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Thursday, 23 May 2019 - Imphal Times
Landslide Victory for BJP led NDA: Country to see Modi as Prime Minister for the 2nd consecutive term
As counting of the 17th Lok Sabha Election held in 7th phases across the country is nearing its completion, there is no doubt that peoples' mandate has been once more given to the BJP.
Prime Minister Modi retained his seat in Varanasi by a massive margin of 3.85 lakh votes.
Modi on Thursday led his Bharatiya Janata Party towards a resounding victory for a second term in office as the BJP has touched the 300 mark on its own while the NDA is at 350 seats, crossing the humongous tally of 2014. The BJP has demolished the combined opposition, with the Congress Party stuck at 50 seats, according to the trends. Modi himself won in Varanasi with a margin of over 3.5 lakh votes while party President Amit Shah won in Gandhinagar in their home state of Gujarat by over 4 lakh votes.
In the politically critical state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party had posed a stiff challenge, the BJP is leading in 59 of the 80 seats at stake. The SP is ahead in 7 and BSP in 13. The Congress Party was ahead only in one. Even, Congress President Rahul Gandhi is trailing in Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani, however he has win the Wayanad Parliamentary constituency by a margin of 12,76,945 votes which is 64.5%.
In Manipur, NPF candidate Dr Lorho S Pfoze is leading with 2,69,911 votes, followed by BJP's Houlim Shokhopao Mate with 1,85,226 votes in Manipur's Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency as on 4:30 pm.
BJP candidate Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh is leading with 214855 votes, followed by Congress's Oinam Nabakishore Singh with 187570 votes in Manipur's Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency as on 6:10pm
Following the lead the state BJP unit is preparing for a warm reception of their candidate which they now have full confidence that they will win.
In the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency a total of 11 candidates are in the fray and voter turnout on the polling day held in 2nd Phase April 18 is 81%. At the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency a total of 8 candidates contested for the seat and voter turnout was 84.20% . The polling was held on April 11 on the phase election.
Both in the outer and Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency BJP had a tough fight with Congress in the Inner and NPF at the outer.
In Nagaland, four candidates were in the fray and Congress Candidate K.L Chishi is leading at 5 .00 pm with margin of 4,37,448 votes which is 50.6%. NDPP candidate Tokheho is following with 47.3 % votes .
Meanwhile, BJP Parliamentary board is meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders will attend the meet.
Mr Modi will also meet party workers there.
BJP has also asked all winning MPs to come to Delhi by Saturday.
In Assam too, BJP is leading in at least 8 seats. Assam has a total of 14 Parliamentary constituencies. Son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and sitting lawmaker from Kaliabor, Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi, is trailing from the Kaliabor constituency. He is fighting Moni Madhab Mahanta from the Asom Gana Parishad. Gogoi has had considerable campaigning support as well with party president Rahul Gandhi, his father, and actress Nagma lending a hand.
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Thoubal DC allegedly mistreats media personnel during counting of votes
Imphal May23,
Various media persons who are at the counting venue of votes at Thoubal DC office felt offended on the way how Thoubal DC Haobam Rosita treated them.
Even though the counting of votes started from 8 in the morning today at Thoubal DC office, the media personnel were not allowed to enter and cover the news hindering to spread the news to the masses.
The space for media persons were made at a newly constructed building near SBI Bank inside the DC Complex. Unfortunately the media persons were not allowed to enter and gather the news from the place where votes were being counted which is about 100m from their space and no staff from DC gave any results for counting. Even the DIO of Thoubal and its staffs faced trouble in seeking the results of the votes.
Media persons have no other things to do other than talking to each other and watching news in television as they were not allowed to cover the news.
Bringing the result of the counting from Counting Hall to media centre is a big question which needed to be asked.
By obstructing the duties of media persons in gathering news DC Thoubal tried to hinder timely dissemination of news to the public.
ISTA lauds Mao Police and Civil bodies of Senapati for their support to the association
Manipur Inter State Taxi Service Workers' Association thanked personnel of Mao Police Station and civil society of Senapati district for extending all support in punishing hooligans who had assaulted a Winger driver at Karong area along NH 2.
A statement issued by Mohen Asem, Secy. ISTA, said that on May 20, a driver was assaulted by a group of 4 young men at Karong, Senapati, Manipur.
The group broke the windshield of the vehicle and fled the scene towards Mao side, it said. The driver with the help of his passengers lodged an FIR in Senapati Police station. Within few hours Senapati P.S. nabbed the culprits and brought to the station for interrogation and to confirm the crime they committed against the innocent driver in front of many passengers the statement said.
The ISTA extended their sincere appreciations to those passengers on board, Song Song Youth and Student's Organisations (SSYSO), Mr. Adakho, NPO, Winger Driver's Union, Maimom Anil Meetei, Secy.(AMRTDMWU) and specially Mao Police Station and Senapati Police Station for their helps and cooperation.
The statement also appealed not to upload the video clips of the incident in Social Media.
KSA appeals to stop interference at SCERT's activities
Kangleipak Students' Association (KSA) appeals to stop the interference done by some people in SCERT's activities to review the syllabus and curriculum from class I to VIII. Instead of creating problems in SCERT, the concerned people must show professionalism and support the work that SCERT is doing, the KSA statement added.
On the other hand, KSA statement appeals on the issue of DIET centre at Keikol that instead of hurling allegations over mainstream and social media both parties must sit down to bridge the communication gap and work out a solution.
Furthermore, the statement added that those people who are interfering in the work of SCERT for their personal interests will be blamed if SCERT is unable to complete its work of reviewing the syllabus and curriculum and students face inconvenience.
KCP-MC says complaint for molestation charge to Principal of Catholic School turns out to be false
Armed group KCP-MC in a statement said that molestation complaint against the father of the Catholic School Canchipur by three persons turn out to be a conspiracy to malign the image of the school.
The statement signed by one Comrade Lanchenba Meitei, Secretary Information & Publicity Military Affairs, KCP-MC said that the complaint was an attempt to malign the Catholic School at Canchipur. It acknowledges that Catholic school Canchipur is the only school among Catholic Education Society Manipur which takes less admission fee and has good relationship with the locals. The outfit said that the allegation was made because of some personal issues that these three persons have against the father of Catholic School Canchipur.
