Beretta APX pistol: the new semi-automatic multi-caliber pistol!
Beretta APX: the new semi-automatic pistol from Beretta in 9x19mm, 9x21mm IMI and .40 Smith & Wesson calibers at the 2015 IDEX expo in Abu Dhabi!
Great news from the 2015 IDEX expo: Beretta introduces its newest generation of semi-automatic service and defensive pistols with the APX model!
The new Beretta APX multi caliber semiautomatic pistol has finally arrived!
Rumors had been spreading ever since the company launched the sub-compact BU-9 Nano semi-automatic concealed carry pistol worldwide, a couple of years ago: Beretta's next service and defensive pistol system would not have been based on one of the Company's tried and true concepts, but on something that they had never went for before.
The new Beretta APX pistol has been presented at the 2015 edition of the IDEX, the International Defense Exhibition and Conference that takes place every two years in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates): Beretta showcased the final version of its long-awaited new semi-automatic pistol system conceived for sports shooting, personal protection, home defense, and service/issue purposes for law enforcement, military and private security personnel.
The new Beretta pistol is dubbed Beretta APX.
This is what the company disclosed so far about its new semi-automatic pistol: following the market trends and demand for a certain type of features in a semi-automatic pistol, the new Beretta APX comes built around an ergonomically-molded reinforced polymer frame fitted with a built-in MIL-STD-1913 "Picatinny" rail for tactical accessories. As standard nowadays, the Beretta APX is issued with interchangable backstraps, which also include grip panels, in order to better fit several hand sizes and thus remain viable to shooters of all genders, ages, sizes, and build.
Unlike the Beretta 92 series − which, like the predecessor Beretta 951, was based on a Walther-type tilting barrel − and unlike the more recent Beretta Px4 Storm series − which was built around a rotating barrel − the new Beretta APX comes with a much simpler modified Browning locking system; it can only be disassembled when it is disarmed, and that's why a slot on the frame allows the use of a tool to decock it before it can be field-stripped by operating a lever found on the left side of the frame itself, right over the trigger guard.
The trigger can be considered a light double action, with a 2,8kg/6.17lbs break, a 6mm/0.2" travel and a 3mm/0.12" reset; the Beretta APX is a striker-fired design, and the rear portion of the striker itself will slightly protrude from a round slot on the back of the slide providing a visual and tactile confirmation of its status.
The slide of the Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol is machined out of stainless steel, and is nitride-coated upon construction to make it glare-proof, scratch-proof and corrosion-resistant; wide front and rear slide serrations allow easier manual cocking and chamber checks.
The three-dot front and rear sights are dovetailed on the slide, and sport a unique and patented adjustment system.
The baseline Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol will come with no manual safety whatsoever, featuring a "Glock-style" trigger safety and a redundant drop/striker safety system instead. Optionally a manual safety system will be available upon request, consisting in a frame-mounted two-positions switch.
The Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol has been conceived to be just as much left-hand-friendly as it can be; as such, it comes with a reversible magazine release catch and a factory ambidextrous slide stop/hold open release lever.
The Beretta APX will feed through black double-stack metal magazines with a polymer bottom pad, offering a 17-rounds capacity in 9x19mm caliber (a.k.a. 9mm "Luger", 9mm "Parabellum". 9mm NATO), and a 15-rounds capacity in 9x19mm IMI (a.k.a. "9 Italian") and .40 Smith & Wesson.
The overall lenght of the Beretta APX is in the standard bracket for this kind of pistol: 192mm/7.56" long overall, 108mm/4.¼" barrel. The handgun has however been designed to be as streamlined as it could possibly be, in order to constitute a viable and comfortable alternative for 24/7 concealed and open carry.
No further information has been released so far concerning global commercial availability and pricing of the Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol − although several European Countries will have to wait at least until 2016 for it.
What's for sure, with the APX, Beretta appears to be even more determined to compete on the modern handguns market for civilian and professional applications alike, particularly with a design that seemed to be a sole prerogative of some of its most direct competitors up until very recently.
Sure thing is, the simplified construction with the modified Browning locking system has the potential to make the Beretta APX readily available in huge quantities, in very short amounts of time, and at a reasonable price.
So far, no official word concerning commercial distribution... but we expect to know more later on during the trade shows season!
The APX Carry is a 9mm striker-fired, polymer framed single-stack pistol designed for "ultra concealment". It comes standard with a 6+1 and an 8+1 (extended) magazine. With the new pistol, Beretta challenges other famous manufacturers of subcompact guns.
Beretta's commitment in sports shooting is strong and consistent. As its name implies, the new model 691 Vittoria Sporting over-under shotgun is expressly dedicated to lady shooters involved in sporting disciplines.
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The short history of an Italian pistol that found success abroad, so much so that it was produced under license in Egypt and in Iraq. Today it is a very sought-after piece by collectors, still enveloped in an aura of mystery.
Deriving from the famous 690 shotgun series, the Vittoria hunting and shooting over-unders were designed by Beretta with ladies in mind. We show you our field test.
All4shooters had the exclusive opportunity to test fire the Beretta Fusion Black semi-automatic pistol, a limited edition masterpiece based on the blueprints of the most popular Beretta pistol of all time, the 9mm Beretta 92, and that has been built in only 120 pieces for the world market.


We are excited to announce that two of the biggest players in the industry are now enacting this procedure. Those two companies are Nutraceutical and NOW.
Nutraceutical has been involving us with their MAP plans from the very beginning. Their intentions have been clear that they want to do MAP the right way and fully show their support for the independent retailers. Admittedly, we have been slightly frustrated by how long the process is taking but in the end, it will all be worth it.
On November 15, 2018, Nutraceutical officially started reducing its authorized resellers on Amazon down to less than 10! This is coming from close to 400. Once they have narrowed the field they will begin implementing a 30% MAP policy.
When you look at a company like Nutraceutical with its size and amount of brands it is very impressive to see them take this step. Moves like this don't come without risk though. Speaking with a company representative this week, he projected that the company feels that the move has already cost them approximately 5 million in sales. However, the representative quickly reiterated that no matter the cost, the company feels this is the right thing to do and the best decision moving forward.
In regards to NOW, this company has been typically against supporting the ideology and principle of MAP. This is shocking since we know how strongly NOW is connected with independent retailers since they themselves own a number of stores.
