To start the seventh trial, you need to reach the garage gate near the Divinity Church. After you take the elevator, drive into the round underground hall. Here, you will have to solve a quite complex puzzle that assumes using the batmobile, to a large extent.
First of all, use the hoist of the batmobile on the catch closest to the starting point, i.e. the one next to which you can see digit 1 on the wall. You do not need to rip off anything here. Instead, use the hoist to lower yourself to the central chamber that is partially flooded.
Keep lowering the batmobile, up to the point at which it is located right above the operating drills. The next step is quite difficult to get. You need to remain in your position and lean the analog stick to the side (or press a side directional button). Thanks to this, the metal plates under the wheels of the batmobile start moving to the side. Keep doing this, up until you reveal the passage shown in the above screenshot. Eject from the batmobile and glide there.
You will reach the location of the first pressure plate. Walk onto it to lower the water level in the central hall. After that, return to the batmobile and drive back up. Only then, release the hoist.
Destroy the weakened wall next to the second side-chamber.
Now you need to reach the interactive catch next to the white figure 2. Just like previously, use the hoist and start lowering the vehicle. After you get to the very bottom, lean the analog stick to the side, which moves the metal plates under the wheels and reveals new side chamber. By default, it is behind a weakened wall so, use the 60mm cannon. Glide into the side room and make sure that you do not land too soon, because you first need to get past electrified fragments of the flooring.
Walk onto the pressure plate. After the attempt to return to the batmobile, there appears a group of Riddler's henchmen. It is a good idea to start off with a team action with the batmobile. During the fights proper, stay away from the electrified fragments of the floor.
After you defeat the mechanical opponents, return to the batmobile and STAY IN for a bit longer in this position. You need to restore the original arrangement of the moving panels. Therefore, move them in the direction opposite to the one that you moved them earlier. Only then, can you climb back up and release the hoist.
You can now head towards another interactive catch, by the white figure 3 on the wall. Use the hoist against the catch and lower the batmobile as far down as possible. Move the metal plates aside to reveal the passage below. Glide there and walk onto the pressure plate.
The attempt to return to the batmobile activates two turrets in the neighboring tunnel. Activate the batmobile remote control and destroy them. Only after that, reach the last pressure plate, which has been revealed thanks to lowering the water level in the main hall.
See the panel with bulbs under the ceiling and switch to Catwoman. The correct capsule with the key has been shown in the above screenshot. After you complete this puzzle, switch back to batman and leave the underground complex.


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Nicole Kidman touches down in Sydney for pre-50th birthday celebration with her mum
Cocktails on the harbour, anyone?
She lit up the carpet at Cannes, and now Nicole Kidman is bringing her star power Down Under.
The Oscar-winning actress has touched down in Sydney for an early birthday celebration with her mother, Janelle, and some close friends.
According to Sydney Confidential, Nicole is set to host an intimate cocktail party on the harbour on Wednesday night ahead of her milestone birthday on June 20.
The guest list is said to include Sue Brierley -- the real-life Australian mother of Saroo Brierley, who Nicole played in the Oscar-nominated film Lion -- and applauded filmmaker, Jane Campion.
"It is just a small gathering so Nic can see her mum for her birthday," a friend told the publication. "She had two days free and didn't want to miss seeing her mum."
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Nicole, who just wrapped a week of appearances at Cannes Film Festival in which she had four projects screening -- will fly home later this week to reunite with husband Keith Urban -- and daughters Sunday Rose, 8, and Faith Margaret, 6.
She is expected to celebrate her actual birthday at home in Nashville.
It's been a month of highs for the Hollywood star, who was awarded a special prize at Cannes created just for her to mark the festival's 70th anniversary.
While this week's visit is short and sweet, it's likely Nicole will be back later this week for a longer period to begin shooting DC Comics film Aquaman alongside Jason Momoa and Amber Heard.
All the times Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's PDA was too much to handle
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Лахта — деревня в Архангельской области. Входит в состав муниципального образования «Северодвинск».

География

Деревня находится в 17 км к югу-западу от Северодвинска на берегу озера Кудьмозеро и граничит с Волостью. Возле Лахты находится озеро Верхнее Трестяное.

Часовой пояс

Население

Инфраструктура
Через Лахту проходит Кудемское шоссе и Кудемская узкоколейная железная дорога. Однако, в деревне отсутствуют остановки и станции.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Подчинённые пункты Солзенского сельсовета Приморского района (Справочник административного деления Архангельской области в 1939—1945 годах)

Карты
 Топографическая карта Q-37-128,129,130. Архангельск — 1 : 100 000
 Топографическая карта Q-37-33_34.
 Лахта. Публичная кадастровая карта

Населённые пункты муниципального образования «Северодвинск»

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A 65-year-old woman presented with a 20-year history of seropositive rheumatoid polyarthritis. Her disease had destroyed most of her major joints of the body, including both knees, hips, elbows, wrists, finger joints, spine and joints of the feet. She had undergone a successful bilateral total knee replacement surgery 7 years ago.
For the past 2 years, she had been having difficulty in standing and walking with 'noises' coming from both hip joints. An X-ray of the pelvis (anteroposterior view) showed severe bilateral hip arthritis (figure 1) with migration of the femoral head (R>L) into the pelvis (protrusio acetabuli). She had undergone a bilateral simultaneous total hip replacement surgery (figure 2) 6 months ago. The surgery was performed as a single-stage procedure using hybrid hip prosthesis on both sides, where a cemented femoral stem (Exeter stem) and an uncemented cup were used with impaction bone grafting of the acetabulum. She is now pain free and is able to walk and stand comfortably.
Preoperative X-ray of the pelvis showing bilateral hip arthritis and severe protrusio acetabuli.
Postoperative X-ray showing bilateral total hip replacements, in situ.
Rheumatoid arthritis can present with bilateral protrusio acetabuli of the hip.
Severe bilateral hip arthritis can be treated effectively by a simultaneous total hip replacement surgery.
Protrusio acetabuli is a condition where there is medial migration of the femoral head into the pelvis.
. The aetiology of protrusio acetabuli. Literature review from 1824 to 2006. Acta Orthop Belg 2006;72:524–9.
. Protrusio acetabuli: diagnosis and treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001;9:79–88.
. Total hip arthroplasty in protrusio acetabuli of rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1980;62:1059–65.


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Gordonsville – miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, w stanie Tennessee, w hrabstwie Smith.

Miasta w stanie Tennessee


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Q: To display UIButtons in GridView I have some number of buttons(5 UIButtons) and want to place them in grid view in each row i want to place 3 buttons.
How can i place them, Any idea?
-(void)createSubMenusforView:(UIView *)selectedView
{
int y=75;

for(int i=0;i<=([arr count]-1)/3;i++)
{
    int si=(selectedView.frame.size.width/3-50)/2;

    int x=si+si/2;

    for(int j=0;j<3;j++)
    {
        UIButton *btn_item=[[UIButton alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x,y,50,50)];
        btn_item.backgroundColor=[UIColor  grayColor];
        [selectedView addSubview:btn_item];

        [self doAnimateforView:btn_item forFrame:CGRectMake(btn_item.frame.origin.x, btn_item.frame.origin.y, btn_item.frame.size.width, btn_item.frame.size.height) forDelay:0.5];

        x=x+75;

    }

    y=y+60;

}
}

A: Create one global button count, int totalButton=5;
And used tableView to show Gridview, following code will help you to solve your problem, it is generalise code, you can add more than 5 button in Gridview:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    // add tableView on your View or thr xib
       tableView.delegate=self;
       tableView.dataSource=self;
       [self.view addSubView:tableview];

}

#pragma mark
#pragma mark UITableViewDataSource

//@required

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {

    int numberOfRows=totalButton/3;
    if(totalButton%3)
        numberOfRows++;
    return numberOfRows;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    // You can create custom cell with xib and drag drop 3 buttons on it and handle the logic to show total buttons on tableview
   // Here I am adding buttons as subView to cell
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"UITableViewCell"];
    if (cell == nil) {
        // No cell to reuse => create a new one
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"UITableViewCell"] autorelease];

