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Jakub Voracek's Path to 1,000 Games
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On Thursday, January 6, Columbus Blue Jackets winger Jakub voracek, a Columbus Blue Jackets player, sat at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. He skated in his 1,000th regular-season game in the National Hockey League. With one shot in 20:26 of ice time during Columbus' 3-1 loss to the Devils, Voracek became the 12th native of the Czech Republic to accomplish the feat and the fourth player to reach the mark as a Blue Jacket.
"That I'm old, first of all. It's just, I've been really fortunate not being hurt much throughout my career. I didn't miss many games. This is something that I take great pride in. Even if I'm banged up or was banged up throughout the year, I can always find a way to play the game."
– Jakub VoracekHere's what he means by reaching 1,000 games
To commemorate the milestone, let's take a look back at the road The vivacious VoracekIt took him over 1,000 NHL games to reach that point. He started in Columbus, followed by his star performance in Philadelphia, and finally his return to the team who drafted his.
Voracek Impresses Well on the First Impression
Voracek was born in Kladno (Czechoslovakia) in 1989. He was the seventh overall pick of the Blue Jackets during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year old made his NHL debut in October 2008 with a goal in the 15:53 mark of his first period. Later, he added an assist to a 5-4 win against the Dallas Stars.
Voracek played in 80 games during that season. He scored nine goals and added 29 assists. The rookie helped the Blue Jackets qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in the franchise's history, and he had the lone assist on the first playoff goal in Blue Jackets history (scored by R.J. Umberger).
Jakub Voracek was a fresh-faced teen when he debuted in the NHL (Photo by Elisalou_Designs/Flickr)
Voracek's second season was better. He scored 50 points (16 goals and 34 assists) in 81 games. After tallying 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) in 80 games during the 2010-11 season, the 21-year-old was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on June 23, 2011, along with a first-round pick and third-round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, for Jeff Carter — a deal that worked out much better for Philadelphia than it did for Columbus.
Voracek is made an All-Star in Philly
Voracek, just like with the Blue Jackets made a strong impression on the Flyers. His first period saw him score 19:57. In a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, Voracek's goal was the game-winning goal.
Voracek was a Philadelphia native who scored 49 points (18 goals, 39 assist) in 78 games. He also added 10 points (two assists, eight goals) in 11 playoff matches. Jaromir Jagr, a Kladno native, was also able to play in Voracek's first year in Philadelphia. The Flyers signed a one-year deal shortly after Voracek was acquired.
On July 26, 2012 Voracek signed a four year extension and was expected to take over the Jagr-occupied top-line position. The right winger was able to score 46 points in the 2013 lockout-shortened season. He had 22 goals and 24 assists in 48 games. On February 20, 2013, he also scored his first NHL hat-trick.
As Voracek's game grew, his beard grew along with it (Amy Irvin/ The Hockey Writers
The 24-year-old scored 62 points in the next season (23 goals and 39 assists) in 82 matches. He scored 81 points in the next season (22 goals and 59 assists) and was selected for the NHL All-Star Game. During that All-Star Game, which was held in Columbus, Voracek tallied six points, tying Mario Lemiuex's 1988 record for most points in the annual meeting of stars.
Voracek played in 73 games in 2015-16 and scored 55 points. In 2016, Voracek returned to full-season play, scoring 61 points in 82 games in the 2016-17 season. His best season was 2017-18 when he played in 82 games and scored 85 goals and 65 assists. In his last three seasons in Philadelphia, he scored 165 points in 200 games. He played in 727 regular-season games for the Flyers, scoring 177 goals and 427 assist. In 45 playoff games, he also scored nine goals and 18 assists.
Voracek returns to Columbus
Voracek was traded to the Blue Jackets on July 24, 2021 for Cam Atkinson. This marked the end of Voracek's career. However, Voracek was not a young star prospect looking to showcase his skills. He was a veteran presence with proven playmaking abilities brought in to create opportunities for young goal scorers.
Voracek is a veteran and now sports a seasoned mustache (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers
Voracek has appeared in all 32 of the Blue Jackets' games so far in his return season in Columbus, tallying one goal and 22 assists. Voracek has been paired with Cole Sillinger, a talented rookie, and Patrik Laine (a dangerous sniper), where he can maximize his passing abilities. Voracek, 32 years old, was paired up with Sillinger (18 year old) and Yegor Chinakhov (20 year old) when Laine was gone.
Although he's now the elder statesman on this Blue Jackets team, Voracek continues to show the playmaking ability, durability and toughness that got him to 1,000 career NHL games. He currently ranks 125th in NHL career assists (544), and has missed five games or less in 13 of his 14 seasons. Herzlichen Glückwunsch to Voracek for reaching the 1,000-game milestone.
Grant is a freelance journalist covering the Florida Panthers, and Columbus Blue Jackets. His own sports blog was started (Head in the game) in 2013 and worked in the sports information department while at Trine University, from where he graduated in 2019. Follow Grant @G_Tingley on Twitter.
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Cabinet approves plan to sell government stake in Air India | Reuters
Fwire Reuters Jun 28, 2017 21:45:04 IST
NEW DELHI India's cabinet approved on Wednesday plans to privatise debt-laden national carrier Air India, which has been struggling to turn a profit amid growing competition from low-cost rivals.After the cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters the government had given an "in-principle" approval for the stake sale.
India will form a committee to decide on the finer details, including the size of the government's stake to be sold, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration has been exploring ways to privatise the national carrier, which was bailed out in 2012 with $5.8 billion of federal funding.
The government would also let the committee decide whether India would write off all or part of Air India's 520 billion rupees ($8 billion) in debt. (Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Malini Menon and Mark Potter)

