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Pigmentation is one of the most common enemies of our skin. But the good news is that it can be eliminated completely. With so many good pigmentation creams available in the market, you can easily find your best pick and say 'goodbye' to the marks, spots, blemishes, suntans, and pigmentation on your skin. Let us talk about top 10 pigmentation creams that can make you look bright and flawless.
Pigmentation is a skin condition in which the production of melanin (a skin pigment) goes up in the skin. It can be caused by excessive sun exposure, inflammation, skin injuries, damages, allergic reactions, aging, certain medication, hormonal changes, and genetic. People with darker skin are more prone to developing pigmentation.
Top 10 Pigmentation Creams In India
1. Fabindia Vitamin E De-Pigmentation Cream
The Fabindia Vitamin E De-Pigmentation Cream is a 100% 'no-chemical formula' (does not contain hydroquinone) that is too gentle on the skin yet extremely tough on pigmentation, dark spots, and uneven tone. It contains vitamin E to prevent skin darkening and reduce black spots, thereby helping you get back your lost sheen and radiance. The intensive de-pigmentation treatment also moisturizes the skin profoundly leaving it soft and smooth. It is a perfect skin lightening cream for normal to dry skin having a pleasant fragrance and a buttery soft texture, which does not appear heavy and blends easily into the skin.
Price: Rs. 475 for 100 ml.
Also Read – Home Remedies For Skin Pigmentation Here
2. Kaya Pigmentation Reducer Gel
The Kaya Pigmentation Reducer Gel is an exclusive pigmentation removal product that suits all types of skin perfectly. It is a translucent gel formulation intended to reduce hyperpigmentation, melasma (moderate to mild grade), discoloration from sun exposure, age spots, liver spots, and pigmentation occurred due to hormonal changes. You can also get rid of the marks of acne and pimples with the active ingredients present in the gel and get a salon-like professional skin lightning treatment at home. This product is absolutely free from hydroquinone and bleaching agents.
Price: Rs. 500 for 25 g.
3. The Nature's Co. Bearberry-Liquorice Whitening Cream
The Nature's Co. Bearberry-Liquorice Cream is one of the best products for lightening blemishes and brightening the skin in a natural way. The distinct herbal formulation contains bearberry extract, which is a highly effective skin lightener while the licorice extract content in it eliminates pigmentation as well as discoloration. The product also consists of grape seed oil, kokum butter, and vegetable glycerin for providing deep-down moisturizing effects, thereby leaving the skin softer, smoother, and brighter.
Price: Rs. 995 for 50 ml.
Also Read – Bid Adieu To Skin Pigmentation With Sandalwood Here
4. Vichy Laboratories Bi-White Med Deep Corrective Whitening Emulsion
The Vichy Laboratories Bi-White Med Deep Corrective Whitening Emulsion is a lightweight, paraben-free and hypoallergenic product that is tested successfully even on the most sensitive skin. It provides deep cell whitening in the epidermis layer and DRM-White even in the deeper layers. The powerful active ingredient present in this double corrective, metabolic whitening emulsion includes Phe-Resorcinol, Ellagic Acid, LHA (lipo hydroxy acid), and Adenosine, which work cumulatively to make the skin look flawless, luminous, and radiant. Basically, it offers unique three-dimensional fairness by inhibiting melanin production flow, boosting melanin diffusion flow, and stimulating expelling flow of dead cells loaded with melanin. You can also expect a bright and glowing skin that is hydrated throughout the day and pretty smooth to touch.
Price: Rs. 2300 for 50 ml.
5. Natural Bath & Body Bio-Activ De-Pigmentation Cream
The Natural Bath & Body Bio-Activ De-Pigmentation Cream is the ultimate answer to your search for a product that can remove all pigmentation marks and give you a flawless skin. The highly advanced skin purification formula comes with licorice and pea extracts to prevent the synthesis of melanin in your skin effectively. Azeloglicina, a naturally derived dynamic ingredient in the cream, lightens pigmentation and blemishes while averting the occurrence of new brown spots. It is also enriched with a derivative of vitamin C called Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, which provides protection from UV damages and whitens the skin at the same time. On the other hand, the vitamin E and organic vegetable glycerine keep it soft and hydrated for long.
Price: Rs. 695 for 50 ml.
Also Read – Lip Pigmentation Causes And Home Remedies Here
6. Lotus Herbals Fairgel Liquorice And Green Tea Fairness Gel
The Lotus Herbals Fairgel Liquorice And Green Tea Fairness Gel is a perfect natural skin lightening solution for all types of skin that gives flawless fairness in just 3 weeks. It is an oil-free gel formulation containing licorice extract, green tea extract, and tea tree oil, which work together to lighten pigmentation, protect from UV damages, prevent premature aging, and revitalize the dull skin. The product also restores the lost pH balance of the skin and tones it up efficiently by minimizing the pores while making the skin look healthy and radiant.
Price: Rs. 270 for 100 g.
7. Shahnaz Husain Shawhite Pigmentation Lotion
The Shahnaz Husain Shawhite Pigmentation Lotion is a unique combination of plant extracts, which is ideal for making the skin healthy, bright, and blemish-free by eliminating dead epithelial cells. It contains mahua, neem, jamun seed, sandalwood, date, honey, cucumber seed, and chameli extracts for complete de-pigmentation of the skin. The lightweight lotion also provides moisturization and nourishment while producing an even tone for all types of skin.
Price: Rs. 710 for 200 ml.
Also Read – Saffron – The 'Holy Grail' For Acne, Pigmentation & Fair Skin Here
8. Jovees Ayurveda Anti Blemish Pigmentation Cream
The Jovees Ayurveda Anti Blemish Pigmentation Cream is an ayurvedic formulation that suits all skin types and keeps issues, such as pigmentation, blemishes, etc. at bay. It comes with the essence of saffron combined with the goodness of almond oil, coconut oil, grapeseed, apricot, lavender, and beeswax to fade away spots and patches, lighten the tone, and moisturize the skin efficiently.
Price: Rs. 240 for 60 g.
9. Organic Therapie Insta Clear Marks Serum
The Organic Therapie Insta Clear Marks Serum is a breakthrough organic formulation that helps in reducing even the most stubborn as well as deep-seated discolorations and marks. Enriched with essential oils and concentrated extracts of coconut, hibiscus, rose, cypress, and juniper flower, this product is highly effective in deep penetrating the skin and repairing damaged tissues. It also tones up the skin and makes it look flawless.
Price: Rs. 249 for 50 ml.
Also Read – 7 Effective Home Remedies for Vitiligo to Reduce Pesky White Patches
10. AuraVedic Skin Lightening Formula
The AuraVedic Skin Lightening Formula is an ayurvedic pigmentation and dark spots corrector that contains pure sandalwood, saffron, and mulberry extracts. It is highly effective in reducing dark spots, blemishes, suntans, and uneven skin tone. Upon regular use, it also enhances the texture of the skin and adds a natural radiance to it.
Price: Rs. 350 for 100 g.
While choosing your pigmentation cream, make sure that it does not contain harmful ingredients, such as hydroquinone, paraben, etc. Prolonged use of these chemicals can damage the skin and even lead to fatal diseases.
