This New Navy Submarine Is Built to Take on Russia. And It Has One Special Feature.
More stealth:The vessel is the lead vessel for the Navy's Acoustic Superiority Program.
Rear Adm. Charles Richard, then the Navy's director of undersea warfare, said at the same event that the service has run a Submarine Security Technology Program (SSPT) for both its ballistic missile and attack submarines for decades.
The United States Navy has taken delivery of what will eventually become USS South Dakota (SSN 790), the service's seventeenth Virginia-class submarine. The Block III Virginia-class attack boat will be commissioned into service early in 2019.
"South Dakota's delivery is an important milestone," Capt. Chris Hanson, Naval Sea Systems Command's Virginia Class Program manager, said in a statement on September 24 when the service took delivery of the vessel. "It marks the penultimate Block III delivery and will be a vital asset in the hands of the fleet."
What Hanson did not say was that South Dakota is no ordinary Virginia-class submarine. The vessel is the lead vessel for the Navy's Acoustic Superiority Program.
During her one-year post-shakedown availability (PSA) in later this year, South Dakota is expected to receive some fairly significant modifications from the baseline Virginia-class submarine that are expected to be tested at sea starting in 2019 and running through 2020.
If the modifications trialed on South Dakota prove to be successful, then the technologies will be adopted for use on future Virginia-class boats as well as the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. "The lessons we learn, we will learn from her [South Dakota], will then drive what we install on future ships including Ohio Replacement and what we back-fit on existing Virginias," Jabaley said.
But the U.S. Navy hasn't forgotten about emerging threats that some have argued could render submarines obsolete—but the service is not impressed by what it sees as overhyped fears. "We're not there yet, we're not really close—we're working on that just as hard as or harder than anyone else," Jabaley said. Nonetheless, the Navy has taken—and has always taken—a proactive view toward potential new threats.


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7 Eritrean Cyclists Defect to Ethiopia After Being Threatened with Prolonged Military Service
Seven members of Eritrea's senior cycling team have fled to Ethiopia after being threatened with enlistment into the army – a dreaded service which is usually perpetual.
The cyclists risked their lives in a daring escape through Eritrea's heavily militarized borders where the government has reportedly imposed a shot-to-kill policy to prevent citizens from fleeing the country.
Their defection comes only a few days after 10 members of the Eritrean national football team refused to go back home after a World Cup qualification match in Botswana. A hearing for the players' appeal for asylum from the South African country has been scheduled for December.
Eritrean athletes are renowned for using international sporting competitions to flee their country's repressive government. This trend has alarmed both regional and international sporting event organizers.
In a June report, the United Nations accused the Eritrean government of mass human rights violations, including extra-judicial killings, torture. At age 17, it is allegedly compulsory for young people to be enlisted into the Eritrean army for training. Military service in the country is dreaded due to the prolonged tenure of service. Thousands have fled the country as a result. It is estimated that 4,000 people flee Eritrea monthly.
The seven cyclists, who are members of the 14 higher division Eritrean cycling team, reportedly had a quarrel with sporting authorities before escaping the country. The athletes say officials failed to provide them with new bicycles and other training supplies needed for their preparations. As a result, the cyclists pulled out from the team, which was scheduled to participate in a competition in a few days.
Their decision to quit the national team ahead of a major competition did not go down well with the government in the country where cycling is a quasi-religion.
According to the Sudan Tribune, authorities threatened to punish the cyclists by enlisting them into the military. The cyclists did not want to take any chances, so they fled.
Ethiopian officials at the Tigray region, which borders Eritrea to the north, reportedly welcomed the defecting cyclists. The athletes, whose identities have not been revealed, are currently being held in Enda Abba Guna, a temporary refugee center in the region.
Eritrea is not known for footballing or running exploits. However, cyclists from the country have dominated continental competitions. The men's senior national cycling team has won the African Championships for four years in a row – including last year. The women's team has been equally successful in recent years.
This year, Eritrean cyclists Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus made history by becoming the first "black Africans" to compete in the Tour de France.
Despite their success, earlier this year, Switzerland denied the visa applications of three young Eritrean cyclists over concerns that they are likely to defect and seek asylum. The three had been invited for training at the International Cycling Union in Aigle.
Eritrea is the tenth-largest source of refugees globally. Eritrea is also the third biggest country – after Syria and Afghanistan – whose citizens cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
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Understanding Tax-Filing Status
Married to a Nonresident Alien
Married Filing Separate
Filing status is determined on the last day of the year and most often is based on marital status. The two most prevalent are as follows:
Single – Unmarried individuals without dependents.
Married Taxpayers Filing Jointly (MFJ) – The couple combines their incomes, deductions, and credits on a jointly filed return. They are jointly and separately liable for the tax determined on the return. Because filing status is based on the taxpayers' marital status on December 31 of each year, this means that couples who marry during the year, regardless of the date of the marriage, are eligible to file MFJ (but a special rule applies for nonresident aliens – see below). Likewise, those who divorce during the year are not qualified to file MFJ for the year when the divorce is made final. A couple that is separated but still married as of December 31 may file either MFJ or Married Filing Separate (or possibly Head of Household, as explained below), and neither spouse can file using the single status.
But single and MFJ are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to determining the proper and most beneficial filing status. There are a number of possibilities:
Surviving Spouse (Qualified Widow[er]) – In the year of a spouse's death, the surviving spouse, if not remarried by the end of the year, can use the MFJ status. In the two subsequent years, if not remarried, the surviving spouse may be able to file as a Qualified Widow(er). The benefit of filing as a Qualified Widow(er) is that the taxpayer gets to us the MFJ tax rates, which are lower than those for the Single and Head of Household statuses. To file as a Qualified Widow(er), the taxpayer must meet the following requirements:
1. The taxpayer must have a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter (no age limits) – but not a foster child and not a grandchild – who can be claimed as a dependent, either as a qualified child or a dependent relative, except that the child's gross income is disregarded for purposes of determining if the child is a dependent.
2. The child cannot have filed a joint return.
3. The taxpayer cannot be claimed as someone else's dependent.
4. The child must have lived in the taxpayer's home all year, except for temporary absences or if a child was born or died during the year or was kidnapped.
5. The taxpayer must have paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home for the year.
Married to a Nonresident Alien – Generally, a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident who is married to a nonresident alien must file as Married Filing Separate. However, a person who is a nonresident alien at the end of his or her taxable year and who is married to a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident can be treated as a U.S. resident for income-tax purposes, if the spouses so elect. In doing so, both spouses must agree to subject their worldwide income for the taxable year to U.S. taxation, and both parties must make the election.
Head of Household (HH) – This status may be claimed by a single or married individual meeting certain requirements. While the status provides favorable tax rates, it is frequently used in error, often because the taxpayer doesn't understand the eligibility rules. Of all of the statuses, head of household is the only one in which a paid tax preparer is subject to a penalty if they do not perform the IRS-prescribed due diligence when determining if their client qualifies to claim HH. It is also closely monitored by federal and state tax agencies.
A single (unmarried) individual may use this status if he or she
1. Pays more than one-half of the cost of maintaining, as his or her home, a household that is the principal place of abode of a qualified person for more than half of the year. A qualified person generally includes a qualified child (the child's exemption does not have to be claimed – it can be released to the other parent) or a relative for whom the taxpayer may claim a dependency exemption, OR
2. Pays more than half the cost of maintaining a separate household that was the main home for a dependent parent for the entire year.
A married individual may use this status if he or she
1. Lived apart from their spouse for at least the last six months of the year, and
2. Pays more than one-half of the cost of maintaining, as his or her home, a household that is the principal place of abode, for more than half the year, of a child, stepchild, or eligible foster child for whom the taxpayer may claim a dependency exemption.
Other Head-of-Household issues:
- Generally, a single house cannot contain more than one household.
- For HH purposes, "temporary absences" for school, vacations, illness, military service, etc., do not change the place of a dependent's abode.
- A person claimed as a dependent under a "multiple support agreement" does not qualify a taxpayer for the HH filing status. (When several people together provide over 50% of support for an individual, those providing more than 10% of the support can have a multiple-support agreement that specifies which of them will claim the dependent.)
- A married child (including a grandchild, stepchild, or adopted child) who is a dependent will qualify a taxpayer for this filing status. But to be a "qualifying child," the child cannot file a joint return unless the return was filed only as a claim for a refund.
Married Filing Separate (MFS) – Married taxpayers have the option of filing a joint return or separate returns. Generally, if the income, deductions, and credits are split exactly 50-50, the total tax when filing separate returns will be the same as a joint return. However, some credits and deductions may not be allowed when filing MFS. These are the most common reasons for filing MFS.
1. They may be separated and may not wish to file jointly. However, this creates complicated issues in dividing up the income and deductions because the spouses are often uncooperative. In some states, community property laws can also add complications in dividing the income and deductions.
2. They may wish to keep their financial affairs separate. This most commonly occurs when individuals marry later in life, or when one spouse comes to the marriage with significantly greater wealth than the other spouse, and they wish to keep their finances separate, even if doing so costs them some extra taxes.
3. A spouse may be concerned that the other spouse is not properly reporting their income or deductions. When a joint return is filed, both spouses are liable for the tax, even if only one spouse earned the income.
Generally, there is no tax benefit to filing MFS except if the taxpayer is married to a non-resident spouse.


