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Newsletter #258 November 18, 2005
The Land of Israel Necklace
consists of a crystal glass pendant filled with the entire Land of Israel including Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Nazareth, The Sea of Galilee, The Jordan River, The Dead Sea, as well as other locations. The earth inside has beautiful color variations creating a natural layered effect. By wearing the Land of Israel as a beautiful necklace, the land remains in one's consciousness and, literally, close to the heart.
A Meaningful Gift!
The U.S. and Hamas: A Sick Diplomatic Fantasy
By Micah D. Halpern - Israelinsider.com - November 15, 2005 IWhy would Abbas disarm Hamas after the election, victorious or defeated, if he has not yet done so?
Why would Hamas willingly capitulate to US pressure when they have gotten everything they want, when they have grown in popularity, by standing firm against the United States?
And why isn't anybody else asking these questions?
Peace Tomorrow, Not Now
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu - IsraelNationalNews.com - Nov 11, 2005 President George W. Bush's Roadmap is taking more time, but it is based on the same ignorance of the true meaning of the word peace, and is conditioned on the hope that a few billion dollars will bribe the Arabs into forsaking their nightmarish dream of taking over Jerusalem and wiping out Israel.
Folly in Gaza: The Sequel
By P. David Hornik - FrontPageMagazine.com | November 17, 2005 Under intense American pressure, Israel recently signed with the Palestinian Authority a new deal that effectively ensures a steady flow of weapons and terrorists into Gaza. From there they will make their way to the West Bank, thereby guaranteeing that the “cycle of violence” will continue far into the future on terms detrimental to Israel.
Prime Minister Paul Martin is no friend of Israel
By Alistair Gordon - Canadian Coalition for Democracies - November 18, 2005 Would a friend of Israel have as his government’s official policy that Israel has no jurisdiction over Jerusalem, including recalling all Canadian passports that had “Jerusalem, Israel” as the place of birth? Would a friend of Israel support the bogus Palestinian “right of return” that he knows would destroy the Jewish state?
And how is that, Secretary Rice?
By Ryan Jones - Jerusalem Newswire - November 14, 2005
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sunday told reporters while en route to Israel that the birth of a Palestinian Arab state on the biblical lands of Judea, Samaria and Gaza will bring increased security to the Jewish state.
I, for one, would be interested in hearing on what evidence exactly the secretary bases that assessment.
It is important to note that a “Palestinian” state will be ruled by the PLO (now more frequently referred to as the Palestinian Authority), which was for decades the “Al Qaeda” of Islamic terrorism.
Israel agreed, under tremendous American pressure, to enter into negotiations with and recognize Yasser Arafat's organization as the legitimate representative of all Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza (Yesha) on the shaky assumption the PLO would deal decisively with all other terror groups vying for position.
To this end, Israel allowed the PLO to import thousands of arms.
But since that day, the number of terrorist organizations operating out of those territories has only increased. And those groups are today far better armed than they would ever have hoped to be prior to 1993.
One by one, Israel surrendered control over every major Arab population center in Yesha believing (or at least acting as if they believed), just as Rice claimed Sunday, that doing so would provide nearby Israeli towns with greater security since, naturally, the local Arabs' anger would be assuaged by the gesture.
Is Greater Tel Aviv today safer now that nearby Kalkilya is under PLO control? Has Netanya been offered respite as a result of handing over Tulkarm? Do the citizens of Haifa and the lower Galilee breath easier knowing armed gangs rule the streets of Jenin? What of the residents of holy Jerusalem? Have they suffered less because Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron are under the thumb of the “Palestinians”?
Most recently Israel transferred 100 percent of the Gaza Strip to PA control, telling Jewish residents of nearby towns the move would improve their lot and that of their countrymen.
The town of Sderot was immediately pummeled in the largest single Gaza-based rocket attack to date, with the promise of more to come.
In what can only be called a classic case of understatement, Rice noted correctly that more work needs to be done on the security front. The answer, however, does not lie in reforming the PLO/PA or even amending its deadly charter.
Rather, Israel and the US need to recognize that they made a terrible error of judgment in entrusting to a terrorist organization the safety and security of those the terrorists had dedicated their lives to destroying.
There is absolutely nothing to suggest that providing the PLO with sovereign rule over Israel's ancient heartland is going to bring any security to the Jewish state. Without exception, all the evidence points to the opposite outcome.
The creation of a Palestinian state will lead to the destruction of Israel.
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Germany demands France shut old nuclear plant near border
Germany demanded Friday that France close down its oldest nuclear plant, Fessenheim, near the German and Swiss borders -- just one of several ageing atomic plants that are unsettling France's neighbours.
"This power plant is very old, too old to still be in operation," said a spokesman for Environment and Nuclear Safety Minister Barbara Hendricks.
"That's why the environment minister demands its closure at the earliest possible date," he said, reiterating Berlin's earlier demands.
Berlin slams "irresponsible" report on nuclear funds
FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel refuted media reports of a provisioning shortfall of up to 30 billion euros ($34 billion) in nuclear exit costs, speaking of "irresponsible speculation," that sent shares in the nuclear plant operators tumbling.
Spiegel Online reported a potential shortfall in provisioning for nuclear waste storage late on Monday, citing the findings of a law firm appointed by the economy ministry.
German energy firms need to set aside more money for nuclear exit
German energy companies are short of as much as 30 billion euros ($34 billion) of the money they need to set aside to build a safe disposal site for nuclear waste as part of the country's exit from nuclear power, Spiegel Online reported on Monday.
E.ON, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall are due to switch off their nuclear plants by a 2022 deadline set by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011.
RWE CEO says no Urenco sale before H2, possibly later
ESSEN, Germany, March 10 (Reuters) - A sale of uranium enrichment company Urenco won't happen before the second half of 2015, RWE Chief Executive Peter Terium said, adding that a disposal could even take longer than that.
RWE and peer E.ON jointly hold one third of Urenco's shares, with the Dutch and British governments each owning a third, too.
Terium said the stake in Urenco was the last major item on the company's list of disposals.
Urenco
Germany says using tax money for nuclear power 'out of the question'
(Reuters) - Using taxpayers' money to fund nuclear power is "absolutely out of the question", German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, in an apparent swipe at British plans to finance new atomic generation.
Gabriel was arriving for talks in Brussels on the European Commission's proposal for an energy union, which would deepen cross-border cooperation on energy across the 28-member EU.
Previous efforts to harmonize energy policy have faltered as member states have jealously guarded their right to decide on the kind of energy they use.
Global nuclear decommissioning cost seen underestimated, may spiral
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - German utility E.ON's breakup has led to worries that funds set aside for decommissioning reactors will not suffice, but globally the cost of unwinding nuclear is uncertain as estimates range widely.
As ageing first-generation reactors close, the true cost of decommissioning will be crucial for the future of the nuclear industry, already ailing following the 2011 Fukushima disaster and competition from cheap shale gas, falling oil prices and a flood of renewable energy from wind and solar.
Germany wants to ringfence nuclear plant closure money-paper
BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany plans to set up a fund to ringfence 17 billion ($21.2 billion) euros nuclear power firms have set aside to cover the long-term costs of decommissioning plants, Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Wednesday.
There has been concern in Germany that taxpayers could foot part of the bill to shut the plants because the money put aside by the firms to cover decommissioning costs could be lost in the event of a bankruptcy, or used for something else.
Urenco's owners set year-end deadline for indicative bids- sources
(Reuters) - Britain, Germany and the Netherlands have asked prospective buyers for their jointly-owned nuclear fuel enrichment firm Urenco to submit indicative bids by year-end, sources familiar with the process said.
The governments, which each own a third of Urenco, have agreed to test the market's appetite for the world's second-largest nuclear fuel vendor before deciding whether to kick-start a privatisation process that could fetch up to 10 billion euros ($13 billion), said the sources.
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German Utilities Bail Out Electric Grid at Wind’s Mercy
Germany’s push toward renewable energy is causing so many drops and surges from wind and solar power that more utilities than ever are receiving money from the grids to help stabilize the country’s electricity network.
Twenty power companies including Germany’s biggest utilities, EON SE and RWE AG, now get fees for pledging to add or cut electricity within seconds to keep the power system stable, double the number in September, according to data from the nation’s four grid operators. Utilities that sign up to the 800 million-euro ($1.1 billion) balancing market can be paid as much as 400 times wholesale electricity prices, the data show.
Blanancing market
German power generators Looking for lifelines
Embattled E.ON and RWE turn to the government and the courts for help
Jun 7th 2014, BERLIN - RECENT years have brought little but bad news for Germany’s power generators. Having overinvested in gas- and coal-fired plants before the financial crisis, the two largest, E.ON and RWE, ended up with excess capacity in the ensuing downturn—just as lavish subsidies to wind- and solar-power producers were bringing a host of new competitors to the market. After the nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan in 2011, the German government decided that all nuclear plants in the country must close by 2022, bringing forward the huge costs of decommissioning them. To cap it all, ever more industrial consumers of electricity have gone “off the grid”, generating their own power. Shares in the two power giants have fallen by almost half in the past five years, whereas Germany’s DAX stockmarket index has almost doubled in that time (see chart).
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TRUCKS: William Byron’s blown engine begins tough day for Kyle Busch Motorsports
SOURCE: motorsport.com
William Byron picked up the 1st last-place finish of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in Saturday’s Great Clips 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when his #9 Liberty University Toyota lost an engine after he completed 59 of the race’s 130 laps. The finish came in Byron’s 3rd series start.
The defending K&N Pro Series East Champion - and Rookie of the Year - clinched his title at just 17 years of age with his fourth victory of the season in the October finale at Dover. It capped an impressive year for the Charlotte, North Carolina native who got his start playing the iRacing simulator. That same season, he scored a CARS Super Late Model victory at Hickory, finished runner-up in both his ARCA debut at Lucas Oil Raceway and in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at South Boston - and signed a deal with Kyle Busch Motorsports to run full-time in the Truck Series.
Byron made his series debut last fall at Phoenix, where he started 5th but was caught in an early crash with Brandon Jones and Cole Custer, leaving him 31st. He returned this season to Daytona where he this time dodged nearly all the wrecks - before his #9 was damaged in the last-lap fracas involving teammate Christopher Bell. Regardless, Byron now had a 13th-place finish in his back pocket heading into his Atlanta debut.
37 trucks showed up to contest the 32 starting spots in Saturday’s field, and among them Byron again qualified 5th with a speed of 136.436 mph. He was also 6th in the opening practice session on Friday, 3rd in the second, and 8th in Happy Hour. Among the five drivers who missed the race were Norm Benning - his second in a row to start the season - as well as popular upstarts Jordan Anderson and Ryan Ellis.
Starting 32nd on Saturday was Jennifer Jo Cobb, who despite being one of three drivers to not complete a qualifying lap was locked into the field on owner points, bouncing back from a DNQ at Daytona. Cobb’s #10 Driven2Honor.org / Westside Vapor Station Chevrolet, which carried the names of several fan supporters on the rear bed, was joined by J.J. Yeley’s #07 Engine PArts Plus Chevrolet and Daytona winner Johnny Sauter in the #21 Allegiant Travel “Back in a Bowtie” Chevrolet, which were sent to the back for the driver missing introductions and pitting before green, respectively. While Yeley, Sauter, Cobb, and several other drivers lost laps in the early going, it wasn’t until Lap 61 that Byron entered the last-place picture. His #9 erupted in smoke coming off Turn 4, signaling the engine failure that ended his day.
Finishing 31st was another KBM truck, this time the #51 ARRIS Toyota of Daniel Suarez. Suarez was racing Matt Crafton for the lead off Turn 2 when contact from Christopher Bell in yet another KBM truck turned him into Crafton, triggering a hard wreck that eliminated both Suarez and Crafton. Bell continued on before losing a right-front tire while leading with just 7 laps to go, wrecking him out of the race and handing the win to John Hunter Nemechek. The crash left Bell just outside the Bottom Five, separated by Cobb’s lapped #10 and Sauter’s #21. In all, the three KBM trucks finished 26th, 31st, and 32nd.
*This marks the first last-place finish for the #9 in a Truck Series race since October 18, 2008, when Sean Caisse’s #9 Germain.com / Lumber Liquidators Toyota crashed after 44 laps of the Kroger 200 at Martinsville.
*This is the first last-place finish for Kyle Busch Motorsports in a Truck Series race since February 24, 2012, when the late Jason Leffler wrecked 17 laps into the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona.
32) #9-William Byron / 59 laps / engine
31) #51-Daniel Suarez / 111 laps / crash
30) #88-Matt Crafton / 111 laps / crash / led 76 laps
28) #21-Johnny Sauter / 121 laps / running
1st) William Byron, Tommy Joe Martins (1)
1st) Kyle Busch Motorsports, Tommy Joe Martins (1)
1st) Chevrolet, Toyota (1)
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Vinh named among five best ASEAN scorers by Fox Sports Asia
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Fox Sports Asia has listed Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh as one of ASEAN football’s five greatest-ever international scorers on its website.
Vietnamese top striker Le Cong Vinh. (Photo: danviet.vn)
With 51 goals scored for Vietnam in 83 caps, Vinh is level with France legend Thierry Henry and Poland star Robert Lewandowski, Fox wrote.
He is ranked 34th in the world and No. 11 in Asia.
“Vinh was also the man for the big occasion and memorably scored the goal that won Vietnam their first and only AFF crown to date. Despite only being 31, it has been a year since Vinh hung up his boots, but it will take something – or someone – special to beat his record.”
The other players are Thai Kiatisuk Senamuang (71 goals in 134 caps), Singapore’s Fandi Ahmad (55 goals in 101 caps), Filipino Phil Younghusband (47 goals in 92 caps) and Indonesian Bambang Pamungkas (38 goals in 86 caps)./.
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vinh-named-among-five-best-asean-scorers-by-fox-sports-asia/122704.vnp
The video conference to outline tasks on labour and social affairs in 2021
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Leader of Cần Thơ city receives Consul-General of India
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Dr. Deborah Mifsud
dmifsud@gmxlaw.com
Deborah Mifsud joined the firm as a Junior Associate in 2020.
Deborah completed the Doctor of Laws degree at the University of Malta in 2017 after successfully defending her thesis entitled ‘Alternative means of raising Finance with a special emphasis on the Shipping and Aviation Industries’. She was admitted to the bar in 2019.
Deborah continued her studies by completing a course delivered by the Malta Institute of Taxation: Advanced Course on the Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties. She furthered her studies in taxation by completing the Malta Institute of Taxation Professional Certificate in Taxation (Cert. Tax).
Deborah Mifsud started her legal career as a legal trainee at Deloitte Malta in 2015 whilst she was still reading for her legal degree as a student at the University of Malta. Following her successful completion of her Doctor of Laws Degree she continued working at Deloitte Malta in their tax and corporate team. In January 2019 she joined Camilleri Preziosi as an Associate in the Corporate and Finance practice group. In 2020 she joined Gauci-Maistre Xynou with her main practice areas being shipping and taxation.