        // Initialize cell
        int numberOfRows=totalButton/3;
        if(totalButton%3)
           numberOfRows++;

        if(indexPath.row &lt numberOfRows) {
          int x=10;
          for(int i=0; i&lt 3;i++) {

               UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
               //[button addTarget:self action:@selector(aMethod:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
               [button.titleLabel setText:@"Button"];
               button.tag=i+1;
               button.frame = CGRectMake(x, 10.0, 40.0, 40.0);
               [cell addSubview:button];
               x+=70;
          }
        }
        else {

              int x=10;
          for(int i=0; i&lt totalButton%3;i++) {

               UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
               //[button addTarget:self action:@selector(aMethod:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
               [button.titleLabel setText:@"Button"];
               button.tag=i+1;
               button.frame = CGRectMake(x, 10.0, 40.0, 40.0);
               [cell addSubview:button];
               x+=70;
          }
        }
    }

    // Customize cell

    return cell;
}

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Neon Chrome is something of an aberration in the twin-stick shooter genre. Whereas most titles in this vein rely on quick, twitchy reactions to save your life, 10tons Ltd's title asks you to do something different: be patient and run away.
In the distant future megacorporations rule all aspects of life, including the "megastructure" where you live. You're a hacker on a mission to bring down the Overseer, a human that's been interfaced with the central computer of the building, of your titular residence. Rather than use your computer skills to hack into the mainframe, you take control of "assets" (cybernetically enhanced humans that you hack into and control) and fight your way to the top of the megastructure floor by floor. These assets come equipped with a gun, a special ability, and a couple of unique aspects, such as having more enhancement slots, or increased health but decreased movement speed, and are entirely expendable. Much as you traced your lineage through the ages in Rogue Legacy, your repeated attempts at overthrowing the Overseer will be marked by your asset's number and the batch from which they are spawned.
Procedural generation has, in some ways, become a buzz term to denote "random stuff to keep you from being bored." In the case of Neon Chrome, the randomization of a floor's configuration, including the placement and types of enemies, and how the rooms are set up/linked to one another, represents the challenge. Your asset has no quick dash or roll to get out of the way of enemy fire. If you want to avoid that stream of bullets heading your way, you'll either need to already be moving out of their way, or use the environment to your advantage. The former will only get you so far, as you can quickly get outnumbered and outgunned by enemies lurking just off-screen, leaving the latter as the more reliable strategy to employ.
This was the part that I banged my head against the most as it is the most unlike any twin-stick shooter I've played. I am very used to running into a room, shooting everything that moves, and hoping that I've been moving around enough to keep track of the bullets headed my way to avoid them. That kind of a strategy works in short bursts but there are 30 levels to get through, along with a handful of bosses, and healing doesn't happen with enough frequency that you can just go through guns blazing all the time. I eventually came around to the idea that the best course of action to take was to approach every encounter with some degree of strategy.
For instance, I came across a room (with breakable walls along one edge) that had an enemy and a couple robots inside. The room was big enough that I couldn't see if those were the only foes inside, so the safe bet was to assume there were more that would come after me if I ran in and just started shooting everything. I punched a hole in the wall, got a line of fire on one enemy, and took him out. The couple enemies nearest to him came out to investigate and I retreated down the hall out of their line-of-sight. Once they turned their backs to me, I shot them all and then explored a little further into the room. Turned out my assumption was right: three more enemies were waiting just a bit south of the initial group. Had I taken the loud approach, I would have been quickly overwhelmed and while I likely would have survived, the amount of damage I would have taken would make the rest of the floor (and subsequent ones) that much harder.
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The California Court of Appeal has once again confirmed that a "sham guaranty" defense will not bar a lender from enforcing a commercial guaranty of a real estate secured loan. The guaranty is enforceable even if the guarantor ignores corporate formalities between it and its affiliate borrower and treats the enterprise as one entity. But, as a cautionary reminder, guarantees may not be enforced where the lender creates or controls the ownership structure of the borrower and its owner/guarantor.
Festival Retail Fund 1 LP (Festival Fund) entered into an agreement to purchase a retail property in Beverly Hills. After creating an entity to take title to the property and assigning its rights under the purchase agreement to that entity, Festival Fund applied for a loan in order to close the purchase. The bank requested and approved the organizational documents for the borrower, its general partner, and Festival Fund (which owned 100% of the borrower's general partner). To further induce the bank to extend credit, Festival Fund agreed to guarantee a small portion of loan.
Reversing the trial court's ruling, the appellate court emphasized that there was no basis to find that the lender had a role in the formation of the borrower or its affiliated entities, given that it was the guarantor, and not the bank, that designed and created the entities' ownership structure, including the entity that took title to the property. The court also determined that where the lender neither structures the transaction nor knows, at the time of making the loan, of a borrower's (or an affiliate's) failure to follow corporate formalities, there generally will be no basis to apply the sham guaranty defense. In reaching this conclusion, the court noted that if guarantors could undo the effect of their guaranties by simply disregarding corporate formalities, then guaranties would essentially become worthless.


