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Govt putting people at the heart of urban transformation: LG
'Public-private partnership, public participation important for makeover of cities'
"During MTMP event, senior officials are visiting the towns and enabling direct communication and creating system that is responsive to local needs," the LG said.Special arrangement
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6 Dec, 2022, 7:31 pm
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that the government was putting people at the heart of urban transformation and termed public-private partnership and pubic participation as two important aspects for the makeover of cities.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that attending the ongoing 'My Town, My Pride' programme at Gulshan Ground in Jammu, the LG said, "Through public outreach programme, we are putting people at the heart of urban transformation and unlocking cities' full potential to drive growth, empower local governance and to ensure seamless delivery of services at the doorsteps."
He said people participation was a decisive factor for the developmental initiative as every city's challenges and opportunities were different.
"During MTMP event, senior officials are visiting the towns and enabling direct communication and creating system that is responsive to local needs," the LG said.
He termed the public-private partnership and public participation as the two important aspects of urban transformation that are also the best tools to improve quality of life, strengthen people's welfare mechanism, to grow the local economy and build infrastructure for a brighter future.
Underscoring that master plan was linked to the city's growth, development, and overall socio-economic development, the LG said that city's master plan should reflect aspirations and needs of the common man and the poor families living in the slums.
"Jammu Master Plan should focus on the housing for poor, new business centers to decongest old cities, besides planned townships for state and all-India service officials," he said. "Mentoring officers should work with elected public representatives and local ward members for the successful execution of urban development plans."
The LG said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had transformed Jammu into the city of educational institutions.
"Jammu known as the city of temples world over has also become a hub of educational institutions as it is the only place in the country which has AIIMS, IIM, IIT, and Central University," he said.
The LG said that resource mobilisation was the need of the hour and it should become part of the action plan.
"Seamless online public service delivery and efforts for improved infrastructure, decongestion plan, transportation, creation of new public space, streamlining and simplification of processes to avail public services; brand positioning of the cities; One District One Product; City Livelihood Mission; beautification of cities, preservation and rejuvenation of rivers, lakes and parks are some of the important aspects of public outreach that needs focused attention," he said.
The LG said that the 'My Town My Pride' public outreach programme lays special focus on self-employment generation and skill development to empower youth. "During MTMP Abhiyan, 25 youth from each ward are being identified for self-employment assistance and skill training," he said. "It is also being ensured that the schemes meant for the welfare of street vendors reach the eligible beneficiaries."
The LG called for organising swachhta competitions in municipal corporations and wards.
He called on the Mayor of JMC and other elected representatives to explore viable plans for revenue generation in coordination with all stakeholders.
On fund flow to municipal corporations, the LG said that everything was being done with complete transparency and as per GFR and other rules, and nobody would be allowed to violate those in any case although J&K-specific flexibilities could be worked out.
"A nation is run by the constitution, by the law and people need to create a fine balance between rights and duties. Welfare of the poor is among our top priority but the people who are capable and rich must accord top priority to discharge their duties towards society and the nation," he said. "The sense of duty among the citizens can help the society prosper. People need to understand that the public services and facilities are not free for all. Those who are able should come forward for paying for the government services."
Earlier, the LG inspected several stalls installed by the different departments and agencies of the J&K administration for extending services and generating awareness among the people.
He also distributed sanction letters under the 'Laadli Beti' scheme, cheques under State Marriage Assistance Scheme, and wheelchairs and hearing aids to the beneficiaries.
Mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Rajinder Sharma appreciated the 'My Town My Pride' programme and outreach of the administration to provide services at the doorsteps of urban population.
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta expressed gratitude towards the people for connecting with the MTMP programme and shared the vision behind holding the programme in all the municipalities of J&K.
Deputy Mayor of JMC Baldev Singh Billawaria appreciated the issues and problems being resolved by the offices visiting different areas in the municipal limits.
Rahul Yadav, Commissioner JMC highlighted the aims of the MTMP and the services being extended by JMC during the programme.
Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Shaleen Kabra; ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh; Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar; and Deputy Commissioner Jammu Avny Lavasa were also present on the occasion.


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Sony Xperia Z1 mini leaked with Snapdragon 800 chipset and 20.7-megapixel camera
Shane McGlaun - Sep 30, 2013, 8:12am CDT
An image has leaked online that claims to show the Sony Xperia Z1 mini or Zperia Z1 f smartphone also called the Honami mini. The phone carries model number SO-02F and the little image shows that four colors will be available at launch. The colors include black, white, red, and green.
It's hard to tell, the red version could be pink. Users shouldn't get this device confused with the normal Xperia Z1 smartphone we've already got our hands on in the past. The specifications show that the Z1 mini will use the same 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset used in the full-size Xperia Z1.
The smartphone will have a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280. The device will also have 16 GB of internal storage, 2 GB of RAM, and a 2300mAh battery. It will also feature a 20.7-megapixel rear camera along with the 2.2-megapixel front camera.
The device will measure 127 mm x 64.9 mm x 9.4 mm. Sony is also making the phone a bit rugged with IP 55/IP 58 ratings for dust and water resistance. This is firmly in the rumor land right now with no official confirmation from Sony that the device exists. This leaked brochure is claimed to be from NTT DoCoMo.
SOURCE: Xperiablog
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If you are used to shooting with traditional folding light stands, C-stands can look big, unmanageable, and a little heavy. However, they are worth their weight in gold when it comes to usefulness for videographers and photographers alike. Alexandre Godinho, fashion, architecture, and advertising photographer, says it is the only piece of equipment he trusts. He shows us the final product of its use and we quickly see the natural bond of the strobe and C-Stand duo.
The "C" stands for "century," which was the name of the most common size of reflector held by these stands in the early days of film making. Now these stands come in a variety of sizes and are used to hold and position light modifiers. C-stands are usually heavy; a StudioPRO C-Stand weighs in at approximately 22 pounds. If you add on the 8 pounds of monolight SDX 600 mounted on top, you are now looking at 30 pounds of equipment. So why would a photographer go through the trouble to pack this item first?
Stability and higher weight capacity attract many photographers to the heavier C-Stands over the handy regular light stands. Unlike a regular light stand, the legs flow out horizontally, making it possible to hold up to 30 pounds in weight. This leg style further concentrates that weight at the base when compared to a regular light stand, resulting in a very low center of gravity. Adding sandbags increases the stability of a loaded C-stand. The flexibility of the boom arm [or extended arm] allows you to fine tune your strobe or flash angle at almost any angle. C-stands have the ability to rig heavy lighting equipment, such as a monolight with a large softbox or a strobe with a heavy parabolic umbrella, at angles and heights that are impossible for regular light stands.
Great photos are made when you have more versatile equipment to enhance your shots. The all metal C-Stand, including two adjustable grips, and a 4'2" (50 inch) boom arm makes it easy to elevate a strobe over 13 feet off of the ground. The boom makes it possible to float a light out, over, or in front of your subject and allows you to shoot under it with an unobstructed view. Use the boom arm to add an additional light above or behind your subject, or to create a clamshell lighting set up with two light sources. The image below was captured with staged "rain" as Anderson Silva revs up in his gym.
Images that often go unnoticed in the rush of everyday life, are only some of what Alexandre Godinho captures. Featured as one of the fifty photographers, you may recognize his name from the book, Light and Shoot: 50 Fashion Photographers of the World by Chris Gatcum. Known as the gaucho of Rio Grande and photographer of fashion, architecture, and advertising, he is an expert in blending multiple types of studio lighting, whether he working with fashion models or still life. Working with tight shooting schedules in makeshift studio environments, Alexandre delivers results that appeal to both local and international modeling markets. Saying we are honored to have Alexandre work with us is an understatement. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.


