Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in his first State of the State speech that he intends to scale back California's $77-billion bullet train project, saying that while the state has the capacity to complete the first leg in the Central Valley, extending the rail line to Southern California and the Bay Area would "cost too much and take too long."
The Democratic governor supports finishing the controversial high-speed rail line between Bakersfield and Merced, saying it would invigorate the economy in California's midsection and reduce the region's air pollution. But because of the project's persistent cost overruns, mismanagement and delays, the grand vision of bullet trains whisking passengers from San Diego to San Francisco doesn't appear viable and will need to be reassessed, Newsom said.
"There's been too little oversight and not enough transparency," Newsom said. "Right now, there simply isn't a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego, let alone from San Francisco to L.A. I wish there were."
In another break from his predecessor, Jerry Brown, the governor also announced in his speech Tuesday that he will downsize the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta twin tunnels project to one tunnel.
"The extent to which it does not link two of the three largest urban areas in the state seems problematic," Rendon said.
In his late-morning address to lawmakers, Newsom also called for ambitious efforts to address the unbridled increase in homelessness in California and to care for the state's rapidly aging population. Newsom promised to sign fair-minded legislation to control the escalating cost of renting an apartment, and emphasized his administration's efforts to spur cities and counties to meet the overwhelming need for affordable housing.
And as expected, he reiterated his steadfast opposition to the dictates of President Trump on immigration, climate change and other critical issues where the state and federal government are at odds. That was starkly apparent in Trump's State of the Union speech last week, he said.
"He described a country where inequality doesn't seem to be a problem, where climate change doesn't exist and where the greatest threat we face comes from families seeking asylum," Newsom said.
State of the State speeches typically provide governors an opportunity to lay out their ambitious policy agendas and wish lists for the year ahead, and Newsom did not squander that opportunity. But he offered his audience, a joint session of the Assembly and Senate at the state Capitol, few specifics detailing how he hoped to deliver on his many of his far-reaching initiatives.
"The tough calls we must make together on rail, water and energy. How we protect migrants, care for seniors, and help the homeless, and how we will tackle the affordability crisis that is coming to define life in this state," Newsom said. "I won't pretend to have all the answers. But the only way to find them is to face these issues honestly."
One of the main precepts of Newsom's short time in office has been to directly challenge the hard-line policies of the Republican president, taking particular aim at a Trump administration immigration policy that the governor sees as anathema to the interests of a state where 27% of the population is foreign-born.
In his speech, Newsom said the president's anti-immigrant rhetoric rippled through California decades ago with Propositions 187 and 227, requiring "English-only" public schools and banning immigrants in the U.S. illegally from government assistance and services, only to be struck down by the courts or later repealed.
"This is our answer to the White House: No more division, no more xenophobia and no more nativism," Newsom said.
"The border 'emergency' is a manufactured crisis and California will not be part of this political theater," Newsom said, noting that border crossings are at their lowest level since 1971.
"The White House is laser-focused on destroying the Affordable Care Act. The vandalism they've already done to the individual mandate has had consequences," Newsom said.
As a result, premiums for Covered California, which administers the healthcare program, increased almost twice as much as expected, Newsom said. The governor's proposed budget includes $1 billion to counter that financial hit and address the shortage of healthcare providers, he said.
Newsom, a former two-term lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor, did manage to offer a few kind words about the Republican president. He praised Trump for calling attention to the high cost of prescription drug prices in his State of the Union address. The governor has already has called for California to create its own drug-purchasing system, a mammoth enterprise that he claimed would save residents hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Newsom has already shown himself to be "ambitious and measured," dispelling concerns that he lacked the political maturity to resist overspending or immediately launch ill-conceived, massive new government programs, said San Jose State political scientist Melinda Jackson.
"I think he got to a strong start and I kind of feel like this is a golden moment for him. Everything is coming together," Jackson said. "He seems to be moving toward an expanded safety net in California. I see this as California kind of becoming not just the resistance to Trump but an alternative."
Newsom's address on Tuesday was a reminder of how much the state's finances have recovered from the Great Recession, an era of seemingly insurmountable deficits and a tattered safety net for Californians flattened by the economic downturn.
The pragmatism of the last eight years under Brown, who steered California's economic recovery, has been replaced with a progressive idealism of an ambitious governor who had the good political fortune of inheriting billions in surplus.
Newsom quickly showed he was not shy about spending that money. His $209-billion budget proposal, released in January, includes $1.8 billion to boost California's enrollment in early education and child care programs, $500 million to help local governments build shelters and add services to help the homeless, a $1-billion "working families tax credit," and $1.3 billion for a new effort to build more homes and apartment units in a state starved for affordable housing.
During his first month in office, Newsom also launched a "strike team" to overhaul the problem-plagued Department of Motor Vehicles and called on state lawmakers to beef up a California Department of Justice unit responsible for enforcing laws on gun sales. He announced a goal to ensure that parents of newborns or newly adopted babies receive six months of paid leave, and he vowed to wrest control of the state's Juvenile Justice Division away from corrections officials and have it run by government health and human services providers.
Newsom's address Tuesday was interrupted several times by applause from Democrats, who hold super majorities in both the Assembly and Senate.
The governor's wife, documentary filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom, was in attendance. Noticeably absent was the couple's 2-year-old son, Dutch, who stole show the during his father's inaugural address when he climbed onstage and ambled around for a few minutes.
"We learned our lesson at the inauguration," the governor said.


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In his interviews the talented musician John Mayer never gets tired to tell, that he is not like his father. His dad is a very self-conscious person, who never gives false promises, but John is very spontaneous. Nevertheless, he treats his parent with great love and respect.
Richard worked as a high school principal. In his free time the man played the piano, and such musical parties inspired his son John to pursue music as a career.
When Richard heard about his son's choice, he told him "to build Plan B". In fact, in their family everyone made music, but at the same time had some serious occupation, like teaching, fixing houses etc. But John told that he didn't need any Plan B.
Richard Mayer till now resides in Bridgeport, CT. He divorced with John Mayer's mother in 2009, but he still is close with his son. "I don't say that I am proud of my son, I am rather happy for him! He likes his job and audience likes him", Richard once said.
In autumn last year Richard Mayer turned 90. His son gave a special gift for his dad on this day. He founded the Richard Mayer Scholarship Fund, the charity establishment, which is supposed to support financially talented young people in Connecticut.
Margaret Mayer (mother)
Margaret Hoffman (Mayer) earned her living as an English teacher. She joined her career with up-bringing of three sons (John Mayer is her middle kid) and caring about her husband, who was 20 years older than her.
