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Working from home is an appealing concept to many. Work in sweatpants, avoid the annoying office flyby that interrupts your thought process, and even take your laptop out to the patio on nice days…what’s not to like!? Over the past decade, working from home has become a major trend thanks to modern technology such as Citrix Virtual Desktop solutions, IP Telephony and Unified Communication technology, and the rise of the smart phone. However, despite the personal benefits, the future of work from home is becoming cloudy as many companies have nixed the once loved practice of working in your PJs.
In recent years, companies such as Best Buy, Honeywell International, Bank of America, Reddit and IMB have either eliminated or reduced their work from home policies, citing a need for more workplace collaboration and more control over the workday. Collaboration amongst teams is noted as a primary driver for creating innovative projects and solutions, however, despite advanced technologies that allow employees to remain present and connected from anywhere, companies like those mentioned above feel the need to bring people physically together to keep the creative juices flowing.
By the Numbers
Below are a few stats that represent the rise and popularity of working from home over the past decade:
- In the United States, working from home increased 115% between 2005 and 2015.
- Around nine million, or 2.9% percent of the U.S. workforce, works from home at least part of the time.
- Fifty-six percent of workers in the U.S. hold jobs that are compatible with telecommuting, up from 50% in 2014.
- Employers can save over $11,000 per half-time telecommuter per year. Full-time telecommuting employees save over $4,000 each year. Half-time telecommuting employees save an average of $2,677 annually in commuting costs.
- The average age of a telecommuter is 46 years of age or older.
- Data indicate roughly 80 to 90% of people who don’t currently telecommute would like to start.
Despite the numbers saying that working from home is a financial and environmental plus for employers, big time companies have still found reasons to reel people back in.
Why Companies are Getting Rid of Work from Home
IBM is a notable example of a company that recently completely ended the option for employees to work from home for their marketing team. Even more extreme, IBM was so determined to inspire creativity within their 2,600 people strong marketing department that they even closed small offices, forcing employees to commute to one of 6 major U.S. cities (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, New York, Raleigh, or San Francisco.) For decades, IBM employees were allowed to work from anywhere, which came with significant savings for their business (a savings of over $100 million dollars in 14 years due to a significant downsizing in office space.) The main reason IBM decided to bring in their marketing team was they found that the team needed to respond to changes quickly and on the go, which required real-time collaboration.
Perhaps maybe a bit ahead of the curve, Best Buy ended their work from home policies in 2013. Back then, Best Buy was struggling to compete with online retailers like Amazon, and wanted an “all hands on deck” approach to help turn things around.
In fall of last year, Honeywell International banned telecommuting worldwide for thousands of employees, who announced working from home should only be used in special circumstances only a few days a year. Similar to Best Buy and IBM, Honeywell felt that collaboration was needed to out perform their rivals.
The Benefits of Working From Home
Besides the aforementioned financial savings a company gains by having employees work from home, there are many other key benefits for both the employee and the employer. Working from home fosters flexibility for people to make their own schedules, which is huge for millennials (millennials now surpass Generation Xers in the workforce).
Collaboration is a key driver for client experience, addressing problems, and creating new solutions.
Also, for employees who live in large urban centers with notoriously dreadful traffic build ups like Toronto, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Atlanta or Montreal, travelling to work can be sheer hell with a 30 minute to 1 hour average one way commute. Working from home is also significantly positive on the environment, with reduced traffic, less emissions, and less garbage to dispose of in the office.
For the time being, work from home is here to stay. Companies like Cisco and Citrix have been developing advanced technologies that allow people to remain fully productive and involved no matter where they are in the world. With technological benefits such as video conferencing phones, Web Ex, Citrix App Virtualization, and more, employees can be empowered and entrusted to control their own work fate and work from the comfort of their own home. Time will tell if we have started to see the true death of telecommuting, but as long as technology keeps collaboration happening, the practice should stay around for the foreseeable future.