Recently though, NOW has been showing some positive progression towards buttoning up their currently atrocious standing on Amazon (roughly 40-50% off MSRP across the board). They announced recently that they will be reducing the authorized resellers of their essential oils from over 400 to less than 10.
We decided to reach out to Dan Richard, NOW's VP of Global Sales and Marketing, and we were pleasantly surprised with what he had to say. In speaking with him, it was uncovered that the current plan is to extend their reduction of authorized resellers to a vast majority of their line in Q2 2019. We were shocked because, as stated above, this is a move that is typically done by a company that is preparing to roll out a pricing policy, something NOW has stated previously that they would not do.
Finding it necessary with this new information, I asked Dan, if their stance had changed on the potential of a MAP. Refreshingly, he informed me that though nothing is set in stone or been decided, the company is continually reconsidering their stance on MAP, and we may see them heading that direction. We also may not see them head that direction, but seeing NOW seemingly growing more cognisant of the effects of Amazon and the bottom barrel price tactics used there, give us hope.
Hope is sadly all it gives us though. Our store, Nutrition World, has already completely discontinued NOW and have not had much loss of sales as a result. Until NOW announces to us or publicly that they will indeed uphold some sort of price maintenance so independents can compete, we will not recommend them as a brand to support or stick with.
It is simply logical and a major reason NPI exists, the longevity of our industry, begins and ends with the survival of independents and the brands that support them. It is imperative that all independents support the companies that support our industry today or tomorrow there may not be a choice.


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Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa has said 67 South African citizens died in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria in a statement issued on Tuesday.
"This is a particularly difficult time for South Africa. Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large number of our people die in one incident outside the country. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues that have lost their loved ones in this heart-breaking tragedy. The whole nation shares the pain of the mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who have lost their loved ones. We are all in grief," Zuma said.
The South African President said he had directed various government departments to ensure that relatives of the deceased were taken to Nigeria to identify the body of their loved ones, adding that the government will ensure that the bodies were repatriated as soon as possible.
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Zuma thanked the families of the deceased and the Nigerian government also extending his condolences to Nigeria and all other nations affected by this tragedy.
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Hawley Takes Aim at Liberal Hypocrisy in Blistering Response to Cries of Insurrection
Senate Television via APSen. Josh Hawley of Missouri speaks at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Published January 13, 2021 at 10:58am
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, facing criticism from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, defended himself in a newspaper column on Wednesday, accusing the media and "Washington establishment" of deceiving Americans into considering him an "insurrectionist."
Hawley's column appeared in the Southeast Missourian, a daily newspaper in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
It marked the first time Hawley, 41, has publicly defended himself since the incursion on Jan. 6, when a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol following a rally near the White House.
Five people died, and lawmakers were forced to hide as rioters breached the building, delaying the certification of Electoral College votes that was the last step in finalizing Democrat Joe Biden's victory over Trump.
Hawley was the first senator to announce a challenge to the Electoral College results.
In his column, Hawley noted that Democrats objected after losing the 2000, 2004 and 2016 presidential elections and were "praised for standing up for democracy."
"This time around, anyone who objected has been called an 'insurrectionist,'" he wrote.
Sadly, much of the media and many members of the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into thinking those who raised concerns incited violence, simply by voicing the concern. That's false. And the allegation itself is corrosive and dangerous. https://t.co/drhsK54MzQ pic.twitter.com/rEk9G5DOo5
— Senator Hawley Press Office (@SenHawleyPress) January 13, 2021
"Sadly, much of the media and many members of the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into thinking those who raised concerns incited violence, simply by voicing the concern. That's false. And the allegation itself is corrosive and dangerous."
Multiple donors have pulled financial support from Hawley. Meanwhile, the anti-Trump Lincoln Project said it would take out full-page newspaper ads calling out his remaining donors.
Email messages seeking comment from Hawley's office on Wednesday have not been returned.
The health care IT firm Cerner Corp. based in Kansas City, Missouri, said Wednesday that it will suspend contributions "to any candidate or official who took part in or incited violence last week in Washington, D.C."
Spokeswoman Misti Preston said the company isn't "naming specific names," but Cerner's political action committee has donated $10,000 to a Hawley-sponsored PAC over the past two years.
Late Tuesday, two St. Louis-based companies — the utility Ameren Corp. and the financial firm Edward Jones — said they were suspending campaign contributions.
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The law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner also announced a halt, at least temporarily, to political contributions. The firm is among the largest in St. Louis.
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Ameren, Edward Jones and the law firm have all contributed to Hawley.
Walmart said Tuesday that its PAC "is indefinitely suspending contributions to those members of Congress who voted against the lawful certification of state electoral college votes." Walmart gave nearly $1.2 million to federal candidates in the 2017-18 election cycle but none to Hawley, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Hallmark Cards, based in Kansas City, earlier this week asked Hawley and Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas to return employee campaign donations. The company said its employees donated $7,000 to Hawley and $5,000 to Marshall during the last two years through its PAC.
Hawley, in his 739-word essay, said those involved in the Capitol incursion must be punished, saying, "Mob violence is always wrong."
"But democratic debate is not mob violence," Hawley wrote. "It is in fact how we avoid that violence."
Hawley wrote that he has heard from many Missourians concerned about election integrity.
"They have a right to be heard in Congress," he said. "And as their representative, it is my duty to speak on their behalf. That is just what I did last week."
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Georg-Sigismund von Oppen (genannt: Brummel Oppen; * 27. Januar 1923 in Potsdam; † 22. Februar 2008 in Gualeguaychú, Argentinien) war ein deutscher Offizier (Leutnant) und Widerstandskämpfer gegen den Nationalsozialismus.

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Georg-Sigismund von Oppen wurde 1923 geboren als Sohn von Rudolf von Oppen, seinerzeit Adjutant des deutschen Kronprinzen Wilhelm von Preußen im Potsdamer 1. Garde Regiment zu Fuss sowie späterer Direktor der Siemens-Schuckert-Werke und Generalmajor der Reserve, und dessen Ehefrau Emily Henriette, geborene von Arnim-Gerswalde. Seine Mutter war die Tochter des preußischen Kammerherrn und Gutsbesitzers Felix von Arnim-Gerswalde und dessen Ehefrau Emily geborne Schalk, die einer deutsch-amerikanischen Brauereibesitzerfamilie entstammte.

