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Friendly relations have transformed into an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership characterised by mutual trust, respect, goodwill.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan-China friendship is nearly as long as Pakistan’s own age as an independent nation and it is no surprise that China’s National Day is celebrated across Pakistan like a national event.
The iron-brothers, as they call themselves, have cultivated a robust and enduring relationship. This diplomatic partnership, initiated in May 1951, has evolved into a close friendship and collaboration that spans various domains. Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani conveyed warm felicitations to their Chinese counterparts, emphasizing the enduring friendship between the two nations. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moinul Haque, also extended greetings, highlighting China’s remarkable achievements and its role as a pillar of peace, stability, development, and progress in the world.
They all acknowledged that Pakistan and China’s close and friendly relations have transformed into an “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership” characterized by mutual trust, respect, and goodwill. They maintained that the economic dimension of this partnership has been particularly significant. Several events were held across Pakistan at the official and unofficial levels in the last few days to mark China’s National Day. Both nations, upholding principles of sovereignty, have forged a strong bond while asserting their roles on regional and global stages.
Pakistan, facing two significant wars in the 1960s and 1970s, received vital support from China, solidifying their bilateral ties. China’s consistent backing of Pakistan on the Kashmir issue and its investments in infrastructure projects underscore the depth of their partnership. In the early 2000s, Beijing and Islamabad expanded their cooperation by embarking on projects such as the development of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port and the signing of a free trade agreement in 2006. The launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015, under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), further strengthened their economic links, leading to a notable increase in bilateral trade. Despite speculations by rivals, the China-Pakistan partnership remains resilient, with no evidence of rifts undermining their enduring collaboration. This partnership is anchored in historical foundations and contemporary developments grounded in mutual trust and shared strategic interests.
China’s recent decision to extend a $ 2 billion loan to help Pakistan cope with its ongoing economic crisis underscores China’s commitment to its all-weather partnership with Pakistan. Chinese investments in infrastructure and energy projects in Pakistan had a positive impact, addressing chronic energy shortages and enhancing connectivity within the country and with neighboring states. Several infrastructure projects, including motorways, railways, and ports, have been initiated, with some already completed and others under construction.
CPEC has also contributed over 12,000 megawatts of electricity to alleviate Pakistan’s energy crisis. While there has been criticism regarding the slow development of industrial and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) with Chinese assistance, progress is being made. Land has been allocated for SEZs in various regions, particularly in Punjab and Sindh, which are expected to drive initiatives in this area. Economic collaboration, however, remains a relatively underexplored aspect of the partnership, requiring time and joint efforts to flourish.
The most critical facet of bilateral cooperation is security, and there has been extensive collaboration between Pakistan and China in recent years. Both countries have aligned closely on military cooperation and key strategic issues in regional security and counterterrorism. They maintain a strategic partnership focused on ensuring a stable and secure regional environment.
This strong partnership is exemplified by the remarks of Pakistan’s former army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa (retd), who described China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Pakistan Army as “brothers in arms” dedicated to safeguarding their collective interests during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the PLA. China plays a crucial role in maintaining a balance of power in South Asia, with Pakistan being the largest recipient of Chinese arms, accounting for nearly 40 percent of Chinese arms exports. Military interactions between China and Pakistan have surpassed China-Russia engagements between 2017 and 2021, encompassing joint exercises, defense cooperation, and the exchange of military technologies and expertise.
China’s unwavering support for Pakistan on critical matters like Afghanistan and the Kashmir dispute highlights their alignment in shared interests. China’s swift call for a UN Security Council meeting in 2019, following border escalations and air skirmishes between Pakistan and India, demonstrated its steadfast support for Pakistan within the United Nations. As the two friendly nations celebrated China’s National Day, the leadership of both the countries have pledged to stand together as everlasting friends and jointly work for peace and prosperity of the region.


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Chao-Cheng Lin of the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yu-Chuan Li of the National Yang-Ming University, and other colleagues in Taiwan developed the Internet-based Self-assessment Program for Depression (ISP-D). Between September 2001 and January 2002 the team recruited 579 subjects via a popular mental health website. Volunteers were sent a follow-up email one to two weeks after completing the first questionnaire inviting them to re-sit the test, and those who completed the questionnaires were offered a psychiatrist’s appointment to validate the diagnosis.
Results of the first assessment showed that 31% of participants had major depressive disorder, 7% a minor depressive disorder, 15% had some symptoms of depression that did not amount to a full diagnosis of depression (subsyndromal depressive symptoms) and 46% had no depression. Analysis of the retest results show excellent reproducibility for major depressive disorder. The reproducibility was lower for minor depressive disorder, which may be because minor depression is not a stable diagnosis. The psychiatrist’s follow-up revealed that the diagnosis was correct for ¾ of those tested online.
Already between 1/5 and 2/5 of the world’s population suffer from depression, but most remain undetected or go untreated, making it vital to provide more opportunities for diagnosis.
“The ISP-D provides a continuously available, inexpensive, and easily maintained depression screening method that is accessible to a large number of individuals across a broad geographic area,” write the authors. This tool allows people to reliably assess depression in themselves on their own and in a short amount of time.
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Our brains house extremely complex neuronal circuits, whose detailed structures are still largely unknown. This is especially true for the so-called cerebral cortex of mammals, where among other things vision, thoughts or spatial orientation are being computed. Here the rules by which nerve cells are connected to each other are only partly understood. A team of scientists around Moritz Helmstaedter at the Frankfiurt Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and Helene Schmidt (Humboldt University in Berlin) have now discovered a surprisingly precise nerve cell connectivity pattern in the part of the cerebral cortex that is responsible for orienting the individual animal or human in space.
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IATA (International Air Transport Association) has released its first quarter traffic results showing that passenger demand rose 7.8% year-on-year. This is the largest year-on-year single month increase recorded.
Average passenger load factors remained high at 76.4% and freight traffic demand continued a 12-month run of sluggish growth with a 2.3% increase. Comparing the first three months of 2007 to the same period in 2006, passenger demand was up 7% with average load factors of 74.9% and freight demand increase of 2.7%.
IATA represents 250 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic but does not include a number of significant budget carriers, including Ryanair with whom it has a fraught relationship.
"The story for passenger traffic is based on strong economies driving the demand to travel for both business and leisure markets. For freight, competition for other modes of transport ” particularly sea ” is holding growth below our forecast of 5.5% for 2007," said IATA's director general and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani.
He added: "People want to travel and they are doing it in record numbers. The fact that airlines are meeting that demand with newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft and near-record load factors bodes well for the bottom line and should lead to an industry profit of US$3.8bn (”4.2bn) in 2007."
The IATA figures bear out those issued by OAG yesterday (8 May, click here to read the story ) which showed a 5% increase in actual seats on offer.