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CalCom Solar, Wexus Partner on Agricultural Project
A grant from the California Energy Commission will fund the project
CalCom Solar of Visalia, Calif., and Wexus Technologies of San Francisco have joined forces on new technologies to save energy and water. Wexus was recently awarded a $4 million grant by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to commercialize a cloud-based, mobile platform for the agricultural industry that will serve to make the industrial and agricultural sectors more efficient. CalCom Solar is partnering with Wexus to deploy their technologies across agricultural sites throughout California.
Due to a combination of a lack of data, high energy costs and limited mobile applications in the field, farmers can spend up to 50% more on energy than necessary during farming operations, particularly when operating irrigation pumps. The CEC grant will enable Wexus and its partners to deploy software that leverages existing utility meter data and helps growers access on-farm electricity and water information from mobile and desktop devices. By leveraging this information and through energy saving recommendations, growers can adjust operations to optimize energy usage and costs.
"Leveraging the Internet of Things and other tech advances, we're deploying networked devices in the field to gather energy and water use information for agricultural businesses and water districts," said CalCom Solar CEO Nic Stover. "This helps growers understand the impacts of electricity costs on their water management and agricultural operations. The data is used to devise an energy approach that deploys optimized solar arrays—specifically designed to make energy and water use as efficient as possible."
"We're honored to be selected by the California Energy Commission to further develop and commercialize the Wexus platform, and we're excited to be partnering with CalCom Solar in the ag energy sector," said Wexus Technologies CEO and co-founder Chris Terrell. "This grant and the CalCom/Wexus collaboration will enable us to further deploy technology that empowers growers to save energy, water and lower operational costs when they need it most: during an unprecedented drought in California."
"In response to the drought and the governor's executive order, the Energy Commission has invested in water-saving innovative technologies," said California Energy Commission Chair Robert B. Weisenmiller. "These projects will increase energy efficiency at water-related facilities and enable better management in sectors —such as agriculture—that are typically large water users. We look forward to funding similar projects through our Water Energy Technologies program this summer."


You are at:Home»Bread Theory»What's The Best Flour For Your Bread Maker?
Be it the crunch of a perfect crouton or the doughy softness of a fluffy loaf that you love, bread makers are a perfect kitchen companion. But what's the best flour for a bread maker?
Below, we take a look at the wonderfully curious world of flour and investigate the question of, what flour is best to use in bread makers?
At a first glance, it may not seem like an important decision to make.
But, as many experienced bakers will tell you, different flours achieve different breads.
We're here to tell you exactly what flour you need to create the most delicious bread in your bread maker.
3 What's the Best Flour for a Bread Maker?
Bread flour, sometimes called bread machine flour, is what most bread maker recipe books will say to use in order to achieve the best results.
But what exactly is bread flour? If you have no experience in baking, then the term itself may be completely alien to you.
To put it simply, bread flour is flour that has more protein than all-purpose flour.
This means that bread flour, by having more protein in it (and therefore more gluten), will rise better during the cooking process, and also hold its shape better.
There are certain brands of all-purpose flour that do have higher protein counts. If you find one, they are a fine substitute for bread flour if rise and shape are your main concerns.
It also depends on what kind of bread you are baking. Bread flour or high protein all-purpose flour is great for making high rising bread. But, if you want denser breads, then whole-wheat flours are your best choice.
Another question you may ask is: just what is bread machine flour?
And the answer is that there is no specific flour for bread machines. While there are bread flours, there is no flour made specifically for bread machines.
Whole wheat is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the age of healthy bread baking, but many people don't actually know what whole wheat means.
See, the part of the wheat plant used to make flour, the wheat berry, is actually made up of three parts: the bran, the germ, and the endosperm.
Basically, a wheat berry is like a nesting doll. The bran is the outer shell, the germ the inner part, and the endosperm the innermost part.
Now, unbleached white flour is made from only the endosperm, while whole wheat flour, as the name suggests, is made from milling the entire wheat berry. This is why whole wheat is darker, and breads made from it taste different and have heavier densities than those made with white flour.
Additionally, whole wheat flour contains more fiber, minerals, carbohydrates, and B vitamins than white flours.
What's the Best Flour for a Bread Maker?
The type of flour you use isn't as important as the quality of that flour.
Quality absolutely matters. High quality, or at least better quality, flour makes a large and noticeable difference when baking bread. High quality flours tend to have more protein, which makes for a better loaf. Low quality flours may result in bread that tastes different, doesn't rise as evenly or well, and may lack nutrients.
Deciding on the best bread machine flour depends on what kind of bread you're trying to make as well. There are brands that cater to a wide variety of tastes and needs. Take some time and look around your local supermarket, or put Google to good use.
You should also keep a sharp eye out for flours that haven't been bleached or 'whitened' (which is really just another way of saying that it's been bleached), as there really is no reason why your bread needs to be white as snow.
It's very tricky to pinpoint the best flours for baking gluten free bread.
There are certainly flours out there without gluten, but you want to be sure that they haven't treated it with chemicals to achieve that. Read the labels, and perhaps even research the brand.
There are plenty of health food shops out there too, and they often have a selection of brands and flours that cater to gluten free diets.
They will not bake the same as doughs made with regular flour. Gluten free doughs are naturally denser, meaning that when baked they will not be as fluffy or light in texture.
Not all bread machines can handle gluten free dough. Because gluten free dough is so much thicker, it requires stronger mixing paddles (if your machine also mixes the dough), and different cooking times. Keep an eye out for bread makers that have a gluten free setting, and you'll be golden.
The best flour for bread machines in most cases is bread flour.
Google around with phrase like 'best bread machine flour' and you will definitely get a plethora of answers, and don't be shy of poking around in the comments or reviews sections from people that have used the products themselves.
Now go and bake your heart out!
What do you think — what's the best bread machine flour?
How do we know what is "high protein"? What % protein in any given flour is considered "high"? What is the ballpark number? (e.g. 10% or more = high? 20%? 5%?). What are we looking out for when we read the ingredients label?


