IN A WORLD WHERE REMOTE CONTROLS, PHONES, Internet connections, computer keyboards, mice, and head- phones are wireless, it's surprising to learn that wireless technology is barely 70 years old. Several companies were involved in pioneering wireless technology in the 1940s, but it wasn't until the '70s that rock stars such as the Rolling Stones and Todd Rundgren began using wireless mics. Instrumental wire- less technology came shortly thereafter, freeing fiery bassists like Verdine White from being earthbound, and the technology has improved by leaps and bounds since the days when air-traffic control tower chatter or radio transmissions from passing taxicabs could interrupt bass solos.
Most modern wireless systems consist of a transmitter, which sends out the signals output by your bass, and a receiver, which picks up the radio signal broadcast by the transmitter and changes it back into an audio signal. (Your bass is the "input device.") Transmitters usually come in the form of a bodypack that clips onto your belt or bass strap, and receivers, many of them half-rack size, can be installed into or on top of your amp. Receivers have gotten smaller over time; unlike older single-antenna receivers, most systems today use "true diversity" setups, which combine two independent receiver sections, each with its own antenna to pick up the transmission from a transmitter.
Wireless systems operate in VHF (Very High Frequency, 25MHz– 216MHz), UHF (Ultra High Frequency, 450MHz–955MHz), and 2.4GHz frequency bands. The highest VHF frequencies, 169MHz–216MHz, are the most popular (and most crowded); systems in this frequency band are affordable and reliable. Back in the day, wireless systems built to use the UHF band were more expensive—there was very little interference, and many systems could operate simultaneously without interfering with each other. Now that there are UHF systems in almost every price bracket, however, things are a little more congested, which is why the Federal Communications Commission approved the 2.4GHz band for wireless use. Line 6 is one company whose wireless systems use this band to avoid interference from high- powered systems such as digital TV or analog wireless systems.
Using a wireless unit is all about finding clear channels on the right frequency, so if you're in the market, you will encounter features such as automatic frequency selection, which locates a clear channel instantly; frequency carrier range, which tells you which frequencies the unit operates on; frequency response, which dictates the high and low frequencies the unit can handle; and interface lock, which locks the settings on your bodypack so you can't change them on purpose or by accident. Most units offer a number of pre-programmed frequencies per group, too.
Besides these technical considerations, most bass players look for wireless units that are roadworthy, not too battery- hungry, and not too expensive. The most common concern, however, is bad tone. One widespread technology used in analog wireless systems is compansion (or "companding"), which allows signals with a large dynamic range to be trans- mitted over radio waves, which have a smaller dynamic range capability. (The word is a portmanteau of "compression" and "expansion.") Companding also reduces the noise and crosstalk levels at the receiver, but some players complain that it sounds brittle and choppy, especially on acoustic instruments. Fortunately, compansion on modern instruments can be gentle, and because it's a requirement of analog systems, digital wireless units like Line 6's Relay series don't use it all.
Another frequently asked question is whether units built for guitar—unfortunately, most of them—work well for bass. If you're a 5-string player, look for receivers that can handle frequencies down to 32Hz, the open B of a 5-string.
If you're in the market, the sky's the limit, but for those of us on a budget, here's our list of wireless units under $300. Visit forums, ask friends and live sound engineers, and when you can, try before you buy. Happy flying!
Other The Freedom One's ten-hour battery life, 24-bit clarity, and automatic channel selection make it easy to get into wireless. The receiver is a pedal tuner, so it is easy to fit on your pedalboard.
Other Also check out the $99 ATW-251G (80Hz–3kHz, with 200-ft. range) and the $249 ATW-701 (100Hz–12kHz, with 200-ft. range).
Other The G30's Cable Tone Simulator matches the frequency response of your cable, making it easier to switch between wireless and cable without changing amp settings.


Lecture: We will discuss some of the specialists involved in the forensics field.
1. Crime scene investigator. These people respond to a crime scene and locate, collect, package, and transport evidence to storage for future analysis.
2. Latent Print Examiner. This specialty requires additional training and involves comparing latent prints found at a crime scene with inked prints of a suspect to confirm or deny a match. Since the invention of automated fingerprint systems, this person also codes and enters crime scene latents into AFIS.
3. Firearms examiner. This specialty also requires additional training. The examiner looks at firing pin imprints, shell casings, and bullets, for distinctive marks left by the gun that fired them. Both evidence left at a crime scene and a suspect firearm are needed for comparison.
4. Tool mark examiner. Similar to a firearms examiner, this expert compares tool marks left at a crime scene (e.g. pry marks on a door frame) with a tool (like a pry bar) that could have made the marks.
5. Document examiner. This is a wide field involving fraudulent checks and other documents, verifying signatures, determining if authentic documents have been altered, and if a particular copy machine made a questioned document.
We will also go through your evidence bag and explain the use of those tools, which include gloves, face masks, latent fingerprint tools, and plaster cast materials.
To finish out the class session we will go over the steps in a crime scene investigation: arriving, officer safety, check for injured and call for medical help, secure scene and identify immediate witnesses, broadcast suspect information, search for evidence, photograph scene and evidence, measure for sketch, and collect evidence and interview witnesses.


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package org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.ui.adapters;

import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AbsListView;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.ImageButton;

import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.R;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.ui.adapters.rows.dataentry.DataEntryRow;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.ui.adapters.rows.dataentry.DataEntryRowTypes;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.persistence.models.BaseValue;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.persistence.models.DataValue;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.ui.adapters.rows.dataentry.Row;
import org.hisp.dhis.android.sdk.ui.adapters.rows.events.OnDetailedInfoButtonClick;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public final class DataValueAdapter extends AbsAdapter<Row> {

    private static final String CLASS_TAG = DataValueAdapter.class.getSimpleName();

    private Map<String, Integer> dataElementsToRowIndexMap;
    private final FragmentManager mFragmentManager;
    private Map<String, Boolean> hiddenDataElementRows;

    public DataValueAdapter(FragmentManager fragmentManager,
                            LayoutInflater inflater) {
        super(inflater);
        mFragmentManager = fragmentManager;
        hiddenDataElementRows = new HashMap<>();
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        if (getData() != null) {
            Row dataEntryRow = (Row) getData().get(position);
            View view = dataEntryRow.getView(mFragmentManager, getInflater(), convertView, parent);
            view.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); //in case recycling invisible view
            view.setLayoutParams(new AbsListView.LayoutParams(AbsListView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
                    AbsListView.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
            String id = dataEntryRow.getItemId();
            view.setId(position);
            if(hiddenDataElementRows.containsKey(id)) {
                view.setLayoutParams(new AbsListView.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 1));
                view.postInvalidate();
                view.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            }
            return view;
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int getViewTypeCount() {
        return DataEntryRowTypes.values().length;
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemViewType(int position) {
        if (getData() != null) {
            return getData().get(position).getViewType();
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }

    public View getView(String dataElement, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        return getView(dataElementsToRowIndexMap.get(dataElement), convertView, parent);
    }

    @Override
    public void swapData(List<Row> data) {
        boolean notifyAdapter = mData != data;
        mData = data;
        if (dataElementsToRowIndexMap == null)
            dataElementsToRowIndexMap = new HashMap<>();
        else {
            dataElementsToRowIndexMap.clear();
        }
        if (mData != null) {
            for (int i = 0; i < mData.size(); i++) {
                Row dataEntryRow = mData.get(i);
                BaseValue baseValue = dataEntryRow.getValue();
                if (baseValue instanceof DataValue) {
                    dataElementsToRowIndexMap.put(((DataValue) baseValue).getDataElement(), i);
                }
            }
        }

        if (notifyAdapter) {
            notifyDataSetChanged();
        }
    }

    public void hideIndex(String dataElement) {
        if(hiddenDataElementRows == null) {
            hiddenDataElementRows = new HashMap<>();
        }
        hiddenDataElementRows.put(dataElement, true);
    }

    public void resetHiding() {
        if (mData == null) return;
        if(hiddenDataElementRows != null) {
            hiddenDataElementRows.clear();
        }
    }

    public int getIndex(String dataElement) {
        if (dataElementsToRowIndexMap != null && dataElementsToRowIndexMap.containsKey(dataElement)) {
            return dataElementsToRowIndexMap.get(dataElement);
        }
        else return -1;
    }
}

