When James and Annie Millton started farming their Gisborne vineyard according to organic principles, in the 1980s, no one else was doing it in New Zealand. Conventional wisdom was that grapes had to be raised on cocktails of synthetic fertilisers, and sprayed with toxic chemicals to keep away nasty grape diseases and insect pests.
In celebration of 25 years of successful organic growing, the Milltons, New Zealand's first certified organic grape-growers, recently released a new line of wines they call Crazy by Nature.
Indeed, many more New Zealand grape growers want to be "crazy" these days. James Millton now chairs Organic Winegrowers New Zealand (OWNZ), a growers' organisation with over 140 members who are either organic or leaning that way. In the last three years, the total land area of New Zealand's organic vineyards has tripled – from about 600 hectares in 2008 to nearly 1800 hectares in 2011. If OWNZ has its way, that number will keep on growing. The group aims to see at least 20% of New Zealand grapevines under organic management by 2020. New Zealand Winegrowers, the national industry body for grape and wine producers, supports that goal as well.
It's not just a quest for a green image that is driving the push toward organics in the vines. Many winemakers are enthusiastic about the quality of organic fruit. In an industry where quality counts, growers are keen to produce the finest grapes they can. Many believe that organic practices enable them to fully express their vineyard's terroir – that enigmatic flavour of the land which speaks of the soil, weather, and natural elements; the unique spirit of each place that winemakers passionately hope to express in a finely crafted sip.
As compared to other organic industries in New Zealand, the organic wine movement is marked by the particularly strong emphasis that many winegrowers place on the practice of biodynamics to encourage the expression of terroir. Biodynamic growers focus on seeing the farm as a single integrated organism. That means enhancing biodiversity, cycling materials within the property, and incorporating the use of animals.
"When the farm is considered and treated as a living organism, it begins to express its own unique individuality," says Colin Ross, estate manager at biodynamic wine producer Seresin Estate. That individuality, biodynamic growers believe, shows up in each glass of wine. Seresin enhance connections within their vineyard landscape by composting with materials from their own land, using manure from their own animals, and even cultivating a vege garden and chickens, sheep, and cattle to provide food for staff. A well-loved "house cow," Olga, grazes and ruminates between the vines. "A farm should be considered as the sum of the landscape, water, plants, animals and people," Colin says. "All of these elements need to be in harmony. The more connectivity that exists between the parts, then more of the farm individuality can be expressed." As a sizable commercial producer with over 112 hectares of vines, Seresin recently gained local notoriety when the vineyard went "back to the future" by acquiring two Clydesdale horses to pull its spray rig through the vine rows.
Following the teachings of spiritual scientist Rudolf Steiner, biodynamic growers also seek to work with subtle cosmic influences of the universe. Cycles of the moon, constellations and planets are considered in the timing of vineyard operations. Specialised preparations from manure, minerals, and plant matter are sprayed on the vineyard at particular times and incorporated in compost.
Practical results from organic vineyard trials are also proving convincing. A network of "organic focus vineyards" around the country is currently comparing side by side organic and conventionally managed vineyards to see how the two stack up. The three-year trial is being run by Organic Winegrowers New Zealand, with funding from the Sustainable Farming Fund and New Zealand Winegrowers. In the first year of a pilot trial at Mission Estate Winery in Hawkes Bay, vineyard managers found that despite challenging wet weather events in the 2010-11 growing season, the organic vineyard experienced no increase in pest and disease problems, & no loss in harvests – & it cost slightly less than a conventional vineyard to run it.
*Indicates wineries which produce some wine from fully certified organic grapes, and produce other wines from grapes that are in transition to organic production.
Certified biodynamic vineyards include Millton, Seresin, Felton Road, Richmond Plains, and Vynfields.
All certified vineyards are independently audited each year by an accredited certification agency.
Many more vineyards are currently in the process of gaining organic certification. Many large wineries, including Villa Maria, Pernod Ricard NZ, Grove Mill, Vidal, Allan Scott, Mahi, and Babich, now make a few organically grown wines as well.
About the author: Rebecca Reider is a writer, poet, and organic project manager based in Golden Bay. She is national administrative coordinator for Organic Winegrowers New Zealand.