Germany is worldwidely known for its culture, its food and many more things, and one of those is the rivalry between its car brands. Three of the biggest companies in the country have a cold rivalry for producing the car that will beat the other rivals. From small cars to sportscars and from estatewagons to SUVs, any model made by one of these brands, will have a rival in the two others. So today, we are going to analyze, compare and get conclusions from the models of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the SUV Coupé segment.
Beginning with BMW, we have the X4. Its production began in 2014 being this model the first to be made of the segment. Mercedes presented the GLC in 2016, a medium-sized SUV, with a coupe chassis known as GLC Coupé C253. Last but not least, Audi offers the Q5, which was presented in 2008 but will not see its coupe variant until later this year, which will be more aggressive and dynamic to cover that “hole” in the segment by the Ingolstadt’s brand.
We will be comparing the car’s size, the available engines, the in-car entertainment system, the fuel consumption, the exterior design and the optional features.
The BMW X4 2019 is 4.74 meters long, 1.91 wide and 1.62 high. Its size is bigger in almost every aspect compared to its rivals. The size is reflected in a comfortable cabin, with a high roof, room for 5 people and a 525-litre trunk. The X4 has 5 available engines, 3 petrol powered and 2 diesel powered. The petrol engines have 184 horsepower, 252 horsepower and 360 horsepower with respective fuel consumption of 6.8 L/100km in the 184 and 252 horsepower engines and 7.9 L/100km in the 360 horsepower engine, the X4 M40i. While the diesel motors are available with 190 or 326 horsepower, these consume 5 L/100km and 6.3 L/100km respectively. Please note that these two engines have ‘Mild Hybrid’ technology which give 11 extra horsepower to the engine. The in-car entertainment system is acceptable, with a simple software and a touchscreen. Although it is by far worse than Audi’s or Mercedes’s ones. BMW offers a automatic transmission but when opting for the 326 or 360 horsepower engines you get shift paddles too.
Now, talking about the exterior, we have a classic BMW grille with the vertical spokes. The air intakes next to the front bumper don’t seem to have found their place in the car design the same as the front kip, which, from our point of view, its reduce sportiness and tries to make the car look more like an off-road when this isn’t its function. In the rear of the car that “spoiler” really pops out. This is what makes the car mostly a SUV Coupé instead of a common SUV. This part is also to be found on its “older brother”, the BMW X6.
From our point of view, one of the worst aspects of the exterior is the line that crosses under the logo and the lights. Yet to complete analyzing the exterior, let’s talk about the exhaust pipes. BMW’s selection is full with sporty, aggressive and young designs in comparison to Mercedes and Audi. By this proportional relation, it should have big and sporty exhaust pipes trims, well, it’s completely the opposite. In fact in doesn’t even have an exhaust pipe trim.
An addition to the comparison is the fact that BMW does sell separate car pieces from its sportsline M, after buying the car. Something that does distinguish them from their rivals.
Now, let’s talk about the Audi Q5. Its size is a bit smaller that the X4, as it is 4’65 meters long, 1’89 meters wide and 1’66 meters high. In comparison to the BMW X4, the cabin is higher and there is also room for 5 people although the mid seat is roughly comfortable. The trunk is 465 litres due to the fact that the Q5 isn’t a coupe, but we are looking forward to seeing the arrival of the Audi Q5 Sportback at the end of the year, which will clearly be a rival to the X4 and the GLC Coupé.
Audi offers us 3 diesel engines and one petrol engine. On the one hand we have two diesel engines which both have 163 horsepower, while one of them has ‘quattro’ drive, the other one has front-wheel drive. This is reflected in the fuel consumption, the front-wheel drive consumes 5.8 L/100km and the ‘quattro’ consumes 7.4 L/100km. The other diesel engine has 204 horsepower and its consumes 6.8 L/100km. On the other hand we have petrol engine also known as TFSI which has 245 horsepower and consumes 8.8 L/100km, this engine allows the car to do the 0-100 km/h run in 6.4 seconds. The gasoline engine and the 163 horsepower diesel front-wheel drive engine have ‘Mild Hybrid’ technology, which allows the ECO label to be worn. The 7-speed ‘S Tronic’ automatic transmission is IT. The Q5’s in-car entertainment system is not the most modern in the Audi selection as it does not have a dual touch screen or digital speedometer.
Now let’s jump outside; The updated grille with a hexagonal figure and new headlights give it a sportier and more attractive appearance compared to the previous model that featured very round curves. Unlike the BMW X4, the front lip offers a more simple off-road look that matches the purpose of the vehicle. On each side, stands out that aggressive line that crosses the entire side from the rear headlight to the front headlight which makes the car seem more “compact”. The rear has fake exhaust pipe trims, a very negative aspect in our opinion and that happens in more models in the latest Audi range. To complete the Audi Q5, it is important to take note of the wide range of materials available for the inside and colors on the outside that Audi offers us compared to BMW and Mercedes.
Mercedes presented us the GLC Coupé in 2015, a model somewhat more sporty and aggressive than its rivals, so let’s check it out. 4.73 meters long, 1.89 wide and 1.6 tall, it is smaller than its competitors, except that it is somewhat longer than the Audi Q5. Its comfortable cabin, with room for 5 people and a 500-liter boot brings with it an excellent in-car entertainment system. Its leather seats come basic, something that does not happen with the X4 or the Q5. Mercedes offers 3 diesel engines and 2 petrol engines. The diesels start at 163 horsepower and go up to 245 horsepower. The fuel consumption starts at 5.9 L / 100km on the 163 and 194 horsepower engines while on the 245HP the fuel consumption is 6.4 L / 100km. The gasoline engines have 211 and 272 horsepower. This is due to both having integrated ‘Mild Hybrid’ technology and that is reflected in a consumption of 8.2 L / 100km. A 9-speed automatic gearbox without shift paddles is IT.
Speaking of the exterior, mention that the standard grille is the same as the rest of Mercedes’s range, but its front lip that stands out for its size and gives it an off-road look. The doors are quite large and a slightly more discreet line crosses them than that of the Q5 or X4, which reaches the fuel inlet. The rear has headlights with an aluminum line on top, which, in our opinion, does not make the car more attractive, but rather it reduces its sportiness. The same happens on the GLE Coupé, its older brother. The exhaust pipes have mid-size trims, which are at least more acceptable than the ones of their competitors… but leave something to be desired. Finally, it’s necessary to indicate that the selection of tires is very wide compared to BMW or Audi. Despite the fact that the interior comes standard with leather seats, there is no other offer than two versions of AMG’s styling line and the basic package.
In this last section of the article we would like to compare prices and not general positive and negative aspects of each model to draw conclusions.
The cheapest car is the Audi Q5, which starts at 45,035 euros. It is our obligation to indicate that the Audi Q5 is not a coupe model but a SUV of segment 4, Although we will see the coupe version, the Q5 Sportback, arrive at the end of the year. Its size is smaller and therefore it has a smaller trunk but it maintains the size of the cabin. Its fuel consumption is higher than that of the Mercedes and the BMW. Keep in mind that we have decided not to mention the engines of the Audi S range as we have done with BMW with the M line and Mercedes with AMG.
The GLC Coupé starts at 54,775 euros and it’s exterior has definitely convinced us the most. With its somewhat less aggressive and round lines we would expect a less sporty design, but it is completely the opposite, the real trims and the face-lift it looks really sporty. Its consumption is acceptable although it is still higher than that of the BMW.
Finally, the BMW X4 series costs 55,000 euros.On the one hand, it is the most expensive of all and it has the lowest consumption. If the 326 diesel or the 360 petrol engine is selected, shifter paddles comee basic. On the other hand, its exterior does not seem to meet expectations, and we could refer to it as a “higher version of the 4-Series “. The 360 and 326 horsepower engines have M line technology, while we have ruled out mentioning Audi’ S version that has a nearly 400 horsepower engine, and Mercedes’s 63s AMG version that has 510 horsepower.
We would like to finally mention the ‘Mild Hybrid’ technology which reduces fuel consumption and is featured in some engine options in all 3 of the cars we have compared.
Source: BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz


The assembly process in manufacturing plants typically is the largest drain on human labor resources. Anything that can be done to speed up that assembly process is critical. Especially, if it creates a reduction of labor and increased throughput, and increased quality in the final product.
A Global supplier of compression molded plastic parts to tier 1 automotive, Heavy Truck and bus, Heavy equipment, marine, reactional vehicle manufacturers.
This company has 3 work cells installing multiple fasteners into door panels for Tier 1 automotive. They were using two tools per station (One DC, One pneumatic) and manually inserting and driving to torque 3 fasteners. This resulted in 3, 8-hour shifts of assembly 5-6 days a week to meet production demands. With this process, torque values were not being collected and there was no assurance of quality. Resulting in inconsistent quality, frequent rework, and often rejected batches of parts.
Air Power’s Solution
Air Power, Inc. in Partnership with Design Tool Inc. (DTI) proposed a solution utilizing both Ingersoll Rand DC Tools and DTI screw feeders. This would reduce Takt time thanks to the DTI screw feeders and assure consistent torque values and alert if there was an issue from bad fasteners,cross-threading, etc.
Utilizing the DC tools along with the DTI Screw Feeders we were able to dramatically reduce takt time, increase quality, and dramatically reduce the amount of labor needed to meet production demands.
- Labor was reduced from (3) 8-hour shifts running 5-6 days a week to (1) shift 4 days a week.
- First Pass quality increased by 80%
- Rework is almost non-existent because any defects in fasteners or torque are corrected or captured in the work cell instead of at the end-user or in the quality department.