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11 Steps to Producing an Investment-Grade Nonprofit Business Plan
BoardSource Oct 18, 2018
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Unfortunately, most of the 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S. live a hard life and struggle just to keep their doors open. Often, staff suffer from low pay, high stress, and burnout; technology is underutilized; and board members and other volunteers are disengaged, misaligned, and besieged with emails from fundraising staff to "please fill your table at the auction!" Even for larger organizations, programs are often under-resourced, pay isn't competitive, and fundraising is onerous, expensive, and unpredictable.
Following the pathway described here, if the board can pull together as a team and take these steps, dramatic improvements in organizational performance and impact can occur in as few as 12 to 18 months.
Change your own mind and behaviors.
Identify the one thing you do better, faster, or cheaper than anyone else.
Set a BHAG — a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal.
Articulate a credible strategy for accomplishing your BHAG.
Task the chief executive with developing an actionable business plan.
Go after the money.
Invest heavily in marketing.
Craft a detailed financial projection going out at least three years.
Develop a good organizational chart.
Brag about your board members.
Boil it down to a very short document and presentation.
The good news for board members is that you "only" need to oversee this process and provide substantive, supportive feedback. It's the executive team's job to figure out the specifics, and its your job to give them the support and resources to climb all these mountains.
How does this land with you? Are you excited by the challenge and eager to explore how this difficult-but-necessary work can dramatically increase the amount of good your organization is able to deliver to the world? Or does it all seem impossible? Because in the final analysis, whether you think you can or think you can't, you are probably right.
Read the full article about nonprofit business plans by Donald Summers at BoardSource
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Regenerating Natural Capital in the Rainforests of Costa Rica
Giving Compass' Take: • GreenBiz talks with the founders of the land impact investing company Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management that want to use the power of business for conservation, particularly the rainforests of Costa Rica. • How can companies, big and small, learn from the lessons discussed here with the founders of Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management? • Here's how we can all start to build sustainable businesses for a healthier world. When Amanda Wilson, Joshua Hughes and Sara Czarniecki founded Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management in 2015, they committed to honoring their customers, communities, workers, shareholders and the land. Based on 178 acres in the rainforests of Costa Rica, the Blacksheep team works alongside local neighbors to regenerate degraded land into biodiverse mixed forests. Their competitively priced turmeric products are the result of the reforestation process, and they create livelihoods for Blacksheep's worker-owners. Now Blacksheep is scaling. The company offers a suite of services to help other teams start regenerative projects and to connect investors with landowners in environmentally exhausted areas. It's also working to secure private investors to fund an agricultural processing center in Costa Rica. Bard MBA students Michael Conway and PJ Connolly spoke with Wilson, Hughes and Czarniecki about why it's important that businesspeople enter the agricultural space, the company's services and Blacksheep's plans to scale. Read the full article about the Costa Rican rainforests by PJ Connolly and Michael Conway at GreenBiz.
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Tomorrow, 30 October, we start with our Early Learners Full Immersion English Class, meant for boys and girls turning 5 years and up to 6 years old who want to immerse in the English language through organised play, having fun while learning. Our teacher, Natallya Svuetsouva, arrived back to Tallinn after spending the last 14 years in, Mumbai, India where she coordinated Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes between 2013 – 2018.
Besides qualifications in Early Childhood Education obtained in Mumbai, she also holds a degree in Art from the Estonian Academy of Arts.
We are very privileged to have her on our team not only because of her outstanding record as a teacher but her caring nature as a mother and mindful teacher will benefit every child in her group.
If you are interested to know more about this group, please contact our Director of Marketing and Communication, Paul Senosi at paul.senosi@nullist.ee for a discussion or a visit to our facilities.


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Q: Change listview row item background color and text color in android In my custom listview, I have used relativelayout and inside that added 2 textviews vertically.
Background image is set to relativelayout. Now I want to change background image as well as textcolor of textview when listview item is pressed.
How to do this, any one have idea?

A: <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/item_bg"
    android:orientation="vertical" >
    <TextView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text=""
    android:textColor="@color/orange"
    android:textSize="18sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
    />

<TextView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
    android:layout_marginRight="20dip"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
    android:ellipsize="end"
    android:maxLines="3"
    android:duplicateParentState="true"   <!-- this is a line to use..-->
    android:textColor="@color/_textcolor"
    android:textSize="14sp" >

</TextView>

item_bg.xml inside res/drawable folder:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/bannerbg_hover"/>
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/bannerbg_hover" />
<item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="@drawable/bannerbg_hover"/>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/bannerbg"/>
</selector>

_textcolor.xml inside res/color/ folder:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true"  android:color="@color/white"/>
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:color="@color/white" />
<item android:state_selected="true" android:color="@color/white"/>
<item android:color="@color/dark_blue"/>
</selector>

A: Concerning the background, you should create a StateList Drawable and set it as the background of your rows.
Ex of a such drawable (could be named background_selector.xml) :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@color/color1" /> <!-- pressed -->
    <item android:drawable="@color/color2" /> <!-- default -->
</selector>

And in the layout declaration of your row :
...
android:background="@drawable/background_selector"
...

Use the same way for your text with the Color State List

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Four books by and about women of colour
Amanda Watkins • Mar 3, 2016 — (last modified) Mar 5, 2016 • Arts, Turning the pages
Growing up, I always found it difficult to fully empathize with the leading characters in young adult novels. Often starring an ambiguously White female lead with a token Black or Latina BFF, the books of my childhood didn't mirror my coming of age experiences. While most of these stories were set in some North American city or town, and I could often relate to that element, the plot lines were portrayed through White eyes and never...
ANDY's winter reading syllabus Andy lists off what to read for pleasure after spending an entire term following a professor's bidding
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A Partial List of People to Bleach – Gary Lutz Paperback: $15.77 Kindle: $4.10 Length: 109 pages Enjoy a colourful collection of short stories – we know you'll need it after the snow starts to settle in. One of Lutz's more recent collections, A Partial List of People to Bleach, is an assortment of stories, ranging from time spent with ex-husbands to a nameless narrator's analysis of their aunt's relationship. This one will be...
Uncanny X-Men ends with a bang The Brian Michael Bendis-written series concludes with an important revelation on the part of one of its main characters, Iceman. The significance of it will be felt across the LGBTQ+ comics-reading community and beyond
ANDY • Nov 12, 2015 • Arts, FEATURES, Pop Culture, Turning the pages
By: Trisha Gregorio/Andy Writer Last Wednesday, Nov. 5, right in the middle of our very own Mac Pride week, Uncanny X-Men No. 600 came out with an important reveal nestled in its pages: character Bobby Drake, better known as Iceman, is gay. As one of the X-Men franchise's oldest and most beloved mutants, the Iceman's sexuality has been a contested topic since the release of All-New X-Men No. 40 on April 22 of this year. Time travel...
Young Adult fiction needs a revamp While the literary genre is burgeoning in popularity, its depiction of women certainly begs further development
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Archie isn't what it once was
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By: Hess Sahlollbey Four issues in and this new Archie series hasn't simply gotten rid of the old familiar status-quo, it has ripped it apart and there's no going back. While this fresh new direction for an iconic character may seem strange at first, reading it is one decision you won't regret. The last time I read an Archie comic, I was in the sixth grade. My secret Santa gave me an Archie digest, the same kind that you'd see at the...
Sina Grace's Self-Obsessed Touching upon current struggles faced by millennials, Grace crafts an autobiographical comic that is entertaining and racy
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By: Hess Sahlollbey If Aziz Ansari's specialty is discussing the problems facing millennials then Sina Grace proves to be the absolute master of drawing them out in his new graphic novel, Self-Obsessed. This especially rings true in the amazing way technology has transformed the way we, as a society, communicate with one another. We live in a world where, more often than not, rather than speak openly about what's bothering us we would...