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Kenya defeats Djibouti to win a seat at the UN Security Council
After both countries failed to gain enough support at first round, Kenya won the Africa spot with 129 votes against 69.
Kenya was elected to the UN Security Council for 2021-2022, defeating Djibouti after first-round voting by the General Assembly failed to choose between the two candidates [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]
Kenya has defeated Djibouti to get elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), after the UN General Assembly (UNGA) failed to choose between the two candidates during a first round.
In Thursday's vote for the 15-member council's Africa seat, Kenya received 129 votes against Djibouti's 62.
A first-round vote held the previous day had seen both countries failing to receive the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes.
Kenya now joins Norway, Ireland, India and Mexico, which were elected on Wednesday as non-permanent members for a two-year term starting on January 1, 2021.
The East African country will replace South Africa.
UN holds virtual meetings, technical problems ensue (2:31)
In previous years, ambassadors from all UN member states had gathered in its vast UNGA chamber to vote by secret ballot, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the world body to adopt new rules.
To avoid a large gathering and ensure physical distancing, ambassadors wearing masks were given time slots for voting and spread out in the chamber to mark their ballots.
The UNSC has five permanent, veto-wielding members – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – and 10 elected members with seats allocated to regional groups and five new members elected every year.
It is the only UN body that can make legally binding decisions such as imposing sanctions and authorising the use of force.
The number of women on the council will double from two currently – US Ambassador Kelly Craft and St Vincent and the Grenadines' Rhonda King – to four when Norway's Mona Juul and Ireland's Geraldine Byrne Nason join in January.
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Completing 25 on 25! A Celebratory Extravaganza with WelcomHeritage
WelcomHeritage is soon going to complete 25 glorious and successful years of showcasing India's cultural and environmental heritage on 25th August this year. And celebrating the Silver Jubilee year, showing its gratitude towards its huge customer base, and catching the attention of discerning holidayers, the group, WelcomHeritage has extended unbeatable offers across all its hotels when booking through its website. The offers will be valid for a limited time period for stays, from 21 Aug to 30 Sep 2022, and include a generous, flat 25% discount on rooms, including 20% off on food and beverages and free upgrades that are subject to availability.
WelcomHeritage has been known to represent the finest traditions in heritage hospitality with a curated portfolio of Palaces and Forts, Havelis, and Resorts spread across the canvas of the country. The brand has played a crucial role as an upholder of India's natural and cultural narrative for international as well as domestic travelers.
A joint venture between ITC Ltd. and Jodhana Heritage, WelcomHeritage began its journey in 1997 with a mere 5 hotels, remodeling culturally rich heritage properties of Forts, Palaces and Havelis. Over the years, the brand extended its commitment to conserving India's natural heritage with the addition of wilderness and nature lodges to its growing portfolio of 39 distinctive properties across 36 scenic destinations.
"Multi-layered, complex, and stunning, the fabric of India's story is exclusive and plural. Varied in their character borne out of the myriad of histories and landscapes, each destination uniquely reflects its respective natural and cultural heritage. We take immense pride in showcasing these fabulously diverse and inspiring settings through our hotel, service, and experience offerings that are suitable for every type of holiday and interest – adventure, wildlife, history, and culture or simply to rejuvenate in the lap of nature and luxury", comments Abinash Manghani, CEO of WelcomHeritage Hotels.
Speaking about the newly announced offer, he further adds, "Each of our properties is exclusive with its own USP, personality, style, and destination experiences whilst maintaining WelcomHeritage signature detailed hospitality, thus setting us apart from the rest as the preferred choice of stay for our guests. We would like to celebrate our 25-year milestone with our undeterred partners in our journey, our Guests, with the specially curated offers that include flat room discounts, free upgrades, and more."
The celebratory offer can be availed when booking through the brand's website which has recently been upgraded to also include the 'Buy now, pay later option.
WelcomHeritage has been one of the early entrants into the small, boutique hotel concepts in the country. Its collection of 40 properties ranges from Forts and Palaces, even one where a 320-year-old temple resides, to boutique heritage and nature resorts in the foothills of the Himalayas. Whilst WH Fernhills Royale Palace in Ooty and WH Azora by Ayatana in Fort Kochi showcase southern colonial heritage, WH Ayatana in Coorg offers a coffee plantation experience. WH Gurkha Houseboats in Kashmir's Nagin Lake allows for immersive experiences of 'Paradise on Earth' and there are wildlife resorts in the jungles of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for those who like to explore India's thriving safari and birding landscape. WelcomHeritage properties are also present in Gujarat, Haryana, and exotic locales such as Ladakh.
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At a point in time, smart devices and robotics were common elements in the storyline of futuristic fictional novels. Today, those concepts are the modern norm across the technology industry. Similarly, in cybersecurity, pioneering professionals held on to seemingly far-fetched dreams where logs were easy to analyze, and false positives didn't exist. While these challenges still exist, artificial intelligence (AI) is making these once far-fetched dreams the new norm in the security industry. Businesses no longer have to spend hours sifting through financial records to detect fraud or manually investigating system logs in the wake of a cyber-attack. AI applications in security are making the lives of consumers, businesses, and today's cyber professionals much easier.
• General automation is helping alleviate the industries talent challenges. AI is often used to automate tasks that security analysts and engineers may spend hours, days and sometimes even weeks trying to complete manually. In a 60 Minutes interview recapped by Fortune magazine, an AI expert predicted that in the next 15 years AI would replace 40% of jobs. While the general workforce may cringe at this statistic, this is a win for the cybersecurity industry where the demand for cybersecurity talent grossly surpasses the supply. AI is being used to impact the industries talent challenge positively.
• Artificial intelligence is increasing the accuracy of alerts and minimizing false positives. Companies often use anomaly-based technology to alert cybersecurity specialists of potential risks. These tools can generate many false positives when not configured accurately. AI can augment these intrusion detection systems with standard machine learning methods like clustering, pattern matching, association rules, and data visualization, to better fine tune alerts and reduce false positives. This increases the ability for companies to detect both external and insider threats within organizations.
• It's sparking an anti - password revolution. One of the most significant pain points in the industry today, especially for consumers, is the concept of memorizing, updating and managing character-based passwords. While they provide the necessary protection against unauthorized access, they are also vulnerable to various attacks such as brute forcing and social engineering. AI is enabling the development of smart authentication systems that do away with the traditional character passwords and rely more on upgraded methods like biometric authentication. From fingerprint and retina scans to facial recognition technology, authentication as we know it is changing rapidly and for the better.
• Next generation threat hunting powered by AI will help organizations better anticipate threats. Threats are constant in cybersecurity, and it's impossible for analysts to effectively comb through all system data in search of repetitive patterns, anomalous behavior, and other outliers. With next-generation AI tools, human threat hunters can work hand in hand with artificial "hunters" to conduct more productive and efficient investigations. Furthermore, it will enable a more anticipatory method of hunting. Through the automated collection of machine-readable external threat intelligence data and the ability to tailor analysis to each organizations environment or context, human threat hunters can more proactively seek out relevant threats. Also, the threat intelligence collection and synthesis opportunities become limitless.
AI can also collect and apply text analytics and natural language processing to readable data with relevant threat information. This includes blogs, forums, social media, and the dark web. Doing so narrows the human threat hunters daily research load and enables them to spend their valuable, and often expensive, time understanding how relevant threats can impact and apply to their environment.
• It's cutting down investigation times when it matters the most. In the event of an incident or attack, AI-based solutions can more quickly and accurately answer questions that can sometimes take weeks or months to solve. Advanced investigation tools can help companies understand the who, what, when, where and possibly even why regarding incidents and breaches. By mining numerous data sources including past alerts, network and asset information, security logs, and other relevant data - clusters, associations, and patterns can be uncovered and shared with human investigators. These advantages even trickle over into incident response. AI techniques, such as knowledge engineering and case-based reasoning, can be used to create playbooks that dynamically guide incident responders on what to do in the event of an incident. By considering previous incidents and codified knowledge from experts, the technology can continuously modify or create new branches in the central playbook as it learns from new incidents.
AI is being used all around us. Advancements in the space are thwarting any doubts that preceding generations had regarding the limitations of technology. Furthermore, the use cases in cybersecurity are making life easier for consumers and empowering businesses to serve their customers better. Whether discussing the cybersecurity industry or beyond, artificial intelligence is helping us bolster the capabilities of human beings, replicate intelligence and take the world to new heights.


It is established in 2001, MITCOE has come to be known as the destination of choice for most aspiring engineers, not only from Maharashtra, but also from the rest of India.
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engg, Pune is an Engg and technology oriented institute of higher education established in 1983. This Engg college is the constituent college of Bharati Vidyapeeth.
The college became a constituent unit of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University in June 2000 and was thereafter accessed and accredited to grade "A" by NAAC further, all of its programmes are also accredited by NBA.
The institute is affiliated with the University of Pune and managed by the Sinhgad Technical Education Society (STES). The college takes its name from the nearby Maratha fort. It has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and recognized by the AICTE. The institute has also been awarded an A Grade by NAAC.
This institute is an Engineering college in Pimpri-Chinchwad, India. Established in 1984 as a polytechnic school, it converted into a degree-awarding college in 1999.
It is only the second college in Pune University to have started working in two shifts. Apart from the regular 180, Mechanical, Computer and Electronics and Tele Communication Departments have 60 students each in the second shift.


