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PM Modi to visit Kutch on Dec 15 to lay the foundation stone of development projects
Pratik VakhariyaDecember 13, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dhordo in Gujarat's Kutch on December 15 and lay the foundation stone of several development projects in the state.
These projects include a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant, a release from Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani will be present on the occasion. Modi will also undertake a visit to the White Rann, followed by witnessing a cultural programme.
"This Desalination Plant, with 10 crore liter per day capacity (100 MLD), will strengthen water security in Gujarat by complementing Narmada Grid, Sauni network, and treated wastewater infrastructure," the release said.
The release also stated that nearly eight lakh people across the regions of Mundra, Lakhpat, Abdasa, and Nakhatrana talukas will receive desalinated water from this plant, which will also help in sharing the surplus to upstream districts of Bhachau, Rapar, and Gandhidham. It is known to be one of the five upcoming desalination plants in Gujarat besides those at Dahej (100 MLD), Dwarka (70 MLD), Ghogha Bhavnagar (70 MLD), and Gir Somnath (30 MLD).
The Hybrid Renewable Energy Park near Vighakot village in Kutch district will be the country's largest renewable energy generation park, according to the release.
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Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of a fully automated milk processing and packing plant at Sarhad Dairy Anjar, Kutch. The plant will cost Rs 121 crores and will have the capacity to process 2 lakh liters of milk per day, the PMO release said.
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6000 kids and parents participate in the CN Go Active Fun Run in Mumbai.
First Toon Cricket, and now toon merchandising. Cartoon Network is determined to cash in on its popularity in the subcontinent by creating brands out of its characters.
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I found a grey hair yesterday. Well, actually, yesterday was not the first time I saw it. The first time I noticed it, though, it was subtle like a highlight from a day at the beach. Yesterday, there was a brightly glaring strand of wisdom popping up out of my scalp. I examined it carefully in the mirror and debated plucking it right out of my head at that moment, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized, that hair isn't bothering anyone, least of all me. Plus, don't you get like 34 more grey hairs if you pull one out? Maybe I'm exaggerating, but I certainly don't want to be grey all over. I don't even like that there is a trendy new hairdo these days where girls, young girls, are dying their hair that gawd awful greyscale color. They kind of look like a cross between a senior citizen and an anime character. I don't want to look like a ninety year old from behind. Seriously, how would I ever get fucked then? If I go grey naturally, I guess I'll be ok with it.
That one grey strand wasn't near as traumatic on my head as it was when I found those few grey strands in my lady garden last year. That was a bummer. Salt and pepper p*ssy, not so flattering, but I already wrote about that. Back to the wisdom shining glaringly bright on my head. I think I will leave it for now. No need to wash that grey right out of my head just yet. Plus, when the light hits it just right, it's like a fantastic reminder of all the things I've lived through that didn't kill me, like raising kids, and these damn dogs every time the mail man tries to deliver, and every failed relationship that I was so much a part of, every broken down car, every flat tire, ever stupid decision I ever made, ever time I got food poisoning, every time I cried until I couldn't produce another single tear, every panic attack I've ever had sitting on the side of the road in my car because I wasn't safe to drive, every time I ever hurt someone's feelings and sat feeling guilty for days until I could muster up the courage to apologize like a decent human being, every late night binge drink I ever took, every hang over I ever had, every love I ever lost, every dream that was ever shattered, every lottery ticket that wasn't a winner, every stubbed toe and broken bone, every scar on my hands and arms from burning myself reaching into the oven cooking for someone I love, every class I ever failed, every time I had to force myself to look in the mirror and admit my shame, every time I had to force myself to throw the covers off and get out of bed instead of spiraling into a depression, every workout I meant to do but didn't, every workout I proudly did, every time I ever lost myself for someone one else, every time I ever stood up for what I thought was right even when the people who claim to love me thought it was ok to laugh about it, every step back I ever took when all I wanted was to move forward. There are so many reasons I should be completely grey. So maybe I will keep that one little shining reminder right where it is so I don't forget all the things I've lived through that made me who I am today, because I'm finally starting to like that person.
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Never had an issue with getting laid and my white hair.
I didn't figure that would ever be an actual problem, and now that it's confirmed, I will put another check mark in the "don't bother dying" it column. Thanks!!!