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Four In Five Canadians Support Legalizing Psilocybin For Therapeutic Use, New Poll Finds
Four out of five Canadians support psilocybin-assisted therapy for people suffering from a terminal condition and say the government should set up a regulatory framework to allow such use, according to a new poll.
The Canadian Psychedelic Association (CPA) commissioned the survey, which the group says will bolster legislative proposals that it's drafted for lawmakers.
Eighty-two percent of respondents said they back allowing the therapeutic use of psilocybin for people with terminal illnesses, and 78 percent would support the government establishing a legal regulatory model to facilitate that treatment.
Via CPA.
Another 64 percent said the psychedelic should be made available to qualifying patients under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) rules.
CPA says the next step is to bring its Memorandum of Regulatory Approval (MORA) to Parliament. And previous discussions with legislators signal that there's support for the effort to regulate psilocybin-assisted therapy for certain patients.
New polling data from Nanos Research says 8 in 10 Canadians support new #psilocybin regulations. We are preparing to introduce a collaborative effort to bring regulatory change to Health Canada. Read more about it here: https://t.co/paFKE1S2as pic.twitter.com/Qrd9pbXwfU
— Canadian Psychedelic Association (@cdnpsychedelic) August 4, 2021
"The MORA was prepared by some of the best researchers, industry, legal and regulatory experts in Canada," Cory Firth, executive director of CPA, said in a press release. "As the voice of psychedelics in Canada, we made sure that no stone was left unturned in our efforts to bring timely and effective regulatory change to Canadians at end-of-life and suffering from various treatment-resistant mental health conditions."
Pamela Kryskow, a doctor and psychedelics researcher, said the new poll results serve as "a green light for Health Canada to proceed with the regulations" for the psychedelic.
"The proof is in the research and patient improvement," she said. "We've seen positive clinical evidence that shows that psilocybin-assisted therapy works tremendously well for addressing many mental health challenges where other options are ineffective. The healthcare practitioners are ready, the patients deserve this, and we're ready to provide this medical service to Canadians."
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu granted requests by some patients in end-of-life care to use the drug for psychotherapy last year, and the official later said that Canada will allow certain health care professionals to possess and consume psilocybin mushrooms in order to better treat those patients.
In related news from the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration has authorized clinical trials into the therapeutic potential of MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)—and in May, it gave the green light to a psychedelics research institute to expand its studies by administering the substance to certain therapists.
Sixty-nine percent of Canadian respondents in the new poll also agreed that psilocybin therapy should be allowed in the treatment of PTSD.
Further, 21 percent of Canadians said they'd be more likely to support a politician if they support psilocybin-assisted therapy, compared to just seven percent who said they'd be less inclined to support them.
"As a society, we've implemented processes and procedures to ensure the health and safety of Canadians, particularly as it pertains to medicines," Ronan Levy of Field Trip Health said. "With psychedelics, we have centuries of therapeutic use and countless clinical trials attesting to their safety and efficacy. The cost-benefit analysis strongly favours prompt access to psychedelic therapies especially if implemented via the well-considered, balanced approach set forth in the MORA."
The survey, which was conducted by Nanos Research, involved interviews with 1,051 Canadian adults from June 30-July 5.
Psychedelics policy reform has also advanced in cities and states across the U.S., including in Oregon, where voters historically legalized psilocybin therapy for a wide range of mental health conditions via a ballot initiative last year.
While the U.S. House of Representatives last week again defeated a spending bill amendment meant to promote research into the medical benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA, it picked up about 50 "yes" votes since it was last considered in 2019.
The chamber did approve report language that says federal health agencies should pursue research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for military veterans suffering from a host of mental health conditions.
Also last week, Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony about a bill to create a task force charged with studying the implications of legalizing psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca.
Three Massachusetts cities—Northampton, Somerville and Cambridge—have each passed resolutions to deprioritize enforcement of laws against the possession, use and distribution of a wide range of psychedelics and other drugs.
The state's developments are some of the latest iterations of a national psychedelics reform movement that's spread since Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in 2019.
Besides those cities, however, four others—Oakland, Santa Cruz, Ann Arbor and Washington, D.C.—have also decriminalized possession of plant-and fungi-based psychedelics.
The latest cities where the reform move is generating steam are Easthampton, Massachusetts; Grand Rapids, Michigan and Arcata, California.
The governor of Connecticut signed legislation recently that includes language requiring the state to carry out a study into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin mushrooms.
Texas also recently enacted a bill to require the state study the medical benefits of psychedelics for military veterans.
A New York lawmaker introduced a bill in June that would require the state to establish an institute to similarly research the medical value of psychedelics.
In Oakland, the first city where a city council voted to broadly deprioritize criminalization of entheogenic substances, lawmakers approved a follow-up resolution in December that calls for the policy change to be adopted statewide and for local jurisdictions to be allowed to permit healing ceremonies where people could use psychedelics.
After Ann Arbor legislators passed a decriminalization resolution last year, a county prosecutor recently announced that his office will not be pursuing charges over possessing entheogenic plants and fungi—"regardless of the amount at issue."
The Aspen, Colorado City Council discussed the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and proposals to decriminalize such substances at a meeting in May. But members said, as it stands, enacting a reform would be more better handled at the state level while entheogens remain strictly federally controlled.
Seattle lawmakers also recently sent a letter to members of a local task force focused on the opioid overdose epidemic, imploring the group to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like ayahuasca and ibogaine in curbing addiction.
Read the full Canadian psilocybin polling memo below:
Canadian psychedelics poll by Marijuana Moment
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Did You Know That These Super Hit English Songs Were Shot In India?
Ankita Lahon | Updated on May 27, 2019 23:12 IST
To the point: India with its diverse culture, scintillating festivals and infectious energy seems quite fascinating to the West. Many, from the Occident world, come to our country for divine inspiration, salvation or just to witness the colourful and divergent communities laden across the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent. Its natural beauty combined with rich culture makes for the perfect visual treat and that's the reason why many international music artists prefer to shoot their music videos out here. Of the top of your head, you might recall Coldplay's "Hymn For The Weekend" but there are more! Here's a list of some of the famous songs shot on Indian land, and all of them look quite exquisite might we add.
"Lean On" by Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MO
2015's party anthem, "Lean On" was shot in Karjat and Vasai, both places in Maharashtra. The song opens with Danish singer MO singing in a palace set up. But here's a fun fact- it was not an actual palace but the same set used in the movie Jodha Akbar which was designed by Nitin Desai. Aside of using the location, the song was directed with lot of Indian sensibilities infused such as dancers dancing in Kasavu sarees, the artists singing inside a bus, the busy streets, and so on.
"Hymn For The Weekend" by The Coldplay
By far the most well-known song for its use of Indian elements, "Hymn For The Weekend" (2016)was shot in parts of Worli village, Mumbai and Kolkata. The fort showed in the beginning of the video and in between is Bassein Fort aka Saint Sebastian's Fort located in Vasai, Mumbai. It was also shot at the famous Maratha Mandir theatre. The music video is themed on the Indian festival of Holi and the celebration of life itself. In a blink-and-miss second, one can also catch a glimpse of Bollywood actress, Sonam Kapoor running around in ethnic garbs.
"Magenta Riddim" by DJ Snake
The latest addition to the list, "Magenta Riddim" (2018) is a fun looking video, shot in the famous Ramoji Rao Film City, Telangana . Inspired by Tollywood style, the music video has a South Indian touch to it and follows a squad of firefighters who can't stop dancing. Much of the talent and the crew involved in the making of the video were local artists. DJ Snake seems to have a deep interest in India and the Indianness of its things for "Magenta Riddim" isn't his first song to be shot here.
"Bounce" by Iggy Azalea
The Aussie rapper, Iggy Azalea dropped her hip-hop track "Bounce" in 2013 and it showcased from the pristine Taj Mahal to elephants to enthusiastic guests dancing it off at an Indian wedding. The video was filmed in Mumbai, where we see Iggy singing and dancing cladded in sarees and once in a complete bridal attire! Elephants, temples, pandits doing aarti and kids celebrating Holi were also part of the video that made it appear more desi and real.
"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons
London-based rock band Mumford & Sons released their third single "The Cave" in 2010 and it was completely filmed in Goa. In the video, we see the members of the band riding two wheelers in and around the place, a very touristy thing to do when in Goa. The USP of the video, making it stand out in the list is that the lead singer speaks two lines in Hindi in the starting of the video. How cool is that!
Biba by Marshmello
American DJ, Marshmello's love for Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan become evident with his song "Biba.". When the EDM composer was in India for VH1 Supersonic 2018, he shot the peppy song in a studio in Mumbai. Paying a tribute to Bollywood, "Biba" was composed by Pritam and directed by Punit D Malhotra of Student Of The Year fame. It had iconic Bollywood frames such as the sarso ka khet wala scene from DDLJ and dancing sequences from Devdas. And the best part, it has a cameo by the SRK himself.
If you know of more such international songs that have been shot in India then please let us know. We shall add them on the list.
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UPDATE: Driver in Fiery Fatal Crash Had Alcohol Level Over Legal Limit
Posted: Mar 6, 2016 / 04:41 PM CST / Updated: Mar 21, 2016 / 02:05 PM CDT
UPDATE (03/20/16) — Winnebago County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Hintz has told Eyewitness News that 41-year-old Delilah Cleveland had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit of .08. However, Hintz would not say the exact measurement.
Cleveland was driving with her two sons, 16-year-old Darryl Cleveland and 19-year-old Jonathon White, and another man in a car when they crashed on US 20 near Pecatonica Road. The car then caught fire. The crash is still under investigation.
A severely damaged guard rail and other debris littered a field off of U.S. 20 near the Stephenson County / Winnebago County line, all that's left after a fiery, one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning.
"When officers arrived, they found a vehicle fully engulfed and two subjects [lying] near the vehicle," Sgt. Brian Harrison, of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department, said.
The two people were transported to the hospital where one, identified as 19-year-old Jonathan White, died from his injuries. The two others, who died in the car were 41-year-old Delilah Cleveland and 16-year-old Darryl Cleveland, a football player at Freeport high school. The two died after becoming trapped in the burning vehicle. Officials say their bodies were burnt beyond recognition.
Investigators are now working to figure out what lead the driver to lose control and lead to such a violent and deadly crash.
"We know the vehicle was west bound, and apparently lost control for some reason, and struck a bridge rail and …then came to rest just west of the bridge," Sgt. Harrison added.
Police say Delilah was driving the SUV, and the man that survived was a family friend. He's still in the hospital, but is expected to survive.
3 people are dead, and another is in the hospital, after an early morning crash near the Winnebago County/Stephenson County line.
Police say the crash happened on U.S. 20 near Pecatonica Rd. around 2:30 Sunday morning. The car was heading west bound when the driver lost control and left the road. The car then caught fire from the impact.
One person was ejected from the vehicle, and was rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. Two others in the vehicle were trapped inside the car and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their causes of death are still being determined by the Winnebago County Coroner, and their identities are being withheld pending family notification.
The crash remains under investigation.


