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By Lance Jennings
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021… The “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States will invade the Ventura Raceway (Ventura, CA), this Saturday, September 11th. Promoted by Jim Naylor, the tenth point race will also feature VRA Senior Sprints, IMCA Mod Lites, WMR Western Midgets, VRA Hobby Stocks, and IMCA Sport Mods. The Pit Gates will open at Noon, the Front Gates open at 3:00pm, with Racing scheduled for 5:30pm at “The Best Little Dirt Track in America.” For more event information, visit the track’s website at venturaraceway.com or call 805.648.RACE. For those that cannot travel to the races, floracing.com will broadcast a live stream of the night’s action over the internet.
NOTICE TO RACERS:
– NO ENTRY FEE IN 2021. ALL RACERS MUST PURCHASE THEIR USAC LICENSE / MEMBERSHIPS OR TEMPORARY PERMITS (TPs) ONLINE PRIOR TO THE EVENT AT USACRACING.COM OR USACLICENSE.COM. TPs are $25 and Memberships are $150.
– California state protocol calls for competitors, crews, officials, and anyone on the grounds to practice safe social distancing, proper sanitizing, and follow local regulations regarding the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
– 2021 APPROVED/LEGAL MUFFLERS: B&B: FRAC-0375-S w/side outlet, COAST FABRICATION: 300x625x17-2s, 350x625x17-2s, 400x625x17-2s, EXTREME: 3515-3030 (15″ Long 5″ round shell with 3″inlet & 3″ outlet), 3615-3030 (15″ Long 6″ round shell with 3″ inlet & 3″ outlet), 3515-3030-8 (15″ Long 5″ round shell with 3″inlet & 3″ outlet with turnout), 3615-3030-8 (15″ Long 6″ round shell with 3″ inlet & 3″ outlet with turnout), FLOWMASTER: (BCRA Approved) 13009130, 13509130, 13509135, SCHOENFELD: 14272535, 14272730-78 *Failure to comply with the muffler rule will risk disqualification from the event.
– FULL CONTAINMENT SEATS ARE MANDATORY.
– ONE WAY DRIVER RADIOS ARE MANDATORY.
– TRANSPONDERS ARE MANDATORY.
– The USAC Western States Midget Rule Book can be found online at usacracing.com.
Since May 24, 1986, 150 USAC Western States Midget events have been held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Sleepy Tripp claimed the inaugural victory and leads all drivers with eighteen Ventura wins. When the series last visited the seaside oval on June 5th, Ben Worth took the checkered flags. At press time, Johnny Cofer holds the 1-lap qualifying record of 11.675, set on November 18, 1995 and a complete series Ventura win list is at the bottom of this release.
Heading to Ventura, Blake Bower (Brentwood, CA) has a slim seven-point lead over the competition. Driving Tony Boscacci’s #9 Orland Public Auto Auction / Mountain Cascade Inc. Spike, Bower scored fourth at Merced’s “Kevin Triplett Memorial” on August 7th. At press time, Blake has one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, five heat race victories, eight top-10 finishes, and 22 feature laps led on the year. The rookie contender will be looking for his first USAC win this Saturday night.
Brody Fuson (Bakersfield, CA) ranks second in the USAC point standings. Racing Rusty Carlile’s #51 RacePa Motorsports / W.E. Spike, Fuson ran second to Colby Johnson at Merced. To date, the rookie contender has posted one feature win, one Woodland Auto Display Top Qualifier Award, three heat race wins, seven top-10 finishes, and 26 feature laps led on the season. The rookie contender will have his sights on adding a Ventura first place trophy to his collection.
Austin Liggett (Linden, CA) sits third in the chase for the championship. The pilot of the family owned #83 Excel Environmental Services / Liggett Trucking Spike skipped the USAC/BCRA event at Merced. At press time, the 2018 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Champion has two feature wins, two Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, one heat race victory, seven top-10 finishes and 57 feature laps led in the campaign. With four career wins, Liggett is a threat to win on any given night.
C.J. Sarna (Brea, CA) is fourth in the championship point standings. Racing his #20 ZMAX / Final Final Clothing Spike, Sarna finished third at the Merced County Fairgrounds. To date, the 2007 Co-Rookie of the Year has two heat race victories, three Rod End Supply Hard Charger Awards, and seven top-10 finishes to his credit. Sarna has one career triumph and will have his sights winning at Ventura Raceway.
Ben Worth (Coalinga, CA) ranks fifth in the championship point standings. The driver of Dean Alexander’s #5K Walker Air Filtration / WFX Spike has missed some races to recover from back pain. At press time, the 2019 Rookie of the Year has posted one feature win, one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, four top-10 finishes, and 29 feature laps led. Ben has two career wins and it is unknown if he will be in action at Ventura.
While Bower leads the chase for rookie honors, Fuson (Bakersfield, CA), Jarrett Soares (Gilroy, CA), Tony Gomes (Modesto, CA), Colby Johnson (Penngrove, CA), Jake Andreotti (Castro Valley, CA), and Colton Raudman (Redding, CA) are also in contention.
Among the other drivers expected to be in action are David Prickett, Ron Hazelton, Dylan Ito, “The Panda” Terry Nichols, Kyle Beilman, Randi Pankratz, Robby Josett, Troy Rutherford, and more.
Ventura Raceway is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 West Harbor Blvd. in Ventura, California. General Admission Adult tickets are $22, General Admission Senior (60 and older), Active Military (ID Required), and Student tickets (with ID) are $18. Kids tickets (12 and under) are FREE. For more event information, visit the track’s website at venturaraceway.com or call 805.648.RACE.
The USAC Western States Midget Series thanks AMSOIL, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, FloRacing, Hoosier Racing Tire, Loudpedal Productions, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Ultra Shield Race Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at firstname.lastname@example.org.
For more information on the USAC Western States Midget Series, visit the United States Auto Club (USAC) website at usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC Western States Midget Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
FloRacing.com has live, flag-to-flag coverage of the USAC Western States Midget Series. You can catch the action by subscribing to FloRacing on a monthly or yearly basis to view their huge catalog of live and on-demand auto racing and sporting events.
USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONS: *1982-Jeff Heywood, 1983-Sleepy Tripp, 1984-Tommy White, 1985-Sleepy Tripp, 1986-Robby Flock, 1987-Sleepy Tripp, 1988-Sleepy Tripp, 1989-Robby Flock, 1990-Sleepy Tripp, 1991-Sleepy Tripp, 1992-Sleepy Tripp, 1993-Robby Flock, 1994-Johnny Cofer, 1995-Billy Boat, 1996-Jay Drake, 1997-Ricky Shelton, 1998-Rick Hendrix, 1999-Marc DeBeaumont, 2000-Wally Pankratz, 2001-Danny Ebberts, 2002-Robby Flock, 2003-Steve Paden, 2004-Johnny Rodriguez, 2005-Jerome Rodela, 2006-Jerome Rodela, 2007-Johnny Rodriguez, 2008-Nic Faas, 2009-Garrett Hansen, 2010-Alex Schutte, 2011-Cory Kruseman, 2012-Shannon McQueen, 2013-Ronnie Gardner, 2014- Ronnie Gardner, 2015-Ronnie Gardner, 2016-Ronnie Gardner, 2017-Ronnie Gardner, 2018-Michael Faccinto, 2019-Robert Dalby, 2020-NO AWARD.
VENTURA USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET TRACK RECORD: Johnny Cofer – 11.675 (11/18/95)
VENTURA USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET WINS: 18-Sleepy Tripp, 13-Billy Boat, 8-Page Jones, 7-Garrett Hansen, 6-Ronnie Gardner, 6-Jimmy Sills, 5-Johnny Cofer, 5-Robby Flock, 5-Cory Kruseman, 4-Robert Dolacki, 4- P.J. Jones, 4-Robby Josett, 3-Jay Drake, 3-Chris Rahe, 3-Tony Stewart, 2-Tommy Astone, 2-Christopher Bell, 2-Tyler Brown, 2-Josh Ford, 2-Dennis Hart, 2-Johnathon Henry, 2-Brad Kuhn, 2-Kyle Larson, 2-Frank Pedregon, 2-Jerome Rodela, 2-Chuck West, 1-Mike Appio, 1-Wayne Bennet, 1-Chad Boat, 1-Bobby Boone, 1-Mario Bringetto Jr., 1-Hank Butcher, 1-Keith Chrisco, 1-Robert Dalby, 1-Kevin Doty, 1-Tony Elliott, 1-Nic Faas, 1-Stan Fox, 1-Russ Gamester, 1-Chuck Gurney, 1-Daryl Haugh, 1-Rick Hendrix, 1-A.J. Johnson, 1-Chase Johnson, 1-Ryan Kaplan, 1-Josh Lakatos, 1-Brad Loyet, 1-Carson Macedo, 1-Lealand McSpadden, 1-Matt Mitchell, 1-Steve Paden, 1-Rusty Rasmussen, 1-Keith Rauch, 1-Troy Rutherford, 1-Shane Scully, 1-Ron Shuman, 1-Bryan Stanfill, 1-Jake Swanson, 1-Tommy White, 11Ben Worth.
2021 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET WINS: 2-Chase Johnson, 2-Austin Liggett, 1-Maria Cofer, 1-Brody Fuson, 1-Colby Johnson, 1-Mitchel Moles, 1-Ben Worth.
2021 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET POINT STANDINGS: 1. Blake Bower ®-589, 2. Brody Fuson ®-582, 3. Austin Liggett-549, 4. C.J. Sarna-501, 5. Ben Worth-351, 6. David Prickett-334, 7. Shannon McQueen-320, 8. Maria Cofer-282, 9. Jarrett Soares ®-278, 10. Chase Johnson-236, 11. Ron Hazelton-217, 12. Mitchel Moles-205, 13. Dylan Ito-190, 14. Tony Gualda ®-184, 15. Terry Nichols-173, —. Kyle Mentch-173, 17. Colby Johnson ®-172, 18. Kyle Beilman-133, 19. Randi Pankratz-132, 20. Colton Raudman ®-116, 21. Alex Schutte-113, 22. Jake Andreotti ®-77, —. Shane Golobic-77, 24. Ryan Bernal-75, 25. Robby Josett-73, 26. Davey Ray-72, 27. Michael Faccinto-68, 28. Max Adams ®-65, 29. Troy Rutherford-60, 30. Beau Lemire-58, 31. Floyd Alvis-56, 32. Ashlyn Rodriguez-55, 33. Thomas Esberg-53, 34. Troy Morris III-50, —. Sparky Howard-50, —. Ronnie Gardner-50, —. Robert Carson-50, 38. Ben Wiesz-49, 39. Kenny Welch-46, 40. Mike Leach Jr.-41, —. Dylan Bloomfield-41, 42. Matt Mitchell-39, 43. Kaleb Montgomery-36, 44. Jake Vermeer-27, 45. Michael Snider-13.

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You know Red Bull for giving you wings via their energy drinks — but now they’re switching directions a bit. Have no fear! You’ll still be able to get your classic and sugar-free energy drinks.
ORGANICS by Red Bull is a new line of organic sodas. One of the flavors — Simply Cola — has the same amount of caffeine as a typical cola, but the other three — Bitter Lemon, Ginger Ale, and Tonic Water — are caffeine-free. The brands says that the sodas are made with “natural flavors from plant extracts” and are “not an Energy Drink.”
It wasn’t too long ago that Red Bull released flavored energy drinks — Coconut Berry, Tropical Fruits, Blueberry, Kiwi Twist, and others — but ORGANICS is their first stab at a different drink category. They're available in certain stores and restaurants in San Diego, California, and parts of North Carolina, as well as on Amazon. Get them below!


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‘Sahara Forest Project’ includes seawater-based greenhouses
June 3, 2012 By Treena Hein
The Sahara Desert seems the unlikeliest place on Earth for greenhouse food production. But The Sahara Forest Project is planning just such an endeavour to address challenges such as clean water, clean energy and sustainable food production – with brand new technology.
From the report:
The Sahara Forest Project (SFP) has a vision of creating profitable production of food, water, clean electricity and biomass in desert areas. This is done by combining already existing and proven environmental technologies, such as evaporation of seawater to create cooling and distilled fresh water for use in greenhouses.
A one hectare site outside Doha, Qatar, will soon host the SFP Pilot Plant. In February, SFP signed a cooperation agreement for building the Pilot Plant with Yara International ASA and the Qatar Fertiliser Company, Qafco.
It will contain a unique combination of promising environmental technologies carefully integrated in a system to maximize beneficial synergies. A wide specter of leading experts and technology developers are taking part in the effort to realize the project. A cornerstone of the pilot is greenhouses utilizing seawater to provide cool and humid growing conditions for vegetables.
