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Centre for Integrative Sequencing
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About iSEQ
Principal Investigators & research groups
Aarhus Genome Center - iSEQ seminar series on Precision Medicine
Wednesday 9 May 2018 at 14.00 – 15.00
Katherine A Hoadley, PhD, Assistant professor in Cancer Genetics at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The Cancer Genome Atlas – PanCancer Molecular Classifications.
The Cancer Genome Atlas has culminated over a decade of work characterization over 11,000 tumors from 33 different tumor types in a large scale, multidimensional data analysis called the PanCancer Atlas. This multi-institutional project resulted in 26 papers under three main themes – Cell of Origin, Oncogenic Processes, and Signaling Pathways.
In the Cell of Origin marker paper, we explored the molecular classification of samples by chromosome arm level aneuploidy, DNA methylation, mRNA, miRNA, and protein data. Integrative clustering approaches identified groups of samples with shared molecular characteristics and identified diversity within tumor types and similarities that cross tumor types.
This work provided support for additional analyses looking at pan-organ systems including pan-gynecological, pan-gastrointestinal, pan-kidney, pan-squamous, and stemness.
Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.
Hoadley KA, Yau C, Hinoue T, Wolf DM, Lazar AJ, Drill E, Shen R, Taylor AM, Cherniack AD, Thorsson V, Akbani R, Bowlby R, Wong CK, Wiznerowicz M, Sanchez-Vega F, Robertson AG, Schneider BG, Lawrence MS, Noushmehr H, Malta TM; Cancer Genome Atlas Network, Stuart JM, Benz CC, Laird PW.
Cell. 2018 Apr 5;173(2):291-304.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.03.022.
Link to website:
https://unclineberger.org/people/profiles/katherine-hoadley
Venue: Eduard Biermann Auditory, The Lakeside Theatres, Bartholins Allé 3, Aarhus University.
Thursday 24 May 2018 at 11.00 - 12.00
Sabarinathan Radhakrishnan, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona, Spain.
Landscape of mutational processes and driver mutations in human cancers.
Cancer is caused by genetic mutations, often referred to as "drivers", that confer selective growth advantage to malignant cells. However, the identification of driver mutations in sequenced cancer genomes is challenging and requires a detailed understanding of the underlying mutational processes (i.e., how somatic mutations are accumulated and distributed in the genome of cancer cells during their development), especially in functionally crucial regions such as in genes and regulatory regions. In this talk, I will present our recent findings on how DNA-binding regulatory proteins (like transcription factors), and the chromatin structure of exons and introns in genic regions influence the local somatic mutation rate in the cancer genomes [1, 2]. These findings have important implications for the understanding of mutational and DNA repair processes, as well as for the identification of cancer driver mutations. Furthermore, in the last part of the talk, I will present our current work on the analysis of whole genomes of 2,500 tumors from 37 types of cancer to identify the landscape of coding and non-coding driver mutations in each patient's tumor. This study reveals that genomic events are at the root of virtually all tumors (with each carrying on average 4.6 driver mutations), and importantly most individual tumors harbor a unique combination of driver mutations.
Biosketch:
Sabarinathan Radhakrishnan is a post-doctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Nuria Lopez-Bigas at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona, Spain. He obtained his PhD from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) in 2014. Prior to that, he studied Bioinformatics and then worked as a research assistant at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
1) Sabarinathan, R., Mularoni, L., Deu-Pons, J., Gonzalez-Perez, A., & Lopez-Bigas, N. Nucleotide excision repair is impaired by binding of transcription factors to DNA. Nature, 532:264-267, 2016.
2) Frigola, J., Sabarinathan, R., Mularoni, L., Munios, F., Gonzalez-Perez, A., & Lopez-Bigas, N. Reduced mutation rate in exons due to differential mismatch repair. Nature Genetics, 49:1684-1692, 2017.
Auditorium F, Building 1534, room 125, Ny Munkegade, 8000 Aarhus C.
Refreshments:
It is possible to sign-up for a free sandwich after the talk, by sending an email to Anne Hedemand (anne@biomed.au.dk).
Please note the deadline for sandwich sign-up is Tuesday 22 May 2018.
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Q: SSH Agent does not work with pkcs8 private key I did encrypt my private key using openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -in id_rsa -out id_rsa_new -v2 des3 (http://martin.kleppmann.com/2013/05/24/improving-security-of-ssh-private-keys.html)
But now, ssh-agent won't work anymore. When I try to connect to a machine using ssh:
OpenSSH_6.1p1 Debian-4, OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 May 2012
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 192.168.178.38 [192.168.178.38] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug3: Incorrect RSA1 identifier
debug3: Could not load "/home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa" as a RSA1 public key
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: Checking blacklist file /usr/share/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048
debug1: Checking blacklist file /etc/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/damon/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_6.0p1 Debian-3ubuntu1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_6.0p1 Debian-3ubuntu1 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.1p1 Debian-4
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug3: load_hostkeys: loading entries for host "192.168.178.38" from file "/home/damon/.ssh/known_hosts"
debug3: load_hostkeys: found key type ECDSA in file /home/damon/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug3: load_hostkeys: loaded 1 keys
debug3: order_hostkeyalgs: prefer hostkeyalgs: ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-256-96,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-512-96,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-256-96,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-512-96,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: ECDSA d0:42:c3:a4:bb:2e:f0:cd:38:c1:32:d5:a5:ac:4c:d5
debug3: load_hostkeys: loading entries for host "192.168.178.38" from file "/home/damon/.ssh/known_hosts"
debug3: load_hostkeys: found key type ECDSA in file /home/damon/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug3: load_hostkeys: loaded 1 keys
debug1: Host '192.168.178.38' is known and matches the ECDSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/damon/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_ecdsa_verify: signature correct
debug2: kex_derive_keys
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug2: key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa (0x7f15643f1e30)
debug2: key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_dsa ((nil))
debug2: key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_ecdsa ((nil))
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey
debug3: preferred gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,publickey,keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey
debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 279
debug2: input_userauth_pk_ok: fp ee:e0:8c:60:ee:9f:05:4c:cd:0e:45:85:e2:91:64:95
debug3: sign_and_send_pubkey: RSA ee:e0:8c:60:ee:9f:05:4c:cd:0e:45:85:e2:91:64:95
Agent admitted failure to sign using the key.
debug1: Trying private key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_dsa
debug3: no such identity: /home/damon/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Trying private key: /home/damon/.ssh/id_ecdsa
debug3: no such identity: /home/damon/.ssh/id_ecdsa
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey).

