Pench National Park derives its name from Pench River which flows through this wildlife sanctuary. This river, along with several other water bodies, offers a perfect setting for wildlife in Pench National Park to flourish. As a result, one can find several varieties of wild animals and birds moving around freely in this region. Herbivores gather around Pench River for grazing and water, and this catches the attention of tigers who hunt for their prey along the riverside. Leopards, jungle cats and other carnivores can also be seen occasionally in this region. A big group of wild dogs can be spotted in several areas of this national park, searching for their food. The sight of Langurs is very common in this part of the world. This region also has numerous species of resident and migratory birds, and bird-lovers can have an excellent time watching them in green surroundings. Those who want a pleasant climate during their visit to this national park can choose the period between November and February. Ones who want to have the best opportunity to sight tigers and a few other animals can visit this region between April and June.
There are several resorts and hotels in Pench that have excellent amenities for tourists visiting this region. Visitors can reach theseresorts in Pench without any hassles as they are easily accessible through rail, road and air. Most of them are designed to suit guests having varying preferences in terms of facilities. As this region has been developed for the purpose of wildlife conservation, eco-tourism has been given greater importance. Many of the resorts located in this region have rooms that are furnished with eco-friendly materials. Plenty of space is made available inside these rooms that give a sense of peace and relaxation for guests. Low-budget accommodations are always preferred by most of the tourists. Pench has many resorts that offer lodging facilities at cheaper rates which gives a chance for guests to have sizeable amount of savings. Online booking facilities offered by many hotels and resorts in the region enables visitors to reserve rooms well in advance. Guests of these rooms can enjoy breathtaking views of the surroundings that consist of green landscapes. Children can also have a nice time savouring various attractions in this region and having a comfortable stay in these resorts along with their parents. Some of them also provide a play area for children to add plenty of fun during their stay.
Visitors to the tiger reserve must choose an accommodation that provides true value for money. This type of Pench accommodation would provide all the basic facilities that tourists want. Most of them have multi-cuisine restaurants that serve local dishes along with other delicacies. But what many of the tourists visiting this region demand is a wildlife safari that would give them a chance to explore the national park's amazing wildlife. They can choose either gypsy rides or elephant safaris to make this tour exciting and adventurous. Starting off from a comfortable location, these jungle tours move on to several regions that offer fabulous views of wild animals inhabiting this wildlife sanctuary. The excitement doubles when tourists spot some rare species of animals that can only be seen occasionally. These wildlife safaris can also be customized according to the tastes and preferences of different travellers. Convenient timings are offered for individuals who wish to enjoy these tours. Most of these jungle safaris begin early in the morning and are divided into many slots, which offer various choices for tourists.


Travelling in 2019 is all about gaining experiences. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, there's no greater excuse for a romantic trip away. But often, an unfamiliar location brings the biggest dilemma – what to pack!
Riga is the next capital of romance, and if you love to explore new cultures with your boo, this city offers just that.
Whether you're into cars and want to visit the Riga Motormuseum or take a swift stroll through Central Market, you're really spoilt for choice with this location. But what should you wear?
For dreamy walks through Old City opt for toasty attire such as woolly jumpers, hats, scarves and gloves. Darker hues will go extremely when it comes to posing in front the bright buildings for the 'gram. If you're visiting over the Valentine's weekend, temperatures are expected to be at highs of 2°C but lows of -6°C, meaning you need to be prepared for all types of circumstances.
Wherever you're dining on the evening, you must make sure that you're the star of the show. Pick one of your going out tops, pair with your high waisted jeans and complete the look with chic silver trainers. Don't forget your faux fur panel jacket to stay on trend.
When you're venturing away with your loved one, Reykjavik is one that should be on your list as it oozes romance.
Cuddle up and watch the northern lights when you head to this city. Or take a relaxing spa day to another level by visiting the Blue Lagoon. There's no denying that the climate in the Nordic country is extremely different to our own, so what should you wear?
A warm coat is essential for this trip, especially when temperatures are set to be between -2°C and 3°C. If you're planning on going on any excursions such as the northern lights or Golden Circle tour, you should think about packing some thermals as it can get even colder the further you move away from the city centre.
Don't think that you can't dress up on this trip. Reykjavik has a number of fine-dining restaurants and some clubs. Some of the late-night venues have dress codes, so you'll need a change from your hiking boots and jumpers if you want to make it past the door. There are many students who live in the city and are less phased by the cold, so you'll fit in fine if you want to wear a dressy skirt and top – just bring a coat for the journey home and leave it in the cloakroom.
Flights to this city aren't too pricey either, so it makes the perfect getaway for the most romantic day of the year while sticking to a budget! Just like some of our other top picks, this city strikes a balance between historic culture and modern entertainment it an ideal last-minute getaway. From partying in the main square to visiting castles and cathedrals, make sure you have enough time to explore everything.
Expect highs of 3°C and lows of -7°C during your Valentine's trip. For roaming around central with your loved one, fit in with the locals by wearing bright tones.
When it comes to dressing up on a night out, rock what you feel comfortable in. But for Valentine's Day date night itself, be the star of the show with a chic dress and matching jacket.
Plovdiv is the next big city, and there' so much to do. Dubbed as an exclusive city after being built around seven hills, you'll be thrown deep into the historic culture that comes with visiting this city.
From visiting ancient theatres to museums, what more could you look for in an adventurous holiday. For Valentine's weekend, the temperature will stay at around 3°C but could go right down to -8°C. When it comes packing for this destination, you need to pack something that keeps you warm but is super practical for walking – as you'll do plenty here. Think about thermal waterproof jackets, boots and gloves.
When in Plovdiv, you can choose on whether you want to go all out and dress up, but the small restaurants don't expect anything extravagant. Go for something subtle like a roll-neck jumper, jeans and some flat trainers. Take a backpack to keep your belongings in and a jacket for when you get cold walking back to your hotel.
Bruges will make the perfect trip, especially if you love the aesthetics of cobbled streets and canals. What else is so special about it? From fantastic restaurants and bars to shopping trips and iconic cultural landmarks, this surprise trip will be extremely hard to top. From visiting the Chocolate Museum to the Brewery, there's something for all couples to indulge in.
When heading for a romantic walk around the city and stopping at cafés, you can keep it casual with a jumper dress or jeans and pumps – again, keep it lively with bright tones. With highs of 6°C and lows of -1°C, this style will be very suitable.
Going to the brewery? Head out formal with heels and a sophisticated dress; for the walk home, you should always take a matching jacket to ensure you always look on point.


My broad aim as an artist is to make work which touches some people's sensibilities. Antony Gormley says that the role of art for the viewer is that it should 'open a valve in their emotional constitution' and I think that is a very eloquent and admirable aim. I would like my painting and ceramics to resonate with similarly minded people.
Regarding my paintings, my abiding subject has been the river – we have lived on the banks of the Soar for thirty-four years. I seek to express a meld of observation and emotional response. The large paintings are done in the studio and I feel that semi-abstract depictions have the potential to communicate on a number of levels simultaneously, for example memory, what the paint does in its own right and observation.
Occasionally my abstract paintings are politically motivated; they follow my various travels in Europe. Es tut mir weh (meaning 'it hurts', but literally: 'it does to me hurt') explores the former East Berlin through the metaphor of the running drip. The drips reference the great lament (all the crying associated with the Berlin Wall), dark times, familial ties (some broken, some tightly knotted), cross-references, veins – the life blood, the nervous system, anxiety, the sinister, the reaching out, the map of roads surrounding Berlin on which the captured were driven prior to interrogation, veils of darkness and the overall tangled web of truth and untruth.
I have travelled quite extensively within Europe and also and around Dubai where my daughter lived for six years. Wherever I travel within her handbag are a very small sketchbook and watercolours. Sketches done on site sometimes evolve into studio paintings.
My Arabic pots aim to speak 'desert' – evoking something of the harsh arid landscape around Dubai with Arabic calligraphic script. The texture evokes sand and scrubby desert.
Recently I have been experimenting making my own glazes from local materials including granite dust from Lafarge Quarry and wood ash from prunings in the garden which have been burnt in the stove.
Further back my symbolic still lives use small scale old domestic objects. Although specific to my family, they aim to address our collective past – evocations from another time which bind us together. Gold and silver leaf denote the value of generational links, enhancing these modest objects.
I am having a solo exhibition comprising about 40 pieces called 'River Paintings and Ash-glazed pots from late November 2019 to late February 2020 in Charnwood Museum.