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Louisiana's Sugarcane Farmers Struggle after Floods
John Binder
25 Aug 2016 Baton Rouge, LA
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Louisiana's high-volume agriculture industry is among the devastated after the southeast region of the state was soaked by overwhelming floodwaters.
Sugarcane fields remain flooded in areas of the state, such as fields in St. James, Ascension, St. Martin, Iberia, Lafayette, Vermilion and St. Landry parishes, according to the Associated Press.
Sugarcane expert Kenneth Gravois of Louisiana State University (LSU) said when the flooding hit farmers, they had only planted about 15 to 20 percent of their expected acreage.
LSU Agriculture Center economist Kurt Guidry said based on early reports, some $110 million in losses has plagued the industry over the past two months, citing recent floods and all-too frequent rainfall last month, according to Delta Farm Press.
Guidry said that because some sugarcane fields and other areas remain flooded, there has not been a widespread assessment yet on the impact of the floods to the agriculture industry.
While over 60,000 homes in the state have been destroyed by floodwaters, in Ascension Parish, almost a third of all homes were devastated, as Breitbart Texas reported.
Today, roughly 2,500 flood victims in the region remain in shelters. That number is down from when Gov. John Bel Edwards first reported that 10,000 residents were displaced last week.
Edwards visited a subdivision in Youngsville, Louisiana, near Lafayette, which had never flooded before. Now, however, every third or fourth home in the suburb was gutted with residents' properties on front lawns.
One resident told Edwards that she had always paid her taxes on time, but was now struggling to get help from federal agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Edwards said that because the region had previously never flooded, a number of residents were not subject to buying flood insurance, a common problem now across the southeast region of the state.
John Binder is a contributor for Breitbart Texas. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.
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Ensign is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately  south of Highway 23 and  southeast of Calgary.

The community was named for the Canadian Red Ensign.

Demographics
The population of Ensign according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 26.

See also
List of communities in Alberta
List of hamlets in Alberta

References

Hamlets in Alberta
Vulcan County
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada

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If you want to have a really sturdy and durable house, you have to search for those builders who have a lot of experience in this area. Some log home builders may use old building methods. There is a big difference constructing a regular duplex in the town and a log house the middle of the woods. It is better to deal with the companies that will give you plans and a detailed layout of each wall which shows the location of each numbered log and where the bolts should be located. What is more, they have to give you a list of materials, a description of each material. They should also give you a list of equipment and tools you will need. It is also good to have a guide of useful tips and some extra logs.