I ran this on a freshly installed Linux Mint 15 x64 VM and on several other Linux Mint installations, all fail to connect.
Here is an example of a pkcs8 encrypted private key (I generated only to share, don't worry):
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ ssh-keygen
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/damon/.ssh/id_rsa): id_rsa_test
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in id_rsa_test.
Your public key has been saved in id_rsa_test.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
f6:58:aa:43:c4:08:51:54:34:e5:5a:76:ae:ed:bd:30 damon@DamonVirtual
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
|  .+oo+..        |
|  .    o         |
|   . o  + .      |
|    . o+ o       |
|     .. S o      |
|      .. B       |
|     .  + E      |
|      .. . +     |
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -in id_rsa_test -out id_rsa_test_enc -v2 des3
Enter Encryption Password:
Verifying - Enter Encryption Password:
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ chmod id_rsa_test_enc 600
chmod: Ungültiger Modus: »id_rsa_test_enc"
"chmod --help" liefert weitere Informationen.
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ chmod 600 id_rsa_test_enc
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ cat id_rsa_test_enc
-----BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----
damon@DamonVirtual ~/.ssh $ cat id_rsa_test.pub
ssh-rsa  AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDNms5/HhVr903+uIFM1BTQwOz8lYWyKQsnttkyvxtrfdnJe3EEwBjKjXlipTMYgLl2gi5Lt63f3esHYT0IBwN4DPz9BdYkb3vqsPSdouV2N45/S7w6dwwx2BJ/yP35r2G91ckOiHQSioDWFDbWQMYNrHrbAAtk6QbZthwMyKFK59iGCRltAxyq2/EPU6dkoyq8AWDZao+i65AQjIfDQ5vqHhPPZo80j5q8XNWP6E8oVx+hwUiYZ/hEHLR5KWMZyG0MVzDZICs9qMruIDA9YASl9DTNc72+5L5b1Ct5rTYGeq+5bMue9w7GVCFu/6ahPUwyNI17SW8Fsu6hF/HxbgnR damon@DamonVirtual

Encryption pass for this one is 123456789. Can anybody spot mistakes I did while generating and encrypting the key?
(Once again, this is not my personal private key, I just generated this one for test purposes, this isn't in any of my authorized_keys files, the debug output came from usage with another key generated the same way)
Is it me failing, or ssh-agent? I don't get a password prompt, so ssh-agent doesn't seem to recognize the key is encrypted... But I can add it to the agent using ssh-add id_rsa, there I'm prompted for the password, there it works...
edit
I think I found out what happens:
ssh-agent tries to automatically add ssh-keys to it. When doing so, it horribly fails. This failure is indicated by unremovable identities. Try ssh-add -D && ssh-add -l. If this returns any remaining identities, ssh-agent did something wrong: I assume that ssh-agent screws up decryption when auto-adding keys.
My solution to prevent this:

*

*Move all private keys out ot ~/.ssh

*reboot

*Generate ssh-keypair, don't store in ~/.ssh!

*Encrypt private key using openssl, "as usual"

*Move encrypted private key to ~/.ssh

*ssh-add /path/to/file your private key

You should now be prompted to type in the encryption password.
IMPORTANT:

*

*Don't use filenames of keys that were already in the ssh-agent. It
seems to try auto-adding known filenames again and again, causing
this horrible fail.

*Don't use private keys with known fingerprint. ssh-agent somehow also auto-    added those...

*Make sure there are absolutely NO private keys in ~/.ssh before doing these steps

*Make sure there are absolutely NO private keys cached by ssh-agent

If there are any keys left in ~/.ssh or the ssh-agent, it will fail. Once the key has been correctly added with ssh-add, being prompted for your encrpytion password, having no other keys in ~/.ssh or the ssh-agent, it seems to be fine to add other keys.
Sometimes I just HATE linux, for some special (sometimes legacy) packets doing this kind of stuff :(

A: OK, to recap what I think happens when adding a pkcs#8 private key, which leads to failure:

*

*Generate a keypair using ssh-keygen (no passphrase)

*Encrypt using openssl pkcs8 -topk8

*If the encrypted identity file is stored in ~/.ssh along with the matching public key, ssh-agent will add it to its keyring

*ssh-agent won't prompt you to decrypt the key, perhaps thinking it's unencrypted?

*When trying to connect, ssh-agent can't sign anything with the private key because it's still encrypted

Somthing with ssh-agent's auto-key-adding feature seems to screw up. When a pkcs#8 encrypted private key is automatically added by ssh-agent, it's not decrypting it.
Workaround
For new keys:

*

*Use ssh-keygen to genereate a keypair, do not save them in
~/.ssh!

*Encrypt the key using openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -in ~/id_rsa
-out ~/id_rsa_enc -v2 des3
To fix existing keys:

*

*Move all private and public keys out of ~/.ssh

*Check with ssh-add -l, use -d to delete if neccesary

Either way:

*

*Move only the private key: mv ~/id_rsa_enc ~/.ssh/id_rsa

*Add this to ssh-agent: ssh-add

*You will now be prompted to enter your passphrase, enter it

*Check if the private key was added successfully using ssh-add -l

*Move your public key: mv ~/id_rsa.pub ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

*Check the public key with ssh-add -L
An additional ssh-agent -k or reboot might be useful. Please let me know if this works for you.

A: In theory it should not matter how you encryped the key as the agent stores the unencrypted key, which should be the same in both cases.
Use ssh-add -L to check the correct public key after adding each of the two differently encrypted keys.
Are the two outputs identically and match the public key stored on the server?

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Having PCOS and Insulin Resistance is hard. As in VERY hard. The last couple of months I have tried to be positive. I have followed the rules the best I could. I try to look on the bright side and take each day with a new level of faith. But it is hard and I have not been doing well.
Sticking to 110g of carbs a day is pretty hard. Especially when you work in an office where there are free carbs around you everywhere and cafeteria options that are hard to ignore in all their carb filled glory. It is hard to ignore the free bread or tortilla chips on a table when you go out to eat and your friends are enjoying the carby deliciousness. It is hard to not take the easy route with food…so many carb filled options are typically the easiest to get when you are in a rush.
And the ovulation. Every 10-14 days. I mean…come on. The cramps, nausea, and exhaustion have been out of control causing me to crave even more of what I shouldn't eat.
If all this isn't enough, I am in a new role at work that is BRAND new to me. While it is exciting to learn something new every day, it is also exhausting. I find myself more insecure than I have been in a long time wondering if what I am doing is right. I am working so hard to please everyone and exceed expectations. All while fighting Insulin Resistance and PCOS.
I wish it would all just go away and I can do what I have done in the past…if one diet doesn't work, choose another one. But that is no longer an option. Insulin Resistance and PCOS are real which no way around them.


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Christmas is almost upon us, and although it's too late to expect online orders to arrive before the big day, it's still a great time to score some big holiday tech deals on something for yourself or maybe a late gift for someone you won't be seeing until after Christmas. The annual HP Red Tag Sale is the perfect chance for this, with deep discounts being offered on a myriad of HP desktop PCs, HP laptops, PC accessories, printers, monitors, and more.
HP 15t Touch laptop PC: The biggest deal from the HP Red Tag Sale comes in the form of this great 15-inch touchscreen laptop which boasts an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD, and 64-bit Windows 10 Home pre-installed. Normally more than $1,200, the Red Tag Sale knocks up to $690 (55 percent) off the price, letting you grab the HP 15t touch laptop for as low as $550.
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by Roger Friedman - October 21, 2021 12:17 pm
Adele is on track for the biggest debut for single sales this year with "Easy on Me."
Released a week ago tonight, "Easy on Me" has sold 400,000 copies through yesterday. It will hit 500,000 copies plus by the time the sales week ends tonight.
It's a big number but not as big as Adele's last huge hit. First week sales in 2015 for "Adele" were 1.1. million. In a month she sold 2.5 million copies of "Hello."
Most of Adele's sales are from streaming. The download sales are around 80,000.
This year, the only single to come close was BTS's "Butter," which opened with 242,800 copies. "Butter" is now melting in the face of Adele's onslaught.
Even with "Hello" hovering around in the background, "Easy On Me" will be the biggest debut single going back several years. In 2017, Taylor Swift sold 353,000 copies of "Look What You Made Me Do" which sampled "I'm Too Sexy for My Shirt."
Singles sales, even with streaming, are in a huge decline, about 60% off from five years ago overall.
Gotham Awards Nominations: Deep "Indie" Plus Non Gender Lead and Supporting Nods
Trailer for Will Smith's "King Richard" Debuts Long Sample of Beyonce's Next Hit, "Be Alive"

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In the snowy wastelands beyond the sixty eight fields, a baby is saved by a ten year old boy. At the same time an old King Ram is dividing up his kingdom between his daughters. These two events will start a fierce struggle for power that could mean devastation for all. Can Big Red Riding Hood and Shadwell's band of Supersheep save the day?


