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Game of Thrones is one of the most beloved TV series of all time. With a multi-million show as famous and well-regarded as this one, it’s almost impossible to escape any form of defamation aimed at it -- and the reasons for criticisms aren’t always in regards to the show’s quality.
The series has had its fair share of controversy, receiving flack for misjudged moments of insensitivity, poor taste, or negligence of its superb source material.
In a way, this is unavoidable. The sheer scope of the series, along with its unquantifiable amount of characters and plot lines that simply don’t work in a format such as television, make Game of Thrones ripe for dissecting. It’s not the flaws that necessarily condemn the show to some people though, but the decision making.
With book readers aplenty, there are a vast number of people with hopes for what the show includes, and what it chooses to leave out. With so many readers, and so many different requests, it’s impossible to please everyone. Yet there are some obvious inclusions from the books that are completely ignored.
There are moments and characters from the books that have also been changed, much to the show’s detriment, and that’s not mentioning the numerous scenes that paint the series in an ugly, politically naive light.
These are the 15 Controversial Things Game Of Thrones Has Ever Done.
15 Taking Out Lady Stoneheart's Storyline
Ask any Game of Thrones fan which moment they think defines the series, and they’ll answer you with The Red Wedding. If they don’t, chances are that they’re lying.
It’s the series’ biggest, most shocking moment. With one fell swoop, the Stark rebellion has all but extinguished, and the Lannister forces are stronger than ever. Robb Stark dies, his wife dies, and so does Catelyn Stark.
For book readers, Catelyn’s screams of anguish in her final moments were music to their ears. She may be dead for now, but she would be coming back with a vengeance, as Lady Stoneheart.
Much to the lamentation of her fans, Lady Stoneheart didn’t make an appearance, with George R. R. Martin confirming that she never will.
He disagreed with the decision to remove her, as do many readers of the show -- her storyline is bloody, brutal, and adds a complex slant on morality to a show known for its interesting characters.
Instead, it seems like the show is attributing the morals of Lady Stoneheart to Arya’s character, exemplified by her cold-blooded turn in recent weeks.
14 Jaime Forcing Himself On Cersei
Back in season 1 of Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister was a character everybody loved to hate.
His smarmy grin and penchant for pushing children off towers would have made it clear that he was one of the series’ antagonists, if not for some essential character development in season 2 and 3.
Through a great speech on how he was condemned for saving King’s Landing by stabbing the Mad King, moments of agonising pain he has to endure, and having the decency to save Brienne from death by bear, he quickly became one of the most intricate and sympathetic characters in the show.
Returning to King’s Landing with Brienne in tow, fans were eager to see what laid in store for his character, and how his relationship with Cersei would change.
However, in season 4 episode 3, all that character development went out the window as he forced himself on his sister Cersei.
Forget his carefully built up sense of honor over the last few seasons; an out-of-character non-consensual advance on his sister marked a low-point in his characterisation, and he hasn’t fully recovered since.
13 Stannis Burning Shireen
In the show, Stannis Baratheon is a straight-faced leader with a keen eye for battle strategy and a defiant, alienating personality. His only goal is to claim what he believes is rightfully his: the Iron Throne.
Stannis was a man of justice, but not a man of the people. His younger brother Renly Baratheon attempted to take the Iron Throne for himself, despite not having a claim simply because he knew that he would be the favored King.
Stannis did have a soft spot, however -- a redeeming quality that proved that he was much more than a stern, solemn figure. That was his bond with his daughter.
Built up from season 3 onwards, the love he had for his daughter gave fresh insight into a character in desperate need of development. Which makes his decision to burn her alive in order to potentially capture Winterfell particularly perplexing.
The burning didn’t take place in the books -- Shireen is still very much alive -- which isn’t at all surprising considering how the act goes completely against Stannis’ character in the books.
12 Botching The Dorne Plot
It’s no secret that Game of Thrones made a mess of its Dorne subplot, and with the events taking place in season 7, it’s clear that the showrunners want to end its story and completely forget about it.
It’s one of the main reasons why most people view season 5 as the series’ weakest. While many grumble about the poor characterisation of the Sand Snakes and nonsensical decisions made by Ellaria Sand, what truly condemns the plotline is how much it diverts from a very engaging story in the books.
For one, Prince Doran is never killed by Ellaria and the Sand Snakes. He is revealed to be faking his illness so he can silently plot his revenge against the Lannisters.
Princess Myrcella is never poisoned, but instead valued -- she’s wanted by several Dornish power players as the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
Instead, we have a dead Doran, a dead Trystane, and a mess of a plot that people would do best to try and avoid thinking about.
11 The 'White Savior' Moment
Season 3 was Game of Thrones’ bloodiest, most shocking, and highest-rated season yet -- what could top episode 9’s Red Wedding?
