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35 Family Game Night Ideas
Making memories as a family is essential, and creating time to get together is always worth it. Why not bring everyone to the table with a family game night? From preschoolers to high schoolers, every member in your brood can play something from this list of 35 game night ideas. There are also a few "new twist" suggestions to spark creativity and raise the fun factor.
New Classic Games
Hedbanz - This is a fun and easy game that even the youngest members of the family will enjoy. One person dons the plastic headband and puts a card in the slot without looking at it. Team members try to get their partner to figure out what person, place or thing they are wearing by answering only "yes" or "no" questions.
Apples to Apples or Apples to Apples Junior - How well do you know your family members? Carefully decide which words and phrases from your cards create the best, wackiest or funniest combination to complete the phrase and win over the judge.
Jenga - Purchase (or make) a life-sized Jenga game the family will love playing. Find a sturdy table to stack the hardwood blocks, then take turns slowly pulling the pieces from the bottom of the stack and carefully placing them on top of the pile.
New twist: Whoever wins the game can sign or decorate a block.
Shark Bite - If you have preschoolers, this should be on your family game night rotation. Players roll a die to see how many sea creatures they need to fish out of the sharks' mouth using a fishing rod. It looks easy, but be careful. It's only a matter of time until the shark closes its mouth and takes your loot away.
Ship of Treasures - The pirate enthusiasts in your home will love this game invented by two 10-year olds! You'll need a stellar strategy and the right treasure map to find buried booty and avoid the cannonballs.
Bananagrams - We can't decide what we love most about this game — the portable cloth banana pouch or its superfast pace! Players draw letter tiles out of the center of the table and build connecting words until one player has used all the tiles. If you aren't into taking turns, this is the perfect choice since everyone can play at once.
New twist: Play elimination and let the winners take it all the way to the final round.
TV-Inspired Games
Minute to Win It - You only have a minute, so stop wasting time and get to it! You can purchase this game or make it your own. Ask each team to come up with five to 10 challenges it wants the other side to complete in one minute. You can stack plastic cups, arrange pennies, blow up balloons, solve a Rubik's cube, etc. Compete against other players or race against the clock. Genius Tip: Use these 50 minute to win it games for inspiration.
Chopped - Calling all chefs! It's time for some culinary competition. Using only what you have in your kitchen, select four ingredients the other team or an individual must use to make a signature dish in just 30 minutes. Judges can award points for presentation, taste and creativity to determine the winner.
Jeopardy - The game where the question is the answer is always a popular game night option. For best results, have only a few categories and use an online game creation program, PowerPoint or index cards for the board. Each team should come up with categories and the corresponding answers (or questions). Give contestants an easy way to "ring in." Use noisemakers or ask contestants to shout their name for a shot at the answer — which is actually the question.
Family Feud - With the top answers on the board, find out who can predict what the survey says. Do some research and create interesting lists with four or five ranked answers (most popular carnival food, top places for summer vacations, favorite car colors, etc.). Take turns and have each player see how many answers they can guess correctly or play in teams.
Invite friends and family to a game night and coordinate snacks with a sign up. SAMPLE
Monopoly - Carefully choose your game piece then take turns traveling around the board, collecting $200, buying property, making deals and staying out of jail.
New twist: Ask younger players to use construction paper and markers to design a homemade currency for the game.
Clue - A classic whodunit is always an excellent choice for game night. Players must pay close attention to the clues to figure out who committed the crime, in which room and using what instrument.
New twist: Have each family member dress like a "Clue" character and play up the part.
Pictionary - This game draws out the best in everyone! Team up, then grab a marker and channel your inner Picasso to get your partner to guess the answer. You can purchase the game or make it a true original by creating your own categories. New twist: At the end of the game, play a bonus round where those drawing have to use their non-dominant hand to try to get their teammates to guess the answer.
Bingo – Even the youngest players will be happy to join a game of Bingo! You can use numbers, letters, words or pictures to create the Bingo board.
New twist: Ask each family member to come up with a theme for a Bingo round such as favorite vacations, TV shows, "Who said it?" and other creative categories.
Coordinate game night raffle basket donations with a sign up. SAMPLE
Homemade Mad Libs - Take family night to a whole new level with homemade Mad Libs. Each family member writes a story, leaving blanks that other family members will complete. Take turns writing in wacky nouns, verbs, exclamations and other parts of speech for a zany story. This can be a non-competitive game, or you can vote for the best Mad Lib!
New twist: Use pictures from past vacations, holidays, etc. to stir up inspiration for a good fill-in-the-blank story.
Three Truths and a Lie - Can you spot the lie? Put everyone's name in a hat to see who goes first. Allow a few moments for contestants to think and come up with a game plan (the perfect time to grab the popcorn and snacks)! Listen carefully to the four statements, then write down which statement you think is the lie.
New twist: Come up with themes or questions to get the game started.
Indoor Bowling - This is an inexpensive way to enjoy an evening of bowling, minus the shoe rental and stylish shirts. Line up plastic cups (the more, the merrier) and roll a plastic whiffle ball (or dodgeball or any other ball that won't cause too much indoor damage) toward the "pins." Rotate who is scoring, bowling and resetting the pins.
New twist: If you don't have a plastic ball, take a look in the freezer. Bags of frozen veggies slide beautifully across a kitchen floor (just don't plan to eat them later).
Obstacle Course - Get the family moving by creating an indoor or outdoor obstacle course. You can compete in teams or time each player. Obstacles can include climbing over a tower of pillows, crawling through a blanket tunnel, taking five trips around the swing set or doing 15 pushups by the mailbox. The more creative, the better.
Twister - How twisted can you get and still stay on your feet? Gather the family around and spin the wheel to see who can perform the ultimate balancing act. If you have a large number of players, consider using two boards or make one yourself.
Corn Hole - Play a game of "bags" and find out who has the best throwing style and strategy.
New twist: Block off areas of the board and assign various point values. Use masking or painting tape so you can easily remove it from the boards when finished. This makes it easier for young players to score more points, even if they can't get the bag in the hole!
Charades - One word, sounds like? Get animated and try to get your partner to guess the movie, TV show, personality or place you are acting out before time is up! You can purchase game cards or ask participants to come up with titles of some of their favorite shows.
New twist: Divide topics into easy, medium and challenging categories so all family members can play along.