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Both of us have contributed nationally and internationally at conferences, such as MS Life, MS Trust, RIMS, CMSC in America providing posters and talks on innovative practice such as APS therapy and bowel management.
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The incredible music of the Thar at Suryagarh
Posted on November 3, 2016 November 16, 2016 by sudhagee
The sight of a canopied seating and fresh juice organised by the Suryagarh team was a welcome relief after a morning spent exploring the Thar. Set up outside an abandoned human settlement, the location and timing of the 'refreshment pitstop' was perfect. Much as I love the desert, I was getting dehydrated pretty quickly.
As I made my way to pick a glass of juice for myself, I heard some music being played in the distance. Music that was both familiar and unfamiliar, if not strange. It was familiar because I recognised the instrument, and unfamiliar because I had never heard it played outside of a Carnatic classical music katcheri (concert).
Juice forgotten, I changed directions and headed towards the music and the musician, Sumar Khan, who was playing the morsing or the wind harp, a wind percussion instrument.
"You're playing the morsing!" I exclaimed to Sumar Khan. "I didn't know it was played in this region."
"You're one of the very few shahris (city folks) who have recognised this instrument," exclaimed a delighted Sumar Khan. "Most don't even know what it is. Where have you heard it?"
"In classical music concerts."
"I didn't know it was played in classical music!"
"And I didn't know it was played in folk music!"
That means we are even, said Sumar Khan, and both of us burst out laughing. Sumar Khan then went on to tell me how the morsing was an important part of the instrumental ensemble from the Thar region, and had been for centuries. However, the number of folk musicians who could play the morsing was dwindling fast. But I'm there to play the morsing for you, he said and played some more.
Sumar Khan is one of the many musicians employed by Suryagarh. Originally from Bikaner, he is quite the versatile musician. He can sing…
The many expressions of Sumar Khan as he sings the popular song from Rajasthan, "Padhaaro Mhaare Desh"
… and also play many instruments, though his preferred choice of instruments are the morsing and the algoza or double flute, also known as the jodiya pava. Here he is playing a beautiful set of melodies (including a Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram) one morning at Suryagarh.
Sumar Khan playing the #Algoza. Such beautiful, beautiful music. Good morning from @suryagarh. #travel #suryagarh #rajasthan #DesertMusic #DesertExploration #manganiyar
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During my stay at Suryagarh, I would head to the window where Sumar Khan would be playing his wonderful, soothing music in the mornings. I would listen and we would chat, he would tell me about the songs and the legends they were based on.
His favourite was the tragic love story of Mumal and Mahendroo set at a time when the Kak River still had water and flowed from Jaisalmer, where Mumal lived, to Umer Kot (in Sindh, Pakistan), where Mahendroo was the ruler. (do read the story here as written by Nisha Jha, a fellow blogger). Sumar Khan's rendition of episodes from the tragic love story was soulful — whether it was on the algoza or his vocals. I could feel the story and the Thar come alive through his renditions.
Kaki is another musician at Suryagarh and perhaps the most enigmatic of them all. For one, I don't think her name is Kaki, which means 'aunt' in the local language.
Nobody in Suryagarh knows her name and she is always called Kaki by everyone. For another, nobody has seen her face (even the women) for she is always veiled. Nobody knows her age either. Every day, at around 4 pm, she arrives and makes herself comfortable on a seat in the courtyard and proceeds to sing.
Listening to Kaki sing was an awesome experience. For me, her powerful, full-bodied voice was a personification of the desert, the Thar itself. I have just one word for Kaki — RESPECT.
Suryagarh also has a large group of singers from the Manganiar community, some of whom I had heard during my previous visit. But unfortunately, like the previous visit, I was unable to interact with them, and my experience of their incredible music was through what they performed.
Led by Mehboob Khan, the Manganiars welcomed my group to Suryagarh on the day we arrived. Later that evening, I caught the last song of their performance for hotel guests — the timeless Dama dam mast qalandar. The evening breeze and a full moon night added to the whole experience.
Mehboob Khan is the one playing the harmonium
I heard them again the next evening at a special outdoor performance and dinner organised for our group. Mehboob Khan and his group sang a variety of known and unknown songs (for me, that is). Two of the songs they performed stood out. The first was a known song — Yaara seeli seeli (made popular in India by the film Lekin), which I managed to record. You can click on the video below to listen to it. Apologies in advance for the awful sound quality.
The second song — an unfamiliar one — was Jaago Krishna Kanhaiya Jaago and it comes from Sindh. I didn't, or couldn't record it, so entranced was I by the story and its rendition.
The song is based on the story of a holy man who was blind and known for his healing powers. There were people in his community who didn't like the holy man and doubted his ability to heal others. One day, they got a dead infant and asked the holy man if he could cure the child. When the holy man said yes, the infant was placed on his lap. The holy man realised immediately that the infant was dead, but also remembered his words of healing the infant. He then sang Jaago Krishna Kanhaiya Jaago as a prayer to Lord Krishna. The dead infant was no longer just a dead infant, but Krishna himself who was being invoked to rise, to awaken.
I have never heard something so beautiful and so heartfelt and when Mehboob Khan and his group finished singing the song, I realised that my cheeks were wet.
This was my second visit to Suryagarh and I was thrilled to find that the music component of the hotel was as strong as ever. Though I missed meeting and listening to Salim Khan and Sikandar Langha from my previous visit, I was very happy to make the acquaintance of Sumar Khan and Kaki this time. 🙂
Patrons and patronage of the arts has changed rapidly in the last century or so, with the government replacing the original patrons — the royalty and the rich. Cultural organisations, too, are doing their bit to keep our rich heritage alive. But it is unusual for a hotel to do so, and for that reason alone kudos to Suryagarh. As I mentioned in this post:
any organisation that patronises artists and their art is a great one and has my respect. Enough said.
I leave you with this last video of a beautiful song sung by Sumar Khan. Close your eyes, and imagine you're somewhere in the Thar as you listen to this. Enjoy. 🙂
Note to Self: Considering that most of the videos are incomplete or of poor quality, it might be a good idea to just listen to the music than to record them !
Disclaimer: I was invited by Suryagah to visit and stay with them. This post is an outcome of that visit; needless to stay, the views and words are all mine.🙂
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2013: The Suryagarh experience | Something new, something old: Jaisalmer revisited | The incredible music of Salim Khan and Sikander Langha
2016: The Suryagarh experience… Revisited | Sifting through the sands of time | The temples of Kiradu | The incredible music of the Thar at Suryagarh
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tskraghu says:
Unfortunately I have used my broadband and hence cannot enjoy ur post and photos. With slow speed it is like drinking at a pond thru a straw. Saved the link for access when it gets restored.
Did manage to briefly access the earlier post – it was interesting to glimpse at two versions of chariots.
It was sad and happy- sad to see the disrepair and the wanton damage by invaders and happy to have 'seen' it thru ur posts. The sculptures were amazing even in their present state. Dont know about various schools that exist – did seem like sculptures found in Jain temples though it was all Hindu pantheon.
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I hope you managed to listen to the music I have shared in this post.
Regarding the temples of Kiradu, I still can't get over their location or their beauty. Each time I go through my photographs, there is some detail that I missed previously cropped up.
The beauty of old Jain temples is that regardless of where they were, they followed the vernacular architecture. So a temple in Karnataka would be different from a temple in Tamil Nadu would be different from. Temple in Gujarat. On a visit to two Jain Temples in Kanchipuram, if I hadn't known of their location, I would have thought they were Hindu temples. I will be writing about those temples soon.
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Hi Ashish, good to see you here after such a long time. I see that Suryagarh has brought you back here again. And yes, time to visit Suryagarh again 😊
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The way you narrate is so vividly descriptive , I felt being there with these musicians and interacting!!
Thank you, Sushmita. I love music over and above everything else and the music at the Thar was nothing less than divine. I rarely write about music on the blog, apart from "My now song" series, and when I do it is very fulfilling. 🙂
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This is a story of Mr. Patel but it will probably apply to your yoga studio, or yoga shop and how to attract more yoga students.
I went there yesterday too and noticed he has a "pay" machine..you know which one I'm talking about? You can top up card etc..
Anyways I asked him if he made any money on that and he said something that made me CURIOUS!
And it kind of made sense, if they KNOW, LIKE and TRUST Mr. Patel of cause customers go back to him and become his loyal clients so long Mr. Patel keeps on adding value to their lives!
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Pardoo Mine, Pilbara
DSO grade haematite iron ore (with plans to produce Magnetite concentrate in future)
Atlas Iron
Northern Pilbara region, Western Australia
Mining Started
Production (2012)
1.45mt
Ore Reserves (as of December 2012)
3.1 million tons (mt) of haematite (Proven: 100,000t and Probable: three million tons) grading at 56.1% Fe; and 970mt of Magnetite grading at 36.0% Fe
The Pardoo iron ore resource was discovered by Atlas Iron in 2005. Image courtesy of Atlas Iron Limited.
Open cut mining operation at Pardoo started in 2008. Image courtesy of Atlas Iron Limited.
The ore is crushed and screened on site at Pardoo. Image courtesy of Atlas Iron Limited.
The screened DSO grade iron ore is transported by covered road trains to Port Hedland. Image courtesy of Atlas Iron Limited.
The Ridley Magnetite Project under development at Pardoo is expected to produce 15mtpa of 68.3% Fe grade magnetite concentrate for over 30 years. Image courtesy of Atlas Iron Limited.
Pardoo Mine is located 70km east of Port Hedland in the Northern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The mine produces low-alumina haematite ore. The mine is 100% owned by Atlas Iron.
Pardoo is Atlas Iron's first ever mine development. The current mining operation at Pardoo consists of a direct shipping ore (DSO) project which has been underway since October 2008.
Discovery and mine life of Pardoo
Atlas Iron discovered DSO grade iron ore at Pardoo in 2005. The DSO project started with an identified iron ore resource of 7.4 million tonnes (mt) to be produced at a rate of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) over five to six years.
Kolomela Iron Ore Mine, South Africa
Kolomela mine is located 22km away from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The mine produces direct shipping iron ore.
The current DSO mine life at Pardoo is three years, according to an estimate made in the beginning of 2013. Pardoo's DSO production capacity was further increased and the mine life further extended with additional discovery of DSO resources.
In addition, 14 separate DSO resources and one channel iron deposit resource have been defined at Pardoo for further exploration.
The Ridley magnetite project is the most notable development at the Pardoo mine. The magnetite project is expected to extend the mine life of Pardoo by another 30 years.
Pardoo mine geology
The DSO haematite and the Ridley magnetite deposits of Pardoo are hosted towards the north of Archaean Pilbara craton. The deposits lie within the Ord greenstone belt which is separated from the Goldsworthy greenstone belt in the south.
The deposits underlie an area of 12kmx7km and represent an S-shaped structure with a strike length equivalent to 20km.
The outcrop of Pardoo's iron ore is dominated by fine-grained clastic and chemical meta-sedimentary rocks of the Gorge Creek group with the mineralisation associated with the Nimingarra formation.
Reserves at Pardoo mine
The DSO ore reserves at Pardoo stood at 3.1mt grading 56.1% Fe, including proven reserves of 100,000t and probable reserves of three million tons.
The probable magnetite reserves at Pardoo are 970mt grading 36.0% Fe.
Mining and processing of iron ore at Pardoo
Open cut mining is carried out at eight small open pits, including Bobby, Alice, Chloe, Olivia, Emma and South Limb pits.
"DSO production from Pardoo for the 2012 financial year totalled 1.45mt."
The mining involves drill, blast, load and haul. The mine work force comprises 100 people. The mine uses Anfo and emulsion explosives, Hitachi ZX330-LC-3 drill rigs, Komatsu 785-7 trucks, Komatsu PC1250 excavators, and Caterpillar D98 dozers.
The mined ore is crushed, screened and stockpiled on the site. The ore is then transported by covered road trains to Port Hedland, for shipment. The ore is stockpiled at the port before being loaded into ships at the Utah Point facility in Port Hedland. The Utah Point facility has a capacity of 6mtpa.
Iron ore production
DSO production from Pardoo for the 2012 financial year totalled 1.45mt, compared with 1.72mt in 2011.
Contractors involved with the Pardoo mining project
The mining contract (drilling, blasting, excavation and hauling) was initially awarded to CDE in May 2008 for a period of three years.
Roy Hill Iron Ore Project, Australia
Roy Hill iron ore project is located in the Pilbara region of Australia. The mine is part of the Chichester Range in Western Australia and is the biggest undeveloped Marra Mamba deposit in the region.
The contractor was, however, changed in late 2009. Mining & Civil Australia (MACA Mining) was awarded the new mining contract (load, haul, drill, blast, crushing and screening) up to August 2013.
MACA awarded a short-term contract to Rock on Ground (ROG) for additional blasthole drilling at Pardoo.
Orica has been subcontracted to provide blasting services. McAleese is the road haulage subcontractor for Pardoo.
Trimble supplied the mine survey equipments and the mine planning software was provided by Vulcan.
Flight services to the mine site are provided by Qantas.
Details of the Ridley magnetite project
The prefeasibility study for the Ridley magnetite project at Pardoo was completed in April 2009. It envisages that the project has the potential to produce 15mtpa of high-grade (averaging 68.3% Fe) magnetite concentrate for over 30 years.
The project will involve conventional truck-and-shovel open pit mining, in-pit crushing stations, conveyors, waste and tailings storage provision, and a 48mtpa concentration plant with multi-stage autogenous grinding and magnetic separation facilities.
The Ridley magnetite project is estimated to cost A$2,972m ($3.07bn) at 2009 price level. The average operating cost per tonne of concentrate is estimated at A$36.22 ($37.46).
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, ou Le Bon Gars au Québec, est une comédie d'action américaine réalisée par  et sortie en 2016 au cinéma.

