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Paintings of
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are mainly based on the episodes drawn from the life of
Lord Buddha
. These paintings are regarded as some of the finest frescoes and have widened their influence worldwide. Ajanta caves are the treasure house of delicate paintings. Some of them also portray scenes from
tales. Celebrated for its archaic wonder and laced with a series of carved artistry, Ajanta cave paintings echo the quality of Indian creativity in perhaps the subtlest way.
With the optimum illustration of the age-old
Buddhist architecture
, Ajanta cave is indeed an awe-inspiring site. Nowhere else in Indian art but at Ajanta, such a complete statement of indivisible union is found which is referred to as sacred and secular art. The temples are excavated out of batholitic cliffs on the inner side of a seventy-foot valley in the Wagurna River vale, at a site where beauty dropped her image.
Features of Paintings of Ajanta
In Ajanta wall-paintings, there is a profound modification from the art of early
. The Ajanta paintings stresses on religious romanticism with lyric quality, a reflection of the view that every aspect of life has an equal value in the spiritual sense and as an aspect of the divine. The paintings are done by covering the rough surface of the wall with a layer of clay or cow dung mixed with chopped straw or animal hair. When this has been smoothed and levelled, it is given a varnish of fine white clay or gypsum and it is on this ground that the painting is done. It is notable that the plaster ground was kept moist throughout the application of the dye. A burnishing process gave a lustrous finish to the whole surface.
Ceiling Paintings of Ajanta
Paintings of Ajanta date from the late
Gupta period
to early
Chalukya period
, that is, the late fifth to early seventh century. The most famous paintings at Ajanta caves are in 'Cave I'. The shape of the cave is a square hall with the roof supported by rows of pillars. There is a rock cut image of a seated Buddha at the back of the shrine. The most unusual feature of the cave is parts of the complete decoration of the flat ceiling. There are scenes carved from the life of Lord Buddha as well as a number of ornamental motifs. On the left hand side of this cave there is a standing figure of
with a blue
. The figure of the Bodhisattva worthy of detailed analysis. Following the principle of hieratic scaling, it is enormously larger than the attendant figures; this device not only serves an iconographical function but provides a dominant vertical axis around which the composition literally revolves. The pose of the body contrives to communicate a feeling of convincing grace and movement that is carried out in the exquisite tilt of the head and the gesture of the hand. The parts of the face and body are drawn with reference to the shape of certain forms in the animal and vegetable world, which by their beauty and finality recommended themselves as more appropriate than any fleeting human model for creating the imagined superior and eternal anatomy of a God.
Moreover, in the paintings of Ajanta there are beautifully drawn female figures of dusky complexion wearing towering head-dresses that strongly resembles the sophisticated mukuta, crowning the Bodhisattva himself. This is a representation of the
or female of the Bodhisattva, one of the many indications of the intrusions of Hindu concepts into
. The paintings of the ceiling of Cave I at Ajanta is executed in a more flat, enhancing style and the space is divided into a number of adjacent panels square and rectangular in form, which are filled with subjects and showy designs. The extremely restricted palette used here, and the silhouetting of the figures against a light background sprinkled with rosettes, give the panel a very flat, textile-like character. These are perfect instances of the Indian artist's aptitude to conceptualise the essentials of natural forms and turn them to enhancing organisation.
Wall Paintings of Ajanta
The fragments of wall decoration surviving in the porch of Cave XVII are unfortunately more damaged than the paintings of Cave I. This shrine bears an inscription of the last quarter of the fifth century, which may be assumed to correspond with the period of the wall-paintings. One of the subjects on the back wall of the veranda represents
and his followers of celestial musicians flying to hail the Lord Buddha at the time of his visit to the Tushita Heaven. The implication of continuous, effortless flight is conveyed by the direction of the bent legs and by the jewels sweeping backward over the breast of the God, who is distinguished from his companions by his light colouring and magnificent crown. In addition to the noble exquisiteness of the God, the wonderfully animated figure of a flute-player at the right, half turning to seek a glimpse of Indra is noticeable. Behind Indra are gigantic clouds, conventionalised by striated curving lines of ultramarine blue of varying thickness against a nacreous white background. This detail illustrates with what immense breadth and confidence the figures are drawn.
Another painting in the wall of Cave XVII exemplify a portion of the Visvantara Jataka in which the chief episode demonstrates the princely hero announcing to his wife the news of his expulsion from his father's kingdom. At the right of the masterpiece, in a pavilion with orange walls and red pillars, swarthy lord grasps his swooning companion; her drooping pose is pronounced by the bend of her head, and the relaxation of every limb emphasises her agony. This detail of the fresco is an illustration of how in Indian painting states of mind or moods are, as in a play, precisely indicated by poses and gesture and glances. This is exactly what is implied in the 'Six Limbs of Painting' mentioned above and in all later treatises on the art of painting. The anxiety of the princess is revealed by the way in which she clings to her lord for support. The Lord of the princess appear again with umbrella-bearing attendants in the part to the left of this detail, the wonderfully characterised figure of a beggar with bowl and crooked staff is worthy of notice. Behind this group is a boldly patterned background of exotic foliage, in the rich variety of its greens suggesting European tapestry design.
Another magnificent painting in Cave XVII is a picture of a king talking smilingly to a golden goose. Even the painting of mother and child before Buddha draws attention. This painting is a fine representation of simplicity and poverty. There are several pieces of stone in hand of the child and one piece of stone in the hand of the mother. The child is naked and the mother is wearing a thin cloth. According to some scholar it is the picture of Yashodhara and Rahul. The expression of seriousness on the face of mother and simplicity on the face of the child has been marvellously represented.
Paintings of Ajanta for its simplicity, vivacity and variety have reached the pedestal of the classical art of India. The beauty of the paintings, the simplicity of the representation and those vivacious and varied designs make Ajanta paintings a chronicle, ideally engraved in colours.
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Brian Blanchfield is the author of three books of poetry and prose, most recently Proxies, published by Nightboat Books in 2016, forthcoming from Picador UK in 2017. A collection of essays—part cultural close reading, part dicey autobiography—Proxies was awarded a 2016 Whiting Award in Nonfiction, is named a finalist for the 2016 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Memoir, and has been widely reviewed.
His first two books are collections of poetry: Not Even Then (University of California Press, 2004) and A Several World, (Nightboat Books, 2014), which received the 2014 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets and was longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry.
His poetry and prose have appeared in Harper's, The Nation, Chicago Review, BOMB, The Brooklyn Rail, Lana Turner, The Paris Review, Brick, Conjunctions, Guernica, StoryQuarterly, and The Oxford American, among other journals and magazines. Two long sequences—one poetry, one prose—are available as chapbooks: The History of Ideas, 1973-2012 (Spork Press, 2013) and Correction. (Essay Press, 2016). He is the recipient of a 2015-16 Howard Foundation Fellowship.