The outfit has met those persons who have raised the complaint of molestation and discussed the matter. Later, they were handed to their families, the statement added. The statement also appreciated Maoist Communist Party of Manipur for their cooperation in the inquiry that KCP-MC was conducting on the matter.
The outfit however warned against building of churches in the Catholic school campuses in Imphal Valley giving quota on the basis of religion in school admissions. The statement said that the outfit does not have any objection to people practicing their faith and establishing churches in the Valley. However, the outfit's ban on the religious activities in schools in the Valley area continues. Furthermore, KCP –MC has postponed the general strike which was scheduled on 26th May 2019 to 2nd June.
Eminent personalities from Critics Forum Manipur to interact with audience on Tunisian films to be screened at MFDC on May 25 & 26
By- Meghachandra Kongbam
Imphal,May 23,
Eminent personalities from the Critics Forum, Manipur will share the space of the interaction session to be conducted after screening of every film of the Tunisian Film Festival 2019 to be held at MSDFS Auditorium, Imphal on May 25 and 26, 2019.
On the first day of the festival, Dr. N. Tombi Singh, Advisor of Critics Forum will initiate the interaction session on the first film- Porto Farina directed by Ibrahim Letaief. The film was premiered on Friday, January 18, 2019 and tells the story of a man, Aly in need of a child, refractory to adoption, back in his native country to marry his first cousin.
Sahitya Akademi awardee Yumlembam Ibomcha will interact with the audience on the second film- Mostafa Z directed by Nidhal Chatta. The film traces 24 hours of the life of an ordinary Tunisian, Mustafa, caught up with the absurdity of the system. Mustapha has a tumultuous relationship with his teenage son and his wife who blame him for his lack of ambition and his effaced nature.
Dr. Lamabam Gojendro, President of Critics Forum , Manipur will lead the interaction session of the third film- Shattered Waves directed by Habib Nestiri. The film is about Hassouna, an officer in the French army in spite of himself, is faithful to the cause of the independence of his country. Disregarding the risks, he transmits information to the network of separatist activists.
On the last day of the festival, Dr. I. S. Kangjam, former President of Critics Forum and presently the President of the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad will initiate the interaction session of the film- Whispering Sands directed by Nacer Khmir. The film narrates an encounter in the desert between a lady brought by the tragic past of her family and a guide who discovers, at the end, the dark future of his family.
Dr. N. Premchand, Vice President of Critics Forum, Manipur will interact with the audience on the film-. Visit (El Ziara) directed by Nawfel Saheb Ettabaa. A dreamlike journey of Youssef, 30 years old sick with the amnesia. A girl leads him in front of the "House of the light", that recalls something in him. He researches the missing piece of memory.
Theatre director Loitongbam Dorendro, Treasurer of the Critics Forum will talk on the last film- Sweet Smell of Spring directed by Ferid Boughedir. Aziz, young unemployed graduate, leaves his village on the border of Sahara for Tunis and becomes installer of satellite dishes on house roofs. One day, while working on the terraces of the beautiful village of Sidi Bou Saïd, he falls madly in love with a girl, who looks locked up by a mafia group close to the regime. The 2-day Tunisian Film Festival is jointly organized by the Federation of Film Societies of India, Film Society of Manipur with the support of Tunisian Embassy in New Delhi and the Manipur State Film Development Society.
The Federation of Film societies of India is organizing the Tunisian Film festival at different cities of the country like Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Imphal, Guwahati, Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Madurai, Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Thrissur and some other places to propagate the film culture of Tunisia country.
M. Lakshmikumar Singh, Commissioner(Art & Culture), Manipur will inaugurate the festival on May 25, 2019 at 2.30 pm at MSFDS Auditorium, Imphal.
A take on India's Act East Policy
The long cherish dream of of getting benefit through the opening of the Indo-Myanmar border trade still fails to serve its purpose. Almost all trades are on illegal goods and those with licence legitimate traders are not showing much interest as the authority who were supposed to improve the condition still fails to show and translate into action to what they promise.
A noted scholar Edmund Downie once wrote in this paper that Cross-border transit infrastructure deficits are a major drag on India-Myanmar trade. Redressing this issue on the Indian side will require substantial investment, especially in railways and roads, the most natural channels for large-volume trading in this region.
In the railway sector, such efforts are ongoing, but progress is slow. A November 2014 presentation by India-ASEAN connectivity expert Prabir De suggests that efforts to connect Imphal to India's railway map, initiated in 2003, are slated to be completed by March 2018.
An extension from Imphal to Moreh, likewise set in motion during the mid-2000s, finished its engineering survey only this year, according to the Bangkok Post; and links from Moreh into Myanmar are further off.
For roads, at least, the basic infrastructure of trade already exists. Manipur connects to mainland India via two major highways. National Highway 102 (NH-102) is the extension of AH-1; it goes northwards into central Assam. National Highway 37 (NH-37) runs westwards into southern Assam. These two highways are essential not just for overland trade to Myanmar, but also for providing Manipur with the rice, petrol, cement, and other basic commodities which the state imports from other parts of India. However, both highways are plagued by shoddy construction, especially NH-37: Even in the dry season, traveling the 220 km from Imphal to Jiribam on Manipur's western border can take 13–14 hours.
The border trading environment itself is characterized by a combination of weak basic infrastructure and byzantine bureaucratic procedures.
In 2006, central government authorities approved the development of an Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh – a single complex for border management authorities, intended to improve inter-agency coordination and it still under construction.
A 2011 report on border infrastructure at Moreh suggested that maintenance of current customs facilities had dropped off since ICP development began. Such deficits work against the sort of professionalized trading operations that Delhi policymakers seek to encourage, and in fact, the vast majority of Moreh's trade goes through informal and illegal channels.
Official statistics for these channels do not exist – both publicly available and in my own conversations with experts in Manipur – indicate that the annual volumes moving through each of these channels today stands somewhere in the billions to tens of billions of rupees, far above the hundreds of millions of rupees in annual formal trade.