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A Second Ceasefire on the Arakan Front
Case Fire
Written by Nay Myo Linn
Many political analysts and average folk who thought that the fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA) would only further intensify during the dry season were taken aback by the news of an unexpected ceasefire recently.
Renewed fighting broke out in Chin State's Paletwa Townhip, then Maungdaw and later Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya and Ann townships. The Arakanese ethnic armed group seized some junta bases in Maungdaw and Paletwa, and the Myanmar military used its Navy and Air Force to conduct operations after suffering high casualties in battles with the AA.
One of the notable battles was when the Arakan Army took control of a junta base near mile post No. 40 on the Arakan-Bangladesh border after some 30 days of fighting. The Myanmar military brought in reinforcements and also carried out air and artillery attacks to take back the base, but failed.
It was, therefore, understandable that many thought the fighting would continue to escalate in Arakan State.
Renewed Fighting
After two years of intense fighting from late 2018 to the first week of November 2020, the two sides observed an informal ceasefire to make way for the general elections. On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military seized power in a coup from the democratically elected government led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
The coup was followed by mass peaceful protests across the country. The military's brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters prompted the young people to take up arms. Resistance groups collectively known as People's Defence Forces mushroomed across the country, and rose in rebellion against the regime. Myanmar's military was no doubt relieved that there was no fighting in Arakan State while it was battling newly formed resistance groups and longstanding ethnic armed groups on multiple fronts across the country in the coup's aftermath.
Over the past year, as the Myanmar military was distracted by the coup fallout, the AA took advantage of the lull in fighting, and consolidated its control of large parts of Arakan State, strengthening its administrative grip under the Arakan People's Authority, fielding its own judicial system and police force. The armed group travelled to rural villages and replaced the existing administrators with their own.
People have turned to the Arakan People's Authority instead of the junta's administrative mechanism. The AA's rising popularity among Arakan residents was a cause for concern for the Myanmar military, which in response travelled to villages and warned villagers to steer clear of the AA, and not to support it.
The AA provided assistance to some resistance groups born out of the Spring Revolution, and refused to attend peace talks with the junta, but instead held talks with the parallel National Unity Government, which has raged against the regime since its formation.
Myanmar military troops subsequently travelled from one village to another and disrupted the functions of courts and administrative offices run by the AA and its Arakan People's Authority. The regime also imposed travel restrictions on roads and waterways, hastening the all-out conflict that began anew in August.
"Clashes broke out again mainly because the State Administration Council unfairly detained our Arakanese civilians, and imposed a total ban on delivery of vital items like food and pharmaceuticals. We had to respond accordingly, which further increased tensions and resulted in fighting," said AA spokesman U Khaing Thukha.
A Humanitarian Truce
Junta travel restrictions took a heavy toll on Arakan residents, and this is the reason behind the ceasefire.
The sown acreage of paddy declined by around 30 percent due to abnormal weather patterns, and high fertiliser and fuel prices. And farmers were unable to harvest their paddy fields due to indiscriminate junta shelling.
While civilians were facing serious food shortages and price hikes, pharmaceuticals were running out at healthcare facilities due to the junta's travel restrictions. The AA has observed a ceasefire because now is the harvest time for local farmers, said the AA spokesman.
Japan's Nippon Foundation chairman Yohei Sasakawa mediated the ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the AA. He also brokered the truce between the two sides back in 2020.
"We have acted in serious consideration of the public interests, and to ease deepening hardships facing the people, and create a better situation for them," said U Khaing Thukha.
Despite the cessation of hostilities, the AA's political position remains unchanged, he said, but did not elaborate on that political position. When contacted by DMG, the AA spokesperson said he had previously spoken about the ethnic armed group's political stance.
AA leaders have previously stated that they want and will fight for a political status that is not, under any circumstance, lower than that of the confederation.
"I would like to say that we will build Arakan State with unity, according to the way of Rakkhita established by AA," U Khaing Thukha told DMG on November 19.
Saw San Nyein Thu, chairwoman of the Rakhine Women's Initiative Organization, noted that many civilians were killed and injured due to the fighting, and the flow of goods was reduced to a trickle or none at all in some places due to the blockading of land and water routes.
"The latest ceasefire agreement between the AA and the military will lead to a political solution to the current situation," she said. "So the ceasefire can come in many forms. In any case, we would like to say that we are happy from the public's side, mainly given a situation in which the public is either harmed by fighting or not."
Remaining Tensions
The military has detained 324 civilians amid heightened hostilities since August, with less than 100 of them subsequently released to date. The AA spokesman said at least 26 civilians in Arakan State were killed and 111 others were injured by Myanmar military artillery strikes, gunfire and other conflict-related violence from September 20 to November 27.
"The international community needs to pay close attention to the war crimes committed by the military junta, and make an all-out effort to punish those who are responsible for the military's atrocities," he added.
DMG attempted to contact regime spokesman Major-General Zaw Min Tun to seek comment on the AA spokesperson's remarks, but he could not be reached.
The people who will be most happy if the fighting truly stops are the people who are suffering from the effects of the fighting. Internally displaced people (IDPs), local people injured by the shellings and civilians arbitrarily arrested on suspicion are among those affected by the consequences of the armed conflict. If the ceasefire holds, they will hope that those IDPs will be able to return home and that those arrested on suspicion will be released.
"Actually, they are not the guilty ones. I want them released as soon as possible," said a family member of Ko Maung Tun Hlaing, a resident of Wapyan Village in Kyauktaw Township. Seven local men, including Ko Maung Tun Hlaing, were arrested at a security checkpoint set up by the military's Light Infantry Battalion No. 539 near Kansauk Village on November 18.
Arakanese people who are suffering from shortages of goods and high prices want the military council to reopen the land and water routes, which are important for the flow of goods, because the fighting has stopped.
Multiple road and water routes remained blockaded more than a week after the truce was reached, however, with the people of Arakan urging the military council to reopen these critical routes as soon as possible.
On the other hand, landmines planted by the armed groups and unexploded ordnance in Arakan State need to be removed as soon as possible. Fighting often occurs closer to the rural villages than urban areas, and most rural people rely on farming and collecting vegetables and firewood for their livelihoods. They face landmine threats regularly.
Though the informal ceasefire has held for more than a week now, there is little doubt about the fragility of the truce.
"Since there is an informal ceasefire between the military and the AA, if something is done by the other side, fighting may resume at any time," U Khaing Thukha said.
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Nutan Samarth Bahl est une actrice indienne, née le  à Bombay et morte le , connue sous le mononyme de Nutan. Au cours d'une carrière qui s'étend sur près de quatre décennies, elle a joué dans plus de  hindis, dont un grand nombre dans des rôles principaux. Considérée comme l'une des meilleures actrices de l'histoire du cinéma indien, elle est connue pour ses rôles non conventionnels et ses performances qui ont souvent été saluées et acclamées. Nutan détient le record de cinq victoires du prix de la meilleure actrice au Filmfare, qui n'a été détenu que par elle pendant plus de 30 ans jusqu'à ce qu'il soit égalé par sa nièce Kajol, en 2011. En 1974, elle reçoit la médaille Padma Shri du gouvernement.

Fille du cinéaste  et de l'actrice Shobhna Samarth, Nutan commence sa carrière à l'âge de 14 ans dans le film Hamari Beti (1950), réalisé par sa mère. Elle joue ensuite dans des films tels que Nagina et Humlog (tous deux en 1951). Son rôle dans  (1955) lui a valu une plus grande reconnaissance et un Filmfare Award de la meilleure actrice, en 1957. Elle continue à jouer des rôles principaux dans les années 1960 jusqu'à la fin des années 1970 et  remporte le prix à quatre autres reprises pour ses rôles dans Sujata (1959),  (1963),  (1967) et  (1978). Parmi ses autres films de cette période, citons  (1959),  (1960),  (1963),  (1968),  (1972) et  (1973). Dans les années 1980, Nutan commence à jouer des rôles de personnages et continue à travailler jusqu'à peu avant sa mort. Elle interprète  surtout des rôles maternels dans des films tels que Saajan Ki Saheli (1981),  (1985) et  (1986). Son interprétation dans Meri Jung lui vaut un sixième et dernier Filmfare Award, cette fois dans la catégorie meilleure actrice dans un second rôle.

Nutan était mariée au capitaine de corvette de la marine Rajnish Bahl, de 1959 jusqu'à sa mort d'un cancer du sein, en 1991. Ils ont eu un fils, , qui est un acteur de cinéma et de télévision.

Biographie

Jeunesse
Nutan est née dans une famille hindoue marathi de la caste , le . Elle est l'aînée des quatre enfants du réalisateur-poète  et de son épouse, l'actrice Shobhna. Elle a grandi avec des complexes car certains la considéraient comme maigre et laide dans son enfance. Elle a deux sœurs : les actrices Tanuja et Chatura et un frère Jaideep. Ses parents se séparent avant la naissance de Jaideep. Nutan a fait ses études  l' de Panchgani avant de partir en Suisse pour des études plus poussées, en 1953. Elle y est envoyée sur ordre de sa mère après que ses films n'aient pas donné de bons résultats. Elle décrit l'année qu'elle y a passée comme .

Carrière
Nutan commence sa carrière d'actrice à l'âge de quatorze ans dans Hamari Beti (1950). Ce film est produit par sa mère, Shobhna.

Son premier grand succès est , pour lequel elle remporte son premier Filmfare Award de la meilleure actrice. Elle suit ce succès avec une comédie romantique, Paying Guest, dans laquelle elle partage l'affiche avec Dev Anand. En 1959, elle joue dans deux films à succès, Anari (avec Raj Kapoor) et Sujata de Bimal Roy (avec Sunil Dutt). Dans les années 1960 et 1970, elle tournr de nombreux autres films à succès, notamment  (1960),  (1968),  (1970) et  (1978).

En 1960, elle joue à nouveau avec Raj Kapoor dans  de . Elle reçoit une autre nomination aux Filmfare pour ce rôle. Dans une critique de film de l'époque, Filmfare écrit : .

Elle forme un couple populaire à l'écran avec son Dev Anand et les deux jouent dans quatre films ensemble -  (1957), Baarish (1957),  (1960) et  (1963).

En 1963, Nutan joue dans le film socio-réaliste  de Bimal Roy le rôle de Kalyani, une jeune prisonnière condamnée après avoir empoisonné la femme de son amant (Ashok Kumar). L'histoire suit sa vie en prison et comment, plus tard, elle doit faire un choix entre son amour passé et un jeune médecin de la prison (Dharmendra) tombé amoureux d'elle. Il a fallu persuader Nutan de jouer dans le film, car elle a cessé de le faire après son mariage. Bandini connait un grand succès critique, attribué par les critiques principalement à l'interprétation de Nutan, considérée comme l'une des meilleures de l'histoire du cinéma indien. Le film remporte le Filmfare Award du meilleur film et elle reçoit son troisième prix de la meilleure actrice. L'Association des journalistes cinématographiques du Bengale, tout en classant le film comme le troisième meilleur film indien de l'année, lui décerne le prix de la meilleure actrice (section hindi). L'auteur et critique Dinesh Raheja écrit : . Le critique de cinéma et de théâtre Gautaman Bhaskaran écrit pour The Hindu :  En 2010, Filmfare a inclus sa performance dans sa liste des 80 performances emblématiques.   a inclus le film dans sa liste des , qualifiant son rôle de , et notant en outre : . En 2013, dressant une liste des  pour célébrer les cent ans du cinéma indien,  a inclus la performance de Nutan, saluant son travail comme .