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Doing History in Public
A collective project by historians for the public
Philippa Carter
Laura Flannigan
Sam Harrison
Clemency Hinton
Mobeen Hussain
Zoe Jackson
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Shang Li
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Shadows of the First World War: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Right to Privacy
by doinghistoryinpublic on August 25, 2014
by Catherine Katz
Catherine Katz is an MPhil in Modern European History student at the University of Cambridge.
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, historian Margaret MacMillan writes that during the First World War, 'Governments assumed greater control over society and have never entirely relinquished it'. [1] As we observe the centenary of the First World War, we should note that it is also the centenary of the modern surveillance state, when the antecedents of practices like phone tapping and email hacking first emerged. While many are familiar with First World War military postal censorship, few realize that the British Liberal government also practiced extensive civilian postal censorship.
Today, national security practices are routinely criticized for their privacy-invading nature. Like the counterintelligence practices, this accompanying 'privacy objection' is part of the living legacy of the First World War. However, at that time, only Americans expressed the privacy objection, and not the British themselves. This important distinction indicates that by the early twentieth century a cultural divide had emerged between Britain and United States regarding the two nations' interpretation of basic freedoms and their relative value.
In 1911, under Secretary Winston Churchill's direction, the British Liberal government began systematically censoring foreign mail sent to and from Britain. This measure initially responded to domestic security concerns about German spies lurking in Britain, who were supposedly coordinating a naval invasion of the island nation. However, by the outbreak of war, the British government realized civilian postal censorship's true value as a component of economic warfare and blockade strategy. By censoring international civilian correspondence, the government could gather intelligence and disrupt communication between its enemies who attempted to conduct business via neutral parties in order to circumvent the blockade. So extensive was the censorship program that the British navy forced ships carrying mail between neutral nations to temporarily dock at British ports so that mail could be searched for contraband and valuable intelligence. By 1916, the government employed over 4,000 postal censors and read a quarter of a million pieces of international mail every week. [2]
The British Liberal government justified civilian postal censorship as a component of New Liberal ideology, under which social welfare trumped laissez-faire principles. New Liberals argued that government-directed civilian postal censorship promoted collective welfare, much like their newly created pension and unemployment insurance programs. Just as the government was responsible for the health and welfare of its elderly and unemployed citizens, it also had a duty to provide collective security, even at the expense of individual privacy. [3]
By 1916, Britain's aggressive naval actions and its justification of civilian postal censorship as social welfare policy severely damaged its relations with the United States. Woodrow Wilson's Secretaries of State and War, Robert Lansing and Henry Stimson, became particularly incensed, their hostility evident in letters to the British government on the subject of their 'lawless' behavior of 'illegal jurisdiction'.[4] While American politicians certainly resented British interference in neutral trade and communication for economic reasons, their more passionate objection to postal censorship was ideological.
Postal censorship clashed with a new line of legal discourse that had emerged in the United States by the late-nineteenth century: the right to privacy. In 1890, lawyers Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren had published a groundbreaking article in the Harvard Law Review. They explained that in an environment of increasingly invasive media, the individual should have the 'right to be let alone'.[5] Between 1890 and 1914, American lawyers increasingly invoked the 'right to privacy' argument in litigation. By contrast, this modern legal discourse did not emerge in Britain until after the Second World War, and only then as a component of United Nations human rights legislation. The idea that censoring private correspondence invaded individual privacy never arose in any Cabinet or Parliamentary discussions.
Though it may seem that government surveillance and the privacy versus national security tradeoff are idiosyncratic issues in the early-twenty-first century, our current debates are only the most recent developments in a much older conversation. Amidst reflections on the Great War, which are so often dominated by war poetry and iconic images of 'Tommies' in the trenches, we must also recognize the surveillance state as part of the living legacy of what historian David Reynolds calls the 'long shadow' of the First World War. [6]
[1] Margaret MacMillan, 'World War I: The War that Changed Everything', The Wall Street Journal, 20 June 2014.
[2] 'Memorandum on the examination of mails carried by neutral ships', 15 July 1916, The National Archives, Kew (TNA), Cabinet Records (CAB) 37/151/32; 'Historical sketch of the directorate of Military Intelligence during the Great War, 1914-1919', TNA, War Office Records (WO) 32/10776.
[3] 'Report on Postal Censorship', TNA, Ministry of Defense Records (DEFE) 1/131, p. 151; Michael Freeden, The New Liberalism: An Ideology of Social Reform (Oxford, 1986), p. 69.
[4] Patrick Devlin, Too Proud to Fight: Woodrow Wilson's Neutrality (Oxford, 1974), p. 508.
[5] Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren, 'The Right to Privacy', Harvard Law Review, IV (1890).
[6] David Reynolds, The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century (London, 2013), pp. 419-35.
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Prep Monday—Are You Doing Enough?
I read an article the other day about "normalcy bias." This can happen when something traumatic occurs, and people (in general) justify their reaction—things like "oh, it won't happen" or "well, it's really not that bad." The author suggested that, in spite of what you may believe about SHTF, you prep to your comfort level or capabilities and then just a bit more.
We, of course, bought a place out in the middle of nowhere. Well, kind of. We're about 25 miles from a town, which sounds close, but when was the last time you tried walking that far? Sure, the town's population is around 4500, which is great for now, but if all those people are fanning out into the area, looking for supplies or shelter, it could be a problem—except that they'd need a way to get here, and there are a lot more places to stop or encroach upon between there and here.
We have a well, storage, supplies, a garden, a home. And the perimeter will be secure. We're prepared to defend ourselves in many ways. We have a community of sorts, in the area, who are like-minded folks. In the next couple years, we'll be even more prepared, and we're hoping that's enough time.
Time for what? Whatever happens. The rumors are always there, new ones every day, but you must, always, consider the sources. And not just TEOTWAWKI—interrupted supply chains, civil unrest, economic issues can all certainly cause problems for the average person.
Why prep? Why not? What's wrong with using part of my barn for supply storage? If I decide to cook something for dinner, but don't have it, I can walk up the drive and "shop" at my own store. If the grocery stores here aren't restocked, then we're still okay, for weeks or months.
Although I do have that one shelf with "stuff we'll only eat if we're actually starving." You know, the things you always accumulate, somehow?
But how do you know if you're doing enough?
Like they say, do what you're comfortable with, and then a bit more. Take the garden, for example. If we need six hills of zucchini, I'll plant eight; if we need a sixty-foot row of kale, I'll plant 80. What if the deer get it? What if there's a drought? Or a fire?
What if it's a simple crop failure?
Then I take a look at all the things to be done yet: fencing, for instance. Our boundaries need repair, additions, and more security, yes, but at the moment, everything's still okay. It is, however, a priority, but it's also a huge job. Have you ever put in fencing? Barbed wire or hog wire or even split rail? Okay, that last is pasture fencing, but my point stands. I've strung all of those, and it's not easy. Particularly when we're not talking about a suburban lawn with all the marking flags, but thick woods and underbrush.
Water, food, shelter first. Then you can move on to security, and later, making things pretty and more comfortable. Remember too, that chores come first, every day, and then bigger projects. Doesn't do you any good to put in a big garden if you don't have the time or energy to tend it. Living on a farm or homestead or survival haven takes a lot of work, a lot of energy, every single day. Push yourself. Work to your limit, then a little more. Take breaks when you need to, of course, but the work comes first.
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Want to make better quests? Read on. These tips work best for short quests involving between one and three missions. Longer quests take completely different skills and tactics.
Simple backstory
Too much backstory becomes cumbersome. Only give necessary details to give your questers enough drive and clues to move forward. Some questions won't get answers and that's fine. Start with the bare basics of your plot (what needs to be done? Why does someone need help?) and build on from that.
Start action quickly
If you've got action in your quest, introduce it fairly quickly. Don't be afraid to start with a fight. The circumstances can often introduce driving questions easier than somebody speaking. For example, why was the Sect attacked? What was the brawl at the inn over? Who bribed these guards?
Don't be random
If someone pursues a path that is a dead-end and a waste of time, simply tell them not to bother, rather than feeling obliged to make up excess pointless details on the spot. Keep the story in focus and moving forward if the players can't figure something out, rather than just adding more stuff to it as it goes. Got too many characters? Cut out unneeded ones.
Trim excess encounters
Just as no action can be boring, too much action gets monotonous. Action is worthless without relevance. What are people fighting for? What clues do they need to find and focus on? Who do they need to speak to? Don't let excess action ruin everyone's concentration.
Design for the participants
If you know you're not getting many fighting characters, don't put lots of fighting in your quest. Likewise, if everyone wants a fight, design the story around that. Building a cool story and just hoping the right characters will come along can be a waste of time.
Add puzzles or traps
Try to include at least one thought-provoking puzzle in your story, whether it's avoiding a very dangerous trap, or figuring out some sort of puzzle to proceed. It could be finding a key or switch, searching a space for clues, or spotting a trap. Try to keep it fairly brief yet rewarding and try not to add a puzzle in as pointless filler. Interrogations don't count as puzzles.
Add skill challenges
A skill challenge is an opportunity for one or more members to show off their skills. This could include chasing a target, parkour, or stealth tasks. This can heighten tension without adding action, and whoever succeeds will feel accomplished.
There's nothing worse than a member discovering a plot hole by asking one of your characters the wrong question. Make sure you know WHY all your characters are doing what they're doing before you start. Knowing motives answers most problems.
Add easy challenges
There's nothing wrong with some really easy encounters. It can boost morale, get people prepared for a bigger encounter, or give them something interesting to do, as long as it's all relevant.
Add a "boss" challenge
It's good to have something really difficult toward the end of the quest, it's a big enough plot. This could be a "boss" battle, a difficult interrogation, or a life-or-death stealth challenge. The point is that members need to realise that not every situation they come across in the plot can be easily conquered, let alone conquered at all. Make sure rewards match the level of challenge.
Add plot twists
The best plot twists don't just surprise the players. The best plot twists are the ones that mean a lot for the characters affected by it. Members might be surprised that your man character is actually a woman, but if there are no implications behind this disguise then it's fairly empty. Add meaning to your twists. Maybe have a few optional plot twists for extra rewards if anyone figures them out.
Brainstorm and plan
To begin with, brainstorm on paper or on your computer by writing down any ideas that come to mind. The point of brainstorming is to not be critical; don't say "no" to anything – just write it down! Then once you have lots of ideas, come back to it and find your plot (what is the goal? why does it need to be achieved? what stops someone from doing it on their own?) and work on that.
Don't bloat the plot
A story with heaps of elements and good ideas is not a good story. Try to keep it simple and try to resolve most past problems before introducing new problems. Often, members will be caught up on whatever you use to introduce your quest, so don't use a red herring introduction.
The best quests fit a main type of mode. Is your quest an adventure, where people have to explore a fairly large piece of land, often to search for something or someone? Is your quest a dungeon crawl, where members traverse a large, challenging, often dark and mob-filled region with minimal diplomacy? Or is your quest based around intrigue, where there is little action but much problem-solving, possibly involving interrogations, investigations, and diplomacy?
Give it structure
Record the intended events in a brief format, such as the following. This is a guideline and doesn't have to be followed, but you get the idea.
Entrance or introduction. This presents the problem, whether it's who/what to find, how to get in, or something to defeat.
Challenge. Read up for different kinds of challenges. This one should be moderately difficult.
Breather. This challenge should be easier, a breather from the action previously. Put any non-action events such as conversations here.
Setback or trick. Whether it's a trap or something unkillable, put it here, toward the end.
Climax or boss battle. The finale. Find what you're looking for or beat that big boss.
Reward and twist. Put your reward at the end and make it fit the level of challenge. Want to continue the quest into another quest? Put something here that leads people on, but indirectly, so they don't feel like they have to go do it immediately.
Be flexible but not too flexible
Sometimes the story takes a different turn because of something someone says or finds, or you just get a new idea. If you can, go with it. Sometimes some spontaneity is good. If you can't do this, gently guide the players back on track.
Don't feel bad for copying plots of other shows, games, or movies you like. People often appreciate references, as long as you pretend you didn't invent it yourself, and don't make it too cheesy or ruin the lore with it.
Use checkpoints
Create points in the story that players cannot proceed past unless they're all together. These often come between the structural points mentioned above. It can help reel in stragglers and stop people from meandering or trying to derail the story.
Use random generators
If you're stuck on ideas, use online generators such as the ones on this website: http://donjon.bin.sh/
Listen to members
You'll get live feedback as you go. If everyone's about to die in a regular encounter, stop spawning monsters on them. If someone's lost, let them catch up. If they're confused, give them clues. You don't necessarily have to change everything if someone guesses your whole quest. Just be prepared to adjust things as you go.
Don't be too complex
Just as it's bad to be too simple, it's bad to be too complicated when making stories. Make some parts predictable. Make some parts mysterious. Mix it up as much as you can. Drowning in mystery is never satisfying and drowning in predictable outcomes is boring. They shouldn't need to ask for help to continue but if they do, help them.
Never take away the ending from the players. Don't resort to "it was all a dream", or "your actions had no affect on the outcome", or "your efforts were meaningless". Give them the satisfaction of victory… if they win. And make the ending the result of their efforts as players, not of your efforts as the one making the quest.
Be clear
Make the goal/objective clear but make the solutions more mysterious, to encourage people to work together to find out what to do.