The greenhouses will also produce freshwater themselves. The greenhouses will be coupled with a state of the art parabolic trough solar collector with a thermal desalination unit supported by PV-technology. The pilot will also allow for cultivation of algae in a system of photobioreactors and open pond cultivation systems.
An important part of the pilot is to demonstrate the potential for cultivating desert land and making it green. Outdoor vertical evaporators will create sheltered and humid environments for cultivation of plants. Additionally, the pilot will contain outdoor hydroponic raceways for cultivation of halophytes – plants tolerant of irrigation with salty water.
Details of the pilot plant
Saltwater-cooled greenhouses will provide suitable growing conditions that enable year-round cultivation of high-value vegetable crops in the harsh Qatari desert. The greenhouse-structure will consist of 3 bays that will compare the performance of ETFE and polythene roof coverings on the horticultural yield. The cooling system will be an evaporative cooler at one end of the greenhouse. The cool air will be supplied under the plants via polythene ducts to ensure that the cool air is distributed evenly along the greenhouse and at low level. As the air heats up it rises and is expelled via high level openings in the end wall.
The middle bay will have a twin skin ETFE membrane roof that forms a void over the greenhouse. This is linked to an evaporator pad and fan that can use the waste heat from the CSP to evaporate seawater or regenerate the desiccant and produce hot moist air. When the air is passed through the void at night it will cool and the moisture in the air will condense out to give fresh water that can be used for irrigation of the plants.
By using saltwater to provide evaporative cooling and humidification, the crops’ water requirements are minimized and yields maximized with a minimal carbon footprint.
Outside vegetation and evaporative hedges
The water coming from the greenhouse will be at a concentration of about 15 % salinity. To reduce the water content further, the brine will be passed over external vertical evaporators set out in an array to create sheltered and humid environments. These areas will be planted to take advantage of the beneficial growing conditions for food and fodder crops and for a wide range of desert species. New candidate species for use as harvested and grazing fodder for livestock, and as bioenergy feedstock, will be identified and characterized from among native desert plants. The carbon sequestration benefits of various planting and cropping approaches will be measured and compared.
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The Pilot Plant will be supported by state of the art PV-technology. Dust arresting from the surrounding vegetation and water for cleaning the PV-panels will ensure an efficient electricity generation.
As the water is evaporated from saltwater the salinity increases to the point that the salts precipitate out from the brine. The last stage of this process will take place in conventional evaporation ponds.
Beyond traditional horticulture and agriculture, halophytes – salt-loving plant species – will be cultivated in saltwater. These hardy plants, often already well adapted to desert conditions, are highly promising sources of fodder and bioenergy feedstocks that can thrive in highly saline environments. However, irrigating with saltwater directly into the soil can cause significant environmental harm. The Qatar Pilot Facility will implement and test a variety of novel cultivation techniques to allow low-cost halophyte cultivation while ensuring no saltwater enters surrounding soil or groundwater aquifers.
A state-of-the-art 50 m3 algae test facility – the only of its kind in Qatar and the larger region – will enable commercial-scale research on the cultivation of marine algae species native to the Gulf and Red Sea for use as nutriceuticals, biofuels, and as animal and fish fodder. New synergies with the SFP saltwater-greenhouse infrastructure, mariculture operations, and soil remediation methods will be optimized, while cutting-edge research in cultivation and harvesting methods is carried by SFP staff and its team of international collaborators.
Sahara Forest Project – Collaborators
Yara International ASA is the world’s leading chemical company that converts energy, natural minerals, and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers. Today, Yara’s global workforce of more than 7300 employees represents a great diversity and knowledge that enables Yara to remain a leading performer in the industry. The company has a global presence with operations and offices in more than 50 countries and sales to more than 150 countries. In 2010 Yara had total revenue of NOK 65.4 billion.
Qafco is a key producer and exporter of ammonia and urea based fertilizer to the international market. Qafco was founded in 1969 and is now owned by Industries Qatar (75%) and Yara International ASA (25%). Through scientific strategic plans and integration of the latest technologies, QAFCO has emerged as the world’s largest single site producer of urea and ammonia with an annual production capacity of 2 million tons of ammonia and 2 million tons of urea.
The Sahara Forest Project AS is a Norwegian private limited liability company. The purpose of the SFP AS is to create profitable innovation and environmental solutions within the food, water and energy sector. This is achieved by bringing The Sahara Forest Project technology to the market in relevant countries .The Sahara Forest Project AS operates under the Ethical Guidelines for commercial initiatives set out by The Sahara Forest Foundation. The main shareholders are Michael Pawlyn, Bill Watts and Bellona Holding.
The Sahara Forest Project Foundation facilitates and promotes research, knowledge and the use of technologies which enable revegetation and the creation of new jobs through the profitable production of food, water, biomass and electricity. The SFP Foundation has established a set of Ethical Guidelines applicable to all commercial Sahara Forest Project Initiatives.
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After watching him struggle for decades with mental illness and drug addiction, Thomas Lingenfelter’s family felt he was safest when he was in jail, says the Los Angeles Times. At least he’d have food to eat and a place to sleep at night. Lingenfelter, 51, was beaten to death Nov. 8 in his cell at Twin Towers jail in Los Angeles. He died in a 96-cell wing reserved for inmates with mental health problems. His cellmate, a younger, stronger inmate who also had a long history of mental illness, was charged with the killing.
Sheriff’s officials are investigating the decision to place Lingenfelter, homeless and frail from years of drug abuse, alone in a cell with Jay Selznick, 27, a carjacking suspect and martial-arts enthusiast. Selznick and Lingenfelter were among thousands of inmates with mental health issues who receive treatment each year in the Los Angeles County jails. Sheriff Lee Baca says caring for the mentally ill is among the most challenging aspects of operating the nation’s largest jail system, which processes 200,000 inmates every year.


text: Molly has always had trouble facing the harsh realities of life, so when her partner of seven years, Jake, suddenly walks out on her, Molly’s subconscious gives her a unique coping tool in the guise of a larger than life imaginary version of Jake who won't leave her alone. With the help of her best friends Delilah and Zack - both with problems of their own - Molly has to face the hard fact that she has been dumped and find a way to to regain her sense of self if she has any hope of getting rid of her imaginary boyfriend... Created and Written by Cinema Viscera. Produced by Bronya Doyle. Sound Editing Paul Anthony Nelson. Sound Design Kristina Benton. Theme song recorded by Kristina Benton. Cast includes, Cate O'Connor, Dave Lamb, Kristina Benton, Simon Godfrey and Shanon Kulupach.

