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I grew up on The Central Coast of NSW, (a fictional setting for the novel). I stayed until the age of eighteen or so, and moved down to Sydney working in the Bank of New South Wales. When I heard of the Ozone Cafe's demise I set about writing the story about the life inside the cafe and its three separate fictional owners. Fact or fiction? I think I came close to telling the story of this unavoidable architectural loss.
My latest novel, The Ozone Café, published by Adelaide Books, New York USA on 14th December is available to readers on Amazon Australia. I can also visit book clubs and notes on the storyline can be provided. Contact Helen @ hagemann(dot)helen(at)gmail(dot)com – See my page Book Clubs.
Satara Bay NSW, 1957 and the Ozone Café is a newly built three story café adjacant to the beach and esplanade. A few months before the cafe was built, its first owner Vincenzo Polamo befriends three children, including Nicolas Battersby who is in a wheelchair. The connection of the children lasts throughout the novel including the eldest, Winifred. She becomes the driving force behind the events of three separate owners; firstly Vincenzo Polamo, Joe Pendlbury and finally the Greek boys, Con & Dion Lasaridis. The narrative, however, is not only about the occupiers of the cafe, but also about its demise through council corruption.
The Ozone Café is an exploration of power and control and of those who survive the most powerless of unfair situations. It is a David and Goliath story; the café just as fragile as the people who inhabit it, does not survive while Shire authorities prepare to tear it down. One small glimmer of hope remains – a surviving last piece of the Ozone Café.
The black & white photographs might reveal a little of the setting of my 2nd novel The Ozone Café. The literary world often states for writers, "write what you know". I have used my hometown in the setting of the novel, however the names have been changed to protect…yes no novelist wants to be sued or face undue litigation esp. when one writes about a corrupt shire. It was common knowledge in the area, that because the Ozone Café sat on prime property (a stone's throw from the beach), it attracted the moguls and thus disappeared through dubious means.
Ettalong was and has always been a small community lifestyle: a population of less than 5,000, an older community with shopfronts like the cake shop, chemist, newsagents, banks and supermarket. It hasn't changed in 50 years. There's fishing, prawning, oysters in the myriad of waterways that is known as Broken Bay which sprawls to Gosford and is known as the Brisbane Water District. What has replaced the café is a very large monolith resort-type building that I understand is not liked nor valued by the locals. Well, it's a holiday venue for the "rich".
I went to Ettalong Primary, and then later attended Gosford High School. As a teenager and even younger I frequented the café with girlfriends, esp.one in particular named, Heather. We would have a milkshake, buy lollies, click on the jukebox and if we had any money left we'd slide a twenty shilling piece into one of the pinball machines. Looking back, it was actually a challenge to enter the Ozone café as it was daily occupied by Bodgies and Widgies. They were the rock-n-roll gangs of the sixties, rather harmless, but I guess it was the leather jackets, the chewing gum and sneers that made you feel uncomfortable. Nevertheless, the café was so close to the beach, that after a swim being hungry we often bought an icy-pole or ice-cream. So, my local teenage haunt was a vivid memory that I would never forget.
When my younger brother, still living in the area, told me that the Ozone had been pulled down, I wanted to write the story of life inside its walls and its ultimate destruction.
The Ozone Café, with three separate owners therefore, is the nemesis of my story and its demise through council corruption.
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Soon as an ebook / Kindle on Amazon.com
The Ozone Café, a historical novel with three separate owners, is about the café's demise through council corruption.
Vincenzo Polamo, a Calabrian, builds the Ozone Café with his builder-brother in 1957 in fictional Satara Bay. He meets three children, Winifred, Casey, and Nicolas, creating a seascape mural on a café wall that includes them. The café changes from Italian to Australian cuisine. However, due to long hours of hard work and Vincenzo's wife unwilling to migrate to Australia, Vincenzo sells the café.
Joe Pendlebury suffers setbacks with too few customers, poor health and problems due to a violent storm causing structural damage close to the mural. In major scenes, Pendlebury goes missing, and Nicolas dies from muscular dystrophy, heightening Winifred's concerns to keep the mural sacred.
Con & Dion Lasaridis experience problems with the damage. Unable to convince the Heytesbury Shire the café is sound after a rebuild, they lose ownership in a court battle; the Shire evoking a Demolition Order, 1946. The Lasaridis believe this is due to an undercurrent of well-known council corruption; Mayor Tyrone being a principal player in corrupt land and property dealings. Vincenzo (et al) removes the mural reinstating it at his home. The mural becomes a lasting memorial to Nicolas Battersby, as well as the sole surviving piece of The Ozone Café.
December 9, 2021 December 11, 2021 Leave a comment
A little History of The Ozone Café
One of the most satisfying things about getting a novel published is that finally all your hard work comes to fruition. My second novel is due for publication in December and will be available in Australia sometime in February (approx.).
The Ozone Café has been 11 years in the making. I started first drafts back in 2010 and later in 2011 worked on the manuscript when in residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Newbliss, Ireland. In 2015 I was still working on the novel while in residency at the Arvon Foundation in Shropshire, England.
Thanks to Adelaide Books in New York, the story of the demise of the café will arise like the Phoenix and be available for interested readers, esp. for those good townsfolk in my hometown Ettalong, Woy Woy, Ocean Beach and Umina. I joined a Facebook page called Good Old Woy Woy and so I have been posting news of me writing the novel, albeit not the "TRUE" story of the café's demise. My postings generated over 350 likes and an amazing amount of comments by folks who frequented the café. I have stressed that my book is a fictional characterization of several owners, the third losing the café through no fault of their own. At the time back in 2010, I didn't know that the café was built by a Razor Gang criminal known as Phil (the Jew) Jeffs in the 1930s. That could be a non-fiction book by possibly a future author, but not me. I have written about my teenage memories and included some great landmarks of the area.
The Ozone Café was a teenage haunt of mine where a girlfriend and I used to have a milkshake, play the jukebox, snooker and pinball machines (when we had money!). When I got married and left for Western Australia, my brother, still living in the Central Coast, told me that the café had disappeared from the landscape. It was common knowledge at the time that corrupt officials in association with others in the Memorial Club were responsible. Therefore, it became an idea to write about the disappearance of the café and its imagined early life and owners. As a kid, I didn't even know that we had such an infamous crook in the area, nor did we really appreciate the architectural significance of such a beautiful building.
My only hope is that all those who walked the floors of the Ozone will like the story and may bring back memories of their youth.
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This post is mainly to alert Australian authors about my unpleasant experience using the services of Kirkus Reviews to attract a national, US or international readership.
You may have seen the Australian eBay advertisement on TV called eBay Tuesday where customers who do not use eBay are insulted. The actor's spiel is a mantra called, RIPPED OFF, ROZ. Let me tell you if I were to do an advertisement on KIRKUS REVIEWS I would use the same spiel, yes – this author is a RIPPED OFF, ROZ!
Several, well in the main, disadvantages that I have faced by getting published in the United States, New York City, has been due to COVID, the lockdowns, its restrictions, and the disadvantages of being unable to achieve an American promotion of my novel over there.
Unable to travel to New York, I sought the services of KIRKUS REVIEWS. Firstly, I paid for a review. It was so, so. In the opening sentence, my young couple were "feckless". The rest was slighly positive, except for the very negative comment by the reviewer saying it was : An often entertaining, if unevenly executed, tale of the extraordinary lengths that people can go in pursuit of their dreams.
That didn't bode well for me, since the idea of a review is to sell the book, esp. in the US. I thanked Kirkus Reviews for their effort, but $400 later, I now realise I was a RIPPED OFF, ROZ!
My other effort was to place a book advert on their website. $1,600 later, I was again a RIPPED OFF, ROZ! Not only didn't the ad appear the first time, the 2nd time on contacting them asking for a refund, OR what transpired was a second screening in November. Again, the advertisement was meant to show on several pages, as follows, Homepage 970×250: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/ (third integrated) – Review pages 970×250: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/discover-books/fiction (third integrated) – News and Features 970×250: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/genres/fiction/ (third integrated) and Book List 970×250: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/ (third integrated). However, it only appeared a couple of times on "DISCOVER BOOKS" – a quick flash and it was gone! (some sort of page rotation system). I spent hours scrolling through only to find it twice above a novel by Isabel Allende.
I have since written to Kirkus, complained that the ad should have been a fixed/static showing for 2 weeks, and asked the ad girl to let the company know about my book ad expectations and criticisms. Of course, a RIPPED OFF, ROZ, should not complain to an American Company – how dare she!
So folks, save your money. Don't use KIRKUS REVIEWS as your book advertisement will only be a quick "FLASH IN THE PAN", that neither 'you" or 'book buyers' will see.
Acceptance into KSP's Fellowship 2022
Katharine's Pace
Katharine Sussanah Pritchard
Outdoor cafe
I have recently received the good news of an acceptance into KSP's fellowship program 2022. They state on their website "The KSP Writers' Centre is proud to host this annual fellowship program for adult authors, providing placements for dedicated aspiring, emerging and established writers looking to develop a writing project." The importance is that the writers' centre offers space and time which benefits the author to sink deeply into their work or project. I am always very grateful for any assistance this provides as when one writes at home it is not always productive. At least this is my experience. The concentration away is vital. The quiet and contemplative environment is essential. The host and the membership who visit the centre are vital to a writer's well-being. You are being supported for your art. This support does not always come from your family, not even from your neighbours who appear to dismiss your success (or perhaps they don't understand). Having said that, however, writing colleages send 'congratulations', close friends also and your previous book buyers gradually understand and learn that you are committed and dedicated to your craft. I've had comments such as "you never give up" or "there's no stopping you, hey" which confirms they see that you're in the process of production. And that production is a book.
I believe my success has been based on the project submitted.
I am writing a third novel which is domestic noir/crime titled "The Tattooed City or Tattoo City" – a working title.
PREMISE: Recently widowed Clare Landers struggles financially and emotionally after the death of her husband. She aims to meet another man to support her family's lifestyle. In a series of misadventures esp. commencing with online dating, Clare discovers that matters of the heart are fraught with problems. Her dalliance with men goes from bad to worse. After futile dates with incompatible, bad men and not finding love online, Clare tries an overseas cruise, various clubs, and finally engages house maintenance men. A garden maintenance man ie arborist proves to be a besotted menace, ultimately obsessed and threatening. Ignoring his advances, his phone calls and texts, he stalks her constantly. She buys a gun and learns how to shoot it by joining a gun club on weekends. There is a parallel story of various murders in the novel. Police characters Sergeant Max Shultz and Detective Angela Macri investigate tattooed corpses that are being dragged from various Perth and metropolitan waterways. The juxtaposition of dead tattooed bodies aligns at the end of the novel with Clare's stalker being found dead. The police drag his decayed body from one of the city's muddy creeks. However, he is not shot, but rather his neck has been garotted, similar to the other murdered tattooed bodies.
CRIME FOR NOVEL NO. 3
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"No sign of the intestines that had vanished from Quine's body, nor of any forensic evidence that would have pegged the potential killer (for he knew that a rogue hair or print would surely have prevented yesterday's fruitless interrogation of Leonora). No appeals for further sightings of the concealed figure who had entered the building shortly before Quine had died."
― Robert Galbraith, Silkworm
My second novel, The Ozone Cafe, touches on white collar crime, however, crime writing is not really my area of expertise. I'm wondering if J.K.Rowling thought the same when she decided to pen her Cormoran Strike crime novels by Robert Galbraith. I'm not going to write under a pseudonym, but, as one does, you learn as you go. I am attempting a Domestic Noir / Crime novel as my third work of fiction.
My working title is The Tattooed City, the setting is Perth and surrounds, and especially includes dead tattooed bodies being recovered from various waterways. My protagoniist is Clare, newly widowed, and it's her story with alternate crime chapters, mainly as a backdrop to a mysterious death and crimes that are indicative of a capital city. I have loosely plotted the novel, developing family characters early on, but for the life of me I will not know where this story will go. As they say, sometimes characters take over, sometimes your best intentions and storyline take several twists and turns and like my first novel, The Last Asbestos Town, I know I will have fun writing this one.
I have two police characters in mind. Sergeant Max Schultz and Detective Angela Macri. Although I have watched a slew of TV crime series, like SBS's Nordic Crime Noir, countless BBC series, esp with James Nesbitt, Midsomer Murders and also Australian crime series like Jack Irish and Mystery Road to name just a few, writing scenes of dead bodies floating in the river, lakes and streams, will be the ultimate test. I have often wondered, do the bodies float face up or face down? Why do they surface even if the corpse has ingested an enormous weight of water far heavier than their body weight?
Research is the key. I am currently reading two books by Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm and The Cuckoo's Calling, also Crimson Lake by Candice Fox.
REVIEW OF COMPLICITY CITY by Guy Salvidge
June 29, 2021 July 1, 2021 Leave a comment
An Enthralling Read – Due August 2021
Complicity City is the story of one woman's pursuit for justice. Klara has died from an overdose of drugs and alcohol, and her best friend, Lesley, believes she's been murdered rather than taking her own life.
Lesley wants revenge as she sets out on a quest to find out who has been complicit in the committing of this crime. Her days are spent determined to uncover the reason for Klara's death. Lesley devotes her time to pursuing Patrick a guy she has had a brief relationship with and who has spurned her for Klara. She vehemently believes that he is responsible for her demise. Early in the narrative, his reputation precedes him as a sleazy, rich, misogynistic Irishman.
Through quick, page-turning chapters, we discover that Lesley, Patrick and Klara, before her death, all work in the same company, yet when a meeting is called, Patrick is nowhere in sight. Searching for the man at his home address, Lesley meets Maria, Patrick's Filipina housekeeper. In the following scenes, Lesley learns from Maria about the debauchery going on under Patrick's roof. The latest is a consensual ménage à trois of sexual activities between Klara (last known sighting), Patrick and a so-called Tony. She becomes suspicious and more aware of the possible dangers that Klara faced, especially involving herself as a dominatrix in this illicit underworld of a corrupt, male-pimping culture. It is basically a man's club where the most depraved of sexual acts, BDSM and sado-masochism are enacted. The club is called the Knights of Apollo, a boy's club where many scurrilous acts occur 'after a few too many sherbets of an evening.' However, further in, more detail emerges about these characters that inhabit this underworld. It is a world of crime, company fraud, embezzlement, sex trafficking and rape.
Without revealing too much for the reader, one main character remains a constant focus, Klara's brother, Frank. When Lesley visits Klara's home in Piara Waters, she meets Frank, a man on the edge of drugs, booze and trying to get sober. He is also like-minded about his sister's death, both agreeing it's not suicide. He remains her sidekick until the very end.
There are parallels of China Miéville's The City & The City with themes of a hidden or unseen city where the two exist in the same physical space, including a murder and an uncovering of the mystery. Salvidge's Complicity City of Perth juxtaposes a picturesque river town of pelicans, white swans and cranes with a menacing, degenerative social world of sex, albeit power and control, and also a dead girl. The story reveals that Klara works as a dominatrix to supplement her income, but being involved in this sleazy, working environment in order to save for her own home, ultimately has its consequences.
Other characters are involved in Patrick's life of crime, his henchman Sando, Royce who works for the company he embezzles, and his accountant Bill Darko. In her search, Lesley meets Bill Darko's wife, Anna, and both try to find the missing housekeeper, Maria. In her attempts for the truth, without the aid of the police, Lesley's travels begin at the heart of her concern, become all time consuming, then circular. We are led on a road map from one environment to another, from suburbs to freeways, from houses to a character's business or workplace. In final scenes we move to a disused railway tunnel and a killing.
Salvidge's writing bursts with energy and suspense and his chosen words exemplify the seedy underworld that is on display. His descriptions of the city are pictorial and his action scenes are both authentic and cinematic, which makes the reader imagine this book as a TV series or movie.
Guy Salvidge is one of Western Australia's young and up-coming writers. He's published widely, and is active in the Susannah Prichard Writers Centre where he gives his time in helping others. His first novel is The Kingdom of Four Rivers, 2009. His second novel Yellowcake Springs won the 2011 IP Picks Best Fiction Award, and in 2012 it was short-listed for the Norma K. Hemming Award for speculative fiction in Australia. Yellowcake Summer followed closely behind and was a Winner (Best Fiction) in the IP Rolling Picks 2013. I look forward to his next enjoyable work which I understand is an historical novel set in Tasmania.
M. Lo's Review of The Last Asbestos Town
I'm going to include the review, verbatim. One thing I have noticed is that no 2 reviews of my novel are alike. Somehow, readers have viewed the story on many and different levels. I like Miriam Wei Wei Lo's review and will need to take her advice about predicability. I didn't see that coming!
*The Last Asbestos Town* is the first novel by poet Helen Hagemann. A young couple, May and Isaac leave the city for the South-West. They buy a house in a country town only to discover that it is haunted and potentially made of asbestos. Their biggest external challenge is with asbestos-removal bureaucrats who want to evict them and tear down their house. The biggest challenge in their marriage is Isaac's "Kelp" habit. Then there is the small problem of the ghost, Cheryl, who alternates between being helpful and being menacing.
What this novel does really well is place. If you read to appreciate landscape you will enjoy this evocation of South-Western Australian towns:
The park had three miniature gazebos, barbeques, swings and a large stretch of grass that ran down to the river. The tended park with all its shelters, basketball courts and soccer field held no
excitement for her. Rather, the river fascinated May … There was something mysterious about its
quiet repose. In the early morning, the bright sun highlighted the dark inky colors of the purple
swamp hens, and demarcated the dark to light brown tones on the wood ducks. (p. 11)
I enjoyed trying to guess which South-West town this might be based on … Nannup? Bridgetown? Collie? It could be any of them. The horror element of this book is also grounded in place and I will probably never look at a country town's large drainage pipes in the same way again.
Hagemann also does a good job of creating recognisable contemporary Anglo-Australian characters. May and Isaac are like so many white hetero couples who move to picturesque country towns thinking it will save their marriage. Hagemann's decision to alternate between May's and Isaac's points-of-view in each chapter is ambitious for a first novel but it does give a pleasing complexity to their dilemmas as the reader is positioned to see them from alternating perpectives. Isaac fits the irresponsible-but-charming male archetype and May matches him with the female opposite of responsible-but-controlling.
Plot is the area where this budding novelist probably has the most room for future growth. I like to be surprised by what happens next and I want the conflict, crisis and resolution of stories to be intertwined with character growth in a way that feels (to echo Harold Bloom on good poetry) inevitable without being predictable. There was a little too much foreshadowing in this novel for there to be genuine surprise and while things happened, I'm not convinced the characters grew that much as a result. What I did enjoy in the story, though, was the indigenous characters, particularly Steve and Buzz, and the role they played in bringing the story to its climax.
Western Australia needs as many stories as it can get and I have enormous respect for older women who try new things. I hope to see more fiction from Helen Hagemann that builds on the achievements of this book. I am grateful for this opportunity to swap book reviews with her. By paying critical attention to one another's work, we create possibilities for the future growth and transformation of one another's writing.
Miriam Wei Wei Lo is the author of a 2nd Edition collection titled "Against Certain Capture" – re-released in February 2021 by an imprint called the Apothecary Archive, formerly 5 Islands Press.


