The flute-like tool promises to reduce stress and anxiety

Inhale, exhale. These are words often heard at yoga or meditation classes and retreats, whispered calmly by an instructor in a serene ambience, as practitioners focus on their breath and aim to clear their minds of clutter, tension and stress. The Lovetuner, a miniature pipe worn as a pendant, which was designed to provide the same de-stressing function, has now landed in the UAE.

Invented in California in 2014 by luxury accessories designer Sigmar Berg and Tom Rohner, a self-described spiritual lightworker, the device comes in several shades and is strung on a ball chain, beads or leather cord. The instruments pitch is calibrated to 528 Hz (known as the love frequency), claimed by its creators to reduce anxiety, promote relaxation and align the water molecules in your body. Users are advised to inhale deeply and exhale smoothly into the Lovetuner to deliver a long, steady note at a low volume, and to practise tuning cycles of at least five deep and gentle breaths.

Maria Haggo, founder and chief executive of coaching company Little Miss Wellness, became the exclusive distributor of Lovetuner in the Middle East this year, after Berg and Rohner hired her to help spread their message in this part of the world.

Haggo cites a study at the medical school of Jutendo University, in Tokyo, that suggests the 528-hertz frequency has a significant effect on the nervous and endocrine systems. It indicated that both cortisol decreased and oxytocin increased in participants who listened to the frequency for even a short period of time, she says.

Haggo, who is pursuing a masters degree in psychology and the neuroscience of mental health, is a firm believer in the power of the tool. I was immediately intrigued by the concept. I am a big believer in meditation and the benefits it provides, and I love sound healing and music in general.

She says she owns the Lovetuner in several colours to match different outfits, and wears one every day. Its the first thing I put on in the morning and the last thing I take off at night. I start my day with five to 10 breaths of Lovetuning. Then I use it before going into my meditation practice for 10 to 20 breaths. I also use it for a few breaths during the day, whenever I feel stressed or unfocused. Then at night, before going to sleep, I use it for five to 10 breaths. It has become an anchor for me, and I take it with me everywhere. My husband wears it, too.

With a conventional musical instrument, tuning is performed to adjust the pitch of its tone. In the same way, the Lovetuners makers claim it enhances the users energy, uplifting the spirit and removing negative vibes. Jason Momoa has been spotted wearing one, and the Lovetuner has even been endorsed by doctor, author and self-help guru Deepak Chopra, while its instructions pamphlet features the words: Caution: may cause miracles.

Haggo explains that the Lovetuner is an effective product to help promote mindfulness and while this has become something of a buzzword in recent times, many people are unaware of what it means. Mindfulness is all about being in the present moment without judgment or without the need to change anything. When we heighten our awareness, we automatically become more mindful. This can be done by focusing on our breath, on our surroundings, on how our body feels in a specific moment of time this awareness of the moment is what we call mindfulness, she says.

Mindfulness is all about being in the present moment without judgment or without the need to change anything. When we heighten our awareness, we automatically become more mindful.

Maria Hago

Other benefits of regular tuning, says Haggo, are that it enables you to start a beneficial daily ritual and can connect you with others. Through Little Miss Wellness, she runs group sessions at which Lovetuner owners can come and tune together as a group, and she has started marketing the product to businesses through their HR departments.

I would love to see Lovetuners used at the beginning of a busy day with the team in the office, for all teachers to have Lovetuning sessions with their students every day, for families to use them when they come together after a busy day, for children and teenagers to use them to help them study and manage their emotions, and for government employees to lead their teams, Haggo says.

She adds that in the UAE, where fast-paced lifestyles are the norm, residents have rising stress levels and will benefit from using the Lovetuner to help slow down the pace. So far, she has secured placement deals with yoga centres, spas and concept stores in Dubai, including Zaaz Wellness & Beauty, Naya Yoga & Pilates, Just Be Holistic and Six Senses Spa at Renaissance Downtown Hotel. The gadget is also available at Littlemisswellness.net, for Dh270.

If the movement does pick up here as strongly as it did in Malibu, and you observe any friends, family or colleagues taking a minute to blow into a flutelike contraption hanging from their neck, make sure to tune in as well after all, Haggo claims the sound of the calming pitch can benefit bystanders, too.

