The recent suicide of a girl student at the NM Institute of Engineering and Technology (NMIET) on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, has triggered a serious debate and exposed the blood-soaking college authorities, who just want huge money at the cost of human lives. The innocent girl had to end her life after being denied to appear in the exam. Her fault – she failed to pay course dues worth Rs 16,000.
The female student was subjected to terrible mental torture, as the college management remained adamant and refused to show any leniency towards her. The police finally arrested Bhagirathi Mallick, a faculty member and in-charge of the administration, on charges of 'abetment of suicide' after the protests raged further. However, will it be able to bring her back?
If we believe the students of NMIET, the girl was having a tough time to pay her bill after losing her parents. She was getting all assistance from her maternal uncle. Mr. Mallick reportedly threatened to pay full payment or face consequences. He alleged asked the poor girl to sell her kidneys off if she did not have money. The students alleged that another student had also committed suicide last year because of fee burden.
This is not the one-off case in Odisha. With more vested interests joining the Education sector to make huge profits, the college students find themselves at the receiving end, succumbing to the greed of the college authorities. It's high time the government step in and impose restrictions on these colleges so that innocent lives are not lost in this manner.
I am a student studying in NMIET and was preset on that day in college, the body of Sudeshna was lying near girls hostel and there was no college faculty there were only few hostel warden . After the protest of student college reacted nd few more members came now the students demanded for arrest of Mr. Bagharati Malick but Khandagiri police had settlement with the college then the students gets aggressive nd at 2 am police seems to be active, LET ME KNOW YOU MORE ABOUT THIS "THE DEATH TOOK PLACE AT 4 PM , AND FIR WILL TELL YOU HOW COLLEGE HANDLED THE SITUATION" .
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\section{Introduction}

The gravitational Chern-Simons term in three dimensional Einstein
gravity produces a  propagating massive graviton~\cite{DJT}. This
theory with a negative cosmological constant $\Lambda=-1/l^2$
gives us the BTZ solution with mass $m$ and angular momentum $j$
as a trivial solution~\cite{BTZ,BHTZ}. However, there exists also
a mixed case such that ~\cite{KL,Sol}
\begin{equation} \label{mma}
M=m+\frac{j}{\mu l^2},~~J=j+\frac{m}{\mu},
\end{equation}
which shows that two conserved quantities are shifted due to the
presence of Chern-Simons term without affecting the solution of
Einstein equation. There is a chiral point at $\mu l=1$ which is a
solution to the extremal condition of $Ml=J$~\cite{LSS1}.

Also, its entropy is shifted to
\begin{equation} \label{btzc}
S_c=\frac{\pi r_+}{2G_3}+\frac{1}{\mu l}\frac{\pi r_-}{2G_3}.
\end{equation}
We observe that there is  an unusual coupling between
$\frac{1}{\mu l}$ and the inner horizon $r_-$~\cite{Park1}. This
shifted-entropy puts a difficulty on  defining its thermodynamic
relations of BTZ-CS black holes.  Importantly, it implies that the
entropy could see the region inside the outer horizon. That is,
there should be some degrees of freedom associated with the inner
horizon which would be responsible for the black hole entropy.
However, it is hard to accept this view because a black hole
entropy  relates with the outer horizon.  If an observer at
infinity describes entropy and thermodynamics of the black hole,
the region inside the outer horizon is a forbidden region.

In this Letter, we address this issue again and  propose  a new
entropy $\tilde{S}_{BH}$ which satisfies the first-law of
thermodynamics as well as the area-law of the entropy.

\section{Thermodynamics and entropy for BTZ-CS black hole}
We start with the action for the topologically mass gravity in
anti-de Sitter spacetimes~\cite{DJT}
\begin{equation}
I_{CTMG}=\frac{1}{16 \pi G_3}\int
d^3x\sqrt{-g}\Bigg[R+\frac{2}{l^2}-\frac{1}{2\mu}\varepsilon^{\lambda\mu\nu}\Gamma^\rho_{~\lambda\sigma}
\Big(\partial_{\mu}\Gamma^\sigma_{~\nu\rho}+\frac{2}{3}\Gamma^\sigma_{~\mu\tau}\Gamma^\tau_{~\nu\rho}\Big)\Bigg],
\end{equation}
where $\varepsilon$ is the tensor density defined by
$\epsilon/\sqrt{-g}$ with $\epsilon^{012}=1$. The $1/\mu$-term is
the first higher derivative correction in three dimensions because
it is the third-order derivative.

Varying  this action  leads to the Einstein equation
\begin{equation} \label{EOS}
G_{\mu\nu}+\frac{1}{\mu}C_{\mu\nu}=0,
\end{equation}
where the Einstein tensor including the cosmological constant is
given by
\begin{equation} \label{Eeom}
G_{\mu\nu}=R_{\mu\nu}-\frac{R}{2}g_{\mu\nu}
-\frac{1}{l^2}g_{\mu\nu}
\end{equation}
and the Cotton tensor is
\begin{equation}
C_{\mu\nu}=\varepsilon_\mu^{~\alpha\beta}\nabla_\alpha
\Big(R_{\beta\nu}-\frac{1}{4}g_{\beta\nu}R\Big).
\end{equation}
In the absence of Chern-Simons term, the BTZ solution to
Eq.(\ref{EOS}) is given by~\cite{BTZ}
\begin{equation}
ds^2_{BTZ}=-f(r)dt^2+\frac{dr^2}{f(r)}+r^2\Big(N^\phi
dt+d\phi\Big)^2,
\end{equation}
where $f$ and $N^\phi$ are the metric and shift functions defined
by
\begin{equation} \label{metricf}
f(r)=-8G_3m
+\frac{r^2}{l^2}+\frac{16G_3^2j^2}{r^2},~N^\phi=-\frac{4G_3j}{r^2}.
\end{equation}
Here $m$ and $j$ are the mass and the angular momentum of the BTZ
black hole, respectively. From the condition of $f=0$, we find two
horizons located at
\begin{equation} \label{hpm}
r_\pm=l\Bigg[\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m+\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\pm
\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m-\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\Bigg].
\end{equation}
We observe that in order to have  appropriate horizon radii, it
requires to have a bound of $m l\ge j$. Its thermodynamic
quantities of mass $m$, temperature $T_H=f'(r_+)/4\pi$, entropy
$S_{BH}$, angular momentum $j$, and angular velocity
$\Omega_+=-N^\phi(r_+)$ as function of $r_+$ and $r_-$ are given
by
\begin{equation}
m=\frac{r_+^2+r_-^2}{8G_3l^2},~T_H=\frac{r_+^2-r_-^2}{2 \pi
l^2r_+},~S_{BH}=\frac{\pi
r_+}{2G_3},~j=\frac{r_+r_-}{4G_3l},~\Omega_+=\frac{r_-}{lr_+}.
\end{equation}
We check that the first-law of
\begin{equation}
dm=T_H dS_{BH}+\Omega_+dj \end{equation} is satisfied and its
integral form (Smarr formula) of $m=\frac{T_HS_{BH}}{2}+\Omega_+j$
holds for the BTZ black hole. We observe the area-form of the
entropy $S_{BH}$. Here we define the on-shell condition such  that
if the first-law of thermodynamics is satisfied with thermodynamic
quantities which are obtained from using equations of motion. In
this case, the on-shell condition implies the thermal equilibrium
configuration of the BTZ black holes without any conical
singularity, while the off-shell condition means the
off-equilibrium of the BTZ black hole with conical
singularity~\cite{FFZ,BR,Myungbtz}.

 However, it is known that the Chern-Simons term does not affect
 the BTZ solution of Einstein equation because the Cotton tensor is trivially
 satisfied with the BTZ-type metric. Hence  the temperature $T_H$ and angular velocity $\Omega_+$ are fixed,
 because these are determined by solution of $f$ and $N^\phi$.