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Miracle cure – Goddesses of health
Part of the Spotlight feature Reign of the Goddess
by Amrita Amesur / September 19, 2022 / Spotlight
Across pockets of the Subcontinent, the recent coronavirus pandemic triggered collective memories of similar devastation in the not-so-distant past. It amplified painful echoes from the outbreak of the bubonic plague, influenza and smallpox that have ripped through the land in the 19th and 20th centuries. It also reignited faith in the devis, matas, ammas and other female divinities who have been called upon, time and time again, to save humanity from its own hubris.
Many Indian cultures nurture the belief that each phase of human life is controlled by a particular holy power. Disease is regarded as divine rebuke to be appeased with the redoubling of faith. To this end, various health-giving and -destroying deities have manifested all over India. These are fierce goddesses, praised in folk stories and legends, and worshipped primarily by lower caste, Dalit, Bahujan and tribal communities who have been excluded from Vedic Hindu temples and rituals.
Chicken pox, for example, is believed to be a sign that the sufferer has been possessed with the spirit of Shitala Mata, who shows herself in the delirium of a high fever. There is a psychological benefit to this idea. While it inspires a terrified reverence for the Goddess, it also provides a glimmer of hope during dark, uncertain times. If the Mata is pleased with your faith, you may be healed. Hope can be a potent medicine and Shitala Mata, along with a whole pantheon of healing goddesses, is the locus of its power.
This divine maternal shield is invoked even today against the contagion of poxes, pustules, sores, fevers, plagues and most recently, even Covid-19, which birthed Corona Maa and Coronadevi. Interestingly, it is never health gods that are called upon for rescue. Even in the spiritual realm, caregiving is a woman's work.
Shitala Devi
Shitala Devi, Kalighat painting, 19th century, Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Arguably the best known of all health-giving goddesses in India, Shitala Devi's influence ranges across the country, barring the South. She is regarded as the mother who "presides over smallpox, and may prevent smallpox, cause smallpox or be herself smallpox". Considered as a reincarnation of Goddess Parvati, she is worshipped largely by people of Hindu and Buddhist faiths, and from Bahujan and Adivasi communities.
Shitala, meaning 'the cool one', has often appeared iconographically with an earthen pot of healing cold water and a broom to ward off germs. In her primitive form, Shitala was only ever in charge of smallpox, but later she became regarded as the protector of children. Apart from times of infection, rituals for her worship are performed on particular days of the years, per the Hindu almanac, mostly by mothers.
Typically, the families observing Shitala Devi rituals don't light the stove on certain Ashtami and Saptami days, to essentially "cool off" the stove. Instead, they prepare celebratory foods the day before, to be eaten as thanda khaana (cold food) prasad, the next day. Instances have also been recorded of ritual smallpox inoculation via infected pus. Side-effects of this inoculation are treated with the eating of cold, stale food.
Mariamman
Mariamman from 'French India: Or Collection of Drawings representing the Divinities, Temples, Furniture, Ornaments, Weapons, Utensils, Religious Ceremonies and Scenes of Private Life', 1827-1835, by Eugène Burnouf and Eugene Jacquet © Sarmaya Arts Foundation
Primarily venerated in the South of India, Mariamman appears to have taken on the duties of Shitala for this region as the contagion goddess. She's known to be the bringer of rains and as the healer of water-borne and other diseases including cholera, smallpox, measles and chicken pox. Her worship seems to have originated in Dravidian folk religion, part of the faith practised by the inhabitants of southern India before the onset of Vedic Hinduism.
Just like her counterpart in the north, Mariamman is believed to inflict, embody and cure illness. Ailing patients seeking reprieve from her wrath are treated with a paste of medicinal neem leaves to soothe pox blisters, and fed cooling, light coconut water and curds. They must refrain from taking daily ablutions and baths, eating large meals and having sex or even speaking. Amma, as she is affectionately called, is worshipped with a prasadam of Pongal, made with lentils and rice in a clay chatti.
Manasa Devi
Manasa Pata, early 21st century, Tempera on paper pasted on cloth, by Tagar Chitrakar © Sarmaya Arts Foundation
Manasa Devi is worshipped as the goddess of snakes, predominantly in the Bengali provinces and the Hindu Assamese north-eastern belt. The presence of a serpent goddess is hardly surprising in India where there is a long history of serpent and naga worship.
Much like the other village deities, the cult of Manasa too stems from indigenous tribal stories as a goddess that protects people from snake bites, especially in the Gangetic delta where serpents teem during the rains. One version of the Manasa saga even reads, "When a sage dies, he goes to the sun..but a victim of snakebite goes to the domain of Manasa." She is depicted often, seated in an elegant lotus posture with serpents emanating all around her and at her behest.
Her primary characteristics are said to be destruction and regeneration. She destroys ruthlessly and wantonly, the innocent with the guilty, to demonstrate her might; she has the power to bring her victims back to life once they submit to her power. Her regenerative powers are not separable from her role as a snake goddess. The snake represents life and death, as it regenerates itself periodically in the shedding of its skin.
Her stories have been told in the form Patta Chitra, an ancient storytelling tradition through paintings and poetry in song by people from various faiths. These stories are told often picked from the medieval text Manasa Mangal Kavya. More recently, legends of Manasa Devi's shrine, wrath and protection has also been the central theme of Amitav Ghosh's novel, Gun Island.
Oladevi/Olabibi
Olai Changi, Kalighat painting, c 1890 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Oladevi is a secular folk deity worshipped by Hindus, Muslims and Adivasis of the Bengal region for protection against cholera. Named after the Bengali term for cholera 'ola utha', she's Oladevi to her Hindu devotees and Olabibi to Muslims.
The global spread of cholera began from the Gangetic delta and the first case was documented in Bengal in 1817. It was the start of what's regarded as the first pandemic. The region and Bengali culture has been marked by frequent outbreaks of the deadly disease, warranting a goddess with only one mandate: to safeguard believers from cholera. Enter, Oladevi.
Her imagery was defined by the faith of her people. In Hindu-majority areas, Oladevi is depicted to resemble goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati, clad in a blue saree and adorned with ornaments. In Muslim spaces, Olabibi ('bibi' meaning gentlewoman) resembles a beautiful teenage girl from an aristocratic family, wearing a long loose garment with pajama, scarf and ornaments. She is venerated with offerings of sweets, betel leaves, areca nuts, rice and cane sugar. Oladevi has many shrines to her name, though her popularity has waned with the advance of modern medical science.
Velankanni
First miracle from the apparitions of Velankanni Mata, image from Vailankanni.in—click for source
Life-saving apparitions of the Virgin Mary around 16-17th centuries in a sleepy town along the Coromandel Coast gave rise to the legend of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni. While there are no historical records, strong oral traditions dictate that these apparitions of the Virgin Mary took place in the town of Vellankani in Tamil Nadu.
Through these apparitions, Velankani Mata is believed to have restored the limbs of a disabled boy, miraculously refilled a pot of milk and rescued Portuguese merchant sailors from a violent storm and shipwreck. And it was these Portuguese merchants who built and developed a chapel in her honour about 150 miles south of Chennai. Now referred to as the 'Lourdes of the East', the Vellankanni Mata chapel has transformed into a major basilica and its annual feasts attract over a million devotees.
Though primarily patronised by Roman Catholics, the basilica of Velankanni welcomes pilgrims of all faiths from around the world. Over the course of its 400-year history, the Madonna here is said to have alleviated miseries and granted countless favours to her worshippers. In the aftermath of the catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, she is believed to have saved the lives of those inside the church.
Interestingly, the sculpture of the Madonna with infant baby Jesus in the basilica has her wearing a saree. It is also customary to offer saree, candles and a cradle (for the baby Jesus) at the Velankanni shrine. The church seems to bring together many Catholic beliefs that have blended with Hindu rituals and traditions, drawing parallels between the Virgin Mary and the divine mother goddesses of India. Among the shared customs are devotees tonsuring their heads and conducting padhyatras or journeys on foot from their hometowns to the shrine during feast celebrations.
Hadkai Mata
Hadkai Mata (Mata ni Pachedi), 21st century, Cotton cloth hand painted and block printed with natural dyes, Sanjay M Chitara © Sarmaya Arts Foundation
Hadkai, Hadak mata or Hadaksha mata is worshipped by the Vagharis and other lower-caste communities of Gujarat and Rajasthan for protection of people and livestock against rabies. Hadakwa is the Gujarati word for rabies.
Hadkai Mata inspires the performance of faith-healing practices.Those who anger or underestimate her are said to attract the ire of the goddesss, which takes the form of an attack by the rabid dogs at her command. This is why she's also called Nyaya Ni Devi or Goddess of Justice. The staunchest of her followers reject modern medicine in the event of dog bites, believing that only the will of the goddess can save them.
To seek redemption and healing, believers follow an involved ritual. This includes being tied by the wrist or neck with a thread, as the subject makes promises of eternal subservience to the goddess. In various textile paintings such as those created by award-winning artist Sanjay Manubhai Chitara, Hadaksha Mata is depicted standing on a chariot pulled by four fearsome hounds.
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Marat Miniúrovich Kulajmétov (; nacido en 1959) es un general del Ejército Ruso y comandante de las fuerzas de paz en Osetia del Sur, una región independentista de Georgia, actualmente habiendo declarado su independencia. Georgia le acusa de apoyar a los separatistas de Osetia del Sur, y había pedido reemplazar la operación dirigida por los rusos por una fuerza bajo mandato de la OCDE,  hasta que estalló la Guerra en Osetia del Sur de 2008.

