It's time for another round up of free games here at mobiletweaks.net! We love, love, LOVE some mobile gaming around here and, even more than the games themselves, we love it when they're free! Here's another list of games that normally have a premium price tag but, for a short time, are completely free on iOS and your iPad! So act now and act quickly!
Heroes of Kalevala combines a unique approach of three-across matchmaking with the ever-popular village/town building mechanic. One of the better matching games I've seen in some time, Heroes of Kalevala uses the time-trusted system as a backbone in developing and maintaining your own village. Combine that with a great soundtrack and this mix of a puzzler and sim is sure to win you over.
While not a game and the odd-man-out on this list, Where Do the Swans Sleep? is actually a fairytale picture book aimed at children. You travel with Felix on his quest to answer the titular question. With an assortment of narrated scenes, including original music, and a feature that makes use of the Parrallax imaging to give the scenes a true sense of depth, this app will be sure to be a favorite of your small child's for some time.
Ghostbusters Paranormal Blast is probably some of the most fun I've had with a mobile game in some time. An Augmented Reality game, it takes advantage of your iPhone's back camera to actively let you hunt ghosts wherever you are! Armed with your proton pack, your trap, and a custom character, this currently free app will have you laughing for hours. But watch out for Stay Puft!
Puzzlers are some of my favorites for a reason and that reason is replay. The ability to come back to a puzzler is what makes most everyone love them. This game, oddly spaced and titled har-mo-ny, is beautiful and complex, but easy to play. Rearranging the blocks in accordance to the colors that cause them to harmonize together. Complex color arrangements and a myriad of different boards to choose from, each more challenging than the previous, har-mo-ny is a beautiful game that you will enjoy for hours.
If you are like me and countless other members of my gaming generation, you cut your teeth on platformers and they still hold a special place in your heart. More and more games are going back to those roots and Galaxy Run is one of them. An autorunner with a one-touch interface, your goal is to get Rez back home after his spaceship has crashed. With over 350 levels, an incredibly easy interface with the one-touch control scheme, and nearly 20 unique gameplay modes that include grappling hooks and anti-gravity, Gravity Run is hard to beat for a free price tag, and not so bad even with the usual $0.99 tacked on as well.
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Nearly 200 music industry figures -- including artists like Lady Gaga, Zayn Malik, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Adam Lambert and more -- cosigned Billboard's open letter to Congress, urging for tighter gun control laws.
The letter, published June 23, comes as a direct response to two violent events in Orlando, Florida: June 12's tragic nightclub massacre, where gunman Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 innocent people at gay club Pulse, and the death of Christina Grimmie, who was murdered by an obsessed fan that same weekend.
"Music always has been celebrated communally, on dance floors and at concert halls," the letter reads. "But this life-affirming ritual, like so many other daily experiences — going to school or church or work — now is threatened, because of gun violence in this country."
The letter goes on to implore Congress to pass stricter gun laws, making for more in-depth background checks.
"The one thing that connects the recent tragedies in Orlando is that it is far too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on guns," the letter continues. "We call on Congress to do more to prevent the gun violence that kills more than 90 Americans every day and injures hundreds more, including: Require a background check for every gun sale [and] Block suspected terrorists from buying guns."
Billboard also released a statement in conjunction with the letter, which serves as the magazine's cover this week, saying they received signatures from Joan Jett and Lady Gaga "within minutes" of asking those involved in the music industry for their support.
"Within hours, and then in a matter of just a few days, nearly 200 top artists and executives — pop stars (including Grimmie's friend Selena Gomez), rappers, rock gods, legends, Broadway heroes, even two Beatles and Yoko Ono — lent their voices to the chorus of Americans looking to our political leaders for change," Billboard wrote.
Head over to Billboard to read the open letter to Congress and see the full list of artists and industry figures who signed it.


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Press Release | 10/7/2022
H-E-B Announces Plans to Open H-E-B Alliance in North Tarrant Co.
H-E-B Alliance will break ground on Nov. 16
Continuing its expansion in the DFW Metroplex, H-E-B is excited to announce plans to open H-E-B Alliance at the northwest corner of Heritage Trace Parkway and N. Riverside Drive. The store, which is on the northern edge of Fort Worth, builds on the company's longstanding presence in the area and reinforces its commitment to serve more customers in this dynamic and growing part of Texas. This H-E-B joins two Central Market locations, which have served Tarrant Co. for more than two decades.
Additional details will be shared at the store's groundbreaking, which will be held on Nov. 16.
Proudly serving communities across the state since 1905, H-E-B is committed to the DFW area for the long term and hopes to serve even more of the Metroplex in the future.
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I have downloaded some free "karaoke" files from the Net. I have converted them to midi format 0 but when I load them on the KN5000 they play the music (through Direct Play) but don't display the lyrics.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what to try next?
Torrent, I am separately emailing you a file that I know works with the KN5000 so that you can test your keyboard. The files need to be in Tune 1000 format.
I'm wondering if those of us with the KN5000 internal hard drive can load lyrics into other types of MIDI files? I know that I received some type of lyrics software when I bought the HD. I don't really use MIDI files, so I never fooled around with the software. Maybe Scott Yee can answer this?
I downloaded a utility off the net called kar2mid that allows you to convert midi file with lyrics (or text) to a keyboard compatible format (Tune1000, Cakewalk 3, etc).
Hi Torrent, I am most interested in finding this program for putting lyrics on my 6000 screen, I have tried to do this so often without success, thanks a lot friend, Johnny Barr.


3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
3:5 For God doth know, that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened: and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise; she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked: and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made for themselves aprons.
3:9 And the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, Where art thou?
3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eat?
3:12 And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
3:13 And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.
3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
3:16 To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou shalt return to the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return.
