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The Sunday Crossword No. 3099

Across1 According to Spooner, conveniences for pets are symbols of the working class (4,4)5 Church music: where to be seated (5)9 So, an African count




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‘Normal People’ review: A masterclass in understanding the different facets of intimacy

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s hit novel depicts the intense beauty and torture of first love perfectly, aided in no small measure by its outstanding lead actors




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Ritviz turns the camera to his fans in new music video ‘Thandi Hawa’

Musician Ritviz’ new video ‘Thandi Hawa’ stitches together fast-cut shots of fans dancing to his song while they cook, clean and goof about




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‘Republic of Religion – The Rise and Fall of Colonial Secularism in India’ review: Interplay of state and religion

Abhinav Chandrachud explores how India went from secularism under the British to a soft-colonial version after Independence to the present-day constitutional model




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‘Riding Towards Me’ review: The long road home

A chronicle of an arduous ride from Chicago to Delhi, through the varied terrain of South America and Africa




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‘Mobilising the Marginalised – Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ review: Why empowerment means the die won’t be caste

A political scientist argues that Dalit social movements undermine the community’s electoral mobilisation




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The fundamentals of caring

Ahead of International Nurses Day on May 12, we tip our hats to nursing attendants who without technically being nurses still offer care and support to families




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The changing landscape of fashion photography in a COVID-19 world

An alternative photography technique using mobile technology is fast emerging as a trend among shutterbugs who have had to adapt to the changing landscape of photoshoots due to COVID-19




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‘Super Deluxe’ actor Gayathrie Shankar’s Tamil short film is about a mother-daughter relationship

A mostly-female crew joined hands to make the short film ‘B Selvi & Daughters’, which is a realistic portrayal of the layers in a mother-daughter relationship




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Weather Warnings for Northern Territory. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka

Security projects 'violate' green laws as they start work in Karnataka




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Mathematica Early Childhood RSS Feed




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Mathematica Disability RSS Feed




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Riding out the lockdown

As they cannot hop on to their bikes now, three intrepid bikers instead mull over what they miss the most about not being on the road and where they plan to go once lockdown is lifted




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Woman ends life at AIIMS after her mother dies of cancer

She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, police said




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Tamil Nadu to further relax COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from Monday

Timings for shops and fuel outlets have been extended, and tea shops will be able to offer parcel services




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The Good Samaritan, in uniform

Since the beginning of the lockdown, traffic police in the city acted as a channel to reach out aid to the destitute and migrant workers who were in need of food and shelter




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Distribute grants to gaushalas at the earliest: CM

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday directed the animal husbandry department to distribute Rs 275-crore grant sanctioned recently to gaushalas.




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China either made a terrible mistake or probably it was incompetence: Trump

Trump also described the allegations from the opposition Democratic party that Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential elections to help him win the polls as the "Russia hoax"




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US, China trade representatives agree to strengthen ties: China ministry

The two sides agreed to maintain communication going forward, the Chinese commerce ministry said in its statement.




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Covid-19 impact: US unemployment rate surges to 14.7%, the worst since 1948

As the US lost over 20 million jobs in a pandemic-induced economic spiral during April, its unemployment rate zoomed to nearly 15 per cent




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Active Investing in the Age of Disruption


 

Outperforming the market—or “alpha creation” as it’s sometimes called—is very possible with the proper investment discipline and methodologies. But the market-beating strategies that will work today are not the same as those that worked in the past.

Central bank intervention and the accelerated pace of technology have caused an increase in the disruption of traditional business models across many industries. These industry paradigm shifts combined



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The Law of Fundraising, 2020 Cumulative Supplement, 5th Edition


 

Raising funds to fulfill a nonprofit organization's goals is critical to its success, but fundraising regulations are an increasingly complex maze. The Law of Fundraising, Fifth Edition is the definitive guide to demystifying federal and state fundraising regulations. With new discussion on Internet fundraising, political fundraising laws, and international fundraising, this book details federal and state laws, with an emphasis on administrative,



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The Power of Virtual Distance: A Guide to Productivity and Happiness in the Age of Remote Work, 2nd Edition


 

This revised second edition presents 15 years of data on Virtual Distance metrics and their predictive impact on organizational success factors ¯shedding new light on how to correct for communication challenges that often show up as a foggy set of digital disconnects where the vitality of the virtual workforce often gets lost in transmission.

This still-evolving Digital Age conundrum continues to present new complications. The rise of remote work which



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The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, 2020 supplement, 4th Edition


 

Get up to date on tax-exempt healthcare law and relevant issues The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, Fouth Edition provides complete and comprehensive information and analysis in a single volume - this is the e-book version. Tackling complex legal issues with plain-English explanations and the appropriate citations, this guide is a must-have resource for organizations and their advisors. Healthcare law is a complex field, and keeping up



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The Game of Life and How to Play It: The Self-help Classic


 

The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom

Florence Scovel Shinn’s The Game of Life and How to Play It first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The author’s insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of the exciting Capstone Classics line.



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The Accidental Entrepreneur, The Survivor Edition


 
Get the inside story of Boost Juice, a global phenomenon, and discover 30 strategies for business success from its founder, Janine Allis. Share in Janine’s colourful stories as a serious business woman on Shark Tank, a mud-covered competitor on Australian Survivor, author, podcast host and ambassador for Australia for UNHCR Leading Women Fund.

