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New Dr. Charles Pagan Drawing....!
FROM PHILADELPHIA!!!!!
I decided to draw a new Charles Pagan picture and I was able to belt it out and get him done today! Without Charles Pagan none of the Earth-Mang would exist, because there would have been no means for them to come into existence if he was not sent here by the Tanis Dragon Dynasty of Tanis Island! The advancements in human science and technology as well as human-modification so that human beings are now capable of superhuman feats!?
All come from him and the fact that he came to earth and brought technologies that would have never been created or known of by humankind.
He's also brought massive changes and challenges that have shaped and altered the course of human history on a global scale! His lack of regard for such things has bordered on supreme arrogance to intentional disruptions centered around the fact that he was initially continuously disrespected by Whites because of the fact that he looks, Black!
An issue that would ultimately cause him to begin actively funding and secretly leading various Black groups of people and nations in covert and overt wars against the Europowers of the time! Further making him a target and a VERY UNWANTED OBSTACLE to their various empires and expansions!
The disappearance of Dr. Pagan has had devastating consequences even on those who wanted and needed him gone, because now!? His PAGAN-Mangs are completely unpredictable and striking deals and exchanging technology and innovations with anyone on the planet who can meet their price, or...!?
Their Needs.....
Supreme Kennel Queen of CAM87 Kennel, Breeona Maxwell....
GOOD EVENING...!
From PHILADELPHIA....!
Breeona Maxwell...?
Is one of the handful of survivors from the SEIAT-GBE.
Like all of Her Sisters she has been a victim of the Hyper-Link Experiment and the affects of it that reduced her to little more than ineffective mush! By the time the SEIAT-Wars had been lost! She was returned to Imperial American shores comatose after fighting to what seemed like her end in the Final Battle of Da Nang.
She was a powerful middling GBE, which makes her current position a tribute to the fact that all of the upper echelon and renown GBE were pelted and destroyed one way or another by the end of the SEIAT and never made it back to the Empire. It is because of these facts that Breeona is absolutely merciless when she enters combat with Byron and as pleasant as a peach during their peacetime's.
Initially when she was brought to Crusader Base of Camden she participated in the SEIAT-Survivors multitude of contests of all kinds that would eventually cause the twins Tanten to become the leaders of the SEIAT-Survivors. Breeona on the other hand wasn't even close and of course the fact that her and Her Sisters had no Assignment to Hyper-Link to, that meant that they weren't at their full strength. Add to that the mind-fucked state that they were in after being continuously experimented on and then put in and out of cryostorage!
Constantly kept in the dark about what was going on and why!?
Constantly subjected to mind-probes and win-server data-dumps and countless physicals that left her on the verge of complete collapse! Only to be immediately shipped back to cryostorage and then subjected to IV's to keep her from dying while being put into deep freeze....
To be where she is now!?
Is something that only the Goddess could have provided to her, after the torturous ordeals she'd been put through by God.
A well-mannered, soft-spoken ARC-Mang most of the time. Breeona is polite. Courteous. Respectful of others. Understands practically every worldly custom and culture revolving around proper etiquette and protocol in business, personal and private settings!
However her demeanor and tone change as situations and circumstances warrant it. So with slight tension, she will attempt to diffuse said tension if it is not something that will jeopardize Byron's well-being and safety. She has an exemplary Hyper-Link with Byron, which allows the two of them to communicate through some of the strongest jamming systems and tele-empathic/psionic Anti-Link attempts made by both Mangs, Man and Machines!
Once she has determined that being gracious and graceful is either pointless or detrimental, she then transitions to using language and methods that are suited to the situation and circumstances, which means that if Byron is trying to hold a conversation or negotiations with someone who is rude and abrupt!? Then Breeona will ultimately begin to respond without warning in a rude and abrupt manner that makes it clear to the offender that she will not only interrupt Her Master-Husband's conversation with this person. But she will also end said conversation by ending the offender.
Initially after what Byron has dubbed the Brawl For It All, when all of the SEIAT-Survivors where dumped on Crusader Base and fought each other to determine leadership, seniority and rankings! Breeona was 2nd-in-Command to Bree. And the two of them served along with the rest of the SEIAT-GBE as guard-bitch escorts to Tanten.
Who then led a rebellion against Black Fox Diana Paige and intended to take control of Crusader Base and then launch a massive attack against PAGAN-CORP Philadelphia across the river from the base in an attempt to take the chaotic monstrosity for herself! So that they could become the new leaders of the former PAGAN-CORP Global HQ and begin trying to reclaim the surrounding disorganized and ragged out PAGCO-satellites that sat around them!
However Black Fox Diana was able to ultimately outsmart the SEIAT-Survivors into a series of 1-on-1 duels where Tanten was sure that at some point or another, one of Her SEIAT-Survivors would defeat Black Fox Diana and then once she was tossed into stasis. She could be data-dumped and mind-fucked to give up all of the information she ever had, including her days as a top-level CIA Director! Which Tanten intended to use to bribe some of the weaker PAGCO-Philadelphia Mang-bitches who guarded the river against them and Horus's Camden City forces.
Breeona and the rest of the GBE were defeated individually by Black Fox Diana and then tossed into stasis themselves! Where Tanten would ultimately lose as well and be imprisoned in the Failed 1st Rebellion of Crusader Base.
Breeona was then approached mentally by Black Fox Diana who pitched to Her and the entirety of the SEIAT-Survivors the chance to escape either eternal imprisonment in the bowels of the base or to willingly become the personal unit of a greenhorn that she knew would be more than capable of commanding and handling them. Like the rest of the SEIAT-Survivors Breeona demanded to see who this greenhorn was as well as his track record as an IACF-member.
This was none other than Byron Maxwell.
And after seeing and hearing about his track record from Diana they all agreed, however Diana made it clear that they'd remain in stasis until the day that Maxwell reported to the base for duty.
Upon his arrival and official posting to Crusader Base, Breeona was released along with the rest of the SEIAT-Survivors and was then subjected to another contest between herself and the other GBE where she was again defeated by Bree and was once again made 2nd of the GBE, however!?
It was at THIS POINT that Breeona got her current name of Breeona and Bree received her name of Bree and so on and so forth! What stood out the most to Breeona was the fact that Byron had their files and knew their backgrounds and had intimate knowledge of who all of the GBE were! He then revealed to them the fact that he himself had been subjected to Imperial American bullshit policies and practices simply because of the fact that his particular region was at one time a haven for PAGAN-CORP.
In the end it was Byron's willingness to immediately trust Breeona and the rest of his new CAM87 Kennel right off the bat! No tricks, no deceptions no withholding shit! He also showed them that he was far more powerful and far more organized and connected than they knew or understood! Which further turned on Breeona and Her Sisters and began the process of utilizing Their Hyper-Links in a manner that the R&D of IACF was so concerned about, HOWEVER!?
30+ years of slop shit and crap!
Wasn't gonna be undone just because one lone Indoctrinated-Maroon Linked with Her and Byron made it clear that it was going to be a long and arduous journey to get them all back to some sort of stability both psychologically and physiologically!
Byron then began implementing HIS OWN regiments that he'd used to test Earth-Mangs, by using the Psyche-Spirits of the Earth-Mangs that he'd been Linked to earlier in life and had since absorbed since their individual defeats and supposed destruction's!
Breeona was shocked to learn that Byron had actually been able to absorb the psyches of former Linked-members to him or him with them! And they were not psychic manifestations or even worse very well crafted Dicked-Ghost that he'd simply found some sort of way to pass off with a real Earth-Mang aura and psyche!
Byron had decided to name them Byrellians, which was nothing more than Byron and Maxwell merged together by taking "Byr" from his first name and "ell" from his last name. To name himself the same way one gives a name to a planet, since they dwell inside of him. So Byrell, is the name he gave to himself which is where his psychic-spirits reside. And by default that makes them Byrellians.
Indeed it was Lady Chessica of Chester City that was the very first PAGCO-Chester Mang that he'd been using to test the various Earth-Mang's he'd come across as he continued to grow up being a potential puppet and pawn to the whims of the various factions of PAGCO-Chester Mangs who wanted to rise to power or at least serve underneath a master who could replace their Link-Deficiency Disease created by the sudden departure of their Old Master, Dr. Charles Pagan.
When Byron pit Bree against Lady Chessica, she lost!
But when Byron pit Breeona against Lady Chessica, she also lost!
But not nearly as badly as Bree did. And she pulled out a number of moves that she'd evolved on the spot to try to counteract Lady Chessica, where of course, Lady Chessica pointed out the fact that Bree showed no hyper-evolutionary-abilities, while Breeona was able to manifest powers that Lady Chessica had not detected within her at the time and barely picked up on when Breeona sprung them on her!
