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Let's Continue the Reagan Revolution

One of my earliest childhood memories is of my dad taking me to the polls with him in 1980. Before voting for Reagan, he explained to me why this was important for his family, and for America.

Thought –

I wonder if he would have bothered taking me to the polls if the candidate had been Ford or Nixon?

Problem –

Today there are a plethora of “politicians” who could be described as political hacks. That’s not to say that there aren’t some inspiring leaders out there, but the bureaucrats clearly outnumber them.

But first let’s define that.

Some people think a political hack is what would rightly be called an activist or a political operative. Dictionary.com defines a political hack as a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: machine politician, ward-heeler, hack].

Sound familiar?

The recent Alito confirmation hearings were rife with hackery. The baby brother of the suave and swashbuckling JFK and RFK — Teddy Kennedy — has proven that even Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison would have become annoying had they had kept singing the same old songs for fifty years.

For the sake of the Democrat Party, it’s time for Teddy to hang it up so that some new folks can inject some big ideas into the debate.

Chuck Todd of the National Journal contends that Democrats are afraid of being visionary: “So what is the ‘big idea’ or two Democrats are going to pitch? Right now, it’s a party that seems to fear the ‘big idea’ because of divisions within its own ranks.”

The truth –

It’s time for sides of the political aisle to starting thinking about passing the torch to a new generation of leaders. What’s needed right now are leaders who can transcend partisan politics and advance a vision and philosophy.

It takes a real leader to tell evil regimes to: “Tear down this wall!” — or to say things like, “I have a dream.” These daring and romantic gestures are not the rhetoric typically espoused by politicians.

Random Thought – 8:27 PM

When Reagan said “tear down this wall!” the folks at the State Department cringed, but my dad loved it.

It’s hard to imagine Ronald Reagan arguing over whether or not his district got a bridge to nowhere — or logrolling to secure funding for a highway in Dixon, Illinois.

Fact –

We’re not the first generation to confront this problem. Before Reagan came on the scene, the Republican Party was bereft of ideas. This is a cycle that has been repeating since the beginning of time.

In fact, before almost every inspiring leader comes on the scene, there is a leadership vacuum. It’s always darkest before the storm.

So where do we go from here?

This hunger for change is no doubt helping fuel conservative support of Rep. Shadegg, a conservative Westerner, who is not part of the insiders’ clique, in his quest for Majority Leader.

There is a smattering of exciting conservatives out there running for political offices, such as governor or congress.

Largely, the more inspiring these candidates are, the less likely they are to be supported by the party apparatus.

Thought –

It is entirely possible that our current political environment will actually help these conservative “outsider” candidates beat “insider” Republicans.

Random Fact #142 –

Whichever Political Party is the first to honestly confront this problem, and promote real leaders, will have a major advantage as we enter into the next phase.

Unfortunate Fact –

Even when good leaders emerge, they are difficult to preserve.

Even Winston Churchill, who led England through World War II, was turned out after the war — only to be re-elected Prime Minister, later.

The best TV shows, musical acts, and products all wear out their welcome, eventually.

Brilliant and original ideas eventually become old. Like a cassette tape that has been dubbed one too many times, original ideas eventually become boring tripe. Likewise, itâ€™s rare that even a brilliant leader can stay on top, indefinitely.

Here’s the question –

Why are you and I doing this? Why do we write? Why do we run for office? Is it to acquire power — or to change America?

They say charity begins at home. Well, true reform begins at home, too.

Let us continue the Reagan Revolution.


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Rush's Rams

For all the fuss over Rush Limbaugh’s attempt to buy the NFL’s St. Louis Rams franchise, you’d think he’d been torturing dogs or accidentally firing pistols in nightclubs.

Oh, wait: those are the players. All Rush Limbaugh has done is work hard for decades to build his personality and radio empire to dominate conservative talk radio. Yet, less than three months after the NFL conditionally reinstated a convicted felon, some of its associates and fans are complaining because Limbaugh wants to buy the Rams.

This group of critics includes an assortment of football players, the head of the NFL Players Association (DeMaurice Smith), and, of course, the Rev. Al Sharpton.

To listen to his opponents howl, you’d think it was the worst thing for the NFL since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl a couple of years ago.

“I know I wouldn’t want to play for him. He’s a jerk. He’s an —. What he said (about McNabb) was inappropriate and insensitive, totally off-base. He could offer me whatever he wanted, I wouldn’t play for him. … I wouldn’t play for Rush Limbaugh. My principles are greater and I can’t be bought." So Jets linebacker Bart Scott told the New York Daily News.

Scott’s principles, meanwhile, are so great that he once had to be restrained by a teammate from taking issue with a referee during an NFL game that just happened to be viewed by 17.5 million, making cable history. This was after he threw an official’s yellow flag into the stands protesting his unsportsmanlike conduct foul.

The Giants’ Mathias Kiwanuka and Eagles’ Donovan McNabb (about whom Rush made the ‘black quarterback’ comment) also said that, though Limbaugh was free to purchase the team if he so chose, they wouldn’t play in St. Louis anytime soon.

There are about a gazillion undrafted players doing an endzone dance on hearing the news. It’s a privilege to play in the NFL, and when quality players like Kiwanuka, Scott, and McNabb get their jerseys twisted over something ridiculous, there are many talented (maybe more talented?) players waiting to take their place.

And it’s more than a little interesting that all three — McNabb, Kiwanuka, and Scott — are perfectly happy having as teammates high profile athletes indicted for crimes. Kiwanuka played with Plaxico Burress (currently in jail), McNabb plays with Michael Vick (just out of jail), and from 2002-2008, Scott was teammates with Ravens great Ray Lewis, who was indicted on double murder charges in 2000 but cleared after pleading to obstruction of justice.

So none of these folks are ones to deny, yet Rush Limbaugh — whose only crime is to be a conservative — is beyond the pale?

Rush’s longtime confidante and behind the scenes radio commander in chief, affectionately known to listeners as ‘Mr. Snerdley,’ is black. If Rush were really ‘racist,’ Mr. Snerdley wouldn’t have tolerated it for all these years. And the race card in the NFL is a tricky business, especially with owners. Real Clear Sports reminds us that Oakland Raiders’ owner Al Davis had several minority milestones: he hired the first Latino head coach (who won two Super Bowls), the second African American coach, and woman to be CEO of the team. But players aren’t lining up to play in Oakland.

Meanwhile, NFL Players’ Association head DeMaurice Smith is actually encouraging players speak out against Rush.

“[Sport] in America is at its best when it unifies, gives all of us reason to cheer, and when it transcends,” Smith said in an email to the union’s executive committee and later reported on by ESPN.com.  “Our sport does exactly that when it overcomes division and rejects discrimination and hatred."

Yes, that was exactly what Smith’s sport did when Jaguars player Brian Williams (now with the Falcons) went on a racist rant in 2008 when he was pulled over for a suspected DUI.  News 4 in Jacksonville reported the officer’s notes showed Williams telling the officer, "I (expletive) your momma … I (expletive) your wife twice" and that he would do something to the officer’s daughter. He publicly apologized later.

But he was never fined by the NFL.

Of course, Smith’s crusade brought out the bottom-feeders.  First, as usual, was Rev. Al Sharpton — who has built his entire career on division, discrimination, and hatred — flying to his side.  In a letter reported by Politico Monday, he applauded Smith for “publicly asking that the league seek to unify, not divide, in a letter to the executive committee.”

How would a Limbaugh-owned team cause division?  I fail to see why anything Limbaugh has said (or what people have wrongly accused him of saying) indicates he wouldn’t be a good NFL owner. He certainly couldn’t embarrass the 0-5 Rams any than they have been this year, or last year, or the year before that. Right now, the Rams are a marketing quagmire.  Limbaugh is a sports fan — he wants a successful team.  Build a successful franchise, and the players will come. There is absolutely no evidence that any player shouldn’t want to work for a Limbaugh-owned franchise.