Born in 1973, in Winston-Salem, NC, he spent his twenties in New York City, where he worked in the editorial department of Farrar, Straus and Giroux and taught creative writing and literature at Pratt Institute of Art. He has since taught at the University of Montana, Otis College of Art and Design, Cal Arts, and the University of Arizona. For the Spring 2017 semester he is visiting faculty at The Iowa Writers' Workshop.
From 2010 to 2016 he was a poetry editor of Fence, and he was a 2015-16 guest editor of the PEN Poetry Series. With his partner John, he lives out past the streetlights in Tucson, where he works at the University of Arizona Poetry Center and produces and hosts Speedway and Swan, a poetry and music show on KXCI Community Radio.
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That movement spread to Tunis, Cairo, Benghazi, and Daraa, and later Damascus and Aleppo.
With a breathtaking view over the bay and the ruins of Carthage, we could see all the way back to Tunis and the Kasbah.
On the Lake of Tunis, close to the city, there is very good flamingo shooting.
I worked and read a lot; my firm noticed me; they sent me to Tunis.
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At the World Economic Forum at Davos, Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop Per Child provided a progress report on the organization's efforts. He reported that 250,000 units have been manufactured and shipped. John Eastman interviewed Walter Bender, President of Software/Content and COO of One Laptop Per Child about the recent advancements.
So your organization began with a concept of designing, manufacturing, and distributing affordable laptop computers to every child in developing countries. Your desire was to provide access to new channels of learning, in order to leverage the child in the learning process and contribute to the eradication of poverty.
Over the past few years you've made great progress designing and producing the XO laptop. You've also met great challenges, including: Intel's withdraw as supplier, rival organizations surfacing, and your CTO's departure to form what may be considered a competing organization. These events are situations in which significant adaptability is necessary.
Did you foresee having challenges this difficult?
BENDER: First, let's get the facts straight. Intel was never a supplier to OLPC and it was unable to provide components that meet our specifications, so its departure is not significant other than it has added to the level of noise and misinformation about the project. Mary Lou Jepsen, our former CTO, left on amicable terms and we hope to continue to work with her and her startup to develop better displays. Hers is not a competing organization. There are "rival" low-cost laptops on the market. To date, none of them make a better laptop than the XO laptop by any objective measure, but certainly over time they will. The real challenge is that they have framed our mission as a market, a market that is driven by volume and margins rather than children and learning. We were naive about their level of aggressiveness and the extent to which they would decontextualize their products in order to appeal to the status quo. Unfortunately, the status quo is failing the majority of children.
In hindsight, what would you have done different?
BENDER: We had no choice about making laptops as part of our effort to reach children — no one would have done it otherwise. And we still need to make laptops for the foreseeable future in order to lead industry and to keep pressure on the commercial market to do the right thing for children in need. The one thing I would have done differently would be to have engaged the grassroots community simultaneously with attempting a top-down approach. Helping establish a solid and broad base early on would give us more momentum as we advocate change in an atmosphere of extreme conservatism.
How does this rapidly evolving market — that you have created — affect your plans?
BENDER: We need to ensure that our methods and models of learning interoperate with the variety of platforms that are being developed. The real disappointment with the Intel relationship was the unwillingness on Intel's part to work with us on software and epistemological tools that would advance learning across all platforms: they were only interested in product differentiation. We need to work towards bringing the best learning opportunities to children, regardless of whose processor is inside the box.
Among the individuals of your organization, what qualities do they have that will enable them to maintain your initial mission?
BENDER: Everyone at OLPC is passionate about our mission; they see it as an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of millions of children.
What can other technology developers learn here as this unfolds? What is your message to them?
BENDER: Everyone — children and adults — is capable of learning, but most people are not given an opportunity to be learners. As an engineer, a metric you must consider is to what extent does this impact the learning? Elliot Soloway referred to this as "learning-centric" design.
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BENDER: Most of the inspiration for the designs comes from nearly 50 years of research into technology and learning, work done at MIT and around the world. The specific technology embodied in the XO laptop, while informed by this research, is by-in-large the invention of OLPC, its partners, such as Red Hat and Chi Lin, and the open source community. We do have a number of patents on various hardware components, most of which are owned by OLPC or jointly with a partner. We've done all of our software development under Free and Open Source licenses, such as GPL.


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Ahhh.... finally the discussion is getting fun.
Ok, let's talk about what I carry on my boat. I will try and get as many things as I can. I am sure to leave some stuff out. Some of my stuff is kid oriented. No way around that and I accept all criticism from it as valid from those who will not take guests or kids. However, let me share some of these things, you decide what you would or wouldn't want, then lets talk about the space it takes up.
I won't bother listing them all, though I have them all listed out for my book. Every (Every!) tool on my list has been used. If it doesn't get used it gets off. In fact, I have bought some tools that double over - like the quick wrenches that accept multiple sizes or converters to reduce the sockets I have to carry. All in all, even after all my pruning, I could only get my tools down to a 24x18x50. That is basically 3/4 of the size of a settee on a typical sized 40 foot boat.
The bilge takes up most of our food. It is filled with bottled water (and distilled... important for those with wets), can food, flour, rice, sugar, a pressure cooker, a cast iron skillet, dog food, a vacuseal and extra bags. This takes up a comparable size of our settee on the starboard side. We have some room left over except when we fully provision. Everything in there gets used and are essential for cruising for us.
Spare parts:
I carry an extra water pump, extra bilge pump, general diaphragm pump, a spare oil filter, a spare secondary fuel filter, two spare racor filters, a spare belt, a variety of screws and bolts of different sizes, new plugs and impeller for OB, impellers for Gen and Main, strainer and spare baskets. There are some other odds and ends I am sure I missed. THis takes up over a 30x30x30 area.
Detergents and oil:
We carry extra dish soap, boat soap, main oil, gear case oil, and a variety of other basic chemicals that are constantly used. This takes up over a 30x30x30 area.
Galley items:
Zip lock baggies, foil, saran wrap, trash bags, and cleansers under the sink. THat takes up a 12x30x30 area. On either side of the stove are 8 settings of plates and bowls, two skillets, a toaster, and a set of nesting cookware (pots), a collapsible strainer, two silicon collapsible mixing bowls, a container for cereal, a pitcher, a platter, and a set of disposable food containers (which we don't dispose of as we use for leftovers). THat takes up a 59x12x16 area.
In the china cabinet, we keep powdered gartorade and powdered Koolaid and a few cook books. We also keep two china wine glasses, four plastic goblets, two small crystal glasses, four coffee mugs, and six stackable plastic glasses. This takes up a 28x24x12 area. Above this on a 28x12x10 area we keep tortillas and bread.
Our dry storage is 28x18x30. It is filled food, ranging from cereal, lots of pastas, oats, our spare cooking oils, etc.
Our microwave takes up 19x18x30.