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TAMPA, Fla. There are many reasons Alex Killorn is playing the best hockey of his career.

Theres the Lightning wings chemistry with recent linemates Steven Stamkos and Anthony Cirelli. Theres his increased opportunity on the leagues top-ranked power play. Theres the 30-year-olds decision to be more of a leader in the dressing room, which coach Jon Cooper believes has translated onto the ice.

But a lot of it, Killorn admits, is in his head. Increased confidence. Matured mentality. Narrowed focus.

And part of what has helped is meditation.

You heard that right. Killorn said he picked up meditating in the past couple of years through a book he read and a suggestion from team psychologist Ryan Hamilton. The former Harvard University star will spend 10 minutes a day in his Tampa home using the Headspace app on his phone, zoning out during a guided meditation audio session thats targeted specifically...

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Does your Apple Watch keep reminding you to breathe? Youre not alone. People all over the world are interrupted by the Apple Watch reminding them to breathe every day even if theyre already breathing. So what gives?

One of the most common misconceptions about Breathe alerts is that they are related to stress. The idea is that the Apple Watch detects when you need to take advice from Taylor Swift and calm down.

How would that work exactly? The confusion is around heart rate detection. The Apple Watch measures your current heart rate every few minutes (and more frequently when logging workouts). It also logs this data to create a trend line for your average heart rate.

But the Apple Watch doesnt assume that a sudden change in heart rate is related to stress. It can use that data to provide helpful heart health information!

It would be a cool feature though if the Apple Watch really coulddistinguish uninvited stress from intentional exercise or other real life scenarios that cause your heart rate to increase.

Full disclosure: I did not tell my mom it was a coincidence the first time she told me her Apple Watch reminded her to breathe after a stressful meeting. Her enthusiasm was too much. I dont think she reads my work.

Okay, but what if youre already breathing? I totally understand. I do that too. Just not as far as the Apple Watch is concerned.

It has sensors that detectwhen youre working out, and it can even detect a sudden fall and call emergency services if youre unresponsive. Apple Watch doesnt measure how long you can hold your breath however at least not yet.

So maybe the Apple Watch does want you to calm down, just not only when youre flustered.

Apple includes an app called Breathe that introduces Apple Watch users to guided meditation. An animating flower gently grows and shrinks over the course of several seconds. The app instructs you to take a deep breath and hold it when the flow increases, then exhale when the flower shrinks.

Frankly, its mesmerizing. Just talking about it is calming. There are even Apple Watch faces dedicated to the app and its visuals not to mention this 10 hour YouTube video of the animation thats been viewed almost 15,000 times.

Breathe is customizable too so each session doesnt have to be the same. You can set the number of breaths per minute to adjust how long each deep breath should be, the duration of the session before you begin, and whether or not the app remembers your last session length.

At the end of the meditation session, the Breathe app will display your current heart rate too. Ideally, its lower than when you started, but thats not the main goal of the app.

Using the Breathe app doesnt just help you collect your thoughts and focus on whats important to you. The Apple Health app on the iPhone can log data from meditation sessions with a metric called Mindful Minutes.

This helps you realize insights like whether or not guided meditation helps you sleep, eat healthier, or remember to exercise.

Meditation, great, but what about those nagging alerts? You can turn down the number of meditation reminders you receive or disable Breathe notifications altogether.

Open the Watch app on your iPhone, tap Breathe from the My Watch tab, then tap Breathe Reminders.

If you like the idea of guided meditation but Breathe reminders are stressing you out, you can receive just one reminder per day. If you already logged a session, you wont receive an alert that day.

Breathe reminders also wait for moments when no movement or exercise is detected so it doesnt catch you at a bad time, although your mileage may vary.

You can also disable or have notifications sent to Notification Center (swipe down from the watch face to access) by swiping left and tapping the button from the alert.

Want to go nuclear on Breathe? Take a deep breath, press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch, then press and hold on the green flower icon for the Breathe app (or swipe left if youre in list view) to remove the Breathe app. You can always add it back from the App Store on Apple Watch.

If youre still reading this or youve scrolled to the bottom of this story, youve discovered my motivation for writing this piece in the first place.

I love learning how people use the Apple Watch so Im constantly searching for ways regular people experience it. This search, specifically on Twitter, has pointed to one meme over and over again, and Apples Breathe app on the Apple Watch is at the center of it.

