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Mike Harding
Team Owner
Harding Racing is owned and managed by Mike Harding. Mike is also the owner and CEO of Indianapolis based Harding Group, an asphalt and concrete contractor. Under his direction, Harding Group is an official sponsor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He has been involved with the paving industry and his father's company, F.E. Harding, since the early '80's. Mike purchased the company from his father and is now sole owner. Under Mike's leadership, Harding Group consistently ranks in the "Top Ten" asphalt maintenance companies in the USA, year after year.
George Michael Steinbrenner IV
George Michael Steinbrenner IV is co-owner of Harding Steinbrenner Racing and joins the NTT IndyCar Series in 2019 as the youngest team owner in history.
Friends since their teen years, Steinbrenner and team driver Colton Herta join the ranks of INDYCAR together following a successful two-season run within Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, where the team captured 10 poles and 6 wins. Together, they represent the youngest owner and driver combination in NTT IndyCar Series history.
A member of a family known for winning and success with the New York Yankees, Steinbrenner has shown a passion for racing from an early age. Influences are many and include his father, Hank Steinbrenner, himself a racing enthusiast and former NHRA team owner, Bryan Herta, long-time family friend and owner of Bryan Herta Autosport. Family influences continue with the late Tony Renna, a cousin, who lost his life during a test session crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – along with an uncle, Chris Simmons, the long-time engineer of multiple series champion Scott Dixon.
All contributed to Steinbrenner taking a measured path toward team ownership, beginning as an intern at Bryan Herta Autosport and followed by forming an Indy Lights program in partnership with Andretti Autosport. The process allowed Steinbrenner to prepare for INDYCAR team ownership by participating in every facet of the business and learning the ropes of team management, operations, engineering, marketing and partner development.
Brian Barnhart
Team President
Brian Barnhart has over 25 years experience on both the operational and commercial side of IndyCar. His tenure in the operational side of IndyCar began in 1997 where he served in various roles, most recently as Vice President of Competition and Head of Race Control. Prior to his move to IndyCar, Barnhart spent several years as a crew member for multiple race teams including Al Unser Jr.'s winning teams. This is the first time Al Unser Jr. and Barnhart will be working together since their two Indianapolis 500 victories and two CART Championships in the early 1990s.
Al Unser Jr.
Al Unser Jr's racing career is one of the sport's best. He has 329 starts, 34 wins, and 7 poles. Little Al ran in The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Can-Am, CART, IROC, and IRL Series. He has 5 championship titles and various awards in racing. He is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, 1992 and 1994. Al Unser Jr. was named ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year in 1994.
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Exciting news from Speedway, Ind. this morning! We are very much looking forward to the future of @IMS & @IndyCar under the Penske Corporation.
And a special thank you to the Hulman-George family for a remarkable 74 years. https://t.co/vIBrCr8LPx
Today we honor the heroes of the NTT @IndyCar Series paddock, the AMR INDYCAR Safety team for #FirstRespondersDay.
There are 20 active duty first responders who work to keep drivers & team members as members of the AMR INDYCAR Safety team.
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Goosebumps. The #88 guys were on fire last week. 🔥 https://t.co/070ACoPdzn
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Here's a little #MondayMotivation: That time @FollowHSRacing put on a clinic in the pit box to push @ColtonHerta to victory lane 💪🏁 https://t.co/RHlkEh4yiM
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Exciting news from Speedway, Ind. this morning! We are very much looking forward to the future of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway & NTT IndyCar Series under the Penske Corporation.
And a special thank you to the Hulman-George family for a remarkable 74 years.
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Today we honor the heroes of the NTT IndyCar Series paddock, the AMR INDYCAR Safety team for #FirstRespondersDay.
There are 20 active duty first responders who work to keep drivers, team members, and fans safe as members of the AMR INDYCAR Safety team.
Read more here: https://www.indycar.com/News/2019/10/10-28-First-Responders-Day-Eagle
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Culturally Appropriating the Word "Liberal"
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I became politically aware as a teenager in the mid-1970s. It was a different country, and a different world. America 1.0, as I like to call it. I gravitated naturally to the far Left side of the political spectrum. I was against all war. I thought the poor were getting a raw deal. I didn't think blue-collar workers were being paid enough. I felt sympathy for the unjustly convicted and opposed the death penalty. I thought marijuana should be legalized. I believed our leaders should be focusing on the many domestic problems, instead of senseless foreign intervention.
Most importantly, I became a civil libertarian. Patrick Henry's words, "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to my dying day your right to say it" resonated with me almost as much as Huey Long's great "Share the Wealth" speeches. I was also influenced by Hugh Hefner's Playboy Philosophy, which talked about "victimless crimes" and ignited my libertarian streak.
I thought the Democrats, or most of them, were the good guys. I cast my first vote for Jimmy Carter, even though I liked almost all the other party presidential candidates better. I really liked Frank Church, especially when he headed the first congressional investigation to expose the abuses of the Central Intelligence Agency.
It didn't take long for me to become more politically mature. I grew to understand that most of the social programs created additional costly bureaucracies, and didn't seem to provide much help to those who needed it. Once the Vietnam War finally ended, I began to notice that most Democrats were just as pro-war as most Republicans.
The election of Bill Clinton in 1992 signaled the end of the old "liberalism," which had drawn me to politics in the first place. Clinton was the first politician to make a habit of virtue signaling rhetoric, in which he could "feel your pain," but his "reforms" resulted in poor people getting less financial aid for shorter periods, and convicted more largely Black people of "victimless crimes" than ever before. His myriad of personal and political scandals made Richard Nixon, whom I had considered the ultimate villain in my youth, look like Thomas Jefferson.
Clinton was the first to co-opt the term "liberal" without adhering to any of the classic tenets of liberalism. He didn't overtly support the unions that were even then largely impotent. He didn't demand higher wages for average workers, or criticize the incredible growth of CEO compensation, often accompanied by large layoffs. He lobbied hard for the passage of NAFTA, one of the deadliest pieces of legislation in our history, and never batted an eye at the outsourcing and offshore factories that followed.
Bill Clinton might have bombed Kosovo, and helped consolidate the media into a handful of huge corporations, but he could speak identity politics fluently. And that's all that mattered to his base, which were being converted from empathetic, traditional liberals fighting for the little guy into authoritarians concerned over the views of those they opposed.
By the time Barack Obama arrived on the scene, he was treated like a male, biracial Mother Theresa by a fawning media and an even larger constituency indoctrinated for years by the virtue signaling professors that were already dominant in every major university. Obama was celebrated for what he was and how he looked, not for his political beliefs or principles. He was perhaps even better at feeling others' pain that Bill Clinton was. But he too proved to be adept and bombing and even killing others, which he actually bragged about. And his supporters loved it.
The election of Donald Trump triggered something deep inside all of those now mature Social Justice Warriors, who'd been born under Clinton and climbed to positions of power under Obama. We see them now as the mayors and police chiefs of all the cities being besieged by looting, who have no desire to stop it.
The classical liberals, inspired by the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, Charles Dickens, William Jennings Bryan, Huey Long, and John F. Kennedy, are now all but gone from public life. Some of my friends, like peace activist Cindy Sheehan and former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, try their best, but no one on the left is interested in marching for peace now. Or protecting civil liberties. Sheehan and McKinney aren't going to be welcome at the Democratic convention.
Instead, "liberals" today largely consist of often deluded Social Justice Warriors. They think and act with emotion, not reason. Their primary goal doesn't seem to be fighting for the rights of those who've been denied them, but to take away the rights of those they disagree with. They don't remotely believe in the Bill of Rights, especially the First Amendment. How many people have been fired recently, for posting a comment on social media, in their free time, which offended these Social Justice Warriors?
These poor souls are forced into public acts of contrition, but still lose their jobs, anyway. Why they still apologize for exercising their constitutional right to free speech is beyond me. The virtue signalers whose loud complaints got them fired, feel no remorse. No sense of guilt over families thrown into financial turmoil, especially in this unprecedented fragile economy. The new Left doesn't care about the unemployed, especially if they disagree with them politically. It makes them feel good to see someone that offended them fired. That's the essence of identity politics.
It doesn't take much for Social Justice Warrior to demand someone's termination. A pro soccer player was recently cut by his team for comments his wife made on Twitter. The stepmother of one of the officers involved in the shooting of the man found asleep in a Burger King drive-through was fired. For being his stepmother. Others have lost their jobs for uttering undeniable truths like "all lives matter." When that is considered not only controversial, but a fireable offense, then we have reached the heights of lunacy.