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The UN vs. Israel: Strengthening U.S.-Israeli Relations in the Age of Trump
Thursday 7:45 - 9:30AM
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
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Jon Lerner
Jon Lerner is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, where he focuses on American foreign policy.
Kevin Moley
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Kristen Silverberg
Former United States Ambassador to the European Union
Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on the future role of the U.S. in the United Nations, particularly as it relates to strengthening the U.S.-Israeli alliance and the progress made during Ambassador Nikki Haley's tenure. The panel was moderated by Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs and panelists included Hudson Senior Fellow Jon Lerner; Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kevin Moley; and former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Kristen Silverberg.
As Lerner wrote in a recent piece for Commentary Magazine, "American interests at the UN, and American principles more broadly, require steadfast support for Israel." The Trump administration has revitalized the conversation surrounding the Arab–Israeli conflict on the international stage. It has affirmed that Israel remains a key U.S. ally, advocated for the protection of Israel's sovereignty and security, and defied the status quo in order to strengthen the U.S.-Israeli partnership. This has been met with opposition from many in the international community who have proposed alternative policies with detrimental consequences for Israel. This discussion focused on response to that criticism and the path ahead for the next UN Ambassador.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conduct a military drill with ballistic missiles and unmanned air vehicles at Great Salt Desert, in the middle of the Iranian Plateau, on January 15, 2021. (Sepahnews/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Les (étoiles) variables de type RV Tauri sont des étoiles variables lumineuses qui présentent des variations de luminosité particulières alternant des minima profonds et peu profonds.

Histoire et découverte
L'astronome allemand Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander suivit les variations particulières de luminosité de R Scuti de 1840 à 1850. La variabilité de R Sagittae fut remarquée en 1859, mais ce ne fut pas avant la découverte de RV Tauri par l'astronome russe Lidiya Tseraskaya en 1905 que cette classe de variables fut reconnue comme distincte.

Trois groupes spectroscopiques ont été identifiés :
 A, GK-type avec des spectres de type G ou K, sans ambiguïté ;
 B, Fp(R), avec des spectres inconsistants, avec des caractéristiques des types F, G ou plus tardifs mélangés, plus des caractéristiques du carbone (type R) ;
 C, Fp, spectres particuliers avec en général de faibles raies d'absorption et sans fortes bandes du carbone.

Les étoiles de type RV Tauri sont également classées dans deux sous-types photométriques basés sur leur courbe de lumière :
 variables RVa : ce sont des variables RV Tauri dont la luminosité moyenne ne varie pas ;
 variables RVb : ce sont des variables RV Tauri qui présentent des variations périodiques de leur luminosité moyenne, et donc leurs maxima et leurs minima changent sur des échelles de temps allant de 600 à 1500 jours.

Les sous-types photométriques ne doivent pas être confondus avec les sous-types spectroscopiques qui utilisent des lettres capitales, souvent abrégés en RV : RVA ; RVB et RVC. Le General Catalogue of Variable Stars utilise des acronymes constitués de lettres capitales pour identifier les types de variabilité, mais utilise aussi RVA et RVB pour noter les deux sous-types photométriques.

Propriétés
Les variables de type RV Tau présentent des changements de luminosité qui sont liés aux pulsations radiales de leur surface. Leurs changements de luminosité sont aussi corrélés avec des changements de leur type spectral. Quand elles sont les plus lumineuses, les étoiles ont des types spectraux F ou G. A leur plus faible luminosité, leurs types spectraux changent en K ou M. La différence entre le maximum et le minimum de luminosité peut atteindre quatre magnitudes. La période des fluctuations de luminosité entre un minimum profond et le suivant est typiquement de l'ordre de 30 à 150 jours, et présente des minima alternativement primaires et secondaires, qui peuvent varier l'un par rapport à l'autre. Par comparaison avec les autres variables Céphéides de type II telles que les variables de type W Virginis, cette période formelle est égale au double de la période de pulsation fondamentale. Par conséquent, bien que la limite approximative entre les variables W Vir et les variables RV Tau corresponde à la période de pulsation fondamentale de 20 jours, les variables RV Tau sont typiquement décrites avec des périodes allant de 40 à 150 jours.

Les pulsations rendent l'étoile plus chaude et plus petite environ à mi-chemin entre le minimum primaire et le maximum. Les températures les plus froides sont atteintes à proximité du minimum profond. Quand la luminosité s'accroît, les raies d'émission de l'hydrogène apparaissent dans le spectre et beaucoup de raies spectrales deviennent doubles, à cause de l'onde de choc dans l'atmosphère. Les raies d'émission disparaissent quelques jours après le maximum de luminosité.

Le prototype de ces variables, RV Tauri est une variable de type RVb qui présente des variations de luminosité entre les magnitudes +9,8 et +13,3 avec une période formelle de 78,7 jours. Le membre le plus brillant de la classe, R Scuti, est de type RVa, avec une magnitude apparente variant entre 4,6 et 8,9 et une période formelle de 146,5 jours. AC Herculis est un exemple de variable de type RVa.

La luminosité des variables RV Tau vaut typiquement quelques milliers de fois celle du Soleil, ce qui les place à l'extrémité haute de la bande d'instabilité des variables W Virginis. Par conséquent, les variables de type RV Tau et les variables de type W Vir sont parfois considérées comme une sous-classe des Céphéides de type II. Elles présentent des relations entre leurs périodes, masses et luminosités, bien qu'avec moins de précision que les variables Céphéides plus conventionnelles. Bien que leurs spectres apparaissent être celui de supergéantes, habituellement Ib, parfois Ia, leurs luminosités réelles sont seulement de quelques milliers de fois celles du Soleil. La classe de luminosité de supergéantes est due à une très faible gravité de surface sur des étoiles pulsantes de faible masse et à l'atmosphère raréfiée.

Évolution

Les variables de type RV Tauri sont des étoiles très lumineuses et on leur attribue typiquement la classe de luminosité d'une supergéante. Cependant ce sont des objets de masse relativement faible, et non de jeunes étoiles massives. On pense qu'il s'agit d'étoiles qui ont débuté leur vie de façon similaire au Soleil et ont maintenant évolué jusqu'à la fin de la branche asymptotique des géantes (AGB). Les étoiles AGB tardives deviennent de plus en plus instables, présentent de fortes variations de luminosité comme les variables de type Mira, subissent des pulsations thermiques lorsque les coquilles internes d'hydrogène et d'hélium brûlent en alternance, et perdent rapidement de la masse. Ensuite, la coquille d'hydrogène devient trop proche de la surface et est incapable de déclencher de nouvelles pulsations à partir de la coquille plus profonde d'hélium et l'intérieur chaud commence à être révélé par la perte des couches externes. Ces objets post-AGB commencent à devenir plus chauds, avant de devenir une naine blanche et éventuellement une nébuleuse planétaire.

