An end of an era or a new beginning for Montauk's iconic Tavern? Built in 1927- formerly called Montauk Tavern, Shagwongs is still standing tall on Main Street in the center of Montauk Village welcoming visitors to join the locals who frequent the comfortable bar and restaurant.
After the clean-up new owners Jason Behan, Jon Krasner and Beau Campsey have decided to keep Shagwong's place in Montauk's history alive. Although some of the names have changed, and it certainly has a new shine on the inside- including the new and improved kitchen- Shagwong continues to be a neighborhood bar; walking by one can always find the barstools occupied by friends enjoying an afternoon snack or drink surrounded by the familiar photos and memorabilia that is Shagwong. Open daily for lunch and dinner, depending on your preference, you can sit in the bar, the indoor dining room, or on a sunny afternoon outside on the shaded patio.
When you visit the tavern, you'll recognize some of the old familiar friendly staff faces, as well as some new ones like Tom our waiter, and John behind the bar. The newest and one of the most important members of the staff is Julius the head Chef. Born and raised in Arkansas, which is also the roots of his 17years of cooking experience, his most recent including some time in Sag Harbor and Nashville. Julius has created a menu that at first glance may appear a typical tavern menu- but at closer look you discover he's put a creative twist on many of the traditional items as well as adding some hidden gems. During our meal, we sampled a number of them including from the appetizers; Mussels in white wine and garlic, Kale Caesar Salad with garlic Croutons and shaved Parmesan Cheese, and the Shrimp and Lobster Cake served with a Chile Aioli. The mussels were garlicy and fresh, while the lobster and shrimp cake with the aioli was a delicious alternative to a crab cake. The salad was crisp and delicious; I love Kale and their Caesar dressing was excellent.
After speaking with the chef about some of his favorite dishes, Tom our waiter brought out the Lobster Sliders on fresh toasted Artisan Rolls. We thought they were the favorite, full of lobster meat and the rolls so fresh and tasty, but then he sent out the Surf & Turf Sandwich. Oh my- this tender sliced filet topped with lobster claw meat with a light sauce that perfectly complements both flavors is hands down the best sandwich I've ever eaten. Next was the Montauk Fish Taco which is listed as Mahi-Mahi but when a fish is running in Montauk they substitute it. Ours was Striped Bass marinated in Driftwood Montauk Beer and gently fried in a light crisp batter and served with Cabbage, Chipotle Mango Salsa, Creamy tomatillo Sauce and Cotija Cheese. I usually prefer grilled fish taco, but this was light with a unique delicious blend of flavors. A special of the evening was the Crispy skin on Stripped Bass with sautéed spinach, and again, the fresh Bass was bursting with wonderful flavors. Finally, coming highly recommended by Tom, we had the Fettuccini & Sea Scallops. I don't enjoy thick sauce on my fettuccini so I was a little hesitant, but Tom promised that it wasn't like that, and he was right, it's a perfect light summer dish. The thick scallops were seared to a golden brown on top and tender throughout, sitting atop a dish of light Meyer Lemon and cheese coated fettuccini with asparagus and pancetta. Each of our dishes were so delicious, even the hand-cut French Fries that accompany the sandwiches were excellent.
It seems that the new Shagwong has undergone a metamorphosis and emerged into a tavern with a culinary twist. In addition to his menu, Julius offers nightly specials and a weekend smoker menu that will also be part of their Sunday Football Smoke Fest.
They continue to have late night DJ and Live music every Saturday night. So for a drink, food, or a night out, come down and check out the New Shagwong… you won't be disappointed.


I finally finished my Volunteers of Ireland unit. I've had these kicking around the workbench for a while now. Feels good to finish them up. The basing here was tricky and I've attempted to replicate common SC terrain.I'm pleased with the way it turned out.
I've also tried a new method of furling flags and am quite pleased with the results. It seems to really work well with the larger flags and holds the shape as intended.
2 nd American Regiment. The Vols were a fighting unit that served with distinction at Camden, Hobkirk Hill and the defense of 96. Tough Irish lads!!
Basing and Flag furling by me.


Sometimes your restroom needs that last touch of magic, light and aroma to create the perfect ambiance of relaxation you've been looking for. Candles are among the best choices to turn a dull room into an oasis of peace. Check out these 5 different kinds of candles we've rounded up for you to try. Candle making also works great as a therapeutic hobby. Let's get started!
-A pot and a coffee can.
The safest way to melt the wax is to use a double broiler. If you don't have one, you can make it by filling a pot 2/3 with water plus a coffee can on top and heat the water until boiling point. Alongside, cut the wax into pieces in order to melt it and then place the pieces inside the can. Before the wax turns transparent, add color to it and then pour the content into a mold. Place a wick in the middle of the candle and finally put it inside the refrigerator for it to cool off.
For supplies, you'll need wax, wax paper, pre-tabbed wicks, color, a cookie cutter, a toothpick (which you'll use to poke a hole in the candle), vegetable oil, a pastry brush, and a cookie sheet to pour the wax onto.
Follow the same process you would if you were to make a simple candle, right until the moment of pouring the wax. In this case, instead of pouring the content into a mold, pour it on a cookie sheet (or wax paper) until it's about a ¼ inch thick. Before it hardens, use the cutter to make as many candle shapes as you like. Don't forget to poke a hole in each cutout. Once the content is fully dried, remove with a spatula. Stack as many shapes as you want and let the content cool off in the fridge.
Before adding scent to a candle, you need to know what scents are specifically designed for candles, and which burn out the fastest. Once you have the right scent picked out, light your candle and allow a 1 inch-deep pool of wax to develop around the wick. Then burn off the light and pour between 3 and 4 drops of essential oil into the wax. Add more if you're looking for a strong scent. Afterward, stir the wax and oils in order to let the candle absorb the scent. Then light the candle again.


Fame! I wanna live forever!
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OK, forgive the cheesy 80's TV show reference, but I couldn't resist using it to announce that not one, but two of the online events I produced while at PC Magazine have won FAME awards from Folio Magazine. As the announcement states, "10 gold winners were chosen from more than 150 entries from consumer, b-to-b, association, and city and regional magazines that have created innovative, revenue-generating and brand-building events" in 2007. PCMagCast walked away with one gold award, for best online event (for the August 2006 Virtual Tradeshow on Security & Mobility we produced) and one bronze, in the same category, for the "How to Select and Set up an HDTV" event from last November. These awards should be a great kickoff for PCMagCast's second year. And they're a testament to the hard work and talent of the PCMagCast team I (sadly) left behind last week.