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Contract farming (CF) is an arrangement between farmers and a processing or marketing firm for the production and supply of agricultural products, often at predetermined prices. This literature review builds on EPAR's review of smallholder contract farming in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asia (EPAR Technical Report #60) by specifically examining the evidence on impacts and potential benefits of contract farming for women in SSA. Key takeaways suggest women’s direct participation in contract farming is limited, with limited access to land and control over the allocation of labor and cash resources key constraints hindering women’s ability to benefit from CF. Further, we find that the impact of contract farming on women is often mediated by their relative bargaining power within the household.
In recent years, product supply chains for agricultural goods have become increasingly globalized. As a result, greater numbers of smallholder farmers in South Asia (SA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) participate in global supply chains, many of them through contract farming (CF). CF is an arrangement between a farmer and a processing or marketing firm for the production and supply of agricultural products, often at predetermined prices. This literature review finds empirical evidence that demonstrates that the economic and social benefits of CF for smallholder farmers are mixed. A number of studies suggest that CF may improve farmer productivity, reduce production risk and transaction costs, and increase farmer incomes. However, critics caution that CF may undermine farmers’ relative bargaining power and increase health, environmental, and financial risk through exposure to monopsonistic markets, weak contract environments, and unfamiliar agricultural technologies. There is consensus across the literature that CF has the best outcomes for farmers when farmers have more bargaining power to negotiate the terms of the contract. In reviewing the literature on CF, we find a number of challenges to comparing studies and evaluating outcomes across contracts. This literature review summarizes empirical findings and analyses regarding contract models and best practices to increase farmers’ bargaining power and decrease contract default.
In Mozambique, the legacies of colonial rule, socialism and civil war continue to constrain economic growth and agricultural production. Eighty percent of Mozambique’s labor force derives its livelihood from agriculture, but the nation remains a net food importer. The majority of all farmland is cultivated by smallholders whose fertilizer usage and crop yields are among the lowest in Africa. While Mozambique has experienced reasonable economic growth since the end of its civil war in 1992, it remains poor by almost any measure. In this literature review, we examine the state of agriculture in Mozambique, the country’s political history and post-war recovery, and the current fertilizer market. We find evidence that smallholder access to fertilizer in Mozambique is limited by lack of information, affordability, access to credit, a poor business environment, and limited infrastructure. The data demonstrate that increased investment in infrastructure is an important step to improve input and output market access for smallholders. The main government intervention currently impacting smallholder fertilizer use is the Agricultural Sector Public Expenditure Program (PROAGRI) initiative, however, more data is necessary to assess the impact of its policies and programs.
The Government of Kenya (GoK) has historically encouraged its farmers to use fertilizer by financing infrastructure and supporting fertilizer markets. From 1974 to 1984, the GoK provided a fertilizer importation monopoly to one firm, the Kenya Farmers Association. However, the GoK saw that this monopoly impeded fertilizer market development by prohibiting competing firms from entering the market and, in the latter half of the 1980s, encouraged other firms to enter the highly regulated fertilizer market. This report examines the state of fertilizer use in Kenya by reviewing and summarizing literature on recent fertilizer price increases, Kenya’s fertilizer usage trends and approaches, market forces, and the impact of government and non-government programs. We find that most studies of Kenya’s fertilizer market find it to be well functioning and generally competitive, and conclude that market reform has stimulated fertilizer use mainly by improving farmers’ access to the input through the expansion of private retail networks. Overall fertilizer consumption in Kenya has increased steadily since 1980, and fertilizer use among smallholders is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet fertilizer consumption is still limited, especially on cereal crops, and in areas where agroecological conditions create greater risks and lower returns to fertilizer use.
Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) use less fertilizer than farmers in any other region in the world. Low fertilizer use is one factor explaining the lag in agricultural productivity growth in Africa. A variety of market interventions to increase fertilizer use have been attempted over the years, with limited success. In the past several decades, Malawi has tried to alter that trend through a variety of innovative programs aimed at achieving national food security through targeted input subsidy programs. The best known of these programs is Malawi’s Starter Pack Programme. The Starter Pack Programme was amended twice into the Targeted Inputs Programme (TIP) and Expanded Targeted Inputs Programme (ETIP), and eventually replaced with the Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The efficiency and equity of the Starter Pack Programme and its successors have been the subject of debate. This report reviews the history, implementation, and perceived effectiveness of the various input subsidy schemes in the context of Malawi’s political economy. We find that AISP is credited with significantly increasing maize yields in Malawi. However, we also find that there are serious challenges facing the most recent input subsidy program, ranging from the rising cost of the subsidy to ongoing implementation struggles related to increased bureaucracy and corruption.

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Interactive Eclipse Map
You want to make plans to see the total solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21, 2017, but you don’t know where the best locations will be. Or even how to find out. Here’s a suggestion: Come to St. Joseph!
If you absolutely, positively cannot make it to northwest Missouri, there’s still no problem. French eclipse-chaser and mapmaker Xavier M. Jubier has done the work for you using Google Maps, and he’s allowed us to reproduce his work. Just click here or on the map to the left.
When you access the map, you’ll be able to zoom in and out (use the bar at the left edge) or move back and forth (click, hold the mouse button down, and move) until you locate your ideal spot.
The green line shows the limits of where the eclipse will be partial. The two pink lines show the northern and southern limit of totality. And the ever-so-important blue line is the eclipse’s center line.
Google Maps has the drop-down menu at the top right so you can change the view from “Satellite” to “Map.” You even can add “Terrain” to the “Map” view.
Using this amazing map, you’ll be able to answer the question, “Where will you be when the light goes out?”

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The novel Mrs. Dalloway, written by English writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), is a landmark in universal literature for presenting a new format in the art of writing named Stream of Consciousness. This stylistic form aims to describe the speeches and thoughts of the characters through free indirect speech, integrated to the narrator’s lecture. The novel takes place in a single day of the life of the protagonist Clarissa Dalloway, capturing the minute details of what she experiences. Among the phenomena experienced we find the notion of time, whereby the narrator mixes the past, present, and future flux into one envelope. This article thus discusses the experience of time in this literary work based on a phenomenological discussion. We conducted a review of the literature including authors that contributed to the development of the notion of experienced time in phenomenology. In the flow of time lie meanings of the experiences of characters in their ambiguous contact with the world. We conclude that the descriptions elaborated by Virginia Woolf allow for an approximation to the experience of time that crosses the totality of the dimension of being.
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The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan for key employees (the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan” or “NQDC”) which allows the participants to defer up to 25% of salary and commissions and up to 100% of bonuses to be paid during the year and invest these deferred amounts into certain Company directed mutual fund investments, subject to the election of the participants. The Company is permitted to make a 25% matching contribution on deferred amounts up to $10, subject to a five year vesting schedule.
As of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets included $1,911 and $1,905, respectively, in restricted investments representing the assets held in mutual funds to fund deferred compensation liabilities owed to the Company's current and former employees. The current portion of the restricted investments was $355 and $545 as of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively, and is included in other current assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets held in the NQDC are classified as an investment in trading securities, accordingly, the investments are marked-to-market, see Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
During the years ended December 28, 2019, December 29, 2018, and December 30, 2017 distributions from the deferred compensation plan aggregated $686, $849, and $289, respectively.
The entire disclosure for compensation costs, including compensated absences accruals, compensated absences liability, deferred compensation arrangements and income statement compensation items. Deferred compensation arrangements may include a description of an arrangement with an individual employee, which is generally an employment contract between the entity and a selected officer or key employee containing a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates, usually including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period, the number of shares (units) issued during the period under such arrangements, and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability.
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A river, which is a source of life not only to human beings, but a vast population of wildlife which thrives in its backwaters in Nagerhole National Park.
This blog is dedicated to Kabini Forest Reserve, a mystic abode to a wide range of flora and fauna, which has time and again, charmed visitors by its hidden treasures. I was no exception.
Here are the details:
Kabini Forest Reserve, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park (not sure why?), is accessible to general public via Jungle safaris – land and water. The place is approx. 250KM. from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Preferred mode of transportation is by road. There are several private resorts for a luxurious stay, in addition to government-run Jungle lodges. Choose as per your requirements and affordability. NO gyaan there. Also, before you visit this place, it is very important to set your expectations right. This is not a Zoo or open grasslands to the likes of South Africa. These are dense forests, a home for animals where they are expected to breathe free air and not be at your beck and call.It is imperative that you are a nature lover, have hoards of patience and are in the company of like-minded people. If these hold true, you are in for a treat.
I stayed at The Serai for 2N/3D and enjoyed 2 land – evening/morning and 1 evening water safaris, via the services offered by Jungle Lodges.
For our first land safari, since it was only 3 of us with no one else from our resort, we were lucky to be accommodated in an open safari jeep with Orange County folks and Naturalist Sharath. My happiness knew no bounds.
The way to jungle is via a small agricultural village.
There is a check post just before jungle entrance, with apt hoardings informing you as to what lies ahead.
Post a short 10 min drive, you are inside a foreign territory, albeit more peaceful and exciting than your habitat.
These forests have spotted deer in abundance. They always travel in herds – male, female and kids. With their beautiful polka dots and mesmerizing eyes, I had always founds these creatures really beautiful.
Before I proceed, I ought to talk about Sharath – an ever smiling guy who kept us well-informed about the habitat and it’s inhabitants. For e.g. he mentioned that male deer shed their antlers during this season, and then grow a completely new set – why, find out for yourself.
He then talked about the friendship between Langoors and deers, as to how in summer months, you could see deer just below the trees to feed on leaves whose stalks had been eaten by langoors. Speaking of langoors, Kabini is infested with them. They can be seen in their most playful form during morning hours when they would swing on branches, with the agility of an acrobat. Trying to shoot them would only remind you of Leonardo in “Catch Me If you Can”.
As we made our way through the rugged roads, we spotted Sambar deer, trying to fathom as to who the onlookers are..
Next was the turn of mongoose – These are biggest mongoose in Asia. We came across a mom-kid duo, busy burrowing. They neither allowed us to stop nor pass, and when we did, the mom stood her two legs to ensure that we don’t return to interfere in their activities.
All this while, we were on the trail of the big cat and luck was nowhere in sight. Meanwhile we spotted an eagle, and forgive me for not remembering the name of same. I was hardly able to see it. Thanks to my co-passenger for clicking this shot.
We were now headed to the water hole, where a tigress had been frequenting with her cubs. Sharath mentioned that she is pretty bold, well as a matter of fact, we know.
The driver spotted pug marks and got us all intrigued – where is she ?
We waited for her, at the famous Tiger Tank. Alas, the wait didn’t yield any results. All this while, Sharath kept our hopes alive, though somewhere deep inside I had given up . Done with our 2 hr safari quota, we started the tread, back home. Suddenly, Sharath signaled, TIGER – and there she was,
sitting nice and cozy in her drawing-room, ready for the evening show – we were the performers – frantic, excited and speechless. As my camera swung into action, she laid there calm and quite . In the meantime, Sharath informed other jeeps of the sighting and I was rebuked for not using a silencer in the camera. As the jeeps arrived, our tigress , disturbed and upset, wandered inside , to hide from the paparazzi.
This is the thrill of jungle safaris – to watch these cats in their natural self. Happy and contended we headed back, waiting for the next expedition.
Well, as luck would have it, the morning safari turned out to be a dampener in every way: company, vehicle and sightings.
To start with, we were shoved in a canter with a bunch of jerks, who didn’t have any idea as to what a safari is. They used camera flashes, slept during the drive, made loud noises and expected the tiger to wait for them at the exit point. Nevertheless, I managed to capture a couple of early morning routines.
The first were these set of twin turtles:
Next was the green winged pigeon.
There was a short rest room break near the bungalow of forest guards.
Had never heard of these before, so please ensure that you do not leave your resorts in anticipation of one.
The canter with its most frustrated inmate.
An important trivia : Tigers mark their territory during mating , by such bark scratches..
Though I didn’t click the flora, took couple of shots, to take back the essence.
A meandering road through the forest thickness
Jungle sunrise though the mist..
This brings us to an end of our land safari sojourn.
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Social media images show crowds cheering as fire engulfs the Islamic Republic founder's ancestral home.
I had to get this from the BBC.
Well it looks as though about 600 protesters have been known to have been shot dead by their government, and they tried torching the Ayatollah Khomeini's house.
However, since the Obama administration, Democrats have enriched that regime with billions of dollars and done everything they can to help them as they continue to shout death to the US and Israel in the streets.
So maybe that is the aversion of the DNC owned media in the US laying low during all this and why Biden never makes any comments about it
Leader of the free world who loves democracy?


