Amazing frame off restored Tuxedo Black 1966 Corvette convertible powered by a ground pounding 427 c.i. engine with 450 horsepower and a Muncie 4 speed transmission. This roadster recieved a very comprehensive, no expense spared, frame off restoration 7 years ago and the slick paint and beautiful chrome still looks like new because of the high level of care this car has been given and driven very sparingly. All the correct big block components are present on this rare roadster. Excellent fit and finish with great gaps and super straight lines on a original body with all bonding strips intact. The undercarriage of this Corvette is amazing with virgin floors and great attention to detail. New Al Knoch saddle interior and top along with rare telescopic steering with teak wood wheel. All muscle car with radio and heater delete. The fire breathing big block has a commanding rumble through the correct side exhaust. This American Dream Machine is rolling on new knock off wheels with gold line tires for the perfect look.
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Sharp Bends Make Rivers Meander, As Landsat Attests
An animation highlighting the connection between river bend curvature and river migration, including the "lag" between maximum curvature and maximum migration. Click the image to start animation. Image credit: Zoltan Sylvester/ The University of Texas at Austin bureau of Economic Geology.
Left to their own devices and given enough time, rivers wander, eroding their banks and leaving their old channels behind. It's a behavior that engineers have to keep in mind when managing rivers or planning projects near them. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin has revealed that old methods for estimating migration rates may be overthinking it.
The research was led by the UT Jackson School of Geosciences Bureau of Economic Geology and found that the rate of river migration is directly linked to how sharp its bends are – a finding that challenges the prevailing wisdom on how river curvature and migration relate and shows that the relationship is not as complicated as previously thought, said Zoltán Sylvester, a research scientist at the bureau who led the study.
"When we look at the rivers we have studied, the sharper the bend, the tighter the bend, the faster it moves," he said. "It's a simple relationship."
The work involved tracking river migration in the Amazon Basin using satellite photos. The findings were published in the journal Geology on February 6. It was co-authored by Paul Durkin, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba and Jacob Covault, a research scientist at the bureau.
It is established science that the rate of river migration – how quickly parts of a river move across a landscape – is driven by the curvature of its bends. However, earlier research found that there was a cap on how much curvature could influence migration rate. According to these earlier findings, the maximum migration rate occurred along parts of the river where the radius of curvature of the bend (a value that relates to bend sharpness) is two to three times the width of a river. Curves sharper than that were thought to slow migration down by creating a more turbulent environment for water to flow through.
In contrast, Sylvester and his team found that there is no cap. Instead, there appears to be a direct connection between river bend curvature and migration rate, with sharper bends causing a higher erosion rate – which is linked to a faster rate of migration. Another key finding is that the migration linked with the curvature occurs downstream from the bend itself – not exactly alongside as it was previously often considered.
"If you take into account this shift … they beautifully line up," Sylvester said.
Sylvester said that this shift was overlooked in most earlier research and may have contributed to the idea that there is a medium curvature for which migration rates are highest.
The researchers used satellite data acquired by the Landsat program to reveal the connection between river bends and migration, with the images giving the researchers a bird's-eye view of hundreds of river bends along seven rivers in the Amazon Basin and how they migrated over the past 30 years. The researchers chose to focus on the rivers in the Amazon Basin because of their high migration rate and their location away from the interference of people or complicated geological settings. These other factors can influence the rate of river migration – but having a baseline idea of how the curvatures help control a river is a useful starting point and could help reveal when other factors are at play, said Jonathan Schwenk, a postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Lab who studies river behavior.
"The authors' method for relating curvature to migration rate provides a very nice framework for determining where a simple migration model is appropriate," said Schwenk. "I would love to see this analysis extended to rivers flowing through different environments to really get a sense of the factors that make simple models and the theory diverge from observed migration patterns."
Video showing the meandering Ucayali River as captured by Landsat images between 1985 and 2013. The high sedimentation load of this very active Amazon river causes cutoffs and an oxbow river as the channel changes course. Landsat images compiled by Zoltan Sylvester, and posted to YouTube by Geolounge.
+ Does River Migration Slow Down in High-Curvature Bends? Blog post from Zoltán Sylvester
More Meanders:
+ Padma River: The Shape of Erosion, NASA Earth Observatory via YouTube (using Landsat data)
+ Koshi River in Nepal, @iFLOW on Twitter (using Landsat data)
Covault, Jacob A., Zoltán Sylvester, and Paul Durkin. 2019. "High curvatures drive river meandering." Geology. doi: 10.1130/g45608.1.
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This project featured the construction of the first inpatient hospice facility to be built in either Chatham or Orange County. This important community initiative created an end-of-life option for local patients and their families that was not previously available in their area. Located on two wooded acres, the building was part of the Chatham Park development project.
State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Foundation committed $1 million to the project and it was named after recently retired UNC School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Jim Bryan and his wife, Betsy, both longtime advocates for hospice care in North Carolina.
The 11,000-SF facility was designed to have a homelike environment and includes a kitchen, dining room, children's playroom, meditation space, family visiting areas and 10 private rooms—each with an individual outdoor patio.


That's before renovation. This area was used for open market before it became central coach station.
I'm sure that soviet time building creates a soviet time feeling for those who arrive to Tallinn by bus.
Renovation of coach station in progress.
Right next to Viru center.
One of the nicest oldies in the centre.
From the roof of Radisson Blu hotel.
The first "skyscraper" in the centre.
This one can be a reflection though.
The former name was this.
One of my two favourites in the centre, a twin tower. The highest.
It has a nice tendency to shine through.
Former Library of Science Academy, today Library of Tallinn University.
Library from the roof of Radisson Blu hotel.
Pronksi street that goes over to Jõe street over Narva road.
Today this beauty is white.
Jaani kirik (St. John church).


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Venom, Vultures, and Rancid Ribs
Had you commuted to work with me each morning this past week, you would have shared the time-lapse experience of watching as vultures reduced a 60kg deer carcass from an anatomical intact road fatality on Sunday to a dancing, disarticulated fragment of ribs by Friday morning. Courtesy of evolution of microorganisms inside the digestive tract of the American black vulture, Sunday's bloody abattoir was no more delicacy than Friday's final rancid ribs. Given the progression of the week, I was invited to contemplate this theater of consumption and reflect on the meaning I'd find in its presentation.
My son Zachary is studying herpetology at Christopher Newport University. During an excursion through the woods behind our house last summer, we discussed the poorly understood evolution of snake digestion. "Why is it," I asked, "that certain snakes consume their food alive – albeit envenomed – while others constrict their prey and consume their food dead?" Having been trained in physiology, I reasoned that there must be some enzymatic explanation for venomous snakes preferring their protein still fresh and oxygenated while constrictors are content to have hypoxic tissue in their diet. I was disappointed to find that while the nearly 300 species of venomous snakes have been studied with respect to the composition of their neurotoxins and hemotoxins, far less research has differentiated the question I posited while tromping through the forest. And as I read the few scholarly publications regarding the polyphyletic organisms within the phylogenic superfamily Colubroidea, I was intrigued to find that the same hyaluronidase that melts the wall of the oocyte allowing the sperm fertilize the egg in mammalian reproduction is uniformly found in both neuro and hemotoxic venom. It turns out that the genesis of mammalian life and agency of reptilian predation share a common goal – dissolving walls that divide and disintegrating barriers to essential, life-giving proteins.
So it is with quite some sobriety that I found myself contemplating the nature of consumption in the guts of snakes and vultures and reflecting on the persistence of both of these animals in cultural iconography over the millennia. Did our ancestors know more about what was knowable about life, death and their interplay than we do today? Is that why they pointed us to snakes and vultures in art, religion, poetry, and myth? Maybe. Or maybe I'm just juxtaposing unrelated observations to make a point.
