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Sept. 25, 2012 -- A program to reduce teenagers' intake of sugary drinks showed early benefits, but they didn't last, a new study found.
This study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, randomly assigned 224 overweight or obese teenagers who regularly drank sugary beverages into two groups. One group participated in a year-long intervention program to discourage them from drinking sugary drinks. The other group did not.
Most kids consume sugary drinks at home, so the researchers tried a new strategy. Calorie-free drinks -- such as plain water and artificially sweetened "diet" beverages -- were delivered to the participants' homes every two weeks for a year.
The program also included monthly motivational telephone chats with parents, several check-in visits and messages reminding the teenagers to drink the delivered beverages and not to consume sugary drinks.
After one year, the participants assigned to the intervention program reported drinking virtually no sugary drinks. Overall, those who were part of this group weighed an average of 4 pounds less and gained weight at a slower rate than their peers who continued to consume sugary drinks.
Sugary drinks -- such as sodas, sports or energy drinks, and sweetened coffees and teas -- have been linked to obesity for a decade, said Dr. David Ludwig, the senior author of the study and director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts.
But there hasn't been a large study that has shown the impact of sugary drinks on weight gain until now, he said.
"Our findings suggest that sugar-sweetened beverages can have a high impact on weight," Ludwig said. "Maybe even the highest among the food groups."
But one year after the program ended, the teenagers who were originally part of the program were now drinking some sugary drinks -- although at an amount that was still less compared with their peers in the control group. At this point, both groups showed the same rate of weight gain and change in body fat.
It's no surprise that they would resume drinking sugary drinks after the home delivery of noncaloric drinks stopped, Ludwig said. "Permanent environmental changes are necessary for permanent weight loss."
According to the researchers, one drawback of their study was that they basked the participants to report their caloric intake, which often leads to underestimating food and drink consumption.
Nevertheless, the results of this study add to the growing body of evidence that links sugary drinks to obesity, said Dr. Andrew Racine, the senior vice president and chief medical officer of Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, who was not involved in the study.
That the study found no differences between the two groups after two years was not surprising, Racine said. In similar studies, the benefits of a program usually disappear once the program ends, he said.
According to other successful public health interventions, what would work for reducing the consumption of sugary drinks in is a combination of individual counseling and social policies, Racine said.
Enacting a public health solution for sugary drinks would be a tricky juggling act between government regulation and personal choice, he said.
Racine supports striking the right balance between "making it more difficult to consume beverages that are less healthy and easier to consume beverages that are more healthy."
Drawing on their findings, the researchers recommend making noncaloric beverages more available and providing clear messages to help teens cut back on sugary drinks.
One study author also suggested creating a sugary drink tax that could raise money for obesity prevention.
Racine believes all this is possible.
"Our beliefs and attitudes evolve over time," he said. "The more we learn about this, the easier it'll be to change public policy.
"When you spend time with parents, they have a profound and deep-seated concern about what's healthy for their children," Racine, who is also a pediatrician, said. "So making policy changes in support of our children's health should not be as challenging as people think."
It's important to remember that sugary drinks are not addictive, said Racine, which helps when it comes to cutting back. It's a taste that's not preprogrammed but develops in our kids, he said. "We can develop a taste for other things."
He cited the recently passed New York City ban on large sugary drinks as a step in the right direction. "[We're] setting up a natural experiment to see whether or not it's effective," he said. "It may turn out that after we institute some of the policies that we don't find as great an effect as we anticipated. That's a possibility. But we need to try."
Studies show that sugary drinks are the largest single source of calories in our diet across the United States. The good news is this study is that if teenagers cut back on sugary drinks, they gain less weight. The disheartening news is that much work is still needed to keep kids from downing sugary drinks for the long-term.
This study, along with two related studies published in the same journal, provide a strong case for regulating the intake of sugary drinks in the battle against childhood obesity, said Dr. Sonia Caprio, a professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, who was not involved in any of these studies.
"Furthermore, policy decisions about sugar-sweetened beverages should not be considered in isolation," she said. "Other strategies to achieve and maintain normal weight, including increasing physical activity, will be important to stem the obesity epidemic and its effects.
"These three studies suggest that calories from sugar-sweetened beverages do matter," she said. "The time has come to take action."


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Cook credits the study's unheard-of 100 percent compliance rate by its subjects, who range in age from 65 to 90, to the connections they've made with Allen and other undergraduates working on the project. "The older adults are having a great time, and I think it's because of the relationships they're forming with the college students," she says.
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Serving as mentor and motivator to elderly research subjects as they lift weights in UNH's biomechanics and motor laboratory is just one role Allen, an exercise science major and track team member from Chestnut Hill, Mass., plays. "I have my hands in every aspect of this study," she says, listing subject screening, training, data analysis, and strength testing as her duties.
With the Grimes Family Fund, she has designed a shorter sub-study that will look at effects of the training regimens six weeks into the full 12-week study. That halfway point should yield important data, both researchers note, because improvements in strength until that point are due to neuromuscular adaptations – "your brain telling your muscle, 'now you can contract,'" Allen explains – as opposed to increased size of the muscle.
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The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 97 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2004, totaling $2,898,500. Awards to all arts disciplines through the categories of Creativity, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, Challenge America: Access to the Arts, and Heritage & Preservation, numbered 1,675 and totaled $39.7 million.
Congress appropriated $121 million to the NEA in FY2004. In addition to the grants awarded through the categories of Creativity, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, Challenge America: Access to the Arts, and Heritage & Preservation, FY2004 awards include the following:
- In October of 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts announced a special initiative, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community, to help fulfill its mission of funding projects of artistic excellence across the entire country. Grants were awarded through a comprehensive selection process that included a thorough examination of the NEA s grant distribution and identification of underserved areas. Each grant is for $10,000. A total of 128 grants were awarded in 34 states to support projects in dance, design, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary, music, musical theater, opera, presenting, theater, and visual arts. The Challenge America: Reaching Every Community program included 54 awards to orchestras.
- Congress requires that 40% of NEA grant funds be made available directly to the states; $41.3 million has been awarded through Partnership Agreements to state and regional arts agencies. Orchestras, in turn, benefit from grants at the state and local level.