Carriers in the Middle East continued their three-year trend of double-digit passenger demand growth with a year-on-year increase over the first quarter of 20.4%. Since 2001, Middle Eastern carriers have increased their overall share of global traffic from 5% to 8%.
All other regions also saw year-on-year increases for passenger traffic. African carriers reported an 11.9% increase boosted primarily by new and expanded routes to the Middle East and Asia. Strong economies drove demand for carriers in Europe (8.2%), Asia (6.9%) and North America (5%). Latin American carriers, which continue to be affected by industry restructuring, reported the smallest increase at 0.5%.

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RIO TINTO UNDERMINES INDONESIAN LAWPublished by MAC on 2007-02-06
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6th February 2007
Jakarta –The UK/Australian-based mining company, Rio Tinto, plans to continue its pursuit to mine in Lasamphala on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Rio Tinto is requesting a concession area of 70,000 hectares that covers area in the two provinces of central and southeast Sulawesi (1). Their plans to move ahead are undermining Indonesian law because the Indonesian House of Representatives are currently drafting a new mining bill to replace the 1967 Mining Act No 11. Rio Tinto is trying to fast track approval of their project and thereby intentionally trying to avoid any new legal obligations that they would be required to follow under the new mining legislation. The old contract model is very beneficial to mining companies but allows for numerous adverse impacts to local communities and the environment.
The old contract model has also triggered disputes between regional governments, the central government and the mining companies. The ‘contracts of work’, which were all signed between the mining companies and the central government meant that the regional governments did not have a fair say with regards to the developments in their communities. Problems brought about by the old contract model included low royalties for the region from the extraction of their mineral resources, poor employment opportunities for the local people, and mines left abandoned without clean up or restoration of the environment. The mining contract is long outdated and in need of revision.
The mining bill currently on the table will replace the old contract model with mining permits. Mining permits will strengthen the government’s position as a regulator and not just one party bounded by contract provisions. From the national point of interest, the permit model will benefit the country when problems arise that are caused by the company, and the government must take firm action to address the problem as a regulator. In the past, the Indonesian government has failed to take such firm action when required for fear the mining companies will sue the government for breaching their contract in international arbitration suits. Such suits were recently threatened by mining companies that held contracts over areas that were also designated protected forests.
"Rio Tinto and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources are fishing in troubled waters. They want to catch a contract before mining permits are enacted into law. The Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) strongly criticizes the plans of Rio Tinto to obtain a contract before the new legislation is passed. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources must not sign any such contracts that will only do more harm to local communities and the country”, said Siti Maemunah, JATAM’s national coordinator.
Sapri, a representative from a local NGO in Central Sulawesi stated: “All investments in the form of mining, energy, forest, and plantation that will cause our people to suffer or cause damage to our environment will be rejected in Central Sulawesi.” The South Sulawesi province have experienced the adverse impacts of the foreign-owned PT Inco nickel mining and processing venture for many decades. Locals complain that the company and the government forced them to abandon their lands and livelihoods, destroyed forest, and degraded the environments of Lakes Matano, Towuti and Mahalona.
Rio Tinto is a world-renowned multinational mining company with a bad reputation (3). Rio Tinto has closed one mine in Indonesia, in east Kalimantan. The PT Kelian Equatorial Mining (KEM) gold mining operation caused prolonged horizontal conflict within the community, violated numerous human rights, and degraded the local environment.
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Organizers in Catalonia used unconventional tactics to organize a referendum in the face of a heavy crackdown from the central Spanish government.
A questionable U.S. intelligence report published in Spain has inflamed debate in the run-up to Sunday's Catalonian independence referendum.
Operações contra imigração ilegal prendem refugiados simplesmente por pilotar botes ou segurar uma bússola - mas pegam poucos traficantes de verdade.
Zealous anti-smuggling investigations in Italy put refugees in prison merely for driving a rubber boat or holding a compass, tactics that catch few real traffickers.
The EU’s border agency, Frontex, says people were smuggled on an NGO’s ship, but the account is countered by the crew and video evidence.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Retired Springfield Police Officer Kevin Burnham died Monday, after police found him unresponsive inside his Wilbraham home.
The 43-year veteran of the police department was being charged with larceny for allegedly stealing nearly $400,000 from the police department’s evidence room from 2009-2014. He was expected to plead guilty to those charges in court Monday, but never showed.
Burnham was found unresponsive at his Wilbraham home around 2:30 p.m. He later died at Baystate Medical Center.
The Attorney General’s office says Burnham stole the $400,000 from about 170 different drug cases while he served as the department’s narcotics evidence officer. Consequently, he was charged with six counts of larceny over $250, and one count of larceny under $250.
Burnham’s trial was postponed multiple times. Just last week, his attorney requested another continuance in the case, but the judge denied the request.
The Hampden County District Attorney’s Office said they didn’t find anything suspicious during their initial investigation of his death. The cause of death has yet to be released.
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A manga series (probably better to call it an epic now) created by pirate loving author and illustrator Eiichirō Oda. This series follows the character Monkey D. Luffy and his quest to find the coveted ‘One Piece’ and become the Pirate King of the New Age. Along the way, he picks up a crew consisting of a whole cast of characters: Zoro the swordsman aiming to be the greatest, user of the Three Sword style (this requires the use of a katana between his teeth). There is also the all important cook, Sanji who considers himself to be quite the womanizer, intent on searching for the great ocean, All Blue, said to contain every fish. Laugh, cry and enjoy a wildly fun journey masterfully told and drawn.
One Piece is certainly an interesting manga series. Spanning over 800 chapters and currently over 60 volumes translated into English, it is certainly quite the phenomenon. The one question that I cannot seem to answer about this series is this, what makes it so enjoyable? The art style certainly is unique, though I know that has turned some people off it. The story is slightly clichè, though still told well with plenty of emotional highs, lows and twists. Or maybe it uses the magic of adventure, the wanderlust of things unknown. Whatever the case may be, this is one manga series that certainly deserves its place among the greats.

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Whenever we see a rowdy group of young kids, it’s not uncommon to say they are “monkeying” around. Well, maybe it’s more accurate to say the loud hooligans are actually “bonobo-ing around,” because according to a new study from Emory University, young bonobo monkeys handle their emotions the same way young human kids do!
It wasn’t just the hollering and joking around that’s similar, but also how they behave in serious situations. For example, the researchers observed how two different types of bonobos reacted in a fight. One of the groups was raised by their own mother, while the other was brought up by human handlers. After the young apes got into a fight, the ones raised by their mothers would immediately run to their group of friends for comfort!
Keep in mind that these are primates, so “comfort” is less about talking and more about eating bugs from each other’s fur, with the occasional hug. Slurping up insects crawling all over your friend may seem gross, but apparently it’s pretty important for the emotional health of the bonobos.