Sea to Stars Cycle Race ~ Results - Hawaiian Energy Sports Journal and Blog - Hawaiian Energy Sports - Feel the Power of the Islands!
Congratulations to the endurance cyclists that competed in the Sea to Stars cycling race. 42 of elite endurance cyclists from around the world gathered for the annual race, considered the hardest hill climb in the world.
This epic challenge is a distance of around 49 miles and climbing to 9,300 feet elevation to reach the top of Mauna Kea. With a steepness grade of more than 17 percent, Sea to Stars is the toughest and most exciting endurance race in the world. This years race started in humid and sunny 90 degree conditions, followed by heavy mist and a temperature drop to around 50 degrees as the cyclists approached Mauna Lea.
Eric Lau, 22, from Honolulu broke the finishing record in the race's seven year history, completing the grueling race in a time of 3:23.20. The fastest time previously recorded was 3:45, achieved by fellow Honolulu cyclist, Mike Zagorski in 2010.
Coming in second was Ray Brust, 50, also from Honolulu, with a time of 3:29.24.
Big Island triathlete, Rani Tanimoto, 35, made an impressive Sea to Stars debut taking out the women's title with a time of 4:39.09.
Well, as an observer to the race held last Saturday, August 13, was a spectacle for sure, especially seeing a young man that I have known since he was born, Eric Lau, demolishing the course record by over 20 minutes. Eric was actually born and raised in Hilo, and graduated fom the Hawai'i campus of Kamehameha Schools in Kea'au. Eric had just recently graduated from Stanford University in California, with an undergrduate in pre-med, and is currently working on the island of O'ahu. So O'ahu, try not to take too much credit for the cycling talent here in Hawai'i. Yes the Big Island, and namely Hilo, will continue to put out competitive athletes, even in the realm of competitive cyclists.
Mahalo, Chris, for taking the time to leave a comment on our website. We appreciate your time and the information on Eric. He had a great race and sounds like an amazing young man.


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Sortie of Mesolonghi
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The Sortie of Mesolonghi (Greek Η Έξοδος του Μεσολογγίου) took place during the Greek War of Independence.
The city of Mesolonghi had been subjected to its third siege from Ottoman forces, from April 15, 1825 until April 10, 1826. The situation of the defenders and the inhabitants of Mesolonghi was growing desperate as the food supplies were dwindling and there was no hope of relief.
Commanders Kitsos Tzavelas, Dimitris Makris and Notis Botsaris realised the situation inside the city walls was hopeless and decided, on April 10, 1826 - which was the day before Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church - to make a mass sortie from the city. The armed men would lead the rest of the population outside the city gates, through the enemy lines and towards freedom. There were roughly 3,500 armed men from a population of some 10,500.
By nightfall, most of the Greek garrison was outside the city. Unfortunately, their plan had been betrayed to the Ottomans who attacked with cannons and gunfire. The Greeks charged towards the enemy lines but many of the unarmed civilians fell back into the city. A slaughter ensued.
Of the 3,500 armed men, only 1,300 made it to safety with a very small number of women and children. The rest were killed in battle.
The Ottoman forces charged into the city and a second slaughter began. A city elder, named Christos Kapsalis, when his house was surrounded, set fire to the gunpowder that was stored there and blew up himself, all who had sought refuge in his home and the enemy soldiers who had besieged it. Similarly, Metropolitan Iosif of Rogoi blew himself up in Anemomylos island where he and others had taken refuge.
3,000 Greeks were killed while 6,000 women and children were captured and sold into slavery. Ottoman casualties were about 5,000 dead.
The Sortie of Mesolonghi touched the hearts of many Europeans who were now fully sympathetic with the Greek cause as evidenced by Eugene Delacroix's famous painting "Greece Expiring on the Ruins of Mesolonghi".
This public sympathy for the Greeks had a significant influence on the eventual decision of Britain, France and Russia to intervene militarily at Navarino.
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From a contract extension with the Sydney Roosters to being selected for the Queensland Maroons in his first State Of Origin series, 2017 has been eventful for Dylan Napa.
Napa was his usual self in 2017, making plenty of metres per game and getting through a mountain of work on the defensive end.
His good form was noticed by Kevin Walters at the right time of year which saw him selected as the starting prop for the victorious Queensland Maroons in all three State Of Origin games.
He celebrated his 100th NRL game with an impressive victory over the Cronulla Sharks at Southern Cross Group Stadium in Round 25.
After a massive performance from Captain Jake Friend against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Napa comes to congratulate his skipper.


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Q: Finding the equation of a cubic function? I am given two points on a cubic curve: a local maximum at $(-2,3)$ and a local minimum at $(1,0)$. I am to find an $f(x)=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d$.
So far, I've been able to ascertain only a little:
$f'(x) = A(x+2)(x-1) = 3ax^2 + 2bx +c$
therefore
$$
\begin{eqnarray}
2b &=& 3a \\
c &=& -4b = -6a \\
\end{eqnarray}
$$
However, I am unsure how to proceed. The textbook chapter did not cover this; it described ways to use $f(x)$ and it's derivatives to analyze the appearance of a graph, but nothing about finding an equation from part of it's derivative.

A: You have four linear equations and four unknown quantities: $$f(-2)=3,\ \  f(1)=0,\ \  f'(-2)=0, \mbox{ and } f'(1)=0$$ Thus
$$f(-2)=-8a+4b-2c+d=3$$$$f(1)=a+b+c+d=0$$$$f'(-2)= 12a-4b+c=0$$$$f'(1)=3a+2b+c=0$$

A: First, you need to require your points to lie on the curve. Clearly this will depend on the values of $a,b,c,d$. So since $(1,0)$ is on the curve, this implies that $f(1) = a+b+c+d= 0$
This is your first equation; you will need other 3 to find $a,b,c,d$
Another one you get from the other point; next, you impose that $f'(x)=0$ in those points. This gives you sufficient conditions to solve the problem

A: You're almost there.
You got the derivative: $f'(x) = 3ax^2 + 2bx + c$.  You have the relations $2b = 3a, c = -4b = -6a$ by setting the derivative to zero at those two points.
Now, go back to your original equation.  The relations allow you to eliminate two of the four unknown constants.  But you have the $y$ coordinates for those two values, and hence can solve for the two remaining unknowns.  Once you know those two, you can find the other two with the relations you have already.
So, let's get rid of $b$ and $c$ to leave $a$ and $d$:
$$f(x) = ax^3 + \frac{3a}{2}x^2 + (-6a)x + d.$$
Now, evaluate this for $(-2, 3)$:
$$3 = a(-2)^3 + \frac{3a}{2}(-2)^2 + (-6a)(-2) + d.$$
One equation with two unknowns.
Repeat by evaluating the function at $(1,0)$.  Then you'll be able to solve for $a$ and $d$, and then you can solve for $b$ and $c$.
Can you proceed from here?

