WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2012 – The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition© (EICC©) recently held the ninth conflict-free minerals supply chain workshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The event focused on various mechanisms to assure the responsible sourcing of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold.
Joining many representatives from the electronics industry, participants at the April 11-12, 2012 workshop included stakeholders from: entities across the supply chains for tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold; the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR); the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Mines; the DRC and Rwandan mining and trading sectors; the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD); the U.S. State Department; the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the US Council for International Business; Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR); the aerospace, automotive, chemical, jewelry, pharmaceutical, and retail industries; civil society and socially-responsible investor organizations; and services and solutions providers related to addressing conflict minerals .
Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley, the U.S. State Department's Special Advisor for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provided the key note address highlighting both the advances that have been made in the region as well as the challenges that still exist. Ambassador Walkley discussed the positive steps the DRC government has taken to address the illegal trade of minerals such as rating a first set of mines green ("conflict-free and validated for trade"), yellow, or red ("unacceptable or needing improvement") to build "on the adoption of Congolese rules on due diligence that are consistent with regional and OECD standards." He also mentioned how other regional and international governments and programs are combining to address the "illegal exploitation of natural resources," such as ICGLR's work on mineral certification. While change is not coming quickly enough, Ambassador Walkley concluded, it is important for industry and diplomacy to work together to provide focus on the region and the critical issues impacting the Great Lakes Region.
The presentations focused on the convergence and coordination of many initiatives which, when fully implemented, can enable responsible mineral trade and economic development. These initiatives can also support company due diligence requirements and disclosure obligations as defined by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Initiatives that were reviewed included an update on the ICGLR's Mineral Tracking and Certification Mechanism, the Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) Program, ITRI Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi), the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and BGR's certification and mineral fingerprinting activities. Also discussed were the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade, a partnership with the US State Department, USAID, industry members, civil society, expert resources, and other broader non-electronic industry actors.
The workshop also featured four concurrent break-out sessions that allowed more in-depth information sharing and discussion on the Conflict-Free Smelter Program, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and Dashboard, downstream due diligence past the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, and in-region traceability and certification mechanisms. These sessions allowed participants to delve into details of each topic and provide input to program enhancements.
The two day workshop reinforced the importance of close collaboration between industry, government, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders in guaranteeing the harmonized implementation of responsible supply chain mechanisms in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
The next workshop is scheduled for September 17 and 18, 2012, in Berlin, Germany.


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Emergency is a novel about the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth. Stuck at home alone under lockdown, a woman recounts her 1990s childhood in rural Yorkshire. She watches a kestrel hunting, helps a farmer with a renegade bull, and plays out with her best friend, Clare. Around her in the village her neighbours are arguing, keeping secrets, caring for one another, trying to hold down jobs. In the woods and quarry there are foxcubs fighting, plants competing for space, ageing machines, and a three-legged deer who likes cake. These local phenomena interconnect and spread out from China to Nicaragua as pesticides circulate, money flows around the planet, and bodies feel the force of distant power. A story of remote violence and a work of praise for a persistently lively world, brilliantly written, surprising, evocative and unsettling, Daisy Hildyard's Emergency reinvents the pastoral novel for the climate change era.
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Guinness Nigeria Plc announced on Thursday that it will list portions of N10bn commercial paper it issued on 4th November 2015 on the FMDQ OTC Securities exchange on 18th February 2016.
In a statement released by the company to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, it said that the planned listing follows the successful issuance of the 182 day series II and 268 day series III issues on November 4, 2016, which consists of N7.23bn series II and N2.77bn series III commercial papers respectively.
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Q: Sets and orthogonality Let $\{v_1,v_2,\dots,v_n\}$ be a basis of vector space $V_n$,
$V_1=\operatorname{span}\{v_1+v_2+\dots+v_n\}$ and $V_2=\{v=\sum_{j=1}^nx_jv_j | \sum_{j=1}^nx_j=0,x_j\in R\}$.
Prove that $V=V_1\bigoplus V_2$.
Put this in $3\rm{D}$ scenario and let the basis be standard, then $V_2$ is the plane $x+y+z=0$ that perpendicular to $V_1$ which is spanned by the vector $(1,1,1)$
therefore their union fills $\mathbb{R}^3$
However, how do I explain this in general?

A: Take $v\in V$. Then\begin{align}v&=\alpha_1v_1+\alpha_2v_2+\cdots+\alpha_nv_n\\&=\frac{\alpha_1+\alpha_2+\cdots+\alpha_n}n(v_1+v_2+\cdots+v_n)+\\&\quad +\left(\alpha_1-\frac{\alpha_1+\alpha_2+\cdots+\alpha_n}n\right)v_1+\cdots+\left(\alpha_n-\frac{\alpha_1+\alpha_2+\cdots+\alpha_n}n\right)v_n.\end{align}And this equality expresses $v$ as the sum of an element of $V_1$ with an element of $V_2$.
On the other hand, if $w\in V_1\cap V_2$ and if you write $w$ as $\alpha_1v_1+\alpha_2v_2+\cdots+\alpha_nv_n$, then $\alpha_1=\alpha_2=\cdots=\alpha_n$ and $\alpha_1+\alpha_2+\cdots+\alpha_n=0$; therefore, each $\alpha_k$ is equal to $0$. So, $w=0$, and therefore $V_1\cap V_2=\{0\}$.

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A photonic stimulator is a device that emits infrared light. Infrared light has been used for decades to treat and relieve some types of pain, to promote healing after mechanical and burn trauma, as well as to treat arthritic conditions. Although this particular device is not yet FDA registered, the FDA has registered similar devices as Class 2 medical devices, which are held to a performance standard, rather than to an efficacy standard. In other words, it has to work as it's advertised, that is, it must reliably generate infrared.
It is, in essence, a flashlight that shines light that cannot be seen. Beyond its application to pain and wounds, it has direct impact on the work done with neurofeedback in its ability to temporarily block sympathetic nervous system activity. There are several advantages as we use the photonic stimulators to help teach the body to become more adaptive, and less shut down in its responses. Pain decreases. Thus, we have more energy simply because we have less pain. We are much less exhausted because of pain. We can think more easily, logically, and reasonably. We have less depression, and more mobility. We are less irritable. Those who are primarily non-verbal have a much easier time, and carry much less anger. Those who are extremely sensitive and who have tics and seizures will find temporary but rapid decreases in their seizure thresholds. This makes it a lot easier for neurofeedback to work successfully, and brings breaks in these problems that support hopefulness. The photonic stimulation is, in itself, reasonably weak, neutral stimulation that can be easily controlled. As such, it is an ideal way to begin the desensitization of highly sensitive people who tend to over-react to stimulation, and thus prepare them for neurofeedback. It can also be used as a brain stimulus, especially in the front of the head, to help temporarily reduce mental fog, as well as to abort migraines. This, again, helps neurofeedback to work more easily.


