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Which state in India does not have an airport?
What states don't have an airport?
Does Sikkim have an airport?
Which country has no airport?
How many airport are there in India?
Which country have most airports?
Which is the newest airport in India?
How many airport are there in Arunachal Pradesh?
Does Darjeeling have an airport?
Which city has no airport?
Which country has no beach?
What is a smallest country?
Sikkim was the only state without an airport in the country. "But the state would enter the aviation map soon when Pakyong airport becomes operational," Sinha told reporters. Twenty-five airports have been added to the aviation network under the regional connectivity scheme.
Hawaii, Alaska and Maryland are the only three states that don't have one. Now, if our airports were the model of efficiency and order, we wouldn't need to question why we have eschewed something that the vast majority of states have deemed necessary.
Airline operations at Sikkim's only airport at Pakyong, near Gangtok, resumed on Saturday after a gap of almost 18 months. Airline operations at Sikkim's only airport at Pakyong, near Gangtok, resumed on Saturday after a gap of almost 18 months.
From being the smallest country in the world, the Vatican with an area of just 0.44 square km is another country without an airport. Even though the Vatican City is right in the centre of Rome, there is no alternate sea or river route of transport and is among the list of few countries where access is almost on foot.
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487 total airports, airstrips, flying schools and military bases available in the country. 123 airports with scheduled commercial flights including some with dual civilian and army use. 35 international airports.
Country Comparison > Airports
1 United States 13,513
2 Brazil 4,093
3 Mexico 1,714
4 Canada 1,467
It is also the first greenfield airport constructed in the Northeastern Region of India, the 100th operational airport in India, and the only airport in the state of Sikkim.
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Sikkim
Location Pakyong, Pakyong District, Sikkim, India
Opened 24 September 2018
Owing to its mostly mountainous terrain, Arunachal Pradesh doesn't have its own airport. If you want to fly to Arunachal, you have two options, North Lakhimpur's Lilabari Airport and Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, both in Assam.
The nearest airport to Darjeeling is Bagdogra which is approximately 95 km away from the city. There are some direct flights from the cities like Kolkata, Delhi and Guwahati to Darjeeling. From the airport, one can reach the city by hiring taxis. It will take almost 3 hours to reach Darjeeling from the airport.
Vatican City has no airport, but has Vatican City Heliport in the western corner, which is used by visiting heads and Vatican officials. It would be physically impossible to fit an airport into the 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) land area of the Holy See.
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There are two such countries: Liechtenstein in Western Europe, surrounded by Austria and Switzerland. Uzbekistan in Central Asia, surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's 2-mile border is landlocked by Italy.


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Ex-Miami assistant named Nevada women's volleyball coach
College | January 12, 2015
RENO — A former assistant coach at Nevada has been named the new head coach of the Wolf Pack women's volleyball team.
Athletic Director Doug Knuth announced Monday that 47-year-old Lee Nelson has been hired for the job after working the last three years as an assistant at the University of Miami. The Hurricanes went to the NCAA Tournament each of those years.
Nelson served as a Nevada assistant in 1999. He played collegiately at UC Santa Barbara from 1985-89 and helped the Gauchos to an appearance in the NCAA Championship match in 1988. He also played professionally in Finland and the Netherlands.

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News February 2, 2020 February 2, 2020
Police Brutality: HURIWA Appeals to President Buhari, NASS to Avoid Collapse of PSC
By Gift Olivia Samuel, The Sight News
ABUJA: Following the rise in Police brutality and extrajudicial executions across the country, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has appealed to the National Assembly and President Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure that the Police Service Commission (PSC) is not systematically killed.
This is just as it said, that the mounting cases of police indiscretions could lead to people taking the law into their hands, if they can not find redress whenever their human rights are wantonly violated.
Making this appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the National Coordinator HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, stressed, that it is in the self-enlightened interest of all Nigerians, that the powers and functions of the Police Service Commission are not undermined by power seeking persons, adding however, that the Governing Board of the PSC must wake up and defend the integrity and powers of the Commission.
In his words, "We are disturbed by the unprecedented rise in the cases of professional misconduct and indiscipline amongst the ranks and file of the Nigerian police force and the attendant adverse consequences on the enjoyment of the fundamental human rights of the citizens".
Furthermore, HURIWA called attention to the numerous cases of police extrajudicial executions all across Nigeria, citing a recent case in Port Harcourt, where a group of mechanics were rounded up by the police and physically tortured even as one of them was shot dead by the Nigerian police force whilst in detention.
He also said that, "In Enugu, a human rights activist probing the case of sexual violations of a teenager by a son of a rich man was physically molested by the police as already documented by a group of HUMAN RIGHTS activists led by Professor Joy Ezeilo.
"In the FCT there have been at least three major cases of police extralegal killings at the checkpoint since last year and these killers in police uniforms are roaming the streets free," he lamented
Onwubiko added, that whereas cases of professional misconduct by the police operatives are on the rise phenomenally and the hierarchy seems not to be bothered about all of these, there is a more sinister issue that worries them, and that is, "the near dead situation of the POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION which is the OMBUDSMAN that ought to check the excess of the police. This body is busy engaging in a war of attrition with the POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL, over who has the right to recruit constables.
"Whilst they are in court struggling for supremacy, individual cases of indiscipline amongst NPF operatives and officers are seemingly unattended to or swept under the carpets of impunity against the extant powers and functions that the Police Service Commission is imbued with by the Nigerian Constitution as an independent commission and the extant Police Service Commission Act, which clearly spell out their functions and powers".
HURIWA further listed the functions of the PSC to include among others: Be responsible for the appointment and promotion of persons to offices (other than the office of the Inspector-General of Police) in the Nigeria Police Force; Dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over persons (other than the Inspector-General of Police) in the Nigerian Police Force.
Others are; Formulate policies and guidelines for the appointment, promotion, discipline and dismissal of officers of the Nigerian Police Force; Identify factors inhibiting or undermining discipline in the Nigeria Police Force; Formulate and implement policies aimed at the efficiency and discipline to the Nigeria Police Force, and many more.
The HURIWA boss, appealed to Nigerians to ensure that the PSC is not allowed to die, adding that it had forwarded a petition to the Police Service Commission since October 2019, from some group of people in Enugu who had called for the removal of ACP Fidelis Ogarebe from Enugu state police command for alleged violations of their human rights and for interfering in the enjoyment of their right to own property, noting however, that the PSC has not bothered to respond or ask those who raised the allegations to show up to back their allegations with facts with a view to providing redress.
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The next couple of fish were a nice surprise — some quality browns, it has been a while since me and MR. brown trout have tangled. I even managed to land my 2nd biggest fish in the park a 23″ brown!
I did manage to get a cutt to go 21″ but he wouldn't smile for the camera!