3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
3:21 For Adam also and for his wife the LORD God made coats of skins, and clothed them.
3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
3:24 So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.


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If you can't add new devices, you should let Athom know because they are under the impression that it should work in v2.
what makes you think they are under the impression it works?
They have acknowledge already to others that resource(s) need to be allocated to fixing it.
Is it not possible to add a device not in a normal way but add it directly in the root.
I can image that a device is just somehow a entry in a list, so why not copy a new one in.
FyI: Homeyduino 1.03 just released on 17-01-2019. I cannot find a release log what is changed.
Looks like it fixed an issue during pairing of new devices.
Just for information. The last update of Homeyduino fixed the problem with v2.0.
I have tried it yesterday and it works like it should!


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With results submitted from 99 percent of precincts statewide, Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz appeared to have defeated Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.
Sunday will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I – the deadliest conflict the world had seen up to that point. Veterans Day, commemorated each year on Nov. 11, originated with Armistice Day, which marked the formal end of the war.
Polls will close today at 7 p.m.
The General Election is today, and those who have not cast a ballot yet have until 7 p.m. to vote.
County Judge Wayne Boultinghouse has lifted the county's burn ban until Monday at 6 p.m. As a result, controlled outdoor fires are allowed outside incorporated city limits.
The Nov. 1 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows. Total receipts: 2,524. Previous week: 1,978. Trends: Light kids $5 lower. Slaughter kids $5-$10 lower; slaughter nannies $5-$15 higher; replacement nannies $10-$20 higher.
Several programs are planned throughout the county in conjunction with Veterans Day -- which this year coincides with the 100thanniversary of the end of World War I.
Upcoming events are listed in chronological order.


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At the August 1, 2016 City Council meeting, Council asked that staff prepare a report on the impacts of Measure R. Councilmembers provided staff with a number of questions that it wished to have answered. Staff hired Management Partners, a local government consulting firm, to assist with this report. Below you can find the questions that Council asked and Management Partners' and staffs' answers.


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Izotipendil este un antihistaminic H1 de generație 1, derivat de azafenotiazină, fiind utilizat în tratamentul reacțiilor alergice asociate cu prurit. Este de uz topic.

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Arms sales are always for enhancement of self-interest of the seller country, they are primarily for the furtherance of own strategic and commercial interests. The strategic reasons include widening of areas of influence vis-a-vis a perceived adversary, a projection of power in the desired region, quid pro quo proposition in times of hostilities through utilization of recipient's military facilities and resources or for gaining political upper hand in international bodies. Arms sales are invariably never without a hidden agenda on the part of the seller. The sales are justified under the garb of strengthening self-defense capabilities of the recipient or providing support against an adversary. The commercial interests include furtherance of own defense manufacturing capabilities, enhancement of the profits accrued to its own defense industries or as a quid pro quo for other products of interest from the recipient.
This article takes in to account only the certified arms sales as recorded by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and does not detail political, social, educational or other soft-influence approaches in the Pacific region by China. The article considers a towering influence of the United States in the Pacific region since the second world war as a given and hence the arms sales by the United States (U.S.) are not discussed vis-à-vis China. Further, an attempt has been made to indicate to the rising Chinese influence in view of its sales of arms in the region so as to spur some timely corrective measures to ensure cooperative and collective freedom of the Pacific Commons. The countries considered in the article comprise South East Asia and South America.
The American approach to the Pacific is largely an implementation of the thoughts of Mahan detailed in his book 'The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present, and Future' . He had held forth on the importance of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) for the Pacific, stating that they should be under the American control. He foresaw that the commercial shipping from Japan and China would pass near to the Hawaii island group and thus provide America a strong position in the Pacific to safeguard its maritime interests. He had said that Hawaii forms the center of a circle of about 2100 nm radius in the Pacific, the periphery of which touches the archipelago system of Australia- New Zealand as well as the American west coast. The power which will hold Hawaii island group, in his opinion, would oversee the Pacific. It is for the simple reason that in case of hostilities the supply lines would stretch back to over 3000-4000 nm each way making such an assault against America unstainable. The United States had structured its maritime thrust into the Pacific along a virtual 'arrowhead' from its west coast to Hawaii on to Guam and thereafter to Taiwan. Further, the concept of Island chains was constructed utilizing island groups in the north-west Pacific during the cold war, to contain the spread of communism by the Soviet Union and China. Some distances which describe the US ~6940 nm arrowhead across the Pacific up till Taiwan are: San Francisco – Hawaii (Honolulu) ~2095nm; Hawaii (Honolulu) – Guam ~3333nm; Guam – Taiwan ~512 nm. With Hawaii and Guam as entrenched US naval bases and the fact that a warship can sail 600 nm per day at 25kts, the arrowhead is well established logistically to sustain prolonged operations from the west coast of the US. The allies would also provide unstinted support in times of inevitable hostilities in the region.
Chinese view their seaboard frontier as seas of denied opportunities, seas where their access is perpetually under watch by inimical powers. The Chinese threat perception encompasses Japan in the north and Malacca in the south. The access to the SLOCS from the Gulf is overlooked by India right up to Malacca straits, thereafter by nations which have been under the western influence. Indian island Chain of Laccadives sits astride the important 9-degree channel SLOC and the Indian island chain of Andamans looks over the entry to Malacca Straits. It may be interesting to note that Singapore and Malaysian port of Penang lies just ~1176 nm and ~807 nm from Port Blair in Andamans.