- The Services to Arts Organizations and Artists category, which funds projects that provide support for broad constituencies of artists and arts organizations, included a $140,000 grant to the American Symphony Orchestra League, a $25,000 grant to the American Composers Forum, and a $25,000 grant to the American Music Center.
- Support for Arts in Radio & Television totaled $3.86 million and included a $250,000 grant to the San Francisco Symphony. Other awards for Arts on Radio & Television related to the orchestra field included grants to support public radio programs From the Top, Performance Today, and St. Paul Sunday.
- $2 million has been awarded for Leadership Initiatives, including a $150,000 grant to Meet the Composer for a project supporting the creation and performance of new American works.
- FY2004 grants for Save America's Treasures, a partnership of the NEA, the National Park Service, and other federal agencies, will be announced later this year. Grants support preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts.
- FY2004 funds support Literary Fellowships and Folks Arts Infrastructure.
- NEA funds are also allocated to national initiatives, including Shakespeare in American Communities, NEA Jazz Masters, and Operation Homecoming.
Click on the following links to see lists of grants to orchestras and parent organizations of orchestras. Grants for programs related to the orchestra field are also included. Complete lists of grant amounts and project descriptions for awards in all disciplines and categories may be found on the NEA web site.


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On March 5th 2019, Enter CIC performed with Collabro at Middlesbrough Town Hall. Collabro are the […]
Over the Wire was a Heritage Lottery Fund funded project which took us from small village halls, commemoration events, to Durham Cathedral and even The Menin Gate in the Ypres Salient, Belgium. It was a unique opportunity to give the community a taste of the suffering, sacrifice and joys of how ordinary people coped with life during warfare.
Below is a brief timeline of the project's milestone events. Click the 'Read more...' link on the stories for more information.
'Over the Wire' was a phrase soldiers in the First World War used to denote leaving the trench and going over the barbed wire to face the enemy. It was the threshold from moderate safety to almost certain death.


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Quick Take for Monday, November 2, 2009
(National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC is Monday's No. 1 Non-Sports Network, Beating CBS by 3.0 Million Viewers and NBC by 9.2 Million Viewers
"DWTS" Is Monday's Most-Watched Series Program for the 7th Week in a Row
"Castle" Dominates NBC's "Jay Leno" With its Largest Margins to Date
in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the 2nd Straight Week
Monday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC stood as the night's most-watched non-sports network (14.4 million) on Monday, beating CBS by 3.0 million viewers (11.4 million) and NBC by 9.2 million viewers (5.2 million).
"Dancing with the Stars" (8:00-10:02 p.m.)
Up against the World Series, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" ranked as TV's most-watched series program (16.7 million) on Monday for the 7th week in a row. "Dancing with the Stars" outperformed NBC's original dramas, "Heroes"/"Trauma" by 10.9 million viewers (16.7 million vs. 5.8 million) and by 55% in Adults 18-49 (3.4/8 vs. 2.2/5) in the 2-hour time period.
� "DWTS" won its 2-hour time period for the 6th week running among Women 18-49 (4.8/12) and Women 25-54 (6.4/14).
"Castle" (10:02-11:00 p.m.)
For the 2nd consecutive week, ABC's "Castle" outperformed NBC's "Jay Leno" in the 10 o'clock hour with its largest margins to-date in both Total Viewers (+5.5 million viewers � 9.4 million vs. 3.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (+100% - 2.4/6 vs. 1.2/3). The sophomore drama saw week-to-week increases among Adults 18-34 (+6% - 1.8/5 vs. 1.7/5) and Women 18-34 (+10% - 2.3/7 vs. 2.1/6), posting season highs in both measures.
� One of TV's biggest gainers in the 10 o'clock hour this season, ABC's "Castle" is generating substantial increases over its first-reported numbers through DVR playback, picking up an average 1.7 million viewers and an additional 6-tenths of an Adult 18-49 rating point (+21%) from the initially reported Live + Same Day Numbers to the Live + 7 Day DVR finals.
� On average, "Castle" is improving the time period year to year for ABC, growing its hour over the same nights last year with "Boston Legal" in both Total Viewers (+1.5 million � 10.5 million vs. 9.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (+13% - 2.7/7 vs. 2.4/6).
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 33% currently, from 28% at the same point in 2008. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
Source: Nielsen Media Research (National, Live + Same Day Program Ratings), 11/02/09. DVR Playback = 9/21-10/18/09.


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I know some people knock the iphone, but I'm pretty amazed at it's results sometimes. This was taken yesterday morning as I was leaving for work. Taken on the iphone, edited slightly in an app - all on the phone with no external editing.4 Replies
I like the dynamic abilities my phone's camera app provides. just the other day I was taking pictures of the flowers growing in the yard, and used the macro option, instead of my plain jane auto feature, and really zoomed it in. and tried a different focus, without any effects (not uploading the original size. it's just too big):
last time though, I was able to capture a dragonfly in the spur of the moment. it was pretty cooperative, surprisingly.
Cannot wait for the weekend, although I feel it won't be long enough. This work week has been awful. Well - work month come to think about it. I need a vacation.6 Replies
Good Friday for everyone, Easter Monday for government/schools/employers who like their employees. ;)
I took Monday off as a vacation day to do the family thing. Driving to my parent's (3 hours away) to spend it with them and my sister's family. Usually not the most relaxing due to a 3 year old and the fact I usually bring my cats (one needs meds and it's cheaper than boarding).
This Easter Sunday will be a bit different though. My mother is a retired teacher, and one of her student's parents invited us over for dinner. They're Pakistani (I think they immigrated to Canada within the last year or two), and they're making traditional Indian food and I'm stoked.
Mmm....Indian food....
When I go for Indian, I always have my Indian friend do the ordering. The menu is more of a novel, and I have no idea what everything is. I've yet to be disappointed.
I know... Mom referred to it as this but I'm not sure it was in ignorance. Although I think that's what they called what they made last time they had her over for supper. I think they served Butter Chicken to her last time, which as far as I know is classed as Indian (they could be purposely serving something we might be more accustomed to).
