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November Legislative Update from NSSF
Posted by National Shooting Sports Foundation on 11/22/19 10:02 AM
The Government Relations Team of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, dedicates its time and resources to supporting legislation beneficial to our industry and fighting those bills that infringe on our rights to legally conduct business and compromise everyone's 2nd Amendment rights. Team members attend legislative hearings on the federal, state and local levels year-round across the nation, keeping their finger on the pulse of those issues affecting us. They are pleased to provide a monthly summary of legislation that directly affects and impacts the business of NASGW members.
While most of the news making headlines regards the Democratic contenders for the White House—with some dropping out and others opting in—those contenders seem to have one thing in common: gun-control. States are also keeping firearms and ammunition in front of legislative gavels, but the push for gun-control is anything but a done deal for more than a few who wish our industry would fade into the past. Here's a rundown of things finalized in November and a heads-up of those issues being bandied around.
AROUND THE STATES
NSSF Asks for Dismissal of Arizona Ammunition Suit
NSSF has asked a federal court in Arizona to dismiss a suit by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) against the U.S. Forest Service originally filed in 2012. NSSF intervened in the case in which the anti-hunting CBD claims the use of traditional lead rifle ammunition for hunting while within the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona is a "solid waste" disposal that poses an "imminent and substantial endangerment" to health or the environment in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). NSSF argued to the Court that the plaintiff's claim is defective as a matter of law because RCRA was never intended to apply to hunting.
California Firearm Owners Stand Strong Against Mayor
Californians came out in droves late in November to defend their Constitutional rights as Mayor Albert Robles of Carson tried once again to push through his anti-firearm agenda with Resolution 19-186. The radical resolution was a near outright gun ban that would be imposed in Carson, potentially violating the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. If passed, lawful businesses would have been forced to cease operations and relocate as the resolution would have taken effect immediately upon passage.
Once again Mayor Robles added this agenda item at the last minute in an effort to thwart opposition and, once again, he failed. Additionally, he was reprimanded by members of the Council for violating the city charter. Special thanks to Council Members Lula Davis-Holmes, Jim Dear and Cedric L. Hicks for holding Mayor Robles accountable after he violated the city charter. Not only did they defeat the ordinance, they passed a motion prohibiting the motion from being brought up again by the Mayor without a vote of the City Council first.
Colorado Supreme Court Considers Magazine Ban
Colorado's Supreme Court heard a challenge to the state's 2013 ban on standard-capacity magazines. Plaintiffs argued the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Second Amendment as a fundamental right and the state hasn't met the burden that a ban is needed and tens of millions of magazines are commonly owned. The state Attorney General Eric Olson told the court the U.S. Supreme Court's guidance changes over time and the state has the authority to interpret the state constitution. He argued the state has a legitimate government interest to enforce the ban. NSSF is monitoring and will provide updates.
Fight Against Florida 'Assault Weapons' Ban Gets Help from NSSF
Democratic Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith again reintroduced a bill to ban the sale of modern sporting rifles and standard-capacity magazines. The bill, HB 267, is the state representative's fourth attempt to deny Floridians the right to own commonly owned semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15, but also lists scores of specific makes and models of handguns, rifles and shotguns that would be banned from sale in Florida, and includes language banning similar weapons. NSSF has worked to defeat these bills in the past, and recently NSSF submitted an amicus brief to the Florida Supreme Court outlining NSSF's opposition to the proposed "assault weapons" ban ballot initiative in the state. NSSF argues the ballot title and summary are misleading and do not fairly and accurately inform voters of the measure's chief purpose. The brief goes on to state that the title and summary fail to disclose what the initiative actually does: ban the possession of virtually every semi-automatic long gun. NSSF states that the "Court should find the Proposed Amendment invalid and prohibit it from being placed on the ballot."
Illinois FOID Fingerprint Requirement Defeated
Legislation to force gun buyers who obtain their Illinois Firearms Owner Identification Card to submit fingerprints appears to be shelved, for now at least. The bill would require not just fingerprint submission, which essentially creates a state-run biometric database, but would have also quadrupled the price for the card that then allows individuals to purchase a firearm. The bill was never called for a vote, which puts it on the backburner. Still, the bill could be called back up for consideration in January, which would require a majority vote from Democrats who control both chambers to pass it and send it to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Indiana Court Denies Case Against Manufacturer
The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously denied (with one justice not participating) Keith Shepherd's petition to have his case against Dunham's Athleisure Corporation heard. The case stems from the sale of a firearm by Dunham's to Shepherd's girlfriend Christina Bowman, who misused the firearm to shoot Shepard. Shepherd, who survived his injuries, sued Dunham's alleging negligence, negligent entrustment and "negligent training and supervision." The Indiana Court of Appeals relied upon the Supreme Court's ruling in KS&E v. Runnells, finding that Dunham's was immune from liability as a matter of law pursuant to Indiana's immunity statute due to Bowman's criminal misuse of the firearm. Indiana's immunity statute and the PLCAA at issue in the City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson case which remains pending. The manufacturers' petition to transfer the case to the Indiana Supreme Court is fully briefed and awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court.
Minnesota DNR Rejects Traditional Ammunition Ban
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) denied a petition from advocacy groups to ban the use of traditional ammunition and fishing tackle. The wildlife agency said that the issue deserves further study and that the state legislature should be the body to consider such a ban. In its denial, the DNR stated that given "the lack of documented broad stakeholder support for the proposed rules, and the history documenting the state's failed attempts to adopt narrower regulations addressing non-toxic shot and tackle, there is an insufficient basis to commence rulemaking."
Governor Wants Country to Operate Like New York State When it Comes to Gun Control
New York's Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a national campaign called "Make America Safer" to export the Empire State's gun control measures as the federal standard. The social media campaign is backed by gun control groups Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action and March for Our Lives, all funded by billionaire ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has recently signed on as a presidential candidate for 2020. Gov. Cuomo is asking all Democrats to sign onto his pledge to enact strict gun-control measures, including bans on modern sporting rifles, standard-capacity magazines and a slew of other initiatives to undercut gun rights. Cuomo made the announcement at the second of three scheduled gun control conferences his administration is hosting.
Constitutional Carry Arrives in Oklahoma
Gun owners no longer need state permission to carry concealed firearms in the Sooner State. The new standard applies to all 21-year-olds and those 18 and older in the military. The law was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt in February. Background checks for firearms purchases remain the same, and the permit-less carry law applies to nonresidents visiting Oklahoma. An Oklahoma lawmaker attempted a petition to get the law overturned, which was backed by the gun control group Moms Demand Action, but it fell far short of the goal to get it considered. Several areas are still off-limits for guns, including the state capitol, schools, courthouses, university campuses and public arenas. All firearms owners should know and abide by applicable laws.
Oregon AG Certifies Ballot Title to Render Stored Guns Inoperable
Oregon's Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has certified the title for Ballot Measure 40, which now reads, "Requires firearms be locked during storage/transfer, loss reported, minors' use supervised; imposes penalties /liabilities." The ballot initiative would require gun owners to render firearms inoperable when stored in the home, which flies in the face of the landmark 2008 Heller decision, which reads, "The handgun ban and the trigger-lock requirement (as applied to self-defense) violate the Second Amendment." The decision, written by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, reads, "Similarly, the requirement that any lawful firearm in the home be disassembled or bound by a trigger lock makes it impossible for citizens to use arms for the core lawful purpose of self-defense and is hence unconstitutional."
Sunday Hunting, Special 'Gun Violence' Session on Tap in Pennsylvania
NSSF applauds the Pennsylvania legislature for passing legislation that will allow for Sunday hunting in the Keystone State for the first time in more than 100 years. The Pennsylvania state Senate approved S. 147 in a vote of 38-11, sending the bill to Gov. Tom Wolf, who has committed to signing the measure into law.
"Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania is a phenomenal victory for sportsmen and women," said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. "This simple act removes a barrier to many to enjoy and pass along to the next generation of conservationist-hunters the respect for sustainable wildlife and the hunting traditions for which Pennsylvania is proud. We thank the legislature for their foresight to work diligently to this outcome. This is a tectonic shift in policy and one that will benefit Pennsylvania's conservation, growth in outdoor recreation and economic impact."
Removing barriers to hunting has been a priority of NSSF, which leads the Sunday Hunting Coalition along with 15 other like-minded hunting and conservation groups and outdoor retail businesses. NSSF was successful in recent years in bringing Sunday hunting to North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina. Maine and Massachusetts still have outright Sunday hunting bans, and several states still restrict hunting, including allowing hunting only on private lands.
The Pennsylvania legislation would allow Sunday hunting one day during rifle deer season, one during statewide archery deer season and a third day to be selected by Pennsylvania's Game Commission. Pennsylvania sold 855,486 hunting licenses in 2018. The addition of just these three days allows for working mothers and fathers to take three more days in the woods and marshes with their children to pass along shared hunting traditions. The economic benefit to removing all Sunday hunting barriers in the Keystone State would inject $764,291,489 in total economic contribution, including jobs, output and wages created from hunter expenditures ranging from licenses, ammunition, and hunting supplies to food, fuel, and magazines.
