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by Sonam Saini
The Walt Disney-owned Star India has reported an increase of 38.03% in consolidated revenue from operations to Rs 17,480.62 crore for the fiscal ended March 31, 2022 as compared to 12664.36 crore in the previous fiscal, according to the company's financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler.
Total expenses for the company increased 40.72% to Rs 15, 652.92 crore from Rs11,123.81 crore. Net profit increased by 74.24% to Rs 1,421.27 crore in fiscal FY21-22, from Rs 815.72 crore in FY21.
The company's advertising revenue grew 57.09% to Rs 10495.51 crore against Rs 6681.02 crore in FY21. Subscription revenue too grew by 11% to RS 6129.91 crore from Rs 5501.91 crore. The company earned Rs 829.56 crore from content rights licensing and Rs 25.64 crore from theatrical distribution of films.
The company's rights/program cost increased by 55.25% to Rs 10185.62 crore from Rs 6560.78 crore in terms of expenses. The payment of licence fees increased by 16.28% to Rs 914.25 crore from Rs 786.25 crore. Programming costs were Rs 261.80 crore as opposed to Rs 243.59 crore. The technical cost was Rs 166.47 crore as opposed to Rs 160.95 crore.
The company marketing and publicity expenses for FY22 stood at Rs 1,398.77 crore against Rs 1,152.29 crore.
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Viacom18 gets media rights for the first season of Premier Handball League
media-tv Will NTO 3.0 come into effect on February 1?
media-tv MIB tells channels to undertake public service broadcasting for at least 30 mins in a day
media-tv Viacom18 gets media rights for the first season of Premier Handball League
media-tv Repeat telecast? Big broadcasters may return to DD FreeDish
media-tv Bharat Express news channel unveils signature tune
Industry sources say Disney Star, ZEEL, Culver Max Entertainment and Viacom18 plan to bid for the DD FreeDish slots for their Hindi GECs like Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey
By Sonam Saini | Jan 30, 2023 8:53 AM | 5 min read
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Bharat Express news channel unveils signature tune
The tune that combines classical and contemporary elements will be featured at the beginning and end of each news broadcast
Bharat Express news channel set to be launched on the 1st of February 2023 has announced the unveiling of its original signature tune composed by the biggies of the Indian music industry who have composed for the likes of Gangs of Wasseypur and Kabir Singh.
The captivating tune combines elements of traditional Indian music with contemporary sounds to create a unique melody that soothes your ears and ignites your mind. The tune will be featured at the beginning and end of each news broadcast, as well as in promotional materials for the channel.
Bharat Express plans to come with a bang with a focus on comprehensive news coverage of everything under the sun, from remote villages to the crisis of Venezuela, stock market to onion prices, and gadgets to galaxies.
The chairman, managing director, and editor-in-chief, Upendrra Rai, said, " Signature tune is the hallmark of any news channel and we have selected this one after rounds of consideration by the music team. We are confident that the tune will become synonymous with the Bharat Express brand and its objectives and will help us stand out in the crowded news landscape; and most importantly, people will connect to it."
Shobhna Yadav quits ABP News
Yadav started her career with India TV in 2003
Shobhna Yadav who was associated with ABP News and face of some of the most popular evening shows on the channel has quit.
Highly placed sources have confirmed this development.
It is worth mentioning that in the last 40 days, several major steps have been taken to strengthen the editorial and managerial staff of the channel. It is also learnt that the cost efficiency and KRAs of the people working in the organisation are also being assessed and accordingly decisions are being taken.
Yadav started her career with India TV in 2003. She has also produced a bollywood film 'Dear Maya' in 2017 in which Manisha Koirala played the lead role.
The popular bollywood film 'Batla House' is based on the real life story of Shobhna Yadav and her husband Sanjeev Kumar Yadav who is a nine time gallantry award recipient.
Gunjan Taneja quits WION as VP & Head of Global Sales
Taneja joined WION in August 2020
By Ruhail Amin | Jan 27, 2023 1:45 PM | 1 min read
Gunjan Taneja, Vice President and Head of Global Sales WION has stepped down from her role.
Taneja confirmed this development to e4m. She joined WION in August 2020 and was associated with the channel till Novemeber 2022.
Prior to joining WION, Taneja was Sales Director at Republic World for over three years. She has also served two stints at NDTV and worked with Aidem Ventures and Zee Media in the past.
Zee Media's Daiba Pradeep Roy joins Mitwa TV as National Sales Head
Roy has more than 21 years of experience in media sales.
Daiba Pradeep Roy who was the National Sales Accounts Head with Zee Media Corporation has joined Mitwa TV as National Sales Head.
Mitwa TV is a new age subscription free premium OTT platform for 45+ Crore audiences spread across Hindi Heartland. Roy will lead the sales team nationally and be responsible for revenue generation at MitwaTV.
A veteran media professional, Daiba has more than 21 years of experience in media sales. Prior to his tenure in ZMCL, Pradeep was heading the Business Team, at ETV a Subsidiary of Network 18 Media, where he was designated as Business Head.
'GEC genre ad volume went up in 2022'
According to a TAM AdEx report, 2022 saw GEC claiming the highest share, 28.5%, in overall TV ad volumes since 2018
The general entertainment channel (GEC) genre witnessed a 2% increase in ad volume in 2022 compared to 2021. According to TAM AdEx - Rewinding 2022 for GEC Channel Genre on TV report, 2022 had the highest ad volumes since 2018, with a 29% increase in 2022 compared to 2018.
As per the report, the third and fourth quarters of the year 2022 saw more ad volumes than the first and second. The report also stated that 2022 saw the highest GEC share i.e 28.5% of overall TV ad volumes since 2018.
During both 2022 and 2021, Hindi GEC topped with more than 20% share of the GEC channel genre's ad volumes. The top five subgenres accounted for around 69% share of ad volumes during 2022.
Meanwhile, the count of categories and advertisers on the GEC genre dropped in Q3-Q4 '22 over Q2'22, whereas the count of brands peaked in Q3 '22. As per the report, Food & Beverages sector topped with 28% share of the GEC genre's ad volumes, followed by Personal Care/Personal Hygiene with 20% share. Additionally, Biscuits and Aerated Soft Drinks were the new entrants among the top 10 categories.
HUL, Reckitt Benckiser and Brooke Bond Lipton India retained their top three positions as advertisers during both 2021-22. Coca-Cola India and Procter & Gamble Home Products were the new entrants among the top 10 advertisers in 2022. Also, over 2800 advertisers were present on GEC on 2022.
Meanwhile, over 800 exclusive advertisers were present on GEC with Ullu Digital leading the list in GEC genre followed by Mangalam Matrimony.com.
Over 5600 brands advertised on GEC in 2022 with Dettol Antiseptic Liquid leading the top brand list followed by Harpic Power Plus 10x Max Clean. Also the top four brands were from Reckitt Benckiser (India).
'IPL on TV provides scale and impact for brands across categories'
At e4m TV First conference, a diverse panel of brand leaders touched upon how associating with IPL on television brings instant reach at scale and unlocks newer audiences for their brands
IPL on television has been an advertiser's delight across categories. The sheer scale of the platform and its ability to drive instant results for brands makes it a preferred medium for impact. At the e4m TV First conference held in Mumbai on Tuesday, a panel discussion was held on the topic, 'Television - The chosen destination for IPL viewing.' The panel was chaired by Vanita Keswani, CEO, Madison Media Sigma - Madison World and consisted of Anjali Krishnan, Head of Media, Mondelez India, Ajay Dang, President, Head - Marketing, Ultratech - Aditya Birla Group, Lalitha Nayak, In Charge - Marketing, NPCI, Nilesh Malani, CMO, Polycab and Girish Hingorani, Head - Marketing & Ecommerce, Cooling & Purification Appliances Group, Blue Star Limited.
Ajay Dang started the discussion with his thoughts on television advertising on IPL, which according to him, is distinct for brands in terms of viewer receptiveness and engagement. "IPL on television is a brilliant platform in terms of the number of eyeballs and effective storytelling of brand messaging. I think as marketers, there are a few shining examples like Mondelez, which have leveraged the platform fabulously well. It is a fabulous platform to engage with viewers."
Nilesh Malani then spoke about how Polycab built their brand at the back of IPL associations on television since 2018. "At Polycab, the brand building exercise started maybe a decade ago. The philosophy was let's reach out to the heartland of the country from a distribution point of view and supply chain point of view. That's where we started going to consumers and we wanted to reach out in the most effective and faster way. IPL on TV gave us the best reach in the shortest period of time. So that's the reason we chose IPL. Then in 2019, we went public. And again, we wanted to reach out to consumers with a larger portfolio of products. That's where we decided to continue our journey on IPL."
Anjali Krishnan gave some valuable insights in terms of how brands can best creatively leverage IPL on television. "We have launched all our new campaigns on our proposition of 'acknowledging the unacknowledged' through IPL on TV. We've observed over the past few years of partnering with Star Sports for IPL that the effectiveness of our campaigns was twice as they were compared to any other inventory we bought. IPL on TV is the ideal platform to launch new brand communications. It gives you a great reach in a very short period. New users that brands want to reach out to are present on IPL on TV. IPL on TV has played a pivotal role in brand building for Cadbury Dairy Milk."
Girish Hingorani, who has been a strong believer in IPL on TV as a media property since its inception, spoke about how the platform has been a key factor in the success of Bluestar over the years. "We've been advertising on IPL on TV since 2008 and have leveraged the platform every year since. IPL on TV brings the country together and associating with a platform like this brings a lot of gravitas to a brand. We have focused on consistently creating good content and IPL on television has provided the largest platform for us to launch new communication every summer."
Lalitha Nayak went on to talk about how the demographic profiling for Rupay matched with IPL TV audiences and how the association helped the brand launch new products successfully. "We launched our 'Rupay - On The Go' proposition last summer through IPL on television. Demographic compatibility is a key factor for us when we look at platforms to advertise on and IPL on television was a match for us. We advertised on IPL on digital as well, but saw a high recall for the brand after we begun the TV association. IPL on TV is a clutter breaking phenomenon if you can create good content that blends in."


