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this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday: the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum, the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, of trying "to rerun old arguments" as talks continue between the uk and eu. also coming up this hour... increased activity at a missile site in north korea. satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite.
good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the baby son of shamima begum, the british teenager who joined the islamic state group, has died in syria. the boy, who was less than three weeks old, is thought to have contracted a lung infection. his mother travelled to syria as a 15—year—old four years ago. the home office had recently taken the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum two and a half weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jarrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mother said her two other children had already died at the end of last year.
losing my children, the way i lost them, i don't want to lose this baby as well, and this is really not a place to raise children, this camp. now, medical staff in the roj camp where she's living and the local military forces, the sdf, have confirmed to the bbc that her baby died on thursday in a nearby hospital, after having breathing difficulties. he's already been buried. the family are devastated. the family are not surprised. there were concerns about the child's welfare. shamima has lost herfood card — she's made that quite clear — and wasn't able to feed herself, let alone the baby. shamima begum's family had asked the home office for help, but the home secretary sajid javid's response was to take away her british citizenship, and the government gave them no assistance in trying to bring her two—week—old baby boy to the safety of the uk. in a letter sent by the home office this week to shamima begum's sister, renu, an official wrote... but then the official wrote that...
it was a point sajid javid reinforced yesterday, after reports of the baby boy's death first surfaced. the foreign office has been clear for many years, there is no british consulate presence, there is no way that anyone can be helped in any way, including innocent children. this is why it's so dangerous. labour has described the home secretary's decision—making as callous and inhumane. save the children said that more than 60 children under the age of five had now died in the camps, and called on the uk and other countries to take responsibility for their citizens in north—east syria and take them home. daniel sandford, bbc news. the bbc's middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, is in northern syria. he first met with shamima begum not long after she'd given birth to her son, named jarrah.
quentin told us a little earlier about the conditions shamima is now living in. the circumstances that people are being held, whether they're victims of is or supporters of is here in northern syria, are pretty grim. when i metjarrah, who wasjust a few days old, he was in good health, and i asked shamima begum how her baby was doing. she said he was doing well at that time. but it's very cold here, the camps don't have enough blankets, they don't have enough tents and there isn't enough food in some cases. and the people there are struggling, and they're angry, and it's a dangerous situation as well — it's still a stressful situation. so jarrah was in good health then but he deteriorated, and yesterday we heard that him and his mother had been taken under armed escort to a hospital, and he died shortly after lunchtime. the cause of death was listed as pneumonia. it's worth remembering that in the long, miserable story of the islamic state, the suffering isn't yet over.
people who are trapped inside or stayed inside with the islamic state till the very end were starving. many of those who've left suffered from malnutrition. more than 100 people have died leaving that last is stronghold. and now in the camps, just in the last few days in the camps, we've seen 16,000 people arrive. it's a huge number — far more is supporters than everybody realised. the bombardment was very difficult for them, but that intense fighting, the circumstances were awful. and as a result, an increasing number of people have fallen ill and in some cases, as with jarrah, have died. that was quentin sommerville. kirsty mcneill from the charity save the children told me time ago in our westminster studio that the decision to stop shamima begum returning to the uk was wrong. it's utterly tragic. so this is a little baby boy, not yet three weeks old, who's died
of pneumonia. a british child who could have been here in safety, and unfortunately he has been terribly let down by britain. you say he could have been here. the home secretary was interviewed yesterday, and said there hasn't been consular access in syria since the war began, pretty much, that it's not a safe place for example where british officials could go and be involved in any attempt to bring the baby out, and that therefore there wasn't really anything the government could have done. well, britishjournalists have been able to get into the camp and of course it is serviced by aid workers. it is not up to a humanitarian organisation like save the children to comment on what kind of private diplomacy might have been able to get the mother and child out, but it is clear the decision to strip the mother of citizenship was taken not thinking about the best interests of a child, the third child lost to this particular mother, and against a backdrop where 84 people have died on their way to or arriving at this camp — two thirds of which are little children under five years old. just on that question of the the scale of the pressure that is now on that refugee camp, because of the larger
numbers of people coming into it — some of them of course will have been fighters with the group calling itself islamic state, and others will have been girls and women who were married or living with those men. what sort of pressure is that putting on? what is the ability to supply food, shelter, warmth, for that large number of people? our understanding is that over 90% of the people in this camp are women and children. there are about 5a,000 people there in freezing temperatures, so a lot of the people who have died have died of hypothermia or because they haven't had enough food. this particular little boy, as i say not even three weeks old, died of pneumonia. so your viewers will understand how a child dies of pneumonia, they essentially die of exhaustion because they little body gives up fighting because it is so hard to breathe. these are no places for children and certainly no places for newborns. i'm sure everyone would agree with what you're saying there. i suppose the practical difficulty in the case of shamima begum, this is a woman who had
voluntarily left this country to live in another country to be involved in a conflict situation. is that really something where it can be the obligation, you think, on politicians and officials in this country to do something about? well, the best interests of her children, regardless of how we feel about the parent, the best interests of the children come first. but it is worth remembering in the specific case she was 15 when she left, a child herself. someone who has been radicalised in britain remains britain's responsibility, and we all have questions to answer about how that could have happened in our country and what obligations we owe notjust to her but crucially as i say to her little ones now. you say 90% of those coming into the camp are women. presumably at least some of them will be british and many will have had children since they were out there since that is sort of part of the package, as it were, of going to live with the group that calls itself islamic state.
what then happens to those children? clearly they haven't had the spotlight or the attention that shamima begum's case has had. do they have legal status as british citizens if their mothers were british? so we found about 2500 children in the camp that are the children of foreign nationals — not of course all britain but different countries. 2500 children who are born to mothers who were not originally from syria but came to syria. exactly. around 2500 children born to mothers who are owed an obligation from their own states. we can't keep passing this problem around. if you are a citizen of a country you remain that country's responsibility. but notjust 2500 of foreign nationals — we also found 50 children completely unaccompanied without anyone to look after them and they are of course not in the spotlight but they are the number one concern of save the children. kirsty mcneill there. we can cross live now
to paris where yellow vest protestors are at charles de gaulle airport. a few moments ago there was a man in a fez who was dancing around. the mid seems very cheerful, in contrast to some of the protests. this is the seventh weekend in succession opponents of president macron have demonstrated. they wear these yellow vests because all drivers in france are required to carry them. originally this was a protest about fuel pricing and it has of course become a much wider protest now expressing frustration about the way france operates, particularly, as hugh schofield in paris has told first night before, many people outside paris, who feel their experience of french life is very different from that of people in paris and in particular the president. it is interesting just this week we had the former
president of chile calling for a full investigation into allegations of excessive force may have been used on some occasions by police against the yellow vest protesters. no force inside shall the gaul airport, by the look of it. everybody in a pretty festive mood. i don't know how that is going down with the travellers —— in charles de gaulle airport. i wish now, i we're just weeks away from the uk's departure from the eu, but both sides are still struggling to agree on changes to the prime minister's brexit deal, because of mps' objections to the irish backstop. yesterday, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said the britain would be free to pull out of the proposed single customs territory, designed to avoid physical checks on the irish border.
but the government has rejected this, because northern ireland would have to remain within it. well, a little earlier i spoke to our political correspondent matt cole, and i asked him what could and i asked him what could break the deadlock. the sticking point still revolves around this crucial aspect of what do you do to keep northern ireland border opened with the republic, in the event that, further down the line, there is no trade deal and all the shutters go down, the barriers go up? something that no one wants — this hard border, as they call it, between northern ireland. now, brexiteers rejected theresa may's big deal about a month ago now, by a record, about 230, vote majority margin. that sticking point was largely about brexiteers and the dup not wanting this backstop, this insurance policy, which they saw would keep britain in a customs union, and northern ireland with the eu, to make sure those goods could keep going, until they found another trade deal. they still haven't found an alternative solution to that. last night, michel barnier, in a series of tweets, the chief negotiator of the eu, saying, "what we could do, we could allow the uk to leave unilaterally, you're not trapped in it." but you would have to leave northern ireland in it."
that was basically what was being renegotiated before christmas when the deal got done. we have gone back to the future, what they were saying before the deal got done. either way, not a lot of progress. we understand the intensive talks with michel barnier could continue this weekend, but not the between the big politicians — the foot soldiers doing it behind the scenes. but to what end? given we are at such an impasse it is hard to see what they can produce before the big vote in the commons on tuesday. stephen barclay the brexit secretary was suggesting the uk government had already made a fresh offer to the eu commissioner. do we have any idea what form that fresh offer has taken? we have had a series of requests about trying to find a way that would allow britain to leave this customs union, unilaterally, since brexiteers fear being locked into it. there have been discussions about whether there could be an arbitration system, and language being put into not
the withdrawal agreement because the eu says that is locked down, but the political declaration running alongside it, which is what has been in broad brush strokes setting out potential visions for a future relationship once we have left. the withdrawal agreement is about leaving, the political declaration is about what happens next. so they could toughen up the language there. but people have looked and said, "if there is an arbitration system in britain says we want to leave and the eu says no, how long would that take?" and brexiteers might say, "we may not win and it could take forever, forever, so it is as good as being trapped in." broadly speaking, we are still coming back to the same sticking point that the uk and the prime minister yesterday, saying they need one more push from the eu, and the eu is effectively saying since the ones who want to leave you need to come up with an idea to make this right.
everybody not so much pointing the finger and saying, "you started it" — it is more, "you won't finish it, you won't finish it!" not getting so far ahead of what is a very big week for british politics. that was our political correspondent, matt cole. well, as matt cole says, it is a big week for british politics. let's take a look at what's coming up. on tuesday, mps are due to vote for a second time on theresa may's withdrawal agreement — including any changes she has agreed with the eu. if they reject the deal again, mps have been promised a further vote on wednesday, on whether they support leaving the eu without a deal. and if that fails, then mps have been promised another vote on thursday, on requesting an extension to the two—year article 50 process, thereby delaying brexit beyond the 29th of march. and of course you can follow coverage on bbc news of all of those key votes throughout the week. as we've been hearing, how and when britain will leave the eu remains uncertain — and many key questions, for instance, on border checks
and tariffs, remain unanswered. our business editor simonjack has been speaking to small business owners in north wales to find out about the challenges they face. this tranquillity seems a long way from the brexit war of words, but it's the deafening silence from westminster that is bothering small businesses like seiont nurseries and its manager neil alcock, who counts on frictionless borders, and he wants answers. it takes two days to ship these to holland, any delays at the port will extend that. we could have deaths of plants on the trolleys, because it's a living product after all. so basically, we need answers, we need something sorted as soon as possible, so we can plan our business for this year and next year and beyond. so a three—month delay doesn't really necessarily mean that much? no, it buys a bit of time. but it doesn't answer the big questions? no, no, not at all. so these are corydlines. a plant like this starts life in china, it's flown into the netherlands, shipped within 48 hours to the uk, grown here, under eu licence, then shipped back to the eu.
now, whether there's a delay to brexit or not, some big questions like what licences will i need, how long will the transport take, what checks will be involved, what tariffs will i have to pay? those questions are still unanswered — crucial ones to businesses like this. two minutes down the road, the owner of this nursery for rare plants said her european customers have been rushing to place orders ahead of the march deadline. well, 60% of our business is in europe and we supply a lot of the big botanic gardens, research and private customers as well, but since december, it's probably up to 95% because people are panicking, they want their plants before the 29th of march. so what impact is this uncertainty having on the business? well, i'm hoping we can ride the storm, but i mean it could close us, i don't know. hopefully, we'll pick up extra business in this country. i mean, we do have a big following in this country as well, but it's the unknown, i mean it's the unknown for my staff too. they're just such worrying times.
so the political landscape may have changed, a brexit delay is possible, some would say even likely, but, on the ground, the questions facing businesses have not fundamentally changed. what is it i'm planning for, a deal or no deal? and that uncertainty hasn't gone away. businesses are incredibly frustrated at government and at parliament. they don't see where the consensus is, they don't see where the agreement is, and they don't know how to plan and organise themselves. all this time, politicians are out chasing different ideas, refusing to lead, refusing to come up with a compromise, and businesses just don't know what to do. as we count down the days till brexit, it's still unclear whether we get deal, no deal, a delay of unknown length and uncertain outcome — and those future doubts are stunting business growth now. simon jack, bbc news, gwynedd, north wales. it is just approaching 19 minutes
past midday. the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. the brexit secretary stephen barclay accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" as talks continue between the uk and eu. as i was saying a moment ago, a man has appeared in court after being charged with the murder of 17—year—old jodie chesney. jodie was stabbed in a park in east london last friday. 20—year—old manuel petrovic was arrested in leicester on tuesday. another man, who was also arrested, remains in custody. our correspondent jane—frances kelly gave us an update from outside court. well, manuel petrovic
appeared before magistrates. he confirmed his name, his age, which is 20, his address, which is highfield road in romford. and he is charged with the murder ofjodie chesney, who died on the ist of march. she was stabbed in a park while listening to music with friends. police say that she died about an hour later. a postmortem has revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. mr petrovic, who confirmed that he is a croatian national, is to appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody, on suspicion ofjodie's murder. that was jane—francis kelly. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with stab wounds to the chest in lanfrey place, west kensington, on thursday and died in hospital.
scotland yard said the 15—year—old boy was due to appear at westminster magistrates' court later. asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale, because of concerns over their use in stabbings across the uk. the announcement by the supermarket chain follows a wave of fatal stabbings in recent weeks, many involving teenagers. asda says the most frequently stolen knives are the single—use—style, and it adds it has a responsibilty to try and help in the work to bring violent crime under control. for the second time this week, us analysts have reported activity at a military site in north korea. commercial satellite images of a facility near the north korean capital, pyongyang, suggest there are preparations to launch a missile or a satellite. a summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president donald trump to discuss pyongyang's nuclear weapons ended last week without agreement.
the bbc's correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has been explaining what had raised analysts suspicions. the latest activity is at a site known as sanum dong, just outside pyongyang. it is where north korea makes most of its intercontinental ballistic missiles and most of its rockets for satellite launches. the activity is large trucks, which they have seen going in and out. doesn't sound like much, but it is activity that many believe is consistent with that of preparing for either a missile or a rocket launch. this goes in conjunction with the satellite images which suggest their main rocket launch site is now fully operational. work stopped last year but now seems to have been started again and in fact it seems to have been rebuilt at a rapid pace. all eyes will now be on that site. it seems that trucks have now left
sanum dong, and a train. all eyes will now be on sohae to see if something arrives there for launch. it is unlikely, i'm told by analysts, at this stage that it may be a missile. they believe it is more likely to be a satellite. but that would still breach the agreement reached between donald trump and kimjong—un, according to the us state department spokesman who gave a briefing this week. they would see that as a violation, even if it is a satellite launch. so this is a tense time and one of those times where both kimjong—un and donald trump have difficult decisions to make. if they launch a satellite in north korea it could break all agreements and cause a breakdown of the talks between the united states and north korea. the united states may turn a blind eye and just say it's a satellite, or they may also say that this is a breach of the trust reached between donald trump and kimjong—un. so it is a tense time and everyone is wondering exactly what is going on. i think the best thing we can do
is keep an eye on the situation. that was laura bicker in seoul. let's take at look at some of today's other stories on bbc news. research by the bbc has found only one in ten of the nurses working within the nhs in england are men. figures suggest that last year there were just over 36,000 male nurses compared to more than 285,000 women. the department of health said it had seen a nine per cent increase in men applying for courses in the past 12 months. america's commercial astronaut capsule, the spacex dragon, has successfully completed its six—day test mission into space. the craft, which had a robot on board, re—entered the earth's atmosphere and touched down in the atlantic ocean. the us space agency nasa says that for the first time in eight years it could now consider sending astronauts back into orbit. more than 200 items from george michael's personal art collection are to be auctioned this week in london. the singer — who died
in december 2016 — built up his collection by visiting galleries and artists' studios. any money made will go to charity. internet—users should have greater control over personal data to ensure their own safety online. it's part of a proposal to change the way big tech companies are regulated. it follows a report from the house of lords communications committee which says companies are failing to regulate themselves effectively. our business correspondent rob young has more. molly russell was 14 years old when she took her own life in 2017. she had viewed graphic images about self harm online. molly's father has said he believes social media was partly to blame for her death. there have been growing concerns about content and behaviour online, and calls for companies to do more. i think that lots of people feel powerless in this situation, but of course we can act. we are a nation state, parliament is sovereign,
as we are discovering in the brexit process. we can legislate if we need to. it would be far better to do it in concert with social media companies, but if we think they need to do things that they are refusing to do, then we can and we must legislate. the house of lords communications committee says the industry's response has been piecemeal and inadequate, so the committee is calling for big tech to be reined in. there are more than a dozen uk regulators covering the digital world, but no one body has complete oversight, so the lords recommend the creation of a new digital authority. it also wants protections given to people in the real world to apply online. one key principle for regulation would be respect for privacy, to keep our growing volume of online data safe. there's also a call for a classification framework, similar to that for films. the government is currently working on its own plans to more strictly regulate web companies. internet firms say they work hard to keep their services free of some
of the most serious issues people are concerned about, but they say they recognise that more needs to be done to address potential online harms. rob young, bbc news. the world's oldest living woman has been recognised by guinness world records. she is 116—year old japanese woman, kane tanaka, who was born and lives on the southern island of kyushu. she's in a nursing home these days, where staff organised a party to celebrate the recognition. tanka says the secret to her long life are family, sleep and her shinto faith. still in good health, her hobbies include board games and calligraphy but she also confesses to a weakness for sweets and canned coffee drinks. congratulations to her. there may yet be hope for me! now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello there. a turbulent weekend of weather. it's been windy, we've had hill snow through saturday morning. the afternoon brings further snow showers to the hills, rain and snow to the north, but fewer showers, more sunshine and an easing in the wind for southern areas, so some good spells of sunshine.
but this is waiting in the wings, and this is going to give us a headache. one weather system approaching from the south, and later one from the west, so although it will feel relatively pleasant out and about in the south this afternoon, a very different complexion to the weather will take place through the night. this comes north, bumping into the cold air, so potentially giving us some more hill snow, and as itjoins forces with this next weather system coming in from the west, which will give more significant snow, the potential is also there for it to really whip up into a deep area of low pressure, potentially bringing some very windy weather, but significant snow, even a couple of centimetres at lower levels, but 10—15 centimetres over the hills in the north. clearly a colder day for most of us and feeling so in that potentially very windy weather. hello — this is bbc news, with shaun ley. the headlines: the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose
citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" — as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. sport — and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre — here's mike bushell. good morning. they've swept all before them for 12 matches running, but today wales come up
against a scotland side, who can be a force to reckoned with at home. wells are still on course on the six nations. england coach, eddiejones, called this welsh team, the gritty side ever. that one is live on bbc one, with coverage starting at 115. head coach, eddie jones, one, with coverage starting at 115. head coach, eddiejones, of england says he wants to see improvement against italy today. ourjob is to get better. we have the opportunity to play in front of 82,000 people, to play in front of 82,000 people, to play in front of 82,000 people, to play a good game of rugby. we have had great preparation for two weeks, some good training against georgia last week. this week, we have had some good fast intense sessions. scotland agains wales coverage on bbc 1 from 13.15 with kick—off at 14.15,
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Yoda dropped one of his most famous phrases on Luke when Luke said he would try to move the sunken ship. He pointed out a very true statement. You either accomplish what you set out to do, or you don't, there is no in between, no grey area called try. Choose to do that one thing that you've been "trying to do but have yet to succeed at. Feel that satisfaction that comes with knowing that you did, and that you didn't just try, or you didn't do not. You must unlearn what you have learned.


