In the past month Hillery Group have completed the Abbot Point Marine Offloading Facility for Pacific Marine Group. Along with other local contractors, this project saw construction of a new facility over the top of an old failing sheet piled structure.
Hillery Group supplied all civil plant hire as well as supply, delivery and placement of armour rock and quarry materials.
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What Pivot-Obsessed Businesses Can Learn from Play-Doh
The weird story of a best-selling toy that started as wallpaper cleaner.
Mark Hay
Play-Doh sculpture by the interns of artist Jeff Koons. Photo by Boss Tweed via Flickr
For all its simplicity, it's hard to deny that Play-Doh is one of the most successful toys of all time. A colored modeling clay just a cut above what you can make out of household ingredients, its ability to inspire creative, open, and versatile play earned it a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998 and on the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys" list in 2003. Over the nearly six decades it has been on the market, purveyors have sold over 2 billion cans (at least 700 million pounds) in about 75 countries; the U.S. alone boasts at least 6,000 stores that stock Play-Doh products. It's even got its own (jokey) holiday—September 18 is National Play-Doh Day.
It's tempting to think that such a successful product must have been the result of careful planning by ingenious toy inventors or child play experts. Hasbro, the current manufacturer, claims that it was actually an accidental find by a group of scientists. But the truth is far stranger than either of those misleadingly logical narratives. Play-Doh started as a failing wallpaper cleaner. And the story of how its manufacturers, who were on the verge of dumping the product from their shelves, found new use for it holds an important lesson on pivoting from failure to innovation.
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The whole story starts in 1933 with a twenty-something kid named Cleo McVicker, hired to sell off the remaining assets of the Kutol soap company. After turning a profit on any excess supplies, he found that he had made enough to keep the company afloat and decided to get the soap business moving again. The ambitious McVicker took an order from the Kroger grocery chain for wallpaper cleaner (a mixture of flour, water, salt, boric acid, and silicone oil used to lift coal-furnace soot off of wallpaper that could not be wetted)—despite having no idea how to make it. The kid and his brother Noah scrambled desperately, eventually devising a recipe for a cheap cleaner and saving the company for another day.
Yet just two decades later they were in trouble again. By the 1950s, the rise of oil and gas furnaces and vinyl wallpaper meant that no one was using wallpaper cleaner anymore. The McVicker boys were thinking about throwing in the towel on their cleansing paste until one of their sisters-in-law, a teacher named Kay Zufall, mentioned she'd heard that people were buying the cheap gunk as a material for children to make inexpensive Christmas ornaments. She tried a bit with her own students and told the McVickers that they loved it, especially as it was cheaper, less toxic, and less staining than traditional modeling clays.
Rather than disregard this news as no more than kids playing with trash, the McVickers saw an opportunity to monetize their poorly selling asset. In 1955, they distributed the gunk to kindergartens and nursery schools throughout their hometown of Cincinnati—and got rave reviews. So the next year they added a little dye and almond scenting and sold the paste as Play-Doh in 1.5 pound buckets, intending to market it to schools. Later, to satisfy individuals inquiring about buying smaller loads, they invented the three-pack of seven-ounce blue, red, yellow clay in 1957 and started making real bank. Thanks to a savvy advertising deal with Captain Kangaroo (née Bob Keeshan), they found a national market, refined the formula (to keep it from drying out too quickly and losing its color when hardened), and proceeded to make $1.50 per can on a product that used to sell for $0.34. They eventually sold out their patent (No. 3,167,440) to General Mills in 1965.
After selling out to GM, Kutol went back to making hand soaps and the McVickers wound up leading less than stellar (read: fairly profligate) lives. But Play-Doh continued to be a profitable anchor through their merger with Kenner Products in 1971, sale to Tonka in 1987, and eventual acquisition by Hasbro in 1991, when the product was placed under the Playskool imprint. Even through minor snafus (like last December's release of a Play-Doh mold that was obviously a dildo), the simple product marches on undaunted and ever popular.
A good part of this durable success comes from the McVickers openness to the creative ends that others found for their output. Open-ended accidental innovation can be a very resilient form of discovery. Just look at a few other highly successful products that have developed when manufacturers observed and responded to adaptation:
Frisbees began life as pie plates for the Frisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, which a toymaker observed college students throwing around in the early 20th century. Maybelline mascara started out as coal dust and leftover Vaseline, used by women as a makeshift beauty product. And the noble slinky was just a spring that fell on the ground.
It's become fashionable to adopt a strategy of pivoting away from failures—following a path of least resistance in radically different directions until experimentation lands you at a good product or procedure. But if Play-Doh and all of these other trashy successes have any lesson for us, it's that rather than moving away from failures, maybe we should just pay more attention to how other people see our misfires, screw-ups, and out-and-out garbage.
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You can now stay in a 300-year-old palace on Airbnb
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Airbnb has taken luxury listings to another level, with the inclusion of a 300-year-old royal palace in India.
From November 23, the City Palace of Jaipur will be open to guests for the rather princely sum of $11,594.33 a night.
The residence was built in 1727 and is still home to the city's royal family today. Guests of the palace have included Princess Diana, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and Jackie Kennedy.
The room available for booking is the Gudliya Suite, which features a lounge, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom private, indoor swimming pool and personal butler.
His Highness Maharaja Padmanabh Singh, the 21-year-old monarch of Jaipur, is the host.
"I am thrilled that my family and I are partnering with Airbnb to bring the splendor of Rajasthan to life for travelers from around the world," he said in a statement.
"My own travels with Airbnb have made me feel very welcome in new cities and cultures, and I am happy that the experience of quintessential Indian hospitality will be shared with others."
Guests of the Palace will be chauffeur-driven from the airport to the Palace, where they will be greeting by their own personal butler.
A member of the royal staff will also be assigned to escort guests on a private shopping tour of Pink City's retail treasures.
Guests will also be treated to two curated gourmet experiences: breakfast and dinner, at City Palace's in-house restaurant, Baradari.
The proceeds of each booking will go to the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting rural women and people of Rajasthan.
The suite already appears to be heavily booked out, however there are a few dates left over the coming months.
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After having the bag taken of his head, Bruce's eyes landed on Ra's al ghul. "It's true. How did you two-"
"Find eachother?" Ra's interrupted. "I like to think it was you Bruce. You brought us together." Ra's said, placing a hand on Bruce's shoulder. "From here, we can take in the full majesty of Gotham's destruction." Ra's continued.
Bruce looked at me. The tears were still running down my face, but I didn't make a sound. "Y/n, are you okay? Did they hurt you?" He asked concerned. I was about to respond, but Jeremiah beat me to it. "No, no. We haven't hurt her.... yet. But believe me, I plan to." Jeremiah said, tucking a piece of my hair behind my ear. More tears made their way down my cheeks.
"You're both insane." Bruce said. Ra's sighed. "I know it must be difficult to fathom Bruce. But Jeremiah and I are doing this for your benefit." He insisted. I was strange, but in some way, I felt more pity for Bruce, than myself. They practically told him, that he's the reason hundreds will die. I wouldn't be able to live with that guilt.
"How's is destroying Gotham suppose to help me?" Bruce asked, clearly fed up with Their games. "Because I had a vision. That out of this crucible of blood and fire, will rise the dark night that your city needs. That I need." Ra's defended.
Finally Jeremiah spoke up. "To be honest Bruce.... prophesies, visions, not really my cup of tea. But our friend revealed something to me. That my twin obsession to rebuilding Gotham and rebuilding you are one and the same." Jeremiah took a few steps closer to Bruce, removing his hand from my shoulder, and I let out a breath that I was holding. "You're the brother I never had, the one Jerome never could be. We will create a legacy in this city. Gotham falls, we rise..... together."
"Civilization.... so fragile Bruce. Gotham is soon to be each man for himself. A more savage place." Ra's said. I didn't understand how that could be a good thing.
Soon another voice joined the conversation. We all turned to the source. "Sounds like fun... sure you wanna leave." A woman said. She was blonde with slicked back hair. I remembered her from Jeremiah's stronghold. She tried to bargain with him.
"Harvey, what the hell? why are we clearing the bridges?" The officer asked. Harvey stepped in front of me. "Because we said to. now do it!" Harvey yelled. The bombs were stolen along with the gcpd transport vans, so it was likely that they were still in them. "Has a GCPD transport van come through here?" I asked the officer.
All hell broke loose, in minutes. I saw penguin, Tabitha Galavan, mr pennyworth, And a whole bunch of women with swords. They stampeded In a hail of bullets. I would be lying if I said it wasn't fun to watch.
Jeremiah rushed to Bruce's side, Using him as a shield. In an instant, he kicked over my chair, blocking me from the incoming bullets. Thanks I guess. I thought to myself.
As my body hit the ground, the zip ties binding me to the chair snapped. I rolled across the floor until I hit someone's legs, as I looked up, and my eyes widened. It was one of Ra's al ghul's men.
The man laughed and got on top of me. I struggled under his body. "Ugh! Stop!" I cried. He pulled out a knife and was about to stab me. I closed my eyes, expecting a sharp pain, but the blow never came. I felt something spray my face, so I looked up and the mans throat was slit. His blood decorated my skin.
As I looked behind him, there stood Jeremiah Valeska. A wild grin across his face. "I have to say, y/n. This is a good look on you. The blood really brings out your eyes." He hissed. Immediately he climbed on top of me, and His hand wrapped around my throat. His grip blocked my airways and I could feel myself losing consciousness.
Out of instinct I grabbed the soldiers knife. "You should try it sometime" I shot back  I was going to stab him, but to my surprise, he let go. He aimed his gun at one of the sword wielding women, and fired. Suddenly a whip wrapped around his hand, knocking the gun out of it.
It was the galavan girl. I watched in shock as she pulled him into a chokehold. "Just so you know, this is for Selina." She said. So Jeremiah succeeded. Selina got shot. I watched gladly, expecting her to strangle him. But out of nowhere he pulled out a knife, Holstered around her leg and stabbed her in the calf. I watch In horror as he slammed her on the floor, and brought the knife to her face.
I rushed to where they were standing. Jeremiah said something else that I couldn't hear. I was sprinting towards her. He wasn't going to kill another person if I could stop it. Suddenly he flew off of her, and I stopped in my tracks. I was glad she was alive, but pain gathered in my body. when I looked down, all I saw was blood dripping from my abdomen. I brought my hand up to touch the wound.
As I turned around to face my shooter, I was shocked by who I saw. It was penguin. He gave me a look that said 'sorry, you got in my way.' And I fell to the floor. As I stared at the ceiling I closed my eyes and listened to all the chaos around me. Battle cries, and screaming. Gunshots, and grunts. then a loud boom rang out, and all the chaos ceased. Then another boom. Then another. And another.