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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston Predictions
Blackburn Rovers to Win
Blackburn Rovers 2-1
Ben Brereton To Score Anytime
Blackburn are unbeaten in four league games, scoring nine goals in the process.
Blackburn scored at least twice in seven of their last eight home games.
Preston won just two of their last eight away games.
Preston picked up just 36% of their total points away from home.
Brilliant Blackburn to continue their play-off push
Blackburn Rovers come into this Lancashire derby in high spirits after winning their last two games without conceding a goal. In fact, the hosts have played 236 minutes of football since their last conceded goal.
Considering that airtight defence and Blackburn's joint league-high scoring record at home (23 goals, 2.3 on average), Tony Mowbray's men should feel confident of notching their first home H2H win in over 20 years and at a decent price to boot.
Okay, so Blackburn score goals… but who to back? Chile's finest Stoke-born export of course… Ben Brereton Diaz scored six goals across his last six club appearances including three in his last two at home. As such, I predict he will get on the scoresheet once again.
There are signs of life at Preston after winning in two of their last three away games, but their paltry nine-point haul away from home as well as the fact they shipped at least twice in five of their last seven away games leads me to predict an entertaining 2-1 home victory.

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Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet
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Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: The Armageddon Code Publisher's Summary
"Both writers owe a huge debt to Charles Everett for narrating this powerful audiobook. Without flashy sound effects, Everett expertly leads listeners through this story about a disparate group of warriors who use the devil himself to do good." (AudioFile)
In Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: The Armageddon Code, the world-famous architect of the Marvel Universe teams up with New York Times best-selling author Jay Bonansinga to unleash a bold new superhero series on the world.
A five-person special ops unit, composed of a diverse assortment of former Navy SEALs from all walks of life, are responding to a terrorist threat deep in the Caucasus Mountains when their mission goes south in a big way. Facing certain death and torture, they're unexpectedly offered a Faustian bargain by the Devil himself, who grants them unearthly powers in order to send evildoers to Hell on his fiendish behalf.
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A five-person special ops unit, composed of a diverse assortment of former Navy SEALs from all walks of life, are responding to a terrorist threat deep in the Caucasus Mountains when their mission goes south in a big way. Facing certain death and torture, they're unexpectedly offered a Faustian bargain by the Devil himself, who grants them unearthly powers in order to send evildoers to Hell on his fiendish behalf. But "The Devil's Quintet" do things their own way....
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The "Eglinton" 3-Piece Classic Wet-Shaving Kit with Safety Razor in Imitation Horn is the perfect set of shaving essentials for any gentleman practicing wet-shaving. It contains a metal stand holding the brush and safety razor, both made of elegant marbled imitation horn, rendering it a classic and traditional look. It comes with a silvertip badger brush made of the highest quality hair to ensure enough water retention to create a rich, luxurious lather. It feels incredibly soft on your skin and provides an exfoliating feel. The safety razor is chrome-plated and provides a reliable grip and a close, clean shave.
Fendrihan is a leading retailer of some of the best men's shaving essentials to provide its customers with an enjoyable shaving experience. It aims to celebrate the many grooming rituals of men by providing only the best products and time-honored brands on the market to create not just a perfect shave but also great value for money and customer delight.


Nov. 28, 2018: The following entries are selections from the Bronxville police blotter.
November 14, 2018, 7:44 pm, Pondfield Road: Reckless Driver, unfounded.
November 15, 2018, 9:48 am, Kraft Avenue: An immobilization device was affixed to a parked vehicle after a license plate reader indicated to a police officer that it was on the village scofflaw list for $225 in outstanding parking tickets. The fines were satisfied, and the boot was removed.
November 15, 2018, 3:57 pm, Midland Avenue: There was a two-vehicle accident; there were no injuries, and an information exchange was completed.
November 15, 2018, 6:30 pm, Summit Avenue: The driver of a 2013 Isuzu lost control of his vehicle and struck a curb, damaging hedges belonging to a resident on Summit Avenue. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the accident is unknown. An accident report was completed by the responding officer.
November 16, 2018, 9:18 pm, The ByWay: A caller reported a loud group of youths traveling down The ByWay. The group was gone upon the officer's arrival. No crime was committed.
November 17, 2018, 2:10 pm, Stone Place: A piggy bank was turned over to the police desk by a Good Samaritan. Anyone missing a similar item should contact Bronxville Police and provide a description to recover their property.
November 19, 2018, 3:41 pm, Pondfield Road: The owner of an establishment reported that an aggressive panhandler was inside her store demanding money and a turkey for Thanksgiving. The male fled the store when the owner called the police. Officers were unable to locate the subject. At 4:43 pm, officers responded to a call from St. Joseph's Church, where the subject was acting similarly. Officers interviewed the 52-year-old male, who agreed to leave the area of his own accord.
November 21, 2018, 11:52 am, Pondfield Road: A 27-year-old of the Bronx was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the 3rd degree after he was stopped for operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone and an inquiry revealed that his license was suspended for failing to pay summonses from other jurisdictions. The 2017 Chevrolet Suburban he was operating was impounded. The man was processed on scene and released pending his next court appearance on December 5 at 6:00 pm.


If you would to like discuss CSR with us please contact pr@dcsneeds.com to arrange a time to come in and visit us. Click here to see a list of our supporters.
Funds donated to the Center are always used for the benefit of the students and helping to maintain our facilities to ensure we offer the highest standards of services to children with special needs. There are numerous ways in which individuals and companies can donate to the Center. You can donate by bank transfer or by coming to the Center and speaking to a member of the PR team (pr@dcsneeds.com). Alternatively you may wish to discuss ways in which you can fundraise on behalf of the Center. Whether it's running a marathon or organizing a bake sale the possibilities are endless when we work together.
Do you have any previous experience working with children with special needs?
If yes, what type of disability?
Whether you are an individual or company looking to create an employee engagement strategy or CSR initiative, our doors are always open. Assisting students in the classroom or helping at our events are just some of the ways in which you can volunteer at the Center. If you are interested in volunteering please download the form here and someone from our team will be in touch.
Providing specialized education and therapy to students with a variety of needs is our passion at DCSN. This level of specialized care is expensive as a number of trained staff, customized equipment and resources are needed. Being a charitable non-profit organization, DCSN is sincerely grateful for the generosity of companies and individuals willing to sponsor students so they are able to receive the education they deserve. To find out more about how you can help provide a student with a future, Contact pr@dcsneeds.com .
Our charity shop located in Karama sells new and second hand clothing, books and household items. All the proceeds go directly to DCSN students and helping to maintain the facilities.
The charity shop is always in need of new and 'gently' used furniture, clothing, books, toys, and household items. Any assistance you may be able to provide with donating goods to the shop is greatly appreciated. All donations come via DCSN which are then taken to the charity shop to be sold.
Opening hours for the Charity Shop is from 9.30am to 6pm Saturday to Thursday. Please note that on the first Friday of every month we also have a Sale at the shop from 9am to 12.30pm.
DCSN offers a tax-free salary (based on qualifications and experience), visa sponsorship, and medical insurance. Other benefits may be available depending upon the candidate's qualifications and experience.
Working hours are from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm Sunday to Thursday with two months paid summer holidays (July and August) as well as approximately two weeks holidays at the end of December and approximately two weeks at the end of March.
At the center we accept applications for all positions on an ongoing basis. Qualified applications will be retained on file for a period of 6 months. Successful candidates must have at least 2-4 years working experience post graduation and a fluency in reading, writing and speaking English.
*For Professional Staff University degree must be attested by the UAE Embassy in your country of origin.
**Reference letters must state the beginning/ending dates of employment along with the applicant's designation. Accepted Reference letters should be on company letterhead with the signature of the appropriate supervisors. Additionally, all reference letters must be from post graduation employment.
The role involves providing individual and group therapy, undertaking assessments, developing programs and providing reports.
Experience in writing detailed educational reports, (IEPs) etc.
Throughout the year we have a list of events that help us to increase awareness about the Center and to fund raise. We invite companies as well as individuals to get involved whether it is through spreading the word, sponsoring the event or volunteering. For our functions we are always looking for extra help so if you are interested in being a part of our future events get in touch with pr@dcsneeds.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
New academic year, new challenges!
Kids were very happy to see their teachers again and meet the new members of the staff. All were singing, playing and having fun.
We wish you a pleasant start to the first term!
We are inviting the whole community to the premises of Dubai Center for Special Needs to what promises to be a day full of fun, games, rides and bazaars in an effort to raise vital funds for the center. There will be bouncy castles, arts & crafts stations, food & drinks stalls and much more. More information on our Family Fun Fair will be coming soon.
Coming to perform in Dubai for the first time ever, Ghinwa is a must see event for children of all ages. Tickets are currently for sale and can be purchased from the Dubai Center for Special Needs. There will be three shows performed in French and English, at DCSN's auditorium over the weekend of the 7 and 8th February.
With the show lasting for an hour, children will not be disappointed by the musical which promises to be fun, colorful, entertaining, and interactive.


