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Sikh Light Infantry
|Sikh Light Infantry
Sikh Light Infantry Regimental Insignia
23 June 1944-Present(Sikh Light Infantry)
| British India 1944-1947
India 1947-Present
|Light Infantry
Additional roles
Regular Army
163rd Inf Bn - Territorial Army
|19 battalions
|Sikh LI
Deg Teg Fateh(Prosperity in Peace and Victory in War).
Post Independence 19471 Ashok Chakra, 5 Maha Vir Chakra, 6 Kirti Chakra, 23 Vir Chakra, 13 Shaurya Chakra, 82 Sena Medal, 4 Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 8 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 3 Yudh Seva Medal, 17 Vishisht Seva Medal,49 Mention in Despatches and 122 COAS's Commendation Cards.
|Battle honours
Post Independence 1947OP Hill, Kalidhar, Fatehpur and Parbat Ali.
|General Bikram Singh
|War Cry Regimental song Gagan damama bajiyo paryo nishane ghao khet jo mandyo surma ab jujhan ko dhao,sura so pehchainye jo lare din ke het purja purja kat mare kabhun na chadde khet.
|Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal (Blessed is the one who proclaims the Truth of God)
The Sikh Light Infantry previously known as The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment is an elite[1] Regiment of the Indian Army. Its name was changed to the Sikh Light Infantry in 1944. The Sikh Light Infantry is the successor unit to the Mazhabi Sikh Pioneers 23rd, 32nd and 34th Sikh Pioneers. The Sikh Light Infantry inherited the battle honours, colours and traditions of the Mazhabi Sikh Pioneers on its merging with a few Ramdasia companies in 1941.[2]
The Sikh Light Infantry is famous for recruiting Mazhabi Sikh Soldiers; who are famous for their extraordinary courage and tenacity on the battlefield. In its life of nearly one century under the British Raj, the Sikh Light infantry and its predecessors the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers distinguished themselves with loyalty to the British Crown and her Empire in numerous conflicts in and around the Indian Subcontinent including both the First World War and the Second World War. Since India's Independence from Britain in 1947, the regiment has gone from strength to strength and has continued to set exceptional standards. Today, the Sikh Light Infantry has expanded beyond its primary Infantry role and holds an elite regimental status.[1] Since Independence the Sikh Light Infantry has also established a very versatile reputation, with its soldiers expanding into Airborne, Marine commando Forces and Special Forces roles respectively. The 9th battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry conducts special Amphibious assaults similar in nature to the Royal Marines of the United Kingdom. The 11th battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry has earned the nickname "Steel Fist".[1] The exploits of the regiment know no bounds and its soldiers are able to engage all varieties of enemy combatants in virtually all environments. The versatility of the Sikh Light Infantry has seen the regiment conduct operations from the Siachen Glacier,[1] the highest battlefield in the world, to Counter-terrorism. The Sikh Light infantry conducts operations as part of the United Nations Emergency Force. The Regimental motto is Deg Tegh Fateh, meaning prosperity in peace and victory in war. The motto has great significance with the tenth and most martial Sikh guru; Guru Gobind Singh as the Mazhabis are very closely associated with him. The Sikh Light Infantry insignia is a Chakram or Quoit, with a mounted Kirpan. The insignia was designed to honour the Mazhabi Sikh community's Akali Nihang ancestry. The former Chief Of Army Staff General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC belongs to the Regiment. He is also the Colonel Of The Regiment The Sikh Light Infantry.
- 1 Formation & Organisation
- 2 History
- 3 Post-Independence Operational History
- 4 Regimental battalions
- 5 Culture and Ethos of the regiment
- 6 Recruits
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Formation & Organisation[edit]
Impressed by the toughness, tenacity and bravery of Mazhabi Sikh soldiers during both the first and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars;[3] the British had come to notice this particular caste and openly recognized the great fighting qualities and prowess of these men-at-arms.[3] Consequently the recruitment of the Mazhabi Sikh caste into its own armed forces was proposed. Thus after the final defeat of the Sikh Army in 1849, Mazhabi Sikhs were recruited into its first corps in 1850.[3] Recruits were taken largely from soldiers who had served under the old Sikh army or Ranjit Singh.[3] In the year 1857, the decision was made to turn the first Mazhabi Sikh corps into a full regiment.
The first regular Regiment originally known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry was raised at Lahore on 15 September 1857 by Lt R H Shebbeare, VC.[3] This was followed by the 32nd Sikh Pioneers in June 1857. The 23rd and the 32nd Regiments gave such an excellent account of themselves, establishing outstanding standards,[3] that it was decided to raise another Regiment of Sikh Pioneers. The 34th Fatehgarh Levy which had been disbanded, was reconstituted as the 34th Sikh Pioneers on 28 March 1887.[3]
By the First World War, the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Sikh Pioneer regiments were all developed into three battalions each, with an extra training battalion raised. By the end of the war no less than ten Mazhabi Sikh battalions were serving in the conflict. By 1933 the Mazhabi Sikh regiments were briefly disbanded for economical reasons, and Mazhabi Sikh personnel were transferred to other regiments in the army.[3] However with the Second World War, the Mazhabi Sikhs were brought back again as exclusive regiment, to meet the urgent and mounting demands of World War II. The Ist Battalion was raised at Jullundur on 1 October 1941. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were raised at Peshawar and Sialkot on 1 July 1942 and 15 August 1942 respectively.[3]
Post War formations[edit]
The Sikh light infantry is now a 19 Battalion strong elite force that is capable of rapid deployment in defense or attack. A further 16 Battalions have been raised since India's independence. When the Regiment was raised it had no training battalion of its own. The Training Battalion of the Regiment was finally raised at the Jat Regimental Centre, on 31 March 1944. This moved to Lahore on 15 October 1945 and then to Ferozepur in September 1947. From Ferozepur the Regimental Centre came to Meerut where it was amalgamated with the Punjab Regimental Centre in September 1951. Finally, after 11 years of this union the Sikh Light Infantry Regimental Centre was separated and came into its own as an independent centre in April 1963. In May 1976 the Regimental Centre moved to Fatehgarh (U.P.), the historic fort city.
Special forces support[edit]
As an elite and highly trained regiment, it has been called on in numerous occasions to provide support for India's Special forces. The Sikh light infantry has provided support for Parachute Regiment (India) with its 2nd Battalion as part of the 50th Parachute Brigade (India) in the 1961 Goa campaign. Here they formed the main thrust of the attack as part of its western column They moved rapidly across minefields, roadblocks and four riverine obstacles to be the first to reach Panjim.[4]
In 1987 The 13th Battalion Sikh Light Infantry was formed into Delta Company, to provide direct support for the special forces Para Commandos (India) in a daring helicopter raid on an enemy command centre. However due to poor planning and intelligence failures in high command the Jaffna University Helidrop resulted in tragedy. The helidropped force suffered significant casualties, with nearly the entire Sikh LI detachment of twenty-nine troops, along with six paracommandos, falling in battle. Despite this, the toughness and tenacity of the Sikh Light Infantry was on display. They landed at midnight and despite being out gunned and out manned taking fire from all sides on open ground, 29 men of 13th Sikh Light Infantry held out and fought throughout the night for eleven and a half hours, sniper fire had picked off the Sikh LI radio man and all communication with the 29 men had been lost. By 11:30 the next morning only three Sikh light infantry men were left alive and still continued fighting. When they ran out of ammunition, the last three men bayonet charged the enemy command center. Two were killed and one taken prisoner. 29 Sikh Light Infantry men put up a fight on open ground for eleven and a half hours until they ran out of ammunition.