Gov. Wolf is busy. In addition to his expected signing of the Sunday hunting bill, he has signed an executive order to form a Special Council on Gun Violence. That council will meet in the next 60 days to implement changes that would enact gun-control measures. Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will be an advisor, and the Department of Health will gather data and provide recommendations to prevent mass shootings, domestic incidents and suicides. Gov. Wolf asked the General Assembly to make legislative changes, including a push for so-called "red-flag" laws and mandatory reporting of lost and stolen guns, which could make gun owners vulnerable to punishment for being the victim of a crime. NSSF is working to protect the firearms industry from unnecessary and unwieldy regulations.
Pittsburgh Gun-Control Laws Struck Down
Gun-control laws ordinances enacted by Pittsburgh following the tragic murders at the Tree of Life synagogue were struck down by an Alleghany County judge as "void and unenforceable." The judge ruled the ordinances Pittsburgh didn't have authority to write their own gun laws, which are preempted by the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act which, "regulates the entire field of firearms and ammunition across the state of Pennsylvania." The decision nullifies the city's ban on modern sporting rifles, standard capacity magazines and ammunition the city wrongly labeled as "armor-piercing." The city said it planned to appeal the decision. A similar effort was made in Philadelphia, but it was also struck down.
Virginia Governor Wants More Gun-Control Laws, Confiscation
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has renewed a call for stricter gun-control laws. The call came just one day after the Virginia General Election in which Democrats flipped both the House of Delegates and state Senate to gain control of the legislature. Two anti-gun groups, Everytown for Gun Safety and Giffords, spent close to $3 million this election seeking to oust pro-gun candidates. Democrats are now controlling both the Governorship and the General Assembly. NSSF will be in Richmond, VA to oppose their effort to pass the Governor's gun-control wish-list, including but not limited to a ban on "assault weapons," "high-capacity" magazines and suppressors, along with enacting universal background checks, reinstating Virginia's one-handgun-per-month law, extreme risk protection orders and more.
Gov. Ralph Northam has also admitted that outright confiscation of lawfully owned modern sporting rifles isn't off the table in The Old Dominion. "That's something I'm working [on] with our secretary of public safety," he told The Washington Post. "I'll work with the gun violence activists, and we'll work [on] that. I don't have a definitive plan today." NSSF's Mark Oliva answered questions about Virginia's push for strict gun control, explaining that Northam's proposals will unfairly impact legal gun owners instead of "taking the guns out of gang members' hands."
The state's Crime Commission studied gun control proposals sought by Gov. Northam after the legislature's special session in the wake of the Virginia Beach murders and panned gun-control proposals. The commission's report, just three pages long, came back without a single gun-control proposal that would effectively reduce crime. The commission reviewed 78 separate pieces of draft legislation and was briefed by federal and state agencies. The results were "inconclusive evidence exists" to provide effective recommendations.
Tacoma Approves Draconian Firearm and Ammunition Taxes
Washington State's Tacoma City Council has passed a controversial plan to tax guns and ammunition, despite three hours of testimony from 112 people, most testifying against the ordinance. Many joined NSSF in working against this tax, including Aero Precision, which brought more than 30 employees to testify against the regressive tax. NSSF's Government Relations team was able to delay implementation until July 2020, but when it does, the taxes, according to Tacoma's News Tribune online, will be "… $25 per firearm sold at retail, $.02 per round of ammunition that contains a single projectile that measures .22 caliber or less sold at retail, and $.05 per round of ammunition for all other ammunition sold at retail." Other amendments require the council to consider alternatives such as NSSF's Real Solutions, and a "do no harm" amendment was adopted, meaning city staff will be required to provide a tax analysis. If it shows total revenues in the city will decrease rather than increase, the tax will fail to go into effect. Seattle's similar Firearm and Ammunition Tax showed there was less overall money going to the city.
Washington Superior Court Strikes Gun Storage Law
Edmond's city council plan to enact its own firearms storage laws got rained on by a state superior court. Superior Court Judge Anita Farris struck the city's requirement to lock up guns in a home. She ruled the local law violated the state's preemption law, meaning only the state has the right to regulate firearms and not local cities and towns. The judge left standing, though, the penalties associated with violating that law. Since the law has yet to be prosecuted against an individual, there is no one with standing to challenge that portion.
Wisconsin Governor Considering Second Special Gun-Control Session
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hasn't given up on a special session to force gun-control measures. The governor called one, to which the legislature met for 30 seconds, without taking up his proposals for universal background checks and so-called "red-flag" laws. He told reporters in Milwaukee, "I could call it a hundred times just to punish them, but at the end of the day it's still a possibility." Gov. Evers said if he were to call a second special session, it would happen before Christmas. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has stated that all 19 Republican state senators reject the proposed gun-control measures.
FEDERAL HAPPENINGS
New Funding for ATF, NICS
Late last week, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a domestic appropriations package, which includes funding for various departments and agencies including the Departments of Justice, Commerce, and Interior. The Senate substitute to H.R.3055, which cleared the chamber by a vote of 84-9, includes $1.37 billion for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and $78.29 million for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), including $25 million for grants to carry out the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 and Fix NICS Act of 2018. NSSF has been actively working with House and Senate appropriators to ensure the ATF and FBI NICS have the resources they need to provide improved customer service to the firearms industry. Differences between the Senate-approved bill and a House version that was passed earlier this year will need to be reconciled before an agreement can be sent to the President's desk for signature.
IMEX Regulation Department Transfer Inching Forward
Early in November, the long-awaited rules transferring firearms and ammunition to the Commerce Department from the State Department jurisdiction have passed through interagency review, and the Trump Administration has given formal notice to Congress of its pending final rules to transfer export licensing of sporting and commercial firearms and ammunition products to the Commerce Department from State Department jurisdiction. NSSF applauds this latest step in the ongoing process to reform the U.S. export control rules. The final rules may be published after December 12 and will become effective 45 days after publication.
SCOTUS Declines Remington v. Soto Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court this month declined to exercise its discretion to hear an appeal from Remington Arms Company, LLC, as to whether the Connecticut Supreme Court, in allowing a lawsuit by victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy to proceed against Remington, correctly interpreted a narrow exception to the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The high court offered no comment in sending the case back to Connecticut's Supreme Court for a hearing. The PLCAA bars lawsuits against members of the firearms industry seeking to blame them for harm caused by the criminal misuse of a lawfully sold, non-defective firearms. In March of this year, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled (4-3) that this wrongful death lawsuit could proceed based on a claim that Remington's advertising was a knowing violation of law applicable to the sale or marketing of firearms and that the advertising in question was the proximate cause of the 2012 murders committed by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Federal Judge Blocks 3-D Gun Blueprints
A federal judge blocked the White House from allowing the blueprints for making guns from 3-D printers to be posted online. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik said the State Department violated federal law by letting Defense Distributed, a Texas-based nonprofit, publish downloadable blueprints. Lasnik cited the State Department's prior view that publishing such instructions could threaten U.S. foreign policy, national security and even world peace by enabling criminals, including terrorists outside the United States, to obtain firearms. The State Department is reviewing the decision. NSSF is working to prevent the decision from delaying U.S. Munitions List to Commerce Control List reforms, which streamline export controls for firearms and ammunition.
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NSSF's Real Solutions. Safer Communities.SM Industry Toolkit is ready and available for members of the firearm industry to download. Industry members are encouraged to use the ready-made materials to share on their social media, websites and printed materials with customers, supporters, employees and stakeholders. NSSF's Real Solutions campaign is a member-supported initiative that includes several firearms safety programs that have proven effective at reducing the criminal misuse of firearms and safeguarding firearms from prohibited individuals and those who should not possess them. Industry members are encouraged to use the materials found here.
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After the April 9, 1942 U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
The day after Japan bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines began. Within a month, the Japanese had captured Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and the American and Filipino defenders of Luzon (the island on which Manila is located) were forced to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. For the next three months, the combined U.S.-Filipino army held out despite a lack of naval and air support. Finally, on April 9, with his forces crippled by starvation and disease, U.S. General Edward King Jr. (1884-1958), surrendered his approximately 75,000 troops at Bataan.
Did you know? The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,100 islands.
The surrendered Filipinos and Americans soon were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to march some 65 miles from Mariveles, on the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula, to San Fernando. The men were divided into groups of approximately 100, and the march typically took each group around five days to complete. The exact figures are unknown, but it is believed that thousands of troops died because of the brutality of their captors, who starved and beat the marchers, and bayoneted those too weak to walk. Survivors were taken by rail from San Fernando to prisoner-of-war camps, where thousands more died from disease, mistreatment and starvation.
America avenged its defeat in the Philippines with the invasion of the island of Leyte in October 1944. General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), who in 1942 had famously promised to return to the Philippines, made good on his word. In February 1945, U.S.-Filipino forces recaptured the Bataan Peninsula, and Manila was liberated in early March.
After the war, an American military tribunal tried Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu, commander of the Japanese invasion forces in the Philippines. He was held responsible for the death march, a war crime, and was executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946.