King County Metro offers many transportation options for Snoqualmie Valley residents and employees to travel between this community and Issaquah for transfers to other regional cities.
Snoqualmie Valley Transportation has many services throughout the Snoqualmie Valley. Fares are $1. Solo riders can be age 13 and up. All services meet ADA requirements and have bike racks.
Route 208 travels on a fixed schedule from North Bend through Snoqualmie to the Issaquah Transit Center.
The Route 628 Community Shuttle is a fixed-route, peak-hour express shuttle service from North Bend through Snoqualmie to the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride.
The Valley Shuttle operates Monday through Friday between North Bend and Duvall.
This service will pick you up at your location and take you where you're going from North Bend to Duvall (including Preston).
The Ridge Loop circulates at fixed locations between downtown Snoqualmie and Snoqualmie Ridge, including the hospital and casino.


Eating weeds, while something of a pastime in childhood, never occurred to me as a particularly good idea. Perhaps it was my Brahmin childhood, where food was strictly prepared and served, with nothing other than the prescribed ingredients going into the cooking vessels. Curiosity is stronger than tradition, however, and on the day when I saw a roughly dressed woman from the hills selling a pile of unknown greens near the Chabahil Ganesthan Temple, besides a pile of freshly-picked stinging nettles, I took out my twenty rupees and bought them. Partly, it was the American notion that I should support local farmers (or, in her case, local foragers), but also partly, I wanted to know what those greens tasted like.
I asked her what it was and she told me it was sim saag, and oh yes, it had incredible medicinal properties and would zap all diseases right out of my body. From her enthusiastic description, I could tell the saag was highly prized. To the person who knew its value, it was obviously a good deal. She tucked her twenty rupees into the patuka around her waist, and I went home with my polythene bag full of unknown greens, both equally delighted with the transaction.
My mother made a face when she saw them—she didn't eat wild greens, she said, but my grandmother used to love them. I wasn't going to let my mother dampen my enthusiasm, however, so I prepared the greens and ate them that evening. I fell into a very deep and refreshing sleep, and when I woke up in the morning I felt as if my heart was beating and my blood was circulating in a way I had never felt before. A deep sense of relaxation had seeped into my bones.
Later, looking it up on the web, I found out sim saag was another name for watercress, which grows near flowing water. The all-knowing mind of the World Wide Web told me that Hippocrates, the Greek doctor who paved the way for modern medicine and created the Hippocratic Oath, also thought watercress cured all diseases, just like my elderly forager. It often occurs to me that wisdom re-occurs in time and space—clearly the forager would never have heard of Hippocrates, but they'd come to the same conclusion after careful observation and the same lived experience. These "coincidences" always delight me, if only because they confirm that wisdom is not the sole provenance of those who are able to make a mark on the world's intellectual and philosophical circuits. Hippocrates planned to build a sanatorium for sick people who could be fed on watercress soup, which he intended to grow on the flowing waters of the river close to this institution. Later, as I bought more sim saag, I would see the minute snails clustered on the plant, and come to learn they harbored a parasite that could cause a serious liver disease. So there was a reason people didn't eat these greens. Something told me, however, that cleaning the plants carefully, and then cooking them in a pressure cooker, was probably a good way to kill any stray nematode with evil designs on the liver.
My grandmother, who was famed for her culinary abilities, apparently loved everything that bourgeois women shouldn't eat. There was the perilla seeds which I brought home one day and which my mother said was a favorite of my grandmother. A young cook who I hired later confirmed that too much enthusiastic eating of the nutty silam seeds could give one diarrhea, which may be a reason why people stay away from it. I found putting some on top of local Nepali coffee, however, made a great topping.
Then, there was the river seaweed that I found in the organic store one day which my mother identified as a favorite of my great-grandmother. The river seaweed was fried in mustard oil and eaten with chiura, my mother said, and it was savored as a wonderful afternoon khaja delicacy. Seaweed, I thought, was a delicacy just of people like the Japanese who lived surrounded by the sea—but no, women in every area have always known these strips of vivid green matter that grew around water contained great nutrition and taste. I followed my mother's recipe and discovered it tasted gourmet. Sadly, however, the organic store closed down, and I never saw the strips of river seaweed again.
My great-grandmother and my grandmother raised large families, and they did so not just from big vats of rice and daal, but also these smaller seasonal foraged goods. They knew how to find the micro-nutrients in the local delicacies around them, and I was determined not to let my mother's pervasive sense of negative dismissal get in the way of finding these forgotten recipes out. Of course, there is a reason why people don't eat wild herbs—they can often be toxic. Learning to prepare them the right way is often key. Fiddlehead ferns are often available in my vegetable market, but eating too much of them has taught me a valuable lesson—moderation is key. Fiddlehead ferns, I learnt, had to be cooked the right way to be edible—boiling it first seemed to get rid of most of its toxins, but that also means it tastes less crisp than if it is sautéed without boiling. Cooking it correctly, and for long enough, may often be the factor between a pleasant, often gourmet, wild edible, and a day and night spent in major discomfort, wondering if the toxins in the fern are enough to kill you or damage your organs.