The Sikh Light Infantry comprises the Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh soldiers; well known for their dauntless daring, courage, loyalty and tenacity,[5] is one of the oldest Regiments of the Army. It traces its origin to the middle of the 19th century when the first Mazhabi soldiers were recruited into the British Indian Army. The first Corps of Mazhabi Sikh Pioneers, the fore bearer of the Sikh Light Infantry, was formed in 1850. The British had recognised the great fighting qualities and prowess of these soldiers in the Anglo-Sikh Wars.[5] The stubborn and sustained resistance offered by them and their ability to maintain themselves frugally amazed them. The British had admiration for the Mazhabi as they made capital soldiers.[6][7] Maharaja Ranjit Singh also had a great admiration for their bravery and enlisted the Mazhabis freely into the khalsa army; Which he nurtured into an excellent instrument of war.[8] Being afraid, however, to form the Mazhabis into a separate corps, he attached a Mazhabi company to existing battalions.
Soldiering has been a way of life for the Sikhs of Punjab for centuries. After the Indian rebellion of 1857 the Bengal army regiments were replaced by the Punjabis as the major source of manpower for the British Army in India, but their loyalty had to be carefully nurtured. The British made many mistakes, at first failing even to recognize the religious significance of the Sikhs' beards and long hair.[9] Performing well in World War I, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, 32nd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers were then disbanded in 1933, a traumatic experience for the community.[9] However, the Sikh Pioneers were re-raised for the Second World War, becoming the Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment before being renamed the Sikh Light Infantry in 1944. The reconquest of Burma was essentially an Indian Army campaign. It was here that the Sikh Light Infantry was deployed. The fledgling regiment tasted blood and earned its first battle honours.[9] Most of the Sikhs in the Light Infantry consist of Mazhabi, and some Ramdasia Sikhs.
The two homogeneous Sikh regiments are the Sikh Light Infantry and the Sikh Regiment, the former with 18 regular battalions and together totalling 36 battalions that account for a significant proportion of Indian Army's infantry.[9]
The raising[edit]
In June 1857 a Regiment of Sikh Pioneers from the Mazhabi Sikh soldiers drawn mainly from the Punjab and the adjacent areas was raised by Lt DC Home, VC. The regular Regiment 15th (Pioneer), was raised at Lahore on September 15, 1857 by Lt RH Shebbeare, VC. After a number of changes this 15th (Pioneer) Regiment came to be known as the 23rd Sikh Pioneers in 1908. (The 32nd Sikh Pioneers followed this). The 23rd and 32nd Regiments gave such an excellent account of themselves, establishing outstanding standards, that it was decided to raise another Regiment of Sikh Pioneers from the 34th Fatehgarh Levy, which had been raised from Mazbhi Sikh Pioneers on March 28, 1887. Thus, the well-known trio of Sikh Pioneers that won fame through their deeds of glory was complete. Lt Gen Sir George Mac Munn, Commended the Regt for their memorable service, he wrote "The sikh Pioneers were, for three quarters of a century, in the forefront of almost every campaign from the China Wall to the Flanders Rats."[10]
World War I[edit]
During the First World War, the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Sikh Pioneers, which were originally one battalion regiments were developed into three battalions each. Soon these battalions were tramping over the battlefields of Egypt, Europe, Palestine and Mesopotamia leaving indelible imprints wherever they went. Once again a number of Battle Honours -"Egypt 1916-17"; "Gaza"; "Megiddo"; "Sharon"; "Nablus"; "Palestine 1917-18"; and "Aden" emblazoned the glorious record[5] of the Sikh Pioneers. There were ten battalions of Sikh Pioneers (including the Training Battalion) when the armistice was declared in 1919.
The 1/34th Sikh Pioneers won the title of "Royal" during the Great War. They made a bronze screen from the driving bands of enemy shells. The unit armourer and blacksmith made this highly burnished screen, proudly displaying the magnificent achievements of the Sikh Pioneers as epitomized in their Battle Honors. The 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers presented this screen to King George V in 1933. It was through the personal intervention of Brig. F.R.L. Goadby (32nd Sikh Pioneers) and Lt Gen. Sir RA Savory, the first Colonel of the Regiment, that Queen Elizabeth II presented the historic screen back to the Regiment on October 4, 1975. The screen was unveiled by Brig AK Chatterjee, VSM, Colonel of the Regiment, at a special Durbar on April 9, 1977.
Another remarkable victory was registered on December 21, 1919, when two companies of the 3/34th Sikh Pioneers, alone on a hill top (Black Hill) with no more than a knee-high wall and a few strands of barbed wire in front, gallantly faced and repelled waves of attacks on them by hordes of Mahsuds.[5] There was grim hand-to-hand fighting with Capt. B. L. Gupta (he was awarded the Military Cross), the Indian Medical Officer with the Battalion, tending the wounded under constant enemy fire. The Battalion was awarded one DSO, two Military Crosses and a Bar to Military Cross. Twelve Indian Viceroy's Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks received well-merited decorations.
That night General Skeen published a complimentary Column Order announcing that in honor of the gallant action of the 3/34th Sikh Pioneers, a stone from the unfinished Black Hill Picquet be brought to the camp and formed as the base for the pioneer picuet memorial silverMess trophy. This trophy was presented by the 3/34th on their disbandment in June 1921, to the 1st Battalion of the 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers. When the Sikh Pioneers were disbanded in 1933, the curator of the British War Museum took this famous trophy. It was later given on a permanent loan to the SIKH LI and is housed in the Regimental Museum. As a result of the post-war reorganization of 1923, the battalions of the Sikh Pioneers were in 1929, reduced to a Corps HQ with one battalion from each of the three regiments.
Four years later, February 10, 1933, was a sad day for the Regiment as the Sikh Pioneers were disbanded after 75 years of glorious service.[5] This was essentially a measure of economy especially as the Sappers and Miners were to be augmented with an increased number of Mazhabi Companies. A farewell parade was held at Sialkot on December 8, 1932, when the Sikh Pioneers paraded for the last time. Drawn up in line 1,600 strong were the 1st and 2nd Battalions, once the 23rd, 32nd and 34th, with the Corps Headquarters and the massed bands. At the saluting point was a crowd of spectators including many old bemedalled pensioners of the Sikh Pioneer regiments.
Re-raising for World War II[edit]
After suspended animation of a little over eight years, the Sikh Pioneers were re-raised to meet the urgent and mounting demands of World War II. The 1st Battalion was raised at Jullundur on October 1, 1941. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were raised at Peshawar and Sialkot on July 1, 1942 and August 15, 1942 respectively. Recruitment had been opened up to the Ramdasia Sikhs.
The re-raised Regiment was known as the "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs"[11] a nomenclature, which was found uninspiring. The Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Claude 'Auchinleck, wanted this changed and the Director General of Infantry, Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Reginald Arthur Savory was tasked to find a suitable name for the Regiment. A committee was constituted at Army HQ, after some alternatives like the Sikh Fusiliers, the Sikh Rifles and the Sikh Grenadiers had been considered and examined, the Sikh Light Infantry was chosen. This became prevalent from June 23, 1944.
The newly raised 1st Battalion joined the battlefronts of the 14th Army just a little after three years of being raised. The Battalion was flown to Meiktila (Burma) in February 1945 and became part of the 17th Division(Black Cat). The soldiers of the Battalion gave ample proof of, their valour, fighting in the jungles of Burma for eight months,[12] they won the Battle Honours. "Defence of Meiktila": " Burma 1942-45; "Rangoon Road"; "Pyabwe" and "Sittang 1945".