The construct of the island chains is viewed as an attempt by the Western Powers to inhibit its naval expansion to within the First Island Chain. Once China has started looking seaward it finds layers of obstruction lined up in the Pacific to dissuade it from becoming a modern Naval power. The Chinese aim in the Pacific appears to be; to overcome or pierce the island chains at their weak points by strengthening its onshore long-range missile capabilities and its naval might. Japan and Guam are considered the strongest components of the first and second Island Chains. Taiwan and Philippines are relegated to a weak component status. However, it is held that Taiwan needs to be in the Chinese fold for a strong grip on the seas.
The US-Japan-Australia-India 'quad' (with France in support), if and when it takes concrete shape, would definitely be taken as an attempt to thwart Chinese ambitions of attaining global power status in its envisaged multipolar world. The positioning of road/rail mobile Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM) DF-21 D and DF-26 C in the recent past is to put a serious deterrent in place to thwart any intimidating attempt by the U.S. Navy. It is claimed that the DF 21 D (CSS-5 Mod 5) has a range of ~1,500 km and is armed with a Manoeuvrable Re-entry Vehicle (MaRV). DF 21 D has the ability to attack large ships like the aircraft carriers. DF-26 has a claimed range of 3,000-4,000 km enough to strike Guam.It is estimated that China has command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities required for targeting ships at sea. However, ASBMs also require over-the-horizon (OTH) targeting support that can integrate target information from multiple sources. Once fully deployed the Chinese ASBM system-of-systems would be the world's first system  capable of targeting a moving carrier group with long-range ballistic missiles fired from land-based mobile launchers and would pose a grave threat to the US forces and bases in the region.
China appears to be forging along a strategic trajectory in the Pacific in that it is developing its Navy to blue water capabilities, upgrading its land-based ballistic missiles to target mobile assets of the adversary with conventional and nuclear warheads at great ranges, and courting countries in and across the Pacific through Arms sales to build up sympathetic logistic linkages to counter US influence. It is opined that China would keep building up its military might and its cross-Pacific network through the sale of arms and/or dole of economic benefits to nations till such time that Taiwan comes firmly in its fold thereafter it could plan for making a bold move in the Pacific to challenge the US power.
Chinese arms and weapons are in demand as China has started supplying modern equipment which can meet the economic requirements of middle and lower tier countries. The arms are cheap, reasonably reliable and are supplied with access to easy term loans from Chinese banks. Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles are considered nearly as good as those offered for export by western countries. This has made China a leading arms supplier across the globe. It is understood that the guiding tenets of China's arms export include, non-interference in internal matters of the country like its political or human rights record; perceived strengthening of the recipient's self-defense capabilities; and bringing about regional arms balance. China also offers transfer of technology which makes countries gain a degree of self-reliance and allows development of their own defense industry. Whether the loans offered to push the recipients into a debt trap or force it to part with its resources or make it pliable to extract military gains for China is yet to be seen. The fact that the importing country becomes politically indebted to China cannot be denied, even when a country is hedging or diversifying its sources of arms import, as it would definitely adopt a more benign stance where China is concerned.
The major countries where China seeks influence in the Pacific are those in SE Asia, Oceania, and countries in South America.
China has arms trade with seven of Southeast Asia's countries namely Indonesia, Myanmar Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Timor-Leste.
Indonesia - Surface to Air Missiles (SAM), Anti-Ship Missiles (ASM), Naval Guns, Close-in weapon system (CIWS), Anti-Aircraft Guns (AA Guns), Multi-Rocket Launchers (MRL), various Radars, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
Myanmar - Frigates, various Radars, ASM, Trainer/combat aircraft, Naval Guns, Main Battle Tanks (MBT), MRL, UAV, UCAV, SAM, Transport aircraft, Fifth generation aircraft J-17, Armoured Fire Support Vehicle (AFSV), Armoured Personnel Carrier(APC).
Image Attribute: A JF-17/FC-1 Fierce Dragon (Jointly developed fighter by China and Pakistan) seen with the insignia of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) on its tail conducting test flights in Chengdu, China. Date: July 25, 2017. | Inset: the JF-17B two-seater.
Image Attribute: CGI Image of Chinese LMS. 18 LMS are planned for Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). 4 of them are under construction. Similar to Chinese-made Bangladesh Navy's Durjoy-class LMS, the two such ships will be built in China and the rest in Malaysia. Armament: Including guns, missiles, and torpedo according to the role assigned. The deal was signed on November 1, 2016, between Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China.
Thailand - Self-propelled MRL, ASM, Artillery Locating Radar/Weapons Locating Radar, SAM, Tank, Submarines, Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), Anti-ship and Anti-Submarine Warfare(ASW) torpedoes.
Image Attribute: The Chinese S-26T Yuan-class Submarine for Royal Thai Navy. Thailand's cabinet approved one submarine purchase on April 18, 2017. A budget of 13.5 billion baht ($393 million) has been earmarked for the 3 S-26T Yuan-class submarine over a six-year period.
Image Attribute: The photo of Harbin H-425 registration number - MH-902 operated by Kangtrop Akas Khemarak Phumin (Royal Cambodian Air Force) taken by Michal Hergott. The helicopter is one of 12 helicopters Cambodia bought from China in the year 2013, to boost its military capacity.
Image Attribute: The photo of Xian MA-60 registration MT-301 operated by Kangtrop Akas Khemarak Phumin (Royal Cambodian Air Force) taken by Michal Hergott. Two MA60s have been operated by the Royal Cambodian Air Force since 2012.
Image Attribute: The photo of Harbin H-425 registration number - B-529L operated by Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force (LPLAAF). Total 5 in service.
Image Attribute: The photo of Xian MA-60 registration RDPL-34026 operated by Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force (LPLAAF). Total 2 in service.
Image Attribute: The Jaco class is a class of two patrol boats operated by the Timor Leste Defence Force's Naval Component. The boats were built in China to the Type 062 class gunboat (also known as the Shanghai II class) design. The two boats are named Jaco and Betano and were commissioned into East Timorese service in late June 2010.