In fact, the absurdity of the opposition to Rush owning an NFL franchise has done the unthinkable: brought Keith Olbermann to his defense. Think about this: critics of Limbaugh’s NFL bid have produced such ridiculous arguments that even Olbermann can see through them.

Olbermann called them out in his ‘Worst Persons in the World’ segment last Thursday.

“There’re now gonna be character tests for sports owners?  There’ll only be three of them left,” Olbermann said. “Unless they beat the Vikings Sunday, as of next Thursday, it will have been a full year since the Rams won a game.  My God, if Limbaugh wants to buy them, far be it for me to tell him he’s flushing his money down a rat hole.”

Brace yourselves: pigs may be flying, Hell may be frozen, but HUMAN EVENTS actually agrees with Keith Olbermann. We wouldn’t choose to say it the same way, but (shudder) Olbermann is right on this one.

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Ex-US Department of State: Bill & Hillary Clinton ‘Engage In Sex With Minors’

Steve Pieczenik is a former United States Department of State official and a Harvard trained psychiatrist with a doctorate in international relations from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

His roles within US politics were many, being the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vacne and James Baker and also serving the presidential administrations of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan and George H.W. Bush as deputy assistant secretary.

Now, if you’ve done research into US politics, being associated with names like Kissinger and Bush automatically raise an eyebrow.

What’s even more concerning to some is that he was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a group many consider to be ‘wicked’ in the guise of good deeds, however, he was removed from the membership as early as October 2012, the same time he started to “blow the whistle,” so to speak.

Is he perhaps on the side of many who are coming clean about what the elite have been up to? Part of the ‘earth alliance’ as some call it?

“We know that both of them have been a major part and participant of what’s called The Lolita Express, which is a plane owned by Mr. Jeff Epstein, a wealthy multi-millionaire who flies down to the Bahamas and allows Bill Clinton and Hillary to engage in sex with minors, that is called Pedophilia.”

The Republican presumptive nominee has apparently got involved on this too. Trump’s does have ties to Epstein. Trumps ties to Sex Slave Island have been chronicled by The Daily Wire here.

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein is an American financier and sex offender, with close ties to the Clinton’s. As mentioned above, the Clinton’s were a frequent flyer on his jet, taking dozens of trips aboard the “Lolita Express.”

Former President Bill Clinton was a much more frequent flyer on the registered sex offender’s infamous jet than previously reported, with flight logs showing the former president taking at least 26 trips aboard the “Lolita Express.”

Flight logs show the number is more than double that, and trips between 2001 and 2003 included trips around the world with Epstein and fellow passengers identified on manifests by their initials or first names, including “Tatiana.”

The jet has it’s nickname as is because it was reportedly outfitted with a bed where passengers had group sex with young girls.

This Is Nothing New

Ted Gunderson, former FBI special agent and head of their L.A. office, worked to uncover and expose this type of thing. A simple youtube search of his name will show you what exactly he spent his last years researching (source). Here’s one of his last lectures.

He is one of several dozen who have investigated this topic and found some disturbing facts.

Former U.S. representative Cynthia McKinney also knew about pedophilia within the government in 2005. She grilled Donald Rumsfeld on DynCorp’s child trafficking business of selling women and children in the video below.

The video below is of FBI whistle blower Sibel Edmonds appearing on RT news. She is a former FBI translator and founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC).

She gained a lot of attention in 2002 after she accused a colleague of covering up illicit activity involving Turkish nationals, which included serious security breaches and cover-ups alluding to intelligence that was deliberately suppressed.

In this video, at approximately the 20 minute mark, she shares some of her knowledge regarding these incidents.

The evidence is so large regarding this topic that it would require multiple books to cover. This article is simply providing a tidbit of information about what’s known in these circles.

Podesta, Comet Pizza & PEDOS (Warning Graphic)

Below is a disturbing video put together by the underground resistance network taking the topic a little deeper than what’s already been exposed in the mainstream.

Why is This Important to Know About?

These are the people whom we call our leaders. With all of these leaks, not just on this topic, but on others, it’s clear that modern day politics is a cesspool of corruption.

This election was a great opportunity to witness even more evidence that our political system is far from a democracy.

This is exactly why revelations like this are important to bring to light. We don’t know where to go, if we don’t know where we are truly at.

You can read more about why this is important in the article below, which goes more in-depth.

By Arjun Walia, Guest writer


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Leaked Documents: George Soros is Behind Social Media Censorship

Social media censorship is here and out in the open, and it has become clear that the major tech companies are working together to shut down and silence members of the free press for political reasons. Of course, this has everything to do with Donald Trump being in office, and whether you support him or not, what is being lost in the effort to depose him will eventually affect everyone.

by Isaac Davis,

Censorship is not the American way, and while people today may think that the ‘other’ side is dead wrong and shouldn’t be allowed to speak up, it takes a special kind of influence to achieve the level of social media and platform banning that we’ve seen in recent weeks.

It turns out, according to a leaked 49 page document, that this special influence may be none other than George Soros himself, the world’s wealthiest liberal political agitator.

Soros has long been known to exert influence, via his immense personal wealth, at the grass-roots level of many political struggles around the world.

“A confidential, 49-page memo for defeating Trump by working with the major social-media platforms to eliminate “right wing propaganda and fake news” was presented in January 2017 by Media Matters founder David Brock [ex-boyfriend of James “Pizza” Alefantis] at a retreat in Florida with about 100 donors, the Washington Free Beacon reported at the time.

David Brock And His Former Boyfriend, James “pizzagate” Alefantis

David Brock and his former boyfriend, James “Pizza” Alefantis – Think about it: Why do they want to censor the Internet? What do they have to hide?

The document obtained by The Free Beacon states that Media Matters and other Soros funded groups have “access to raw data from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites” so they can “systemically monitor and analyze this unfiltered data.” [Source]

The full confidential memo, which reads like a subversive political manifesto, was written by American liberal political activist and author, David Brock, also the founder of Media Matters for America.

David Brock is a Clinton shill who was caught laundering money:

Entitled, Democracy Matters: Strategic Plan for Action, and composed in early 2017,  it lays out the Democratic plan to oppose Trump’s presidency at all costs by waging a daily media war, and we have been feeling the results of this strategy since Trump took office, and after nearly two years as president, the media landscape is in utter chaos, and the population is more divided than it has been since the American civil war.

Regarding Soros, he is a known financier of Media Matters, of which he has supported since 2010 in an overt effort to counter news organizations like Fox News. Soros has developed the reputation of being the world’s leading agit-prop bankroller.

“Media Matters is one of the few groups that attempts to hold Fox News accountable for the false and misleading information they so often broadcast. I am supporting Media Matters in an effort to more widely publicize the challenge Fox News poses to civil and informed discourse in our democracy.” ~ George Soros

The effort to censor social media began in earnest with the election of Trump which saw the rollout of the term ‘fake news,’ and the Brock memo clearly outlines how this plan was intended to bring about the resulting censorship we see today.

From the Brock memo:

Futhermore, the memo discusses how big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter (all of which are openly censoring user accounts today) will be recruited and called upon to collude with the Soros and Brock agenda in order to manipulate the political landscape.

Collusion between Media Matters and social media platforms runs rather deep, as noted by WND:

“The document claims Media Matters and far-left groups have “access to raw data from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites” so they can “systemically monitor and analyze this unfiltered data.”

“The earlier we can identify a fake news story, the more effectively we can quash it,” the memo states.

“With this new technology at our fingertips, researchers monitoring news in real time will be able to identify the origins of a lie with mathematical precision, creating an early warning system for fake news and disinformation.”

