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Are dogs allowed on Baker Beach?
Dogs are permitted at Baker Beach in San Francisco, and are allowed off-leash in some areas provided they are under voice control at all times. Off-leash dogs are allowed on the beach north of Lobos Creek but only if they will respond immediately to commands to return to a leash when called. Dogs must be on a leash at all times south of Lobos Creek, on beach access trails, picnic areas, parking lots, the Coastal Trail and the Sand Ladder.
How did Alcatraz get its name?
The name Alcatraz Island originates from a name given to one of the islands in San Francisco Bay during Spanish rule of California, La Isla de los Alcatraces. That translates to 'The Island of the Gannets' but it is widely suggested that the original meaning was 'The Island of the Pelicans', based on an archaic Spanish word for pelican, alcatraz. It is documented that there were populations of brown pelicans inhabiting the Bay's islands. The name is credited to Spanish naval officer Juan Manuel de Ayala who charted San Francisco Bay in 1775. Although it is suggested that Ayala's original charts ascribed the name to what is now Yerba Buena Island and at some point in history it instead became attached to the present day Alcatraz Island.
Can you walk from Baker Beach to the Golden Gate Bridge?
The Sand Ladder steps from the north end of Baker Beach emerge on the California Coastal Trail that runs alongside Lincoln Boulevard. Heading north on this trail for approximately 1 mile will lead to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
When was the first Burning Man festival?
The Burning Man festival started as a gathering held on San Francisco's Baker Beach to mark the 1986 summer solstice. On June 22nd, 1986, Larry Harvey and Jerry James burned a 9-foot wooden human effigy they built at the northern end of Baker Beach, in the presence of a small group of friends. While the beach was already a place for summer solstice bonfires, this event attracted increasing public interest and was held annually until 1989, when some 350 people attended. By 1990, its growth and a lack of permits led to the event moving to Nevada where it continues to be held annually, albeit on a larger scale.
Is Baker Beach clothing optional?
Baker Beach in San Francisco has a clothing-optional area at the very north end of the beach. It is a public beach that attracts mostly clothed visitors, but nude beachgoers frequent the northernmost part nearest the Golden Gate Bridge, so be warned if visiting with children.
Who created Lands End Labyrinth?
San Francisco artist Eduardo Aguilera built the circular labyrinth of rocks at Lands End covertly in 2004 and it has become an unofficial attraction off the Coastal Trail near Mile Rock Beach. Despite being vandalized and destroyed many times, public volunteers continue to restore and maintain the creation.
Can you swim at Lake Anza?
Swimming is allowed at Lake Anza in Berkeley's Tilden Regional Park in the designated beach area on weekends and holidays from around the end of April and on weekdays from the end of May until around mid-September. Swimming is prohibited from November onwards and when periods of poor water quality are identified by East Bay Regional Park District. When lifeguards are on duty during swim season, a beach access fee is charged.
What fort is under the Golden Gate Bridge?
The building under the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge is Fort Point, built by the US Army at the height of the Gold Rush between 1853 and 1861 as part of a defense system to protect the harbor from foreign attack. When it was no longer needed as a defense position, it served as barracks and military accommodation, but was eventually abandoned after World War Two and fell into disrepair. While Fort Point never saw battle, it predates the American Civil War and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, and is recognized for its architectural and historical significance. In 1970, it became a National Historic Site and is now managed by the National Parks Service and open to the public. Entry is free and self-guided tours are available.
How do you pay the Golden Gate Bridge toll in a rental car?
All vehicles crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in the direction of San Francisco are required to pay a toll charge. Toll payments cannot be made on the bridge, so rental car drivers have the option of paying the toll through their rental company, but this is likely to be more expensive and subject to convenience fees. Alternatively, one-time toll payments can be made before, or up to 2 days after, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Note your rental car's license plate number and pay by one of the following methods: Online using a credit card at bayareafastrak.org. By phone using a credit card on the toll free number 1-877-BAY-TOLL (or 1-877-229-8655). In person using cash at a Cash Payment Location. Go to bayareafastrak.org/cashlocations for a complete listing. In person using credit card or cash, check or money order at the Bay Area FasTrak Customer Service Center at 375 Beale Street (between Folsom and Harrison Streets in San Francisco. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, and Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
How deep is the water under the Golden Gate Bridge?
The depth of water under the Golden Gate Bridge is approximately 377 feet (or 115 meters) at its deepest point. The US Geological Survey, with other research partners, have mapped central San Francisco Bay and its entrance under the Golden Gate Bridge using multibeam echosounders. In 2006, they published a topographical image with indicative depths of the sea floor around Alcatraz and Angel Islands, and the Golden Gate Strait underneath the bridge. The imaging shows the area below the Golden Gate Bridge as being the deepest part of San Francisco Bay.
How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?
The Golden Gate Bridge's suspension span, including the main span and side spans, is 1.2 miles (or 1,966 meters) long. The length of the main span between the towers is 4,200 feet (or 1,280 meters).
How high is the Golden Gate Bridge?
At its center, the height of the Golden Gate Bridge from the water to the underside of the bridge deck averages 220 feet (or 67 meters) at high tide, increasing to 225 feet (or 68.5 meters) at low tide. The bridge towers stand 746 feet (or 227 meters) above the water and 500 feet (152 meters) above the road deck.
Why is the Golden Gate Bridge an orange red color?
The vermilion orange color of the Golden Gate Bridge has its origins in the red lead primer coating the steel used to construct the bridge. The hue seemed to complement the bridge design and surroundings, so a similar shade called International Orange was chosen as its permanent paint color.
How often is the Golden Gate Bridge painted?
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge never gets repainted from end to end. Instead there is continual program of spot painting and corrosion repair undertaken by a dedicated maintenance team.
Can you walk across the Golden Gate Bridge?
Pedestrians can cross the Golden Gate Bridge on the East Sidewalk, which faces San Francisco, from 5 am daily until 9 pm during Daylight Savings Time and 6:30 pm during Pacific Standard Time. Dogs are not allowed on the bridge, except for service dogs.
How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name?
The Golden Gate Bridge gets its name from the Golden Gate strait, the body of water it spans between San Francisco and Marin County, California. The name has nothing to do with the bridge's distinctive orange red color.
Can you reach Point Bonita Lighthouse when it is closed?
There is no access to Point Bonita Lighthouse when closed as the final leg of the trail to the bridge and lighthouse passes though a rock tunnel which is gated and locked outside of opening hours. Point Bonita Lighthouse is normally open only on Sunday and Monday from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The short, steep trail from the car park as far as the tunnel gate remains open daily, and offers good vantage points with views from the Marin Headlands towards the Golden Gate Bridge.
Where is the museum and memorial to Rosie the Riveter?
The Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center is situated in the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, California. Located in the old Oil House of the adjacent former Ford Assembly Plant, there are displays and interactive exhibits exploring the contribution of American civilians on the home front, women in particular, during the Second World War. The park also commemorates the Richmond area's contribution during the war efforts, and among other points of interest is the last surviving cargo ship built at the Kaiser Richmond shipyards, the restored SS Red Victory, moored nearby and open to visitors. For the Rosie the Riveter Memorial outdoor public art sculpture, follow the San Francisco Bay Trail east from the Visitor Center for 1 mile (or 1.5 kilometers) to Marina Bay Park.
