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Kontract, starring Arjun, Radhika Kumaraswamy and JD Chakravarthy, is in the final leg of shooting. The lead actors were seen shooting a song sequence in Bengaluru.
Going by the stills, Radhika Kumaraswamy will be seen in a glam avatar in the film. With this 15-day schedule, the makers are close to completing the shoot. They are now left with two songs, for which they plan to go Thailand sometime in April.
Written, directed and produced by SS Sameer, the bilgual is also being made in Tamil with the title Iruvar Oppantham.
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What impacts have geographical locations on the cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India:-observational analysis in India
Dr Piyush Kumar
Background: Curiosity and need are the major forces driving invention and discoveries. The covid-19 said to originated from Wuhan of Hubei province in china have raised so many questions and doubts about origin and spread of disease and the controversy is still going on. The geographical location of Wuhan in relation to sea is of significant value in relation to covid-19 pandemic as observed in this research. The city of Wuhan is located on both banks of the Changjiang (the Great River, a.k.a the Yangtze River) about six hundred miles upstream from Shanghai and the Pacific Ocean. It is about four hundred miles upstream from Nanjing. Its location is supremely strategic, being where the Hanshui (Han River) joins the Changjiang. The Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was in news and highlighted by several media and news agency as probable source of origin of covid-19. The Huanan Seafood Market located in Wuhan was a live animal and seafood market in Jianghan District, Wuhan City, and the capital of Hubei Province in Central China. My research aimed to assess the impact of geographical locations particularly coastal influence on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India, during COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic cases in January 2020 in India with special focus on coastal states and union territories of India. The coast is also known popularly as the coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean. The term coastal state and union territories is used to refer to a state where interactions of sea and land of states occur. The study also aims to find safest geographical location in covid-19 pandemic.
Methods: The information on the number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India was obtained from Health Department, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, and data were matched and analyzed from online websites as well. The impact of geographical locations on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India was analyzed with Microsoft office and stata 15.1 for windows (64bit) will be used with Microsoft office in next version-2 of article for epidemiological comparison by calculating incidence, prevalence, mortality rate and other indicators. The study for global correlation of this research is also under process by the author. For the purpose of research India is divided into four geographical areas, 1 Coastal states and union territories (total ten in numbers), 2 Island groups (three in numbers), 3 north eastern states and east area i.e. Laddakh 4 other states and union territories having plain areas (14 in numbers).
Results: The findings showed that total numbers of death from covid-19 is highest in coastal states and union territories with a count of 240628 since beginning of the pandemic whereas the islands group reported the lowest total numbers of death from covid-19. The average death from covid-19 is highest in coastal states and union territories group with a count of 24062.8 followed by other states and union territories group with a count of 9754.07. The islands group reported the lowest average numbers of death from covid-19 with a count of 58.67. A similar trend was found for numbers of confirmed cases with coastal states on top having largest number of covid-19 cases.
Conclusions: The findings indicate that coastal locations have larger number of daily cases of COVID-19 and the growth of the disease as well as in the mortality.
coastal states
geographical impact
Curiosity and need are the major forces driving invention and discoveries. The covid-19 said to originated from Wuhan of Hubei province in china have raised so many questions and doubts about origin and spread of disease and the controversy is still going on. The geographical location of Wuhan in relation to sea is of significant value in relation to covid-19 pandemic as observed in this research. The city of Wuhan is located on both banks of the Changjiang (the Great River, a.k.a the Yangtze River) about six hundred miles upstream from Shanghai and the Pacific Ocean. It is about four hundred miles upstream from Nanjing. Its location is supremely strategic, being where the Hanshui (Han River) joins the Changjiang (1). The Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was in news and highlighted by several media and news agency as probable source of origin of covid-19. The Huanan Seafood Market located in Wuhan was a live animal and seafood market in Jianghan District, Wuhan City, and the capital of Hubei Province in Central China (2). My research aimed to assess the impact of geographical locations particularly coastal influence on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India, during COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic cases in January 2020 in India with special focus on coastal states and union territories of India. The coast is also known popularly as the coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean. The term coastal state and union territories is used to refer to a state where interactions of sea and land of states occur. The study also aims to find safest geographical location in covid-19 pandemic.