Comme une étoile post-AGB s'échauffe quand elle traverse la bande d'instabilité, elle va pulser de la même façon qu'une variable Céphéide conventionnelle. On pense qu'il s'agit des étoiles de type RV Tauri. De telles étoiles sont clairement des étoiles de population II déficientes en métaux puisqu'il faut environ 10 milliards d'années à des étoiles de cette masse pour évoluer au-delà du stade AGB. Leurs masses sont maintenant inférieures à  même pour des étoiles qui étaient initialement de type B sur la séquence principale.

Bien que la traversée de la bande d'instabilité d'une étoile post-AGB doive se dérouler sur une période mesurée en milliers d'années, ou des centaines d'années pour les exemples les plus massifs, les étoiles RV Tau connues ne montrent pas l'accroissement séculaire de température qui est attendu. Le progéniteur de la séquence principale de ce type d'étoiles a une masse proche de celle du Soleil, bien qu'elles aient déjà perdu environ la moitié de leur masse lors des phases de géante rouge et d'AGB. On pense aussi que ce sont majoritairement des binaires entourées par un disque de poussières.

Membres les plus brillants

En 2009, on connaissait un peu plus de 100 étoiles RV Tauri. Les plus brillantes étoiles de type RV Tauri sont listées ci-dessous.

L'estimation de la distance de TW Cam pourrait être trop grande.
R Sct pourrait être moins lumineuse que ne l'indique le tableau. Elle pourrait être une étoile AGB à impulsions thermiques, observée dans une phase de combustion de l'hélium plutôt qu'une étoile post-AGB.

Références

Liens externes
 GCVS: List of RV variable stars
 AAVSO: Quick Look View of AAVSO Observations (get recent magnitude estimates)
 OGLE Atlas of Variable Star Light Curves – RV Tauri stars

RV Tauri

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RHY ART FAIR is a young international contemporary art fair, developing the artist-to-public relationship during the great art week in Basel. RHY ART presents from 16 to 19 June 2016 works of newcomers and established artists: paintings, sculptures, art photography, digital art, and much more in the Rhypark Hall Basel.
In June 2016, Rhypark Basel will be again a meeting place for art lovers. For passionate art collectors and art enthusiasts RHY ART forms the perfect complement to the simultaneously held great art fairs and events in Basel. RHY ART provides an attractive forum for a selection of professional artists and young galleries with solo shows. Set in a beautiful location, RHY ART FAIR brings artists closer to art lovers and collectors. The concept is based on the direct contact between artist and the public.
Susan Mains Gallery is a gallery featuring Contemporary art from the Caribbean, located in Grenada. The featured artist for the RHY Art in Basel will be , showing his "Sea Lungs" series. Mains has been featured in the Grenada National Pavilion of the Biennale di Venezia in 2015, The Trio Bienal in Rio de Janiero in 2015, and is a recent MFA graduate of Transart Institute, accredited through Plymouth University, UK. His practise is concerned with the humanizing process of art to engage society using materials found in his own environment.
The first RHY ART in Basel in 2015 was a successful exhibition. More than 7000 visitors came to this newcomer under the Basel art fairs. Almost all exhibitors have sold a lot and made new professional contacts, also with international collectors and curators.
The fair is centrally located, only 7 minutes from the Art Basel fair-ground (direct tramway) and just 15 minutes from the international central station Basel SBB. The international EuroAirport can be reached within 20 minutes.
For more information, see www.rhy-art.com. Click to see catalog exhibition.


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Seznam britanskih antropologov.

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 R.E. Dennett
 Mary Douglas

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Edward E. Evans-Pritchard

F
 James Frazer

G
 Francis Galton
 Jane Goodall

H
 Alfred Cort Haddon

K
 Arthur Keith
 Adam Kuper

L
 Edmund Leach
 Mary Leakey
 Meave Leakey

M
Bronisław Malinowski (poljskega rodu)
Henry Evans Maude
 J. Clyde Mitchell
 Ashley Montagu

N
 Siegfried Frederick Nadel

P
 John Shae Perring
 William James Perry (1887–1949)

R
 Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
 FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan
 W. H. R. Rivers

S
 Alison Spedding
 Walter Baldwin Spencer

T
 Colin Turnbull
 Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917)

V
 Richard William Howard Vyse

W
 Alan Walker (akademik)
 Alfred Russel Wallace

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Angie is a Research Uptake Specialist with The Transfer Project. Having worked as a Strategic Planner in creative advertising agencies in Dublin and within the Communications divisions in UNICEF Office of Research—Innocenti and World Food Programme, Angie has both private sector and NGO-experience. She has a background in Business & Law, and a Master's degree in Strategic Communication from University of Stirling and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.


Hillary Clinton is reportedly making some big weekend plans. After months of anticipation, Clinton is expected to announce on Sunday her plans to run in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
That announcement will reportedly come in the form of a video posted to one of Clinton's social media sites.
While the look of her campaign announcement has yet to be unveiled, keep in mind that it would not be Clinton's first rodeo. In the 2008 presidential campaign, she was considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination before losing the party's backing in the primaries to current U.S. President Barack Obama.
"I'm not just starting a campaign, though, I am beginning a conversation with you," Clinton said in her 2007 video announcement, which may offer some clues as to what to expect this time around.


ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Works by seven student artists at St. Bonaventure University will be featured in the 2012 Senior Thesis Exhibition opening Friday, March 23, at the University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
The exhibition opens with a welcoming reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Winifred Shortell Kenney Gallery. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the artists will offer brief comments about their work.
4:30-5 p.m.: tour of the Asian art collection with Chisato Dubreuil, assistant professor of art history.
5-7 p.m.: Senior Thesis Exhibition opening and reception.
5:30-6:30 p.m.: gallery talks by exhibiting student artists.
5-7 p.m.: music to view art by, featuring music program students.
7:30-9:45 p.m.: SBU Theater presentation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Rigas Family Theater, with an audience talk-back after the show.
Refreshments will be served on The Quick Center's mezzanine. All events, other than the play, are open to the public at no charge. Tickets for the play may be purchased by calling The Quick Center Box Office at (716) 375-2494.
The evening's showcase event, the exhibition by graduating visual arts majors, will be one of the largest in recent years, and the first exhibited at the university's world-renowned arts center in some time, said Constance Pierce, associate professor of visual arts at St. Bonaventure.
Emily Buccilla from Pickerington, Ohio, whose experience as a student-athlete inspired her series of works based on female athletes, particularly people she has looked up to.
Tess Hanna, from Rochester, N.Y., who uses colored pencils and watercolors to express her imagery in a poetic and evocative stream-of-consciousness manner.
Kellyn Kautz, from Williamsville, N.Y., who will exhibit a series of large-scale wash drawings inspired and informed by 18th century mystic artist William Blake, as well as a unique series of explorations expressing an array of zombie imagery.
Neil Durkin of Caldwell, N.J., who explores the existential loneness of post-modern man through a series of unusual works on paper and canvas that are rough, challenging, and contemporary with an urban flavor.
Sara Regal, of Beachwood, Ohio, who will exhibit a series of eclectic works inspired by dreams, yet unified through her affinity for rich deep color.
Matthew Ryan, of New York, N.Y., who grew up in the heart of Manhattan and whose work is inspired by contemporary street art and graffiti imagery. He offers a breadth of expressive approaches from detailed portraits of African-American artists and writers, to expressive drip-paintings that depict rappers and urban legends.
Alexandria Stephan, of Kenmore, N.Y., who says her experience as an award-winning skater and dancer give her a sense of lyrical flow and movement that she incorporates into her art. Her goal is to inspire others to appreciate the beauty and elegance of nature.
The 2012 Senior Thesis Exhibition also provides some special features, said Pierce. Artists Ryan and Durkin will collaborate on a large-scale graffiti wall that will be created outdoors and then wheeled into the gallery for the exhibition's opening reception.
Also, several artists will share intimate views of their creative process by displaying mixed-media art journals and sketchbooks. These will be shown in glass cases within the gallery, so visitors are able to view the young artists' preparatory studies and imaginative concepts along with their completed major series of works on the gallery walls.
The exhibition runs through April 14.
Galleries at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts are open to the public at no charge year round. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.


