THE decision of President Putin to begin withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, after giving President Assad just a few hours notice, constitutes a clear message to Assad to settle for what he can get in the just-begun peace talks in Geneva, and, that as far as the Russian government is concerned, it has achieved what it intervened for in Syria.
Putin made this clear at a working meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday March 14: ‘The truly effective work by our troops has created conditions to start the peace process. I feel that the objectives set before the Defence Ministry and the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have generally been fulfilled . . . so I order the Defence Ministry to begin withdrawing the main part of our military group from the Syrian Arab Republic beginning tomorrow. I ask the Foreign Ministry to intensify the Russian Federation’s participation in organising the peace process to resolve Syria’s problems.’
Maintaining the Assad government was not an objective! Putin added: ‘At the same time, our base points – our maritime base in Tartus and our aviation base at the Hmeymim airbase – will function as before. They must be protected securely from land, sea and air.’
The position that only the Syrian people can decide whether President Assad is to continue leading them has been dumped. Maintaining this principle was not the reason for the Russian intervention – it was to weaken the ISIS terrorists and establish a peace process.
At the meeting Putin added: ‘I hope that today’s decision will be a good signal for all conflicting sides. I hope that this will significantly lift the level of trust between all participants in the Syrian peace process and promote resolving the Syrian issue via peaceful means.’
Putin hopes that any new regime that emerges from the ‘peace process’, partly due to his efforts, will allow the Russian naval and air base to continue – as they are considered vital by the Russian military for Russia’s defence. However, the Russian forces that remain in Syria may well have some work to do.
President Obama has welcomed the decision to withdraw the bulk of the Russian forces and said that the US is now studying the new situation. Part of this situation was revealed by Foreign Minister Lavrov, earlier on Monday, before the withdrawal announcement.
He said in an interview with the Ren-TV television channel on Monday: ‘We are ready to coordinate our actions with the Americans because Raqqah is in the eastern part of Syria, and the American coalition is mainly acting there.’
Lavrov also said that Washington had earlier expressed keenness to divide the operations in Syria, with the US and its coalition partners working to recapture Raqqah, and Russia being tasked with liberating the ancient city of Palmyra in the central Homs Province.
‘Perhaps, this is no secret, if I say that at some stage the Americans suggested performing a “division of labour” the Russian Air forces should concentrate on the liberation of Palmyra, and the American coalition, with Russian support, will focus on the liberation of Raqqah,’ Lavrov added.
The imperialist powers must not be allowed to steal a victory in Syria, dispatching the Assad regime with the aid of a phony ‘peace process’ and placing agents of Saudi Arabia into power. Not only is the future of the Syrian people at stake but also the future of the people of the Lebanon – where Hezbollah is supporting the Syrian government – and the people of Palestine who are already horribly oppressed by an Israeli regime that is negotiating $50bn of US military aid to be able to field an army with massive firepower to defend the interests of the imperialist powers throughout the region.
The workers of the world, including the Russian workers, must insist that only the Syrian people have the power to decide who is to make up their government, and that only the Syrian people can decide, through a properly constituted election, whether President Assad is to remain their president.
These questions cannot be decided by President Obama with the possible assistance of President Putin. They must only be decided by the Syrian people.


Century Inc.'s extrusion unit has a new owner that should boost the twin-screw extruder maker's international presence.
CPM Holdings Inc. of Waterloo, Iowa, bought Century Extruders for undisclosed terms effective Jan. 17. CPM is a leading supplier of equipment for such processes as particle-size reduction and pellet agglomeration.
The new ownership will help Century Extruders follow its global customers around the world, according to Century Extruders President Bob Urtel. CPM's offshore locations include Wexford, Ireland; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Wuxi, China; and Singapore.
``Our business got to the point where we need to take it to the next step,'' Urtel said in a telephone interview. ``This [CPM ownership] is the vehicle to do it.''
Century Extruders attempted to set up a connection in China in late 2004, but it was unable to finalize an agreement, Urtel recalled. Early stages of negotiation envisioned Nanjing Ruiya Polymer Processing Equipment Co. Ltd. using Century Extruders' engineering to make twin-screws for the world market.
Century Extruders is a major producer of twin-screw extruders for polymers, chemicals and food processing. The company stresses extruder manufacturing will remain in its hometown of Traverse City, Mich., and the management, operations, engineering, and sales and service teams will continue. Executives continuing with the company include Urtel and global sales manager Charlie Spearing. Industry veteran Asmut Kahns will stay on as a business adviser.
CPM has some service sharing agreements with the extruder maker's former parent, Century Inc., which has adjacent, continuing operations.
Century Inc. will focus on its core metal processing products such as mandrels, metal tubing dies and sheet-metal rolling equipment, Century Inc. Chairman William Janis noted in a news release. The products are sold to aircraft, energy, defense and specialty metal industries.
Century Extruders' staff of 85 will join the 330 employees in CPM's divisions. CPM's U.S. manufacturing plants are in Waterloo; St. Charles, Mo.; Merrimack, N.H.; and Crawfordsville, Ind.
``We plan to build upon Century's excellent sales, service, distribution and engineering capabilities,'' CPM President Ted Waitman said in a news release.
The addition of Century Extruder will broaden CPM's product line and help it lower costs.
CPM's Beta Raven unit provides process control and related technologies that fit Century Extruders' products, according to CPM sales manager Scott Anderson. Its California Pellet Mill division makes pellet mills, roller mills and similar equipment for food processing and other industries. It includes products used in wood-plastic composite production upstream of the extruder. The Roskamp Champion unit makes related equipment, such as steam chambers, hammer mills, rotary feeds, shredders and crushers.
Gilbert Global Equity of New York owns CPM, Anderson said in an interview. CPM's origins go back to 1883.