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also known as COVID-19 pandemic,
first case reported in Wuhan, China which had spread worldwide and causing morbidity, mortality as well as severe economic losses. The SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 pandemic are still not over globally as well as in Indian states and union territories. The current healthcare system is overburdened more with this new diseases added with Mucormycosis as well as previous NCD (non communicable diseases) & CD (communicable diseases). The First human case of this global pandemic was reported from Wuhan city of China in December 2019 (3).The first case ofcovid-19 in India was found in January 2020 on January 27, 2020, a 20 yr old female presented to the Emergency Department in General Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, with a one-day history of dry cough and sore throat later confirmed to be covid-19 case. This first case was from the coastal group of states and union territories as per division of states and union territories for this study.
As of June 19, 2021, 10:02 GMT, covid-19 has involved 220 countries and has infected 178,648,690, people with a mortality of 3,868,098 deaths (4). The SARS-CoV-2/ Covid -19 coronavirus belongs to the big family of coronavirus. Usually they cause respiratory infection in Homo sapiens sapiens like other respiratory viruses such as rhinoviruses/ human respiratory syncytial virus/ parainfluenza viruses/ adenoviruses/influenza A & B viruses / enteroviruses / herpes simplex viruses/ human metapneumoviruses etc. The history of SARS-2002/2003 may be older than south china outbreak which begin with 8096 recognized cases in 28 countries & added to this 90 % of cases occurred in china and hongkong. Today's world is moving very fast or we can say the host factors (human beings) related spread have exaggerated the pandemic added with various climatic changes. Previously the natural reservoir of SARS-CoV appeared to be horseshoe bat. The 2002-2003 outbreaks thought to be originated due to human contacts with Covid infected domestic animals. The fact of significance is that in 2002-2003 as well as in 2019-2020-2021 most cases spread from human to human and there are multiple ways of spread particularly respiratory droplets. The 2002 outbreak ceased in 2003 but 2019 outbreak is still going on and global fast modern transportation methods is one of the most important factors. The super spreaders may remain symptomless while spreading the disease to other human beings. The incubation period is 1-14 days range (3).
The lockdown strategies have been enforced all over the world in order to prevent the COVID-19 infection from spreading even further. On comparing the geographical locations and number of cases and deaths due to covid-19 this research study found coastal regions more favorable for the spread of covid-19 infections. It may be due to coastal climatic conditions , consumption of sea foods etc but the low rates of covid-19 cases and death in Islands who are also having access to sea foods points that sea food cannot be blamed for covid-19.
Vaccines are known to significantly prevent a COVID-19 infection and decrease morbidity-mortality but there are several factors and hindrance in running the vaccination programme in India and other countries such as frequent change and unavailability of vaccines, guidelines, policies, interdisciplinary conflicts of medical sciences, mistrust, evil propaganda over Government data, lack of communication and health promotion in rural areas of India (5). The present study aimed to investigate the impact of geographical locations on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India by dividing country into different groups as per geography of the states and to understand the impact of covid-19 in states having Wuhan like coastal areas they are placed in one group. Impact of climate change on the coastal states environment is of serious concern to India. The climate change is reflected in sea surface temperature and characteristics of tropical storms. The Frequency and intensity of cyclonic storms are increasing every year. Floods associated with heavy rainfall often paralyses life in the coastal states and union territories. The climates of the Coastal states are mild, with hot summers and cool winters with few hard freezes. Precipitation is high, particularly along the coast; India's more than 7,500 square kilometers of coastline are at high risk for impacts of climate change related to sea-level rise. Beyond displacement and migration along the eastern coast, sea-level rise and flooding lead to increased relocation in major coastal states.