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New Report: Demographics & Voting Trends of Key 2018 Groups
September 26 is National Voter Registration Day… and to commemorate this occasion, we're teaming up with Lake Research Partners to release the most comprehensive political analysis of the Rising American Electorate in the 2016 elections.
In 2016, for the first time in American history, the Rising American Electorate — which makes up the majority of citizens eligible to vote at 59.2% — also cast the majority of ballots, at 52.6%. But nearly two-thirds of the projected drop-off for the 2018 election will come from the RAE, and large percentages of unmarried women (32.5%), Latinos (42.7%), and millennials (39.3%) aren't registered to vote — underscoring the huge potential of the RAE and the importance of making sure that every eligible American is registered to vote.
The report provides a thorough breakdown of demographic information from the 2016 election including dissecting data by state, analyzing how ballots were cast, comparing registration and turnout rates, population mobility, methods of registration, reported reasons for not registering, economic factors and expected 2018 drop off.
A Demographic Profile of the Rising American Electorate in 2016 (PDF)
A thorough breakdown of demographic information from the 2016 election, including dissecting data by state, analyzing how ballots were cast, comparing registration and turnout rates, population mobility, methods of registration, reported reasons for not registering, economic factors and expected 2018 drop off.
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200k Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748)
Comparing the Voting Electorate in 2012-2016 and Predicting 2018 Drop-Off
Why did Trump win? More whites — and fewer blacks — actually voted.
Equal Pay Day 2017: Unmarried Women and the #WageGap
Equal Pay Day for Unmarried Women: 2017
As part of our ongoing efforts to understand the voting patterns of the Rising American Electorate, we've worked with Lake Research Partners to produce this report, which catalogues the changes in voting turnout for the Rising American Electorate between 2012 and 2016 – and makes projections for voter drop-off in 2018.
The projections are sobering and troubling to everyone who cares about increasing participation in our great democracy. Our prediction is that 40 million Americans who voted in 2016 won't cast a ballot in the 2018 midterms — and to make matters worse, 2/3 of those drop-off voters will be members of the Rising American Electorate. The RAE dropoff is projected to be particularly pronounced in key 2018 battleground states, such as Arizona, Nevada, Florida, and Ohio:
Add in the effects of ongoing vote suppression efforts and the implication is clear: Democracy is facing a headwind in 2018. We need to double down on voter registration, mobilization and turnout efforts, and fighting for voting rights in order to make sure that every American has the opportunity to raise their voice at the ballot box.
Comparing the Voting Electorate in 2012-2016 and Predicting 2018 Drop-Off (PDF)
Presentation compiling the results of a report from VPC and Lake Research Partners on voter demographics in the 2012, 2016, and projected drop-off for the 2018 elections.
Chart: Rising American Electorate vs. Non-RAE Percent Change
Unmarried Women: Growing in Numbers and the Power to Decide 2016 Elections
New Data for the New Year
Unmarried Women: The Key to Unlocking the New American Electorate
Unmarried Women in America, 2017
The following excerpt is from Voter Participation Center's extensive new report, Unmarried Women in America, 2017.
In the United States today, more than one out of every two women is unmarried – divorced, separated, widowed, or never been married. Single women are one of the fastest-growing demographic groups in America. Between 2004 and 2016, the percentage of unmarried women in the population grew by two percentage points, and the percentage of married women dropped by two points:
Unmarried women are living very different lives than married women in the United States; unmarried women make less money, are more likely to live in poverty, to be unemployed, and to have no health insurance, savings, or retirement income. This "Marriage Gap" is not just economic, but political. Marital status has been proven to determine voting participation and preferences.
But instead of recognizing this fundamental change in the lives of the majority of American women and adopting policies that address the economic and diverse realities of single women's lives, the Trump administration and their Republican allies in Congress are now poised to enact health care, budget, and tax plans that will hurt all women, but unmarried women disproportionately.
To have their voices heard, affect policy changes, and exact a political price, they must vote at levels that reflect their strength in the population. In 2016, even though single women had the numerical edge in terms of eligible voters, they were not registered and did not vote at the levels of married women, who are less progressive in their views.
Right now, close to one third of eligible unmarried women aren't registered to vote, and more than one in ten of the single women who were registered in 2016 didn't vote.
Clearly, single women have more power to shape the policy and political debate than they are using. Read the full report: Unmarried Women in America, 2017.
Unmarried Women: Registration and Voting (2016)
Hover your mouse over a state to see the percentage of voting-eligible unmarried women in that state who voted or were registered to vote in 2016.
Unmarried Women Voting - 2016 Election
Percentage of Unmarried Women who Voted in 2016
Unmarried Women in America, 2017 (PDF)
PDF: Unmarried Women in America, 2017
The Haves and Have Notes of Paid Family Leave
Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) has a new report that looks at the different paid parental leave offered to corporate vs frontline employees at some of the country's largest companies – and the impact that inequity has on low-income families.
In the United States today, paid family leave is an elite benefit: 94% of low-income working people have no access to paid family leave. Millions of Americans don't get even a single day of paid time for caregiving. 1 in 4 new moms in the U.S. is back at work just ten days after childbirth. While public discourse often focuses on income inequality, there is another critical way families experience inequality: the inability to be with their babies and families for the most important moments of their lives.
Read the PL+US report's findings and their index of the top retailers leading the way — and the major corporate employers that are lagging behind.
2016 Census Data: September
CAP Report: The Pillars of Equity
IWPR: 5 Facts about Women and the Economy
New Survey Shows Strong Support for Paid Family Leave Fund
54 years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, women are still fighting to earn the same earnings as men for equal work. According to the most recent data on 2016 available from the U.S. Census Bureau, women on average make 80 cents for every dollar a man makes.
Earning disparities are even greater for unmarried women, who have seen a steady three-year decline on their earnings in comparison to married men. Unmarried women now earn only 59 cents to every dollar a married man earns, part of an ever-consistent pattern of unmarried women being left behind, even in a growing and improving economy.
In short, there have been no real substantive gains for women. In fact, equal wages is seeing a backwards trend while married men continue to see their earning power grow. Read about the particular difficulties facing unmarried women of color and single mothers and the real, day-to-day consequences of the pay gap.
Equal Pay Day for Unmarried Women (PDF)
The gender wage gap is particularly hard on unmarried women. For Equal Pay Day 2017, get the facts about the progress we still need to make in order to achieve pay equity.
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April 4, 2017 is Equal Pay Day 2017 — the date that symbolizes how far into 2017 the average woman has to work in order to make the same amount as the average man.
from Equal Pay Day for Unmarried Women: 2017
April 4, 2017 is Equal Pay Day 2017 — the date that symbolizes how far into 2017 the average woman has to work in order to make the same amount as the average man. According to 2016 US Census data, the wage gap for 2016 was the same as in 2015: for every $1 the average man is paid, the average woman is paid only $0.80.
Unmarried women are hit particularly hard by the wage gap. For every $1 the average man earns, the average unmarried woman is paid only $0.71… and for every $1 the average married man is paid, the average unmarried woman is paid only $0.59. That means that the average unmarried woman has to work until May 31, 2017 just to make the same as the average man did in 2016, and until September 12, 2017 to make the same as the average married man did in 2016.
And it's even worse for unmarried women of color: For every $1 the average married man is paid, the average unmarried African-American woman is paid only $0.57, the average unmarried Native American woman only $0.50, and the average unmarried Hispanic woman only $0.48. That means that in order to make as much as the average married man made in 2016, the average unmarried Hispanic woman will have to work until January 26, 2018.
Here's a state-by-state breakdown of the wage gap for unmarried women. What is the wage gap for your state?
The Wage Gap for Unmarried Women (2016)
Hover your mouse over a state to see that state's wage gap for all women, married women, and unmarried women.
Pay Gap by State (2017)
Pay Gap for Unmarried Women (compared to men)
For more details, read the full report from Lake Research Partners and the Voter Participation Center about Equal Pay Day for unmarried women.
Share this post widely on social media to raise awareness of the wage gap and the importance of #EqualPay.
Trump Budget Cuts Will Cause Widespread Pain
The proposed Trump budget released on March 16 increases spending on defense and homeland security by making big cuts to domestic spending that will disproportionately affect women and the poor — including slashing the budgets for the WIC nutrition assistance program, job training programs for disadvantaged youth and seniors, important medical research at the National Institutes of Health, afterschool programs and aid to low-income and minority college students, and neighborhood investments for low-income communities.
Overall, the trend in Trump's budget is clear, just like it is in the health care proposal being put forth by Trump and the Republicans: Tax cuts for the wealthy and increases in military spending, "paid for" by cuts to government programs that historically help working- and middle-class Americans — especially unmarried women, people of color, and young people.
March 20 Update: We've added a more thorough analysis of the FY2018 cuts to the Department of Education and the Department of Labor, and how these cuts would hurt unmarried women, people of color, and young people in particular.
VPC Summary of Trump FY2018 Budget Proposal (PDF)
The Trump budget increases spending on defense and homeland security by making big cuts to domestic spending priorities — cuts that will primarily hurt working- and middle-class Americans, especially unmarried women, people of color, and young people.
VPC Analysis of Trump FY2018 Budget Proposal (PDF)
More details on Trump's FY2018 budget cuts to the Department of Education and Department of Labor, which would disproportionately affect unmarried women, people of color, and millennials.
VPC Summary of CBO Report on the American Health Care Act
NPWF: Not Enough Family Friendly Policies
Data on the Women's March: This is what Democracy Looks Like!
The numbers are in: "The Women's March of 2017 was the largest protest in recent history, bringing together over 500,000 people in DC- the location of the flagship march, and over 2.9 million people nationwide."
Their findings "suggest that the Women's March has potentially lit the political fires of a new generation of activists and reactivated the political activism of others. Indeed, a third of the participants reported that the Women's March was their first time participating in a protest ever. For over half of the participants (55.9%), the March was their first protest in 5 years (including those who had never participated before)."
Even more interesting: "Respondents were also asked to identify the issues that motivated them to protest. Our data suggest protesters were unified by a range of distinct and overlapping priorities. Given the name of the march, it is not surprising that 60.6% of respondents cited women's rights as a motivation for protesting. However, other social issues were also at the forefront of protesters' minds. Nearly tied for second place, protesters cited the environment (35.5%), racial justice (35.1%), LGBTQ rights (34.7%), and reproductive rights (32.7%) as motivations to attend. Other political issues were also well represented including equality (25.1%), social welfare (23.1%) and immigration (21.6%). Indeed, rather than representing a narrow set of interests, protesters identified multiple and diverse motivations for participating."
Read the full report at TSP HQ.
New Census Data Shows a Huge Gender Gap in Income
The U.S. Census Bureau's latest report gives undeniable evidence of "a persisting large gender gap in incomes in the United States. The fact that nearly one fifth of all family households are headed by a single woman and that these households have incomes far below the national average, is cause for major concern."
WIAReport continues, "for single women living alone, the median income in 2015 was $29,022. For single men living alone, the median income was $40,762. Thus, single women had a median income of 71.2 percent of the median income of single men."
Indeed, the data shows that the median income for households headed by single women in 2015 was $37,797, and that these counted for 19% of all households in America.
Read more about the report at Women in Academia.
Paid family leave, paid sick leave, and affordable childcare: these aren't political talking points, they're the sort of public policies that will allow working families – including Unmarried Women and the Rising American Electorate – to succeed in today's economy. A new poll commissioned by the Work Family Strategy Council shows that these policies enjoy overwhelming support with American voters: "By a nearly 2-1 margin, 61 percent of voters in these states, which include Iowa, support the creation of a national paid family and medical leave fund, 69 percent support a paid sick days law, and 57 percent support increasing access to high-quality, affordable child care, according to the survey. Among Iowans polled, 63 percent said they support a national paid family and medical leave fund, while 25 percent said they oppose it."
Other critical takeaways from the poll include:
"Overall, a majority of voters in the 15 states believe a national paid family and medical leave fund would make the country better off, while only 26 percent think it would make the country worse off."
"Voters across states say they favor a law that would create a national paid family and medical leave fund: 61 percent say they favor such a law, 44 percent say they strongly favor one, while 34 percent are opposed."
"A strong majority of people surveyed say they face challenges when managing job, family and personal responsibilities: 63 percent of full-time workers and 67 percent of part-time workers say they would be likely to face significant economic hardship if they had to take time from their jobs without pay to care for a new child, care for a seriously ill loved one or deal with their own serious health issue."
Read the full article at Business Record.com