Vultures rely on bacteria within their digestive tract to counteract bacterially produced toxins from Bacillus anthracis and Clostridium botulinum – anthrax and botulism, respectively. And while we focus on the "how do they eat rancid meat and not get sick like us?" question, we fail to observe that, like snakes, their digestion has been adapted over the arc of evolution to consume with specificity that which is in abundance within their habitat. The bacterial load with the vulture's gut and the toxicity of the venom produced say by the Crotalus scutulatus (the venomous pit viper found in the desert Southwestern US) far exceed the amount required for the beneficial toxicity. In other words, the animal is far more effective in the production of protective proteins to achieve the venomous objective than would be required. And the reason for this, to say the least, is not understood at present.
But, for a moment, let's go back to my favorite sentence thus far – the one that ends the second paragraph. The goal of all of these evolutionary adaptations is to both serve a metabolic mandate for the animal and serve an ecosystem balancing role in the elimination of carrion and prey respectively. Informative within this reflection is that the consumer has engaged in adaptation to achieve the singular benefit desirable for its engagement within the ecosystem rather than seeking to manipulate the ecosystem to favor its objectives. And this, ironically, applies both to snake venom, vulture guts, and mammalian reproduction. Permeability for provisioning life – the enzymatic mandate of hyaluronidases – is not general in its application but rather it is highly focal and specific. If one were to simply spray these enzymes across the ecosystem, we'd be reduced, quite literally, into a gooey ooze.
It appears, upon closer inspection, that we could learn a lot from a serpent. It may be no small coincidence that we've developed elaborate social, religious and cultural metaphors to steer clear of what they can teach us. "Unclean birds" and "serpents" – examples of autogenic consumer adaptation – are relegated to the ick-factor while gluttonous grazing beasts are revered. Now, don't get me wrong. I think there are a lot of cows and camels that could teach us a lot about life but I'm particularly fascinated by the consumer evolutionary intelligence of vultures and snakes.
What would our consumer industrial complex look like if we took on some responsibility to modify ourselves to be more suitable consumers in our ecosystem? Much of what we seek to describe in economic terms are inefficiencies we project upon our ecosystem so that it conforms to our desires. Much of our associated conflicts arise from the dissonance we impose on a world we want to manifest in our illusory image. But, in this impulse lies the seed of persistent conflict. We – now I'm speaking about the whole of humanity – are no more identical in our aspirational consumption than are the 300 different species of venomous snakes. Some of us like the crunchiness of a paralyzed mouse while others of us prefer the sedate, lifeless piglet. And the reasons why our preferences differ is, in part, because of the enzymes in our digestion which make one form palatable over another. With over 2,700 varieties of snakes – only 300 of which adapted to envenomate prey – and with hundreds of Falconiformes – only a subset which feed on carrion – do we really think that we can find a single enzyme of consumption that is common to all of us? Not a prayer!
So where does this leave us? Great question. What I know is that this parable of consumption was my obsession this week. I do know that it's serving as another lens through which I'm observing economic systems. And I know that, at present, this is merely the carcass of the idea which, when fully digested, will look quite a bit different. Chew wisely!
The image that came to mind for me while I was reading this post David is the 'always already' movement of both the involution/evolution dance attempting to find equilibrium as form moving towards 'Symbiosis' as per Unified Theory. All is dynamically forming, in formation toward this ultimate artifact. See table here: http://sharedimagesopen.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/unified-science.png?w=700&h=290
Maybe the 'ecology of the mind' is moved similarly?
Nebuchadnezzar at the Federal Reserve
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Bikinis Anyone?


Mattis Myrland & Jonas H. Sjøvaag are active musicians on the Norwegian music scene, both with a background from the State Academy of Music in Oslo. They collaborate with other musicians, such as Ingrid Olava, Eple Trio and Karl Seglem, amongst others, and have a broad spectrum of influences and interests.
The project mattisogjonas (mattis and jonas) is a result of years of work with improvised music and jazz, and an effort to combine the improvisational structures from these fields with the ear-catching dogma of modern pop music. The songs, however, differ greatly from the standard pop format, both in length and delivery and provide an alternate way of communication that is modern in terms of instrument usage, form and function, and expression.
At the same time, the music pays homage to the tradition of spoken word, and William Burroughs is a main source of inspiration here. So, spoken word + electronics + improvisation and a profound command of language is, in essence, mattisogjonas.
The Norwegian duo mattisogjonas moves fluently between the genres of pop, improvised music and electronica, and have just recorded a new song suited for the pop segment more than anything else they have done. The song is called ''And There You Were' and is an epic tale of love to life, to eternity and to the human lifespan of birth and death. It takes you out in the vast cosmos, a trillion years into the future, and back when the main characters of the song imploodes into each other through a collision of particles in the CERN Large Hadron Collider. This is a song about the large scale, and about endless space.
'And There You Were' - text & lyrics by Jonas Howden Sjøvaag.
Recorded by Jonas Howden Sjøvaag and Mattis Myrland.
Mixed by George Tanderø. Mastered by Chris Sansom.
We're going to play several concerts this month. First out is Jon Balke's festival MOMBI, located in Søndre Land, which is a two hour drive from Oslo. More info here: madstun.no. Next one is arranged by Kirkelig Kulturverksted and happens in Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo, on September 16th. This is a part of the series 'Mathias Eick Presenterer'. Then, we'll play at Norsk Maritimt Museum as a part of Oslo Kulturnatt. This happens at September 24th.
Mattis Myrland & Jonas H. Sjøvaag are active musicians on the Norwegian music scene, both with a background from the State Academy of Music in Oslo. They collaborate with other musicians, such as Ingrid Olava, Eple Trio and Karl Seglem, amongst others, and have a broad spectrum of influences and interests. The project mattisogjonas (mattis and jonas) is a result of years of work with improvised music and jazz, and an effort to combine the improvisational structures from these fields with the ear-catching dogma of modern pop music. The songs, however, differ greatly from the standard pop format, both in length and delivery and provide an alternate way of communication that is modern in terms of instrument usage, form and function, and expression. At the same time, the music pays homage to the tradition of spoken word, and William Burroughs is a main source of inspiration here. So, spoken word + electronics + improvisation and a profound command of language is, in essence, mattisogjonas.


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Tuscaloosa police seek help in sexual assault case
Police seek to identify person of interest
Marlei Martinez
The Tuscaloosa County homicide unit is looking for help identifying a person of interest in a sexual assault case. Authorities said a 20-year-old woman was sitting in her car in the parking lot of her apartment complex in the 4500 block of 18th Avenue East around 10 p.m. March 16. As she got out of her car, a man approached her and forced her back into the car at gunpoint."It is possible that he was looking for a robbery victim and came across her and changed his plans," Lt. Kip Hart of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit said. Authorities said the man got into the driver's seat and drove to different locations in east Tuscaloosa, where he repeatedly sexually assaulted the woman. He let her go near a business in the area, then drove the car back to the apartment complex.Investigators said it may not be the man's first run-in with the law. "We had the arrest a couple of weeks ago, (an) individual charged with the robbery, so we're also looking at some of the things with the university students. The description is similar so we're not ruling out. We're trying to see if there is a connection there," Hart said. The man is described as a black man, 18 to 25 years of age. He is between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighing 140 to 160 pounds. He has a tattoo on his hand and is still possibly armed with a handgun. Investigators ask with information to contact the homicide unit at 205-464-8690 or Crime Stoppers at 205-752-7867.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —
The Tuscaloosa County homicide unit is looking for help identifying a person of interest in a sexual assault case.
Authorities said a 20-year-old woman was sitting in her car in the parking lot of her apartment complex in the 4500 block of 18th Avenue East around 10 p.m. March 16.
Aspen Village suspect charged in additional crimes
As she got out of her car, a man approached her and forced her back into the car at gunpoint.
"It is possible that he was looking for a robbery victim and came across her and changed his plans," Lt. Kip Hart of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit said.
Authorities said the man got into the driver's seat and drove to different locations in east Tuscaloosa, where he repeatedly sexually assaulted the woman.
He let her go near a business in the area, then drove the car back to the apartment complex.
Investigators said it may not be the man's first run-in with the law.