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A sermon preached December 30, 1819, at the dedication of the house of worship erected for the use of the First Church in Dedham.
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Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God.
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Google considers links to be like votes. In addition, it considers that some votes are more important than others. PageRank is Google's system of counting link votes and determining which pages are most important based on them. These scores are then used along with many other things to determine if a page will rank well in a search.


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The Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC; ) is an independent government agency that safeguards merit-based hiring, non-partisanship, representativeness of Canada's diversity, and the use of both official languages (English and French) in the Canadian public service. The PSC aims to protect the integrity of hiring and promotion within the public service. As well, the Commission works to protect the political impartiality and non-partisanship of public servants. The Commission develops staffing policies and provides guidance to public service managers and recruits Canadians into the public service. To ensure the staffing system in the government is properly maintained, the PSC has the authority to audit and investigate to ensure departments and managers make improvements. While typical government departments are headed by Ministers, the PSC is an independent agency that is headed by a President who reports to the Canadian Parliament.

Mandate and goals
The PSC has the mandate to appoint people to the public service, and to promote people within the government which can in turn be delegated to deputy heads (often referred to as Deputy Ministers in Canada).  The PSC can also assist government departments with recruitment and assessment services.
The PSC oversees the integrity of the hiring and promotion system, and makes sure that the hiring process is not compromised by partisan interference from elected officials. Part of this overseeing role involves collecting and analyzing data on hiring and promotion in the public service (e.g., hiring of different groups, by region, by department). As well, the PSC performs audits across the staffing system, examining  hiring and promotion files, to ensure that employees are hired and promoted based on merit. Lastly, the PSC administers the Part VII of Public Service Employment Act that recognizes the rights of public service employees to engage in political activities while maintaining the principle of political impartiality in the public service.

The mission of the PSC is to achieve "A highly competent, non-partisan and representative Public Service, able to provide services in both official languages and in which employment practices are characterized by fairness, access, representativeness and transparency

Program activities
The PSC has set out four program activities that are done to reach its strategic outcome:

The Appointment Integrity and Political Neutrality activity (policies and standards on safeguarding the integrity of hiring and promotion and political neutrality issues)
The Oversight of Integrity of Staffing and Political Neutrality (makes sure that the integrity of public service hiring and promotion is protected and safeguards the political neutrality of public servants)
The Staffing Services and Assessment activity (provides managers with tools to help them assess and select employment applicants).
The Internal Services program activity (corporate management and planning frameworks for the Management Accountability Framework, finance, internal staff, information technology, communications, and other administrative and general support).

Public Service Employment Act
The 2003 Public Service Employment Act (which came into force on December 31, 2005) emphasizes the values of merit, non-partisanship, fairness, access, transparency and representativeness.

Merit refers to the use of essential qualifications during the hiring and promotion process. This means that people who are hired and promoted in the public service must possess certain competencies, skills, and experience (merit), rather than based on political connections or partisan affiliations (political patronage). The merit principle requires that every person who is appointed to the public service has met the essential qualifications and requirements established for the position. The essential requirements can include official language proficiency, asset qualifications, operational requirements (e.g., availability to do shift work or work on weekends), and organizational needs (e.g., need to increase the hiring of women) that have been identified by the head of a department or agency.

Non-partisanship means that appointments of people to the public service (and promotions of public servants )have to be made without political influence from Ministers or partisan officials. Although Canadian public servants were disallowed any involvement in political activities in their private time throughout much of the 20th century, in 1967, legislative changes allowed public servants to request permission to take leave without pay to run in an election. In 1991, a Supreme Court decision gave public servants the right to engage in political activities. The 2003 Public Service Employment Act clarified what political activities public servants are allowed to engage in.

Public servants can engage in political activities such as supporting a candidate in an election or taking leave without pay to run in an election, but they have to maintain their political impartiality as public servants. In order to comply with the non-partisanship values in the Act, public servants must only do the types of political activities that do not conflict or impair their ability to fulfill their responsibilities in a politically impartial manner. The type and degree of political activities that a public servant can engage in depends on several factors, such as the visibility of the political activities that the public servant wants to engage in and the visibility of the public servant in their job in the public service.

Historical timeline
 Before responsible government, Canada had no real civil service; government officials were appointed by either the Crown or its provincial representatives. These officials usually served for an unspecified period ("during the pleasure of the Crown") for as long as they were deemed fit for the position.
 1849 - when responsible government began in 1849, there was a recognition that the roles of the political and non-political government officials needed to be defined and distinguished from one another.
 1868 - the Canada Civil Service Act was enacted
 The "Civil Service Act" of 1882 created a process for examining candidates for the civil service, with a Board of Civil Service Examiners
 1908 - the Civil Service Amendment Act created the Civil Service Commission, an independent body to oversee appointments to government positions in Ottawa (this was called the "inside service", in contrast to the public service outside the capital).
 The Civil Service Act 1918 set in place merit-based appointments and reinforced the independence of the Commission. It also brought the "outside service" (the public service outside of Ottawa) under the domain of the Commission, along with greater oversight with regards to appointments and promotions for members of the "inside service".
 1920s - the Commission developed its competitive system of examinations for appointment and promotion (a merit system) as a viable alternative to the patronage system.
 1921 - formal restrictions were placed against the employment of married women. Women already holding permanent positions who married had to resign. These restrictions were not removed until 1955.
 1924 - The Civil Service Superannuation Act was intended to promote and protect a career civil service.
 1932 - staff control regulations are established and Treasury Board is given authority over the Civil Service Commission's staffing responsibilities.
 1949 - the number of World War II veterans assigned to positions in the civil service under the statutory veterans preference rises to 55,000.
 1951 - The Financial Administration Act of 1951 provided final authority to the Treasury Board for management (administration and organization) of the public service.
 1957 - The CSC establishes the Pay Research Bureau to provide objective information on rates of pay and conditions of employment in government and industry, and to recommend salary rates for civil servants.
 1961 - The new Civil Service Act of 1961 gave civil servants the right of appeal against not only promotions, but also transfers, demotions, suspensions and dismissals.
 1962 - The Government adopted recommendations by the Royal Commission on Government Organization (Glassco Commission) on the management of the Public Service, including delegating authority to departments to manage their own personnel and to be held accountable for efficient performance.
 1966 - Bilingualism becomes an element of merit in the national capital area.
 1967 - Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) and Public Service Staff Relations Act (PSSRA) come into effect. The PSEA gave the renamed Public Service Commission the responsibility for all the elements of the staffing process. The PSSRA created a collective bargaining regime in the civil service.
 early 1970s - rapid expansion of the public service.
 Late 1970s - significant reduction of public service.
 1979 - The Bilingualism Bonus was introduced for public servants who met the bilingual language requirements of their positions.
 1984 - the Commission on Equality in Employment issued its report, which recommended that targets and not quotas are the most effective means of achieving equity in the employment of members of under-represented groups.
 1986 - further employment layoff programs again reduce the public service.
 1992 - Public Service Reform Act amends both the PSEA and the Public Service Staff Relations Act. This provides more flexibility for managers to respond quickly to changing operational needs or to allow employees to acquire new skills. The Act also enabled the PSC to prescribe standards of competence to measure merit.
 1995 - a restraint-focused federal budget leads to further reductions in the size of the civil service.
 Late 1990s and early 2000s - rapid growth of the public service
 2003 - a new Public Service Employment Act, which created the first legislative definition of merit (it also redefined merit)

