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Lecester (G-B): King Richard III found in 'untidy lozenge-shaped grave'
Source - http://phys.org/news/2013-05-king-richard-iii-lozenge-shaped-grave.html
This image shows human remains found in a trench on one of the Grey Friars digs. Credit: University of Leicester
This is in keeping with accounts from the medieval historian Polydore Vergil, who said Richard III was buried "without any pomp or solemn funeral".
'The king in the car park': new light on the death and burial of Richard III in the Grey Friars church, Leicester, in 1485 is the first academic paper to be published on the University of Leicester's Search for Richard III.
It outlines the key findings from the archaeological investigation of the Grey Friars site.
It includes analysis of Richard III's grave and explains the conclusions about the friary's layout based on the remains of the church and cloisters.
It also includes initial observations of the King's skeleton.
The paper was written by key members of the University's Search for Richard III, including lead archaeologist Richard Buckley and Grey Friars site director Mathew Morris.
It also includes contributions from osteoarchaeologist Dr Jo Appleby, geneticist Dr Turi King, medieval friary expert Deirdre O'Sullivan and Professor Lin Foxhall, Head of the University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History.
The authors state in the paper: "The Grey Friars Project has been unusual in the nature of the collaboration between professional and academic archaeologists, an amateur group (the Richard III Society) and the City of Leicester. However, this also means that the project has addressed two different but overlapping sets of research questions, not all of which specialists would routinely ask.
"Projects developed in this way may become more common in future as non-specialists increasingly become users, stakeholders and participants in academic research. What is somewhat different from the ways in which archaeological professionals and amateurs have generally worked together is that in this case the non-specialists played a role in shaping the intellectual frameworks of the project, although the final project design (including how questions could appropriately be asked of the evidence), and the execution of the project in practical terms remained in the hands of the archaeologists.
"Grey Friars offers a case study for addressing the issues of how to formulate multiple sets of research questions and aims, and how different kinds of partners can accommodate each other's questions.
"The paper highlights the fact that this was a public archaeology project initiated by Philippa Langley, a member of the Richard III Society, and executed by a team of archaeologists and other specialists from the University of Leicester."
They conclude: "At this stage we have discovered enough of the plan of the Grey Friars precinct to feel confident that we have identified parts of the eastern range, the chapter house and the eastern end of the church, including the transition between the choir and the presbytery.
"This means that the hastily constructed grave in Trench 1 is certainly in the place indicated by the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century written sources as the tomb of King Richard III.
"The radiocarbon dates, evidence on the male skeleton of severe scoliosis, trauma consistent with injuries in battle and potential peri-mortem 'humiliation injuries', combined with the mtDNA match with two independent, well-verified matrilineal descendants all point clearly to the identification of this individual as King Richard III. Indeed, it is difficult to explain the combined evidence as anyone else.
"This result is the most important one for our non-specialist partners, as well as for millions of people around the world, and addresses their key questions."
The paper acknowledges the support of the Richard III Society, Leicester Shire Promotions, Leicester City Council and others.
Commenting on the paper Professor Chris Scarre, editor of Antiquity, said: "This discovery has been a focus of major public interest and debate, and we are delighted to publish the details of the excavation that have helped lead the team to their conclusion."
The full outcomes from the bone analysis and DNA tests will be published in subsequent papers.
Explore further: The Search for Richard III wins prestigious award
More information: antiquity.ac.uk/ant/087/ant0870519.htm


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Nayib Bukele switched parties – and won El Salvador's Presidency. Joachim Schlütter wonders whether this political manoeuvering will prepare him for Trump
El Salvador's new President Nayib Bukele celebrates with supporters in San Salvador
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On 3 February 2019, El Salvador elected its next President Nayib Bukele. Despite his many years of experience as Mayor of San Salvador, Bukele came into the election campaign as a political outsider and candidate against the establishment. His landslide victory with almost 54 per cent in the very first round of the elections ends the 30-year dominance of the left-wing FMLN and the right-wing ARENA. Bukele used to be a member of the left-leaning former guerrilla movement Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) but he has won the presidential elections on a right-wing ticket.
How did this change from one side of the fence to the other come about?
Bukele was the FMLN Mayor of El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. But at the time he publicly complained that his party colleagues in the town council were not supporting him in important decisions. He also criticised various leading government officials close to the FMLN, such as the chief executive of the state water provider ANDA. To the political bureau of the FMLN this seemed disrespectful. When he was then accused of the harassment of a female member of the town council, the FMLN had enough publicly presentable grounds to drop their lead candidate for the presidential elections due to insubordination. He was also immediately excluded from the party.
After that Bukele founded his own party, 'Nuevas Ideas' [New Ideas]. But there was not enough time to admit his party for the presidential elections. Bukele wanted to use his outstanding approval ratings, at the time over 60 per cent, to stand as a presidential candidate. He was therefore on the lookout for another suitable party. He presented himself to the right-leaning Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) as a presidential candidate. GANA gladly agreed, organised an internal party vote in next to no time and ditched its original candidate because he couldn't match Bukele's appeal to voters. It remains to be seen what 'interest payment' Bukele will have to make for this helping hand and if, for example, he will embrace GANA's demand for the introduction of the death penalty.
Why were the traditional parties, the left-wing FMLN and the right-wing ARENA, punished by the voters?
People feel that the handling of security issues by both big parties has been disastrous. Neither party has managed to significantly reduce the exodus of their fellow countrymen. Nor did either party succeed in fully regaining state power. Instead, during its ten years in power, the FMLN's countless measures against the criminal 'Maras' youth gangs criminalised many innocent youngsters who had the misfortune to live in a district dominated by the Maras. Up until now, human rights violations by combat units have been daily business while, at the same time, the US inadvertently strengthens the Maras by expulsing tens of thousands of youngsters to their countries of origin.
This development even disappointed many core FMLN supporters. From their point of view, the party had not kept to their promise and has sacrificed their political conviction. On top of that, there were various cases of corruption not just in ARENA but also in the FMLN. And in the current two-party system, many of the FMLN's reform projects could never be put in place. The system ensured that political measures were blocked by the opposition parties. This logjam, together with the security problem, hampered sufficient growth, economic progress and the expansion of the social security systems. The result was the ongoing exodus to the promised land: the US. With their vote in the presidential elections, voters now tried to pull their country and their children out of this vicious cycle.
El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, the country suffers from organised crime, corruption and massive emigration to the US in particular. Do Bukele's reform plans have prospects for success?
In his presentations, Bukele has not been very concrete about possible government projects. He's demanding an International Committee against Impunity (CICIES) in the style of the CICIG in Guatemala. That way, his readiness for the fight against corruption is at least documented. But, due to the ten year time limit for investigations, such a CICIES would have the disadvantage of only being able to roll back to the times of the FMLN government. In addition, establishing it requires the qualified majority of the parliament. Bukele is a long way away from that. And the following generally holds true: without financial support for reforms from the outside world, there will be no noticeable changes.
El Salvador is being sharply attacked, again and again, by US President Trump. It's one of the countries that he has maligned as 'shithole countries'. What approach will Bukele take vis à vis Washington?
Bukele will – as all his predecessors – have to strive for good relations with the US. El Salvador lives in extreme financial and economic dependence on the US, not least because the US dollar is the general means of payment. In addition, around one third of Salvadorians live in the US – that is over three million people – approximately half of which are legal. Should Trump stay true to his threat and also only expel the Salvadorians who have illegally migrated, these people will have nothing to live on in their home country because of the bad economic situation. The remittances would also massively go down. They make up around 20 per cent of El Salvador's gross domestic product. Losing them would be a disaster, which Bukele must absolutely avoid by remaining on good terms with the US.