We had the epic birth of Daenerys’ dragons in season 1’s finale, and a horrifying depiction of the White Walkers in season 2. Fans were hoping for Lady Stoneheart as a cliffhanger -- that proved to be more than wishful thinking.
Instead, we were met with a saccharine Daenerys scene in which, post-sacking Meereen, its citizens greeted her with open arms and name her their queen, or "Mhysa."
A whole city of people of color mindlessly celebrating their caucasian hero and immediately claiming her as their queen has some ugly connotations, and many fans construed it as a "white savior" moment.
This is a problem that’s shared with the books, but it is still a problem no matter how well-intended it is. Season 2 ended with ice, and the only ice in season 3’s finale were the ice-cold reactions of many of its viewers.
10 Changing Stannis From Atheist To A Religious Zealot
The version of Stannis Baratheon in the books is very different to the Stannis in the show. That was made apparent when he burned his own daughter in season 5, and perhaps that decision was taken due to Stannis’ faith in the Red Priestess Melisandre.
In the show, Stannis blindlessly follows Melisandre, and is portrayed almost as a religious zealot. This trait is nowhere to be found in the books.
In fact, Stannis is an atheist in the books, though his relationship with religion is a little more complex than that.
Due to the fact that evil exists in the world, he refutes the idea of an omnibenevolent god. Once he sees Melisandre’s miracles, such as surviving poison, he converts to the Lord of Light without worshipping it, believing that it is a supernatural being rather than a deity.
All of these intricacies are lost in the show, though. Stannis commits to his beliefs to the point of burning his daughter; seduced by the Red Woman and her faith in his victory, he abandons any resemblance he has to his book version.
9 Sansa Being Forced Upon During Her Wedding Night
Season 5 episode 6 is the series’ worst-rated episode. If its shoddy Sand Snakes battle and glacially-paced storytelling didn’t condemn it, its horrifying and crude final scene did.
We’ve grown up along with Sansa, so to see her unflowered on her wedding night by a wicked Ramsay was tough to watch.
This scene is so controversial because it needn’t have happened. We already know that Ramsay is a monster, we already know that Reek is feeble, and we already know that Sansa’s situation is dire.
Showing the scene adds nothing to any of its characters. To go ahead and depict it anyway comes across as exploitative and indulgent, a shocking scene that leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
That the episode was titled "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" is the final nail in the coffin -- a cruel twisted joke for the sake of it.
8 Dumbing Down Loras' Character
One of the positives that Game of Thrones has over its book counterpart is its insistence on developing the series’ most peripheral characters.
Margaery Tyrell, Missandei, Grey Worm, and Osha have all received this treatment, fleshing them out into characters rather than plot points. The same, however, cannot be said of Margaery’s brother Loras Tyrell.
The books portray him as a man whose love for Renly Baratheon knows no bounds. When Renly died, Loras became celibate.
As a competent fighter, he took up position as Kingsguard, and taught Tommen Baratheon how to fight; the young king developing the brotherly bond that he never had with Joffrey.
Much to the chagrin of book readers, his character is converted from George R. R. Martin’s intricate depiction to a one-note gay stereotype.
Most of his scenes before imprisonment involve him sleeping with an array of different men (he got over Renly pretty quickly), or talking about flowers and embroidery with Sansa in a scene that offensively hams up his sexuality for laughs.
His fighting abilities are rarely seen and his imprisonment felt less like a logical plot progression and more like the showrunners had run out of ideas.
7 Cersei Forcing Herself On Jaime
At least the Lannister twins keep things consistent between them. Jaime may have forced himself on Cersei in season 4, but Cersei returned the favor in a similar scene this season.
Clearly hot and bothered from imprisoning and tormenting Ellaria and Tyene Sand, Cersei marches into Jaime’s quarters to give him a kiss.
Jaime offers a feeble "no" but Cersei goes ahead with it anyway. It’s a perplexing moment, Jaime looking unsure throughout as Cersei indulges herself, but the scene ends and they wake up in bed together the next morning like nothing happened.
While its more hazy whether the moment was consensual or not than in season 4, the fact that the showrunners didn’t make it absolutely clear reveals a problem in their writing -- the scene passes, ignoring what actually happened.
This attributes to Cersei’s actions a sense of normality that should not at all be present when considering how dubious the consensuality of those actions were.
6 Changing Daenerys' Wedding Night From Romantic To Anything But
It’s difficult to remember, considering the transition she’s undergone since, but season 1’s Daenerys Targaryen was initially naive and unsure of her brother’s actions. F
orced to marry Khal Drogo, her wedding night was a big occasion, and one which was handled entirely differently between the two mediums.
In the show, Daenerys’ acceptance and love for Khal Drogo seems more than a little rushed, considering the torment she was under during her wedding night. In a scene of undeniable rape, Daenerys cries while Khal Drogo silently forces himself on her.