The opening of the cart trail between Fort Garry and St. Paul in the middle of the nineteenth century built up the Red River Colony and pulled down its government. No longer was this little community too remote from the outside world to attract immigrants, and they began to arrive in increasing numbers, Canadians and Americans. No longer could the Hudson's Bay Company maintain its monopoly of trade, conferred by its charter. What had been possible while all exports and imports had to be carried by the Company's ships through Hudson Bay became impossible when private traffic could come and go by cart across the nearby international border. As the royal charter had also given the Company the authority to govern the country, the Company tried to stop this trade, but the result was more than failure. The power of the government was broken, and the days of Company rule were numbered.
The settlers, growing ever more restless, wanted a free government of their own but could not agree on how to get it. Three alternatives were considered: transformation of the Company colony into a regular British colony, acquisition by Canada, and annexation to the United States. For various reasons the authorities in London backed away from the first of these, leaving the issue between Canada and the United States. In the winter of 1856-57 several hundred settlers petitioned Canada to take over their country, and in 1857 a British Parliamentary committee investigating the affairs of the Company recommended that "such territory as may be suitable for settlement," particularly "the districts of the Red River and the Saskatchewan" should be "ceded to Canada on equitable principles." In other words, Canada should buy it. Yet years were to pass before Canada was ready to make such a bargain, and meanwhile it looked as if the United States would get it.
Certain conditions of the time pointed clearly to American annexation. Manifest Destiny, which was American imperialism but not so-called because the word "imperialism" had not then been coined, was in the ascendant. In the American election campaign of 1860 William Seward, who was soon to become Lincoln's Secretary of State and later to purchase Alaska, proudly prophesied the inclusion of Rupert's Land in the American Union. Over in Britain the anti-imperialist movement was approaching its climax, anxious to avoid any new responsibility for colonies and to reduce existing responsibility for them. The Red River Colony was itself being Americanized because of its peculiar position, which made it an external appendage to the United States. Its business relations were almost wholly with or through the United States. Its only regular mail communication was provided by the American Post Office — at the expense of the American government. The only steamboat line was of Minnesotan origin. The only newspaper in the colony frequently said that public sentiment favoured annexation, and the governor of the Company's territory admitted that if the system of government were not changed the people might form a provisional government and seek annexation to the United States. Moreover it was the northern advance of American settlement that had established this rapidly growing contact with the colony. This advance was continuing and seemed almost on the point of reaching farther north into the empty prairie owned by the Company. What could stop it from taking over the country, as it had recently done in Oregon?
Had it not been for the American Civil War, 1861-65, it is highly probable that the United States, not Canada, would have been the heir of the Hudson's Bay Company. By turning the energies of the North to fight the South, the war pulled back the American arm that would seize what is now the Canadian Northwest. That war was also primarily responsible for persuading United Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form the Dominion of Canada, and for persuading the new Dominion that it must buy the Company's territorial empire lest it fall into the arms of the United States.