Filmographie  partielle
 1955 :  d'
 1960 : Sujata de Bimal Roy
 1960 : Chhalia de Manmohan Desai
 1970 : Bandini de Bimal Roy
 1967 : Milan d'Adurthi Subba Rao
 1978 : Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki de Raj Khosla
 1985 : Meri Jung de Subhash Ghai

Distinctions
 Filmfare Award de la meilleure actrice à 5 reprises.
 Filmfare Award de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle

Notes et références

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Voir aussi

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Actrice indienne
Actrice de Bollywood
Filmfare Award de la meilleure actrice
Naissance en juin 1936
Naissance à Bombay
Décès en février 1991
Décès à 54 ans
Mononyme
Décès à Bombay


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Pritzker mandates masks for Illinois schools
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by Brad Weisenstein
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide mask mandate for Illinois schools, overriding local school boards.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker imposed a statewide mask mandate for Illinois schoolchildren effective immediately, reversing his earlier stance.
Pritzker issued the mask mandate Aug. 4 for preschool through high school students and school staff, regardless of vaccination status. He said he was imposing the mandate because school districts were not making the mask decision on their own. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updates July 27 to its school guidance, advising all teachers, students and staff in every K-12 school to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status.
"Far too few school districts have chosen to follow the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prescription for keeping students and staff safe," Pritzker said during a press conference. "Given the CDC's strong recommendation, I had hoped that a state mask requirement in schools wouldn't be necessary, but it is."
Pritzker's announcement runs counter to earlier statements that school district leaders, in consultation with local public health departments, should make decisions about masks and other mitigation protocol.
"Families should be involved in making decisions for their own families. And, school districts and school boards will make decisions for the schools within their districts," Pritzker said July 17.
Pritzker recently gave himself emergency powers for the 19th time, which allow him to impose a statewide mandate.
Three of Illinois' neighboring states are opening schools without statewide mask mandates.
Pritzker said he is reacting to a rise in COVID-19 cases being driven by the Delta variant, which experts say is more than twice as contagious.
However, the number of daily deaths in Illinois has remained below 20 since June 16, and COVID-19 patients occupied a small fraction of the available ICU beds and ventilators.
Illinois' statewide transmission rate averaged nearly 72 people per 100,000 during the week ending Aug. 1, ranking transmission as "substantial." There were 65 counties ranked as "high" transmission of over 100 cases per 100,000 people during the prior week and 30 counties as "substantial" for 50 to 100 cases.
The Illinois Department of Public Health recently reported 169 deaths and 644 hospitalizations from "breakthrough infections."
As of Aug. 3, about 73% of eligible Illinoisans have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 57% were fully vaccinated.
Many parents argue their children's health is their responsibility, and some educators and experts question the developmental and emotional impacts from masking young students.
"Students with significant behavioral challenges and some of our medically fragile students with physical handicaps often cannot wear a mask or keep them on their faces independently," said Kim Breust Neilson, a school social worker in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. "COVID-19 restrictions and masking policies completely go against what we have taught kids for decades about cooperation and have disproportionately affected these special needs populations and left them without appropriate services."
Pritzker also announced vaccination mandates and masking requirements for some state employees, including at prisons and group living facilities such as veterans' homes and other long-term care facilities, effective Oct. 4. Masks must be worn by everyone in those facilities, he said.
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Disney, Netflix Dominate 2021 Annie Awards: Raya, Luca, Arcane
Raya and Katie are at the top of the Annies this year. Image: Disney/Netflix
Animation buffs probably won't be shocked to learn that three of the top four films nominated for this year's Annie Awards come from Disney. Raya and the last dragon leads all nominees with 10 in total, followed by Encanto with nine and Luca from Pixar with eight. However, right on the heels of those movies is Netflix's The Mitchells vs. The Machines with eight nominations, and the streamer also received nods for several of his other hit shows, like mysterious, Troll Hunters and Castlevania.
For the grand prize, Best Animated Feature, the top four nominees – Raya and the Last Dragon, Encanto, Luca and The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Compete with Illumination's Sing 2. Television is a little different in that it's broken down into age groups, but for the general public, the nominees for Best TV Show are Arcane, Bob's Burgers, Love, Death + Robots, Star Wars: Visions, and Tuca & Bertie, which is again a sort of Netflix vs. Disney category is with Arcane and Love, Death + Robots from Netflix and Bob's Burgers and Visions from Disney/Fox.
you can watch on the full list of nominees at this link— and while the Annie Awards don't get the love of other awards shows, it's an incredibly stacked and interesting list. For example, there's a category for Best Character Animation in a Live-Action Movie, which includes nominations for a number of heavy hitters featuring fully animated CGI characters: Flora & Ulysses, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Suicide Squad, The Tomorrow War, and Y: The Last Man. Yes, Y the Last Man gets a nomination for ILM's work on Ampersand the monkey. That's pretty neat.
And while Disney dominates many of the categories, the other big mainstream animation project, What If…? only got one nomination: Best editor for the episode "What if Ultron won?"
The Annies will be awarded on February 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Following the ketogenic lifestyle means giving up a lot of store-bought mayonnaise options, salad dressings and sauces because of how much sugar they contain. That certainly doesn't mean we can't have any. This amazing avocado mayo is so versatile, I use it on almost anything! It goes great as a salad dressing, fantastic as a sauce for salmon or chicken, and is a perfect eggless vegan mayo. Heck, I eat it as-is with a spoon a lot too!
Put all ingredients in the food processor; even better if you have a mini one like me.
Put extras, if any, in an airtight container in the fridge.
This recipe has a varied amount of serving portions, so the ratios below are for the entire thing. That way should you find yourself eating the entire bowl of avocado mayo in one sitting, you know what you're getting into.
ps: Shout out deserves to go to the wonderful Daniela of MMM Chef Ottawa since it was inspired by the sauce used in her special dinner during our date night in experience.


Replaces the Morrowind main menu with an animated image made to fit the Skyrim UI for Morrowind mod. Requires MGXE.
Thanks to Androl for pointing out this image with his mod, and thanks to Bethesda's art/marketing team for creating this image.
Having trouble downloading this mod? Check out the mirrors section for an alternate link.
This mod replaces the main menu screen with an animated video of an image created by Bethesda Softworks. This mod was ideally made for my Skyrim UI overhaul for Morrowind mod, but can be used without it.
To use animated video backgrounds, you need to download MGE XE.
NOTE: this video is set at 1920x1080 resolution..so if you're using something out of that aspect ratio, you may see letterbox or widescreen banding.
I want to thank Androl, for his work on creating a main menu replacer using this image which inspired me to animate it. If you're into downloading the static version, you can download it from him, here.


Mo Farah and Galen Rupp went 1-2 in the 10,000 meters at 2012 Olympic Games.
According to an article in The Age, a Melbourne, Australia news source, the IOC has been in talks about eliminating such track events as the 10,000 meters, 200 meters, and the shot put from the Olympic schedule. The author of the piece, Michael Gleeson, lists the 10k as the most vulnerable of the three events, as the committee seeks to trim certain programs so that other sports can be included in the Games. None of the reported changes would be made before the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
According to Brian Roe, a senior international technical official at the Olympics and World Championships, a meeting between "senior athletics people" took place recently in Europe, where the reduction of track and field events was among the topics. The article doesn't mention how far along the talks are, or when any such measure would go into effect, but according to Roe, the 10k would be in the most danger, as it is rarely run on the IAAF calendar. According to Roe, five events were discussed in total- 10,000m, 200m, shot put, 20k race walk, and the triple jump.
The IOC recently approved a measure to limit the total number of summer games athletes to 10,500 individuals across 310 events. Track and field alone has 2200 competitors in any given Olympic Games, more than 1/5 of the total participants. According to Gleeson, the IOC is seeking to attract a younger generation of fans to the Olympic Games, and doing so would mean potentially adding such events as surfing and karate. The 10,500 count would still need to be reached, placing the sport with the highest number of participants in danger of losing events.