I'm not ready to reflect on dLRN15 yet on the interwebs, but here is the paper that I presented there at Stanford University, October 17, 2015. Thank you, lady leaders Amy Collier, Bonnie Stewart, Lee Skallerup, Adeline Koh, Kristen Eshleman, and (and others) for supporting me in the audience. Joshua Kim, thank you for the encouraging smiles–there were several frowns as I sped up and totally lost control of my slides. Also, the mention/misuse/idealization of the Amish in the preso before me got my heart rate up, so allow me to recommend The Devil's Playground.
I'm still in awe that anyone missed Rolin Moe to listen my train wreck preso, so my sincere gratitude for attending. For those of you who could not be there, here is the draft in its entirety. I tried to cite scholarship that is available on the web so that any adjunct, sessional, casual, or part-time teacher can access this work when you are in between contracts without access to data-bases.
In one year, my position in at a suburban community college's eLearning department changed four times. First I was hired a consultant, then as a faculty-in-residence Instructional Designer with an eventual promotion Instructional Designer. After a failed national search, I was promoted to director, largely in part because I told the dean, nobody knows what an instructional designer is, but they all know we don't have a director. Thus I moved into administration taking a giant leap from an adjunct to an eLearning Director. The move was a bit controversial among my colleagues who were also friends. At the time, we were going through an LMS transition and many of the faculty felt relieved because they knew me; I had an established network of colleagues from a variety of disciplines.
For my friend/colleagues, they took to making fun of "my big dog status" on campus. As somebody with an English Studies background, I couldn't help myself; I could only think of clichés or sayings involving dogs.
Allow me to pause here and admit that I have a bit of an abnormal affection for little dogs. The best little dogs do not know that they are little dogs. Have you ever observed a little dog among larger breeds at the dog park? Once at a dog park in Seattle, my beloved Boston Terrier, Elroy, knee-high at just a year old and 25 pounds was too rough and rowdy for the quarantined small breed dog park. He overwhelmed small dogs that should have been his peers. When I let him off the leash in the big dog park, he would look for the biggest dogs and engage them to chase him. My heart was in my throat the day I watched four muscular pit bulls chasing him like he was a mechanical rabbit at the dog track. I'd never seen him so happy as he cut them off with a 180 degree turn tricking all of them.
Missing teeth? Rowdy bar fight 2006.
This all got me thinking about the little dogs, who know they are little dogs in organizations in higher education. When those little dogs ask hard questions, the big dogs see you as a pack agitator. Or worse still, they ignore you and you don't exist.
That's a bit what it feels like when you're an adjunct seeking professional development funds among full-time faculty.
Often, it seems that all but the most barren peripheries of the park have already been well marked, and that which is ostensibly the community water bowl has been placed just beyond your reach.
Depending on the institution, the title "faculty" may be defined by administrators as either tenured or tenured-track. Why invest in adjuncts, administrators will ask, when they will just get jobs someplace?
Participate in CogDog's narrative call, y'all. He shares so much. Hook a brother up.
She and I, in the grand scheme of the open education movement are little community college dogs, yet we know the real power of the big dogs.
Sitting here today, I feel very much like the Chihuahua among the new foundlands of educational technology scholars. Reading your work—on Twitter, on blogs, in academic journals—helped me situate what I could and should care about as an educator interested in technology. My philosophy as an instructional designer is to help create what did not exist for me as a student, as a teacher and—especially—as an adjunct. Today, as I have access to some of the best minds in this field, I want to ask questions of how to advocate for that untapped potential of the digital space for adjunct faculty collaboration.
The efficacy of online instruction is comprised by the lack of collaborative professional development opportunities for adjunct faculty. The way we change this locally and systemically is to fund, support, and advocate for faculty learning communities—but they must be online with flexible course design.
Most of the scholarship about Faculty Learning Communities, or FLCs, ignore the digital space and assumes that meaningful faculty collaboration must take place in the synchronous face-to-face setting. What would it look like if we connected a regional consortium of faculty using the digital space? What would it look like if we connected a small liberal arts college with its satellite campuses and institutes to the main campus community? What if meaningful faculty collaboration was an institutional priority? What if we funded asynchronous networked learning within such a consortium or organization? In short, we need to imagine a Communities of Practice 2.0 that incorporates the digital space. How we can network, motivate, and mentor a new community of practice(s) for teaching and learning in the digital age?
The Miami University definition is "an FLC as a cross-disciplinary faculty and staff group…who engage in an active, collaborative, yearlong program with a curriculum about enhancing teacher and learning with frequent seminars and activities that provide learning, development, the scholarship of teaching, and community building (Cox, p. 8).
Who better than teachers to explore learning through their occupation as a community of people sharing a craft? Consistent attendance is a requirement cohesive sense of community. Maintaining a network takes time. Learning takes time. If we think of teachers sharing their craft in a community of learners, then the question of how and when to practice is what I tried to investigate when I co-facilitated an FLC in 2014-2015.
For our FLC, we were ambitions by trying to connect five colleges within our consortium who were facing a similar challenge. We agreed to meet face-to-face and online using Blackboard Collaborate. By setting up a book club where we all read the same text; we also got to select a text to match our individual research. The conditions of the grant allowed us to buy books and some refreshments, but we could not pay for labor. Books, I thought, could be a generous gift to encourage conversation and participation. Agreeing to be a part of this FLC meant taking on additional work, or "other duties as assigned," and in theory, we had a fantastic plan for meaningful discussion and sharing of research.
My failure was in the way I connected members of the FLC. Everything fell apart with the usual complications of diminished administrative support, varying teaching schedules, and the loss of any momentum when our primary mode of communication was email.
Three months into the FLC, the specter of failure loomed as my emails and Doodle polls got lost in the eFlood. Knowing that it was going to be my job to report on the budgetary substantiation from a theoretical standpoint, I redirected my focus to explore what an FLC might look like if it was completely online from the beginning. Send the books, read, think, and then post. Just like that. Like many researchers with a failed research plan, I used my mistakes as a way to experiment with questions that I knew might take me years to answer. With the right encouragement, I thought, maybe I could take this old FLC dog teach it a new trick.
From when I used to entertain myself on Pinterest. Labor is political.
As I read about the history of FLCs in the United States, I grew frustrated with the privileging of the synchronous. What we used to/still call brick and mortar model of collaboration. I needed to look at the history.
In "Assessment of Faculty Learning Communities: Considering Social Dimensions of Participant Choice" Goto, Marshall, and Gaule (2009) explores how faculty learning communities are a powerful means to encourage vibrant intellectual exchange and professional growth on college campuses. Moving educators out of traditional departmental and disciplinary silos helps to foster an institutional culture of collegial interaction (emphasis in italics mine, all quotes below from this report until next link).
The innovative part came with the follow-up meeting, during which participants were expected to devise ways of applying the e-learning tool that was demonstrated in the workshop. This went beyond the typical drive-by tour of gadgets that sometimes occurs in technology workshops.
Instead of just training faculty on where to click, the Teaching Lab helped teachers contextualize how integrate and experiment with the tool into their classes. What is also interesting to note is their astute reflection on the power of the FLC grant locally by invoking the clout of the state board, which "elevates the status of FLCs in the eyes…of the administration." In yearly reports and other forms of braggadocio, upper administration could say that their institution won this prestigious grant. Administrator ego, like that of the academic, can be a powerful motivator for institutional change. Administrators need wins. The support of administrators at local institutions to pay adjuncts was mentioned briefly, and most of the analysis centered on faculty who participated in these FLCs.
Financial incentives, in the way of stipends "sen[t] a clear message to faculty that these activities are valued by the college." A few years later, as a result of this study, the state board created training for the facilitators to mentor new faciliators using ten methods of consideration. They advocated for the need to establish safety and trust, openness, respect, responsiveness, collaboration, relevance, challenge, enjoyment, spirit of collaboration, and empowerment. An esprit de cour is also important during the yearlong collaboration.
FLCs increase communication and collaboration amongst faculty who, by the nature of their work in individual classrooms, are often isolated from their colleagues.
How do you establish an esprit de cour with people who feel isolated from the very model that is trying to include them? Cox, Richlin, and Schulman answer this question by stating "the challenge for campus leaders is to devise an implementation strategy that pulls people towards voluntary FLC acceptance. It is easier to implement a change with people than to change people" (p. 45).