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Features Agronomy Weeds
Understanding plant communication key to improving crops' weed tolerance
By Madeleine Baerg
A team of University of Guelph researchers at the cutting edge of discovering how plants communicate with one another has proven the stress of "seeing" weed competition causes a plant to significantly change growth patterns and drop yield.
A team of University of Guelph researchers are at the cutting edge of discovering how plants communicate.
According to the research, plants detect neighbouring plants by constantly analyzing the spectrum of light reflected from surrounding surfaces. When the reflected light indicates the presence of competition, plants rapidly alter everything from root structure to rate of leaf appearance. Seedlings that perceive competition via this form of communication lose yield incredibly quickly: a discovery that has enormous implications to crop production.
"From a breeding standpoint, scientists talk about insect and disease tolerance, but no one really asks if it's possible to make a plant more tolerant to weeds. That was our starting point," says Clarence Swanton, a weed scientist, crop physiologist and lead of the study.
The team began by analyzing integrated weed management strategies and plant competition. They quickly realized two key facts that directly oppose common understanding of plant competition.
First, there is no one, single, consistent trait that improves a plant's ability to compete. The team looked at plant size, height, root structure, leaf density, planting density, row width and on and on, but could not find a single trait that universally improved a plant's competitive edge.
"If you were asked to design a competitive plant, you'd choose fast germination, rapid leaf growth, lots of leaves. But none of that actually works. There's nothing on the morphological side that actually improves a crop's ability to compete," Swanton says.
Second, they determined the most critical period for weed control occurs long before plants are actually competing for nutrients, or light or water resources. In fact, to maximize crop yield, the most critical period for weed control is in the earliest days of a seedling's growth.
Back in the late 1980s, Swanton was part of a team that studied yield loss in corn. According to this research, a corn crop's ultimate yield drops by between 0.5 and 3.3 bushels per day when weeds are present, depending on how early in the growth cycle the weeds appeared and how long the weeds were left growing.
"What we couldn't understand is how could it happen that fast? If you've done your agronomy right, you've just put tons of fertilizer on, so there shouldn't be any competition for nutrients. The crop should be up ahead of the weeds, so there shouldn't be any competition for light. And in the spring, there's generally lots of moisture. That's when we started asking: can a plan actually detect its environment? Can a plant know who its neighbour is and respond to that neighbour?" Swanton says.
Fast-forward 30 years and Swanton finally has a clear answer. To test this hypothesis, Swanton and his team grew plants beside one another but isolated in separate pots so no actual competition or physical interaction could occur. Corn plants grown next to weed plants exhibited decreased synthesis of chlorophyll, decreased carbon dioxide assimilation, decreased sucrose levels, an altered root structure, decreased growth rate, changed leaf structure and – perhaps most interestingly – an explosion of free radicals in the cells.
Fascinated, the team then planted a tobacco plant right in the centre of, but entirely physically separated from, a ring of grass. In trial after trial, the tobacco plant became so stressed by the presence of the grass that it actually died.
"I was gobstruck," Swanton says. "This communication is for real and it's powerful."
A plant experiences physiological stress when surrounded by other plants. This stress causes an energy imbalance that results in toxic molecules of oxygen called free radicals. Typically, free radicals are contained inside cells and are removed via a clean-up crew of antioxidants. When their quantity exceeds a certain threshold, however, they spill out of the cells and become destructive. Free radicals cause damage by stealing electrons from cell proteins, DNA and other parts of a cell. This internal damage (called oxidative stress) requires significant energy to repair. Energy directed towards damage control is energy lost from seed production, translating to lost yield potential.
"We've proven plant competition is not about light, water or nutrient competition. It's about causing an energy imbalance in cells. You don't see this, of course. The plant looks totally normal on the outside, but it is screaming on the inside," Swanton says.
"Other stressors like drought, insect damage, etc., can cause similar physiological changes. We think that plants have a common toolbox when they are under stress. To change the stress response would probably mean a plant loses the ability to be plastic – to be able to alter growth. Plasticity is generally a survival mechanism."
Corn does not show any response to its siblings but does show a response to weeds.
The team found that certain germinating seedlings are able to analyze and respond to neighbouring plants even before they break through the soil surface.
Currently, Swanton's team is working to determine whether plants exhibit a stress reaction to individuals of their own kind, or only to plants that differ from themselves. So far, they have established that soybeans are able to recognize different plant species and alter their growth depending on the neighbour. Corn does not show any response to its siblings but does show a response to weeds.
The team has also proven that certain germinating seedlings are able to analyze and respond to neighbouring plants even before they break through the soil surface. As a seedling gets close to the soil surface, it begins to detect the light from above ground. In the presence of weeds, these soybeans will actually change how they are growing prior to emergence.
"What we are realizing is that plants have evolved to rapidly respond to their environment. Normally, you might think of a plant being sort of boring. The reality is that they are like a computer chipboard, reading and rapidly responding to inputs from the outside," Swanton says.
There are currently no chemicals available in Ontario that can reduce a crop's oxidative stress. That said, Swanton's team has discovered one more fascinating fact about crops' response to weed pressure: neonicotinoid seed treatments stop the oxidative process in its tracks.
"We found that if you had seeds treated with neonics, you negated all stress response. The seed treatment triggers the expression of antioxidants. All free radicals: gone. All evidence of stress: gone. Root structure: stable. All of [a] sudden, we're seeing a seed treatment as a gene trigger. We had to do the test four, five, six times over because I didn't believe the results when they first came in," Swanton says.
"It's sort of a dead-ender because no one will fund it. As soon as they see that it's a neonicotinoid, they'll toss it right out. That's very unfortunate because it's amazing chemistry. I don't think there should have been an outright ban, there should have been a push for more research on neonics."
Though this research is only in its early stages, it already offers important take home messages for producers. First and most obvious is the fact that early season weed control is absolutely critical.
"The presence of weeds causes stress that results in rapid and irreversible yield loss," Swanton says. "The impact of stress early in the development of the crop determines its growth trajectory for the rest of the season. Even if you remove the weeds, the final yield will never come back to 100 per cent even though the plant has the whole growing season ahead of it."
Second, a plant cannot differentiate between a "farmer-approved" neighbour, such as a cover crop, and a run-of-the-mill weed.
"Cover crops are definitely the flavour of the week right now. Farmers don't view them as weeds and are more tolerant of them in amongst crops than they would be of weeds. Our data suggests you'd better see cover crops as weeds, because that's how your crop sees them," Swanton says. "This is particularly relevant to those who want to plant green or underseed too early into cover crops. If you don't understand the critical crop growth period, you will always have yield loss."
The research team's next step is to determine whether plants experience stress when confronted with another member of their own kind.
"Can a soybean recognize a sibling? No one knows what the physiological mechanism of this recognition ability really is. But whether they do or don't could have major implications for factors such as seed spacing," Swanton says.
He and his team hope that, once they more fully understand the communication and stress mechanisms in plants, they might eventually work with a breeder and molecular biologist to build more resilient crops.
"Once we understand what switches genes on and off, we can look at how we can make a plant more tolerant to weed stress," he says. "It's exciting, exciting work. It sure gets me out of bed every morning!"
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She has two pet crows named Phobos and Deimos who, in the manga, are her guardians. Despite being a miko, she attends a Catholic high school. She is portrayed as being very popular and well liked in school, despite her temper. Rei's personality is different in the Manga where she is lebih serious and she does not trust men. Except that, she easily captivates those who see her and has many admirers.
In the manga, Rei is a somewhat snotty but sophisticated Shinto priestess. She is hesitant at first to accept her role as a sailor soldier but fights loyally alongside the soldiers to protect her princess and Earth. She is the ideal Japanese woman - beautiful, intelligent and reserved. Her personality in the Manga differs much from the anime; she does not have the temper her Anime self has.
In the anime, Rei is lebih hot-tempered and less icy. She fights with Usagi Tsukino a lot because she worries for her safety and that of the planet they are sworn to protect. Rei often disapproves of Usagi's slacker attitude. Later, Rei admits herself that she was wrong about Usagi as a Sailor Senshi Leader. Despite their fights, they are extremely close Friends who Cinta each other dearly. She lives with her grandfather at Hikawa Shrine. She is not only hot-headed but is skilled in the art of api, kebakaran reading, and has prophetic dreams.
Mars Power, Make Up! - She used her Transformation pen (A bracelet in PGSM) to transform into her first Senshi uniform.
Mars bintang Power, Make Up! - Used her bintang Power Stick to transform into her first Senshi uniform.
Akuryo Taisan: One of Rei's powers as a miko. She threw an ofuda at the enemy while yelling "Akuryo Taisan". It could immbolize the opponent, atau as in the R movie, exorcise enemy influence over a person atau place. In the manga, Sailor Mars caused the the target to be consumed in flames.
Mars Fireball Ignite: Sailor Mars would begin the attack sejak clasping her hands together with her two index fingers pointing outwards. A fireball would form at the tips of her index fingers which she then shot forward, killing atau wounding her enemy sejak engulfing him atau her in flames.
api, kebakaran Soul Bird: To perform this attack, Sailor Mars first chanted while holding an ofuda in front of her, then threw the ofuda and yelled, "Fire Soul Bird" to release a fireball from her index fingers. The api, kebakaran then engulfed the ofuda and took the shape of a phoenix-like bird.
Mars Celestial api, kebakaran Surround: To perform this attack, Sailor Mars moved her hand in a circular motion around her body, creating a ring of fire. The ring then turned into eight smaller rings that flew toward the enemy.
Mars Snake Fire: To perform this attack, she created a snake made of api, kebakaran and sent it toward the enemy.
Mars Flame Sniper: To perform this attack, Sailor Mars summoned a fiery bow and arrow, and then shot the Arrow toward her target.
Sailor Mars - Her dominant color was red (earrings, choker, collar, center of front bow, elbow fittings of gloves, skirt, back waist bow and heels) and her accent color was purple (front bow). Her earrings were five-pointed stars (six-pointed stars in the manga), her kolar had one white stripe (three white stripes in the manga) and she wore red high heels. In the manga, there was a red gem attached to the middle of her belt. Also in the manga, her brooch changed from a bulatan to a hati, tengah-tengah after Sailor Moon first transformed into Super Sailor Moon. In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, her gloves were longer and her star-shaped earrings only have four points.
Super Sailor Mars - Her earrings were six-pointed stars, her choker had a yellow bintang attached to it (which in the Manga had a red gemstone in the center), her kolar remained at one white stripe, the center of her front bow was a red heart, the bottom of her shoulder pads was translucent, and the back waist bow was enlarged and lengthened.
Eternal Sailor Mars - Her choker was V-shaped and the center of her front bow was a red five-pointed star. Her shoulder pads were large light red puffs with two patches of red fabric attached to the bottom. Her gloves became longer, reaching her upper arms. Her tali pinggang consisted of two ribbons, one red and one light red, with two long, thin back ribbons, clipped together sejak a golden five-pointed star. Her back bow was light red. Her skirt became two-layered, the bahagian, atas layer being red and the bottom layer being light red. Her boots were knee-length and white, and each had a red V-shaped border with a five-pointed bintang at the top. Her tiara gem was a red five-pointed star. Her earrings were red five-pointed stars.
Rei is not named in the original proposal for a hypothetical Codename: Sailor V anime, but an identical character in miko clothing is present, named Miyabi Yoruno. Creator Naoko Takeuchi confirms that this character eventually became Rei, and writes that her role as a shrine maiden was inspired sejak Takeuchi's own experience working as a miko for Shiba Daijongu Shrine while she was in college. She also states that she was frequently "hit on" sejak the shrine's patrons, a sumber of annoyance that carries over into the character's life.
Hikawa Shrine, where Rei lives and works, is based on the real-life Hikawa Shrines, one of which is in Azabu Jūban, where the story is set. The kanji for "ice" in the original name (氷川神社) is replaced with the kanji for "fire"—a reflection of Rei's element.
Sailor Mars's original costume design, like the others', was fully unique. It featured an alternate bow, double shoulder-guards, plate-armor, elaborate jewelry, and a gold-rimmed mask. Her trademark high-heeled shoes were already present, as well. Later, Takeuchi was surprised sejak these sketches and stated that she did not remember drawing them. In an intermediate design, the pendant that sat at her waist in the early Manga was also intended to be worn as a kalung in her civilian form. Hitoshi Doi states that Kunihiko Ikuhara was responsible for much of Rei's changed personality in the anime.
The kanji of Rei's surname translate as "fire" (火 hi) and "field" atau "civilian" (野 no). Her telah diberi name is in kantakana rei (レイ) and therefore difficult to translate. Possible meanings include "spirit" (霊), "companion" (儷), "cool" (冷), and "zero" (零), with the first being most commonly assumed. Because katakana is the alphabet usually used for foreign loanwords, it may also be intended as a Western name, such as Raye atau Rae. In the Chinese versions of the series (anime and manga), Rei's name is written with the character "麗", which carries the same phonetic as "Rei", but means "beauty." Regardless, the entire name is structured as a pun , as the syllable "no" indicates a possesive, so that her name can also be understood as "Rei of Fire." Her prototypical name, Yoruno Miyabi (夜野みやび), means "Elegance of Night." Rei's name (レイ 野の Rei Hino) translated could act as a pun as "Ray of Fire". This would be the most literal translation of her name.
In an early DiC promotional tape that advertised the English-dubbed series to Televisyen stations, Rei was called Dana.
It has been noted that her outfit as Sailor Mars echoes the Warna of her miko robes, and she is the character that is most tied into tradition.
In the anime, Rei is voiced sejak Michie Tomizawa. In the English Dub, she is voiced sejak Katie Griffin and Emilie Claire Barlow. Sandy Howell provides Rei's vocals in English Dub soundtracks.
In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Rei is played sejak Keiko Kitagawa. Haruhi Mizukuro and Akira Tanaka play young Rei in foto-foto and flashbacks.
In the musicals, Rei is played sejak Hiroko Nakayama, Misako Kotani, Asuka Umemiya, Hiromi Sakai, Eri Kanda, Megumi Yoshida,Aiko Kawasaki, and Risa Honma.
Miko are often known for their archery skills. This was reflected in her attack Mars Flame Sniper, in which she summoned forth a bow made of api, kebakaran and shot an Arrow of api, kebakaran at her enemy.
Her civilian first name had the same Japanese pronunciation of a kanji character meaning "spirit" (霊), among others, making her full name a possible pun on a phrase meaning "spirit of fire."
When performing Mars Flame Sniper, Sailor Mars drew the bow with her left hand, implying that Rei was left-handed.
Her school uniform was very stylish and classy among those of the Sailor Senshi, thereby reflecting the elite status of her private missionary school as compared with ordinary municipal schools such as Usagi's and Minako's. Such private schools are also usually expensive, though her schooling was probably financed sejak her politician father. The live-action version of her uniform stayed very true to the prior versions, but her skirt was notably lengthened.
Rei's membership number in the Three Lights peminat Club was 2906.
In the Live Action series, Rei is very different. Instead, she dislikes singing, and is very strict as a senshi and as a normal girl.