The information on the number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India was obtained from Health Department, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, and data were matched and analyzed from online websites as well. The impact of geographical locations on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India was analyzed with Microsoft office and stata 15.1 for windows (64bit) will be used with Microsoft office in next version-2 of article for epidemiological comparison by calculating incidence, prevalence, mortality rate and other indicators. The study for global correlation of this research is also under process by the author. For the purpose of research India is divided into four geographical areas, 1 Coastal states and union territories (total ten in numbers), 2 Island groups (three in numbers), 3 north eastern states and east area i.e. Laddakh 4 other states and union territories having plain areas (14 in numbers).
The present observational study was conducted by the author during the period of December 2019 to 19 June 2021. The data on the trends in the incidence, prevalence and mortality due to COVID-19 outbreak in India were collected on daily basis from Health Department, as well as Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India also matched with online sources available in Google search and other database. The daily reports on COVID-19 published by the Health Department, as well as Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India through website, twitter etc. were care-fully reviewed and data were collected for analysis . Data of all the states and union territories of India have been collected and analyzed as well as calculation for incidence, prevalence and mortality will be done in version 2 of study. The data and calculations presented as table (see table 1, 2, 3,4,5,6, and chart 1, 2) and CHART 1, 2 in this article.
The geographical division I considered is states and union territories having sea-coast, island into one group, north eastern states having geographical similarities in one group and states having plain areas in one group as other states and union territories. The total number of cases and deaths in different geographical groups were added and mean was calculated separately for the four geographical divisions. The collected data were properly recorded and analyzed for the different geographical locations because the pandemic has been changing numbers daily. I analyzed the impact of geographical locations on the total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India since the beginning of the pandemic till 19/06/2021.
Statistical analysis: The data for the 36 states and union territories were recorded, calculated and analyzed with Microsoft office in this version 1(in next version 2 stata software will be utilized added with Microsoft for analysis), and the output-results were expressed in numbers presented in tables 1,2,3,4,5,6, AND CHART 1 and 2. The total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India were calculated. The average of total divided by number of states and union territories of respective group was calculated.
The total number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths in coastal states and union territories of India due to covid-2019 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic till 19 June 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) are presented in Table 1. The total number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths in Islands group of India due to covid-2019 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic till 19 June 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) are presented in Table 2. The total number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths in north eastern states and Laddakh of India due to covid-2019 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic till 19 June 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) are presented in Table 3. The total number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths in other states and union territories of India due to covid-2019 pandemic from the beginning of pandemic till 19 June 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) are presented in Table 4.
The impact of the geographical locations on the trends of covid-19 cases and deaths is presented in Tables 5, and 6. The comparison of total/average/maximum/minimum death of four geographical areas of India due to covid-19 pandemic presented in table 5 and chart 1, The findings showed that total numbers of death from covid-19 is highest in coastal states and union territories with a count of 240628 since beginning of the pandemic whereas the islands group reported the lowest total numbers of death from covid-19. The average death from covid-19 is highest in coastal states and union territories group with a count of 24062.8 followed by other states and union territories group with a count of 9754.07. The islands group reported the lowest average numbers of death from covid-19 with a count of 58.67. A similar trend was found for numbers of confirmed cases with coastal states on top having largest number of covid-19 cases as shown in table number 6 and chart 2.The epidemiological calculations on prevalence, incidence and mortality rates will be presented in version 2 with population based considerations.