Final Thoughts

Again, if open censorship of American independent media is allowed to take root, everyone will suffer in the long run. While politics may seem like the biggest game in town, above this spectacle are the values and traditions that have made this country worth living in.

Once this is gone, America will be totally unrecognizable, and billionaires like Soros will be become our de facto kings and lords.


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The “Unqualified” Free Agents could provide the solution the Leafs salary cap woes

I don’t think this is my worst quality, in fact I know I have much worse ones, but I’ve noticed I have a character flaw. I am overly attached to formerly can’t miss prospects who have most definitely missed. It’s because of that I spent yesterday closely watching as team after team released the names of the restricted free agents that they would not be submitting qualifying offers to. You can find the full list of them on PuckPedia.
There are a few reasons that teams don’t qualify their free agents. The one that has popped up most recently is the realization that arbitration rights are a difficult thing to deal with, especially since it’s pretty binding in most cases, especially for players that end up at the bottom of the roster.
12.10 Walk-Away Rights for Player-Elected Salary Arbitration.
(a) If a Club has elected to arbitrate a one-year SPC, and the award issued is for
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1. Q: How many questions are on my exam, and how long do I have to complete it?

A: Below is a chart showing the total number of questions and the allotted time for each of our exams.

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CIPP/C 90 2.5 Hours
CIPP/E 90 2.5 Hours
CIPP/US 90 2.5 Hours
CIPM 90 2.5 Hours
CIPT 90 2.5 Hours

2. Q: How are the passing scores of the exams determined?

A: Exam scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly. The minimum number of correct answers necessary to pass is determined our Exam Development Boards and Certification Advisory Boards, and varies by exam. Our boards determine this number based on the minimum level of knowledge that candidates should have, in order to be considered qualified in their respective fields.

3. Q: How do I interpret my score?

A: Because there can be slight differences in the difficulty of exam forms, all raw scores (i.e., the number of questions answered correctly) are converted to a common scale ranging from 100 to 500. The passing score for all IAPP exams is 300 (which does not represent 60%). For further information, please refer to our Certification Candidate Handbook Exam Information section beginning on page 10.

4. Q: Can I find out how many questions I answered correctly?

A: The IAPP does not provide test takers with the number of questions they answered correctly. However, you are provided with a section breakdown after the completion of your exam, which indicates the percentage of your correct answers per each blueprint domain. Candidates who fail can use this information to determine which domains they need to focus on when studying for a retake exam. Please note, however, that an overall score cannot be determined by averaging these percentages, as blueprint domains do not count equally on the exams. (For example, a domain that has 25 questions will count more toward your overall score than a domain that has only 5 questions).

5. Q: Will candidates who fail be given the opportunity to review their incorrect answers?

A: No. While the desire to review incorrect answers is understandable, IAPP exam questions are considered secure material, and cannot be distributed outside of the testing environment. This policy is meant to ensure the integrity of our exams by preventing content from being circulated.

6. Q: If I take a computer-based exam, what is the wait time for my results?

A: With computer-based testing, you are given your results immediately after completing the exam. You will also be sent an e-mail with your results.

7. Q: How are training and exams connected?

A: Training is one step you can take to learn material covered on the exams (especially because training and exams are based on the same topic outline—what we call a “body of knowledge”), but be aware that courses are not purely test prep, nor does taking training guarantee you’ll pass your exam. Why not? IAPP’s certifications are ANSI accredited under the ISO standardan international mark of quality and rigor. To maintain accreditation, ISO requires a separation between the IAPP’s certification and training departments. This means that while our training developers and instructors know which topics will be covered on an exam, they cannot see the tests or answer questions about whether a specific item will be on a given exam.

8. Q: What is required to maintain my certification?

A: To maintain the credential(s) in good standing, the holder must meet the minimum CPE requirements and pay their maintenance fee or membership dues. If the credential holder fails in either of these obligations, the credential will be considered suspended, and the holder must undergo the process of reinstatement in order to restore their credentials to active status.

9. Q: How do I submit my CPE credits?

A: CPE credits for IAPP Events and Webinars will be automatically added to the certified individual's account. For all other activities, certified individuals are required to self-report using the CPE Submission Form, accessible through your IAPP account. From the Certifications tab on your IAPP account, you are able to manage your CPE submissions, read the certification terms, and keep track of your credits.

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A Husband’s Ultimate Gift Guide for Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is on the cards, and you must be thinking of planning for a great surprise for your lovely mother. She has been a great support in your life. There has never been a day when you have left home without having a hearty meal. This is all because of your caring mother, who is always on her toes to feed you, care for you and make you feel like you are in heaven.

She is tremendously caring, but your wife is too a mother. Your kids are still young, and for them, you have to shoulder the responsibility to surprise your wife on Mother’s day.

This is the one event where you can feel the exuberance of a mother and child’s relationship. You can feel how they are connected with the cosmic Vibes. The eternal relationship of a mother and child is truly the bliss of nature.

 So on this mother’s day, let’s celebrate this unconditional love with fun, fantasy and fascination. There has never been a better way than gifting a bouquet of flowers. Send flowers to India. have the fresh orchids paired with charming roses, handcrafted just for your mother.

Look at the list below to make this mother’s day memorable for your kid’s mother and mother!

Prepare for breakfast

There is no better way than to start the day with a hearty breakfast. You can have your children’s helping hand in this task. You can have some delicious sandwiches that are not only tasty to eat but also good looking. Sandwiches with a smile, a wink, or shades on can be fun to make the special mother feel how important she is. With these childish tricks, you can steal away her heart, and she would be left smiling. How about going for some fresh juices to pair up with the meal?

Specially curated mug with a heartfelt message

A hot cup of coffee in a brand new coffee mug can be the perfect way to hint your wife for the coming surprises. You can get a love note imprinted on the cup with the wish of “Happy Mothers Day” and present it to your wife.

There has not been a better chance to see your children and your wife revel in the delightful mood of this occasion. This is the simplest way to win your wife’s heart and let your children get all the credit for it.

Bouquet of fresh flowers along with a photo frame

You can get the most cheerful photograph of your children with your wife framed. The photo frame in the shape of a heart would work best. It could carry the message “Happy Mothers Day” or “world’s best mother”. You can combine different flowers. Be it yellow sunflowers, red lilies or yellow daisies, all of them have a captivating look.

This exuberant gift can be paired with a fresh rose that is pleasant to look at and fragrant to smell. Let the daisies and lilies do the magic, and the roses shower upon your wife the love and warmth of your child.

A box of chocolates

Chocolates are similar to relationships. They are sweet, indulging, and their flavour lingers in mind for long. Relationships, too, are the essence of life. On this mother’s day, it is the chance to celebrate unconditional love for the mother. So get a heart-shaped box filled with handmade chocolates and delight the lovely mother from your children’s side. Let them also be expressive with their feelings for their mother, who has always cared for and nurtured them.

Delicious mother’s day cake

How about a homemade cake to kick start the Mother’s Day celebrations? Your kids would love to cook something special for their mother; you can give them a push and make this event even more memorable. So make sure you begin the day by sending mother’s day flowers so that she can enjoy the unbelievable sight of such exuberance. And later in the day, surprise her with the irresistible flavours!

Still, waiting for more happiness and surprises? Find them in the smiling faces of your loved ones. Capture the happiness of your children and wife and etch it into your memory!

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LIVEBLOGGING POLARJAZZ 2019 (OPENING NIGHT): A bonanza of locals gets things started with a buffet of music at the ‘Vorspiel’ at Kulturhuset

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“Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.”

                                                                            — Sarah Kay

Beaches are those places where the romance of water and sand is at its ultimate. It is a place where our eyes get to see the eternal love story of the land and the sea. It shows how a true love story can withstand the storm of time and stay immortal even when the powerful time’s havoc wrecks the greatest monuments and statues of all time. Beaches are the places where old or young, and all get equally excited to visit.

