reasure-house of photographs, the bound album proved for, Michaela Appel- the grand daughter, of the German miner cum Industrialist cum hotelier, namely Otto Honigmam; that she recently passed it on to US, graciously, in the form of a book, that was printed & published in German (as well as English edition) in 2018. It was listed by The German National Library and, as acknowledged, two other guys, Frembgen and Richtsfeld, have also made their contribution in this specific book but kudos go to Michaela. My personal thanks to the , who added it to my source-material-bank; that this humble penman accesses for my writeups. Before embarking on my today’s writeup, full throttle, for preparatory warm up, dear readers, I mention four big names for those readers who have missed my previous four consecutive articles, under this very column. Following the tracks of a number of European travellers, like, the Frenchman Francis Bernier (1664-65); the British explorer Alexander Cunningham(1847); The Morovian missionary August Hermann Francke (1896) who travelled to Kashmir & Ladakh or for that matter Arthur Neve (-author of Tourist Guide to Kashmir, Ladakh and Skardu-1899) and the one that fascinates me nowadays- Edward Frederick Knight ( who toured Kashmir, Ladakh and Baltistaan in 1891) the expedition- lover- grand father of Michaela, namely Otto Honigmann visited Kashmir, Ladakh and Baltistaan in 1911-12. Here he clicked about 200 photographs that he, on returning home in May 1912, got mounted in a bound album. This is the treasure that Michaela’s book offers to interested readers, like me. n page 16 of this book she writes: From other sources we know some edicts of king Ashoka (272-231 BC) were in including the major Rock Edicts at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi. [-Former is a city in Hazara; While the latter is in Mardan district...Both in Khyber Pakhtun Wala, (Pakistan-Afghanistan region); Hold on, dear readers! Experts say: ‘THESE ROCK EDICTS APPEAR TO BE THE FIRST EXAMPLES OF IN SOUTH ASIA.’ Kharosthi script? Wait, please ! First note,it. I prefer the romanized version of this word. Ghandhari, which appears on coins, inscriptions & Buddhist texts was the official language of the Kushan Empire; that was used by various people from North west of the Indian subcontinent i:e present Day Pakistan, Central Asia & Afghanistan. This Gandhari is also known as It is an early Middle Indo-Aryan language- Some experts of Linguistics have found evidence linking and this Script was heavily used by the former Buddhist cultures of Central Asia & Eastern China. It is said The Birch-Bark Scrolls consisting of have been discovered in the recent past, in 1994 AD, in Eastern Afghanistan and Western Pakistan, in west of Khyber Pass. Modern day experts claim that some manuscripts; including that of that are in were brought from Gandhara to China as early AD 147AD AND the Kushan Monk, namely used for translating it into Chinese. Experts say this Kharosthi Script was alive from 4th century BC to 3rd Century AD. One more interesting angle is the divergent Etymology of the word Qandahar/ Kandahar. We know it is a district of present day Afghanistan AND that it is believed to be ‘ according to some experts in the field.As History tells us during 6th Century BC it became an important outpost of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire and in 4th Century BC, around 330 BC Alexander the great is said to have done much for its southern flank. We may also recall that Texila- that is 20 miles north of Islamabad (Pakistan), was also annexed by Alexander in, though Muriyas conquered it soon. In the local Pashto language the name Alexander is rendered as that over a period of time is believed to have transformed to Kandahar/ Qandahar because of being a ‘Tract Of Sweet Fruits’ (like grapes, apricots etc). Kandahar enjoyed strategic location too; it being along the old trade routes of southern, central and Western Asia. Much later in time, as recent as around 1747 AD, the founder of Durrani dynasty, king Ahmed Shah Durrani, even made Qandahar the capital of his Afghan- empire. Other equally strong groups of exponents assert that etymologically the word Gandhara (of the script) transformed, with passage of time, to Kandahar/ Qandahar. Equally interesting is the claim of scholars who say the very word may have been derived from the Hebrew word meaning writing. As per the English Archaeologist Sir John Marshall, [–1876-1958; who was Director General of the Archeological Survey 0f India from 1902 to 1928 AD, and who is known for his monumental work kharosthi Script had relations with a form of Aramaic; that was used in the administrative work during the reign of Darius The Great (550 BC -486 BC); the whose great Achaemenid; empire(-of Iran) included much of Western Asia, Central Asia, The Indus valley, North-East Africa and even Greek Macedonia. Aramaic was the co-official language of this Achaemenid empire, along with Persian. Readers surely must be knowing that his religion/ faith is called Zoroastrianism (–Indo-Iranian-Religion);wherein Chief God is called Ahura Mazda (wise Lord); wherein figured concepts like Good & Evil as Light and Darkness, Reward etc but not Temples & Statues, just Hope this much will suffice in today’s column. More when health and time permits.
