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Each week we are digging through the Goalball UK archives to look back at some of our favourite memories from the sport from years gone by.
To celebrate Birmingham being announced as the host for the next IBSA World Games in 2023, we're heading back to 2015 to revisit a great performance from the Great Britain women in Seoul.
Five years ago, the Great Britain women's squad headed to the Land of the Morning Calm to compete against some of the world's top teams at the IBSA World Games in Seoul.
The tournament lives long in the memory, not only because of the stunning performances, but also the commitment and hard work of everyone involved through their individual fundraising efforts to get to the Games.
On the court, the team of Andrea Logan, Anna Tipton, Georgie Bullen, Laura Perry and Sarah Leiter rose to the occasion and made it to the quarter finals. Along the way, Great Britain thrashed Australia 5-1, drew an epic 4-4 match with rivals Germany and overcame South Korea 4-2 on home soil.
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Great Britain's journey was eventually ended as the team were beaten by Israel – who went on to win the tournament.
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Re: Mega Man to appear in Project X Zone 2
by ReifuTD » Sat May 02, 2015 6:52 pm
diamonddeath wrote:
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diamonddeath wrote: I'm still waiting for the first game, that is, "Namco X Capcom", which only came out in Japan for the PS2. They should port it to the 3DS as "Project X Zone 0", or "Project X Zone" with a subtitle to differentiate it from the second game / first 3DS game in the series.
Have you played Endless Frontier? Was fairy tale theme and I think that game kind of spun out of Namco X Capcom. The first game came to the west but the second stayed in Japan.
I didn't. Is it its own series? I didn't even realize. I wish we got all the relevant games here in the west. I think Namco X Capcom would make a great 3DS port even with a different title.
Oh, this opens a whole bag of worms I'm not sure how relevant each game is, With what little I know Namco X Capcom's main characters are Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu. You may remember the characters Haken Browning and Kaguya Nanbu from Project X Zone. They were two of the main protagonists of of Endless Frontier. Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu chases their enemy Saya and her henchmen into Haken Browning and Kaguya Nanbu world called Endless Frontier. Also KOS-MOS and T-elos are there and they fight.
Now Endless Frontier's full name is Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier. Super Robot Wars or Super Robot Taisen series is basically the some thing as Project X Zone but with Mech Anime, Here's a random example Now with the Super Robot Taisen series there is Super Robot Taisen: OG. I'm what I heard series OG uses games original characters or original character focused and some characters from Super Robot Taisen: OG series shows up in Project X Zone as well.
by lalalei2001 » Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:38 pm
Sigma is in the game!
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by OncleSam » Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:16 am
The first Project X Zone was amazing but I felt like it was never going to end. Took me 42 hours to finish it. I was going crazy. I didin't know how to feel because I was literally in love with the game, but at the same time I wanted it to end because it was too much.
Just like Xenoblade Chronicles ( 50 hours and still can't be the second to last boss ... )
But definitely hyped for Project X Zone 2 though. Still dreaming about inclusion for the Skies Of Arcadia cast and Sonic cast.
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by ReifuTD » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:59 am
One day these games need to put Klonoa and Sonic on the same unit team.
by ReifuTD » Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:47 am
So just found out that both Segata Sanshiro and Captain Commando is going to be in this game, Those two would make a fun unit if they are stuck together. Actually Segata Sanshiro would make a crazy support by him self.


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The BMP-1
BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 (Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты 1; БМП-1), meaning "infantry fighting vehicle".[11] The BMP-1
BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of USSR.[8][12] It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO
NATO before its correct designation was known.[13][14] The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and a new design, like the BMP, combining the properties of an armored personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armoured, radiation-shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas. It would increase infantry squad mobility, provide fire support to them, and also be able to fight alongside main battle tanks.[15] The BMP-1
BMP-1 was first tested in combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where it was used by Egyptian and Syrian forces. Based on lessons learned from this conflict, and early experiences in the Soviet War in Afghanistan, a version with improved fighting qualities was developed, called the BMP-2. It was accepted into service in August 1980. In 1987, the BMP-3, a radically redesigned vehicle with a completely new weapon system, entered service in limited numbers with the Soviet Army.
1.1 Models
1.1.1 Table of models
2 Production history
2.1 Modernization
3.1 Driver's station 3.2 Commander's station 3.3 Turret
3.3.1 Gunner's station 3.3.2 Armament
3.4 Troop compartment 3.5 Maneuverability
3.5.1 Amphibious capability
3.6 Armor protection
3.6.1 Protection issues
4 Service history
4.1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Russia
4.1.1 Afghanistan 4.1.2 Syria
5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links
Development[edit] Main article: BMP Development The Red Army Mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry tactics during the 1950s were similar to World War II methods in which APCs were used as "battle taxis"; they would keep the infantry in close proximity to the battle-tanks during movement, but on enemy contact they would unload their infantry before retreating to safer areas.[15] This was in contrast to the German doctrine of infantry fighting vehicles manifested in the Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30, where the vehicles were supposed to stay with the tanks and engage lighter targets, both to take a burden off the tanks and to support their infantry squads. Existing APCs offered little or no protection from either nuclear or chemical weapons, as they were either open-topped or could not be sealed sufficiently. Furthermore, the infantry had to disembark to be able to use their weapons.[15] The requirement for the BMP, which was first drawn up in the late 1950s, stressed speed, good armament, and the ability for all squad members to fire from within the vehicle. The armament had to provide direct support for dismounted infantry in the attack and defense and to be able to destroy comparable light armored vehicles.[16] The vehicle needed to protect the crew from .50 cal machinegun fire and 20–23 mm caliber autocannons across the frontal arc, as well as from light shell fragments at distances between 500 m and 800 m.[17] Firepower consisted of the innovative combination of the 73 mm 2A28 Grom
2A28 Grom gun and a launcher for the 9M14 Malyutka
9M14 Malyutka (AT-3A Sagger A) anti-tank wire-guided missile (ATGM). The gun was intended to engage enemy armored vehicles and firing points at a range of up to 700 metres (770 yd), while the missile launcher was intended to be used against targets that were 500 metres (550 yd) to 3,000 metres (3,300 yd) away.[17] Requirements were issued to the various design bureaus between 1959 and 1960. There was a question as to whether the BMP should be tracked or wheeled, so a number of experimental configurations were explored, including hybrid wheeled/tracked designs.[1] The tracked Ob'yekt 764 (codename Object 764) was chosen because its front-engine design provided a convenient and fast way of mounting and dismounting through two rear doors. The original prototype was built in 1964, followed by the improved Ob'yekt 765 in 1965, which was accepted by the Army in 1966, under a designation BMP-1.[2] The 120th Guards Rifle Division was the first unit in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to test prototypes of the new BMP ("objekt 765") infantry fighting vehicle in January–November 1965, under the command of Guards Major Vasiliy Samodelov. Small-scale production began in 1966.[1] Models[edit] Main article: BMP-1
BMP-1 variants A large number of variants of the BMP-1
BMP-1 were produced, with the most notable IFV variants being: BMP-2, MLI-84
MLI-84 and Boragh. Table of models[edit]
Characteristics of the main models of the BMP series
BMP (ob'yekt 765Sp1) BMP-1 (ob'yekt 765Sp2) BMP-1 (ob'yekt 765Sp3) BMP-1P (ob'yekt 765Sp4/5) BMP-1D BMP-2 BMP-3
Weight (tonnes) 12.6 13.0 13.2 13.4 14.5 14.0 18.7
Crew 3+8 3+7
Main gun 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" low pressure smoothbore semi-automatic gun 30 mm 2A42
2A42 autocannon 100 mm 2A70 rifled automatic gun/missile-launcher 30 mm 2A72 autocannon
Machine gun(s) 7.62 mm PKT coaxial 3 × 7.62 mm PKT (1 coaxial, 2 bow mounted)
ATGM ( NATO
NATO designation) 9M14 "Malyutka" (AT-3 Sagger) and variants 9M113 "Konkurs" (AT-5 Spandrel) or 9M111 "Fagot" (AT-4 Spigot) and variants 9M14 "Malyutka" or 9M113 "Konkurs" or removed (on most vehicles)[18] 9M113 "Konkurs" (AT-5 Spandrel) or 9M111 "Fagot" (AT-4 Spigot) and variants 9M117 "Bastion" (AT-10 Stabber)
Engine UTD-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped airless-injection water-cooled diesel developing 300 hp (224 kW) at 2,600 rpm UTD-20S1 diesel developing 300 hp (224 kW) at 2,600 rpm UTD-29M 10-cylinder diesel developing 500 hp (375 kW) at 2,600 rpm
Power-to-weight ratio hp/tonne (kW/tonne) 23.8 (17.8) 23.1 (17.2) 22.7 (17.0) 22.4 (16.7) 20.7 (15.5) 21.4 (16.0) 26.7 (20.0)
Production history[edit] The BMP went into production with the Soviet Army
Soviet Army in 1966. The first series (Ob'yekt 765 Sp1, "specification 1") was produced until 1969. It was replaced by the improved production model, the BMP-1
BMP-1 (the Ob'yekt 765 Sp2), which was produced from 1969 until 1973. This, in turn, was replaced by the Ob'yekt 765 Sp3, which was a modernized, 200 kg heavier version that was produced from 1973 to 1979. A number of improvements were made to the reliability of the chassis, engine and transmission during mass production. The last version of the BMP-1
BMP-1 IFV (BMP-1P, Ob'yekt 765 Sp4), which was produced from 1979 to 1983, was armed with a more powerful ATGM launcher 9P135M-1 for the ATGM "Konkurs"/"Fagot". The main manufacturer of the BMP-1
BMP-1 and its different variants was the Kurgan Machine Building Works (Kurganskiy Mashinostroitelyniy Zavod), but the PRP-3 artillery reconnaissance vehicles were produced by the Chelyabinsk Tractor Works (ChTZ) and PRP-4/PRP-4M artillery reconnaissance vehicles were produced by the Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk Engineering Works (RMZ). Upgrades of the BMP-1
BMP-1 were performed by KMZ as well as by tank repair workshops of the Ministry of Defence during scheduled and major overhauls. More than 20,000 BMP-1s and vehicles based on it were built in the USSR.
