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Keynote speech from Adam Bodnar, Law professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland: EU anti-discrimination laws in action: view from Poland
Adam Bodnar has a long track record in the field of human rights and anti-discrimination. He is well known as the Polish Ombudsman for Citizens' Rights from 2015 until 2021. During his tenure he brought a number of local governments to court for their introduction of the controversial LGBT-free zones. He also worked for the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and was a member of the board of directors of the UN Fund for Victims of Torture.
In his inspiring keynote speech he wanted to give the participants food for thought to consider the applicability of anti-discrimination law in Europe, by discussing the developments in Poland. He gave an overview of the applicable equality and non-discrimination laws and their application in the EU and its Member States, in which he referred to the fact that e.g. in Poland the government never undertook any actions to undermine laws that Poland had passed as implementation of the EU directives. He presented the dangers of the present illiberal pressure for democratic societies and for the protection of vulnerable groups. In his opinion, independent institutions are crucial to enforce anti-discrimination law. Any pressure on these institutions has an impact on the protection of rights. In Poland and other countries there is discriminatory legalism which results e.g. in unequal enforcement of the law in discrimination cases and lack of sufficient protection of victims by state institutions. To counteract this, equality bodies should e.g. support NGOs and victims of discrimination. After his presentation of the case study of the 'LGBT-Free Zones', he presented his perspectives on equality law in the EU. He inter alia emphasised the importance of the need for a new directive to strengthen the independence of equality bodies and the need for a 'horizontal directive' which would offer a more symmetric protection to victims of discrimination.
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Jessica Jones and her super-bros might not be as big of a deal, commercially, as their Marvel Cinematic Universe counterparts, but Marvel's Defenders definitely have the most street cred in the MCU. The collective's (soon to be four) heroes — including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage — are to receive collector's edition vinyl soundtracks from Mondo, making them the coolest characters in Marvel's line-up.
Netflix and Marvel have received many accolades for their superhero collaborations: Jessica Jones won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Opening Theme Music for composer Sean P. Callery, Luke Cage doubled down on the brand's commitment to creating rich soundtracks by enlisting music producer Adrian Younge and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad to compose the show's music.
The soundtracks for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage will all be available in vinyl releases, along with illustrations from artist Matthew Woodson. The 2XLP soundtracks will go on sale as limited run editions, with the Daredevil and Jessica Jones soundtracks pressed onto 180 gram red and purple vinyls, respectively.
YouTube film critic of Every Frame a Painting, Tony Zhou, recently highlighted the generic sound of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among other things, Zhou highlighted the fact that the Marvel films were guilty of borrowing sounds from various other movie soundtracks, causing the music of the MCU to sound largely unoriginal.
The Netflix series by contrast focus exclusively on creating original compositions for their shows, and as such often feature moments within the show set to unforgettable pieces of original music, like Jessica Jones's main title sequence, and the hallway fight in Daredevil. Hopefully the MCU will take notes from their Netflix counterparts and begin producing original compositions also worthy of such nice vinyl releases.
Daredevil and Jessica Jones Mondo soundtracks will release November 9, 2016.