Table 1- total deaths and confirmed cases from covid-19 in coastal states and union territories of India
Coastal States & UT
Total Death from covid-19
Total confirmed cases of covid-19
Table 2- total deaths and confirmed cases from covid-19 in Islands of India
Total Death
Table 3- total deaths and confirmed cases from covid-19 in North eastern states and Laddakh of India
North Eastern States
Laddakh
Table 4- total deaths and confirmed cases from covid-19 in other states and union territories of India
Other states and UT
Note: Laddakh, large area of the northern and eastern Kashmir region
Note-COVID-19 INDIA as on: 19 June 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30)
Source of total death and confirmed cases- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Table-5- comparison of total/average/maximum/minimum death of four geographical areas of India due to covid-19 pandemic
Average Death from covid-19
Maximum Death from covid-19
Minimum Death from covid-19
Table-6- comparison of total/average/maximum/minimum confirmed cases of four geographical areas of India due to covid-19 pandemic
Average confirmed cases of covid-19
Maximum confirmed cases of covid-19
Minimum confirmed cases of covid-19
The average calculation shows that majority of these coronavirus confirmed cases, were reported during the period of observation from coastal states and union territories of India followed by other states and union territories, north eastern states and islands respectively. The maximum confirmed cases, were reported during the period of observation from coastal states and union territories of India followed by other states and union territories, north eastern states and islands respectively (Table 6). The minimum confirmed cases, were reported during the period of observation from islands group of India (Table 6).
Regarding the impact of geographical location on the mortality of the COVID-19 outbreak in India, I found that during the period of observation majority of these coronavirus confirmed deaths, were reported from coastal states and union territories of India followed by other states and union territories, north eastern states and islands respectively (Table5). The maximum confirmed deaths from covid-19, were reported during the period of observation from coastal states and union territories of India followed by other states and union territories, north eastern states and islands respectively (Table 5). The minimum confirmed deaths, were reported during the period of observation from islands group of India (Table 5).
The COVID-19 pandemic is a subject of concern globally and major public health problem. The pandemic infected millions of people worldwide. The idea of association of geographical location with covid-19 came to authors mind while the author was posted on Adhaura hills (2020) primary health centre of Bihar, India, where he observed the cases are very less as compared to plain land of Kaimur district where Adhaura hills are located. Adhaura primary health centre is situated at a height of 2000 feet from the sea level on Kaimur plateau at a Distance of 58 Kms from Bhabua. The association of covid-19 with coastal areas is very significant as seen in case of Wuhan, china and various coastal states and union territories of India. The coastal locations have shown more infections and deaths due to covid-19 in India as observed in this study. The covid-19 had originated in the coastal city of Wuhan and this observational research from India indicates that coastal states and union territories are most affected by covid-19 which indicates a deep correlation between the covid-19 and coastal regions. For keeping this pandemic under control we must control the rate of growth and mortality in coastal regions. In this study, I observed the impact of geographical locations on the outbreak, cases and deaths due to novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2 in India. I observed that there was significant growth in the mean number of confirmed cases and mean mortality due to COVID-19 in coastal states and union territories of India compared to other geographically located states and union territories of India. The islands groups in India are observed to be the safest place and having minimum numbers of cases and mortality due to covid-19 pandemic.
Through this article I recommend that along with other public health analysis and modeling, geographical analysis of the facts related to covid-19 should be done by world Health Organization and related highly esteemed and accredited bodies to find out cause of origin and ways to prevent the COVID-19 infection from spreading to a large section of population causing increased morbidity and mortality as well as overburden on the health system. The author of this article is from LMICs having very poor resources and cannot bear the cost of such research as it will require lots of movement to different areas and research materials but agree to share ideas if any researcher or organization needs. The author is hopeful that this geographical analysis will help international organization to find out some more details on covid-19. The author also hopes to find out exact origin of covid-19 with the facts he have observed in this research study. The study also demonstrates evidence that there is strong linkage with coastal region of India and covid-19 cases and deaths and added to this Wuhan of china have also a coastal background.
My study observation showed that the coastal regions of India are most affected from covid-19 pandemic. The concept of origin from bat, seafood etc is theoretically very attractive but till today the exact origin of covid-19 is still a matter of debate. It is quite possible that previous strains of 2002 etc after several mutations have emerged as novel coronavirus strain in 2019 in china and the climatic conditions found in coastal areas have acted as catalyst to this process.
