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Public Distribution System: Is it Giving Tribal, A Choice on Food?
The right to food that comes under the Article 21, right to life with reference to the Directive Principle of State Policy, Article 47 i.e. concerning about the nutrition and standard of living has led to the implementation of new and better government programmes. Such programmes include mid day meals for school children, nutritious food for adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers, subsidized food for vulnerable groups i.e. Public Distribution System
Public distribution system is a government-sponsored chain of shops entrusted with the work of distributing basic food and non-food commodities to the needy sections of the society at very cheap prices. Wheat, rice, kerosene, sugar, etc. are a few major commodities distributed by the public distribution system (The Economic Times, 2016). Indian Parliament in September 2013 passed the National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013. The main aim of the NFSA is to make right to food as a legal power by providing subsidised food grains to two third population. NFSA mainly depends on the Targeted Public Distribution System to deliver the services through central and state government to the public people. Government has entitled households to specified quantities of selected commodities at affordable prices to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
Public Distribution System is now facing many challenges especially in the tribal and hill areas for its accessibility, availability and utilisation. Most of the Indian states provide rice, wheat, sugar, palm oil, kerosene etc. through PDS. In the hill areas tribal communities were not much familiar with this modern food grains. Nutritionists recommends that palm oil is not healthy instead oils containing unsaturated fatty acids could be supplied (TNN,2012). Respective governments should understand the traditional food of indigenous people like tribal and need to provide their own land food as alternative to the rice and wheat etc.
Materials and Method
The present paper is an analysis of secondary data and author's research experience in this field at Attappady, Kerala. For the purpose of current study, past researches conducted in this field were reviewed. Articles were searched on Google scholar using keywords and screened for relevancy. Those articles which were found to be relevant were reviewed and included in the study.
Initiation of Public Distribution System (PDS) and choice on food
Before independence, PDS was conceived as an instrument for stabilizing the food price in few urban centers, but after that it was evolved into a poverty alleviation programme. This poverty alleviation programme itself provides food security to vulnerable households. From 1992, the Government of India, initiated Revamped Public Distribution system in order to serve and provide essential commodities to the people living in the remote, backward and hilly areas. This was made to ensure food security with a wider connotation of availability, accessibility, utilization and vulnerability. While taking into each aspect of this connotation, availability of commodities under PDS system especially in the tribal areas are difficult. 90 percent of rural scheduled tribe households in Assam, 79 percent in Arunachal Pradesh and 68 percent in Chhattisgarh were excluded from the availability of PDS. Only four states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat and Maharashtra received BPL or Anthyodaya card (The Hindu, 2016). Without ration card, it is impossible to get ration to these poverty stricken areas.
In the case of accessibility of these rations, especially in the tribal areas, it was seen that it is difficult to access the commodities those who were residing in the remote hilly areas and those who have no such infrastructure facilities like road and transport system. Some tribal people are depending on forest for their daily earnings and some others as labourers. So each day is important for their daily procurement. Most of the ration shops in the tribal areas will be opening according to the wish of the person who has the license of the respective ration shops. This may waste a handful of days of their daily works, which most of them will neglect to access these rations. So they have to depend on this ration shop owner to get their ration. A study in Vidharbha, Maharashtra shows that 50 percent of tribal are not getting ration, since ration shop owners were not frequently giving ration cards back to tribal and then take advantage by selling their quota of food grains in the open market at a huge profit.
National Food Security Act 2013 and choice of food for vulnerable group
National Food Security Act 2013 was passed by the Parliament with the objective to provide for food and nutritional security in human life approach, by accessing adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity. Now India's food and nutritional security depends mainly on rice and wheat through this PDS system. This fails the self sufficiency of the people living in harsh and difficult terrain, in arid and hilly areas where there is no enough water to cultivate rice and wheat. These areas will only be meant for the coarse grains.
Under the Food Security Act, 2013, chapter 12, section 13- it was written that;
"The Central Government and the State Governments shall, while implementing the provisions of this Act and the schemes for meeting specified entitlements, give special focus to the needs of the vulnerable groups especially in remote areas and other areas which are difficult to access, hilly and tribal areas for ensuring their food security."
The Act also focuses the need of the vulnerable groups. But it is questionable whether the centre and state is taking initiative steps to consider the needs of these vulnerable groups like tribal in understanding what kind of food commodities they prefer to have. PDS, the largest programmme in the world to provide subsidized food, concentrates mainly on rice and wheat. Rice and wheat were the grains which were once treated only for the rich people. When it got subsidized, large proportion of the people started to consume these cereals. These include the tribal people where they forced to leave their traditional crops.
Neglecting tribal choice of food
Tribes are the people of forest with their own food culture. They were the producers of their own food. But change in the agricultural pattern, consumption patterns and change in the food habits affected the tribal people. The foods like ragi, chama (bajra), jowar, millet and maize, wild greens and meat have been replaced due to the decline in forest cover and natural resources due to the shifting of the cultivation of traditional crops to rice and wheat. This shifting causes chronic and nutritional food insecurity, micronutrient deficiencies and change in cultural system and diet. Due to the above reasons there is a terrible impact in the living conditions of the tribal in Attappady results in the increased infant mortality rate (IMR- 66) due to malnutrition. The case studies conducted in Attappady from the Anganwadi workers and other paraprofessionals reveled that most of the tribes do not like the kind of rice that the ration shop is providing. The study conducted in the south eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, shows that some tribal are not purchasing or irregular in purchasing food grains from PDS since they prefer coarse grains rather than the grains provided through ration shops (Shankar, 2004). Rice wasn't the staple food of Andhra Pradesh. While rice and wheat was introduced through PDS system, it replaced the nutritious traditional coarse grains like coarse grains like jowar, sama (barnyard millet), fontail millet etc. The farmers growing these coarse grains in their land lost hopes and interest due to low market value of these traditional crops. They are start selling lands to rich farmers and thus showed its impact on economic, social, cultural and ecological fronts. This is also the same case of Attappady, Kerala. Tribal have lost their old agricultural patterns and thus no traditional crops. These crops also have no market values, so the farmers who were dependent on this agriculture lost their daily earning and thus move to the vicious cycle of poverty.
The right to food according to the UN, 2015 focused on the sufficient food corresponding to the cultural tradition of the people. Even though, NFSA, 2013 points out the need of the vulnerable groups, no such provisions were made in centre and state governments to provide alternative food for the tribal. In Indian democratic system no such importance were given in any poverty alleviation programmes like PDS on the choice of food to the indigenous people like tribal. Some governments like Karnataka showing a model under PDS- 'Anna bhagya' scheme is giving importance to the regional food security by providing food commodities according to different geographical areas. Such kind of initiatives should be extended to all parts of the country according to the choice of people especially the vulnerable people in order to eliminate malnutrition especially micro nutrient deficiency. Thus this paper argues the government to initiate policies on the right to food for indigenous people.
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Republican leaders in the General Assembly say the Virginia Supreme Court should hold Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe in contempt of court for his action to restore voting rights to former felons. Michael Pope has the story.
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Former Governor Bob McDonnell had his conviction overturned by the United States Supreme Court, but that doesn't mean his legal troubles are over yet. And now, as Michael Pope tells us, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals is granting a delay in the case.