On the other hand,  the presence of Chern-Simons term has an
effect on the
 mass $M$  and angular momentum $J$ as Eq.(\ref{mma}) is shown.
These shifted-quantities were obtained using the off-shell method,
holographic gravitational anomalies~\cite{KL}. Further we note
that  the off-shell approach of conical singularity was used to
calculate the shifted-entropy $S_c$~\cite{Sol}. In addition, this
entropy was derived using other off-shell methods, Wald's Noether
formula~\cite{DSS} and Brown-Henneaux's approach~\cite{HHKT}.

Using the entropy $S_c$, it is apparent that the first-law of
black hole thermodynamics \begin{equation} \label{fir1}
 dM=T_HdS_c+\Omega_+dJ \end{equation}
  is satisfied, but
the area-law of black hole entropy violates. This implies that in
order to have the  first-law, the shift of entropy ($S_{BH}\to
S_c$) compensates changes of mass  and angular momentum ($m\to
M,j\to J$) obtained from the off-shell approach. It is noted  that
$M,S_c,J$ are off-shell quantities but $T_H$ and $\Omega_+$ are
on-shell quantities because they are derived from the on-shell
approach of metric function $f$ and $N^{\phi}$. This picture gives
rise to a difficulty in deriving  thermodynamic relations if one
considers $M(S_c,J)$ as function of $S_c$ and $J$. Actually, we
find
\begin{equation}
\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial S_c}\Bigg)_{J}\not= T_H,~
\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial J}\Bigg)_{S_c}\not= \Omega_+.
\end{equation}
Furthermore, we have a difficulty in defining the heat capacity,
which is an important thermodynamic quantity to be used for
testing the thermodynamic stability. Its usual definition
\begin{equation} \label{heat}
 C_{J}=\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial T_H}\Bigg)_J  \end{equation}
does not work because it is defined by $M$(off-shell quantity) and
$T_H$(on-shell quantity).
 In order to cure this problem, we reexpress
Eq.(\ref{fir1}) as
\begin{equation} \label{first2}
 dM=T_HdS_{BH}+\Big(\Omega_++\frac{1}{\mu l^2}\Big)dj \end{equation}
 which shows that the change of angular velocity compensates the
 change of mass.
Here we can check the thermodynamic relations
\begin{equation}
\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial S_{BH}}\Bigg)_{j}= T_H,~
\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial j}\Bigg)_{S_{BH}}=
\Omega_++\frac{1}{\mu l^2}
\end{equation}
since we can express the shifted-mass as function of $S_{BH}$ and
$j$
\begin{equation}
M(S_{BH},j)=\frac{G_3S^2_{BH}}{2\pi^2l^2}+\frac{\pi^2j^2}{2G_3S_{BH}^2}+\frac{j}{\mu
l^2}.
\end{equation}
 In this case, we can define the heat capacity as that of the BTZ
 black hole
\begin{equation} \label{heat2}
 C_{j}=\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial T_H}\Bigg)_j=\frac{\pi
r_+\Delta}{2G_3(2-\Delta)}=\Bigg(\frac{\partial m}{\partial
T_H}\Bigg)_j  \end{equation} with
$\Delta=\sqrt{1-\frac{j^2}{m^2l^2}}$. This is independent of the
CS-coupling $\mu$.
 It implies  that the shifted-quantities of $M,J,S_c$ are not suitable for computing
thermodynamic relations because all they are mixed as functions of
$(r_+,r_-)$.

Let us discuss what happens for the extremal condition of
$T_H=0=C_j$ when using the shifted-quantities. In the absence of
the Chern-Simons term, the extremal black hole is located at
$r_+=r_-=r_e$ for $ml=j$. In the presence of the Chern-Simons
term, this condition is $Ml=J$, which implies
\begin{equation} \label{chiralc}
\mu l=1,~ml=j, \end{equation} where the first one is new for  the
BTZ-CS black hole  and is called a chiral point. However, there is
no way to implement this chiral condition (extremal black hole)
without changing  the temperature $T_H$ and heat capacity $C_j$
(metric function $f$).

\section{Thermodynamics and entropy for CS-BTZ black hole}
We are in a position to seek other solution by  implementing the
shifted condition of Eq. (\ref{mma}). We suggest that  this
condition changes the form of metric function. Plugging this into
Eq.(\ref{metricf}) ($m \to M,j\to J$), we find two
shifted-horizons for the CS-BTZ located at
\begin{equation} \label{shpm}
\tilde{r}_\pm=l\Bigg[\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{\mu
l}}\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m+\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\pm \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\mu
l}}\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m-\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\Bigg]
\end{equation}
which shows clearly that the presence of Chern-Simons term
modifies the black hole horizons. In this process, the Einstein
equation (\ref{Eeom}) is trivially satisfied. This is our main
result which differs from the BTZ-CS. We mention the difference
between CS-BTZ and BTZ-CS. We mean by CS-BTZ that the Chern-Simons
term shifts the horizon radii through Eq.(\ref{mma}). On the other
hand, the BTZ-CS implies that the horizon radii remain unchanged,
while the mass and angular momentum are shifted so that the
shifted-entropy does appear.

Fortunately, we find that the degenerate horizon of
\begin{equation}
\tilde{r}_+=\tilde{r}_-\equiv \tilde{r}_e \end{equation} which
provides  Eq.(\ref{chiralc}) of  $\mu l=1$ and $ lm=j$. The chiral
point of $\mu l=1$~\cite{LSS1,CDWW} corresponds to the extremal
CS-BTZ at $\tilde{r}_e=2l\sqrt{G_3(m+j/l)}$.
 From the condition of
$\tilde{r}_\pm \ge 0$, we have the bound for $\mu$, in addition to
$lm \ge j$:
\begin{equation}
\mu l \ge 1.
\end{equation}

 For the CS-BTZ black holes, we could define the
thermodynamic quantities of mass $M$, new temperature
$\tilde{T}_H$,
 angular momentum $J$, and new angular velocity $\tilde{\Omega}_+$
as function of $\tilde{r}_+$ and $\tilde{r}_-$,
\begin{equation}
M=\frac{\tilde{r}_+^2+\tilde{r}_-^2}{8G_3l^2},~\tilde{T}_H=\frac{\tilde{r}_+^2-\tilde{r}_-^2}{2
\pi
l^2\tilde{r}_+},~J=\frac{\tilde{r}_+\tilde{r}_-}{4G_3l},~\tilde{\Omega}_+=\frac{\tilde{r}_-}{l\tilde{r}_+}.
\end{equation}
Here we note that the shifted-mass $M$ and angular momentum $J$
are expressed in a compact way when using $\tilde{r}_+$ and
$\tilde{r}_-$. For $\tilde{r}_+=\tilde{r}_-$,  we find the thermal
condition for the extremal black hole
\begin{equation}
\tilde{T}_H=0,~\tilde{C}_J=0, \end{equation} where the new heat
capacity is given by
\begin{equation}
\tilde{C}_{J}=\frac{\pi
\tilde{r}_+\tilde{\Delta}}{2G_3(2-\tilde{\Delta})} \end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
\tilde{\Delta}=\sqrt{1-\frac{J^2}{M^2l^2}}=\sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\mu^2l^2}}\sqrt{1-\frac{j^2}{m^2l^2}}.
\end{equation}