Indeed, the volume of informal trade can be understood to indicate the mismatch between the infrastructure of formal trade and the demand for trade at Moreh. Informal trade here consists primarily of "headload trade" – goods carried across the border on one's head, which are largely exempted from standard customs procedures. But much of this trade is actually coordinated by high-volume traders, who hire large armies of coolies to carry goods across the border.
Prof. Ch. Priyoranjan Singh, an economist at Manipur University, last year stated that, of the forty traders who obtained licenses to operate at Moreh's formal customs station upon its establishment in 1995, just three still use them.
With the kind of delayed the Imphal-Moreh trade is going on illegal goods more than the legitimate goods. Above all Manipur still felt that are the promises made under the Act East Policy will be benefitted the people of this region or are they waiting for multi crore traders of the mainland to find a way by suppressing the local traders – a question to be pondered .
Repeal AFSPA Which Was Enacted On 22 May 1958 by Indian Parliament Call for Urgent Attention
By - Rebati Raman,
Sr. Coordinator,
North East Dialouge Forum
(1) Many civil society organizations and NGOs, network of NGOs of indigenous people, religious institutions, and indigenous Women's organizations working in Manipur for peace building and human rights since four decades to repeal Armed Forces (Special Power). Manipur was merged to India in 1949 with the instrument of controversial Merger Agreement. Indian parliament enacted the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in 1958 on 22 May and imposed on all the regions of the North-East states of India to be ruled by the Indian Army under AFSPA. AFSPA is –according to Amnesty International (1997) – the undeclared emergency without reason for unlimited period of time. (2) Why do we provide this information and request your action? We believe that the military operations under AFSPA in Manipur and the North East of India in general correspond to grave and systematic human rights violations of the civilian population, infringements with the International Humanitarian Law, and even include aspects of ethnic cleansing. Following, we present a number of facts also in their historic dimension which may allow understanding our position. (3) Operation Blue Bird (1985) in Oinam village: 27 people were killed after being brutally tortured. 96 villagers (including women and children, aged person) were kept in the detention centre for 3 months. Two women were forced to give birth in the open field in front of the soldier, the mothers were forced to work for the paramilitary Assam Rifles on the day of delivery, and hundreds of villagers were forced to labor for the Assam Rifles for months without payment. The Indian Army never allowed entering the representatives of the civil administration to provide support to the victims and investigation of the case by police. Members of the Indian Army committed mass raped in the detention centre. (4) Operation in Patsoi village: On 26 of April, 1980, an operation was conducted at Patsoi located near Imphal town of Manipur. Several incidents of rape and maiming women were reported during the operation. A pregnant woman was shot while she was hiding in her granary. Men and women were stripped naked; nearly 50 men were savagely beaten. 3 people (including a woman) were killed. (5) Operation Summer Storm (2009): Since April 10, 2009, a security operation called "Operation Summer Storm" at Loktak Lake was launched by the 57th Mountain Division to flash off militants from that area. Hundreds of people were displaced. Some of them were used as human shields by the security forces. It is reported that 12 persons were shot dead by them. (6) Further operations of that pattern: Operation Stinger (2005) at Loktak Area; Operation Somtal no.I (2006) and Operation Somtal no. II (2007) at Somtal area, Operation Sunny Vale (1993) ,Operation Tornado (2005) in Jiribam subdivision, Operation Dragnet (2006) at Parbung and Thanlon Division.
Operations in Assam in terms of military strikes against the rebel movement ULFA (Operation Bajrang 1990, Operation Rhino 1991, Operation Rhino 2 in 2000) which always victimized civil population.1 (7) Massacres in Manipur: (i)HeirangoithongMassacre (1984):Thousands were watching a volley ball match at the Heirangoithong Volley Ball Ground in Imphal. Some extremists tried to snatch weapons from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel there which resulted in the CRPF to resort to firing killing five people. The CRPF at the spot then began to shoot indiscriminately at the crowd. Thirteen people were killed and 31 injured in the firing that went on for half an hour. (ii) Tera Bazar Massacre, March 25, 1993: Unidentified youth shot at CRPF personnel at Tera Keithel, Imphal which killed 2 CRPF men. Thereafter, the CRPF personnel rushed out and fired indiscriminately. Five civilians were killed and many others received bullet injuries. However, no enquiry has been instituted to date.(iii)Regional Medical College Massacre: On the morning of January 7, 1995, (CRPF) shot dead nine innocent persons at the Regional Medical College, Imphal, in retaliation to attacks on them by the members of an armed opposition group.(iv) Malom Massacre: November 2, 2000: Assam Rifles convoy was attacked near Malom, Manipur by insurgents. In retaliation, the troops shot at civilians at a nearby bus-stop leaving 10 civilians dead, including a 60 year old woman and a boy who had been awarded the bravery award by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. A brutal combing operation followed.
(8)Other massacres in Manipur: OinamLeikai Massacre on November 21, 1980, Ukhrul Massacres on May 9, 1995, Bashikhong massacre on February 19, 1995, Churachandpur Massacres on July 21, 1999, Nungleiban Massacre on October 15, 1997, Tabokpikhong Massacres on August 12, 1997, and Tonsen Lamkhai Massacres on September 3, 2000.2 (9) Concentration Camps in Mizoram :In January 1967, 75 villages were grouped in 15 grouping centres and during1968 to 1970, 367 villages were grouped in 73 grouping centre.When the villagers were led out of the villages, the security forces burnt down all their houses. There was no sanitation plan; they faced many problems, water and waste disposal. They were compelled to build the camp, dig trenches and bunkers, build fences, do the work of the porters, to fetch water for security forces. They did all the work without getting any money. Only a meagre amount of food was given, hungry children wept and cried for food. Famine swept the grouping centres and epidemic prevailed. They were not allowed to work in the fields for agriculture as they used to do before.