Orphan bonobos, on the other hand, have unique reactions to stressful situations. Instead of seeking out their buddies to calm down and forget about the situation, they continued to scream for several minutes after the fight finished. What’s interesting, is that researchers have found the same patterns in young kids. Humans who come from healthy homes can cope much better with stressful situations when compared to children without parents, who react like the orphan apes.
Even though this experiment shows these primates are very much like young humans, the researchers say they can actually teach us things about ourselves! “This is very important [to help] understand situations when emotions are not regulated, such as in autistic children,” said Frans de Waal, who co-authored the study. “We need to understand typical development, from an evolutionary perspective, to understand atypical development.”

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When it comes to AR-15s and the quality of the many companies that make them, the field is ever widening. The AR-15 is, without a doubt, America’s rifle. And as such, is built primarily by American companies, big and small. It all started with Eugene Stoner and his “Armalite Rifle” or AR. Another iconic American classic in the world of firearms, the AR would be originally made in a much larger caliber, the 7.62×51 NATO, to try to compete in the U.S. Military’s rifle trials at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Though the M14 was chosen for its compatibility, the AR design was not out of the fight. Mr. Stoner’s Chief Assistant and another man would, at our Military’s request, scale down the rifle. To match the downsizing, they would chamber it in a smaller, faster caliber, and the .223 Remington was the chosen one.
After these mods and some others, the AR-15 patent was sold off to Colt and adopted by our military as the M16. Many more variations and upgrades were to come and the AR-15 has been running into danger side by side with the heroes of the U.S. Military ever since. Those iterations were the M16A1 or XM16E1, M16A2, M16A3 and A4, and the M16S1. This is, by no means, a comprehensive list of each model. However, the development of the M16 and civilian AR-15 rifle has been driven forward and continues to be.
The history of the AR-15 and its development are both interesting subjects to say the least, so if you ever get a chance, you should read more about it. For now, though, we are going to dive headlong into the various AR-15 manufactures and the quality of their products. Most readers have heard of the big makers like Smith and Wesson, and Colt, but there are many more manufacturers out there. So, for this article, we are going to divide the builders into 3 distinct groups, High Quality, Mid-Level Quality, and Entry-Level Quality AR-15s. Our definitions for each will precede each list of companies.
The Upper Receiver
Before we tackle this subject though, there are some things you as the reader must know about AR-15s and their construction. The AR-15 is built from multiple parts, but the primary parts are divided into the Upper Receiver and the Lower Receiver. The “Upper” consists of the upper receiver itself which houses the barrel and barrel extension, the muzzle device (whatever that may be), the ejection port dust cover and its parts, the forward assist (If your AR-15 has one), the gas block and gas tube, the bolt carrier group that includes the bolt itself, the charging handle, and any sighting system that is attached to it.
The Lower Receiver
The “Lower” is the part that is generally considered the “Receiver” and is identified legally as the “firearm”. Even though the Lower Receiver doesn’t meet the legal definition of a firearm, the policy/definition remains. But we will leave that issue for another day. The Lower has multiple parts in it including: the FCG or Fire Control Group, the Safety Selector, the Buffer Tube and Buffer (Also known as the Receiver Extension), the Buffer Tube Spring, the Bolt Catch, the Take-Down Pins, Magwell, Mag Release, Grip, and Stock.
Fire Control Groups
The civilian AR-15 system shares almost all its parts with the M16A1 system. The major difference falls on the FCG or Fire Control Group. The Military M16A1 firearm has a “Full Auto” capable Fire Control Group with a few distinct differences. One of these major differences is the famous “3rd Trigger Pin Hole” located above the safety selector. This 3rd hole is a rapid way to ID a “full-auto capable” AR-15 receiver or M16A1. The internals of the M16A1 are similar, but they have the long finger coming off the back of the disconnector, a 3-position safety selector, and of course, the auto sear. There is also a version of the fire control group that has 3-round burst capability instead of full-auto. Both types of M16A1 had the 3-position safety for “safe”, “semi-auto”, and “full-auto”, or “safe”, “semi-auto” and “3-round burst”. Those aren’t the technical terms exactly, but you get the idea. There were other differences in the construction of the M16A1 type firearm versus the AR-15 system, but we can save that info for another time and another awesome article.
“Mil-Spec” or Military Specifications
Let’s talk “Mil-Spec” or Military Specifications. One thing you need to know about parts for the AR-15 is that the term “Mil-Spec” is thrown around quite a bit, when, many of those parts are not mil-spec at all. If you want to know the real deal on what mil-spec is and what those specs are for the M16/AR-15 system, you need to look at the manuals or original blueprints of the firearms themselves. I can tell you this though, all M16/AR-15 parts (along with all firearms parts) are made within specific tolerances. This is done for uniform manufacturing purposes, but it is also done because the design specs or blueprints of the firearm demand it. Again, all firearms are manufactured within certain tolerances. This is nothing new.
But there is more to the story, all things being equal, those tolerances I just told you about are + or – (Plus or Minus) .005” (Five Thousandths of an inch). So, what does that tell us? It means if you have two manufacturers, one that is making his parts at + .005” of an inch (Plus Five Thousandths) and one that is making his parts at – .005” of an inch (Minus Five Thousandths), then you could potentially have parts that are .010” of an inch off from each other. That’s bad… That’s really bad. So, going with a high-quality firearm is never a bad thing, but just because it’s an AR-15 or M16 part, doesn’t mean it’s going to work flawlessly with your current system. There are no guarantees of that. Be certain you are check fitment and tolerances as best you can. And when you replace the BCG and bolt, it’s always best to check headspace. But we can leave “how to check AR-15 headspace” for another article at another time.
Moving on, lets take a good look at some of the AR-15 manufacturers out there. We want to separate these manufacturers into groups to make it a wee bit easier on the reader. So, the grouping we are going to use will consist of High Quality, Middle of the Road Quality, and Entry Level Quality. These 3 categories are important because they separate the makers into groups that give the reader an idea where to start, in terms of affordability, quality, availability, and manufacturer reputation. With this in mind, we can move forward to discussing the various categories of AR15 manufacturer.
High Quality AR-15 Manufacturers
The Higher Quality AR-15 Manufacturers are meant primarily for the serious AR-15 buyer or Military end-users. The higher-quality makers will design and build their own proprietary parts, their parts are usually made to tighter tolerances, the absolute best materials are used in every part, the materials are constantly scrutinized for quality, most if not all the parts are made in house, the guns are made with all sorts of upgraded features, and these groups tend to have stellar customer service records. These, among many other features, separate the High-Quality AR-15 makers from the Middle and Entry Level makers.