Also Read – 6 Ways To Make Your Skin Lighter Naturally Here


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How the private exchange model has become more 'refined'
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When private benefit exchanges first came into the mainstream, there were hopes they would be a silver bullet to cut costs and increase choice.
But as enrollment has lagged behind initial estimates, according to consultancy Accenture, advisers are learning the true strengths of an exchange and are changing their selling tactics, explains Rob Harkins, mid-market private exchange practice leader at Willis Towers Watson.
Including large-market clients, Willis Towers Watson's exchange grew 35% in 2016 and continues to see growth to date. Exact numbers are difficult to pinpoint due to the completion of the merger between Willis and Towers Watson in January 2016 and the acquisition of private exchange operator Liazon in 2013, Harkins says.
To understand more about how the view of exchanges is evolving, spoke with Harkins. What follows is an edited version of the conversation.
EBN: As the private exchange market evolves, what changes have you made to your platform?
Harkins: We have made things more configurable. When you create more pre-built type of programs and services, they are great and able to be delivered more turnkey. But, the [desire for] something that is customized around a client's own particular needs has become more evident, as we've seen the in the past couple of years. We've always had the capabilities of configuring exchanges for clients, but now we are seeing clients have a much more different set of expectations and demands to do that.
We continue to build out and to create programs that we know will be supportive of clients' needs, such as wellbeing models … where they want to have some pre-built solutions. When it comes to plan design and to the portfolio of benefits that they are offering, they like choice as well as their employees, and we are able to accommodate that.
EBN: Why do you think clients now want more choice?
Harkins: I feel like there has always been a need for addressing the client's specifications and desires. That's always been part of the process. In the beginning, a lot of what we were doing was required collaboration with carriers in building out products and services. There was hesitancy as we were building those things not to deviate too much from a particular norm.
Additionally, two or three years ago, there wasn't a broad acceptance and understanding of the value of the exchange concept in the marketplace. We were in the beginning stages of client understanding and comprehension, but also we were building the model as we went along. Even though we had been doing this for 10 years through our exchange business with Liazon, a lot of what was done was working with the carriers in the markets to create products and services that were built and then finding clients who would be interested.
Now that the interest is there, clients have more interest in building models that are based on their configuration of employees and we, in our consultative role, help them and facilitate them to do that.
EBN: How has your employees' (brokers) understanding of the exchange changed?
Harkins: There may have been more of a latching on to this belief that it was going to fix some of the pricing and cost issues that we had in our industry. It does address cost, but that that is not all of what it does.
The evolution is the broker today understands that what this is is a more modern way of giving our clients access to a portfolio of choice of benefits and a system to help them navigate through it.
It is really just an enhanced technology capability — it is not a silver bullet — and it is not some kind of defined model. It is taking the benefit delivery model, modernizing it with technology, offering choice that wasn't able to be delivered in the past because of a lack of technology and then pulling all those things together under a single umbrella that we call a marketplace or an exchange.

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The current Early Bird ticket prices are expected to be available until Thursday, 31 December, 2020 at approximately 10:45.
Hospitality options will be available in the coming weeks. Please contact us if you would like to be notified when sales open.
The date of this race is based on the provisional calendar. Usually these dates do not change but this cannot be guaranteed until the final calendar is released towards the end of the year. If the date of the race does change, it will not affect the validity of any tickets you purchase for the event. If possible, we recommend booking any accommodation and flights/travel on a flexible basis or waiting until the calendar is confirmed.
For extra peace of mind, you can take out Booking Protection cover at the checkout and receive a refund on your booking including service and delivery fees if the event date changes and you cannot attend on the new date.
Children aged 14 and under are entitled to free entry to the circuit with a paying adult. Please note that all children require a ticket to enter the circuit and a zero value ticket must be purchased.
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Golf - Playing Bellerive 'semi-blind' no problem for Rose
By Andrew Both
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – World number three Justin Rose has declared his back healthy for the PGA Championship starting on Thursday, even though he will play the course "semi-blind".
Rose pulled out of last week's World Golf Championships event in Ohio, and has learned this week's course at Bellerive by walking it with only a wedge and putter in hand.
"I haven't actually played a practice round in terms of going out there with my golf clubs," he said on Wednesday.
"I have walked each nine and got some visuals."
But the Englishman dispelled any suggestion he would not be ready to go on Thursday.
"I hit some balls (on the range) today and felt absolutely fine and comfortable with my swing and the way it's moving.
"If ever there was a major championship to be able to play semi-blind, this is the course to do it on."
He was referring to the soggy conditions following torrential rain that has left the greens and fairways soft.
This will make it pretty much a paint-by-numbers tournament where a player gets a yardage, picks a club and fires away at the pin without having to put too much thought into it.
Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion who tied for second at last month's British Open, says he pulled out last week as a precaution more than anything, with a busy schedule coming up, including next month's Ryder Cup.
"I wouldn't say there's any injury per se," he said. "I just had a facet joint tighten up."
Rose joked that not having a practice round means at least his psyche has not been dented.
"The great thing is I haven't hit a bad shot in two days," he said.
(Reporting by Andrew Both, editing by Ed Osmond)


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Apple's iPhone has slipped temporarily behind the Samsung Galaxy SIII in terms of units shipped according to research from Strategy Analytics, but the numbers will quickly catch up to both companies as the holiday shopping season approaches.
Waiting for the Next Killer Phone
As part of Strategy Analytics's Country Share Tracker service, the company found Samsung shipped 18.0 million Galaxy SII devices worldwide during the third quarter of 2012. Apple shipped 16.2 million iPhone 4S devices in the same time frame, but also added 6 million iPhone 5 devices.
While the combined numbers of the iPhone sales top the SIII, neither of them single handedly takes down the Samsung superphone. The SIII was the most widely shipped smartphone in the world during the third quarter.
Samsung has gained such success because of the SIII's large screen size and ample carrier subsidies, the report reads. Given the release of the iPhone 5, however, the numbers will likely tilt toward Apple again as people begin upgrading during the holiday season.
Samsung's Galaxy SIII has proved to be an even bigger hit than the smashingly successful Galaxy SII.
The most obvious problem with this research is that it goes by units shipped, and not how many phones were actually sold. Those numbers are harder to come by and understandably so. Still, it is helpful to see how the numbers swing as each device maker releases its next round of monster device.
US Carriers Limit Smartphone Choices
In the US, at least, the major carriers like Verizon and AT&T completely dominate the choice of smartphones people buy. That is because of the way monthly data contracts are set up, a situation most other industrialized countries don't have to face.
Without carrier interference in the smartphone marketplace, it would be hard to say which phone would be most popular, but there is a reason Sprint paid out US$ 1 billion for the right to sell the iPhone. Another reason the smartphone market is so divided is there are two different broadband technologies being used by major US carriers, and this forces manufacturers to make two different models of every phone they sell.
Whether you are looking at buying a new phone for work or if you are switching carriers to get your next new toy, you will likely hear quite a bit about the iPhone and the Galaxy SIII. Depending on where you live, you may hear a peep about new Microsoft Windows Phone 8 devices, but the WP ecosystem is still so new, it is not even on most people's radar. We do think it has strong potential, but it is a long ways behind iOS and Android devices.