Wow, this book was utterly original, I can't imagine how the author even came up with the idea for his setting. It appears to be set in modern day earth, or perhaps slightly in the future - Coca Cola and Tom Hanks movies are mentioned - but in an alternate version in which the neighboring countries (city-states?) of Beszel and Ul Qoma exist. I didn't catch whether it's ever specifically stated where in the world these exist, but the names sound somewhat slavic to my completely ignorant ear so if I had to guess I'd guess eastern Europe/former USSR state type area. Anyway, these two countries both claim the same area of land ... and rather than fight over it or divide it in half, they BOTH live there. Yes, both countries physically occupy the exact same space.
When I initially read the book blurb I had somehow got the impression that one city was in the "real world" and the other was in some kind of mystical parallel dimension that it was occasionally possible to cross into. But nope, both cities, in two different countries, share the same streets, borders, even parks and structures. The author is taking the human tendency to ignore what we don't want to see to a ridiculous extreme. The land in the dual city where the story takes place is designated as belonging to Beszel, to Ul Qoma, or "cross-hatch". In cross-hatch areas, citizens and traffic of both countries can travel, but have to "un-see" each other. They have adopted traditions of dress, habits of movement, even expression, so that citizens of either find it easy to immediately tell who "belongs" and who is in the other city and is therefore not actually there, and must be ignored. Beszel citizens can only enter Beszel or crosshatch streets, parks, shops, and so on. Ul Qoma citizens likewise. If you live in Beszel, to visit someone in Ul Qoma who may literally live physically next door to you, you would have to go to the official border between the two, pass through customs, and then walk back to the physical location you started in, but you'd now be in a different city (and now could not enter your own house without re-crossing the border).
The existence of these two entirely separate cities is a shared group construct that citizens of both maintain. However, a secretive force known as Breach is responsible for maintaining that citizen, and if anybody does try to break that convention, Breach will immediately step in and vanish them away to be dealt with. This could be as innocent as even looking too long at someone from the other city, let alone speaking to or touching them.
The novel opens with Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad in Beszel. As he investigates the murder of a young woman found in Beszel but who appears to have been murdered in Ul Qoma, he initially assumes it is a matter for Breach to deal with and refers the case to them. However, when it turns out that the murder has in fact been very carefully planned to avoid invoking Breach, the case ends up in the hands of himself and detective Qussim Dhatt of Ul Qoma. As they try to figure out who would kill this woman and why, not to mention how, they uncover bigger questions about what else may be hiding between the two cities, unseen by either as both sets of citizens un-see people and actions they assume are "other".
It took me a little while to wrap my head around the whole concept enough to get into the story, but once I did it was really interesting and such an incredibly unique setting as well. If you like your brain to get a little exercise imagining completely foreign concepts, you should definitely pick up this book! It's also a pretty good detective story also.
I won't talk much about Mieville. The great number of prizes he received are testament enough to his talent. The city & the city is another great book and again, you'll find better critiques of it than I could ever write, but in short: I recommend it..
I just want to recommend this "instance" of the book, the reader's interpretation is immersive while being discrete. Of course, I don't have much experience with audio book, most of what I listened was from a while ago or radio theater. This is different: the reader is never off the top, he's interpreting each line, but never breaking the rhythm of the lecture. It might seem obvious for audio books veterans, but for me it was an eye opener and I'm now looking for the next listen.


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Our Fave. Date Night Spots
In the spirit of Valentines Day next week we thought it only fitting to round up some of our fave. date night spots in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Although you really don't need to go on a date to eat at these restaurants. In fact, the food is so good you could even just make the food your Valentine.
Just an idea. Lol.
#welovefood4eva.
Mocan and Green Grout – 1/19 Marcus Clarke St. New Acton, Canberra
We love Mocan and Green Grout and think it'd be perfection for a first date. It's small, not too loud (which means you can actually interview each other properly/or pretend like you haven't stalked him in peace), there's a cinema nearby (if you want to add a movie on) and the food is to die for. The whole menu is also a sharing menu which can make things much more romantical for the both of you. A shared menu will also help you gauge whether you and your new flame have similar tastes in food (which is super important for a successful relationship). And because you won't stuff yourselves silly, if the date goes well you could even stroll somewhere into the city to buy ice-cream.
Ps. If the date goes badly we think it's also quite appropriate to stroll into the city to buy yourself some consolation ice-cream as well.
Gazi – 2 Exhibition St. Mebourne
Gazi in Melbourne is a piggys dream come true. It's a Greek restaurant run by celebrity chef George Calombaris and we think it's perfection for long term relationships (see above: a piggys dream come true). Deciding what to eat from their delicious Greek menu will be super hard, mostly because their menu is huge and you'll want to order it all – so you probably will. Can we recommend you start with some Gazi dips/bread then move onto eating some saganaki from their 'dirty food' menu, then order a couple of souvlakis each, a smoked eggplant salad too, OH and don't forget to save some room for a couple of desserts! There's a dark chocolate fairy floss and salted caramel popcorn creation, which is to die for – then you and your bae can roll home. Hence; again why this spot is prob. best to be shared with someone you feel comfortable (and can wear stretchy pants) with.
Acme, 60 Bayswater Rd. Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Acme is an inventive Italian style restaurant that (wait for it) serves dishes with an Asian twist. So if you're ever indecisive over which cuisine you feel like, then you're in luck because this restaurant combines the two! It also has a really fun and trendy vibe. Filled with rustic chic décor it kind of looks like a bar and can sometimes be a little loud. But they play hip hop or straight up gangster rap so it can be really fun too! As the restaurant combines both cuisines, you'll also find a menu like no other featuring options that are best shared like: macaroni, pig's head and egg yolk as well as a baloney sandwich. It's therefore a restaurant for people with adventurous taste buds and/or couples who love their food…the prices are super reasonable too so you won't blow your budget!
Chin, Chin – 125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Chin Chin is a restaurant that focuses on South-East Asian cuisine, but it's not like any South-East Asian cuisine. The whole menu is a flavour explosion, which will have you running back for more. Trust us, your taste buds won't know what hit them. The menu is modeled on a shared eating concept although it's also quite easy to order your own plate too, making it perfect for all couples (however long you've been together!) The only prob. with Chin Chin is that it's insanely popular so you either need to get there early to grab yourselves a seat or be prepared to go there knowing you'll be in for a wait. We highly recommend putting your names on the waiting list and going somewhere close by for drinks – Eau-de-Vie is right around the corner and it's the shizzle for cocktails. (Just don't have too many!)
Bacaro – 7 Lonsdale St. Braddon, Canberra
If you want to be wined and dined in style we love no other place in Canberra more than Bacaro. Bacaro is an Italian restaurant that mixes old school trattoria traditions with a modern Braddon vibe. It also has a fire place which makes it perfect for warm winter dates as it's quite small and intimate. But most importantly its food and wine is off the charts! Owned by the Trimboli brothers who first started with Italian & Sons (the much loved restaurant next door) the menu is pretty much just a smaller version of that. (I.e It's filled with nothing but Italian classics, cooked to a standard that's pretty hard to match.) It's a very romantic place for a date night too, so it would be perfect for couples who actually like to celebrate Valentines Day, or feel like they should treat themselves to a lush carb load fest, or top notch wine.
Ps. Their wine menu is huge and features a heap of organic, preservative free, local and international wines. But if you don't even know where to start with the wine list, there's no need to worry, the wait staff are amazing (plus they're oh so cute in their little white suit jackets) and are always more than happy to help. Unfortunately though, Bacaro is a walk in restaurant only and doesn't take bookings so be prepared for that.
The Butler – 123 Victoria Street Potts Point, Sydney
The Butler is another one of our fave. restaurants in Sydney that combines a buzzy bar vibe with original food. And by 'original' we truly mean original as 'classic French-Caribbean' food' is what this venue offers. But if you're a little confused as to what 'Classic French-Caribbean' food might entail think, Caribbean spiced pork short ribs with green papaya slaw, or even dishes like whole blackened chicken, black beans, corn and tomatillo salsa. (If anything, just expect flavours to be out of this world.) Although there's more to this place than just the food, because the cocktail bar is to die for too; which makes it the perfect venue for first dates, or date Numéro 100 with your love (despite the fact it can be a little loud.) Unfortunately though, you can't make a booking here either, but remember: The Cocktail Bar! Get there early, put your names down on a table and wind down with a pre-dinner drink.
FYI: The Butler has also been described as one of the best dining spaces that Sydney has to offer! So you can stare out at the greenery, the view of The Domain, or the ever changing Sydney city skyline...and trust us, it'll be hard not to fall in luuurve – which makes it perfect for Valentines Day, no?
Images: Mocan and Green Grout, Gazi, Acme, Chin Chin, Bacaro, The Butler, Words: Yadira Galarza Cauchi
Have you been to any of these restaurants? Tell us some of your fave. date night spots!
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Mobile Bars brought into Amar Hall to give a great cocktail making experience.
On Friday the 19th of September 2014, the Mayor of Dartford Councillor Avtar Sandhu MBE. held yet another of the many planned charity events whereby he endeavours to raise funding for his partnership of thirty-one local groups and charities. The event – a cocktail masterclass – in total raised £620 with the help of the approximately 40 participants, all of which were reportedly enjoying the sell-out experience. One of said participants, Ellen Mote, has informed us of her opinion of the event by telling us: "My first cocktail masterclass was informative, creative and above all fantastic fun! It was great to enjoy an extremely well organised evening, courtesy of Mobile Bar Hire Ltd, with family and friends whilst supporting the Mayor of Dartford who is working relentlessly throughout his current term in office in order to raise much needed funds within the local community".
Cllr. Avtar Sandhu MBE and the fundraisers with their cocktail shakers at the masterclass in Dartford Kent.
Cocktail being made under the watchful eye of the mixologist.
The charity function was sponsored by local businesses Amar Hall and Mobile Bar Hire, who were more than happy to help the smooth continuation of the event by providing their services and products for the purpose of helping out the Mayor's charities. The local businesses are very active partners of the Mayor's charities, and often donate their time and resources towards ensuring the success of these events.
On the night, the Mayor of Dartford spoke with all the function's guests, thanking them for their participation in the charity function and wishing that they had the best of nights.
The Mayor of Dartford was especially pleased at the arrival of the Mayor of Sevenoaks, as this continues to build upon his wishes and belief that working alongside neighbouring authorities can only lead to good things. The night consisted of Mobile Bar Hire's head of mixology demonstrating the creation of cocktails such as the Cosmopolitan and the Strawberry Daiquiri, as well as the Mayor's Passion – the latter being named especially for the event. He later asked the participants of the event to recreate their own cocktails, which they continued to happily consume.
The Mayor has asked us to once again convey his thanks to all participating members of the event, and wishes that they enjoyed themselves as much as they appeared to.


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Publi Sulpici Galba Màxim (()) va ser un magistrat romà. Formava part de la gens Sulpícia i era de la família dels Galba, d'origen patrici.

Primer consolat
Va ser elegit cònsol l'any 211 aC juntament amb Gneu Fulvi Centumal, sense haver ostentat abans cap altra magistratura curul. Va començar en el càrrec el mes de març, i els dos cònsols van rebre la Pulla com a província. Però poc després el senat va decidir enviar a un dels cònsols a Macedònia, regió que per sorteig, va ser per Galba, on va substituir en el comandament a Marc Valeri Leví, durant la Primera guerra macedònica.

Procònsol a Grècia
En acabar el seu consolat, el senat li va prorrogar el mandat un any més, però després d'un informe de Valeri Leví on s'envania dels seus propis èxits, Galba va rebre l'ordre de llicenciar al seu exèrcit excepte una legió i els socii navales (la flota) i se li va donar una quantitat de diners pels subministraments de les seves forces. D'aquest any 210 aC poc se sap de l'activitat de Galba excepte que va conquerir l'illa d'Egina que va ser saquejada i donada a la Lliga Etòlia aliada dels romans. va intentar en debades aixecar el setge a la ciutat dEchinus, a la Tessàlia, rodejada per forces de Filip V de Macedònia.

L'ny 209 aC es va tornar a prorrogar el seu imperium un any més, amb Macedònia i Grècia com a província. Va reforçar l'aliança dels etolis i Àtal I de Pèrgam contra Filip V. Els etolis a la batalla de Làmia van ser assistits per 1000 romans que va enviar Galba, quan estava estacionat a Naupacte. Quan Filip V va aparèixer a Dime en la seva marxa cap a Elis, Galba va desembarcar al nord del Peloponès amb 15 vaixells i va saquejar el país fins que va arribar Filip i es va haver de retirar cap a Naupacte. Quan Filip va haver de tornar a Macedònia pel perill d'una invasió dels bàrbars de la frontera, Galba va anar a Egina i es va unir a la flota d'Àtal de Pèrgam a l'illa, on va passar l'hivern.

A la primavera del 208 aC Galba i Àtal amb una flota total de 60 naus, van navegar cap a Lemnos i Àtal va atacar Peparetus, i llavors va creuar junt amb Galba cap a Nicea (Grècia). Des d'allí es van dirigir cap a Eubea on va atacar Oreos que tenia guarnició macedònia però que, traint els seus caps, es va entregar a Galba. Animat per la facilitat d'aquesta conquesta, Galba va provar de conquerir Calcis, però no ho va aconseguir i va marxar cap a Cinos, un port de la Lòcrida Opúncia. Mentrestant Filip es va apoderar de Fòcida que Àtal no va poder defensar. Però va marxar ràpidament a Àsia quan va saber que Prúsies I de Bitínia havia envaït territori macedoni. Galba va tornar a Egina. Va estar-se a Grècia durant uns anys sense fer res de destacable. Els romans no oferien cap assistència eficaç als etolis, ni tan sols després de la caiguda d'Àsdrubal, quan la preocupació dels romans per la defensa d'Itàlia va disminuir considerablement. Els etolis havien d'actuar per si sols tan bé com podien.

L'any 204 aC Galba va ser cridat a Roma pel senat i el va succeir al procònsol Publi Semproni Tudità. L'any 203 aC va ser escollit dictador només per fer els comicis i convocar al cònsol Gneu Servili Cepió que era a Sicília amb intenció de passar a Àfrica.

Segon consolat
El 200 aC va ser elegit cònsol per segona vegada i altre cop va obtenir Macedònia com a província, i encara que el poble romà no volia més guerres després de la llarga lluita contra els cartaginesos, es va iniciar la Segona guerra contra Felip de Macedònia. Galba va sortir de Brundusium amb una selecció de l'exèrcit de Publi Corneli Escipió Africà Major que havia tornat d'Àfrica, i va desembarcar a Grècia. Els ambaixadors d'Atenes només arribar ja li van demanar ajut i protecció contra Macedònia i Galba va enviar a Gai Claudi Centó amb 20 vaixells i 1.000 homes. Va arribar l'hivern, que va passar a Apol·lònia.

A la primavera de l'any següent va avançar pel país de Dassarètia on quasi totes les ciutats se li van rendir, i alguna va ser ocupada per la força. Cap dels dos cabdills sabia on es trobava l'exèrcit enemic i van començar enfrontaments menors entre les avantguardes dels exèrcits. Després d'un xoc al pas d'Eordea, amb fortes baixes pels romans, es va produir igualment prop dels pas d'Eordea, una batalla de cavalleria en què els macedonis, inicialment victoriosos, van ser finalment posats en fuita. El rei Filip va estar a punt de morir i va demanar una treva a Galba. Els romans van demorar la resposta fins l'endemà, i durant la nit l'exèrcit macedoni es va poder retirar sense ser detectat. Al cap d'uns dies Galba va anar a Pluvina i va acampar a la vora del riu Osphagos, no lluny del qual eren els macedonis. Van seguir nous petits enfrontaments sense res decisiu i a la tardor Galba va tornar a Apol·lònia.

Per l'any següent Publi Vil·li Tàpul va ser elegit cònsol amb Macedònia com a província i Galba va tornar a Roma. El 197 aC Galba i Tàpul van ser nomenats legats de Tit Quint Flaminí I i al 196 aC van ser dos dels comissionats de Flaminí per arranjar els afers de Macedònia.

L'any 193 aC Galba i Tàpul van ser enviats com ambaixadors a Antíoc III el gran. Primer que res van visitar a Èumenes I de Pèrgam tal com se'ls havia ordenat, que demanava iniciar la guerra amb Síria. A Pèrgam, Galba es va posar malalt, però es va recuperar i va anar a Efes on en lloc d'Antíoc va trobar a un apoderat de nom Minió (Minion) L'entrevista va acabar amb la decisió de fer la guerra a Antíoc. No se sap quan va morir, però degué ser poc després, ja que no torna a ser mencionat.

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Cònsols romans de la dècada del 210 aC
Cònsols romans de la dècada del 200 aC
Ambaixadors romans
Egina
Procònsols
Galba Maxim, Publi Sulpici
Dictadors romans del segle III aC

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Birmingham-Southern College
Ada, OH
SUNY -- Albany
Hannibal-LaGrange University
Where Medical Sciences PhDs Received Their Undergraduate Degrees
Four-Year Schools in Vermont with Articulation Agreements
Great College Destinations: Midsized Metropolitan Cities (1 to 2.5 Million Residents)
Colleges With Students Committed to Teach for America
School of Architecture at Taliesin, The
The School of Architecture at Taliesin (formerly Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture) is a specialized, private institution. Its campus is located in Scottsdale, AZ; its summer campus is in Spring Green, WI.
Campus Enrollment
Coeducational College, Founded Coeducational College
HLC Higher Learning Commission
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
CU Succeed Scholarship
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture - Arizona Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (AzLEAP)
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture - Math, Science and Special Education Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program
12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard
http://www.taliesin.edu
600-acre campus in Scottsdale (population: 249,950).
Percent of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
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Students are required to live in school housing
Students may have cars on campus
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age
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Railways to introduce trolleys at stations
Indian Railways will introduce airport-style trolleys at important stations for the benefit of senior citizens and women passengers.
This was announced by railway minister Mamata Banerjee in her budget speech Wednesday.
Banerjee said: "Railways propose to introduce modern trolleys at all important stations which will be handled by uniformed attendants to assist senior citizens and women passengers."
At present passengers either use coolies (porters) to carry their luggage or use luggage that they can wheel themselves.
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Dish TV in talks with rlys to beam live services in trains
Chandigarh: Dish TV, the direct-to-home broadcast vehicle of Subhash Chandra's Zee Network, is in talks with the Indian Railways to launch live television services in trains. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV, who was in Chandigarh to announce a free recharge offer, said, "The tender has been issued by the Railways and we intend to submit our bid. Initially one train will be made available for testing the product and we are hopeful of being awarded the contract."
Dish TV has also extended its Live TV services to private cars and buses. Kapoor added, "A private bus operator has started using this service in Delhi. Discussions are on with few other operators." Kapoor also said that Dish TV has registered an increase of 33% in sales this year with the subscriber base crossing 4.8 million. "We are targeting the 5-million subscription mark (translating into 25 million viewers) by end of this fiscal and the 8-million mark by end of next financial year. The turnover is expected to be around Rs 900-1,000 crore by March 31, 2008."
Despite the overall gloom and the increase in competition, Dish TV has been able to hold its own. The competition, Kapoor said, has helped expand the market. "If in June-July about 6 lakh DTH subscribers were added per month, the number grew to around one million new subscribers between October-December. The new entrants in the DTH space have expanded the market size. We are also planning to launch our Digital Video Recording box soon," he added.
Under Dish TV's free recharge offer, if a customer recharges for a certain amount, she gets an equivalent amount of recharge as bonus. In other words, the recharge becomes completely free.
Dish TV has also introduced Recharge-free ItzCash (ItzCash is a multi-purpose pre-paid card that enables consumers to shop online, book railway tickets, buy Internet connection packages, play online games and pay utility bills) coupon, specifically for this offer. This is a new concept in the DTH industry where subscribers can top-up their subscription using tailor-made package cards.
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タルカスと黒騎士ブラフォード その②
"Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford, Part 1" "Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford, Part 3"
Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford, Part 2 (タルカスと黒騎士ブラフォード その②, Tarukasu to Kurokishi Burafōdo Sono 2), originally Vengeance Demon from the Past (過去からの復讐鬼, Kako kara no Fukushūki) in the WSJ release, is the twenty-seventh chapter of Phantom Blood and the twenty-seventh chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga.
Jonathan tries to send Ripple through Bruford's hair, but it doesn't work because Bruford continues to drain Jonathan's blood with his hair. Tarkus draws a mighty sword, threatening Jonathan with it. Dio then begins to explain the story of Tarkus and Bruford.
In 1595, two potential queens fought for the throne of England. One was Elizabeth I, the other was Mary Stuart. Both queens were of the Tudor dynastyW. Tarkus was a knight of great strength, and was famous for his large sword; Bruford was known for having attacked enemies by surprise after swimming through a lake while wearing his armor. Both were raised as knight with no families, and trained their bodies to perfection. Eventually, the two of them pledged their allegiance to Mary, and swore to make her queen. Tragedy then befell Mary when her husband Darnley Stuart died of unknown causes. Elizabeth saw a chance to get rid of Mary and blamed her for killing her own husband. The nobles began to revolt against Mary because of the scandal, and she was eventually imprisoned in a tower.
Elizabeth then struck a deal with Tarkus and Bruford: If they surrendered, Elizabeth would spare Mary's life. The two knights agreed to the arrangement; however, just before they were executed, the executioner revealed to them that it was not Mary in the tower, and the real Mary Stuart was dead. In the present day, Dio turned them into demons of vengeance to use for his own sinister goals.
With his arm trapped by Bruford's hair, Jonathan gathers Ripple energy in his left hand and punches his right arm with it. Jonathan's scarlet overdrive disintegrates the hair trapping his arm and he is freed to continue fighting.
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Apple adds server API to CloudKit, unlocking new developer possibilities for the iCloud service
- Feb. 5th 2016 11:12 am PT
Apple has quietly added a server-side API to CloudKit, following an announcement on the developer news blog. This will enable developers to add a lot of functionality to apps powered by CloudKit, enabling developers to interact with the iCloud CloudKit database outside of user interaction with iOS, Mac or web apps. The web service API enables developers to run independent code on servers that can add, delete and modify records in the CloudKit stack.
Until now, interaction with CloudKit has been limited to the APIs Apple provided in apps. Although this was useful, it lacked the options for more advanced use — most modern apps rely on servers to perform tasks whilst users are away. With the addition of the web API, developers can create many more types of applications using CloudKit as the backend. For instance, an RSS reader app can now add new feed items to the CloudKit stack from the server. Before, this action could only occur when a user opened a CloudKit-powered app, which was essentially impractical and meant developers had to use other tools.
Expect CloudKit adoption to rise with this announcement. The server capabilities dramatically increase the chance that a developer can use CloudKit for their new app where they wouldn't have been able to before, as so many modern apps rely on some kind of persistent server component. The lack of native SDKs for non-Apple platforms may continue to limit uptake, however.
Parse, a similar cloud framework, has recently announced it will shut down next year. With the inclusion of a server side request endpoint, CloudKit is now positioned to fully replace Parse as a cloud database engine. The timing of the CloudKit announcement is probably coincidental, but it serves to attract ex-Parse users who are now actively looking for a new platform to build on. Developers can find more information on adopting the new CloudKit features here. For users, expect to see more capable iOS and Mac apps built on top of CloudKit in the future.
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system that runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Historically, Apple releases a new iOS version once a year, the current version is iOS 12.
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Sound Track is an alias of Savvas Ysatis (born July 1, 1968), a Greek electronic musician. Ysatis was born in Athens, Greece, and developed an interest in the synthesizer through exposure to electronic music by artists such as Kraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre in the late 1970s. At age 15, he left Greece to move to New York City, where he acquired some musical equipment and began experimenting. His early ambient solo work was produced under the moniker Omicron.


…… those are the colours of my garden at this moment in time. There is some white and a bit of pink and blue dotted around for good measure, oh and let's not forget the luscious red of the strawberries but on the whole yellow and green are the key colours this week.
It's not surprising really, what with 4 types of tomato growing and two of these are currently flowering, one of which has the first tiny green tomatoes of the year swelling and next to the tomatoes in the greenhouse, the first of the cucumber flowers is resplendent, enticing the pollinators in.
Back outside and the various squashes have several large, yellow flowers open, waiting for the bees to spot them and come do their job and many more flowers can be seen all the way back along the vines – if the weather holds, this could be a bumper year for squash. My fingers and toes are crossed, as I love the sight of squash growing on the vines and the amazing display they can make during the Autumn, once harvested and brought inside for storage purposes. Even the pumpkins are flowering (yes I know they are part of the squash family but I always like to give them a separate mention).
In the raised beds, not to be out done, the courgettes are also a mass of large yellow flowers and, despite their lamentably slow start, now present the possibility of a glut to beat all gluts. You see, just after I planted out my first lot of courgettes, the weather turned very, very cold again and I thought that I had lost these. So, just like I did with the squashes, I sowed some more seeds …… and they all came through ……. and I planted them out …….. and the others survived and now they are all going to fruit at the same time!!!! It's a good job courgettes are easy to freeze and take to freezing well!
There is a touch of colour amongst the flowers in the vegetable garden flower bed, with the dark pink snapdragons, purple sweet peas and a paler pink of a flower which I don't know the name of. A solitary vivid pink Livingstone Daisy is still sitting in its' pot – the remainder of these beautiful flowers which were planted out a few weeks ago, were had by the slugs and I'm loathed to consign this breathtaking specimen to the same fate.
Overall, the garden is looking lush and green now, a stark contrast to the beginning of June when the unseasonably cold temperatures meant that the plants were still shivering in their final placements, even during the day and were, therefore, reluctant to grow. Now, 5 weeks on, the temperatures are much better, the sun has shown its' face a few times and the bees have ventured out in their droves and are doing the vital job of pollinating everything.
This weekend is set to be a scorcher by all accounts and I do so hope they are right about that as I have potatoes to earth up, broad beans to pull out and Kohl Rabi to plant in their place.
As for Mud, he is hoping to finally get Ciggys bulkhead stripped back to bare metal, primered and painted, then we can start to bolt everything back on and our little green Land Rover will be one huge step closer to being back on the road, for good!
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I love growing flowers amongst the veg – so pretty. I also love the way you set out the pages of your blog; I have a lot to learn!!
Everything is looking brilliant! You have such a great variety. W are having a warm spell too so happy sunny weekend!


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The CEO behind TGA Premier Sports tells 1851 how the sports-centric brand continues to experience growth.
When Joshua Jacobs first started TGA Premier Sports back in 2003, he saw the business as an after school golf enrichment program. Franchising wasn't on his mind until demand started growing — after fielding dozens of calls from interested entrepreneurs, Jacobs and his team started looking into what it would take to create a turnkey model that franchisees could easily replicate.
Today, TGA Sports has a total of 118 franchise units in its system — and that number is continuing to climb. 1851 spoke with Jacobs to learn more about how the sports-centric franchise is experiencing success in the industry.
I launched TGA in 2003 in the Los Angeles area as an after-school golf enrichment program. IT quickly morphed into summer camps and specialty programs, ultimately becoming a self-sustaining model for growing the sport. Two years in, we started receiving calls from entrepreneurs and PGA golf professionals asking how the model works and how many kids and families we had served. After about the 15th or 20th call that we received, we got smart and said, "I think we have something here that nobody else has." After doing market research, we realized that a concept like ours didn't exist. So, we began creating a turnkey business solution and started franchising at the beginning of 2007.
After the golf franchise launched in 2007, we reached about 40 open units. Then, The United States Tennis Association (USTA) called us up in 2011 and said that they were interested in partnering. We launched that national partnership and tennis franchise in 2012, which became our second system. Then, in 2015 — as Amazon began evolving their distribution platform — we realized that we had that same type of platform to do anything with our model. We had the infrastructure already in place to run any type of after-school or youth event. We also believe here at TGA that sports change lives. So, we worked with the Olympic Committee to launch our third franchise system in 2017. That system is more team sports oriented. To date, we have 58 golf franchises, 47 tennis franchises and 13 team sports franchises.
What drew me to franchising was everyone who called up and said that they wanted our business infrastructure and support system. As we dove more into the details of what exactly it was that they were looking for, we found that it was mainly marketing support. At the time, I had come advisors, and it hit us in the face that this was a franchising opportunity. What I love about franchising is that it's not an employee/employer relationship. The better they do, the better we do — and vice-versa. There's a vested interest in all parties to help each other grow.
What I like about our system specifically is that there's no competition. We have defined exclusive territories for our franchisees, and they aren't competing with another one of their colleagues right down the road. For me, I think that's a great mindset for our franchisees.
There's honestly nothing that I'd really change. I find franchising to be a really intriguing way to grow your brand.
What's the biggest change you've seen in the industry since you started out in franchise development?
I think that we're starting to see brick and mortar related companies pop up less while home-based service related companies are popping up more. There's a real opportunity — especially as the population continues to climb — in that segment of the franchising industry. These service-based companies are going to be really valuable moving forward.
Someone who is passionate about sports, kids, families and their community. They also need to pay attention to detail and have an ability to sell themselves. We see that as being our top priorities. If they have experience behind them managing people, that's also definitely a plus.
What's the number one thing that sells franchises?
Public relations. PR is our number one driver for franchise sales. For the first 10 years, we did not advertise our franchises. It was all PR and organic growth, and we got to right about 100 franchises without any type of advertising. Since advertising, we've seen success from some small campaigns on Facebook and with bloggers. But still, the number one driver is PR.


For the Autumn Winter '15 season, home bred denim brand Flying Machine, has decided to position its 'new cool' philosophy through a digital campaign. Considering this brand thought, Lowe Lintas Bangalore has created a stop-motion music video that features youth icon and Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor. The brand and the agency have collaborated with different artists to film the song titled 'Tripping High', while Bollywood lyricist Vayu Srivastav and his team have given the song its tune and words. Noted music director and playback singer Vishal Dadlani has lent his voice to the song. The video will be promoted largely on digital channels and the shorter edits of the same will be promoted on other media channels at a later stage.
"If new cool was the deal, we really wanted it to be new. A new format. A new style of presentation. We decided to be completely open minded and decided to collaborate with Vayu. We found in his work new expressions. And yes the result is something that reflects new cool," added Rajesh Ramaswamy, executive creative director, Lowe Lintas Bangalore.
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The cost of developing and delivering Extension programming has increased in spite of the Internet and electronic delivery. At the same time, funding for program development and delivery has stagnated or decreased. This article outlines a method, referred to as the "sponsorship model," that can be used to capture program funds, engage a local sponsor in the delivery of a program, and build local community collaborations.
Traditional sponsorship of an Extension program generally consists of a local business paying for a meeting room, buying beverages and cookies, supplying monogramed napkins and cups, or handing out merchandise such as t-shirts. In the corporate world, businesses such as Pepsi, General Motors, and Nike spend millions of dollars sponsoring an event or program. This is a universally accepted practice worldwide intended to garner public acceptance and the eventual purchase of a product (Fahy, Farrelly, & Quester, 2002; Farrelly & Quester, 2003; McKelvey & Grady, 2008; Kunz, 1969; Pham, 1991; Pham, 1992; Tsiotson & Alexandris, 2009).
The sponsorship model takes a much different approach to garnering Extension program funds than traditional Extension or corporate methods. Instead of buying cookies or aiming to sell their product, the sponsor in the sponsorship model is responsible for all the logistics of the meeting, marketing the program, and paying a fee to Extension for delivering the program and related educational materials. The Extension educator does not market the program to the program participant. Instead, the program is marketed to local community sponsors who recruit participants. The sponsorship model is dependent upon an alliance or collaboration between Extension and the local community sponsor. This interdependence or complementary arrangement will result in a successful program (Cropanzano & Mitchell, 2005; Harvey, Gray, & Despain, 2006; Kunz, 1969; Urriolagoitia & Planellas, 2007).
Selecting sponsors to target takes thought. Sponsors must have a vested interest in supporting the program. Sponsors must see benefit to themselves when hosting a workshop (Galloway, 2004). Potential sponsors for a farm business transition estate planning program would include attorneys, financial planners, accountants, insurance agents, bankers, etc., because they will gain public exposure and hopefully gain new clients by hosting the program.
It is critical that expectations of the local sponsor and Extension are made clear. This can be accomplished through the use of a sponsor's brochure. The brochure states the sponsor will pay a flat sponsorship fee; select the program date, program location, program start time; recruit all participants; and cover all other program costs such as meeting room fees, refreshments, and meal costs. Extension's role would include deliverables such as curriculum, training, program evaluation, mileage expense, and the availability of a media packet for sponsors aiding them in their recruiting process.
Establishing a sponsorship fee can be challenging. Start by calculating all direct expenses such as mileage, lodging, cost of materials, evaluation expenses, etc. For most programs, including staff salary and benefit costs would not be practical. Estimate an average number of workshops that might be delivered over a given period of time. Calculate average mileage to those workshops. Estimate an average number of attendees at each workshop and associated materials costs. Include lodging if applicable as well as evaluation expenses. Simply divide the total cost by the estimated number of workshops, and that is the per workshop sponsorship fee. You may want to add a small profit to build a revenue fund for future programming.
Think about the fee from the sponsor's perspective to determine if a sponsor would pay it to host the workshop. Is it too high so no one will "buy" it? Is it too low relative to the potential demand so you will have too many requests? Visiting with a potential sponsor to discuss the estimated fee could be very useful before advertising to other sponsors. Set the fee high enough so as to imply program quality and to get a serious commitment from the sponsor. A $100 fee will not be taken seriously by most potential sponsors. A $1,200 fee will garner a sponsor's serious commitment toward recruitment and follow through.
To ensure your program will be in demand by sponsors, it has to be of the highest quality. This can be accomplished by beginning curriculum development using backward program design (Wiggins & McTighe, 2006). Start with the program end in mind. Clarify program goals, outcomes, and impacts with focus on the learner. Pay attention to the type of audience you are addressing, the way materials might most effectively be used, and in what format. Your program must be innovative and unique, relevant, timely, needs-based, and delivered in a professional manner.
Evaluation is key to the sponsorship process. Completing a comprehensive evaluation can validate program outcomes and impacts. Sharing these findings with sponsors reinforces the value they receive from hosting the program and further enhances the collaborative relationship between Extension and local community sponsors.
Having to step out of our subject matter program mode into an entrepreneurial mode can be intimidating and seem outside our role in Extension. However, exploring alternative funding sources is a fact of life in Extension (Stiehl, Bessey, & Schmall, 1992). A simple mindset change can position you for the task. Enlisting substantive help from local community sponsors will make the task simple and efficient. Creating high quality programs delivered in a professional manner can create sources of funding. Paying attention to organizational mission, ability to deliver a given program, priority of programming, organizational politics, understanding program participants, etc., are key elements in making the sponsorship model effective (Jackson & Johnson, 1999). Understanding what a potential sponsor values in client education is key to the process. Last, believe and trust in your work and its value—so much so, that you are not afraid to charge for it.
Cropanzano, R., & Mitchell, M. S. (2005). Social exchange theory: An interdisciplinary review. Journal of Management, 31, 874-900.
Fahy, J., Farrelly, F., & Quester, P. (2004). Competitive advantage through sponsorship: A conceptual model and research propositions. European Journal of Marketing, 38(8), 1013-1030.
Farrelly, F., & Quester, P. G. (2003). What drives renewal of sponsorship principal/agent relationship? Journal of Advertising Research, 43(4), 353-360.
Harvey, B., Gray, S., & Despain, G. (2006). Measuring the effectiveness of true sponsorship. Journal of Advertising Research, 46(4), 398-409.
Kunz, P. R. (1969). Sponsorship and organizational stability: Boy Scout troops. American Journal of Sociology, 74(6), 666-675.
McKelvey, S., & Grady, J. (2008). Sponsorship program protection strategies for special sport events: Are event organizers outmaneuvering ambush marketers? Journal of Sport Management, 22, 550-586.
Pham, M. T. (1991). The evaluation of sponsorship effectiveness: A model and some methodological considerations. Gestion 2000, 4, 65.
Pham, M. T. (1992). Effects of involvement, arousal, and pleasure on the recognition of sponsorship stimuli. Advances in Consumer Research, 19, 85-93.
Tsiotsou, R., & Alexandris, K. (2009). Delineating the outcomes of sponsorship: Sponsor image, word of mouth, and purchase intentions. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 37(4), 358-369.
Urriolagoitia, L., & Planellas, M. (2007). Sponsorship relationships as strategic alliances: A life cycle model approach. Business Horizons, 50, 157-166.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2006). Understanding by design. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.


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Mamy Happy Returns
After entering into marriage and motherhood at a young age, Outreach community partner Mamy from DR Congo found that the demands of motherhood and running a household meant she was unable to complete her formal education. For many, this circumstance means diminished expectations, sacrificed in the name of selflessness. Mamy, however, had no such plans to stop learning.
As a regular attendee of Outreach-facilitated meetings in her community, she shared with us that learning a development-focused approach to issue resolution "allowed me to be rational, taught me how to analyze problems and solve them as a group, and really changed the way I see things from planning, to identifying solutions, to even the way I communicate with my husband, as my reasoning ability evolved." Equipped with a new approach, the only thing standing in the way of accomplishing her goals changed from "everything" to deciding where to start.
Like so many successful journeys, Mamy started things off with a nutritious meal — throwing her energy into ensuring that her own children, as well as the other children in her community, received regular, nutritious meals. In this case, the recipe called for Superflour, a low-cost, high-nutrient porridge made from cost-effective local ingredients.
What's Superflour? We're super-glad you asked!
"The knowledge we've gained through our community meetings about the benefits and preparation of [Superflour] has improved our childrens health, while costing us so little that even the adults benefit," says Mamy.
Besides a flexible, affordable array of components, a batch of Superflour can scale to fill the needs, and bellies, of as many people line up to be served, making it an incredible, incredibly sustainable means of crossing childhood feeding program off Mamy's to-do list. Next!
Instead of struggling with an incomplete formal education, Mamy moved with confidence into the role of teacher, her commitment to her family and community providing something even heartier than Superflour — an example for all of us to follow.
Women like Mamy are one of the reasons were so inspired to continue our work together, as well as one of the reasons were so confident about all the successes yet to come.
Be a part of our next shared success — support selfless sustainability and let moms like Mamy know that you're with them, cheering all the way. Donate today!


22 Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons 23 And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'" 24 So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, "See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
Saul wondered at Samuel's words to him [1 Samuel 9:20-21] but Samuel didn't provide any more information at that time. He told Saul to go ahead of him to the feast as he apparently had something to do before going himself.
After reconnecting, Samuel took Saul and his servant who was traveling with him and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited.
Saul and his servant had been wandering the countryside in search of lost donkeys. When they left home they were not anticipating dining with about thirty dignitaries. Obviously, they weren't dressed appropriately for this event. The invited guests, on the other hand, had time to prepare and were therefore likely dressed more suitably. Saul and his servant must have felt very out of place, not to mention amazed at what was going on.
Even more than simply being in the presence of such important people on such an important occasion, Saul was seated at the head of the table, signifying that he was the most important person in the room. And he was given the choicest portion of meat that had been previously set aside especially for him.
All this would have confirmed Samuel's words to Saul when they first met – that he (Saul) was about to become the leader of all of Israel, although Saul was still short on specifics. It won't be until the next morning that Samuel will explain how all this came to be. So for now, Saul still must be very confused.
It's interesting to look at this passage from the viewpoint of the guests as well. They must have been a bit taken aback. It seems they were invited by Saul to meet the man who would be Israel's first king. Guests were seated at these events in order of importance, with those nearest the host being the most important.
When Saul walked and was given the seat at the head of the table, they must have been wondering if some mistake had been made. Saul, while tall and handsome, hardly looked like royalty in his current condition.
God treats people in much the same way as Samuel treated Saul. Notice that Saul was not dressed appropriately for this event. Likewise, God did not wait for us to clean ourselves up before saving us from our sins. He didn't expect us to become perfect, or even "better". He saved us despite our sin [Romans 5:8] and cleaned us up Himself [Zechariah 3:3-4].
Nor is heaven reserved for the elite of society. Saul was a nobody from a small family. He had no influence or power. Yet God chose to make him king of Israel. Likewise, Jesus did not come to save those who think themselves worthy of Him. He came to save those who know they don't deserve it [Mark 2:17; Luke 5:31-32].
And as we speak, God is preparing heaven for our arrival at the hour appointed. Right now, Jesus is in heaven preparing a place for those who will be arriving there someday [John 14:2-3]. All the details are being attended to so that everything is ready and waiting when we get there.
Someday those of us who have accepted God's offer to forgive all our sins and have become His adopted children [John 1:12] will be ushered into heaven, utterly amazed that we are there. Like Saul, we'll know we are unworthy. We'll know we don't deserve it. We'll know that we had nothing to do with it.
It will seem like a dream. But it will be our new reality, all made possible solely by the grace of God.
By KSean in 1 Samuel on April 14, 2016 .