Srijan Lokhit Samiti is a people's movement, working on social and environmental issues in Singrauli area of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. In the past three decades Singrauli has seen an influx of industrial projects which have resulted in multiple displacements of people, severe health issues and a highly toxic environment in the area. Srijan Lokhit Samiti has been fighting for people's rights, displacement, land rights, human rights and environmental issues since thirty years as in this growth the people of Singrauli have been pushed to the periphery.
Srijan Lokhit Samiti appreciate the fact that Sasan UMPP expansion application has been rejected by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. But unfortunately, the conditionalities that have been put for the go ahead of the expansion of the Project are inadequate and show complete disregard for the enormity of the environmental and social concerns in the region.
There are significant parameters that have been ignored by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Committee) in the hearing at Ministry of Forest and Environment, dated 2nd September 2012 for expansion of Sasan UMPP that, we want to bring to your notice in this letter. We also want to bring to your attention the concerns of the affected people that were raised at the public hearing for the expansion of the project, which the Committee has pointed out in the minutes of the meeting as having been addressed. We continue to suffer the disastrous environmental and social consequences of this project even as the ministry feels satisfied with the answers provided by Reliance Power Limited and is making way for the project expansion.
The least we can expect of the Ministry is to understand the urgent need to review the carrying capacity of environment and ecology of Singrauli considering the fact that when the Central Pollution Control Board conducted its study 'Comprehensive environmental assessment of industrial Clusters' in 2009[i], Environment Ministry decided to impose a moratorium on clearances for all projects in Singrauli coalfields, as environmental pollution in these areas exceeded norms. Subsequently, the moratorium on environmental clearance in 43 critically polluted areas or industrial clusters including Singrauli was lifted after the State Pollution Control Board submitted a plan for mitigation of adverse effects of pollution. But, this did not change the situation on ground.
A recent study(October 2012) done by the Centre for Science and Environment's Pollution Monitoring Laboratory[ii] conducted an extensive analysis of water and soil samples from the region, as well as biological samples such as blood, nails and hair of local people. The aim was to find out precisely what industrial pollution was doing to the district's environment, ecology and people. The results of the tests exposed a tale of terrible contamination and ill-health stalking the region. High level of mercury and fluoride contamination was found in drinking water and soil. Rihand Reservoir water was found contaminated with mercury. Arsenic was also found in Renuka River. One of the findings of the study is that residents of this region exhibited adverse health conditions and could be suffering from the effects of mercury poisoning, other than normal diseases. The report further states that, the likely cause of mercury pollution in the area is burning of huge amount of coal for power generation.
Since 1995, there has been a huge rise in the number of power projects in the region and the water source has been the same, thus just escalating the problems caused from coal and flyash. These are serious concerns and need to be dealt with urgency.
Also, the mining activities and coal mining overdumps pose serious health related concerns and over the years there has been a very high increase in the bronchial diseases apart from various kinds of cancers (liver and kidney being the most common). The area has noted a huge increase in skin disorders and water infections also.
Considering all these factors, we request the Committee to not only look at cumulative impact in terms of water but also, cumulative impact of all the projects in the singrauli industrial belt on air quality and soil quality. We fear that the industrial and mining activities in the region are way beyond the carrying capacity of the area and Singrauli is becoming uninhabitable for the local population.
Apart from serious environmental concerns; there are serious social concerns that have marred Sasan UMPP. Though the committee seems to be satisfied with the replies of Reliance Power Limited, we would like to bring to your notice the ground situation of people affected the construction and working of Sasan UMPP. One of the most serious concerns in the project is that most of the property of the local people was destroyed much prior to the process of acquiring their land. The way the entire land acquisition process went on was coercive in nature and people were intimidated, false promises for employment were made to acquire land.
Planning for rehabilitation of project affected people was done without any consultation with them, which resulted in construction of rehabilitation colonies which are not at all suitable for the locals and lack basic facilities like water sources, health facilities, and connectivity to the main market and town areas etc. Result is that most of these rehabilitation colonies are still empty.
There has been no consideration shown for the rights of indigenous people who have been affected by the project. The Baiga tribe which is identified as a scheduled tribe in India has been worst hit by this project as this area has been home to them. Since, most of them lived in the forest that has been allocated to the company for coal mining dumping purposes; they have just had to leave the area as those forests were identified as government land. With no work and being away from forest most have been reduced to beggary and mere survival has become a struggle.
Apart from this, the modus operandi of the company much resembles that of mafia which resolves any incident of dissent, non agreement with abductions, coercion, pressure from local government, and police. The condition of the labour working at the Sasan UMPP is of grave concern. A number of laborers have died while working at the plant and the information does not go out. Since most of the labourers working there are migrant workers, there is no one out there to even try to find their whereabouts.
It is extremely unfortunate that the committee feels that issues of safe drinking water, electricity and health facilities have been addressed adequately when in reality; the social concerns which arose during the construction and operation of the Sasan UMPP have still not been looked into or resolved as mentioned earlier in the letter.
Another important issue is that requires attention is the fact that for the expansion by addition of 3×660 MW to the project, no additional land has been demanded. This clearly reflects the serious issue of excessive land being acquired at the first phase of the project itself. Sasan UMPP awarded to Reliance Power has also run into land and environmental problems including 'failure to get forest clearances' in the past and has also been in trouble over excessive mining in the coal mines allotted for the project.
At this juncture, it is essential that expansion of the Sasan UMPP should not be given a go ahead, before some critical and comprehensive steps are taken to assess the damage on ecology, environment and people of Singrauli.
There is an urgent need to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of the environment and ecology of Singrauli before giving a go ahead for any other industrial project in the region.
There is an urgent need to do a comprehensive and broader cumulative impact assessment of the impacts of the expansion of the Sasan UMPP covering not only impact on water quality but also on air quality and soil quality and its impact on the local population.
There is a need to do a comprehensive study on the health of the people in Singrauli and the damage caused by the decades of industrial influx and pollution.
The study that has been recommended by the committee to the project proponent for long term study of radioactivity and heavy metals contents on coal needs to be provided with a time frame.
Time frame also needs to be provide for setting up a mechanism for an inbuilt continous monitoring for radioactivity and heavy metals in coal and flyash shall be put in place and in and around the existing ash pond.
We request the Committee withhold the expansion hearing for the Sasan UMPP expansion until all the above stated demands are looked into. We also want to make the point that it is essential that Singrauli should not be evaluated on the parameters of an industrial zone rather; emphasis should be laid to that fact that Singrauli district is home to a population of more than 11 lakhs(approximately) and their survival with dignity should be of paramount importance to the Government.
Shri T.K.Dhar – Member, 31-B, Mansarovar Apartments,Sector -61, Noida – 201 301,Uttar Pradesh.
. Dr. S.D Atri – Member, Deputy Director General of Metrology,Indian Meteorological Department, Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.
. Dr. Asha Rajvanshi/Dr. V.B. Mathur – Member, Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box# 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248 001.
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The next time an American wants to generalize and paint all police officers negatively, think about the viral image of Charlottesville police officer Darius Ricco Nash.
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Renew Europe demands a gender perspective in EU trade policy
Today, Renew Europe published and presented during a webinar its position paper on Gender and Trade focusing on empowering women through trade and tackling gender inequality.
Women have diverse roles in society, as they are entrepreneurs who manage their own business, they are employees at companies, and they are consumers. "Incorporating gender mainstreaming in trade policy is crucial. Women worldwide have enormous potential to contribute to the economy and society. Let's empower women through trade", declares Samira Rafaela (D66, Renew Europe), who leads the position paper. Trade can also be a way to promote gender equality and improve access to skills development and education for women.
Our group welcomes the Commission's commitment to include gender provisions in free trade agreements with third countries. In the framework of negotiation on EU-Chile FTA's modernisation, the inclusion of such provisions is foreseen. This is an important first step. Renew Europe will be vigilant and will play its watchdog role on this issue.
Data shows that businesses that are active in international trade tend to employ more women. Societies open to trade are relatively more equal compared to less open economies. However, we have to do more to achieve gender equality. In some cases, the quality of jobs women hold can be questionable. In the textile industries, women are often overrepresented but, this sector is also volatile, as the pandemic demonstrated.
Renew Europe calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in the upcoming EU legislation on mandatory due diligence. Women will be a crucial part of reaching the recovery and resilience of the global economy of the post-Covid world. We must give them the tools to expand their contribution in trade. Why? Because it will be a benefit for all.
Jennifer Richard
Email : jennifer.richard@europarl.europa.eu
FEMM INTA Strengthen democracy and transparency Gender Equality Women's rights Democracy & human rights Trade Women's Rights and Gender Equality
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Email: samira.rafaela@europarl.europa.eu