Aptly named, Jack is a jack of all trades. From writing, producing, performing and promoting indy music in Minneapolis in the 80's and Chicago in the 90's to launching his own recycling consulting firm in the Chicago area. Along the way, Jack discovered that he had a natural talent for harnessing the power of the Internet and digital media. After running his own media firm in Chicago for eight years and bringing website nirvana to dozens of clients in tourism and healthcare, Jack joined the TDG team in early 2008. He is also writing and performing his music in the Black Hills as well as acting in community theater at the Matthews Opera House in Spearfish, South Dakota.


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1,600 migrants drowned: Assigning blame
"En 2012, plus de 2000 migrants sont morts en Méditerranée", Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, 2014 [Photo published under Creative Commons license]
At least seven hundred people, maybe 900 or more, were on the 70-foot ship that sank in the Mediterranean on Sunday. Almost all of them died. According to Vox, that brings the total number of migrants drowned in the Mediterranean this year to about 1,600. So far. In 2014, the total reached 4,868.
We could blame the smugglers who overloaded the boat and then locked hundreds below decks. Surely they are guilty, extorting every possible dollar from desperate migrants and then setting them adrift. The smugglers themselves stay safely ashore. Their battered ships are a one-voyage investment, left to sink or be captured.
Or we could blame the war and terror that drives migrants to sea. The Guardian interviewed Mohammed Abdullah, who barely survived one such trip and was captured and brought back to a detention center in Libya.
"'I cannot go back to my country,' says Abdallah, who is from Darfur, in Sudan. He left for what is now South Sudan in 2006, after he says his village was destroyed in the Darfur war, his father died, and his sisters raped. But in South Sudan, another war later broke out. So he made his way through the Sahara, a journey that he says killed his brother and cousin, to Libya. And there last year, he was witness to his third civil war in a decade – a war that still drags on, its frontline just a few miles from the camp at Zawya."
From Syria, Sudan, from Ethiopia, from Somalia, from Libya, from Eritrea — the refugees come from the war-torn and terrorized communities across the continent. "If we go back, we die," another tells The Guardian. Putting out to sea in leaky boats is safer than staying in their home countries.
We could blame the Italians, who last year suspended Mare Nostrum, the proactive rescue operation that had saved at least a hundred thousand lives. Back in October 2014, the Guardian reported that the Italians were scaling back from the large Mare Nostrum operation costing 9 million euros per month and focused on rescuing migrants at sea to the European Union-sponsored Triton operation costing less than a third of that amount and focusing on border control.
Or we could blame the European Union, which refused to support a large scale search and rescue operation. Pulling drowning people out of the ocean is bad policy, according to the EU. According to the Washington Post:
"Europe's big players often ruled out help. 'We do not support planned search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean,' Britain's Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay said last year. 'We believe that they create an unintended 'pull factor,' encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous sea crossing and thereby leading to more tragic and unnecessary deaths.'"
Finally, we know who to blame. The problem is the migrants themselves. The European Union will stop the drownings by allowing people to drown. That will teach the migrants that being blown up in Syria or kidnapped by Boko Haram or beheaded by ISIS is preferable to risking drowning in the Mediterranean.
Nothing crazy about that, Alice.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Update 4/21, 10 p.m. – Though many ships are sent out without smugglers aboard, leaving refugees to fend for themselves, or with a refugee serving as "captain" in return for the price of passage, authorities have arrested the "captain and first mate" of the ship that sank on April 19. More recent reports also have tragic updates on numbers: probably upward of 800 people died in this single incident. The total number of drownings for 2015 is likely to set a horrible new record — the May-September high season for ship crossings has not even begun.
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Brilliant to bring Lewis Carroll into this, Mary. He understood our world completely!
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Scare stories about crime have been a staple of Republican campaign ads for decades. This year is the worst I've ever seen. That's a big part of the reason that fear of crime is rising, even when crime is not. In Minnesota, lying Republican ads attack Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison. Even […]
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The Edge on Oak sale works out to about $208,000 per unit, the highest per-unit price for an apartment building recorded by Finance & Commerce so far in 2015.
Bloomington-based Doran Cos. has sold four of its student apartment buildings near the University of Minnesota.
Wisconsin developer is ready to start development on three office-warehouse buildings.
The Bloomington-based developer is meeting with area neighbors and expects to submit plans for a four-story, 500-unit apartment complex across from Target's northern campus.
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Four developers responded to the city of Minneapolis' request for proposals for a vacant 1.7-acre downtown block, including a plan for a "super-tall" tower called Nicollet Gateway.
Doran will take over six developments for Muir, which for 14 years called Kelly Doran its president.
Minneapolis-based Alatus LLC and contractor Doran Construction will celebrate a major milestone Tuesday at a downtown Minneapolis apartment project site.
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Nearly a thousand student apartments opened near the U of M this year and now developers say they're fighting for every tenant.
Ten developers submitted responses to the city's "request for interest" in redeveloping 5146 Eden Ave., the site of a former public works building torn down last year.