Whatever device you use, we ask that you tell us what you use it for the most in our comments section. Are you limited by your data plan or do you mostly just email people on the go? Let us know in the comments, and feel free to speculate on who will make the next big breakthrough in mobile technology whether in hardware or software.


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Mina Kelly lives in one of England's most historic cities. During the day she cooks from Roman recipes and swings medieval swords, trying to convince the tourists that history is more than just a pretty background to a photograph. From this she draws inspiration for her mixed up myths and flirtatious fairy tales, and has an especial fondness for things that go bump in the night.


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Charlie Sheen Fans Vandalize MacFarlane's House
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's Beverly Hills house was vandalized by a group of Charlie Sheen supporters, TMZ reports. According to the website, two unidentified boys and one girl T.P.'d the popular animation creator's home around 11 p.m. on Monday night (Nov. 28) and left a sign on his front door reading "Winning! Tiger Blood!" with Stewie's (Family Guy's baby character) images on it.
The poster also references MacFarlane's recent Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen. The always cool and collected animation producer tweeted about the incident, " Actually I got in a brawl with a mummy. I won."


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TOWSON, Md. — For the second year in a row, it was left to one of head coach Sally Baum's players today to prevent Rachel Fein from Gwynedd Mercy from successfully defending her title in the No. 1 singles draw at the Goucher Invitational.
Fein first reached the finals in the tournament's top singles bracket in 2011 and claimed the title by defeating Arica Christman from Penn State-Behrend 7-6 (9-7), 6-3. She repeated last season by getting past Goucher's Ariel Lin 6-3, 6-4.
To achieve a three-peat, she was going to have to knock off Goucher's Amanda Bercovici (Hackensack, N.J./Bergen Tech), who not seriously challenged on the way to the finals this weekend. Bercovici opened the tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Michelle Cameron from Misericordia and followed that up by taking out Krystle Bendijo from Richard Stockton 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals.
Bercovici grabbed the opening set in today's encounter, 6-3, but Fein wasn't about to surrender her title easily and battled back to prevail in the second set, 6-4. Bercovici, however, succeeded in wresting the crown from Fein by winning the third set/super tiebreaker, 10-4.
With her 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4) triumph over Fein, the junior transfer improved to 6-1 in singles play this season.
In the other three singles draws, Goucher's entrant opened the tournament with a win only to finish in fourth place.
Kirsten Cianci (Bolton, Conn./Bolton) made it to the semifinals in the No. 2 draw by topping Lori Noble from Lebanon Valley 6-4, 6-2, but bowed to Taylor Michener from Gwynedd Mercy 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals and to Chelsea Czerwinski from Penn State-Behrend 6-3, 7-5 in the third-place match.
A 6-0, 6-1 win over Kennedy Logsdon from Frostburg State sent Alice Goldstein-Plesser (Durham, N.C./Durham School of the Arts) into the No. 3 draw semifinals, but she dropped her next two matches. Emily Ruff (Easton, Md./Easton) followed the same path in the No. 4 draw: going 0-2 after opening with a 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (11-7) victory over Cornelia Chmil from Misericordia.
Goucher placed two teams in the No. 1 doubles draw and they met for seventh place, which went to Ryan Derham (San Anselmo, Calif./Sir Francis Drake) and Hanora Barron (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) for their 6-1, 6-1 win over Ellie Grubb (Charleston, W.Va./Charleston Catholic) and Amber Penaloza (Damascus, Md./Damascus).
Sarah Callander (South Westbrook, Vt./Woodstock Union) and Claire Donnelly (Frederick, Md./Frederick) placed fourth in the No. 2 doubles draw.


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Your brother was foolish enough to leave his boat in Rushton's care.
But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.
Then go down and leave it where you found it, and I will let you come up.
They administer stinging rebukes that leave the adversary writhing.
Halbert thought it was time to be going, and accordingly got up and took his leave.
If you will leave the matter in my hands, I will call upon him to-night, and see what I can do.
And six weeks after that I had things in shape so't I was able to leave.
He was married, but constantly said he was about to leave his wife, so she would divorce him.
He must be a cursed scoundrel to leave that poor lad there to die!
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Well, hey! Hello! Hi! I'm still alive! It has been a crazy month, but things are on the up and up. I haven't blogged in a month, and my Bloglovin reading list is bursting at the seams. I'm completely out of the blogging loop! I feel like I need to reintroduce myself! Since today is my 29th birthday and I love lists so much, here are 29 things you don't know about me:
29.) I was spelling 12th grade words in 4th grade. (I'd like to think I was intelligent, but I probably got lucky.)
28.) My sister used to call me her black sister because of my thick, frizzy hair and ability to tan in 20 minutes.
26.) One of my favorite memories with my sister is spending the last week of her freshman year of college in the dorms with her when I was 14. So much freaking fun!
25.) I am a visual learner, and I am fantastic with names (including spelling) once I've seen them in print.
24.) The first movie to make me sob was Imitation of Life. I was 8 years old.
23.) My favorite rides at Disneyland are Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, and The Flight of Peter Pan.
22.) I love "Modern Family."
21.) I was South San Diego's Junior Miss 2001. It was a "scholarship program," you guys. (There are quite a few Junior Miss references in the film Drop Dead Gorgeous—which is hilarious, by the way!)
20.) My coffee house go-to is a soy chai latte.
19.) My first concert was New Found Glory in 2002.
18.) I am forever indebted to my parents for giving me braces.
17.) I always have Kleenex in my purse.
16.) I kept a journal (many, actually) until I was 20.
15.) When I lived in NYC, I was comfortable navigating the subway system after one week.
14.) I like the end pieces of loaves of bread.
13.) I played Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" when I was 16. Bright red wig and all!
12.) I'm not a fan of breakfast unless it's my dad's French toast or hot coca with a toasted peanut butter sandwich cut into triangles (also from my dad).
11.) I only use water-proof mascara. Regular mascara never holds curl. (I curl the sweet life out of my stick-straight, Asian lashes.)
10.) I write lists with check boxes. Few things are more gratifying than checking off boxes, you know.
9.) I've never gotten a speeding ticket.
8.) I married up. (Cha-ching!)
7.) When I ate meat, I loved eating chicken nuggets dipped in chocolate pudding. (Wow, that sounds terrible.)
6.) I rode the bus to and from school until high school.
5.) I am painfully ticklish.
4.) Some of my favorite moments with my family are when we are laughing so hard that one or all of us have to curl up on the floor and plug our ears to calm ourselves down.
3.) I enjoy washing dishes. (I cannot say the same for cooking.)
2.) I have a tendency to watch movies I like over and over.
1.) I wish I had Eva Cassidy's voice.
S is out of town for work, so I'm soaking up a day of doing whatever the heck I want -- complete with sleeping in this morning. Oh, and being Amelie's latest culinary masterpiece. 28 brought on a lot of (good) change, and I think 29 is going to be fantastic. Cheers to that!