On February 11 in 2009 Margaret and her husband Richard Mayer divorced in Bridgeport family court. They had no disputes or conflicts, and it seemed that both of them agreed, their marriage hadn't worked.
Nevertheless, Margaret and Richard managed to bring up three great sons, including a popular guitarist John Mayer.
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Carl Mayer (brother)
He is an older brother of a musician John Mayer. Carl stays out of limelight and keeps his private life in secret. But he plays the guitar too. In 2008 he performed alongside his famous brother in Jones Beach Theater.
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Ben is the youngest kid in Mayer family. He makes music too, but it's just a hobby for him. Ben is in good terms with his brothers, Carl and John.
John Clayton Mayer spent his early years in Bridgeport, CT. Later his family moved to Fairfield, CT, where the boy attended a high school.
His father was a big fan of music, and he inspired John to practice this kind of art too. One of John Mayer brightest childhood memories was his father listening to one of old music stars.
The boy entered Berklee College of Music in Boston. But he dropped out after 2 semesters. The young musician, accompanied by his friend Clay Cook, moved to Atlanta and performed with the unknown band "LoFi Masters". He started to upload his songs online and soon developed an extensive fan base.
In 2000 a musician signed his first music deal – with the company "Aware Records". A year later he presented the first album "Room for Squares", which made the newcomer moderately popular. John Mayer was catapulted to stardom after presentation of two hits, "Daughters" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland".
In addition to his solo career, Mayer performs with the band John Mayer Trio.
The popular guitarist is known not just as a music virtuoso, but also as a man, who dated the most beautiful women in the world. He was in relationships with Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry, Jessica Simpson and other great girls.
John Mayer has a niece. He wrote through social media that "his brother welcomed a daughter" but didn't tell, whether it was Carl or Ben to father a kid. In any case, the music star devoted his song "Daughters" to his small niece during one of concerts.
As for now, John Mayer can boast with 7 solo studio albums. His first four albums were ranked as platinum and the last three got golden status.
John Mayer is the holder of three Grammy awards.
During his years in the limelight John Mayer dealt with a number of health disorders. In 2011 he passed through a throat surgery. His vocal cords suffered from inflammatory disease. In December, 2017 the famous guitarist and singer was hospitalized with appendicitis.
In early 2000s John authored a column "Music Lessons with John Mayer" in Esquire magazine.
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Television at a Crossroads by Stefan Marzano et. al.
Television at a Crossroads, published in 1993 (nearly 20 years ago), is a huge enveloping book documenting Philips Design's exploration of what television will be like in the future.
From television as "tele-lesson" delivery, as ambient information device (like a lamp or clock), as social entertainment device. Much of the exploration depict things we take for granted in 2012 – not from the television – but our banal internet experience.
While the specifics are as quaint and naïve as flying cars the underlying thinking holds up quite nicely. Oh sure – we're not playing chess through our televisions – but we are playing games with players on the other side of some screen somewhere. Our guitar lessons may not be delivered over a device called a TV – but it's still the 'tube.
Marzano and team correctly predicted our lives would be increasingly filled with digital video displays large, small, and everywhere in-between.
we can only describe the future with our current vocabulary and our vocabulary is continually evolving.
despite their ultimate manifestation, the projected solutions and scenarios are realized.
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Bangladesh: a bank by children, for children
Many children in the developing world have no option but to work to support themselves and often their families.
You've no doubt heard about the hazardous and dangerous conditions they're often forced to work in, the disruption of their education and their higher vulnerability to exploitation.
These are all very important issues, which urgently need addressing, but have you ever wondered where these children keep the money they work so hard for?
Adults can open bank accounts and safely deposit the money they earn, but what about children who work just as hard for the same hours?
Most children can't open bank accounts without the signature of a guardian, but there are a lot of children who are forced to work for the heartbreaking reason that they have no guardian to support them.
Security in crisis
Save the Children in Bangladesh is supporting an initiative called Chaya Brikhkho or 'Shade Tree', which provides a service for street and working children to save their money, as well as a security nest for them to access during times of crisis.
These children's banks work to open doors for these children and generate training opportunities and prospects for income-generating activities through their savings.
Also, these children's banks are a platform of friendship and a wider network, which empowers children and gives them a forum to raise their thoughts on rights violations they experience in daily life.
By children, for children
A picture drawn by a child who uses Chaya Brikhkho to illustrate the wider networks the children's bank can provide them
The initiative is targeting children living on the streets or working informally as rag pickers, waiters, paper and popcorn sellers, beggars, tailors and domestic workers.
The bank works with partners including a large international bank who provide the mother account to Chaya Brikhkho and local charity organisations who work closely with these children, providing shelter and non-formal education.
The aim of the initiative is to have a bank run by children, for children.
A team of eight children and young people have been brought together to run the banks and two young people are working in the bank as manager and accountant.
There are also two adults involved to facilitate and support activities, which include weekly collection and distribution of money, providing child-friendly deposit books, cheque books and withdrawal forms.
A child deposits money to Chaya Brikhkho (Shade Tree): the children's bank
Inspirational children
Chaya Brikhkho has reached 610 children so far and is aiming to expand to reach more children.
One of these children is 12-year-old Sharmin who works as a domestic worker in Dhaka.
She's been saving around 50 taka (40p) a week through the saving scheme. At the end of June 2012, she was able to withdraw 1,000 taka to give to her father so he could invest in his fish-selling business and try to raise his family out of the extremely poor conditions they currently live in.
Another member of the bank, 12-year-old Shakilis withdrew 3,000 taka from his savings account to pay for medical treatment when his father fell seriously ill and was unable to afford medical care.
Two of many inspiring cases of children who have been given the opportunity to support their own very poor families in times of crisis.
Photos: First photo taken by Munem Wasif/Agence VU, last two drawn or taken by child members of Chaya Brikhkho.
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Good evening, I'm Deanna LeBlanc.
Are you missing any of your stuff?
And I'm Tolleah Price.
Are you missing cash?
Jewelry or laptops?
Well, call the Montgomery County Police Department.
They have a bounty of stolen goods they want to reunite with owners.
But can you prove it's yours?
I talked with investigators earlier today to find out how you can reclaim your precious property. Return to index of stories...
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A feast of STOLEN GOODS covers this table at a police station in Germantown. It all came from a string of burglaries that happened between July and December of last year.
one of the most disconcerting situations.is to have their home burglarized. It rocks your sense of security
Investigators say they got a tip last month about a suspicious car in a Gaithersburg. Officers got the license plate number and set up a sting. They watched three men break into two homes.
That's when police moved in and made their arrests. But it didn't end there.
The subsequent investigation led to a fourth subject, a search warrant at his house was conducted.and the recovery of all the property here now as well as several thousand dollars has been returned to owners has been recovered as well.