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Apr. 9 5:40 PM PT6:40 PM MT7:40 PM CT8:40 PM ET0:40 GMT8:40 5:40 PM MST6:40 PM CST7:40 PM EST4:40 UAE (+1)02:4020:40 ET7:40 PM CT23:40 - Chasson Randle scored nine points Tuesday on 2-of-7 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Boston Celtics 116-110. Randle pulled down two rebounds and dished out three assists, tallying a plus-minus of -22 in his 26:28 on the floor. Randle went 2 of 6 from behind the arc.
Apr. 7 6:17 PM PT7:17 PM MT8:17 PM CT9:17 PM ET1:17 GMT9:17 6:17 PM MST7:17 PM CST8:17 PM EST5:17 UAE (+1)03:1721:17 ET8:17 PM CT0:17 - Chasson Randle scored 11 points Sunday, going 4 of 11 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the New York Knicks 113-110. Randle pulled down one rebound and had five assists, tallying a plus-minus of -11 in his 22:56 on the floor. He tacked on two steals. Randle went 3 of 8 from behind the arc.
Apr. 5 5:39 PM PT6:39 PM MT7:39 PM CT8:39 PM ET0:39 GMT8:39 5:39 PM MST6:39 PM CST7:39 PM EST4:39 UAE (+1)02:3920:39 ET7:39 PM CT23:39 - Chasson Randle scored five points Friday on 1-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the San Antonio Spurs 129-112. Randle pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -6 in his 17:19 on the floor. He added one steal. Randle went 1 of 3 from 3-point range.
Apr. 3 5:35 PM PT6:35 PM MT7:35 PM CT8:35 PM ET0:35 GMT8:35 5:35 PM MST6:35 PM CST7:35 PM EST4:35 UAE (+1)02:3520:35 ET7:35 PM CT23:35 - Chasson Randle scored 11 points Wednesday on 4-of-7 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Chicago Bulls 115-114. Randle grabbed two rebounds and had three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -6 in his 23:10 on the floor. He added one block. Randle went 1 of 3 from 3-point range.
Mar. 31 6:33 PM PT7:33 PM MT8:33 PM CT9:33 PM ET1:33 GMT9:33 6:33 PM MST7:33 PM CST8:33 PM EST5:33 UAE (+1)03:3321:33 ET8:33 PM CT0:33 - Chasson Randle did not score Sunday on 0-of-2 shooting as the Washington Wizards defeated the Denver Nuggets 95-90. Randle grabbed two rebounds and added an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -5 in his 5:35 of playing time.
Mar. 29 7:53 PM PT8:53 PM MT9:53 PM CT10:53 PM ET2:53 GMT10:53 7:53 PM MST8:53 PM CST9:53 PM EST6:53 UAE (+1)03:5322:53 ET8:53 PM CT1:53 - Chasson Randle did not score Friday, going 0 of 2 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Utah Jazz 128-124. Randle did not grab a rebound but had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +4 in his 11:33 on the floor.
Mar. 27 9:25 PM PT10:25 PM MT11:25 PM CT12:25 AM ET4:25 GMT12:25 9:25 PM MST10:25 PM CST11:25 PM EST8:25 UAE05:250:25 ET10:25 PM CT3:25 - Chasson Randle scored nine points Tuesday on 2-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 124-106. Randle grabbed two rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -7 in his 14:15 of playing time. He added one block and one steal. Randle went 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Mar. 27 8:42 PM PT9:42 PM MT10:42 PM CT11:42 PM ET3:42 GMT11:42 8:42 PM MST9:42 PM CST10:42 PM EST7:42 UAE (+1)04:4223:42 ET9:42 PM CT2:42 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Wednesday, going 0 of 2 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Phoenix Suns 124-121. Randle did not grab a rebound but dished out two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -8 in his 13:24 of playing time.
Mar. 23 5:47 PM PT6:47 PM MT7:47 PM CT8:47 PM ET0:47 GMT8:47 5:47 PM MST6:47 PM CST7:47 PM EST4:47 UAE (+1)01:4720:47 ET6:47 PM CT23:47 - Chasson Randle scored six points Saturday on 1-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Miami Heat 113-108. Randle pulled down one rebound and had five assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +11 in his 11:58 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 1 from behind the arc.
Mar. 21 5:24 PM PT6:24 PM MT7:24 PM CT8:24 PM ET0:24 GMT8:24 5:24 PM MST6:24 PM CST7:24 PM EST4:24 UAE (+1)01:2420:24 ET6:24 PM CT23:24 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Thursday, going 0 of 3 from the field, as the Washington Wizards fell to the Denver Nuggets 113-108. Randle did not grab a rebound but had an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -16 in his 15:39 of playing time.
Mar. 20 6:56 PM PT7:56 PM MT8:56 PM CT9:56 PM ET1:56 GMT9:56 6:56 PM MST7:56 PM CST8:56 PM EST5:56 UAE (+1)02:5621:56 ET7:56 PM CT0:56 - Chasson Randle scored four points Wednesday on 2-of-5 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Chicago Bulls 126-120 in overtime. Randle pulled down two rebounds and did not have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of 0 in his 15:30 on the floor. He tacked on one steal.
Mar. 18 5:30 PM PT6:30 PM MT7:30 PM CT8:30 PM ET0:30 GMT8:30 5:30 PM MST6:30 PM CST7:30 PM EST4:30 UAE (+1)01:3020:30 ET6:30 PM CT23:30 - Chasson Randle scored five points Monday on 2-of-3 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Utah Jazz 116-95. Randle did not grab a rebound but dished out two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -4 in his 8:19 on the floor. Randle went 1 of 2 from behind the arc.
Mar. 16 5:45 PM PT6:45 PM MT7:45 PM CT8:45 PM ET0:45 GMT8:45 5:45 PM MST6:45 PM CST7:45 PM EST4:45 UAE (+1)01:4520:45 ET6:45 PM CT23:45 - Chasson Randle scored four points Saturday, going 1 of 3 from the field, as the Washington Wizards topped the Memphis Grizzlies 135-128. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -3 in his 11:53 of playing time.
Mar. 15 5:41 PM PT6:41 PM MT7:41 PM CT8:41 PM ET0:41 GMT8:41 5:41 PM MST6:41 PM CST7:41 PM EST4:41 UAE (+1)01:4120:41 ET6:41 PM CT23:41 - Chasson Randle did not score Friday, going 0 of 2 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Charlotte Hornets 116-110. Randle did not grab a rebound but had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -17 in his 7:59 of playing time. He added one steal.
Mar. 13 5:20 PM PT6:20 PM MT7:20 PM CT8:20 PM ET0:20 GMT8:20 5:20 PM MST6:20 PM CST7:20 PM EST4:20 UAE (+1)01:2020:20 ET6:20 PM CT23:20 - Chasson Randle scored 13 points Wednesday on 5-of-7 shooting as the Washington Wizards topped the Orlando Magic 100-90. Randle grabbed two rebounds and did not have an assist, tallying a plus-minus of +23 in his 21:24 on the floor. Randle went 3 of 5 from 3-point range.
Mar. 11 5:42 PM PT6:42 PM MT7:42 PM CT8:42 PM ET0:42 GMT8:42 5:42 PM MST6:42 PM CST7:42 PM EST4:42 UAE (+1)01:4220:42 ET6:42 PM CT23:42 - Chasson Randle scored 12 points Monday, going 4 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards topped the Sacramento Kings 121-115. Randle did not grab a rebound but had an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -6 in his 14:34 on the floor. He tacked on three steals. Randle went 2 of 4 from behind the arc.
Mar. 3 4:32 PM PT5:32 PM MT6:32 PM CT7:32 PM ET0:32 GMT8:32 5:32 PM MST6:32 PM CST7:32 PM EST4:32 UAE (+1)01:3219:32 ET6:32 PM CT23:32 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Sunday, going 0 of 3 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 135-121. Randle grabbed one rebound and did not have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -6 in his 12:46 of playing time.
Mar. 1 6:41 PM PT7:41 PM MT8:41 PM CT9:41 PM ET2:41 GMT10:41 7:41 PM MST8:41 PM CST9:41 PM EST6:41 UAE (+1)03:4121:41 ET8:41 PM CT1:41 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Friday, going 0 of 2 from the field, as the Washington Wizards fell to the Boston Celtics 107-96. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +6 in his 9:21 of playing time. He tacked on one steal.
Feb. 27 6:21 PM PT7:21 PM MT8:21 PM CT9:21 PM ET2:21 GMT10:21 7:21 PM MST8:21 PM CST9:21 PM EST6:21 UAE (+1)03:2121:21 ET8:21 PM CT1:21 - Chasson Randle scored two points Wednesday on 1-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards defeated the Brooklyn Nets 125-116. Randle did not grab a rebound but had three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +5 in his 12:54 on the floor. He added one steal.
Feb. 23 6:18 PM PT7:18 PM MT8:18 PM CT9:18 PM ET2:18 GMT10:18 7:18 PM MST8:18 PM CST9:18 PM EST6:18 UAE (+1)03:1821:18 ET8:18 PM CT1:18 - Chasson Randle scored 10 points Saturday, going 4 of 4 from the field, as the Washington Wizards fell to the Indiana Pacers 119-112. Randle grabbed three rebounds and had two assists, tallying a plus-minus of 0 in his 15:40 of playing time. He tacked on one steal. Randle went 2 of 2 from 3-point range.
Feb. 22 5:46 PM PT6:46 PM MT7:46 PM CT8:46 PM ET1:46 GMT9:46 6:46 PM MST7:46 PM CST8:46 PM EST5:46 UAE (+1)02:4620:46 ET7:46 PM CT0:46 - Chasson Randle scored five points Friday, going 2 of 5 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Charlotte Hornets 123-110. Randle pulled down one rebound and had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -2 in his 12:50 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 3 from 3-point range.
Feb. 13 6:38 PM PT7:38 PM MT8:38 PM CT9:38 PM ET2:38 GMT10:38 7:38 PM MST8:38 PM CST9:38 PM EST6:38 UAE (+1)03:3821:38 ET8:38 PM CT0:38 - Chasson Randle scored two points Wednesday on 0-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Toronto Raptors 129-120. Randle pulled down two rebounds and had two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -16 in his 14:52 of playing time. He added one steal.
Feb. 11 5:46 PM PT6:46 PM MT7:46 PM CT8:46 PM ET1:46 GMT9:46 6:46 PM MST7:46 PM CST8:46 PM EST5:46 UAE (+1)02:4620:46 ET7:46 PM CT23:46 - Chasson Randle scored five points Monday, going 2 of 5 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Detroit Pistons 121-112. Randle pulled down one rebound and added an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -9 in his 18:56 on the floor. Randle went 1 of 2 from 3-point range.
Feb. 9 6:42 PM PT7:42 PM MT8:42 PM CT9:42 PM ET2:42 GMT10:42 7:42 PM MST8:42 PM CST9:42 PM EST6:42 UAE (+1)03:4221:42 ET8:42 PM CT0:42 - Chasson Randle scored 20 points Saturday, going 8 of 10 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls 134-125. Randle pulled down three rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +10 in his 25:26 of playing time. Randle went 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
Feb. 8 5:31 PM PT6:31 PM MT7:31 PM CT8:31 PM ET1:31 GMT9:31 6:31 PM MST7:31 PM CST8:31 PM EST5:31 UAE (+1)02:3120:31 ET7:31 PM CT23:31 - Chasson Randle scored two points Friday, going 1 of 4 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-106. Randle pulled down two rebounds and had three assists, tallying a plus-minus of +2 in his 17:00 of playing time.
Feb. 6 6:54 PM PT7:54 PM MT8:54 PM CT9:54 PM ET2:54 GMT10:54 7:54 PM MST8:54 PM CST9:54 PM EST6:54 UAE (+1)03:5421:54 ET8:54 PM CT0:54 - Chasson Randle scored six points Wednesday, going 2 of 7 from the field, as the Washington Wizards fell to the Milwaukee Bucks 148-129. Randle pulled down two rebounds and dished out four assists, tallying a plus-minus of -16 in his 15:20 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 3 from 3-point range.
Feb. 4 5:43 PM PT6:43 PM MT7:43 PM CT8:43 PM ET1:43 GMT9:43 6:43 PM MST7:43 PM CST8:43 PM EST5:43 UAE (+1)02:4320:43 ET7:43 PM CT23:43 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Monday on 0-of-1 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Atlanta Hawks 137-129. Randle did not grab a rebound but dished out three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -8 in his 7:04 on the floor.
Feb. 2 5:39 PM PT6:39 PM MT7:39 PM CT8:39 PM ET1:39 GMT9:39 6:39 PM MST7:39 PM CST8:39 PM EST5:39 UAE (+1)02:3920:39 ET7:39 PM CT23:39 - Chasson Randle scored three points Saturday on 1-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 131-115. Randle did not grab a rebound but had five assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +2 in his 14:22 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 1 from 3-point range.
Jan. 30 6:46 PM PT7:46 PM MT8:46 PM CT9:46 PM ET2:46 GMT10:46 7:46 PM MST8:46 PM CST9:46 PM EST6:46 UAE (+1)03:4621:46 ET8:46 PM CT0:46 - Chasson Randle scored 13 points Wednesday on 5-of-7 shooting as the Washington Wizards topped the Indiana Pacers 107-89. Randle pulled down one rebound and had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +6 in his 24:44 of playing time. He added one steal. Randle went 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Jan. 29 5:40 PM PT6:40 PM MT7:40 PM CT8:40 PM ET1:40 GMT9:40 6:40 PM MST7:40 PM CST8:40 PM EST5:40 UAE (+1)02:4020:40 ET7:40 PM CT23:40 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Tuesday on 0-of-2 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-113. Randle grabbed one rebound and did not have an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -7 in his 8:53 of playing time. He tacked on one steal.
Jan. 27 5:32 PM PT6:32 PM MT7:32 PM CT8:32 PM ET1:32 GMT9:32 6:32 PM MST7:32 PM CST8:32 PM EST5:32 UAE (+1)02:3220:32 ET7:32 PM CT23:32 - Chasson Randle scored 11 points Sunday on 2-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the San Antonio Spurs 132-119. Randle grabbed one rebound and dished out five assists, tallying a plus-minus of +2 in his 14:59 of playing time. He tacked on one steal. Randle went 2 of 4 from behind the arc.
Jan. 25 5:25 PM PT6:25 PM MT7:25 PM CT8:25 PM ET1:25 GMT9:25 6:25 PM MST7:25 PM CST8:25 PM EST5:25 UAE (+1)02:2520:25 ET7:25 PM CT23:25 - Chasson Randle went scoreless Friday on 0-of-3 shooting as the Washington Wizards topped the Orlando Magic 95-91. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -7 in his 9:20 of playing time.
Jan. 24 6:35 PM PT7:35 PM MT8:35 PM CT9:35 PM ET2:35 GMT10:35 7:35 PM MST8:35 PM CST9:35 PM EST6:35 UAE (+1)03:3521:35 ET8:35 PM CT0:35 - Chasson Randle scored 11 points Thursday, going 4 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Golden State Warriors 126-118. Randle grabbed two rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -7 in his 15:05 of playing time. Randle went 3 of 3 from 3-point range.
Jan. 21 12:36 PM PT1:36 PM MT2:36 PM CT3:36 PM ET20:36 GMT4:36 1:36 PM MST2:36 PM CST3:36 PM EST0:36 UAE (+1)21:3615:36 ET2:36 PM CT18:36 - Chasson Randle scored one point Monday on 0-of-1 shooting as the Washington Wizards defeated the Detroit Pistons 101-87. Randle pulled down one rebound and dished out four assists, accumulating a plus-minus of 0 in his 14:53 of playing time.
Jan. 17 1:41 PM PT2:41 PM MT3:41 PM CT4:41 PM ET21:41 GMT5:41 2:41 PM MST3:41 PM CST4:41 PM EST1:41 UAE (+1)22:4116:41 ET3:41 PM CT19:41 - Chasson Randle scored four points Thursday, going 2 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the New York Knicks 101-100. Randle grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +4 in his 23:15 on the floor.
Jan. 13 12:26 PM PT1:26 PM MT2:26 PM CT3:26 PM ET20:26 GMT4:26 1:26 PM MST2:26 PM CST3:26 PM EST0:26 UAE (+1)21:2615:26 ET2:26 PM CT18:26 - Chasson Randle did not score Sunday on 0-of-2 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Toronto Raptors 140-138 in double overtime. Randle grabbed one rebound and had two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -2 in his 7:35 of playing time. He tacked on one steal.
Jan. 11 5:29 PM PT6:29 PM MT7:29 PM CT8:29 PM ET1:29 GMT9:29 6:29 PM MST7:29 PM CST8:29 PM EST5:29 UAE (+1)02:2920:29 ET7:29 PM CT23:29 - Chasson Randle scored two points Friday on 1-of-4 shooting as the Washington Wizards topped the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106. Randle pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -1 in his 12:42 of playing time. He tacked on one steal.
Jan. 9 5:44 PM PT6:44 PM MT7:44 PM CT8:44 PM ET1:44 GMT9:44 6:44 PM MST7:44 PM CST8:44 PM EST5:44 UAE (+1)02:4420:44 ET7:44 PM CT23:44 - Chasson Randle scored seven points Wednesday, going 3 of 3 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 123-106. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of 0 in his 18:43 on the floor. Randle went 1 of 1 from behind the arc.
Jan. 8 5:33 PM PT6:33 PM MT7:33 PM CT8:33 PM ET1:33 GMT9:33 6:33 PM MST7:33 PM CST8:33 PM EST5:33 UAE (+1)02:3320:33 ET7:33 PM CT23:33 - Chasson Randle scored 10 points Tuesday on 4-of-7 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 132-115. Randle grabbed one rebound and dished out two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -10 in his 23:55 on the floor. Randle went 2 of 4 from behind the arc.
Jan. 6 5:31 PM PT6:31 PM MT7:31 PM CT8:31 PM ET1:31 GMT9:31 6:31 PM MST7:31 PM CST8:31 PM EST5:31 UAE (+1)02:3120:31 ET7:31 PM CT23:31 - Chasson Randle scored seven points Sunday, going 2 of 4 from the field, as the Washington Wizards topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-98. Randle pulled down four rebounds and had four assists, tallying a plus-minus of +30 in his 17:59 of playing time.
Jan. 4 7:34 PM PT8:34 PM MT9:34 PM CT10:34 PM ET3:34 GMT11:34 8:34 PM MST9:34 PM CST10:34 PM EST7:34 UAE (+1)04:3422:34 ET9:34 PM CT1:34 - Chasson Randle scored five points Friday, going 2 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards fell to the Miami Heat 115-109. Randle did not grab a rebound but had three assists, tallying a plus-minus of +3 in his 13:16 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 4 from behind the arc.
Jan. 2 6:14 PM PT7:14 PM MT8:14 PM CT9:14 PM ET2:14 GMT10:14 7:14 PM MST8:14 PM CST9:14 PM EST6:14 UAE (+1)03:1421:14 ET8:14 PM CT0:14 - Chasson Randle scored seven points Wednesday, going 3 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 114-98. Randle pulled down three rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -3 in his 17:15 of playing time. He tacked on three steals. Randle went 1 of 2 from 3-point range.
Dec. 29 5:47 PM PT6:47 PM MT7:47 PM CT8:47 PM ET1:47 GMT9:47 6:47 PM MST7:47 PM CST8:47 PM EST5:47 UAE (+1)02:4720:47 ET7:47 PM CT23:47 - Chasson Randle scored 11 points Saturday, going 4 of 6 from the field, as the Washington Wizards topped the Charlotte Hornets 130-126. Randle grabbed three rebounds and added an assist, tallying a plus-minus of +4 in his 15:39 of playing time. Randle went 1 of 2 from 3-point range.
Dec. 28 5:27 PM PT6:27 PM MT7:27 PM CT8:27 PM ET1:27 GMT9:27 6:27 PM MST7:27 PM CST8:27 PM EST5:27 UAE (+1)02:2720:27 ET7:27 PM CT23:27 - Chasson Randle scored eight points Friday on 3-of-6 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Chicago Bulls 101-92. Randle grabbed two rebounds and had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -2 in his 14:47 on the floor. Randle went 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Dec. 26 5:48 PM PT6:48 PM MT7:48 PM CT8:48 PM ET1:48 GMT9:48 6:48 PM MST7:48 PM CST8:48 PM EST5:48 UAE (+1)02:4820:48 ET7:48 PM CT23:48 - Chasson Randle scored two points Wednesday on 1-of-3 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the Detroit Pistons 106-95. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +1 in his 10:20 on the floor. He tacked on one steal.
Dec. 23 3:36 PM PT4:36 PM MT5:36 PM CT6:36 PM ET23:36 GMT7:36 4:36 PM MST5:36 PM CST6:36 PM EST3:36 UAE (+1)00:3618:36 ET5:36 PM CT21:36 - Chasson Randle scored 10 points Sunday, going 3 of 5 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Indiana Pacers 105-89. Randle grabbed one rebound and had four assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -6 in his 18:29 on the floor. He added one block and one steal. Randle went 2 of 2 from behind the arc.
Dec. 22 6:28 PM PT7:28 PM MT8:28 PM CT9:28 PM ET2:28 GMT10:28 7:28 PM MST8:28 PM CST9:28 PM EST6:28 UAE (+1)03:2821:28 ET8:28 PM CT0:28 - Chasson Randle scored three points Saturday, going 0 of 5 from the field, as the Washington Wizards defeated the Phoenix Suns 149-146 in triple overtime. Randle grabbed one rebound and dished out three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -4 in his 18:56 of playing time.
Dec. 19 6:30 PM PT7:30 PM MT8:30 PM CT9:30 PM ET2:30 GMT10:30 7:30 PM MST8:30 PM CST9:30 PM EST6:30 UAE (+1)03:3021:30 ET8:30 PM CT0:30 - Chasson Randle scored eight points Wednesday on 2-of-3 shooting as the Washington Wizards fell to the Houston Rockets 136-118. Randle did not grab a rebound nor have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -9 in his 7:30 on the floor. Randle went 2 of 2 from behind the arc.
Dec. 18 6:24 PM PT7:24 PM MT8:24 PM CT9:24 PM ET2:24 GMT10:24 7:24 PM MST8:24 PM CST9:24 PM EST6:24 UAE (+1)03:2421:24 ET8:24 PM CT0:24 - Chasson Randle scored seven points Tuesday, going 1 of 3 from the field, as the Washington Wizards lost to the Atlanta Hawks 118-110. Randle pulled down one rebound and had three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +3 in his 16:07 on the floor. He added two steals. Randle went 1 of 3 from behind the arc.
Oct. 5 5:53 PM PT6:53 PM MT7:53 PM CT8:53 PM ET0:53 GMT8:53 5:53 PM MST6:53 PM CST7:53 PM EST4:53 UAE (+1)02:5320:53 ET7:53 PM CT23:53 - Chasson Randle scored four points Friday on 1-of-1 shooting as the Washington Wizards defeated the Miami Heat 121-114. Randle pulled down one rebound and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +5 in his 4:47 on the floor.
Oct. 1 6:34 PM PT7:34 PM MT8:34 PM CT9:34 PM ET1:34 GMT9:34 6:34 PM MST7:34 PM CST8:34 PM EST5:34 UAE (+1)03:3421:34 ET8:34 PM CT0:34 - Chasson Randle scored two points Monday on 1-of-3 shooting as the Washington Wizards lost to the New York Knicks 124-121 in overtime. Randle did not grab a rebound but dished out four assists, accumulating a plus-minus of 0 in his 12:26 on the floor. He added one steal.


