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A new mechanism of accountability for high court and Supreme Court judges would remove the disparity between the lower and the higher judiciary, he pointed out. "High courts have the power to punish lower court judges if they indulge in corruption. As far as we are concerned, high court and Supreme Court judges must no... |
Through all the adjustments in interleague play, two constants remain. |
The White Sox were deficient in those categories in the sixth and seventh innings Friday night as they watched a two-run lead turn into a helpless 7-2 loss in Milwaukee. |
Those shortcomings loomed even larger with Paul Konerko recovering from a right thumb injury and Jim Thome relegated to pinch-hitting duty because of interleague play in a National League park. |
It added up to their ninth loss in their last 13 games as the Sox fell to 6 1/2 games behind American League Central leader Detroit while adding more fuel to a possible roster breakup if they don't reverse their losing trend soon. |
Manager Ozzie Guillen emphasized to his players in the pre-series scouting meeting the importance of executing fundamentals, such as sacrifice bunts and hit-and-run plays. |
"They have to step it up until those guys come back to the lineup," Guillen said. |
Unfortunately for the Sox, a routine play turned into a series of nightmares. Left-hander Clayton Richard committed a throwing error after fielding Prince Fielder's grounder to start the sixth. |
Octavio Dotel relieved Richard and was tagged for three hits, with one of the biggest a game-tying RBI single by opposing pitcher Jeff Suppan after Jason Kendall was walked intentionally with two outs. |
The Brewers broke the game open in the seventh with four runs off usually dependable reliever D.J. Carrasco. |
Without Konerko and Thome, the Sox's offense was forced to being more resourceful as A.J. Pierzynski, Brian Anderson and Chris Getz batted 4-5-6 for the first time this season. |
Scott Podsednik hit singles in his first two at-bats but was picked off first in the first and called out at second in the third after umpire Angel Hernandez ruled his foot came off the bag when he was tagged. |
Despite those mishaps, the Sox took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on doubles by Alexei Ramirez and Pierzynski and a two-out RBI single by Getz. |
Richard collected his first major-league hit, a double that eluded the glove of diving center fielder Mike Cameron, with two outs in the fifth. |
Podsednik was robbed of a hit when shortstop J.J. Hardy ranged behind second and made an accurate off-balance throw to nail him for the final out in the inning. |
Stellar defense cost the Sox a chance to expand their lead in the sixth when right fielder Corey Hart made a diving catch of Getz's drive with runners at first and second to end the threat. |
Richard already was in trouble before the sixth. He had thrown 97 pitches as the result of allowing the leadoff man to reach base in four of the first five innings. |
Sox left-hander Aaron Poreda made his major league debut and struck out pinch-hitter Mat Gamel on a 95-m.p.h. fastball in the seventh. |
Home runs by designated hitter Jim Thome in interleague play. He's the all-time leader. |
The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur is not hosting a Test match, and that?s due to the report about the conditions submitted by Venkat Sundaram. |
The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur is not hosting a Test match between India and New Zealand this season, and that’s due to the adverse report about the ground conditions and the pitch submitted by the BCCI’s Ground and Pitch Committee Chairman Venkat Sundaram. |
On Tuesday, Sundaram was named chairman of the UP Ranji Trophy selection committee, and that has given rise to speculation that he is being rewarded for his report on Green Park stadium. |
Sources confirmed that the UPCA wasn’t interested in holding a Test match in Kanpur and they alleged that Sundaram played along not only by giving an adverse report but also by creating a ‘tussle’ between the UPCA and the State Government over the issue of Green Park’s lease. |
Interestingly, it was UPCA itself, which had re-laid the new pitches under the guidance of BCCI’s Ground and Pitch Committee member Anand Shukla, who had given a positive report, just a few days before Sundaram’s report. |
Sundaram, who as coach guided UP into the Ranji Trophy final in 1999, has now replaced former national selector Anand Shukla. |
Objections were raised over the nomination of Sundaram, who has never played for Uttar Pradesh. “It’s highly objectionable that an outsider is going to run the show in UP,” said a senior member of the UPCA executive told HT on condition of anonymity. |
