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It is around a 38 km long road that will connect GT Road, Islamabad Expressway, and M-2 Motorway.
It will start from Banth (N-5) near Rawat and ends at the M-2 Motorway Thallian Interchange after crossing Chakbeli, Adiala, and Chakri Road.
Former prime minister Mr. Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the road in March 2022 at Thallian. The total cost of this mega project is Rs31.7 billion, from which Rs23 billion is for construction and Rs. 6.7 billion is for land acquisition.
The construction work on the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project has started again after a temporary halt due to the ongoing political and financial crisis and will be completed in one year.
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Some of the salient features of Rawalpindi Ring Road are as follows:
- 6 flyovers
- 300 ft. wide
- 8 interchanges
- 10 overhead bridges
- 6-lane dual carriageway
- Industrial and commercial zones
- Reduction in traffic congestion in urban areas
- Provide accessibility to 50,000 vehicles of twin cities
- Reduction in travel time and fuel consumption for citizens
- Connected with hospitals, fuel stations, community centers, etc.
The FWO was awarded the contract for Rawalpindi Ring Road, and it is being developed by Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and Capital Development Authority (CDA). This massive project will have 6 flyovers, 10 overhead bridges, and 8 interchanges.
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Here are the development updates about RRR:
Phase 1: The Foundation of Rawalpindi Ring Road
The first leg of the Rawalpindi Ring Road project stretches from Grand Truck (G.T) Road to the Motorway, covering a substantial 38 kilometers. Within this section, five pivotal interchanges are slated for development.
1. Baanth Interchange:
The journey begins at Baanth on G.T Road, approximately 5-6 kilometers from Rawat when heading towards Gujar Khan.
2. Chakbeli Road Interchange:
The road proceeds to Chakbeli Road, marking the location for the second interchange.
3. Khasala Interchange (Adyala Road):
Continuing on Adyala Road, an interchange is planned, situated right next to the General Block of Rudn Enclave and close to DHA Phase 4 River View South Block.
4. Chakri Interchange:
The path leads to Chakri, passing through Maira Shareef, where another interchange will be constructed.
5. Thalian Interchange (M-2 Motorway):
The journey concludes at Thalian Interchange, connecting with the M-2 Islamabad – Lahore Motorway, which is already in place.
Phase 2: Exploring New Horizons
Phase 2 of the Rawalpindi Ring Road is a work in progress, with route options currently under consideration:
- Option 1: A new road from Margalla Avenue, linking the New Islamabad International Airport to the M-1 Motorway.
- Option 2: Connecting the M-1 Islamabad – Peshawar Motorway with the M-2 Islamabad Motorway.
Interchanges Along the Way:
Within the 38.5-kilometer stretch of Rawalpindi Ring Road’s Phase 1, the following interchanges will enhance connectivity:
- Baanth (Channi Sher Alam Bridge) Interchange
- Chakbeli Road Interchange
- Khasala (Adyala Road) Interchange
- Maira Shareef (Chakri Road) Interchange
- Chakri Interchange
Housing Societies Embracing the Opportunity:
Several housing societies stand to benefit significantly from the Rawalpindi Ring Road project, including:
- Rudn Enclave Rawalpindi
- DHA Islamabad – Rawalpindi
- Bahria Town Rawalpindi
- Bahria Town Phase 8 Extension
- DHA Islamabad Phase 4 River View South Block
- Blue World City Islamabad
- Capital Smart City
- PIA Enclave
- Faisal Town Phase 2
- MPCHS Multi Gardens Phase 2
Driving Transformation: The Benefits of Rawalpindi Ring Road
The Rawalpindi Ring Road project promises a host of advantages:
- Smooth Traffic Flow: This initiative aims to streamline traffic, reducing travel times and ensuring timely arrivals across Rawalpindi’s bustling commercial landscape.
- Reduction in Traffic Congestion: The project’s significance lies in its potential to alleviate the traffic congestion plaguing city roads, particularly the G.T. Road, providing relief to residents and commuters.
- Catalyst for Real Estate Development: Rawalpindi Ring Road’s construction is poised to catalyze real estate growth in the vicinity. Housing societies, businesses, and investors are set to capitalize on newfound opportunities in the twin cities.
- Connecting Twin Cities: Facilitating seamless travel between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the project promotes the integration of the twin cities. It also accommodates public transport and commuting vehicles.
- Empowering Housing Societies: Housing societies along the route, like Rudn Enclave, are poised to reap significant benefits from the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project.
Key milestones have already been achieved. Land acquisition for Phase 1 is well underway, and the Rawalpindi Development Authority has secured initial funding. Multiple stakeholders, including CDA, RDA, and FWO, are actively involved in project execution. The consultancy firm Botek Corporation is handling the project’s layout, planning, and design.
Despite progress, the project faces challenges. Recently, land records for layout in Tehsil Gujar Khan went missing, posing a potential setback. However, authorities are conducting surveys to determine the land acquired for the Rawalpindi Ring Road project, ensuring a path forward.
The Rawalpindi Ring Road project represents a transformative initiative with the potential to reshape urban connectivity and fuel economic growth in the region.
Commercial areas and industrial zones would be set up around the Ring Road which will bring many economic benefits. This project will reduce travel time and fuel consumption for citizens of twin cities and provide an easy and effective way for cargo transportation. It would also help reduce traffic congestion within the city.
November 10th Update:
Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, conducted his third visit within 25 days to oversee the progress of the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project.
During the inspection, he focused on the earthwork at various locations, including Khalsa Khurd and Adiala Interchange.
Expressing the need for an accelerated pace, Naqvi directed authorities, including the Commissioner of Rawalpindi Division and FWO officials, to ensure the project’s swift completion.
Emphasizing its significance for Rawalpindi and Islamabad residents, he urged all-out efforts for its timely conclusion. During an aerial inspection of the 38 km route, Colonel Ayaz from FWO provided a detailed briefing.
The construction involves six lanes, with work initiated on the Banth and Chak Beli Interchanges.
The Chief Minister was assured that necessary drawings and land for the project had been provided, and construction, including subways and drainage channels, was in full swing. Present at the inspection were the Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Regional Police Officer, City Police Officer, Deputy Commissioner, and FWO officials.
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I hear from a lot of people that they don't have time to read around the holidays. I can certainly understand that, but I need the escape of my favorite hobby more than ever during the busy month of December.
At the top of my Christmas reading list this year, I had Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs. It's her third Friday Night Knitting Club novel. It focuses on 20-year-old Dakota Walker, who was a little girl in the first book, but the rest of the club and Dakota's father James are there too and it takes them from Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Year's Day. I can't say it's as good as the first book, but I enjoyed it. It's also my favorite so far from the batch of books I've selected for this year.
Two others I've enjoyed this month are The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren and The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith.
Do you still find time to read around the holidays? If so, what are you reading this holiday season?

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Celebrating Rockwood Music Hall’s 15-Year Anniversary!
Bickel Brothers Band
A truly versatile group of musicians. In short, the Bickel Brothers Band boasts a unique blend of musical influences which all come together into a sonic jambalaya every time they hit the stage.
Formed in 2011 by founding members John and Patrick Bickel, and Gusten Rudolph. The goal for this band was simple; Play whatever we feel like playing!
One great aspect of this band is, that while its roots remain in Funk, Blues, Soul, Jazz, and Groove, it does not conform to any specific genre. Therefore it remains consistently fresh and exciting for audiences and band-members alike.

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More than 300,000 people working for employers who have voluntarily signed up to the Real Living Wage are getting a pay boost of 40p to £9.90 an hour.
This is not to be confused with the compulsory National Living Wage, which is currently £8.91 an hour for anyone over the age of 23.
Real Living Wage employers in London will pay £11.05 an hour, a 20p rise.
Almost 9,000 employers throughout the country have signed up to the policy – 3,000 of them during the pandemic.
The latest employers to join include housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes, Fujitsu, food delivery company Getir and outsourcing firm Capita.
Companies already accredited include half of the FTSE 100 and big household names such as Everton Football Club, insurer Aviva, luxury goods brand Burberry and the Nationwide building society.
The recommended rate is intended to ensure all staff earn a wage that meets the real cost of living and covers everyday needs.