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Over the years I have committed much of my energy to a variety of organizations and movements. Currently, I am seeing lots of growth and turbulence in many groups so I am sharing some observations of patterns that I have seen repeated. This post is mostly aimed at organizers but is of benefit to all.
I believe that human beings need to feel that what they are doing matters in the bigger scheme of things. This is true regardless of what a person's assessment of themselves looks like. It may be hardwired into us from the early days of humans in tribes and packs where the group was the center of the universe for all intents and purposes. When people don't feel that who they are and what they do matters, bad things happen. One of the forms that this can take is people taking small, relatively unimportant things, and expanding them into an opera scale drama. Often they try to recruit people and situations into the drama as extras, the chorus, and the set. Emotional nature hates a vacuum and the small and the petty concerns will expand to whatever size is needed to fill the void of meaning and self worth. This is one of the reasons that encouraging self-empowerment and self-esteem as an organizational goal is so important— but it takes a long time and cannot be forced, only nurtured.
One of the reasons why people get involved in organizations (especially religious or cultural change groups) is that it helps to give specific meaning and context to their lives. You have probably been told by folks from a variety of organizational settings that it is important to thank the volunteers, board members, etc... Perhaps you also have been told to honor folks with public thanks, appreciation certificates, and such. This is all well and good, but it does not address the need for meaning and significance. Consider making it a part of the culture of your group that you regularly and explicitly state at rituals, committee meetings, board meetings, etc. that what you are doing is important and explain why it is important. This does not prevent the problem but it can reduce its severity.
People who choose to give big chunks of their life to a cause are different from the community that they serve in significant ways. It is essential that you talk with people that do not share your need for high levels of commitment to see what they are feeling, thinking about, and dreaming about relative to the things you call group and community building. Do not do this in a formal way. Do not do a focus group or a survey or any other of those sorts of data collection interventions. More truth will come from casual conversations, chewing the fat, and hanging out than that which is ripped from its native context by formality. Listen constantly.
Listen and try to determine what is real, doable, and really desired as opposed to the no criteria, no feasibility tests, flights of fancy people can have when dancing on the astral of the brainstorming imagination. This falls into the same category as all the people that have wonderful ideas for novels that never get written. Moreover, we don't live in a society (yet) that encourages folks to know their own strengths and weaknesses well enough to know what they can reasonably accomplish.
Sometimes personal fears and limitations can be projected onto or blurred into the group's limitations. I have seen this come up most commonly as fear or the expectation of failure when an important project is being tackled. This also dovetails with the question of empowerment. The shadow of personal disempowerment requires that the group share in its shortcomings to validate the reality of self-imposed chains. Keep vigilant and name it for what it is when you see it.
I have a strong belief in including people in the process, but that is my belief and not necessarily their desire. You can kill a group by creating the expectation/perception that it is only in the planning meetings and committees that can you show that you are a worthy member. I have been on both ends of this one. Sometimes when I volunteer all I want to do is to show up and be given clear instructions on what I am to do. Other times I want to be there through every twist and turn from start to finish. The desire for fairness and participation can produce the opposite result when there isn't a clear way to choose or adjust your mode or style of participation.
As organizations change (and hopefully grow) they change qualitatively. The new conditions may be ones that people can neither adapt to nor embrace. They may try to drag the organization backwards to a previous stage of development where they are more comfortable. This can be complicated since folks often feel a sense of ownership in addition to a sense of membership. It is better to let people leave than to strive to keep them where they no longer fit. Do make efforts to keep skilled and sincere people by explaining changes as they occur, but you will lose some. Most of those that do find a balance between their sense of ownership and their sense of membership will stay or eventually return. Vision is another matter.
Community and organization building is quite a bit like creating a sacred garden. Please awaken your inner eye and see how these two processes resemble each other. First you must know the land, the site, and flow of the seasons. You have to have several different time frames under consideration at once. In the long run the trees and bushes are the upholders of the garden but they take time to grow. The perennials will grow faster than the woods, but they take a few years to hit their stride. In the early years of a garden's life the annuals are the mainstays that do the bulk of the work. And even in a mature garden, you fill in the bare spots with the quick to bloom and quick to fade color of the annuals. Over time, the proportion of active projects is shifted from the quick annuals to the slow growing plants. If you don't have enough projects that fruit and flower fast, folks will get frustrated and demoralized. It is a small percentage of people that can look at a mostly bare garden dotted with slender green twigs that can see what it will look like when it is mature. Very few have the vision to look at a diagram and see what the garden could look like in ten years. There are fewer still who are satisfied with a promise alone.
As a Pagan, I believe in and celebrate cycles within cycles. Day and night, the phases of the Moon, the turning of the Wheel of the Year, and the change of the Aeons are all honored in my practice. It is a difficult but necessary effort to also honor the many cycles within organizations and movements. I have found that ignoring the cycles courts loss and lack. Tending to the cycles leads to a bountiful harvest.
There is much more to say about this topic. If you would like me to continue with this flow of thought, let me know.
Ivo, I would love to hear more on this topic, particularly more examples of specific tendings of groups that have worked for you in the past.
I'll vote for you to continue with this topic. It's an important one and your insights are valuable.
Hi Ivo, Thanks for this. I am right now at a time in my life where I need to be of service to the community, but due to my having a minor stroke I'm really worried about getting around and the limits of what I can physically do. Reading your post has given me a bit more clarity.
Great work, Ivo; I vote for more on this topic.
Wonderful information, Ivo. Thank you and please continue.
Yes, please share more on this topic and anything else you'd care to blog about. There is always useful and insightful information to be found in your writings.