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Us, Them and a Little Bit of Bourbon: A Weekend in Louisville, Kentucky
Christmas in May arrived over Memorial Day weekend this year! You see, concert tickets and vacations replaced bottom-of-the-closet holiday offerings in our family years ago; so, "the hubs" and I are off to redeem his yuletide YOLO (I'm so sorry and realize it's not 2012 but sometimes alliteration is hard…but, I digress) in the form of two tickets to see Roger Waters: Us + Them Tour at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The show is not until Sunday night so, we're off to find a little trouble to get into on this long and needed break of a weekend.
First, a little how we decided to organize this trip. As someone who spends my entire life in planning mode, I've decided to start taking a more laissez-faire approach to my downtime. In recent years, I have developed a vacation planning mantra: "top three and then, let's see." We decide our top three, absolute "I will be sad if I miss this" stops and then let the wind take us where it may.
Conveniently, I am traveling with a bit of a bourbon connoisseur so, a trip to Louisville has him up and at 'em on this Saturday morning like a six-year-old girl headed to a Disney princess breakfast. Our first stop on the list of top three: Bulleit Bourbon and the Stitzel-Weller Distillery. A few bottles of Bulleit have passed through our home over the years and we're curious to see where they start their journey. We arrived on this steamy Saturday and quickly found ourselves among the throngs of other weekend wanderlusters out to explore this most urban of the locations we would visit; like, literally in the backyard of a few nearby homes and businesses. We hurriedly signed up for the next available tour and tasting. This tour followed the formula of many such distillery tours with a visit to their innovation space, the barrelhouse and back to Tom Bulleit, Master Distiller's, office and then on to a tasting room. It's a quick 30-minute tour of a historic and interesting space. The $10.00 per person admission (for those 21 and over, 21 and under are free) included the tour and a sample tasting of Bulleit's flagship Bulliet Bourbon, the Bulleit Small Batch, Bulleit 10 Year and Bulleit Barrel Strength. We walked away with a pint bottle of the Bulleit Strength which we're told is currently only available at the distillery. Overall, this was a small time commitment, limited walking tour with some fun anecdotes about things like the famous crooked Bulleit label. For true hands-on/show me experience enthusiasts, it's important to note that the bourbon is not actually made at this location, making this outing more a casual tourist stop.
Must-stop number two? Four Roses Distillery. This is a sentimental favorite, to be sure, as Four Roses Bourbon harkens back to many a libation-laced memory for my husband and his buddies both new and old. Four Roses was about an hour drive from our hotel, but it was most certainly a beautiful hour. Rolling green pastures just as a Kentucky postcard would have you believe. The greatest danger on this commute? The distraction and desire to stop at all the distillery locations you see along the way. But, it's Sunday now and our open distilleries are somewhat limited plus, once again, this is on our top three list. We arrive to a beautiful location that seems to spring up out of nowhere and is more reminiscent of a Spanish mission than a Kentucky plantation. We've done a distillery tour or two in our time, plus the day is getting away from us and we'd like to visit another stop today so, we opt to do the tasting tour only.
Here's where I should probably stop and go on record as letting you know that, between you and me, I'm not a bourbon drinker. As I mentioned before, this particular trip was a gift and I'm being a "sport" about this whole thing.
BUT, as far as my totally unqualified palate, this is my favorite stop. The "A Taste of History" tasting included samplings of Four Roses Bourbon, Four Roses Small Batch and Four Roses Single Barrel. I find the bourbon surprisingly smooth, the guide leading the tasting (shout out to Tobey) seemed very knowledgeable and gave us some great history about the brand and we got to keep our beautiful tasting glasses which they wrapped up for travel, all for only $5.00 per person. This felt like a win, win, win to me. Totally recommend.
As I mentioned, it's now Sunday and we're frantically trying to fill our day and probably more-truthfully grab another stamp on our Kentucky Bourbon Trail Passport. The internet business hours cross-checked against distance from current location dance begins (be aware, we found hours of operation info to be wildly inaccurate. If you're more of an hour-by-hour planner, I suggest making phone calls to each location.) We arrive at Woodford Reserve Distillery with what we estimate is about 15-minutes until closing. Turns out, not so, those incorrect internet business hours worked in our favor on this day. In short review, Woodford Reserve was slammed with people on this day, all tours were sold out, the gift shop was almost too full to move in, but I also found it, as a non-bourbon drinker, to be the most-picturesque of our stops so far and was glad we didn't miss it. Closing time approaching or not we don't have long to spend because we're off to the main event of this visit, the "tour date" to our "travel."
Arriving back to our hotel in just enough time to catch a quick nap (yes, we are old) and get ready for tonight's show, we do a quick search for restaurants near the venue and call an Uber with an hour and a half of dining time figured in. Yeah, so we and 1000-ish other folks have made this same excellent plan. We arrive at the unbelievably packed restaurant and quickly adjust; walking a mere half a block and stumbling onto this tucked away little place, MilkWood restaurant.
Best laid plans did not go our way this night, but boy am I glad they didn't. We were able to walk right into MilkWood, nestled in the basement of Actors Theatre of Louisville. Once again, it's Sunday night and so they're offering an abbreviated menu. In my opinion, all I have to find on any tiny menu is one delicious item and that's A-Okay with me. Tonight, that item is the Organic Beef burger on a pretzel bun with umami ketchup, pimento cheese, MilkWood bacon and Bibb lettuce. My husband gets the Organic Pork on a pretzel bun with Napa kimchi, pork cracklings, remoulade and cilantro. Here's where I would like to say I did you a solid and took gorgeous food pictures, but I was so darn hungry and it smelled so delicious, it was gone before it even occurred to me to take a photo which, in my opinion, says more about the fabulousness than any picture could. Soooo, here's a picture of my beer to make up for my shortcomings.
Requesting a "cone of safety" to protect me from judgement here. I have never considered myself much of a Pink Floyd fan. I know, I know.
My husband, however, is a huge fan and because of this a few years ago I took him (on another gifting occasion) to see Roger Waters: The Wall. I was blown away! It was this indescribable sensory overload experience of a huge rock show production meets Cirque Du Soleil meets the MTV Music Awards meets I don't even know what. It was amazing and I loved it. So when this new tour rolled around, I did not hesitate to snap up a couple of tickets (our third stop on the planned activity roster.) For all Pink Floyd fans, this was an amazing show. We were able to hear a few favorites we had not heard in a live setting before and were thrilled. Let me say this though, anyone who knows Roger Waters knows that you're going to have to take a dose of politics with your show and this night was certainly no exception. With today's political climate, the first half of this show was a little somber as compared to the energetic juggernaut that was The Wall experience. Second half of the show? Redemption. The energy returned, there were new production tricks up his sleeve which made it feel fresh and the mood was definitely lifted. A side note if you plan on purchasing tickets to a future show: In all my pics below, you'll notice a large black box almost center in every shot. Yeah, this was not an idiosyncrasy to the venue, this was part of show production. Whereas back, high and center was a preferable seat location during The Wall experience, not this time around. Still, this is a once in a lifetime chance to see a living legend do his thing. A must!
Relaxed from a leisurely and low-key weekend, it's time to make our way home on Memorial Day Monday. No stops planned today as it's a holiday and we figure everything will be closed anyway. Making our way south, we approach the exit for the Jim Beam American Stillhouse. My husband who's been here before decides he would like to jump off the interstate real quick just to show me the campus. He tells me it's beautiful and we should take a look. I'm game, I say, "Let's do it!"
