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Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless

December 25, 2004

Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began in early December.

When complete, over 2 million people are expected to be displaced. After wiping out the least desirable shanties, next in line for demolition are the illegal ‘well-off’ shanties and neighborhoods, according to the legal and bureaucratic motions that have been executed toward cleaning up Mumbai’s appearance by lowering the dominance of shanties, which make up 62 percent of Mumbai’s housing.

“As far as eye can see, there are mounds of wood, tin and tarpaulin, the remains of 6,200 illegal homes, flattened by a heavy excavator running on tank-like tracks and giant motorised claws,” the Indian Express reported about today’s destruction. [1]

Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said that citizens would see a change within six months. “Every chief minister likes to be remembered, and I’m no exception,” said Deshmukh, who despite having an empty exchequer, also announced that Rs 31,000 crore will be spent on new roads, sea links and rail lines. [2]

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is scheduled to take place this week.

Tseng runs a firm called eTranslate, which helps software developers to make the software available to the users. In the candidate’s questionnaire, Tseng said eTranslate had led to him working with all three tiers of the government. He previously belonged to the Australian Liberal Party, but has left since then, to run for mayorship as an independent candidate.

Tseng is of Chinese descent, having moved to Australia with his parents from Vietnam. Graduated in Brisbane, Tseng received his PhD in Melbourne and has been living in the city, he told Wikinews. Tseng also formed Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce, an organisation responsible for many “community bond building initiatives”, the Lord Mayor candidate told Wikinews.

Tseng discussed his plans for leading Melbourne, recovering from COVID-19, and “Democracy 2.0” to ensure concerns of minorities in the city were also heard. Tseng also focused on the importance of the multi-culture aspect and talked about making Melbourne the capital of the aboriginals. Tseng also explained why he thinks Melbourne is poised to be a world city by 2030.

Tseng’s deputy Lord Mayor candidate Gricol Yang is a Commercial Banker and works for ANZ Banking Group.

Currently, Sally Capp is the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the Victorian capital. Capp was elected as an interim Lord Mayor in mid-2018 after the former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle resigned from his position after sexual assault allegations. Doyle served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne for almost a decade since 2008.

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Discovering Your Own Style With Print Scrubs}

Submitted by: Max Johnson

Deciding on a personal plan for your own wardrobe choices are a beneficial way to look professional and at your best while promoting your own sense of individuality and personality. Print scrubs offer you the opportunity to look your best while you dress for your own success. You get to choose from the styles and designs you prefer, and then you choose what type of accessories or other garments to add to your new printed design. With so many choices open to you, the chances of you meeting a co-worker in the exact same design is minimized and definitely promotes your own sense of perfection within the workplace environment.

There are jackets, sweaters, tops, tunics, and tee shirts that all provide you with the chance to look your best. The piece of apparel with the design is often accompanied by solids to insure a fashionable ensemble without being too busy or too loud. Matching your separates and using only one piece of printed apparel with the additional pieces being a solid color will promote a clean, crisp ambience you will appreciate as will those you encounter on a regular basis.

There are a multitude of chances to get your own personal look and feel. For instance, you will find that getting the perfect look is perfect with cartoon print scrubs. These can be everything or anything from Winnie the Pooh to Mickey Mouse or other Disney babies. The printed design can be large in nature or it can be small in nature repeated once or many times. Before choosing cartoon designs, please be sure the designer is authorized to sell such copyrighted brands.

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Another popular choice when it comes to stylish and printed styles can be found with Hawaiian styles. These are extremely popular, and, in fact, are going to be useful outside of the workplace environment as well. Often, these designs are found in a more camp-type setting, but they offer the same expertise and professionalism as the surgical greens worn for surgery to insure sterilization and cleanliness.