Byron decided to test the rest of the upper echelon of his new CAM87 Kennel, before finally allowing Breeona and Bree to contest it out again. Byron had made sure NOT TO REVEAL Breeona's hyper-evolutionary abilities, because he needed to see if he could push Bree to use either her own evolutionary-abilities or show him some savvy and skill that would allow her to overcome and outwit, outsmart! Breeona, in order to defeat her!
In the end, Bree had no such abilities and had no such savvy or skill!
But Breeona!?
Demonstrated exactly what Byron had been looking for from Bree! Which landed Breeona the top spot as Supreme Kennel Queen of His CAM87!
Former Supreme Kennel Queen of CAM87
Bree Maxwell
 Indeed it was Lady Chessica of Chester City that was the very first PAGCO-Chester Mang that he'd been using to test the various Earth-Mang's he'd come across as he continued to grow up being a potential puppet and pawn to the whims of the various factions of PAGCO-Chester Mangs who wanted to rise to power or at least serve underneath a master who could replace their Link-Deficiency Disease created by the sudden departure of their Old Master, Dr. Charles Pagan.
Posting Day....
From Philadelphia....!
Throughout the day I will be doing postings for more finished drawings and backgrounds for those characters. I have also finished the insignia's for all of Byron Maxwell's assets and organizations and they will be posted throughout the day as well....
The SEIAT Hyper-Link Experiment....
As you may or may not know, Byron Maxwell's actual IACF-designation is CAM87. He decided to take this designation, code name, because of course he is based out of Crusader Base of Camden City, thus CAM, which is the designation for Crusader Base. He took the number 87 because he is the 87th attempted recruit to Crusader Base by Black Fox Diana Paige, the Supreme Commander of Crusader Base.
Supreme Commander of Crusader Base of Camden City
Black Fox Diana Paige
Crusader Base within itself is what is called a Dead End Assignment. DEA's are meant to be suicide missions and assignments with low to no chance of those who either choose or are forced into them, to survive. Some are intentionally designed deathtraps where military-politics, milpol-matters, have caused members within the IACF to deliberately force milpol-enemies, undesirables, non-essentials, and/or people and ARC-Mang that they just don't fuckin like, to be shipped off to their deaths. Where they will sit at this particular DEA until they either fail to maintain whatever duty or obligation is required, thus allowing the IACF-member/s to then call them back for military punishment! Or!?
The actual reason why it is a DEA, which is the enemy force or assignment which will force said IACF-members to have to go into a situation with almost 0%-chance of returning alive! DEA's are not the same as assignments where IACF will be outgunned or face severe odds, but THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE IACF, who is simply faced with placing said IACF-members and forces, up against a tough assignment to tangle with. This used to apply to the Philadelphia-area when PAGCO-Philly was under the reigns of Charles Pagan himself.
IACF lost Philadelphia and its surrounding regions, including Chester City and Camden City, because Charles Pagan and his monstrous PAGAN-CORP either directly or indirectly controlled and dictated everything around its global HQ of Philadelphia! From the citizenry to the politicians to the local law enforcement and military! Philadelphia and anything immediately neighboring it was PAGAN-CORP COUNTRY! And of course this was long before the rise of Horus in Camden City.
So during this time, as the American Government tried to DEAL WITH Charles Pagan....
One of the hardest things for them to deal with was the fact that Pagan LOOKED LIKE a Blackman, but clearly was not and would intentionally use the prejudice and bias directed at him pathetically, to intentionally interfere and fuck-around with Non-Blacks, particularly Whites. What infuriated Whites worse than this was when other Whites would WILLINGLY follow Pagan and join his various PAGAN-CORP programs and jobs and initiatives. Where he had no qualms with intentionally revealing that he was fucking around with the so-called White World Powers because they believed that their "tanks" and "guns with bullets" and other primitive weapons meant anything to the unimaginably larger omniverse that this version of earth is a part of.
It is these facts that would lead to the commission of the ARC-Mangs who would become known as the SEIAT, even though the region that these EXP-ARCs would rule over was called the SEIAT. Within these SEIAT-ARCs were the GBE and the SEIAT-GBE were the Secret Service of ARC-Mangs who had been bioengineered with what is now referred to as Hyper-Link Capabilities.
All Mangs, and as Dr. Pagan himself pointed out, all people from Underworld-Realm, no matter what part, have the ability to form a Link. Many throughout the omniverse have that ability, except for the primitive planet that he'd been assigned to, that used to contain the same kinds of abilities and technologies and now knew nothing of any of it. And had no recollection of what truly existed prior to their pathetic existences coming into being.
But with the constant scramble by the mostly White Powers of the time, to find an answer to PAGAN-CORP and Charles Pagan himself. They finally began to unearth the ancient technologies that their predecessors had created and left behind from their times and their wars not only with each other. But especially!?
With Tanis Island of Underworld-Realm.
IACF experts and the various global leaders understood that Pagan may very well have been prodding them into seeking out these lost technologies, for whatever bullshit purposes he had in mind, with one of them being actual boredom with fighting against them. Something he'd admitted to in numerous interviews across various decades as they all saw he did not age not one single year physically. From the very first time he'd had his "portrait done" when he first arrived in America and was "claimed" as a supposed runaway slave, something that....?
Didn't end well.
For a lot of people.
So IACF-R&D was obsessed with trying to find out how many applications could the newly developed Link-gene that they'd finally properly isolated to toy with within their own ARC-Mangs, again!? They were stealing from PAGAN-CORP's already existing bioengineered PAGAN-Mangs. Yet another source of constant stress, where the fear that all they were really doing was creating a sleeper cell within all of earth's governments that whenever Pagan decided he'd tired of playing with them.
Then with either a thought?
A signal of some sort?
A machine?
A word?
A something!?
The ARC-Mangs would turn on their human-masters and that, would be the end of all of them. But thanks to dedicated operatives and their families, who infiltrated PAGAN-CORP, knowing that once they gave away the information they'd found back to their respective nation. They'd be slaughtered by PAGAN-Mang. Which ended up being the key to start settling down the various human R&D branches racing to create a countermeasure THAT THEY COULD CONTROL! And they got confirmation that Charles Pagan was indeed an operative of the Tanis Dragon Dynasty and they had NO INTENTIONS of giving him ENOUGH POWER.
ENOUGH TECHNOLOGY.
ENOUGH RESOURCES.
To either conquer his assigned region.
Or?
To build up his own power and potentially start conquering neighboring otherdimensions or even worse, return home and attempt to overthrow and conquer there.
So once this was confirmed by American. British. And rising Nazi-Germany spies. Then the race was on to begin creating ARC-Mangs. And from out of this would ultimately emerge under the American banner, the EXP-ARCs that would wade into southeast Asia after WWII and begin attacking any PAGAN-CORP facilities there and the various armies of Burma. Thailand. Laos! The SEIAT under Zero-Empress Tiamat would be welcomed into the Philippians, much to their chagrin later on once she was given full-autonomy to impose whatever laws she wished. And the country was to become a colony of the American Empire. The successful victor and biggest profiteer from the horrors of World War II.
And within Tiamat's SEIAT-ranks were the GBE. Who were designed STRICTLY to test the limits of Link-abilities by bioengineering into them a Hyper-Link that could increase their abilities on all fronts but for only as long as they remained Linked to their ASSIGNED HUMAN SEIAT-VIP. Something that Imperial American and Imperial American Counterstrike Forces were determined to make sure to NOT ALLOW for any SUSTAINED amounts of time between SEIAT-GBE and SEIAT-VIP, so that the VIP-member would not be tempted into using his extremely obvious GBE as a weapon and instrument for them to gain too much personal power for themselves.
This entire scheme was intentionally done for future milpol-matters that most SEIAT-ARCs and especially the Imperial American officials and leaders from the governmental and administrative branches. They of course never knew nor understood that like the SEIAT-ARCs, they were expendable. They were disposable. And the entirety of the SEIAT was a massive testing grounds meant to further Imperial American objectives FROM A MILITARY STANDPOINT so that they could finally cultivate a means TO DRIVE PAGAN-CORP AND CHARLES PAGAN OUT OF THEIR EMPIRE and onto any.
Fuckin.
Body.
Else!