My study findings support hypothesis that the number of cases and deaths increases in coastal regions and islands are safest and least likely to be affected from covid-19.I have done this study in a different way and this study can help international organizations in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic as well as finding out origin of novel coronavirus .
Study strengths and limitations: This is the first article in the literature, to my knowledge, that has investigated the impact of geographical locations on the cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India. During the COVID-19 pandemic, to date, several mathematical modeling-based public health reviews/articles have been published to hypothesize the impact of a lockdown on the prevalence of COVID-19 cases. This is the first study, which analyzed the impact of geographical locations on the cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India. One of the peculiar strength is that the study data were gathered using reliable accredited sources including Government Health Department. I have analyzed the linkage between the geographical location and covid-19 starting from Wuhan china, which are
exceptional and totally new my idea to determine the cases and mortality trends of a pandemic. A limitation is that I have not calculated the epidemiological indicators taking into account the population of the four zones of study in India. As the author told in the next version 2 of this article this limitation will be tried to be removed and more strength will be added with more analytic report.
My research shows that impact of geographical locations on the cases and deaths from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 36 states and union territories of India is very much significant in the mean cases and mean mortality due to novel coronavirus SARS-COV 2. Compared to coastal states and union territories other states of India have a lesser number of confirmed cases and deaths due to covid-19 especially islands. More evidence is required and more research is needed to be done to find out all the factors using tree model or some other models. The author is working on this article and this is first version of authors working paper series on this title and topic mentioned on page1.
-This paper has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration by another journal. The document is Microsoft word with English (United States) language & 4486 words Total.
- Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. This study has not involved any human or animals in real or for experiments. The data on the COVID-19 pandemic were taken from the Health Department, and other organizations which are also available online, hence ethical approval was not required.
-Consent for publication: Not applicable
-Availability of data and materials: The data & materials for study are mentioned in article and available as reference.
-Conflicts of Interest/ Competing Interest: There are no conflicts / competing of interest
- Funding-Self sponsored. No aid taken from individual or agency etc.
- Authors' contributions: The whole work is solely done by the Author - Dr Piyush Kumar, M.B.B.S. - Sri Krishna Medical College, EMOC- General Medical Officer- Bihar Health Services- Government of Bihar, India.
- Acknowledgements- I am thankful to Advocate Anupama my wife for cooperation.
- Author information: The author is currently working as general medical officer for the government of Bihar.
-Financial Support & sponsorship: Nil
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1 Department of Health, Government of Bihar, MOBILE - +919955301119/+917677833752,
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Kumar, Dr Piyush, What Are the Factors Responsible for Increase in SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemic Related Cases and Death in India in 2021? How Does Environmental, Host & Agent Factors of Epidemiological Triad Do Influence & Can Be Utilized to Manage Ongoing Pandemic Cases and Deaths? (April 25, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3833788 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3833788
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Apple cinnamon oats are very healthy and tasty recipes served chilled at breakfast time or snack time. These are very easy to make, avoid to eat after 6 which causes inconvenience in stomach. Recipe is very nutritious with rich in carbohydrates, sugars and proteins.
Step 1:Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and store them in refrigerator overnight.
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Eating healthy during pregnancy is really effective and crazy for pregnant women, all the recipes should contain minimum amount of 400 calories for each serving without exceeding the range.
Check your meal plan and consume health food for your growing baby. It should be nutritious and healthy.
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Pregnant women always love to eat food of different tastes. Quinoa is a super food with rich proteins and fiber. Recipes made with quinoa are healthy and helps to gain more nutritional values.
Dried fruits strengthen the uterus muscles and also in reducing the bleeding occurs after delivery.
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On 1 December 2017 the Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2017 commenced and its introduction dealt with the issue. Updated information and a fact sheet has been released by NCAT which provides more detail on the issue, the changes and what they mean.