KUALA LUMPUR — The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be zero-rated for all items and services from June 1, the Finance Ministry announced yesterday..
"This move to impose the GST at zero rate takes effect from June 1, and applies to the whole country until further notice," it said in a brief statement.
The ministry said the GST on all locally produced and imported goods alike will be zero-rated, adding that this will not affect goods and services that were already previously exempted from the GST.
The ministry said all registered traders must comply with the order.
"At the same time, registered traders are still subject to all current regulations, including those relating to the issuing of tax invoices, delivery of tax returns within the prescribed taxable period and input tax credit claims," it said.
It also reminded traders that they must ensure the prices of their goods and services comply with the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 at all times.
The ministry's announcement comes almost a week after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition took over as the federal government.
Prior to being voted into power, PH had promised that it would abolish the GST within 100 days of forming the government.
Zero rating would essentially remove the price impact of the GST, but retain its tax reporting functions.
The consumption tax was introduced on April 1, 2015 by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had on May 10 said the federal government will remove the GST and temporarily switch back to the previous Sales and Services Tax (SST) — a regime which PH had said is "fairer".
Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz, who sits on the Team of Eminent Persons advising the PH government on the economy and finance, had said the country would still have sufficient revenue even after the GST is abolished. Zeti said this could be done by re-prioritising projects, improving efficiency, cutting wastage in the public sector and by seeking new revenue sources.