BMP-1 with eight passengers
BMP-1s were produced under license by Czechoslovakia (BVP-1), Romania (MLI-84) and India.[19] Since 1986, the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China has produced its own unlicensed copy called the Type 86 (WZ 501). The number of Type 86 IFVs and vehicles based on it is around 3,000.[4] It is still in service with the People's Liberation Army. From 1997, Iran produced its own modification of the BMP-1, the Boragh, which resembles the Chinese WZ 503.
Rear view of a plinthed BMP-1
BMP-1 in Lebyazhye, Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Modernization[edit] In the mid-1970s, after analysis of the use of light AFVs during the Yom Kippur, Angolan and Vietnam wars, a modernization program was begun that resulted in the BMP-1P (Ob'yekt 765 Sp4). The main changes were the replacement of the largely ineffective 9M14M Malyutka ATGM with the more reliable, longer range and more powerful 9P135M or 9P135M-1 ATGM launcher.[20] It was located on a special pintle mount on top of the turret roof, that could fire the SACLOS guided 9M113 and 9M113M Konkurs-M ATGMs,[20] which increased armor penetration to 670 mm (26 in) and had an extended range of 4,000 m (4,400 yd). The 9P135M-1 launcher was also capable of firing 9M111 and 9M111-2 Fagot ATGMs. The Malyutka loading hatch was usually welded shut and the mounting bracket was removed. The new missiles were somewhat difficult to use since the gunner had to stand in his open hatch, exposing himself to hostile fire.[20] It is possible to detach the 9P135M(1) ATGM launcher from the turret and use it from the ground. The BMP-1P was equipped with neutron weapon protection covering and a new fire-extinguishing system for protection against napalm. Later BMP-1Ps were fitted with an array of six 902V "Tucha" 81 millimetres (3.2 in) calibre smoke grenade launchers at the rear of the turret.[20] Some were also equipped with the track-width KMT-10 mine plow. The BMP-1P replaced the BMP-1
BMP-1 in production in 1979 and many BMP-1s were upgraded to the new standard during the 1980s.[20] The BMP-1PG model added a 30 mm (1.2 in) AGS-17
AGS-17 "Plamya" automatic grenade launcher on top of the turret on the left side, for which it carries 290 grenades. Some BMP-1s had the AGS-17
AGS-17 added during major repairs (Ob'yekt 765Sp8). A non-amphibious BMP-1D (the so-called 'Afghan' variant), was built in 1982 for assault units in Afghanistan. It had 5 mm thick appliqué steel armor plates on the hull sides with holes for side firing ports as well as armor plate under the commander's and driver's seats for added protection against mines. It also had large steel armored skirts fitted to the sides of the hull covering the suspension. Firing ports were added into the top hatches of the troop compartment and a stowage box was placed on the roof at the rear of the hull on some vehicles. The 9S428 ATGM launcher was often removed and replaced by an AGS-17
AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher. Due to experience in Afghanistan, a new version with enhanced fighting capabilities, the BMP-2, was introduced in 1980. It had a new two-man turret armed with a 30 mm 2A42
2A42 multi-purpose autocannon and a 9P135M-1 ATGM launcher capable of firing SACLOS guided 9M113 Konkurs and 9M113M Konkurs-M as well as 9M111 and 9M111-2 Fagot ATGMs. Later modernization plans included mounting the turret of the BMD-2 IFV on to BMP-1s, but the vehicle never left the design phase. Recent proposals for the modernization of BMP-1s include mounting new turrets armed with a 25 to 30 mm (0.98 to 1.18 in) autocannon, or a TKB-799 Kliver one-man weapons station with a computerized fire control system, armed with a missile pod (which can be armed with either four 9M133 Kornet
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan) or 9M133F Kornet ATGMs or 9K38 Igla
9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) SAMs), a 30 mm 2A72 dual-purpose autocannon and a 7.62 mm (0.300 in) PKTM coaxial machine gun (BMP-1M).[7][21] See BMP-1 variants
BMP-1 variants article for a complete list of BMP-1
BMP-1 modifications and variants based on it. Description[edit] The BMP-1
BMP-1 is a fully amphibious tracked vehicle, with a front-engined chassis developed especially for it, a welded steel hull with a sharp, sloping front with a conspicuously ridged surface, a centrally located, flat, truncated cone turret and a troop compartment at the rear.[22] Driver's station[edit]
Two Bulgarian Army soldiers man the driver's and gunner's stations, while a US Army soldier occupies the commander's position of a Bulgarian BMP-1
BMP-1 IFV.
The driver sits in the front on the left side of the hull. He has three TNPO-170 periscope vision-blocks to provide vision when his hatch is closed.[23] The driver's center vision block can be replaced with a TVNO-2 active night binocular vision device for use in night and poor visibility conditions or with a TNPO-350B extended periscope when swimming with the trim vane erected.[10][23] The BMP was the first Soviet armored vehicle to use a simple yoke steering system.[24] Commander's station[edit] The commander's station is located behind the driver's station and is provided with a removable OU-3GA2 or OU-3GK infrared searchlight with an effective range of about 400 metres (440 yd).[25] A dual mode (day/night) TKN-3B 5x/4.2x magnification binocular vision device is coupled to the infrared searchlight. Two periscope vision blocks are also fitted with a heating and cleaning system.[26][27] The commander's station is equipped with an R-123M radio set. Turret[edit]
Gunner's station of a BMP-1
BMP-1 training turret at Parola Tank
Tank Museum, Finland. Note the ammunition stowage.
BMP-1 has a conical turret equipped with a fume extraction system and an electric traverse drive with a manual backup system.[14] The main gun has a dead-zone over the commander's hatch (between the 10:00 and 11:00 o'clock positions), where the gun must be elevated over the infra-red searchlight to avoid crushing it. When the gun is facing backwards, it prevents hatches on top of the troop compartment from opening. The low profile of the turret makes it a difficult target. The same turret is used in the BMD-1. Gunner's station[edit] The gunner's station is located to the left of the main gun. The gunner has a dual mode (day/night) 1PN22M1 6x/6.7x magnification image intensifying monocular periscope sight, four day-use periscope vision blocks, and an OU-3GK removable infrared or white-light searchlight.[27] The 1PN22M1 sight has a maximum range of 400 metres (440 yd) at night, 900 metres (980 yd) with the use of the infra-red searchlight.[8][22][27] The sight is marked stadiametricly with the apparent size of a 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) tall tank at various ranges. The original sight was replaced with the 1PN22M2, which has an additional scale for the OG-15V HE-Frag rounds used by the Ob'yekt 765Sp3, produced from July 1974. The new sight has two day scales for the two projectiles – one from 200 to 1,600 metres (220 to 1,750 yd) and the other from 400 to 1,300 metres (440 to 1,420 yd).[27] Armament[edit]
Main article: 2A28 Grom
Detailed view of the BMP-1's turret at Bolling Air Force Base.
