India’s Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s high jump title at the Big12 collegiate athletic meet with a national record-equalling leap in Texas, USA.Appearing for the Kansas State University, Tejaswin cleared a season best 2.28m in his final attempt to equal his national record set in the 22nd Federation Cup in Patiala last year.However, Tejaswin’s personal best is 2.29m, cleared in April last year at the Texas tech invite.Tejaswin Shankar’s clearance of 2.28m/7-05.75 won him his first career Big 12 Championship…And he was HYPE #KStateTF pic.twitter.com/V4bMduQx0XK-State Track (@KStateTFXC) February 24, 2019Tejaswin, thus, became the sixth Big12 high jump champion from Kansas State University and eight in the history of the collegiate meet.”Another gr8 meet with a clutch final attempt jump to win the @Big12Conference title also equalling my Indian NR on its 1st anniversary! Chasing consistency which seems to be playing tag with me. But I’ll get it soon as I am a 400m runner too!” the Indian tweeted.Pretty evident from this video that this jump came at the right time. Ps: seems like im not the same person when I jump! I a very Well mannered (most of the time) Apologies for the explicit language I use. #hype #thebeastneverstops https://t.co/KktwUZeZDcTejaswin Shankar (TJ) (@TejaswinShankar) February 24, 2019Tejaswin, 20, is a gold medallist at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games besides winning a silver at the 2016 South Asian Games.He rose to prominence when he broke Hari Shankar Roy’s 12-year-old national record of 2.25 metres with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Junior National Championships in Coimbatore in 2016.advertisementAlso Read | Chants of India, India motivated me: Apurvi Chandela after winning gold in Shooting World CupAlso Read | Chennai Spartans crowned champions of inaugural Pro Volleyball League read more
Asian News International DubaiSeptember 29, 2019UPDATED: September 29, 2019 13:08 IST Vernon Philander is looking forward to the challenges of playing against India in their own backyard (Getty Images)HIGHLIGHTSSouth Africa will be playing 3 Tests vs India starting on October 2 in VisakhapatnamVernon Philander is looking forward to the challenges of playing against India in their own backyardPhilander scored 48 runs and picked 2 wickets in his team’s only tour match before the Test seriesSouth Africa pacer Vernon Philander believes that the upcoming three-match Test series against India is going to be tough and has also emphasized the need for spending time in the middle.His remarks came after the conclusion of the three-day practice match between South Africa and the Board President’s XI.”Mainly it is just about getting a feel for the wickets. It is going to be a tough series, obviously, so the more time you spend out there in the middle, the better,” International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted Philander as saying.In the practice match, South Africa scored 279/6 in their first innings and was able to dismiss eight players of the opposition side for 265 before play on day three ended.Philander played a knock of 48 runs and returned with bowling figures of 2/27.South Africa will be playing their first Test series after the retirements of Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn. Philander feels that it will give the other senior players in the side to step up and showcase match-winning performances.”Spotlight will be on a lot of big players to make a statement. Our job is to come here and give the first punch as India is obviously expected to do well. We are known as a team who starts slow so this time around we have to start well. There is a lot of pressure on players but then it’s international cricket and you want to keep it that way,” Philander said.The series between India and South Africa will be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC).advertisementThe Proteas are the only team apart from Bangladesh and Pakistan who are yet to start their WTC campaign.”The Test championship brings in a new dimension. It is a new sort of excitement for players. Also knowing that you will be playing against top teams more often is great,” Philander said.”It is a tough start…playing India in India but I do not think the South Africans would have wanted it any other way… take the big dogs in their home ground. All of us are looking forward to this challenge and there are a lot of player-to-player challenges as well. Can’t wait to get going,” he added.In the last Test series between India and South Africa, Philander was exceptional as he picked up 15 wickets in three Tests at an average of 15.86.South Africa’s Test squad for the series against India: Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (vc), Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second.India will take on South Africa in the first Test from October 2-6.Also Read | Virat Kohli is expressive and bold in his decisions like Sourav Ganguly: Zaheer KhanAlso Read | Rohit Sharma 0, KL Rahul 131: Contrasting returns for India openersFor sports news, updates, live scores and cricket fixtures, log on to indiatoday.in/sports. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for Sports news, scores and updates.Get real-time alerts and all the news on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from Post your comment Do You Like This Story? Awesome! Now share the story Too bad. Tell us what you didn’t like in the comments Posted byAjay Tiwari Tags :Follow Vernon PhilanderFollow India vs South AfricaFollow Faf Du Plessis It’s going to be tough playing India at their home: Vernon PhilanderSouth African pacer Vernon Philander realizes that his team would have to perform out of their skins if they are to compete against India in what would be the Proteas’ 1st taste of the World Test Championship.advertisement Next read more
In commemoration of 9/11 and its 14th anniversary, the Brooke Jackman Foundation (BJF), a children’s literacy organization that has donated more than 250,000 books to children and families in need since its founding in 2001, will celebrate literacy and hope at the 6th Annual BJF Read-a-thon.Featuring special guest readers, including Dora the Explorer voice Fatima Ptacek, NYC Weatherman Mr. G and NYC Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, this free public event for children and families will celebrate the positive, transformative power of literacy. Broadway actors from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation BookPALS will also be on hand to lead theatrical readings, including Chad Kimball, Seanmichael Rodgers and Bobby Nathaniel Anderson.Who: Fatima Ptacek, Voice of Dora the ExplorerMr. G, NYC WeathermanDaniel Nigro, Commissioner of New York City Fire DepartmentStephanie Calmenson, celebrated children’s authorErin Jackman, executive director, Brooke Jackman FoundationChad Kimball, Tony-nominated actor,SAG Foundation BookPALSeanmichael Rodgers, SAG Foundation BookPALBobby Nathaniel Anderson, SAG Foundation BookPALWhen: Saturday, September 12, 12 – 1:30 p.m.Where: Barnes & Noble Tribeca97 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007 read more
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is thrilled to announce his return to his home and native land as part of his brand new Deported World Tour this fall. The Emmy®, Gemini® and Peabody® award-winning comic will perform a limited eleven market arena tour bringing his unique and sometimes controversial brand of humour home once again. Peters’ new show features all-new material including plenty of Russell’s signature audience interactions.Tickets will be available for purchase on Friday, July 20 at 10 a.m. PST. Tickets are priced at $99.00, $79.00 and $49.00 plus applicable fees. Tickets may be purchased online at www.tigerboxofficeplus.ca by phone at 1-877-339-8499, and in person at the Tiger Box Office Plus locations at the Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek or the Systems Sound Source Ticket Outlet in Fort St. John.Got a good joke? Listen to Moose FM for your chance to win tickets by sharing your best clean joke. You could win tickets before they go on sale. Plus, join the Energetictickets.ca newsletter now and you’ll get a special chance to buy tickets to the show early. Watch your email for the details on Wednesday of next week. Russell Peters returns to live touring after taking time off to film his smash hit CTV/Netflix series The Indian Detective. The Indian Detective also stars Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Royale) and Mishqah Parthiephal (Keeping Up with the Kandasamys).Peters can also be seen in the films, The Clapper with Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried and Tracy Morgan as well as Supercon with Ryan Kwanten and John Malkovich, and Adventures in Public School with Judy Greer.The Deported World Tour kicked off in Australia and New Zealand in February 2018 and has already travelled to over 29 cities in 20 countries and been seen by over 100,000 fans worldwide. The tour will continue well into 2019 and Peters will then take an extended break from live touring to focus on other ventures and spend more time at home with his daughter.Listed on the Forbes List as one of the top ten Highest Earning Comics in the U.S. since 2009, Peters has spent the last 29 years building a career to become one of the biggest comics in the world. Thanks to YouTube and his global following, Peters has sold-out arenas from Madison Square Garden to the Sydney Opera House. Peters has also performed for the troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and on the USS Eisenhower and the HMCS Winnipeg, and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Lopez Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and on HBO, CNN, MTV, BBC, Showtime and Comedy Central. Peters 2010 memoir, Call Me Russell, was a Globe and Mail number one bestseller in Canada.Peters is an active philanthropist having donated more than a million dollars over the past several years to various charities from the Brampton Civic Hospital, Gilda’s Club, the MS Society of Canada and a scholarship at his old high-school; The Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship, which sends a deserving student to college. The scholarship is now in its ninth year. read more