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The Adventures of Alistair MacLean: How Scots author invented the thriller
By Murray Scougall
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David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn The Guns Of Navarone - 1961
Told at breakneck speed, featuring wild action, high body counts, claustrophobic settings and black-hearted treachery, to his fan, Alistair MacLean invented the modern thriller.
The son of a Presbyterian minister from the Highlands, he would become one of the 20th Century's most read authors and novels like The Guns Of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare were destined to become big screen blockbusters starring Clint Eastwood and Gregory Peck.
But MacLean never rated himself as an author, and believed he would have been a better novelist had he written in his first language, Gaelic, rather than English.
Patronised by literary critics, but adored by the public, he sold 150 million books and 18 of his 28 novels were made into movies, yet he boasted of how much he detested writing, and would churn out books in a matter of weeks because he disliked the process so much that he wanted it over and done with.
As the centenary of his birth approaches in 2022, a new BBC Alba documentary examines the life of a complex man who entertained millions, yet who was a brusque character around family and friends.
"Alistair thought of his novel writing as a formula. I think that's to diminish his ability," said Ian Chapman, whose parents, Ian and Marjory, discovered MacLean. Ian Senior worked with Scottish publisher William Collins and persuaded them to sign him after the couple fell in love with a short story he wrote for a newspaper competition.
"He was a storyteller," Chapman continued. "He was great on character, great on story. He never thought of himself as a good writer. On occasion he said he would prefer to write in Gaelic or even Spanish than in English. He didn't feel his English was good enough, which is clearly nonsense."
MacLean was brought up in Inverness-shire, but when his dad died at 49, his mum took her three youngest sons to Glasgow, where her eldest boy was studying. Alistair hated the city, and volunteered for the Navy during the war, serving on two Arctic convoys. At the end of his service, he went to university and became an English teacher, writing short stories in his spare time.
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Alistair Maclean autographing The Guns of Navarone at Smiths Bookshop in Glasgow
His first novel, HMS Ulysses, based on his experience of war, was a huge success, as was his second book, The Guns Of Navarone, so he gave up teaching, left Scotland behind, and became a millionaire novelist and screenplay writer, penning scripts for four of his movies.
Author Mairi Kidd said: "The thing about his writing in general is it is very visual. He writes as if he is writing a film anyway, and I think his novels I like the most are very similar to watching a film. There's a lot of fun, a lot of action, and they're moving quickly, and I think that was a strength to work on something and see it in his head as a film."
Shona MacLean is Alistair's niece and a successful author in her own right, having published nine novels. She remembers many of the encounters she had with her uncle as she was growing up.
I remember the first time I met him, being really surprised that this person who was a name on TV and in books was just this very ordinary looking man who dressed like my dad, was a wee bit smaller, and was very quietly spoken," she said.
"One time I was on holiday with my sisters visiting Uncle Alistair in Dubrovnik and we were out on his boat. I was reading a Neil Gunn novel and he looked at me and said, 'How many of my books have you read?', and I said none, so he gave me a copy of HMS Ulysses and said, 'Have the first hundred pages of that read by tomorrow or you're sacked as my niece'.
"He had quite a dry, particularly Highland, sense of humour, which he shared with my dad and their brothers. There's a kind of underlying sarcasm which you can see in the books with the way men speak to each other. He didn't suffer fools gladly and he didn't like a lot of the hyperbole that I suspect was in the publishing and film worlds."
MacLean's first marriage, to a German woman called Gisela Heinrichsen, ended in divorce, but not before he decided to give up writing in 1963, after publishing 10 novels, to become a hotelier.
He would return to fiction three years later, however, and would write a further 18 books. He married his second wife, Mary Marcelle Georgius, a French aspiring movie producer, in 1972, but they divorced five years later.
MacLean, by this point was drinking heavily, and he died in 1987, aged 64, after a series of strokes, shortly before his final book, Santorini, was printed.
Although his sales might not be what they once were, his influence remains strong, with John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad citing MacLean and Stephen King as two of his primary influences.
"I think if critics dismissed him they were probably missing the point, offered his niece. "It must have been very frustrating for them, because he had these huge sales but actually, when you read the books, the writing is exceptionally good and he deals with human emotions, he deals with human potential, and human weaknesses."
And she believes more 21st Century readers should be discovering the joy in the nail-biting suspense of an Alistair MacLean novel.
"I think the ones who haven't read him and who enjoy a good adventure story would enjoy them very much," she added.
Jackie Stewart in 1966 (Pic: AP/Shutterstock)
They were two of the biggest names in their fields in the '70s, they were both Scottish, and they planned to make a movie together.
Best-selling author Alistair MacLean and his friend and Formula One champion Jackie Stewart announced they were going to team-up for the filming of MacLean's The Way To Dusty Death, which was set in the world of F1.
In an archive interview with the two men, shown in the new documentary, Stewart said: "I'm looking for something to replace motor racing in a way, and I'm sure this is one of the reasons Alistair has written this for me.
"If I found myself being able to do this film, I would then have a reason to stop motor racing, to take up something else I could be excited by, and could replace the pleasure and excitement that motor racing gives me."
The film failed to get off the ground, but it was eventually made as a TV movie in 1995, starring Falcon Crest and Casualty star Simon MacCorkindale in the lead role.
The Adventures Of Alistair MacLean, BBC Alba, Tue, 9pm.
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Wyclef Jean has announced the release of his first full-length album in eight years, Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, out September 15th via Legacy Recordings. The album features contributions from Emeli Sandé, Supah Mario, The Knocks, and Lunch Money Lewis. The release coincides with the 20th anniversary of Wyclef's critically acclaimed debut album The Carnival.
In addition, Jean has released two new tracks "What Happened To Love" produced by The Knocks via CNN and "Fela Kuti" produced by Supah Mario via XXL.
Ahead of the Carnival III rollout, Wyclef partnered with Certified Classics, an extension of Legacy Recordings, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Carnival and the tenth anniversary of the Carnival II. Certified highlights the impact of key anniversaries of classic Hip Hip and R&B albums, all in an effort to preserve the culture.
In 2016, Jean was back yet again with another hit, "Hendrix," the first single off of his EP, J'Ouvert. "Hendrix" garnered over 20 million streams worldwide. Jean's influence on the new generation is evident with the creative connection with Young Thug, who named a track on mixtape, JEFFERY, "Wyclef Jean." The two musicians teamed up to record the Caribbean-inspired "I Swear," the third single off of J'Ouvert.