At the UK Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the National Living Wage will increase next year by 6.6%, to £9.50 an hour. The Universal Credit taper rate will also be cut, allowing claimants to keep more of the payment.

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Canada Extends Helping Hands To West Africa For Fighting Ebola
Canada will be sending 40 military medics to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak, according to reports. Meanwhile the country is also encouraging its health care workers to join the fight.
Health Minister Rona Ambrose said in a press release that an estimated 350 international care workers and specialists are needed at Ebola treatment centers in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
These countries are facing a shortage of doctors and nurses, as well as psychologists, water and sanitation engineers, and infection prevention and control staff, she said.
"We're asking health care workers to join the fight," she said.
She announced Can$20.9 million (US$18.4 million) for treatment efforts. It will also include training for Canadian medical staff who would deploy to West Africa on how to deal with infectious disease.
The new funding brings Canada's total contribution to the fight against Ebola to Can$113.5 million (US$100.1 million).

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN will play a number of European shows in 2020.
The band revealed its touring plans while announcing that it will perform at next year's Provinssi festival in Finland.
The wrote on Facebook: "We are excited to announce the first of many shows in Europe next year. First up is our return to Finland for the Provinssi festival in June."
The three-day event will take place June 25-27, with SYSTEM OF A DOWN scheduled to appear on June 25.
This year's Provinssi festival was attended by 73,000 visitors, down from the previous year's 76,000.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN has toured intermittently since ending its hiatus in 2011.
The band played a couple of U.S. live shows in May, including headlining slots at Columbus, Ohio's Sonic Temple festival and Chicago Open Air.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN has blamed "creative differences" for stalled attempts to record a follow-up to its "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005.
Last year, guitarist Daron Malakian publicly accused singer Serj Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to the stalemate. In a message on Facebook, Tankian wrote that Malakian wanted to control SYSTEM's creative process, take more of the publishing money and be the only band member to speak to the press.
We are excited to announce the first of many shows in Europe next year. First up is our return to Finland for Provinssi in June. Tickets on sale now: provinssi.fi/liput.
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Agony and Eloquence: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and a World of Revolution
Daniel L. Mallock (Author)
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DescriptionThe drama of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson is the foundational story of America--courage, loyalty, hope, fanaticism, greatness, failure, forgiveness, love. Agony and Eloquence is the story of the greatest friendship in American history and the revolutionary times in which it was made, ruined, and finally renewed. In the wake of Washington's retirement, longtime friends Thomas Jefferson and John Adams came to represent the opposing political forces struggling to shape America's future. Adams's victory in the presidential election of 1796 brought Jefferson into his administration--but as an unlikely and deeply conflicted vice president. The bloody Republican revolution in France finally brought their political differences to a bitter pitch. In Mallock's take on this fascinating period, French foreign policy and revolutionary developments--from the fall of the Bastille to the fall of the Jacobins and the rise of Napoleon--form a disturbing and illuminating counterpoint to events, controversies, individuals, and relationships in Philadelphia and Washington. Many important and fascinating people appear in the book, including Thomas Paine, Camille Desmoulins, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Tobias Lear, Talleyrand, Robespierre, Danton, Saint-Just, Abigail Adams, Lafayette, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Dr. Joseph Priestley, Samuel Adams, Philip Mazzei, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, and Edward Coles. They are brought to life by Mallock's insightful analysis and clear and lively writing. Agony and Eloquence is a thoroughly researched and tautly written modern history. When the most important thing is at stake, almost anything can be justified. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Daniel L. Mallock grew up within walking distance of Peacefield, the home of John and Abigail Adams. Daniel was a member of the Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston, and the Quincy Historical Society. He attended Ripon College and Brandeis University and has published articles in North and South. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family and several cats.
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In a series of firsts, Warner Bros. Pictures partnered with the hugely popular short-form video platform TikTok on the global trailer debut for “In the Heights,” which fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music and lyrics with Jon M. Chu’s singular direction. The film is slated for worldwide release beginning June 24, 2020 and in the U.S. on June 26. TikTok’s premiere partnership with the studio also represented a big first for the globally utilized destination for mobile videos, presenting their hundreds-of-millions of users with the opportunity to view the trailer exclusively on the platform before the rest of the world.
The trailer launch on Thursday, December 12 at 6AM PST brought TikTok users and influencers together with “In the Heights” filmmakers and talent within the vibrant community celebrated in the movie, Washington Heights, New York. TikTok users everywhere also received a first-of-its-kind push notification, “Check out the new trailer for In The Heights!” driving global users across 30 countries to view the trailer.
Andrew Hotz, EVP of Worldwide Digital Marketing, stated, “People around the world are going to TikTok every day to celebrate their creativity, culture and music. I couldn’t think of a better platform to launch the ‘In the Heights’ trailer than TikTok. With our incredibly inventive and willing talent, we were able to light up TikTok and inspire its users with the sights and sounds of Washington Heights.”
One day prior to the “In the Heights” TikTok trailer debut, influencers from the networking site took part in an all-day immersive experience that allowed the TikTok community to engage not only with the Washington Heights community, but also the energetic movie, its filmmakers and the multi-generational talent. The day included: breakfast in the landmark neighborhood spot, El Floridita, with decades-long resident and activist Luis Miranda, who presented an insiders’ overview to the kinetic neighborhood; an interview with acclaimed director Jon M. Chu; an opportunity to create content with cast members Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco and Jimmy Smits; opportunity to collaborate with the film’s award-winning choreographer Christopher Scott; a meet-up with Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda inside TikTok’s especially-created bodega set; and an exclusive evening block party, where the trailer debut received such an overwhelmingly positive response that it was shown to the packed house twice. In addition, “In the Heights” cast members launched their own TikTok handles, with some creating videos with the select influencers.
In tandem with the global launch on December 12, the film’s cast took over TikTok’s Instagram handle to celebrate the debut and introduce themselves to TikTok at-large.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… “In the Heights.”
Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
“In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
“In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos (“A Star is Born,” Broadway’s “Hamilton”), Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “BlacKkKlansman”), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV’s “Vida”), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s “In the Heights”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical”), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Dascha Polanco (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”) and Jimmy Smits (the “Star Wars” films).
Chu is directing the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes; it is based on the musical stage play, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and concept by Miranda. “In the Heights” is produced by Miranda and Hudes, together with Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick served as executive producers.
Behind the camera, Chu is reuniting with his “Crazy Rich Asians” production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He is also collaborating with director of photography Alice Brooks and costume designer Mitchell Travers. The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.”
“In the Heights” was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights. Slated for release on June 26, 2020, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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These slashed blocks are addictive. There is something inherently satisfying in cutting through fabric. Once I started them, there was no stopping and the availability of fabric in my cupbroad was the only compulsion to retire for the day.
Here are four out of the six blocks I made tonight! The yellow light of the study makes the fabric colours look more warm.
Linking them to WIP Wednesday.
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Loyola College (Diploma of College Studies, 1971. Bachelor of Arts, 1974). McGill University (Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Laws, 1983).
Worked at Robinson Sheppard Shapiro, G.P. (Montreal, QU) specializing in General Practice, including Civil and Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Family, Municipal, Administrative and Constitutional, Labour, Real Estate, Commercial, Corporate and Securities, Trademark, Banking and Bankruptcy and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Quebec. Investigator-Mediator, Quebec Human Rights Commission, 1988-1990.
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text: Simultaneous measurement of serum concentrations of estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and progesterone were carried out in multiple serial blood samples obtained during the last 3–10 weeks of pregnancy, labor, and the immediate postpartum period in 5 normal women. Estrogen and progesterone levels showed a small, but statistically significant diurnal variation during pregnancy. They did not change during labor; however, with the exception of E1 levels, all declined following delivery. Individual patterns preceding labor, derived from calculated moving mean values, showed no consistent decline in progesterone levels nor a surge in E1 and E2 concentrations whereas estriol levels showed a steady rise starting 14–28 days prior to the onset of labor. Whether this E3 elevation reflects fetal maturation and/or plays a role in the triggering mechanism of labor is unknown. Failure to detect changes in E1, E2, and progesterone levels in the maternal peripheral circulation does not preclude the possibility that alterations of metabolism of these hormones in the fetal or uterine compartments might be involved in the initiation of human labor.