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
A new view on the Unofficial Countryside,
This review is from: Edgelands: Journeys into England's True Wilderness (Hardcover)
Edgelands is about those vague and undefined places that surround our towns and cities, damaged places, changing places, burnt, bombed and abandoned places - places that we pass through when going somewhere else.
This book comes as a natural extension of "The Unofficial Countryside" by Richard Mabey - a book which is referenced early in Edgelands and one which has clearly had an influence on the thinking of the authors. But while Mabey focuses on the natural places and spaces, the two authors of Edgelands focus on human spaces and impacts. If Maybe's book is an ecology of wastelands, then this book is about the sociology or even philosophy of the same spaces.
"Edgelands" are clearly a mixture of the native and the manmade, a synthesis of the natural and the artificial, and this mixture seems to have entered the nature of the book itself.
It may be just me, but I found that the authors reached for other people words just a little too often, so that the book becomes more of a synthesis of other people thoughts rather than the notably original synthesis that Mabey managed about the same (or at least similar) ground.
Now this does not make this a poor book - far from it, but I cant give it the rave review that other people have done.
In summary - this is an interesting, very well written book about an overlooked landscape. I would recommend it to anybody who has an interest in landscape history and / or philosophy, but I am not completely convinced that the book does not say many things that have been said elsewhere.

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When I first touched clay I was drawn to it immediately. The clays personality comes alive in my hands. As I worked the clay it would silently suggest the coarse of action I should take. I only had to listen and respond. I am drawn to the Earth in the same way. I listen to the rocks as their personalities and stories unfold beneath my hands and feet. I respond to the textures that show me their beginnings, ages, and trials.
I am fascinated by the human tendency of personification and storytelling. To this extent, I wish to give my sculptures life by portraying emotional conflicts and personality traits I find in rock formations. These ultimately help me to better understand people in my own life as well as myself.
Born and raised in rural Missouri, I grew up with a deep apprectiation for the land and natural resources. My earliest memories were playing in the natural clay surounding my house, and my father pointing out different types of soil compositions and their uses.
I obtained my Bachelor of Arts degree from College of the Ozarks in 2016. It was during my undergratuate years I developed a love for hiking, deepening my appreciation for Mother Earth.
Currently, I explore different regions around the world and how cultures are tied to rocks and minerals.
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If you have followed this blog, you have found out that I love old buildings. It makes me sad to see beautiful old buildings allowed to crumble to the ground. I find old WPA structures of special interest. I travel around Western Oklahoma and photograph as many of the WPA projects as I can to have a record of such beautiful historical sites built 76 years ago. One sad site is at HEXT, OKLAHOMA where only the school buildings and a church show signs of past life. There are a couple other buildings, but it is mostly farm land now. Hext, Oklahoma is between Sayre and Erick on Historic Route 66. No longer listed on the state map, there is a exit sign off I-40 showing Hext.
Hext, Oklahoma School
During the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress in 1935 created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to administer $5 billion for public works. The WPA's goal was to employ as many people as possible on projects that would provide long-term benefit to local communities. Ideally, workers would also receive on-the-job training to prepare them for further employment. The WPA made a significant impact on Oklahoma. Ultimately, of 166,000 Oklahomans certified for WPA jobs approximately 119,000 were employed at some point between 1935 and 1937. Many of these projects in Oklahoma are still being used today, but unfortunately a lot of them have just been left to decay through the years. Construction was the WPA's mainstay. Road building and improvement, especially farm-to-market roads, accounted for almost half its expenditures in Oklahoma. Hundreds of school buildings, numerous National Guard armories, drainage projects, dams and reservoirs, and a number of municipal buildings are a part of the WPA legacy. Wherever possible, construction used local materials, much of which was stone as a mainstay of WPA structures.
The Hext School was all fenced off so I could not get close enough to take a photo of the buildings behind this one. There are lots of trees grown up around the other buildings too. I would have loved to have peeked in the windows! There are so many interesting sites along Historic Route 66 and as you can see I get my "Kicks on Route 66."

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Lakhimpur Rape Murder: All accused sent to 14-day judicial custody
गाँव कनेक्शन 16 Sep 2022 6:44 AM GMT
All six accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri rape murder of two minor Dalit sisters have been sent to a 14-day judicial custody after they were produced at the Additional District Judge's residence.
The police identified the six accused as Chotu, Junaid, Suhail, Hafizul Rehman, Karimuddin and Arif. They are charged under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. One of the accused was nabbed following an encounter in which he was shot in the leg.
Two days ago, on September 14, dead bodies of the two sisters were found hanging from a tree in a field. The post-mortem report accessed by Gaon Connection revealed that the cause of death was strangulation.
"Death is by asphyxia as result of ante-mortem [prior to death] strangulation," the autopsy report mentioned. The report also mentions that both the lungs of the victims were found to be congested and exuded dark fluid blood and there were ligature marks present on all around the neck and abrasion marks on the arms of the victims.
The members of the family of the victims had refused to carry out the last rites, demanding compensation and the "death sentence" to the six accused. The dead bodies of the sisters were cremated last evening after their family was promised monetary compensation (Rs 16 lakh, according to the girls' brother, Uttam Kumar), and a government job.
"We have been provided a written assurance of a financial compensation for the murder of my sisters. The circle officer Sanjay Nath Tiwari has assured us timely transfer of Rs 16 lakh (Rs 1,600,000) along with a government job and the allotment of a house. They have also assured me that the culprits will be booked with the harshest punishment," Uttam Kumar told Gaon Connection.

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Diary of a Home Cook
My cousin Geraldine Marretta Harris, a Mother and a marvelous home cook in her own right, shared a memory of cooking in our family you will enjoy. One thing I have to say about our Italian American family, the children were always included in the cooking if they were available and interested. That was back before the day of television and video games. Of course, we loved to be in the middle of things, so we developed a love of cooking at an early age. I think children are still interested but not invited as often as could be. It was such fun being at the table helping with pastas or breads or cookies, how can we not share these experiences with our family?
I don’t personally remember being a part of the ravioli making but Gerri’s story is heartwarming.