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Xian'an () is a district of the city of Xianning, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Xian'an District includes Xianning's central urban area (thus, it usually is not marked separately from Xianning on less detailed maps) and nearby villages.

Administration
Subdistricts:
Wenquan Subdistrict (), Fushan Subdistrict (), Yong'an Subdistrict ()

Towns:
Tingsiqiao (), Xiangyanghu (), Guanbuqiao (), Heshengqiao (), Shuangxiqiao (), Maqiao (), Guihua (), Gaoqiao ()

The only township is Damu Township ()

Other Area: Xiangyanghu Dairy Farm ()

Transportation
 Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway (Xianning East and Xianning South stations)
 Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Xianning Station)
 Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway (Xianning North Railway Station)

Sights

At the "Underground Project 131" site, some  southeast of Xianning urban area, tourists can visit a system of tunnels that were built in 1969–71 to accommodate national military headquarters in the case of a war, but never used.

References

County-level divisions of Hubei
Xianning


Martial arts at Massachusetts' Beverly's D W Kim's US Tae Kwon DO Center is a great workout that will leave you feeling Zen. Strengthen your body and fitness endurance with a high-intensity kickboxing class.
Martial arts at Beverly's D W Kim's US Tae Kwon DO Center is a great workout that will leave you feeling Zen. Bring the whole family to this studio, where kiddos are welcomed with open arms. Keep your heart rate up and your blood pumping with a class here. Whether you're new to the MMA world or you're already trained, these classes are a great way to improve your skills.
If you feel like saving gas, opt for public transportation, with a stop conveniently located at Beverly (Newburyport/Rockport). Easy parking is accessible for D W Kim's US Tae Kwon DO Center's customers. Discover the discipline, beauty, and expertise behind the martial arts at D W Kim's US Tae Kwon DO Center in Beverly.
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'Coming 2 America' First Look: Teyana Taylor As Bopoto and Wesley Snipes As General Izzi
Does Zamunda's royal family have some unfinished business?
Coming 2 America, the long-awaited sequel to Eddie Murphy's 1988 romantic comedy, will be premiering on Amazon Prime in March 2020 and NUEVO has the first look at Wesley Snipes and Teyana Taylor in their roles as General Izzi and his daughter Bopoto.
In the sequel, Murphy's Prince Akeem is now a King who has had three daughters with his wife, Lisa McDowell (Shari Headley) but discovers that he fathered a son back in the United States. However, it appears that he still has some unfinished business to attend to in Zamunda.
"We're just paying a visit to the neighbors. That's all," Snipes tells NUEVO of General Izzi, giving context to this first look photo. "He's a diplomat. We were being good neighbors. We didn't bring coffee, we brought Kalashnikovs."
If the name Izzi sounds familiar, Colonel Izzi (Calvin Lockhart) was the father of the bride, Imani Izzi (Vanessa Bell Calloway), who Prince Akeem was supposed to marry in the original. "We're not playing no games," Teyana Taylor further clarifies of the scene captured in the photo. "I just think my father Izzi wanted to make some things really clear to King Akeem. To make sure there wouldn't be any more misunderstandings that maybe happened 30 years ago."
Snipes, who worked with director Craig Brewer and Murphy on 2019's Dolemite Is My Name, was more than happy to work with them again and fulfill a longtime dream. Back in the '80s, Wesley auditioned for the role of Darryl, The Soul Glo heir, that eventually went to Eriq La Salle.
"What was different this time was I was more familiar with Eddie and the tempo and with Craig and how he approaches filmmaking," he says of working on Coming 2 America. "So, that gave me a little more latitude to play with the character and be confident with some of the choices that we were going to make. And the idea that I was doing what I actually wanted to do thirty years prior was just overwhelming, man. I took Dolemite because I had been wanting to work with Eddie for those many years. But when this one came around I was like, 'If you sit by the river long enough you just might get lucky.'"
Snipes had a ball working with singer and actor Taylor and teased a musical collaboration that audiences are sure to love. Teyana, who wasn't born when the original premiered in theaters, is still in awe of the experience of working with Hollywood royalty.
"We have father and daughter conversations over text and I can hear General Izzi's voice over the text," she says of working with Snipes. "He sent me voice notes a few times, too. He's always in his character. I love that. That's my boy. And it's a true honor, too. There was a scene where I had one line, the very first scene I had with him, and I couldn't remember this one line for the life of me. I was nervous, excited, and overwhelmed because I'm in a scene with Wesley Snipes as my father introducing me to Eddie Murphy. I enjoyed every bit of the experience. It was dope and I'm just grateful to be a part of it."
Coming 2 America premieres on March 5, 2021, on Amazon Prime.
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The Holloman AFB Exchange is helping Airmen and military families launch a BE FIT lifestyle with healthier eating habits as the New Year begins.
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE – The Holloman AFB Exchange is helping Airmen and military families launch a BE FIT lifestyle with healthier eating habits as the New Year begins, reaffirming its commitment to service members' readiness and resiliency.
As a partner with Healthy Army Community initiative, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is committed to offering better-for-you food options in its restaurants, main stores and Expresses.
Subway's Fresh-Fit® menu includes eight sandwiches with 400 calories or less 24 grams of whole grains, and two servings of veggies, such as turkey breast, oven roasted chicken, veggie delight and roast beef.
Charley's Philly Steaks offers a variety of items with 150 calories or less including grilled chicken, steak and garden salads.
Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen has more than 20 items with less than 350 calories, including three-piece blackened tenders, Cajun rice and green beans.
Online nutritional guides for Holloman AFB Exchange restaurants are available at www.shopmyexchange.com/be-fit/nutrition.
For on-the-go snacking, the Holloman AFB Exchange main store and Express locations carry BE FIT-approved items. Healthier Choices, Healthier Lifestyle shelf tags make it easy for military shoppers to find BE FIT-approved snacks and drinks.
Holloman AFB Exchange vending machines, too, bring healthier options to Airmen needing a quick pick-me-up. Dried fruit, proteins bars and are part of the Holloman AFB Exchange's vending assortment. These and other Holloman AFB Exchange vending options fulfill National Automatic Merchandising Association Fit Pick requirements, containing fewer than 35 percent of calories from fat, fewer than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat and fewer than 35 percent total weight from sugar.
For more information on better-for-you options at the Holloman AFB Exchange, shoppers can visit the BE FIT section of the Exchange's online community Hub.