Are you a beach lover? Do you wish to visit the best beaches in the world? Do you want to sit alone and embrace the inner soul of yours? Do you want to witness the romance of the land and the ocean?

You don’t have to wait anymore now, as I have penned down for you the most amazing beaches of the world and their specialties. Pick any one of them, and pack your bags right away!

1.  White Beach, Philippines

It is by far the best beach I found in Asia, and this beach is located in the Boracay Islands of Aklan province in the Philippines. It’s a beautiful country of many small and big islands, or you can say a country of a chain of partly submerged mountains. This beach gets its name because of the white sand present on the shore, which looks pretty cool and is somewhat comparable to the Caribbean beaches. The most important yet less known fact is that when you visit here, there is the least chance of you getting bankrupted compared to when you visit some other beach. It’s a must-visit! You can have access to the best resorts and restaurants nearby to this beach. The best time to visit White Beach is from December to May, as considered by many.

2. Playa Paraiso, Cuba

One of the most exotic destinations, this beach is located in Cayo Largo of Cuba. Cuba is known for its production of fierce Olympic-winning boxers. One can see Cuba’s softer and romantic side in the prevalence of this beach. Cuba’s boxers may be as hard as steel, but this beach’s sand is as soft and smooth as flour. The water is crystal clear and the perfect shade of blue, and it’s an amazing place to walk around. It is a place where you can have the best relaxing holidays of your life. You can visit here any time of the year as the weather here remains pleasant for all 12 months.

3. Baio do Sancho, Brazil

One of the best beaches in the world located in Fernando de Noronha in Brazil is Baio do Sancho beach. This beach gives you a feeling of being in heaven. The experience is mesmerizing. The beach view is beyond one’s imagination, and walking on its shore is itself one of the most heart-warming feelings one can ever feel. This beach’s climate is always ready to welcome you to its shore.

4. Radhanagar Beach, India

With the best mountains and jungles at its backdrop, this beach will be an ecstatic experience for you to visit. The resorts and hotels are also located nearby to give you the best view of your room itself. The best time to visit and have a beautiful and romantic time on this beach is considered from November to April.

5. Maunganui Beach, New Zealand

This beach is located near the picturesque Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. Mount Maunganui is considered a coastal research town. It has superb gold sands on its shore. It’s safe for surfing and swimming. Although some parts of the beach are notoriously dangerous, it’s always better to take preventive measures. To add to the aesthetic appeal, there are many different types of shells on the shore.  You can visit here at any time of the year as the weather is always pleasant but prefer going during Christmas as this town is famous for its Christmas celebration.

6. Whitehaven Beach, Australia

Do you want to go to a beach where there is nothing but nature? Whitehaven beach is perfect for you. It’s a beach for all of you who want a natural surrounding without any interference from anyone. The natural aesthetic beauty of this beach is unmatchable to anything else. It is the best place to relax and soak up the panoramic seascape. This beach is also regarded as one of the least populated but beautiful beaches. You will find quite a few luxurious resorts to stay, have fun and hear slow, melodious, and romantic music. The evenings of these resorts give you an unforgettable experience. You can visit here at any time of the year.

7. Elafonissi Beach, Greece

Greece may face problems such as recession, but the tourism to this beach remains evergreen. This beautiful beach is situated in small Elafonissi Island. This island is a protected natural reserve of Greece. The blue water and pink sand combo of this beach are mesmerizing. You can book a resort with a world-class spa nearby. You can enjoy dancing your feet on to the tunes of the DJ’s music during nights. You can visit this beach in May, June, July, August, September, and October.

8. Sharm El Luli, Egypt

Going to a desert area may seem weird, but when you find a beautiful mirage there, it’s worth visiting once. Sharm El Luli is more than a mere mirage for a country like Egypt. When compared to this beach, other African beaches are not even close. Its’ beautiful crystal water attracts tourists from every part of the world. It’s like a paradise on Earth. The best period to visit this beach is from May to October. Pack your bags and be ready to visit this beach in the desert of Egypt.

9. Siesta Beach, USA

Florida has many things to offer to a tourist, and Siesta Beach is one of them. The beautiful smooth sand and intense blue water seem to be a bonus here. Winner of the #1 US beach, this beach is a must-visit place for every visitor who arrives at Siesta Key. Unlike many other beaches in the world, this beach is mostly made up of quartz. You can very easily consider it as the world’s NO.1 quartz beach.  According to a recent reliable survey, there are the best pubs nearby. You can visit anytime you want because the climate here will always welcome you warmly.

10. West Bay Beach, Honduras

It is by far the best beach in Honduras, you can visit this sublime and gorgeous beach to take a relaxing nap. Enjoy the beauty of the romantic scenery present in the West Bay of Honduras. This beach is outstanding for snorkeling, and you can rent snorkel gear here. It is good for adventure sports. Sip a local cocktail and rest under a palm tree. What else could you want?

The best time to visit is from February to August. And remember, the school of squids is waiting for you.

Don’t wait anymore, and get ready for an amazing trip to one of the best beaches in the world.


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When you register for athletics this year your registration won’t be complete until payment is completed on 8 to 18 web-page.  Mather athletic fee is $25 dollars which helps in paying officials, buses, and athletic equipment. Payment by credit card or by e-check will complete the registration process.  Payment in the school can be done by using the code CASH in the "Alternate Payment Code" at the end of registration, be sure CASH is in all capital letters. Some sports will have an additional fees that will be collected by the coach.  GO BLUE GO WHITE GO RANGERS!!

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2. Select Registration or go to  "Create An Account"

3. Enter your own email and create your own password (Please be sure to remember this password as you will use this for years to come for all of your children.) Do not create additional accounts

4. Click on "Begin Registration"

5. "Select Activity"

  • Choose the sport your child will be trying for/participating in.

6. "Select Participant"

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  •    If you need a form to take to the doctor you may print it here.
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The 2022 Season begins on January 17th! Off-season training begins in December.
There are no tryouts for track. Anyone willing to work hard is welcome to join the team and become a champion.
If you are interested in joining the team or have any questions, email Coach Carr. She will add you to our team google classroom.

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Nutrien increases use of Triax’s Proximity Trace tech to curb COVID-19 spread

Nutrien says it is expanded its use of proximity monitoring and contact tracing technology, Proximity Trace™ from Triax Technologies, to its potash mines in Saskatchewan, Canada, as it looks to continue tracking and combatting the spread of COVID-19.

More than 8,000 employees are using the technology to date, with an additional 6,500 expected to be part of the expansion in the coming months, representing 65% of Nutrien’s global employee base.

At the start of the pandemic, Nutrien was deemed an essential service in its core markets for its role in supporting the agriculture industry. To help mitigate the spread of the virus, Nutrien partnered with Triax to help its workers maintain a minimum of 6 ft (close to 2 m) of physical distancing and automatically capture data about their interactions with co-workers, as part of its COVID-19 protocols.

Originally deployed last July at Nutrien’s nitrogen and phosphate sites in the US, Proximity Trace is now being rolled out at Nutrien’s potash mines in Saskatchewan and at corporate offices in Colorado, Illinois, Alberta and Saskatchewan, it said.

Nutrien EVP & Chief Information Officer, Brent Poohkay, said: “In the early days of the pandemic, global health authorities called upon the private sector to step up and do our part to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19. Nutrien developed a playbook that articulates a strategy and a plan for handling the virus, and the Triax system has been valuable in keeping our essential workers safe to help ensure a health crisis doesn’t become a food crisis.

“Now we are expanding the playbook as we redefine the future of work with safety and integrity at the forefront.”

Proximity Trace tags are attached to workers’ clothing or hard hats and produce an audio and visual alert to those who come within 6 ft of one another. These wearable sensors also automatically log data for leaders to quickly perform contact tracing if a positive case arises, thereby preventing further spread at the site and reassuring those who are not at risk, Nutrien explains.