I'm sure I'll like it regardless. I love curry.
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well it's thursday morning, just 1 more day to go and some get an extended weekend, what pray tell do you plan to do with your extra relax time ?
I just saw the most uneventful drag race ever.
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Safeco to be home of MLB's largest video screen
The Mariners announced Thursday that offseason renovations at Safeco will include a new center-field scoreboard that can be converted to a full-sized, 201-foot wide video screen that employs the latest in high-resolution technology and is comparable in size to the massive video board at Cowboys Stadium in the NFL.
"Northwest sports fans have never seen anything like this," said Kevin Martinez, Mariners vice president of marketing.
The club had previously announced that it was renovating the outfield wall at Safeco, bringing the fences in from 4-17 feet at various parts.
Along with other projects that will be announced later this offseason, the stadium renovations and new scoreboard will cost the Mariners about $15 million. That money comes from a different budget than player payroll, which the club has said could be increased from last year's $91 million at the start of the 2012 season.
While the shorter fences will be designed to help bolster scoring at the notoriously pitcher-friendly stadium, the massive scoreboard upgrade is strictly to enhance fans' enjoyment and the club's ability to display statistics, information and sponsorships.
The entire board can be used as a video screen to show live action or video replays, or split into sections for graphics, animation and statistical data. When the full board is used as a video screen, it measures nearly 57 feet in height by 201 1/2 feet in width, or 11,425 square feet.
By comparison, the largest current video screen at an MLB park is the 8,820-square foot board at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, which measures 84-feet by 105-feet. Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia has a 7,372-square foot video board.
The Mariners' scoreboard will be just slightly smaller than the 11,520-square foot video screen at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, which is the largest NFL stadium screen.
Safeco Field's previous scoreboard was part of the original park's construction in 1999.
"The Mariners are committed to building a winner on the field and providing fans with a great experience at the ballpark," Martinez said. "After 13-plus seasons, fans have been asking, 'When are we going to replace the scoreboard?' It's time."
The new video screen fills the same location and space as the old scoreboard above the center-field bleachers, but because the entire board is a high-definition screen, the video space itself is nearly 10 times the size of the current video screen. The Mariners say the video board will be equal to about 2,182 42-inch flat-screen TVs.
The Panasonic HD video board will employ the latest high-resolution technology, with longtime Mariners partner ANC Sports unveiling a "VisionSOFT" operating system that will use a 64-bit operating system for the first time in such a large format. The Mariners say the screen will have image quality that is superior to broadcast HD signals.
"It's like the difference between normal HD programming and a Blu-ray disc, except displayed on an enormous scale," said Dave Curry, the Mariners vice president of technology. "You'll be able to see details like blades of grass and the texture of the infield dirt. Fans will be amazed when they see it."
Demolition of the old scoreboard is already under way. The Mariners expect to begin construction on the new fences as well later this month. All improvements are scheduled to be completed in time for the home opener on April 8 against the Astros.


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When the moon is full, it creates a radiant glow that reflects its surroundings.
We are BACK and conducting small classes following county guidelines. Class sizes will be reduced and we have rearranged our tables to accommodate social distancing (PLEASE BE SURE TO NAME ANY GUESTS JOINING YOUR GROUP IN THE SEATING REQUEST AT CHECKOUT, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE SEATED 6FT FROM THE NEXT GROUP). Our staff will be thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting with every class. We also have disposable aprons available for all of our customers.
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Enjoy drinks, upbeat music and hanging out with your favorite people while you paint! It's as fun for first-time painters as it is for experienced artists.
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From the moment you walk in, the mood is light, the music is fun and the conversation comes easy!
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There's no rule that says you have to follow the artist's steps. It's your art, so paint it however you like!
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Check out our FAQs to learn more about what to expect from your Pinot's Palette experience or feel free to call the studio to speak to a member of our staff.
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Center for Talent Development (CTD) is an accredited learning center and research facility housed in the School of Education & Social Policy at Northwestern University. Since its founding in 1982, research has been at the core of our program design and methods. Recognized as a leader in the field of gifted education, CTD and its leadership continue to contribute ground-breaking research on talent development.
"The Center has made major contributions to research and development in the field of gifted education, especially with respect to what constitutes quality programs for highly gifted students." –Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Founding Director of CTD


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Photographer's Note
To many friend who give a lot of warm messages to me and Japan, many thanks for your sincere mind.
we have to face and hang on the enormous difficult problems for them and for the children like her
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dta (98374) 2011-03-14 2:18
Hello Takero ,
Difficult to find the good words in these circumtances . I hope that the biggest problems are in your back .
Warm regards
serp2000 (47063) 2011-03-14 2:21
Dear Takero, my neighbour today,
We are living on the small planet and life is too short.
What can I do for you? Only some positive and warm words. We watch TV and pray for you.
Take care!
Greetings from Russia!
yquem46 (38752) 2011-03-14 2:24
Hi Takero
Wanted to tell you once more all my warmest words for you and your fellow countrymen. Following the situation minute after minute
Yes the sun will rise again on Japan and on this little cutie girl, its future
My best regards
BennyV (32478) 2011-03-14 2:31
Hello again dear Takero,
A pleasant shot of hope and cuteness.
I'm smiling.
romanaa (8310) 2011-03-14 3:36
Hello Takero,
I am deeply shocked by the disaster that happened in your country, I wish strength to you and all suffering people, I pray for all.
Best regards
mursaloglu (8682) 2011-03-14 4:16
my dear Takero
Very touching and meaningful picture. I see the hope in their eyes and a great hope for future. GREAT MASTERPIECE.... I am sure that you will be overcome about this meanless disaster that shakes our lives destroying everything. My best regards my dear friend ihsan
PeterDF (421) 2011-03-14 6:35
A beautiful photo of this little one here...really quite adorable with her white cap on and the snow falling around and on her. A wonderful expression on her face, too.
I've been thinking of both you and Akihisa here on TrekEarth, and my heart and thoughts go out to you and your country. Hope that assistance comes quickly to the people hard hit by this tragedy.