Er wuchs in Potsdams Nauener Vorstadt auf; seine Eltern hatten dort in der Höhenstrasse 1929  ein elegantes Landhaus von Otto von Estorff errichten lassen. Oppen trat nach dem Abitur 1941 als Fahnenjunker in das Infanterie-Regiment 9 in Potsdam ein, das die Tradition des 1. Garde-Regiments fortführte und in welchem sein Vater gedient hatte. Er war an der West- und Ostfront eingesetzt und wurde 1943 zum Leutnant befördert. Im Dezember erlitt er schwere Verwundungen an der Ostfront und musste in ein Lazarett in Riga eingeliefert werden.

Anfang 1944 kam er zurück zu seinem Regiment; noch im gleichen Jahr stand er für einen Umsturzversuch zur Verfügung, den er mit seinen Regimentskameraden Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, Paul Widany und Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord durchführen wollte, für den sie sich zwischen dem 11. und 15. Juli 1944 bereithielten. Am 20. Juli 1944 war Oppen in Berlin als Ordonnanzoffizier im Stabe des Befehlshabers des Ersatzheeres eingesetzt; er fungierte am Tag des Umsturzes im Bendlerblock als Bewachung u. a. gegenüber den Generälen Friedrich Fromm und Joachim von Kortzfleisch. Während er Hans Bernd Gisevius ins Polizeipräsidium chauffierte, scheiterte der Umsturzversuch. Bei der Rückkehr wurde er entwaffnet, es gelang ihm allerdings das Verlassen des Komplexes. Er wurde dann am 12. August 1944 für einige Monate im Berliner Zellengefängnis Lehrter Straße festgehalten, da er aber auf keiner Liste vermerkt war, wurde er wieder freigelassen.

Oberstleutnant i. G. Victor von Schweinitz, Dritter Generalstabsoffizier (Ic – Feindlage) der Heeresgruppe C (Südwest) in Norditalien und ebenfalls einst dem Infanterie-Regiment 9 angehörend, stellte Oppen mithilfe eines Obersten in der Personalabteilung der Heeresgruppe gefälschte Papiere aus. Auch dem ebenfalls aus der Wehrmacht ausgestoßenen Widerstandskämpfer von Kleist wurde auf diese Weise geholfen. Zuletzt in der Nähe von Genua bei der Festungsbrigade 135 befindlich, geriet er im Mai 1945 in US-amerikanische Kriegsgefangenschaft, aus der er im Sommer 1945 entlassen wurde.

Danach studierte er Rechtswissenschaften – wie auch von Kleist – an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. 1948 wanderte er über die Schweiz nach Argentinien aus. Von 1952 bis 1971 war von Oppen (genannt Brummel) bei Ferromar Argentina in Argentinien und von 1972 bis 1988 bei  Intergrafica in München tätig. Georg-Sigismund von Oppen starb im Alter von 85 Jahren in Gualeguaychú in Argentinien.

Er war in erster Ehe mit Christa Freiin von Mentzingen verheiratet und hatte fünf Kinder. In zweiter Ehe war er mit Diana Gräfin von und zu Eltz verheiratet, mit ihr hatte er zwei Kinder.

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 Ines Reich: Potsdam und der 20. Juli 1944. Auf den Spuren des Widerstandes gegen den Nationalsozialismus. Begleitschrift zur Ausstellung des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes und des Potsdam-Museums. Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 1994, ISBN 3-7930-0697-2, S. 85 ff.

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Judge orders Facebook and Google to remove #MeToo posts against artist Subodh Gupta
The court also ruled that Instagram must reveal the identity behind an account that published allegations of sexual harassment in the Indian art world
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1st October 2019 12:05 GMT
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Saturday's concert was to have been 71-year-old singer's final show of a 3-month "Praise & Blame" tour.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) Rights and India: A Comparative Analysis
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded in 1919, following World War-I as a social engineering project that sought to safeguard the rights of workers and ensure that freedom, equity, and dignity in conditions of work are observed universally. It is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN and was originally founded as a part of the League of Nations. Currently, 187 of the 193 member states of the United Nations are members of the ILO.
A fundamental aspect of the ILO's functioning is the emphasis placed on tripartism, which aims to ensure that any dialogue involves the three main stakeholders when it comes to labour-related matters, namely employers, workers and States. The International Labour Organization(ILO) accomplishes its objectives through three main bodies that are comprised of the aforementioned stakeholders, these bodies are as follows:
International Labour Conference: It is an annual meeting of governments', workers' and employer's delegates of the ILO member States. The objective of the conference is to discuss the broad policies of the organisation, establish and adopt international labour standards and elect the governing body.
Governing Body: It is the executive body of the ILO and is responsible for making policy decisions, setting the agenda for the International Labour Conference, adopting a budget, and electing the Director-General. It is composed of 56 titular members of which 28 are held by governments and 14 each are held by employers and workers respectively. Ten of the titular government seats are non-elected, permanent seats held by States that have foremost industrial importance, India is one of these nations.
International Labour Office: It is the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization and is responsible for the administration of the organization and implementing technical cooperation activities in addition to awareness, advocacy and information-sharing programmes.
An Overview of Key Documents
Before analysing the major conventions under the framework of International Labour Law, we must examine the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998. The Declaration divides fundamental principles and rights into four categories, those being freedom of association and the effective recognition of right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced or compulsory labour, the abolition of child labour and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. The core conventions of the ILO can be classified under these categories that are considered universal rights that apply to all individuals in every State.
While the international labour standards are periodically revised with new Conventions, Protocols or Recommendations being formulated, the ILO Governing Body has listed eight conventions it considers fundamental in terms of the subjects that they deal with, these are as follows:-
Freedom of Association & Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 : Crystallized the most fundamental labour rights such as the right of workers to establish and join organisations of their choosing without their employer's approval, the right of workers' and employers' organisations to draw up their own constitutions and rules, the right of workers' and employers' organisations to establish and join federations. It imposes a duty on Members of the ILO to ensure that workers and employers may exercise the right to organise freely, without any undue interference from administrative authorities.
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 : This document aims to protect workers and workers' organisations from anti-union discrimination with respect to their employment. For example, imposing non-membership of Unions as a precondition to employment. It aims to promote voluntary negotiation between employers or employers' organisations and workers' organisations and calls for the creation of machinery for facilitating the same.