A: if a cubic poly has a local max at $x = -2$ and local min a t $x = 0,$ then it has an inflection point at $x = \frac 12.$ so you can write  $$y = a(x+\frac 12)^3 + b.$$ now setting $x = 0, y = 0 \to a = -8b.$ and subbing $x = -2, y = 3 \to 3 = -\frac{27} 8 a + b $ solving these two gives $$a = -\frac 6 7, b = \frac 3{28}, y = -\frac 6 7\left(x + \frac 12\right)^3 +\frac 3{28} $$


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Twenty-three years ago Alicia offered Mark fame and fortune as a rockstar, in exchange for an early death. Mark refused, walked away from Alicia and from music altogether. He walked away and made a life for himself, a success of himself.
But now Alicia is back, not a single day older than when Mark last saw her. Once again, she has a proposition for him, a proposal of artistic collaboration. Only this time, it's an offer that Mark cannot refuse…
Crisis:
Once upon a time, Steve was a hotshot writer, the mastermind behind a series of hugely popular comic books. But Steve's career also cost him his marriage and left him alone with only a shaggy grey dog for company. And sometimes, late at night, the doubts creep up on Steve and that niggling voice in his head just won't shut up. Even worse, the voice sounds and looks just like Channa Dal, the time and dimension hopping amazon warrior from the Logarithms of Time series and Steve's most popular creation. So is Steve going crazy or has Channa really left the comic pages to torment her creator?
Two troubled artists, two muses, two short tales of art, creativity, inspiration and the demons they sometimes unleash.
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Muse is 5200 words long and Crisis is 2500 words long. Both stories are digital premieres and have never been published elsewhere.
The initial spark for Muse was a prompt generated by Andrew Bosley's Brainstormer. The prompt I got were the words "fortress", "grunge" and "betrayal". I decided to give my both characters a background in the grunge scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. "Fortress" became the name of the grunge club turned coffee bar. As for the betrayal, you'll have to read the story to find out.
The contract practices in the music industry described by Alicia are real. You can read more here.
The early death that is the price paid by Alicia's protégées is a reference to the so-called "27 Club", namely that troubled but talented rockstars have the tendency to die at twenty-seven. Though Alicia also refers to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, both of whom lived to 48 and 51 respectively.
Crisis was originally written for a university creative writing class sometime in the early 2000s. I completely forgot about the story until I came across a printout among a stack of university papers and notes I was packing up for attic storage. My curiosity was sparked by this story I had forgotten, so I read it and was surprised by how good it still was almost ten years after it was written. I'm not sure why I never did anything with Crisis before now, though I suspect that I trunked the story because my creative writing class didn't like it.
The first and last sentence of Crisis are the same. Coincidentally, that's also the opening line of Steve's Logarithms of Time comic series, repeated every single issue.
Channa Dal, time traveling amazon and nasty voice in Steve's head, was really named for a curry dish, namely this Indian lentil dish.
Except for Batman, who was obviously created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and is trademarked by DC Comics, all other comic series and characters mentioned in Crisis are my own creation. Indeed, I want to write the stories that go with titles like The Strange Adventures of Spinning Jenny (Steampunk, most definitely), Logarithms of Time (clearly about a snarky amazon warrior hopping through time and space) and Resurrection Punk (some sort of futuristic Cyberpunk tale featuring either zombies or immortals or a combination of both) some day, because the titles are damned cool, if I dare say so myself.
The title Crisis is a reference to the 1980s DC Comics mega crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The current cover is digital art by Setory found via Dreamstime.com. The grunge look is certainly appropriate for the story and while she doesn't look very much like I envision Alicia, the image was simply to gorgeous to pass up.
I designed the old cover in the style of a grunge concert poster/flyer, because the grunge look was easier to pull off with my design skills than a comic book style cover. The female silhouette in the top left corner is supposed to represent Channa Dal, sword-swinging and time-hopping amazon warrior. The guitar bashing male silhouette in the top right corner is supposed to represent the doomed rockstars that are Alicia's clients.
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Gloucester is home to some beautiful ancient monuments, and one of the country's best-loved cathedrals, founded in 700AD. One of Europe's architectural glories,the glazed cloisters are the most complete medieval example in England.
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- On Tuesday, September 24th Square Enix will be porting the mobile version of Final Fantasy V to PC.
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- The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu confirms three new Final Fantasy legacy characters set to appear in World of Final Fantasy.
- Square Enix has updated the World of Final Fantasy Japanese website with details on the game's recently confirmed characters, including Terra and Bartz from Final Fantasy IV and V.
- Square Enix revealed new characters Terra, Bartz & Boco, and more for World of Final Fantasy earlier this week. The official website of the game updates us with details and new screenshots for the characters.
- The PlayStation Store's latest Flash Sale kicked off today.