It's interesting to note that 86 per cent of the 3,300 voters who cast their ballot from abroad voted for Bukele. As early as the Monday after the election, US ambassador Jean Elizabeth Manes congratulated Bukele. She invited Bukele to cooperate on security policy, on the development of a state based on the rule of law and on the development of inclusive economic growth. However, in mid-2019 Manes will hand over to her successor, Ronald Douglas Johnson, a CIA man. It remains to be seen whether he sees El Salvador more as a location for the command of the Pacific fleet or as a country in which the US would like to promote inclusive economic growth. In any case, the US will be a difficult partner for the El Salvador 'minnow' and its president.
This interview was conducted by Claudia Detsch.
Joachim Schlütter
Joachim Schlütter is the Regional Coordinator of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Central America. He manages the offices in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
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Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
There existed three subspecies of Bighorn Sheep in North America but considering some analysis conducted in 1999, only two should be considered as separated : the Desert Bighorn Sheep and the California Bighorn Sheep. However in British Columbia, California Bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep populations are still considered as different ecotypes.
The Bighorn Sheep population was assessed at 38 000 individuals in the Rocky Mountains. California Bighorn sheep were reintroduced in North America after a huge population decline due to disease and are now well established with 10 000 individuals estimated. In British Columbia they were also reestablished and the population was assessed at 3,030 to 3,625 individuals. However, they are still disseminated in disconnected herds across the province. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep are disseminated in herds along British Columbia and some of these herds are in connection with herds in Alberta in some areas. The population encompassed 3,000 individuals in 1996.
The diet of Bighorn Sheep is composed of graminoids, forbs and shrubs in variable proportions particularly according to area and season. The rutting period varied according to habitat as the parturition should occurs when the food-resource availability is optimal. On average in British Columbia the rutting period lasts from November to the beginning of December. The observed reproduction rate of Bighorn sheep is high and ensures quick positive evolution of the population or the stability of populations already at the carrying capacity of their environment. Bighorn Sheep show high constancy to home range (75% for males and 90% for females). They are living in sexually separated herds. The number of male home areas varies from two to six (pre-rut, rutting, mid-winter, late-winter/spring and summer) whereas for female it diverges from two to four areas (winter, spring, lambing and summer). Home areas are mostly a portion or an entire mountain and their size varies highly according to season, area, gender or herd; from 0.03 to 32.9 square km. The average home range size usually covers a narrower range, for example in Montana the average is 5.41 square km for females and 7.98 square km for males. Distances travelled by Bighorn Sheep during seasonal migration vary according to herd and subspecies. The distance range for California Bighorn Sheep is ranging from a few hundred meters to more than 70 km and from 24 to more than 51 km for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. For this subspecies the migration distance differs also by gender. In October and in mid-March, males gather in fall (or pre-rut) areas. They spread for the rutting period which lasts from early November to the end of December. After that, some of them return to fall areas and others migrate to mid-winter area where they stay during 271 to 303 days. Females stay shorter in their wintering areas (240 to 268 days) which often corresponds to the fall areas of the males. At the end of May or during June they migrate to the lambing range which is frequently a less attractive area in order to reduce predation risks. At the end of June or beginning of July all Bighorn Sheep migrate to summer areas.
Within a home range, Bighorn Sheep can be found in a diversity of habitats. According to their changing needs and the particularities that the habitat offers, they move daily or seasonally from one habitat type to another. Habitat preferences and seasonal strategies varies with herds and subspecies. Two general important needs are mineral licks and watering pockets.
In British Columbia, Bighorn Sheep are considered at risk. The province counts five metapopulations of the California subspecies while the Rocky Mountain subspecies in British Columbia are only a small portion of a bigger metapopulation. The minimum number of individuals needed to have a sustainable population has been established and is used to point out populations that appear too small. The evolution of the Bighorn Sheep subspecies populations size, both declines and increases, is described within the article. By 2000, the California Bighorn Sheep population size was so reduced that the species became of special concern for British Columbia.
There are many different diseases, infections and others threats that can negatively affect Bighorn Sheep populations and that are described in the article. Those include livestock ranching, lungworm infection, human presence, predation and inappropriate livestock operations. In the same way, there exist many habitat damages that can limit Bighorn Sheep populations such as domestic sheep business, cattle and horses grazing, agriculture, urbanization, transportation constructions, resources extraction industries, recreation activities, fire suppression strategies, habitat competition with other wild species and the invasion of inedible plant species. Due to the overlapping of land use for human developments and for Bighorn Sheep at low elevation, the suitable habitat range for Bighorn Sheep has been dramatically reduced. The winter habitat loss is especially severe.
A diversity of habitat protection actions and programs are described in the article and some protected areas containing essential habitat range are listed. This includes protection by the province and by private land acquisition programs.
Hunting is an useful tool to manage populations in order to stabilize them at carrying capacity and is very regulated and controlled.
Protocols have been established to limit vegetation management projects to areas where no herds are observed and it is recommended that protocols includes limitations for the presence of domestic sheep at proximity to Bighorn Sheep herds.
Transportation is also partially limited to protect Bighorn Sheep habitats based on sections of the Wildlife Act. However improvements to those access regulations need to be made.
Unfortunately, the wildlife habitat improvement plan of the Region could not be implemented due to lack of funding.
Weed management plans have been implemented by the Ministry of Forests.
A high-level, large-scale management plan should be created to reach sustainability of Bighorn Sheep population and habitat. Different recommendations are proposed in the article to be taken into account while creating such a plan. In summary they recommend to ensure Bighorn Sheep population sustainability in their historic areas ; to diminish the proximity of domestic cattle ; to limit perturbations during crucial periods and in crucial habitats (especially recreational activities and transportation access) ; to ensure existence and accessibility to migration corridors and crucial home areas and to improve, protect or recover suitable nutritional sources while limiting the presence of invasive plants. General and specific wildlife measures addressing these recommendations are proposed in the article. In addition, wildlife habitat areas can provide specific protection for crucial habitats where prescribed measures are incomplete.
Source R.A. Demarchi. 2004. BIGHORN SHEEP Ovis canadensis. Accounts and Measures for Managing Identified Wildlife – Accounts V. 2004. 19p. Available at : http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frpa/iwms/documents/Mammals/m_bighornsheep.pdf [Accessed 03/2021].
Posted in Environment, North America, Ungulates, WildlifeTagged California Bighorn Sheep, Conservation, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Stewardship


The Thing are veritable monsters – what is especially great about them is their toughness and dedication. Mats Gustafsson (soprano, tenor, baritone and bass saxes), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) always punch you in the face, even if you think you're prepared. Since 2001 they have released more than ten albums, starting as a trio before they started to invite guest musicians like Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O'Rourke or Barry Guy. Their recent collaboration with Neneh Cherry was a surprise – for their fans as well as for those of Don Cherry's stepdaughter (they named the band after one of his tracks). For their new album they've gone back to their trio roots and sound rawer, more brutal and deconstructivist than ever before.
A constant of their work is that they always play cover versions (the album with Neneh Cherry is almost pure covers) mainly and preferably rock songs – Richard Berry's "Louie Louie" on "Two Bands and a Legend", Lightning Bolt's "Ride the Sky" on "Metal!" or "Aluminium" by The White Stripes on "Live at Blå", just to name a few – tunes dipped into a thick free jazz sauce, but which come out as if they were typical The Thing compositions.
