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LEXINGTON, Ky. In the hours before taking the floor inside Kentuckys Rupp Arena to face the top-ranked team in the country, Evansvilles coaching staff gathered the Aces to show them a clip from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness for inspiration.

Evansville was a 25-point underdog entering a raucous atmosphere where its head coach Walter McCarty once played. No one on the outside expected the Aces to win.

McCarty believed.

Dont ever let somebody tell you, you cant do something. Not even me, Will Smiths character told his real-life son Jaden Smith as they stood alongside a basketball court. All right? You got a dream? You gotta protect it. If people cant do something themselves, they want to tell you, you cant do it.

You want something? Go get it! Period.

Tuesday night felt like a movie, fittingly.

Evansville head coach Walter McCarty celebrate with his team after defeating the number one ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena in Lexington Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019.(Photo: MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS)

Evansville shocked the country in defeating No. 1 Kentucky 67-64. Its the programs first-ever road win over a ranked opponent. The third-biggest upset in college basketball in the last 15 seasons. The first win by a true mid-major on the road against a No. 1 team since 1993.

The list of superlatives goes on.

No one expected us to come in here and play the way we did, McCarty said during his postgame interview with reporters. Hed already changed out of his suit the Aces soaked during a much-deserved locker room celebration.

From at the buzzer: Evansville basketball upsets No. 1-ranked Kentucky

The Aces (2-0) didnt luck into a victory, either. They spent 29 minutes, 34 seconds with the lead. They shot better than the Wildcats, shared the ball better and even out-rebounded them. K.J. Riley scored a game-high 18 points while Sam Cunliffe also finished in double figures with 17.

They sent Evansville basketball a proud program with deep tradition that hasnt been to an NCAA tournament since 1999 back to national relevancy, if even for one night. Social media couldnt seem to get enough of the Aces' improbable upset.

We just showed the world we can play, Riley said. Anybody can play with anybody. We played with confidence and we stuck to the game plan.

They said they believed they could win before they even got to town.

Evansville's Sam Cunliffe (20) defends Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey (3) at the basket as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the number one ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena in Lexington Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019.(Photo: MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS)

Its amazing, said Cunliffe, who had previously faced UK twice at Arizona State and Kansas. Coming to a school like this, you talk about making history like this. You know, making history and playing in front of these bright lights.

We prepared the right way and had our minds in the right spots, so to actually do it is surreal. I couldnt have imagined this ever in my life.

Cunliffe willed the Aces in the first half, scoring 15 of his 17 points, all of which came off the bench. UE carried a 34-30 lead into the break and kept pace with the Wildcats when some likely thought the Aces would crumble.

Cunliffe added that he felt like he perhaps has an added advantage coming off the bench because it allows him to evaluate the flow of the game and pick his spots. The Aces believe they have 10 players capable of starting.

As long as I play, I dont care if I start or come off the bench, Cunliffe said.

Kentucky head coach John Calipari talks to his team as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the number one ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena in Lexington Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019.(Photo: MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS)

Kentucky had a chance to send the game to overtime but what wouldve been the tying 3-pointer was off the mark during the final seconds. A disappointed Wildcats coach John Calipari said the Aces deserved to win because they were the tougher team.

If we wouldve somehow pulled it out, it kind of wouldnt have been fair, Calipari said. They made shots, threes and free throws, and my hats off to them. He had his team better prepared than I had my team.

He added: This was a great lesson for all of us, including me. I mean, we could say they got outplayed and I could tell you I got out-coached.

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Meanwhile, UE students back on campus congregated to cheer, Aces, Aces, to celebrate. The Aces players themselves could be heard cheering from inside their locker room throughout the postgame interview sessions.

I believe in this team and weve got enough to compete with anybody in the country, McCarty said.

Evansville head coach Walter McCarty celebrates with the Aces in the locker room after the gameas the University of Evansville Purple Aces defeat the number one ranked Kentucky Wildcats 67-64 at Rupp Arena in Lexington Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019.(Photo: MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS)

McCarty doesnt talk about his playing days much anymore. He even admitted Tuesday that his players parents probably remember his career better than they do. Although, he was sure to point out hes never lost a game of 1-on-1 to them.