"We had the arrest a couple of weeks ago, (an) individual charged with the robbery, so we're also looking at some of the things with the university students. The description is similar so we're not ruling out. We're trying to see if there is a connection there," Hart said.
The man is described as a black man, 18 to 25 years of age. He is between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighing 140 to 160 pounds. He has a tattoo on his hand and is still possibly armed with a handgun.
Investigators ask with information to contact the homicide unit at 205-464-8690 or Crime Stoppers at 205-752-7867.


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Does this widgit count hits or pageviews?


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Home Digital Magazine Imran Khan Government: Engaging the world in 120 days!
Imran Khan Government: Engaging the world in 120 days!
Prominent TV anchor evaluates how Imran Khan's government, in its first 120 days, has renewed relations with traditional allies, benefited economically from foreign policy leveraging, engaged the US in Afghanistan and put India on the defensive by opening Kartarpur border.
Moeed Pirzada
While Imran Khan's government showed a robust activity on all fronts, be it the economy, accountability or clean and green Pakistan; nothing matches the speed through which it positively moved inside the complex foreign policy arena.
In less than four months in office, Khan's hyperactive government successfully created image of a Pakistan that is moving out of its closet and is engaging the world. During this short period, Pakistan's new prime minister twice visited Saudi Arabia and UAE, was received warmly in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur, (where the septuagenarian first lady created headlines by holding his hands in an excitement reminiscent of teenage-style selfies).
Mr. Khalilzad, a staunch critic of Pakistan, had always been seen as pro-India but in the new changed circumstances has so far kept himself away from the mantras of Delhi.
Pakistan had offered mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in troubled Yemen and after making unsuccessful overtures to engage Modi's Hindutva regime in India, it put New Delhi on defensive through its smart initiative on Kartarpur border opening in Punjab. This robust diplomacy also provided a much needed financial leverage – a breathing space – to an Islamabad struggling under a severe balance of payment crisis.
Saudi Arabia and UAE agreed to place $6 billion in Pakistan's state bank to help with its balance of payments and made commitments for large deferred oil payments. Chinese made substantial commitments, which Islamabad and Beijing have declined to comment upon – apparently under Middle Kingdom's traditional policy of understatement.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Khan's foreign minister (who earlier served as FM in the PPP government between 2008-11) has shuttled, right from August, between Islamabad, Kabul and Washington creating the receptive environment in which President Trump ended up asking Pakistan's help in a dialogue with Afghan Taliban – that had become stuck after initial meetings with Alice Wells in Doha.
Read more: 100 days of PTI: Smoothening the way
In the third week of December, Shah Mehmood Qureshi embarked on a three-day trip of four countries. The list could not have been more impressive: From Kabul, he landed in Tehran, then was found shaking hands in Beijing and emerging from the shadows of Great Wall he was heading towards Putin's Kremlin in Moscow.
Pakistani foreign minister was briefing his counterparts on the direct talks between the U.S. and Afghan Taliban – an initiative his government was now actively facilitating. Much has been made of President Trump's letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in the beginning of November, in which he had requested Pakistan to help find a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, but in reality, the process was ongoing much before that –with active support from Pakistan's military and intelligence.
In the third week of December 2018 history had moved full circle. After wasting almost 21 years, the United States was once again sitting with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the same table trying to find a way forward through the Afghan Taliban.
India, Pakistan's eastern neighbour, that had invested massively in post 9/11 Afghanistan to entrench itself in the west of Pakistan was absent – something that may not have been noticed by most Pakistanis or those in the west but something that is being viewed with grave concern in the dusty offices of South Block.
Knives and arguments are being sharpened for Zalmay Khalilzad, Trump's envoy for the region, who will visit New Delhi to attend Raisina Dialogue in January. Mr. Khalilzad, a staunch critic of Pakistan, had always been seen as pro-India but in the new changed circumstances has so far kept himself away from the mantras of Delhi. In his recent trips to the region, India was ignored and the dialogue with the Taliban has proceeded without an active or visible consultation with the hawks in Delhi.
India has been a staunch supporter of continued U.S. military presence in war-battered Afghanistan. When President Obama had announced his troop withdrawal plan, (to be completed by end 2014) India was the only country in the region that had taken a position against it.
Strategic communities and diplomats in Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan all see continued U.S. military presence as a watch over the region – while no foreign office openly states it, but Islamabad based diplomats quietly point towards a U.S. design towards the region. It thus remains to be seen how New Delhi, Kabul elite dependent upon U.S. funds, and the strategic voices inside Pentagon and CIA will finally influence upon Trump.
Read more: PTI's Plan for first 100 Days: Analyzing its strengths and weaknesses
America's business-minded President is eager to find a settlement in the region that can sharply reduce his $45 billion a year bill from Kabul. Trump is clear that 17 years of unending war, thousands of body bags and almost a trillion dollar of tax payer's money down the drain, prove that there is no sustainable solution except a political settlement.
Many are unhappy in Pentagon, CIA, State Department and what can be described as the strategic community in Washington, who may have a totally different vision towards the region. But no one is more upset than the mandarins in New Delhi who had successfully used the space in Kabul – in the name of development – to destabilize Pakistan through a myriad proxy conflict managed through their deep penetration in the Afghan intelligence set-up of NDS.
Chinese made substantial commitments, which Islamabad and Beijing have declined to comment upon – apparently under Middle Kingdom's traditional policy of understatement.
While U.S.-Taliban talks were happening in UAE with Pakistan's help, right at that time President Ashraf Ghani was busy appointing two staunch Pakistan haters as his interior and defense ministers: Amarullah Saleh and Asad Ullah Khaled. Both have headed Afghan intelligence, NDS, in the past and from Islamabad's point of view, both are pawns of powerful Indian intelligence (RAW) and facilitators of Indian intervention in Pakistani tribal areas and Baluchistan.
Though nothing is certain at this stage, Trump may not be thinking of a total withdrawal but a substantial reduction that can maintain U.S. foothold through his bases at much reduced cost – under $20 billion. Within hours of the resignation of General James Mattis as Secretary Defense, White House hinted that it may be considering withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the summer of 2019.
Read more: A rebuttal: After 100 Days- Dawn's Editorial
Even this reduction may be unacceptable to hawks in Pentagon, CIA and their strategic partners in New Delhi. But the mere fact that Washington is talking directly with the Afghan Taliban and has released several prisoners – including senior leaders of the Haqqani Network – to help move the process forward is no mean achievement. If all goes well, then an interim set up is expected that will bring Afghan Taliban as partners and stakeholders.
Kartarpur Border Opening: A Diplomatic Coup
But the foreign policy achievement of PTI government in the West cannot diminish the importance of breakthrough in the East. Kartarpur Border opening was described by an excited foreign minister, in a television interview (GNN, Nov 23) with this scribe, as a "diplomatic coup".
While such pure expressions of raw happiness are not considered "kosher" in the world of diplomacy, the initiative itself was no less than outright brilliant. It forced a friendly engagement on an unwilling New Delhi and allowed Pakistan to placate Sikhs that constitute the main community on Pakistani borders in Punjab.
Disappointed at the arrogant & negative response by India to my call for resumption of the peace dialogue. However, all my life I have come across small men occupying big offices who do not have the vision to see the larger picture.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 22, 2018
Strategists in Islamabad assess that New Delhi markets itself to its media, its civil society, Washington and to the west at large, as "desirous of peace" – and even creates optics to support it like Modi's sudden dash to attend marriage of Nawaz Sharif's granddaughter in December 2015 – but in reality, beats all Pakistani attempts towards any meaningful or sustainable engagement, for it calculates that an engagement will widen Pakistan's strategic space in the world and will thus benefit Pakistan more than it benefits India.
Read more: Kartarpur Corridor: Indian nation praises PM Khan
Allegations of military or ISI running Pakistan, civilians not in control, perpetrators of Mumbai not being punished, Hafiz Saeed not being reined in, terror and talks can not run together, talks to determine the ambit of talks, etc. are all different mantras and ploys New Delhi uses to escape the possibility of a sustained rational discussion.