“Since it pinpoints the individuals who may have been exposed, the solution also helps Nutrien minimise operational shutdowns and reduces the risk of associated costs and product delivery delays,” it said.

Dr Tarek Sardana, one of the medical experts who’s been advising Nutrien’s executive leadership team regarding COVID-19 responses and protocols, said: “At the workplace, if you maintain proper physical distancing, then your risk of spreading the virus is very low. I encourage people to think of themselves as if they’re living within six-foot bubbles, and if no one penetrates the bubbles, it’s harder for the virus to spread.”

Robert Costantini, CEO of Triax Technologies, said: “We’re honoured that Nutrien has included our Proximity Trace technology as an essential part of its COVID-19 health and safety playbook. Nutrien’s commitment to worker safety through physical distancing and contact tracing was prioritised early on by their management and their focus on this issue has been exemplary. We’re pleased that our wearable sensors can play a critical role in enabling these protocols to create a safer environment.”

Since the implementation of the Triax technology, Nutrien has been able to safely support as many as 1,700 employees and contractors at a time at its nitrogen and phosphate sites. The physical distancing alerts have reduced the number of close contacts, positive cases and quarantines. Additionally, the automated data system has improved the efficiency and accuracy of contact tracing, it said.

“As Nutrien explores how to safely return more employees who have been working remotely to the workplace, the Triax technology will support additional prevention and protection across Nutrien’s North American footprint,” the company concluded.


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The accident was allegedly caused due to the driver’s negligence.

A man of Arab origin is facing trial at the Ajman traffic court for running over two men of Asian origin, while driving at high speed, and causing them permanent disabilities.

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Ajman Police said that the accident victims were walking on the sidewalk when they were run over by the speeding vehicle.

One of the victims suffered a permanent fracture to his feet, and another to his shoulder.

The victims’ lawyer said the accident was caused due to the negligence of the driver, who stood accused of overspeeding.

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I will say this year EAA Air Venture was excellent. For the most part, ideal weather. A great line up for the Air shows. Including the A10 Warthog, a plane I’ve shot as a static but never in the air! Shared the experience with a friend, though living in the area for 18 years had never experienced. Glad to say he enjoyed the day! If you enjoy aircraft be it Vintage, Home Build, Warbirds New and Old there is something for everyone at the show! Couple different things I tried this year, which worked somewhat well (but I’m also planning my next rendition of a helper. This year it was a folding wagon. I could carry the Carreras bags, tripods, small cooler with water and Gatorade, and Chairs. You can pick these up for around 50 give or take. Mine has all Terran wheels which worked well, all in all. It was a great solution to carrying everything on my back. My only complained was pulling it for roughly around 8 miles every day is a bit much. The last item I designed out of a folding gift cart was the previous year. The next thing for this will be a Rummage Sale item I just picked up redo, follow me to see updates! Here’s my last observation of the show. I’ve gone since 2014 and spend at least two to four days there. People have always been great. I know people once in a while on the flight line (which has no fence, just a marked strip). Not to cross, they have volunteers who drive up and down it to enforce. These folks are incredibly patient, kind, and in most cases, funny. I would see some folks give them a hard time (when they were ignoring the rules. Please, people, grow up! Move your chair a foot back then when you stretch out your legs in front of you, you will not be over the line. Not exactly rocket science, more like common sense. (But then again I don’t think common sense is common anymore!). Sorry got my vent in! Will I be back next year? You bet! The calendar is Marked!.

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Four Imaginative Vendors That Are Shaping Collaboration Tools of the Future

May 29, 2017

Four Imaginative Vendors That Are Shaping Collaboration Tools of the Future

Communication and collaboration tools have been evolving at a rapid pace over the past several years and continue to grow and change as time marches forward. In today’s workplace, we tend to take for granted a growing collection of connected devices and collaboration tools that were not available one or two decades ago—smartphones, tablets, ”smart” whiteboards, online meetings, video conferencing,  online document sharing, TelePresence, enterprise social networking—all impacting the ways we communicate, collaborate and share. New technologies pop up every couple of years that provide the possibilities of even more impactful change. In a recent report, a research firm predicts that by 2020 there will be a significant disruption in traditional approaches to IT brought about by advances in collaboration platforms. Some examples of upcoming vendor tools designed to shape collaboration of the future in the workplace are shown below:

  • Google Glass is in the infancy of wearable technology that will allow for tighter integration of technology with work and life. Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Users communicate with the internet using natural language voice commands. Google started selling a prototype of Google Glass to qualified "Glass Explorers" in the USA on April 15, 2013, for a limited period for $1,500. On January 15, 2015, Google announced that it would stop producing the Google Glass prototype but would remain committed to the development of the product via Google Labs, the experimental phase of the project. Imagine the business applications that may eventually arise for this type of technology!

  • The recently introduced iRobot Ava 500 video collaboration robot combines TelePresence and robotics technology to enhance the reach of overloaded employees. This new class of robots will connect to intelligence in the cloud and will become even better equipped to work alongside people in an office framework. Robots are evolving from the factory floor to the office environment—answering questions and providing expert information as virtual knowledge workers, HR representatives and help-desk staffers. While this technology is in its infancy today, these robots may help create major enhancements to business processes in the future.

  • Social goes mobile. By the end of 2016, more than 75 percent of enterprises will require mobile collaboration solutions for their ever-growing numbers of mobile workers. To meet this need, 60 percent of collaboration providers will offer mobile solutions with enterprise social networking options. and mobile-first UI designs. Mobile messaging and collaboration are growing trends, and the mindshare and consumer use are driving enterprises to invest in mobile collaboration technologies. Much of this investment will come from business leaders using newer mobile collaboration solutions for specific purposes such as coordination and sales communication. Mobile collaboration will also be important to customer engagement programs. To compete effectively in this new market, traditional unified communication and collaboration (UCC) providers will offer their own mobile collaboration solutions. We have seen this recently with Unify’s launch of Circuit and the release of Project Squared by Cisco. Each of these offerings has a similar look and feel, following the mobile UI look of new offerings such as Cotap, Glip and Slack. The focus will be on an easy-to-use and seamless user experience that employees have come to expect from consumer applications. The goal of these tools is to make the latest generation of workers feel as comfortable with in-office technology as they are with the technology they use constantly outside the office.

  • Enterprises can offer employees a “creative space” by allowing flexibility in where and when people work and by providing the collaboration and mobility tools to allow them to work anywhere, any time. Companies can make the office environment more conducive to inspiration by providing a flexible, open, collaborative workspace. Cisco’s “connected workplace,” features bright colors, moveable work stations, broad views to the outside, an open, free-flowing environment—and the connected technology to enable the exchange of ideas with colleagues around the world. While vendors are working towards these technologies, enterprises should expect these capabilities in the near future.

Understanding future trends in collaboration will help companies make better technology decisions. They should evaluate the technical options based on how well they support the enterprise’s strategic need for structured collaboration and business enablement; then they can evaluate prospective vendor roadmaps based on their own collaboration preferences. This virtualized workspace of the future is just one of the ways vendor tools are transforming the ways we work, live, play and learn.  VARs can help educate customers about future technologies, help develop a roadmap, and then be on hand to implement the chosen methods of collaboration that completes the customer’s vision.

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这些作品是用乔纳森·米勒（Jonathan Miller）的书《有问题的身体》创作的一部分雕刻作品。体现了艺术品在分析哲学方面的表演性作用，即艺术品的创作向艺术家揭示了自我哲学意义的存在价值。

The submitted works are part of a series of carvings of Jonathan Miller’s book, The Body in Question. The sculptures exemplify the performative role of artworks with respect to analytic philosophy—the act of their creation revealing to the artist the existential implications of, in this case, a philosophical account of the self.