From the Hyper-Link experiments of the GBE only a handful of them survived to ultimately end up at Crusader Base 50-years later! Burned out from all of the constant instability intentionally shoved on them according to SEIAT-mandates for their particular department. Which Tiamat even followed and agreed to. Showing the fact that for all of her supposed insight and autonomy, she either didn't understand what was actually being done to the GBE-ARCs or she simply didn't care. Either way, Breeona Maxwell and Bree Maxwell along with the rest of Byron's Kennel CAM87. The Last of the SEIAT-GBE. They are all that remain of that temperamental and perfectly polite group of absolute psychobitches. Who were intentionally designed to fail, because IACF-R&D knew that if their work on them was a complete success, this group of ARC-Mangs along with Their SEIAT-VIP Assignments, would become an IMMEDIATE THREAT to the Empire and beyond.
But the very same R&D department of IACF knew that having bioengineered these beautiful bitches with such a powerful Link-ability and then imposing policy guidelines that forced them to constantly have to disconnect from each Assignment they took on? They were certain that each time they had to disconnect from having such a deep and intimate connection with whomever they were to guard, to move on to a completely different Assignment, with a completely different mind and spirit and scent and thoughts and feelings...?
Where the intention was meant to begin to, over time, turn the very same Hyper-Link into a means of constantly bombarding the GBE members with having to deal with the loss of connection with previous Assignments, especially those who TRULY CONNECTED WITH THEM AND LONGED TO KEEP THEM AT THEIR SIDE!
The strain?
The inability to vent and shunt the collective auras and psyches of previous Assignments.
While continuing forward to connect and invest and understand and absorb from new Assignments! How long before their minds, their spirits, their biotech-systems? Began to break down from the constant accumulation of what would ultimately become useless connections, useless information. And never mind the shock to their systems when and if those previous Assignments died while under the protection of either other GBE or worse, other ARC-Mangs of SEIAT. Or better still...? Humans, assigned to guard the men that they'd become so intimately aware of and connected to.
Breeona.
And Bree.
Ultimately emerged as the top two members of the remaining SEIAT-GBE that survived to reach Crusader Base. They emerged as the most stable of those who Byron had to then figure out how to get them untangled from the mess of their own minds and bitter disappointments of figuring out well after they were dragged back to Imperial American soil in disgrace. That they'd been set up from the day they were designed to keep them from potentially helping the humans they were assigned to guard and escort, from potentially understanding that if they stayed connected with Breeona and Bree and the others?!
IACF had actually designed THIS GROUP of SEIAT-ARCs with the INHERENT ABILITY TO ACTIVELY REBEL AGAINST THEM. Something that Byron and Black Fox Diana understood all too easily. A devastating FACT that had eluded Breeona and the entirety of the GBE for the entire time that they mindlessly obeyed the IACF-policies that TIAMAT HERSELF enforced....
Supreme Kennel Queen of CAM87 Kennel
Breeona Maxwell
Supreme High Priestess of CAM87 Kennel
New Byron Maxwell Drawing & More Background....
Good Evening...
From Philadelphia....
It's been too long. And I'm sure you are wondering where the hell I have been at and rightfully so. I have been working overtime to earn the money to be able to get this site to where it needs to be. And while doing so I have been working on material for Williams Works. I have finished over 200 pages of new eStories. And I am now going to post the finished pictures that I have been working on since last I posted an update here, starting with Byron Maxwell himself...!
Here is the original picture of Byron Maxwell that I did;
As you well know, Byron Maxwell is the main character for the Pagan Wars-Series and is actually barely 23 years old. So the drawing above was done to fit his high school days with GLA (Glen Loch Academy) and his college days at AI (Ashmun Institute). The above exoarmor is what he came to Crusader Base with and initially used as he began to learn about his newest acquisitions of Crusader Base and get debrief by Black Fox Diana Paige, regarding the real deal with the depths of the water he'd just willingly thrown himself into! Thanks to Diana's daughter, Marcella, successfully convincing him to accept assignment to Crusader Base after he'd successfully restored order to AI and could have gone anyplace he wanted to go with the record he'd continued to build on with his successes at both AI and GLA, never mind commendations and recommendations from both schools Headmistresses!
Something he has since learned was pretty stupid and is one of the reasons why his story starts off with his arrogant young ass being in hot water! Because he's supposed to be pretending to be Indoctrinated and not constantly trying to flaunt the fact that he's clearly not, for all the accolades and esteemed status he keeps getting from IACF-bitches who are meant to be enslaving and brainwashing his ass!
Because of his successes in both GLA and AI, Byron has a number of ARC-Mangs that were already at his disposal before he ever set foot on Crusader Base. This made his job easy when he arrived there and was made an RDL, Rapid Deployment Leader. While an RDL is a ranking officer within the IACF, it is among the LOWEST ranking officer-class unless and until they hit the field, which then changes the RDL into a read-n-react, situational, officer, meaning!?
RDL's can ignore orders from superiors and bases if they have a justifiable means to do so, which is why most do not select or accept RDL-rankings. Because then the officer has pretty much low-status while within the confines of where they are based at, but!? Once they step OFF BASE they can have as much freedom to act or react as they can LATER PROVE AND/OR JUSTIFY for their actions in the field. Which means you don't become an RDL so you can go to the battlefield and then get given orders from base or your assigned unit and then you simply do as you're told, no.
RDL's are actually B+-grade & UP IACF and ARC-Mangs who know how to read the battlefield and/or situation and then ACT ACCORDINGLY, with the understanding that IF THEY ARE WRONG THEY WILL BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE if their decisions don't have but so bad of an effect/affect on whatever orders they were given to follow or the CO who gave the orders. Where serious trouble turns into DEEP SHIT right on down to DISCHARGED OR WORSE!
If the RDL's decisions led to disaster for the unit, base, they're attached/assigned to, or worse? The CO who gave the order doesn't like what the RDL did or did not do, military politics can also lead to the downfall of an RDL as well.
So for Byron to decide to become an RDL was something that wasn't overlooked lightly, especially for an Indoctrinated-IACF. He was however prepared for the speculation and scrutiny, because of the fact that he knew and knows that the GLA-staff in particular were hardwired to carry out their bioengineered programming of either successfully indoctrinating those sent to GLA, or? Killing them and then slowly but surely eradicating their surviving family-members as situations and circumstances allowed.
So he used the fact that the GLA-staff had never been turned or corrupted, nor had they ever shown any form of sympathy, mercy, pity or compassion, for students that they deemed they could not convert and indoctrinate. Armed with 50+ years of facts! Like those? He decided to gamble by the time Black Fox Marcella Paige had given him the full details regarding Crusader Base and what her and her mother were neck deep in! His successes once he got Crusader Base's personnel in order and became its defacto leader, led to him being able to evolve his own Mang-exoarmor and reshape it into this;
He also decided to reveal the fact that he was also playing his own Game of Power and Politics, as Black Fox Diana welcomed him in to Crusader Base with open arms and revealed that she'd been doing her damnedest to manipulate and influence His Life from the cradle straight to Her entrapped ass, couped up and contained within Crusader Base with the walls closing in and way too many bitches who'd been forced on her on purpose! Where they could care less about not falling into the IACF-Central Command's plan to dead end them all and make sure that one way or another!?
Each and every last one of their ARC-Mang asses was going to be upturned and pelted! Hopefully, after they'd taken a giant chunk out of both Camden City and its unwanted rulership under Horus! As well as PAGAN-CORP Philadelphia sitting across the Delaware River from them.
Because of Black Fox Diana's own shitty reputation, she not only couldn't do anything about the SEIAT-Survivors who'd been forced on her, AND!? Had already rebelled long before Byron had gotten there, too! Diana had to TRICK THEM into single-combat contests where their last bit of arrogance from their SEIAT days was still a sore spot and an exploitable weakness! And exploit it she did, however!? Diana knew that she still needed them to be a part of Crusader Base if they were all going to survive being trapped between Horus and His Camden City, and PAGCO-Philadelphia...!
The successful recruitment of Byron to Her Base meant that she had the piece she needed to be able to convince the already entombed SEIAT-Survivors to cooperate, by giving them the chance to serve Byron directly. And thus, the Mutt-Bitches were born. And Byron spent his first few weeks becoming accustomed and acclimated with them. All-n-all, Byron has amassed a very powerful and very deep amount of power, where his task now is to decide just what in the fuck is he going to do with all of this power. And it is a decision that he's going to have to make quickly, before the IACF figures out that he's actually no different than Horus and his city filled with Indoctrinated-Maroons....
Finished a Drawing Today!
Gonna try to ink and get this drawing up tonight! GONNA. TRY! -_- Don't look at me like that.
Pawns and Players (PCN-0)
Good Evening....
PCN-0 is the very first eStory for Byron Maxwell's PAGAN-Crusader Network. They are the survivors of Byron & Katrina's college adventures when they were at Ashmun Institute, which is a graduate Imperial American Counterstrike Forces (IACF) school. Ashmun Institute, AI for short, was the very first graduate level IACF military-institute of the American Empire, however?