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Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion is a two-year program that takes place in the daily Religion Class during First and Second Grade.
Every Friday we attend the celebration the Eucharist, Mass, as a school in our Parish Church, across the street from the School.
Twice a year we have a Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, during Advent and Lent. The priests are available for Reconciliation at any time.
We have special evenings of prayer as a School Family. Our parents, and even grandparents, aunts and uncles come and join us in prayer: Rosary Nights during the month of October, Stations of the Cross during Lent, and May Crowning at the end of May.


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This namespace includes all interfaces within Weave for the Weave Security profile.
X.509 Certificate Key Purpose Flags.
X.509 Certificate Key Usage Flags.
gProvisioningBundleKDFSalt = "Weave Provisioning Bundle v1"
Reads a Weave Access Token and constructs a CASE Certificate Info TLV structure containing the certificates from the access token.
Reads a Weave Access Token and writes a CASE Certificate Info TLV structure containing the certificates from the access token.
Reads a Weave Access Token and extracts the Access Token Certificate.
Reads a Weave Access Token and extracts the private key.
Generate and encode a Weave ECDSA signature.
Load the certificates in an access token into a Weave certificate set.
Generate a verification hash (in base-64 format) for a given set of Thermostat device credentials.
Generate a verification hash (in base-64 format) for a given set of Weave provisioning information.
Convert a certificate date/time (in the form of an ASN.1 universal time structure) into a packed certificate date/time.
Convert a packed certificate date to a corresponding packed certificate date/time, where the time portion of the value is set to 00:00:00.
Convert a packed certificate date/time to a packed certificate date.
Convert the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to a packed certificate date/time.
Unpack a packed certificate date/time into an ASN.1 universal time structure.
Generates a WeaveSignature using an in-memory private key.
Provides generic functionality for generating WeaveSignatures.
This namespace includes all interfaces within Weave for the Weave application keys library within the Weave security profile.
Contains information about a certificate that has been loaded into a WeaveCertSet object.
Contains information specifying how a certificate should be decoded.
Contains information specifying how a certificate should be validated.
const char gProvisioningBundleKDFSalt = "Weave Provisioning Bundle v1"
This function decodes a given Weave Access Token and encodes the TLV for a Weave CASE Certificate Info structure. The EntityCertificate field within the CertificateInfo structure is set to the access token certificate, and the RelatedCertificates field (if present) is set to the corresponding field within the access token.
A pointer to a buffer containing an encoded Weave Access Token.
The length of the encoded access token.
A pointer to a buffer into which the CASE certificate info structure should be encoded.
The size of the buffer pointed to by certInfoBuf.
A reference to an integer will be set to the length of the encoded certificate info structure. NOTE: This value is only set when the function returns successfully.
If the access CASE certificate info structure was successfully encoded.
Weave errors related to reading or writing TLV.
Weave errors related to decoding Weave certificates.
This function reads a Weave Access Token from a given TLVReader and writes the TLV for a Weave CASE Certificate Info structure to a TLVWriter. The EntityCertificate field within the CertificateInfo structure is set to the access token certificate, and the RelatedCertificates field (if present) is set to the corresponding field within the access token.
A TLVReader positioned on the Weave Access Token.
A TLVWriter to be used to record the output CASE certificate info.
This function reads a Weave Access Token from a TLVReader and writes the Access Token Certificate to a specified TLVWriter.
A TLVWriter to which the certificate will be written.
The TLV tag to be used when writing the certificate.
This function decodes a given Weave Access Token and extracts the private key field from the token.
A pointer to a buffer into which the private key structure should be encoded.
The size of the buffer pointed to by privKeyBuf.
A reference to an integer will be set to the length of the private key. NOTE: This value is only set when the function returns successfully.
If the private key was successfully extracted.
A TLVWriter to which the private key will be written.
Computes an ECDSA signature using a given private key and message hash and write the signature as a Weave ECDSASignature structure to the specified TLV writer with the given tag.
The TLVWriter object to which the encoded signature should be written.
TLV tag to be associated with the encoded signature structure.
A buffer containing the hash of the message to be signed.
The length in bytes of the message hash.
A buffer containing the private key to be used to generate the signature. The private key is expected to be encoded as a Weave EllipticCurvePrivateKey TLV structure.
The length in bytes of the encoded private key.
Other Weave error codes related to decoding the private key, generating the signature or encoding the signature.
This function decodes a given Weave access token and loads the access token certificates into the specified Weave certificate set object. If the access tokens contains one or more related certificate these are loaded into the certificate set as well.
The certificate set into which the access token certificates should be loaded.
The certificate decode flags that should be used when loading the certificates.
A reference to a pointer that will be set to the Weave certificate data structure for the access token certificate. NOTE: This pointer will only be set if the function returns successfully.
If the access token certificates were successfully loaded.
Weave errors related to reading TLV.
This function reads a Weave access token from a given TLVReader and loads the access token certificates into the specified Weave certificate set object. If the access tokens contains one or more related certificate these are loaded into the certificate set as well.
A TLVReader object that is position immediately before a Weave Access Token.
A reference to a pointer that will be set to the Weave certificate data structure for the access token certificate. NOTE: This value is only set when the function returns successfully.
A pointer to a buffer containing the device's serial number.
The length of the serial number string.
A pointer to a buffer containing the device's id.
The length of the device's id.
A pointer to a buffer containing the device's secret.
The length of the device's secret.
A pointer to a buffer that will receive the verification hash value, in base-64 format. The output string will be null terminated. This buffer should be at least as big as kDeviceCredentialHashLength + 1.
The size in bytes of the buffer pointed at by hashBuf.
If one of the input values is too long (> 65535).
If the supplied buffer is too small to hold the generated hash value.
The device's Weave node id.
A pointer to a buffer containing the Weave device certificate in base-64 format.
The length of the certificate value pointed at by weaveCert.
A pointer to a buffer containing the Weave device private key in base-64 format.
The length of the private key value pointed at by weavePrivKey.
A pointer to a buffer containing the device pairing code.
The length of the pairing code value pointed at by pairingCode.
A pointer to a buffer that will receive the verification hash value, in base-64 format. The output string will be null terminated. This buffer should be at least as big as kWeaveProvisioningHashLength + 1.
Packed certificate date/times provide a compact representation for the time values within a certificate (notBefore and notAfter) that does not require full calendar math to interpret.
A packed certificate date/time contains the fields of a calendar date/timei.e. year, month, day, hour, minute, secondpacked into an unsigned integer. The bit representation is organized such that ordinal comparisons of packed date/time values correspond to the natural ordering of the corresponding times. To reduce their size, packed certificate date/times are limited to representing times that are on or after 2000/01/01 00:00:00. When housed within a 32-bit unsigned integer, packed certificate date/times can represent times up to the year 2133.
Note: This function makes no attempt to verify the correct range of the input time other than year. Therefore callers must make sure the supplied values are valid prior to invocation.
The calendar date/time to be converted.
A reference to an integer that will receive packed date/time.
If the input time was successfully converted.
If the input time contained a year value that could not be represented in a packed certificate time value.
The packed certificate date to be converted.
A corresponding packet certificate date/time.
A packed certificate date contains the fields of a calendar dateyear, month, daypacked into an unsigned integer. The bits are organized such that ordinal comparisons of packed date values correspond to the natural ordering of the corresponding dates. To reduce their size, packed certificate dates are limited to representing dates on or after 2000/01/01. When housed within a 16-bit unsigned integer, packed certificate dates can represent dates up to the year 2176.
The packed certificate date/time to be converted.
A corresponding packet certificate date.
Number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. Note: this value is compatible with positive values of the POSIX time_t value, up to the year 2105.
A packed certificate time to be unpacked.
A reference to an ASN1UniversalTime structure to receive the unpacked date/time.
If the input time was successfully unpacked.