Raashi Khanna will next be seen in Telugu film 'Toliprema' which also stars Varun Tej in the lead role and is directed by Venky Atluri.
Actress Raashi Khanna made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Mohanlal starrer 'Villain' which has been receiving encouraging response from Malayalam movie-buffs. Directed by B.Unnikrishnan, 'Villain' also stars Tamil actors Vishal and Hansika Motwani in other lead roles. Raashi says that 'Villain' will be one of her critically acclaimed films and will get noticed. "The appreciation is taking me back to the Oohalu… days. As an actor, I always seek roles that make an impact, irrespective of the duration of the role, and I am glad I succeeded with this film," a report in DC quoted Raashi Khanna as saying about her Malayalam debut 'Villain'.
"I was really looking forward to the release of Villain. I put in a lot of hard work and I am glad people are noticing basic things like how I synced perfectly with the Malayalam dialogues or that I came across as a Malayalam girl makes me feel wonderful," the Supreme actress added further.


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package com.subgraph.orchid;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import com.subgraph.orchid.circuits.hs.HSDescriptorCookie;
import com.subgraph.orchid.config.TorConfigBridgeLine;
import com.subgraph.orchid.data.HexDigest;
import com.subgraph.orchid.data.IPv4Address;
import com.subgraph.orchid.encoders.Hex;

public class TorConfigTest {

	private TorConfig config;

	@Before
	public void setup() {
		config = Tor.createConfig();
	}

	@Test
	public void testCircuitBuildTimeout() {
		final long timeout = config.getCircuitBuildTimeout();
		assertEquals(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS), timeout);
		config.setCircuitBuildTimeout(2, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
		assertTrue(config.getCircuitBuildTimeout() > timeout);
	}

	@Test
	public void testDataDirectory() {
		final File dd = config.getDataDirectory();
		assertTrue(dd.getPath().charAt(0) != '~');
		final String testPath = "/foo/dir";
		config.setDataDirectory(new File(testPath));
		assertEquals(new File(testPath), config.getDataDirectory());
	}

	@Test
	public void testMaxCircuitsPending() {
		assertEquals(32, config.getMaxClientCircuitsPending());
		config.setMaxClientCircuitsPending(23);
		assertEquals(23, config.getMaxClientCircuitsPending());
	}

	@Test
	public void testEnforceDistinctSubnets() {
		assertEquals(true, config.getEnforceDistinctSubnets());
		config.setEnforceDistinctSubnets(false);
		assertEquals(false, config.getEnforceDistinctSubnets());
	}

	@Test
	public void testCircuitStreamTimeout() {
		assertEquals(0, config.getCircuitStreamTimeout());
		config.setCircuitStreamTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
		assertEquals(30 * 1000, config.getCircuitStreamTimeout());
	}

	@Test
	public void testHidServAuth() {
		final String address = "3t43tfluce4qcxbo";
		final String onion = address + ".onion";

		final String hex = "022b99d1d272285c80f7214bd6c07c27";
		final String descriptor = "AiuZ0dJyKFyA9yFL1sB8Jw";

		assertNull(config.getHidServAuth(onion));

		config.addHidServAuth(onion, descriptor);

		HSDescriptorCookie cookie = config.getHidServAuth(onion);
		assertNotNull(cookie);
		assertEquals(hex, new String(Hex.encode(cookie.getValue())));
		assertSame(cookie, config.getHidServAuth(address));
	}

	@Test
	public void testAutoBool() {
		assertEquals(TorConfig.AutoBoolValue.AUTO, config.getUseNTorHandshake());
		config.setUseNTorHandshake(TorConfig.AutoBoolValue.TRUE);
		assertEquals(TorConfig.AutoBoolValue.TRUE, config.getUseNTorHandshake());
		config.setUseNTorHandshake(TorConfig.AutoBoolValue.AUTO);
		assertEquals(TorConfig.AutoBoolValue.AUTO, config.getUseNTorHandshake());
	}

	@Test
	public void testBridges() {
		final IPv4Address a1 = IPv4Address.createFromString("1.2.3.4");
		final IPv4Address a2 = IPv4Address.createFromString("4.4.4.4");
		final HexDigest fp = HexDigest.createFromString("0EA20CAA3CE696E561BC08B15E00106700E8F682");
		config.addBridge(a1, 88);
		config.addBridge(a2, 101, fp);
		List<TorConfigBridgeLine> bs = config.getBridges();
		assertEquals(2, bs.size());
		final TorConfigBridgeLine b1 = bs.get(0);
		final TorConfigBridgeLine b2 = bs.get(1);

		assertEquals(a1, b1.getAddress());
		assertEquals(a2, b2.getAddress());
		assertEquals(88, b1.getPort());
		assertEquals(101, b2.getPort());
		assertNull(b1.getFingerprint());
		assertSame(b2.getFingerprint(), fp);
	}
}


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Q: `rgl` package does not show 3d plots of anything When i want to view the graphics, i got a clean window, do you know why?
> library(vegan3d)
Loading required package: vegan
Loading required package: permute
Loading required package: lattice
This is vegan 2.6-2
> library(scatterplot3d)
> library(plot3D)
> library(rgl)
 This build of rgl does not include OpenGL functions.  Use
 rglwidget() to display results, e.g. via options(rgl.printRglwidget = TRUE).
> options(rgl.printRglwidget = TRUE)  #[all of this, i mean is correct]

but, when i run the following:
> plot3d(x = o$NMDS1, y = o$NMDS2, z = o$NMDS3)
it delivers nothing

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My name is Dr. David Sanders, and I'm a proud practitioner in the field of Functional Health. I've always been an avid student of science, with an innate curiosity about cause and effect. Perhaps it was this need for understanding that prompted me to study Biology and Chemistry in college, and become a Doctor of Chiropractic. I spent years building my practice. Now, I could cite my credentials regarding my studies in Physiology at the cellular level, my advanced education in Endocrinology, or my combined work experience in Pharmaceuticals and Chiropractic that give me a full range of insight. But I'd rather tell you my story instead. Because this is beyond just a business for me. It's become a passion that's very personal to me.
In the pursuit of helping my Chiropractic patients lead healthier lives, I soon grew weary of hearing their stories of primary care physicians doing a disservice to them by simply prescribing medication instead of fixing the fundamental problem. They were slowly getting worse, not better. And they were becoming more and more dependent on pharmaceuticals, which are the antithesis of healthy living.
Furthermore, in 2004, the world as I knew it changed dramatically when I learned that my own mother was facing a fight against both Type II Diabetes and Alzheimers. My coping strategy threw me into research mode, immersing myself in both literature and endocrinology conferences across the country. I knew there were more answers than what her medical team could provide me, and I was determined to find them. What I uncovered both astounded and confounded me. I was stunned that our modern society was still abiding by such archaic information where it concerned the treatment of Type II. Shocked to uncover the strong connection between Type II and Alzheimers, which is considered "Diabetes of the Brain." Yet, I was ecstatic to learn that, contrary to popular belief, it was, possible to reverse this devastating disease. And I knew I had been called to do something about it.
Unfortunately, by the time I put all the pieces of the puzzle together and gathered all of the necessary treatment information, my mother had developed cancer (You must learn the connection between Diabetes, Alzheimers, and Cancer). She succumbed to her diseases and departed this Earthly life. The fact that I couldn't save her became more fuel for my mission to save as many others as I can. This information was too groundbreaking to waste when there were so many people ready to reclaim their life.
It was then that my wife, Tracy, and I decided to dedicate our lives to helping people beat the fastest growing epidemic in modern health. To provide a solution, or saving grace, to a problem once thought to be incurable. To go the extra mile in revealing the root of the problem, and treat each patient like the unique being he/she is, and customize a plan that will work for their individual composition. We take pride in solving the most complicated cases, in leaving no stone unturned, all in the name of changing lives for the better. Simply put, my passion is preventing others from suffering the same fate as my mother. Continuing to save lives means her diagnosis will not have been in vain.