In the books, the scene actually comes across as romantic. Drogo is delicate with Daenerys, murmurs to her as a way of soothing, and asks for consent before initiating.
When he sits her down on his lap, he asks her "no?." Daenerys replies "yes," and from there, their relationship only looked like it was heading in one direction.
They were the power couple of Essos -- their relationship in the show is a lot more tricky, and their love arguably unearned.
5 Giving Ed Sheeran A Cameo
Picture this: you’re in the Riverlands, on your way to King’s Landing to kill the Queen, when you hear singing.
You investigate it, only to find Ed Sheeran’s mug staring back at you. You’re taken aback, right? Eventually, you ask for his autograph.
In a show as immersive as Game of Thrones is, fans were discontented to discover that the very-recognizable pop icon Ed Sheeran had taken center stage in one of the scenes in season 7’s opening episode.
That he didn’t talk at all after Arya sat down is irrelevant -- the damage had been done, and we were no longer rooted in the world that Game of Thrones created (well, those who know who Ed Sheeran is, anyway).
While an argument has been made that dragons and ice monsters are also in the series, those creatures are established in the world and attributed to it -- unlike Ed Sheeran, who very much belongs to ours.
Other singers have made an entry in Game of Thrones -- including Sigur Ros, Of Monsters and Men, and Coldplay drummer Will Champion, but they are all in the background of the scene.
4 Killing The Blackfish Off Screen
Since his arrival in season 3, fans have taken to Brynden Tully’s no-nonsense attitude. His introduction is spectacular: swiping the bow off his hapless nephew Lord Edmure, before sinking his arrow into his deceased brother Hoster Tully. He’s honorable, capable, and just plain awesome.
So the news that we would return to Riverrun in season 6 was met with excitement. It would, of course, mean the return of Brynden "the Blackfish" Tully, and fans were clamouring to see his straight-faced antics and sharp defiance of the Freys’ siege.
To be fair to the showrunners, for a short while we did get just that. The Freys threatened to slit Edmure’s throat, and Blackfish called their bluff. Unfortunately, it didn’t last long.
Through some clever tactics from Jaime, the Lannisters and Freys managed to prevail, and Riverrun was theirs again. Instead of opting for the exit, Brynden chose to stay and fight.
We were notified of his death from a no-named soldier reporting to Jaime. Unlike Lady Olenna’s off-screen death this season, we never saw Brynden take the killer blow.
Olenna went out on a high, but the Blackfish’s death was wholly unceremonious and unbefitting of his character.
3 Killing Off Barristan Selmy
Renowned as one of the best swordsmen in the Seven Kingdoms, Ser Barristan Selmy, also known ominously as "Barristan the Bold," met his end trying to protect Meereen from the Sons of the Harpy.
It was a surprising moment to say the least -- and not just because Barristan is alive and kicking in the books.
While Ser Barristan Selmy is a valuable asset to have, with many book readers believing that he’ll be useful in the imminent war against the White Walkers, the show had other ideas.
Yet it’s not the fact that Barristan Selmy was killed off by the showrunners which annoyed fans -- it’s more a case of how exactly they did it.
It may have been a large group of them, but the Sons of the Harpy are unarmored men without fighting experience.
Barristan should have had no problem in dispatching the lot of them. That he was instead killed by them, left to die unceremoniously in an alley, irked many fans who were hoping to see more fight from him.
For a celebrated veteran such as himself, the way he exited the show was disgraceful.
2 Including George Bush
Not many people know this, but George Bush followed in the footsteps of Ed Sheeran and Ian McShane by making a cameo in Game of Thrones… sort of.
His appearance was as a prosthetic head on a spike, featured in a scene where Joffrey is showing off Ned Stark’s head to Sansa.
Only revealed to be George W. Bush during season 1’s DVD commentary, the scene predictably caused uproar, with HBO forced to apologise and showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss insisting that no political commentary was intended.
Still, as far as goofs go, it’s a pretty big one, as political commentary can still be inferred regardless of whatever Game of Thrones’ showrunners claim.
HBO managed to grovel out "We...find it unacceptable, disrespectful, and in very bad taste," so at least the series didn’t end before season 2 had even begun production.
1 Killing Mance Rayder
In both the books and the show, Mance Rayder is a unique and interesting character. As "the King Beyond The Wall," he united factions of wildlings together for the common goal of getting to the other side of the wall and out of reach of the White Walkers.
The one major difference is that we simply don’t see enough of Mance in the show. His scenes are few and far between, and then his story is ended by being burned alive (or by Jon Snow’s arrow).
He’s a character with a reputation that precedes him, and a rather unfulfilling character arc.
In the books, however, the Mance that burns is actually a decoy, using Melisandre’s magic to disguise himself as another wildling leader called "Rattleshirt."