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Ruth Hubbard (1994–1999)
Robert J. Giroux (1990–1994)
Huguette Labelle (1985–1990)
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John Carson (1965–1976)
Robertson MacNeill (1963–1965)
Mr. Justice Samuel Hughes (1959–1963)
Arnold Heeney (1957–1959)
Stanley Nelson (1955–1957)
Charles Bland (1935–1955)
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References

External links
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 Canada's Public Service in the 21st Century  (by the Public Policy Forum){dead link}

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«Человек-змея» () — американский фильм ужасов 2005 года, режиссёром фильма выступил . Фильм был выпущен телеканалом «Syfy Universal» и является типичным представителем жанра категории B. Премьера фильма состоялась 8 апреля 2005 года на телеканале «Syfy Universal». Фильм был выпущен на DVD в 2006 и 2008 году.

Сюжет
В Бразилии, на берегу Амазонки, антропологи находят останки туземца, который, предположительно, прожил несколько сотен лет. Останки привозят в США, а в Бразилию выезжает группа исследователей, которым нужно найти секрет такого долголетия. Группу возглавляет доктор Сьюзан Элтерс, в Бразилии к ним присоединяется проводник Мэтт Форд и несколько дружелюбно настроенных туземцев. Им нужно найти племя, которое поклоняется огромной многоглавой змее, однако не известно, встретят ли чужеземцев дружелюбно.

Группа Элтерс попадает в незнакомые им заросли. По дороге большую часть группы съедает многоглавая громадная змея. Сьюзан и Том попадают в плен к племени, поклоняющемуся змее. Вождь их племени, Дахар, угрожает что убьёт их, если останки увезённого ранее туземца не будут возвращены на прежнее место (оказывается, останки принадлежали его отцу). Сьюзан звонит одному из глав корпорации, которая была в ответе за останки найденного туземца, и тот обещает всё исправить в течение 36 часов.

Сын Дахара заболевает и Сьюзан излечивает его. В благодарность, Дахар показывает ей пещеру, где текут воды продлевающие жизнь. Эту воду пьёт и та змея, вот почему её невозможно убить. Однако змея не трогает это племя и охраняет его от внешней агрессии.

Вскоре к месту событий прибывает группа спецназа, которую послала корпорация. Их цель — уничтожить племя и забрать воду, возвращать останки отца Дахара никто и не собирался. В джунглях происходит страшная бойня, гибнут и туземцы, и военные, гибнет и Дахар. Сьюзан и Том полны решимости защитить чудодейственные воды от агрессивных завоевателей.