Post-Independence Operational History[edit]
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and Post-War operations[edit]
On night 5/6 Sep 1965, 1 Sikh L I led the Divisional attack onto Kundanpur through a bulge and surprised the enemy along the Jammu-Sialkot Axis. By first light the battalion in a daring attack had captured Kundanpur, Unche Wains and consolidated the area to open Suchetgarh Sialkot axis. The Battalion was led by Col E W Carvelho. With its young Company Commanders (CaptV K Talwar Capt Rajinder Singh Capt Tirath Singh )the Battalion rushed the well-entrenched enemy positions which were supported by recce and support elements. Managed to capture number of Jeep mounted R C L GUNS and M M G s. Capt V P Singh was awarded VrC. The C O, the R M O were also awarded and the unit earned 3 Sena Medals and 7 Mention in Dispatches. The battalion was awarded Theatre Honour KUNDANPUR for this heroic attack.
On 28 September 1965, 6 Sikh LI was ordered to take two important hill features as a preliminary to clearing a feature on Kalidhar in Jammu and Kashmir which Pakistani forces had, notwithstanding the cease-fire, encroached upon. With utter disregard for personal safety, the Battalion assaulted and captured both the preliminary objectives. The enemy brought down heavy artillery fire and counter-attacks three times. Two of the counter-attacks were beaten off with heavy casualties to the enemy. Due to heavy casualties and pressure of the enemy, our troops had to fall back from one of the two hill features. At this stage the Battalion halted the enemy's advance and stabilized the situation.
In 1965, 5 Sikh Light Infantry was holding picket in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani troops had occupied a complex of hills called "OP Hill" in Mendar Sector. The complex dominated Road Mender Balnoi, thus isolating one infantry battalion and its administrative base at Balnoi. Earlier attempts to dislodge the enemy having failed, 5 Sikh L.I. was selected and moved to Mendar Sector to take part in a bridge attack on OP Hill. The battalion was new and its officers were very young, only one company commander had more than three years' service. The Commanding Officer decided to personally lead the assault. The approaches to the feature were heavily mined and, anticipating an attack, the enemy had ensured heavy concentration of artillery fire. The attack was launched before midnight on 2 November 1965. The morale of troops was very high and the Battalion captured its objective in a lightning move from a totally unexpected direction. Having surprised the enemy, the Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Sant Singh (now Brig. Sant Singh, MVC, (Bar) (Retd.)) decided to exploit the advantage and ordered the capture of three more objectives which were assigned to another Battalion. The highest feature and the ground of tactical importance for the enemy was captured by midnight. The hills reverberated with the sound of the success signal- "Reveille on the bugle". Subsequently, two more objectives were captured, thus completing four attacks in one night. The highlights of the attacks were the enthusiasm displayed by men and launching of additional attacks without waiting for orders from the Brigade Commander. Throughout, the enemy put up a very tough fight and each bunker had to be cleared after hand-to-hand fighting. For taking most spectacular initiative in launching three additional attacks and for displaying conspicuous gallantry and inspiring leadership, the Commanding Officer (Lt Col. Sant Singh) was awarded Maha Vir Chakra. One more Maha Vir Chakra was awarded to Naik Darshan Singh (Posthumous). Besides these; one Vir Chakra (Posthumous), four Sena Medals (2 Posthumous) and five Commendation Cards were awarded. The Regiment was bestowed Battle Honour "Chuh-i-Nar 1965". In North East sector 5 Sikh L.I. was given a task of making new posts following Sino-India pact in 90s. Showing the valour, courage and great enthusiasm task was completed in most difficult terrain without the help of any engineering regiments. Four Commendation Cards were awarded and front post was named after Sohan Singh (Hony. Capt. Sohan Singh retd.)
6 Sikh L.I. operated in Chamb Sector against Pakistani infiltrators and regular forces. The Battalion resisted every attempt by the enemy to infiltrate/raid/lay ambushes in the Battalion Sector. The Battalion withstood worst ever shelling 15 August 1965 and stood out valiantly in their posts on the cease-fire line to the admiration of all troops despite intensive enemy shelling, disruption of communications and increased casualties. The stand of the battalion enabled 191 Brigade Group to reorganize, regroup and take offensive action to reoccupy posts vacated on 15–17 August 1965. 6 Sikh L.I. were ordered to retake lost posts of Maira and Nathan, with one company 3 Mahar and one troop 'C' squadron 20 Lancers under command, reoccupied both posts on 17 August 1965. Vigorious offensive action by all ranks kept the enemy at bay and delayed his offensive till 1 September 1965, by the time he was able to concentrate his armour, infantry, artillery, RCL, and MMG mounted on jeeps and infantry in greater strength to pierce through wide gaps between posts, outnumbered, outshelled, outgunned and threatened own posts on cease-fire line with encirclement and annihilation in details.
On 1 September 1965, the battalions artillery and air support failed, any communication or reinforcement ultimately disintegrated and it was no longer possible to hold out. Devastated but undeterred by Pakistan air force and artillery, Battalion Headquarters with remnants of one company and 'C' squadron 20 Lancers underwent continuous shelling, withdrew before midnight on 1 September 1965 on orders from Headquarters 191 Infantry Brigade Group. The battalion fought with its back against the wall against innumerable odds and stood up well. It was indeed a great satisfaction that the battalion carried out the duty to its best ability. It was this feeling in fact that made the Battalion to quickly absorb reinforcement, re-equip and be operational to take on any task assigned to it culminating in the capture of Trig point 3776 (Kalidhar) on 4 October 1965. In this battle all ranks showed tenacity of purpose, determination, courage, devotion to duty and a spirit of self-sacrifice.
On the night of 3 October 1965 the Battalion was given the task of clearing the same objective with the help of a Mahar battalion. In the morning on 4 October 1965, 6 Sikh L.I. secured it objectives in spite of treacherous cliffish terrain, heavy enemy opposition and shelling, the battalion continued to advance up a very steep slope in the face of intensive enemy artillery fire and opposition by Infantry. Despite casualties and strong opposition, our troops continued to press forward and successfully secured three other important features by evening of the same day. The enemy staged three counter-attacks in heavy strength supported by artillery fire but they were all repulsed with heavy casualties.
The Battalion re-organized itself for the next assault on Kalidhar Trig Point 3776 despite heavy casualties and fatigue. The feature was finally cleared of the Pakistani intruders by mid-day on 5 October 1965. In this action the Battalion displayed remarkable courage, determination and self-sacrifice for which one Maha Vir Chakra (Lt Col. PK Nandagopal), two Vir Chakras, four Sena Medals (two posthumous); five Mention in Despatches (three Posthumous) and one COAS's Commendation Card were awarded. The Regiment was also awarded the Battle Honour "Kalidhar 1965"
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971[edit]
11 December 1971 is a red letter day in the history of 8 Sikh L.I. Pak Fatehpur post, fortified on all four sides with high bunds, was a virtual fortress with innumerable automatic and anti-tank weapons deployed for its defence. Its diamond-like shape made it equally difficult to tackle from all side, on the night of 11 December the brave men of 8 Sikh Light Infantry discounted all difficulties and rushed forward on to this coveted objective, in the face of deadly small arms fire and devastating artillery shelling. Many a gallant soldier fell but others moved on undaunted. Not before long the enemy was either destroyed or in desperate flight, leaving behind large quantity of arms and ammunition. Apparently, the enemy had not accepted final defeat yet, he continued to plaster this position with accurate artillery and mortar fire from several directions. Two counter-attacks attempted by the previously fleeing soldiers were disorganized and defeated by the 8 Sikh L.I.