(10) Operation in Mizoram:(i) Air Raids: On 5_ 6th March, 1966, the Indian Airforce conducted aerial bombardment at Aizawl town after the Assam Rifle Camp was attacked by the Mizo National Front (MNF)two days before. While dropping the bombs over civilian residences, the Indian Army fired their heavy machine guns on scattered places not only on the position of MNF but anywhere of the town.
(ii) Air raids at Khawzawl (Champhai District): On 6th& 7th March 1966, two planes started dropping bombs over Khawzawl district. The planes struck the village 4 times and totally destroyed seven houses and four ships. (iii) Air raids at Pukpui (Lunglei district):the Indian Army attacked Pukpui village after MNF had over ran the Indian Armed Forces and took their weapons. It dropped bombs and fired its machine guns. Many houses were burnt to ashes. (iv) Air raids on Vartekkai and S. Mualthuam (Southern Mizoram): On 6th September 1966, when people came from their jhum cultivation work and when children were waiting for their parents to come home, the Indian Army war plane attacked the village of Vartekkai. The plane further attacked Mualthuam village and dropped bombs one after another. (v) Similar air raids were carried out in Tlabung on 9.3.1966, Hnahlan on 7.3.1966, Sangau on 8.2.1966, Bunghmun on 23.3.1966,Hmuntlang on 1.2.1967. (11) Why do we speak in terms of ethnic cleansing and genocide? Manipur is inhabited by ethnic groups broadly classified into Meitei, Meitei Muslim, Nagas and Kuki. The last two are concentrated in the hill areas while other are concentrated in the plain areas. Manipur has been witnessing armed conflicts between government, several insurgent groups, and ethnic groups.
(12) Historic conflicts: (a) Naga Kuki conflict (1992-1999):During the Naga-Kuki conflict in Manipur, in Nagaland and Assam were 2124 civilians killed including children and pregnant women, 285 villages were destroyed, 6000 houses were burnt, 10,000 school children and 15,000 people were directly affected and their human rights violated. (b) Meitei-Muslim:During the Meitei-Muslim violent conflict in 1993, 140 people were killed, 25 others were injured. The Muslim armed group PULF emerged with the support of the Indian Army to counter Meitei armed groups.(c)Kuki-Paite conflict: Lasting from June 1997 to October 1998 and by the end over 50 villages were destroyed and some 13,000 people were displaced. According to the Government of Manipur, the communal violence claimed the lives of 352 persons, injured 136 and reduced 4,670 homes to ash. In 2012, the violent conflict in Kokrajhar District of Assam, which took place between two communities of Bodo and Bangali speaking Muslims, more than 90 lives were claimed, 11 people were reported missing and over 400,000 people were internally displaced and sought shelter in 270 relief camps.3 In Manipur there is report of involuntary disappearances of 28 civilians in 2000s. (13) Recently, on 23rd December 2014, 96 Christian Adivasi and Bodo communities in Assam were killed and more than 200 innocent villagers were injured including women and children. The Government of India spread the allegation that the massacre was committed by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland which hardly has the capacity to strike such violence at 6 different places at the same time. Mr. Ripun Bora, the Ex-Minister on Education in Assam made a statement on 25th March 20154that he had received the report from villagers that the armed people were in full camouflage with sophisticated weapons andspeaking only in Hindi. Still, the Government of India denies any independent investigation.
(14)Human Skulls: Several human skulls were found in the Tombisana High school complex located in Imphal City, which was occupied by central paramilitary forces during the peak of insurgency in the early 1980s and 1990s in Imphal West district of Manipur.On December 26, 2014 a senior police said that the school complex was occupied by the central paramilitary forces from 1980 to 1999.During that time, many youth was made disappeared by the armed forces. Local dailies published front page photos of the skulls while various organizations demanded DNA tests.5)
(15) Disappearance, torture and killing : Since 1992 to 2017, the total number of 18,791 people were extra-judicially executed in the North East of India by the Indian Army, the Indian Police and allied paramilitary forces in the name of counter insurgency. The fatal consequences were spread such as 7448 people in Assam, 5101 (Manipur), 2266 (Nagaland), 3031 (Tripura), and 598 (Meghalaya).6 Thousands of civilians were brutally beaten up which lead to physically disable, electric shook at the body and private parts, putting nails inside the fingers, water were pouring on the face which were covered with cloth for hours, using electric chair etc. We have thousands of cases of disappearance during the counter Terrorism activities of India Armed forces under AFSPA.
Some background information
(16) 15 members of parliaments from eight states in the North-East of India attended a meeting with civil society representatives on 3rd December 2014 and supported to repeal AFSPA; as did a number of commissions contributed by the Government of India in previous times. The Government, however, decided not to take up such recommendations but to extend AFSPA in Manipur, Tripura, Assam and other North-East states of India in December 2014 till 2015. Recently, AFSPA was renewed in Nagaland as well. Many international organizations including International Commission of Jurist strongly denounced the government of India and its continuous refusal to repeal AFSPA.7 (17) Since 1997, ICCPR with deep concern urges the Government of India to repeal AFSPA. CERD also recommended repealing AFSPA (in terms of racist discrimination) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 under the Early Warning procedure. The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay (2009), the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (2011), the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions (2012) and the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (2013) recommended in their reports to the Human Rights Council (HRC) in the subsequent years 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014to repeal AFSPA too. They were invited by the Government of India to visit India including the North-Eastern states. Prof. Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, also stated that he was confused of the response by the Supreme Court of India at that time to decline investigating into the cases of human rights violations under AFSPA which was applied for by the Naga People's Movement for Human Right in 1997. The facts which are sighted above are the few reasons why we call unitedly to repeal the draconian act AFSPA.
"REPEAL AFSPA, 1958 IMMIDIATELY!"
MoU signed between North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong and IIFT New Delhi for setting up of Centre for North Eastern Studies (CeNEST) at the IIFT Kolkata Campus
Shillong, May 23,
An MoU between the North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi was signed yesterday at North Eastern Council, Secretariat, Shillong as a part of the initiative to develop the NEC as the 'state of the art' resource centre. This collaboration would enable the setting up of the Centre for North Eastern Studies (CeNEST) at the IIFT Kolkata Campus in a partnership model between the NEC and IIFT. The Centre would facilitate the North Eastern States in policy making, strategic planning and effective implementation of various trade promotion schemes; undertake research and analysis on issues relating to international trade and business, capacity building and serve as a knowledge partner. This will help the States in exploiting the potentials of exports of the products from the Region and promote innovations in business. The newly developed website of (CeNEST) was also officially inaugurated and launched by Shri Ram Muivah, Secretary, NEC on the occasion.