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BellRing Brands ( NYSE:BRBR – Free Report ) had its price target increased by Stifel Nicolaus from $67.00 to $81.00 in a research report released on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. BRBR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $66.00 target price on shares of BellRing Brands in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of BellRing Brands from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of BellRing Brands from $61.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on BellRing Brands from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of BellRing Brands in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $74.27. View Our Latest Analysis on BellRing Brands BellRing Brands Price Performance BellRing Brands ( NYSE:BRBR – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 18th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $555.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $545.00 million. BellRing Brands had a net margin of 12.35% and a negative return on equity of 103.89%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that BellRing Brands will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current year. Hedge Funds Weigh In On BellRing Brands Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of BellRing Brands by 73.0% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 57,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,374,000 after purchasing an additional 24,126 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in BellRing Brands by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,978,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $825,172,000 after buying an additional 698,121 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in BellRing Brands by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 8,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after buying an additional 914 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in BellRing Brands by 96.5% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 15,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $916,000 after buying an additional 7,620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BellRing Brands by 3.8% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 7,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.97% of the company’s stock. BellRing Brands Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) BellRing Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for BellRing Brands Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for BellRing Brands and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in the capital to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison, a security officer said Sunday. Khan has been behind bars for more than a year and has over 150 criminal cases against him. But he remains popular and his political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI, says the cases are politically motivated. Shahid Nawaz, a security officer in eastern Punjab province, said police have arrested more than 4,000 Khan supporters. They include five parliamentarians. Pakistan has sealed off Islamabad with shipping containers and shut down major roads and highways connecting the city with PTI strongholds in Punjab and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Tit-for-tat teargas shelling between the police and the PTI was reported on the highway bordering Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan suspended mobile and internet services “in areas with security concerns.” The government and Interior Ministry posted the announcement on the social media platform X, which is banned in Pakistan. They did not specify the areas, nor did they say how long the suspension would be in place. “Internet and mobile services will continue to operate as usual in the rest of the country,” the posts said. Meanwhile, telecom company Nayatel sent out emails offering customers “a reliable landline service” as a workaround in the areas suffering suspended cellphone service. Khan's supporters rely heavily on social media to demand his release and use messaging platforms like WhatsApp to share information, including details of events. PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram said Khan's wife Bushra Bibi was traveling to Islamabad in a convoy led by the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur. “She cannot leave the party workers on their own,” said Akram. There was a festive mood in Peshawar, with PTI members dancing, drumming and holding up pictures of Khan as cars set off for Islamabad. The government is imposing social media platform bans and targeting VPN services , according to internet advocacy group Netblocks. On Sunday, the group said live metrics showed problems with WhatsApp that were affecting media sharing on the app. The U.S. Embassy issued a security alert for Americans in the capital, encouraging them to avoid large gatherings and warning that even “peaceful gatherings can turn violent.” Last month, authorities suspended the cellphone service in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to thwart a pro-Khan rally. The shutdown disrupted communications and affected everyday services such as banking, ride-hailing and food delivery. The latest crackdown comes on the eve of a visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko . Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said authorities have sealed off Islamabad's Red Zone, which houses key government buildings and is the destination for Khan's supporters. “Anyone reaching it will be arrested,” Naqvi told a press conference. He said the security measures were in place to protect residents and property, blaming the PTI for inconveniencing people and businesses. He added that protesters were planning to take the same route as the Belarusian delegation, but that the government had headed off this scenario. Naqvi denied cellphone services were suspended and said only mobile data was affected. Associated Press writers Riaz Khan in Peshawar and Asim Tanveer in Multan contributed to this report.