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Being a bridesmaid is a huge honor for any girl, not to mention a source of joy and happiness. But it is also stress-inducing because you never know what kind of dress you will be asked to put on.
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Floral dresses give off the dreamiest and most romantic vibes which is ideal for any type of wedding whether it is a beach wedding or a backyard wedding.
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"No human being will ever know the Truth. For even if they happen to say it unintentionally, they would be unaware they had done so," said Xenophanes, a revered, ancient Athenian thinker credited as a pioneer on human psychology about knowledge. His writings are debated to date for their relevance to psychology. Modern day thinkers believe Xenophanes, with these words, made the first attempt to characterize what we commonly call 'opinion'. Humans possess an inherent trait of expressing their views about a variety of topics, despite lacking the required knowledge. Occasionally, such opinions could be true but since they are not founded on any true knowledge, those expressing such views remain blissfully unaware they had stumbled upon the reality.
Although more acclaimed as a bard with philosophical and scientific inclinations, Xenophanes contributions to psychology remain unparalleled if viewed with the perspective of technological and other constraints during his era.
Ancient Greek chronicler and historian, Diogenes Laertius, in his epic 'Lives and Works of Eminent Ancient Philosophers' depends on antique records to piece together Xenophanes' life. He states, Xenophanes was born in Colophon, a minor town in Ionia and was the son of Dexius. The date of his birth is not known. Other historians aver, Xenophanes was born around 525BC, based on a corollary between his works and conditions prevailing in ancient Greece during his era.
Diogenes Laertius further states, Xenophanes was a Grecian who went into self exile, wrongly believing he would be persecuted after Harpagus of Medea invaded Ionia in 545BC. Harpagus, on the contrary was reputed for his passion for learning and treasured scholars. Yet, several communities committed suicide falsely fearing a tyrannical rule under Harpagus. Xenophanes' family, including his wife and two sons also committed suicide and were buried by the thinker who dug their graves with bare hands, claim some historians. He fled to Sicily and found refuge in Zanlces and Catana, the two Greek hubs on the island.
Laertius admits that some records about Xenophanes are unverifiable such as being tried in a Grecian court for deriding Homer and Hesiod- two unparalleled litterateurs of ancient Greece or his capture by some obscure military who sold him as a slave. However, Xenophanes, states Laertius, in his own words claims he was "tossed around Greece from his age of 25 to 67 years similar to flotsam by tidal waves."
These travails shaped Xenophanes' skills as poet, scientist, astronomer and thinker since they provided him opportunities to dabble with myriad subjects- each more perplexing than the other. And these dexterous achievements eventually shot him to fame and remain recognized to date; over 2,500 years later.
Xenophanes continued preaching his axioms till he was well over 90 years old. He was also a much sought after bard among the newer breed of Athenian aristocrats who preferred more sober eulogies as compared to their older counterparts who favoured mawkish ones. Historian and chronicler Diogenes Laertius states, Xenophanes died of old age in or around 475BC in Athens.
Among the first works that propelled Xenophanes to eminence were his tacit poems on Greek more on religion. He subtly chastised Homer, Hesiod and other ancient Greek poets and writers for their depiction of God saying:
"If cattle and horses or lions had hands, or were able to draw with their limbs like men, horses would draw the forms of the gods like horses, and cattle like cattle. They would embody divine beings in their own likenesses."
Xenophanes, says historian Diogenes Laertius, also flayed the depiction of gods as humans saying these were mere opinions. He elucidated this by saying, animals, if they could, would depict gods as their likenesses. He also draws a simile between ancient gods of Africa, which natives of that continent showed as possessing African features including a pug nose and dark skin as compared to Grecians, who portrayed their divine beings as possessing blonde hair and fair skin.
Xenophanes, through these differences, amply proved that humans express opinions without true knowledge- a pioneering work on human psychology. He further stated that the Africans and Grecians could be correct in their own limns of god but it is impossible to verify the same, given the innate limitations of mortals.
Several extant religions and cults explicitly prohibit idolatry or depiction of gods to prevent any contentious arguments.
Xenophanes vehemently belied Homer's and Hesiod's claims, enshrined through their poems and writings that Gods embodied "divine traits" that permitted theft, adultery, deception and other more scandalous behaviour, gruesome punishments, sodomy, and sarcastically, every other trait for which humans would stand accused of impiety.
Au contraire, Xenophanes propounded that gods possess great qualities that are exactly opposite to those attributed by Homer and Hesiod. His hypothesis was based on a simple fact: To be distinguished from humans and be revered as a supernatural, all pervading power, gods should be an epitome of unparalleled goodness and piety. "God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought," he preached. Hence, in several circles of thought, Xenophanes is also considered as the Father of Monotheism, though his right to this title remains much debated, since many others have proposed the theory of a single god rather than multiple deities.
Xenophanes thus laid a solid foundation for several extant religions which, in various words state that god is an omnipresent, omnipotent force- the quintessence of goodness. This theory continues to help humans who are psychologically inclined to turn to a higher power to seek answers to questions that cannot be addressed by modern science. It helps humans find solace in times of great mental distress- a fact attested by every psychologist.
Since times immemorial, alcohol related problems and alcoholism are a bane to every society, regardless of its development. Alcohol, ubiquitous at most parties since ancient times, is consumed with gusto. But often, drinkers violate the decorum or indulge in other abominable acts under the influence of this potent intoxicant.
Xenophanes is the first known thinker who attributed this to psychology and formulated a code of conduct for people attending raucous parties. He attributed improper behaviour at drinking parties to various shortcomings in the human nature- a fact proven by modern psychology. Xenophanes, perhaps to instil fear among drinkers, drew a parallel between misbehaviour under the influence of alcohol and sacrilege.
Xenophanes further said those who imbibe large volumes of alcohol and get inebriated violate the decorum, fail to honour gods and hence, pose a grave threat to the stability of their family, society and nation. Interestingly, this fact is conclusively proved by modern psychology and is used to treat alcoholics undergoing rehabilitation.
Another first of the era, Xenophanes also holds the dubious distinction as the first thinker to propose censorship of poems and other literature- a practice that assumed diabolical proportions over centuries and continues to date in countries with oppressive regimes that persecute writers.
Xenophanes derided poets and authors who wrote grossly exaggerated encomiums on rulers, athletes, soldiers and gods, saying such panegyrics were fallacious and lacked wisdom or virtue and hence, they misled the masses. He rightly pointed out that humans depict deities in their own form, as highlighted by his writings about the differences in opinions of Africans – who believed god was dark skinned and Greeks, who portrayed god having a fair complexion.
Disgusted by poets and writers falsely approbating humans and gods, Xenophanes called for censorship of such works. Xenophanes was a poet and a litterateur himself and believed in free speech: He disliked only the grotesque exaggerations made by bards and authors while writing about heroes and gods.
Xenophanes call for censorship is a paradigm of what was to later become a grossly abused tool at the hands of dictators and oppressive regimes, since restricting information or using propaganda has a psychological impact and helps sway public opinion. It is unlikely that Xenophanes call for censorship went unheeded during his era when nobles paid bards to pen hackneyed adulations for self aggrandizement.
Xenophanes was the first to question in his own way: "How much knowledge can humans imbibe over their lifetime?" This question, despite the best efforts of modern science and well equipped, highly skilled psychologists, remains unanswered to date. Research into extant works reveal, Xenophanes believed that all human senses are deceptive and hence, "knowledge" obtained through sensory organs is at best, useless since it depends largely upon a plethora of benchmarks. He annotates, if humans never tasted honey, they would believe figs were the sweetest food on Earth.
Xenophanes said, opinions are also prone to a wide range of vagaries since circumstances or bellicose debates may sway them. Hence, opinions should be considered as "second knowledge" since it may portray a reality but lacks erudite basis.
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Erica Morningstar is returning to the Dinos swim team for the 2012-13 season.
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Dinos ready to reclaim national title
Fabian Mayer
With 15 all-time national titles, the University of Calgary's swim team has been one of the most successful varsity teams in U of C history. Last season, the Dinos aimed to capture the Canadian Interuniversity Sport crown for a third year in a row but unfortunately finished second in the championships. Their quest for a third-straight title was derailed by the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds who broke the championship points record by scoring 811.5 points as a team.
In January 2013, the U of C will be hosting the CIS championships. The U of C last hosted the event in 2011. Dinos swimmers will look for the home pool to give them the boost they need to get back on top of Canadian swimming.
Head coach Mike Blondal said strong leadership and good training were some of the main factors of the team's past success.
"Hosting the championship two years ago really helped [the team] focus on winning."
Blondal had different outlooks for the men's and women's teams. "I think we have a good shot to win the men's," he said and was slightly less optimistic about the chances of the women's team of winning the banner.
"We're a few girls short, I think we're going to have good performances but team wise it's going to be a challenge with only 14 girls," said Blondal. According to Blondal, the women's team still has a distinct opportunity to win plenty of individual medals and a good shot at the overall podium.
The team has many veterans returning to swim for the Dinos this season, including Jason Block and Julianne Brown. Fresh off an Olympic appearance, Erica Morningstar will also be back swimming with the Dinos, which is certain to give the team a lift.
Block will be gunning for a fourth consecutive gold in the 100 metre breaststroke this season.
"It's always really exciting to have a home-pool advantage. Everybody watching is going crazy and it's a really big team thing. It's definitely fun to have that at home," said Block.
Brown echoed the sentiments of Blondal and Block regarding hosting the national championships in their home pool this year.
"It was really exciting when it was here two years ago and we had quite a few people come out, but we're hoping to get more teams come out this year and get more support in the crowd," said Brown.
It seems that the swim team is set up for another very exciting year in the pool. As they host the championship, they are sure to be locked in a fierce battle with their rivals UBC and the rest of Canada's swimming powerhouses. The swim team is already busy preparing even though their first test isn't until the Canada West championships on January 24.