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Veterans open up about mental health on the course and in conversation
By Salam Fatayer
Published July 5, 2022 at 2:43 PM CDT
This episode of Uniquely Milwaukee began with a conversation I had with a dear friend, Andrea, about therapy. During our talk, she brought up her dad — a veteran who served in the 1980s. She mentioned how their relationship changed over time and how she hoped her own journey to taking care of her mental health will inspire him to do the same.
Later, when brainstorming story ideas for upcoming episodes, that conversation kept surfacing and led to more questions — primarily, what are veterans doing to take care of themselves?
The term "post-traumatic stress disorder" (PTSD) was coined and gained the spotlight in the 1970s, when countless Vietnam veterans returned home and began experiencing various psychological problems. Before that, medical literature described it as "shell shock." However, it still took until the next decade for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to officially recognize PTSD as a disorder.
That official designation was part of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which healthcare professionals use as the authoritative text for diagnosing mental disorders. After drawing on research involving people who survived severely traumatic events — including war veterans, Holocaust survivors and sexual-trauma victims — the APA included PTSD in DSM-III in 1980.
Today, about 7.7 million American adults have PTSD. According to a 2015 article, that includes as many as 500,000 U.S. troops who served in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2002. But the National Alliance on Mental Health points out that PTSD is just one of three primary mental-health concerns for someone who served or is on active duty in the military; the others are depression and traumatic brain injury.
I have spoken to Andrea's dad, Carl Ruffier, many times. He has a big personality, and our talks are always pleasant. We've only talked about his military experience on a surface level, and I was eager to learn more. I was also cautiously optimistic because when Carl speaks, he can go on long tangents, so I had an inkling he would be a great storyteller for this. I was wrong.
Carl had just finished dinner prior to our conversation, and his energy shifted drastically as soon I put on my over-the-ear headphones and turned on my Zoom recorder. Still sitting at the kitchen table, he crossed his arms and began fidgeting with his fingers. Carl was nervous.
It's a completely understandable mindset and one that isn't unique to Carl. It's present in the voices of other veterans I spoke to at an event set up by Next18, which organizes multi-day golf camps for "veterans with disabilities and first responders providing mental health and holistic lifestyle resource training."
Listen to the episode to hear their stories.
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To properly prepare for and conduct jury selection, a trial lawyer must know how to deal with two important issues: time constraints and weaknesses in his case. Although these issues might seem to be separate and distinct, in reality, they go hand in hand. Since courts have decided to limit the amount of time allotted to each attorney for jury selection, careful thought must be given as to how to best make use of the time allowed.
On the day you first met your client and heard his story, you probably made an initial determination regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the case. Your initial 'gut' reaction to the case is crucial to your preparation for jury selection. It was at that moment in time that you were closest to seeing the case the way the jury might see it. At that point in time, you were less of an advocate than you are at the moment you step into the courtroom. Clearly, after forming that initial impression or 'gut' reaction, you have spent countless hours focusing on the strengths of your case and dealing with its weaknesses. You probably have already argued about the merits of the case during settlement discussions.
The problem, as it relates to jury selection, is that you are an advocate and your tunnel vision might prevent you from dealing with those dicey issues that will be at the forefront of the jurors minds.
One of the best ways to deal with difficult issues is to make a written list of the potential problem areas which you perceive at the time you first get the case. Go back to that list -- back to your initial 'gut' reaction and see if it still applies.
Rather than asking lawyers in your office what they think, speak with the types of people who might be on the jury panel. Speak with everyone you can from lawyers outside your firm to teachers, kids and people in the community in which you are about to try the case. [FN1] Lay out the facts as objectively as possible. Ask purely open-ended questions designed to get them to talk. Leading questions, or questions that suggest the answer or limit the universe of potential answers, do little to help you in this regard.
Q: Don't you agree I can overcome that problem?
Obviously, the 'yes' or 'no' response you receive to these questions does little to assist your jury selection.
Q: What do you think of the case?
Q: What do you see as the weakness in the case?
Q: Why do you think I might lose this case?
The answers to these questions may provide valuable insight and should be used by you to reaffirm your initial 'gut' reaction and devise ways to address these problems with the jury.
Once you have your list of weaknesses, you must be mindful of the time constraints imposed by the court. Here, you must prioritize your weaknesses and deal with those that you can in the limited amount of time permitted by the court. You must decide how you want the jurors to perceive the weaknesses. If possible, try to turn a weakness into a strength. If that is not possible, you still must address the issue both to maintain your credibility and begin to desensitize the jury to this particular problem.
What counsel failed to tell you is that his client is and has been a drug addict for the last 20 years.
Needless to say, you might never recover from the irreparable harm done by your failure to address the difficult issue.
The 'confessional approach' [FN2] to jury selection allows you to meet the tough issues head-on. At times, it even allows you to turn a perceived weakness into a strength. To successfully master this technique, you must be willing to bring out the 'bad' facts as soon as possible, thereby confessing your weakness.
Imagine the scenario in which your client in a medical negligence case was a drug addict for the last 20 years before his death. Your position, however, is that his death was caused by certain failures on the part of the treating physician in administering medications, not by the use of illicit drugs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'll tell you right now: Mr. Smith used and abused drugs for more than 15 years. In fact, he used and abused drugs for close to 20 years. We want you to know that fact right away because we know that you might have a strong reaction to that issue. But we also want you to know that there were no secrets about his drug use. He fully informed his doctors. They knew this. Our position is that he never should have been given certain medications by his doctor in light of his known drug use. Our position is that the doctor was careless and negligent in administering this medication and that this departure from accepted practice resulted in his death.
Now, address the tough issue head on and find out the jurors' true feelings. Explore your fears and concerns based on your own 'gut' reactions to the case. Use both leading and open-ended questions to flesh out the issue.
Q: Are you willing to listen to a case like this knowing it involves a person who used and abused drugs?
Q: Are you open to the possibility that a person who used and abused drugs might not be responsible for his own death?
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'll tell you right now our client is an alcoholic.
He was drunk at the time of the accident. Our position is that he did not cause the accident and was injured through no fault of his own. We want you to know that fact before we do anything else in this trial.
Q: Are you the kind of person who is going to say: I'm not interested in anything else you have to say -- I've made up my mind -- or are you the kind of person who wants to know more?
Q: Tell us exactly why you need more information.
Often, a weakness might not jump out at you like the illustrations above. At times, the weakness in the case might present as a much more delicate and sensitive issue. Consider, for example, a subtle yet potentially powerful issue involving racial prejudice. While your case might be strong on both liability and damage issues if viewed in a prejudice-free vacuum, the world does not work that way. Your initial 'gut' reaction involving racial concerns might be something you need to address during selection.
Assume, for example, you represent an African-American. You know the makeup of the jury pool in the county in which the case will be tried is anything but African-American. Your fear is that the jury will award less of a damage award based solely on race.
Q: Are you prejudiced against African-Americans?
Needless to say, it is a stretch to ask individual jurors to admit to bigotry in front of a large group of people. Simply put, it is not going to happen.
Q: When evaluating a person's pain and suffering, would it matter to you if the injured person was rich or poor?
Q: Donald Trump or a homeless person?
Q: Would it matter to you if the injured person was a doctor or a janitor who was injured and you had to evaluate their pain and suffering?
Q: Would it matter to you if my client was black or white?
Q: Do you feel that race should be considered when placing a value on a person's injuries?
Q: Do you believe that a person should be entitled to a fair shake, regardless of race, religion, creed or color?
While you may never know if a potential juror has a hidden agenda or truly is a racist by forcing a juror to answer the 'why' question in his own words, you will be afforded the opportunity to evaluate the honesty of the answer based on your own common sense and good judgment. The juror's demeanor, ability to maintain eye contact and content of the response might speak volumes on this issue.
Since courts have severely limited our ability to conduct a lengthy jury selection, care must be taken to address the most significant issues with the jurors. Often, you are better off dealing with your fears and concerns while saving your strengths for the trial in chief.
FN1. Lisa Blue & Robert B. Hirshhorn, 'Blue's Guide to Jury Selection §24 ' (2004 West).
FN2. Patrick L. McCloskey & Ronald L. Schoenberg, 'Criminal Law Deskbook §14' (1984 Matthew Bender).