English, Maltese, Italian
Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates, Malta
Member of the Malta Institute of Taxation
Professional Certificate in Taxation, Malta Institute of Taxation (2018)
Advanced Course on the Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties, Malta Institute of Taxation (2017)
LL.D., University of Malta, Malta (2017)
Diploma Notary Public, University of Malta, Malta (2015)
LL.B., University of Malta, Malta (2014)
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Michigan Study: Masonry Imparts Value In Homes And Communities
February 1, 2006 CP Staff
University of Michigan research has determined that masonry ordinances ensure long-term quality growth while reducing residents’ overall tax burden. A
University of Michigan research has determined that masonry ordinances ensure long-term quality growth while reducing residents’ overall tax burden. A study finds that adoption of masonry ordinances, i.e., local zoning requirements specifying a certain percentage of clay brick or concrete masonry as the primary exterior building material, increases community property values and contributes to continued growth, without significant increase in ownership or rental costs.
Commissioned by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) and conducted by University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the research involved comparative analysis of four Chicago suburbs to assess masonry ordinance impact on a community’s housing prices and fiscal health. Because development trends in Chicago are closest to the national average, according to the study’s dissimilarity index based on 1990 and 2000 census data, the study’s methodology ensured that its findings are relevant nationwide.
Two communities that had a masonry ordinance in effect for 10-plus years Û Orland Park and Tinley Park Û were examined along with two suburbs Û Hoffman Estates and Streamwood Û exhibiting similar demographic, economic and housing profiles, but without an ordinance. The study looked at issues of central concern to communities considering masonry ordinances: affordability, property values, growth and taxes.
Researchers cited four primary findings:
Masonry ordinances do not drive up home or rental costs Û Year 2000 census data indicates that the median owner cost for households with a home mortgage in Cook County’s suburbs is approximately 22.8 percent of household income. At 22.2 percent, the costs in Orland Park and Tinley Park run slightly below the average. Homeowners without a mortgage in Orland Park and Tinley Park also have lower cost burden than many neighboring communities.
When the average rental burden was examined, researchers found the median cost of rental in Cook County’s suburbs to be 24.4 percent of household income, with Orland Park and Tinley Park running slightly lower at 23.4 percent and 24.1 percent, respectively.
Adoption of masonry ordinances improves long-term property values for homes in a community Û Research indicated that a constant-quality residential property in Orland Park could sell for 95 percent higher than one in Streamwood, and 128 percent higher than that in Tinley Park. Compared to Hoffman Estates, Orland Park properties would sell at a 79 percent higher price, while in Tinley Park, the average selling price for property was 112 percent higher.
Masonry ordinances foster lasting growth Û Researchers found that Orland Park and Tinley Park continue to grow at a faster rate than comparable communities lacking masonry ordinances. From 1990 to 2000, Orland Park and Tinley Park had a population growth rate of 43 percent and 34 percent, respectively, while the median growth rate among Cook County’s suburbs was 5 percent. The study’s two comparable communities, Hoffman Estates and Streamwood, had growth rates of 6 percent and 17 percent, respectively, during the same time period.
Communities experience reduced overall tax burden Û The research found that Orland Park consistently outperforms other Cook County communities in total sales receipts, while Tinley Park continues to experience a rapid increase in sales receipt amounts. The result for residents is a reduced property tax burden.
Incorporating 25-plus years’ data from the case study communities, researchers examined real estate transactions, tax records, census data, and sales receipts, with a primary focus on analyzing community changes between 1990 and the present. Notes BIA President and CEO Dick Jennison, Research shows that masonry ordinances can ensure that development supports the long-term interests of the community while addressing the interests of both its citizens and the business community.
A masonry ordinance helps communities avoid that Îurban sprawlÌ look by diversifying housing design, as it encourages long-lasting positive externalities that lead to strong growth, affirms Village of Orland Park Trustee Kathleen Fenton. Complete findings of the University of Michigan study will be available early this year. More information about the study or an Executive Summary can be obtained by visiting www.gobrick.com/planning/UM_Synopsis.html.
Block/Paver/Brick
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Staggered But Steady
Contemplating the design of its Staybridge Suites Hotel, Chicago developer Miglin Properties, LLC joint owner with Atlanta’s Dellisart Lodging, LLC eyed
Contemplating the design of its Staybridge Suites Hotel, Chicago developer Miglin Properties, LLC Û joint owner with Atlanta’s Dellisart Lodging, LLC Û eyed spacious rooms in a building worthy of the city’s architectural legacy. An exhaustive design process led to a June 2007 groundbreaking for what would be Chicago’s first staggered steel truss and prestressed hollow core project.
The 17-story luxury hotel will comprise a structural steel system of 14 floors built over four cast-in-place concrete levels, including a parking garage and sky lobby. Since the use of a staggered-truss framing system allowed designers to arrange building masses creatively by incorporating cantilevered floors, a mid-section of the 186-ft.-tall structure will be slightly offset to produce the hotel’s novel configuration. Adding further distinction, project principals note, are metal cladding on exterior lengthwise walls and a glazed-glass finish on outside surfaces spanning the building’s width.
A STAGGERING PLAN
According to the American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, the staggered truss system is a new concept in structural steel framing for mid- or high-rise buildings. It consists of a series of story-high trusses staggered from floor to floor and spanning the entire building width between two rows of exterior columns. With columns only on exterior walls, the usual interior columns are omitted, providing a full-width, column-free area. Staybridge Suites, therefore, will feature 60-ft.-square spaces with no columns, while some open areas range to 60 _ 80 ft.
Implemented with precast plank, the system incorporates a floor system that spans from the top chord of one truss to the bottom chord of the adjacent member. The floor thereby becomes a major framing component, serving as a diaphragm that transfers lateral shears from one column line to another; thus, though the trusses lie in two parallel planes, the structure performs as a single braced frame. Overall, benefits of the composite system include minimal bending moments (from gravity and wind loads) in the columns; more open areas for design freedom; semi-finished floor and ceiling in one operation; reduced foundational loads due to fewer structural members and, in this case, hollowcore plank; plus, faster erection with all-weather construction.
SECURING STAYBRIDGE
As economy in labor and materials is a prime consideration for any commercial venture Û even a luxury hotel Û staggered truss steel framing with hollowcore plank affords the advantage of mass production of uniform components. Only one type of truss was required for the project, among a total of 815 tons of structural steel supplied by K&K Iron Works, McCook, Ill. The fabricator delivered 115 trusses, 100 columns, and 600 braces, spandrel beams and diaphragms. ATMI Precast of Aurora, Ill., shipped over 1,000 prestressed hollowcore plank, typically 4-ft. _ 30-in. or 4-ft.-square.
Ready mixed for the cast-in-place parking garage and hotel entrance was supplied by Bridgeview, Ill.-based Prairie Material Sales, Inc. Jeff Rodgers of general contractor Walsh Construction Co., Chicago, reports that approximately 4,000 yd. were required for the building’s first four levels, plus columns and shear walls. Three Saturdays and one Sunday were devoted to site preparation before mid-week pours could take place. Coordinating installation during the cast-in-place phase, he adds, involved placement of anchor bolts and setting plates, timing erection with formwork, establishing temporary bracing, and determining rebar/post-tensioning/formwork/steel interactions. Aligned composite columns, i.e., steel columns encased in concrete, were deemed best suited to the project’s structural demands.
With the progression to higher levels, crane selection and traffic circulation affecting steel and precast plank delivery became crucial. Accordingly, a single Liebherr 316 crane for both plank and steel placement, as well as a staging area along the site’s northern perimeter, facilitated truck unloading and erection of structural components. Coordination of cycles for delivery and setting of steel and precast members enabled builders to erect steel on one side, east or west, as precast was set on the opposite side at a lower level. Grouting was performed only after installation of the floor above; and, a three-floor safety zone was established for all follow-up trades.
At the 10th to 13th stories, where cantilevered floors are offset by 7 ft. 6 in., the plank arrangement provided space at the edge of a unit for inset trusses. There, diaphragms had to be fully grouted to ensure stability. Maximizing economies of scale, offset floors used the same trusses, merely designed in reverse. Trusses ranged in length from seven to 44 feet and weighed from 1,500 to 9,300 lb. each.
Setting hollowcore plank on a staggered-truss frame provided flooring without the need for a structural topping or finish. ATMI’s fabrication process using extruded, zero-slump concrete yielded precast plank sufficiently smooth to require only a thin latex veneer before laying of carpet in most areas.
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Optimizing Paver Plant Safety
June 1, 2009 CP Staff
Pursuant to a series of incidents in North America, safety authorities recently have conducted multiple on-site accident investigations at paver producing
Jeff Ashcroft
Pursuant to a series of incidents in North America, safety authorities recently have conducted multiple on-site accident investigations at paver producing facilities. Accordingly, the challenge of block machinery and related paver-production equipment meeting current safety standards in either the U.S. or Canada has become evident.
Specifically, deficiencies have been identified with respect to guarding for automated doors and access points to the block machine [mandated by B11.1 & 2/CSA 432-04 standards], as well as safety interlocks. Most importantly, the equipment control system did not meet the standards’ requirement for dual-channel, control-reliable operation as stated in B11.1 and CSA Z142-02.
Though most paver producers may be unacquainted with B11.1 & 2/CSA Z142-02 safety standards, all are well advised to learn about them and maintain compliance. Developed initially for the metal stamping industry, the standards are applicable to any operation, such as block production, using machines that form, shear or blank material.
In particular, press production equipment requires press control reliability and redundancy, new training requirements, and press-type specific training. Also mandated are operator competency verification and records of operator training. Additional specific management responsibilities are detailed: Employer shall ensure that 1) power presses incorporate a total system of protection designed to ensure the safety of all people working within the press environment; 2) any press modifications conform to standard; and, 3) modifiers provide instructions and operating guideline changes.
Such regulations are relevant to paver producers, because a company is subject to significant fines in the event of an accident with its equipment, if an investigation reveals any safety deficiencies based on the standards. Among the handful of major block machine manufacturers in today’s marketplace, none currently meet B11.1 & 2/Z142-02 for standard models. Thus, without specific remedial modifications and the addition of reliable and redundant safety controls to equipment, a block and/or paver operation almost certainly is noncompliant.
Remedying safety deficiencies involves, first, inquiring directly of the professional engineer who provides expertise and guidance for company operations whether the production equipment has been verified as compliant with Z142-02 safety requirements. Second, a consulting company skilled in safety modifications must be enlisted to inspect the equipment in order to assess the status of safety guarding and controls in view of the engineer’s recommendation for compliance with B11.1 & 2/CSA Z142-02. Third, if an operator training, verification and record-keeping program is not yet in place, developing and implementing such a regimen as soon as possible is essential to ensure compliance: these records will be requested by safety officials should an accident occur. In sum, protection of the operation, as well as management, ultimately the business itself, and most importantly, the safety of employees depends on keeping up with changes in safety codes and regulations that are applicable to the facility’s production equipment.
A frequent commentator on safety issues in power press operations, Jeff Ashcroft is affiliated with Reflex Integration, a supplier of power press safety upgrades and the manufacturer of Command Stamp, a B11.1 / Z142-02-compliant press control. He can be reached at 905/836-8103; by e-mail: [email protected]; or, via web site: www.reflexintegration.com.
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The Contemporary Condition
Aspirational Fascism
William E. Connolly
In an earlier post, entitled What Was Fascism?, I responded to a set of right wing pundits who treat social democracy, liberalism and a welfare state as modes of fascism. The logic behind that equation is simple: unregulated markets promote consummate freedom and rationality; state regulation of markets stifles both and produces irrational intervention in the daily lives of people. One point of my post was to remind people what these revisionist histories seek to forget: Drives to European fascism were triggered above all in the thirties by the advent of the Great Depression; and that Depression was produced by practices of market utopianism. While market utopianism was not itself fascistic, the collapse it fomented helped to spawn fascist movements in several countries and to intensify them in others. Only a few actually succeeded. But the results were devastating.
There were several characteristics of fascism the first time around. It was virulently anti-semitic, propelling death camps in its most extreme version. It also defined social democrats, communists, homosexuals and the Romani as degenerates, deserving to be placed on the dumping grounds of history. Its racism with respect to non-Europeans was virulent. Where it succeeded, it introduced a one-party state, disallowing electoral challenges, to say the least. The success of fascist movements, when they did succeed, was spurred by a dark series of resonances between the state, industrialists and local vigilante groups who spread terror in the streets. These versions of fascism were also capitalistic. Profit and ownership of the means of production were private. Fascist capitalism replaced the myth of market self-sufficiency by one of exclusionary national unity, brownshirts, bellicose militarism, police repression and aggressive war policies.
It is thus a mistake to equate every large state with fascism, as the radical right loves to do under the umbrella of market utopianism. In fact, it is difficult to find a capitalist state anywhere that is not also a large state, though the priorities of such states do vary significantly.
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One critic of that post suggested that I had merely pretended to read Hayek. Hayek, of course, was an early purveyor of the view that regulated markets promote a fascist state, though socialism was his key target. He presents an uncanny mixture of the insightful and the fanciful: a fascinating account of freedom, spontaneity and social processes of self-organization; a utopian view of market processes as the only place such processes occur; and a homogeneous suspicion of any large state, however distinctive in aim, accountability, and organization. He was not a friend of aspirational fascism. A critique of Hayek, joined to a corollary appreciation of his early engagement with complexity theory, could thus be timely. He was, for instance, wary of any association between the state and religious enthusiasm. It is too bad, then, that he confined the play of spontaneity and real complexity to economic markets, setting into motion an ideological movement that denies the role of spontaneity and self-organization to social movements and, indeed, to a much larger host of interacting human and nonhuman domains (See The Fragility of Things). Welcome to the world of under-regulated markets and rapid climate change, Mr. Hayek.
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What about aspirational fascism today and the possibility of its enactment in America? Its reoccurrence, if it happened, would express some continuities with the past punctuated by a series of significant differences. To detect hints about those affinities and differences, we can listen to Republican, Tea Party candidates such as Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich; we can heed the expressions of hate and ugliness regularly spouted by an active minority in their audiences; we can recall the Tea Party’s willingness to shut down the government to support the ends of a minority movement; and we can attend to repressive police practices already underway in American cities. Here is what such listening suggests:
1) Neo-Fascism, if it were to arrive, would not take the shape of one party rule. The media, corporations, the state, and vigilante groups together would cow constituencies on the middle and the left. The minority party would offer only weak resistance to the policies of the right, and some sections would collude with it.
2) Anti-semitism, while hovering in the wings, would be displaced by virulent opposition to all Muslim groups, within and outside the country. Gays, feminists, professors, atheists, and union leaders would also be on the list of enemies. The war on terror would morph, as it is always on the verge of doing, into a war on Islam as such. The most right wing tendencies in Israel would be supported enthusiastically, even as calls to make America a more Christian nation intensified. Those two apparently incompatible drives can be sustained in some circles by saying that the first stage of Armegeddon will arrive in Israel, to be followed by the Second Coming in which only Christians are rescued. You don’t need to worry about the devastation of the earth if you are waiting for the Second Coming; you don’t want to if you are committed to a neoliberal image of production, consumption and markets. Such a combination, to the extent it succeeded, would silence a large and growing section within Christianity that eagerly supports a pluralist culture.