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Indian hockey team's national camp will conclude one week earlier on 12 December, says SAI
The Indian hockey team's ongoing national camp, which is currently underway at the SAI centre, will conclude a week earlier on 12 December on the recommendation of chief coach Graham Reid.
Bengaluru: The Indian hockey team's ongoing national camp, which is currently underway at the SAI centre, will conclude a week earlier on 12 December on the recommendation of chief coach Graham Reid.
The camp, which has been going on for four months, was earlier scheduled to conclude on 18 December.
The players will reassemble for camp again on 5 January after a three-week break. "A comprehensive strength and conditioning program will be given to the athletes by the chief coach and scientific advisor (Robin Arkell) of the men's senior team to complete during the break," the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a statement.
The Indian men's hockey team has been training at the SAI Bengaluru Centre since August this year, as sports began to resume in a phased manner following the withdrawal of the nationwide lockdown imposed in March to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the camp ran into rough weather in August this year after half a dozen players tested positive for coronavirus upon their return after a month-long break.
The six men's team players — skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak — tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, scheduled to re-start on 20 August.
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The campaign had initially been due to start in Chile on 16-17 January but those races have had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Momota was looking to make his international comeback in Bangkok after almost a year out following a car crash that left him with serious injuries.
A total of 27 riders plus 32 staff of the UAE Emirates cycling team were vaccinated in Abu Dhabi.


HMS Pegasus was an aircraft carrier/seaplane carrier bought by the Royal Navy in 1917 during the First World War. She was laid down in 1914 by John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Scotland as SS Stockholm for the Great Eastern Railway Company, but construction was suspended by the start of the war. The ship was converted to operate a mix of wheeled aircraft from her forward flying-off deck and floatplanes that were lowered into the water. Pegasus spent the last year of the war supporting the Grand Fleet in the North Sea, but saw no combat. She spent most of 1919 and 1920 supporting British intervention against the Bolsheviks in North Russia and the Black Sea. The ship remained with the Mediterranean Fleet until 1924, but was placed in reserve in 1925 after a brief deployment to Singapore. Pegasus was sold for scrap in 1931.
Design and description
The ship had an overall length of 332 feet 4 inches (101.3 m), a beam of 43 feet (13.1 m), and a draught of 15 feet 9 inches (4.8 m) at deep load. She displaced 3,315 long tons (3,368 t). Her two direct-drive steam turbines, each driving a propeller shaft, were designed to produce a total of 9,500 shaft horsepower (7,100 kW) and a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). On sea trials in December 1914, Pegasus made 9,722 shp (7,250 kW) and reached 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph). The ship was converted from coal to fuel oil at the suggestion of her builders. She carried 350 long tons (360 t) of oil which meant that she could steam for 1,220 nautical miles (2,260 km; 1,400 mi) at her maximum speed. Her crew numbered 258, including 100 aviation personnel.
Pegasus's main armament consisted of four 40-calibre, 3-inch (76 mm) 12-pounder 12 cwt[Note 1] guns. Two of these were mounted on the forecastle as low-angle guns, but the other two were mounted aft as anti-aircraft guns. They fired 12.9-pound (5.9 kg) projectiles at a muzzle velocity of 2,235 ft/s (681 m/s); this gave a maximum range of 11,750 yd (10,740 m) against surface targets and an anti-aircraft range of 19,000 feet (5,791 m). They had a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute.
HMS Pegasus was fitted with a flying-off deck forward, intended for aircraft with wheeled undercarriages, and a prominent hangar aft. Two electric cranes were fitted aft and a twin-boom derrick forward to handle her aircraft. The smaller forward hangar was built under the ship's bridge and the aircraft were raised to the flight deck overhead by one of the first lifts in the Royal Navy. The forward hangar could fit five single-seat fighters and the rear hangar had a capacity of four floatplanes. The ship could lower them into the water while steaming at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) and recover the floatplanes at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph). When Pegasus commissioned in 1917 she was assigned four Short Type 184 torpedo bombers and four Beardmore W.B.III fighters. In late 1918 she carried four Sopwith Camel 2F.1, one Type 184 and three Fairey Campania reconnaissance aircraft. In 1919 she began to operate various models of the Fairey III.
Pegasus carried 1,300 imperial gallons (5,900 l; 1,600 US gal) of petrol for her aircraft. Her magazines had the capacity for eight 18-inch (457 mm) torpedos, 72 100-pound (45 kg), 108 65-pound (29 kg), and 68, later 84, 16-pound (7 kg) bombs.
HMS Pegasus was laid down in 1914 by the John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Scotland as SS Stockholm for the Great Eastern Railway Company, but her construction was suspended by the beginning of the First World War. The ship was purchased by the Royal Navy on 27 February 1917 and was launched on 9 June 1917. She was commissioned on 14 August 1917 and completed on 28 August 1917. She joined the Grand Fleet on completion and was assigned to support the Battle Cruiser Force. She participated in a few uneventful operations in the North Sea, but was mostly occupied with pilot training and ferrying aircraft to ships equipped with flying-off platforms. Pegasus supported the British intervention in the Russian Civil War between May to September 1919 and was based at Archangel. The ship returned to Rosyth and was briefly decommissioned. She recommissioned on 2 December 1919 and was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in March 1920. Pegasus ran aground on 9 March off Kerch, but was pulled off without suffering any significant damage. She supported the evacuation of Novorossiysk by the Whites later that month and remained with the fleet until 1924. In 1923 the forward flying-off deck was removed and the ship was re-rated as an aircraft tender. She was stationed at Singapore in 1924–25. On 5 July 1925 she was placed in reserve at Devonport, but was briefly recommissioned in 1929. On 22 August 1931 the ship was sold for scrap at Morecambe.
- "cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
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- Layman, p. 55
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- Friedman, p. 362
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The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Wednesday that the verdict against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman was prescribed and made to keep political opponents out of elections.
This is another example of an illegal Awami government’s prescribed verdict. No one thought that the sentencing of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in the Dhaka Metropolitan Special Session Judge Court today [Wednesday] would be an exceptional case of Awami misrule. This is another example of partisanship in the judiciary,’ BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a press conference.
The party organised the press conference at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan to give a formal reaction to the court verdict that jailed Tarique and Zubaida for nine and three years, respectively, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission during the 2007-08 army-backed caretaker government on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
‘There was no doubt about the sentence that Tarique and his wife would be given. In the Awami authoritarian regime, the head of the government is proceeding with a blueprint to eliminate the main leaders of the opposition party by using the state machinery,’ he said, adding that the Awami League government clinging to state power does not want any opponents.
‘The head of the government wants to keep her unopposed. That is why political leaders are determined to eliminate their opponents by taking the courts and the administration into their own hands. Today, this formal judgement is part of a continuous conspiracy to nullify the country’s democracy,’ Fakhrul added.
He said that false cases against BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, and millions of BNP leaders and activists across the country were filed only to perpetuate the neo-Bakshali misrule.
That is why the courts are being used as a repression tool of the Awami League’s fascism against BNP leaders and activists, he said.
He said that, surprisingly, the court completed the trial against Tarique and Zubaida within a month.
This judgement is a big proof of Sheikh Hasina’s instructions; although there are about 49 lakh cases in the court, the proceedings, in this case, were completed at the speed of light, he said.‘For a month, 42 witnesses presented their arguments at a rapid pace,’ he said.He said that former judge Motahar Hossain could no longer stay in the country because he acquitted Tarique.
Former chief justice SK Sinha was physically assaulted and thrown out of the country at ‘gunpoint’ when he spoke out against government interference in the judiciary, Fakhrul said.
Strongly condemning and protesting the verdict against Tarique and Zubaida, Fakhrul called for the immediate withdrawal of the sentence against them in false cases.


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Sergey Shmatko expects problems with the Bulgarian government on Burgas-Alexandroupolis project
Moscow. Russian Minister of Energy Sergey Shmatko expects problems in the work with the Bulgarian government on Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, RBK reported.
The Minister made this statement at a regular sitting of the State Duma (lower chamber of the Russian Parliament), while answering a question about perspectives on realization of Russia’s projects in Bulgaria. Regarding Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, he said: I have the feeling that we will encounter problems with this project”.