Even the headline history of failure of diplomatic engagements since the agreement on 'Composite Dialogue' in 1998, provides a quick snapshot to understand the real mind of New Delhi. While events, developments and the excuses keep changing, the determination and ability of New Delhi to wriggle out of dialogues with Pakistan remain constant.
Trump is clear that 17 years of unending war, thousands of body bags and almost a trillion dollar of tax payer's money down the drain, prove that there is no sustainable solution except a political settlement.
The path towards Kartarpur was thus riddled with several setbacks. Prime Minister, Khan, in his initial victory speech after the elections (July 26) offered an olive branch to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, suggesting that "we will move two steps if you move one" but New Delhi found that one step far too difficult to take.
Before the United Nations General Assembly session in September, Pakistani Prime Minister again wrote to his Indian counterpart suggesting that foreign ministers of both countries should meet in New York, setting the stage towards Modi's visit to Pakistan to attend SAARC summit in Pakistan in the early part of 2019.
Modi government first agreed then under pressure from right-wing allies – like RSS – and the opposition it quickly backed out. But it did so with a vicious and totally unnecessary attack on the character of PM Khan. Pakistani PM in an equally un-statesmanlike tweet hit back angrily, that reminded almost. Everyone of trigger-happy Donald Trump.
That India and Pakistan moved towards Kartarpur border opening, in November, despite these bumps on the road was thus surprising. Kartarpur is the site of a gurdwara, in the Narowal district, of Pakistani Punjab, only 3 kilometres from the Indian border– but its not a mere gurdwara, it's the burial site of Sikhism founder, Baba Guru Nanak, who settled here after his missionary trips across the world (that according to some accounts also took him to Mecca and Baghdad in early 16th century) and is thus reverentially referred to as: Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
Read more: Kartarpur Corridor: A new hope for peace
He died in Kartarpur in 1539, after years of teaching to Punjabi Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims – all of whom were then his followers. Sikhism can be understood as a quintessential Punjabi religion that borrowed its ideas from both Hinduism and Islam. Though at the eve of partition in 1947, most killings in Punjab took place between Muslims and Sikhs, but with the passage of time the Punjabi ethnic bond, the linguistic brotherhood, has overshadowed the tyranny of history and Pakistani Punjabis and even Pathans – harbour lots of affection for the Sikhs.
These feelings multiplied with doses of sympathy, after the Indian army's storming of the Golden Temple, the Sikhism's holiest shrine in June of 1984 and the Sikh massacre in Delhi after the assassination of Indian premier, Indira Gandhi, in Oct 1984 by her two Sikh bodyguards (Beyant Singh & Satwant Singh). Most Pakistanis now see Sikhs as victims of Indian imperialism and here lie the fears of Delhi establishment that perceives – belied by claims in media – Pakistani sympathies towards Sikhs as renewed support for Khalistan.
In reality, Islamabad seeks appeasement of Sikhs for totally different reasons, it sees this as a confidence-building measure towards a potential opening towards India and it sees religious appeasement of Sikhs as a tool to reduce hostility on Punjab border which is primarily populated by Sikhs on the other side.
In a provocative piece, "The Real Googly: More than Imran, Pakistan Army wants peace with India" published in The Wire, in November soon after the Kartarpur opening, Indian defense analyst, Pravin Sawhney analyses that behind PM Imran Khan's diplomatic offensive stands Pakistani Army Chief, General Bajwa, because the Pakistani army does not need India's bogey to justify its own existence – not anymore. Sawhney argues that Pakistan army stands to benefit from the reduction of hostilities with India.
The headline history of failure of diplomatic engagements since the agreement on 'Composite Dialogue' in 1998, provides a quick snapshot to understand the real mind of New Delhi.
Those like this scribe who have access to the discussions, under Chatham House Rules, that take place behind scenes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi will gladly agree to Pravin Sawhney's analysis. Pakistani institutions have developed a totally different worldview and prisms to look at the regional calculus. Peace, economic success, regional integration and engagement with the world – including India – are the key priorities inside Islamabad.
But to Delhi's chagrin, it also represents a Pakistani attempt to reverse the narrative of peace Delhi itself had been selling to the world through gestures like "Aman Ki Asha" and "Bollywood Style Marriage Diplomacy of Modi". So Delhi cynicism continued at the eve of Kartarpur opening. Sushma Swaraj, Indian foreign minister, and Capt. Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Indian Punjab, declined to attend the opening ceremony and representation was continuously downgraded.
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Within hours of the opening, Ms. Swaraj also thundered that Pakistan must understand that "talks and terror cannot continue together" and India rejected Pakistani invitation to Indian premier, Narendra Modi, for SAARC summit in Pakistan in early 2019– making it impossible for the summit to happen.
Indian insecurities and its manifestations may have taken some shine away from the "Kartarpur Opening", but the initiative attended by key media persons from India, wholeheartedly welcomed by the Sikhs from across the world and by many in the Indian civil society has its own positive dynamics.
A corridor with a bridge over River Ravi is being built with a view towards 550th death anniversary of Baba Guru Nanek, founder of Sikh religion, in November 2019. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims are expected not only from India but from across the world – including Canada and the UK. What Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, had over excitedly described as "Diplomatic Coup" in my discussion with him, continues.
Moeed Pirzada is a prominent TV Anchor and Editor Strategic Affairs with GNN News Network and a known columnist. He previously served with the Central Superior Services in Pakistan. He studied international relations at Columbia University, New York and Law at London School of Economics, the UK as a Britannia Chevening Scholar. He has been a participant in Chaophraya Dialogue, has lectured and given talks at universities and think tanks including Harvard, Georgetown, Urbana Champaign, National Defense University, FCCU, LUMS, USIP, Middle East Institute and many others. Tweets @MoeedNj.
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DABAS hopes the last month of Melbourne's winter 2018 is treating you well, and your AFL team is in the finals? With that in mind – that got me thinking – every Saturday, at ovals all over Melbourne, young children are playing Aus-kick football, then soon after driving into the AFL game of the day; so, in this week's blog, let's look at a 7 seater used-car option, to suit the whole family that can get them to the game and which fits a good portion of the team, including the Melbourne Storm team, comfortably (or interstate visitors from the Rugby states) without you having to spend over thirty to forty thousand dollars . . . or much more! ln this week's blog we will have a "general in nature look" at the update of the 2014 Toyota Kluger: could this be your growing family's next car? We hope you find this an interesting read, providing some useful information to help you on your car-buying journey.
To start with, some trivia for the car enthusiast, The Kluger is also called the Highlander in other countries; due to Toyota Australia being unable to use the Highlander name in Australia because of the trademarked Hyundai Terracan trim line, Toyota Australia calls the vehicle the Toyota Kluger here (pronounced clue-ger). The name is derived from the German word klug, which means smart or clever ("Kluger" meaning "one who is smarter"). This 2014 model is the third generation Kluger Xu-50 produced from 2013/14 to present with a minor update in 2016. Production of this series began in December 2013 after being unveiled at the New York motor show earlier in the year (March 27th, 2013); it is also approved to be used as a New-York taxi cab, and it's built on the Toyota K platform.
VALUE: (when brand-new in 2014) The 2014 update of the Toyota Kluger is a seven-seat-only proposition. The previous range started at $39,990 for a five-seater when new, plus ORC. The earlier 2014 starting price of the seven-seat version was roughly about $42,000 for a front-wheel-drive and $44,990 for an all-wheel-drive, plus ORC. In 2014 this did place the Toyota Kluger at the expensive end of the class. In 2014 a seven-seat Ford Territory could have been purchased for less than $40,000 drive-away (during special promotions), and the Holden Captiva had dipped below $35,000 drive-away for many months in 2014 throughout sales promotion events.
With the boosted standard-seat count, the Kluger's entry price crept up to $40,990 in 2014, up $500 from the previous $40,490 five-seat KX-R. The previous KX-R and KX-S model grades were replaced by the more Toyota-traditional GX and GXL, but the Grande moniker still adorned the top spec flagship. All grades are available in either front- or all-wheel drive, with the latter's $4000 premium, at the time in 2014, $500 less than before.