3) Carbon based sources of energy for production, consumption and military operations would be celebrated and extended. The dangers of fracking and nuclear power would be ignored. Climate change would be ridiculed. And imperial operations designed to protect traditional modes of energy would be launched.
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4) As the effects of climate change foment suffering and disorder in several regions, the United States would become even more of a garrison state, invoking massive state power to barricade its borders and creating a series of wars in vulnerable or oil rich regions.
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5) As market utopianism, unlimited corporate campaign money, and state repression grows, inequality of wealth, income and communicative power would become even more extreme. Attempts to protest these developments would foment more intensive modes of state and media repression to disparage and silence them. You might think that the Supreme Court would help here, but its recent drive to give more rights to corporations as “persons” than to living persons is hardly reassuring. The majority of the current court participates in the ideology of market utopianism.
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6) As the combine of market utopianism and state bellicosity grew, another world wide market collapse would almost certainly occur. It is an open question whether China would escape its effects. The right would draw upon the suffering promoted by that collapse to pursue even more intensely market utopianism. Since a perfectly free market is always a chimera promised for a fanciful future, you can always blame the latest failures on too much market regulation and taxation of “job creators”.
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6) Vigilante groups, already discernible in this country, would grow in size and type, seeking to silence alternative voices as they infiltrate localities, churches, corporations, and universities. The state and the police would enter into covert alliances with them.
Such a new type of fascism is certainly not inevitable. It does, however, operate as an aspiration in some circles that already makes a big difference in our politics. It also could occur, if a major terrorist event encountered a Republican President and Congress. It poses a real danger.
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The immediate question is how to criticize market utopianism more effectively as we identify the dangers it promotes, the denials it demands, the suffering it fosters, the unfocussed anger it unleashes, and the repressive, militaristic state it solicits to sustain its fantasies. Above all, how can we awaken a large constellation of “Independents”--who first try to ignore politics as much as possible and then become susceptible to slightly softened versions of right wing sound bites when a crisis emerges. Here Mitt Romney, perhaps, is even more dangerous than Rick Perry, as he exudes a willingness to be the soft voice of a rampant minority movement. The secret of the neoliberal/evangelical machine resides in the way that it promises smooth markets for the future as it feeds off crises of today it helps to foment.
Barack Obama, for all his eloquence, is not good at exposing these drives and dangers. Paul Krugman, for all his economic insight, does not crack through either. Academic radicals have insufficient reach and connections on their own. Steve Colbert and Jon Stewart show merely a few flashes of brilliance in this regard. What then? Some noble intellectuals in the American Jewish community are now speaking out actively about the American/Israeli/Palestine quagmire. A forthcoming documentary by Bruce Robbins at Columbia University is promising in this regard. Recently, I have begun to wonder whether Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren might provide hope in exposing the insidious character of this machine to a wider audience.
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One thing seems clear, however: it will take enhanced participation by more people in the micropolitics of families, churches, unions, localities, consumption cooperatives, universities, the new media, protests, and corporate exposes to pave the way for the social movements and electoral coalitions needed today. Connections to social movements in other countries are critical too. In these respects protest movements on Wall Street and in Wisconsin, along with militant protests against austerity in England, Greece and elsewhere may be promising.
Jairus Victor Grove October 4, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Comment by John Buell: I would like to explore a little more fully why Paul Krugman’s work is not sufficient to crack or derail aspirational fascism. Though there is no question that the current economic crisis, including high and stagnant unemployment rates, increasing levels of poverty and job insecurity for many employed has created a context in which authoritarianism of various forms grows, the crisis is not merely economic. Race, ethnicity, and nationalism have colored the ways in which the economic crisis has been perceived and the policy response to that crisis. During the early days of the great financial meltdown, the National Review website carried a story attributing the collapse to loans to “illegal immigrants.” Though the story was soon repudiated and removed, it resonated for a time, just as nationalistic stereotypes today impede even minimal intervention in the European debt crisis.
Krugman’s blog has consistently made invaluable contributions to our understanding of the limits of the reigning economic theory. Nonetheless, he has been limited in his political efficacy by a tendency to underplay the ways race, gender, ethnicity, and nationalism subtly color the debate. A stimulus program, especially one designated primarily as government job creation, implies to many the purported favoritism of affirmative action, the hiring of blacks and Hispanics. A generation of Republican rhetoric on that subject, just as seventies stagflation and declining white working class fortunes set in set in, helped entrench such themes. Government is coded as “lazy, inefficient, feminine, discriminatory, and exploitative.” It is the other in terms of which white masculinity defines itself.
Comment by John Buell: Krugman is certainly sympathetic to immigrants, but he has suggested that divisions over immigration make it harder to press for economic redistribution. He also suggests more broadly that income is the primary determinant of voting behavior. However much this may explain choices of Republicans versus Democrats, it is blind to subtle shifts within the parties themselves. The police who beat Wall Street demonstrators may well be victims of Wall Street imposed cuts in pensions and jobs yet many probably vote for “law and order” Republicans or their Democratic copy cats.
He has also argued that periods when rates of immigration were low were times when greater progress on economic issues could be achieved. Though I disagree with his reading of this history, I would also argue that even if true for one period, such a connection is unlikely to stand today in a world of rapid population flows and instant communication. There is no substitute for building cross border and cross ethnicity alliances on greater receptivity to difference as an end in itself. Treating cultural stereotyping and discrimination as secondary or solvable through economic growth is neither just nor effective.
How do we create a broad- based coalition to attack market utopianism, the faith in markets as autonomous perfectly self-regulating instruments of justice and economic growth? One unifying theme that might resonate with wide sectors of the population is challenging another form of aspirational politics that has long helped sustain the faith in markets. Americans have displayed a long- standing opposition to redistributive measures based on the hope or dream that “I am going to become rich.” Though it is easy enough—and appropriate—to cite statistics on the relative lack of social mobility in highly inegalitarian societies like the US and Britain, merely advocating new taxes on the rich may gain temporary majorities but is perhaps less effective than asking how the modern rich achieved that status in the first place. As Dean Baker has argued, many of them did not get rich “the old fashioned way.” They did not earn it. Pharmaceutical interests were beneficiaries of monopoly patents, often based on NIH research that would have enraged Adam Smith. Natural resource companies received favorable leases, defense contractors no bid contracts, often based on personal connections. So- called free trade treaties protect intellectual property but not the rights of workers. The Koch brothers, ardent apostles of market utopianism, have benefited from government favoritism in innumerable ways. Yasha Levine has reported: “Georgia Pacific, a… subsidiary of Koch Industries, uses taxpayer money provided by the U.S. Forestry Service to provide their loggers… roads and access to virgin growth forests…. Koch Industries won massive government contracts using their close relationship with the Bush administration. The Bush administration, in a deal even conservatives alleged was a quid pro quo because of Koch’s campaign donations, handed Koch Industries a lucrative contract to supply the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve with 8 million barrels of crude oil. ..Koch won significant contracts to buy Iraqi crude oil…. The Koch brothers have claimed that they oppose government intervention in the market, but… blogger Andrew Halcro reported that a Koch subsidiary in Fairbanks asked Gov. Sarah Palin’s administration to use taxpayer money to bail out one of their failing refinery. See http://www.truth-out.org/how-koch-industries-makes-billions-by-demanding-bailouts-and-taxpayer-subsidies-part-168141
Comment from John Buell: Perhaps the most immediate, persuasive, and consequential way into this phenomenon is the modern investment banking industry. Treating the very foundation of a capitalist economy, money, as just another commodity to be sliced and diced for immediate profit not only failed to create tangible benefits but brought the whole economic order to its knees. Yet the practitioners of their art have been restored, replete with bonuses made possible by the taxpayer. So much for market fundamentalists worries about moral hazard! But beyond the obvious injustice, citizens need to be reminded that these activities not only cost taxpayer money but also in effect undermine the access to working capital ambitious entrepreneurs need to fulfill their dreams of riches.
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Accent on creating jobs for rural people in Cuddalore - Newindpress
Accent on creating jobs for rural people in Cuddalore
An ambitious scheme aimed at generating employment opportunities in the rural landscape will be launched in the backward coastal district shortly, according to official sources.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme will also be introduced in Villupuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvannamalai, Sivaganga and Dindigul.
The government will allot over Rs 60 crore a year for the project. As per the scheme, the elected panchayat president and the local body will act as a nodal agency for implementing the scheme.
The local body will provide employment to members of a family, which requires a job, for 100 days a year.
The family members will have to enroll their names with the local body. Works such as desilting of lakes, irrigation channels, and strengthening of river bunds, canals and lakes will be undertaken as part of the project.
Work relating to tree plantation will also be taken up under the scheme. The government has banned the use of giant machines in the work.
The families, which have enrolled their names, but not received the employment in a year, are entitled to receive unemployment allowance.
The scheme had been introduced in Rajasthan and Maharashtra recently. The project would go a long way in eradicating poverty in the rural terrain, the sources said.
Tsunami fundraisers' medical centre joy - This Is Hertfordshire
Tsunami fundraisers' medical centre joy
By Aaron Bateman
PEOPLE living in Indian villages practically washed away by last year's devastating tsunami will soon be receiving treatment at a medical centre named after St Albans.
Building work is poised to start on the project which is the brainchild of a group of St Albans residents who raised almost £30,000 at a charity ball in March.
Paul and Nadine Gibbon of Battlefield Road, together with fellow organisers Jez and Kerry Day and Bob and Inez Rosen, have spent the intervening period narrowing down a series of charitable projects before deciding on the St Albans Medical Centre in the Cuddalore district of south-east India.
Paul said: "One of the people we met was a lady called Lorraine Page who was a Macmillan nurse on secondment in Cuddalore when the tsunami hit.
"She became so involved with the community and the relief effort there and her work took on a new direction.
"When she gave us her presentation about what's needed in the area we knew it was the right project for us becaue she was so down to earth and passionate.
"We had several really slick presentations from larger organisations but they already have some major backing.
"We were just really taken with Lorraine's grassroots' approach."
The money raised from the ball will cover the building costs and pay for a team of health workers and a doctor for at least three years.
Nadine explained that once the initial money runs out further events will be planned to ensure that the centre is a permanent one.
She added: "This is just phase one and we will do what it takes to keep the centre up and running.
"The ball may well become a bi-annual event so we can keep the fund topped up.
"We don't intend this to be a one-off and we're not going to just walk away after three years."
About 250 people were killed in Cuddalore while thousands more were injured or made homeless by the Boxing Day tsunami and relief efforts are still being hampered by ongoing flooding in the district.
Dozens of families in the area are still living in temporary accommodation.
The medical centre is expected to serve 28 villages when it opens.
5,000 saplings planted along Cuddalore coast - Newindpress
5,000 saplings planted along Cuddalore coast
In an effort to raise green belt along the coast and protect the people residing in the region, Isha Foundation has planted 5,000 saplings in six coastal hamlets in the district.
The programme was inaugurated by District Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi at Periyakuppam.
The fishing community people, including children, school students and women, participated in the programme and planted saplings along the 6-km long coastline. Volunteers of Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore, also took part in the event.
As many as 60 varieties of saplings were planted at Periyakuppam, Pettodai, Ayyampettai and Nanjalingampettai.
The programme was organised by Project Green Hands of Isha Foundation.
Mangroves protect villages in India's Pichavaram area - People's Daily Online,Beijing
Mangroves protect villages in India's Pichavaram area
It was mangroves that saved thousands of lives in five hamlets of Pichavaram area in South India's Cuddalore district on Dec. 26 last year.
While the waters headed straight for a kill, the mangroves stood guard, and took the impact of the killer waves, shielding the villages from them. And today, with little fish at sea, fishermen are fishing in the same mangrove areas and making their livelihood.
According to Cuddalore District Collector Bedi, five of the 17 villages were saved by the mangroves.
These villages have a total of 1,228 families. When waves struck, the mangroves cut down the volume and speed of water, saving thousands of lives and property.
Liyakash Ali Khan, a village administrative officer in Pichavaram area, said that the damage could have been severe had mangroves not covered the villages. "The remaining 11 which had no mangroves suffered severe damages to life and property," he says.
In fact, the mangrove trees themselves did not suffer serious damage either. Only a few trees got uprooted, securing the inner areas. Also, many fishermen at sea rushed and took shelter in the mangroves.
what bliss have the mangroves been? Well, compare the five villages to the remaining unprotected Pichavaram villages and you can see the difference.
Hundreds of lives have been lost in the area. One of the villages, Pillumedu, alone lost 30 children and 13 adults, another neighboring village lost about 150 people. Other villages also lost dozens of lives. Their shelters were washed away and they lost their homes, livestock and livelihood.
Groundnut fields also suffered some damage in unprotected areas. Now, the Cuddalore administration and non-governmental organizations are busy reconstructing lives of affected Pichavaram areas while people from the protected ones look on and thank the mangroves for saving their lives.
Pichavaram, India's mangroves area, has 16 varieties of angiosperms and attracts tourists from all over the country.
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Tsunami-hit villagers await Vivek Oberoi's return - WebIndia
Tsunami-hit villagers await Vivek Oberoi's return
Actor Vivek Oberoi is a real life hero for Devanampattinam, a fishing village in Tamil Nadu where he helped villagers find the rhythm of life after last year's disastrous tsunami.
Squatting on the cemented floor of his hut built by Vivek soon after the Dec 26, 2004, disaster, Velumurgan, 16, told IANS: "The actor helped us stand up when we were down. He promised to help us start walking again."
The teenager quickly added: "But Vivek never came back again."
Following the devastation in the village, 10 km away from Cuddalore town, Vivek built 100 huts at a location nearly two kilometres away from the coast under his project called "Hope".
The administration has also built 200 huts at the same location.
A total of some 2,500 people live in these huts, most of which have palm leaves for roofs. The others have cemented sheets as roofing and steel sheets as walls.
Muthuraman, the district coordinator for the NGO Mata Amritanandamayi Math, which has been associated with the rehabilitation work, said: "Vivek completed the first two stages of rehabilitation work quickly. First relief and rescue and, second, providing temporary shelter.
"He also wanted to be involved in the third stage - to provide livelihood support and permanent shelter.
"But he left his work half done because of his clash with the state government and interference of others engaged in rehabilitation work. Seeing him attracting attention, they wanted him away from the place as soon as possible."
The government had accused Vivek of drawing "maximum publicity" for doing "nothing tangible".
Following that, the Bollywood star moved his housing project to neighbouring Pondicherry, where he recently completed reconstruction of nearly 100 dwellings.
In Cuddalore district, where around 500 people perished in the tsunami waves, the administration has still not been able to complete the 642 brick-and-mortar houses it undertook for construction.
These are expected to be ready by the middle of January - in time for the Pongal festival.
Admitting that rains had seriously hampered the construction of permanent shelters, Cuddalore district collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi said: "We are racing against time to complete the houses."
Many villagers, while being grateful to Vivek, are not happy with the palm leaf roofs.