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Claude Julien Says Nathan Horton is Day-to-Day, Still Hopeful Forward Plays Game 2
by Mike Cole on Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:59PM
It's the Stanley Cup Final, so you have to take every injury update from a head coach with a grain of salt, but Bruins head coach Claude Julien sounds at least somewhat hopeful in regard to Nathan Horton.
Horton had to leave Game 1 of the Cup Final against Chicago with an apparent upper-body injury and did not return. Julien offered no update on Horton following the game, and he had a little bit more of an update during his media availability Thursday afternoon in Chicago.
Julien said that Horton is day-to-day, which is about as vague as can be, especially considering there's only a few more days left in the entire season. The head coach did add, however, that he's got his "fingers crossed" that Horton would be able to play in Game 2 on Saturday in Chicago.
It would obviously be a huge blow for the Bruins if Horton is not able to return. He's been one of the Bruins' best forwards with 18 points through 17 playoff games.
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From the roots of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie sprouts The Kid. A true American folksinger from Austin, Texas. Currently the kid has been playing intimate bars and private shows for many of the progressive elites like John Mackey (CEO Whole Foods), prime ministers, and many of the young tech developers of the generation. -"the kid's the Bob Dylan of our generation!"- Miki and Radha Agrawal (CEO's of thinx and Daybreaker) "I just imagined, that must of been what is what like to see Dylan in his prime." -Yarrow Kraner (founder of HATCH).
From writing the first set of tunes in the redwood forest, the kid was discovered by some New York entrepreneurs in search of their own clarity. With his humble smile and soulful music, they traded their jeep for a van and invited their musical forest friend, who they later crowned, the kid.
Since then, the kid has been on the path to sew back together the ripping fabric of American society. His songs are from the heart and for the mind. Daybreaker, an early morning dance revolution, felt the kids vibe and thrusted him into New York as their "artist in residence" and would send him out to deliver the heart message, after hours of blissed out dancing.
After back to back New Years shows in the mountainous jungle of Panama and years of story gathering, The Kid has turned his light back to the American stage. With the world of stories the kid has foraged through time, his shows have filled the rooms and rooftops with laughter and tears. This timeless act has been a well known New York secret, that's finally spilled out of the bubble and back out on the scene.
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A Harrowing Climbing Doc Inspires a Luxury Vacation
The scenes we see on the silver screen have long served as inspiration for where we choose to travel. Movies like Sideways put California's Santa Ynez Valley wine country on the map; Lost in Translation made us want to see Tokyo; and Leonardo DiCaprio's The Beach took unknown Ko Phi Phi Le island and made it so popular that the Thai government had to close it for three years to allow its collapsing environment time to recover. But for travel inspiration that goes beyond staying in the same hotel or walking on the same stretch of sand as a famous actor, why not try documentaries?
From any David Attenborough-narrated film that makes you want to see and save our planet's wildest places, to a music doc like Sigur Rós's Heima that's sure to prompt a trip to the far-flung corners of Iceland, to an adventure film like 180° South that'll leave you eager to explore untrodden paths in Patagonia, documentaries can create a desire to not just visit a place and snap a selfie, but to live and be a part of the actual adventures seen on screen. But recreating this magic? That's the hard part.
Enter world-renowned alpinists Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson, their new white-knuckle climbing documentary The Sanctity of Space, and the mad scientists of next-level luxury adventure travel at Pelorus. Inspired by the film, in which Ozturk and Wilkinson take on the first lateral ascent of Denali's Moose's Tooth massif, travelers can now spend five days traveling with the pro climbers, watch the film alongside them in the shadow of Denali, then join the duo on a glacial expedition through the part of Moose's Tooth that won't kill you.
To put this into perspective, it'd be like watching Free Solo then going climbing in Yosemite with Alex Honnold, or like watching 14 Peaks then getting to trek with Nimsdai Purja in Nepal. For those who want a taste of the mountaineering lifestyle, it's an unparalleled opportunity. However, breaking new ground comes at a price — $130,000, to be exact. But really, can you put a price tag on the chance to experience Denali with athletes of this caliber? (Well, Pelorus did, but that was a rhetorical question.)
If you've yet to hear of their escapades, Ozturk is one of the planet's preeminent climbers and most prolific mountain film directors and cinematographers; Wilkinson is a renowned alpinist known for his lightweight, low-impact style and exploratory first ascents (including the first ascent of India's Saser Kangri II, the second-highest unclimbed mountain in the world at the time). They've made their names not only by defying death, but also in capturing and telling stories. On Ozturk's end, he's perhaps best known as the cinematographer and one of the stars of Meru, the Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary from Academy Award-winning director and climber Jimmy Chin, the cinematographer and co-director of Sherpa, and a recipient of National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. As for Wilkinson, he's a journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic and The New York Times, in addition to serving as co-director and co-writer of The Sanctity of Space.
The journey for this new documentary, now available in the U.S. on Apple TV, began when Ozturk saw a decades-old aerial photo of the Moose's Tooth (a foreboding stretch of jagged peaks) taken by legendary photographer, mountaineer and cartographer Bradford Washburn. From there, the climbers began the filming process which would ultimately span five years, include two attempts at pioneering the route, and result in Ozturk suffering a near-fatal brain injury. Along the way, the movie weaves in unbelievable footage from the climb with the fascinating story of Washburn, whose maps of Denali and the greater Alaska Range have served as guides to finding the region's last remaining first ascents and lifesaving resources for climbers who risk it all to experience this terrain up close.
The chain of inspiration continued from Washburn to Ozturk and Wilkinson on to Pelorus and its two ex-British Army captain founders to create something amateur mountain-climbing travelers could experience first-hand.
"The exclusive, five-day experience extends to a screening of The Sanctity of Space alongside the directors, a photography masterclass with Ozturk, guided glacier exploration with Ozturk and Wilkinson, and backcountry skiing and rappelling into jaw-dropping ice caverns," Jimmy Carroll, cofounder of Pelorus, tells InsideHook. It is, as he says, "a never-before-seen opportunity to discover Denali National Park alongside the experts." The trip also includes helicopter transfers, all the top-notch gear you'll need, plus the camera equipment and drones required to leave with the most impressive vacation photos and videos you've ever posted to Instagram (think dramatic snaps of the 20,310-foot Denali and the Northern Lights).
Sheldon Chalet is about as remote as it gets.
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The basecamp for this adventure, and a chunk of the trip's $130K price tag, will go towards a private buyout of Sheldon Chalet. Deep in Denali National Park, 55 air miles from the closest town and accessible only by helicopter, the luxury lodge is perched atop a rocky pinnacle, surrounded by a glacier, in the middle of the Don Sheldon Amphitheater. It's a location that your new travel buddy Wilkinson describes as "a one-of-a-kind place that deserves to be considered with the Grand Canyon and Mount Everest as one of the great natural wonders of the world."
But Sheldon Chalet isn't just a convenient and comfortable setting from which to launch this adventure, it's closely tied to the history of the film's inspiration, Brad Washburn. Don Sheldon, skilled pilot and pioneer of what would one day become Sheldon Chalet, flew Washburn thousands of miles over eight years around Denali and the surrounding Alaskan backcountry, aiding in his aerial photography and cartography endeavors.
All told, $130,000 might not seem so steep after all.
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Q: Date in sql database i want to access date from my table and i only want only particular dates to display (for eg: date=1) .
Is there any way to access date,month and year individually from date format?
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A: Avinash is this what you are looking for ?
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What Is the Difference Between Snow Peas & Edamame?
By Evan Gillespie
Snow peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon) and soybeans (Glycine max), the source of edamame, are both legumes, and they both produce edible seeds inside their seed pods. They are distinct plants, however, and they differ in both their growth habits and the way in which their seeds are consumed.
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Bowl of shelled and unshelled edamame
Edamame is the immature seed pod of the soybean plant. The plant can be grown as a perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to 10, but it is commonly grown as an annual in colder climates. It grows in a bush form to about 2 feet in height.
Soybean is tolerant of a wide range of soil types, as long as they are well-drained, and it actually grows best when soil fertility is low. It prefers sunny locations, and although it needs consistently moist soil, it does not do well in wet climates.
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Basket of snow peas
The snow pea is a variety of the garden pea (Pisum sativum); peas are annuals, grown throughout USDA zones 2 through 11. It has a vining growth habit and can reach a length of 2 to 7 feet. Like soybeans and other peas, it prefers sunny locations and well-drained soil; unlike soybeans, however, it does well in fertile soil.
Crop Season
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Soybean plant growing in a field
Snow peas are a cool-season crop, which means that they fare best when daytime temperatures are relatively low, generally in the range of 55 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of this, peas are usually planted early in the season, often even before the danger of frost has passed, so that they have time to produce before temperatures get too warm; temperatures above 86 degrees F can have an adverse affect on the plant's production. They may also be planted again in the late season as temperatures begin to cool, for a fall harvest.
Soybeans, in contrast, are a warm-season crop, which means they require warmer temperatures and must be planted later. They do best when summers are hot, with a mean July temperature between 60 and 64 degrees F.
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Soybeans in the pod
The bright green seed pods of the soybean and the snow pea are similar in appearance, but the soybean pod is fuzzier than that of the snow pea. Soybeans pods are not edible, so the immature seeds must be removed before they are eaten, although edamame is often boiled and served in the pod.
Snow pea pods do not possess the difficult-to-digest fibers that make the pods of other types of garden peas inedible, so the entire snow pea pod is edible. The pods are typically harvested when they're immature, so the peas inside are usually underdeveloped and tender.
Evan Gillespie
Evan Gillespie grew up working in his family's hardware and home-improvement business and is an experienced gardener. He has been writing on home, garden and design topics since 1996. His work has appeared in the South Bend Tribune, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Arts Everywhere magazine and many other publications.
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Narendra Modi speaks at 11th Civil Services Day: Be enablers instead of regulators, PM tells babus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked bureaucrats to become an enabling entity from being a regulator. Speaking at a function in New Delhi on the 11th Civil Servants Day, PM Modi said, "Our experience should not become a burden. Hierarchy remains an issue, a legacy from the British which we did not leave behind."
He said no reforms commission can replace the suggestions coming from the serving officers. "To reform, political will is needed. I do not lack it," he said.
The prime minister, in his speech, said that there is a need to bring a qualitative change in the functioning of civil services. "Changing trends in the last 15-20 years have altered the dynamics. Competition can play a big role in bringing a qualitative change," Modi said. The prime minister also said that there is a need to change the working style with changing times. "With quantum jump in work must also come a qualitative change. With changing times, a need may arise that we may have to change our working style.," he said.
Speaking about political will in bringing reforms, PM Modi said, "Political will can reform but bureaucracy performs and public participation transforms. We have to bring them in one wavelength."
Modi asked bureaucrats to learn to take advice and ideas from junior-most person and asked them to take ownership. "A spirit of ownership is essential. Let us believe that through this set up we can bring a positive change in people's lives." he said. Criticising the role of hierarchy in civil services, PM Modi said that 'we inherited hierarchical traditions from our colonial rulers but we have not left them behind.'
Praising the use of social media to reach out to people, Modi said, "E-governance, M-governance, social media- these are good means to reach out to the people and for their benefits." Giving reasons for his decisions to ban mobile phones in civil services meetings, PM Modi said, "I see officers, 'busy, busy' with their mobiles. So I banned mobiles in meetings."
Here are the highlights of his speech:
* Earlier, role of the government, from healthcare to wanting to set up an industry, was very strong. Things are changing since 15 years: PM Modi
* People are now seeing alternatives. For example- it can be about a private airline or a private healthcare service: PM Narendra Modi
* A spirit of ownership is essential. Let us believe that through this set up we can bring a positive change in people's lives: Prime Minister Modi
* Excellence must go hand in hand with responsibility, says PM Modi
* The push for reform comes from political leadership but the perform angle is determined by officers & Jan Bhagidari transforms: PM Modi
* Every policy of ours and its implementation has to be outcome centric: PM Modi
* India is seen as a ray of hope world over and our democratic values are globally admired: PM Modi