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The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
By PCGamer 2016-01-09T01:38:11.8Z
Tom Senior: AGDQ
Awesome Games Done Quick is my high of the week. It's a charity drive for the Prevent Cancer Foundation built around a live event in which some of the world's best speedrunners break games in beautiful ways to complete them in the shortest time. My favourites disrupt my familiarity with games I've played to death. Speedrunners use engine quirks and geometry exploits to phase through walls, jump over entire levels and perform other acts I'd never thought possible.
I enjoy the speedrunner's determination to shave a few seconds off a previous time, and the diligence needed to discover new tricks. For most of the playthroughs in Awesome Games Done Quick the performers narrate their runs, explaining the tactics they're using to subvert the developers' intentions. You learn that holding a box in the face of an NPC can skip cutscenes, or that hopping backwards in a certain way can allow you to go fast enough to leap past a village. These game-breaking techniques puncture the illusion the game is trying to sell. It's the curtain moment in the Wizard of Oz—the realisation that games are just numbers and collision meshes.
However, sometimes there is no way to cheat. The only way to go fast is to be insanely fast, as Staiain demonstrates here in StepMania. Wow.
Tyler Wilde: Virtual reality reality
In 2013, a kid no one had heard of made a Kickstarter campaign for a VR headset, and this week the first consumer version of that headset went on sale. VR is happening. I want to celebrate that, because before Oculus, home VR was dead as far as I knew. It was a joke, but here we are, a few years later, and Valve, HTC, Facebook, and Sony are all working on it. There are lots of reasons to have reservations, but putting aside sticker shock and fears that Facebook's going to mine our skulls for data, I'm glad this story happened. I wonder if VR will be the mainstream revolution some have predicted—I think Palmer Luckey thinks it will be—or if it'll settle into a niche gaming space, but I'm fine with either. I'm just happy it's here.
Tim Clark: Monkey islands
I'm having a great time playing Don't Starve: Shipwrecked at work (when no one's watching). I pretty much skipped over the Reign of Giants DLC because, having already presided over a 300+ day save, I'd already sucked much of the marrow from the base game, and needed more than just big new monsters to lure me back. Shipwrecked's tropical setting has done that, and rekindled my love for Klei's brutally brilliant permadeather in the process. It's exciting to see there's already a rich roadmap of stuff still to come.
The expansion, which was partly outsourced to Capybara Games, does a great job of encouraging you to play differently. Because the map is broken into islands, you're effectively forced to explore further afield rather than turtle up in your ever-expanding base. The fact you can make all manner of seafaring vessels to chart the inevitably lethal oceans very much makes this Don't Starve's own Black Flag. And then there are the monkeys. These light-fingered grinning idiots will steal your stuff if you leave it on the ground for a second. Which is obviously massively irritating, but also means it's incredibly satisfying to corner one, brain it, and see all your gear pop from its corpse. Don't tell PETA, but I know how I'm spending my weekend.
Samuel Roberts: Creed 2017
It's a bit too fashionable to hate on Assassin's Creed since it's such an easy target—it's out yearly, it's a mega seller even when the year's entry isn't that good (ACIII sold 10 million copies) and its platforming and combat systems are too simplified for me. There's a lot to love about the series in terms of art direction, scale and audio design—but the game within it is just too simple, and too broadly targeted to offer any real player expression. I don't think the series has had any positive long-term influences on the medium, honestly.
With the rumour this week that the series is going on hiatus this year, and taking more of a Witcher-type direction with a 'freeform' combat system. Better yet, it'll be developed by the Black Flag team, which is the best one (mainly because of the naval combat, a system added to the series that didn't just play itself with one button press). This sounds like sensible thinking to me, if true. A year off and more detailed ways to interact with those amazing worlds is exactly what Ubisoft's series needs.
Chris Livingston: The parent trap
This week I watched as James Davenport ate a handful of batteries before climbing into an oven and tried to cook himself. This was during a session of Who's Your Daddy, a two-player online game in Early Access where one person is a reckless baby and the other is a protective parent. Baby's goal is to die in any number of ways: sticking a fork into an electrical outlet, eating glass, drinking bleach, climbing inside major appliances, and so on, while the dad scurries around desperately trying to stop him.
I guess it's a bit weird to say I enjoyed watching a baby die, or enjoyed—as a baby—delivering myself to a horrible end. But it was fun, in a sort of comically repulsive way, and I'd say it successfully demonstrates the types of fears new parents must have and the general feeling that if they turn their heads for even a second their infant will meet a terrible demise. Lessons learned: keep your batteries on a high shelf, don't let your baby crawl around with a hammer, and lock up your sex toys. You can see some animated gifs and read our discussion here.
Phil Savage: Pony Island
This week, a game called Pony Island was released on Steam. It costs £4/$5. You should buy it.
I don't really want to say more. As a critic, that feels like a cop out, but your experience will be enriched by knowing as little as possible. I bought it without even looking at the Steam page screenshots, and had a more exciting ride—haha, ponies—because of it.
I'll say this: it's not really about ponies, or even islands. It's a puzzle adventure, although that's a deliberately reductive label. It's also the first great game of the year. One moment in particular was one of the most unexpected and temporarily alarming things that has happen to me in a game—beautifully and cleverly blurring the line between fiction and reality in a way that drew me fully into the game's world. It's definitely, unquestionably worth a look.


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: Cargo ship blocking Suez Canal partially freed
The massive cargo ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been partially freed, according to reports late Sunday.
Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping tweeted that "The MV Ever Given was successfully re-floated" early Monday, local time. "She is being secured at the moment. More information about next steps will follow once they are known."
The Wall Street Journal, citing the chairman of organization that operates the waterway, reported late Sunday that the ship had been partially freed and that the next step was to straighten its course.
"We are not finished yet, but it has moved," Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie told the Journal.
There were no details about when the ship might be set back on its course, reopening the vital shipping lane.
The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, became stuck Tuesday in a narrow stretch of the canal. More than 400 ships have been backed up, causing global shipping delays and causing losses valued at over $ 9 billion a day, according to the Associated Press.
Crews had been dredging the shoreline where the ship had run aground, and a team of tugboats had been trying to push the 400-meter-long ship back into the channel.
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If you went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, what house would you be sorted into? Would it be kind Hufflepuff, clever Ravenclaw, brave Gryffindor or sly Slytherin?
Using questions from the Pottermore test, this quiz aims to answer that question once and for all. Be as honest as you can in your answers for a more accurate result.
Which nightmare would frighten you the most?
Quiz topic: What Hogwarts House am I In?