In Creating the Future of Faculty Development: Learning From the Past, Understanding the Present, Sorcinelli, Austin, Eddy, and Beach (2006) conclude their anthology with a chapter titled "Faculty Development in the Age of the Network." As with most educational theorists who are trying to engage readers with more questions than answers about the future (high-five!), they present their ideas as the fourth stage of the history of faculty development. The Age of The Network has roots in the movements from the Age of the Scholar, The Developer, and The Learner.
Although the titles of these historical movements suggest a focus on the people, the institution still values the investment in faculty development as either prestige or proof of accreditation. The Age of the Network suggests that we are now more enlightened about professional development.
As the context for higher education changes and faculty members assume new roles and responsibilities, faculty development professionals and senior institutional leaders must grapple with the question of the place of faculty development within the institutional landscape. Will faculty development be a useful but marginal resource, or will be conceptualized and organized in ways that make it central to institutional quality, health, and excellence, and essential to individual faculty members' growth?
Where Bono can't live is the space between the past and the future. What doesn't get funded with professional development in EdTech.
When the author posed this same question to the attendees of a POD Network conference, they created wonderful images of faculty developers as Venn Diagrams, sherpas, or candle bearers.
Many of the developers' images of the future of the field of faculty development were about linkages and connections. Faculty developers drew themselves creating opportunities for faculty and other constituencies to network, communicate, mentor, and learn from one another (p.176).
Yet, those connections are not what is valued in tenure portfolios, scholarship, and nor is it encouraged among our adjuncts. Usually, in my corner of academia, and perhaps in yours, the network has been something people create on their own time. This divide is counter-productive to sharing meaningful ideas for professional development.
My day job, so to speak, was to investigate the use of the digital space for the revamping of our teaching and learning center with this FLC. During that time, I participated in the two Happenings facilitated by Mike Caulfield using Ward Cunningham's federated wiki as my volunteer night-time/weekend job.
The ideas of not-yetness at an MIT or Stanford are so far beyond the realm of my little community college that they would intimidate or even shut down emerging technology is a discussion for all but a few of the most technologically-edgy of faculty at my school.
Collier, Ross, and Chamberlin summarize the day job notyetness, yet night and on the weekends, pardon the pun, it was happening.
Since December 2014, I've been a part of a life-changing network that feels more like community with the federated wiki. I've learned the power of The Newfies who nudge the Chihuahuas.
And this process has taken time. It's been a meaningful practice with my learning and the learning of others over time. Time.
It's my lived experience in "the garden" that Mike Caulfield got us thinking about in his keynote that I am attempting to advocate for others.
And it's hard to give people–teachers–time to learn when they aren't around. Sessionals. Casuals. Adjuncts. Part-time.
The roles and concerns of part-time faculty differ from college to college, and in fact, considerable differences emerge across divisions and departments with the same college. But what really should and often does matter most to part-time faculty is the same: effective instruction and support for students. It is the institution's job to create the conditions that encourage and enable that work (p.3).
Did you hear that last sentence? It's the institution's job to encourage and enable that work.
Data on the structured group learning experiences also show that part-time faculty are rarely engaged in any role other than teaching. Planning and designing the experiences, advising or referring students to them, training related to the experiences, and all other non-teaching activities are typically undertaken by full-time faculty (p.12).
As college leaders consider how to strengthen the roles of part-time faculty, a key element is the importance of faculty members' interactions with one another, not just students. Part-time faculty need the opportunity to form collegial relationships, discuss data and the questions they raise, and to benefit from peer feedback on their teaching. In many cases, particularly for faculty who teach only in the evening, on weekends, or online, part-time faculty don't have the opportunity to pass their colleagues in the hall (p.15).
Teachers who feel supported and valued transfer that satisfaction onto their students.
Instead of seeing this task as daunting, we can facilitate professional development by understanding the symbiotic nature of student and teacher success. As we look for more ways to ensure student success, we have to think of ways to support teachers who have long-term goals and short-term contracts.
If part-time faculty teach a majority of course sections, as they do at many institutions, colleges cannot implement a student success agenda without involving part-time faculty at a higher level (p. 17 of CCSE 2014).
We need a Communities of Practice 2.0 using the digital space. We need to blow up the edges of the FLC model and expand its potential to include the digital space. The FLC model, as it stands, works for small-scale professional learning that is campus-specific. Departments and divisions can change their cultures bit by bit with the FLC model. Administrators on campuses should fund their faculty to spend this time together. You can create an FLC where you tempt participants with free donuts and coffee or you can be honest. Teachers do not know up for professional development unless you pay them. You have to pay people or they don't show up. You have to pay people.
that assessments of learning communities take into account the nature of the learning community influences the outcomes, participant characteristics influence outcomes, effects of learning communities on learners are indirect, and well as effects of learning communities may vary among institutional types.
Why don't we ask the same question about professional development? Why hasn't technology changed teacher collaboration?
In "Institutional Considerations in Developing a Faculty Learning Community Program," Despite seeing little reference to taking the digital space seriously, Milt Cox makes one comment that rings true.
Unfortunately, learning communities always seem to push against an institutional glacier that grinds away at innovation, smoothing it out and trying to make it like everything else (p.8).
To enable this mindset for faculty, there are three key conditions that help facilitate this work–access, authority, and resources—depending on your context you most likely have two of three.
I'd like to say that I have concrete solutions to share. I'd like to say that I'm telling you something that you haven't already heard. I'd like to tell you that I have all of the answers grounded in theory and hard data, but I can't. It's not there yet.
I do, however, have access to some of the best minds in EdTech today. So I'd love to open up discussion by asking you three big questions for about professional learning.
What do you do at your college (and how well does it work)?
What do you do to incentivize professional learning (for FT and PT)?
What would you like to learn from your colleagues?
What would professional learning look like on your campus if nobody could say no to your ideas?
Please respond to my blog, post your thoughts, or email me alysonindrunas@gmail.com. I've been collecting the responses from faculty developers since our Unconference last May. I realize this presentation is largely anecdotal. Soft-research. Not grounded in traditional data. I'd like to get serious about this research and help connect the dots to create the picture I'd like to see, but I need your help.
collaborative journey to continually push the purpose and function of the FLC grants is not a linear one. It requires imagination and pushing boundaries and stepping well outside of our comfort zones. It requires re-reading what could be perceived as "mistakes" as the potential for new direction and expansion. We must continue to ask questions to which there are not simple or elegant answers.
If you're here at dLRN, you get it and your ideas could make a difference somewhere in somebody's network. Your bark as a Big Dog gets heard; so I'd like to encourage you to howl.
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I love this… ALL OF THIS! Your collection of resources and ideas for learning are spot on. We need to be more fluid in how we develop and grown holistically in higher ed. Why do we let factions, titles, or responsibilities get in the way of cross-training and engagement for PD on our campus? A couple of years ago we formed a modified FLC at UNT called a CLC => Collaborative Learning Community which matches well with your Wenger vs. Cox remix. I shared a bit more on this spirit of collaboration for great advances here (https://techknowtools.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/a-kinder-campus-to-collaborate/) and here (https://techknowtools.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/building-communities-of-practice-in-higher-ed/)… then I got thinking about how we actually design work (https://techknowtools.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/considering-the-impact-of-work-design/) and wonder why we don't apply these principles to our own organizations in higher ed. Riddle me that. I look forward to seeing where your anecdotes go… and better yet if you want to connect to research said things.
Laura, I LOVE this response! Yay:) Lee/@readywriting expressed some interest in trying to bring this idea together for a POD presentation. It seems like a publication could help legitimize funding models for OL collaboration–which I think is the most important missing piece. Lisa Chamberlin is also very interesting in this work, so I'm sensing a collaboration here. Let me read over what you linked, and I'll get to you. These potential connections are what #dLRN15 was all about, and it makes me giddy.
Oh boy, am I. Let me take a look at the sources that you sent me, and this call, and I'll get back to you. I'm working on a wide-open schedule right now, so I can make this deadline. I need to also connect with my new job, but I'm thinking this could dovetail with my new position.