Beside the microwave, in two drawers are a 10 place setting of spoons, knives, and forks, including two large serving spoons, spatulas, thongs, and various items used in the galley for cooking. I can be more specific, but I doubt anyone would cut any of these items. This takes up 10x16x17.
Trash can is 13g, and takes up 10x12x20 in the cabinet.
Sink is a double sink, 13x24x9.
Oven and stove are three burner. It is 24x24x26.
Over the sink is the spice rack. It is 28x20x14. It also holds olive oils, spare spices, and 6 cup coffee maker.
Nav Station:
Nav station is 34x36x42. it holds a variety of maps and cruising guides, the electrical panel, secondary chartplotter, secondary repeater, VHF, Water/fuel/waste readouts, radio, Genset panel, battery charger/inverter panel, pencils and paper and other small office type things. THis nav station is independent of the salon settees, and has its own seat. Inside it also has the battery charger/inverter.
We have four cabinets in our salon, each approximately 22x11x24. THey are stuffed with the following: paper towels (our nemesis, incidentally), napkins and Kleenex, large cruising guides like Explorer charts for the Bahamas, cameras, spot light, clip on fan. One cabinet is filled with the Play Station and WII for the kids. THe other is filled with movies and games of all types (board games, card games, etc).
Between the cabinets are decorations like plastic flowers. We also keep our books there, though these are few now, thanks to the Kindles.
The TV is wall mount and does not take up any living space.
The entire rest of the salon is taken up with tankage, including holding and diesel.
We have two heads. The forward head is the kids head, but we also use it for storage. It is 40x37x76. It holds most of our medical supplies, emergency kits, spare toilet paper and head chemicals, bathroom cleansers, spare cosmetics, two tv trays mounted the wall.
The aft head has a separate shower. All of us shower there. Including the shower, it is 36x64x75.
State Rooms:
We have two staterooms. THe kids is the V berth. It measure at 86x77x108, but remember half of that disappears in the V. It holds all of their clothes (not much clothes, honestly, as we are in the south, maybe a weeks worth of changes), their books and school supplies, and toys. It does have a small seat in it for them to sit at.
Our stateroom is large. It is 12'x11'x78". Remember that part of that is eaten up with the cockpit floor, but it has a queen berth and LOTS of storage. We use one of the cabinets as a dirty clothes cabinet, one cabinet to store various files and safety gear (ditch bag stuff), clothes, my guitar and a small keyboard, a fan, and a small-flat radio. It has two settees in it which store foul weather gear. We use part of the space to secure our computers when under way.
Outside we have various items which take up real estate. They are as follows:
6 Person Offshore Liferaft.
1- Dive Tank.
1- 20 lb grill tank.
1- foldable bike.
1 foldable cart.
2 - kayaks which are only mounted when underway on the lifelines.
2- spare 5 g diesel cans
2 - spare 5g gas cans.
2 - spare 5 g water cans.
10'2" tender hangs on davits.
6- Kyocera 130W panels. They have their own, independent arch.
Seat Cushions.
A world-class-seasoned grill.
Each lazarette contains:
Snorkel gear for 4.
1 - BC and Regulator (and soon to be a spear gun and HI Sling)
2 wet suits
Covers for boat when at anchor for shading
A/C Compressor
Diesel Generator
Life Jackets
Extra Dock lines and Jack Lines and harnesses.
2.5G Wet Dry Vac.
AB Fridge Compressor
2 - 10lb Propane tanks for galley.
Ok, I am sure to have missed a few odds and ends here. It was not intentionally. But that is everything in my boat within reason. So lets now start talking about what YOU would cut. If reasonable, we can start removing these items and calculating the savings in space and potential weight.
I have already divulged that some stuff I carry is kid related. No getting around that. I understand that some of that could be used for other things for those that do not have kids. But what is important to see here is that the VAST majority of this space is things that every one of you would likely take too if cruising. The space killers are not kid related, in general, and shared as boat items.
Also, when you start looking at all these things, now start thinking about where you put these on a J122... a First, or many other boats of similar design. Assuming they have not used a shrink-ray, the space these items take up is the space they take up. No negotiation there. So, where do you put it? I have pulled the boards on these boats, and I am telling you it doesn't fit! So what you do is you start shoving it into the V berth, the quarter berth. You stick it in crannies and crevices, many of these items well above waterline which should not be and screws up the balance of the boat. Not to mention, what did the weight of these items do to this boat? The same boat that was designed at a low displacement is now over-weighted and what effect has that had on its stability and speed?
I am not saying you cannot MAKE these boats work. I am making the argument that it will come at a considerable tradeoff, and the very reason you bought that boat might be compromised.
I am NO minimalist. Not at all. But I am not over the edge either, IMHO. Thre are pleasure things like the guitar and keyboard and dive gear that could be cut easily. But they are also all used and serve a purpose on this boat. What do you cut? Take a look around. These are REAL measurements, on a boat often called a dockaminium, a fat cruiser, extravagant, and all the other acronyms I get thrown toward me. When I go on other peoples boats that are cruising, I feel like I am Spartan, so now you see where I am coming from.
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Lots of dead cops can attest to the 25 auto.
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Lots of dead cops can attest to the 25 auto.
One victim was killed using a .25 and the other victim was killed using a .32 at the double murder trial I was a juror on. Both were just as dead although the coroner did testify that both victims did take a while to die. Oh and we did convict the defendant.
Shoot at the neck, shoot at the neck !!! ya igerent hoosiers. :smile:
Don Jose de La Mancha.
But I do not see any one volunteering to get shot by one.
I once asked a room full of people if any of them would volunteer to let me slam a .25 CENT plastic toy "CASPER The Friendly Ghost" PEZ dispenser into their eye socket and there weren't any takers.
That having been said the original argument that I always heard for the .25ACP was that it a bit more reliable than a .22 rim fire being as it sported a center fire cartridge primer.
There are some vintage very tiny high quality semi-autos chambered for the .25 that functioned very well and were extremely reliable for their small size.
SO....I would like to see the .25 stick around in order to continue to feed those timeless little gems.
They are great fun to shoot and I sure would rather have one than a BIC pen as my only means of self-defense.
The .25 (admittedly) is not super effective but, it still could give a bad guy a really bad day.
The looming question always being..."Will The Deadly Threat Be Ended Before The Deadly Threat Ends The Person With The .25?"
Sorry about that!
To get back to the original subject, one of the guys had a little Beretta .25 at one of our IDPA matches a while back - not for the match of course, but we all had to play with it and see how far we could get good hits - that thing was ridiculously accurate!
My question is not whether someone could kill another person with a .25 or not. People can kill each other with spoons given the right CQ situation. My question is if you experience more than one lethal threats in your life, what's the likelyhood of surviving all of them when your personal defense weapon is a .25? Can it consistantly penetrate enough to merit the cost of the firearm and the round? If I want to spend 2 or 300 on a firearm there are other options available that should negate the need for a .25 as a defense weapon.
