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The publication gives history of studying of the burial rite of Fedorov tribes of Eastern Kazakhstan. The first brief information about the monuments of antiquity in Eastern Kazakhstan was reported by travelers and scholars of the 18th century. Systematic archaeological research in the region began in 1935 in connection with the work of the East Kazakhstan archaeological expedition of the Leningrad Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR under the leadership of S.S. Chernikov (the EKAE) In 1971 the archaeological expedition of the Ust-Kamenogorsk Pedagogical Institute and the Shulba expedition of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR began to work in the region. During the period of 1993-1998 field works were conducted by A.A. Tkachev and N.A. Tkacheva. And during 1998-2000 the Markakol archaeological detachment of the Russian-Kazakh expedition examined a group of diverse cultural monuments in the Kurchum district. Characterization and description of the burial rite of the Fedorov tribes of Eastern Kazakhstan on the basis of materials from 20 necropolises (Betkuduk, Kyzyltas, Menovoye IX, Akhmirovo II, Kara-Uzek, Karadzhal, Oblaketka, Semipalatinsk dunes, Maly Koitas, Berezovsky, Marinka, Zevakino, Zhanazhurt, Sarykol I, Sarykol II, Kanai, Zhartas, Belokamenka, Maloe Karasu, Aina Bulak II).
The first brief information about the monuments of antiquity in Eastern Kazakhstan was reported by travelers and scholars of the 18th century. They are F.I. von Stralenberg (1730), G.F. Miller (1750), I.G. Gmelin (1751), P.S. Pallas (1786) and I.P. Falk (1824). The first excavations were carried out by G.F. Miller in 1734 and the botanist I.E. Sivers in 1793. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the same objects were written by M.F. Spassky (1819), A.I. Levshin (1832) and K.F. von Ledebour (1829). In 1903 F. Pedashenko examined three soil graves with accompanying inventory on the burial ground of the Semipalatinsk dunes. Probably V.V. Radlov excavated Andronov's burial here but little earlier. In 1910 the Russian Committee sent an expedition for the Study of Central and East Asia headed by V.I. Kamensky, which examined three Andronovsky cemeteries .
The burial ground of Kara-Uzek. It is located 16 km to the north-west from Ust-Kamenogorsk, in the Kara-Uzek tract. It consists of round and rectangular fences. In 1910, V.I. Kamensky unearthed one of them, which contained two earth graves, with cremation and a corpse. The burial ground of Karadzhal. The monument is located in the tract of Karadjal, 30 km from the village of Kokpekty, north on the road to Ust- Kamenogorsk, in the basin of the Char river. In 1910 V.I. Kamensky excavated two graves with a corpse and clay vessel .
The burial ground Maly Koitas. Located on the northern outskirts of the abandoned village of Koitas on the right bank of the Kyzylsu river. The first studies on the monument were held in 1910 by V.I.Kamensky, who excavated here 10 funerary structures .
Systematic archaeological research in the region began in 1935 in connection with the work of the East Kazakhstan archaeological expedition of the Leningrad Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR under the leadership of S.S. Chernikov .
In 1935, the Mynchukur settlement was discovered by the East Kazakhstan archaeological expedition. It is located 55 km south-west of Ust-Kamenogorsk, in the log, east of the southern hills, in the Mynchukur tract. The lifting material was collected in the form of fragments of pottery of developed bronze .
In 1947 the exploration squad examined the valleys of the Irtysh river and found the Fedorov settlements on the Semipalatinsk dunes near the villages of Mechet and Malo-Krasnoyarka, with the reconnaissance works at the latter .
For a long period of time, local residents of the settlements of Semipalatinsk dunes, 1 and 2 annually collected fragments of ceramics and various kinds of products on the exploded site. In 1947 the EKAE under the leadership of S.S. Chernikov carried out their examination. The monuments are located on the wide and low hills, with significant blowing out basins, which stretch for 5-6 km, parallel to Irtysh. The main finds are confined to the edge of the ancient Irtysh floodplain. A large number of slags of fragments of foundry molds and other implements were discovered, which indicated the presence of metallurgical production .
In 1947 the monument to Sarykol I was discovered by the expedition of the Central Museum of Kazakhstan, 12 km east of the Sarykol lake. The funerary field contained 26 structures. L.K. Nifontova unearthed three mounds with fences .
In the construction of the Irtysh hydroelectric power station, in 1947, the Oblaketka cemetery was discovered. The burial studied contained human bones and fragments of Andronov ceramics .
The East Kazakhstan archaeological expedition led by S.S. Chernikov in 1948 examined the burial ground of Zhanazhurt. The monument was located 1.5 km to the north of the village of Zhanazhurt, it consisted of 15 fences rounded in shape. The researcher investigated the three completely robbed fences and attributed them to the Andronov type.
In 1949 the EKAE continued the research of the Sarykol I burial ground, and 2 more burial mounds were excavated here. The materials found were represented by human bones and fragments of ceramics.
Another construction was excavated at the Sarykol II burial ground, it was located 1 km to the southwest from Sarikol I, on the other bank of the river of Tahtai-Bulak. The funerary field consisted of 14 visible structures in the form of mounds with fences. The discovered materials belonged to the Fedorov culture .
The fifties were characterized by a significant intensification of research on the Fedorov monuments of the region. Every year, thanks to the activities of several squads, considerable materials were accumulated.
In 1950 the excavations of the settlement near the village of Kanai were started. It was located on the right bank of the Irtysh river, on the foreland of the deluvial terrace, 0,5 km to the west of the Kanay aul, at the foot of the Narymsky Range. 716 square meters of the cultural layer with a capacity of up to 1,2 m were discovered by the EKAE for several seasons of 1950, 1952-1954 and 1950-1954. In parallel, the eponymous burial ground was studied, which consisted of 23 stone fences. During the period of 1950 to 1953 the EKAE excavated 19 graves .
The village of Malo-Krasnoyarka had a multi-layered settlement of the same name, and was located on the right, steep bank of the Irtysh river. It was excavated by the EKAE in 1947, 1950, 1952-1954 and contained layers of the Andronov and late bronze (Sargarin) time .
In 1950 E.R. Rygdylon discovered the settlement of Ust-Narym, which was located on the floodplain terrace of the Irtysh river, 3 km north of the village of Ust-Narym. The study was conducted by the EKAE during the period of 1952 to 1956. It was found that the settlement had two layers. The upper Andronov layer extended over an area of 1500 square meters. The remains of the dwelling were studied during the excavations. In 1951 the squad led by B.A. Beloslyudov and A.G. Maksimova started to survey the flown settlement, which was located on the dunes near the resort of Aul. The local residents collected a representative collection of ceramics from the Fedorov time and two bronze arrowheads at this site, along with the Neolithic finds .
During several field seasons (1954-1956), the excavations of the Trushnikovo settlement were carried out by the EKAE. It was located at the foot of the low granite off spurs of the Kalbin Ridge, on the left bank of the Irtysh river, 1,5 km to the north-east from the village of Trushnikovo. As a result of the conducted studies, the two-layered nature of the complex was established, which contained, in addition to the Fedorov one, the layer of the Sargarin culture .
The large burial cemetery of Ust-Bukon was studied by the EKAE in 1956. The monument was located on the western outskirts of the village of Ust-Bukon, on the flat and treeless terrain and from the north it was bordered by the Bukon river. The burial field consisted of 57 round earth burial mounds, with a diameter of 6 to 30 m. 18 burial mounds were excavated, in three of them the earlier Andronov-Fedorov burials were discovered. Obviously, this Bronze Age burial ground was destroyed by the construction of the later barrows of the 5-4 centuries B.C. The material is represented by fragments of ceramic vessels, in one case a completely looted stone box was preserved.
