The Board of HEAnet (Chairman 2004 – 2013). HEAnet is Ireland's National Education and Research Network, providing internet connectivity and associated ICT services to education and research organisations throughout Ireland, including all publicly funded and most private higher education institutions and all primary and post-primary schools.
Institutional Management of Higher Education - IMHE was the OECD's higher education programme. Tom was a member of the Board from 2005-2016 and one of its vice-presidents from 2011 to 2016.
The Fulbright Commission (3 year term to 2009). The Fulbright Commission of Ireland annually awards grants to Irish and E.U. postgraduate students, scholars, and professionals to study, research, and lecture in the United States and for Americans to do the same in Ireland.
Science Foundation Ireland. SFI is Ireland's biggest public direct funder of research in higher education institutions - 4 year term to 2012.
The Apprenticeship Council of Ireland (2014 to 2016).
The Expert Group on Future Skills needs - advises the Irish Government on skills needs and labour market issues that impact on enterprise and employment growth (2014 to 2016).
The Irish Universities Quality Board.
Chairman of the Board of Benefacts. Benefacts is a non-governmental organisation that provides free public access to extensive information about the entire nonprofit sector in Ireland with the aim of enhancing the transparency of the sector to funders and other stakeholders.
The advisory board of Asia Matters. This is Ireland's centre of expertise on Asia.
The Board of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland.
The Denham Scholarship Foundation – established to support individuals from underrepresented groups to access education in law and support their early years as barristers.


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Tropical Storm Expected To Strike The US Coast.
Simon Daily October 7, 2017
Tropical Storm Testing US Resolve.
Tropical Storm Nate is set to hit the US Gulf Coastline. Its current trajectory has it hitting just west of New Orleans and moving northeast through Alabama. Although no one can say with absolute Certainty the path the storm will take.
Officials have upgraded the Tropical Storm Warning to a Hurricane Warning. Forecasters believe that Nate will gain strength in the warm Caribbean waters before it reaches the US Coast.
Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 24 people in Costa Rica, the Honduras, and Nicaragua. When The Storm caused mudslides and floods.
The US Coastal States are gearing up for the storm and this time they will not be caught off guard.
As Reported By Nicole Chavez, Joe Sterling, CNN
Gulf Coast states prepare
Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches were issued late Friday from Florida's border with Alabama east as far as Indian Pass, the hurricane center said. The tropical storm watch was later expanded to include most of Central Alabama and several counties in northwest Georgia, according to local National Weather Service offices.
With parts of Florida still reeling from Hurricane Irma, Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for 29 counties.
"Based on the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center, (Tropical Storm Nate) will continue in the Gulf of Mexico and we expect it to become a hurricane and bring severe weather to the Florida panhandle this weekend," Scott said Friday. "To be clear, Florida is now in the cone."
He told residents to anticipate evacuation zones, warning that bridges will close once wind speeds get to 30-40 miles per hour and people won't be able to evacuate.
"In Florida, we know to prepare for the worst while hoping for the best, but we don't take any chances," Scott said, urging people to get their medications and have three days of food and water. "Please stock up on supplies today, the storm is … fast-moving."
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Inbound vs Outbound Marketing | Which is most effective?
You might be thinking, ''Oh no, not more buzz words", but wait!
Inbound and Outbound marketing are the terms to describe two very different forms of marketing activity. In this article, we are going to take a look at the pros and cons of each form and look at which is most effective and critical right for your business.
In general, marketing had been the same for a number of years. However, through the emergence of new technology, rapidly changing customer habits and increasing demand for new ways for users reach out and communicate with businesses, we are seeing a shift from traditional outbound marketing to an inbound approach.
The main aim of marketing is to discover new customers and grow your business. In order to do this business will invest time, effort and considerable expenditure to highlight new audiences and reach out to them with various forms of marketing promoting their business or service.
If you were to follow traditional methods of marketing, you might adopt an outbound approach, using media like print, TV and radio to help connect with your audience. As I am sure you're aware, these are no longer the most effective means of opening up communication with potential customers. They even sound boring.
Today's customer is savvy and has a wealth of businesses at their fingertips all vying for their attention. If you haven't adapted your marketing strategy to account for this, then you're missing a trick. With the growth of the internet and the innovation of Social Media, we have seen business taking Inbound Marketing Methods to new levels and having great success doing so.
'Outbound' describes any type of marketing activity where you put your promotion in a buyer's path with the hope that it will resonate and cause a reaction.
Traditional methods of Outbound Marketing include telemarketing, banner advertising, mass email marketing, but also extend to remarketing and PPC.
When using an outbound approach, it's all on the marketer's terms. The strategy will be defined with no input from the buyer, therefore the content, time and place of the interaction will be defined from the outset by the marketer. This leaves a lot to chance don't you think?
There are certain circumstances when Outbound Marketing can work, but they don't really align with today's customers. Today's buyers expect full control of their buying process. With hundreds of businesses vying for their attention online they are equipped with all the tools to research, compare and finally engage with a business when they are ready to make the purchasing decision.
To meet the demands of today's buyer many businesses are shifting toward an 'inbound' approach. Inbound denotes the practice or marketing techniques that meet your buyer's needs and the way they make their purchase decisions. Once they are ready, let them come to you, rather than interrupting their process.
All sounds a little Field of Dreams right? "If you build it, they will come.
However, in essence, that's what it is. Inbound marketing is the process of learning as much about your potential customers as possible, offering them content of value that will resonate with as its specific to their need then tailoring your communication as they move through the stages of the sales journey.
By ensuring your content meets a specific need of your audience you'll generate new leads. Then by only engaging with them after they have expressed interest they feel in control. It's a process that's also known as permission marketing, allowing the customer to choose the time & place and control their interaction. This process nurtures a strong relationship between customer and business and leads to increased opportunities.
Some examples of Inbound Marketing include SEO, Emails, Blogging, Social Media Marketing & Content Marketing.
Adopting an inbound approach will enable your business to attract new clients, build trust and engage with your audiences like never before and nurture new leads through a progressive sales funnel.
Showcase your expertise and knowledge by generating compelling content that is highly attractive to your target audience and fulfils a need and will raise awareness of your business with your customers. When they are ready to engage you should look to provide a tailored journey from lead to happy client.
Attract potential clients when they are researching by establishing a need or challenge. Publish fantastic, evergreen content that will provide a resource for the user and help them solve their problems. Attract buyers to your website by providing helpful content that is of value.
Once you have their attention opened communication, learn more about the prospect and incentivise engagement with another piece of content or offer to provide further value.
Help get your new leads over the line by learning more about them and tailoring your offering to suit their needs, just be there.
Delight new clients with not only a fantastic service but the after sales and continued communication to enhance customer loyalty.
A huge benefit of Inbound Marketing, that is often overlooked, is compound return.
You can expect returns to be fairly small in an Inbound Campaigns infancy, but over time the campaign will grow and continue to generate traction.
As long as you are producing high-quality evergreen content, a blog post published a year ago will still generate traffic.
This is in stark contrast to Outbound Marketing where results will drop off or campaign stop working the minute you stop investing in them.
In this day and age, it's clear the inbound marketing efforts resonate better with buyers. When done correctly, inbound campaigns can offer a lower cost per acquisition and provide an ongoing return. With that in mind, it should be a core principle of any SME's marketing strategy.
While outbound can be seen as slightly dated, it's not to be ignored and can be a powerful weapon in the marketer's arsenal.
A modern effective marketing strategy should focus on Inbound Marketing but allow some room for highly tailored Outbound efforts.
Get more great insight from our dedicated Inbound Marketing page. As a certified HubSpot Partner Agency you can be assured our advice is backed up by the world-leading software and from over 15 years helping businesses achieve their goals.


We believe that mental health-focused community outreach and collaboration with other partners is important to build a stronger organization, reduce stigma and raise understanding about mental illness, reach high-risk populations who do not have access to services and utilize alternative and holistic resources to improve the quality of life for individuals and our community.
Tails of Valor Paws of Honor – Based in Coopersburg, PA, trains service dogs for veterans affected by PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, and/or TBI, traumatic brain injury.
PRS clients volunteer to work with the puppies at HH on basic commands, walking on the leash, exposure to new environments and people.This benefits the puppies but is also a very therapeutic and rewarding process for our clients. In addition, several HH staff volunteer as evening/weekend puppy sitters and attend TOV events to help support the training needs of the puppies.
Re-entry services for individuals leaving Lehigh County Jail – We work closely with Lehigh County adult and juvenile court systems and department, and task forces to address severe and chronic mental health needs prisoners upon their release for follow-up care to ensure a more stable return to the community.
THANK YOU to our donors and funders who help support so much of the work that we do at Haven House and out and about in the community!