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Corupedio (dal greco κόρου πεδίον kòrū pedìon, letteralmente "pianura della sazietà"), era una pianura situata, secondo Strabone nei pressi di Sardi in Lidia.

Secondo quanto ci riporta Eusebio, in questa pianura si svolse la battaglia decisiva tra i diadochi Seleuco e Lisimaco, che si risolse con la sconfitta e la morte di quest'ultimo.

Secondo Appiano la battaglia si svolse invece in Frigia, ma lo storico di Alessandria ha probabilmente confuso la Frigia col fiume Frigio, che, sempre secondo Strabone scorre nelle vicinanze di Sardi. La presenza di un fiume Frigio presso Corupedio è anche testimoniata dall'epigrafe funebre di un ufficiale chiamato Menas.

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Missed my EQUUS magazine article all about making the most of riding lessons? Fear not. Here's a link to the article which first published in the April 2016 issue of EQUUS magazine.
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26th March 2017, Important Daily Current Affairs
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PM addresses the 80th-anniversary celebrations of the Brahma Kumaris family via video conferencing
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today addressed the 80th-anniversary celebrations of the Brahma Kumaris family, via video conferencing.
The Prime Minister paid his respects to Dada Lekhraj, the founder of Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishvariya Vishvidyalaya. He also praised Dadi Janki ji, describing her as a true Karma Yogi, who continues to serve society even at the age of 100 years.
The Prime Minister appreciated the work done by the Brahma Kumaris institution in many fields, including in solar energy.
The Prime Minister also touched upon themes such as Swachh Bharat, and LED lighting, and spoke of their benefits.
Government to create 2.5 lakh Dalit entrepreneurs under 'Stand Up India'
During the inauguration of the 5th National Industrial & Trade Fair organized by Dalit Indian Chamber Commerce & Industry (DICCI), Union Minister for MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) Kalraj Mishra said that about 2.5 lakh SC/ST entrepreneurs would be created under the Centre's Stand Up India initiative.
Under Stand-up India initiative, each of the 1.25 lakh bank branches would be encouraged to fund an SC/ST and woman entrepreneurs to create 2.5 lakh new entrepreneurs in the country.
There would be a special support structure for innovation-based start-ups, including funding from the government.
The government will unveil a blueprint for start-ups to ease the process of setting up new venture very shortly.
For urban SC/ST beneficiaries, margin money subsidy is provided at 25 percent of the project cost while it is 35 percent in rural areas.
As many as 292 PSUs in India have been mandated to procure 20 percent of their requirements from MSME sector. Of this, 4 percent has to be from Dalit enterprises, which translates into a sizable market.
The fair has 350 stalls, including 30 stalls belonging to the Central PSUs. Seminars on MSE procurement policy, B2B meetings, buyer-seller meetings are being organized on themes important for entrepreneurs, in addition to programs designed to promote business opportunities and capacity- building.
Mizoram, JICA sign pact for promoting sustainable agriculture
The Mizoram government and Japanese International Cooperative Agency (JICA) today signed an agreement on 'Capacity Enhancement for Sustainable Agriculture and Irrigation Development.'
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by top officials of Agriculture, Minor Irrigation, Horticulture and Soil and Water Conservation departments in the presence of state chief secretary Lalmalsawma.
JICA was represented by its team leader Satoru Fujita and four other officials both from Tokyo and Delhi.
Experts of the Japanese company would, on the companys own expense, undertake technical cooperation project in four rural development blocks in Aizawl, Kolasib, Serchhip and Champhai districts.
The JICA had conducted development study during 2013 and 2015 and had formulated a master plan covering 20 years and the technical cooperation project would commence from October this year and continue till September 2021.
Training programs would be conducted in Japan both for officials and farmers from Mizoram for three times during the period and the expenses would be borne by the Japanese government
Iran Signs Oil Contract With France's Total
Iran signed a confidential oil agreement with France's Total to develop the South Azadegan oil field shared by Iran and Iraq.
Iran reached an agreement with the Japanese Inpex a decade ago to develop the oil field. However, the Japanese company quit the project as a result of U.S. sanctions against Iran's energy sector because of the disputed nuclear issue.
Iran and the world powers clinched a nuclear deal in July last year which enables the country to re-engage with the world's energy giants to develop its oil and gas fields.
Pakistan and Iran agree to boost cooperation on security, trade
Iran and Pakistan have mutually agreed to boost bilateral cooperation on regional security and trade.
Decision in this regard was taken by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during intensive talks in Islamabad.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is on official state visit to Pakistan and is the first visit by an Iranian head of state in 14 years.
Both the countries have agreed to fight extremist and terrorist groups in their countries' shared border. They also announced the opening of two new crossing points to encourage trade long hampered by sanctions.
The opening will contribute to economic integration in the region and also promote tourism and people to people contacts.
Andhra govt set to inaugurate country's first lift irrigation project
Andhra Pradesh government is all set to inauguratePattiseema lift irrigation project, described as the first river linking project in country, connecting Godavari with Krishna in this lower riparian state, as it has been completed in a record time of one year.
The first pump of this Rs 1,300-crore project was installed and switched on in September, 2015, about six months after the project contract was awarded to Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) on condition to complete the entire project in one year.
The project was designed to lift 80 tmc (trillion metric cubic feet) of flood water in a span of 110 days during the flooding season between July and October from Godavari as was permitted by the Godavari Water Dispute Tribunal (GWDT) from the ongoing Polavaram Multi-purpose Irrigation Project.
The project contains 24 motors and 24 pumps of 6,300 HP and 5,300 HP respectively with a combined capacity to discharge 8,500 cusecs of water.The project requires 113 MW of power to run all the 24 pumps as each motor require 4.7 MW of power to lift the water.
According to MEIL chief general manager Rangarajan, the pumps will consume about 235 million units(mu) of power to lift 80 mc of water, and that translates into about Rs 131.6 crore in electricity bill as per the tariff of Rs 5.60 per unit proposed for the lift irrigation projects by AP Discogs for the year 2016-17.
4th unit of NTPC-Bihar govt owned 195-MW plant synchronized
The fourth unit of 195-MW Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (MTPS) has been successfully synchronized with the national grid.
The plant is owned by Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Ltd (KBUNL) a joint venture between NTPC and Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (BSPGCL) in which the two companies have 64.57 per cent and 35.43 per cent shares, respectively.
The third unit of 195 MW was synchronized on March 31, 2015.
State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electrical Engineering Ltd (BHEL) has been awarded the job for constructing two units of 195 MW under expansion project.
First unit of 110 MW at MTPS started generation in November, 2013 while the second of 110 MW started generation in November, 2014 after successful renovation and modernisation work carried out by BHEL. Both the units of each of 110 MW stopped generation in 2003.
Bihar will get 261 MW (67 per cent) from MTPS' expansion project under which two units of 195 MW are being constructed at Kanti in Muzaffarpur district.
The plant is being constructed at the existing site of an old power plant which would draw water from the river Burhi Gandak, while it would get coal supply from a coal block of Central Coalfield Ltd (CCL) located in Jharkhand.
ISRO Has Established GIRI Radar System In Andhra Pradesh
The Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer (GIRI) has been set up at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh by The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
NARL is an autonomous research institute of the Department of Space.
Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer System is a 30 MHz radar system that will be engaged in meteor and space weather research in a comprehensive way.
It consists of a rectangular antenna array of 160 two-element Yagi-antenna, arranged in a 20×8 matrix, 20 transmitter units, 6 digital receivers including data processing systems, a radar controller, and a host computer.
To carry out unattended observations towards studying the forcing from the sun like variation in solar flux, solar flare and magnetic storm on the ionospheric irregularities.
BHEL commissions 600 MW Thermal Unit in Telangana
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in the state of Telangana.
The unit has been commissioned at the upcoming 2×600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Project (TPP) located in Adilabad district in Telangana.
The project is being developed by Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), India's second largest coal mining company. With the commissioning of this unit, SCCL has now successfully diversified into the power generation business.
Significantly, this is the second thermal plant commissioned by BHELin Telangana within a short span of three months.
Earlier in December, 2015, BHEL had commissioned a 600 MW thermal power plant at Kakatiya in Telangana. The second unit of Singareni TPP is also in an advanced stage of construction and is expected to be commissioned shortly.
BHEL-built 600 MW rating sets comprise a 4 cylinder turbine, which is designed in-house, amply demonstrating the engineering prowess of BHEL.
So far, the company has contracted 21 sets of 600 MW each, of which 15 have already been commissioned.
A large number of similar sets ensure easy availability of spares and operator's familiarity.
BHEL has a major contribution in Telangana's Power Sector, with 85% of the coal-based power stations, amounting to 5,180 MW, having been commissioned by BHEL.
BHEL has established its engineering prowess by successfully delivering higher-rated units such as 600 MW, 660 MW, 700 MW and 800 MW thermal sets, having a high degree of indigenization.
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Build Back Better Bill of Nearly $2 Trillion Passed by The House. Fate Now in the Senate's Hands.
On November 19, 2021, the House of Representatives passed their proposed version of President Biden's Build Back Better Act, which was substantially pared down from the original version. The Senate will now take up the legislation, and without question there will be changes.
Then the Senate-altered version will have to go back to the House and a compromised version negotiated before a final bill can go to the President's Desk for his signature. Reliable sources indicate a final bill will not be available until towards the end of the year.
Here are some of the tax provisions included in the House version, but there's no guarantee any of them will make it through to the final legislation.
Adding surtaxes on high-income taxpayers:
5% tax on individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes more than $10 million and more than $200,000 for estates and trusts.
An additional 3% tax on income in excess of $25 million ($500,000 for estates and trusts).
Applying the Net Investment Tax to business income for married taxpayers filing jointly with a MAGI more than $500,000 ($400,000 for single and $250,000 for married filing separate taxpayers).
Extending the increased Child Tax Credit and advance credit payments for one additional year, 2022. Thus for 2022 the credit would be $3,000 per qualifying child, up from $2,000 in 2020. The credit for a child under age 6 would be $3,600.
Under prior law as enacted in the TCJA the state and local tax (SALT) deduction was limited to $10,000. The SALT limitation would be increased to $80,000, effective for 2021.
Extending and enhancing green energy credits, including home energy savings, solar credit, and electric vehicle credits.
Not included in this version of the bill are the following provisions that were included in the original:
High-income taxpayer limits on IRAs.
Increased capital gains tax rates;
Increased corporate income tax rates; and
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Der Stanford-Torus ist eine hypothetische Weltraumkolonie, die in Form einer Raumstation für 10.000 bis 140.000 Bewohner geplant wurde. Durch die besondere Konstruktion soll in der ringförmigen Struktur mittels künstlicher Schwerkraft und Sonnenlicht ein erdähnlicher Lebensraum erzeugt werden. Konstrukte mit ähnlichem Zweck sind die Bernal-Sphäre und der O'Neill-Zylinder.

Geschichte
Der Stanford-Torus wurde 1975 während eines vom Ames Research Center der NASA gesponserten Sommerstudienprogramms vorgeschlagen, das an der Stanford University durchgeführt wurde, um zukünftige Methoden zur Besiedelung des Weltraums zu entwickeln. Der Name Stanford-Torus beschreibt nur diesen speziellen Entwurf, da das Konzept einer rotierenden Raumstation in Ringform bereits lange vorher von Herman Potočnik und Wernher von Braun vorgeschlagen wurde. Im Gegensatz zu deren relativ konventionellen Entwürfen, die wie heutige Raumstationen der Forschung dienen würden, sollte der Stanford-Torus eine künstliche Erdumgebung beherbergen, um die kulturell und landwirtschaftlich nutzbare Fläche auf der Erde zu erweitern oder – im Falle eines durch Überbevölkerung, Kriege, Natur- oder Umweltkatastrophen beeinträchtigten Planeten – zu ersetzen. Zusätzlich sollte die Konstruktion über einen fortschrittlichen Industriebereich verfügen. Erklärtes Ziel war eine Kolonie, die zur Selbstversorgung fähig ist.