TORONTO — Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. were under pressure again Tuesday, giving up 2% of their value just days before the troubled BlackBerry maker provides a business update to investors.On the Toronto Stock Exchange, RIM closed down 19 cents at $9.17 after having gone as low $9.09 after the open — levels not seen since 2003 after adjusting for stock splits.The losses, however, were not as dramatic as Monday when shares plunged 76 cents, or 7.5%, to close at $9.36 following a downgrade by investment firm Morgan Stanley, which called the company “essentially broken.”The Waterloo, Ont., smartphone pioneer was briefly the most valuable company on the Toronto exchange in 2008 when its stock was trading at more than $148.[np-related]The drop in share value this week also comes after RIM dismissed a Sunday Times newspaper report that suggested the company was considering selling its handset manufacturing unit or a stake in the whole company.Speculation that RIM may be sold or broken up increased earlier this year after the company hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and RBC Capital Markets to help evaluate its strategic options.RIM is scheduled to report its latest quarterly earnings results after markets close on Thursday and provide a business update to investors.The average analyst estimate is for a profit of a penny per share and $3.13-billion in revenue, according to those surveyed by Thomson Reuters.On Monday, Morgan Stanley said that while the troubles at RIM are well known, the investment firm believes estimates for the company need to come down even further over the next six months.RIM began cutting jobs last week as part of a plan to find $1-billion in savings by the end of its 2013 financial year.The company has been working to turn around operations after watching its market share eroded by Apple’s iPhone and smartphones running Google’s Android operating system.It hopes the debut of its BlackBerry 10 operating system and a new line of BlackBerry smartphones later this year will help keep its subscribers from defecting to other devices, particularly in the United States.RIM also launched its BlackBerry Jam tour earlier this year in an attempt to woo software developers into making applications for the company’s devices.However, speculation has been growing that RIM’s efforts are too little too late, and that the BlackBerry maker could ultimately be sold off. read more
Tamil political prisoners at key prisons around the country began a fast unto death on Monday, demanding their release. Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members staged a fast in Jaffna today backing the Tamil political prisoners who had launched a hunger strike yesterday.NPC Chairman CVK Sivagnanam as well as Tamil National Alliance and EPDP members of the NPC took part in the fast. The Prisons Department said that Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada prison were among those who were taking part in the fast. The prisoners are calling for a Presidential pardon and have refused to suspend the fast till they get an acceptable solution. (Colombo Gazette) read more
UPS 1Q profit falls 12 per cent as winter storms raise costs, cut into revenue DALLAS – First-quarter net income at UPS slumped 12 per cent as winter storms increased costs for the shipping giant and cut into its revenue.The Atlanta company said Thursday that the rough start to the year means that full-year earnings will come in at the low end of its earlier forecasts.Separately, UPS said that a new contract with the Teamsters union covering 253,000 employees will take effect on Friday. The 5-year deal is retroactive to last August and includes wage and benefit increases and a new base wage of $10 per hour for part-timers, the company said.About 125,000 full-time and part-time employees who were still on UPS-sponsored health plans will move to three separate multi-employer plans, UPS said in a regulatory filing. UPS said it will make a cash payment of $2.27 billion and transfer $1.2 billion for post-retirement obligations to the multi-employer plans.UPS said