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Senate Approves Surety Bond Amendment with 97-0 Vote, Ensuring Essential Payment & Performance Protections on all TIFIA-Financed Infrastructure Projects
August 4, 2021 /in /by Lindsay Graham
August 4, 2021 (WASHINGTON, DC) – The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) commend the Senate for passing the Van Hollen 2354 amendment with a unanimous vote of 97-0. The bipartisan amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Joni Ernst (R-IA), provides essential protections for taxpayers, workers, subcontractors and suppliers by requiring payment and performance security on all federally-financed infrastructure projects receiving loans and grants under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), including public private projects (P3s).
"This 97-0 vote represents a truly bipartisan effort to provide essential protections and services necessary to support our country's immediate and future infrastructure needs," said SFAA president and CEO, Lee Covington. "It demonstrates the value and importance construction surety bonds play in the success of all federally-financed infrastructure projects."
"Assuring the delivery of much-needed, quality infrastructure is what this bipartisan amendment will accomplish," related NASBP chief executive officer Mark McCallum. "There simply is no substitute for the security that performance and payment bonds bring to construction projects of all types, especially those financed in whole or in part with federal dollars, and the Senate is to be congratulated for its unanimous vote to imbue these protections in the infrastructure package," added McCallum.
"This provision will ensure those projects that receive federal financing are adequately protected as Congress prepares to send critical infrastructure project dollars to every state. Furthermore, this common-sense provision protects taxpayer resources, small businesses, and workers engaged in these large and complex projects," said Nat Wienecke, senior vice president for Federal Government Relations and Political Engagement for APCIA.
The Senate is scheduled to vote on the final bipartisan infrastructure deal later this week or early next week.
SFAA Contact: Peter Roth, Vice President – Strategic Communications, Marketing & Research Phone: (703) 401-0676 E-mail: proth@surety.org
NASBP Contact: Kathy Hoffman, Director of Communications Phone: (240) 200-1278 | E-mail: khoffman@nasbp.org
APCIA Contact: Jeffrey Brewer, Vice President Public Affairs Phone: (847) 533-3763 | E-mail: Jeffrey.Brewer@apci.org
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) is a trade association of more than 425 insurance companies that
write 98 percent of surety and fidelity bonds in the U.S. SFAA is licensed as a rating or advisory organization in all states
and it has been designated by state insurance departments as a statistical agent for the reporting of fidelity and surety
experience. www.surety.org
Founded in 1942, the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) is the association of and resource for
surety bond producers and allied professionals. NASBP members specialize in providing surety bonds for construction
contracts and other purposes to companies and individuals needing the assurance offered by surety bonds.
www.nasbp.org
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is the primary national trade association for home, auto,
and business insurers. APCIA promotes and protects the viability of private competition for the benefit of consumers and
insurers, with a legacy dating back 150 years. APCIA members represent all sizes, structures, and regions—protecting
families, communities, and businesses in the U.S. and across the globe.
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Preliminary 2020 IEE Reports posted SFAA Commends U.S. Senate for Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill


To create a productive environment where learning is encouraged and mistakes are celebrated as a part of growth, we need to build these four elements in our team members.
Brand culture is frequently touted as a valuable asset when it comes to finding - and keeping - all star talent. Inject a bit more fun into the workplace and follow these companies' leads when it comes to boosting morale.


Sir Roger Moore has signed a limited edition set of model 007 cars for a new charity auction.
The set consists of 2 Corgi Roger Moore-era Lotus cars, from the iconic 007 James Bond series. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Prince's Trust.
The box in which they come has been personally signed by Roger Moore, and shows the edition number 1441 of 1500.
This particular set was 1 of only 100 of these signed by Sir Roger worldwide. It is the signed edition number '007' which of course makes this one that more sort after and collectible.
The toy cars are being auctioned by Sellebrity.org.uk, a new way to help charities help others through online auctions of celebrity donated items. Everyone's a winner with Sellebrity. Celebrities have another way to use their public profile to help good causes, and fans, and collectors are able to buy things that have a very special provenance.
The auction runs until August 28, and can be accessed here.


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UMNO president spends 9 hours at Malaysian anti-graft agency, gives statement on 1MDB
Ahmad Zahid asked the media to give him ample time and space to make a statement related to 1MDB. (Photo: Bernama)
02 Jul 2018 10:53PM (Updated: 02 Jul 2018 11:00PM )
PUTRAJAYA: UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi completed giving his statement on the 1Malaysia Berhad Development's (1MDB) case to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (Jun 2), after spending nine hours at its headquarters here.
Ahmad Zahid said the statement included the details about a meeting between him and a representative of the Saudi Arabian royal family.
"The matter needs details as the only information (they had) were from the media. I have finished giving my statement on the issue ..." he told reporters.
The newly-elected UMNO president arrived at the MACC headquarters at 9.50am and left at 6.40 pm.
Ahmad Zahid asked the media to give him ample time and space to make a statement related to 1MDB.
Prior to this, the Prime Minister's Office had announced the setting up of the 1MDB Investigation Task Force to conduct a detailed investigation, asset tracing and acquisition as well as prosecution of individuals who had committed offences relating to the management of 1MDB.
Meanwhile, MACC sources said Ahmad Zahid would be called again on Tuesday, this time to give his statement on the alleged misappropriation of funds of the Yayasan Akal Budi, a foundation he chairs.
Media reports stated that the new UMNO president was believed to have abused some RM800,000 (US$197,600) of the foundation's funds to settle his and his wife's credit card bills.
Ahmad Zahid was the third person after former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, called to give their statement on the 1MDB state fund scandal.
Source: Bernama/zl
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Hawthorn Grove Development This property forms part of the Hawthorn Grove development.
Check out the property I found on PropertyPal.com: The Hawthorn, Hawthorn Grove, Derry Road, Strabane.


This Sunday the church is welcoming Rhino as pastor. Which makes me the pastor's wife....God really does move in mysterious ways!
Pray for NZ as we deal with the aftermath of today's hideous events.
I go to Friday prayers and I hope this never happens where I live. May their families, friends and community find solace. Ameen.
This is one of the reasons why The Lord said do not go to church (Matt. 6). He said people that go there don't get any reward from God (God's protection is a reward for doing His Will) and that they have their reward (from men). Going to church is very risky business (it goes against Jesus' Teachings and Mohammed's too) and people who do it are placing themselves in big danger and this is completely unnecessary.


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Day One of Medicine X | Ed: Understanding and equipping today's medical learner
Author Holly MacCormickPublished on September 24, 2015 December 19, 2017
The first day of Medicine X | Ed began with a suite of talks and technology demonstrations that focused on understanding and equipping today's medical learner. The first grouping of talks, themed "meet the millennial learner," explored how medical students learn and how technology and social media present new opportunities and challenges for these students.
Joseph Santini, PhD, kicked off the first set of presentations by discussing information barriers that disabled students, and patients, face. Santini gave his presentation in sign language, with subtitles and an interpreter so everyone could understand what he wanted to say. Unfortunately, he explained, these modes of communication aren't always available for disabled students.
Many deaf medical students — and physicians — must pay for their own interpreters, he explained. This financial burden dissuades many deaf people from pursuing or remaining in the field of medicine. The recent shift from text-based communication to more audio and visual systems is also a challenge, Santini said. "Have you ever tried to watch videos on YouTube with automatic captioning?" he asked. We call it a crap shoot... The text is a jumble. Advances in these areas would be key."
Speaker Dreuv Khullar, MD, a resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, highlighted another challenge that medical learners face: A lack of time.
Khullar recounted a story from medical school. He was sitting with a critically ill patient when his pager buzzed. He wanted to stay with the patient, but he had eight more patients to see, and he was already late. He vowed to spend extra time with with patient the next day, but the patient died that night.
"It turns out that the most draining aspect of medical school is not the hours, it's that you cannot be there for patients the way you thought you would be," Khullar said. "I think of the countless opportunities for compassion that I squander for things that are less important... I think that next time [this happens] I will sit."
The next set of talks addressed the medical learners' needs from the perspective of their teachers. Dave deBronkart (aka "e-patient Dave") and Charles Prober, MD, senior associate dean of medical education at Stanford, gave talks that emphasized how technological innovations can help medical students learn and interact with patients better.
deBronkart explained why it's important to teach doctors to talk to patients by showing a slide with an image of a paved path curving lazily through a park versus "the patient's dream," a dirt path that cuts straight across the forest. "You don't design a thing and then ask the patients for their opinion," he said gesturing to the drawing of the paved path. "You must consult the patient first to see what they need."
Interacting with e-patients can be difficult at times, deBronkart conceded. He likened it to online dating saying, "There are some idiots online, and there's some gold online. I found my wife online on Match.com, but before I met her there were some suboptimal search results."
Prober talked about ways to convey information to medical students by discussing the concept of lecture halls without lectures. Traditional lectures are a poor way to convey information, he said. Instead, he recommends embedding key pieces of information in memorable interactions and stories: "The better way to make things stick is to have interaction, not a sage on the stage."
Outside Plenary Hall a collection of "tech demos" showed off some the some technological innovations that can help equip medical students with the tools they need to learn and practice medicine in the digital age.
One such medical innovator is Anuradha "Anu" Khanna, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at Loyola Medicine who won her school's teacher of the year award multiple times. "Courses related to ophthalmology are elective," she told me. "A lot of students get only a few hours of ophthalmology training in their career. This is a disservice to our patients."
So, Khanna created an interactive app, called EyeSim, that helps medical students learn about the eye quickly. The app features a virtual patient, lessons on eye anatomy and many other features that students can use throughout their medical training. "It gives the medical student more opportunities to engage in a patient-like interaction early on," Khanna said.
More news about the conference is available in the Medicine X category. Those unable to attend the event in person can watch via webcast; registration for the Global Access Program webcast is free. We'll also be live tweeting the keynotes and other proceedings from the conference; you can follow our tweets on the @StanfordMed feed.
Photo of Dave deBronkart courtesy of Stanford Medicine X
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Looking up at one of the largest (if not the largest) horned anthropomorphic figure found in Fremont Indian State Park. This figure is carved high up on the canyon wall at the top of a loose and steep talus slope and it patiently watches over Clear Creek Canyon. There are many other petroglyphs located adjacent to this panel, too.