SnapRJW (31631) 2011-03-14 6:38
Hello Takero - The news out of Japan does not get better and you and your people are close to our hearts. A cute little girl in the midst of winter but soon it will be spring and her serious little face will be transformed by a smile. Take care. Rosemary
Wanda1 (15142) 2011-03-14 7:09
Hi Takero,
She is sooo cute, love the snowflakes falling around her.
All the best thoughts and hopes to you and the people of your country through this difficult time.
papera (14372) 2011-03-14 7:41
hello takero,
great pictures and heartfelt thoughts don't need many words :)
I am very worried about the plants, and I am not even there. I can't imagine how it must be for you.
digbymerry (3998) 2011-03-14 8:10
Hello Takero
Beautiful portrait and message
Best wishes
wolf38 (30) 2011-03-14 8:14
Hello Takero. My condolences to the victims of the disaster in Japan and the people there. I wish the girls and all children and adults a better future. Rgds, Wolfgang.
ikeharel (105184) 2011-03-14 8:54
An innocent look strait into the camera, Takero.
Fabulous with the snow-flakes float on pic.'s space.
Juzo (3031) 2011-03-14 9:06
Dear Takero,
A beautiful portrait. I hope you and your family and friends are all safe. My thoughts are with you guys over there, I am speechless and sad at what happened. This image is positive, there is always the bright future to look forward to.
Best wishes my friend,
Hi Takero,
it is really sad that similar children like this one in the pciture have already seen all the suffering of these tremendous days.
keep hangin' on
paninho (3025) 2011-03-14 10:43
Bonjour Takero!
Comme les copains de TE, je t'envoie un message de solidarité et je te souhaite beaucoup de courage dans ce combat pour vrais samouraïs!
La petite japonaise est très expressive avec son regard franc et direct!
à bientôt
leo61 (0) 2011-03-14 11:07
Dear Takero and the whole japanese nation!!!!!!
I`m very very impressed by the discipline of Japanese people living and working these days.
I many other countries there would be depredations and chaos after such a tragedy.
This is a symbolic shot for your nation!
Her innocent face gives hope!
and thanks a lot for for your e- Mail last saturday
GiorDah (3) 2011-03-14 11:42
Geia soy Takero,
I am deeply shocked by the disaster that happened in your country.I hope the thought of all of us to help you overcome the evil found you.
My best regards.
Filika, Giorgos
holmertz (91892) 2011-03-14 12:35
Hello Takero,
The pretty girl looks wet and cold, but I am sure she soon got warm and comfortable. I can only hope she symbolizes the Japanese people who no doubt will get back on their feet even though these days are diffcult and threatening. I wish her and all of you a quick escape from this nightmare.
Warm regards,
My dear friend, Takero... Though I am rarely here these days, I wish to express my great sorrow and sadness for what has befallen your country and your people. My prayers are with you all every day that you may mend, rebuild and find peace and joy again in the days to come. My warmest regards,
wawa (692) 2011-03-14 15:28
Hi Takero
All the best for yourself and your countrymen
The sun always rises in the East.
emka (151053) 2011-03-14 15:35
Hi dear takero,
She is so nice, so innocent look. Excellent photo, I like the snow on her cap and hair. Very beautiful picture. Very meaningful. You have already had hard life and it will be even harder now. But you will overcome this, I am sure. Let's hope she and other children have bright future.
All the best my friend
siudzi (34141) 2011-03-14 15:37
Dear Takero,
This is awesome picture as well as your note.
I know that tomorrow will bring better days for you, your family and all Japanese people. Take care pls.
All the best, Malgorzata
yedirenk (11244) 2011-03-14 18:12
Hi dear Takero,
a hopeful composition with wonderful look and face..very nice photo for the beautiful tomorrows..thanks for this great sharing.
davide (1182) 2011-03-15 8:27
Wish you all good luck, be strong!
BluSimo (9392) 2011-03-15 13:47
Dear Takero
beautifulst and sweetest, meaningful portrait. My thought is with you and all your countrymen, and especially to all children. The sun will return, and my heart is with you.
All my best
baclama (19188) 2011-03-15 13:51
un visage plein de courage et de force comme nous le montre les gens de ce pays en deuil
toutes mes pensées et mes prieres vont vers vous tous...
saxo042 (38078) 2011-03-15 15:06
Hi Takero,
A beautiful picture! I really hope that her future will be what she has expected. The world is alarmed by the news but we hope that Japan will always the the land of the rising sun!
Warm regards
adores (46979) 2011-03-15 18:21
Hi Takero!
We're following the news here! Really hope the situation will get better soon for you all! A great portrait - She seems a really strong little girl, facing you directly in the middle of the snow.A great portrait, and surely a sign of strenght and hope! The snow will soon pass and the sun will shine again, I'm sure, Takero!
All my thoughts with you all, the Japanese people!
daddo (28728) 2011-03-16 5:03
Hi dear Takero. It saddens me to think of so many beautiful children lost forever, their lives never being fulfilled. When I look at this little face I realize how much Japan has lost, in some cases three and maybe four generations in a family, in a village in a district. Your people have suffered before and have rebuilt, so will they again. may your gods give you strength. My prayers are for you all. Klaudio.
thaprem (2566) 2011-04-05 7:05
Exactly like that pristine expression, Japan takes things in stride and moves ahead of this dark times with hope and determination as the shield! I salute you and your nation for that rare commodity expressed so well here in the frame and in real life.
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- Copyright: Takero KAWABATA (bukitgolfb301) (53832)
- Genre: Gente
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2011-03-03
- Categories: Momento Irrepetible
- Camera: Canon 1DX Mark2, Canon 28-105mm f:4.0, 77 mm CPL
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LUXEMBOURG – European Union finance ministers negotiating almost around the clock broke up unsuccessful talks on Saturday on how to downsize or close banks without letting taxpayers foot the bill and faced a danger that the divisive issue could undermine trust in Europe's ability to stabilize its financial system.
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said that the negotiations he chairs would need another "full meeting" next Wednesday to bridge fundamental differences between the 27 member nations and warned "there is no guarantee it will reach conclusion."
Despite 19 hours of intricate negotiations, several ministers hinted at the prolonged impasse between the members of the 17-nation eurozone and the EU's ten other members like Britain that are not part of the currency union.