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East boys win crosstown tennis match-up, continue strong season
Junior Sahishnu Boyapally prepares to serve the ball in his last set against Oswego. "I'm glad we won, but I need to be more consistent with my shots and play my game," Boyapally said. Photo by Ben Schmidt.
by Ben Schmidt, SPORTS EDITOR
Last Tuesday, April 23rd, the Oswego East boys' varsity tennis team hosted Oswego for their annual crosstown matchup. The match consisted of three singles matches and four doubles matches, all playing at the same time. The boys were able to win six of the seven matches, taking home a 6-1 win over their rivals.
"I think really the main key for me was going in and having a plan at every point, having a plan off of every serve, really knowing how to attack their weaknesses and also mixing it up. I don't want to do the same things, and I think that's really the key for how I played this match today," freshman Vivek Parashar said.
In each match, the boys play a best of three sets. In each set, the first one to win six games (Unless it's 6-5, then you have to make it to seven), is the winner. Parashar, the team's number two ranked singles player, was able to win both of the first two sets by a score of 6-0, a dominant win. Even though he won by a large margin, he was still looking for more after the match concluded.
"I'm happy at the overall result, but I feel that I could have been tighter in other areas. No one's perfect of course but I feel like minimizing those errors could have been the next step forward in my game," Parashar said.
Fellow singles player and sophomore Hamza Shaikh was also able to beat his opponent. Like Parashar, he won both of the first two sets by scores of 6-0 and 6-3.
"I was just hitting shots in and hitting winners. It could have been done a little quicker and I made some mistakes, but I corrected it towards the end," Shaikh said.
Although Coach Kristin Rude has coached tennis in years past, this is her first season coaching East's boys' varsity team. Although they were fresh off their first loss coming into this match, it wasn't all negative in Rude's mind because it showed the level that the team wants to be playing at.
"We usually look at what's working and what's not based on the previous match and focus on those things that need to be improved. We also focus on who we're playing that match and anything we already know about them," Rude said.
A big part of the level that the team wants to be playing at involves the doubles having good teamwork and communicating well. Junior Ashwin Ramesh won his doubles match in two sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-3. A big part of that though was the fact that he and his teammate were able to work together during the match like any team game.
"I think over the season we've gotten a lot better [at communicating]. We're good at calling stuff out and we know exactly what ball to hit and when," Ramesh said.
Just like Ramesh, junior Eli Dail also had to communicate with his doubles partner to win in two sets. Although they won 6-4 and 6-1, Dail was dealing with sickness and also trying to just stay calm and confident throughout the entirety of the match.
"We were confident, we got up early with serving, and we were making them fall, but then it basically turned around. They came back two games in a row so we really had to adjust our gameplan. We started lobbing and overheading, and that really caused them to mess up," Dail said.
With the team now having a very good record on the season and looking forward to the rest of the way, both the players and Rude are thinking of how they can make sure that they have a strong rest of the season.
"I really think the team has a strong future. The goal is to win the conference, and the major goal is probably to send people to state. That would be ideal," Ramesh said.
To take the next step towards that future goal, the team must beat a tough Minooka team that has had multiple clean sweeps (7-0 wins) in their last few matches. According to junior Sahishnu Boyapally, a conference match like this as the season is getting closer to the end is very important to make sure the team continues to challenge itself.
"I think Minooka will be the only challenge for us as far as conference play goes and to prepare against a team like that we need to continue to play great teams throughout the area and in the state," Boyapally said.
If they can win the upcoming match, it could be a big confidence booster as the team makes its final push. As a team with big goals, they know how important it is to make progress and not move backwards.
"I think as a team we need to keep the momentum going. It's important that we stay undefeated so we have confidence going into the conference tournament and into sectionals. We need to do drills and just prepare in terms of strategy," Ramesh said.
The team will look to continue its strong season on Tuesday at home versus the aforementioned Minooka. The match begins at 4:00 p.m.
Ben Schmidt is the Sports Editor for Oswego East High School's online news magazine the Howl.


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Q: How to create a standalone library for Android using NDK? I know this will likely come as a question that could have been answered by joining information from different previous questions, but I sincerely could not come up with anything. As a neophyte in building Android projects, I'd like to build:

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*An Android library (to be futurely imported by applications) capable of using components such as Bluetooth and Networking

*It requires a static C library I wrote (which should, I think, be used through NDK)

*It should be easily distributable (not rely on master projects or on excessively complex build settings)

*There should be some sort of app test project associated to it as some sort of subproject to, well, test the library

*I'd prefer to build it using command-line Gradle, but I'd accept using Android Studio as well.

How would I go around setting up this project?

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*NDK is just for android library, please follow normal guide, nothing is special. Using socket is ok, if you mean it the "Networking". Using BT is not possible in native, but you can call Android BT API via JNI

*you need the c source rather than static library, because NDK will build for multiple arch(arm/armeabi/x86/mips)

*yes you can send the built so files to others, no problem

*Nothing is special for testing. write a Java app and test library via JNI, or makeup a pure native app and call the library directly.

*Android Studio using Gradle for build script. you can build in command line, or in Android Studio, no problem