that it expects to take a pretax charge of about $1.047 billion in the second quarter to cover the changes.United Parcel Service Inc. reported first-quarter net income of $911 million, or 98 cents per share, well short of the $1.08 that Wall Street was expecting and less than the $1.04 billion, or $1.08 per share, it earned a year earlier.UPS said winter storms reduced operating profit by $200 million as costs rose.Revenue increased by 2.6 per cent to $13.78 billion, but that was still shy of the $13.91 billion that analysts had forecast, according to a FactSet survey.Average daily shipments in the U.S. rose 4.2 per cent, but at the same time, revenue per package fell at home and abroad as customers shifted toward lower-priced services.UPS said that full-year earnings would be at the low end of its earlier forecast of between $5.05 and $5.30 per share. Analysts expect $5.18 per share.Shares of UPS Inc. fell 60 cents to close at $98.64. They are down 6 per cent so far in 2014. FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, file photo, a UPS driver drives after a delivery in North Andover, Mass. UPS reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) by David Koenig, The Associated Press Posted Apr 24, 2014 6:23 am MDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email read more
Aalborg handballLuka MitrovicRK Metaloplastika SabacRK Partizan One of the member of the Serbian NT, who didn’t get a chance to travel to the Olympic Games in London, playmaker Luka Mitrovic (25, right) is on the way to the first international experience with the Danish team, Aalborg Handbold. Information from Belgrade saying that Mitrovic is now to far from contract with Serbian champion, RK Partizan, who will compete at the VELUX EHF Champions League qualification.Luka Mitrovic is considered as one of the best playmakers of younger Serbian generation. Last few years he played at RK Metaloplastika Šabac, former Champions Cup winner from the 80’s… ← Previous Story Andrea Lekic about Women’s Tournament: “Norway is the first favourite for gold” Next Story → Handball-Planet.com presents London 2012 Men’s TOP 10 “TIME-BOMBS”! read more
Discrimination due to above average weight and ‘size profiling’ is what Catherine Bouris’ article, published on her personal blog last week, is all about. Catherine, a 20-year-old university student in Sydney, makes a point on some people being naturally fat, an idea which society finds reluctant to accept in contrast to the ‘naturally skinny’ acknowledged trait. Recording experience of hers and of counterparts, she brings readers face to face with everyday disturbing incidents, from derogatory comments to even sexual harassment cases, or discriminatory attitudes by professionals and companies. “Overweight cancer patients are being given the ‘standard’ chemotherapy dose, as in, for someone who is of average size,” she states. “Then you have airlines charging fat people more for plane fares because ‘a kilo is a kilo’, whether it’s on a person or part of your checked luggage.” Catherine identifies herself as fat for as long as she can remember. “Most of my immediate family have been or are overweight. I’m often asked by complete strangers how much I eat, what food I eat, which diets I’ve tried, how often I exercise – basically: why the hell are you so fat?” ‘Skinny shaming’, a situation where really thin women are often criticised because of their skinny appearance, is not comparable to the weight stigma overweight or obese people carry, according to Catherine. Readership of the article reached a peak when republished in the popular news.com.au website. Feedback from readers came back mixed. Some welcomed her thoughts or felt empathy for being subjected to discrimination on the same grounds. Others accused her for showing no understanding towards skinny women, also suffering from society criticising their appearance. Catherine clarifies she no longer cares about people’s remarks. Over the years, people have offered explanations on her above average weight, such as: excess weight attributed to lack of self control, bad nutrition or not exercising. As she states, after fifteen years of criticisms about her weight, she has learned to avoid toxic environments which lead to low self esteem. In terms of expression, Catherine got backlash for failing to present the real problem and not just the manifestation of it on overweight people. That being said, Ana, a reader commented: “What bothers me, however, is the article’s failure to consider these problems holistically and intellectually (that is, without the sense of victimisation). The changes we need are not strictly the acceptance of those who are deemed ‘fat’; rather, we need the ability to overlook body shape and type, and to withhold our comments and judgements.” You can find Catherine Bouris’ article on her personal blog: http://lasso.tumblr.com/ Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram read more