In this battle, three officers, one JCO and 32 Ors sacrificed their life and approximately 100 others were wounded. A young battalion, within five years of its raising, had fought its maiden battle in masterly style and had come of age. The number of officers killed, wounded is tribute to the quality of glowing leadership provided by them.
8 Sikh L.I was awarded the Battle Honour "Fathepur" for this heroic action. Medals awarded for the battle include, one Mahavir Chakra, five Vir Chakras (2 posthumous), four Sena Medals (2 posthumous) and two Mention-in Despatches (Posthumous).
10 Sikh L.I. spearheaded the advance of 85 Infantry Brigade Northward through the Sind Desert along the railway line Munabao-Naya Chor completing all the operational tasks given to it with distinction, right up to the day of cease fire, during the Indo-Pak operations in 1971. Kajlor the first objective, was overrun on 4 December 1971 and the second phase of the attack became redundant as the enemy flew helter-skelter without any loss to our troops. Next day advance was resumed and Khokh-Ropar Railway station saw the enemies blood turn to water with the battle cry of 'Bole so Nihal' the advance coming to a temporary halt at Bhitala as the administrative echelons had failed to negotiate the treacherous sand of the Sind desert.
The advance was maintained along Vasarbha railway station through December 5–7, 1971. By 1700 hrs on December 7, 10 Sikh L.I. reached Parche Jiveri station (now called Bahadur Nagar). The enemy strafed the battalion, wherein Sep. Kulwant Singh was killed while bringing down an enemy Sabre by his LMG fire and was awarded the Sena Medal for this brave deed. The Battalion firmed in on 8 December on approaching Naya Chor enemy defence. The key to the enemy defences was a dominating feature, Parbat Ali. The enemy brought down heavy artillery fire and country attacked twice but were beaten back and decided wisely to withdraw. The battalion firmed in and remained there till last light on 12 December.
10 Sikh L.I. was ordered to capture Village Parche Jiveri (Bahadur Nagar) and on the night of 14 December the battalion launched its attack. The assaulting companies ran into a mine-field and Maj Arora was severally wounded. Seeing the situation Commanding Officer Lt Col. Basant Singh left his post and himself moved up along with his Intelligence Officer, late Capt Bahadur Singh, Vir Chakra. While the Commanding Officer, was inspiring his troops, Capt Bahadur Singh, went up to the Artillery officer's post and continued to direct artillery fire until hit by an enemy bullet in the head, and died on the spot. The attack went in through the minefields and heavy enemy fire. The enemy fled leaving behind 20 dead, two recoilless guns and a Jeep, besides vast quantities of ammunition. The battalion acquitted itself in an exemplary manner throughout this brief war and was awarded Battle Honour "Parbat Ali" and theater honour "Sind 1971". Besides gallantry awards; five Vir Chakra, seven Sena Medals and three Mention-in-Despatches were awarded.
IPKF and Sri Lanka[edit]
13 Sikh Light Infantry battle at Kokkuvil, Sri Lanka, and the saga of the heroic fight put in by twenty-nine men have embedded themselves into the realms of history without an iota of doubt. The Battalion (less two companies) at Palali air fields in Sri Lanka, was tasked to capture LTTE military headquarters at Jaffna University. At midnight the first Mi-8 helicopter of the 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment, Delta Company, took off for the landing zone, soon followed by the second Mi-8 helicopter. The platoon for Delta company led by late Maj. Birendra Singh, had to face tough resistance landing amidst heavy and accurate enemy machine gun fire. The LTTE had intercepted radio communications allowing them advanced knowledge of the planned raid. The follow-up helicopters which were airborne were ordered to return to Palali, as three of the five helicopters having been hit resulted in no further landing behind the enemy lines in the LTTE strongest foothold. Amidst the confusing situation the remaining members of the Battalion was ordered to advance on vehicles to establish link with the beleaguered platoon of Delta Company. All communication had snapped, the last transmission from late Maj Birendra Singh of 13th Battalion, The Sikh Light Infantry Regiment, stating; "Not to worry, We'll hold on...."[citation needed]
Regimental battalions[edit]
Indian Soldiers assigned to the 9th Battalion of the Sikh Infantry arrive aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) to participate in Malabar 2006.jpg|thumb|Indian Soldiers assigned to the 9th Battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry (Special Forces) arrive aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) to participate in Malabar 2006. Malabar 2006 is a multinational exercise between the U.S., Indian and Canadian armed forces to increase interoperability between the three nations and support international security cooperation missions]]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 5th Battalion
- 6th Battalion
- 7th Battalion
- 8th Battalion Fatehpur, Raised 1 June 1966 at Dhana, Sagar, by Lt Col B B Sharan
- 9th Battalion (Marine)
- 10th Battalion
- 11th Battalion (Steel Fist)[1]
- 12th Battalion
- 13th Battalion
- 14th Battalion
- 15th Battalion
- 16th Battalion Raised on 26 Jun 1987 By Col Moti Singh
- 17th Battalion Raised on 01 Dec 2014 By Col CS Sakhtawat
- 103 Inf Bn (Territorial Army) Sikh LI
- 158 Inf Bn (Territorial Army) (H&H) Sikh LI
- 163 Inf Bn (Territorial Army) (H&H) Sikh LI
Culture and Ethos of the regiment[edit]
Due to the cultural origin of its recruits, the Regiment maintains not only a strong Sikh culture but also a Punjabi culture. The Sikh faith plays a strong role in the day-to-day life and functioning of the regiment and its soldiers. The Sikh Light Infantry maintains its own regimental gurdwara for the daily worship for its soldiers. The Sikh recruits of the regiment have a long and strong standing history with the Sikh religion. The Mazhabi Sikhs had long stood in the armies of the Sikhs' Tenth Guru and in the later Khalsa Army raised by Ranjit Singh.[14] which forged and established the Sikh Empire.
The religious life of the soldiers sees them conduct shabad kirtan and all other aspects of Sikh worship. The Sikh religion also plays a large role in their life as active soldiers, through the teachings of the tenth Sikh guru and the notion of "Sant-Sipahie" - Saint soldier. Sikhs embody the qualities of a "Sant-Sipahie"—a saint-soldier. One must have control over one's internal vices and be able to be constantly immersed in virtues clarified in the Guru Granth Sahib. A Sikh must also have the courage to defend the rights of all who are wrongfully oppressed or persecuted irrespective of their colour, caste or creed.
The regimental motto is derived from the tenth Guru of the Sikhs; Deg Tegh Fateh, meaning Prosperity in peace and victory in war. It incorporates Guru Gobind Singh's teachings of peace tolerance and community spirit, but to unsheathe the sword when a tyrant or oppressor threatens those ethos and refuses peaceful co-existence.
The battle cry of the regiment is "Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal!" meaning "He who recites the name of the lord, shall forever be victorious!" The regimental Insignia is a combination of the Chackram and Kirpan, traditional weapons of the Akali Nihangs; a religious warrior monk order started by Guru Gobind Singh in the 18th century. Chakrams are still worn on the turban by the regiments soldiers, however its use is ornamental and for occasioned uniformed display or parades. It is not used in battle neither is it part of or incorporated in combat attire.
In addition to their religious lives, Soldiers in their free time also engage in traditional Punjabi culture. Bhangra a folk dance of the Punjab is a regular pastime of the soldiers.