The Uwezo Fund which provides youth and women access to grants and interest-free loans, as well as mentorship opportunities to enable them take advantage of the 30% government procurement preference for youth, women and persons with disabilities through its Capacity Building Programme.
Representation: to ensure the inclusion of all Kenyans including women, youth, persons with disabilities, elected parliamentary representatives and respective government officials.
Economy: use of the best but least cost mechanism to achieve the desired objective.
The Uwezo Fund is an outcome of Kenya's transformation, following the March 4th 2013 general election. As the Jubilee Coalition flag bearer, I outlined our intention to utilize the planned Kshs. 6 billion presidential election re-run budget to bolster support for the women and youth upon securing a first round win. Responding to this call, the Kenyan people demonstrated an outstanding resolve, and ushered in the Jubilee Government under the new Constitution of Kenya.
By its very name, Uwezo, the Fund is a tool of empowerment. Its underlying philosophy is an affirmation of hope and faith in our people. A call to the women and youth of our country to believe in their own capabilities and a demonstration that my Government is ready, willing and able to offer pragmatic support towards this end.
The women and youth of this country will be the cornerstone of our country's economic development and I am personally inspired by the objective that the Uwezo Fund seeks to achieve. As the National Champion of the Uwezo Fund, I will ensure commitment to the fund at the highest level of government. Further, I will establish an annual award scheme for successful businesses of Uwezo Fund recipients and therefore encourage all our women and youth to stand up and be counted.
Message from H.E. the Deputy President.
Unemployment among youth and women remains the single largest challenge that we face as a country. It is a challenge that must be addressed if the country is to meet the goals of Vision 2030. The fact that unemployment breeds discontent and subsequently has the potential to become a security risk means efforts to promote sustainable livelihoods through employment creation, skills enhancement and entrepreneurship development, particularly among the youth and women must be the Jubilee government's priority.
The Jubilee administration recognises that the informal sector accounts for over 75 percent of total employment in Kenya and therefore has enormous potential to substantially address unemployment. By making credit accessible to them through Uwezo Fund the government seeks to place women and youth at the centre of job creation in Kenya at the constituency level. We believe that the Uwezo Fund will play a significant role in promoting women and youth led enterprises thereby generating gainful self employment in the short to medium term.
The Ministry of Devolution and Planning as the ministry responsible for youth and gender, is proud to be associated with the Uwezo Fund as a tool for empowering this target segment of the population. The Uwezo Fund adopts the hybrid concept of table banking and revolving funds, designed to ensure that women and youth groups are able to employ availed resources for credit, while similarly promoting and sustaining a savings culture. By providing the seed credit and grant to table banking groups, the Uwezo Fund ensures that regular group contributions receive a boost, especially when one considers the amount of time it takes for groups to accumulate the requisite capital for onward lending to members. These efforts, coupled with a robust capacity building and mentorship framework will propel the expected impacts into perpetuity and spur a culture of saving.
Thereafter, we expect to see women and youth groups taking advantage of the public procurement preferences and reservations, and sustain proactive engagement in securing the 30% government contracts for goods and services reserved for these and other eligible enterprises. I therefore encourage women and youth groups to actively take up this opportunity, and exploit it to its full capacity.
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Like it or not, summer is the season of sweat—which means words like "light" and "breathable" are music to my ears. So when Everlane launched a new T-shirt line conveniently called The Air, you can bet I was intrigued.
Everlane created four different styles—an oversize crew neck, a dolman tee, a V-neck T-shirt, and a tank top—with "light as air" cotton, and the result is the easiest thing you'll throw on all summer long. The shirts come in a range of classic colors, including white, black, lilac, and gray, which makes them perfect for stockpiling. We'll take one of each, please. Scroll down to shop Everlane's new arrivals.


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Post-Brexit Trade Agreement…
Post-Brexit Trade Agreement to be signed by Switzerland and the UK
Evelyn Campbell
In a development that would come as a big boost for the British economy, the United Kingdom is apparently on the verge of signing a post-Brexit trade agreement with Switzerland. Ever since United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU), the precarious prospect of negotiating individual trade deals with different countries has been cited as one of the biggest threat to long term well being of the country.
At the moment, the British lawmakers are at an impasse since the Members of Parliament has not been able to agree on the deal, which was agreed with the EU in 2018. The possibility of a 'no deal' Brexit looms large, and according to experts, it is a situation that the country must avoid.
There were fears that the UK was going to be worse off with those new deals, but the new deal with Switzerland must come as a big relief for the country's lawmakers. The agreement, to be signed on Monday, preserves UK's right to trade with Switzerland on preferential terms and it will be a vital trade relationship for the country because it is worth around $41.4 billion. The agreement had been agreed some time back, but it would be formalized today. However, it is important to point out that this is perhaps only a small step in UK's target to preserve all the existing trade deals before it formally leaves the EU on the 29th of March this year.
Liam Fox, the international trade minister, released a statement in which he extolled the virtues of this agreement. He said, "Not only will this help to support jobs throughout the UK but it will also be a solid foundation for us to build an even stronger trading relationship with Switzerland as we leave the EU."
Other than this particularly lucrative deal with Switzerland, UK is negotiating deals with a host of countries in the EU and the lawmakers believe that they will be able to replicate all the existing trade agreement before the 29th of March. Continuity of existing trade deals has also been announced for Israel. On the other hand, Australia and New Zealand have signed deals which have been termed 'mutual recognition' deals. Despite these developments, the prospect of Brexit and renegotiation of trade deals with key partners like Japan and South Korea remains a concern. Carolyn Fairbairn, the chief of the Confederation of British Industry said as much on Sunday. She said, "It will be the decisions that businesses take about jobs and investment – and they will reduce them – so you have less potential to trade globally, that will mean less investment in the future and that will mean fewer jobs in the future."
Evelyn Campbell has interest in trading and finance. She began her career in some foremost magazines as a news writer and later joining FinanceStead as a senior news writer. She holds double degree in journalism and communication. She is an active trader.
EU Rejects Rail Mergers of Siemens and Alstom
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Financial system Updated: 17 Oct 2017
BBVA goes over the challenges facing EU banks
Miriam Gidrón
Non-performing assets, monetary policy and digitization are the three most pressing challenges that EU banks are facing, according to José Manuel González-Páramo. BBVA's Executive Board Director participated in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) that took place in Washington D.C. last week, which he attended together with a large delegation of BBVA executives.
The ECB launches a consultation on new regulations for non-performing loans
The European Central Bank has launched a public consultation on an addendum to its guidance to European banks on non-performing loans (NPL). The addendum specifies that as of January 1, 2018 banks must completely provision for the unsecured portion of all new NPLs after two years at the latest and for the secured portion after seven years at the latest.
The debate organized by the IIF, which focused on some of Europe's most pressing topics, was one of the standouts in the Executive Board Director's packed agenda. During the debate he discussed the three key challenges that the banking sector is facing: reducing the load of legacy non-performing loan portfolios that built up during the crisis, the normalization of economic policy and the adoption of digital technologies. All this in a context of economic recovery, progress in the capital markets union and the debate over the reform of EU institutions.
Regarding non-performing assets, he reminded that, only in the EU, there is still €1 trillion of NPLs outstanding. These assets – regarding which borrowers are unlikely to meet their payment obligations – are expensive to maintain, imply a misallocation of capital, could potentially reinforce the bank-sovereign link and can trigger a decrease in new loans, thus impairing the lending channel for monetary policy.
He also made reference to the normalization of monetary policy, both in Europe and in the United States. In both cases, he called for more clarity from central banks regarding their exit strategy.
José Manuel González-Páramo, BBVA Executive Board Member - IIF
And regarding the challenge of digitization, he noted that banks need to adapt their strategies to survive competition from new entrants in the financial industry, such as tech giants and startups. In his opinion, success will be determined by the ability to take care of customer experience, re-establish reputation and maximize customer convenience, offering better prices and processes to allow them to administer their finances.
Economics, businesses and finance
Ten years of crisis in 24 key events
In 2007, one of the biggest financial crisis in modern history started, one that has brought drastic changes to the world's economy.
The bursting of the financial bubble caused by subprime mortgages triggered a deep economic recession, especially in countries such as Spain. The crisis also resulted in record-high unemployment rates that still affect large segments of the population. This is how the crisis that started a decade ago has evolved and affected people and the economy.
Finally, BBVA's Executive Board Director urged authorities to complete the banking union to improve bank resilience in future crises. In this sense, he admitted to seeing the glass half-empty, due to the lack of progress in financial integration in the euro area, and the need to apply the resolution framework consistently across the EU..
José Manuel González-Páramo participated in a debate entitled 'Europe Economic and Political Outlook', one of the panels of the IIF Meeting, which took place on October 13. Other panel speakers joining the debate, moderated by Stephanie Flanders (head of Bloomberg's Economics Unit), included Michala Marcussen, Group Chief Economist at Société Générale, Reza Moghadam, Vice-Chairman for Sovereign and the Official Institutions at Morgan Stanley; and Jean Pisani-Ferry, Sciences Po.
Álvaro Ortiz, chief economist for Turkey, China and BBVA Research's Geostrategy, attending the panel about 'new data for old problems' of IIF
For his part, Álvaro Ortiz, chief economist for Turkey, China and Geostrategy at BBVA Research, took part in a panel on "new data for old problems," where he explained the advantages of "big data" for the studies service of BBVA. In his view, "big data" can significantly increase efficiency in some areas. such as real-time forecasts. But at the same time, more analysis is needed to differentiate between noise and relevant information.
BBVA uses big data fundamentally for the analysis of geopolitics, politics, globalization, trade and society. It also incorporates big data into its forecasts and in the analysis of sentiment and narratives. Lastly, it uses tools for the analysis of natural language when interpreting speeches on monetary policy or financial stability.