This fall the Supreme Court will weigh in on whether race unfairly played a role when the lines were drawn for some Virginia House of Delegates seats. Matt Laslo reports.
The 2016 election is about to heat up after Labor Day, but Republicans in Virginia are already thinking ahead to 2017 and beyond. Michael Pope reports.
Outdated zoning and use regulations can hinder development as Henrico County has learned, and a Virginia woman has brought down a drone she thought was intruding over her property. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project's Va News link at vpap.org.
For now, the thirty five hundred Airbnb hosts in Virginia operate largely in the shadows. The vast majority of those businesses pay no taxes, and they are not regulated by local governments in a way similar to hotels or bed and breakfasts. But, as Michael Pope tells us, that's about to change.
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Fresh off a campaign shakeup, Donald Trump is facing new allegations that people who work for him are making questionable statements about Muslims online. Michael Pope has the story.
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Today, Polaris Industries Inc.'s (NYSE:PII) Chairman and CEO, Scott Wine, completed the Ice Bucket Challenge, joining in the viral campaign to raise awareness and funds for ALS. After accepting the challenge from Dan Ariens, President and CEO of Ariens, Wine in turn nominated Bahram Akradi, Founder and CEO of Lifetime Fitness, Michael Guyette, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield MN, and the entire Polaris dealer network. Wine noted in his video that if 100 Polaris dealers accept the challenge, Polaris will donate an additional $10,000 towards ALS research.
"Polaris has a long history of giving back and is proud to support this effort," said Wine. "We encourage our strong network of dealers to accept the nomination or donate to an ALS charity."
Polaris has been involved with the Black Woods Blizzard Tour, a snowmobile ride to fight ALS, since its inception 15 years ago. Since then, Polaris employees have raised more than $900,000 for the cause and are hoping to hit the $1 million mark in 2015.
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Willowbrook Metro Station Upgrades Scheduled to Begin in November
The station serves over 30,000 daily passengers.
September 27, 2017, 11:00AMSteven Sharp Comments
The first components of an extensive makeover of Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station is scheduled to break ground in November, according to a document submitted to the Metro Board's Construction Committee.
Located directly beneath the I-105 Freeway, the station has long been criticized for its lack of amenities, basic safety features and poor accessibility. The $66-million renovation, designed by architecture firm RNL, will include:
A platform extension with a shade canopy, signal improvements and a new at-grade pedestrian crossing for the Blue Line.
New elevators, escalators and stairs for the elevated Green Line.
Improvements to lighting and pedestrian access for transit patrons
Construction of a new Metro Customer Service Center, a new transit security facility and a new Sheriff's substation.
Additional parking for bicycles and automobiles.
New public art.
A central plaza connecting to an adjacent shopping center.
Completion of the project is expected in 2020. The station is currently the fourth busiest in the Metro Rail network, with approximately 30,000 daily passengers.
Major Upgrades Coming to Rosa Parks Station (Urbanize LA)
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Over the past few months, i've been working with Sam Higham from Climbfit, an indoor rock climbing gym, on a series of training videos, to allow people to improve their climbing performance.
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It's rare for someone to stumble upon a brown recluse spider, because these eight-legged creatures are true to their name: They prefer to be left alone. They tend to live in indoor and outdoor spaces where people don't go most of the time. If you do find yourself in the same place as one, though, it won't want to attack you -- it'll want to get out of your way. But if it feels trapped, it may bite you.
Brown recluse spiders are one of two spiders found in the United States that can cause real trouble if they bite you. They produce harmful venom that may cause a painful sore at the site of the bite. It may cause even more severe symptoms in some people. If you have a run-in with a brown recluse, it's wise to have a doctor check you out, just in case.
A brown recluse might not be brown, but tan. It has a violin-shaped area on the front half of its body, with the neck of the violin pointing toward the spider's abdomen.
It may be bigger than other spiders that you're used to seeing. Its body can range in size from a quarter-inch to three-quarters of an inch, and its long legs make it appear even larger.
Most spiders have eight eyes, but a brown recluse spider has six. Two are in the front, and there are two more on each side of its head.
Brown recluses are found mostly in the Midwest or the South. The spider favors indoor spaces, like attics, garages or dark closets. Outdoors, it hides in out-of-the-way places -- under logs, beneath porches, or within piles of rocks.
A bite might not hurt at first or even leave a mark. For some people, it feels like a pinch or a bee sting.
Your doctor will want to be as certain as he can that you were, in fact, bitten by a spider. It'll help if you can describe what the spider looked like. Some people try to catch the bug to show the doctor. That's fine, as long as you can do it safely. You might just try to take a photo of it.
If you suspect your small child was bitten by a brown recluse, see your doctor right away. Their bodies can't ward off the dangerous effects of the spider's venom.
For adults, most brown recluse spider bites can be treated at home with good results. But about 10% of them cause ulcers or blisters that damage your skin so badly that you need a doctor's care.
If you were bitten on an arm or leg, keep it raised while you're resting. This can reduce swelling.
Watch for more severe symptoms.
The bite has formed an ulcer or blister with a dark (blue, purple or black) center.
You have an infection at the site of the bite.
Some spider bites can have tetanus spores, so you might need a tetanus shot after you've been bitten. If you have an infection, you may need antibiotics.


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Retrograding Advance 12.17.02
Alex Lucard | December 17, 2002 | Archive, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Video Game Reviews | No Comments
Retrograding is going to be about old games, systems and other stuff. The other Columnists like Ron and Bebito are the people you go to for current US releases, news and rumours. I'm the guy who comes off like an old hermit raving about the Neo*Geo and how games are far too easy nowadays and why can't you whippersnappers appreciate how ahead of it's time Dragon Force was. So why am I covering 3 GBA games, all recent releases and one not even on American soils except for badly copied Roms that have half the dialogue wrong?
Well, it's because there is a lack of GBA games because everyone here focuses on the Big 3. But being I'm currently trapped in Europe and it sucks horribly to be a hardcore gamer over here, I've taken to the GBA like New Jack takes an exacto knife to Fat (oops MASS) Transit. Or was that it bad taste since he's dead? Anyways, Chris had kindly let me be the guy to look at old games, and GBA games simply to fill a niche market. And being the kind of guy who owns two Sega CD systems, the old and expensive Neo Geo and actually still plays Vampire Chronicles and SSF2TCEX on his Dreamcast over the web, I know niche markets all too well.
So once a week you get retro ramblings from me, and once a week you'll get anything from GBA to Japanese and UK imports that will never make it to the US. And god forbid if this takes off I'll do a mailbag as well.
But now, let's look at some quickie reviews!
POKEMON RUBY/SAPPHIRE
System: GBA
Genre: Collection RPG
Release Date: Nov 21st, 2002 (Japan)/March 2003 (USA)
Okay, as you might have guessed, this review is based on the Japanese version I picked up from an Import Store in the UK on Weds. If there's enough demand (and seeing that this is a wrestling site there probably won't be) I'll do the comparison between the US and Japanese versions in March.