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Intel demos 'headless' 6-tuner cable gateway for Comcast
Pre-CES rumors suggested Intel would announce a "virtual cable" service (before being stamped out) but the partnership with Comcast it actually revealed turned out to be far more conventional. Very similar to the tru2way multiroom box Intel demonstrated back at IDF in 2009, the Multi-Screen Video Gateway by Arris capitalizes on DLNA standards -- touted by the alliance earlier today -- to bring video to virtually any device in your home. It's "headless", because it's not built to connect directly to any TV, just shoved somewhere out of sight while you tune in on your various screens. Of course, these demos have been here before and the DTCP-IP technology behind it isn't particularly new either, so why could 2013 finally be the year we see these features roll out from major providers?
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A PUB darts team hit the spot with an unprecedented sweep of the season’s trophies and titles.
The Golden Lion A and B teams from Frodsham missed out on only one honour in divisions one and two.
The A team won the Division One title, while Darren Fowles took the singles trophy. Even runner-up Alan Davies was from the Golden Lion. Meanwhile Fowles, with Mike Blythe, won the pairs final.
John Kerry got the Division Two singles title, while brothers Danny and Richie Diamond took the pairs trophy. The A team won the Rod Hampson Trophy and the village sports trophy too, beating their B team in the final.
Player Tom Briscoe said: ‘The only one we didn’t get was the Division Two title – Cheshire Cheese spoiled the party!
‘I don’t know if it’s ever been done before in the Frodsham Darts League.
‘Nobody can recollect a team dominating and winning most of the trophies before. They’re competitive in Frodsham – we take it pretty seriously.’


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More suspects under arrest will be taken to jail as a result of an August incident in which an officer shoved an inmate in a holding cell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Columbia police will soon begin taking more than half of suspects under arrest to the Boone County Jail instead of the police department.
The shift in procedure, set to start sometime next month, will affect most people arrested on suspicion of violating state law, patrol Capt. Brad Nelson said. Those arrested on suspicion of violating municipal law will continue to be booked and processed at police headquarters.
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September 18, 2008 - Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy four days earlier and the Federal Reserve had authorized the New York Fed to lend up to $85 billion to insurance giant AIG. That afternoon, Nancy Pelosi called Henry Paulson to ask for a full briefing the next morning. "They said, 'That will be too late. That will be too late. Tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock will be too late.' ... 'We were not allowed to tell Congress, but since you called, we're going to answer your questions.'" The Bush administration prohibited its own top officials from briefing Congress on the financial crisis.
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"Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about the corporate looting spree and Bush's woeful mismanagement of the economy."
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The Canadian College & University National Championship Relays produced exciting finishes to the CCUNC competition in Charlo on Saturday with Augustana University College of Alberta and Carleton University claiming the men's and women's relay crowns.
The Augustana trio of Scott VanderMeer, Menno Boelman and Carl Skinstad finished the 3 x 3.75km relay in 30:06.1, almost 22 seconds ahead of the University of Waterloo team of Justin Faulkner, Eerik Randsalu and Bryon Hughson. The bronze medal produced a sprint between Lakehead, Laurentian and Carleton with Dan Murray of Lakehead lunging to the finish 0.3 seconds ahead of Paul Lammens of Laurentian. Carleton's Ed McCarthy followed less than a half second later.
On the Women's side Carleton led from start to finish as the threesome of Meagan McTavish, Eva Szabo and Erika Langman finished in 36:58. The trio of Catherine Bode, Emily Hayman and Tara Redpath from Lakehead picked up the silver while the University of Waterloo team of Colleen Lynch, Mary Ellen Wood and Andrea Dupont finished in third.
The Aggregate Team competition featured two Ontario Universities coming out on top.
The Carleton men's team finished atop the CCUNC standings by a meer 7 points over Augustana University College. Carleton finish with 976 point. Lakehead finished third on the men's side.
In the women's overall competition the team representing Lakehead University finished with 927 points, almost 13 points more than runner up Carleton University. The University of Waterloo finished in third position.
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The parent company of Volvo, Geely Holding Group Co., was rumoured to be looking at the 11-year old flying vehicle start-up back in July, today though comes confirmation that the Chinese group had made the purchase. Terrafugia will remain headquartered in the United States and continue to focus on its existing mission of developing flying cars.
Terrafugia strives to market the first flying auto in the world with the Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) in 2019.
Terrafugia was founded in 2005 by five award-winning graduate engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chris Jaran, Terrafugia's newly appointed CEO, said the expansion of the company's R&D capabilities would be prioritized, according to Xinhuanet. Geely's vice president for worldwide business Nathan Yu Ning will become chairman of Terrafugia, and three other Geely executives will join the company's board.
Geely, which owns a stake in national carmaker Proton, said it had received the necessary approval for the deal, including from the USA government's Committee on Foreign Investment, to take over all of Terrafugia's operations and assets.
"Now as part of Geely Holding Group I am confident that we can reach that vision and subsequent commercial success by utilising the Group's shared global synergy", he added. And numerous companies, Terrafugia included, that are working on the technology have been known to over-promise and underperform.
"The team at Terrafugia have been at the forefront of believing in and realizing the vision for a flying vehicle and creating the ultimate mobility solution", Geely's founder and chairman Li Shufu said in a statement. Shares in Geely Automobile Holdings, the Chinese company's core Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, soared to an all-time high of 28.4 Hong Kong dollars, immediately following the announcement on Tuesday.
However, the company did not disclose any financial details concerning the deal, The China Daily newspaper reported today.
That's because flying cars, while hitting that retro-futuristic sweet spot, are widely considered to be hugely hard, if not outright unworkable, from a mobility perspective.