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Halloween has increasingly become one of the most celebrated holidays. It's associated with the colors orange and black, skulls and skeletons, and – or course – jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. What's not to enjoy?
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Biomutant Gamescom 2018 Trailer Focuses On New Features
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Biomutant, the upcoming "kung-fu RPG" by THQ Nordic, has a new trailer that focuses on the game's varied environments and cutesy characters.
Channelling the aesthetic of titles such as Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Biomutant's world looks to contrast steampunk technology with classical fantasy tropes. A highlight of the trailer was the incorporation of vehicles, including a patchwork hot air balloon and a colorful mech.
Traversal within Biomutant's overworld has not been discussed previously, but developer Experiment 101 took the opportunity to explain the game's travel options in-depth. Players can choose from a wide array of options, including area-specific mounts, mechs, and even jet-skis.
While the project is still embedded in the RPG genre, this new trailer is further evidence of the game's action credentials. Gameplay looks fluid and weighty, with its martial arts inspired combat looking better and better with time. Shooting is part of the combat, too, with the title featuring an array of weapons and modifications.
In terms of RPG systems, Biomutant expands on its mutation theme by incorporting it into its upgrade paths. The upgrades, known as Wushu forms, allow players to change fighting styles on-the-fly. The protagonist can also change his genetic code by exposing himself to radiation in the open world, opening up branching paths of customisation through attributes.
Story-wise, Biomutant tasks players with bringing an end to a plague that threatens New World, the game's post-apocalyptic setting. The world's fate is up in the air, with player choice having a major impact on the story's ending.
Biomutant is due sometime soon for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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Women's Writing Circle
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So You Want To Write A Memoir
A PORTRAIT OF LOVE AND HONOR
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The Life Unexpected: An Anthology of Stories and Poems
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A New Memoir and Healing Journey
As many of you may know, I have spent the last two years writing the sequel to my memoir, Again in a Heartbeat. As of this writing, I am happy to announce that the new book, Morning at Wellington Square, is finished. Now I move into the next phase, which is marketing. But before I do that, I need to take a moment and reflect.
As any memoirist knows, writing one's life story is a healing journey. We need to make sense of our lives, to heal our wounds before we can try to move on. As we begin to focus on the memories and the people that have made the biggest impression on us, our journey leads to the compelling narrative. What is my story? What is the message? Once we understand that, things crystallize, come into focus. We breathe deeply and feel the joy of finding our way out of the darkness, into the light.
While many new characters are introduced in this book, one of my central characters remains John, my husband. That said, this story is more about me, more a self-reflective journey than the previous memoir. This is a woman searching for herself outside traditional roles of daughter, wife, mother, widow,and career woman. As a middle-aged woman who has watched many of her friends grapple with unemployment, as well as her own, she asks the question: How do we remake ourselves and tap into our passions? Can we? I felt this theme was central to Morning at Wellington Square.
My story is about mourning not just a lost career, but the loss of being wife, daughter, sister. It picks up where Again in a Heartbeat left off as the narrator struggles with being single, an empty nester, and her feelings of emotional fatigue. How can she greet a new morning with optimism and hope?
This is a woman's journey as she searches for those answers - a modern woman, an everyday woman.
As much as I love the Internet as a way to sell books, I am excited about my first signing at Wellington Square Bookshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 22. Details to follow.
For now, if in some way my story resonates, helps others going through similar experiences, or is simply an enjoyable "read," I have done my job as a writer. Mostly, I am grateful for the opportunity writing memoir has given me to find the "truth" of my story.
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edda said...
A beautiful cover, Susan. Yellow - the color of joy and intellect - against the gray stonework. A lovely image. Good luck!
Susan G. Weidener said...
Thank you, dear friend, and for all your help in making this book come to pass.
Sharla L. Shults said...
Susan, best of luck with your book signing and of course, beyond. The book cover is very inspiring - great color! Looking forward to hearing more. . .
Thank you,Sharla. The flowers/the container on the cover - the Writing Circle,of course. As soon as the book goes "live," I will let everyone know.
Dee Cee said...
I've just started reading Morning at Wellington Square and if I had to use one word to describe my feelings, it would be comforted. The familiar ache of change is successfully conveyed in the first 34 pages. Recently going through a divorce, my heart has been shattered and is trying desperately to heal. Susan's words are helping. Susan, thank you for your courage. Now please excuse me, I have a wonderful book to read.
Dee Cee,
Thank you so much for sharing. I wish you happiness and healing.
SUSAN G. WEIDENER
An experienced book editor, journalist and author, Susan received her BA in Literature from American University and her MS in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her memoirs, Again in a Heartbeat, and its sequel, Morning at Wellington Square, have received critical acclaim. Her novel, A Portrait of Love and Honor, is based on a true story. A former staff writer with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Susan started the Women's Writing Circle in suburban Philadelphia to empower women to write and find voice through memoir, fiction and poetry. The group offers critiques, read arounds, networking and book authorship opportunities. Susan also offers writing workshops and teaches memoir and fiction. She lives in Chester Springs, PA.
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Box set of all Metallica shows from 2014 (26 double-disc shows, plus one (1) single-disc of Metallica acoustic from 05/12/14)
Box set includes the following shows:
March 16, 2014 Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia
March 18, 2014 Parque Bicentenario, Quito, Ecuador
March 20, 2014 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
March 22, 2014 Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 24, 2014 Jockey Club, Asuncion, Paraguay
March 27, 2014 Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile
March 29, 2014 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 12, 2014 MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert at Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
May 28, 2014 Sonisphere at Hietaniemi Beach, Helsinki, Finland
May 30, 2014 Gardet Royal Park, Stockholm, Sweden
June 01, 2014 Sonisphere at Valle Hovin, Oslo, Norway
June 03, 2014 State Prison Open Air, Horsens, Denmark
June 04, 2014 Sonisphere at Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany
June 06, 2014 Rock Im Park at Zeppelinfeld, Nurnberg, Germany
June 08, 2014 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany
June 09, 2014 Pinkpop Festival at Megaland, Landgraaf, Netherlands
June 28, 2014 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Great Britain
July 01, 2014 Rock in Rome Sonisphere at Ippodromo Cappannelle, Rome, Italy
July 03, 2014 Rock Werchter at Werchterpark, Werchter, Belgium
July 04, 2014 Sonisphere at St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
July 06, 2014 Sonisphere at Knebworth House, Stevenage, Great Britain
July 08, 2014 Aerodrome Festival at Incheba Open Air, Prague, Czech Republic
July 09, 2014 Krieau Rocks at Krieau Open Air, Vienna, Austria
July 11, 2014 Sonisphere at National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
July 13, 2014 ITU Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
August 09, 2014 HEAVY MONTREAL at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec


As Washington waits for the second season of "House of Cards," Democrats in the meantime have created their own version to slam Republicans for partisanship that could "threaten to topple" the party, in an email sent Wednesday.
"This fall, go inside the world of the House GOP, where partisanship, brinksmanship, and extremism threaten to topple the House of Cards built by the House Republican Conference," the email said.
The email, sent by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and the Democrats of the Rules Committee, includes a mock "GOP House of Cards" title with Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sitting in place of the series' infamous character, Frank Underwood (D-S.C.).
So you all think politics is just a game?
No I just think Republicans are a Joke.