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 and its 2014 Protocol : This document is one of the primary international instruments that can be credited with the reduction in forced/compulsory labour worldwide. It penalises exaction of forced labour and imposes an obligation on ratifying States to ensure that the same are strictly enforced. Ratifying States are also required to ensure that coverage and enforcement of legislations pertaining to forced labour are applicable to all workers irrespective of nature of work and sector of economy. This includes taking all measures necessary to eliminate all forms of forced labour as well as identification and rehabilitation of all victims of such labour.
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 : This Convention extends the general prohibition provided for in the above document by prohibiting use of forced labour as a means of political coercion, education, punishment, mobilising labour for economic development, labour discipline, as punishment for participation in strikes and as a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination.
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 : This document imposes an obligation on ratifying States to pursue a national policy that aims to ensure that child labour is effectively abolished. It also requires States to raise the minimum age for employment/work to a level that is in consonance with the physical and mental development of young persons. To this end ratifying States are required to submit a declaration that states the minimum age to be eligible for work which cannot be less than 15 years in any case. An exception is made for States whose economies are insufficiently developed to specify a minimum age of 14 years.
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 : For the purposes of this Convention, the term 'child' applies to all persons under the age of 18. Each member that ratifies this convention is required to take immediate measures to eradicate the worst forms of child labour. This term denotes practices like slavery, trafficking, serfdom, use of child soldiers etc. Member States are required to implement programmes in consultation with employers' and workers' organizations to do the same.
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 : This convention requires ratifying States to promote the application of the equal remuneration principle for work of equal value. This means the rates of renumeration for similar work are established without discrimination based on sex.
Discrimination (Employment & Occupation) Convention, 1958 : This convention focuses on discrimination that is based on race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, or social origin. It includes other distinctions that have the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity. Ratifying states are required to prevent such discrimination through legislation, educational programmes and cooperation between employers' and workers' organisations.
The governing body has also designated four other conventions as priority instruments based on their importance from an international governance perspective. This is because they are essential in the operation of the international labour standards system. The governance/priority conventions are as follows:
Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 : This document imposes an obligation on members of the ILO to ensure that a system of labour inspection in industrial workplaces is maintained under the supervision and control of a central authority to the extent that the same is feasible. It contains provisions that outline the functions, qualifications and strength of labour inspectors that must be maintained and contains a chapter on labour inspection in commerce as well.
Employment Policy Convention, 1964 : This document aims to ensure that member states pursue an active policy goal of free and full employment for all its citizens. It outlines the major components of such a policy and states that the same must be in consonance with the individual conditions (pertaining to stage and level of economic development) prevailing in a member state.
Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 : This document is similar to the first one in this list but differs in terms of its subject matter. It aims to impose an obligation on ratifying States to refrain from excluding agricultural undertakings from the national system of labour inspection. It defines agricultural undertakings and outlines the functions of the system that specifically cater to such establishments.
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 : This document defines representative organisations in the context of labour and imposes an obligation on ratifying States to undertake procedures that allow for effective consultations with respect to matters being dealt with by the ILO. These include government replies to questionnaires, proposals to be made to the competent authority in connection with Conventions/Recommendations, re-examination of unratified Conventions, questions arising out of reports made to the International Labour Office and proposals for denunciation of ratified Conventions.
Where does India stand?
India has ratified only four out of the eight core conventions, those being:
Forced Labour Convention, 1930, No 29
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951, No 100
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958, No 111
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, No 105
Thus we can see that from an international perspective India is effectively implementing only two of the four rights enshrined in the DFPR, those being Freedom from Discrimination and Protection Against Forced Labour. There are numerous judgements which show conformity with international standards and recognise these fundamental human rights, and even statutory enactments which implement the same. The question that now arises is: Why hasn't India ratified the remaining core conventions?
The answer to this can be found by analysing the implications that ratification entails and juxtaposing this with current socio-economic conditions in the country. This is because ratification incurs legal obligation and requires implementation. This means that once a treaty has been ratified, a state incurs an immediate legal obligation at the international level. This is illustrated by the distinction between being a mere signatory of a treaty/convention and subsequent ratification. Being a signatory of a treaty usually indicates that a state intends to become a party to a treaty at some future date. Until ratification at that future date, a state is required to do nothing which would obstruct the objects and purposes of the treaty/convention, there is no legal obligation on the state. In contrast, once a state has ratified a treaty, it must conform to all the obligations set down in a treaty and it cannot generally avoid them unless there are exceptions provided therein. However, a state cannot cite the failure of concurrence between international and domestic law on an issue as an excuse for the above.
Relevance of International Law
After reading the preceding section that explains ratification and the voluntary nature of international obligations, one might wonder why International Labour Law is relevant and moreover what bearing it has on domestic labour law and policy. The two questions are linked to each other and the answer to the same can be seen from two differing perspectives. One point of view sees ILO policies and standards as preferences that nations can adopt through regulatory decisions that ultimately provide them with competitive advantages in global trade. This is because international conventions provide a universal basis for policy and thus prevent nations from implementing measures such as deregulation with the intention of gaining trade advantages. Such measures would be met with international disapproval, sanctions as well as trade isolation and thus positive morality operates to give these instruments relevance.
The other approach views ILO conventions as norm prescribing documents that allow States to assess their policies with respect to its peer States. This means that States can compare their policies to both internationally accepted standards as well as the policies adopted by States that are similarly placed from a socio-economic perspective. Therefore, they can analyse the need for reform and amendment by finding policy preferences that fall midway between the two aforementioned points of reference.
If you have any comments, thoughts or queries relating to ILO and its significance in India, feel free to drop them in the comments below.
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The 100, Season Two, Episode Six: Fog of War
Two days have passed since Finn slaughtered the grounders. At camp Jaha, armed men guard the perimeter, as Clark explains to Bellamy how they can get into Mount Weather to rescue their people. Bellamy declares that if Abby doesn't sanction the meeting soon, he will go by himself, Clark of course agrees to accompany him. The conversation switches to Finn, who Clarke has not spoken to since they returned because she doesn't know what to say. Bellamy justifies Finn's actions by saying that they are at war and have all done things. Jeremy makes himself scarce when Finn shows up asking about the plan. Clarke is vague and they are then joined by Murphy. who announces that both he and Finn have been pardoned, causing Finn to say that they did what they had to do. When Clarke doesn't answer, Finn leaves. causing Murphy to snark about their being trouble in paradise. Clarke makes it clear that though Murphy and Finn have been officially pardoned, she most certainly has not pardoned them. Ironically, for the first time on this show, Murphy is actually innocent, as he did try to get Finn to leave several times.