In a vastly competitive and increasingly intricate international economy, organizations must understand that owning and managing the best talents, develop and retain talented individuals is critical to achieve head-speared business performance. Consequently, one of the biggest needs in an organization today is talent development and management.
In order to boost the business performance, it is cardinal to engage and develop the talent within the organization. Focusing on the core business and strengths is the basic strategy for eroding any economic downturn, cutting down the unnecessary costs, thus doing more in less. The ability to effectively hire, retain, organize, and engage exceptional talent from top-level executives to front line employees is really the only true competitive lead an organization can have. The organization will end up with highly involved workforce, and high quality work essence: this simply cannot be easily duplicated and copied by competitors. The talent development and management indeed play a vital role in in the success of the company.
Time management is of essence while tackling talent development programs. Attention should be geared towards focusing on salient skills and developing a culture that helps in the enhancement of an individual's competences within the company. Executives should align their time management strategies with their organization's priorities, thus evading any forecasted crisis in deadlines. A sound talent management plan should be aimed at closing the talent gaps within time frame. Thus, it is of pivotal significance that this approach be integrated within a strategic organizational business plan.
Talent management should be effective and sustainable. To do so an organization should develop a leadership pipeline. In fact, leaders are responsible for developing talent management in their institutions. Noticeable skillsets such as strategic thinking, strong business acumen, and effective talent management are the mainstream of effective leadership. It inspires co-workers to develop their own talent and management skills. The leaders within the organization need to develop a positive, efficiency-geared environment where they help in developing and managing the talents within the organization.
However, in order to attain such culture, the organization needs to run the talent development and management programs effectively. The training program needs to be designed keeping in mind the needs of not only the organization but also the employees. The training programs should be informative, explicit and brittle. Thriving leaders know their employees by sitting with them as partners, guides, and trusted advisors so as to discover the area of assistance. Leaders should be able to comprehend and discern between employees' blockage areas affecting their performance, and discover employees' skills that need to be honed. In fact, leaders are advised to Create groups according to the functional area, department, age group and work experience. Then, prepare the content of the training program by keeping it pertinent and authentic. It can also be done in informal ways to make it informative and interesting at the same time.
Presenting the prepared information in an effective manner is critical. Leaders should be vigilant in delivering a plan that is catered for individual understanding and needs. While the trainers should make sure that it's not a one way communication, the trainees should be able to grasp as many as possible.
The organization leaders themselves need to enhance and refine their management skills by attending different management programs.
Research shows that companies investing in their talent management programs consistently outperform their competitors. "A study from the Hackett Group3 found companies that excel at managing talent post earnings that are 15 percent higher than peers. For an average Fortune 500 company, such an improvement in performance means hundreds of millions of dollars".