Establishing a new brand and creating a unique retail concept is never easy. So what happened when a mother

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The AI Book: The Artificial Intelligence Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and FinTech Visionaries


 

Written by prominent thought leaders in the global fintech space, The AI Book aggregates diverse expertise into a single, informative volume and explains what artifical intelligence really means and how it can be used across financial services today. Key industry developments are explained in detail, and critical insights from cutting-edge practitioners offer first-hand information and lessons learned. Coverage includes:



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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly, 7th Edition


 

The seventh edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, packed with new and updated information

In the Digital Age, marketing tactics seem to change on a day-to-day basis. As the ways we communicate continue to evolve, keeping pace with the latest trends in social media, the newest online videos, the latest mobile apps, and all the other high-tech influences can seem an almost impossible task. How can you keep



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Call for submissions: the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction 2015 competition

Announcing the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction 2015 competition! For a list of previous winners, please visit here.

Dates for submission: Manuscripts may be submitted between 9:00 a.m. on April 1 and 5:00 p.m. on May 31. Winners will be announced by late summer.

We only accept electronic submissions.

Our online submissions manager is available here: georgiapress.submishmash.com/submit

Tech support for using the submissions manager is available at 1-406-480-6274. The $30 entry fee can be paid online via credit card or PayPal.

This year's judges are Hugh Sheehy, Karin Lin-Greenberg, Anjanette Delgado, Kristen Nichols, and Sandra Muñoz.

Selection process: Each of the four contest judges reads approximately one-fourth of the manuscripts submitted to the competition, with a fifth judge available if needed based on the total number of submissions. Judges select seven to ten finalists each; the pool of finalist manuscripts is read by series editor Nancy Zafris, who makes the final selection of two winning manuscripts and a runner-up. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of $1,000, and their collections are subsequently published by the University of Georgia Press under a standard book contract. Winners have ten days to accept the award and ten days to sign the contract once it is received.

Eligibility: The competition is open to writers in English, whether published or unpublished. Previous winners of this award are not eligible to win again. Writers must be residents of North America.

Manuscript Guidelines
  • Manuscripts should be 40,000-75,000 words in length. 
  • The award recognizes outstanding collections of short fiction. Collections may include long stories or novellas (est. length of a novella is 50-150 pages). However, novels or single novellas will not be considered. 
  • Please be sure manuscript pages are numbered. 
  • Please include a table of contents. 
  • Please use a standard, easy-to-read font such as Times New Roman in twelve-point size. 
  • Stories included in the submission may have appeared previously in magazines or anthologies but may not have been previously published in a book-length collection of the author’s own work. 
  • Authors may submit more than one manuscript to the competition for consideration as long as no material is duplicated between submissions. Each submission will require a separate entry fee. 
  • Manuscripts under consideration for this competition may be submitted elsewhere at the same time. Please withdraw your manuscript if it is accepted by another publisher and should no longer be considered for the Flannery O’Connor Short Fiction Award competition. Withdrawal can be completed via the submissions manager website. Entry fees are not refundable.
Blind review: The intent of this contest is that manuscripts will be considered on the merits of the fiction and that judges will not be aware of the names or publication records of the authors.
  • Please do not include your name on the pages of the manuscript—only in the form boxes of the electronic submission manager. The first page of the manuscript should include the title of the collection only. 
  • Please do not include a list of acknowledgments crediting where stories have been published. 
  • Judges who recognize work will recuse themselves, and the submission will be reassigned to a different judge.
Confirmation of receipt and notification: You should receive an e-mail confirmation immediately after submission. An announcement of winners will be sent to all entrants via e-mail by late summer. If you have any questions or concerns other than technical issues with the submissions manager, please contact us via e-mail at press@ugapress.uga.edu. The press will not accept phone calls regarding the Flannery O’Connor Award. 

Statement of Integrity: The University of Georgia is thoroughly committed to academic integrity in all of its endeavors, and the University of Georgia Press adheres to all University of Georgia policies and procedures. To help ensure the integrity of the competition, manuscripts are judged through a blind review process. Judges in the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction competition are instructed to avoid conflicts of interest of all kinds. 




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The irrepressible cuteness of Pooja Bhatt!

Pooja Bhatt's irrepressible cuteness, Rekha's amusing cartoon, Asha Bhosle's super songstress power, Akshay Kumar's sparkling white sneakers and shaved chest find a mention in Sukanya Verma's weekly column.




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How the North Indian Launda saved Hindi movies

'Pink a movie that's assembled especially for that section of prejudice-free Indians who are all on this side of the screen.' 'Look...there's virtuosity staring at you, 24 Frames per Second.''Soak it in; more power to the revolution, more wax to the candlelight vigils,' says Sreehari Nair.





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Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won! Raja Sen sums up the 74th Golden Globes perfectly.




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Haraamkhor: The pervert wants you to hold your ears

Sreehari Nair explains why Haraamkhor may just be the most liberating Hindi movie made since Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi.




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Will La La Land lose out at the Oscars?

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.





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Bollywood autobiographies are the best!

'Bollywood's 'no prisoners taken' honesty comes as a big surprise.' 'I cannot think of a single judge, politician, sportsperson or bureaucrat being so forthright in their opinion of their contemporaries,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.






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Getting ready for the Baahubali juggernaut!

Prepping for the Baahubali juggernaut, remembering a toddler Vinod Khanna and making Deepika Padukone dance to Jennifer Lopez's tunes, Sukanya Verma's super filmi week was pretty eventful.






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Dancing the Munna Michael way!

A 1990s Bollywood album.Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni.Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days. Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship.Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete blast from the past.






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The burning actor rushes to his bubble bath

The key to every Daniel Day-Lewis performance was a big theme and a thousand details.And in the final phase of his acting career, says Sreehari Nair, America became his big theme, and the details... well, he just popped them out like waffles.