It’s a testament to how strong Mance Rayder’s characterisation is that the books’ version is inherently better simply because we get to see more of him.
What things in Game of Thrones did you find controversial? Did you think any of the controversy for these was undeserved? Let us know in the comments!


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Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Kyambura Lodge sits adjacent to Kyambura Gorge on the eastern edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park. In a previous era, this site on the western edge of the Great Rift Valley housed a coffee cooperative surrounded by plantations and subsistence farms. Today, Kyambura Lodge is one of the area’s premier safari bases. Seven cottages built of natural materials are tucked discreetly into a mountainside, blending with the wild environs. Each offers exceptional privacy and a slate of comforts, with large, log-pole beds, en suite bush 'showers with a view,' hot and cold running water, 220v electricity and a private wooden balcony with panoramic vistas across the park’s vast expanse and Rwenzori Mountains beyond. Drawing inspiration from the innovative approaches to life in 'everyday' Africa, Kyambura Lodge celebrates the vibrancy and resourcefulness of 'up-cycled' design (the re-use of found/discarded objects in a way not originally intended) incorporated by local craftsmen. A swimming pool sits next to the communal campfire where traditional dances are often performed by the local Banyaruguru troupe. The restaurant and lounge open onto a sundowner deck overlooking the park, for mellow relaxation after the day’s activities. The friendly, professionally trained kitchen staff serves multi-course meals featuring international and local cuisine. Organic vegetables from the lodge garden are a highlight.
Located on the shores of Lake Nyamasingiri, Jacana’s 10 unique chalets are tucked into the dense foliage of the Maramagambo Forest. Each has an enclosed private veranda with...
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Located on the shores of Lake Nyamasingiri, Jacana’s 10 unique chalets are tucked into the dense foliage of the Maramagambo Forest. Each has an enclosed private veranda with expansive windows for panoramic views of the lake. Enjoy your morning tea or coffee here, delivered by your personal waiter. All chalets have en-suite facilities and hot water showers. In keeping with the creative design of the lodge, each chalet is individually decorated with furnishings that evoke the natural environs. The dining room, bar and lounge have magnificent views overlooking the lake, as does the lakeside swimming pool with sauna. The Virunga Lounge is centered on a large stone fireplace with comfortable sofas, an inviting place to rest and recount the day’s adventures. As a fire crackles and the night sounds of the forest emerge along with the stars, sit back and savor the delights of the African bush, here in abundance at Jacana Camp.

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Campus censorship has reached epidemic proportions at British universities, with research indicating that nine out of ten of them now enact policies to limit free speech. What’s behind this surge in suppression?
Jacob Williams is a third-year PPE student at Oxford University. He had grown frustrated with the limitations on expression at the university after a debate on abortion was cancelled, a rugby team disbanded and the song “Blurred Lines” banned. So he put together a magazine called No Offence with Oxford resident Lulie Tanett. Their aim was to promote the discussion of controversial ideas.
“We thought [the restrictions] had got out of hand,” says Williams. “The last two or three years they’ve really been increasing. We created a discussion group, Open Oxford, and the magazine developed out of that.”
A launch of the magazine was planned for Oxford University’s Freshers’ Fair. But the university’s students’ union deemed it unsuitable for the event, citing content including a graphic description of an abortion and a celebration of colonialism. No Offence was banned over fears it could cause offence.
Sixty miles down the M40, a similarly frustrated group of students at the London School of Economics had set up a Free Speech Society. Press relations officer Connor Naylor says: “There was a general feeling that something was wrong with the campus attitude towards opinions that went against the grain, and there was a need to stand up to the issue.” Within weeks, a motion was filed to ban the anti-ban society. A decision on its future is still pending.
Campus censorship is on the rise. According to rankings released by Spiked magazine in January, nine in 10 British universities now censor or regulate free speech, an increase from the 80 per cent revealed in their 2015 findings.
The history of no platforming and safe spaces
It’s the increasing use of “no platforming” celebrity speakers that has attracted most attention. The term “no platform” was first used in the early 1970s to describe the strategy of denying public space to fascist organisations. The policy was introduced by the National Union of Students in 1974 to prevent recruitment of students by the National Front.
“Safe spaces”, areas where students are shielded from distressing or dissenting views, arose a decade earlier, in the feminist and gay liberation movements of 1960s California.
Their role changed with the rise of “intersectionality” in the 1980s. Coined by American professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, the theory asserts that vulnerable groups face unique difficulties depending on their race, gender, class or sexual orientation, all of which must be addressed specifically.
The concept of the safe space expanded to encompass all manner of persecution. On today’s university campuses, the term has come to define acceptable public behaviour. The middle-aged conservatives such as Mary Whitehouse that were once the champions of banning offensive material consumed by students have been replaced by the students themselves.