On their new album they do it the other way round: they have chosen two jazz classics by John Coltrane ("India") and Duke Ellington ("Heaven") and present them in a new (rock) disguise. Whereas in the original Coltrane's soprano intro creates an atmosphere in which you can smell cardamom, ginger and coriander and where snake charmers seem to be at work, The Thing focus on Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet chords. Gustafsson's bass saxophone repetition of the tune's head makes "India" sound like a hellhole, a purgatory of a slum where people live under degrading conditions. Hardly anything of Coltrane's vertiginous runs, elegant lines and untethered flurries are left. It's Black Sabbath's reduced darkness rather than Trane's bright polytonality. The connection to the original however, is Paal Nilssen-Love, whose playing is reminiscent of his idol, Elvin Jones. You can recognize the track's characteristic two-note theme – but put through a particle accelerator. The track ends with Nilssen-Love relentlessly hitting his cymbal.
The approach for Duke Ellington´s "Heaven" (from Ellington's "Second Concert of Sacred Music") is quite different: Gustafsson's arrangement is such that the original is hardly recognizable. While Ellington's composition speaks of heaven as a dream – something divine and supreme, a sweet and pretty thing – The Thing's idea of heaven is distorted, dirty and unwelcoming, a maze like the melody itself.
But what is really new on "Boot!" is that Ingebrigt Håker Flaten is exclusively on electric bass. His relentlessly repetitive bass playing brings the band closer to Gustafsson's other long-term trio: Fire!. It's no surprise therefore, that the highlight of the album is Håker Flaten's composition "Red River", which is based on a riff Led Zeppelin would be proud of. Although Robert Plant has made it clear that he's not interested in a Led Zeppelin reunion, if he were to change his mind he should seriously consider Paal Nilssen-Love as a replacement for John Bonham. Maybe somebody should play the 14-minute "Epilog" to him, a free jazz bungee jump with Nilssen-Love's raucous snare rolls bumping over a slow two-step sax theme (I am only joking - Jason Bonham has done a fine job at their O2 reunion gig).
What a hell of a record – in its literal sense!
"Boot!" is available on vinyl and CD (with "Epilog" as a bonus track).
You can listen to "India" here and the album is available at instantjazz.com.
I found the CD okay, but no more than that. To be honest, I was highly disappointed. These "flights of fancy" are in general very predictable. A programmed fire. I had my suspicions already about this Gustafson, and his music here compares very disfavourably with, say, Jon Irabagon's. And imagine Gustafson pairing up with the likes of Sonic Youth.


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At the end of today's Gospel, the rich man asks Abraham to save his brothers. Though he suffers torment for his neglectful life, he genuinely loves his brothers. He doesn't want them to suffer his hellish fate. So from across the great gulf, the rich man asks Abraham to send the comforted Lazarus back to warn his brothers of the torment that awaits them unless they turn from their wicked ways.
Since our Lord Christ is the one telling this story, and since He is the first of all men died and rose from the dead into everlasting life, we can read this and assume He means Himself. That is, if the wicked do not heed the Law and the prophets, then they will not heed the Son of God rising from the dead.
Christ has not come as a warning, but as a solution to the hitherto intractable problem of sin and death in our world. The Law of Moses and the prophets of Israel show the way to holiness and good behavior to the nation of Israel and unto the whole world. But people have not heeded their calls to righteousness. People instead continue living lives of selfishness and sin. People would rather feel pleasant sensations than face the objective hard reality of goodness and truth. We would rather feel good with our friends and family than face the truth of our relationship with Christ.
Each of us who has lived into maturity has faced the choice whether to live inside of loving-kindness or live outside of loving-kindness. Each of us has faced the decision of whether or not to follow our baser instincts rather than do the right thing. The easier route is almost always the wrong route. The wide inclusive way is almost always the way to brokenness and selfishness.
So how can it be that if the brothers heed not Moses and the prophets neither will they be persuaded if one rose from the dead? Why does Christ tell such a great story to end it with this teaching? How can Moses and the prophets matter so much to the good people of metropolitan Augusta today?
The next clue is the basic kerygma, or preaching message, of the New Testament: Christ is God who came down among us, died for us, rose again from the dead, and saved us all from sin and death.
Without that operative bit, "rose again from the dead", we cannot be saved. That jump from Christ's death to our salvation in His Resurrection from the dead is only possible for those who operate within some kind of goodness told of in the law and the prophets, the kind of goodness which depends upon ("hangs") all the law and the prophets.
If we do not think that good things are good, then we also do not think that bad things are bad. If Christ came to save us from our sins, the burden of these ultimately bad things which separate us from God, and we do not think separation from God is ultimately bad, then we see no need for Christ to save us. We think that we do not need Christ, His Church, and His Sacraments because we misperceive the world around us. That is, we hold tight the lie that we do not need saving. Thus, we do not need a savior.
This is most obviously true with those who hold that nothing means anything, or nihilists. Some atheists fall into this category. Also, Buddhists are resistant to faith in Christ because they believe – and theirs too is a leap of faith – that pain is an illusion and death is not a real thing. If pain and death are not actual problems, then you do not need actual relief from them, and you do not need the Great Physician of our souls.
Part of the proclamation of the Gospel which we Anglicans have tried to be too polite to preach is that things are bad, death is a real problem, all that we do to try to accommodate ourselves to pain and death is wrong-headed, and we need saving. We would rather keep our position in society than appear ridiculous, speak against the culture, and risk losing it. We would rather participate in the sins of others by concealing them, defending them, or simply remaining silent. This is not the Gospel of Christ. This is what Christ preached against and would save us from.
Instead, we must loudly and openly acknowledge the wrongness – the sinfulness – of the flesh, the world, and the devil. We should live such lives of goodness that others find us to stand out from this world of sin, pain, sickness, and death. Our words and our actions should prick the consciences of those around us. Others should find us uncomfortable yet fascinating to be around. Others should be constantly surprised that we do not act as others act. Others should find themselves drawn to how we behave, to how we love them. We should be beacons in the darkness, candles on candlesticks, not under bushels.
I guarantee you that if we practice this, it will draw negative attention to us. Is this too high an honor to render to Christ? When persecutors spill the blood of martyrs, is this unfortunate? Or is this their greatest glory? Is it not rather the greatest sermon their souls could sing forth? Their ultimate declaration that they follow the ways of their good God no matter what the cost? Their ultimate declaration that they will not be persuaded by the ways of sin, disease, pestilence, murder, and death? Rejection by the world is our treasure!
Dear children of God, we must show the loving-kindness of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost forth in our lives. We must love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our minds. We must love our neighbor as ourselves. We must show forth the light of Christ in this broken world so that God the Holy Ghost can prick the consciences of those who lie wallowing in the despair of sin and death who are waiting – just waiting – for the hour of their deliverance to come.
The goodness and holiness which others see in us greatly affects what the Holy Ghost can do in the hearts of men. Every wicked and selfish act we commit takes those closest to us further from Christ.
Will you instead dare to tell forth the Good News of Christ in your actions and in your love?


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Trial delayed for man as daughter faces bone marrow transplant
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A judge has postponed the trial of a former Boone man charged with killing his wife in 2012 so he can help his 5-year-old daughter recover from a bone marrow transplant.The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier newspaper reports that a judge on Thursday rescheduled the murder trial of 40-year-old Alexander Fazzino to April 13.It was originally scheduled to begin April 13, but Fazzino's attorney filed a request for a delay because Fazzino's daughter, Coco, has leukemia and is scheduled to undergo the transplant on March 31.Fazzino is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Emily Fazzino, who was found dead on a bathroom floor at the couple's Boone home in January 2012.Authorities say Fazzino killed his wife because she wanted to divorce him.