Main armament is the 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" low pressure smoothbore semi-automatic gun. It is fed from a 40-round magazine located around the turret ring.[28] Cyclic rate of fire is 8 to 10 rounds per minute, with the gun returning to an elevation of +3° 30' to reload after each shot if the autoloader is used. The gun can be reloaded by hand if necessary. Some units removed the autoloader altogether when new vehicles were delivered, but the mechanized ammunition conveyor magazine was kept. High-explosive ammunition, introduced in 1974, can only be loaded manually, from a conveyor.[2] The 2A28 'Grom' smoothbore gun fires the same PG-15V projectiles as the SPG-9
SPG-9 infantry light recoilless gun, but with a smaller propellant charge. The PG-15V HEAT warhead can penetrate 280 to 350 mm (11 to 14 in) of steel armor – more than enough to penetrate the frontal armor of NATO
NATO MBTs of the 1970s, such as the US M60A1, the British Chieftain or the German Leopard 1.[28] The modernized PG-9 shell is able to penetrate up to 400 mm (16 in) of steel armor. Under battlefield conditions, it has a maximum effective range of 500 m (550 yd).[29] OG-15V high explosive ammunition was made available only from 1974.[2] The warhead has twice the weight of explosives as the anti-armor PG-15V; it is intended for use against troops or soft targets.[28] A coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun is mounted to the right of the main armament[28] for which the BMP-1
BMP-1 carries 2,000 rounds.[30] The 2A28 'Grom' gun and PKT coaxial machine gun cannot be accurately fired while the vehicle is on the move over rough ground as the turret is unstabilised.[28]
Mounted on the gun mantlet, the ATGM launcher is capable of firing the 9M14 Malyutka, (NATO: AT-3A Sagger A); the 9M14M Malyutka-M (NATO: AT-3B Sagger B) and the 9M14P Malyutka-P (NATO: AT-3C Sagger C), all of which are intended to be used against enemy MBTs and other AFVs at distances from 500 to 3,000 m (550 to 3,280 yd). These ATGMs can penetrate up to 400 mm (16 in) of steel armor (NATO standard at the time).[2] 9M14P missile can be used in manual mode only, like older missiles, without advantages of semi-automatic guidance. The BMP-1
BMP-1 carries four ATGMs with their launching rails as a standard[2] (two inside the turret and two inside the hull). In theory, a fifth missile can be carried on the launcher. The missiles are loaded onto a rail launcher through a small rectangular hatch in a turret's roof behind the launcher. Each 9M14M weighs 10.9 kg (24 lb), a 9M14P is 11.4 kg (25 lb). These missiles can only be fired in daylight because of the lack of a night sight. A guidance device used in the BMP-1
BMP-1 has the code 9S428.[2] Besides such advantages as interference immunity and simple control equipment, wire-guided ATGMs are hampered by significant disadvantages, such as: a relatively low flight speed, response delay, the inability to load a new missile until the previous one has reached its target and a very long minimum range (500 m (550 yd)).[14] Successful operation of the ATGM while the vehicle is on the move requires a very skilled gunner. Those BMP-1s still in Russian service that were not modernized to BMP-1P standard, can now use 9M14-2 Malyutka-2 (NATO: AT-3D Sagger D) ATGMs (developed in 1995), which have either a tandem shaped-charge or high-explosive thermobaric warhead.[13][31] The BMP-1
BMP-1 was a threat to NATO
NATO APCs, light AFVs, and even MBTs of its time, by use of its main gun or ATGM. Nevertheless, the strong anti-tank focus of its armament didn't provide sufficient firepower against enemy unarmored vehicles, infantry and light fortified positions, especially during mountain battles, (mostly due to the low elevation angle of the main gun). The appearance of the more successful BMP-2
BMP-2 armed with the 30 mm 2A42
2A42 dual-purpose autocannon solved this serious problem.[citation needed] Troop compartment[edit]
The BMP-1's firing ports location and firing arcs.
The troop compartment located at the rear of the vehicle can carry up to eight soldiers. There are four firing ports on each side of the vehicle and a single firing port in the left rear door; a combination fume extractor hose and cartridge deflector is provided to clip on to weapons at each station.[32]
BMP-1 troop compartment (Polish-modified)
Soldiers sit on two padded benches along the center line of the vehicle and face the sides. Vehicle batteries, electric equipment and the main 330 l (73 imp gal; 87 US gal) fuel tank are located between the benches, with tool stowage beneath.[32] There are four large D-shaped hatches in the roof of the hull, which can be opened from the troop compartment. The airtight rear doors of the troop compartment also contain fuel tanks.[32] Space inside the troop compartment is limited. There is little room for personal equipment, which leads to it being stowed outside while on operation, sometimes limiting rearward traverse of the turret. The seating is also cramped, especially for troops in full battle dress.[32] Maneuverability[edit] The 300 horsepower (224 kW) UTD-20 six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine is located in the centre of the front hull, behind the transmission, with the cooling system to the right and radiator above.[33] The engine drives a manual gearbox with five forward and one reverse gear.[10] The steering system considerably reduces driver fatigue, especially when compared to the usual lever systems to control the tracks in the older tracked AFVs; so the BMP is very fast and manouvrable, even if the long, pointed nose can give some problems when crossing large trenches. The fuel tanks have a maximum capacity of 462 liters. The diesel engine is of a multifuel design and can use DL (summer) or DZ (winter). It can also use TS-1 kerosene.[34] The BMP-1
BMP-1 has a maximum road speed of 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), which is reduced to around 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) off-road.[8][13] The BMP-1
BMP-1 can climb 0.7 metres (2.3 ft) high vertical obstacles, and cross 2.5 metres (2.7 yd) wide trenches. It can be driven on 25° side slopes and can climb 35° slopes.[8][19][35] The drive sprockets are at the front with six road wheels, using torsion bar suspension.[22] The BMP-1
BMP-1 has a ground pressure of (0.6 kg/cm²) and is able to cross snow-covered and boggy terrain. It has the range, off-road speed and cross-country ability necessary to keep up with fast-moving MBTs. Amphibious capability[edit]
Two US Marines lower the trim vane on the front of an Iraqi BMP-1 captured during Operation Desert Storm, 17 March 1991
BMP-1 is amphibious, propelling itself in the water using its tracks, assisted by hydrodynamic fairings on the track upper side covers. Top swimming speed is 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph). The shape of the hull and some features (hollow road wheels and road wheel arms with air chambers) aid flotation. The BMP-1
BMP-1 can overcome water barriers with a current of up to 1.2 metres (1.3 yd) per second and waves up to 0.25 metres (0.82 ft) high. More challenging conditions require engineer support.[8] Before entering the water, the trim vane at the front of the hull should be erected to prevent water from flooding over the bow. While in its traveling position, it serves as additional frontal armor. The rear doors of the troop compartment must be closed tightly before entering the water. Also, before entering the water, either full crew of eight troopers or an equivalent ballast must be present in the rear of the vehicle, otherwise vehicle balance is upset and it could sink, as it's naturally front heavy. The BMP-1
BMP-1 can cross water obstacles such as rivers and lakes but it is not intended for sea landing operations. Armor protection[edit] The vehicle's armor is welded rolled steel varying in thickness between 6 millimetres (0.24 in) thick on the top of the hull and 33 millimetres (1.3 in) on the mantlet of the main gun.[10] The original requirements called for protection against 23 mm armor-piercing rounds across the frontal arc fired from 500 metres (550 yd) and for protection against 7.62 mm armor-piercing rounds across the side and rear arcs from 75 metres (82 yd). The BMP-1's steeply sloped frontal armor can withstand artillery shell fragments, small arms fire and existing .50 caliber (12.7 mm) heavy machine gun AP and API rounds over 60° of the frontal arc from all distances.[14] The very high angle of the hull frontal armor increases the probability of ricochets, and the trim vane in the traveling position adds little additional protection. On most examples, the front armor is immune to 20 millimeter Oerlikon KAD or HS820 auto-cannon fire from ranges greater than 100 meters, but armor quality varies quite significantly with the nationality of a factory.[citation needed] The side, rear and top armor protect the BMP-1