Childrens scrub tops and bottoms often come in these stylish fashions. They are a lot more playful promoting a more relaxing and comfortable atmosphere which can be critic to appropriate diagnosis and treatment. In addition, these can be taken home when needed or even purchased by parents to promote a healthy nighttime sleep. Whatever the reason, children are a popular marketplace for these fashion statements.

Another industry favorite for these beautiful print scrubs can be found within the veterinarians office. This is going to allow the staff to look great while they promote the importance of cleanliness. Often, these designs will be more geared towards animals both tame and wild. Veterinarian offices are a popular choice for those wanting to look welcoming while remaining professional.

Developing your own sense of style and fashion is easy when you choose print scrubs either as a part of your wardrobe or as a whole. Regardless of your need, these are going to promote you and your patient while meeting the regulatory guidelines of your facility concerning dress code. Finding your style has never been easier.

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Belgian formation talks: King consults incumbent PM

Monday, December 3, 2007

The caretaker prime minister of Belgium, Guy Verhofstadt, reappeared on the political stage today as he accepted the royal request to suggest solutions to the ongoing federal government formation talks.

Recollecting his statement to the press on June 10, 2007, when he recognised his electoral loss and the victory of his opponent Yves Leterme, he told reporters today that he “hadn’t thought nor hoped to face you once more, but the King has asked me to inform him on a short term about possible strategies to deal with the political stalemate in which we have ended up over the last few months.”

Our country is experiencing one of its most severe political crises of the last decades. The elections are six months behind us you see, and the country still doesn’t have a worthy government. Meanwhile, our country’s image is being damaged en socio-economic and daily problems of the people remain unsolved.

Indeed, after 177 days, the country’s political parties have still found no compromise on the roles of the French- and Dutch-language community. Two days ago, Leterme returned to King Albert II to tender his resignation as leader of the formation talks.

The incumbent PM said he would discretely contact the leaders of all democratic parties during the next few days. He said his starting point would be dual: the country needs a considerable reform of its federal status, and there are certain urgent problems that outrange the capacities of the caretaker government dealing with the ongoing affairs.

Verhofstadt called for all involved to take responsibility, in the interest of the country and its citizens.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals: France, Belgium beat Uruguay, Brazil

Monday, July 9, 2018

On Friday, France defeated Uruguay 2–0 in the FIFA football World Cup quarter-finals and Brazil lost 1–2 against Belgium. With this defeat only countries from the UEFA Confederation are now remaining in the tournament.

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Best Weight Loss Foods: 50 Delicious Foods That Help You Lose Weight

By Janine Michaels

When people go on a diet, they often think that they’ll have to deprive themselves of anything tasty or good for the sake of losing some pounds. While it’s true that you’ll need to deny yourself those fatty food items that you’re used to eating all the time, it’s also true that you can still find plenty of foods for weight loss to keep your dieting experience full of flavor and variety.

The best diets are ones that don’t force you to eat bland food every single day, and, pretend that you’re actually going to like it. I’m sure you’ve been on some of these strict plans that made you feel cranky and ready to toss out every piece of lettuce onto the cold, hard floor. I mean, yes, you need to eat healthy, but there’s got to be some enjoyment too.

Many people give up on their diet after two or three weeks because they just can’t take the loss of enjoyment any longer. We eat to live, but we also eat to savor and enjoy our food. Take away the joy, and there’s not really much incentive to eat another plate of greens with light dressing.

Some of the most popular diet plans available today feature cheat days – days in which you can eat whatever you like. While you don’t want to go hog wild on cheat days, you can enjoy these days with abandon, if you stock up on healthy food items. When your cupboards are filled with fatty foods, then guess what? You’ll eat them without thinking. If you stock up on tasty, but low calorie foods, you’ll still be able to stick with your weight loss goals without feeling guilty.

Here’s a list of low fat food items that can make your low calorie meals more enjoyable:

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Beverages – Water (plain or flavored), seltzer water (plain or flavored), black coffee, regular or herbal tea, ginger ale, juices made from fresh fruits and vegetables, smoothies.