Can a newborn sleep through the night? More importantly, what are the proven techniques for teaching newborns to sleep at night? – Sleep is a vital aspect of a baby's health and your own. New parents find uninterrupted sleep merely an illusion. Tips to get newborn to sleep at night are can be the difference between feeling like a exhausted zombie and refreshed. Newborns do not know day from night for about three months or until they reach 12 to 13 pounds. Most newborns will sleep about 16 hours a day with intermittent waking hours spread throughout the 24-hour period. It has nothing to do with you or your parenting style. Newborns wake because their small stomach requires frequent feedings, mostly every 3 hours or so .
You can never start developing sleep habits too early. These sleeping tips will help first-time parents as well as repeat offenders with decreasing their sleep deprivation during those first few months of night wakings.
Sleep cycles in newborns differ from those of adults. While there are similarities, babies experience equally divided periods of rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. Typically, newborns experience five stages of sleep.
Similar to adults, drowsiness is the first stage of a newborn's sleep-wake cycle. Newborns slowly settle and then drift off to sleep.
During REM sleep, babies twitch and move. Sometimes they jerk their legs and arms. This is called the startle (Moro) reflex. It is an automatic reaction to a noise or sudden motion. Typically, the reflex disappears after three to four months. Infant eyes will move around under closed eyelids reminiscent of REM in older children and adults .
For infants under six months of age, breathing may show signs of irregularity. This condition is referred to as "normal periodic breathing of infancy." Your infant may stop breathing for 5 to 10 seconds. This is followed by a rapid burst of breathing for another 10 to 15 seconds. Breaths per minute can reach 50-60 during these bursts. Afterward, the normal breathing pattern resumes until the cycle starts again. Skin color should not change during these periods.
This is normal. Your baby will outgrow this period by the middle of the first year.
A regular pattern of breathing characterizes the light sleep stage. Your baby also becomes less active during this time.
During NREM sleep, movements cease. The sleep is so deep that waking your baby may be difficult.
Some research contends that human growth hormones are most actively released during this time, a critical component in your child's development and growth.
At six to eight weeks, babies will be awake more during the day, and their sleeping hours at night will increase. It is vital to let infants sleep as much as they need. By six months, babies still need two to three naps a day.
How do we help babies learn to sleep through the night? We looked around and asked several mothers for their treasured and trusted tips that helped them settle their babies.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Do not wait for your baby to fall fully asleep. Settle them in their cribs or bassinets when they are drowsy.
Training infants to fall asleep on their own is the start of developing good sleep hygiene that will follow them through their toddler and childhood years.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Circadian rhythms must be honed in babies. Parents are key in helping their babies recognize the cues to fall asleep and awaken.
First, let light and sound in during the day. Your baby will learn this is their wake time. Go outside, and have your visitors in the morning and early afternoon.
As afternoon changes to evening, lessen the stimuli. Dim the lights in the nursery and the area just outside the room.
If your baby wakes up at night, do not turn on the lights. Set them to dim at highest. Try to feed in the dark. Eventually, your baby will fall asleep by themselves at night and develop a regular sleep schedule.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Infants frequently stir but settle back to sleep as long as they are not hungry, wet, or fully awake. For the first three or four months, your baby may experience the startle reflex while sleeping. Do not rush into the nursery if you hear your baby cry. Babies should be given the opportunity to self-settle .
If you do settle your baby, do not stay for too long or you will end up with a mix of cooing and crying through the night.
For those that room-share, remember to practice safe co-sleeping. Your baby should be placed in a bassinet or crib at night to decrease the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Some babies prefer swaddling while others do not.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Make daytime activities lively and entertaining. This is the time to practice developmental exercises and skin-to-skin contact with your baby.
Parents should practice quiet, peaceful activities at night especially as it grows closer to bedtime.
This advice goes for feeding as well. Make daytime feeding social and entertaining while nighttime feeding should settle your baby.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Even as newborns, humans already have their own personalities. Babies reveal their own personal signs that they are sleepy and ready to be tucked in for the night.
Babies usually pull or flick at ears, rub eyes, yawn and stretch. Some will lose interest in their toys and surroundings. Be flexible. Just when you think you know your little one, a growth spurt will hit, and sleep will increase for a while.
Commonly, growth spurts occur at around 7-10 days, 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3, 4, 6 and 9 months. However, babies do not read calendars. So, your little one might be a little bit different.
Babies love routines. Set simple bedtime routines that babies will look forward to as they get older. It can be a warm bath followed by a massage and a bedtime story. Choose a story without the need for actions or vivid storytelling. Do not hesitate to read to a newborn. They have heard your voice since before they were born and find it a source of comfort.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? Yes, but you must be consistent with your routine even on weekends.
Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? For babies older than six months, a security object is an excellent way to ease separation anxiety as children begin to recognize the absence of a parent.
For babies younger than six months, do not use a soft toy, pillow, or comforter as it may increase the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
In the past, it was common to introduce solid foods to young babies to ensure they were full at bedtime. We now know that early introduction of solids can cause more problems such as allergies and gastrointestinal issues. This can lead to an increase in sleepless nights. Do not start your baby on solids until they are at least six months old.
Schedule a feeding just before your baby goes to sleep so you know they are fed and full.
Having a baby changes everyone's schedule especially the parents'. It is important to realize that despite the best efforts at sleep training, newborns are on their own schedule. Parents should try to nap when their babies are sleeping. Over time, parents will learn what it takes to get their baby to sleep. Your little one will be well on their way to developing good sleep habits.
 Stanford Children's Hospital; Newborn-Sleep Patterns.
 American Academy of Pediatrics; Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know, Rachel Moon.
 Baby Loves Sleep; Coping with Startle Reflex, June 02, 2017.
[QUESTION] Can A Newborn Sleep Through The Night? [ANSWER] Teaching newborns to sleep at night takes patience and varies from baby to baby. Here are the top 5 tips to get newborn to sleep at night.


We always achieve extremely crispy and yummy roasted pork with this method. This recipe differs slightly from our recipe for oven baked crispy pork knuckle. With this video, you now know what's our secret to achieving very crispy and crunchy (same meaning :-0) Chinese roasted pork belly. Just follow our recipe and we guarantee that you can achieve very good results every time.
The ingredient list is also included below for you easy reference.


Vengurla is a town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India.
With its long stretch of white sands, and hills covered with cashew, coconut, jackfruit and mango groves lies the pristine and beautiful town of Vengurla. It has two well-known temples: the Shri Devi Sateri temple and the Rameshwar Mandir. Vengurla is often mentioned in history books as a trade settlement. Twice burned to the ground, it was the target of repetitive attacks and plunders between 1664 and 1812. To the west-north-west lie the Vengurla Rocks, also called Burnt Islands.


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és un futbolista txec. Juga de defensa.

Trajectòria
Michal Kadlec, fill de l'exfutbolista internacional txec Miroslav Kadlec, va començar la seva carrera professional en el 1. FC Slovácko, equip de la Segona divisió txeca.

Al desembre de 2004 es marxa a jugar al Sparta Praga, amb el qual debuta en la Gambrinus lliga. En aquest club, en la seva primera temporada, es va proclamar campió de Lliga. També ha aconseguit la Copa de la República Txeca en dues ocasions.

El 2008 es marxa en qualitat de cedit al Bayer Leverkusen alemany. Debuta en la Bundesliga en la quarta jornada, en la derrota (2-3) contra el Hamburg SV.

Internacional
Ha estat internacional amb la Selecció de futbol de la República Txeca en 5 ocasions. El seu debut com a internacional es va produir el 17 de novembre de 2007 en un partit contra Eslovàquia (3-1).

Va ser convocat per participar en l'Eurocopa d'Àustria i Suïssa de 2008, on va jugar uns minuts contra Turquia.