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Silverlight 1.0 Released, Linux Version Coming
By Nate Mook
Wednesday marked the final 1.0 release of Microsoft's new Silverlight platform for building interactive Web experiences à la Flash, but the big news is that Redmond will extend official support to Novell's Linux port of Silverlight.
Silverlight was first unveiled earlier this year, promising to make it easier for developers to build rich Web applications without delving into the complexities behind AJAX or suffering its limitations. This space is growing increasingly crowded with Adobe's new AIR runtime and Sun's JavaFX.
Like Flash, Silverlight is a managed plug-in for distributing scalable graphics, that's also capable of delivering video. As you might expect, that video will utilize Microsoft's VC-1 codec, which has received much acclaim and which is among the standard codecs in both HD DVD's and Blu-ray's portfolios.
Now that Microsoft has delivered version 1.0 of Silverlight, it is working hard to encourage its adoption by helping customers take advantage of the technology and establishing a partner program for third-parties to offer Silverlight-oriented services.
CBS and Paramount have deployed a Silverlight experience on ETOnline for the Emmy Awards, with plans to do the same for the Golden Globes and Oscars. Home Shopping Network and WWE are also putting Silverlight on their Web sites. Break.com includes a special Silverlight-built search feature for video navigation, which Microsoft says "pushes the envelope for video on the Web."
The final 1.0 build includes bug fixes and incorporates feedback from the Silverlight release candidate, but no new features, Microsoft Group Product Manager Parimal Deshpande told BetaNews. Microsoft itself is deploying Silverlight in a few areas, such as its Podium 2008 Web site for information on elections, and to stream Halo 3 videos.
But Deshpande says Silverlight "is not just about the software, it's about the backend services." In turn, Microsoft will be providing free video hosting to Silverlight customers. The company also announced 35 partners to help with design, content deliver and more for providing Silverlight experiences on the Web.
Touting its support for open source efforts, Microsoft is additionally working with Novell to bring Silverlight to Linux, after receiving numerous customer requests for such capability. Novell was already working on its own port of the software called Moonlight, and Microsoft now expects Novell to deliver a Linux version of Silverlight 6 months from today.
With 1.0 out the door, the focus is on Silverlight 1.1, which was already available in preview form and adds full .NET support. While Silverlight 1.0 applications can be programmed with XAML and JavaScript, the integration of the .NET Framework means developers can utilize ASP.NET, Visual Basic, C#, Python and even Ruby.
Deshpande said no launch date has been set for Silverlight 1.1, but it expects Novell to ship a Linux version of that release 9 months after its debut. A September CTP of Silverlight 1.1 will be available for download soon.
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El distrito de San Francisco del Yeso es uno de los veintitrés distritos de la Provincia de Luya, ubicado en el Departamento de Amazonas,  en el norte del Perú. Limita por el norte con el distrito de Santo Tomás; por el este y por el sur con la provincia de Chachapoyas y; por el oeste con el distrito de Cocabamba.