Beschreibung
Der Ursprungsentwurf für 10.000 Personen besteht aus einem Torus mit einem Durchmesser von 1,8 km, der sich einmal pro Minute um die eigene Achse dreht, um an den vom Zentrum am weitesten entfernten Stellen im Inneren des Rings mittels Zentrifugalkraft eine erdähnliche künstliche Schwerkraft zwischen 0,9 und 1,0 g zu erzeugen.

Über ein System von Spiegeln wird Sonnenlicht auf den Ring reflektiert. Der Ring ist über Speichen, die auch Transportmittel für Personen und Material beherbergen, mit einem auf der Rotationsachse gelegenen Zentrum verbunden. In ihm besteht keine oder nur geringe künstliche Schwerkraft, das Zentrum ist deshalb für das Andocken von Raumschiffen besser geeignet als der Außenring. Industrieanlagen, die Schwerelosigkeit benötigen, können in einem sich nicht mitdrehenden Modul untergebracht werden, das am Zentrum befestigt ist.

Der Innenraum des Rings ist hauptsächlich als Lebensraum für die Bevölkerung vorgesehen. Er ist groß genug, um eine "natürliche" Umgebung nachzubilden, und ähnelt dann einem schmalen, langen Tal, dessen Enden nach oben gebogen sind und sich schließlich auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite treffen, um einen vollständigen Kreis zu formen. Die Siedlungsdichte entspricht einer dichten, detailliert geplanten Vorstadt. Andere Teile des Rings werden für die Landwirtschaft und Gewächshäuser (siehe Hydrokultur) benötigt.

Die geplante Positionierung in der Umlaufbahn des Mondes um die Erde am Lagrange-Punkt L5 würde dafür sorgen, dass die Konstruktion auch ohne eine regelmäßige, Treibstoff verbrauchende Lagekorrektur stabil in Erdnähe verbleibt.

Technischen Daten (beispielhaft):
 Position: Lagrange-Punkt L5 von Erde und Mond
 Gesamtmasse: 10 Millionen Tonnen (inklusive Strahlungsschutz (95 %), Habitat und Atmosphäre)
 Durchmesser: 1790 m
 Wohnröhrendurchmesser: 130 m
 Speichen: 6 Speichen à 15 m Durchmesser
 Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit: 1/min
 Strahlungsschutz: 1,7 m dicke Abschirmung aus Mondgestein

Umsetzung

Insgesamt beleuchtet die Studie viele Details vom Bau bis zum Betrieb. Die Realisierung eines Torus nach den damaligen Plänen würde beinahe zehn Millionen Tonnen an Material benötigen. Es war vorgesehen, dass die Rohstoffe für das Bauprojekt auf dem Mond gewonnen und mit einem Massenbeschleuniger zu geringeren Kosten in den Weltraum geschossen werden, als dies von der Erde aus möglich wäre. Eine Fangeinrichtung würde die Rohstoffe abbremsen. Von dort aus würde die Last anschließend Richtung Baustelle weiterbefördert werden, um sie in einer mit einem Solarschmelzofen ausgerüsteten Weltraumfabrik zu Baustoffen weiter zu verarbeiten. Nur Material, das nicht auf dem Mond verfügbar ist, müsste von der Erde aus mit einer Rakete gestartet werden. Asteroidenbergbau wurde als alternative Quelle für Rohstoffe vorgeschlagen.

Die Umsetzbarkeit eines solchen Projekts ist bis heute noch Science-Fiction.

In Literatur und Medien

 John Varleys Gäa-Trilogie handelt von einem Stanford-Torus im Orbit um den Saturn.
 Die Raumstation in Elysium ist ein Stanford-Torus. Die Innenwand des Torus – also die Decke des Habitats – fehlt allerdings.
 Die Citadel, eine Raumstation im Videospiel Mass Effect, besteht neben anderen Habitatmodulen aus einem Stanford-Torus, der offenbar von Donald E. Davis' Gemälden inspiriert wurde.
 In der Science-Fiction-Literatur wurden schon viele radförmige Weltraumwelten bzw. -Kolonien beschrieben, so Larry Nivens Ringwelt im gleichnamigen Roman, oder die "Halos" genannten Ringwelten der Halo-Videospielreihe.

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What are marijuana's effects on lung health?
Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke is an irritant to the throat and lungs and can cause a heavy cough during use. It also contains levels of volatile chemicals and tar that are similar to tobacco smoke, raising concerns about risk for cancer and lung disease.68
Marijuana smoking is associated with large airway inflammation, increased airway resistance, and lung hyperinflation, and those who smoke marijuana regularly report more symptoms of chronic bronchitis than those who do not smoke.68,69 One study found that people who frequently smoke marijuana had more outpatient medical visits for respiratory problems than those who do not smoke.70 Some case studies have suggested that, because of THC's immune-suppressing effects, smoking marijuana might increase susceptibility to lung infections, such as pneumonia, in people with immune deficiencies; however, a large AIDS cohort study did not confirm such an association.68 Smoking marijuana may also reduce the respiratory system's immune response, increasing the likelihood of the person acquiring respiratory infections, including pneumonia.69 Animal and human studies have not found that marijuana increases risk for emphysema.68
Reports of Deaths Related to Vaping Marijuana
The Food and Drug Administration has alerted the public to hundreds of reports of serious lung illnesses associated with vaping, including several deaths. They are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the cause of these illnesses. Many of the suspect products tested by the states or federal health officials have been identified as vaping products containing THC, the main psychotropic ingredient in marijuana. Some of the patients reported a mixture of THC and nicotine; and some reported vaping nicotine alone. No one substance has been identified in all of the samples tested, and it is unclear if the illnesses are related to one single compound. Until more details are known, FDA officials have warned people not to use any vaping products bought on the street, and they warn against modifying any products purchased in stores. They are also asking people and health professionals to report any adverse effects. The CDC has posted an information page for consumers.
Whether smoking marijuana causes lung cancer, as cigarette smoking does, remains an open question.68,71 Marijuana smoke contains carcinogenic combustion products, including about 50 percent more benzoprene and 75 percent more benzanthracene (and more phenols, vinyl chlorides, nitrosamines, reactive oxygen species) than cigarette smoke.68 Because of how it is typically smoked (deeper inhale, held for longer), marijuana smoking leads to four times the deposition of tar compared to cigarette smoking.72 However, while a few small, uncontrolled studies have suggested that heavy, regular marijuana smoking could increase risk for respiratory cancers, well-designed population studies have failed to find an increased risk of lung cancer associated with marijuana use.68
One complexity in comparing the lung-health risks of marijuana and tobacco concerns the very different ways the two substances are used. While people who smoke marijuana often inhale more deeply and hold the smoke in their lungs for a longer duration than is typical with cigarettes, marijuana's effects last longer, so people who use marijuana may smoke less frequently than those who smoke cigarettes.
Additionally, the fact that many people use both marijuana and tobacco makes determining marijuana's precise contribution to lung cancer risk, if any, difficult to establish. Cell culture and animal studies have also suggested THC and CBD may have antitumor effects, and this has been proposed as one reason why stronger expected associations are not seen between marijuana use and lung cancer, but more research is needed on this question.68
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Beck, Cameron not returning as Hulton looks at new structure for Islanders
Jason Malloy · Lead editor, Annapolis Valley Register | Posted: May 15, 2016, midnight | Updated: Sept. 30, 2017, 3:32 a.m. | 5 Min Read
The Charlottetown Islanders have parted ways with last season's assistant coaches and there are differing opinions of how it happened.
Head coach and general manager Jim Hulton told Luke Beck and Connor Cameron they would not be returning during phone calls on Friday.
Hulton told The Guardian on Sunday he offered both men jobs at the end of the season.
"Things kind of fell apart in terms of coming to an agreement, I guess, that worked for everybody," he said. "We talked for the better part of two weeks to try and get some answers and create a fit and then it just became obvious that it wasn't going to work."
Cameron said he didn't want to get into a he said, he said, but it is not how it played out.
At the end of the season, he said, they were told everyone was coming back. But since Hulton left for a scouting trip in late April Cameron said he had two phone conversations, including Friday's, with his boss that lasted about seven minutes.
"Luke and I definitely never said no to any contract," Cameron said.
Beck declined comment when contacted by The Guardian.
It is the second big move of the offseason after the Islanders fired general manager Grant Sonier and handed the duties to Hulton.
Cameron's contract ran out at the beginning of May while Beck's ends at the start of June.
Hulton said the assistant coaching decision was 100 per cent his.
Hulton said he is looking at a new model for the team's hockey operations department. While he didn't get into specifics, he said, it might not include two assistants.
"I think we'll be hopefully naming someone sooner rather than later in a lead role and potentially adding someone else as well," he said. "With the changing dynamics of the job, I had to look at a different skill set."
He said it should become clearer once the lead person is hired, which he hopes happens before Charlottetown hosts the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft June 4.
Beck, 30, joined the then P.E.I. Rocket in June 2012 after being head coach and director of player placement for two seasons at the Ontario Hockey Academy.
Beck was responsible for the Islanders forwards and power play, which was third in the league this season, scoring on 24.9 per cent of its opportunities.
Cameron, 31, joined the Islanders in July 2013 after two seasons as an assistant with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and one with Notre Dame Hounds in Saskatchewan. He was responsible for the defence and penalty kill.
During the Islanders first season with Hulton as head coach the team went 35-26-5-2 in the regular season and lost to Shawinigan in the second round.
Hulton coached Cameron with the OHL's Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in 2007-08. Cameron's father, Dave, was the head coach.
"Connor and Luke were both good to me," Hulton said. "I think you have to try and separate emotion and friendship from business and this is a business decision that we think is going to make a better workable model."