В ролях
 Стивен Болдуин
 Джейн Хайтмейер
 Гэри Хадсон
 Чарльз Паравенти

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Фильм был негативно оценён зрителями и кинокритиками. Особенно критично был оценён факт того, что название фильма не соответствует сюжету, так как персонаж Человека-змеи так и не появился за весь хронометраж.
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« Reply #19905 on: August 19, 2019, 07:37:11 PM »
Quote from: nirvana on August 19, 2019, 07:27:39 PM
Worked in business all my life, most of it manufacturing - we source all over the world, especially so over the last 2 decades. It's really not that difficult.
I think Mantis, Woodsey,, Adz all make good points.
On balance, the whole shortage thang will be a damp squib of mega damp proportions - why would we cause any issues on incoming goods and why would businesses in the EU want to see exports to us interrupted. And, in any case, businesses will make it work.
For our exporters, there's likely to be more issues of course but the focus in the media is on shortages more than EU27 ers re-sourcing away from the most cost effective major economy in Europe
Business always finds a way, that's why I'm not overly worried.
« Reply #19906 on: August 20, 2019, 08:52:56 AM »
Johnson's letter to tusk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psr9wy0UDahcxMtIYhjTJamr4J9ANPt4/view
1. Explicitly rejects "full alignment" across Irish border as agreed by May (with Johnson in cabinet) in Dec 2017
2. Instead: "legally binding commitment" to no hard border (infrastructure, checks or controls "at the border").
3. Hope EU would do likewise
4. Commitment to put in place alt arrangements "as far as possible" by end of transition period – happy to chat about further commitments EU might need
5. A deal could whizz through parliament in no time
(It's like one of those school maths problems with water running into the bath and pouring out again at various rates).
from a forthcoming book
A backbench law to stop no-deal Brexit may lead back to the Question of a caretaker PM
What will happen if the opponents of a no-deal Brexit fail to unite behind an alternative PM?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/corbyn-swinson-ken-clarke-pm-no-deal-brexit-plan-b-a9063546.html
Corbyn could have been the nation's saviour. But he's just too tribal says Simon Jenkins
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/19/jeremy-corbyn-nation-saviour-speech-labour-no-deal
Corbyn is hilarious, his self awareness is so bad it's unreal....
NHS bosses confirm Johnson's 'new cash' was indeed all spin:
'The letter, from NHSE/I chief financial officer Julian Kelly, confirmed that £1bn of the additional spending in 2019-20 would be met through "trust's own income and reserves'
https://www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-efficiency/confirmed-nhs-cash-reserves-will-fund-pms-capital-spending-promise/7025774.article
Quote from: TightEnd on August 20, 2019, 08:54:06 AM
Seen this happen when I worked in haulage at cairnryan and Lochryan ports when management had p issed the staff off and paperwork checks and unit and trailer checks started to be done a little bit more thouroughly. The queues would be 5 or six miles back in no time. And these are small ports compared to Dover
Average across all polls since Johnson became PM
Conservatives 30%
Labour 25%
Lib Dem 18.5%
Brexit Party 14%
Green 6%
SNP 4%
Plaid 1%
treat with caution!
that does translate to
Cons largest party but short of majority
Lib Dems Ashdown '97 seat numbers
Lab Foot '83/Kinnock '87 territory
Response to Boris
@eucopresident
The backstop is an insurance to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland unless and until an alternative is found. Those against the backstop and not proposing realistic alternatives in fact support reestablishing a border. Even if they do not admit it.
What kind of fuckery is this?
Top 3 reasons why Boris would support a hard border?
In fact just one reason will do..
Tikay - "He has a proven track record in business, he is articulate, intelligent, & presents his cases well"
Claw75 - "Mantis is not only a blonde legend he's also very easy on the eye"
Outragous76 - "a really nice certainly intelligent guy"
taximan007 & Girgy85 & Celtic & Laxie - <3 Mantis
Quote from: MANTIS01 on August 20, 2019, 11:35:20 AM
Boris is suggesting they will not impose one, without a backstop. "You can trust me, technology's coming, alternative arrangements". How are the EU and Ireland going to trust him exactly?
Not imposing one is an impossibility for the EU as it means backdoor access to the single market.
Hence the request for a firm alternative (clue there isn't one) rather than "we won't do it"
The backstop will become seen as an extremely clever piece of work that was extremely elegant. To be seen as that might take a number of years though. One for 2050 A level politics papers.
I really liked this analysis (David Henig, co-founder UK trade forum)
1 the current Government can't put forward a formal offer to the EU - because there is no deal acceptable to the Brexit Party. So unless you take them on, you're stuck. If they can't poach brexit party votes then they won't be in with a shot at Government when Johnson calls his GE. And he really really wants to win that election, so he can't take them on.
2 The Conservative Party can't be the party of no-deal, ever, as that takes away a chunk of the party (business, home counties) and can't be the party of deal as that takes away a chunk of the party (anti-EU, sovereigntist).
We're now over 3 years watching this movie...
"Brexit is like ante-natal classes, where you focus entirely on the birth of your child and not at all on the demands of living with them for the next 18 years"
Here's James Kirkup in The Times.


This Neko ain't pleased with the rule breaking above.
I dont understand it at all.
At first I thought you meant weed.
I see some errors in that picture.. First of all, the character isn't standing near a wall on the map. Therefor I find it impossible to be pushed against the wall when Rassilon starts poking, the char should be on the ground.
Second of all, I see no blue shorts on the character..


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GalleryPlatform.LA
Carla Jay Harris, Gabriel Sanchez, Lia Halloran
Laura, 2019
In celebration of the new Gallery Association of Los Angeles (GALA) and the launch of its digital forum GALLERYPLATFORM.LA, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is very pleased to present Stay With Me, a selection of works by Gabriel Sanchez, Carla Jay Harris, and Lia Halloran—and a preview of our summer exhibition. Reflecting upon this peculiar moment of collective stillness and contemplation, the three artists depict the human figure in the company of others and in isolation. Stay with me bridges the challenging events of this world and invites us to enter into a deeper awareness of our human nature and existence, allowing us to experience our transcendent unity.
Gabriel Sanchez's new paintings explore dialogues between solitude and intimacy, and proximity and union that are ever-present in Cuban society. Each painting captures a small scene of mundane events that occur daily on the island. In these snapshots the distractions of urban life are minimized and our attention is brought to bear on one particular and present moment. Sanchez's use of realism produces "an authentic and inescapable illusion of existence" and brings the viewer into a closer relationship with his subject. The figures portrayed—a lover, family, friends, and acquaintances—serve as depictions of the stoic nature of Cuban culture that has changed little over time and also as reminders to the world of what has been lost.
In her most recent body of work, Celestial Bodies, Carla Jay Harris draws inspiration from her experience as a "third culture kid." Harris spent a significant part of her youth living outside the United States—primarily in Italy and Germany. According to the artist, "this was a surreal experience that permanently shifted my perception of belonging." Othered by race, language, culture, and nationality, she was drawn to mythology which has become central to her work. Throughout history, mythology has served humankind's desire to understand its surroundings, nature, and society. Through myth-making Harris taps into a sense of belonging that extends from notions of kinship to universal cultural concerns and narratives.
For many years, Lia Halloran's studio practice has been in dialogue with science and nature. She interweaves ideas about sexuality, intimacy, and physical movement in projects whose subjects range from astrophysics to perception to classification to interconnected relativity. In these ink on vellum works Halloran presents an investigation into the human form and the passage of time where flesh undergoes a metamorphosis into crystallized figures. What begins as a dual depiction of close friends and crystal forms becomes a "negotiation" of action and reaction via ink—an image that fluctuates between strict representation, the intangible object, and the inherent fluidity of the medium. Some subjects are fully realized as human figures; others are camouflaged into the hardened natural elements, and manifest a kind of dormant but sensually charged dialogue that expresses the universal and intimate qualities of each.
Halloran's Your Body is a Space That Sees is a series of large-scale cyanotype works that source the history and discoveries of a group of women known as 'Pickering's Harem', or later the 'Harvard Computers', who worked at the Harvard Observatory starting in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. This group made significant impacts in the field of astronomy by using photographic glass plates to establish classification systems for the size, brightness and chemical content of stars. Halloran's research for this series was done in partnership with the Harvard University Archive, which houses the world's largest collection of historic astronomical photographic plates. The artist identified specific plates used by these women and utilized them as a reference for her large ink-on-drafting film paintings, which she employed as negatives in the creation of the cyanotypes. Halloran pays tribute to these women by including their names and their discoveries in the titles of the works.
For more information visit GALLERYPLATFORM.LA.
Sphinx, 2018
Archival Pigment Print
Midas Before The Fall, 2020
Ways Of Gods, 2020
Mirando al Mundo, 2020
Anthodite, 2011
Ink on drafting film
Barite, 2011
Figure Forms Part 19, 2011
Ink on drafting table
Figure Forms, Part 22, 2011