“His (Sundaram’s) nomination also violates the BCCI norm which says that selection committee members, including the chairman, should be from the same State, and he must have played at least 35 Ranji Trophy matches. |
The White House on Tuesday denied that it is currently considering two controversial provisions to raise revenue as part of its broad tax overhaul. |
Earlier in the day, The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration was looking at a value-added tax or carbon tax as part of its reform plan. However, the newspaper stressed, administration officials say the plan is not finalized and the Trump administration continues to mull alternatives. |
"As we have said many times, the President's team is hearing input from experts on all sides of the tax reform debate as we formulate what will ultimately be the President's plan to enact the first significant tax reform since 1986. As of now, neither a carbon tax nor a VAT are under consideration," a White House spoke... |
Republicans have turned their attention to an overhaul of the U.S. tax system, a key campaign goal, after their first attempt to replace the Affordable Care Act failed. Opposition to border adjustment — a House GOP provision designed to raise revenue and help to offset major tax cuts — threatens to delay or trip up eff... |
A value-added tax, which is widely used around the world, is consumption-based. A carbon tax would hit emissions of greenhouse gases related to the burning of fossil fuels. |
The carbon tax would appear to clash with the priorities Trump has sought so far in his administration. He has taken steps to start rolling back environmental regulations on coal companies. |
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC's request to comment. |
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Members: Dustin Pellegrin and Oneil Theriot, guitars; Brennan Ledet, drums; James Breaux, bass; and Rusty Pitre, vocals. |
Beginnings: The band began in 2005 when four friends influenced by bands like Superjoint Ritual and Crowbar began playing music in Chauvin. |
Theriot joined the band in 2007. |
Recordings: Only scratch recordings so far. |
Known for: Being the newest southern metal band on the Houma scene. |
Upcoming gigs: Nov. 24 at the Brick House with Gravechild and Grayskull. |
Big Fun correspondent DJ TRoLL recently spoke with James Breaux and Rusty Pitre, two members of L.O.R.E., and spoke about the band�s southern metal roots. |
What is it like being one of the youngest and newest southern metal bands around? |
Pitre: It�s cool because we�ve gotten a lot of respect I think, and it�s kinda weird. I don�t believe it, but at the same time it�s happening. It�s crazy. It feels good though. It�s all good. |
Breaux: We�re glad to have all the help from a lot of other people, and we�re glad that people are receptive to our weird music. People are actually receiving it well, and it�s fun. It�s definitely fun� I don�t even -- I dunno. I guess I wasn�t expecting that question. Ha ha. |
That�s what I do. What does the acronym L.O.R.E. stand for? |
Breaux: Life of Redundant Existance. |
Why did you choose L.O.R.E. as your band�s name? |
Pitre: It means to us that things that happen in life, they do happen over and over again, and it�s repetition, repeatedly. I dunno. That�s just how we look at it. |
Breaux: Well, really it started out as just lore meaning folklore, as in the lore of southern Louisiana and southern culture, and that�s what we talk about a lot in our music, but the Life of Redundant Existence means it�s that same thing that we do every day. You go to work or go to school and go to sleep and you get ... |
How do you feel about your upcoming show with Gravechild and Grayskull? |
Pitre: Excited. We�re all amped up. I can�t wait. It�s gonna be awesome. I just talked to Myles from Gravechild just now. We can�t wait. |
How long have you been playing music? |
Pitre: Five or six years. I started out playing guitar and then got into the singing thing. |
Breaux: I�ve been playing bass since I was 13, but I�ve never really played anything else. |
When did L.O.R.E. have its first live show? |
Breaux: Technically, October 2005 at the first Ritch-a-Palooza, but like the first real show was Sept. 22 at The Brick House with Southern Whiskey Rebellion and Blowermotor. |
How did the idea for Ritch-a-Palooza come about and how was L.O.R.E.�s members instrumental in its development? |
Breaux: We had met Richard back in 2004 and got to be really good friends with him. Then he realized we had this band that we had been putting together. He mentioned that he was having a Halloween party and wanted to check it out so he said "Ya�ll should come play at my house," and I was like, "Man! That�d be pretty co... |