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A judge has postponed the trial of a former Boone man charged with killing his wife in 2012 so he can help his 5-year-old daughter recover from a bone marrow transplant.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier newspaper reports that a judge on Thursday rescheduled the murder trial of 40-year-old Alexander Fazzino to April 13.
It was originally scheduled to begin April 13, but Fazzino's attorney filed a request for a delay because Fazzino's daughter, Coco, has leukemia and is scheduled to undergo the transplant on March 31.
Fazzino is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Emily Fazzino, who was found dead on a bathroom floor at the couple's Boone home in January 2012.
Authorities say Fazzino killed his wife because she wanted to divorce him.


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Penn Health-Tech
A Q&A with César de la Fuente: Inaugural NEMO Prize Recipient
César de la Fuente highlights his experience over the past year after receiving the 2020 NEMO Prize
By Hannah Spector
César de la Fuente is a University of Pennsylvania presidential assistant professor and leader of the Machine Biology Group. He has appointments in the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. In June 2020, de la Fuente was selected as the first recipient of the annual Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize. Made possible by a generous gift from Ofer Nemirovsky, EE'79, W'79, PAR'21, the NEMO Prize is focused on supporting early-stage ideas at the intersection of engineering and medicine. Awardees receive $80,000 to support their project.
This miniature, portable version of a rapid COVID-19 test is compatible with smart devices and can detect SARS-CoV-2 within four minutes. (Image: Courtesy of César de la Fuente)
What is your NEMO-funded project?
"The project is a low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19. Specifically, we developed a technology called electrochemistry, which allows you to essentially transform the chemical information that is derived when the virus binds to a receptor into a signal that we can detect very easily. It's also cellphone compatible, so you can get a readout in 4 minutes. All of the prototypes we have built so far cost less than $5."
"The prize gives you the freedom to explore a new idea, so be adventurous — this mindset aligns well with the spirit of NEMO."
How did it evolve in the past year?
"We started with one prototype and now have three entirely different prototypes for the test. Two use electrochemistry, and we are now working on a new technology that uses calorimetry. With calorimetry, when the cotton swabs are exposed to the virus, they change color. This means users are able to see if they're affected by a virus through a simple color change, making it more of a visual detection method."
How has the NEMO prize helped accelerate your project?
"The NEMO Prize gave us the funding we needed to get started. We were able to buy equipment and reagents needed to experiment with the ideas that we had. We've been able to develop the three prototypes in a short amount of time using new technologies. This was initially enabled by the NEMO prize because it allowed us to get our project off the ground and fund the implementation of our ideas."
How did the NEMO Prize impact your ability to leverage other resources on campus within the research and entrepreneurship ecosystem?
"NEMO acted as a connector to more easily access the innovative ecosystem of Penn. Our reach has extended into Wharton and Penn Dental. Penn Health-Tech has acted as a connection hub, and involvement with the center exposed the project to a broader audience and wider sphere of influence."
"This is a great opportunity to propose something even a little crazy that you want to try out."
What's next for the project?
"We are in the process of publishing our findings now. The first paper was accepted and published last week and we have several more in the pipeline. We're focusing on this for now, publishing our work and continuing to refine our prototypes. This includes lowering the cost and lessening the detection time even more."
What do you wish to share with those considering applying this year?
"Focus on the intersection of medicine and engineering — I think this is the present and future of innovation. Be creative at this intersection and have fun with your proposal. This is a great opportunity to propose something even a little crazy that you want to try out. The prize gives you the freedom to explore a new idea, so be adventurous — this mindset aligns well with the spirit of NEMO."
The deadline to apply to the 2021 Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize is Tuesday, June 1st at 5:00pm. If you are interested in learning more, you can visit the webpage, or email htec@pennmedicine.upenn.edu at any time.
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THE MOVER
(TĒVS NAKTS)
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: German, Latvian, Russian)
German Premiere
Director: Dāvis Sīmanis
Section: International Independents
Film Website
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Žanis Lipke was the Latvian Oskar Schindler. Like his German counterpart, he, his wife Johanna, and his son Zigis hid and rescued Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II. To support his family, Žanis works in a warehouse of the Luftwaffe and supplements his income by smuggling at night. At one point, the Nazis begin transporting Jews from the Riga Ghetto to do forced labor in the warehouse where Žanis works. Whatever his motivation, Žanis starts smuggling the Jews out of the labor camp. At first, he houses them in a neutral hiding place, but when that's in danger of being discovered, he builds a bunker in his basement and moves the refugees into his own home. Director Dāvis Sīmanis, whose home country of Latvia has featured in his previous films, tells a true story of Latvian heroism.
tags: History, Society, War, Human Rights, Feature film
Cast: Artūrs Skrastiņš, Ilze Blauberga, Matīss Ķipluks, Steffen Scheumann, Toms Treinis
Screenplay: Dāvis Sīmanis, Matīss Gricmanis
Director of Photography: Andrejs Rudzāts
Film Editor: Andris Grants, Davis Sīmanis
Composer: Edgars Rubenis
Production Designer: Kristīne Jurjāne
Costume Design: Kristīne Jurjāne
Sound: Ernests Ansons
Producer: Gints Grūbe
Production Company: Mistrus Media
World Sales: Menesha Films
Dāvis Sīmanis was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1980. Holding a PhD in arts, he is one of Latvia's most famous directors and theorists. His poetic documentaries such as CHRONICLES OF THE LAST TEMPLE (2013) and ESCAPING RIGA (2014) focus, like THE MOVER, on his home country. Sīmanis's first completely fictional film, EXILED (2016), told the tragic story of the fate of a remote mental institution around the time of World War I.
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How to get good grades in academics?
Hello to all my readers, how are you doing? I hope you guys are having a good time in academics. Today I am going to discuss a topic which is not related to any specific subject but have importance in every student's life. The topic for today is "How to get good grades in academics?" Many students are not satisfied with the scores they are obtaining in college. They try hard and take assignment help from friends but still not able to achieve A in academic writing work.
So today in this blog I am going to tell you the ways through which you can improve your academic grades. What so ever is your subject, all you need to do is follow some habits and you will see a great change.
Why you need a good score in academics?
A low score will take you nowhere in your career. For a good job and a financially secured life you must have a good score on the mark sheet or else you end up as a failure in life.
It will help you to get recognition in the college and improve your knowledge. A good score usually indicates that you have a brilliant brain.
Good grades will take you towards more success. You can go for higher studies only if you score well in college.
Before taking our discussion to know how to get good grades in academics, we need to understand the reasons of scoring low grades. A disease cannot be treated completely, if root cause is unknown. Similarly, to treat the low scoring marks, you need to have good idea about the weak areas. So let's see what are the reasons due to which students face low score issue.
Students do not have idea what to do, how to do and when to do. After completing high school, they don't know what subject suits their capabilities, or area of interest. Sometimes due to peer or parental pressure they choose a stream which doesn't suit them. This is the starting stage of all the problems. Once you enter in a discipline which is not aligned with your dream or skills, you start scoring low. So to tackle such issue, you need proper guidance and counseling sessions. Many schools and universities organize career counseling programs to guide students for future. You should go in that and discuss all your queries and things you want to know.