How long is the Tennessee Valley Trail hike?
The Tennessee Valley Trail from the parking lot to the Tennessee Beach cove is approximately 1.7 miles (or 2.8 kilometers) and the easy hike to the beach takes around 30 minutes. This popular trail on the Marin Headlands gets very busy, particularly at weekends, so arriving early is always advisable. Dogs are not permitted on the trail. The parking lot and trailhead are located at the end of Tennessee Valley Road, where there are restrooms and a picnic table, but no drinking water, so bring a drink with you.
Where did Robin Williams live?
Actor and stand-up comedian Robin Williams lived in an oceanfront home on Saint Thomas Way in Tiburon's Paradise Cay with his third wife Susan for five years until his death on August 11th, 2014. He also had a vineyard estate in the Napa Valley.
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If you create presentations in Apple's Keynote, here is the ticket to add some twitter punch to your presentations- a script that can automatically send out tweets when you change slides. Your audience will wonder how you managed to tweet so much while presenting. Practice your humble smile.
I first wrote up the method of how to do this back in February 2011 — since then twitter has changed their authorization scheme, plus the retirement of the AP1 1.0 broke the original app written by Toby Harris. It was actually just a minor edit needed in the applescript, but leave it to a dog to figure it out.
Here quickly are some more modern steps for setting it up. It looks a tad geeky, and you will have to enter the world of command line. If this scares you, take two Powerpoints and don't call me in the morning. This was recently written up an screencast by John Greenwood, so you could easily follow his steps too (see below for his video).
a command to install twurl (you will ahem need to be connected to the internet). Use of sudo requires you to enter your login password, it allows you to do anything to your system.
You next have to go to (and log in with your twitter credentials) to the developer site https://dev.twitter.com/apps/new.
Here you will create a new "app" which really means, you are just going to set up something so twurl on your computer can communicate to twitter through your account.
Creating a keynote twitter app.
The information here does not matter much since no one really sees it, but create a name like Jenny's Keynote Tweet Machine, use your blog URL or some URL. Guess wildly at the captcha, and create the application.
You are not done. One more setting.
Click the Settings tab and change Application type to Read and Write. And then click Update.
That is all the information twitter needs fro you, but you need two key pieces of information fro twitter.
This does need to be exact, make sure you do not have any weird extra characters in the keys. Now go to your Terminal app, and paste that entire command string and press Return/Enter.
Terminal will respond with a really long super duper mumbo jumbo URL- copy it exactly, and paste in your web browser. This will bring up the Twitter authorization screen. which you really should approve (otherwise, why are you even doing this?). It will return to you a pin number, which you know copy, paste back into Terminal, and press RETURN/Enter.
This is telling twurl to create a tweet for you. Note the location of the quotes, they are important here!
If this does not work, and you have previously set up twurl before, you may have conflicting apps- see the twurl documentation for Changing Your Default Profile.
By now you should be ready to try some keynote tweeting. First use the View options in keynote o make visible the speaker notes. For each slide you want a tweet to go out, wrap the text of the tweet int [twitter]…..[/twitter] tags. URLs ought to be shortened, but I suggest you test the length of the tweet, and allow for any prefacing of hashtags.
And you do not have to send a tweet for every slide, it can look a bit offensive on twitter to be firing off like a kid with their first fireworks.
You should next download the revised Keynote Tweet 2.5 app (see my post on the mods needed to be changed in AppleScript to get it to work). And admire the new icon made for it by John Greenwood.
Launch the Keynote Tweet application. It gives a little bit of explanation, and then offers a field where you can insert a hash tag or other string you want to be sent with each tweet. Put your Keynote in presentation mode, and tweet away (be sure to quit the Keynote Tweet application when you are done just to make sure you do not inadvertently send out more tweets).
And there you go, Tweet and Toot away!
Thomas Brady shared the script modifications he says is working in the latest Keynote in Yosemite OS. I cannot modify the script until I upgrade (Mavericks Applescript is not liking it). You will have to launch AppleScript, then open Keynote AutoTweet, and replace the scripts with what is below. Then you can compile it to save.
If anyone can test this, and let us know it works, it gives hope for those who wish to present and tweet together.
-- display dialog tweet buttons "Okay" default button "Okay"
do shell script "/usr/bin/t update \"" & tweet & "\""
I git hooked on Haiku Decks for all my presentation needs…tweet every slide? What's up with that?
I do not hang my presentations on any single tool– but being able to send a tweet out for specified slides in a presentation is extremely useful. Some use it to share resources, but can also be used to prompt replies.
I hear that, and I'm trying to up my Twitter game although I will always bow to your superior geekhood! Impressive stuff!
Thanks Alan for allowing me to contribute to this awesome app… it was a pleasure to give back!
First, thanks for the instructions, I got Twirl up and running but my mac won't let me open it. It gives me an error: The operation couldn't be completed. (OSStatus error -67049.) Any advice?
2) Select the "Anywhere" radio button.
Anyone else having this issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the awesome instructions!
The mavericks update has broken the AppleScript. I'm not able to investigate for at least two weeks.
Thank apple for breaking it by lack of backward compatibility.
This may be an applescript support problem… will research more as well.
Its been a while since i programmed and don't remember basics can anyone help.
I would like to write a command line with twirl to count up to 100 sending each tweet with a different number. Can anyone help me, so that I don't have to input each command?
Hey, Apple updated the applescript functionality on Keynote today. Do you know if this fixes Keynote Tweet for 6.2?
It's "partially" fixed in Keynote 6.2 – the main thing that got broken with the 6.x releases was that all the classes got changed.
Unfortunately there appears to be a bug in keynote's AppleScript integration where the "current slide" object continues to point at whatever the slide that was selected in the deck *BEFORE* you went to presentation mode.
If "current slide" were to work properly during presentation then I have Alan's code updated to be able to do it easily. (I can get it to tweet moving through a "non-playing" presentation quite reliably).
Thanks for the update AJ. I am finally getting a Mavericks machine next week, have not looked into this yet.
Looks like everything back in order on Yosemite. Had to replace the old classname (<> or whatever) with the (much better) new ones (presenter notes).
Woah say more, a new version of the app, where?
So do I need to re-run the install process to get it to work in Yosemite, or just upgrade? This may be the best news I have gotten today.
Thomas, can you be more specific about how you "replaced the old classname?" What are the "new ones" you are referring to?
Would love to have this info too. Been using Keynote 9 in meantime but this machine is starting to die on me and may be forced to upgrade soon. Would love instructions on how to get Keynote working on Yosemite and the new Keynote version!
Love hearing that they've fixed things!
Look above for the updated script Thomas mentioned. You will need to edit your script and compile/save.
Thanks to everyone who's working to make this work again!
In the code above, can someone tell me how to clean up the "&quot;" types of things? I'm trying to paste this into the script file and as it is showing up on the page, it won't work. I don't know the script language well enough to do find/replace with any hope of accuracy.
Gulp sorry about that, errant copy paste from an email. I cleaned up as plain text.
I am not sure it will work out of the box, I think Thomas has hard coded the link to the twurl command to his own script.
I tried the updated code shared by Alan Levine and Thomas Brady, but it did not work properly. I made some modifications and got it working with Yosemite using Keynote 6. You can see the updates I made and download the app here: https://github.com/andrewsteinman/Keynote-Tweet.
Thank you Alan and Thomas for your support. I am very excited to have Keynote Tweet functional again.
This works perfectly. Thank you!