"This is not sufficient to prevent rain water from seeping into our huts. When it rains, we go to a nearby temple," said 45-year-old Umaya, who sent her daughter Bhubaneswari, 22, to stay with her brother in Chennai because of the difficult living conditions in the village.
Though the government-built huts seem better, the low ground level makes them unsuitable during monsoon.
Anpalagan, 70, said: "These huts look solid comparatively. But when it rains, water enters because of their low ground level. It creates water-logging because of the way they have been made."
Tsunami anniversary: United, Cuddalore stands - Newindpress
Tsunami anniversary: United, Cuddalore stands
Silent processions, tree planting, inauguration of memorials and inter-faith prayers will mark the first anniversary of the December 26 Black Sunday when the tsunami took more than 640 human lives and destroyed the livelihood of thousands in Cuddalore.
The district administration has made arrangements to set up six stalls on Silver Beach here to market products made by tsunami-affected women through self-help groups from December 23 to 26.
On December 26, saplings will be planted at MGR Thittu, Parangipettai and C Pudupettai in memory of the dead. Memorial pillars and gardens will be opened in Ayyampettai, MGR Thittu, C Pudukuppam, C Pudupettai, Kumarapettai, Samiarpettai and Devanampattinam. A silent procession will be taken out by villagers from affected hamlets. Authorities will hand over 20 FRP boats to 100 beneficiaries.
An inter-faith prayer meeting, photo exhibition, relay torch march from Pondicherry, yoga and karate demonstrations will also be held.
An enterprising man has decided to swim from Pondicherry to Cuddalore with his hands tied to express solidarity. A candle lighting ceremony will be held at Devanampattinam in the evening.
Good Samaritans: Tsunami bridges caste divide - NDTV
Good Samaritans: Tsunami bridges caste divide
MGR Thittu was a beautiful little island on the Bay of Bengal till it was devastated by the tsunami.
Sixty-four people were killed and the island was reduced to rubble.
In the caste ridden district of Tamil Nadu where there are deep divides and recurring tension between communities, it was the poor dalit farmers in the neighbouring village who came to the rescue of the more prosperous fishing community.
They provided them with food, shelter and clothing and helped them begin a new life in temporary government shelters.
Time to reciprocate
The recent floods in Cuddalore provided tsunami survivors an opportunity to reciprocate.
When the villagers who helped them during the tsunami were marooned in the floodwaters, the fishing community swung into action.
They rescued over a thousand villagers with the help of boats and provided them with all the essential supplies till the waters receded.
"Even though people look at the caste first, they forgot all the differences and saved us and looked after us in a humane way," said a tsunami survivor.
The district administration will soon convert this island in ruins into a tsunami museum and these remains will certainly tell a new story of the new bridges of friendship.
The tsunami rendered thousands of people homeless. While many of their basic requirements have not been met even after one year, it has had a different impact on the people who lived in picture perfect post card setting.
They have become more generous and have discovered the joy of giving, even while they themselves are at the receiving end.
Second blow for India's tsunami victims: heavy monsoon rains - Pravda
Second blow for India's tsunami victims: heavy monsoon rains
Rows of new shining fiber boats sit on the beach. The hapless fishermen look agonizingly at the rough sea. Less than a year after the devastating tsunami, the worst monsoon rains and floods in 100 years have hit southern Tamil Nadu state, slowing recovery efforts and stamping on morale. "It's nature's second blow to us," says Natrajan, a fisherman in Cuddalore district, who uses only one name.
The heavy downpours began in October, ending five years of drought in Tamil Nadu, but the water seems to be chasing millions of people along the coastline, compounding their misery when they're already struggling to overcome the trauma of the Dec. 26 tsunami. The tsunami killed some 648 people in Cuddalore. The official death toll across India was 10,749. Another 5,640 people, mostly in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, are listed as missing, presumed dead.
The tsunami also sucked away the fishermen's boats and nets and destroyed their homes, leaving thousands with nowhere to live and no means of working. After sitting idle for four months, the Cuddalore fishermen received 1,500 new reinforced plastic and wooden boats from aid agencies. At first, their catches were good, even beyond the pre-tsunami yield, says Gagandeep Singh Bedi, the top district official. But for the past two and a half months, the catch has been extremely small because heavy rain and storms have kept the fishermen on land.
The fishermen are hoping that the January-March season, which often brings prawns, squid and expensive varieties of fish, will mean good profits from exports to Europe. For now, though, they're just waiting out the rain. The latest monsoon deluges have killed 430 people and left a half million homeless in Tamil Nadu alone. The wet season, which began in October, typically runs until the first week of January.
Twenty-two of the state's 30 districts have been hit by monsoon floods, including Cuddalore and Nagapattinam, the districts also worst-hit by the tsunami. Cuddalore has received 13.45 centimeters (5.30 inches) of rain since October, more than double the annual average, according to the Madras Meteorological Department.
The rains have also slowed efforts to move tsunami survivors into permanent housing, meaning that thousands of people are forced to continue living in water-logged temporary shelters with dirt floors and walls made of corrugated cardboard.
State authorities had planned to hand over 1,200 newly built homes to tsunami survivors in Cuddalore district to mark a year since the disaster next Monday, but the rains have delayed that plan by at least five weeks, Bedi said, reports the AP.
Arko Datta's pic during Gujarath riots
Arko Datta who won the World Press Photo Award 2004 for his photograph taken in Cuddalore during tsunami had won the award once earlier in 2002 for his photographs covering Gujarath riots.Here is the pic which got him the award earlier.
Tsunami changes tribals' life for better -NDTV
Tsunami changes tribals' life for better
Cuddalore rocks Chinese media
Here post this message because of the source of the news being unusual.Xinhua - Chinese media gaint reported the following.
Cyclone alert issued in South Indian Cuddalore
India's meteorological department issued a cyclone alert in South India's Cuddalore district Monday, and predicted heavy rains in Chennai and northern areas of Tamil Nadu over the next two days.
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cross Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and reach Andhra Pradesh by Tuesday morning.
Squalls are expected in coastal areas of Tamil Nadu. The administration is taking all measures to ensure that no untoward incident, like Sunday's stampede, happens, news channel Doordarshan reported here.
At least 43 people died on Sunday at a government school in a stampede that happened when people, who had gathered there to collect flood relief-materials, started running around to take shelter from rain.
Heavy rains recently lashed and flooded Chennai and surrounding areas causing residents to suffer greatly.
Rs.101 crore allocated for Cuddalore
Central Government has allocated Rs 101 crore for developing Cuddalore.This fund will also be used to recharge the ground water.
Others news on Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu government tops in tsunami response - NewKerala
SOS Children's Village sponsors new homes for Cuddalore's tsunami affected
TSUNAMI A YEAR ON -DailyRecord
From DailyRecord
TSUNAMI A YEAR ON : THE WAVE TOOK TEH BABY. SHE WAS A MONTH OLD, WE HADN'T NAMED HER YET
DAY TWO LAST BOXING Day the world watched in horror as a monster wave crashed into the coast lines of South East Asia killing over 220,000 people. A year on Daily Record writer Brian McIver returned to some of the worst affected areas with Scottish charity SCIAF. Yesterday he told you how the survivors of a small fishing village, many of whom have lost family members and friends to the Tsunami, have rebuilt their lives
By Brian Mciver In India
AMID the shards of broken boats and crooked branches on the beaches of Cuddalore, sits a small shack house which has been cut in half and now lies open to the mercy of the sea.
Young fisherman Kalaimaran stands outside the shack gathering wood for repairs, and points to the leaves of a coconut tree standing a good 30 feet high next to what remains of his family home.
"The wavewas taller than that tree," he says. Nearby, a tired and sad looking man called Garandhar and his friend Neelam are standing ontwowooden slats they are shoving out to sea, an elderly woman further down the road is carrying large bowls of cementup a ladder while a young girl is fretting around a shiny piece of sari cloth.
This is how life is moving on for the survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami which devastated parts of Asia last year - the people here work hard so they don't have time to stop and dwell on what, and who, they have lost.
In the area of Cuddalore in south-east India, hundreds of farming and fishing community families saw relatives disappear when the water washed over the beach, smashing homes and destroying fields and fishing nets.
More than 600 people in this small community died on December 26 last year as the knock-on effect from the Sumatran earthquake displaced 10,000 square kilometres of sea bed and created the deadliest tidal wave in living memory.
It washed over every coastline on the Indian Ocean perimeter with tremendous speed - killing thousands of people in Indonesia,Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.
And as the first anniversary of the terrible tragedy approaches, the Daily Record joined Scots overseas aid agency SCIAF to visit the worst affected areas in India, where a total of 8010 people were killed on the mainland.
The parts of India worst affected were in the regions of Kerela, Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where areas like Cuddalore saw entire ways of life and generations of families washed away.
And that is never more evident than on the beach town of Devanampattinam when you look at the home of 27-year-old fisherman Kalaimaran.
He was working when the tsunami hit. Luckily, he managed to escape, but saw the impact of the wave when it hit the beach and saw his house destroyed, killing his mother Lakshmi.
He said: "I saw everyone running away when the wave hit.
"Now, this is all that is left of my house but my mother was inside it when the tsunami came. I never saw her again.
"I have been living in what is left of the house because I have nowhere else to go.
"I hope to get a new house because I cannot sleep living this close to the sea any more."
Kalaimaran is just one of the people hoping to benefit from a new housing project he helped build which is to be opened by Boxing Day this year.
Here, local people mix with labourers, and men and women work together to try to rebuild their town.
Just along the road from Kalaimaran's home, fishermen Garandhar and Neelam are launching their catamaran fishing boat, which is basically two large logs of wood stuck together, which they sail out to sea to throw their nets and hope for a catch.
Since the tsunami, they have been spending more and more time on the water because they say the fish stock has dwindled following the disaster.
But it's not the fishing problems that bothers these men.Neelam lost his sister, while Garandhar can't even offer prayers for the name of his lost relative. He said: "My wife was holding our one month old granddaughter when the tsunami hit land.
"The wave washed the baby away out to sea.We had not even given her a name yet.
"Nothing has been the same since that day. We are all terrified of the sea now."
Although there could be no community on earth which could cope with a 30 foot wall of fast moving water, the parts of India which have been affected were already among the poorest and most vulnerable areas in the region.
The heat is almost unbearable in this part of the world, and stray dogs and goats roam through the small mud dried streets and lanes of the smallest towns.
Every building or home here shows the scars of the tsunami, as do the people of the coastlines who are all still mourning their lost friends and relatives.
Families live in small wooden houses and survive by fishing and selling their catch at market, or by farming the land and growing vegetables and herbs.
Any spare money goes towards educating the children and there are very rarely any insurance policies, contingency plans or pots of rupees in case of an emergency.
So when the wave destroyed homes and people's way of life, people were left homeless with nothing but whatever they could grab at a second's notice and no means of making any kind of living.
But farmer Salthyvani, 48, is now back working on her farm after some charitable intervention, and she said she is very grateful to Scots for their help and donations.
She said: "We had nothing left after the tsunami, but we received a lot of help from around the world andwe are all very grateful to the people of Scotland for helping us when we needed it most.
"I was on my farm when the tsunami came, it was higher than the trees in the fields, and I broke my leg trying to run away with my children.
"Our fields were destroyed because the salt water killed the crops, but with help, we are now fertilising the land again and have crops of jasmine and onions to sell at market."
Local farm girl Suleka was one of the lucky children who had left the town to get an education in the nearest city Chennai, and was studying for her final exams last December when she got news of her family.
The wave had washed inland to her family farm and killed her grandfather Kathguarayon while her father Ramonatha was also caught in the wave. He was impaled on an onrushing branch and was hospitalised for weeks.
The family's tragedy, along with their salinated crops, meant the 18-year-old girl had to return home.
Although she later sat - and passed - her exams, she had to give up her place in further education to look after her family.
And Suleka is one of the people who has benefited directly from some of the millions of pounds raised by Scots to help with the relief and recovery effort.
Scottish aid agency SCIAF directed £2.2m of funds to the tsunami hit countries, and their sister network Caritas India used some of that to open up training and counselling centres in this area.
Suleka is one of the success stories of the rehabilitation programme. She was traumatised by what happened to her family, but she enrolled in local textile classes to learn tailoring and is now hoping to start her own business.
Suleka said: "The tsunami was one of the worst things you could ever imagine happening to your family.
"I lost my grandfather and thought my own father would die too.
"I found it very hard to cope with what had happened, but I now join the other women of the village for textile classes.
"Everyone here lost someone in the tsunami so we talk to each other about it, and share our stories. It has been like therapy for all of us, and it has really helped me to come to terms with what happened.
"And I am now learning to be a tailor so I can support my family and start my own business.
"My family tried to get me into an arranged marriage to help, but I want to do this myself."
#To help support the work of SCIAF, you can find out more or donate by calling 0141 354 5555 or visiting www.sciaf.org.uk
Courtesy:DailyRecord UK
Cuddalore floods-a historical perspective
Today THE HINDU published an article titled 'Cuddalore floods-a historical perspective' .Good work by A.V.Ragunathan.
Welcome move
Thiruvallur,Kanchipuram and Chennai district administrations are fast removing encroachments.Especially Thiruvallur district administrattion is doing a good job.Almost 5 buildings occuping around 7 acres of a deemed university were demolished and still the demolition continues for the second day.This is a bold step forward.Days when encroachers taking shelter of judicial system are gone.Courts started realising the seriousness of the issue and turns hard againt encroachers.
Things should not stop with this.They have occupied the land and brought agony to public.They must be made to hold the liability.I dont think any such law provision exists in India to make encroachers liable for their illegal activity.Even if there exists one none of the governments or administrations makes use of it.Like Polluter Pays Principle there must be Encroacher Pays Principle.If governments or judicial system has soft corner towards them its equivalent to encouraging them.
In India it is common sight to see encroachers reoccuping land within few days or even hours after the enviction.This reflects the ineffectiveness of the entire system.
Even interesting is the case if the public land is occupied for religious needs.Some argue that demolishing such occupied structures hits the religious sentiments of the people.Certain group of organisations always to ready to back such arguers.Even distressing were the verdicts of the courts in such cases.
In Cuddalore the situation is much the same.There are several instances where encroachers have transfered government property into their own.Particularly in Nellikuppam Road most shops and work-shops between Hospital Road and Semandalam are on such occupied land.Most of these shops were inundated a few weeks back.
There is a proposal to rise and strengthen the bunds on Gedilam river and to construct a new road over that.So the present situation can be well utilised by the district administration to remove those encroachments and kick start the proposed project.Let us see how the Collector Mr.GanadeepSingh Bedi handles this.
Flowers-Beach Road 1
Vinyl Chloride not an explosive ??
In the previous post you would see Chemplast claiming Vinyl Cholride is not an explosive or carcinogenic.This is ridiculous.It is a well established fact that vinyl chloride is carcinogenic.Below I have pasted some of the health hazards caused by vinyl chloride from AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCE AND DISEASE REGISTRY
At room temperature, vinyl chloride is a colorless, highly flammable, potentially explosive gas.