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Gordon T. BEST, Plaintiff, Appellant,
John C. STETSON, et al., Defendants, Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals,
First Circuit.
Submitted June 11, 1982.
Decided Sept. 29, 1982.
Gordon T. Best, on brief, pro se.
William F. Weld, U. S. Atty., and Gregory C. Flynn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief, for defendants, appellees.
Before CAMPBELL, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Gordon Best, initially an alien, now an American citizen, appeals pro se from a summary judgment entered against him by the district court. The court affirmed a decision of the Federal Employee Appeals Authority, which in turn upheld the Air Force's decision dismissing Best from his job as a civilian research physicist. The Air Force dismissed Best, not because it was dissatisfied with his performance, but, rather, as part of a "reduction in force" (RIF) that abolished his position. Had Best been a member of the "competitive" service, he could have enjoyed tenure in the form of "bumping and retreat" rights; but because he was a member of the "excepted" service, he had no such rights.
Best made two arguments in the district court. First, he claimed that he "automatically" became a member of the "competitive" service when he notified the Civilian Personnel Board that he had acquired American citizenship. The district court rejected this argument on the ground that the relevant rules and regulations provide a different procedure for such a change in status. Second, Best argued that the government was estopped from denying that he was a member of the "competitive" service. As to this issue, we believe that the district court erred in granting a summary judgment, for the papers before us indicate that there was a "genuine issue" as to a "material fact." Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 56(c).
The facts, in brief, are as follows. Best came to the United States from Ireland in 1963. In 1967 the Air Force hired him to work as a research physicist at Hanscom Field, Massachusetts. Best initially was given a TAPER appointment, which is a temporary appointment in the competitive service. The government says that this initial appointment was a mistake because civil service regulations, 5 C.F.R. § 338.101(a) (1976), then prohibited appointing an alien to the competitive service. In June 1970 the Air Force promoted Best, giving him a grade increase; it also (apparently relying upon this regulation) changed his appointment to the "excepted" service. (The notification said "Conv. to Exc. Appt.") About five months later, Best became an American citizen and notified the Personnel Office, presumably so that he would be placed in the "competitive" service. This change was never made.
Four years later, in November 1974, Best's supervisor, Norman Rosenberg, noticed that Personnel Office records showed that Best was still in the "excepted" service. He told Best and suggested that Best talk to Mary Coakley in the Personnel Office. According to Best's (controverted) account of what happened next, he explained the situation to Coakley, pointing out that he wanted to be in the "competitive," not the "excepted" service. He says that Coakley, after checking the list, told him he was not in the "excepted" service, which he took to mean that he was in the "competitive" service. Best says he reviewed his file again with another Personnel Office staff member in January 1976, and that in his (possibly controverted) opinion, nothing there suggested to him he was still in the "excepted" service. Two months later, the Air Force abolished his position. The Air Force gave him no "bumping" or "retreat" rights because, it stated, he was in the "excepted" service.
Best appealed pro se to the Federal Employee Appeals Authority of the Civil Service Commission. The Authority, in March 1976, held that Best was an "excepted" employee on the basis of the Federal Personnel Manual (ch. 300, subch. 11, P 11-2d), which indicates that an alien who becomes a citizen must take an examination and follow certain other procedures before he can change to the competitive service. Since Best had not followed the Manual's procedures, he was not in the competitive service. The Authority held that this ground was sufficient to reject Best's appeal; hence it need not decide which of the different accounts of the Best/Coakley conversation was correct. The Authority also noted that the Supreme Court had recently held unconstitutional the regulation that excluded aliens from the competitive service. Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong, 426 U.S. 88, 96 S.Ct. 1895, 48 L.Ed.2d 495 (1976). It wrote, however, that it had "no authority" except to decide as it would have decided "prior to that decision." Best then sought review in the district court. The court, as we previously pointed out, granted summary judgment for the government.
In our view, summary judgment was not proper because Best may prove facts sufficient to estop the government from denying that he was in the competitive service. Estoppel against the government is unusual; but courts undeniably have the power to estop the government. United States v. Rexach, 558 F.2d 37, 43 (1st Cir. 1977). See K. Davis, Administrative Law of the Seventies §§ 17.01 et seq. (1976); Note: Equitable Estoppel of the Government, 79 Colum.L.Rev. 551 (1979). Recent cases discussing estoppel have noted the relevance of four factors: 1) the statements or actions of the government officials; 2) reliance to one's detriment; 3) the reasonableness of the reliance; and 4) the risk, through estoppel, that a government official will, in effect, "waive" congressionally enacted public policy. See generally Schweiker v. Hansen, 450 U.S. 785, 101 S.Ct. 1468, 67 L.Ed.2d 685 (1981) (per curiam); Cooper v. Bell, 628 F.2d 1208 (9th Cir. 1980). It is primarily this fourth factor that distinguishes "governmental" from "ordinary" estoppel, for any unfairness to a party of denying estoppel often is outweighed by the importance to the public of enforcing the underlying congressional policy.
In this case, the fourth factor is of less than usual significance. Contained in a personnel manual, not a statute, the policy as it is in issue here is derived from a regulation that the Supreme Court has specifically declared unconstitutional. Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong, supra. And the agency itself-even before the declaration of unconstitutionality-may often have honored the policy in the breach, as evidenced by affidavits and practice in this case.
Under these circumstances, the legal standard applicable to the estoppel issue is closer to that involved in ordinary cases of estoppel, and the facts relevant to the application of that standard are here in dispute. The district court says that it accepted Best's version of the Best/Coakley conversation. Yet Best claims that Coakley's statement to him amounted to a statement, in context, that he was in the "competitive" service. The district court apparently felt that Coakley's statement could not be read in this way, but that would seem to be a matter in dispute. Regardless, it seems to us that the extent of Best's reliance on Coakley's statements and the reasonableness of that reliance rests upon disputed matters of fact. The context in which Rosenberg's, Best's, and Coakley's actions and statements took place is highly relevant.
Recently, in Akbarin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 669 F.2d 839 (1st Cir. 1982), we held that it was error in that case to deny an alien the opportunity to present evidence to support his claim that the government should be estopped from deporting him. In Akbarin, we remanded for a new hearing. Given the minimal importance of the agency policy underlying Best's transfer to the "excepted" service, we believe this case is stronger than Akbarin. We think this case should be sent back to the agency-where Best has never had a hearing-for a hearing and determination of the estoppel issue. Semaan v. Mumford, 335 F.2d 704 (D.C.Cir.1964).
We also note that the district court did not address the question of the effect of Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong, supra, on Best's status. The agency stated that it would continue to follow the regulation found unconstitutional in Hampton, apparently until the regulation itself was changed. While we state no opinion as to the effect of the Hampton decision on this case, we believe that the agency should reconsider its relevance, particularly in view of the fact that Best originally was appointed and served for some time on a temporary appointment in the competitive service and then was transferred to the "excepted" service on the basis of a regulation found unconstitutional.
Judgment vacated and case remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.


Two of the four former principals of defunct Mortgages Ltd. financier Radical Bunny LLC, including former lead manager Tom Hirsch, testified in U.S. District Court last week, hoping to avoid a possible civil contempt order.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accuses the two of failing to make a serious effort to pay federal fines levied against them. The SEC has been recommending jail time for the former executives of Radical Bunny, who have failed to make significant strides toward paying off court-ordered penalties totaling $2.6 million plus interest.
Judge Susan R. Bolton's ruling was postponed until early November so the lawyers could debate whether the court has jurisdiction to use civil contempt as leverage to make the defendants pay a multimillion-dollar fraud judgment levied against them.
A series of briefs arguing for and against the jurisdictional matter are due to the court this month.
At the hearing last Wednesday, SEC attorneys Spencer Bendell and David Brown said the other two former principals, husband and wife Howard and Berta "Bunny" Walder, have reached an installment agreement to pay their fines and no longer are subject to civil contempt charges.
They said former Radical Bunny executives Hirsch and former business partner Harish Shah had yet to pay more than a few hundred dollars toward paying off their fines.
The purpose of the hearing was to determine how much money Hirsch and Shah could pay realistically each month toward their federal fines.
Defendants' attorney Michael "Mick" LaVelle said Hirsch possessed the means to pay no more than about $500 a month.
At that rate it would take Hirsch, a certified public accountant, more than 266 years to pay the fraud judgment against him.
LaVelle said Shah, also a CPA, had the ability to pay about $1,100 a month.
His fine would be paid off in about 70 years at that rate, not including interest or penalties for late payment.
Brown and Bendell argued that both Shah and Hirsch were capable of paying much more, as evidenced by several recent transfers of large sums of money revealed in personal and commercial-banking statements and other documents.
Under Bolton's April 12 ruling, Hirsch is required to pay $1.6 million, the Walders are jointly required to pay $1.6 million, and Shah must pay about $927,000.
Hirsch, Shah and the Walders on May 20 filed for an appeal that still is pending.
Radical Bunny raised more than $197 million from nearly 900 investors and then used the money to make high-interest loans to commercial-real-estate lender Mortgages Ltd.
According to the SEC, the defendants then told investors that their money could be used only for commercial development, when in fact Mortgages Ltd. could use the money for anything.
Attorneys for the defendants have argued throughout the case that Hirsch, Shah and the Walders had operated Radical Bunny in good faith and had relied on the advice of attorneys and others they knew and trusted.
When Mortgages Ltd. went into bankruptcy, it had almost $1 billion in loans outstanding to developers.
Its then-chairman, Scott Coles, died of an apparent overdose of drugs and alcohol in June 2008. He was 48.
Since then, most of the firm's projects have stalled because of a shortage of money and the real-estate market's downturn. Several developers that had been getting loans from Mortgages Ltd. have since gone into bankruptcy.


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Save your bones! Osteoporosis can kill
One woman in every four who fractures a hip never comes out of hospital — she dies there. This is a statistic provided by the UK-based National Osteoporosis Society.
Worse still, the organisation's report reveals that one in five women has to suffer three fractures before the diagnosis of their brittle bones — not surprising, given that, after hitting menopause, a woman can lose a whopping one-third of her bone in three years.
The latest report from the National Osteoporosis Society emphasises the unnecessary suffering that women are experiencing. It makes painful reading.
In a poll of 1,551 people across Britain, including 972 women aged 50-70 who had broken bones, the charity found GPs and hospital staff often fail to follow up those at risk, reports the Mumbai Mirror.
In total, one in eight of those who had more than three broken bones said that they had never discussed osteoporosis with the doctors treating their fractures. About 2.3 million women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, which the poll found incapacitates them for an average of 40 days for every fracture.
It showed broken bones cause significant problems, so more than half find it difficult to drive; almost half have difficulties with housework; almost a third struggle to wash themselves; a quarter find it difficult to cook for themselves; and one in 10 says they are unable to see friends and family. The society said at least half of women and a fifth of men over 50 are at risk of a break.
The trouble is osteoporosis is the "silent disease" because there are no symptoms prior to a fracture. However, once a person has broken a bone, their risk of breaking another — a fragility fracture — increases significantly. Around 300,000 fragility fractures occur every year in the UK, often in the spine. After the first break, one in eight will break another bone within a year and a quarter within five years.
Try prevention
– The good news is that there are safeguards you can take to protect yourself
– Don' t smoke. Smoking weakens bones. If you don't think you will be able to quit on your own, consult a doctor and seek help.
– Get enough calcium and vitamin D. Healthy older adults who get enough calcium and vitamin D have fewer broken bones. Most women do not get enough calcium or vitamin D in their diets and need to take supplements. Daily recommended amounts vary by age.