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Doddington Hall is, from the outside, an Elizabethan prodigy house or mansion complete with walled courtyards and a gabled gatehouse. Inside it was largely updated in the 1760s. It is located in the village of Doddington, to the west of the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.

History
Doddington Hall was built between 1593 and 1600 by Robert Smythson for Thomas Tailor, who was a lawyer, the Recorder to the Bishop of Lincoln. It is a grade I listed building. The facade is wide, but the house is only a single room deep at the centre.  In the 12th century the manor of Doddington was owned by the Pigot family who sold it to Sir Thomas Burgh in 1450, and eventually to John Savile of Howley Hall in Leeds. In 1593, he sold the manor house to Thomas Tailor who commissioned the present house. It was inherited by his son, and then his granddaughter Elizabeth Anton who married Sir Edward Hussey of Honington in Lincolnshire. Their son Sir Thomas Hussey inherited in 1658. Sir Thomas's three daughters were his co-heiresses when he died in 1706. Mrs Sarah Apreece was the surviving heiress and on her death in 1749, her daughter Rhoda, wife of Captain Francis Blake Delaval (the elder) of Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, inherited. It then passed to her second son, Sir John Hussey-Delaval, and he had improvements made to the Hall in 1761 by Thomas and William Lumby of Lincoln. John's younger brother Edward Delaval inherited in 1808, and his daughter, Mrs Sarah Gunman, who inherited on her father's death in 1814, left the Hall to Lieutenant Colonel George Jarvis in 1829. On his death it passed to his cousin the Rev Robert Eden Cole, and it remains in private ownership today. In the mid 20th century the Hall was restored by Laurence Bond and Francis Johnson.

The hall's contents, including textiles, ceramics, porcelain, furniture and pictures, reflect 400 years of unbroken family occupation. It is surrounded by  of walled and wild gardens with flowering from early spring until autumn.

The hall and gardens are open to the public, with facilities for private tours and school visits. A temple designed by Anthony Jarvis in 1973 stands in the gardens. Summer concerts and occasional exhibitions are held in the Long Gallery. Other businesses have been developed on the estate such as the sale of Christmas trees, weddings, a Cycle shop with cafe and a farm shop selling local produce. Daniel Codd in Haunted Lincolnshire claims the hall is haunted. The hall was featured on an episode of An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates on the Smithsonian Channel and Amazon Prime Video. It first aired in 2020.

The parkland and gardens of Doddington Hall are listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

The Doddington tapestries
In 1762, Sir John Hussey Delaval covered every inch of the Holly Room – even the back of the doors – with tapestries showing country scenes. The tapestries were made in Flanders in the early 17th century.