Меня зовут Michael, я - мужчина. Мне 65 лет, мой знак зодиака - Овен.
Мой родной язык Английский, но я так же знаю Польский.
Я не соблюдаю особую диету; не готов встречаться с человеком соблюдающим особую диету.
Мои увлечения: акваланг, велосипед, верховая езда, вечеринки, встречи с друзьями, домохозяйство, зимние виды спорта, изучение языков, кино, компьютеры / интернет, кулинария, мода, море, музеи, плаванье, поэзия, прогулки, путешествия / посмотреть, ремёсла, ролики, романт. встречи, садоводство, спорт / атлетика, танцы, театр / балет, теннис / бадминтон, туризм и учёба.
Коротко о себе: I'm a productive Christian well rounded guy with a good decent job. I love being contemporary, productive, positive, romantic, all the best qualities life has to offer and redevelop best qualities as appropriate or needed. I like to dress nice, look nice, keep a clean and organized lifestyle, home and on the job. If I am to have any drama at all, I only want it to be great drama, like a new raise on the job, a new home or addition to it, some new clothes, or a new house, new car, enrolled in new lovely classes, better job and the like. I like to exercise and go to the gym. Flying planes is fun. Relaxing watching TV while I think or do paper work or school work is cool or fun. I like new movies and good movies or popular movies. Also, I like houses,cars, planes, motor cycles and boats. Generally, when in doubt as what to do, I work and figure out a way to stay ahead of bills and not get backed up at all. As far as dating, having things in common and really being found of one another or much more is an excellent place to be in a relationship. I'm not the type to wanna fake doing back flips etc..., when I'm not feeling it. I seek genuine sincere interests.
Коротко о партнёре: An ideal mate looks great inside and out. She is productive and positive all the way around and has a great Christian base. She would not only want to chip in and make things happen by example, but would be totally inspiring by being perfectly well rounded and productive in the home and the job, a well balanced individual. I would see her as developing income, social position, possibly politics, and especially developing herself in the lord and hopefully others around her. It seems best to describe a developing friendship in a woman, cultivating and strengthening a good Christian relationship as an ideal goal and solid foundation, rather than something flaky and of a non nourishing value. I don't expect a lady to put on a clown act or be an acrobat to entertain me, nor do I expect to exhibit those talents. Although someone with special talents is lucky or experienced in having developed them and should let those talents shine if they are so inclined (freedom of choice).