Surprise!! They are open and we decide to stay for a quick visit. We strolled around the beautiful grounds alone which was nice and I enjoyed this, the first location with a self-guided component. Jim Beam may tie-up my vote for most picturesque of our stops, it was truly beautiful. We picked up a Fred Noe autographed bottle of Knob Creek in the gift shop because, you have to and then grabbed lunch. Much to our delight, another thing that sets Jim Beam apart is it's on-site eatery, Fred's Smokehouse, serving up tasty treats like pulled pork, chicken or brisket sandwiches, pulled pork or chicken nachos and a Bourbon Country ice cream sundae that is to die for! A huge "thank you" to Jim Beam for rounding out a terrific trip and for saving us from interstate drive-through food.
We barely scratched the surface of attractions, dining and other recreation activities. I definitely see a return visit in our future. Besides, we still have to get six more stamps on our Kentucky Bourbon Trail Passport. Here's to a fantastic mini getaway in Louisville! Cheers, everybody!


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The Sidmouth seniors team entertained visitors Ilfracombe on what was an overcast and sticky afternoon that threatened showers, writes Chris Grubb.
Fortunately the rain was restricted to just one shower apart from the cloud that descended upon seniors vice-captain David Bromage and partner Dieter Ritz in the opening game.
They held their opponents to the ninth, but once the visiting captain chipped in on the 10th for a three they were saturated by some excellent golf, losing five-and-four.
Playing second were David Cowler and John Townsend who came in with a two-and-one success with David making an eagle on the par five 13th.
Tony Stoyle and Phil Spencer strengthened Sidmouth's hold on the match with another two-and-one win. Colin Padden and Charles Brown won on the 18th by one and at this stage Sidmouth were 3-1 up with the possibility of further success with Ken Rothwell and Nigel Sharpe three up after five holes which they retained until the 11th when the gremlins took over and, within six holes they were beaten two-and-one.
Les Pratt playing exceptionally consistent golf just missing an eagle on the 13th and his stalwart partner Bruce Harcourt ably supporting to a close two-and-one win.
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Crohnically Dreaming
Since age 12, I have wanted to be a Marine Biologist. I wanted to work with marine mammals while living on a boat and eating Crepes Suzette with Philippe Cousteau. In high school my science club spent two spring breaks in Key LargoFL, with the Marine Resource Development Foundation (MRDF). We studied mariculture, ecology, biology and astronomy. The first year we snorkeled the mangrove forests, turtle grass shoals, gorgeous coral reefs and way out in the deep blue sea. Year two, we were SCUBA certified and able to experience those areas in a more in-depth manner. I was in heaven. This was what I wanted to do forever. The one thing I missed was a manatee. I wanted to work with the manatees.
Since Ohio is a land-locked state, I studied Biology with the hopes of going to grad school in Guam. Then I got sick. I realized that with Crohn's I would not be able to live out on a boat, away from quality medical access and ready access to bathrooms. I switched my major to secondary education and decided I would share my love of Biology with
high school students. Then I fell in love with the Hebrew language and Archaeology and switched my major again. Eventually I was too sick for school and I had to drop out with 4 quarters left. Life sucked. I thought I would just have to deal with the fact that my dreams and my life were no longer compatible.
10 years later… I went to visit my friend Kara in Florida. I decided that I wanted to go somewhere for my 29th birthday. I saved up my money and left for St. Pete the day after my birthday. Kara and I have been friends since 6th grade. She was also in the science club and we were dive buddies for both years. Kara was able to stay on her dream track and now works as an Oceanographer. She had planned a wonderful vacation for us; we went kayaking with alligators, hiking in treetops of a national park and –Dun Dun Dunnnnnnn– snorkeling with manatees in Crystal River! Best birthday trip EVER! The manatees were everything I had expected and so much more. They love to play and be scratched and tickled and one little guy had a crush on me. He kissed me at least five times. I was finally able to swim with the manatees and I was so happy. That was five years ago and I still grin every time I think about it.
This summer my dreams have been reinstated. I volunteer for St. Jude Children's ResearchHospital's-Columbus Office, and at their big dinner event each year at The Columbus Zoo. This was my third year at the event and I finally got to meet Jack Hanna! By the way, he is exactly the same in real life as he is on TV. I knew I only had a minute to speak to him, so I complimented him on the manatee exhibit. I told him that I had been to Crystal River to swim with the manatees and that it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I gushed and gushed for about two minutes straight. Finally, when I came up for air, Jack told me that they need volunteers to help tend to the manatees and aquarium here. All I need to do is take a SCUBA re-certification class. I can't even tell you how excited I am. I thought I would have to give up on my dreams because of my disabilities, instead, I just have modify accordingly for my abilities
I have several dreams that I gave up, but I'm revisiting them and will do my best to incorporate them into my life. I may not be able to live on a boat, but I can volunteer at the zoo. There is a bathroom next to the exhibit and I don't need to worry about medical access. I may have Crohn's for the rest of my life, but now I will have my dreams too. To both of them I say, "Bring it on!"


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8bit Printer Ports
The CPC Printer Port has only 7 bit data. Which is sufficient for english 7 bit ASCII character sets, but not enough for 8 bit character sets. Also, printing bitmap graphics usually requires 8 bit data (though usually can also print 7 pixels columns combined with a reduced line-feed rate). Amstrad's DMP1 works perfectly with 7 bit, but Amstrad's later DMP2000/DMP2160 include a few functions that won't work on 7 bit ports - so even the official CPC printers aren't fully compatible with the CPC printer port.
- 1 Internal 8 bit Printer Ports/Mods
- 2 External Printer Ports
- 3 See also
Internal 8 bit Printer Ports/Mods
Happy Computer 8 bit Printer Port upgrade (DIY)
A good method to upgrade to full 8 bit has been described in the german magazine "Happy Computer (Schneider Sonderheft) 2/85 and 4/86":
- Disconnect the D7 pin from ground, and wire it to the PIOs Tape WR DATA pin instead (That is, Pin 12 of the 8255 chip).
Sharing that pin will cause no problems (as long as you do not attempt to send data to the tape drive and to printer at the same time). Of course, you will also have to customize your software, or BIOS ROM, or the BIOS jump vectors in RAM, in order to take advantage of the modification. In contrast, this DIY is supported by FutureOS.
- For details see: Happy Computer 8bit Printer Mod
CPC Schneider International - 8 bit Printer Port Mod
DIY from CPC Schneider International (issue 12'85, page 64), this solution uses joystick port pin 8 (or (keyboard?) pin 2, unclear?).
- For details see: CPCI 8bit Printer Mod
PC Amstrad International - 8 bit Printer Port Mod
DIY from PC Amstrad International (issue 8/9'91, page 69-70), this solution uses PPI.Pin12 (same as the Happy Computer 8bit Printer Mod).
8 bit Printer Port in KC Compact
The KC Compact uses the bit 5 of PPI Port C as 8th printer bit (this is same as the Happy Computer mod, see above). Although the 8th bit is a built-in feature, the KC Compact Firmware doesn't support it. But it's supported by FutureOS.