"It is principally an issue of the non-euro and the euro" nations, Noonan said.
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici voiced confidence that ministers will be able to broker a deal at the emergency meeting which comes only hours ahead of a summit of EU leaders to assess the brittle financial state of the union.
"I have no doubt we will reach a deal," Moscovici said.
An agreement on the rules would have been an important step to stabilizing Europe's financial system and establish a so-called banking union, which aims to give the supervision and rescue of banks to European institutions rather than leaving weaker member states to fend for themselves. It is a key part of the EU plans to restore financial and economic stability to the region.
The ministers at their meeting in Luxembourg sought to decide on new rules determining the order in which investors and creditors would have to pay for bank restructurings. A key stumbling block was who to hit hardest: Should losses be limited to banks' shareholders and creditors, or should small companies and ordinary savers holding uninsured deposits worth more than 100,000 euros ($132,000) also be included?
The most controversial issue, however, proved to be how much leeway member states should be granted in making decisions on winding down banks. Some countries like Britain don't want to be bound by rigid European rules. Other nations warned that too much flexibility would create new imbalances between the bloc's weaker and stronger economies and destroy the project of establishing a single set of rules that creates certainty for investors and restores trust in the financial system.
Moscovici said "90 per cent of the work" was done, although France and others were still pushing for greater flexibility.
The ministers had vowed to resolve the issue by the end of June, thus the agreement on Wednesday's emergency meeting. Noonan however said the issue could spill beyond that, when Lithuania will take over the chairmanship of EU meetings.
Once the ministers finalize the legislation, they will then start negotiating the legislation with the European Parliament.
In addition to how much capital a bank must hold, the new European rules would also establish a minimum level of funds — be it capital, bonds, or deposits — that banks must have on their books to ensure that there's always enough privately held assets on which losses can be forced, thus shielding taxpayers from the burden of propping up the bank.
Following the 2008-2009 financial crisis, countries like Ireland, Britain and Germany each had to pump dozens of billions of fresh capital into ailing banks to avoid the financial system from collapsing.
Europe has already had to deal with problems involved in restructuring banks this year. Cyprus had to seek a rescue loan after it could no longer shoulder the cost of bailing out its banks.
An initial agreement with the island's European creditors and the International Monetary Fund sparked market fears since it exposed small savers with deposits under the 100,000 euro guarantee to losses.
The deal was rapidly overhauled, but holders of large deposits in some banks were forced to take harsh losses.
In the U.S., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s rules specify that deposits larger than $250,000 might have to take losses in case of bank failures, but Europe still lacks a common rule.
The new rules being discussed Friday will also foresee the establishment of national bank restructuring funds, which will eventually be merged into a European resolution authority, one of three planned parts of Europe's banking union.
Another part will be centralized oversight of big banks anchored at the European Central Bank due to be operational next year. But the discussion on the third section, a jointly guaranteed deposit insurance, is only in its early stages.
"The banking union is built brick by brick," Moscovici said Friday.
At their meeting, the finance ministers also rubber-stamped a seven-year extension of maturities on the bailout loans for Portugal and Ireland, granting the countries more financial leeway.
On Thursday, the finance ministers of the 17 EU countries that use the euro agreed on broad guidelines on how to use the bloc's permanent bailout fund to inject fresh capital into ailing banks as a means of last resort to keep banks from failing.
Enabling the 500 billion euro ($670 billion) rescue fund to shore up struggling banks directly is another long-promised building brick of the banking union.
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- 6 Full, 1 Half Baths
- 7,033 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Ranch
Listing Date08/13/20
Year Built2003
AreaGypsum Valley Brightwater Club
Lot Size60.83 Acres (2,649,755 SqFt)
Property Description
This property affords 60+ acres of which 5 are irrigated, with 2 homes, adjacent to BLM on two sides, no HOA, close to town, 42'x50' like new storage building, 30'x60' horse barn with 7 stalls and adjacent lighted horse arena, large shop w/ lift, compressed air and much more, hay shed and horse shelter. The larger home is a stunning 5174 sf home with uninterrupted southerly views from every room, hot tub and multiple decks and patios and attached 3 car garage. Second house sits on 20.8 acres with 5 acres, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 2 car garage
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The two houses of Jamaica's Parliament held a special joint sitting Tuesday to honor former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, a major player in national politics for decades and the only survivor of the leaders who drafted the constitution when the Caribbean island gained independence from Britain in 1962.
Seaga attended the session of tributes at Gordon House, the home of the legislature. The 82-year-old often appears at public events in Jamaica. A respected authority on local culture and a former record company owner, he's even putting out a four-CD box set of Jamaican music later this month.
"Edward Seaga is truly a founding father of modern Jamaica. His named is etched on almost every facet of Jamaican life," said Andrew Holness, the Jamaica Labor Party chief and Seaga protege who was prime minister for just over two months last year.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle paid tribute to Seaga, including Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, leader of the rival People's National Party.
The accolades to Seaga, who was prime minister from 1980 until 1989, are part of Jamaica's celebrations of its 50th anniversary of independence. Simpson-Miller's government said he was recognized for his role in creating Jamaica's post-independence landscape.
But Seaga, who argues that debt-shackled Jamaica has wasted too many opportunities to improve its chronically moribund economy, used the opportunity at Parliament's podium to urge the struggling country to get its act together.
"For more than two decades, I repeatedly voiced the mantra that _ situated as we are virtually on the coastline of the world's richest economy _ Jamaica has no reason to be poor," Seaga told lawmakers.
He urged the government to peg its sliding currency to the U.S. dollar, arguing that this would stop devaluation and restore economic growth.
Born in Boston to Lebanese-Jamaican parents, the Harvard-educated Seaga renounced his U.S. citizenship at a young age to show his loyalty to Jamaica.
As opposition leader in the 1970s, Seaga railed against the socialist agenda of then-Prime Minister Michael Manley. Seaga was swept in power in 1980, but bloody clashes between rival partisans killed nearly 800 people.
As prime minister, Seaga severed ties with communist Cuba and instituted a pro-U.S., free-market economy, but his party lost the 1989 election to Manley after he transformed into a centrist.