Photo: ISA Chairman and WISHH Committee Secretary Daryl Cates explains corn harvest, drying and storage to a delegation of regulators and feed and livestock policy makers from Ghana. Also pictured are USA Poultry and Egg Council ISA staff and additional Illinois farmer leaders.The American Soybean Association/World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) this week hosted a Ghanaian trade team participating in a Global Based Initiative organized by the U.S.A. Poultry and Egg Export Council and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).The Ghanaian trade team consisted of regulators, government officials and private sector individuals involved in poultry and feed policy development and activities in Ghana.ASA/WISHH staff provided the Ghanaian delegation with an overview of WISHH activities and organized a meeting with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). The group traveled to the farm of Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) Chairman and WISHH Committee secretary Daryl Cates. Cates was joined by several other farmers, including ISA Director David Droste and Ken Hartman, president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association.The opportunity to interact with representatives from the corn and soy industries provided an improved understanding of commodity and feed production in the U.S. The delegation also had the opportunity to learn how feed ingredients are used to create a finished product while visiting the Purina feed mill in Nashville, Ill. read more
Meghan MarkleGetty ImagesThe royal has always aced their fashion game and just like her sister-in-law, almost everything that Meghan Markle wears causes frenzy among those who wants to copy her style. However, the designers she often wears aren’t British – and some are saying that this decision of her not to wear clothes from the country she resides in could have a negative effect on the British economy.Royal Fashion Expert Michael Talboys told Express UK that the Duchess of Sussex should consider promoting English designers, like other members of the royal family have, and criticised her for not using her power to do so.”As we know Queen Victoria patronised all the weavers of silks in England and lacemakers,” he said. “This is been perpetuated by all royals until our current new Duchess of Sussex who chooses to dress in clothes from America and also like her wedding dress from France, but she’s also had other things from France.” Meghan MarkleGetty Images”It would be nice to think that she might also think of English designers because she should as an English duchess really be patronizing English designers and promoting them,” he added.Meghan Markle has been wearing a lot of Carolina Herrera, Dior and Valentino throughout her pregnancy. Compare that to Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge is known for favouring British designers, including Alexnder McQueen, Jenny Packham, Reiss and LK Bennett.And apparently, there is an effect called the “Meghan effect” and that is just as powerful as “Kate Effect,” where several pieces she wears sell out, it leads to concern over how her promoting American designers hurts the British economy.”The Meghan effect is this economic phenomenon similar to the Kate effect that we’ve seen with the Duchess of Cambridge where if she wears it, it turns to gold,” co-editor of Meghan’s Mirror Christine Ross said.”Almost everything that she wears within probably £300 sells out,” she added. “That is a pretty high price point when you think about it because it sells out almost every time.” read more
One of the most high-profile cricketers to have applied for the Indian support staff positions was Jonty Rhodes. The South African legend had thrown in his hat to take up the job of Team India fielding job. However, when the names were announced, the Indian selectors decided to continue with the existing fielding coach R Sridhar.India A and U-19 fielding coach Abhay Sharma came second while T Dilip was third. “We don’t see Jonty (Rhodes) fitting in there (choice Nos 2 and 3), because those roles are more for India A level and NCA,” chief selector MSK Prasad said about the selection process.He also said that Sridhar was now one of the best fielding coaches in the world. Prasad also said Sridhar transformed the Indian team into a “wonderful fielding unit”.’No second thought with regard to Sridhar’ Jonty RhodesYahoo”Unfortunately in the World Cup, may be he (Sridhar) would not have got the desired result as there were two three-keepers in the side (and) the combinations were like that. He has transformed this side into a wonderful fielding unit. So, there is no second thought with