 Importantly, the new entropy is given  by the Bekenstein-Hawking
entropy as
\begin{equation} \label{nent}
\tilde{S}_{BH}=\frac{\pi \tilde{r}_+}{2G_3}=\frac{\pi
l}{2G_3}\Bigg[\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{\mu
l}}\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m+\frac{j}{l}\Big)}+ \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\mu
l}}\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m-\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\Bigg]
\end{equation}
which is slightly different from the  shifted-entropy $S_c$ of
Eq.(\ref{btzc}) expressed as~\cite{SS,SST,DSS}
\begin{equation}\label{cent}
S_c=\frac{\pi l}{2G_3}\Bigg[\Big(1+\frac{1}{\mu
l}\Big)\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m+\frac{j}{l}\Big)}+ \Big(1-\frac{1}{\mu
l}\Big)\sqrt{2G_3\Big(m-\frac{j}{l}\Big)}\Bigg].
\end{equation}
Here we check easily  that the first-law of thermodynamics
\begin{equation}
dM=\tilde{T}_Hd\tilde{S}_{BH}+\tilde{\Omega}_+dJ
\end{equation}
is satisfied for the CS-BTZ black hole.
 This implies that new
thermodynamic quantities  (tilde variables) compensate the shifts
of mass and angular momentum to have the first-law and the
area-law form of the entropy.  Furthermore, we confirm that
thermodynamic relations hold for the CS-BTZ black hole:
\begin{equation}
\Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial \tilde{S}_{BH}}\Bigg)_{J}=
\tilde{T}_H,~ \Bigg(\frac{\partial M}{\partial
J}\Bigg)_{\tilde{S}_{BH}}= \tilde{\Omega}_+.
\end{equation} Especially, we have  the Smarr
formula of
$M=\frac{\tilde{T}_H\tilde{S}_{BH}}{2}+\tilde{\Omega}_+J$.
 In
order for $\tilde{S}_{BH}$ to compare with $S_c$, we make a
 series expansion for $\mu l \gg 1$ as
 \begin{equation}
 \tilde{S}_{BH} \simeq \frac{\pi r_+}{2G_3}+\frac{1}{2\mu l}\frac{\pi r_-}{2G_3}
\end{equation}
where the last term differs slightly from that of $S_c$.

 At this stage, we introduce two similar cases in higher dimensions.
Let us observe what happens for the Reissner-Nordstr\"om-AdS black
holes when the Gauss-Bonnet term with coupling constant $a$ is
added~\cite{MS,ABD}. Its action $S_d$ is given by $16\pi G_d
S_d=\int d^dx(R-2\Lambda-F^2/4+a{\cal L}_{GB})$. For $d=4$, using
the entropy function approach, one finds that
$S_{4}=(\pi/G_4)(v_2+4a)$, which means that the Gauss-Bonnet term
does not modify the horizon radius ($v_2$ is independent of $a$)
but it shifts the black hole entropy. Here $v_2$ is the radius
square appeared in $ds^2=v_1(-r^2dt^2+dr^2/r^2)+v_2d\Omega_{d-2}$
of $AdS_2\times S^{d-2}$. In this case, there is no change of
equations of motion even for the presence of Gauss-Bonnet term
because the Gauss-Bonnet term plays the role of a topological
term. This is the same situation as  the Chern-Simons term is
added in three dimensions.  However, for $d=5$, we have
$S_{5}=(\pi^2\sqrt{v_2}/2G_5)(v_2+12a)$. Here $v_2$ is a function
of $a$. The $a$-dependent term represents the deviation from the
area-law due to the Gauss-Bonnet term.  In this case, there is
change of equations of motion in the presence of Gauss-Bonnet
term.  Hence, our entropy $\tilde{S}_{BH}$ is between $S_{4}$ and
$S_5$ because the horizon radius was changed from $r_+$ to
$\tilde{r}_+$.

On the other hand, from the CFT on the boundary at infinity, we
can calculate the entropy using the Cardy-formula. Taking into
account the shifted mass and angular momentum in Eq.(\ref{mma}),
the shifted Virasoro generators are given by~\cite{LSS1,HHKT}
\begin{equation} \label{sva}
\tilde{L}^{\pm}_0=\frac{l}{2}\Big(M\pm\frac{J}{l}\Big)=
\frac{l}{2}\Big(1\pm\frac{1}{\mu l}\Big)\Big(m\ \pm
\frac{j}{l}\Big).
\end{equation}
Introducing
 the Cardy formula
 \begin{equation}
 S^{CFT}= 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{c_L \tilde{L}_0^+}{6}}+2\pi \sqrt{\frac{c_R
 \tilde{L}_0^-}{6}},
 \end{equation}
we recover $\tilde{S}_{BH}$ by choosing
\begin{equation}
\tilde{c}_{L/R}=\frac{3l}{2G_3},
\end{equation}
while  $S_c$  is obtained   by choosing  the shifted central
charges
\begin{equation} \label{fcc}
c_{L/R}=\frac{3l}{2G_3}\Big(1\pm \frac{1}{\mu l}\Big).
\end{equation}

\section{Thermodynamics and entropy for CS-NBTZ black holes}
We are in a position to consider the  mixed case with $j=0$ in
Eq.(\ref{mma}) which  is equivalent  to the BTZ black hole with
$m=m$ and angular momentum $j=m/\mu$. In this case, we denote
\begin{equation}
M^{j=0}=m,~~J^{j=0}=\frac{m}{\mu},
\end{equation}
which  indicates  that the presence of Chern-Simons term shifts
the angular momentum but does not change the mass if we start with
$j=0$ solution. Hence, the $j=0$ case is more attractive to show
the effect of the Chern-Simons term than the $j\not=0$ case.
Plugging this into Eq.(\ref{hpm}), we find two shifted-horizons
for the CS-NBTZ located at
\begin{equation} \label{hpmz}
\tilde{r}^{j=0}_\pm=l\sqrt{2G_3m}\Bigg[\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{\mu l}}\pm
\sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\mu l}}\Bigg]
\end{equation}
which shows clearly that the presence of Chern-Simons terms
modifies the black hole horizons. Explicitly, the presence of
Chern-Simons term creates a new inner horizon $\tilde{r}_-$, in
compared with the single horizon of NBTZ black hole. Furthermore,
at the chiral point of $\mu l=1$,  we have a new  degenerate
horizon at $\tilde{r}_e^{j=0}=2l\sqrt{G_3m}$.

For the CS-NBTZ, we define the thermodynamic quantities of mass,
temperature, angular momentum, and angular velocity as function of
$\tilde{r}_+$ and $\tilde{r}_-$ in Eq.(\ref{hpmz}),
\begin{equation}
M^{j=0}=\frac{\tilde{r}_+^2+\tilde{r}_-^2}{8G_3l^2},~T_H^{j=0}=\frac{\tilde{r}_+^2-\tilde{r}_-^2}{2
\pi
l^2\tilde{r}_+},~J^{j=0}=\frac{2\tilde{r}_+\tilde{r}_-}{8G_3l},~\Omega_+^{j=0}=\frac{\tilde{r}_-}{l\tilde{r}_+}.
\end{equation}
Crucially, the entropy is given by the Bekenstein-Hawking formula
as
\begin{equation} \label{nentp}
\tilde{S}_{BH}^{j=0}=\frac{\pi \tilde{r}^{j=0}_+}{2G_3}=\pi l
\sqrt{\frac{m}{2G_3}}\Bigg[\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{\mu l}}+
\sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\mu l}}\Bigg]
\end{equation}
which contains the effect of Chern-Simons term. For the critical
point of  $\mu l=1$, one has the extremal entropy
$\tilde{S}_{BH}^{j=0}=\pi l \sqrt{m/G_3}$, while for $\mu l \to
\infty$, one finds $\tilde{S}_{BH}^{j=0}=\pi l \sqrt{2m/G_3}$
which is just the entropy of the NBTZ black hole.

 On the other hand, the shifted-entropy $S_c^{j=0}$ is just the entropy of NTBZ black hole as
\begin{equation}\label{centp}
S_c^{j=0}=\pi l \sqrt{\frac{2m}{G_3}}=S^{NBTZ},
\end{equation}
where shows clearly  that there is no effect of Chern-Simons terms
on the black hole entropy for $j=0$ case, as is implied from
Eq.(\ref{btzc}) with $r_-=0$. Furthermore, there is no chiral
point of $\mu l=1$. This means that there is no shift of
Chern-Simons term to the entropy when using the NBTZ background.