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References

Jenkins, Simon, England's Thousand Best Houses, 2003, Allen Lane,

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Biography: Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 to 26 Feb 1966) was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer...
Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 to 26 Feb 1966) was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, historian, political leader, and philosopher. Savarkar's thoughts touch upon virtually every aspect of nation-building and are relevant even today. Unfortunately, Savarkar has been a victim of malice and misinformation. As a considerable part of his literature is in Marathi, his thoughts and achievements in several spheres are largely unknown outside Maharashtra.
Why was Savarkar named Vinayak?
The infant Savarkar used to cry incessantly. He would refuse his mother's milk. In those days, people would ask the infant who he was in his previous life. They would the names of several ancestors and would tell the infant that they would give him the name of his choice to make him stop crying. The infant's eldest uncle Mahadevrao (or Bapukaka as he was known) told him, "If you are Vinayak Dikshit (name of his ancestor) drink your mother's milk and stop crying. We will name you so" and applied holy ash. The infant stopped crying instantly and started feeding. He was hence named Vinayak. This was also his grand father's name (It is common practice to name a son after his grandfather, the underlying belief being that the soul of the dead ancestor has reincarnated).
To which community did Savarkar belong?
Savarkar was a Chitpavan Brahmin (All the Peshwas, Nana Phadnavis, Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Madhav Govind Ranade, Lokmanya Tilak, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Dhondo Keshav Karve were Chitpavan Brahmins).
The Chitpavan Brahmins are large of medium height, fair-complexioned with blue or green eyes. They consider Parshuram, the sixth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu as their ancestor. They hail from the Konkan region of Maharashtra. A common trait of the Chitpavan Brahmins was hatred towards foreign rule. The British called them the Poona Brahmins and singled them out as a community to be watched. In a secret letter dated 09 July 1879, the then Governor of Bombay Province Sir Richard Temple wrote to Viceroy Lord Lytton, "The Chitpavans imagine that someday, more or less remote, the British shall be made to retire, into that darkness where the Moguls retired. Any fine morning, an observant visitor may ride through the streets of Poona and mark the scowl with which so many persons regard this stranger. In his book Indian Unrest (p.39), Sir Valentine Chirol (who called Tilak "the father of Indian unrest") wrote, "Among many others (Chitpavan Brahmins)…there has undoubtedly been preserved for the last hundred years…an unbroken tradition of hatred towards the British rule, an undying hope that it may someday be subverted and their own ascendancy restored."
Savarkar's Ancestors:
Savarkar's clan belonged to the Vaashishta gotra (the rishi Vashishtha from whom the clan supposedly originated) and Hiranyakeshi sutra. Like other Chitpavan Brahmins, this clan hailed from Konkan, the coastal part of Western Maharashtra in Western India. Their place of origin was Savarwadi in Palshet village in Guhagar taluka (tehsil) of the Konkan region. Savarwadi was so named because of the plentiful Saanvari (Saavari pronounced nasally) trees that yield a type of soft cotton called shevari.
The original surname of the clan was Bapat but this was changed to Sanvarkar (Savarkar pronounced nasally; the pronounced as in Angkor Vat) from their place of origin. In his childhood, elderly women used to call Savarkar Bapat after his original surname. Some say the original surname of the Savarkar's was Oak. Be that as it may, in course of time the name Sanvarkar became Savarkar. The Savarkar family was particularly close to the Khare family from the neighboring village of Dhopave. Like other impoverished families, these two families migrated from Konkan and crossed the Sahyadri mountain range to try their luck in the Deccan plateau. This migration must have probably taken place at the time of the first Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1680-1719; Balaji Vishwanath Bhat had himself migrated from Konkan to Pune; the Peshwas were the hereditary Brahmin prime ministers of the Maratha rulers).
The Savarkars settled in Bhagur, a small village on the banks of the river Daarna, around 6-7 miles near Nashik in north-western Maharashtra. On the other bank of the Daarna river was the village of Rahuri. In 1756, in recognition of their intellectual exploits, the Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (1721-1761), son of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath Bhat gave a grant of Rahuri village to Savarkar's ancestor Vedamurti Mahadev Dikshit Savarkar and Narayan Bhat Khare.
The Savarkars used to receive an annual sum of Rs. 1200 towards their grant. During the British rule, a commission was levied on this annual grant and the annual sum received by the Savarkars dwindled to a mere Rs. 29! In his autobiography, Savarkar mentions the name of his ancestor who first settled in Bhagur as 'Harbhat'. He was the father of Mahadev Dikshit Savarkar. This means that the Savarkars had settled in Bhagur before the time of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao. In Bhagur, the Savarkar's had two houses adjacent to each other. The grant of the Rahuri village included many orchards and fields. There was a large mango orchard in the grant. All in all, the income from the grant was considerable. The Savarkar family was well to do. In particular, two ancestors of Savarkar made their mark. In 1811, among those who gave the traditional gold coins to the Peshwa Bajirao II (1796-1851) on Vijayadashmi day was his chief clerk Balwant Ramchandra Savarkar. One Parshurampant Savarkar was part of a delegation that was commissioned by the Pune Peshwa on 05 September 1817 to negotiate and avert war with Elphinstone.
Savarkar's parents, uncles, and siblings?
Savarkar's eldest uncle Mahadevrao or Bapukaka as he was known, was born around 1835. He was tall, well built and had an athletic body. Though he had not learned English, he was well aware of the laws and conventions under the British. He was well respected in and around Bhagur. He used to do money lending. He married in 1851 but was childless. Bapukaka had got his sister to Dhonduanna Kanitkar of Kothur.
Bapukaka's youngest brother Damodar (Savarkar's father) was born around 1850. After he had completed his Marathi education in Bhagur, Bapukaka saw to it that Damodar got English education in the government school in Nashik. As Damodarpant (or Damuanna as he was popularly called) was perhaps the only person in Bhagur who knew English, he was respected by people in Bhagur. Damodarpant was fair complexioned, impressive and had developed an athletic body. He kept several weapons such as swords, guns, and spears in his house. He was adept at using these weapons. His skill in weaponry used to prove useful in combating dacoits who would raid the lonely houses in Bhagur. Damodarpant was not only a connoisseur of poetry but he himself composed poems. He used to read not only Marathi but Sanskrit and English poetry as well. His ready wit would instantly impress others. Damodarpant was a self-respecting, disciplined and occasionally quick-tempered person. Later, there arose a dispute between Bapukaka and Damodarpant. At times, this would result in physical altercations. Damodarpant was married around 1867 when he was doing his matriculation. His wife hailed from the Manohar family of Kothur. Her father was proficient in the Vedas and hence was called Manohar Dikshit. He died in her childhood. Manohar Dikshit had a son called Govind. He was a handsome and brilliant man. He was an extremely gifted poet. He was proficient in wrestling as well and had taught wrestling to the young Savarkar. Savarkar probably inherited his extraordinary poetic genius from his father and maternal uncle.
Savarkar's mother was named 'Radha' after her marriage. She was about 7-8 years younger than Damodarpant. She was fair complexioned, of medium height, pretty and enthusiastic. She was fond of cleanliness, cooked well and had a melodious voice. She had a religious bent of mind. In spite of numerous servants, she would do all the housework herself. The residents of Bhagur would say, "Radhabai is one in five thousand women." In Savarkar's epic poem Gomantak, the character of 'Ramaa' is modeled after Radhabai.
After Damodarpant and Radhabai lost two sons in their infancy, they were blessed on 13 June 1879 with a son. He was named 'Ganesh'. He was known as 'Baba'. Babarao Savarkar became a great revolutionary, philosopher, writer, and organizer of Hindus in his own right. A patriot of the first order, Babarao Savarkar is the epitome of heroism that is unknown and unsung! Next was born Vinayak (our hero) on 28 May 1883. Though he was later affectionately known as 'Tatya', Savarkar's father used to call him 'Balu'. Though Bapukaka and Damodarpant were at loggerheads, Bapukaka had great affection for Tatya and used to affectionately call him 'Balambhat'. Being childless, he wanted to adopt Tatya but that was not possible due to his strained relations with Damodarpant. After Vinayak, there was a girl called Maina (nickname Mai). She was later married into the Kale family. The last child of Damodarpant and Radhabai was Narayan who was born in 1888. He was affectionately called 'Bal'. A dentist by profession, he was also imprisoned for his revolutionary activities in his youth.