As far as the Philippines is concerned, China has recently donated 3000 Type CQ- A5b 5.56mm assault rifles (an unlicensed Chinese variant of the M16 rifle manufactured by Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer - Norinco) for tackling the drug mafia.
'China is not just filling a political vacuum created by Western neglect…. [i]t is incorporating the Pacific islands into it's broader quest to become a major Asia-pacific power with a long-term goal to replace the US as the preeminent power in the Pacific Ocean'.
Among the Pacific rim countries, Chinese relations with Australia and New Zealand have been very good traditionally, however, there has been a turbulence with respect to Australia in the recent past. Its relations with Tonga have raised eyebrows in the neighborhood since it has a population of only 300-400 Chinese people and offers practically no economic benefits apart from its vast unexplored Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and fishery resources.
A word about the maritime importance of Tonga would not be out of place here. Tonga has a settlement history of over 3000 years based upon the discovery of Lapita pottery fragments on the islands. Lapita people are now supposed to be the ancestors of the Polynesian people. The Lapita people were considered to be proficient sailors and expert navigators. The Polynesian people succeeding Lapita settlers were great sailors and sea warriors. Tongans also continued the seafarers' legacy and excelled in building large bi-hulled, 20-30-meter-long, Kalia sailing crafts. The structure of the Kalia was unique in that it had one larger and one smaller hull. Stability could be achieved with the smaller hull rising with the ocean swell and the larger hull dipping in the swell. They were joined by a platform forming a sort of bridge. The Tongans have been crisscrossing the Pacific islands regularly over the past three millennia. In fact, it is said that no Fiji boat ventured to and from Tonga without Tongan sailors on board. The Tongans procured stone tooling from Fiji, Society Islands, and Samoa.Tonga had also become a trading hub during the past millennia. Tongan waters have been a witness to one of the most filmed mutinies at sea amidst its Ha'apai island group, namely "the Mutiny on the Bounty".
Tonga, today, sits astride the SLOC from Asia to South America & Australia/New Zealand to the US and has underground sea cables running through its EEZ. It also has rights to a number of satellite launch sites . The area has a large number of airstrips and ports.
Keeping the above in view, it does not appear that Chinese largesse towards these islands is a display of its charitable and humane side.It is Tonga's strategic location on the third island chain that could be the more likely reason for the Chinese strategic foray into the region.
It is noteworthy that China has not only made arms sales to SE Asian countries and is making friendly overtures in Oceania but that it has also made deep inroads through arms sales in South America. Significantly, it has sold arms to Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Venezuela - Radars, Trainer/combat aircraft, Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (SRAAM), Transport aircraft, self-propelled MRL/Mortar, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), Armoured Protected Vehicles (APV), Armoured personnel carriers (APC), light tanks, ASM.
Image Attribute: Venezuelan Shaanxi Y-8F200VV four-engine turboprop tactical military transport aircraft. Currently being deployed with the American C-130H Hercules.
Image Attribute: In July 2015, Peruvian Army acquired 27 Chinese Type 90B 122mm Rocket System to replace its BM-21.
Image Attribute: VN1 APC - in this photograph fitted with a 30 mm autocannon in a turret. In 2015, Argentina ordered 110 Chinese VN1 APCs. The VN1 is an 8x8 wheeled and amphibious armored fighting vehicle, which is an export version of the ZBL-09 APC operated by the Chinese army. The Argentinan version is destined to be armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. The vehicle's armor provides protection against 12.7 mm armor-piercing ammunition at the frontal arc and all-around protection against 7.62 mm armor-piercing rounds.
Ecuador - Air Search Radars, but the deal fell through in 2017. The plan to buy four radars from China for $60 million was canceled last year after Ecuador found they were incompatible with its military aircraft.
Image Attribute: The file photo of Bolivian K-8 Karakorum Jet Trainer. In 2011, Bolivia announced the procurement deal of six jets at a cost of US$58 million from China.
Image Attribute: In June 2015, China delivered 20 MengShi 4×4 (DFM EQ2050) army light utility vehicle, a Humvee copy.
Strategically China has thus 'cupped' the Pacific by securing not only its southeastern shores and Oceania but also the western shores of South America.
A Japanese peace treaty was signed on September 6, 1951, between 49 allied countries and Japan which also contained elements of regional security. A separate security treaty was signed between the U.S. and Japan on that day which made Japan's economy, military, and diplomacy dependent upon the U.S. There was a slew of bilateral agreements and treaties thereafter which resulted in a loose and flexible collective security & cooperation structure in the region. The result was a hub and spoke structure with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia as spokes and the US as the hub. Historian John W. Dower coined the term San Francisco System (SFS) to describe this informal arrangement under the security umbrella of the United States. The SFS continues to this day in the absence of any other formal security structure covering the Pacific region.
China has been working on the strategy of casting a strategic net across the seas with its arms sales which raises security concerns for nations directly or indirectly dependent upon sea trade. It has almost put in place a multi-polar power structure which would be difficult to dislodge. The string of pearls in the IOR has grown into a studded 'Jade Necklace Across the Oceans' with its pendant as the cupped Pacific.
The Chinese arms sales should not be wished away as insignificant since the market share of the US remains undented, it should instead be assessed in terms of collapsing-strategic and geopolitical space of the US and its future ramifications.
The option available today in the Pacific is striving for freedom of the Ocean commons and loosening the trade & economic web spun by China through strengthening the spokes in the San Francisco System. It may be worthwhile to look for additional spokes in the nearly 70-year-old system, especially in the third island chain. Island nations with a rich maritime heritage like Tonga offer a good strategic foothold and geostrategic advantage in the Pacific. For example, Tonga is ~3182 nm from US base at Guam, ~2752 nm from Hawaii, and ~1959 nm from Sydney. It has a large swath of uninhabited islands which can be utilized for security infrastructure. With the available sensor technologies innovative and cost-effective ISR, stations can be created which in turn would help in the development of the South Pacific Nations and wean them away from the influence of China.