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Polly Toynbee’s piece misses the central point about the housing crisis ( In Kent, Labour has a fight on its hands – and a make-or-break test for its housing revolution, 19 November ). It is a crisis of affordability, not supply, brought about by the over-financialisation of the stock through a decade and a half of interest rates close to zero. Prices rose from three or four times average earnings to more than nine times as investors shifted cash from deposits to bricks and mortar. No arbitrary housing targets will ever correct that because simple arithmetic is against it, never mind that developers won’t increase supply to the point where they have to drop prices. And the threat of rescinding unbuilt planning consents would see material starts, so that forfeiture would leave a mess for early buyers to live with, and someone else to sort out. Before automatic sacrifice of green space, shorter-term measures are needed, such as requiring holiday lets to have planning consent, to counter the commandeering of dwellings to turn into private profit streams – something that has decimated the rental market in some areas. Inherited property wealth, which has snowballed with market bloating and widened social division, should be a separate tax category. And, although higher council tax rates on non-principal residences have begun to bite, long‐term empty property should attract accelerated rates. New-builds, meanwhile – and Toynbee doesn’t mention this – should focus on social housing. John Worrall Cromer, Norfolk The irrefutable evidence of the past 30 or more years is that the price of a home goes up and up regardless of the amount supplied – the housing market that responds to supply by reducing prices is a myth. The MP Kevin McKenna is quoted as saying that developers “will only get permission to build if they raise the percentage of affordable housing and keep their community pledges”. The government may be able to extract such a pledge in exchange for granting permission, but no planning condition can prevent a developer from subsequently claiming looming impoverishment and applying for its social or affordable housing contribution to be reduced or removed altogether. This will continue to be the case until the government abolishes the viability test , which is the rotten core of the current system. The test virtually guarantees a 20% profit margin on every development, regardless of what is sacrificed in order to achieve it. In the meantime, unneeded executive homes will continue to be the majority of what’s built, despite being unaffordable, and the country’s shrinking carbon budget for getting to net zero by 2050 will continue to be frittered away to maintain the flow of money from developers to the main political parties. Ian Tysh Green party councillor with planning and environment portfolio at Wealden district council Reading Polly Toynbee’s article, I was struck by the delightful artist’s impression online of the proposed Highsted Park development in Swale, Kent. And not a car in sight! I do hope, if and when it is built, you find room for a photograph showing it again. This time, no doubt, complete with cars everywhere, including on the pavements. Sam Gibson Ravensthorpe, Northampton Hidden in the vast swaths of nimbyism are real concerns about the lack of infrastructure that is needed for new developments. Where I live, they plan to increase the village population by 20%. This is typical of hundreds of villages facing this sort of expansion, and yet nothing is being done to expand local sewage treatment, cycle lanes, doctor’s surgeries, schools, road junctions ... all of which are over capacity already. I would welcome new housing in our village if it meant that Southern Water would stop dumping raw sewage into Chichester harbour . Asking for local infrastructure to expand with the population is not nimbyism. Andrew Gould Bosham, West Sussex Do you have a photograph you’d like to share with Guardian readers? If so, please click here to upload it. A selection will be published in our Readers’ best photographs galleries and in the print edition on Saturdays.Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Members of the Madera Coyotes football team spray water into the air to celebrate last Friday’s come-from-behind 56-49 victory over the Kennedy Thunderbirds in the Div. III Central Section semifinals. The Coyotes earned a berth into the Div. III championship game, which they will host for the first time in Memorial Stadium. Editor’s note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, The Madera Tribune’s publishing schedule had to change. Thus, last Friday’s game will appear after the championship game is played. The Madera Tribune apologizes for any inconvenience it may have caused. • • • In a game that saw both teams combine for more than 1,300 yards of offense, more than 100 points, 52 first downs and 29 total possessions, it took a touchdown with 10.8 seconds left to send the Madera Coyotes football team to the Div. III Central Section Championship, which they will host for the first time in school history. “These guys just don’t have any quit in them,” head coach Kenny Paolinelli said. “It means everything. The community put a lot of money into this place. To be able to host a Valley title game, this was their vision. Hopefully, we can fill it up and get the community involved.” Madera quarterback Joel Arellano hit a wide-open Emanuel Soliz for a 65-yard touchdown with 10.8 seconds left in the game to cap a come-from-behind victory over the third-seeded Kennedy Thunderbirds, 56-49, last Friday in Memorial Stadium.Pacheco's 18 lead Mount St. Mary's past Howard 79-75
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