This act shall apply to an individual, group, club or business entity that sponsors, organizes, conducts or provides the facilities for an equine activity as defined in this act.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 1, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.
As to those within the scope of this act, liability for negligence shall only be barred where the doctrine of knowing voluntary assumption of risk is proven with respect to damages due to injuries or death to an adult participant resulting from equine activities.
(1) Equine training, teaching, riding instruction, shows, fairs, parades, competitions or performances which involve breeds of equine participating in an activity. This paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper shows, Grand Prix jumping, three-day eventing, combined training, rodeos, reining, cutting, team penning and sorting, driving, pulling, barrel racing, steeplechasing, English and Western performance riding and endurance and nonendurance trail riding. This paragraph shall also include Western games, gymkhana, hunting, packing, therapeutic riding and driving and recreational riding.
(2) Equine or rider and driver training, teaching, instruction or evaluation. This paragraph includes clinics, seminars and demonstrations.
(3) Boarding equines, including normal daily care.
(4) Breeding equines, whether by live cover or artificial insemination.
(5) Inspecting, riding or evaluating an equine belonging to another by a purchaser or agent, whether or not the owner of the equine has received anything of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser or a purchaser's agent to ride, drive, inspect or evaluate the equine.
(6) Recreational rides or drives which involve riding or other activity involving the use of an equine.
(7) Placing, removing or replacing of horseshoes or the trimming of an equine's hooves.
(8) Leading, handling or grooming of an equine.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 2, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.
1. In support of an affirmance on appeal, judgment was properly entered for a decedent's estate administratrix on her claims of negligence, wrongful death, and survival against a race track entity that arose when the thoroughbred race horse that decedent was exercising reacted to chickens that were roaming freely on the track, as the Pennsylvania Equine Activities Act was inapplicable to the decedent's activity. Calderon v. Phila. Park Casino & Racetrack, 2014 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 394 (Pa. C.P. Nov. 24, 2014).
2. In support of an affirmance on appeal, judgment was properly entered for a decedent's estate administratrix on her claims of negligence, wrongful death, and survival against a race track entity that arose when the thoroughbred race horse that decedent was exercising reacted to chickens that were roaming freely on the track, as the Pennsylvania Equine Activities Act was inapplicable to the decedent's activity. Calderon v. Phila. Park Casino & Racetrack, 2014 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 394 (Pa. C.P. Nov. 24, 2014).
% This act shall provide immunity only where signing is conspicuously posted on the premises on a sign at least three feet by two feet, in two or more locations, which states the following: You assume the risk of equine activities pursuant to Pennsylvania law.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 3, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.
Evidence of viciousness of the equine shall not be required before a possessor of an equine shall be subject to liability for harm.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 4, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.
This act shall not affect common law or any statute for the protection of the user of the equine. In no event shall this act apply to any matter involving a motor vehicle covered by 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 17 (relating to financial responsibility) or a successor act or to any non-equine-related activity or entity.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 5, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.
The immunity provided for by this act shall be narrowly construed.
HISTORY: Act 2005-93 (S.B. 618), P.L. 472, § 6, approved Nov. 22, 2005, eff. in 60 days.


Also fun way to kill your enemies.
To aim like I do in my best videos is a sport, it needs concentration and is pretty exhausting believe it or not. The longest you can keep it is maybe 3 rounds max, especially in public servers where the stakes aren't high. I adjust my power according to the enemy and map.
So far you've only seen videos on youtube that I've picked, of course you see only the best side of my skill there. On these long streams where I play for long hours it becomes clear that I am a human too and a player just like anyone else.
Oh gee I dont know maybe it is because when I stream you'll notice that my ping goes from 75 to 100 back and forth... It is really difficult to maintain the same level of playing as I do with steady 60 ping. My gameplay suffers but I do just for you.
How did you activate these cam's?
Is it possible to hire you as gunner?
I try fiddling with the cameras now and then, buts its tricky. bots have there own "secret" cameras, i try to find a way to use it on a regular player.
I don't blame him. The interest in this game has decreased drastically, people play to mainly show their nickname to others with the attitude like " I dont need to be that good anyway, here to have fun only, I have a life at least, lowies".
..or maybe Im mirroring myself now, can't tell.
I see u need lil warm up... ,like a bit more challang-able gameplay.. What about no scope long range sniping ???
When I was getting bored in bf42 I did this on purpose, worked for me .
Fun stuff there with the eye-blinks.. "brain cam"
I should propably add "for making videos only"