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Spectrum of fungal and parasitic infections on fine needle aspiration cytology.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2015 Jan 21;
Authors: Gochhait D, Dey P, Rajwanshi A, Nijhawan R, Radhika S, Gupta N
BACKGROUND: The incidence many fungal and parasitic lesions are on the rise over the decades. In this study, we have analyzed the spectrum of fungal and parasitic lesions diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a tertiary health care center.
METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted in the period three years and included all cases of fungal and parasitic lesions in the body (superficial and deep) identified on FNAC.
RESULTS: There were total of 125 cases comprising of 59 parasitic cases and 66 fungal infections over this period. The various organisms were confirmed by special stains whenever required. In the parasitic group a cysticercosis (43), hydatid (8), filariasis (5), toxoplasmosis (1), leishmaniasis (1), and amoebiasis (1) were identified. The fungal infections included aspergillosis (36), mucormycosis (6), histoplasmosis (3), cryptococcus (4), and candidiasis (2). About a total of 15 cases were broadly classified as fungal infection only.
CONCLUSIONS: FNAC is an easy, reliable, and minimally invasive method to diagnose and categorize the various fungal and parasitic lesions in the body for early and definitive treatment. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Deep Cove Crier December 1989"Jolly Old St. Nicholas..."
Ever since Coca-Cola decided to promote Santa Claus as part of their soft drink campaign, Santa or St. Nicholas has become a household name in 20th century North America. Santa is from the Dutch word for Saint. Claus is again a Dutch contraction for Nicholas.
Do you remember back when John Lennon said that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus Christ? Do you remember the controversy? John, of course, was right. The Beatles were more popular and more central for millions. So too is Santa Claus bigger than the baby Jesus at Christmas. As a young boy, St. Nicholas for me was the heart of Christmas. The fact that my mother insisted on dragging me to church on Christmas seemed to me like a horrible religious intrusion into an otherwise good holiday.
When I was 5 years old, though, I got suspicious when Santa kept appearing at all the different shopping centres. I calculated that no reindeer could fly that fast and be in so many places at once. Once I shared my conclusions with my five year old friends, I was amazed that some of my friends' mothers were not as excited about my "findings" as I was!
Searching for the historical Santa Many years later I was surprised to discover that "yes Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus" History tells us that there was a real, live Santa Claus or St. Nicholas in the country of Turkey during the early 4th Century. St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra. He was a very faithful Christian who endured terrible suffering and imprisonment during the great persecution by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in 303 A.D. During this time, many church buildings were destroyed, bibles were burnt, and priests were murdered. As a result of his faithful suffering, Nicholas ended up being made Saint, the Patron Saint of sailors, Russia, and children. His symbol became 3 bags of gold, the dowry he was supposed to have to three girls to save them from embarrassment. That, of course, is the origin of Santa bringing presents at Christmas.
The greatest gift of all
The musician Randy Stonehill wrote in a Christmas song that "I know that if St. Nicholas was here, he would agree that Jesus gave the greatest gift of a to you and me" It is quite clear that the real Santa Claus (Nicholas) loved Jesus very much, and was willing to suffer for his faith. I believe that if Santa Claus were here today, he would say "Don't just leave Jesus in the Manger. Make room for Him in your heart, not only at Christmas, but all year round" This Christmas may we all remember the words of that famous carol:0 Little Town of Bethlehem.Merry Christmas!
"O Holy Child of Bethlehem
descend to us, we pray.
Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today.."
Reverend Ed Hird
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Shanti Niketan History: According to Indian culture and tradition, books from all over the world are taught in the Visva-Bharati University of Santiniketan. Here there is a practice of teaching students sitting on the ground under a tree.
Shanti Niketan, located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, 180 km north of Kolkata, has contributed in the field of education. Rabindranath Tagore established a small school in Santiniketan in 1901. Which today has established a name all over the world. In 1919 he laid the foundation of a school of art ‘Kala Bhawan’ which became a part of Visva-Bharati University established in 1921.
Gave an alternative method of art training at Kala Bhavan, located at a picturesque location away from the city of Kolkata. Emphasis was laid on observing nature and being a part of it. The trees and plants standing on the red soil, the colors of the changing seasons, the natural environment filled with animals and birds gave inspiration to the students for art.
The role of masters like Nandlal in the development of modern Indian art has been remarkable. Spread over a large area, this building is very attractive in appearance. Inside it are many rooms decorated with various artifacts. By coming here you can understand Rabindra Nath Tagore better.
According to Indian culture and tradition, books from all over the world are taught in the Visva-Bharati University of Santiniketan. Here there is a practice of teaching students sitting on the ground under a tree. Shantiniketan is very much liked by art lovers because this place is the hub of cultural arts like music, dance, drama.
Rabindranath Tagore loved nature very much. He believed that students should get education in the company of nature. Keeping this thinking in mind, he established Shantiniketan.


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Join hosts, Nichole M. Jackson and Karon Yarborough, of Higher Heights Podcast, Saturday, May 23, 2020, at 4:00 PM EST. Their guest is Dr. Jannis Moody.
Dr. Jannis Moody is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Lifestyle and Relationship Coach,
Professor of Psychology and Motivational Speaker.
Dr. Moody has dedicated her life's work to promote emotional, psychological, and spiritual wellness; as well as increasing mental health education and awareness. For more than a decade, her career has focused on teaching; mentoring; conducting research; consulting; directing community-based mental health programs; program development; motivational speaking; and providing direct clinical and support services to individuals, families, and groups.
Dr. Moody obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology and is currently a Professor at Texas Southern University. Her demonstrated passion and commitment to community service has provided Dr. Moody with a comprehensive and culturally sensitive approach to conceptualizing and implementing treatment with diverse populations. Her knowledge and experience have also facilitated the development of innovative approaches to addressing issues uniquely impacting the psychological wellness of minority and underserved populations. Dr. Moody's current research and clinical work focus primarily on Black women's mental health and factors impacting the relational patterns of African American heterosexuals.
Dr. Moody currently serves as the Southern Regional Representative of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), as well as the Co-Chair of ABPsi’s HBCU Initiative. She is the Co-Facilitator of A Sister Circle: A Therapeutic Group for Black Women, and the founder of The Black Girl Collective, a Facebook-based empowerment community for Black women.
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ITV are under pressure to bring the tabloid talk-show host back for a one off episode, featuring Jeremy Kyle interviewing Jeremy Kyle. Having had his show cancelled due to the suicide of one of his guests, viewers are interested to see if he can work his ‘magic’ on himself.
In the TV special, Mr. Kyle will have his relationship and dependency issues aired for all to see; followed by the obligatory soul-searching, tears and punch-up in the car park with a girl called ‘Chantelle’. A lie-detector will then be combined with electrodes and attached to Mr. Kyle’s genitals; not to find out the ‘truth’ but simply because he ‘likes it like that’.
Critics have accused the show of human bear-baiting and poverty porn – the only kind of porn where everyone gets f$cked. Said one guest: ‘I was treated like human excrement, exploited in the worst ways imaginable and all I got was a bucket of Chicken McNuggets – which according to my DNA test, turns out to be my son’.
In the ultimate act of depravity, Mr. Kyle – gorge rising – will be forced to apply his own false mateyness to himself. ITV insisted that a welfare team, including a consultant psychotherapist and three mental health nurses, will be on hand – but mainly for the audience
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Bangalore: With just two weeks to go for the Assembly election is Karnataka, senior BJP leaders like L K Advani, Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu and Sushma Swaraj will launch the party's campaign in the state today. Along with state leaders, the BJP top brass will launch the campaign simultaneously from six places.
While Mr Advani will launch the campaign from Ranebennur and Davangere, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Ms Swaraj, will address a rally in Bangalore today.
Over 3,600 candidates are in the fray for the May 5 assembly elections. Counting of votes will be done on May 8.
The exact number of candidates in the contest for 224 seats of the 225-member assembly that includes one nominated member, would be known today as complete details of withdrawals from across the state were yet to be received.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will also begin campaigning in the state from April 23.
Mrs Gandhi would start campaigning at Chikamagalur on April 25, instead of April 26, as announced earlier. She would also campaign in Mangalore the same day.
Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Raichur and Bijapur districts on April 23. He will also hold meetings in Kolar, Tumkur and Haveri districts on April 26. On May 1, Rahul will campaign in Mandya, Hassan and Shimoga districts.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will campaign at Hubli-Dharwad and Bangalore on April 29.


This self-proclaimed child of the eighties and eighties music began his career after a gutsy move to London, England at the age of seventeen with a dream to create a story for his life similar to Madonna’s move to New York.
Immediately, his move placed him in the heart of London’s music scene where Anthony became a top session vocalist and rapper, working with some of London’s best including Paul Hardcastle and jazz guitar Ronny Jordan. Anthony’s first major grab for the brass ring was the Hardcastle produced "Swing" by the Deff Boyz featuring Tony Mac. "Swing" became an instant international dance club hit charting Top 40 on Billboards Dance Chart and breaking the Top 40 on numerous European music charts
Anthony Antoine, with over 15 years in the music/recording industry, has had time to develop an internal integrity that’s now reflected in his songs. His multitude of influences include the songwriting talents of Babyface to the musicianship and courage of Me'Shelle Ndegeocello, Prince and Tony Rich.
His albums include "Songs from my Closet" (2002), "ASS the single and remixes" (2004), "Closets on Fire" (2005) and "Who's Rockin' Ur Ipod" (2009)
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In this issue, J. Shi et al. review electrocatalytic hydrogen production and S.-Z. Qiao et al. discuss electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. The Minireview deals with acridinium salts and cyanoarenes as photocatalysts in organic synthesis (A. Tlili, S. Lakhdar). S. Bräse et al. highlight nitrogen deletion of secondary amines by anomeric amide reagents.
In the original research section, Y. Li et al. present programmable RNA N1-methyladenosine demethylation by Cas13d-directed demethylase. A. Thomas et al. prepared protonated imine-linked covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Z. Liu et al. used a cationic micelle as an in vivo catalyst for tumor-localized cleavage (see picture), and C. P. Sindlinger et al. synthesized a boratafulvene.
- Angewandte Chemie 36/2021: Refining Chemistry,
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White and mauve roses cascade over the bride's arm as she walks down the aisle. Ivy and ferns further emphasize the cascading shape of the bouquet. A sheer white ribbon and bow add a light touch for a summer wedding bouquet.
A beautiful bride, with her groom standing by, wears her wedding dress and holds a stunning wedding bouquet. The white and pink roses and the lilies are enhanced by touches of blue flowers and small lavender filler flowers.
'Traditional' Prince Harry wants Meghan's dress to be a complete surprise on the day and the name of the designer will only be revealed by Kensington Palace after Meghan arrives for her big day.
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XPRIZE launched the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal sponsored by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation and there is little doubt that 3D printing will accelerate and enable reaching this objective. This four-year global competition invites innovators and teams from anywhere on the planet to create and demonstrate a solution that can pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and lock it away permanently in an environmentally benign way.
To win the competition, teams must demonstrate a rigorous, validated scale model of their solution at a level of carbon removal of 1 ton of CO2 per day, and further must demonstrate to a team of judges the ability of their solution to economically scale to gigaton levels. The objective of this XPRIZE is to inspire and help scale efficient solutions to collectively achieve the 10 gigaton per year carbon removal target by 2050, to help fight climate change and restore the Earth’s carbon balance.
“We want to make a truly meaningful impact. Carbon negativity, not neutrality. The ultimate goal is scalable carbon extraction that is measured based on the ‘fully considered cost per ton’ which includes the environmental impact. This is not a theoretical competition; we want teams that will build real systems that can make a measurable impact and scale to a gigaton level. Whatever it takes. Time is of the essence,” said Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
Additive manufacturing will inevitably play a major role in the development and possibly even in the production of new systems for efficient CO2 removal. Just a few months ago, a team from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory invented a 3D printed absorption device made from aluminum that is capable of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel plants. The innovative device, which can also be used in other industrial processes, could help to curb global emissions of greenhouse gases like CO2 which trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming.
The 3D printed device consists of a heat exchanger with a mass-exchanging contactor and integrates internal coolant channels to improve heat exchange. A final prototype of the device measures 20.3 centimeters in diameter and 14.6 centimeters in height and has a total fluid volume capacity of 0.6 liters. The piece was printed from aluminum because of the material’s high thermal conductivity, structural strength and printability, though other materials could also be used.
The CO2 trapping device was tested inside of an absorption column measuring one meter in height and eight inches in width. The 3D printed intensified part was placed in the top half of the column between some of the structure’s seven packing elements. 3D printing was crucial in creating a part that could fit inside the column, conforming to the geometries of the packing elements and optimizing the contact surface area between the gas and liquid streams.
“We are challenging engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs to build and demonstrate carbon removal systems that work,” said Peter H. Diamandis, Founder and Executive Chairman of XPRIZE. “Systems that in sub-scale can demonstrate real, viable carbon removal at 1 ton per day, and then show us how those systems can scale (cost effectively) to scale massively to gigaton scale. The goal of this competition is to inspire entrepreneurs and engineers to build the carbon dioxide removal solutions, many of which have only been discussed and debated. We want to see them built, tested, and validated. We hope this XPRIZE will activate the public and private sectors to get involved in the same way that the $10M Ansari XPRIZE brought about the commercial spaceflight industry.”
For humanity to reach the Paris Agreements goal of limiting the Earth’s temperature rise to no more than 1.5˚(C) of pre-industrial levels, or even 2˚(C), we need bold, radical tech innovation and scale up that goes beyond limiting CO2 emissions, but actually removes CO2 already in the air and oceans. If humanity continues on a business-as-usual path, the global average temperature could increase 6˚(C) by the year 2100.
The full competition guidelines will be announced on April 22nd, 2021, which is also Earth Day. On that same day team registration will begin. The competition will last for 4 years through Earth Day 2025.
The $100M in prize purses will be distributed in the following manner:
After 18 months, at the discretion of the competition judges, the 15 top teams selected will receive $1 million each. Milestone Awards will kickstart team fundraising for their operating budgets to achieve the full-scale demonstrations required to win the prize.
In the same timeframe, a total of twenty-five $200,000 student scholarships will be distributed to student teams competing.
The remaining $80M in Purses will be distributed as follows:
1) Grand prize Winner (1st Place): $50M
2) 2nd Place: $20M
3) 3rd Place: $10M
Teams can submit entries across natural, engineer and hybrid solutions. Judges in the competition will evaluate the teams based upon four basic criteria:
1) A working carbon removal prototype that can be rigorously validated capable of removing at least 1 ton per day.
2) The team’s ability to demonstrate to the judges that their solution can economically scale to the gigaton level.
3) The main metric for this competition is fully considered cost per ton, inclusive of whatever considerations are necessary for environmental benefit, permanence, any value-added products; and
4) The final criteria is the length of time that the removed carbon is locked up for. A minimum goal of 100 years is desired.
“Our Earth’s changing climate is a fundamental threat to humanity. But it’s not too late if we take action NOW! Human imagination and creativity can shape a brighter and more sustainable future on this planet we call home,” said Anousheh Ansari, CEO of XPRIZE. “By partnering with Elon and the Musk Foundation, we will crowdsource cost-effective solutions that can scale massively in the real world. Through XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, the teams are invited to make history and become our climate heroes by reshaping our future.”
“We are expecting a huge array and diversity of teams from around the world to register and compete. What’s beautiful about an XPRIZE competition is the diversity of approaches taken by the teams. This is a great fit for carbon removal because there are so many ways to pull CO2 out of the air and our oceans. We expect to see approaches like engineered direct air capture, mineralization and enhanced weathering, natural solutions based on plants, trees, or ocean-focused solutions. We want as many viable scalable demonstrations now so we can all help the best solutions get to deployment as soon as possible.”


Join us to discuss firearms of all kinds, gun accessories, legal issues and more. The model 67 is capable … of firing any. Both of these, 67 and 67A are single shot. Because they were never serialized, it is not possible to determine exactly when a particular rifle was made, but with a detailed description or examination, it is possible to determine a relatively close period of time when one was manufactured. Its got a pretty good following now days and commands a pretty good price. I have a model 67A that was bought for me by my mom in 1956. Older guns still in production had their model numbers truncated, e.