《鲜血》图书雕塑、纸 38X26X3cm 2021
Blood, book sculpture, paper, 38 X 26 X 3 cm, 2021

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Age, book sculpture, paper, 38 X 26 X 3 cm, 2021

The project is ongoing and carving will reveal more stories hidden within The Body in Question, as there are identities hidden within us—the liberating act of book-carving revealing to us such possibilities.

丹·奥布莱恩博士和露西·鲁塞尔是艺术家团体Low Winter Sun的主要成员。Dan是英国牛津布鲁克斯大学的哲学读者，并且是意大利米兰维塔萨里特圣拉斐尔大学哲学客座教授。他是十多本书的作者和编辑，他的《知识论概论》（纯净度）已被翻译成韩语、阿拉伯语和葡萄牙语。他主要研究哲学和认识论的历史，也发表过卡拉瓦乔和立体主义的研究文章。露西是一名精神科联络护士。他们共同创作的艺术项目专注哲学与心理健康之间的交集。最新创作关注拾得物和拼贴，讲述了新冠居家隔离期间的情感历程：将绝望、疏远和爱的感觉投射到深夜探险收集的物品和荒芜的城市街道上。
Dr Dan O’Brien and Lucy Russell are the principal members of the artist collective Low Winter Sun. Dan is a Reader in philosophy at Oxford Brookes University, UK, and a visiting professor of philosophy at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He is the author and editor of over ten books, and his Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Polity) has been translated into Korean, Arabic and Portuguese. He works mainly on the history of philosophy and epistemology, but has also published on Caravaggio and cubism. Lucy is a psychiatric liaison nurse. Their joint art projects focus on the intersection between philosophy and mental health. Most recent is a series of found objects and assemblages that chart the emotional journey of covid-isolation—feelings of despair, alienation, and love projected onto objects gathered on late night expeditions into deserted city streets.


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Established home among lush park like low maintenance landscaping & trees. Massive, welcoming front porch is one of many spaces to gather, entertain, & make memories. Homes don’t list often in this fabulous neighborhood close to shopping, parks, & schools.

Master on Main, en suite, walk in closet. Work From Home Office! Upstairs Bdrms 2 & 3 share a Jack & Jill bathroom; 4th bdrm large enough for separate living space, office, game rm, movies, gymnastics, dance & more! 5th rm perfect for exercise, meditation, yoga, playroom.

Open vaulted great room, home office, formal dining & kitchen w/eat in area & large, private back deck. Peaceful wooded lot w/ potential for In-Ground pool. New windows 2018 & new roof 2012.

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Nissan has appointed Guillaume Cartier as Senior Vice President and Chairman for its Africa, Middle East, and India region (AMI) and Head of the Global Datsun Business Unit, effective from April 1st 2020. In this role, he will lead the regional management committee and be responsible for business strategy and performance with all functional heads for the Nissan brand as well as assume the role of Head of Datsun globally.

Cartier, 51, re-joins Nissan from its Alliance partner Mitsubishi, where he served as Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to that, he has held several senior positions with Nissan, which he first joined in 1995, including SVP Sales & Marketing for Nissan Europe in 2013. With over 25 years serving at Nissan and Mitsubishi across multiple roles covering global and regional operations, Cartier brings a wealth of experience across marketing and sales and a keen focus on business transformation.

Nissan’s global Chief Operating Officer, Ashwini Gupta commented on the appointment of Cartier saying: “The Africa, Middle East and India region continues to be significant for Nissan in terms of long-term growth and potential market share. Cartier brings in a wealth of senior experience from this part of the world, having over 25 years at Nissan, and our alliance partner Mitsubishi, which will be vital in continuing to drive our business forward by meeting the needs of an expanding and evolving customer base.”

Commenting on his appointment, Cartier said: “I am delighted to take on the role of chairman for Africa, Middle East and India region and I look forward to working with our regional leadership to continue growing our presence across our markets. We have a strong positioning in terms of products, services and industrial foot print, as well as an opportunity to expand our Nissan Intelligent Mobility (NIM) platform and innovative approach to mobility solutions across the region.”

“My appointment comes at a time of unprecedented change in our world today. We know these are challenging times for our industry as well as other sectors. This is when we must focus on what matters for us as a global company with a commitment to enrich people’s lives and ensure the health and wellbeing of our customers, business partners and employees.”

Cartier has an MBA form ESSEC Graduate School of Economics and Commerce University. He replaces Peyman Kargar who is taking up a strategic corporate role at Nissan following three years as AMI Chairman and global head of Datsun.


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EPA Climate Justice Blog: Cities on the Edge

EPA Climate Justice Blog: It's possible to revitalize distressed communities and make them new again, even urban ones.

“While municipal bankruptcies have gotten a lot of national headlines, it’s not the bankrupt cities that are the widespread problem. It’s the ones on the edge—the ‘distressed’ cities. These are places that likely will never declare bankruptcy but are nonetheless struggling to become economically viable again.”

This quote from Liz Farmer’s March 2014 article in Governing Magazine refers to the plight of cities, like Scranton, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and others across the nation, facing the effects of population decline, job loss, and high rates of poverty. Vacant properties, brownfields, and other remnants of lost manufacturing industry are common.

Exquisite maps made at the University of Oregon under the direction of James Meacham help the public understand the role of migration in wildlife survival.

Population and job loss, decreased public service capacity, and abandoned, vacant land are issues that are all too familiar to me as a native of Metro Detroit. Through my work with local governments on sustainability issues, I have observed cities that are home to declining urban centers in many areas of the country that face similar challenges. Low-income and minority communities are disproportionately represented in these cities; and these communities are most susceptible to environmental harm, often with little capacity to voice their concerns with decision-makers.

This isn’t always the case though. We’ve seen the effectiveness of integrating environmental justice principles to enhance economic competitiveness in the Regenesis effort to revitalize Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg’s city and county governments’ partnership with local community groups and leaders demonstrated the key role that local government can play in efforts to address economic development and environmental justice issues.

Exquisite maps made at the University of Oregon under the direction of James Meacham help the public understand the role of migration in wildlife survival.

And Spartanburg isn’t alone—efforts to increase the economic competitiveness of cities across the country are introducing an opportunity to integrate equity and environmental justice considerations for more sustainable and resilient communities. One such effort is the National Resource Network, recently launched through funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide local leaders in city governments with the expertise and resources necessary to tackle the biggest barriers to increasing economic competitiveness. The Network, a core component of the White House’s Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative (SC2), offers access to experts, technical advice, and information to address the biggest barriers to economic competitiveness.

Through the Network website, you can explore customized tools and advice, such as:

The Resource Library—a searchable database of vetted published resources with information about targeted topics for overcoming obstacles faced by distressed cities, including public health, economic development, sustainability, citizen engagement and more.

The Technical Assistance Clearinghouse—the country’s first-ever searchable database of more than 100 technical assistance programs offered to local governments and communities from federal, state, and local agencies and non-government organizations.

311 for Cities”—an online assistance resource where local public agency staff in selected cities can connect with a rich a network of private and public sector expertise and receive strategic help on key issues their cities are facing. See if your community is eligible to participate in “311 for Cities.”

The Request for Assistance (RFA) portal—a direct technical assistance program designed to help local governments and their partners develop and implement strategies for economic recovery. The Network is now accepting applications from eligible cities to have a team of the Network’s private and public sector experts provide on-the-ground help to implement locally identified projects and initiatives that will deliver economic benefits in the near term. See the FAQs for more details.

To address issues facing cities similar to those in Detroit, finding the resources, knowledge, and expertise to identify and implement solutions presents a seemingly overwhelming challenge. This is especially true for smaller communities with less staff and capacity. As a comprehensive resource for distressed communities, the Network aspires to decrease the size of the challenge and broaden the federal government’s reach to those cities who may not traditionally have the capacity to apply for government assistance and truly transform communities through local action.