This toxicity can be deadly, especially when foraging for wild mushrooms, which I never do—recently I heard a sad story that a Sherpa friend of mine, who had moved to the States sometimes in the 90s, had damaged his kidneys and was now on dialysis after eating wild mushrooms that he didn't correctly identify. Perhaps this was the reason why Brahmins never ate mushrooms—bahun lay chau khaos na swad paos (How would a Brahmin know what a mushroom tastes like, because they never eat it?) goes the old saying. This may also be the reason why my parents reject the luscious slices of shitake mushrooms which I make for them in season—even something tried and tested like shitake is often viewed with suspicion by the old generation who grew up not eating any. My father also views rosemary, thyme, and oregano with suspicion, thinking they cause harm—he may be partially correct, because it appears that those who take blood thinners may face side effects from these life-giving herbs. Sadly, invasive procedures for the heart are now routinely performed, putting people on lifelong medications like blood thinners, which can greatly limit the healthy herbs they can eat.
A young cook who I had hired often laughed at me when I told her to prepare watercress: "In Kathmandu, people eat all kinds of grass. In our village, we only feed grass to the cows." Perhaps urban life forces people to seek out wilderness because they see how precious it is, how quickly lost, how life-giving and life-sustaining. The same young woman would also tell me that there's nothing in her village—nothing! Nothing grows there, no vegetables, no grains (except corn), no goats, etc. There were no butchers to provide meat, or dairies to provide milk, as in Kathmandu. Which is why she wanted her in-laws to join her in the city, but they were determined to stay in the village. I would then ask her, "But do you have chayote (eskoosh)?" And then she would say, "Oh yes, that grows all over the village, but we never eat the shoots or the roots like you do here. That's only for the cows." Like her, I'd never tasted chayote shoots, until a year ago when my Newar physiotherapist assured me it tasted out of this world. One day, I noticed a bunch being sold by a humble farmer who had spread out her wares on a cloth underneath a temple roof. I bought it and ate it—and it was out of this world. It amazes me that we grew chayote ever since I can remember, but somehow we never ate those amazing shoots. We did eat pumpkin shoots, from a plant that appears very similar, so why didn't we eat the chayote shoots? These gaps and omissions, of why some elements of food are permissible and some are not, always baffles me. My cook's father-in-law is almost always ill, and has to be brought down to Kathmandu every once in a while to get oxygen and saline drips from the hospital. In the photographs, he looks undernourished and on the edge of starvation. This often makes me wonder, do traditional views about food curtail and restrict the cornucopia which nature has provided us? Do we starve in the midst of plenty? Would a more trusting relationship with the wilderness open up vistas of food we'd never seen before?
After my earthquake injury, I was unable to take care of my house and garden, which meant weeds three feet high effectively covered my lawn for a few years. The yellow flowers of dandelion matured and flew away in the breeze big balls of white fluff. Later, I found out I could have made a large amount of dandelion syrup from those yellow flowers. This spring, once more able to walk on my two feet, I turn the compost with a spade every week and find those luscious green leaves just springing out of the earth. My dog, nosing around with her pre-historical wolf tendencies, digs the earth and alters the contours of the landscape, forcing me to see things I hadn't seen before. Dandelion leaves, I learn, are loaded with vitamin K, which help to strengthen the bones. They can also dissolve gallstones. Each morning I go out and pick a few leaves, and munch them before the dew has dried. One morning, after eating a few leaves for a breakfast salad—with a locally grown Spanish olive oil which my friend's mother gave me, and a drop or two of apple cider vinegar—I walked all the way from Lazimpat to Handigaon, feeling strength gather in my bones, forgetting all about the pain in my broken ankle.


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SHAW VISITS SHERIFF TO REVIEW SECURITY PLANS
Beth P. Krane Staff WriterSOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw visited the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday to learn about local measures being taken in the name of homeland security.
During his hourlong stop, Shaw, a Republican who represents parts of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, said he expects the national terror alert to return to Code Yellow within the next 24 hours. The Bush administration raised the threat level to Code Orange, or high, on Feb. 7.
"I don't want the public to become complacent," he said. "Undoubtedly, we'll have more code oranges. Hopefully, that's as high as it'll go."
Sheriff Ed Bieluch agreed residents should stay alert regardless of the warning level.
"That's good advice any time," the sheriff said. "Just looking at what's going on in Palm Beach County, with the small amount of intelligence we get, I think the Code Orange was justified."
Bieluch would not elaborate, but he said information collected in Palm Beach County did not contribute to the raising of the threat level.
Shaw checked out the department's new mobile command center, equipped to respond in case of extended emergencies such as hurricanes, hostage situations or terrorist attacks. The high-tech mobile unit was bought in July with almost $600,000 of forfeited drug money, sheriff's spokeswoman Diane Carhart said.
Shaw said he was most impressed that the mobile unit can pick up radio transmissions from around the world.
Shaw also observed increased security measures at the Sheriff's Office, including the presence of bomb-sniffing dogs outside.
Since the alert was raised to orange, more residents have called the Sheriff's Office to pass along tips or ask for information, Carhart said.
That prompted the department to order 2,000 cards people can stick to their refrigerators with basic steps to take in the event of biological, chemical or other terrorist attacks. The cards also will be printed in Spanish, she said. Residents who want them can call the Sheriff's Office, 561-688-3000.
CORRECTION PUBLISHED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2003.An article on Page 3B of Wednesday's edition listed U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw's district as including parts of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Since the 2002 redistricting, Shaw's district does not include any part of Miami-Dade County.