Secondly, the longer barrel reduces noise considerable, nearly muting the sound of standard velocity ammunition. Perhaps you were thinking of a different model? Standard post-war Model 61s have a larger, more hand-filling fore-end, and some were made with pistol-grip stocks. The old Remingtons were nice, I think the 552 was the SpeedMaster, very nice gun and it was full sized so adults liked it. Membership is free and we welcome all types of shooters, whether you're a novice or a pro. The Model 61 featured a streamlined, internal-hammer receiver combined with the ringtail-grooved fore-end. As a kid like around 1960 I can still remember the fair had a real shooting gallery.
Approximately 383,597 to 652,538 Model 67s had been produced when production ceased in 1963. Open sights were retained and could be viewed through special split scope bases. Sporting Rifle: 27 round barrel; stock similar to Model 60. This model was known as the Junior Model or, perhaps more popularly, the Boy's Rifle. The Model 68 was basically a Model 67 with a hooded front sight and an rear sight.
Production began in May of 1934, and the early rifles have an elongated finger groove in the forend. The shorter Boys rifle models 67-A? I sold a fair amount of shorts when I was in business. This model was known as the Junior Model or, perhaps more popularly, the Boy's Rifle. One is a Model 1890 and the other is a Model 74. This rifle also came in a short-stocked, 20 inch barrel version, which wa … s, in fact, known as the boy's rifle.
Several variants of the Model 67 were produced. If you just want a basic estimate, buy yourself the current Blue Book of Gun Values. While Winchester may have ruled the rimfire roost, Remington and Marlin were not simply sitting on their hands. Thank you for visiting our website. The lower rifle looks like mine. Prices of the Model 67 on today's collector market remain reasonable due to the model's high production numbers. The old Remingtons were nice, I think the 552 was the SpeedMaster, very nice gun and it was full sized so adults liked it.
Ejection is from the side, and the sights are the typical brass bead post front dovetailed into the barrel with an open rear and a stepped elevator in the rear. The post-war steel used on the 67A was still a low carbon mild steel but had a slightly higher level of other alloys. If you take the stock off, you might find a two digit number on the under side of the barrel at the breech end. It has the grooved wood which from research dates it April 1934 - May 1935. The Model 67 had a 27-inch 690 mm barrel with a beaded front sight and a adjustable for elevation , both dovetailed into the barrel, drift-adjustable for windage.
A crossbolt-style safety is located on the right side at the front of the trigger guard. The ammunition is still available in limited quantities. What is it worth to an individual potential buyer. Come for the info, stay and make some friends. Notice: We are a Mail Order Only company and do not have a show room or location for the public to pick up merchandise.
I think the solution for this is to work on the tit on the bolt that has to ride over this spring. I had a basket case 22 wmr that I suspected this, but it was the extractor and the bend in it, was ever so slightly off. Around here that's not to much for a nice one. The only thing special about the E model is that there weren't many of them sold so it's relatively rare. I chopped cotton for fifty cents an hour to make the money to buy it.
Enjoy and share the experiences. There were only a certain number of the 67's that were factory drilled. Around here that's not to much for a nice one. There is no bluing, but maybe that's how they were made. Later on, when they turned to larger game which may in turn be hunting them, a single shot might be all these hunters could get. I got it for Christmas at 12 years old in 1968, and I don't think I have ever tried a.


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In case you missed the banner at the top of the site, I am amazing. I am amazingly smart, and I come up with amazing ideas, and I execute them amazingly well.
Sometimes, though, I find my reserves of amazing running a bit on the dry end. This is invariably a temporary situation, so all I generally need to do is to put the partially-formed idea on the backburner for a few weeks, months, or years, and eventually the perfectly-formed version of the project will bubble up to the surface of my brainmeats.
On some very rare occasions, I find myself without any really inspiring ideas for a project, but with some extenuating circumstance preventing me from simply putting the whole thing off for a while. This usually happens because I need to finish a model in time to play in an event– I need to play the thing one way or another, and I refuse to give up and bring some lesser-quality version that one of you mundane folk would settle for, so I have no choice but to force myself to squeeze out some brilliance on a tight schedule.
I do not work well under these circumstances. Over the years, I’ve developed the capacity to perform production tasks– sculpting, conversion, painting, terrain construction, and so on– under pressure, and as it happens, some of my best work is done in a frenzied last-minute panic. However, this generally requires me to start my frenzy with the concept for the project already fully-formed in my head. If on the other hand I enter Panic Mode without having come up with my brilliant idea at the start, then things start to look fairly bleak.
Which brings us to Crab People.
For those of you unfamiliar with them, Crab People are characters from a seventh-season episode of South Park. Long story short, the TV show “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy” becomes very popular in South Park, and all of the men in town turn Metrosexual in imitation of the show. Various hijinks happen, and then about 2/3 of the way through, the kids finally track down the cast of the show to tell them to stop converting their townsfolk.
I’ll quote the creators on what happens next:
Stone: Trey said ”crab people,” and we joked about how dumb it was. But we couldn’t figure out anything better.
Parker: We talked for hours, and eventually we came back to ”What about those crab people?”
Stone: [South Park exec producer] Anne Garefino was like, ”Oh my God, don’t do crab people. It’s f—ing stupid.”
Parker: But then we went and wrote the crab-people song: ”Taste like crab/Talk like people…” I love the crab-people song. But ”crab people” became this thing [in the writers’ room]. It’s like, you just know there’s something better, but you can’t think of it, and you’re out of time, and now you’ve just got to go with crab people.
Today’s project is Spud’s very own personal Crab People. Corvus Belli published a limited-edition event kit this year called “TAGLINE”, which is a mini story campaign revolving around a famous mech pilot in the Infinity fluff. The event’s missions incentivize using a TAG– the game’s 12-foot-tall stompy robots– but while I own three of them, I had never actually built or painted any of them. When the TAGLINE event format was announced, I decided that I needed to finish one of my TAGs in time to play it at the event. And since all three of them would be centerpiece models for their respective armies, I wouldn’t settle for anything less than a unique conversion that would make everyone around me realize, once again, just how great I am.
Which would be great if I had any ideas whatsoever.
I really tried. I spent days looking at the models, hunting around for nice painted versions of each one, and firing off sketch after sketch in search of something that really embodied the Spudmazingness that you all expect of me. I had dozens of ideas, but unfortunately, they were all terrible.
And then, all of a sudden, the event was two weeks away. The only decision I had made in my weeks of deliberations was to narrow down my choice of TAGs to the Clausewitz Uhlan, which is one of the TAGs available to my NeoCanadian army.
Compared to other TAGs in the game, the Uhlan is small, sleek, and lightly-armoured, with advanced stealth technology that makes it difficult to see. Every model in my NeoCanadian army is converted to make it more thematically Canadian, and I simply could not come up with an idea for a “Canadian Stealth Robot”.
So I said “Screw it” and decided to paint it as a wooden robot and give it a beaver pilot.
This was not an amazing idea.
It was not even a good idea.
But I needed some idea, and it was, technically.. an idea.
Because as a wise man once said, sometimes you’re out of time, and you just have to go with Crab People.
The Very Minimal Conversion
In addition to the thematic challenges involved in converting the Uhlan model, there was an added difficulty stemming from the rather bizarrely contorted pose that it ships in:
It comes with a strange mechanical base festooned with lever-mounter platforms, and is then twisted sharply at the waist with one of its legs jammed nearly into its chest. Doing almost anything with the post would require sawing limb segments apart and resculpting large parts of their connective tissue; I didn’t have anywhere near the time that would require, so I resigned myself to working with the model’s existing pose, albeit with something else under its raised foot to at least match my army’s winter wilderness basing scheme.
The model comes in seven fairly large pieces, which makes it relatively simple to assemble.
It was surprisingly difficult to bring myself to cut the model’s original head off, both because I really liked the original and because at this stage I was really unsure about what the model would end up looking like (and thus, whether it was going to look any good).
However, I knew that I couldn’t indulge myself in any hesitation– I used to teach model conversion classes, and when a person showed up for the first time and was clearly a bit nervous to start, my response was to hand them a pair of heavy clippers and insist that they immediately chop off major parts of the starting model. By irrevocably damaging the original model, they removed their ability to change their mind and back out– once 1/4 of the model is pewter slag on the table, you have no choice but to simply charge forward.