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Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in an ethnic Kashmiri family in Sialkot within the Punjab Province of British India .Iqbal's father, Sheikh Noor Muhammad (died 1930), was a tailor. Iqbal's mother Imam Bibi.
Iqbal was four years old when he was admitted to a mosque to learn about the Qur'an. He learned the Arabic language at Scotch Mission College in Sialkot, where he matriculated in 1893. He received an Intermediate level with the Faculty of Arts diploma in 1895.
The same year he enrolled at Government College University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, English literature and Arabic in 1897.In 1899, he received his Master of Arts.
In 1905, he travelled to England for that purpose. Iqbal qualified for a scholarship from Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1906. In the same year he was called to the bar as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn.
In 1907, Iqbal moved to Germany to pursue his doctoral studies, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1908. Working under the guidance of Friedrich Hommel, Iqbal's doctoral thesis was entitled The Development of Metaphysics in Persia.
Iqbal had a great interest in Islamic studies, especially Sufi beliefs. In his poetry, apart from independent ideologies, he also explores concepts of submission to Allah and following the path of Prophet Muhammad.
In 1908, he returned from England and joined the same college again as a professor of philosophy and English literature.In the same period Iqbal began practising law at the Chief Court of Lahore, but he soon quit law practice and devoted himself to literary works, becoming an active member of Anjuman-eHimayat-e-Islam.
In 1919, he became the general secretary of the same organisation. Iqbal's thoughts in his work primarily focus on the spiritual direction and development of human society, centered around experiences from his travels and stays in Western Europe and the Middle East.
Iqbal's works focus on reminding his readers of the past glories of Islamic civilisation and delivering the message of a pure, spiritual focus on Islam as a source for sociopolitical liberation and greatness.
He also advocated for an independent Muslim state. Iqbal ceased practising law in 1934 and was granted a pension by the Nawab of Bhopal.
In his final years, he frequently visited the Dargah of famous Sufi Ali Hujwiri in Lahore for spiritual guidance. After suffering for months from his illness, Iqbal died in Lahore on 21 April 1938.
His tomb is located in Hazuri Bagh, the enclosed garden between the entrance of the Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore Fort.
Iqbal first became interested in national affairs in his youth. He received considerable recognition from the Punjabi elite after his return from England in 1908.
When the All-India Muslim League was expanded to the provincial level,Iqbal was made one of the first three joint secretaries along with Shaikh Abdul Aziz and Maulvi Mahbub Alam.
While dividing his time between law practice and poetry, Iqbal remained active in the Muslim League.
In November 1926, Iqbal contested the election for a seat in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and Won.
In the 1920s. Discontent with factional leaders like Shafi and Fazlur-Rahman, Iqbal came to believe that only Jinnah was a political leader capable of preserving unity.
Iqbal was influential in convincing Jinnah to end his self-imposed exile in London, return to India and take charge of the League.
Iqbal firmly believed that Jinnah was the only leader capable of drawing Indian Muslims to the League and maintaining party unity
Some historians postulate that Jinnah always remained hopeful for an agreement with the Congress and never fully desired the partition of India.Iqbal's close correspondence with Jinnah is speculated by some historians as having been responsible for Jinnah's embrace of the idea of Pakistan. Iqbal elucidated to Jinnah his vision of a separate Muslim state in a letter sent on 21 June 1937.
Iqbal's six English lectures were published in Lahore in 1930, and then by the Oxford University Press in 1934 in the book The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam.
He thus became the first politician to articulate what would become known as the Two-nation theory—that Muslims are a distinct nation and thus deserve political independence from other regions and communities of India. • Iqbal was the first patron of Tolu-e-Islam, a historical, political, religious and cultural journal of the Muslims of British India
Iqbal's poetic works are written primarily in Persian rather than Urdu.Among his 12,000 verses of poetry, about 7,000 verses are in Persian.
In 1915, he published his first collection of poetry, the Asrar-i-Khudi (Secrets of the Self) in Persian.
In his Rumuz-i-Bekhudi (Hints of Selflessness), Iqbal seeks to prove the Islamic way of life is the best code of conduct for a nation's viability.
Iqbal's 1924 publication, the Payam-e-Mashriq (The Message of the East), is closely connected to the Westöstlicher Diwan by the German poet Goethe.
The Zabur-e-Ajam (Persian Psalms), published in 1927, includes the poems "Gulshan-e-Raz-e-Jadeed" ("Garden of New Secrets") and "Bandagi Nama" ("Book of Slavery").
Iqbal's Bang-e-Dara (The Call of the Marching Bell), his first collection of Urdu poetry, was published in 1924.
Published in 1935, Bal-e-Jibril(Wings of Gabriel) is considered by many critics as his finest Urdu poetry.
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I'm happy to be partnering with Horizon Organic to share with you what three little boys have taught me over the last eight years plus an easy kid-friendly recipe for Waffled Pizza Pockets you'll love!
Give kids the words to describe what they like and do not like about new foods. Teach them to say more than, "I don't like this. It's gross." When we try something new, it's okay for them to respectfully and politely give their opinion. Is it sweet, sour, salty, crunchy, juicy, bitter, or soft?
Reward and praise kids for being brave and trying something they aren't sure they like. Can you believe I've said, I'll give you a quarter if you take a bite of that zucchini? Sometimes the first bite is the hardest, and discovering that zucchini is good is worth a lot more than 25 cents to me!
Don't push or hide vegetables. Do both! Offer veggies raw with dips like ranch dressing and hummus. Offer them roasted, steamed, in pastas, in tacos, and blended up in smoothies and sauces.
Keep dinner time fun. Gathering around the table to share a meal together should not be a battlefield. It should be family time. We don't let a kid who doesn't want to eat what has been prepared ruin that sacred family time. It's not a power struggle. You either eat it or you don't. There are few things kids can control. One of them is what they will swallow. If you let them, they will use it.
Let your kids help you in the kitchen! Kids will want to taste the food they helped prepare. And cooking is such a great life skill. Teach them what you know or learn new things together and make memories in the kitchen! When you sit down to plan your meals for the week, let everyone be involved and take turns picking what's for dinner.
Don't label kids as "picky eaters". It's tempting to give up on them, and just let them eat their three favorite things for every meal. Keep offering new foods, so that they actually expect to try something new every day. It gets easier when you are consistent.
Talk about why it's important to eat healthy foods. My boys are into cars, so we talk a lot about how different kinds of food are good fuel to help our bodies run smoothly, just like a well-tuned engine!
Since my older two boys have gone back to school, Little Boy #3 and I have had some great quality time in the kitchen. We love making these Easy Waffled Pizza Pockets for lunch, after school snack, or even a quick weeknight dinner. I love that everyone gets to make their own, and you can be as creative as you want with the toppings. Turkey pepperoni and cheese is our favorite, but we also love ham and pineapple for a Hawaiian style twist. Here's how you make them: First, gather your toppings, and let the little hands do the work.
Spread the pizza sauce on one tortilla, and the cheese and toppings on the other.
Press the tortillas in a hot waffle iron to crisp up the tortilla and melt the cheese. Let mom or dad handle this part so little hands don't get burned.
Slice and serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping.
These really are fun for kids and parents too!
Be sure to check out Horizon Organic on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter for more great ideas for helping your kids make healthy food choices.
What is your biggest mealtime struggle? How do you motivate your kids to eat healthy foods?
In the meantime, assemble your pizza pockets with about 1-2 tablespoons of pizza sauce spread onto one tortilla and 1/4 cup of cheese plus any toppings on the other. Leave a little bit of a border around the edge of the tortilla so that the toppings won't leak out in the waffle maker.
When the waffle iron is ready, brush a bit of butter onto the top and bottom plates. This will make the outside of the tortilla nice and crispy.
Place the tortilla with cheese and toppings on the bottom plate of the waffle maker, then top with the other tortilla.
Close waffle iron and let the pizza pocket cook until it beeps.
Remove from the waffle iron, allow to cool slightly, then slice into quarters.