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Bifacial Solar Is Ready for Prime Time
Better system economics, higher energy yield, and more robust modeling and field data are driving demand for bifacial solar modules.
GTM Creative Strategies November 12, 2019
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There is no doubt that bifacial modules are ready for their breakout role in the world of solar photovoltaic projects.
By the dawn of 2020, there will be a cumulative 5.4 gigawatts of bifacial solar capacity installed globally, mostly in Asia, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables' first report focused on this market. In five years, there will be a nearly equal share of deployment divided among Asia and North America, with cumulative installed capacity growing tenfold, according to WoodMac.
Bifacial modules, as the name suggests, harvest energy from both the front and back sides of the module. The energy gain is largely dependent on the level of light reflected off the ground surface, known as albedo.
The precipitous rise of bifacial technology has been enabled by better system economics, higher energy yield, and more robust modeling and field data. This convergence of factors has provided assurance to developers, operators and financiers looking for solar projects with higher gains at increasingly lower costs.
More power, from every angle
The emergence of bifacial modules has stemmed from large-scale solar developers competing on price, which continues to decline across the globe. While bifacial offers higher power production, traditional front-side-only modules continue to see significant gains as well.
Bifacial passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar modules have inherited all of the benefits of one-sided mono PERC technology, paired with their unique higher power output and better reliability. The rise of mono PERC cells across the industry is a major factor in the falling costs for bifacial modules, which are primarily made with mono PERC cells. PERC technology increases cell conversion efficiency by adding a dielectric passivation layer at the rear side of the cell that reduces surface recombination.
Manufacturers can increase efficiency cost-effectively beyond standard multi c-Si levels, building higher-wattage modules and generating more power per square foot in a solar installation. Mono PERC cell capacity will account for half of the total global cell capacity in early 2020s, according to WoodMac.
While bifacial systems may incur a slight cost premium compared to their monofacial counterparts, the significantly higher energy yield expected from bifacial technology can more than offset this impact, providing a much more attractive levelized cost of energy compared to a monofacial system. WoodMac also expects bifacial production costs to fall by another 23 percent in five years.
Bankability rising
To establish the bankability of bifacial energy yield, module manufacturers have worked closely with third-party labs and customers to collect field performance data on bifacial PERC modules and validate back-side energy yield.
Field data from LONGi and the Renewable Energy Test Center, for example, shows that LONGi bifacial PERC modules offer an average range of 8 to 20 percent in back power generation gains depending on ground-surface environment. In one field test, for example, asphalt yielded a nearly 11 percent gain with bifacial, while white ground cover resulted in a 15 percent gain.
Bankability comes with time, as most investors want at least a year's worth of data before making a decision. But there are other important components of building the data set that also bolster bankability. In early 2019, the International Electrotechnical Commission released the standard IEC TS 60904-1-2:2019, which will serve as the common basis for measuring the current-voltage characteristics of bifacial products.
Simulation of bifacial modules in testing environments has also improved significantly. "The experts in the industry think there's a pretty good correlation between simulations and the field performance now," said Hongbin Fang, director of product and technology for LONGi. "We have seen more investors getting comfortable [with] bifacial technology and [become] willing to finance the back-side energy yield from bifacial PERC projects." Since introducing its first-generation bifacial module, HiMO2, to market in 2017, LONGi has deployed more than 2.4 gigawatts of bifacial PERC modules globally.
Early this year, LONGi introduced Hi-MO4, its next generation half-cut bifacial PERC module made with M6 (166-millimeter) wafers. Hi-MO4 bifacial PERC module offers front-side power up to 440 watts, a 15 percent increase over the previous generation's power generation capacity, offering an estimated $0.03 per watt balance-of-system cost savings compared to a solar project with polycrystalline modules.
It is not just module performance data that has to be shown to be accurate in the years ahead. Developers and financiers also need to better understand the seasonality of ground-cover albedo, as well as the optimal racking design and height for bifacial projects to maximize their return on investment. "It's not just about the modules," Fang said. "We need to look at it from a system perspective to realize the full potential of bifacial technology."
To learn more about how bifacial modules are boosting yield and lowering costs for solar projects, join GTM and LONGi on November 21 for a free webinar, "Lowering LCOE With Bifacial PERC Modules: A Case Study With LONGi's HiMO4 at 440W." Register here to watch live or on demand.
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Concordia resource centre honours Indigenous grads
Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette
Kaya Bellaar Spruyt was one of 31 Indigenous students to graduate from Concordia University on Thursday.	Christopher Curtis / Montreal Gazette
Tears came streaming down Kaya Bellaar Spruyt's face when she rose to accept her graduation stole on Thursday.
For Bellaar Spruyt, the journey to this moment wasn't just about all-night study sessions and making friends in a new place.
To earn her Concordia University degree, the Inuk student had to battle culture shock in an institution that has historically excluded people like her.
But along the way, she had the help of Concordia's Aboriginal Student Resource Centre to keep her grounded.
"The (resource centre) has been a home away from home," said Bellaar Spruyt, who comes from Kuujjuaq. "It's a big step to graduate. It's bittersweet, but I'll always know that you guys have my back."
Bellaar Spruyt, who earned a bachelor's degree in First Nations studies, was one of 31 Indigenous students graduating from Concordia this year. On Thursday, the resource centre held a ceremony to honour these students — who hail from 10 distinct nations across the country.
"A lot of these students will go back to their communities and bring their knowledge and help build a better future," said Orenda Boucher-Curotte, coordinator of the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre.
"But a lot of these students will stay in urban centres and become part of the fabric of Montreal. They'll contribute and work through this process of decolonizing just by being there, just by existing."
Boucher-Curotte, who comes from Kahnawake, is familiar with the culture shock many Indigenous students face when they first set foot in university.
"My home was right across the river, so it wasn't as hard as when students come from Cree or Inuit territories, but it was jarring," Boucher-Curotte said. "I was a single mom, had a three- and a six-year-old, and I felt really alone. Most of my classes, I was the only Indigenous student. I felt lost."
During her second year, she found help at the Aboriginal Resource Centre.
"These were people who understood what I was going through. They were able to help me get support, help with my children," she said. "I never forgot that. And now, to be able to give back is such a joy."
Systemic underfunding of education on reserves is just one of the many systemic factors that contributes to higher dropout rates among Indigenous Peoples. For those who do make it to university, they're fighting culture shock, peers who may harbour racist views and a system that has historically excluded First Nations.
But many are fighting from the inside to change that reality.
"I'm here today … because I want to be included in the spaces, conversations and decision-making processes that Indigenous People have been excluded from," said Brooke Wahsontiiostha Deer, from Kahnawake.
Deer graduated with a bachelor in commerce and she's staying at Concordia to get her master's degree.
"We do belong here, and I am tremendously grateful for the people who make university a safer and more welcoming place for Indigenous People."
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I believe life is transient and while we are at it, we must never aim small. In my compositions you will find an aura of mythology and the presence of Shankara. These for me depict strength and conviction. Through my paintings I bring to you my journey; a plethora of surprises, inspirations, the womb of mother nature and all that she has held so dearly. Through all the abstract forms and layers if you spend a soulful minute with my work, they will speak to you of relationships, of gurus, of charismatic animals and of the absolute zeal to live.
Amol Pawar is a resident of Pune. He earned his GD from Abhinava Kala Mahavidhyala, Pune. He has been a part of various group and solo shows which includes iconic venues such as the Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. His style of artwork is creatively figurative. Amol's work can be described as mixed media on canvas.