While searching the fourth suspect's home…police found 17 flatscreen tvs. They've all been returned to their owners. To reclaim your items you need a receipt.serial numbers or photos of your missing items. Don't have tha? Not to worry.Detective Bob Finkelstein says you should still give him call.
Asides from matching up property with reports, to some extent you just have to trust people
Lucille Bauer says it may seem unrealistic.but you should always try to document expensive items and take pictures of them too.
"your flatscreen tvs.tools. Any kind of items that would have a serial number.keep a list of that.
Bauer says save that list on a google document so you can access it from anywhere in case your computer is stolen. And remember to store those photos in a family album.
typically a burglar is not going to be taking the family photographs
But as these stolen pictures prove.some crooks will take anything.
In Germantown.Tolleah Price for CNS TV. Return to index of stories...
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You have up to 6 -months to claim your items.
After that…they go to storage for a year.
Then the detectives decide if they'll continue to store the items.DESTROY them…or sell them at auction.
All proceeds from the auction go to the Montgomery county general fund. Return to index of stories...
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Today, the Maryland State Board of Education approved a state-wide model policy to help prevent and deal with gang activity in schools. The policy will serve as a guideline for the state's 24 local school systems in developing their OWN specific policies. School systems will set standard consequences and remedial actions for gang involvement, procedures for reporting and investigating gang activity, and provide information on getting help and prevention programs. Return to index of stories...
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when you actually have gang activity spilling over into the school, and students, some vulnerable students, being recruited into gangs, I think that's a very serious issue. And that's what we're trying to do here is make schools safer.
Local school systems have to submit their individual policies by September 1st. If approved, they'll take effect this fall. We'll have more on this story coming up in a later edition of Maryland Newsline. Return to index of stories...
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Drinking and Driving is illegal, and smoking is hard on the lungs. Now, senators are trying to make them ALL harder on the pockets, and it's not for safety reasons. A small group of state senators is proposing an alternative budget tax hike to raise over 800-million dollars. And if you think gas prices are high now.think again.because the proposed increase would add 12 -cents per gallon. That's an average of a 100-dollars per Maryland driver per year! Return to index of stories...
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Debate over Maryland's same-sex marriage bill begins tomorrow in the Maryland Senate, and Senate President Mike Miller has asked fellow lawmakers to be "gentlemanlike" and "ladylike." The controversial debate is expected to last several days.and there could be a full vote next Tuesday. Currently 24 -senators support the bill, the minimum needed for it to pass. Maryland would become the sixth state to legalize gay marriage if it's approved. Return to index of stories...
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The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.notorious for protesting outside funerals.is coming to town.
The infamous group says it will be picketing Northwestern High School on March first.claiming the students are part of a "doomed America".although it's unclear why the school was specifically targeted. The church is also planning an anti-Jewish demonstration outside the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. earlier the same day. Return to index of stories...
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Today's snowfall put a chill on the spring fever many were feeling after our stretch of unseasonably warm weather. CNS T-V's Robyne McCullough tells us why it's not QUITE time to trade your snow boots in for flip flops. Return to index of stories...
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Last week, 70 degrees in February had Marylanders breaking out shorts and sunglasses and hitting the field for some fun in the sun.
What a difference a five-day forecast makes.
*nats shovel*
This morning, they woke up to 34 degrees, ice and snow --- which put a freeze on a change in wardrobe.
"I was ready to put up my winter coats and get out my summer dresses, but unfortunately we're back to beautiful Maryland winter. I love it, not really. *laugh*
So what's behind all of this weather confusion? You can head to the blogosphere to find the answer.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted spring would come early this year. Too bad he didn't say how long it would last.
"Next time make sure it lasts longer than a day"
But some say this is how the weather SHOULD be.
"I think last week was a nice little break but today's weather is more indicative of February so I'm kind of happy that it's snowing again."
Hope DOES spring eternal.because at 7:21pm on March 20th.spring OFFICIALLY arrives.
In College Park, Robyne McCullough reporting for CNS-TV. Return to index of stories...
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Even though the amount of snow predicted last night fell short the cold is going to linger. So button up those coats. Return to index of stories...
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Coming up on Maryland Newsline. We'll tell you why it's important to love school buses.
.AND find out why wind farms may not be the simple solution to the energy problem.That's next on Maryland Newsline. Return to index of stories...
Although many think wind energy is green.some Garrett County residents are seeing red. Stephanie Woods went to Western Maryland to find out why locals think wind energy is a lot of hot air. Return to index of stories...
Wind farm-Stephanie
Maryland's first wind farm.28 turbines along the top of Backbone Mountain. The farm generates 70 megawatts.but it's left some locals feeling power-less.
It has changed my life insurmountably.
The turbines started spinning December 27th. And members of Save Western Maryland says not much has been the same since. Co-founder Melissa Carrico wanted to turn her property into a holistic healing center.but says the turbines compromised her business.and health.
The flicker effects and sound causes wind turbine syndrome. I have anxiety, sleeplessness.I literally catapult out of bed at night.
Contractor Eric Grobinson built his home 3 years ago. He says the 8 miles of turbines not only defaced the mountain tops.but also depreciated his home.
They never came to us. This destroyed our lives, but they never compensated us.
Save Western Maryland also worries about the turbines and their impact on endangered species.like the Indiana bat.
They are erecting them on a mountain range.right in the migratory path of bats and birds.
And the organization has sued Constellation Energy to require it to get a permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.a permit, the company says, they're already working to obtain:
The last thing we want to do is impact wildlife when we're running a project that's environmentally friendly.
Kevin Thorton of Constellation Energy says the farm meets the energy needs of 28 thousand households. Although he thinks the farm will meet the state's renewable energy goals.it can't please everyone. And that includes Matia Vanderbilt:
We're told that they're clean and green because the turbines don't emit anything. But because of their intermittence, they're ramping the power sources on the grid up and down. They're causing increases in CO2.
But many believe that wind energy could improve air quality. Constellation Energy says it's wind farm could help Governor O'Malley achieve his goal of reducing Maryland's carbon footprint 25 percent by 2020.
It's Maryland's first ever wind project. We're proud with how it's turned out in construction and thrilled to have it on line.
In Oakland, I'm Stephanie Woods for CNS-TV. Return to index of stories...
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And going from the mountains to the shore.Governor O'Malley is asking state lawmakers to approve a proposal requiring the state's FOUR utilities to sign fixed-price, long-term contracts with offshore wind developers who are expected to build wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City. Return to index of stories...
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For those of you looking for a two-days of fun on the Bay, Maryland Department of Natural Resources is bending the rules.