The IACF-Commission that laid out the framework for Imperial American Counterstrike Facilities and such had actually been infiltrated by humans who served PAGAN-CORP! And this allowed for PAGAN-CORP to know in advance where all of the future facilities would be at except for Alpha Foundry Base, which was the facility used prior to the commissions founding, to create IACF ARC-Mangs and the various other types of ARC-Mangs like the Cerberus and Tiamat.
Byron along with Katrina, successfully infiltrated and wiped out the PAGAN-CORP network that had been secretly controlling Ashmun Institute since its start! And in the process Byron was able to corrupt and gain control over the survivors of that network. He then used them to infiltrate PAGAN-CORP Philadelphia which is directly across the Delaware River from the base he ultimately ended up at, Crusader Base of Camden City.
I'm already on page-50 and the readers will be introduced first and foremost to the leaders of PCN, which is the Avondale Family of Avondale located in Lincoln Valley, Pennsylvania. Lady Avondale Felicia was a middling member of her former PAGAN-CORP network of Lincoln Valley. But thanks to Byron's support and favoritism her and her wife, Madam Avondale Amanda. The Avondale's have risen to become the strongest of PCN and its leadership, much to the chagrin of the surviving upper echelon members of the old Lincoln Valley PAGCO Network.
The title for PCN-0 is Pawns and Players and directly ties into the Black Fox Diana Free-story where it will highlight the details of what is only briefly revealed in the Black Fox Diana Free-story. Needless to say that Pawns and Players will show the readers what Felicia went through in order to bring Black Fox Diana the information she gives her in the free-story. And the reader will get a chance to actually meet various members of Avondale-Family of Byron Maxwell, where of course the Avondale's along with the rest of PCN have to keep it hidden that they are actually working for and are servants of Byron Maxwell who happens to be stationed directly across the river from them and is of course a member of IACF.
What I've had fun with his highlighting not just the Avondale's but of course their opposition, the Arrington-Family of Triad Tower-3. The Arrington's have been relegated to TT3 because of their own attempted coup and its failure and then their need to save their necks before their heads could get lopped off!
Lady Dansley Arrington and her wives Helaina and Yurika end up being far more dangerous and far more dug in than even Felicia's cunning mind could imagine and within all of this is a battle between the Avondale's and Arrington which will determine both PAGCO-Mang Family's futures, but also the fate of the Triad Tower that both bitches need if they want to maintain any kind of power within Philly-PAGCO's chaotic and unstable power structure!


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Task 2: Parallele De L'Architecture Antique Et De La Moderne von Roland Fréart [1606-1676]
Der textliche Aufbau des Buches ergibt sich wie folgt:
Title page with picture of the French statesman à la tres heureuse memoire de François Sublet de Noyers and name of the author
2nd title page
Listing of other names, qui ont écrit des cinq Ordres (…describing the 5 orders), comparez entre eux (distinction between). Les trois Grecs, le Dorique, l'Ionique & le Corinthien font la premiere partie de ce Traitté: (make the first part of this characteristic:) et les deux Latins, le Toscan &le Composite, en font la derniere (which close it.). In this case, however, the authors are to be understood more as references, a kind of bibliography. They are cited by the word Sçauoir which can be translated as knowledge (from the Latin word sapere (knowledge) from which the word savoir, French for knowledge, comes or from the Latin word scientia for science) and by the publisher d'Edme Martin in Paris as the place of printing.
Another page with dedications and beginning of a one and a half page thank-you note
Epilogue (4 pages)
Privilege du Roi respectively honouring the king
Beginning of the actual book with an Avant-Propos (5 pages) with numbering as A i-iij in addition to the standard page numbering starting here
There is no actual table of contents, but a division into deux parties (two parts) which are already mentioned by name on the second title page, but in the book are only referred to as premier or seconde partie. The first part ends inconspicuously at the end of a page with FIN DE LA PREMIERE PARTIE, afterwards there is even a picture belonging to the chapter above. With the last chapter Etmymologie ou explivcation de quelques termes affectez particulierement à l'Architectur of the second part the book ends with FIN, this time on a separate page. The parties are divided into chapitres (chapters), with their own titles and Roman numerals, which are numbered but which start again in the seconde partie. Partly chapters have no new page as a beginning.
In terms of content, the title Parallele De L'Architecture Antique Et De La Moderne (Parallels of Modern and Ancient Architecture) is already quite meaningful; it continues on the second title page with avec un recueil des dix principaux autheurs (based on a selection of ten authors). Their views, records and measurements of the column orders are compared in more detail.
Each of the orders has several titles referring to you, but not even an outline referring only to them as such. However, the titles of the introductory chapter to each order are written slightly larger than the others. Thus the title of
Chapter II De l'Ordre Dorique the Chapter III Quelques particularitez remarquables en ce profil tiré du theatre de Marcellus This refers to the Doric order, but is not a subchapter. Of the Ionic Order, the subcategories L'ordre Persique, -Caryatides are dedicated to their own chapters. If a further order is introduced, case studies follow (mostly: toscan), e.g. Eleuation perspectiue d'un excellent profil Corinthien qui etais au frontipice de Neron à Rome.
For all orders the comparative theme is central between Palladio & Scamozzi's (dorique VII, ionique XVII, corinthia XXXI, toscan II, composite VII) and Serlios & Vognoles (chapters VIII, XVIII, XXXII, III, VIII) records. The name Vitruvius is often mentioned, since it is considered the best reference source for ancient architecture, which was also taken as a model and reinterpreted by the contemporary architects of the Renaissance. As the title suggests, the book takes this as its theme with the above-mentioned protagonists.
For l'ordre dorique, ionique, corinthien there are comparisons between Daniel Barbaro & Pierre Cataneo, L.B. Alberti & Ioseph Viola and Buvilant & de Lorme, among others. In these comparisons and the corresponding illustrations the valid proportions are given at the same time. Only in the case of corinthia there is a separate section with a title (once) to indicate the proportions. In l'ordre toscan very little is written and there are only no separate chapters for buildings for illustration and reference, but a page with AV Lecteur (DE) as title without a separate chapter number.
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-Format 26×36.5×1.7cm, size is between A4 (210 x 297) and A3 (297 x 420)
-759 g
-Language is french
-124 printed pages
-many hyphens and especially a single word on the last line is written right justified
–48 Pictures:
…All the pictures are punched with copper plates. This practice results in a kind of frame around the pictures.
… composed of sketch-like drawings to illustrate above all proportions by means of auxiliary lines and measurements of the respective sections (26), two title pictures, drawings to illustrate above all decor, e.g. column elements/ornaments according to Vitruvius' definition, but also views of described buildings (17). Also included are decorative illustrations at the beginning of the two Parties (division of Greek from Latin order) and the Avant Propos (3).
In addition, the initials at the beginning of the two parties, the Avant Proposal and the thank you could be counted. Uniquely, the initials of the first part with its flower motif dance out of the row of the otherwise simply framed rest. At this point, the Lombards, without any colour contrast, can also be mentioned, which introduce each chapter.
The sketches for the illustration of proportions are each marked with the author (e.g. Serlio, Vignole) of the measurements, thus placing them in direct comparison with each other, followed by a textual discussion already mentioned above (e.g. Serlio & Vignole sur l'ordre Ionique Chapitre XVIII in the premier partie). The remaining illustrations of buildings (elements thereof) are provided with a description of their origin, for example at the Theatr de Marcellus à Rome.
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Politics - Vol. 2 No. 6
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The Wonder of Waste
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Georgia Gleeson
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AMMA congratulates Susan Kiefel on appointment as first female Chief Justice of the High Court
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Jason Lemkin kicked off the second day of SaaStr with the topic that's on most founders' thoughts: the widely anticipated belt-tightening among venture capitalists. He interviewed Mark Suster, partner at Upfront Ventures, to get the word on the street. Are we really headed for a funding crisis?
Those guys who keep predicting a funding crunch? They're probably right.
We're headed for a period of creative destruction, where a wide number of weak startups will fail and a new cohort will take their place.
Always be raising – start courting potential investors now.
The number of angel and seed rounds saw a 22% CAGR (compound annual growth rate), but if you look at the dollar amounts, most of the money is going to late-round investments.
Mergers and acquisitions are down as well.
Median valuations increased 3x in the last two years, but fell horribly in 4Q2015.
In a survey of venture capitalist sentiment, 82% used words like "caution" and "concern" to describe the future funding climate.