There are many places where you can go to have a great time but none of these will provide you hours of magic like Broadway. Now even though we have all at one time or another seen musical shows and plays on Broadway there must have been a time when Broadway was just a dream. To really know the Broadway history you may have to look in various places.
You can, however, be assured that you will find rich facts which will make visiting this period in time quite fascinating. You will find out the time when Broadway has first created and the various plays which have been shown. You can find out the ways in which Broadway has managed to withstand the advances in technology.
While you are looking through Broadway history you might also want to see the various plays which have helped to keep the history of this place alive. Now even though this part of the Broadway history can be quite fascinating you should look at the different aspects of producing a show. This will illustrate just how well a place like Broadway has the capability of keeping audiences coming.
One of the facts that you will find in the Broadway history files is the fact that Broadway has been around to help people understand and get involved in various national crisis issues. While the media dominates the mainstream of today's entertainment there is still a place for Broadway entertainment. The many wonderful plays and musical shows that you will see are a testament to the popularity of Broadway.
One tiny note which should be mentioned is that despite its popularity Broadway has never been able to regain the popularity that it enjoyed in the 1920s. Even so, you can still see many great plays which have been produced by a number of talented people. These people are ones like Oscar Hammerstein, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and Cole Porter to name a few.
In the Broadway history, you will find that besides these individuals there are many great composers, playwrights, songwriters and others who have all helped produce fantastic plays which still have the ability to captivate audiences no matter what their ages. What this small tour of Broadway history shows you is that despite the many advances in technology there is still a place for live entertainment. The best of these can be found on Broadway.
And so long as there are people who are interested in seeing quality entertainment Broadway will continue to turn out superb musical shows and great plays. The Broadway history will continue as long as people still enjoy this form of live entertainment.


Last night saw the arrival of nine enormous wooden beams which were shipped from Denmark where they had to be constructed. The beams which were transported by lorry and ferry, heading to Leicester via Harwich, will form the supports for the roof of the new food hall.
Once complete, the new glass, steel and timber food pavilion will house fish and meat traders.
European funding of almost £2million has been awarded to Leicester City Council to help progress plans for the redevelopment of the city's indoor market hall.
The European Regional Development Fund has awarded the city council £1.9million to help pay for the creation of a new public square and the demolition of the existing 1970s indoor market building.
The award means that the city council can now progress proposals to build an extension to the rear of the Corn Exchange as part of the second phase of the market development scheme.
Work will then begin to demolish the 1970s indoor market building and replace it with an attractive open space paved with porphyry stone.
At the rear of the Corn Exchange, a new extension would provide space for a cafe or restaurant.
A terrace on top of the extension – linked to the currently vacant upper floor of the Corn Exchange – would overlook the new market space, offering views of the market conservation area and the activity taking place in the square below.
A planning application for the extension to the Corn Exchange is due to be submitted before the end of the year. Planning approval for the demolition of the indoor market building has already been granted.
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Azumino is home to some of Japan's greatest authors. It's no surprise that such a beautiful home would spawn so many authors who wrote about their picturesque birthplace. There are numerous art museums and places to try your hand at traditional art including glass-making, soba noodles, balloons, fruit-picking and ceramics. There are also chance to get a little more active with go-karts, golf and cycling.


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Ṹ (minuscule : ṹ), appelé U tilde accent aigu, est une lettre latine utilisée dans l'écriture du bribri, du bwamu laa, du ditammari, du gokana, du miyobé, du tèè, du tucano et du yuriti.
Elle est formée de la lettre U avec un tilde suscrit et un accent aigu.

Utilisation

Représentations informatiques
Le U tilde accent aigu peut être représenté avec les caractères Unicode suivants :
 précomposé (Latin étendu additionnel) :

 décomposé (latin de base, diacritiques) :

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Elder Wilson Kpàkpàn Nwí-Bàrì, Tèẹ̀-English Dictionary - Tabtàb Tèẹ̀ Turé Bu Bekéè, ISCOM, Port Harcourt, 2001. (copie en ligne)
 Carla Victoria Jara Murillo et Alí García Segura, Se' ẽ' yawö bribri wa - Aprendemos la lengua bribri, Instituto de Investigationes Lingüísticas, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2009. (copie en ligne)

Voir aussi
 U (lettre)
 Accent aigu
 Tilde

Lettre U diacritée
Lettre latine comportant un accent aigu
Lettre latine comportant un tilde


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Victorian Premier's Cricket Event
Events, Uncategorized
Dr Kiran and 25 young enthusiastic children from Asha were invited to take part in Victorian Premier's Cricket Event yesterday. It was a star-studded affair with hon'ble guests presented were the Premier of Victoria The Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to India Mr Chris Elstoft, Special Adviser to the Premier of Victoria and State Member for Footscray The Hon Marsha Thomson MP, State Member for Dandenong Ms Gabrielle Williams MP, Victorian Government Trade and Investment's (VGTI) Commissioner to South Asia for the State of Victoria Ms Michelle Wade, CEO of Cricket Victoria Mr. Tony Dodemaide, Former Australian Cricketer Mr. Dean Jones and Former Indian Cricketer Mr Bishen Singh Bedi among others.
The Hon Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews MP and Dr Kiran Martin engaged in a conversation at the event.
The event started with cricket kits being provided to all the young Asha children from Victorian Government. The Premier of Victoria, Hon Daniel Andrews talked about the strong bilateral relations between India and Australia, especially through cricket. He formally announced that the 2018 Boxing Day Test between India and Australia will be held in Melbourne. The Hon'ble Governor also encouraged our students to dream hard and work even harder towards it.
Former Cricket stars Bishen Singh Bedi, Dean Jones and Dr Kiran Martin exchange a smile
Dr Kiran presented Asha's Coffee Table Book-Journey of Hope to the Hon'ble Governor and a bouquet as a token of gratitude. While former Australian cricketer Dean Jones played cricket with the excited students, Bishen Bedi showered some kind words of encouragement to them. The event ended with sumptuous lunch provided by the Victorian Government and the Australian High Commission. We truly appreciate the association with the Australian High Commission and Victorian Government and we only wish to strengthen it even further over the period of time.
Here are some pictures from the event…
It was very kind of Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to India Mr Chris Elstoft and former Australian Cricketer Dean Jones to engage in a brief cricket session with our kids.
The happy faces say it all


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I would hide out in a big city where it's easy to blend in with a crowd.
I would go camping in the forest. No one would find me there!
I'd hide either underground or at a police station. Seems safe to me.
I'd hide out on a boat moving all the time.
I would hide in a Superstore because it has everything I need to barricade myself in and supplies to live off!
I would hide in a bunker with water and food supplies.
I would hide in the city because I could hide in plain site. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would hide out in a bigger city where no one pays any attention to their neighbors.
I would hide in a jet plane or big van with complete house parts like bathroom, comfort room, bedroom, kitchen, so that I could go to different places as well.
I would hide out in Delta National Forest in Valley Park, MS. Even tho there is fishing and camping that goes on there, no one bothers anyone and they are all kinds of nooks and crannies to disappear in.