Master copies of ID cards and evacuation labels will be sent prior to your school visit. These may be duplicated in school and distributed to your children in advance of their visit.
Our Home Front Experience costs £14 per child for dates before 1st January 2019. After this date the cost will be £15 per child. Please note: the day is planned for the children to work on a variety of activities in 3 groups, a minimum of 3 accompanying adults is required. Minimum charges apply for groups under 21 pupils.
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming houses the largest permanent exhibition on the Women's Land Army in the country. If you want to find out more please request this as part of your Home Front Day. The students can discover more about a woman's role during the war. Evacuees and Women's Land Army workers often lived and worked together on the farms, discover all about their lives and activities in "Feeding the Nation: A Celebration of the Women's Land Army" exhibition. Ask for details.
Click here to download further information on our Home Front Days.
Click here to download a Risk Assessment for our Home Front Days.
Click here to download an introduction to the Women's Land Army exhibition.
Click here to download information for in class activities and information on the Women's Land Army exhibition – includes "10 Amazing Facts" and photographs.
All of the above prices are plus VAT. This should be reclaimable through your LEA.


These were to be gradual and staged as the International Atomic Energy Agency certified Iranian compliance over time. Now we're going to be releasing up to $150 billion as an upfront signing bonus. That's 25 times the annual budget of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Good grief. Iran won't be found in violation. The inspection regime is laughable and the bureaucratic procedures endless. Moreover, does anyone imagine that Russia and China will reimpose sanctions?


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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you've never seen a karaoke machine that plays vinyl records. Neither have I and I don't actually think they exist. Every karaoke machine I've seen plays digital files. It just makes more sense. They take up no space and they are easy to get. You can download them from anywhere, usually for less than a dollar.
The reason for this post is that I recently read an article listing the best karaoke songs on Musicaroo.com. The author Camila had great taste in music and it made me realize that all my own favorite karaoke tracks are etched into the grooves of my vinyl collection.
If, like me, you already have a large vinyl (or CD or cassette tape) collection, you don't really want to buy the same files again. You can transfer them to a digital format easily enough with most vinyl record players, but that takes time and effort. It would be a lot cooler if you could just use those vinyl records in a karaoke machine the way they are.
But I don't think that's possible and I don't think it ever will be. It makes no sense for manufacturers to make a vinyl karaoke machine, because there would be very little demand. No commercial establishments would ever buy it and it would only be home users who would want one. And even then it would only be a very small portion of karaoke enthusiasts. Just people whose favorite music is on vinyl and who want to sing all of their favorite karaoke songs using that same vinyl. So basically, just vinyl collectors.
All that said, there are definitely workarounds. If you've got a good receiver and speakers, you can easily rig your own little karaoke system. You can even use karaoke machines and just change the input. Any good one will allow you to input any kind of music you want, so could easily hook up your record player to many of them.
Either of these ways allow you to hook up your turntable to either your receiver or your karaoke machine and to plug your mic into the same. Then you can sing along. Naturally, you will want to get rid of the lyrics when singing karaoke and you might also want those lyrics written on the screen. That might be a little more difficult to do.
That said, there are websites where you can download the lyrics and play them on a screen during the music. You just have to time them to start at the right moment. Also, any good audio mixer will allow you to remove the vocal track or at the very least to turn it down. A karaoke machine has that function automatically.
For this reason, I would suggest getting a karaoke machine no matter what. Even if you already have a mixer, it will most likely not have all of the functions that you will want for good karaoke session. Get yourself a decent machine. They are not expensive. Then you can hook up your record player to this machine, assuming it has the required input for that. Make sure when you buy it that it has a phono input.
Once you've hooked your records up to your karaoke machine, you simply need to figure out how to get the lyrics in there. It will come with instructions that should tell you how to accomplish that. And that's really all you need. All of a sudden you've got a great little home karaoke system that can play your vinyl records. You will be the hit of any party that is held in your house. Your friends will love you and will have a great time singing all those classic songs on your new karaoke system.


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Saved his life – twice! Iowa firefighter adopts 16-month-old dog he rescued from a burning building after owners chose to euthanize him instead of pay for 'potentially expensive' treatment
Malcolm Cortner, 38, was among the members of the Des Moines Fire Department who responded to an apartment fire in late September
He helped locate the mastiff and pull him from the building, according to the post shared on the City of Des Moines Facebook page
After the dog's owners decided to euthanize him instead of pay for further treatment, Cortner stepped in and asked to sign for possession of the mastiff
By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:31 EDT, 21 October 2021 | Updated: 17:32 EDT, 21 October 2021
A firefighter in Iowa has a new best friend after adopting a 16-month-old dog he rescued from a burning building, saving him from being euthanized.
Malcolm Cortner, 38, was among the members of the Des Moines Fire Department who responded to an apartment fire in late September.
Happy ending: Firefighter Malcolm Cortner, 38, from Des Moines, Iowa, adopted his 16-month-old mastiff, George, after rescuing him from a burning building in late December
Hero: After the dog's owners decided to euthanize him instead of pay for 'potentially expensive' treatment, Cortner stepped in and asked to sign for possession of the mastiff
The first responders administered oxygen to the dog on the scene, but it was determined that he required further medical attention.
The city's Animal Care and Control told the dog's owners that he needed 'potentially expensive treatment' at their expense or euthanasia.
When the owners opted to euthanize the dog, Cortner stepped in and asked to sign for possession of the mastiff, so he could pay for the treatment.
City officials were happy to report that his request was granted and treatment was arranged for the dog, who is known as George.
The post included two photos of the pooch: one of him lying on his side in the grass while receiving oxygen and another of him sitting up, looking healthy.
Saved: The City of Desmoines shared the heartwarming story on its Facebook page, including pictures of George after he was rescued
'Congratulations to Fire Fighter Cortner who has a new best friend, George,' the post concluded.
Many people took to the comments to praise Cortner for adopting the dog while sharing photos of their own beloved rescues.
'Thank you, Firefighter Cortner!' one person wrote. 'George has such a great life ahead of him! Our mastiff is a rescue and he has truly been such a blessing to our lives! Thank you for being a blessing to George.'
'Fire fighter Cortland is a hero in more ways than one,' another shared. 'Taking in a pet is always like adopting a new member of the family, but bringing in a Mastiff is like bringing home a child in an adult body! I hope they have a long lifetime together.'
Someone else added: 'Thank you Malcom Cortner for rescuing this handsome boy, he will become the joy and light in your world, because [there] is nothing like the love of a Mastiff. I don't know why, it's just different.'
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Q: logging is not working under Flask in Python 3 I was expecting the console to print the debug statement like "server starting on port...", but when I run python app.py for the following file, nothing prints out. I have already set my app to debug mode.
import logging

from flask import Flask
from flask_env import MetaFlaskEnv
from flask_restful import Resource, Api
from flask_restful import reqparse
from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
from tornado.wsgi import WSGIContainer

class Configuration(metaclass=MetaFlaskEnv):
    """
    export PORT=80
    """
    DEBUG = True
    PORT = 5000

LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config.from_object(Configuration)
api = Api(app)

@app.route('/')
def hello_world():
    return 'Hello, World!'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    LOGGER.debug("server starting on port :" + str(app.config["PORT"]))
    HTTP_SERVER = HTTPServer(WSGIContainer(app))
    HTTP_SERVER.listen(port=app.config["PORT"])
    IOLoop.instance().start()

A: try setting log level also on the root logger:
logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

or explicitly redirect the output to stdout using a handler:
import sys
import logging

root = logging.getLogger()
handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
root.addHandler(handler)

A: You may either:

*

*create handler for LOGGER

*invoke logging.basicConfig()
The first option is pretty straightforward:
handler = logging.StreamHandler()
LOGGER.addHandler(handler)

The second needs some clarification:
logging.basicConfig()
LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

Since you haven't provide handler, your logger will look for the handler in parent logger and so on... ...the case is - there is no default handler out-of-the-box. You have to provide some or set default with basicConfig call. Note, module-level convenience functions (logging.info, logging.debug, logging.error, ...) have got such a initialization and they call basicConfig internally if there is no handler.