Tuesday wouldve been special to the second-year head coach regardless of the score. But his homecoming couldnt have gone any better. He said he felt like he was back in college when he arrived at Rupp.

I felt like I was getting ready to play and its a good thing I still dont play because I cant play anymore, he said. Those juices as a competitor start flowing and I start getting excited. I just feel like, Lets go. I think our kids saw that.

McCarty added: I dont know if anything matches this other than winning a national championship.

Walter McCarty on Evansville's win over his alma mater Kentucky Chad Lindskog, Courier & Press

Game contract: Kentucky paid Evansville $90,000 to show up Tuesday

Evansville has now proved it has talent to its hometown fans, Missouri Valley Conference opponents and seemingly all other sports fans who saw news of the upset. People nowhave seen why DeAndre Williams was an NBA Top 100 camp invitee, why Cunliffe was a top-40 prospect and why its veteran leaders like Riley, John Hall and Noah Frederking mean so much to this team.

Everyones individual skills complement one another, and they believe in each other. They also seem to truly like their coach.

This was for coach, Riley said. Coming back to where he won a championship, we did this for him. We took it very seriously. We knew he wanted to win and we did everything in our power to win.

Evansville's DeAndre Williams (13) defends as Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey (3) drives the basket as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the number one ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena in Lexington Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019.(Photo: MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS)

McCarty certainly believes in them, too.

Were going to come in here and get one, McCarty recalled telling his old teammates before the game. Were going to surprise a lot of people today.

Evansville pulled off the unthinkable, even if its been a trend in the MVC. Over the last 20 seasons, the MVC is 4-3 vs. No. 1 teams the best such record by any conference. The Aces will have one day off before playing IU-Kokomo (NAIA) on Thursday inside Ford Center.

After inspiring his team with the movie clip on Tuesday but still well before tipoff, a confident McCarty told his team one more thing:

Its a great day to be a Purple Ace.

It sure was.

Contact Chad Lindskog of the Courier & Press by email, clindskog@gannett.com, or on Twitter: @chadlindskog.

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Throughout my journey of building businesses, there were many times when I felt like giving up. Like the time my business partner Frank Restuccia and I received a bill from the ATO for a quarter of a million dollars, or when we couldnt afford to pay ourselves for the first two years, or when we got penalised by Google and lost most of our traffic.

Building a business from scratch is hard and its even harder to make it sustainable. In fact, over one in 10 Australian businesses fail each year.

Every time I make a decision, or feel that intense struggle of getting a new business idea off the ground, or feel overwhelmed, I turn to these tips from the greatest business owners Ive learned from over the years that have changed my life.

Elon Musk will go down in history as one of the most prolific business leaders of our time.

His astounding mind and never-give-up attitude has led to his incredible success. The guy has blown up more rockets and cars than anyone on the planet and when hes down, he brushes himself off and gets back up.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Elon Musk.

The PayPal co-founder taught me to question how things are done and think deeper into problems I want to solve.

In his book, Zero to One, he highlights the very reason why you want to start a business: by changing the world, making a difference or changing the future.

To do so, you need to be innovative, dont be scared to test and work out new ways of doing things. This is how businesses succeed.

Most people dont think of Mick Jagger as a brand expert, but the lead singer and founding member of the Rolling Stones has built a personal brand that has spanned over five decades.

Jagger has been described as one of the most powerful and influential frontmen in the history of rock and roll, worth an estimated US$360 million.

His career includes 26 albums, four solo albums, 26 film appearances and he produced seven films. Jagger has used his influential power and interests to launch educational music programs in schools and a sports promotion company, he owns a music studio and was also knighted by the queen in 2002.

Making mistakes is a big part of our culture at Finder.

Winfrey said, Do the one thing you think you can not do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

I always tell my crew that if they arent making mistakes they arent trying hard enough.

Not long ago, Jeff Bezos was named the richest man in the world, amassing a fortune of over US$100 billion, and the Amazon founder is someone I look to for inspiration when Im dreaming up big ideas.