HUD Secretary Julián Castro recently said, “knowledge is fuel for progress and innovation. The National Resource Network will be a valuable tool in helping local governments address their challenges and achieve their goals. It will provide on-the-ground technical assistance and human resources that cities can use to build for the future. Working together as partners, I know we’ll expand opportunities for more Americans.”

Katherine Takai has been a project manager with the International City/County Management Association’s Center for Sustainable Communities since 2012. In addition to working on the National Resource Network, she supports EPA’s National Brownfield Training Conference, the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN), and a number of other local government sustainability projects. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Reprinted with permission from Environmental Justice in Action: Blogging About Efforts to Achieve Environmental Justice in Overburdened Communities, a blog from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


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Chinmaya Youth Camp “Being Your Best” – A Thought Provoking Experience

By Shreyas Mosurkal

ANDOVER, MA–Several rising 9th graders to rising college freshmen in the Boston area attended the spiritual youth camp Being Your Best: You Only Live Once led by Acharya Vivekji of Niagara Falls, at the Chinmaya Mission Boston ashram located in Andover, MA.

The camp was a brief but packed event and was held from Friday 8/11 evening to Sunday 8/13 afternoon.  This was a unique Chinmaya experience not only for the students but also for parents and youth volunteers, as it was a Junior Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (JCHYK) camp. Friday evening was exciting, where all students watched a movie, after having dinner. During the movie, short discussions relating to the general idea of the camp were led by Vivekji. The students couldn’t wait for what Saturday had in store for them after the exciting movie and discussions.

The next morning started with a session of guided meditation, followed by a period of silence (maunvrat) and observation/exploration of the temple. After breakfast, camp participants were joined in discussions led by youth volunteers. The topics discussed included barriers in life, how to overtake them, and ways to reach happiness. The afternoon featured athletics, which promoted team building and sports tactics, along with strength and fitness. The evening included a thought-provoking talk held by Vivekji, where the topic continued the exploration of “being your best.”

On the last day of the camp, Vivekji shared his thoughts on how students could maximize themselves to become his/her best as well as being as happy as they could be. His tips on being one’s best included always learning, always committing, and always reflecting. Nearing the end of the camp, students expressed their gratitude to Vivekji by offering Guru-dakshina and performing Swami Chinmayananda’s aarati.

This camp was a wonderful opportunity for all students and parents to experience what a true Chinmaya camp had to offer. Many students said Being Your Best: You Only Live Once was not just any usual camp; it was an amazing thought-provoking experience.

(Shreyas Mosurkal is rising Sophomore at Westford Academy, MA.)

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Villian Raza Murad turns a new leaf in ‘Pyaar On The Rocks’

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By Vishnu Makhijani

New Delhi– He’s played a variety of roles in his over-five-decade journey in Bollywood, but is remembered primarily as a ferocious villain. Now, Raza Murad is all set to emerge in a new avatar in the “Pyaar On The Rocks” web series, a romantic comedy with an urban twist, and confesses he was surprised when he was approached to play the stubborn uncle of the lead actress.

“I was surprised when I was offered this role where I had to play a man who is dominating in public but timid in front of his wife. It was fun and fulfilling to play such a different character,” Murad told IANS in an email from Mumbai of the five-episode series that went live on YouTube channel “Filmy Fiction” on Tuesday.

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It’s the story of three bachelor friends who live their life to the fullest until a beautiful girl enters one of their lives and moves into the bachelor pad. The series starts from the point the couple breaks up but the girl refuses to move out. Each episode is 18-minutes long and will air every Tuesday.

The series features, among others, Pavail Gulati, who shared screen space as Amitabh Bachchan’s son in Anurag Kashyap’s “Yudh” TV series; Abhishek Saha, the lead actor of web series “Life Sahi Hai”; and Aneesha Shah, lead actress in Amazon Prime series “Go Viral”.

So how was it working with youngsters in the web series, co-directed by Prasun Jindal and Vedd V. Rawtaani?

“It was a new team of youngsters who were very innovative, full of ideas. What really impressed me was their uncompromising attitude towards work. It was an experience for me to work with an entire new team and I am pleased with the outcome,” said Murad, 71, a cousin of actress of Zeenat Aman and who has appeared in over 200 Bollywood films.

Does he feel there is a shift in audience interest to digital media?

“An audience is an audience, whether it watches on a big screen or on the web. Of course, youngsters today are moving towards the web and they are looking at something new, interesting and fast-moving when it comes to content… Their liking has changed from the soapy saas-bahu dramas and reality shows,” the veteran explained.

Murad will next be seen on the big screen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama “Padmavati”, in which he plays Jalaluddin Khilji, the first sultan of the Khilji dynasty who reigned from 1290 to 1296. The film created a buzz when it was reported that he slapped actor Ranveer Singh 24 times during the shooting. What was that all about?

“Unfortunately it’s true. I had to slap him 24 times as Mr. Bhansali is a perfectionist. He was not satisfied initially so we had to retake the shot. But it is nice of Ranveer, he told me to not get upset as the shot has to be done as per director’s requirements. If I would have slapped him one more time, it would have been the silver jubilee of thappads,” Murad said.

Speaking of the growth of web series in recent times and its impact on cinema and TV, co-directors Jindal and Rawtaani said: “Web series is definitely a new and booming market. The main reason for its growth is newer and fresher content without censorship. It has definitely bridged the gap between the creators and audience.”

They said it had affected the cinema market; people did not have to pay and go to a theatre to watch a movie. “The movie should be exceptionally good to bring the audience to the theatre as there is easier access to free and good content on web.”

Given that the target audience for the series is those aged 15-30 from the metros as well as tier-II cities, their entire marketing strategy is directed towards digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, besides YouTube. (IANS)

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Book Extract: ‘I will either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it’

(Editor’s note: A revised edition of “A Soldier’s Diary: Kargil, The Inside Story” by Harinder Baweja is being published on the occasion of Kargil Diwas. Presented below is an exclusive excerpt from the new foreword by G.L. Batra, father of Capt. Vikram Batra, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest gallantry award.)

By G.L. Batra
At 1 p.m. on 5 July 1999, our troops captured Point 4875. But the enemy continued to fire from a position north of the point. It became evident that this post had to be conquered. A strong contingent of enemy troops could be seen on a long and narrow ledge running north of Point 4875. To secure our position, it was necessary to clear the ledge.

The battle continued the entire day. On 6 July 1999, it was reported that our troops could not sustain firefighting of such intensity without reinforcements. The reinforcements were immediately brought up. A fresh wave of enthusiasm coursed through the exhausted troops at the top. Through interception of the radio frequencies, the enemy got wind of Vikram’s presence. Once again they threatened him on his radio, “Sher Shah, upar toh aa gaye ho, lekin wapis nahi jane denge; Inshallah, upar hi bhej denge” (Sher Shah, you have come this far, but you will not go back alive. Inshallah, we’ll kill you). An undaunted Vikram replied, “Upar toh tumhe aur tumhare sathion ko jana hoga” (It is you and your companions who will be killed).

On 6-7 July, Vikram volunteered to head a party and reach this ledge even though he was unwell. Due to high fever and fatigue, his eyes were red as he sat wrapped in a blanket. Looking at Vikram’s condition, his commanding officer hesitated to send him to the battlefront, but Vikram insisted. Motivated by Vikram’s offer, many soldiers volunteered to accompany him. Vikram and the soldiers began their arduous trek. From eyewitnesses, I heard later that, while still at the task, somewhere along the climb, suddenly Vikram’s face changed. The signs of fatigue and fever vanished. He became a man fired by a mission.