Rockfish season will re-open this coming Friday and Monday for watermen to make up for profits lost after illegal nets and poached rockfish were seized on February fourth. The department says that about 200-thousand pounds of the month's quota haven't been caught.
After Monday, February 28, the season will be closed until December. Return to index of stories...
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With last night's snow fall. School officials rely on their bus drivers to determine if the roads are safe. But even when there's no snow. drivers work every day to keep students safe. I was in Montgomery County to see how the federal government is honoring school bus drivers during February's "love the Bus" month. Return to index of stories...
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The wheels on the buses in Montgomery County go round - and - round. About 130,000 miles each day.
At Takoma Park Elementary school it's *cool* to ride the bus to *school.*
The kids here are participating in "love the Bus month" and today they got a special visit from Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
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are there special rules for school buses?
My teacher has been sick for 2 weeks.
mine has been absent for a week
now I'm the secretary of transportation. And one time when I went to a school and talked to kids like you. What they thought. Was that my job was to drive the president around.
Love the Bus month is designed to honor bus drivers and promote bus safety.
you are riding on the safest way to get to school today and when you get home you'll be on the safest way to get home. Even safer than if you are riding with your parents
26 million american children start their school day riding that iconic yellow school bus. American School Bus Council members say the school bus driver is JUST as important in the learning process as the teacher.
Today they've come together to honor one driver in particular. Wellington Verona Abud. known to the kids simply as as Mr. Wellington.
you are a great example by the the stories the kids have told as to exactly what school bus driver should be -- taking lots of responsibilities seriously
The students each drew pictures to show their appreciation for Mr. Wellington.
Nats of the kids in line handing them his photos
But no one was more appreciative than the driver himself.
I couldn't be happier, it's been an honor to be driving for Montgomery country for 9 years. my kids are wonderful, i couldn't ask for more. my kids are the best
the best kids. And the best driver. coming together to "LOVE THE BUS."
In Takoma Park, I'm Deanna LeBlanc. CNS TV
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Montgomery County officials estimate that their 12-hundred school buses drive the equivlant of *FOUR times* around the equator EVERY day! Return to index of stories...
Next on Maryland Newsline find out why a state senator from Baltimore has proposed changing the names of two western Maryland mountains.
. And the presidents race is over. But we're not talking 20-12. Coming up on Maryland Newsline. Return to index of stories...
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Tyson's Corner is already a busy shopping destination, but some upcoming development plans could make the area even busier. A new proposal includes building housing units for almost five-THOUSAND people.11 new office buildings.a hotel.a park.and additional retail space. Planners are hoping to make the development walkable and sustainable, eventually connecting to two Metro Silver Line stations that will be opened in 2013. Return to index of stories...
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The stadium is ready to go.the players have reported to spring training.but the larger than life members of the team.had to go through an intense competition. CNS-TV's Matt Brody went to Nationals Park to check it out. Return to index of stories...
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Ready , get set, GO.
It's that time of year again.Nationals presidential mascot tryouts.
This is a dream come true. I've always wanted to do this.
I'm a big runner. I ran up the Empire State Building back in February. I feel like this is the next big thing.
THESE presidential hopefuls faced a rigorous set of tests. including the 40 yard dash, a race to center field and back, a dance off, and a pose for the camera.
it's a lot harder than you think because one youre in terrible shape if you're me. Two the suit is awkwardly heavy it looks like its a cardboard thing. There's weights in there I think there's actually another dude in the suuit with you, clings on to you.
With the large number of contestants.the mascot wannabees planned their strategy carefully:
I got some dance moves
Dance moves
It's hard to do a booty shimmy in the Presidents suit, it's probably one of my staples. You break it out and it's probably too much. Again, women and kids are watching.
It didn't seem to slow the guys down, but George, Tom, and Abe had to spend the day without the beloved fourth member of Mount Rushmore.
Teddy, the lovable loser, was not in attendance. Potential presidents were put in heats of three rather than the usual four. Although the presidents in attendance did get love, Teddy was still greatly missed.
Teddy's the one pulling all the interesting antics.
If Teddy never wins you can be the first one to win as Teddy down the road it's gotta be the right time. It can't happen until the moment is right.
When Teddy finally wins one it's going to be special, but hey on any given summer night any president can beat another president. And that's why they run the races. In Washington, Matt Brody, CNS-TV. Return to index of stories...
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The winners were announced today and were notified by the team. For now we'll have to wait till the season begins to see if Teddy finally gets a victory. Return to index of stories...
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Your map may soon need an update. The Maryland Senate held a hearing today calling for a commission to rename Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain in western Maryland. The proposal is sponsored by Baltimore representative Lisa Gladden, who says the Negro Mountain name has always bothered her because it often carries negative connotations about African-Americans. Some lawmakers from Western Maryland say the bill is an example of extreme political correctness. Return to index of stories...
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The interview was once an important staple of the college admissions process. Young men dressed up in jackets and ties, young women wore short heels, a proper dress, hose and pearls, and they sat down for a formal interview inside the college admissions office.
Not so today. It's just not possible with today's application numbers.
Here are some stats from The Princeton Review's 2018 Best 382 Colleges guidebook on applications received: UCLA: 97,121 (up from 56,670 in 2010); UC Berkeley: 82,518; Boston University: 57,441; New York University: 60,724. Locally, UNC Chapel Hill totaled 34,889, with N.C. State receiving somewhat fewer at 25,929, which is almost identical to the University of South Carolina with 25,736, and Clemson with 22,396.
Obviously with these numbers, colleges no longer have the manpower to manage interviewing each applicant. Many colleges also feel that interviews had long favored the more well-off applicant who could afford to travel to campus and be prepped by professionals.
Currently, there is a much greater reliance on the college application essays, and interviews are required at just a handful of schools. Wake Forest is one school that still places a lot of emphasis on the interview. Wake applicants are required to interview, either in person or via skype.
Today local, volunteer alumni interviews are much more common. They are not required, and students generally need to initiate a request to have one. They typically carry less weight than the old fashioned face-to-face with the director of admissions, but they do help students demonstrate interest in a college.
Think of every question as an opportunity to share some slice of your life with your interviewer. Take a look at your resume or brag sheet and identify two or three things that you know you want to share in the interview. Spend time on the college website, and make sure you're comfortable being able to articulate the question about why it's a good fit.
Resist the temptation to overshare. Some students are so eager to have their interviewer get to know them that they share inappropriate anecdotes that were better left unmentioned.
Send a hand-written thank you note afterward. Yes, parents, you are right about that one! Students may balk, but there is no question that it is the right thing to do.