Gerri shares: “ I remember as a child the family gatherings that took place in our home or at one of my aunt’s homes. We’d all gather on a Saturday to make raviolis. My Aunt Pauline had a really long table in her kitchen (or so it seemed to be long when I was little) and she’d put each of us girls at the table with a piece of dough to spread out with a stick (rolling pin) and showed us what to do. (We had a lot of flour available to keep the dough from sticking to the table.) As we rolled the dough my cousins would see who could get the dough just right for making raviolis. We rolled, cut into long strips and then we’d cut them again into squares. My aunt came up behind us and put just enough of the cheese or meat mixture in the center of the ravioli. Then we’d put two squares together (one empty square on top of a filled square), press the edges with the tines of a fork to make sure the cheese couldn’t escape before placing them in the hot salted water. It was very interesting being brought up in a Sicilian home. Family gatherings were filled with a whole lot of good food, lots of love, music and dancing.”
I have had the good fortune of eating home made ravioli and trust me, the ravioli you get in the store is a far cry from the goodness of home made. If you want to try it one day, it’s a great bonding experience with family and/or friends. Use a simple fresh pasta recipe, roll out dough as Gerri describes and put a filling of my Rigoletto’s Favorite Ricotta Cheese filling, or meatballs, in the center and have an indescribably delicious meal. The tender ravioli take about 3 minutes to cook and drain. Just a little pasta sauce, tomato or alfredo, over the top seals the deal.
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I just picked up a Rockwell Unisaw model 34-461, 3hp single phase, 3450 rpm. The original fence leaves much to be desired (I did receive 2 fences and 3 miter gauges with the saw).
I posted pics of this saw in my photo album, Pete's tools.
I have a 50" Unifence on my Craftsman T/S and if I could find another set of rails for that fence, I'd mount them on the 46-641 & switch the fence from table to table. The rails don't need to be 50".
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my vote, (the more expensive option) is a Remington 700 Sendero chambered in ether 7mm Rem Mag. .300 Win Mag or one of the RUMs it is offered in (7mm or .300)
The Sendero is essentially a more accurate 700 with a fluted stainless 26" heavy barrel, an extremely nice gun, and even though Tang is a Ruger man, I'm fairly sure he has nothing bad to say about the quality or accuracy of the Sendero he used to own
If your experianced then this is probably the way to go.But it gets you over your budget as the rifle alone cost more than your willing to pay . Then you also need a good scope to go along with that rifle .
In fact you really need two guns . you could hunt with a Savage Edge or a Marlin Bolt action in 308 W to 3006 which would cost about 400 dollars depending where you shop , and these guns would suit to hunt .But they would not be something for a day at the gun club on the range .
How ever to target shoot , you need a rifle that weighs a bit more, a longer and heavier barrel ,a good scope for target use, as the cross hairs would be too thick on a hunting scope, then for target a hunting scope the cross hairs would be too fine and too much power to hunt with . Then a different stock than a hunting rifle and so on .A rifle suited for the range then is going to be too heavy and awkward for hunting.
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TEAR Fund today launched an appeal to help feed the millions suffering the worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa. TEAR Fund executive director Steve Tollestrup said TEAR Fund's partners had been working in Ethiopia, one of the worst affected countries, helping to insulate subsistent farmers against drought, but the expected rains had not come for the past two seasons. "We have been monitoring the situation for some months in the hope that the rains would come but the crisis has reached tipping point, and we have to do something now to prevent widespread starvation. The images coming out of this region are heartbreaking and we are calling on Kiwis to get behind TEAR Fund's appeal, which will provide much-needed food aid." Richard Lister, TEAR Fund UK's head of region for East Africa, said, "Across the eastern Horn of Africa, people have experienced two consecutive poor rainy seasons, resulting in one of the driest years since the early 1950s in many pastoral areas." South east Ethiopia was one of the hardest hit regions, with 3.2 million farming-dependent people experiencing a food crisis. Northern Kenya and Somalia were also badly affected, he said.
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He said, to add to the pressure on struggling families, staple food prices have rocketed. "For example, yellow maize prices in the Ethiopian Jiiga grain market had risen by 117 per cent from May 2010 to May 2011, while white maize at the Mandera market in Kenya had risen by nearly 60 per cent."
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Don't throw in the towel! Someone else can use it.
The National Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach Section, is setting up a dowry for people who need to start fresh in life.
Through its Luggage for Independence program, the council provides new and gently used luggage, linens, pillows, blankets, towels and kitchen items and new hygiene items. The program was initiated early last year, and donations are distributed through partnering agencies.
"It's been a wonderful program. It enables these ladies to leave the domestic shelter with some basic items," said Suzanne Turner, executive director of the YWCA, which runs Harmony House, a shelter for battered women, a recipient of the program.
When a woman is ready to leave the shelter, the YWCA calls the council, which sends the needed items, she said.
"Most women have children. So, the other day they gave a couple of suitcases filled with infant and children clothes," Turner said. "The whole idea is trying to meet the individual needs of these women going back in the community."
The women often arrive with their children and have nothing, she said.
"They're starting new. You know when the kid leaves home, the mother gives him or her sheets, linens to start," Turner said.
Project chairwoman Robin Bauman, 51, who lives in Villaggio, west of Lake Worth, initiated the program in January 2007, shortly after joining the council.
The first recipient was the Harmony House, and soon the program was expanded to Alpert Jewish Family and Children's Services, the Guatemalan Maya Center in Lake Worth and Turtle Nest Village, which runs a program for adolescents.
"We also serve Adopt a Family. They help families in need," said Carolyn Gleimer Silbey, co-president of the council.
The goal of the program is to offer people some dignity and to give them support to restart their lives, Bauman said.
"We collect linens, luggage, some TVs, some cribs. If people are needing something, we are trying to get it," she said.
The council has a warehouse in Lake Worth where items are collected.
"We sort, fold, organize everything. ... We tell people that what we receive has to be something they would give to their children," Silbey said.
The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that promotes child welfare, women's rights and reproductive freedom, according to its Web site.
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Last month was a month that was far too busy, stressful and hectic here at the Soul of Rock 'n' Roll. Luckily it closed out appropriately enough, with me attending a great concert by a band I've been wanting to see live since... well since I was old enough to know what their music was all about: Nine Inch Nails.
The collected works of Trent Reznor and company have long been in heavy listening rotation for me. I remember hearing "The Perfect Drug" debut on the radio and immediately being struck... "what was this high speed, metal infused, industrial construct wrapped around such powerful visceral emotion!?" Actually my response at the time was probably something closer to "Wha?! AWESOME!!"... but I'm sure in it's simplicity it conveyed all the amazement I was feeling. And from that moment forward I was a Nine Inch Nails fan... and definitely better for it.