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SINGLE REVIEW: Draw Upon by Paul Jacks
RJ Frometa August 16, 2019 CD Reviews Leave a comment
Like a diamond catching the light, Paul Jacks' "Draw Upon" has a divine hue to its exquisite synthesized introduction that induces chills which last for the entirety of its running time and extend into the nine songs that accompany it in In Other Words, the highly-anticipated second album from this critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist. Whether it be the brooding textures of this track, the haunting echo of "Do What You Will" or the glistening groove-driven melodies of "On the Tightrope," In Other Words finds a way to connect with us on a deeper level than most indie records are capable of reaching, and although its tracklist is riddled with impressively complex compositions, to describe it as anything other than an accessible pop effort from a skilled songwriter would be wholly inaccurate.
YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNmlf_-_Ts
There's a very conceptual feel to all of the music that we hear on this latest release from Paul Jacks, and in some tracks like "Still Your Passenger," "You're Gonna Learn to Love Someday" and "In the Late Dark," the mix reminds me a lot of the overindulgence of Loveless (in the best way possible). This is undeniably among the more multilayered LPs to see widespread release this summer, and though it might be a little too potent a cocktail for some fans to digest in a single sitting, most serious audiophiles will likely agree with me when I say that it's a one of a kind listening experience which stokes as physical a reaction out of its audience as it does an emotional one.
Jacks wears his psychedelic influences on his sleeve in the charming "Kintsu," existential title track, clubby "Too Emotional" and "Still Your Passenger," but the modernity of the production style he utilizes in In Other Words never allows for the music to sound anything but original, relevant and very much a product of contemporary times. The high definition audio lets us feel the full scope of his artistry in this record, and while some critics might have wanted to hear a more stripped-down take on Jacks' style of play in this follow-up to Defractor, personally I wouldn't change anything about the way he framed this LP. It's as immaculate as they come, and this could be the biggest reason why it's garnering the praise that it is this season.
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I had a lot of expectations prior to hearing In Other Words for the first time, but I'm pleased to confirm that it lives up to everything that I had wished for it to be. Minimalist pop has been slowly but surely becoming a force to be reckoned with in the American underground this year, but Paul Jacks is taking a completely different approach to this album and producing something that is monolithic, melodic, and most of all, mightily addictive even after a only a single spin. I highly recommend picking up In Other Wordsthis August 9th; thanks to its dynamo tracklist, I'm fairly certain that synthpop, post-punk, psychedelic and experimental rock fans won't be dissatisfied with what they hear.
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El accidente del Beechcraft 1900 de Tatmadaw de 2021 (llamadas así las Fuerzas Armadas de Birmania), fue un accidente aéreo que se produjo el jueves 10 de junio de 2021, cuando un Beechcraft 1900D se estrelló cuando se acercaba para aterrizar al aeropuerto de Anisakhan en Pyin U Lwin, la capital de Birmania, matando a 12 de los 16 ocupantes y dejando a 4 heridos. Según fuentes no oficiales, uno de los sobrevivientes murió por sus heridos en el hospital.

Es el segundo accidente más mortal de la Fuerza Aérea de Birmania, después del accidente de un Shaanxi Y-8 en 2017, que dejó a 122 víctimas. Además, en febrero de 2016, el ejército perdió otro Beechcraft 1900 cuando se estrelló al despegar, matando a los 5 ocupantes.

Aeronave
El avión era un Beechcraft 1900D registrado 4610 y que había volado por primera vez en 1998, propulsado por dos motores turbohélice.

Eventos

El avión volaba en la mañana desde la capital, Naipyidó, a la ciudad de Pyin U Lwin y estaba llegando a tierra cuando se estrelló a unos 300 o 400 metros más o menos de una planta de acero, a 1,8 kilómetros de aeropuerto informó la estación de televisión de propiedad militar Myawaddy.