As discussed this in previous point, peer and parental pressure can be a bad thing for students. To overcome such pressure situation, you must talk to your parents.
Now peer pressure, this also becomes hindrance for an individual when choosing a subject after completing the high school. Do not do what others are doing. It would be a disastrous decision for you if you go by the choices of your friends. They have a different set of skills and you have different. Choose a field in which you have interest or which suits you the best.
How to get good grades? Lazy people don't have rights to ask this. To achieve good grades in your academics you need to be active, mentally as well as physically. A passive person cannot achieve great heights in life.
Often students get low confidence level when they can't score well. Also if you are not prepared well for the subject, your confidence dwindles. Lack of confidence is also one of the main reasons due to which students face difficulty in scoring well.
Everyone has their own problems. Some are occupied with family chaos and some are stuck in bad relationships. Dispute in family or friend or with your loved ones can have a significant impact on your academic life.
Nowadays drug abuse is getting common within students. They find drugs an easy way to escape all the problems of life. They relax themselves with drugs which is extremely harmful for life. Once they get habitual of drugs, they lose all the focus and interest from the studies.
Making new friends and be active on social media is a good way to keep the connection with outer world. But excess of anything is harmful. When you get too much involve social circle then, you don't get much time to study. You spend your whole day in hanging out with friends and in clubbing. You lose focus from the academics.
Along with social involvement, too much inclination towards athletic activities can also reduce your academic scores. Students forget the studies and participate in competition. These things lead to missing of important lectures and eventually lack of concept or topic clarity.
A difficult subject also becomes an obstacle in achieving good grades. When you choose a difficult subject then scoring good gets tough. You face trouble in making assignments, exam preparations, and all the things related to that subject.
Last but not the least; laborious study environment also affect your grades. Students when step into college life, start doing part time jobs to earn money for their education and to fulfill needs. They cannot get enough time to study and prepare for exams. Eventually they end up with poor grades.
These are some most common reasons a student can have which reduces their academic performance. There can be infinite reasons to score less marks in academics. So now let's move to our next topic, in which I will tell you How to get good grades in academics.
These habits are not tough to follow. You will think that how these things will help your academic scores but eventually you will learn that this will give your life a direction.
Time is of the essence in school, and sleep is one of the biggest thieves. While sleep is important, learn to need less and less of it. No matter how early you get things out of the way, there will always be nights when you need to stay up. Less sleep will automatically put more hours in your day. You can devote more time to your study by doing this. Also if you sleep less then you can engage yourself in other fun activities which you want to do without disturbing the time of studies.
By this I meant not a distraction to spoil yourself, but a distraction which from the hustle and bustle of college life. For instance, if you have a passion of writing, then write something, if you think you are an artist then draw something. These kinds of activities keep your mind fresh and also these activities can be a reward for studying whole day. Such activities will keep you motivated for studies.
In college, I tutored students one-on-one and in study groups for a number of subjects. I taught everything ranging from finance to law. Not only did it help me stay on top of my work, but all my "students" passed all their courses as well. Sometimes you need information related to you in informal language, in a way that you can remember it. Too often textbooks don't do it and teachers don't know how.
There are students who like to show off. They say they don't feel need to write anything or making notes of any subject. But those students are not interested in studies at all. You need to make notes all the time to revise the topic at home. If you do not make notes then it will get tough for you to recall things at home. Notes also help you to make assignments.
When you make notes in a lecture, just note down important points. Do not write in detailed manner. Come to your home and then elaborate them and do a research online over those points. This will also help you in research paper writing.
If you have missed something in class or you are facing difficulty in understanding any topic. Then you should look out for expert help. You also know that assignments are of immense importance for students. So if you have any assignment left and you don't have idea about the topic then go for online assignment help. Over the internet you can find various assignment writing services that are helping students to get best possible grades in assignments. They have expert writers who will make sure to provide you a well researched assignment.
Go to your place and take a nap of one or two hours. Wake up and read all the things you learned in the class. This will engage only an hour or two of your day, but make a good impact on your knowledge and subject understanding. This will also help you to correct your mistakes if you have made in notes. All the information will settle in your brain for long time.
When I was in high school, my English teacher told me that our brains only retain 30% of information at a time, so we have to read things three times to score 90%. I don't know how much it is true or science behind this. But you can give it a try. So read your notes then read your book on the same topic and do a small research on it over the net or in library. This will help in imprinting the information in your brain.
If you want to score good grades then you must keep yourself at a distance with your friend circle. It's good to have friends but if they are not serious for studies then keep yourself at distance. Trust me you will improve in academics soon. Moreover, you can focus on other good activities more like reading writing.
Eat healthy and stay healthy. Your health is a biggest wealth. If you are not healthy then you may not be able to study with focus. A bad health will always come as obstacle in the path of your success. Along with eating healthy, give an hour to your body. Do some yoga or workout. This will keep you in shape and help in building confidence. Exercise will also boost your immunity and keep you healthy and disease free.
It sounds simple, but many people make a big mistake by procrastinating things. Lazy people will end up with zero accomplishments. You need to procrastinate the habit of procrastination to achieve something good in life. You need to keep going, no matter what just don't get stuck at any place. Till the time you are in motion, you will climb the mountain, and if you show lazy stuff or procrastinate things. You will get stuck if you become lazy. All you need to do is go out of your comfort level and challenge the obstacles.
You only got one life, do what your heart says. Do not waste the life in living someone else's dream. Do what makes you happy. As discussed in previous section, parents put pressure on students for choosing a specific course. Talk to them; tell your ambitions, and dreams to them. Let them understand your point of view, or convince them. You can also ask them to go along with you to a career counselor.
Now I guess you got the answer of the question How to get good grades in academics. Above mentioned ways are some of the best ways to help yourself out in academics. I have personally done these things in my college time to overcome the issue of poor academic performance.
Now let's conclude this blog by recalling all the things we have discussed related to the topic how to get good grades in academics. This blog begins with a small description of the need of performing well in the exams and importance of scoring well. Then I shifted to reasons of getting poor grades. In that section I have discussed in details all the important reasons of getting poor grades in academics. Understanding these reasons will take you one step further in getting the answer of the question "how to get good grades?" third thing in this blog is the steps to get good grades in academics. If you will follow these steps then surely you will achieve success in your academic life. Hope this blog helped you to learn the answer of the question "How to get good grades?" Please provide your feedback to help me in improving the blogs in future. Thank you for reading.
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Digging In To Family Communication: How to Create An Atmosphere Where Your Kids Talk to You
Written by Erika Petrelli
I'm only at the cusp of this thing, this elusive thing called "family communication." My kids are just 5 and 8, but already—already!—I can see the need for intentional and thoughtful strategies to encourage and maintain open lines of communication. I recognize how important it is to set up a safe and open line of communication with my children now so that they can rely on it later.
The following list is a mash up of things we've just organically tried and things that the "experts" have told us are good ideas. I offer this as a starter list and hope that you'll add on to it: especially those of you that are waist-deep in it with teenagers, or those of you that are on the other side of it with grown children. Help us navigate this winding path!
But, to start:
1. Listen. An obvious one, on surface, but here's the thing that I've realized: I might get impatient with my five-year-old who is taking ten minutes to tell me a story about a rock he and his friends were trying to dig up at school today, but if I don't listen fully and openly to that story, he'll grow less likely to tell me other stories in the future. Every story they choose to share with me now is a gift, and I need to remember to receive them all with love and appreciation, demonstrating how happy I am just to be talking.