regard to Sridhar,” the chief selector said.As per this theory, the Indian selectors were convinced that R Sridhar was the best fit for Team India fielding coach and also, Jonty Rhodes did not fit in to take up the job of India Under-19 and India A fielding coach.In other appointments, Vikram Rathour pipped incumbent Sanjay Bangar for the post of India’s batting coach, as per the recommendations made by the MSK Prasad-led selection committee. Also, Bharat Arun (bowling coach) and R Sridhar (fielding coach) were retained in their respective roles. Sanjay Bangar lost out to Vikram RathourStu Forster/Getty ImagesThe candidates recommended will be finalised after meeting with BCCI executives after which contracts will be drawn out for a two-year period ending with the World T20 in 2021 in India. These come after the appointment of Ravi Shastri as the head coach of the Indian team for the same period last week.”Vikram Rathour has got enough experience and we are convinced with his skill sets (as a coach). We will ask him to declare if he has any conflict,” said BCCI CEO Rahul Johri. On Rathour replacing Bangar, Johri said, “The team management had their own views but looking ahead, we felt there should be some freshness in the support staff.” read more
NarayanganjA housewife was found dead at Munjilkhola in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Friday, 17 days after she had gone missing, reports UNB.The deceased is Minu Akhtar, 35, former wife of Junayed Mia, 45, of the area.Family sources said Minu went missing on 21 May.Her mother filed a general diary (GD) with Sonargaon police station on 23 May and later informed Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of it.Following the allegation, RAB members arrested Minu’s former husband Junayed from Shimrail in Siddhirganj on Thursday night and recovered the victim’s body from Munjilkhola on Friday morning.At a press conference, commanding officer of RAB-9 Shamser Uddin said Minu got divorced with Junayed in 2018 but they continued their relationship although Junayed was engaged in the second marriage.On 21 May night, Minu went to Junayed’s house while his second wife was at work. At that time, Junayed demanded Tk 20,000 from her for business purpose which Minu declined to give and this led to an altercation between them.At one stage, Junayed beat and strangled her, the RAB official said.He dumped her body into a ditch near his house on that night and the following day, he dug it out and buried again it under sand near his house before fleeing. read more
I have never met a gamer that didn’t have fond memories of playing Half-Life and in most cases the follow-up game too. While it was produced at Valve by a very talented bunch of people, one of them stood out for having two very important roles for the series.His name is Kelly Bailey, and he was the senior sound and music designer at Valve. He is the man who both created and signed off on all the sound effects and music heard in the Half-Life games. But that was only one of his key roles. His other was as the face of Gordon Freeman in Half-Life 2. His features, as you can clearly see in the comparison image below, were used as the base for Freeman’s face.AdChoices广告Such a valuable asset to the company would be a great loss for both fans and Valve alike if he ever decided to leave, but unfortunately that seems to be exactly what has happened.Questions started being asked on the Steam forums yesterday when user frischen lachs noticed Kelly’s name had disappeared from the Valve employee’s page. Later in the thread it is confirmed by a Valve employee that Kelly has left the company, and actually did so quite some time ago. His successor is Mike Moransky.Kelly Bailey will obviously be missed by fans of the audio across the games. He was present for both Half-Life and Half-Life 2 as well as Episodes 1 and Episode 2. The next release in the series, whenever that ends up happening, will have to be handled by Moransky or could be handed to someone else entirely.For now, what we’d most like to find out is what Bailey has been doing with himself since leaving Valve. There doesn’t seem to be much information available on how he’s been keeping himself busy.Read more at RipTen read more