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You might've heard that Facebook is beta testing a news feed that completely eliminates content from brand pages. Then you probably felt a little ill. So do you want the good news or the bad news first?
Bad news? Ok. It is true that Facebook is testing two separate news feeds – one for content from friends and family and one with content from brand pages. The good news is, unless you live or market heavily in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala or Cambodia, you're not likely to be affected by these changes. Those are the only six countries currently involved in the testing and Facebook says they have no plans to roll it out globally.
If we head down the rabbit hole of despair a bit further, it's discouraging to hear that since the test launched in Slovakia, that country's 60 largest pages are seeing four times fewer interactions. That said, take heart, Facebook is just doing what it always does – trying to optimize and create the best experience for its users.
So, is the "Explore Feed" unveiled in the U.S. just a pre-cursor for this insanity? Deep breaths. No. Explore is an ad-free news feed made up solely of brand pages content (including brands you don't follow), but it is not going to be the only place you can see brand posts. It's merely a warehouse for articles, videos and photos customized for each user based on what Facebook thinks you might find interesting. Just another way to bring you shareable stuff.
One thing we know for sure – Facebook never stays static for long. Just a few years ago, your brand posts were reaching 17% of your fans organically. On average, that's down to 2% now. But here at Pilch & Barnet, we've been utilizing Facebook ads to improve reach and engagement for years now, so our clients haven't felt the painful sting of Facebook's brand-punishing algorithm. In fact, despite Facebook's best efforts to keep brands down, our clients' Facebook pages are growing strong.
Wish your social media accounts were doing better? Let us help. Find out about all the services we offer here.
Hurricane Harvey is being dubbed the United States' "First Social Media Storm." Let's take a look at the role social media has played in this chapter of history.
Facebook users in the path of Harvey were able to mark themselves as "safe" to ease the minds of far-away family members.
BuzzFeed worked to compile a list of hoaxes spreading online to warn people of potential scams and fake news.
Victims desperately in need of rescue turned to social media when local 911 operations were unavailable.
People who had businesses or homes unaffected by the storm used the platforms to offer shelter.
Now, pet owners are reuniting with their furry friends thanks to social networking.
One of the coolest ways social media helped during the disaster was by raising money. Kudos to Houstan Texans defensive end (and former Badger!) J.J. Watt for kicking off an online fundraiser that has since raised more than $14 million for relief efforts!
March Madness is in full swing! Not to brag, but I'm tied for second place in our office pool, based on my expert strategy of picking the higher ranked team to win every single game.
Another way to add to the March Madness fun, check out these tournament haikus, for the first 32 games. I'm not sure why this is a thing, but as a fellow writer, I give props for the effort.
If you didn't already take the day off, there's a good chance you're trying to watch the games on the down low at work. But if you work at the Pentagon, guys, that's a big no-no. Because, you know, national security.
You could follow along on Twitter too, where thanks to a partnership between the NCAA and Turner Sports, you'll find some special emoji popping up whenever you use certain tourney-related hashtags.
And in case you're wondering just how many people are feeling the fever, check out these stats: Since the tournament teams were finalized on Selection Sunday, there have been more than 600,000 social media mentions of March Madness (up 300%) and the hashtag #MarchMadness has been used more than 150,000 times!
Back in my day (you know, the days when I was a reporter), you needed a big expensive microwave truck and a video camera (the size of a microwave) to go live. Times are much simpler now. All you need is a smart phone and a social network profile. Let's examine the ways you can take advantage of live broadcasting – for free!
Going live here is as simple as starting a status update on a mobile device. Under the text box, you'll see a red video camera icon and the words "Go Live." Press it and you'll be given the option to type in what your live feed is about and choose your audience. All you have to do then is click the "Go Live" button and 3…2…1…. You're live!
It's a good idea to encourage viewers to interact with your video stream. You'll be able to see their comments on your screen while you're broadcasting, so keep an eye on any questions that come up and be sure to respond.
When it's over, be sure to look over the available insights – you can see everything from the number of unique viewers to the total minutes viewed, reactions, comments, shares – it's all there for you to analyze and improve on for next time.
Live streaming on this platform is almost identical to Facebook. Start a Tweet, click the "live" icon, type your description and click "go live." When your broadcast is over you'll be presented with analytics to review including how many viewers, their Twitter names, the time watched per viewer and more.
To go live on Instagram, you'll need to select the "Your story" icon in the top left corner of the screen. From there you'll click on "Live" and "Start Live Video." You'll see some basic insights before you can opt to exit, but unlike Facebook and Twitter, which give you the option to save your live broadcast, Instagram live streams disappear after they're done.
Videos are the future of marketing. We've been telling you this for years. Live streaming is just another facet of that same concept. The great part is, where video production can get pricey quickly, live streaming via social media is free and still provides the behind-the-scenes, inside look at your business or product that consumers crave.
Start small, and experiment. It doesn't have to be scripted or rehearsed. You'll see feedback immediately. Once you get a feel for what's popular, work your way up to longer videos. Remember, the more ways you're available to your audience, the more likely they are to interact with you – the first step to turning a potential customer into a paying one.
Forget Christmas – for parents across the nation, it's the most wonderful time of the year! Back-to-school time!
It's estimated that Americans will spend over $75 billion dollars on back-to-school supplies. Before you try to figure out how many #2 pencils that averages out to, that number includes college spending, which is obviously pricier.
Most back-to-school shoppers opt to make their final purchases at a brick and mortar store, but a retailer's online presence during this season is still super important. That's because most shoppers browse online and compare prices before ever getting in the car.
Knowing that, it's key to have a social media strategy for back-to-school time (just like other key times of the year you can take advantage of). Here are a few ideas to get you started.
It turns out that companies aren't the only ones making use of social media this time of year – teachers are finding innovative ways to incorporate it into their curriculum. Makes sense, really – social media isn't going away and it's becoming part of more and more jobs, so learning to use it wisely is key.
First there was Periscope and Meerkat. Now there's Facebook Live. The real question is, do you need it for your business?
Let's start with a definition. Facebook Live is an easy way to do video streaming without requiring you to commit to yet another app or social network. It can be as easy as clicking one button to make it happen, but you're going to want to do a little bit more prep work than that. Here are some tips for a successful live broadcast.
Building live streaming within Facebook was pretty genius. It's their way of keeping you suckered in.
It's different from Periscope and Meerkat in that you can control who sees your video and after you're done streaming, it saves to your timeline, so you can share it or embed it elsewhere.
So do you need it? The truth is, video is king right now, and the end is not in sight. So if you want to take advantage of the trend, but don't have a big production budget, this could be right up your alley. Consider it another weapon in your arsenal. Here are some good ideas to get you started.
Super Tuesday is right around the corner and that has us taking a closer look at the role of social media in this hotly contested presidential primary race.
Political social media, when done well, is incredibly powerful. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders might not have a super PAC, but he's got plenty of buzz.
Political social media, when done poorly, is incredibly powerful too. Check out these epic social media screw-ups.
No matter who you support, there's no denying that social media has forever changed the way campaigns are run.
If you're a brand, here's a suggestion for talking about politics online: don't. Ever. Seriously. We're not kidding. For your personal social media, tread carefully. Follow these tips.


Anyone walking round Gloucester Quays can't have failed to notice a green goblin watching ice skaters in Orchard Square.
Meanwhile in Southgate Street a pierced heart can be found and a crow.
A magician stands on Westgate Street with a palace not far from there either.
These characters all make up part of a fairyland trail helping families get into the festive spirit.
From tonight (Thursday November 22), Gloucester city centre will be illuminated with 24 lanterns telling the story of the The Snow Queen.
The lanterns have been created by five artists from Gloucestershire as well as some which were part of last month's lantern procession organised by Marketing Gloucester.
Families can follow the walking trail from The Docks to the Cathedral and find the lanterns along the way.
A map can be downloaded from here or participants can collect one from the Tourist Information Centre, Gloucester Guildhall or at Gloucester Cathedral.
Parents can stop in and enjoy a Snow Queen themed hot chocolate, cocktail or mocktail at Liquor and Chow as part of the event and the festive fun doesn't stop there.
The hit theatre show The Snow Queen, starts at the 13th century Blackfriars Priory on December 6, and promises an 'immersive theatre show for all the family'.
The Priory will be transformed into a 'magical winter wonderland' where 'intrepid explorers are needed to join a magical quest'.
Families are invited to join brave Gerda on a daring mission to rescue her dearest friend Kay who has been stolen by the Snow Queen.
Audiences will cross frozen lands meeting reindeer, princesses and princes, magical creatures, robbers and thieves, on their way to the Snow Queen's icy kingdom.
Produced by Strike a Light and presented by Gloucester Guildhall, the heroic show and walkabout adventure takes place as a promenade theatre piece, physically taking its audience on an adventure around the historic Blackfriars site to help Gerda find Kay.
The Snow Queen is suitable for all the family with storytelling, puppetry, live music and plenty of live action to keep you warm with festive cheer.
The adventure continues until Saturday December 22, with shows throughout the day.
Tickets are priced at £12 or £8 for concessions, click here to buy.
The show lasts an hour and is aimed at children aged five to 11.
Click here for more information and a full list of dates and times for the show.
There is a cafe on site for each show selling snacks and drinks (and sweets, for those on the nice list).