I did humbly retract my original thought that it was completely useless seeing as they are pretty fun to shoot in general. To clarify, I think that the round is useless for personal defense. I think a revolver in .22 solves the ignition issue and you can buy a box of those rounds with the money that's tucked away under your couch cushions.
I'm not a large caliber fan boy, I'm just a realist as it concerns cost to effectiveness ratio. It doesn't add up.
The wife carries a Seecamp .25 as a BUG with a mag full of the Winchester XP in it. Practice ammo is priced high, but when I worked in a gunshop I turned most of my paychecks into practice ammo when I could so I have a decent stockpile. The only reason I can imagine the ammo is so high is that it's either not profitable to load since those machines would be better used cranking out 9mm, or it's so hard to get the tiny .25s to load in a manufacturing machine due to the size that its labor intensive.
As for reliability, I used to work on a range, and work with all kinds of rental guns, and the .25 wins hands down.
And the Taurus the OP mentions is one of the few Taurus products I would own, as long as it had wood grips and not the fake "pearl".
This will sound strange but my fathers .25 used to serve well as a rabbit gun. On my grandfather's farm there were several culverts that had loose boards over them. Rabbits would go under them to get out of the weather. I would lift up the boards to see if there was a rabbit hiding there, I normally carried the .25 in a back pocket so while holding the board up I could reach back and with a headshot dinner was available. This was back in the 1960s so .25 ammo was far cheaper back then.
I believe the entire purpose of JMB making the .25 ACP was to make a centerfire equivalent of the .22 LR. That being said, it's hard to see what someone would expect from the round. It wasn't designed to be a manstopper, it was designed to be a .22 LR with a more reliable primer ignition.
I have seen times when I would have been thankful to have one in my pocket.
Could be all this is true, but I don't want one..
I have a 1917 Ortgies Pocket pistol in 25ACP. For nearly a 100 years old, it's a darn reliable little gun. While I doubt I would ever use it as my primary, it makes a dandy little backup and it's pretty concealable.
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Edit: Correction, it's actually circa 1921. 'have too many guns, hard to keep track of all those details sometimes :confused:
Which is why I also stopped carrying it as a BUG in my early crime-fighting days.
Fie Titan back in 82 was about 45 dollars 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4
certainly not cocked an locked but handy for those who dont carry extra mags etc or a lot of them
Rides in an inner pocket within front pocket nicely wont print is smaller than my Pt22
Is it power full no beats throwing the other pistol at them


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Lyman had his most productive season as a Bear in 2002, catching 14 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns while playing in 12 games, including three starts.
The 6-4, 245-pounder saw his season end prematurely when he ruptured the graft of a previous ACL injury in his left knee during Chicago's Dec. 1 game at Green Bay. However after suffering the injury, the former collegiate linebacker completed the game against the Packers, catching a career-high seven passes for 58 yards, including the first two touchdowns of his career. Lyman underwent surgery in December and was placed on Injured Reserve on December 10. His rehabilitation is expected to take somewhere between 7-10 months meaning there is a chance he wouldn't be ready for training camp.
John Davis, who missed the final five games of the season with back spasms, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent and could be let go with the emergence of John Gilmore. Lyman would likely backup Gilmore with the team adding another tight end in the offseason that can be an asset in the run game as a blocker.
Lyman has caught a total of 15 passes for 125 yards in 30 games, including 10 starts, in three years with Chicago since being drafted by the Bears in the third round (87th overall) out of Wake Forest in 2000.


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Ashleen Bracey, a former player for head coach Randy Norton at Illinois State, enters her fourth season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on the UAB women's basketball staff.
As a team in 2015-16, UAB recorded the highest GPA in the fall under the helm of Norton's staff (3.39) and its highest mark since 2006. The Blazers led the C-USA in scoring defense, holding their opponents to 57.2 points per contest. The 1,774 points allowed in 2015-16 is the fourth-least allowed by a team in UAB history.
Under Bracey's guidance, senior forward Brittany Winborne garnered second team all-conference honors. Winborne led the league and ranked in the top 15 in the nation in rebounds per contest, double-doubles, offensive boards per contest, and field goal percentage. In UAB's single season records, Winborne ranks sixth in rebounds per game (11.1), fourth in blocks (43) and fourth in rebounds (345). She also reeled in 23 boards against C-USA Tournament Champion Middle Tennessee on ASN, the second most in a single game in school history.
In 2014-15, she helped lead the team to an 18-13 finish and a 16-15 finish in 2013-14 – including two all-conference nominations.
Bracey comes to the Blazers from Ball State, where she was the assistant coach on a team that went 18-15 overall and made it to the WNIT Final 16 in 2012-13. Previous to her stop in Muncie, Ind., Bracey was a graduate assistant at Missouri during the 2011-12 season and was an assistant coach for Eureka College in 2011.
No stranger to success, Bracey brings a long list of accomplishments to UAB. A successful college basketball player at Illinois State, she played professional basketball in Athens, Greece in 2010.
As a player at ISU, Bracey was instrumental in turning the Redbirds into a Missouri Valley Conference power. Playing under then associate head coach Norton, Bracey helped Illinois State to three 20-win seasons, three MVC Championships, an NCAA berth in 2008 and two final four appearances in the post season WNIT in 2009 and 2010.
Bracey was an All-Valley First-Team selection and MVC All-Defensive Team honoree in her senior season. That same year, she led her team in scoring and rebounding with 14.7 points and 7.6 boards per contest and broke the Redbirds' single season record for free-throw percentage with her 88.9 percent clip from the line.
A native of Oak Park, Ill., Bracey was also an outstanding player and three-year starter at Oak Park River-Forest High School. She was a three-time All-West Suburban Conference selection and the team's MVP as a junior and senior. Each of those seasons she averaged a near double-double with 15 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in her junior season, followed by 10 points and 8.8 boards per contest in her senior year.
Bracey comes from a strong family of basketball stars. Her brother, Bryan, played college basketball at Oregon and professionally in Greece. Her brother, Christopher, played college basketball at West Texas A&M and professionally in France.


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Queens State Senator Takes Aim at Majority
New York, NY —
While all eyes are on the historic presidential election next week, the New York State Senate may be making big news of its own. The Democrats are two seats shy of seizing the majority and if they do, they will have control for the first time in four decades.
REPORTER: As a result, another New York City politician, State Senator Malcolm Smith of Queens will move into a more powerful position as Majority Leader. He'll join two other downstate politicians - Governor David Paterson and Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver - who'll make up the "three men in the room" to run Albany. WNYC's Elaine Rivera reports:
Lyndon Johnson was president the last time New York Democrats controlled the state Senate. Republicans have held the chamber since 1965 but this year several tightly contested races around the state may end their rule. With an ailing economy and thousands of new registered voters trending Democratic, Democrats are now confident.