The MoU was signed by Shri Ram Muivah, Secretary, NEC and Prof. K. Rangarajan on behalf of IIFT in the presence of officials from NEC and IIFT Kolkata.
Backgrounder:
The North Eastern Council is the agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament. NEC has been instrumental in setting in motion a new economic endeavour aimed at removing the basic handicaps that stood in the way of normal development of the region and has ushered in an era of new hope in this backward area full of great potentialities. The main objective of the Council is to ensure the balanced and integrated economic development of the North Eastern parts of the country.
IIFT, Deemed to be University was established in 1963 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. With the establishment of its Kolkata Campus in 2006, it has taken serious initiative to enhance export for the North Eastern States. IIFT has always maintained that when Act-East policy of Government of India is in vogue and given the cross border connectivity of the North Eastern states, there remains a huge potentiality for enhancing the regions trade based connectivity with South East Asia in particular and world as a whole.
Assam Rifles Organises Medical cum Health Awareness Camp
On the occasion of World Autoimmune Arthritis Day, Keithelmanbi Battalion of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) organised a Medical cum Health Awareness Camp in Chadong Maphao village on Yesterday.
The medical cum awareness camp was organised by Hanuman Top Company Operating Base (COB) with the aim to reach out to the needy and socially deprived section of the society and provide them basic medical facilities. The camp witnessed an attendance of over 150 locals of the area.
The event commenced with an informative lecture on arthritis, joint pain, seasonal diseases with guidance on necessary precautions required to undertaken in view of upcoming monsoons. This was followed by an interactive session in which various queries raised by the attendees were clarified.
As part of the camp, a dedicated medical team under the Unit Medical Officer provided medical assistance to the locals of the area. In addition to the medical checkup, consultation on various diseases and health related issues as well as free medicines were distributed to the needy patients. The medical team also visited houses in the village rendering medical assistance to the elderly and bed ridden patients.
The initiative of Assam Rifles was appreciated by the local populace who conveyed their heartfelt gratitude to the Assam Rifles for conducting such a camp and providing much needed medical assistance to the people. They also requested for more such camps in the near future for the benefit of the entire community.


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My psychoanalytic writing focuses on gender and sexuality, art, philosophy, spirituality, and culture. A selection of publications and presentations is below.
Selected presentations and papers:
Sidesinger, T. (2021). The Feminine Yes : Return Me To Excess. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 22(1): 4-15.
Community Psychoanalysis, Depth Psychology, and Feminism. Rendering Unconscious Podcast, Ep #146. July 13, 2021. http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru146-tracy-sidesinger-on-community-psychoanalysis-depth-psychology/
Unconventional Dyad Podcast, Ep #36. March 22, 2021. https://unconventionaldyad.wixsite.com/welcome/podcast/episode/295f731c/36-dr-tracy-sidesinger-psychoanalytic-psychologist
Action Steps for Surviving Hardship in an Uncertain World. Talkback for Dog Act at The Seeing Place Theater. February 4, 2021. https://youtu.be/BzERvYl66dY
Podcast interview with Arielle Childs. A Woman's Experience, Ep. #17. January 9, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYY0QULBv_c&t=1371s
Dance /+ Psychology. Workshop with Alexandra Beller. Summer Intensive at Gallim Studio. Brooklyn, NY. June 10, 2019.
Sidesinger, T. (2019). The Nasty Woman: Destruction and the Path to Mutual Recognition. In D. M. Goodman, E. R. Severson, & H. Macdonald (Eds.), Race, Rage, and Resistance: Philosophy, Psychology, and the Perils of Individualism (pp. 132–150). Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
The Maternal No: Personal and Clinical Reflections on Necessary Maternal Limitation. Paper presentation at The Annual Academic MOM Conference. Bronx, NY. April 6, 2019. http://journalofmotherhoodstudies.org/
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10 Things to Know About Rob Gronkowski
Ten of the MANY things there are to know about new Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski.
New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker (87) spikes the football after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
1. Friends – and everyone else – call him Gronk.
In fact, raise your hand if you only knew him as Gronk and couldn't spell his last name to save your life.
2. He retired from football after the 2018 season.
Gronk spent last season pursuing other ventures outside of football after a decorated nine-year career. He has a racehorse aptly named "Gronkowski." He hosted Gronk Beach at this year's Super Bowl in Miami. Many thought the WWE thing would stick. Instead, he informed the Patriots, who owned his rights, he'd like to return to football and he wanted to do it with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. And now, he's here via trade, with the Buccaneers giving up a fourth-round pick for the superstar tight end.
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3. He's the reigning WWE 24/7 Champion
Gronk spent last year in 'retirement' where he explored other ventures – including the WWE. In this year's abridged version of Wrestlemania, Gronk was tapped as an announcer before then getting in there himself and taking home the 24/7 title. The 24/7 belt is defended any time, anywhere. Its inaugural winner was WWE Superstar and Tampa resident Titus O'Neil in 2019.
4. He's also won three Super Bowls
Gronk has three Super Bowl rings with the Patriots and Tom Brady: XLIX, LI and LIII, though he was injured for Super Bowl LI. He's played in a total of four and actually had his best performance statistically in the Patriots' losing effort against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. Gronk had 116 yards on nine receptions and two touchdowns.
5. Gronk has been selected to five Pro Bowls and earned All-Pro honors four times over the course of his nine-year career.