El avión transportaba a militares y también a varios monjes que debían asistir a una ceremonia en un monasterio budista, dijeron otros informes de los medios.

Un monje de alto rango estaba entre las personas que viajaban en el avión, dijo el comunicado de Zaw Min Tun, portavoz de la junta, quien atribuyó el accidente al "mal tiempo", No hubo informes de víctimas entre las personas en tierra.

Los accidentes aéreos son relativamente frecuentes en Birmania debido a la falta de financiación en el sector de la aviación. Las causas verdaderas del accidente aún son desconocidas.

Véase también

 Accidente de aviación
 Anexo:Accidentes más graves de aviación (1943-presente)
 Anexo:Accidentes e incidentes notables en la aviación civil

Accidentes similares

 Vuelo 801 de Korean Air
 Accidente del Tu-154 de la Fuerza Aérea de Polonia
 Vuelo 965 de American Airlines

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Descripción del accidente en Aviation Safety

Accidentes e incidentes aereos en Birmania
Accidentes e incidentes aéreos de 2021
Birmania en 2021
Accidentes e incidentes de Beechcraft 1900

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Our pre-arrival home preparation package includes a cleaning of the home, fresh linens on the beds and in bathrooms, a grocery run to stock your fridge and pantry for you, turning on the heating and/or air conditioning, opening windows to let in the fresh mountain air, and so much more. Whatever will make you feel at-home as soon as you walk in the door, we can handle it.


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This is a list of notable alumni and staff of Birmingham City University, in Birmingham, England, and its predecessor institutions:

Anstey College of Physical Education
Birmingham and Solihull College of Nursing and Midwifery
Birmingham College of Commerce
Birmingham School of Acting
Birmingham School of Art
Birmingham School of Jewellery
Bordesley College of Education
Bournville College of Art (now the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts)
Birmingham School of Music (now Birmingham Conservatoire)
City of Birmingham College of Education
Defence School of Health Care Studies
North Birmingham Technical College
South Birmingham Technical College
West Midlands School of Radiography

Staff
Mark Addis
Chris Baines — environmentalist
Charles Bateman — architect
William Bidlake
William Bloye
Jonathan Bowen — computer scientist
Paul Bradshaw — journalist
John Bridgeman — sculptor
Paul Clarkson
Benjamin Creswick
Trevor Denning
Elizabeth Fradd
Arthur Gaskin
Bruce George
Charles March Gere
Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott
Albert Herbert
Islam Issa
Zhiming Liu — computer scientist
Sylvani Merilion
Sidney Meteyard
Nicola Monaghan
David Prentice
Roy Priest — musician (formerly of Sweet Jesus)
Marius Romme
Jeffrey Skidmore
Edward R. Taylor
Philip Tew
George Wallis
 Elizabeth Yardley - criminologist
David Wilson — criminologist
Pete Wilson — bass guitarist
Simon M. Woods

Alumni

Armed forces
Harry Price — Royal Navy seaman

Art and design
Martin Aitchison
Maxwell Armfield
Grace Barnsley
Alfred Bestall
Stephen Biesty
Richard Billingham — photographer
William Bloye
Emmy Bridgwater
Gerald Brockhurst
Herbert Tudor Buckland
Kate Bunce
Edward Burne-Jones
Joseph Finnemore
Arthur Gaskin (also staff)
Georgie Gaskin
Frederick Gibberd
Bunny Guinness
William Haywood —architect
Roger Hiorns — artist
Robert Furneaux Jordan
Edwin Harris
William Alexander Harvey
Gordon Herickx
Robert van 't Hoff
Alex Hughes — Tribune cartoonist
Betty Jackson — fashion designer
David McFall
Danie Mellor
Oscar Mellor
Sidney Meteyard (also staff)
H. R. Millar
William Jabez Muckley
Edmund Hort New
Dorrie Nossiter
Hugh O'Donnell — artist
Henry Payne — artist
Peter Phillips — artist
George Phoenix
John Poole — sculptor
Donald Rodney — artist
Henry Rushbury
John Salt
John Shelley — illustrator
Percy Shakespeare
Bernard Sleigh
Joseph Southall
Marty St. James — video artist
David Tremlett
Ian Walters
Harry Weedon
Robert Welch — designer
Phil Winslade
Graham Winteringham
A. H. Woodfull
John Skirrow Wright
Tang Da Wu

Media
Smitthi Bhiraleus
Marverine Cole — broadcast journalist
Kirsten O'Brien — children's television presenter
Fiona Phillips – TV presenter
Mary Rhodes — sports TV presenter
Bob Rickard
Charlie Stayt — BBC newsreader
Margherita Taylor — radio and TV presenter

Medicine and science
Bethann Siviter — nurse-author
Kevin Warwick — scientist

Performing arts
Carole Boyd
James Bradshaw — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting)
Anna Brewster
Krzysztof Czerwiński
Nick Duffy — musician
Stephen Duffy — singer-songwriter
Jeremy Filsell
Nicholas Gledhill
Ainsley Howard
Barbara Keogh
Tom Lister
Luke Mably
Jimi Mistry — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting)
Horace Panter
Rhydian Roberts — singer and The X Factor contestant
John Taylor — bass guitarist, founder of Duran Duran
Jack Rubinacci
Jinny Sandhú  — professional wrestler
Frank Skinner — comedian
Catherine Tyldesley
William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey
Nicol Williamson — actor (of the Birmingham School of Acting)
Marjorie Yates — actress

Politics
Paul Goggins
Lynne Jones — politician, former MP for Selly Oak
Khalid Mahmood — politician, MP for Perry Barr
Gloria De Piero
David Hallam MEP

Writing
Jim Crace — novelist
Charles Wood — playwright

Honours award holders
Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
Laurie Baker
Stephen Bright
Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham
Andy Hamilton — saxophonist
Karl Johnson
David Nicholson — civil servant
T. R. Pachamuthu
Jenny Uglow
Gillian Weir
Benjamin Zephaniah