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Billie Eilish's Weight Loss in 2022: How Does the Singer Look Now? What Does She Eat Everyday? Recent Photos Examined; Diet & Workout Routine; Vogue & Reddit Update!
By Simon On October 14, 2022
Billie Eilish, 20, who recently made her appearance at the 2022 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala has been a hot topic on the Internet and her fans want to know about her weight loss. Reddit users are now speculating about Billie's transformation after they compared her previous and recent photos. In this article, you will find out everything you need to know about her weight loss journey, including her diet plan & workout routine, what she eats every day, and what she said about her appearance in an interview with Vogue.
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell aka Billie Eilish (born on December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter who initially came to the public's attention in 2015 when Darkroom, an imprint of Interscope Records, published her debut track, Ocean Eyes. Her brother, Finneas O'Connell, with whom she works on music and live performances, wrote and produced it. Don't Smile at Me, her commercially successful first EP from 2017, peaked in the top 15 of the charts in a number of nations, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Recently, Billie Eilish made her appearance at the Environmental Media Association Awards Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday evening, and now people want to know more information about Eilish including how she lost weight. Well, here's everything we have on Billie's weight loss journey!
Previously, we touched on the weight loss efforts of Jeff Saturday and Loni Love.
Billie Eilish's Weight Loss in 2022: The American Singer Has Lost Significant Weight Yet the Exact Measurement Is Unclear; How Does She Look Now? What Does She Eat Everyday? Diet Plan, Workout Routine & Recent Photos Examined; Vogue & Reddit Update!
Billie Eilish's (@billieeilish) weight loss has been a popular topic on the Internet after the 20-years-old singer attended her brother's concert where her fans noticed her new look as she had lost significant weight in 2022. Reddit users are now speculating on this topic after they compared her previous and recent photos, and there are various rumors and controversies on why Eilish lost weight. Well, here's everything we have on Billie's weight loss journey including why she lost weight, her diet plan, and her workout routine!
The Bad Guy singer Billie Eilish has admitted that she isn't satisfied with the way her body looks. The singer is frequently spotted wearing very revealing, loose clothing but recently, the singer was seen merely wearing a blouse and shorts. Aside from her usual appearance, she appeared to be rather obese and her fans were quick to notice how different she looked in that outfit compared to her typically baggy attire.
Recently, Billie Eilish went to her brother's concert where the actress, who typically wears baggy clothing, was seen in a stunning waist-tight outfit. and Billie's fans were quick to notice her weight loss.
These pictures caused Billie's new appearance to be discussed online, and people began looking up how she lost weight. The celebrity complained about her lack of sleep and exhaustion when questioned about her weight loss.
Some of her fans and admirers including Reddit users also blame Billie's breakup for her recent weight loss. Billie's weight loss may also be related to Eilish's separation from Matthew Tyler Vorce (@corduroygraham). The 20-years-old singer has yet to clarify whether it is due to motivation or depression. In May 2022, the singer and the actor called it quits. Mathew made the public announcement on his Instagram profile.
In 2021, Billie Eilish admitted that she struggled with her weight in an interview. When questioned about her picture wearing the green tank top that was going around the internet where she appeared to be a little overweight. Billie said that at the very young age of 12, she was forced to use weight loss pills. Billie stated,
I wasn't really eating. I was, like, starving myself. I remember taking a pill that told me that it would make me lose weight and it only made me pee the bed—when I was 12. It's just crazy. I can't even believe, like I—wow. Yeah, I thought that I would be the only one dealing with my hatred for my body, but I guess the internet also hates my body. So that's great.
When Eilish turned 18, though, we noticed a change in her connection with her body as she started to get rid of the layers of large clothing she had been hiding behind to protect herself from criticism and reclaim her sexuality. However, Eilish continues to struggle with the tension between accepting her body and hiding.
Talking about her diet plan, Billie Eilish revealed that she grew up as a vegetarian her entire life and confessed on camera that she has never eaten meat. Eilish changed her diet in 2014 from vegetarian to entirely vegan, abstaining from all dairy and eggs. Similarly, she said to Vogue that it's about what makes you feel good.
The 20-year-old singer abhors the use of animals as food, which is why she eats only vegan food every day. Billie has also released an app to encourage veganism and this app informed the user of the best vegan restaurants in the area. She has also teamed up with other celebrities, such as Woody Harrelson (@woodyharrelson), to raise awareness of how going vegan may help save the environment.
The 1.61m tall singer revealed that she has started attending the gym regularly and it's not to reduce weight, contrary to what some people had believed.
In her nearly 21 years, Billie Eilish (@BillieEilish) has been doing many different things. She's a champion dancer, a global popstar, and a style icon, but gym rat wasn't on her list of accomplishments until recently. She appears to have adopted a new touring strategy since she has been seen working out and relaxing in the gym frequently.
Billie Eilish claimed in a recent interview that her new gym-going behavior was more about preparing her body for her incredibly busy performances – injury-free. Although Billie hasn't yet specified what her new daily gym routine entails, the mention of strength and stability would imply that weight lifting is a part of it.
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Q: How to Launch any iPhone application from terminal when usb connected? In a situation i am stuck to part where i need to launch any iPhone application from terminal . Obvious that it is USB connected . Can anyone help me out ?