Recruits must be Mazhabi Sikhs, and since 1941 Ramdasia Sikhs are also officially recruited alongside them. Mazhabi Sikhs must provide identification certificates showing their status as Mazhabi Sikhs for eligibility to join the regiment as well as meeting the minimum standards required to join.
There is no caste or Religion bar on appointed officers in the regiment. They can come from any caste or religious background as long as they are educated through the internal commissioned officers program.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Anniversary Celebrations of Sikh LI
- ^ Full text of "The Sikhs of the Punjab"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.sikhreview.org/november1995/chivalry.htm
- ^ BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 4(3)
- ^ a b c d e [10][dead link]
- ^ Untitled Document
- ^ Glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and NWFP, H A Rose
- ^ *Glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and NWFP, H A Rose
- ^ a b c d Sikh Light Infantry
- ^ History of the sikh pioneers - Lt-Gen Sir George Mac Munn
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- ^ McQueen. Sir. J.W and Baaghaa. A.S (1994) Unseen faces and untold cases, heroes and villains of Sikh rule, Volume 8 of Series in Sikh history and culture. Bahri Publications p106
- ^ Sikh army regiments infantry valour war
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- Sikh Light Infantry[dead link] DefenseIndia.com
- Sikhs in British Armed Forces: Gateway to Sikhism[dead link] AllAboutSikhs.com
- The Sikh Light Infantry[dead link] Regiments.org
- The Sikh Light Infantry[dead link] Bharat-Rakshak.com
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An Overdue Book
If everyone in America had read Stephen Moore's new book, "Who's The Fairest of Them All?", Barack Obama would have lost the election in a landslide.
The point here is not to say, "Where was Stephen Moore when we needed him?" A more apt question might be, "Where was the whole economics profession when we needed them?" Where were the media? For that matter, where were the Republicans?
Since "Who's The Fairest of Them All?" was published in October, there was little chance that it would affect this year's election. But this little gem of a book exposes, in plain language and with easily understood facts, the whole house of cards of assumptions, fallacies and falsehoods which constitute the liberal vision of the economy.
Yet that vision triumphed on election day, thanks to misinformation that was artfully presented and seldom challenged. The title "Who's The Fairest of Them All?" is an obvious response to liberals' claim that their policies are aimed at creating "fairness" by, among other things, making sure that "the rich" pay their "fair share" of taxes. If you want a brief but thorough education on that, just read chapter 4, which by itself is well worth the price of the book.
A couple of graphs on pages 104 and 108 are enough to annihilate the argument about "tax cuts for the rich." These graphs show that, under both Republican President Calvin Coolidge and Democratic President John F. Kennedy, high-income people paid more tax revenues into the federal treasury after tax rates went down than they did before.
There is nothing mysterious about this. At high tax rates, vast sums of money disappear into tax shelters at home or is shipped overseas. At lower tax rates, that money comes out of hiding and goes into the American economy, creating jobs, rising output and rising incomes. Under these conditions, higher tax revenues can be collected by the government, even though tax rates are lower. Indeed, high income people not only end up paying more taxes, but a higher share of all taxes, under these conditions.
This is not just a theory. It is what hard evidence shows happened under both Democratic and Republican administrations, from the days of Calvin Coolidge to John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. That hard evidence is presented in clear and unmistakable terms in "Who's The Fairest of Us All?"
Another surprising fact brought out in this book is that the Democrats and Republicans both took positions during the Kennedy administration that were the direct opposite of the positions they take today. As Stephen Moore points out, "the Republicans almost universally opposed and the Democrats almost universally favored" the cuts in tax rates that President Kennedy proposed.
Such Republican Senate stalwarts as Barry Goldwater and Bob Dole voted against reducing the top tax rate from 91% to 70%. Democratic Congressman Wilbur Mills led the charge for lower tax rates.
Unlike the Republicans today, John F. Kennedy had an answer when critics tried to portray his tax cut proposal as just a "tax cut for the rich." President Kennedy argued that it was a tax cut for the economy, that changed incentives meant a faster growing economy and that "A rising tide lifts all boats."
If Republicans today cannot seem to come up with their own answer when critics cry out "tax cuts for the rich," maybe they can just go back and read John F. Kennedy's answer.
A truly optimistic person might even hope that media pundits would go back and check out the facts before arguing as if the only way to reduce the deficit is to raise tax rates on "the rich."
If they are afraid that they would be stigmatized as conservatives if they favored cuts in tax rates, they might take heart from the fact that not only John F. Kennedy, but even John Maynard Keynes as well, argued that cutting tax rates could increase tax revenues and thereby help reduce the deficit.
Because so few people bother to check the facts, Barack Obama can get away with statements about how "tax cuts for the rich" have "cost" the government money that now needs to be recouped. Such statements not only promote class warfare, to Obama's benefit on election day, they also distract attention from his own runaway spending behind unprecedented trillion dollar deficits.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is: www.tsowell.com.
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She writes that ABC newsman Charles Gibson, who had an early interview with her, seemed bored by "substantive issues" stemming from her time as governor and that while speaking with her he "peered skeptically" at her over his glasses like a disapproving principal.
She writes at length about Couric. She says that the idea to meet with Couric came from McCain campaign aide Nicolle Wallace, who told Palin that Couric – also a working mother – liked and admired her. It would be a favor to Couric, too, whom Palin notes had the lowest ratings of the network anchors. Wallace said Couric suffered from low self-esteem. And Palin replied that she almost began to "feel sorry" for Couric.
She alleges that Couric and CBS left out her more "substantive" remarks and settled for "gotcha" moments. She writes that Couric had a "partisan agenda" and a condescending manner. Couric was "badgering," biased and far easier on Couric's Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden.
She writes warmly of her childhood and her mother's "nurturing, hospitable" personality. Her priorities were set early – faith (she would read scripture each night before bed), hunting, current events and sports (she even dreamed of being a broadcaster alongside Howard Cosell). She remembers being a voracious reader, favorites including John Steinbeck's "The Pearl" and George Orwell's "Animal Farm." Long before Tina Fey parodied her on "Saturday Night Live," Palin enjoyed watching the show as a girl.
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It may be just a simple step toward world domination, but one robot is able to conquer its human adversary in a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors" 100 percent of the time.
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DARPA announced on Tuesday that it has developed new sea and air delivery systems to help lend support to disaster zones.
On Wednesday the General Court of the European Union rejected Microsoft's appeal of a 2008 European Commission antitrust ruling, but reduced the fine by 39 million euros to just 860 million euros – or $1.1 billion dollars.
As technology pervades our daily life more and more, the study of how we interact with it will become increasingly valuable.
An online collaborative information manager co-founded by former Facebook employees has unveiled a new feature designed to let its users better organize email messages.
Special-edition prototypes of Google's Internet-enabled computerized glasses will be delivered to a select group of people in early 2013.
Red Hat announced a new business model and pricing plan for its OpenShift platform as a service (PaaS) offering on Tuesday during the company's joint JBoss World 2012 and Red Hat Summit conference in Boston.
Philipp Humm, chief executive of T-Mobile USA, has resigned from his position to reunite with his family in Europe and pursue new opportunities, the company announced on Wednesday.