A new node in these islands nations offers the US the flexibility of using the existing seaports and airstrips as well as an alternate maneuvering and Staging Area. In turn, it could accrue scarce strategic space and strengthen the third island chain.
Time to act is slipping away!
Rear Admiral Dr. S. Kulshrestha (Retd.), INDIAN NAVY, holds expertise in quality assurance of naval armament and ammunition. He is an alumnus of the NDC and a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He superannuated from the post of Director-General, Naval Armament Inspection in 2011. He is unaffiliated and writes in defense journals on issues related to Armament technology and indigenization.
 On 4 January 1954, U.S. State Department Advisor John Foster Dulles propounded the Island Chain Concept, comprising of three island chains. The key component of the First Island Chain was Taiwan (it was thereafter christened as one of the Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers); it extended from northern Philippines & Borneo, up to the Kuril Islands. The second line of defense was from Mariana Island to Islands of Japan. The Third Chain's key component was Hawaii; it began at Aleutians and ended in Oceania.
 Andrew S. Erickson. Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Development and Counter-intervention Efforts Testimony before Hearing on China's Advanced Weapons. Panel I: China's Hypersonic and Manoeuvrable Re-Entry Vehicle Programs U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington, DC.23 February 2017.
 'What Does China Want with Tonga? Featuring Gordon Chang & Cleo Paskal', online video, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vTeUJbN3M, (accessed 15 March 2018).
 China, Tonga agree to promote the strategic partnership. Xinhua. 24 Mar 2018.


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A rookie Thunder Bay firefighter is now a decorated hero as the result of his work with the Canadian military. Sgt. Randy McOrmond was awarded the Canadian Star of Courage in Ottawa today. It was for a life saving ice rescue in Nunavut in 2009. McOrmond only joined the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Service in December.
Murder Victim Was Sister Of Accused
A spokesperson for the Attorney Generals Ministry says a court ordered publication ban on the name of the murder victim in Richmond Hill last weekend has been lifted. We can now tell you that the victim was 38 year old Jeannine Ross of Thunder Bay. Police identify her as the sister of the person who is charged with Second Degree Murder, 36 year old Jonathon Ross. Her body was discovered in a condominium complex early Saturday morning. Police say the victim died as a result from blunt force trauma.
MP Takes On New Challenge
A new role for the MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River. John Rafferty is part of a new all-party Entrepreneur caucus in Ottawa. It's aim is to support and foster discussion on entrepreneurship in Canada. It held its inaugural meeting yesterday.
Wabasse Anniversary Remembered
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is helping to prepare the families of seven youth who died under similar circumstances while attending High School in Thunder Bay over the span of 11 years. Today marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of 15 year old Jordan Wabasse, whose body was later recovered from the Kaministiquia River. Ontario's Chief Coroner announced a joint inquest into the seven deaths back in May of last year.
Local Jobless Rate Rises
Thunder Bay ranks fifth best for unemployment rates among major cities across the country. Last month the city's jobless rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5 five percent overall. Thunder Bay's jobless rate continues to be well below the national average of 7 percent.
Fatal Snowmobile Accident
City police are saying the driver of a snowmobile was not wearing a helmet when a 22 year old man crashed his sled and died just before 6:00 o'clock last night. Police say the snow machine went airborne before striking a tree on private property on Paquette Road yesterday. The 22 year old and a 20 year old woman were rushed to hospital where the man died as a result of his injuries, the woman has since been released.
Hackner In The Hunt
Thunder Bay teams are right in the mix at the Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championships being held in Nipigon. Al Hackner won 2 of 3 yesterday and now sits at 3-1 alongside Trevor Bonot. Sault Ste. Marie's Brad Jacobs leads the way at 4-0. Bryan Burgess also has a wining record at 3-2, while Jeff Currie is 2-3. Three draws are scheduled today with the top three seeds advancing to the playoffs for the right to represent Northern Ontario at the Brier.
Thunderwolves Basketball Needs Wins At Home
The Lakehead University men's and women's basketball teams are back at home this weekend at the L.U. Thunderdome against Windsor, starting at 6:00 o'clock. The men's team is two wins behind Windsor for top spot in the division and control their own destiny for claiming top spot with a pair of wins at home. Head Coach Scott Morrison says L.U. and Windsor has developed into an intense rivalry in recent years. The women's volleyball team is also at home this weekend with a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 o'clock against Ottawa.
Crime Stoppers Charity Hockey Game Tonight
Crime Stoppers holds its 24th annual charity hockey game tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort William Gardens. The Police all-stars will be taking on former players from the former Thunder Bay Senators and Thunder Cats. Jason Disher, a former Senator and Thunder Cat is the spokesperson for Crime Stoppers and says fans will recognize some of the names making a return to the Gardens ice such as Llew NcWana, Vern Ray, Neal Purdon, Mike Figliomieni and Pat Szturm. Disher says kids are allowed in free, adults are asked for a nominal fee that will benefit Thunder Bay and District Crime Stoppers.
MPAC Anger Spawns Coalition
The City of Dryden is forming a coalition with Thunder Bay, Espanola and Fort Frances to fight the recent Municipal Property Assessment Corporation mill assessments. Dryden Mayor Craig Nuttall says they are trying to arrange a meeting with the incoming Premier. Nuttall says northern communities can't afford to cover the shortfall left by the dramatic drop in assessments.