SMITH: Today we are here to tell you they have seven days left of the 40 years that they were there - Senate Democrats will then take charge, and we are ready, we are prepared and we will take the action that will make each and everyone of you proud to say you are residents of the greatest state of this country...
REPORTER: That's Malcolm Smith who was selected by his peers in March to be senate minority leader when Paterson became governor. He held a press conference this week with Democratic officials from around the state to announce that it's their turn now.
If Democrats were to win, Smith will lead the majority. A native son of southeast Queens, Smith explains why he's confident the Democrats will take over - he along with Governor David Paterson - the former minority leader - have been working for a longtime to have the majority.
SMITH: We are clearly putting resources in there financial resources we have tremendous amount of support that's coming from advocacy groups, outside of the district within the district from Washington we have support coming from around the country I mean this is very critical for Democrats around the state as it is nationally....
REPORTER: The 52-year-old Smith's ascension in the legislature began eight years ago when he won the state senate seat in the 14th district in Southeast Queens where he grew up. It is a district that includes one of the city's largest African American middle class neighbourhoods along with bustling small businesses. It's also home to the Rev. Floyd Flake, the influential pastor of the AME mega church. A former congressman, Flake has served as a mentor to Smith. Citing the current mantra among politicians, Flake says Smith does not have a personal agenda and would be a bipartisan leader.
FLAKE: I think the kind of leadership you would get is a very evenhanded kind of approach because his capability to reach out across the aisle and work with both parties I think is exemplary his personality is so well balanced that he does not become demagogic on one side of the issue
REPORTER: Smith is the first in his family to go to college. He has strong community roots In Queens and says it was his family that helped pave the way for him.
SMITH: My mother was very involved in the local politics of my neighbourhood she was as we call it a workaholic for the local democratic party in queens and she was the secretary to the club always told me besides my Jesuit education that it was always important to give back and fulfill your purpose in life....
REPORTER: Before his foray as an elected official, Smith worked for both former Mayor Ed Koch and former congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, In 1985 he launched a program to increase the number of minority-owned banks in the city. He also started his own real estate development company in the basement of his Queens home with $2,000. He says that experience as a businessman helped provide the discipline he would need as a politician.
SMITH: I built homes and baseball fields and was involved with medical facilities and it was hard it wasn't easy but there's nothing more understanding of a person's life and what they been through when you have to meet a payroll...
REPORTER: Smith's work in the Southeastern Queens community has brought accolades from constituents. Parishioners Sollis Wilson, Faye Hill and Jean Estwick attend Flake's church where Smith continues to worship. They have only praise for him.
WILSON: He's doing a lot for the community he's always here at church and he's a nice individual I would give him my vote anytime
HILL: I'm a community advocate. I belong to a lot of community organizations where he has come and represented us and given us a lot of funding
ESTWICK: He always answers my request and I think he's a great senator and I think he should be able to handle any position going forward
REPORTER: However, there's grumbling among upstate Senators that Smith should not get the leadership post if the balance of power swings. Some insiders contend that the three most powerful men in Albany should not all be from New York City.
Longtime political consultant George Arzt says the Democrats could hurt themselves if they try to appoint someone else.
ARZT: It's crazy for the Democrats to have a civil war to prove to everyone how contentious they are - it would show Democrats at their worse
REPORTER: As for Smith, Arzt says:
ARZT: I think he's smart, he's been a legislator a long time and I think he'll take the Senate into a lot of areas into a lot of areas that they haven't previously been in...
REPORTER: And if Barack Obama wins, he won't be the only one to make history by becoming the first black president. If Smith wins the Majority Leader post, he'll be the first African American to do so in New York history. For WNYC, I'm Elaine Rivera


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John Lynch grew up in Southern California idolizing Junior Seau. Friday night inside San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, Lynch will eulogize his former hero, long-time training partner and fallen brother.
Lynch, who will be among eight speakers including Chargers greats Dan Fouts, Rodney Harrison and LaDainian Tomlinson, estimates the turnout for Friday's "Celebration of Life for Junior Seau'' might number "at least 35,000'' for a community still stunned at losing its icon. Seau died May 2 of a self-inflicted gun shot to the chest at age 43, according to the medical examiner. Beyond his Hall of Fame-caliber career, Seau left a legacy of donating millions and helping kids in the greater San Diego community.
"A lot of people are hurting ... it's a big, big loss,'' said Lynch, now an TV analyst for Fox who attended Torrey Pines High School, south of where Seau grew up and starred at Oceanside High.
"I had the great fortune of growing up in San Diego, idolizing Junior and trying to be like him. ... It's always special when you get to become friends and really good friends with your idols.
"He was always an inspiration to me. He was one of the most charismatic, upbeat, positive people I've ever been around."
It was an aura that touched most people who interacted with Seau.
"He just had this special energy," said Lynch, who played 15 NFL seasons as a hard-hitting safety. "Everyone felt like they were Junior's buddy.''
In a bid to lighten the mood, Lynch shared a priceless anecdote, a Seau-Bill Belichick exchange from Seau's four-season tenure (2006-09) with the New England Patriots.
"There's a great story from the short time I spent in New England,'' said Lynch, who unsuccessfully tried to latch on with the Patriots in 2008 in a failed bid to finally play alongside Seau but picked up some stories out of Foxborough, Mass., for his trouble.
"Bill went after Junior. ... Bill typically did it, (from) what I learned in my short time with the team, when they were doing well, he'd hammer them.
"They'd beaten somebody pretty good. But Junior was freelancing on the field. ... And Belichick laid into him (in front of the team) and said, 'You're playing for the Patriots. You're going to do it our way! What do you think Junior? There's going to be a bye week here -- what do you think, Junior?"
As the tale goes, according to Lynch, Seau's response was, "2A."
Belichick did a double take.
"Belichick said, 'What are you talking about?' " Lynch continued. "And Belichick went, 'What the heck are you talking about, 2A?' "
"Junior said, 'Hey, buddy, that's my seat on the plane home tonight. So let's get this meeting done so I can get back to San Diego.'
"Everybody busted up. Even Belichick, as (angry) as he was couldn't stop laughing.''
That was Seau, who called everybody -- even Belichick -- "Buddy."
Lynch said there will be guilt among the tears, laughs and tributes in Seau's honor.
"His friends are feeling a great deal of guilt,'' said Lynch, whose wife Linda attended USC along with Seau.
"That's maybe the lesson we can learn. Hopefully, to help other people. ... If you're hurting, reach out to someone who can help you -- there's plenty of people who can (help)."
Nolan Harrison, senior director of former player affairs for NFLPA, played 10 seasons as a defensive lineman and tweeted the phone number of a suicide prevention line pleading "with all my brothers and NFL family, if you need help, someone to talk to, if you know someone who does, please reach out'' hours after Seau took his life.
"Over the last 48 months, a lot of guys from my generation -- Chester McGlockton, Junior, Norman Hand, Harry Galbreath -- have passed away for one reason or another,'' Harrison told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday night.