Raven shows up and demands that Murphy leave. Raven explains that they haven't heard from any of the Arc stations because Mt. Weather is jamming them. Later, at Raven's work station. Raven says that Mt. Weather crashed the Exodus ship and that if she can get to the tower that broadcasts it, she can make it explode. Abby charges in, telling the two young women that they are not going anywhere. Abby is adamant that The 100 are not soldiers and acting like they are, puts lives at risk. Where was her concern when she was sending her daughter to the ground to die? Clarke tells Abby that Raven discovered that Mt. Weather is jamming their communications and that there could be more people on the ground. Clarke points out that they are already fighting a two front war and demands to go after her friends. Abby agrees but says that she is joining them. Of course, Major Bryne simply must object, pointing out that Cain could be dead and that the Grounders could be massing to attack.
At Mt. Weather Dr. Tsing reports in a meeting that Maya may be metabolizing radiation on her own now. It seems that Jasper's blood was 8x more effective than anyone they have ever tested. Cage is excited that this could mean a permanent cure and Dr.Tsing asks for permission to move forward with the rest of the 47. To his credit, Dante says no though Cage is quick to give his agreement with Tsing, saying that though their plan was to assimilate the 47 into the gene pool, this changes everything. Dante points out that this isn't proven but Tsing says that with the blood of the 47. they will need fewer treatments, will feel better and live longer. Dante points out that Jasper volunteered and he refuses to put the 47 in cages like animals. Cage points out that the benefit is that they might be able to go outside again but Dante says that if he gives the order to harvest the 47, he won't deserve to see the outside again. Dante leaves the meeting to find volunteers. Cage says that Dante will come around but if the 47 don't volunteer they will do it anyway.
The group from camp Jaha is making its way through the woods. Abby brings up Finn and Clarke thanks her for voting to clear Finn. Abby says that Finn thought he was rescuing his friends. How exactly can Abby pardon Finn when neither she nor people she cared about died in the slaughter?
Cain is struggling to try to remove his chains and Jaha tells him to stop because if the Grounders wanted him dead, they would have killed him already. Cain is concerned because they have gone two days without food and water. Jaha points out that there were many times on the Arc they went two days without food or water. Jaha is convinced that this is not the end because his son told him. Right on cue, one of the others enters their cell. They start beating on Jaha and Cain begs them to stop because they came in peace. Gustus demands to know how Cain can speak of peace after sending an assassin into one of the villages. Gustus unsheathes a knife saying that one of them will die today at the other's hand, adding that he will listen to terms of surrender from the man who lives. Gustus tosses the knife on the ground and exists the cell. Oh please let it be Jaha who goes. As much as I don't like Cain, Jaha gets on my last nerve - POC or not.
In the cell, Jaha tells Cain that the Grounders want them to turn on each other. Lexa, who has been left behind by Gustus and his men, says that what the Grounders want is justice. Cain rightfully points out that lives have been lost on both sides. Jaha makes his way over to Lexa and introduces himself and Cain. Jaha asks about the assassin in the village and Lexa explains that 18 of their people - mothers and children were murdered. Cain declares that he had nothing to do with that and Lexa says that it's irrelevant because Gustus believes they did. Jaha questions what happens if he and Cain refuse to fight and Lexa explains that Gustus will use the knife to kill them both.
Dante meets up with Jasper as he is leaving the infirmary. Dante says that Mt. Weather wasn't meant to last this long and that over time, traces of radiation have seeped in. Dante explains that though he has methods for dealing with this, nothing they can do compares to what Jasper did for Maya. Dante then asks Jasper to consider asking his friends to help because they could make a great difference.
In the woods, Raven spies smoke coming from Mt. Weather. Clarke suggests setting up camp where they are and leaving at first light. Abby realises that they are missing two people and Clarke makes it clear that they went to find a way in. Abby is adamant that this is not what this mission is all about. Finn goes to follow the soldiers sent after Octavia and Bellamy but he is confronted by both Raven and Clarke. Finn points out that neither woman can look at him, as they stare at his gun. Finn drops his weapon and heads off into the woods, with Clarke fast on his tail. Finn says that killing those people was an accident. They don't get to talk long, as toxic fog begins to cover the ground. Finn and Clarke race towards the bunker, as Clarke sends a message to her mother to get everyone into the tent.
Bellamy and Octavia make their way through the woods but they are stopped by Scott. Bellamy is quick to declare that he and Octavia are not under his jurisdiction and that they need to find the missing 47. Octavia notices the insects rushing on the ground, moving quickly away from the same fog that Finn and Clarke ran from. Octavia finds a hidden entrance in the side of the mountain and the others quickly follow suit.
In the bunker now, Finn rushes to cover up the body of the dead Grounder they left there on their hunt to find Clarke.
In the tent, Abby desperately tries to get a hold of Clarke but only gets static. Raven assures Abby that Clarke and Finn know the woods and will find shelter. Raven picks up sounds on the radio and realises that they will be able to listen into Mount Weather once she cracks the encryption.
Inside the garage in the mountain, Bellamy and Octavia agree to split apart from Scott and the other surviving Arc soldier. In the hatch, Finn assures Clarke that everyone will be fine and complains that she is looking at him like the enemy. Finn then hands Clarke her father's watch, saying he knows how much it means to her. Clarke looks at the watch with tears in his eyes and Finn explains that it was around the neck of the dead grounder.
On Mount. Weather, Jasper tries to convince the rest of the 47 to help out. He cites that they have been given food, clothing, shelter and protection from the Grounders. The 47 point out that Jasper was sick for three days afterwards and quickly declare that they are out. When the group leaves, Monty demands to know when Jasper started working for the Mount. Weather people. Monty declares that now that Jasper is feeling better that he is going after Clarke. Maya enters holding a piece of paper, telling the boys to act normal because they are being listened to. They all make small talk as Maya holds up a note saying that the breach was not an accident and that they are to follow her. Maya leads them to a place where they can talk freely and Monty suggests that Maya was exposed to radiation on purpose, in order to compel Jasper to donate his blood. Jasper questions what Maya knew and why they would do that to her. Maya says that the standard treatment sucks in comparison to Jasper. Maya then shows Monty and Jasper a horrible holding area were Grounders are being held. A crying Maya says that she is afraid that Jasper and Monty are next. Maya admits that without the treatments they would die and asks what they are supposed to do. Monty suggests that they should just leave but Maya says that since Clarke left, the security has been increased. Jasper suggests that for now, they volunteer.