Clubs

Palmarès

Campionats nacionals

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Fitxa de Kadlec (www.fussballdaten.de) (en alemany)

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Futbolistes internacionals amb la República Txeca de la dècada de 2010
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Futbolistes al Campionat d'Europa de futbol 2012
Futbolistes al Campionat d'Europa de futbol 2008
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Futbolistes del Fenerbahçe SK
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No doubt, healthcare reform is a huge deal. Mr. Obama has succeeded where other great presidents failed, and he should be commended for getting healthcare reform passed. I, for one, am pleased about reform, as I've been without health insurance for almost 2 years now.
But healthcare reform wasn't the only "big deal" change enacted. Alongside -- or perhaps on the back of -- healthcare reform was passage of the Education Reconciliation Act, which essentially cuts banks out of the federal student loan picture. This change will remove predatory lending from the student loan industry, and will concurrently save taxpayers many billions of dollars.
When I was in trouble with my student loans, I consolidated with the government-run William D Ford consolidation program. They treated me very fairly. After a year of steady payments they removed all negative marks from my credit profile, and I was able to opt for an income contingent payment plan, which made my monthly payments affordable.
A great feature of the Education Reconciliation Act is student borrowers will be able to opt for something similar: an Income Based Repayment program.
Another huge benefit: loan forgiveness. Those who opt for the Income Based Repayment program will have their loan balance forgiven after twenty years. For nurses, teachers and military folk, forgiveness happens after just ten years.
"...Today, the President signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which will end wasteful government subsidies to private student lenders and invest the savings in making college more affordable. Over the last few months, the Middle Class Task Force has traveled the country extolling the benefits of this policy, which is a cornerstone of the President's domestic agenda.
Right now, the government spends billions of dollars a year subsidizing financial institutions that make guaranteed federal student loans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation signed by the President today will generate nearly $68 billion in savings over the next 11 years by finally putting an end to these subsidies.
We are pleased to report that part of the savings will be used to expand the Income Based Repayment program for federal student loans. This expansion was one of the key Middle Class Task Force policy recommendations in the FY 11 Budget and the President signed it into law just two months after we first proposed it. Borrowers who choose the Income Based Repayment program will have their monthly payments capped at 10 percent of the income they have left over after covering basic needs, and any remaining debt will be forgiven after 20 years. Public service workers – like teachers, nurses and members of our armed forces – will have their remaining debt forgiven after 10 years.
These changes will not be implemented immediately, but they still represent as major step forward for borrowers with unmanageable debt burdens. In the meantime, borrowers will continue to benefit from the existing structure of the Income Based Repayment program, which was launched last summer. You can learn more about the program here.
This expansion is just one of several critical investments provided for in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. We will also invest more than $40 billion to ensure that all eligible students receive Pell Grants and that these awards keep up with college costs. The legislation provides new funding for community colleges to develop online courses, build partnerships with local employers, and take other steps to help students get the skills and credentials they need to succeed. And the legislation provides additional support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.
We will make all these investments while actually reducing the deficit. It's a win for taxpayers and it is another important victory for America's middle class families..."
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Aubrey Drake Graham is a well-known Canadian rapper, songwriter, singer, and actor based in Toronto. His net worth is $180 million as of 2020. He gained recognition when he started working in Degrassi: The Next Generation, a teen drama series. From there on, he tried his luck in the world of rapping and achieved immense success. He is now one of the richest rappers in the world.
Net worth: $180 Million
Salary:$70 Million Per Year
Celebrity Name: Drake
Real Name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Date of Birth: 14th October, 1986
Place of Birth: Canada
Height: 6 ft (1.83 m)
Source of Wealth: Actor, Rapper, Songwriter, Composer, Voice Actor, Record Producer
Drake Net Worth and Salary
Drake's career in the world of entertainment began when he was just 15 years old. He acted in several TV series until he got a role in Degrassi which made him a star overnight. He made a debut of his rapping career with a couple of rhymes in the same show in 2003. In 2005, he left the show to pursue his rapping career on a full-time basis. Drake is one of the top-paid entertainers across the world. Since he first gained recognition, Drake has earned over $400 million throughout his career including taxes and his lifestyle costs.
Drake earned around $10 million in 2010 and $11 million in 2011. From that point, he kept doubling up the annual money he took home. In 2016, he earned around $40 million. Between June 2017 and June 2018, Drake bagged around $45 million. In June 2017, he earned $95 million. Between 2018 and 2019, he earned $75 million.
Drake rakes in a whopping $1 million for a single musical concert. Over the years, he has made to the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list since 2010. He earned more than the famous rapping king Dr. Dre in 2015 with an earning of $39.5 million. The sky was the limit for Drake after that.
Drake Early Life
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Canada on 24th October 1986. His father named Dennis used to work as a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis throughout his career. His mother Sandra was an English teacher and a florist. Drake went to a Jewish day school. When he was five, his parents were divorced. His father shifted to Memphis and was arrested and imprisoned on drug charges. Aubrey spent his childhood with his mother though he would visit his father when he came out of jail. Drake frequently says that Dennis remained absent during his childhood but Dennis denies these claims, saying that they are embellished to raise the sale of his records.
From sixth grade onwards, Drake shifted with his mother to the bottom half of a double story home in Forest Hill. His mother lived on the ground floor while Drake lived in the basement. This was a tough time as both were struggling with money.
Drake went to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and found his love for singing and acting. Later on, he attended Vaughan Road Academy, a place where he had been bullied for his religious and bi-racial background. He even dropped out for some time but eventually graduated in 2012.
At the age of 15, an acting agent, who was a childhood friend's father, helped Drake get a role in the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He played the role of Jimmy Brooks in the show. During that period, his mother got ill and he couldn't work anymore. His paychecks were the only income source to run their household. At that time, he was earning around $50,000 per year from Degrassi. That was around $2,000 a month after taxes. The situation got worse for both with her illness.
Drake says that he was greatly inspired by rap icons such as Jaz-Z who had earned record deals after proving his mettle as an independent artist. Aubrey chose his middle name 'Drake' as his stage name and released some mixtapes at the start of his career in 2005. His first mixtape was 'Room for Improvement' which he released on his MySpace page and his website. He directly sold around 6,000 copies of the tape.
Drake's Music Albums
The Canadian rapper released his album Thank Me Later in 2010 which secured the top spot as a debut album in Canada and the United States. In 2011, he released 'Take Care,' which was a mega-hit. It earned him a Grammy for the best rap album of 2013 and brought him international acclaim. He managed to sell over 600,000 copies of his second album in the 1st week. His third album namely 'Nothing Was the Same' was also a hit. In 2015 he released 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' which instantly went platinum. In 2016 his album 'View' sold over a million copies in its 1st week after release.
Though Drake was born in Canada, he has been calling Hidden Hills, California his home since the day he bought the mansion in 2012 for $7.7 million. The mansion has since been nicknamed as the YOLO Estate. The vast property features a main house that spreads over 12,000 square-foot and a party house that is built over 2,000 square-foot. There are stables, a movie theatre, a basketball court, a sand volleyball court, and private pools in the mansion. A lagoon-like pool that loops about the outside of the house features waterfalls, a water slide, a swim-up bar, and a grotto. Drake says that he had his eye on the mansion for years. The property was originally listed for $27 million in 2009 but in 2012 the owner was caught up in a cash crunch and he lowered the rate, so Drake grabbed the opportunity and bought it for $7.7 million. In 2015, he expanded the property by buying up a 1.6-acre neighboring property for $2.8 million. In 2018, he made another expansion by buying up a $4.5 million neighboring property.
Drake has won around four Grammys and multiple BET Awards in 2013. He has also won many Billboard awards.
"A relationship can give you a gut-wrenching feeling sometimes. It's a real emotional ride," Drake
"When it comes to knowing what to say, to charm, I always had it," Drake
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) has introduced a new bipartisan version of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement, or SHARE Act.
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) has introduced HR 3590, a new bipartisan version of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement, or SHARE Act of 2013.
Priorities addressed in the SHARE Act include: protecting the traditional use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle by American hunters and anglers, the potential increase of more Pittman-Robertson funds for shooting ranges, the permanent authorization of the electronic duck stamp, and helping facilitate the use of and access to Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands and waters for hunting, recreational fishing and shooting. It also prohibits the enforcement of individual firearm regulations at water resources development projects administered by the Corps of Engineers, and prohibits additional fees for commercial filming on federal lands and waterways.
In addition, this legislation will also permanently establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting and recreational shooting.