A: I myself got an answer to my question by investing lot of time.
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Second copy the Identifier of the app which you want to launch
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Home Videos My Five Favourite Voices Of YouTube
My Five Favourite Voices Of YouTube
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I absolutely love watching YouTube videos, but with me being visually impaired, I tend to listen to a video rather than actually watch one, which is why I thought that I would tell you five of my favourite voices to listen to on YouTube.
A picture of a hand holding a Black Smartphone.
Anyway, that's enough of me rambling, here's my five favourite voices of YouTube.
1. Marni Goldberg.
I really like Marnie's voice, as with her originally being from Chicago, but now living in San Antonio, Texas, her accent tends to change every so often, and it leaves her with a really interesting Southern accent.
2. Mikhila McDaid.
I really like Mikhila's voice, as with her originally being from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, she has a slight Yorkshire accent, which kind of reminds me of my family.
3. Tommy Edison.
I really like Tommy's voice, as with him originally being from Greenwich, Connecticut, he has a very broad American accent, that's perfect for the Radio. He also uses his voice to do impressions, which unlike most people, are actually pretty good.
4. Caroline Hirons.
I really like Caroline's voice, as with her originally been from the North of England, then moving to the USA, and eventually settling in London, she has a broad mix of accents, and can regularly switch between her London and American accents to create a hilarious sounding video.
5. Jen Wright.
I really like Jen's voice, as with her originally been from the Isle of White, but now living in London, she has a very broad Southern accent, that's extremely soothing on the ears.
There you go, that's five of my favourite voices to listen to on YouTube.
Who do you like watching and listening to on YouTube? Please let me know down below.
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Wow, thank you for including me in the list, that's so flattering 🙂