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Portage Park's Perkolator Art Show Highlights Work From More Than 70 Taft High School Students
The Taft student art show is on display until Feb. 26 at Perkaltor Coffee.
Ariel Parrella-Aureli
The 2022 Taft High School student art show at Perkolator in Portage Park, 6032 W. Irving Park Road features over 70 pieces of art from students that adorn the entire cafe.
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PORTAGE PARK — Mark Osamor never expected to have his artwork on public display.
But after being chosen by his visual arts teacher, the Taft High School freshman is joining 70 peers whose work is being shown at Perkolator coffee shop, 6032 W. Irving Park Road.
"I feel happy but also I feel surprised because I didn't try on" the painting, Osamor said. "I was just doing it for myself."
The annual student art show took a pause last year due to the pandemic but returned at the end of January. This year's show highlights work by Taft students that touch on themes of social media, COVID-19, self-reflection and nature.
It's a way to bring the students' talent and accomplishments to the Far Northwest Side community, said Bridget Doherty Trebing, a visual arts teacher at Taft in Norwood Park who organizes the yearly show in partnership with Perkolator.
"It's important for them to showcase their work," Doherty Trebing said. "They showcase it with their peers at school, but it's a whole different experience to have it in the community more broadly. It gives them a sense of pride [in] their work."
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The art show's concept started when Doherty Trebing went into the cafe for a coffee five years ago. Other student work was on display, which put her into "art teacher mode" and got her thinking of ways to get Taft's artwork into the community, she said.
The partnership is also a win for Perkolator and can encourage folks to support a local business that in turn can bring fresh eyes to the student artwork, Doherty Trebing said.
"The connection to be able to not just have a show in the community but also at this business where they are good people [and bring] families who have never been there … makes them part of the arts community but also the neighborhood community," she said.
Osamor, who has been drawing since he was 3 years old, said he's excited to have more eyes on his work. He plans to bring his family and friends to the cafe.
The Austin resident created a self-portrait painting with a vivid red and blue background and patterned colors, inspired by textile artist Bisa Butler.
Known to work primarily with vibrant, colorful fabrics, Butler's portrait quilts vividly capture personal and historical narratives of Black life, according to the Art Institute of Chicago's solo exhibition on her work last year.
The Taft student art show is on display until Feb. 26. People can visit Perkolator 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Taft High School freshman Mark Osamor's work is featured in the student art show at Perkolator in Portage Park, 6032 W. Irving Park Road.
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Perkolator Coffee
Ogden Avenue Corridor Will Get Major Renovations As Part Of West Side Redevelopment
The West Side thoroughfare could get new sidewalks, bike stations, improved lighting, seating areas and landscaping under the plan.
Trey Arline
City Council Tightens Penalties For People Who Attack First Responders, Citing Rise In Attacks On Medics
Supporters of the ordinance said it will deter attacks on paramedics, who are often first on the scene of violent incidents. Critics say the ordinance would give police too much latitude to arrest someone.
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The system is also provided with an efficient monitoring system and a mobile app that the customers can use to check the service status and the informations about their accounts.
Bike-sharing is an innovative and eco-friendly system that helps to decrease cities pollution and promote the healthy life style.
For more informations, you can visit the Amat offices placed in Giusti Road, Palermo.


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The importance of ethics and privacy in producing statistics for the public good
Categories: Data, ONS, UK Statistics Authority
At a time of exponential growth in data of all kinds, the potential for data science to improve public services and achieve better health outcomes has never been greater. But we also have a responsibility to ensure that those data are used ethically and protect individual privacy. Starting with the UK parliament's objective for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to produce and publish statistics for the public good, the latest episode of 'Statistically Speaking' explores how this is being delivered in practice, while looking at the safeguards in place to protect personal data, and the public's changing perception of acceptable data use.
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Supporting global goals in Ghana
Christopher Norris
Categories: Office for National Statistics, ONS
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals offer a blueprint to global prosperity. ONS is leading an effort to provide our international partner countries with an open-source reporting platform for them. Christopher Norris, who recently worked with the Ghana Statistical Service, reports on how the African nation is working to get this vital data online.
Read more on Supporting global goals in Ghana
Data driven social change?
Karl Wilding
Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Wellbeing
In this guest blog, Karl Wilding, Director of Public Policy and Volunteering at The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)…
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Keeping the census relevant in a changing world
Ian Cope
Categories: Census, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Population
In an era when 'national treasures' come and go, it's rare to find something that's earned the public's trust and affection generation after generation. But every 10 years, residents in England and Wales take the time to participate in the census. Ian Cope explains how we're already planning for 2021.
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Transforming our approach to collecting data – ONS retail survey goes online.
Categories: Data
A key ONS business survey has just gone 'digital by default'. Jason Bradbury explains how ONS is transforming its approach to data collection.
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Indoor parking garage in Morningside Heights, conveniently located for visitors to Morningside Park and Columbia University, which is just a short walk away.
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Overview: BestParking is a parking search engine and reservation platform that steers drivers towards the cheapest and most convenient parking facilities in cities and at airports throughout North America. Motorists rely on our website and mobile apps each month to easily compare the hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rates at thousands of parking facilities, thereby saving hundreds of dollars on parking.
The largest parking operators in the nation have partnered with BestParking to offer reservations, monthly specials, and exclusive deals directly to the site's users. BestParking's "Parking Partners" include Icon Parking Systems, Quik Park, Edison ParkFast, Parkway Corp, and other major operators.
Cities – Daily Parking: Motorists can search for parking by neighborhood, address, cross street, or attraction. All parking garages and lots near the search destination will appear on a map and sortable list. Details for each facility are posted, including addresses, valet/park and lock/self-park, indoor/outdoor, clearance height, electric vehicle charging, and SUV/Minivan/Van/Truck regulations. Our system considers all possible pricing variations (e.g., early-bird, evening, holiday specials, and extra overnight charges) before running an instant rate comparison and returning all results for the time period.
The default vehicle type is a regular vehicle. If driving an oversize or supersize vehicle, be sure to carefully read the garage/lot information for any surcharges. The definition of an oversize vehicle is anything 181" or longer and 70" or higher. It's important to note that while we're able to check official dimensions against the regulations we've been given, the decision to charge for oversize or supersize is ultimately up to the discretion of the attendant onsite. We advise folks to be prepared to pay an oversize fee if they're driving anything larger than a sedan. Airports: All on-airport and off-airport garages and lots for every major U.S. airport are displayed on a map and corresponding list below the map. Details for each facility are provided and all rates can be instantly calculated so that motorists can make a fair and unbiased comparison. Both short-term and long-term parking are supported.
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The quoted rates represent the fee for your entire stay (arrival date/time to departure date/time). Thus, they are neither "per day" nor "per hour." As stated on confirmed bookings, you'll want to arrive and depart within your reserved timeframe; early arrival or late departure may result in additional on-site fees.
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Our data verifiers gather pricing information 2-4x/year. Users can also submit verified pricing information via our iOS and Android applications, by including a photo of the posted rates.
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Where can I find the cheapest parking near…?
BestParking is simply a tool to help you decide where you want to park by displaying the rates and locations of parking garages. Because we are an independent company we are unable to provide you with specific recommendations.
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There's no question that volunteers make a huge impact, but last week the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh undertook a 24-hour volunteer project that could one day be measured from space. The state coordinated the planting of almost 50 million trees by 800,000 volunteers in public spaces.
The tree planting frenzy is the beginning of a reforestation effort the nation of India agreed to during the 2015 Paris Climate Talks, reports Brian Clark Howard at National Geographic. During those talks, India made a commitment to reforest 12 percent of its land by 2030, a $6.2 billion commitment.
"The world has realized that serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of global climate change. Uttar Pradesh has made a beginning in this regard," Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav told volunteers before the planting, reports Biswajeet Banerjee at the AP.
The planting is not just a publicity stunt, though the organizers do hope it raises awareness of reforestation efforts. Though the record won't be validated for several months, it's likely that Uttar Pradesh Guinness World Record has blown away the standing record for the most tree plantings in one day. That went to Pakistan in 2013, when volunteers planted 847,275 trees out of the water, reports Howard.