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Vivobarefoot is a family business. Standing at the helm when it comes to keeping Kids' feet moving with natural barefoot freedom, you'll find Bayarma Clark. Mother of two girls, Yeva and Coco, and wife to VIVO founder, Galahad Clark, Bayarma is dedicated to keeping Kids' feet healthy and advocating the importance of unstructured play and wild adventures.
Bayarma caught up with our friends at Babycchino to give some insight into how she entwines motherhood, work and living the barefoot life!
Originally from Siberia, I studied in Moscow and then moved to Geneva. After that I moved to England where I got married and where we now live. My husband Galahad is a 6th-generation cobbler from Somerset. I soon realised shoes – or rather, not wearing shoes – was going to be a huge part of our lives. We now have two daughters, 7 and 5 years old, who also spend a lot of time not wearing shoes!
Galahad founded Vivobarefoot five years ago and while I had my own career at the time, I loved what he was doing. He was building a company that was so different, using sustainable materials and studying how the body works and grows. Inevitably, I started helping out, but it was when I became a mother that I realised my old job just wasn't fulfilling. I wanted my work to be something I truly valued, and I am passionate about developing Vivobarefoot Kids.
Our shoes are designed based on the belief that not wearing shoes is what's best for us, and definitely for our kids. Our feet have as many neuro-transmitters as our hands do, so the more sensory messages growing brains get from feet, the better. It's also better for kids' bodies! The tiny bones and tendons in our feet and ankles don't finish growing until our late teens. It's super important our kids' feet have the space to grow strong and flexible through these years. This is why Vivobarefoot Kids shoes are thin, wide and flexible. They allow kids' feet to feel, as well as growing up to be strong and flexible for coordinated, skilful movement. Science backs this up; recently the University of Bournemouth did a large, ten-year study that showed how kids' behaviour and academic achievement improved in classrooms where they wear no shoes.
4.What does barefoot mean to you?
Barefoot is a lot more than the physical benefits of not wearing traditional shoes. I'm also passionate about what being barefoot whenever possible means – for grown-ups and kids. For me, it is allowing our children to roam free in nature as much as possible. Sometimes it is hard to do this! We live just outside London and I know how hard it is to keep kids connected to the natural world around them. It is something we focus on as a family in many different ways. From keeping chickens in our garden and doing martial arts, to attending a Forest School and spending as much time outdoors as possible in Somerset where Galahad is from… I am incredibly grateful we are able to raise our children to be as barefoot as possible and, yes, this means they're also pretty wild!
I'm passionate about my work, I truly believe in what we're doing and love that it's a family business we are all involved in. Every day is different, and I can be involved in anything from design meetings with our team of shoe designers, to planning web changes to helping out on photoshoots (where the kids do tend to get pretty wild!). I love the different people I get to meet and learn from. I take my work home with me, for sure, my children are totally aware of what we're doing – but especially as a mother to daughters I'm glad they see how hard their mum works!
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Los Angeles: Barone's Makes a Strong Case for the Pepperoni
Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant
13726 Oxnard Street Valley Glen, CA 91401 (map); 818-782-6004; baronesfamousitalian.com
Pizza Style: Pizza Parlor(?)
Pizza Oven: Gas
The Skinny: Old time Italian joint serving sloppy square pies suitable for grease aficionados only.
Price: 12x16-inch cheese pie, $14.99; single toppings, $1.00
I doubt I'm telling you anything you don't know, but if you order pizza from a place that serves lobster, veal, and tournedos of filet mignon...odds are you're in trouble. That's certainly true at Barone's, but depending on your appreciation for a somewhat maligned piece of seasoned pork, it might be the kind of trouble you actively search for. Nestled up in Van Nuys (sorry Valley Glen, you're still Van Nuys) and serving vaguely Italian food since 1946, Barone's is the kind of relic that serious pizzaioli scoff at, yet still manages to get four stars on Yelp thanks to a cult of followers who grew up having it force fed to them.
I'd only been to Barone's twice in the last 12 years and in my memory it was thick crust, so when I glanced at the menu they were serving "southern California's first rectangular Neopolitan style pizza," I was worried I was in the wrong place. Even more disconcerting? Neopolitan...not a word. But then I laid eyes on the pepperoni and my cares floated away on a sea of grease.
Great pizza is about quality ingredients coming together to form a sum more than its parts, right? Well, Barone's doesn't give a shit about your pathetic need for balanced pizza (or mine, apparently). They're much more interested in setting off gut bombs in the form of thick-cut pepperonis that curl up to form containment vessels for additional mounds of cheese. Did I mention they're already sitting on a king size mattress of mozzarella? It's definitely an over the top move, but it's the best decision the Barone family ever made because, unfortunately, not much else on the pie works.
For reasons I'll make clear in a moment, I'm going to quickly race through the bad. The crust is bland and crackery in taste, but in texture it's the same flaccid, pastry-like consistency I lambasted Casa Bianca for (though the burnt cheese in the corners takes home an honorable mention). There isn't much sauce to be found under the
blanket sleeping bag of cheese, but whatever red I could scrape out tasted like stewed tomatoes mixed with chunks of herbs that made zero impression. Here's the thing though: None of this criticism really matters because literally the only thing you can taste is a wall of cheese, salt, and the aforementioned steroid-enhanced pepperoni. And as boring as that combination can be, when it hits you with the force of a sledgehammer, you can't help but sit up straight, dutifully devour, and pray that the next twelve hours do not end with a heart catheterization.
To me, Barone's is the pizza equivalent of chicken strips from a greasy spoon. It's something you're not so sure about when you're eating it, or even when you're crushing any and all leftovers later in the evening, but nonetheless it's something a deplorable part of you craves days later. I wouldn't label Barone's "quality pizza", but it definitely has a direct line to my most unhealthy impulses. And while pizza that sinister isn't an oddity in the Midwest, it most certainly is in Southern California.