Avant sa sortie en salles en 2016, le film a été diffusé en avant-première au festival international du film de Toronto 2015.

Synopsis
Déçue par l'amour, Martha est une femme excentrique au bord de la crise de nerfs. Mais quand elle fait la rencontre d'un homme dans un supermarché, c'est le coup de foudre. Mais ce qu'elle ignore, c'est que cet homme qu'elle surnomme Mr. Right est un ancien tueur à gages qui s'est donné pour mission de tuer toutes les personnes l'ayant engagé par le passé.

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 Titre original : Mr. Right
 Titre québécois : Le Bon Gars
 Réalisation :
 Scénario : Max Landis
 Décors : Monique Champagne
 Costumes : Jillian Kreiner
 Musiques : Aaron Zigman
 Casting : Orly Sitowitz
 Photographie : Daniel Aranyó
 Montage : Tom Wilson
 Production : Bradley Gallo, Michael A. Helfant, Rick Jacobs et Lawrence Mattis
 Sociétés de production : Amasia Entertainment, Circle of Confusion et 3311 Productions
 Sociétés de distribution :
 États-Unis : Focus World
 France : Netflix France (VOD)
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 Langue originale : anglais
 Format : couleur - 35 mm - 1,85:1 - son Dolby numérique
 Genre : Comédie et Action
 Durée : 92 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
 États-Unis :  (Festival international du film de Toronto 2015) ;  (sortie cinéma limitée + sortie VOD)
 Belgique :
 Suisse :
 France :  (sur Netflix France)

Distribution
 Sam Rockwell  : Francis « Mr. Right » Moench
 Anna Kendrick  : Martha McKay
 Tim Roth  : Ed Hopper / Leonard Knoxx / Reynolds
 RZA  : Shotgun Steve
 James Ransone  : Von « Vini » Cartigan
 Anson Mount  : Richard « Ritchie » Cartigan
 Katie Nehra  : Sophie
 Michael Eklund  : Johnny Moon
 Douglas M. Griffin  : le lieutenant Gus Patrick
 Jaiden Kaine  : Bruce
 Wendy McColm  : Julia
 Ross Gallo  : Jeff
 Luis Da Silva Jr.  : Espinoza

Production
C'est en 2011 que le projet a été annoncé par le magazine Variety. Il est annoncé que le film sera réalisé par Paco Cabezas d'après un scénario de Max Landis.

En , Sam Rockwell et Anna Kendrick rejoignent la distribution pour les deux rôles principaux. Ils sont rejoints ensuite par le rappeur RZA, puis par Tim Roth et James Ransone. Quelques jours après, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund et Katie Nehra viennent compléter la distribution.

Le tournage a commencé le  à la Nouvelle-Orléans et a duré sept semaines.

Accueil

Box-office
En plus d'être un film indépendant, Mr. Right a bénéficié d'une sortie cinéma limitée à quelques salles et d'une sortie en vidéo à la demande en simultané aux États-Unis. Dans le monde, il est sorti directement sur le service Netflix dans la plupart des pays ; il récolte donc seulement  au box-office international.

Accueil critique
Le film a reçu des critiques mitigées, recueillant 40 % de critiques positives, avec une note moyenne de 4,7/10 sur la base de 35 critiques collectées sur le site agrégateur de critiques Rotten Tomatoes. Sur Metacritic, il obtient un score de 51/100 sur la base de 16 critiques collectées. Il est bien reçu sur Netflix, obtenant 4 étoiles sur 5.