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How Long Is College Basketball Season?
1 What months are college basketball season?
2 Will NCAA Basketball happen in 2020?
3 Will college basketball allow fans?
4 Who won the NCAA basketball championship in 2020?
5 How can I watch college basketball?
6 Who is the number one NCAA basketball team?
7 Will March Madness 2021 have fans?
8 Will ACC basketball have fans?
9 Are there going to be fans at March Madness?
10 What conference has won the most NCAA basketball championships?
What months are college basketball season?
The 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's college basketball season will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
2021 March Madness schedule.
Selection Sunday March 14
First Four March 16-17
First Round March 18-19
Second Round March 20-21
Will NCAA Basketball happen in 2020?
College basketball's 2020-21 season is officially happening, even if the details are murky. 25 start date for men's and women's basketball — with guidelines and requirements for staging a season — made that official.
Will college basketball allow fans?
The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans at the 2021 Division I Men's Basketball Championship, including all rounds and the Final Four. The decision to allow up to 25% capacity with physical distancing was made in conjunction with state and local health authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who won the NCAA basketball championship in 2020?
NCAA Tournament Championship – Atlanta. No. 1 Dayton 79, No. 1 Gonzaga 78: Dayton won its third-straight one-point game and its first national title by defeating the Zags.
How can I watch college basketball?
College basketball fans should have no problem watching the 2021 NCAA Tournament; they can watch it for free via NCAA March Madness live with a cable subscription. Streaming sites that carry all or part of the NCAA Tournament include Paramount+, fuboTV, Hulu Plus Live TV and YouTube TV, all of which offer free trials.
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Who is the number one NCAA basketball team?
1 Gonzaga (60) 26-0
2 Illinois 23-6
Will March Madness 2021 have fans?
Are fans allowed at March Madness in 2021? Yes. The NCAA announced on Feb. 19 it will allow "up to 25 percent capacity with physical distancing," in conjunction with local and state COVID-19 policies.
Will ACC basketball have fans?
The decision was made following discussions with the league's 15 member institutions. "We are pleased to be able to welcome a limited number of fans to this year's ACC basketball tournaments," said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips. "We appreciate the decision by Governor Cooper and the collaboration with our institutions.
Are there going to be fans at March Madness?
Fans will be allowed at the 2021 NCAA tournament at a 25% capacity. Andy Enfield's Trojans have become a virtual lock to make the 2021 NCAA tournament after starting the season 18-3. They will lend their facilities and staff to assist with tournament operations.
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Langara College celebrated our student volunteers last week in the VOLT Volunteer Program's first formal recognition program celebration. On April 9, 2015, 62 VOLT members – the highest number of participants to date – attended the appreciation event to receive their statements of achievement and enjoy an ice cream social. Dean of Student Services Clayton Munro and VOLT Program Coordinator Maggie Stewart formally thanked the students for all their hard work in contributing over 2000 volunteer hours.
Students in the VOLT program may opt to participate in the formal recognition program, through which hours are logged and a statement of achievement is issued at each level of service completed. Though participation in this portion of VOLT is optional, the College's volunteer program organizers believe that offering multiple tiers of recognition and appreciation are critical for volunteer retention and engagement. "No matter what someone's reason is for volunteering, it is incredibly important to recognize their contributions and encourage them to continue on," one VOLT member commented.
Located in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, Langara College provides University, Career, and Continuing Studies education to more than 21,000 students annually. With more than 1,700 courses and 130 programs, Langara's expansive academic breadth and depth allows students of all ages, backgrounds, and life stages to choose their own educational path.