Scavenger Hunt - The classic go-find-it game to play indoors, outdoors or anywhere you are ready to fire up the competition factor! Players can search for hidden items around the house, in the neighborhood or at a favorite vacation destination.
New twist: Have teams or individuals snap a picture when they find the hidden object and send it back to the group.
Silly Bat, Run the Bases - See how well your family handles gravity after putting their heads on top of a bat and spinning around. Use dice to determine how many spins the player will spin before running the bases, sprinting around the house or performing a simple task.
Hide and Seek - It sounds elementary but finding new and creative places to hide in your home takes a lot of skill. This is a good option for the preschool set and could lead to tired kiddos! Make it more interesting by using a timer to see who can find the other team (or object) in the shortest amount of time.
Running a weekly board game club? Recruit volunteers with a sign up. SAMPLE
Gin Rummy - In many families, learning how to play Gin Rummy is more than a game, it's a tradition. Players take turns drawing from the pile or working from the discards, and build a winning hand with three or four of a kind (i.e., four 2s, three 7s) or a suit run (3, 4, 5 and 6 of hearts, for example). This game can be played with two or four players.
Kings on the Corner - This game is easy for kids six and up to play. The deck is placed in the middle and four cards dealt on each side. The first player to get rid of all his cards using the black/red pattern working from highest card to lowest is crowned the winner. Watch for King face cards: they can be played on the corner and open up the possibilities for victory.
99 - This is an excellent card game for helping kids with addition and subtraction. Each player gets four cards. Players take turns putting one card in the center pile and drawing another. Cards are added up based on face value, but don't be the one caught going over 99! Look for these helpful cards: 4s reverse the playing order, 3s hold the last number played, 10s bring the number back down 10 points and 9s take the score to an automatic 99.
Spoons - Break out the cutlery and see who can think fast! To determine the number of spoons placed in the center of the table, take the number of players and subtract one. The dealer gives four cards to each player then chooses a card off the deck and moves one card facedown to the player to his left and so on. When a player has four of kind, they take a spoon from the center of the circle. The player left without a spoon loses the game.
UNO - Build your strategy and your points as you use your "reverse," "skip," "draw two" and "wild" cards to get out first. Be sure to watch out for the dreaded "draw four."
Planning for Family Game Night
Make it a Priority - Family time is valuable but actually getting to the game table can be challenging. Pick a date and get everyone excited with a digital or paper invitation.
Set the Rules Before Game Night - Games can bring out the best (and sometimes the worst) in players. Come up with three to five rules all family members agree on. Keep the rules on display during game night and be sure younger kids know the consequences for not taking turns or being a bad sport.
Let Everyone Participate - Depending on how long your game night is, plan to play one or two games. This keeps the evening from becoming dull and gives a chance for players with different skills to excel.
Don't Forget the Snacks - What goes best with family game night? Food! Have something ready to go or order in from a delivery service. Stopping to eat dinner or having a snack is a great way to transition to the next game or event.
Award Prizes - Hit your local discount or dollar store and get fun prizes for the winners (and losers). Make sure everyone ends the night with a prize!
Think Ahead - Challenge family members to come up with their own game for the next family night.
With these tips and game night ideas, you'll be sure to have a fun and competitive time. That makes everyone a winner!
Courtney McLaughlin is a freelance writer in Charlotte, N.C. She gratefully shares her life, home and heart with her daughter and their dog.
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What John Kelly got wrong about Rep. Frederica Wilson and the Johnson family
By Eugene Scott
Eugene Scott
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To White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, the conversation between the president of the United States and the spouse of a fallen soldier is "sacred." And, perhaps, private.
But President Trump has been on the receiving end of significant criticism after Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) said he told a pregnant widow that her husband who was killed in an ambush in Niger knew what he signed up for. Trump denies he said those words, which the lawmaker called insensitive, to Myeshia Johnson.
Kelly said Thursday during the White House news briefing that he was shocked that Wilson was even a part of the conversation.
"It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on that conversation," he said Thursday in the White House briefing room. "It stuns me. I thought at least that was sacred."
[Trump's chief of staff whose son died in combat, defends president's call to Gold Star widow]
Wilson being present for a conversation between the commander in chief and one of her grieving constituents doesn't make the call not "sacred." Neither does the fact that the mother of the fallen soldier — who confirmed Wilson's report — was present as well.
Perhaps Kelly, who also listened to the call, would be less stunned if he realized that Wilson's primary identity to the Johnson family isn't as a member of Congress. The Johnsons have known Wilson for decades — most of those years before the former educator moved to Washington to join Congress.
"When I saw the headline that a young man was killed in Niger from Carol City, I thought, 'My God, please don't let it be a role model,'" Wilson told Politico. "And it was."
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Wilson's connection to the family goes back at least one generation. She told CNN that she was the principal of a school that Johnson's father attended.
These relationships were part of why Wilson was with the family — not just because she was "a member of Congress."
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With the federal government's policies toward immigration shifting, this crucial segment of our population faces uncertainty and needs support now more than ever. For example, executive orders by the Trump administration limit the ability of individuals from several countries to enter the United States; in addition, the administration rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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MIDORI | Brief notes by Midori on Sonatas and Partitas without Bass for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach
Brief notes by Midori on Sonatas and Partitas without Bass for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach
We find Johann Sebastian Bach in the year 1720 as Kapellmeister in the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen. A musician in early mid-career and much better known as an organist than as a composer, Bach busied himself during his six-year sojourn in Cöthen with writing some of his most important instrumental music (rather than the religious vocal compositions his work demanded in such profusion in other postings), while still performing the customary duties of a musical director in a secular court—playing, rehearsing, performing, and conducting—showing leadership as the head musician of the town. This period he spent in a relatively small town (centuries later to become a part of Communist East Germany, the town today with a population of approximately 30,000, its only claim to fame being its "Bach-rabilia"), must have allowed him a good balance of family life and work, and within the latter, the flexibility to write without the regular necessity to write for church services.
We know little of the history of the compositions said to be from this period, such as the solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas as well as the Cello Suites. We can well assume that they were first performed in Cöthen, most likely at court, by one of the court musicians. It is also possible, though, that in the case of the solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Bach himself gave their first presentation, even though he may have played these works on a keyboard instead. That he was a good violinist is a known fact and is prominently documented by his son, Carl Philipp Emanuel. However, the richness and the fullness of their harmonies could, for their maximum effect, be much more successfully and easily executed on a keyboard rather than on a violin.