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Rajeev Jayaswal
Asian Premium
Why did Petroleum Minister Murli Deora invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's anger when he raised India's concern about Asian Premium?
Billions of dollars Asian Premium paid by India to oil suppliers, particularly Saudi Arabia.
There is no official record of this payment
Interestingly, this issue had been raised by every oil minister -- from Mani Shankar Aiyar to Dharmendra Pradhan
Saudi Arabia denied existence of Asian Premium
LNG Import Scam
On December 1, 2011, Lok Sabha MP Vilas Muttemwar raised an alarm about ₹2.5 lakh crore LNG scam by Petronet LNG Ltd. But, the investigation outcome is still unknown!
How rich gas from Qatar changed into lean gas?
Why Petronet LNG Ltd is only private company that is chaired by Petroleum Secretary and promoted by ONGC, GAIL, BPCL and IOC?
Why Petronet LNG Ltd is kept from the preview of CVC, CAG, CBI and Parliament?
Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal (2005-08)
UPA sacrificed Mani Shankar Aiyar, Muslim vote bank and Iran for the Civil Nuclear Deal. Why? What India gained? Nothing
India's nuclear power generation capacity before deal: 4120 mw
India's nuclear power generation capacity after deal: 4780 mw
Interestingly, the 660 mw addition was due to Russia
While it was USA's diplomatic victory, it coaxed India to indirectly accept nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT)
$2.1 billion Imperial Energy Deal
Was the ONGC purchase of $2.1 billion Imperial Energy Ltd was uneconomical?
Did ONGC deliberately ignore Russian Resources Ministry's warning that reserves of Imperial Energy were inflated?
Why didn't ONGC forge an alliance with a Russian company to revive Imperial Energy Ltd?
Petronet LNG Ltd's Gorgon Deal
Petronet LNG Ltd, promoted by ONGC, IOC, BPCL and GAIL signed 1.44 million tonnes per annum LNG supply contract with ExxonMobil Gorgon LNG project in Australia for 20 years.
The supply is expected from next year.
Why do Indian customers not interested in buying this gas?
Why was an uneconomic deal signed?
Radiagate
Why did Advocate Harish Salve told the Supreme Court that Radia's tapped telephonic conversations with politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen were leaked to the media because of corporate rivalry?
Why didn't he name the corporate?
PMO Deadline
Why did a junior PMO official set Jan 31, 2011 deadline for Oil Minister Deora to clear $9.6 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal?
Why was PMO in a hurry?
Was the deal an excuse to remove Gandhi family loyal Deora from the crucial Petroleum Ministry?
This book may disappoint you if you have prejudged the rise and fall of Indian oil and gas sector, because of some corporates. According to this book that was only the half truth. In fact, the real reason was hidden in a series of events that had unfolded between 2004 and 2014.
This book is an attempt to provide the other half of the truth, which politicians, corporates and civil societies did not want us to know, because it did not serve their purpose.
An event that gave me confidence to write this book was a Supreme Court Order dated October 17, 2013, pertaining to Ratan N. Tata Versus Union of India and others. According to this order, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had scanned thousands of call records of lobbyist Niira Radia and acknowledged efforts of only one journalist that was Mr Jayaswal. Incidentally, I was that journalist!
It was quite surprising because I had never spoken to Niira Radia. So, there was no question of finding my voice in those tapes. Yes, I had heard tapes available in public domain and found the mention of my name during conversations between Radia and others. I had sources everywhere, but not with lobbyists or paper-traders.
Rajeev Jayaswal has a doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He received his M.A. in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He is a journalist with over two decades of experience.He had covered matters related to economy, industry and corporates for The Indian Express Group, Business Standard, The Financial Express and The Economic Times as its Deputy Chief of the Bureau. At The Economic Times, he dedicated over a decade converging economic issues including the oil and gas sector.
He left India's leading business daily on January 31, 2015 to dedicate his energy in writing a nonfiction. He briefly worked as a communication expert in one of the India's leading corporate houses, DLF Ltd to acquire the first-hand knowledge about internal functioning of large Indian firms. He resigned from the post of Vice President, DLF Ltd in about six months to devote his full time in writing this book. Later on December 7, 2015, he joined Amar Ujala as its Business Editor where he was allowed to pursue his literary interests.
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Who is responsible for sorry state of India's energy security? The country had two world-class discoveries in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee's regime.
What happened between 2004 and 2014 that killed the sector and made us more 'dependable consumer' for global oil producers? Was India's energy security a victim of import lobbyists? The book revisits series of events that took place in these ten years to find an answer.
Of oil and slippery ground
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Oil Apartheid: Manmohan Singh had rebuked Deora for raising it
- India Today
Manmohan Singh had rebuked Murli Deora for raising Asian oil premium issue with Saudis, claims book
- Times of India
Energy of the future
- The Pioneer
Former oil minister rebuked
- Deccan Chronicle
Manmohan Singh rebuked Murli Deora for raising 'Asian Premium' on oil with Saudis: Book
The so-called 'Asian Premium' has led to billions of dollars being paid by India with no official record of the payments, the book claims.
- Economic Times
The Lobbyists in Amar Ujala
- Amar Ujala
Manmohan Singh had rebuked Murli Deora for raising the oil price discrimination issue with Saudi
- Indian Express
'Former PM Manmohan Singh rebuked then oil minister for raising issue of oil apartheid'
For decades, Middle East oil producers charged up to USD 6 per barrel more for the oil they sold to the Asian customers like India, than what they billed US or European refiners.
The Lobbyists in Asian Age
Deora asked Saudi why US got oil at lower rates; PM Singh rapped him
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Vehicle Injures Pedestrians In Finsbury Park, London
By Hillary E. Crawford
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Early Monday morning in London, a vehicle collided with pedestrians in Finsbury Park outside of a mosque. The incident occurred near Seven Sisters Road shortly after midnight during Ramadan — the holiest time of year in Islam. According to London Metropolitan police, it's nothing short of a tragedy, as "a number of casualties" were being addressed. The Muslim Council of Britain later confirmed that some of the victims were worshippers leaving the mosque.
"We have been informed that a van has run over worshippers as they left Finsbury Park Mosque," the Council posted to Twitter. A local Rabbi nearby also suggested to The Guardian that the victims were "predominantly Muslim."
It seems the van went onto the pavement people where there were people drinking coffee after their fast. We are here to support the local community. The hurt are predominantly Muslim.
Eyewitnesses reported that a white van did indeed collide into pedestrians, though it's currently unclear whether or not the driver did it purposefully or lost control. Regardless, bystanders reportedly contained the driver until authorities could make an arrest. Some are calling the incident Islamophobic, though again, authorities have yet to confirm these suspicions.
London ambulances were called to the scene immediately and released a statement ensuring that an advance trauma team would assist as well. "Our priority is to assess the level and nature of injuries and ensure those in the most need are treated first and taken to the hospital," the London Ambulance Service wrote in a statement posted to Twitter.
At this moment, the number of injuries, and perhaps even casualties, has not been reported.
This is not the first time the city has experienced cars or vans plowing into innocent bystanders. Since March, two separate vehicles have hit pedestrians; both were confirmed as terrorism. Whether or not this latest incident fits into that pattern is unclear at this time.
The first incident occurred near the Palace of Westminster when a van struck pedestrians. The attack injured over 50 people and killed four. A second attack happened in early June when a driver hit pedestrians on London Bridge and three others began stabbing people in nearby Borough Market.
As so many Twitter users have already insightfully pointed out, Monday morning's attack is no less newsworthy than previous ones in London because the victims were Muslim. This is especially true if Islamophobia was a motivating factor, though that has yet to be confirmed or denied.


Many of the 2009 ornaments have become very valuable such as the Ghostbusters, Celebration Barbie and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation's Cousin Eddie's RV. 2009 also brought the start of the A Visit from Santa series. This year Hallmark did not many of the traditional family ornaments and instead made a silver hook that could be attached to any ornament. This was not liked by the traditional collectors. This was the only year that this was done. 2009 however was one of the best years in recent memory.
2009 A New Little One!