Of course NIN released "The Perfect Drug" for a soundtrack in something like '97, but they'd been cranking out Reznor's industrial vision going all the way back to 1989 with their seminal album Pretty Hate Machine. It was way back then when they first toured opening for Jane's Addiction as well... 20 years ago.
So this year Trent announced a tour with Jane's Addiction, to mimic that first tour, and serve as something of a final "Wave Goodbye" tour for NIN (Trent has stated that it was time for NIN to go away for a while, but only time will tell if its permanent or not... I hope it isn't). I heard and I was excited... very excited. Along with being a big Nine Inch Nails fan, I'm also a big Jane's Addiction fan, so this tour seemed like a great one for me to go to. Then Street Sweeper Social Club, the new band led by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello (did I mention I'm a Rage fan too?) was added to open as well... it seemed like this would be a must see for me.
And I was not disappointed... Ok I was a little disappointed because the date here in Chicago was one of the few without Jane's Addiction, but the fact that this show was awesome tempered my disappointment. I guess I'll have to catch JA another time.
Here's the set list of what turned out to be an almost non-stop 2 hour industrial onslaught:
1. Somewhat Damaged
2. Terrible Lie
4. March of the Pigs
6. Metal (Numan Cover)
7. The Becoming
8. I'm Afraid of Americans (Bowie Cover)
10. Gave Up
11. The Frail
12. La Mer
13. The Fragile
14. Gone, Still
15. The Way Out is Through
18. Mr. Self Destruct
20. The Day the World Went Away
22. The Hand That Feeds
23. Head Like a Hole
So first things first, lets discuss the opener... this Street Sweeper Social Club.
Like I said, this is Tom Morello's new band, partnered with Boots Riley, and the results are very Rage-esque to say the least. Their sound is definitely in the with Morello sound, ala Rage against the Machine and Audioslave, but Riley's addition definitely takes things closer to the Rage end of the spectrum. That said, I think they channel a bit more of the punk energy of bands like the MC5 and in general seem more...upbeat (is that the right way to describe it?) than Rage Against the Machine. Think of Rage drifting more towards... well rage... and SSSC leaning more towards passion without as much of that raw anger... the anger is still there, but not as in as intense a way. I'm not sure if that's the best way to describe it, but that's the vibe I was getting. I'll have to check out more of their music to see if I can solidify some thoughts.
Of course they're still very much geared towards activism, politics, social problems and changing the world, and I'd expect or want nothing less... we need bands like that now as much as ever. From a purely musical standpoint though, I thought they sounded pretty sweet... sweet enough that I'll check out their album when it comes out. The crowd seemed to dig them too, so maybe give them a listen when you get the chance.
Then Nine Inch Nails took the stage... all cloaked in fog with relatively simple lights creating patterns around them... and it was awesome!
What is it like seeing NIN live? Well I don't know about in the past, but this was an assault... a physical assault, like getting hit in the chest... an outpouring and eruption of emotion...in the most visceral way.
One of the reasons I was excited about this tour was that Reznor had made some comments about how they were going for something a little more stripped down from their elaborate stage setups and light shows of the past... something more spontaneous and alive. I like spontaneous stripped down tours, so this sounded cool to me. That's exactly how they sounded too: far more organic and dynamic with songs like "Hersey" and "Mr. Self Destruct" even taking on a slightly more "metal" feel than "industrial"... but only slightly. They laced songs with blasts of spontaneous synthesizer and screaming guitar feedback giving them a very raw feel. They sounded looser and more alive than on album, but at the same time tight and locked in and kept downtime to a minimum if any. It's interesting really and something I really like... the songs are so mechanical and industrial, yet at the same time really seem alive and organic. That feeling of being alive really comes through on stage.
Some personal highlights for me include "Terrible Lie," "March of the Pigs," "Mr. Self Destruct" and "The Fragile"... all of which just happen to be some of my favorite NIN songs of all time, but were also so much more intense in this live setting. "The Fragile" was especially intense as they took an already "anthemic" song and turned everything up to 11... we're talking blow out the speakers, fight to the death intensity... good stuff. I also thought it was pretty sweet to see some songs you could call rarities... definitely ones I didn't expect in the set list... like "I'm Afraid of Americans", "Wish" and "Burn. Unexpected, appreciated and delivered with power... very cool.
In fact I thought it was a pretty sweet set list overall... a good selection of songs that worked well together for maximum impact.
Interesting enough, the crowd, although obviously enjoying the show didn't seem nearly as into it as I expected. I was in the seats, but I really expected the people in the pit to be going nuts on the harder hitting songs... and they were, but not quite as much as I expected... who knows maybe it was my imagination.
By the time the band reached a stunning version of "Hurt", though, everyone was singing along and with "The Hand That Feeds" I don't think there was a single person not moving to the beat in some way. Of course they closed what I've already described as an almost constant two hour assault, with what may have been the hardest hitting version of "Head Like a Hole" possible... awesome, and like I said... intense!
I definitely left feeling satisfied, in spite of the lack of an encore. I do think that a three song encore of "Closer" "Discipline" and "We're in this Together Now," would have been an incredible way to close, but part of that is just because I like those songs, especially "We're in this Together Now" which I think is my favorite NIN song of all time. Still, I felt satisfied... and exhausted. Great concerts have a way of doing that to you... they leave you at first on an adrenaline rush, and then with an exhausting post concert crash.
Anyways, I don't know what Trent Reznor has planned for the future of Nine Inch Nails, but I'm definitely glad I went to see them this tour. The band sounded awesome, powerful and like they ever having fun... even Trent, who joked with the crowd about getting the words wrong and diving into the crowd at one point. As a whole, they seemed like they were on the top of their game, so I'm excited to see the the future holds.
In the mean time though, if you're at all a Nine Inch Nails fan, I'd highly recommend you get out and try to catch them on this tour if you haven't already. There's a number of dates with tickets available, so go to it... and if you get to see them with Jane's Addiction... well... you're luckier than me. I've heard that JA has been tearing it up on this tour as well. They always were an awesome live band so I'd expect nothing less. Most of the dates also have Street Sweeper Social Club on the bill too... another bonus.
Of course the my main reason to go was to see NIN... and they're worth seeing for sure. This was an awesome concert. Here's hoping it isn't too long before they decide to tour again as I'd love to go again.