The Knights Armament Company
The Knights Armament Company or KAC is a perfect example of one of the highest caliber AR-15 makers out there. Their SR-16 series of firearms is their “AR-15”, but they come standard with various proprietary features that are only available on KAC SR-16s. The SR-16 firearms are designed around the awesome “E3 Bolt” that boasts the ability to run reliably through 20K plus rounds. The SR-16’s also come standard with their own two-stage match grade trigger group. This trigger group has a dependable 5 lb. second stage trigger break and comes in semi or full-auto configurations. These SR-16’s also come standard with KAC’s own micro-sized flip-up iron sights, QDC flash hiders that are compatible with Suppressors, and full ambidextrous controls to accommodate both left- and right-handed shooters. And finally, the SR-16 also utilizes the well-thought out “Mod 2” Gas System. The optimized “Mod 2” Gas System makes utilizing a suppressor easier, sports less recoil, and increases the entire systems’ reliability.
Bravo Company Machine
Bravo Company Machine or BCM is another heavy-hitter in the world of the AR-15. BCM weapons systems come to the table with the best of the tried-and-true features known to keep the M16/M4 family of firearms running smoothly. BCM only uses Mil-Spec 11595E Barrel Steel that is Independently Certified to ensure they are getting top of the line barrel steel for their guns. The Mil-Spec 11595E Barrel Steel has a higher level of vanadium and carbon in it. This combination gives the shooter a tougher product and gives it the ability to handle a variety of conditions most other barrel steels simply cannot.
In addition to using true Mil-Spec barrel steel, the BCM barrels are subjected to the Military-Specification ASTME1444-01 tests at current standards. This includes MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspection) testing, and M197 HPT (High-Pressure Test) testing to prove that the barrels can handle a 70,000 PSI proof load and then show that the barrel has taken no damage or significant wear. And each BCM Barrel comes standard with a chrome-lined barrel. The chrome-lining has been shown to help with overall reliability, chambering cartridges, minimize potential carbon fouling and corrosion problems, ease extraction of the spent brass, and provide the shooter a longer barrel life.
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Daniel Defense holds another top spot in the higher-quality AR-15 manufacturer pool. The MK18 is one of the most well-known M4-type firearms that Daniel Defense has made their own version of. Their rifles, lower and upper receivers are Mil-Spec and feature various upgrades many AR-15 shooters hope for in an off-the-shelf firearm. Aside from being Mil-Spec in materials and construction, their AR-15’s also feature enhanced flared magwells, M4 Feed Ramps, indexing marks on the upper receiver, Type III Hardcoat anodizing, 7075-T6 upper and lower, Cold Hammer Forged, Chrome Moly Vanadium steel barrels with Government profile, 4140 hardened steel pinned gas blocks, MPI Tested Chrome-lined Staked Gas key M16 Profile Bolt Carrier Groups, 6 position Mil-Spec Receiver Extensions (Buffer Tubes), proprietary furniture, and so much more. While Daniel Defense does have many other rifles, pistols, bolt action rifles, accessories, and even Class-3 firearms and Suppressors, their AR15’s remain their best-selling products.
Mid-Level or Intermediate-Quality AR-15s
Mid-Level or Intermediate-Quality AR-15s are labeled that was because they ride that perfect line between the “Entry-Level or Beginner Quality” AR-15s and “Higher Quality AR15 Manufacturers”. The Intermediate level manufacturing of any product is a necessary format due to the ever-expanding need for those items. In the world of the AR-15 or Americas most popular rifle, the intermediate category consists of companies like CMMG, ZEV Tech, and Aero Precision. An argument could even be made that these companies belong in the “Higher Quality AR15 Manufacturers” category, but for various reasons, this article chose not to classify them as such. Let’s dive into the world of Mid-Level AR-15s.
ZEV Tech or ZEV Technologies is a staple in the world of Glock pistol upgrades and competition parts. Although ZEV Tech’s rifle offerings are lesser known, they are nevertheless known for their quality and focused production of specific lines of AR-15s. ZEV Tech focuses on 4 lines of AR-15s exclusively: the Billet Rifles, the Core Elite AR Pistols, the Core Elite AR Rifles, and the Core Duty Rifles. Each ZEV Tech AR is designed and built in the USA, as it should be. ZEV Tech focuses their efforts on providing a lightweight, reliable, well-tested, versatile AR platform, and providing plenty of options for their buyers to choose from.
The ZEV Tech Billet rifles are available in the .308 Winchester AR-10 system, and in the 5.56x45mm NATO AR-15 system at the buyer’s discretion. The ZEV Core Duty Rifles are a different story, focusing on the end-users being soldiers or serious daily shooters. The Core Duty category boasts Mil-Spec forged uppers and lowers, 16” inch Chrome Moly barrels with Melonite QPQ finish, proprietary 3-prong flash hiders, mid-length gas systems with low-profile gas blocks, Mil-Spec Bolt Carrier Groups, and the ZEV Tech enhanced 2-stage trigger group (Fire Control Group). The Core Elite AR Pistols and Rifles come to the table with just as much to write home about as the other AR-15s in ZEV Tech’s lineup. The Core Elite rifles come from the factory with a 16” barrel and the standard factory build you would expect from ZEV Tech. The Core Elite pistols are available in .300 Blackout or 5.56x45mm NATO. The .300 Blackout version is available with all the goodies and an 8.5” inch barrel, whereas the 5.56x45mm NATO version is also rocking the goodies but comes standard with a 10.5” barrel. Both use the standard SB Tactical Arm Brace for one-handed pistol shooting.
CMMG is one of those rare companies that doesn’t just make a great product, they also continue to innovate along the way. They offer multiple, quality standard AR-15 and AR-10 platforms in various calibers, but they also have some AR-based offerings that you may not know about or wouldn’t believe exist. They have the BANSHEE Pistol available in multiple calibers including 4.6x30mm, 5.7x28mm, .350 Legend, .224 Valkyrie, .22 Nosler, and more. CMMG also comes out swinging with their RESOLUTE and ENDEAVOR firearms lines. The Endeavor lineup consists of the 100-series, the 200-series, and the 300-series rifles. The Endeavor is based on building a long-range, hard-hitting system that is built to fit the user. The caliber options are many and include the .22 Nosler, .224 Valkyrie, 6mm ARC, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, and the timeless classic .308 Winchester. The Resolute line is also available in the 100, 200, and 300-series of firearms. The Resolute is available in multiple calibers just like the Banshee and Endeavor, and sports upgraded features depending on which series you go with. The 100-series of firearms is basically the CMMG guns in classic style, with A2 Birdcage Flash Hiders, 6-pos Buttstocks, and A2 Grips.
- CMMG 100 Series: In the 100 Series you will find classic furniture appointments like the beloved A2 pistol grip, 6-position or fixed buttstocks and A2 Birdcage flash hider.