The primary target of vinyl chloride acute exposure is the CNS. Signs and symptoms include dizziness, ataxia, inebriation, fatigue, numbness and tingling of the extremities, visual disturbances, coma, and death.
Chronic exposure can cause permanent liver injury and liver cancer, neurologic or behavioral symptoms, and changes to the skin and bones of the hand.
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Inhalation is the primary route of exposure, and vinyl chloride is readily absorbed from the lungs. Its odor threshold is too high to provide an adequate warning of hazardous concentrations. The odor of vinyl chloride becomes detectable at around 3,000 ppm and the OSHA PEL is 1 ppm (8-hour TWA). Therefore, workers can be overexposed to vinyl chloride without being aware of its presence. A 5-minute exposure to airborne concentrations of 8,000 ppm can cause dizziness. As airborne levels increase to 20,000 ppm, effects can include drowsiness, loss of coordination, visual and auditory abnormalities, disorientation, nausea, headache, and burning or tingling of the extremities. Exposure to higher concentrations of vinyl chloride for longer durations can cause death, presumably due to central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory depression. The gas is heavier than air and can cause asphyxiation in poorly ventilated or enclosed spaces.
Children exposed to the same levels of vinyl chloride as adults may receive a larger dose because they have greater lung surface area:body weight ratios and increased minute volumes:weight ratios. In addition, they may be exposed to higher levels than adults in the same location because of their short stature and the higher levels of vinyl chloride found nearer to the ground.
Vinyl chloride gas inhalation can cause mild respiratory tract irritation, wheezing, and chemical bronchitis. These effects are transient and resolve quickly following removal from exposure. Death may result from respiratory depression.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have classified vinyl chloride as a known human carcinogen. Vinyl chloride has caused angiosarcoma of the liver in heavily exposed.
Reproductive and Developmental Effects
Vinyl chloride is included in Reproductive and Developmental Toxicants, a 1991 report published by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) that lists 30 chemicals of concern because of widely acknowledged reproductive and developmental consequences. However, there is no conclusive evidence of reproductive or developmental effects in humans. A few case reports describe decreased libido or fertility in men with chronic occupational exposure, and some animal studies also support this finding. Some studies in experimental animals have reported developmental toxicity associated with high-dose exposures, but vinyl chloride is not considered a developmental toxicant.
Special consideration regarding the exposure of pregnant women is warranted, since vinyl chloride has been shown to be a genotoxin; thus, medical counseling is recommended for the acutely exposed pregnant women.
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For more information log on to http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg20.html
In the following posts I will bring in more details from a report by Dr.Mark Chernaik
Chemplast clarifies ?
I have pasted the following news report from New Today
Chemplast clarifies on news report
Chemplast Sanmar Limited has clarified that the proposed new PVC Project at Cuddalore SIPCOT would not affect health or cause pollution hazards as claimed by community groups and environmentalists.
Following the news report that appeared on News Today dated 9 December, the company claimed the project clearance had been given by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests only after taking into consideration the observation made in the public hearing and the apprehensions raised by some of the environmental groups.
The company maintains that there is no violation of the EIA notification 1994, as the setting up of the de-salination plant and captive power plant in the plan as per the direction of the Technical Committees had been approved only after assessing their impact.
The company also denied Vinly Chloride Monomer is not an explosive or carcinogenic. Chemplast further said it was not correct to state that International Finance Corporation (IFC) abandoned the project on the basis of the opposition to the project at the public hearing in Cuddalore.
It added that due to delay in getting the approvals, the company requested IFC to put the project on hold.
The last public hearing conducted in Cuddalore was on 7 June, 2002. After that the company relocated its proposal to setup its new PVC plant to Krishnapatnam in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. In 1999, the Sernmankuppam Panchayat, within the jurisdiction of which SIPCOT Phase II lies, passed a resolution prohibiting the setting up of polluting or water-intensive industries in that complex.
People Condemn Govt. Nod to Chemplast's Poison Plastic Factory
Contributed by Mr.Nityanand Jayaraman
Environmental and community groups have condemned the clearance granted by the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests to Chemplast Sanmar's controversial proposal to set up a PVC factory in SIPCOT Cuddalore. Cuddalore residents and environmental groups have said they will fight the proposal in the courts and in public fora. PVC is a poison plastic whose production, usage and disposal are associated with the release of a variety of life-threatening poisons including dioxins and furans.
The project clearance is illegal for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the decision was taken based on an outdated Environmental Impact Assessment prepared using 1999 data. The EIA is fundamentally flawed, and the project has several new components whose environmental impacts have neither been assessed nor understood. A desalination plant and a captive power plant have been added to the project. Both have significant environmental impacts, but neither have been assessed for their impacts, in violation of the EIA Notification, 1994. Additionally, the factory will use explosive and carcinogenic Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) as raw material and will be located adjacent to a rocket fuel manufacturing facility. A mishap in one factory could snowball into a major disaster owing to the proximity of the two factories storing large quantities of explosive chemicals to residential areas.
The proposal was initially mooted in 2002. But the company relocated its proposal to Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, after Cuddalore residents expressed their opposition to the factory at a Government-held public hearing and forced one of the project financiers, the International Finance Corporation, to abandon the project. Krishnapatnam villagers too rejected Chemplast after a delegation visited Mettur to see first-hand the company's track record. Until late 2004, the company was unable to secure permission from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board. In April 2005, the project proposal was revived in Tamilnadu, and the Government granted it a "No Objection Certificate" without consulting with public despite the project's history of rejections by communities.
Chemplast is a major polluter with a poor track record of environmental compliance. In July 2005, the Indian People's Tribunal chaired by Justice (Retd) Akbar B. Kadri of the Madras High Court found the company's Mettur facilities guilty of discharging toxic effluents into the Kaveri, degrading several thousand acres of farmland, contaminating groundwater and affecting the health of villagers and workers.
The decisions by the State Government and the Ministry of Environment & Forests shows how all political parties are united when it comes to supporting corporations and ignoring the sentiments of local communities. Pollution-impacted villagers in Cuddalore have pleaded for a ban on the setting up of polluting factories in SIPCOT owing to the over-polluted nature of the industrial estate and its location within residential areas. Indeed, the State Human Rights Commission, the Indian People's Tribunal, leaders of various political parties including the PMK, MDMK, and the local DMK MLA Mr. Pugazhenthi have conveyed their opposition to the setting up of polluting units in SIPCOT. The factory has been approved despite resolutions against such units by the Panchayat and the Panchayat Union. However, rather than clean up the region and make it safe for residents, the Government has announced plans to relocate several more polluting units including dyeing and tanning units to SIPCOT Cuddalore.
(In Chennai) Shweta Narayan 9444024315/ Nityanand Jayaraman 9444082401
M. Nizamudeen in Cuddalore 9443231978
Website: http://www.sipcotcuddalore.com/
Flood Update -- Cuddalore
Just as life is limping back to normal in the flood-hit areas of Cuddalore and Chennai, yet another "severe depression" -- named Fanoos -- is poised in the Bay of Bengal southeast of Chennai, threatening to make landfall somewhere between Nagapattinam and Chennai, i.e. Cuddalore. In Cuddalore, AID-India and Cuddalore District Consumer Protection Organisation are liaising with the SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors to distribute relief material to those hardest hit by the floods.
In the vicinity of the SIPCOT Chemical industrial area, Sonnanchavadi and Semmankuppam villages were worst hit. Some houses in Sangolikuppam and Eachangadu were marginally affected. Our relief efforts, therefore, focused on these villages.
Sonnanchavadi registered 100 percent damage. All 90 households were severely damaged or had several feet of standing water inside. Sonnanchavadi is a fishing village, and among the poorest in the region. Many of the huts could not withstand the onslaught of nature's fury. The families were staying in temporary shelters, in temples, the local school and houses outside that were not severely damaged. Over the last few days, people repaired some of the houses to allow them to return home. However, if Fanoos hits again, the villagers are likely to be out in the water once again. The school, where SACEM workshops are usually held, is totally washed out. This village is likely to require concerted near-term assistance, because most of the families are below-poverty line, and are unlikely to recover anytime soon given that fishing has not returned to normal yet. According to SACEM member and fisherman S. Pugazhenthi, Uppanar river is heavily silted up. As a result, fish catch has dwindled. Those who venture out to fish barely make Rs. 20 for a day's fishing. "It will take a few weeks after the rains stop for the tide to flush out the silt, and only then will fishing return to normal," says Pugazhenthi. Less than a year ago, Sonnanchavadi fishermen lost gear and craft to the Tsunami.
In Semmankuppam, a far better-off farming village, many houses had at least 2 feet of water. Farmers have suffered extensive crop damage, and some have lost entire year's stock of provisions in the water. Nearly 4000 acres of standing crops belonging to Semmankuppam farmers have been destroyed. According to SACEM member S. Ramanathan, the Government has surveyed the crop loss, and there is talk of distribution of compensation of Rs. 8000/acre by the State Government. Also, it is rumoured that on 10 December, interim relief of Rs. 1000 will be distributed.
Relief Distributed
Thanks to contributions from AID-India, AID-Austin, AID-Bay Area and Denny Larson of Global Community Monitor, 1385 packs containing 10 kg rice, 1240 packs of 1-litre cooking oil, and 800 blankets were distributed on a priority basis to those hardest hit.
All 90 families in Sonnanchavadi, including 3 that did not have a ration card, received complete packs containing rice, oil and blankets. In Semmankuppam, 690 kits containing rice, oil and blankets were reached to affected residents from Thachan Colony, Mettu Semmankupam and Semmankuppam village.
In Sangolikuppam, a multi-community village, only 30 huts were affected, and only marginally. However, given that many of the residents here too are at or below poverty level, it was decided to distribute smaller packs -- containing 5 kg rice and 1 litre oil -- to all 465 households.
In Eachangadu, only rice packets were distributed to 145 households.
Besides those living in the villages, we had identified stray families ostracised by the villages and living in the peripheries. About 10 such families were also given blankets. Rice and other provisions will be delivered in a couple of days.
Eachangadu -- 145 families. Only rice.
10 blankets -- People outside villages. Monday or Tuesday.
History:Central Prison, Cuddalore
This Prison was constructed during the year 1865.During the year 1986 this Prison was classified as Prison for Habitual Prison offenders. Once again this Prison was converted as casual Prison during the year 1996. The National poet Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar was confined during freedom struggle from 20.11.1918 to 14.12.1918. The authorised accommodation of this Prison is 723.
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Image source: https://afweather.afwa.af.mil/images/satellite/IGMSIR01_L.GIF
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Plastics in marine ecosystem
I could see a lot of plastic materials and poly-ethene papers being carried into the sea by rivers during the recent flooding.These plastic papers detoriate agricultural productivity and have several other adverse effects on land ecosystem.Until recently I have never imagined what effect it would have on marine ecosystem.It dont think much research work had been carried out in this area.Any such a research work would be too expensive for any government or NGO.One simple thing we can do is reduce the usage of plastic.
CYCLONE WARNING FROM MET DEPT.
The Cyclonic storm (FANOOS) over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved slightly westwards and lies centred at 1430hrs IST of 09th December at about 300 Kilometres East of Nagapattinam. It is likely to intensify further and move in a west northwesterly direction and cross North Tamilnadu coast between Chennai and Nagapattinam by tomorrow noon the 10th December
Photo source: https://afweather.afwa.af.mil/images/satellite/IGMSIR01_L.GIF
Chemplast-Sanmar Cuddalore PVC plant cleared
Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given the clearance for a Rs. 400 crore PVC (poly vinyl chloride) plant to be set up by the Chemplast-Sanmar Group at Cuddalore.The ground-breaking ceremony will be on March 2006.
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the MoEF said that they were satified with the precautions taken by the promoters.
There were lots of protest againt the project by various environmental groups and local people.Scientists have spoted out various flaws in the proposed design.They have also pointed out various shortcomings in 'Environmental Impact Assesment (EIA) for the PVC plant'.
The feedstock for the PVC plant will be vinyl chloride monomer(VCM).VCM is carcinogenic compound. The initial production will be for 1.40 lakh tonnes.The production will be stepped up to 1.70 lakh tonnes on a later stage.
Chemplast puts that the unit will be a "zero discharge unit"(certainly not going to be the case).It adds that it will not use ground water but setup a desalination plant to process seawater. An 8 MW power plant will be part of the Cuddalore complex, to come up in the SIPCOT industrial
estate.
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Palm in Silver Beach
Sea water surges inwards in Silver Bay Area
The photo you see here was taken a few days before the flooding. Now due to the slight rise in water level after flooding in Gedila the sandscape is completely under water.
All these chairs are washed away. There were similar chair arrangements before the tsunami. But shore looked bare after it. Collector Mr.GagandeepSingh Bedi must have taken much effort to get the chairs from donors. But everything is lost for the second time.
Anyway beach without these chairs will be even more beautiful. To me beaches should be a place untouched by any sort of human interference. In recent years there has been many (so called) developments in the Silver Beach Area. Sandscape of the beaches should left without any sort of construction work. Beaches are beautiful by itself one cannot make it more beautiful.
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TN floods: Kalam assures support-NDTV
The following news item was originally from NDTV on 29th of November
President A P J Abdul Kalam assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa of the Centre's support to the state in coping with the flood situation.
He also said he will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Cuddalore district on December 1.
Welcoming his visit and the assurance of support from the President, the Chief Minister told Kalam that she would make a detailed presentation to him on the flood situation.
She also promised to make available details of the extent of damage caused to property and crops and the relief operations undertaken by her government. (PTI)
© NDTV 2005
Cuddalore battles incessant rains-NDTV
For a district that literally means 'town by the sea', Cuddalore is completely at sea battling the merciless rain god.
Take for example, the 5,000 villagers in Perampet, for whom water is now associated with death, destruction, disease and misery.
Three thousand hectares of cultivable land, where farmers grew paddy, drumsticks, flowers and bananas, have been under water since 25 October.
Three spells of heavy rainfall have meant that the water had no chance to dry up. "People are just managing to save their lives. We have lost crops, cattle and fishing nets," says a villager.
Grim situation
Three villages ahead of Perampet have been cut off for several days now and boats are the only lifeline left. And the situation is pretty much the same even closer to the district headquarters.
"We have lost all our household goods. We have just managed to come out alive," explains a villager who belongs to the Alapakkam panchayat.
Relief supplies are being brought in to the affected areas but with thousands of people rendered homeless, it is an uphill task for the district administration.
"During tsunami we had to attend to only 50 villages but in these floods, the administration's focus is on a large area of 420 villages of which 383 are affected in a big way,'' said Gagandeep Singh, Collector, Cuddalore.
Cuddalore suffers every time there is heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu's catchment areas because five major rivers pass through the district before flowing into the sea. But geography alone cannot be a crime to push Cuddalore on to the road.
Over 100,000 people affected by rains in south India, World Vision responds-ReliefWeb
New item from ReliefWeb
Over 100,000 people have been made homeless in southern Tamil Nadu after the heaviest rains in 50 years lashed the area.
The worst devastation occurred in Cuddalore district where 500 villages have been left under water and most parts are without power. News channel NDTV reported that six lakes in the area are overflowing.