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In an exclusive report, Kitco has just released yet another stunner in the world of precious metals. It turns out that Eric Sprott has attempted to purchase gold from the IMF, according to information provided to Kitco by Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global Investors.
“I just spoke with Eric Sprott, who bid to buy [the IMF’s remaining gold on the block] and they refuse to sell it.” As Kitco points out, “the IMF might be holding out for a bigger buyer or a central bank or for higher prices. But Holmes argues the IMF’s rejection of Sprott’s bid means markets are being manipulated.” Back to Holmes: “I think there is a lot of manipulation done by governments around the world in the currency markets which affect the bond markets so to me it’s just normal course.” Holmes concludes “with an election year there may be a gold rally that could be two standard deviations, or $300 dollars, to the upside. So you could see gold run to $1300 to $1500 quite easily.”
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SALISBURY, N.C. (Feb. 24)—Carolina Rubber Rolls has consolidated its roll-making capabilities and services into its Salisbury facility, making it a leaner operation poised to build profits.
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Carolina actually made more rubber rolls at the Greenville site than in Salisbury, but several factors led the company to consolidate. First, the two sites are only about two hours apart by car, and with a large portion of the division's customers based in the Southeast, Carolina didn't give up geographic proximity to its markets.
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Omnicane and Harel Mallac have revealed the amount of their funding to political groups – both offered a total of Rs 5.5 million for the last general elections. The two are the last companies having divulged their donations.
Omnicane gave away Rs 4 million last year, as revealed in its annual report recently made public. For the 2012 elections, it had given Rs 4 million.
At the eve of the general elections of 2014, the Chief Executive Officer of Omnicane, Jacques Unienville, had stated that they had nothing to hide as per their contribution to political parties.
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People who have experienced or reported horrific crimes should be given the highest possible level of protection and support, the Victims' Minister said, as a new pilot scheme which allows victims and witnesses to give evidence ahead of criminal trials is due to be rolled out.
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Whether it’s directly related to sports activities or due to another reason, it’s not uncommon for athletes to experience severe pain in the back. When athletes require spinal fusion surgery to alleviate chronic and persistent back pain, one of the most common concerns is whether they’ll be able to engage in their regular athletic activities after the fusion has been performed. First, they need to recover. Three months is the average time it takes for a spinal fusion to achieve its intended maturity, so returning to sports immediately isn’t a realistic option. Here are a few things to consider when it comes to playing sports after spinal fusion surgery.
Spinal fusions need time to heal and become settled, which means your doctor will likely recommend restricting physical activity while you’re recovering. You’ll need to avoid lifting heavy objects, bending and twisting your lower back, and playing sports, as high-impact activities could damage the fusion.
The back has a supportive muscular envelope that can provide protection against further injury. However, every person is different. Your doctor will need to consider a variety of factors before allowing you to return to playing sports, including your height and weight, muscularity, and other anatomical features.
Another factor is the type of sport you play. However, most sports tend to be too high-impact to return to right away, and to avoid a lawsuit your physician may be cautious about telling you it’s safe to play your chosen sport. Though there has been much research on when it’s safe to return to sports following a back surgery, the result are inconclusive. The decision ultimately comes down to a patient’s individual capabilities. Minimally invasive spine procedures are starting to become more commonplace, and as a result the recovery times may be reduced, allowing athletes to play their sports again sooner rather than later.
More than any other determining factor, closely following the post-operative care instructions is the most crucial. Even when your doctor has given you the go-ahead to play sports again, you’ll need to make sure you avoid risks when playing, use the correct protective equipment, and report any pain you’re experiencing at your next doctor visit.
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GAUVIN: ‘He was my only son.’ Wars end, grief doesn’t
Apparently lost in thought, her gaze seemed fixed straight ahead at nothing in particular; a diminutive, bespectacled elderly lady attempting to control, as it turned out, an emotion common to those somber military rituals that salt old wounds.
For about five minutes, she sat there in solitary reverie. There was subtle movement of the cheekbone, a tightening of the lips as if to hold something in…or back.
After a while, she turned her head and leaned somewhat to one side as she guided a finger under the rim of her glasses, wiping something away from her eye, something wet perhaps.
And you thought of Planet Grief, where you inhale sorrow and exhale anguish, orbiting her private world.
She notices someone looking and she musters up an expression that is, for lack of precise definition, a faux smile limited by heartache trying to squeeze through a stiff upper lip.
“I can’t take Taps,” she confesses, shaking her head in surrender to the emotion.
She adjusts her glasses. There is a pause. She had been there, at the park’s Korean War Memorial, just 15 or so minutes before when the solitary bugle had wailed its summons to those for whom the battle is ended.
“I lost my son in Vietnam,” she said by way of needless explanation. That was another war, you think. We rarely run out of them. They are so much the same. Engines of agony.
You speak: “I’m very sorry for your loss.” She nods in gracious acceptance. “It happens,” she says in recognition of reality, the draw of the straw. You reflect. Yes. It happens. History teaches it happens with predictable consistency.
“What’s you name?” you ask.
“Marilyn.” She rearranges her glasses. There is quiet amid the growing buzz of conversation in the hall. You prod gently. “What’s your last name?”
“Galligan,” she says and mentions something about a lot of Irish that escapes the listener. Another pause.
She turns to you to breathe a postscript through a barely perceptible quiver of the lips: “He was my only son.”
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Coast Guard Capt. Dan Abel, commander of the CG Air Station at Otis, had earlier spoken of such things at the ceremony. He reminded us as a nation, as we ponder the future commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan, that 55 years after the Korean truce, this nation still has 30,000 troops there who “bravely stand the watch on the Korean Peninsula.” Fifty-five years, 54,000 U.S. war dead, and it still isn’t over. Strategic necessity. Iraq? How long? What cost? The upcoming election. Truce or consequences?