To be clear, this semi-endorsement applies exclusively to the pepperoni. If you did a rigorous, side-by-side molecular deconstruction of a Barone's sausage and onion pie, and a random cheeseburger, they would be completely indistinguishable. There is no discernible difference in taste between them, and considering we're talking about two radically different foods (and species of animals)...not a good sign. But rather than dwell on an unappetizing pie, I'll just go back to the other pie as I did at the restaurant. Did I mention that the pepperoni turns into cheese buckets?
Along with possibly illegal levels of saturated fat, Barone's also has the other important factor of "good" bad food. It's indestructible. You could hide a piece in Matt Damon's pocket, let it sit it there through all three of the Bourne movies, and it'll come out looking the same. It might even be warm still. To some, this might be the just another warning sign, but being able to warm up pizza two or three days later with no sign of decay is a big plus in my book.
Vegetarians, people unable to check their refined palette at the door, and anyone who refuses to order pepperoni on principle shouldn't bother, but if you're going on a pizza safari in Los Angeles, Barone's is an exotic locale that might merit a stop. Don't miss the Rat Pack impersonators Friday nights. Oh, and did I mention what they do with their pepperoni?
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Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
If that is what you mean by Kashmiriyat
Kashmiryat is dead! Did it die a natural death? Was it stabbed in the back and left writhing in the dust till life ebbed out of it...slowly, agonisingly? Or maybe it was shot in the head or the heart and died an instant death? And then again maybe it was poisoned insidiously by the very hand that pretended to feed it and died unawares? Whatever! It is dead! There are many descriptions emphasizing the finality of being dead – dead as a doornail, dead as a dodo, dead as a stone, dead as a dry bone in a desert, etc. – but the most final of descriptions is that of being officially dead. You see the official word carries a lot of weight. If you are dead and buried six feet under but officially you are alive, then there you are very much alive and staring back brazenly at even those who think that you are surely dead now. You may be dead but officially you are alive in a heavily barricaded and fortified province of Zinda-bad or say Amar-nagri! The official word is absolute either way and so if you are officially dead you are absolutely dead. About Kashmiryat the official word has been pronounced. Kashmiryat is dead! Officially dead! Absolutely dead!
When exactly did Kashmiryat die? Now that is a tricky question.
You see if the most conclusive piece of evidence of a death - the dead body itself - is missing it is difficult to place the exact time or date of death. Alas so is it with Kashmiryat! Elusive in life, Kashmiryat remains elusive in its reported death as well. Under the circumstances the focus automatically shifts to determining when it was last seen alive. Well so far as the reported sightings of Kashmiryat go, the earliest on record goes back to 1947. Of course this one is mentioned for purely academic purposes or, let us say, to get a perspective of sorts. It carries a lot of weight though, considering the person who reported this particular sighting, for it was none less than the 'Mahatma' himself who reported this sighting. 'Only Kashmir is a ray of hope in the time when the subcontinent is in darkness' said the 'Mahatma'. It was the time when Partition had cleaved the sub-continent into two, a time of mutual carnage that was bloody evident in almost the whole of the sub-continent. It was the Mahatma again who spoke of the gruesome butchery in neighbouring Jammu. Grave provocation from there but Kashmiryat was on the alert and consequently Kashmir remained calm.
Shortly afterwards Kashmiryat was sighted once again, this time taking a Tonga (horse-buggy) ride to Jammu. Hindu refugees fleeing from blood thirsty mobs in the neighbourhood had reached Kashmir and desired to go on to Jammu or Punjab. Local Muslims, inspired of course by an active Kashmiryat, motivated Kashmiri tongawallas (horse-buggy drivers) to transport them to Jammu. 22 tongawallas were hired who were later joined by many others from the Khanabal-Qazigund area. On return all these poor tongawallas numbering around 90 were massacred near Nagrota. If you assume that Kashmiryat may have died during this massacre you are justified in your assumption but yet it had not. You see there were many sightings reported even after this near fatal incident.
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
Now it would be tedious and also perhaps impossible to record all the sightings from 1947 so let us flip the pages quickly and come to 2008. The Amarnath land transfer controversy was at its peak and there were protests on the streets and the usual fatal consequences of protests in this part of the world - dead protesters and of course an additional surcharge of deaths by way of collateral damage. In response to the demand for revoking the land transfer order, protesters in Jammu laid siege to the highway to Kashmir cutting off supplies. Even during these difficult times Kashmiryat was sighted again and again, successfully making a distinction between land transfer and the Amarnath Yatra itself. Thanks to it despite all the provocations the yatra went on without any untoward incident. What is more, Kashmiryat was also seen during these days on the streets of Srinagar and other places, setting up community kitchens for visitors from outside Kashmir even as life had come to a standstill in the besieged valley. 2009 and 2010 saw similar indignation and protests with tempers running high in the valley. During these troubled times again repeated sightings of Kashmiryat were reported, sometimes throwing a protective mantle around non-Kashmiris and sometimes as a courteous host in, and in spite of, the difficult circumstances. Kashmiryat seems to be in the habit of popping up in all sorts of places like it did in May 2011 at Wussan village in Kunzar Block on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road where 52 year old Aasha ji, a Kashmiri Pandit lady was elected Sarpanch by the Muslim villagers who looked upon her as one of their own and celebrated her victory as their own.
There is one more sighting of Kashmiryat which has been rather downplayed, probably because it does not exactly fit the official description of Kashmiryat or maybe because it leaves the official circles red-faced. It was 2014 and the River Jhelum, possibly taking a cue from the leaders of this miserable valley, turned upon its own. The 'democratically' elected and militarily protected government disappeared without a trace. All seemed to be lost till Kashmiryat burst upon the scene, rescuing people in improvised boats and rafts. True to its nature it did not bother about whether those being rescued were Kashmiris or belonged to any particular creed. In the days that followed Kashmiryat was repeatedly sighted in lanes and by-lanes and mosques and community halls in areas spared by the floods, where it assumed charge and acted as a proxy for the government-in-flight, though of course more efficient than any government can ever be, providing food, shelter and comfort to thousands of flood-devastated people.