\section{Discussions}
\begin{table}
 \caption{Summary of thermodynamic picture
 for BTZ, BTZ-CS and CS-BTZ. Here First-L, TR, Heat-C, and  Smarr-F represent the first-law of thermodynamics, thermodynamic relations, heat capacity, and  Smarr formula, respectively.}

 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
 \hline
  & BTZ  & BTZ-CS & CS-BTZ \\ \hline
  First-L &$dm=T_H dS_{BH}+\Omega_+dj$& $dM=T_HdS_c+\Omega_+dJ$& $dM=\tilde{T}_Hd\tilde{S}_{BH}+\tilde{\Omega}_+dJ$ \\ \hline
  TR & $\Big(\frac{\partial M}{\partial S_{BH}}\Big)= T_H,
\Big(\frac{\partial M}{\partial j}\Big)= \Omega_+$& N/A&
$\Big(\frac{\partial M}{\partial \tilde{S}_{BH}}\Big)=
\tilde{T}_H, \Big(\frac{\partial M}{\partial J}\Big)=
\tilde{\Omega}_+$ \\ \hline Entropy &$S_{BH}=\frac{\pi
r_+}{2G_3}$& $S_c=\frac{\pi r_+}{2G_3}+\frac{1}{\mu l}\frac{\pi
r_-}{2G_3}$& $S_{BH}=\frac{\pi \tilde{r}_+}{2G_3}$\\ \hline Heat-C
&$C_{j}=\frac{\pi r_+\Delta}{2G_3(2-\Delta)}$& N/A&
$\tilde{C}_{J}=\frac{\pi
\tilde{r}_+\tilde{\Delta}}{2G_3(2-\tilde{\Delta})}$\\
\hline
 Smarr-F &$m=T_HS_{BH}/2+\Omega_+j$& $M=T_H S_{c}/2+\Omega_+J$& $M=\tilde{T}_H\tilde{S}_{BH}/2+\tilde{\Omega}_+J$ \\ \hline

 \end{tabular}

 \end{table}

First of all, we summarize our thermodynamic results for BTZ,
BTZ-CS, and CS-BTZ black holes  in Table 1 for comparison.

We recover the shifted-mass $M$,  angular momentum $J$ and the
chiral condition of $\mu l=1$ from shifted-horizons of the CS-BTZ
black hole. In this case, we obtain a new entropy
$\tilde{S}_{BH}$.  Also the consistent thermodynamic relations are
derived. This is a good achievement obtained  by plugging the
shifted-mass and angular momentum into the metric function $f$ and
$N^\phi$.

Although the shifted-entropy $S_c$ is well-known as the landmark
of the topologically massive gravity, it puts a difficulty on
defining  thermodynamic relations of BTZ-CS black holes.
Importantly, it implies that the entropy could see the region
inside the outer horizon because of the coupling between $1/\mu$
and the inner horizon $r_-$. However, it is hard to accept this
view because a black hole entropy relates with the outer horizon.

The  entropy of $\tilde{S}_{BH}$  seems to be a candidate for the
entropy for the CS-BTZ black hole  since it satisfies the
first-law of thermodynamics and the area-law of the black hole
entropy. The effect of the Chern-Simons term shifts the horizons
and creates a new degenerate horizon at the chiral point of $\mu
l=1$ even for the NBTZ background of $m\not=0, j=0$. The
 point  to note is the equivalence between the CS-NBTZ and the
BTZ black hole, which shows the role of the Chern-Simons term in
the black hole clearly.

However, one thing to be understood is why the entropy of
$\tilde{S}_{BH}$ could be recovered from the CFT on the boundary
at infinity with the central charges of $\tilde{c}_{R/L}=3l/2G_3$.
Assuming the AdS$_3$/CFT$_2$ correspondence, the bulk  theory of
topologically massive gravity is equivalent to a conformal field
theory with different right and left central charges $c_{R/L}$  in
Eq. (\ref{fcc}). In order to recover the shifted-entropy $S_c$,
one has to take into account the shifted-Virasoro generators in
Eq. (\ref{sva}) as well as the shifted-central charges $c_{R/L}$.
This may correspond to  doubly counting the Chern-Simons terms for
computation of the entropy. In deriving the entropy
$\tilde{S}_{BH}$, we did not use the central charges $c_{R/L}$.

\section*{Acknowledgment}
Y. Myung was  supported by the Science Research Center Program of
the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the
Center for Quantum Spacetime of Sogang University with grant
number R11-2005-021. H. Lee was  in part supported by KOSEF,
Astrophysical Research Center for the Structure and Evolution of
the Cosmos at Sejong University.

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Say NO! to Facebook Predators: Disability Trolls: What is a Disability Troll?
What is a Disability Troll?
Wheelchair Pretenders – People who pretend to have a disability. The most common Pretender is someone who deceives people into thinking they are a wheelchair user. Pretending to be an amputee is also common.
Coercive Devotees – Devotees are people that are attracted to people with disabilities specifically because of the existence of the disability. Coercive Devotees engage in disrespectful and anti-social behavior such as stealing personal photographs of people with disabilities, uploading those photographs to websites, stalking people with disabilities, deceiving people with disabilities, and engaging in other unwanted behavior.
Disability Fetish – People who have an unusual sexual attraction to actual or pretend disability.
Disability Stalkers – People who actively seek out and stalk people with disabilities.
The following information was provided to me from a Devotee who is very knowledgable on this subject.
"Devotees and Pretenders, What's the Difference?
In this piece I am trying to give you simple definitions, with simple words so everybody can understand, though I have written about the subject at length on my blog.
Devotees – Devotees are people who are attracted in some way by disability. This can be one disability, or many disabilities. Some people are attracted only to the disability, and some are not. Some devotees are more attracted by the equipment that people with disabilities use than by the disability. For some they just like seeing people use crutches or a wheelchair even if they don't really need it.
Pretenders – Some people pretend they have a disability to get out of going to work, or to avoid the army. These people aren't pretenders. Pretenders are people who pretend they have a disability only because they enjoy it. Sometimes though a devotee online will pretend to be disabled to trick other disabled people into sharing their photos or videos with them. These are not pretenders, these are coercive devotees.
Not all devotees are coercive. Some will be honest with you about their feelings, and some will just leave you alone. Some devotees don't care though, and will try to trick you or film and photograph you when you aren't looking. I had a friend who was a pretender and she was stalked by one of these devotees, and I know of one other pretender who had it happen too.
Be careful who you add as a friend online, and what you allow the public to see."