There is absolutely no record of the context in which the solo violin works were written nor in what order they were composed, and modern thoughts on whether and how they were performed in the Cöthen years are mere speculation. In fact, while we believe them to have been composed in Cöthen, there is some reason to believe that Bach had already prepared these works while still in his previous post, in Weimar and that 1720 was the year when he brought them together into a standard collection of six works. Unlike the Cello Suites, the manuscript autograph of these pieces, from Bach's own hand, does exist–beautiful and elegant as well as meticulous–and it reminds this writer of yet another example of divinely inspired art whose glories seemingly transcend the capacities of any mere mortal soul, Caravaggio's great painting in which the angel is guiding and dictating St. Matthew.
One wonders where Bach's inspiration came from and how he must have felt after having completed such a brilliant output. These pieces are monumental achievements. They are masterpieces of composition, of course, but beside Bach's brilliant innovations, they have a remarkable impact on each player and listener. At first hearing, the listener could be completely taken by the timelessness, the apparent contemporaneous feel, of each of these works, and in practicing them, one loses oneself in the passing of time. From a compositional perspective, the mastery of counterpoint and thematic writing has not lost its mystery; the perfection of the compositional techniques employed has superseded the passage of time. From all perspectives, these works are considered to be a pinnacle of compositional achievement. This is music that presents each listener and performer with an intense experience that cannot be replicated; requiring complete abandonment to the music and the workings of a mind so transcendent.
These compositions place huge organizational demands on a player, who is required to execute a multitude of voices, lines, melodies, counterpoint, and within all that convey the music's character and impressions. At first, Bach's individual line is simple, but then, when presented in multiple voices, complexities emerge, and it becomes the greatest of challenges to simultaneously render differing lines while retaining their underlying simplicity. A performer is required to carefully consider the organization of the left and right hands, remembering to pristinely present both the interlocking of musical lines as well as their independence from each other. The lines' simultaneous independence and dependence of and with each other is at the core of these works. As a performer strives to simplify and organize the lines, that player's ears and fingers are sharpened and trained, in the mental quest to present relationships between notes, lines, voices and sections that can be both coherent and/or in contrast with each other. Given the richness of Bach's harmony as well as its purity, the greatest intonation accuracy is demanded, and anything less is blatantly distracting. The smoothness of the melodic line requires mastery of right hand technique and complete control of its execution. This music requires more than just the possession of high-end technical skills; it demands a player's coordination of its many elements simultaneously, while handling them with both flair and seeming ease. And on top of all that, such technical virtuosity must largely be secondary to artistic priorities.
These pieces also present numerous interpretive challenges to a player. The main question is that of style. A Romantic reading of these works once predominated, with rubato, with wide vibrato, and "meaty" chordal executions a major element of many players' interpretations. Some of the earliest extant recordings of the complete set are performed in this fashion. Since the renewed popularity and influence of Early Music presentation, the trend is perhaps moving in the direction of performances more in keeping with what we understand to have been the prevailing style during Bach's lifetime. Some players go so far as to perform on instruments resembling those of the Baroque era, while others use only the Baroque bow while performing on "modern" instruments, or use gut strings but with a "regular" or "modern" tuning. There are also those who make no visible modifications to their equipment, while still leaning in the direction of sound and interpretation that are closer to period instrument presentations, handling the instrument "as if" playing a period violin. There is no single "right" way to play this music–conviction is the key. There is also a question of what to prioritize, what elements of this capacious music to bring to the fore (these choices being both technical and artistic, clearly). Because of the music's many elements, its multiplicity of lines, plus demanding harmony and rhythms, a player must prioritize a particular element at certain times. For each performer, there are many decisions that must be made, both in planning and in "real-time," during actual performance. These are issues which do not lend themselves to one teachable "correct" answer or another, but they certainly need to be recognized and learned and internalized by each individual player. In the end, each performer must make well-informed choices. In truth, it seems to this performer that it is most important to honestly place this music in the context of a player's life.
At the end of the day, these are some of the most beautiful pieces ever written. They are works that must be played with passion and not fear, that can be felt with hopefulness and not disappointment and hatred, and with adoration and respect. They are to be revered and played with a sense of love for their mysteries and glories, and not because a certain correctness is required. This is music that invokes compassion and has the capacity to reach the deepest and the most inner core of each person's soul. It is music that responds to each player's individuality, reflecting that person's inner life in ways that strikes a chord of recognition with another person, allowing both the player and listener the musical means for heightened self-examination. In this sense, each interpretation, in its elements that extend beyond learned aesthetics and academic presentation, is stemming from life itself, which is to say that every performance of these works will always be different, emphases and colorings and "meanings" constantly changing. This is indeed living music that walks in concert with life's movements.
When encountering such life-altering achievement, people often speak of "divine" inspiration, as though the work was a direct product of godly instruction. Still, this is music of human dimension. Bach was given to normal emotions, as we are aware of his frustrations in some career situations, and knowing of his huge family, we may imagine the demands such a home life placed on the man. He wrote the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in a town of no particularly great claim, and they have been played ever since by very human musicians for "normal" listeners. Yet amidst all this normalcy is the humbling beauty of this music, a gift we gratefully accept.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn has not had a negative impact on the global general market for home electronics products last year. On the contrary: After a 2.4 per cent decrease in 2019, global sales in-creased by 3.2 per cent in 2020. According to the GfK figures, consumers spent a total of 1.26 trillion US dollars worldwide on products from the consumer electronics and domestic appliance segments. This includes telecommunication products, consumer electronics, photography and IT products, as well as small and major domestic appliances.
However, the market figures varied substantially both regionally and in specific product categories. While the global market for telecommunications products shrank by about 6 per cent, and consumer electronics (including photography) decreased by 3 per cent, sales of major domestic appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines grew by 5 per cent. Small domestic appliance sales were strong: This segment, which includes kitchen appliances, health and hair care products as well as vacuum cleaners, saw an increase in sales of 15 per cent. However, the IT and technical office product segment outperformed all others, growing by 22 per cent. The figures clearly show that more work was done in home offices. Not to mention that in addition to home schooling, people all around the world spent significantly more time at home.