Suster says that the feeling of FOMO that characterized the first half of this decade is easing. The average number of board seats on a startup is increasing, meaning that VCs have increasingly more chances to get into the game. When VCs feel more secure, they lose the sense of urgency to fund every startup whose pitch crosses their desk. The sentiment, Suster says, is towards a controlled burn, rather than funding growth at all costs.
It's not all doom and gloom. Certain verticals are hot: Suster named transportation, virtual reality, computational biology, food and agriculture, and aerospace as a few areas that continue to get funding. He sees a period of creative destruction coming, where businesses with weak fundamentals will fall by the wayside and a new cohort will take their place. The predicted (and highly likely) drop in venture funding will be the forest fire that clears the underbrush, provides fertile ground for new growth, and leaves well-protected trees relatively unscathed.
Suster finished up with tips on how to court a VC. His strongest recommendation? Always be raising.
He makes investments based not just on the business or product, but on the founders and executive team. He compared an investment to a marriage without a divorce clause – he's not going to jump into a long-term contract with someone he doesn't know. He suggests that founders work their contacts now, so that they'll be set up for success down the line.


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Director retires after 48 years with Bernhard & Co.
by Sallie Taylor
0 Director retires after 48 years with Bernhard & Co.
Bernhard is a company that hangs on to its staff - so it was something of a land-mark to say goodbye to Rod Mayes, Works Director at the Haverhill factory last week.
Rod joined the company 48 years ago as an apprentice and worked his way up the ladder. He said, "This was the only engineering business in the town when I joined, and they took on a number of apprentices and gave them a good training.
We've been at the same factory building for all these years. Mr Atterton, of Atterton and Ellis (now owned by Bernhard), lived in the old house on the original site. We are just in the process of moving across to our new purpose-built site the other side of Haverhill - so it seemed to me to be a good time to take my retirement and hand over to someone else.
I love travelling and social history, so my wife and I would like to spend a bit more time doing that, and enjoying our children and grandchildren."
Rod will be sorely missed by everyone - and the staff at Haverhill and the Rugby office came together for a goodbye celebration last week.
The day began at the old factory - where the team gathered, perhaps for the last time - before the move to the new site is complete.
Company Chairman, Stephen Bernhard said, "The team wanted to come and say goodbye to Rod, and it seemed fitting to do that at the old factory. We wanted to keep the connection."
After lunch, and the presentation of a gold watch to Rod, Stephen made a speech of thanks and appreciation at the new factory.
"Rod has been part of the company's history. He is not only a loyal and committed colleague, but a good friend, and we will all miss him greatly."
Rod thanked everyone for coming, and spoke of his attachment with the company and all the staff. It is hard to imagine life without Bernhard's."


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EDUCATION TRIBUNE
AICTE fee hike irks pvt institutions
Ambika Sharma
THE Union Government's target to enhance the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GRE) for higher education from the existing 11 to 15 per cent by the end of the XI Five-Year Plan appears to be a tall order. According to the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, this would require opening of 1,500 odd-universities having a cluster of colleges under them to achieve this target.
The proposed fee hike, ranging from 200 to 500 per cent, would put a strain on students
How repetition helps child's vocabulary
Richard Garner
IT may be boring for parents — but reading the same book over and over again to children is the best way to develop their vocabulary. Researchers at Sussex University have found that repetition is more likely to help them improve their reading skills.
CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
MoU signed with Oz varsity
HARYANA Agricultural University and the University of Western Australia (UWA) will collaborate in teaching, research and other activities under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two universities. The MoU was signed by K.S. Khokhar, Vice-Chancellor of HAU, and Prof. Alan Robson, Vice-Chancellor of UWA. Khokhar revealed that the agreement would be in force for five years. He said the agreement would encourage exchange of faculty, students, academic material and information apart from joint research activities, including organising conferences and academic meetings.
Admission Deadline
Though maintenance of quality is an important issue, the central regulatory authority All-India Council for Technical Education's (AICTE) recent move to enhance the processing fee of various technical institutes by 200 to 500 per cent for new professional colleges would deter opening new institutes.
In accordance with the new fee structure, an engineering college would have to deposit a Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of Rs 90 lakh as against the earlier amount of Rs 35 lakh. Similarly, for MBA, pharma and other colleges, the FDR has been enhanced from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 35 lakh. This hike, ranging from 200 to 500 per cent, would put a spanner in the expansion process of a large number of private institutions and the move aims to be deterring private institutes from opening new colleges.
An MD of an education group at Solan opined, "This step will halt the process of expansion because it is an indirect way of deterring expansion activities. No doubt it will ensure that the existing colleges benefit, but instead of this indirect curb, the AICTE should dwell on improving quality."
He added that the notification had been forwarded to the state government, so that they could revise fee structure of these professional courses.
This move has drawn flak from the managements of educational institutions who feel that the cost recovery from students is already in the range of 40 to 50 per cent and hence, generating additional resources from fee would be difficult. Moreover, they would have to convince state governments to effect an abnormal fee hike which would put a strain on students. The AICTE's move is also contradictory to the government policy of expanding higher education in rural and backward areas.
Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh, while resenting this fee hike, said this would put a halt on all expansion activities in the private sector that wish to expand in other disciplines. With the processing fees to be paid by an institution to start a new project also being increased to Rs 7,50,000 from the earlier amount of Rs 1,00,000, new institutes would have to rethink expansion, Dr Kataria added.
Interestingly, at a recent national conference of Vice-Chancellors held by the University Grants Commission on "Development of Higher Education: Expansion, Inclusion and Excellence", the Vice-Chancellors had opined that the GER of 20 per cent should be achieved at the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan instead of 15 per cent as proposed by the government. They had also laid stress on the need for setting up new institutions and enhancing the capacity of the existing ones to achieve the objective.
The Vice-Chancellors had also unanimously stated that the new universities should be set up away from metropolitan cities and state capitals in backward and rural areas where the GER is lower than the national average. This objective would, however, fail to be achieved with the AICTE enforcing such norms, as it would deter new professional colleges.
This move is also contrary to the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, which had proposed that most of the new universities would need significant initial financial support from the government. Instead, the move would put a severe burden on institutes to spare funds in the form of FDRs of one crore as against the earlier amount of Rs 35 lakh for opening an engineering college.
Lack of institutes of higher education is also leading to a higher dropout rate in the country and the lone way to check this is to ensure opening of more institutes in the rural and backward areas. However, this could only be achieved by relaxing stringent norms and facilitating new professional institutes.
"What we think is happening with reading is that each time a child hears the book, they are picking up new information," said psychologist Dr Jessica Horst, who conducted the research. She added: "We know that children who watch the same television programme over and over again do better in comprehension tests afterwards." The researchers devised an experiment with three-year-olds in which they were exposed to two new words to test the theory. Each word was a made-up name for an unfamiliar object — such as a "sprock", a hand-held device for mixing food.
Over the course of a week, one group heard three different stories with the same new words. The second heard only one story with the words. Each contained a drawing of the new objects.
What happened was that those who had heard just one story were much better at remembering and recalling the new words when tested at the end of the week compared with those who had been read the three different stories.
"We know that the more books you have at home, the higher the academic achievement," said Dr Horst. "But what we haven't understood is actually how that learning happens.
"This research shows that it's not the number of books but the repetition of each book that leads to the greater learning." Margaret Morrissey, of the parents' pressure group ParentsOutloud, said: "To a degree I could go along with that. The most important thing is taking the time to read to your children every night in the first place." She added: "It is important, too, to allow them to choose the story to read.
If you do that, nine times out of 10 they will probably choose the same one." However, she warned that it was imperative there were enough books in the home to allow the child a choice.
The research is by Dr Horst, Kelly Parsons and Natasha Bryan and is being published in Frontiers in Psychology later this month.
Meanwhile, a row broke out yesterday over plans to use non-words to test children on in the government's proposed new reading test for six-year-olds. The test is designed as a phonics-based progress check to tease out those children who will need extra help to keep up in class.
The Department for Education is aiming to pilot the tests this summer.
Phonics focuses on sounds rather than whole words. The UK Literacy Association said: "The inclusion of non-words is counter-productive since most six-year-olds expect to make sense of what they read." However, Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: "The new phonics-based reading check for six-year-olds will ensure that children who need extra help are given it before it is too late and then they can enjoy a lifetime's love of reading." — Independent
He said under the agreement, all collaborative programmes would be initiated with the consent of each university, whereas in the absence of any specific agreement to the contrary, all expenses of salary, living and allied costs would be determined at the discretion of the visitors' home university. At HAU, the administration of this agreement would be overseen by Registrar S.S. Dahiya and at UWA, by its Director of International Centre.