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Pre-tax profits tumbled almost 19 per cent to £50.4m in the three months to the end of March, as the company faced lacklustre demand across Europe and battled a legacy of under-investment. Doug Flynn, Rentokil's chief executive since April last year, said: "The economic environment in some of our major markets remains unhelpful. We continue to believe that we will not achieve growth in full-year adjusted profit before tax before 2007. We've got a lot to do and the turnaround will take time."
However, sales grew by 9.5 per cent to £535.1m and Mr Flynn, who also saw off a bid from Sir Gerry Robinson last year, reassured investors that they should expect the second half of the year to be better. Contract losses have slowed after investment in new computer systems, marketing and staff training, Mr Flynn said.
That buoyed the shares, which have fallen 4.7 per cent this year while the FTSE 100 has risen by 7.5 per cent. They gained 3.75p to 157.75p yesterday, valuing the company at £2.9bn.
Some analysts, including Robert Morton at Investec Securities, were encouraged but others remained cautious. Andrew Darke, at Williams de Broë, said: "It's still a long hard slog. There's not a huge amount of recovery." He is advising clients to sell the shares.
In August, Mr Flynn began his plan to revive Rentokil's fortunes. He sold its British and Canadian manned security businesses in March and their Belgian equivalent last month. In November, its Initial Style Conferences business was sold. Talks continue over a possible sale of its American security arm. "We continue to be in some level of discussion on that business," Mr Flynnsaid. "From that, we will determine whether we ultimately proceed to sell the [security] business or not."
In December, Rentokil became the first FTSE 100 company to freeze its final-salary pension scheme for existing members. The following month, it axed about 1,700 jobs.Reuse content


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Six of the finalists competing in the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” program by Children’s National Hospital and the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) were selected as winners during the 7th Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium. Each company earned a $25,000 award and the opportunity to participate in NCC-PDI’s recently launched “Pediatric Device Innovator Accelerator Program” led by MedTech Innovator.
In addition to celebrating pediatric device innovation, the symposium also encouraged a better understanding of clinical trials for pediatric devices as well as awareness of the regulatory challenges.
The award-winning pediatric devices and companies are:
- AlgometRx Inc.'s AlgometRx Rapid Drug Test, used to detect and monitor neonatal abstinence syndrome. It aims to enable earlier assessment and intervention of opioid withdrawal to reduce physiological stress.
- Epitel's Epilog, an inexpensive, discrete, and disposable EEG machine offering real-time monitoring to help manage care for neonates suspected of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
- Novonate's LifeBubble, designed to secure and protect the umbilical catheter insertion site for neonates in intensive care with the goal of preventing infection from caregivers and parents.
- PyrAmes Inc.'s noninvasive and wireless Boppli Band, which is designed for risk- and pain-free continuous blood pressure monitoring for neonates.
- Raydiant Oximetry Sensing System, a non-invasive technology for detecting fetal distress during labor and delivery. It aims to reduce medically unnecessary cesarean deliveries and the occurrence of newborns suffering the consequences of metabolic acidosis.
- Rhaeos Inc.'s FlowSense, a wearable device that enables noninvasive monitoring of ventricular shunt function in patients who have hydrocephalus. It aims to obviate the need for imaging and unnecessary hospital visits and admissions.
Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, vice president and chief innovation officer at Children’s National and principal investigator of NCC-PDI, told MD+DI that these winners are the second “cohort” in the Pediatric Device Innovator Accelerator Program. The 12-month program provides a large network of development and marketing support, depending upon company needs, Eskandanian said. This second group of innovators focuses on tackling the health issues of NICU patients, whereas the first cohort of five companies are developing orthopedic and spine solutions for pediatric patients.
“We’ve been talking about unmet needs for some time, and we really work to make a real difference,” she said.
The symposium focused on educating stakeholders on pediatric clinical trials under the theme, “Pediatric Device Clinical Trials: Forging a Better Path.”
“Often devices don’t need to go through human trials,” Eskandanian said. “This is not well understood. Safety and efficacy are measured in pilot and pivotal trials, and postmarket surveillance is very important.”
Eskandanian reports that Children’s National is working with the members of the AdvaMed Pediatric Working Group to write and suggest a discussion paper for FDA on pediatric device trial conduct and best practices for IRBs, clinical sites, device sponsors, and investors. The targeted submission date is Jan/Feb 2021. “Innovation plays an integral role when it comes to conduct in pediatric device trials. There are alternative methods to trials, such as data extrapolation from adult studies. If we can be well informed when mining that data, we shouldn’t put kids at risk and delay time to market.” A randomized clinical trial would be unethical if it involved using a medical device that a patient doesn’t need, she added. “It is a very different paradigm than that used for drugs.” She said that companies can also take advantage of solutions in FDA’s toolbox.
Children’s National is leading preparations of the discussion paper, with input from FDA. (Funding for the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition is made available through NCC-PDI, a grant program available through the FDA Office of Orphan Development.)
Pediatric device development “needs a dedicated regulatory pathway,” Eskandanian told MD+DI. “The goal should be to bring certain pediatric devices that have established safety endpoints into trusted children’s hospitals, where the highest standards of safety and monitoring are in place, and there is a proven competency in the total lifecycle development of devices. To grant expedited access to these devices, there could be a predefined period in the controlled, monitored environments of these hospitals,” she said. “If we don’t establish efficacy endpoints, the use should be abandoned.” She added that Children’s National is the only children’s hospital that has received a CTSA grant from NIH, as the primary recipient. "This prestigious award is given to medical centers recognized for excellence in clinical research," she said.
"Children’s National also plays a strong advocacy role at the Congressional level in pushing the agenda for more incentives, both carrots and sticks, for pediatric device development,” she said.
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation is led by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Hospital and the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. NCC-PDI recently added new accelerators BioHealth Innovation and MedTech Innovator and design firm partner Archimedic.