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Published 11:25 am Monday, January 9, 2023
Johnny Blair Mills, 77, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold "Doc" Mills and Lois Mills.
He is survived by his loving wife, Carla; son, Hannon Howard and his wife, Jennifer, and two grandsons, Brody and Holston Howard; brother, Bobby and his wife, Cheryl Mills; sister, Kim and her husband, Larry Salyer; brother, David and his wife, Cathy Mills; niece, Greg and Caytie Maupin and their children, Ella, Lucy and Gib; niece, Marla and her husband, John Mazzarella, and their children, Sunny and Grace; and niece, Meg and her husband, Scott Michaud, and their children, Mea, Maggie and Maxie.
A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 15, at 2:30 p.m. at Elizabethton High School in the gymnasium. Online condolences may be shared with the family and viewed on our website at www.hathawaypercy.com.
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Q: Is it possible that a theory A is not interpretable in a theory B, and B is not interpretable in A too? Suppose A and B are first order theories(probably, the restriction to first order theory is not essential, but for simplicity).
When one theory has finite model,the question is easy.
If one has the model of less (finite)cardinality than the other (at least cardinality case),
then the one is interpretable in the other.
Then, A is interpretable in B, or B is interpretable in A.
However, when both theories have no finite model, the answer to the question is not obvious(at least to me).
In that case, the 2 situation are common.

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*One is interpretable in the other, but not vice versa (e.g. PA is interpretable in ZF).

*Two theories are biinterpretable (e.g. ZF and ZFC are biinterpretable).
Then, is it possible that A is not interpretable in B, and B is not interpretable in A too?
My own answer to the question is Yes.
It seems that Dan Willard's self-verifying theory(SVT) and PA is an example of such case.
Because SVT can prove the consistency of PA, then SVT is not interpretable in PA, and PA's diagonal argument is not representable in SVT,
then PA is not interpretable in SVT.
But, I'm not so familiar to Dan Willard's theory, so I'm not sure.
Then, is my own answer right? or are there more example of such theories?