Like Brady, he spent his entire career up until this point in New England. Also like Brady, he's widely regarded as the Greatest of All Time at his position. Gronk holds numerous NFL records, too. In 2011, he became the only tight end to lead the league in receiving touchdowns with 17, which is the NFL record for most by a tight end in a single season. He added one more that year on the ground to give him the most total touchdowns by a tight end in a single season, too. He recorded the most offensive touchdowns in his first two seasons with 28, which ties Randy Moss. He has so many tight end records, I'm just going to list some of them:
-Most seasons with 10+ touchdowns (5)
-Most career average receiving yards per game (68.3)
-Most career touchdowns per game average (.69) (nice)
-Tied with Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten for most seasons with 1,000 yards receiving (4)
-And more… a lot more.
6. He coined the 'Gronk Spike' that many players now emulate when they score.
Gronk's infamous touchdown celebration depicted above has become something of a cult classic among football fans and even players. Each time he scores, he slams the ball to the ground aggressively and it's great. I may or may not be teaching my nephew, who isn't even two yet, to Gronk spike and have videos to prove it.
7. Gronk played college football at University of Arizona
As much as it may personally pain me to relive this part of Gronk's career, he was pretty good in college. He was selected in the second round by the Patriots only because he missed his junior season for the Wildcats with injury. Prior to that, he totaled 1,197 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns from 2007-2008. He owns a split record in the Territorial Cup against Arizona State. The Sun Devils took it home in 2007 with the Wildcats getting it back in 2008, which would end up being his last year before sitting out with injury and declaring for the 2010 NFL Draft.
Side note: the pick the Patriots used to take Gronk actually originated as the Chicago Bears' second-round pick. It was traded to the Buccaneers for Gaines Adams in October of 2009. The Bucs then traded that pick to the Raiders during the 2010 draft, where it then changed hands again to land in the Patriots' possession.
8. He's originally from Amherst, New York but played high school football outside of Pittsburgh and comes from a long line of athletes. His father played guard at the University of Syracuse before founding a high-end fitness equipment business. His great-grandfather represented the United States in cycling during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France and held five world records in the sport. Gronk has four brothers, all of whom played collegiate sports and some, professionally.
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9. He's a New York Times best-selling author with his It's Good to be Gronk memoir. He's actually famous for living off his endorsements and not touching his contract money while with the Patriots, which he reveals in the book. Those endorsements include everything from Tide laundry detergent to Nike to partnering with a CBD oil company.
10. Gronk has made cameos in various TV shows and movies.
He played himself in the Entourage movie in 2015. He played a police officer in the movie You Can't Have It in 2017. On TV, he was on a Family Guy episode titled 'Gronkowsbees'. He was also on The Masked Singer this past year as well as Gordan Ramsey's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, in addition to his appearances with the WWE during WWE SmackDown and Wrestlemania 36. He's also been in music videos for Katy Petty's "Swish Swish" featuring Nicki Minaj, "On My Mind" by 3LAU and most recently, he was in Kygo's video for "I'll Wait" with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model girlfriend Camille Kostek.
Rob Gronkowski Through the Years 2010-Current | Best Photos
View pictures from TE Rob Gronkowski's NFL career thus far.
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski stretches as he dives into the end zone, beating St. Louis Rams cornerback Kevin Dockery, right, for a touchdown in the second quarter during an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Charles Krupa
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates after scoring against the San Diego Chargers in the first half during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Lenny Ignelzi
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a 1-yard touchdown pass during an NFL game against the San Diego Chargers on October 24, 2010. The Patriots defeated the Chargers 23-20. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) hauls in a Tom Brady pass behind Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay (22) for a touchdown in the first quarter of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Gene J. Puskar
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, left, gets past Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. New England won 34-3. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates his touchdown reception in front of wide receiver Brandon Tate (19) in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski smiles as he talks about his brother, tight end Dan Gronkowski, being signed by the Patriots today during a media availability in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. The Patriots open their season against the Miami Dolphins in Miami on Monday night, Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Stephan Savoia
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) hits the turf as he catches a first quarter touchdown pass that gives the Patriots a 14-0 lead during the NFL week 3 football game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, September 25, 2011 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills won the game 34-31. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) of the New England Patriots warms up before play against the Miami Dolphins during a Monday Night Football Game September 12, 2011 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Patriots won 38 - 24. (Al Messerschmidt via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) high steps while trying to break away from a tackle attempt by two defenders after catching a first down pass in the third quarter during the NFL week 3 football game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, September 25, 2011 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills won the game 34-31. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a pass for a touchdown in front of New York Jets free safety Eric Smith (33) and Marquice Cole (34) during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a pass for a touchdown in front of New York Jets' Jim Leonhard (36) during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Kathy Willens
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a 52 yard touchdown pass and runs over Kansas City Chiefs free safety Kendrick Lewis (23) for a second quarter score and a 7-3 lead during the NFL week 11 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, November 21, 2011 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots won the game 34-3. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Matt Slocum
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) spikes the ball as officials signal his touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Gronkowski had three touchdowns in the Patriots' 31-24 win. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a touchdown pass over Washington Redskins strong safety DeJon Gomes (24) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs past Washington Redskins strong safety DeJon Gomes (24) and Washington Redskins free safety Reed Doughty (37) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Rich Lipski)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates a 34-27 victory over the Washington Redskins after the NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Evan Vucci
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) heads downfield during an NFL game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Denver. The Patriots won the game, 41-23. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) spikes the ball to celebrate his touchdown during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. The Patriots won 49-21 to clinch the number one seed in the AFC. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Elise Amendola
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates his 10-yard touchdown pass against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski #87 10 yard pass reception for a touchdown in 1st qtr. action during an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots Sunday January 14, 2012 at the Gillette Stadium Foxborough Ma. The New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos 45 - 10 in AFC division playoff action. (Ap Photo/ Bill Nichols)
Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (59) tries to stop New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Winslow Townson
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) looks at the championship trophy after the AFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots defeated the Ravens 23-20 to win the AFC Championship. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) during Super Bowl XLVI Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, Indiana on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs for a gain after making a catch during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday October 27, 2013 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. New England won 27-17. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks' Kam Chancellor in the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle. A Super Bowl matchup well worth watching: Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski vs. Seattle's Kam Chancellor, one of the few safeties in the league capable of stopping him. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) looks on during an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. New England won 16-9. (AP Photos/Aaron M. Sprecher)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski runs the ball after catching a pass against the Tennessee Titans in the first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Wade Payne
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski warms up before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The New England Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Ric Tapia)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates after the Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs away from New Orleans Saints safety Vonn Bell (48) during an Week 2 NFL game, September 17, 2017 in New Orleans. The Patriots defeated the Saints 36-20. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates his touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Butch Dill