The base $40,990 (plus on-road costs) GX was $2,200 less than the previous seven-seat front-drive KX-R, and Toyota claimed it packed at least $2000 worth of extra features. Standard equipment included a 6.1-inch multimedia display with a reversing camera and rear-parking sensors, also the Toyota Link connectivity interface, three 12V power sockets, auto headlights, LED daytime running lights and 18-inch alloys.
The 2WD GXL started at $49,990, +orc, and gained three-zone climate control, leather trim accents, power driver's seat, proximity keys, and unique 18-inch alloys.
The top-line Grande started at $63,990, +orc, in 2WD guise, and added heated and ventilated front seats, active cruise control, an 8-inch multimedia display with SUNA live traffic updating satnav, DAB+ digital radio, sunroof, second-row retractable sunshades, a 9-inch overhead rear seat entertainment screen with Blu-ray and three sets of wireless headphones, powered tailgate, a 4.2-inch colour instrument display, LED headlights with auto-high beam and 19-inch alloys.
TECHNOLOGY: As before, a rear camera is standard across the Kluger range, but the screen is larger, and every Kluger model gets rear-parking sensors included.
Top-end models also got lane-wander alert (a camera checks you're driving within your lane and the system beeps if you step out of line) and radar cruise control, which maintains a safe gap between you and the car ahead. But for all the clever gadgets, Toyota still did not include a digital speed display on the screen between the analogue dials in the dash. What is said by parents to be a great in-car app is the high-end 2014 Kluger models have a function that broadcasts the voice of the driver to the rear speakers. This means you don't have to yell at the back-seat passengers any more, although the volume is limited. This clever function means the driver can keep their eyes on the road because they don't have to turn their head to project their voice to the second- and third-row seats.
DESIGN: Some say it looks like a Kenworth truck's love-child: that's potentially due to it being designed in Toyota's California studios, in the land where big is usually meant to mean better. The updated 2014 Kluger model is bigger inside and longer overall than the previous model series. The downside is it's slightly harder to park than the previous model because you need to find a bigger space at your local shopping centre or family sports centre's gymbaroo, (and hope the person who parks next to you keeps in the marked white lines, so you can get in your door). The 2014 Kluger's body-metal is significantly more aggressive than the previous model and looks like the big brother of the RAV4. Riding on the same 2790mm wheelbase as the second-generation model, the 2014 Kluger added an extra 80mm in length – most of which is behind the rear wheels – to total 4685mm, with the extra length benefitting second- and third-row passengers and cargo. . . and your Great Dane puppies. Also aiding accommodation and cargo space is a more compact double-wishbone rear-suspension design. Third-row occupants have 110mm more shoulder room than the previous model and 83mm more hip room, and the access gap from the side doors has been widened by 70mmin in this series update 2014 model. The one-motion fold mechanism also incorporates a reclining function. With the third row in place, cargo space is 195-litres – leaving enough room for a small esky – which can expand to 529-litres with the third row flat, and 1171-litres (to the window line) with all rear seats folded. Loading to the window line is also made easier with the Grande's handy glass hatch component of the tailgate.
Toyota's success with interior design in 2014 continued with the Kluger, with an impressive variety of textures and colours used to good effect, with an excellent perception of quality and array of storage spaces punctuated by the large padded under-dash tray and a gigantic 24.5-litre centre console cavity.
Despite its size and standard features, the 2014 Kluger's weight is 1935-2065 kg, thanks to the use of high-tensile steel in its construction. All traditional US-origin mistakes are absent from the Kluger, with a right-hand indicator stalk, left-side-oriented third-row access, right-side-oriented gear-selector display and a right-hand bonnet release – this is despite Australia and New Zealand being the Kluger's only right-hand-drive markets. Payload ratings range between 675-735kg for both drivetrains, and the previous model's 2000kg braked tow rating and full-size alloy spare underneath the rear overhang are retained. A full-size spare wheel is standard on all models of the 2014 Kluger.
INSIDE: the cabin took on a more upmarket appearance over the previous model. There are ample storage pockets and cubbies, including a massive 24.5-litre centre console that could swallow your gym-bag. A very handy feature of the interior is that the centre section of the second-row seats can slide forward (independently of the seat on the other side) for better back-seat access. And the middle seat can be removed altogether to turn the Kluger into a six-seater with a step-through middle-row seat.
SAFETY: Seven airbags, stability control and a five-star safety rating – All models come with seven airbags – with curtains extending to the third row. Standard features are reversing camera and rear sensors, traction and stability control, hill-assist, and, on all-wheel drive models, add hill-descent control. The 2014 Grande models also come with active cruise control, lane-departure alert, pre-collision safety alert, brake assist, and blind-spot monitoring. Note – as the Kluger is now built in the USA: The USA has more stringent crash-test requirements than Australia, with particular regard to "roof-crush" roll-over protection. Despite being US-sourced and -built, 2014 Australian Klugers benefited from increased rear spring rates and revised damper tuning, developed by local Toyota engineers to suit our Australian roads and tastes. This resulted in reportedly tight body control for the segment, with body-roll and pitch contained beyond most reviewers' expectations.
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION: Those hoping for a hybrid or diesel version of the 2014 Kluger like overseas will have to keep putting coins in the wishing well, with in 2014 no plans for either to join the Australian line-up, following a similar formula to its Nissan Pathfinder, Mazda CX-9 and Subaru Tribeca rivals. The new model continued with the 201kW/337Nm (at 4700rpm) 3.5-litre petrol V6 of the previous generation; the ample performance from the 3.5-litre V6 comes as no surprise to anyone who's driven a second-generation Kluger. Toyota claims 0-100km/h acceleration of 8.3 seconds for 2WD versions, and 8.7 seconds for AWD models, but the automatic transmission was now a six-speed unit in 2014, up from the previous model's five-speed transmission. All-wheel drive versions upgraded from the previous full-time system to a new torque vectoring part-time system, which along with flexible lockup of the new transmission helped to achieve marginally improved fuel consumption of between 10.2-10.4L/100km for 2WD models, and 10.6L/100km for AWD versions – down from the 11-11.6L/100km for previous versions. The Kluger continues to do its best on regular 91RON fuel, and an open-road range of at least 680km can be expected from the 72L tank.
DRIVING: General first impressions from DABAS's research into reviews on the 2014 updated Toyota Kluger, The 2014 Toyota Kluger is reportedly quieter than before. Presumably, on this updated 2014 model, Toyota added sound deadening and made some other refinements to cut noise from the engine, road noise, large tyres and the wind, as the boxy shape of the two-ton Kluger wagon pushes through the Monash freeway's or Bellarine highway's air. The 2014 Toyota Kluger is (allegedly) relatively fuel efficient: when not under rough loaded/towing/ or lead foots, when being compared with other six-cylinder petrol engines in the segment, but a diesel is not available given that the 2014 Kluger was sourced from the US where diesel isn't popular for passenger cars. A fuel-saving stop-start system (which cuts the engine when idle) is also absent. And on this 2014 updated Kluger, Toyota elected not to offer the 2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol that was available in the US on the previous model.
The previous 2013 Kluger model has a permanent all-wheel-drive system sending an even split of power to all four wheels most of the time. The updated 2014 model Kluger has an "on-demand" all-wheel-drive system that only sends drive to the rear wheels when it notices a loss of traction. This explains why reviews reported feeling some tugging of the steering wheel on initial brisk acceleration, as the front tyres try to follow the contour of the road. The previous model Kluger's front-wheel-drive was also reported to be a bit of a handful in this regard, especially on Melbourne's rainy August winter roads. The 2014 Kluger reportedly steers securely enough but is still reported to be not as good as a Ford Territory or Mazda CX-9. The High-spec Kluger Grande model on 19-inch Toyos is said to be a nicer experience than the mid-grade version equipped with 18-inch Michelin tyres. The ride over bumps is said to be excellent on both models.