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A fully mobil and totally contained well servicing and drilling rig is disclosed having equipment on the rig for automatically handling well elements (pipe, tubing and rods) going into and coming out of a well. The rig provides well element storage racks, cranes for moving well elements onto and off the tracks, transfer means for moving well elements from horizontal to vertical position, well element conveying means for moving elements to and from the transfer means, an automatic manipulator for moving elements into alignment with the well being serviced, automatic hoisting means, means for connecting and disconnecting elements from the element string within the well, driving means for all of the equipment, and control means for sequencing and operating all of the means so that the entire well servicing or drilling can be accomplished without human handling of well elements in the vicinity of the well head and rig.


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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ryan Higa Win YouTube Comedy Week—Maybe
Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts show late momentum
By Mike Shields
Did YouTube's Comedy Week, the company's attempt at a sweeps-like stunt aimed at exciting consumers and advertisers, work? It's hard to say. There weren't any runaway breakouts, at least according to the available data. But there were definitely some winners to be found.
Mike Shields


The police summary of Bieber's performance on various sobriety tests following his Jan. 23 arrest shows that the pop singer told officers he had injured his foot skateboarding three months earlier. The officer had noted that Bieber appeared to sway and have leg tremors during one of the tests, and also winced as if in pain. "He appeared to have great difficulty," the report noted, adding that the injury never was mentioned or noticed after that test.
Naturally, that sounds like total bullsh!t, so you'd figure Justin would try to err on the cautious side. Except no, he acted like a stupid little douche!
The report describes Bieber as initially "agitated and condescending" and using frequent profanity when brought to the police station. "He then got upset and said, `I'm 19 years old. I'm just out having a good time,'" the report quoted him as saying. "What were you doing when you were 19?" The officer replied that he was not driving around in a Lamborghini at that age. "Yeah, well, I bet you didn't have millions of dollars in your bank account either," Bieber was quoted in reply.


Billionaire Forrest E. Mars, Jr. has reached an agreement with BNSF Railway Co. and coal giant Arch Coal to buy one-third of the Tongue River Railroad. The candy bar and pet food mogul said the purchase would prevent the construction of the proposed railway along major stretch of the Tongue River Valley in southeastern Montana.
In a July 18 letter to Ed Gulick, chairman of the conservation group Northern Plains Resource Council, Mars said he would no longer help fund ongoing legal challenges or future litigation related to the controversial 130-mile long railroad that would transport coal from Montana to Midwestern power plants and beyond.
According to Mark Fix, past chair of Northern Plains Resource Council and a rancher along the route of the proposed railroad, Mars supported Northern Plains in the past when the Tongue River Railroad threatened to cross Mars' 82,000-acre Diamond Cross Ranch.
In July 2010 Northern Plains and Fix petitioned the Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency that regulates railroad mergers, to stop construction of the Tongue River Railroad arguing that no adequate study of the environmental impacts of the coal train had been completed. The STB denied the petition and the case is currently before the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Fix said Mars' recent actions will have no affect on the ongoing litigation.
Calls to Mars' attorney and managers at the Diamond Cross Ranch were not returned as of press time.
Mars said in his letter that under the deal the Tongue River Railroad would not be built between Decker, near the Wyoming border, and the southern border of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation near O'Dell Creek road, about six miles northeast of Birney. The portion of the proposed railroad between O'Dell road, approximately 10 miles south of Ashland, and Miles City, would not be affected by the deal, according to Mars.
Conservation groups opposed to the railroad and the development of massive coal mines in the Otter Creek reacted harshly to the news Wednesday.
Ranchers and farmers along the route have fought for decades to prevent its construction, arguing that it would bisect farms and ranches in the Tongue River Valley and reduce property values, separating grazing land from water, spread weeds and possibly start fires.
Jim Jensen is the executive director of the Montana Environmental Information Center. That group sued the state Land Board in May 2010 arguing that board failed to weigh the environmental and economic consequences or consider any alternatives that might be more beneficial to the state when it agreed to lease 500 million tons of Otter Creek coal to Arch Coal for $86 million. That case is still pending in district court.
Opponents of the project have speculated that one of the driving forces behind the Tongue River Railroad was the desire to ship Wyoming to Midwest power markets. Now landowners say the focus has shifted and the purpose is to transport Otter Creek coal to ports on the West Coast and on to markets in China.
"We will not allow the Tongue River Railroad to be built because it will tear apart Montana ranch land and negatively impact agriculture in southeastern Montana to haul more of our coal to China just to make corporations and rich individuals richer," Fix said.
Mars said the state would "greatly benefit" from new jobs and revenue created by the developing of the Ashland to Miles City-stretch of the railroad.
"The agreement with BNSF and Arch is the best of both worlds — it projects a large portion of the Tongue River and allow for economic development in Montana," Mars wrote.
NorthWestern could buy the coal-fired generating plant for a bargain, but critics claim the utility will pass along other costs to electricity customers — even if the plant shuts down early.
If you want to mine coal in the United States, you have to promise to clean up the mess. But the industry's dramatic downturn has raised questions about the ability of companies to follow through with that promise and whether taxpayers will be responsible for returning land and water to pre-mining conditions.


Bo Bice is on bed rest, his condition had been life-threatening. He was glad, however, to be able to be with his family and "to get to see my son's birth." He also stated that for his son's sake, he would have to sell his home in Helena because the "papparazzis" were stalking him, but he was not turning his back on Birmingham ("I don't want anybody thinking that I'm just up and leaving Birmingham for any reason") and would look into buying a home in Birmingham later on.
"I just want everybody out there to know, that I thank them for their support. I'm sorry if I let them down, but if they would give me one more chance, I'll make it up to them." He was sobbing as he said that.
This will not impeed the BiceMan's Star from Rising. Rest and get strong. Enjoy the time of your son's birth for this is what life is about. Fans will be standing behind, beside and waiting.


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Nia Long's Youngest Son Kez Flaunts Afro Hair in a Photo — Fans Claims He Is Her Spitting Image
By Kayleigh Damita Perumal
https://news.amomama.com/253257-nia-longs-youngest-son-kez-flaunts-afro.html
Popular actress Nia Long's youngest son Kez Sunday Udoka looks like his mother's doppelganger in a picture she shared to her social media showing off his mass of hair.
Nia Long's son with basketball player Ime Udoka, Kez Sunday, resembles her so much in a recent photo which the 50-year-old shared to her Instagram followers earlier this week.
Fans immediately reacted to the picture, repeatedly saying that Long and her son are the spitting images of each other. Kez looks older and more mature, sporting a giant afro in the photo.
Screenshot of IG comments on Nia Long's picture of her son Kez Sunday | Source: Instagram/iamnialong
Kez is scowling in the picture and glaring at the camera. He has a white T-shirt on and a simple gold chain around his neck. The centerpiece in the photo is his luscious, thick hair.
Long has three-and-a-half million followers on Instagram and the post amassed just over 12 thousand likes. Several people highlighted how similar she and her son look in the picture. She captioned the post:
"We made it through the week y'all! Happy Friday."
Long has two children. Her firstborn is Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, who she had with Massai Z. Dorsey in 2000. Long and her fiance welcomed their son Kez in 2011.
Long is known for her titular role in "Boyz 'n the Hood" and Tyler Perry's "Big Momma's House." Just a year after she gave birth to Kez, she resumed work and filmed "The Single Moms Club" in 2014.
Although Long and her current partner Udoka are very happy together, she has no desire to get married.
Long and her son Massai acted in "The Single Mom's Club" together and it proved to be an eye-opener for the child, who was 12 at the time of production. Long realized that her son would be perfect for the role due to his age.
His mother's acting coach, Betty Bridges, assisted Massai, and then they filmed his audition and sent it to Tyler Perry, the director of the film. Long explained that her son worked for the role and that it wasn't handed to him:
"I think it's especially important for young kids to see how much power they can have in their own lives by doing the work to earn something."
Long also confessed that she was nervous about getting back into acting after she had her second child. She said that her agent waited until she was ready to return to the industry.
Relationship-wise, Long and Kez's father have been together since 2010. Although Long and her current partner Udoka are very happy together, she has no desire to get married.
'The Best Man' Actress Nia Long's Oldest Son Massai Praised for Looking Handsome in New Photos
See 'NCIS: LA' Star Nia Long's Resemblance to her Curly-Haired Son Kez in This Pic of Him Cooking
Nia Long's Curly-Haired Son Kez Is All Smiles Posing in a Black T-Shirt with a Book (Photo)
Last year she told the hosts of the podcast, "Yes, Girl!" that she doesn't need a ring to prove she loves him. They were engaged in 2015 but have since decided that they don't need the labels.
Long had already expressed criticism on marriage in 2012. There were rumors circulating that the couple had tied the knot in secret, but Long quickly doused them, saying that she, Udoka, and the children were very happy.