References

People
Birmingham City University


January 9, 2018 January 20, 2018 Blockchain, ERC20, TokenLeave a Comment on Modum – Real blockchain utility, in a sea of vaporware. Part 1 – From the whitepaper to mass production.
So, what is modum? Luckily for me, there's a little video here which is a great showcase for the tech and what it does. Briefly, Modum is a supply-chain monitor for the pharmaceutical sector that enables companies to comply with legislation from the EU regarding the delivery of medicinal products. Modum's tech is a passive monitoring device that sits in with shipments to monitor the temperature. During the shipping the temperature is monitored, and when received by the customer, the data is reported back to the blockchain and is publically viewable to the distributor, and the customer. Currently some drug companies are shipping in temperature-controlled containers which are expensive, or use other data-logging devices like used in food distribution, which is unnecessary.
According to Modum's whitepaper there are over 200 million shipments a year in the EU which would need to be monitored to comply with EU law, and if Modum can capture just a fraction of that market, it's big money. Modum believes cost-per-shipment can be reduced up to 60%, that would be around 10 USD per shipment. They've stated the business has the potential to reduce the industry's expenses here by up to 3 billion USD. Fairly impressive right. What's even more exciting is since 2016 has already conducted several pilot programs with off-the-shelf tech, recorded over 10K datapoints and have close contracts with a $5+ billion revenue company. The whitepaper is clearly states the Modum system is being integrated with the leading last-mile logistics service provider in Switzerland, and three pilots completed. Announcements of partnerships with companies is now common in crypto, with developers working together, but this is a huge step in a company having blockchain tech adapted on such a large scale.
In the latest CEO update the first 200 prototype sensors have arrived, and mass-production of 10,000 has been set up. One of the issues brought up in the whitepaper from the first pilot was the need for quicker connectivity between the logger and mobile application, data transfer speed boosted, and a proper UI for data analysis created. This was addressed in the two further pilots, and the production of 10K sensors is an enormous investment by the company. Combined with the news of a contract signing, this is a strong message of confidence in the product from the customer and modum.
Modum's prototype asset tracker was chosen by Canadian company Nordic Sensors as one of eight products for demonstration at the Consumer Technology Association, a huge technology conference held in LA. Variosystems was mentioned in a previous update as being involved in the production of the prototypes back in August. Modum on Dec 12. was announced as the latest member of the Trusted IoT alliance, the open source software consortium. So far the group consists of some huge names in technology, such as Bosch, Cisco, and UBS. Other recognizable names in crypto such as QTUM, vechain, IOTA and consensys are also members.
Alongside its announced partnerships, Modum's physical location could also be an important factor to its future success. They are currently based in Zurich, near to Basel – European pharma hotspot. Novartis, Hoffmann-La Roche, Basilea Pharmaceutica, Straumann and Actelion have their HQs in Basel. Pascal Degen, the Head of Sterile Packaging at Novartis is also a member of the Modum team. Nearby is Zug, home to Crypto Valley which has KPMG as a strategic partner, and Crypto Valley Labs, where Blockchaingers, organizers of previous hackathons are based. From an academic perspective, partnerships with staff from University of Zurich and University of St. Gallen, such as Prof Burkhard Stiller (the communications chair at Zurich) and Prof Erik Hofmann (expert in strategic supply chain management and author of Supply Chain Finance and Blockchain Technology) all point towards a top-tier product based in reality.
What we can see here is a clear business model that concentrates on a specfic market, that also has potential for large and consistent revenue stream. The product is proven and has real backing across the pharma industry and academia. If you haven't already I highly recommend you read the Modum Whitepaper.
Part 2 will contain token structure, performance in the market so far, concerns around its potential classification as a security and potential competitors in the cryptosphere and across the industry.
Part 2 is located here.