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Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich by Joanne D. Gilbert
November 12, 2014 by Serena
Source: Gihon River Press
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Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich by Joanne D. Gilbert is a collection of heart-warming, terrifying, and inspiring stories of Polish resisters against the Nazi Third Reich during WWII. These four women have tension filled tales to tell, and they are full of bravery, luck, and serendipity. As stated in the introductory pages and the brief history on Poland and its Jewish people, Poland was often conquered and victimized and in some areas of the nation, there was rampant antisemitism. In fact, the country was often treated like a spoil of war, and that did not change when the Nazis began expanding their reach across Europe. Several of these resisters mention in their stories how Jews are often considered weak and meek, but their stories clearly illustrate that these women engaged in all kinds of resistance against the Nazis and that they were not alone in their fight.
"Before the 1939 German invasion, Poland's population of approximately 35 million included almost 3.5 million Jews, more than any other European country. In fact, for many centuries in Poland had been considered the heart and center of Europe's Jewish population. When German occupation of Poland ended in 1945, over 6 million Poles–approximately half of which were Jews–had been annihilated." (page 17)
Manya Feldman, a nurse and fighter during the war, was considered the "crazy Jewess" when she was infected during the war and unable to walk and move. She was forced at an early age to decide to flee the ghetto into the forest or stay with her mother and young sisters, but her decision left her haunted forever. After joining the Kovpak partisans in the forest, she was again separated from her brother and father, but she had little time to wallow as she was expected to not only engage in village raids for supplies, but also nurse the wounded and sick. Faye Schulman was a nurse, fighter, and photographer, and her skills as a photographer saved her from Nazi punishment more than once. She even noted, "We all had to be off the streets at dark, which was difficult in winter when darkness came so early. It was especially challenging for teenagers who wanted to socialize or carry on romances at night. … I had no idea that this sneaking around would soon become a skill that would keep me alive." And at one point, she even found herself near the camp of the Bielski partisans, who were depicted in the movie Defiance.
"When we arrived, we were astounded to see that my possessions had been neatly packed in several boxes, and placed out on the sidewalk. Everything was just sitting there. Apparently someone in the house had figured out that I'd be in on this partisan raid, and in the chaos of a war zone, took a chance on helping me." (page 81)
Lola Lieber was a young woman between childhood and womanhood who was forced to grow up quickly when the Nazis came to Poland. Her birth outside Poland in Czechoslovakia even became an asset, not only because she knew different cultures and languages, but because the Nazis spared her and the family for a time. As they put their artistry to the test in forging documents, Lola's life and that of her family was constantly hanging in the balance. Miriam Brysk was a little girl who dressed as a boy, and she took to heart the discipline she had been taught as a young girl: to always listen and follow orders.
Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich by Joanne D. Gilbert is a fantastic look at how these women used their intelligence and the skills they had since childhood to resist the Germans, to fight them through guerrilla tactics, and evade capture and death. Gilbert does a great job of setting up each story so that the reader knows how these women fared after the war and where they live now. And as many of these women, men, and soldiers are passing on, these stories from WWII grow ever more important to collect because they remind us that people's courage should never be under-estimated.
Influenced as a little girl by her Grandmother's vivid and poignant stories of the beloved family and friends who were so brutally murdered when the Nazis destroyed the Jewish People of Vilna, Lithuania, Joanne has always understood the importance of preserving Jewish History – one family story at a time. With this mission in mind, she became a professional Personal Historian in 2007, creating her own business, "Your Write Time!"
A popular Adjunct English professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Joanne is also a sought-after-public-speaker, whose presentations on both Jewish Genealogy and Jewish and Gentile WOMEN OF VALOR: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich consistently receive glowing reviews.
Joanne's extensive travels to meet with Female Resisters and Partisans have taken her to Toronto, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Palo Alto, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Paris, where she was honored to meet with a group of women who had been in the French Resistance.
77th book for 2014 New Author Reading Challenge.
31st book (WWII) for the 2014 War Challenge With a Twist.
27th book for 2014 European Reading Challenge; (Set in Poland/Czechoslovakia)
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I can't wait to read this one! Great review!
it is so good. you'll love it
I love books about ordinary, strong heroes like that!
This was so well done, Kathy!


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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., announced Oct. 5 that its newest mass spectrometer has received an R&D Magazine '2005 R&D 100 award.' The new hybrid Ion Trap-Time-of-Flight instrument (see photo below) was selected as being a breakthrough technology and achieved the award in the Analytical Instruments category.
Shimadzu's LCMS-IT-TOF is designed for a wide range of uses including biomarker studies, metabolomics, proteomics, metabolite identification, environmental analyses, forensics use, and homeland security functions. Developed by a research team of scientists and engineers at Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan, the LCMS-IT-TOF instrument enables researchers to perform multiple levels of ion fragmentation with high mass accuracy.
Specifically, the LCMS-IT-TOF — with more than a dozen issued and pending product technology patents — was designed to deal with the stringent requirements of identification of pharmaceutical impurities, natural products and metabolites. Obtaining exact mass measurements with high sensitivity and with multiple levels of fragmentation is critical to taking the guesswork out of compound identification and speeding up analytical processes.
"This is the first ion trap-time-of-flight instrument for HPLC use that's widely available to researchers," noted Mr. Shigehiko Hattori, president & CEO of Shimadzu Corp. "We worked very hard to combine the best benefits of ion traps and time-of-flight mass spectrometers, and to have our rigorous research and development garner such a prestigious award is a real signal that our efforts were successful."
The Shimadzu LCMS-IT-TOF maintains its high sensitivity by significantly improving control over the entire ion collection and ion transfer process. Major innovations in the design include improvements to collect more ions, compress ions more rapidly into the trap with high efficiency, and the efficient transfer of ions to the TOF (time-of-flight) portion of the instrument.
Coupling atmospheric pressure ionization with its IT (ion trap) and TOF technologies, the LCMS-IT-TOF delivers both high mass accuracy, and high mass resolution (>10,000 at 1000 m/z). It is designed to maximize sensitivity and selectivity, and redefines the capabilities of the quadruple ion trap — which not only supports high precursor ion selection and fragmentation of ions before ejection into the TOF, but also allows ballistic ion ejection into the TOF to minimize energy spread of ions exiting the trap.
In March 2005, the LCMS-IT-TOF also won the Silver Award for best new product at the Pittsburgh Conference.
Shimadzu's new hybrid Ion Trap-Time-of-Flight instrument was selected as being a breakthrough technology — one of the top 100 of 2005 — by R&D Magazine.


There has been age old debates regarding which one is a better solution to skin problems – cosmetic or natural. Though natural ingredients always won by a fair margin, it is the cosmetic products that are more widely used today. Natural cure takes time to show visible results, is difficult and time consuming to prepare, whereas, the cosmetic products are moderately priced, easily available and shows visible results in just a few weeks. Though there has been suspicions about the safety of using these cosmetic products on the long run, it has now been proven scientifically that these products are quite safe to use for a long time. The creams, lotions and serums acting as dark circle remedies are quite effective and easy to use, which makes them instant hits. International cosmetic giants as well as the local brands are coming up with various innovations, all targeted to get rid of under eye circles. However, it is the experts' opinion that if both the natural and cosmetic solutions are used in tandem, then the problem of dark circles could be handled more effectively. Cosmetic solutions ensure that you lose your under eye circles in a short time and natural solutions prevent them from reappearing. Both these solution for dark circles, when used alternately, could help you achieve brighter under eyes and make you look fresh and radiant. Solution for Dark Circles: The Last Resort Dark circles are not life threatening, they are quite easily treatable and nothing serious. But negligence can make matters worse. Completely ignoring your dark circles and not taking any cosmetic or natural help can take you to such a stage where surgery and painful injections are the only way you can get rid of under eye circles. Modern surgical solution for dark circles, blepharoplasty, is the only way in which dark circles can be removed permanently. It is actually surgery of the lower eyelids and is a combination of more than one surgical procedures. But, it is better to resort to surgery only when all other forms of treatment have been proved to be ineffective.You can found some effective eye creams at http://www.treatmydarkcircle.com/product-category/eye-creams/ Various Other Treatments to Get Rid of Under Eye CirclesAfter you have tried all possible natural treatments and every anti-dark circle cream available in the market without any success, don't get disheartened yet, as there are a lot of other treatments for dark circle remedies to check out before you finally decide to go for surgery. 1.Hyaluronic acid injections quite effectively deal with the problem of dark circles and under eye puffiness by acting as fillers under the eyes. 2.Fat injections are also used to treat dark circles that are caused by loss of fat and tissue under the eyes. 3.IPL (Intense Pulsed Light Therapy) or Photo Facial is used to treat dark circles where blood vessels below the eyes become visible. 4.Combination of laser treatments and chemical peel is the most effective way to treat dark circles that have failed other treatments.


The winner of the 2016 TEDxAmsterdamED award, Studio Moio, a non-profit focused on developing the untapped resource of drop-outs, is setting a great example for future participants. We got the run down with founder Nathalie Lecina about what has happened since winning the award.
"We have lots of new projects in the works," she said. Some of those new projects include Studio Moios youth participants conducting research for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science - the first time students from a vocational background have done so; a video game design project; and the development of a project to teach kickboxing classes to senior citizens.
"More importantly, winning the award has given us more exposure, including articles and TV spots on the news, which in turn has put us out there for new participants who may not have known of us beforehand—and we can really see the difference with the increasing numbers. We are excited to be able to bring on new participants and get them working on projects and returning to school." In the future, Nathalie, and Studio Moio, hope to be able to offer advice and support for new initiatives, as well as continuing to be a voice for under-utilized sub-groups within education, like those they work with currently.