The founder of the worlds largest online retailer, Amazon.com, is big on diversity, testing ideas, constantly improving and focusing on the customer as the number on priority.

He built businesses that challenged how people shopped, how people read books, how businesses operate, and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on acquisitions and investments. Bezos builds sustainable businesses for the long-term, with a key mission to help people make decisions.

Arguably the most famous reality star on the planet, Kim Kardashian leverages her worldwide following to build an empire of business lines worth an estimated US$350 million.

The key to success for Kim K is content marketing, starting with the hit reality show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and growing an audience to market to (she has 151 million followers on Instagram alone) with a consistent stream of content.

One of the worlds top life coaches has built success by helping others succeed.

With a value of $500 million, six international best seller books and seminars in over 100 countries, Robbins has been spreading the power of positive thinking for almost four decades. Life coaching has improved every aspect of my life, Im a big believer in learning self reflection, mindfulness and overcoming fears.

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One of my all time favourite books is Dale Carnegies How to Win Friends and Influence People, which was first published back in 1936 and still relevant today. It teaches the power of persuasion, the impact your behaviour can have on others, and techniques on how to be a better communicator and leader.

From almost flying around the world in a hot air balloon, bungee jumping, driving a tank through New York City, cross-dressing and wearing a space suit to a press conference, I have certainly learnt a thing or two about Richard Bransons incredible showmanship to cut through the noise with publicity.

Ive even wore a space suit a couple of times at our own events! There is nothing more important than being unique and creating a spectacle when going to market.

When I met Arianna Huffington at a luncheon in 2015, I was burning my candle at both ends. I would work so hard for so many weeks straight that I would get brutally sick and need timeout to recover.

Arianna spoke about her latest book, Thrive, and the importance of sleep on the body and mind. I took action and improved my sleep routine by going to bed at 9.30pm most nights and waking at 3.30am. When I give myself six hours of sleep regularly I dont crash as hard or as often.

When I first read Ben Horowitzs book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, when it came out in 2014, it was a pivotal point in Finders culture.

Something Horowitz wrote about was wartime versus peacetime CEOs, and this led to Finders newfound war on its competitors. We had sandbags in the office, everyone wore army hats, and I told our crew that our competitors were breaking into our homes and stealing our TVs off the walls. We got pretty fired up and havent looked back.

While on my journey of personal growth, I discovered Ben Horowitz was also a massive fan of Andy Grove. A founder and CEO of Intel, Grove led the company to be the biggest computer processor manufacturer in the world, before he died in 2016. We use many of Groves strategies at Finder, including OKRs objectives, key results to set goals and measure our performance.

The co-founder of music file-sharing company Napster taught me about the importance of being a visionary.

He was the first President of Facebook, and co-founded several other companies to amass an estimated fortune of US$2.4 billion.

Even though Napster was short lived, it was one of the fastest-growing businesses ever and it revolutionised the music industry. The key lesson here is to build things for the future and industries will catch up or lose out.

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One of the wealthiest people in the world, worth an estimated US$82 billion, Ive learnt the key to building wealth from Warren Buffett is frugality.

Buffetts money lessons that I live by include living below your means, putting money aside to save each month before paying any expenses, and the value in things Price if what you pay, value is what you get.

As the co-founder and former CEO of once the biggest company on the planet, Bill Gates is inspirational as he continues his mission on improving our world.

First it was bringing home computers into our homes and businesses, then Gates founded what is reportedly the largest private foundation in the world, dedicated to improving the quality of life globally.

Building businesses that make a positive impact on people is why I get out of bed every day.

Theres a reason why more people have watched Bren Browns TedX presentation on YouTube than any other. Its because her 20 years of studying vulnerability, courage and shame resonates deep inside your core.

She said, Vulnerability is having the courage to show up when you dont know the outcome. Its about being uncomfortable, and being ok with that. Vulnerability stifles creativity: If youre not willing to fail, youre not willing to innovate. If youre not willing to build a vulnerable culture you cant create.