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Samsung reveals India launch date of Galaxy A7 (2018), its first smartphone with triple rear cameras
By Sagar Bakre	 On Sep 22, 2018 Last updated Sep 22, 2018
South Korean tech giant Samsung announced the Galaxy A7 (2018) two days ago. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is the first Samsung smartphone that comes with triple rear cameras. At the time of announcement, Samsung didn't reveal when exactly would it bring this smartphone to India, but now, the company has finally announced that it will launch this smartphone in India next week.
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy A7 (2018) will be launched in India next week on September 25. The company has also confirmed that the smartphone will be sold through Flipkart, however, we don't see the #OnlyOnFlipkart hashtag on the phone's Flipkart listing, which means it won't be Flipkart-exclusive.
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— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) September 22, 2018
Like we already said, the Galaxy A7 (2018) is the first Samsung smartphone that comes with triple rear cameras, and that is its biggest highlight. The triple camera setup at the back consists of one 5 MP camera (top), one 24 MP camera (center), and one 8 MP camera (bottom). The 8 MP camera comes with 120-degree Ultra-Wide angle lens, whereas, the 5 MP camera comes with depth sensor which is used with the 24 MP primary camera to capture photos with bokeh effects.
With that being said, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also comes with a 24 MP single camera on the front for selfies and video calls. The front camera is also accompanied by "adjustable LED flash". You can check out rest of the specifications of Galaxy A7 (2018) down below.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specifications
CPU: 2.2 GHz octa-core processor
RAM: 4/6 GB
Display: 6-inch Full-HD+ (2220 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity Display
Rear Camera: 24 MP (f/1.7) + 8 MP (f/2.4, 120-degree ultra-wide angle lens) + 5 MP (f/2.2, depth sensor) with Portrait Mode, Live Focus, Scene Optimizer and LED flash
Front Camera: 24 MP with f/2.0 aperture, Portrait Mode, Selfie Focus, Pro Lighting Mode, AR Emoji and adjustable LED flash
Internal Storage: 64 GB (with 4 GB RAM), 128 GB (with 4 and 6 GB RAM)
External Storage: Expandable up to 512 GB via microSD card
Connectivity: 4G LTE, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, 3.5 mm headphone jack, micro USB
Other: Side-mounted Fingerprint Scanner, Dolby Atmos, Bixby, Samsung Health, Samsung Pay
Colors: Blue, Black, Pink, Gold
Battery: 3300 mAh
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COP27 Postscript – much ado about nothing?
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COP27 has now come to a close. Against the global backdrop of political and economic turbulence, many questions were asked as to what could realistically be expected as outcomes of COP27. We now have the answers to those questions.
Sharm el-Sheik Implementation Plan
Much media coverage has centred around the lack of ambition of the outcome of COP27. Although "further ambition" was not really a central demand going into the negotiations, it has been seen as disappointing that progress has not been made from the "phasing down" of fossil fuels, which was eventually decided upon at Glasgow (COP26). Instead, the Sharm el-Sheik Implementation Plan references a resolution to "implement ambitious, just, equitable and inclusive transitions to low-emission and climate-resilient development". It also "emphasizes the urgent need for immediate, deep, rapid and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions by Parties across all applicable sectors, including through increase in low-emission and renewable energy, just energy transition partnerships and other cooperative actions" and "recognizes that the unprecedented global energy crisis underlines the urgency to rapidly transform energy systems to be more secure, reliable, and resilient, including by accelerating clean and just transitions to renewable energy during this critical decade of action". This is likely to be of soft comfort to those in the low carbon sector, but does not give a strong signal to those who are wondering at what point to drastically change the emissions profile of their businesses.
In a decision relating to "Funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including a focus on addressing loss and damage", the parties decided to "establish new funding arrangements for assisting developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, in responding to loss and damage, including with a focus on addressing loss and damage by providing and assisting in mobilizing new and additional resources, and that these new arrangements complement and include sources, funds, processes and initiatives under and outside the Convention and the Paris Agreement". However, they have been kicked down the road with the establishment of a transitional committee on the operationalisation of new funding arrangements and establishment of a loss and damage fund. These commitments fall far short of any "admission" of liability by historic polluters and leave you wondering if the proposed finance mechanisms will get sufficient money flowing quickly enough.
Article 6(4) of the Paris Agreement
A limited amount of progress was made in respect of carbon markets under Art. 6(4) of the Paris Agreement. A subsidiary body under the UNFCCC will continue to work on the rules for Art. 6(4). However, the rules of procedure for the body that supervises the Art. 6(4) mechanism have already been adopted and there are many issues remaining to be discussed. These include whether the Art. 6(4) mechanism can include emission avoidance and conservation activities, arrangements for connection of the electronic registry for the Art. 6(4) mechanism and requirements for the statement of a host party where any Art. 6(4) activity will take place to the Art 6(4). supervisory body. This further kicking of the can of important issues down the road will be a disappointment to many. Given the urgency, it is not surprising that the supervisory body has been tasked with facilitating the transition of existing projects under the Clean Development Mechanisms to the Art. 6(4) mechanism by June 2023.
There are, however, two factors that may prove significant for next year at COP28 (Dubai). Both the return of Brazil to the COP scene and the concurrent G-20 announcement regarding the novel Indonesian Just Energy Transition Partnership are likely to restore faith in the ability of large developing countries to constructively contribute to the climate challenge. Brazil has already promised zero deforestation by 2030. Further, the speed at which the change of direction occurred in respect of the agreement to the creation of a loss and damage fund indicates that significant advances can be made in a relatively short amount of time where sufficient pressure builds. One matter to note for those who have questioned the EU's ability to press on with its climate neutrality agenda is that the EU's representatives have been very clear in their disappointment that "What we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward." German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock complained about stonewalling from "an alliance of oil-rich nations and major emitters". Some were more stark in their criticism. According to Laurence Tubiana, Chief Executive Officer at the European Climate Foundation and architect of the Paris Agreement, "The influence of the fossil-fuel industry was found across the board … The Egyptian presidency has produced a text that clearly protects oil and gas petro-states and the fossil-fuel industries — this trend cannot continue in the United Arab Emirates next year". Perhaps the expression of this disappointment will be the catalyst for greater change.
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Netty and Adam made their way to Cape Town from different destinations, but both arrived 2000 in South Africa. Netty's decision to move to Cape Town for good came to mind after a holiday trip in 1999.
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The Dictator Dating Game
Three eligible dictators. One president who's wooed strongmen for decades. Who will he choose?!
Ensuring That The ICC Rises To The Challenge
By Kenneth Roth and Salil Shetty, July 11, 2018
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the International Criminal Court needs to up its game.
World to Refugees: Go to Hell
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
Wars Come and Go in Gaza, But Economic Violence Is Every Day
By Harry Blain, June 8, 2018
Don't wait for the next massacre to start calling out the more insidious violence Palestinians suffer every day.
Iraq Elections: A Step Toward Rebuilding Popular Power
By David Bacon, May 30, 2018
Civic movements and labor are experiencing a rebirth in Iraq.
Trump's Iran Sanctions Are an Obvious Prelude to War
By Conn Hallinan, May 23, 2018
Maybe Trump really thinks sanctions will produce a "better" Iran deal. More likely, they're designed to justify conflict.
America's Treatment of Palestinians Has Grown Horrendously Cruel
By Razan Azzarkani, May 23, 2018
No words can describe the anger and anguish I feel as a Palestinian in America watching this unfold.
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun
By John Feffer, May 16, 2018
The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks.
The U.S. Military Takes Us Through the Gates of Hell
By Tom Engelhardt, May 15, 2018
The costs of war continue to rise in the Trump era.
Make No Mistake: Trump Is Paving the Way for War with Iran
By William Hartung, May 9, 2018
The decision to violate and withdraw from the Iran anti-nuclear deal is one of the most dangerous foreign policy blunders in recent memory.


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In this video we are performing a procedure that is known as a head transplant. Hard drive that we are restoring was knocked over by the customer which lead to instant head failure. Drive came as a part of older Iomega external drive, and it experienced an impact while it was running. When drive arrived at out main lab in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, we performed series of tests on this clicking hard drive, and came to a conclusion that head assembly would need to be changed. Head swap procedure on the drive that is no longer recognized requires skill, head dismounting tools, and specialized imaging equipment that can change reading commands to adopt to hard drives condition. If you dropped your drive and need to recover data from it please do not hesitate to contact out specialist and request assistance.


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Heteropoda boiei är en spindelart som först beskrevs av Carl Ludwig Doleschall 1859.  Heteropoda boiei ingår i släktet Heteropoda och familjen jättekrabbspindlar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Rage was one of the most promising new games we saw at E3 2010, although we knew it be coming for quite some time. With all of the anticipation of the id Software's new game we thought it safe to say a demo may be in the cards. Apparently not. Pete Hines recently told videogames247 that he didn't see a demo for the game in the near future but did leave the door open for possibilities.
Personally, I think all games should have demos. Sure it costs money and time and manpower to produce such a demo, but those are things that a developer and a publisher should work out. As a gamer, I think if you have a quality product just bringing it to market is not enough.
Giving people free access to a small portion of your game is an integral part to the marketing process of selling video games to consumers. I can't tell you how many games I have bought based on the sheer fact that the demo was so well planned that I just had to see what happened next.