Desde el punto de vista jerárquico de la Iglesia católica forma parte del Diócesis de Chachapoyas.

Historia
El distrito fue creado el 16 de agosto de 1920 mediante Ley Regional N.º 222, en el gobierno del Presidente Augusto Leguía.

Geografía
Abarca una superficie de 113,94 km² y tiene una población estimada mayor a 793 habitantes.

Centros poblados
El distrito cuenta con una población total de 793 habitantes distribuidos en 50 centros poblados.

Su capital el pueblo de San Francisco del Yeso ubicado a 2 379 msnm con 371 habitantes y 138 viviendas.

 Colmena
 Cuysen
 Samanga
 Chirimoya Pampa
 Huillcapampa

 La Libertad De Tinlape
 Chilingote
 Poyunte
 Allinpampa
 San Cristóbal del Yeso

 Tiopampa
 Pomacochas
 San José de Ipada
 San Salvador
 San Antonio

Atractivos turísticos
 La Congona, complejo arqueológico de la cultura Chachapoyas de 2 ha ubicado a 2 836

Autoridades

Municipales

 2019 - 2022
 Alcalde: William López Alva, del Movimiento Independiente Surge Amazonas.
 Regidores:
 Ysaac Huamán Muñoz (Movimiento Independiente Surge Amazonas)
 Edinson Peláez Olaya (Movimiento Independiente Surge Amazonas)
 Rigoberto Salazar Valque (Movimiento Independiente Surge Amazonas)
 Vilma Olivares Alaya (Movimiento Independiente Surge Amazonas)
 Laymes Muñoz Santillán (Sentimiento Amazonense Regional)

Festividades
Las fiestas patronales de la capital San Francisco del Yeso se celebra el 23 de septiembre.

Además se celebra la Virgen de las Mercedes (24 de septiembre), el Santísimo (25 de septiembre), San Antonio (26 de septiembre), y la Virgen del Rosario (27 de septiembre).

Como comidas típicas se conoce el Locro y el Cuy entre otros.

Véase también
 Organización territorial del Perú
 Cultura chachapoyas

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 INEI Perú

San Francisco del Yeso

Wikiproyecto:Ciudades del Perú/Problemas/Necesitan referencias adicionales

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Q: Cisco ASA Implicit rule dropping traffic The network is as follows:
Two Default Gateways exist on the network - one which provides connectivity to the an MPLS with several subnets. Let's say 10.0.0.2
Another which is a Cisco Firewall, on 10.0.0.1, with a WAN Connection. A server exists on the LAN with it's DG as the above Cisco Firewall. On the firewall there is a route that tells says anything destined to one of the MPLS subnets (192.168.99.0/24) to go to the MPLS router (on it's LAN IP).
On the INSIDE interface, there is any Any, Any, IP allow rule (all traffic).
However, I cannot ping anything on the MPLS and the logs on the Cisco show the "Implicit" Any,Any Deny is dropping the ping traffic. It's the same for everything - HTTPs, HTTP etc.
What's missing?

A: I think the security-level should be considered. You can ping from Inside to Outside, but the echo traffic must be allowed to go back to Inside.

A: Assuming you've checked the basics like ensuring that the access list is actually bound to the interface with the access-group command, if the logs are showing that the traffic is being denied, you can find out more information by simulating a packet with the packet-tracer command. That should tell you exactly why the packet is being rejected.
Assuming your inside server is 10.0.0.10 and a host on the MPLS network is 192.168.99.10, and your inside interface is called inside then the command would be this:
packet-tracer input inside icmp 10.0.0.10 8 0 192.168.99.10 detailed

A: I assume that you need rules for the ICMP (not IP) traffic to allow ping.
First of all, you question could be duplicated to this one: How do you allow ICMP Echo Requests on a Cisco ASA 55xx Router?
However, I use slightly another configuration to allow ping. From your question, I'm not sure on which interface you need to allow it, so I'll just post my configuration as example, please fix it according to your setup:
access-list allow_ping_outside extended permit icmp any interface outside
access-list outside_access_in extended permit icmp any interface outside
access-list allow_ping extended permit icmp any any

icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
icmp permit any inside
icmp permit any outside
icmp permit any unreachable outside
icmp permit any echo outside
icmp permit any echo-reply outside
icmp permit any time-exceeded outside

Documentation (just google for your version of ASA, e.g. 8.2 or 8.4, there are a lot of official documentation available):
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa82/command/reference/cmd_ref/i1.html#wp1697623
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa84/configuration/guide/asa_84_cli_config/access_management.html#wp1267985
EDIT: concerning other traffic, it is very hard to guess and I hoped that you could provide more details in your question. I assume that you have 2 active LAN interfaces (with the same security level) and 1 WAN. Then, to allow communication for hosts in different LANs (with the same sec. level), you need to explicitly allow it:
same-security-traffic permit inter-interface

See also: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa82/command/reference/cmd_ref/s1.html#wp1421315
If you really use 3 interfaces, please also consider limitations of your license (see number of VLANs):
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa91/configuration/general/asa_91_general_config/intro_license.html#55668

A: You can use the 'deny all log' command in the ACL to see the realtime results of the 'implicit' deny all rule and go from there.  It was called the 'explicit' deny all rule.. googling
here it is
edit: sounds like you may have already done this.