I am very active on social media. For celebrating Roger Stone's commutation, I was blasted by some who had been big fans of my work. One person told me Stone should be shot for treason. Another said he should be hanged. Someone else said no one deserved prison more than him, and that he should be given a life sentence. For contrived process crimes, and a politicized prosecution in a kangaroo courtroom? So Stone deserves prison more than serial killers and child rapists?
I had much the same reaction for posting what I considered very good news, about embattled Kentucky teenager Nicholas Sandmann winning an undisclosed out of court settlement from the Washington Post. A good cyber friend, whom I respect greatly, called him a name and said he should "have his teeth kicked in." Others called the teenager a "racist." Clearly, that MAGA hat triggered them. They don't need much triggering, but this red hat sets Social Justice Warriors off like nothing else.
The irrational hostility of these authoritarians who have commandeered the political Left is centered on Donald Trump. The inner party members in George Orwell's 1984, engaged in the "two minute hate" while viewing the image and hearing the words of the opposition leader known as Goldstein. Today's Social Justice Warriors engage in a 24 hour hate against the image and words of Donald Trump.
There is a consistent anti-White theme to everything the Social Justice Warriors say, and advocate. While the vast majority of these virtue signalers are White themselves, that doesn't stop them from blasting "White privilege" nonstop. The irony of a group like Black Lives Matter being only 16% Black has been lost on our largely dumbed down populace. These protesters and looters are largely angry Whites. Who or what is financing and supporting them ought to be of concern to investigative journalists, if we had any.
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Mayor Teresa Jacobs and community leaders at the 2016 Florida Classic at the Orlando Citrus Bowl.
Orange County and Central Floridians proudly welcomed thousands of roaring fans back to the Orlando Citrus Bowl for the annual Florida Classic in November with Mayor Teresa Jacobs participating in the exciting coin toss at the beginning of the game.
The Citrus Bowl hosted the nation's largest HBCU rivalry between the Florida A&M University Rattlers and the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats for the 70th time and the 36th time as part of the Florida Classic. The score ended with BCU taking the game 35 to 14, continuing its winning streak for the fifth year over FAMU.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners supports the Florida Classic and awarded the Florida Classic Consortium with $137,500 this year to help fund scholarships for Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University. The consortium receives the funds annually and consists of several members from both institutions including the presidents and athletics directors.
Greg Creese, the Communications Director for Florida Citrus Sports, spoke of the importance of the game to Orlando, and why it remains a highly anticipated annual event for Central Florida.
The Orlando Citrus Bowl recently reopened in 2014 as part of a $94.5 million venues package to transform Orange County into a mecca of economic, cultural, and sports opportunities to support the region's increasingly diverse and creative population for generations to come.
The new Citrus Bowl was constructed in less than 10 months and replaced 90 percent of the stadium with brand new construction, creating an improved fan experience and utilizing the latest technology in the region's largest stadium venue. There are now 65,000 seats available for fans and three, large state-of-the-art video scoreboard displays.
At the reopening of the stadium, Mayor Jacobs announced that the Rebels and Seminoles would open the 2016 season at the Citrus Bowl as part of the first annual "Orlando Kickoff Game." The neutral-site season opening game between Florida State University and The University of Mississippi will be played on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, and will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Since being constructed in 1936, the Citrus Bowl has hosted numerous outstanding athletic events, including World Cup Soccer, Florida High School Athletic Association events, and many high-profile college and bowl games, as well as star-studded performances from iconic bands, such as the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and the Eagles. The Orlando Citrus Bowl also continues its tradition of hosting signature events, including the annual Florida Blue Florida Classic, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl and Monster Jam.
The stadium has welcomed families from all over the world and has created unforgettable experiences for many local residents and visitors from around the world.


Should We Clone Neanderthals? The scientific, legal and ethical obstacles.
Evidence of a new type of prehistoric humans known as Denisovans, who last shared a common ancestor with modern humans over 1 million years ago, has been found in a Siberian cave. with Homo sapiens over 1 million years ago..
A 400,000 year-old tooth found in a Israeli cave doubles the age of the oldest known Homo sapiens remains.
How did the Neanderthals die? One theory was that a poor diet that relied too heavily on meat eventually killed them. However, starch granules found on Neanderthal teeth indicate that the species ate a variety of plants and cooked grains.
The rare Cambodian elephant has finally been caught on video.
The fossils of a new species of prehistoric crocodile were discovered in Italian limestone slated to become kitchen counters.
The Shark Conservation Act has been signed into law.
The Museum published a booklet, The Excavation of Lindenmeier, earlier this year. I researched the section on the "camp life" of the young men that worked on the Smithsonian-led excavations in the 1930s. Most of those young men, in their twenties when they worked on the site, also served in World War II: Jim Greenacre, John Cotter, Charles "Chili" Scoggin, and C.T.R. Bohannon, to name just a few.
Bohannon had an intriguing military career. Remember by Cotter (who received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained during the landing at Normandy) as a "real long rifle" and "Western toughie," Bohannon was an officer who survived the Bataan Death March in the Philippines.
Prior to World War II, the Philippines were American-controlled. The Japanese invaded the Philippines on December 8, 1941, just 10 hours after the attacking Pearl Harbor, and occupied the country from 1942–1945.
The Japanese aerial bombardment had damaged the American Asiatic Fleet, forcing General MacArthur to retreat. Reinforcements and resupply were impossible given the condition of the fleet there and in Pearl Harbor, leaving the American and Filipino defenders vulnerable and without needed supplies.
After the three-month Battle of Bataan, the remaining American and Filipino defenders surrendered on April 9, 1942. The Japanese forced 76,000 prisoners of war on a 61-mile march to relocate them. Many of these defenders were sick and starving.
The Bataan Death March is recognized as a crime of war. It lasted a week, with the captives forced to march continuously in the tropical heat. An estimated 7,000-10,000 people died on the March, and many thousands more died from the effects of the march while held in prisoner of war camps in San Fernando. Survivors of the March recount horrors that are stomach turning. I often wonder about the fortitude and courage required of "Bo," as he was known, to survive that torture. I also am awed that he managed to escape the Japanese and join forces with native Filipinos to fight behind the lines against the Japanese.
After his experiences in the Philippines, Bohannon went on to become an expert in guerilla and counter-guerilla warfare for the U.S. Military. He co-wrote a book with Napoleon D. Valeriano in 1962 entitled Counter-Guerrilla Operations: The Philippine Experience. That book was reprinted in 2006 and is still used in military training.
Today, please remember to thank a vet. It's difficult sometimes to imagine what they have been through to protect freedom.
I recently saw an amazing photograph from Google Earth, courtesy of Dr. Jason LaBelle, archaeologist at CSU's Department of Anthropology, that I had to share. Dr. LaBelle is one of many consultants working with our staff to develop exhibits and verify content for our new museum. I spent Monday morning with him, crouched over a small working surface in his on-campus office pouring over exhibit renderings and artifact lists, debating the merits of highlighting different themes for our exhibit on First Peoples.
One of the themes we want to explore is the continuity of people on this landscape. As I've written before on this blog, people have lived on what is now Northern Colorado for at least 12,000 years (see Why is the Lindenmeier Archaeological Site Important? and We still learn from Lindenmeier). We see evidence of human presence all over the landscape: from the ancient campsite of Lindenmeier to wagon ruts in the historic Overland Trail to abandoned railroad grades running along side Highway 287 to the highway itself. However, the photograph Dr. LaBelle showed me is one of the only times I've seen evidence of human occupation of the land representing an extreme depth of time so concentrated spatially. Take a look.
The photo is an aerial view of Rollins Pass, west of Nederland, Colorado. In this photo are three obvious trails: a historic 19th century railroad grade, a modern road, and a recreation trail. Many of our modern pathways follow earlier wagon and foot paths, which usually followed animal trails. Animals find the easiest way across the landscape and so we benefit from their work and utilize their paths, too, for our roads and railroads. Given this layering of uses over animal paths, these three trails could represent several hundred years of passing time and various uses.
But this photo captures something much older; ancient, in fact. A faint dark line can be seen to the south of the obvious lines. It follows the same contours of the landscape that the other three do. This is a rock wall built by Paleoindians many thousands of years ago. It served as part of a game drive system: Paleoindian hunters would drive their prey along the wall to breaks. The animals would pass through the break and either fall from a precipice or be speared by hunters hiding behind blinds. According to Dr. LaBelle, people hiking the recreation trail can see this rock wall, and most likely never suspecting the antiquity of it.