So if you want more information about NIN and this tour, check out their website here: http://nin.com/
If you want more information on Jane's Addiction... go here: http://www.janesaddiction.com/
And last but not least... if you're interested in this tour, went to a show, are going to a show, or didn't get to go at all... Trent is offering something cool as a little memento. It's a 6 Song EP that contains tracks from all three bands (2 from each I believe, (they did something similar to support the "Lights in the Sky" tour if I recall). This isn't just a 6 song EP though, but a 6 song EP of new music... available for free! All you need is an email and you can download it. I've listened through the tracks and they sound pretty sweet... good stuff from all three bands, and you can't beat the price.
Go here for more information about the EP and to download: http://www.ninja2009.com/


The attorney general, George Brandis, has slapped down the suggestion from fellow frontbencher Scott Morrison that the Coalition’s same-sex marriage “people’s vote” could be conducted through a constitutional referendum.
Morrison, the social services minister, made the suggestion on Wednesday night, saying “when you have a referendum, there is an opportunity for both sides of this debate to be fairly put to the Australian people, for all of the issues to be fully considered and presented I think in an even-handed way.”
“I don’t think we’ve been having a very even-handed debate on this issue,” Morrison told the ABC’s 7.30 report.
But Brandis said on Thursday a referendum was “entirely unnecessary” and a plebiscite was “the appropriate way to resolve this.”
“I only became aware of Mr Morrison’s remarks this morning and I think, it is very important as attorney general that I remove confusion. A referendum is not necessary to resolve this issue,” he told Sky News.
“You have a referendum for one reason and one reason only, to amend the constitution ... in the question of same sex marriage there is no ambiguity ... what the prime minister said was he was attracted to the idea of a people’s vote so the Australian public could resolve what is clearly a vexed public issue, the way you test public opinion on vexed public issues is by plebiscite ... a plebiscite is plainly the appropriate method were we to resolve this by a popular vote,” he said.
Brandis’ intervention came as same-sex marriage advocate and Liberal backbencher Warren Entsch warned the prime minister “and his allies” not to “play silly buggers” with procedural tactics to delay or defeat a “people’s vote”, saying it would cost Coalition seats at the next election.
Entsch is a co-sponsor of the multi-party bill that will be introduced next week, but it has no chance of success after the Coalition’s decision to support the current definition of marriage until the next election. He said the Coalition party room had not decided what kind of “people’s vote” there should be and it was “disappointing” to see Morrison, speaking out in favour of a referendum.
“We need broad acceptance for what we are doing, it shouldn’t be just something that the prime minister and his closest allies think is the clever way to go.”
He said if the government did try to delay or influence a “people’s vote” he would “go ballistic” and the Coalition would lose seats at the next federal election.
“The party room committed to putting this to the people, not that we would try to find some way to make sure there was no outcome. We certainly did not lock into the idea of having a referendum,” Entsch told Guardian Australia.
“If we now start playing silly buggers with this or use it as a means to prevent change or manipulate things to get a no-change outcome, then I will go ballistic ... It worries me that we are now sending mixed messages, that we are saying things that could mean this is pushed well into the next term of government. The things that some in the Coalition are now saying do not reflect the party room debate, there is a subtle movement away from what the party room decided,” Entsch said.
“I don’t know why Scott Morrison was out talking about this, it’s disappointing. We politicians forfeited our right to lead this debate – we could have done that next week by voting on the bill, but we chose not to, we chose to put it to the people, so that means we need to find a reasonable set of words that everyone can accept and then we should back off and get out of the way. We deferred to the people on this, so we should give them a reasonable proposition and then get out of their way.
“I think if we play around with this too much it will be another government dealing with it after the next election, not us, because this will be a major issue at the next election and it will change votes.”
Entsch has called for a “people’s vote” to be held at the time of the next election, but the prime minister has ruled this out. He has also offered to be part of a Coalition process to decide how to hold a people’s vote, and still hoped this would be possible. It was “still early days”, he said.
Morrison publicly backed a referendum over a plebiscite in an interview on Wednesday.
“When you have a referendum, there is an opportunity for both sides of this debate to be fairly put to the Australian people, for all of the issues to be fully considered and presented I think in an even-handed way,” he told ABC TV’s 7.30 program. “I don’t think we’ve been having a very even-handed debate on this issue.”
The immigration minister, Peter Dutton, also said a referendum would be the best way to resolve the question.
“I’m in the camp of supporting a referendum, because I think there’s a significant social change being proposed here,” he said.
Both Dutton and Morrison are opposed to changing the Marriage Act, which currently limits marriage to between a man and a woman.
Three Liberal backbenchers, Wyatt Roy, Teresa Gambaro and Dean Smith, have said they would cross the floor to vote for the multi-party bill, if it ever came to a vote.
Referendums, used to change aspects of the constitution, are difficult to carry because they require a majority in a majority of states. Of the 44 put to the Australian people, only eight have been carried. Constitutional change is not required to change the definition of marriage.
The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, said Tony Abbott and his allies were employing delaying tactics.
“There are a range of people in the more right wing ranks of the Liberal Party who will say or do anything to stop same sex marriage ... it is a delaying tactic, and I don’t trust [Tony Abbott],” he said.
“I do think Mr Abbott is being tricky ... I do think he is trying to kick the can down the road.”
Asked about the “people’s vote”, Abbott said no decision had been made about the form it should take.
“Our strong disposition is to put [same sex marriage[ to the people in a subsequent term of parliament ... precisely what form that putting it to the people will take is something we will decide between now and polling day,” he said on Thursday.
Rodney Croome, the national director of Australian Marriage Equality, has previously warned that a public poll would be simply a delaying tactic by opponents.
“After the Irish marriage equality referendum, a national vote in Australia might seem like a quick and easy route to achieve the reform, but if we look at the facts it actually serves the purposes of those opposed to change,” he wrote in an opinion piece in June.
“Marriage has changed depending on how the commonwealth parliament has chosen to legislate about it at different times, and it can change again,” the shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, told ABC Radio on Thursday morning.
The shadow foreign affairs minister, Tanya Plibersek, said a referendum would be a waste of money.
“Is this really the way we want to spend $120m of taxpayers’ money?” she asked. “This is extraordinary. The high court has decided that the parliament has the power to legislate.”
“This is an expensive delaying tactic pushed by the opponents of marriage equality,” she said.