In 1971, the expedition of the Ust-Kamenogorsk Pedagogical Institute under the direction of F.Kh. Arslanova investigated 6 Fedorov constructions on the cemetery of Zevakino. The monument was on the right bank of the Irtysh river, 5 km to the north-west from the village of Zevakino. The burial field included more than 500 different burial constructions [6; 7].
The studies, undertaken in 1972 on the burial ground of Kyzyltas, which was located on the left bank of the Urunhai river, allowed to identify, in addition to the Fedorov complexes, the construction of the late Bronze Age and the burial mounds of the early nomads [8; 9].
In 1977 and 1982 the Shulbin expedition of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR undertook repeated excavations at the Maly Koitas cemetery. Two stone fences of the Fedorov culture were studied here .
During the period of 1977, 1980-1983 and 1988, the Shulbinsk archaeological expedition (led by A.G. Maksimova, S.M. Akhinzhanov in different years) and the East Kazakhstan archaeological expedition of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (ed by Z. Samashev) investigated the burial grounds of Betkuduk, Belokamenka and Zhartas. Their description is given below .
Butkuduk burial ground was located on the upper terrace above the floodplain, 3-4 km to the northnorth-east from the village of Butkuduk. North-west of the monument there was the Irtysh floodplain, with a width of up to 5 km, covered with colorful motley grass. Planically, the necropolis was divided into the two compact groups. Due to the excavations, several burials in the first group were studied, their burial field contained about 60 structures.
The Belokamenka cemetery. It was located on the northern outskirts of the village of the same name, nowadays it is included in the flood zone of the Shulba Reservoir. Only one fence, that contained two burial chambers, was investigated.
The Zhartas burial ground. It was located on the second terrace above the floodplain of the left bank of the Irtysh river. From the south-east the terrace was bounded by the ravine. Its bottom served as a bed of the drying Zhartas river. The monument consisted of two different groups. Due to the excavations 6 Fedorov burials were stidied .
In 1980-1982 the expedition led by A.S. Ermolaeva excavated 360 sq.m. of the Ayr-Tau settlement area, which contained the layers of the developed and late Bronze Age .
The large Fedorov necropolis was discovered in 1989 on the outskirts of the village of Malo Karasu. The monument was located 40 km north of the city of Charsk, between the rivers of Char and Kyzylsu. Both rivers were left tributaries of the Irtysh river. The cemetery field was relatively even, the burials of the Fedorov culture were found there, in pits and a box. The bulk of the burial places belonged to the circle of the Fedorov type, there was also a mound with a diameter of more than 100 m and a height of about 6 m, with a surrounding moat with a width of up to 12 m.
In 1989 and 1992 the new Kyzyltas burial ground excavations were undertaken. In total, during the all years of the study of the monument, 15 structures were excavated, 13 of them belonged to the Fedorov culture and 2 constructions belonged to the Sargarin culture .
The exploratory detachment, in 1992, discovered the burial ground of Marinka, which is located 5 km to the west of the village of Zevakino Shemonaikha district of the East Kazakhstan region, on the first terrace above the floodplain of the right bank of the Irtysh. The central part of the funerary site is destroyed by a ravine. The area of the monument is about 9-10 thousand square meters. m. In 1993, two excavations explored the area of 557.5 square meters, found burial of the Fedorov culture .
During the two field seasons (1993-1994) the expedition led by A.A. Tkachev and N.A. Tkacheva studied the settlement of Barashka I, which was discovered in 1950 by the reconnaissance squad of S.S. Chernikov. The monument was located in the bend of the right bank of the Irtysh river, 1 km to the east of the Barashki village. The approximate area was about 7000 square meters. Due to the excavation of 997 sq. km. the remains of the Fyodorov dwelling were studied and a two-layered character of the settlement was established.
During the period of 1993-1994, 26 burial constructions were investigated on the Berezovsky burial ground. It was 7 km to the west of the Berezovka village, on the bend of the first above-floodplain terrace of the right bank of the Irtysh river. The cemetery was located in the intermountain valley, bordered by the stream and mountain ranges. The funerary constructions were dotted with three compact groups .
In 1994 the reconnaissance squad led by A.A. Tkachev and N.A. Tkacheva discovered the settlements of Zakharikha I-III and Kamyshevka. The lifting materials contained some ceramics of the Fedorov type.
In 1994, during the survey of the left bank of the Irtysh river, the Akhmirovo II burial ground, heavily eroded by anthropogenic activity, was discovered and studied. It was located 1.1 km south-east of the village of Akhmirovo in the Tavricheskaya region of the East Kazakhstan region. The monument was located on the bend of the left bank of the first terrace above the Irtysh river. The funerary field consisted of the structures of the Bronze Age and the burial mounds of the early and medieval nomads. In 1997, the Akhmirov squad of the Upper-Irtysh archaeological expedition of the EKSU conducted a survey of the preserved part of the monument. One fence was excavated .
During the three field seasons (1996-1998), the investigations were carried out on the burial ground of Menovoye IX, which was located in the Menovskiy microdistrict, located on the first terrace above the Irtysh river.
In 1998-2000 the Markakol archaeological squad of the Russian-Kazakh expedition explored a group of diverse cultural monuments in the Kurchumsky region of the East Kazakhstan region, among them there was the Aina-Bulak III burial ground. It was fixed to the north-west of the sources of the creek of the same name at the foot of the mountain, next to the farm. It consisted of 13 funerary structures. One mound of the Fedorov culture was investigated. It contained a cyst, with a laid bottom of stone slabs .
The ceramic material of the Fedorov monuments of East Kazakhstan had some specificity in comparison with the contiguous regions. Based on this specificity, S.S. Chernikov proposed the new type of periodization, which included four successive stages, namely Ust-Bukon, Kanai, Malokrasnoyarsk and Trushnikov stages. This type of periodization differed from that of K.V. Salnikov . Later A.A. Tkachev and N.A. Tkacheva called the Andronov antiquities of East Kazakhstan as of the Kanai culture. This kind of culture included several chronological types of the ceramics: of the Kanay, Marininsk and Kyzyltas types. A hypothesis about the Upper Irtish ancestral home of the Fedorov culture was proposed .
The territory of East Kazakhstan, located between the Altai and Semirechye, played an important role in the historical development of the tribes and peoples of the steppe belt of Western Asia in the terms of its position and natural conditions. Beginning with the era of the Upper Paleolith, a large number of the monuments of different historical epochs were noted in this region, which indicated the continuity and intensity of the life here .
Geographically, this territory is the forest-steppe and steppe in the north, bordering on South Siberia; valley of the Upper Irtysh with the tributaries (Kurchum, Bukhtarma, Uba, Ulba, etc.); the western spurs of the Altai, including the Kalbinsky, Narymsky, Tarbagatay, Monrak and Saur ranges; the basins of the Zaisan and Ala-Kul lakes; the Chingiz-Tau ridge and feather grass and saline steppes that adjoin the spurs of the Altai and the Dzhungar Alatau from the north .
Burial grounds. The analysis involved the 20 burials materials, which were located on the territory of East Kazakhstan, namely Betkuduk, Kyzyltas, Menovoye IX, Akhmirovo II, Kara-Uzek, Karadzhal, Oblaketka, Semipalatinsk dunes, Maly Koitas, Berezovsky, Marinka, Zevakino, Zhanazhurt, Sarykol I , Sarykol II, Kanai, Zhartas, Belokamenka, Malom' Karasu, Aina Bulak III .