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Where nature takes centre stage
3rd January 2022	| by	The Luxury Report Editor
Inspired by the wildlife that it works so hard to protect, Desert & Delta Safaris takes you to the heart of Botswana's majestic beauty
Karen Blixen, the iconic author of Out of Africa once said: "If there were one more thing I could do, it would be to go on safari once again." This desire to experience a safari is just as strong today, a desire that Desert & Delta Safaris is dedicated to fulfilling for each of their guests. Desert & Delta Safaris has been empowering Botswana through tourism since 1982 as one of the original safari operators in the country. Each of their nine camps and lodges are set in prime locations in northern Botswana's famous game reserves and national parks.
Responding to challenges
Despite having a glorious mixture of wildlife, Africa's ecosystem is constantly threatened by environmental and human pressures. Climate change is exacerbating drought and desertification thus increasing pressure on crucial resources required for sustaining life. Additionally, and arguably more concerning, human impact is devastating wildlife across the entire continent of Africa. Resource extraction and deforestation are destroying habitats, humans encroaching on animal territory is increasing, and illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching is on the rise. This poses a grave threat for many endangered species, including elephants, and rhinos. This is where Desert & Delta Safaris' CARES philosophy comes into action. Desert & Delta Safaris' core values are centred around protecting the natural heritage of Botswana and its wildlife, whilst also supporting local communities so that they do not need to turn to illegal hunting or environment-damaging activities to secure income. With almost 40 years of experience in the safari industry, Desert & Delta Safaris understand that creating and implementing sustainable initiatives into their daily activities not only guarantees that guests have an experience of a lifetime, but it also ensures that the safari will be preserved for generations to come.
Guests of Desert & Delta Safaris meet the lion
Although Desert & Delta Safaris' luxurious accommodation is a sanctuary after a tiring yet fulfilling day, the real star of the show is the wildlife spotted on safari. The African plains are a sight to behold and thankfully, the Okavango and Chobe rivers provide a safe haven for the diverse wildlife that roam the land. Five of Desert & Delta Safaris lodges are in the "jewel of the Kalahari" – the Okavango Delta, which is world-renowned as Africa's most exciting wildlife destinations. As one of the world's largest inland water systems, the Okavango Delta is a crucial water resource for Botswana's abundant wildlife. The Chobe National Park is home to the largest elephant population in the world with over 50,000 elephants across the National Park. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras, lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and cheetahs to name but a few.
Desert & Delta Safaris consider themselves to be custodians of Botswana's pristine and naturally diverse environments. And, as the world strives to become carbon-neutral, the company are pioneers of sustainable travel and ecotourism in Africa. In 2014, Chobe Game Lodge became the only safari lodge in Africa to operate a fleet of electric boats, fully powered by solar energy. The energy generated in the solar field that is not used for the electric boats contributes significantly to Chobe Game Lodges' main power grid. Not only does this reduce carbon emissions, but it also makes the boats much quieter, meaning they are the perfect way to see a Botswana sunset as the wildlife activity is undisturbed by the boat.
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One remarkable solution that Desert & Delta Safaris has found to sustain their incredible wildlife whilst also enhancing the fabulous safari experience for the guests is by creating an all-female guide team. Beginning with the hiring of Florence Kagiso, Chobe Game Lodge became home to Africa's first all-female guide team. The Chobe Game Lodge management team has found that female guides take better care of the game vehicles and have a lower fuel consumption than male guides. Interestingly, they have found that female drivers opt for a more relaxed approach when taking guests on game drives, and have therefore reduced carbon emissions, environmental damage and has enhanced the guest experience. It also makes a huge difference by providing jobs for local women in a male-dominated field, thus supporting the local economy and developing the community.
Desert & Delta Safaris nine camps and lodges are set in prime locations across northern Botswana's famous game reserves and national parks. Each of the lodges offers an authentic wilderness experience with luxurious accommodation that celebrates the rich heritage of Botswana. Desert & Delta Safaris' commitment to great game viewing and exceptional guiding through the diverse ecosystems allows guests to appreciate the magnificent wildlife whilst also understanding the fascinating culture of the locals. Each of their nine luxurious camps and lodges boasts breathtaking views of the surrounding landscapes and emulates the rich culture of Botswana through traditional interiors that meet the needs of the contemporary traveller.
A vehicle for empowerment
"Our CARES Philosophy, the backbone by which we run our organisation, is a culmination of all of our sustainable and responsible practices into one set of simple guidelines that inform our every decision and every move. We are first and foremost a vehicle for empowerment of the people of Botswana. Through tourism, we aim to uplift local communities in an effort to highlight the importance of the incredible natural heritage we are so privileged to have been tasked to protect," says Andrew Flatt, Marketing Manager of Desert & Delta Safaris.
"The only way for these fragile and unique ecosystems to truly be preserved and protected is to give this responsibility to the people of Botswana, those that live and benefit from its success. By following Botswana's low volume, high value tourism model – we are able to make every safari count by harnessing the investment travellers have made to the country, through their booking with Desert & Delta Safaris, to empower those that can make a difference.
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"The pristine areas in which we operate are at risk. Environmental factors as well as the effects of human greed are a threat to the places, we and so many species of flora and fauna, call home. We need a collective movement toward more responsible business practice. Whether it be adopting these practices into their own, or only supporting companies that meet certain sustainable criteria, a shift is needed."
As the world begins to reopen, experiencing a safari is at the top of many travellers' lists and Desert & Delta Safaris has taken extra steps to ease the worries of any experienced or new traveller. As a member of TOURSAFE Africa, Desert & Delta Safaris have enhanced their health and safety protocols, and products, which have been approved by the Botswana Ministry of Health. Strict hygiene, cleaning, and disinfecting practices have been implemented across all lodges and social distancing is being observed by staff at all times. Despite these strict conditions, Desert & Delta Safaris guarantees that the friendly manner of their staff, and excellent customer service they are well-known for, will be continued.