One of Dr. LaBelle's colleagues, Dr. James Benedict, has published many articles about these game drive systems. High in the Front Range, he has identified over 50 rock-wall game drive systems existing above timberline ranging in age from the Paleoindian era (as long as 11,000 years ago) through Late Prehistoric time (from 2000 to about 200 years ago, give or take). Eight of them are on Rollins Pass alone! I've been inspired to carefully scan Google Earth for more Paleoindian marks on the landscape. Maybe you will be, too.


Javier Parrado (born in La Paz, 1964) composed several works using electroacoustic medias: "Inti Yana", piece on CD from 1994; "Panel del carnaval 1" for cassette tape or MIDI sequence plus MIDI SysEx data to use with a KS32 Ensoniq synthesizer and optional acoustic or sampled percussion, from 1998; "Ánima del primer día" for musician (flute and soprano sax) and tape from 2001. Parrado realized all electroaocoustic parts at his home personal studio. He also composed an early work during his years as student: "Tiempo", for 4 channels tape, from 1990.


In the stone workshop at The Sign Maker we have some lovely stones for you to choose from. Click the link below to see the various colours. The stone mason will cut the granite and marble to the required size and will engrave or sandblast the lettering and images. Edges can be clean cut, honed smooth or polished as requested.
The signs and name plates then move on to the painting room where the letters can be painted.
Gold, white and black are the main colours but we do have others.
Purbeck stone boulders can be used for memorials or as a stone entrance sign. Only the face is honed smooth for the lettering. This durable stone is quarried in Dorset in the UK.


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1. Which of the following was the reason owing to which public unrest broke out in Pakistan and an Emergency was declared a few months back ?
1. Sudden death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
2. Announcement of General Elections.
3. Appointment of a new Chief of Army in place of Gen. Pervez Musharraf who was very popular leader there.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
2. India, Brazil and South Africa made a forum in 2003 which is playing a very significant role in dealing with the issues of common interest of all the three in general and their foreign policies in particular. What is the name of the forum ? (The Second Summit of the forum was organized in October 2007 in Pretoria)
(A) SAGU
(B) BRIC
(C) G-20
(D) IBSA
3. Read the following three statements carefully and answer the question asked immediately after that —
1. Hu Jintao has been reelected the General Secretary of the ruling CPC for the second term till 2012.
2. Vice President of the country Zeng Quinghing was removed from the powerful Central
Committee of the party.
3. Country is now likely to proceed on a new agenda of progress and development as Jintao is a man of modern and scientific outlook. All these three statements are about the political development in the country known as—
(A) South Korea
(B) North Korea
(C) Singapore
(D) China
(E) Thailand
4. The mid term review of the Monetary and Credit Policy of the RBI (for 2007-08) took place in January 2008. Which of the following is true about the same ?
1. CRR hiked by 0.5 per cent to make it 7.5% w.e.f. 10th February, 2008.
2. GDP growth outlook at 8.5% for 2007-08.
3. Call and put options are now allowed in imports and exports.
(D) Both 2 and 3
5. An International Organization with Robert B. Zoellick as its President sanctioned a loan of US$ 944 million to India so that it can strengthen its rural finance system, vocational training and improve its water management projects. Which of the following is the name of that organization ?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) UNESCO
(D) World Bank
6. As per the news which appeared in some newspapers/magazines the police with the help of some NGOs rescued some children who had been forced in child labour illegally. Such children are protected under which of the following acts in India ?
1. Juvenile Justice Act.
2. Child Labour Act.
3. Immoral Trafficking Act.
7. As per the news published in the media, India, China and some other countries are trying to grapple with money flooding the economy from a record trade surplus, and swelling of foreign exchange reserves of the country. Why do the Central Banks of such countries have to make special efforts to check the flooding of money and foreign exchange in economy whereas for an ordinary man more money means richness and prosperity ?
1. It generates artificial inflation in economy.
2. It makes the Govt. of that country to revaluate its currency.
3. It creates a situation where rate of interest on loans and advances starts coming down sharply.
(C) All 1, 2 and 3
8. The Govt. of India recently established a fund known as National Investment Fund (NIF). Which of the following statement(s) is/are true in this regard ?
1. This fund is generated through the money received from the sale of equity in State run
companies.
2. The fund will help in revival of sick units of the public sector companies of the Govt. of India.
3. The money deposited in the fund will be used for social welfare schemes.
9. The Govt. of India is making special efforts to help the farmer community in the country as they are in distress and demand special attention from all of us. Which of the following is correct in this regard ?
1. Govt. of India has announced a substantial hike in minimum support price of wheat for Rabi season.
2. A relief package is announced for the Sugar Industry.
3. All farmers are being given a cash assistance of Rs. 5 lakhs to make them comfortable
financially.
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
10. Which of the following taxes is collected by the Govt. on sale of goods and services in the country ?
(A) NAT
(B) GET
(C) SAT
(D) VAT
11. The N. D. Kumaraswamy Govt. came into minority in Karnataka because one segment of the coalition government w ithdrew its support from it in October 2007.
Which of the following was that segment ?
(A) SP
(B) Congress
(C) BSP
(D) Telugu Desam
12. The newly elected President of which of the following countries took over the charge from her husband who was the President of the country immediately prior to the general presidential elections there ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Romania
(D) Peru
(E) Argentina
13. The latest European Union Summit took place in which of the following cities in October 2007 ?
(A) Brussels
(B) Paris
(C) Luxembourg
(D) Lisbon
14. The UN Climate change Conference 2007 was organized in which of the following places ?
(A) Manila
(B) London
(C) Brussels
(E) Bali
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15. India ranks 128 in the recently published Human Development Index (HDI). The index measures which of the following to decide the rank of a country ?
1. Life expectancy
2. Literacy and Education
3. Forex reserves as a percentage of total GDP
16. Kevin Rudd recently took over as the Prime Minister of Australia from John Howard. Which of the following policies of John Howard went wrong and against him who otherwise was holding the post since last four terms of four years each ?
1. Refusal to ratify Kyoto protocol
2. Policy of hiring and firing workers any time
3. Support to non-democratic govt. in some countries
(B) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
17. Many a time we read a term 'PPP' in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?
(A) Public Per Capita Power
(B) Per Capita Potential Purchases
(C) Purchasing Power Parity
(D) Present Purchasing Power
18. 'Cryogenic Engines' are being developed indigenously by an Indian organization. These engines are normally used for which of the following purposes ?
(A) Used for space programme
(B) Used for generating nuclear power
(C) Used by Railways as they are very fast and fuel efficient
(D) Used in fighter planes
19. The UN has revealed that the emergency phase is now over in Chernobyl where a disastrous accident had taken place in 1986. The affected people there will now be treated as normal and not as victims. What had happened in Chernobyl in 1986 ?
(A) A train accident in which about 1000 people had died
(B) A bomb blast in which around 500 people died and 5000 were injured
(C) A nuclear plant exploded and the entire city became a radioactive zone
(D) A powerful earthquake rocked the entire city leaving thousands dead and several thousands injured
20. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission constituted recently ?
(A) Vijay Kelkar
(B) B. K. Chaturvedi
(C) K. V. Kamath
(D) A. K. Purwar
21. Many a time we read in newspapers about the "Doha Round" of talks. It was related with the talks of which of the following organizations ?
(A) European Union
(B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
(C) International Atomic Energy Agencies (IAEA)
(D) G-8 talks
22. Dinar is the currency of which of the following countries ?
(A) Sudan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Pakistan
23. The former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano was honoured by the first ever international prize to an African leader, the prestigious "Mo Ibrahim Leadership Prize". The Prize was given to him in 2007 October. What was the contribution of Chissano owing to which he was selected for the same ?
(Pick up the correct statement)
1. He was instrumental in bringing peace, reconciliation, stable democracy and economic progress to Mozambique.
2. He played a crucial role in diffusing tension between Iran and IAEA over the issue of Iran's nuclear facilities.
3. He played a crucial role in diffusing conflict between India and some western countries over the issue of subsidy to agriculture in WTO conference held in 2007.
24. Who amongst the following Indian leaders became the second World Leader to receive the British Royal Society's prestigious King Charles II Medal ?
(Given in October 2007)
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
25. The "Outstanding Business Leader Award–2007" was given to whom amongst the following in
October 2007 ?
(A) Lakshmi Mittal
(B) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(C) Rahul Bajaj
(D) Kumar Mangalam Birla
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1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (D)
6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (D)
11. (E) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (E) 15. (C)
16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (A)
21. (B) 22. (E) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (B)
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Should you send you daughter to the girl or boy scouts?
The boy scout law is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
The boy scouts believe in God and will learn related camping activities like tying slipknots and making fire.