BMP-1 from 7.62 mm small arms fire from most distances as well as smaller artillery shell fragments, but do not protect the vehicle against 12.7 mm heavy machine gun fire from close distances or larger artillery shell fragments. Nevertheless, ground tests demonstrated that rear doors with their fuel tanks filled with sand withstood hits from standard 12.7 mm rounds.[8] In Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Chechnya, armor-piercing 7.62 mm rounds fired from general-purpose machine guns at ranges of around 30 – 50 m sometimes penetrated the rear doors and hatches.[36] During the First Persian Gulf War, the armor protection of the BMP-1
BMP-1 proved vulnerable to the armor-piercing rounds of the US M2/M3 Bradley's 25 millimetres (0.98 in) M242 Bushmaster autocannon.[37] During the intense fighting in Chechnya, no penetration of the BMP-1/ BMD-1
BMD-1 turret front armor were noticed because the turret made for a small target and had relatively thick frontal armor compared to other parts of the vehicle.[38]
Armor[10]
26–33 mm gun mantlet 23 mm at 42° turret front 19 mm at 36° turret side 13 mm at 30° turret rear 6 mm turret top
7 mm at 80° upper hull front 19 mm at 57° hull lower front 16 mm at 14° hull upper side 18 mm at 0° hull lower side 16 mm at 19° hull rear
6 mm hull top 7 mm hull belly rear
Protection issues[edit]
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BMP-1 had significant shortcomings in its protection scheme, which only became obvious during the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It seats its driver and commander in a tandem layout, on the left side of the hull front, alongside the diesel engine. When an antitank mine hits the BMP-1's left track, the explosion usually destroyed one to three left side roadwheels, penetrated the bottom, and killed or seriously wounded both the driver and the commander, which caused painful losses of specialist personnel in the Soviet Army. Drivers laid sandbags on the bottom of their compartment in an effort to protect themselves against possible mine attack. The same kind of explosion under the right track was much less dramatic for the driver and the commander, who remained relatively safe.[36] If the vehicle hit a tilt-rod antitank mine, its steeply sloped lower front glacis plate allowed the mine's arming rod to tilt with little resistance until the mine was well under the chassis. When it eventually detonated, the blast was usually sufficient to kill or badly wound the driver and the commander. From 1982, the Soviet 40th Army in Afghanistan
Afghanistan began to receive improved BMP-1Ds (the so-called "Afghan" variant), which, among other improvements, included an additional armored plate under the driver's and commander's stations. This situation was addressed in the later BMP-2
BMP-2 design, where the commander shares the two-man turret with the gunner. The driver's and engine compartments could be equipped with additional bottom armor for improved protection against landmines filled with up to 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) of explosives.
Iraqi BMP-1
BMP-1 in a field after being hit several times and burnt out during Operation Desert Storm, 1 February 1991.
There is also a protection issue concerning the reloading of the 9M14 "Malyutka" and 9M14M "Malyutka-M" ATGMs in NBC conditions, because doing it through the small hatch from inside the vehicle would destroy whatever protection the fighting compartment's NBC protection suite gave. The compactness and low silhouette of the vehicle are generally advantages on a battlefield. Critical areas, such as the engine compartment, the ammunition storage area, fuel cells and the troop compartment, are located in a manner that became the standard for many IFVs and APCs. Penetration anywhere in these areas will often result in mobility and/or firepower damage and/or disabling of the personnel.[13] BMP-1
BMP-1 and BMP-2
BMP-2 series vehicles share a major drawback with many Soviet tanks. Ammunition is stored near or even inside the fighting compartment, which makes them more vulnerable to a hit from an anti-tank round or a missile across the side arc. If that happens, the ammunition often explodes, killing everyone and completely destroying the vehicle.[37] During the fighting in Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Chechnya, hits by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) penetrated the BMP-1's armor in 95% of cases. This often resulted in the vehicle burning until the ammunition exploded.[36] Due to these limitations, Soviet/Russian soldiers customarily rode on the outside of the BMP-1, sitting on top of the hull while in combat zones. This tactic had also been adopted by their American counterparts during the Vietnam war, when they found that their own M113 APCs were vulnerable to RPG attack. This has an obvious downside on the likelihood of passenger survivability in a war-zone. The armor of BMP-1
BMP-1 IFVs is also insufficient to deal with AP cannon rounds – sufficiently thick armor would increase the weight of the BMP-1
BMP-1 considerably and jeopardize its amphibious ability. Some military analysts support the idea of returning to the concept of open-topped APCs, as the armor of light AFVs cannot protect the crew from anti-tank weapons. Modern APCs are mostly used in local conflicts instead of hypothetical large-scale wars with NBC weapons.
The rear doors are hollow fuel tanks, each has a periscope at the top, and the left door has a firing port.
One side of the troop compartment. Seats are back to back with a fuel tank between them. Fume extractors can be seen on the hull to the right, these clip on to weapons when they are used through the firing ports.
The problem most often cited by western analysts is the design of the main fuel tank. Due to the low profile of the vehicle, the designers have had to place the fuel tank between the two rows of outward-facing seats, meaning that the infantrymen sit very close to the bulk of the vehicle's fuel storage; extra fuel is carried in the hollow armored rear doors. Therefore, a hit by an armor-piercing incendiary round would set the fuel contained there (especially, if kerosene is used instead of diesel), on fire. The burning fuel would move into the crew compartment, resulting in the death or injury to the infantrymen (if they are unable to leave the vehicle via the roof hatches), and a possible explosion. However, the rear door tanks are almost always empty when the BMP goes into combat, as they are only meant to increase the road travel range of the vehicle. In intense war areas where the BMP sees action often, and it is relatively near to its base of operations, instructions highly recommend detaching the rear door tanks from the fuel system, filling them with sand as additional protection for the troop compartment, and adding fuel to the internal main fuel tank from other sources when the need arises. This was not practiced by some BMP-1s crews during a number of local conflicts, e.g., in Chechnya, which resulted in frequent attempts by the enemy to hit the rear doors of the BMP-1s. The inner fuel tank is more vulnerable than that of many modern IFVs – the thin side armor means that penetration is likely to occur to the inner fuel tank as well. Another potential flaw in the BMP-1
BMP-1 is its troop seating layout. In order to allow the infantrymen to use their assault rifles and machine guns while on the move, firing ports were installed in the sides of the hull and in the left rear door. Soldiers are seated on two back-to-back benches, mounted along the center line of the troop compartment. If hit by a more advanced type of magnetic anti-tank mine, the resulting explosion could kill the entire complement of infantrymen. In many other troop carriers, soldiers are seated on separate benches against the hull sides. This layout might prohibit the use of infantry weapons from inside the troop compartment, but in most cases the loss of life from a mine would be significantly less, although the loss of lower limbs would still be frequent. It should also be noted that most conscript soldiers do not receive much training in firing from inside the vehicle while it's moving. Even for professional soldiers, the unstabilized firing port periscopes makes it very difficult to conduct aimed fire while on the move. Nevertheless, the ability of soldiers to use their weapons from inside the vehicle is of extreme importance during urban warfare, especially, when repulsing enemy ambushes.[citation needed] The BMP-1