I love how the lead singer of Queen, Freddy Mercury, created a brand that rebelled on so many levels.

The bands music defied mainstream pop culture of the 1970s, it combined genres in an innovative way, it pushed boundaries of music industry rules, and created a style that was shocking and dramatic.

Even its name was defiant. In an interview when Mercury was asked why the name Queen, he replied, because at the time it was outrageous. Dont ever conform. Do things differently.

Stephen Coveys famous book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, is my bible. Make all of these seven lessons your daily habit and it will change your life.

No one championed the customer better than Steve Jobs.

The co-founder, and former CEO and Chairman of Apple Inc. was obsessed about the user experience and made Apple devices so smooth and easy to use that it became the benchmark worldwide.

Everyone who builds a product or service should benchmark Apples user experience.

Just win baby! is Al Daviss most famous line and the motto for the American football team, the Oakland Raiders Davis was the owner and general manager of the team for 39 years.

With Daviss leadership, the Raiders were one of the most successful teams in history. In business, winning is the only thing that matters. Second place is the first loser. If you are driven to win, you will stay focused on your goals.

When there is too much going on or new ideas are presented, this is when you need to stop and think back to what the goal is. If they dont contribute to achieving your original goal it may not be worth pursuing.

Fred Schebesta is Co-founder of Australias most visited financial comparison website, Finder, Co-founder of cryptocurrency broker, HiveEx, and 2019 Australian Financial Review Young Rich Lister. Hear from Fred and business partner Frank Restuccia about how they build sustainable businesses at Finders Founders Lunch in Sydney on December 3.

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Behind a dark wood door on Maddox Street in Mayfair is the second branch of the women-only club the Allbright. And on Thursday last week it was mine for the morning.

It starts at 7.45am, when the club is empty, bar me and the many friendly staff (men and women). I hit the weights studio for a 16 workout on the clubs spa floor (no men allowed up here, though they can be guests of female members). A female trainer with headset and smart kit shows me how to do squats properly while telling me that Ill feel more empowered and confident as a result. Do I? Maybe, but mostly I just feel rather hot.

Next is a quick shower (think five-star hotel bathrooms with

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A Perth woman who led Scotlands wheelchair curling team to silver at a world contest is now a finalist for a UK Coaching Award.

Sheila Swan was shortlisted for the High Performance Coach of the Year Award after the Scottish team placed second in the World Wheelchair Curling Championship earlier this year.

The other finalist from Perth and Kinross is the Care About Walking project, which aims to improve the lives of older people in the area.

It was shortlisted for the Coaching for an Active Life Award.

Ms Swans coaching expertise and experience is shared with wheelchair curlers of all levels, ages and stages.

On her award nomination, she said: It was a big surprise, especially when you see the calibre of the other coaches.

It is more about the recognition for the team. Its as much for the team as it is for me.

She added: Winning medals is obviously important as it demonstrates that we have helped athletes achieve their potential, but our wheelchair programme has been so much more than that.

It has been truly life-changing for some and has helped to create a very real lasting legacy.

Wheelchair curling is a Paralympic sport, with many similarities to its Olympic counterpart. The major difference is that sweeping is not permitted.

Perth and Kinross Care About Walking project has made a more local impact in its work with older people.

It increases the provision of walking, strength and balance exercises within care homes.

Over the past year, it has worked with 250 staff and residents.

Manager of Paths for All, Frances Bain, who is heavily involved with Care About Walking spoke of the groups response to being in the running for the award.

She said: The team is delighted at being chosen as a finalist for this prestigious award.

While not necessarily a traditional coaching project in terms of the sporting world, its great to have the work we are doing to empower, facilitate and support care homes to deliver physical activity opportunities recognised.

The UK Coaching Awards will be held on December 5 in London.