A few years ago I did a taste test of the various nogs available at the time. I still have bad memories regarding the rice nog. After seeing so many new varieties available this year I thought it would be time to do another test.
Now, nog, or egg nog as you know it by traditionally, is not everyone's thing. I have always enjoyed it. As a wee kid I would drink glasses of it. The non-vegan stuff isn't light on the fat or cholesterol, it does have egg in it, after all. My grandfather always preferred boiled custard which I felt was just the same as egg nog without the spices. I have not found a vegan boiled custard but have run across a few varieties of nog. I have chosen four for this article, one from each of the more popular bases: soy, almond, coconut and flax. OK, flax isn't that popular and has a relatively small shelf footprint but the other choice was rice and I wasn't going to go through that again. Rice nog is terrible. Cut the chase, there's your answer.
So as I'm not the only opinion you'll get on these nogs, I enlised the tastebuds of the kid. The kid is my 12 year old daughter. She's picky.
The nog's are Silk's Nog that is always a staple in the non-dairy section this time of year, So Delicious Coconut Nog, Trader Joe's Almond Nog and Good Karma Flax Nog. Lined up, and poured into glasses, the sipping was on.
The Kid: This is good.
The Kid: I don't like this one.
The Kid: This doesn't taste right.
If you have found a nog that I didn't try let me know. Next year I'll try to add it to my drinking list. I hope your holidays are happy and full of a good nog!
Anyone who knows me knows my love for barbecue. As a vegan I still love barbecue. You don't have to use pork, beef or chicken to get the smoky goodness of barbecue. As a matter of fact, for me it is all about the sauce. I just need a form of transport for the sauce and sometimes that's a simple as a spoon. However, being the barbecue lover as I am I was excited to try Upton's Naturals Jackfruit. I had tried a barbecue jackfruit sandwich once before at Native Foods and we seriously underwhelmed but I believe it had more to do with the fact I had paid $10 for a sandwich that had 2 small pieces of jackfruit and was nearly flavorless.
Jackfruit has recently elevated itself as the new vegan meat replacement of choice among the vegans who like meat replacements. It has a chewy texture and a stringy form when unripe that much resembles pulled pork or beef. Add that to barbecue sauce and you have what could be a nice sandwich for some.
Upton's Naturals is a Chicago based natural food producer. Their products consist of seitan and now they have added jackfruit to their line. The jackfruit from Upton's Naturals is available in Bar-B-Que and Chili Lime Carnitas. I tried both.
I prepared the Bar-B-Que jackfruit on stovetop. I heated it slowly in a pan, covered and served it on a freshly baked bun with sweet pickles. On the first bite I felt something was off. The flavor was very vinegary. There was no smokiness or sweetness to the sauce. The flavor of the jackfruit was there in a fruity way but the sweetness of the barbecue sauce which should always be noticeable in a good barbecue sauce was completely missing. I trudged through the rest of the sandwich but was left very underwhelmed. I think this product could benefit from a reworking of the sauce that it is served with.
Upton's Naturals BBQ Jackfruit sandwich. Served with sweet pickles on a fresh baked bun.
The Chili Lime Carnitas Jackfruit is similar in form to the Bar-B-Que Jackfruit. I prepared it the same as the Bar-B-Que and serve it with black beans and rice. Upon the first bite I noticed the same acidity present in the Bar-B-Que Jackfruit. There was no lime flavor at all. There was no spice or flavoring to the sauce or jackfruit other than the acidic sauce. There was a distinct fruit flavor to the jackfruit that was entirely out of place as though the jackfruit had been overripe. I had beans and rice for dinner this night and the jackfruit went uneaten.
Upton's Naturals Chili Lime Carnitas Jackfruit served over rice.
If you are a jackfruit fan these two products may be for you. I am not certain of whether these are not good products or I'm just not a fan of jackfruit but I honestly think the issue lies in the sauce and spices used with the jackfruit.
If you're up for trying your own and forming an opinion for yourself both varieties of jackfruit as well as seitan from Upton's Naturals is available from Vegan Essentials and other locations. At the time of this article, Whole Foods in the Nashville area does not stock the jackfruit.
People look at me odd when I tell them we vacation for food. It's true. We always pick a destination based on availability of vegan eats. This is why Denver, Portland and New York City are regularly at the top of our vacation list. Most people head to the beach but I'll head to the vegan barbecue.
This is not a Nashville post. You can think of it as a wishful thinking Nashville post. Nashville doesn't have a vegan food truck. In fact, a discussion I had once with a very popular Nashville food truck over adding a single vegan item to their menu was met with a "Why would anyone want to eat that?" Unfortunately, that pretty much sums up the mentality over vegan food when you mention it to most restauranteurs in this area. I wonder, why would anyone want to eat decaying animal flesh or pus-filled, molded cow secretions? But I digress. Suffice it to say that food truck will get no attention from me.
On we go to the big city. The land of towering buildings. The streets filled with food and many of them vegan choices!
When I discovered New York City was home to a vegan food truck I was honestly excited. The thrill of the hunt! Would we be in the same area on as The Cinnamon Snail on a given day or would we be hitting the train to search out this animal-free street runner? It didn't take long to discover via The Cinnamon Snail's Twitter feed that they would park just 2 blocks from our hotel every Tuesday. Perfect for a quick breakfast bite before hitting the city.
The window prominently placed in the front of The Cinnamon Snail displaying the delicious vegan sweets.
The sweets window - If raw is your thing, you have choices on the top shelf.
Owner/Chef Adam Sobel (Right) and crew. Don't let them freak you out. Always a smile and these guys can whip out some mean vegan vittles!
Based on our first visit to The Cinnamon Snail we deemed it necessary to visit again. Not many places will get a second visit from us on vacation but The Cinnamon Snail proved well on our first encounter and sounded good a few days later. This time we found them to be on Wall Street for the day so we hopped the train for a trip to the Financial District. We walked a few blocks down Wall Street passing other food trucks setup in hopes of grabbing the monetary swingers on their lunch breaks. A person waiting at one, another waiting for customers and most just waiting with no one ordering yet. It wasn't hard to find The Cinnamon Snail. There was already a good line formed for the vegan eats. In fact, they had the only line out of the other trucks we passed on the way.
This time it was lunch. We needed street-walking sustenance. Looking at the menu we chose what sounded to be delicious, I the Korean BBQ Seitan and Mrs. Nashveggie the Maple Mustard Tempeh Sandwich. The kid wanted another doughnut which was fine knowing she could share some of our non-sweet vittles.
We found a public area at nearby Deutsche Bank and broke into our boxes. At first sight I was wishing I had went with Mrs. Nashveggie's choice as my BBQ looked on the small side. I was wrong. Once I took a bite I realized the tortilla was stuffed full and also full of flavor. This thing was delicious. I also tried the Maple Mustard Tempeh and I can understand why it is one of their most popular menu items. Delicious! The Korean BBQ Seitan was full of seitan chunks. They're unseasoned when prepared it seems but made so they can take on the flavor of the item the make with them. There was lightly steamed kale in there with a very spicy sauce that didn't overpower the sandwich. A great lunch for the three of us and just under $20 including the doughnuts the kid wanted. This is a deal in Manhattan.
After devouring our lunch we thought about a doughnut to-go. To-go being an odd term to use when grabbing one from a food truck. Back to the truck I went and discovered the line was 24 people deep and a bit slow moving. I waited in line for a few minutes. While waiting a few people passed The Cinnamon Snail, took a look in the direction and said "Oh, that's just sweets." or "They only have pastries." This is probably because of the 1. The name. 2. The window beneath the ordering area that displays all of their pastries and doughnuts, the only food display window. 3. The absence of anything announcing anything not sweet anywhere on the truck that would be visible to distant passers-by and "Cinnamon" emblazoned in huge letters, a word most people relate to sweets. Granted, they had a long line so most people are aware they serve savory goods but it seems they could get more with adding perhaps an image of a sandwich somewhere or even a specials board in plain sight on the side of the truck stating something like "TODAY'S VEGAN HOTNESS: MAPLE MUSTARD TEMPEH SANDWICH! SAVORY GOODNESS!" Since the line was very slow to move I decided a doughnut was not going to be had as we had many things on tap for the day and we had to get to the next stop.
Maple Mustard Tempeh Sandwich - There's plenty of delicious tempeh under that.
Korean Barbeque Seitan - A grilled tortilla stuffed with seitan, greens, kimchi and spicy vegan butter.
If you find yourself in New York City and decide to search them out be sure to check their Twitter as they may not be in the same locations we found them. They've had some issues with the NYPD and parking lately that appears to be attributed to other trucks trying to tie up the limited space they find. Overcrowding seems to be an issue.
Unfortunately, this would be our last visit to The Cinnamon Snail as New York City boasts many fine vegan food joints and we must get our eats on in variable fashion. However, when we return to New York City, and we will return soon, I'll be hitting the streets on the hunt for The Cinnamon Snail. I suggest you do the same.