March 31, 2015 - Offered by Representative Horlacher.
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Brittany Lincicome, a two-time ANA winner, back in strong form thanks to brace
Brittany Lincicome picked up Chipotle on her way back to the house after the opening round of the ANA Inspiration. Daughter Emery was there to greet her.
No one in this week's field has had as much success at Mission Hills Country Club. The two-time winner (2009 and 2015) expected to find the Dinah Shore Tournament Course burnt and brown in the 100-plus degree desert heat. It's different alright, with Bermuda grass and blazing sun, but it's also astonishingly green. The course superintendent, she said, "deserves the world."
"I was a little bit shocked," said Lincicome, who opened with a 3-under 69 and sits three shots back from leader Nelly Korda at 6 under. In Gee Chun and Madelene Sagstrom are at 5 under while No. 2 Danielle Kang and Brooke Henderson sit with several other golfers at 4 under.
LEADERBOARD: ANA Inspiration
Lincicome's caddie, Missy Pederson, advised her to stay in the cart the first three days of practice rounds. They only played nine holes each day because conserving energy is key in the brutal desert heat.
Lincicome, 34, said she felt lightheaded and that her kidneys hurt earlier in the week. She chalked it up to dehydration and has since made it a point to pound water. Afternoon naps help, too.
While Lincicome has yet to tee off later than 8 a.m. this week, so she knows Friday's round at 1 p.m. will be a rude awakening when temperatures are forecasted to climb to 105. That's why a strong opening round in calm and cool conditions was so important.
Sep 10, 2020; Rancho Mirage, California, USA; Brittany Lincicome hits her tee shot on the 10th hole during the 2020 ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
"I think the test will really be tomorrow," she said. "This morning we could attack more pins and be more aggressive. Some holes today the green was releasing 20 to 22 yards. Holy cow what am I going to do tomorrow when it's going to be firmer?"
She's hoping to coast in with an even-par round.
With 100 trees removed from the Dinah Shore course and every other tree trimmed, the Bermuda rough is especially thick this week. Lincicome said she lost numerous balls in the practice rounds because they tend to sink to the bottom. She'd advance it 20 yards and then struggle to find it.
While Bermudagrass certainly isn't unfamiliar to Lincicome, the exercise brought up two points: 1) She doesn't practice all that much from home and 2) When she does, she must not miss many fairways.
Lincicome, an eight-time winner on the LPGA, never has been one to grind on the range, but a left thumb injury that has plagued her in 2020 made practice nearly nonexistent during the pandemic break.
"It just hurts when it bends back too far," said Lincicome, "so when I go to like hit a driver hard or really any club, like when I was home I could only hit 20 balls at a time before it was just on fire and I couldn't hit any more balls."
Lincicome said she has seen numerous doctors about it and was going to have surgery until she found relief after one of the docs made a brace that keeps her thumb from bending back too far.
"Now I'm pain-free," said Lincicome, "but now it's just learning to play with all the tape on and the brace on. I finally think I figured it out this week."
Lexi Thompson, 2 back, looms large at ANA Inspiration
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The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), also known as the coturnix quail, is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia.  First considered a subspecies of the common quail, it is now considered as a separate species. The Japanese quail has played an active role in the lives of humanity since the 12th century, and continues to play major roles in industry and scientific research. Where it is found, the species is abundant across most of its range. Currently, there are a few true breeding mutations of the Japanese quail. The breeds from the United States are Texas A&M, English white, golden range, red range, Italian, Manchurian, Tibetan, rosetta, scarlett, roux dilute and golden tuxedo.

Taxonomy
The Japanese quail was formally described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck and the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel in 1848 and given the trinomial name Coturnix vulgaris japonica. This species is now placed in the genus Coturnix that was introduced in 1764 by the French naturalist François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault.

The Japanese quail was formerly considered to be conspecific with the common quail (Coturnix coturnix). The range of the two taxa meet in Mongolia and near Lake Baikal without apparent interbreeding. In addition the offspring of crosses in captivity show reduced fertility. The Japanese quail is therefore now treated as a separate species. It is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

Description
The morphology of the Japanese quail differs depending on its stage in life. As chicks, both male and female individuals exhibit the same kind of plumage and coloring. Their heads are tawny in color, with small black patches littering the area above the beak. The wings and the back of the chick are a pale brown, the back also having four brown stripes running along its length. A pale yellow-brown stripe surrounded by smaller black stripes runs down the top of the head.

The plumage of the Japanese quail is sexually dimorphic, allowing for differing sexes to be distinguished from one another. Both male and female adults exhibit predominantly brown plumage. However, markings on the throat and breast, as well as the particular shade of brown of the plumage, can vary quite a bit. The breast feathers of females are littered with dark spots among generally pale feathers. Contrastingly, male breast feathers show off a uniform dark reddish-brown color that is devoid of any dark spots. This reddish-brown coloration also appears in the male cheek, while female cheek feathers are more cream colored. Some males also exhibit the formation of a white collar, whereas this does not occur in any female members of the species. It is important to note that while this coloration is very typical of wild populations of Coturnix japonica, domestication and selective breeding of this species has resulted in numerous different strains exhibiting a variety of plumage colors and patterns. Most of the strains are sexually dimorphic, however, there are some that can not be distinguished on the basis of plumage colouration, these include Texas A&M, English white, tuxedo and others .

Males tend to be smaller than females. Wild adults weigh between 90 and 100 grams while their domesticated counterparts typically weigh between 100 and 120 grams. However, weight among domesticated lines varies considerably, as commercial strains bred for meat production can weigh up to 300 grams.

Compared to the common quail the Japanese quail has darker upperparts with more contrast and is deeper rufous below. In the breeding season the male of the Japanese quail has distinctive rufous throat feathers. These are replaced by long pale feathers in the non-breeding season. This plumage feature is not observed in the common quail.

Vocalizations
Some 28 different call types have been distinguished based on the circumstances in which they are used and the various behaviors that are exhibited during the call. The call types of the Japanese quail differ between male and female, the same stimulus resulting in differing vocalizations. Most of the calls used by this quail are present after five weeks of development; however, they remain relatively changeable until sexual maturity is reached. The typical crow of the Japanese quail is characterized by two short parts that precede a final, major trill.

Crowing of males has been observed to expedite the development of the female's gonads as those exposed to such crowing reach maturity much earlier that those who are not exposed to male vocalizations. Differences in crow patterns have been observed between males with mates and un-mated males.

Distribution and habitat
Populations of the Japanese quail are known to mainly inhabit East Asia and Russia. This includes India, Korea, Japan, and China. Though several resident populations of this quail have been shown to winter in Japan, most migrate south to areas such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and southern China. This quail has also been found to reside in many parts of Africa, including Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, Madagascar, and the area of the Nile River Valley extending from Kenya to Egypt.

Breeding sites of the Japanese quail are largely localized to East and Central Asia, in such areas as  Manchuria, southeastern Siberia, northern Japan, and the Korean Peninsula. However, it has also been observed to breed in some regions of Europe, as well as Turkey.

The Japanese quail is primarily a ground-living species that tends to stay within areas of dense vegetation in order to take cover and evade predation. Thus, its natural habitats include grassy fields, bushes along the banks of rivers, and agricultural fields that have been planted with crops such as oats, rice, and barley. It has also been reported to prefer open habitats such as steppes, meadows, and mountain slopes near a water source.

Behaviour and ecology
Normally, the Japanese quail has been considered to possess an underdeveloped sense of taste, this being evidenced by their inability to distinguish different kinds of carbohydrates presented to them. However, studies have shown that a limited ability to taste is indeed present. Evidence for this includes quail individuals exhibiting preferential choice of sucrose-containing solutions over simple distilled water and the avoidance of salty solutions. Though the Japanese quail possesses an olfactory epithelium, little is known about its ability to sense smell. Despite this, certain studies have revealed that these birds are able to detect certain substances using only their sense of smell. For example, they have been reported to be able to detect the presence of certain pesticides, as well as avoid food containing toxic proteins called lectin, using only the sense of smell. Through nasolateral conversion of the eyes, the Japanese quail is able to achieve frontal overlap of the eye fields. Long distance perception occurs with a binocular field accommodation. In order to maintain focus on a certain object while walking, the quail will exhibit corresponding head movements. The Japanese quail has also been shown to possess color vision, its perception of color being greater than that of form or shape. Not much is known about Coturnix japonica hearing; however, it has been shown to be able to distinguish between various human phonetic categories.

This quail species is also an avid dust bather, individuals undergoing numerous bouts of dust bathing each day. When dust bathing, this bird will rake its bill and legs across the ground in order to loosen up the ground, and then use its wings to toss the dust into the air. As the dust falls back down to the ground around the bird, it will shake its body and ruffle its feathers to ensure they receive a thorough coating. This behavior is believed to function in such things as simple feather maintenance and parasite removal.

Breeding
The type of relationship exhibited between male and female members of the Japanese quail has returned mixed reports, as they have been seen to exhibit both monogamous and polygamous relationships. A study of domesticated specimens reveals that females tend to bond with one or two males, though extra-pair copulations are also frequently observed.

Japanese quails show peak breeding activity during the summer season, when Testes increase in size and testosterone hormone concentrations hit their peak.