Really hesitant to make a top five list or declare who I think will win, lol. I'm afraid I might jinx it.
If you've got somebody that wasn't based in California, your price should be right, good luck.
Todd only has two horses in? I thought he made reservations for 5 gate doors every January! The end of the world as we know it!
Any informed guesses on defections from the top-20 list?
I wonder about Spinoff, but he's one of only two for Pletcher, and I can't remember a time when he only had one entry.
And I wonder what Mott will do with Country House.
Country House is one of those horses who runs in the top 5, because he's peaking just righhhhhhht.
Or, maybe it's a lot to ask of him at this point.
Before this weekend they were sure of his ability to get 10 furlongs, and to run back 3 weeks twice. Sounds like he's tough and they expect him to be going.
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Jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr., has committed to ride Plus Que Parfait in the Kentucky Derby, his agent, Ruben Munoz, said Monday. The horse is coming off a win in the Group 2 UAE Derby.
Santana was aboard Plus Que Parfait when he won his maiden last fall at Keeneland, said Munoz. Brendan Walsh trains Plus Que Parfait.
Santana is tied atop the current rider standings at Oaklawn.
Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride Improbable in the Kentucky Derby, according to Elliott Walden, the chief executive of co-owner WinStar Farm.
Jose Ortiz, Irad's brother, rode Improbable to a second-place finish in the Arkansas Derby on Saturday. Jose Ortiz has chosen to ride Tacitus, the Wood Memorial winner, in the Kentucky Derby.
Walden said Irad Ortiz was chosen because "he's a top rider, and we won a Belmont Stakes with him with Creator."
"It made sense," Walden said Monday. "He's an Eclipse Award-winning rider."
Irad Ortiz rode Win Win Win to a second-place finish in the Blue Grass Stakes eight days ago. Julien Pimentel will replace him on Win Win Win.
Other riding assignments, most notably the choice of Mike Smith between Omaha Beach and Roadster, are expected in the next day or so, and will unleash a domino effect of Derby mounts.
Julien Leparoux will ride Japanese invader Master Fencer in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs, his agent, Steve Bass, said Monday.
Master Fencer earned a spot in the Derby via the Japanese Road to the Derby series.
Bass said Master Fencer is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on April 26.
Is it just me or does it seem odd that 40, or I guess 38 pts, is not enough to get in? Did we just not have a lot of defections or am I misremembering past point thresholds?
Have no idea, but it looks as though he missed a workout in early April, back on schedule now!?
I think his workout was the Santa Anita Derby on 4/6. Speaking of Dorf 3yo's. I missed Rowayton's race on 4/13. I know he burned $$, did he change leads?
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Simone Biles earns record-breaking 24th world championships medal
What you need to know: Simone Biles
By Bob D'Angelo
Simone Biles stood alone among all gymnasts Sunday as she turned in a record-breaking performance at the 2019 world championships in Germany.
Biles, 22, the reigning Olympic all-around champion and a five-time world all-around champion, notched the 24th world championships medal of her storied career, winning the balance beam Sunday, according to the BBC. That snapped the record she held briefly with Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus. Biles earned the 23rd world championships medal of her career Saturday.
Biles won her 18th gold medal Sunday as she became the world's most decorated gymnast. China's Liu Tingting and Li Shijia took silver and bronze respectively.
Biles competed in the balance beam and will competed in the floor exercise finals Sunday, The Washington Post reported. Biles had the highest score in qualifying in both events, the newspaper reported.
According to NBC Sports, Biles earned medals in every event last year, becoming the first gymnast to do so at the world championships in 31 years.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) will be holding an "information meeting" at the San Jacinto Monument on Thurs., February 11, at 6 pm, to tell stakeholders that the "Marsh Restoration, Phase II" is a fait accompli.
Your immediate help is needed! Please see "How can you help?" at the bottom of this alert.
In our last email we sent you TPWD's press release – now for the rest of the story:
The "Marsh Restoration Phase II" project will dump Houston Ship Channel dredged spoil on 101 acres of San Jacinto Battleground, including the historically sensitive Boggy Bayou area where Mexican soldiers fled during the battle. TPWD stated in its press release that the purpose of the project is to raise the ground surface of the lagoon in the south end of the battleground to make the lagoon look more like an 1836 marsh landscape. The spoil will be provided by a private contractor that is clearing an area near Barbour's Cut, several miles downstream on the San Jacinto River.
The SJBC supports restoration of the battleground, including the marsh area in the south end of the battleground. But, it is only common sense to expect TPWD to first make an attempt, before the project is commenced:
to locate and preserve battle artifacts at the site through an archeological survey,
allow public consultation on the treatment of any Mexican soldier remains that could be affected,
consider the potential toxicity of the dredged spoil on humans who will be using the restored site,
and take appropriate precautions through public consultation to ensure that any changes in the current landscape will in fact restore rather than detract from the 1836 landscape.
Unfortunately, none of this has occurred!
Consider the following consequences of this project:
Thousands of priceless artifacts are believed to be undisturbed at this site, but no comprehensive archeological survey has ever been conducted to locate, preserve and protect them. TPWD's plan to cover the site will endanger these artifacts and could render any archeological survey in the future impossible or potentially dangerous. TPWD is aware of this, but dismisses the concern by prejudging the value of the artifacts, saying they would not be helpful in interpreting the battle. This prejudged conclusion enabled TPWD to argue that this project will have "no adverse effects" on historic cultural resources, thereby clearing the project for approvals by Mark Wolfe (the State Historic Preservation Officer), the Texas Historical Commission (THC), and the US Corps of Engineers (COE) without any required archeological survey designed to locate and recover these artifacts.
What evidence did TPWD rely upon to prejudge the historic significance of artifacts that have yet to be located and preserved? Thus far, no answer has been received, but the conclusion that this project will have no adverse effects on historic cultural resources at the site is absurd and unsupported by any credible evidence.
TPWD says it prefers to allocate resources for archeological surveys to other parts of the battleground, but this makes no sense because the agency is refusing to allow private entities, such as SJBC, the opportunity to raise funds for any survey in the lagoon area before the site becomes potentially inaccessible for archeology.
Why is TPWD preventing privately funded archeological surveys? Thus far no answer has been provided.
The Texas Antiquities Code (Chapter 191 of the Texas Natural Resources Code) states that it is "the public policy and in the public interest of the State of Texas to locate, protect, and preserve all sites, objects, … and locations of historical, archeological, educational, or scientific interest…." This includes all "archeological sites of every character" and "treasure imbedded in the earth," located "in, on, or under any of the land in the State of Texas… within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas." Both TPWD and THC are required to comply with this law, but in this instance, both agencies are collaborating to prevent anyone from locating battle artifacts at this site while also endangering and possibly allowing their destruction underneath several feet of dredged spoil.
How can this position be reconciled with the public policy of the State of Texas? Answer: it can't.
TPWD believes the site is a "mass grave" of Mexican soldiers and it would be best to leave those bodies undisturbed and made more inaccessible than they are now, by dumping dredged spoil over them. The reality is that nobody really knows if there are human remains at that site.
If remains do exist, why should TPWD be allowed make a permanent decision to treat them in this manner without public consultation? Are these remains really being respected by making them inaccessible, possibly forever?
TPWD claims it is ethically unacceptable to disturb human remains in state parks, but TPWD is in the process of implementing a 2005 cultural resources plan that calls for the exhumation and removal of two entire cemeteries in the northern section of the battleground (the De Zavala Cemetery and the San Jacinto Cemetery), solely for the sake of restoring that portion of the battleground.
Why is it ethically unacceptable for the state to potentially disturb the presumed remains of Mexican soldiers in the south end of the battlefield, but ethically acceptable and desirable for the state to disturb and remove the known remains of those buried in the northern end of the battlefield? Thus far, no answer has been provided.
This project is intended to provide visitors with the commendable objective of giving them a better visualization of the 1836 landscape, but an examination of the plans reveals that it will create more "marsh" than what was present in 1836, suggesting that this project has more to do with accommodating a specific quantity of a private contractor's dredge spoil rather than an intent to restore marsh to its 1836 appearance with only the amount of spoil needed for restoration. THC has advised us that it did not review the historic fidelity of the project; consequently there has been no independent vetting to confirm that this project will be a true restoration in whole or in part. The creation of an excessive amount of marsh is not a true restoration.
Is there a hidden agenda for this project? If not, why can't TPWD engage in public consultation and disclosure before the project commences, so that the project can be true to its purported restoration objective?
This project also calls for the construction of new levees at the site, a topographical feature that will result in a new intrusion on the landscape that will detract from the visual representation of the battle. In other words, a critical objective of this "restoration" project is to create levees that make the current landscape incompatible with its 1836 appearance.
Why are these levees necessary? Were any alternative containment methods considered? Why was public consultation on the method and accuracy of restoration prevented?