From the position of topographic analysis the funerary fields were mainly located near the rivers, often on the upper above-floodplain terraces (Betkuduk, Zhartas, Maloye Karasu, Maly Koitas, Kyzyltas, etc.) of the Irtysh, Urunkhay, Kyzylsu rivers, etc. In the location of the funerary complexes, the natural desire for the «grouped» type of constructions was noticed, although it was sometimes unsystematic as that of the Betkuduk burial ground. The necropolis consisted mainly of 10-20 constructions. The large monuments were also available, numbering 60 or more constructions of the Fedorov type (Betkuduk).
Above the grave burial structures were divided into several types: fences covered with mounds, fences without mounds and burial places without the surviving signs of grave structures. The most numerous constructions were simple fences, built of stones and slabs, which were folded with the use of the cyst clay type of placing or installed on the edge. 135 such structures were studied in the region. The parameters of the fence ranged from 2 to 10 m, more often from 4 to 5 m.
In one case, a fence with a diameter of 19 m at the burial ground at Betkuduk was investigated, at the moment it is the largest Fedorov funerary structure in the region. The cromlechs had different shapes, round or close to round ones were predominant – 58 (43 %), rectangular ones were much less common - 23 (17 %) and square ones were rare – 10 (7,4 %). From the semantic point of view, the square and rectangular fences could be assigned to the same archetype. In 44 (32,6 %) cases, the form type could not be determined.
A unique construction above the grave in the form of a double concentric fence with a diameter of 4.5 and 3 m was investigated at the Berezovsky burial ground. Mound covered fences were found at the burial grounds of Kyzyltas, Menovoye IX, Berezovsky, Zevakino and Sarykol I. 13 of them were investigated. Sometimes the mounds overlapped several constructions at the same time (Maly Koitas, Menovoye IX). The barrow mounds had a diameter of 5,3 to 13,5 m and a height of 0,2 to 0,7 m. Under them there were fences with a size of 7,5 to 10,8 m, on average they exceeded the parameters of the barren fences, thus marking possibly a higher social status of the buried, although the chronological attribution of the complexes was not excluded.
From the three under mound interments of the Menovoy IX burial ground, in the distal direction there was the continental outflow, which occupied a significant part of the inner-city space. Such a tradition wasnoted at the Fedorov burial grounds of the Southern Trans-Urals and, in the opinion of S.A. Grigoriev and V.S. Mosin, it was typical for the carriers of the Sintashta cultural tradition , and could be borrowed by the Fedorov population due to the cultural infiltration.
Barrow mounds have a height of 0,2 – 0,6 m, with a ring diameter of 5 - 8 m. Fences, as a rule, have a diameter of 3 to 6, less often 8 to 10 m.
The orientation of the fences was given as the sum of 32 structures. The west-east was the prevailing direction (12), the north-west and south-east were used less often (6) and the rest directions were used as it follows: the north-south – 5 times, the north-east and south-west – 4 times, the west-south-west and east-northeast – 2 times, the south - south-west and north-north-east – 2 times, the north-north-west and south-southeast – 1 time.
Any traces of burial structures were not found over 36 graves. The presence of soil burials was the characteristic feature of the Fedorov culture. In fact, the underground burial grounds were Marinka and Maloye Karasu, with most of the graves of the first one belonged to the children. Soil graves were recorded in the territories of Southern Siberia, the Barabinsk forest-steppe, the Kuznetsk and the Yenisei basins.
Within the outer funerary structure only one grave was located, as an exception sometimes there were several graves, and they had a clear linear structure in the arrangement. In the rectangular fence of the Maly Koitas cemetery five burials, stretched in one line one after another, were found.
A total of 198 graves were investigated. Simple ground burials were predominant (108), accounting for 54,5 % of the total number of the graves in the region. In some cases, a log (Kanay, Zevakino) was preserved. Less common stone boxes of several slabs, which were arranged in a previously dug soil pit were used in 48 cases (24,2 %). A characteristic feature of the burial structures of the Fedorov culture was the presence of cysts, built from the stacked stone tiles and stones (18 burials – 9 %). The specific feature was the existence of the funerary chamber, it was constructed of a combined laying of vertical slabs and flat-laid tiles, a cyst-box (10 cases – 5 %).
Sometimes overlapping of planks, logs or stone slabs (Berezovsky) was arranged over the graves. Some of them had concessions (Berezovsky, Marinka).
At the Aina-Bulak III burial ground, the bottom of the cyst was covered with stone slabs. A similar case was noted at the Kyzyltas burial ground.
The orientation of the burial chambers was stable, the west-east axis dominated, the same was noted in 101 cases. The following types of the chamber orientation were less common: the south-west-north-east (29 cases), north-west-south-east (24 cases), west-southwest-east-north-east (8 cases), north-south (6 cases), east-south-east-west - north-west (5 cases), south-south-west - north-north-east (3 cases).
The burial ritual of the Fedorov tribes of Eastern Kazakhstan, as well as of the adjacent territories, was assumed to include the presence of the corpse and cremation. The dominant mode of dealing with the body of the deceased was the corpse. It was noted in 180 burials. The corpse was crouched, more often on the left (83), less often on the right (13) side. As an exception the corpses buried on the belly and back were also found.
A specific feature of the Fedorov funeral rites of Eastern Kazakhstan was the low percentage of cremation, which was recorded only in 13 graves, it contained more than 6,7 %.
In one of the 32 burial grounds of Marinka, a double burial place was discovered. In the soil pit, along the southern wall, the child's backbone of the age of up to 6 months was found, lying crouched on the left side, with the head oriented to the north-west. Parallel to this backbone, along the northern wall a cluster of calcified bones belonging to the adult individual was also found.
Two skulls found in the children's burial ground No. 14 of the Marinka burial ground and laid over the buried ones were connected with the cult of the skull.
One skull belonged to a teenager aged 12 to 13 years, the second one - to a woman aged 30-35. A similar rite was recorded on the burial ground of Suhoye ozero I and in the Minusinsk Basin. The burial mound No. 2A contained a cult structure, domed, rounded in shape, made of small piles, 1.2 m in diameter. It was placed to the east of the mound, on its levee. Below the structure there was a triangular chamber of slabs with a human skull in the center .
As a rule the burials contained one buried corpse (144 cases), less often two (15 cases) and three (5 cases) ones.
In view of the strong disturbance of the burials, the orientation was determined only in 95 cases. Traditional children's burial places differed in traditional variative scope: the buried ones were oriented practically to all sectors. The main difference of the region was the western orientation of the skeletons (43), whichclearly prevailed over the south-west one (17), which dominated on the territory of Southern Siberia, the Barabinsk forest-steppe, the Kuznetsk and the Yenisei basins and in the Southern Trans-Urals. On the second place in the occurrence was the northern or near-to it orientation, the north-west orientation was determined in 18 cases, the northeast – in 5, the northern – in 2 and the west-north-west – in 3 ones. The east orientation was marked less often – in 7 cases, the west-south-west – in 4 cases and the south-south-west – only once.
The analysis of the categories of the funeral implements placed in the grave made it possible to clarify that only a ceramic vessel was placed in 95 (54 %) burials. In 26 (15,3 %) graves, the inventory consisted of a vessel paired with metal products. Entirely metal products were found in 7 graves, which contained only 4,3 %. The vessel and stone products were noted in 3 (1,8 %) cases. 24,5% (41) of burials contained no inventory at all, however, this number included the burials robbed in the antiquity period. Consequently, it was impossibble to make further conclusions on this issue. There are no data on 26 burials. Sometimes the vessels were located on the side of the burials (Menovoye IX, Marinka).