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The Statue of Dr. James Marion Sims, Gynecological Researcher
New York City is home to many statues, some quite famous around the world, while others are familiar mostly just to the people who walk by them every day. Famous or not, though, for some of these figurines their days may be numbered. That's because of a movement throughout the United States, set off by recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. The focus of the movement, and various protests connected with it, has been statues of various leaders of the Confederacy that attempted to separate the southern states from the rest of the country in the middle of the 19th century. Such statues are located mostly in former Confederate states, but very large cities throughout the US, including New York, are also part of the discussion, since there are statues of people who are remembered increasingly for doing more harm than good. This includes Christopher Columbus, whose very iconic statue is located at a busy intersection also named for him. That's Columbus Circle, where 8th Ave, Broadway, and Central Park South (W. 59th St) crisscross at the southwest corner of Central Park.
Debates over Columbus make international headlines, but the controversy has expanded to included figures in the history of science and medicine, which brings us toward the opposite corner of the park. Along 5th Avenue, at 103rd Street, stands a status of James Marion Sims, MD (1813-1883), who has a statue in Montgomery, Alabama, and another in Colombia, South Carolina. Sims is in New York City too, because he is considered to be the "father of modern gynecology". He is credited with the first gallbladder surgery, with the introduction of many basic principles of antisepsis in surgery, and with the invention of a type of speculum and the 'Sims position', which is useful for rectal examination and administration of enemas and other treatments. He also pioneered the first effective procedure for a problem that mothers sometimes develop after a long, intense labor, called a vesicovaginal fistula.
The Sims statue may be removed though (in fact, this may be more likely than removal of the Columbus statue), because Sims' work had many ethical problems. Very serious ethical problems. In the late 1840s, when he developed and perfected his surgical treatment for the vesicovaginal fistula, his test subjects were not volunteers. They were slave women and he operated on them without their consent and without anesthesia.
An article published in 1993 in the Journal of Medical Ethics describes how one subject had nearly died from use of an experimental sponge while undergoing the procedure for an hour in front of an audience of a dozen other surgeons. Meanwhile, Sims apparently operated on another slave 30 times.
The history of medicine has always been plagued with the issue of what to do in cases when somebody has made a contribution that ultimately saved many lives, but did so with very unethical research, or as a result inventing something that was intended as a lethal weapon. Mustard gas, for example, was developed as a savage weapon of World War I, but now is utilized as an anticancer drug to save lives. Another example is Henrietta Lacks, a woman who died of cancer at a young age, but whose cells were taken, without her knowledge or consent, and developed into a cell line that became vital for medical research and has saved countless lives.
There also have been instances research that was not just unethical in the first place, but also proved unnecessary. The key example is the notorious Tuskegee study, in Alabama, where African American men were subjects of experimentation for treatment for syphilis for 40 years, from the 1930s to the 1970s. The problem with this study was not only that the men who served as subjects were not consulted and not told that they had a sexually transmitted disease (they were told they were getting experimental treatments for 'bad blood'), but also that there was an effective treatment for syphilis, not very long into the study. I'm talking about penicillin, which does not only treat syphilis, but cures it, if given early enough. The men were not given the penicillin. One thing that is very clear in medical ethics is that you have a treatment that works, you give that and you stop the research study.
Not everything in the history of medical research is positive, so the question is how will New York City resolve the issue when it comes to Dr. Sims?
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Bills Bring Back John Brown; Gear Up For Patriots
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Kevin Siracuse
The Buffalo Bills announced on Saturday that they signed WR John Brown to their practice squad. Brown is back for his second stint in Buffalo, as he played for the Bills in 2019 and 2020 and played a key role in QB Josh Allen's development.
Now, he is back for another reason. The Buffalo Bills currently have just four healthy wide receivers on their active roster (Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Isaiah McKenzie, and Khalil Shakir). Meanwhile, Jamison Crowder, Jake Kumerow and Marquez Stevenson are all on IR. (Stevenson's 21-day window to return has opened, however.) Brown joins WRs Tanner Gentry, KeeSean Johnson, and Isaiah Coulter on the practice squad.
Brown, aka "Smoke," bounced around last year after getting released from the Bills following the 2020 season. He spent time in Las Vegas, Denver, Jacksonville, and Tampa Bay in 2021, playing in four games for the Jaguars. However, he did not catch any passes, so the 32-year old returns to Buffalo with the same career stats as when he left (320 receptions, 4,748 yards, and 31 TDs).
Brown caught 72 passes for 1,060 yards and 6 TDs in 15 games in 2019, but then only put up 458 yards and 3 TDs on 36 receptions in nine games in 2020. The 5'11" receiver was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (91st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft; he was the 15th receiver taken off the board. Looking back at that draft is definitely eye-opening to say the least, especially considering the first WR selected… and the fifth one for that matter…
2014 WR Draft Order:
1. Sammy Watkins
2. Mike Evans
3. OBJ
4. Brandin Cooks
5. Kelvin Benjamin
6. Marqise Lee
7. Jordan Matthews
8. Paul Richardson
9. Davante Adams
10. Cody Latimer
11. Allen Robinson
12. Jarvis Landry
13. Josh Huff
14. Donte Moncrief
15. John Brown#Bills https://t.co/5tWrWzpGHh
— Kevin Siracuse (@ksiracuse5) November 28, 2022
What Was Said
The Bills held several press conferences on Sunday, including Brown himself, who is very happy to be back in Buffalo.
"When I got here, it felt like home. When they were picking me up from the airport, I thought I was going back to my house. So, it's already home for me."
Brown on being back in Buffalo
As a follow-up to that statement, Brown was asked what makes Buffalo feel like home.
"Just the way you're treated, the way the organization treats you, the fans, and just the whole town of Buffalo, they treat us with a whole bunch of respect and you don't find many places like that."
Brown on what makes Buffalo so special
Brown must not be the only player who thinks that, because he is now the SIXTH former player to rejoin the team this season… And that's not even counting all of the guys who have been on and off the practice squad.
Players the #Bills have brought back this season:
Shaq Lawson
Jordan Phillips
Dean Marlowe
A.J. Klein
Plus, several players have bounced around on the PS. I think this says a lot about the team culture and how the organization treats their players
Brown said that he stayed in contact with WRs coach Chad Hall and watched every single Bills game since his departure, but noted that there's a big difference now from when we saw him last.
"I feel like my game is way better. I'm to the point where I'm healthy now… I dealt with a lot of injuries, so I had a whole bunch of time to heal up and get my mind and my body right."
Brown on being healthy now
Smoke is happy to be catching passes from Josh Allen once again. The feeling seems to be mutual.
"It's good to see Smoke back, good to have him back. We love him in this locker room and we've missed him in the last year… it's a guy that I trust, have a lot of familiarity with, [and] a guy that I can rely on."
Allen on getting Brown back
Allen went on to say that Brown was one of the first guys to show him how to work in this league.
"I believe he was my first 1,000-yard receiver… He practices extremely hard, he always has a good attitude about him, he's always about the team… you love when you are able to bring guys back like that."
Allen on what Brown meant to him
Stefon Diggs, a WR who has now put up three straight 1,000-yard seasons, is also excited to have John Brown back in the fold.
"The band's almost back together I heard… it was so nice to see him, Smoke's my guy… I saw him out there running around, he looks smooth, looks good, looks like the old Smoke. So I look forward to him being out there real soon and getting active."
Diggs on getting Brown back
Not only is John Brown back and looking good but, ironically enough, it's also Patriots week.
John Brown back and it's Patriots week? Throwback to him cooking the Patriots pic.twitter.com/3N2J79M4vK
— FIRE KEN DORSEY (@sadbflofan) November 26, 2022
That was in 2019, when Brown made CB Stephon Gilmore burnt toast. Diggs did all of the burning in 2020; he caught 15 passes for 237 yards and 3 TDs in two games versus New England. However, the last time the Buffalo Bills played at Gillette Stadium, it was Isaiah McKenzie who went off while filling in for Cole Beasley. McKenzie caught a career high 11 passes for 125 yards and a TD as the Bills beat the Patriots, 33-21.
McKenzie had another great game this past Thursday in Detroit, leading the Bills with six receptions for 96 yards and a TD to help take down the Lions, 28-25. The former fifth-round pick of the Denver Broncos said that that was the game he had been waiting for.
"I've been wanting it for a while. I just had to wait my turn and it came. I took advantage of my opportunities when they came… and, going into this game, just give me some confidence and help the team win."
McKenzie on his breakout performance
Patriots Week
So, who is going to step up for the Bills this week in New England? The last time these two teams met, the Bills won in historic fashion, never punting and scoring a touchdown on every single drive. They throttled the Patriots in the first round of the AFC Playoffs by a final score of 47-17.
Josh Allen completed 21 of 25 pass attempts for 308 yards and 5 TDs, almost recording a perfect passer rating of 157.6. TE Dawson Knox was the leading receiver, as he hauled in 5 passes for 89 yards and 2 TDs. RB Devin Singletary was the leading rusher, as he had 16 carries for 81 yards and 2 TDs. Allen also chipped in with 66 rushing yards on six carries, and broke CB De'Vante Bausby's ankles in the process.
This is…not great. Wise getting caught inside. Bausby, 2x getting lost. Josh Allen is just too athletic to give him such an easy path. #Patriots #Bills pic.twitter.com/CK7bc87OBj
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 16, 2022
However, like Allen always says, nothing that happened last year transfers over to this year. It's a brand new season. New England comes into this game with a 6-5 record following a tough loss to the Vikings on Thanksgiving night. They currently have the fifth-best total defense in the league, giving up just 307.8 yards/game. They have the ninth-best pass (198.5 yards/game) and run defense (109.5 yards/game), and are giving up the sixth-fewest points/game (18.4).
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott said multiple times at his Sunday press conference that they have a very good defense.
"Very good defense, much like Coach Belichick has groomed there for years. Very good defense. They're stout in stopping the run, they do a lot of things in the back end in the various and multiple ways they play man coverage, and they've got a really good secondary."
McDermott on the Patriots defense
To McDermott's point, the Patriots are second in the league with 37 sacks and tied for third with 12 INTs.
Josh Allen expanded on what they do so well as a defense and how to combat it.
"You have to be very good post snap; understanding what their safeties are doing, what their corners are doing, where their eyes are at, where their leverage is at… Most teams, you can see pre snap and you have a good idea of what's gonna happen… not with these guys. They do such a good job of moving and showing one way and bringing it the other. So again, trusting eyes, trusting reads when it's not there, finding check downs, and playing smart football."
Allen on what makes the Patriots' defense so tough
Although Allen and the Bills' wide receivers have cooked against the Patriots over the last three years, you always have to be careful with a stingy defense like this. That's why it's important that guys other than Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis are ready to step up, guys such as Isaiah McKenzie, Dawson Knox, and RB James Cook. It could also be a week where we start to see a mixture of different plays and packages. Perhaps we see more of WR Khalil Shakir, TE Quintin Morris, RB Nyheim Hines, and FB Reggie Gilliam? And, with only a few days of practice and shaking the rust off, could we see John Brown elevated as the fifth wide receiver?
Bills Injury Report
Alright, now for the injury report… DE Von Miller has already been declared out for this week after suffering a lateral meniscus tear last Thursday. The plan is to let the swelling go down, and then re-evaluate whether or not he should get surgery or push through the rest of the season during the Bills' mini-bye.
. @JFowlerESPN this morning on @SportsCenter said Von Miller is going to wait about a week, see how injury feels, then hopes to play with a brace, which he's done before and is comfortable with. However it might not be possible, and could still have to have surgery, ending season
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) November 26, 2022
So, what about the other pass rushers? DE Greg Rousseau returned to practice yesterday in some capacity, as did LB Tremaine Edmunds. However, DE A.J. Epenesa remains out with a left ankle injury.
As for the offensive line, LT Dion Dawkins was also out with an ankle injury, to which McDermott said they're taking it "one day at a time". On the bright side, C Mitch Morse and OG Ike Boettger returned to practice. Boettger is working back from a torn Achilles last year (ironically enough in New England). This will start Boettger's 21-day window to return from the PUP list.
Lastly, another bug swept across the Bills locker room. DB Siran Neal, S Jordan Poyer, S Jaquan Johnson, CB Dane Jackson, LB Tyler Matakevich, RB Nyheim Hines, WR Khalil Shakir, and TE Quintin Morris were all held out of practice Sunday due to an illness.
It's sniffles szn, according to Stefon Diggs (and probably a lot of other people too). #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/EZfF0ITluq
We'll learn more as the week progresses and await the official injury report ahead of Thursday night's big matchup.
UPDATE: Greg Rousseau, A.J. Epenesa, Tremaine Edmunds, and Mitch Morse were all FULL participants at practice today, as well as Josh Allen.
*All player quotes come from the Sunday press conferences (via the Buffalo Bills YouTube channel).
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The Clinton River Water Festival held May 19 at Oakland University helps students to learn about the central role water and the Clinton River play within the region.
Oakland University hosted the 11th annual Clinton River Water Festival on Friday, May 19 for fifth grade students from the Clinton River Watershed community schools in Oakland County.
The festival helps students to learn about the central role water and the Clinton River play within the region. This year's event included students and teachers from approximately 28 classrooms throughout Oakland County.
Each class attended a series of outdoor and indoor presentations by several governmental and environmental agencies on topics that include storm water, water treatment, soil erosion, wetlands, creeks and streams, habitat, as well as sources of pollution.
The Clinton River Water Festival is free to schools. Teachers who participate in the educational event are provided with a water resource curriculum guide, which is filled with ideas to further implement a water-based curriculum in the classroom.
For more information, visit the Clinton River Water Festival website.
The winners of the 11th annual Clinton River Water Festival poster contest had their works displayed outside the Gold Room at the Oakland Center.
Students react to seeing an aquatic insect displayed by a presenter during the 11th annual Clinton River Water Festival, which took place on May 19 at Oakland University.
Fifth grade students from the Clinton River Watershed community schools in Oakland County had a chance to see some aquatic insects up close during the 11th annual Clinton River Water Festival, which was held May 19 at Oakland University.