Authorities have reportedly evacuated around 100,000 people and distributed food packets to survivors. If the weather improves, authorities say it will take at least 10 days for the water to recede. The army is expected to help with rescue and relief work.
World Vision Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation Director Franklin Joseph reported that, "Apart from the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam tsunami locations, four other ADPs [World Vision Area Development Programs] in Tamil Nadu are affected by the floods." These include Mannargudi, Karikudi , Usilampatty and Perambalur ADPs.
World Vision staff whose homes were also affected by flooding are struggling to provide relief in the target areas. "We are using the self-help groups and village development committees to carry out the relief," reported Christabel Albert, Associate Director, Chennai. "Accessibility is the main problem now. Even our staff are stranded and they are not able to reach the communities for a situation assessment."
Community development coordinators who live in the communities arranged the initial supply of food packets and biscuits. "External aid is needed to respond to a situation of this magnitude," said Christabel.
Reporting from the flood affected villages of Perambalur where World Vision works through the Perambalur ADP, Program Manager Vani Victor said that the team had helped close to 6,000 families with food over the last two days. "We are concentrating on the most affected villages, and are looking at providing dry food by tomorrow," she said.
While the situation is not so grim in Usilampatty ADP, located in Madurai district, eight target villages are under water. All community members (nearly 300 families) from these villages are now sheltered in community halls and schools.
Assistance has been provided in coordination with the government. Over 200 bed sheets along with medicines have been provided to evacuated families.
In the tsunami-affected areas, World Vision India Tsunami Response Team are responding to the needs of the villages affected by the floods.
"We are looking at a coordinated effort in consultation with the government in each of these locations," said Franklin Joseph.
© 2004 ReliefWeb
Sea water surges inwards in Silver Beach
As a large quantity of water enters into the sea from Gadilam river sea water surges inwards in Silver Beach area.There is no reason to worry as the water will recede back in a week time but what is really amazing is that only a few feet of coast left.Most of the chairs in the beach are washed only a few left.I will get the photos if time permits.
Kalam's visit
President Abdul Kalam visited the flood affected parts of the Cuddalore district yesterday.He later addressed the student of IITM and attended various other functions in Chennai and Vellore.
President Abdul Kalam visiting Cuddalore
President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam visiting Cuddalore tommorow to asess the flood situation here.He is visiting the flood affected parts of Cuddalore district on his way to Chennai from Trichy.
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Cuddalore flooding round up
After a long break I am updating the blog due to unusual scenario here.
Since the onset of the monsoon there has been three consecutive floods in Cuddalore district last proving fatal.Massive flooding in almost all parts of Cuddalore district has caused severe damage to life and property.This is the second large scale disaster in a years time.Many hamlets which were worst hit by tsunami are also affected by recent floodings.Gadilam and Then Pannai in Cuddalore and Coleeron in southern part of the district flooded inundating the surrounding area.
Flood water of Then Pennai raised atleast 15 feet above the normal level submerging the lowlying areas like Uppalavadi,Thazhalnguda(badly affected by tsunami) and also the north bank of the river.
Similarly was the condition of Gadilam.Furiousity was even greater here.River was flowing in its full capacity thus betraying the occupants.Several garages and shops in Nellikupam High Road were flooded completely.Most among them are encroachers of the river bank.I could barely see tops of the lorries there.
Coleeron was carrying mammoth quantity of water.Probably this time it carried highest amount of water in recorded history.
Veeranam lake nearly reached its full capacity.The water level was maintained below 46feet(recall the bunds of the tank was raised as a part of New Veeranam Project to provide drinking water for Chennai).A large amount of water was opened into Vellar.At a certain stage the water from Vellar started entering into the tank on opening the shutters to worsen the situation.
Excess outlet water from the lake and Coleeron inundated several parts of the district like Chidambaram,Sathiyathope,Kattumanarkoil and Parengipettai.
Water level in Sathiyathope was said to be soo high that water even reached the first floor of houses whose ground floor was already submerged.It was here district collector Mr.GanandeepSingh Bedi got trapped while on rescue opertation.Later Coast Guard helicopter rescued him.
Now after a week the flood water is slowly receding.Cuddalore, the headquaters is as normal.But places like Chidambaram are still surrounded by water.Human bodies and that of animal are found scattered in decayed state in this area.The situation is far worst that people start fleeding their homes.There is a greater chance for outbreak of infectious diseases.But the Cuddalore district administration is taking no chances.But magnitude of the disaster proves a real challenge.Military personnel called in.Military doctors treats people in worst affected areas.The situation is gradually improving and it would take atleast a few weeks for things get back to normal.
FLOOD SITUATION IN GADILUM AND PENNAR RIVERS
The water flowing in these two rivers is alarming.The following is the situation witnessed today morning 24/11/2005 at 10.00 a.m.
In the pennar bridge (Pondy – Cuddalore Road)
The water level is such that it is touching nearly 6 feet upto the ceiling level of the old bridge which is parallel to the new bridge.
In Gadilum - Kammiampet new bridge (Kammiampet - Semmandalam Road)
The level as is such that its is only 2 feet nearer to the ceiling of the new bridge.
Water release from Sattanur dam which is expected to be increased is expected to aggravate the flood situation in river pennar.
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World Vision Asia Tsunami Response - Oct/Nov Update
Here I paste you a part of the Oct/Nov Update from World Vision
India Program Update Working in the following areas: Tamil Nadu – Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari, Chennai/Kalpuakkam; Pondicherry; Kerala – Kollam/Alleppy; Andhra Pradesh - Machilipatnam, Narsapur and Singarayakonda; Andaman and Nicobar islands Gender and Health · More than 2000 hygiene kits distributed in the Andamans and Cuddalore. · Dental and medical camps conducted in Chennai and post-natal care provided to mothers in the Andamans, Nagapattinam and Cuddalore. · Elderly women targeted with supplementary feeding in Cuddalore. · Water management training conducted in Chennai and Nagapattinam. · Health awareness programmes provided to more than 100 individuals in Cuddalore, Kerala and Pondicherry. Infrastructure · Infrastructure recovery is gaining pace with 100 permanent houses handed over in Kerala. Construction work has also started in Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Andhra Pradesh, Nagapattinam, and Pondicherry. · A foundation stone laid for construction of a new school in Cuddalore. · Playground equipment installed in the Andamans. · Drainage repair undertaken in 150 transitional shelters in Nagapattinam. · A Child Friendly Space is under construction in Cuddalore. · Maintenance work conducted for 625 transitional shelters in Nagapattinam. Economic Recovery · More than 50 boats donated in Pondicherry and the Andamans; over 200 people receive fishing nets and tackles. · Cash for Work programs benefit 1,057 families in Chennai and the Andamans. · 870 sewing machines distributed in the Andamans and 163 women attend tailoring classes. · Livestock (cows, goats and buffaloes) provided to 118 families in Cuddalore and Narsapur. · Traders provided with shop supplies in Nagapattinam. · Training in book keeping, driving, engine mechanics and computer applications conducted. Community Rehabilitation · 124 families provided resettlement kits (including cooking utensils, buckets, plastic containers, torch lights, water filter, pillows, mugs) in the Andamans. · School supplies (school bags, shoes, pencils, etc) distributed in the Andamans and Pondicherry. · Sandals and monsoon kits distributed in Cuddalore. · Nearly 4000 people benefit from sports and recreational activities such as zoo visits, puppet shows and music events in Chennai, Cuddalore, Kanyakumari and Kerala · Supported tuition fees for 600 school children in Kanyakumari. · Chennai children participated in a creative workshop and a child protection committee formed.full story>>
Sight and hope restored in Cuddalore - ReliefWeb
Sight and hope restored in Cuddalore
Baltimore, November 3, 2005 -- "Believe it or not, many opportunities and much good have come from the tsunami," said Dr. Thiru Krishnan, an optometrist and eye surgeon who works at a monthly clinic for hypertension and diabetes screening, nutrition education, and blindness prevention in Pondicherry. The clinic is run by ADEPT (the Academy for Disaster Management, Education and Training), a program of Lutheran World Relief's long-time partner, UELCI (United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India). ADEPT increased their capacity and expanded the clinic after the tsunami to respond to the many medical and psycho-social needs of area villagers.
Inside the clinic is a festival-like atmosphere as hundreds of men, women and children moved from station to station. In one area, villagers could receive a comprehensive eye exam and recommendations for glasses, treatment or surgery. In another, three young women -- new volunteers -- educated their peers about nutrition and the value of high-protein, low-cost foods. Across the courtyard, older men and women had their blood pressure tested and received information about hypertension and how to avoid or control it. Finally, in another corner of the courtyard, young nurses screened patients for diabetes and educated those who had been previously diagnosed about how to eat right or how to administer their own insulin.
As visitors from LWR walked through the clinic, one doctor and one patient stood out from the rest of the crowd. Dr. Krishnan's enthusiasm for his work was unmistakable. As he walked the group through the clinic, he introduced them to many patients and offered stories of sight corrected, sight given and eye-related diseases overcome.
"I could work many places in this country or in the world but none would be as exciting as working here," he told LWR President, Kathryn Wolford. When Wolford asked him why he enjoyed his work at the clinic so much, he responded, "Nowhere could the need be as great as here. Many of the patients at this clinic lost everything to the tsunami -- their family members, their homes, their ability to work, their communities and their sense of safety." He continued, "In the face of such great losses, it is our duty to give something back to these people. I am honored to be able to give even a few of them the gift of sight, clear vision or a future without blindness. I am a very lucky man."
Dr. Krishnan excitedly introduced one of his post-tsunami patients, Sevaramun. Before the tsunami, Sevaramun, a 60-year old man with white hair, had suffered for four years with failing sight due to advanced cataracts on both eyes. Sevaramun had lost his wife and children in the tsunami and therefore had lost the people who could serve as his eyes on the world.
A little over two months ago, he attended an ADEPT clinic and talked to the doctor about his cataracts. At first, Sevaramun was too scared to have the surgery the doctor recommended but, over time, the doctor gained his trust and the surgery was scheduled.
Now, only 3 weeks after surgery, the doctor and Sevaramun excitedly demonstrated that sight had been restored to the previously cataract-clouded eye. Sevaramun covered his bad eye with one hand and the doctor had him call out how many fingers he was holding up and had him read a sign on the wall far across the room. Both doctor and patient displayed a contagious enthusiasm at the sight regained through this relatively simple surgery that would have usually been impossible for most villagers to obtain.
Life is bittersweet for Sevaramun, who has regained some of his sight but still suffers from the aching loss of his family, his house, and his ability to earn a living. In spite of his loses, Sevaramun spoke positively about his future. Now that he has seen, literally, how cataract surgery restored his sight, he will allow Dr. Krishnan to operate to remove the cataract from his other eye next month.
Before the LWR delegation left, Sevaramun told them that he had gained something from the Doctor and the ADEPT clinic that he thought he had lost forever: hope.
Narrow point in Hospital Road
A narrow point in the Hospital Road leading into Chitoor-Cuddalore High Road.
As you see merely a bus can pass though.This is one of the busiest road and this narrow point posses a threat especially to two whellers.The space available on the left side can be well utilized to expand the road at this point.
On opposite side you could see a temple occupying much of the space meant for road.This temple can be relocated elsewhere to provide more room for the traffic.
The Asian Tsunami: A Protective Role for Coastal Vegetation -with graphic details
The graphics here shows how far the tsunami waves penetrated in areas where there were no coastal vegetation.
Take a look at the image. Dark green shows dense costal forest/tree cover. Light green shows open tree vegetation. Blue with dots show inundated regions, and red shows damaged regions.
There is NO overlap between the greens, and the red and blue. Basically, the costal forest areas suffered almost no damage.
The data speaks for itself. (Science, Vol 310, Issue 5748, 643)
The Asian Tsunami: A Protective Role for Coastal Vegetation - Science
Below I have pasted the full text of an interesting article I came across in US Newswire.
'The Asian Tsunami: A Protective Role for Coastal Vegetation'
Finn Danielsen, Mikael K. Sørensen, Mette F. Olwig, Vaithilingam Selvam, Faizal Parish, Neil D. Burgess, Tetsuya Hiraishi, Vagarappa M. Karunagaran, Michael S. Rasmussen, Lars B. Hansen, Alfredo Quarto, Nyoman Suryadiputra
originally published in Science .The summary of the findings is found in Newswire's article.
New Science Study: Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami
To: National Desk, Environment Reporter
Contact: Tom Lalley of the World Wildlife Fund, 202-997-0899 or tom.lalley@wwfus.org
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new study released today in the journal "Science" shows that areas buffered by coastal forests, like mangroves, were strikingly less damaged by the 2004 tsunami than areas without tree vegetation. This is believed to be the first peer-reviewed empirical and field-based study to document a clear link between coastal vegetation and protection from the tsunami. The study was undertaken by a large research team, comprising ecologists, a botanist, geographers, a forester, and a tsunami wave engineer, from seven nations.
"The tsunami left a horrific human tragedy in its wake but also some lessons. Among them is the tremendous importance of mangroves, which are one of the world's most threatened tropical ecosystems," said Faizal Parish, director of the Global Environment Centre in Malaysia and co-author. "While no one could have prevented the tsunami, we can use this experience to prevent some of the destruction future events will cause."
The study's authors used before and after satellite photographs of the Cuddalore District in southeastern India and surveys on the ground to reach their conclusions. The study confirms earlier laboratory experiments which have shown that 30 trees per 100 square meters may reduce the maximum flow of a tsunami by more than 90 percent.
The Cuddalore District provided a unique experimental setting to test the benefits of coastal forests against the tsunami. The shoreline there is relatively straight and the beach profile is relatively uniform. It also contains stretches of vegetated and non-vegetated areas and there are well-documented cloud-free pre- and post-tsunami satellite images.
"Coastal vegetation could probably not have protected against catastrophic destruction in areas of maximum tsunami intensity. In less hard hit areas, however, this study shows very clearly that areas with trees suffered less destruction than areas without trees," said Finn Danielsen, director at the Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology in Denmark and lead author.
While the study adds another important example to the list of key life support services provided by natural wetlands, the study's authors caution against blanket tree-planting programs. While in some cases these programs are useful to restore deforested areas, they can be counterproductive if beach ecology is disrupted. Some countries affected by the tsunami have initiated tree planting programs without fully considering their ecological impact.
Five of the villages examined in the study include two on the coast and three behind mangroves. The villages on the coast were completely destroyed, whereas those behind the mangrove suffered no destruction even though other areas unshielded by vegetation at the same distance from the coast were damaged. The study concluded that the forested areas protected the villages from tsunami damage by reducing the energy of waves.
"The sorrow I feel over the tsunami is magnified by the knowledge that a great deal of destruction could have been avoided," said Selvam Vaithilingam, programme director with the M.S. Swaminathan Foundation in Chennai, India and co-author. "In the five countries most affected by the tsunami, human activities reduced the area of mangroves by 26 percent between 1980 and 2000."
Although the study only looked at the 2004 tsunami, the study's authors say that the lessons from the tsunami are transferable to other extreme coastal events, such as storms. While tsunamis are relatively rare events, coastal storms occur many times every year and create significant destruction.