Dr Cheryl Hudson, a history lecturer at Liverpool University, was one of a group of academics who signed a letter to The Telegraph expressing their concerns over the issue. “It’s flipped around in a sense,” she says. “They used to fight for racial equality and freedom and now there seems to be some kind of division between freedom and equality believers.”
Robert Sharp, communities manager at freedom of expression campaign centre English PEN, says that the very idea of universities as public spaces is now up for debate. “The free speech crowd takes it as obvious that they’re public spaces,” he says. “This has been challenged in recent years.”
The challenge, says Dennis Hayes, director of Academics for Academic Freedom, is the result of a rise in “therapeutic censorship.”
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“Now the focus is on the student experience,” says Hayes. “The idea is that going to universities is a threatening thing and that students need to be protected.
“After the Cold War, politics went into a vacuum and was looking for an enemy. The threat turned from external forces to internal emotions.”
In 1992, AIDS activist Bob Rafsky described the damage of years of government neglect to then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton. “I feel your pain,” responded Clinton.
His comment, says Hayes, represented a “therapeutic turn” in mentality. This focus on emotional needs and therapy has now become the principal objective of universities.
“People are redefining and pathologising normal issues and making them into mental illnesses,” he says. “Universities have abandoned the pursuit of knowledge. It’s now overlaid with the therapeutic approach. The actual classes become therapeutic.”
Students, he continues, are simply responding to their experiences of university. “If you keep handing out leaflets saying ‘do you feel anxious?’ it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
“Passive lecturers have left it far too late to challenge things. It’s easiest for everyone to go along with the consensus,” he adds. “Then it becomes institutionalised, with the state behind it.”
He points the Department of Education’s “Social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) programme in secondary schools”. The policy sets out a “whole school approach” to promoting emotional health and wellbeing in education. Government reports estimate that SEAL is currently being implemented in approximately 90 per cent of primary and 70 per cent of secondary schools.
The government’s Prevent counter-terrorism guidelines, which came into force at universities last September, have added a further layer of censorship. They make monitoring speaker events a legal duty for universities, and require staff to record “changes in behaviour and outlook”.
“The greatest threat to free speech”, says Sharp, “is government policy to counter extremism.” The Counter-Extremism Bill, he feels, is of particular concern. “They’re trying to criminalise non-violent speech, and have the force of the law behind [them].”
The bill adds to the effects on free speech imposed by the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act. Sir Ken Macdonald, former director of public prosecutions, told the University of London on 1 July that its attempt to prevent radicalisation on campus was a means to “limit speech which is not otherwise criminal”.
Toke Dahler is the union affairs officer at Leeds University Students’ Union. The university was cited by Spiked as one of the five most ban-happy in the country. Dahler says that the media has exaggerated the issue, and that the alleged victims of no-platforming are using the growing public interest for self-promotion.
He mentions the example of Germaine Greer, who cancelled a planned lecture at Cardiff University after a petition called for her to be banned to due to her “misogynistic views towards trans women”.
“Germaine Greer exploited the coverage to get a place on Newsnight,” he says. “The ban hadn’t even happened yet.”
The discussions over the limits of acceptable behaviour and speech at universities, he continues, are the result of an increasingly politicised student body.
“People are angry and marginalised because of their debt,” he says. “They engage in politics in the way they can.
“[Students] increasingly see their universities as political spaces. It’s fundamentally a way of engaging in political discourse.
The rise in fees, adds Dr Hudson, is influencing university management. “The administrations want to compete for government funding and student fees. It’s much more market-led, so they want to stop any controversies.
“The biggest change is that the threat is now coming from within the universities rather than outside it.”


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|Other titles||High pressure calorimeter chamber tests for liquid oxygen/kerosene (LOX/RP-1) rocket combustion.|
|Statement||Philip A. Masters, Elizabeth S. Armstrong, and Harold G. Price.|
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Growing up in the early 90s, I, like other kids of my generation, was a sucker for television. I was acquainted with the Third Battle of Panipat through Sanjay Khan’s mega serial The Great Maratha. As a Class VI student, I did not understand the importance of the battle in Indian history; but I liked the characters, the actors, the action and the dresses. Back then, I had no inkling that I would go on to study the battle in detail in college and university many years later. I also had little idea that the academic study would actually be so lacklustre that it would diminish my fascination for this great battle altogether. As a lifelong student of military history, I have always found the Third Battle of Panipat an epic feat of arms.
The Afghans under Ahmed Shah Abdali didn’t have an impressive field artillery; but they had a brutally effective mobile artillery mounted on camels. The zamburak (pronounced zambark) cannon were deployed in large numbers to fire at the enemy and change position, thereby harassing him more (This inspired the later day jeep-mounted recoilless gun or RCL, which, ever since its invention, has troubled tank units (cavalry of modern times) all over the world. An Indian soldier, Havaldar Abdul Hamid, had won the Param Vir Chakra for taking out three Pakistani tanks at the Khem Karan Sector during the 1965 Indo-Pak War with his RCL).