The Japanese quail exhibits a quite distinct and specific mating ritual. First, the male grabs the neck of the female and mounts her. After mounting the female, the male extends his cloaca by curving his back in an attempt to initiate cloacal contact between him and the female. If cloacal contact is achieved, insemination of the female will be exhibited by distinguishable foam present in the female's cloaca. After successfully mating with a female, the male characteristically performs a distinctive strut. Females will either facilitate the mating attempts of the male by remaining still and squatting in order to ease the access of the male to her cloaca or impede the attempts of the male by standing tall and running away from him. Females can also induce the initial sexual interactions by walking in front of a male and crouching. Males acting aggressively toward a female during the mating ritual have been shown to reduce successful matings.

Eggs tend to be laid in the few hours preceding dusk. Incubation of the egg starts as soon as the last egg in the clutch is laid and lasts an average of 16.5 days. Japanese quail females carry out most of the incubation of the eggs, becoming increasingly intolerant of the male throughout the incubation process. Eventually, the female will drive the male away before the eggs hatch. Thus, the females also provide all of the parental care to the newly hatched young.

Egg weight, color, shape, and size can vary greatly among different females of a Japanese quail population; however, these characteristics are quite specific and consistent for any given female. Eggs are generally mottled with a background color ranging from white to blue to pale brown. Depending on the strain of the Japanese quail, eggs can weigh anywhere from 8 to 13 grams, though the accepted average weight is 10 grams. Age seems to play a role in the size of eggs produced as older females tend to lay larger eggs.

Feeding
The diet of the Japanese quail includes many different types of grass seed such as white millet and panicum. They also feed upon a variety of insects, their larvae, and other small invertebrates.

The Japanese quail mainly eats and drinks at the beginning and end of the day: behavior shown to closely follow the photoperiod. However, they will still eat and drink throughout the day as well.

Relationship to humans

Domestication
The earliest records of domesticated Japanese quail populations are from 12th century Japan; however, there is evidence that the species was actually domesticated as early as the 11th century. These birds were originally bred as songbirds, and it is thought that they were regularly used in song contests.

In the early 1900s, Japanese breeders began to selectively breed for increased egg production. By 1940, the industry surrounding quail eggs was flourishing. However, the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production. After the war, the few quails left were used to rebuild the industry, and all current commercial and laboratory lines today are considered to have originated from this population of quails.

Restocking wild game
The Japanese quail is considered to be a closely related allopatric species to the common quail, though both are still recognized as distinct species. Due to their close relationship and phenotypic similarities, as well as the recent decline in wild common quail populations throughout Europe, the Japanese quail is often crossed with the common quail in order to create hybrids that are used to restock the declining wild quail populations. Countries such as Greece, France, Spain, Portugal, England, Scotland, Canada, China, Australia, and Italy all release thousands of such hybrids each year in order to supplement their dwindling wild quail populations, often releasing these birds right before the start of the hunting season. These hybrids are practically indistinguishable from the native common quail in these areas, though there are worries that such hybridizations could be detrimental to the native quail populations.

Egg and meat production

As the Japanese quail is easily managed, fast growing, small in size, and can produce eggs at a high rate, it has been farmed in large quantities across the globe. Countries such as Japan, India, China, Italy, Russia, and the United States all have established commercial Japanese quail farming industries. The Japanese quail provides developing countries with a stable source of meat and developed countries with a suitable alternative to chicken. However, the quail finds its true economic and commercial value in its egg production, as domesticated lines of the Japanese quail can lay up to 300 eggs a year at a very efficient feed to egg conversion ratio. A feed to egg conversion ratio of 2.62 was accomplished by the 1990s.

Research
Interest in the Japanese quail as a research animal greatly increased after 1957 due to groups at the University of California and Auburn University who proposed its value in biomedical research. It is now widely used for research purposes in state, federal, university, and private laboratories. Fields in which Coturnix japonica is widely utilized include: genetics, nutrition, physiology, pathology, embryology, cancer, behavior, and the toxicity of pesticides.

Japanese quail eggs have orbited the Earth in several Soviet and Russian spacecraft, including the Bion 5 satellite and the Salyut 6 and Mir space stations. In March 1990, eggs on Mir were successfully incubated and hatched.

See also
 List of birds of Japan
 Lists of Korean birds
 Quails in cookery

References

External links

 BirdLife Species Factsheet
 Slovak Commission for Research and Peaceful Uses of Space, with details on Ivan Bella's Japanese quail experiments on Mir, including photo of zero-gravity chick

Japanese quail
Birds of Bhutan
Birds of Japan
Birds of Manchuria
Domesticated birds
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Q: ExtJs4 How to assign a model to a store at creation? I'm defining a store and I want to dynamically assign a Model for it at creation. So if I create my DropDownStore and I don't pass a model config with it it needs to rely on the default model(DropDownModel).
Here is my DropDownModel + DropDownStore:
Ext.define('DropDownModel', {
    extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
    fields: [
        { name: 'Id', type: 'int' },
        { name: 'Name', type: 'string' }
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        if (config.listUrl) {
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        me.model = (config.model) ? config.model : 'DropDownModel'; //This line creates some weird behaviour

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This is a creation of the DropDownStore with a dynamic model:
Ext.define('RelationModel', {
    extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
    fields: [
        { name: 'Id', type: 'int' },
        { name: 'RelationName', type: 'string' },
        { name: 'RelationOppositeName', type: 'string' }
    ]
});

...//a random combobox
store: Ext.create('DropDownStore', {
    listUrl: 'someprivateurl',
    model: 'RelationModel'
})
...

When I edit the line in the constructor method to
me.model = (config.model) ? config.model : undefined
It works like expected for the dynamic model but not anymore for the default models.
If I let it be
me.model = (config.model) ? config.model : 'DropDownModel';
It works for the default models and not for the dynamic model.
How can I assign a model to a store at creation?