Checking an Apple Watch alert for a new message, and hopelessly realizing its just a Breathe reminder.

Just search Twitter for apple watch vibrates breathe to see what I mean. There are probably earlier instances of this based on when the Breathe app was introduced, but my quick search goes back to this March 2017 tweet that fits the criteria:

Then in June 2017:

Followed by a similar tweet for July, August, and September2017.

Lots of people turn to Twitter to publicly declare that they will not breathe in defiance of their Apple Watch, but further inspection usually reveals additional tweets that suggest they actually continued to breathe.

Okay, those are just fun. But seriously, a lot of people are being misled by Breathe alerts on the Apple Watch.

Remember those original tweets from 2017? There was one per month for a while, then they fizzled out. Seems normal.

Fast forward to, say, 2020, and there have been nearly 20 tweets with the same message already. Were not even a week into the new year, people.

Thereissomething off about the current round of tweets though. In the trues sense of a modern meme, these tweets dont appear to be wholly original and organic.

Im not saying foreign bots or an international propaganda scheme is at play here, but most of these tweets are copied and pasted with the same format right down to the same four-letter-word-that-starts-with-an-s explicit reaction. I wont embed the bad words in case my mom actually does read my work, but again, see for yourself.

Last year alone, there were too many tweets to count that fit the search criteria. Its possible people are uniquely experiencing the same disappointment individually, or maybe the meme is really a somewhat meta quest for likes and retweets.

All I know is something changed between 2017 and 2020 probably the booming popularity of the Apple Watch and something that was tweeted a handful of times per year is now a daily meme.

Finding the deeper meaning of all of this will require more meditation. For now, remember to breathe, people.

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The Madras High Court witnessed some poignant moments on Monday with an aged woman pleading with her dentist son to leave self-styled godman Nithyanandas Ashram at Bidadi in Karnataka and return to normal life. Unmoved by her fervent plea, P. Muruganandam, now called Sri Nithya Pranananda, refused to part ways with the ashram.

After recording his submission, a Division Bench of Justices R. Subbiah and R. Pongiappan closed a habeas corpus petition filed by P. Angulakshmi, 60, of Kottai in Erode district. The petitioner had sought a direction to Erode police to save her 39-year-old son from the illegal custody of Nithyananda, produce him in court and let him go with her.

However, appearing before the court, along with an escort from the ashram, the petitioners son told the judges that he was residing in the ashram on his own accord and that he was not detained illegally by anyone. He also said that being a major, he was interested in continuing in the ashram and was not willing to return to his parental home. When the mother had a word with him outside the court hall, she asked him, You are an educated boy, why are you doing this? Why dont you come back home? In reply, he asked her to stop acting at the instigation of others and to meet him at the ashram and discuss domestic issues. I am not acting at the instigation of anyone. Why should I come to the ashram? the mother pleaded.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 7, 2020 / Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXV:CCE)(FSE:D7H0) (the Company or Commerce) is pleased to announce that, through its collaboration with its colleagues from Universit Laval (Laval), will be presenting a paper and oral presentation at the upcoming 52nd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators (CMP) conference to be held in Ottawa, ON, January 21st to 23rd, 2020.

With respect to mineral processing flowsheets for rare earth element (REE) projects, the challenges of scale-up from bench level testing is rarely discussed in meaningful detail. However, an understanding of the potential challenges is essential to effective scale-up for maintaining performance and reagent consumption rates, while estimating capital and operating expenditures accurately. Such challenges are not uncommon in the REE space; however, these may be more difficult for deposits with complicated or poorly understood rare earth mineralogy, thus highlighting the need for academic/industry discussion and collaboration. Correspondingly, the Ashram Deposit, with its simple rare earth and gangue mineralogy, and resultant well-understood processing techniques, potentially presents a base case scenario for some issues, and therefore, the test data generated by Laval has been used to formulate cautionary guidance for scale-up and large-scale concentrate production, potentially applicable to all rare earth projects regardless of mineralogy.