Vivo has unveiled a new smartphone that takes the whole "no bezel" thing for real (Lenovo!). Called the Nex, the device comes with an edge-to-edge 6.6-inch 1080p+ display with a screen-to-body ratio of 91.24 percent. Admittedly, there is a slight chin at the bottom, but that factor's pretty forgivable once you consider there isn't a notch housing the front camera and earpiece.
In fact, not having a notch is sort of the statement piece of the Nex. Whereas many Android devices nowadays are using notches to stretch their displays even farther, Vivo was able to design their handset with a display that stretched all way across the top of its body while retaining a selfie shooter in an ejectable slider at the top of the phone. I'd also like to point out the fact that there's a headphone jack in the same location. In other words, the future doesn't look entirely 3.5mm port-less.
In terms of specs, the Nex comes with a Snapdragon 845 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. A cheaper model of the device will ship with a Snapdragon 710 chipset, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage which, clearly, isn't too shabby. There's also a huge 4,000mAh battery, Android Oreo, and dual cameras on the back. And of course, the phone comes with an in-display fingerprint reader for authentication.
If you're interested in picking one up, you'll need to be in China as that's the only market Vivo will sell the Nex in. At least you won't need to spend all that much, however, since the handset costs just 4,998 yuan (around $780). No launch date was given but expect more news in the near future.


Lottery | Discover The Secret To Winning The Lottery!
The lottery is still one of the very best ways to hit it big and rid you off financial problems for some time, but if managed well, you can swing farewell to financial fears forever. Statistically, at least half the grownups in the United States have actually played the state lottery game as well as 65% of them are routine buyers of the lottery tickets. In the UK, 15 to 45 million tickets are cost each Lottery draw, formally known as The National Lottery. This is a large variety of gamers all looking to win the large payment. Nonetheless, few individuals damage the lucky numbers, and also it is a gambling game.
As the claiming goes, ton of money favors the bold and this is not more accurate compared to when it concerns playing the lottery game. Close to 85% of individuals that play the lottery play tiny as well as anticipate big returns. With the numbers suggested above, your opportunities raise the variety of times you play.
If you were to tell somebody that the lotto code could be broken, they would think you crazy. Nevertheless, it could be done. Over the root cause of the years, there are individuals from throughout the world who has a won the lottery more than once. It is for not only small payout; these victors take house checks worth thousands and millions of dollars, sometimes greater than as soon as in various lotteries.
By now you will have realized that there are different lottery games each with its chances of winning. Prior to you purchase the ticket for your hard-earned money, ensure that you understand just what the chances are for each of the games. There are national lotteries along with state lotteries. The nationwide lottos have a wider entrance swimming pool, but with decreased possibilities of winning, while state lottos are less complicated to win, you need to be a local of the state to play as well as potentially win.
Different games have various approaches, as well as the most effective thing to do is to make sure that you select the lottery game games that you make certain you can make use of method to win it huge. Some techniques call for a great deal of mathematics and also formulations, and also it may take you years prior to you can strike the very best formula to choosing the numbers. Online, you could discover lots of lotto methods that function, yet it takes a clear conscience and also a sharp mind to win.
Get involved in a lottery game pool.
The possibilities are that your associates, household, and also buddies play the lottery game. The very best method to boost your chances of winning is by acquiring even more tickets without investing more loan. As a specific, there is no way that you could purchase more tickets without spending even more money. Lotto pools provide you the most effective means of raising your odds of winning. They operate in that the people in the pool chip in cash to acquire the tickets when they win, they divided the money inning accordance with the cash added to acquiring the tickets.
You will obtain minimal winning than if you had actually purchased the tickets on your own, yet at least you will certainly have far better odds of winning. The pool has as several probabilities of winning as there are individuals, and also it is amongst the lotto game approaches that work.
You win rewards in arbitrary illustrations, and the tickets are only available within a specified period. Some drawings, occur extra regularly depending on the lottery video game you are playing, as well as the cash prizes vary anywhere between $500 to greater than $1 million. The prizes could likewise vary depending upon the game you play, there lottery gamers who have actually won tickets, household things, holidays, even all new automobiles, thanks to the second opportunity games.
Secure your lotto ticket and also avoid lottery game scams.
Lottery fraudulences are real, and they could take place to anyone. When you get the winning numbers for the pot, there is absolutely nothing worse compared to understanding that you have been the sufferer of a scam. After you procure your lotto ticket, at this point, you do not know if your numbers are the winning ones; authorize it at the back. This is a sure-fire approach of identifying that the ticket is your own when the numbers are revealed, and they are the ones you carry your ticket.
Also if it gets shed, nobody could declare the cash given that it is your own. Nonetheless, it is important that you keep your tickets risk-free in an area where you could access it quickly. Right here are actionable pointers to avoid being a lottery game scam victim.
• Do not give up your personal details to the lotto game contributors mainly to individuals and also companies you do unknown. This includes personal info such as banking information, social protection number, et al.
• Identify any less than professional actions. This is feasible by taking an interest in the way the frauds build their texts, emails, or perhaps exactly how they talk on the phone.
• Whenever feasible stay clear of international lotteries that guarantee a significant payout. According to previous occasions such as these, they are frauds, and they hook you into acquiring pricey tickets just to find that they are not legitimate as well as unregistered, unlicensed, as well as unregulated. Strictly acquire your lotto tickets from authorized suppliers.
• Obtaining the cash phone call, message, or e-mail, bewilders many individuals, considering that it is an opportunity to get their practical the money. Bear in mind if you did not buy the lotto game ticket, you did not win, this reality gets lost in lots of people, and also they end up paying big amounts of cash to obtain the cash, which becomes the classic lottery game fraud.
• It is your duty that you examine your numbers and check that without a doubt you are the winner. The lotto game never makes phone calls, texts, or emails champions to tell them that they have won, and also anyone calling you or messaging you through email, messages, or IM, after that it is a scams. They will take this benefit and also ask you for cash to 'refine' the quantity you have apparently won.
Always get in touch with the lotto video game administrators if you think that you are the target of a lotto fraudulence. 90% of the moment, lotto game winners do not know that they are being scammed and this leaves a bad taste in their mouths and pass up on their chances of winning again in the future.
Disloyalty is a heavy word, and also many individuals cower when they come across it, as well as they would not like to be connected with it. Nonetheless, it does not need to be your lotto game ticket that wins the lottery game, however you can be the one to collect the payout. Many individuals toss out their tickets right after an illustration, and the tickets might be still valuable. Perhaps they examined the wrong illustration, they did not examine the numbers, or they misguide the numbers.
Do not assume it is a wild-goose chase collecting disposed of tickets; they simply could be the door to your good luck. Remember the 2nd opportunity games, also if the ticket does not win the reward, it can still win you some rewards in among the arbitrary illustrations. This is the much easier method of disloyalty as well as winning the lottery. However, some people and also companies assert that they could tell you ways to win the lotto game scrape off, along with ways to win lotto numbers by using innovation to rip off.
Winning the lotto game is all about probability, when you start seeing people start to win greater than when, there are insurance claims that they cheated the lottery. One thing is for certain, winning the lotto refers likelihood, as well as not good luck as well as likelihood could be controlled.
Lottery scratch offs are one of the most popular amongst the specialist lotto players. They bring in the lotto firms one of the most sales. They pay even more everyday compared to the regular, month-to-month, and also yearly lottery game attracts. Throughout decades, mathematicians as well as specialist lotto gamers have actually created complicated though efficient approaches that aim to boost the chances of winning during the major draws.
There is a growing number of individuals who like playing scrape offs due to the fact that it is much easier to win compared to playing the lotto and also waiting to win throughout the primary draw. Different scrape offs have different odds given that they are not all equivalent. The scrape offs with the worst chances have the largest payments, yet this implies you need to acquire them wholesale.
The very same case applies to playing month-to-month; you could obtain the opportunity of getting tickets with more significant payouts as well as more tickets since you will certainly have more loan to purchase tickets that may obtain you a couple of huge bucks. The best time is to purchase the tickets in the fourth week of the month compared with the first week.
As seen above, winning the lotto game is not just about gaming, as many individuals would certainly have you think. It is a video game of strategy whether you win by unfaithful or trick, yet the goal is to win. People like Richard Lustig as well as Joan Ginther have actually utilized strategies to win several payouts, and also they have settled their victories and become millionaires. When playing the lotto, have the mind of a champion, because it will be available in helpful when investing your payback.
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There was sweltering heat and choppy seas for Southsea Regatta on Saturday, the largest one day rowing regatta in the country.
Clubs from two of the three South Coast Rowing Associations, the Hants & Dorset ARA and CARA, meet for the only time before the South Coast Rowing Championships in September – presenting the clubs with a good opportunity test themselves against another association.
For Ryde's Men's Coastal Junior Four of James Cleary, Stephen Johnson, Ollie Gove and Adam Edwards with Max Reeve coxing, this proved to be a good experience. They comfortably won their heat and were then drawn in one of the unfavoured outside positions for the final – but this proved to be no obstacle to their progress as they claimed their 6th win of the season – a good three lengths ahead of the opposition.
Life was a little tougher for the other Ryde Fours crews with the Ladies Coastal Junior crew of Steph Kissick, Gemma Smith, Alicia Stokes and making her debut for the club, Charlotte Price, with Mick Jenner coxing finishing 4th in their heat and just failing to make the final – a similar fate befalling the Men's Novice crew of Callum Lockhart, Will Ford, Isaac Cornish and James Smith with Mick Jenner coxing once again.
There was a welcome return of the Ryde Senior Ladies Four of Sophie Brown, Hayley Spall, Lou Maidment and Maddie Dunn with cox Max Reeve following a long absence through injury and they finished 4th in their final, a result they should be able to improve on once they get back into regular training.
There were mixed fortunes for the Ryde Novice scullers with Dale Buckett producing his best race of the season so far to reach the final where unfortunately he capsized in the choppy conditions. This fate also befell Andy Hicks, twice, in his heat, although he did well, on both occasions, to right the boat, climb back on board and finish the race.
Meanwhile the Club's Veteran/Masters sculler Nick Pike was competing at the Henley Master Regatta over the Royal Regatta course at Henley on Thames, where the standard is very high as the event attracts some of the best "masters" scullers in the world. Nick was competing at the Masters "D" status – for over 50's – but was unfortunate to meet one of the best in this age group in the first round and as a result was knocked out at this stage.