- CMMG 200 Series: The CMMG 200 Series turns up the coolness factor by a good margin. The 200 series comes from the factory with some of the best choices in aftermarket furniture such as the Magpul’s MOE line. Not to be outdone, CMMG even includes its own furniture on the 200 series such as the RIPSTOCK™ and RIPBRACE™, depending on what type of AR they are building. One more awesome upgrade in the 200 series is the CMMG SV muzzle brake.
- CMMG 300 Series: Finishing up the group, we have the 300 Series. The heavy hitter in CMMG’s lineup comes online with all the coolest upgrades and more. Featuring 10 different Cerakote color options (at the customer’s choice), 2-stage precision trigger group, full ambidextrous operation, and sling mounts, Magpul and CMMG’s own RIPSTOCK or PRS stock round out the furniture options, and the effective factory built CMMG SV muzzle brake.
Its easy to see why so many shooters look to CMMG for those rare and interesting AR platforms. They offer calibers no one else does, they offer 3 different grades of firearm to fit the customers needs, and they do it all under a lifetime quality guarantee. CMMG is a strong contender in the AR world.
Aero Precision is one of my personal favorites in the plethora of AR-15 and AR-10 manufacturing companies. Many people I know personally swear by AP firearms of all types. This author has a .300 Blackout Aero Precision Pistol. It has always worked flawlessly and still does. Among the vast universe of AR makers, Aero Precision stands out for their superb manufacturing skills, high level engineering, and all the benefits that come from a continuous dedication to all out quality in every firearm they produce.
Aero Precision offers multiple types of precision-built AR-15’s. The many types include the AP M5/AR308 rifles, which are the Aero Precision AR-10 platforms. These big-bore AR-10 firearms can be had in .308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor, in many configurations including the upper and lower receivers so they customer can build and customize it themselves, from the bottom up. Next, they obviously offer the AR-15 system, again, in multiple versions and 2 different receiver types. The customer can get the AP AR-15’s as a stripped lower and upper, as a set, and as a fully built firearm. They can be had in 5.56x45mm NATO,.300 Blackout, 6.5 Grendel, and .224 Valkyrie. In addition to these barrel caliber offerings, the Aero Precision barrels are also available in the well-known .223 Wylde chamber which combines the best of the 5.56x45mm NATO and .223 Remington chambers. It should be noted that Aero Precision also offers receivers in 9mm and .40 S&W, and many AR parts for building your own kick butt AR platform.
Entry-Level or Beginner-Level AR-15’s tend to not be the super, over-built, hyped up and crazy customized AR’s. They fall into the category of a basic firearm. You could align them with the basic off the shelf Mil-Spec 1911. They typically have no frills, no special Cerakote or barrel steel types, no specialized uppers or lowers built for any variety of reasons, and no special or upgraded furniture. Sometimes shooters will buy them to get started in the AR-15 world, and to build them up on their own. And sometimes, the buyer just wants a gun that’s very simple, basic, and inexpensive. Nothing special, just your basic factory AR-15. Ya Dig?
Anderson Manufacturing is one of the many entry level firearms manufacturing teams. The have offerings in the AR-15, AR-10, and AR-9 categories. The Anderson Manufacturing firearms are widely available, as well as their receivers, upper and lower, and their massive catalog of parts for those systems. Anderson parts are affordable, and of good quality for the beginner shooter to get started with. Anderson parts are also a great option for the beginning AR builder to cut their teeth on. They have all the parts you need to make your own AR in many calibers, and they have customer support to guide you in your endeavors. Some of the calibers they offer are .308 Winchester in their AM-10 line and 9mm Luger in their AM-9 line. The Anderson AM-15 line is much larger and offers parts and guns in 5.56x45mm NATO, .300 Blackout, 7.62x39mm, 6.5 Grendel, .450 Bushmaster, and they offer the .223 Wylde chambered options too. Anderson offers both AR Pistols and AR Rifles and has consistently put out AR parts since their beginnings in Kentucky. All Anderson parts are 100% USA-Made, according to their website, which is very cool and noteworthy. Even though Anderson does make complete firearms, they are much better known in the firearms world for their vast parts catalog and multiple affordable AR Lower receiver types.
Diamondback Firearms was established in 2009, even though the parent company was started much earlier in 1989. Diamondback started out making components and parts for many other gun makers, and at some point, they realized they could make guns in their factory too. The first gun they started out with was the DB380, one of the smallest .380 pistols on the market at the time. This pocket pistol was to be one of the firearms that got Diamondback or “DB” noticed. Currently, just like many of the AR manufacturers, Diamondback offers many AR platform options, upper and lower receivers, barrels, and many other parts. The flagship of the DB lineup is their pistols, but the Diamondback DB9R line of 9mm AR’s are no slouch. Diamondback also comes to the table with their DB15 and DB10 models in many calibers. One of the best packages that Diamondback offers is the ‘DB15CCMLU300BFB’. Diamondback is one of the only firearms companies offering an AR-15 package deal like it. It includes a Diamondback DB-15 in 5.56x45mm NATO, AND an additional AR Upper in .300 Blackout. This awesome package deal is not a one-off for them, as there are a few other package-deals like this available via Diamondback Firearms. This package can be had in rifle and pistol configurations and gives the entry-level shooter a decent way to get into the world of AR-15s. Giving their customers a great value of 2 calibers in one package sets Diamondback Firearms apart from other entry-level AR-15 manufactures.
The world of the AR-15 is massive and continues to grow each day. The options are almost endless and if you can imagine a part you want for your AR, and do a web search for it, it is highly likely you will find it… or something that is similar. After many decades of research, experimentation, development, and manufacture, the AR-15 has come so far and worked out all of its shortcomings. Rifles, Pistols, DMR’s, Long-Range, Mid-Range, CQB, Suppressed, Custom, and many other configurations in more calibers than any other platform on earth makes the AR-15 a firearm that isn’t going away anytime soon.


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Women’s rights in modern Israel
Anat is a founder of “Dana ve Anat” — a cultural production company that manages The Tel Aviv Pride Parade and many other significant municipal and private events. She gives lectures at Beer Sheva University, consults a hi-tech startup and volunteers for several social organizations. This summer she made a decision to sell her prospective business, leave all her projects and enter politics. YOMYOM asked Anat to speak about women’s rights in Israel.
Before going to politics you had so many interesting and successful projects. Why are you leaving and selling everything?
— Me and Imri Kalmann are running to be the leaders of Meretz party. The problem of the party is that it’s very idealistic but it has no power to make its ideas come true. We want it to become younger and more multicultural. Our aim is to expand it and to get it a place in the coalition. I started my company right after the army, I had it for 17 years so it’s something I’ve been doing for all my adult life. It allowed me to save some money to take this step. To work for society I need my mind 100% free and I feel that it’s the right thing to do. But still it’s a huge challenge for me.