Europe in particular stands out in the regional analysis: Strong sales saw an impressive growth of 12 per cent to reach 343 billion US dollars in 2020. In comparison, North America grew modestly by 3 per cent to reach 262 billion US dollars. The Middle East and Africa region grew by 2 per cent to reach 74 billion dollars. The Asia-Pacific region recorded a slight decrease of 1 per cent, falling to 503 billion US dollars. Latin America fell by three per cent to 78 billion US dollars.
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Why 2017 is the Right Time for Nintendo to Release the NX
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Nintendo has announced that the NX is due to be released sometime in March of 2017, but this date just seems so far away — do we really need to wait this long? If Nintendo wants the NX to be a success, then yes: 2017 is the perfect time for Nintendo to unleash their latest console onto the world. As we saw with the Wii U's and 3DS's relatively weak launches, it is vital that Nintendo treats the NX's launch with utmost care, carefully planning every step they take.
The Wii's "Wii Would Like to Play" ads were memorable.
While we would all love for the NX to be released as soon as possible, the truth of the matter is, we know next to nothing about it. Releasing it anytime this year would not give us — as consumers — much time to learn about it either. Nintendo needs the time to slowly reveal information about the NX while building up excitement. The distant release date also gives Nintendo ample amount of time to market the NX properly — to ingrain it into our brains. The purpose of marketing is to build recognition of a product. If the NX fails to advertise itself and build the proper recognition it needs to sell successfully on its launch, the NX would end up being yet another terrible launch for Nintendo. Timing is absolutely crucial and is not a factor that should be taken lightly; releasing the NX in 2017 allows for Nintendo to properly prepare for the NX's release all while avoiding another disaster.
Wii Sports was a very attractive launch title for the Wii.
Above everything else though, the NX needs launch titles. The NX certainly will not get off of the ground without any good launch titles. For this, Nintendo should take all the time that it needs to develop the proper support the NX needs for it to be a success. Rushing their console onto the market will only hurt them in the long run. By releasing the NX in March of 2017, Nintendo is allocating a sufficient amount of time to not only develop quality launch titles but also market them, building even more anticipation. If the NX were to hypothetically release this year, there would be no reason for someone to go out of their way to buy a new console if there isn't anything to play or anything worth mentioning to play. Nintendo needs to give us, the consumers, a reason to be excited and to buy the NX. This kind of excitement cannot be created overnight; it needs to be methodically built over time.
Time is everything and it does not seem like Nintendo is taking this lightly; they seem to be doing everything they can to not have a repeat of the Wii U's launch. Hopefully Nintendo has learned from their past mistakes and are taking them into consideration as the NX's launch date slowly approaches. Until then, we can only wait and hope Nintendo played their cards right.
Hello there! I'm Gina, a writer for ThisGenGaming, a business student who has put more hours into Pokemon X than I would like to admit. My history with Nintendo dates back to the N64 and I've been a fan ever since.
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Hello there! I'm Gina, a writer for ThisGenGaming, a business student who has put more hours into Pokemon X than I would like to admit. My history with Nintendo dates back to the N64 and I've been a fan ever since. I mainly stick to RPGs as I am a big fan of "Pokemon", "Fire Emblem" and recently "Yo-kai Watch." In fact, it's my dream to help with the next big rpg and I hope I make it there one day!
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"With an ever increasing production and consumption of plastic, it is becoming clear that we cannot afford to ignore the problem of how to dispose of it in a sustainable way that does not endanger our natural environment for the benefit of future generations," said Antonyia Parvanova (NMSP, Bulgaria). "We believe that under the forthcoming Directive on Marine policy we can do more to address this man-made issue. The treatment of waste is not adequately taken into account on a national level. "
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Verizon to Cut Costs With 200G in 2014
News Analysis Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large 8/13/2013
Verizon Communications Inc.'s deployment of 200G is only a year away now that it has completed a successful field trial of 200Gbit/s optical technology in the Northeast, the carrier said Tuesday.
The upcoming deployment will enable Verizon to dramatically cut the cost per bit of its transport services, at least over shorter distances, such as the 260-mile Boston to New York route that it tested.
The field trial used pre-production software to run a single wavelength of 200Gbit/s traffic on a Ciena Corp. 6500 that's currently deployed by Verizon to deliver 100Gbits/s traffic between New York and Boston. Because Verizon was able to double the spectral efficiency of that network for the cost of a card change, the financial benefits will be there from day one with 200G, at least over shorter metro and regional fiber routes, says Verizon Engineering Fellow Steven Gringeri. Verizon is planning to begin deployment in the second half of 2014.
"The biggest thing for us is that this field trial validated that everything works in a real production environment, over real fibers and a real system," he says. "The only thing that wasn't in final form was the 200-Gig card."
Ciena's WaveLogic3 platform was designed to make the transition from 100G to 200G and 400G deployments with new cards that can be programmed to support either 100G using Quad Phase Shift Key (QPSK) modulation or Binary Phase Shift Key (BPSK) technology for longer reach deployments, or 16 QAM -- quadrature amplitude modulation -- for the 200G and 400G deployments, adds Helen Xenos, director of product and technology marketing at Ciena.
The vendor isn't saying exactly when it will announce commercial 200G cards, Xenos says, or what the final reach will be for that technology. But the chips are available today to support 200G, and it's likely that Ciena will be ready on Verizon's timetable.
Gringeri says Verizon is expecting a 500 km to 800 km reach for 200G, making it better suited to metro and regional deployments than for long-haul systems, which would require regeneration and use of additional cards, thus wrecking the cost-effectiveness equation.
That means early deployments are likely to be in places like the densely populated Northeast, where the fiber runs are shorter and the traffic demands are high to support LTE, streaming video and cloud services, Gringeri says.
The goal is not to offer a 200G service but to be able to map two 100G services onto the same wavelength for the cost of a small incremental upgrade.
"The actual cost of hardware changes by only a small amount, and it gives you a much lower cost per bit with only a slight incremental cost in hardware producing the double the rate," Gringeri says. "There is a trade-off in terms of distances but this becomes more cost-effective than 100G right away for the right routes."
The race is clearly on among both carriers and vendors to improve the performance of optical networks, given the expected bandwidth demands and the operating cost crunch most carriers face. This announcement marks yet another significant development. (See France Telecom, Alcalu Deploy 400G Link and Beyond 100G: Optical Vendors Push for 400G)).