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PEPTOGEN IN DETAILS
We've told you already about the producer of our most popular products, Semax and Selank, the company named PEPTOGEN. Let's look into the history of the company's rising in detail!
Here is the interview given by Tatyana Zubova the CEO of the company, special for investmoscow.ru.
Nasal drops against stroke? You may think that it's impossible. And you would be wrong!
The Russian company Peptogen is based Strogino Technopark in Moscow and, according to Tatyana Zubova, it is the only company in the world that produces intranasal drugs that can restore brain function.
– Tatyana, tell us in more detail what makes your preparations unique?
– Our preparations are based not on chemical elements, but on natural peptides obtained synthetically. The human body is made up of amino acids that combine to form proteins. Peptides are not proteins yet, but rather long chains of amino acids. Our vital activity and all the most significant processes in the body are regulated with the participation of peptides.
Scientists have found that this ability of the body to self-regulate can be used for treatment of certain conditions. Scientific centers of the Soviet Union, including the Institute of Molecular Genetics (IMG) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, have been conducting research for decades, trying to synthesize a peptide molecule with a stable structure. They also tried to develop a mechanism for creating effective and safe drugs.
The uniqueness of such synthesized drugs is that they can be used at the earliest stage of the disease, block unhealthy reactions and enhance healthy ones, thus initiating self-healing processes. Peptide preparations, unlike conventional medicines, have individual effect. Depending on the initial state of one's body, they trigger the reactions that are necessary for this particular person. They are highly effective in small doses, have a long-term effect, and noticeable aftereffects. There are no significant side effects or the danger of overdose: the body perceives artificially created peptides as its own. So the excess of the peptide drug is easily split into individual amino acids and removed. As for the conventional drugs, unfortunately, their effectiveness is often proportional to the severity of their side effects.
One of the first Russian peptide drugs, Semax 0.1%, was created by IMG in collaboration with the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The drug was intended to improve the mental performance of healthy people. Today we produce Semax in two dosages, 1% and 0.1%. Semax 1% is used in neurology for the stroke treatment.
The uniqueness of Semax lies in the way the medicine is administered – nasal drops. Our brain is surrounded by a blood-brain barrier that prevents blood from contacting brain tissue directly. As a result, for the overwhelming amount of drugs, the pathway to the brain is closed or at least obstructed. First, one needs to inject very large doses of the drug. Secondly, drugs need a long time to accumulate in the body. Therefore, any treatment of neurological diseases is long and expensive. Our preparations have a 'central' effect, which means that they affect the body through the brain, and it is important that the drug gets to the brain as quickly as possible (the peptide's lifespan is short). Absorbed from the nasal mucosa, the drug quickly penetrates imto the brain even with ischemia of the brain tissue, when the blood flow is disturbed by blood clots and the delivery of conventional drugs to the affected area is difficult. Neither intramuscular nor intravenous routes of administration, nor tablets will give such an effect. Our peptides trigger repair responses in the brain within minutes. Semax 1%, if administered early during a stroke, can even stop its development. Due to this, the risk of disability and mortality is significantly reduced.
Semax with a dosage of 0.1% is used in ophthalmology, neurology, pediatrics. It is used to recover from a stroke, anesthesia, head injuries, chronic disorders of cerebral circulations, as well as to prevent mental fatigue during difficult work and stress. Semax 0.1% acts directly on nerve cells, increasing the density and quality of connections between them and protecting them from adverse factors. Healthy people use it to improve attention, memory, performance. In pediatrics, the drug has shown good results in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The treatment gives a lasting result, since nerve cells increase their functionality. The drug is also effective in the treatment of a number of ophthalmic diseases: it is able to slow down or even completely stop the process of cell death in ischemic lesions of the retina and optic nerve, which often lead to blindness.
– Is Semax the only drug produced by the company?
– Another product of ours is Selank. It is developed by the IMG and the Research Institute of Pharmacology named after V. V. Zakusov. It is also a unique drug, that is used in psychiatry and neurology to treat stress, depression, and also for prophylactic purposes. During stress and depression, biochemical disorders occur in the emotiogenic zones of the brain, which cannot be easily restored. All peptide preparations that we deal with have one unique property – they have a normalizing effect. This means that for each specific organism, they act exactly to the extent necessary and exactly in the place where it's needed. This is especially pronounced in Selank. This drug can be used in any depressive, stressful, and depressive-anxiety states when the choice of the therapy is very difficult because it is unclear whether to increase or to decrease serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine and for how much. In such conditions, therapy is long-term and has a huge number of side effects. This is not the case with Selank: it enters the body and completes the biochemical processes to the required level. At the same time, the intranasal form provides high speed and efficiency. And no serious side effects.
– Tell us about the Peptogen company itself. When was it founded? How many employees do you have? Why is the production located in a technopark?
– The Peptogen company was founded in 2005. The purpose of its creation was the commercialization of scientific developments of the IMG RAS. The fact is that the drug Semax was registered back in the mid-90s, but did not receive much distribution then, although it successfully passed all clinical trials. The Peptogen company was created just to bring the preparation to the market and present it for active use in clinical practice. Initially, the production was established on the basis of the Institute of Molecular Genetics. In 2013, when the sales market was already expanded, we moved to the Strogino Technopark. The production facility was built here in accordance with all GMP standards, and production began. The grand opening took place on August 12, 2014, in the presence of Moscow Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin. The facility is capable of producing up to 4 million bottles per year. In the future, we plan to produce new peptide preparations at this site as well.
Why technopark? First of all, stability. We could not afford the construction of a separate production facility and came to realize that the technopark was a reliable partner.
Of course, the technopark was attractive because of its quite reasonable rental fee. Moreover, there are some tax benefits provided by the Moscow Government to anchor residents. Also, the infrastructure: everything here corresponds to our goals. There is an image aspect as well: when you are an anchor resident of the technopark, you are perceived as a serious partner in the market. After all, companies based in technoparks have passed expert sessions, and the Moscow Government believes in us. This is a certain indicator of a company. We also participate in major pharmaceutical exhibitions under the brand "Made in Moscow". We are going to use a subsidy for the purchase of additional equipment. So, we believe that there are many benefits to being a resident for our purposes.
Our company is small, we are a small business entity. Due to high R&D intensity of our production, it does not require a large staff. We have grown: production volumes have increased significantly over the period of our stay in the technopark. So we're going to expand when additional areas open in the technopark.
– What are your sales markets?
– Our sales market is almost all of Russia. Federal healthcare institutions work with us, and our medicines are well purchased in the regions. I think that sooner or later we will enter the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. The drugs themselves are fairly well known in the post-Soviet space.
Our products are the first in their class. This means that we do not offer an improved molecule, that everyone already knows about and understands its properties, but we offer a new method of treatment, so we need to convince specialists that the drug is good and effective. And healthcare workers are extremely conservative. So, the traditions of stroke treatment are changing very slowly. We are pioneers to a certain extent since we bring information about peptide drugs to the medical community. The method of administration, such a high efficiency in small doses, and a wide spectrum of action are unusual for doctors. They are used to prescribing several drugs: each of them will have a beneficial effect and, in total, all together they will contribute to the recovery. And we offer a range of properties of all these drugs in just one drop.
We are working to expand the use of our drugs in practice. We cooperate with national distributors. And we know that doctors who once started using our products in sufficient quantities, never renounce as they see a real effect.
– What pharmaceutical innovations will Peptogen present in the near future?
– Improving brain activity is not the only task that can be solved with the help of peptides. Research is going on. We have recently completed the first phase of clinical trials of a peptide drug for the treatment of lipid metabolism disorders (obesity). We've also conducted preclinical trials of the peptide for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, and now we are preparing a dossier for permission to conduct the first phase of clinical trials. In addition, we've released an experimental batch of a generic of the Western peptide drug "Protirelin", which has an anti-stress effect and is used to treat alcoholism and drug addiction.
We can say with confidence that a new stage in the development of pharmacology is coming, and it's associated with peptide drugs, which in their effectiveness and safety are incomparable with conventional drugs. I would like our country to be a leader in this direction in the future. There is a solid background for this.
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