BMP-1 has no air conditioning or air cooling system, its crew members and passengers suffer heavily in hot climates as its air filtration system and exhaust-ventilation fans cannot provide any comfort at high temperatures.[36] During the Yom Kippur War, crews kept some of the roof hatches open. This meant that they were vulnerable to machine gun fire from higher ground. Only a few examples of the BMP-1
BMP-1 were intended for export – mainly to countries with a hot climate (for example, the Slovak-Belorussian "Cobra-S"), they are equipped with an air conditioning system. The cooling system for the engine is improved, as is the additional forced air cooling system of the engine compartment and radiator. The exhaust system helps to eject gases together with hot air from the engine compartment through the grille located on the right side of the hull roof in front of the turret. Equipment[edit] The BMP-1
BMP-1 can make its own smoke screen by injecting vaporized diesel fuel into the exhaust manifold using the TDA engine thermal smoke generating system.[39] Later models also have an array of 902V Tucha smoke grenade launchers which can form a screen 80 m (87 yd) wide, 200 to 300 m (220 to 330 yd) in front of the vehicle.[39] A number of BMP-1s were fitted with mountings for the KMT-10 plow-type mine-clearing system in the early 1980s. It is installed on the front of the hull in line with the tracks. The plow weighs 450 kg (990 lb) and can be attached in 30 minutes. Emergency detaching takes around 10 minutes. The KMT-10 is intended for clearing anti-tank mines under different ground conditions. It is pneumatically driven and takes four seconds to switch from the traveling position to the digging position. The mine-clearing plows are very narrow, with just two digging tines, each 300 mm (12 in) wide, (the same as each track), which limits them to clearing surface-laid mines, in particular scatterable anti-tank mines. A chain mounted between the plows can detonate tilt-rod mines. Maximum mine-clearing speed is 15 km/h (9.3 mph).[14][40][41] When the NBC protection system is configured and operating, the crew and passengers are protected from chemical weapons, biological agents and nuclear fallout by an air filtration and overpressure system, which consists of the NBC filter element and the blower/dust separator.[14] BMP-1s were equipped with one RPG-7/RPG-7V[7] shoulder-launched anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and five PG-7 rounds or one 9K32 Strela-2/ 9K38 Igla
9K38 Igla man-portable anti-aircraft missile launcher and two replacement missiles.[22] It carries 1600 rounds for two PK general-purpose machine guns. Service history[edit]
Map of BMP-1
BMP-1 operators in blue with former operators in red
Main article: BMP-1
BMP-1 service history Currently, the major BMP-1
BMP-1 operators, each with over a thousand vehicles in active service, are Russia, India, Poland, and the People's Republic of China. Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Russia[edit] The BMP-1
BMP-1 entered service with the Soviet Army
Soviet Army in 1966. The BMP-1
BMP-1 was first seen by Westerners during the 7 November 1967 military parade in Moscow. Its appearance created a stir in the West,[citation needed] where lightly armed APCs were still the norm for transportation and infantry support on the battlefield. In the Soviet Army, BMP-1s were typically issued to motorized rifle divisions and the motorized rifle regiments of tank divisions, where they replaced the BTR-152, BTR-50P
BTR-50P and some BTR-60P
BTR-60P APCs.[citation needed] Currently, BMP-1s and vehicles based on it are used by the Russian Army and internal security troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Afghanistan[edit] BMP-1s were widely used in Afghanistan
Afghanistan by motorized rifle and tank units. They were also operated by some special forces. In 1982, as a result of combat experience, a version with applique armor was introduced, called BMP-1D (D='desantnaya'=paratroopers). That version did not have amphibious capability [not critical in Afghanistan environment]. Many field modifications were made to their BMP-1s by various units. Syria[edit] BMP was widely used during the Syrian Civil War.[42][43] Others[edit] Main article: List of BMP-1
BMP-1 operators Other BMP operators have included Poland, Egypt, Syria, the People's Republic of China, Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Germany, Greece, Slovakia and Sweden. See also[edit]
BMD-1
BMD-1 – related family of Soviet airborne fighting vehicles (USSR) BMP-2
BMP-2 (USSR) BMP-3
BMP-3 (USSR) MLI-84
MLI-84 – a Romanian IFV based on a modified BMP chassis Marder (IFV), (German) Lazika, (Georgia) M2 Bradley
M2 Bradley (US)[37] Combat Vehicle 90
Combat Vehicle 90 (Sweden) ASCOD
ASCOD (Austria and Spain) Warrior IFV (UK) The Ontario Regiment Museum has an operational BMP 1. BVP M80 IFV (Yugoslavia)
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Safir Samandar Kaviran Neynava Sepehr Ranger Zoljanah
HM 40 HM 41
HM 20 Arash Oghab Falaq-1 Falaq-2 Fajr-1 Fajr-3 Fajr-5
M40 SPG-9
Tank guns
M68 L11A5 2A46
37mm Marsh Mortar HM 12 HM 13 HM 14 HM 15 HM 16 Razm Mortar Vafa Mortar
Anti-aircraft guns
ZU-23-2 Samavat 35mm anti-aircraft gun Sa'ir 100mm anti-aircraft gun Mesbah 1 Asefeh
Naval guns
Fajr-27
Rocket-propelled grenades
RPG-7 Saegheh (rocket) Type 69 RPG
Artillery rockets
Samid Tondar-69 Shahin-II Naze'at Zelzal-1 Zelzal-2 Zelzal-3
Artillery shells
Basir
Guided missiles
Short-range ballistic missiles
R-17E Shahab-1 Shahab-2 Qiam 1 Fateh-110 Fateh-313
Medium-range ballistic missiles
Emad Shahab-3 Fajr-3 Ghadr-110 Ashoura Sejjil
Shahab-4/IRIS (shelved) (alleged) Shahab-5 (alleged) Shahab-6 (alleged) Project Koussar (alleged)
Surface-to-air missiles
Misagh-1 Misagh-2 Sayyad-1 Sayyad-2 Shahab Thaqeb Mersad Bavar 373
Bavar 373 (Under development) Raad Ya Zahra
Anti-helicopter missiles
Qa'em Raad
Anti-tank guided missiles
Saegheh RAAD Toophan Toophan
Toophan 2 Toophan
Toophan 5 Towsan Dehlaviyeh Tondar
Anti-ship missiles
Zafar Qader Noor Kowsar Nasr-1 Raad Sadid-1
Meshkat (Under development) Sagheb Soumar Ya-Ali
Hoot Valfajr
Air-to-surface missiles
Zoobin Shafaq Shahin 3 Sattar Asre-67 Bina
Air-to-air missiles
Fatter Sedjil Fakour-90
Anti-ship ballistic missiles
Khalij Fars/Persian Gulf
Electro-optically guided bombs
Qadr Qassed 1
Besat Fateh Nahang Ghadir
Sina Moudge Zolfaqhar Seraj Yunes 6 Tondar
Aircraft and UAVs
Tiger Moth Parastoo IRGC Fajr AVA-202 Dorna Tazarve Simorgh Fajr F.3
Persian Audax Persian Fury Persian Hind Azarakhsh Saegheh M-ATF Shafaq Qaher-313
Transport aircraft
HESA IrAn-140
HESA Shahed 285 Panha Shabaviz 206-1 Panha 2091 Toufan I, II Zafar 300
HESA Shahed 278 Panha Shabaviz 2-75
Bavar 2
Ababil
Ababil-3
Ghods Mohajer
Mohajer 1 Mohajer 2 Mohajer 3 Mohajer 4
Nazir Ra'd (UAV) Hod Hod Sabokbal Saeghe Talash Zohal Shahed 129 AB-3 Sayeh Yasir Raad 85
UCAVs
Karrar Sofreh Mahi
Sofreh Mahi (Under development) Shahed 129 H-110 Sarir Hamaseh Fotros
F-4 Shahed 278 and Bell-206 Bell 214 F-5 Tiger Submarine
Submarine Simulator - Iran's "Tareq-class" submarine. Misagh rocket launcher. Mig-29 Fulcrum F-14 Mirage F-1 Hawk
Ghamar BSR-1 Matla-ul-fajr Kashef Alvand Asr RASIT Alim Sepehr (Under development) Thamen Najm-802 (Under develop


Dozens of Iraqi and Kurdish immigrants detained in the United States have gone on a hunger strike to protest unfair treatment by immigration authorities, according to a court filing on Friday.
More than 1,400 Iraqis have removal orders, of whom 288 had been arrested.
Most of the immigrants had come to the USA legally but committed crimes which violated the terms of their visas, authorities said. "Several other detainees have been randomly refusing the facility's prepared meals over the last several days and are being monitored by facility staff". Family members and the ACLU say it might be as many as 50.
"The number of individuals participating in the strike can fluctuate at any time as facility staff witnesses detainees ending their hunger strike or reaching the 72-hour threshold", Walls explained.