Five years ago, the young witch Bromwyn refused a gift from the powerful fairy king. Tonight, on Midsummer, that decision comes back to haunt her. When her best friend Rusty picks the wrong pocket, he and Bromwyn are all that stand between their village and the rampaging fairies who have pushed through the World Door. If they cannot outwit the fairy king and queen before the World Door closes at sunrise, the friends will lose everything -- their village, Bromwyn's magic, and Rusty's life.
You're home alone, there's a fire! Top 3 things you'd grab and save from the fire?
Top 3 Favorite authors (dead or alive) and why?
JMK: Neil Gaiman – Ever since I read The Sandman comic book series, I've been enamoured with his storytelling. He's my single biggest inspiration for being a writer. Jim Butcher – Harry Dresden is my hero, and I have the button to prove it! A.S. King– Her books are personal and powerful, funny and tragic, and quietly extraordinary; they should be required reading.
Top 3 Favorite snacks while writing and why?
JMK: Chocolate, chocolate, and chocolate. Because: chocolate!!!
Top 3 Favorite books that inspired you to write and why?
Top 3 favorite songs to listen to while writing and why?
JMK: This is different for every book I'm writing. I didn't have much of a playlist for TO BEAR AN IRON KEY, but an old friend once told me that Bromwyn's theme song should be "Jig of Life" from Kate Bush's Hounds of Love.
Top 3 favorite techniques to overcome writers block and why?
Top 3 musicians/bands/groups and why?
Top 3 favorite movies of all time and why?
JMK: Say Anything, because it's insanely romantic; Heathers, because it's insanely dark; and The Breakfast Club, because it just hits it on the head in so many ways.
Top 3 favorite actors/actresses and why?
JMK: Matt Damon, because he's my boy; David Tennant, because the Tenth Doctor is my Doctor; and Zachary Quinto, who **killed** it as Spock (and the first two seasons of Heroes).
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Ootsukaya, located opposite Morike, has a history of 85 years and is loved by Iwase. Inside the shop, besides the triangular dorayaki (red bean filled pancakes), many seasonal Japanese sweets line the shop floor. They are the perfect size to take on the go!
The beloved Ootsukaya triangle dorayaki can only be bought here in Iwase. One bag comes with two dorayaki.
Eat-in space available where you can also drink tea. Try their various treats and find your personal favorite!