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Dr. Wilson grew up in Ashland, VA., the oldest of five siblings. She received her BS in Biology from William & Mary, and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in Richmond. While a dental student, she was selected for membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. Recognized for her efforts in the Mission of Mercy (MOM) Projects, Dr. Wilson is dedicated to supporting local communities. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, rock climbing, reading, and photography.
Dr. Wilson believes that everyone deserves a smile to be proud of! She is committed to providing excellent care in a comfortable environment, and it is very important to her that every patient feel at home. With her on the team, we are now able to offer more services to our patients that were previously referred out.
Dr. Wilson is a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Virginia Dental Association, the American Association of Women Dentists, and the Piedmont Dental Society. She is very excited to be a part of the Blue Ridge Dental Group team and looks forward to serving the Roanoke and Vinton communities.
Dr. Neal grew up in Danville, Virginia and moved to Richmond, Virginia to complete undergrad and dental school at Virginia Commonwealth University. She relocated to Ohio in 2012 to complete a one year general practice residency at Akron City Hospital and has been in private practice since returning to the area.
Dr. Neal thoroughly enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, but mostly she looks forward to building relationships. "Roanoke, Virginia has been my home for almost two years now, and I love it here. I enjoy hikes on the Blue Ridge Parkway, taking my dogs Ollie and Bentley to the dog park, cooking, watching Redbox movies, spending time with friends, and my fiancé James, as much as possible. I'm excited to be a part of the Blue Ridge Dental Group and working with my good friend Dr. Wilson.
Hi, my name is Pam. I grew up in Roanoke, VA. and studied Dental Assisting at Virginia Western Community College. I have been at this office location for 17 years and work with a wonderful team. We are friendly and care about our patients. I have been married to my husband Doug for 27 years, and we have two daughters. I enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Hi, my name is Pam. I have worked in the dental field since 1980, graduating from Virginia Western Community College with a major in Dental Hygiene in 1990. I have worked with Dr. Black since 2001. I love my patients!! I have always lived in Roanoke and am married to a great guy, Denton. We have a 3 year old sheltie, "Raya Sunshine" and a 5 year old cat "Scooter". I enjoy reading & scrapbooking, but my favorite past time is camping with my husband and sheltie.
Hi, my name is Kaitlyn. I have lived in Roanoke, VA my whole life. I graduated from Virginia Western Community College with my Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene in 2014. What I enjoy most about my job is getting to know my patients, making them feel at ease during their appointments, and educating them on how they can better their oral health. When I am not at work, I enjoy being outdoors, cooking, country music concerts, and spending time with my boyfriend, friends and family.
My name is Selena. I am from Johnson City Tennessee and have lived in Franklin County Virginia for 13 years. I began working for Blue Ridge Dental Group as a Dental Hygienist upon moving to the area. I am a graduate of East Tennessee State University where I studied dental hygiene. In addition to my studies at ETSU I attended ODU where I received my certification to administer local anesthesia. I have 3 sons and a daughter-in-law who are my life. Family is very important to me. In my spare time, I enjoy scuba diving, hiking, scrapbooking and spending time with my family.
Hello, my name is Alicia. I grew up and currently live in Botetourt County, Virginia. I have been a dental assistant since 2011. I love working in the dental field and helping others feel more confident in their smiles. I am married to my amazing husband Justin and enjoy floating the river and being in the sunshine in spare time.


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When The Wall Street Journal's gymnastics reporter walked me through the stunning complexity of Olympian Aly Raisman's opening tumbling pass, I knew we needed to make a video. A sports dissection may not seem like obvious territory for WSJ, but it sits in the publication's sweet spot: taking something complicated and making it interesting to a broad audience.
Raisman's gold-medal-winning tumble crammed six skills into seven seconds. The speed made it almost impossible to comprehend. Teaming up with a fellow producer and a motion graphics designer, we decided to use high frame rate photography, graphic annotations, and Raisman's own words to break down the feat. We wanted the explanation to be intuitive and exhilarating.
I prepped the print reporter for a detailed interview, recorded it, and then choreographed the shoot in Raisman's training gym. Our video received millions of views, snagged a spot on the front page of Reddit, and gave people a deeper sense of awe at what they'd see on their TVs during the 2016 Olympics. (For the record, Raisman nailed it.)
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Friendship is always a sweet responsibility never an opportunity.
Tuesday started out being an absolutely gorgeous day. As the day wore on a few clouds started coming into the area. However, that didn't stop the photography session Jordan and I had planned. She wanted additional senior pictures to go out with her graduation announcements. It was off to Lake Sacajawea in Longview and 196 pictures later, we were done. She stood, leaned or sat on nearly every place we thought might be a good background. With a little cropping, Photoshop for loose hairs and tone mapping, this is what she liked best.
Now aren't you glad I didn't post 196 of them???
Have you ever received messed up insurance papers? You know the kind. They are the ones that you can't tell where the figures are coming from and it looks like you owe a lot of money. That's what's been going on with my brother and he certainly doesn't understand why he owes so much. Actually he doesn't but we spent a good deal of Wednesday trying to get this figured out for him. He was so upset he had decided he didn't need his medicine and he wasn't going to keep all those doctor appointments. We made a trip into Vancouver. After going through all his paperwork we also made a trip to the VA. That's who was billing him. At least now he has peace of mind. By the time we were through he was even comfortable picking up his prescriptions from the pharmacy and rescheduling the doctor appointments. Whee …. another future catastrophe averted!
Another test for our smoker was in the works on Thursday. This time it was brisket … the true test of a good smoker. At least that's what I read. Brisket is the leveling ground. If you can do a good brisket, you're just downright GOOD! We knew it would probably be a full day's project and it was. The night before a rub was applied to the brisket. It was then wrapped in foil and refrigerated. In the morning the smoker was readied with mesquite wood chips that had been soaked, steaming water in the pan and a temperature of 200F. The final pre-task was applying a mop of Sweet Rays Barbecue Sauce to the brisket and inserting the wireless thermometer in the meat. About every 45 minutes we applied another coat of mop, continually trying to maintain a good temperature in the smoker.
We hadn't tasted brisket until we moved to Texas. During the family reunions we had in Kerrville, we always had goat. Brisket can be tough. It can be very tough but it also can be so tender it'll almost fall apart in your hands. Obviously, we didn't want tough. We wanted tender . Several hours later …. that's just what we had. Wow … we are good! We have lots of leftovers too. Of course, they'll be passed around to the kids so they can brag about us too. Isn't that how it works?
We have so many hummingbirds around here. I'm sure it also helps to have three hummingbird feeders out too. Hummingbirds certainly move fast and the males are all dive bombing each other. It's quite interesting to watch. I wish they'd just stop long enough for me to get super pictures but they don't. Getting a good picture has been my challenge. There is a red one that is very evasive. I need a tripod, a remote and a faster shutter speed to get him. Then, I also need to hide.