So despite my own hesitation this time around, I flashed back to these classes and forced the same measure I’d inflicted on a dozen others onto myself. The head came off, and as I’d hoped, my resolve began to crystallize.
The beaver pilot would be sitting down inside the TAG’s chest cavity with only its head and shoulders popping out, so I needed to clear some space inside the chest to fit the critter into. To do this, I bought the biggest drill bit that could fit into my pin vice (a 7/36″, as it turns out) and began tunneling.
A bit of knife cleanup later, I had enough space to start working in.
I planted a wire inside the cavity and secured it with Green Stuff and super glue.
Once the foundational putty was set, I wrapped the wire with Green Stuff as an adhesive, and then wrapped that still-soft layer with Fimo.
And then I paused for a moment, and came to a profound realization.
“I… don’t actually know what a beaver looks like.”
The sculpting paused for a quick Science Break.
“Ooooohhhhhh. Okay, got it now.”
With science satisfied, I extended my break to quickly sketch what this majestic creature would look like ensconced in his mighty chariot.
“I am no longer feeling hesitant about this project.”
I started adding more clay around the central wad to form the pilot’s open mouth, general pudge, and adorable stubby arms.
(The next few pictures are out of focus– apologies for the blurriness.)
I then started building up the facial features– ears, , nose, jowls, eye sockets, eyes, and so on. It still didn’t quite look like a beaver, though– I was still getting more of a possum vibe.
She finally started looking the part when I piled more bulk around her upper lip and added her front teeth.
This is sculpting in a nutshell– you start with a wad of clay that doesn’t look right, and then you keep adding more clay until it has all the bits it needs, and eventually it stops looking weird.
So for any of you out there looking to try sculpting, just… do all of that.
Once the body had mass in all the right placed, I went over the entire thing with a metal tool to delicately add fur streaks. Once these were defined, I went back over with a clayshaper to soften the fur lines.
That was basically it for the clay sculpting portion, so I baked the body. Once it was out, I added her tiny little hands and the TAG’s control levers using Green Stuff.
And that was pretty much it for the pilot. Next, I drilled holes into the robot’s feet and embedded a pair of wires into them. These would form the structure for the model’s replacement base.
I sunk these wires into a new cork, then wrapped the raised one with Green Stuff to strengthen it for the next stage.
Once it had hardened, I wrapped another layer of soft Green Stuff around the hard base to form an adhesive layer for the clay.
Around this foundation, I sculpted an old tree stump. I was working in a blind panic with a week to go until the event, so I forgot to take process pictures. >_<
It wasn’t terribly complicated, though– sculpt central cylinder, add roots in a star pattern around it, smooth everything together, and then use a metal tool to rough up the bark.
I decided that the heavy robot would be partially uprooting the stump with the weight it was applying, so I sculpted three of the roots raised in the air.
Another trip in the oven, and the model was basically ready for paint.
Woodgrain can’t be that hard to paint, right?
I taught myself how to draw wood grain when I was 10. It isn’t that complicated:
The decision to paint the robot with a wood pattern at the outset of the project was made very quickly and casually because I figured that I had long ago mastered the technique of drawing woodgrain. However, when it came time to actually pick up a paintbrush, I immediately realized that there was a lot more to painting wood than simply drawing swoopy lines all over it. Real wood contains extremely varied colours and tones, and I needed to render these IN ADDITION to painting the incredibly intricate line patterns.
The particular wood I wanted to paint was cedar, which is made up of a mixture of warm, rich oranges, browns, and yellows:
I wanted the wood on my robot to feature as much of this rich detail as I could manage, which was honestly a pretty stupid thing to decide with one week remaining before the event considering that I had no bloody idea where to start.
However, committing to terrible decisions and then desperately figuring out how to fix them later on is basically “Spud’s Creative Process”, so I set my jaw, rolled up my sleeves, and boldly asked Yaum to solve the problem for me.
As you may recall from past projects on this blog, Yaum is a much better painter than I am:
I asked him how he would paint completely freehand wood grain on an otherwise smooth model, and he responded with some very helpful advice:
In English, that roughly translates to:
“You can prime white, draw the pattern (I’d say dark brown + retarder, or really fine brown Micron), then glaze using Citadel washes. Use their sepia and their ogre flesh– I think now it’s called Reikland Flesh (It’s the right kind of red). Their Crimson is pink. And maybe get their purple wash too. It’s great for shadows on many warm colors. A thin layer will do the trick for the wood.“
It’s amazing how much nuance and meaning one can fit into a single word of French. It is truly a strange and beautiful language. <3
This would be a slightly weird process for me, as I stopped using GW washes about five years ago, and no longer owned any– they’re good for what they do, but I prefer to have more control over my colours than I can get with a wash. However, I cannot resist Yaum’s hypnotic commands, so I immediately drove out and bought a whole bunch of them.
I tested the technique out on some spare Retribution jack parts, as they had the same vaguely swoopy shape as the Uhlan’s armour. I primed one white and the other off-white to see if that made a difference– in the end, the off-white won.
I didn’t care about cleanliness for the test– I just wanted to see how the colours reacted to the washes. After some experimentation, I settled on three colours for my patterns:
- 50% P3 Bloodstone + 50% P3 Cygnus Yellow (which basically makes old GW Snakebite Leather)
- P3 Bloodstone
- P3 Umbral Umber
I’ll go over the application process in more detail a bit later.
I then slopped my newly-reacquired washes over the base colours; two thin layers of Sepia, then a really thick layer of sepia on one area (which created that gross blotch at the bottom– I made a mental note not to let that much pool up in one place on the final model), then some Reikland Flesh in the cracks and on the bottom.
The final test piece looks pretty hideous, but it taught me what I needed to learn, so I threw it in the garbage and moved onto my Mechabeaver.
I primed white and then painted all of the metals, then covered the armour panels with a clean coat of P3 Menoth White Highlight.
Of the seven days that I had available to paint the model, the metals took one, and then getting a smooth coat of off-white over the sloppy black marks from the metals took two of them– it took five freaking layers in some places. >_<
So in the end, I had used almost half of my available painting time and hadn’t even started the wood yet. :/
This leg was my first live trial of the technique, and it took me one and a half evenings to apply the base colours. I went slowly to avoid mistakes, as I was applying the paint in translucent layers, which made it very hard to cover any errors.
It took longer than I had hoped, but I absolutely loved how this leg came out, so I proceeded much more quickly over the rest of the model. Here’s a basic run-down of the process:
- Using thinned [ Bloodstone + Cygnus Yellow ] and a fine paint brush, paint on the wood grain pattern. Start with the knots, and then draw parallel lines around them over the rest of each panel. I took care to use the placement of knots and the direction of lines to emphasize that each panel was made from a different chunk of wood– basically, making sure that the pattern on any one panel didn’t continue onto any of its neighbours.
2. Using the same thinned “pseudo-Snakebite” paint, I went back over about 80% of each panel to darken the off-white lines that were still showing through in most places. However, I made sure to still leave SOME white lines on every piece to avoid making it too uniform.
3. I next went back over some of the lines with thinned P3 Bloodstone, taking care to trace directly on top of the original lines and avoid painting over the lighter negative space. I concentrated these darker lines in the areas that I darkened with Snakebite in step 2.
Finally, I applied thinned P3 Umbral Umber over the knots, as well as on the grain lines that proceeded directly out of them.
I started the model by painting only one panel at a time, but by the end I was feeling confident enough to apply the process over huge chunks of the model all at once.
I was making good progress, but with two days to go, it became clear that I wasn’t going to be able to completely finish the model by the morning of the TAGLINE event. Once I realized this, I took stock of the model and tried to figure out what I could finish. I concluded that I could mostly finish the base colours over the entire model, but wouldn’t have any time for cleanup or any of the washes.
I didn’t like the idea of showing up to an event with an unfinished model, but I didn’t have any other choice, so I bore down and rushed through the rest of the model.