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You don't adjust efforts for the development of your relationship. Here comes the moment when the desired person is now yours, and everything seems to be all right, but… If you do not make efforts to maintain a relationship, then you can not count on long happiness. The period of affection will pass, but who said that you need to forget to please your soul mate with small surprises?
You permanently mock at your beloved woman. Do not think that the constant jerks and irony will help you improve relationships. Such "jokes" show that you are selfish, and think primarily of yourself. Learn to maintain and show respect.
You forget about yourself. In a pair, each person changes style, interests and behavior. This is normal and this happens everywhere, but this does not mean that it is worth betraying one's interests. You are a person. Just be yourself.
You cheat on her. Before doing something that will cause problems, distrust and parting, think, and what will happen if your beloved woman will cheat on you?
You forget about your friends. Yes, in a relationship you will have common friends, but this does not mean that you have to forget the old ones. At least sometimes call your old friends, because they will be the first people to whom you run in case of problems.
You compare your partner with other women. Internally, all people are different, even if they look similar, so stop comparing. And if you specifically try to see in your partner a former passion, then leave. This is not your woman and she does not suit you.
You avoid talking about problems. Misunderstanding will not go away if you remain silent. If you do not like something, then just say it. In such a way you'll you solve the problem and the explosion will not happen. So, the relationship will be stronger.
You can adore your mom, dad, sister or friend, but your beloved woman will be pleased, if everything that happens in your life, you will tell first of all to her.
You spy upon your woman. Everyone has read the correspondence of a loved one at least once, this is normal, but in everything you need to see the measure. If you do not trust the beloved and constantly control her, then soon she will feel like in prison, and this is unlikely to make her happy.
Remind about all made mistakes. If you could forgive the mistake – do not remind it, at least out loud. But in any case, do not take about it in quarrels as a trump card. If you can not forget, just leave this woman.
You don't support your partner. Perhaps your loved one does not do what you would like, but this does not mean that you do not need to support him, because a loved one expects you to understand.
If you follow these little tips, then the quality and duration of the relationship will improve significantly and move to a new level.
Don't forget to make pleasant surprise to your woman. This will positively influence on your relationship. Do you wonder how to make the girl a pleasant surprise? You need to surprise the woman more often. Regardless of whether you are going on a first date or already "live happily ever after." In order to intrigue a girl, you either need to regularly surprise her, or constantly feed the awakening interest. The main thing in this issue is regularity.