The good captain reminds us there are more than 2.8 million active, reserve and National Guard forces stationed at 820 installations -- “many in harm’s way” -- in more than 39 countries.
And you think. Surely these numbers guarantee the continued production of grieving mothers, widows, children and friends well into the century…centuries. So far, given humankind’s history, it remains doubtful -- as we become engulfed in the grim struggle for remaining world energy reserves -- that humankind is capable of achieving the will to find the way to peaceful settlement of profound international issues.
“To those gathered among us that donned our nation’s uniform in our Armed Forces, we are in your debt,” the captain said to the aging veterans, who, no matter how bowed with age, still stand tall. “In the brutal cold of Korea’s Chosin reservoir or bold landing at Inchon, you answered your nation’s and the world’s demand to leave hearth and home, take up arms, engage an oppressor and defend freedom.”
Perhaps these commemorations are cathartic. “Let us leave here refreshed…” the captain, whose service has braved the elements at their worst to save countless lives in war and peace, suggested to his audience.
But the words that linger are these.
“He was my only son.”


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The secular half-timbered architecture in Europe – the treasure of original exterior decorative forms
The article deals with picturesque of half-timber houses, which – in spite of time passage – are still proof of remarkable art performed by unknown craftsmen and fascinate even in the surroundings of monumental architecture. Presented decorative forms represent various adornment techniques. Among them are surface decoration like Kratzputz or Wandmalerei as well as decoration carpentry. The synergy of technology, crafts and arts transformed wooden construction into an original ornament, enriched with specific sculpture. Noteworthy is hanging slate, wooden, plaster or ceramic camouflage. The presented examples confirm that half-timbered houses decorative forms are a valuable and important heritage of European culture.
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When we hear the word “conservation”, which professions comes to mind? If you answered ecologists and biologists, you are correct. However, what if we added engineers, data scientists and statisticians? Unlikely as it may seem, they all play a vital part in a multifaceted approach toward the mission of wildlife and landscape conservation.
These specialised roles allow conservation efforts to leverage the power of modern technology. With these, monitoring natural areas, making real-time observations, and managing field operations are possible. The result? We gain new, better and predictive insights into the health of an ecosystem.
One key factor in implementing a conservation solution through technology is understanding the “Where” of it. Our ecosystems are grounded in the fabric of geography, and one solution combining all of these roles is using the power of geospatial technology. This uses location information to create, manage, and analyse all types of data. It connects data to a place and provides a better foundation for understanding patterns, relationships and geographic relevance. This, in turn, improves our understanding of the complex threats, opportunities and challenges facing our natural world.
With the ongoing efforts for conservation, we can benefit from this technology as it the most basic process of gaining insights into the health of a landscape, using aerial imagery. Satellites or low-flying UAVs help gather information about the area’s physical characteristics. This process is known as remote sensing and is used widely in conservation efforts to access areas where physical contact is impossible. These images combined with location information for a place give us geospatial data, which help significantly widen conservation efforts’ reach.
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Environmentalists now enhance their on-ground observations with technologies such as camera traps and acoustic monitoring devices. These help measure wildlife activity and understand their connectivity, distribution and relationship with local and global biodiversity, immensely adding to the knowledge body.
Advancements in computing and remote technologies have provided conservation professionals with the tools to reveal insights with optimised software, algorithms, applications and scientific workflows. Indeed, conservation efforts today are data-driven, and these technologies allow us to augment and enrich our understanding of the interdependent factors that lead to a healthy ecosystem.
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Air pistols have been around almost as long as air powered rifles. They were a natural progression through modification. Invariably someone had a rifle and somehow may have damaged the barrel, so they shortened the barrel to remove the damaged end.
Just like rifles, air pistols fill the same niche of allowing the owner to practice their marksmanship skills in confined spaces or in places where it would be impractical or dangerous to practice with a firearm.
Pistols use the same power plants as rifles, so there are some that are spring powered break barrel, or side lever/underlever designs, there are single pump and multi pump, pcp air pistols using high pressure from hand pumps, compressors, or air tanks, and co2 air pistols that can be powered by disposable cartridges, or others that can have the co2 liquid bulk filled into an onboard reservoir that is filled from a larger co2 bottle.
Air pistols styles range from faithful historic replicas and highly collectible firearms to match-grade target shooting machines capable of amazing feats of accuracy in the right hands. Their power can range from being able to just penetrate a sheet of writing paper from across the room, to hunting air pistols that are capable of taking small and medium game. And they can run the gamut in price from very inexpensive mostly plastic spring powered plinking guns, to Olympic-level match pistols costing several thousands of dollars.
Today we will be looking at air pistols with prices that range from less than $50 and give very good accuracy and value for the money, to a German-crafted precharged hunting pistol that delivers 17 ft lbs of energy and costs over $1000.
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With hundreds of options to choose from it's difficult to narrow down our top picks, but here is where we would start.
The Umarex Colt Peacemaker is a faithful reproduction of the 1873 Colt Single Action Army (abbreviated as SAA) revolver, it even has the official Colt logos. The pistols are available in many different finishes, but this model we are highlighting has a beautiful satin nickel finish with faux ivory grips, just like what was an option that could have been ordered with the original firearm.
The pistol has a 5.5 inch smooth bore barrel and just like the Colt it copies, and loads the metallic cartridges into the cylinder one at a time via a swing-out loading gate on the right side of the pistol.
To load the revolver, you remove the left grip panel, and insert a fresh 12-gram co2 cartridge, using the allen wrench that is built into the left grip panel so you can not lose it, tighten the screw on the bottom of the frame to pierce the cartridge, then put the grip panel back on the gun.