8 bit Printer Port in Aleste 520EX
The Aleste 520EX includes an 8bit printer port, using PSG Ext Port B for data (which does not exist on the CPC), and PPI port C, Bit 4 for strobe (which would be Tape Motor in CPC). The Aleste doesn't have the normal CPC-style Printer Port at Port EFXXh. The BIOS functions are patched accordingly; including for supporting the 8th bit (unlike the CPC Plus and KC Compact, which do not support the 8th bit in BIOS functions).
8 bit Printer Port in CPC Plus
In the CPC Plus, Bit 3 of CRTC Register 0Ch can be used as eighth printer bit. For compatibility to normal CPCs, this feature can be disabled by removing the 10 kOhm resistor R30 on the mainboard (aka R130 in the schematic). See LK Links for more info. Although the 8th bit is a built-in feature, the CPC Plus Firmware doesn't support it. However the 8 bit printer port of the CPC Plus is supported by FutureOS.
External Printer Ports
- 8bit Printer Port (Amstrad Action) (DIY) - connects to Expansion Port (uses Port FBF8h/FBF9h)
- 8bit Printer Port (Paul Bauriedl) (DIY) - connects to Printer Port (splits port EFxxh to 2 x 4 bit)
- BrunWord's Eight Bit Status port - connects to Printer Port (splits port EFxxh to whatever, details are unknown)
- CPCI 8bit Printer Mod (DIY) - connects bit 7 to Joystick_1_Select signal (can be connected internally or externally)
- CPCISA by Yarek can be used with various ISA bus printer cards (8bit, one- or bi-directional types, SPP, XPP, EPP, etc.)
- KDS 8-Bit Printer Port (KDS Electronics) - connects to Printer Port (splits port EFxxh to whatever fragments - details are unknown)
- Panda Electronics Communications Interface Unit (dual RS232 plus PPI-based 8bit printer port) (Panda Electronics Ltd)
- RS232 Interfaces (various manufacturers) - can be used to access RS232-compatible printers with full 8 bit support
- Schneiderware Centronics Port - connects (via a separate motherboard) to Expansion Port (uses a 8255 PPI chip)
Also, reportedly, the following external hardware exists:
- 8 bit Printer Port (Pride Utilities) (details)
- 8 bit Printer Port with Dual RS232 (Timatic Systems)
- 8 bit Printer Port with 16 bit I/O port (HoneySoft) (see advert)
Other external printer-related hardware (though not 8bit related):
- Centronics to serial 8-pin DIN Adaptor for "Gabriele 9009" daisy-wheel printer from Triumph-Adler (DIY, CPC Schneider International 12-1985, pages 88, 89)
- KDS Printer T Switch (KDS) (allows to connect 2 printers, the desired printer can be selected via software)


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Start trip from Paris 1 day A
Road by
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- Russia
My hotel
Visiting the city 4 days B
The beauty of this city very depends on weather. When it's cloudy, all the buildings are grey and look gloomy . But when the sun appears, this colorful
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Road by
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(Late Post: Summer 2017)
One of my all-time favourite TV shows is NBC's Community, from creator Dan Harmon. It remains the only show I've ever willingly bought the DVD box set for. I remember randomly coming across the pilot episode one evening and thinking to myself, "This is hilarious!" A group of diverse characters who attend the same community college and who themselves form a community. Brilliant!
Like typical TV viewers, I generally just watched Community to be entertained; and it did that very well. I recently came to realize, however, that there was more to the show – a big fat (important) travelling message – that I had never quite clued in on until now, in doing a four-month internship away from home in Ottawa this summer: The key to discovering where your place is in this world lies in discovering where your community is.
And no, I'm not saying to go to community college. I am however suggesting that the people you're with can really make a place you're in.
Be it the country's capital, Ottawa is a beautiful place: very clean, close to nature and outdoor activities, and very family-friendly. All great features which would seemingly make it the perfect place to live. Yet when people continually asked me, "How are you liking Ottawa?" I could only tell them the truth. It's a great place – but it's not for me.
For most of this summer, I've struggled to understand why I've felt this way: I rented a beautiful apartment on the edge of downtown, not too deep in the mix but not too far from it either. I have a fascinating job that has taught me lessons for my professional (and personal) career which I will carry with me forever. And I've been given the chance to relax and get in touch with my own self-care after a year of doing a lot that wasn't always the best for me.
Yet, all I can recall feeling every other day this summer was just a strong want to return home and be with my loved ones. Shocking for me, the self-proclaimed lover of travels and eternal wanderer. Still, the feelings were there, and, as much as I tried to go out, meet new people and discover new spaces, they never went away.
Things became a bit clearer after attending a party with an old schoolmate. While there, I got into conversation with a young woman who reiterated to me my exact feelings, but from the opposite end. Unlike me, she had moved from Ottawa to Toronto to do her schooling. And unlike me, her core community of friends and family were here, not in Toronto. She proceeded to tell me how difficult it was for her at times to stay positive in a city where you can't find your place or your people.
And so, it all made sense. Being a part of a community wherever you are is so important, even when far from home.
I had never truly understood this before because I had always been at stages in my life where I was open to discovering new places and people, and developing new, deep – though brief – friendships. However, I realized this summer that I've taken a shift in how I develop and maintain relationships, and I've come to realize a lot of who I am and my sense of belonging really flows from those who I love and surround me.
And that's what it was like in Community too. Though the characters were in a community college overflowing with new, different people to meet and get to know, the dynamic energy between Troy and Abed was unbreakable. When Troy (aka Childish Gambino) left the show, things weren't the same and Abed wasn't his full creative, loony self. Furthermore, when Piers got sick, the mood of the group changed because one of their own could not be fully present.
Community is a hilarious show. It's got wit, oozing creativity and a weighty moral of the story to boot.
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UK train firms sign government contracts that save them for 6-18 months
UK train companies Go-Ahead (GOG.L) and FirstGroup (FGP.L) revealed that they have signed new contracts with the government to keep running rail services for the next 6-18 months.
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, passenger numbers have fallen due to a nationwide lockdown. While that lockdown has eased over the last couple of months, the number of people going back to the office still remains low as companies weigh up whether staff need to go into a physical office environment versus working from home.
This has had an impact on travel firms — from domestic public transportation services, to airlines.
For example, in April, Network Rail revealed that footfall was down an average of 93% at some of London's busiest stations, rising to 96% during weekends. In June, rail passenger numbers in the UK fell last year to 1.7 billion in the biggest decrease since privatisation in the 1990s, according to figures published by the Office of Rail and Road.
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"This contract reaffirms the government's recognition of the important role rail plays in driving economic growth and in connecting communities," said David Brown, CEO of Go-Ahead in a statement.
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9 Iconic British Trad Climbs
Some of the world's best climbers call the UK home and considering the landscape it should really come as no surprise. Fantastic crags are scattered all over the UK, with a huge range of routes available to everyone, but every now and then these hotspots are host to history being made.
This blog highlights some of the most iconic trad climbing routes in the UK that have, and continue to, inspire climbers all around the world to push their own skills and maybe even pay a visit.