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Antarctica: Still No Time to Sell the Beach House?
by Marlo Lewis on November 3, 2015
With the COP 21 climate treaty conference in Paris only weeks away, federal agencies are trying harder than ever to spook the public about the so-called climate crisis.
This can be tricky when an agency-funded study indicates the state of the climate is better, rather than worse, than they thought.
A recent case in point is a NASA study by Jay Zwally and colleagues, published in the Journal of Glaciology (JOG). Their satellite data indicates that Antarctica is gaining more ice from snowfall than it is losing from coastal discharges and ice melt. In other words, currently and over the 1992-2008 study period, Antarctica is contributing to a net reduction in sea level rise. From NASA's press release:
A new NASA study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.
The research challenges the conclusions of other studies, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2013 report, which says that Antarctica is overall losing land ice.
According to the new analysis of satellite data, the Antarctic ice sheet showed a net gain of 112 billion tons of ice a year from 1992 to 2001. That net gain slowed to 82 billion tons of ice per year between 2003 and 2008.
This good news conflicts not only with the IPCC's conclusion but also with a study published in June 2014 widely hailed at the time as additional proof of the climate crisis (even though it estimated that Antarctica's rate of ice mass loss translated into only about 1.7 inches of sea-level rise per century).
So how does Zwally assess the significance of his team's finding that Antarctica is currently gaining ice mass and reducing sea-level rise by 0.23 mm/year, or about 0.9 inches per century?
He says the "good news" is also "bad news." How so? "If the 0.27 millimeters per year of sea level rise attributed to Antarctica in the IPCC report is not really coming from Antarctica, there must be some other contribution to sea level rise that is not accounted for." OMG! The IPCC does not know where one-hundredth of an inch (0.27 mm) of annual sea-level rise is coming from.
Two questions leap to mind:
(1) Can anyone reliably measure global sea-level rise to one-hundredth of an inch? Answer: No. According to the University of Colorado Sea Level Research Group, the margin of error in satellite measurements of global sea level is 0.4 mm/year. That is larger than the alleged increment of sea-level rise for which the mighty IPCC cannot account.
(2) So is it possible the IPCC simply overestimated global-level rise by one-hundredth of an inch and there's no missing increment to be accounted for? Answer: Yes.
Zwally further opines: "If the losses of the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of West Antarctica continue to increase at the same rate they've been increasing for the last two decades, the losses will catch up with the long-term gain in East Antarctica in 20 or 30 years — I don't think there will be enough snowfall increase to offset these losses."
So things are better than the Zwally team expected but that's all the more reason to bet on their prediction things will be worse in 20 or 30 years. Some perspective here would be useful. Sea levels rose about 8 inches in the 20th century. Whether Antarctica adds another 1.7 inches to sea-level rise in the 21st century, reduces it by 0.9 inches, or produces something in between, there is no reason to believe the end is nigh.
Another new study, this one published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), warns that if the small Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is destabilized, "then the entire marine ice sheet will discharge into the ocean, causing a global sea-level rise of about 3 m."
Sounds pretty scary, even though the scientists acknowledge they don't know whether the Amundsen ice destabilization, which their model predicts will begin in 60 years, "is due to greenhouse gases and the resulting global warming."
Let's cut to the chase. Once destabilization begins, how long would it take for the WAIS to shed all its ice and raise sea levels by 3 meters? The authors suggest "centuries to millennia." The PNAS press release includes a video illustrating how the ice sheet dynamics in the researchers' model play out. As Anthony Watts notes, in the scientists' model run, the WAIS disintegrates over a period of 9,700 years!
Click here here to watch the video. The graphics are quite cool — but don't get spooked!
As explained in a previous post, scientists have known for some time that the WAIS is doomed. For example, Conway et al. (1999), a study published in Science, found that the grounding line (sea-floor boundary) of the Ross Ice Shelf (the largest ice shelf in Antarctica) has retreated about 1,300 kilometers since the last glacial maximum. Most of the recession "occurred in the middle to late Holocene [3,000-9,000 years ago] in the absence of substantial sea level or climate forcing." See the picture at the top right of this post.
The Conway team speculated that complete disintegration of the WAIS "will take about 7,000 years." That's in the same remote futuristic ballpark as the PNAS study.
The new JOG and PNAS studies don't change the bottom line. Now is not a good time to sell the beach house. It's never a good time to abandon affordable energy.
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Las transferencias e interacciones entre el español y las lenguas indígenas americanas
: Exchanges and interactions between Spanish and indigenous American languages
Silvia Maria Chireac, Norbert Francis
Educational Specialties
In the present assessment of research on the contact of Spanish with the autochthonous languages of the Americas we propose a greater integration of the disciplines that have focused on this topic. In particular, it is still necessary to fully incorporate the advances from the fields of second language acquisition and learning and of bilingual development. Studying the different conditions and trajectories of bilingualism also implies coming to an understanding of the processes of language shift, loss. Spanish in America offers the ideal opportunity to achieve this consilience because the New World represents the most important realm of its acquisition as first language and its learning as second language, in contact since the 16th Century with hundreds of other languages. We will take up two contrasting cases of indigenous language-national language interaction. By hypothesis, in the first instance the interchange has resulted in the maintenance of mutual autonomy, despite widespread mutual influence; in the second, researchers are debating the possibility of a convergence.
Exchanges and interactions between Spanish and indigenous American languages
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Chireac, S. M., & Francis, N. (2016). Las transferencias e interacciones entre el español y las lenguas indígenas americanas. Estudios de Linguistica del Espanola, 37, 45-70.
Las transferencias e interacciones entre el español y las lenguas indígenas americanas. / Chireac, Silvia Maria; Francis, Norbert.
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oneworld Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Major New Benefits for Customers and Airlines