This article describes the steps for migrating an Elvis Server 4 environment to an Elvis Server 6 environment. This is done by installing Elvis Server 6 and migrating the Elvis 4 content and the configuration settings to Elvis 6.
Migration is done by using the Elvis Migration Tool.
The lowest version of Elvis 4 that can be migrated from is Elvis 4.1. If you are running Elvis 4.0 or lower, please upgrade to 4.1 first and then complete the migration.
The installation of a new Elvis 6 server is also considered to be part of the migration process.
It is recommended to upgrade to the most recent version of Elvis 6 available.
It is not possible to migrate without a certain amount of downtime. Beware that no write actions should be performed on the Elvis 4 system once the migration has started. Make the Elvis 4 system read-only or completely disable access.
Creating a dump file can potentially take a long time (sometimes more than a day), mainly depending on the number of assets and statistics. Please allow sufficient time in your upgrade schedule for creating this file.
It is not possible to do incremental migrations. In case of copying large amounts of files, we do however recommend to use rsync to prepare the copy step in advance.
Make sure that the Migration Tool is installed.
Migrating Elvis 4 data to Elvis 6 can take a long time, depending on the available assets and indices. This also means that it can take a long time before the Elvis 6 system is ready for use.
To have a working Elvis 6 system available in the shortest amount of time, it is possible to prioritize data migration by specifying which data to migrate first. This will typically be the data needed for Production. All other data (typically archived data) will then be migrated at the end of the migration process.
As a result, parts of the Elvis 6 system will become available for use during the migration process; it is therefore not needed to wait for the full process to be completed before the system can be used.
The following overview shows which parts of Elvis 6 become available after specific import processes are completed.
Assets. When the following processes are completed, the system is available for use.
Note: Versions and Relations are added after all assets have been migrated.
Asset and Version files. When the following processes are completed, the full system is available.
Note: These processes run parallel with the above mentioned processes; the process of moving or copying assets will run as soon as the import is started at the same time the index is populated.
Optional: your launch configuration (MacOSX/Linux). On Linux this is /srv/elvis-server/app/wrapper/conf/wrapper.conf, on MacOSX this is /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.dutchsoftware.elvis.server.launchd.plist.
Step 2. Create a dump of your Elvis 4 data.
Step 3. Uninstall Elvis 4 and make sure to select the option 'Also remove the configuration files' (available in the uninstaller on Windows and Mac).
Step 4. Install Elvis 6.
Step 5. Migrate the Elvis 4 configuration to Elvis 6.
Step 6. Run Elvis 6.
Step 7. Import the Elvis 4 content into Elvis 6.
Step 8. Validate the migration by performing some regular actions in Elvis 6.
Step 9. Run the Relations Upgrade tool to rebuild Collections and fix broken asset relations.
Note: Should the process fail, please contact WoodWing Support (customers should do this via their WoodWing Partner).
Step 10. Remove the old Elvis 4 data folders.
Tip: Because transferring your assets to the new server will probably take a long time, make sure that this process is completed before starting the migration process. When it is time to start the migration you can then transfer what has been changed or added in the meantime.
Step 1. Create a dump of your Elvis 4 data.
Step 3. Transfer the dump folder that was created in Step 1 to the new server.
Note: When setting up multiple Elvis 6 nodes, place the file in a shared folder.
Step 10. Uninstall Elvis 4.
Step 11. (Optional) Remove old Elvis 4 data folders from your 'old' server.
Note: Some steps are explained in separate articles; when completing these steps, return to this article that you are reading now.
When Elvis 6 is based on a migration from Elvis 4 that was performed by using the Migration Tool version 1.1.27 or older (part of Elvis 6.7 or older), relations between Enterprise files and Elvis assets were not correctly set and are therefore incorrectly displayed in the Pro client.
To resolve this, follow the steps as outlined in Rebuilding Enterprise relations in Elvis 6 that were incorrectly set during migration.
If the migration failed or got interrupted for some reason, perform a rollback by removing your Elvis 6 installation and (in case a single server was used) installing Elvis 4 followed by applying your backup.
If the migration failed after a data import, the Elvis 4 files may have moved. In this case, use the Rollback feature of the Migration tool to move your files back to your Elvis 4 installation.
27 June 2018: Updated section 'Migration steps' by adding a link to Installing the Elvis Migration Tool.


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WORKDIR /usr/src/mymaven
# Download dependencies separately, so Docker caches them
RUN mvn dependency:go-offline install
# Copy source
COPY src /usr/src/mymaven/src
# Run the main build
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# Print a list of all the files (useful for debugging)
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COPY --from=builder /usr/src/mymaven/target/*.jar /opt/app/
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/mymaven/target/lib/*.jar /opt/app/
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The Best Hanukkah Events in Chicagoland – 2018!
For our Hanukkah-a-celebratin' families, we haven't forgotten you! There are many fun Hanukkah events surrounding the Festival of Lights in the Chicagoland area. From plays to concerts to parties to delicious eats, Kidlist has you covered for all things Hanukkah. Get your menorahs ready, spin those dreidels and eat potato pancakes to your heart's delight with these great Hanukkah events!
Make all your purchases for Hanukkah in one stop. Hanukkah items of all shapes and sizes…candles, gifts, dreidels, gelt and more!
Come light the menorah and celebrate Chanukah with jBaby Chicago and PJ Library at the Naperville Ball Factory!
A new play based on the book that tells the adventurous story of Hershel of Ostropol as he defeats a series of goblins over the eight nights of Hanukkah.
This fun Hanukkah event includes a kindergartener "humanorah," Hanukkah somosas fried in oil, a welcoming Hanukkah potluck celebration open to everyone, and more.
Latkes and a light supper will be served, and dreidels/gelt will be provided for the children. Kids under 13 attend for free.
Adults and kids work together to make a meal, and then enjoy their creation! Hanukkah Party menu includes: Cheesy Kugel, Harvest Salad and Chocolate Cranberry Clusters.
Music by the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band! Tickets include the concert and a visit to the Garden's Wonderland Express. Advance tickets online – $17/members, $20/non-members, free for kids 2 and under.
Get some of the best potato pancakes, beef brisket and matzo ball soup in town! They even offer a Kids Night on Wednesdays.
A great Jewish deli in the near west suburbs offering some delicious Hanukkah fare.
Classic Jewish deli west of Chicago with Hanukkah foods that everyone loves.
All the best Hanukkah cookies and challah bread varieties with locations in Schaumburg and Buffalo Grove, too.
Order a Hanukkah gift box featuring red velvet, dark chocolate, vanilla cupcakes with blue Star of David sugar decorations and sealed with a Star of David sticker.
Check out this neat article for a little inspiration about building new traditions around Hanukkah. Are there Hanukkah events or traditions that you enjoy every year with your family? Please share below! Then, find more fun things to do with kids indoors this winter.
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PK creates history, becomes first Bollywood film to cross Rs 300-cr mark
Aamir Khan starrer PK has become the first film to touch the Rs 300-crore mark in its box office earning in domestic markets.
Updated : January 6, 2015, 9:30 am
PK controversy: Censor board member now claims he objected to a few scenes
Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the CBFC.
Updated : January 5, 2015, 7:27 pm
PK review: It is well-meaning and amusing film
It may not entirely live up to the lofty expectations one has of a Rajkumar Hirani film, but PK is still very much a Hirani film. It is a feel-good, family entertainer with a charismatic lead. It is well-meaning and amusing film, occasionally brimming with great ideas. Rating:
UP IG forms 'PK-OMG Trust' to work against superstition
Thakur, Inspector General of UP Police (Civil Defence), has formed 'PK-OMG Trust' supporting people working in the field of rationalism and anti-superstition.
PK was downloaded through authorised site: CM Akhilesh Yadav's office
UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's office has clarified that PK was downloaded through an authorised site.
Queen to Highway: The 5 most loved films of 2014
Here are 5 Bollywood films that struck the right chord with the audiences in 2014 and were praised by them.
After UP and Bihar, will PK be tax-free in West Bengal?
On one hand, various organistaions and people are condemning Aamir Khan starrer PK and asking everyone to boycott it on the other hand the film has become the highest grosser of Bollywood till now.
PK earns Rs 276 cr in 2 weeks, highest ever for any Bollywood film
PK has become the highest grossing film of Bollywood with pocketing Rs. 276.32 crore in just 2 weeks.
Updated : January 3, 2015, 12:27 am
Highlights from days in the life of India that spiced up the mundane
Highlights from days in the life of India that spiced up the mundane.
How PK hit the Rs 300 crore jackpot
Twitterverse ridicule Akhilesh Yadav, remind him of anti-piracy law
It seems 2015 has not started on a good note for Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav. He has created a furore after stating that he downloaded Aamir Khan starrer PK to watch it.
After Uttar Pradesh, PK declared tax free in Bihar
After Uttar Pradesh, Aamir Khan's PK has also been exempted from entertainment tax in Bihar.
Aamir Khan's PK is against religious frauds: Vaidik
Vaidik also encouraged filmmakers to make movies that portray the truth and feels they should not be afraid of such protests.
Bihar declares Aamir Khan starrer PK tax free
After Uttar Pradesh, the Bihar government on Thursday declared Aamir Khan-starrer PK 'tax-free' after senior JD (U) leader and former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave the film "10 out of 10", saying more people should watch it.
Updated : January 1, 2015, 10:52 pm
RJD MP Pappu Yadav supports PK, asks youth brigade to keep vigil across theatres in Bihar
Demanding a ban on Bajrang Dal, the five-term MP who was acquitted in the CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case last year, called upon the Manjhi government to take stern action against those who were vandalising cinema halls.