Can you believe it's September already? I am amazed at how fast the month of August flew by. But we are definitely ready for fall around here. I think fall is my favorite season. I love all things pumpkin, the changing weather, the anticipation of holidays, and college football.
August was a super busy month for us. We had our big Disney trip and then hosted family as well. So I must admit that my reading and review were a bit lax last month.
I finished 3 books in August.
I started/continued 3 books as well.
August Goals: I'm already on track for a great month as I finished a book and posted a review on the first! Hoping to get back in the routine of reading and writing regularly this month.
Finish The Two Towers and start The Return of the King.
Finish these lovely novels from a few of my favorite authors.
Read two classics to catch up on my Classics Club goal. Thinking to focus on these. I've started listening to Mere Christianity with my husband and it's fascinating!
Read (or just start) these novels for fun.
The War That Saved My Life is so good! Really loved it. And it should have won the Newbery instead of the Honor. I love Kristy's books too! Jealous you've met her 😀 I just started A Man Called Ove and I kind of love Ove's character!
If you end up loving A Man Called Ove, I also recommend The One-in-a-Million Boy 🙂 Similar vibe.
Awesome! Finished Ove last week and loved it! I laughed, I cried, and that Ove is so endearing in his angry old man ways 🙂 Thanks for the rec! Will have to check that out!
Fall is my favorite, too! I love the cool weather and all the pumpkin and Halloween stuff. Happy September. Good luck with your TBR.
We're dying for cooler weather in Texas! Sadly, I don't expect it to come until October. Thanks! You too!
Those Hawthorne House books look great, may have to give them a try.


"All Mixed Up" is a song by The Cars and the final track on their 1978 self-titled debut album. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
"All Mixed Up" features bassist Benjamin Orr on lead vocals in the studio version, though Ocasek sang lead vocals on the demo version. The song afforded Hawkes a chance to step away from his many synthesizers and play the closing saxophone solo, the only one in the Cars' discography.
When Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes recruited new musicians to replace Ocasek, the deceased Orr, and drummer David Robinson, they chose Todd Rundgren as primary singer, but "All Mixed Up" and the hit ballad "Drive" were sung by bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton.
This song was later covered by the Red House Painters on their 1996 album, Songs for a Blue Guitar.
^ ""All Mixed Up"/"You're All I've Got Tonight"". 45cat.
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Guide to the Collections
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald
Canadian, 1890–1956
Abstract: Green and Gold, 1954
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris
G-63-287
Painting, Canadian Modern (1910-1979)
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald received national recognition in the late 1920s for his finely observed scenes of Winnipeg backyards, in particular for paintings like Poplar Woods, its composition filled with robust and sinewy tree trunks and branches. By the 1950s he had developed a more abstract style. Colleagues like Bertram Brooker and Group of Seven founding member Lawren Harris encouraged FitzGerald's modernist experimentations. Abstract: Green and Gold is in many ways a logical development in the artist's career. On the one hand it shows a careful refinement of FitzGerald's ongoing formal concern with shape, line, and plane. At the same time, while details have been eliminated, subject matter has not been completely purged. There is residual naturalism in the painting's three-dimensional illusion, and its colour and shape together hint at the earth and sky.


Discussion in 'Sirius Radios' started by mcf57, Dec 16, 2008.
I have a deactivated XACT radio in my truck. For several months, it was simply stuck on channel 184 as expected. I was hoping to maybe activate it again soon here, but recently I noticed something. It has frequently been "updating channels". After one of these updates, I just happened to try and change the channels and it is now allowing me to tune in other stations.
Monday I had ch8, ch10, ch21, ch31, ch81, ch105, ch116.
Tuesday, I had ch7, ch13, ch24, ch32, ch60, ch79, ch105, ch116.
Anybody else experienceing something like this? My theory is that they are probably running some sort of promotional thing through the end of the year to try and entice you and get you to subscribe again. Sort of tease you with an offering of several different channels each day.
Which also lends me to ask this question. If they can easily change the lineup on my 4+ yr old radio, how come they can't truly offer a basic a-la-cart for these older radios? Cause it is clear they can make them receive only certain channels.
I believe that it is a promotion to get you back to Sirius.
I know XM is doing this, I did not know that Sirius was.
Karmazin also told the Wall Street Journal that the company has considered a plan to reactivate the radios of lapsed subscribers and give them a small selection of programming free of charge as an enticement to bring them back to satellite radio.
XM has been doing this for years.
Well lets clarify that, XM use to do this and did so for years, but starting a couple of years ago they quit and only gave you the preview channel and the emergency channel.
Sirius on the other hand has never done this, so this is new for them.
They have done it for pre-defined periods over each of the past few years. This is the same approach as this one. According to the XM release it ends sometime in December. They may have done it on a full time basis earlier but that was before my time.
I don't recall them doing this last year for Christmas though!
I think it was last spring. The timing has always been random.
What happened to "Conspiracy Boy" from the SBS? Last year he had all the dish about the millions of dollars that Sirius was getting scammed out of because deactivated radios were still working. Ticked everybody off, wouldn't give details, predicted the end of days. . . . ahhhh good times. All from his bedroom in Jersey.
I bet he could get to the bottom of all this.


Yet another shot from Cannon Beach, this one showing the famous "Haystack Rock" and the "Needles" at sunset. If you're a Goonies fan you will recognize the area from that classic movie as "Goonies Rock". The sunsets in Spring seem to be rare but when you get them they are spectacular. The Oregon Coast is truly a sight to see and well worth a visit.
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Israeli Family Seeks To Block Return Of Boy To Italy
Ariel Schalit, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aya Biran, a paternal aunt of Eitan Biran, who survived a cable car crash in Italy that killed his immediate family, arrives at court in Tel Aviv, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli family asked an appeals court on Thursday to halt the planned return of a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable crash in Italy to his relatives there.
There was no immediate ruling in the case surrounding Eitan Biran, who has been at the center of a bitter custody battle between relatives in Italy and Israel. This week, an Italian judge issued an international arrest warrant for the boy's grandfather, who whisked Eitan to Israel on a private jet in September.
Eitan's parents and younger sibling were among 14 killed in May when a cable car slammed into a mountainside in northern Italy. His maternal grandparents in Israel and his paternal relatives in Italy are both seeking custody.
Last month, an Israeli court ordered the boy to be returned to his relatives in Italy, saying that was "the place of his normal residence." It also ordered his grandfather, Shmuel Peleg, who had brought him to Israel against the wishes of his family members in Italy, to pay around $20,000 in expenses and attorney fees.
Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, Peleg's lawyer, Ronen Dalyahu, said the hearing on Thursday was "very meaningful" and discussed all of the relevant issues connected to the boy's return to Italy. He said the court promised a decision "in the coming days."
"The judges studied the documents and considered the points, and I hope they will give a ruling that serves the well-being of the child for years," he said.
Lawyers and relatives from the family in Italy left the courthouse without commenting.
The grandfather has defended his decision to spirit the boy away, saying it was in the child's best interest. He drove Eitan from Italy to Switzerland without the other relatives' knowledge before flying him to Israel. He has not commented on the Italian arrest warrant.
Eitan's paternal relatives say he was taken without their knowledge and they had filed a legal complaint in Italy seeking his return.
Eitan and his parents were living in Italy at the time of the accident. After his release from a Turin hospital following weeks of treatment, Italian juvenile court officials ruled the child would live with a paternal aunt, Aya Biran, near Pavia, in northern Italy.
In the earlier ruling, the Tel Aviv family court said Eitan's residence was in Italy, where his family moved when he was only a month old. She concluded that his relocation to Israel was unlawful and violated the guardianship rights of his aunt.
The judge also called on the family to reconcile, saying it was in the boy's interests.
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Hope your week is off to a great start! Today I am sharing a cheerful card of thanks featuring the Sunflower n' Fence Die from CheapoDies.com.
Here's a look at my completed card. It is an A2 Size but in horizontal orientation. I started with a white cardstock base. I then cut a mat of buttercream yellow and then used some papers from Doodlebug and DCWV for the patterned papers.
I started by cutting the die cut in plain white cardstock. I then colored the flowers and leaves with my Copic markers and then brushed some ink onto the fence part. I layered the flowers and the fence piece to give them more dimension. I added little dots of Stickles to the centers of the flowers to give them some extra sparkle.
created my sentiment and printed it out and then used my rectangle scallop stitched die to cut it out. I used a couple of mini brads and some wire from my stash to make the sign hang from the fence post. In this close up, you can also see the great embossing lines of the die cut on the fence and the leaves.
Here is one last look at my completed card. Such a cheerful die cut and a real nice size to make it the focal point of a card.
LOVE the card, and thank you for the sentiment files!!!!
Thank you so much for the wonderful sentiment digis. I have a card in the making that one of these will be perfect for.
Thank you for these sentiments, they will be very useful. Love the card.
I really like those sunflowers and the way you used them in your card design.
Clever idea - cutting the dies twice, then layering certain components! Thanks for sharing.
What an adorable card, just love the hanging sentiment too. Thanks for sharing the digi sentiments with us, that's so kind of you to do so.