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Law firm CMS advises Berlin tech company in their development of the Xayn search engine
European privacy tech with GDPR-compatible AI
Xayn combines privacy, control over algorithms and convenience
CMS evaluates decentralised Xayn technology from a legal perspective
The international law firm has already been advising the tech company on data protection issues since 2018
Munich/Berlin, 3 February 2021 – Berlin-based tech company Xayn has worked with international law firm CMS for the development of its privacy-protecting search engine, which was released in December. Xayn is a European search alternative that protects users' digital privacy, provides them with personalised search results, and gives them control over the search algorithms.
A CMS team consisting of Dr Markus Häuser and Dr Markus Kaulartz provided comprehensive legal advice to the Berlin-based company on their search engine's development. The mandate's focus was on assessing the AI and its data protection compliance from a legal perspective. Their comments were directly incorporated into the search engine's development. The two CMS lawyers have been supporting the company, which emerged from a research project, with their legal expertise in developing decentralised technology since 2018.
"As an IT lawyer and former software developer, working with Xayn was particularly appealing to me. The team is highly qualified, very motivated and shows that there are viable technical solutions to the conflict between AI and privacy," emphasises Dr Markus Kaulartz, Counsel at CMS.
Xayn is based on so-called federated learning, which is new territory both technically and legally. Instead of bringing the data to the algorithms, as in conventional methods, the algorithms are brought to the data. The algorithms train directly on users' devices and are then aggregated in encrypted form.
"We want to make sure that our decentralised technology complies with European data protection standards at all levels. That's why we are already working closely with CMS in the development phase. Our contacts at CMS can not only support us from a legal perspective but also have technological expertise, which helps enormously in the collaboration," explains Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Xayn.
Xayn was founded in 2017 from a research project at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London by Dr Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, Professor Michael Huth and Felix Hahmann. The AI company developed the open-source platform XayNet for federated learning and analytics, on which the search engine is also based. Xayn aims to become a competitive alternative to established search engines by combining privacy, transparency and convenience with decentralised AI.
The search engine is available as an app free of charge in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. A desktop version is already in the making and will be released in the coming months.
About Xayn
Xayn is a privacy-protecting search alternative that enables users to gain back control over the algorithms and provides them with a smooth user-experience. Using the latest AI technology made in Europe, the company ushers in a new generation of user-friendly privacy tech – making privacy available for everyone.
The AI company started as a research project at The University of Oxford and Imperial College London by Leif-Nissen Lundbæk (Ph.D.) and Professor Michael Huth. Together with Felix Hahmann, they founded the tech company in 2017. To this day, that academic vision remains with a workforce comprised of 30% PhDs. The company's open-source framework for federated analytics and learning, XayNet, is the basis of the privacy-protecting personalised search engine Xayn. The Berlin-based company has received investment funding of 9.5 million EURO by Earlybird VC as well as Dominik Schiener. Xayn has worked with corporations such as Porsche, Daimler, Deutsche Bahn, and Siemens.
Xayn Mobile for iOS and Android
Pictures (product, management, office)
Company factsheet, boilerplate, management bios
CMS in Germany
CMS is one of the leading commercial law firms in Germany. More than 600 lawyers, tax advisers and notaries advise SMEs and major corporations on all aspects of national and international commercial law. CMS Germany has offices in eight major German business locations, as well as in Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, Moscow and Shanghai.
For more information, visit cms.law
You're writing a story about data privacy, you're looking for an expert on AI or want to be put on our media list?
For all media inquiries, please contact:
Dr. Clara Herdeanu
press@xayn.com+49 (0) 174 4758 847
Private search and discovery browser Xayn becomes carbon-neutral
Xayn will offset 100% of its direct carbon emission from 2020 onwards
Sichere Suchmaschine Xayn wird klimaneutral
Xayn kompensiert ab 2020 100% seiner direkten CO2-Emissionen
Xayn Launches Web Version of Its Private Search and Discovery Engine
Xayn WebBeta transfers the essence of the privacy-protecting app to the desktop


Follow the White Rabbit! This handmade leather masquerade mask is perfect for the Alice In Wonderland themed costume party (or stage play), and you can wear it again as the Easter Bunny! This simple white rabbit mask is sculpted from a single piece of vegetable-tanned leather, and ties on with two pair of organdy ribbons for extra stability. The tear ducts, eye rims, and nose rim are carved and painted dark red.
I also make a Black Rabbit and Brown Rabbit mask in the same design.


Discussion in 'Ham to Ham References' started by AG5RJ, Oct 29, 2018.
Just completed my first QRZ swap meet transaction with KE5FAQ with brilliant results. John was fast, items well represented and well-packed. A pleasure all around. Thanks!


I am sitting at the computer and in the middle of scanning some cards and working on a post to a Tarot group. And, then I feel this love that comes to me in such a rush, a rampage of LOVE.. and I want to share that with my friends.
I am in LOVE with myself..
Ah to feel this glorious is a thing for which I feel so much GRATITUDE!!
And the RELIEF comes through me in waves and I know I am CONNECTED!!
I am excited every day just to get up and see how GOOD I feel!!
I am grateful that I can tune into the FLOW with greater ease than ever before.
To have found community again is blessing for me. I haven't felt this good around people since my first Rainbow Gathering in 1986.
I LOVE you all here and am so very grateful for all the good vibes you put out.
I cannot express how happy I am that you are feeling so much better! After the turmoil you've been through weening yourself from all the meds, this entry is like a ray of bright light on an overcast day!
Thanks so much Val.. it is great to feel this good and I am grateful for the turmoil and the struggle that gave me the contrast I needed to be able to feel this much JOY!!


Although unemployment in our economy fluctuates, whether market conditions are good or bad, when we are out of a job, we face a daunting challenge. I have no profound insights to offer about how the economy will go, though there is an upward trend in jobs, and a downward trend in unemployment. But I do have something to say about survival through hard times.
It calls to mind a time when I was learning to ski. My instructor had taken me up to a foreboding slope that was peppered with moguls and challenging terrain for any skier. She apparently felt I was equal to the task and with her positive "let's go", she took off down the slope ahead of me. I, on the other hand, stood transfixed on the moguls below, and the more I focused on them, the bigger they became. Fear enveloped and immobilized me and before I knew it, my teacher was at the bottom of the slope. Realizing that I was disempowered by fear, she rapidly ascended the chair lift, and soon rejoined me at the top of the slope. When she arrived, she reassuringly said, "We're going to get down this hill together this time. But to do it, I want you to promise me that you aren't going to look ahead. I just want you to follow me, and we are going to master this slope one turn at a time. Relieved that she had returned to rescue me, and realizing there was no other way out, I followed her instructions. I didn't look ahead at the formidable moguls, kept my eyes fixed on her, and followed the tracks she made in the trail ahead, and one turn at a time, we got down that slope. When I reached the bottom, and looked back at the steepness of that slope, I couldn't believe that I had just accomplished what I thought to be impossible.
And I believe this story presents a metaphor for how we can get through the challenges in today's economy. We are going to have to follow positive people and focus on getting through those formidable financial moguls, challenges, and interviews one turn at a time.


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Kirinyaga University wishes to inform all Graduands who qualified for conferment of various degrees and award of diplomas and certificates that the 2nd Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, 12th October 2018 at Kirinyaga University Campus grounds. Click on the link below to download the announcement for more details.
Graduation Gown hiring form 2018 Degree
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Kirinyaga University is government owned and established under the Universities Act No.42 of 2012. At present, the University runs degree programmes across six faculties; Health Sciences, Hospitality and Textile Technology, Computing and Information Technology, Business and Economics, Pure and Applied Sciences, and Engineering and Built Environment. The University invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons with excellent academic credentials to fill the following positions in the Academic Division. Click below to download the advert.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor Kirinyaga University, is proud to announce that Prof. Charles Omwandho, the Deputy Vice Chancellor ASA, KyU has been nominated and selected as a finalist to the 2018 Newcastle University Alumni Medal Awards for Professional Excellence.
Prof. Omwandho who has made it to the prestigious list of only three persons from the whole world will be travelling to Australia on Monday September 10, 2018 to participate in the Awards Ceremony.
The office of the vice chancellor and the entire KyU fraternity congratulate Prof. Omwandho for the sterling performance.
Kirinyaga University is delighted to announce that Dr. Samuel Mburu, Dean School of Health Sciences has been invited to attend and participate in the NIH – international Summit for Genomics and Genetics Research (ISGGR) from August 27 to September 30, 2018 at the National institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
The Summit is organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), credited with the development of a reference sequence for the human genome.
This Summit is for healthcare professional from low to middle income countries who are interested in advancing genetics and genomics in research and medicine to resolve health challenges. KyU takes pride in the observation that not only will Dr. Mburu be representing Kirinyaga University but also Kenya as a country.
The office of the Vice Chancellor and that of the Deputy Vice Chancellor ASA congratulate on behalf of the entire KyU fraternity, Dr. Mburu on this great achievement and wish him well as he networks and consults with established researchers in the United States of America.
TABITHA JERONO KyU ALLUMNUS DOES IT; GETS A SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AT THE YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY, OHIO.
Kirinyaga University is delighted to announce that Tabitha Jerono a KyU 2016 Pioneer graduate has won a scholarship to study Master of Science in Mathematics at Youngstown State University, Ohio United States of America.
KyU takes pride in its observation that Ms Jerono is the first Kenyan to be admitted to pursue mathematics in Youngstown State University, Ohio USA. Ms Jerono leaves on August 2, 2018 to commence her studies in the United States of America.
The office of the Vice Chancellor and that of the Deputy Vice Chancellor ASA congratulate on behalf of the entire KyU fraternity, Ms Tabitha Jerono on this great achievement and wish her well in her studies and also in her endeavour to be a good ambassador of Kirinyaga University in the United States of America.
"Well done Jerono and fair go KyU"
PROF. MARY NDUNG'U - KyU VICE CHANCELLOR HITS 1500 CITATIONS THRESHOLD AT "RESEARCHGATE"
Elly Munde of School of Health Sciences wins Fogarty International Fellowship
APPLICATION FOR FULL TIME PROGRAMMES - SEPTEMBER 2018 INTAKE
PROPOSAL FOR SHAMBA SYSTEM


