to be too long before we have a union which could produce offspring if we do not play by the well-founded rules."
The council have closed four register offices in the region – Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lauder and Newcastleton.
Gunn added: "At a time when the Home Office have no idea how many legal or illegal immigrants are in this country, surely this is not the time to be cutting back so severely on a service which has been around since medieval times?"
Gunn was forced to make a public apology in 2009 after a rant in a BBC radio programme.
He referred to gay people as "sad" and said atheists were "damned to hell".


Vivo presents Vivo V11 Pro mobile sporting 6.41 Inches display in Starry Night Black colour. The device functions on Android v8.1 (Oreo) Operating System, and for powerful performance, Vivo V11 Pro comes with combination of Octa Core processors.
The Vivo V11 Pro Starry Night Black comprises of an internal storage of 64 GB. This smartphone has a RAM of 6 GB to provide lag-free experience. When it comes to its camera, the Vivo V11 Pro Starry Night Black boasts a good primary camera set up of 12 MP + 5 MP and 25 MP Secondary Camera for clicking stunning pictures. Battery being one of crucial feature of any smartphone, has been taken care of by Vivo. The Vivo V11 Pro Starry Night Black is backed with a powerful battery of 3400 mAh Capacity that work for long hours. Weighing, 156 gm, Vivo V11 Pro 64 GB (6 GB RAM) in Starry Night Black also features 4G LTE Network Support and Bluetooth, and a lot more as network connectivity options. The dimensions of the device is 157.91 x 75.08 x 7.9 mm. Undoubtedly, the Vivo V11 Pro 64 GB (Starry Night Black) offers an exceptional design and a dedicated microSD. So, buy Vivo V11 Pro 64 GB (Starry Night Black, 6 GB) at the best price in India here and update to the latest smartphone today!
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AGRS Unit: 32nd Arm Regt.
found in rear part of tank.Recovery MGRS is Marigny France, original Temp Cem.
We are looking for ....Photos, Morning Reports, After Action Reports and other documents including those of units that may have been near the coordinates LON: -1.243917, LAT: 49.096729 on the approximated dates of death 08/04/1944 - . Some unit information related to the recover location may encompass: 3RD AD 32nd Armor Regt.


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        <pathelement path="${junit.jar}" />
    </path>
</project>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub