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Backroom Bouncer is a neutral minion. This card was introduced with Mean Streets of Gadgetzan and can now only be obtained through crafting. Below the card images, you will find explanations to help you use the card optimally in every game mode of Hearthstone.

1. General Comments

Backroom Bouncer is a card that looks like it can be potentially very powerful. However, because it steadily grows, it needs to stick to the board to be a significant threat, and since it only has 4 Health, it is unlikely to be able to do so.

2. Constructed Play

Backroom Bouncer is not seen in Constructed decks, due to its poor initial stats. It is usually too situational to rely on in a highly tuned deck. On top of this, any potential benefits for this card are usually outweighed by other potential picks.

3. Arena

Backroom Bouncer is no longer available in Arena.

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Title:Structure and Function of the Yeast Chromosomal Replicator Ars1 (Plasmid)
Author(s):Strich, Randy Stephen
Department / Program:Microbiology
Degree Granting Institution:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Subject(s):Biology, Molecular
Abstract:Autonomously Replicating Sequence 1 (ARS1) is a cis acting DNA sequence that allows the extra-chromosomal maintenance of plasmids in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In order to define the functional domains of ARS1 and determine its role in plasmid maintenance, I have performed in vitro mutagenesis in the region containing ARS1 and measured their effects on Ars activity using the parameters of high-frequency transformation, colony morphology, copy number, and stability in both high- and low-copy plasmids. The mutagenesis was in the form of insertions (10-4200 base pairs) and deletions. My results indicate that the consensus sequence found in all ARS elements is essential for Ars function and that one flanking region but not the other is important for maximizing Ars activity. The effects of the mutations on plasmid maintenance include altered colony morphology due to severe plasmid loss, reduced copy number, a reduction in the percent of plasmid-bearing cells using high-copy plasmids, and an increased rate of 1:0 (simple loss) using low-copy centromere containing plasmids. These results indicate that the role ARS1 plays in plasmid maintenance is concerned with the replication and/or localization of the plasmid and not its segregation.
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Title:Students' Perspectives and Learning From a Cross-Cultural Online Course: The Influence of a Critical Pedagogical Approach
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Doctoral Committee Chair(s):Johnston-Parsons, Marilyn A.
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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to learn about students' learning through cross-cultural online education. The participants were students involved in the course "Teaching and Learning about Africa" at the University of Illinois and the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Students were able to participate in their native country while interacting with others abroad. The course explored various topics related to education in South Africa, the United States, and the world. The research questions were: What do students learn in a cross-cultural online environment? and What does an online environment add to or detract from cross-cultural education? Data from the interviews were coded into categories, and later as broader themes emerged, these were linked to the two research questions. Online survey data were analyzed using statistical methods. The theoretical framework for the study included both sociocultural (Dewey, 1902, 1915, 1916) and critical pedagogy perspectives (Freire, 1970). The discussion explored how challenging the students' worldviews through online chat sessions, assigned readings, and assignments cultivated a problem-posing and authentic educational atmosphere, which offered students the chance to think critically, learn, and grow both academically and personally. In addition, an interpretation of how the development of trust, openness, and textual communication influenced the students' participation in this course was explored.
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How Much are You Willing to Pay for a Case of Water?

Each day presents itself with lessons on integrity, and your choice to respond will cost you.

“Oh, oh!”

“What’s wrong Nana?”

“They didn’t charge me for this case of water. They probably didn’t see it here on the bottom rack.”

At that moment, I had several options:

(Convenience)  It would have been so much easier to just put my groceries into my car including the case of water bottles on the bottom rack of the shopping cart that had escaped the checker’s pricing wand. I could explain to them the next time I shopped there that I’d gotten home without paying for a $5.00 item and I wanted to pay now.

(Justification)  Or what’s five bucks to them. I’m sure in the course of shopping there for the last 20 years, they’ve overcharged me several times. Now we’re even.

(Excuses)  I really don’t have time to go back in there and stand in line to pay for something they forgot to scan during check out. I’ve got two grandchildren with me who are tired and hungry and I need to get them home and fed.

(Opportunity)  Well Lord, I guess this was more than a trip to the grocery store with these little girls. You’ve set up a perfect dilemma for me to model integrity to my granddaughters.  The 103* day and lunch timing could have been a little better, but character building is rarely without its challenges.

We’ve all been in the same situation. I can’t promise that I haven’t failed a few of the character tests that have been thrown my way, but over the years I’ve seen that integrity is taught so much more effectively by what we do than by what we say. I’ve also learned that integrity rarely shows up in the big decisions of life if it isn’t a standard in the little things of life.

So we trucked back into the store with my receipt and $5.00 case of water, stood in the customer service line behind the hopeful lottery players, and paid for the contraband. No fan fair, not even a thanks for coming back in. But I wasn’t going for an award just a chance to touch the future of two precious little girls.

My granddaughters are going to need all the encouragement they can get to be truth tellers and do-gooders in a world full of falsehood and self-interest. Since they were little, they’ve been told the importance of doing the right thing and now I had the opportunity to illustrate it. It was a small thing but with some huge consequences.

As it was, that lesson on integrity only cost me a few extra minutes and a couple of bucks, however, if I’d have chosen one of my other options, the price could have been very costly to the next generation under my care.

-Darcy Kimmel

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Speaking into a Student’s Life

How do you know what to say to speak into a student’s life?

I recently received a letter from a former student, dating back to 1988. He’s now in mid-life and is a husband and father to three kids. He wrote me, however, because he wanted to say thanks for a conversation we had when he was a college sophomore. I’m sure you’ve received notes like this one. In the end, his message was:

That conversation changed my life.

What’s striking is, I vividly remember this student, but I don’t remember what I said in that conversation. It was one of those passing discussions among many I had that day. For him, however, it changed the trajectory of his life. It was a teachable moment. I wish I were better at recognizing these moments when they come.

Recently, I’ve been blogging about a leader’s intuition — what to say to students who are in need. Each of us has had moments where we encounter a troubled kid who needs more than information from us. They need us to leverage our words to impart a thought that inspires and empowers them. I summarized my thoughts in my first post with this:

The right word is about using the right term at the right time with the right team.

Today, I’d like to ask two questions:

  • How do you know when it’s the right moment?
  • How do you know what to say to speak into a student’s life?

Spotting the Right Moment

Teachable moments can surface at any time. As you well know, they don’t always emerge during a class or when you have margin in your day. You can often tell a student needs this extra interaction when you spot the following symptoms:

  • Hostile Attitude (Angry at our lack of approval)
  • Entitled Spirit (Presumptive that they deserve favors)
  • Insecurity (Feeling unsure about the acceptance of others)
  • Inexpressive Demeanor (The withdrawal from others due to a fear of risk)
  • Independent Spirit (Deciding they must fend for themselves)
  • Driven Spirit (Determined to perform, achieve and get noticed)
  • Tendency to Sabotage Self (Undermining growth feeling they’re undeserving)
  • Co-Dependency (Needing to be needed; they rescue or need to be rescued)

What It Means to Speak into Their Life

I love the term “speaking into their life.” It implies that we are speaking personally and intimately to them. It also implies that we are speaking words of direction or perspective that will impact them. It means speaking to a relevant need in their life and empowering them with our words. It may mean speaking words of vision for their future. This act requires us to fully engage with a student.

We see this kind of interaction in tribal cultures, where villages celebrate a “rite of passage” with their young. (Some African cultures still practice this today.) These celebrations involve elders speaking words of affirmation and challenge to a young adolescent.

In ancient cultures, patriarchs had their own version of this. Centuries ago, for instance, it was common for Hebrew fathers to speak words of blessing (affirmation and direction) to their children as they grew into adulthood. It was a “rite of passage” for young men. It was as though these fathers knew the intrinsic need we all have for someone in authority to believe in us and tell us so. Years ago, authors Gary Smalley and John Trent wrote an excellent book called The Blessing. In it, they describe the five elements of this blessing.

The Blessing Consists Of…

  1. Meaningful Touch (An embrace or a hand on the shoulder)
  2. Spoken Word (Specific words of direction or affirmation)
  3. Expression of High Value (Communicating they have what it takes)
  4. Description of a Special Future (Often expressed in word pictures)
  5. Application of Genuine Commitment (Commitment to see them succeed)

We live in an age where people seem more wounded than ever. It is now common for students to grow up in a world involving divorce, abuse, dysfunction, incest, mental illness, addictive behavior or co-dependent relationships. Needy people are everywhere. So, how does this affect our mentoring? Do we simply try to avoid these issues? Do we ignore them or pretend they aren’t there?

Obviously, we can’t do this if we intend to lead well. Instead, we must recover this practice performed by foreign and ancient cultures (patriarchs and leaders) with their people. Because most families don’t practice giving this “blessing” to their sons and daughters, I believe mentors must pick up the slack and do it for their mentees.

It is up to us to let them know they have what it takes.

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The Parable Explaining Everything: Parable of the Vineyard

The Parable of the Vineyard explains everything. It gives us the view of Jesus on the Old Testament and his present ministry.

This is the parable that explains everything. It gives us the view of Jesus on the Old Testament and his present ministry. First we will look at how he viewed the Old Testament. Essentially he viewed the Old Testament as Israel's failure to give God a spiritually healthy response.

And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.

 2 "And at the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

 3 "And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

 4 "And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

 5 "And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some, and killing others. (Matthew 21:1-5)

In the Old Testament there is a Song of the Vineyard where Yahweh described how he built a vineyard which was Judah and instead of growing good grapes, it grew rotten grapes. It was a Song of God's disappointment over Judah. Jesus took that song and turned it into a parable where he described how God tried to receive produce from those he was renting Judah to. Repeatedly God sent slaves to talk the renters into cooperating but instead they became more and more violent. That is the history of the Old Testament. Israel and Judah failed to respond to the prophets that God sent. So from Jesus perspective the Old Testament was a history of failure. This is very important to understand. Instead of that response we should be bearing fruit from God as Christians and as churches.

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Remember a time when the slightest hint of a glow would have you reaching for the powder? The latest must-do beauty trend will have you hitting the gym for the afterglow of gleaming skin, leaving your trusty compact far behind.

In our current climate of holistic beauty focused on wellness, gleaming skin is the hottest accessory to any party. Korean skincare continues to revolutionize industry standards, making the natural look of dewy skin another inspired discovery.

‘Less is more’ is the mantra for this trend with an emphasis on letting your skin flaunt its natural glow. A consistent skincare routine is key to achieving the look. The Korean 10-step regimen is perfect for beginners and experts alike:

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This year is a very special year: Jurassic Park celebrates its 20th anniversary. And wouldn't it be great for a brand new game to be released based on Spielberg's classic blockbuster. Well, no major publisher is working on that adaptation (as far as we know), but some dedicated fans of the film are working on a JP mod for Half-Life 2: welcome to Jurassic Life!

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A dental implant provides several advantages over other tooth replacement options.
In addition to looking and functioning like natural teeth, dental implants can replace multiple teeth (or even an entire arch) without sacrificing the health and structure of remaining teeth.

Advantages of multiple dental implants include:

  • one implant can support more than one tooth (e.g. 2 implants can support 3-4 teeth usually, or a whole arch on 4-6 implants)
  • looks like natural teeth
  • fixed in the jaw, no need to remove and not mobile like dentures
  • no hooks on nearby teeth
  • no need to cut nearby teeth like for a dental bridge
  • will not decay like natural teeth

Disadvantages of multiple dental implants include:

  • cost increases depending on the number of implants and teeth required
  • gum/bone disease can still occur around implants
  • implant components can still chip or break if overloaded (e.g. grinding/clenching, trauma)
  • requires more effort brushing and flossing at home
  • still needs to be checked and cleaned by qualified professionals on a regular basis (e.g. yearly)
  • teeth may need to be removed for cleaning every 1-2 years

The process of having a multiple implants generally consists of several steps over a 3-6 month period as described below:

1. Consultation + x-ray assessment of all potential implant sites - all associated procedures and risks will be discussed including a printed quote covering all costs involved.

2. Implant surgery (may include additional procedures including bone grafting or sinus lift) - usually done in a pain-free manner under local anaesthetic in the dental chair. Length of procedure will be determined by the number of implants needed ranging between 1 to 3 hours usually.

3. Healing period of 3-6 months - time needed for implant to integrate into the jaw bone before it can be used for function. If 4 or more implants are placed to replace a full arch then they may be used immediated after surgery. We will schedule review appointments during this time to check the healing process.

4. Implant bridge fabrication - implant bridges will be custom made by our local certified dental laboratory to ensure the correct colour and shape is achieved. This process if more involved than the standard single unit and may take up to 4 weeks.

5. Maintenance and follow-ups - implants should be reviewed at least on a yearly basis along with the rest of the mouth at routine dental checkups.

How many implants do I need if I'm missing multiple teeth?

The number of missing teeth usually dictates the number of implants required however it is not 1 to 1. For example, 2 implants can support a 3 or 4 teeth bridge and a full arch of teeth (12-14 teeth) can be placed on top of 4-6 implants. Several other factors will need to be considered when deciding the number of implants thus it is best to consult the implant clinician

How much would multiple implants cost compared to a single implant?

Pricing for multiple implants and teeth are not calculated the same way as single implants as the ratio of implant:teeth are not always 1:1. For example a full arch of teeth (12-14) on 4-6 implants will cost much less than 12-14 singular implants and teeth.

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Sunday 16 December 2018

Trapped by the curse of Mother Ireland

Fiction: The Cruelty Men, Emer Martin, Lilliput Press, €15.99

Emer Martin captures the terror and fear experienced by children when the Cruelty Men came calling
Emer Martin captures the terror and fear experienced by children when the Cruelty Men came calling
The Cruelty Men by Emer Martin

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It's an irony uniquely Irish, that those who worked for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Ireland were once known as the Cruelty Men. These were the brown-shirted officials, usually retired teachers and gardai, who herded children into the many orphanages and industrial schools across the country, with the help and indeed the blessing of the clergy. It's also worth noting that very few of the children captured and incarcerated were, in fact, orphans.

These Cruelty Men loom large in Emer Martin's saga of the Irish-speaking O'Connell family from Bolus Head in Kerry, transferred under the terms of the Land League to a smallholding in Rathcairn, County Meath.

Their mother stays in Kerry to deliver her imminent baby, intending to travel to Meath afterwards. But she never shows up. And when their father returns to Kerry to find out what's happened, he disappears, too. The family's eldest, Mary, is just 10 years old and charged with the responsibility of the farm, the home and the other children, ever watchful in case the Cruelty Men should appear.

They don't mix well with the other Gaeltacht settlers as most of those are from Galway and Mayo - their spoken Irish is very different from Mary's, and she must keep her family circumstances as hidden as possible. Their only ally is a local bachelor farmer, Patsey, who does his best to keep an eye out for the family but eventually the Cruelty Men arrive, along with the parish priest. The children are picked off, one by one, and sent to different hellholes.

Mary herself escapes into domestic service as does one of the older sisters, Maeve. But while Mary ends up with a benign family, Maeve does not. And Maeve's indomitable spirit is to be her undoing.

I finished reading this book just before the broadcast of RTE's disturbing documentary No Country for Women, a factual feature taking no poetic licence. And the facts revealed were every bit as disturbing as the stories within this work of fiction.

According to Martin, the most horrifying scenes in her novel were actually gleaned from testimony given by those who suffered in these institutions - the mother-and-baby homes, the Magdalene laundries, the industrial schools like Letterfrack and Artane and probably the most feared of all; the huge mental institutions like Grangegorman in Dublin and St Loman's in Mullingar.

This fictional family saga is based on sickening, terrifying personal histories. And therein lies its impact.

There is a kind of counter-narrative working throughout the novel where Mother Ireland is depicted as a bitter old hag. She speaks, through various allusions to ancient myths, about the revenge she is planning for centuries of violation.

These passages don't work as effectively as they may have in a different setting, I felt. But strangely it is Ireland's women and children who suffer the hag's curses, not the foreign invaders and certainly not the Church. And maybe that's Emer Martin's point.

Ireland has never been a country for women, or for many of its children. The evidence lingers all around us, the statistics show that the poorest families in our post-Tiger era are those of single parents. And meanwhile the walking wounded are still among us, the broken Magdalenes, the long-time mental patients and those sold off by the nuns to the highest bidders. The veracity and authenticity of this novel appear to be without question.

Mother Ireland indeed.

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GloW-DESIGN Sets A New Agenda For Global Design

GloW-DESIGN Sets A New Agenda For Global Design Education

Will today’s design graduates be relevant tomorrow? Are they truly relevant today? A new Universal Design Education Charter, developed at GloW-DESIGN’s ReDesignEd Educators Forum in Singapore, sets out a framework for the future.

  • Shashi Caan and Ian Pirie speaking at the GloW-DESIGN ReDesignEd Educators Forum in Singapore

BY Narelle Yabuka

November 13th, 2018

How does design education need to be redesigned for new and changing realities? High-level design educators from a variety of disciplines, nationalities, genders and generations gathered in Singapore in late October for a forum initiated and organised by independent thought leadership platform GloW-DESIGN (Globally We Design).

At host venue LASALLE College of the Arts, the ReDesignEd Educators Forum participants spent three days (24-26 October 2018) probing ideas about the future of design education in the twenty-first century before arriving at a new Universal Design Education Charter – a document of common aspiration for design education in a changed and continually changing context of design practice.

“The Universal Design Education Charter recognises that design education is the process by which a person is inducted as a designer and becomes a member of the global
design community.”

The Charter is the product of the participants’ collective sense of responsibility to face the rapid change being felt around the world. Its purpose is to serve as a global, collective and aspirational framework and filter through which design education and curricula are measured, valued and contextualised. A list of Forum participants can be viewed at the Glow-DESIGN website. The group comprised 36 individuals from 23 countries, who teach at 22 institutions.

Achieving the outcome of the Charter involved an intensive three days of collective analysis and debate. The Forum opened with each participant sharing insights about their school and their concerns around design education – for example, the need for self-learning and trans-disciplinary learning, and the need for the development of a perspective for looking at the world in an era when levels of self-employment are high.

Setting the scene for the forum discussions that would follow, was an introductory presentation by GloW-DESIGN’s Founder Shashi Caan (who is also the Founding Partner of design studio The Collective, former Chair of Interiors at Parsons School of Design, and an INDE.Awards Jury member) and Ian Pirie (ReDesignEd Educators Forum Chairperson and Emeritus Professor of Design at the University of Edinburgh).

Caan and Pirie brought focus to just how rapidly the world is changing with a range of statistics and facts about ageing, urbanisation, inequality, access to resources, technological advancement, AI, sustainability, changing job markets, and shifting skill demands. Skills with rising demand include analytical thinking, active learning, creativity, technology design, critical thinking, complex problem solving, leadership, emotional intelligence and systems analysis, shared Caan. “What does that mean for design education, and bridging the gap between education and future work?” she asked.

“This forum is about probing the positioning and validation of
design in the world.”
– Shashi Caan

“This forum is about probing the positioning and validation of design in the world,” she affirmed. Added Pirie, “We need to be explicit about how design can add value to society.” Educational approaches and content have remained largely unchanged since the mid-twentieth century, and the use of graduate designers is still not perceived as a core and essential requirement, he suggested, drawing attention to the current state of things. “Design is not driven or led by the type of research that gives science its credibility,” he said.

“We need to be explicit about how design can add value to society.”
– Ian Pirie

Designers need to be seen as key players in helping to solve the world’s big issues, he insisted. An education in design should be capable of routinely producing future leaders, and designers should be active in creating a healthy, sustainable and inclusive economy. The development of the Universal Design Education Charter during the forum was seen as a necessary step – a blueprint for design education that will have relevance to Industry 4.0.

Three breakout discussion sessions allowed participants to debate key aspects of design education – such as what a designer should know and understand, expectations with regard to skills and technology, the learning that is needed beyond the subject of design, and what designers should be accountable for. The presentation of group findings was followed by whole-group debates.

Findings were adapted by a charter-writing team into a document modelled on the UN Declaration of Human Rights. I was pleased to contribute to the finessing of the final wording and read the Charter to the forum participants.

The articles comprising the Universal Design Education Charter address the key issues of continuous culture change, knowledge and skills (education), sustainability, technology, acknowledgement (certification) and the betterment of all life as design’s primary concern. It was accepted by the majority of forum participants, and will be released publicly on 29 November 2018 by GloW-DESIGN after further refinements.

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The forum at LASALLE is the second such event organised by GloW-DESIGN, after a forum in Edinburgh in 2017. Plans are underway for the 2019 edition. Stay tuned!


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Job Opening At Indian Angel Network

About Indian angel Network

Indian Angel Network, India’s first and Asia’s largest angel network brings together successful entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a passion to enable more early stage businesses to create scale and value. By focusing on startups, the Network addresses the current acute lack of funds available to early stage companies. The Network believes that early stage businesses require more than just Money to succeed. They require close mentoring and inputs on strategy as well as execution. Currently, IAN has over 400 members drawn from across the country and some from overseas, including leading lights from diverse sectors (information on The Investor Member group now includes people like Kris Gopalakrishnan, Saurabh Srivastava, Rajan Anandan, Pramod Bhasin, Jerry Rao,  Sanjeev Bikchandani, Ajai Chowdhry, Rajiv Luthra, and Sunil Munjal amongst many others.

IAN’s Operations

IAN’s operations are spread across 7 cities in India and UK (Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata ; London) with regular pitch sessions. IAN was launched by Prime Minister Cameron in the presence of 4 of his senior Cabinet colleagues from No 10 Downing Street. This makes IAN the world’s first angel group to set up operations outside of its home country. IAN leverages the large global market to build global foot print companies. Several innovative British companies have now joined the IAN portfolio and are rapidly scaling up across borders including India, Singapore, US, etc.

 IAN’s portfolio

So far, IAN has invested in 100 odd companies across multiple geographies (7 countries) and multiple sectors (17 sectors) like health care, F&B, clinical trial, e-comm, semi conductor, gaming, manufacturing and many more. IAN’s portfolio has clocked ~44% IRR with companies giving returns like 6x in 15 months of investment, 21x in 30 months, and investee companies garnering valuations like 10x in 7 months of investment, 290x in 81 months, etc. The investment traction is extremely high at IAN where 40+ companies have raised funds during the last 12 months reflecting a 50% increase on the previous year. Best in class companies are able to raise Rs. 3 crores in less than 60 mins, 10 crores overnight – reflecting a high investor engagement.

Its proprietary technology platform scheduled to launch in May 2016 will bring fund raising and investing to the click of a button!

IAN provides a unique opportunity for young professionals to build a unique fast growing career trajectory. It is an exciting yet challenging opportunity to build IAN as the premium early stage platform for best in class entrepreneurs and investors. It’s an opportunity to work with experienced investors on the one hand and help breed the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs for New India. IAN provides a work environment of robust operational frameworks driven by targets and TATs but more importantly encourages out of box thinking and creativity.

Currently a Mid level role is offered to drive the IAN operations . This is a key role to be part of a team taking IAN to the next level and building the best early stage investor in the country, if not the world.

The role will be eligible to a share in the Carry / or Upside which provides an opportunity to build a disproportionate compensation package.

Work Profile:

  1. Core member of the IAN short listing team
  2. Assist and join the Short listing Head in meetings/calls with entrepreneurs to access their business proposition.
  3. Assist in vetting of deals by joining meetings/calls with IAN members
  4. Be the central resource of analytics for IAN .Prepare timely and quarterly reports.
  5. Point of contact for entrepreneurs, members and internal IAN team.
  6. Assist the Short listing Head in due-diligence of deals shortlisted on the IAN platform. This function may include: market research, competitive analysis, reference checks on entrepreneurs etc

  1. Full time position.
  2. Post Graduate with excellent written/spoken communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  3. Candidate needs to have attention to detail and should be able to work within timelines
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WEAK sentiments led to a stagnation in volumes on the Bombay Stock Exchange (bse). Daily trading averaged Rs 100 crore this fortnight. Of these, transactions in the cash group shares ranged from Rs 20 crore to Rs 25 crore.

There was some trading in the scrips of Finolex Cables following rumours of a possible bonus issue and a merger with group company Finolex Pipes. Baroda Rayon was another scrip which flared up to Rs 700 from Rs 625 on June 30 on the reckoning that the company would come out with another rights issue and offer preferential shares in the joint venture it has entered into with a Korean company.

The market, however, continues to be over shadowed by Ffarshad Mehta. The fresh revelations made by him before the jpc, made many of the operators nervous. Mehta's allegation that the pmo had intervened to help his aides was a major cause for worry.

Apprehension was evident from the fact that the market ignored news of Aid India Consortium sanctioning $7.4 billion in assistance. Equally unnoticed was the new policy announcement allowing promoters of companies to reserve 75 per cent stake in public issues for themselves, up from

40 per cent earlier. Under normal circumstances the market would have reacted positively to such news. The decision of the bse Executive Director M.R. Mayya not to seek another term also failed to create any reactions. The other bourses showed a similar trend. Some brokers, however, feel that the Harshad Mehta episode has been overblown, and what really ails the market is lack of liquidity. Says Parag Parikh, a Bombay-based stock-broker: "Whether Harshad is able to prove his allegations or not, the market will continue to exhibit a steady trend. The worst is discounted."

Many analysts say it may be the best time to buy.' 'There will be an upswing around September-October after the first half corporate results start pouring in," says Asit Mehta, bse broker and chairman of Bombay-based merchant banker. Nucleus Finance.

Activity in the primary market is reviving somewhat. "Almost all issues in June seem to have elicited a fair response," says Ajit Ambani, secretary of the Stock Brokers' Underwriters Association of India and he expects this trend to improve in the coming months. Those with a stake in the market hope the trend will continue, and start telling on the secondary market as well.

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Do we need colour television?

If god came down from the heavens and asked Information and Broadcasting Minister Vasant Sathe what he wanted, the likely answer would be - colour television. But, what is the question for ordinary mortals to ask since they have to bear the brunt of it all?

If god came down from the heavens and asked Information and Broadcasting Minister Vasant Sathe what he wanted, the likely answer would be - colour television. But, what is the question for ordinary mortals to ask since they have to bear the brunt of it all?

Sathe, a flamboyant 55, genuinely believes that the medium is the message and that for rural development, colour television is the answer. The media pundits, perhaps justifiably so, are confused. From a state of relative slumber when 'television' itself was considered a luxury, to such colourful hubbub is no mean transition. The minister's statement has been welcomed, criticised, laughed at as a politician's musings and in some quarters even ignored.

A leading daily in its editorial has said: 'Mr Sathe's belief that development-oriented programmes in colour will make a greater impact than those in black and white is irrelevant' and it goes on to add that 'If Mr Sathe has his way, vast sums will be spent on visual opulence, further concealing the drab or harsh tones of Indian life'.

To put it in black and white, the brouhaha has resulted in matters boiling down to a hardware vs software issue. Said an amused official at the Information Ministry: "This can happen only in India-just because the minister makes a statement, it does not mean that colour television is in. The whole idea was to generate a debate on the issue."

The idiot box was brought to India in 1959, with the noble intention of producing programmes for schools and rural areas. The General Service which followed six years later had a halting start and a haphazard development, being subjected to alternating liberal and austere policies of the Government. Familiarisation, reflection and criticism which normally follows the initial euphoric years in any new venture was totally absent in the case of television.

"That is because so many of the software personnel have no audio-visual orientation and they just churn out programmes with a 'have-to-do' mentality," said an insider at the TV centre in Delhi. Perhaps the strength of their apathy is in direct proportion to their refusal to take a good look at what they put out everyday. "And now we will have muck in colour," she added.

Questionable: A group of media experts feel that the basic premise of television in India has not been implemented as planned and it rests its case on a few unexplained assumptions. "It is not important what Mr Sathe says what is more important is to see what television is doing today," says Rami Chhabra, 41, feminist and freelance journalist. Dismissing the colour controversy as "idiosyncracies of an individual" Chhabra adds that "television as it is today, might as well pack up, since it is doing nothing. A comprehensive and well coordinated plan has to be evolved if television has to be put to its proper use."

Further questioning the colour lobby is B.G. Verghese, chairman of the Working Group on Autonomy for Akashvani and Doordarshan. "How far have we achieved the goals we had set with black and white television? Colour is certainly not priority and what will happen is that in the pursuit of the latest technology, we shall lose the existing techniques." Often referred to as the 'intellectual-in-exile', said Verghese. "What is more important now is to see what is going to happen to INSAT which will be in orbit soon."

The minister has never missed an opportunity to emphasise the need to take television, even colour television to the villages for community viewing. "Modern technology is colour technology and with INSAT in orbit we will reach 2.5 lakh villages in one go," said Sathe. But, the media pundits are cynical about full utilisation of INSAT, the first Indian satellite. Policy decisions are awaited as precious time slips away and Doordarshan is not expected to be ready with the ground segment hardware to put it to proper use. Hence, the initial years of the seven-year life plan of the satellite will go waste as far as the village viewers are concerned.

"Though community viewing is the answer for a developing country, the concept is a very specialised one, calling for a great deal of coordination between various agencies," said Dr N. Bhaskara Rao, a research-oriented media expert. According to him, there are at present 9.2 lakh sets owned by individuals and 3.500 community sets. As if sensing impending doom, Rao adds: "While I welcome colour television, I want to say that it is a great monster which will swallow us up if handled badly."

The conflict between what television should be ideally and what it is actually, is relevant to the hardware and the software. Ironically enough it is uniformly applicable to rural as well as urban audiences. "That is because programme production is so centralised and is handled by people who do not understand the medium," said Prof C. Srinivasan of the Indian Institute of Mass Communications.

Srinivasan, who has spent 10 years in various African countries setting up television infrastructure, is wary of the programme production for rural areas. Past experience has amply borne out the fact that traces of local variety, authenticity and cultural factors which affect the various communities are over-simplified or ignored. "As a result we have perfunctory programmes, ill-conceived and irrelevent," he added.

"Black and white technology is obsolete and present programmes can be effective only if they are produced colourfully," said Srikant Verma, often called Mrs Gandhi's media whiz-kid. The hardware men are elated, their pressurised, glamorised techniques will now acquire a boost. "All our neighbouring countries have gone colour and our research has shown that there is a good market for colour television in the country," said Sunder T. Vachani, managing director of Weston Electronics.

The Sindhi entrepreneur who has taken it upon himself to be the votary of the entire hardware industry keenly awaits the 'go' signal from the ministry. The minister has been 'told' that initially a set will cost Rs 6,000 - a figure which is totally at variance with the one cited by the ministry officials who put it at Rs 10,194. The variance is yet lo be reconciled.

The project cost of a new TV centre is estimated to be Rs 9 crore of which Rs 5 crore will be used for equipment alone. The existing TV centres can be equipped to telecast part of their programmes in colour at an approximate Rs 2 crore. At present, there are 14 transmitters and 12 Kendras.

Lobby: Media experts also scoff at the constant reference by colour lobbyists to small countries which have gone colour despite being extremely underdeveloped. "The reason why even countries like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have colour television is because they do not possess the technology and have to depend entirely on imports." said Verghese.

"India has over the years developed the necessary infrastructure to make black and white television a viable proposition and it is wrong to say that components will not be available in future," he added. Questioning the minister's statement that the switch-over will not be expensive if it is phased out, said an engineer at Delhi's television centre: "Colour equipment will cost three times that of black and white and the existing equipment will have to be done away with - nothing is expensive for the Government, but it is the cost of the receiver which is the common man's bane."

The apprehension that Doordarshan may be able to meet the extra expenditure incurred on programmes through increased revenue from advertising is already gaining ground and that defeats the purpose of television for development. "There is something very paradoxical about television in India- the programmes are neither entertaining nor educative," said Paul Nayyar, director of media and research. Hindustan Thompson, the advertising agency. The fear voiced by Nayyar is perhaps exemplified by Sathe when he says: "People in cities do not know how beautiful rural India is and we can show them through colour television" - the urban audience once again seems to be the prime concern.

Going colour appeals to the inmates of Mandi House, the Directorate of Doordarshan. "Our inability to offer colour programmes to other countries with whom we have exchange agreements is mainly because we are unable to make colour programmes," said an official - a line which the colour lobbyists are expected to peddle tenaciously. Another pro-colour official at the Information Ministry glibly adds: "Nobody buys a Dakota these days. People are going in for the Airbus and the 747s. Why shouldn't we have the latest in technology which is colour?" If so, fasten your seat belts and take off - or plunge into colourful oblivion.

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4-yr-old boy dies of suspected food poisoning; mother serious

Kozhikode, Apr 15 (PTI): A four-year-old boy died of suspected food poisoning and his mother was hospitalised after allegedly eating jelly candy at a bakery here, police said. Yousuf and his mother Suhara Bi (41), from avillage near Koilandy in the district had purchased the candy from a bakery at the bus stand here on April 13 and eaten it while going back home after seeing various tourists spots in the city. They started vomiting on reaching home and had diarrhoea that night following which they were admitted to a hospital in Kappad, about 18 km from here, police said. As their condition worsened, they were referred to Kozhikode Medical College hospital last night. The boy died en route to the hospital while the mother is in critical condition,police said. Yousufs body was handed over to his relatives today after post-mortem. Meanwhile the shop was sealed and samples of jelly candy taken by officials for analysis, police said, adding the exact cause of the boys death would be confirmed only after the post-mortem reportwas obtained. PTI KV APR

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Queen Elizabeth II summons royal staff for emergency meeting

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London, May 4 (PTI) Britains Queen Elizabeth II has called an emergency meeting of her royal staff at the Buckingham Palace today, triggering frenzied speculation over the sudden move.

The Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer of the Royal Household and in charge of ceremonial events, and Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queens private secretary, will address staff from the 91-year-old monarchs royal residences across the United Kingdom.

The revelation has sparked widespread speculation over the health of the Queen and her 96-year-old husband, Prince Philip.

However, reports indicate the meeting may not be related to health matters.

The meeting comes a day after the Queen met Prime Minister Theresa May at Buckingham Palace to formally agree the dissolution of Parliament, officially kick-starting the campaign ahead of the general election on June 8.

Their audience lasted over 30 minutes, much longer than the brief meeting that was anticipated.

Prince Philip, meanwhile, was said to be in good spirits as he unveiled a new stand at Lords Cricket Ground yesterday.

"Youre about to see the worlds most experienced plaque-unveiler," he said at the event.

Later today, the Queen and Prince Philip are due at a service for members of the Order of Merit at the Chapel Royal at St James Palace near Buckingham Palace, before hosting a lunch for those attending.

Such an emergency meeting of staff from across the country is unusual, as a meeting of royal staff is usually held as per schedule in London usually annually.

Buckingham Palace is yet to comment on the meeting.

Another speculation is around a possible ceremonial announcement, like an impending royal wedding. PTI AK ABH

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New Delhi, Oct 22: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today attacked the UPA government for “reducing states to glorified municipal corporations” by turning a deaf ear to their reasonable demands and described central proposals like

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New Delhi, Oct 22: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today attacked the UPA government for “reducing states to glorified municipal corporations” by turning a deaf ear to their reasonable demands and described central proposals like the Communal Violence bill as “fascist”.

She also questioned the Approach Paper for 12th Plan in her speech tabled in National Development Council here, saying the lack of emphasis in the document on a direct attack on poverty was “reflective of the apathy” of the Centre towards the issue that really concerns the common man.

Jayalalithaa “strongly advocated” the need for a more ambitious growth target and set ten per cent growth as the minimum target though she expressed doubt about achieving the goal saying it was not easy to attain.

The Chief Minister, who rode to power ousting DMK in the Assembly elections in May this year, said the government has “miserably failed” to arrest price rise and its policies and actions to tackle it were counter productive.

“I am not sure that the Government of India recognises the States as partners, leave alone equal partners, and respects their viewpoints. These meetings at best are ritualistic and are exercises in futility...”

“There are attempts by the Centre to weaken the states with too much interference thereby reducing them to the status of glorified municipal corporations. It is continuously proving that it is completely out of sync with ground realities and far removed from the man on the street,” she said.

Referring to Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill, GST Bill, Common Entrance Test for professional courses, she said, “Several measures proposed by the Central Government in recent months are all fascist and anti-democratic in nature.”

Meetings like these only cause frustration to states and people when the Centre turns a deaf ear even to reasonable requests like restoration of kerosene quota to mitigate the sufferings of the poor, or additional power to tide over a crisis situation, Jayalalithaa said.

“In the final arithmetic, the Government of India seems to have lost direction and it is left to the State Governments to face public ire. I sincerely hope that this hopeless situation will change for the better in times to come and we should be able to discharge our duties and responsibilities towards the poor and the people at large,” she said.

The Chief Minister said she would like to place on record her strong feeling that the NNDC meeting is being convened “more as a ritualistic exercise rather than to achieve any tangible outcome”.

“The Central government seems to be hell-bent on penalising non-Congress governments. This government at the Centre does not seem to understand that the people living in the States under Non-Congress governments are as much citizens of India as those in the states where the Congress is in power,” she said.

Despite repeated requests for special assistance, she said funds are not provided to Tamil Nadu while a special package has been given to West Bengal for the only reason that the present ruling party in West Bengal is an ally of the ruling party at the Centre.

“This only indicates that step motherly treatment is given to non-Congress governments.”

On the Communal Violence Bill, she said it was only a “blatant attempt to totally bypass” the state governments and concentrate all powers in the Centre, thereby rendering the states absolutely powerless and totally at the mercy of the Centre.

Jayalalithaa also found fault with the Centre for trying to bring the GST Bill without allaying the apprehensions of the states and accused it of trying to usurp the state government's power to levy VAT.  In the matter of Common Entrance Test for professional courses also, she said the Centre seems to be obstinate without caring for local conditions and the views of the state governments.

She said even attacks on fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu in the Palk Bay by Sri Lanka were not looked upon as acts of aggression against India. “This issue is merely looked upon as a minor problem concerning Tamil Nadu alone.  “The Centre seems to think that the lives of fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu are worthless and do not call for any potent action,” she said.

On the plan panel's Approach Paper, the Chief Minister said, “It lacked clear direction and strategies” and that the government needed to introspect the failures in implementing the 11th Plan.

She also complained that the bulk of the outlay on the 13 flagship programmes was earlier provided to the states as untied ‘Normal Central Assistance' to finance state determined priorities.

“With the big brotherly attitude that has come to characterise the Central Government, untied funds have been replaced by the so-called flagship programmes, consequentially treating elected state governments as mere local supplicants.

“In my view, such a design is completely flawed and violative of the spirit of the Constitution,” she said objecting to the “deliberate attempt” to bypass states by releasing funds directly to implementing agencies.

She also raised concerns about MNREGA, saying in some parts, the scheme tends to emphasise wage payments without corresponding focus on asset creation.

Innovative mechanisms to establish rural industries and create durable on-farm assets and declaring the peak agricultural season as a scheme holiday period under the MGNREGA can be permitted to enhance the quality of fund utilisation,” Jayalalithaa said.

Noting that transport infrastructure requires considerable upgradation, she said it was “unfortunate” that the Centre was “not being fair” and non-Congress ruled states, in particular, are getting only “step-motherly treatment” in matters of allocation of such major projects.

On the Approach Paper drawing attention to publicly financed health care, she said the approach of the Centre has been rigid with the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) being the only template available for Central support.

“Many states have designed schemes with better coverage and benefits, but receive no Central assistance. This unnecessary rigidity needs to be removed and states with schemes having better coverage than RSBY should be made eligible for Central assistance towards the cost of premium,” she said.

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The One Year Home and Garden Devotions (Paperback)

By Sandra Byrd

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781414391861, 400pp.

Publication Date: October 1, 2015

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The One Year Home and Garden Devotions offers an encouraging, applicable, sometimes humorous, and always personal word each day for contemporary women of all ages who delight in being busy at home. The devotions are written in first person, offering transparency and personal life lessons like the following:

"There is something poignant and meaningful about upcycling an abandoned planter with its well-earned patina while considering how the lines life has etched on us actually make us more appealing.


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Five Different Types of Auto Accident Injuries

Every ten seconds someone is an auto accident in the United States. If you are in an auto accident, there is a good chance you may be injured. It is important to get checked out immediately to make sure you are alright. Even if you feel ok at the time of the accident, it is important to go ahead and see a doctor. Sometimes it can take 24 hours or more after the accident for symptoms to start showing up.

The five injuries you need to look out for the most are: neck injuries, back injuries, brain injuries, facial injuries and psychological injuries.

Neck Injuries - These are one of the most common types of injuries that can arise from a car accident. Neck injuries can range anywhere from mile severities, such as whiplash or neck strain, to serious injuries, such as disk injury or ligament instability. Whiplash is extremely common in auto accidents. It is caused by the sudden and abrupt jerking motion of the head. It is a result of forward and backward motion. Symptoms include neck pain, stiffness, headaches and shoulder pain.

Back Injuries - These are a common occurrence in auto accidents. The lower back is one of the most common sites for back injuries and back pain. The most common back injury is a sprain that can then turn into a herniated disk. A sprain is stretched or torn ligament, which are tissues that connect bones at the joint. Falling, twisting, or getting hit can cause a strain.

Brain Injuries - The most common type of brain injury is a closed head injury. A closed head injury could be a concussion or traumatic brain injury. They are difficult to detect and can take days to show symptoms. According to the Center for Disease Control, auto accidents are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Symptoms include memory or concentration problems, headaches, dizziness, loss of balance, nausea, sensitivity to light, fatigue and mood swings.

Facial Injuries - Facial injuries can be as extreme as broken bones to the face. The most common broken bones in the face are the nose, cheek and jaw bone. Breaking bones in the face can cause problems with sight, the ability to speak and swallow. Most facial injuries in auto accidents occur from airbag deployment or not wearing a seat belt.

Psychological Injuries - Thirty percent of people in accidents suffer from psychological injuries, such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, persistent anxiety and depression. Studies show the more severe the injury, the more complicated the psychological injuries are. Trauma can lead to more significant and long term stress, which can in turn lead to depression and sleep problems. If stress persists after you auto accident, seek medical attention.

As you can see, all of these medical issues that can be caused from car accidents can be dangerous and life threatening. Make sure to be examined by a doctor in less than 24 hours after any auto accident no matter how menial you may think it is. This is a good way to make sure you are not hurt, and if you are, get on the road to recovery.

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Why Golfing is Good for the Soul

There are more than 25 million people who play golf in the U.S. every year—and it isn’t difficult to see why. Golf is a great way to get some fresh air and spend time with close friends, especially as the weather warms up or if you are enjoying a resort vacation.

There are also a whole host of health benefits that come along with golfing. Here we name just a few.

Golf can be good for the heart.

Any time you’re able to get your blood pumping, it will be good for your heart, and golf will definitely get your blood going in a variety of ways. While you might not necessarily associate golf with doing a lot of physical activity, it will require you to walk a lot, pick up your bag, swing your clubs, and make other movements that will ultimately benefit your heart by reducing your blood pressure and lowering your cholesterol levels.

It can also stimulate your mind.

In addition to helping your heart, golf can also keep your brain sharp. Studies have shown that walking regularly can strengthen the circuits in your mind and help your memory, and when you golf, you will definitely do a lot of walking. You will also keep blood flowing to your brain as you play a round.

It can reduce your stress levels.

When you play golf, you’ll notice your stress levels going way down. While a number of things can have this effect, it’s the combination of fresh air, socialization with friends, and your body’s release of endorphins that will make stress disappear when you’re out golfing.

It can even help you lose weight.

In order to lose weight, you need to walk about 10,000 steps per day. That might seem like a lot, but you’ll actually hit that goal on most days when you golf, especially if you choose to walk rather than taking a cart. Best of all, you won’t necessarily feel like you’re exercising when you’re walking on the golf course since you’ll be having so much fun playing.

Are you itching to play a round of golf now? Start enjoying all the health benefits listed here—and more—by golfing at Innsbrook Condos during your next stay with us. Call us at 575-258-5441 to reserve a round.


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A Tennessee DUI Suspect Threatened To Join ISIS If He Got Arrested

There are things you probably shouldn’t say to a cop. One of them is a threat to join ISIS and then come back and kill him. A Nashville man found this out the hard way.

Marco Antonio Dominguez of Hendersonville, Tennesee, was detained for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence Thursday night at a Nashville gas station, according to USA Today. Police said he slurred his speech, had vomit on his pants, and was stumbling. He also had damage to his windshield, which police suspect may have occurred when he hit a sign while driving drunk.

After Dominguez was placed in the back of a squad car, according to The Tennessean, the DUI suspect started getting creative with his taunts.

“I am going to join ISIS and when I do, you will be the first person I kill.”

Of course, the DUI suspect’s threat to join ISIS is undoubtedly drunken bluster, but nevertheless cops don’t take kindly to that kind of threat. Theoretically, making a “terrorist threat” in Tennessee is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, according to Mark Stoval. Threatening to kill someone in general, however, is considered aggravated assault in Tennessee, according to Criminal Defense Lawyer.

Dominguez also made further, although slightly less colorful, threats in the back of the car besides joining ISIS.

Why don’t you take these handcuffs off and (I’ll) show you what I am made of.”

He’s been charged with DUI, driving without a license, leaving the scene of an accident, and assault. The assault charge undoubtedly comes from threatening to kill the arresting officer, ISIS bluster aside. He’s currently being held in the Davidson County Jail in Nashville on bond.

However, at least one American has been arrested for allegedly supporting ISIS. Last week, an upstate New York man was charged with providing “material support” to ISIS, according to this Inquisitr report.

According to CBS News, the number of Americans who have actually joined ISIS is pretty small. The U.S. intelligence community, while conceding that it’s impossible to know for certain, puts the number at fewer than 12. Intelligence officials also estimate that larger numbers of Americans have joined al-Qaeda or its affiliate group al Nusra, and still more have joined the Syria Free Army or affiliated groups.

It’s unlikely that any of the Americans who have joined ISIS are Latinos who turned to ISIS after a DUI arrest.

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‘Avengers 4’ Trailer Description Reportedly Leaked Online

A Reddit post detailed the upcoming trailer, but was removed shortly after.

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A Reddit post detailed the upcoming trailer, but was removed shortly after.

Warning: This article contains potential spoilers for Avengers 4.

The Avengers 4 trailer is expected to drop sometime in November, but it appears that fans can’t wait less than a month to find out just what the clip is going to hold. A rumored description of the upcoming trailer was posted on Reddit a few days ago describing the trailer in great detail, but it was removed shortly after it was posted. Since nothing is ever truly deleted on the internet, the description is making its way around the web and the fact that it was removed has many Avengers fans and theorists believing it is true.

Metro copied the Reddit post and shared it with its followers, and the trailer description goes into such great depth, it has fans thinking it’s the real deal. According to the spoiler, the trailer kicks off with a view of the damaged Infinity Gauntlet which fans saw briefly at the conclusion of Infinity War. There is a voice over from Tony Stark who says “We were destined to lose,” which leads into a shot of the Quinjet landing in Wakanda.

The jet is carrying Tony and Nebula, who were the last two characters left alive on Titan at the end of Infinity War and they apparently have been retrieved and returned to Earth. This scene also shows the reuniting of Tony and Steve Rogers for the first time since Captain America: Civil War. The two greet one another before the Marvel logo takes over the screen.

There is a flashback to the Battle of New York from the first Avengers featuring Loki, then a brief shot of M’Baku on the Wakandan throne taking over the helm from his friend Prince T’Challa who disintegrated in the last film. Black Widow is then shown in Hawkeye’s family home which fans will remember from Avengers: Age of Ultron. Thor and Valkyrie are then showcased on a Kree ship talking to someone out of frame who Thor describes as the “universe’s last hope.” This could suggest the appearance of Captain Marvel who is half human, half Kree.

Ant-Man is shown escaping the Quantum Realm, then traveling in time with Tony Stark as they reenter the Battle of New York from several years ago. Thanos is shown walking through the streets of New York with a sword and is also shown inside the Soul Stone with a young Gamora again.

Eventually, the camera pans to another shot of the Infinity Gauntlet as a stone disappears from it, suggesting the Avengers are succeeding in their fight against Thanos.

The end of the trailer debuts the title of the film, Avengers: Annihilation. This has been one of the rumored titles for months but didn’t have much steam behind it as many fans were speculating the subtitle was Assemble or Endgame.

The entire description, which includes more of Loki, Shuri, Hawkeye and Tony can be read on Metro‘s site. Remember, this trailer description leak is just a rumor at this time and nothing has been confirmed.

Avengers 4 hits theaters on May 3, 2019. The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Josh Brolin, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, and Brie Larson.


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Julia Roberts & Gwyneth Paltrow Feuding Over Chris Martin, Per ‘Radar’

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Longtime friends Julia Roberts and Gwyneth Paltrow have apparently had a falling out over Paltrow’s ex-husband Chris Martin.

Paltrow is reportedly upset that Roberts missed her wedding to producer Brad Falchuk, instead choosing to spend time with Martin and his new girlfriend, Fifty Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson per Radar Online.

“Julia was at Gwyneth’s engagement party but missed her wedding and then showed up at the party Chris and Dakota were throwing instead,” alleged a source close to the actress to Radar.

Radar reported that Roberts was one of the celebrity guests at the couple’s party to celebrate Johnson’s 29th birthday.

Paltrow is allegedly angry that Roberts has “taken sides” against her with Martin, per Radar.

“Gwyneth and Chris stayed friendly after their divorce but things have changed and it’s been difficult for their mutual pals to stay friends with them both,” alleged the Radar source.

Side-by-side photos of Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk, who are getting married this weekend.
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“Gwyneth isn’t Dakota’s biggest fan and Brad [Falchuk] didn’t want Chris at their wedding celebrations, so Gwyneth isn’t happy to see Julia hanging out with her ex,” reported Radar.

Much was made in the media about Paltrow’s “conscious uncoupling” from Martin after their 11-year marriage came to an end and their friendly relationship for the sake of their two children Apple and Moses.

Neither Paltrow nor Roberts has commented on a falling out of their friendship.

Julia Roberts, who recently announced that she would not be starring in any further romantic comedies, will next be seen in the heartbreaking film Ben is Back which will hit theaters December 7.

Paltrow recently spoke with Glamour UK for their inaugural digital issue about the future of her lifestyle brand Goop and if she believed that her daughter Apple would someday work as an intern for her company.

“That would be great!” Paltrow said in the interview. “She has her finger on the pulse.”

“She really is my focus group; I am always asking her opinion about this or that,” the star added. “She represents that Gen Z generation. I don’t know half the things she talks about, but I try to keep up with her!”

In January, Paltrow and Falchuk announced their engagement on the cover of Goop Magazine‘s Sex & Love issue after dating for over three years. They tied the knot in September of this year.

“I’m excited about everything!” she told People Magazine. “I’ve never had a wedding before. [Paltrow and ex-husband Chris Martin eloped in 2003.] So even though I’m 45, I sort of feel like a 21-year-old.”


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Donald Trump’s Troop Deployment To Border Will Cost $200 Million, Enough To Feed Homeless Veterans For A Year

Trump has been criticized for the 'political stunt' of sending troops to the border weeks in advance of a migrant caravan.

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Trump has been criticized for the 'political stunt' of sending troops to the border weeks in advance of a migrant caravan.

Donald Trump’s controversial plan to send U.S. troops to the Mexican border weeks in advance of the arrival of a migrant caravan comes with a big price tag — nearly $200 million, according to the Washington Post. For the same cost, Trump’s administration would likely be able to feed every homeless U.S. veteran for a full year.

Trump’s plans to send up to 15,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border has been widely criticized as an unnecessary action and a political stunt. Though Trump had asked the Pentagon for the troops to serve as law enforcement officers of sorts, detaining migrants who cross the border, CNN reported that Pentagon leaders rejected the request to “provide ‘crowd and traffic control’ and safeguard Customs and Border Protection personnel,” which would have gone beyond the authority troops have under current U.S. law.

Others have rejected Trump’s insistence that the migrant caravan is filled with Middle Eastern terrorists and criminals looking to invade the United States, noting that it is made up of families seeking asylum from violence in Central American countries.

“They’re telling you the existential threat to America is a bunch of poor refugees 1,000 miles away,” Barack Obama said at a rally in Miami this week (via Defense News). “They’re even taking our brave troops away from their families for a political stunt at the border. And the men and women of our military deserve better than that.”

The report detailing the high costs of the troop deployment has drawn attention to other ways the taxpayer money could be used, including support for homeless U.S. veterans. Trump’s frequent insistence that he is in favor of troops and that opponents against them has led many to calculate how his actions could benefit those troops.

Earlier this year, when Trump announced plans for a military parade that would cost at least $10 million, Newsweek estimated that the money could instead by used to feed all of the nation’s homeless veterans for nearly two weeks. That would mean the plans to send troops to the U.S. border could instead feed these veterans for 10 months by conservative estimates and a full year by more liberal ones. It could be also put toward programs that house the homeless and offer medical and mental health services, critics say.

As Forbes noted, however, estimates about feeding homeless veterans are often used to score political points against Donald Trump and miss a critical point: America already has the resources to feed and house these veterans, but chooses to use it elsewhere.


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Tyrese’s Ex-Wife Reportedly Insists ‘Living Life’ Is Her Full Time Job, Per Celebrity Insider

Tyrese's Ex-Wife 'Living Life' Is Her Full Time Job
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Tyrese and his ex-wife, Norma, have been embroiled in a heated child support and custody battle for years now. For the majority of their 11-year-old daughter Shayla’s life, Norma has had full custody while the “Stay” singer has been paying thousands in child support each month. But now, Tyrese is reportedly working to turn the tables as he hopes to finally win full custody.

According to Celebrity Insider, Tyrese recently filed court documents in hopes of reducing the amount Norma receives in child support. Last year during Tyrese’s infamous social media meltdown, he revealed he pays $13,000 a month. Now, he’s fighting to reduce that amount and his legal team is suggesting Norma start making strides to support herself financially. After reviewing her financials over the past couple of months, she was questioned about the hefty amount she’d spent for seven hours of childcare back in August.

When the judge asked about the expense, Norma simply said she was “living life.” She went on to explain why she couldn’t get a conventional job insisting she’s currently “working on her book, working on her life, and running errands.”

Needless to say, the response has sparked a heated debate online about the misuse of child support. For several months, Tyrese has taken to social media blasting Norma from the same perspective. But despite his complaints, he’s still been obligated to make the payments.

Despite the rollercoaster year, Tyrese’s holiday season seems to be heading in the right direction. Contrary to how things turned out last year, Tyrese had not one but two awesome things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Following the heated court battle, Tyrese had the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with both of his daughters. The singer’s current wife, Samantha posted a photo of him spending quality time with Shayla and his newborn daughter Soraya.

Tyrese had also been barred from sharing photos of Shayla on social media but it appears that order has also been lifted. Despite the child abuse allegations Tyrese faced last year, his daughter Shayla appeared to have had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday with her father.


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Playing Sickly Tiger With Stripes Missing Saved From Circus Falls In Love with Soulmate

This tiger is healthy, happy and in love — a miraculous transformation from just five years ago, when she was sick, underweight and on the brink of death.

Read: Elderly Couple Retrace Their Cross-Continental Honeymoon 35 Years Later in the Same Volkswagen Beetle

Aasha the tiger was sent to live at the In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center in Texas after she was removed from a backyard circus, founder Vicky Keahey told

Keahey said she was told she should expect a 9-month old tiger, but was shocked to see something totally different.

"She was only about the size of a large bobcat," said Keahey, who initially weighed Aasha at 31 pounds, equivalent to a 3-month old tiger.

In addition to being severely undernourished, Keahey said the bald spots on her fur confirmed a bad case of ringworm.

Over the next few months, Keahey said she let herself in the tiger's isolated enclosure and bathed Aasha in medicated shampoo by hand to nurse her back to health.

"It was dangerous," Keahey said. "In the beginning she didn't like it. She had claws and teeth that were telling me she didn't want a bath, but I didn't have a whole lot of choice as to whether or not I wanted to be in there with her."

As Aasha started getting better, she also started having eyes for a male tiger at the rescue, Smuggler, who is about a year older than her.

Slowly but surely, they started dating.

Keahey explained that when tigers date, they spend about 20 minutes a day, "nose to nose", trying to get to know one another in the same enclosure. Ten or so staff members would supervise each date, just in case a fight broke out.

Then, at about three or four months into their relationship, they moved on to spending nights together with a staff member present to supervise overnight.

Next comes marriage! Keahey explained that while tigers are not monogamous animals, Aasha and Smuggler only have 'felines' for each other.

Read: 33 Lions Rescued From Circuses Fly To Their New Home At South African Sanctuary

While they don't expect striped cubs in their future — he's neutered and she's spayed — they currently live and eat together, and will celebrate their 5th anniversary in March.

Even though the couple might get into arguments, and sometimes Smuggler catches Aasha flirting with the lions next door, Keahey said they have one golden rule for a successful relationship: They always go to sleep together.

Watch: Love Birds Allie and Noah Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary, Spent It Taking 'Long Walks on Flamingo Beach'