"Diversity jurisdiction" only affects where the party residing interstate is a natural person. There is no issue if the party is a corporation, NSW Government, a non-permanent resident of the other state or a resident of a territory. If a party resides in the ACT or NT, they are not affected.
As the Act only provides NCAT with jurisdiction, all claims must be lodged with NCAT in the first instance.
NCAT will attempt to resolve through an agreed settlement. If no settlement or, a settlement requires enforcement, the claim will need to go to the Local or District Court depending on the amount claimed.
NCAT will provide a letter to the claimant and a copy of the claim lodged with it. The claimant then needs to attend their nearest court to complete a court summons and affidavit.
There are no additional lodgement fees unless the claim is substantially changed from what was originally lodged with NCAT.
Parties can continue to represent themselves.
We have updated our Residential Tenancy Agreement to include a checkbox for this information and have suggested to NSW Fair Trading that they update the New Tenant Checklist as we believe that the tenant should know this information when beginning the tenancy.
EAC has been advised by NSW Fair Trading that there are around 200 matters (across a range of matters, Australian Consumer Law, anti-discrimination, residential tenancy) that have been declined or dismissed and NCAT will write to the parties advising of the option now available.
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Now that spring is here, I have been more prone to cycling around our fair city [aghast at all the crater-sized potholes, by the way] and exploring new spots that I heart, to steal Kelly's word. One such place is Chickpea, which is a new Middle Eastern joint on Chicago Avenue. It's small and cute, and there are awesome posters on the walls–Arabic writing, but for American films, like Die Hard and Rocky. Went there for the first time two weeks ago and met Mama, who makes all the food. Then I re-met her at the Time Out Chicago Eat Out awards [more on that later], where they won best Middle Eastern! So happy for them. Get the Laham ma Hummus, which has juicy bits of tenderloin over rich hummus.
Yesterday, in a spate of sunshine-induced craziness, I biked against 30 mile-per-hour gusts and braved rampaging truckers on Damen Ave. in order to meet Ms Jane of LUSH fame for our weekly lunch date. We are ladies who lunch. We settled on Habana Libre, which was a recommendation from a favorite Halsted customer, Raul Campos, aka MartyGrumps. Damn, the place is great. Perfect size, lots of fun, lots of garlic. It's BYOB and conveniently located just a few storefronts down from where Lush v.3 will be, at 1440 W Chicago Ave. Got the ropa vieja sandwich, which was messy and delicious. The folks there are sweet and even kept my cell phone ready and waiting for me when I returned 45 minutes later to reclaim it after leaving it on the table in a fit of food-coma senility.
We needed something sweet after this meat-fest, so we ambled down to Hoosier Mama Pie Company, which is AMAZING. Amazing. Tiny and cute and traditional, full of hardworking gals cranking out dough and serving up delicious treats like the coconut custard pie I had, paired with some local Metropolis Coffee, named for one of my favorite Czech stories, The Good Soldier Schweik. The custard was perfectly silky. Nom nom. We sat in the little front window nook, watching people invariably walk by, double-take, and then come inside. It was warm and we were with full bellies. It was sublime. There's an inspiring quote on their site from 1902: "Pie is the food of the heroic. No pie-eating people can ever be permanently vanquished." So get patriotic, people, and eat more pie. Apparently the very witty Helen Rosner of MenuPages was there just after Jane and I left. Helen, what did you get?
I LOVE Chickpea, too. I am so happy they won! Delicious.
I had to run away to Arkansas for several days to get a dose of spring, and hope very much that 'Spring' is awaiting me this Easter afternoon when I fly back into Chicago. Fingers crossed, pretty pretty please bring spring to stay.
Now, I want pie. But, I will have to settle on the China Town excursion that myself and the 'lunching ladies' are embarking upon tomorrow morning.
I had coconut creme AND coconut custard (compare/contrast, naturally). Much preferred the creme, though my pie-eating companion was the other way around. You?