"It just fuels my fire to try to help and continue to try and strengthen our outreach. Because there's no telling how many more there are out there.''
Tomorrow, though, will be time to recall the good days with Seau.
"Junior's deal was everybody was, 'Buddy! Hey, buddy!' " says Lynch. "A lot of people thought Junior did it because he didn't know people's names. But it was one of the greatest (genuine) deals. My brother-in-law -- who was good friends (with) Junior's -- I called his phone the other day, and that's what he has on his voice message right now, 'Hey, buddy!'
"Everyone has different ways to honor him. I'll keep Junior in my heart as will my family.''
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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NEW YORK (AP) — Fourteen flights operated by American Eagle at Chicago O'Hare on May 29 were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours, a day when thunderstorms led to hundreds of cancelled flights.
The Department of Transportation said Thursday a total of 16 planes waited on runways for more than three hours in May. That's four times the highest number of any month since the rule threatening huge fines for such delays was implemented in April of last year.
One flight coming in from El Paso, Texas, sat on the tarmac in Chicago for nearly four hours.
Overall, airlines were more on-time in May than in April. But they were late more frequently than in May 2010.


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"EMS Billing" is part of the InVision line of products, developed by Incode.


text: I may be too late with this and I'm sorry I didn't say it before. That's baloney (for want of a PC word). If you go to an orthopedic surgeon, they're not interested in doing physicals but they go directly to the problem. I've been retired 12 years now and am "old school" but I'm sure an orthopod would be glad to go directly to the problem and not fool around with irrelevant stuff.Exactly. And their reasoning is that I just got insurance and the physical is for insurance reasons, so it has to be done first. Why they can't be done at the same time, who knows? But I may have gotten a doctor who will do both. I'll be finding out tomorrow.


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Consultant, Brussels
At BCG, Innovators view the world from unexpected angles. They bring creativity and a fresh perspective to every challenge they face. Stefaan connects the dots to see the bigger picture.
Even today, I am often still surprised by how stimulating the work at BCG can be.
During my PhD studies, I decided that the next step in my career should offer a similar intellectual challenge—but also needed to go beyond. My goal was to find a job that offered tangible impact, teamwork, and further personal development. When I took a break from my PhD studies for an internship at BCG, I was pleased to discover that this was exactly what BCG offered.
Even today, I am often still surprised by how stimulating the work at BCG can be. The challenging questions to tackle, the variation of the work, and the thought-provoking interaction with the BCG colleagues and clients ensure an enduring learning process on so many different levels.
Stefaan holds a master's in mechanical engineering, a master's in management, and a PhD in economics—all from KU Leuven. Before his PhD, he worked for two years in Bilbao (Spain) as technical superintendent for a dredging company.
Q: How has BCG helped you grow and succeed?
A: BCG devotes much attention to personal development. Thanks to the continuous informal and formal feedback, I get a clear view on my strengths and development points. At the start of each case, I have a discussion with the project leader or principal on how we can create the opportunity to work on my development points. In addition, I regularly exchange thoughts with my career advisor, a senior partner at BCG, about how to further improve. All these efforts on development clearly pay off: you really notice that you are making big steps forward every month or even every week.
Q: What international experiences at BCG have been the most interesting for you?
A: Thanks to BCG's social impact work, I have had the opportunity to do a pro bono case for a hospital in Togo for SOS Children's Villages. It was a great experience, both professionally and personally. It also confirmed how valuable the skills are that you learn at BCG, and that you can apply them in all types of settings. Even in a setting that was totally different from our other projects, we were able to get a clear view on the strengths and improvement points of the hospital and we developed solutions in close collaboration with the local staff.
Q: If you could compare what you do with any other job, what would you say?
A: To me, there are three dimensions that make working for BCG unique. First, there is a constant drive to find new insights to improve the performance of our clients or BCG itself. Second, everyone's opinion counts—from associate to senior partner. Even the most senior colleagues take time to make sure you understand the issues that are discussed so that you can contribute to the thinking. Finally, the quality of the people is amazing. I have learned so much from my colleagues, even if they only had a few months of work experience.


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Project Description2004 CHDA
Custom Home, more than 5,000 square feet / Merit Award
The jury commended architect David Jameson's ability to fuse the traditional style of the neighborhood with his clients' wishes for a more modern aesthetic. They said that "it didn't have an overly ostentatious quality" that is the downfall of so many big houses. "That's the whole idea of the project," says Jameson of the judges'comments. "We took the program of a really big house and fused it into something clean and simple."
The home's corner lot location was useful to that end. The entry façade lines up with other large and stately homes but takes on a quieter, more private tone as it turns the corner. For what he terms its "monumental façade," Jameson speced traditional materials like slate and stone, but modernized them by eliminating mortar joints and transitions between elements. A limestone brise-soleil shades expansive glazing on this southern exposure and mitigates the home's oversized scale. The limestone picks up again on the private side of the house to set up an unapologetic contemporary rear elevation that adds glass, steel, and stucco to the white stone backdrop.
A flat-roofed architectural "hyphen" connecting two gabled roof sections brings natural light into the center of the plan. That caused the judges to praise the daylighting techniques Jameson used to brighten the home's innermost recesses. Inside this one-story "light monitor" is an open space containing the kitchen along with casual living and dining areas. Two pop-up boxes ringed with clerestory windows increase the daylight quotient enough to let it spill generously into the rest of the first floor. Catwalks link upstairs rooms, which means even more natural light finds it way through the plan's central circulation spine.