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A Brewing History Update Comes To The Smithsonian National Museum Of American History
GOLDEN, CO – MARCH 16: Mash cooks in a copper tank at AC Golden Brewing Company in Golden, March 16, … [+] 2016. AC Golden brewers are working on a remake of an ancient German lager in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, or German beer purity laws.They are even brought over a German brewing expert to help. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Many wine people like to think our favorite drink was the first beverage alcohol, but maybe not. The two are similar–to a degree. To make wine you use yeast to ferment fruit sugars; to brew beer you use yeast to ferment starchy carbohydrates. Some historians believe the first fermented drink was a kind of beer that made use of the sugars/carbohydrates in human saliva.
Civilized brewing began around the 6th millennium BC. The two most cited locations for early brewing are Egypt and Mesopotamia (Iraq). The practice of course spread throughout history in the Old and New Worlds. In some places, like Peru, saliva still plays a role in brewing.
Even in the United States (US) brewing is among the oldest professions. An historical accounting of US brewing history (at least from 1950) can be had with a visit to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, specifically to the museum's exhibition, FOOD: Transforming the American Table The permanent exhibit, with an update which begins October 25, 2019, explores the history of eating in the US since 1950. The update includes a few major new sections, one of which is titled, "Brewing a Revolution."
It may be fitting in today's US environment that the exhibit tells the story of the important role of immigration, but also of urban development and technological advances on brewing as well as on American consumer tastes. According to the exhibit, the colonists consumed ale, which was largely brewed at home by women. European immigration in the early nineteenth century, especially Germans, introduced professional brewing, and that was the start of an American taste for lager.
Like wine, Prohibition did not completely kill off beer brewing. When the errant thirteen-year law expired in 1933, beer was back on track and roaring into the next decades. The exhibit supports that history with archival material, including artifacts and photographs.
The American Brewing History Initiative began in 2016, funded in part by the Boulder, Colorado-based Brewers Association (BA), with extended funding through 2022. Also funding the initiative are: Warren and Barbara Winiarski (Winiarski Family Foundation), the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Land O'Lakes Foundation, the 2018 Food History Gala Supporters and History Channel.
Theresa McCulla, Curator, Smithsonian Museum
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Museum curator Theresa McCulla has been leading the American Brewing History Initiative since 2017. Her research takes her across the country to build stories and collect material, with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. She says, "The artifacts featured in this new display convey histories of innovation, creativity and risk, as well as deep pride and pleasure in the processes of brewing and drinking beer in the United States. Beer is a thread that runs throughout the fabric of our nation's history and culture."
McCulla recorded oral histories from more than 75 members of the brewing industry; she gathered material to display, including a wooden home-brewing spoon once belonging to Charlie Papazian, past BA president, a microscope used by Frederick Louis "Fritz" Maytag III, grandson of Frederick Maytag (Maytag Corporation) and former owner of Anchor Brewing Company and the travel notebook that helped inspire Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch to found New Belgium Brewing Company.
Smithsonian Food History Weekend is set for Nov. 7–9. On Friday, November 8, McCulla moderates a conversation over the history of American craft beer titled, "The Last Call: Brewing History After-Hours." She will talk with Maytag and Papazian, as well as Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company; and Michael Lewis, professor emeritus of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis.
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In with the old for once
POSTED Jan 4, 2012 By Unknown
Thoroughbred racing takes the New Year phrase, "Out with the old and in with the new" a little too seriously for its own good sometimes.
A litany of marquee retirements often mark the end of the racing season, but that's not the case this year, as the champions in the older male, older female, three-year-old male, and three-year-old filly divisions are all likely to return to racing this year.
Should that happen, it would mark the first time since the Eclipse Awards were created in 1971 that all four of those champions raced the following year. I.e., It's never happened. That's mind boggling to me.
To be sure, the three-year-old male division remains the glamor group, particularly in the late winter and early spring, but having the likes of Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (yeah, I'm calling it for her even if she didn't get my vote) and certain champion three-year-old filly Royal Delta back in training is sure to add some spice to the long march toward the Breeders' Cup.
The other two divisions of the four I mentioned--older male & three-year-old male--are unresolved, but regardless of who wins (Game On Dude or Acclamation among older males and Animal Kingdom or Caleb's Posse among three-year-old males), they're all coming back!
But the excitement does not end with the champions. All three classic winners are returning: the aforementioned Animal Kingdom plus Shackleford and Ruler On Ice. The sprint division has its champion Amazombie coming back along with The Factor and Caleb's Posse. And on turf, there's plenty of excitement swirling around Brilliant Speed and Mr. Commons plus the fairer sex has Summer Soiree, Winter Memories, and Star Billing.
It's often said that racing needs its stars on the track, and I'm often skeptical about whether a few returning horses can move the dial. Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, both certain Racing Hall of Fame inductees even before either of them raced in 2010, both returned off Eclipse Award seasons, but without them racing each other there was not much excitement on a national level until the Breeders' Cup, which Rachel Alexandra didn't even make.
It will be extremely difficult for all of the above horses to avoid each other as well as some other heavies such as Stay Thirsty, Mucho Macho Man, and To Honor And Serve all coming back as well.
I've already argued for Brilliant Speed over Mr. Commons in a mythical (for now) 1 1/4-mile matchup on turf, but even if that doesn't pan out surely we'll get to see To Honor And Serve, Caleb's Posse, and The Factor all duke it out in the Met Mile, or the Classic winners back for the Stephen Foster, or Havre de Grace against Royal Delta at Saratoga, right?
And all of these names are just in the U.S. The biggest name of all is Frankel, and he's racing this year, too, and might even do so in the Breeders' Cup!
Which now-four-year-old male are you most excited about returning to race in 2012?
#BC12
2012 Breeders' Cup
Caleb's Posse
Royal Delta
Ruler On Ice
Shackleford
Stephanie lambert said...
And you did not even once mention Awesome Feather who is 8-0 already an Eclipse Award winner and finally back on the track with two consecutive wins after coming back off an 11 month layoff due to an injury....TSS Tsss on you.....I guarantee you she will be kicking major horse butt out there this year.
She's definitely an omission. Thanks for adding her to the list!
Chicago Guy said...
Ed, I agree. This year looks much better on paper. I am looking forward to the return of Toby's Corner.


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Q: DOM manipulation not be detected by Jasmine jQuery I am using Jasmine jQuery to test a custom javascript module's AJAX request and ultimately it's post-process manipulation of the DOM, but my Jasmine test is not locating the newly manipulated elements.
The Jasmine test is as follows...
describe("#init", function() {
  it("should return a JSON object from the server", function() {
    loadFixtures("top_content_container.html");

    // This method will add 'div.search_result' to the 'div.top_content' container
    SC.init();

    expect($('div.top_content')).toContain('div.top_content_container');
    expect($('div.top_content')).toContain('div.search_results');

   // THIS TEST SHOULD PASS, BUT DOES NOT DETECT THE DOM UPDATES AND DOES NOT
   expect($('div.top_content div.search_result').length == 10).toBeTruthy();
  });
});

Within the SC.init() method it adds elements to the DOM then runs an AJAX request, which returns data and injects it into the DOM.  These newly created elements match "div.search_result".
I have confirmed that all the AJAX requests are running properly and the SC library is properly injecting all the elements into the DOM; from a functionality perspective the library is working.  The problem is how to get the Jasmine test to see the updates to the DOM.  Again, I do not need help debugging the SC codebase; I need help debugging the test itself.
Do you see anything out of whack?

A: AJAX is asynchronous so your Jasmine spec is probably reaching the assertion about search results before the AJAX request has received a response.  You may want to do a jasmine.Ajax.useMock() before calling SC.init() and then pass it a successful response.  You'll need Jasmine-Ajax for this.