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, right, catches a touchdown pass in front of Houston Texans safety Corey Moore during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Steven Senne
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keith Srakocic
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski runs after a catch against the Houston Texans during an NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini)
Winslow Townson/Panini
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) runs away from New York Jets' Marcus Maye (26) for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Seth Wenig
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) is tackled by Buffalo Bills strong safety Micah Hyde (23) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Patriots won 23-3. (AP Photo/Rich Barnes)
Rich Barnes
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Don Wright
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in an NFL football game, in Pittsburgh. The New England tight end has dominated the Steelers throughout his career, no matter how Pittsburgh opts to defend him. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) dances as he celebrates a touchdown reception during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Chris O'Meara
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, left, catches a pass in front of Kansas City Chiefs safety Josh Shaw (30) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski runs after catching a pass as Minnesota Vikings defensive back Anthony Harris, rear, tries to tackle him during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski warms up before an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Jan. 13, 2019 in Foxborough, MA. New England won 41-28 (Aaron Doster via AP)
Aaron Doster
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs his route during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday October 27, 2013 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. New England won 27-17. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) prior to an NFL football AFC Divisional playoff game on Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Foxborough. (Todd Rosenberg via AP)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) warms up before the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski speaks with members of the media during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) runs from Los Angeles Rams' Samson Ebukam (50) after catching a pass during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates their victory over the Los Angeles Rams during NFL Super Bowl 53, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)
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New England Patriots Rob Gronkoswki #87 celebrates after defeating the Los Angeles Rams during NFL Super Bowl 53, Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
Gregory Payan
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski waves after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The New England Patriots won 13-3. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) runs the ball against Los Angeles Rams' during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (Tom DiPace via AP)
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New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after defeating the Los Angeles Rams' during the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (Tom DiPace via AP)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski, center, celebrates alongside Camille Kostek, third from left, as the Patriots parade through downtown Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, to celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs during NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (Greg Trott via AP)
Greg Trott
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) walks to the podium after NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (Greg Trott via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (Greg Trott via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs the ball as Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters (22) defends during the NFL Super Bowl LIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots defeated the Rams, 13-3. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Ryan Kang
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates as he leaves the field after NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots defeated the Rams, 13-3. (Ryan Kang via AP)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates following the win against the Kansas City Chiefs during an AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 in Kansas City, MO. The Patriots defeated the Chiefs 37-31 in overtime. (Joe Robbins via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after winning the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won the game 28-24. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates on the field following the NFL AFC Championship playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 20, 2015 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7 to advance to Super Bowl XLIX. (AP Photo/Perry Knotts)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) holds a champions t-shirt as confetti flies and the Patriots celebrate winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won the game 28-24. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) makes a touchdown catch against Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright (50) during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie Riedel
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) scores a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Sunday December 1, 2013 in Houston, Texas. New England won 34-31. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs a route during the NFL AFC Championship playoff football game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots , Sunday, January 24, 2016, in Denver, CO. The Broncos won 20-18 to advance to Super Bowl. (Tom Hauck via AP)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) makes a reception during warm ups prior to an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Foxborough, Mass. The Chiefs defeated the Patriots 42-27. (Perry Knotts via AP)
Tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) of the New England Patriots scores on a five-yard touchdown pass against the New York Giants at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won 20 - 17. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) during an NFL regular season game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won the game, 41-14. (AP Photo/Ric Tapia)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. New England won 43-17. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates his touchdown catch against the Oakland Raiders in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski responds to questions after the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won the game 28-24.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Mark Humphrey
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) lifts the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks at Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gene Lower)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) on the bench during an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in Foxborough, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski holds the championship trophy after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7 to advance to the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Fans toss snow in the stands as New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Tom Brady, right, during the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins in an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 in Denver. New England won 41-16. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski (87) during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins on September 07, 2014 in Miami,FL at SunLife Stadium.
(AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski holds up Vince Lombardi Trophy while celebrating with quarterback Tom Brady after the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Michael Conroy
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates his touchdown catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates after winning during Superbowl XLIX game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, AZ. Th ePatriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. (Tom Hauck/ AP Images)
Tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) watches during a pre-season game against the New York Giants September 2, 2010 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won 20 - 17. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a 22-yard touchdown pass during the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell)
New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski scores a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates his first touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Buccaneers Free Agency Tracker: Post-Draft Update
The Buccaneers made one more big move just before the NFL Draft, then filled a variety of roster needs with their seven picks...What's been done and what's left in free agency?
Why Now: What Got Rob Gronkowski Out of Retirement
Spoiler alert: Tom Brady was only the 'appetizer to the whole meal.'
Stunning Trade Reunites Rob Gronkowski with Tom Brady as Buccaneers
Tampa Bay's impressive 2020 offseason got another jolt on Tuesday when the Buccaneers sent a fourth-round pick to New England for Rob Gronkowski, one of the most prolific tight ends in NFL history
Who's Excited? Fans React to Getting Gronk
A roundup of some of the best fan reactions on Twitter as the Bucs announced a deal that brought tight end Rob Gronkowski out of retirement and to Tampa Bay.
Media Reacts to Bucs Blockbuster Trade for Rob Gronkowski
While the league was bustling with draft talk, the Bucs casually dropped a bomb Tuesday evening that sent shock waves throughout the league. Here are the best media reactions on Twitter.
Rob Gronkowski & Tom Brady: Reunited and It Feels So Good
The pair have played nine seasons together, winning three Super Bowls, and are both considered to be arguably the greatest of all time at their respective positions. Now, they're both Buccaneers. Here's more on their legacy as the best QB-TE duo in the game.