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The importance of family activities at a threatened library was highlighted – as campaigners called on Sheffield Council to extend funding to help community groups take over branches.
Up to 16 of Sheffield’s 27 community libraries are set to close unless third parties come forward to run them.
Sheffield Council is offering cash to help cover the running costs excluding staffing at five of the threatened branches.
But Matt Kik, of Save Totley Library, which organised a family fun day to highlight services for youngsters at the branch, said the offer could be extended to all 16 sites.
He said: “It would cost about £140,000 for the council to extend the offer to cover running costs at all branches – provided volunteers could be found to run them.
“This is not a large sum, which could surely be found.”
Mr Kik, aged 35, a full-time father, said 12 volunteers have been recruited so far to help run the branch.
Save Totley Library is planning further events including a rally and protest march in early November to highlight services for adults and pensioners provided at the branch.
Meanwhile, Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg and Liberal Democrat councillors helped Crosspool residents gather signatures on a petition to save Broomhill library.
And a meeting will take place from 7pm tonight at Frecheville Methodist Church, Smalldale Road, to recruit volunteers to run Frecheville Library.
Coun Mazher Iqbal, Sheffield Council cabinet member for communities, said: “The idea by Save Totley Library will be considered although I have to work within a budget and save £1.6 million on the annual cost of running libraries.
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Not very often does one hear a contemporary architect allude to the mortuary temple of the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut when describing the inspiration for a new house. Ditto the rather obscure Majorcan cliff-top villa Can Lis, designed by Sydney Opera House mastermind Jørn Utzon. But in the context of the extraordinary Arizona residence that architect Marwan Al-Sayed and decorator Jan Showers created for Joann and Paul Delaney, these seemingly arcane reference points actually make perfect sense. In addition to its similar setting (sunbaked rocky landscape), building material (stone), and overall form (rectilinear), the retreat shares another, less tangible quality with those unexpected antecedents—timeless, otherworldly serenity.
"I remember Paul telling me that he wanted the house to last a thousand years," says Al-Sayed, a recent Phoenix-to–Los Angeles transplant who was part of the design triumvirate responsible for the astonishing Amangiri resort in Utah. "So I was intrigued by the idea of ancient architecture—its weight, proportion, grandeur, and materiality."
The 9,000-square-foot, single-level dwelling he ultimately devised sits on nine acres of desert terrain at the foot of Mummy Mountain (did someone say Egypt?) in the aptly named Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley, a place where rugged red hills cast craggy shadows across a landscape of saguaro cacti, aloe vera plants, and creosote bushes. Approaching the house from the front drive, one is greeted by a poker-faced exterior of limestone blocks. With little hint of what lies beyond, the elevation might easily be mistaken for the façade of a formulaic modernist box.
Any such notions quickly vanish, however, as the entry procession leads through a semienclosed passageway directly into a glorious courtyard. Straight ahead lie the main entertaining areas—the living and dining rooms as well as an art-lined gallery—but visitors are meant to pause in this oasis-like reception space, planted with mesquite trees and highlighted by what seems to be a vast reflecting pool. Framed in black granite, the water feature is, in fact, a ten-foot-deep infinity swimming pool that cascades over its far wall into a shallow basin below.
Flanking the pool are two loggias—one off the master suite and the other off the guest quarters—delineated by limestone brise-soleils that orchestrate an ever-changing dance of reflected light. "I used limestone for both the courtyard floor and most of the walls to underscore the idea of the house as a configuration of interconnected pavilions with varying degrees of exposure," the architect says, noting the stone's luminous yet earthy quality. "Using one material throughout has a calming effect—it gives you the luxury of tuning out the cacophony of the outside world."


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The 'secret' is the key component of this the different types of sex offenders in Crawley relationship, one that is a cornerstone of a child sexual abusers success and survival. Hence the U. Home Contact Us Search Offenders. They key word is opportunity. A geographical map is provided by the Oregon Police State Department which has a list of offenders present in a specific county, postal code or specific address.
Levels of Classification Level 1: Least risk of 1 repeat offense and 2 overall danger posed to the public.
They are everyman or everywoman. As per the record of Februarythere are officially over registered sex offenders in Oregon. Often alcohol and drugs are involved in the commission of the offense. However, the different types of sex offenders in Crawley identified, incest offenders have the lowest rates of recidivism compared with other sex offenders.
The degrees vary from 1st up-to 3rd; which are punished from least to most harshly respectively. Sex offenders are generally separated into those that commit contact sex offenses and those that commit noncontact sex offenses. Rape is a violent crime. They encourage the child to understand that the behavior be kept a secret — just between them.
Burns will be a registered sex offender for life, and was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order to last indefinitely. They've haddock enough! Furious row over appointment of Tony Abbott as trade envoy continues as ex-Australian foreign minister says So where CAN we go now?
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Only a few short weeks before SHOT Show 2020, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announced a brand new full-featured semi-automatic pistol—the Ruger-57. This pistol isn’t a new variant or a new chambering. It’s a totally new platform chambered for the 5.7x28mm — a high-velocity bottle-necked centerfire cartridge with low recoil. Until now, the only other firearms chambered for 5.7x28mm were the FN-57, FN P90, and the AR-57, an upper receiver for M16 and AR-15 rifles.
According to Ruger President and CEO Chris Killoy, “The Ruger-57 is destined to become one of America’s favorite handguns. This pistol is soft shooting, accurate, powerful and just plain fun to shoot.”
Chambered in 5.7x28mm
The use of the bottleneck cartridge for this new pistol is interesting because the design itself offers several benefits. These cartridges have shoulders like modern rifle cartridges with bullets that are smaller in diameter than the mouth of the chamber. Because of the bullet-to-mouth size difference, bottleneck cartridges are reputed to feed more reliably than straight-wall pistol cartridges. Also, the lightweight bullets have low felt recoil, which allows for faster sight reacquisition.
Another benefit of this design is its capability to drive smaller projectiles at higher velocities. Indeed, fired from an FN-57, the 5.7x28mm has a velocity of about 1,800 feet-per-second (FPS), which is near-rifle velocity! Typically, handgun muzzle velocities range from about 750 FPS to1,300 FPS which is quite different than rifle velocities which range from 1,900 FPS to 4,000 FPS.
Finally, Compared to other cartridges, the 5.7x28mm is small, which means you can stack a lot more into the magazines. The Ruger-57 comes with a standard capacity 20-round steel magazine. So even though the bullet is smaller, the velocity behind it couples with the magazine capacity to make the Ruger-57 sound like a respectable self-defense pistol. (By the way, Ruger has a 10-round magazine option for people who live in more restrictive states.)
According to Slav Guns, this is the first practical handgun chambered in 5.7x28mm that a mainstream gun owner should consider.
The Ruger-57 frame is made of glass-filled nylon polymer which is known for durability, chemical-resistance, and shatter-resistance. The frame features an optimized texture, for a natural and ergonomic grip.
Since the 5.7x28mm caliber is such a lightweight cartridge, the slide requires a less-heavy design. If it was too heavy, it wouldn’t cycle reliably. The FN-57 solved the problem by wrapping the steel slide in polymer. Glock used a similar approach with the 44 pistol. Ruger came up with a different solution. The Ruger-57 has a full-steel slide that has a port cut on top of the slide as well as scalloping on both sides. It also has front and rear cocking serrations, resulting in a visually appealing, functional slide. The slide is drilled and tapped for easy mounting of optics with a separately available optic adapter plate.
The Ruger-57 trigger uses the Secure Action™ system that combines a partially pre-cocked double-action design with a hammerer-fired ignition system. Shooters who use a high thumbs-forward grip will appreciate the undercut on the trigger guard, which is lightly stippled on the front.
The 1911-style manual ambidextrous safety is in safe mode when clicked up, and hot when down. The slide release sits in a recessed slot in front of the safety where most people should be able to engage it without altering their grip. The magazine release is reversible if the user needs to switch it to the right side. Takedown is easy with no tools or trigger pull required.
This pistol also has a Picatinny rail for accessory mounting. It is optics-ready for the red dot of user choice. It comes with yellow front fiber-optic sights, which can easily be switched to red or green according to user preference. The serrated flat-back rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation.
The Ruger-57 comes with two steel double-stack magazines that use a double-feed magazine for faster and easier reloading. They are available in 20-round capacity or 10-round to accommodate states that limit magazine capacity.
The 4.94-inch alloy steel barrel is black-nitride treated for wear resistance. Overall, the pistol is 8.65 inches long, 5.6 inches tall, and weighs 24.5 ounces. It ships in a lockable hard plastic case with a recommended retail price is $$799.
- Capacity: 20+1
- Grip Frame: High-Performance, Glass-Filled Nylon
- Barrel Length: 4.94″
- Overall Length: 8.65″
- Barrel Material: Alloy Steel
- Barrel Finish: Black Nitride
- Front Sight: Fiber Optic
- Rear Sight: Adjustable
- Slide Material: Alloy Steel
- Slide Finish: Black Oxide
- Weight: 24.5 oz.
- Slide Width: 1.20″
- Height: 5.60″
- Grooves: 8
- Twist: 1:9″ RH
- Available in CANo
- Available in MANo
- Suggested Retail$799.00
For more information on the Ruger-57 or to learn more about the extensive line of award-winning Ruger firearms, visit Ruger.com or Facebook.com/Ruger.