A: Libraries like https://github.com/velesin/jasmine-jquery will give you more power. However, a crude solution is also possible using runs/waitsFor for asynchronous queries.
 it("should load asynchronously", function() {

     runs(function() {
        $el = $('<div id="jasmine-insert">').appendTo('body');
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        500); // wait time out
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The Little Boy Who Lost His Name personalised book review
The Little Boy Who Lost His Name and The Little Girl Who Lost Her Name are gorgeous A4 sized personalised books created by 3 Dads and an Uncle who had a dream, and made it a reality.
Aimed at children aged 2-6 and written by David Cadji-Newby and illustrated by Pedro Serapicos, it's been a real delight to review.
As I have 2 small boys and this is a fully personalised book, we were sent 2 copies of The Little Boy Who Lost His Name for review, one for each.
The first thing that struck me was the careful way they were sent, with stiff card to prevent them being damaged in the post. The books were also a lot thicker than I'd anticipated with more pages, and much heavier quality, environmentally friendly paper.
Inside the front cover is a message to your child that really sets the tone for the whole book.
The first pages of each book are the same, introducing the little boy and his predicament - he has lost his name and can't remember what it was, and goes on an adventure to try and find it...
The boy sets off along a winding alphabet trail in search of his name....and then the books diverge, and the pages and story are different as he finds different letters and characters depending on what letters are in your child's name.
Any name can be used, over 236 illustrations and rhyming stories have been created so that The Little Boy Who Lost His Name works for anyone.
I was intrigued to see how the stories worked, as my youngest child's name only has 4 letters, his book has 30 pages. My 5 year old's name has 6 letters and his book has 34 pages, so I guess the longer your name, then you may get a slightly longer book and slightly longer story. Most names are 3-7 letters anyway, so it's not going to make a great deal of difference.
I was also interested as to how they dealt with 2 letters being the same - in our case one letter came from an animal the boy meets, and the other from large dark hole in the ground, which will work for any letter of the alphabet.
At the end of the book your child realises that the letters spell out their name. This was a revelation to my 4 year old who was stunned. He hadn't realised that the familiar letters would go together to make his own name. My 5 year old had cottoned on about half way through, but wasn't confident until the end. They were both delighted with the story and really pleased - making the decision that the little boy was them.
It's really the detail that makes this book, the people involved in it's design and production clearly love what they've made and are proud of it. The illustrations are gorgeous. The adventure is little disjointed occasionally, but children won't see that. All of the creatures the child meets are interesting and have a story to tell, they are all individual characters, and none are in the least scary.
These books will be something special to treasure forever. The Little Boy Who Lost His Name makes an excellent gift to send to a friend or relative's child and I'd have been delighted to receive it for any of mine. It's a great substitute for sending chocolate this Easter.
You can create and buy your own book on the Wonderbly/Lost My Name website. It's super easy to make your book and takes seconds, and you can even see a preview before you commit to buying. Each book costs £21.99 including free postage worldwide.
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Mummy of Two 3 April 2014 at 21:27
These sound lovely. I always like personalised books anyway but these sound so special and different.
Jenny at The Brick Castle 3 April 2014 at 22:49
It is really special. Usually it's just the name that's different, so its' lovely that I have 2 very different stories here :)
Pippa Ainsworth 3 April 2014 at 21:35
We have a review of these on their way too and are thoroughly delighted with them.
They are gorgeous. I'm intrigued as to the girl's story, if she sees different things :)
thesoupdragon44 3 April 2014 at 22:41
I love the illustrations for this book! it looks amazing.
They're just beautiful aren't they? It's a lovely bedtime book, despite the story it's really peaceful :)
Mary @ Over 40 and a Mum to One 5 April 2014 at 00:09
I love the idea of this book, very different. Sounds lovely.
It is very different and very lovely Mary :)
Angela 5 April 2014 at 14:14
That's a lovely idea for a gift
It does make a lovely gift. I think if you were thinking of buying a book for a young child or baby it'd be ideal :)
Fiona Martin 5 April 2014 at 22:32
Ooh, this looks lovely, like the idea of the book discovering their name and the illustrations look great too. Very different to the usual personalised books!
It is really sweet when they realise it's their name! :D
Writings, Ramblings and Reviews 8 April 2014 at 21:17
How lovely - I am loving the illustration and the idea.
It's really very sweet and beautifully executed. I like the quirky modern illustrations too :)
Eileen Teo 9 April 2014 at 00:22
lovely book! so sweet looking!
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El Área Estadística Metropolitana de Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA, como la denomina la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, es un Área Estadística Metropolitana centrada en las ciudades de Míchigan City y La Porte, que solo abarca el condado de La Porte en el estado de Indiana, Estados Unidos. Su población según el censo de 2010 es de 111.467 habitantes, convirtiéndola en la 327.º área metropolitana más poblada de los Estados Unidos.

Área Estadística Metropolitana Combinada
El área metropolitana de Míchigan City-La Porte es parte del Área Estadística Metropolitana Combinada de Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA junto con:
 El Área Estadística Metropolitana de Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA, en Illinois; y
 El Área Estadística Metropolitana de Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA, en Illinois;
totalizando 9.686.021 habitantes en un área de 28.116,9 km².

Principales comunidades del área metropolitana
Ciudades principales o núcleo
Míchigan City
La Porte

Pueblos
Kingsbury
Kingsford Heights
LaCrosse
Long Beach
Michiana Shores
Pottawattamie Park
Trail Creek
Wanatah
Westville

Véase también
 Anexo:Áreas metropolitanas de Estados Unidos
 Anexo:Áreas micropolitanas de Estados Unidos
 Anexo:Áreas Estadísticas Combinadas de Estados Unidos