Old Man Of Hoy - Original Route
Grade: E1 5b
Length of climb (approx.): 460ft
Location: Rackwick Bay, Island of Hoy
First climbed in 1966 by Sir Chris Bonington, Rusty Baillie and Tom Patey, The Old Man Of Hoy on the Orkney archipelago is firmly cemented in the trad climbing hall of fame and will likely be on the to-do list of climbers all across the globe. Its fame was taken to a whole new level thanks to a live televised climb in 1967, with 6 climbers (led by Sir Chris) tackling 3 different routes, reportedly watched by 15 million people.
Sir Chris Bonington returned again in 2014 to climb the sea stack in celebration of his 80th birthday and to raise awareness for motor neurone disease which his wife had sadly succumbed to shortly beforehand.
Cenotaph Corner
Photo Credit: Garry Smith
Grade: E1 5c
Length of climb (approx.): 120ft
Location: Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia
Cenotaph Corner was on the climbing radar long before it was successfully climbed. Many prolific climbers attempted it decades before but Joe Brown was the first to send it successfully in 1952 with his climbing partner Doug Belshaw. It was a significant time for climbing with a host of talent pushing the limits of ever-developing kit. Today, Cenotaph Corner sits among many other significant routes along the Llanberis Pass.
Downhill Racer
Grade: E4 6a
Length of climb (approx.): 50ft
Location: Froggatt Edge, Peak District
Downhill Racer was first ascended in 1977 by Pete Livesey, an avid fan of minimal gear which garnered the attention of many in the sport. He developed and maintained a strict training regime allowing him to climb stronger and harder than he had ever done before, enabling him to tackle some pretty gnarly routes throughout the 70's. The rough gritstone in this area was once used as a source of millstones and there are many half-completed ones scattered around the bottom of the area.
A Dream Of White Horses
Photo Credit: Mountain Equipment
Grade: HVS 4c
Length of climb (approx.): 300ft
Location: Gogarth, Anglesey
First climbed by Ed Drummond and Dave Pearce in 1968, this route takes you on a rising traverse across Wen Zawn. Although the climbing isn't considered too technical, the atmosphere that the surroundings create, along with the exposure (and consequences of a fall) is what makes it so exhilarating for those who enjoy time on the rock. There are many other quality routes in the area but few that are preceded by such a promising reputation.
Coronation Street
Photo Credit: Tom Skelhon
Grade: E1 5b
Length of climb (approx.): 370ft
Location: Cheddar Gorge South, Somerset
Sir Chris Bonington, John Cleare and Tony Greenbank claimed the first ascent of this route in May of 1965, but climbing on this route is now only permitted from October to mid-March as a matter of public safety.
Its popularity and proximity to the road, and other tourists below, mean the potential for harm to be caused by falling rock or gear is much higher than what is considered normal, thus during busy periods it is closed. In addition to this for those who do make the trip to climb at the very accessible Cheddar Gorge, it is mandatory to have civil liability insurance and proof must be carried with you as spot checks are regularly made by the warden.
Photo Credit: Stefan Kurzi
Grade: E8 6c
Length of climb (approx.): 65ft
Location: Black Rocks, Peak District
Gaia was first climbed by Johnny Dawes in 1986 and is one of the routes featured in the film Hard Grit in particular, the opening scene sees French climber Jean-minh Trin-Thieu endure one of the most iconic climbing whippers to date which resulted in his broken leg. The smooth texture of the gritstone makes for strenuous and perilous climbing leaving some of the harder routes a little neglected.
Indian Face
Photo Credit: Emma Twyford
Grade: E9 6c
Length of climb (approx.): 150ft
Location: Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (a.k.a Cloggy), Snowdonia
Another of Johnny Dawes's many first ascents, Indian Face is one of the most difficult climbs in the area. It has minimal gear placement and a fall would be harrowing for all involved. This would explain why it remained unrepeated for nearly a decade before Nick Dixon and Neil Gresham took the 2nd and 3rd ascents within a week of each other in 1994.
Echo Wall
Photo Credit: Claire MacLeod
Grade: ungraded
Length of climb (approx.): 330ft
Location: Ben Nevis, Lochaber
Sent by Dave MacLeod late one evening in 2008, this was the fruits of a very personal project over a 2-year period. He spent much of this time training, observing sections of the route and top roping it with the aim of linking different sections on a secure line. In the run-up to the first ascent, he even spent time shovelling snow from the top of the crag to help increase the number of dry days on the route. A climb described by Dave himself as "harder than anything else [he] had been on", offers a degree of explanation as to why the route is yet to be repeated.
The Wasdale Crack, Napes Needle
Grade: HS
Length of climb (approx.): 55ft
Location: Wasdale Head, The Lake District
First climbed by Walter Parry Haskett Smith in 1886, his ascent is considered to have marked the birth of rock climbing as a sport in its own right. Many climbers like to tick the route off their list simply to climb in the steps of the Father of Rock Climbing. It's considered a tricky climb but the descent is often regarded even more so with no obvious anchors to abseil off, it has claimed a number of fatalities as a result over the years.
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J Dey chowk in Powai to get the all clear soon
Proposal to name the road after slain MiD DAY journalist up before the BMC's Works Committee tomorrow; final nod will be taken at the civic body's General Body meeting
The civic ward committee has cleared the proposal of naming achowk in Powai after MiD DAY's late senior journalist J Dey, and it will now be put before the BMC's Works Committee (suburbs) for approval. The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow, and is likely to get the all clear.
"It would be a fitting tribute to name a chowk after a great journalist. It would also be an inspiration for the next generation, as they will always remember him [J Dey]," said Krishna Parkar, chairman of the Works Committee. Parkar also added that the proposal will be taken as urgent business and will be cleared immediately.
The chowk to be named after MiD DAY's investigations editor (crime) is located near the Hiranandani Gardens, Central Avenue Road, which is opposite D-Mart departmental stores. The chowk will be named as Senior Journalist Dey Chowk.
Chandan Sharma, local corporator from NCP, had earlier demanded that a chowk be named after J Dey. After getting the approval from the Works Committee, the proposal will be tabled before the General Body meeting for the final nod. "There is no question of opposing the proposal. He was a great journalist. So we will clear it as soon as possible and it will be a top priority,"said Mayor Sunil Prabhu, who chairs the general body meeting.
Recently, a news museum in Washington dedicated a wall to journalists who lost their lives while covering news, war, disaster or crimes. On the wall is a picture of Dey. He was killed on June 11, 2011 outside Spectra Building near D-Mart in Powai.
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Dinner Tonight: Chicken Do-Piaza Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
The wife thinks this belongs in the same braised chicken Hall of Fame as Leo Maya's Chicken with Green Sauce and Hainanese Chicken Rice. She can thank Molly Stevens's All About Braising. But I'm not as convinced.
The aggressive use of onion—there are two large onions in this dish, plus the raw onion added at the end—distract from the warm sauce. I kept picking around them, trying to find bites with just chicken and the sauce, which is delicately spiced with a pinch of heat. But, as you can see by the picture, something else went wrong.
In the final seconds I was supposed to stir in some yogurt, but the yogurt curdled instantly and didn't properly thicken the sauce. The thousands of little white specks told me I probably didn't let it cool off long enough. It was one of those important "learning from my mistakes" moments. I suppose if I had left out the raw onions and properly mixed in the yogurt, my opinion of the dish would change. Still good enough to warrant more experimentation and for whatever it's worth, a fun dish to say aloud. I never knew it existed before. Anyone run across this dish before?