Photo American Airlines
To mark the 20th anniversary of its launch, the CEOs of the airlines in the oneworld alliance held a special meeting in London on Friday 1st February.
Following the meeting, a number of major benefits for customers were unveiled which are designed to increase the value the alliance delivers to customers and to its member airlines and the alliance transforms itself for the third decade of its operation.
oneworld's transformation includes:
A new oneworld digital platform that will, as it is progressively rolled out, bring to life the alliance's core promise of seamless connectivity for customers flying on multi-sector, multi-airline journeys, via the convenience of their preferred member airline's mobile app or website, without having to download any additional app or enter more log-in credentials.
An increased level of alliance co-location projects at a number of key airports around the world with plans to unveil the first oneworld branded, developed and managed lounge later this year.
A fresh approach to corporate sales, enabling oneworld to respond much faster to requests for alliance contracts, which currently generate $1 billion a year for member airlines. Since trials of the new process began six months ago, revenues have risen 10 percent. Dozens of the world's biggest multinational corporations have signed corporate accounts with the alliance rather than a series of individual airline deals.
A revised process for prospecting potential new members. The first airline to join as a result will be Royal Air Maroc— oneworld's first full member recruit for six years and its first from Africa – next year.
The alliance's first new membership platform, oneworld connect —designed with smaller, regional airlines in mind and with Fiji Airways' entry as the first partner to join in this capacity – will be completed by the end of March. Talks are progressing with other airlines interested in signing from the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, enabling the alliance to further spread its wings globally.
These changes are reflected in a sweepingly different brand positioning for oneworld, encouraging passengers to "Travel Bright" – complete with a new oneworld.com website, both unveiled today.
oneworld CEO Rob Gurney said: "In the two decades since oneworld was launched, the industry and consumer behaviours have changed fundamentally. Most of our member airlines have undergone comprehensive restructuring. Some have merged. When oneworld first took off, hardly any airline offered online bookings. Smartphones were in the future. Social media did not exist. Airline fares included everything. Low-cost carriers were in their infancy.
"Since then, global alliances have grown greatly in terms of membership but, to be frank, they have failed to keep pace with the changes that their members, the industry at large and the marketplace have experienced. At oneworld, we are making up for that. As we enter our third decade, we are undergoing a radical transformation with a host of fresh initiatives to further strengthen the relevance of the alliance to our member airlines and our customers."
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker noted: "As oneworld celebrates its 20th anniversary, we are very pleased with how the alliance is positioned – both today and for the future. Together, oneworld member airlines have a footprint that is far larger than American could ever have on its own. This additional connectivity is tremendously valuable to our customers and our team members and it is important for our business. We are excited about the future of oneworld and our continued partnership with some of the leading airlines in the world."
Photo Qantas
oneworld Governing Board Chairman and Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce noted: "Qantas was one of the airlines that founded oneworld 20 years ago and we've seen it evolve into the leading alliance in the sky.
"In some ways, oneworld represents a team of rivals, given several members are direct competitors in various regions. For two decades it's been able to bring together the best carriers, lounges, frequent flyer programs and networks offer people a much smoother travel experience. Now, as the alliance enters its third decade, we are stepping up that cooperation and modernizing how we work together to make oneworld even more relevant to international travellers and to its member airlines."
Photo British Airways
Alex Cruz, British Airways' Chairman and CEO, said: "British Airways hosted fellow founding oneworld members in London when we launched the alliance two decades ago and it is an honour to welcome this greatly expanded family back to our home city in our own centenary year to celebrate our alliance's 20th anniversary. Global alliances need to evolve to remain relevant in this fast-changing industry and that is just what oneworld is doing now."
Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg remarked: "Cathay Pacific was proud to play our part in founding oneworld 20 years ago and establishing it as the leading quality alliance. And we are proud today to be playing our part again in transforming the alliance, moving forward to deliver more benefits both for our customers and our fellow member airlines as the alliance flies into its third decade and beyond."
Photo Cathay Pacific
oneworld was launched on Feb. 1, 1999 by founding members American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas. Since then, they have been joined by Finnair and Iberia, on Sept. 1, 1999, then LATAM (at that time LanChile) on June 1, 2000; Japan Airlines and Royal Jordanian on April 1, 2007; S7 Airlines on Nov. 15, 2010; Malaysia Airlines on Feb. 1, 2013; Qatar Airways on Oct. 30, 2013; and SriLankan Airlines on May 1, 2014. Royal Air Maroc was invited into the alliance in December and is on track to join during 2020. Around 30 airlines linked to the alliance's full members are oneworld affiliate members, offering its full range of services and benefits. Fiji Airways was introduced as the first oneworld connect partner in December 2018, offering a subset of the alliance's services and benefits, and is on track for full implementation next month. Collectively, these airlines now:
Serve 1,100 airports in 180 territories with 14,000 daily departures
Carry almost 550 million passengers a year on a combined fleet of 3,500 aircraft
Generate $135 billion annual total revenues
Since oneworld was launched its members have boarded a total of 7 billion customers — equivalent to today's entire global population.
oneworld member airlines work together to consistently deliver a superior, seamless travel experience with special privileges and rewards for frequent flyers, including earning and redeeming miles and points across the entire alliance network. Top tier members (Emerald and Sapphire) enjoy access to more than 650 airport lounges and are offered extra baggage allowances. The most regular travellers (Emerald) can also use fast track security lanes at select airports.
Written by Editorial Team Published 02:15
Tags: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay, News, Qantas, Royal Air Maroc
The news team can be contacted at news@air101.co.uk