The paper is titled Challenges of Scale-Up in Grinding and Flotation of Rare Earth Minerals and will be published for global distribution in a CMP Proceedings volume following the conference. The oral presentation will take place at 1:50 PM on January 23rd during the Flowsheet & Process Control session. The paper and oral presentation outline a 2018-2019 case study documenting the grinding and flotation testwork completed by Laval, at the lab/bench (1 kg) and larger (10-30 kg) scale, on material from the Ashram Rare Earth and Fluorspar Deposit.

The lead author on the paper is Jean-Franois Boulanger, an Assistant Professor at the Universit du Qubec en Abitibi-Tmiscamingue (UQAT) in Rouyn-Noranda, and former PhD student with Universit Laval. Mr. Boulanger was the lead Project Manager on the Ashram metallurgical test program completed at Laval in 2018-2019 (see news release dated August 1, 2019). Mr. Claude Bazin, Professor and Project Supervisor at Laval, and Mr. Darren L. Smith, Ashram Project Manager, are second and third authors, respectively.

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Darren L. Smith, M.Sc., P.Geo., Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., a Permit holder with the Ordre des Gologues du Qubec and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, supervised the preparation of the technical information in this news release.

About Commerce Resources Corp.

Commerce Resources Corp. is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on deposits of rare metals and rare earth elements. The Company is focused on the development of its Ashram Rare Earth and Fluorspar Deposit in Quebec and the Upper Fir Tantalum-Niobium Deposit in British Columbia.

For more information, please visit the corporate website at http://www.commerceresources.com or email info@commerceresources.com.

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Chris Grove President and Director Tel: 604.484.2700 Email: cgrove@commerceresources.com Web: http://www.commerceresources.com

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Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking information which is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements in this press release include the presumption that the Ashram Deposit potentially presents a base case scenario for some issues potentially applicable to all rare earth projects regardless of minerology. These forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Risks that could change or prevent these statements from coming to fruition include changing costs for mining and processing; increased capital costs; the timing and content of upcoming work programs and reports produced on work done; geological interpretations based on drilling that may change with more detailed information; potential process methods and mineral recoveries assumption based on limited test work and by comparison to what are considered analogous deposits that with further test work may not be comparable; testing of our process may not prove successful and even it tests are successful, the economic and other outcomes may not be as expected; the availability of labour, equipment and markets for the products produced; and despite the current expected viability of the project, conditions changing such that the minerals on our property cannot be economically mined, or that the required permits to build and operate the envisaged mine can be obtained. The forward-looking information contained herein is given as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.

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Auroville will hitch creativity to a fundamental cause as it rolls out the 2020 edition of Aurovilles Art for Land Exhibition and Land Fundraiser which kicks off on January 11.

According to Auroville, Art for Land is an symbol of generosity the art works have all been donated by their artists, and land contributors receive an artwork in recognition of their solidarity. All donations go for the purchase of missing plots in Auroville's officially designated Master Plan area.

Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi is scheduled to open the exhibition at the Unity Pavilion on January 11.

The show is on till February 21.

The objective of Art for Land is securing the unified and harmonious physical base for Auroville, the international township dedicated to human unity.

The artworks are a rich and creative collection in various media, donated by over 100 artists from Auroville, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, India and abroad.

Many of the artists enjoy wide recognition in India, such as Aurovilians Adil Writer, Pierre Legrand, Robert LHeureux, Priya Sundaravalli, Prabhat Biswas, Marie-Claire Barsotti, Lalit Verma, Kratu, Ange, and Hufreesh Chopra. They are joined by Priti Ghosh, the well-known artist from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

Some of the creations are from an earlier time and have been personally blessed by The Mother.

Acclaimed Indian artists such as Ankon Mitra, Silky Arora, Shatraudhan Gupta, Rahul Solanki, Sameedha Paliwal, and Harshil Patel have featured their works in this year's collection.

The exhibition will be open Mondays through Saturdays (10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 pm to 4 p.m.)

The works can also be viewed at Art for Land's online gallery artforland.in where reservations for the works can be made online.

This year's exhibition has expanded its reach with allied exhibitions at city gallery sites including Promenade Hotel, Aurodhan and Tasmai.

Associated auctions in Auroville will be held at the Centre dArt at Citadines with works by Pierre Legrand, and Christl Michielsens one-woman exhibition at the Tibetan Pavilion.

A large number of concerts and events will be held during the exhibition period, including a concert by Auroville's internationally-known musician, Nadaka. The events schedule is available at unitypavilion@auroville.