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Récompenses

Nominations
 Teen Choice Awards 2016 :
 Meilleur film de comédie

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Film américain sorti en 2015
Film de Focus Features
Film indépendant américain
Comédie d'action américaine
Comédie romantique américaine
Mafia au cinéma
Film se déroulant à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Film tourné à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Film en anglais américain


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According to the intelligence data of sensor tower store, the estimated total revenue of "Three Kingdoms strategic edition" of Lingxi mutual entertainment in the global app store and Google play has exceeded the $1 billion mark.
The Three Kingdoms strategic edition was launched in September 2019. At present, the highest revenue month is may 2020, and it attracts $91.7 million in China's IOS. February was the second month with $79.8 million in revenue. In Q1 2021, the estimated revenue of the game in the global app store and Google play will exceed $194 million, ranking fifth in the global revenue of the same period. Meanwhile, according to the sensor tower game taxonomy data, "Three Kingdoms strategy" is the highest revenue 4x strategy mobile game of Apple App Store in Q1 this year.
At present, the strategic edition of the annals of the Three Kingdoms is only available in eight countries / regions. China's IOS is its highest revenue market, contributing US $1.1 billion, accounting for 96.2% of the global total revenue. China's Taiwan market ranked second, contributing 17.8 million US dollars, accounting for 1.5%. Hong Kong, China ranked third, contributing US $13.2 million, or 1%.
In terms of platform, the revenue from Apple's App Store exceeded US $1.1 billion, accounting for 98.2% of the total global revenue of the Three Kingdoms strategic edition. Google play contributed $21 million, or 1.8%. However, Apple's App Store contributed $22.8 million, or 52%, of the game's $44 million overseas revenue, while Google play accounted for 48%.
"Three Kingdoms · strategic edition" is currently the highest income mobile game of lingxihuyu. In China, the cumulative revenue of IOS was $161 million and $117 million respectively.
In addition to the "Three Kingdoms · strategic edition", in 2021, among the top 5 mobile games with global revenue in Q1, a total of 4 products are from Chinese manufacturers. More reading: Sensor Tower: the total revenue of coin master exceeds US $2 billion sensor tower: top 30 downloads of China's Mobile Games successfully launched in January 2020 sensor tower: Top 10 downloads of global popular mobile games in January 2021 sensor tower: revenue of simulated mobile games in the United States surges by 62% in 2020 sensor tower: Q4 U.S. mobile game market trend sensor in 2019 Top 10 popular mobile game downloads in July 2020 top 10 sensor tower: revenue of fight in the wilderness by supercell exceeds US $1 billion Sensor tower: Top 10 of the world's top mobile game revenue in July 2020 Tencent takes over the top two sensor tower: the total revenue of Japan's mobile game market in the fourth quarter of 2020 is US $4.6 billion, up 34% year on year 29% year on year
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Омер Таверн (; 27 июля 1904, коммуна Бенш, провинция Эно, Бельгия — 10 октября 1981,  коммуна Дакс, департамент Ланды, Франция) — бельгийский профессиональный шоссейный велогонщик в 1927-1936 годах.  Победитель велогонок: Бенш — Шиме — Бенш (1922, 1926),  Чемпионат Цюриха (1930).

Достижения

 1922
 1-й  Бенш — Шиме — Бенш
 1925
 10-й  Льеж — Бастонь — Льеж
 1926
 1-й  Бенш — Шиме — Бенш
 1929
 1-й  — Этап 3 Тур де Франс
 1930
 1-й  Чемпионат Цюриха
 1-й  — Этап 4 Тур де Франс
 10-й  Тур Фландрии
 1935
 7-й Париж — Рубе

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For a change from the usual Pressure Cooker New England Boiled Dinner (Corned Beef and Cabbage), try this Pressure Cooker Corned Beef with White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce and fall in love with Corned Beef, all over again. My dear friend, Tez Mackey came up with this wonderful recipe for Silverside. Silverside is what Corned Beef is called in Australia, the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
Dry White Wine works best in this recipe. If you don't have Dry, Crisp is okay. Your end result just may be a bit fruitier, which, in my opinion, is always good. Fresh Rosemary, Garlic and Oranges, make this Pressure Cooker Corned Beef with White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce very bright and fragrant. Cooking a Corned Beef in the Pressure Cooker will infuse the ingredients and render a moist and delicious piece of meat.
Trim the fat off of your Corned Beef. Make sure to buy a bigger piece than needed, as there is always a lot of fat on Corned Beef, especially on the side that you cannot see. Right? Drives me nuts. Also, I have some delicious recipes for leftovers, so you will want to make sure you have some extra Corned Beef for my Air Fryer Pub Style Corned Beef Egg Rolls. You will flip over that recipe!
Place your Corned Beef a/k/a Silverside into the Pressure Cooker cooking pot. Pour in the wine, chicken broth and water. Slice the oranges and add them to the cooking pot. Throw in the garlic and place some Fresh Rosemary on top. That's it folks! All ready to cook. No watching the pot to make sure the liquid doesn't simmer out. Using the Pressure Cooker rather than the stove is so wonderful for making this meal. You can leave your house and go on with your day. Nice!
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If you want to add Cabbage, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, no problem. After the 75 minute cook time and a Natural Pressure Release, just remove the Corned Beef to a plate and cover it with foil to rest.
Cut your Cabbage, leaving some of the core, so that when you slice it, the pieces will stay together.
Since the liquid is already screaming hot, you won't need much time for the vegetables to cook. As you can see, my 6 Quart Pressure Cooker is more than large enough to use a big ole head of Cabbage! Pile in the vegetables and after a 2 minute cook time, dinner is ready!
Plate the Corned Beef and pour on a nice helping of the White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce. Pair the Pressure Cooker Corned Beef with White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce with my Pressure Cooker Healthy Potato Carrot Mash, or freshly steamed mushrooms and carrots.
Thanks for this delicious recipe, Tez. Hugs from the USA. 🙂 The White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce is abfab delicioso over the Mash! Save some of that wonderful Sauce and pour it over your Pressure Cooker Spanish Tortilla in the morning! Enjoy.
Rinse Corned Beef and trim fat. Place in Pressure Cooker cooking pot. Add wine and water. Toss in garlic, oranges, Rosemary and fill with water to just cover Corned Beef.
Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure for 75 minutes. Allow a full Natural Pressure Release.
While Corned Beef is cooking, prepare your Homemade White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce.
If adding in vegetables, remove the Corned Beef to a plate and cover with foil. Add vegetables to the Pressure Cooker cooking pot. Lock on Lid, Close Pressure Valve and Cook at High Pressure for 2 minutes. Carefully, do a Quick Release.
Serve with Homemade White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce.
For a Corned Beef on the smaller side, use the lesser ingredient amounts. For a larger piece of meat, chose the larger ingredient increments.
PIN this Pressure Cooker Corned Beef with White Wine Brandy Mustard Sauce!
This looks delicious, and anything with mustard sauce automatically gets my attention. I always buy extra corned beef in March when it goes on sale, then put it in the freezer for use throughout the year. We don't always want traditional corned beef with cabbage and carrots or Reuben sandwiches, so it's great to find new recipes. I'm going to give this a try after stocking up on corned beef next month. Also, the rosemary in my garden is abundant and I love finding new uses for it. Thank you. I love this site (almost as much as I love my new Instant Pot lol).
Thanks for the kind words. Stocking up is a great idea!
This recipe was delicious! I could not get the sauce thicker but still awesome! I love all of your recipes!


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These no-bake delicious coconut and super berry bliss bars are super easy to make and great for kids pack lunches, on-the-go snacking for commuters, or just great for a simple guilt-free treat.
Line a small loaf tin or similar mould with grease proof paper.
Melt the coconut oil on a low heat in a saucepan. Stir in the vanilla extract, honey, coconut and Super Berry Munchy Seeds and combine well together.
Press into the mould and freeze for 30 minutes before cutting up. Store in the fridge.
Recipe and photography credit to the Wholefood Warrior.