Till recently you were also a head of marketing at Moovz, the app that connects LGBT community around the world (about 2 300 000 downloads). For a straight person it may sound weird to communicate with someone just because he has the same sexual orientation. Why does it work with gays?
— Well, look at you. You are a straight Ashkenazi hipster in Tel Aviv. You consider yourself a citizen of the world. And it’s a privilege to talk the way you are talking. If you are black, or gay, or you had a sex reassignment surgery, you feel differently. To take testosterone for the first time or to wear men’s clothes for the first time, to tell others that you are a woman although you look like a man — for all these you need support. It’s very hard to break the gender and sexuality norms. People need a place to feel equal. So we share our power with each other to overcome being a minority.
You are a chairperson at Feminanci. What is this organization?
— The name of the company comes from two words together — feminine and finance. It’s financial education for women. We make classes all around Israel and teach women how to be financially independent from men. It’s not an academic education, but practical skills — how to negotiate with a bank, how to save money, how to write your last will, make insurance, how to get out from the minus in your bank account.
Women don’t deal with money not because they are unable to calculate well, but because it’s considered inappropriate and they prefer not to. We take care of kids and the house and leave the financial problems to our husbands. But if we divorce (14% of Israelis are divorced) the man gets a better standard of living and the woman goes down.We want it to change. My mother built this academy and I continue her work as I want family in Israel to have a more balanced and fare structure.
Nowhere else in the world have I seen so many fathers on the playground with small kids and babies. Women in Israel seem very independent. How do you estimate the women’s situation in Israel?
— Here, in Tel Aviv, it seems that women are equal, man are raising babies, gay rights won and the revolution is over. But what you see on Sheinkin street is not what you see in Petach Tikva. Women in Israel earn 68 Agorot for every shekel men do. In some religious quarters of Jerusalem women still have to sit in the back of a bus. In 2017, man! And it’s a hi-tech country, we are not poor like India, so what’s going on?
It’s nice that a man is taking his kid to a kindergarten, but if he and his wife say goodbye to each other, she is going to have financial problems. I’m glad you have this nice picture promoting equality, but the truth is that it’s a machismo society with chauvinistic traditions. Even in Tel Aviv municipality woman may hold a high position in culture or education, but never in finance or construction. We have never had a female security minister. In Israel women never touch money and security and that’s what I’m going to change.
How are you GOING to do it?
— The United Nations resolution 1325 was adopted in the year 2000. It demands equal representation of women and men in every parliamentary debate and in every decision that concerns security. Israel voted for this resolution and implemented it, but doesn’t follow it.
When this resolution was approved the Israeli politicians said: “OK, we agree with it, but we don’t know women who understand security. Who could sit here with us to make these decisions?” So they made a list of such women and one of them was my mother. But of course they never called her.
Today in the ultra-Orthodox parties women can’t occupy any major posts at all. Call it a conflict, a question of security or a takeover — it can mean many different things for different people. But I say that women are needed in this discussion crucially. And I want to enter the parliament to bring women to these issues as our law binds us to do. This is my little flag.
Not only men, but also many women don’t like feminism.
— I think every woman is a feminist. Just many of us do not accept this word. One reason is patriarchy saying: “Oh, these feminists are so aggressive!” But also it’s about being a fighter. To get our rights we need to upraise, which is never a pleasant thing to do. But I am a proud fighter, and I’m a proud feminist and I’m a proud bisexual. And now I’m a proud politician, although politics in Israel is considered dirty. But I’m going there and I’m going to bring dignity with me. I believe in change and I’ve done changes all my life. And not to be bragging but there is my input in the freedom and acceptance that you see in the streets of Tel Aviv.
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Purple Star Award 2019
The Purple Star Award for military-friendly schools recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military. Schools that earn the award will receive a special Purple Star recognition to display onsite.
A school will be honored with the Purple Star Award if it completes all the required activities, plus one optional activity, listed below. The Purple Star Advisory Board, formed by the Ohio departments of Education, Higher Education, Veterans Services and the Adjutant General, helps decide a school’s eligibility for the award.
On Friday, September 13, 2019, Heritage will be recognized as a Purple Star Award school. A special thank you goes to Mrs. Julie Shaw and Mr. Kevin Pulfer, who will accept the award at the Orange High School football game. Their efforts, along with the entire Heritage community, demonstrate how much we honor and appreciate those who stand for freedom.
Heritage wanted to start building awareness of military families at our school and in our neighborhoods. We started at a personal level, asking all of the children in the school to contribute a “brick” to our school “wall” for Veterans Day. Students wrote the names and shared pictures of their friends and families who have/had served in the military. This project personalized veterans by bringing names and faces to our school. Children found out about neighbors and friends that they never knew were veterans. We will continue with projects that remind all of us to remember our veterans. If you have an interest in helping or ideas to continue these good works, please contact Julie Shaw at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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My name is Jupiter, what’s yours?? I was found by a very nice man who took me to the vet when he saw I had a booboo on my leg. He got me all fixed up and I came here to find my fur-ever home. I’m only about a year old but I already have some beefy cheeks and everyone loves a tiger with beefy cheeks!! I love to take care of all the kittens here. I cuddle with them and love them and clean them!
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First Poet Laureate Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2016
CINCINNATI – A Paddock Hills resident whose writing has been published nationally has been selected as Cincinnati’s first Poet Laureate.
Pauletta Hansel was chosen from several applicants to fill the position. Ms. Hansel is a poet, memoirist, teacher and arts administrator who has lived in Cincinnati since 1979.
She is author of five poetry collections, most recently Tangle (Dos Madres Press, 2015). Pauletta’s writing has been featured in The Writer’s Almanac and American Life in Poetry, as well as in literary journals including Atlanta Review, Talisman,Appalachian Journal, Appalachian Heritage and Still: The Journal.
The Poet Laureate was selected by Mayor John Cranley, based upon the recommendations from a seven-person Advisory Committee that reviewed the applications. The appointee will serve a two-year term.
“Ms. Hansel’s writing is exquisite,” Mayor Cranley said. “Her poems evoke the type of emotional reaction and convey rich details that leave a lasting impression for the reader.”
To become the Poet Laureate, the person must have written poetry that exemplifies the characteristics or spirit of Cincinnati. Additionally, the Poet Laureate is expected to promote poetry appreciation, encourage the reading and writing of poetry throughout the city, as well as compose and read poems for special events.
Previously, Cincinnati had an official poet of the city. In January 2015, Vice Mayor Mann proposed reviving the position with a motion, signed by four City Council members, and renaming it as Cincinnati Poet Laureate.
Ms. Hansel has served as Writer in Residence at Thomas More College and is currently Writer in Residence at WordPlay Cincinnati. She leads writing workshops and retreats throughout Greater Cincinnati and elsewhere.