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The Art for Land is one of the several initiatives by Auroville to realise The Mothers vision of a galaxy-shaped universal township with the Matrimandir as the soul which was a design of French architect Roger Anger.

According to rough estimates, Auroville still needs to secure about 40% of the land under the Master Plan 2025 projection of 3,930 acres for the full realisation of its goals.

Every August 15 which marks the birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, Auroville rolls out the Acres for Auroville land fund-raiser, which is a collaboration of Auroville International and Lands for Auroville Unified.

The campaign seeks to mobiles principal resources for completing Aurovilles land base The Matrimandir, The City Area, The Greenbelt and The International Zone.

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Zubin Mehta and MahlerLos Angeles favorite Zubin Mehta, former music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducts Mahlers Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, a musical classic widely regarded as overwhelmingly transcendent. Mehta is joined by the L.A. Philharmonic on three occasions this weekend at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. For lovers of symphonic melodies, is there a more pleasant way to open the New Year? 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $20-$240. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.

First Friday ShabbatFor the first Shabbat of the new calendar year, Congregation Kol Ami is celebrating with a sushi meal. The evening with the LGBTQ community kicks off with Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6:30 p.m. First Friday dinner is at 7:30 p.m. $18 for dinner. Congregation Kol Ami, 1200 N. La Brea Ave., West Hollywood.

The Song of Names

The Song of NamesHolocaust-themed film The Song of Names, from the director of The Red Violin, opens today in three theatres. Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in Francois Girards historical drama about a mans search for his best friend from childhood. Orphaned by the Holocaust, he later vanished and never was found. Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino; Laemmle Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (310) 478-3836. laemmle.com. Regency South Coast Village, 1516 Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. Buy tickets here or by clicking the link above.

The Big ShabbatThree weeks after Nessah Synagogue was vandalized, the Iranian Jewish congregation in Beverly Hills strikes a welcoming note with The Big Shabbat. Organized for young professionals and young couples, the gathering offers a blend of learning, praying and celebrating followed by a hot and exquisite Kiddush. Rabbi Yitzchak Sakhai leads services. 9 a.m. Simcha Hall. Free. Donations appreciated. Nessah Synagogue, 142 S. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills.

Ghostly Historic SitesShmuel Gonzales, aka the Barrio Boychik, guides people through parts of old Los Angeles that cradle ghostly memories of a century ago. During this walking tour, Ghostly and Ghastly, Gonzales leads participants to haunted old sites across downtown. Among them are the grounds of the infamous Chinese Massacre of 1871 and the Pico House, a grand hotel built by Californias last Mexican governor. 5:45 p.m. check-in. 6 p.m. walking tour begins. Arrive early at the L.A. Plaza de Cultura y Artes, the La Tienda Bookshop, 501 N. Main St., Los Angeles. $25.

Engel Chamber ConcertAdat Ari Els 26th annual Engel Chamber Music Concert features the quartet David Kaplan and Friends performing Mozart and Brahms. Joining pianist Kaplan are Vijay Gupta on violin, Jonathan Moerschel on viola and Eric Byers on cello. A reception with light refreshments follows the performance. 2 p.m. Admission is free. Reservations are requested. David Familian Chapel, Adat Ari El, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village.

Homelessness in 2020: An Overview and a Jewish LensIn the past year, homelessness has become one of the most serious issues across Los Angeles. Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas of Valley Beth Shalom, chair of the Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority, explores the crisis through a Jewish lens. He recently led a two-year campaign to address homelessness in Los Angeles County and writes widely on social justice and millennials. The event is organized for University Women at American Jewish University. Noon-1:30 p.m. From $30. American Jewish University Familian Campus, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles.

Rabbi David WolpeJoin Rabbi David Wolpe for his learning and lunch series, Great Jewish Lives: Remarkable Jews from Ancient Times to Today. The Sinai Temple leader delves into the lives of historical figures who have contributed to the world and have inspired contemporary Jews. Beginning with the Bible, he traces a variety of Jewish, spiritual ideas and movements throughout history. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free for Sinai members, $25 for general. Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd.