Cereals – Cheerios (or similar), Bran Cereal, Plain Shredded Wheat, Fiber One, Wheaties, Whole Grain Total (or similar), Oatmeal.

Breads – Light breads that have no more than 45 calories per slice. Some varieties: multigrain, oatmeal, wheat, rye, Italian and sourdough.

Legumes – Any canned bean or dried bean is good. If you like Mexican food, go for the low fat refried beans. Some varieties: peas, kidney, lentils, chickpeas, black, green, lima, pinto and black eyed pea beans.

Condiments – Low fat or fat free mayonnaise, mustard (yellow, spicy or flavored), tomato puree, tomato paste, tomato sauce, tomato juice, low fat butter or margarine, cooking sprays (olive oil, canola oil or flavored), balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, tarragon vinegar, wine vinegar, horseradish, onion powder, garlic powder, seasoning salt, dried herbs (oregano, thyme, rosemary, dill basil, etc.), dried spices (cinnamon, cocoa powder, cloves, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, curry, allspice, paprika, etc.), extracts (vanilla, almond, maple, peppermint, etc.), cocoa powder and low fat salad dressing.

Frozen Fruits and Vegetables – Buy a variety of frozen vegetable mixes. When you can’t have fresh, frozen is the next best thing.

Spreads – Peanut butter, honey, low sugar jams and jellies

Pasta and Rice – Brown rice, long grain rice, whole wheat pasta, whole grain pasta, spinach pasta, whole wheat couscous, barley, kasha, bulgur, quinoa and whole grain cornmeal.

Soups – Low calorie flavors (chicken, rice, bean, pea, beef, etc.)

Candy – Surprise! Stick to the regular kind to quell your sweet tooth. Flavored hard candy (candy cane, lollipops, sour balls, fruit flavored, caramel and chocolate hard candies), chewing gum.

Seafood – fresh, canned or smoked salmon, tuna, haddock, halibut, sardines, etc.

Soy – Tofu, Boca Burgers, Garden Burgers, etc.

Dessert – Frozen yogurt, low fat ice cream, low fat frozen treats (Creamsicles, Fudgesicles, Popsicles, fruit juice bars)

Snacks – Nuts (almonds, sunflower seeds, walnuts), popcorn (plain or with a sprinkle of powdered seasoning), crackers.

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Gregory Kurtzer discusses plans for Rocky Linux with Wikinews as Red Hat announces moving focus away from CentOS

Friday, December 18, 2020

Last week, on December 8, US-based software company Red Hat announced plans to shift their focus away from CentOS in favour of CentOS stream.

Started in 2004, CentOS has been a free-of-cost free/libre open source software which provided binary-code compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) — Red Hat’s GNU General Public Licensed paid operating system. Gregory Kurtzer told Wikinews he started CAOS Linux around the time when Red Hat announced End of Life for their Red Hat Linux in favour of subscription-based Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CAOS was succeeded by CentOS when Rocky McGaugh, a developer of CAOS rebuilt the source code of RHEL to provide a monetarily free alternative. CentOS was absorbed into Red Hat in 2014, with Red Hat gaining the trademark rights of “CentOS”.

Red Hat also sponsors the development of the Fedora operating system. Until now, software development took place on Fedora, which was later adopted in RHEL, which the Red Hat maintained and provided support for, for those customers who had RHEL subscription. CentOS would then follow RHEL’s release cycle to provide the same features free of cost, but without the support.

Stream was announced in September 2019, just two months after Red Hat was acquired by IBM. CentOS Stream’s development cycle had new features added to it before the features became a part of RHEL. Stream receives more frequent updates, however, it does not follow RHEL’s release cycle.

With CentOS Stream, developments from the community and the Red Hat employees would take place beforehand on both Fedora, and Stream as a rolling release, before those features are absorbed into RHEL. CentOS followed the release cycle of RHEL and therefore it was a stable distribution. Features available in CentOS were tried and tested by Fedora, and then RHEL maintainers.