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A short video of Gautham Karthik spending some quality time with kids at an ashram in Theni has gone viral on social media. The actor had shared the video with a post, They have been taught to serve others first before they serve themselves. I'm so proud of the way they have been raised! # #Theni. (sic) A source tells us, Gautham Karthik has been travelling around to spend time with his fans in the last few days. After celebrating his birthday, he went to attend a fans wedding in Hosur, and then went to Krishnagiri for a fans meet. From there, he drove to Theni and stayed the night there. The next morning, he visited the ashram to spend some quality time with the kids. He not only played with them, but also had a meal with the little ones, who were full of energy. After that, he went to attend another fans wedding in Theni. Gautham, whose last release was Devarattam, is now busy with a couple of films in Kollywood. The actor is shooting for Chella Pillai, a family entertainer thats being directed by Arun Chandhiran. Hes also got debutant Narthans remake of Mufti, which co-stars Simbu.

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For a short 15 seconds towards the end of her interview with British Vogue, Emma Watson said,

I never believed the whole Im happy single spiel. It took me a long time. But Im very happy; I call it being self-partnered.

For the remainder of the video, she spoke about a variety of things and experiences shes had throughout her life:

Seeking Gloria Steinem's advice about feminist activism and relearning history from a different perspective, talking about how fame affected her as a child when she played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series and feeling guilty for being unhappy, and so much more.

Despite Emma diving deep into some of the most pressing issues, people across social media seem to be hooked on to the part of the interview where she spoke about not having a boyfriend or husband, and being self-partnered.

Adding to the hullabaloo, the interview too is conveniently titled Emma Watson Talks Turning 30, Working With Meryl Streep, And Being Happily Single.

It wouldnt be a shocker, since theres no dearth of headlines that focus only on their dating lives, choice of clothing, and whether or not they look camera-ready.

Its time we realise that public figures, especially women, are real, human, and can make meaningful contributions to the world.

Here are some eye-opening segments of Emma Watsons recent interview that deserve more recognition.

When Emma was appointed as the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, she felt unworthy and not informed-enough. While she could have brushed it off and started tooting her own horn, she wanted to learn more about it.

"I did this speech for the UN - for this campaign that we launched, called #HeForShe, and I had a massive case of the imposter syndrome and it hit hard," she recalls.

Realising she needed to learn the ropes from people with more experience with feminist activism, Emma decided to approach Gloria Steinem, an icon who rose to public recognition when she became a spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Emma hosting an interview with Gloria in 2016

Continuing the conversation about feminism, she speaks about receiving criticism about white feminism, which is the form of the movement where white women address only the things that affect them, and disregard other kinds of oppression women around the world go through.

The journey towards introspection, according to Emma, began when she started going to university in the United States.

To sit in another country and hear your history told differently to how you have been taught it at home - it was the first time I had a first-hand experience of realising that history is genuinely told from the perspective of whom its told by, she says.

She goes on to talk about the book Why Im No Longer Talking To White People About Race by author and journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge, from which the biggest lesson she took home was, the desperate need to reform our education system in the UK and the way we tell the story of how we have been involved in foreign affairs, in our relationship to slavery - which we never talk about, and its not okay.

Having previously considered herself very well-read, with a prestigious university degree, learning about different perspectives pushed her towards a course of correction and critical analysis. She says,

Many celebrities often have successful careers even if they don't care to speak up about pressing issues, or aren't well-informed.

But Emma, as host Paris Lees says, devotes so much time and energy, and strives to make a difference.

On why she goes the extra mile to actively participate in the discourse about things like feminism and LGBTQ+ rights, Emma says,

She feels that being an optimist at heart is essential to being an activist, and that being around other artists, creating space, and bringing people together has helped her greatly, over the past six months.

Emma Watson has been in the limelight ever since her debut as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. From the age of nine, all the way up to nearly 30, she has been in the film industry, among paparazzi and fans, with very less time to herself.

Emma in 2002, at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This much public exposure from such a young age is bound to have taken a toll. On the pressure she has felt, and how she overcomes it, she says,

There have been moments when everything got so big, I felt disconnected. And part of my sense of peace within myself has been in remembering my identity as someones daughter, a sister, belonging to a family, having roots.

Paris Lees, the host of the interview, is a trans woman, who shared the anxieties she faces and has faced throughout her life because of her identity. Empathising with her, Emma talks about a six-year-old trans child that she knows and cares about, and how shes so afraid about what they might go through, and just wanting basic rights for them.