Training course concludes
A three-week advanced training course on "Molecular Basis of Host Plant Resistance" organised by the Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT), Department of Entomology, Haryana Agricultural University, concluded recently.
Sucheta Khokhar, Dean, College of Agriculture, while chairing the valedictory function said the resistance level of plants against harmful insect pests could be enhanced through deeper understanding of the mechanisms responsible for it. She said innovations biotechnology could help in deploying resistant genes responsible for developing resistance in plants which affected arthropod herbivores in different ways. She said since the host plant resistance was an eco-friendly technique, it would not only help in preserving the ecological balance but also contain environmental pollution. Presiding over the function, HAU Director of Research, R.P. Narwal, appreciated the efforts of the Entomology Department in organising such advanced training courses for refreshing and updating the knowledge of the entomologists of the country. This was the 25th training course organised by the CAFT in which 25 scientists from 10 states of the country participated.
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar
Award for veterinarian
Dr Gyan Singh, Assistant Professo, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, has won the best poster presentation award at the 11th Indian Veterinary Congress and 18th annual conference of the Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research and National Symposium on "Veterinary Science and Education on Move: Critical Gaps and Needs". The conference was organised by Apollo College of Veterinary Science, Jaipur. Dr Singh had presented a research paper on "Conjoint Twins in Farm Animals". These twins are that cause dystocia at the time of parturition and affect the prognosis of the case.
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohatk
Seminar on Narega
The Department of Public Administration of the university will organise a two-day regional seminar on "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: Its Implementation, Problems and Prospects in North Western Region in India" from February 22 to February 23. According to Prof. S. S. Chahar, Head of the Department, the seminar is being sponsored by the North Western Regional Centre of the Indian Council for Social Sciences Research (ICSSR), Chandigarh.
The Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) of the university has issued the admission notice for various IT and Management programmes for the 2011 session. According to a university spokesperson, admissions are open for BCA, M.Sc (Computer Science), MCA, APGDCA, BBA, MBA, Master's in Retail Management, Diploma/PG Diploma in Corporate and Industrial Security Management, and PG Diploma in Application of Psychology courses. The last date for the submission of application form is March 31, 2011. Application forms can also be downloaded from the university website www.mdudde.net, said the spokesperson.
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Application Form: Send request for application with a stamped self-addressed envelope (24 cm x 15 cm) to the Deputy Registrar (Academic) at the above address by 04 April 2011 / download from website. Superscribe "Request for PhD / MTech / MDes / MA Application Form" on envelope.
Details: Website
Application Deadline: 13 April 2011
Directorate General, Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes, Central Labour Institute Building, NS Mankiker Marg, Sion, Mumbai 400022 (Mah) (M/o Labour & Employment, GoI)
www.dgfasli.nic.in
Post / Advanced/ Diploma in Industrial Safety 2011-2012 (1 year, Full Time)
(at Central Labour Institute (Mumbai), and Regional Labour Institutes (Chennai, Kolkata, Faridabad & Kanpur)
Eligibility: Diploma / Degree in (Technology / Engg) / Degree in (Physics / Chemistry) with Post-basic qualification and relevant work experience in supervisory capacity (2 years for Degree holders & 5 years for Engg Diploma holders & Degree holders in Physics / Chemistry (as specified in notification)
Application Form: Download from website.
Details: Employment News (12 - 18 February 2011) / Website
Indian Institute of Management (IIM-L), Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226013 (UP)
www.iiml.ac.in / www.hugheseducation.com
1) Senior Management Programme for Global Leadership (1 year)
2) Executive Programme in Sales and Marketing Mgmt (1 year)
Eligibility: For 1: Bachelors degree with minimum 10 years of work-ex
For 2: Bachelors degree (50%) with 2-10 years of work-ex
Application Form & Details: Website.
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Morena Link Road, Gwalior (MP) (An Autonomous Institute of Govt. of India)
www.iiitm.ac.in
Eligibility: BE / BTech / Maters degree in (Sciences / Operations Research / Computer Sc / Economics / Commerce) with Maths / Stats as one of the subjects in Bachelors
Selection: CAT / JMET scores; GD & Interview
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: 04 March 2011
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Ponekkara PO, Kochi 682041 (Ker) (Deemed University)
www.aimshospital.org / www.amrita.edu
Amrita Entrance Exam – Medical 2011
For admission to:
1) MBBS / BDS / BAMS /
2) MD / MS / MDS / PG Diploma
Eligibility: For 1: 10+2 (60% in English and 60% in Physics, Chemistry & Biology)
For 2: MBBS (regd with MCI after completing rotatory internship)
For MDS: BDS
Age: For 1: 17 - 23 years (on 31 December 2011)
For MD/MS: 30 years, For PG Diploma: 40 years (On 31 December 2011)
Section: Entrance Test: For 1: 22 May 2011
For 2: 10 April 2011
For MDS: 09 April 2011
Application Form: Send Rs 1570/- by DD favouring "Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham" payable at Kochi to the Manager at the above address / Download from website.
Application Deadline: For 1: 30 April 2011
For 2: 31 March 2011
Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 (TN)
www.iob.in
Probationary Officer in Junior Management Grade-I (1000 posts)
Eligibility: Bachelors Degree: Arts (60%), Non-Arts (65%); Computer literacy / Diploma in Banking & Finance preferred
Age: 21 - 30 years (as on 01 January 2011)
Selection: Written Test: 22 May 2011; Interview
Application Form: Apply online till 01 March 2011
Details: Employment News (12 – 18 February 2011) / Website
United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI), Fulbright House, 12, Hailey Road, New Delhi 110001
www.usief.org.in
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral & Professional Research Fellowships (1 year)
Eligibility: Indian Citizen; working on their PhD; Masters degree with substantial work-exp
Age: Below 45 years
Fellowship: The fellowships provide a monthly stipend / limited health insurance / round-trip economy class air travel / applicable allowances / modest affiliation fees, if any. Selected scholars will have opportunities to audit non-degree courses / conduct research and gain practical work experience in suitable settings in the U.S.
Application Form: Download from website
Application Deadline: submissions begin 01 May 2011
Global Indian International School, 201 & 226 DLF Tower B, Plot No 11, District Centre Jasola, New Delhi 110044
www.giisscholarships.org
Singapore Scholarships (2 years)
(For Class 11 & 12, International Baccalaureate & CBSE)
Eligibility: Class 10 pre-board, Stds 8 & 9 final exams (85%), under CBSE / IGCSE / ICSE / state board
Scholarship: S$ 66,000 per student including all tuition fees and boarding expenses. Annual allowance: S$2400, Settling allowance: S$500, one return airfare from India to Singapore and subsidized medical benefits.
Selection: Test: April 2011; Interviews: June 2011
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), V Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Post Box No 4911, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029
www.icmr.nic.in
Indian Biomedical Scientists International Fellowship for 2011-12
1) For Young Scientists (3-6 months)
2) For Senior Scientists (10-15 days)
Eligibility: MD / PhD with 3 years teaching experience for young scientists and 15 years experience for senior scientists
Age limit: For 1: 45 years
For 2: 55 years
Fellowship: For 1: US$ 2400 pm; Contingency Grant: Rs 15,000/-; return economy class air ticket.
For 2: US$ 160 per day (including US$ 75 as per diem and rest for accommodation expenses) and return economy class air ticket (excursion airfare) for senior scientists.
Sciences – General
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore 560012 (Kar)
www.iisc.ernet.in/admissions
1) Research Programmes (PhD / MSc Engg)
2) Course Programmes (ME / MTech / MDes / MMgt)
3) Integrated PhD Programmes (Biological / Chemical / Physical / Mathematical Science)
4) External Registration Programmes (PhD only)
Selection: Entrance Exam: 24 April 2011
Application Form: For 1, 2 & 3: Send Rs 700/- by DD favouring "Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore", with 2 addressed slips (stickers), details of qualification and programme to which admission is sought to the Deputy Registrar (Academic), Admission Unit at above address by 18 March 2011.
For 4: Send Rs 1500/- by DD favouring "Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore" to Deputy Registrar (Academic), Admission Unit at above address by 21 March 2011.
Sciences – Physical
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064 (Kar)
www.jncasr.ac.in/admit
1) Integrated PhD Programme (Materials Sciences) 2011-12
2) PhD / MS (Engineering / Science)
For 1: BSc / BE / BTech (55%)
For 2: Engg & Science students qualified in NET (CSIR/UGC) / DBT/ ICMR – JRF / GATE / JEST.