Liz Magic Laser, "Deposit", digital c-print, 10 x 15 in., 2008. Signed, edition 1/5.
Liz Magic Laser just might be our generation's leading performance artist. At last year's Performa, she filled a crowded movie theater with actors reciting lines from political texts and transformed them into romantic conversations. That realistic staging was a hit. For her next step, as The Armory Show's 2013 Commissioned Artist, she's staging focus groups made up of critics, curators, and collectors that'll result in new work at the fair. She's a big deal and now, she's going to be in Wienerfest's silent auction. Boo-yah. We are excited.
That work, Deposit, comes from a one-off performance by Laser in 2008. She went up to a Chase bank ATM, and tried to make a deposit with some prosciutto. Understandably, the machine went bezerk and broke once she shoved the meat in the slot. The currency of meat, we're running on that, too, at least for this weekend.
You can buy your Wienerfest tickets here.
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Can you believe it's November already? Where has the time gone? Well… I'm still (somehow) surviving Kindergarten, but I wanted to pop in a share one of my favorite books for this time of year! Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy by Lisa Wheeler. If you haven't had a chance to read this book, you need to seriously RUN to grab it! This humorous and fun is just perfect for a read aloud around Thanksgiving, but also the perfect backdrop for a close read! Check out some of our favorite five days Turk and Runt Close Reading Activities!
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For the first read, have students focus on the story elements of the book. As we read, I like to discuss the characters and setting. Turk and Runt provide GREAT characters to study!
After reading, we work to answer some questions about the book. I like using a little bucket, and then have students pull questions from there. You could also just pass out a few question cards (which you can grab here!) and have students take turns asking and answering the questions about the text.
As a follow-up activity, students head back to their seats and we work together to fill out a story map about "Turk and Runt". Quick and easy and helps solidify how most authors structure stories. #teacherwin!
Now that students are familiar with the text, the second read can be a little more focused. So the next day, as we read, we focus more on the two main characters in the story, Turk and his younger brother, Runt. As we read, I like to keep track of the characters' response to different events in the story (CCSS version of cause and effect).
With this second read, most students start to pick up on Runt's slightly sarcastic (but definitely humorous views of Turk's impending doom) Students also start to pick up on how much Runt must really love his family because he keeps saving them!
By the third read of the book, students don't necessarily need to reread the entire selection. But with this book, most students beg to read it again! Either way, the third pass-through of a book is the perfect time to really focus in on the vocabulary of the text. Turk and Runt is a perfect example of using adjectives and adverbs.
Before reading, review the terms adjectives and adverbs. Discuss how adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe the verbs (or how something is being done). Then, have students play this fun turkey word sorting game as a class.
From there, we reread the certain pages from the text and discuss some of the adjectives and adverbs we'd use for each of the turkey brothers from our text.
Usually, I'll stop rereading a text after the third day, but with this book, there's so much you can pull from it. For our final read, we focus on Runt's very distinct point of view on different events in the story. Since we've already reread this text three times, it's easy to skip around and find pictures/events to discuss. As we're reread snippets from the text, we'll record our thinking on this sheet from my Turk and Runt Close Reading Pack.
With so much "reading and rereading" going on in a close reading routine, it's sometimes hard to remember that writing NEEDS to happen. For me, writing and reading go hand in hand and close reading lends itself nicely to writing.
After reading the text two times, I like to start a writing project that we can work on all week. For Turk and Runt, we focus on how Runt's family changes their point of view of him and his ideas by the end of the story.
For the first day, we brainstorm some ways they changed. We do this together and work to pull evidence from the text together as a class. The next day, we start our writings. Often times, I'll model the beginning and closing, but allow students to write the juicy bits in the middle.
By Friday, we're usually ready to spot check out writing using a self-checking rubric (provided in this pack!) and make our little craft! This turkey craft is an easy print, color, and go! Also, having a craft gives students a little extra push to finish their writings!
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A family owned and run fruit stand featuring fresh hand picked and tree rippened cherries, apricots, peaches and grapes. We also have a beautiful flower garden, ice cream and preserves.
This out of the way place should be your stop for all tree ripened fruit. The prices are good and the various fruit and other items are just what a traveler need and wants.
Great fruit stand with a great collection of jam, honey, pie fillings, etc. to take home. It was a pleasure chatting with the two young ladies running the store.
Get quick answers from Gunkel Orchards Fruit Stand staff and past visitors.