On being asked about what she would say to people being uncomfortable sharing a bathroom with a trans person, Emma says,

You might not have experienced this in this specific way, but you will have experienced it in your life in some way, and you will know how thatll make you feel. Do you want to perpetuate that, and make somebody else feel that horrible feeling of someone telling you that youre not welcome, you dont belong, youre not included, we dont want you here? she adds.

Emma recalls watching the older Little Women movies as a child, and feels that the author of the book, Louisa May Alcott, put a little bit of herself into all of the sisters. She says this was a clever way and good literary device to explain that theres not just one way to be a feminist.

Speaking about the character that she plays in the upcoming Little Women movie - Meg March - she says,

She also talks about working with actors Meryl Streep and Laura Dern, whom she had already met before coming together for the movie. The three of them met in activist spaces, and had an added sense of solidarity of being actors who take part in activism.

In 2015, when Emma was interviewing Malala Yousafzai, she was told by Malala that one of the reasons she wanted to identify with feminism, was because of her speech at the UN. Speaking about this interaction, Emma simply says,

Emma also mentions meeting a young girl from India who lives in an ashram, and follows the actor on Instagram.

She was like, Every time I see you doing what youre doing, I just want you to know that theres a girl in an ashram in India whos rooting for you. I have moments where I just want to delete my Instagram account, but then I think about her, and Im like, No, thats meaningful.

So, there we have it. Emma Watson may be self-partnered, shes so much more, too.

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BOOM found that the video is from a 2012 event by Prasanthi Nilayam, the ashram of spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba in Andhra Pradesh.

Published on Nov 12 2019 4:07 pm, Last Updated: Nov 13 2019 10:57 am

A video which appears to show Muslim women singing Ram bhajans is being shared with false claim that it is from the Middle East.

In the clip, a group of women wearing black Abayas a long black robe customarily worn by Muslim women, can be seen singing the Hindu devotional hymn Ram Sharan Sukhadai Bhajo Re.

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The 57 seconds clip was shared on Twitter with the caption, People in the Middle East singing prabhu Sri Ram bhagans.

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The same clip has resurfaced since 2017 and is being shared in the wake of the verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.

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BOOM Hindi had previously debunked the claim that the viral clip was from a mosque in Dubai on September 3, 2019.

We searched on Google with the keywords Muslim woman singing Ram Bhajan which showed a fact-check by ABP News dated February 12, 2018.

The video is from an event by Prasanthi Nilayam, the ashram of spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh.

The event was attended by devotees from countries such as Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, reported the Colombo Telegraph.

BOOM contacted Prasanthi Nilayam which confirmed that the woman spotted in the viral video were indeed Muslims.

The viral video has been clipped at the 44 minute mark in the original video which is an hour long uploaded on YouTube by Radio Sai Global Harmony on July 17, 2012.

In the original video one can see different types of bhajans being sung by participants and in different languages.

The viral clip has been shared with the false claim that Ram bhajan was sung in a Dubai mosque since 2017 on Facebook.

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Market share of global Organic Food and Beverages industry is dominate by companies like Amys Kitchen, Natures Path Food, Organic Valley, The Hain Celestial Group, Amcon Distributing, Alberts Organic, General Mills, Organic Farm Foods, Evol Foods, Kellogg, Kraft Foods Group, Nestle Sa, The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks Corporation, Auchan, Eden Foods, Frito-Lay, Dean Foods, Danone, Pepsi and others which are profiled in this report as well in terms of Sales, Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2017-2018).

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Local farmers are trading their tractors for banjos and drumsticks at a band competition on Saturday, Nov. 16 to promote sustainable, organic farming in Central New York.

Dubbed Battle of the Farmer Bands, the event will have five bands vying for the title of best farmer band at the Hopshire Farm and Brewery in Freeville, N.Y. from 5 to 9 p.m. Each band has at least one member who is a farmer or works the land in some way.