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Fernando "Nando" Maria Neves, född 9 juni 1978) är en kapverdiansk fotbollsspelare (försvarare) som spelar för den tjeckiska klubben FK Příbram och Kap Verdes fotbollslandslag.

Han debuterade för LB Châteauroux den 29 juli 2011 i en 1–1-match mot Guingamp.

Externa länkar

 Nando Maria Neves på transfermarkt.com

Kapverdianska fotbollsspelare
Födda 1978
Levande personer
Män
Spelare i FC Baník Ostrava
Spelare i LB Châteauroux
Fotbollsspelare i SK Slavia Prag
Spelare i Ligue 2
Spelare i afrikanska mästerskapet i fotboll 2013


Babies are naturally curious little creatures. There are many ways to engage with a baby and encourage positive stimulation. Here, you can find resources for caring for infants. This covers useful items to have at home for a Montessori infant, setting up your baby space, to creating visual stimulation cards for infants.
Montessori weaning table vs baby led weaning – what's the difference?


The LPC's Professional Development Committee coordinates a regular webinar series to provide opportunities to share knowledge, discuss on-the-ground experiences, and build on community expertise. Webinar recordings are made openly available here.
How to research library publishing?
How to successfully connect with others to collaborate on research?
How to decide where to submit your research?
What are some of the benefits, to yourself and to the field, of publishing your research?
Charlotte Roh is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of San Francisco, where she manages the institutional repository, the library publishing program, the copyright advisory team, and the open education program.
Laurie Taylor is Chair of the Digital Partnerships & Strategies Department at the University of Florida, Digital Scholarship Director for the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), and Editor-in-Chief for the LibraryPress@UF.
Daniel G. Tracy is the Head of Scholarly Communication and Publishing at the University of Illinois Library and researches issues related to user experience and digital publishing.
John Warren is Director and Associate Professor in the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at George Washington University. He has authored several articles about publishing and the evolution of e-books, and most recently authored the Impact module for the Library Publishing Curriculum.
Karen Bjork is the Head of Digital Initiatives at Portland State University, where she manages the institutional repository and the library publishing program.
Join us for a conversation about building OER publishing capacity at your institution. In what we hope will be an interactive session, we will explore expectations, goals, and possibilities around designing open textbook publishing programs. We'll discuss how programs and services can evolve, and how two institutions are dealing with tensions around finding time, defining roles, and securing funding. We'll discuss the Open Textbook Network Publishing Cooperative and how it's being leveraged in a variety of institutional contexts, as well as the new Open Textbook Publishing Curriculum, which are living modules designed to support your work. We'll also highlight the power of community in providing support and combating isolation. Bring your questions with you, including the goals and challenges you are anticipating or confronting in your own OER publishing programs.
This event is part of the 2019 Library Publishing Coalition/Open Textbook Network webinar exchange.
In this webinar, Claire Redhead, the Executive Director of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), shares a global perspective on the OA publishing landscape, and explains the role that her organization plays in promoting high standards for OA scholarship, as well as explaining OASPA's membership criteria.
Publishing under an open license can have significant benefits for researchers, educators, and students – as well as boosting innovation and improving access to knowledge – but navigating copyright, fair use, and licensing isn't easy. Creative Commons licenses are designed to help simplify the process, but they operate in this complex environment. In this webinar, you will learn how to apply different Creative Commons licenses in the publishing context, and delve into questions such as what "non-commercial" means, how to handle 3rd party copyrighted content in a CC licensed work, and what attribution is all about in the CC context.
As Public Lead for Creative Commons USA, Meredith Jacob maintains the core legal guidance around Creative Commons licenses.
This webinar covers the requirements for PDF accessibility, including how to create an accessible PDF and how to evaluate and confirm the accessibility of existing PDFs. In addition to the video above, the presenter has made her slides available.
About the presenter: Carli Spina is the Head Librarian, Assessment and Outreach at the Boston College Libraries. She holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, an MLIS from Simmons GSLIS, and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has extensive experience working, writing, and presenting on topics related to accessibility, Universal Design, and services for patrons with disabilities. She was the inaugural chair of LITA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee and has also served as the leader of the ASCLA Library Services to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities that Prevent Them from Reading Standard Print Interest Group. She regularly teaches courses, workshops, and webinars on topics related to accessibility, Universal Design, and technology. You can contact her on Twitter where she is @CarliSpina.
As scholarly communications have moved from print to online, the ecosystem of tools to quantify engagement and impact have evolved as well. We will discuss trends affecting publishing in our digitally connected world, and how data can be mined and analyzed to both inform publishers and attract and engage authors.
Academic publishers are facing increasing pressure to document the impact of the research they publish, and library publishers are no exception. Discover how the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh is using Plum Analytics to demonstrate impact for its 40 scholarly journal titles. We will show aggregated analytic data at the journal level as well as metrics demonstrating the impact of individual journal articles. We will also discuss our development of an Open Journal Systems (OJS) plugin for embedding PlumX into any OJS journal, and our proof of concept with the NISO SUSHI-Lite Working Group to show how this new standard can be used with a journal publishing platform like OJS to provide article-level usage data to any altmetrics system.
Andrea Michalek co-founded Plum Analytics, with the vision of bringing more modern ways of telling the stories of research to individuals and organizations that fund, perform or publish research. Previously Andrea founded and was the Chief Technologist of EchoFactor, a spin-off division of Infonautics, that auto-categorized the open web into thousands of topic-based news feeds. In 2001, Andrea founded Topular LLC, a consulting practice where she served as an interim technology executive for software companies. Through her consulting, she has helped dozens of startups successfully launch their products. In 2007 Andrea helped launch the Summon® web-scale discovery service at Serials Solutions where she was Director of Technology. In 2013, Andrea and her Plum Analytics team joined EBSCO Information Services as a wholly owned subsidiary. Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computational biology from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters of Science in computer science from Villanova University.
As Director of the Office of Scholarly Communications and Publishing and Head of IT, Tim Deliyannides is responsible for the extensive electronic publishing initiatives of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Tim has spent the last 15 years working with academic units and scholarly associations to promote Open Access to research and to help transform models of scholarly publishing. Tim oversees the publication of 40 scholarly peer-reviewed journals in addition to numerous author self-archiving repositories containing conference proceedings, electronic theses and dissertations, pre-print publications, and other grey literature such as white papers and technical reports.
Parallel discussions are currently happening about open access and accessibility but I strongly believe that these two critical topics needs to be viewed as a part of the same discourse. What is open access if its not open to all readers and conversely what is accessible if only to a small number of readers? Libraries have started to develop important strategies to accommodate users with print disabilities but with copyright limitations these materials are only available to a select few. Open knowledge should be accessible to everyone. This talk will focus on "what if?" we looked at open access and accessibility and scholarly communications as one and the same?
Katya Pereyaslavska (M.A., M.I.) is currently seconded to the Association of Research Libraries as a Visiting Program Officer for Accessibility and Universal Design and tasked with raising awareness of inclusive library practices and accessible publishing. In her day-to day role as the Accessibility Librarian at Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries, Katya has been responsible for the development of a service and major research initiatives such as the Accessible Content ePortal (ACE), Accessibility Information Toolkit for Libraries and the Report on Accessible Media (ROAM). Dedicated to leadership and project management, Katya has completed the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians and has mentored young professionals through a series of workshops on accessibility and copyright at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto and Western University.
This talk is intended for editors, editorial assistants, journal managers, XML aficionados, developers, and anyone else who has an interest in document format conversion and parsing. We'll be examining PKP's current XML parsing kit, discussing the merits of automated vs. manual markup, and discussing how to accommodate an XML-based workflow with currently available tools. If you're interested in producing National Library of Medicine JATS XML content from authors' Word document submissions with a minimum of effort, and getting matching HTML/PDF/ePub output, you should be interested in this webinar!
Alex Garnett, is Data Curation and Digital Preservation Librarian at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. At SFU Library, he works on initiatives relating to the new Research Data Repository; at the Public Knowledge Project, he works on new tools for automatic typesetting and rendering of scholarly articles, and at SFU Archives, he works on implementing digital preservation tools such as Archivematica and BitCurator. His father was a regular expression.
There are a lot of copyright issues, big and little, obvious and more obscure, that may come up in Library Publishing. Ownership, permissions, licensing, rights transfer, credits, and more: this session will explore the issues, and solutions or practices that may work for a variety of institutions. This will serve as an introduction to issues for those new to Library Publishing, and as an opportunity for more experienced individuals to ask questions and offer their own perspectives. Open licensing issues will be integrated throughout.
Is your inbox overflowing with attachments? Are your journal editors looking for an easier way to communicate with authors and reviewers? Join the Library Publishing Coalition's Professional Development Committee for a discussion of submission management and a brief demo of Submittable. Submittable allows publishers to manage submissions and editorial workflows efficiently and securely, providing customized submission and review forms, automated tasks and notifications, and seamless integration with a variety of publishing platforms.
I joined Submittable just over 2 years ago as their 5th full-time employee. The last two years have been incredible; watching Submittable grow and help organizations we work with save valuable time, energy and in most cases money by streamlining their submission or application process. Submittable now has 20 full time employees and 9,000+ customers. We continue to grow on all fronts and are excited about the direction our software platform is headed.
There is a huge and important push in academia towards Open Textbooks. This is as much about academia controlling the tools of their information trade as it is about lowering costs and increasing accessibility for students. This webinar will explore some thoughts about how the Open Textbook movement can become a thriving ecosystem, and how university library and academic publishing centers can contribute to making that vision a reality.
"Literary technologist" Hugh McGuire is the founder of LibriVox, a open source publisher of public domain audiobooks, and pressbooks.com, an online book production platform. Pressbooks is being used by a variety of Open Textbook projects, including BC Campus (in Canada), University of Minnesota, Lumen Learning and others. Pressbooks recently launched Pressbooks EDU, focused on academia, and in particular Open Textbooks.
Pressbooks EDU can turn any faculty, department or library into a mini-publisher, giving them the ability to create books that are accessible on all platforms: in print, and on all smartphones, tablets, Kindles and computers. In addition to supporting open textbooks projects,Pressbooks is already working in academia, by powering the publication of scholarly monographs, course texts, dissertations and other documents. Pressbooks clients include The University of Minnesota Press, Tufts University School of Medicine, Michigan Publishing at the University of Michigan Library, Harvard Business Review Press and Fortress Press.