"Just as the degradation of wetlands in Louisiana almost certainly increased Hurricane Katrina's destructive powers, the degradation of mangroves in India magnified the tsunami's destruction," said Neil Burgess, a conservation specialist with World Wildlife Fund and a co-author. "Mangroves provide a valuable ecological service to the communities they protect."
Along with providing a buffer for tsunamis and storms, conserving or replanting mangroves also enhances fisheries and forestry production, benefits that man-made coastal protection structures do not provide. Mangroves and other coastal vegetation can be replanted relatively inexpensively. Mangroves are however suitable for planting only in certain locations where tidal currents and wave actions are not too strong, such as in former mangrove areas, behind coastal mudflats, in river estuaries and lagoons. . Elsewhere, the conservation of dune ecosystems or green belts of beach forest trees could fulfil the same protective role.
In response to the tsunami a number of organizations coordinated by the Malaysian based non-governmental organization Global Environment Centre have developed a Coastal Greenbelt Initiative to share experiences and resources between groups involved in rehabilitation of coastlines.
"Since the tsunami we have been working to help local communities to rebuild their lives and reestablish coastal vegetation in the areas affected by the tsunami in Aceh," said Nyoman Suryadiputra from Wetlands International-Indonesia and co-author of the study. "Local community members strongly support this action as they realize that areas with intact vegetation were less damaged."
The new "Science" study was funded by Solstice Foundation, Denmark.
Courtesy: US Newswire
History:Cuddalore under British Regime
Europeans started establishing their business settlements in Indian coast ever since 17th century.In the eastern coast French establised their business settlements in Pondichéry and British established their settelements and business establishments in Cuddalore.
Later British started ruling the region and they built several forts.Fort St.David was the first fort built by British.Robert Clive,who laid a strong foundation for British rule in Indian subcontinent used St.David Fort as the centre for his military operations.
Fort St.David: Fort St.David was built in 1653 A.D. by Elihu Yale.The fort was strengthened on 1693,1698,1702,1725,1740 and on 1745.
Until 1758 Cuddalore was the capital to South Indian terrioties which was under British control then.British ruled a greater part of South India(entire Tamil Nadu,parts of present Andra Pradesh,Kerala and Karnataka) from this fort(St.David).
The fort was attacked by French in 1758.It was after this attack St.David Fort lost its political importance.The operational power was shifted to Fort St.George,Madras. Even today the post office in Devanampattinam (popularly know as Silver Beach) uses the rubberstamp with Ft. St.David embossed in it.
Garden House: The present official residence of Cuddalore District Collector was then know as Garden House.It was then the residence of Robert Clive.The roof of the Garden House was built without steel and wood.It was built using only bricks and slaked lime.It bears testimony of the later medival architecture.St.David fort was also built using the same ingredients and techniques.
The large vacant space next to Garden House which now know Chevalier Shivaji Arangam or Manajai Nagar Ground was an esplanade then.British used to have esplanades near their fortresses.
Brookes Pet: Brookes Pet is half a kilometer from present Vandipalayam.It was named after Henry Brookes who ruled between 1767 and 1769.
Cumming Pet: The area to north of Thriupathiripuliyur is know as Cumming Pet.It was named after William Cumming who ruled the region from 1778.Cumming Pet was once a place meant for washermen.On 1798 Tipu Sultan-The King of Mysore invaded Cumming Pet and the settelements there cleared on the invasion.
Cuddalore Old Town(O.T.) Present day Cuddalore O.T. was know as Islamabad during the Mughal period.Even today the majority of the people in Cuddalore O.T. follow islam. Cuddalore O.T. has one of the oldest and biggest mosque in South India.The mosque and most of the houses there(still) were built in Persian style.Until 1866 District Collectorate,Cuddalore Municipal Office and other administartive offices were in present Cuddalore O.T..In 1866 all these offices were shifted to Manjai Nagar.It was only after the shift in 1866 the term Cuddalore OT and Cuddalore NT (NewTown) came into existance.Still there are several streets and localities named after popular British rulers.Clive street,Wellington street are some to name.
Gadilam Castle: Nawab Umdat-ul-Umara built Gadilam Castle in 18th century.Gadilam Castle was located to the North of Gadilam river.It was bulit excatly in the place where the present Brindhavan Hotel is located.
Capper Hills: Capper Hills was named after Francis Capper who was the Captian till 1796.He resided in a palace in there.British buit a prison in the Capper Hills.Freedom fighters like Barathiar and other prisoners of war were imprisoned there.
Bristish educational instition: In 1717 St.David school was started in Cuddalore O.T. to educate the children of East India Company.On 1886 a college was started in its premises.The college was named after St.Joseph.It is one of the earliest schools in India which follows Western education system.
Roads named after British like Napier Road,Lawrence Road,Imperial Road and streets like Clive street,Wellington street, business establishments like Panpari market and Parry's House remains a reminder of the British rule here.
Uneasy calm in Cuddalore
As the cyclone is expected to cross the coast tonight,uneasy calm prevails in Cuddalore.Most of the streets looks deserted.Despite being festive season even active shopping areas looks deserted.
There is some considerable activity in Panpari market area.People are hasting home after buying essential commodities.
Strong winds which were blowing up for the past few hours are also down.Things seems as if something big upto come.
Pity is the state of the tsunami victims who still remain in make-shift camps.
Bye for now,gonna charge my batteries.I will keep updating the blog if have got the power and connection right.
Scanty rainfall in Cuddalore-potential threat
Though entire Tamil Nadu and other parts of South-India are receiving heavy rainfalls Cuddalore has received a very little rainfall till date.Rainfall here is 64% lesser than normal.If Cuddalore remains to be hotter than its surrounding areas there is a greater risk of pulling-in cyclonic clouds.
Cyclone warning for Cuddalore
Met. department has issued warnings of cyclone.Fishermen in Cuddalore are advised not to venture into the sea.People of low lying coastal areas like Devanampattinam,Thazhlanguda,Suba Uppalavadi (all three are badly affected by tsunami) are being shifted to other areas as a precautionary measure.
A huge quatity of water is flowing in Gadilam and Then Pannai rivers.Backflow of water from the sea into the rivers supposedly posing more threat that the flood itself. District admistration and the police department has issued warings to people in other lowlying areas (along the river) of possible flood and they are advised to shift to safer areas.
Crash-averter gets crashed
The crashaverter at the south end of Cuddalore-Chennai bypass road.
Cuddalore preparing for monsoon
Cuddalore is preparing for the monsoon ahead.One the major problems faced by the Municipal Corporations across India is water stagnation in the roads interupting the flow of traffic.
As a per-emptive measure,to faciliate the free flow of rain water Cuddalore Municipal Corporation is removing sludges from the drainages across Cuddalore.But the work is not without flaws.Removed sludges are not cleared immediately and it remain along the drainage for several days making it uneasy for the passerby.
It would be of good if the drainage construction work in Hospital Road is completed before the onset of the monsoon.
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P.T.Usha in Cuddalore
Couple of days back P.T.Usha was in Cuddalore for selecting girl athletes for Project Suvarna a sport-centred initiative of the Fair & Lovely Foundation.Selected athletes get an opportunity to be trained by Usha at Usha School Athletics,Calicut.
The selection trials was proposed to be held at Madurai, Coimbatore and Cuddalore and Chennai.
The selection was already held in Chennai.It is really encouraging to know there were 750 participants from Cuddalore as againt 500 in Chennai which is atleast 20 times larger in terms of area and 25 times larger in terms of population.She said many athletes could not shine for want of proper coaching and sponsorship.She was amazed by the huge participation here.
The selected girls from each city would be given kits worth Rs. 5,000 and would be made to train under their coach for certain period of time and their progress would be monitored.
Expanding urban areas and environmental impact
In recent months there has been unprecedented heavy rains in urban areas.Few months back Mumbai received heavy rain which is a record high (nearly 100cm in 24hrs).This is an extreme case.Met. records say this is the highest in past 90 years.Few days back there has been heavy downpours in Chennai(>25cm in 24hrs).Again this is the highest in the decade.
Why rains target urban areas? Researchers in Spain has got the answer.They say it is the concrete structures that bring such heavy rainfall to urban.They are now planning to built concrete structures on the outskirts of the towns in the dry ares of Spain.
In Indian cities ever increasing concrete structures bring extremely heavy rainfall.Indian cities are poorly planned to manage anything of this sort.If alternatives are not taken we will be seeing the pictures like this year after year.
PVC factory soo poisonous!!
There had been strong opposition and protests againt seeting up a PVC plant in Cuddalore SIPCOT area. I never realized how hazardous PVC would be until I read the news item `Poison factory' takes the life of one more worker'.
Cuddalore Municipal Park
Railway Ministry's medal for bravery
Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable B Deshi, attached to the Chennai Division of the RPF, has been selected for Railway Minister's medal for bravery for the year 2005.
Mr.Deshi is a native of Cuddalore.Mr Deshi was selected for saving the life of four persons at Devanampatnam seashore in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, during the Tsunami on December 26 last.
It is said that Cuddalore District Collector Mr. Gagan Deep Singh Bedi wrote a letter to RPF Inspector General, Chennai, lauding the bravery of Mr Deshi for his courage and the IG recomended Mr Deshi's name for Railway Minister's Bravery medal, the sources said adding that the medal also carried a cash reward of Rs 20,000.
Women's needs in Tsunami affected communities-ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb has come up with an article about the women in Cuddalore district.The article Women's need in Tsunami affected communities posted on 9th October 2005 brings the sufferings of women in tsunami affected regions into picture.Please make use of the link.I'm unable get you even parts of the article because of copy right restrictions.
Park outside Cuddalore General Hospital
Short lived the fortune of the park outside Cuddalore General Hospital.Setting up this park was one of the earliest measures taken by the District Administrator Mr.Gagandeep Singh Bedi to beautify Cuddalore.In less than a years time the park has gone unattended.Now even the potective structures are broken.
The park was setup and maintained (?) by Tagros Chemicals.The park once used to be watered regularly.As you see,the arrow pointing the hose-pipe (which was used to water the plants there) remains unattended for months together.
Now the lawn there became a resting ground for the auto-rickshaw drivers of the nearby auto stand.They convene there for a gossip.
In few months time remaining plants and the lawn will dry up and the demolished structures will remain to tell the story of a glorious past.
Plight of archeological sites and antiquities?
The death tool has crossed 30000 mark after a devastating earthquake in Pakistan.Bulidings and roads are broken apart.Both local and foregin news agencies are concentrating on the coverage of rescue operations.Non till now (to my knowledge) reported about the archeological sites and buildings.
Indus Valley is a cradle for one of the world's oldest civilizations.Also there are sculptures of Budhhist period in NWFP and in Afganistan (one such was demolished my Talibans).The plight of them after the earthquake are unknow.
Also the plight of museums and antiquities remains a mystrey. Importance must be given to protect these the acheological treasures.If proper care is not taken certain section of people (who well know the value of antiquities in world market) would loot everything they could (as happend in Baghdad).
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India is one of the first countries in the world to Constitutionally guarantee the equal rights of all its citizens. It is also the first one to incorporate the Fundamental Rights of all its citizens and include a cultural diversity framework in its Constitution. The translation of such a powerful legal instrument into practice on the ground has been challenging. Considerable progress has been made. Now the Pandemic lockdown provides a critical reflexive space for understanding the progress made and the role of creativity as an agency of empowerment and participation for historically disadvantaged communities. The global triangulation of Crises – COVID 2019, Climate and Environmental Deterioration, and surging protests for racial justice across the world – challenge us to rethink current approaches to cultural justice and travel through the portal to vision and walk better possibilities. International Centre for Inclusive Cultural Leadership at AnantU is part of a Global Research Network in debating our post Pandemic preferred futures across race, ethnicity, class, gender, caste, age, sexual orientation and so on. (https://ondiversity.com/) In addressing the portal through which we must emerge to a better and more equitable world, we discuss in this Webinar the role of arts and the First Voice of rights holder communities.
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Processor Speed The processor speed is the default clock speed of the chipset powering the device 2.0 GHz 2.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Processor Boost the highest frequency the processor can reach when maxed out. Maxed out the sense of the number of processes or programs running before it hits its maximum clock speed. < 2.0 GHz upto 2.5 GHz up to 2.1 GHz
Processor Cores This refers to the stack of physical cores (multiple independent processing units) on a chipset. It's usually the more the better, but that isn't always true considering that the individual clock speed of processing cores can be a huge factor in determining the overall capability of a processor unit. Quad Core Dual Core Dual Core
Processor Cache A CPU cache is a hardware cache used by the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer to reduce the average cost (time or energy) to access data from the main memory. A cache is a smaller, faster memory, closer to a processor core, which stores copies of the data from frequently used main memory locations. 4 MB 1 MB, L2 Cache 1 MB
Processor Model The processor model refers to the unique identifying combination of numbers, letters or both that of a chipset as defined by the manufacturer from the factory. MediaTek M8173C Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N3050
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RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 4 GB 2 GB 4 GB
RAM configuration Refers to the maximum RAM capacity of this device up to 4 GB up to 4 GB up to 4 GB
RAM Type DRAM stores a bit of data using a transistor and capacitor pair, which together comprise a DRAM cell. DDR3L LPDDR3 SDRAM DDR3L
RAM speed RAM speed or memory bandwidth is the rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by a processor. Memory bandwidth is usually expressed in units of bytes/second, though this can vary for systems with natural data sizes that are not a multiple of the commonly used 8-bit bytes. N/A 1333 MHz N/A
RAM Slots Refers to the number of RAM slots available for expansion N/A N/A N/A
Storage Type Storage technology Categorized as secondary storage mediums, these are non-volatile and do not lose data when your Chrome device is powered down. They come in the form of HDD, eMMC, SSD and other form factors and standards in modern computing. eMMC eMMC eMMC
Base storage Base storage refers to the minimum storage configuration offered with the hardware. 32 GB 16 GB 32 GB
Max storage configuration This refers to the maximum storage capacity that comes with this hardware 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
Expandable This refers to removable storage media. In computing, external storage comprises of devices that store information outside a computer. Such devices may be permanently attached to the computer, may be removable or may use removable media.
Technology This refers to the implemented storage technology. SATA SATA SATA
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Display size This refers to the diagonal size of the display in inches 11.6 inches 11.6 inches 11.6 inches
Resolution The display resolution or display modes of digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. 1366x768 HD 1366x768 HD 1366x768 HD
Touchscreen Refers to whether the display is equipped with the technology needed for touch sensitivity and response.
IPS IPS (in-plane switching) is a screen technology for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). In-plane switching involves arranging and switching the orientation of the molecules of the liquid crystal (LC) layer between the glass substrates. This is done, essentially, parallel to these glass plates.
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. PowerVR GX6250 Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series HD Graphics (Braswell)
GPU Memory In computer architecture, there's either dedicated or shared memory and sometimes both. Chrome OS devices primarily utilized shared graphics memory. Shared graphics memory refers to a design where the graphics chip does not have its own dedicated memory and instead shares the main system RAM with the CPU and other components. Shared Shared Shared
Base Clock The refers to the base clock speed of the GPU 900 MHz 313 MHz 320 MHz
HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
Ethernet Port Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).