Application Deadline: For 1: 11 March 2011
Sciences – Social
International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai 400088 (Mah) (Deemed University)
www.iipsindia.org
1) Diploma in Population Studies Regular (1 year) / Correspondence (1-3 years)
2) MA / MSc in Population Studies (1½ years)
3) Master of Population Studies / Master of Philosophy in Population Studies (1 year)
4) Master of Population Studies (Correspondence, 2 – 4 years)
5) Doctor of Philosophy (Full Time)
Eligibility: For 1: Bachelors degree
For 2: Bachelors degree in (Maths / Statistics / Economics / any Social Sc subject)
For 3: Masters Degree in (Social Science Subject / Maths / Economics / Statistics), 55%
For 4: Masters Degree in (Social Science Subject / Health / Maths / Statistics or allied subjects)
For 5: Masters Degree / MPhil in Population Studies, 55%.
Fellowship: For 3: Rs. 12,000/- pm for 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 14,000/- pm from 3rd year respectively (For NET qualified candidates)
Rs. 6250/- pm for 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 7,000/- pm from 3rd year respectively; Contingency Grant of Rs 10,000/- pa. (For without NET qualified candidates)
For 5: Contingency Grant: Rs. 10,000/- pa for the first two years and Rs. 20,500/- pa for the third year.
Application Deadline: For 1, 4 & 5: 01 August 2011
For 2-3: 01 July 2011
Banasthali Vidyapith, PO Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan 304022 (Raj)
www.banasthali.org
UG & PG Courses (Various) in Departments of:
Humanities & Social Sciences / Education / Life Sciences / Fine Arts / Management Studies / Aviation / Mathematics / Engg & Technology / Home Science.
Application Form: Send Rs 600/- by DD favouring "Banasthali Vidyapith", payable at Banasthali / Jaipur to the Secretary at the above address / Download from website.
Details: Website.
Application Deadline: 05 May 2011
SRM University, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram 603203 (TN)
www.srmuniv.ac.in
BTech (several disciplines) / BDes (Interior) / BArch / MArch / MTech / MS (TQM / Nanoscience / Nanotech) / MBA / PGPM / PGPRM / MCA / PhD (all disciplines)
Selection: Entrance Test: For Engg, MBA, MCA: 23 April 2011
Madurai Kamaraj University, Directorate of Distance Education, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai 625021 (TN)
www.mkudde.org
IT / Degree / Professional / PG Courses / PG Diploma / Diploma / Certificate Courses / Pre Degree (Distance)
Application Form: Send Rs 150/- by DD favouring "the Director, DDE MKU" payable at Madurai with a covering letter mentioning your name & address at the above address / Download from website.
Pervin Malhotra,
Director, Career Guidance India (CARING)
(www.careerguidanceindia.com)


As a result of one person's Draconian measure to stop chipmunks from nesting under the hood of his car, one yellow-bellied baby marmot is dead and her sibling undergoing a lengthy, yet so-far successful, recovery at Wild Friends, the wildlife rehabilitation center at Best Friends.
Yellow-bellied marmots are large ground squirrels native to western North America, typically living in colonies at high elevations where meadows meet coniferous forests. They're primarily herbivores, but when opportunity strikes, they grab it, much to the sad detriment of the two who came to Wild Friends.
The man believed he could stop the chipmunks from getting under the hood by spreading rat poison around his car. Some mice ingested the poison and died. Only about four weeks old and about a half of a pound each, the two marmots found the mice and ate them.
A neighbor of the man who spread the rat poison discovered the two sickened marmots and brought them to Wild Friends. Wild Friends' manager and licensed wildlife rehabilitator Carmen Smith knew they were in critical condition the moment she looked at them. Neither could stand or walk with any coordination. Their breathing was labored. And their lips and gums were white, when they normally should be pink, indicating the animals were in critical condition and in shock.
"It's never a good sign when an animal's lips and gums are colorless," Carmen says. Blood tests confirmed both marmots were severally anemic.
"Their red-blood cell count should have been in the low 30s, but theirs were at eight," Carmen says. A low blood-cell count means blood isn't carrying the oxygen it should to keep the body alive.
Sadly, one of the marmots died within an hour of arrival, before Carmen and Best Friends veterinarian Dr. Debra Nicholson could help the animal. The other marmot held on, however, and for four hours Carmen and Dr. Debra worked on him, administering a blood-oxygenating solution and giving him Vitamin K, an antidote to rat poison.
Carmen says the first week was "touch-and-go" while the marmot stayed in an oxygen-fed incubator.
He's now out of the incubator and mostly off the oxygen, doing as well as can be expected. He's gaining weight, though not as much as he should for a marmot his age.
Before Carmen can even consider releasing him, he'll have to gain at least nine or 10 more pounds. "He's got a long ways to go, and fingers are crossed." Carmen says. "But all signs are indicating toward him being released."
Carmen says that an easy remedy for keeping chipmunks, pack rats, and other rodents from nesting under the hood of a car is simply to leave the hood open at night. That way you deny rodents the dark, covered space they desire when building a nest.
For more helpful tips on how you can live in peaceful coexistence with area wildlife, see the Best Friends online library.
You can also help make a difference for the other animals in need of rehabilitation at Best Friends by sponsoring one of the Wild Friends residents.


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Fredrick A. Farnsworth, Jr.,
Posted by The Ely Times | Mar 14, 2014 | Obituaries | 3
Loving husband and wonderful dad of ours passed away peacefully at his home after a long illness – Saturday, March 1, 2014.
He was born June 6, 1933 in Ely Nevada to Fredrick A. Farnsworth, Sr. and Myrl Young.
He was active in sports during his growing up years, and an avid cyclist, hunter and year round golfer in later years!
He was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher and played for their farm team the Salt Lake Bees for only one season when he was drafted into the Army in 1953. He served for two years in Germany in the Military Police.
He married Sharen L. Kesler of Milford Utah October 12th 1957 in the St. George Temple sealing their family together for all eternity.
He worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Arco Coal from 1978-1998 when he retired.
Preceded in death by his parents and two sisters: Sharon Lewis of Nevada and Fairel Webb of Oklahoma.
He is survived by his brother Myrlin of Utah and sister Joyce Baker of Alaska, his daughter MerAnn of Billings MT, and three sons and their spouses: Bart K. & Patricia L. Lucas of Ely Nevada, Mikel A. & Debra J. Hedricks of Billings MT, and F. Lee & Karyn D. McIntyre of Ogden Utah. Ten grandchildren and fourteen Great-grandchildren.
A graveside service were held at Mountview Cemetery in Billings Montana – Monday, March 10, 2014 at 11 a.m.
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Jeff Server	on March 14, 2014 at 5:19 pm
I can remember Mr. Farnsworth biking along the Pioche Highway. He helped inspire me to ride, just like Breaking Away did several years later.
bert cooper	on March 18, 2014 at 5:56 pm
Bart was classmate, so sad to hear of his passing.
John F Parodi	on March 21, 2014 at 7:58 am
Like Bert, Fred was a classmate whom I remember best as a raw-boned, tough, football player and a nice guy. RIP


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Avondale celebrates 65 years of science education
Dr Laurie Draper (second from left) with science prize recipients Katie Palmer (far right), Braden Oliver (second from right) and Rebekah Robinson. (Photo: Brenton Stacey)
Avondale alumni have reflected on how science intersects, informs and even enhances their faith at a reunion that focused on the past and the future.
A degree offered initially through London University that the first student completed in 1953 is now a discipline with about 450 graduates. One of the first three featured as a guest of the 65 Years of Science at Avondale Reunion, held on the college of higher education's Lake Macquarie campus, October 26-27.
Dr Laurie Draper joined younger alumni to cut a large pendulum-shaped cake during the weekend's final event, a banquet. He and classmate Dr Ken Thomson, who attended the morning services, graduated a year after the late Professor Eric Magnusson.
Asked during an interview how he dealt with issues at the interface of science and Seventh-day Adventism, Draper first mentioned Magnusson's return to Avondale. Now with PhDs in chemistry from what is now the University of New South Wales and the University of London, Magnusson headed science at Avondale between 1961 and 1970 then served as principal between 1971 and 1980. Being the first significant Adventist scientist appointed as an faculty member at Avondale "set him up to be the champion to defend the Church's position," said Draper. "He thereby faced a fearful dilemma: loyalty to current Adventist Bible understanding or a commitment to intellectual honesty." The two—Draper would serve first as departmental head and then as academic dean—frequently discussed how to "honourably handle the divided opinion".
"Eric always conducted himself with dignity and grace even on occasions when he was being harshly challenged by people who know vastly less than he did."
"What has science done to my faith?" asked Australasian Research Institute head Dr Ross Grant during his reflection at vespers the night before. A biochemical pharmacologist in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales and a clinical associate professor in Medicine at The University of Sydney's Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School, Grant said "while God can't be empirically proven, a logical conclusion points strongly to an external, authoritative, creative force."