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- 1 cup whole-milk yogurt
- 2 large onions
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt
In a large pot or Dutch oven, add the butter and turn the heat to medium. Break down the chicken into two legs and two breasts. Remove the skin. Brown the pieces in the pot, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and pour off all the fat.
Meanwhile, chop one of the onions. Toss in a blender along with the orange juice, water, ginger, garlic, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne. Blend until smooth.
Pour the orange mixture into the pot. Turn the heat to medium and cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Return the chicken pieces to the pot. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover. Cook for 20 minutes. Flip the pieces and cook for another 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, thinly slice the last onion and rinse under cold water. When the chicken is done, remove it from the pot and set aside. Add the sliced onions, stir until coated, and the turn off the heat and cover. Let side for 5 minutes.
Carefully stir in the yogurt. Season with salt to taste. Serve the chicken with the sauce poured on top.
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|Advances in Human Ecology, Vol. 6, 1997, pp. 1-47, Editor: Lee Freese Copyright 1997 JAI Press, Inc.
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Autocatakinetics, Evolution, and the Law of Maximum Entropy Production: A Principled Foundation Towards the Study of Human Ecology
Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut
|Abstract: Ecological science addresses the relations between living things and their environments, and the study of human ecology the particular case of humans. However, there is an opposing tradition built into the foundations of modern science which separates living things and particularly humans, from their environments. Beginning in modern times with Descartes' radical separation of psychology and physics (or "mind" from matter), this dualistic tradition was extended into biology with Kant's biology versus physics (or living thing versus environment) dualism, and into evolutionary theory with the rise of Darwinism and its grounding in Boltzmannian thermodynamics. If ecological science is to be about what it purports to be about, about living thing-environment relations, it must provide a principled basis for dissolving Cartesian incommensurability. A deeper understanding of thermodynamic law, and the principles of self-organizing ("autocatakinetic") systems provides the nomological basis for doing just this, for putting evolution back in its universal context, and showing the reciprocal relation between living things and their environments, thereby providing a principled foundation for ecological science in general, and human ecology in particular.
Figure 1. The production of progressively higher states of order as function of increasing levels of atmospheric O2 in geological time (PAL is present atmospheric level). Atmospheric oxygen was put into the atmosphere by life, and has been maintained at present levels for some hundreds of millions of years by life at the planetary level. The transformation of the Earth's atmosphere from oxygenless to oxygen-rich, as well as the forms, including human cultural systems, that have systematically arisen as a consequence of it, are measures of the terrestrial system's departure from thermodynamic equilibrium, or progressive ordering. This runs counter to the widespread conception of the second law of thermodynamics due to Boltzmann which predicts that the world should be becoming increasingly disordered. This has led evolutionists to believe that biological, and cultural evolution defy or negate physical evolution, a belief, in effect, of two incommensurable "rivers", the river of physics which flows down to disorder, and the river of biology, psychology, and culture which flows up. From "Engineering Initial Conditions in a Self-Producing Environment" by R. Swenson, in M. Rogers and N. Warren, eds., A Delicate Balance: Technics, Culture and Consequences, p. 71, 1989a, Los Angeles, CA: Institute of Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Copyright 1989 by IEEE. Reprinted by permission.


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1 cup masoor dal
3 cup water or enough for preparation
3 tablespoon oil
2 whole cloves
1" stick cinnamon
2 or 3 bay leaves
1 cup chopped onion
2 green chilies or to taste
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 clove of chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder or to taste
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
A few chopped cilantro leaves
Preparation: To a pressure cooker on medium heat add oil, cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and let it warm up. When clove and cinnamon starts sizzling add the chopped onion and saute until it is light brown. When the onions have turned brown add the chopped green chili and ginger and saute for a few seconds, add turmeric powder and chili powder saute for 10 seconds, add curry powder and garam masala and saute for 10 seconds. Add the chopped garlic and tomato paste and mix well. Add water and the masoor dal cover the pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes or until the masoor dal is cooked. After the dal is cooked add water as needed, salt to taste, a few chopped cilantro leaves and lemon juice, turn the heat off and it is ready to serve.
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RICHARD Money insists the "Colin Lee effect" will have absolutely no bearing whatsoever on his players as Walsall head for Torquay tomorrow.
Lee, who spent a largely successful two years as Saddlers boss before being sacked, in April 2004, is trying to mount a Football League rescue act at his home-town club for the second time.
Five Walsall players remain from the Lee era, but Money believes it's all about the current crop of Saddlers tomorrow afternoon.
"With being abroad for three years I don't know too much about Colin but I've met him a few times," said Money. "His track record with a number of clubs has been good which clearly suggest he's a good coach.
"He's certainly got Torquay very well organised at the moment - they're not conceding many goals and I saw them at Shrewsbury recently when they were very unlucky to lose 1-0.
"In terms of tomorrow maybe there's some extra spice for Colin in wanting to beat Walsall for many reasons but for us it won't really be a mention.
"Whether Colin is there or not, Torquay need to win the game, simple as that. For us, we just have to go and play the game as we need to go and play it."
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Health 2.0 Announces LAUNCH! and 2013 Fall Conference Highlights
7th Annual Fall Conference Sept 29-Oct 2, 2013
Santa Clara, Calif. – As open enrollment in health insurance exchanges kicks off across the country, the forces driving the transformation of health care – consumers, big data, health care marketplaces, and the "unplatform" technology revolution – converge at the 7th annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference, September 29-October 2 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Join more than 2,000 health tech executives, entrepreneurs, practitioners, politicians, investors, and patients on the forefront of revolutionizing health care from health care and health policy frontlines, including keynotes by Bruce Broussard, Humana's newly-minted CEO, and Gavin Newsom, California's Lieutenant Governor.
Health 2.0 announces the very latest innovations in health technology with Launch!, featuring a crop of 10 young, buzz-worthy companies making their debut in a series of rapid-fire, back-to-back, 3.5-minute demos (Tuesday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m.). "While technological innovation alone cannot improve health care quality and rein in out-of-control costs, technology is the engine fueling the shift to greater patient empowerment that is demanding health care to become more transparent, interactive, and humane," says Indu Subaiya, MD, CEO and co-creator of Health 2.0.
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This year's Launch! debuts includes:
- Intellectyx, a tool to minimize patient health care expenses while maximizing savings
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More than 180 speakers who are health, tech, and business leaders from across the country and around the world, among them Jamie Heywood, PatientsLikeMe; Tim Kelsey, NHS; Mary Scanlon, Xerox; Bill Wehrle, Kaiser Permanente; Gabrielle Glaser, Author; Charlie Wiggins, Remedy Systems; Lloyd Dean, Dignity Health; Farzad Mostashari, ONC; Lygeia Ricciardi, ONC; and Tina Joros, Allscripts.
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3 CEOs, the popular session with top journalists interviewing leading health company executives – Christine Robins of BodyMedia, Jeff Tangney of Doximity, and Peter Hudson of iTriage – for their insights about Health 2.0's impact on their businesses and on health care in general.
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