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How 2014 Measured Up for These Top Internet of Things Stocks
By Chris Neiger Published December 18, 2014 Fool.com
The Internet of Things, or IoT -- where formerly unconnected "things" communicate with each other and their users -- saw some big changes in the past year. For Intel , it meant starting a dedicated Internet of Things division, whileSierra Wireless partnered with three major cities for a smart city lighting project.General Electric announced it will generate $1 billion in IoT revenue this year.
But all of these companies shared one major Internet of Things ambition this year -- each one released their own IoT platform.
What Intel's been up toAfter launching its firstIoT division last December, Intelhas gone on an Internet of Things blitz.
Over the past 12 months, the company:
Intel powers the new BioSport headphones. Source: SMS Audio.
Purchased thewearable tech company, Basis Science, and recently released a new smart watch under the brand
Teamed up with Googleto provide the new chips for an upcoming redesign of Glass next year
Created awearable tech bracelet with Opening Ceremony (called the MICA)
Used one of its chips to power a new BioSport smart headphone set by SMS Audio
But one of the biggest IoT moves Intel made this year came just earlier this month when the company teamed up withAccenture, Dell,SAP, and others to launch the Intel IoT Platform. The move comes as other companies are starting to build software to manage IoT connections. Though it's still too early to tell how successful Intel's platform will be, the company has secured some strong partnerships that should be eager to try out the new software.
Aside from all the Internet of Things partnerships and platforms, one of the most telling things about the company's IoT pursuits was its revenue. Doug Davis, vice president and general manager of Intel's Internet of Things group, expects the company to end the year with $2 billion in Internet of Things revenue. Considering the IoT group didn't even exist a year ago, the company has made impressive gains.
The conglomerate that wants to dominate IoT As a massive global company, General Electric'sapproach to the Internet of Things (or the Industrial Internet, as the company calls it) has to be much different than smaller companies.
To expand its IoT presence, GE realized that adding sensors to its equipment wouldn't be enough, so at the end of 2013, the company launched its own Internet of Things platform called Predix to "provide a standard and secure way to connect machines, industrial big data, and people."
GE uses Predix software to analyze equipment efficiency. Source: GE.
After a year of testing Predix with select partners, GE announced in October that it would make the software available to any company.SoftBank just became the first to license Predix in order to create apps for shipping, manufacturing, and more. The two companies will share revenue from the apps, which are expected to total $200 million over the next five years in Japan alone.
Predix is important for GE -- the company believes increased efficiencies from the Industrial Internet will add $10 trillion to $15 trillion to the global GDP over the next 20 years. Predix apps already monitor aircraft, power plants, and railroads. At just a year old, thePredix platform is expected to generate$1 billion in revenue for GE by year's end. By 2017, the company hopes to boost that number to $5 billion.
A banner year for Sierra WirelessSierra Wireless' business is built on making small, wireless embedded modules for the Internet of Things, and the company continued its IoT lead with the shipment of its 100 millionth module in September.
This year, the company also kicked off a smart city lighting project in London, Prague, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Sierra Wireless is supplying its wireless modules in lighting fixtures which allows the cities to control lights individually, or in pairs, and to receive status notifications when a light fails.
Sierra Wireless teamed up with Phillips for the CityTouch program. Source: Phillips.
Like Intel and GE, one of the most important moves Sierra made in 2014 was introducing its own machine-to-machine or M2M platform, called Legato. The system allows companies to quickly create apps for M2M connections, use an open-source framework on the platform, and get professional tech support and training from Sierra Wireless.
It has also been a great year for Sierra's earnings. For the third quarter, the company increased earnings by 118% year-over-year and revenue increased 28%. That easily beat analyst expectations and added to what has already been banner year for Sierra investors.The company's stock is up nearly 70% year-to-date.
While each of these companies made significant progress in 2014, next year will bring increased competition as more companies develop their Internet of Things strategy. Getting a foothold in software platform space will be a key area for companies looking to make money from the Internet of Things.
Due to the sheer number of connections (estimated to reach 50 billion by 2020), the three companies realize that collecting and analyzing the data produced by every "thing" could be a very lucrative way to tap into the IoT. And as promising as the Internet of Things may have been in 2014, next year is likely to proveeven more interesting.
The article How 2014 Measured Up for These Top Internet of Things Stocks originally appeared on Fool.com.
Chris Neiger has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Accenture, Google (A shares), Google (C shares), Intel, and Sierra Wireless. The Motley Fool owns shares of General Electric Company, Google (A shares), Google (C shares), Intel, and Sierra Wireless. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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Home Articles The Sun County OKs bus rides for city school students
County OKs bus rides for city school students
City, Plattsburgh City School District continue to ponder footbridge future
by Elizabeth Izzo
Plattsburgh City School District students can now catch a free ride to school on Clinton County Public Transit.
PLATTSBURGH | Students displaced by the closure of the Webb Island footbridge last month can now catch a ride to school on Clinton County Public Transit (CCPT).
The Clinton County Board of Legislators last week approved a transportation agreement between CCPT and the Plattsburgh City School District (PCSD).
The district will reimburse the county $1 per student, per one-way trip to and from school, until the agreement ends in April 2018.
The anticipated cost to the district is around $3,000.
Plattsburgh City School District Superintendent Jay Lebrun said that ridership so far has been low — just up to three students per day — but with the cold weather, that number could increase.
"We're open to as many students using the provided transportation as are interested," he wrote in an email to The Sun.
For students who decline to use the option, their walk to school will be nearly a mile further without the bridge.
Roughly 40 students use the bridge daily.
COMPLETION DATE UNKNOWN
The footbridge over the Saranac River connects the south end of the city to Plattsburgh High.
Though the county has agreed to provide transport to students through April, the school district doesn't expect the footbridge will be repaired by then.
"Sadly, I don't expect that the footbridge will be re-open by April 15," Lebrun said.
After the agreement expires, the district Board of Education will revisit the program and assess whether the warm weather mitigates the need.
PAYING FOR REPAIRS
The Webb Island footbridge, which is owned by the PCSD, was closed last month after an engineering report revealed the bridge's condition had deteriorated and it was unsafe to use.
Repairs are estimated at over $400,000.
But it's unclear who will foot the bill.
While owned by the district, the bridge is maintained by the city and the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) uses the structure to transport natural gas.
Mayor Colin Read said the repairs are not the city's responsibility, citing a 1996 agreement between the district and NYSEG.
Read said an agreement between PCSD and NYSEG didn't include a deal to allocate a portion of the revenues to the city.
"We continued to gift routine snow removal, etc., and trusted that the school district was putting their revenue and gas savings aside for the inevitable times when the footbridge may need capital improvements, as their engineer determines it needs now," Read said in an email.
PCSD said they aim to divest the district from the bridge once repairs have been completed.
The city initially signed an agreement with the school district in 1982, wherein the city gifted $200,000 to the district to build the footbridge, and agreed to maintain it until 1992, according to Read.
The district intended to transfer the bridge title to the city after the agreement expired, but never did.
Lebrun expressed concerns over future routine maintenance following repairs. Read said the city would likely continue to perform those tasks, but said the city does not want to take over the structure.
"We will also do whatever we can to assist them in grant writing to raise funds for capital improvements, and we've engaged (state) Senator (Betty) Little in those conversations," he said.
The city would be interested in a discussion about building a "vehicular and pedestrian" bridge to replace the footbridge, Read said — if the state agreed to pay 90 percent of the costs.
"In such a circumstance, the city would still not wish to own the footbridge, but perhaps replace it with something that has longer life, is more useful, and is not paid primarily by city taxpayers for a regional amenity," he said.
"These discussions have nothing to do with the city's financial plight, and has everything to do with tying capital improvements with ownership and royalty payments.
Read said the city values its relationship with PCSD, and will also aid in seeking external funding.
Lebrun said he was heartened that various entities have pledged unofficial financial support.
"I foresee certain scenarios through which the bridge could be fully repaired without the City of Plattsburgh incurring any costs," Lebrun said.
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Ten former Chiefs of the Indian armed forces today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding immediate implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP). They also sought action against the policemen who allegedly manhandled protesting ex-servicemen at Jantar Mantar on August 14.
An ugly clash had erupted, a day before Independence Day, when policemen tried to evict protesting retired soldiers from Jantar Mantar, citing security reasons. Pictures of the clash were beamed on various news channels, after which the Home Ministry gave permission to the ex-servicemen to continue their protest.
The former Chiefs in their letter to the PM stated, "We stand steadfastly by the side of our colleagues and fully support their just cause. Our silence so far was due to the need to observe propriety. The indiscretion on the part of the police has seriously impacted the pride and morale of all ranks of the three services and the veterans." The Chiefs said they were "dismayed" at the inability of the political leadership to clinch the issue of the OROP for the forces.
The signatories to the letter are General VN Sharma (retd), Admiral Madhvendera Singh (retd), Air Chief Marshal NC Suri (retd), General Shankar Roy Choudhary (retd), Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi (retd), General S Padmanabhan (retd), General NC Vij (retd), General JJ Singh (retd), General Deepak Kapoor (retd) and General Bikram Singh (retd).
They said the nation couldn't afford such an imbroglio, "let it be known that we (the signatories) have extreme concern for the veterans' long-pending demands".
The ex-Chiefs said they had expected an announcement of the implementation of the OROP on Independence Day. "Regrettably this has not happened", the letter said adding "the often quoted technical difficulties without ever being specified and discussed are, thus, bewildering".
Doubting the long-drawn discussions, they said "These delays are construed to be only with a view to bring in changes in the parameters and dilute the entitlements, which will be grossly unjust and unacceptable". Meanwhile, two veterans, Col Pushpender Singh (retd) from the Grenadiers regiment and Havildar Major Singh (retd) of the Sikh Light Infantry, have started a fast-unto-death, demanding OROP.
Notably, the ex-Chiefs' letter came four days after four other retired service Chiefs wrote a letter to President Pranab Mukerjee seeking his intervention in the issue. The letter was signed by General SF Rodrigues (retd) and Admirals L Ramdas (retd), Arun Prakash (retd) and Sureesh Mehta (retd).
Ex-servicemen have been holding a protest at Jantar Mantar and in other parts of the country for over two months over OROP.
To reduce infiltration, India will soon equip the land borders with latest integrated surveillance technology.
The project "Comprehensive Integrated Border Management Solution" (CIBMS) integrates sensors, communication, infrastructure, response and command and control. Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the technology would be set up primarily at 1,500 "gaps" along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the India-China frontier.
The project will also be eventually executed along the Myanmar border. These gaps are vulnerable areas such as riverine locations and nallahs where fencing is not possible and infiltration is easier. The technology will also cover the remaining part of the borders.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reportedly approved the project. "A tender for a pilot project for certain gaps along the borders with Pakistan and China will be floated in the next two months. If it is successful, we will implement it on a larger scale. This project will help ground units in ensuring proper surveillance," an official said.
The MHA is currently identifying the technology that can be applied along the land borders due to the varying types of terrain that exist. The equipment is planned to be installed in a manner that it is not affected by natural calamities such as flash floods, which may wash it away.
The technical solution for better border guarding gains importance in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Dinanagar of Punjab and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir — both towns are located near the IB with Pakistan.
Explaining the functioning of the CIBMS, sources said it was an integration of humans and technology with the Command and Control centre at the heart of it.
An important component of the CIBMS is the use of satellite imagery, which helps security forces to find out details of the terrain and fortifications across the border. It also helps in planning operations and for infrastructure development. India's Border Security Force (BSF) is a regular user of satellite imagery.
"The Prime Minister has directed that such technology must be shared with security forces because of which officials of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have been coming to us and we are receiving the latest satellite imagery of the areas we guard. Earlier, the process of receiving satellite imagery was slow because of its confidentiality," a source said.
The BSF has installed a 3-D based Geographic Information System (GIS), which captures, stores and displays data related to locations on the earth's surface. Satellite images procured by the BSF from ISRO and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) are installed in the system, enabling the BSF's headquarters and ground units to view them.
However, an issue with satellite imagery is that it may not provide real time information about a location, keeping in view the time taken by a satellite to orbit around the earth. Therefore, it is planned to also employ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Captured Pakistan terrorist Mohammed Naved Yakub will be subjected to a polygraph test on Tuesday to nail the misleading statements he has made over the past 10 days about his Indian contacts and the route taken to infiltrate J&K.
Pakistan will be able to evoke respect for its national interests only if it respects its own dignity and honour. The debacle in the west is intimately related to the disturbing developments in the east.
PAKISTAN'S diplomatic initiatives with Afghanistan and India have both collapsed. Afghanistan's President Ghani and Pakistan's prime minister and army chief were sincere in desiring normalisation. The implicit bargain was that Pakistan would deliver the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table while Afghanistan would act against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders and militants hiding in Afghan territory. Success would have implied: Enhanced security within Pakistan from TTP-engineered terrorism and attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), and an end to Indian pressure on Pakistan on the western front; the re-emergence of the Afghan Taliban as a political force in Kabul; and the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
It was evident from the outset that India and hostile elements in Afghanistan would work overtime to subvert this peace initiative. They appear to have succeeded.
The Islamabad-Kabul understanding was based on over-optimistic expectations on both sides. Ghani's ability to act against the TTP and the BLA was constrained by his lack of control of the Afghan security establishment, especially the National Directorate of Security (NDS). Kabul proved unable (or unwilling) to kill, capture or expel Mullah Fazlullah and TTP elements holed up there.
As no doubt anticipated by the NDS and its Indian patrons, a leadership struggle ensued between the "fight" and the "fight and talk" factions within the Taliban. To salvage the talks, Pakistan's agencies attempted to hastily gather the Taliban leaders to select Omar's deputy as the new Amirul Momineen, further exposing the relationship. But the Taliban's fighting faction, freed of Mullah Omar's ghost edicts supporting talks, and fearful of losing ground to the self-styled "Islamic State" (IS), escalated attacks against targets in Kabul.
Under pressure to avoid blame for security failures in Kabul, and aware that Islamabad was unable to deliver the Taliban to the negotiating table, Ghani took the easy route and blamed Pakistan. His August 10 statement was indistinguishable from Karzai's familiar diatribes against Pakistan. Chief Executive Abdullah and other factions joined him in whipping up the anti-Pakistan animus. The "gathering" of Taliban leaders to choose Mullah Mansour as Omar's successor was used as a basis to extrapolate that Pakistan maintained Taliban sanctuaries and bomb-making factories, and connived in Taliban attacks. Ghani declared that he did not want Pakistan to bring the Taliban to the table but to "prosecute" them. Kabul was the scene of orchestrated demonstrations against Pakistan, the burning of Pakistan's national flag, calls for boycott of trade with and even "jihad" against Pakistan. A demand was made that an Afghan delegation be immediately received by Pakistan's Prime Minister and army chief.
Instead of protesting unsubstantiated charges and demanding an apology for the desecration of Pakistan's national flag, Pakistan's leadership meekly received the angry Afghan delegation to clear the "misunderstanding" ( to quote Sartaj Aziz). Pakistan should demand an apology from Kabul and a retraction of the wild accusations. If they desire a trade boycott, Pakistan should fulfil this wish until reversal of hostility. Strategically too, there is need for a policy review to deal with an Afghanistan that is likely to be embroiled in conflict for some time. Pakistan should: first, secure its border against TTP and BLA infiltration from Afghan territory; second, devise strategies to eliminate their safe havens in Afghanistan; third, promote coherence among the Afghan Taliban; and, fourth, work with China, Russia, the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume Kabul-Taliban talks and insulate Afghanistan from infiltration by the IS. The debacle on the west is intimately related to the disturbing developments in the east. Apart from working to scuttle a Pakistan-Afghan rapprochement, India has rejected Pakistan's endeavours to resume the "composite dialogue" and exerted direct pressure on Pakistan to keep it on the diplomatic and military defensive — thus the Line of Control (LoC) violations, threatening statements and the hostile media and diplomatic campaigns. Instead of a muscular response, Pakistan has virtually endorsed the Indian premises for normalisation in the Ufa statement by restricting the Pakistan-India talks to terrorism, evoking public denunciation within the country and disappointment from Kashmiri leaders.
The Gurdaspur incident, on the eve of the scheduled terrorism talks, is no accident. Indian agencies are pastmasters at stage-managing such events. The Indian media has been unleashed to pin blame for this incident also on Pakistan. Yet, Pakistan's national security adviser plans to walk blithely into this Indian entrapment in New Delhi next week. The right response would be to: call off this ill-conceived exchange; respond effectively to the Indian media onslaught by projecting India's support for the TTP and BLA and its historic role as a state sponsor of terrorism; protest formally to the UNMOGIP and the Security Council about India's LoC violations; and raise India's human rights violations in occupied Kashmir at the Human Rights Council. Instead of submitting to Modi's agenda, Pakistan should remind the world that: Kashmir remains a nuclear flashpoint and must be addressed, bilaterally or multilaterally; that India's arms build-up will oblige Pakistan to respond appropriately; and that the danger of a disastrous conflict can be avoided only through a comprehensive dialogue encompassing Kashmir and reciprocal arms control between Pakistan and India.


Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is seen as a smart way to conduct business, making corporate entities into socially responsible citizens, visibly contributing to the social good. Socially responsible companies do not limit themselves to using their resources to engage in activities that increase only profits. They use CSR to integrate economic, environmental and social objectives into the company's operations and growth. The concept of CSR has evolved over the years, especially in India—now the only country with legislated CSR!
With this new Companies Bill in India, it will hopefully motivate organisations to undertake CSR proactively. Organisations realise that the government here cannot alone uplift society and needs help from businesses. Under this Act, most firms with sizeable business are required to shell out at least two per cent of their three year annual average net profit towards CSR works. According to industry estimates, around 8,000 companies will fall into the remit of the CSR provisions; this would translate into an estimated CSR spend of $1.95 billion to $2.44 billion. Plus, with higher economic growth and increase in company's profits, this mandatory spending will go up. While many big companies have been actively engaged in CSR activities, the number is low, and this new law will lead to a significant increase in the numbers.
Moreover, the Indian government has made it clear whether promoting healthcare can be considered as a social welfare spending activity by companies. And CSR activities would have to be within India. Livelihood enhancement and rural development projects, working towards protection of national heritage, art and culture, including restoration of buildings and sites of historical importance and works of art, setting up public libraries, promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts—all come under CSR.
Various activities aimed at reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups have been included. Measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans, setting up of old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens would be considered as CSR work. Other CSR activities include ensuring ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agro-forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water.
By providing more clarity on standardising the meaning of CSR in the Indian context and providing a favourable policy environment, the initiatives can be strengthened. These definitive steps undertaken by the Indian government imply that if companies employ CSR strategically, it can lead to achieving more sustainable businesses. By creating a pool of resources, whether financial or technical, a win-win situation is within reach of all the stakeholders involved. The mandatory reporting standards introduced in this Companies Bill will strengthen and create uniformity, accountability of actions and will measure the impact of these activities.