Hatch Green Chile Chicken Burgers, made flavorful with your favorite Southwestern seasonings and of course Hatch green chili peppers. Looking to switch up your Burger Game this Summer? This healthier burger recipe is oozing with green chiles and Southwestern flair. Plus tips on how to make the best chicken burgers.
If I were to choose a "last meal" it would be a (beef) burger, grilled or pan fried, doesn't matter, cheese not necessary, topped with onion and some mustard. It's my favorite thing on earth to eat. But chicken burgers every once in a while never hurt anyone. Especially if it stuffed to the brim with my favorite roasted Hatch green chiles.
How do you make chicken burger patties?
Chicken burgers are always so "odd" in texture before they hit the grill…so odd and mushy that I'm surprised they don't just fall apart before you can get them cooked.
Adding bread crumbs to the ground chicken mixture seems to do the trick in securing a solid patty to place on that sesame seed bun.
With cumin and green chile, we enjoyed the Hatch Green Chile Chicken Burgers recipe because the burgers cook up like a charm, staying nice and moist without losing that burger form.
Buying ground chicken breast from the store is easy and readily available, but did you know that if you've got a couple of chicken breasts that need to be used, just pat them dry, cut in large chunks and put them in your food processor. Pulse until you have chopped meat. That's what I did for these grilled Green Chile Chicken burgers. Which leads me to give you more tips about how to make the best ground chicken burger recipe.
How do you make a juicy chicken burger?
If not prepared correctly, chicken burgers can turn out dry and rubbery. Here are some tips to make a great chicken burger even greater.
Mix fine chopped vegetables into the ground meat. Vegetables have a high water content and will help bring moisture and texture to that chicken burger. Example. This recipe contains chopped Hatch Chile Peppers.
It's best to grind your own chicken breast. Packaged pre-ground chicken can contain fat, cartilage, and sometimes fillers. It's so easy to buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts and pop them into food processor. Voila, ground chicken meat.
Don't cook them to death! Start with a high temperature to develop a sear, cooking about a minute or so each side, lower heat and finish cooking the burger.
Remove your chicken from the heat one "doneness" before you think it's done (for your preference). For example, if you like your chicken slightly pink, take your chicken off the grill when it's a bit pinker, tent it with foil for about 5 minutes. It will continue cooking on its own.
Add tomato and lettuce to your chicken burger bun, they will bring a juicy slice of moisture to the overall experience.
Don't have an outdoor grill? Use a cast iron skillet or grill pan to make these indoors.
My sincere sympathy goes out to you if you don't have roasted Hatch chile available. If that is the case, you can substitute those "Hatch" labeled canned chiles from the Mexican aisle at the grocery.
And if you are using fresh roasted Hatch chile, remember, friends don't let friends wash those skins off with water. Just scrape them off with your hands. If you rinse them with water, you're washing away some of the smoky flavor.
The French got involved for a delicious finish to this recipe. A mixture of Dijon and mayo made a great condiment for this burger.
Are you green chile crazed? Take a look at the most popular and most classic chile recipe on my site, How to Make Hatch Green Chili, Colorado Style.
I hope you give this unique Southwestern burger recipe a try. And if you do, please come back and let me know how you liked it and give the recipe a star rating.
Your feedback is valuable to me for developing future recipes. And if you have a favorite healthy chicken burger recipe, let me know, I'd love to give it a try.
Recipe adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe = always reliable.
Jazz up those Summer burgers with these Green Chile Chicken Burgers. Oozing with green chile and Southwestern flair.
Heat grill to medium high. Combine chicken, cumin, chiles, chopped cilantro, bread crumbs and salt and pepper. Gently mix and divide into 4 patties. Brush grates with oil and grill burgers, flipping once, until golden brown. A meat thermometer should read 165 degrees. 8 - 10 minutes.
Grill buns, just until toasted, about one minute. Serve burgers on buns with tomato slices, mayo and mustard mixture, and lettuce.
Hatch Green Chile Chicken Burgers … They're what's for Dinner.
What a great recipe! I am very into ground turkey but have texture issues and never thought of adding bread crumbs. This is a game changer. Thanks!
Martha's original recipe didn't call for bread crumbs, my idea. It seemed to work pretty darn good. I was just too afraid of that odd texture without.
I've never eaten a chicken burger but this sounds very good. Green chiles make everything better and we plan to restock while out that way.
If you're coming in July, we won't have any available yet. Signed Debbie Downer.
I have never tried a chicken burger, probably because I'm not a fan of turkey burgers. However, this one sounds and looks delicious, so I think I'll give it a go!
I'll take my beef burgers any time, but it's nice to try something new.
I know I'm missing out on something very special with those Hatch chilies! Wish I could find them here. What a great idea to switch up the burger menu and give it a Southwestern twist. They look wonderful!
You can always order them. There are companies in NM that ship frozen.
I go back and forth on washing the skins off my Hatch chilies. You absolutely do lose some flavor, but they're already so flavorful that I don't know if it matters much. I should do a taste test one of these days! Anyway, I love burgers too. And almost always beef for me. Need to try these chicken burgers. Need to wait until later this summer when I can get Hatch chilies again — I've exhausted my frozen supply!
These look amazing. I am with you on Martha. I have almost all of her books and have never been steered wrong by one of her recipes.
Me too – so far.
Mm, this sounds so good! I love the side items you went with-very refreshing! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thank you for mentioning Hatch Green Chile. We would love to send you a free box of our Hatch Green Chile as a thank you. If you're interested, please send me an email with your mailing address.
Im down for that! Looks yummy! Green chili anything is ok in my book!