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Keystone XL Pipeline opponents earned a scary "I told you so" at the end of October when that controversial, much-protested pipeline spilled 383,040 gallons of oil into a North Dakota wetlands. Though they warned of the dangers, the protestors are the last people who would want to see the wetlands endangered. They are the ones who warned against such an occurrence.
Ironically, according to Daily Kos, the spill happened just hours after a hearing in Billings, MT, on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL project.
The leak also occurred the day before hearings in Pierre, SD, where the pipeline's owners were seeking three water permits "requesting a large amount of our surface water for one purpose – to build a hazardous materials pipeline in a diagonal across agricultural lands," according to Bruce Ellison, representing opponent grassroots Dakota Rural Action, and reported by Native Sun News Today.
And before October ended, a Michigan Court of Claims judge ruled against protestors contesting a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel.
The natural world is under attack by short-term profiteers with total disregard for the damage their companies inflict. And those corporations were granted personhood in the U.S. by an 1886 Supreme Court ruling that said they fell under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
But, if the perpetrators of violence against the natural world have personhood, what about their victims? How about an even playing field?
Our great 20th Century jurist William O. Douglas famously suggested just such "standing" in a 1972 dissenting opinion:
"Inanimate objects are sometimes parties in litigation. A ship has a legal personality, a fiction found useful for maritime purposes. The corporation sole — a creature of ecclesiastical law — is an acceptable adversary, and large fortunes ride on its cases. The ordinary corporation is a 'person' for purposes of the adjudicatory processes, whether it represents proprietary, spiritual, aesthetic, or charitable causes.
"So it should be as respects valleys, alpine meadows, rivers, lakes, estuaries, beaches, ridges, groves of trees, swampland, or even air that feels the destructive pressures of modern technology and modern life. The river, for example, is the living symbol of all the life it sustains or nourishes — fish, aquatic insects, water ouzels, otter, fisher, deer, elk, bear, and all other animals, including man, who are dependent on it or who enjoy it for its sight, its sound, or its life. The river as plaintiff speaks for the ecological unit of life that is part of it. Those people who have a meaningful relation to that body of water — whether it be a fisherman, a canoeist, a zoologist, or a logger — must be able to speak for the values which the river represents, and which are threatened with destruction."
And others have begun to recognize the logic and rightness Douglas espoused.
Dana Drugmand, writing for YES! Magazine this summer, noted:
"More than 20 countries now recognize the rights of nature through laws or judicial decisions. In the U.S., more than two dozen communities have passed resolutions and ordinances recognizing nature's rights. Most recently, voters in Toledo, Ohio, approved a ballot measure enacting a Bill of Rights for Lake Erie, essentially saying that the lake has legal rights like a person does….
"Tamaqua, a Pennsylvania borough, became the first place in the world to pass a law recognizing the rights of nature in 2006. The practice has since spread to western states like Colorado and California. And internationally, Ecuador and New Zealand have formally recognized the rights of nature in a 2008 constitutional amendment and in legislation passed in 2014 and 2017, respectively."
Ashley Westerman of National Public Radio noted further progress this past August:
"In early July, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans. From now on, its rivers will be treated as living entities in a court of law. The landmark ruling by the Bangladeshi Supreme Court is meant to protect the world's largest delta from further degradation from pollution, illegal dredging and human intrusion.
"'In Bangladesh, the river is considered as our mother,' says Mohammad Abdul Matin, general secretary of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon, a Dhaka-based environmental group. As Bangladesh sits where three major rivers converge and empty into the Bay of Bengal, nearly 100 percent of its land is delta land, he tells NPR.
"Following the ruling, anyone accused of harming the rivers can be taken to court by the new, government-appointed National River Conservation Commission. They may be tried and delivered a verdict as if they had harmed their own mother, Matin says."
Drugmand pointed out that in Toledo's case, "Industry and the Ohio state government have since pushed back against the local law."
Drugmand characterizes the conflict as one of paradigms. Is nature merely property or is there validity to "the idea is that nature and other beings that have survived the evolutionary process have an inalienable right to exist and flourish"
Of course they do. For themselves and for the sort of selfish reason that if they don't survive, we won't either. Rephrasing Magalí Datzira: Mother Nature, Mother Earth. Give us laws to protect Her.
(Gary Edmondson is chair of the Stephens County Democratic Party: scdpok.us or facebook.com/SCDPOK/. There will be a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 112 of the Morris Building at the Red River Vo-Tech on West Bois D'Arc.)


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. The Dewey Beach Music Conference (DBMC) 2010 edition will take place September 30 through October 2.
As a smaller conference, every detail counts and it is evident in the caliber of talent that has consistently showcased at DBMC in the past five years. "Many of the artists we've selected have gone onto become internationally recognized performers so the level of talent speaks for itself," said Vikki Walls, co-founder and director of the conference.
With a little research, those words ring true as there is a long list of high caliber performers that have graced the DBMC stage, most notably Melody Gardot, Halestorm, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Parachute, and Zach Myers from Shinedown, to name a few.
Equally as impressive is the long list of industry elite who have recently served as panelists and speakers. From Matt Pinfield (Columbia Records, Sirius Radio) and Joe Cuelo (VP of Music Supervision, MTV) to Shelly Yakus (Engineer, Tom Petty, John Lennon) and Paul Reed Smith (Artist and Founder of PRS Guitars), every corner of the music business is covered at DBMC.
This environment, in turn, provides industry professionals an excellent discovery ground for new artists.
In addition to its three nights of showcases, DBMC hosts two convention days, which include demo and mentoring sessions, a tradeshow, and industry meet & greet events. The mentoring and demo listening sessions are a jewel of DBMC, allowing artists valuable one-on-one time with industry pros.
"We pride ourselves on being the most 'musician friendly' conference out there," said Walls. "This is the only event that offers free badges to all showcasing bands and all bands that submit for consideration. Our focus is on the musician and offering up-and-comers a great environment to learn and get their names out."
Dewey Beach sits on a narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay. The result is a casual, laid-back vibe mirroring a beach vacation. All performance venues are within a few blocks walking distance of the main conference area. No cabs, no hassle, no venues that are hopelessly disconnected from the center of activity. That center of activity, The Rusty Rudder, possesses an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Registrants interact with panelists, speakers, exhibitors, musicians, and professionals from all aspects of the music industry without any pretension.