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using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace Azure.ResourceManager.Logic.Models
{
    /// <summary> The WSDL import method. </summary>
    public readonly partial struct LogicWsdlImportMethod : IEquatable<LogicWsdlImportMethod>
    {
        private readonly string _value;

        /// <summary> Initializes a new instance of <see cref="LogicWsdlImportMethod"/>. </summary>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> <paramref name="value"/> is null. </exception>
        public LogicWsdlImportMethod(string value)
        {
            _value = value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
        }

        private const string NotSpecifiedValue = "NotSpecified";
        private const string SoapToRestValue = "SoapToRest";
        private const string SoapPassThroughValue = "SoapPassThrough";

        /// <summary> NotSpecified. </summary>
        public static LogicWsdlImportMethod NotSpecified { get; } = new LogicWsdlImportMethod(NotSpecifiedValue);
        /// <summary> SoapToRest. </summary>
        public static LogicWsdlImportMethod SoapToRest { get; } = new LogicWsdlImportMethod(SoapToRestValue);
        /// <summary> SoapPassThrough. </summary>
        public static LogicWsdlImportMethod SoapPassThrough { get; } = new LogicWsdlImportMethod(SoapPassThroughValue);
        /// <summary> Determines if two <see cref="LogicWsdlImportMethod"/> values are the same. </summary>
        public static bool operator ==(LogicWsdlImportMethod left, LogicWsdlImportMethod right) => left.Equals(right);
        /// <summary> Determines if two <see cref="LogicWsdlImportMethod"/> values are not the same. </summary>
        public static bool operator !=(LogicWsdlImportMethod left, LogicWsdlImportMethod right) => !left.Equals(right);
        /// <summary> Converts a string to a <see cref="LogicWsdlImportMethod"/>. </summary>
        public static implicit operator LogicWsdlImportMethod(string value) => new LogicWsdlImportMethod(value);

        /// <inheritdoc />
        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
        public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is LogicWsdlImportMethod other && Equals(other);
        /// <inheritdoc />
        public bool Equals(LogicWsdlImportMethod other) => string.Equals(_value, other._value, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);

        /// <inheritdoc />
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        public override int GetHashCode() => _value?.GetHashCode() ?? 0;
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Happy Holidays from Doc Lounge HQ
Oh jeez, how crazy is it that this year is coming to an end? And to think that Doc Lounge has been around for the whole DECADE? Time truly flies when you're having fun! The Doc Lounge Head Office will leave for the Holidays with plenty of highlights and happy memories to look back at!
This year, 72 fantastic documentaries has been seen by you during 802 events and screenings, in 50 cities across the Nordic countries. We also continued our work with outreach and creating social change through innovative documentary distribution, in our project Doc Lounge Impact Hub. With Leslie Brinner we've been hosting lots of school screenings to educate teens (and their teachers) on masculinity norms. With PUSH we've made people, and even the Swedish Parliament, aware of the housing crisis and the effect it has on us all and our society. With EXIT we've had the pleasure to continue our collaboration with Fryshuset by hosting screenings with lectures about violent extremism.
Last but not least we continued our exchange and education project Doc Lounge Caucasus in collaboration with film festivals in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
We would like to heartfully thank all our partners, collaborators, financiers and staff. But mostly we would like to thank our audience! It's crazy to think that you're over 20,000 people who have been attending our screenings. ♥ We couldn't have done all of this without you. Now, the Doc Lounge Head Office will be closed for a couple of weeks. We look forward to new exciting work and events in 2020!
We wish you all Happy Holidays and a blissful New Year!
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In the previous tutorials we've gone over the basics of the Java language and the documentation provided out of the box through the Javadocs, but we haven't even skimmed the surface yet. In this tutorial we go over the basics of getting started using Java to program for the FIRST Robotics Competition. This is the "Hello World" of FRC Java robot projects!
This tutorial starts off with a review of the materials we've covered so far, introduces the development environment and documentation, and gets into the default program templates provided in the SunSPOT Java SDK for FRC. By the end of the presentation we've introduced some of the most fundamental inputs and outputs: Joysticks and Motors respectively. We learn how to use the classes provided for these items in a new Eclipse project, setup a simple teleoperated mode, and deploy our code onto the cRIO to see the fruits of our labor. Think of it as Hello World for FRC Java bots!
Note, the code we have written is set up to read the axis off of a Logitech F310 Gamepad. You may need to modify the specific axis channels to get it to work with your hardware setup.


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Q: Null Object Pattern with repository pattern and unit of work I am using a unit of work to retrieve records / record form database, i am trying to implement some kind of a null object design pattern so that i dont have to check every-time if the returned object is null or not. I have tried searching online however i have not land on any good explanation on how to best achieve this in this current situation, I am familiar with the traditional approach for Null Object Design Pattern where you create a copy null class with hard coded properties and methods and return either the class or null-class based on outcome of the search in Db. however I feel that with the unit of work and repository patterns this approach is not valid. here is the class.
public class HR_Setup_Location
{
   public string Street1 { get; set; }
   public string Street2 { get; set; }
   public string City { get; set; }
   public string State { get; set; }
   public string Country { get; set; }
   public string FullAddress{
      get { return $"{Street1} {City} {Country}"; }
  }
   [ForeignKey("Setup")]
   public int SetupId { get; set; }
   public virtual Setup Setup { get; set; }
   public virtual ICollection<HR_Setup_OfficeEvent> HR_Setup_OfficeEvents { get; set; }
}

I tried the following , which is doing the job for now, however i appreciate your feedback on the approach if you have tried something similar in a similar situation. and what is the best way to address null objects in this pattern.
 public interface ISetupLocationRepository : IRepository<HR_Setup_Location>
{
    HR_Setup_Location GetById(int LocationId);

}

public class SetupLocationRepository : Repository<HR_Setup_Location>, ISetupLocationRepository
{
    private readonly DataBaseContext context;

    public SetupLocationRepository(DataBaseContext context)
        : base(context)
    {
        this.context = context;
    }

    public HR_Setup_Location GetById(int LocationId)
    {
        HR_Setup_Location Obj = context.HR_Setup_Locations.Where(p => p.HR_Setup_LocationId == LocationId).FirstOrDefault();
        if (Obj != null)
        {
            return Obj;
        }
        else
        {
            HR_Setup_Location Obj2 = new HR_Setup_Location()
            {
                HR_Setup_LocationId = -1,
                Street1 = string.Empty,
                Street2 = string.Empty,
                City = string.Empty,
                State = string.Empty,
                Country = string.Empty,
                SetupId = -1,
            };
            Obj2.HR_Setup_OfficeEvents = null;
            return Obj2;
        }
    }

}

Then with the unit of work I am trying to access the location address by calling:
string LocationName = Vacancy.HR_Setup_LocationId.HasValue ? unitOfWork.SetupLocations.GetById(Vacancy.HR_Setup_LocationId.Value).FullAddress : "";

so basically if no id is based it will return an empty string, and if an id is passed but the record is no longer available in DataBase then the null object return empty for Fulladdress


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A Cidade de Carmel (, Ir HaKarmel;  Madīnat al-Karmel) é uma cidade israelita do distrito de Haifa, localizada em volta do Monte Carmel. A Cidade de Carmel foi fundada em 2003, através da fusão das cidades drusas Daliyat al-Karmel e Isfiya. Segundo a estatística de 2007 a cidade tem 24.900 habitantes.

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How to sue Terry Littlepage if you've been a victim of plagiarism.
If you're been victimized by a website affiliated with Terry Plagiarizing your work, here's a cheat sheet for taking appropriate actions against him.
The first thing you should do is report him for plagiarism to his advertising networks. This is a serious violation of their terms of service.
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In order to file a case against Terry you're going to need evidence. If this link was given to you directly, you already know the points in this video where your work was stolen, if not, a CSV and Excell formatted workbook file will be provided below so that you can key the times in this video that are relevant to you.
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If he is so malicious and so 'able to be sued' why has he not been? are you sure this isn't just a personal feud with the guy. LOL People are doing this all over the internet on a daily basis. nice try, dude.


ZEE5 app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
Vodafone Idea and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announced a strategic partnership for the OTT platform, ZEE5. Now all Vodafone Idea consumers will be able to enjoy the content portfolio of ZEE5 using Vodafone Play as well as Idea Movies & TV app.
As of today, the ZEE5 app is available for Android and iOS platforms. It can be downloaded through Google Play or App Stores for respective Android and iOS devices. The ZEE5 content is available across 12 languages like English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi in genres like Kids content, Cineplays, Live TV and Health and Lifestyle content.
Vodafone Idea customers will get access to ZEE5 premium subscription which includes original shows and films, premium movies, digital movie premieres of upcoming blockbuster films as an introductory offer, noted company in a press statement.
It is important to note that Vodafone Idea is not the only telco to ink a deal with ZEEL. Earlier, even Airtel partnered ZEEL to offer ZEE5 content via MyAirtel app to its subscribers. Both Vodafone and Airtel also have deals with Netflix and Amazon Prime video to offer complimentary access to content from both platforms to select users.