The chilling winds of Mushkoh Valley penetrated the bones of our soldiers. It was pitch-dark. The climb was almost vertical. To make matters worse, it began to snow. Vikram continued to move like a snow leopard. He coaxed and encouraged his exhausted troops to press on. Then he heard the rat-a-tat of a machine gun, which had pinned down his troops. Vikram swiftly moved towards the firing gun by hiding behind a rock and then ran to the shelter of the next, till he reached close to the gun, lobbed a hand grenade, and destroyed it. He then asked his troops to follow him. They advanced to the next position since the enemy guns had to be silenced before daylight.

Vikram moved ahead, firing constantly with his AK-47. Fearlessly, he closed in on the enemy. It was a fight at such close quarters that he could no longer use his rifle. He pulled out his bayonet and charged at the enemy. He grappled with a Pakistani soldier, floored him with a punch on the nose, and plunged his bayonet into him. Another intruder attacked him from behind. Vikram threw him off his back and pierced him with his bayonet. A machine gun was firing from the ledge. Vikram jumped inside the ledge, where two soldiers were feeding the gun and another was firing it. A junior officer of the Pakistani Army was supervising them. Vikram leaped inside and single-handedly killed all five of them. However, he was outnumbered and was shot at close range.

Vikram, with another young officer, Anuj Nayyar, fought off the enemy’s counter-attack ferociously. They cleared all the enemy bunkers, encouraged their men to go forward, engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and forced the Pakistanis to retreat. On 7 July, the mission was almost over, when Vikram ran out of his bunker to rescue another officer, Lt Naveen Anaberu, whose legs had been severely injured in an explosion.

The subedar of his battalion begged him not to leave and offered to go instead. But Vikram famously told him, “Tu baal-bachchedar hai, hat ja peech” (You have a wife and children, step aside). He lunged forward to save the young Lt Naveen Anaberu. As Vikram was dragging Naveen towards cover, the gravely wounded officer pleaded with Vikram to let him continue the fight. Just then a bullet pierced through Vikram’s chest. Vikram was martyred, but he managed to save the life of Lt Naveen.

Enraged by Vikram’s death, the soldiers of the 13 JAK Rifles pursued the enemy. A soldier from the battalion told Gaurav Sawant, a TV correspondent: “Nobody was bothered about the bullets flying in any direction. There was only one thing on everybody’s mind: To avenge Capt Batra’s death.” Those who survived later reported that Vikram died with the words “Jai Mata Ki” (Victory to Mother Durga) on his lips.

Unnerved by the fury of the attack, the Pakistanis fell back. The Indian soldiers gained the upper hand. Captain Batra’s sacrifice paved the way for the success of our troops and the consolidation of the Indian hold on Point 4875…

By the morning of 8 July 1999, India had won Point 4875 but lost Capt Vikram Batra. With the conquest of Point 4875, the connectivity to Ladakh was secured and our vehicles could move freely on the Srinagar-Leh Highway.

The day his body was brought home, it was excruciating. With tears coursing down her cheeks, my wife said, “No parent can see the dead body of their young son. Our son had captured three peaks, he had taken the nation by storm, but suddenly he was no more. Yet, when God gives you a mortal blow, he gives you the strength to cope with the grief. Guru Gobind Singh sacrificed four sons for the country. Maybe there was some reason that God gave me twins — one had been marked for the country and one for me.”

When one of Vikram’s friends had told him to be careful since war had begun, he had replied, “Don’t worry. I will either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it.” Vikram fulfilled both his assertions. He raised India’s victorious tricolour at the height of 17,000 feet when he captured Point 5140. Later, when he fell fighting for the country at Point 4875, his body was brought back home wrapped in our national flag. Such was the bravery and patriotism of our son Vikram.

Point 4875 has been renamed “Captain Batra Top”, and the transit camp in Drass where weary soldiers break their journey has come to be known as Capt Batra Transit Camp. Capt Anuj Nayyar was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the second-highest military decoration, for bravery. For his sustained display of conspicuous leadership of the highest order in the face of adversity, Vikram was posthumously awarded India’s highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.

(G.L. Batra is the father of late Capt Vikram Batra. Extracted from the revised edition of “A Soldier’s Diary: Kargil, The Inside Story” by Harinder Baweja, with permission from Roli Books)

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We deserve to be the face of our songs: Arjun Kanungo

Arjun Kanungo with Anirudh Ravichander

New Delhi– Arjun Kanungo says singers and artistes deserve screen space and should be the face of their own songs.

Kanungo has featured in his own music videos like “Baaki baatein peene baad”, “Gallan tipsiyaan” and “Aaya na tu”.

Talking about singers featuring in their own songs, Kanungo told IANS: “We as singers and artistes are trying to realise that we deserve screen time as well. We deserve to be the face of our songs as well.”

The 28-year-old said “playback singing situation as been very popular in India for a very long time but the singers have always been the one who get popularity later”.

“If you notice abroad the singers sometimes are more popular than Hollywood actors… We see the potential of that as singers and we feel like its fair to ask for screen time because we are singing the song then why not? It is definitely more beneficial playback,” he said.

The “Khoon choos le” singer said “one non-film song which is hit is way more beneficial to an artiste than 10 playback songs.” (IANS)

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Indians don’t talk about sex, but sex talk is important

Shilpi Dasgupta

Mumbai “Khandaani Shafakhana” director Shilpi Dasgupta feels Indians shy away from openly talking about sex.

She says discussing sexual issues openly often helps solve them, and that’s the reason she made “Khandaani Shafakhana”, which depicts the journey of a young girl who inherits her late uncle’s sex clinic in Punjab.

“Indians don’t talk about sex. That’s the long and short of it. We don’t talk to our kids about it and we certainly don’t discuss it with the elderly. Sometimes we don’t even discuss it with our partners,” said Dasgupta.

“The truth is discussing sexual issues openly often can help solve them. This is the point this film wants to make,” she added.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha will be seen playing Baby Bedi in the film, which also stars Badshah, Varun Sharma, Annu Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Nadira Babbar and Priyansh Jora.

“I am glad that the makers chose a female protagonist to tell this story. I would like to tell the viewers, ‘baat toh karo’,” Sonakshi said.

“Khandaani Shafakhana” is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Divya Khosla Kumar and is slated for release on August 2. (IANS)

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Tue. Jun 15th, 2021

Patrick Schwarzenegger is taking on a new project.

The 27-year-old Moxie and Midnight Sun has signed on to join the star-studded cast of The Staircase, Deadline reports.

The upcoming series is based on the docu-series of the same name and follows the real case of Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife Kathleen in 2001.

Colin Firth is set to play Michael Peterson while Toni Collette will star as Kathleen. It was announced earlier this month that Sophie Turner had also joined the show and would be playing Margaret Ratliff, one of Michael Peterson’s adopted daughters.

The cast also includes Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie Dewitt, and Parker Posey.

Patrick was spotted out and about with his longtime girlfriend Abby Campion a few months back. Check out the photos here!

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Govt investing Rs 100 lakh Cr in infrastructure, Rs 25 lakh Cr in rural sector: PM Modi at ASSOCHAM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the goal of achieving the $5 trillion economy is achievable. He was addressing the inaugural session of the Hundred Years of ASSOCHAM in New Delhi today.

PM Modi also spoke about efforts being made towards bringing about Labour Reforms, and sweeping reforms in the Banking Sector to make it more transparent and profitable.

“Owing to the steps taken by the Government today 13 Banks are on the path of profit which 6 banks are out of PCA. We have also hastened the process of unification of the Banks. Today, banks are expanding their countrywide networks and are in the direction of achieving global recognition.”

Modi said with this overall positivity, the economy is propelling itself towards a $5 trillion target, adding that the Government will invest 100 lakh crore Rupees in the infrastructure sector, and another 25 lakh crore Rupees in the rural sector in order to provide support to achieve the target.

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