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The promoters of the initiative knew that they ran the risk of being canceled because of the US embargo that prohibits sending money to Cuba. The companies that manage credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, etc are obliged to respect the American law.
The promoters of Help to your people did not put the word Cuba anywhere. Still, Facebook notified them today that their crowdfunding has been reported. "We do not know who was able to do it, that information is not given by Facebook," she explains, a volunteer who has worked to raise this aid fund for those affected by the tornado.
At first, the promoters of Help your people set a goal to raise $ 20,000 in 15 days, but that goal was small: they got it in the first 24 hours.
That's why they went up to 50,000 dollars. When they went for 40,000, Facebook canceled the initiative and re-entered the money raised to the donors.
Initially, the promoters of the initiative had in mind to help five families, but to the extent that their proposal went viral, they were adding more families. At the same time, they contacted Cuban artists to adopt specific families. They assure that they have detailed the affectations suffered in 147 houses, as well as the names and address of the victims, verified by collaborators in Cuba.
"We are still in shock because it was suddenly and without a notification," he comments to this portal.


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When products are unsafe because of improper design or errors in manufacturing, those who are injured by these defects have the option of pursing legal action against the manufacturers or distributors.
However, they do not have infinite time to do this.
The statute of limitations in Florida for personal injury action – including that arising from product liability – is four years from the time the injury occurred or from when it should have been discovered. Not all injuries that result from defective products are revealed right away. Similarly, the defect may not be revealed until many years after the product is made or after it causes injury.
Florida legislators did take these scenario into account, but the amount of time available for action is still limited. Per F.S. 95.031(2)(b), one can have up to 12 years – no more – from the time the product was delivered to its first purchaser or lesee – in which to bring the lawsuit. This is true even if the case involves serious personal injury or death. There are some exceptions to this (i.e., railroad equipment, aircraft, improvements to real property, etc.). However, it's important to discuss all of this with your attorney before deciding whether it's worth it to pursue action.
In the recent case of Dominguez v. Hayward Industries et al, this 12-year statute of repose was at issue.
According to court records, husband sustained severe head injuries in November 2012 when his swimming pool filter exploded. He and his wife then filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer/distributor of the pol filter, as well as the installer of pool and pool filter. Additionally, they sued the certified pool contractor. They alleged strict liability and negligence.
The pool and filter were delivered and installed in December 1999.
Defendants argued the 12-year statute of repose barred this lawsuit because there was no exception to the statute that allowed this case to proceed.
The clock starts ticking in these cases once the work is completed or the product is delivered. The law forms no basis for recovery upon which an injury caused when a product was purchased 12 or more years before the injury, per the 1992 Florida Supreme Court decision of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Acosta.
There was a question raised regarding whether the facts of this case gave rise to the "improvements to real property" exclusion. The Florida Supreme Court defined it as a valuable addition made to property or an amelioration of its condition that accounts for more than just simply a repair or replacement of waste. Courts in the state have held that component parts don't constitute "improvements" of real property.
Plaintiffs argued in this case that pool filter was an improvement to real property,within the context of the law. However, Florida's Third District Court of Appeals ruled it is not. Therefore, the exception doesn't apply. And because the statute of repose date started accruing in 1999 – 13 years before this injurious incident occurred – plaintiffs were not able to recover damages against the manufacturer or installer of the pool.
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Gershon Shafir. A Half Century of Occupation: Israel, Palestine, and the World's Most Intractable Conflict. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2017. 296 pp. $26.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-520-29350-2.
June 2017 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Israel seized these territories after its swift victory over Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War. East Jerusalem was quickly annexed, a move that was not recognized by the United States or the international community. Syria's Golan Heights were also captured during the war and annexed by Israel in 1981. Over the past five decades, Israel's occupation has pervaded Palestinian society at all levels. It determines how, where, and if Palestinians are born. Israel's occupation rules how Palestinians live, work, and die. Even the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), the putative self-governing body of the Palestinians created after the 1993 Oslo Accords, exists at the behest of Israel and the United States. Currently led by Mahmoud Abbas, whose legal term in office ended in 2009, the PNA's limited authority only extends over small parts of the West Bank. Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, but its borders are controlled by Israel and Egypt. Yet the anniversary of the occupation passed with resignation more than consternation or anger. After all, the occupation persists and there is no end in sight.
The first part of A Half Century of Occupation is the strongest. Shafir details the differing legal regimes Israel applies to Palestinians under occupation as well as the status of the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) under international humanitarian law. He also examines the growth of Israeli colonies in the OPT and the outsized influence of the settler movement on Israeli politics and policies. He cautions that "the colonies' prospects, depending as much on Palestinian resistance as on Israeli potentials and intentions, and on international interests, are far from certain, and their future is yet to be written" (p. 83). Yet the present reality that Shafir depicts does not suggest that Israel's settlement policies will be ended anytime soon or even curtailed. Indeed, he contends that "the occupation is dragged out by the Israeli desire to continue its state building by colonizing and subsequently annexing parts of the OPT." Shafir adds, "The dynamic of this process is made manifest by Israel's preference for colonization over peacemaking, and even security, at each point when the possibility of the diplomatic resolution of either the Israeli-Arab or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has arisen" (p. 84).
Although Shafir's approach to examining the occupation is creative, there are limitations. This is most apparent in Shafir's sweeping discussion of the "special relationship" between the United States and Israel. The importance of Washington's expanding support for Israel from 1948 to the present cannot be underestimated. Unfortunately, Shafir relies on a thin set of secondary sources and his analysis is too conventional. He ignores how the special relationship grew during the Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and John Kennedy administrations. By emphasizing the post-1967 period, Shafir neglects the emotional and ideological ties between the United States and Israel as well as the diplomatic support provided by Washington over two decades that established a foundation for the evolution of the special relationship. His discussion would have benefited from a more thorough examination of works by diplomatic historians as well declassified American and Israeli diplomatic and national security documents.
Similarly, Shafir's discussion of the decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to accept the Oslo Accords also relies on a conventional approach. A number of scholars have demonstrated that the PLO was far more eager and willing to engage in negotiations and prepared for significant concessions nearly two decades before the Oslo Accords were signed. Exploring these works would have confirmed Shafir's contention that Israel prefers colonization over peace.