Kolkata: The state Agriculture department has taken a series of steps to ensure that farmers in Birbhum district, where there is unusual rainfall, get sufficient water to avoid any damage to crops.The state Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee and Pradip Majumdar, the agriculture advisor to the Chief Minister, held a meeting at Suri in Birbhum recently in this connection with senior representatives from Zilla Parishad, MLAs and the officials of the state Irrigation and Power department. Also Read – Rain batters Kolkata, cripples normal lifeBanerjee said: “We have urged the officials of the Power department to ensure power supply to the farmers to run submersible pumps in order to fetch water for their agricultural lands. “In case there is any financial problem, they can take an undertaking from the farmers. As per the undertaking, the farmers will make payment for the power connection after they sell out the agricultural produce.” The state Irrigation department ensured supply of safe drinking water as much as possible when there was unusual rainfall in certain parts of Birbhum, East Burdwan and a part Murshidabad districts. Also Read – Speeding Jaguar crashes into Mercedes car in Kolkata, 2 pedestrians killedNow, steps are needed to be taken so that more water can be supplied for agriculture in the areas in these three districts. At the same time, the officials of the agriculture department have also been directed to take necessary measures so that water can be pumped in from water bodies like ponds those preserved under the “Jal Dharo Jal Bharo” project. “If necessary pumps will be installed to help farmers,” Banerjee said. The Zilla Parishad authorities and the MLAs have been urged to keep a watch at the situation and extend help to the farmers as and when needed. The MLAs have also been urged to set up pumps so that crisis situations can be tackled in future without facing any trouble. read more
Insomnia: temporarily prevent your PC from sleeping by Martin Brinkmann on September 22, 2016 in Software – 7 commentsInsomnia is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to temporarily prevent the PC or monitor from entering sleep or hibernation.If you have configured your PC to enter sleep or hibernation mode after inactivity, you may have encountered situations where the configuration hampered your productivity.Maybe it is the computer monitor that is turning off more often than it should, or the entire PC that is changing its power state.While you may be able to avoid this by moving the mouse regularly — or pressing keys –, it may not be always possible to do so.You could also change to a different power profile for the time being, but that is not super comfortable either.InsomniaInsomnia has been designed for exactly that situation. The free program sits silently in the system tray when you run it preventing sleep mode while it is running.If you are perfectly happy with that there is nothing else that you need to do. You may however right-click the system tray icon and select “keep monitor on” to prevent the computer monitor from turning itself off automatically as well.That’s actually all there is to the program. You can close the application at any time to return to the default state of the system, or disable the monitor option to change it to its default state as well.Insomnia uses little memory and no cpu while it is running in the background. This means that you could run it night and day without really noticing that it is there at all.One advantage of Insomnia over similar applications is that it does not simulate key presses or mouse movement to avoid sleep or hibernate modes on the system.Temporarily prevents system standby. Optionally also prevent monitor standby. Based on Windows APM flags, not just stupidly emulating key pressesClosing WordsInsomnia is without a doubt not the only program that helps you prevent sleep mode, hibernation or a monitor that turns itself off, but it is lightweight and barely noticeable while it is running.We have reviewed quite a few programs in the past that provide you with similar functionality. From the excellent Stand-Bye over No Sleep HD to Don’t Sleep and Sleep Preventer.Now You: Have you enabled power saving features on your PC?Summary12345 Author Rating5 based on 1 votes Software Name InsomniaOperating System WindowsSoftware Category ProductivityLanding Page http://www.techcenter.dk/ Advertisement read more
A facility at the NIH’s research hospital makes modest quantities of experimental drugs for those studies. NIH workers discovered the two contaminated vials in April. Officials say there is no evidence of any other contamination. But last month, Food and Drug Administration inspectors found problems with manufacturing quality practices that NIH must correct.Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Natural spring cleaning tips and tricks for your home Four benefits of having a wireless security system New Year’s resolution: don’t spend another year in a kitchen you don’t like New Valley school lets students pick career-path academies Former Arizona Rep. Don Shooter shows health improvement Ex-FBI agent details raid on Phoenix body donation facility Milstead says best way to stop wrong-way incidents is driving sober Sponsored Stories WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is suspending its production of experimental medicines for certain research studies after the discovery of two vials contaminated with fungus.The NIH says six patients who received different doses made from the original batch in the spring show no signs of illness. Thursday’s suspension leaves about 250 people in 46 NIH studies waiting to hear when they will receive other experimental treatments. Comments Share Top Stories read more