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Micro Armour: Fielding the GHQ M7 Priests and Infantry Heavy Weapons
The 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was a powerful invention to support infantry forces during World War II with a combination of a heavy artillery gun, tracked mobility and armor. Christened the 'Priest' by British forces due to its round pulpit-like machine-gunner's ring, the M7 saw service in North Africa, Italy and Normandy and had a powerful showing during the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.
I've been wrapping up a bunch of lingering modelling projects at multiple scales for the past two months, and I found I still had a number of 6mm models from GHQ to wrap up. Every time I go back to 6mm from my usual 15mm and 28mm modelling, I'm reminded of how much I love working at the micro armour scale. I'm a big fan of how Priests look with their boxy profile and huge gun, and even at the micro scale the GHQ M7 models have a bunch of detail. Finishing these models involved just a quick shot of olive drab armor base coat spray was followed by a brown wash and some dry brushed highlights in a lighter green. Decals add that last bit of detail before the bases are flocked and the models get a matte coat finish.
GHQ M7 Priests
I also had a pack of GHQ US infantry heavy support weapons on hand to add to my other existing ground forces. The M2 mortars and M1919 light machine guns wound up with a pretty tiny, low profile on my flocked washer bases, but they fill out my infantry with flexible support. Along with my new Priests, my tiny US force is diversely equipped for some micro action.
GHQ M2 Mortars
GHQ M1919 Machine Guns
Posted in Micro Armour, World War II
Tagged 6mm, Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, GHQ, Italian Campaign, M1919 LMG, M2 mortar, M7 Priest, miniatures, Normandy landings, North Africa Campaign, painting, scale modelling, United States, wargaming, World War II
Flames of War: 70th Anniversary Battle Of The Bulge Mission
This past week marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge fought between Allied and German forces in the snowy, wooded Ardennes region of Western Europe. The six-week German offensive through a frigid December 1944 and January 1945 surprised Allied forces and proved to be costly for all involved. At its conclusion, commanders on both sides counted nearly 100,000 casualties and much of the German ground and air reserves had been smashed as a result of their ill-fated gambit against the Allies.
The Battle of the Bulge Mission rules from Flames of War
To mark the occasion, several of us met at Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn, NY to run through the big Battle of the Bulge Mission available free online for Flames of War. The simple scenario plays out on a huge 6′ x 8′ tabletop with 4000-point forces on either side drawn from the Nuts! and Devil's Charge books as well as the Panzers To The Meuse PDF. We set our table using a large off-white canvas with roads crisscrossing the forested field dotted with a few small structures.
101st Airborne US Parachute Rifle Company from Nuts!
US Glider Rifle Company from Nuts!
On the Allied defending side, I ran my US 101st Airborne Division "Easy Company" list made famous by the book and TV series Band of Brothers. Several special character Warrior figures were included in my list and I also added a hefty group of five M4A3 76mm Shermans and an 81mm mortar platoon. My partner fielded a US Glider Rifle Company, also with 81mm mortars and a 57mm anti-tank platoon. In support, his list was rounded out with M7 Priests, M18 Hellcats and a tank platoon with a Jumbo, two Easy Eights and two more M4A3 76mm Shermans.
Lehr Panzerkompanie from Panzers To The Meuse
For the armored attacking Germans, both players pulled Lehr Panzerkompanie lists from the Panzers To The Meuse PDF from FOW. Across the lists, a swarm of Panzer IV platoons were accompanied by Panther G and Jagdpanther tanks, Puma armored cars, rocket launchers, Wirbelwinds and two Panzergrenadier platoons. To supplement their massive armored ground forces, the German players also opted for limited air support from a ME 262 A2a Sturmvogel jet plane.
Initial Battle of the Bulge set up as German players plot their offensive
Per the scenario, the largely infantry US forces were deployed with the exception of our 76mm tank platoon and anti-tank guns which we held in reserve. The US anti tank platoon deployed at the center of the board with their M20 Greyhound scout cars, ready to spring support with the soft but deadly Hellcats to either flank.
Panzer Lehr forces deploy and move toward the American right
The German armored assault pushes to the American left
German ME 262 jet attempts to dig the 101st Airborne out of their positions
The German forces moved quickly onto the board with reconnaissance moves from the Pumas stretching across the table. A mass of Panzer IVs and the Jagdpanthers rolled to the US right. On the American left, Panthers moved to cover in a small wood while the two platoons of mounted Panzergrenadiers pushed down the road toward a US rifle team dug into another woods looking to attack with an armored assault. At the rear, the first run of the Sturmvogel took after the US Airborne in position protecting an objective to no effect.
The German armored assault on the US rifles in the woods
The German armored assault commenced but was bounced back over the first couple turns with the Americans taking only a few losses from the protection of the trees. Panzer IVs moved in to support from behind the German halftracks and took fire from the Jumbo, Easy Eights and 76mm Shermans sitting in a treeline across the road. The Americans sprang their first ambush, placing anti-tank guns nearby the Panthers. While shots from the US AT platoon were unable to crack the heavy panther armor, their position would go on to strongly limit the maneuverability of the Panthers for the whole game.
US 76mm tank platoon springs an ambush on the right
US tanks receive heavy fire from the Panzer Lehr
US Hellcats move to stop the German armor advance
Over on the German right, the Panzer IV and Jagdpanther force divided around a wooded area and was engaged by the platoon of five 76mm Shermans exposing themselves in ambush. Over the next several turns, armor fire was exchanged as the German tanks sought cover in and around the woods. Three 76mm Shermans were quickly destroyed and the position was quickly reinforced with the US Hellcats deploying from behind a nearby barn. One Jagdpanther quickly bogged and sat stalled over repeated attempts to unbog for the majority of the remainder of the game.
Panzer IVs are devastated by US armor fire from the woods at the left
Back on the US left flank, the German armored assault was pushed back with most of two platoons destroyed in a crossfire from American rifle infantry in one woods and tank fire from another. the combined fire from the US armor likewise laid waste to the approaching Panzer IVs and Pumas. At mid-game, the American left was holding but the US right was in trouble.
The ME 262 Sturmvogel takes a run at the US Priests
Supporting fire from both sides proved relatively ineffective throughout the game. The German ME 62 failed to score a hit on multiple runs over the table both to infantry and the rear American Priest platoon. The Priests themselves served to only stall the German armor advance with poor results from multiple bombardments. German rocket fire from their rear also showed little for its repeated efforts once spotting teams were in position on both flanks.
German Panthers are thwarted by smoke rounds at the US left
German armor pushes for the crossroads objective
By the sixth and seventh turns, the game continued to progress steadily on two fronts. At the US left, Panther tanks moved into position after their allied Panzer IVs sat burning all around them. Smoke rounds from two US mortar platoons effectively kept the Panthers out of most of the fight as they crept forward and back in the woods. Finally, a couple of side armor shots from the American anti-tank 57mm guns took a couple of the Panthers out and effectively ended the German threat on one side of the field.
101st Airborne troops rush forward to contest the crossroads objective
Panzer Lehr forces attempt to push out the 101st Airborne
German armor continues to roll to a second objective crossroads at the rear
Things were fairing much better for the Germans all along at the other end of the field. Over several late game turns, the German armor pushed forward, leaving all the US Hellcats in flame and the final surviving 76mm Sherman fleeing the field. The veteran 101st Airborne troops continued to snarl the German advance, remaining static and dug in under wooded cover. With the Americans handily holding their left, two US platoons ran to the right to shore up the defense of two objectives. Just as one platoon of US paratroopers broke, a round of fire from the Priests took out one of the Jagdpanthers. With German armor at one objective and pushing hard at a second, a lot of American troops were poised to go down contesting two crossroads with plenty of mortar support ready to shift their attention across the table.
The written scenario doesn't call for a turn limit, but after having played for nearly eight hours we called the game at the ninth turn. This was one of the longer and larger FOW battles we had played at the club in Brooklyn in this year. In a year of 70th anniversaries, wrapping up with an exhausting and dynamic Battle of the Bulge game seemed the best way to play some tribute in miniature to the largest battle fought in US history.
Posted in Flames of War, World War II
Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 15mm, 57mm Gun M1, 76mm Sherman, 81mm mortar, Ardennes, Band of Brothers, Battle of the Bulge, Devil's Charge, Easy Company, Flames of War, German, Jagdpanther, M18 Hellcat, M20 scout car, M4A3E2 Jumbo, M4A3E8 Easy Eight, M7 Priest, Messerschmitt Me 262, Metropolitan Wargamers, miniatures, Nuts!, Panther G, Panzer IV, Panzergrenadiers, Panzers To The Meuse, Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma, United States, wargaming, Western Front, Wirbelwind, World War II
Flames of War: Tanksgiving 2014 After Action Report
This past weekend seven of us gathered at Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn, NY for our second annual Flames of War Tanksgiving event. One new player and six experienced FOW gamers (including two father/son pairs) played through five Late War games using 1750-point companies stretching over three tables — two from Western Europe and one from the Eastern Front. Over the course of the afternoon, British, US, German, Soviet and Hungarian forces fought it out with a mixed results but a slight edge toward the Axis for the day.
Setting up two Western Europe tables for Tanksgiving 2014
Western European tables ready to go at Metropolitan Wargamers with an Eastern Front table at the back
British Guards Armoured vs German Schwere SS-Panzerkompanie
The first Western Europe table presented a No Retreat Mission with the Guards Armoured defending a small town from a raiding Tiger-led German force attacking from the open farm area across a river. The Guards deployed an eight 25-pound gun Royal Artillery at the back edge of the table and one objective near the bridge spanning the river to the town. With three other platoons of Sherman and Sherman Firefly tanks in reserve, the initial British force would need to hold fast against the German onslaught.
Guards Armoured tanks deploy at an objective
Tigers roll toward the bridge and are covered in smoke rounds
The Germans began the game fully deployed and slowly moving their Tigers toward the bridge and an objective just beyond. With famed tank ace Michael Wittman commanding, the key for the spare British force was to stay away from the deadly guns of the German tanks. At the river ford in the center, the Panzer IVs moved to flank the other side of town with Panzer Grenadiers mounted in half tracks at the rear. The best the British could do was fire smoke rounds into the Tigers across the river and follow-up with long-range shots from the single Firefly deployed at the beginning of the game.
A Firefly destroys a Tiger at the bridge
Panzer IVs and Shermans face off in the town streets as a Firefly covers the bridge
Over the next two turns, British reserves arrived and made way for the center of the town, using the tight cobblestone streets and buildings as cover. Artillery spotters stationed in the rooftops of buildings called in several turns of artillery fire but failed to have any effect on the Tigers and destroying only one German halftrack at the river. A crack shot from a Firefly at the center of the town destroyed the first Tiger over the bridge. By the end of the fourth turn, the Panzer IVs wheeled to get into the town at the British left but were pushed back by fire from British Shermans.
Reserve platoons from the Guards Armoured arrive to engage the Panzer IVs
Tigers position themselves on two flanks of the town
In the fifth turn, the two remaining platoons from the Guards Armoured arrived to the British left and pushed forward toward the Panzer IVs. With two German tanks quickly lit up, the surviving Panzer IV fell back to the treeline where it was destroyed in the next turn. The British held their left for the moment, but in the cover of the raging tank fight, the dismounted Panzer Grenadiers had managed to slip into the town's buildings unharmed.
Firefly Shermans and Tigers face off to protect the objective
Three Tigers charge hard toward the objective beyond the road
As smoke continued to hold the Tigers from firing at the bridge, a second Tiger was destroyed from a volley from the same Firefly that had sent the first Tiger into flames. While action at the bridge stalled, the three other Tigers had been working their way through wrecking the British tanks which had destroyed the Panzer IVs. All the while, the German infantry had continued to work through the town's building's untouched and toward the objective back the rear of town. The British command tanks rolled to stall the advance of the Panzer Grenadiers with machine gun fire and cover the objective.
With most of the British armour ablaze throughout the town, three Tigers rolled toward the objective at the bridge. The surviving British tanks had continued to make successful morale checks with the benefit of their special rerolls. The two surviving Firefly Shermans took a combined shot at a Tiger's rear and missed. The Tiger's spun around to return fire, destroying a Firefly. With further ineffective artillery rounds and just one Firefly sitting between three Tigers and the objective, the game was called with a victory for the Germans.
Final Result: Victory for the Germans!
Soviet Tankovy Batalon vs. Hungarian Harckocsizó Század
The day also saw a couple Eastern Front games with Hungarian and Soviet forces facing off on tables set up using a random terrain generator. The Eastern Front table showcased log structures from the excellent Miniature Building Authority Russian Village set along with some rural farm buildings from FOW. Each game saw the Soviets as the attacker, the first taking place on a table representing the bleak steppes of Russia in a Fighting Withdrawal Mission. The defending Hungarians began in prepared positions with a howitzer battery and Panzer IVs to their right, infantry at the center and tanks at the left. The Soviets with T-34 obr 1942 tanks at their extreme left and right, SU-100 tank killers and a Gvardeyskiy Tyazheliy Tankovy company at the center and a heavy mortar company at the rear.