A special role in the funeral practice was played by the fire, which served not only a purifying role, but also liberated the spirit from the body shell. This fact found expression in the cremation of the remains of the deceased. Manifestations of the fire ritual can be divided into direct (traces of fire or bonfires on the walls) and mediated (symbolic remnants of charcoal) ones.
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January 5, 2007In one of their first legislative actions after taking control of the House, Democrats unveiled a massive bill Thursday that would overhaul how homeland security grants are distributed, require all sea and air cargo to be inspected, prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and promote international diplomacy and aid.
Making good on one of their major campaign promises, House Democrats released the contents of their bill to implement unfulfilled recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
Although Democrats said they would implement all unfulfilled recommendations, the bill comes up short in some areas, such as requiring a further streamlining of congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department. But the 277-page bill contains 14 titles covering everything from grants to local fire departments to international relations with Pakistan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to bring the bill to the floor for a vote Tuesday. Democratic leaders have said, however, they will not give Republicans a chance to offer amendments or hold hearings on the bill.
"I'm disappointed that, on such an important issue, there's a complete lack of debate and proper committee process," House Homeland Security ranking member Peter King, R-N.Y., said. "Homeland Security is too important an issue -- and this is too encompassing a bill -- to not have any oversight."
Significantly, the bill would increase the portion of homeland security grants that can be distributed to states and urban areas based on risks and threats. Each state would still get at least 0.25 percent of the grants, or 0.45 percent if they meet certain high-risk criteria. But the Homeland Security Department would be able to distribute the rest of the funding based on risks and threats. States now get 0.75 percent of grants.
The bill also would establish a new grant program to help states and municipalities buy interoperable communications equipment.
With regard to cargo security, the bill would require the department to inspect all cargo transported on passenger aircraft within three years. It would also require all containers being placed on ships bound for the United States to be scanned at foreign ports within five years, unless the department granted an extension.
The bill would set firm deadlines for the department to submit reports to Congress in several areas, including aviation security, transportation security, international collaboration on border security, terrorist trafficking and protection of critical infrastructure. It also would beef up information sharing practices between the federal government and state and local governments.
Notably, the report requires the department to submit a plan to accelerate the US-VISIT foreigner tracking system, including a program to document when foreigners leave the United States. The Government Accountability Office recently reported it will take Homeland Security officials five to 10 years to implement an exit system under their current schedule.
"We look forward to working with the new leadership in Congress, and we look forward to the opportunity to brief members of the new Congress on our programs and initiatives, as well as the dramatic advances that have been made in our security since 9/11," a department spokesman said in response to the bill.
"Relative to 9/11 Commission recommendations, the fact remains that nearly all of the commission's recommendations have already been implemented, particularly the ones pertaining to this department," he added.
The bill also lays out a series of measures "to accelerate and strengthen progress on preventing weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism."
"Such measures described in this title include the removal and modification of statutory limits to executing funds, the expansion and strengthening of the [Proliferation Security Initiative], the establishment of the Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism ... and the establishment of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism," the bill states.
The bill also says the administration should impose sanctions on foreign persons or corporations that participate in black market trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, and should suspend arms sale licenses and deliveries to nuclear proliferation host countries.
In addition, the bill calls on the administration to set up or improve international educational or aid programs, and improve international public diplomacy, particularly with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
January 5, 2007


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Organic farming is an alternative agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices.
India is home to 30 per cent of the total organic producers in the world, but accounts for just 2.59 per cent of the total organic cultivation area of 57.8 million hectares, according to the World of Organic Agriculture 2018 report.
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Podcast with Paul Kobylensky
In this Guitar Gavel podcast episode I have the pleasure of sitting down with Paul Kobylensky and we talk guitars, music, and his life as a copywriter in the music business.
In addition to his behind the scenes work writing for household guitar and gear brands Paul is a writer for Premier Guitar. His latest article from September’s edition of PG was an interview with Dave Mustaine, one of his heroes. Paul could not hold back his inner fanboy and he shared a couple of funny stories about interviewing Dave.
And of course we look at some really cool guitars among many conversation points.
Thank you Paul for sharing your time and wonderful insights with us!
Billy Gibbons Signature Guitar That Wasn't
Billy Gibbons and Mark Erlewine have a long history together and collaborated on a couple of guitar designs.
The first was the Erlewine Chiquita travel guitar that Billy could noodle on when flying. It was famously depicted in the opening scene with Marty McFly in the original “Back To The Future”.
For a while Erlewine licensed production of the Chiquita to Hondo which has a fascinating lineage in the guitar world…
Hondo is the brand name of International Music Corporation (IMC) which was formed in 1969 by Jerry Freed and Tommy Moore in Fort Worth, TX. Their guitars were built by Samick in Korea and began as inexpensive American copies. Over time however, the Korean factories became proficient builders and turned out good to great guitars.
Among many brands that Samick (in Korea) built guitars for includes a very long tenure with Epiphone (beginning in 1984) and a short stint with Fender in the late 1980s.
Back to Hondo, some of their highest end guitars were made in Japan by Tokai and Matsumoku, but generally speaking the remainder of their guitars came from Samick.
Being dangerously presumptuous, it’s fair to imagine with IMC in Fort Worth and Mark Erlewine in Austin there was a Jed Clampett Texas connection and that’s how the relationship came to be. Now if you are thinking the name IMC rings a bell, it was IMC that bought Charvel/Jackson from Grover Jackson in 1985 and moved operations to Japan.
Back to Erlewine and Gibbons. Somewhere in the early 80s Gibbons came up with the design for a guitar he called the Coyote and Erlewine built it. If you look at the guitar from left to right you will see the profile of a coyote’s face.
Internet rumors suggest Erlewine turned this over to Hondo for production without Gibbons’ approval and that’s pretty much the end of the story. Gibbons’ name is not attached to the guitar except through legend.
Brynn Arens of Flipp has the very first Erlewine prototype that he bought in 1983 or 1984. Below is an excellent video of Brynn talking all about his Coyote, it’s 20 minutes long and well worth it. Hondo released these in 1985 and the first iteration of Hondo ceased operations in 1987
Hondo Coyote specs: Korina body, Set maple neck, Rosewood fretboard, 25.5” scale, Fully bound, Hondo humbucker
"Lick Of The Week", Blues In 'A' with Ian Cowan
Smooth master Ian delivers a nifty blues lick that covers some jazzy tones, soul, and a little grit. As always this one is very approachable, thank you Ian!

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Cleveland Indians starter Corey Kluber made history in the fifth inning today against the White Sox, striking out seven straight batters:
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) May 4, 2014
That breaks the previous record of six straight batters held by Feller, Colon, Finley & Talbot.
Kluber struck out 13 batters on the day, surpassing his previous career-high of 11. The 28-year-old right-hander has 48 strikeouts in 45 total innings (seven starts) this season with a decent 3.60 ERA.
You can view the video here.

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Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some. – The New York Times rent vs. buy calculator puts our break even point. Renting vs. buying always seems like a debate that people respond to.
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Self-made millionaire Ramit Sethi: Don’t buy a house without asking yourself this question – Fine, but run the numbers." Sethi suggests going online to find one of the many "Buy vs. Rent " calculators offered by real estate and personal finance websites. Those sites take into account factors.
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It was brought to my attention that we inadvertently left out some of the tie breaker rule in the rules published online.
The rule is:
If there is a tie with 3 or more teams, once a tie is broken with those teams, teams advance to the next tie breaker rule
until the tie is broken.
1. Win-Loss Record (In Division only)
2. Head to Head (only if two teams are tied)
3. Fewest Runs Allowed (In division only)
4. Highest Total Run Differential (In division only
Head to head is considered only when two teams are tied.