Throughout A Half Century of Occupation, Shafir argues that the possibility for a negotiated two-state solution still exists. Yet the evidence he provides of Israel's settlement and negotiation policies, coupled with other discussions of the fruitless peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, reveals a very different reality. Indeed, Shafir details how Israel's settlement policies in the OPT have precluded any possibility of achieving a two-state solution. The reality is a de facto one-state solution. In detailing Israel's military rule over the Palestinians, Shafir writes, "There are two laws for two peoples in the OPT. Apartheid—racial in South Africa and national in Israel—is the best term we have for describing the coexistence of two legal systems in one territory that allocates legal rights and adjudicates disputes on the basis of different identities" (emphasis in original, p. 227). However, Shafir finds calls for a permanent one-state solution based on equality between Israelis and Palestinians to be wanting. He respectfully engages with works that advocate a one-state solution and argues that the hurdles will only lead Israelis and Palestinians to revisit territorial partition.
In the final section, Shafir examines the call by Palestinian civil society for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel and compares it to a similar movement that challenged the apartheid regime in South Africa. Shafir is critical of the BDS movement for failing to make significant allies among Israeli Jews. However, he concedes that Israel's peace movement is no longer viable. Shafir states that the small Israeli nongovernmental organizations that focus on human rights and rely on foreign funding "cannot fill the gap left by a mass peace movement with clear political goals" (p. 196). Nor does he discuss the dramatic growth in membership of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) over the past decade. JVP has been a prominent advocate for BDS in the United States. Considering the close ties between the American Jewish community and Israel that Shafir discusses, the growing disenchantment with Israel's occupation as evidenced by JVP's increased membership on college campuses warranted some reflection. Shafir also challenges the BDS movement's support for the right of return of Palestinian refugees and antinormalization efforts. Instead, he contends that the BDS campaigns targeting Israel's occupation have been the most successful. Yet Shafir appears to be conflating principles with tactics.
Despite these flaws, Shafir deserves credit for exploring how Palestinians and Israelis can find a path to achieve peace, equality, and justice. His analysis and suggestions deserve to be assessed and debated widely.
. Shafir notes that when East Jerusalem and more than two dozen West Bank villages were annexed by Israel, the Palestinian residents "were not given automatic citizenship," because "Israel did not wish to increase the size of its Palestinian Arab population" (p. 16).
. In early November 2017, Hamas transferred control of Gaza's border crossings to the PNA as part of a unity agreement with Fatah, the leading Palestinian political party. However, Israel and Egypt still determine if and when Palestinians may leave Gaza. See Peter Beaumont, "Hamas Hands Control of Gaza Crossings to Palestinian Authority," The Guardian, November 1, 2017.
. A brief sampling of relevant works that offer a more nuanced approach to the evolution of the US-Israeli special relationship includes Stephen J. Green, Taking Sides: America's Secret Relations with a Militant Israel (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984); David Schoenbaum, The United States and the State of Israel (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993); Kathleen Christison, Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001); Lawrence Davidson, America's Palestine: Popular and Official Perceptions from Balfour to Israeli Statehood (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 2001); Melani McAlister, Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East since 1945 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001); Donald Neff, Fallen Pillars: U.S. Policy towards Palestine and Israel since 1945 (Washington, DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 2002); Warren Bass, Support Any Friend: Kennedy's Middle East and the Making of the U.S.-Israel Alliance (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003); Peter Hahn, Caught in the Middle East: U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1945-1961 (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004); Douglas Little, American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002); William Quandt, Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1967, 3rd edition (Berkeley, Washington: University of California Press, Brookings Institution, 2005); Michelle Mart, Eye on Israel: How America Came to View the Jewish State as an Ally (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006); Tom Segev, 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2007); Ussama Makdisi, Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S.-Arab Relations: 1820-2001 (New York: Public Affairs, 2010); and John B. Judis, Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab/Israeli Conflict (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014). In addition, the relevant volumes in The Foreign Relations of the United States series were published over three decades beginning in 1971. See United States Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Near East and Africa, Volume V (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1971).
. See Christison, Perceptions of Palestine; Seth Tillman, The United States in the Middle East: Interests and Obstacles (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982); Paul Thomas Chamberlin, The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012); Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames (New York: Crown Publishers, 2014); Osamah Khalil "The Radical Crescent: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and the Lebanese Civil War, 1973–1978," Diplomacy & Statecraft 27, no. 3 (2016): 496-522, and "Oslo's Roots: Kissinger, the PLO, and the Peace Process," Al-Shabaka.org, September 2013, https://al-shabaka.org/briefs/oslos-roots-kissinger-plo-and-peace-process/.
. For an exhaustive account, see Ahron Bregman, Cursed Victory: A History of Israel and the Occupied Territories, 1967 to the Present (New York: Pegasus, 2016). On the failure of the Annapolis process, see Elliot Abrams, Tested by Zion: The Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013). For insights into the failed initiative by Secretary of State John Kerry, see Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon, "The Explosive, Inside Story of How John Kerry Built an Israel-Palestine Peace Plan--and Watched It Crumble," The New Republic, July 20, 2014.
. For recent attempts to target Israeli human rights organizations, see Peter Beaumont, "'It's being done to intimidate us': Israeli anti-occupation groups face crackdown," The Guardian, October 24, 2017.
. For an example of the anxiety over JVP's growth, see Philip Weiss, "Why did the Brookings Institution hold a secret panel countering BDS?," Mondoweiss.net, December 15, 2012, http://mondoweiss.net/2015/12/brookings-institution-counter/.
Citation: Osamah Khalil. Review of Shafir, Gershon, A Half Century of Occupation: Israel, Palestine, and the World's Most Intractable Conflict. H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews. December, 2017.


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A Sioux City, Iowa man has been identified as the person who died Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash north of Elk Point, according to a release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday a 1998 Toyota Tacoma was southbound on Interstate 29 when it entered the median north of Elk Point. The driver overcorrected, the vehicle went across both southbound lanes, into the west ditch and rolled, according to South Dakota Highway Patrol spokesperson Tony Mangan.
Joseph Hoover, 54, was the driver and only occupant. He was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was flown to a Sioux City, Iowa hospital where he was pronounced dead, Mangan said.