Pull the hammer rearward to the half cock position to let the cylinder rotate freely, open the loading gate on the right side of the revolver, load a single bb into the base of each metallic cartridge, then load each cartridge into the cylinder and close the loading gate.
To fire the pistol, point the weapon towards your target, pull the hammer to the full cock position, and then squeeze the trigger. Just like the original firearm from 1873.
Its rated velocity is 410fps, with 100 shots per 12gram co2 cartridge, and is intended for recreational shooting and plinking.
The quality and attention to detail Umarex has put into the Colt Peacemaker makes it a perfect centerpiece to display and enjoy an iconic firearm from the American old west.
The quality and attention to detail of the original Colt firearm are perfectly replicated in this air pistol.
Having the co2 allen wrench built into the left grip panel makes it difficult to misplace this vital tool.
The pistol can use 4.5mm pellets as well as BBs, when using pellets the accuracy of the pistol is better, and the high shot count makes it economical to shoot, the ease of loading, and the availability of extra metallic cartridges will keep the fun going for hours.
The pistol has a smoothbore barrel, with BBs, the range is somewhat limited, but with pellets, the range and accuracy are increased.
Just like the Colt pistol it replicates, the sights are not adjustable, so you will either have to find ammunition that hits to the point of aim, or you will have to use "Kentucky windage" to hit smaller targets.
The pistol comes with only 6 metallic cartridges, but more are available online if you wish to have more preloaded.
On paper, the Crosman 2240 is a .22 caliber co2 powered bolt action single-shot pistol with open sights. Which it is, and in that configuration has given many thousands of owners much enjoyment. But like Clark Kent, it also has a secret identity many owners have never seen or experienced.
The Crosman 2240 has served as the basis for many custom-built guns by enthusiasts that just can't get enough of them. The 2240 can use parts like the steel breech and barrel from the ever-popular Benjamin Discovery and Maximus platform. It can utilize the match grade trigger and grip arrangement from the Crosman 1701p SIlhouette match pistol. All with off-the-shelf parts, and some minimal hand tools.
Enthusiasts have shortened the barrels to make "stubby" pistols, and have added longer co2 tubes and barrels from the Crosman 2260 and the Crosman shoulder stock from the 1377 multi-pump pistol to make rifle length airguns. You are only limited by your imagination and your budget. It is the equivalent of Legos for airguns.
As it comes from the factory, it shoots at about 460fps, and gives about 6.5 ft lbs of energy, making it great for backyard plinking and small pest control at short ranges. You will get about 60 shots per 12gram co2 cartridge that fits in the pressure tube below the barrel.
There are unlimited possibilities of where you can take this pistol with aftermarket accessories.
The pistol is quite capable as it is from the factory, but it is ultimately customizable with aftermarket accessories, you are only limited by your imagination and your budget. There is also a large community of enthusiasts that are willing to share their knowledge and guide new owners on their journey.
The pistol is easy to operate and is very accurate, and has a good balance of shot count versus power. The Crosman 2240 gives a lot of value for the money, and tens of thousands of owners can't be wrong!
It is a single shot co2 pistol, so you will have to buy 12-gram co2 cartridges to shoot the pistol, but they are available at most big box stores.
As it ships from the factory it has a plastic breech, and no way to mount an optic without buying a scope mount designed for the pistol.
When it comes to realism, the Mil-spec Springfield Armory 1911 co2 BB pistol from Air Venturi is about as real as it gets. Its full metal, semi automatic, blowback, has a drop-free magazine, it has the last round hold open, and the double diamond checkered grips carry the iconic Springfield Armory logo, as does the slide.
The semi automatic pistol can fire 18 rounds of steel bbs down range at 320 fps as fast as you can pull the trigger. The blowback action is crisp and strong, getting about 65 shots from one 12-gram co2 cartridge that is contained in the metal drop-free mag.
The Springfield Armory Mil-spec 1911 pistol weighs 2 pounds, while the real 1911 weighs about 2.3 lbs. All of the controls work just like the firearm, and they are in the exact same places, allowing you to use the air pistol to practice your marksmanship, and training drills in places you could not use your firearm, or just roll tin cans in the backyard, and doing it at a greatly reduced cost compared to the firearm.
The replica is full metal, has a realistic weight, it is officially licensed so it has all of the company crest and logos of the firearm it replicates, so it will appeal to both shooters and collectors alike.
All of the controls are functional, and it has the same ergonomics as the firearm, and realistic blowback action for added realism, the three-dot sights are easy to acquire and get on target quickly.
The Springfield Armory Mil-spec 1911 only has a 90-day warranty. The pistol ships with only one magazine so practicing reloads will require purchasing a second magazine.
The finely checkered grips are made from plastic but look very realistic, and allow you to get an excellent grip on the pistol.
The Crosman 1377C is an updated Crosman 1377 that has new more modern styling and ergonomics. The pistol is a .177 caliber bolt action, single shot, multi-pump pneumatic that can send 7.9 grain pellets down range at up to 600fps with 10 pumps.
Because of the multi-pump design, the velocity is adjustable by how many times you pump the mechanism. The 1377 sports a rifled steel barrel, steel pressure tube, and a metal grip frame. The receiver has an adjustable rear sight, that also switches between a notch, and a peep sight to suit your sighting preference.
The pistol sports an ambidextrous grip that can be easily switched with the 1399 shoulder stock from Cosman that converts the pistol to a compact, lightweight powerful carbine.
The 1377C is the multi-pump equivalent of the 2240 mentioned earlier in this list, it shares the same flexibility of being modified by users to create some truly amazing custom airguns.
The 1377C is built in the USA with Crosman's reliability, this airgun requires minimal maintenance, all you need is a tin of pellets and the pistol for an afternoon of fun. The 1377C is sure to provide you and your kids and your grandkids with years of enjoyment.