So, it's Pokemon, the best selling video game, toy, and cartoon of all time. The franchise to end all franchises. A game loved by hardcore gamers, kids, and a staggering amount of casual gamers everywhere. Hated by overly macho jerks who refuse to admit something cute can be fun and cool. (Man, wait until the GCN Zelda game comes out) But truth be told, Pokemon is what every video game franchise longs to be: in terms of sales, popularity, and trend setting. Pokemon broke so many boundaries it wasn't even funny, and you have to respect that even if you want to Thunder Fire Power Bomb Chansey again and again until it no longer can breath. And Pokemon R/S does the same things.
What's new? First off, there is 100 new Pokemon. Yes, that brings the total to 351. What else is new is that Nintendo and Game Freak realises you all have lives and that no one can devote their existence to catching them all. It took me over 100 hours to catch 'em all in GSC and I'm not spending the equivalent of a week straight without sleep to catch the rest.
What else is new are the starters. Sure they're the typical Fire/Grass/Water starters, but there's a twist. The Fire Starter (not to be confused with Drew Barrymore or Prodigy) is Torchic and becomes a fire/fighting hybrid. A new combo for the game, and is hands down the starter you want simply because Steel has replaced Dragon as the End boss type. Treecko is your usual sucky grass type and looks very creepy. And Mudkip is water/ground, another new combo that is very cool both in play and in theory.
There's also tag team Poke' battles. Which is my all of my Pokemon have names like "Ax, Smash, Crush" or my final team of "Gordy, Hayes, Garvin, Roberts, DDP, Armstrong." It's a very cool innovation that makes Pokemon feel totally new.
There's also a secret base mini game, where you can design your own base and decorate it ala your room in G/S/C. It's very cool and there's dozens of locations to choose from. There's also a Battle Tower that plays like Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon sex is back, and the game never actually ends, which is ultra cool.
There's also different stats like size, intelligence, berries of all sorts to improve your Pokemon, new casino like games, and you can play as a boy or a girl. But these are all merely variations of what has already been done, and I can cover them more in depth with the release of the US version when I get IM's and emails galore asking where someone can get a Charmander (and before you ask, you can't. For NOW)
The down side is that after you beat the Elite Four, there's not as much to do as you could in GCS, the graphics are barely better than GBC graphics and there's such an overload of Dragon and Steel Pokemon that their rarity and coolness factor has plummeted. The new Pokemon aren't as cool as some of the old ones like Girafarig or Octillery, and because you can about as many Pokemon as you could in old RGBY, the variety of teams you can make and will encounter against your friends is SEVERLY limited.
Some with every sequel, there's some innovation and some back pedalling.
Pretty cut and dry here. Like all RPG's, Pokemon is easy to learn the controls to, and although the system has changed, it still takes less than 15 minutes to master the system, but the battling and understanding of Pokestats and powers takes far longer. If you have played any of the Pokemon games before, you won't even nee the manual. You can just jump right in. Random battles are obviously in the game, but unlike every other two bit RPG that uses them, you want random battles to help you catch new Pokemon.
In all, everything plays perfectly, and if you import the game, you should be able to play and understand the game without knowing a lick of Kanji.
Okay, graphics. As I said earlier, it's not much better than a GBC game. In no way shape or form does the new Pokemon game take advantage of the fact the GBA is a better system internally than the PS1. But to be fair, the graphics are cute, and the Pokemon couldn't look much better than they do. But there is no denying Pokemon R/S could have gone on the GBC, much like PS4 could have fit onto the PS collection I'll be talking about later.
Okay. I love Pokemon music. It's cheesy, it's catchy, it sticks in your head hours later, and it drives the fiancee insane. And these tunes are no different. They're oddly familiar just like GSC's was, but they are still unique and different. Each Pokemon makes their own sound and there is a noise for ever little aspect of the game, from the berry game to healing your Pokemon. The graphics may not have improved, but the music and sounds have still managed to stay as important and catchy to Pokemon as they've always been.
Fun Factor
Well, to be blunt, there won't be a better RPG for the GBA for quite some time, although Lunar Legend and Ogre Tactics are probably damn close. But mutliplayer battles, customization and catching, and minigames and quests galore really make this game stand out from the pack. And of course it is Pokemon, and that means cute cockfighting seizure monsters for the whole family. There is no reason to not pick up this game the amount of time you play it compared to the dollar value isn't going to be matched by anything BUT another Pokemon game. 100 hours+ for 30$. Just swallow the pride and stop believing the bs about Pokemon being a Kiddie Game and we'll have be happier.
Gameplay: 10.0
Graphics: 5.0
Sound: 8.0
Fun Factor: 9.0
Preorder this puppy! It's simply the next phase in a staggeringly popular Video Game chain, than unlike oh say, TOMB RAIDER, manages to stay consistently great and fun which each new version. But like the other Pokemon games, Ruby/Sapphire is bound to copy Capcom and release a slight upgrade to this down the line. With the release date for the American version so close to passing, save your money and wait the few months for the non-import. But seriously, ignore the cute factor and try it. You won't be sorry!
UPDATED WITH NEW SYSTEM SCORES ON 05/19/05. NOTE THESE SCORES REPLACE THE ORIGINAL ONES
Story: 5
Graphics: 5
Sound: 8
Gameplay/Control: 10
Replayability: 5
Originality: 5
Addictiveness: 8
Appeal Factor: 8
Miscellaneous: 6
Final Score: 6.5
Right, now that we've gotten the eventual typecasting of Alex as a Pokemaniac out of the way, let's look at probably the most amazing game curently out for the GBA. A game that even makes me exclaim, "Well crap, this is hard!"
ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA
System: GBA (geez people, do I even need to say that?)
Genre: Shooter/RPG
Publisher: TDK
Release: October 2002
In many ways, Macross is superior to Battlecry. You get to play as the actual Robotech characters from our youth, including my beloved Roy Fokker. You get the original theme music is cuddly midi form, and Macross follows the plot of the cartoon nearly perfect, except Roy and Ben don't die, and you can play as Miyria from the start. But everyone from Goval to Breetai is here and Macross marks the first ever Robotech game that hasn't sucked worse than a redux of Q*bert.
For those of you under 21, Robotech was one of the big three Robot cartoons in America in the 80's. Transformers and Voltron were the big two, but Robotech appealed to a more mature and sophisticated audience. (and this is coming from someone who has worked with TF's for a good portion of his life. After all, where do you think Jet/Skyfire came from?) Robotech had death, had bad guys winning, and a good portion of Canada getting nuked. It had only shades of gray instead of Black & White, and covered love, identity, and man's base nature. It was f*cking intense. And it was far superior to the Japanese version, simply because the US actors had emotion in their voice. And Max Sterling going on to play Leonardo in TMNT was righteous too. Robotech was a US brainchild that took three separate Japanese Anime series and combined them into one big storyline. The books do a much better version of this (and are expensive as hell), but the first leg of the Series is one of the best rewritten shows ever. However, Dana Sterling and the Invid storylines sucked wang, and thankfully due to the nature of this game I don't have to go into them. Let's just leave it at Zentradi and Veritechs kick ass.
Think Gradius with half a dozen playable characters and transforming planes and you have the gist of it. You can play as Roy, Max, Ben, Miryia, and Rick, and later on can unlock another SIX playable characters/ships, including an F-16. A Zentradi Pod for Miryia, Rick's stunt plane, and Minmei. Just kidding on the last one, but the ultimate unlockable is as absurd as getting that crappy singing annoying twat. Each plane has their own strengths and weaknesses from Ben having the most life (ha ha ha considering he dies early on in the series) to Roy being the best overall pilot (see Ben commentary). Max Sterling is a bitch to play as he takes one hit and he's a corpse.