JUNIOR FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: IN THE Lancashire Amateur Cup, Mill Hill lost 4-2 to Hurst Green with Sargeson scoring both goals.
MILL HILL: IN THE Lancashire Amateur Cup, Mill Hill lost 4-2 to Hurst Green with Sargeson scoring both goals.
In the Accrington and District Training 2000 League on Saturday, the Under nines Red put eight past Globe Bullough. On target were Shaw (three), Tasdemir (two), Javad and Gurjee.
The Under nines Blue were 6-1 winners over Greyhound Ford with Callum Newton celebrating three and Almond, Crump and Connor Newton getting the others.
The Under 10s were 50th Anniversary Consolation Cup medal winners while the Under 11s put five past Pendle Forest. Barnes (two), Goodyear, Cooke and Close were the scorers.
The Under 13s Blue lost 5-2 to Ossy Rangers despite Nuttall scoring twice while the Under 14s were 2-0 winners over Akzo Green with Parrington and Ralph the scorers.
The Under 16s won 4-2 against Huncoat with Hoctor grabbing three and McInulty the other.
Elsewhere, the Under 10 girls were 9-0 cup winners over Wigan Athletic with Dudgeon scoring five, McPartlan (two), Brindle and Otley the others.
On Sunday, the senior team got a walkover against Baroque in the cup while Mill Hill Reserves were 4-1 winners against West Bull in their cup. Butterworth, Langford, Lee and Smalley were the goal heroes.
On Sunday, in the East Lancs Alliance League, Rahman and Barnes were on target as the Under eights Red beat Ossy St Mary's 2-1.
The Under eights White had Brindle to thank for his three goals that won them the game in a 3-2 victory over Rossendale United.
The Under eights Blue saw off Rossendale United Boys 5-1with Newton scoring three, Gilgunn and Gibbs on target.
The Under nines Blue lost 2-1 to Crown in the cup, Brindle the goalscorer while the Under nines Reds lost 3-1 to Ossy Rangers with Almond on target.
The Under 10s Red lost out 2-1 to Knuzden in the cup with Welch the scorer while the Blue team beat Huncoat AllStars 3-0. Bentley, Longworth and Rowe were the goal heroes.
The Under 11s were 8-1 victors over Darwen Rangers in the cup while the Under 12s suffered a 5-1 defeat to Langho. Jackson, Phelps, Swift, Cattermole and Wilkinson got the goals.
The Under 13s put 10 past Walton West End in the LFA Cup. Mulcrone grabbed a hat-trick and the others went to McKenna, Duckworth, Shaw, Skinner, Kay, Butterworth and Tucker.
The Under 16s lost 1-0 to Burnley Belvedere.
OSSY RANGERS: The Under nines put up a fine display against Mill Hill Red to go through to the next round of the cup. Two goals from Scott Murray and one from Alfie Cook saw them to a 3-1 win. Niall Lathom was MOTM.
The Under 13s also beat Mill Hill on Saturday. Sam Cook opened the scoring, followed by two goals from MOTM Isaac Archer which helped them to a 4-2 victory. Billy Poole added the other.
RISHTON UNITED: In the Accrington and District League, the Under 11s Blue lost 8-0 at Mill Hill. However there was better news as the Under 12s won 4-2 at Knuzden thanks to goals from Charlie Feeney, Ryan Cothliff, Jack Goggins (two).
Four goals from Hassan Akhtar gave the Under 15s victory against local rivals Great Harwood and also on the score sheet were Kane Barker (two), Liam Mcnulty (two) and Kyle Driver as Rishton ran out 9-1 winners.
In the North Valley League, the Under eights lost 5-3 to Readstone. Alexander Braysford scored twice for his team.
Meanwhile, the Under nines fought out a well earned 1-1 draw with Brierfield Celtic.
It was cup action for the Under 11s as they pulled of an upset beating Barrowford Celtic Black 3-2 with Tom Bartley scoring a hat-trick. MOTM was Matt Aspinall.
There was mixed fortunes for Rishton Seniors playing in the Blackburn Combination. The first team lost 5-2 at Clifton while the reserves were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Enty.
But there was better luck for the reserves as they then beat Knowles Arms 3-2.
CHURCH: The Under 11s lost 4-1 to Pendle Forest Green despite going ahead early on. Top scorer Josh Graham smashed home his fifth goal in six matches. But the away side soon equalised and went 2-1 ahead on the stroke of half-time before scoring two late goals. Manager's joint MOTMs were Tomas Smith and Josh Graham.
The Under 16s lost 8-2 at Feniscowles and Pleasington. They conceded three goals in a five minutes spell and, from then on, it was an uphill battle. Their goals came from Oliver Marsden and Martin Wordon. Manager's MOTM was Christopher Bowker.
HUNCOAT UNITED: The Under nines were 4-0 winners over Great Harwood Rovers while the Under 10s All Stars beat Mill Hill 3-0 in the cup.
The Under 11 lost 8-0 to Great Harwood Rovers while the Under 12s lost to Clayton Park Rangers 2-1 on Saturday.
On Sunday, the Under 12s ran out 3-2 winners over the same team with MOTM Jack Brooks and goals from Chris Dwyer, Connor Demain and Spencer Harris.
The Under 13s beat Clitheroe Wolves 6-1. Goals came from Ben Lord (two), Dominic Hardman, Jack Brooks and Chris Dwyer (two).
The Under 15s were 2-0 winners over Wilpshire Wanderers on Saturday while the Under 16s lost 4-2 to Mill Hill.
GREYHOUND FORD: The Under 15s lost 4-0 to a strong Darwen Rangers side. Greyhound Ford MOTM was Nathan Smith.
GREAT HARWOOD ROVERS: The Under 11s won 8-0 against Huncoat. Rovers dominated with Kyle Parker scoring two in the first half, Oliver Cruse and Nick Catlow adding two more to make it 4-0 at half- time. Harwood scored four more in the second half with George Nightingale grabbing two and MOTM George Ramsbottom scoring two. Huncoat won a penalty late on which was saved by Rovers keeper Matthew Bunn.
The Under 12s lost 6-5 to Clitheroe Wolves with goals from Jack Holligan, Tom Blackmore, Nick Widdop and two from James Kenny. The following week they beat Church 17-0 in a goal fest. The scorers were Thomas Braithwaite (three), Marcus Robinson (three), Bradley Martin, Tom Blackmore (two), Joseph Starkie (two), James Kenny (two), Sam Jones (two) and a brace from MOTM Jack Holligan. Rovers lost their second game of the season 3-2 against Huncoat United. Jack Hargreaves and Arron Phillipson scored with MOTM Scott Sykes.
The Under 10s made it through to the second round of the cup with a 5-1 win over Blackburn Eagles. Goalscorers were Nathan Cox (two), Zac Geldard and Harry Swiatzcak and one own goal. Rovers then went to the top of the table with a 4-0 win against Belthorn. Nathan Cox scored all four goals and Blake Barrett was MOTM.
The Senior team stayed top of the table beating the Kings Arms 1-0. Jordan Marsden got the only goal while keeper Richard Law Riding got MOTM.
ST JOSEPH'S: The Under 12s got off to the worst possible start against Clayton Park Rangers conceding three goals within 12 minutes. Goals from Jonathan Whittle and Declan Southward got the Saints back onto the game but they were hit on the break in the second half. Jack Bailey added two late goals but the Saints were just edged out of the contest.


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2. Create a scene from pages 48-51 (download excerpt above) featuring Isaac looking out the window at the ice men dancing in the snow in his yard, with Jake not believing him.
3. Entrants are invited to create their own scenes or images inspired by a provided sample from Snowblind. These original trailers should capture the tone of the novel.
– A woman sitting on her bed with the covers drawn up, hugging her knees, staring in terror at the window with the wind rattling the glass, snow piling up against it or pelting it.
– A woman smoking a cigarette outside a bar at night with the snow falling. She hears a sound,turns, looks terrified.
– An anchor reads the news about the blizzard and what happened twelve years ago and then the power goes out and you hear the whistling of the wind as "snow" whips across the screen, perhaps suggesting the image of evil features looking in.
The presence of the snowstorm/blizzard may suggest digital effects but they are not required. Entrants may devise their own approach to representing the ominous presence of the storm and the fear of the townspeople. Judges will consider many factors, including imagination and ingenuity.