Surprisingly the latest reported sightings of the officially declared-dead Kashmiryat are rather recent. In July 2016 when 34 Kashmiris had already fallen to the bullets of the security forces and many others had been blinded by pellets, locals from Bijbehara in South Kashmir which had the highest number of casualties forgot their grief and defied the curfew to rescue Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in a road accident on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Another reported sighting of Kashmiryat came to fore in October 2016 when a group of Kashmiri youth rescued a soldier who was trapped inside a mangled vehicle which had met with an accident on Srinagar Bypass road near Lasjan area of the city, when even the efforts of other army men to evacuate him had failed. This was when pitched battles with men in a similar uniform had already resulted in 84 deaths and thousands injured and maimed for life.
Of course the sightings are not always dramatic as Kashmiryat has been known to put in an appearance in what are essentially routine affairs. It is only occasionally that these sightings come into limelight, mostly in the local press, like when Kashmiryat made sure that as Neeshu Pandita of Loswani Pulwama was getting married to Aashu Tikoo of Tahab Pulwama the baraatis as well as the reception had the local Kashmiri Muslims in enthusiastic participation. Kashmiri Muslim women joined Kashmir Pandit and Sikh women in ceremonial singing choruses welcoming the bridegroom at the bride's place while similar composite choruses at the bridegroom's place tried to outshine them in their welcome of the bride to her new home. Now of course this was by no means a one-of-a-kind wedding though being in the newsprint might make it appear so. Go to Dardpora village of Baramulla anytime in the marriage season. Every marriage party celebrated here, be it of a Sikh or a Muslim, has two venues, one at a Muslim home and another in a Sikh home in order to serve the guests of the particular community with what is kosher for them. The feast is the only thing that is separate; the celebrations are of course common.
It is not just wedding celebrations; Kashmiryat has been sighted in mournings and funerals as well. As recently as November 2016 it was seen standing shoulder to shoulder with the Muslims of Habbakadal locality when they were bearing the dead body of their Kashmiri Pandit neighbour , a 40 years old Sushma Parimoo, to the cremation grounds. For that matter it is not unusual for Kashmiryat to be seen in the guise of a caretaker of a Kashmiri Pandit cremation ground, a caretaker who happens to be a Kashmiri Muslim like Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Jalla mohalla in the interiors of Dal Lake on the Rainawari side. Ghulam Rasool has been taking care of the cremation ground on the banks of the Dal for Kashmiri Pandits not out of monetary considerations but simply because it is a tradition that he has inherited from his late father. Do these examples make Kashmiryat sound like rather kitschy stuff, like a tortured cliché, a photo-op of sorts? No it doesn't! There is nothing kitschy or clichéd about Kashmiryat while it stands tall in all these instances. For that matter in all the above mentioned instances, and of course the list is by no means exhaustive, the people involved would not even recognise Kashmiryat by this name. In fact the name might be greeted with suspicion and even jeers of revulsion as it is likely to bring up images of an imposter or even worse an 'agent'. The common people would be puzzled by this name, for they know Kashmiryat by more familiar names like good neighbourliness, common courtesy, humanitarian gesture or just basic decency. Kashmiryat, you see, is just an official name, a misused one too most of the time, for something that comes naturally to the local people.
Kashmiryat is dead! Officialy dead!
Why does that sound so incongruous? But then it always sounds unbelievable when you hear that someone you saw recently is dead. Why I saw him only yesterday you exclaim in shocked disbelief. Maybe they are talking of someone else! Maybe it is just a case of mistaken identity! You see it is not unusual for two different individuals to have the same name. And that creates confusion sometimes. Perhaps the same is true of Kashmiryat! We cannot of course argue with an official statement but let us just consider for a while that maybe the officially-dead status of Kashmiryat is also a confusion of the same order. Maybe it is not Kashmiryat but something else that has died! Let us consider that may be Kashmiryat is not about a single entity but about two similarly named and somewhat look-alike entities, like the quintessential twins of Bollywood, one good and the other bad with the bad one impersonating the good one at times? Or maybe it is a single entity after all but with a dual character like say Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Indeed when you piece together the evidence the duality becomes very much apparent, you are dealing with not one but two Kashmiryats. There is the simple Kashmiryat of the common man which does not seek limelight and rarely gets to be in it. You see it investing time and everything else in a marriage function, a funeral or a rescue attempt. You see this Kashmiryat braving it out on dangerous streets, in curfew and the threat of the bullet and pellet, while the other Kashmiryat bides its time in heavily fortified mansions. That is the Kashmiryat that lives not in gestures and deeds but in words and slogans. That is the one which can be seen standing by the sides of the politicians on podiums where from they deliver those beautiful insincere speeches. It is also to be seen in state sponsored sessions of bad poetry and in the pomp and show of song and dance shows that impersonate peace. Maybe there is a yet another explanation for Kashmiryat being dead and yet not quite so. Maybe Kashmiryat belongs to that fictional twilight zone of the dead but not quite dead, the living dead that is. Maybe Kashmiryat is just a political Frankenstein made up of hastily assembled mismatching dead body-parts and jaded concepts, a zombie that comes alive when required to do the bidding of its political creators.
Whatever! Kashmiryat is dead! Officially dead!
Yet why cannot one shake of this feeling that we have not heard the last of it? Perhaps the same people who have declared it dead will resurrect it. It only takes a word after all, a condescending smile and a few words like say 'Kashmiryat is not dead after all'. And maybe, just maybe, it isn't really dead at all! Maybe it 'died' in a staged encounter? A fake encounter where not only the encounter was faked but the death too was faked! But then what could be the motive behind this officially declared death-that-isn't? Could it possibly be an attempt at putting the blame on the victims themselves? That's not all that uncommon, is it? Ask a ravished woman and she will tell you that in this topsy turvy world it is she who is supposed to have lost her honour rather than the man who committed the dishonourable deed!
While we may claim all these insights into the official death of Kashmiryat a nagging question remains unanswered. How can these politicians trash the very people who have voted them to power to appease those who will never lend their vote or support for them? The clue to this one perhaps lies in the fact that these politicians have been winning votes not by winning the hearts of the people but by fooling them. Yes that would probably explain it. For contempt, condescension and derision and not concern and compassion are natural responses evoked by those whom you believe you have successfully fooled not once but repeatedly.
Of course it is also about being an imposition rather than a representation.