Travelscene American Express is pleased to announce the finalists of the Travelscene American Express Consultant Awards, with the winners to be revealed at the National Consultants Conference (NCC), themed “I <3 Travel” which kicks off in Melbourne next weekend.The Awards showcase achievements of individual consultants and agency teams as well as recognising the great relationship that Travelscene American Express has with our business partners and include four voting categories this year: the Rising Star of the Year Award, the Consultant of the Year Award, the Most Supportive Preferred Supplier and the Most Supportive Quantum Supplier.Travelscene American Express General Manager Jacqui Timmins said the NCC will be a fantastic opportunity for travel enthusiasts to learn about the challenges and the opportunities in the year ahead, and how to gain the strategies and knowledge to succeed in the travel industry."Given the challenges our industry faces in attracting and retaining quality staff, we continue to work with our Owners and Managers to identify ways to help them maintain the highest calibre of consultants within the industry," Ms Timmins said.The finalists for the Rising Star of the Year Award are:Roxana Iacob, Globenet Travel, QLDBrett Walker, The Travel Studio, TASRenee Hayward, Travel Edge Redbank, QLDHolly Francis, Travel O’Connor, SARebecca Norberry, Travelscene Kempsey, NSWCandice Holt, Travelscene Toorak, VICThe finalists for the Consultant of the Year Award are:Tammie Ethell, Elite Travel Solutions, WAJenny Mitchell, The Travel Studio, TASSue Kyriakidis, Travelscene Greenslopes Mall, QLDPaul Moran, Travelscene Hampton, VICKathy Blanch, Travelscene Kempsey, NSWFiona Hyde, Voyager Travel Corporation, VICThe finalists for the Most Supportive Preferred Supplier Award are:Bench InternationalCIT HolidaysOctopus TravelSabre PacificWendy Wu ToursThe finalists for the Most Supportive Quantum Supplier Award are:Air TicketsAustralian Pacific Touring (APT)Qantas AirwaysQantas HolidaysTravelscene HolidaysThe conference will be held at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2011. The 2011 NCC is supported by over 40 preferred industry partners including major sponsorships from Qantas Airways, Qantas Holidays, The Travel Corporation and Tourism Victoria. Source = Travelscene American Express read more
It’s a part of the world that usually makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. But, with potential major attractions like historical Lahore, beautiful Swat, and a spectacular array of lakes, valleys and mountains, Pakistan has a lot to offer the intrepid traveller. The problem however lies in the word ‘potential’.According to an analyst at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan’s tourism sector has failed to grow due to continued mismanagement of the industry. There’s nothing new there.But, if managed properly, leisure travel to Pakistan could play an important role in nurturing growth, not just for tourism, but for the economy overall, the analyst wrote in the Express Tribune. In tourism terms, Pakistan currently punches well below its weight; the country has fallen behind neighbouring India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan, who have all experienced significantly more tourism development in recent years. And although tourism numbers to the country sound impressive – with the latest data showing 8.6 million people visited the country in 2009 – figures have been skewed by VFR tourism (visiting friends and relatives), which accounted for 56 percent of all arrivals in to the country, and business travel. Meanwhile, leisure tourism accounted for just 14.7 percent of all arrivals. Still, there is no question Pakistan does have the makings of a tourism hotspot, boasting a plethora of natural and cultural attractions; from the ancient city of Peshawar to the remote outpost of Quetta, the majesty of Kalasha Valleys to the mountainous north, there’s plenty to experience.Possessing less pulling power perhaps is a new amusement park earmarked for development in the Pakistani town that earned worldwide infamy as the place where Osama bin Laden hid for years. Construction of the $30 million amusement park in Abbottabad, which is looking to restore its family friendly image, will begin in two weeks, The Guardian reported. Source = e-Travel Blackboard: M.H Pakistan is relatively ignored by travellers. Image: dostpakistan.pk read more