Unique, collaborative ways to manage fisheries are emerging in Southern California. Currently the California spiny lobster is being scrutinized as Californians evaluate the first five years of marine reserves in the Channel Islands area.
An innovative collaboration has developed between local trap fishermen and scientists at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The partnership, called CALobster (www.CALobster.org), has ambitious long-term and short-term goals.
The long-term goals include involving fishermen in fisheries research and management, ensuring the sustainability of lobster populations, and maintaining working harbors. In addition, CALobster is building an education program to train graduate students in community-based fisheries management. The community includes fishermen, scientists, managers, environmental groups, and general public.
A series of short-term studies have been conducted to support the longer-term goals. They include assessment of a recent and controversial management decision to establish no-take fishing reserves at the Channel Islands.
Hunter Lenihan, a professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School and a CALobster researcher, explained that the results to be presented at the symposium are preliminary because analyses and sampling are on-going. Nevertheless, patterns observed so far are very interesting, according to Lenihan.
In addition, trapping conducted by Matt Kay, a UC Santa Barbara graduate student and CALobster co-founder, and fisherman Chris Miller, another co-founder, explain that larger lobsters, once feared to be completely fished-out, are present in the Channel Islands both inside and outside of reserves.
Intensive monitoring of the lobster population began two years ago. Kay cautioned that lack of data on the lobster population structure before reserve implementation limits the ability to interpret the differences we see today.
Efforts by the collaboration to help develop community-based research to inform management are on-going. Of special concern is creating lower-cost, more effective forms of management that involve all stakeholders.
Some scientists and managers point out that the increase in the California spiny lobster population in the marine reserve network is an indicator that marine protected areas can be an effective tool in ecosystem health. "All these MPA monitoring studies advance a broad understanding of how coastal ocean ecosystems respond to changes in management," said John Ugoretz of the California Department of Fish and Game.


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Look up skunkworks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
This article is about Skunkworks. It is not to be confused with SCO Skunkware.
A skunkworks project is a project developed by a small and loosely structured group of people who research and develop a project primarily for the sake of radical innovation.[1] The term originated with Lockheed's World War II Skunk Works project.
2 Evolution of the idea
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works hangar in Palmdale, California
Everett Rogers defined skunkworks as an "enriched environment that is intended to help a small group of individuals design a new idea by escaping routine organizational procedures."[2]
The term originated during World War II when the P-80 Shooting Star was designed by Lockheed's Advanced Development Projects Division in Burbank, California, under similar circumstances. A closely guarded incubator was set up in a circus tent next to a plastics factory in Burbank. The strong smells that wafted into the tent made the Lockheed R&D workers think of the foul-smelling "Skonk Works" factory in Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip.[3]
Since its origination with Skunk Works, the term was generalized to apply to similar high-priority R&D projects at other large organizations which feature a small elite team removed from the normal working environment and given freedom from management constraints.[3]
The term typically refers to technology projects developed in semi-secrecy, such as Google X Lab.[4][5] Other famous skunkworks were Microsoft Research, special teams at Boeing, and the lab of about 50 people established by Steve Jobs to develop the Macintosh computer, located behind the Good Earth Restaurant in Cupertino.[2]
Evolution of the idea[edit]
The Economist notes that the expectations for the products developed by skunkworks have changed in the 21st century from "something that makes their competitors say 'Wow'" to "something that makes their competitors' customers say 'Wow'". Rather than sequestering skunkworks, the companies now tend to promote communication between them and marketing, design, and accounting departments.[3]
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^ "Skunk works". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
^ a b Rogers E. (2003) Diffusion of Innovations, 5th ed., p. 109.
^ a b c "Idea: Skunkworks". The Economist. August 25, 2008. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
^ Stone, Brad (22 May 2013). "Inside Google's Secret Lab". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Daft, Richard (2013). Management. Cengage Learning. p. 361. ISBN 9781285068657.
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