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|The gravity-tractor (GT) consists of a spacecraft hovering inertially over a small asteroid. This equilibrium state is achieved by the action of a pair of engines that balance the gravitational acceleration. Due to Newton's law of gravitation the spacecraft causes a small gravitational pull on the asteroid that after prolonged time intervals causes a small change in its trajectory preventing it from impacting the Earth. This dissertation introduces a novel concept in the implementation of the GT to augment its deflection merits. Two novel guid- ance laws are designed to take advantage of the asteroid shape and rotation rate forcing the GT spacecraft to move towards and away the center of mass of the asteroid in synchronous motion with its rotation, resulting in an increased gravitational pull. The asteroid model was generalized as a solid, homogeneous triaxial ellipsoid. A small GT spacecraft was proposed and a detailed model of the NSTAR ion thrusters was used to investigate the efficiency of the GT operating under these novel guidance laws and the classical inertial hovering. The performance of these hovering laws was examined over a wide range of asteroid shapes and rotation rates. The results obtained suggest that it is possible to improve the deflection merits by up to 60%. The propellant efficiency showed to be sensitive to the spacecraft parameters; in particular, the engine model and the controller used to sustain the desired hovering state play an important role in the propellant penalties associated with these extended hovering modes. Furthermore, these results indicate that previous works have overestimated the propellant efficiency of a typical GT by using oversimplified models of solar electric engines.
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CHENNAI: Continuous ambient air quality monitoring systems are to be installed at two locations in the city in the first week of next month.
Officials of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) said the equipment, each costing around Rs.70 lakh, would be installed at IIT-Madras, near the Velachery gate of the campus, and Metropolitan Transport Corporation depot in Alandur. The systems would be installed by the Central Pollution Control Board.
The system would monitor levels of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) and suspended particulate matter.
The TNPCB will set up display boards in these locations to show the levels. One such system is to be set up at Ambattur SIDCO estate.
The locations were chosen to be able to monitor the ambient air quality in a lung space (IIT-Madras), an area that is close to the airport and a highway (Alandur) and an industrial estate (SIDCO), the official added. In the next few months, a continuous pollution monitoring device is to be set up at Koyambedu, where heavy vehicle population is high because of its proximity to highways, presence of wholesale vegetable and fruit markets and the mofussil bus terminus.
The continuous pollution monitoring device is to be set up at the flower market. The CPCB and TNPCB would be installing the equipment at an estimated cost of Rs.75 lakh, of which CPCB would provide Rs.40 lakh.
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- Adelaide Productions, Columbia Tri-Star Television Animation, Sesame Workshop, The Post Group
- Cartoon Characters: Emmy, Max, Ord, Cassie, Wheezie, Zak, Quetzal.
- Originally Released in 1999.
- Season: 1
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Max is having fun with a toy plane and ends up knocking down a block structure that Emmy was making. He's upset because he broke the plane and now it won't fly anymore. There's something even better they can fly though- dragons. They go to Dragon Land, where the dragons are making presents for "I Love My Mommy Day." For example, they're using clay to make flower-holders and baking them with their firebreath. Max gets some dandelions for his flower-holder and Ord sneezes because he's allergic. Their paint gets spilled and they go to Quetzal for more, but he's running low. He sends them to Rainbow Canyon and provides them with a map. When Max and Emmy fight and break the map, they and the dragons have to work together to fix it before it rains at Rainbow Canyon and the colors get mixed together.
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Got wrinkles, getting many more, and having returned seriously to riding the past 14 months, I'm out in the sun more often. Use a moisturizer with a sunscreen, nevertheless my skin becomes more uneven when outside so much. Even in the cold months.
Of course being around the barn, and just working around the house, it's not practical to wear makeup. But I'm about to go back into the business world, and need to start looking more professional.
Am guessing the next thing is to step towards that dreaded section of the department store where the vultures are swirling with their bottles of amazing lotions. Bottom line is, I need to start wearing foundation, and makeup more often. I do have sensitive skin, so have to watch what I buy. Would also rather not buy the most expensive stuff on the shelves.


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McLiney, who transferred to A&M from Florida State, won the one- and three-meter dives against No. 11 Auburn on Saturday, but the Aggies fell to the Tigers in their home opener, 189-111. The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference three-meter runner-up, won the one-meter dive with a score of 355.80 and the three-meter with a 384.68 point total.
Both Aggie swimming and diving squads will be back in action later this week with a 6 p.m. dual against Incarnate Word on Friday and a 1 p.m. dual with LSU on Saturday.----------------------------------------------------------------------SEC SWIMMING AND DIVING ATHLETES OF THE WEEKSEC FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEKOlivia Scott, AuburnJr. • Aurora, Ill.
Scott won four of five individual races and two relays in a pair of Auburn dual meet victories vs. Texas and at Texas A&M...Was the key swimmer for Auburn in the win at Texas A&M, winning three individual events, including back-to-back swims in the 100 fly and 200 IM to clinch the victory for the Tigers...Also won the 200 free for the first time in her career...Helped 200 medley relay team to wins in both meets...Auburn women are now 6-0 on the season (4-0 SEC) in dual meet competition.
SEC FEMALE DIVER OF THE WEEKKesha Naylor, ArkansasJr. • Saskatchewan, Canada
Naylor dominated on the boards as the Razorbacks pulled an upset of No. 12 Penn State. The junior recorded season-bests on both the one-meter (310.90) and three-meter board en route to two first-place finishes. Naylor recorded the third-best score in the SEC this season on the three-meter board in doing so. Her score of 355.75 set a pool record in the Arkansas Natatorium and is currently second in school history, just short of her own record of 360.60.
SEC FEMALE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKAnna Mayfield, ArkansasSan Antonio, Texas
Mayfield recorded two event wins as Arkansas defeated No. 12 Penn State and Missouri State in a dual meet. She clocked first in the 200 free and out-touched Penn State at the wall, and helped the 400 free relay team to a first-place finish in 3:21.63, the second best time in school history. The entire dual meet would come down to the 400 free relay, where the winner would take all. Mayfield was clutch in the second leg of the 400 freestyle relay with a split of 50.28 and also clocked a time of 1:58.40 to take second in the 200 backstroke.
SEC MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEKKyle Owens, AuburnSr. • Johnson City, Tenn.
Owens competed in eight different events in wins vs. Texas and at Texas A&M, winning all eight...He won three individual events and one relay vs. Texas, claiming wins in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM, along with helping the 200 medley relay team to a win...Owens claimed two individual victories and two relays in an SEC win at Texas A&M, winning the 100 free, 200 free, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay...Auburn remains unbeaten in dual meet competition this season (5-0).
SEC MALE DIVER OF THE WEEKFord McLiney, Texas A&MSo. • Kansas City, Mo.
McLiney swept both diving boards during SEC action versus Auburn on Jan. 12. He won the 1-meter with 355.80 points and claimed the 3-meter board title with 384.68 points.
SEC MALE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKChase Kalisz, GeorgiaBel Air, Md.
In Georgia's meet with Texas, Kalisz won three individual events. He took the 400 individual medley title with a time of 3:49.83 and claimed the 200 butterfly in 1:47.85. Kalisz also took the 200 breaststroke in 1:59.29. In two meets since joining the Bulldogs in December, Kalisz is 6-for-6 in his individual events.


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Supporters aim to raise money to add pipes and polish to the Spreckels Organ for the year-end launch of its and Panama-California Exposition's centennial
Year the Spreckels Organ Society was founded
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Spreckels Organ Society
Founded: 1988 (the Spreckels Organ and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 1915)
Leadership: Carol Williams, artistic director (and San Diego civic organist)
Governance: 25-member board of directors, George Hardy, president
Staff: Three part-time
Online: sosorgan.org
Spreckels Organ Society's Mission: To preserve, program and promote the Spreckels Organ as a world treasure
San Diego civic organist Carol Williams has played the Heroes Organ in Kufstein, Austria, which claims to be the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world. But it's no Spreckels Organ. ■ "The organ pipes are in a castle, and it speaks over the whole town of Kufstein," said Williams. "But it's not as good as our organ, I've got to say that. We have such a musical organ." ■ With 4,948 pipes, the Heroes Organ is just 430 pipes larger than the 99-year-old Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park.