Have any of the bands members been in any other bands? |
Breaux: I was in a band with our drummer Brennan Ledet called Drops of Sanity in 2003 or 2004, and I�ve never been in a band that he was not in with me. It just so happens that we started this new thing and happened to find some really good people to play with for the past two years. |
Pitre: Our guitarist Oneil (Theriot) used to play bass for Targeting Aorta. |
How do you guys feel about the Houma area metal scene and what are some of your favorite bands? |
Breaux: I think it has a lot of potential right now. One of my main goals as L.O.R.E. is to definitely inspire. I want all the other talented people we know to see what we�re doing and get together and go, and do something. Put something together. My favorite metal bands are Gravechild, Black Water Burial, Dormant No L... |
Pitre: The scene�s awesome. Of course Gravechild is coming back, Southern Whiskey Rebellion, Drysocket, Dormant No Longer, Gilgamesh, all the bands that come out to Ritch-a-Palooza and play, Guitar and a Half. |
What are L.O.R.E.�s goals as a performing group? |
Pitre: Our goal as a band is � I dunno. I really don�t. Ha ha. I guess just to play music, have fun and have the opportunity to have people listen to us and like us and stuff like that. |
Breaux: Generally what I know from what we�ve talked about is we just want to be an established Houma band. I�m not saying that we won�t shoot higher than that, but I think one of our main goals is just to get out there and be one of those that make an impact, and people will remember who we were because of our weird t... |
Floor exercises are done either on carpet or on an exercise or yoga mat. You can work on specific muscle groups with floor exercises at home or improve your core strength, which includes your back, abdomen and pelvic muscles. When your core muscles are strong, physical activities are easier. Regular physical exercise c... |
Lie on your back with the soles of your feet on a wall to initiate the abdominal crunch. Your calves should be parallel with the floor, and your upper and lower legs at a 90-degree angle. Cross your arms over your chest and tighten your abdomen. Raise your head and shoulders off the floor and hold that position while y... |
Get on your hands and knees with your head and neck aligned with your back and your hands under your shoulders for the quadruped. Raise your right hand and arm and fully extend it out in front of you. Hold this position while you take three deep breaths. Repeat this action with both arms and both legs. Tighten your abd... |
Use a stability ball for floor routines to increase your balance and target specific muscles. A pushup on the ball will strengthen your arms and shoulders and help your core and chest muscles. Lie on the ball, facing the floor, with your stomach on the ball and your hands on the floor. Take steps with your hands, movin... |
Yoga classes are beneficial, but once you are familiar with the poses, you can practice yoga at home. Perform Sun Salutations in the morning, followed by the Four-Limb Staff Pose and the Cobra Pose. Try the Upward-Facing Dog pose and transitioning into Downward-Facing Dog. Be sure to move slowly, with smooth, steady mo... |
In Bangladesh, elders have always been considered the symbol of cultural values and familial pride. We are taught from childhood to love and respect our elders, value their advice and take care of them as they age. However, despite the importance our culture places on elders, the elderly population of our country remai... |
The elderly constitute a much larger proportion of the population today than ever before. From the 1950s to 2000s, Bangladesh actually experienced a slow and steady decrease in its elderly population. But with improvements in healthcare, our life expectancy has increased and fertility and mortality rates have fallen; a... |
The process of ageing in Bangladesh is occurring at a time of transition – the economy is transforming and so are kinship bonds and familial structures. Traditionally, children, particularly sons, are supposed to provide support to their parents in their old age. “Back in the days, it was a given that the children woul... |
In the cities, the traditional family structure is undergoing rapid changes. In the rural areas, too, there is a noticeable shift in people's attitudes regarding the elderly. Socio-economic transitions, mass poverty, rapid urbanisation, individualistic mind-sets, changing social values and so on, have contributed to al... |
She has no expectations from anyone. She doesn't know how she will get money for treatment if she is ill, or who she will turn to if her children stop sending her cash from the city. Khatun's elder son, Kobir, has a family of his own. “With no permanent job, I can't even feed my children twice a day. I wish I could bri... |