The Soviet line moves toward the Hungarian positions
Soviet tanks roll toward the Hungarian positions
Hungarian armor proves to be no match for the Soviets
The second Eastern Europe match-up occurred around a collective farm complex with a Dust Up Mission. Starting from opposite corners, both the Hungarians and Soviets positioned themselves into a fantastic series of turns in and around the small farm. With both players moving, dodging for cover and firing at close range, the Hungarians and Soviets sparred for victory as tanks burned all around.
Game two on the Eastern Front with the central Soviet farm complex
As Hungarian reserves arrived late in the game, infantry climbed out of their trucks and assaulted the Soviet T-34s. Soviet reserves likewise entered the game and made way for the Hungarian howitzers and the objective at the opposite corner. With two intense assaults at either end of the field, the Soviets gained a slight edge and were able to score their second victory on the day.
Final Results: Two Victories for the Soviets!
US 7th Division vs. German Panzer Ausbildungs Abteilung
Back on the other Western Front table a spare rural village anchored by a prominent church and surrounding hill and forests, a deadly force of German Panthers, Tiger Is and Königstigers squared off against the US 7th Division. The Americans rolled into the first Pincer Mission with standard Shermans, M4A3E8 Easy Eights and M4A3E2 Jumbo. At the rear, M7 Priests and 81mm mortars mounted in half tracks were positioned to cover the field in smoke while a P-47 Thunderbolt was on call to swoop in against the German force.
The US 7th Division deploys in cover on the Western Front
Hoping to avoid German fire, the US tanks crowded into position using the church and other structures for cover as they eased across the field. Once engaged, the Jumbos did their job of eating up fire from the German guns and allowed the other US tanks to advance toward the objectives. Even with smoke cover fired from the rear, air support above and a mass of US armor, the cautious pace of the Americans was no match against the German Tigers firing from the woods. By the time the Americans made a push for the objective in the open, the German tanks were squarely deployed to defend the objective and take the game.
American tanks bide their time waiting for clear shots at the heavy German armor
Overwhelming German presence holds the objective
The players switched sides in the second No Retreat Mission on the same table. Again, the Americans came on the table on the far side of the town but this time chose to race aggressively toward their objectives. Defending from the wooded areas again, the Germans were able to fire at will on the advancing Americans. Quickly moving to a close series of short-range duels, tanks on both sides shifted to get into important side armor shot positions. With a tight cluster of models crowding the field near the objectives, American artillery smoke and air support quickly became irrelevant and some lively debate erupted around lines of sight and facings. The second game was a much closer match, but in the end, the thick hulls of the German tanks were no match for the American guns.
Tanks on both sides jockey for effective shots near an objective
With two victories for the Germans, there was a fair amount of discussion as to whether the Panzer Ausbildungs Abteilung list is an example of a "broken" and unbeatable list in FOW. The Americans tried their best with both cautious and forceful tactics using some great available equipment
Final Results: Two victories for the Germans!
At day's end, the Axis came out with a slight edge of a 3-2 victory over the Allies across two European fronts. The presence of tough late war German Tiger tanks are a hard force to crack, even with quality American and British armor with lots of air and artillery support. On the other hand, the Russian tank horde always proves to be a formidable Allied opponent whether facing Hungarians or Germans. Force quality, tactics and a bit of luck always play a role, and our five Tanksgiving games were all unique examples of how Flames of War tank battles can go on any given day.
Tagged 15mm, 25 pound artillery, 81mm mortar, British, Dust Up Mission, Eastern Europe, Eastern Front, Fighting Withdrawl Mission, Flames of War, German, Guards Armoured Division, Hungary, IS-2 obr 1943, Joe Vanderleuer, Königstiger, King Tiger, M4 Sherman, M4A3E2 Jumbo, M4A3E8 Easy Eight, M7 Priest, Metropolitan Wargamers, Michael Wittmann, Miniature Building Authority, miniatures, miss, No Retreat Mission, Panzer IV, Panzergrenadiers, Pincer Mission, Royal Artillery Battery, sd, Sherman Firefly, Soviet Union, SU-100, T-34 obr 1942, Tankovy Batalon, tanks, Tanksgiving 2014, Tiger I, Tiger II, Western Europe, Western Front, World War II
Flames of War: Omaha Beach "Easy Green" 1944 Scenario
Sandwiched between tall bluffs on either end, a five-mile stretch of Normandy coastline was designated Omaha Beach near the center of the Allied D-Day landings on June 6th, 1944. Landing at Omaha was the relatively fresh US 29th Infantry Division. With British and Canadian troops landing on beaches to the left and other US men landing at Omaha Beach to the right, the 40,000 Americans at Omaha met with the highest rate of casualties of the day with some 3,000 falling in the French surf and sand.
"Easy Green" sector on Omaha Beach, Normandy 1944
Lying in wait at Omaha was a mix of green recruits and older veterans in the German 352nd Infantry Division. Dug in at the coast in a wall of pillboxes, bunkers, gun pits and trenches, the German men (and unknown number of boys) met the US invaders with a storm of machine gun, artillery, mortar and rocket fire. For the US, little went right as landing craft drifted off course and special floating DD M4 Sherman tanks were swamped and sank offshore. Only through improvised efforts and a slow, methodical pace under withering fire did the American infantry finally make it through the German lines to control the beach by the close of the day.
Map set-up for the Flames of War "Easy Green" scenario
In preparation for our upcoming D-Day Plus 70 weekend at Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn, NY on June 6th-8th, a couple of us have been playing out beach landing practice games. Flames of War offers a specific outline for coastal assaults with their "Hit The Beach" rules, but we've found them to be very difficult to play with US invaders losing more often than not. Last summer we ran through our first beach landing on one of the club's sand tables with a Utah Beach "Easy Red" scenario in which the US failed horribly. Since then we've been studying up, tweaking our forces and diving deep into the particular rules for a tabletop beach landing game.
This past week we ran through the Omaha Beach "Easy Green" scenario to what was probably our most evenly matched and played game to date. The scenario sticks pretty closely to the situation at Easy Green with one beach exit road guarded by lines of barbed wire, trenches, mines and anti-tank obstacles. Finally, a combined defense of heavy machine guns, a 5 cm KwK 39 gun bunkered at the coast and Nebelwerfer rockets at the rear provide a daunting nut for the US infantry to crack. For our game, my German opponent was able to field forces as outlined in the published FOW scenario but I had to modify my American list slightly to fit my model collection. Even with slight changes, our final lists had the US at a few more points stronger than the Germans as per the mission outline and the game rules.
The first US boats land and platoons rush ashore
After an initial US naval bombardment which destroyed one stand of German infantry, my boats and DD tanks headed for the beach. In the initial wave, one DD tank sank in the water offshore and one boat was delayed in the bouncing surf. With two platoons of US infantry on French ground, they made way for the barb-wired seawall. Further down the beach to the right, my three surviving Shermans rolled to the one exit causeway from the beach.
DD Sherman tanks make it across the beach toward the exit ramp
In the opening salvo from the Germans, rocket fire came in from the rear of the table as entrenched guns fired from the beach defensive lines. US troops did well with dice roll saves and lost just a few teams before ending the turn pinned high on the beach.
German Nebelwerfers sit atop a hill overlooking the Allied objective
In the next couple turns, landing craft continued to meet mixed success in landing and stalling on the sea. Luckily, most boats didn't drift too far down the beach, allowing me to execute my general plan of running infantry to the left while my tanks dealt with the heavier nests and pillbox to the center and right. One tank bogged in the sand but the other two rolled over the barbed wire to take up position at the line of minefields, sending fire into the Tobruk nests and gun bunker. A couple turns in, the bunker was in flames and the German machine guns had been dealt with. The way was clearing for the US infantry to push inward.
The 5 cm KwK burns in its bunker as US troops push over the seawall
DD tanks struggle through the coastal defenses and take heavy combined fire
With several US platoons whittled-down in their struggle through several tiers of barbwire, one platoon of German infantry arrived and made way for the row houses near the objective and remaining rockets on the hill. In the open, the Germans took fire from naval guns but most survived to find shelter in the buildings. Back on the beach, my final US reserves of M7 Priests landed at the center of the beach and one heavy machine gun section tramped forward at the extreme left. With these late arrivals so far back from the main action, it was up to the forces already inland to get the job done.
German defenders rain mortar and machine gun fire into oncoming US troops
With German defenders destroyed at the beach, the 29th Infantry Division hustles inland
With the major defenses eliminated at the beach, the Shermans turned their machine guns on the remaining German infantry manning the trench line high on the central hill. At the same time, US infantry began pushing into the German position after spending turns alternately being pinned by rocket and mortar fire, removing barbwire and shooting back with light machine gun, rifle and direct mortar fire. Despite their losses, the combined arms of my US troops really shined, as was often the fateful experience of their German opponents 70 years ago.
As the game moved into the second-to-last turn, the Americans were ultimately just too far away and too weakened to make the final push to the objective still held by the remaining German infantry comfortably defending from the nearby houses. It had been a pretty even match, but timing was everything. Luckily for the Allies on June 6th, 1944, the only limits on the day's outcome at "Bloody Omaha" was the grit and dedication of the storm of humanity hitting the beach.
Tagged 15mm, 29th Infantry Division, 352nd Infantry Division, 5 cm KwK 39, DD Tanks, Easy Green, Flames of War, France, German, Hit The Beach, M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, Metropolitan Wargamers, miniatures, Nebelwerfer, Normandy landings, Omaha Beach, sand table, scale modelling, United States, wargaming, Western Front, World War II
Flames of War: Dust Up Mission With "Blood, Guts and Glory"
Although actually made up of a number of battles and assaults during World War II, the post-D-Day breakout actions by the Allies in late 1944 in Northern France has become commonly known as the Lorraine Campaign to military historians. Frustrated by poor weather conditions and weak supply lines, the General George Patton's 3rd Army push into Germany eventually led to the wintery and more famed German counteroffensive with the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.
Flames of War offers a book outlining the Lorraine Campaign with Blood, Guts and Glory. US lists in the book focus on the powerful tank and armored rifle companies which made up the steely backbone of Patton's daunting force. For the Germans, the cobbled-together 106 Panzerkorps Felderherrnhalle and 111 Panzer brigade are outlined with forces full of some of the best Late War armor and equipment albeit under somewhat challenging motivation and experience ratings.
A couple of weeks ago at Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn, NY, two of us had a go at a fictional battle set during the Lorraine Campaign. We play against each other a fair amount, and both of us were looking to switch things up commanding some very different forces. The tabletop terrain was also different with a more open battlefield lined with fields, woods, gentle hills and two farms. All of this was quite a departure from the games we have most played set in the days and months after the Normandy Invasion in June of 1944.
My opponent's Panzerkompanie was full of armor – Stugs, Panthers and Panzer IVs – and supplemented by an Aufklärungs platoon and a couple Wirbelwinds to chase away any US aircraft. For my US force, I wanted to try out some underused rifle platoons which were supported by 105mm M7 Priests, some Shermans and a P-47 Thunderbolt buzzing overhead. We also chose a different game framework, opting for a somewhat complicated Dust Up scenario from the official Flames of War missions list.
Our Dust Up scenario with my US forces in the foreground and Germans in the distance
Well, as the game played out, I quickly discovered I had brought infantry to a tank fight. With one of my infantry platoons camped out in the woods near two objectives, my hope was to stave off the German armor advance with repeated bombardments from my Priests and diving runs from the P-47.
US M7 Priest platoon taking up position
US rifles deploy in the woods to guard a nearby objective
Things went well for me in the early stages as Panthers stalled moving through the woods. A Wirbelwind and two Panthers were subsequently destroyed from 105mm volleys , but my P-47 failed to get any traction in stopping a group of Stugs creeping along the table edge. Even so, a couple turns in I was feeling fairly confident my artillery fire would whittle away the rolling German advance.
A German Panther and Wirbelwind are destroyed by incoming US 105mm fire
Panthers make through the woods but one bogs in the terrain
The P-47 Thunderbolt attempts a run at a Stug platoon
More fire from the Priests take out another Panther
My plan fell apart as the first German Panzer IV reserves came on the table at the corner behind my Priest battery and made quick work of the nearly-armorless US mobile artillery. I swung my surviving Priest and supporting Sherman around and engaged the Germans at close range with direct fire, but succeeded in only cracking open one German tank. In another turn, the Priests were wiped from the board and only my infantry platoon remained to defend my end of the table. The P-47 appeared again to control the center of the battlefield, but missed on its run. The US center and flank were crumbling by the time turn four approached.
Panzer IV reinforcements surprise the Priests from the rear
The Thunderbolt tries to stall the German armor in the middle of the field
My reserve Shermans came on the table near a farm and quickly engaged with the Panthers which swung to meet the US armor advance. Shots from my heavier 76mm guns lit up a Panther and bailed another's crew. The German tanks returned fire, destroying all but one 76mm Sherman as more Panzer IVs showed up with the Aufklärungs platoon close behind.