But not for long.
For the 2015 Centennial of the Panama-California Exposition, the Spreckels Organ Society — the Balboa Park-based nonprofit that partners with the city in supporting and programming the Spreckels Organ Pavilion — is aiming to reclaim the top position.
The Society has already raised nearly $125,000 to underwrite three additional ranks (sets) of pipes, including a "Centennial Reed" and two "gamba" stops (totaling 207 pipes).
Those three new ranks, in addition to the refurbishment of the organ's facade (funded by a $19,865 grant from Las Patronas) will be ready in time for a Dec. 31, 2014, free concert that will mark the anniversary, to the day, of the organ's dedication and the opening of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. The society hopes to add four additional ranks in 2015, bringing the total to 5,005.
"Our focus right now is on the big, 100th birthday bash concert, which will usher in the Centennial Celebration," said George Hardy, president of the society's board of directors. "We'll be dedicating new pipes. And whether or not we finish the drive to the full 5,000 (in time for 2015), it will be a wonderful addition to the organ and a present to the city."
Pipe dreams
No offense to the good people of Kufstein, but the Spreckels Organ is a treasure unique in the world. John D. Spreckels and his brother, Adolph B. Spreckels, paid $33,000 for the organ, built by the Austin Organ Co. in 1914 (with an additional $66,500 for the pavilion).
The original instrument, constructed during an era when organs were just starting to replace pit orchestras in movie theaters, had 3,400 pipes and was designed to play a range of repertoire, which has only increased with multiple additions made to the organ over the years.
"In a nutshell, it is musically a complete instrument," said Williams, who has been civic organist since 2002. "It has a huge musical palette. It can play the baroque repertoire, the symphonic repertoire and the jazz repertoire. It's a very fine organ, let alone the fact it's outdoors.
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Since the NFL Draft talks have begun, Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins seems to have been closely associated with the Patriots. The junior WR's stock has fluctuated, moving up and down all the different analysts mock draft boards. There is no doubt that the Patriots NEED another wide receiver and will most likely address this need in the draft. The question is, will DeAndre Hopkins be available? Early on, I wrote an article about Mel Kiper Jr's first mock draft, and how he had the Patriots picking Hopkins with the 29th overall pick. Now, mock drafts change constantly and in the end they are exactly what their name says; a mock. However, the more I looked at Hopkins' profile, the more I wanted him to end up with the Pats. Take a look. The problem is, many scouts believe that he could be picked up in the early 20's of the first round. So close to being available to the Pats, but it could all be for nothing. It doesn't matter if he is draft 8th or 28th, as long as he is drafted by an...
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Aeromodelling Class List 04 Jan 09
Monday, 05 January 2009 02:34
The current list of all Aeromodelling classes, including Space Modelling, appears here.
F2D Shut-off rule clarification
Friday, 12 December 2008 00:22
From the 1st of January 2009 it will be mandatory that an engine shut-off be used in F2D. In the event of a fly-away the shut-off must activate and stop the engine. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
Wakefield Cup anniversary
Monday, 22 September 2008 15:04
The first competition for the oldest trophy in international aeromodelling, the Wakefield Cup, was held on September 29 1928. September 2008 thus marks the 80th anniversary of this trophy for free flight rubber powered aircraft, which is now awarded at World Championships for category F1B.
September 2008; F2B Judging/Scoring Committee formed
Tuesday, 09 September 2008 18:49
Since the revised set of rules for the F2B category was set in force in 2006, a level of acceptance and reliability has been reached. A period of calm and stability is now of great importance for competitors and organisers.
Overall placings - 2008 Space Modelling World Cup
Friday, 08 August 2008 17:08
Click here to download the overall 2008 Space Modelling World Cup results and rankings for the first 19 events held so far this year.
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 17:10
At the recent CIAM Plenary Meeting, the F3C Helicopter rule 5.4.11 Classification was entirely replaced. The new rule is shown in its entirety in the downloadable file. The date of implementation of this rule is 1st May 2008. Mrs Jo Halman CIAM Technical Secretary
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FAI/CIAM Space Models World Cup Awards
Thursday, 15 March 2007 18:53
This year's CIAM Plenary meeting begins on 23rd March 2007 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (Switzerland). The Prizegiving Ceremony for Space Models WCup shall begin that day at 16.30 in the Auditorium of the Olympic Museum..
The new space modelling competition season begins
Thursday, 22 February 2007 18:50
The new competition season 2007 begins in 38 days and 28 days is to the beginning on regular CIAM Bureau and Plenary meetings in Lausanne (SUI). There is not a Space Models Technical Meeting there this year. It will take place in March 2008.
Volumes ABR and F7 updated
Tuesday, 02 January 2007 23:27
The 2007 edition of volumes ABR and F7 of Section 4 of the FAI Sporting Code which were originally published on 22 December 2006 were missing a few updates which have now been added to the documents. The revised documents are now available for downloading on the website at http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling/documents/sc4 We recommend that those of you who already downloaded the documents before the release of the 'revision 1' versions get the updated files. We apologize for any inconvenience this is causing and thank you for your understanding.
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The 2007 edition of Section 4 of the FAI Sporting Code (Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling) has now been published on the website. It is available from the CIAM Documents entry under the "Select from the CIAM Pages" menu. The 2007 Contest Calendar is available from the International Contest Calendar entry under the same menu.
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On Monday morning at Children's Hospital, 3-year-old Kennedy Stevenson, who has a rare, life-threatening metabolic disease, didn't know she'd be receiving part of Michael Thompson's liver the following day.
Family Finds Liver Donor For 3-Year-Old On Facebook
Little Kennedy Stevenson has become great friends with Michael Thompson and his wife, Kierstan.
Local Man's Wait For Heart Transplant Continues
A 51-year-old man we've been following as he waits for a heart transplant still has not gotten the call yet.
Local Man Remaining Positive While Waiting For Heart Transplant
A 51-year-old man we've been following as he waits for a heart transplant is still hoping and praying for that call.
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The international reaction to Nigerian militant group Boko Haram's abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls has taken a while to gather steam, but the issue is finally getting the attention it deserves — and causing the worry it should. This is not the first time the militant group has targeted students; in February it burnt down a school, leaving 29 boys dead, and last September it killed more than 40 at an agricultural college. It is, in fact, a tactic it has utilised since it was founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002, and one his successor Abubakar Shekau has made clear he intends to continue using. There is a specific logic to it beyond garnering the international attention Shekau wants, tied to religious and economic fault lines within Nigeria. That, along with the group's ties to al-Qaeda and the danger of its activities spilling over Nigeria's borders and destabilising central and west Africa, is why the international focus is overdue.
Nigeria may be oil-rich, but the divide between the Christian south and the Muslim north ensures that the petrodollars benefit the former — where much of the oil is found — far more than it does the latter. As a consequence, essential government services such as health and education are severely lacking in the north; while government schools do exist, they require tuition that much of the population cannot afford.