Boy scouts are required to meet with a scout master for progress review and appear before a board of review before advancing to the following level. The general activity both boy and girl scouts' focus on are outdoor skills, community service activities, excursions and camping. Boy scouts also take part in activities like using a compass to walk, using a neckerchief to bandage, tent pitching, knot tying and lashing. Derby racing is also included, scout contacting around the world (Jamboree-on-the-Air) and camporees (camps taking part in events with other camps.
Boy scouts sell popcorn, poinsettias, flags, chocolate bars and wash cars to help raise funds.
Boy scout leaders are generally provided with more direction than Girl scout leaders.
Boy scouts focus on a co-educational learning environment. However, there are certain things they cannot offer that are only available in a girl scouts environment.
The girl scout law believes in being honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong and responsible for the things they say and do, respect for themselves, others and authority, proper utilisation of resources, making the world a better place and be a sister figure to every girl scout.
The girl scouts have added social justice as one of their missions, featured well-known LGBT rights activists as role models and given back $100,000 from a donor against transgender troops. The girl scouts also believe they could replace the word "God" with whatever they had faith in while reciting the Girl Scout Promise. Girls also sell cookies, go camping, learn empowerment, diversity and social activism.
The girl scouts' rankings are based on the girl's age and merit badges. Girl scouts' focus on science, technology, engineering and math in which projects in computer programming, engineering and outdoor science are available. Outdoor activities like sports are given focus as well followed by life skills where girl scouts learn to deal with bullying, letter-writing campaign launch and make smart buying decisions. Girl scouts also learn entrepreneurship skills by selling biscuits.
The girl scouts raise funds by selling their renowned biscuits.
The girl scouts control fund spending and tailoring of badges, activities, interests and plans.
The things offered in a girl scouts environment are specially made for girls only and cannot be replicated by boy scouts.


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Thoughts: Followed by Frost
Followed by Frost
Followed by Frost had been a book I looked forward to since the moment I read its summary, as I AM a fan of fantasy and adventure and high fantasy. There was all sorts of potential for adventurous fun and anticipation to be had.
And also, while I'm not sure this is one, it had the feel of a possible fairytale retelling, or a folkloric tale with an inspiring lesson to be learned, I suppose.
Even so, I hadn't quite expected the protagonist to start the story off with the personality that she presented (kind of bitchy with a self-proclaimed superiority complex) in the first two or three chapters, right before leaving her home on a destination-less journey. And I also hadn't expected that the beginning of her tale would drag on in such a way that my mind would wander and miss some pertinent story building details or some much needed story progression.
Fortunately, this book DID get better as the story continued. When Smitha joins the Southlanders (and I finally accepted how quickly her personality made a one-eighty degree turn from one extreme to the other in so little time, which I attribute to having missed some of that pertinent story building and progression) the book becomes much more enjoyable and even drew me in fully.
And there might have been some feels involved at one point or another.
Followed by Frost has a fairly basic Golden Rule message underlying its storyline--the usual "Treat others the way you want to be treated." But in this case, it would be a more literal "Act the way you want to live"--have a cold heart, live in eternal coldness with frosts and storms following you everywhere. Literally.
Smitha Ronson is beautiful, prideful, and a fortunate child in her home. And she knows it. But when her own self-proclaimed superiority to others leads her to reject a man's affections and marriage proposal in the harshest way, he lays a curse upon her--that frost will follow in her wake and everything she touches will freeze. It does not take long for Smitha to realize the extent and danger of her curse when water and food solidifies into icicle chunks before she can eat them and the touch of her skin forces others to pull away at its freezing burn.
Worse yet, snowy storm clouds follow her wherever she goes, leaving her surroundings in wintery climate for at least a mile surrounding her. Wherever Smitha goes, spring never comes, summer is taken away, and life is unable to survive in such conditions for long. With this, Smitha is cast away from her home with nowhere to go, hunted by other villages for her unnaturalness, chased off because of the winter she brings each area, and, strangely, followed by Death who is determined to coax her into his world to live with him as his Queen.
As I had already stated, Followed by Frost had a rather slow beginning. One in which Smitha spends several chapters traveling by herself, being hunted by men and dogs who perceive her as evil, with only the companionship of an entity identifying as Death who is intrigued by her half-living state as a cursed woman. I know that a lot of this first part of her journey was significant to her growth--that it is actually here, living alone for such a long time that she begins to see her previous life in a new light.
But I feel like either all of that came on too suddenly, or I had glossed over it because, as I'd mentioned above, I couldn't keep my attention from wandering away long enough to catch those important character developing details. In hindsight, I can see them now, especially after getting to a point nearing the end of the story and realizing how many years had passed since Smitha was still a spoiled, entitled brat and had been cursed for her behavior.
There were mentions here and there about a year passing during her aimless travel. And maybe even mention of another year passing at another point in the story. But the book sort of just went by in a blur until some more enjoyable story details presented and my attention wandered back to it.
Really, aside from that and the fact that it feels like Smitha's personality did an extreme one-eighty turn in personality overnight--one second she's that insufferable, entitled, rude little girl, the next second she's a self-sacrificing martyr--I really don't have many more complaints about this book.
I never had a problem with Smitha's personality at the beginning of this book--she was rude and selfish and felt like she was superior to everyone else around her, even including her own mother and little sister. I was expecting a shit ton of character development to follow in the wake of her curse. I just hadn't expected all of that development to happen without warning; and I'm kind of disappointed that it happened so fast that I had missed it altogether.
And don't get me wrong, I love the progress of her development from the person she was that brings the curse upon herself, to the person she becomes during her curse, and the person she ultimately grows into as a result of her curse. That first part of her development just seemed to happen too quickly--the last part of her development, however, was perfect.
Some Last Thoughts:
Followed by Frost was written well with vivid imagery and great description of the lands, the culture, and the people. And the feel of Smitha's wintry surroundings were done excellently--it might have helped that during the reading of this book, the weather in our city was quite chilly as well. The lonely darkness of her mental atmosphere had me feeling for her--for her desperate need to end her cursed suffering; for her regret at bringing this curse upon herself; for how much she missed the warmth of the sun or the touch of human contact; for the conflicting struggle between wanting to end it all and end the curse versus wanting to find a way to live and hope that she can find a place that will accept her; for the little things in life that we take for granted such as a warm meal, a hot bath, a comfortable set of clothes…
There really is a whole deal of thought-inspiring concepts scattered throughout the story. This book has the potential to be a lot of great things if you can get passed the slow build-up of the story and the slow going travels of Smitha's one-person journey.
The characters were interesting and good, even if they weren't really outstanding in anyway. Even Smitha seemed to fall short of standing out. The character of Death had a lot of potential, but he seemed sidelined in favor of the rest of the human characters, and especially Smitha's love interest--who also didn't really stand out much and felt like every other carbon-copy background hero. There was also the Southlander prince, who was underutilized, as were many of the other characters who make a big impact in Smitha's life.
Then there was also some mentions of wizards and the lands where wizards could be found--that Smitha considered searching for a wizard like the man who had cursed her to see if someone could lift the curse. But that line of thought sort of fizzled out and I'd forgotten about the existence of these wizards altogether. They became like the outrageous stories the people in the book proclaimed them to be in the beginning--nothing but a myth.
Except we know there is truth to the existence of wizards because of Smitha's curse. So it made me curious as to the existence of these wizards and a little disappointed that that line of the story just kind of dropped off.
Nonetheless, I still loved the developments in Smitha's story.
Ultimately, I liked this book enough to not be entirely bothered by the one or two negatives, even if they DID impact my ultimate rating of this book.
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This review was originally posted at Ani's Book Abyss / BookLikes in January 2016.
tags: 2016 posts, 2016 reading assignment, 2016-march posts, booklikes transplant, books, charlie n. holmberg, followed by frost, review
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Model Railway Exhibition Cologne Germany : The world of digital model railways
The world of model railways and railway modeling found a place at the large International Model Railway Exhibition from 17th - 20th November 2016 in Cologne, Germany. For four days, there was the home of the world of toy trains. At the exhibition were 208 exhibitors from 15 countries, for example market leader Marklin, Trix, LGB, Fleischmann, Roco and PIKO. Furthermore there were amazing model railway layouts displayed by exhibitors, model railroad clubs and rail transport modeling societies. In this film by Pilentum, 14 of the most beautiful model railway displays are documented.
The Great Munich Model Railway Museum
For more than 30 years, the Munich Model Railway Museum has been one of the largest miniature and model railway exhibitions in Germany. Originally, the HO gauge layout was designed in 1978, and opened in 1980. At first, the layout was growing up to almost 400 square meters. More and more attractions were added to the model railroad system, such as a fairground or the simulation of aircrafts at the miniature airport. In 2008, the entire model railway layout and its electronics were renewed: The model railway control was converted from analogue to digital operation by DCC format. On the whole, the rolling stock consists of locomotives, coaches, and trains of all eras in order to offer a great variety of railway traffic and railway history to visitors. There are old German steam locomotives as well as modern high speed trains, such as Intercity, Railjet and Intercity Express.