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My aerobics classmates looked amazed when I nonchalantly tore the white tags from the gym's new foam exercise mats. The tags read "UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THIS TAG IS NOT BE TO REMOVED except by consumer." (I suspect the mattresses in their homes may still have the tags attached.) They hadn't looked for, or noticed, the fine print.
In fact, many of them may never have read beyond the first lines on their labels. The fine print in contracts generally comes at the end. The specific details in news stories also comes towards the end, well after the headlines. And the "fine print" in personal accounts that people share with us in conversation tend to show up later on.
Sometimes those details are sprinkled throughout and, like small forest animals, require alertness and awareness to notice and hear. Big problems in listening that cause us to miss small but critical details include:
1. Jumping to conclusions . Assuming we already know what's coming.
2. Impatience , often because the listener wants a turn to talk. Problems in talking include these:
Rambling, disgressing, not getting to the important details.
Pauses that signal "I'm through" when there is more to be said.
The talker says, "I've been looking for a bank card that rewards you with airmiles on all major carriers. I finally found one with First Credit Bank. It's got a low APR and small annual fee . . ."
"Great," says the listener, thinking about signing up. "Gotta run now."
Anything missing? How about the fine print?
Lots of blackout dates.
Miles expire within one year.
Difficult to get seating during high travel seasons.
Must stay over on Saturday night.
These would have come later, had the listener asked, or taken time for the whole story. Instead, he got only the headlines. A few simple adjustments by either the talker or the listener could bring out the full account.
For example, the talker could preface her remarks by saying "I found a bank card that gives airmiles on all major carriers. However, it's got some difficult restrictions, even though its fees are low. Let me explain."
The listener could avoid jumping to conclusions by asking, "How about restrictions? Are there any downsides with this offer?" Either way, it would be possible now to get to the fine print. Frequently, marketers, politicians, and even social friends, tend to start with their good news while leaving the awkward details until later on in the story.
To get to the details, we must listen more thoroughly, often asking explicitly for the details. After all, as the bureaucrats are fond of saying, "The devil is in the details." In this hurry-up world, impatient to get on to the next thing, many of us tend to catch only the bold headlines of a story and not take time to learn the "insignificant details."
Sometimes it doesn't matter. But often, it does, causing us to form half-baked conclusions, or to take actions we later regret. Conversations can be messy, long, rambling, incomplete.
But the process is a mutual effort, with each person helping the other to get the whole story out and develop a fuller understanding. Although these communications are almost always a partial failure, we can narrow the gap of misunderstanding by taking the time to look for, or to share, the fine print.
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Cachar College Admission 2021 Merit List will come soon. Download Cachar College Merit List 2021 for BA BSC BCOM Course under various subjects. The Cachar College Admission 2021 Schedule for 1st year 2021 academic year courses will be announced soon. So, check the Cachar College Merit List 2021 along with the admission process for this year in the below article. And if you have any queries regarding the Cachar College Merit List let us know in the comments section.
Cachar College Merit List 2021
The merit list of the Cachar College will be released in an online mode on the official website of cacharcollege.ac.in. Candidates who successfully submit the application form will be eligible to check the Cachar College merit list 2021 online. And, also check whether they have been successful in getting a place in the merit list. Only qualified candidates will be able to proceed with the Cachar College admission process and have to appear for the counseling round. It will provide all the important details required for the candidates appearing for the counseling round. The details written on the Cachar College merit list are the name of the candidate, the name of the course, the rank allotted to the candidate, marks secured by the candidate in the qualifying examination, instructions regarding the examination. It is advisable for the candidates that once the merit list is available, the candidate should go in full. If any information is incorrect or invalid, they should contact the admissions officers immediately. Candidates will have to bring several photocopies of the Cachar College 2021 merit list on the day of counseling round for the final seat allocation process.
Cachar College Merit List 2021 Releasing Date
Cachar College Merit list 2021 is soon going to be released on the official website of the college cacharcollege.ac.in. We will update the Cachar College Merit List 2020 Date and admission schedule as soon as it is available to us. Please do bookmark this page for latest update on Cachar College Merit List 2021 and Admission Process.
Cachar College
College Name Cachar College
Official Website cacharcollege.ac.in
Merit List Name Cachar College Merit List 2021
Cachar College 2021 Provisional Merit List Date June 2021
Cachar College 2021 1st Merit List Date June 2021
Cachar College 2021 2nd Merit List Date June 2021
Cachar College 2021 3rd Merit List Date June 2021
Cachar College 2021 4th Merit List Date July 2021
Cachar College 2021 Final Merit List Date July 2021
Cachar College Merit List 2021 for UP / PG
Cachar College invites new applicants for admission to UG / PG courses. Those who want to get admission should check the eligibility criteria and apply for admission. In addition, the Cachar College will publish course-wise merit lists for those who qualify for the merit list.
Once you have the Cachar College merit list 2021, the admission process will begin. To apply for admission you need to report to the Cachar College along with your confirmation documents and process the payments.
How to download Cachar College Merit List 2021 online from cacharcollege.ac.in?
You can follow the below givens steps to download the Cachar College merit list online from the official website of cacharcollege.ac.in.
Visit the official website of Cachar College: cacharcollege.ac.in
Look for Cachar College Admissions 2021.
Select the course for which you want to download Cachar College merit list.
You should take a printout of the Cachar College Merit List 2021 for admission process.
Documents Required for Cachar College Admission 2021 Verification
After the Cachar College merit list 2021 is released, the selected candidates will have to physically visit Cachar College for document verification. In the document verification process, candidates are required to carry the documents below on the day of reporting to the college.
Details Present on Cachar College Merit list 2021
Candidates with their names in the Cachar College merit list 2021 are eligible to participate in the further rounds of admission. The officers will consider the entry score of the candidates to prepare the merit list. See below the details on the Cachar College merit list-
About Cachar College
CACHAR COLLEGE is a premier institute of higher learning in south Assam. Established in 1960 and affiliated under 2(f) and 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956 this college offers both HS and UG Programmes in Arts, Science and Commerce. With over two thousand intake capacity and excellent backing of the on campus support services this provincialised college under the Government of Assam is the natural destination for the students from all the three districts of Barak Valley of Assam and the neighbouring states of Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Located in the heart of the city of Silchar on around 6 acre of land area Cachar College has sixteen departments, seventy faculty members drawn from the best pool of the country and over thirty non-teaching support staff always ready to facilitate the academics.
Brief History Of The College:
Cachar College has a chequered past. In the early sixties of the last century, the then prevailing historical realities called for expansion of the scope of higher education in the Valley. At that juncture some leading citizens and academicians of Silchar mooted the idea of opening a college in the town. Accordingly, the idea was given a final shape in a meeting held on 25 April 1960 in the Sramik Kalyan Office. The process culminated in the birth of Cachar College on 20 June, 1960.
The next year the College obtained Pre-university level permanent affiliation for Arts and Commerce from Gauhati University. The same year the College, initially located in Narsing High School premises, was shifted to its present site. And close to that the construction of the College building got underway with joint grants from the Union Relief & Rehabilitation Ministry and the Govt. of Assam.
In 1966 Assam Govt. brought the College under the system of Deficit Grants-in- Aid. In 1981-82 academic session, the Science wing of the College was opened. And the wing received Govt. approval for Grants-in-Aid in 1990.
Consequent on the inception of Assam University in 1994 and as per the new official arrangements, the Degree programmes of the college, hitherto affiliated to Gauhati University, came to be affiliated to the former.
Cachar College offers Intermediate and Undergraduate in Arts, Science and Commerce streams. In addition, the college offers self-financing career-oriented programs. As per government regulations, there is reservation of seats for Scheduled Cast, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Class and MOBC students. In addition, Tea Association of India (TAI) and Surma Valley Branch of Indian Tea Association (SVBITA) enjoy reservation under the donor quota.
Intermediate programs
The college offers two-year Higher Secondary courses in Arts, Science and Commerce streams, the academic aspects of which are governed by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC). The course is split into two years with two year-end examinations with the examinations conducted by the AHSEC. The college operates in two shifts — day and afternoon — with the combined intake capacity being 300 for Arts, 240 for Commerce and 120 for Science streams respectively.
Cachar College offers three-year degree courses (TDC) under the affiliation of Assam University, Silchar in Arts, Commerce and Science streams, leading to B.A., B.Com and B.Sc degrees. Student intake capacity of the college for Arts is 150 for day shift and 150 for afternoon shift. For Science and Commerce, the intake capacity is 120 for day shift only. The Honours course is available for day shift students only.
Career-oriented programs
The college, with the help of University Grants Commission, has introduced career-oriented programmes, which can be pursued along with other regular courses like B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, etc. On successful completion of such a course, a student obtains a certificate/diploma awarded jointly by Cachar College and Assam University. The college offers a one-year certificate course, two-year diploma course and three-year advance diploma course in Business Insurance, Computer Application (data care only) and Office Management & Secretarial Practice.
Conclusion on Cachar College Merit List
Students should know that there will be no entrance exam for admission to Cachar College. Cachar College Admission 2021 is therefore entirely based on the Cachar College Merit List. To get admission in Cachar College, students need to get a good score in his 12th class board exam. Students should always check the official website of Cachar College - cacharcollege.ac.in