Red Hat’s Chief Technical Officer Chris Wright wrote in the announcement “CentOS Stream isn’t a replacement for CentOS Linux; rather, it’s a natural, inevitable next step intended to fulfill the project’s goal of furthering enterprise Linux innovation.” Since the announcement was made, many people expressed their anger on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Reddit and CentOS project’s mailing list. CentOS 8’s End of Life (EOL) has been moved up from May 2029 to December 31, 2021, while CentOS 7 is expected to receive maintenance updates through June 2024, outliving CentOS 8.

Soon after Red Hat’s announcement, Kurtzer announced his intentions to develop Rocky Linux, to fill the role CentOS had been playing for so long. Kurtzer said Rocky Linux was named after Rocky McGaugh. “Thinking back to early CentOS days… My cofounder was Rocky McGaugh. He is no longer with us, so as a H/T [hat tip] to him, who never got to see the success that CentOS came to be, I introduce to you…Rocky Linux”, Kurtzer wrote. Wikinews discussed with Kurtzer the beginning of CentOS, and future of Rocky Linux.

While no formal date of release has been announced for Rocky Linux, Kurtzer said they are planning to release the CentOS replacement before the end of life of CentOS 8. Kurtzer also said Rocky Linux will run on both x86-64 and ARM-based processors, and CentOS users would be able to convert their OS to Rocky Linux just by running a single command.

Saying Rocky Linux is for the community, Kurtzer said he “take[s] the responsibility of ensuring that all decisions are in favor of the community and the project and free from corporate control” including his own company. Talking about the attention from the userbase Rocky Linux has received, Kurtzer said, “I have never seen an open community come together this fast and be this passionate about working together towards a common goal.”

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Tips On Removing Garden Weeds At Your Home

Submitted by: Xander Palmer

Garden weeds are a menace to every garden. They take away the nourishment from the soil and do not allow the ample growth of grass and other garden plants. Garden weeds also spoil the look of a garden and they just stand out showing a garden as unkempt. The removal of garden weeds is absolutely necessary and therefore it is important that you know about the various weed removers that there are.

There is always an option to pluck the garden weeds out and though all those who have a small garden might resort to this method, yet this is not a permanent solution for removal of garden weeds. Why should one not pluck out the garden weeds by the root and let go of the weed killers as an option? The reason is simple. First of all the garden weeds grow all by themselves and therefore though you might pull one out by the roots but there is no guarantee that there will be no residual remains that might grow into a new crop of garden weeds again. Secondly trying to remove garden weeds by hand or by slashing or cutting them will yield no results. They would grow back far more quickly. If you try and remove the garden weeds by hand, one by one, the process will take a lot of time and therefore it becomes important that the weed killers are used.

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Weed killers to remove garden weeds are the safest, quickest and the most efficient option. There are two major categories of weed killers. The first category of these garden weeds removers are the organic weed killers and the second category is that of the inorganic or chemical weed killers. These weed killers are all to be used in accordance with the need because excess usage may not just remove the garden weeds but also the other plants that might be there. There are different types of weed killers to remove garden weeds. These weed killers are available in granular, gel, liquid and spray forms. The best way to use a weed killer is to spread it into the entire area so that any possibility of garden weeds growing in the region is eradicated. This can be achieved both in your garden as well as the big fields.

When it comes to garden weeds in the garden, then it is easy to apply the weed killers. You can use any of them and spread them out evenly as per the instructions given. Always follow the instructions correctly because the procedure is different with garden weeds already there in the garden and separate with the garden weeds not there but likely to grow. Never exceed the usage of weed killers to remove garden weeds because that can result in more harm than good, especially when you plan to remove the garden weeds from your garden which has a smaller area than a regular field. Here excesses can cause the removal of both garden weeds and fertility of soil.

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