The adjustable power output allows you to punch holes in paper across the room, roll tin cans across the yard, or remove small pests in the backyard, all with the same gun, and with no modifications, just selecting the power needed to do the job by the number of times you pump the gun.
The pistol has a manual safety, good ergonomics, and is ambidextrous so it's perfect for left-handed shooters of all ages.
The pump pistol is covered by a 1-year warranty, over the decades since its inception, millions of owners can't be wrong about the Crosman 1377.
There are not many negatives to say about the Crosman 1377, but there are a few things most owners say they would like to change. The trigger pull is about 4.5 lbs, but it is entirely usable.
The pistol comes with a plastic breech, so you will have to use an intermount scope mount to use optics.
Because of the 10.25 inch barrel, and the high velocity, of up to 600fps, the pistol will be somewhat louder than lower powered pistols.
The Umarex Steel Storm is a BB repeater that is one of the few BB submachine guns on the market to offer a 6-round burst feature and semi auto in the same package.
When you shoot full auto, even with a BB gun, the recoil of the gun will move the gun off of your target. When shooting real machine guns, they teach you to fire in short bursts (with the m60 machine gun as you pull the trigger, you would say the phrase "a burst of six" in your head and that would be about how long it took to fire six rounds), your first few shots will be on target, but as you continue firing, the recoil will push the gun off target. The Steel Storm has this six-round burst feature built-in to help you increase your accuracy and hit probability.
The Umarex Steel Storm has a 300-round reservoir under the front sight to hold 300 BBs that are fed into the 30-round spring-loaded internal magazine. It is powered by two 12-gram co2 cartridges housed in a removable tray that is inside the pistol grip, giving you over 300 shots before you have to change the cartridges.
The sights are not adjustable, but it has a Picatinny rail for mounting optics or lasers. The Umarex Steel Storm is a reliable, fun, and accurate BB submachine gun that is sure to give you hours of family fun.
The Umarex Steel Storm is very gas efficient as it gets over 300 shots with only two co2 cartridges. With the 6-round burst mode, it increases your full auto accuracy and helps you conserve ammo.
The airgun has an easy-to-load BB reservoir that holds 300 BBs, and feeds into a spring-loaded internal 30-round magazine, so you will not waste ammo by spilling it on the ground trying to load the BBs into a small opening.
The Steel Storm is made of mostly plastic on the outside, with metal components inside. It is not a blowback action, so it does not stop when the magazine is empty, but the 30-round internal magazine coupled with the six-shot burst feature makes it easy to keep count of your rounds in the magazine when shooting in burst mode (5 bursts per magazine).
The BB magazine is not removable like most co2 powered BB guns, but once you get used to how it works it becomes easy to use. The BBs will start to rattle in the reservoir once you start to empty the hopper, but with 300 rounds in the gun, that is a lot of shooting.
We covered a historic single-action revolver earlier in this list, now we move into a different century with the Crosman Vigilante. The Vigilante can trace its lineage to the venerable Crosman 357 pellet revolver.
The Vigilante weighs in at 2 lbs and is flexible in its ammo, it comes with both a 6-round BB magazine and a 10-round pellet magazine. The rifled steel barrel ensures great accuracy with pellets. With both metal and polymer construction, the Vigilante is built to last.
The Vigilante is capable of being fired double action, or single action, giving you the choice of speed or better accuracy. The rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation, but the Vigilante also sports a Picatinny rail on top of the barrel for your choice of optics, and another rail on the bottom of the barrel for lights, lasers, or other accessories.
The comfortable hand-filling molded black combat grips have finger grooves and stippling on them for a sure grip. The Vigilante has a manual safety, and a break-open design that is easy and very fast to reload.
Getting over 70 shots per co2 cartridge, it is an all-day shooter that is sure to please anyone.
The Vigilante has a rifled steel barrel for accuracy but is also "dual fuel" as it can shoot both BBs and pellets, it sports molded grips for a good hold.
The pistol is covered by a 1-year warranty from Crosman and has mounting points for both optics on the top and other accessories on the bottom.
With extra magazines available so you can have some pre-loaded to keep the fun going.
The gun does have a lot of plastic furniture but it has metal where it counts, coming from Crosman it is well made.
The Vigilante comes with only 1 of each type of magazine, extras may be purchased at a nominal cost.
Some owners find the finger grooves molded into the grips do not fit their hands well, so comfort will depend on the size of your hands.
The Beretta PX4 Storm air pistol replicates the actual PX4 Storm firearm in almost every way, the looks, the ergonomics, the operation, just not the Beretta PRICE!
The PX4 Storm is a co2-powered blowback air pistol that is capable of shooting both BBs and pellets interchangeably, so you can shoot whatever ammo you have on hand.
The 16-round magazine has an eight-shot rotary clip on each end, you shoot the first eight, eject the magazine, flip it over and reinsert it, and shoot the other eight rounds. Extra magazines are available at a very reasonable cost so you can spend more time shooting and less time reloading.
With a weight of 26 ounces and a maximum velocity of 380fps, it is no flyweight in either the heft or the power department. With its rifled steel barrel, it is at home on the target range or rolling tin cans in the backyard.
It can use either pellets or BBs interchangeably and uses an innovative magnet to hold the BBs in the rotary clip. Extra magazines are available at a very reasonable cost.
The pistol replicates the action, ergonomics, the feel, and function of the PX4 firearm almost exactly making it ideal for teaching someone safe and proper gun handling. The rifled steel barrel gives the pistol accuracy so they may hone their marksmanship skills as well.
The PX4 Storm only has a 90-day warranty, but it is a well-made air pistol that should give you years of enjoyment.
The rear sight is molded into the plastic slide so it is not adjustable, and the safety and the slide release are not functional. So the slide will not lock back after the last shot.