I'll volunteer for Melody receiving one of the first messages.
Examples of jobs: The person who stocks the shelves at a store, cashier somewhere other than a grocery store, a barista at the cafe, cleaning the tables at a restaurant, doing small odd jobs for people such as mowing lawns or fixing things.
Just start with your character going somewhere since it's the last day of summer vacation.
I really don't know how to start.
I'll reply in few minutes.
I say before getting in my car and driving to the school. I walk to my locker, knowing that I have time to kill before class.
@Caticorn School hasn't started yet! It's still the last day of summer vacation! Please read over the starting post I made fore everyone.
It's the very last day of summer vacation. Everyone has finally returned home from wherever they spent their summer vacation. All the teens, those who are new to Rosewood and those who have been there for awhile alike, are all getting ready for, dreading?, welcoming?, the first day of their upcoming year at Rosewood High. At least school is starting on a Wednesday so they only have half a week of school to start. Little do they know, someone is lurking behind the scenes, getting ready to spill their secrets. Welcome to Rosewood.
Sorry I wanted to type something since I had to go.
It's better to wait and type something later than to have an extremely short reply that is very hard to respond to like that.
We all understand that people have busy lives outside of the forums, so we can be patient and wait a little while.
I'm so sorry if it feels like I'm being harsh, or nagging, but you keep typing the wrong last name. You have multiple times put Sila Woods instead of Sila Forest.
Also I've asked that people try to not do a lot of back to back posting with just a couple characters in one conversation, but you have done two posts in a row for the same character. That clutters up the thread and decreases the length of your posts.
And it is a lot easier for the other RPers when you tag the owner of the character that your character is speaking to. That way they are less likely to miss the post.
I don't even know what happened… I wanted to reply but then I just kind of didn't… Can I post on morning GMT time?
I can approach one of your characters with Hazel once I finish replying for another rp.
I continued with Blaire. They could start their meet up.
Do you have a preference for who I have Hazel approach?
All my characters but blurry and whoever littlefeets approaches. So I'll have 3 characters.


• Base: Choose from our various collection bases. Standard base is a 10x10 welded bottom. The splatter platter replaces the 10x10 base with a 10" splatter and 10"x10" open spool. The jacketed base and platter has a closed jacket welded to the outside. This is used with a circulatory pump and a heater to keep consistent temperatures during recovery. • Recovery Tank: This upgrade changes the standard #30 LP tank with either: Dual Recovery adds another valve on extractor lid, extra hose, and an extra recovery tank. The dual recovery allows user to recover to two LP tanks, cutting recovery times significantly. #30 Stainless Steel LP or a #25 Jacketed Stainless Steel Tank w/ Internal Condensing Coils.
• High Pressure Clamps: Replaces standard clamps with the high pressure variants. **Note**This upgrade only applies to clamps on base unit. If other upgrades are selected, you must selected the high pressure option for that upgrade • Quick Disconnects: Replaces JIC fittings with a quick release option by either SSP or Parker.


Instead of the scheduled Black River paddle we will be meeting at East Bay Park in Georgetown and paddling out to the Harvest Moon Shipwreck a round trip distance of approximately 10 miles. Plan to meet at the park at 9:00 AM and be on the water by 9:30. We will be paddling out and in with the tide.
Bring water,snacks, sunscreen, your spray skirt and PFD. If you need directions to the park send email to seayaker@sccoast.net.