Earlier, Natalie Rogers, head of Science at Wahroonga Adventist School, and her contemporary Clinton Jackson, from Brisbane Adventist College, spoke about their Avondale experiences. "I learned that the life of the mind is not incompatible with faith," said Jackson, "unity of mission was not the same as a uniformity of thought" and "you can be faithful and still disagree".
Professor Bruce Lo, now retired, addressed in his worship service sermon the tension between faith and science, suggesting six ways to deal with it: acknowledge the complimentary nature of the fields; respect honest knowledge seekers; note the validity of other arguments; self-assess; acknowledge doubt; and ask questions.
The reading of life sketches during the Friday evening and Saturday morning services honoured seven notable alumni—Ken Chapman, Dr Sid Cole, Graham Blackburn, Magnusson, Dr Richard Pearce, Professor Bruce Waldrip and Keith Wallace—and their contribution to church, college and community.
A spreadsheet attendees completed over the weekend measured service in years and in degrees of science alumni. Some 1000 years as secondary teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools and almost 340 as departmental head and about 140 as principal in those schools. In the tertiary sector, alum earned 37 PhD and 7 master's degrees in science disciplines and 11 in other disciplines. Those degrees were useful, with 345 years of service as lecturers and 10 as president at Avondale and 214 years elsewhere. Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing benefitted from the expertise of graduates, who gave the entity almost 365 years of service.
The banquet launched the Million Dollar Science Fund, which will help: support staff as they seek to increase the discipline's research record; support students through a scholarship; purchase and upgrade essential equipment; and invest in human resources.
The reunion "clearly demonstrated the enormous contribution of Avondale-trained scientists as teachers, administrators and researchers over the past 65 years and the strong leadership of our pioneers," says Dr Lynden Rogers, head of the Discipline of Science and Mathematics. "The warmth expressed by those present demonstrated the significance of Avondale as a place of scientific and spiritual nurture in their lives."
Million Dollar Science Fund
Science makes an impact on almost every aspect of our lives. Avondale recognises the importance of not only providing an understanding but a mastery of it. The science program celebrates 65 years in 2018. But quality and an anticipated transition to university college status comes at a cost. Donating to the Million Dollar Science Fund will help: support staff as they seek to increase the discipline's proud research record; support students through a scholarship; purchase and upgrade essential equipment; and invest in human resources. Thank you for helping us continue to attract the best students to science. Donations above $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
Brenton Stacey is Public Relations officer for Avondale College of Higher Education.
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North-East Development Commission needs N31tr, says MD
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) requires N31.05 trillion to implement its 10-year masterplan for the insurgency-ravaged region, its Managing Director, Mallam Mohammed Alkali, said on Monday.
At a media parley in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Alkali said the amount would enable the commission to execute its projects for the region in four phases.
The first phase, according to him, is recovery and stabilisation slated for 2020-2022, renewal, which is second, will cover 2022-2024. The third and fourth phases are expansion (2024-2026) and sustainable growth (2026-2030).
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The master plan contains 11 pillars, which are peaceful society, leadership in agriculture, healthy citizens, educated populace, flourishing trade, productive entrepreneurs, purposeful infrastructure, industrialisation, memorable experiences, protected environment and connected region.
NEDC, Alkali said, would build 18 mega schools in the region for N21.6 billion. The schools would comprise primary and secondary schools, with state-of-the-art facilities.
According to him, there will be one mega school in each of the 18 senatorial districts of the six states in the region.
The states are Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba and Yobe.


U.S. News ranks Kia Soul #1 Across 3 Segments!
The Kia Soul, one of Kia's fastest growing vehicles, just got even more recognition! U.S. News just ranked the 2017 Kia Soul #1 in Compact Cars, #1 in Small Cars, and #1 in Hatchbacks. You may already know that Car and Driver ranked the Soul as #1 Subcompact Crossover, KBB had the Soul in their list of the "10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000", or that J.D Power gave it the IQS Award, so it may come as no surprise that the 2017 Kia Soul is quickly becoming one of the most popular vehicles in America!
Now that you have heard a little bit about some of the Awards and Recognition that the Kia Soul has received lets take a look at how this innovative Crossover compares to the other vehicles in its segment. The Kia Soul features a spacious cabin with room for up to 5 people, while still maintaining good legroom, something the Mazda CX-3 lacks. Unlike the comparable Nissan Rogue or Toyota C-HR, The Kia Soul offers a Fun, Responsive driving experience thanks to the available Turbo Engine. If you have been considering the Jeep Renegade but found the Wrangler-like handling and ride performance uncomfortable the smooth and quite Kia Soul should definitely by among the vehicles you consider! With the lowest price range in the segment, best Warranty, and its intuitive layout we can really start understand what makes this Stylish Crossover so popular!
A step above in style! Even with its affordable price point Kia managed to pack every feature from a Panoramic Sunroof to an available 8" Touchscreen Navigation Unit with Blind Spot Detection and Apple Car Play into the 2017 Kia Soul. LED Fog Lights and Tail Lights, Sharp Lines, and its Low Stance give the Soul a unique appearance that sets it apart from the crowd. When compared to the other vehicles in its segment the Kia Soul stands out from the cookie-cutter style of the other options.
When it comes to power the Kia Soul really shines. The 1.6l Turbo Engine available on the Exclaim out performs its competitors without exception. With 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of Torque it has an impressive 0-60 of 6.5 seconds. For comparison, the CX-3 comes in at 8.1 seconds, even the Nissan Juke NISMO RS can't keep up with the Soul with its 6.7 second 0-60 mph. Just like the old saying with more power comes more responsibility, with more speed comes the responsibility for more safety. Once again, another category where the Kia Soul hits it out of the park! The 2017 Kia Soul has a 5 Star Safety Rating from NHTSA.
With all of these pieces we can start to put the puzzle together. The final piece? Kia has some great financing specials and incentives on this all around winning crossover! That makes the 2017 Kia Soul the right fit for a first car, daily driver, nimble city navigator, road trip cruiser, or all of the above! You can browse our Kia Soul Inventory Here, or find out what incentives or financing options you qualify for Here. Test Drive a Kia Soul today and see for yourself why so many drivers are choosing KIA!


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Works complete on new £1.2million community and sports centre in Leicestershire
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The town of Wigston and the surrounding Leicestershire area can now enjoy a new state-of-the-art space for events and activities, with the completion of a £1.2million community and sports centre – led by Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson.
The construction of Thythorn Hill Community and Sports Centre commenced in November 2018 and completed at the end of August – following the demolition of the former building on the site at Horsewell Lane.
Opened in September, the centre symbolises the latest chapter in Horsewell Lane's history; providing a modern community facility for not only existing groups, but new people to the area, with changing facilities for local sports clubs, a pre-school nursery and a new meeting room and main hall which will be available to hire.
Former occupant Little Fishes Pre-School will be returning to the site after its previous occupancy in the old building, with a new, safe and modern environment for the children to learn and grow.
New youth clubs and local football teams will now also take advantage of the space, including Wigston Club for Young People, Wigston Forum, Wigston Tennis Club and Wigston Foxes football team.
The new centre has been designed with a larger base in mind compared to the previous building, which was demolished as part of the development, as well as improved exterior parking.
The construction contract for the centre was secured by G F Tomlinson through the DPS PAGABO framework for client Oadby and Wigston Borough Council with the Employer's Agent, Faithful and Gould. It marks the contractor's first project on this framework and also with the council, with aims to expand further into Leicestershire in the future on new developments.
Chris Flint, director at G F Tomlinson, said: "We're excited to finally be able to announce completion on the new community and sports centre in Wigston. It is an important hub within the region and the new and improved building will positively benefit a vast range of groups and teams within the area.
"Here at G F Tomlinson, we pride ourselves on giving back to the community through our work, and by providing top facilities like Thythorn Hill, it allows different communities to come together through positive sporting and team activities and events."


Located at MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket, New Delhi.
Rrala's Habibi, a Lebanese-Moroccan restaurant located at MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket, New Delhi, will be hosting Summer Food Festival between noon and midnight till 31st May 2014.
The menu comprises fried vegetable salad (comprising stir fried cauliflower, zucchini, eggplant, capsicum, parsley, chopped garlic and cumin powder), Dajaj Mohamar (Moroccan chicken roasted with lemon and green olives, served with vegetables), Falafel (a deep-fried patty made from ground chickpeas, coriander and onions) and much more.
The meal for two will be available at Rs 1,800 without beverages.