Legendary German craftsmanship by the Weihrauch company, that pretty much sums up the Beeman P1 spring-powered air pistol.
The P1 is considered by many airgunners to be the Holy Grail of air pistols. This is an airgun that you will pass along to your grandchildren and their children.
The gun's construction, feel and balance shows quality and attention to detail. It feels and handles just like a model 1911 pistol, so you develop the same muscle memory when practicing at home. The grip fills your hand without feeling bulky or oversized.
The adjustable two-stage trigger, has a serrated surface for more control, to help you achieve maximum accuracy from the Beeman P1. The top of the Beeman P1 has a dovetail groove for mounting your choice of optics, many owners have opted for a scope to increase the precision of their shots.
Unlike many of the current production air pistols, the P1 is a solid metal gun with finely checkered walnut grips. And as a bonus, it's completely ambidextrous.
The Hammer is actually the release lever for the unusual over-lever cocking mechanism that compresses the powerful mainspring, offering both a low power and a high power setting that can be chosen just by how far you extend the cocking lever, letting you choose which power level is best suited for your intended target. The Beeman P1 is an excellent backyard or indoor training pistol for those that use a 1911 for protection or competition.
The Beeman P1 is an heirloom pistol that will last for generations. The ergonomics, weight feel, and sight picture replicate a 1911 target pistol.
The spring-powered pistol has two user-selectable power levels, that can be chosen just by how far you cock the powerful spring piston. The piston recoils rearward not forward like most spring-powered airguns, so it replicates a recoil pulse just like a firearm.
The top rail allows the use of optics or you can use the fully adjustable target sights for precision bullseye shooting. The adjustable two-stage trigger is light and breaks cleanly.
Weihrauch quality and accuracy doesn't come cheap, but it is a pistol that will give years of service and enjoyment to you and your family for generations.
While the ergonomics, weight, and sight picture replicate a 1911 target pistol, the pistol is larger than a 1911, so it will not fit in holsters for 1911's.
The pistol is a single shot spring powered pistol, meaning it must be cocked and loaded for each shot, it is not a repeater. The power of the pistol is preset at two levels, and they cannot be adjusted to a higher power than the pistol is capable of delivering.
When purchasing a Weihrauch airgun you can be certain you will be getting the best piece of airgun equipment that German craftsmanship can produce, and the Weihrauch HW44 continues that tradition.
The engineers at Weihrauch took the action of their venerable HW110 precharged pneumatic air rifle, and squeezed it into a pistol, giving you the HW44, a multishot precharged pneumatic powerhouse capable of producing up to 750 fps in .177 and 570 fps in .22, with 13 ft lbs of energy and 17 ft lbs of energy respectively.
Cocked and loaded by a simple pull of the smooth side lever action, the HW44 uses the same 10-shot rotary magazine as the HW110 rifle and fills to 200 BAR (2900 psi) so it is hand pump friendly.
The pistol has an accessory rail for lasers, lights, and other accessories, and also features a picatinny scope rail for optics. The 2-stage match trigger aids in exceptional accuracy, while the permanently mounted suppressor makes it quiet and backyard friendly.
The HW44 melds 21st-century manufacturing with old-world craftsmanship and attention to detail. It shares the same magazine as the HW 110 rifle for compatibility.
For such a small pistol, it produces a lot of power for small game and pest control, or backyard plinking. The moderator keeps things quiet so as not to annoy the neighbors.
The pistol ships with 2 magazines, and fills to 2900 psi making it easy to use a small hand pump.
The HW44 uses a proprietary fill probe so be careful to not lose it. Because of the compact size, it only gets about 20 shots per fill.
It only has a one-year warranty, and the pistol uses a lot of polymer parts, but since it is a hunting gun, it is more durable than wood.
The magazine uses a retention lever you have to manipulate in order to load the magazine, this can take some getting used to.
The Beeman P17 is a .177 caliber single-stroke pneumatic, single-shot pistol that is styled after a modern semi automatic pistol. The grip is very reminiscent of a Walther P99 9mm firearm.
The pistol sports fiber optic sights that are adjustable for windage and elevation, an 11mm dovetail rail running between the front and rear sight for mounting optics, it has a decent trigger and even a dry-fire option that is normally found on high-end 10-meter target pistols. The P17 also delivers excellent accuracy for the money.
With a single stroke the P17 can produce 410 fps, and every time you cock the pistol, the safety is automatically engaged, and only takes a flick of your thumb to get the pistol back into action.
The Beeman P17 does not require any co2, just a tin of pellets and the air pistol, which are all that is needed for an afternoon of fun.
The P17 offers a lot of value for the money, it is accurate, has a decent trigger, and has adequate power to dispatch small pests such as mice and moles at close range.
The pistol is not pellet picky, and the fiber optic sights are bright and easy to see. The automatic safety is conveniently located on the left side so it can be disengaged with your non-firing hand.
It does not require any support equipment or co2 cartridges to use the pistol.
This is an inexpensive pistol so it makes extensive use of synthetic materials on the outside, but internally, it is reinforced with steel and aluminum where it counts.
The length of the cocking mechanism makes it hard to cock for some shooters, but you will develop your own technique to make it easier.
The optics rail is made from plastic, and while it will hold red dots, the use of larger scopes may not hold up.
The answer is yes, they can be lethal.
The relatively low velocity of a small caliber airgun, and the small diameter of the pellet, means it will not look like a serious injury because of the small size of the entry wound, but once a pellet enters the body, it can damage the soft tissue of the lungs, arteries or heart, while on the outside it looks like a minor injury, internally there can be life-threatening damage.
As the power of the air gun goes up, so does the ability of the projectile to penetrate deeper into the body, possibly breaking bones and sending those sharp fragments into the internal organs.