For three or more teams, head to head is skipped in favor of the next tie breakers, in order as above until the tie is
The maximum run differential per game is +8 or –8.
Total run differential is the sum of each game’s differential.

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Project Forecast’s construction duration benchmark report for gas pipeline construction is now available on the Project Forecast website – www.projectforecast.com.au.
This gas pipeline construction duration benchmark report identifies the pessimistic, likely and optimistic benchmark duration to construct a new gas pipeline.
The report identifies duration benchmark rates based on the diameter of the pipeline and whether it is an onshore or offshore pipeline.
The benchmark rates are expressed in weeks per kilometre or weeks per mile length.
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The former Northern regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Haruna Sulemana Tia has launched a verbal attack on the current regional chairman of the party Bugri Naabu describing him as a ‘big fool’.
He accused Bugri Naabu for allegedly removing and replacing members of both the Regional Council of Patrons and Elders without any consultation.
Mr. Haruna Tia was a member of the Council of Patrons and his name was expunged and replaced without any form of communication.
The former regional chairman rained insults on Bugri after both NPP members engaged in war of words with the latter hitting the current chairman in the chest.
The incident occurred during a violent encounter between the two NPP executives.
Alhaji Haruna Tia speaking on Tamale-based Diamond FM said he won’t withdraw and apologise to Bugri for his action taken.
He said “It is a known fact that Bugri Naabu is a big fool mouth. I am not going to withdraw it because he is not living up to expectation as a party leader.”


Study of Pharmaceutical Coatings by Means of NMR Cryoporometry and SEM Image Analysis
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) cryoporometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image analysis have been used to investigate the size and shape distribution of pores in pharmaceutical coatings. The coatings were made from a mixture of hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) and ethylcellulose (EC). Upon solvent evaporation from a solution consisting of both the polymers, a solid polymer film is formed, which after removal of the water-soluble HPC consists of a skeleton of EC. A change in the amount of HPC enables modification of the water permeability through the films. By means of NMR cryoporometry, the presence of small pores (radius below 400 nm) was revealed with no significant change in the pore size distribution (PSD) as the HPC content in the films were changed. NMR cryoporometry showed the presence of channels of a characteristic 30-nm length scale in the films that contained more than 22% HPC. Below this threshold, the lack of interconnecting channels seems to prevent complete HPC dissolution and thereby the water permeability. SEM image analysis showed pore sizes that ranged from hundreds of nanometers up to few micrometers. Above the 22% threshold, further increase of HPC in the films resulted in an increased pore volume and wider PSD.


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Residents of North Carolina’s Inner Banks will tell you that there are tons of gorgeous scenery and things to do in Edenton. Located right on the water, the town offers an extensive number of historic buildings to explore, making a beautiful setting for a walk around town. No matter where you’re headed in the area, you’ll need a reliable car to get you there. Luckily, you can find a used car dealer near Edenton, NC, offering a large selection of pre-owned vehicles.
Explore Historic Edenton NC
18th and 19th century structures fill the town of Edenton, offering a glimpse into the past of the area, and making it an absolutely gorgeous place to visit. The town was established in the late 17th century, and served as the state of North Carolina’s first colonial capital. As the second largest port in the state, the town once offered an escape route for slaves via the Maritime Underground Railroad. Guided tours of a number of buildings are available, including the 1736 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse. The historic lighthouse, along with a number of residences, have been restored with furnishings and decorations befitting the period in which they were at their height.
Don’t miss the Edenton Cotton Mill Museum of History, located at Cotton Mill and founded in 1898, with 70 surrounding houses and an office. The mill originally served as a way for the profits of local cotton growers to stay in the region, helping to boost the local economy. Today, you’ll get to learn about the lives of workers at the mill, and see a variety of interesting artifacts.
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Our family of dealerships offers a huge selection of used cars from all our brands, so it’s easy for you to find a car that’s perfectly suited to your unique needs. Whether you’re looking for a quick little commuter car like the Honda Civic, a family van like the Honda Odyssey, or a capable pickup truck like the Toyota Tacoma, you’ll find something to love in our inventory at the used car dealership near Edenton. Our dedicated team will help you through every step of the searching and buying process, so you can focus on the excitement of getting behind the wheel of your car!
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Location: St Juliens, Malta
Date: 28th March – 1st April 2017
From 28 March to 1 April, European Democrat Students met in Malta for their third Council Meeting of working year 2016/2017. Over one hundred delegates gathered in Malta to engage in debates on approaches to the issue “Data Crisis: Protecting Personal Information in a Globalised World”.
Among the visiting speakers were Joseph Daul, EPP President; Lawrence Gonzi, Former Prime Minister of Malta; Antonio López-Istúriz, Secretary General of the EPP; and Manfred Weber, President of the EPP Group in the European Parliament. The panel discussion on Digital Europe was attended by Therese Comodini Cachia, MEP and the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on Copyright reform; Eva Maydell, MEP; Alexander Whalen, Senior Policy Manager at DIGITALEUROPE; and Sebastian Gerlach, Director of EU Government Affairs, Microsoft. The Council Meeting was opened by Simon Busuttil, PN President, and by Roberta Metsola, MEP and EDS alumna. The Winter University took place alongside the EPP Congress, and EDS was pleased by the organisation’s strong presence at the convention: through participants of the EDS Winter University and due to the high number of EDS volunteers who assisted the EPP in accomplishing another successful Congress.


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Be The Light You Seek in Life
By Frank Kermit
There are times when the world around us seems too chaotic, too violent and just does not make sense.
It is too easy to become disillusioned with people in general, and the natural reaction to lash out at something, or some one, or some group of people can feel very justified in the moments we are emotionally compromised.
In those moments where, we are scared, we feel violated, and we do not feel safe, anger can take over and cause people to act in violent ways against the people they target.
However, the people being targeted tend to be innocent of any incident, because they are being attacked as symbols of threats, and not the ones who actually threatened anyone.
To anyone reading this that has been affected in any way by the violence and crisis covered in mainstream media I implore you to pause for just one moment before taking any actions into your own hands.
Yes, it is important to take actions to protect yourself and to protect your loved ones.
It is also just as important, that you do not become, in that moment, exactly the type of person you are raging against:
A person who is acting out of maliciousness and irrational sentiment in the name of a higher cause.
If you give in to that violent impulse, you are just perpetuating the cycle of violence that leaves no safe places for our future decedents.
If you want to change the world, and make the world a better place, the most powerful place is to start with your own heart.
Do not just seek better behavior from the people in positions of power. Seek within to create that destiny.
Be the light that you seek in the world.
Be the example of how others should treat one another by treating others with the same kindness and compassion you wish others would display as well.
Making the world a better place starts with you showing other how, by the way you make choices for your own life.
Do you believe the world lies too much?
Be the example of how to share the truth.
Do you believe the world cheats too much?
Be the example of how to practice ethical openness.
Do you believe the world fights too much? Be the example of trying more diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts.
Do you believe the world is too indifferent to suffering?
Be the example of compassion you think the world needs.
Human beings are creatures of influence.
You have the power to influence others through your actions.
A new year is coming.
You can make it a good one.
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12V/220V MOBILE MINI HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR FOR PCP AIRGUNS – AIR COOLED ONLY (RED)
This air-cooled mini compressor allows you to fill your gun at your convenience – in the field (of your vehicle’s battery) or in the comfort of your home off 220V. It is extremely quiet and small so doesn’t need to be banished to your garage. The inverter is included.
No warranty or return due to the electrical nature of the product.
Max pressure: 4500 Psi
Motor speed: 2700 Rpm
Air output: 8L/min
Max current: 25A
Noise level: 77DB
Voltage is capable to run 110V or 220V outlet, or car battery.


