Omega 2014

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  1. JoshuaEvabe says:

    Since India’s independence from Britain in 1947 the status of English in India has been deeply political – entwined with questions of identity power and national direction. Today English is one of several official languages in India spoken by about 10 of the population. Hindi is the first language for around 44 of citizens according to the 2011 census. трип скан But in recent years Modi’s BJP has placed particular emphasis on promoting Hindi and reducing the use of English in public life. The prime minister almost never delivers speeches in English preferring Hindi for national addresses such as his monthly radio program. His administration has encouraged officials to use Hindi on social media and in government correspondence – though after criticism from non-Hindi-speaking states clarified that this was intended mainly for the Hindi belt in the north. https://trip-scan.biz tripscan When India hosted world leaders for the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi invitations were sent out from “Bharat” – the Sanskrit or Hindi name for the country – instead of “India” fueling speculation that the government aims to ultimately phase out the country’s English designation altogether. Modi’s critics have been quick to note his political motives behind these moves. With its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS a right-wing organization that advocates Hindu hegemony within India the BJP’s language policies resonate with many in a country where nearly 80 of people are Hindu. Analysts say the BJP is seeking to capitalize on this demographic by promoting language policies that strengthen its support base in the north. According to Rita Kothari an English professor from Ashoka University the government “is certainly interested in homogenizing the country and making Hindi more widespread.” But that policy can also backfire – in part because many regions such as Marathi-speaking Maharashtra in the west – are staunchly proud of their local language. The violent clashes in the state’s megacity Mumbai earlier this month were sparked by the regional government’s controversial decision to make Hindi a compulsory third language in public primary schools. Pushback and protest has also been especially strong in the south where English and regional languages such as Tamil Telugu and Kannada are valued as symbols of local identity and autonomy.

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  3. AlbertMar says:

    Just when we thought the Coldplay Jumbotron controversy had run its course Gwyneth Paltrow has entered the chat. The Academy Award-winning actress and Goop founder appeared in a new – and very funny – ad for Astronomer the tech firm whose former CEO and human resources chief launched a million memes after being shown on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert last week. tripscan win “I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at Astronomer” Paltrow said in the clip shared on the company’s Instagram on Friday night adding that Astronomer had received “a lot of questions over the last few days.” In addition to her other hats Paltrow of course is also the famously “consciously uncoupled” ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin who at a concert in Boston last week inadvertently revealed an intimate moment between two top executives at Astronomer – who were seen embracing but immediately ducked from view – during a performance of Coldplay’s “Jumbotron Song.” https://trip36.win трипскан “Whoa look at these two” Martin quipped at the time. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” The moment caused a major internet sensation and an immediate spotlight on Astronomer. Both executives shown in the video have since resigned. In the clip featuring Paltrow on Friday the “questions” she addresses do not deal with the controversy but rather the tech-focused business dealings of New York-based firm Astronomer. The clip’s caption read simply “Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.”

  4. Zacharygaw says:

    Just when we thought the Coldplay Jumbotron controversy had run its course Gwyneth Paltrow has entered the chat. The Academy Award-winning actress and Goop founder appeared in a new – and very funny – ad for Astronomer the tech firm whose former CEO and human resources chief launched a million memes after being shown on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert last week. tripskan “I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at Astronomer” Paltrow said in the clip shared on the company’s Instagram on Friday night adding that Astronomer had received “a lot of questions over the last few days.” In addition to her other hats Paltrow of course is also the famously “consciously uncoupled” ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin who at a concert in Boston last week inadvertently revealed an intimate moment between two top executives at Astronomer – who were seen embracing but immediately ducked from view – during a performance of Coldplay’s “Jumbotron Song.” https://trip36.win трипскан “Whoa look at these two” Martin quipped at the time. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.” The moment caused a major internet sensation and an immediate spotlight on Astronomer. Both executives shown in the video have since resigned. In the clip featuring Paltrow on Friday the “questions” she addresses do not deal with the controversy but rather the tech-focused business dealings of New York-based firm Astronomer. The clip’s caption read simply “Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.”