Now here is where it gets scary difficult. There are two playing levels: Normal and advanced. Advanced is psychotically hard even for hardcore shooters and Robotech fans and makes the game last forever. Here's the next bit. You have five lives to beat the whole game with. No continues. Very rare extra lives. And after you beat a level and save your game, you're still stuck with a minimal amount of lives. So if it took you all but one life to get past level 1, and it will your first time, you have one life to beat the remaining 9 stages. INTENSE! And I love every profane minute of it.
Luckily there are two counters. The first is that you can avoid a lot of combat until the end of the stages where there's so much gunfire on the screens it makes Bangai-O look tame. The second is you et XP that can be exchanged for upgrades so you can give Max more life, Roy more missles, make Rick not suck. Stuff like that. But that's the catch. To get your ship better, you need to blow away everything. And to blow everything away means you have to risk death. If you get past the first level without at least 25K in EXP, you might as well stop there and try again.
Best of all is the Vertiech controls. It's easy to control one, but takes forever to master the different forms and abilities you have in each form. In Plane and Guardian form, the D pad controls your movement and the A button shoots, while the B button is your special missles. The Veritech plane form is you fastest and most efficient in terms of handling and dodging. Guardian lets you touch the ground without dying and gives your more armour, but you are slower and weaker in terms of offense. Battloid mode means you can't fly without pressing the B button and you can only use your guns, but it stops the side scrolling and in many levels makes it easier for you to survive by standing on the ground and blasting away with your 180 degree range of fire.
This is an extremely hard game however, and if you get easily frustrated or are prone to give up on a game that you can't beat right away, than look elsewhere. This is the type of game for someone that enjoys a super hard challenge. Nuff said.
Everything looks just as it should. Animated cartoon without cell shading. Everyone looks like they do. All the vehicles and their various forms are distinguishable and incredible. This is one of the best looking GBA games out there and it's so bright and vibrant you don't need a megaton watt bulb directly overhead to play it. I have yet to encounter slow down, even with over 2 dozen ships on the screen at once, and that impresses me most of all.
The heart of Robotech is its music. After all, Minmei stops the war almost single handedly. Of course, with horrible songs like "This is my chance to be a Star," and "My boyfriend is a pilot," you have to really wonder what happened to Earth to allow such crap to become popular. Thankfully none of those songs made it into the game. But the very cool Robotech theme music is intact and brilliantly turned into MIDI quality. Other pieces from the episodes' background music have made it in and are as catchy and fun to hear as ever. Although you really are too busy paying attention to the non stop action to coo at the tunes.
Speaking of the action, the firepower sounds are all specific. A Zentradi pod will not sound like a Veritech fighter and vice versa. Little things like that help make this game great.
It's super hard, gives you 12 characters to play as, follows the plot so well that even if you haven't seen the cartoon in a decade it will all come back to you, and has finally given the Robotech license the respect the name is due. The only problem is that it's made fore hardcore super shooter fans and it may distress even some Robotech fanatics with how hard the game is. But that's how the Macross saga was: brutal with lots of death. Simply put, this game is more a very specific fan, and it may just happen you don't fall into it. However, I'm serious going to stake my reputation as a gamer on the line and say this is not only the best GBA shooter ever, but one of the five best Shooters ever made, standing alongside Bangai-O, Radiant Silvergun, Ikarge, and the Gradius.
Gameplay: 9.0
Graphics: 10.0
Well, I said it above. You are not going to find a better shooter unless you own a Dreamcast or Saturn. And for only $30, you have a game you will keep for the rest of your life. If you like a challenge, blowing shit up, and saving the world from giant aliens that sell less than the Undertaker, this is your game!
Current System:
Graphics: 10
Replayability: 10
Miscellaneous: 10
And we are done. Next week we'll look all three Phantasy Star games on the PSC for the GBA. And if you guys want it, a Doshin the Giant UK exclusive review. Take your pick, and remember you can always reach me at alexanderlucard@usa.net or on AIM as Darquefyr
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Alexander Lucard
Alexander Lucard was the Editor-in-Chief of Diehard GameFAN and Director of Operations for the InsidePulse network. He has since retired from writing, but clearly shows up now and again. He has worked in video game journalism since 2002 and was also a paid consultant for Konami and The Pokemon Company. Alex has previously written for Tips N Tricks, Gamespot, White Wolf, TSR, Wizards of the Coast, Eden Studios, 411mania, Not a True Ending and more. His writing could also be found in the monthly periodicals Massive Online Gamer and Pokemon Collector Magazine.


Pathway | Pictures without film.
So here is a photo of a rather Royal looking way into Usk Castle.
'Regal way', Usk Castle, 2007.
So here is a photo taken at the Holehird gardens in the Lake district, of a meandering path that leads off the main route.


Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Description as recognised by the UK Kennel Club in 1935. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier also known as the staff, staffy, stafford or staffie, is a short coated medium sized dog, well known for its love of human companionship and its genuine affection towards children, gaining it a reputation as being a nanny dog.
It is the most popular of all the terrier breed of dogs and is the fifth most popular dog in England, requiring an hour to two hours exersise a day & is well suited to living in either a house or an apartment with a medium sized garden.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is descended from dog fighting ancestors bred from a cross between the bulldog and the terrier, today the Staff is kept as a companion dog and despite the breeds historical connection with fighting, has become one of the nations favorite pets and is known for being a very powerful, intelligent, muscular and loyal dog.
The Staff is a stocky and muscular medium sized dog standing at 36 to 42cm at the withers (shoulder blades) and weighs from 14 to 18 kg for males & 11 to 15 kg for females.
The length of the face is relatively short with a wide mouth with the teeth slightly overlapping into a scissor bite with the top incisors slightly overlapping the bottom incisors and a powerful jaw with tight, clean lips and a Black nose.
It has a broad skull with the male having a head which is considerably broader than the Female with short rose coloured ears, well defined optical muscles and medium sized dark eyes that are set looking straight ahead.
The head tapers down to the neck which should be strong and muscular with the shoulders placed on squarely spaced forelimbs, the front legs should be evenly spaced with medium spaced well padded paws.
The body should be muscular, well defined and wide at the front with a deepset brisket, wellsprung ribs and a level topline tapering to the rear with a medium length low set tail that should not curl too much, the tail should have the look of an old fashioned pump handle.
The hind quarters should be muscular, with the stiffles well bent and the hocks well let down, when viewed from the rear the hind legs should be parallel.
The coat of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed should be short, smooth, close to the body and should be coloured either, Black, Blue, Brindle, Fawn, White, Red or any of these with White.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier should move freely, driven powerfully from the hind legs when moving with effortless agility, the legs should move in parallel when viewed from the front or rear.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a relatively easy breed of dog to obedience train although they do have a stubborn streak meaning that they may not be suitable for every family as every family member has to be a firm, confident and consistent pack leader. They should have clear limits set on what they can do and cannot do and can also be quite vocal so must be taught when to stop.
They should be trained and socialised at an early age especially with other animals at an early age.