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NOTICE OF ACQUISITION COMPLETION OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES THROUGH ToSTNeT-2
Notice of Acquisition Completion of the Company's Own Shares through ToSTNeT-2
Eisai Co. Ltd. announces the acquisition of own shares made in accordance with the announcement of February 22, 2002. The transaction took place on February 25, 2002 as detailed below.
Eisai Co., Ltd. declares that the acquisition of the Company's own shares approved at the Board of Directors' Meeting held on February 22, 2002 has been completed.

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Shopping on Carriacou brings visitors the option of stopping in a number of general stores that sell a variety of products rather than specialty shops which focus on one specific type of product. Downtown Hillsborough is where the most options exist, with gift shops, vendor markets, and grocery stores all within easy access.
One of the popular speciality shops in the area is Deefer Diving Carriacou. They're situated in Hillsborough, in central Carriacou. Top of the line equipment and the highest standard of service is what you can expect from this PADI 5 Star Dive Resort. They are located on Main Street.
Take some time to look through the chart below to learn more about specialty shops serving this area.
|Art Gallery||--||2.2 mi. West-Southwest of Central Hillsborough|
|Deefer Diving Carriacou||Dive Shop||(473) 443-7882||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
You might want to look through the following table for more information about your options.
|Fish and Seafood Market||--||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Bakery||(473) 443-8995||2.2 mi. West-Southwest of Central Hillsborough|
|Grocery Store||(473) 443-8347||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Grocery Store||(473) 443-7733||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Grocery Store||(473) 443-7310||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
Glance through the following chart to learn about 4 other miscellaneous shopping venues in the area.
|Drug Store||(473) 443-7933||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Drug Store||(473) 443-6904||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Shopping Center||(473) 443-8347||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
|Flea Market||--||Hillsborough, Central Carriacou|
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Environmental protection is saving polar bears – Chico Enterprise-Record
Anthony Watts continues to deny or minimize the findings of climate scientists and scientific organizations. Climate change is a serious threat but Mr. Watts keeps misstating or misinterpreting the facts. No room to rebut all his statements, so I’ll just address his assertion that polar bear populations are increasing, implying that climate change is irrelevant.
Of the 19 polar bear populations across the Arctic today, only two are increasing, four are declining, five are stable, and the other eight lack sufficient data. Several studies do indicate that the bears’ overall population has increased since about 1970 from about 12,000 to maybe 25,000 today. Why? Environmental protection.
Since 1970, numerous laws passed by Russia, Norway, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland restricted or banned hunting and trapping, set aside large protected areas and otherwise allowed polar bear populations to recover from the depredation they suffered since the 1700s.
The Arctic is warming faster than any place on earth, a five-degree centigrade increase in the past 100 years. In the 1980s only one percent of the sea ice in the Central Arctic Ocean was open water; today it is 22 percent. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, and the reduction is sea ice is statistically linked to a reduction in polar bear weight and survival of cubs. With the disappearance of sea ice, the polar bear population is projected to decline by 30 percent in 30 years.
— Roger Lederer, Chico


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New York Fashion Week: Men's - Joseph Abboud Spring-Summer 2017 collection
'Hemingway wrote, 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go
for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
With this Collection, I bring that feast to you', Joseph Abboud
American-Lebanese menswear fashion designer Joseph Abboud presented his latest collection a few days ago during the NYFW: Men's (July 11-14, 2016).
Drawing inspiration from the American voyager's hunger for knowledge and adventure, the Joseph Abboud Spring-Summer 2017 collection effortlessly merges the rugged with the sophisticated, embodying those explorers who travel the world with an anything-goes confidence from New York to Paris, to Havana and Madrid.
The collection boasts a myriad of elegant pieces, ensuring the Spring man is ready for whatever unexpected expedition might await him.
In Joseph Abboud Spring-Summer 2017 collection you'll find simultaneously formal and informal, printed linens and rustic jacquards, bold stripes and raw textiles, sand linen safari jackets and matching cargo pants, deconstructed writer's jackets, an array of fedoras (created in collaboration with milliner Albertus Swanepoel) in subtle prints and textures and Kilim Turkish bags.
Photos: © Courtesy of Joseph Abboud
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Aug , 09
“Before he has a chance to think too much, struggling filmmaker Michael Davis throws himself wholeheartedly into crafting a celluloid valentine for Stacie, his very recent ex-girlfreind and soul mate. What could go wrong? Even Michael couldn’t have predicted the unbelievable twists and turns he would capture on his camera in the following days, which would eventually evolve into the feature “For Love & Stacie” – at once a courageous, cathartic, hopelessly romantic testament to the lengths to which we will go for love, and a darkly comic, almost-too-honest, painfully familiar odyssey through the kind of misery and psychological debasement that only a loved on is capable of inflicting”
So it’s been quite awhile since I made my feature doc For Love & Stacie, though it’s won a handful of awards it’s yet to make me rich … or even buy me a taco. With that in mind like most “artists” it’s become more important to me for it to be seen than for it to make me money. Of course it would be nice to have both but as the latter hasn’t happened I’ll just have to push for the former. Basically I’d rather give it away and hope its seen by many rather than continue to try and sell it and have it only seen by a few. All that said, here it is, free on the internet for the world, or at least a couple people with too much time on their hands, to see in all it’s original glory. Well, not “all” it’s original glory, had to compress it quite a bit to get it online but you get what I mean. I only have two favors to ask if you watch it:
1) Post something about it! Somewhere! Anywhere! Even if you hate it and want to dog it that’s fine with me. If you love it tell the world. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, your blog, message boards, whatever. Since it seems impossible for a little indi filmmaker to make a dime doing this (at least for this little indie filmmaker) it would mean everything to me and I’d be ever grateful just to know it’s been seen by many and hopefully liked by a few. So give it a mention and share the link.
2) No SPOILERS! Again, you can crap all over it if you want to when you post but do me the one honor of not giving anything away to those who haven’t seen it.
That’s it, if ya really REALLY like it you can find it for sale on DVD or a much higher res download on bside.com but honestly at this point it would actually mean more to me for people to post about it than to buy it.
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/loveandstacie
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/loveandstacie
Look forward to hearing what you think. There are some tidbits about the film on it’s MySpace page but in here I’ll only say that For Love & Stacie went from concept to completion, by that meaning literally from the day I had the idea till the day it was shot and completely edited in six months. The total budget was 3k. It was filmed on Canon XL2’s (oh how I wish I had my EX1 back then!) and edited in Sony Vegas. Any questions just ask, but if your question has spoilers I won’t be able to answer! For full cast and crew visit it’s IMDB page:
Thanks a bunch and hope you like it.
P.S. Okay, a friend of mine nicely pointed out that since my electricity is about to get cut off because it’s two months behind and I don’t have rent, mayhaps it wouldn’t hurt to put up a donations page for those who enjoyed it and would be willing to make a little donation. I can’t imagine anyone would but if you do well God bless ya, a penny would make me smirk, a buck would make me smile, 5-10 and I’ll do a happy dance, and anything more I think I’ll just spontaneously wet my pants. Know that anything I manage to get back from this will go to rent and the pile of bills I’m behind on. If it ever gets more than I need (like that’ll happen) it will help me payoff some equipment. So if your feel so inclined just click the link below to PayPal and pick a number! I seriously find the quality of my life is just so much better when I have the lights on!