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Watched a couple of flicks that are worthy of your time.
Starring the late Anton Yelchin and Patrick Stewart. One of the weirdest Star Trek crossings with Stewart playing a thoroughly repellent SkinHead leader and Anton as a member of a low level punk rock band. A murder occurs, the band members are a witness, and Stewart tries to cover up the murder and lay the blame on the band. A real gritty violent thriller with several tense sequences which include pit bull attack dogs. Definitely worth a watch.
Bittersweet seeing Yelchin here who died recently and suddenly in a horrific and freak car accident. He has a King connection with his role from Hearts In Atlantis.
Michael Keaton gives a virtuoso performance as an actor known best for a superhero role trying to prove he is capable of greater things while his inner demons tear down his ability to diffferentiate between reality and fantasy. Keaton heads a great cast with Ed Norton and Emma Stone as fellow standouts.
The direction of this movie is so fantastic that it becomes distracting because there are so many uninterrupted shots that made me focus on catching when the next cut would show up.
Love the ending as it is one that is open to interpretation.
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Toddlers and Too Much Protein
Written by Erin Coleman, R.D., L.D.; Updated December 07, 2018
1 What Is the Protein Requirement for a Preschooler?
2 What Percentage of Protein Do Children Need Each Day?
3 The Importance of Protein in Infants & Toddlers
4 How Much Protein Should a Child Have?
Although toddlers need protein to grow and develop properly, too much protein can cause serious health problems in young children. According to TeensHealth, children who eat too much protein may experience calcium losses, dehydration and even kidney problems. Consuming excessive protein can lead to nausea, diarrhea, build-up of toxins in the blood and even death. Toddlers have lower daily protein requirements than older kids and adults.
Calorie Needs
A toddler's daily calorie requirements will help determine his maximum amount of daily protein, since protein needs are based on total calorie intake. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, 2-year-olds need about 1,000 calories per day, while 3-year-olds require between 1,000 to 1,400 calories each day depending on their gender and activity level. Toddler girls are usually smaller and may require fewer calories than toddler boys.
Maximum Safe Protein Intake Levels
According to the Institute of Medicine, children ages 1 to 3 should consume 5 to 20 percent of their daily calories from protein. Children who consume more than 20 percent of their calories from protein increase their risk of developing negative side effects and they also run the risk of obesity, particularly if they consume too many total calories. Since protein provides 4 calories per gram, maximum daily protein intakes based on the Institute of Medicine's Guidelines for toddlers are 50 grams when consuming 1,000 calories, 60 grams when consuming 1,200 calories and 70 grams when consuming 1,400 calories.
Current scientific research suggests that infants and toddlers who are regularly fed more than the recommended amounts of protein are at an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese later in life. According to an analysis published in the February 2016 issue of the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition," the correlation between obesity risk and a high-protein diet during early childhood is specifically linked to animal protein, and, in particular, dairy protein. Simply limiting your toddler to no more than 2 cups of dairy milk per day may be enough to help keep their protein intake within the recommended range.
Minimum Needs
Although too much protein can cause problems in young children, too little protein could also negatively impact your toddler's growth and development, because protein is part of every cell in the human body. The Institute of Medicine recommends all toddlers ages 1 to 3 consume at least 13 grams of protein every day. High-protein foods include lean meats, skinless poultry, eggs, cooked legumes, soy products, such as tofu, and dairy products. Some toddlers are ready for peanut butter — another rich source of protein — but ask your pediatrician to be sure.
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Erin Coleman is a registered and licensed dietitian. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in dietetics and has extensive experience working as a health writer and health educator. Her articles are published on various health, nutrition and fitness websites.
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Education Cybersecurity Weekly is a curated weekly news overview for those who are concerned about Education industry. It provides brief summaries and links to articles and news across a spectrum of cybersecurity and technology topics that are specific to the industry.
FBI provides awareness of edtech cybersecurity risks
EdSurge on September 14, 2018
An announcement released by FBI warns educators and parents that edtech can pose cybersecurity risks to students. The point is that collection of personal data by edtech vendors (e.g., geolocation, IP addresses, browsing history, etc.) provides a wide window of opportunities for cybercriminals enabling them to conduct social engineering, bullying, tracking, identity theft, and threatening.
The history of education cyber attacks has seen a lot of hackers target insecure districts and subsequent cases of sabotage and public access to students' data.
Among the FBI's recommendations to families, there is researching the existing student and child privacy protections of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and state laws as they apply to edtech services.
Cloud security for IT teams
EdTech Focus on HigherEd on September 14, 2018
Since more universities move into the cloud for storage, IT teams need help dealing with cloud security management. A CDW white paper lists major threat categories and can aid in educating staff and implementing new cloud security measures. These are some of the categories:
Data Breaches – files are improperly accessed.
Data Loss – data that has not been properly duplicated and secured to protect its availability is lost.
Account or Service Traffic Hijacking – a user account is accessed unauthorizedly.
Insecure Interfaces – both service usage and management are compromised.
Denial of Service – legitimate users cannot access the resources.
Malicious Insiders – users and admins intentionally violate organizational policy for personal reasons.
Students blamed for university DDoS attacks
ZDNet on September 14, 2018
Who is to blame for cyber attacks on universities? In general, nation-states and criminal gangs get the blame, but a new study shows that students (or even staff) could be culprits. The analysis reveals that these incidents usually take place during the working day and drop dramatically on holidays.
This pattern could indicate that attackers are students or staff, or others familiar with the academic cycle. Or perhaps the bad guys simply take holidays at the same time as the education sector.
John Chapman, head of security operations at Jisc.
In one of the cases, a hacker was launching an attack to disadvantage a rival in online games, and a DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of Service, which can disable an organization's website or server) on a university network four nights in a row. Unfortunately, educational institutions tend to take cyber attacks lightly and ignore cyber threats.
Northern Ireland universities cyber attacks on the rise
BBC News on September 15, 2018
According to a report, there were more than 850 attacks in the UK in 2017-2018, aimed at almost 190 higher education organizations. This was up from fewer than 600 attacks on about 140 institutions in the previous year. In Northern Ireland, educational institutions suffered 16 serious cyber attacks in 2017-2018. Thus, the risks of HigherEd cyber attacks are still high.
So, cyber attacks on Northern Ireland universities are on the rise and if not tackled quickly, they can be even more disastrous.
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Ishant leads from the front as Delhi puts Assam on the backfoot
Ishant Sharma led from the front in his maiden outing as captain of the Delhi side, picking up three wickets in the Ranji Trophy season opener against Assam in Group A.
Uthra Ganesan
New Delhi 06 October, 2017 20:11 IST
Ishant Sharma celebrates the dismissal of Assam's Sibsankar Roy in New Delhi on Friday. - Sandeep Saxena
Ishant Sharma led from the front in his maiden outing as captain of the Delhi side, picking up three wickets in the Ranji Trophy season opener against Assam in Group A. The opening day, however, saw the teams sharing honours, with the visiting side fighting on 224 for the loss of seven wickets at stumps on Friday.
Ishant had indicated before the match that the pitch would be helpful to the batsmen and the Delhi XI reflected that, including seven batsmen in the side. But his own accuracy and the sheer pace of debutant Kulwant Khejroliya kept the Assam batsmen from getting off their shots. The pitch had little support, though, with the ball staying low most of the times and it took a lot of effort and hard work from the bowlers to get it moving.
Former players watch season opener
New Delhi: In a welcome move, the DDCA on Friday invited Delhi's former cricketers to witness the opening day of the Ranji Trophy season at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium.
The decision, by the Supreme Court-appointed DDCA administrator Justice (retd.) Vikramjit Sen, saw the former players including the likes of Vivek Razdan, Atul Wassan, Hari Gidwani, Gursharan Singh and Madan Lal witnessing Delhi's opening match against Assam. The DDCA also put up a banner, welcoming the players back home, at the entrance though the officials refused to say whether it was for the former players -- too often sidelined and neglected by the association in the past -- or for the home team, returning to a home-and-away format this year.
Justice Sen also expressed satisfaction at the conduct of selections and other appointments by the new panel this year and hoped things would get better in the coming days.
Electing to field, Ishant managed the field well and depended largely on his pace and medium-pace resources to get the result. Left-arm pacer Khejroliya (one for 46), playing his first first-class match, too depended more on pace than anything else to unsettle the opposition batsmen and it was his speed that got Delhi the prized wicket of Assam skipper Gokul Sharma soon after the latter completed his half century.
Sharma added 47 runs for the fourth wicket with Tarjinder Singh and 58 with Sarupam Purkayastha (57 not out) for the sixth to hold up the middle and provide respectability to the Assam batting. Sharma, who took 172 balls for his 51, saw his leg-stump go flying soon after tea, having spent more than an hour in his 40s. Purkayastha then added another brisk 51 with Abu Nechim Ahmed (27) in the final hour of play.
Pacer Navdeep Saini also picked up a wicket in an incisive first spell but failed to find rhythm in the latter sessions even as Ishant took time to build up his momentum but once he got going, he managed to move the ball around a bit, getting Shib Sankar Roy to edge to Unmukt Chand at first slip before ending the day with his third wicket, uprooting Ahmed's off-stump.
Brief scores: Assam first innings 224 for seven in 88.2 overs (Sarupam Purkayastha batting 57, Gokul Sharma 51, Abu Nechim Ahmed 27; Ishant Sharma 3-31) vs Delhi.