The Staffordsire Bull Terrier is a hardy dog full of stamina and should be exersised regularly needing 1 -2 hours of exersise a day, they can become quite destructive when they are left alone for long periods of time and tend to chew a great deal when they are pups so be sure to make sure your staff has plenty of strong toys to chew on.
They are known for being intelligent and affectionate dogs, showing a particular affection towards children.


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Kenneth Medenwald
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Aberdeen: Funeral services for Kenneth E. Medenwald, 79, Aberdeen, SD, are 10:00am, Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with Pastor Rhia Strohm officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Aberdeen.
Kenneth died Tuesday, June 25, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.
Visitation is 3:00-7:00pm, Friday, with family present from 5:00-7:00pm, and a prayer service at 7:00pm, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home.
Kenneth Elvin Medenwald was born to Elvin and Alice (Goolsbey) Medenwald September 4, 1939, at Lidgerwood, ND where he grew up and attended Dexter Township Country School and Lidgerwood Public High School. He farmed with his dad a few years before moving to Wahpeton, ND where he was employed at Sturdyvants and Home Gas Co. On October 3, 1959 he married his high school sweetheart, Ann Ellis, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Lidgerwood where he was baptized and confirmed. His two daughters were baptized also at Holy Cross. They lived in Wahpeton until 1967 when they moved to Barnesville, MN where he managed Home Gas Co. In 1969, he and his family moved to Aberdeen where he lived ever since.
He was a long time employee of South Dakota Wheat Growers and Kaystar Seed Corp in Huron, SD. He traveled a wide area and excelled in sales. He was very much a people person and enjoyed visiting with everyone. He enjoyed all family gatherings, holidays, birthdays and just because. His great-grandchildren knew him well. While his daughters were growing up, family camping and snowmobiling were among his favorites. He was a past member of the Driftbusters Snowmobile Club. He enjoyed fishing, fly fishing and hunting with both his gun and bow and supported the NRA.
After his daughters were grown he got back into his passion for motorcycles. He rode Indians when he was younger, then came the Harleys. Kenneth took many bike trips with his wife and attended the Sturgis Rally for years.
He was a perfectionist who took great pride in his yard and did those Harleys shine! He will be dearly missed by his wife Ann; two daughters, Wendy (Fred) Fischbach and Darci (Todd) Cunningham; three grandchildren: Sara (Daren) Siefken, Lona (Erik) Simon and Brian (Roxy) Cotten; ten great-grandchildren: Abbie, Brianna, Sophie and Noah Siefken, Kenleigh, Chapel, Declan, and Ledger Simon, and Brynn and Braylee Cotten; two sisters, Karen Branch, Fargo, ND, and Sharen Sparr, Hankinson, ND; three brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grand-daughter, Kayla Cunningham; parents; and maternal and paternal grandparents; and three brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law.
Pallbearers will be Brian Cotten, Erik Simon, Daren Siefken, Kevin Anderson, Les Blocker, and Craig Bostian. www.spitzerfuneralhome.com


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FAQ: Why Did Danny Thomas Start St. Jude?
1 What inspired Danny Thomas to start St. Jude?
2 Why did Danny Thomas start St. Jude in Memphis?
3 What is Danny Thomas's connection to St. Jude?
4 How did St Judes Hospital start?
6 How much does St Jude's CEO make?
7 Is St Jude's Hospital Catholic?
8 Where is the original St Judes Hospital located?
9 Why did Jean Hagen leave Make Room for Daddy?
10 Was Danny Thomas Lebanese?
11 What percentage of donations go to St. Jude's hospital?
13 How much money does it take to run St. Jude's for a Day 2020?
What inspired Danny Thomas to start St. Jude?
When he realized what he'd done, Danny prayed for a way to pay the looming hospital bills. Praying to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes, Danny asked the saint to "help me find my way in life, and I will build you a shrine."
Why did Danny Thomas start St. Jude in Memphis?
Danny's mentor, Cardinal Samuel Stritch, recommended he look to Memphis, Tennessee, the cardinal's hometown. And for families with children battling these diseases, Danny wanted to remove the burden of treatment costs so they were free to focus on their child. The idea of his shrine to St.
What is Danny Thomas's connection to St. Jude?
As a "starving actor", Thomas had made a vow: If he found success, he would open a shrine dedicated to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes. After becoming a successful actor in the early 1950s, his wife joined him and began traveling the United States to help raise funds to build St.
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How did St Judes Hospital start?
How much does St Jude's CEO make?
The 14 most highly compensated employees were reported to be: $1,278,550: James R Downing, President, CEO. $ 958,886: Richard C Shadyac, Ex-Officio Director (compensation from ALSAC)
Is St Jude's Hospital Catholic?
Where is the original St Judes Hospital located?
Jude Founder's Day is February 4. On this day in 1962, founder and entertainer Danny Thomas ' dream came to life. It began as a wild idea and an unlikely movement.
Why did Jean Hagen leave Make Room for Daddy?
Shortly after the third season finished filming, Jean Hagen left the show over dissatisfaction with her role and frequent clashes with Danny Thomas. Thomas was upset with her for leaving, and felt the show would not last without her. Wickes remained with the show until 1958.
Was Danny Thomas Lebanese?
Danny Thomas was born on Jan. 6, 1912, on a horse farm in Deerfield, Mich., the son of Lebanese immigrants. At birth he was named Muzyad Yakhoob, but his parents later changed the name to Amos Jacobs.
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Two seats contested in GCEA election
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Reliance on coal a big issue
All five candidates running for the Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) board of directors agree it is important to incorporate more clean and alternative energy into the system, but the challengers appear more adamant than the incumbents when it comes to stepping away from coal-generated electricity.
Three seats are up for election, and two of them will be contested. Skyland's Bill LaDuke is running unopposed in District One, while Steve Schechter is challenging District 4 incumbent George Besse of Gunnison. For the third seat, Lake City's Schuyler Denham is challenging incumbent Paul Hudgeons in District 5.
All GCEA members should have received a ballot in the mail by now. Those ballots must be returned to the association no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24.
Both Schechter and Denham believe it is past time to move away from coal-generated electricity and begin not only exploring, but also utilizing, alternative energy sources like solar and wind in a major way.
"The attitude of this current board is that coal is the most reliable, cheapest form of energy, and that is short-term thinking," says Schechter. "They need to be thinking about our kids and grandchildren. We are frankly entering a period where energy will not be cheap any longer. People are going to have to use less energy and the GCEA needs to help accommodate that reality."
Schechter says the local board can provide incentives for members to use energy efficient products. He would encourage the board to fund refrigerator buy-backs, where customers would get some compensation to trade in their old fridge for a new energy-efficient fridge that uses half the energy.
He says the board can hold educational classes and provide ways to get people to put it in energy-efficient windows and doors. "These ideas are the low-hanging fruit that is easy but collectively makes a big difference," Schechter explained.
"There are low-cost ways to help people move toward better energy efficiency. As for the bigger picture, we have to start thinking of alternative energy. This board just wants to burn coal. I would hammer our representative to our energy supplier, Tri-State, to move in the direction of alternatives. We need to change the coal culture at Tri-State. Solar and wind is the future and energy suppliers like Excel Energy are already moving in that direction. We need to do the same. Things are changing quickly and we need to change the way we do things."