Abdelmasih said ICE is arguing that the detainees are a threat to society, but the truth is that the immigrants have atoned for their past offences and started businesses and families. The U.S. government has recommended deportation for those detainees because they committed crimes.
"Right now, with this hunger strike, what they're demanding - and I don't think this is an unreasonable demand - what they want is to be able to come home and fight their cases from out here", said Slewo.
"We are incredibly concerned about their health and their treatment", Rana Elmir, ACLU of MI deputy director, told MEE.
Rana Elmir, the deputy director of ACLU Michigan, said the court filing demanded that those detained who agreed to voluntary deportation were entitled to an attorney. "It makes absolutely no sense".
"There's such a financial burden on the families out here because they are there".
Abdelsamih said detainees, including his brother, want to be released "so they can work on their cases from the outside".
Andryan Abdelsamih, for example, ran the family business.
Police say she had last been confirmed to be in the Campbell River or Quadra Island area on September 7 and 8. Roscovich worked with fish-farm opponent Alexandra Morton on the documentary Salmon Confidential.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "tensions on both teams escalated throughout the homecoming game". Players from both teams scrambled in opposite directions, screaming in pain and clutching their eyes .
But Khadr can now use Internet-connected devices such as smartphones, "which will make life a lot easier for him", said Whitling. The Supreme Court had ruled in 2010 that Ottawa violated his rights by participating in USA interrogations in Guantanamo.


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Football / Real Madrid: A revolution in preparation
A revolution in preparation!
Joey Jay
Since he took the lead of the Real Madrid club in 2000, Florentino Perez has always shown that he is a very ambitious leader. In that respect, he does not hesitate to take out the checkbook for offering the best to his club. That is noticeable through high amounts transfers ever recorded till date, with the arrivals of Luiz Figo (in 2000), Zinédine Zidane (in 2001), and Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2009 ). After the first two generations of players called the galactics, launched respectively in 2000 and in 2009 which allowed the club to win major cups, including 05 European Champions Leagues. Perez is preparing another large-scale operation this time touching several aspects of the club.
The new stadium
Real Madrid will have an ultra-modern stadium that does not exist anywhere else. The Santiago Bernabéu stadium will have a new face. The rehabilitation project of this stadium has entered its active phase for a few months now with a delivery deadline announced for 2022. It shall cost the Merengues the sum of 575 million Euros. It's a project being in the pipe since 2009, dear to Perez's heart. The renovation should allow the stadium to have a removable and retractable roof in 15 minutes' time and a new museum. It is estimated that the new Bernabéu will allow the club to earn an additional 150 million Euros a year. With the revamped Bernabéu, Real Madrid aims to become the first club to cross the bar of one billion euros per year in terms of turnover.
A new workforce
This current generation of Real Madrid has won everything and seems to be no longer starving. As some beneficiaries of Sportsbook promo offers.
Several players are at the exit door. We think in particular of Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, Marcelo or Gareth Bale. So there has to be a renewal. And that, Florentino Perez thought about it. He first wanted a new team with Neymar Jr as the headliner in the summer of 2018. However, certain circumstances led him to review his plans. Notwithstanding, since 2017, he has started a workforce rejuvenation policy. This is explained by the arrival of young shoots like Marco Asensio, TakefusaKubo, Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard. Brazil occupies a prominent place in this policy through these young talents. First there was Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes recruited in 2017, then Eder Militao in 2019. They were joined by Reinier from Flamengo last February. For the summer of 2021, in addition to some sports bets sites, Spanish journalists are announcing Real Madrid's interest for : Kylian M'bappé and Herling BrautHaaland. The whites hope to align a trio of strikers composed of these two prodigies and Eden Hasard.
The technical staff
The boss of the Real wants a future team with great potential, able to produce beautiful game. For so doing, there is a coach he is intending to recruit. And he's been trying to "seduce" him for few years now. Mauricio Pochettino, former coach of Tottenham is the one we speak about. Perez highly appreciated the way he was able to assemble his team and how he successfully managed to raise his team amongst the top leaders of the English Premier League, despite the absence of stars players. There is also his game strategy which charms the Madrid leader. He thought about him as a successor to Zinedine Zidane last 2018. Unfortunately the renewal of his contract with the London club was an obstacle at that time. The situation has now changed because the technician from Argentina has been free of any contract since October 2019. Already last March, the Merengue's leaders had engaged discussions with his entourage. He should be able to take the technical lead of the Real team from 2021. It has to be noted also that Zidane is possibly expected at Juventus Turin.
So it's a new chapter in its history that Real Madrid plans to open from next year.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Finding Zoe Virtual Book Publicity Tour
Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brandi Rarus' Finding Zoe: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption virtual book tour October 6-17!
Title: Finding Zoe: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption
Author: Brandi Rarus
Publisher: BenBella Books
Genre: Biography/Autobiography/Personal Memoir
In Finding Zoe, Brandi Rarus shares the story of her very personal path of self-discovery and the struggle of being caught between two worlds—the hearing and the Deaf. We travel with her through her mainstreamed younger years and later on to college at The National Technical Institute for the Deaf where she embraces Deaf culture and realizes that being Deaf is not a handicap, but a passport to a whole new and exciting world.
Brandi brings us behind the scenes as she takes on the world advocating for her Deaf Community as Miss Deaf America; meeting and falling in love with Tim, a Gallaudet University student leader who later helped write the landmark Americans with Disability Act on Capitol Hill. The two married and had three hearing boys—the first non-deaf children born in Tim's family in 125 years, but with all their blessings something was still missing.
With a powerful foreword provided by Marlee Matlin, an Academy Award-winning actress and member of the National Association of the Deaf, Finding Zoe is an inspiring recollection of how two individuals who, already bonded by their diversity, come together as an unbreakable mother-daughter pair to navigate a silent world and shed light the adoption/foster care system.
Finding Zoe is available at Amazon.
Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.
Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.
Deaf since age six after contracting spinal meningitis, Brandi Rarus could speak and read lips, but felt caught between the deaf and hearing world—fitting into neither. When she realized you don't need to hear to live a fulfilled life, she became empowered and was chosen as Miss Deaf America. From signing the National Anthem at a Chicago Cubs game to speaking at corporate conferences, Brandi traveled the country speaking out for deaf children and building awareness of what it means to be Deaf.
She married Tim Rarus, an advocate for Deaf people whose work inspired the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. Together, they have paved the way to bring new technologies that promote equal access in communication. Brandi and Tim live in Austin, Texas, with their four children: three hearing boys and the youngest, Zoe, a Deaf girl they adopted. Today, Brandi and her family are tirelessly dedicated to ensuring all children find their rightful place in our world.
Her latest book is the biography/autobiography/personal memoir, Finding Zoe: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption.
Visit Brandi Rarus' website.
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Eva Peron, the enigmatic and legendary Argentine First Lady, will dazzle Houston with her presence as she visits the city for the 2013 – 2014 season of Theatre Under The Stars. Opening on May 6, 2014, Evita plays the Sarofim Hall of the Hobby Center for Performing Arts on May 6 to 18, 2014.
Telling the unforgettable and extraordinary true story of Eva Duarte Peron, Evita takes it audience from the Junin slums to Casa Rosada to witness the meteoric ascent of a poor and illegitimate child to becoming not only the adored and celebrated First Lady of Argentina but also one of the most powerful and legendary women in the world. Her passionate tale is told onstage through beautiful and stirring songs like "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "You Must Love Me", and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall".
Evita plays at the Sarofim Hall from Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 PM, every Friday at 8 PM, every Saturday at 2 PM and 8 PM, and every Sunday at 2 PM and 8 PM. On May 18 (Sunday), the 2 PM show is an Audio Described Performance while the 7:30 show is a Captioned Performance.


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St Albans star ready for World League after GB call-up
Hannah McLeod, seen here with Ellie Watton, has been called up to the GB squad for the World League Final. Picture: CHRIS HOBSON - Credit: Archant
Hannah Macleod will represent Great Britain for next month's World Hockey League Finals – a valuable stepping stone on the road to the Olympic Games in Rio.
The St Albans Hockey Club player will be part of the 18-woman squad for the tournament to be held in Roasrio, Argentina.
Great Britain are in a pool with hosts Argentina, who they face in their opening game on December 5, before going up against Australia and China.