Tim Kroger wins the 2015 Nord Stream Race with his Spirit of Europe crew. Photo © Spirit of Europe.
A long standing crew mixed with Tim's legendary German yachting pedigree including numerous Whitbread Round the World, Volvo Ocean Races and the America's Cup, 1983 Admiral's Cup Champion and being awarded the Silver Laurel Germany's top sporting award, as well as becoming a World Champion in 1995, has produced dynamite results. Tim backed this up with America's Cup champion, Christian Scherrer from Switzerland and Volvo Ocean Race sailor, Magnus Woxén of Sweden to give him the edge afloat.
The Swan 60s are now moored in Port Hercules at Saint Petersburg Yacht Club. The harbour is in close proximity of Russia's maritime capital, Saint Petersburg on the northern rim of the Gulf of Finland. The prize giving ceremony will be hosted at the glamorous naval museum in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, 26. September, marking the end of the 2015 Nord Stream Race and crowning the overall 2015 Gazprom Swan 60 circuit champions.


CILIP's International Library & Information Group (ILIG) extends an open invite to join us at our June Informal.
We are delighted that Ian Anstice has agreed to speak to us about the Public Libraries News website which he founded in 2010. Since then the site has become a trusted and authoritative source of information about the (somewhat turbulent) plight of public libraries throughout the UK. Ian will also be talking about how the site has grown and evolved over time, taking on an international aspect. This includes looking at public library systems overseas and what we can learn from these here in the UK.
ILIG Informals are not lectures; they are informal, but informative, early evening meetings with a short talk on a theme of international interest plus plenty of time for questions and networking.
They are open to all and absolutely free. Light refreshments are served which is why we ask you to let ILIG know you are coming by booking online (no later than 6th June, please) using the Book now button on the right.


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Gene Patent Litigation Returns to Federal Circuit After Remand
The high-profile gene patent litigation is back in court this summer. The Supreme Court responded to a petition for certiorari in AMP v. USPTO (involving the Myriad Genetics patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer genes) by granting, vacating and remanding the case for reconsideration by the Federal Circuit in view of the recent Mayo v. Prometheus case. The plaintiffs have challenged the patents as invalid for lack of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101. In Mayo, the Supreme Court unanimously invalidated a patent for a method of optimizing drug dosage by making use of a natural correlation between a drug metabolite and effectiveness. The Court decided that the patent claims essentially claimed the underlying natural correlation for exclusive use, a result that it contrary to the norm in patent law that patents not issue for "laws of nature, natural phenomena and abstract ideas." Note the language of Mayo: "And so there is a danger that the grant of patents that tie up their use will inhibit future innovation premised upon them, a danger that becomes acute when a patented process amounts to no more than an instruction to 'apply the natural law,' or otherwise forecloses more future invention than the underlying discovery could reasonably justify." However, Mayo involved a method patent. In AMP, the plaintiffs challenged both the DNA/gene patent claims as well as the genetic testing method claims. After the trial court invalidated both types, the Federal Circuit affirmed the method claim decision but reversed on the DNA claims. That result was then appealed to the Supreme Court. So the case is now focused chiefly on the DNA claims (and one method claim for a drug screening technique). All parties have now filed their briefs at the Federal Circuit for the rehearing on July 20 (ACLU heading the plaintiffs' coalition here; Myriad Genetics here). I filed an amicus brief last week in support of the plaintiffs; I argue that the Mayo decision is quite emphatic in its insistence that products or laws of nature not be encompassed by patent claims – with the result that the isolated DNA claims in the patents very clearly cover naturally occurring genes and naturally occurring mutated genes (which have deleterious consequences for breast and ovarian cancer patients). My view is that Mayo strengthens the challenge to the DNA patent claims because it looks closely at patent claims which relate to "natural" subject matter and asks whether an inventive contribution has occurred to justify a patent. Furthermore, Mayo also posed the inquiry this way: "[T]he underlying functional concern here is a relative one: how much future innovation is foreclosed relative to the contribution of the inventor." There is little doubt that the Myriad patents have cast a severe chill on the development of the genetic testing field for BRCA1 and BRCA2, and since these patent claims provide minimal inventive enhancement to the basic scientific subject matter, the patent claims would appear to be invalidated by Mayo. The oral argument at the Federal Circuit is on July 20.
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The Gala Room is our third room, which is a two level suite. The bedroom with its queen sized bed and plush goose-down comforter being on the first level shows distant views of the Pennsylvania countryside. In room amenities include an all season fireplace and a DVD player. To better enjoy your vacation, this room also has a deck for a quick view of the town's activities during the warmer months. Go upstairs and find yourself in a quiet sitting room. The over sized bathroom with its exposed brick and wooden beams is equipped with a bath and shower. This room is perfect for a last minute weekend getaway.