Tri-State is a cooperative energy supplier made up of more than 40 local electric co-ops like the Gunnison County Electric Association. Lou Costello is the GCEA representative to Tri-State.
The man Schechter is running against, George Besse, says he understands the need for change. "Everyone on the board is very aware of global warming," he said. "We know it is happening and we are trying to address it. There really is no quick fix, however. Technology got us into this mess and hopefully technology will help get us out of the mess."
Besse says he and the current board are currently trying to educate the GCEA members on how to conserve energy. The board offers green certificates so customers can purchase wind power instead of coal generated power. "I've been on the board 12 years and there are still some goals and changes I would like to help see accomplished. Helping to clean up the environment is one of the goals. But people need to understand that coal is still important. We need to provide clean, reliable power at the most reasonable price for all of our members, and that is tough. We are striving to find a balance between the environment and keeping the lights on. We have to meet our growing demand in the valley. Everyone likes to have the lights go on when they flip the switch."
Besse says the GCEA and Tri-State are starting to look at more alternatives. "Tri-State wanted to build a coal plant in Kansas and that was turned down because they couldn't get the permits," he said. "Now, they'll have to go out and buy power on the open market and that can get expensive. But they are also looking at wind and solar and maybe even nuclear. Nuclear is a very long way off but they are checking out all the alternatives, and looking at all the alternatives is good."
District Five challenger Schuyler Denham believes in alternatives more focused on solar and wind power, but he admits any alternative won't necessarily be cheap. "I think one of the biggest issues in running in this election is that the GCEA has always relied on cheap, reliable power in the form of coal. They figured Tri-State would always be able to provide it, but that was extremely shortsighted. I expect our electricity rates to essentially double between, say, 2004 and 2010. I expect Tri-State to keep trying to use coal, and the GCEA is committed to Tri-State until 2050. Tri-State continues to favor coal because it's cheap but it is extremely dirty. The cleanest coal-burning plant ever designed will still dump about 200 pounds of mercury into the air every year. I want the GCEA to take a strong stand away from coal. It is a dinosaur. I would say we should never support another coal-burning plant, period," says Denham.
"Alternative energy has expensive up-front costs," Denham admitted. "But we should have been thinking along these lines 20 years ago. We have to understand that the higher up-front costs will help us down the line. Coal in the future, especially with state and national carbon taxes, will be very expensive. Instead of Tri-State spending five billion dollars on a couple of coal-burning power plants, we should use that money to invest in solar and wind energy and allow credits to customers using alternative energy. Those up-front costs for alternative energy sources will save us 30 or 40 years down the road. Colorado's other main energy supplier, Excel Energy, is working on it productively and investing in cleaner energy. I don't see any way out of the short-term cost increases and that is unfortunate but we have to look long term and spend our money on projects that won't be antiquated 20 or 30 years from now."
District Five incumbent Paul Hudgeons says the GCEA is a complex business that has many factors contributing to its success or failure. "We are in a growth area causing our total demand for power to increase," he commented in an e-mail. "GCEA doesn't generate power—we buy it and resell it to our members. We work to keep our operational costs low by being safe and efficient. This has resulted in GCEA being one of the most efficient and safe electrical cooperatives in the nation."
Hudgeons also says it is important for the GCEA members to reduce their power usage and costs. "We encourage members to use fluorescent bulbs, use Energy Star appliances. We encourage them to add insulation to their homes, use off-peak energy and use our net metering policy by installing solar panels and other forms of clean local generation. We help fund the Office for Resource Efficiency (ORE) who provides energy audits and promotes our wind program."
As for the issue of coal-fired electricity power, Hudgeons thinks it is one contributing factor to climate change. "We have a contract through 2050 (with Tri-State) for all our power, which allows us to provide up to 5 percent of our needs by locally generated clean energy. We will continue to work with our power supplier by providing positive input for clean low-cost energy."
Ballots should be received at the GCEA by mail by Tuesday, June 24 at 4:30 p.m. The alternative is to show up at the annual meeting and cast a live vote on that Tuesday evening. The election will likely take place at approximately 6 p.m.
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The Life of Kenneth
FastPort Model 3100CXPlus Printer Server
After trying out the 86BT in my parent's house as their network printer solution, we were a little underwhelmed with the build quality of it. The BT86 is certainly functional, but its build quality is pretty unimpressive and didn't instill much confidence in the parents. All the well, because it means I get to keep playing with it, but it means I still needed to find an Ethernet solution for the parallel port printer.
I managed to get a good deal on this beautiful piece of work, a Milan FastPort Model 3100CXPlus print server. This thing is built like a tank, and taking numbers. The case is made from heavy extruded aluminum, and is about the most solid thing piece of electronics I've ever played with. It was originally made for corporate networks back in the late 90s. This specific device has a firmware build date from 1997, so it's OLD, but still working.
It's a very simple device; an Ethernet jack to plug into your network (10bT, amusingly enough), then a DB-9 serial port and a DE-25 parallel port to plug printers into. What is a little squirrely about it is that it has two DIP switches on the front to switch it between a couple modes, and of course the user guide for it off-handedly mentions that specific switch settings can be referenced from the installation manual, which is nowhere to be found online. It then exposes these two printer ports as TCP sockets, which can be set up as RAW TCP/IP printers on any operating system.
Turning on D1 sets the device into configuration mode, where D2 then switches between printing a test page (D2 off) and setting the device into serial configuration mode (D2 on).
So, for example, setting the switches to on and on, and then plugging a null serial cable into the serial port to your computer, and opening a hyperterminal at 9600 baud brings up a menu system to configure the device.
Setting D2 to off and power cycling the device causes it to try and print a test page on any printers plugged into it (using what looks like basic PostScript, but having never looked at PS before I am only guessing). Of course, our Laserjet 2300 is a PCL printer, so the test page mode did nothing.
To then set the device into standard print mode, turn off D1 and turn on D2. I never figured out what off-off did. In addition to exposing the two printers on ports 2000 and 2001, you can connect to it through telnet on 2002, and either monitor status or remotely configure it exactly as done through the serial port in configuration mode.
So of course, while I was playing with this, I had to open it up and check out some good 1997 circuit board action.
There were a few things distinctive about this board. First of all, it's the first PCB I've ever seen designed to slide straight into an Aluminum extrusion case. Second of all, it actually has two banked EEPROMs for the firmware, which are the two PLCC ROMs at top center. This means flashing new firmware actually requires booting off one bank, flashing the second, then rebooting off the second bank to flash the first. Talk about a robust system! You'd have to really work at it to brick this thing.
Third feature of note is the 16 pin edge connector inside for a daughter network card, which can replace the blank-off cap seen to the right of the Ethernet jack in the second picture from the top. This allows you to buy additional network cards to allow this thing to support any of the dizzying array of network solutions eventually beat out by twisted pair Ethernet, including coax Ethernet, token ring, and AppleTalk. Again, impressive.
On top of everything else amusing about this thing, the microcontroller running the show easily takes the cake. This thing runs on a freakin 80C186, which was one of the stepping stones between the classic Intel 8086, and the 80386, which defined the entire PC revolution. Not only is this a classic controller, but back in the 90s it was common practice to license your ICs to other companies as "second sources" such that manufactures would be willing to use your part (since they can buy it from either you or your licensee). The 80C186 was developed by Intel, but this one happened to have been manufactured by AMD, which can be seen by the (M) AMD (C) INTEL silkscreen, which is quite rare now.