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Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
A recent series of gruesome rapes and murders has sparked outrage in northern India. The incidents are the latest for a region with a grim history of violence against women. Murali Krishnan reports from New Delhi.
Date19.01.2018 | 15:28
Tags#actofviolence, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, gang rape, haryana, India, Murali Krishnan, Narendra Modi, Punjab, rape


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Who’d have teenagers?
Look at this house. What a mess! Who’d have teenagers, hey Scottie? Yeah, you can wag your tail – you don’t have to clear up after them. What have you got there? Sorry, mate. No time to play just now. Later. OK? Good boy.
Who’s room shall we tackle first? Suzie’s? Good plan, Scottie. The easy one first. Quick dust, hoover, undies in the laundry basket and we’re done.
Right, no point in putting it off. Toby’s room. Be surprised if there’s any floor showing. I suppose it cuts down on the hoovering. He’d hate it if someone tidied it up but I guess someone has to. He’d keep asking me where something is though… he’d not look in the drawers and still ask. OK. Oxygen mask? check. Gloves? Check. Shovel? Check. Oh, wow. Well done, Toby. OK who are you trying to impress?
Tidying done. Dusting done. Just need to hoover. Can even get under his bed. Oh no, what’s that? Pink? Lace? Toby!
Picture above courtesy of morguefile.com.
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text: Has the IDF just shot itself in the foot in its battle for legitimacy before the International Criminal Court as the sides proceed toward a showdown over alleged IDF war crimes during the 2014 Gaza war?Many in Israel did not even blink or notice when the IDF decided as part of a wider range of reducing ranks to help make large-scale needed budget cuts to reduce the standing rank of incoming Magistrate Advocate General Sharon Afek from Major General to Brigadier General.But did that decision have massive potential unintended or ignored negative consequences in the ongoing war crimes debate?These questions can only be answered by answering another question: is a rank just a rank?Maybe in other workplaces, but in armies like the IDF, ranks are extremely important – as argued over the last week by two former heads of the IDF’s international law division.Add on to their arguments the 2013 Turkel Commission conclusion that the MAG’s rank should be permanently set (and at the time the rank was Major General.)Further add on the IDF’s assurances in 2011 of the MAG’s independence in no small part because the MAG’s rank of Major General, making him equal to other top IDF commanders, was supposedly canonized within the IDF’s budget. After all of that, the IDF finds itself having to defend against allegations that it is in an unprincipled manner dropping reforms and commitments to the law because it believes it has avoided the worst of the war crimes criticism after this summer’s negative UNHRC report on the Gaza war failed to generate much global interest.There is another side.The Jerusalem Post has learned that the IDF would likely argue that, regardless of rank, Afek will be as effective, if not more effective, than his predecessors, because he spent a decade in the international law department and is universally revered in both the IDF and the legal community.It might say that when potential rivals like the ICC and the UNHRC or allies like the US hear Afek talk with the full support of the IDF Chief-of-Staff and see him make independent decisions disregarding Israeli societal criticism that often accompanies decisions to prosecute IDF soldiers for war crimes, they will not care what is on his shoulder.Like in court, where a junior lawyer can beat a 30-year veteran if he is forceful and better prepared, the prediction could be that Afek’s expertise and force of personality will outweigh any concerns of rank.They might also point out that Afek’s predecessor, Danny Efroni, had not been promoted to the rank of Major General when he successfully pushed Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein to criminally investigate former IDF chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenazi.In other words, if a Brigadier General, Afek’s rank, had the guts and independent power to go after the IDF’s chief himself, there need not be any worries that Afek will prevail over IDF Major Generals to allow him to investigate even their closest aides and sub-commanders.The IDF could also argue that one of the IDF’s most dominant officers, the IDF Spokesman, also only holds the rank of Brigadier General. Clearly many think the IDF is playing with fire on the issue, but ultimately the real test then will be whether Afek goes after IDF officers even when that decision is unpopular within the IDF and Israeli society.If he does not, the ICC and others will likely hone in on and trumpet his lower rank. If he does, they may ignore “rank-gate” as the IDF likely hopes.


So, I found out this week – my Bullet Gal comic, which was published by IF? Commix across 12 issues in 2014-15, and then repackaged as a trade by Canadians Under Belly Comics & Project-Nerd Publishing in the U.S., was recently novelized by me – and just accepted for publication by the good people at Roundfire Books in the U.K.
Stay tuned for more details.
Already, the publishers put together this W.I.P. lo-res mock-up for the front cover of the Bullet Gal novel, incorporating the artwork I did for #4 of the original comic book series, though Nick at Roundfire has tarted it up.
I’m chuffed. It captures the noir angle, with a comic feel as well, and is striking for the simplicity.
Simple, but… sweet.
The comic run received very cool critical feedback, so turning it into a novel (minus the dadaist-style art) was a challenge, but a hell of a lot of fun as well. Anyone who knows me, I think, understands how much I love the character of Mitzi, and the fact that this is a prequel to my earlier novel Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? (2013) is icing on the cape… er… cake.
Meanwhile, novel #6 (Black Sails, Disco Inferno) has been available via Amazon outlets for almost a week, and seems to be doing pretty well.
The paperback can be manhandled at Amazon USA and Amazon UK and Amazon Canada, while its eBook picked up at Amazon USA, Amazon Australia, Amazon France, and Amazon Japan.
This post’s a quickie; ta for taking a read!
Will check it out!
Awesome news Andrea, a Bullet Gal novel will be fantastic! 🙂
Cheers, PB! It certainly gave me the chance to expand and consolidate on the characters/vibe from the comic; Roundfire are also really into the concept, and buzzing with ideas.