Reserve American 75 and 76mm Shermans roll on the board
The last of the Priests burn as more Panzer IVs appear
In the fifth turn, my final supporting infantry platoon arrived in their halftracks, dismounted and made a desperate run for an objective in the open field. The infantry on my side of the table also broke from the woods in a last-ditch assault on a mass of German tanks creeping toward an objective but were repulsed. With German armor swarming an objective, the game went to the Axis.
A reinforcing column of US rifles follows-up the Sherman advance
A lone Sherman survives as the US rifle company dismounts and heads for an objective
US riflemen break from the woods in a desperate assault on German tanks at an objective
With tanks aflame in the fields, the Germans take an objective
Clearly, my US plan from the outset was a stretch. Had I taken the more historic approach of Patton in the Lorraine Campaign of 1944, a fully-armored US force may very well have stood a fair chance against all the German tanks shuttling here and there on the tabletop. Balancing history and what-ifs is what makes playing Flames of war so engaging over and over again, but next time I'll be careful not to second-guess the command decisions made in Northern France some 70 years ago.
Tagged 15mm, 3rd Army, 76mm Sherman, Aufklärungs, Battle of the Bulge, Blood, Blood Guts and Glory, Dust Up Mission, Flames of War, France, George Patton, German, Lorraine Campaign, M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, Metropolitan Wargamers, miniatures, P-47 Thunderbolt, Panther G, Stug, United States, wargaming, Western Front, Wirbelwind, World War II
Flames of War: Utah Beach "Uncle Red" 1944 Scenario
When most people think of the D-Day invasion at Normandy on June 6th, 1944, the deadly images from the US landings at Omaha Beach in popular movies like The Longest Day or Saving Private Ryan generally come to mind. Utah Beach was added as an objective for US forces late in the invasion planning and occupied the far right of the Allied coastal assault. The beach was divided into three sectors (Tare Green, Uncle Red and Victor), and the landing of some 23,000 troops and armor support started the day's invasion at 6:30am. Awaiting the invasion was the German 709th Infantry Division.
Map of US 4th Infantry Division at Utah Beach June 6, 1944 ("Uncle Red" circled)
The US 4th Infantry Division at Utah Beach, including Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and author J.D. Salinger, came ashore with relatively few US casualties of just 400 compared to the 3000 at nearby Omaha Beach. The success of the assualt is credited largely to the effective landing of more Sherman tank support, relatively light German fortifications covering the exits from the beach and early inland actions by the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions earlier in the morning.
US 17th Airborne Division using a sand table before Operation Varsity in 1945
Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn, NY is pretty well known for the sand tables which occupy our space, and some of our founding members have won several awards for presenting sand table games at conventions over the years. Sand tables have been used by military planners since ancient times when sticks and stones were simply laid out in the sand on the ground.
NY Army National Guard troops train with a sand table at Fort Irwin, CA in 2011
Despite all our military technological advancements, modern war colleges and even troops deployed in the field today still use sand tables for training and planning real-world actions. Gaming on a sand table provides a great amount of flexibility and realism in shaping the contours found in real-life battlefields, adding tremendous playability to just about any scenario.
Flames of War "Hit the Beach" scenario set-up
This past weekend a few of us ran an Uncle Red beach assault scenario on one of the club's sand tables using the Flames of War Amphibious Assault rules and 'Hit the Beach' scenario.The 4′ x 5′ table I set up featured a sculpted surf landing zone, sea wall and two beach exits leading to an inland area. Each player placed an objective. The German player then deployed their coastal defenses at the beach including barbed wire, two bunkers, tobruk machine gun nests and a Grenadier platoon. At the rear of the table, the Germans deployed an artillery battery and another machine gun platoon in a nearby house defending their objective. Half their 1500-point force remained off the table in reserve.
The US landing begins against the fortified coast and German artillery at the rear
The Americans began with a naval gun barrage pinning every German platoon but only detsroying one stand at the beach. With the first turn, two boat assualt platoons and a pioneer platoon landed at their left and center area of the beach. Choosing to shoot rather than move at the double, the first three American platoons were quickly pinned and subsequently destroyed in the first two turns of the game.
View from the German rear with Americans landing
Choosing to still keep their D-Day tanks off the beach, the Americans attempted another landing in turns three with only two boats able to land. Naval guns and P-47 air support attempting to hit the rear German artillery proved completly ineffective as troops at the beach continued to be pinned and detsroyed.
US waves struggle to get off the beach
Remanants of US platoons get over the sea wall in turn four
With still more delayed landing reinforcements and no tanks heading for the beach, two US platoons breached the sea wall in turn four. Moving at the double and under heavy machine gun fire, the short-lived progress was stalled and the platoons lay pinned with heavy casualties.
Swimming Shermans finally come ashore with more infantry
Switching tactics in turn five, the Americans went for the right side of the beach. Two boat crews hit the beach moving at the double with three Shermans coming ashore in support. Two tanks immediately bogged, creating two targets stuck on the beach for the next round of incoming German artillery.
Shermans pour fire into the German defenses
With turn six, one more Sherman made it to the beach while another was swamped and lay destroyed in the surf offshore. Just one more boat of infantry landed to support a pinned and heavily-damaged platoon already on the beach. Progress was made over the sea wall with US troops moving out of range of much of the German machine gunners on the far right edge of the table. Finally, the US did some damage with fire from the Shermans destroying several Grenadier units and a tobruk nest. At the bottom of the turn, the Germans brought on their first reserves with a Nebelwerfer battery at the back of the table. One Sherman was hit and destroyed by German artillery and another's crew bailed out.
The US looked to be making a bit of progress as turn seven began with their M7 Priest arillery platoon landing with half of the platoon bogging right off the boat. The remaining three guns, along with three Shermans, took shots at the German defenses and destroyed two more Grenadier stands. German infantry reserves began rushing on the table in front of the artillery to cover the American objective. On the beach, another monstrous German barrage left the Priests in flames and just one surviving Sherman. At turn eight, the Americans ceded the table after only one additional landing craft of troops made it to the beach to join their final Sherman.
This was our first FOW beach landing at the club, and a big learning experience for us. The US players chose to play way too conservatively from the outset with troops moving too slowly off the boat in the first two turns. Leaving the Shermans off the beach until the fifth turn was also a huge mistake, as getting them on sooner would've provided greater pinning support and potential for smoke cover for the boat infantry. US air support was frustrating, as often seems the case, and use of the naval guns was likewise botched. The US also suffered from poor luck with too many landing craft either not getting back off the beach to grab more reserves or failing to land existing floating reserves. In many turns, just one of three boats were able to arrive, making it impossible to hit a critical mass of troops on the beach.
Several of us at the club are planning a weekend-long D-Day series to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Normandy campaign this June, so look for more practice scenarios and a lot more on the anniversary event in the coming months. As Gen. Roosevelt said at Utah Beach, "We'll start the war from right here!"
Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 15mm, 82nd Airborne Division, D-Day, German 709th Infantry Division, J.D. Salinger, Jr., M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, Metropolitan Wargamers, miniatures, Nebelwerfer, Normandy landings, Omaha Beach, Operation Overlord, P-47 Thunderbolt, Panzergrenadiers, sand table, Saving Private Ryan, Tare Green, The Longest Day, Theodore Roosevelt, tobruk machine gun nest, Uncle Red, US 4th Infantry Division, Utah Beach, Victor, wargaming, World War II
Flames of War: Singling 1944 Scenario
By the winter of 1944 the US 4th Armored Division had distinguished itself through a number of actions in France ranging from Operation Cobra in July and the Battle of Arracourt in September all the way through various engagements heading east toward the French-German border. Battleworn and bogged down in the wet winter slush of eastern France, the 4th Armored lumbered to the outskirts of Singling, Lorraine on December 6th, 1944. As part of the defensive Maginot Line, a hasty attack was thrown together to take the farm town with a small force of tanks and infantry. Finding themselves caught up fighting superior elements from the German 11th Panzer Division between the cottages and tight roads of the village, the day's battle eventually fell to a stalemate and the 4th Armored pulled back. In the coming days, a hail of American artillery and subsequent ground force attacks eventually took Sibling.
The WWPD site has a handy Flames of War scenario available for the action at Singling called Abrams' Folly. In addition, there's some other gaming-freindly write-ups available online as well as some great historical documentation (including maps and photos) on the battle at Singling. Before heading off to an annual family vacation to Cape Cod, I had a chance to try my hand as the Americans in the Sibling scenario this past Wednesday evening at Metropolitan Wargamers in Brooklyn.
Each of us fielded 2500 points, sticking as close to possible with the forces outlined in the scenario. I used the Blood, Guts and Glory book which focuses on the armor-heavy battles in this region of France in late 1944 through early 1945. My force featured a mix of 75mm and 76mm Shermans, some tank destroyers, two armored rifle platoons and an off-table 105mm Priest battery. My German opponent started with a Panzer IV platoon, a Jagdpanther platoon, an 10.5cm leFH18 battery, a platoon of Pak 40s and a couple infantry platoons. As it was historically, the Americans were clearly in for a tough fight.
In December '44, the US entered Sibling from the south but the scenario places the American point of entry at the western edge of the table. The Germans deployed first with infantry and Jagdpanthers in the town, the Panzer IVs to the northwest and the Pak 40s in prepared positions to the southwest. The artillery battery was positioned to the northeast of town with spotters stationed in the church belfry and the attic of a house near the town center.
With the first turn, the Americans rolled in around the main road to the west. Seeing the Pak 40s, all the armor rolled north toward the Panzer IVs parked around and behind a small copse of trees. Infantry platoons made way for the center and the orchard just south of the road. My US plan was to avoid the killing alley of the main road while the infantry would swoop toward an assault on the infantry and Pak 40s to the south and the armor would rumble to the north toward the German tanks.
The US 76s made quick work of the Panzer IVs in the first two turns and then turned toward the center of town. The Jagdpanthers crept out from behind buildings and took a few a shots down the road, eliminating a Sherman. A German platoon camped out in a house at the western edge of town made a misbegotten attempt at an assault on the Shermans, bailing two with Panzerfaust fire but ultimately running off when faced with return attacks from the US armor. Another Panzerfaust-wielding squad popped out from an adjacent cottage and destroyed another Sherman with a quick rear shot before being machine-gunned down. By the end of the third turn, the northwest area of the table was a snarl of burning German tanks and shaken but advancing US Shermans.
To the south of the road, a stalemate which would run the whole game commenced. The Priest battery struggled to range in and hit the Pak 40s on every turn, proving to be a complete waste of points. The American armored infantry platoons to the south of the road spent most of the game being pinned by German sniper fire and artillery barages, all the while struggling to progress through the orchard. Not until the fourth turn of the game did the American infantry truly get in the fight, exchanging fire with two nearby platoons of Germans but losing nearly half their number to fire from the Pak 40s and German heavy machine guns.
In turn four, things got bad for the Germans. After littering the field north of town with charred wrecks of US armor, several American tanks broke to the middle of town toward the three remaining Jagdpanthers. A near-certain side blast to one Jagdpanther glanced off with no effect, but then an extremely lucky shot from a US 76 destroyed the Jagdpanther command tank. While the Germans scrambled to appoint a new command tank, the Americans ganged up to destroy one of the two remaining Jagdpanthers. With the platoon reduced to just one remaining tank, the German player rolled and failed a morale check and the last tank fled the center of town.
With the center of town secured, all German armor destroyed, a stalled infantry firefight to the southwest and the American tanks advancing to the German artillery battery, the game was called at the fifth turn. I was honestly surprised by the American victory, upsetting the historic outcome of the battle. We stood around for some after-action what-ifs for both sides while packing up the table, and clearly there could be improvements in choices of forces and tactics the next time we head back to Singling.
Flames of War: Barkmann's Corner Scenario (brooklynwargaming.com)
Flames of War: Hunner Park 1944 Scenario (brooklynwargaming.com)
Flames of War: Metropolitan Wargamers Summer 2013 FOW Day (brooklynwargaming.com)
Flames of War: Fielding the Guards Armoured Division (brooklynwargaming.com)
Flames of War: Fielding the P-47 Thunderbolt (brooklynwargaming.com)
Flames of War: Fielding the M3 Stuart Tank (brooklynwargaming.com)
Tagged 10.5cm leFH18, 11th Panzer Division, 15mm, 4th Armored Division, 76mm Sherman, Battle of Arracourt, Blood Guts and Glory, Flames of War, Jagdpanther, Lorraine, M4 Sherman, M7 Priest, Maginot Line, Metropolitan Wargamers, miniatures, Operation Cobra, Pak 40, Panzer IV, scale modelling, Singling, terrain, wargaming, World War II, WWPD