Behind the scenes at Desert & Delta Safaris
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One Lux Studio transforms the iconic TWA Flight Centre into a glamorous hotel lobby with updated fixtures from Spectrum Lighting.
One Lux Studio and Spectrum Lighting recently collaborated y to bring the 1960s TWA Flight Centre into the 21st century as a new, retro-inspired, hotel lobby at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York.
The former airport lounge was designed by mid-century architectural icon Eero Saarinen in 1958, and was used as an iconic backdrop in multiple Hollywood films, most notably in the cinematic Catch me if You Can.
The original lighting design was completed by Stanley McCandless, who is widely considered as the "father of theatrical lighting design and inventor of 3-point lighting".
The flight centre closed its doors in 2001 after Trans World Airlines went bankrupt, and it wasn't until early 2017 that One Lux was brought on board to help complete its renovation into a hotel lobby.
Jack Bailey, Partner at One Lux Studio explained the studio's initial involvement with the project: "We started work in the Spring of 2017 and the interior lighting was completed in the fall of 2019, with the exterior floodlighting still in progress. The design brief was to use lighting to transform an early 60s airport terminal into a hotel lobby without altering its authentic appearance. With a faithful architectural restoration, lighting presented the greatest opportunity to transform the character of the space after dark.
"A hotel lobby has a much different character than an airport terminal – it requires warm, dim lighting, contrasts and highlights. These attributes are not ordinarily found in airport terminals."
The team at One Lux worked closely with Spectrum Lighting to complete the new lighting scheme for the lobby that replaced the original fixtures from the 1960s with like-for-like modern updates. "All of the visible functions are custom-manufactured to match the appearance (though not always the function) of the originally installed lighting," explained Bailey.
"Spectrum produced three different custom fixtures. One of these was replicated from existing fixtures, one was a reproduction based on original photos, and the third was a new design to mount at existing locations. In all three cases, the performance of the light was determined based on the present needs of the space, rather than the original lighting characteristics."
The eyeball, cylinder and spotlight fixtures blend modern LED components and high-tech controls with original mid-century lighting designs. Due to the ceiling being the underside of the concrete roof, it was impossible to introduce new lighting positions, so the fixtures had to be replaced in the exact same locations.
"The irony of being a 21st century lighting designer for a futuristic building from the middle of the 20th century is clear to me," explained Bailey. "We can do things they wouldn't have been able to imagine, and yet at times it seems like they did. Lighting positions are just where we need them and drive us towards the inevitable solutions that Saarinen had determined for us 60 years ago.
"The urn is just the right height to avoid shadowing on the roof shell at the porte cochere and the surface globe lights are at just the right position to avoid shadow from the 'brow' onto the sign at the information desk."
Spectrum Lighting installed four rows of custom deep recessed cylinder fixtures that line the skylight over the lobby, and clusters of louvered eyeball fixtures light the seating areas throughout the space. The fixtures can all be controlled via Bluetooth, connected to an ETC dimming system.
"There were practical constraints associated with working in a landmarked interior, and especially in this project, where the ability to add lighting at new positions is almost non-existent. In some cases, we were required to not just re-use existing positions, but also to re-use existing 60-year old wiring," added Bailey.
The teams successfully completed their brief of modernising the original TWA terminal into an atmospheric, relaxing and glamorous hotel lobby that evokes an authentic period of recreation and 1960s glamour.
"You are transported to that place and time as you walk through the doors after dark. It is the lighting that gives the building a warmth in the evening," he reflected.
"The building is exceptional in almost every way. It is a masterwork by one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. Everything about it, including the lighting, was custom-designed in pursuit of Saarinen's vision. Given the extensive modifications to the lighting that have occurred over the years, one of the greatest challenges was understanding the architect's original vision, and how it could be re-interpreted for the new hotel."
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Research Assistant (f/m) Research Center for Microperipherics
Published 9 April 2018 (648 days ago)
Deadline for applications 4 May 2018 (623 days ago)
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Technische Universität Berlin offers an open position:
Research Assistant - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen
under the reserve that funds are granted - part-time employment may be possible
Faculty IV - Research Center for Microperipherics
Reference number: IV-172/18 (starting at the earliest possible / until 31 july 2020 / closing date for applications 04/05/18)
Working field: Within a third-party funded research project the TU Berlin will develop a distributed monitoring system for power lines. Research work will be carried out in the field of integration of vision based monitoring concepts in energy autarkic sensor networks.
The research focus of TU Berlin lays on design and implementation of software for operating systems in the field of networked sensor systems with special consideration of low power design as well as analysis and modeling of software architectures for the realization of highly efficient distributed sensor systems.
The vacancy is based on the Research Center for Microperipherics (FSP). The FSP is one of the leading research facilities for Electronic Packaging worldwide. Our research is based on both close national and international cooperations. There is a successful strategic collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (Fraunhofer IZM).
successfully completed university degree (Master, Diplom or equivalent) in Computer Engineering or equivalent
with focus on operating systems, embedded systems or distributed systems
knowledge of programming languages such as C, C ++ or C #
ideally a specialization in the field of embedded self-sufficient systems such as RTOS or embedded Linux
favorably knowledge in the fields of digital circuit design, sensor technology and electronics production
willingness to assume project responsibility and interest in extending a work group
good teamwork and resilience
very good command of German and English (written and spoken)
Please send your written application with the reference number and the usual documents (in particular curriculum vitae, school and university certificates, work references and publication list) to Technische Universität Berlin – Der Präsident – Fakultät IV, Institut für Hochfrequenz- und Halbleiter-Systemtechnologien, Prof. Lang, Sekr. TIB 4/2-1, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin or by email to personal@tmp.tu-berlin.de.