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The gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio for PSBs stood at 14.6 per cent in 2017-18, minister of state for finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in Parliament citing data from the Reserve Bank.
IDBI Bank registered a net loss of Rs 8,238 crore; SBI Rs 6,547 crore; Bank of India Rs 6,044 crore; Union Bank of India Rs 5,247 crore; Central Bank of India Rs 5,105 crore and Allahabad Bank a loss of Rs 4,674 crore among others.
The gross bad loans of public sector banks (PSBs) hit 15 per cent of advances in 2017-18, government said in Parliament today.
IDBI Bank topped the list in terms of gross bad loans at 28 per cent of gross advances followed by Indian Overseas Bank (25.3 pc); UCO Bank (24.6 pc); United Bank of India (24.1 pc); Dena Bank (22 pc); Central Bank of India (21.5 pc); Bank of Maharashtra (19.5 pc) and Punjab National Bank (18.4 pc, the minister said.
Country's largest lender SBI had gross NPAs to the tune of 10.9 per cent of gross advances as on March 31, 2018.
Except for Vijaya Bank, with gross NPA of 6.3 per cent as also the lowest amongst all PSBs during the year and Indian Bank at 7.4 per cent, the rest of the lenders had their NPAs in double digits.
Thus, only these two banks posted profits, at Rs 727 crore and Rs 1,259 crore respectively, in 2017-18.
While all the others registered losses in crores with PNB topping the chart at Rs 12,283 crore.
PNB losses were exacerbated by over Rs 14,000 crore scam at the bank, allegedly by diamond jeweller Nirav Modi and his relatives unearthed in February.
IDBI Bank registered a net loss of Rs 8,238 crore; SBI Rs 6,547 crore; Bank of India Rs 6,044 crore; Union Bank of India Rs 5,247 crore; Central Bank of India Rs 5,105 crore and Allahabad Bank a loss of Rs 4,674 crore among others, Shukla said citing the RBI data.
In view of the rising bad loans, the RBI had asked banks for a Asset Quality Review (AQR) in 2015, he said, adding that the exercise revealed high incidence of non-NPAs in PSBs.
Under AQR, the expected losses on stressed loans, not provided for earlier under flexibility given to restructured loans, were reclassified as NPAs and provisions were made against them, the minister said.
The minister said that the PSBs have began clean-up exercise by recognising bad loans and made provisions for the expected losses.
"In the last 25 financial years, the gross NPA ratio for PSBs was highest in 1993-94 at 24.8 per cent and was also higher in six other financial years," Shukla said in response to a query if the 21 PSBs suffered the highest ever losses and biggest pile-up of gross NPAs in 2017-18.
Shukla said banks have set up a committee on resolution of stressed assets and have adopted a five-pronged strategy to clean up their balance sheets.
"A number of measures have been taken to streamline recovery...The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has been enacted to create a unified framework for resolving insolvency and bankruptcy matters," the minister said.


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Gave Up on Your New Year's Financial Resolutions? Try These Tricks Instead
Resolutions can be brutally hard to keep -- and many of us have probably already given up on ours. Thankfully, science has the answer: take willpower out of the equation.
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The ancient Greek story of Ulysses and the Sirens is of great interest to behavioral researchers. In case you're not familiar, Ulysses the explorer is cautioned against sailing past a particular point because the Sirens, who live there, have such a beautiful song that sailors feel compelled to land their ships. Which sounds fine -- except the coastline is so rocky that instead of landing, they die.
Ulysses determined that he could not miss something so incredible, but he didn't want to kill himself and his crew to experience it. So he stuffed everyone else's ears with wax to deafen them and had himself tied firmly to the ship's mast so that he couldn't redirect the ship. Thus they were able to sail past the Sirens safely, and Ulysses still got to hear the song.
Ulysses was successful because he realized that he was just as susceptible to losses of willpower as any other man, heroic though he may have been. So, instead of trying to overcome the temptation to steer toward the Sirens, he simply made it impossible.
If you've been struggling to stay on track with your New Year's resolutions, you might be wondering if there's some kind of figurative mast you can tie yourself to in order to force yourself to stick with the program. Luckily, there is.
Modifying your environment
Just like Ulysses, you can modify your environment to force yourself to stick to your goals. It might sound excessive, but the fact is that willpower is a limited resource. That means that it will take a lot less effort to just tie yourself to the mast than to avoid the temptation of turning the wheel.
If you want to spend less money, think about ways to make it impossible to spend more. What if you gave yourself a strict cash budget for the month, or froze all your credit cards into ice blocks so you couldn't use them (the latter idea is from a story told by behavioral research titan Dan Ariely)? Another way to avoid temptation is to use separate bank accounts, or even separate banks, to keep reserve money as far away as possible from spending money.
Modifying yourself
Modifying your environment can help you by making it harder to do the things you don't want to do and easier to do the things you do want to do. But what if, like Ulysses, you don't want to miss out?
In this case, you'll want to find a way to limit yourself without relying on willpower. For example, if you want to go out for drinks with all of your old college friends, commit yourself to a certain budget by only bringing cash, or ask someone reliable to cut you off after a certain number of drinks (what are spouses for?).
For those everyday expenses -- which often represent hard-to-break habits -- you'll need to make a bigger effort to change direction. When it comes to something like not buying lunch at work, you might need to take drastic action, like the ice-cube credit card idea.
Make a contract
In an interview with magazine Public School Insights, Ariely said, "Every time we create a specific contract, we will get people to optimize a particular behavior." It might be a negative in the case of something as qualitative as "good education", but when it comes to financial behavior, that kind of specificity can help you.
It's not particularly glamorous, but what gets measured gets managed, so making a contract with someone who can hold you accountable is a good way of helping you to stay on track. Whether it's paying down debt by cutting back on unnecessary expenses or making headway on retirement savings, your contract should describe what you need to do, how you'll do it, and when it will get done. Also important? Rewards and costs -- you might be more of a carrot person or a stick person, but either one can help make enforcement more salient.
The other nice thing about contracts? They can help you take a big hairy problem and turn it into a manageable one. Finding a way to avoid the fallout of the Sirens' song is relatively simple -- can you imagine Ulysses trying to sign up for a 401(k)? But your contract can break it down, making the task easier to manage, and making yourself feel rather heroic in the meantime.
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