I love taking pictures of birds and I love looking at the pictures of them that other bloggers post. It's not only the birds. I also love taking pictures of wildlife … well, and landscapes and grandkids. I guess you could say I just like taking pictures.
I've mentioned before how our grocery bill has jumped. Here are a couple other critters we've been feeding besides the birds.
Even though we have a deer feeder out front, this deer is after bird seed.
This is our kind of friendly feral cat. He's smarter than the others. He comes and waits for a handout. Then, he relaxes until there's more.
Wading through the camera choice mine field can really become a nightmare. Way too many choices. I did like the pictures you posted today.
She is a natural talent for a photo session!
America's next top model, for sure! Nice pictures, you could have posted all 196 of them. You do need a new camera, you wore out your old one during Jordi's modeling session.
Camera choices can be very difficult. I am sure will find the right one for you.
Me, I like my pocket sized point and shoot, for the convenience of always being ready to go.
Not the best quality but I am able to get what I want, when I want.
I truly don't think you could take a bad picture of Jordan. Good luck with your camera search. One of the guys here in our park spent all last winter fighting with the VA. They make it so hard on our older military guys. Sure happy you were able to get it straightened out for him.
Looks like you are getting that smoking close to perfection...just in time for our visit when we drive up the coast in August.


Social capital refers to networks and ties, which deliver support, information and trust for the members. Being part of such a network is your social capital, which in turn can improve health and wellbeing. Andreas Klocke and Sven Stadtmüller from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences investigated the impact of social capital on the health of children in their developmental process. Researchers aimed to determine whether there was a causal effect of social capital and whether this was consistent across socio-demographic groups.
Health status and behaviours are strongly linked with both wellbeing and quality of life, as documented in worldwide population studies. However, determining how to improve health in individuals and societies is more uncertain. It is questionable whether health is determined solely by income or wealth. Interestingly, research shows that not all wealthy and advanced countries rank at the top of the global league table of happiness. The Scandinavian countries tend to rank highly in this respect. These countries are characterised by a comparatively high level of wealth but also a high level of life expectancy, low levels of corruption and a sense of belonging, which together facilitate greater trust and solidarity. It is likely that the degree of social capital also contributes to this sense of cohesion and connectedness, a concept which has become increasingly studied within the social sciences in recent years.
The concept of social capital became prominent through the work of Putnam and was initially applied to political science pertaining to shared values and local networks. Later, Bourdieu's work was rediscovered, who addresses social capital on the level of individuals. Today, there is a lack of consensus about how social capital should be defined.
Halpern proposed that social capital exists at three different levels: the micro level (family), the meso level (neighbourhood) and the macro level (nation). The key feature of social capital is its focus on the relationships among individuals. Unlike human capital (which focuses on individual abilities) and economic capital (which refers to possession), social capital addresses the networks and ties, in which individuals are woven. Being a member of a network gives the person an advantage, through obtaining information, support, access and trust. These, in turn, improve life satisfaction and wellbeing.
Three forms of social capital have been defined by Putnam: bonding, bridging and linking. Bonding refers to strong direct links between individuals in a similar socio-demographic and socio-economic or socio-cultural environment. Bridging pertains to comparatively weak horizontal connections between different groups, which originate from a similar social class. Linking refers to vertical links between privileged and less privileged groups.
Although the concept of social capital is widely used in social science research, it has not frequently been used in the study of children. Andreas Klocke and Sven Stadtmüller addressed this gap in the literature by exploring whether an intrapersonal change in social capital affects children's health status and behaviour over time. They used longitudinal panel-data (long-term data), rather than cross-sectional data, which looks at data at one point in time, so that they could determine if the effect of social capital on health was causal. Researchers also investigated whether the results varied across different socio-demographic groups.
Despite not being commonly studied in children, all three types of social capital are applicable to this group, as long as adjustments are made for different ages. Family ties and friendships (bonding) amongst similar socio-demographic groups are common throughout childhood.
However, children also make connections with those from different backgrounds when they join organisations and associations, such as schools and sports clubs, which is characteristic of bridging. The linking form of social capital is more challenging for children as these are inherently hard to establish and might even have a marginalising effect of those from less privileged backgrounds because children can often decipher different social backgrounds.
When applying social capital in children, it is most useful to consider the concept on the individual level. This is because the other levels are largely unrecognised in this age group. The individualistic approach can be conceptualised with Bourdieu's definition of social capital, which states: 'Social capital is the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition.' For children particularly, the concept can be viewed as a trust-based network, which can be accessed when social support is needed. Children cannot usually change their personal circumstances so they must turn to trusted others, particularly adults.
Based on the established link between social capital and health in adults, a similar relationship might be expected to exist in children. This was the focus of the work of Andreas Klocke and Sven Stadtmüller, who made three predictions with regard to this relationship. The first is that children with a high amount of social capital show a better health status and health behaviour. Secondly, researchers hypothesised that children who gain more social capital over time should see significantly improved health. The third prediction was that social capital is a causal protective factor in the health development of children, which holds true across different socio-demographic groups.
Klocke and Stadtmüller used three indicators to measure social capital in children, which were the quality of relationship to parents, quality of school climate and quality of the neighbourhood. These elements were selected because they were felt to be most strongly linked with trust in children. In childhood and adolescence, individuals usually gain trust and support from their parents and thus this relationship is of high importance. School is also highly significant for children because it is where they spend most of their day and involves a high amount of socialisation. The quality of the school environment was measured by relying on the perceived relationships with other pupils (mutual trust). The third element considered important was the quality of the immediate neighbourhood because it concerns security. Health was determined by asking children to rate their general health on a five-point scale. They were also asked about sleep, concentration levels, perceived fitness and wellbeing, and consumption of soft drinks and vegetables. Socio-demographic status was assessed by adopting the Family Affluence Scale, asking about family cars, holidays, whether they had their own bedroom and whether there were books at home.
Researchers found that social capital was associated with better health status, as indicated by higher perceived fitness and wellbeing levels and greater consumption of vegetables. In addition, higher social capital was linked with less likelihood of sleep difficulties, fewer problems with concentration and reduced consumption of soft drinks. With the exception of soft drink consumption, social capital was a greater predictor than family affluence on health. Overall, the amount of social capital was highly associated with health status, mental health and health behaviour, with the greatest effect for the different features of mental health (sleep and concentration, perceived fitness and wellbeing) and smallest for physical health behaviour (drinking soft drinks and eating vegetables).
Children cannot usually change their personal circumstances so they must turn to trusted others, particularly adults.