To ensure equal opportunities between women and men, applications by women with the required qualifications are explicitly desired.
Qualified individuals with disabilities will be favored. The TU Berlin values the diversity of its members and is committed to the goals of equal opportunities.
Please send copies only. Original documents will not be returned.
The vacancy is also available on the internet at
http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menue/jobs/
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'''Huan''' was a great [[dogs|wolfhound]] of [[Valinor]]. Huan was as large as a small horse. Originally with [[Oromë]] the Hunter, Huan had been granted special powers by the [[Valar]], he was immortal, as large as a small horse, and was allowed to speak three times before he died. It was also prophesied that he could not be killed unless it was by the greatest [[Wolves|wolf]] that ever lived; in this case a [[werewolf]].
'''Huan''' was a great [[dogs|wolfhound]] of [[Valinor]]. Originally with [[Oromë]] the Hunter, Huan had been granted special powers by the [[Valar]], he was as large as a small horse, he was immortal, and was allowed to speak three times before he died. It was also prophesied that he could not be killed unless it was by the greatest [[Wolves|wolf]] that ever lived; in this case a [[werewolf]].
==History==
Huan was given by Orome to his friend [[Celegorm]], one of the [[Sons of Fëanor]]. Huan accompanied Celegorm on his huntings. When the [[Noldor|Ñoldor]] under [[Fëanor]] rebelled, Huan went with his master to [[Middle-earth]]. Presumably he was with his master when he dwelt in [[Himlad]], and then when he retreated to [[Nargothrond]] by the late 5th century of the [[First Age]].
Huan was given by Orome to his friend [[Celegorm]], one of the [[Sons of Fëanor]] and accompanied him on his huntings. When the [[Noldor|Ñoldor]] under [[Fëanor]] rebelled, Huan went with his master to [[Middle-earth]]. Presumably he was with his master while he dwelt in [[Himlad]], and then when he retreated to [[Nargothrond]] by the late 5th century of the [[First Age]].
Huan was with Celegorm and [[Curufin]], who were hunting. Huan smelt [[Lúthien]] and captured her, and she was brought before Celegorm. The maid had set out to rescue [[Beren]], who had gone with [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] to [[Angband]] but had been captured in [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Celegorm and Curufin did not reveal to her that they had sent Beren to his death by the hand of [[Sauron]], and took her as a prisoner to Nargothrond, "for her own protection", secretly plotting to wed her to Celegorm and thereby force an alliance with Lúthien's father [[Thingol]].
Huan was with Celegorm and [[Curufin]] who were hunting when he smelt [[Lúthien]] and captured and brought the maid before Celegorm. She had set out to rescue [[Beren]], who had gone with [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] to [[Angband]] but had been captured in [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Celegorm and Curufin did not reveal to her that they had sent Beren to his death by the hand of [[Sauron]], and took her as a prisoner to Nargothrond, "for her own protection", secretly plotting to wed her to Celegorm and thereby force an alliance with Lúthien's father [[Thingol]].
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Huan's Leap.jpg|thumb|250px|''Huan's Leap'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]
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Huan was a great wolfhound of Valinor. Originally with Oromë the Hunter, Huan had been granted special powers by the Valar, he was as large as a small horse, he was immortal, and was allowed to speak three times before he died. It was also prophesied that he could not be killed unless it was by the greatest wolf that ever lived; in this case a werewolf.
Huan was given by Orome to his friend Celegorm, one of the Sons of Fëanor and accompanied him on his huntings. When the Ñoldor under Fëanor rebelled, Huan went with his master to Middle-earth. Presumably he was with his master while he dwelt in Himlad, and then when he retreated to Nargothrond by the late 5th century of the First Age.
Huan was with Celegorm and Curufin who were hunting when he smelt Lúthien and captured and brought the maid before Celegorm. She had set out to rescue Beren, who had gone with Finrod Felagund to Angband but had been captured in Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Celegorm and Curufin did not reveal to her that they had sent Beren to his death by the hand of Sauron, and took her as a prisoner to Nargothrond, "for her own protection", secretly plotting to wed her to Celegorm and thereby force an alliance with Lúthien's father Thingol.
Huan's Leap by Ted Nasmith.
Huan felt pity for Lúthien, and sought her out and so he became involved with the Quest for the Silmaril. Speaking for the first time, he told her of a way to escape, and then accompanied her to Tol-in-Gaurhoth where, with the help of Lúthien's magic, he killed all of Sauron's Werewolves until Sauron himself came out, taking the shape of the greatest wolf that had ever lived. Huan nevertheless managed to defeat him, and Sauron was forced to flee. Huan went back to his master, while Lúthien and Beren went on their way back to Doriath. They came across Celegorm and Curufin, who had been exiled from Nargothrond by Orodreth when he learned of their deeds. Curufin tried to kill Lúthien, but Huan turned against his master, defending Beren and Lúthien.
Speaking for the second time, Huan told Beren and Lúthien of his plan to gain entrance to Angband, bringing them the skin of the werewolf Draugluin and the bat-skin of Sauron's messenger Thuringwethil. Using these skins as disguise Beren and Lúthien went to Angband, while Huan hunted in the wild.
After Beren and Lúthien had won the Silmaril but Beren had lost his hand to the werewolf Carcharoth, Huan joined Beren, Thingol, Beleg Cúthalion and Mablung in the Hunting of the Wolf. Huan and Beren managed to kill Carcharoth, but Huan was mortally wounded, as was Beren. Speaking for the third and last time, he wished Beren and Lúthien fare-well, and died, with Beren's palm upon his head.
Huan means "great dog, hound" in Sindarin.[1] See also root KHUG.
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↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry for Huan
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