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Alexandra Longová (born 7 February 1994) is a Slovak competitive archer. Longová made her debut on the Slovak national team at the age of ten, and eventually competed in numerous international archery tournaments, spanning the 2015 European Games, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and European Championships. Longová currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Matej Miskovsky for the Slovak squad, while shooting at Blue Arrows archery range in her native Bratislava.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Longová etched a historic mark for Slovakia as one of the country's first archers sent to the Olympic tournament, shooting only in the women's individual recurve. Longová managed to fire off a score of 641 points, 11 targets of a perfect ten, and 8 bull's eyes, for the twenty-second spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round. Heading to the knockout stage on the third day of the Games, Longová comfortably disposed the Indian archer Laxmirani Majhi at 7–1 in the opening round, before she faced her subsequent challenge against China's Qi Yuhong, abruptly ending her Olympic debut in a harsh 0–6 defeat.

Longová was also selected to represent her country as one of the young change-makers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

References

External links
 Alexandra Longová at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor

Slovak female archers
Living people
Sportspeople from Bratislava
1994 births
Archers at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Slovakia
Olympic archers of Slovakia
Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Sylosis — британская метал-группа из Рединга. На данный момент группа имеет пять студийных альбомов «Edge Of The Earth», «Conclusion Of An Age», «Monolith» и «Dormant Heart», «Cycle of Suffering», а также два мини-альбома «The Supreme Oppressor», «Casting Shadows».

Биография

Основание и Conclusion of an Age (2000—2009)
Группа была основана в 2000 году гитаристом Джошем Миддлтоном и бас-гитаристом Карлом Парнеллом, которые начали играть экстремальный метал с друзьями ещё в школе. В 2006 и 2008 Sylosis выпустили два мини-альбома Casting Shadows и The Supreme Oppressor в Великобритании под небольшим инди-лейблом In at the Deep End Records. В декабре 2007 года Sylosis подписала контракт с Nuclear Blast Records, и они выпустили их дебютный альбом в октябре 2008 года.

Джош отмечал по поводу стиля их первого альбома:

Наше звучание берёт начало из олдскульного американского треша. Мы не понижаем строй наших гитар, и мы не играем брейкдауны. Нам нравится совмещать множество различных текстур и стилей метал музыки. Мы хотим, чтобы все наши песни звучали по-настоящему эпично. Мы любим прогрессивное, брутальное и мелодичное звучание.

После записи их дебютного студийного альбома, гитарист Гарнет Ахлувалиа был заменён бывшим гитаристом Viatrophy Алексом Бэйли, и уже в начале 2009 года группа отправилась в европейское турне вместе с такими группами, как The Black Dahlia Murder, Cephalic Carnage и Psycroptic.

Sylosis выступали на сцене Tuborg на Download Festival, проводимом в Castle Donington, а также на фестивале New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, и на сцене Bohemia на Sonisphere Festival. В октябре/ноябре 2009 был анонсирован тур по Великобритании, но он был отменён из-за приглашения группы на совместный тур с Dragonforce, проводимый в это же время в Великобритании.

Edge Of The Earth, Monolith и автокатастрофа (2010—2013)
Sylosis заменяли Rise to Remain во время европейского тура As I Lay Dying в Великобритании в 2010 году. Так же в 2010 году группа приступила к записи их второго полноформатного альбома, названного Edge of the Earth, который был выпущен в марте 2011 года. Через год они записали свой третий студийный альбом под названием Monolith, совместно с Ромешем Догангода в Уэльсе на Monnow Valley Studio. Monolith был выпущен 5 октября 2012 года в Германии, 8 октября 2012 года в Великобритании и Европе, 9 октября 2012 года в США и 10 октября 2012 года в Японии на лейбле Nuclear Blast Records. С января 2013 года группа проводила тур по Великобритании, а также выступала на Soundwave Fesitval в Австралии. Sylosis так же проводили турне вместе с такими группами, как Hellyeah, In Flames и Lamb of God в конце 2012 года. В апреле и мае 2013 года, группа выступала в европейском турне вместе Killswitch Engage. Sylosis были анонсированы в качестве открывающей группы для тура Trivium и DevilDriver по Северной Америке, совместно с After the Burial. Тур был запланирован на октябрь и ноябрь.

25 сентября, участники Sylosis попали в автокатастрофу и из-за травм не смогли выступать в предстоящем туре.

Dormant Heart и уход Роба Калларда (2014—2016)
После того, как участники группы оправились от травм, они присоединились к туру по Великобритании и Европе вместе с DevilDriver и Bleed from Within. В данном туре вместо Роба Калларда за Sylosis играл Али Ричардсон — барабанщик из Bleed from Within.

В конце сентября 2014 года было объявлено, что Роб Каллард уходит из группы и на его место был взят Али Ричардсон, с которым они играли в турне DevilDriver ранее.

В начале октября 2014 года Sylosis анонсировали детали их четвёртого студийного альбома Dormant Heart, который был выпущен 12 января 2015 года на лейбле Nuclear Blast Records.

Возвращение и Cycle of Suffering (2019-наше время)

Состав

 Текущие участники
 Джош Миддлтон — гитара (2000-present),вокал (2010-present)
 Алекс Бэйли — ритм-гитара (2008-present)
 Конор Маршалл — бас-гитара (2019-present)
 Али Ричардсон — перкуссия (2014-present)

 Бывшие участники
 Глен Чемберлен — вокал (2000—2003)
 Бэн Холльер — вокал (2003—2007)
 Джейми Грэхам — вокал (2007—2010)
 Гарнет Ахлувалиа — ритм-гитара (2000—2007)
 Ричард Зананири — ритм-гитара (2005—2008)
 Джей Коллиос-Терри — перкуссия (2000—2005)
 Роб Каллард — перкуссия(2005—2006, 2007—2014)
 Крис Стил — перкуссия (2006—2007)
 Карл Парнелл — бас-гитара (2000—2019)

 Live-участники
 Брэндон Эллис — гитара (2011)
 Гарнет Ахлувалиа — гитара (2012)

Дискография

Студийные альбомы
 Conclusion of an Age (Nuclear Blast, 2008)
 Edge of the Earth (Nuclear Blast, 2011)
 Monolith (Nuclear Blast, 2012)
 Dormant Heart (Nuclear Blast, 2015)
 Cycle of Suffering (Nuclear Blast, 2020)

Мини-альбомы
 Casting Shadows (In at the Deep End, 2006)
 The Supreme Oppressor (In At The Deep End, 2008)

Live-альбомы
 Sylosis Live At High Voltage (2011)
 Sylosis Live At: Lite Up Studios (2020)

Синглы
 Slings and Arrows (Digital release, 2012)
 Different Masks on the Same Face (2016)
 Worship Decay (2020)

Примечания

Ссылки
 www.sylosis-band.com/
 www.myspace.com/sylosis
 www.youtube.com/sylosistv

Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 2000 году
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I've been developing this home for about a couple of weeks (it's more work than it sounds, trust me), and I am extremely excited about it. The Oblique is a 3 bedrood, 2 bath single family home, with an office, that can either be constructed using a mixture of High Cube shipping containers (9′-6″ in height as opposed to standard 8′-0″) and SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) or only with SIPs. It can also be modified for slab on grade or stem wall foundations with or without a basement. The images below are for slab on grade foundations (typical Florida construction).
Using a combination of SIPs and ISBU containers, I was able to design a home that is based on a fixed module which allows for easy fabrication either on site or off site via modular manufacturing. Because the basic building unit is only 8′ wide, it can be easily set on a truck and shipped to the site for erection after fabrication, vastly cutting down on construction time. And, coming in at around 920 square feet (conditioned), the footprint is small enough to fit almost any residential site.
This home is also designed with sustainability in mind as well. All windows are high efficiency, low E, aluminum clad wood casement and awning windows; exterior walls are intended to be R-30 or better; all toilets and plumbing fixtures would be low flow with a recycling gray water system; appliances will be Energy Star or better; and the standing seam metal roof is installed on a SIP roof panel system with integrated solar cells to provide 30-50% of the required electricity for the home. Rain water collection can also be incorporated for irrigation, flushing toilets and washing dishes.
The Oblique is designed for efficient, sustainable living. It is not a McMansion, but neither is it a "tiny" house either. Interior spaces are still generous and open while not adding space simply for the sake of "space".
first floor plan - n.t.s.
My last post on container wall construction seemed to be very popular. Thanks to everyone who clicked, read and offered comments. I hope everyone enjoys this post on how to construct the floor of a shipping container.
First a little review: As you'll remember from last time, containers are not initially intended to house humans….or dogs, cats…really anything with skin and/or fur is not meant to be housed in these things. The paint is toxic and needs to be either sandblasted and coated with impervious paint, or (if you take the short cut) simply painted with impervious paint (this is really not recommended). The floor, also, is not friendly to us or anything else as it is typically either OSB or standard plywood soaked in formaldehyde so that it doesn't rot as it travels across the globe being beaten to hell by God and Creation. So, we need to get rid of it, again, safely. Contact your local EPA to find out how to properly dispose of this crap – believe me you don't want to hang on to it.
Once you've removed the plywood floor, you'll see the structural steel ribs below that give the container it's horizontal support. Now, we've got a couple of options on how we can build our floor. It all depends on your foundation type: whether your containers are off grade on a stem wall or sitting on a slab.
The easy option is to screw down a new subfloor (either plywood or OSB) and, while you're spraying the exterior of the container with SPF, simply spray the underside of the floor as well, thus insulating and sealing the underside of the container. Then install whatever floor finish you choose – tile, vct, carpet, hardwood, engineered wood, cork, bamboo…you could even leave the plywood exposed and finish it with a polyurethane for that "industrial" look.
Another option for the floors, one that is much more sturdy and permanent, in my opinion, is to use concrete. A typical concrete floor with deck is approximately 4″ thick (2 1/2″ of corrugated metal deck and 1 1/2″ of lightweight concrete fill). If poured on grade, you'll also have about 2″ of foam insulation underneath with a vapor barrier to prevent water intrusion through the slab. For a container, what we do is first lay in exterior grade plywood (5/8″ min.) between all of those steel joists, followed by 2″ of rigid foam insulation (you can find this stuff everywhere – even for free). On top of the foam you pour your concrete (3″ – 4″) with a medium gauge welded wire fabric. The concrete is leveled, smoothed and finished in any number of ways – saw cut, stained, brushed, etc. Also, don't forget to add in at least 2 expansion joints across the length of the container. Steel and concrete move in very different ways and the last thing you want is a huge crack from expansion and contraction of the steel. Essentially what we've created is a reinforced waffle slab that is insulated between the steel joists. Any thermal bridging at the joists will be minimal.
Whichever option you choose for the floor of your new container home, be sure to consult with a local structural engineer and your local building inspector/plans examiner to make sure that you are building to proper code. While containers provide an inexpensive building unit with which to construct a home, remember there are important steps that need to be taken in order to make them habitable and safe according to modern building codes.
Over at Renaissance Ronin, a blog that I follow regularly, I saw the image above that sparked some inspiration for a small ranch container home (could also easily be a pool house or guest house as well). In the image above you can see that the structure is very simple – two 20′ containers spaced about 18′ apart with a simple gable roof spanning the gap.
Using the same concept, I've taken (2) 20′ High Cube containers with a 24′ span between for an overall width of 40′ (I'm using a more generous span in order to maximize the public/entertaining space – you can reduce this span as needed for your purposes). The first container contains the entry and a small coat closet and one bedroom. The second container contains one bedroom, one bathroom and a utility closet.
This design could easily be modified as a small pool house with one bedroom and one bathroom, making the additional bedroom equipment storage for the pool – possibly even a pump house if necessary.
The large roll-up doors (insulated of course) allow the user to completely open the public living spaces to the outside for entertaining or just to enjoy the outside. The slab on grade foundation allows for easy construction and assembly. The vertical siding and wood awning windows give a clean modern aesthetic while saving cost and at just over 800 sf there is plenty of space under roof for all your living/entertaining needs.
Add a standing seam metal roof with integrated solar panels, rain water collection and composting toilets and you've got an off-grid home or guest house that will save you money instead of eating resources.
One of my biggest passions is reading. I've read hundreds, if not a thousand or more, books in my lifetime and I don't ever plan on stopping. It gives me time to escape the daily grind and relax into someone elses story for a while. One of the things that I'm embarking on this year is to read more architecture books – books on design, theory, living, history, interiors, furniture, etc. Fiction is great, I love fiction, but in an effort to expand my horizons as an architect and designer I feel it's time to put down the fictitious and pick up the real.
Below are some of the books that I've come across to put on the initial list. I would love to hear ideas from others (this means you) on what books I should read. I'll be posting my own reviews as I read through each book and, once finished, I'll be giving them away (my wife won't let me keep any more books…it really is that bad) via random drawings on this site, so stay tuned and please comment.
I actually got this book for Christmas after posting it on my Facebook page (thanks mom). I've always been fascinated by the Craftsman Style (I even live in one) and this book takes you not just through the evolution of furniture but of the architecture as well. The photos and details in this book are simply amazing – including some original hand sketches and drawings. I haven't read through the whole thing yet, but I'm working on it, so bear with me.
I think this is probably enough to get me started, no? Again, I want to hear from anyone and everyone your suggestions for books on anything even remotely related to architecture and design that you think I should be reading. Cheers.
If you're an architect or designer and you feel like moaning and groaning about….whatever, go read this article…you'll suddenly want to be much more optimistic.


A 65-year-old male presented with rest pain for 2 weeks in the right lower extremity and he had ischemic wound in the distal part of first phalanx of right foot. He had controlled hypertension and hyperlipidemia for 10 years. There were no abnormalities in routine blood tests and hemodynamic parameters. No pulse was palpable in both lower extremities. Preoperative investigations revealed ankle-brachial index of 0.57 on the right and 0.73 on the left.