TPWD plans to build trails in the restored marsh and encourage visitors to use the marsh under the assumption that the spoil will not be contaminated. But the Environmental Protection Agency in December 2015 admitted publicly that the Superfund Site known as the San Jacinto Tar Pits, located north of the battleground on the San Jacinto River, has been leaking deadly dioxins into the river despite a protective cap designed to prevent leakage. TPWD has not determined if the dredge spoil for this project is contaminated with dioxins or any other material that is hazardous to humans and does not intend to test the spoil for human contaminants. There is no indication that dioxins have currently spread into the project marsh area which is adjacent to the river; therefore,the dumping of dredge spoil in this area could contaminate a part of the battleground that is not currently contaminated.
THC has advised us that it did not examine the issue of whether the spoil for this project is or could be toxic.
Why is TPWD avoiding this issue? And why wasn't an environmental impact statement undertaken?
For additional information on dioxins in San Jacinto River, please read this announcement from the Harris County's Attorney Office, issued December 22, 2015, and the link to the Fox 26 news story at the end of this announcement:
http://www.harriscountycao.org/news/2015/12/22/epa-says-dioxin-found-in-san-jacinto-waste-pits
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires involvement of interested groups and individuals (called "consulting parties") before this kind of project is started on historic properties. San Jacinto Battleground is a National Historic Landmark that is entitled to this protection under Section 106. All that is required to trigger public consultation under Section 106 is the "potential" of the project to impact historic cultural resources. Certainly that potential exists here – TPWD admits it. But the COE (the federal agency responsible to ensuring compliance with Section 106) thus far has refused to allow public consultation, and Mark Wolfe, the State Historic Preservation Officer and Executive Director of THC, has concurred that no public consultation will be permitted. TPWD could have allowed public participation regardless of Section 106, but intentionally decided against it. (In contrast, a Section 106 review with consulting parties was permitted by the US Navy with respect to the battleship restoration project, and by the National Highway Administration with respect to the proposed TPWD visitor center.)
Why wasn't public consultation allowed for this project? The COE, the State Historic Preservation Officer, TPWD, and THC have effectively managed to avoid accountability and transparency for what they are doing to the battleground. They are hiding behind the beneficial sounding "restoration of the 1836 marshes" to avoid confronting the issues that are generating so much concern.
This project could result in potential long-term harm and damage to San Jacinto Battleground, battle artifacts, and other cultural resources, but the public has been denied a voice to help prevent this from happening.
This does not prevent those of us who care about this site from raising hell and letting all Texans know what is occurring and how our state and federal agencies have failed to honor both federal and state historic preservation laws that are designed to encourage public consultation and that require the location, protection and preservation of historical artifacts.
LISTEN to the latest episode (#127) of the "Come and Take It" podcast, a talk show about Texas history and culture, featuring this project: http://brainstaple.com/assets/audio/CATI-127-SanJacintoBattlefieldConservation.mp3 or visit and click home http://brainstaple.com.
Let your state representative, state senator, Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, House Speaker Strauss, as well as your Congressman and US Senators Cornyn and Cruz know about this project and your objection to it.
Send them this announcement. Call Gov. Abbott's office at 512-463-2000 or 800-843-5789 to leave a message or go to this website to see how to reach him online: https://gov.texas.gov/contact/. Your state legislative officials' email, fax, and phone can be found on http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/. Our US Senators' contact info can be found at http://www.senate.gov/.
Come to the meeting Thursday, February 11 at 6 pm, at the San Jacinto Monument and let TPWD know how you feel about this project. TPWD will control the meeting and it is possible they will not allow any questions, but being there to express disapproval will help.
Please circulate this email to your friends and those interested in Texas history.
If we cannot save this part of San Jacinto because of the wrongful actions of our federal and state government, then a movement needs to start to strengthen our federal and state historic preservation laws to prevent this from ever happening again, at San Jacinto or any other Texas historic site.
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The 2015 World Championships are a few short weeks away, and we want players to be as prepared for their tournaments as possible. If you're planning on attending the A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Draft World Championships, make sure to read this article before packing for your trip. You will find details on the tournament structure and everything you need to know about the event below!
The 2015 World Championships will take place November 4-8 in Roseville, MN. These five days contain the pinnacle of competition for each of our Organized Play games, featuring the best players in the world, awesome prizes, live streaming, side events, and more. All tournaments for this year are sold out. However, interested players can follow along with all the action on our Twitch stream, and anyone interested in attending next year should keep their eyes on our website next spring for announcements concerning the 2016 World Championships. To learn more about the Organized Play program, check out our supported games' websites.
Players registered for the A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Draft World Championship will be required to pay an additional fee of $20 when picking up their World Championship badge.
All draft product will be provided the day of the tournament. Players should not bring their own draft product to the tournament. Players will need to supply their own tokens and card sleeves.
Swiss rounds for the tournament will be split into two three-round halves. Each half, players will be divided into pods of eight players to draft their deck for those three rounds. After drafting cards, players will have twenty-five minutes to build and register their deck. After building their deck, players will be paired against players within their pod for the following three rounds. At the end of six Swiss rounds, the Top 8 ranked players will draft one final time and use those decks during elimination rounds to determine the first ever A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Draft World Champion!
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The two draft sets for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game—Ice and Fire and Westeros—will be used for the two three-round halves, one set for each half. The Top 8 draft will use one of those two draft sets a second time, determined at random the day of the tournament.
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westernization (n.)
also westernisation, 1873, noun of action from westernize (v.). Earliest reference is to Japan.
[The mikado's] late rapid and radical progress in westernization (to evolve a word that the Japanese will need) justifies great expectations of him. [Coates Kinney, "Japanning the English Language," The Galaxy, July-Dec. 1873]
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westernize (adj.)
also westernise, 1837, originally in reference to the U.S. West, from western + -ize.
Emigrants from Europe have brought the peculiarities of the nations and countries from whence they have originated, but are fast losing their national manners and feelings, and, to use a provincial term, will soon become "westernized." [J.M. Peck, "A New Guide for Emigrants to the West," Boston, 1837]
In reference to Europeanizing of Middle Eastern or Asian places and persons, from 1867. Related: Westernized; westernizing.
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Pure challenge team conquers 3 Peaks in 24 hours
Lynn Walters
Tuesday 23 Jun 2015
On 12th-13th June 2015, our intrepid Pure challenge team set out to conquer 3 Peaks in 24 hours with the aim of raising funds for chosen charities, Arthur Rank Hospice (ARHC) and Thrombosis UK.
The team, consisting of Claire Pitt, Caroline Batchelor, Lynn Walters, 15 year old daughter Nella Walters, Paul Sheldrake, Kelly Earl and Gabby Wright conquered Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon led by Cambridge accountant and experienced mountaineer Tom LeHane.
In total the team travelled 1,150 miles, walked 26 miles and climbed 10,300 feet and raised a staggering £5,936 for charity - £2,536 for Thrombosis UK and £3,400 for ARHC.
Claire Pitt, recruitment consultant at Pure said "The National 3 Peaks Challenge was definitely the most difficult and gruelling challenge I've ever faced, physically, mentally and emotionally. After losing my very dear friend to a DVT last summer I personally was determined to raise money to support the Thrombosis UK charity. The team support was amazing and I'm so chuffed we all finished it and managed to raise an amazing amount for our charities (not without some tears and laughter along the way!)"
Lynn Walters, Director of Pure added "We are delighted to have raised funds for ARHC as their current hospice is not fit for purpose and they are in the process of building a new facility which requires significant funds to complete. For me, one of the best parts about the challenge was sharing it with an amazing group of people who demonstrated absolute grit and determination to complete the task."
Thank you so much to everyone that sponsored the team and for supporting them with your good wishes. If you would still like to donate, you can do so by clicking on one of the following links:
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Lynn is a founding Director of Pure and leads Pure Executive with over 25 years recruiting for Executive appointments. Lynn supports East of England-based businesses with senior management and Board level recruitment. Lynn leads the Best Employer Eastern Region Initiative and the Women In Leadership Programme both of which are aimed at helping companies and people to develop.
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Q: Matlab Plotting with Labels I'm trying to plot a knn result from my data, which has 3 columns: x, y , label. There are 3 classes and for each of them I would like to used a different symbol. Here's the way I'm plotting now:
t1 = data(:,3) == 1;
t2 = data(:,3) == 2;
t3 = data(:,3) == 3;