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Healthcare Faces Another Massive Challenge After COVID-19
By Revel Team June 8th, 2020
A Revel survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll reveals 66% of Americans have postponed or cancelled healthcare visits due to the COVID-19 crisis.
A Revel survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. adults, reveals 66% of Americans have postponed or cancelled healthcare visits due to the COVID-19 crisis. Ten million Americans postponed and cancelled appointments for chronic health conditions including diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and cancer.**
The implications of rapidly changing patient behavior cut across every sector of the healthcare system, including pharma. According to The Harris Poll COVID-19 tracker, nearly one-quarter of Americans (23%) would not go out to the pharmacy during government restrictions due to the novel coronavirus. Further, results from the Revel survey warns that health systems, clinics, and doctors' offices will likely be overwhelmed as two-thirds of those who cancelled or postponed healthcare visits (67%) hope to reschedule care within a month of COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed.
The Revel survey was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Revel, a Minneapolis-based leading health action platform that uses data, analytics, and smart tools to help clients move their members and patients to better health.
"The Harris Poll conducted for Revel reveals that as many as 10 million Americans are missing chronic health treatments including chemotherapy and radiation because of COVID-19," said Jeff Fritz, CEO of Revel. The study shows 6% of Americans postponing cancer screenings and 10% postponed specialist care for existing conditions such as diabetes and cancer. "The survey shows a shadow demand curve building on the horizon."
"67% of patients plan to reschedule health visits within a month after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. There is no way the current system can handle the impending crush of patients anxiously awaiting an opportunity to see a healthcare professional. We have to transform how members and patients interact with and access healthcare services—and we have to do it fast."
Jeff Fritz
Revel, CEO
Revel is using results from its Harris Poll survey, and The Harris Poll COVID-19 Tracker data, to help health plans and systems prepare for the next great challenge: the overwhelming number of delayed patient visits for everything from preventive annual checkups to critical care for life-threatening symptoms and conditions. Revel built a proprietary platform, Revel, which uses advanced analytics and AI to help the nation's largest health plans educate and transform the way members and patients utilize services and systems to manage their health.
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"Revel is working with its clients to deploy proactive communications encouraging patients access to remote preventive care," said Sara Ratner, Revel SVP of Government Programs and Strategic Initiatives. "Telemedicine is just one example of a tool that can help maximize the number of patients who may be screened on a daily basis. We have to educate members on how to use and access telemedicine so when they need access to a healthcare professional, the first appointment or consultation may be conducted from home," Ratner said.
Beyond telemedicine, Revel has launched a full array of programs during the COVID-19 crisis designed to engage patients and ensure they have access to healthcare professionals, enroll in prescription delivery services, and take their medications, as prescribed, on a timely basis.
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Revel from April 13-15, 2020 among 2,032 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
** Source: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045219 from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States Frequently requested statistics for: United States. 250 million times 4 percent = 10 million.
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The Harris Poll is one of the longest running surveys in the U.S. tracking public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963 that is now part of Harris Insights & Analytics, a global consulting and market research firm that delivers social intelligence for transformational times. They work with clients in three primary areas: building twenty-first-century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations research. Their mission is to provide insights and advisory to help leaders make the best decisions possible. To learn more, please visit www.theharrispoll.com.
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View Full Version : Homogeneous transform? What one? For sure not that one.
particular kind of "general transformation matrix".
Zatsiorsky (1998). Kinematics of human motion. Human Kinetics.
transformations, is not an homogeneous transformation!
transformation is the same as scaling before it.


Were Gandhi's final years his finest?
"Gandhi's Gift" shows the Master of Nonviolence at the end of his life, on the brink of attaining his lifelong goal of freedom from the British but with his heart breaking by the partition of India and the terrible communal violence that is killing untold thousands. Having led masses in nonviolent marches, Gandhi now walks alone for unity and peace.
"Gandhi's Gift" is the first major documentary about Gandhi made in the U.S. It is filmed on location in India, South Africa and the UK at all of the important sites in Gandhi's life. Historians and witnesses who actually grew up in the Mahatma's presence tell his story. Featured commentator, Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi, is both an historian and grandson with vivid memories of his grandfather's final days. Interviews such as his are historic in view of the advanced age of the participants. Other expert commentators are Gandhians Dr. Vandana Shiva and James Douglass.
"Gandhi's Gift" reveals inspiring details about Gandhi's life that were known only by scholars before now. His timeless story is as timely as ever, introducing audiences to a 21st Century Gandhi with a message of nonviolence and interfaith harmony more important now than even when he walked the Earth.


Sheila Hershey is a singer and multi-instrumentalist composer, performer, and teacher. Her performance largely features her work as a pianst and a cellist. She composes and performs widely in classical, film, and theater and also crosses over into pop genres (rocking cello!).
She composed and performed the music for films by John Welsh about the envriomental impact of coal mining in Pennsylvania. Most recently, the short film "Scorched," features an improvised solo cello score full of loops and guitar effects. Also, her haunting score for the preview for "Beyond the Breaker," focuses on the legacy of the one of the last remaining coal breakers in the region.
Hershey also performs with Umoja Strings throughout the Delaware Valley. Umoja (meaning unity) Strings seeks to bridge cultures with music from many historical and cultural orgins. With alternating members, the flexible string ensemble performs both classical music and contemporary dance music from various countries across the globe.
Her music as a singer-songwriter cellist can be heard in her debut EP Gotta Start Through looping melodic and percussive phrases created on her cello, she creates a self-made orchestra of indie-jazz inspired music above which she sings. Much like the album's blusey tango "Hard to Come By," Hershey's voice, style and arrangements blend genres. Her lyrics reflect love and hope in humanity and relationships.
In addition, Hershey works with classical, pop and rock songwriters and composers. She is currently working to preiemer a programatic piano fantasy by local composer Mitch Warren. The performance is scheduled for April 2017. In the past, she has also performed with many local rock and pop groups.
With a degree in music education from Lebanon Valley College, Hershey is an educator promoting music-making and songwriting in the Wilmington and Philadelphia region. She teaches both privately and also for the Chrstina School District. The work has made full use of her talents as an arranger for string orchestra. She also designed a beginning piano cirriculum for middle school. (Hopefully, these arrangements will be available to music teachers worldwide this summer!) Her teaching philosophy is to connect with students, cultivate their strengths and help them to open their great musical potential.