Jul , 10
For this one I should warn ya that depending on your musical tastes you may want to turn your speakers wayyy up or wayyyy down (I turn em up). This vid came together pretty quick after a call from Director Kevin J Custer who was coming to town in three days to do a music video shoot with the band Black Tusk from Savannah who were here for a gig. He was going to direct and edit the piece but needed me to DP, dig up a location, light, equip and crew the shoot, not an easy task with so little notice but as ya can see we pulled it off. Kevin was great to colab with and he did a frikkin amazing job on edit. All the guys in Black Tusk were awesome and gave 110% each and every take.
This was shot on an EX1 with the trusty Letus35 Extreme.
Funny side note, about six months later I was asked to shoot some bands for Roxwel at Emo’s. Showed up for the gig while the bands were doing sound check and much like Norm on Cheers walked in the door and heard “RAY!”, Black Tusk just happened to be in town again and were on the bill. I’ll suppress my desire to break into a Disney song (“It’s a small world after all, it’s a small world after all …) but the happenstance of working with them again randomly was not lost on me. I’ll post a link to it once it goes live.
Here’s the link to the the Interview segment I shot and edited for Roxwel:
And the other funny thing about the interview is the bit I included at the beginning where Athon is saying “Is the camera on? Is the f*cking camera on?” was him giving me sh*t (forgive the French) because while we were shooting the music vid, just before we were supposed to take a break for pizza, we did an entire take, great shot down the neck of the guitar, looked awesome, Kevin called cut, band put down their instruments and I realized much to my horror that the camera must have still been rolling from the last shot so when I hit record at the beginning of this shot I had actually paused the camera and hadn’t recorded it. After fessing up and a good bit of ribbing from Kevin and the band we re-did the take and thankfully the pizza wasn’t too cold by the time they got to it.
Last but not least if ya started digging this band like I did you’ll wanna check out their live performance without the previous intercut interview:


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My art is being featured the ENTIRE month of November at Starbucks in Southington, CT (located on Queen Street). Hope you can find time to relax, grab a coffee and enjoy my art! Everything displayed will be for sale as well as any other photography or illustrations on my site. Here’s a sneak peak of a few of the pieces I will be displaying. Business cards will be available at the location. Any questions about the artwork or any commissioned drawings/photoshoots… please don’t hesitate to contact me at email@example.com
Couldn’t be more excited for my first of many Starbucks displays!
Stay tuned to find out where I’ll be next. :P
**Updates from my photoshoot 10/23 will be posted within the next week or two.


UK Direct Current research to strengthen India’s power networks
Research led by our engineers at Bath is set to make the power networks of India more robust, sustainable and able to stand up to an increased demand for electricity from the country’s population.
India, along with many other countries around the world, faces an uncertain future over the next few decades as it moves to greater electricity use while at the same time looks to more intermittent low-carbon energy generation.
In recent times, India has suffered numerous serious blackouts, demonstrating that the country requires major innovations to cope with a system that is close to the limits of its power generation and network capacity.
Professor Furong Li, from our Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, is leading the project titled 'High Energy And Power Density (HEAPD) Solutions to Large Energy Deficits'.
Professor Li said: “India provides the ideal case study for testing innovative solutions that can make power networks around the world more resilient. The outcomes from this project will provide foresights into the development of low-carbon smart grids in India and elsewhere.”
The project will explore the use of local Direct Current (DC) grids over Alternate Current (AC) electricity grids as a solution to meeting the UK and India’s rising demand in a sustainable way.
This research is built upon an ongoing collaboration between Professor Li and Professor Padhy, kick-started by the Indian Research Council DST under its Boyscast Fellowship in 2004. Professors Li and Padhy have since been working together over a series of projects, including 'Developing Network Charges' for Western Power Distribution and 'Benefit Assessment of Economic Charging' for the UK industry regulator Ofgem.
In addition, this research benefits from Dr Miles Redfern’s years of experience in the design of micro-grids, and Dr Ian Walker’s innovative tests to measure and influence public attitude towards new technical and commercial solutions and its acceptance of supply interruptions.
This project will build on work done in the last few years at the University of Bath, making the campus home to the UK's first DC power network. This work has led to a subsequent larger DC grid demonstration project across ten schools, one office and 30 homes in Bristol, and now to this research in India.
Professor Li said: “These demonstration projects are primarily focused on balancing energy supply and demand and energy security at the local community level. However, these demonstrations are currently supported by expensive energy storage solutions such as batteries, which make for a weak business case that limits the scale and speed of their uptake.
“This new research project will address this challenge. We will look at how DC networks and smart grids can be used in residential and commercial buildings in practical and economically viable ways both in the UK and in India, to make better use of local community renewable energy supplies especially when the central system is over-stretched or broken.”
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Leading FireWire (IEEE 1394) developers and supporters gathered at last week\'s sixth annual 1394 Developers\' Conference to showcase new products. Apple touted its iPhoto software by demonstrating compatibility with Nikon\'s DI still camera. In addition to veteran FireWire developers, newcomers like FireMedia Communication unveiled new products. Microsoft demoed the first PC speakers running 1394-based audio as part of its Hybrid Home Network; FireMedia showed a new wireless video and data network, transmitting real-time video at more than 30 Megabits/second.
Evening tech news: Japan leads the world with the most people accessing the Internet through mobile phones, a government report released today indicates (providers like EarthLink offer North American cell phone email access); Dell is giving away $50,000 to a lucky customer each day this month, with the hope of boosting back-to-school sales; the Xbox Linux Project seeks to find a \"simple and completely legal\" way of running Linux on the Xbox gaming machine, with rewards of up to $200,000; shipments of liquid crystal display monitors fell this quarter -- despite a good first quarter -- as a result of supply problems.
An Apple Knowledge Base document explains that users cannot use the power button on the front of an Apple display to turn on an Xserve. Instead users are advised to use the button on the front of the server. Another document outlines the steps necessary to avoid unwanted LCD screen dimming on machines running Mac OS X 10.1.5 as a result of Energy Saver enhancements. Finally, Apple has posted standalone versions of iMac Update 1.0 and Security Update July 2002 for Mac OS X
PocketDock 2.5 adds the ability to \'lock\' or child proof a dock, updates the skin system, adds 10 new skins, and fixes a number of other minor bugs. The shareware launcher utility offers the ability to organize your applications, documents, web links and email addresses.
Asar has released Hogwasher 3.0, a Carbonized version of its advanced newsgroup utility. Version 3.0 adds OS X compatibility, optional Quartz anti-aliased text rendering in list views under OS X, long file name support under OS X, and built-in yEnc encoding and decoding support. Other features include filtering, scheduling, thread tree display, email and image viewing support, and a full address book. A 60-day trial of the $50 Usenet utility is available online. Upgrades from previous versions are $25.
Ridge 1.0 is a shareware ($10) internet connection viewer that offers the ability to measure your Internet speed, a graphical representation of data transfer over the past 60 seconds, packet hexadecimal dump and parsing for PPP/IP/TCP/UDP packets, and other features.
Apple is expected to launch a new retail store in Indianapolis at the Crossing Mall. Residents of the city note that the store will address a lack of Macintosh retailers in the area. Apple will also debut its much-anticipated New York City store, Apple Store SoHo, at this month\'s Macworld Expo NY with the Grand Opening scheduled for Thursday, July 18th.
Apple today posted two new television advertisements on its Web site, as a part of its Real People advertising campaign. Long-time PC user Juan Proano describes in a TV spot his recent switch to the Mac platform; magazine publisher David Carey notes that Microsoft and Lotus suites work well on his Macintosh.
NYRO Technix has announced a beta version of NXRAID, a software-based RAID 5 product for Mac OS X. RAID 5 provides data striping (spreading out blocks of each file across multiple disks) and stripe error correction information using 3 or more disk drives. Interested beta testers email firstname.lastname@example.org.
