Yep, that’s right: it’s already August 4th — President Obama’s birthday!
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| Naresh –Take a look at the calendar.
Yep, that’s right: it’s already August 4th — President Obama’s birthday!
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Forward this email to anyone you know who might want to sign it, too:
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“Right to Play” supported by Butterflies
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The fundamental right of childhood- “Right to Play” has been supported by Butterflies and Delhi Child Rights Club in our campaign for children’s “Right to play”. After organising the children’s “Common wealth games” in 2010 and having various consultations with children, they came up with a charter of demands for the policy makers. A study was also launched collating necessary information pertaining to state of “play” in Delhi. One of the finding of the study was that there are more than 4000 municipal and private schools in Delhi , out of which 500 do not have grounds in usable conditions and 3500 do not open their doors for others to play in.
For the past three years Butterflies in association with Delhi Child Rights Club (a network of 17 NGOs working on the issue of Child Rights in Delhi) has been organizing monthly Sports days in various parts of the city for the street and working children. In continuation we have decided to celebrate this year’s Independence Day in a different way. Let the children of two different worlds play together. 400 children from different backgrounds will come together to play and have fun!
We are organizing a Sports Day on 6th August 2013 at Ambedkar Stadium in support of our campaign for children’s “Right to Play” from 10 am to 4 pm. The schedule of the event is:
S. No
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Time
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Matches
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Teams
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1
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9.30-10.15
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Breakfast +National Anthem+ Pledge information about the day’s programme
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Dr Ashima Jain – DM central Delhi
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2
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10. 30-11 .15
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2 matches at same time(Girls, 14- 18 yrs)
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2 teams of DCRC, 2 teams from other schools of Delhi
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3
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11.30-12.15
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2 matches at same time ( Boys- 14-18 yrs)
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2 teams of DCRC, 2 teams from other schools of Delhi
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4
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12 .30-1.15
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Final Matches at same time ( Girls and Boys)
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5
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1. 30-2.30
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Lunch
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6
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2.30-3.30
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100 m race,(Children from the age group 8-14)
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7
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3.45-4.15
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Prize Distribution and Closing Ceremony
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Mrs Karnam Malleswari ( Olympic athlete)
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Please find attached the invite for the same. Please join us in making this cause noteworthy!
Regards,
Aahana
Communications Manager
Butterflies
U-4, Green Park Extension,
New Delhi-110016.
U-4, Green Park Extension,
New Delhi-110016.
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Global News
5082013Adly Mansour vows to stop violence
Adly Mansour vows to stop violence at pro-Morsi rallies
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour stated that “no one is above law,” as he pledged to confront violence at pro-Morsi demonstrations. In an interview to Al-Hayat, the new leader said that Mohamed Morsi will not be pardoned until he is tried. Mansour also promised that all those involved in crimes following the ousting of President Morsi will be held responsible. Over 200 people have been killed in clashes between the opposing political camps since the army overthrew the Morsi government on 3 July.
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour stated that “no one is above law,” as he pledged to confront violence at pro-Morsi demonstrations. In an interview to Al-Hayat, the new leader said that Mohamed Morsi will not be pardoned until he is tried. Mansour also promised that all those involved in crimes following the ousting of President Morsi will be held responsible. Over 200 people have been killed in clashes between the opposing political camps since the army overthrew the Morsi government on 3 July.
Syrian conflict could be over in months – Assad
The armed conflict in Syria could be over in a few months if the local population actively helps government troops to restore peace and prevent violence, President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast throughout the Arab world. According to Assad, the anti-terror campaigns are most successful in those regions with strong public support for the army. He also said that some of the rebels are continuing to surrender to government forces to try and return to peaceful life or join the fight on the government’s side. Since the armed conflict began in Syria in March 2011 over 100,000 people have been killed according to UN estimates. Besides the internal opposition the government forces are fighting a large number of radical Islamist groups such as al-Nusra Front and increasing numbers of foreign mercenaries
US military helicopter crashes in Okinawa
A US military helicopter crashed on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Monday, NHK television and police said. The crash occurred in a mountainous area near a US Marine base in central Okinawa, NHK said, showing video footage of smoke rising from a fire. It remains unknown if there were any causalities, and a spokesperson for the US military in Japan could not immediately comment on the report, Reuters said. Police officials were also unable to comment.
Bomb detonates near Buddhist temple in Indonesia
Police and government officials on Monday condemned an attack on a Buddhist temple in Indonesia’s capital. A small bomb detonated as devotees inside the Ekayana Grha Buddhist temple in West Jakarta prayed, injuring one person Sunday night. Two other devices failed to go off. The blast went off near the front door of the building, slightly damaging the structure. Another bomb placed near the back door emitted smoke, but did not go off and a third device placed inside the temple also failed to detonate. Muslim militants in Indonesia angered over sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar have threatened to attack Buddhist temples in Indonesia.
Quake Magnitude 6.4 quake hits near Russia’s Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the vicinity of Russia’s South Kuril Islands on Monday. The epicenter was 48km south of the Malokurilskoye village on Shikotan Island in the Pacific Ocean. The tremors occurred at a depth of 41km, Russian seismologists say. The quake was not felt on the islands. No damage was reported, and a tsunami warning was not issued
GCHQ unlimited access to networks to develope own spyware – Snowden leaks
Major telecom companies have been assisting the UK intelligence agency GCHQ by granting access to all the traffic passing through their fiber-optic cables – and by developing Trojan software, leaked papers obtained by German media reveal.
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India take Bronze at Women’s ERGO Hockey Junior World Cup
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Mönchengladbach, Germany, August 04, 2013: India won their first-ever medal in women’s Junior World Cup history. The Indian girls take home the Bronze medal with a 3-2 shoot-out victory over England at the ERGO Hockey Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. The winning goal was scored by 17-year-old Navneet Kaur. Korea was the stronger team in the match for 11th place against China and took an easy 4-0 win.
Bronze medal match: India v England 1-1 (1-0), 3-2 PSO
The Bronze medal match started off with an early penalty corner to England but Grace Balsdon’s shot was deflected before reaching India’s goalkeeper Chanu Sanarik Ningombam. The English girls kept pushing for the opening goal but it were India who would get on the scoreboard first. A counter-attack saw Rani powerfully strike home after 13 minutes of play. A few minutes later, India failed to double their lead from a penalty corner variation. The Indian girls slowly took control of the match, but were unable to break the English defence. The halftime score stood at 1-0.
England entered the second half with a different attitude. They stepped up the pace and pressed for the equaliser and eventually got it through Anna Toman by shooting on target in a crowded circle. Both teams kept going and went for the winning goal but ran out of time. As the result remained tied 1-1 after 70 minutes of play, the Bronze medal match was decided in a penalty shoot-out competition.
India substituted their goalkeepers replacing Ningombam by Bigan Soy who has not played a single minute in this tournament so far. Only 5 of 14 attempts were successful in the shoot-out competition with Rani scoring twice and Navneet Kaur scoring for India and Emily Defroand converting twice for England.
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