Besides watching the farmer bands rock out, attendees can also participate in the raffles and silent auction featuring products from local restaurants and businesses. Fire Dawgs BBQ and Catering will be serving up food that night (including vegetarian options), while Hopshire will have local beer on tap, such as their very own Beehave, a honey ale made with 100% New York-grown ingredients, and cider from Finger Lakes Cider House.

Photo courtesy of The Local Farmers Union

Veggie folk-rock band The Local Famers Union will perform at the Battle of the Farmer Bands in Freeville, N.Y. on Nov. 16, 2019.

Organizer Bobcat Bonagura, who is the co-owner of Main Street Farms in Cortland, came up with the idea for the event after attending a fundraiser for the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming in Ithaca where local farmers competed in telling tales of triumph and sorrow from their farm.

But instead of telling stories, farmers could play music, Bonagura said. I have a bunch of farmer friends who are musically-inclined, and I knew there were several other bands that happened to have both farmers and musicians, he said. He himself is a member of a farmer band that will be performing that eveninghe plays the mandolin for The Local Farmers Union, which they call New Yorks premiere veggie folk-rock band.

Bonagura is also a board member of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), a non-profit organization that works to educate farmers, gardeners and consumers about the importance of producing organic food and supporting local farms. He wanted to help NOFA-NY continue their work, so he reached out to them about his fundraising idea.

I wanted to see NOFA-NY do more general education of the public and really drive home to people how important it is that we are supporting our local farms, Bonagura said.

The event is free to attend but proceeds from food and drink sales, raffles, the silent auction and donations at the door will benefit NOFA-NY. Hopshire will also donate $1 for every one of their beer sold.

Emma Ertinger, NOFA-NYs communications coordinator, said that the funds raised will help offset registration costs to NOFA-NYs 38th annual winter conference in January 2020 at The OnCenter for people in need. The Battle of the Farmer Bands winner will get to perform at the winter conference.

The event also doubles as the revival of NOFA-NYs Central New York chapter. Ertinger said theres been a revival of their regional chapters as their board members are stepping up to lead them and brainstorm better ways to serve farmers they work with across the state.

Photo courtesy of The Local Farmers Union

Veggie folk-rock band The Local Famers Union will perform at the Battle of the Farmer Bands in Freeville, N.Y. on Nov. 16, 2019.

This is a really good opportunity for farmers to connect and be in community with one another, Ertinger said. Farming can be a really isolating profession.

Bonagura said hes most excited about bringing people in the farming and local food community together.

Itd be a shame to see a lot of these small farms that are struggling go out of business because people arent supporting them," Bonagura said. "Sometimes, people just need a little nudge, a little reminder about why this is important.

For more details about the event and the bands, visit their Facebook event page.

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As someone who thinks a lot about how society eats but doesnt have kids, I can only imagine that now would be an overwhelming time to be a new parent. When we talk about what to eat, the conversation today encompasses not only our own health and nutrition but the well-being of the planet and other animals, too. Now take all of that and apply it to feeding the tiny human youre responsible for? Parents today have a complicated job.

For decades, baby food conjured, for the most part, one image: jars of pureed fruits and vegetables that parents could simply pop open and feed to infants. That, plus a handful of other pre-made, packaged foods are what come to mind if you havent had to think about feeding a baby anytime recently, or ever.

But like most items on grocery shelves, baby food is being seriously re-evaluated in recent years. While those jars of mush may at first glance seem like inherently healthy blends of fruits and vegetables, that isnt exactly the case. Many are actually blends of fruit or veggie concentrate and water, which results in the food having more sugar and sodium than an actual puree of that same fruit or vegetable. That, in addition to concerns about low fiber, less-than-ideal nutrition, the presence of heavy metals, and exposure to pesticides in non-organic foods, is causing a significant movement away from buying pre-made baby food altogether. In the last decade alone, American spending on baby food has dropped dramatically, and theres a growing emphasis on making baby food at home.