The draft bill will be introduced to the Legislative Assembly later this month. File photo.
The ACT Government has unveiled draft legislation for the establishment of an anti-corruption body in the Territory next year.
The draft bill to be introduced to the Legislative Assembly later this month incorporates 52 of the 57 recommendations recently made by the Integrity Commission Select Committee, including the ability to investigate matters that were subject to a previous inquiry, investigate matters related to judicial officers and require mandatory reporting by all senior public servants.
The Government will also review the Public Interest Disclosure Scheme.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the Government also planned to introduce legislation which will ban donations from property developers to any political party in the Assembly, and close other loopholes potentially used to circumvent the spirit of election rules.
"Both ACT Labor and ACT Greens do not accept political donations from property developers. However, to ensure the highest levels of transparency, the Government is following the lead of other States in banning any party in the Assembly from accepting these sorts of donations," he said.
Mr Barr said that subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly, and the recruitment process for a new Commissioner, the ACT Integrity Commission was expected to start work from 1 July 2019.
Legislation on the establishment of the Integrity Commission, and the ban on property developer donations, are planned to be introduced to the ACT Legislative Assembly in the last sitting period of the year.
Mr Barr said the Government recently passed a motion in the Assembly to change Standing Orders to expand the scope of the Lobbyist Register to capture more individuals, companies and industry associations.
"This package of integrity measures should further strengthen the ACT community's confidence in the Government's decision-making process. The measures will also provide appropriate oversight from independent bodies on the ACT public service," he said.
The establishment of an Integrity Commission, the ban on donations from property developers and reforms to the Lobbyist Register are all items in the 2016 Parliamentary Agreement between ACT Labor and the ACT Greens.
The Bill for the establishment of the Integrity Commission, the Explanatory Statement and the Government response to the Select Committee report that will be tabled are available online.
First up....developers and their cosy relationship with act pollies.
So is the statue of Al Grassby still out there at the front of the Assembly?
It surely serves to remind our elected paragons that, in days not long past, 'integrity' was a fairly flexible concept; entirely dependent on your point of view / political affiliations – and what you could get away with. .
A comment like that will surely get attention from John Hargreaves.
I hope it does. I always thought he put that statue up as a giant FU to everyone not in the club – a kind of 'we can get away with absolutely anything' mentality.
That's rubbish about Greens and Labor not accepting donations from developers too.
The problem is that the ACT Labor party doesn't get the direct funding and donations from the Developers themselves, but it receives secondary funding and benefits through the Unions, the Labor Club, the 1973 Foundation etc.
I could ban myself from buying Junk food, but then get my wife, son, father etc to buy it for me.
Labor has been in charge here for almost the last 20 years, and many would argue that in that time developers have run rampant over the city.
But they're claiming that THEY are the ones not in the developer's pocket?


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What is the level of mental age indicates?
How do you determine mental age?
What is the ideal mental age?
Are mental age tests accurate?
What is mental age example?
How do you test someone's IQ level?
Who has highest IQ in the world?
Who gave concept of IQ?
What does it mean if a person's IQ is 115?
How is your IQ calculated?
What is my IQ level?
When do the warning signs of mental illness appear?
How old do you have to be to have mental illness?
What is the purpose of the mental age test?
What do you need to know about the mental status examination?
Why is it important to know your mental age?
Are there any tests to determine your mental age?
How are mental age and chronological age related?
Mental age, intelligence test score, expressed as the chronological age for which a given level of performance is average or typical. An individual's mental age is then divided by his chronological age and multiplied by 100, yielding an intelligence quotient (IQ).
Write down your score in the following formula: IQ=MA/CA * 100, where "MA" is your mental age and "CA" is your chronological age. For example, if your chronological age is 10 and your IQ score is 120, the formula would read, 120=x/10 * 100, where "x" is your mental age.
The fixed average is 100 and the normal range is between 85 and 115. This is a standard currently used and is used in the Stanford-Binet test as well.
The mental age test is a reliable and practical way to understand a person's mental age. You can see that your mental age is more than or less than your actual age, depending on your thoughts and priorities while answering your questions.
A measure of the intellectual level at which an individual functions; for example, someone described as having a mental age of 6 years would be functioning at the level of an average 6-year-old child.
The equation used to calculate a person's IQ score is Mental Age / Chronological Age x 100. On most modern IQ tests, the average score will be 100 and the standard deviation of scores will be 15.
Countries by IQ – Average IQ by Country
1 Singapore 108
2 Hong Kong 108
3 South Korea 106
4 Japan 105
The German psychologist William Stern (1871-1938) introduced the idea of intelligence quotient, or IQ. This entailed a formula for mental age that could be assessed by a test, such as the one devised by Binet, divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100.
The average score on an IQ test is 100. 115 to 129: Above average or bright. 130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted.
IQ Test Scores
IQ Score Range
WAIS-IV Classification
120–129 Superior
110–119 High Average
90–109 Average
80–89 Low Average
Warning Signs of Mental Illness Fifty percent of mental illness begins by age 14, and three-quarters begins by age 24. Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder rarely appear "out of the blue."
All Topics Warning Signs of Mental Illness Fifty percent of mental illness begins by age 14, and three-quarters begins by age 24. Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder rarely appear "out of the blue."
Nobody will see your answers. The result has nothing to do with your Intelligence Quotient. For the purpose of this test, we define Mental Age as a measure of a person's psychological abilities in comparison to the number of years it takes for an average child to reach the same level.
Introduction •The mental status examination describes the sum total of the examiner[s observations and impressions of the psychiatric patient at the time of the interview. •Whereas the patient's history remains stable, the patient's mental status can change from day to day or hour to hour.
The mental age is an indicator, that shows how much your inner child influences your life. Your mental age can be affected by social environment, your way of thinking and your lifestyle.
Searching for mental age tests shows you several results. Some of the tests are pretty fun to take and interesting some are less. Most of these mental age tests are based on 10 to 20 questions. This mental age test is a quick test with 12 questions. Some of the questions require funny movement, some just need a click.
An individual's mental age is then divided by his chronological age and multiplied by 100, yielding an intelligence quotient (IQ). Thus, a subject whose mental and chronological ages are identical has an IQ of 100, or average intelligence. However, if a 10-year-old has a mental age of 13, his IQ is 130, well above average.
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The White Horse in Easton Set to Join East Suffolk's Culinary Map
Georgie Hill
The White Horse pub in Easton near Woodbridge is set to spearhead East Suffolk's growing reputation for culinary excellence by announcing Michelin-experienced Dominic Clarke as its new Head Chef. The much-loved pub is nearing completion of a sensitive refurbishment and is due to open its doors to guests with table bookings on Friday 17 June, 2016.
The arrival of Clarke is central to the wider vision to re-establish The White Horse as a quintessential English pub serving outstanding dishes and drinks with a local provenance, both to regulars and the huge number annual visitors to the area.
Clarke has over 15 years' culinary experience and has worked at some of the country's most exciting restaurants and hotels, including Head Chef roles at the luxury Three Rosette Gilpin Lodge Hotel and The Ryebeck in Cumbria.
A host of Suffolk regional food producers will supply The White Horse's kitchen which will serve a mix of pub classics and more refined dining. À la carte dishes include: Dingley dell pork belly, sticky pigs cheek with BBQ hispi cabbage, cider onions and sage quaver; while pub classics include coq au vin and fish 'n chips. Lunch and dinner will be served seven days a week.
Unearthing the rich heritage of The White Horse, which dates back to the 18th century, has been central to the refurbishment. Four open fires and the original flint stone wall provide an old-world charm and warmth throughout, be it at the central bar, the 'Club Room' or any of the three dining areas.
The Chestnut Group is a Suffolk-based company that aims to establish itself as one the country's leading innovators in creating quality hospitality experiences with a footprint in East Anglia. Its first opening was The Packhorse Inn, near Newmarket, where it has built an outstanding reputation for quality food, drink and service, for which it has received multiple awards and Five Stars for its accommodation.
This summer will see the arrival of The Northgate, the Group's spectacular boutique restaurant with nine bedroom accommodation in Bury St Edmunds. As well as a bar, dining area, private dining, and meeting room facilities, a 'Chef's Table' will form the centrepiece, giving diners the opportunity to see their meal being prepared from start to plate.
Speaking about The White Horse, Dominic Clarke, said: "The whole team at The Chestnut Group is incredibly excited about opening the doors to The White Horse this June – everyone involved in the project has used their experience to create what we hope will continue to be a cherished pub.
"There is a real vibrancy in the East Suffolk region. We want to capture that at The White Horse by delivering a memorable, home-from-home hospitality experience to all our guests, whether local or visiting the region. Serving quality dishes with local flavours will be right at the heart of it."
For all media requests, including interviews and imagery, please contact Georgie Hill on 0203 7286 100 or georgie@thomond.co.uk
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About The Chestnut Group
The Chestnut Group was established in 2012 with the vision to become one the country's leading innovators in delivering quality hospitality experiences through fantastic food, quality service and stylish interiors.
The Group's first opening was The Packhorse Inn, near Newmarket, which has received multiple awards and Five Stars for its accommodation. The portfolio also includes The Rupert Brooke in Grantchester and The White Horse in Easton near Woodbridge.
The arrival of The Northgate, a boutique restaurant with 9-bedroom accommodation in Bury St Edmunds, due to open in the summer of 2016, reflects The Group's focus on establishing it's footprint within East Anglia and developing services across hospitality, management and lifestyle.
Dom Clarke
Chestnut Group