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Dave spent a number of years in Scotland, digging in Glasgow, in East Lothian and Angus, and at Whithorn in the southwest.
He was given his first commission for interpretive drawings at Jedburgh Abbey in the Borders, in 1984. Thereafter he split his time between digging and drawing, with a string of commissions from Historic Scotland, the Scottish National Trust, and several local authorities. The Whithorn Trust commissioned collections of drawings for indoor and outdoor displays, and publications.
In 1993 he moved to Ireland, interviewed for an excavation licence, and took on archaeological assessments ahead of proposed developments, and investigations ahead of conservation works at National Monuments. His main projects in Ireland have been a complex investigation in the heart of Waterford (Barronstrand Street), and excavations at Dungarvan Castle (Co. Waterford) and Barryscourt (Co. Cork). These last two were intermittent over several years, and carried out for the National Monuments Service.
Other work for the National Monuments Service has included researching Irish castles for an audiovisual presentation, research for modelmaking, work on guidebooks and leaflets, and producing interpretive panels.
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Does what you do with you body really say something about how you feel?
The way you and your partner move reveals how you're feeling about your relationship at a deeper level. See Reading Body Language in Depth, for some general ideas about the subject.
To test this out, I went to my local pub last night to do some people-watching.
The first couple I noticed was a man and a woman sitting at the bar. Seated side-by-side, they gave the impression of being quite into each other. They weren't rigid, but openly turned face-to-face. Many of their gestures crossed into the 'personal space' of the other…getting close, but never quite touching. Maybe they were on a date! They smiled and laughed. And you could just tell they wanted to be close to one another.
Another couple, seated at a table next to me, also appeared to be very much in sync. They did some 'mirroring'….(psychological theories suggest 'mirroring' another's body language strengthens relations with them)….but it didn't seem like something they did on purpose.
She would lean in…..then he would lean in.
She would put her arm back…..then he would put his arm back.
He would touch his hair…..then she would play with her hair.
Though they weren't sitting as close to each other as the people at the bar (these two were across from each other), they intently looked one another in the eyes while speaking. They smiled and laughed in a relaxed manner. And their ease with each other made it seem as if they had been together for a long time.
Outside a few people walked by. But the only couple I saw didn't look too happy. A man with a frown was walking just ahead of his female companion, who hurried to keep up with him – her head to the ground! While they may or may not have been a romantic couple, their body language (i.e. head down & frown) indicated that they were not terribly close to one another (as friends or anything else for that matter!) at that particular moment.
Checking out body language is a fun experiment anyone can try.
Next time you go out, look around you. See what kind of signals people actually give off.
And this can certainly help in your own relationship!
Are they mad, but just not telling you???
…rather than ask them, watch them!
You might be surprised at just what their body is telling you.


My mother is in possession of three Chinese vases.
I believe my grandmother brought these Chinese Vases to England from China in the late 1800's.
We are wondering if they are valuable, what the markings mean, what they could be worth.
I have several pics. I'll post a couple.
Kathy your vases appear to be a matched trio of Japanese Satsuma ware vases, very nicely decorated.
The Satsuma mark could be Satsuma, Gyokuzan with the Shimazu circular crest above the inscription.
If so, they will probably date to the Meiji period (1868-1912).
Satsuma ware mostly comes in a yellowish earthenware, decorated with Japanese figures including Samurai with expressive faces or detailed oriental landscapes. It sometimes includes dragons in relief.
It was a Japanese export product designed in the mid-19th century for Western tastes.
The Japanese themselves had very little interest in Satsuma wares.
Value will depend very much on condition and the quality of the Satsuma decoration.
Currently there are Satsuma vases for sale with prices that range between $95 USD and £1500 GBP. Or have a look for Japaneses Imari Porcelain for some basic comparisons.
Take them to Sothebys on New Bond Street, London for a free valuation.
You do not have to book an appointment and you can go on any day of the week.
If you live outside London it is best to phone them first to confirm that they are open on the day you intend to visit.


Quick & juicy keto salt-crusted fish made with Italian technique. It's one of my favorites wow effect recipes that is perfect on a dinner table. Yes, it's paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free & low carb.
The best part is that you can't over or under season the fish. The secret salt crust technique will do all the work for you. All the juices will be inside the fish and don't have to worry about dry fish.
I have found myself cooking fish at least twice a week. It's my latest obsession. This recipe here is one of the oldest whole fish recipes I have had. It's my favorite technique that Italians have ever discovered. Even though it supposed to be Italian one of my Russian friends introduced me this fish cooking technique.
If you looked at the ingredients and you haven't used this technique before, then you might roll your eyes. ONE KILOGRAM of salt?! YES! That's right, and I didn't make a typo here. It's not a gram, it' s a kilogram.
Why Salt Crust? Juices inside!
Don't worry you're not going to eat all the salt. That would be crazy. You use the salt crust to cook the fish. The best part is that you can't over or under season the fish. The secret salt crust technique will do all the work for you. All the juices will be inside the fish and don't have to worry about dry fish. It's a perfect keto salt-crusted fish.
The other great part is that the fish cooks quickly. Only 20-25 minutes in the oven and that's it! You've got your keto salt-crusted fish. When you remove the crust, you will get a perfectly seasoned and juicy fish. Just make sure that you remove all the crust and even skin because these are extra salty.
Preheat the oven to 180° C/ 356° F.
Mix salt, egg whites, and water. Mix well until it looks like wet sand.
Put the lemon slices and mint inside the fish. Cover the fish with olive oil.
Add 1/4 of salt in the baking pan (you can use parchment paper as well). Place the fish on top and pack with the rest of the salt.
Bake the fish about 20-25 minutes (internal temperature about 60° C/ 135° F). Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes under the salt crust.
Crack and remove the hard, pale brown crust of salt. Remove the skin and "fillet" the fish (since the fish is already very soft, then the fish bones come off without a knife).
*Serving options: Serve with green leaves, roasted potatoes, good extra virgin olive oil, lemon or rocket pesto.