Ms. Hansel holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Human Services from Antioch University; a Master’s in Education from Xavier University; and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. Also, she is managing editor of Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, the literary publication of the Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative; is a core member of the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition and serves as a Board Member for Dos Madres Press.
Ms. Hansel lives with her husband, Owen Cramer, in Paddock Hills. A selection of her poems is attached to this release.
A formal Announcement Ceremony will be held 5:30-7 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., 11thfloor. The event is free and open to the public.
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Protesters react to grand jury decision not to indict an NYPD officer after death of Eric Garner
A Protester is arrested by police on Sixth Avenue following a decision by a grand jury not to indict an NYPD officer involved in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York City on December 3, 2014. Garner, a 43 year old father of six, died in July after police officers attempted to arrest him for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes in the Tompkinsville section of Staten Island. UPI/John Angelillo
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé are taking a stand…or actually, taking a seat.
“I think that we forget that Colin’s whole thing was to bring attention to social injustice,” Jay-Z said at the widely-viewed press conference announcing his partnership with the National Football League this past summer. “In that case, this is the success. This is the next thing. There’s two parts to a protest. You go outside and you protest, and then the company or the individual say, ‘I hear you. What do we do next?’”
Apparently, one of the things Jay-Z did “next” was echo Kaepernick’s actions at Super Bowl LIV, where the Kansas City Chiefs triumphed over the San Francisco 49ers (Kaepernick’s former team). He and Beyoncé decided not to stand for the national anthem.
As Demi Lovato performed a rousing rendition of the anthem, Jay and Beyoncé looked on and swayed back and forth…right in their seats. They appeared moved, but they did not move. Because, you know, black folks still ain’t here for that star-spangled shit. We didn’t forget.
Though there have been valid criticisms and concerns regarding his new partnership with the NFL (and it makes sense to be skeptical of a capitalist’s true motives), Jay assures he still completely backs Kaepernick while maintaining that something needs to be done beyond protest.
“No one is saying he hasn’t been done wrong,” Jay said in a recent New York Times interview. “He was done wrong. I would understand if it was three months ago. But it was three years ago and someone needs to say, ‘What do we do now—because people are still dying?’”
Perhaps Sunday’s gesture was a representation of his solidarity.
As Staff Writer Anne Branigin wrote:
It’s been almost three years since the first time Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem, a gesture meant to express his pain over repeated and ongoing incidents of police brutality (and one that he repeatedly confirmed as such). Though the protests ultimately cost him his NFL career, Kaepernick was applauded by many for this activism, in particular from Jay-Z, who wore a Kaepernick jersey during a fall 2017 SNL performance, and referred to the former quarterback as an “iconic figure.”
Naturally, Bey and Jay’s stance shook the Twitter table.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall during the moment when ’03 Bonnie & Clyde decided to remain seated amongst a group of white people who think it’s okay to cheer on their team with a racist chant. Senior Writer and Wypipolgist Michael Harriot posited, “You know Beyonce said: You Bet Not Stand up!”
As Harriot is our resident expert researcher, I totally believe he was ear-hustling next to the powerful couple. You know, for research purposes.


text: Dr. Leighton is responsible for overall direction and administration of the CCWHC in consultation with staff and colleagues in all regions. His major focus of attention is wildlife disease surveillance and national and international disease management policy. He is a member of the permanent Working Group on Wildlife Diseases of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and is the Theme Leader for Chronic Wasting Disease for PrioNet Canada. He maintains a small research program on epidemic disease in Double-crested Cormorants and teaches aspects of wild animal health and disease to undergraduate and graduate students. His consuming interests are wildlife conservation and its place in sustaining ecological stability and human well-being within the limits of the biosphere. He has degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (DVM), Cornell University (AB, PhD) and Memorial University (Dip Ed.), and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 1984.

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Questionnaire on disaster risk prevention ability and social vulnerability in Hengduan Mountain Area (2020)
The data were named by the method of "the first letter of village name + questionnaire serial number". For example: xmc01: the first questionnaire of xiamachang village; Dsb12: the 12th questionnaire of Dashiban village; Qn35: the 35th questionnaire of Qina village.
Zhou, Q., Zhang, Q., Liu, F., Sun, P., Chen, Q., Zhao, F., Zhi, Z. (2021). Questionnaire on disaster risk prevention ability and social vulnerability in Hengduan Mountain Area (2020). National Tibetan Plateau Data Center, DOI: 10.11888/Disas.tpdc.271577. CSTR: 18406.11.Disas.tpdc.271577. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )
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By Daniel Silliman
College Park police have begun using an old tool in a new way: The city's Internet-based notification system is now being used to alert citizens to be on the lookout for criminal suspects.
"We're expanding the CodeRed Notification System," said Police Chief Gary Yandura. "We're starting to use it for police services and not just notifications."
The CodeRed system -- an Internet-based version of the Reverse 911 phone system -- has been in place for two years. The city of College Park has used it to alert citizens to hazardous material spills and water main breaks. Police thought, though, that the system could also be used to put out alerts about suspected criminals.
Last month, the department put together a list of hotel phone numbers, managers' cell phones and desk numbers, and put them into the CodeRed system.
"A lot of times, if you have a robbery at one hotel, you get another robbery at another hotel," Yandura said. "Strategically, we saw the need to establish a call list for College Park hotels, their general managers and security."
On Nov. 21, there was an armed robbery attempt at the Days Inn on Phoenix Boulevard, and police used the CodeRed system to call all the phone numbers, "providing them with a description of the suspect in less than a minute," Yandura said.
Police officials logged into the system, online, and selected the appropriate call list. They then called in a number, and received an access code and recorded the alert message. Going back to the web site, they punched in the access code number, and the calls were made. The system is able to call 60,000 numbers in an hour, and reached all of the hotel phones in less than a minute, Yandura said.
Terry Zwirn, general manager of the Comfort Inn and Suites Airport North, praised the city for its use of the CodeRed.
"This system works great," Zwirn said. "It not only called my cell phone, but called the hotel switchboard and the clerks had the information before I had it."
City Spokesman Gerald Walker said the idea is to increase communication and public awareness.
"It's like the government putting out a different color code for terrorist alerts," Walker said. "It gives everybody an alert to kind of keep their eyes and ears open. It's just good communication ... The system is direct, instantaneous, and about to reach a mass amount of citizens in a short amount of time."
The system has been used by some Florida police departments, Yandura said, with some success. Calls can be made, through CodeRed, to the whole city, a call list, or an area designated on an online map.
The city is looking to make another call list for all businesses, sometime soon.


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Dress down day: Rita Ora goes for comfort in a crop top and pajama trousers for another hard day at work in the studio
She’s been hard at work on album number two and it looks like Rita was keen for a dress down day as she went casual for a recent New York studio session.