In the United States airguns are not currently considered firearms at the Federal level by the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Airgun regulations are currently governed at the state or local level. At the time of this writing, only two states consider "Non-powder guns" of all types to be firearms, and those states are New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Many other states do regulate the transfer, possession, and use of airguns of all types. Within those states, many municipalities restrict their use even further.
It is best to check with your local municipality to find out if there are any restrictions in your area.
Air pistols have a broad range of applications from recreational shooting and rolling tin cans in the backyard, to special-purpose air pistols that are used by veterinarians or animal control officers to administer medicine or sedatives to animals that can be too dangerous to inject manually, all the way to precision air pistol competitions held at the Summer Olympics every 4 years.
The vast majority of air pistol usage is recreational, but with the proliferation of modern airguns mimicking the action and ergonomics of many popular firearms, many people have turned to air pistols to practice their shooting skills at home due to the reduced cost of ammunition, and the ability to practice their marksmanship in a safe manner with a low powered replica of their everyday carry firearm.
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Chadha is also working for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series titled Heera Mandi. In her pipeline includes her production film Girls Will Be Girls, in which she will be playing the lead in the Indo-British production. The shoot will begin in London from January.
“I’m excited to partner with creative brains from the UK, who want to tell different stories and look at the immigrant experience from a new lens. I’ve read the script and decided to go ahead with it. The story is interesting and I really liked my character,” said the actor.
The actor further added, “I have wanted to work outside of India, but I never pursued it actively till the opportunity presented itself and I could not say no. I’m happy to work in all languages and industries, not just in the West, but in India as well.”
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First formed in 1994 for the recording of his third album, Music for Six Musicians has become Don Byron's longest-standing ensemble. Paying tribute to the Latin and Afro-Caribbean rhythms at Byron's musical roots, the group is also the clarinetist's principal outlet for his own compositions. Music for Six Musicians features some of Byron's most loyal collaborators, including the great Milton Cardona on congas, drummer Ben Wittman, bassist Leo Traversa, pianist Edsel Gomez, and trumpeter James Zollar. The ensemble's second album for Blue Note, You are #6 -- More Music for Six Musicians (2002), was released to critical acclaim. You are #6 is an album that is wide-ranging, effective, and shot through with knowing, releasing humor.It's one of the best albums I've heard this year," wrote Gene Santoro in The Nation.
Born and raised in the Bronx, Don Byron studied classical clarinet with Joe Allard and later worked with George Russell in the Third Stream Department of the New England Conservatory of Music. His artistic collaborations include performances and recordings with Buddy DeFranco, Tony Scott, Bill Frisell, Cassandra Wilson, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Marilyn Crispell, Reggie Workman, Craig Harris, Steve Coleman, Living Color, Ralph Peterson, Uri Caine, Mandy Patinkin, Atlanta Symphony, and Daniel Barenboim, among many others.


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On July 20, Sulli posted a series of photos capturing the moments of her friend busy inside the kitchen. The idol star can be seen wearing a purple shirt and preparing necessary ingredients such as chopped and steamed vegetables, noodles, and savory soy sauce for a bowl of homemade noodle soup. Along with the photos, Sulli wrote, "Cooking genius Lee Ji Eun (IU's real name)."
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Health Beat: Preventing pancreatic cancer
Updated On: Apr 04 2013 04:37:32 PM CDT
Statistics show the rates of pancreatic cancer have slowly increased over the past 10 years. The risk of developing it in your lifetime is about 1 in 78. Now, researchers are working on ways to change that.
The American Cancer Society estimates 45,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013, and it's estimated that it will kill more than 38,000 people in the same time period.
An actor, an astronaut and Apple’s CEO have all been killed by pancreatic cancer in recent years.
Chances of living five years after diagnosis are less than five percent, and most will die within the first year mainly because pancreatic cancer can be difficult to detect. Patients usually have no symptoms until the cancer’s already spread.
Now, researchers are focusing on early detection to try to stop it before it forms.
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Ever since it was built, I wanted to try it out. As we were in Dubai on a cruise ship, I asked the Concierge at the Ship to make a lunch reservation for us. Armed with the E-Mail confirmation we made the $50 taxi ride to the hotel only to find the hotel's system had cancelled us out. No explanation, no excuses, just shoulder shrugs and a couldn't care less attitude. Not only were we rejected, we were demeaned as 'chancers' hoping to get a meal without booking. What was really annoying was the Maitre d's questioning whether we could afford the 175GBP per head lunch! We would have hardly have wasted 4 hours of our holiday and a taxi ride had that been an issue. So, the place looked different, in my view somewhat over the top, but that's what many locals like. Personally, I'll not bother going back, since for all it's 7 stars, it still has much to learn about common courtesies.
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Visited on an excursion to the Skyview bar ,which unlike rest of the hotel we saw was quite dark inside with views difficult to see Our representative said we could take pictures of the view from the larger windows at the far end of the bar When we did this we were rudely told by female bar manager that we were disturbing other guests As we were not talking loudly and had only been there a few minutes we were very angry at being made to feel inferior to rest of guests perhaps a customer service training course is required .Rest of the bar staff were very helpful but this incident ruined the evening for us and we would not wish to return
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The ErbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases regulates cell growth, differentiation and survival. Activation of the receptors is induced by specific growth factors in an autocrine, paracrine or juxtacrine manner. The activated ErbB receptors turn on a large variety of signaling cascades, including the prominent Ras-dependent signaling pathways. The activated Ras can induce secretion of growth factors such as EGF and neuregulin, which activate their respective receptors. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time that activated Ras can activate ErbB4 receptor in a ligand-independent manner. Expression of constitutively active H-Ras(12V), K-Ras(12V) or N-Ras(13V) in PC12-ErbB4 cells induced ErbB4-receptor phosphorylation, indicating that each of the most abundant Ras isoforms can induce receptor activation. NRG-induced phosphorylation of ErbB4 receptor was blocked by the soluble ErbB4 receptor, which had no effect on the Ras-induced receptor phosphorylation. Moreover, conditioned medium from H-Ras(12V)-transfected PC12-ErbB4 cells had no effect on receptor phosphorylation. It thus indicates that Ras induces ErbB4 phosphorylation in a ligand-independent manner. Each of the Ras effector domain mutants, H-Ras(12V)S35, H-Ras(12V)C40, and H-Ras(12V)G37, which respectively activate Raf1, PI3K...