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Captain Saurabh Kalia (1976 – 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was killed during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistani security forces.[1] He along with five other soldiers of his patrolling team was captured alive and kept in captivity where they were tortured, then killed. His ear drums were pierced with hot iron rods, eyes punctured and genitals cut off during torture by the Pakistani Army.
Lt Saurabh Kalia was selected for the Indian Military Academy, in August 1997 through Combined Defense Services and was commissioned on 12 December 1998. His first posting was in the 4 JAT Regiment (Infantry) in the Kargil Sector. Saurabh arrived there in mid-January 1999 after reporting at the Jat Regimental Centre, Bareilly on 31 December 1998.
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Captain Vikram Batra, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded with the Param Vir Chakra,[2] India's highest and prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Vikram Batra was born on 9 September 1974 in Ghuggar village near Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, to G.L. Batra and Jai Kamal Batra. He got his primary education from his mother, who herself is a teacher. He received his education up to Middle Standard at the D.A.V. Public School in Palampur and up to senior secondary stage in Central School, Palampur. After passing his 10+2 in 1992 from Central School Palampur, he got admitted in D.A.V. College, Chandigarh in B.Sc where he was adjudged the best N.C.C. Cadet (Air Wing) in two zones. Later, he was selected to join the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in 1996 in Jessore company of Manekshaw Battalion, and was commissioned in the Indian Army as a Lieutenant of the 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles at Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir. He rose to the rank of Captain.
On 1 June 1999, his unit proceeded to the Kargil Sector on the eruption of a war-like situation in Kargil, Drass and Batalik sub-sectors from where he was sent along with his company on the first strategic and daring operation to recapture the first peak of utmost importance – Point 5140, which was at an altitude of 17,000 feet. Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, and his Delta Company was given the task of recapturing Point 5140. Nicknamed Sher Shah ('Lion King') in Hindi for his courage which also doubled as his call sign,[1] he decided to lead the rear, as an element of surprise would help stupefy the enemy.
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Yogendra Singh Yadav was born in Aurangabad village, Bulandshahr District, Uttar Pradesh
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav of the 18 Grenadiers was part of the Commando 'Ghatak' (Deadly or Lethal) Platoon tasked to capture three strategic bunkers on Tiger Hill in the early morning hours of 4 July 1999. The bunkers were situated at the top of a vertical, snow-covered, 16,500 foot high cliff face. Yadav, volunteering to lead the assault, was climbing the cliff face and fixing the ropes for further assault on the feature. Halfway up, an enemy bunker opened up machine gun and rocket fire, killing the platoon commander and two others.
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Kumar was born in the village Kalol Bakain in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. Prior to joining the army, he worked as a taxi driver in New Delhi.[4] His application was rejected three times before he was finally selected to join the army.
On July 4, 1999, as a member of the 13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, he was the leading scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top, during the Kargil War. The area was held by Pakistani troops. Having scaled the cliff, the team was pinned down by machine gun fire from an enemy bunker, about 150 meters away.
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Major Padmapani Acharya MVC was a Military officer in the Indian army. He was awarded the Indian military honour, Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his actions during the Kargil War on 28th Jun 1999.
Maj. Acharya was originally from Odisha and was a resident of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Acharya, was married to Charulatha, Acharya's father, Jagannath Acharya, was a retired wing commander of the Indian Air Force, during 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan. He is presently working with the Defence Research and Development Laboratories at Hyderabad.[3] Maj. Acharya was survived by his parents, wife and daughter.
On 28 June 1999, in the battalion attack on the Tololing feature by the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, Major Padmapani Acharya as a Company Commander, was assigned the formidable task of capturing an enemy position which was heavily fortified and strongly held with mine fields and sweeping machine gun and artillery fire. Success of the battalion and brigade operation hinged on the early capture of this position. However the company attack almost faltered at the very beginning, when the enemy's artillery fire came down squarely on the leading platoon, inflicting large numbers of casualties. With utter disregard to his personal safety, Major Padmapani Acharya took the reserve platoon and led it through raining artillery shells.
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Lt. Balwan Singh, an alumnus of Sainik School Kunjpura, was commissioned from the OTA on 06 March 1999 into 18 Grenediers. The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) was awarded to him for his acts of bravery in Kargil war.
Lieutenant Balwan Singh and his Ghataks were tasked to assault Tiger Hill Top on 03 July 1999 as part of multi-pronged attack from the North East direction.
The route to the objective was untrodden, interspersed with pointed rocks and thick snow at a height of 16,500 feet. The officer executed his task with courage and determination.
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Major Mariappan Saravanan (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an officer in the prestigious Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army who was killed during the Kargil War. He was killed in hand to hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29 May 1999, along with 33 soldiers and four other officers. Saravanan had just completed four years of service on 10 March 1999.
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The First Bihar Regiment was in Assam when the Kargil War broke out. They were ordered to move to Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. On the night of May 28, 1999, Major Sarvanan was assigned the task of capturing a well-fortified Pakistani position at 14,229 feet (4,337 m) in the Batalik sector. He and his men launched an attack at 04:00 IST. Despite intensive firing from the enemy with artillery and automatic weapons, they charged into a volley of bullets. Saravanan fired a rocket launcher into the enemy position that killed two enemy soldiers. During the combat, he was hit by shrapnel and injured but continued fighting. His commanding officer ordered him to retreat because too many Indian soldiers had been injured. He killed two more invaders but this time he was hit by a bullet in the head and at around 06:30 IST, he martyred.
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Captain Jerry Prem Raj VrC, was a commissioned officer in the Indian Army during the Kargil War. He was the officer in charge of India's fight at Tiger Hill (Point 5140) on 9 July 1999, during which he was severely injured. He died later the same day. Because of his effort in the battle, he was declared a war hero. His body was cremated in his native Thiruvananthapuram. He was awarded the Vir Chakra, the third highest military honor of India that is awarded posthumously.
Capt Jerry Prem Raj was born in Venganoor, near the famous tourist place Kovalam in Trivandrum District of Kerala State. His father is Mr Retna Raj (who worked in the Department of Technical Education, Kerala) and his mother is Mrs Chella Thayee (who worke
He answered the call of duty and rejoined the unit in Operation Vijay under operation Rakshak after voluntarily cutting short his honeymoon. On the night of 6/7 July 1999, he was the Forward Observation Post Officer with two Naga during its assault on Twin Bumps in area Point 4875 (Gun Hill) in Dras Sector. During the assault, while directing the artillery fire onto the enemy positions with devastating effect, he was wounded by enemy sniper fire.
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Born in 1962 at Sankar, Colonel Wangchuk is a native of Khakshal, in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] He moved to Solan, Himachal Pradesh in the year 1969 at the age of about seven years. There he studied at St. Louis till fouth standard. Later in 1973 his family moved to Dharamshala where he studied at Sacred Heart High School.
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I met fellow Twin Cities musician and songwriter Molly Dean this last year and this summer we started singing and playing together in our respective living rooms. It's been a joy to work with her. We both have a passion for harmony and signing together is AWESOME! I'm excited to see where this new collaboration goes and we have some exciting news to share right of the bat; we got an offer to open four dates in Colorado for Dave Simonett and Dave Carrol of Trampled By Turtles. So look out world; here we come! The deets:
8/30 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
8/31 Carbondale, CO @ Steve's Guitars
9/1 Steamboat Springs, CO @ Schmiggity's
9/2 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note
Barbara Jean and band to play The Cedar on March 27
I am thrilled to announce I will be playing with my band at The Cedar Cultural Center on Friday, March 27 with The Ericksons. Both of us released new albums late last year and are excited to share a night together at one of our favorite venues and, no doubt, one of the Twin Cities best listening rooms. Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday.
Review of Darker Than Blue in Southern Minn Scene
Check out Rich Larson's (editor of Southern Minn Scene) review of Darker Than Blue. In it Larson says; "On her sophomore effort Darker Than Blue, Meyers has assembled a backing band worthy of Emmylou Harris or Loretta Lynn. Featuring guitarist/vocalist David Huckfeldt, guitarist Erik Koskinen, bassist James Buckley and drummer Jeremy Hanson, along with a host of special guests, Meyers has the cream of the crop standing behind her, allowing her to present her music in the best possible light. The results are spectacular. Let's be clear, Barbara Jean is in this company because she belongs there. A true triple threat of instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, Meyers' talent stands as tall as anyone else you'll hear. She's a virtuoso on the fiddle, the viola and the banjo. She's been writing music since she was 13. And somehow amid all of that, she has developed an impossibly beautiful voice."
New "Wishing Well" video included in City Pages Top 10 Must See List
The new video for "Wishing Well" by Nate Ryan was included at the top of the Top 10 Must-See List by City Pages this week.
Darker Than Blue chosen as Album of the Week by Northern Community Radio
Thank you to Northern Community Radio in Minnesota for selecting Darker Than Blue as your album of the week! It's an honor!
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