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NJ public schools are nearly the best in the country
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Would you be happy with a B grade?
In a state-by-state analysis of education systems, produced by Education Week, that's the grade earned by New Jersey — 85.9 points out of a possible 100.
And that score is the second-best in the nation, which earned a C grade (74.5) overall. Only Massachusetts, with a B+, scored better than New Jersey.
Looking at several measures across three categories — chance for success, school finance, and K-12 achievement — the Garden State scored higher than the national average in nearly every instance.
"We know that our schools in New Jersey are always ranked among the very best in the nation," said Steve Baker, director of communications for the New Jersey Education Association. "We think that this is a combination of exceptional effort by the people who work in our schools, a willingness by the state of New Jersey to invest in public education, and involved parents who care about their child's education."
The analysis took a "cradle to career" approach when evaluating the state of education. New Jersey ranked in the top 10 for family income and education among parents.
"Those factors get kids off to a good start," said Sterling Lloyd, assistant director of Education Week's research arm.
The Garden State's 64.1 preschool enrollment rate and 90.1 high school graduation rate each topped the national average significantly.
The state outperformed the nation nearly across the board for mathematics and reading achievement at fourth and eighth grade.
"We find that where students live make a real difference, and students in New Jersey are achieving at higher levels than their peers in other states," Lloyd said.
Per-pupil spending in New Jersey was recorded at $16,337, compared to a national rate of $12,526. Lloyd noted there's no consensus on a link between spending and student achievement, but said residents should be pleased the state is devoting more resources to education than the average state.
While the state fares well on most metrics, it fell way short in funding equity among districts. Ranked 47th in the nation, there's a difference of $9,316 in spending per pupil between the highest- and lowest-spending districts.
"We have been underfunding our school funding formula and that has led to some inequities across the state and some lack of opportunities for students that we do need to address," Baker said. "We need to get back to funding that formula so that we can close the gap between what children need and what they're receiving."
Source: NJ public schools are nearly the best in the country


If I hear myself complain about being tired one more time… But we're all in a collective state of tiredness, right? Welcome to adulthood.
In winter, I seem to feel particularly sluggish and there's something about the cold weather that makes me reach for junk food quicker than the healthy snacks I usually take smug pride in gobbling. I'm also trying to quit caffeine which is all kinds of fun. I've been using the excuse that it's too cold for smoothies but today I decided to get back into my daily beetroot juice routine, in the hopes it'll give me a much needed burst of energy.
Last summer I guzzled a beetroot smoothie every single day and cheesy as it sounds, I genuinely felt like I was glowing every time I downed that beet goodness. The health benefits of beets are widely documented. A good source of iron, folate, folic acid and antioxidants, beetroot can lower blood pressure and some studies claim it can stave off dementia. There are also a number of studies claiming that beetroot can increase energy and stamina when it comes to exercise. In fact, paralympic gold medalist David Weir attributes his success to beetroot juice shots.
So, if you're feeling completely zapped these days, my energising beetroot blueberry smoothie could be the healthy snack recipe you've been looking for. I won't make any bold claims that you won't be tired anymore (I wish) but you'll definitely feel good after drinking it. On top of the beetroot's powerful nutritional punch, this recipe also contains blueberries which are bursting with antioxidants and vitamin C. As well as giving you potassium, the banana's sweetness takes the bitter edge off the beetroot so if you can use a really ripe banana, even people who hate beetroot will enjoy this smoothie.
This energising beetroot blueberry smoothie is a top choice if you're looking for a healthy breakfast recipe or just a healthy snack on the go. It's also a great option if you're trying to cut down on caffeine (read more of my tips for quitting coffee here). It's vegan, sugar free and, most importantly, it'll take you two minutes to make. You can't beet it (sorry).
A cup of plant milk – oat milk is my favourite – add more milk depending on how thick you like it.
Add everything to your blender. Blend. Enjoy!
If you liked this beetroot smoothie recipe, you might also like this recipe for a deliciously summery pineapple and blueberry smoothie.
Looks delicious! will try this!


To create a band, first you need to navigate to the 'Edit – Update Plan' page for the plan to which you want to attach the band.
Once you are on this page, you can click on the 'Add new band to this Plan' button. This will bring up the 'Plan Band Details' page, where you can set the various configuration options described below.
To delete a band, first you need to navigate to the 'Plan Band Details' page representing this band.
To get there, use the 'Products' link in the upper navigation bar to get to the main bundles list, then click the name of the bundle that the plan which contains the band you want to delete is attached to. Finally, click on the name of the band you want to delete in the 'Bands attached to this Plan' list.
Once you are on the 'Plan Band Details' page representing this band, you can click on the 'Delete this Band' button and the band will be deleted.
The plan-band details screen. This screen allows you to add a new band to a plan, or to update the details of an existing band.