More than anything else, it was the constant sound of the fountain waters that would drive her mad. The hunger was nothing compared to the thirst. She'd already reached the point where the hunger was deadened, an almost-forgotten habit of a body that felt increasingly less like something that belonged to her. But the thirst was constant, a never-ending torment, and always heightened by the sound of the water. The sound of the water would drive her mad. Marguerite knew this, and she also knew there wasn't a single thing she could do about it.
now that would drive her mad much, much faster.
Four days. This is the start of the fourth day. I can survive this, and three more.
Four days since this nightmare started. Four days since she'd heard his voice, in answer to a question she wished she'd never asked. In all that time, she'd never once looked at him. She'd done her absolute best to utterly ignore his very existence. In some respects it was easy, as he didn't say much. None of the oracular voices did, unless she asked a question of the fire. So she didn't ask many questions, and perforce the voices were silent. It was a shame, in a way; she'd have enjoyed talking more with Summerlee and Adrienne. Even if they were just extensions of an all-knowing fire, they were still reflections of two beloved presences in her life, ones she missed very much.
Of course, talking dried her throat, and she could ill afford that. Then again, everything dried her throat. Breathing dried her throat. And since she had no intention of stopping breathing, she might just have risked talking a bit to her dear dead friends - if it weren't for him. But since he was here, it was a moot point. And she was all but mute.
Much to her dismay, Marguerite had discovered that the voice, unlike the oracular voices, was not limited in what it could talk about. If it so chose, it could answer questions about anything. Of course, this also meant it could ask questions about anything. And it had a lot of questions. And observations. And suggestions.
You must not let the voices of the past block you from the present, the voice was saying in her head even now. I do not know who this man was to you, but this is not he. He is a voice of the fire. You must accept him, come to peace with him, or you will never be able to fully understand the fire. Or yourself.
It was a question, and the oracle answered in the voice she least wanted to hear. "Not at this rate you won't," his voice responded.
"You should leave her alone," Arthur snapped in Marguerite's defense, his voice revealing his rare anger. "You aren't helping her understand."
"You're certainly getting in her way," Adrienne agreed. "She's letting you stand between her and the fire, and the answers she's already entitled to."
Adrienne's words acted like a shock of desperately-needed water to Marguerite. The dark-haired woman sat up from where she lay on one of the padded benches and stared at her two friends sitting near the fire, carefully not looking at the farther corner where he sat. She tried to ignore the lightheadedness that immediately assailed her at her sudden change in position. "What do you mean? What answers?" she croaked.
"Answers about the kingfishers, silly." Adrienne's smile was teasing, but the look in her eyes was quite serious. "About your friends and their progress in their quest. How they're doing, whether they'll make it back in time. Answers about this fire, and this oracle."
"Of course, asking questions and seeking answers could lead you closer to becoming the oracle," his voice added.
"Asking questions about those subjects and seeking those answers will not lead you any closer to becoming the oracle," Arthur contradicted immediately. He looked solemnly at Marguerite, obviously concerned. "And I know you know how to stay within the bounds of a particular subject. Moreover, my dear, I've never known you to allow someone else to stand in your way, particularly not when the welfare of your friends is at stake." He smiled gently, reminding her without words of the occasions where Summerlee had placed her welfare above his, and those times where she'd placed his welfare above her own.
"Or your own welfare," Adrienne added, a trifle less kindly but no less truthfully.
All at once, pieces clicked into place for Marguerite. "Yes or no: you're all speaking the truth," she stated rhetorically.
"Yes," Arthur agreed at once.
As I said before, all the voices of the oracle can only speak the truth, the voice in her mind chided.
"Ah, but the kinds of truth - there's the rub." Marguerite knew from bitter experience what kind of truth he offered. It was one of his most devastating tricks, to offer up a portion of the truth in such a measure and fashion as to lead the listener to do exactly what he wanted, believe exactly what he wanted them to believe; a truth far more effective than the best deceit. "I think I get it now."
Shaking off the emotional trauma that she only now realized had paralyzed her for the last several days, Marguerite sat up a little straighter and addressed the fire. "I can help my friends by asking questions about the kingfishers, their 'quest', and the oracle?"
"About all of these things, yes," Arthur endorsed.
"If you ask the right questions," he sneered.
"How can asking questions help my friends?" Marguerite's voice cracked on several of her words, the dryness rasping her throat like sandpaper, but she kept talking.
"You can be prepared for when they return. You can know ahead of time exactly what to do to end the kingfisher curse." Arthur beamed at her, obviously relieved to be answering questions at last, and anxious to help her in whatever way he could. "You can know how best to conserve your strength, and how to prepare for what will follow after the curse is broken."
"You can do more than that," Adrienne added. Unlike Arthur, she was not smiling, but instead looked concerned. "You can ask the fire to see what is happening with your friends. You can see your friends within the fire, where they are, how close your Roxton and Challenger are to finding your changed Malone and Veronica."
"If you were truly the oracle, you could help them directly, not just watch them," he laughed. "And of course you could just chuck it all and try to leave. That would be far more like you."
More aware now of the nature of his truth than she'd ever been in their time together, Marguerite focused her concentration on ferreting out the exact meaning behind his taunts. "Can I just leave the oracle and the temple?" she asked carefully.
"Yes," he answered at once.
Hope beat wildly within her breast, but she forced herself to keep to the subject, to make sure that every question concerned at least one of the permitted subjects. "What about the barrier around the temple?"
"If you completely renounce the fire, the barrier will not prevent you from leaving the temple." His voice was helpful and matter-of-fact. Marguerite knew immediately that truth or no, there had to be a catch. A moment's thought suggested what it must be.
"If I leave now and renounce the fire, can I help my friends with our kingfisher problem? Can I help change Veronica and Malone back?"
"Will Veronica and Malone be able to change back if I renounce the fire?"
"No, Madge," Adrienne replied. "They will remain kingfishers for the rest of their lives."
Marguerite cursed inwardly, only refraining from cursing aloud because the extra words would dry her throat that much more. For a dizzying moment she considered the idea of leaving the temple anyway. After all, what good will it do if I die or go mad trying to save them? They'll still be stuck as birds. But as quickly as the thought arose, she dismissed it. She might go mad or die, but Veronica and Malone were certainly doomed if she gave up. She could tough this out if she had to. Swallowing carefully past the tightness in her throat, Marguerite forced herself to reconsider what he'd said, sure now that his mention of leaving the temple had been a distraction. "Can I directly help my friends without becoming the oracle, any more than I am now?" she asked carefully.
"Yes, but not without risk to yourself," Arthur warned.
"It could kill you," he said cheerfully. "And that's always assuming you could figure out how to do it on your own. We can't tell you."
"Not at this time," Adrienne acknowledged with a glare towards the corner where he sat.
"We can't tell you how you might be able to help unless you become the oracle," Arthur specified, also glaring in his direction.