A zamburak (Persian: زمبورک) was a specialized form of self-propelled artillery from the early modern period. The operator of a zamburak is known as a Zamburakchi. The weapon was used by the Gunpowder Empires, especially the Iranian empires of the Safavid dynasty and Afsharid dynasty, due to the ruggedness of the Iranian Plateau, which made typical transportation of heavy cannons problematic. A zamburak consisted of a soldier on a camel with a mounted swivel gun. (a small falconet), which was hinged on a metal fork-rest protruding from the saddle of the animal. In order to fire the cannon, the camel would be put on its knees. The name may be derived from Arabic zanbūr “hornet”, possibly in reference to the sound earlier camel-mounted crossbows made. The mobility of the camel combined with the flexibility and heavy firepower of the swivel gun made for an intimidating military unit, although the accuracy and range of the cannon was rather low. The light cannon was also not particularly useful against heavy fortifications. They were usually never fired while the camel was standing or in motion; doing so would minimize accuracy and could injure the camel. Rather the camel would kneel when firing. The zamburak became a deadly weapon in the eighteenth century. The Pashtuns used it to deadly effect in the Battle of Gulnabad, routing a numerically superior imperial Safavid army.
The zamburak was also used successfully in Nader Shah’s campaign to India & when the Ahmed Shah Durrani & military genius Nader Shah utilized a zamburak corps in conjunction with a regular artillery corps of conventional cannon to devastating effect in numerous battles such as at the Battle of Damghan (1729), the Battle of Yeghevārd, Battle of Karnal & Third Battle of Panipat.
Muhammad Jafar Shamlu, a camp follower of Shah Pasand Khan said Vishwas Rao was hit by a Zamburak (swivel gun) shot on the head and died instantly.
In Third Battle of Panipat Sadashiv Rao Bhau had the best artillery in the country (200 heavy guns ) along with the English, and had French-trained gunners and musketeers who could fight in European fashion. On the other hand, the Afghans under Ahmed Shah Abdali didn’t have an impressive field artillery; but they had a brutally effective mobile artillery mounted on camels. The zamburak cannon were deployed in large numbers to fire at the enemy and change position, thereby harassing him more . the Afghans deployed 3,000 camels equipped with Zamburaks. On Abdali’s side, the center was commanded by Shah Wali Khan, his Wazir, with the royal cavalry. With him were 3000 Zamburaks, which were small cannons placed on camels, and were light and more mobile than the static maratha cannons. As a results these 3000 gunners or Zambukarchi’s delivered fatal blows to the Maratha Van guard with devastating effect since they were able to swiftly change positions immediately after firing & being mobile were getting deputed in area’s of maximum need penetrating deep inside the Maratha fortifications & delivering with brutal effect, compared to the Maratha heavy artillery which Ibrahim Gardi was commanding & these 200 guns did’nt change positions, yet Gardi was able to eliminate 15000 Afghans single handedly indicating the massive fire power they had & brutal accuracy.


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From actor Casey Affleck comes Light of My Life—a film, he wrote, directed, and starred. It’s a simple movie with a simple, yet powerful idea behind it. On the outset, it may feel a lot like an episode of The Walking Dead…substituting zombies for a global plague. This is the story of Dad (Casey Affleck) and his daughter, Rag (Anna Pniowsky) and it challenges the patriarchal role of men as the protector and provider forcing Dad to empower his daughter to take responsibility for her own survival.
The world as we know it has been hit by a plague that killed half the population (for the third time this year). As it stands, the survivors are mostly men and women are a scarcity. Dad has Rag cut her hair short and dress like a boy. Frankly, women are a commodity to be stolen, kidnapped, and collected (see One Child Nation) and Dad vows not to keep Rag out of harm’s way to the point of being over-protective. Can you blame him?
Light of My Life sees the world through the eyes of Dad and Rag. They are in every scene, and audiences are only allowed to observe and experience what these two characters are going through. Much of their time is spent finding isolated locations to camp in the woods, locating and bartering for supplies, and not attract any suspicion upon themselves that Rag is really a girl.
“Dad has Rag cut her hair short and dress like a boy.”
Thematically, the movie is about family in extreme circumstances. First, there’s dad running himself to the point of exhaustion. At one point, the two find an abandoned house. They know it’s not safe, but it’s much-needed shelter from the cold. Dad goes through the house looking for supplies, creating hiding spaces for themselves and their camping gear, just in case they need to escape quickly. And guess what…?
Second, the film is about parenting. Rag was a toddler when Mom (Elizabeth Moss) died from the plague. Dad has been playing the role as single father. There’s a hilarious scene when Dad teaches Rag about periods, racism, and sex in a single setting. As Rag grows older, she begins to wonder if how much longer Dad can assume the role of protector.