Raven continues to work on the radio as Abby watches. Finally she narrows the signal and the voices become clearer. It turns out that the fog is a Mount. Weather weapon. Abby gives the order for Porter to build the bomb and then take out the tower the moment the fog lifts. Raven points out that if the antenna is blown up, they will no longer be able to listen to the enemy. Abby however counters by pointing out that without blowing it, they won't make contact with any other Arc survivors and they are desperate for reinforcements. Raven calls it a tough decision to make, adding that she knows what Clarke would do.
The Arc soldiers continue to make their way through the garage. Suddenly, they are attacked and hearing the noise, Bellamy and Octavia follow the sound. Bellamy picks up Scott's weapon on the ground, only to find Reapers feasting on the now dead soldiers. Bellamy moves to shoot, when Octavia stops him because she recognizes one of the reapers as Lincoln. Lincoln charges them, though Octavia tries to convince him of who she is, causing Bellamy to knock Lincoln unconscious with the butt of the rifle. Bellamy then grabs Octavia saying that they need to go.
In the holding area, Jaha wonders if there is another way to resolve their predicament but Lexa makes it clear that there isn't. Jaha whispers to Cain that maybe they can offer a trade, using their technology and medicine as leverage for peace. Cain says that the Grounders have already told them how to accomplish peace - peace through sacrifice. Cain then picks up the knife saying that if they don't make a choice, they will both die and the killing won't end. Cain walks slowly towards Jaha and hands him the knife, saying that Jaha has to kill him. Jaha refuses to take the knife, even as Cain argues that the Grounders respect strength. Jaha tells Cain that he does not need redemption and that the choices they made on the Arc were about the survival of the human race. Cain points out that the human race was already surviving and tells Jaha that this is the only way. Cain calls Jaha a good man and adds that he won't let Jaha die for him. Cain slices his wrist and Jaha enlists the aid of Lexa to bind Cain's wound. Jaha tells Cain again that he didn't come all of this way to die. Jaha then holds the knife to Lexa's throat, saying that he chooses to live.
Octavia is in shock that Lincoln is now a reaper. In hiding, they watch as Lincoln looks for them with dead eyes and drool coming out of his mouth. Jasper promises Octavia that they will get Lincoln back.
Gustus enters the cell with his men to find Jaha holding a knife to Lexa, demanding that their chains be removed. In the language of the others, Lexa tells Gustus that Cain made his choice and that Jaha is hers. Cain starts to plead, saying that Lexa is an innocent girl. Lexa flips the situation around and manages to disarm Jaha. Lexa tells Gustus that she has heard what she needed to and walks up to him. Gustus puts on Lexa's armor and Cain realises that Lexa is the commander. Lexa says that it is clear that Cain's intentions are honourable and gives the order to free him. Lexa announces that she will talk with Cain later but in the meantime, Jaha will be used to send a message. Cain begs for the Grounders to stop, as they beat Jaha and drag him out of the cage. Lexa says that blood must have blood.
Octavia acts as bait to draw in Lincoln. Octavia calls out to him and Lincoln storms towards her. Bellamy tases Lincoln from behind and announces that now they can take Lincoln home.
Finn tells Clarke that the fog is now clear but she does not answer and simply stares at the dead body. Clarke says that the people were unarmed and that she doesn't know who Finn is anymore. Finn admits that he doesn't know either. Clarke questions what they have become.
Monty is now hooked up do a blood transfusion and he jokes about not caring about a six inch spike in his neck. Dante tells Jasper that he is impressed and deeply grateful. Jasper says that it was the least they could do because the Mount. Weather people saved them. Dante walks into Dr. Tsing's office and tells her that she has to have more faith in their shared humanity. Tsing snarks about the 47 all being compliant. Cage congratulates his father on his success, pointing out that they are now getting the most effective treatment they have ever had. Dante grabs Cage by the neck and accuses him of being behind the breach that almost killed Maya. Cage denies involvement but Dante warns that if he finds out that Cage was involved, he will kill him.
Later, Jasper is back in the dormitory and he turns up the music really loud. Jasper reports that they have bought themselves sometime but are going to need more recruits they can trust. It seems the big plan is to wait for Clarke to come break them out.
Clarke and Finn return to the base camp and Abby greats them with a hug. Clarke asks about Bellamy and Octavia and is told that they know to rendez vous here. Clarke then asks about the tower and is informed that Raven has figured out how to listen in on the Mount. Weather people. Clarke asks about the other arc stations and Abby says that they don't know if they made it but they know for sure that 47 people are being held prisoner in Mount. Weather. Abby and Clarke hug briefly. Raven approaches Finn, who again apologises and Raven tells him to suck it up because they all have battle scars.
Jaha comes out of the woods yelling help me and makes his way over to a shocked Abby and collapses. Jaha delivers Lexa's message, "leave or die." It seems that Lexa has given the Arc people 2 day to leave.
Well that's it for another not so exciting episode of The 100. Why is Jaha still alive? Yes I know it's bad of me to want a character of colour to die given how disposable we are in this genre but I am sick to death of this man and fail to see his relevance to the story. Also, putting Cain on the redemption train is deplorable. This man has done some horrible things and no amount of turn the other cheek kumbaya nonsense is going to change that. It was just a few episodes ago that he had Abby publicly flogged. Nope, I am not buying this sudden transition.
So now we know how the reapers came into existence. This makes sense as given its clear that there is food to eat, it didn't make sense to me before why or how it is the reapers developed a taste for human flesh. It's clear when daddy finds out exactly what Cage has been up to, he is going to have some explaining to do.
The 47's big plan for now is to sit tight and let Clarke rescue them. Really? We get that Clarke is strong and capable but can we have some proactive actions on the part of other characters please?
On to Finn. I believe that Clarke is right to judge him. No matter his motives, he still slaughter 18 women and children. The fact that he is now mopey and whiny about the whole thing just gets on my last nerves. Having both Raven and Bellamy justify it as an act of war and Abby forgive it, is just deplorable. The only one even remotely holding him accountable is Clarke which I suppose continues her role as the moral authority of the show. I am not sure where this storyline is going but none of it feels right to me whatsoever.