2. Empathize. Does my daughter really have a stomach ache? Maybe. Maybe not. Is she feeling some version of "off" and needing to find a way to express that? Definitely. It's tempting to dismiss the minor complaints of our children, to brush them off in a "you're fine" kind of way. But jeez, when I am feeling "off" the last thing I want is for a co-worker or friend to tell me to just get over it. In those moments, on those days, what I long for is empathy. A simple: "hey, I'm sorry you're not feeling great." I need to empathize first, so my children know that whatever manner of "off" they are feeling, I will be there with a hug first, not a critique. Something tells me this is going to be really important later on.
3. Eat Together. We try to have a proper sit-down dinner every night, and some weeks we do that better than others. But the expectation that dinner is a ritual is a good one. And while we've never been able to stick to a behavioral ritual—like roses and thorns every night—simply being together over a meal lends itself to chatting. Whether we're chatting about our days or chatting about something we've spotted in the yard or chatting about something that's coming up this weekend, we're chatting. And chatting feels like one of those things that bonds a family in ways much deeper than one might initially think.
4. Allow Kids to Have Their Opinions. My kids both feel comfortable disagreeing with my husband and me—my five-year-old especially has no problem diving right into a conflict. He'll challenge something I've asked him to do with a hearty set of "Why?"s: he'll put me in my place with a "Why are you acting mad at me?". If I'm being too snappy, he'll stand his ground with why he thinks something is a good idea, even if we don't. When kids are young like mine, I think it's easy for parents to nip that kind of "attitude" in the bud, but I actually think it's great. I think it's great that they feel safe enough to argue with us and know that he is loved no matter what. To nurture that, I need to remember to encourage them to share their feelings rather than just stomping off when they are mad—I need to ask my own hearty set of "Why"s, and I need to be prepared to change my mind and say I'm sorry.
5. Just Be Together. Time together, naturally, brings out conversation. I try to hang out with my kids at night, sit with them at their lemonade stands on the weekends, go to playgrounds and ice cream shops, and just generally find ways to be together. This is one that I know is going to be an increasing struggle as they get older, so I want to maximize the time now: time that says "Hey, I like you and I like hanging out with you." As a parent, what's more important than reinforcing this message? You Are Worth My Time. You Are Worth My Time. You Are Worth My Time.
6. Ask Questions. What did you do today? Who did you hang out with at recess? Who'd you sit with on the bus? What is one thing you learned today? Did anything make you feel sad or mad today? Did anything funny happen today? What is something that you remember that your teacher did/said? What are you excited about for this weekend? What's one thing you'd like to do this weekend? Etc. and on and on. As parents, it's our job to be relentlessly curious, even in the face of "no" or "I don't know" or "yeah" answers. We mustn't get discouraged by our mumbling ones! Because though they may not always answer, they always hear... they hear us wanting to know. They hear us caring.
7. Follow Their Lead. My daughter occasionally writes me notes to tell me how she's feeling. So I'll write her notes back. Sometimes she'll send me a text from the iPad—even if she is sitting right next to me—clearly wanting to share something with me that she doesn't feel comfortable saying out loud. If your child communicates with you in a way other than just talking, don't stop it—follow it.
8. Allow Them to Be in the Driver's Seat. Wherever possible. Kids have such little decision-making abilities, so where can you find areas for them to steer their own direction? Can they choose their own clothes? Decide what music we'll all listen to in the car? Decide what show we'll all watch on TV tonight? Decide what we should have for dinner tonight? Help us choose whether we should turn left or right? Showing them their opinion matters, not just to you but to the entire family, is important in building connectivity and confidence.
9. Create a Tribe. I think there is definitely power in families that feel like a "tribe"—like a cohesive unit that sticks together. So even if it is in just subtle things like saying "Hey, The Petrelli Wagon Is Leaving!" when it's time to go, identifying ways to declare yourselves a "pack" is an important way to show your children that you all need each other to be successful.
10. Love Them. This one shows up in all my lists because it's the simplest, hardest, most important, most core thing that we can do, in just about every situation. As a parent, am I relentlessly showing my children that I love them, no matter what? Do they know that I love them equally when they are perfect angels and when their choices are less-than-ideal? Am I vocalizing, every day, just how much I love them and how glad I am that they are here? Do they feel this running through their veins? Youarelovedyouarelovedyouarelovedyouareloved.
For breakfast today I had a cup of coffee and then a boot-camp workout session. And then, a banana.
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Erika Petrelli
Vice President of Leadership Development
The Leadership Program
Currently a speaker, educator, blogger, and mother, Erika Petrelli has been in the field of education for more than 15 years, and she currently exercises her dynamic education experience as The Leadership Program's Vice President of Leadership Development. In that role she is responsible for overseeing and supporting the development of over 200 employees, the creation of new and evolving content and curriculum, and the implementation of services throughout the country. Erika also travels to educational conferences across the country, presenting workshops on leadership, management, training, and motivation. While The Leadership Program is centrally housed in New York City, Erika lives in Indiana with her husband and two children. She holds her Masters degree in Secondary Education from Indiana University.
Website: theleadershipprogram.com/tag/wings-whimsy
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Section 37.25. Renewal of REAL ID driver's licenses and identification cards.
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(1) The State DMV shall take an updated photograph of the applicant, no less frequently than every sixteen years.
(2) The State must reverify the renewal applicant's SSN and lawful status through SSOLV and SAVE, respectively (or other DHS-approved means) as applicable prior to renewing the driver's license or identification card. The State must also verify electronically information that it was not able to verify at a previous issuance or renewal if the systems or processes exist to do so.
(3) Holders of temporary or limited-term REAL ID driver's licenses and identification cards must present evidence of continued lawful status via SAVE or other method approved by DHS when renewing their driver's license or identification card.
(b) Remote/Non-in-person renewal. Except as provided in (b)(2) a State may conduct a non-in-person (remote) renewal if State procedures permit the renewal to be conducted remotely.
(1) The State must reverify the applicant's SSN and lawful status pursuant to § 37.13 prior to renewing the driver's license or identification card.
(2) The State may not remotely renew a REAL ID driver's license or identification card where there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information since prior issuance. All material changes must be established through the applicant's presentation of an original source document as provided in Subpart B, and must be verified as specified in § 37.13.


Can someone tell me if this can use raptor hard drives? It says SAS/SATA controller, but says SATA 300 and raptor drives are sata150. I am assuming they are backwards compatible, but I don't know for sure. If so ... i'm going to put 8 raptors in a computer on raid 0.
But look at 3ware cards for SATA raid.
thank you ..but this particular one can run 8 and is pcie x4 (the only slot left on my mobo) heh and found one hell of a deal on it at newegg. 300 off actually. Here it is.
Not that I'm aware of. 3ware do 2- 4- 6- 8- 12- 16- 24- port variants. Only 2- 4- and 6- are PCI-E x4 the others are x8 and x16 respectivley.
yeah ..i wonder if they ever will add more slots for cards ...especially with the video cards becoming ENORMOUS. the soundblaster card is about 1/4 inch away from my video card 1 and maybe an inch from video card 2 ..and no more room for pci or pcie except for the x4 slot closest to the cpu socket.
I think the best way to do large arrays is to have a dedicated fileserver.
That way you can run more drives on the x16 slots and use gigabit networking for file transfers.