"…Dad teaches Rag about periods, racism, and sex in a single setting...""
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Loved the movie; I almost stopped watching it after 10 minutes because it,s so slow at the beginning but I,m glad I continued to the end. Good storyline even tho I never watch anything sci-fi, aliens etc… Tonight I watched Leave no Trace with Ben Foster; a bit different but still both films dealing with growing issues, between fathers and daughters.
I just finished watching the movie and had tears running down my face. I thought the father daughter relationship was beautiful.
While preparing her for dangerous situations Dad still reserved time for Rag to be a child. I can understand the awkwardness of the puberty talk simply due to the fact that most Father’s prefer not to see their daughters as sexual beings. In light of their circumstances and the simple fact he tries to present her as a boy it’s understandable “the talk” would be an awkward one.
Though we often want to see stories with a tidy ending we can see that the daughter saw herself as a pillar of strength. Through it all, her father protected her and taught her how to be a strong woman. In the end she held him in her arms like she were the parent and he were the child while looking out into the unknown.
It was a beautiful story of love and devotion between a father and his daughter. I loved it.
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Why did Calvin Close the door and not use his Rifle when the three men came to the house? Did he turn them in? Did he rely on his faith? Was he giving up before even fighting. Why did he end up dead. How did they find out they were there. What was the symbology of that. I am annoyed by the lack of clarity there. I thought there were terrific moments in this movie that were very tender and terrifying simultaneously. I liked the storytelling on the dialogue. I do think it fell short and I feel disappointed. I wanted more from this movie than it provided. I don’t wanna a 2nd movie, I just want this one to be a little more generous with backstory, & Character development so we can understand more of their losses.
Interesting movie in some ways.
But disappointing in other ways.
Here’s my list of comments:
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1. Kinda funny that he erronously told his daughter that menstruation comes ‘out of the pee hole’. And it was left that way – never corrected by the father from reading a book or something.
But I didn’t totally understand his discomfort with the subject of sex because he was so open & forthright with her about every other subject or question. Also, he seemed wise about the wilderness – (reproduction would naturally be a subject of conversation) but other than fish, there seem to be no birds or wild life at all – did the plague affect them too? (the sheep survived at the farm)
Anyway, the dad seemed too hip-of-a father to flounder so badly in this conversation. Maybe this scene was meant as a statement illustrating just how little some men really know about the mechanics of reproduction?
Which brings me to point number 2;
The child’s nickname was ‘Rag’ . . . you see what I’m sayin’? I KNOW we are finally told that it’s an affectionate name short for ‘Raggedy Anne’, but still . . . the word has long been a rather disgusting & derogatory word for a woman’s period. I just also don’t fully understand why anyone would think that was a good choice for a nickname, especially for a girl, especially in that strange circumstance. I can’t help but think ahead to what she would think of it when she’s older, if she ever survived to be around people again, or was taken by males. Again, was it a statement?
3. A lot of reviews mention how the movie drags on – but I found that the pace did work very well make you feel the daily drudgery, worry, and suspense of their lifestyle – which made it more realistic.
I liked the fight scenes the dad had. They were not cut & dried, quick heroic scenes, nor was any choreography obvious. The fights seemed totally real, desperate, and sloppy and the dad suffered more after each bout.
4. The male populated areas did not seem realistic. If Afflek wanted to make the towns or populated areas realistic – he should’a had some guys in drag – bc anywhere males-only are dwelling together that is the M.O. – which of course certainly would have created a lot of questions from the child . . .
Maybe there should have been a little more backstory?
Maybe Affleck will write a full on book.
5. Because – other than the fact that all we know is a plague killed females, we don’t really know how it affected males. Did it reduce their drive? It is insinuated that the situation made them worse. But in the town scenes, and the two scenes where men came to the houses, and even the 3 older men, all the males shown seemed sort of lethargic, calm & quiet. I still dont understand why the 3 older men were not handily prepared to defend themselves. The bad guy in the attic only had a hammer. One had no weapon.
5. I hated the ending. Sometimes movies that leave you hanging allow for a lot of great conversation and ideas about what might happen. But this one left way too much empty space.
Again, I think it must be a statement about that particular society. I mean, there are really only a few options:
the dad eventually dies by murder or something, and the child either dies, gets taken, or survives by living like a wild animal for the rest of her life.
I know the dad mentions a safe place – but it just seems like in his exhaustion, and to create hope, he entertains that unrealistic idea.
Also, when she vomits it’s insinuated that she does so frequently – so by implication are we to understand she may die from residual plague or be building immunity to fight it?
In every situation it’s interesting how the father both explains & displays the desperation of their situation & is so forthright with plans, while not being able to fully explain reproduction, and all at the same time, holding back reality from his daughter in several areas to the point of creating fairy tales, which I suppose he does to prevent her from feeling terror every moment which she certainly would if she knew what would happen to her in the hands of the evil men.