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Posted by Camille Villa on April 4th, 2016
On March 11th, an interdisciplinary community gathered at Doe Library to celebrate the opening of No Legacy || Literatura Electrónica The exhibit, co-curated by DH Fellow Alex Saum-Pascual, Assistant Professor of Spanish, and Élika Ortega, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas, examines electronic literature's roots in Spanish and Portuguese experimental fiction. An international set of speakers joined the exhibit's opening symposium and offered their thoughts on electronic literature, preservation and curation practice, and the field's transnational and translinguistic characteristics.
Ortega, tracing the origins of the exhibit, posed No Legacy's location in Doe Library as an intervention in the library setting. "We move away from the computer or media lab, the art of museum gallery, and the classroom in order to both claim the library as a place for electronic literature and to bring the works in close proximity of the traditions from which we seem to disconnect them and reconnect them back again."
Dene Grigar, Professor and Director of The Creative Media & Digital Culture Program at Washington State University Vancouver, examined what it means to preserve a work of electronic literature. Grigar is Co-PI for the Pathfinders project, which approaches e-lit preservation by capturing "not just the work of art but also the user's experience with the work." To that end, the project has collected an impressive array of hardware, but also a rich audio-visual record that includes traversals of the work by authors and readers.
Roberto Cruz Arzabal, Professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, described e-lit as real, but immaterial culture objects. A work of of e-lit, Arzabal noted, is not just composed of the code, the content, or the object containing it. Arzabal questioned how one might build an archive that "preserves but doesn't immobilize."
Leonardo Flores, Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, reflected on his editorial work on The Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3(ELC3), published earlier this year. With ambitions to speak to a global audience, the editors of ELC3 sought to produce a collection that struck a balance between inclusiveness and a high standard for quality. Flores emphasized the importance of diverse editorial boards, where editors can activate author networks in non-English languages and outside of North America.
Sandy Baldwin, Associate Professor of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology, discussed his work in seeking out alternative legacies of electronic literature and work to connect underrepresented languages and groups to the burgeoning international community of electronic literature.
Citing Jessica Pressman, Saum-Pascual emphasized that e-lit must be read comparatively across both human and programming languages. An analysis must also consider specificities of hardware, software, network configurations. Saum-Pascual noted that one of e-lit's greatest accomplishments is "[locating] narrativity not as a literary universal, but as one of the many qualities best realized in the particular medium of print." Approached from this viewpoint, Saum-Pascual suggested that "digital media would not be a threat to the life of books or literature but would help us in our reevaluation relocation of this very slippery term, the literary."
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Wednesday, December 13, 2000,
M A I N N E W S
Govt relents on Ayodhya
Opposition gears up for censure motion
From T.R. Ramachandran
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 — Bowing to the unbudging stand of the Congress and other Opposition parties, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government finally agreed to discuss a censure motion against it on the controversial Ayodhya issue in the Lok Sabha tomorrow.
After riding a high horse all this while that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee should be allowed to make a suo motu clarification on the Ayodhya issue, the Union Government meekly climbed down several notches and lay itself bare to an Opposition onslaught.
The entire Opposition with the Congress, the Left combine and the Samajwadi Party responsible for bringing parliamentary work to a grinding halt for a week had a discernible spring in their stride after the all-party meeting, specially convened by Lok Sabha Speaker G.M. C. Balayogi here this afternoon.
As expected, the Opposition viewed the resumption of the Lok Sabha on their terms as a telling victory over their BJP rivals and its partners in the NDA.
The Congress, Left and other Opposition leaders successfully deflected a discussion flowing from the Prime Minister's proposed suo motu statement. "In case the Leader of the House wants to make a statement, Mr Vajpayee has every right to intervene during the discussion under Rule 184, which entails voting in the Lok Sabha," these MPs insisted.
A beaming Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha Priya Ranjan Das- munshi told The Tribune that the "problem has been sorted out and the Lok Sabha will start discussion on the Ayodhya issue at 12.30 pm tomorrow."
It was apparent that the Congress was gearing up to train its guns on the Prime Minister for retaining the three ministers — Union Home Minister L.K. Advani, Union Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi and Union Sports Minister Uma Bharti — in his government despite being chargesheeted in the Ayodhya case on grounds of morality and propriety.
This was what the Prime Minister's trouble-shooters wanted to avoid. However, after seeing the belligerence in the Opposition ranks, BJP strategists decided it might be in the best interest of the Prime Minister that the resignation matter is out of the way in the Lok Sabha as the NDA enjoys majority in the Lower House.
After an uncharacteristic spell of silence, Mr Vajpayee firmly rejected the Congress demand that the three chargesheeted ministers should resign because the Ayodhya issue was a political matter and not a criminal case. Mr Vajpayee went further and asserted that construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya was in keeping with national sentiments though the task has remained unfinished.
The Prime Minister's observation was primarily intended to deflect pressure from the Sangh Parivar that he had relegated to the background the BJP's Hindutva agenda. Mr Vajpayee's statements on the Ram Mandir and outright dismissal of the resignation demand stirred a hornet's nest and provided the necessary lever to the Opposition to gain upper hand politically.
At the same time, the hawks in the BJP are unhappy with the turn of events that Mr Vajpayee's gambit on Ayodhya aimed at perking up the party's sagging image in Uttar Pradesh has taken a severe beating and needlessly brought Mr Advani's continuance as a union minister into sharp focus. Mr Advani is considered Mr Vajpayee's successor in his capacity as the second-most powerful leader in the BJP and the NDA.
The overbearing view of a strong section of opinion in the BJP is that it has willy nilly pushed itself to the wall by agreeing to a discussion under Rule 184 in the Lok Sabha. By doing so the party has virtually acquiesced to a similar debate in the Rajya Sabha. There was bound to be a plethora of motions in the Upper House for a debate under the relevant rule which also entailed voting.
The deadlock on the nature of discussion in the Rajya Sabha continued at a meeting under the aegis of Vice-President and Chairman of the Upper House Krishan Kant.
Problems were bound to arise for the NDA, and the BJP in particular, if such a debate in the Rajya Sabha falls by the wayside even though it was not binding on the ruling coalition government. The NDA lacks majority in the Rajya Sabha.
In the event of the censure motion failing in the Lok Sabha and going through in the Rajya Sabha, the BJP could find itself in a tricky situation despite the averments from the highest quarter that people have reposed faith in Mr Advani, Mr Joshi and Ms Bharti by electing them to the Lok Sabha in the full glare of the Ayodhya case.
Panel summons RSS chief, Basu
NEW DELHI, Dec 12—The RSS chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, who had surprised many by stating that the disputed structure was brought down by a bomb on December 6, 1992, was today issued summons by the Justice M.S. Liberhan Commission, probing the sequence of events leading to the demolition of the structure at Ayodhya. He has been asked to appear before it on December 20.
The Commission, right at the beginning of the proceedings today, said Mr Sudarshan and others had made statements on the manner in which the disputed structure was demolished and they should be examined as witnesses.
The probe panel also issued summons to the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Jyoti Basu, to appear before it as a witness on January 29.Mr Basu had recently remarked that he had passed on to the then Prime Minister, Mr P.V. Narasimha Rao, audio-tapes containing the speech of a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Kalyan Singh, at a meeting of the Sadhu Samaj in Calcutta.
The Commission also summoned leading Gandhian and former Rajya Sabha MP, Ms Nirmala Deshpande, to appear on January 30, for her reported views in an interview. She had stated that top BJP leaders were "clueless" about the conspiracy to demolish the structure which was "premeditated and meticulously planned."
The Union Sports Minister, Ms Uma Bharti, who was to appear before the commission today, expressed her inability to attend the proceedings in view of her pre-occupation in Parliament.
The Commission asked her to appear on December 19, while rescheduling the appearances of the Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, to January 22-23 and the Human Resource Development Minister, Mr Murli Manohar Joshi, to January 15 and 16, in view of their fixed schedule. Mr Narasimha Rao will appear before it on December 26 and 27.
Addressing a RSS rally in Thiruvananthapuram last week, Mr Sudarshan had claimed that the demolition was caused by an explosion from within the structure about which inner circles of the then Union Cabinet were aware.
The RSS chief claimed that he had come across a fax message sent by a senior Congress leader from Maharashtra on December 10 to the then Prime Minister, holding that the demolition of the mosque was not the handiwork of kar sevaks who had assembled at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, but was due to an explosion about which the "kitchen Cabinet" of the then government was aware.
Prefacing his claim with the words that "I have to tell you a secret", Mr Sudarshan said, "Many people had worked behind the conspiracy, details of which are coming out one by one."
The mosque was not pulled down by the kar sevaks, including Shiv Sena, VHP and Bajrang Dal volunteers who had assembled at Ayodhya. They could only peel off the plasters of the structure. Leaders like Mr Advani and Mr Joshi were pacifying the kar sevaks while the structure came down due to the explosion. The whole event was not a mere accident but the result of a political conspiracy, he alleged.
Cong issues whip on today's motion
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 — The Congress today said that the impasse in Parliament had ended today with Speaker accepting its demand to hold discussion in the Lok Sabha under Section 184. The party has also issued a whip to its members to be present in the House tomorrow. Briefing mediapersons, a senior Congress leader, Mrs Margaret Alva and the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said that the text of the motions to be taken up for discussion would be decided during a meeting at 10 am tomorrow. The party will move a separate motion in the Rajya Sabha which is unlikely to entail voting.
Mrs Alva said that as per the agreement arrived at an all-party today, the discussion would commence at 12.30 pm tomorrow and conclude the same day. Only the Prime Minister's reply has been scheduled for Thursday.
While the motion in the Lok Sabha would be linked to the resignation of three ministers, the motion for the Rajya Sabha would be worded differently as "the ministers accountability lies to the Lok Sabha."
Mr Dasmunshi said that 53 notices, 45 of them by the Congress, had been given to the Speaker. The other eight notices have been moved by the CPM, Samajwadi Party, Muslim League, AIADMK, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party. He said that while some motions were over the propriety of the three chargesheeted union ministers continuing in the office, a few sought an explanation from the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee over his remarks on the Ayodhya issue.