Model Railroad Layout with Steam Locomotive Depot in World War II
This model railway layout in HO gauge was made by Maciej Lukaszewicz from Poland. His layout is representing the old steam train and steam locomotive depot in Białogard, the most important railroad junction of the Middle Pomerania. Białogard became part of the German Empire in 1871. After World War II, it became part of Poland. The model railway layout presents the historic railway era, including the genuine Reichsbahn atmosphere around the year 1930. Then, the locomotive depot was located in Eastern Pomerania. Born in Poland, the model builder Maciej Lukaszewicz decided to build a German layout because he has got a detailed and excellent knowledge of technical German railway history. So the "Steam Locomotive Depot in World War II" is a very fine example of model making handicraft, including historic locomotives and rolling stock. There are perfectly modelled engine sheds, service buildings, and the large turntable. The size of the model railway layout is about 5.0 meters x 2.0 meters.
The Italian Model Railroad Layout - State of the Art of Model Railroading
Perhaps you know that in Germany the world's largest model railway exhibition exists. It's a permanent model railway exhibit with thousands of model trains. There are several model railroad sections, such as Skandivania, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and the famous scale model airport. In September 2016, the new section was opened. This new layout is called "Beautiful Italy", and it is a masterpiece in model railroading. The entire country of Italy is represented on an area of approximately 300 square meters. There are the volcano Vesuvius near Naples, Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city, the beautiful Amalfi Coast along the coastline of the Salerno Gulf in Southern Italy, South Tyrol, Liguria, Tuscany and of course, the capital city Rome with its St. Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre. Pilentum was using the Yi 4K camera for making this video footage because the wide-angle lens is meant to convey the enormous dimensions of this model railway layout.
Beautiful Model Railroad in HO Scale by NMJ Norsk Modelljernbane
This model railway layout was built by the model train manufacturer NMJ Norsk Modelljernbane. This company is well known for producing Scandinavian model trains, locomotives, passenger coaches and freight cars. The Norwegian railroad display is called "Scandinavian Impressions". There is the Hønefoss railway station, an important junction between the railway line between Oslo and Bergen in Norway. Some say, it is the famous Randsfjord railroad line. Furthermore, there are the beautiful scenery of Norway and Sweden.
Rail transport modelling with Soviet-built diesel locomotive for heavy freight trains
Walking along the large model railway exhibit in Cologne, Germany, Pilentum found this little model railway layout that was made by the German company NOCH, a manufacturer of model landscaping. Apart from this, on the railway display there was running the famous M62 locomotive. This is a Soviet-built diesel locomotive for heavy freight trains, exported to many Eastern Bloc countries. This type of locomotive was sent to East Germany between 1966 and 1978, too. This locomotive has a certain cult following among railfans, and is has got many nicknames, for example Gagarin in Poland, Iwan or Ivan and Siergiej or Sergej in Czechoslovakia, Szergej in Hungary, Taigatrommel (Taiga Drum) in Germany, Mukha in Belarus, and Sinsŏng in North Korea. In the Soviet Union the locomotive is called Mashka or Машка in the Russian language. Why this diesel loco is so famous? Because from the powerful noises and vibrations, when the locomotive runs.
Model Railroad Layout by VBF Group with Italian High Speed Train Frecciarossa by Trenitalia
This modular model railway layout represents a small corner of the Tuscan coast in Italy. The display in HO scale or HO gauge was built by the railroader Mr. Vincenzo Bologna and his friends. They are calling themselves the "VBF Group Ferrara-Venturina", and they are "Ferromodellista" from the botton of their heart. By the way, the word "Ferromodellista" in the Italian language means model railroad enthusiast in the English language. The whole model railroad layout has got a length of 18.5 meters and a width of 2.40 meters. There are famous Italian locomotives and passenger cars as well as the new high speed train Frecciarossa by Trenitalia.
The new Faller Car System Digital with Satellites for Automatic Vehicle Location
During the great model railway exhibition in Cologne, Germany, Pilentum Television had taken some video records from the new car system made by Faller. The famous Faller car system was updated to a digitally controlled system. Therefore, it is called "Faller Car System Digital", now. The system offers a higher degree of reliability as well as a high degree of individual road traffic on the model railway layout or model street layout. Ultrasonic signals which are exchanged between the cars and the satellites, accurately determine the position of each vehicle. It is an automatic vehicle location for scale model cars. The software behind the system running on a computer calculates values for the car's distance control. There is a fully automatic control for high traffic on the street layout, now. Similar to track plans at model train layouts, you can generate road maps with the miniature car system by Faller. Please, take a look at the computer display at 1:20 in this video file. The software at the computer display is presenting all information and settings clearly and graphically. The small model cars and the system are in permanent contact via a radio link. Via the radio link, each car receives driving commands and reports information, such as the state of charge or the current driving stage, back to the system. With this wireless connection, any function's change is possible during driving. Unfortunately, the satellites, which are used for vehicle identification and for vehicle location, must be installed over the model railway layout. And, depending on the size of the layout, at least three satellites are required for fully automatic operation. Furthermore, it is a disadvantage, all the vehicles have a black radio and satellite sensor integrated on their roof, which does not look really nice. There are other car systems, like the DC-Car system (Germany) or the MCC ModelCarParts system (Netherlands), which appear to be more advantageous for true model building. Nevertheless, such a car system makes a lot of fun.
The Beautiful Spanish Model Railway Layout with Cab Ride and RENFE Trains in HO Scale
This HO gauge model railway layout is based on the original railway line in Catalonia, Spain, between the city of Lleida and the city La Pobla de Segur. The railroad is called "The Train of the Lakes" because of its beautiful landscape. Frequently tourists use this railway route when they stay on vacation in Spain. There are trains from the Catalan railway company as well as Spanish RENFE trains. This model train layout was made by the Spanish modeler Mr. Jordi Auqué. He was commissioned by Mr. Raül Valls, the editor of the Spanish Railway Magazine "La Revista MásTren", to build a beautiful Spanish railroad display. The layout in 1:87 scale depicts a part of the railway line in Catalonia, and has got a length of almost 25 meters. The locomotives and scale models of the Spanish RENFE trains are made by Electrotren, Ibertren and Mabar. Furthermore there are some unique self-made or hand-made scale models.
British Model Railway Layout Ladeside Diesel Depot in O Gauge
At the international model train exhibit in Cologne, Germany, Mike Bisset and John Donaldson presented their famous model railway layout, called Ladeside Diesel Depot. The model railroad system was built in O gauge or O scale, and it depicts a diesel locomotive depot in the early 1960s of British Railways. Then, diesel locomotives were starting to take over from the old steam trains. The brand new locos could often be seen standing side by side with steam engines in dirty rundown steam depots. The authorities soon discovered that these old steam sheds were not the ideal environment for the maintenance of diesel locomotives and they decided to convert the former steam sheds to provide basic servicing and fueling facilities for the diesels. The model train layout of "Ladeside Diesel Depot" is typical of such conversions. The layout is based on the former steam shed at Ardrossan in the south-west of Scotland. The railroad system is DCC wired and all diesel locomotives are fitted with sound decoders, some even have smoke generators. Some steam locomotives are also in evidence, and they are also fitted with sound decoders and smoke generators. The size of the model railway layout is about 7.0 meters x 2.0 meters.
Cab Ride from Follonica to San Vincenzo Station in Italy
At the great model railway exhibition in Cologne, Germany, Pilentum met Vincenzo Bologna from Italy. He was building this modular model train layout. Vincenzo and his friends, called VBF Group Ferrara-Venturina, were building a small corner of the Tuscan coast in Italy in HO scale. There are the San Vincenzo railway station, the electrical substation at Campiglia Marittima, and the Follonica railway station, all located along the coastline opposite the island of Elba. The whole model railroad layout has got a length of 18.5 meters and a width of 2.40 meters. This was large enough to make a cab ride along the Italian landscape. By the way, Vincenzo Bologna Ferromodellista constructed 6 buildings using plywood, cardboard and biscuit cartons in order to build a realistic replica. In total, 72 catenary masts were made out of little brass tubes. Please, enjoy this cab ride from Follonica to San Vincenzo.