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Join us for a special night of music Thursday April 19th for Flight Behavior Spring Tour 2018 with Ariana Saraha (vox, frame drums, kalimba...) & Fernando Medina (drums, percussion, "rhythm painter"). Special opening set and guest musicianship by Tony Khalife! A portion of the proceeds will go towards local ecosystem restoration and fire remediation in partnership with the Ojai Land Conservency Association. Ariana Saraha is a singer, musician, and composer with a global soul. Most often compared to Celtic singer Loreena McKennitt and alt-world artists Dead Can Dance, Saraha draws upon influences from the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, and Celtic & Eastern Europe, as well as performing a choice selection of traditional music of the same diaspora. But what really invites the listener in, beyond her vocal finesse and Old World influences, is Saraha's rare mixture of raw wildness and heartfelt intimacy.
Flight Behavior is her new project with Fernando Medina, drummer/percussionist. Together they weave a danceable and sensual mix of music that evokes the night sky, the flowering earth, and the blood river in our veins. The show begins at 7:30, and there is a $15-$20 suggested donation at the door.


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Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 Multiplayer raises the bar, delivering the most thrilling experience yet with a focus on tactical, grounded gameplay and player choice. The game offers a new level of online action across a variety of new weaponry, maps and modes. For the first time, Multiplayer serves as the center of the game's narrative as players explore each Specialist's role and unique playstyles. With the return of the Pick 10 Create-a-Class system and a new Gear category, gameplay becomes more customizable than ever, giving players choice on how to equip their Specialist. Combined with the ability to unlock devastating Scorestreaks, players will have the opportunity to be powerful on their own or unstoppable as a team.
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Q: Swagger and Springfox Changing the example response for different status codes I have a specific DTO I'm using to return as an example for Swagger documentation. How can I change the example in case I have a success 201 code?
Example responses in swagger:

I use the annotations "@ApiModelProperty" to describe my objects, but finding no way on how to change the example for different response codes. In my code, I don't want to show the Errors list, as it's an optional property and it will just be available when non 201 codes are going to be produced.
Ideas?

A: You can do this with a couple of annotations as follows:
import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ExampleObject;

@Operation(summary = "Your summary")
@ApiResponses(value = {
  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Your description",
    content = { @Content(mediaType = "application/json",
      schema = @Schema(implementation = YourModel.class),
      examples = [@ExampleObject(value = "{\"timestamp\": 1581552186590, \"status\": 404, \"error\": \"Not Found\", \"message\": \"Error message\", \"requestId\": \"62bcf95d\"}")]) })})


The very nature and rhythm of energy is to expand and contract. It's one of the few constants in the universe. The stars and their moons rise and set, waves of water crest and fall, electricity pulses, hearts contract and beat, lungs rise and fall, orgasms come and go. Energy may be constant, but it oscillates. The intelligences in our bodies are the same.
Physically, we have times of effort and times of rest and sleep.
Emotionally, we try to balance our sense of individuality and our need to connect with the people around us.
Mentally, we can be muddled and confused, or focused and clear.
Morally, we can pursue lives and ideals we don't truly want for ourselves, or we can exemplify our deepest values in the world.
Spiritually, we can remain dormant, or we can sparkle and thrive.


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What better combination could you ask for than a glorious European location, fascinating archaeological and historical sites and some of the world's best wines? Wine is of course the perfect accompaniment to all manner of things, but pairs extremely well with a good slice of history… Enjoy the speciality wines of the region served alongside the area's historical story.
Founded and run by archaeologists, Andante Travels has grown to become one of the UK's leading specialist tour operators. Their tours have consistently named 'Trips of a Lifetime' by the National Geographic Traveler. Their tours are conceived, planned and led by articulate archaeologists and historians, who bring good humour and vast knowledge with them as you explore fascinating ancient sites, that paint a vivid picture of the past.
Historical Trips tours bring the past to life. The company was founded with one clear aim – to bring people tours that explored the whole story of some of the most crucial episodes from World History. Travelling alongside historians, authors, and broadcasters, you'll have the chance to blow dust off the pages of history; uncovering the extraordinary stories of the people and the events that have shaped our modern lives.


The four-bedroom Villa Ocean is single storey and comprised of two buildings to maximise the eye-boggling views. The main building incorporates three bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, the living and dining rooms, and a fully equipped open plan kitchen. The living and dining room presents tropical open-air living at its best with comfortable cushioned sofas, a dining table for 10, and a terrace that spills onto the pool deck. The sparkling swimming pool measures 12 x 3 metres and features a 'bale bengong' relaxation pavilion on one side and a raised dining bale with a table for 10 on the other side.
There are three bedrooms within the main building, including the master with a king bed, a day bed, Timorese carvings and Moghul inspired alcoves. The second bedroom has a king bed with an ensuite bathroom made of natural stones, The third bedroom features twin beds that can be converted to a king bed.The second building is a standalone one-bedroom guest house with a queen size bed and an open-air bathroom.


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For more than 30 years, New West Ballet has been offering high quality ballet training in a supportive environment. Strong emphasis on technique and performance will have your dancer excelling at any level. The New West Ballet program primarily utilizes the Vaganova technique and training, while simultaneously incorporating historical and modern methods/styles.
At New West Ballet, we take our roles as mentors and teachers in your child's life very seriously. Your child will be cared for in our professional training and well-structured classes which are aimed to not only develop your child as a ballet dancer, but also to develop life skills. Our faculty will nurture your dancer's talents while emphasizing technique and discipline. No matter what level, all dancers are welcome and goals will be accomplished. Whether your dancer wants a fun physical activity, enjoys performing, or aspires to be a professional dancer, NWB works with each dancer to meet his or her needs.
We find great satisfaction in taking your hard working dancer and showcasing them. Twice a year, New West Ballet produces at least two full-length ballets. These optional performances are staged professionally and inspire teamwork and collaboration among the entire school. We come together as a community to put on artistic and spectacular ballets. New West Ballet also features a touring ensemble that provides education outreach and performs at different venues all over North County throughout the year.
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Early in the season the action is fast and as the ice gets thicker and the days colder the fish have a tendency to slow down and move.
These walleyes will be tight to the bottom, lying in the holes between rock and cuts in the bottom.
If I had to pick two places to concentrate my late fall angling they would be rivers and deep clear lakes.
As predator fish begin their fall feeding habits, their focus centers on large forage.
It seems that during the late summer months walleyes that are in clear water and walleyes that are pressured by anglers, move away from boats.