Earth Networks, a Maryland-based weather data company, is partnering with WeatherSTEM to deliver to schools STEM curricula built around hyperlocal weather data.
WeatherSTEM powered by Earth Networks combines real-time observations from Earth Networks' global network of climate, lightning and greenhouse gas monitoring sensors with the WeatherSTEM safety alert platform to provide schools with a next-generation weather data-based STEM curricula, while protecting students against dangerous weather events.
WeatherSTEM is a network of weather stations, collected and distributed atmospheric data and STEM-based curricula for grades K–12. WeatherSTEM is also a web-based instructional program that enables K–12 schools to use live weather and environmental data to improve student achievement across science, technology, math and geography, according to a news release.
Social media integration to foster community building and engagement, as every WeatherSTEM weather station has its own social media presence and can send out automated information on Twitter or Facebook about the weather at the school/organization on a set schedule.
"Early exposure to weather and science builds a strong foundation for future educational opportunities and careers in STEM fields," said Edward Mansouri, CEO of WeatherSTEM, in a statement.
For more information about the partnership, visit this site.


Brian O'Callaghan has been appointed CEO of Petra Pharma, a New York biotech developing drugs to treat cancer and metabolic diseases. O'Callaghan's experience includes senior positions at Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Novartis (NYSE: NVS), Merck Serono, NPS, and Covance.
Petra also named David McElligott chief scientific officer, and David Renas chief financial officer. The company, which emerged from Accelerator Corp., is based on the research of scientific founders Lewis Cantley of Weill Cornell Medical College, and Nathanial Gray of Harvard University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Center. Last November, Petra raised $48 million in a Series A round of funding.


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Who Are The Four Horsemen In 'X-Men: Apocalypse'? The Villian's Followers Are Not To Be Messed With
One of the things that makes Apocalypse such a powerful villain in the newest X-Men movie is his power of persuasion. In fact, it's this power over all his mutant powers that is most effective in his evilness, because it allows him to sway other, powerful mutants to his side. As explained in the film, Apocalypse never works alone, he always travels with four sidekicks by his side — the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. in fact, when he emerges in X-Men: Apocalypse, his first order of business is to recruit his four allies. But just who are the four horsemen, and what do they want?
When director Bryan Singer was developing the script for Apocalypse with Simon Kinberg, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris, he researched cults and cult leaders to help him determine how Apocalypse might go about choosing his four horsemen, according to an interview he gave with Collider. Singer described how he likened the four horsemen to four factions typically found in a cult. "We started looking at cults and the nature of cults, because cult leaders, true cult leaders, develop god complexes and he always traditionally had four horsemen so I thought a cult has traditionally four factions to it that interest me," Singer said. Those four factions — political, military, youth and sexual/seductive — are each represented by the four horsemen in X-Men: Apocalypse .
Each horsemen is looking for something when they meet Apocalypse. Whether they seek love, acceptance, leadership, or revenge, the four mutants find what they want in Apocalypse, and he preys on that desire. Apocalypse himself, Oscar Isaac, agreed that his character works the same way a cult leader would, telling IGN, "They find people that are in need of something and try to fulfill that thing in them — as it relates to every one of the Horsemen." Here's a rundown of each horseman, with some minor spoilers ahead:
Storm — The Youth Faction
The first horseman recruited by Apocalypse, Storm is a young, teenage mutant who is able to manipulate the weather. An orphan, she lives a life of poverty in Cairo and uses her powers to steal from the local market to survive. "She believes in him because for so long humans have treated her like crap," actor Alexandra Shipp explained in an interview with Collider .
Psylocke — Military/Sexual Faction
Psylocke is the second mutant to join Apocalypse's crew, and she does so after impressing him with her fearlessness — she holds her plasma sword (the main power we see her exhibit in the film) to his throat — and her knowledge of other mutants and potential recruits. She is certainly the most strategic of the four horsemen, making her crucial to the military faction, and yet she is also the main source of recruitment, which makes her a part of the sexual faction. (It also doesn't hurt that her Apocalypse-approved makeover includes ditching her coat and pants in favor of a tight, bathing-suit style body suit.)
Angel — Military
On a tip from Psylocke, Apocaypse goes after Angel, a mutant who, you guessed it, has angel wings. Unfortunately, Angel was captured by humans and forced to fight other mutants to the death in an underground fight club. Mystique crashes the club and allows him to escape, but not before Angel's wings are severely burnt and damaged, impairing his ability to fly. Apocalypse gives Angel a new set of metal wings and enhances his power, making him a very loyal and lethal soldier.
Magneto — Political
Like Angel and Storm, Magneto is at a low point when he meets Apocalypse. His family has just been killed by ignorant humans who fear mutants, and he wants revenge. Magneto has always been tempted by the dark side, the side that believes that mutants are superior to humans and deserve to be treated as such, not persecuted. Apocalypse speaks to that part of Magneto and elevates it to inspire world-wide destruction. "It's like that classic thing of joining any cult or radical group, he's [Apocalypse] caught him at a very low, vulnerable point where he doesn't really care anymore whether he dies or not or what happens," Fassbender told Collider .
Given the drive and power of each of the four horsemen, I wouldn't want to be the suckers that have to fight them. Good luck, X-Men.
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currently hard at work on getting my home studio up and running. Most of my frontend is here waiting to be hooked up to my Digi 002. I have a 16 channel snake that runs from the basment(live room) to the control room which then connects to a mic panel in the control room.
The mic panel connects the snake inputs to the inputs of a DigiMax LT and a Focusrite Octopre. I have another two channel pre amp sitting on the floor(waiting to be racked) and another two channel tube pre on the way.
My main goal would be to be able to connect the snake to the mic panel and then use a patchbay to pick and choose which pre amps to use. Can this be done? I heard that it is not good to run mic level signal through a patchbay.
My other concern is running the outputs of the patchbay back to the Digi 002. Both the DigiMax LT and the Focusrite Octopre have ADAT 8 channel outputs. The Digi 002 only has one ADAT 8 channel input. So in order for me to choose which pre amp I want to use for the ADAT input I would have to run the ADAT outputs of both preamps to a patchbay.
Lastly, does anyone have any suggestions for a good patchbay that will allow me to connect two 8 channel preamps and two 2 channel preamps and a Central Station to a Digi 002. I know I'm asking alot (this advice probably costs money), but any suggestions would be helpful. All my research thus far has given me one big patchbay ball of spaghetti (and a headache).


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Treyarch, the studio behind upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops, has stealthily granted GameServers.com exclusive rights to provide Black Ops servers. They're one of the largest providers in North America – but what does this mean for PC gamers elsewhere?
Various figures in the Call of Duty community, such as @JD_2020 and @PCDev, have posted about the deal on websites, forums and Twitter. But it appears no official announcement has been made from the studio, while GameServers.com has written a press release and is displaying the info on their site.
As Treyarch's "trusted" server provider, GameServers.com will help insure server files won't be made public. This, in the same way Modern Warfare 2 avoided dedicated servers altogether, will maintain control over the player's experience.
Expect Treyarch to be more mod friendly that Infinity Ward was (although the inclusion of modes like GunGame shows they're happy to take modders' ideas as their own), but admins will only have access to a control panel with minimal options such as the number of allowed players, game mode, customisable perks, etc.
The GameServers website already allows you to preorder Black Ops servers, with the message "Reserve your location by preordering your CoD: Black Ops server now". It suggests the amount of servers may be limited, yet it could be just to create a sense of urgency.
Funnily enough, GameServers.com displays a green ping for the entire west coast. But even if there were a guarantee of lighting fast pings on the east coast, what about our Perth players? Doomed to a 60-100 ping? And will our servers be flooded with Southeast Asian players, already irate due to their pings?
Not too long ago in PC PowerPlay I predicted the possibility of Call of Duty games charging server admins for the right to host a CoD server. Could this be happening here indirectly? Could GameServers.com have bid for this middle-man monopoly?
Or is the benefit for Treyarch simply in maintaining total control over Black Ops multiplayer, having met us in the middle on the dedicated server issue? I'd like to know if there is any other game server provider out there that would earn the trust from Treyarch in the future.