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Originally posted on Vikings Digital Diaries | Last updated 5/9/13
This is an article about unaffiliated NFL punter Chris Kluwe. He's not technically a member of the Minnesota Vikings any longer, but lick my short shaft, people, because this is now a Chris Kluwe blog whenever I want it to be, so shut your damn mouth. No one complains when we write a bunch of crap about Randy Moss even though he was a 49er, so what's your problem. Anyway, Tuesday night Chris Kluwe and his band Tripping Icarus played an impromptu music set at Cause nightclub in Uptown, and these are some highlights from said event: Full disclosure, I wasn't in attendance. Honestly, I'm feeling so old these days that I can't go outside of the house past 8:00 PM. Kluwe didn't get on stage until 10:00 PM. For a man with a bad back like me, that's a ridiculous no-no. However, other people - like Jim Walsh from MinnPost - were in attendance and can help us recap what happened Tuesday night as Minnesota said goodbye to their favorite gay loving poster child. From Walsh's article: Tuesday's Cause audience bore little resemblance to a typical NFL crowd, with mohawks, leather and tattoos outnumbering Vikings regalia by a wide margin. "I've always been kind of a free spirit," said Kluwe, when asked if his status in the local music community emboldened him to speak out in favor of gay marriage in a way that's not exactly encouraged by the NFL. "I've always kind of done what I want. I like being me. And with music, that's an expression of yourself. You create a song, and then you play it, and being in front of people doing that is amazing." Hey, Chris, I like you being you, too. Don't ever change. After the show (at some point after ... Tuesday night, Wednesday night, I don't know), the Tripping Icarus crew also went out to Se7en in downtown Minneapolis and ate a literal boat-load of sushi. It was a small boat, but still. It was a farewell dinner of sorts (A Last Supper? Don't invite Peterson! We saw what happened last time), and included in that dinner were a couple of menu surprises: Haha, Blair Walsh sucks. He's short too, which is also funny. But in fairness, a stone cold killer with his golden leg. But don't assume that was it! Kluwe also got an article from the Onion written about him this week, titled "Chris Kluwe Pens Impassioned Editorial On Challenges Facing Cut NFL Punters." It's a good read, including lines like: "Speaking as a punter who has recently been released by the Vikings, I can tell you that discrimination against our kind is alive and well in this fickle league, and we need to put a stop to it right ******* now," Just fake Kluwe being fake Kluwe. The best part? The real Kluwe is even better, who wrote a fake article on himself being cut by a real NFL team in response to the fake article that was written about him being cut from a real NFL team. Following? It's like a double reverse going on right now. The best line out of that fake article? "How dare you snot-felching *********** ignore my desperate cries for attention," Kluwe wrote, while smashing together multiple run on sentences about the plight of the not at all endangered American prairie dog. "I swear to raptor Jesus, if my name isn't somewhere in the media or on the front page of Reddit in three ******* seconds, I'm going to light your mother's nipple hairs on fire with her own explosive flatulence." "Snot-felching ***********"? I think your work here is done, Mr. Kluwe. Thank you for your service. Additional images via [follow]
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Virginia community helps to find lost puppy from New Kensington
When Joni Marcy lost her golden retriever puppy some 300 miles from home, her dearest wish was to find her.
But when Marcy was reunited a week later with the dog named Zoe, she had found a lot more.
Marcy and her husband, Brian Marcy, were on their way home to New Kensington from Myrtle Beach on Sunday, Nov. 17, when they stopped at a gas station along Interstate 77 in Bland County, Va., near Bastian.
The couple had two of their four dogs with them — Amore, a Pomeranian, and Zoe, a retriever born April 1 they've had since the end of May.
They had the dogs out for a bathroom break when a truck pulled up next to them. It revved its engine and scared Zoe so badly that she pulled the leash out of Joni's hand and ran into the woods.
"We searched for six hours that day," Marcy said. "We didn't have any luck finding her."
What they did find right away were people willing to help them look. Among the first were a group of kids in a van, who got hot dogs from the gas station in hopes of attracting the pup.
Searching the woods, Brian encountered a local hunter, Steve Sluss.
"That man was our angel," Joni said. "He looked every single day and night with deer spotting lights trying to find her. He got other hunters in the area to look. He checked with loggers.
"He would call us every evening to see if we'd heard anything."
Sluss said he thought Brian Marcy was the one who was lost when he encountered him.
"Brian and Joni were super nice people, and it really broke my heart when they had to leave and Joni was crying. I'm a dog lover, too," Sluss said. "I really felt sorry for them. I was going to do everything I could possibly do to find this dog for them. I know that terrain very well."
Fliers went up, and word quickly spread around the area of the distraught woman from Pennsylvania who was desperately searching for her lost puppy.
A dog was found that Wednesday, Nov. 20, and the couple made the drive back to Virginia.
It wasn't Zoe.
"People there just galvanized around us," Joni said. "There were hundreds of people looking for this puppy."
Kathy Weaver lives in Cherry Tree, Indiana County, and has never met the Marcys. Her sister, who lives in Saltsburg and works with Joni's aunt, told her about Zoe being lost.
Seeing a picture of Zoe reminded Weaver of her own dog, Natalie. She started a "Find Zoe" page on Facebook, hoping it would help.
"I thought, 'If this was Natalie, what would I do?' That's kind of what inspired me," Weaver said. "Within two days, it had close to 300 friends."
Christy Cline, a Bland County native, lives nearby in Princeton, W.Va. She had seen messages on Facebook about Zoe and joined in the search.
Bland County had about 6,800 residents as of the 2010 Census; that's about half the population of New Kensington.
"Bland is such a caring community," Cline said. "If one is hurt or having problems, everybody's there for everybody. It's just the way the county is. Everybody comes together.
"(The dog) ended up lost in a caring community."
Cline drives through the area where Zoe was lost every day. She stopped a few times to look, but had no luck.
The Marcys were getting discouraged.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, a man called the Marcys and said he had seen a small golden-colored dog near the same gas station where Zoe ran off. Within 20 minutes the Marcys were in their car, starting the five-hour drive to get there.
Cline saw online that the dog had been spotted and that the Marcys were on their way. She gathered up some dog food and treats and got there well ahead of the Marcys.
Others had seen Zoe, but were not able to catch her. Cline said she drove around the backside of the gas station and immediately saw the dog.
"I got out of the car, bent down, hollered for her and she came right to me. She was in my arms," she said. "I called Joni and said 'I have Zoe.' She started crying immediately."
Cline met the Macys at the Princeton exit on Interstate 77, where they were reunited with Zoe.
"She was very glad to see us, just as much as we were to see her, I think," Marcy said.
Zoe got checked by a veterinarian and was found to be OK. In fact, she was so healthy, the vet believed she may have been taken in during the week she was missing.
In addition to having her name and the Marcys' phone number on her collar, Zoe has an implanted microchip that can be used to identify her.
There's the belief that whoever had scooped up Zoe got the idea she could be tracked with the microchip and, combined with the attention from the search, got scared and released her back near the gas station.
That Zoe had not been seen for six days reinforces the theory, Marcy said.
"We will never know if it was true or not," Cline said.
Joni Marcy doesn't care. "They kept her out of the weather," she said.
The couple is hosting a gathering for those who helped find Zoe on Dec. 14 at Ringer's Pet Dog Training in Tarentum.
"Everybody put so much effort into finding her and they don't know me or my dog," she said. "So many people went out of their way and spent so much time and effort to find this puppy.
"It really restores your faith in humanity."
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Mokokchung Info
- State: Nagaland
- Famous for/as: Hill
- District: Mokokchung
The district is divided sub-divided into six ranges, that are Tzurangkong range, Japukong range, Changkikong range, Asetkong range, Langpangkong range and Ongpangkong range. In addition, Tsurang, Changki and Milak Valleys are the three main valleys located in the region.
With mostly inhabited by the Ao Naga tribe, Christianity is the predominant religion of this district. Around 95% of the population residing within the destination is Baptist and the Ao Naga tribe were the ones who introduced Christianity in the region in 19th century. In addition, the place is also known as the cultural and intellectual capital of the state of Nagaland.