Cab Ride from San Vincenzo to Follonica Station in Italy
This modular model train layout was built by Vincenzo Bologna from Italy. Pilentum met him at the great model railway exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Vincenzo and his friends, called VBF Group Ferrara-Venturina, were building a small corner of the Tuscan coast in Italy in HO scale. There are the Follonica railway station, the electrical substation at Campiglia Marittima, and the San Vincenzo railway station, all located along the coastline opposite the island of Elba. The whole model railway layout has got a length of 18.5 meters and a width of 2.40 meters. This was large enough to make a cab ride along the Italian landscape. By the way, Vincenzo Bologna Ferromodellista constructed 6 buildings using plywood, cardboard and biscuit cartons in order to build a realistic replica. In total, 72 catenary masts were made out of little brass tubes. Please, enjoy this cab ride from San Vincenzo to Follonica.
Impressive and Lovely Built O Gauge Model Railroad Display
This modular model railway layout was built by two German model railroaders. They wanted to construct a scale model of the North German landscape. There are lovely built details, for example the two swans or the guys hanging around at the fish factory. And, there are beautiful steam locomotives and passenger coaches.
Z Scale Model Railway Display Standen Watchett from Britain
The model railway enthusiasts Graham and Damien Jones were showing their little model railway layout, called "Standen Watchett", built in Z scale. The layout presents a fictitious location on the East Coast main line, with a main central station at one end and a viaduct leading into a tunnel at the other. Sorry, Pilentum had difficulties to film this small scale 1:220 because light was missing in the the exhibition hall during the model trains show in Cologne, Germany. The special feature of this model railway layout is the rolling stock because locomotives and coaches were built using CAD with a 3-D printer. And, there is an overhead contact line, an overhead wire or a catenary in this small Z Gauge scale. This model railroad system will be presented at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition, too.
N scale model railway layout from Finland
At the international model railway exhibition in Cologne, Germany, this modular model railway layout with typical Finnish landscapes was presented by Kai Vehmersalo and Tapani Laakso in N scale. The size of the model train layout is about 7.0 meters x 6.0 meters. The rail enthusiasts and railway modellers from Finland were building the famous Lahti Vesijärvi harbor area in 1950 in N Gauge connecting the lake transport to and from the railway, which was important in the old days. And, there is the beautiful Punkaharju district with its old railroad track.
Cab Ride on Spanish Model Railroad Layout in HO Scale
In this video, Pilentum presents the famous model railroad layout which was built by the Spanish modeler Mr. Jordi Auqué in HO scale. Along the cab ride you will see several model trains of the Spanish RENFE company, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, made by Electrotren and Ibertren.
TT Scale Model Railroad Layout with Trains from the Czechoslovak State Railways
In the Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, are ambitious railroad enthusiasts, too. Due to historical development, they don't use HO gauge or HO scale but TT gauge or TT scale. TT scale is a niche model railroading scale, whose name stands for "Table Top". Its 1/120 scale, a gauge size between HO scale (1/87) and N scale (1/160). Its original purpose was to make model trains small enough to be able to assemble and operate it on a table. TT model trains retains a small niche in the United States and in the United Kingdom, but growing popularity in the former East Germany, and it is the second most popular model railroading scale in Eastern Europe and Russia. In this video, the model railway layout was built by the Czech model building club called KŽM Trutnov. On the TT display, there are motives of the old Czechoslovak State Railways. On the club's TT layout is also a doubletrack railway line in Bohemia, a large central station, and a narrow gauge railroad. A big part of the rolling stock was handmade by the club members. The size of this outstanding TT gauge layout is 6.0 x 4.5 meters.
Impressive Model Railroad Layout by Club de Modelisme de Draveil from France in HO scale
In France, there is a model railroader club, called "Club de Modelisme de Draveil". The members are best known for their modular model railway layouts. Often they are going to present their model train layout at model train shows. The latest layout is called "Saint Libéral" presenting a French village in the 1950's. The rail tracks and points are made by Peco Company. Most of the rolling stock is taken from various toy train and railroad manufacturers. The outstanding element of this French model railway layout is the market place. It is one of the most impressive features of the whole layout because there is a rotating panel for three different days. On Wednesday there is a market, on Fridays there is a circus, and on Sundays there are kids playing soccer. And, there is a helicopter landing.
Amazing Railway Layout in HOn3 gauge with Rocky Mountains and Winter Landscape
For Pilentum's friends from the United States, these video records were made. It is an amazing model railway layout in HOn3 gauge presenting the snowy winter landscape of the Rocky Mountains. This outstanding layout was built by Pit Karges from Luxembourg, a country in Western Europe, between Belgium and Germany, and north of France. The railway modeler Pit Karges called this HOn3 scale model train layout "The First Snow on the High Line". The visible part of the display is 2.0 meters x 0.5 meters, only. The remaining part of the railroad display is hidden behind a fiddle yard. Steam locomotives, excellently weathered and fitted with sound decoders, are used from Blackstone. The model trains are controlled with a Digitrax and Loconet system.
Beautiful Narrow Gauge Model Trains with Realistic Catenary made by Niek Talsma
This amazing model railway layout was built by Niek Talsma from the Netherlands. Although he lives in Holland, he is a friend of the railroad in Switzerland, especially of the narrow gauge railway lines. His beautiful model trains are running through the mountain landscape of Switzerland. Central focus is the realistic catenary or overhead power line. All locomotives are operated with their current collector or pantograph on the overhead contact wires, and the passenger cars and trains have got interior lighting. Enjoy this modular railway layout with a size of 8.0 meters x 1.0 meters.
Narrow Gauge Model Railway Display with Swiss Model Trains by BEMO
In Germany, there is the company BEMO which is known in the model railway scene for its locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars in narrow gauge 1/87 scale. They are producing rolling stock in a track gauge of 12 mm or 0.472 inches, that is called HOn3½ (NMRA) and H0m (NEM); this means metre gauge and 3 ft 6 inch in reality. Furthermore, there are narrow gauge tracks in HOn2½ or HOn30. The company BEMO was established in 1976, and they presented the first products at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Since then, various model trains were manufactured, especially Swiss scale model trains. Please, enjoy this railroad display showing trains and locomotives from Switzerland.
HO Gauge Model Railway Cab Ride at the Kaeserberg Railway Museum
Pilentum Television is fascinated by cab ride videos. Therefore, Pilentum made a cab ride on the railway line at the Kaeserberg Railway Museum in Switzerland.
Toy Train Cab Ride and Electric Trains in Action at the Kaeserberg Railway and Railroad Museum
This is one of Pilentum's favorite model railway layouts. It is the famous Kaeserberg Railway and Railroad Museum in Switzerland. In this video you can watch a cab ride along the model train display.
Model Trains Cab Ride in HO Scale
When you are fascinated by cab rides on model railways layouts in HO scale, enjoy this little cab ride on a large model railroad show.
Model Train Cab Ride in HO Scale
When you are fascinated by cab rides on model train layouts in HO scale, enjoy this cab ride video made at the beautiful Kaeserberg Railway Museum in Switzerland.
Model Railway Cab Ride in HO Scale
Pilentum Television knows that you are fascinated by cab rides on model railway layouts. Please, enjoy this little cab ride with model trains in HO scale at the beautiful Kaeserberg Railway Museum in Switzerland.
Cab Ride in HO scale on a German model railroad layout
Pilentum Television knows that you are fascinated by cab ride videos from model railroad layouts. Please, enjoy this cab ride with model trains in HO scale. It is a model railway exhibition in Germany. Inside the locomotive a miniature camera was installed.
HO Scale DCC Model Railroad Layout of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
A model railway layout, which is about the famous Northeast Corridor in the US, was built by a German model railway team with perfect weathering and scratch built trains. The Northeast Corridor is an electrified railway line in the Northeast of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston through New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore to Washington. The Northeast Corridor is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States. And, it is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed Acela Express, intercity trains, and several long-distance trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent commuter rail service, operated by the MBTA, Shore Line East, Metro-North Railroad, New Jersey Transit, SEPTA, and MARC. The model railway presents a small section of the corridor, which is built so realistic that you would like to watch the model trains for hours. There is a railway station, where numerous locomotives are serviced. And, there are a typical American small town as well as a commercial or industrial area.
The Funicular Scale Model down in the Romanian Forest
This model railway layout was designed by the German artist and model maker Hans Poscher. His layout, showing the famous forestry railway and funicular of Covasna-Comandau in Romania, has been presented and honored at many model train shows in Europe. In 1997, Hans Poscher visited the village of Covasna in Romania and he found this funicular in reality. Immediately after this trip to Romania, he was thinking about modelling this trains, cable cars and funicular as a scale model. He build this railroad system with all the details, especially with the platform carriages, with the station house, with the machine house, with the track system, etc. The model train layout is built in 1:43 scale or O scale narrow gauge with a track width of 16.5 mm. Houses, switches and rolling stock were almost completely made by hand. Rails are taken from the manufacturers PECO and TILLIG.