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Electronic Devices Have Caused Increase in Neck and Back Problems
Posted by The Best of Health
On 22nd April 2015
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The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has carried out a survey which reveals that 45% of those aged 16-24 are currently living with neck or back pain, compared to 28% of those aged 18-24 last year. The problem seems to be increasing so quickly because of sedentary lifestyles and the amount of time people now spend hunched over as they look down at mobile phones and other devices. While the increase in neck and back pain is most pronounced in younger age groups, frequent use of electronic devices is putting everyone at increased risk.
The average person in Britain now spends around two hours per day looking at mobile technology, four hours looking at a laptop or desktop computer, and three hours watching TV and films. Experts say that the way our backs and necks are positions during these activities can have harmful effects in the long-term.
"When people use laptops or mobile phones in bed they tend to forget their posture, hunch over the screen and leave their spine unsupported which can damage posture and cause back or neck pain," says BCA chiropractor Tim Hutchful. "We're seeing a rise in the number of people experiencing back and neck-related problems because our modern lifestyle is forcing us to stay seated."
The BCA recommends that people pay more attention to their posture when sitting, making sure to sit with their bottom against the back of the seat and their shoulder blades touching the back of the chair. Drivers are also urged to set their seat slightly backwards.
Hutchful advises that when using computers, tablets or watching TV, regular breaks should be taken to relieve the build-up of tension in your back.
"Sitting causes up to twice as much pressure on discs in the spine as standing so, as a nation, we're vulnerable," he explains. "Your back is always hard at work, even when you think you're relaxing. So ensuring you move and stretch regularly will help to keep your back on track."
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What should be priority for HP Govt; Free Wi-Fi or environment and public health?
For over a year, Himachal Watcher has been writing to the Transport Minister GS Bali regarding the unchecked emissions from HRTC and private buses. We had published images and videos on HW and had forwarded to him with complaint. Transport Minister had assured that action will be taken to check plying of such buses, however, nothing has changed and those buses are still running on Himachal Roads. Shimla is hit hardest as number of vehicles has risen in last few years. Despite repeated complaints, Shimla did not get any relief from vehicular pollution. But the minister has announced providing free Wi-Fi at 19 bus stands. We wonder why Wi-Fi facility is a priority over environment and public health.
Demand for Internet facilities has increased in Himachal Pradesh and the government must attend to it. We are not against providing free Wi-Fi, however, it should keep in mind what should be attended first.
The Pollution Control Board of Himachal is nowhere to be seen despite complaints and Shimla Traffic Police also deny taking any responsibility to deal with polluting vehicles. The Chief Minister is too busy in his personal affairs to attend to such issues. So, who is supposed to check vehicular pollution in Himachal?
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Kullu: A Manali-based startup, 4Play, has offered perhaps the most wonderful tribute to the mother- nature on this Mother's day. In just four days, a team of youths at 4Play prepared a video, which includes some very well shot scenes and fresh glimpses of marvellous landscapes of Manali.
The video features Praveen Ghanghas (29), a nomadic mountain lover, who can be seen climbing up a high deodar tree and standing at the top of it like an eagle. No need to say, the view was breathtaking.
Praveen Ghanghas in action
The 4Play shared some pictures of Praveen, who is definitely a fitness freak, with Himachal Watcher (HW).
He is a professional mountaineer with specialization in mountain search & rescue along with being a certified wilderness medical first aid responder. He is a part of the 4Play team and leads operations of all technical shoots at 4Play.
Nature has been depicted as a caring mother, who's always willing to give without complaining. Similarly, Mother Nature does not a complaint about the wrath that the humankind has unleashed on it. So, we owe an apology to it for irreversible damage human developmental activities have done to nature.
Human flag by Praveen Ghanghas
Ironically, the Manali, like rest of the tourist towns, is overburdened with ever increasing tourist flow, and the resources of the place are falling victim to over-exploitation. The ecology is heading towards its doom while the government and the people are thinking only about exploiting the beauty of Manali for money.
We have been lately trying to bring forth the subject how the weight on the mountains is increasing and how the growing tourism is only making it worse. We have lately done stories on the same line. So on the occasion of Mother's Day, we wanted to send out this video as an acknowledgement to all mothers (even mother nature) who never complain and continue to take care of us despite everything
, Shantanu Negi of 4Play told Himachal Watcher.
Is not it an excellent way to tell people to spend more time with nature and care-back for it?
The video came from the same team that was behind 'Bawali Booch' – a short musical and adventurous tour of Manali town. It's worth your time.
About 4Play
4Play is a start-up that is catering exclusively to the Extreme, Adventure and Action sports communities in India. Curating stories from the Indian outdoors, the group is currently weaving Eastern Hemisphere's first content network for extreme and action sports. The team is looking forward to getting into the international arena so that athletes could gain mainstream attention.
Initially, the three founders of the start-up set, Anuj, Kshitij and Sukrit, set up their own shop in a rented apartment in a shady alley of New Delhi. However, they soon realised that metropolis was way unaffordable compared to their meagre investment. That is when they made the decision to move the operations to a quaint place, away from the much-crowded Tier 1 & 2 cities.
Very recently, the start-up launched an incubation program at Indian Institute of Technology IIIT), Mandi – Catalyst. The founders say that being one of the few startups in the region, 4Play enrolled for the program to lay the foundation of a community to spearhead enterprise in the region.
Shimla: For the art lovers and critics in Himachal Pradesh, a self-taught local artist will showcase his collection of oil paintings titled "17 Paintings" on a two-days exhibition at the historic Gaiety Theater, Shimla on December 9 and 10 from 11.00 AM to 6.00 PM.
Surya Ranjan Shandil (31), who hails from Solan district, works in Bengaluru as a computer programmer in the field of education technology. After his schooling from Shimla, he obtained a B.Tech Degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Courtesy: Surya Ranjan Shandil
However, he did not ignore his love for the painting and continued it at evenings after college, work, on weekends, and Sundays.
Later, Ranjan realized he has a collection of his own. His first solo exhibition was held in November 2016 at the Gaiety Theater.
The appreciation he received at the first exhibition encouraged him to present his second collection of oil paintings that he painted during 2017.
He received his education upto Class 12 from Shimla's St. Edwards and Dayanand Public School.
He is best known for his captivating genre paintings.
I started drawing at the age of 3-4 years. At that time, I used to sign the drawings with incorrect spellings of my name,
Ranjan told Himachal Watcher
His father, Dr R G Shandil, who is now retired, was a professor of mathematics at the H.P. University, Shimla. His mother Dr. Sandhya Shandil was a teacher at the St. Edward's School, Shimla.
After graduating in 2010, I started with oil painting during the evenings and weekends. Gradually I built up a collection and in November 2016, I held my first solo exhibition of 29 oil paintings at gaiety,
Ranjan's paintings reflect people. The upcoming exhibition opens with simple themes like the joy of shopping, local festivities, celebration, dance and music. Most works painted on these themes are in the context of Himachal.
Surya Ranjan Shandil
Following these are mellow paintings 'Seaside Nap' and 'Personal Sunrise' – more subtle takes on human thought. The artist also takes a step towards satire in comically interesting works 'Monkeys' and 'Chimpanzees'.
Slowly moving towards expressionism 'Kayal' takes the viewer to the realm of subjectless painting while in 'Frenzy' the artist dispenses with form.
Ending on a light hearted note, the paintings 'Bonfire' and 'A Silent Conversation' recreate the magic of Gabbar Singh and Rajesh Khanna on canvas.
About his love for painting, he said,
I believe art is a journey of constant improvisation.
It would be his second solo exhibition. Earlier, he has participated and won prizes in several painting competitions throughout his schooling and B.Tech.