The main occupations of Nagas are agriculture and animal husbandry, owing to which the major festivals celebrated in the region are associated with sowing and harvesting. Moatsu, celebrated in early May is one of the most popular festivals associated with sowing. On the other hand, the festival known as Tsungremmong is associated with harvesting, which is celebrated in month of August every year.
Besides festivals, the destination is dotted with several attractions, of which Mokokchung District museum located in the Arts and Cultural Complex is one of the most popular ones. In addition, tourists can also explore the places like Longkhum, Ungma, Langpangkong, Mopungchukit and Chuchuyimlang located within the district.
Flights, buses and trains all are available for tourists travelling to this destination. The nearest airport serving the destination is the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. This airport is located at a distance of 443 km from the destination. Trains are also available for travellers, which are served by the Dimapur Railway Station, located at a distance of 223 km from the destination.
In addition, tourists can also board buses to the destination, most of which operate from the places like Guwahati and Dimapur. The best time to visit Mokokchung is between the months of October and November.
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- Umang Jain
- Lives in Bokaro Steel City
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- Posted Feb 20, 2016
Though was a small place, but still a lot of sight seeing in such a small place. I went there in the month of January, and it was freezing like anything. But I actually liked the weather. At least one time visit is suggested. If you are in Nagaland, this place is a must visit.
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- Suman
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"Mesmerizing clouds within Sylvan beauty"
- Posted Dec 18, 2015
Local food are stunning. Locals are very amicable and cordial. Captivated to taste the bliss of mountains. Utterly a 'trekkers paradise. A very safe place owing to army camp. Nature widens its arm to taste the tender touch Kohima to Mokokchung, natural experience with cordial Nagamis & they are awesome. Mokokchung is the cleanest place among the cities in Nagaland as we experienced.
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- Joydeep Bora
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- Posted Nov 22, 2015
I went to Mokokchung on June, 2015 on two wheels. The whole journey was super awesome but the road was the only thing that really pissed me off. Apart from that the views is really beautiful. We went from golaghat(district of Assam) to Mariani(jorhat district)-then from Mariani 81 kms to Mokokchung town. The km looked only 81 km but DS was not a straight road. You had to go up so kms was double, the construction of the road was relay bad, & Nagaland government should take steps on this matter. We crossed many small small waterfalls on our way and there was not good. Need hotels to eat something. Only at Mokokchung there was good restaurant my experience was very good there was lot of site scene on Mokokchung. If you budget is 3000-3500 than take your bike and ride on. A really adventure ride for you guys.
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- Debaprasad chakraborty
- Lives in Kolkata
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"Hidden tourism treasure of North East"
- Posted Sep 3, 2015
Spectacular views of the Naga Hills. Good for people who want to spend some time in serenity. However just only 18 months back there were only 2 hotels, though decent. Communication is uncertain and road conditions are horrible. Vegetarians avoid the location.
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- Kavitha
- Lives in Kohima
- 4 Reviews
"Must visit for cultural enthusiasts and culture tourists"
- Posted Jul 25, 2015
Mokokchung is rich in cultural heritage. Villages around mokokchung district follow age-old system of governance, you might be interested in its social structure. You can get varieties of foods.. Anishi (a product of powdered yam and mustard) and pongsen (steamed bamboo fish and pork) are foods one should taste. About 10 km away from town is an eco-resort where three villages puts an effort for conservation. Ideal for eco tourists. This is where Dikhu river flows through. Near Mokokchung, there lies religious museum at ABAM, Impur where You can find relics and items used by first American Baptist Missionaries during the advent of Christianity in Nagaland.
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- Pranjal Majumdar
- Lives in Nagaon
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"Breathtaking views of Naga Hills at Mokokchung"
- Posted May 29, 2015
If you are looking for an unexplored Hill station, Mokokchung is here for you. The right time to visit Mokokchung is Spring & Summer. If you have good connection with Nagaland Government Officials or a powerful Naga person, you have maximum chance of going to get along safe in Nagaland otherwise think twice before making up your mind.
The panoramic view of the Naga hills playing hide & seek with you in the shadow of misty white clouds is something you are going to die for. Only a fortunate few outsiders have witnessed & tasted the unadulterated pristine beauty of Nagaland.
Nagas are very fond of Beef & Pork. So, you are going to get them plenty at local eateries. The dishes available here are mostly ethnic local cuisine so you need the skill of appreciating such food delicacies & is not for everybody. Anyway, there are more mainstream alternatives too,
Raincoat & umbrellas are not to be missed if you are visiting mid-summer & warm clothes all round the year. A good camera is also a must in your journey to Mokokchung because you are going to repent if you miss the chance to capture some amazing views of the hills, springs & clouds,If Bird watching & Wild life is your passion then you will have added advantage as Nagaland is very rich in bio-diversity but you need o have high level govt, connection to explore safely through the jungles as fun in Nagaland is often marred by the presence of notorious Naga militants who have very good hand in abduction & extortion.
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- Posted May 18, 2013
A real tourist place , people should start visiting nagaland. you can see diffrent culture of india and real nature. avoid travelling in rains.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: diffrent culture to see around , not good for shopping , but good place for sight - seeing.
Activities & things to do: roming and enjoying nature...
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: always try to start your travel from dimapur , chopper facilities are available from dimapur. you can also travel by four wheeler
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Moving Force Identification from Bridge Acceleration Responses
Yu, Ling & Chan, Tommy H.T. (2000) Moving Force Identification from Bridge Acceleration Responses. In Ko, J.M. & Xu, Y.L. (Eds.) Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier, Hong Kong, pp. 569-576.
Following the sllccessful identification of moving titHe-varying axle loads from bridge strain responses, this paper describes an investigation into the feasibility of moving force identification from bridge acceleration responses. For this purpose, the acceleration responses of a bridge made in the laboratory were measured as well as the bending moments when a model car moved across it at different speeds. Thc moving torces were identified from the acceleration responses only by directly calculating pscudo inverse and by the singular value decomposition (SYD) of the coefficient matrix in the over-determined system of equation, and the rebuilt rcsponscs were calculated from the identitied forces. The effects of various parameters on the identification accuracy related to both the bridge and the vehiele were discussed. Assessment results show that moving Force identification from the acceleration responses is feasible and acceptable, but the accuracy of the identification could be further improved.
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Well fellers , I ripped into by first bag of rice coal about quarter til 10 this evening (strggled with the stove pipe alittle well acually alot ....Don't ask and I won't have to lie to ya'll about that one ) been about an hour now and my grate is gettin full set my blower to auto so I can see when it starts and how long and look at the timer dial to get a good understanding of that with the pins and what not.
As for my bed of coals I got about a 4 inch bed of coals and a blue flame dancing to the top of the inside of the stove (is that a little high?)and it just starting to push off the ash from where I started the fire which is about 3 inches deep from the end of the grate. The smell from the paint curing was'nt as bad as I thought it would be.
Question though is there a preset for the baro draft or do ya just play with it as you fine tune your draft at the ash door?