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Victorian COVID-19 cases jump by 216 as 'cumulative outbreaks' pass 100
Victoria's coronavirus crisis continues to worsen, with "100 cumulative outbreaks" making tracking the spread a diabolical challenge.
Gerard Cockburn
NCA NewsWireJuly 11, 20203:10pm
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned the coronavirus outbreak is "likely to get worse before it gets better" as he revealed a man died from the virus overnigh...
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned the coronavirus outbreak is "likely to get worse before it gets better" as he revealed a man died from the virus overnight, bringing the state's death toll to 23.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Wayne TaylorSource:News Corp Australia
Victoria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus and one death, with the Victorian chief health officer saying more than 100 "cumulative outbreaks" were making finding the source of the virus a challenge.
The state's chief health officer, Brett Sutton, told reporters on Saturday that only 30 of today's cases were linked to known outbreaks, with the other 186 under investigation.
"Essentially we've got over 100 cumulative outbreaks now, so it's very difficult to speak to the 30 cases with each and every one of those outbreaks, but we are seeing single cases with staff members in aged care facilities," Professor Sutton said.
Victoria's chief health officer Brett Sutton says cases in aged care staff are being closely watched. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Daniel PockettSource:News Corp Australia
The new cases bring Victoria's total to 3560.
No cases have been detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine, the Department of Health and Human Services reported, meaning the bulk of the spread is happening via community transmission.
Of the 1249 active cases in Victoria, 535 may indicate community transmission, according to the department.
Of the total cases, 3176 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne and 279 are from regional Victoria.
The top 10 council areas in terms of coronavirus cases, as of Saturday. Source: Department of Health and Human ServicesSource:Supplied
A man in his 90s died Friday night from the virus, bringing the state's death toll to 23.
Premier Daniel Andrews would not be drawn on the specifics of where the disease was spreading, saying all of Melbourne was now at risk.
"We've seeing significant numbers out of the northern and western suburbs, but it's in other parts of Melbourne," he told reporters on Saturday.
"I wouldn't want anyone in Melbourne to think this isn't relevant to you. It is relevant to your family, your street, your community and all of us. We've all got a part to play.
"There is a big representation in that corridor (but) it is in every part of Melbourne. Some at very low levels but it won't be at low levels for long if people don't follow the rules."
Premier Dan Andrews arrives to speak to media at a press conference in Melbourne on Saturday. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Daniel PockettSource:News Corp Australia
Professor Sutton said authorities were "really mindful" of containing cases the aged care workforce.
"The response in each and every aged care facility is to go into lockdown for those residents and all staff to be tested and for them to go into quarantine period of 14 days and to have that testing before that quarantine is lifted for all residents and staff members," Professor Sutton said.
"But it flags the dangers in aged care facilities. Victoria had more outbreaks there than any jurisdiction, but we haven't had an aged care facility that has had a substantial outbreak.
"I think that's in large part because we had the early robust response in terms of testing everyone and going into lockdown."
People are seen wearing masks at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Daniel PockettSource:News Corp Australia
There are 49 Victorians in hospital due to coronavirus with 15 in intensive care.
"You've got to be in your home if you are in the metropolitan Melbourne or Mitchell Shire, and only for those four reasons, only if you need to leave your home for one of those four reasons," Mr Andrews said.
The four reasons people in these areas can leave home are:
Shopping for food or other essential items
Work or study, if they cannot work or study from home
To provide care, for compassionate reasons or to seek medical treatment
Exercise (without leaving metropolitan Melbourne or Mitchell Shire).
The tough measures were designed to stop the virus spreading to regional Victoria, Mr Andrews said.
Premier Dan Andrews says all Victorians have a part to play in stopping the spread. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Daniel PockettSource:News Corp Australia
"As frustrating, as inconvenient and as challenging as it is, we cannot deny the reality of the situation we face, and we cannot pretend that doing anything other than following the rules will get us to the other side of this," the Premier said.
The Al-Taqua school outbreaks continues to be the state's largest cluster of COVID-19 and the state government has urged all Victorians to wear masks in public.
Meanwhile, the Victorian government has ordered about two million face masks.
In New South Wales, 14 new cases have been confirmed, including a man in 20s who had travelled from Melbourne to Sutherland in Sydney's south.
Mr Andrews was unable to confirm on Saturday how many new cases were from residents in housing towers in Melbourne.
"Everyone in the tower is essentially being treated for the purposes of the public health response as if they have the virus," Mr Andrews said.
"There are a number of people who do in fact have it."
Residents in the Alfred St tower will be subject to another week of quarantine.
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It was a long time ago, in the deep, dark months of winter, when one day a blacksmith known as MacPherson discovered his young son was ill. It was just after Christmas when the boy fell ill, and every day he grew more pale and thin. No one could understand what was wrong, and the boy could not describe his symptoms. The father was afraid he would lose his beloved child.
And then one day as MacPherson stood at his forge, worrying about what to do, an old man who was known for his wisdom walked into the shop. He looked very earnest.
"I know what's wrong with your son," he said. "He is not your son. The boy has been taken away by the Daoine Sidhe, the people of the fairy mounds, and they have left a changeling in his place.
MacPherson was horrified to hear this, and he asked what to do. The old man explained that first he had to make sure this was indeed a changeling. He whispered instructions to the blacksmith.
And so MacPherson began to follow the old man's instructions. He broke open as many eggs as he had, and he spread the empty eggshells out before him. Then he began to draw water into each shell, and two-by-two he carried these toward his hearth. He carried them as if they weighed a great deal, and he groaned as he carried them. Two-by-two, he set them before the fire.
He had not been long at work when suddenly he heard a shout of laughter coming from the bed in his son's room, down the hallway.
Once again, he recited the strictest of instructions to MacPherson.
"You'll see presently!" MacPherson said, just as the old man had instructed him.
But he didn't cry out. Instead, he shrieked and leaped out through the roof, and he left behind a hole to let out the smoke from the fire.
This was New Year's Eve, which was the very night MacPherson had to walk to the fairy mound. It would be open that night. Following the old man's instructions, MacPherson took a rooster and a shovel to confront the fairies with, and a Bible for courage, and he walked toward the mound.
As he neared the mound, he heard the fairies piping and dancing and joyously laughing and singing. As he listened to the whistle of the cold night wind, he shivered a moment. This experience was frightening. But he summoned his courage out of love for his son, and he kept going.
The whole band of fairies began to laugh so hard that they woke MacPherson's sleeping rooster.
The rooster leaped onto his shoulders and began to flap its wings and crow. This made the fairies angry.
They hurried to reach MacPherson's son, and they threw him out. They threw the shovel after him. In the next moment, the mound closed and all was pitch dark.
Clutching his Bible, MacPherson grabbed his son and hurried home, leaving the fairies and the darkness and the old year far behind.
For one whole year the boy did not lift a finger to work. He seldom spoke. No matter how hard MacPherson tried to rouse him, nothing helped. But he looked healthy and strong, and he grew.
The next year, on New Year's Eve, MacPherson was at his forge, finishing a sword, when his son suddenly walked to his side.
"Father," he said, "that's not how to do it." He took the tools from his father's hands, and he went to work. By the next morning, he had made the most beautiful sword anyone had ever seen.
From that day on, he worked with his father. He became a famous inventor, and his fame spread far and wide. And always, forever after that, New Year's was a day for much celebration.