My essay on the response of the Indian fashion community to the pandemic was published this week in Scroll. It was well-received, and I was overwhelmed by the reactions to it: some people nodded in agreement while some had a different take on the issue. I truly appreciate both points of view, but here’s something on one particular criticism I thought I must address.
Yesterday, The Voice of Fashion put out an Instagram live video where the editor Ms. Shefalee Vasudev spoke about fashion journalism during COVID-19. She also brought up my piece in Scroll and talked about how it came from a very surface-level understanding of fashion.
The in-depth understanding of fashion that stalwarts like Ms. Vasudev have comes from several years of experience of working in the industry. I truly admire The Voice of Fashion’s work and the kind of stories Ms. Vasudev and her team strive to create.
However, when the rhetoric of one of our country most popular fashion magazines is telling people how to “look-sexy-in-sweatpants”, or when a journalist thinks a story about “top 5 lockdown looks” is a good idea, given the current circumstances, I think there’s a problem that needs addressing.
As a creator, consumer, and avid lover of fashion, it’s unsettling to see people looking down on fashion as frivolous, when honestly, as Ms. Vasudev rightly pointed out, it’s so much more than that.
My intention with the article was to point this specific problem out, not to take away from the fact that there are many great fashion journalists doing a wonderful job at telling stories that matter. 🙂


Jehn Cerron: Vocals, loops
Somewhere along the line, I lost the packaging for this tape, so I don’t know the titles of these four songs. Maybe Jehn will help me out. In any event, please enjoy this mesmerizing swim through Eyelight’s vocal ocean.
UPDATE 12/23/98: ” I recorded this as a challenge to make what I could using only voice and a Fisher Price music box that played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The theme was “Starcrash”, and I heard and sang essentially chaos and searching in limbo. Lost souls, if you would. And being a voice that would call home. It’s a space I don’t occupy anymore☺” — Jennifer Hovsepian a/k/a Jehn Cerron


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Strasbourg Cathedral de Notre-Dame is known as one of the most beautiful gothic cathedrals in Europe. The Cathedral stands on the exact site of a roman temple built on a little hill above the muddy ground. The first version of the church was starting to be built during 1015 by proposal of Bishop Werner von Habsburg, but fire destroyed most of the original Romanesque building. By the time that cathedral was being renovated (at the end of the 12th century, this time with red stones carried from the nearby mountains of Vosges), the gothic architectural style has reached Alsace and the future cathedral was starting to develop all characteristics of gothic aesthetics. The project of the first cathedral in Alsace was handed to craftsman and stonemasons who had already worked on the also famous gothic cathedral in Chartres.
The magnificent west front of the cathedral and its main entrance was designed by Erwin von Steinbach in 1284. In 1399, Ulrich von Ensingen, the architect of the Cathedral in Ulm, supervised the building of the octagonal base of the spire which was completed after his death by Johannes Hültz from Köln and which soon became the symbol of Strasbourg.
Under the Reformation, in 1521, the cathedral became a Protestant church. After the incorporation of Strasburg into France in 1681, the cathedral was returned to the Catholics and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The famous tower was once almost completely destroyed during the French Revolution, inspired by anti-religious believes, some revolutionary leaders ordered its demolition. But, a local locksmith conceived a brilliant scheme of making a huge Phrygian cap made of metal to cover the tower. The bomb shelling of 1870 and 1944 caused some damage of the Cathedral, but after few renovations and the replacements of missing statues, the Cathedral regained its original look.
The cathedral greatly contributes to the history of Gothic sculpture. The façade of the southern cross bar is decorated with the famous Church and Synagogue from the same workshop than produced the remarkable inside pillar of the Angels (1230-1250). While previous façades were certainly drawn prior to construction, Strasbourg has one of the earliest façades whose construction is inconceivable without prior drawing. The statues, dating from the 13th to the 15th century, located above the triple portal of the Gothic façade, depict the Prophets, the Wise and Mad virgins and the Virtues and Vices.
Inside, it is possible to admire the high Gothic styled baptistery made by Dotzinger (1453), the magnificent pulpit decorated with numerous statuettes sculpted by Hans Hammer in 1485, the Mount of Olives in the northern transept by Nicolas Roeder (1498), and the St. Lawrence"s portal dating from the middle Ages.
The cathedral has many other treasures: stained glass windows dating from the 12th to the 14th century, the St. Pancrace"s altar (1522) from Dangolsheim, the 17th-century tapestries forming the Virgin"s wall covering purchased in the 18th century, and finally a very popular curiosity, the astronomical clock set up in its own 17th-century case decorated by Tobias Stimmer and using an 19th-century mechanism devised by Schwilgué. To its left, there are 15th-century mural paintings.The presence of an organ is attested as early as year 1260. There was also two other instruments built and modified in 1291 and 1327. The oldest sections of the actual organ case are not older than 1385.
Clock of Strasbourg cathedralPrincipal work of the Renaissance, this mechanical astronomical clock is an invention put together by various artists, mathematicians and technicians. Swiss watchmakers, sculptors, painters and creators of automatons all worked together to build this amazing automate. The present mechanism dates from 1842 and is especially attractive for the work of its automatons, which, every day at 12.30 pm, all start their show.
The first Strasbourg astronomical clock, L"horloge de Trois Rois, was being built from 1352 till 1354, but it stopped working in the beginning of 16th century.
According to a legend, the local authorities of Strasbourg ordered that the constructor of the Astronomic Clock should be blinded so that he could not try to build something like it ever again. This first clock was equipped with various mechanical details that were very rare in that time, such as calendar and astrolabe, as well as very interesting miniature statues. The main statue of the clock was representing Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her arms. In front of her, every hour, the three Kings would step out of their chambers and the music announces the time (this automate is now being shown in the Strasbourg museum of Decorative Arts).
At this moment, astronomical clock offers you a view of different stages of life, which are personified by a child, a teenager, an adult and an old man, who pass before Death. Above this are the apostles who walk before Christ. Their passage is punctuated by the beatings of wings and the song of a large rooster. In front of the clock is the marvellous Pillar of Angels, which, in a very original manner, represents the Last Judgment.References:
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Greek city in Macedon, ruled later by the Romans. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC. The city was named in honor of the mythological hero Heracles. The name Lynkestis originates from the name of the ancient kingdom, conquered by Philip, where the city was built.
Heraclea was a strategically important town during the Hellenistic period, as it was at the edge of Macedon"s border with Epirus to the west and Paeonia to the north, until the middle of the 2nd century BC, when the Romans conquered Macedon and destroyed its political power. The main Roman road in the area, Via Egnatia went through Heraclea, and Heraclea was an important stop. The prosperity of the city was maintained mainly due to this road.
The Roman emperor Hadrian built a theatre in the center of the town, on a hill, when many buildings in the Roman province of Macedonia were being restored. It began being used during the reign of Antoninus Pius. Inside the theatre there were three animal cages and in the western part a tunnel. The theatre went out of use during the late 4th century AD, when gladiator fights in the Roman Empire were banned, due to the spread of Christianity, the formulation of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the abandonment of, what was then perceived as, pagan rituals and entertainment.
In the early Byzantine period (4th to 6th centuries AD) Heraclea was an important episcopal centre. A small and a great basilica, the bishop"s residence, and a funerary basilica and the necropolis are some of the remains of this period. Three naves in the Great Basilica are covered with mosaics of very rich floral and figurative iconography; these well preserved mosaics are often regarded as fine examples of the early Christian art period.
The city was sacked by Ostrogoth/Visigoth forces, commanded by Theodoric the Great in 472 AD and again in 479 AD. It was restored in the late 5th and early 6th century. When an earthquake struck in 518 AD, the inhabitants of Heraclea gradually abandoned the city. Subsequently, at the eve of the 7th century, the Dragovites, a Slavic tribe pushed down from the north by the Avars, settled in the area. The last coin issue dates from ca. 585, which suggests that the city was finally captured by the Slavs. As result, in place of the deserted city theatre several huts were built.
The Episcopacy Residence was excavated between 1970 and 1975. The western part was discovered first and the southern side is near the town wall. The luxury rooms are located in the eastern part. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th rooms all have mosaic floors. Between the 3rd and 4th rooms there is a hole that led to the eastern entrance of the residence. The hole was purposefully created between the 4th and 6th century.

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