The final is scheduled for December 13.
Head coach, Danny Kerry, has made three changes to the squad who competed in the World League semi-final in June, a competition where secured GB's qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio.
One of those returning to the side is Crista Cullen, part of the bronze medal team from London.
Cullen, who has 171 international caps, stepped away from hockey after 2012 but made a return to the Great Britain training squad last month.
The World League Final will be her first tournament since her return.
Kerry said he will use the finals to look at a number of combinations under test match and tournament conditions.
He said: "It has been a difficult selection as we will leave behind a number of athletes that could easily swap in for those selected.
"This is testament to the strength we have in depth in this Olympic cycle.
"There will understandably be interest in Crista Cullen's selection. Fundamentally the test series and tournament provides Crista with an opportunity to get some much needed match play after only completing two practice internationals [against USA in October] since her last outing at the London Olympic Games.
"Crista has returned to the GB programme in great physical shape and now needs exposure to high standard international match play."
Great Britain squad in full for World League Final:
Ashleigh Ball (Slough)
Sophie Bray (East Grinstead)
Crista Cullen (unattached)
Alex Danson (Reading)
Maddie Hinch (Holcombe)
Joie Leigh (Clifton)
Kirsty Mackay (East Grinstead)
Hannah Macleod (St Albans)
Emily Maguire (Holcombe)
Lily Owsley (University of Birmingham)
Sam Quek (Holcombe)
Helen Richardson-Walsh (Reading)
Kate Richardson-Walsh (Reading)
Susannah Townsend (Canterbury)
Georgie Twigg (Surbiton)
Laura Unsworth (East Grinstead)
Hollie Webb (Surbiton)
Nicola White (Holcombe)


Brazil footballer Kaka was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007. The 25 year old Brazilian beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester United player Christiano Ronaldo in the annual poll of national team coaches and captains.
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born April 22, 1982 in Brasília), better known as Kaka, was born on April 22, 1982 in Brasilia. Kaka made his debut at Sao Paulo FC in 2001 when he was 18 years old. In the first season, he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, and 10 goals in 22 appearances in the following season. His performance attracted attention from European clubs. He joined AC Milan in 2003 for $8.5 m. He scored 10 goals in 30 appearances that season, winning the Italian Serie A Championship and the European Super Cup. During the 2004-05 season, he was voted the best midfielder of the Champions League tournament.
Kaka made his international debut in January 2002 against Bolivia. He was a part of the national squad which won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not see much action playing just 19 minutes of the first round match against Costa Rica. He scored Brazil's first goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Croatia on 13 June 2006. He was, however, unable to carry his momentum into the next matches and Brazil were eliminated by France in the quarter finals. 2007 was the most prolific of his stellar career to date. During this season he helped his club AC Milan win the UEFA Champions League, The FIFA Club World Cup and the Ballond'Or.


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On the bandstand, the Children's Gallery added to the artistic spirit. John Donato, the interactive artist extraordinaire, provided endless energy and gave patrons the opportunity to be artists themselves. By the end of the day, the five panels turned into beautiful paintings to be displayed at the four local elementary schools and the Chamber. Special thanks to the tireless women of Gallery One who spent the day making sure the auction ran smoothly. All benefits of the silent auction will be equally distributed to the art programs of the four elementary schools in the area. To complete the trifecta on the bandstand, the Quiet Resorts Charitable Foundation held a public vote and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a young talent from Indian River High School, Erika Granholm. Thank you to Bethany Beach Ocean Suites and Mediacom for making the bandstand a fun and exciting place to be throughout the day.
To add to the festivities, the vendors at the Farmer's Market offered edible treats and the final produce of the season during the early hours of the festival. In the heat of the day, Sedona opened their doors for an incredible wine tasting for visitors to escape the sun.
The delicious array of appetizers specially prepared by Marian Parrott, was paired with great wines selected by Beach Liquors. Patrons received a true culinary treat.
Whether an artist, a participant, or anyone in between; the Chamber is extremely grateful for everyone who invested their time and energy into making the Arts Festival an outstanding event. A special thanks to all of our volunteers who woke up early or sacrificed their Saturday afternoon to make the Arts Festival a reality.
Fish Tales, Blue Room Fine Art Gallery, Beach Break Bakery & Café, Penguin Diner, Turtle Beach Café, The Olive Garden, Golf Down Under, Oceans Market, The Best Crabs Seafood Co., Primo Hoagies, Crab Bag, Ponzetti's, Pizza Hut Inc., King Kone, Ocean City Florist, Sam's Ocean City Hair Cutters, Roxana Automotive, Rose Nail and Spa, RACC Fitness, Millsboro Pizza Palace, Sweet Dispositions, Frankford Family Diner, New Face in Town, Delmarva Two-Way Radio, The Salted Rim, Rena & Richard Jackson, Rio Grande Café & Tiki Bar, Energy Gym, Rippons Seafood West Fenwick, Fenwick Float-Ors, Fenwick Island Novelty & Sports, Viking Golf, Luna's Cactus Café, North Bay Marina, Lobster Shanty, Fisher's Popcorn, Fenwick Tackle, Fenwick Island Surf Shop, Lighthouse Liquors, Carolina Street, Atlantic Shoals Surf Shop, Ken's Bayside Pizza & Subs, Turquoise Authentic & American Restaurant, Lady Fenwick, Armand's Chicago Pizzaria, Ba Roos Ice Cream, Eclectic-Antique Finds, Shamrock Shanty, Mancini's Restaurant, Warren's Station, Captain Mac's Fish House & Seafood Market, Crepes and Crazes, Longwood Gardens, Brasure's Carpet Care Inc., Bay Club, Bayside Resort Golf Club, Main Street Resale, Truitt's Carpet Service, The Classroom Corner & Party Corner, Millsboro Bazaar, Java Llama Coffee Shop, Bethany Florist, Hair Designs by Iris, Dumser's Dairyland North, Em-Mings, Mike's Carpet Connection, China Express, Delmarva Shorebirds, Deer Run Golf Club, Roy's Place Styling Salon, Goose Creek Food Stores, Giant Foods, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Blue Scoop, Brasure's Pest, Johnson's Family Restaurant, Dennis Treasure House, Dennis New & Used Furniture Shear Thing Beauty Salon, PNC Bank and Bayville Package Store.
We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported the annual yART show. The Chinese Auction raised $4,530 for the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets.
We would like to offer our gratitude to the following volunteers who came to help on the busy Labor Day weekend: Steve Lett, Monte Wisbrock, Ralph Brown, Joe Hopple, Trish Scott, John Huegel, Bob Maxwell, Anne Weeks, Pat Donnelly, Lennea Downs, Suzanne Davis, Ben Davis, Will Davis, Amelia Adkins, Emily Harne, Sophie Burke, Jack Martin, George Martin and Jared Arlett.
A HUGE thank you to our live music, WWTunes and Sparrow!!! Both duos graciously donated their time.
We feel very fortunate to live in such a generous and supportive art-minded community.
Editor's Note: The following letter was addressed to the greater public of Bethany Beach, and forwarded along to the Coastal Point for publication.
We thank you for so much love and care that you have shown to our family in the difficult days since Tony's passing. We appreciate all of the food, cards, flowers, contributions to Swim Across America, and other acts of kindness. We are blessed by the presence of so many at the memorial service this past weekend. We know the days ahead will be challenging, but we are grateful for such a supportive community.
I am so happy and so proud of Kathy Green being chosen the number one volunteer in Sussex County!
Kathy joined Justin's Beach House in 2008 as our executive director and has been our guiding light and helped make JBH the number one Charity in Sussex County once again this year.
Kathy has been instrumental in everything from fundraising to writing policy. She has been our liaison between cancer centers, social workers and, of course, each family that visits JBH. Kathy has not only been an excellent director but also a great friend and confidant.
We all thank you and congratulate you on this deserving honor!
I read on page A11 (of the Sept. 12, 2014 edition of the Coastal Point), that on Sept. 18, at the Center for the Inland Bays, "EPA scientist to discuss sustainability in face of climate change." He is Dr. Jonathan D. Essoka. By the time you read this letter, that conference will be history.
I did not attend because I have no interest in a conference guessing what might happen in the future. Especially when they are not presenting facts. How do I know they are not presenting facts? Because I've read their reports on the website, "www.SOSDelaware.org." Their best estimates, their best guesses, are all based on computer estimates!