So, all being said, this is an amazing device if you still happen to be using a parallel port printer that you want to put on the network. The 10bT Ethernet isn't much of a limitation, since parallel ports are slower than that anyways, and it handled multiple computers simultaneously trying to print to it no problem. If you happen upon one of these things at any kind of salvage shop, or on eBay selling for a lot less than the $100 they seem to be going for these days, grab it.
Edit (7/1/2013): I did eventually manage to find a user's guide for the Milan FastPort series on their website.
Anonymous September 16, 2011 at 9:28:00 AM PDT
That's $100 too much for something like this, considering there are *wireless* printers that are much faster than an old parallel printer, and have many quality niceties like fax/scanner/copier. For instance, I found this one on sale at office max, it was $250: http://www.amazon.com/Brother-MFC-7840W-Multifunction-Wireless-Interfaces/dp/B0016ZQ566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316190138&sr=8-1
Kenneth Finnegan September 16, 2011 at 9:38:00 AM PDT
And yet I'm perfectly happy with our Laserjet 2300, so for the cost of some horse-trading, it's now on the network, and prints the 1-3 pages at a time I typically need to print at home perfectly fine.
$100 is a bit much, and I wouldn't pay that for one, but given the choice between one of these for $20 at a swap meet (or free, in my case) and laying $300 down for a new printer, I'll stick with the one I've got.
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Oh my aching field density equalizers! I know the device. Well the company.... Have you ever examined a Hayes modem? They are also created the same way as far as PCBs go.
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Throwback Thursday: Miniature Guns
by Doug Wicklund - Thursday, July 5, 2018
One of the most interesting areas of American gun collecting involves miniature firearms, where a major collection worth many thousands of dollars can easily fit inside a lunch box...and sometimes the best of historical designs can be nicely rendered in quarter-scale. At major gun shows across the country, in addition to the usual full-sized rifles, pistols and shotguns, some collectors exhibit the finest in smaller firepower packages—miniature guns.
NRA's National Firearms Museum recently won part of the "international arms race" (in small scale) by assembling a group of 16 amazing wheellock miniatures. Fit to equip a down-sized platoon, these intriguing small arms range from a fine combination rifle built into a crossbow, a wheellock revolver capable of discharging seven shots, a medieval axe/gun, a breechloading pistol and several ball-butted pistols. There's even one princely pistol built completely out of 14-karat gold!
Just as with the originals, the embellishment of these diminutive arms includes ivory and bone, while gold, silver and bronze highlights are everywhere. In olden days, fine wheellock guns like these were expensive enough that they could only be owned by royalty and nobles. The master gunsmiths that built these pint-sized miniatures did so to show they could provide the same craftsmanship in a smaller package. Journeyman gunsmiths often honed their skills by making miniatures for their final projects as they left their master's shop, reasoning also that the smaller size piece was far easier to transport as they made their way to new employment.
Thanks to lender Kennith Whichard, the wonders of the wheellock mechanism are now on display in the NRA's National Firearms Museum galleries. The wheellock is an early ignition system that worked much like today's Bic lighters. To give an idea of scale, some of the items in this miniature wheellock collection could be concealed underneath a Matchbox car, and a hand-held Nintendo could create enough shade to shelter several items. With some good arranging, most of this collection could be concealed under an issue of A magazine!
During the 1600s, the wheellock design was really the "cutting edge" of arms technology. Our miniature collection also includes unusual pieces like firearms combined with supplemental cleavers, axes or halberds. Given the single-shot capability that most guns of the day had, one can see that having an additional combat feature like an axe on the gun really wasn't a bad idea.
Got an interest in collecting miniature arms? Contact NRA's Gun Collector Programs at (703) 267-1600.
NRA's National Firearms Museum
Imagine being surrounded by thousands of guns of every historical period, in a magical place where you can see just about any kind of firearm you ever saw on television or at the movies. There is such a place in reality and it's called the National Firearms Museum. When you visit NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Va., the museum galleries are just the beginning of your tour.
The 6,000-gun museum collection began with the founding of the National Rifle Association itself, just after the Civil War ended. Of course, many of the guns in the collection go back centuries earlier. The oldest firearm in America—a crude European handcannon—is there to greet you. Pilgrim John Alden's well-worn carbine from the good ship Mayflower isn't far away and you can see guns that were used in the early colonies and the American Revolution. Guns that were there at the Alamo, Gettysburg and Iwo Jima are represented in the expansive exhibit cases. Interested in guns for hunting? From African big-game safaris to whitetail deer hunting to waterfowling, those guns are in displays for the finding.
Guns from competitive shooting—the age of the schuetzenfest, matches at Creedmoor, Sea Girt and Camp Perry—are also here. Pieces that were used by Annie Oakley, President Theodore Roosevelt, Buffalo Bill, John Wesley Hardin and many others are all there in the galleries. Roughly half the museum's extensive collection is on exhibit at any given time.
And it's free. No admission charge. Where else can you spend a day wandering through history, told through the barrel of a gun? The museum's gift shop also gives visitors the chance to leave with a bit of that history. From blackpowder pistols, T-shirts, books, toys...the Museum store has it all. Plan your visit today by checking out the museum website, e-mailing [email protected] or calling (703) 267-1600. Come see the museum at 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.
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With a number of nations around the globe taking a greater interest in ambitious deep-space missions, like sending astronauts back to the Moon and on to Mars, the difficulty of power becomes vital. Making use of chemical rockets, payloads are really restricted and incredibly high priced to send into orbit, much significantly less beyond that into deep space. As humanity becomes more of a spacefaring species, there is a developing want for energy systems and propulsion engines that are closer in scale to their terrestrial counterparts. There's a limit to what can be carried out with chemical rockets and smaller robotic spacecraft operating in low-Earth orbit, and these limits are getting incredibly rapidly reached.
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Instead, the inner planets relied on liquids and gases gathered from impacts and volcanic outgassing to form the atmospheres we see today. Around 1,400 of these exoplanet candidates are thought to be gas giants, substantially like Jupiter. Understanding what takes place on Jupiter can assist scientists get a greater sense of what is happening beyond our solar program. To date, astronomers have identified thousands of exoplanets — planets that orbit a star other than our sun. These planets are far away, with the closest a single around 10.five light-years from Earth. The microwave observations show these storms on Jupiter, called vortices, extend under the cloud deck of the planet.
It then crosses in front of the white disk of Jupiter, and then ultimately the other two big Jovian moons, volcanic Io and icy Callisto. The initial of numerous programmed searches for new satellites of Saturn as a result had achievement other proper away as the Voyager imaging group scientists found the moon on November 7. An inner moon of Saturn, orbiting around the outer edge of Saturn's A ring, Atlas takes 14.4 hours to complete its trip around the planet.
Such binary asteroids are common in the Kuiper Belt, but not, as far as scientists can inform, among Trojans. Due to the fact 1991, when the Galileo spacecraft whizzed previous the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter, a quantity of missions have explored the Solar System's key asteroid belt, which lies involving Mars and Jupiter. But no mission has ever gone to Jupiter's Trojans, which might be incredibly unique from asteroids in the principal belt.