  5. WilliamLiz says:

    According to Cook having multiple meteor showers occur at the same time is a common phenomenon. “For example during the Perseids you have the remnants of the Southern Delta Aquariids going on” he said. kra36 cc Right now the Alpha Capricornids the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids are all active and while the Perseids is not at its peak you might still see some of its meteors this week. There’s also the possibility of seeing 10 to 12 meteors that aren’t associated with any of these showers according to Lunsford. kra36 cc https://kra-36-at.cc Both the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids become visible annually when Earth passes through debris fields left by two Jupiter-family comets: 169P/NEAT Alpha Capricornids and P2008/Y12 Southern Delta Aquariids. Cook also noted that each year “we’re passing closer to the core of the material that produces the Alpha Capricornids shower and in 200 years it’ll be the strongest shower that’s visible from Earth. It’ll actually produce more than 1000 meteor streaks an hour which is quite a bit stronger than it is now.” For those interested in contributing to astronomers’ understanding of meteors this week presents the perfect opportunity to count how many meteors you see in the night sky and report them to places like the American Meteor Society. Upcoming Meteor Showers Here are the other meteor showers to anticipate in 2025 and their peak dates according to the American Meteor Society and EarthSky. Perseids: August 12-13 Draconids: October 8-9 Orionids: October 22-23 Southern Taurids: November 3-4 Northern Taurids: November 8-9 Leonids: November 16-17 Geminids: December 12-13 Ursids: December 21-22 Related article Lunar and solar eclipses in 2025 Two eclipse events will occur as summer ends. A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe Asia Australia Africa parts of eastern South America Alaska and Antarctica on September 7 and 8 according to Time and Date. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the sun and the moon throwing the latter into shadow and making it appear darker or dimmed. When the moon sits in the darkest part of Earth’s shadow the sun’s rays bend around Earth and refract light on the moon’s surface which gives it a reddish hue according to London’s Natural History Museum. Some people call the result a “blood moon.” Two weeks after the total lunar eclipse a partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia the Atlantic the Pacific and Antarctica on September 21. Solar eclipses occur when the moon moves between the sun and Earth blocking part of the sun’s surface from view according to NASA. This creates a crescent shape — as if something took a “bite” out of the sun.

  6. Albertunozy says:

    Ruby Williams’ birthday was not your average 18th. She celebrated it on the Klamath River with a group of young people making a historic journey paddling from the river’s headwaters in southern Oregon to its mouth in the Pacific Ocean just south of Crescent City California. It marked the first time in a century that the descent has been possible after the recent removal of four dams allowed the river to flow freely. kra36 at Williams together with fellow paddler Keeya Wiki 17 spoke to CNN on day 15 of their month-long journey which they are due to complete on Friday. At this point they had just 141 miles 227 kilometers of the 310-mile 499 kilometer journey left to go and had already passed through some of the most challenging rapids such as those at the “Big Bend” and “Hell’s Corner” sections of the river. kra36 cc https://kra-36cc.net Both were exhausted and hadn’t showered in days — although they promised they “aren’t completely feral.” However despite tired minds they were steadfast in their commitment. “We are reclaiming our river reclaiming our sport” said Williams. “We are getting justice” Wiki who is from the Yurok Tribe added. “And making sure that my people and all the people on the Klamath River can live how we’re supposed to.” The Klamath River runs deep in the cultures of the native peoples living in its basin who historically used dugout canoes to travel along it. They view it as a living person a relative who they can depend on — and in turn protect. “It’s our greatest teacher our family member” said Williams who is from the Karuk Tribe which occupies lands along the middle course of the Klamath. “We revolve ceremonies around it like when the salmon start running the annual migration from the sea back to freshwater rivers to spawn we know it’s time to start a family.” Historically it was also a lifeline providing them with an abundance of fish. The Klamath was once the third-largest salmon-producing river on the West Coast of the US. But between 1918 and 1966 electric utility company California Oregon Power Company which later became PacifiCorp built a series of hydroelectric dams along the river’s course which cut off the upstream pathway for migrating salmon and the tribes lost this cultural and commercial resource. For decades native people — such as the Karuk and Yurok tribes — demanded the removal of the dams and restoration of the river. But it was only in 2002 after low water levels caused a disease outbreak that killed more than 30000 fish that momentum really started to build for their cause. Twenty years later the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finally approved a plan to remove four dams on the lower Klamath River. This was when Paddle Tribal Waters was set up by the global organization Rios to Rivers to reconnect native children to the ancient river. Believing that native peoples ought to be the first to descend the newly restored river the program started by teaching local kids from the basin how to paddle in whitewater. Wiki and Williams were among them — neither had kayaked before then.

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