Markand ( The Founder of Mai-ism - Saint Mai Swarup Mai Markand ) began his devotion of Divine Mother at the tender age of twelve. At first he tried to propitiate Rama, Krishna, Shiva and others but he was passed one by one deity to another, finally Divine Mother accepted him. He took to worship of Divine Mother at the instance of his mother Prabhadevi. After worship of Amba in a temple one day during worship the symbols slipped from his hands and were dashed to pieces against the stone floor. He was scolded for this and he left Mother Amba for good and started worshipping Kalika in another temple. It was situated in a desolate place and he shifted from there when land surrounding the temple was given on lease to a dramatic company. There after he went to a forest like area beyond the village limits and continued his worship to the fearful Chamunda. He never missed worship a single evening or a single night. He went on asking, " Mother, tell me doth Thou exist or not ?"
After a long period of worship of these goddesses, once while he was returning from a lonely place in darkness he was chased by two robbers as according to the custom of the age he was wearing ornaments on his hands and around neck. While he was proceeding on the main road he became suspicious about the chasers. Soon he entered a parallel long side lane to evade them. True to their intension the chasers followed him on the lane. By then he became sane of their designs. The nearest house was 40 minutes away. He said to himself," I will give all the ornaments but let them not kill me ". After 5 or 7 minutes of intensive prayer he was taken by surprise when found from one side of the paths " a very tall old cultivator's wife -like mother, black woman with black garment with a huge basket on a head " emerge. She silently followed the chasers. Nearly 30 minutes passed like this. The boy was anxious to reach the village boundary quickly praying that the woman may not leave him and the chasers. The chasers were every now and then looking at the fearfully tall and black woman, whether she was following them or not. The woman never sought their sympathy nor opened any talk. Nor did she allow the distance between her them to be smaller or greater. When all reached village boundary (Molaay Bhagole in Petlad) the boy observed that the woman had suddenly and inexplicably disappeared perhaps in the air. Being now safe near the village house he picked up a courage and asked the chasers " Where did that tall black fearful woman go ? They answered by laughing only. " One of them asked Markand " Have you faith in or do you worship Mata ? " " Yes, I never eat without worshiping Mataji ", " These are bad days. You have ornaments on your body. You should never wonder like this after sunset ". The first man added ," You were fortunate, we were with you and that tall black fearful woman was with us or otherwise someone would have robbed you this very night ".
For months together the boy was remembering this instance and tried to arrive at a conclusion regarding the most timely appearance and the abrupt disappearance of the tall black fearful woman.
(Years after one female devotee painted the whole incident to Maiji [Markand] and assured Him that the tall black woman was none than Mother) .
In 1900 in Ahmedabad just near the Cinema opposite Prembhai Bhatt near Bhadrakali temple , Markand was slowly making his way in the midst of usual crowd. A European pair was driving a dogcart with a smart terrible whip for a tall horse. The man twice or thrice shouted at Markand to be out of the way. He was absent-minded as his mind was occupied by the question " Doth Thou exist or not "?
The European got wrathful and lifted his whip and as it were not enough to beat him out without getting additional force whirled it most forcefully in the air. The boy saw the whip spinning in the air over his head. Most spontaneously he cried out " Mother save me or I am dead ". All of a sudden the whip slipped from the hand and encircled the horse foot , the horse stumbled, the dog cart and wife all fell down on the ground. Immediately a crowd gathered to help the fallen horse and the lady. The boy ran and sought refuge at Bhadrakali temple for an hour and afterwards reached home by back-doors and a lane via Astodia Road to Akasheth Kuva Pole. That night he had a dream in which all the incidents of the evening repeated. In the dream Mother was laughing at the way in which he was trembling in fear. He repeated the question which troubled him for 3 to 4 years. He asked, " Why don't you tell me ? Doth Thou exist or not ? " The answer was , " I do not exist " and She laughed at him. The boy anxiously asked, " Who is then laughing at me and speaking ? " I do not exist ". The Mother answered , "Then whom are you questioning whether the questioned exist or not "? This brought about a sea change in him. He understood that it was Mother who saved him now from the whip-hand and it was the same Mother who saved him three years ago from robbers.
In 1900 at the age of 15 the boy was convinced of the existence of God. He was convinced that he was saved from robbers by Kali. He tried to secure grace and recognition of the usually worshiped Hindu deities like Rama, Krishna, Shiva etc. He was passed on as it were by one deity to another till Mataji alone accepted him. In 1903 he shuddered at being the devotee of a terrible deity. He decided to perform hundred repetitions of Saptashati. He said,"If Mataji accepted him as Her son with no displeasure, no freaks, no terrible wrathfulness and vengeance for consciously or unconsciously done offences he would become Hers. "
In 1903 at the age of 18 he started the experiment. When he completed 30 repetitions of he received a telegram at Poona [Pune] to start at once to see his mother who was with the uncle. Accordingly he reached about 2 P.M. Mahesana where his uncle was acting Collector. His uncle came to the station to receive him. Just at the station the uncle received an order from Baroda to proceed immediately to Bahucharaji , the most renowned temple of Devi Bahuchara. The uncle took Markand also to the temple. He wondered there were few chances of his mother going to the uncle , still fewer chances of her calling him to meet her, fewest chances of uncle getting orders to proceed to the temple. It is strange that he received the order at the railway station where he had come to receive Markand.
The enigma unraveled itself in a dream.
He saw in the dream a beautiful garden with best lawns, natural luxurious growth of dense forest, several singing birds peacocks, cuckoos; colored pigeons and several animals. The season was spring. On the boundaries of the central lawn there were thick shades of tall trees. Then appeared several most beautiful damsels between 12 to 18. They were playing a flower ball. In their midst there was one entirely luminous beautiful and incomparable. Markand was petrified and it did not take even a second to understand that the central majestic beauty was Mataji. He was concealing behind a tree. After a little play the Mataji said," just bring here that boy who is observing us. ". One of the Sakhis (female friend) took him to Her, He prostrated again and again. She asked," Who brought you here at my place ? " Markand most humbly replied ," That is your Divine will and grace ". Mother asked, " How long do you wish to oscillate ? Are not so many years enough ? " He replied, " That is a matter of your Divine grace." Mother asked," What suspicious and wrong conceptions are working in and troubling your mind ? " He answered ," Mother you know them best. Please condescend to set me on right lines leading to the devotion of Thy sacred Lotus Feet. " Said Mother," Hear then, the black terrible woman was myself. One that saved you from the whip was myself. One that pulled you out to come over here is myself. In spite of the highest tall talk the world remains straight only out of godly fear. Love to God is entirely different mentality. I am exactly the world believes me. If I were not, there will be no end of their wickedness of the world.. I keep them in freight. I punish them for their wickedness after every effort to improve individuals and even after giving repeated warnings . It is only the punishment which opens the eyes of the most of the wicked people.
" The case of a devotee who bases his devotion on God lovingness is just the reverse. Your greatest painfulnes arises from your viewing me as the world had depicted me , where as you are the softest metal. As you wish and conceive often, how happy you would be if Devi or Mataji would love you as a mother loves her child.I am exactly what you wished me to be for them the rarest few. You can not do anything else except follow my path which you trod in so many years of your past lives. You are doing nothing. You can do nothing. You decide now your course yourself. Go. "
This wonderful experience gave him a stupendous lift. On returning to Poona (Pune) he became a changed person, a confirmed devotee; he completed the one hundred repetitions of Saptashati and continued the repetitions further.
In 1907 at 22 he had the most calamitous and yet the final hardest hammer blow under which he would have suffered but for Mother's Grace. He read Yoga Vasishtam and books on Vedanta philosophy. He was captivated by the aphorism " Aham Brahma Asmi " and his head turned. He thought he was all along under a delusion and pitiable victim of a cheat by Mataji , the Maya deity. Driven by reckless abandon he flung away in the river Mula-Mutha Sangam his worshipping materials, his deity's picture, Saptashati, Wooden seat and Vessels. Soon thereafter he left for his native place, "Petlad".
As a result of his faithless desertion of Mother he lost his miraculous powers. Instead of respect he met with contempt. He was dethroned and deposed. his good character, sense of values, morality and goodness were about to leave him. At last his magnitude of his ingratitude to Mother dawned upon him. In highest desperation one day in Petlad he tore off his garments and sacred threat., threw off his shirt and dhoti and cap in the street and ran away from his house either to end or mend his life , to be a Sanyasin or to commit suicide. His father ran after him and his mother ran after the father. Both took him back to their home. When he became normal he came back to Poona [Pune] to resume his studies.
The remorse for having forsworn Divine Mother who always helped him worked as a canker worm in his mind. He lost his peace of mind and earnestly desired Mother to re-accept him. Oppressed by the sin he had committed he decided to drown in the same river where he had flung his worshiping materials unless Mother re-accepted him. " He ran towards the river water depth with a speed which he had never before used.". "The rushing body with all momentum goes straight into a center of radiance and stops. " He was caught in the sweetest trans - heavenly embrace of Mother. the visible and infatuatingly Beautiful Mother. Thus he was saved by Mother who embraced him from behind and thus prevented him from falling into the river. She assured him She did not or would not ever disown him.
Retracing to his room he was surprised to find the very same deity's picture, the very same scriptural book of Saptashati, the very same wooden-seat, the very same worshipping articles at the very same place as they were and where they were before, the very same things which he had thrown away in the river with contempt about six weeks before.
From this moment onwards "he linked himself with and riveted himself to Mother".
The wife of his friend and superior officer was on death bed. All the doctors who treated her gave up all hopes. The husband wanted some more time to prepare for the worst. Maiji (Markand) prayed and sinking lady's life was extended by a week. This miracle was a turning point in Maiji's (Markand's) life. He saw the divine hand of Mother in the prolongation of life. She had saved Him many times, showered on Him blessings and granted Him visions after visions. He was beset with the sense of ingratitude for not breathing even a syllable about her to any one. By way of quid pro quo He decided to glorify Her. Strangely and wonderfully Mother commanded Him to install Her as " Mai " , the Universal Divine Mother. His plea of diffidence was dismissed by Her. He was coerced to install Her and She was installed on 2 SEPTEMBER 1932, FRIDAY at 12 midnight and then at Her behest He declared "MAI-ISM", the Universal Religion. Mai-ism scriptures consists of six words only  Motherhood of God  Universality  Love  Service  Devotion and  Unconditional Cheerful Self-Surrender. These words are sacrosanct to Mai-ists as Mai Herself had disclosed them to Maiji.
The happy blending of an unrivalled ancestry, an exalted parentage , an intensive education, an unattainable knowledge, an unparalleled devotion, an unequalled Mother's Grace and the culmination of his elevation as Mother's son gave us SAINT MAI SWARUPA the great and at the same time the one and the only Motherly Saint the world has ever seen.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ARTICLE " AS WE SEE IT - THE HISTORIC INGRESS " BY U.R.M. N.K.P. NAIR [ MAIJI 7 ] ; PUBLISHED IN MAI MARG BOOKLET. PUBLISHER : UNIVERSAL MAIISM TRUST , MAI NIWAS, SARASWATI ROAD END, SANTA CRUZ [WEST], MUMBAI 400054 INDIA.