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To startle, amaze, or come upon (someone) unawares. That car coming around the corner caught me by surprise. She was caught completely by surprise with the amount of donations she received. Don't let hidden bank fees catch you by surprise.
If (a 45 mph gust) caught you by surprise it could shift you over about a foot,'' Soto said, noting that the Santa Anas can be deceiving by slacking off and then whipping up suddenly.


I had reason to park in the DLWP car park today and came upon the new pay machines for the first time (when did that happen?).
There was an air of general confusion in the queues of people waiting to purchase tickets, could they put coins in, etc?
It would seem that a contactless debit/credit card is the preferred method, and being fairly 'tech savvy' I was able to retrieve a ticket after entering the first four digits of my car's number plate, and various messages appeared on the screen.
On my return, I had to swipe my card again to validate the amount of time spent in the car park otherwise, failure to do this, would incur a full charge of time spent up to 2000 hours on the same day!
The instructions on the machine were in small print and had already worn away in places.
Not the best idea for Bexhill and its many senior citizens!


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Q: Openshift - Pod associated with a service shows "x" against Receiving Traffic Option I noticed that in the Pod associated with a service shows "x" against Receiving Traffic Option.
The tooltip text for the "x" image says "The pod has no endpoints and is not accepting traffic".
And yes when i hit the service endpoint i get a HTTP 502 back.
Could you please tell whats wrong with the POD.
Here is my service description:
Namespace:         mynamespace
Labels:            app=myapp
Selector:          app.kubernetes.io/instance=myapp-instance
Type:              ClusterIP
IP:                xx.xx.xxx.xxx
Port:              80-http  80/TCP
TargetPort:        http/TCP
Endpoints:
Session Affinity:  None
Events:            <none>

and in my pod i see the label:
 app.kubernetes.io/instance=myapp-instance

A: Describing the service should show endpoints as empty in this case which explains the error.
kubectl describe svc servicename

You should check that the spec.selector field of your Service actually selects for metadata.labels values on your Pods. A common mistake is to have a typo or other error, such as the Service selecting for app=hostnames, but the Deployment specifying run=hostnames.
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/debug-service/#does-the-service-have-any-endpoints


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The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Queen of Katwe: Robert Katende & Phiona Mutesi #QueenOfKatweEvent
Today is the day! Queen of Katwe opens in theaters nationwide. If you've missed any of my previous posts/interviews (with Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza, Director Mira Nair), be sure to click here to catch up.
All of these interviews have been amazing and super fun. I have been sharing intimate interviews and stories of the very people behind Queen of Katwe. And I have to admit that getting the opportunity to meet and chat with Rober Katende and Phiona Mutesi was icing on the cake. While we knew this film was based on a true story, there was something about sitting down with these two that just made it that much more real.
Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende (Photo credit: Carol Jones / AllMommyWants.com)
Our conversation with Robert and Phiona opens up with us wanting to know how they're feeling? Not only is there a book about their story, but there is now a movie, created by Disney to tell the world about their story. It's a story about triumph and Phiona's unlikely story of becoming an international chess prodigy. She quickly responds to the question, "I cannot believe it. I just really cannot believe it."
Phiona is finishing up high school and preparing to enter into college (hopefully here in the US). She has not yet reached Grand Master status, but she is currently a Candidate Master (basically, she is a dope expert in the game of chess).
Since I knew we would be chatting with these two, I put out a call on social media to see what questions people wanted to know. Our friends over at Black Bridal Bliss wanted to know:
What life lessons do you think children and adults can learn from chess?
Robert took the lead in answering this question. I have to add that watching his mannerisms and interacting with him after watching the film, solidified just how great a job David Oyelowo did in portraying him.
"Generally in life, there are many values that we meet on a daily basis. In a child's life, you can involve them well to the platform of chess. You can tackle abstractive thinking, problem-solving, decision making, weighing options, and even responsibility because chess mentors you in finding value. You have to get comfortable with your decisions, and not simply make moves."
Robert Katende (Photo credit: Carol Jones / AllMommyWants.com)
One of my favorite quotes from the movie is: You must consider the other side of the board. I think that speaks directly to what he said about not simply making moves.
He went on to explain, "You should have a plan, you should have an objective, an activity objective. It gives you an opportunity to where you can have ideas and try to figure out how to bring them to reality. So you must get input in the integration of these values and principles from the game into your lifestyle."
Robert Katende Phiona Mutesi (Photo credit: Carol Jones / AllMommyWants.com)
The role of mentor of Robert to Phiona is a huge component in the film, Queen of Katwe. So we talked a little more to them to understand how important this role of mentorship is.
Robert Katende talked about the role that mentorship played in his own life. He shared that mentorship has made him a better father. Mentorship taught him so much about "tolerance, patience and embracing each one's ability."
He goes on to share that if the child is different (meaning they have different abilities or different perspectives of life), you now find yourself in this dilemma where you have to look at each child as an individual. "And to me, it's more of a community investment."
He learned the importance of these chess programs because many of them have gone on to be great leaders!
David Oyelowo and Madina Nalwango who play Robert Katende and Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe (Photo Credit: Disney)
The real Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende who inspired the film. (Photo credit: Disney)
He shared stories of children whose home lives were so difficult that he sometimes had to go and talk to their guardians. And for those children who didn't have guardians, Mr. Katende took them in and adopted them.
"We sometimes even mentor them and teach them how to play chess. So it's now more like a big family. But mentorship is not something you can just turn on and then off. It's an ongoing process."
On the Pioneers and where the Chess Academy is today…
Robert Katende shared that he started in 2002. There are six kids he has been dealing with for over twelve years now. Phiona was nine when she started, and now she's twenty. So they have all now become young adults.
Robert Katende coaches Phiona Mutesi – Queen of Katwe (Photo credit: Disney)
When he took them in, they had not even been schooling. He has one student that is now qualified as a physics and math teacher. "Benjamin, he's just completing high school to go to university next year. So it's really a remarkable journey for me to see them. And, besides they have professional goals and they are naturally becoming leaders."
"It's not just like a coincidence, but it's like a strategy on starting to give them some sense of responsibility, and then also enabling them to realize that they have something they can really offer."
It truly is remarkable to see and hear about all of the amazing accomplishments that have come as a result of the school that Robert Katende started.
We then moved on to talk about how failure plays a role and how Phiona has learned to move past failures in life as a result of the games she plays in chess.
"My reaction whenever I would lose a game, most of the time I would cry. It was mostly with the pain of pressure, that's when I cry most. Whenever I was in Uganda, I could do most of my games. So here I am; I'm coming to Russia and I thought everything was going to be small. Yet, I forgot about that this is a different experience from Uganda. So from that, I think I got an experience — a great one –and got to learn everything, so it doesn't affect me anymore. Whenever I lose, it's just part of the game. I just had to learn from that."
We closed out this interview with them sharing some beautiful words of wisdom.
On hope and facing your fears:
Phiona says, "Have hope in everything you're doing and just be hard working. Just prove yourself."
Robert shared how he remembers when he couldn't get anyone to share what he was doing with the chess academy. He would call radio stations to seek support and no one would even bother. And now, the whole world will soon know who Robert Katende is and what he has been able to accomplish with Phiona Mutesi, the Queen of Katwe, and hundreds of other children.
Group photo with Robert Katende and Phiona Muesi (Photo credit: Carol Jones / AllMommyWants.com)
Queen of Katwe opens in theaters nationwide TODAY!!!
Be sure to Visit the Queen of Katwe website, Like Queen of Katwe on Facebook, Follow Queen of Katwe on Twitter and grab your own copy of The Queen of Katwe
! And be sure to join in the conversation using #QueenOfKatweEvent.
Disclosure: On behalf of Disney, I was invited to attend an all-expense paid trip to cover the world premiere of Queen of Katwe, as well as other press events. As always, all opinions are my own.
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