Shimla – A short-film Pashi, from the budding short-film maker from Shimla, Sidharth Chauhan, has made into the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival to be held in the United States in August 2017. The festival is held every year since 1997.
The film is produced under the Secret Corridor Picture and it will be film's first international premiere.
RIIFF is an official Oscar qualifying event. This year, PASHI is the only film selected from India. If Pashi manages to grab an award here, it will be directly nominated for the prestigious Academy Awards or the Oscars Awards.
Sidharth has been in news since 2014 and some of his other short-films like "PAPA" and "Boys Don't Wear Nail Polish" have gathered awards and appreciation on the national and international level.
PASHI means a trap in the regional Pahari dialect of Rohru (Nawar valley), especially around the villages like Tikkar, Pujarli, Dhanoti, and Khalawan. It is a very old traditional concept used by villagers and children to hunt birds and animals.
The film is inspired from Siddharth's childhood memories in his native village Dhanoti (in Rohru).
Pashi, written, directed and produced by Siddharth, is a story of a young boy (Chetan), who learns about this technique of trapping birds from his old grandmother (Savitri Ji). He begins to practice it. His friend John encourages him to go for it while his mother is worried about his future.
The film was primarily shot in Sunta Lodge, a beautiful wooden mansion of Village Khalwan. Some of the parts were also filmed in Village Dhanoti neat Tikker.
The production team is excited on receiving the news. "As an independent film production house based in Shimla, this is a dream come true and an unparalleled honor for all of us," said the team.
Lead actors include Chetan Kanwar, a Class XII student at the Chapslee School, Shimla, John Negi, a model/actor from Rampur, Kamayani Bisht, an English Professor at the Government College Theog, Savitri Devi Sunta, the oldest family member of the Sunta family in Khawalan.
Supporting case includes Dewansh Kanwar (Chapslee School), Aditi Sunta ( Rohru), and Dev Ranta (Rohru).
Other crew members are as followed.
Assistant Directors: Mridul Surbhi, Shefali Chauhan & Ankit Rathore
Camera: Yashwant Kumar Sharma from Shimla
Music: Prabir Sekhri from Canada
Sound: Tanmaya Das from Mumbai
Visual Effects: Himanshu Hirwani from Pune
Story/Direction: Siddharth Chauhan from Shimla
Associate Producers: Swati Chauhan & Ankit Rathore (from Delhi)


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Tornado warning issued in Pierce Co after waterspout touches down
By Jeff Van
Pierce County, WA -- A rare sight that shocked many onlookers as a waterspout touches down in the water near Anderson Island. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning, the first in more than 17 years.
The waterspout was first spotted around 12:10 pm. Onlookers described the clouds turning dark and watched as the waterspout took shape. Aaron Hatley was golfing at Home Course in Dupont and had a front row seat to the event.
"I was really excited about it. I was about 500..600 yards off of it, it was really something to see, it was massive and ominous," Hatley said.
Hatley has lived in the area his entire life and has never seen anything like it. "There was a massive tornado just standing there, it wasn't really moving, just stained in position..wasn't turning.. one of the guys I was with said it looks like a funnel.. I said I think thats what a tornado is," Hatley said.
Home Course was filled with about 80 golfers when the waterspout appeared. Ron Hagen, the director of golf at the course says he almost called for an evacuation of the green.
"It was pretty fascinating, obviously to see something that but as I said.. it was eerie at the same time and it made us all pretty nervous," Hagen said.
Hagen says the winds kicked up to 30 miles per hour.
"It was just strange to see something like that here.. you never see that..its really amazing," Hagel added.
The waterspout didn't damage any structures and there are no reported injuries.
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When it comes to public hygiene, many Brits are more paranoid about germs than ever before – and perhaps quite rightly, since washroom hygiene can pose a serious risk to your health.
A survey carried out by hand dryer manufacturer Sterillo suggests almost half of British people refuse to enter a public toilet unless it smells fresh, with many also trying not to touch surfaces where possible. Half refuse to touch a toilet seat with their hands in public lavatories, and many also avoiding touching toilet lids, door handles and toilet flush handles.
And no wonder, as salmonella, E. coli, MRSA and hepatitis A are just some of the germs you may be exposed to in a public convenience.
But many people may not realise there's also a risk in their own bathrooms – no matter how clean they are – if they fail to put the toilet lid down before flushing.
According to the NHS, when you flush with the lid open, germs from the toilet bowl can travel as far as six feet, landing on the floor, the sink and even your toothbrush (one study showed that significant quantities of microbes float around your bathroom for at least two hours after each flush).
Experts such as Professor Mark Wilcox, clinical director of microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, confirm the risks of leaving the seat up as you flush, which can allow a 'cloud of bacteria to explode into the air'. Tests by Professor Wilcox suggest that not closing the toilet lid could help spread C. difficile bacteria, which can affect the digestive system and in severe cases can be life threatening.
For more information on hand hygiene – including an in-depth explanation of how to wash your hands correctly – visit the Wash Your Hands website.
And don't forget, you can buy hand hygiene gel and wipes at your local pharmacy for when you're out and about. Use our Pharmacy Finder to find a pharmacy near wherever you are.


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A recent research has claimed that consuming soya bean increases the chances of infertility in males. According to the study published in the 'Human Reproduction' magazine, males who regularly eat soya products have very low sperm count in comparison to other males who do not consume soya beans. Isoflavones present in the soya bean is the root cause of infertility in males. This research was conducted by Dr. George Shewaro and associates of Haward School of Public Health.
According to the study in the journal, 'estrogen' is found in great amounts in soya beans which ultimately lead to increase in the hormone level over and above the normal range. Researchers from Britain differ in their view point in this regard as according to them Asian males eat a lot of soya and do not suffer from infertility. But they do give a word of advice, consuming a high level of soya beans can result in infertility. Consuming soya beans do results in problems of hormonal imbalance, lack of libido, low sperm counts in males. Whereas males who suffer from the problem of hair loss are advised to consume more of soya bean to inhibit production of testosterone and estrogen in the body whose over production results in hair fall.
Dietician Dr. Smita of Lucknow, says that 'Phytoestrogen' present in soya beans has been proven to increase feminine qualities in an individual. Consuming more of this element may lead to a decrease in libido and fertility both in males and females. Fertility or virility is basically based on the level of testosterone and estrogen in the body. Consuming more than 20-25 grams of soya bean product per day may decrease testosterone level in the body.
Sexologist Aanand of Lucknow, advices that couples who are planning for a child should not consume soya bean because it leads to decrease in sperm counts and kills the libido. Pregnant women should consult their doctors before consuming soya bean products.
Dr. Anita Chandra Family Planning Expert of Lucknow, says that consumption of soya might lead to hormonal imbalance in females also. Consuming more of it will lead to more feminine features in males.
Soya bean oil consists of Linoleic acid in abundance which are the necessary fatty acids for the body. Soya beans also consist of Isophlavone, lecithin and phytosterol in appropriate quantity. Various researchers have studied the effect of soy protein on plasma lipid and cholesterol and the result were positive.
Soya bean is a very good source of protein.100 grams of soya bean contains protein equivalent to 200 grams pistachio, 1200 ml milk or 7- 8 eggs. Soya bean is also a rich source of iron which is beneficial for anemia patients.
Soya bean is associated with the majority of Indian households. Soya bean oil, Soya granules, Soya Tofu, Soya milk, etc. are consumed in large quantity. The estimated consumption of Soya oil in India is 6 Million Ton in 2017. Whereas in 1964 it was almost zero.


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