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Claiming Tax Refunds, Protecting Tax Cuts
Good communication is important, and poor communication can be costly. Unfortunately, miscommunication between Washington and Ohio could cost families in Wilmington and Orville up to $3,700 next year.
As the New Year quickly approaches, it's critical that Ohio families are aware of the unclaimed tax refunds that may be owed to them by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Often times, inaccurate addresses have caused these funds to be returned by the U.S. Postal Service. And in fact, last year, more than 2,000 Ohioans were eligible to claim tax refunds. In 2011, undelivered refund checks were worth more than $1,500 on average.
Ohioans have always worked hard and played by the rules. But every year, millions of Americans don't receive their tax returns because of postal errors. Taxpayers deserve to easily receive the money that the government owes them, and shouldn't lose money just because their checks got lost in the mail.
Fortunately, claiming a tax refund is an easy process if you are eligible. According to the IRS, if a refund check is returned to the IRS as undelivered, taxpayers can generally update their addresses with the "Where's My Refund?" tool on IRS.gov. The Tool also enables taxpayers to check the status of their refunds. A taxpayer must submit his or her Social Security number, filing status, and amount of refund shown on their 2011 return. The tool will provide the status of their refund and, in some cases, instructions on how to resolve delivery problems.
Ohio taxpayers checking on a refund over the phone will receive instructions on how to update their addresses. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of "Where's My Refund?" by calling 1-800-829-1954. They can also go to the Where's My Refund? online tool to check the status of their refund by clicking on https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp.
Ohioans can also take two simple steps to avoid the risk that their refund could get lost in the mail. They can start by signing up to have their tax returns directly deposited to their bank accounts, eliminating the potential for postal errors. Next, they can file their taxes electronically. In addition to reducing the potential for miscommunication, e-filing reduces errors on tax returns and speeds up the refund process.
But while ensuring Ohio families receive the refunds they are owed is important, it's also crucial that we fight to guarantee middle class families across the country don't see their taxes rise altogether.
Right now, taxes will automatically rise for all Americans on January 1 unless Congress acts.
Both the President and I campaigned on maintaining tax rates for 99 percent of Ohio families, and on November 6th, you strongly supported this position. But, more than a month later, some conservative politicians in Washington still haven't gotten the message. They are still protecting the wealthiest one percent, at the expense of the middle class.
In July, the Senate passed the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, which would prevent 99 percent of Ohio families – and all Americans making less than $250,000 per year – from paying higher taxes. Under the bill, the median income Ohio households would save an average of $2,200 on their taxes next year. Leaders in the House of Representatives have failed to schedule a vote on the bill – in part, because it asks the wealthiest two percent of American households to pay the same tax rates they paid during the Clinton years, when our economy added 22 million jobs. It's time for the House of Representatives to stop holding hostage middle class tax cuts and pass the bill.
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China's former soccer chiefs stand trial for graft
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PCB doubting BCB role in cancellation of Bangladesh cricket tour of country
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Bangladesh unlikely to tour Pakistan, says BCB
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Sharjah Court adjourns civil case against 17 Indians to May 7
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Apex court sets aside high court order indicting Bidari
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Court acquits don Dawood Ibrahim's 'aide'
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CD row: Singhvi quits party, parliamentary posts (Roundup)
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A day before parliament reconvenes for the budget session, Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi quit Monday as party spokesperson and as head of the parliamentary panel on law and justice in the wake of a controversial CD allegedly featuring him.
Justice Gogoi joins apex court
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Maharashtra Police officer gets bail in rape case
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Pakistan out of sight, Bangladesh look to South Africa
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SC dismisses plea against Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next Indian Army chief.
Singhvi quits as Congress spokesperson, parliamentary panel chief
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi Monday resigned as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on law and justice and as party spokesperson in the wake of a CD controversy surrounding him, saying that he had done so to prevent "even the slightest possible parliamentary disruption".
Norway kids row: Court orders children to be sent back to India
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): A Norway court on Monday ordered the children of Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya to be sent back to India.
TRAI recommends high base prices for 2G auction
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday recommended to the government a higher-than-expected base price for the auction of 2G spectrum.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi's resignation statement
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi Monday resigned as party spokesperson and chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on law and justice in the wake of a controversial CD that allegedly features him.
SC seeks file on Lt Gen Bikram Singh's appointment as next Army Chief
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to place on record the file pertaining to the appointment of Lt General Bikram Singh as the Army Chief-designate.
Ex bowler Nawaz says security 'not only reason for postponement of Bangladesh's tour of Pak'
Karachi, Apr 22(ANI): Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has said the Bangladesh Cricket Board's decision to postpone its tour of Pakistan was not based purely based on security reasons and believes some political pressure may have played a role.
CBI again searches Jharkhand Congress lawmaker's home
Ranchi, April 22 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths Sunday searched the house of Congress legislator K.N. Tripathi here for the second consecutive day following horse-trading charges that marred the now-countermanded March 30 Rajya Sabha poll.
Singhvi blames organised gang as CD goes viral on internet
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD allegedly featuring him in sexual acts going viral on internet, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi Saturday accused "motivated interests" of fielding "an organised gang" to use social sites for "sensationalism" despite a court injunction.
Singhvi blames 'organised gang' as CD goes viral on web
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD allegedly featuring him going viral on internet, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi Saturday accused "motivated interests" of fielding "an organised gang" to use social sites for "sensationalism" despite a court order.
Briton gets 18-year jail for slitting woman's throat
London, April 21 (IANS) A jilted British man has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for attempted murder after he slit his lover's throat when she called off their wedding.
Adarsh scam: Court rejects bail plea of 9 accused
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and April, officials said.
Additional Solicitor General's view on Italian ship not of Government of India
Chennai, Apr 21 (ANI): Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan on Saturday said there were no differences between the Centre and the Kerala Government on detention of two Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in February.
Woman wins case for injuries during sex while on duty
Sydney, April 21 (IANS) An Australian woman has won a court battle to seek workers' compensation after being injured while having sex in a motel room when a light fitting fell on her head. The woman was on a work-related tour.