The Jew in the AshramThe Jew in the Ashram, actress-educator Amanda Millers solo show at the Whitefire Theatre, is a poignant and funny account of her experiences in an ashram in India years ago as she struggled with her mental health. Guided by an Indian guru, she reflects on Jewish summer camp and Judaisms role in the lives of her late father and his Holocaust survivor mother whom he never knew, and she reconnects with her own cultural roots. At select moments, the audience is invited to move, chant and reflect on their own spiritual journeys. The performance is staged for one night only. 8-9 p.m. $20. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks.

American Jews In the Trump EraIn his book Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict Over Israel, UCLA Professor Dov Waxman argues that Israel has become a source of division in the American Jewish community. Tonight at UCLA, he expands on this as he discusses American Jews, Israel and Anti-Semitism in the Trump Era. The lecture is organized by the Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller Institute for Jewish Learning and Hillel at UCLA. 7-9 p.m. Free. Hillel at UCLA, 574 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. RSVP requested by clicking the link above.

The Head vs. The HeartThe choice between emotions and the intellect has plagued civilization since the first morning in the Garden of Eden. Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) Rabbi Ed Feinstein weighs in when discussing, The Head vs. the Heart: What Does God Want? The evening is part of VBS Wednesday evening College of Jewish Studies series, which examines historic controversies. 7-9 p.m. Free. Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino.

Jewish Musical SatireComedic folksinger, stand-up comedian and screenwriter David Misch looks at how Jewish musical satire shares with klezmer, Marc Chagall and Sholem Aleichem an awareness of, amusement at and sympathy for human fallibility. The multimedia presentation, Jewish Musical Satire With David Misch, draws on sounds old and new, from Rodgers & Hammerstein and Carole King to Randy Newman and Rachel Blooms Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 7:30 p.m. $15. Sperber Jewish Community Library, American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles.

The World that We KnewAmerican Jewish University librarian Lisa Silverman leads a discussion about Alice Hoffmans fantastical novel The World That We Knew. Set during World War II, the book is about a rare golem that aids in the salvation of a young girl who is sent to the home of a renowned rabbi, fleeing the Nazis. 2 p.m. $10. Sperber Jewish Community Library, American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles.

Global Briefing on Anti-SemitismPeering into the past and assessing the present-day explosion of anti-Semitism, the kickoff event in this four-part series at Wilshire Boulevard Temple examines Anti-Semitism on the Right: Christian Anti-Judaism, White Supremacy and Holocaust Denial/Distortion. The remaining dates in this series are Feb. 27, March 5 and April 2. 7:30 p.m.Free. Wilshire Boulevard Temple Irmas Campus, 11661 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles.

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A large section of students and teachers at Visva-Bharati have demanded cancellation of a lecture by BJP ideologue and MP Swapan Dasgupta on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at the varsity on January 8, saying the institute founded by Rabindranath Tagore should not associate itself with the controversy.

Several student outfits, including SFI and the Trinamul Chhatra Parishad, threatened to launch protests if the varsity didnt withdraw the lecture.

The SFI and another Left student outfit wrote to vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, pleading that the programme be scrapped as it would hurt the basic motto of the university which believes in neutrality.

The subject of the lecture to be held at Lipika auditorium is: The CAA2019: Understanding and Interpretation.

Residents of the ashram expressed surprise over the central universitys move to give approval for the programme in the main auditorium on the campus.

It came to my notice that the vice-chancellor would preside over the programme. This is surprising as it gives an impression that the varsity approves the amended citizenship law, which is being protested against across the country. Our university cannot do this as our motto is Yatra Visvam Bhavatyekanidam (Where the world makes its home in a single nest), said a resident of the ashram.

Sudipta Bhattacharyya, a professor of economics at Visva-Bharati, said: If the university wants to prove its neutrality, it should have arranged a debate on the issue with people of different ideologies and from different political parties. It would have been healthy for an academic institution like Visva-Bharati.

Anirban Sircar, the officiating public relations officer of Visva-Bharati, said the lecture was a part of the institutions routine lecture series. It is a part of the series of lectures the university was organising. Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta would deliver a lecture on CAA, said Anirban Sircar, the officiating public relations officer of Visva-Bharati.

Sircar said he had no idea of the letters of the two student outfits.

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The suave and U.S.-educated politician S.M. Krishna was actually being considered for the prime ministerial post in 2004 by the Congress when he was the Chief Minister of Karnataka, according to his own disclosure.