Gronk Addition Gives Bucs' Offense New Dimension
Few passing connections in NFL history have been more productive than Tom Brady-to-Rob Gronkowski, and Bruce Arians' offense has plenty of room for multiple-TE sets to flourish
Blaine Gabbert Gets Second Act with Bucs
Veteran QB Blaine Gabbert, who has starting experience in a Bruce Arians offense, will get another shot at claiming the Bucs' top reserve spot after he lost the 2019 season to a shoulder injury
Ryan Smith Re-Signs with Bucs
The Buccaneers have retained one of their best special teams players, as CB Ryan Smith is the latest unrestricted free agent to return to the Tampa on a new deal in 2020
Ndamukong Suh Staying Too!
After using a franchise tag on Shaq Barrett and re-signing Jason Pierre-Paul, the Buccaneers completed their front-seven trifecta on Thursday when they struck a new deal with DL Ndamukong Suh
Tom Brady Can 'Do Everything' in Buccaneers' Offense
The Bucs' new quarterback is very familiar with Bruce Arians' offense and philosophies, and he has his own philosophy that will make it work: Throw it to the open man, deep, short or wherever he is


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Michael started Abstract Architecture in 2014. The firms principles are reflective of his design beliefs, always emphasizing the complete integration of sustainable building techniques and environmentally sensitive architectural principles while respecting the existing built environment and the client's desires and budget. While his primary design focus is contemporary architectural styles, Michael appreciates the importance of respecting the existing built environment and is a strong proponent of historic reuse as a first option. Michael has been a LEED-Accredited Professional in Building Design & Construction (BD+C) since 2005, he is an advocate for smart environmentally-sustainable design and construction techniques.


Six of the Bay Area's finest bartenders made it through the qualifying round for the Skyy's the Limit Cocktail Competition after their Campari cocktails beat out the competition. Whether due to the versatility of Campari or the local talent of San Francisco's finest, there was not a bad cocktail to be found in the mix — competition was fierce. Judge and celebrated chef Joey Altman commented, "I have to say that even being a Campari drinker I was blown away by how versatile Campari was in the hands of these amazing bartenders! From Ginger to Black Berry, From Rye to Tequila, each drink was distinctive and delicious!". Other judges were Danny Ronen, creator of the BIT for Tasting Panel Magazine, and industry veteran Steven Oliver. The judges enjoyed the competition so much that they each agreed to judge during the main event, Altman is also the entertainment for the SF Chefs. Food. Wine. Urban BBQ with his Back Burner Blues Band.
After sipping all the cocktails the judges came up with the top six who will compete live in the tent at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. August 6 and 7, 2009. The two top mixologists chosen from these two judgings will go head to head on the final day of SF Chefs. Food. Wine. to receive the title of Best Cocktail of SF Chefs. Food. Wine. 2009. Each of the rounds in the tent will include a secret ingredient to be unveiled live to the contestants, so the challenge is even greater.
Cocktails will really take center stage at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. at classes, the main tent and especially the Opening Reception featuring some of the greatest "Bar Stars" and the Saturday Night Urban BBQ on Union Square. The concert will highlight nine of San Francisco's best cocktail bars, all under one roof! Sample from 15 Romolo, Bar Agricole, Bourbon and Branch, Cantina, Conduit, Elixir, NOPA, Rye and Smuggler's Cove. Get a taste of San Francisco spirit! Straight, Stirred or Shaken!
SKYY Campari Cocktail Winners Moving on to the TENT at SF Chefs. Food. Wine.
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Music Favorites | January
Call this post a new regular monthly addition amongst the make up posts that usually rest cozily here. Music is just as important to me as makeup; I'm usually listening to music whilst putting on my make up, so they really do go hand and hand. A new year doesn't necessarily mean new music (well, sometimes it does), but this year so far has definitely shown a revival of music from the past into new tunes that top the charts. Hello and goodbye January – you've been full of new and wonderful tunes.
Tessellate, alt-J- I've been enjoying quite a lot of alt-J this month. I was familiar with the band prior to purchasing their music. Finally, I listened to Tessellate and I was immediately hooked.
Torn Apart, Bastille & Grades- Dan Smith can do no wrong with any music that he produces. In VS. (Other People's Heartaches, Pt. III), Bastille provides several tracks mixed with incredible artists – for example, HAIM makes an appearance on Bite Down. Check out the whole EP, it's definitely worth your time.
Tuesday (feat. Drake), I LOVE MAKONNEN- I was apparently late to the party with this tune, as I usually am with popular music. I'm the one who avoids the hype and then gets into the song three weeks (or months) later when people are finally shouting at each other to turn it off. But just turn this song up anywhere and I'm ready to go up (even if it's not Tuesday).
I Don't Care (Payno vs Afterhrs Remix), Cheryl- Never been a fan of remixes, but this one is by far the best I've heard. This song, remixed partly by Liam Payne himself, is my favorite song at the moment and for the past several months. The vibe it gives off is infectious in the car, the gym, or even just in my room.
Flawless Remix (feat. Nicki Minaj), Beyoncé- Okay, here's another remix I am absolutely loving. But it's hard not to love this one since it's with two of the baddest and best women currently in the music industry. This is the one to turn up at the gym, in the car, anywhere to make you feel like you did wake up looking that good. Side note – give Nicki's new album The Pinkprint a listen through. You won't regret it.
Hold Back the River, James Bay- First I would like to thank Burberry for inviting this incredible singer to many of their fashion shows. This talented artist sounds like a mix between Passenger and Hozier, if not better. March can't come quick enough for his album release.
Two albums/EPs I'm loving as well are from the former mentioned Hozier and another Brit, Ella Eyre. Hozier is so much more beyond the popular 'Take Me to Church." His album has quite a few tracks that I can't stop playing whenever I can. Another new favorite in my library is Ella Eyre, the pint sized, wild haired beaut from across the pond. Her voice shows off her talents beautifully and makes me want to dance and burn down my ex-boyfriend's house. I don't even have an ex-boyfriend. That's how good it is.
The Cheeky Sweet Spot
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The Real Steal
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