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Hebrew U study shows people can guess your name based on your face at a relatively high rate, indicating that a name carries certain expectations and interactions which in turn impact your identity and appearance
ere is a good chance that others can guess your name based on your appearance, according to new research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A team of researchers, led by Ruth Mayo and Yonat Zwebner, showed portrait photographs to groups of people and asked them to choose the correct name from a list of four.
The observers consistently picked the right name at a higher rate than simple chance.
In a study entitled “We Look Like Our Names: The Manifestation of Name Stereotypes in Facial Appearance,” published in the “Journal of Personality and Social Psychology” Monday, researchers found that a sample group was able to pick the correct name from a list of four nearly 40 percent of the time.
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Mayo and Zwebner, along with Anne-Laure Sellier, Nir Rosenfeld and Jacob Goldenberg, carried out the research in Israel and in France with similar results.
However, they discovered that French speakers were unable to identify Israeli names from faces and vice versa at a statistically higher rate, implying that the connection between the name and face is cultural.
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The team found that only the commonly used name had an apparent impact on the face — not the name on a birth certificate.
The groups were also not good at identifying those who went by nicknames, implying that people are not necessarily limited by the name their parents gave them.


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During the early fifties, Cheong and other Singaporean peers travelled to Bali for the first time. While many European artists were enthralled by the lush landscapes and rich cultures of Bali and created romanticized depictions of the island, the artist drew inspiration from the archipelago in other ways, “[rediscovering] timeless elements within a localized landscape and community that would translate effortlessly into his ever-new art.”1 Although he was a Chinese artist whose education was predominantly influenced by classical Chinese calligraphy and painting, Cheong’s trip to Bali inspired him to incorporate a new layer of complexity in his artistic expression and images found in the local culture, such as the patterns in batik textiles and wayang shadow puppets, frequented Cheong’s paintings. With new attention to composition and mood, the artist’s creative outlook after this trip changed dramatically and had a permanent influence on his career.
Two Women with Fruits was created a year after his second return to Bali. A culmination of favored motifs and expressions, the present work is a reinvention of “existing forms and highlight elements that would further define the characteristics of his ethnic Modern Art."2 Cheong makes great use of his trademark features here, notably in the almond-lidded eyes and long thin limbs inspired by Balinese shadow puppets. This work is special in its composition because it is one of the few paintings featuring two Balinese women in a standing position. Typically, the artist’s depictions of Balinese women are seated and engaged in some form of activity. This nuanced gesture of standing dramatically changes the mood of the work as the two maidens relish in the lush forest landscape with a certain gravitas that belies a representation of rural life.
As per his later works, the human figures appear flat in the absence of shadows but are given perspective through his melodious arrangement of colors. This use of iridescent gold paint in this particular work is absolutely dazzling, providing the work with a sense of richness akin to Byzantine mosaics. “In my paintings, color in the subject is the main theme. I always work on the main subject first and then put in the foreground and background, the colors in which are of secondary importance. It is creation of harmony of colors and variation in tones which are my main objects in painting. I paint when I am in the mood, but I would stay at one subject for days, if necessary, to complete the expression of the idea in my mind.”3 The vividness of the sarongs and the contrastingly bright hues of the fruits bring the two women to the foreground, directing the viewer’s gaze to his subjects while anchoring their angelic image to the Balinese countryside. The multitude of leaves painted in bright gold in the pointillist manner adds a shimmer that is similar to Gustav Klimt’s works in his ‘golden phase.’ Like in Klimt’s The Kiss, the present work’s use of gold colors in a patterned manner invokes classical western styles seen in early mosaics and illuminated manuscripts. The overall harmony of Cheong’s artistic choices establishes a serenity that emits from the work cementing the artist’s desire to capture the mystical beauty of bucolic scenes.
Rarely does one come across such a glistening, gold masterpiece from Cheong’s oeuvre, featuring his most charming motifs. Cheong devoted his lifetime painting the humanistic qualities that touched him deeply during his second journey to Bali. Drawing inspirations from the rich cultures and verdant landscapes of the region, the artist’s paintings evoke an inexplicable utopian sentiment as seen in this elegant representation of two Balinese maidens amidst a luscious naturalistic background. Actively experimenting with opposing mediums and motifs, Cheong produced an oeuvre that was an innovative blend of Asian Traditions with Western School of thought, being “about a way of thinking and expressing modernity, [and a] conscious effort to make new art for a new kind of belonging, a new way of seeing the world.”4 Cheong’s career had a lasting influence upon the country’s creative maturation and his opus serves as a concise study of Singapore’s appropriation of modernist aesthetics set into an Eastern framework.
1 Bridget Tracy Tan, Cheong Soo Pieng Exhibition: Bali 1977, Nanyang academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2013. P.130
2 Bridget Tracy Tan, Cheong Soo Pieng Exhibition: Bali 1977, Nanyang academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2013. P.130
3 Cheong Soo Pieng, The Singapore Artist: Journal of the Singapore Art Society, Singapore, 1954, p.27
4 Soo Pieng, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2013, p.143
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