Headphone Jack A phone connector, also known as phone jack, audio jack, headphone jack or jack plug, is a family of electrical connectors typically used for analog audio signals. The phone connector was invented for use in telephone switchboards in the 19th century and is still widely used.
USB Type USB cables come in different versions like USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. These standards are primarily of the characteristics of the cable i.e the functions it offers and the speed at which it runs while the type of USB cable in the likes of (USB Type A, USB Type B, and USB Type C) essentially refer to the physicality and design of the plugs and ports. USB C, USB A USB A USB A
USB Ports USB (an abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables and connectors and protocols for connection/ports, communication, and power supply between computers, peripheral devices, and other computers. 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 3.1 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0 2x USB 3.0
Battery Type Battery Type There are basically four main types of batteries used in mobile devices and they include: Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Duration (YMMV)* Battery durations are laboratory tested unless stated otherwise so essentially, your mileage may vary* and you should take this duration with a pinch of salt. More often than not, however, the listed duration is closer to the reality of the actual battery length in a real-world setting. 10 hours 8 hours 14 hours
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. 44 Whr
Benchmarks (Not an accurate representation of real-world performance)*
Geekbench multiscore Geekbench is a cross-platform processor benchmark, with a scoring system that separates single-core and multi-core performance,[1][2] and workloads that simulate real-world scenarios. 1667 1680
Geekbench Single score Geekbench is a cross-platform processor benchmark, with a scoring system that separates single-core and multi-core performance,[1][2] and workloads that simulate real-world scenarios. 954 960
Octane Octane which is Google's JavaScript test suite was released to replaces the V8 benchmark. According to Google, "Octane v.1 consists of 13 tests, 5 new ones and 8 from the original V8 Benchmark Suite."[7] Octane v.2 supplanted v.1, consisting of "17 tests, four more than Octane v1. Development on OCtane has been stopped and is slowly being phased out. That, however, hasn't hindered its popularity. 10000 8300 8300
Passmark Passmark is a computing benchmark like Geekbench and Octane. In computing, a benchmark is an act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. The term benchmark is also commonly utilized for the purposes of elaborately designed benchmarking programs themselves. 1148 890
Android This checkbox indicates whether or not this device supports the Google Play Store.
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Kilogram 1.35 1.29 1.2
Auto Update Expiration
End Of Life Each Chrome OS device has an EOL (end of life) date listed; which essentially means that the device will continue to receive OS updates until the stated Auto Update Expiration date. Jun 2021
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Stylus This can be AES or EMR and are typically equipped with midrange to high-end Chromebooks and quite recently, Edu Chromebooks that are usually on the lower end.
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Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Lady Hall hands her completed Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) membership form to CCRP coordinator Dorett Linton while husband Sir Kenneth Hall looks on approvingly. Occasion was the launch of the CCRP at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Tuesday. - Contributed
From left: Joy Stephenson, president of Mojo Marketing and Media; Michael Brassem and Ed Moses, chief executive officer, former Olympic gold medallist and pro golfer, pose for a photograph at the players' welcome reception. - Photo by Noel Thompson
Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown and her manager Claude Bryan, feasting at the welcome reception for players and participants of the Ladies Professional Golf Tournament. - Photo by Noel Thompson
Wysinco Distributors managing director, William Mahfood (left), is engaged in a conversation with Andrew Price, marketing manager at J. Wray and Nephew. They were among guests at the welcome reception for players and participants of the Ladies Professional Golf Tournament, held at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on Monday. - Photo by Noel Thompson
You're helping a great cause! Jean Lowrie-Chin, founder and chief executive officer, Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) outlines the organisation's plans to Pan Caribbean's Managing Director Philip Armstrong, whose company along with Sagicor are the sponsors of the upcoming CCRP Wellness Seminar. The CCRP was launched by Sir Kenneth Hall at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Tuesday. - Contributed
Joseph M. Matalon (left), president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), raps with Bernadette Barrow, National Commercial Bank's assistant general manager for small and medium enterprises and Gerard Johnson, country representative, Inter-American Development Bank at the PSOJ Chairman's breakfast held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.The Chairman's Club Forum for 2010 is an initiative where private-sector leaders and other key stakeholders can hear from local and international experts who have vast knowledge and experience in issues that are relevant and critical to the business industry. The breakfast sessions are held on the last Tuesday of each month. - Contributed
Joydene Jarrett (left), general manager; and Derrick Tulloch (right), president JPS and Partners Cooperative Credit Union Limited in discussion at the 55th annual general meeting, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium, St Lucia Avenue on Saturday, April 10. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Jomo Dixon, Mr Teen Heritage 2009, doles out some dub poetry at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen sashing held at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica hotel, last Saturday night. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons is launched! Plus, it's pro golf out west, as a welcome reception was hosted for players and participants of the Ladies Professional Golf Tournament, held at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on Tuesday. The tournament ends today and has been organised by The Mojo Media and Marketing Company.
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The Rise of Islamic Jihad in Northern Nigeria and Its Implications on the Jos-Plateau Religious Conflicts
Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014, Pages: 67-73
Received: Apr. 23, 2014; Accepted: May 15, 2014; Published: May 30, 2014
Jock Matthew Agai, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
For over two decades, the regions of northern Nigeria have been experiencing various religious conflicts and government approach in curbing the menaces have often been of no positive effect. From the year 2001, the conflicts have taken a new dimension because Hausa/Fulani jihadists sporadically attack rural communities within the Jos Plateau province repeatedly killing hundreds and thousands of people without showing any remorse. The conflicts have often been described by the media and politicians as strictly an ethnic or land-ownership conflicts. Using historical analogies, this researcher argues that the course for Islamic Jihad in northern Nigeria which started since 1804 is the main reason behind Muslim and Christian conflicts in Jos.
Holy War, Indigene, Jihad, Jos, Middle-Belt, Northerner, Northern Nigeria
Jock Matthew Agai, The Rise of Islamic Jihad in Northern Nigeria and Its Implications on the Jos-Plateau Religious Conflicts, Social Sciences. Vol. 3, No. 3, 2014, pp. 67-73. doi: 10.11648/j.ss.20140303.11
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We are proud to have led the way in Morz since 1999. Simply put, we provide creative logistics solutions with our asset-based dedicated and expedited fleet, warehousing and distribution services and nationwide multi-modal freight brokerage. Based on our dependable work ethic, company culture and values and the highest level of service in the industry—our vision is to achieve excellence in everything that we do.
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Morz moved its corporate office and primary warehouse into a 172,000 sq. ft. space in Sparks, Nevada. The company also added pool distribution service, dedicated one-way service and grew to more than 50 trucks.
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Posted by Toby Ivey ≡ 11:33:25 AM - February 21, 2010
It's the final day of the group round robin competition at the Olympics today, with the top six seeds all squaring off. In the 3:00pm game - on NBC, the Russians and Czechs will face each other for 1st place in Group B. The Czechs have the advantage here, requiring just a point from the game to remain in first, while Russia need at least two points just to jump past the surprising Slovakians into second place.
In what will likely be the most watched game, Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan will look to help the US team against the highly favored Canadians - 7:00pm MSNBC. The US lead Group A courtesy of the Swiss taking Canada to a shootout earlier in the week, but they'll need a win to maintain their lead at the top of the group.
In the midnight game on NBC, Henrik Lundqvist and the Swedes will battle with Olli Jokinen and the Finns for first in Group C.
All twelve teams go through to the next round, and will be seeded according to the following criteria:
1st tiebreaker - Position in group
2nd tiebreaker - Points
3rd tiebreaker - Goal Differential
4th tiebreaker - Goals scored
5th tiebreaker - IIHF ranking
With today's games to play the teams are seeded as following:
1st - Finland (1 game remaining)
2nd - USA (1 game remaining)
3rd - Czech Republic (1 game remaining)
4th - Sweden (1 game remaining)
5th - Canada (1 game remaining)
6th - Slovakia
7th - Russia (1 game remaining)
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9th - Belarus
10th - Norway
11th - Germany
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After five straight ugly losses, the Wolf Pack finally got back in the win column last night with a 4-2 victory over the division leading Worcester Sharks. Dale Weise scored two goals and Matt Zaba stopped 29 of 31 shots.
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OWN acquires ‘Underground’ series; plans to air revitalized version starting January 5
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OWN NetworkOWN has announced it has picked up the critically acclaimed historical drama series Underground.
The series, which aired for two seasons on WGN America, is set to rebroadcast on OWN starting January 5 at 9 p.m. ET. This time around, each episode will have a “revitalized presentation,” which includes “newly filmed episodic introductions by cast members, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage and more.”
Set in the 1850s, the series tells the harrowing story of the Underground Railroad and stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Rosalee, Aldis Hodge as Noah, Jessica de Gouw as Elizabeth Hawkes and Alano Miller as Cato. In its second season, Aisha Hinds joined the cast as Harriet Tubman, the famous conductor and abolitionist who led many slaves to freedom.
Ironically, in 2017, Oprah Winfrey said she wouldn’t be able to save the series after it had been cancelled.
“I can’t afford Underground,” Winfrey told journalists during an L.A. press event. “It cost twice as much to make as Queen Sugar.”
“As a matter of fact, my dear friend John Legend” — the show’s executive producer — “called me personally and asked me about it, but we’d already been talking about how we could make it work… It’s like $5 million an episode, so we can’t afford it,” she continued. “It’s not cheap, I think because it’s a period piece.”
Underground‘s creator and executive producer Misha Green also told ABC Radio that year that even if the show did get cancelled at WGN, “this is definitely not the end.”
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Young, eccentric and loud, Ditz is a five-part band from Brighton, here to make some noise. With each member bringing his own varied taste in music, the band found common ground in a love for the 90s post-hardcore/noise-rock sound that eventually gave way to Ditz. Following a premier EP “EP1” (2016), the group are now teasing a debut album with recent singles “Seeking Arrangement” (2018) and “Gayboy” (2019), but as yet have not set a date for its release.
As part of an evening dedicated to the best of whacky British post-punk and alt-rock, Ditz played alongside Drahla and LICE at Stereolux here in Nantes. Before hitting the stage, drummer Jack and lead signer Cal sat with Liv Cowle to discuss their recent single, the growing support from their home town, and the wildest gig they ever played.
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HomeENTERTAINMENTItaly’s Michelin-starred restaurants blazing trails with delivery during pandemic
Italy’s Michelin-starred restaurants blazing trails with delivery during pandemic
When Italy first announced its national coronavirus lockdown March 9, famed Italian chef Anthony Genovese figured he’d close his two-star Michelin restaurant, Il Pagliaccio, and wait for the quarantine to be lifted.
“I started seeing other serious restaurants in Italy changing their business model and offering delivery services, and I said, ‘No, no, no, I’ll never do that,'” Genovese recalled during an interview. “The biggest reason was that I didn’t know anything about the delivery business. It was completely different from what I understood.”
But as the lockdown dragged on, Genovese began to have second thoughts. A conversation with another leading chef, Giulio Terrinoni, owner of the nearby one-star Michelin property Per Me, changed Genovese’s mind.
By late April, Genovese had opened Turne, a delivery service with a menu and culinary philosophy completely separate from that of Il Pagliaccio — yet still made with the same honed skills that earned Genovese a place among Italy’s most celebrated restaurateurs.
When Turne opened for business, Genovese formally joined the ranks of some of Italy’s best-known chefs offering food delivery during the lockdown. The prominent figures include Massimo Bottura of the Osteria Francescana in Modena and Enrico Crippa from Piazza Duomo in Alba — both among the world’s most famous chefs.
“There’s no exact count, but of the 350 or so restaurants in Italy with at least one Michelin star, dozens have started offering delivery services during the national lockdown,” Luca Iaccarino, the author of multiple books on Italian restaurants, told Xinhua. “It’s a new trend.”
Iaccarino said offering delivery services allow restaurants to keep staff employed and create a revenue stream for owners while providing better food options for their community.
Before the lockdown, such a trend would have been almost unimaginable in a tradition-laden country like Italy. Michelin-starred restaurants — a Michelin star is among the most prestigious accolades an establishment can earn — not only pride themselves on their food, but also on the sophisticated atmosphere they create, including a high level of service and a polished aesthetic on the plates served. None of that lends itself to home delivery.
Iaccarino pointed out that Genovese and Terrinoni, along with Bottura and Crippa and nearly all of the top-level Italian chefs that have added delivery services during the lockdown, have done so under a different name to avoid confusion. Most menus are different than that of their parent restaurant — expertly prepared but less delicate, easier to transport, and almost always with a more moderate price tag.
Angelo Troiani, chef and co-owner of Convivio Troiani, a one-star Michelin restaurant in Rome, was among the first to recognize the importance of delivery services under the terms of the national quarantine.
“We closed our doors on March 10, the first day the lockdown entered into force, and nine days later, on March 19, we served our first meal via delivery,” Troiani said in an interview. Troiani even called the parallel version of his restaurant “Delivery” to make its intentions clear.
Troiani echoed the comments of other chefs when he said he plans to maintain the delivery service even after June 1. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said restaurants will be able to open their doors for dining in again from the date, nearly three months after they closed.
Because of social distancing rules, most restaurants will have put more distance between tables, which will reduce the number of customers they can serve. Delivery services can help fill extra capacity, Troiani said.
“Any chef who develops a delivery business that they’ll close down at the end of the quarantine is wasting their time,” he added. “Our delivery service is going to be a part of our business plan going forward.”
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Harvard Medical School launches new department to study human biology at the level of whole systems
Boston, Mass. (Sept. 23, 2003)--Harvard Medical School today makes a significant commitment to the emerging field of systems biology in announcing the creation of the Department of Systems Biology (DSB), one of the first department-level systems biology programs in the nation. Systems Biology seeks to build from our current knowledge of genetic and molecular function to an understanding of how a whole cell works as a system and from there to multi-cellular systems such as organs and whole animals. The Department of Systems Biology will be Harvard Medical School's first completely new department in more than two decades and, with more than 20 faculty recruitments expected, will be one of its largest departments.
A quantitative understanding of an entire subcellular, cellular, or organism system could dramatically speed drug discovery, by allowing one to predict the effects of attacking a specific target within the context of the complex cellular circuits. New drugs often fail after the expenditure of millions of dollars because the effect on a single gene or protein target in the test tube fails to have the predicted effect when tested in the human body.
"As we understand more about the tiniest pieces that we are made of, it becomes increasingly clear that we do not understand how they work together as systems," says Marc Kirschner, PhD, the first chair of the new department. "We need to build on the foundation of molecular biology to construct an understanding of the architecture of the cell and how cells cooperate across organ systems, with a predictive model of physiology as the ultimate goal."
"It is worrying that we do not understand how most drugs work and essential that we know in detail how both genetic mutations and the environment contribute to disease," says Dr. Joseph B. Martin, Dean, Harvard Medical School. "Answering such questions requires building predictive models of cells, organs, and ultimately, organisms. And this requ
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