The star has been showing off her fashion credentials in recent weeks but late on Monday night it was all about comfort as Rita shared some photos from inside the recording studio.
The star posted a number of photos to her Instagram account, which see the star dressed in a sporty style.
Causal: Rita Ora went for a dressed down look as she hit the recording studio in New York for another day working on album number two
In the pics, Rita can be seen posing in her new favourite wardrobe piece, a pair of wide legged pinstriped trousers which she was also spotted in on a night out last week.
Last week the star wore the trousers with a matching top for a smart look that befitted her dinner at Notting Hill private members club Electric House.
Posing break: Rita shared some shots with her twitter followers of her evening in the studio
For her more low key studio session though the Hot Right Now singer paired the trousers with a tiny black crop top which showed off her toned stomach.
Rita finished her look with a pair of Superga yellow sneakers, with the chart topper recently being announced as the face of the brand’s spring summer campaign.
With her hair tied back into a messy up do, Rita hinted at yet another long day holed up in the studio as she captioned one of the photos “what a day…”
Sporty: Rita was keen to show off her yellow Superga trainers, the star is the new face of the brand for Spring/Summer 2013
Rita, who is currently dating Calvin Harris, revealed last month that she’s hoping to surprise fans with her second album, the follow up to her 2012 debut ORA.
‘I am definitely trying to make a wave and cause a bit of a stir,’ she told Capital FM. ‘I've really built confidence these past three years.’
‘I can't wait to be more honest on this record with my love life, things that I love and the people that I want to work with.'
Favourites: Rita wore the same pair of wide legged trousers on a night out in London last week
From smart to causal: Rita paired her trousers with a matching top for her dinner out in Notting Hill
As well as working on her new music, Rita has been busy with other popstar duties in New York. On Tuesday she tweeted about her jam packed day:
‘Good morning. Hitting the gym then we do a HUGE photoshoot in the middle of Times Square! Come and say hi! 12pm! It’s going down!!’
Just as Rita was touching down across the Atlantic though, her beau Calvin was arriving home on UK shores after a DJing stint at Ibiza’s hot spots,
The Scottish DJ tweeted on Monday ‘Finally back home!!!’
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The 10m SANS is constructed in much the same manner as the two 30 meter SANS instruments available at the NCNR, with the primary difference being the overall maximum length (10 meters vs. 30 meters). The primary difference in the instrument is the model of operation. The 10m SANS is operated by the NIST nSoft consortium (www.nist.gov/nsoft) which partners NIST scientists with staff from member companies. It is the intention of the NCNR that activities on the 10m SANS are performed for the benefit of the consortium. This includes experiments performed with member companies as well as measurement development activities that provide new or enhanced capabilities for members. Users who wish to access the 10m SANS are encouraged to consider the criteria above and contact one of the instrument scientists.
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UPA plans to double number of minority concentrated districts
New Delhi: In an apparent move to woo the minorities ahead of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2012, Congress-led UPA is planning to double the number of minority concentrated districts (MCDs) in the state for all round development of the section.
Union Minister Salman Khurshid, who was elevated to Cabinet rank in yesterday`s reshuffle of Union Council of Ministers, said that any increase in expenditure for the development of minorites living in MCDs was possible only if the number of such districts increased.
"We are trying to bring down the cut-off percentage of Muslim population in a district from 25 per cent to 15 per cent to give it status of an MCD. We will place our proposals in this regard before the Planning Commission.
"We are hopeful that we would be able to double the number of such districts in Uttar Pradesh. We have already declared 21 districts of the state as MCDs and will be able to add 21 more if the cut-off population percentage was lowered," Khurshid, who holds the additional charge of Minority Affairs, told reporters here.
Khurshid said that the total number of MCDs in the country will go up to 150 from the existing 90 if the cut-off mark is reduced.
West Bengal which goes to the polls this year has around 25 per cent Muslim population. Sources say that a large number of districts from West Bengal where elections are slated this year, will also be benefitted with this reduction in cut-off mark. Currently 12 districts of West Bengal are MCDs.
Khurshid was speaking to the media after taking charge of his new ministry of Water Resources, which he described as a "challenging one", saying "its profile needs to be expanded".
The minister had been twice the PCC chief of Uttar Pradesh, where Congress is out in the cold for close to last 30 years but is sensing an opportunity for revival after its spectacular performance in the last Lok Sabha elections.
The party which could not cross the double digit mark in 2004 Lok Sabha elections increased its tally to 22 seats in the 2009 general elections and minorities played a key role in Congress revival in the state, where it had become insignificant post the Mandal-Mandir politics.
Muslims constitute around 19 per cent of the population in this most populated state of the country.
To a question about the message sent to minorites by the reshuffle which saw minority affairs ministry now being looked after by a Cabinet rank minister as well as appointment of a separate Minister of State (MoS) as addition, Khurshid said, "The presence of an MoS as well for minority affairs sends a very powerful message. It shows how seriously we are taking up minority welfare in the country."
The list of 90 MCDs in the country was prepared on the basis of 2001 census on the basis of population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenties indicators.
These districts are backward with unacceptable low levels of either socio-economic or basic amenities indicators.
25 per cent population of any or all minorities together is needed to give any such district MCD status for which special funds are earmarked by government.
To a question on whether he feels that the much talked about Equal Opportunity Commission should look after interest of all disadvantaged sections instead of only minorities, Khurshid said, "I feel that is what we should do."
He, at the same time hastened to add that the GoM looking into the issue had made a different recommendation.
"The matter is now with the Prime Minister. We have to wait for his guidance," he said refusing to make any further comment on the matter.
Setting up of an EOC, a recommendation of the Sachar Committee, which went into the socio-economic status of Muslims and other minorities, was a promise made by the ruling Congress in its election manifesto.
In its orginal scheme of things, EOC was to be an omnibus body to look after the grievances of all disadvantaged groups in both private and public sector through prescribing diversity indices to institutions to ensure that all sections of the society get equal opportunity in their respective fields of employment and education.
However, even as Minority Affairs Ministry stuck to its stand that the mandate of EOC should not be limited, the GoM headed by Defence Minister A K Antony decided that it should be an exclusive minority affairs issue as various ministries felt EOC“s proposed structure impinges on their mandate.
Listing out his priority for augmenting the Minority Affairs Ministry, Khurshid said he has made proposals for augmenting the staff strength of the ministry and is hopeful that these would be approved.
He said that the appointment of Vincent Pala as MoS will help him launch a "double barrel attack" on the obstructions faced by his ministry.
Asked about Planning Commission`s decision rejecting all the four new schemes mooted by his ministry for the current finacial year, Khurshid said he was discussing the issue with the Commission.