In recent years, Russia has been losing its positions at India's defense market, which is explained by their lagging technology and the Indian Government's intent to diversify arms suppliers, eyeing the United States, Ukraine, South Korea, and others.
Russia launched a smear campaign to discredit its major competitors in India and try to win back the market.
Among its targets is Ukraine's defense industry, Defence Blog reports.
Russia seeks to press Ukraine's defense players out of India in order to compensate for its own losses. After all, India remains Ukraine's largest trading partner in the field of military-technical cooperation. In the period from 2015 to 2017, Ukraine fulfilled contracts worth a total of some $400 million, including those on IAF's An-32 aircraft repair and gas turbine power units for warships.
UkrOboronProm's Zorya-Mashproekt alone has over the past three years supplied to India products totaling over $200 million, providing Indian ships with power units.
It is worth noting that within the framework of the agreements signed with Indian corporations, Ukraine is making more effort to win tenders within the "Make in India" program to receive orders from the Indian government in the field of aircraft manufacture and repair, modernization of armored vehicles, marine engineering maintenance, and UAV production and supply.
Read alsoUkraine showcases kamikaze-style RAM UAV at UMEX 2018 exhibit in UAEUkraine's SpecTechnoExport has successfully fulfilled its contract with HAL Corporation for the supply of beam holders. In December 2017, Ukraine saw another application for more beam holders supplies, and in February 2018, such order came from the Ministry of Defense of India totaling over $3 million.
It is noteworthy that it was in the framework of this contract that an information campaign against Ukraine was launched. Unverified and unconfirmed reports were spun on the Ukrainian company's alleged failure to fulfill the contract. The anti-Ukrainian campaign reached its peak during the active phase of negotiations with foreign contractors on the conclusion of a new contract for the supply of Ukrainian beam holders.
Read alsoSmear campaigns typical Russian tool to shove Ukraine from various marketsThis can be seen as a manifestation of dishonest and unfair competition on the part of Russia, which has been doing its utmost to reverse a negative trend for its defense companies on the Indian market.
Russia has lost to the Americans a number of key tenders on combat and heavy transport helicopters. Besides, the Indian-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft project is at risk of failure. Over the past eight years, the final aircraft design contract has not been signed as the Indians are reportedly not happy with weak engines, as well as its radar and stealth systems. The Indian side might end up closing down the whole project, opting for an American F-35. If India quits, Russia will have to reduce next-generation aircraft production due to lack of funds.
Read alsoUkraine ranks 77th in SIPRI Top 100 arms producersRussia also proved to be a rather unreliable partner in defense area. In December 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India represented an expert opinion on the operation of Russian Su-30MKI fighters. According to the auditor's report, 126 out of 210 fighter jets operated by Indian crews are grounded following malfunctions. According to the Indian Ministry of Defense, six aircraft have been lost since the start of operations.
In August 2016 came the reports that Russia had sold more defective fighter jets: MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB. According to the audit report, 62% of Russian engines are non-serviceable.
These cases show that Russia's import substitution program is in tatters. Given their use of components to almost all types of military equipment produced in NATO countries and EU, a set of sanctions made Russian engineers and designers face an obstacle now impossible to tackle simply over the lack necessary components.


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Alpine's Earth City office will be moving to a new location on Friday, May 22. Alpine's new St. Louis office will be located at 13723 Riverport Drive, Suite 200, Maryland Heights, Missouri 63034.
During this move, the Earth City office will be in full operation through noon Central Standard Time (CST) on May 22. We will have reduced resources available during that afternoon (listed in detail below), and be back in full operation on Tuesday, May 26 following the Memorial Day holiday.
Switchboard will be answered by the automated attendant from noon until 1:00 p.m. CST and then reverted back to the receptionist until 5:00 p.m. CST
Earth City Engineering will be available until noon CST
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Packaging Dynamics Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell Certain Assets
Packaging Dynamics Corporation
CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Packaging Dynamics Corporation (the "Company" or "Packaging Dynamics") today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain assets of the poly-extrusion coating and laminating business operated by its International Converter business unit to Prolamina Corporation. The assets involved in the transaction are located at International Converter's Kaukauna, WI facility. Packaging Dynamics' sales related to this business were approximately $47.5 million during 2010. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days.
The transaction does not include International Converter's adhesive laminating business which includes facilities in Caldwell, OH and Iuka, MS.
About Packaging Dynamics
Packaging Dynamics is a leading flexible packaging and specialty papers company providing innovative solutions to customers in each of its three business units – BagcraftPapercon, International Converter, and Thilmany Papers. Packaging Dynamics is a portfolio company of private investment firm Kohlberg & Company. For more information, visit our website at www.pkdy.com.
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The authorities reopened Denpasar International Airport today. Flights to and from Denpasar can now be resumed. This can only be done if the aircraft avoid flying close to the dangerous ash cloud hanging above the volcano. Because the ash cloud is clearly visible during the day, KLM has adjusted its departure times from Denpasar to take place then.
On Friday morning (09:05 hours local time), KLM will operate its first flight (KL838) from Denpasar to Singapore (arriving 11:35 hours local time), continuing on to Amsterdam (arriving 19:35 hours local time). KLM is presently contacting its passengers personally, including passengers for whom their KLMticket forms part of a package deal booked by another travel organisation. Passengers who have already established contact with the KLM Social Media will be assisted accordingly.
KLM is doing everything possible to transport its passengers from Denpasar to their final destinations as soon as possible. What's more, KLM is also checking to see if passengers can be rebooked to fly with another KLM partner airline to their final destinations.


Spring has arrived! It has been a rough winter, and even though the tree pollen is making me miserable… I am so happy that we are even a little closer to my most favorite months: April and May!
The first azaleas started blooming in the garden this week! The wisteria is about to bloom and the jasmine is starting to pop. Now we just need the pine and elm to move on and I'll be able to breathe. The best week EVER will happen in early April… MASTERS WEEK! I've mentioned a few times how much I love the Masters, I keep hoping that one day I'm going to win the raffle to get into the ticket buying process. Until then I'm going to have to keep relaying on others not being able to go and selling their tickets. Later in the month is my birthday, the Heritage tournament, and then we move on to so many end of the school years events.
Once pollen season ends I can't wait to get out in the yard and plant some flowers as well as getting out on the dam to walk again. Pretty soon I'll be able to roll the windows down in the car and blast some music for a nice long afternoon drive. May means dinners out on the deck, the blooming of Confederate jasmine and Magnolias and the start of pool season. Oh! And sundresses, sandals and hats! I can't wait to bust out some of my cute new dresses that I bought at the end of last season.
One more winter blast next week and then full-blown SPRING IN THE SOUTH! YAY! What are you excited for this spring?


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