On May 4, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which repeals and modifies several requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While the bill's future remains uncertain as it begins its journey through the Senate, employers should be familiar with its potential changes in order to prepare for the design and administration of health benefits in the future. A summary of the key AHCA provisions that may affect employers if the AHCA becomes law in its current form follows.
The ACA contains an employer mandate which imposes a tax penalty on employers with 50 or more full-time employees who do not offer affordable, minimum value health coverage to their employees. Effective retroactively to 2016, the AHCA effectively removes this penalty by reducing the penalty amount to $0.00. This means such employers could terminate their employee health care plans or require employees to contribute more to health care premiums without facing a tax penalty. An employer will also have greater flexibility to determine which employees are eligible to participate in its health care plan as long as the criteria do not discriminate under applicable non-discrimination laws. For example, employers having 50 or more full-time employees will not have to be concerned about possible penalties for failure to offer coverage to employees working 30 hours or more per week and could only offer coverage to employees working 40 hours or more per week. In addition, employers with fewer than 50 full-time employees will not have to be concerned that crossing the 50 full-time employee threshold could subject them to the employer mandate penalty.
The ACA requires insured health care plans to cover 10 essential health benefits (EHBs). The AHCA allows a state to obtain a waiver and set its own EHBs definition. If a state elects to exclude certain services from its EHB definition, insurers that may use the waiver definition could offer coverage with reduced premiums by covering fewer services, including, it appears, for insured employer health care plans. Although the language in the AHCA is not entirely clear, it is possible that such state waivers also may effectively reduce the requirements applicable to self-insured employer health care plans. For example, the ACA imposes, and the AHCA does not repeal, annual and lifetime limits, as well as annual out-of-pocket maximum employee costs for any EHBs under both insured and self-insured plans. Thus, if a state chooses to exclude a certain service from its EHB definition, it is possible that self-insured employer health plans may elect to apply the EHB standards under the state's definition and will no longer be subject to the prohibition against annual and lifetime limits or the maximum out-of-pocket costs with respect to such service.
The ACA requires comprehensive recordkeeping regarding hours of employees and significant reporting regarding coverage. Although the repeal of the employer mandate removes some of the rationale for the recordkeeping burden, it does not remove the ACA's reporting requirements. Later legislation is expected to remove these reporting obligations, but for now, employers' reporting obligations remain.
The AHCA repeals the ACA's medical device tax, the tanning tax, the limit on the deduction of compensation paid to executives of health insurers, brand pharmaceuticals manufacturers tax and health insurers annual fee.
The ACA disallows an employer from deducting the amount it receives in government subsidies for Medicare Part D portions of its plan from its income taxes. The AHCA repeals the ACA provision and again allows such a deduction. However, because many employers replaced their Medicare Part D subsidy arrangements with an employer group waiver plan or with an account type retiree benefit arrangement, the reinstatement of this deduction may be of limited interest to employers.
The ACA has a 40% excise tax on "Cadillac" (high level coverage) health care offered by employers beginning in 2020. The AHCA will not remove the Cadillac Tax, but will further delay its implementation to 2026.
The AHCA repeals the 0.9% Medicare tax imposed under the ACA on taxpayers earning more than $250,000 (joint filers), $125,000 (married filing separately) or $200,000 (all other filers). For tax years after 2022, employers will no longer be responsible for withholding or reporting on this additional tax. The AHCA also repeals the ACA's small business health insurance tax credit.
Although the AHCA repeals the ACA's penalty on individuals not covered by insurance, it requires insurance companies to impose a 30% premium penalty for any individual who has a 63 day gap in coverage. Alternatively, a state may seek a limited waiver of the group rating provisions of the ACA so that insurance companies may underwrite individuals with a 63 day gap in coverage and potentially charge them even higher premiums, as long as a high risk pool is provided for individuals with pre-existing conditions. It appears, however, that these provisions are not applicable to employer plans and that under the AHCA, employer plans are still required to cover preexisting conditions no matter what gap in coverage may exist.
The AHCA makes changes to encourage expanded use of HSAs by significantly increasing the HSA contribution limits and reducing the penalty tax for using HSA funds for non-medical expenses, from 20% to 10%. The AHCA also repeals the ACA's $2,500 indexed limit on health care FSA contributions. Both HSAs and FSAs will be permitted to reimburse costs of over-the-counter medication even if it is not purchased under a prescription or is insulin. The changes to HSAs may be an added encouragement for employees to enroll in high deductible health plans and to make HSA contributions.
The AHCA does not eliminate the individual market created under the ACA, but it does make significant changes to it. Since health care benefits remain a large recruitment and retention factor for employers, any employer who may be considering terminating or limiting its health care plan should be aware of these changes so as to know the options available to its employees in the individual market. Under the AHCA, the ACA's subsidies to reduce cost-sharing expenses are repealed as of 2020. In addition, the AHCA replaces the ACA's income-based tax credit with a flat tax credit based on an individual's age (increasing with age, and phased out based on level of income). This change would be phased in gradually during 2018 and 2019, and be fully in place starting in 2020. The AHCA increases the age premium variance from 3:1 to 5:1; states choosing to make a waiver may adopt an even higher ratio. While the AHCA tax credit increases with age, at most the credit provides a 2:1 ratio difference between the youngest and oldest brackets. Additionally, the credits do not contain any adjustment based on geographic location. Thus, this change will most significantly impact employees (and their families) making lower incomes, older employees, and employees living in high cost-of-living areas, making those people less likely to seek coverage via the individual market.
Finally, an employer also may want to consider the impact on its plan with respect to Medicaid changes under the AHCA. In general, the AHCA will reduce available Medicaid coverage. For example, employees who may have been eligible under ACA's Medicaid expansion (those earning up to 133% of the federal poverty level - in states which elected the expansion), may not be eligible for the coverage beginning in 2020. Generally, the AHCA will reduce the coverage to only those earning up to 100% of the federal poverty level, so employees affected by this change will possibly look to the individual market or employer-provided coverage, if available.
Although the AHCA or any healthcare reform bill which may ultimately become law may give employers an opportunity to reduce coverage, competitive forces remain for an employer to offer more than the minimum permitted coverage. Thus, employers may well be selective regarding the degree to which they utilize such flexibility.
Of course, there are numerous potential roadblocks impeding the passage of the AHCA in its current form and any bill that may pass the Senate will likely be very different from the current version. The AHCA bill is framed as budget reconciliation legislation so that it can be passed in the Senate with just 51 votes, as opposed to the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster for regular legislation. In the Senate, however, the Byrd Rule allows Senators to raise a procedural objection in attempt to block legislation which is brought as budget reconciliation legislation if it is believed to have non-budgetary components. The Senate Parliamentarian, a non-elected and nonpartisan advisor, provides advice regarding the objection to the Senate Presiding Officer, Vice-President Mike Pence for a formal determination regarding the objection. Arguably components such as the age rating, continuous coverage requirements, and state waiver provisions will be determined to be non-budgetary and thus will likely be removed. After provisions that fail to satisfy the Byrd Rule requirements are removed, the remaining provisions will undergo scrutiny and debate by the Senate. Likely, many provisions will be modified by the Senate. If a modified bill is approved by the Senate, it will then have to be returned to and considered by the House for approval. Whether there will be sufficient political compromise to create a bill acceptable to enough Senators and Representatives remains to be seen.
There have been significant changes in health care benefits during the past few years and it does not appear that the end of significant change is near.