The study also found that a change in social capital was significantly associated with the health and health behaviour of a child. Greater social capital over time was linked with increased perceived fitness and wellbeing, fewer problems with concentration, a reduced likelihood of sleep difficulties, higher vegetable consumption and improved health status. These results held true regardless of family affluence or background, demonstrating that social capital is a much greater predictor of health than socio-demographic status and this holds true over time. In addition, all three components of social capital (quality of relationship to parents, quality of school climate and quality of neighbourhood) were equally important in predicting health in children.
Klocke and Stadtmüller have demonstrated that social capital is a powerful tool in the analysis of health and health behaviour in childhood. This is especially true as children are in the process of growing up. The research findings highlighted that an intrapersonal change in social capital over time has a significant effect on the health and health behaviour of an individual. Social capital can thus be conceptualised as a causal factor affecting health development in children, which operates independently of socio-demographic status. In order to improve the health of children in both the short and long term, it is thus important to establish and maintain social networks and resources (social capital) rather than merely providing financial assistance.
Does the relationship between social capital in children and health appear to be linear or is there a cut-off point whereby health benefits are maximised?
No, there is no threshold which we have to overjump before we see a positive effect of social capital on the health development of children. All improvements in social capital are powerful. Furthermore, all socio-demographic groups are benefitting from a higher volume of social capital, which makes it applicable to general health-promoting programs.
Andreas Klocke is Professor in Sociology and head of the Research Centre on Demographic Change at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His main areas of research are social inequalities, youth, health and demography.
Sven Stadtmüller is Senior Researcher at the Research Centre on Demographic Change at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and at GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences. His main areas of research are survey methodology, demography, and political attitudes.
Andreas Klocke and Sven Stadtmüller aim to determine whether there was a causal effect of social capital on the health of children and whether this was consistent across socio-demographic groups.


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Sangh Parivar's Sole Saviour?
It was widely believed that the Sangh Parivar was drifting. There was a serious leadership vacuum. The RSS-BJP combine was falling apart. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat revealed apolitical mindset by failing to give clear direction or responding effectively to political challenges. BJP Chief LK Advani failed to rise above factional level by becoming an ill concealed aspirant for future Prime Minister. BJP President Nitin Gadkari could not rise to expectations by failing to stem factions and divisions within the party. Now half a dozen names are in circulation as possible aspirants for the Prime Minister's post. There is mutual distrust among the aspirants. There is visible rift between Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. LK Advani.
There are fringe elements in the Sangh Parivar that have indulged in terrorist activity. Their ambition very greatly exceeds their ability. For the most part they have succeeded in killing their own members to settle bitter internal disputes. The government's odd allegation of their involvement in the Samjhauta Express blast has taken the heat off the Lashkar-e-Toiba which was accused by American intelligence and the UN of perpetrating the terrorist act. There is electoral method in madly equating Hindu terror with global terror. It attracts both fringe Hindu and Muslim votes. To cap it all there are credible allegations of corruption against senior BJP leaders. The Sangh Parivar appeared to have no future.
However, just one single man brought about dramatic change. By his indefatigable exertions he has succeeded in rekindling hope in the organization and reviving its future. Thanks to his singular and Herculean effort the BJP once again can look forward to a bright future. The miracle saviour of the Sangh Parivar is of course the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress, Mr. Digvijay Singh.
Consider his contributions to the BJP. Mr. Digvijay Singh earlier advanced wild conspiracy theories about the 26/11 terror attacks that embarrassed most Muslims and damaged the reputation of the community. His intemperate and extreme views even helped the Sangh Parivar by expanding the base of its pro-Hindu constituency. When the BJP's fortunes were flagging even though public disenchantment with the government rose due to various corruption cases, Mr. Digvijay Singh accused Baba Ramdev at the height of his anti-corruption movement of being aligned with the RSS. This naturally raised the BJP's stock in the public mind. When Baba Ramdev's popularity abated to be replaced by Anna Hazare's movement Mr. Digvijay Singh promptly accused the latter of being a stooge of the RSS. This further strengthened the public perception that only the Sangh Parivar was fighting corruption. The truth was that Mr. LK Advani had offered a needless apology to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi because certain Jagran Manch activists had offered credible evidence of her having had illegal foreign bank accounts.
Unfortunately controversies also arose about certain members of the Hazare team to dilute the movement's lustre. Very adroitly Mr. Digvijay Singh has now hinted that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is also planning a crusade against corruption at the behest of the RSS. This will bring huge benefit to the BJP. It will establish beyond doubt in the public mind that only the Sangh Parivar is doggedly and single handedly fighting corruption. The formidable followings of Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar may now unite to support the BJP. In addition to the augmentation of its anti-corruption profile there might well be a huge boost to the BJP in the world of media. It is an open secret that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is revered by the Bennet Coleman group, the most powerful media outfit in the country. If its owners believe Mr. Digvijay Singh's allegation regarding their in-house Guru's links with the RSS there could now be unexpected media coverage and support for the BJP. That is why despite the ineptitude of most leaders of the Sangh Parivar the rank and file members of the organization can rest easy. Their future is in safe hands. Mr. Digvijay Singh is ensuring that BJP returns to power. After all, he believes in a higher form of Hinduism than the crude brand of Hindutva displayed by fringe sections of the Sangh Parivar. Mr. Digvijay Singh's family has close links with the Shankaracharya of Kanchi. No wonder the BJP made his younger brother, Mr. Laxman Singh, Lok Sabha MP in 2004.
Could you please hilight the 'compulsions' because of which Mr. Advani 'apologized' to Mrs. Gandhi for certain Jagaran Manch activists had offered credible evidence of her having had illegal foreign bank accounts?
There can not be 'give and give' in political rivalry, there has to be a 'give & take', what is 'take' here ?
Dinesh Kumar Bohre
2 points:
1. That will be interesting if the workers for advisers of highest command of Congreass read this blog to prepare some reports to be conveyed higher up. (because of the % voters influenced direcly)
2. Although I haven't heard praising Digvojay after he started vomiting foul words against ramdev and Anna, even Congress' core supporters. But the way media prints and shows reports on Digvijay's statements does not indicate that his words will completely result in pseudo effect.
And so far, I believed in capability of the advisers of the highest command of Congress that they would not do such a serious mistake !
Mr. Bohre, of course Digvijay Singh cannot make his statements without clearance from Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. But the question is, does Mrs. Gandhi realize the real impact of his statements? Now that this article has been publihed, let us see if there is any reaction from 10 Janpath or from other Congress leaders.
Where no one can work in certain direction/manner without permission of the highest of the high powers in Congress - the madam-ji, how can Mr. Digvijay do something on his own for so long?