Some more thoughts to consider: In 2018;
Kluger – Pricing ranged from $40,000 to $65,000 when brand-new in 2014 (plus on-road costs)
To buy a brand-new 2018 model Toyota Kluger today,
The range is from $49,198 to $72,118, (psst- DABAS is aware of an Brand-new in 2018 entry level GX Kluger for $42,999 drive away, presently
. . contact DABAS for details)
Over 103,000 Toyota Klugers are already on Australian roads. (pssst> more than this many are sold in America each year). The once king of the large faux-wheel-drive and "Saturday Aus-kick or soccer run" family wagons slipped to fourth place in the category in 2013, beaten in the sales race by the Ford Territory, Holden Captiva7 and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The March 2014 updated Kluger was the first Toyota sold in Australia sourced from the USA. Instead of Japan, the 2014 model comes from Indiana, USA. The updated 2014 Toyota Kluger is reportedly a big improvement on the previous Toyota Kluger – as good as the previous model was – Toyota in 2014 is said to have needed to sharpen its pencil to bring the price back comparable to segment competition that was out-selling the Kluger in 2014.
To review your needs in August 2018 > Buying a used Kluger is still expensive as a Kluger holds its re-sale value well, for a good loved one with good history, etc , even more for the top spec with the full leather trim and all the trimmings. > current used pricing is regular@ est. $29,999>$33,999+ . . drive away for good low km example of the entry-level GX. ("A Dabas free tip" = if you are not needing a "big"7-seater ? You could get a demo 2018 opposition model > entry-level 7-seater >with most of a 5-year warranty for this money. . . contact DABAS for details) Some "more free tips" if set on a Kluger – Mechanics recommend & love them, if serviced regularly etc.Check for water/off-road damage on a used example, horse float/general towing damage? Accident damage? Full service regime? This model Kluger was also very popular with telecommunications companies etc., military bases and they even popped up as taxis in Victoria (so due diligence is required to select the best example for long-term value)
A Toyota Kluger 2014 and previous models' specs and "general price" estimations in August 2018
The below pricing reflects – and – includes LMCT yard & private sales examples averaged out.
Grande (4×2) 3.5LULP 6 SP AUTO $35,444 – 49,000
GXL (4×2) 3.5LULP 6 SP AUTO $30,888 – 38,880
GX (4×2) 3.5LULP 6 SP AUTO $24,588 – 35,990
Earlier 2013-2014 models before the 2014 update in series.
Grande (FWD) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $32,340 – 38,500
Altitude (FWD) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $28,160 – 33,880 7 Seat
Altitude (4×4) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $26,400 – 32,560
KX-S (4×4) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $29,260 – 35,310
KX-S (FWD) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $26,290 – 32,450
KX-R (4×4) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $24,310 – 30,030 7 Seat
KX-R (FWD) 3.5LULP 5 SP AUTO $23,210 – 28,710 7 Seat
At DABAS we know that buying a car to suit your needs can be one of the biggest purchases in your life; we hope this intended to be "general-in-nature advice" and Blog page has provided some helpful information to assist you in deciding the path of your car-buying journey. We look forward to having a chat when the need arises for you to update your car; to assess your personal car-safety requirements and buying needs to suit your lifestyle.
Please note: All pricing mentioned in this blog post is to be considered as a general-in-nature summary and expired within 2 days of publishing. – specifications mentioned in this blog page will be confirmed together with your chosen Toyota Kluger's sales representative in their showroom upon your transition to becoming a client of DABAS.
DABAS is aware of some things to consider and to be aware of when purchasing a used 2014 Toyota Kluger and spending within this higher value used-car price range does require due diligence: these will be discussed upon your transition to becoming a client of DABAS.
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England-based developer Quarter Circle Games has announced The Peterson Case, an alien horror game set shortly after the 1947 Roswell Crash coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Here is an overview of the game, via Quarter Circle Games' official website:
The Peterson Case is an exciting horror game which will keep you on the edge of your seat – Play as Detective Franklin Reinhardt as you explore a deserted house; unraveling the spine-tingling tale of what has happened to its missing residents.
Set in 1947. In a location near the Roswell UFO incident. You will play as an experienced detective who has been called in to find information and clues about the mysteriously missing family. Franklin soon discovers that there is an unearthly presence within the house that is hot on his trail – but can he solve the crime before it is all too late?
The Peterson Case strikes the perfect balance between atmospheric horror, suspenseful narrative, and engaging puzzles. Taking the player through a unique experience which is rare within the horror genre.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.
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Thanks to the course I studied at Hugh Baird College, I now have a trade and a career that I absolutely love that could take me anywhere in the world!
The carpentry and joinery workshops at the College all replicate a real working environment. This helped me immensely when I moved to work on-site.


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BOOK REVIEW – Survivors (The Voices Book 3) by G X Todd
Survivors is the third novel in the four-part Voices series written by British author G X Todd, following Defender – "a highly impressive debut" – and Hunted – "a worthy follow-up that never takes the easy road." Book 3 sees the welcome return of a familiar face (and the voice inside his head), as birds circle high up above and lightning rages across the sky to the sound of burning, madness and death.
The world shivered.
No, that was wrong. He was the one who shivered, and the grass and the sky and the earth shivered with him.
Following the shock return of a very much alive Pilgrim at the end of Hunted, Book 3 jumps back in time to explain how he got there. Often, such literary detours can prove frustrating and kill momentum; with Survivors, filling in the blanks and learning more about Pilgrim's past is a constant delight.
Survivors actually begins shortly before the modern world collapsed due to the voices; 49 hours before, to be exact. Taking place in the 'the Unit', – a busy ward in a mental institution that immediately brings to mind One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – the opening chapters are a slow burn of patients versus orderlies, with many shades of grey between them.
A clinking noise brought Jackson's eyes back to Birdy, too. A set of leather wrist restraints dangled from his hand. Jackson frowned.
'Oh come on, Birdy,' Abernathy said, eyeing the cuffs as he advanced on her, and Jackson saw a flash of unease in her, even if no one else did. 'There's no need to get all bondage happy. I'm docile as a lamb.'
'Katherine,' Gibbs said, still bent over Junior, who continued to rock and snivel on the floor. 'You bit off his ear.'
Abernathy pinned the ward manager with a dangerous look.
'That's not my name.'
How these new characters will figure into what has already happened in the previous books – and what will happen in Book 3 – is left deliberately unclear. When the world as we know it does end, it's fascinating that the Unit feels like the safer – and saner – place to be, at least for a time. But nothing lasts forever…
Jumping forward in time to shortly after Defender (Book 1) ended, Survivors mostly runs concurrently with Hunted (Book 2). Pilgrim finds himself caked in mud during a thunderstorm with a severe case of amnesia. He's in a yard near a house, with a dead woman buried nearby whose name he can somehow recall – despite his memories of what happened to her being fractured. There's a voice in his head; he was shot and he should be dead.
When Ruby found him, Pilgrim was lying on his back, his head and upper body sheltered beneath the trees, his legs and feet vulnerable to sky and sinking moon. The two bodies he'd felled lay beside him. Their spilled blood has crystallised and stained the red frost.
What follows is a journey of self-discovery for Pilgrim and returning readers that slowly begins slotting many past plot points satisfyingly into place. It's hard to discuss these plot points without giving away spoilers, but Pilgrim's sole mission is to reach Lacey and help her before it's too late. In the meantime, he must deal with a past that refuses to stay silent.
It's highly impressive how G X Todd has sown so many seeds in the first two books that are only just starting to bloom. Countless throwaway moments now make sense, and removing some of Pilgrim's mystique as his past is revealed – we finally learn his name, his real name – does nothing to diminish the character or his appeal.
Deep in the facility a number of small whumps sounded. Mini explosions, one after the other. He and Abernathy instinctively ducked against the wall as their repercussive detonations shivered through the corridor. More masonry dust rained down. Abernathy's hair had turned grey with it.
It would have been easy to fill Survivors with familiar faces; instead, Todd surrounds Pilgrim with a whole new group of people that only intensifies his uphill struggle to rescue Lacey before it's too late. Character development is excellent and everyone involved feels like they have their own desires, motivations and motives. In particular, the wisecracking, short-fused Abernathy is superbly realised.