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The Royal family: Are the Windsors related to the Tudors?
The link between the British royal family of today and the famous post-medieval monarchs
Ioanna Toufexi
How is Elizabeth II (L) related to Elizabeth I (R)? (Image: Photograph of Queen Elizabet II taken by Julian Calder for Governor-General of New Zealand, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
The Windsors and the Tudors are two of the most famous monarchic dynasties in the world.
The House of Windsor has produced four kings and queens who have reigned over Britain and the Commonwealth for a combined total of more than 100 years.
One of them was involved in an abdication crisis - another, the current ruling monarch, Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II, has become the world's longest reigning living monarch.
Read also: Famous royals with ties to the iconic Peterborough Cathedral
The House of Tudor has some of the most well-known figures in Royal history, among them, Henry VIII, best known for his Protestant Reformation and his six wives; and Elizabeth II, whose reign became known as England's 'Golden Age'.
So, are the two families related?
The answer is yes, but it's complicated - as you would expect from the fascinating world of millennia of complex British royal history.
A sister of Henry VIII, Margaret Tudor, married James IV of Scotland in 1503.
When a century later Elizabeth I died without a heir, James IV's great-grandson James VI succeeded to the English throne as James I.
A great-grandson of King James I of England, George of Hanover, was born in 1660, the eldest son of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
When the last Stuart, Queen Anne, died in 1714, the British Parliament had already made sure to guarantee a Protestant succession and skip at least 50 Catholic relatives. Thus, George became King George I of the House of Hanover.
Queen Victoria, a direct descendant of King George, was the last monarch of the House of Hanover, as she took the name of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha after marrying a German prince - Albert.
But the family name was to be changed once more.
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When Victoria's grandson, King George V, was on the British throne, the country went to war with Germany in World War One. As anti-German sentiment grew with the public, George V thought it inappropriate to bear a very German-sounding name.
So he made the radical decision to give up the German name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, for the English Windsor, adopted after the Castle of the same name.
In a proclamation in 1917, he allowed his family to "be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor".
From then on, the House of Windsor has reigned, producing two more kings and one queen - the incumbent monarch Elizabeth II.
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While transportation causes harmful emissions, the food you eat and the things you own are just as significant.
When considering greenhouse gas emissions, the picture that commonly comes to mind is one of millions of vehicles spewing out CO2 and other harmful products into our atmosphere. As a result, it is easy to imagine that a reduction in driving can greatly reduce our individual carbon footprint. However, this is a complicated issue and a deeper look is in order.
The problem with commuting like this --- is that you eat more of this --- and that may be worse than driving this.
Food may not be an obvious source of greenhouse gases, but when one thinks about the amount of energy that goes into producing food, particularly meat, and the much smaller amount of energy we get out of it, you can start to see the problem. As Albert Bartlett has observed, modern agriculture is "the use of land to convert petroleum into food"1, and it is an energy-inefficient process. The energy contribution from the sun is small compared to that from the burning of fossil fuels. Tractors and combine harvesters have to be driven, food must be transported from the source to the consumers, and supermarkets have to be heated and lit. Meat production is especially heavy on the environment. Livestock emit greenhouse gases through their life processes and the energy and facilities needed to accommodate their living needs. In addition, there is a 90% loss of food energy when plants are converted to meat through animals eating it. Particularly in the developing world, carbon sinks (forests) are frequently destroyed to create poor quality farmland. All told, the feeding of 7 billion people accounts for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions.
How does this affect our commuting choices? Well, the human body is a heat engine that converts chemical energy to mechanical work, just like a car engine, so if we cycle we will inevitably end up eating more. So the trade off is between a light vehicle (a bicycle) with inefficient energetics (in terms of mechanical work out divided the total agricultural energy input) compared to a heavy vehicle (even the lightest car is 10 times heavier than rider+bicycle) and much more efficient energetics (in terms of mechanical work out divided the total oil industry energy input). It takes very little effort to get a MJ of oil energy out of the ground compared to growing MJ of food energy.
On the right hand side of the spreadsheet below you will find input numbers and intermediate calculations. On the left hand side you will see the results of those calculations as kgCO2e/person/year for vegans/carnivores that are active/not active and the changes between each of their CO2e emissions. The legend for what the different styled cells mean is in the top right hand corner. Below the main calculations at the bottom there is a portion for you to calculate your own carbon "foodprint" and how it compares to being entirely vegan and entirely carnivorous.
Thus it is plain that weight loss through keeping fit doesn't make a huge impact on one's intake. Now we will add some calories to the BMR of the cyclist to account for cycling to and from work.
The calories that need to be added can be found in a few steps.
At this point it looks like the cyclist emits more GHG than the driver, but we still need to add the emissions from driving.
The spreadsheet shows a similar calculation for a carnivore.
So cyclists can do some good, if they watch what they eat.
What about simply owning a car?
To get an idea we can divide the total amount of emissions of a country by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total market value of all goods and services. In North America, that number is about 600 g of CO2e per USD; in Japan or Germany it is about 400 g per USD. If we assume that making a car involves many aspects of a nation's economy, we can estimate the GHG impact of making and owning a car.
Costs for simply owning a car are about $5000 (we assume a $20,000 Honda Civic lasts 10 years and costs $2,000 annually to insure and $1,000 annually to maintain).
Our sample calculation shows that the environmental cost of simply owning a small car like a Civic is comparable to that incurred by driving it; in each case the total is about 3 tonnes CO2e per year.
To get more sophisticated than this is VERY complicated, and even after doing it, one would probably end up not learning a whole lot more. The reason is that the numbers are high; we conclude that just owning a car and leaving it in the driveway carries an annual footprint of several tonnes of CO2e. This number is bigger than any involved in the short commutes we have been dealing with.
If the car we are considering has a yearly milage that differs significantly from the typical car milage of 20000 km/year we can divide the emissions we got above by 20000 and get a number for emissions per km.
But as we assume that our car has a typical driver we can leave the car ownership emissions as 2.5 tonnes CO2e/year.
It would be very hard to quantify the environmental benefits of keeping fit by cycling and staying out of our costly (and heavy carbon-footed) medical system for as long as possible. Some may observe that we do more damage by living longer; those who think that way should take up smoking.
It is clear that however you "fuel" your bicycle, commuting by pedalling is MUCH better than driving IF by doing so, you own one less car. And however you get from A to B, tucking into a tofu curry is always better than having a New York steak.
2. Mifflin, M.D. et al. (1990). A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 51, 241-247.


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Updates from the palestinian BDS (Chile)
Chilean Congress Votes to Ban Products From Illegal Israeli Settlements
The National Congress of Chile overwhelmingly voted to ban products from illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land.
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Top 30 BDS Moments of 2017
Short-list of the top 30 BDS moments of 2017, reflecting massive, collective work by supporters around the world. The BDS movement for Palestinian rights grew among trade unions, social movements and mainstream churches, in universities, among star athletes and prominent cultural figures, in parliaments and at the United Nations. It has compelled major multinationals to end their respective complicity in Israel's egregious violations of Palestinian human rights, and grows stronger every day.
Apartheid Free Zones
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC)
Medical Students at Chile's Largest University Overwhelmingly Vote for BDS
More than three-fourths of students at the University of Chile's Faculty of Medicine voted to break institutional ties with Israeli universities in a student referendum held last month.
Major Chilean Universities Heed BDS Call, Cancel Events Sponsored by Israeli Embassy
Two Chilean universities cancel events sponsored by the Israeli embassy which featured a speaker directing illegal archaeological digs in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.
Israel's Barring of a Respected Activist from Chile is a Desperate Attack on Our Growing Human Rights Movement
"I feel terrible pain because I'm now unable to visit my family's homeland" — Anuar Majluf upon being denied entry
University of Chile Social Sciences students overwhelmingly vote for BDS
BDS is growing at an exceptionally impressive rate in Chile.
Palestine BDS National committee
Chilean students vote to support BDS
Students at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC) voted by a large majority to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights.


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Tilled Earth: Stories is an anthology of short stories by Manjushree Thapa. It was published on 2007 by Penguin India. It is her first short story collection and fourth book. The book was launched by poet Wayne Amtizis and filmmaker Kesang Tseten in the British Council Nepal. The book consists of twenty-one short stories.

Synopsis
The stories in the book depicts the daily life of Nepalese people in the early 2000s. The main characters of the stories are Nepalese people who are either living in Nepal or abroad or expatriates travelling in Nepal. Some of the stories are a page long while some are novella-length.

The major themes that the stories explore are traditional Nepalese society, the caste system, the Nepalese politics and experiences of Nepalese women and Nepalese living in abroad.

Reception
The book received mostly positive responses from the critics. Geeta Doctor of India Today magazine called the stories in the book "brilliantly balanced" with "sense of despair and celebration". Chandrahas Choudhury of Mint newspaper named "The Buddha in the Earth— Touching Posture" as his the best story in the collection. Navtej Sarna from DNA India however was unimpressed with the stories in the collection.

Khademul Islam of The Daily Star (Bangladesh) praised the anthology as "a delightful and thoughtful read".

The book was reprinted by Aleph Book Company who acquired the rights to Thapa's works.

See also

 Arresting God in Kathmandu
 City of Dreams
 The Tutor of History

References

21st-century Nepalese books
2007 short story collections
Nepalese short story collections
English books by Nepalese writer
Nepalese literature in English