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Tuesday was an historic first for gay marriage—three times over.
Voters in Maryland, Maine, and Washington all approved ballot measures—by significant margins—allowing gay marriage in their states. Never before have voters gone to the polls in any state and directly approved gay marriage.
Maryland’s vote affirms the state legislature’s passage of same-sex marriage in February. Maine’s reverses a 2009 referendum that blocked gay marriage. Washington state’s decision to approve marriage equality builds on its 2009 vote that expanded domestic partnerships to something called, at the time, “everything but marriage.”
Meanwhile, marriage rights advocates await a final tally in Minnesota, where a ballot measure asked voters whether to amend the state constitution to explicitly ban gay marriage. Since the state already has a law banning same-sex marriages, a defeat of the measure wouldn’t make gay marriage legal. But it would prevent the state from erecting yet another obstacle to approving them in the future.
UPDATE, 12:40 PDT: Minnesotans have defeated the attempt to amend the state’s constituition to ban gay marriage, giving four victories to same-sex marriage supporters.


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Why was KTLA TV anchor Mark Mester fired? Details here
Mark Mester's name has been removed from KTLA's website from the anchor list, and reports suspect it could be due to his off-script stunt on Saturday.
'Who is this? Minor royals?' When top TV channels failed to recognise Liz Truss, Australian PM at Queen's funeral
Top leaders & personalities joined the royal family for the private ceremony.
US anchor's spiel on British Raj leaves Shashi Tharoor 'redfaced' with anger
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson in his tribute to Queen Elizabeth II played fast and loose with facts and colonial history.
Bernard Shaw, face of CNN for decades, dies at 82
Chris Licht, CNN Chairman and CEO said in a statement on Thursday that Bernard Shaw, CNN's beloved anchor, and his colleague, passed away at 82.
WATCH: Julie Chin, Oaklahoma News anchor 'apologises' after suffering mild stroke on Live TV
While reading the teleprompter, Julie Chin suffered a mild stroke or the beginnings of a stroke on live TV. Julie Chin of KJRH, an affiliate of NBC, apologised to her audience, excusing herself.
Wisconsin: WAOW anchor Neena Pacholke, 27, suffered tragedy years before suicide. Read more to know detailsNeena Pacholke, who died on Saturday, was a popular morning news anchor and she will be remembered for her contagious smile and positive attitude by her family, friends, and co-workers. She was planning to wed her fiancé in October.
CTV News and Bell Media remove Canadian TV journalist Lisa LaFlamme's bio from website. Know whyLisa LaFlamme is still not free of mistakes on her part. Losing her job was one thing but now she is being dragged into lawsuits. Here's what we know about the issue.
Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels 'monetising Hindu-Muslim divide'The information and broadcasting ministry alleged that the channels 'propagated fake content'. They included false claims that the 'Centre banned celebration of Eid' and the 'Army has taken over the Ajmer Dargah.'
Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels for spreading hatred, fake newsSince December 2021, the ministry has now issued directions for blocking 102 YouTube-based news channels and several other social media accounts.
Indian-American journalist, Fox News host Uma Pemmaraju dies at 64. Read details hereIndian-American journalist Uma Pemmaraju was one of the few anchors that helped launch the network, and she now is no more with us.
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Govt issues advisory to TV channels on coverage of Ukraine conflict, Delhi riotsThe government cited specific instances of "hyberbolic" statements by news anchors and "scandalous headlines/taglines" while reporting on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and disrupting the investigation process into the "incidents" in north-west Delhi by airing "unverified CCTV footages".
Merri Dee, Chicago broadcasting legend and former WGN-TV icon, dies at 85Legendary journalist, broadcaster, anchor, and advocate for crime victim Merri Dee died at 85. She has always been remembered as an inspirational journalist and ground-breaking broadcaster who had won numerous achievements and several honours in her lifetime.
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A couple who had three foster children removed from their care because of their membership of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) say council leaders should consider resigning after they failed to apologise.
A statement on the controversy by under-fire Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council pledged full support to an inquiry ordered by Education Secretary Michael Gove, but the message from council leader Roger Stone offered no apology.
The South Yorkshire couple told the Daily Telegraph they felt "slandered and besmirched" after social workers took the ethnic minority children away.
"They should be considering their position," the husband told the newspaper.
"These are people on incredible salaries who are paid to make responsible decisions but they can't do it.
"It's completely baffling that they just can't put their hands up. They say this is a complex case but we don't agree. It's very simple."
The pair have not been identified to protect the trio of EU-migrant children involved in the case. They lost the youngsters when Rotherham Council social workers discovered their political allegiance, which they deemed incompatible with caring for the youngsters.
The foster couple, a qualified nursery nurse and a former Royal Navy reservist, said in an ideal world they would like the children back but their chances have been wrecked because they do not want to cause them any more upheaval. They spoke out after being told by the social worker that Ukip was a racist party.
The children, a baby girl, a boy and an older girl, were removed by social workers after the Labour-run council reportedly received an anonymous tip-off about the foster parents' membership of the right-wing party which wants withdrawal from the European Union and immigration curbs.
Social workers said they were concerned about the children's "cultural and ethnic needs".


DRDO has successfully completed the developmental trials of the indigenously developed Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), which will serve the purpose of boosting country’s mission to attain self-reliance in defence equipment manufacturing. The announcement came on August 8, 2017 following successive tests of the missile system against two different targets at varying combat conditions in the firing ranges at Rajasthan.
According to a statement by MoD, the missile system struck the target at both occasions with unmatched precision. According to DRDO, all mission parameters met the requirements as stipulated by its end-user, the Indian Army. DRDO has further revealed that alongside the Nag missile, its launch platform designated the NAMICA has also proved its combat effectiveness.
Nag – a 3rd generation ATGM, has been developed by DRDL (Defence Research and Development Laboratory) in collaboration with RCI, Imarat and BDL, under the IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program). According to DRDO, Nag has a strike radius of 4 kilometers and can neutralise tanks and infantry vehicles even if they are equipped with hardened armour.
The development of Nag ATGM has been a gruelling, challenging yet remarkable program for DRDO. Constant upgradation of requirements by the user and technological challenges had dragged along the project with years of delay. However, the missile has proved its prowess in repeated tests and is expected to take the lead role in the coming years replacing the aging Konkours and Milan systems. As Nag enters the crucial mass production stage, the Army has committed itself to 445 missiles and at least 13 launch platforms.


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