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Fianna Fáil have had "more positions than the Kama Sutra" on water charges, says Sinn Féin TD
Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen said Sinn Féin is "showboating" with today's motion.
By Christina Finn Wednesday 28 Sep 2016, 6:15 PM
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FIANNA FÁÍ HAVE had "more positions than the Kama Sutra" on water charges, according to Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly.
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon during a debate on Sinn Féin's motion to scrap water charges, the deputy criticised Fianna Fáil's policy change on the issue.
The motion has again shone a light on Fianna Fáil's policy on the issue.
The private members motion to scrap charges comes before the Dáil today.
With the support of Fianna Fáil, the government is set to vote down the motion.
At his party's think-in last week, Micheál Martin said Sinn Féin was "play-acting" on the issue by tabling such a motion.
"No motion can scrap water charges. Only a Money Bill can scrap water charges," he said.
I think Sinn Féin are play-acting in relation to their particular motion. Motions on their own cannot get rid of charges – only legislation can.
The move comes a couple of weeks after Martin denied Fianna Fáil had done a U-turn on the issue.
FactCheck: Has Fianna Fáil's position on water charges really been "consistent"?
Martin said his party had signed up to the confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael when the government was formed.
Micheál Martin Source: Eamonn Farrell
It commits to putting in place an expert commission to examine the water charges issue.
The commission's recommendation will then be debated by an Oireachtas committee, before the Dáil will ultimately decide if water charges will make a return or be scrapped for good.
Martin said that due to the current makeup of the Dáil, he could not envisage legislation being approved that would re-introduce charges.
Counter motion
A counter motion to Sinn Féin's motion has been agreed between Fianna Fáil and government.
While the two big parties will be teaming up today, government sources have been quick to suggest Fianna Fáil is not on the right path in terms of its newfound, popular stance on scrapping water charges.
One source told TheJournal.ie that the party's plans should be held to the same level of scrutiny as Fine Gael's have been – a subtle accusation that it is making a popularity play, rather than solid policies.
Fianna Fáil's position on refunding thousands of people who have already paid the charge was called "unrealistic" by the same source.
Last week, Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen estimated that giving householders who paid their water charges a tax credit would cost €50 million.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Cowen said his party had made a submission to the expert commission on water charges.
In the case where the commission recommends that water charges are to be scrapped and people are to be refunded, Cowen suggests it could be done with a tax rebate.
"This may be the solution or it may not be the only solution," said Cowen. However, he said it is up to the commission to recommend how government should deal with the situation in all circumstances.
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin accused Fianna Fáil of "flip-flopping" on water charges.
He described the party's latest u-turn on water charges as "laughable".
Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West Eoin O Broin. Source: Leah Farrell
In the space of less than two weeks, Fianna Fáil has made several dizzying U-turns on the issue of water charges. Last week, Fianna Fáil supported the abolition of water charges. However, once Sinn Féin put a motion to the Dáil calling for the abolition of the charges, Fianna Fáil backtracked…
Ó Broin said it is time for the party to clarify its stance on water charges "once and for all and put their money where their mouth is and vote in support of the Sinn Féin motion".
Cowen said Fianna Fáil discussed the counter motion with Fine Gael ministers.
"We remain committed to the process we signed up to," he said.
He reiterated his party's point that today's Sinn Féin motion had "no legal standing".
"It's showboating… a stunt… the stage is there, let them at it," he concluded.
FactCheck: Has Fianna Fáil's position on water charges really been "consistent"?>
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Did you know that you can save your NCB in a motor policy even after a claim?
Home > Did you know that you can save your NCB in a motor policy even after a claim?
Motor insurance policies, whether for a car or a two-wheeler, give a No Claim Bonus (NCB) if no claim is made in any policy year. This bonus discounts the premium payable on successive renewals. Furthermore, the rate of NCB increases with every successive claim-free year. However, if a claim is made in any policy year, the accumulated NCB discount is lost. Renewal premiums are not reduced and the bonus rate starts afresh. To protect the NCB from lapsing, there is a NCB Protect add-on available with motor insurance policies. This add-on protects the NCB even after a claim is made under the policy. So, while selling motor insurance policies convince your clients to opt for the NCB protect add-on. It would protect their accumulated NCB even when they make a claim in their policy.