He can not speak/accuse/shout/praise in public, that too in an extreme manner and for so long, without permission and blessings of the highest command in party.
So, while he is allowing his mouth to be full of foul words, those are actually coming from the highest command (or her trusted advisers originally !)
With that theory, the highest command is destroying itself !
But I see another point there - leaving the prominent media groups - the ones that are viewed and read by elite groups in the country (the upper middle class and upper economic classes), all others work in a different style while reporting such foul words and accusations.
The accusations are main news !
And the advisers of the highest command must be banking on this factor to gain from Mr. Digvijay's foul speeches. They must be under impression that the local media reports on such statements made would bring a net benefit to them in terms of vote gained and lost.
At least, they succeeded in 2009 elections using the same strategy between 2005 and 2009.
Incidentally, Mr. Chidambaram is also banking on similar lines to survive – by making eccentric comments on majority extremism !


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Lothar Bucher, in full Adolf Lothar Bucher, (born October 25, 1817, Neustettin, Pomerania [now Szczecinek, Poland]—died October 10, 1892, Glion, Switzerland), German publicist and one of the most trusted aides of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. He collaborated in writing Bismarck's memoirs, Gedanken und Erinnerungen (1898; Reflections and Reminiscences).
Bucher was a member of the Prussian National Assembly (1848) and of the Prussian second chamber (1849), in which he sat with the extreme left. In 1850 he was sentenced to a 15-month prison term for organizing a movement against the payment of taxes, but he fled to London and wrote for the National Zeitung (1850–61). Returning to Berlin, he continued to write for that paper and collaborated with the socialist Ferdinand Lassalle.
In 1864 Bucher entered the Prussian Foreign Office and soon won Bismarck's complete confidence. He drew up the text of the constitution of the North German Confederation (1867), went on confidential missions to Spain in connection with the Hohenzollern candidacy for the Spanish crown (1870), assisted Bismarck in the final negotiations for the Treaty of Frankfurt ending the Franco-German War (1871), and was archivist secretary to the Congress of Berlin (1878). Bucher, also responsible for Bismarck's press and public relations, aroused the animosity of some influential Prussian aristocrats, and he finally had to resign in 1886.
In addition to collaborating on Bismarck's memoirs, Bucher published other works, including Bilder aus der Fremde, 2 vol. (1862; "Pictures from Foreign Countries").
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.


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Q: How to prove this inequality with this $\sqrt{n\left(x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+\dots+x_{n}^{2}\right)} $ $x_i \ge 0 \quad (i=1,2,\dots,n)$and $n \ge 2$. Prove or disprove:
$$
\sqrt{n\left(x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+\dots+x_{n}^{2}\right)} \geq \sum_{c y c} \sqrt{x_{1}^{2}+\frac{\left((n-1) x_{1}-x_{2}-\dots-x_{n}\right)^{2}}{4 n(n-1)}}
$$
This is a hard problem proposed by Chen Shengli, an expert at mechanical theorem-proving in inequality. His program didn't work on this, so I'd like to share it with you and see if anyone can prove or disprove it (proof by computer is welcomed here).

A: We need to prove that:
$$\sqrt{4n^2(n-1)\sum_{l=1}^nx_i^2}\geq\sum_{cyc}\sqrt{4n(n-1)x_i^2+(nx_i-\sum_{i=1}^nx_i)^2}.$$
Now, by C-S $$\left(\sum_{cyc}\sqrt{4n(n-1)x_i^2+(nx_i-\sum_{i=1}^nx_i)^2}\right)^2\leq$$
$$\leq\sum_{cyc}\frac{4n(n-1)x_i^2+\left(nx_i-\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i\right)^2}{nx_i+\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i}\sum_{i=1}^n\left(nx_i+\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i\right)$$
and it's enough to prove that:
$$\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{4n(n-1)x_i^2+\left(nx_i-\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i\right)^2}{nx_i+\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i}\leq\frac{2n(n-1)\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i^2}{
\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i}.$$
Now, since the last inequality is homogeneous, we can assume $\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i=n$ and we need to prove that
$$\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{4(n-1)x_i^2+n\left(x_i-1\right)^2}{x_i+1}\leq2(n-1)\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i^2$$ or $\sum\limits_{i=1}^nf(x_i)\geq0,$ where $$f(x)=2(n-1)x^2-(5n-4)x+7n-4-\frac{4(2n-1)}{x+1}.$$
But $$f''(x)=4(n-1)-\frac{8(2n-1)}{(x+1)^3}$$ and $f''(x)=0$ for
$$x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{4n-2}{n-1}}-1,$$ which gives an unique reflection point of $f$ on $[0,+\infty),$  which by the Vasc's HCF Theorem says that it's enough to prove $$\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{4(n-1)x_i^2+n\left(x_i-1\right)^2}{x_i+1}\leq2(n-1)\sum\limits_{i=1}^nx_i^2$$ for equality case of $n-1$ variables.
Can you end it now?
About HCF see here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257869014_An_extension_of_Jensen's_discrete_inequality_to_half_convex_functions
For $x_1=x_2=...=x_{n-1}=x$ and $x_n=n-(n-1)x$, where $0\leq x\leq\frac{n}{n-1}$,  I got
$$(x-1)^2(n-(n-1)x)((n-1)x+n-2)\geq0,$$ which is obvious.

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Partial answer :
Case $n=3$
It seems we have the following inequalities:
Let  $0.5\leq a,b,c\leq 1$ real numbers then $\exists d$ a real number such that $|d|\leq a,b,c$ or $d\geq 0$then :
$$3\cdot\frac{\left(a+d\right)^{2}}{\left(a+b+c+3d\right)^{2}}\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}\right)-\left(a^{2}+\frac{\left(2a-b-c\right)^{2}}{24}\right)\geq 0$$
$$3\cdot\frac{\left(b+d\right)^{2}}{\left(a+b+c+3d\right)^{2}}\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}\right)-\left(b^{2}+\frac{\left(2b-a-c\right)^{2}}{24}\right)\geq 0$$
And :
$$3\cdot\frac{\left(c+d\right)^{2}}{\left(a+b+c+3d\right)^{2}}\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}\right)-\left(c^{2}+\frac{\left(2c-b-a\right)^{2}}{24}\right)\geq 0$$
Summing the inequalities gives a partial result  and the inequality is homogeneous .
It could gives some idea for the general case .
Hope it helps .
Edit 06/03/2022
For $a=b+\frac{\left(c-b\right)}{2}$ and $0.5\leq b \leq 0.75\leq c\leq 1$  it seems we can choose $d=\frac{c-a}{9}$

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