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  # if you change any configuration or code from libraries loaded here, you'll
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  #reload routes for devise
  require 'rails/application'
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  require 'rspec/rails'
  require 'capybara/rspec'
  require 'capybara/rails'
  require 'devise/test_helpers'
  require 'draper/test/rspec_integration'

  # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
  # in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
  Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}

  RSpec.configure do |config|
    # == Mock Framework
    #
    # If you prefer to use mocha, flexmock or RR, uncomment the appropriate line:
    #
    # config.mock_with :mocha
    # config.mock_with :flexmock
    # config.mock_with :rr
    config.mock_with :rspec

    # Focus mode
    config.filter_run focus: true
    config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true

    # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
    #config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"

    # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
    # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
    # instead of true.
    #config.use_transactional_fixtures = true

    # Config mode for OmniAuth
    #OmniAuth.config.test_mode = true
    #OmniAuth.config.mock_auth[:cas] = {
    #  'provider' => 'cas',
    #  'uid'      => create(:user).uid
    #}

    #a clean state between each spec/test
    config.before(:suite) do
      #DatabaseCleaner[:active_record].strategy = :transaction
      DatabaseCleaner[:mongoid].strategy = :truncation
      DatabaseCleaner.clean_with :truncation
    end

    config.before(:each) do
      DatabaseCleaner.start
    end

    config.after(:each) do
      DatabaseCleaner.clean
    end

    # a tiny patch to database_cleaner for moped adapter
    # it doesn't clean collections with 'system' in its name,
    # while it should only exclude collections beginning with 'system'
    require 'database_cleaner/moped_truncation_patch'

    # factory girl invocation methods
    config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods

    # include capybara matchers in decorator specs
    config.include Capybara::RSpecMatchers, type: :decorator

    # include devise helpers in controller specs
    config.include Devise::TestHelpers, type: :controller
    config.extend ControllerMacros, type: :controller

    # include warden helpers in integration specs
    config.include Warden::Test::Helpers, type: :feature
  end
end

Spork.each_run do
  #ActiveSupport::Dependencies.clear
  FactoryGirl.reload
end


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Acharya. Through realistic story lines, characters and dialogues, the TV series aims to capture the imagination of the audiences, and make them believe in the possibility of a collaborative political culture." Producer Yubakar Raj Rajkarnikar added, "Singha Durbar is a political drama that helps audiences understand their role and responsibilities toward the government. West Africa - September 2020 - Key Highlights, How Moroccan activists are countering online recruitment into violent extremism, Evaluation Report: Capacity in Youth and Peacebuilding, We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. In 1806, the position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shahwhich carried executive powers of nation. Does harry styles have a private Instagram account? Madam President - The sudden death of a President propels cabinet minister Noura Sa'ad to power in Jabalein, a fictional country in the Middle East. The position of prime minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, romanized: Nēpālakō pradhānamantrī) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history. The first woman deputy Prime Minister of Nepal is Shailaja Acharya. Swaraj's move was an act of intense hatred toward an alien woman. Who was the lady with the trophy in roll bounce movie? What is the rhythm tempo of the song sa ugoy ng duyan? She died in June 12, 2009 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday dissolved Parliament at the recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and announced new dates for mid-term general election in April-May. Read the latest news on Singha Durbar's Official Facebook Page! Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the deputy leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist led by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli. 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In 1960, when Koirala was the prime minister, Nepal and China signed a peace and friendship treaty, the first boundary protocol, resolved the dispute over Mount Everest and gave a … "As we embark on the Decade of Action to implement the 2030 Agenda [for Sustainable Development], the current crisis has pushed us to the brink of losing the gains made in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Prime Minister K.P. Why don't libraries smell like bookstores? She died in June 12, 2009 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease and … View our. "They will never announce it officially because both Oli and Prachanda want to yield power and become the Prime Minister. It aspires to promote positive role models in governance, the political empowerment of women, and a culture of collaboration between the government and the general public. Oli first came to power in 2015 riding on anti-India rhetoric which is why they also changed the map with India when he became the Prime Minister for the second time, but in every other promise the NCP has failed. Prime Minister Of Nepal List Till Now - Current PM Of Nepal Jenny Shipley was the first female Prime Minister but took over from Jim Bolger while in office. Set to air in September of this year, the series revolves around the challenges that the PM undergoes in her quest to foster transparency, accountability, and collaborative leadership. Thousands of opponents of Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli marched through the streets of the capital Kathmandu urging him to … Who is the First woman prime minister of Nepal? *Prime Minister Oli appoints eight new cabinet ministers, one state minister *The prime minister has also made a massive reshuffle in the ministerial portfolios of the incumbent ministers. What is the denotative and connotative meaning of clouds? In July, she again met a number of top leaders, including the president, the prime minister, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam to save the Oli government. She was also a senior member of the Nepali Congress party. What is the analysis of the poem song by nvm gonzalez? Copyright © 2021 Multiply Media, LLC. A … According to Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wei will pay courtesy calls on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister and Minister for Defence K P Sharma Oli during his brief stay in Kathmandu. The first woman to serve as president of a country was Isabel Martínez de Perón of Argentina, who as vice-president succeeded to the presidency in 1974 after the death of her husband. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and Others. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. As explained by Director Tsering Rhiter Sherpa, known for his previous works Mukundo and Karma, "The story of Singha Durbar is based on a near future in a post-constitution Nepal. Who is the First woman prime minister of Nepal. Search is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization in the United States (Tax ID: #52-1257425) and as a nonprofit association in Brussels, Belgium. She was the first Nepali woman Minister of Water Resources, and the first Nepali woman deputy prime minister . In July, she again met a number of top leaders, including the president, the prime minister, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal and … Her character illustrates the possibility of a near future in which women's leadership is respected and encouraged. How do you put grass into a personification? A communist politician who has long campaigned for women's rights has become Nepal's first female president. 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Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today recommended the dissolution of the country's parliament after he was cornered over an executive order last … Bidhya Devi Bhandari of the Communist party of … Shailaja Acharya ( Nepali: शैलजा आचार्य) (1944 – 12 June 2009) was a Nepali revolutionary, politician and diplomat. Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail Oli, prime minister of Nepal, has once again outwitted his detractors. The humanized stories will help bridge differences, and foster a sense of belonging in people towards the government and vice versa.", Gauri Malla, a veteran film actor of Nepali cinema, will be portraying Singha Durbar's protagonist. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Multiply. Nepal's First Female Prime Minister | Search for Common Ground She was also a senior member of the Nepali Congress party. The series is a joint production of our Nepal office and Mila Productions, with financial support by USAID. If your impeached can you run for president again? Born on November 19, 1917, to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru, Indira Gandhi served as the first and only woman prime minister of the country from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984. How did Rizal overcome frustration in his romance? Mukhya means Chief and … 1 of 7 A Nepalese protester burns an effigy of prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. The Forum for Women, Law and Development in Nepal petitioned the Supreme Court to revise a law allowing men to take second wives if their first wife is significantly ill or handicapped and gives consent. 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Air New Zealand is excited to announce that beginning in December 2017, they started flying the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between Houston and Auckland year round. During peak season, Air New Zealand will be increasing to seven services per week.
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Cities large and small risk losing data and mission-critical applications in the event of an IT outage.
Last January, Mount Dora, Fla., 30 miles north of Orlando, upgraded its disaster recovery system to protect city data from nine departments including fire and police, according to city IT officials. The data, along with mission-critical applications, is stored on a total of 25 servers. To complete the upgrade, the city installed an on-site appliance by Quorum for recovering data, applications and systems in the event of an IT outage or downtime.
Mike Andrews, the city's assistant IT manager, said prior to the upgrade, the city was dependent on a disc-based backup solution. When the city was no longer able to back up data from one of its largest servers, they realized they were at capacity and needed a new solution. Andrews said it was important to find a vendor that catered to Mount Dora's smaller size, and offered a solution that wouldn't provide more than they needed.
So far, the city has not encountered an IT outage, said Johnna Shamblin, Mount Dora's IT manager, but officials opted for a proactive rather than reactive approach to protect them in case an outage occurs in the future.
Andrews explained that because Mount Dora is located in a central region of Florida, the city's vulnerability to outages caused by hurricanes or other severe weather is not as extreme as it is for regions along the coast. However, he said it was still important for the city to be able to quickly return servers to a state of production in the event of any type of disaster, whether it be natural, man-made or caused by the failure of one of the city's servers.
To ensure the servers are functioning properly, the Quorum appliance performs automatic testing at regular intervals.
Currently Mount Dora only uses Quorum's on-site appliance for disaster recovery, but the city could potentially connect the appliance with Quorum's off-site hybrid cloud, Andrews said.
Quorum's CEO Larry Lang said when IT organizations opt to connect to the vendor's off-site cloud service, two replicas of the data are created -- one in the on-site appliance and the other in the off-site cloud. In the event of an outage, the replicas can be "booted up." For testing purposes, the replicas are booted up and results can be sent directly back to the customer.
Overall, the idea is to have IT back up and running much more quickly than it could be in the past. Lang said that in the event of an outage, traditional backup solutions won't have the IT organization back up and running for a couple of days.