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show Timberlake co-signed the former Disney Star's performance, which culminated with a grind session on Robin Thicke, and launched a complaint from the Parents Television Council, and lots of mixed reviews.
"My favorite part of the Miley Cyrus performance was the Smith family's reaction," Timberlake joked of the viral photo with Will, Willow, and Jaden Smith seemingly in complete shock over the performance (according to Slate.com, the Smith family was actually reacting to Lady Gaga's show-opening set).
Like 20-year-old Cyrus, Timberlake can relate to transitioning from teen star to adult act. "She's young," he pointed out. "She's letting everybody know she's growing up."
Asked if it hurt or helped her career he replied, "It's not like she did it at the Grammys."
The VMAs are known for shocking stage moments, like Britney Spears' kiss with Madonna, or the Material Girl's 1984 "Like a Virgin" set. Both are noted among the most memorable moments in VMA history, and Cyrus is likely to be added to that list.
Her performance alone clocked more than 306,100 tweets per minute, making it more popular than the Super Bowl blackout with 231,000, tweets per minute, but slightly less favored than election night tweets at 327, 452 per minute. MTV's VMA ratings were also up 60% from last year.
Meanwhile, the fodder is great publicity for Cyrus' Bangerz album slated for release Oct. 8.
(Photos: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Written by Latifah Muhammad