Ḥājī Ṣāḥib Turangza'i, Faz̤l Vāḥid, 1846?-1937.
Publication Pishāvar : Idārah-yi Taḥqīq o Taṣnīf Pākistān, 1981.
On the role played by a Pathan religious scholar and reformer, Faz̤l Vāḥid, known as, Ḥājī Ṣāḥib Turangza'i, 1846?-1937, in the Indian freedom movement.


Woolworths TASTE & Eat Out has chosen the ICA to be one of their Culinary Bursary Partners. The Woolworths TASTE & Eat Out Culinary Bursary will be awarded to a student to train as a professional chef for one year. The scholarship will begin in 2019.
Do you think you have what it takes to become a culinary genius? Do you have a passion for food and cooking and show a keen interest in raising the standard of South Africa's culinary industry?
1. Applicants must be South African citizens.
2. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
4. Applicants must show proof of at least six months' work experience in a professional kitchen, i.e. restaurant, shop, café as a paid employee or intern.
5. Applicants should ideally be supported by a stable home environment.
6. Living expenses, transport costs, accommodation and personal expenses are not included in the bursary.
7. The bursary winner must attend the participating school closest to their place of residence.
Complete the 5-page online application form below or alternatively, download the application form here, complete and email the completed form and required documents to taste@newmediapub.co.za.
Applications close 15 August 2018.
If you haven't heard from us by 15 October 2018, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Please submit a letter of no more than 200 words explaining why you feel you should win the bursary.
If you were an ingredient, what would you be?
Which chef or food personality do you most identify with? Why?
Please ask a work friend/colleague to answer this question: What has it been like to work with the applicant?
Where do you go to get food inspiration? Which websites/magazines/blogs are you most inspired by?


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ROCKAWAYS EROSION FAILURE — The New York Times' J. David Goodman: "Senior officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration have known for at least a year that the sands of Rockaway Beach were swiftly washing away. They heard about it at a town-hall meeting and in City Council hearings. They conducted a $200,000 study… The study results came back in November: Despite obvious erosion, the beach — which had been replenished at the start of the mayor's first term — and its dunes were determined to be 'wider than at almost any time in the last 100 years.' So the city did not act. Now, days before the start of beach season, city officials have dropped a bombshell on beachgoers and business owners: A half-mile stretch of one of New York's most popular and transit-accessible stretches of shoreline would not open for the season on Saturday… How the Rockaways got to this point is a story of inaction and finger-pointing between New York City officials and the Army Corps of Engineers, whose mission includes reducing risk in coastal areas, and which has played a large role in restoring the region's coastline after Hurricane Sandy." Read more here.
WAITING ON BROADBAND — Post-Star's Gwendolyn Craig: "When it comes to internet connectivity, a cluster of houses on Vaughn Road feels like an island. Sandwiched by broadband coming from Queensbury on one side, Hudson Falls on the other, seven or eight homes have been left without, and some homeowners are wondering what they can do about it. Charlene Lemery is one of those residents, living at 940 Vaughn Road, one house away from broadband. She's not satisfied with the 1 to 3 megabits per second DSL provides and would like access to the 100 megabits per second or so that cable can provide. For Lemery and others in similar situations, the hook-up options are slower-going than they'd like, or costly. The New York State Broadband Program Office is requiring Charter Communications, which now operates as Spectrum, to expand its infrastructure across the state, serving an additional 145,000 households by 2020. If that's not fast enough, the state said residents in a Spectrum franchise area can pay to have an existing cable line extended to their house. Customers will eventually receive reimbursement on a pro-rated basis as new customers subscribe. When Lemery called Spectrum to see how she could hook up, one representative told her it would cost her $3,700. Another said $6,000. The estimates, she said, included 25 feet of overhead cable and 545 feet of underground cable." Read more here.
SOLARIZE CAMPAIGN PRAISED — Journal News' Thomas Zambito: "More than 2,400 solar energy projects have been installed or are in the works across the state of New York, growth being fueled by projects in the Hudson Valley, state officials say. Nearly half of the projects developed so far – 963 – are centered in the counties of Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties, state officials say. The next highest totals were in the state's southern tier and central New York, with 277 projects apiece. While the statewide buildup has been modest – enough megawatts to power 3,241 homes — experts view it as an early sign the governor's NY-Sun Solar Initiative is making headway. 'This is a well-run program with solid management that is delivering real results,' said Karl Rabago, the executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center in White Plains. 'The folks in the Administration should be proud, and then get back to work to do even more.' The initiative, called NY-Sun Solarize, is backed by $830,000 in technical and marketing support from the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority, which has gone to education and outreach campaigns touting the values of solar energy." Read more here.
DISASTER ZONES — The New York Times' Sahil Chinoy: "In the last 16 years, parts of Louisiana have been struck by six hurricanes. Areas near San Diego were devastated by three particularly vicious wildfire seasons. And a town in eastern Kentucky has been pummeled by at least nine storms severe enough to warrant federal assistance. These places are part of a small fraction of the United States that has sustained most of the damage from major natural disasters, forming a pattern of destruction concentrated in particular areas." Read more here.
CHEMICAL PLANTS SHOULD CONSIDER WEATHER RISK — Reuters' Erwin Seba: "The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Thursday urged chemical plants to weigh the risks of natural disasters just as they would the integrity of pipes and production equipment." Read more here.
COMMUNITY SOLAR BOOM — UtilityDive's Herman Trabish: "Utilities like big solar projects that they can own, and consumers like rooftop solar that they can own, but there is a third kind of solar emerging that may finally be ready to work for both utilities and consumers. Community solar projects are interconnected with utilities' distribution systems in ways that give utilities the same control they get with larger projects. But they are owned or leased by individual customers like rooftop solar. And they are big enough to get economies of scale that make them more affordable than rooftop solar." Read more here.
BAD NEWS FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR — StateImpact's Marie Cusick: "The future of Exelon's unprofitable Three Mile Island nuclear power plant [in Pennsylvania] looks even bleaker after [the] company said [Thursday] it failed at an annual auction for the future sale of its electricity." Read more here.
UTILITIES MAKE RENEWABLE INVESTMENTS — Greentech Media's Emma Foehringer Merchant: "Utilities are boosting goals for emissions cuts and clean energy, but the majority of portfolios are still fossil fuels. A slate of new integrated resource plans and sustainability proposals indicate U.S. utilities are realizing the business case for clean energy technologies. But many utilities are still hedging their bets on a mix of resources." Read more here.
EU SETTLES FOR CHEAP RUSSIAN GAS — The Wall Street Journal's Emre Peker and Natalia Drozdiak: "The European Union settled its multiyear antitrust case against PAO Gazprom on Thursday, clinching promises of cheaper and freer natural-gas flows from Russia as President Donald Trump pressures the bloc to tap U.S. energy exports and cut its dependence on Moscow." Read more here.