Khatun at least has a fallback option, however fallible. Banu Begum lives on the streets of Dhaka, depending on people's alms to get her through the day. She can barely walk, but she makes her living by begging in a busy intersection in the city. She is slowly losing her memory, and the young tokais on the street help ... |
There are only a handful of old homes in the country to take care of people like Banu Begum. The ones that exist are often under-staffed and ill-equipped to deal with the multifaceted problems of senior citizens. As a result of resource constraints, more often than not, they are inaccessible for people like Banu who ca... |
As yet, the government has not taken any significant measures to provide protections for its vulnerable elderly population, even though the rights of the elderly are recognised in the Constitution (Section 15). Until 2006, there was no national policy to direct systematic government action. The relevant stakeholders ho... |
The government has undertaken some initiatives over the years to provide social pensions to underprivileged senior citizens. In 1997-98, the government launched its Old Age Allowance Programme, which provides a monthly allowance to selected elderly from each ward of each union. According to the Ministry of Social Welfa... |
The government provides a monthly allowance to selected senior citizens from each ward. |
Other government initiatives that include the Widow's Allowance Scheme set up in 1998, currently benefits approximately 650,000 widows. Widows are one of the most vulnerable segments in Bangladeshi society since they are denied access to resources, including their husbands' property. There is also the Allowance for the... |
Although these initiatives are note-worthy, they fail to reach a majority of the elderly who are in dire need of these social safety nets. The Old Age Allowance Programme, for instance, only reaches 20 percent of the total elderly population. According to research conducted by NGOs, leakage, corruption and political pa... |
Almost 92 percent of poor benefiaries and 90 percent of non-poor beneficiaries stated that lobbying was instrumental in obtaining their cards. Since it is up to the member or chairman of each Union Parishad to select recipients, potential beneficiaries must lobby and/or pay a certain amount to have their names enlisted... |
The ultra-poor are often excluded from these safety net benefits, given the necessity for lobbying, bribing and political patronage to gain access. Even if we ignore the corruption and leakages that occur at various levels, the social pension programmes only reach a fraction of the targeted population. |
The pension system in Bangladesh is nowhere as comprehensive and inclusive as those that exist in other countries. It mostly covers public servants and leaves out the vast majority of labourers working in the agriculture sector and informal sector; similarly, migrant workers do not receive any pension. Private sector w... |
Given the absence of a systematic and reliable pension system, many people are forced to remain in the workforce even after they reach the official retirement age. For those who work in the informal or agricultural sector, for instance, 'retirement' may seem like a fancy word; with no formal savings or retirement benef... |
We, as a country, need to pay attention to the plight of our elders and make sure that we do not forget them in our path to progress. As a state, we should provide sufficient protections and safety net policies to our senior citizens; as civil society groups, we should incorporate the issues of the elderly in mainstrea... |
Several banks in Vietnam said they will comply with a new central bank order to cut interest rates on existing loans to companies to below 15 percent as credit has expanded at a much slower pace than expected. |
Nguyen Phuoc Thanh, general director of Vietcombank, said even if banks had not been ordered to cut rates, they should do so, first of all to save themselves. |
Vietcombank only has 25 percent of its loans bearing interest rates of 15 percent or more, so it will be easy to follow the instruction of the central bank, Thanh was quoted by news website VnExpress as saying. |
He said the banking system is unlikely to post the planned credit growth of 15-17 percent, suggesting the target be revised to 10-12 percent. |
Le Hung Dung, chairman of Eximbank, said overdue loans at his bank have amounted to VND3.34 trillion as of the end of June. The bank will try to restructure its loan portfolio and cut interest rates on existing loans to below 15 percent, he said. |
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