On a final note, this week we met Lexa, a leader of the Grounders. So far we have meet three female leaders of the Grounders and they are all strong, tough women. The people under them follow orders without question. I wish that The 100 would expand further upon this.
Labels: 3.5 Fangs, CW, sci-fi, The 100, tv
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Roundup: Emma Hinshaw hits game-winner for Huntington, Unioto stumps Adena
Jack Gleckler
Chillicothe Gazette
Zane Trace 68, Piketon 48:
The Pioneers maintained their position at the top of the Scioto Valley Conference standings after routing the Redstreaks on the road Friday. Xzander Ream and Nalin Robinson both continued their dominant runs through conference play after combining to outscore the Redstreaks themselves. Ream ended the night with 25 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals, while Robinson added on 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Ream and Robinson were the only two players to score in double figures for the Pioneers, but their teammates carried the rest of the load. Kyle Stonerock and Brock Jarrell tacked on six points apiece, while Landon Robinson added three points. Stonerock also picked up seven rebounds, and Landon Robinson and Jarrell each tallied five assists.
Unioto 58, Adena 50:
Unioto shattered its three-game losing streak and returned to form after muscling out a solid conference win over Adena on Friday night. Three Shermans scored in double figures and led Unioto to its first conference win in two weeks. Blake Hoops tallied 13 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Newton Hoops picked up 13 points and two blocks.
K.B. Perkins had a stellar performance of his own. The sophomore cooked the Warriors on the glass and racked up 19 rebounds by himself, while also recording 11 points and five assists. Zeke Schobelock and Jordan Perkins rounded out the top scorers for the Shermans with nine points and seven points respectively.
Still, Adena put up a fight on Friday. Joedy Ater led the charge and dominated on the court. Ater carried Adena's offense on his back and punched out of the game with a game-high 25 points. He scored as much as the rest of his teammates combined. Adena's next highest scorer, Bryson Smith, ended the night with 11 points.
Southeastern 58, Huntington 54:
After five consecutive losses, the Panthers have a win under their belts. They inched out a win on the road Friday night and handed the Huntsmen their sixth loss on the season. Carter Fisher led the Panthers with a team-high 15 points, while Lane Williams added on 12 points in the win.
Although Huntington has three players score in double figures, it fell just short of its first conference win. Still, Caiden Stewart jumped ahead of Fisher to lead all scorers with 16 points. He was followed by Dalton Black, who notched 14 points, and Wes Brown, who ended the game with 10 points.
Huntington 30, Paint Valley 29:
Emma Hinshaw sent the Huntsmen home with a win after hitting a last-second 3-pointer against the Bearcats Saturday. With one second left in the game, Hinshaw drained a shot from the corner and handed the Huntsmen a one-point win. The junior ended the game with nine points, seven steals, five rebounds and five assists. None of the Huntsmen scored in double figures, but they didn't need to. Hinshaw lifted them to their third conference win of the season.
Kaci Carroll followed Hinshaw with eight points and six rebounds, and Nora Moore picked up eight points, five rebounds and three steals. Kendall Dye led Paint Valley in scoring with 11 points.
Adena 40, Piketon 38:
The Warriors inched out a win over the Redstreaks in overtime on Saturday after another excellent performance from Emma Garrison. The junior picked up 17 points and four assists in the win and was the only one of the Warriors to crack double figures. She was followed by Kamryn Sowers and Caroline Corcoran, who scored eight points and seven points respectively. Sowers and Corcoran also tied each other with four rebounds apiece.
Unioto 62, Zane Trace 19
Another confident conference win for the Shermans is in the books. They held an opponent to under 20 points for the third time this season and earned their second margin of victory in excess of 40 points. Alexis Book and Amaris Betts both scored in double figures and handed the Pioneers their ninth consecutive loss.
Book led the Shermans with a season-high 18 points, and Betts scored 13 points to mark the seventh game this year in which she has scored 10 points or more. Milee Smith followed Book and Betts with nine points, while Amelia Uhrig scored eight points on Saturday.
Southeastern 56, Westfall 47:
The Panthers snapped their two-game skid after picking up a solid win over the Mustangs. Gabby Pernell has emerged as the premier offensive force for the Panthers, and she continued that streak on Saturday. The junior carried the Panthers with a monstrous 25-point showcase while also notching seven rebounds and three assists. Pernell scored more than the next two Panthers combined.
Pernell was followed in scoring by Reese Ruckel and Grace Wireman, who ended the night with 12 points and six points respectively. Ruckel also picked up five rebounds, and Wireman tallied four rebounds and six assists.


At dawn I lit out on a lonely trail leading to Painted Rock. The natural sandstone cathedral is still a vital meeting and ceremonial venue for Native American tribes like the Chumash and Yokut on the Carrizo Plain National Monument, west of the Los Padres National Forest off Highway 33. As I entered Painted Rock, shadows retreated across the sweeping valley floor as the sun rose above the Temblor Mountains to the east.
Remnants of elaborate rock art still clung to the canvas of gritty sandstone. As I gazed at all the remaining detailed rock art, there was a flash of feathers flying over me, exiting one of the many lofty alcoves inside the massive rock outcropping. The east wall was cloaked in multi-colored lichen. Reds, oranges, yellows and browns decorated the broad sandstone slab, and perched on its face were two barn owls soaking in the morning sun. Their feathers blended in perfectly where they were perched overlooking the Carrizo Plain.
As it grew warmer, I watched, from the inside of Painted Rock, a small herd of pronghorn antelope rising from where they had bedded down the night before. As they rose and shook the morning dew off their shaggy coats, they immediately began to graze the grasslands moving east to west, bounding across wide open spaces of the Carrizo Plain.
A hiker takes in the sweeping grasslands on the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Back in 1988, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered up with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the then-California Department of Fish and Game to acquire, manage and protect this breathtaking expanse of land. The initial parcel was 82,000 acres, but today it's 250,000 acres.
On Jan. 12, 2001, the largest single native grasslands remaining in California was deemed a national monument by former President Bill Clinton, thus protecting the Carrizo Plain from any oil exploration or further habitat destruction.
The panoramic landscape is the largest protected habitat along the Pacific Flyway, making it a birder's paradise. Besides the expansive grassland habitat, it also includes woodland habitats, mountain ranges reaching over 5,000 feet, Soda Lake (the largest natural alkali lake in the state) and surrounding vernal pools. The Carrizo Plain has more endangered species than anywhere else in the state.