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Q: python paho mqtt client connection through ssl/tls giving an error I am trying to connect my python paho mqtt client to my broker through tls using my own certificate authority. I generated necessary files and configured my RabbitMQ broker to use them. My idea is that the client authenticates the server but client itself doesn't need to be authenticated.

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I know these should work correctly because I also have a scala paho mqtt client that works correctly.
Currently I am running the file directly from the terminal on my mac. I am using an virtuanenv created by python 3.5.2 and I have a file subscribe.py
import paho.mqtt.client as paho
import ssl

def on_message(clnt, userdata, msg):
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def on_connect(client, userdata, rc):
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mqttc = paho.Client()
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mqttc.connect("address", 8883, 60)
mqttc.loop_forever()

When I run the file I receive the following error
ssl.SSLEOFError: EOF occurred in violation of protocol (_ssl.c:645)

I have also tried changing the tls_version to TLSv1_1, TLSv1 and leaving it out completely. ca.cert.pem is in the same folder as the subscribe.py file
The example on paho website seems very simple so what am I missing here? Why do I receive the error on my python client?

A: Have you tried mosquitto clients? There are lots of possibility for the problem you have encountered, so best way to figured it out is trying another way.
mosquitto_sub -h address -p 8883 --cafile ca.cert.pem -t "#" -d -v
d flag is for debug messages, v flag is verbose mode.
If mosquitto client cannot connect with ca, you can try:
mosquitto_sub -h address -p 8883 --cafile ca.cert.pem -t "#" -d -v --insecure
The insecure flag will ignore CA checking for server. If add the insecure flag can make you connected, then maybe the CA is wrong. You can use openssl to debug it then.

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Indian National Congress [ INC ]
Founded in 1885, the Indian National Congress (INC) was at the forefront of the nationalist movement in India before 1947.Created in 1885 by A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, the Indian National Congress became the nation's leader in the Independence Movement, with over 15 million Indians involved in its organizations and over 70 million participants in its struggle against the British Empire.
After independence the Congress, hitherto an all-embracing national movement, was transformed into a political party. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister (1947–1964), it retained the character of an eclectic political organization with a wide range of positions. The INC has traditionally tried to bridge communitarian divides, regarding the secular principle as most appropriate for a multi-religious state. Concern for maintaining communal harmony had led to criticism of favoring minorities, especially Muslims.The Congress' social policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya—the lifting up of all sections of society—which involves the improvement of the lives of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people.
The present President of the INC is Indira Gandhi's daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi is the current Vice President of INC. The Nehru-Gandhi legacy has percolated to the party's top leadership even today. The Congress has won General Elections a number of times in the country. The 2009 elections made the Congress form the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Manmohan Singh was chosen again as the Prime Minister of India, and represents.the Congress Party suffered a worse electoral performance than it had in 1996 and 1998, winning only 114 seats. Nevertheless, in the 2004 national elections the party scored a surprising victory and returned to power. Gandhi, however, declined an invitation to become prime minister and instead supported Manmohan Singh, a former finance minister, who in May 2004 became the country's first Sikh prime minister. The party again surprised pundits in the 2009 parliamentary elections by increasing its number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 153 to 206, its best showing since 1991.
The Congress, according to its symbol, works in unity with the members and the masses, thereby forming a strong party. The working of the Congress, which follows various ranks within its organisational structure, is also representative of the energy and efforts needed to function as a party.The party touted its record at passing legislation aimed at improving the lot of those living in poverty and rural areas, and it fielded Sonia's son, Rahul Gandhi, to be its candidate for prime minister. However, the BJP and its leading candidate, Narendra Modi, successfully won over the electorate.By the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party had lost much of its popular support, mainly because of several years of poor economic conditions in the country and growing discontent over a series of corruption allegations involving government officials, including the 2G spectrum scam and the Indian coal allocation scam.The Congress won only 44 seats, which was its worst-ever performance in a national election that brought into question whether it would continue to be identified as an officially recognised party.
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