Also, in another link from that document, is "www.dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal/Documents/SeaLevelRise/Assesmentintropdf" and in that PDF is this statement on page 6 "Rates and Causes of Sea Level Rise." "While it cannot be proven with certainty, Climatologists have predicted that the rate of Sea Level Rise occurring today will likely become greater in the decades to come. (IPCC 2001)" For those who do not know what IPCC stands for, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The United States government, read U.S. Senate, has never passed a vote ratifying the IPCC report.
For those who remember, before Climate Change, was Global Warming. Al Gore received a Nobel Peace prize for his movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." A.G. stated on April 25, 2014, "Extreme weather events" are 100 times more common today the they were 30 years ago due to global warming." Of all people, the IPCC found "that there is not enough evidence" to link those extreme weather events to Global Warming.
If you disagree with Climate Change, you are a "denier." That name was given, by the left, those who want to control your lifestyle, to shut down any discussion, any debate about GW.
• WY buried in 20 inches of snow!
* I updated my letter on Sept. 15 because of the following headline on Drudge, "Antarctic sea ice reaches all-time high…" that is from ABC, not known for it's right wing leanings.
* Remember, Al Gore and other alarmist stated years ago that the ice caps would disappear.
• The Global Warming Policy Foundation "www.thegwpf.org" From here you can search your heart's content.
• "www.populartechnology.net" On this site, there are rebuttals to the GW alarmist who say all scientists agree with GW.
As I've said in the past, and will continue to say, become educated, research your own knowledge. Do not base your thoughts or arguments on emotion.
One other point, if the weather men and women cannot accurately predict three to five days in advance, why would you believe anyone predicting years ahead?


Our most common vascular ailments are abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease, and carotid artery stenosis.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta, the blood vessel that supplies blood from the heart to the organs. The bulge forms in the vessel wall, and if left untreated can rupture, which can be life threatening.
Symptoms and Risk Factors: Usually there are no symptoms and an aneurysm is often found during a routine exam for an unrelated problem. Anyone is at risk to develop an abdominal aortic aneurysm, however, individuals that smoke, have high blood pressure, are over 55(men) or 65(women), or have a close relative with an AAA is at greater risk.
Diagnosis: Routine examinations, ultrasounds of the abdomen, and an abdominal CT scan can help diagnosis an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Treatments: Small aneurysms can be safely observed. Larger aneurysms may require open or endovascular surgery, depending on the size and shape of an individual's blood vessels.
Open Surgery: An incision is made in the abdomen. An artificial graft is inserted inside the damaged artery. Recovery time is longer (5-8 days in the hospital) than endovascular repairs, but for many patients it is the only option to treat an AAA.
Endovascular Surgery: Two small incisions are made in the groin and the artificial graft is inserted into the artery. This procedure is less invasive than open surgery and recovery time is shorter with patients usually going home 1-2 days after surgery.
PVD occurs when your arteries can not bring enough blood to you leg and foot muscles. Plaque build up in the arteries causes them to narrow and therefore less blood flows through to the leg. This causes pain and muscle cramping in the lower extremities after walking. In severe cases the loss of blood flow can result in gangrene and limb loss.
Diagnosis: Peripheral Vascular Disease can be diagnosed using several different tests, including the ultrasound Doppler test, ankle brachial index (ABI), and angiograms.
Treatments: Reduce your risk factors. This will help decrease your chance of developing PVD. In some cases medication can be taken to reduce claudication, under the supervision of your doctor. Bypass surgery is often the only treatment for advanced PVD. There are two types: femoral popliteal and distal bypass.
Femoral Popliteal: The blocked artery is bypassed via the popliteal artery in the upper part of the leg using either an artificial graft or you own vein.
Distal: The blocked artery is bypassed via the distal artery in the lower leg using either an artificial graft or your own vein.
Endovascular: This is a less invasive procedure using balloons and stents that does not require anesthesia. It aids in wound healing and pain with claudication.
Carotid artery stenosis is one of the leading causes of TIA and strokes. TIA is a transient ischemic attack, which has similar symptoms as a stroke but go away after a few minutes or hours and there is no brain damage. The carotid artery supplies blood to the brain and like other arteries has the ability to collect plaque, which can cause stenosis, or narrowing of the arteries, therefore allowing less blood flow to the brain.
Diagnosis: Carotid bruits are sounds that are heard by using a stethoscope on the neck that can indicate a build up of plaque in the artery. A carotid duplex scan can detect the degree of stenosis. An MRA is often used to confirm the diagnosis. It is a non invasive test that uses magnetic resonance imagining. In addition a contrast angiogram is used as a diagnostic procedure and prior to carotid angioplasty and stenting. It requires a catheter in the groin to inject dye into the artery. Then x-rays are obtained to identify where and to what degree the artery is blocked by plaque.
Treatments: Two ways to treat carotid artery stenosis is by carotid endarterectomy or by carotid artery angioplasty and stenting.
Endarterectomy: This is an open surgery used to remove plaque from the artery. It is very effective and most patients return home within 24 hours of the operation.
Angioplasty and Stenting: This less invasive procedure is used to improve the blood flow through the carotid artery. A balloon is used to expand the narrowed artery and then a stent is placed in the artery. The stent is left in place to hold the artery open, and therefore allow normal blood flow to the carotid artery.


Does this surprise anybody? The bigger question is one of funding. VA receives approximately $350 million from the federal government right now for education. While this is a small part of VA's total education spending it could represent a significant piece of certain programs. With many divisions running short of cash, can any of them afford to forgo even 2-3% of their income?


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Baldur's Gate 3 official gameplay reveal
Written by Chad Norton on 28 February 2020 at 16:30
PAX East is currently going on, and of the few developers and companies that still went despite Coronavirus fears, Larian Studios has unveiled the first official look at the gameplay in Baldur's Gate 3. Along with the gameplay we've also gotten a good look at the opening cinematic with an updated trailer.
For those of you who remember the announcement trailer way back when, that trailer showed the introduction of the Mindflayer in some form of Lovecraftian horror. Now we're getting an even better look at the upcoming villain as well as some key characters in the official opening cinematic of Baldur's Gate 3:
But that's not the only thing to come out of PAX East, as the developers, Larian Studios, also showed off a hefty amount of gameplay. It is important to note however, that Baldur's Gate 3 is still in development, and after watching the gameplay reveal you'll start to realise what I mean. This might be the most honest gameplay demo I've ever seen...
So there's lots to talk about here, but it seems that the reveal has made fans ultimately divided. Many are comparing the newest addition to the Baldur's Gate series to Divinity: original Sin, the previous game series worked on by Larian Studios, and some are not happy about that. There's definitely some artistic license by the developers here, and the last Baldur's Gate game was about 20 years ago so some things are going to be updated whilst others are going to be completely reworked.
It will be interesting to see if Larian Studios will take some of the positive and negative reactions from the event and implementing them into the future. Since the game is still in early development with an Early Access version slated for later this year, it's hard to see Larian not taking the feedback and improving on the current state of the game thanks to the fans.
What did you think of the Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay? Are you even more excited? Or are you heartbroken? Let us know!
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Morbate51
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17:02 Mar-02-2020
To me, this seems like a great successor to the original Baldur's Gate games, especially with gameplay feeling close to the D&D 5E.
Can't wait to see what the end result will look like :V
DiNSan93
Looks great. And, i never thought i would one day see a badass looking mindflayer!
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I think it looks great and am still excited for it, that being said I didnt play the originals as they are just too old and dated, I could never get into them.
I'm disappointed. I wanted something closer to Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 than Divinity Original Sin 2. They managed to adapt many of DnD's game mechanics but the visual style and feel of the game are clearly their own. I was almost convinced prior to the gameplay footage reveal that I would buy this game but now i'm not sure. Hopefully by the time the game is released in a much more polished state it will be much more enticing. If your new to this sort of RPG/Stategy game its of excellent quality…
… and depth and is certainly worth a try… I've just seen too much repetition already
It doesn't look or sound like Baldur's Gate, doesn't play like Baldur's Gate, doesn't share any story or characters with Baldur's Gate, so why is it called Baldur's Gate?


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