Scanning with my high-powered optics, I panned across the Carrizo Plain from the foothills of the Caliente Range in search of ungulates such as tule elk and pronghorn antelope. It's not until late morning that I spot a single-file procession of tule elk, maybe 40 animals moving gradually west of me. A mixture of cows and calves followed closely together across a field of wildflowers, where a carpet of tidy tips and owl's clover brightened the plain.
California's Central Valley was once teeming with animals like tule elk and pronghorn antelope. Loss of habitat, disease from livestock, and overhunting took their toll on massive herds of ungulates, leaving places like the Carrizo Plain devoid of such wildlife. But in the late 1980s, the then-California Department of Fish and Game embarked on changing a lifeless landscape. Herds of tule elk were transplanted to the Carrizo Plain in 1988. Pronghorn antelope were restored to the plain in 1990.
Yet the two species' populations are heading on divergent paths. Tule elk being generalist feeders have been able to adapt to perpetual drought conditions, able to sustain themselves on dry grasses. Pronghorn antelope, on the other hand, are specialists requiring flat, wide open spaces while foraging for forbs, broad-leafed herbaceous plant. A survey performed by the U.S. Geological Survey in November 2013 concluded that of the 42 different plant species consumed by pronghorn, 26 of those species were forbs. The other plants consumed were species of grasses and shrubs.
According to the most recent aerial surveys, Stafford said, there are somewhere between 350 and 400 tule elk and 60 to 70 pronghorn in the greater Carrizo Plain ecosystem and surrounding ranchlands. Tule elk were expected to continue their stabilizing trend because they're able to occupy and do well in a greater variety of habitat conditions, whether it's the grasslands or the surrounding mountain ranges. Pronghorn, however, are on the cusp of sustainability, but the California Department of Fish and Game is in the process of curbing this trend.
Water troughs have been part of the Carrizo Plain for some time, but additional troughs have been added to aid declining pronghorn numbers. Stafford said the troughs are hooked up to water tanks in the existing system. Supplemental food sources have also been provided. Pronghorn numbers, however, are so low that any negative fluctuations in their habitat could prove detrimental.
If pronghorn numbers continue to decline and get below a certain point, a wide variety of environmental events can keep the numbers low.
TOP: An endangered San Joaquin kit fox lays flat on the ground in the morning sun.
LEFT: An antelope ground squirrel stands tall to detect any approaching predators.
TOP RIGHT: A pair of barn owls color conscious on a lichen-covered sandstone slab.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Sweeping grasslands on the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
I've been coming out to the Carrizo Plain for over 10 years. Drawn by its perpetual silence and solitude, the Carrizo Plain has been an escape in which to experience a piece of old California. It's also a great place to see wildlife if you're willing to drive slowly on dirt roads, hike cross-country and simply watch for movement.
Wildlife like the San Joaquin kit fox, badger, desert cottontail rabbit, jackrabbit, antelope ground squirrel, coyote, blunt-nose leopard lizard and roughly 200 bird species blend in well with the arid landscape.
Once, about 300 feet off the road between the Selby and KCL Campgrounds, I saw a pair of kit foxes sunning themselves out in the open near one of their den sites. They had flattened themselves against the ground. When I stopped my truck the female dove into their den, but the male didn't budge. It allowed me to belly crawl to within 50 feet of it and, at one point, it became so relaxed that it fell asleep. It was a good look at one of the Carrizo Plain's most elusive residents.
Spotlight surveys typically take place in March, June, September and December as long as the weather holds up. Stafford said surveys cover roughly two separate 35-mile routes. He's been performing these surveys since 2000. As with most wildlife on the Carrizo Plain, weather has been a key factor in the fluctuation of kit fox populations. Since 2000, Stafford and his team have counted 2,471 kit foxes covering 109 kilometers of dirt roads in the Carrizo Plain. The high count was in the summer of 2005 with 1,788 kit foxes. The low count was 65 kit foxes in the fall of 2014.
The last significant rainfall on the Carrizo Plain was in the winter of 2009/10. Since then, there's been a reduction in small prey populations like antelope ground squirrels and giant kangaroo rats; thus, kit foxes have been experiencing some lean times on the plain.
There are many predators in the Carrizo Plain that not only rely on giant kangaroo rats as a food source, but also for their burrow sites. Everything from kit foxes, burrowing owls and badgers to snakes and long-tailed weasels locate, take over and modify giant kangaroo rat burrow sites.
The largest of the 21 species of kangaroo rats, giant kangaroo rats are native to the San Joaquin Valley and are arguably the most important animal on the Carrizo Plain. At this point giant kangaroo rats are kind of a big unknown on the Carrizo Plain because of the continuing extreme drought conditions. The tiny, nocturnal rodents with the big feet, eyes and long tails, work like little lawnmowers on the grasslands, virtually mowing down huge swaths of grasses surrounding their burrowing sites. By flying over their sites, Stafford and his team locate and count giant kangaroo rats.
Even with degraded habitat this keystone species can thrive in what's remaining with an average of 69 individuals per nearly 2.5 acres. These busy tunnel diggers can transform huge swaths of habitat by building extensive burrow mounds up to 30 feet in diameter and 3 feet underground.
In 2014 I saw and photographed one wildflower on the Carrizo Plain. The state flower, a lonely California poppy, appeared out of place on an otherwise uninspiring landscape on the way up to an empty Selby Campground.
The last great wildflower season was the spring of 2010, when the 50-mile-long Carrizo Plain transformed into a palette of pinks and reds, yellows and oranges and purples and blues. It appeared as if someone had come to the plain, taken a giant paintbrush and splashed bright colors across the grasslands, the Temblor and Caliente Ranges. The bush lupine was so fragrant it was thick in the air. Massive fields of tick seed coreopsis swept across from the east side of Soda Lake almost to the base of the Temblors on the Elkhorn Plain. Massive fields of tidy tips were so dense that when I lay down in them they shaded me from the sun. From Soda Lake Road, out near one of the old ranch sites closer to the Elkhorn Plain, there appeared to be a lake but it was actually a broad, deep bluish-purple field of phacelia.
I made several trips to the Carrizo Plain those two weeks in late March and early April of 2010. As spectacular as that wildflower bloom was, they're now more fleeting, gone before you know it. There hasn't been a bloom like it since.


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