train1 = data(t1,:);
train2 = data(t2,:);
train3 = data(t3,:);

figure(1);

plot(train1(:,1),train1(:,2),'#',train2(:,1),train2(:,2),'*',train3(:,1),train3(:,2),'o');

I want to know if there's a more concise way of doing this. Thanks

A: Here's the most concise (and working) way to plot your data:
figure(1);
hold all
plot(train1(:,1),train1(:,2),'o')
plot(train2(:,1),train2(:,2),'x')
plot(train3(:,1),train3(:,2),'s')

Here's an example that does what you want in a robust and modular manner. You can easily add classes or modify the figure output.
data = [0.53,0.17,2;0.78,0.60,3;0.93,0.26,1;0.13,0.65,2;0.57,0.69,1;...
        0.47,0.75,3;0.010,0.45,1;0.34,0.080,3;0.16,0.23,3;0.79,0.91,3;...
        0.31,0.15,1;0.53,0.83,2];

categories = [1,2,3];
symbols = {'s','<','o','d','v','+','x','*'};
figure;
hold all
for loopj = 1:length(categories)
    t = data(:,3) == categories(loopj);
    train = data(t,:);
    label = strcat('Class ',num2str(categories(loopj)));
    plot(train(:,1),train(:,2),symbols{loopj},'DisplayName',label,'LineWidth',1.3)
end
lg = legend('show');
lg.Location = 'best';

Use hold all to write on the figure without erasing the previous axi and let Matlab pick line colors.
In any case, you need to manually define the different symbols and each plot command comes with one unique type of line and markers.


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Q: Can I get system sound along with QuickTime Player screen recording? In Lion, Quicktime can do screen recordings. Is there a way to capture system audio also and then sync the two tracks into a movie with both system video out (The screen) and system audio out? I own WireTap Studio, which I just upgraded to work with Lion, if that helps. I'm fine using any of the tools that ship with the system and any software I already own (like WireTap) but would rather not go out and buy more software.

A: If you're OK with recording your mic audio and system audio pre-mixed, you could download the free utilities Soundflower and LineIn. Soundflower appears as both an input and output device, and echoes whatever it hears when you send it output to its input. This means that you can set your system output to Soundflower, as well as use LineIn to echo audio from your microphone to Soundflower, and use Soundflower as the audio input to your Quicktime recording.
There is one disadvantage to doing this though: because of latency, you don't want to hear yourself on a short delay as you're talking, which means that since you're piping both your computer's audio and your own audio into the same Soundflower device, you're not going to want to monitor it. Which, in turn, means you won't be able to hear the sounds your computer's making (but they will be recorded).
If you don't want them premixed, you can use the same setup minus the LineIn to record system audio on the QuickTime screen recording, and use a separate app like Audacity to record the audio from your microphone. You'll have to start the recordings separately and align them by hand in iMovie or whatever you're using to edit. If you're doing this and if you want to hear your system audio, open up SoundflowerBed and from the menu bar drop down select the audio device you want to send the Soundflower audio to.

A: In order to monitor the audio from your application while muting the audio from your mic you can do the folloowing:

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*Use Soundflower (16 ch) instead of Soundflower (2 ch).

*Direct audio from your microphone to channel 3 of Soundflower (16 ch) via Linein.

*Direct audio from your application to channels 1 and 2 of Soundflower (16 ch).

*Monitor channels 1 and 2 via Soundflowerbed, and do not monitor channel 3.


Catchment areas have always affected the price of your home as the cost of private schools in comparison, have meant affording a more expensive home, especially with interest rates so low, is cheaper than buying in another area and opting for private education. The need to place your children in the best schools has never been so uppermost in the family priority list.
There is various ways to find out if your child is legible to attend the school of your/their choice. The easiest way is checking your postcode on a website like this. We understand that moving your child to a new area can be daunting, but having a good education should be your top priority. Before moving, always try to get an understanding of what schools your child will be able to attend in the area.
Always check your postcode on this website.
Your child having a good education should be your top priority.
The need to place your children in the best schools has never been so uppermost in the family priority list.
"The priority admission (catchment) area school for an address may not be the nearest school to that address."


Less time spent sweating it out at the beach under the sun and more time freezing our way through the polar temperatures we've been shivering through this winter means that we often forget to stay hydrated. Sayonara H20, hello hot chocolates and heaters (not to mention winter's BFF, red wine).
While you might feel fine drinking less water in the cooler climates, your body definitely disagrees. Headaches? Fatigue? Dry skin? These are all signs that more water needs to pass between your (probably) chapped lips.
Follow these simple tips though, and you'll be hydrated and ready to fight the blizzards ('scuse the hyperbole).
1. Throw back a glass of water before each meal.
If you make this a habit, it will put less pressure on you to drink water throughout the day. Bonus: it will probably help you to decrease your food portions too. Win, win!
2. Splash some cash on a nice water bottle.
There's no better way to kick start your new friendship with H20 than by purchasing a fancy new water canteen. Besides, drinking from a dirty old plastic bottle does not a pleasant taste make, and ain't nobody got time to constantly be filling up.
3. Get creative with your fluids.
Up your water intake by way of upping your herbal tea intake, which should be easy to do when there are so many delicious flavours on the market: peppermint, ginger, chamomile, lemon balm, and rosehip to name a few. Not about the tea life? Add a fruity flavor to your chilled or sparkling water, like berries or citrus, and voila—you've turned your boring bev into a fun drank.
Incorporate a glass of water into parts of the day where you already have a routine. Add a glass of water into the mix when you get your morning coffee, brush your teeth, or while preparing your dinner at night. This will make you more likely to remember it, and actually commit.
5. Invest in some hydration hardware, like the Zip HydroTap.
You will literally have chilled, sparkling, AND boiling water on tap at all times. De-licious. The Zip HydroTap is energy efficient and environmentally responsible, while adding some swagger to your bench top. It eliminates the taste and odor of chlorine (gross), and makes staying on top of your hydration so much easier, and so much more palatable.
If you're still not convinced, you might want to check this out before you go another day in a state of winter dehydration; here's what happens when you try to wrangle four year olds with a bad case of the thirsties.
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