In his autobiography titled Smrithivaahini, which is set to be released on January 4 in Bengaluru, the 87-year-old former External Affairs Minister, who severed his nearly five-decade association with the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017, has recalled that this piece of information had been shared by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself.

Before the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Singh had told his college-mate and economist K. Venkatagiri Gowda (who hails from Karnataka) that Mr. Krishna was doing good work in Karnataka as Chief Minister and either he [Mr. Singh] or Mr. Krishna will become the Prime Minister if the Congress-led UPA comes to power in 2004, says the book.

Mr. Gowda had later discussed this with his close circles, the former Chief Minister notes. However, the Congress which went to Assembly polls in Karnataka in 2004 under the leadership of Mr. Krishna, who had drawn the attention of the country with his work as the Chief Minister, lost the elections.

Mr. Krishna says in the book that former Prime Minister and Janata Parivar leader H.D. Deve Gowda had tried to join the Congress twice.

According to him, Mr. Deve Gowda had visited his ministerial quarters in an autorickshaw during the Emergency when D. Devaraj Urs was the Chief Minister. He conveyed his desire to join the Congress, while expressing displeasure over lack of unity among the Opposition parties. But I told him that it was not nice on his part to join the Congress as he had made serious allegations against Mr. Urs and vowed to prove them too, he says, and adds that Mr. Gowda accepted his advice.

Again in the 80s, he himself had made efforts to woo Mr. Gowda and S.R. Bommai to the Congress after the then Prime Minister Charan Singh quit, Mr. Krishna says. He had even organised a meeting between them and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee. But the two leaders from Karnataka did not come back after that, he recalls.

Mr. Krishna, who hails from the dominant Vokkaliga community, has said that Mr. Gowda used to telephone him several times for transfers of officials and other issues when he became Chief Minister in 1999. I had given standing instructions to my secretary M.K. Shankaralinge Gowda to okay all works sought by Mr. Gowda. But Mr. Krishna has expressed disappointment that despite this, no bonding emerged between him and Mr. Gowda. Perhaps, I may have erred by not creating an opportunity to sit across the table with Mr. Gowda to discuss various issues. Because of this, the gap between us started increasing. I cannot remember him having any soft corner for me when I was the Chief Minister, he says.

S.M. Krishna, who studied postgraduation in law in the U.S. by obtaining Fulbright Scholarship, has recalled his association with The Hindu in his autobiography.

Ours was the only house (in Somanahalli of Maddur taluk in Mandya district) to get The Hindu in those days, Mr. Krishna recalls. Though his father never had college education, he was able to read and understand The Hindu, he says in the book.

S.M. Krishna, who has quit the Congress and joined the BJP, has showered praises on Congress top leader Sonia Gandhi in his autobiography.

Sonia Gandhi is a person who has fundamentally loved Indian culture from the bottom of her heart, he says in the book.

The reference to her has been made in connection with a request by a monk from the Belagavi branch of Ramakrishna Ashram to him as the then Chief Minister to grant land in Belagavi to the ashram to build a memorial as Swami Vivekananda had stayed in that house during his visit in 1892.

The Chief Secretary had turned down the request as that land belonged to the government guesthouse. But the matter had reached Ms. Gandhi, who in turn told Mr. Krishna that it was better to give the land to the ashram, he says.

Following this, Mr. Krishna not only issued an order transferring the land to the ashram, but also got a copy of the order issued to the ashram from Ms. Gandhi during her visit to the State, he says.

The conflict between the judiciary and legislature was witnessed in the 1950s too when Kengal Hanumanthaiah was the Chief Minister, according to former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna.

In his autobiography, he has narrated how the then Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Medhappa had taken up a contempt of court case against Mr. Hanumanthaiah in connection with an incident. Both were strong personalities who were not willing to take a back seat.

Finally, the Chief Justice was about to retire on a Saturday and he wanted to pronounce the order on Friday. But following the advise of his lawyer that such a situation may result in him going to jail owing to paucity of time to file an appeal before the Supreme Court, Mr. Hanumanthaiah used the special power vested in the government to declare a holiday for the High Court on Friday.

This resulted in Mr. Medhappa retiring without pronouncing the order, Mr. Krishna recalls.

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