The best part of the book comes near the end, when Pilgrim must infiltrate an underground facility where unspeakable experiments are being conducted. After so much time spent outdoors, these restrictive passages are claustrophobic, tense, excruciating. It's an old cliché, but it's undoubtedly true: the scariest monsters in the world are our fellow men and women, especially when the rulebook has been torn up.
A hook had embedded in the muscle of his heart and it was reeling him in, dragging him to the centre of that cornfield where Lacey waited. He wanted to trample into the vegetation and barrel blindly towards her, but he had to be cautious. A hundred things could go wrong if he were to-
'I've been here for two whole decades!'
This series has been positively compared to Stephen King's The Stand, with good reason. G X Todd manages to juggle a large cast of characters while still making each one feel like a real person, and her world-gone-to-shit-building is second to none. Furthermore, no matter how much the story twists and turns, all roads lead home.
Nowadays, for many people, reading a book is starting to take second place to Netflix. The Voices series makes a strong case for the power of modern fiction, and Survivors might be G X Todd's best book yet. In a genre done to death, it's a breath of fresh air. Listen to the voice in your head; Pilgrim's post-apocalyptic journey is one well worth taking.
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Integrity means doing what is right even when no one else is looking. Historian, David Barton said it is more important to measure a candidate by how his life stacks up with "The Ten Commandments" than any other qualification. Part of how this country got into the mess it is in today stems from elected officials who say one thing, and then live another way.
Rep. Cynthia Davis is different. She has been faithful to her marriage vows for over 31 years. Perhaps having seven children has helped her develop skills in sniffing out lies and demanding accountability. Unlike most typical "politicians", she doesn't throw away her principles depending on where she is, who is watching and who's the highest bidder.
In 1994, Rep. Davis decided to do something about the non-responsive government in O'Fallon and ran for City Council, winning five consecutive elections to that office. From there, she was elected to four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.
While serving in the Missouri State Legislature, Rep. Davis demonstrated her capacity to administrate "party discipline" by being appointed by the Speaker of the House to be a Majority Floor Whip, Chairman of two legislative committees and Vice-Chair of two other legislative committees.
While serving in the Missouri State Legislature, Rep. Davis also was elected by her party to serve as a Republican State Committeewoman, as the Vice-Chairman of the First Capitol Federation of Republican Women and was elected to three terms as a Republican Committeewoman for her township. In her last term of the state legislature, the Republican Central Committee elected Rep. Davis to serve as the Chairman of the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee.
After being term limited out of office in January 2011, Rep. Davis accepted a position as the Executive Director for the Center for Marriage Policy and became an Executive Board Member for Pure Hope (Formerly known as the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families). She now focuses much of her time on her weekly show called, "Home Front", which is carried by Missouri Grassroots Radio Network and R.O.A.R. (Restoration of America Radio as well as her weekly newsletter.
You can subscribe to her podcast through I-Tunes here and her newsletter here.
Bernie and Cynthia with their seven children, John, Ben, Cathryn, Matthew, Amanda, Susanna and Phillip.


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In 2020, a series of limited editions, each focusing on new colors and new materials, looked to the brands commitment for exploring and preserving the world's oceans to find their greatest inspiration. The Blancpain Ocean Commitment (BOC) has formed longstanding and continuous support for oceanographic initiatives and partnerships with leading organizations and expeditions with ties to top marine explorers, photographers, scientists, and environmentalists.
A renewed focus on environmental sustainability also drives Marc A. Hayek, President & CEO of Blancpain. "Through the Blancpain Ocean Commitment, we do not just finance projects that aim to protect the oceans. It is not just about spending money. It is about implication, offering a platform. It is our duty to raise awareness. We reach clients all around the world who are opinion leaders. Together, we can make a bigger difference. People often do not know that the oceans are fundamental to human wellbeing on the entire planet. It doesn't simply concern coastal areas," Hayek told Revolution earlier this year.
Gombessa II, French Polynesia, 2014. Marc A. Hayek (right) and Laurent Ballesta
"The ocean is an indispensable part of Earth's life-support system, which sustains the species and the ecosystems upon which we depend. It regulates our climate, drives weather patterns, and reduces the impact of climate change by absorbing 25 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human activities," explains Hayek.
The Pristine Seas Project was a core initiative for Blancpain early on, becoming a founding partner from 2011 to 2016. The group was responsible for protecting wild unspoiled ocean areas, addressing the importance of preserving these oceans through education with the help of National Geographic Society's Explorer in Residence, Dr. Enric Sala. The program helped protect marine areas globally, focused on North America, Central America, South America, the South Pacific, and North Atlantic.
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In addition, friend of the brand Laurent Ballesta's Gombessa Project consists of various Gombessa expeditions, all underwritten by Blancpain. The Project took its name from the coelacanth, a bottom-dwelling sea creature known as Gombessa, a peaceful giant that measures two meters long once thought to have become extinct 70 million years ago.
Gombessa V, Laurent Ballesta (Credit: Caroline Ballesta, Andromäde OcÇanologie)
Consisting of technical, scientific, and artistic studies, the Gombessa Project studied the giant Gombessa in 2013, followed by a survey of marbled groupers in French Polynesia in 2014, and an analysis of the effects of global warming Antarctica in 2015. The migration and hunting patterns of grey reef sharks arrived in 2017, with additional funds donated from the sale of the first Blancpain Ocean Commitment Limited Edition.
The latest and fifth expedition took the Gombessa Project closer to home, the Mediterranean, studying and photographing unknown waters off France's coast. Through additional funds made through the sale of the second series of Limited Editions, a technical breakthrough was made in a unique technique that enabled the divers to rack up 400 hours of diving time in 28 days, at depths of 60 to 145 meters using closed-circuit rebreathing.
These studies take on greater importance when tied to the World Ocean Initiative and the World Oceans Day, celebrated each year at the United Nations HQ in New York, where gaining public awareness is of utmost importance. Films and photography exhibitions funded by Blancpain provide a visual record of global warming and the world's oceans' most significant challenges. Photography contests and the Hans Hass Fifty Fathoms Award, which acknowledges excellence in marine sciences, underwater imagery, and underwater technical innovation, inspire future generations with tangible results.
In a most challenging year, Blancpain's commitment to motivating people to protect our oceans and preserve their beauty remains more important than ever. As Hayek explained, "The Ocean Commitment means a lot to Blancpain, not only because I am a diver and passionate about the oceans, but also because it is part of our history. What started with the Fifty Fathoms in the 1950s was much more than just a watch. It was the release of a diving instrument that contributed to opening up the underwater world."
Dedicated to hammerhead shark's protection, the Mokarran Limited Edition, the first for Blancpain in green, is closely linked to environmental sustainability with a commitment to the Mokarran Protection Society established in 2020, with a limited edition of fifty pieces.
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BitMEX receives prestigious ISO information security certification
MAHE, Seychelles, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 100x Group, the holding structure for the BitMEX platform – the world's leading cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform – today announced that it had received the prestigious International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) information security certification ISO/IEC 27001.
The ISO is an independent global body that establishes and assesses important standards for a wide variety of industries and functions. ISO/IEC 27001 provides the requirements for establishing a top-flight information security management system including safeguards for customer and partner data, a particularly important aspect for leading financial services companies.
Alex Höptner, CEO of 100x, said: "It's difficult to overstate the importance of information security for a platform like BitMEX. Traders trust us because of our track record on security – we have never lost a single Satoshi through intrusion or hacking. But security is never a static process and in order to continue to set the bar as high as possible, we sought – and were awarded – one of the most rigorous certifications: ISO/IEC 27001."
The award of the ISO/IEC 27001 certification requires an extremely thorough audit of IT systems but goes much further. It is a thorough examination of an organisation's information security risks including potential threats, vulnerabilities and impacts of both. The certification process also requires an assessment of a bespoke, comprehensive set of information security controls and risk mitigation protocols and the implementation of a complete management process to ensure information security standards continue to evolve and improve.