Very human juggling that dad!
Finally, it’s interesting to think what you would do in such a situation.
My instinct would be to teach her how to kill herself if she fell into the hands of horrible people.
How do you think you could survive & protect?
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Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna | January 20, 2003 13:13 IST
External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that India is always ready to sign a Free Trade Arrangement with Pakistan to increase trade but the latter is not ready to do so.
Sinha told newspersons in Patna that India is keen on increasing trade with SAARC countries, including Pakistan.
SAARC's main objective is to increase trade among member nations. Hence, Pakistan is proving to be a stumbling block in improving trade relations, Sinha said.
Sinha denied that India's foreign policy is Pakistan centric. India has been trying to improve and strengthen its relations with all neighbouring countries as well as with the US, Russia and Britain, he said.
India's relation with China too is improving with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee slated to visit the nation this year, he said.
However, he said 'there is no need to start talks with Pakistan unless it stops supporting terrorism in Kashmir'.
As far as Tibet is concerned, Sinha said India considers it to be an autonomous region in China. "There is no change in our stand," he said.
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Eggs are a favorite staple at human breakfast tables everywhere, and your dog can benefit from eggs too. Eggs offer valuable nutrients and can be an important supplement to a healthy, balanced dog diet.
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There is some debate among veterinarians about whether dogs are omnivores or carnivores. However, most veterinarians agree that dogs need high quantities of protein for optimal health, according to veterinarian Tom Lonsdale in his book, "Work Wonders: Feed Your Dog Raw Meaty Bones." Some owners opt to feed their dog homemade diets including raw food diets and cooked meat. However, you don't have to feed your dog a homemade diet to give him eggs. Eggs are an excellent supplement to a prepackaged diet.
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Eggs are extremely high in animal protein, which is an important part of any balanced dog diet. The fatty acids in eggs offer numerous health benefits, including an improvement in skin and coat health. Eggs can reduce flaky, dry skin and increase the shine in your dog's coat.
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Bad HR managers to be ‘named and shamed’ by institute
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development to adopt tougher approach
It is vital that the CIPD demonstrates that its members are subject to a strong code of professional conduct, and that complaints are taken seriously
Bad personnel managers will be ‘named and shamed’ under new rules by their own professional body.
Exaro can reveal that, from July, disciplinary panels at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) will be able to publish the names and case details when they rule against members in complaints about professional misconduct.
The disciplinary move by the CIPD, which has 135,000 members among ‘human resources’ specialists, comes as workplaces suffer growing job insecurity. It is aimed at rooting out incompetent or unethical HR practices.
The professional body will also publish numbers of disciplinary investigations and their outcomes for the first time.
Decisions that could be made public include cases where someone is expelled from the CIPD or required to undergo additional training.
Robert Blevin, the CIPD’s head of external affairs, said that the potential naming of members who breached the body’s code of conduct was part of a “more robust” approach to disciplinary procedures.
“In the past, we have not put up flashing lights that a member has been expelled,” he said.
Explaining the changes, a CIPD spokesman added: “Public expectations of the behaviour of professionals are rising. It is vital that the CIPD demonstrates that its members are subject to a strong code of professional conduct, and that complaints are taken seriously.” The CIPD has been criticised previously for neither disclosing whether it was taking action nor publishing the results of disciplinary cases.
In 2008, it came under fire for its reluctance to take action against a member named as a British National Party activist, despite the CIPD’s formal opposition to discrimination in employment.
The CIPD does not have the power to stop HR executives working, and membership is not compulsory among practitioners.
However, it estimates that half the UK’s HR executives are members, so being “named and shamed” – especially if also expelled from the CIPD – is bound to be damaging for that person’s career in HR.
Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at the Lancaster University, said: “CIPD membership is not a ‘nice to have’. Most companies of any size and public-sector positions require it.”
Increased workplace friction in today’s difficult economic environment could prompt more complaints about HR employees, he added.
“There are more ‘people’ problems, more performance problems, more bullying issues. And stress-related illness has increased massively. Line-managers are forcing staff to do more, and HR is caught in the maelstrom.”
The CIPD’s move also comes as a government-commissioned report by Adrian Beecroft, the venture capitalist, has proposed to make it easier to sack staff through so-called “no-fault dismissals”.
Blevin said that the CIPD has seen a “slight increase” recently in complaints about its members, with 40 cases last year compared with 30 for the previous period.
The CIPD has used expulsion as a sanction, he confirmed, but declined to give details.
Cooper also warned that unions might threaten to complain to the CIPD about HR executives to take advantage of their fears of being “named and shamed”.
But the Trades Union Congress, said a spokesman, hoped that “poor HR directors would be dealt with by their employers.”
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