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Then in 1655, astronomer Christian Huygens observed Saturn and correctly deduced that the planet was surrounded by a ring. Even so, early astronomers believed that the ring was solid, and it certainly appears that way when observed by means of a modest telescope. Despite the fact that there have been a compact number of astronomers who disagreed with these assumptions, their tips were not overly well known. Galileo's observations revealed that far additional stars have been scattered by way of the skies than previously acknowledged that the moon's surface was craggy and covered in craters and that the sun was spattered with sunspots. These findings suggested for the initial time that the celestial planet was far from excellent.
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Whistleblower Laws and Programs
In order to encourage honest citizens to come forward and expose a fraud, the U.S. Government created whistleblower laws and programs during the past 30 years. Individuals who blow the whistle play a central role in fighting corruption both in the United States and abroad. These programs allow U.S. residents and citizens of foreign countries to report instances where a company or individual defrauds or steals money from the federal authorities, fails to pay taxes or violates Federal Securities and Foreign Corrupt Practices law. In exchange for their contribution, financial bounties are provided as rewards.
Between 1987 and 2015, the U.S. government directly paid over $5.5 billion to whistleblowers. While the average whistleblower reward was approximately $1.5, some of them reached more than $100 million.
Choosing the Right Program(s)
Fraudulent conduct often falls under multiple whistleblower programs. For example, a medical device company that pays millions in bribes to foreign officials in India is violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and subject to a Securities claim. That company may also be unlawfully claiming the kickbacks as business expenses, in which case the relator could also file a tip through the IRS Office.
Cases initiated by those who blew the whistle have recovered over $40 billion since 1987. In response, corporations are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to cheat the authorities and hide their wrongdoing. To combat this, the U.S. government has enacted additional laws and strengthened existing practices to better protect those who come forward and make the process easier and more rewarding. These recent changes include provisions that allow individuals to report an illegal scheme anonymously for certain types of cases and for citizens of other countries to also collect awards.
In addition to the federal programs, dozens of state legislatures have passed laws similar to the False Claims Act. It's not uncommon to receive rewards from both a Federal FCA settlement and several state programs as well.
United States Federal Whistleblower Programs And Laws
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Law
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits bribing foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or facilitating business. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, both U.S. citizens and foreign residents may report FCPA violations.
The Securities and Exchange (SEC) Program
Enacted through the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities qui tam program pays rewards to individuals who report stock fraud or violations of any securities law enforced by the SEC.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program:
Congress passed the IRS qui tam law in 2006. This program allows individuals to report cases of tax fraud or large tax underpayment and share in any monies recovered as a result.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Incentives and Protection
This office is modeled and often works in conjunction with the SEC Whistleblower Office. The CFTC pays relators who provide information that leads to a successful enforcement action against illegal conducts in the trading of commodities, such as oil, gas, and foreign currencies.
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Founded in 1976, Old Chicago is a casual dining restaurant that features Chicago-style pizzas, pasta and over 110 craft beers which became part of their World Beer Tour loyalty program. Its name came from a 70's-era pinball machine complete with pictures of gangsters and their "dolls."
With a heavy emphasis on the bar, the brand became more known for its World Beer Tour than its menu offerings. Think Norm from Cheers. And the more money that was made in the bar, the less money that was invested in the dining area. Along with new ownership came a new focus on the dining area and having a more balanced revenue mix
So instead of Norm from Cheers, we wanted to create a place that represented more of a Mario Batali from "Eataly."
The new brand features a heavy Chicago-design influence complete with the four stars from their city flag to the convergence of its three rivers represented in some of its city works items, to the iron found under the L (elevated train). All of this came to represent the hardiness, sensibilities, spirit and big heart of the midwest. We also changed the tagline from "110 Brews, Pizza & Pasta" to "Pizza & Taproom" to elevate the stated experience.
To further advance Old Chicago's position in the casual dining space, we developed a photography style that included food, lifestyle and action shots. By focusing more on a culinary approach to visuals, we were able to elevate the presence of the food and reveal the handcrafted process that occurs behind the scenes.
We handled all rebranding touchpoints from new logo to menus to in-restaurant marketing to the look and feel of the restaurant. When the first complete remodel came together in Edina, Minnesota, sales during the first month were up 22% over the year prior.
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BY NATASHA BARSOTTI — Spanish researchers say they have developed a vaccine that temporarily stops the growth of HIV in infected patients, Agence France–Presse (AFP) reports.
The researchers' study, published in Science Translation Medicine, found that the effectiveness of the vaccine, tested on 36 people carrying the virus, declined after a year, AFP notes. The vaccine, which was developed using immune cells exposed to HIV that had been inactivated through exposure to high temperatures, caused a "dramatic drop in the amount of the virus detected in some patients."
"After 12 weeks of the trial, the HIV viral load dropped by more than 90 percent among 12 of the 22 patients who received the vaccine. Only one among the 11 patients who received a control injection without the vaccine experienced a similar result," the AFP report says. "After 24 weeks, the effectiveness had begun to decline, however, with seven of the 20 remaining patients receiving the vaccine enjoying a similar 90-percent slump in viral load. No one in the control group of 10 patients experienced such a decline in the virus."
Felipe Garcia, a scientist at Barcelona University's Hospital Clinic, says he and his team gave "instructions to the immune system so it could learn to destroy the virus, which it does not do naturally," the report states.
It took the team seven years to achieve the results.
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Chapter 12: The phall after the Phall
It is widely assumed — and one look at the document would seem to confirm it — that Georgette forged Mickey's signature on the Adam Grant's deed of sale because after July 29, 1951, Mickey Haff was nowhere to be found. Even Miles, as the musician related in his autobiography, wondered "what ever happened to that car-dealing cracker." There were rumors, years later, that it was Mickey, under the assumed name of Neal Cassady, driving the Furthur bus for Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters. There were unconfirmed sightings of Haff in the sixties with LSD-avatar Tim Leary in Millbrook, NY, with the Beatles at Apple Corps headquarters in London and with Carlos Castaneda and Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew in Oaxaca, Mexico. (But considering that most witnesses were habitual drug users, this testimony is considered highly dubious.) And so, in short order, the Grant Building passed, at a fire-sale price, into the hands of a Stockton CPA firm, Sandoz and Cedalia, whose young and, apparently, exceedingly patient principals planned to do nothing but hold it and wait for appreciation.
And when they said nothing, they meant nothing.
Over the next 25 years, the roof leaked, paint peeled, windows cracked, water puddled up in basement nooks and crannies, toilets overflowed (or took two minutes to flush) and elevators broke down, while the elevator to the Tip was again ignominiously plastered over and the fabled barrroom itself, with Mickey's pricey Belgian wallpaper and, now, six busted windows, was inadvertently transformed into the world's most glamourous pigeon coop.
Blue-chip businesses moved out, and various sweatshops, fake ID companies, Sea Monkey purveyors and "media agencies" (a common masquerade in those days for houses of prostitution) moved in. And still, Sandoz and Cedalia did nothing. And then in 1975, they abruptly did something. The Stockton CPAs, who had waited so patiently for a quarter of a century, sold the Adam Grant Building — for which they had paid $310,000 in 1951 — for $112 million and retired to their own island in the Caribbean.
The buyer, and still owner today, was Sealane Properties.
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