Brian Rankin, Head of Security at 100x Group, said: "Data security is a cornerstone of our business and the ISO certification shows just how seriously we take that commitment. Working with BSI, the organisation that developed these exacting standards, the certification process has taken nearly a year and hundreds of hours of detailed audits. However, as pleased as we are, we recognise that this is just part of our ongoing obligation to keep our customers as safe as possible."
About 100x Group
100x Group explores, incubates, and pursues opportunities and investments as part of its mission to reshape the modern digital financial system into one which is inclusive and empowering. It was created by the founders of HDR Global Trading Limited, the company behind the cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, BitMEX.
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These humorous, entertaining, but scripturally accurate poems are a fascinating read that brings all the Bible stories in Genesis and Exodus to life. Titles like: When God Split an Adam, Raisin' Cain, Huge Dudes, Basket Baby, The Pest with a Request, Water Logged, God Smites the Amalakites, Moses Vents and God Repents, and many more.
This is not your typical little children's Bible Story book! For teens and adults. Youth pastors, Sunday School teachers, and pastors will love this as a supplement to their sermons or lessons.
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Malayalam cinema offers a wide range of selection of topics in every genre. It becomes necessary that the mainstream audience can explore the variety of Malayalam movies. The Malayalam film industry has some best movies with the best direction, screenplay, acting, and cinematography. One of the most popular OTT platforms, Netflix houses a wide range of the best Malayalam movies you can watch. That's why we have curated the best Malayalam movies available on Netflix. Here is the list of the top 10 Malayalam movies you can watch on Netflix right now.
1. Irul
Irul is one of the best mystery thriller Malayalam movies on Netflix, directed by Naseef Yusuf Izuddin Bio coming soon... >> Read More... (in his directorial debut). The film features Fahadh Faasil Born in 1983, Fahadh Faasil is known for his works >> Read More... , Soubin Shahir Soubin Shahir is a well-known actor and an assista >> Read More... , and Darshana Rajendran Darshana Rajendran is a Theatre Artist and an actr >> Read More... as the main cast. The story follows Alex and Archana, who take shelter at a close-by house after their car breakdown during a trip. However, things get suspicious when the house owner starts behaving suspiciously.
2. Uyare
Uyare is a Malayalam thriller film featuring , Asif Ali, and Tovino Thomas Tovino Thomas is a well-known face in the Malayala >> Read More... as the main characters. It is one of the best Malayalam films you can stream on Netflix, directed by Manu Ashokan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . The film revolves around Pallavi, who always wanted to be a pilot but became the victim of an acid attack by her obsessed former friend.
3. Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil
Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil is an action thriller Malayalam film directed by Tinu Pappachan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . The film has Antony Varghese Antony Varghese, of Angamaly Diaries, is pleased t >> Read More... , Vinayakan, and as the main characters. The film revolves around Jacob, who gets arrested for a murder case. He decides to break out from the prison and decides to make plans with his fellow inmates.
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Angamaly Diaries is a Malayalam crime drama film written by Chemban Vinod Jose and directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery Known for his work on Malayalam films, Lijo Jose P >> Read More... . The film has an ensemble cast including Antony Varghese, Anna Rajan, Kichu Tellus Kichu Tellus is a Malayalam film industry supporti >> Read More... , Ullas Jose Chemban Ullas Jose Chemban is an Indian actor from Mollywo >> Read More... , Vineeth Vishwam Vineeth Vishwam is an Indian actor who works for M >> Read More... , Bitto Davis Bitto Davis is an Indian actor from Mollywood Indu >> Read More... , Tito Wilson Tito Wilson is also known as Tito, was born in Thr >> Read More... , and more. The plot revolves around Vincent Pepe, who wants to become the leader of a righteous and powerful gang.
6. Lilli
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7. Kurup
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8. Grandmaster
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Quality in e-learning is bound up to our value
Since higher education is booming in developing countries, so is e-learning. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows how culture can shape quality in higher education in general and in e-learning in particular.
E-learning - primarily education delivered via the Internet - implies that the teaching is not limited to one (beyond the time, space and process dimensions). In fact, teachers and students do not meet in any physical location at all.
Higher education institutions in general and virtual institutions in particular are experiencing pressure to become more competitive all over the world. Such striving for excellence can be associated with and seen as a consequence of globalization that is propelling the reshaping of higher education. Further, a number of failed e-learning projects along with the accountability movement in higher education have significantly amplified concerns about quality in e-learning. Accordingly, there are worldwide calls for enhancing and assuring quality in e-learning specifically in the context of the developing countries.
Quality is cultural specific
Quality in e-learning, however, is bound up our values, expectations and underlain premises. Similarly, quality in e-learning as a multifaceted construct can be judged and defined differently. Quality in e-learning is a "relative concept" that depends on or is constrained by the circumstances of use. says author of the thesis Davoud Masoumi.
By taking into account the pros and cons of the previous models, frameworks and studies of quality in e-learning, the author developed an e-quality framework in order to enhance and assure quality in e-learning in developing countries. The framework developed was validated in the Iranian virtual institutions as an instance of a developing country context.
Avoiding conformity
The e-quality framework needs to be viewed as a cultural artefact, and thus be adopted in circumstances that will be implemented. To build in and integrate the cultural and cultural-pedagogical issues when developing and then implementing an e-quality framework, a culture - sensitive model is proposed. This is done with the aim of giving the specific culture a "voice" in the development its own e-quality models/framework, not just adapting to "outside" norms and values in a one-way globalization process. says Masoumi.
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Accelerator Group Launches $25 Mn Fund For Women Entrepreneurs At TiE Global's AIRSWEEE
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The Accelerator Group's Achieving Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Fund I Is Specifically For Women Owned And Led Enterprises
In order to uplift women's entrepreneurial spirit in India, Accelerator Group LLC an investment banking and knowledge services firm with offices in US and India has announced a $25 Mn early stage private equity fund for women entrepreneurs. The Accelerator Group's Achieving Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Fund I is specifically for women owned and led enterprises. The announcement was made at the TiE Global's AIRSWEEE program.
Talking about the fund launch, Seema Chaturvedi, Managing Director of Accelerator Group LLC said, "Economic empowerment of a woman creates a ripple effect, which not only catalyzes gender equality and resulting positive social reforms but can also truly have a multi-generational impact."
The fund launch was a part of TiE Global's AIRSWEEE (The All India Roadshow on Women's Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship) program. AIRSWEE is funded by the U.S. Department of State and is looking to empower women entrepreneurs from 27 Indian cities.
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The California-based TiE Global has mentored about 125 women from 27 mostly Tier 2 and Tier 3 Indian cities. The program was initiated in September 2016 to educate and inspire women in smaller Indian cities to consider entrepreneurship.
Commenting on the success of Project AIRSWEEE, Craig Dicker, Acting Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in India said, "India is a country bursting with potential, particularly among entrepreneurs, but it's largely untapped, especially with respect to women in Tier II cities. The U.S. government's objective through this program is to tap into this amazing potential women in second tier cities have, to encourage them, to support them, to help them network, to mentor them to believe in themselves, not only to launch a startup but to reach commercial success. Our objective is to empower women in second tier cities through entrepreneurship, so that they can become leaders."
The AIRSWEEE program was funded by the U.S. Department of State. Given the current impact TiE Global has received a second round of funding to amplify the outreach of AIRSWEEE to additional cities in India.
To promote women entrepreneurship, the United States and India are co-hosting the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, on November 28-30. The theme of the Summit will be "Women First, Prosperity for All," highlighting the critical role women play in fostering global growth and prosperity. As per reports, Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President, will lead the U.S. delegation.
With this $25 Mn fund launch, AIRSWEE, TiE Global and Accelerator Group LLC have surely taken a step towards empowering women entrepreneurs. This is not the only initiative looking to motivate women entrepreneurs. Earlier this month Mumbai-based Zone Startups India launched the second edition of empoWer – India's first tech accelerator for women entrepreneurs building technology ventures.
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