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Colgate, Cussons and Woolworths in hot water related to alleged laundry detergent cartel
Helen Alexander
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lodged civil proceedings against three of Australia's biggest companies in relation to an alleged cartel regarding the price and supply of laundry detergent concentrates.
The consumer watchdog has alleged that Colgate-Palmolive and PZ Cussons Australia "made and gave effect to cartel and other anti-competitive arrangements".
It alleges Unilever Australia was involved, but has granted it immunity under its Immunity Policy for Cartel Conduct, after Unilever came forward with information about the alleged conduct.
The ACCC alleges that in the first quarter of 2009, Colgate, Cussons and Unilever entered into arrangements to cease the supply of standard concentrate laundry detergents to consumers in favour of only supplying ultra concentrates.
The ACCC also alleges that they arranged to simultaneously transition their laundry detergents to ultra concentrates which met certain requirements. It also alleges that they sold ultra concentrates for the same price per wash as the equivalent standard concentrated products.
It alleges that they did not pass on the cost savings to consumers.
The ACCC also alleges that these arrangements applied across the range of popular brand laundry products including Cold Power, Radiant and Omo.
Woolworths is also caught up in the matter, with the ACCC alleging that the retail giant was "knowingly concerned in the alleged arrangements", as well as a former Colgate sales director Paul Ansell.
ACCC chairman Rod Sims said that ultra-concentrate detergents are cheaper to produce, store and transport.
He said the ACCC alleges that this "offered significant cost savings which, by agreement, were not passed onto consumers".
"These alleged arrangements also standardised the ultra-concentrate products offered, denying consumers a variety of choices on pricing, package volumes and the strength of the concentrate product," he said.
"By way of contrast, when similar products were launched in New Zealand, there was significant discounting, such as offering a larger pack for the price of a smaller pack. The ACCC alleges that the benefits of these competitive actions were denied to Australian consumers".
Woolworths said it will "vigorously defend" the action brought against it.
"We take the ACCC's allegations seriously and will, of course, cooperate with the Commission. We are committed to high standards of compliance with competition law and regulation.
However, Woolworths said it has "serious concerns" about the way the ACCC has engaged with it.
"We are particularly concerned that good process has been compromised by the need to meet arbitrary deadlines set by the Commission."
It reiterated that the ACCC has "not alleged that Woolworths was party to any cartel".
"Our preliminary analysis indicates that Woolworths' retail price of about half the relevant products decreased in the year or so following the transition."
Cussons said it "takes seriously obligations and responsibilities to consumers under Australian competition law".
"As a company with a proud track record in this regard, we are disappointed by the allegations. PZ Cussons has always competed vigorously in a fiercely competitive market to ensure its products are innovative, high performance and competitive for consumers."
In a statement to SmartCompany, Colgate-Palmolive said it will give a full review of the allegations and the evidence relied on by the proceedings, then "respond appropriately".
"Colgate-Palmolive believes that its policies and processes are compliant with competition laws and further considers, based on the information available to it, that its transition to Ultra concentrated laundry detergents complied with competition law and had positive impacts for the environment and consumers," the company said.
The proceedings were filed yesterday with the Sydney registry of the Federal Court of Australia.


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Q: VBA that will pull a formula down until it hits a blue cell? Is that possible? In cell B5 I put the number 1, then in B6 I put =B5 + 1 so that it reads 2, then I want that formula to go down until the end of the report which results in a row of blue cells. However, our reports always have a different number of lines.
Basically, the report runs out with a total line at the bottom, which is filled with dark blue.  I want to, in column B, count how many rows until we hit that blue cell.  There is no value or text in the blue cell though.
My code:
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=ActiveCell.Range("A1:A182")

A: This would search the first 10,000 rows for the "blue row", then set a value to that row number - then autofill from B5 to that row:
Sub Test()

    Dim i As Long, bluerow As Long

    For i = 1 To 10000
        If Cells(i, 2).Interior.Color = RGB(93, 123, 157) Then
            bluerow = i
            Exit For
        End If
    Next i

    Range("B6").AutoFill Destination:=Range("B6:B" & bluerow), Type:=xlFillDefault

End Sub

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