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The Community Advisory Board (CAB) oversees and guides core projects with the HPRC. The CAB provides important links to the broader Boston and Massachusetts community, other states, and the National Community Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Prevention Research Center (PRC) program. Members participate in strategic planning and project activities and assist with developing community-appropriate dissemination strategies.
CAB responsibilities have included:
Contributing to the HPRC's Community Partners Meeting. Specifically, CAB members advise on the content of the meeting based on the interests and needs of various community members. Past meetings addressed screen time, sugar-sweetened beverages and water access in communities, schools, and work sites.
Engaging in strategic planning for the HPRC's research agenda. This process will be guided by input received and ideas generated at the Community Partners Meeting.
Assisting in developing the structure and content of the Leaders in Health community training program. The goal of this program was to build the capacity of our community partners by providing staff with an introduction to the fundamentals of community-based participatory research, program planning, and evaluation.
Assisting in the development and dissemination of the Out of School Time Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP). Members involved with out of school time programming, city and state agencies, and local youth serving organizations, provided input on study design, identification and recruitment of out of school time programs and other collaborators, intervention materials, interpretation of results, and strategies for dissemination. Several organizations who have participated in the community committee over the years (the Boston Public Health Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health) have worked directly with the HPRC to disseminate OSNAP through Boston's REACH initiative and the state's Mass in Motion Kids program.
Initial appointments are for two years and appointments will continue to be reconsidered on a two-year basis. Full meetings occur quarterly each year. Between meetings, CAB members have opportunities to get involved with specific PRC projects throughout the year.
Nineequa Blanding, MPH
Health Justice Senior Editor
Nonprofit Quarterly
Nineequa Blanding is the Health Justice Senior Editor at Nonprofit Quarterly. With over 15 years professional experience, she has dedicated the entirety of her career towards working at the intersection of health and social justice. Prior to joining NPQ, Nineequa was Vice President at Health Resources in Action where she led the direction and growth of the organization's grantmaking services, comprising a portfolio of over $50M towards community health and biomedical research. Nineequa was the former Director of Health and Wellness at the Boston Foundation (tBF), where she applied her vision, leadership and racial equity lens to develop, implement, and evaluate the Foundation's strategic priority to improve population health. Prior to her work at tBF, she held senior leadership positions at the Boston Public Health Commission where she led local and statewide strategies to advance health equity. She also held former roles with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Nineequa currently co-chairs the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center (PRC) Community Advisory Board. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College, a master's degree with honors in public health from Long Island University in—her hometown—Brooklyn, NY. Nineequa was previously funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct post-baccalaureate research in trauma-related risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder at Emory University and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University.
Mary Bovenzi, MPH
Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Division
Boston Public Health Commission
Mary Bovenzi is the Director of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Division at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), leading BPHC's work on primary and secondary prevention of chronic diseases including obesity, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The division implements high quality programs and policy/systems change projects focusing on increasing Boston residents' access to nutrition and healthy foods, physical activity, workplace wellness, and cancer screening. Ms. Bovenzi has been with the BPHC for seven years, also serving as the division's Associate Director and as Project Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded Partnerships to Improve Community Health project. Prior to BPHC, she served as a CDC Public Health Prevention Fellow, and received her MPH from the University at Albany School of Public Health.
Elana Brochin, MS, MPH
Program Director for Health Equity
Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
Elana Brochin is the Program Director for Health Equity at the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC). In this role, she drives MACDC's emerging work to promote health equity by accelerating the convergence of community development and health through policy, partnerships, technical assistance to MACDC's members, training, research, and other strategies.
Prior to working at MACDC, Elana worked as the Health Care Project Manager at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), where she managed the update of the Attorney General's Community Benefits Guidelines. Previous to her work at the AGO, Elana worked as a Research Coordinator and Research Associate at the Institute for Aging Research.
Elana holds a MS/MPH in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition and Public Health from Tufts University, and a BA in Sociology and Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies from Cornell University
Fernanda Campbell, PhD
Senior Manager of Research
Boston Opportunity Agenda
Fernanda Campbell is a researcher with experience in public health, neuroscience and education. She serves as the Senior Manager of Research for the Boston Opportunity Agenda. In this role, Fernanda works to increase cross-agencies collaboration around data on early education and care, leads analysis and publications about early education and care, supports a city-wide project to measure family engagement, and co-manages a three-year project to reduce disconnection rates among opportunity youth in Boston.
She holds a degree in Speech & Hearing Sciences from the State University of Bahia and a Master's Degree in Neuroscience from the Federal University of Bahia (Salvador-BA, Brazil). After working five years at a safety net hospital in Brazil, researching and mainly treating people with orofacial clefts, Fernanda moved to the United States as a Fulbright scholar and earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jill Carter, MA, EdM
Acting Assistant Superintendent, Office of Social Emotional Learning and Wellness
Boston Public Schools
Jill Carter, MA, EdM, is the Assistant Superintendent for the BPS Office of Health and Wellness, leading the district's Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Approach. The Health and Wellness Office includes: Wellness Policy, Promotions and Evaluation, Social Emotional Learning Instruction, Health Education, Physical Education and Physical Activity. For more than 20 years, Jill has worked on policy, curriculum development, implementation, training and research of school-based health programs. She has held various leadership roles in BPS for more than 10 years. As the Curriculum Development Coordinator for the School-based Wellness Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health, she co-authored Planet Health: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity, an evidence-based curriculum. Jill started her career in education as a high school and middle school science teacher. She earned her Master of Education degree in teaching and curriculum from Harvard University and her Master of Arts degree in exercise physiology from the University of Iowa. She is passionate about creating healthy schools, eating healthy and being physically active, and the power of teams to solve difficult problems.
Barry Keppard, AICP
Director of the Public Health Department
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Barry Keppard is the Director of the Public Health Department at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Previously, he was a Senior Regional Planner with MAPC and leading work for the implementation of the MetroFuture Plan through a combination of public health, land use, environmental, and transportation planning projects.
As the department director, Barry supervises and provides technical assistance on MAPC's Health in All Policies and healthy community design projects, including the recent Community Transformation Grant for Middlesex County. MAPC's work focuses on increasing the accessibility and affordability of healthful foods, assisting cities and towns with adoption of comprehensive community design approaches to enhance walking, bicycling, and active transportation, and increasing tobacco- and smoke-free settings. He also manages the department's health impact assessment practice which aims to strengthen the connection between physical and environmental factors and health, and to look at how policies and programs can reduce health inequities. MAPC has used health impact assessments to positively influence policies affecting public transit, speed limits, school building, and funding for community development as well as to shape a private equity fund.
Additionally, Barry is leading MAPC's internal Health in All Policies initiative to integrate approaches, findings, and recommendations into the organization's practice areas, including Clean Energy, Housing, Transit Oriented Development, and Climate Change Adaptation.
Barry's background includes a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Masters in Regional Planning, and he has over 12 years of planning experience in the public and private sectors.
Kristen McKinnon
Assistant Director, Student and Family Support
Kristen McKinnon is the Associate Director of the Office of Student and Family Support (SFS) at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. SFS works in partnership with educators, schools, students, families, and other agencies and organizations across the Commonwealth to advance the Department's mission. This work helps further the Department's strategic priorities, including but not limited to supporting social emotional learning, health, and safety.
Tish McMullin, JD
Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals
Tish McMullin, JD is the Executive Director of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH). Prior to this role, Ms. McMullin served as Special Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). In this role, Ms. McMullin led the growing BIDMC system's external relations with local, state and federal governments, and provided strategic guidance and legal counsel for a large, Harvard-affiliated academic medical center and its affiliated community hospitals.
Before joining BIDMC in July 2007, Ms. McMullin led Government Affairs offices for the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and began her career in health care as a Government Relations Associate at Partners Healthcare. McMullin has also served as Assistant General Counsel in the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with a Chancellor's Scholarship for Excellence and earned her law degree from New England Law, Magna Cum Laude.
Ra'Shaun Nalls, MPA
Ra'Shaun Nalls has worked with Boston-area community-based organizations for more than 15 years, with an emphasis on youth development and community organizing. He has been acknowledged for his community service by the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), the Boston Foundation, Boston Police Department, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center. Prior to his work at Harvard Chan, Ra'Shaun was a program manager at the Boston Public Health Commission; a community coordinator at Project R.I.G.H.T.; and at Roxbury Youthworks as an advocate for young women under state custody and at high risk of sexual exploitation.
Ra'Shaun holds a Master in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies, both from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Shari Nethersole, MD
Medical Director for Community Health
Shari Nethersole is the medical director for community health at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH). For over 25 years, she has served as a pediatrician in Boston. In her role as medical director, she oversees the hospital's community health mission, which works to address the most pressing health issues affecting children in our city including asthma, mental health, obesity, and child development. Nethersole works with community organizations, community health centers, and city and state agencies to address health disparities and improve the health of children and families through programs, partnerships, and advocacy. She established the Community Asthma Initiative, as well as the Fitness in the City Program to address childhood obesity. She's also an active advocate at the city and state level for child health priorities. Nethersole received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her pediatric residency at BCH.
Lea Susan Ojamaa, MPH
Deputy Director, Bureau of Community Health and Prevention
Lea Susan Ojamaa, MPH, is a Deputy Director for the Bureau of Community Health and Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In this position she provides strategic leadership and management to the Prevention and Wellness Branch of the Bureau.
Within the branch are the Divisions of Community Health Planning and Engagement, Health Protection and Promotion, Clinical Preventive Services as well as the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program. Programs include asthma, breast, cervical, colorectal and comprehensive cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, overweight/obesity, tobacco cessation and prevention, oral health, occupational health, rural health, primary care workforce, community health workers, Mass in Motion, and healthy community design initiatives.
Lea Susan has held various positions since coming to the Department in 2000, including direct work in tobacco prevention and healthy communities. She has been in a leadership position since 2011 and took on the role of Chronic Disease Director for Massachusetts in 2013. As a Senior Manager in the Department, Lea Susan currently represents the Department on the MA Food Policy Council as well as the MA Healthy Aging Collaborative Executive Committee.
Lea Susan is very committed to public health as social justice and has been pleased to have the opportunity to be part of a team at the Department working to move strategies upstream to address root causes of health inequities and the social determinants of health. Lea Susan actively works with her team to bring a leading with race and racism framework to all prevention and wellness activities. Creating healthy and more equitable communities is what brought and keeps Lea Susan in public health.
Carlene Pavlos, MTS
Massachusetts Public Health Association
Carlene Pavlos is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Public Health Association, a statewide advocacy organization promoting policies that address the social and environmental conditions that determine health. MPHA is committed to health and racial equity and utilizes health equity framing in identifying policy goals. Prior to joining MPHA in April of 2018, Ms. Pavlos spent nearly 20 years at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, most recently as the Director of the Bureau of Community Health and Prevention. As the Bureau Director she oversaw the Department's work in the areas of violence prevention and services, suicide prevention, child fatality review, unintentional injury prevention, school and adolescent health, health access, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco control and prevention, chronic disease prevention and health systems transformation. Ms. Pavlos brings to her work a commitment to social justice and addressing health inequities – including racism, misogyny, homophobia/heterosexism, classism, and transphobia. She also has extensive experience working with incarcerated women, a population at particular risk for violent victimization and its associated health impacts. Ms. Pavlos holds a B.S. from Lafayette College and a Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School.
Claire Santarelli, RD, CDE, LDN
Director, Division of Health Protection & Promotion
Claire Santarelli directs the Division of Health Protection and Promotion in the Bureau of Community Health and Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. A registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, Claire spent the first ten years of her career in direct patient care before seeking the opportunity to have a broader population impact by transitioning to the Department of Public Health. Her work focuses on implementation of policies and environments that protect and promote health in a variety of settings, and creating sustainable linkages between health systems and evidence-based resources in the community for the prevention and management of illness and injury. She is passionate about changing the conditions that impact people's abilities to achieve their optimal well-being, and understands the critical role that structural racism plays in creating those conditions.
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Dear devoted friend, your bold and individual heart gave me great hope. It reminded me that all is never lost however towering the threat.
It's now clear to me that us elephants, quiet and with big needs, are always going to be vulnerable. We can do little to resist fire, or drought, or man with his sudden fanatical whims.
I was touched to read that I was a symbol of purity for you, of paradise lost. I wish I could return the compliment but I can't. I have to say that to me your people are a tiny, trunkless complication – less predictable even than the crocodile. You used to be quiet, barefoot hunters, but you, for instance, fell from the sky.
Not that I blame any of this change on you personally. No, this mess has evolved over the life of at least six grand elephants. Quite a time perhaps but looking back it all happened so quickly – the noise, the roads, the vehicles, the buildings, the fences, the killings. Possibly the change frustrated all of you as much as us because the great matriarchs tell us that the more crowded it's got the more bad-tempered you've become.
First the violence was only at a distance, an occasional incident such as your plane crash. Most of us just got whiffs of such news on the wind … and then we began to feel it more often. It came in the air, through the ground, and then in the bones that we touched with our trunks as we paid our respects.
Today the trauma is even closer, it's all around – we see it, like your kind do, in our stressed and fractured families.
You described me in your letter as "life in its hugest and most cumbersome form". At first when I read this I thought: "Huh!" … but now I take it as a celebration of our genius for camouflage and silence, of our care for our own.
I grant that our size, our need for space, food and fellow elephants, makes us vulnerable and a touch hard to live alongside, but, incredibly, we're still here and I think that's what you liked about us – that our huge strangeness is still here in amongst all that is manmade and modern.
I'm not complacent though – the odds are steep. How can we, huge and cumbersome as you pointed out, survive your weaponry and appetites?
Dear devoted friend, with your spindly limbs and toenails for ears, in your letter you wrote of the suffering of man in concentration camps during wars and you mentioned the brutality of totalitarian regimes. You said that you personally were helped in your captivity by dreams of the freedom of elephants – is there any way now, that in your freedom, you might help us?
Man alone of the species has the power to keep us free. We cannot match you for intellect but we know love of family, respect for the dead, and have at least some sense of self.
"your colossal presence and the fact of your survival against all odds, acts as a God-sent reassurance".
I'll always hold on to that.
Thank you for your words dear, very devoted friend. Friendship like yours remains our truest hope.
Here is a link to the original article "Dear Elephant, Sir" and here is a short biography of the author Romain Gary, decorated war hero and twice honored slippery giant of French literature.
To complete the picture here are some details on the elephant.
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Thanks – so was the original letter – worth reading if you have the time. The link is at the end.
Thanks for looking in and for taking the time to make a comment. I did have a look at your review of The Outsider – you have some very interesting reviews on your blog. I think both the elephant and Romain Gary would consider themselves 'outsiders'.
I found this letter quite heart-rending. I'm not sure why we can't get this issue sorted out. Perhaps there should be a campaign of writing to various ambassadors of the People's Republic of China to voice our displeasure.
Thanks for taking such an interest in the elephant. I know that there is a good deal of agitation on social media about elephants right now and I know that letters have been written and petitions signed – I just hope they are being read because they deserve to be. I think a key thing that can be done as well is to get as much information as possible out into the wider world about the needs of elephants. I grew up next to elephants in Zimbabwe, not amongst them, but thanks to Iain and Oria Douglas-Hamilton's book published in the '70s Among the Elephants developed a real fascination and respect for them. I was one of the lucky ones able to see elephants where they belong and I know that's where they should stay. The more people understand elephants the less likely they will be to agree to their captivity and careless killing. I think the key is knowledge – I never want to believe that anyone who knows elephants would ever consent to holding them in cages or isolation.
Thank you so much for taking the time to look in and to comment – really appreciated.