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Sticks and Stones: Living with Uncertain Wars
edited by Padraig O'Malley, Paul L. Atwood and Patricia Peterson
University of Massachusetts Press, 2006
Paper: 978-1-55849-535-7 | eISBN: 978-1-61376-143-4
Library of Congress Classification D445.S77 2006
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
Albert Einstein famously remarked that he did not know what weapons would be used in World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars, government officials, politicians, journalists, and statesmen examine what can be learned from the wars of the twentieth century and how that knowledge might help us as we step ever so perilously into the twenty-first.
Following an introduction by Padraig O'Malley, the book is divided into four sections: "Understanding the World as We Have Known It"; "Global Uncertainties"; "Whose Values? Whose Justice?"; and "Shaping a New World." The first section reviews what we have learned about war and establishes benchmarks for judging whether that knowledge is being translated into changes in the behavior of our political cultures. It suggests that the world's premier superpower, in its effort to promote Western-style democracy, has taken steps that have inhibited rather than facilitated democratization.
The second section examines the war on terror and the concept of global war. From the essays in this section emerges a consensus that democracy as practiced in the West cannot be exported to countries with radically different cultures, traditions, and values. The third section visits the question of means and ends in the context of varying value systems and of theocracy, democracy, and culture. In the final section, the focus shifts to our need for global institutions to maintain order and assist change in the twenty-first century.
Although each contributor comes from a different starting point, speaks with a different voice, and has a different ideological perspective, the essays reach startlingly similar conclusions. In sum, they find that the West has not absorbed the lessons from the wars of the last century and is inadequately prepared to meet the new challenges that now confront us.
Contributors to the volume include J. Brian Atwood, Susan J. Atwood, John Cooley, Romeo Dallaire, Ramu Damodaran, Valerie Epps, Michael J. Glennon, Stanley Heginbotham, Robert Jackson, Winston Langley, Alfred W. McCoy, Greg Mills, Jonathan Moore, Chris Patten, Gwyn Prins, Jonathan Schell, John Shattuck, Cornelio Sommargua, Brian Urquhart, Stephen Van Evera, and Robert Weiner.
Padraig O'Malley is editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy and author of Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today. Paul L. Atwood is lecturer in American studies and research associate at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, University of Massachusetts Boston. Patricia Peterson is managing editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy .
"The contributors are an impressive array of academics and diplomats from Europe and the US."—Choice
Padraig O?Malley
Understanding the World As We Have Known It
What Have We Learned from the Wars of the Twentieth Century?
Winston Langley
The Link between Poverty and Violent Conflict
J. Brian Atwood
The Costs of Covert Warfare: Airpower, Drugs, and Warlords in the Conduct of U.S. Foreign Policy
Alfred W. McCoy
Global Uncertainties
The War on Terror
Gwyn Prins, Stanley Heginbotham, John Cooley, Stephen W. Van Evera, Jonathan Schell
Islam and the West: At the Crossroads
Chris Patten
Transitions from Terrorism to Modernity: Linking External and Internal Dimensions of Change
Greg Mills
Whose Values? Whose Justice?
From Just War to Just Intervention
Susan J. Atwood
The Responsibility to Protect
Romeo Dallaire
Human Rights and the International Criminal Court
John Shattuck, Valerie Epps
Cruel Science: CIA Torture and U.S. Foreign Policy
Shaping a New World
Globalization: New Challenges
Cornelio Sommaruga, Robert Jackson, Ramu Damodaran, Gwyn Prins
The United Nations and War in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
The Role of the United Nations in a Unipolar World
Brian Urquhart, Michael J. Glennon
Peace Building in an Inseparable World
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> and have the really complicated stuff be legacy opt-in in some manner?
Yeah, the overloading that happens in <canvas> is particularly egregious.
APIs, if we can find a useful point to do that.
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Adani Enterprises Signs Coal Mining Agreement With MAHAGENCO – Top Indian Market News
Written by Cherian Varghese Posted on April 2, 2021 April 2, 2021 Less than 0 min read
Adani Enterprises signs coal mining agreement with MAHAGENCO
Adani Enterprises Ltd, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Gare Palma II Collieries Pvt Ltd, has signed a pact with Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) for the development and operation of Gare Palma Sector II coal mine for 34 years. The coal block was allotted for the development, operation, and captive consumption of coal to its end-use thermal power plants located at Koradi, Chandrapur 8-Parli. As per the approved mining plan, the peak rated capacity of the mine is 23.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).
Reliance extends deadline to complete deal with Future Group
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has extended the deadline for completion of its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Kishore Biyani's Future Group by another six months (till Sept 30). The extension came in view of the ongoing legal battle between Future Group and e-commerce giant Amazon over the deal. On March 22, the Delhi High Court stayed an order restraining Future Retail from going ahead with the deal.
Indian exports jump 58% to hit an all-time high of $34 billion in March
India's merchandise exports jumped by 58% year-on-year (YoY) to $34 billion in March 2021. This is the highest monthly value of shipments out of the country. It was lead by an increase in engineering, garments, iron ore, and pharma exports. Imports rose 43% YoY to $48 billion during the same period. The trade deficit widened to over $14 billion in March 2021.
Bajaj Auto reports 25.3% month-on-month increase in sales in March
Bajaj Auto Limited reported a 23.5% month-on-month (MoM) increase in wholesale dispatches of its motorcycles in March. The company sold 3.69 lakh units during the month, as compared to 1.98 lakh units in February. Overall commercial vehicle sales stood at 39,315 units in March 2021.
Britannia Industries declares interim dividend of Rs 62
The Board of Directors of Britannia Industries Ltd has declared an interim dividend of Rs 62 per share for the financial year 2020-21. The record date for determining the eligibility of shareholders for payment of interim dividend has been fixed as April 10, 2021. The dividend will be paid on or before April 30, 2021.
Adani Road Transport receives two road projects from NHAI
Adani Road Transport Limited (ARTL) has secured a road project from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The order consists of six-laning of the Panagarh-Palsit section of NH-19 in West Bengal on a Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) basis. ARTL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited.
In other news, ARTL has received a road project worth Rs 1,170 crore from the NHAI. The order consists of six-laning of the Badakumari-Karki section of NH-130-CD in Odisha on a Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).
IndiGo launches door-to-door baggage transfer service in Delhi, Hyderabad
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) announced the launch of a door-to-door baggage transfer service in Delhi and Hyderabad. With IndiGo's new '6EBagport', customer baggage gets effectively and securely picked and transported with tracking from the first destination to the last one. The airline said it will subsequently launch '6EBagport', in partnership with CarterPorter, in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
ANG Lifesciences India acquires Mans Print & Publishers
ANG Lifesciences India Limited said it has acquired a printing and packaging firm, Mansa Print & Publishers Ltd (MPPL), as part of its strategic backward integration. MPPL had recently undergone the corporate insolvency resolution plan. It is engaged in the printing and packaging business, including the manufacturing of packaging products such as cartons, corrugated boxes, and aluminium foil.
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Atlas Cycles shuts operations in its last manufacturing unit.
Atlas Cycles, India's largest bicycle manufacturer, shuts operations at its last manufacturing unit. Atlas Cycles, however, insisted that the shutdown is only temporary, and the company will resume operations once it is able to raise around Rs 50 crore by selling surplus land. The company shut the factory on June 3 and laid off 431 […]
Written by Lakshmy S Nair June 5, 2020 June 17, 2020
Weak Market Sentiments Continue – Top 10 Global News
1. Futures Drop With Stocks; Bond Yields Rise American equity futures slid along with stocks in Europe Friday amid lingering concerns about volatile retail-trader speculation in the U.S. and a cash squeeze in China. Treasury yields ticked higher and the dollar erased gains. S&P 500 futures dropped after the U.S. gauge rebounded Thursday from its […]
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BASF India Q1 results: Net loss of Rs 29 crore reported
The Indian wing of German-based company BASF, BASF India, declared their Q1 FY21 results on Thursday. The company reported a net loss of Rs 29.15 crore for the quarter ended June 2020. This is significantly lower when compared to the net profit of Rs 8.20 crore reported in June last year. Q1 FY21 Q4 FY20 […]
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Oil Steady After Saudi Price Cuts – Top International News
U.S. Futures in Green; Aluminum Shoots Up Global stocks moved up for a seventh day and U.S. futures moved up with investors betting even at higher valuations. The U.S. markets are closed for Labour Day. Aluminum hit a decade high with political tensions in world's largest Bauxite money, Guinea. Stoxx Europe is up by 0.68% […]
Written by marketfeed Team September 6, 2021 September 6, 2021
RIL Reports 108% YoY Jump in Net Profit in Q4 – Top Indian Market News
Reliance Industries Q4 Results: Net profit at Rs 13,227 crore Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) reported a 108% YoY increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 13,227 crore for the quarter ended March (Q4). On a quarterly basis, net profit has grown 1%. The consolidated revenue from operations rose 11% YoY to Rs 1,54,896 crore during […]
Written by Cherian Varghese April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021
PTC India plans to sell controlling stake in its NBFC arm
PTC India (formerly Power Trading Corporation of India) has revived plans to sell its controlling stake in its NBFC arm PTC India Financial Services (PFS), according to an official disclosure to the stock exchanges. The Delhi-headquartered firm, which is backed by NTPC, Power Grid Corporation and Power Finance Corporation, has invited potential suitors or investors […]
Tech Mahindra Q1 profit up by 1.4% to 972 crores, beats Street estimates
Tech Mahindra profit rises a flat 1.36 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise at Rs 972.30 crore for the quarter ended June 30. It had posted a net profit of Rs 959.30 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. And consequently, beating the street estimate at Rs 760 crore. It has beaten the street estimate and […]
Rossari Biotech IPO – What's in Store?
About Rossari Biotech. Rossari Biotech is a one of the leading speciality chemical manufacturing companies in India. They provide customized solutions to specific industrial and production requirements. The company specializes in the following: Home, Personal Care and Performance Chemicals Textile speciality chemicals. Animal health and nutrition products They manufacture most of their products from their […]
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'So Jao' is a Hindi song from Bollywood movie 'Haider'. Bashir Lone, Bashir Bhawani, Muzamil Bhawani and Aalaap Majgavkar had sung this song while it's lyrics are penned by Gulzar.
Na Shaam Na Savera.., Andhera Hee Andhera..
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