From pesticides and additives to questions around sustainability, millennial parents have a lot to think about. And thats all on top of the age-old concerns of how to keep your little one as healthy, engaged, and well-cared-for as can be. Considering that millennials have been called the anxious generation, its little surprise that many new parents today are pulling out all the stops to try to raise their kids well. And its even less of a surprise that 58% of millennial parents say theyre finding all of the information out there to be overwhelming, according to a survey by Time magazine. As Farrah Alexander wrote in an essay on the parenting website Scary Mommy, conflicting and sometimes judgmental advice on parenting hits the millennial mom from all directions nowadays books, stores, the internet, other parents and the wealth of information often feels crushing. I would rather spend my few precious moments of free time listening to Caillous incessant whining than someone summarizing all the ways millennial parents are screwing up their kids, she writes.

While there are rarely simple answers when it comes to parenting, let alone food supply chains and sustainability in the face of the climate crisis, there are a few brands out there aiming to provide good and convenient options to modern parents.

One company, Tiny Organics, is tackling several of these concerns at once. The brand, which is working with the Tufts School of Nutrition, is focused on the role of food in early childhood development. Their meals are designed to expose kids to their first 100 flavors before the age of two, offering a variety of textures rather than just purees in order to encourage kids to become adventurous eaters throughout life, based on the recommendations of their research partner. They carefully plan and customize babys meals with the support of neonatal nutritionists, so busy parents dont have to Tiny Organics is in fact a meal delivery service, sending frozen meals to families to make it as easy as possible to feed kids nutritious and stimulating foods.

But Tiny Organics is focusing on the uniquely contemporary concerns we have about food, as well. The meals are all free of the big 8 allergens, as well as added sugar and salt. And theyre packaged and shipped in recyclable materials like cardboard, as opposed to the plastic jars and squeeze bottles lots of other brands use. At this point it seems as though their packaging is one of the most eco-friendly on the market.

Yumi has a similar approach to food. The company is on a mission to raise a healthier generation by completely transforming the way parents approach feeding their families during the first 1,000 days of life, not only by making it easier for them to access healthier, more nutritious food but by reworking the way consumers view early age nutrition as a whole. Yumi works with a team of doctors, nutritionists, and chefs to create baby food that supports optimal neurological and physical development at every age and stage.With an emphasis on providing enough iron and other nutrients to support brain development, Yumis meal delivery service is entirely plant-based, free of common allergens, and free of added salt and sugar. Like Tiny Organics, the delivered meal plans are meant to take some of the stress of meal planning and prep off busy parents. Beyond food, Yumi parents also receive tailored content via text, email and through their digital dashboards every week.The customized weekly content educates parents and helps them better understand how the food in their Yumi box (and the ingredients they might find in their kitchen), impacts their child's development.

Another company thinking hard about what to feed baby is White Leaf Provisions, founded by a couple concerned with biodynamic farming one of whom is a classically French-trained chef. Biodynamic farming, for background, is an organic farming practice that doesnt just seek to minimize the negative impact of farming, but holistically treats the health of the ecosystem. In industrial agriculture, the practice of monocropping growing a single crop is common and often more economically viable, but problematic in that it depletes the soil of nutrients and creates a need for chemical fertilizers to keep the land usable. White Leaf Provisions sells fruit and vegetable purees made from plants that have been grown with a well-rounded eye to sustainability, through biodynamic processes like crop rotation that dont perpetuate these kinds of issues.

Millennial parents have grown up in the age of information, and generally speaking, it shows. Theyre not feeding their kids the super-processed, questionably-nutritious baby and kid food of yore, and they want to maintain their principles of eco-minded, earth- and animal-friendly living once they become parents. Of course, modern parents are still caught in the tension between price, quality, and convenience the best options on the market can be cost-prohibitive at a whopping $4-6 per meal, compared to a jar of Gerber which goes for just about $1. And while making food at home is a good alternative, working parents may not always have the time to spare. If these brands want to capitalize on the concern of informed, health- and eco-conscious parents, theyre likely going to have to find a way to bring costs down without sacrificing quality. If they can manage to provide nutritious, organic, science-backed food to babies of all economic classes, Generation Alpha might be the best fed kids yet.

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