The next photos show the result of my woodgrain process. The rush work wasn’t without casualties, as the woodgrain on the upper body (and especially the shoulder gun) looks chunky and sloppy compared with the really careful linework I did on the left leg. I really regret hurrying this work, as I think this could have been a really amazing display model if I’d given myself enough time to do it properly. 🙁
For the next few photos, I decided to alternate between two versions of each angle– what the model looked like at 3am the morning of the event when I finally went to bed (with only the base paint colours and no washes), and what it looked like a week later, after some cleanup and ten careful layers of thin washes (6 Sepia, 4 Reikland).
Front – Base Colours Only
Front – After Washes
Side – Base Colours Only
Side – After Washes
Back – Base Colours Only
Back – After Washes
The washes did a LOT of work to conceal the poor linework, but I can still see it on a few places (UGH, that horrible shoulder gun… ;_; ) and it definitely still bothers me. :/
But, whatever– even if some of the details are a bit muddled, the overall effect is really nice, and the model has enough bizarre comedy value to distract from the fact that it doesn’t make sense within my army. 😛
Let me show you my beaver. (HA! Vagina joke!)
This is where I would normally wrap up by tying back to the intro and talking about how you have to take the Crab People that life gives you and make the best of them.
However, if they worked out nicely in the end, they would not be Crab People.
The real lesson about Crab People is to just get through them. Slap SOMETHING together, get SOMETHING shipped out the door, and move on to better projects.
So, let’s do that now, shall we?
WEIRD DESPERATION PROJECT COMPLETE.
BETTER PROJECTS LATER.


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Let’s say you're at the beach. White sands, cool breeze, dog spectacularly catching a frisbee mid-air in front of you. Cheering teenagers who just dunked a basketball on your left, and small kids making sand castles on your right. With the sunset nearing the horizon, you smell freshly cooked BBQ and beer at the back.
Sound too good to be true? Head down to Araha beach and make it a reality!
Araha beach is one of the most versatile beaches anyone could ask for on island. First off, the beach is nice. Ample space with white sands and not a lot of sharp rocks which is wonders for your feet. It also shares its area with a public park so it has nice jogging routes, basketball courts, playgrounds (including a zipline), and stretching equipment. I usually use the back stretcher apparatus which is basically a bench with the back rest shaped like an upside down “U” with little protruding lumps to provide additional massage effect. It really does wonders for your back. My only peeve is that the old lady out for her daily power walk gives me the stink eye for hogging up the machine. Sorry grandma but you’re not the only one with backaches and I just got here. Please wait for your turn. Sporty tip: if you get there early enough, you just might be able to join one of those free Yoga on the beach sessions I see people do. The beach serves as most of the ocean view of a lot of the restaurants in the area so it’s also a perfect place to go grab a bite after a good sweat.
On a typical sunny day, the number of beach goers are about average so I would say it's never too crowded. If your objective is to get a good quiet social distanced work out, you might want to get there early. Parking is ample (and FREE!). Don't forget to check out their wooden ship and fountain display!
Location Name: Araha Beach
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Opening Hours: Doesn’t close but parking is up to 10:00pm


Iran what is going to launch their latest affordable smartphone belongs to Nova series. They have already announced the know Nova 7i in February I had of official launch as a treasure. There was a lot of humus and legs surfaced online.
The Nova 7i series includes the Nova 7, Nova 7 SE and Nova 7 Pro smartphones. Likely according to weather reports Nova 7 series will be launching on April 23rd and will be available later from April 28.
As we mentioned there were three different variants belongs to Nova 7 series . This Means was the specs difference in the device. Meanwhile, the device will powered by a Huawei in house high silicon Kirin 985 and Kirin 990 5G Soc. While others will be powered by kirin 820, Kirin 985 and Kirin 990 5G chipset.\
Furthermore, the Huawei Nova 7 SE likely to powered by Kirin 820 Soc and Nova 7 could be powered by Kirin 980 soc. On the other hand, the Huawei Nova 7 Pro possibly powered by Kn 990 Soc with an integrated 5G modem for 5G connectivity. Even, the Kirin 980 Seems to be quite better option for lower perform but less power consumption.
Not to mention, it is important to have a smartphone with 5G connectivity support. Because China is supporting the mainstream 5G connectivity. According to the latest reimburse the device might be caused from 493 dollars or 456 dollars, notably the Nova 7 and Nova 7 SE should be cheaper.
Sensor & connectivity
Sensors on the device include an accelerometer, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a hall sensor, proximity sensor, and an RGB light sensor. Connectivity options in the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, and Bluetooth 5.0.
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For folks in and around Pittsburgh, I'll be reading at 7 pm for Six Gallery Press at the Pittsburgh Summer Zine Fair at AIR on the North Side (518 Foreland Avenue). Stop on over - it should be a blast.
Not one pigeon on the wrong side of the roof.
And one from the master:
the pigeon coos
"Old man, how much longer
a migrating servant?"Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue
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Kiev - Russia and Ukraine are considering implementing a number of major joint investment projects in shipbuilding during the next few years, as part of recently signed agreements between the two countries’ governments, writes Eugene Gerden for The Motor Ship.
Under the terms of the agreements Russia will invest more than US$4 billion in developing Ukrainian shipbuilding. It is planned that majority of investment will be for building LNG-carriers and offshore support vessels, to be built at Nikolayev, the historic centre of Ukrainian shipbuilding.
According to Valery Muntiyan, Ukrainian Commissioner for cooperation with Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Community, implementation of the project will allow Russia to start active export of liquefied gas, help expansion of the Ukraine fleet, and raise skilled employment levels in shipbuilding.Development of shipbuilding is regarded as a high priority for southern Ukraine, in particular Kherson, Odessa, Nikolayev and Crimea. As well as meeting global demands for offshore vessels, the Ukrainian yards hope to build bulk carriers and strengthen cooperation with global shipbuilders.
Ukraine financial conglomerate Smart-Holding, owned by businessman Vadim Novinsky, plans to build a series of hulls of container carriers at the Black Sea Shipyard (CSY) in Nikolayev in cooperation with the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group.
Funding for developing Ukrainian shipbuilding is expected to come partially from foreign investments, and part is expected to be allocated from the state budget. According to Mikhail Korolenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Industrial Policy, the government plans to provide domestic shipbuilders with access to cheap credits and to ensure stability in domestic orders.
He said that the government will provide guarantees in order to attract loans for domestic shipbuilding enterprises in the order of UAH 5 billion (US$555 million). Ukraine has rich experience in shipbuilding and had large merchant fleet and navy during the Soviet times.
This is reflected by the fact that during the Soviet period, some 70% of the country’s fleet was repaired and modernised in Ukrainian yards. After the collapse of the USSR Ukrainian shipbuilding has declined, resulting in a crisis in the industry and massive job losses.
Source: The Motor Ship


LOS ANGELES -- Cubs fans may have cringed on Saturday when Derrek Lee and Los Angeles outfielder Juan Pierre collided at first base in the third inning.
It prompted a deja vu moment for anyone who saw Lee and the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal crash into each other at first base at Dodger Stadium on April 19, 2006. On that day, Lee fractured his wrist, and was limited to 50 games for the season.
Lee and Pierre made contact with one out in the third inning, and Pierre was safe on an infield hit. Lee took a tumble but stayed in the game.
"I thought I elbowed him in the face, but he was fine," Lee said of Pierre, his former teammate on the Florida Marlins. "I knew I was fine. I was just hoping I didn't hurt him this time."
The two did a quick check of their respective body parts to make sure they were OK. Lee didn't think about the 2006 collision until later.
"I didn't want that," he said. "It was kind of coincidence, same stadium, same type of play. I was fine. We don't want that to happen again."
Pierre was coming pretty fast down the line at him.
"He's always fast," Lee said, laughing.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A self catering apartment overlooking Newquay harbour, Towan Beach and westward along the North Cornish Coast.
The ever changing sea and the small but busy working harbour provide endless interest. Seals visit the harbour following the fishing boats in the hope of getting a fish or two! Newsquay harbour privides safe swimming and many people sunbathe there with their children.
This is a first floor holiday apartment in a new luxury development. It is situated in a quiet sheltered area five minutes walk from Newquay town centre. It is a short walk to the famous Fistral Surfing beach. Newquay Sailing Club and Gig Club are both in the harbour.