Model Railway HO scale with animal park by the model railroad club TCM Netherland
Modular model railway layout in HO gauge or HO scale built by the model railroad club TCM Netherlands. It is a typical layout on modular design with a lot of segments. Each member of the railroad club builds its own segment, and at a model train show, all modules are linked together. The exhibition area of this Dutch model railway layout, including an animal park, is about 15 meters x 30 meters.
Model Railroading and the famous Brusio spiral viaduct
The Brusio spiral viaduct, some say "Brusio circular viaduct", is a single-track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct. It is located near Brusio, Switzerland, and was opened on 1 July 1908. The Brusio spiral viaduct is a part of the Bernina Railway. Normally, you would think, that this model railway layout was made by Swiss model railroaders. But this layout came from the Netherlands. In Holland, there is a very special model railway association. Its members work exclusively on modular model railway segments with Swiss landscapes and with Swiss trains, only. Every Tuesday, almost 20 model builders and model railroaders meet to build on their model railway system.
N Scale Fleischmann Model Railroad Layout from the Netherlands
This mountain railroad in N gauge was built by the model railway club MSG Oudenbosch from the Netherlands. The club has got 30 members, who meet twice a week for railway modelling. They are working on modular model railway layouts in N gauge as well as HO gauge.
Model Railroad in HO scale by ModelSpoorClub de Kempen from Belgium
This model railroad system in HO scale was made by the Belgian model railway club, named "ModelSpoorClub De Kempen". The railway club was founded in 2000. Its members are concentrating on the construction of modular model railways for model train shows in Europe. This railroad system in HO gauge represents an old railway line between Scherpenheuvel station and Zichem station in Belgium.


As a Baptist, the very idea of praying the "Glorious mysteries" is alien to me. Any prayer associated with the Rosary is liable to set my non-conformist hackles twitching from the outset. Not only that, but I embarked on reading this book in between other tasks, and had to laugh at my own folly – attempting to read a book on contemplative prayer…quickly!
The thing is, this little book draws the reader in. Building on the approach in her previous books Passionate Christianity (SPCK 2007) and Joyful Christianity (SPCK 2009) the author takes the reader to some unusual places, accompanied by a refreshing frankness, and invites them to pray.
In her company we visit the darkness of the sealed sepulchre, the bewildering abandonment of the ascension, the surprising outpouring of Pentecost, the scary place at which the soul 'falls asleep' and the breath-catchingly wonderful place in which the soul is crowned. As our guide to all these places she is honest, warm, human and thought-provoking. There is a wonder on these pages – but of the glowing warmth rather than the icy silence variety. This book, in the author's own words is 'about faith's journey in search of understanding'.
This slender book's 75 pages are not an easy read. Quotations from scripture and references to Church history ensure that any reader will be made to think – and it is all the better for it.
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I wonder if this book might be the opening movement in Lent's overture to Easter for you this year? Each of its five chapters gives you stimulus, questions and prayers to accompany you on the Lenten journey. How about it?
Of course traditionally people give something up for Lent. Maybe this year I should give up reading too quickly?


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Wary of 'Medicare for All,' Democrats Seek Easier Paths to Universal Coverage
May 14, 2019by Noam N. Levey
WASHINGTON — Wary of the political risks and practical difficulties of "Medicare for All" proposals that would move every American into a government health plan, Democrats increasingly are embracing more modest plans to use Medicare to expand insurance coverage.
This strategy — backed by former Vice President Joe Biden as well as other Democratic presidential hopefuls and leading members of Congress — would give Americans the option to sign up for Medicare, the half-century-old government plan currently reserved for the elderly and disabled.
But it would not mandate government coverage, effectively allowing Americans to retain their current commercial health plans.
Even this more incremental approach marks a significant leftward shift by Democrats: A decade ago, during the Obama administration, party lawmakers eschewed such an expansion when they passed the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare.
It stops well short, however, of the more expansive Medicare-for-all plan that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has made a central plank of his 2020 presidential campaign.
The debate over how to expand health coverage has highlighted the most significant policy difference so far among the many people seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
Although it's too soon to know how the issue will be resolved, expanding Medicare choice seems to be emerging as the preferred strategy — supplanting Medicare for All, which just months ago looked to be a litmus test for Democratic candidates.
Sanders remains committed to Medicare for All, and he and his allies on the left wing of the Democratic Party dismiss more limited proposals as inadequate to address the health care affordability crisis faced by tens of millions of Americans.
"We need a president who will not back down until every American is guaranteed health care as a human right, period," said Josh Orton, a senior adviser on the Sanders campaign.
Many on the left warn that compromising on Medicare for All would repeat what they see as the mistake Democrats made in 2010, when they settled on a centrist solution for expanding coverage in hopes of winning support from Republicans and centrist Democrats. The GOP instead spent the last decade trying to overturn Obamacare.
Four of the Democratic senators seeking the presidential nomination have endorsed Sanders' bill proposing Medicare for All: Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Booker and Harris, however, appear to have backed away from the plan in recent months, saying that although they support Medicare for All, they do not want to eliminate private insurance.
And Warren, despite her embrace of many liberal positions, has assiduously avoided being tied too closely to Medicare for All, saying at a CNN town hall in March that she's open to "different pathways" to achieve universal coverage.
When he kicked off his campaign two weeks ago, Biden told a crowd in Pittsburgh that he believed Medicare should be a "choice" for people unhappy with their current coverage.
That approach reflects the political and logistical challenges of moving to a so-called single-payer system.
"'Medicare for All' sounds like something that would be very popular," said former California Rep. Henry Waxman, a liberal Democrat who over four decades in Congress championed multiple expansions in coverage, including the 2010 health care law.
"The problem is that many don't realize the flaws of making Medicare the only choice."
The growing recognition of the difficulties has been underscored by polls showing that, although Medicare for All remains popular in the abstract, many Americans are leery of the potential trade-offs.
A survey earlier this year by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, for example, found that support for a single government plan fell from 56% to 37% when respondents were told that such a plan might involve eliminating private insurance companies or requiring more taxes. The foundation has no affiliation with the Kaiser Permanente health plan.
Making Medicare an option out-polled Medicare for All 74% to 56% in the Kaiser poll.
Another national poll, by Morning Consult, found supporters of Medicare for All were as likely to put a top priority on having Congress create an optional government plan for Americans as they were to say Medicare for All should be the top priority.
These results are not surprising, said Celinda Lake, a longtime Democratic pollster. "Medicare for All has transitioned from a goal to an actual policy," she said. "The conversation has become more real."
In addition to worrying voters who have employer-based coverage, the push for Medicare for All has also concerned elderly Americans, many of whom see it as potentially threatening to their own Medicare coverage.
The Trump administration and its congressional allies have tried to capitalize on those fears in recent months, working to undercut the political advantage that Democrats have enjoyed on health care since Republicans undertook their unpopular effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky routinely refers to Sanders' plan as Medicare for none, and President Trump has made repeated efforts to use the Medicare-for-all initiative and other Democratic policy ideas to tag the party as socialists.
Although Biden, the early front-runner, and other Democratic presidential contenders have yet to detail their preferred alternatives to Sanders' Medicare for All bill, one possible blueprint is contained in legislation sponsored by two liberal House Democrats that would expand Medicare eligibility while preserving the current system of job-based coverage that most working Americans rely on.
The Medicare for America bill — co-authored by Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., in concert with the Center for American Progress — contains ambitious provisions to fold Medicaid and other government programs into Medicare. It has 16 co-sponsors, including Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., a top adviser to the Sanders campaign. Khanna signed onto the bill last week. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke also backs their proposal.
Schakowsky, who also backs Medicare for All as a goal, stressed that the two approaches were not incompatible.
"Medicare for America is still a bold plan. It just may not be as threatening," she said. "And we would get to test out a lot of things that could be applicable if we go to Medicare for All."
More immediately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is urging Democrats to focus on strengthening the current health care law, a move that is broadly popular and has spurred Republicans to remain on the defense politically.