What would your life look like if you were suddenly not here tomorrow?
Would you be able to pick up the financial pieces should your spouse die unexpectedly?
If something happened to you and your spouse, would someone be able to get their arms around all your financial needs and final arrangements?
What about your surviving children?
What about your surviving spouse?
Who will pick up the pieces in your absence?
Is all of your vital information centralized to ensure that the people left behind are able to minimize their stress as they are in the midst of devastating grief?
Are you insured? Do you have sufficient coverage?
Does your spouse know who your insurance agent is? Where your policies located?
My story could be anyone's story and is the story of many people I have met through this experience. I encourage you to read the stories of previous Embrace Life honorees, which you'll find on the "Media". This will give you a better insight into the lives of many young, vibrant individuals who also experienced sudden and unexpected losses of loved ones.
When you remove the stress caused by not being prepared financially and not having a "Plan B" for the unexpected, you remove the weight that causes you to feel like you are drowning. Imagine the feeling of trying to walk through deep fine sand (grief) which comes up to your knees. Now imagine trying to walk through that same deep, fine sand but now it is well above your knees (financial stress) and you no longer feel as if you can even move through the sand. The difference between someone with a plan and someone unprepared is this: When you have a plan and life insurance, the partner that is left behind is still able to make choices. You still control financial decisions for you and your family. This means a great deal when you feel like your control and hope are taken away in a split second.
The surviving partner needs a road map. The sudden death of a partner is like losing control of your car and plummeting off the side of a cliff. You have no way to comprehend what just happened, no idea how or where to get back on the road. Having a "Plan B" in place provides an invaluable starting point, should your family be blindsided by sudden tragedy.
Imagine your children's grief if they lose everything they know because of the loss of a parent(s). In addition to the sorrow of losing a parent(s), children may be forced to move and leave their schools, friends, and home. They are left with the insecurity and stress of not knowing what the future holds. Children need stability, especially during a time of loss. They need to know that there is a plan. A plan provides some stability in a devastating time.
The emotional part of your journey will be different when you remove the financial stress and instead focus on healing yourself and your family. The grieving process requires all your strength, putting one foot in front of the other and making it through one more day. Eventually, it will get easier and your burden will lessen.


Brad Paisley continued to prove his superstar status by claiming six nominations to lead the field of nominees for the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. More surprising, perhaps, is that former Trick Pony vocalist Heidi Newfield came in second on the ACM tally with five nominations.
The nominees were announced Wednesday morning (Feb. 11) during the CBS news program, The Early Show. Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Jessica Simpson revealed the nominations during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.
Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson and George Strait each received four nominations while Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban got three each. Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, James Otto, Jake Owen, Taylor Swift and Sugarland each received two nominations.
Newfield, who released her first solo album last year, is nominated for top female vocalist in a field with Lee Ann Womack, Lambert, Swift and Underwood. Her recording of "Johnny and June" netted nominations for single record of the year and video of the year. Her other two nominations are as artist and composer of "Johnny and June," which is nominated for song of the year.
In addition to his entertainer of the year and male vocalist nods, Chesney received two nominations as artist and producer for "Down the Road," his recording with singer-songwriter Mac McAnally. The track is up for vocal event of the year.
Strait supplements his entertainer of the year and top male vocalist nominations with a video of the year mention for "Troubadour." He is also up for song of the year as an artist for "I Saw God Today," his hit written by Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby.
This year, the ACM's three newcomer categories will be opened up to interactive fan voting on GACTV.com, beginning Friday (Feb. 13). The winners will then compete as top new artist, a new category. The entertainer of the year award will be determined by fan voting at voteACM.com, and fans will also be able to text their vote in the category during the ACM broadcast.
The ACM Awards show is scheduled for April 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be broadcast live on CBS.
View photos from the ACM Awards press conference.


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