This pushes children into madrassas which are free — but the expansion of the Sahara desert means the farms that used to sustain madrassa instructors and students are no longer tenable. Students consequently end up in city slums where they are easy targets for Boko Haram recruitment and radicalisation — particularly given the resentment at a government education system that excludes them, fuelling the attacks on those that study in it.
It ties neatly into Boko Haram's ideology of sweeping western influence from the country — represented by government schools — and purifying Nigeria's Islamic culture. As an added benefit, it destabilises and fragments civil society, creating the chaotic conditions in which the group can cement its influence. And the group's links to al-Qaeda mean that its ideology and activities are not bound by Nigeria's borders.
Boko Haram fighters have turned up in Somalia, and Omar Farouk Adulmutallab, who tried to detonate an explosive device in an airplane landing in Detroit in 2009, came from Nigeria as well. The group also bombed the UN regional headquarters in Abuja in 2011 — an attack that, according to experts, showed signs of collaboration with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magheb.
In the wake of the latest kidnapping, top Muslim scholars from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation have come together to publicly denounce Boko Haram. Crucial as this repudiation is, there must also be a concerted international effort to aid the Nigerian government in combating the militant group. Britain, for instance, is offering counter-terrorism experts, special forces advisers and communications equipment.
The US, China and France have also offered to help; they must deliver on the promise. And the aid must look beyond security assistance to the economic and structural issues in Nigeria that have enabled Boko Haram. This is a rare instance — in the light of discord over humanitarian crises in West Asia and elsewhere in the recent past — where geostrategic interests are not dividing the international community. It must take advantage of it.


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Making Carrot Juice: Peel?
Making Carrot Juice: Peel?
Just wondering what people here think about peeling carrots for juice.
If the carrots are non-organic then would you peel them.
Since they are in the ground anyway, I don't think they would contain too many chemicals, other than the chemicals that are in the ground and in the air.
While on the topic, I don't see how organic veggies wouldn't have chemicals in/on them. The chemicals are in the air/water, and there is no place on earth to hide from this.
Anyway, just a simple juicing question, since a lot of the nutrients are on the outside of the carrot.
If you trust your source, then you could get coarse sponge and really wash the carrots well. The non organic carrots get sprayed with a variety of poisons. Just rinse off a non-organic carrot under the tap, then peel another. Eat the peeled one first, then try the unpeeled one. Which one is sweeter? If I buy the young carrots with their tops still on, I usually use the scrubbing sponge and give them a vigorous scrub before using them, if I don't want to peel them. For juicing, we don't peel carrots, but we DO scrub them well.
My carrots went bad :-(
But I had to juice something, just had this strong urge,
so I ended up juicing 2 oranges (peeled) and a kiwi (not peeled but well washed).
It was very tasty and not as sweet. I think the kiwi skin hid the sweetness.
I need to go shopping for some carrots.


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The American Psychiatric Association denounced the Brewers Saturday-night win over the Dodgers this morning, contending that Milwaukee's come from behind, come from ahead roller coaster ten inning victory was actually a troubling display of bipolar disorder.
"We understand that Brewers fans are probably thrilled to get out of that one with a win," cautioned APA spokesperson Dr. Patrick Lakatos, "but wins like this are actually symptomatic of a deeper, underlying psychological condition long-recognized in the DSM. Mental illness is not to be celebrated, but understood and treated like any other health problem."
The Brewers' exciting and maddening win in Los Angeles was marked by Milwaukee's wild swings from offensively anemic and defensively superb to offensively efficient and defensively hapless. Corey Hart and Mike Cameron expertly covered their portions of the Dodger Stadium outfield, and Gabe Kapler covered not only left field but the first few rows of the grandstand as well, making what may have been the best Brewer catch of the year in the seventh.
Then, beginning with Ryan Braun's subsequent pinch-hit appearance in the eighth, the Brewers snapped out of their offensive funk. Braun's first at-bat since suffering a rib injury last week resulted in Joe Torre pulling Derek Lowe and then resulted in a double to right. J.J. Hardy's subsequent two-run shot gave Brewers a 3-2 lead.
But, in a tense ninth, the Brewers' defense descended into a deep depression. Hardy misplayed a ground ball. Then, Craig Counsell did the same. The air-tight defense the Brewers mounted for the first eight innings had suddenly disappeared.
"Dramatic mood swings like that are hard for loved ones and fans," Lakatos insisted, "you think you're watching the Brewers best defensive game of the year and then they kick the ball around the infield and let the Dodgers back in it…the important thing to remember is that these things are treatable; help is out there."
Strikingly, Hardy and the Brewers promptly swung back from their ninth inning malaise to a manic two-out sequence in the tenth in which Ray Durham drew a walk, stole a base on Russell Martin, and then scored on a sharp Hardy single to right.
After allowing two men on in the bottom of the tenth, David Riske struck out Manny Ramirez to seal a one-run win.
"That probably felt like it was having the 'old' Hardy back again," Lakatos warned, "but these swings from playing well to playing poorly to playing well again are essentially a cry for help. J.J. Hardy needs our love, our understanding, and probably some Lithium Carbonate or Ziprasidone," he added.
Despite his incredible catch in the left-field stands in the seventh, Kapler was exhibiting signs of emotional volatility.
"ESPN didn't even make my catch the top play of the day," Kapler complained, "they gave the #1 play to Reggie Bush because he jumped over a guy. He's a running back. He's supposed to do that. It's a preseason game for the Saints and he gets the top play over me? Even his girlfriend has a better highlight reel than he does."
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Last night on the farm, the losing continued for Vegas and Binghamton, but the A-ball teams continued to take steps toward a division title.
Fresno 6, Las Vegas 3
Dana Eveland allowed just 2 runs in 6 innings, but Jeff Walters gave up 3 runs and recorded just 1out, taking the loss. Cesar Puello was 2 for 5 with a triple. Josh Satin and Allan Dykstra also had 2 hits each. Vegas hitters combined for 14 strikeouts.
Portland 6, Binghamton 5
Rainy Lara lasted just 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, walking 4 and striking ou5 3. Jack Leathersich struck out 4 and walked 1 in 2 shutout innings. But Cody Satterwhite gave up 2 runs in the 9th to blow the save and lose the game. Matt Reynolds was 3 for 5 with a double. Jayce Boyd was 2 for 4 with a double. Dustin Lawley also had 2 hits. Kevin Plawecki hit a 2-run homer. The B-Mets have now lost 5 in a row.
St. Lucie 6, Clearwater 4
Alex Panteleodis made his season debut, going 6.1 innings and allowing 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 5. Chase Huchingson also made his season debut, giving up 2 runs on 1 inning, striking out 2. Beck Wheeler notched his 6th save of the season. Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, and Jairo Perez all had 2 hits each. Nimmo hit his 3rd homer of the season, eclipsing his total from last year. Dilson Herrera was 1 for 3 with a double, walk, and 2 runs scored. St. Lucie has won 4 in a row and has a 2.5 game lead in the Florida State League South Division.
Savannah 4, Lexington 0
Miller Diaz threw 6.1 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 8. Akeel Morris struck out 3 and walked 1 in 1.2 shutout innings; if you're counting at home, and I know you are, that's 24.1 scoreless innings for Morris this year, allowing 7 hits and 12 walks, striking out 39. L.J. Mazzilli was 2 for 4 with his 4th homer of the season. Dominic Smith was 2 for 3 with a double, walk, and RBI. Matt Oberste also had 2 hits. Patrick Biondi was 1 for 4 with a double. Gavin Cecchini was out of the starting lineup once again; he hasn't played since Saturday. The Gnats have a 5 game lead in the SAL Southern Division.