That means whatever it is, it must be outside of the scope of questions about kingfishers and the oracle, Marguerite realized. And it's risky. She took a deep breath, wishing she could take a sip of water, but knowing that it wasn't yet time. She had carefully rationed out her food and water, and knew exactly when she could next take a bite or a sip. Well, anything's better than just waiting around to starve, she thought defiantly. And maybe I'll find out I won't have to ration my food and water as long, even if I can't help them. "Show me my friends," she asked the fire.
In response to her request, the unearthly flames over the tripod blazed a little higher. The multicolored hues within its heart brightened and shifted, forming recognizable images. Marguerite recognized Roxton's hat first, followed quickly by the rest of the hunter as he made quick work of breaking camp. Challenger was a little harder to spot as he rolled up blankets, his red hair blending in well with the surrounding flames. The two men were obviously about to hit the trail again. There was no sign of the kingfishers.
"But where are Veronica and Malone?" Marguerite queried.
The images in the fire shifted again, Roxton and Challenger shrinking down to a small corner of the fire. In the center of the fire, a stream came into view, heavily overhung by brush. A blue bird streaked through the air, closely pursued by a second. The two birds circled each other several times before settling on two different branches above the stream.
"How far away are they from Roxton and Challenger?"
The image of the birds shrank too, as more images of vegetation appeared. Finally the two images appeared in relation to each other, with all the intervening jungle scenery in between. Marguerite caught her breath as she realized the two groups were very close to each other, perhaps half a mile apart.
Even as she thought this, the two tiny men in the picture appeared to finish packing up and set out in the opposite direction of the two kingfishers. "Wait. They're going the wrong way?" Marguerite cried.
"Sure looks that way, doesn't it?" he replied, chuckling. "What a shame."
"Marguerite, it's only for the moment," Arthur tried to calm her.
"Will they go that direction today?" Marguerite demanded, refusing to be calmed.
"That is not their plan," Adrienne said warningly.
"That's not a question she asked!" Arthur shouted.
"You go too far!" Adrienne snapped.
"No more than you!" he snarled.
The two tiny figures of Roxton and Challenger moved further away from the stream where the kingfishers sat.
"No!" Marguerite snapped. Already weakened by fasting, dehydration, and her days under the strange spell of the oracle, Marguerite's desperate need for answers and for power found an unexpected source. The silver light in her eyes suddenly changed to a bright, emerald green. Strength flowed through her, bringing life and vigor back to her limbs. Rising to her feet, she strode to the oracular fire, her arms stretched out to either side of her. A ghostly, half-remembered tune sprang from her lips, strange words echoing in the suddenly silent cella.
As she reached the fire, the images of Roxton and Challenger grew larger, or perhaps it was Marguerite who grew smaller. Still singing, she reached into the flames and gave the image-Challenger's shoulders a mighty shove.
"We've got a lot of ground to cover again today, George," Roxton said unnecessarily as they left their campsite behind. "Are you sure that - "
A strange exclamation from behind him caused Roxton to break off mid-sentence, spinning around to see what was wrong. Much to his bemusement, he saw George Challenger sprawled in an ungainly heap upon the ground. "Challenger? Are you all right?"
The scientist sat up, an indignant expression flushing across his face. "Someone pushed me!"
Roxton looked around. They were all alone. He gave Challenger a half-amused, half-puzzled look. "I don't see anyone else, George. And I certainly hope you aren't suggesting it was me - OOOF!"
At that precise moment, Roxton felt hands on his back, hands that pushed him so hard that he literally flew through the air for a few feet before tumbling to the ground.
"John?" Alarmed, Challenger started to scramble to his feet. "Are you - whoa!" Abruptly Challenger found himself being dragged along the ground. He twisted around, trying to see who or what had him in such a grasp, and saw nothing. "Roxton!"
"Challenger!" Roxton bellowed. Rolling swiftly to his feet, he ran after the mysteriously-moving scientist. He automatically brought his rifle off of his shoulder, ready for action, but there was nothing to shoot at. "Hey!" he shouted to the nothingness. "You leave him alone!"
As if in response, Challenger felt the unseen hands release him, dropping him unceremoniously to the ground. He winced.
Seeing no further movement, Roxton spared a quick glance for his friend. "You okay, George?"
"I think so." Carefully, the ginger-haired man moved each of his limbs, making sure everything was in working order.
"Good. Any ideas what that was all about?" Roxton didn't lower his rifle.
"None at the moment," Challenger admitted, then gasped as he saw Roxton's rifle go flying out of the hunter's hands. He instinctively flattened himself against the ground, unsure of where the rifle might land, or whether it might go off when it did.
With a cry of rage, Roxton ran after his weapon, only to stop short as it landed on the ground next to a broken branch. A faint whisper of strangely familiar music hung in the air, a music he couldn't quite place. What was easy to place, though, was the fact that his rifle now formed the shaft of an arrow: an arrow pointing in the direction both he and Challenger had been shoved. An arrow that pointed almost exactly back the way they'd come.
"Great galloping guppies," Challenger breathed, coming up next to the stunned hunter and staring at the arrow on the ground.
"Don't look now, George, but I think we're being given a suggestion," Roxton quipped at last.
"It would seem so," the scientist agreed. "And given the difficult nature of our search, I think we should take it."
Roxton grunted, unhappy with the whole incident but aware that he didn't have any better answers. He cautiously reached down towards the strap of his rifle, keeping a careful eye on the weapon just in case it showed further signs of movement. Nothing happened when he grasped the strap, so he picked up the gun. As he did, he felt the lightest of touches brush against his cheek in a phantom caress. His eyes widened. He knew that touch. Marguerite?
but how could it have been? I need to get back to her, make sure she's all right. Which means we'd better take whatever help we can get in finding Veronica and Malone, so I can get back to her as fast as possible. "Let's go."
"There. That should take care of things."
Marguerite was dizzily aware that the words had come from her mouth, but she had no idea why she said them. She blinked. She had a vague memory of walking towards the oracular fire, but that couldn't be right, because she was standing right next to the cushion-covered bench she'd been resting on for most of the last few days. Near the fire, Summerlee and Adrienne were standing, too, and staring at her. That didn't make sense, either, although she was glad of it, because it meant she couldn't see the third figure sitting behind them. Arthur opened and closed his mouth, but if he said anything, Marguerite couldn't hear it over the ringing in her ears. The fire looked fuzzy. Come to think of it, everything looked fuzzy - and dark.
?" she croaked faintly, and then the blackness claimed her.


The Virginia-Carolina Fairgrounds, also called the Mount Airy Fairgrounds, held an annual county fair since the early 1900s. Displays of farm equipment, produce, fruit, baked and canned goods, handicrafts, art work, farm animals, cattle, horse shows and races, games and entertainment, educational exhibits and contests were all a part of this popular event. At the 1919 fair, a military exhibit was presented featuring machine and field guns, army shoes, and war implements used by the Germans along with a huge display of posters explaining the advantages of being in the Army. Local soldiers were on hand to give demonstrations of the Browning machine gun along with providing a fireworks show featuring trench rockets, mortars and star shells. Horse shows became a widely popular, separate event in 1941 and were first sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
In 1946, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars joined together to purchase the 36 acre Taylor farm and began to create what is now called Veterans Memorial Park. On July 4, 1947, a grand opening featured a parade with 20 floats, nationally known speakers, war veterans, county and city officials and a large livestock show. A circus, rodeos, fairs, and festivals such as the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention have been held at Veterans Park over the past 65+ years.