Ambrosia software today announced that pop-pop, its fast-paced action game title, will be released at the MacWorld/NYC. The shareware title, described as \"a wild fusion of Arkanoid and Street Fighter, with a good spot of the PowerPuff girls thrown in for good measure,\" supports both single/multi-player game modes and has support for the popular GameRanger online gaming service. (Pricing for the title has not been announced.)
Paste Without Style! 2.0 is a free (\"donationware\") XTension that works with Quark 4/5: \"It allows you to move and paste text easily and faster with a key shortcut (Apple+Option+V). This text automatically acquires all text attributes of the location where are you pasting. The type, size, font and other text parameters you can also adapt many more. All text is adjusted correctly into place, where you paste it.\"
Opera announced an agreement with Macromedia, in which the two companies will work together to integrate their products for the Mac platform. Opera will deliver a full-featured, embeddable version of its desktop browser to be integrated into a wide range of Macromedia Web development products.
An early preview release of Proteus 2.0pr, a new version of the multi-protocol messaging cilent, is now available. The client supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo protocols. The shareware adds mail notifications, new sounds and emoticons, speech support single window mode, shell commands, file transer for Yahoo and MSN, Yahoo! Japan suppot, new keyboard shortcuts, ICQ/MSN block lists, and other changes.
eKiosk 3.1 adds URL filtering to the application for limiting Internet activity and securing a Mac in publicly accessible areas. Version 4.0 with OS X compatibility is due in September; however a beta is available now.
MacAT 6.2 is an update to the shareware ($50) automated task scheduling application for Mac server administrators that \"allows more than 42 of the most common MacOS tasks to be run daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or yearly without user intervention.\"
MacPlay today announced that it will bring Fallout 2 to the Mac. The company says the title is in final testing and will debut in the MacPlay Booth at Macworld Expo New York--with limited quantities available at the show. Fallout 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed RPG. The official release date of the $30 title is July 31, 2002. It will be available for both Classic and OS X.
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TestFlight updated for iOS, watchOS
Apple on Thursday updated its developer-oriented TestFlight software to version 1.3.2 for compatibility with apps being developed for iOS 9.3 watchOS 2.2, along with the usual "stability and performance improvements." Some developers, however, are still reporting some issues loading beta apps onto the watchOS 2.2 beta. The latest beta for developers was released on Monday, and is available through the App Store or Apple's developer portal. [3.60MB] http://apple.co/1PQ64pF
CBS: No recent streaming conversations with Apple
CBS CEO Les Moonves has made remarks, casting doubt on a launch of Apple's live streaming television service. In interviews this week, the executive said regarding negotiations with Apple that "we had conversations awhile back, and we haven't had recent conversations with them," adding that "the phone is always ringing" regarding similar services, but not with Apple on the line. http://cnnmon.ie/1PptJM6
Complex date setting bug crashes 64-bit iOS device
A serious bug has been spotted with iOS devices running iOS 8 or newer, with a 64-bit processor. If a user disables auto-check time, and manually sets the date of a device back to as far as it will go, then again to January 1, 1970, and finally rebooting, the iPhone is crashed, perhaps terminally. The bug affects the iPhone 5s and newer devices, running a processor from the A7 and up. Theories abound as to the cause of the crash, but the most credible seems to be a clock set to less than an arbitrary "zero" date, causing all manners of routines relying on the time setting to fail during startup. http://bit.ly/1TV6psS
Weber buys iDevices' iGrill, Kitchen Thermometer
Cooking gear manufacturer Weber is purchasing iOS accessory manufacturer iDevices iGrill and Kitchen Thermometer lines. As part of the purchase, Weber is working in parallel with iDevices to roll out a new version of the products, and associated apps, this spring. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. CEO of iDevices Chris Allen said that the transition will allow the company to "focus even more heavily on becoming a leader in the home automation market." http://bit.ly/1PFk3uZ
Vevo music video app launched for Apple TV
Vevo today announced its new native tvOS app for the fourth generation Apple TV. The new app allows users Siri Remote navigation for discovery of top videos by genre, or to search for individual artists and videos. Playlists generated on another device sync between all the iterations of the app. http://apple.co/1PFhxEU
HydraDock team unveils USB 3.1 Type C Roadie
KickShark, the team that brought the HydraDock desktop USB-C dock to market, has launched a Kickstarter project for The Roadie -- a USB 3.1 Type C standard-compliant pocket hub for the 12 inch Apple MacBook and other compatible devices. The Roadie occupies the same footprint on a desk as a credit card, with a short USB-C male cable on one end for connecting to a 12 inch MacBook, and a female USB-C port on the other end for plugging in a MacBook power adapter. One side has an RJ45 jack for gigabit Ethernet, and an HDCP-compliant HDMI jack that handles up to 4K displays. KickShark promises shipment of all products within four weeks of campaign completion. The "early bird" offer for the hub is a $69 commitment, with a $79 commitment for a Roadie after 500 backers have pledged. http://kck.st/1o6knw5
HBO Now has 800,000 subscribers
The CEO of HBO, Richard Plepler has confirmed that the online streaming HBO service, HBO Now, has 800,000 subscribers. When criticized for the seemingly low number, Plepler noted that the still nascent service was bound to Apple exclusivity during the fifth season of Game of Thrones. Plepler declared during the Time Warner quarterly earnings conference call marketing for the online-only offering would be enhanced in 2016. While HBO Now's critics are slamming the low numbers, the service must also compete against itself on cable, in addition to Netflix and other streaming services. http://on.recode.net/1QWoLHe


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Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi has resigned his candidacy this morning after he failed to gather enough support to form a government.
Al-Zurfi announced his resignation on Twitter, saying: “I offer my apologies first to everyone who put trust in us.”
The former PM-designate blamed “internal and external reasons” for his inability to form a government, adding that these issues “will not prevent me from continuing to serve the people through my current parliamentary position, and I will continue to work and prepare with you for the upcoming early elections.
In the wake of Al-Zurfi’s resignation, President Barham Saleh named intelligence chief Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as the new candidate.
According to state media, Al-Kadhimi’s nomination ceremony was held in the presence of Iraq’s leading political figures, in contrast to the ceremonies of the two previous candidates, who have both since resigned from their posts.
Al-Kadhimi has been rumoured to be among prime ministerial contenders since December, following the previous incumbent, Adil Abdul Mahdi’s resignation.
The new PM-designate now has 30 days to form a government and present it to parliament for approval, as per the constitution.
Following the announcement, Al-Kadhimi said on Twitter: “I am honoured and privileged to be tasked with forming Iraq’s next government. I will work tirelessly to present Iraqis with a program and a cabinet that will work to serve them, protect their rights and take Iraq towards a prosperous future”.
I am honored and privileged to be tasked with forming Iraq’s next government. I will work tirelessly to present Iraqis with a program and cabinet that will work to serve them, protect their rights and take Iraq towards a prosperous future.
— Mustafa Al-Kadhimi مصطفى الكاظمي (@MAKadhimi) April 9, 2020
Iraq has been embroiled in political infighting since anti-government protests erupted in October. Around 500 people have been killed in unrest since October, with 15,000 more injured, according to a Reuters tally from medics and police.
The protests unseated Abdel Mahdi in late November, sparking an ongoing battle to form a government, which in Iraq, has never been an easy process.
In his resignation speech Allawi, who had attempted to a form a cabinet of technocrats and independents, said political parties “were not serious about implementing reforms that they promised the people”.
Al-Kadhimi now faces the challenge of uniting the country’s political factions to form a government, as Iraq struggles to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, which has infected 1,202, and killed 69 to date.