House Democrats this week plan to advance a series of bills to reverse the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the 2010 law.
by California Doesn't Have Enough Doctors. To Recruit Them, It's Paying Off Med School Debt
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bryan Ruiz's hands were still shaking an hour after he learned the $300,000 in medical school loans he took out to become a dentist were being wiped away by California taxpayers. A year out of medical school, Ruiz thought it would take decades... Read More
by Despite Federal Protections, Rape Victims Still Get Billed for Forensic Exams
Six years ago, Erin was a newly minted graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, working three part-time jobs and adjusting to life as a non-student. She stopped in for a drink one night at a restaurant in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, where she... Read More
by 'Staggering' Number of Children Exposed to Violence in Chicago, New Study Says
CHICAGO — Over the Fourth of July holiday, Felix Kombwa brought the children he mentors to a festival where a law-enforcement exhibit allowed visitors to sit in a squad car, try on police gear and chat with officers. But the fireworks, the presence of the officers... Read More
Pelosi: Extra Veterans Health Care Funds Needed in Debt Deal
by Pelosi: Extra Veterans Health Care Funds Needed in Debt Deal
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday pressing for added funds to help veterans see private doctors as part of any deal to raise the debt ceiling and tight appropriations caps. Pelosi's letter opens a new front in the... Read More
House Overwhelmingly Approves 9/11 Victims Bill
WASHINGTON - The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday ensuring that a victims compensation fund for first responders to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. Following the 402-12 vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the permanent extension of the 9/11 Victims'... Read More


Raise a 'paw' to International Cat Day!
You can't ignore 500 million cats on International Cat Day.
The Ancient Egyptians are thought to have domesticated the first cats and since then Felis Catus has got its own back by domesticating we humans.
#InternationalCatDay on August 8 has been set aside to recognise their contribution to mankind. Owning a moggie is said to improve mental stress and relieve anxiety – unless they are shedding their fur or ripping up your carpets!
Here are a few feline facts to help you mark these loveable fur balls. The record for the world's fattest cat is held by Himmy. The Australian feline tipped the scales at 21.3kgs or 46.8lbs, the most sophisticated computer in 2010 could only perform 83 times slower than a cat's brain and our top cat names are Tigger and Bella.
So if you love cats or pets in general then this could be fur you!
You could buy any of these businesses from the 'cat's whiskers', Hilton Smythe!
Need help with raising finance for your a business? Then the Hilton Smythe Finance team are here to help, whether you are a first time buyer or an established entrepreneur.


Forget splashing the cash on a pricey G&T because Sainsbury's £16 own-brand gin has been voted the stand-out favourite in a blind taste test.
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Blackfriars Gin was given an impressive score of 85 per cent out of a possible 100 by experts at consumer watchdog Which?, beating big name brands such as Gordon's and Tanqueray.
The supermarket tipple was praised for its "exuberant aroma and freshness" as well as its "complexity and balance".
The panel tasted 11 premium supermarket own-label and big brand gins priced at under £20. Of the top five highest-scoring gins, four were supermarket own-label offerings.
Other supermarket gins also out-performed some of the big branded offerings. Asda's Special Triple Distilled Premium Gin (£16) scored 75 per cent,Lidl's Hortus Original London Dry Gin (£16) scored 74 per cent and M&S London Gin (£15) was awarded 71 per cent by the panel.
Meanwhile Gordon's Special London Dry Gin (£16) and Beefeater London Dry Gin (£16) were lagging behind, scoring 66 and 63 per cent respectively, placing them firmly in the middle of the table.
The only brand-name gin to make the top five was Tanqueray Dry Gin (£18). Describing it as "fantastically zesty" and boasting a "big, juniper aroma", the panel awarded this gin a score of 75 per cent.
Not all supermarket gins impressed the experts however. At the other end of the scale, Aldi's Topaz Blue Gin (£14) was awarded a score of just of just 51 per cent with the panel agreeing that this gin was simply too weak and bland to stand out from the tonic.
Pick the right tonic: the experts blind-tested some of the premium tonics and their preferred choice was Fevertree. However, the experts agree that Schweppes is a fine choice for everyday use. Whichever tonic you choose, pick a can rather than a bottle for maximum effervescence.
Get your proportions right: according to the experts, the optimum ratio is one part gin to three parts tonic.
Lime: the preferred choice for a gin and slimline tonic, as the slightly more acidic lime helps to cut through the sweetness of the artificial sugar substitutes.


By default, if you wish to switch between two separate Excel files with Alt-Tab you need to Press Alt and then twice Tab. This new feature was a pain for me. This new feature was a pain for me. The first solution is to use the Registry workaround described above in this articel.... Every switcher's actions—including sort order, orientation, and tab handling—can be customized to suit your needs. Flexible Switchers. Unlike the built-in macOS app switcher, Witch isn't locked to one layout.
How to right-click on a Mac. digitaltrends.com 5+ mon ago. Share on FacebookShareSome things you can always count on. Spring will follow winter, day will turn to night, and new Mac users will wonder how in the heck theyre supposed to right click without a rig...... I can Alt+Tab past the "Citrix computer" when I put it down to 95%. It also allows me to use the "Ubuntu menu" on the left side. But I really can't make this work in Ubuntu. It also allows me to use the "Ubuntu menu" on the left side.
Every switcher's actions—including sort order, orientation, and tab handling—can be customized to suit your needs. Flexible Switchers. Unlike the built-in macOS app switcher, Witch isn't locked to one layout.... Hyperswitch is another application to switch between all open windows of all open applications like in Windows/Linux. It defaults to using alt+tab so that you can still use the default ⌘ command+tab switching, but you have the option of overriding that and can set it to use ⌘ command+tab to replace the default functionality.
12/09/2006 · CMD-Tab also has some nice extras, in case you like 'em, such as: While you're still holding CMD down and tabbing, you can hit Q to quit an app right away. Nice. Use that every day.
I have mapped Apple-⌘ Cmd key to Windows-Alt and Apple-⌥ Opt to Windows-⊞ Win. When I press ⌘ Cmd - Tab - even in full screen mode - I cycle through all Apps running in both Windows and MacOS.


Description: This year we've revamped this popular week-long camp to include those who want a shorter day for a younger crowd. We will play with ways to make plain fabric fabulous. Using dye, prints, embroidery, applique and sun prints we will turn reclaimed fabric into colorful flags. Each participant will finish with a unique banner made from their flags and loads of inspiration and resources to customize projects at home. Be ready to get messy with your creativity!
Requirements: No experience necessary, but participants must be able to safely handle scissors, needles and carving tools. All materials provided.
About the Instructor: Libby Chenault is a local fiber artist, mother and popular workshop teacher around town. During the school week, Libby works with kids of all abilities as a paraeducator at Carl Cozier Elementary School. On Saturdays you may find her at the Bellingham Farmer's Market with her business moth and squirrel selling upcycled hats and stuffed animals. For over a decade she taught gardening and craft classes through the Bellingham Parks and Rec department for folks with disabilities and kids. She specializes in working with recycled materials and adapting projects to students interests and abilities.


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"It's been a long time since we've seen a week where so many important records were released, and all of them met or exceeded expectations."
——Jerry Suarez, Valley Media
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Volcano Band Nails Opposition, Top Seven Features Five Debuts, Including Missy, Weezer, R.E.M., Depeche Mode
Those surprised that Exxon shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a motion to cease doing business in Myanmar despite its government's human-rights violations will also be surprised that Volcano's Tool powered its way to a debut at the top of this week's HITS Top 50 Albums chart. It wasn't even close.
"Obviously, the Tool fan base has grown substantially," said Valley Media's Jerry Suarez, who obviously rejected our motion for a semi-intelligent quote.
Although Tool was the dominant title of the week, outselling the next album by close to a 3-1 margin, there were some other mighty impressive debuts to help retailers deal with gas prices, which are rapidly rising, in conjunction with the major oil companies' profit margins. Hey, Dubya says you can always use those tax returns to pay for the high price of petro. Anyway, new releases account for the top three albums and five of the first seven. Destiny's Child (Columbia), which goes to #4 after two weeks at #1, and #5 Janet Jackson (Virgin) are the only Top Five holdovers.
"It's been a long time since we've seen a week where so many important records were released, and all of them met or exceeded expectations," said Suarez, ripping down a tree in an effort to supplement the Republicans' increased focus on oil exploration.
What Suarez is spewing about is a #2 debut for Elektra's Missy Elliott, a #3 bow for Geffen's Weezer and Warner Bros.' R.E.M. making a grand entrance at #6. If that ain't enough to inspire an oil executive to destroy the Alaskan wilderness, Reprise's Depeche Mode debuts at #6.
And if that's not sufficient to resurrect the nuclear-power industry and place the world's safety in the hands of a small group of greedy, corrupt Republican ass-kissers, next week's chart will be dominated by yet another Elektra monster, Staind.
"I believe in Dick Cheney," said Suarez, while pouring crude oil down the gullet of a wild Canadian goose. "This Staind record will do really well. Can I borrow $3.50 for a gallon of regular, please?"
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