A: constructor: function(config) {
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Seven Dirty Philly Cops Could Cost City Millions, Six Suspended But Not Yet Fired
Ed Krayewski | 8.27.2014 3:11 PM
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For his faults, Philadelphia's police commissioner, Charles Ramsey, has not avoided trying to fire problem cops. The problem is even though he's nominally in charge of the Philadelphia Police Department he doesn't have final say on employment decisions. Thus last week Ramsey lamented that he could not rid his force of Thomas Tolstoy, an alleged sexual predator, because neither a federal nor local investigation produced a prosecution. "The odds are," said Ramsey, "I'm stuck with a guy who shouldn't be a cop." The statute of limitations on the allegations against Tolstoy expire later this year and he's likely to return to the streets of Philly as a cop—he's been drawing a paycheck without interruption despite three separate women accusing him of similar sexual assaults, including at least one who ended up in a hospital. Last summer a cop Ramsey fired after he was caught on tape punching a woman for no reason got his job back thanks to an arbitration hearing. Nevertheless, since 2008 Philadelphia has fired 146 police officers, 88 of whom were arrested, and 48 of whom have been convicted so far, on charges like murder, rape, and extortion.
Then there's the group of Philadelphia cops from a now defunct anti-narcotics group. Their misconduct has already forced the district attorney to throw away hundreds of drug-related cases because of tainted testimony. And they could cost city taxpayers millions due to lawsuits. Philly.com reports:
Seven Philadelphia police narcotics officers at the center of a federal corruption probe are also named in scores of civil lawsuits that add more claims of thievery, intimidation and brutality to those described in their criminal indictments, according to court records.
The potential financial impact of these suits, along with any others that may be filed, could expose the City of Philadelphia to millions of dollars in damages or settlements.
The Philadelphia Police Department's inability to respond effectively to misconduct, in large part due to the strength of the Fraternal Order of Police, has now exposed it taxpayers to potentially millions of dollars in liability for the actions of officers whose jobs were treated as rights. Only one of the seven officers is no longer with the department—he pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and turned state's evidence. The other six were "suspended with intent to dismiss." Ramsey can't just fire an officer, even if that officer and his colleagues are under federal investigation for serious crimes. It's a similar situation for Tolstoy. If the alleged sexual predator acts again and victimizes another woman, can the city claim it's not liable? It won't be as easy for them to get out of as it is for unions, which are rarely held liable for actions that keep problem cops on the street.
The idea that "due process" should apply to the employment status of government agents authorized to use violence against us is horrific.
NEXT: DARE Spits Venom over L.A. Schools Not Throwing the Book at Kids with Pot
Ed Krayewski is a former associate editor at Reason.
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MegaloMonocle
August.27.2014 at 3:17 pm
Nevertheless, since 2008 Philadelphia has fired 146 police officers, 88 of whom were arrested, and 48 who have been convicted so far, on charges like murder, rape, and extortion.
I'm guessing that's a higher rate of violent crimes than you would see from the genpop. Could you track down the numbers? I'm thinking percentage of Philly cops convicted of violent crimes v. percentage of Philly people convicted of violent crimes.
I like that. I'll try.
Dances-with-Trolls
Given what we know about police policing themselves if the statistics are even kissing cousins it would be telling.
Suthenboy
That is the first thing that popped in my head also. Holy shit, that is a big number for just six years.
SusanM
I read some story (possibly here) about a crime-ridden town in Eastern Europe which fired it's entire police department. Crime took a nose-dive shortly afterwards.
Pogue Mahon
You might be thinking of the country of Georgia. They fired the entire country's traffic police force to combat corruption.
That was something like 90% of all their officers.
http://www.npr.org/templates/s…..Id=4849472
Wikipedia says PPD has 6,400 police. 146/6400 = 2.28%. 88 arrests / 6400 = 1.4% of the police force to be arrested (over this particular 6 year period). 48 convictions = 0.8%.
Not sure how to find comparable arrest/conviction numbers for all of Philly. But, Philly population is 1.553 million. A similar conviction rate would = 11,650 convictions over the last 6 years. Or, 35,400 people being fired from their jobs for alleged criminal activity.
What the hell could the arbitration process possibly include? Seriously, what leverage does a crooked cop have?
PD Scott
He paid his (union) dues?
World's Oldest Fraggle
Dirt on other crooked cops.
The problem is even though he's nominally in charge of the Philadelphia Police Department he doesn't have final say on employment decisions.
Responsibility without authority. Yeah, that usually doesn't go too well.
Authority without responsibility is the hallmark of the police union.
You know that NYC (like some other places) has done away with the "have you ever been convicted of a felony" box on employment applications so that you can't legally ask an applicant if he's a criminal – but you can damn sure et you'll be held liable if one of your employees commits a crime and it turns out you should have known somehow that he was a criminal. That's how these cops seem to work – you can't fire them but you can be held liable for not having fired them.
ant1sthenes
I would love for some city to countersue its union after a case like this, assuming they actually did try to fire the cop and he was reinstated. I have no idea of the legal feasibility, but it would be entertaining to watch.
That picture looks like the audition list for the 3 Stooges new Curly.
Police work must not be very demanding.
Mainer2
Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Trouser-Pod
"Ooh, edgy…Thinking of having a black Curly*, eh?"
*not a euphamism
RussianPrimeMinister
* not a euphamism
This, coming from a guy named "Trouser-Pod"?
The Last American Hero
I don't get it. My job involves sitting at a desk all day. Under no circumstances are my physical capabilities needed for my job, and neither my life nor the life of others is dependent on my being physically fit. Yet I keep myself fit as a lifestyle choice. These fat fucks are supposed to be able to engage in a physical confrontation, chase after guys and their ability to do so will impact their safety and the safety of those they are sworn to protect, so naturally they are obese.
Invisible Finger
At least they aren't roid-raging freaks.
Maybe that's why they shoot so many people in unreasonable circumstances. They know they'd never be able to catch them if they had to run.
amagi1776
August.29.2014 at 10:26 am
Actually yes…an out of shape (or non-physically fit) police officers is more likely to use deadly force because it quickly becomes their only option.
I read somewhere that 80% of American Police were Obese HOWEVER I would like to figure out how much of that is simply BMI (Body Mass Index) trickery.
I'm morbidly obese according to the BMI because I'm 6'0 and 240lbs but it doesn't take into account body mass.
Still, it is undeniable that police officer physical fitness is one of the many areas of improvement we need to focus on.
Their misconduct has already forced the district attorney to throw away hundreds of drug-related cases because of tainted testimony
So it wasn't all bad..
pan fried wylie
And they could cost city taxpayers millions due to lawsuits
On top of what the fuckers already spent making the cases. And though the cases were thrown out, the defendants still had their lives ruined and assets forfeited.
Very thin silver lining.
I'm actually curious how many people they just shot to death instead of arrest.
I guarantee they didn't just ruin lives for fun, they ended them as well.
These stories, especially when accompanied by photos of the portly boys in blue, always push me toward the pig-chimpanzee-hybrid hypothesis.
http://www.macroevolution.net/….._4w7Pl5O7o
PIGMEN!!
DEATFBIRSECIA
Jesus! So many punchable faces in one collage.
Philadelphia's Finest, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Lord Humungus
many fat necks abound in that picture.
Florida Man
6 cops: 12 chins.
Lady Bertrum
+1 bunch of fat fuckers.
More chins than the Philadelphia phone book.
has not avoided trying to firing
I reread that sentence about five times, finally said, "..wut," and moved on.
Anon E. Mouse
Dear Police: I'd hate to be you when this "us vs. them" shit comes to a head. Joe citizen and his twenty-million armed buddies aren't going to give a fuck whether you were a good cop or a bad cop, because in the eyes of the citizenry, you're all bad cops. You may not have shot the unarmed kid with the toy-gun 8 times, but you supported the guy who did. You may not have thrown the flash-bang into the crib of a baby, but you supported the guy who did. You may not have beat the homeless mentally-ill guy to death, but you supported the guys who did. You didn't have the balls or common decency to stand up and say "I will not work with him" or "If he stays we go". You didn't arrest them for committing a crime that would have gotten any other citizen arrested. Your inaction is seen by the public as accepting and even condoning a lack of accountability. In the public's eye, you hold yourselves to a lower standard, and the laws that apply to them, do not apply to you. In the eyes of the public, you consider yourselves to be a "higher class" of citizen, not subject to the same rules and laws as the rest of society. cont:
You shoot our dogs, and it's a three-day paid vacation for you. We yell at your dog, and it's off to jail with us. And while we WANT to believe that you're there to serve a higher case, that you're there to help the helpless, more and more often it seems that your goal is the arbitrary enforcement of any law for the sole purpose of exerting control. We're Americans. We don't put up with police state bullshit. We'll play along for awhile, but there's a breaking point beyond which the average citizen will consider you more dangerous than the criminals. Hell, there's a point where the average citizen will consider you to be the criminals. I'd hate to be you if and when we reach that point. "Us vs. Them" doesn't work well with the odds you'll be facing. Pro Tip: You want the citizens to be on the same side as you. It makes the whole "law and order" thing so much easier.
Mercutio
*stands up and applauds vigorously*
No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door; but 'tis enough,'twill serve.
Sorry! Couldn't resist!
Fairly well said.
I know I've had my differences with Anon in the past, but I must say this is well-said.
Bravo Anon.
You beat me to it.
I'm surprised there haven't been more snipers in certain neighborhoods. If they really hate cops and have guns it wouldn't be that hard to get revenge if you really wanted it. Not that I'm suggesting it mind you. Just sayin'.
twoskinsoneman
August.28.2014 at 1:53 am
Well said. They don't really want those military grade war machines to protect them from the local drug dealer. They want to know they have them when the citizenry finally has enough and demands a reckoning.
I'm not the "bootlicker" you think I am. I know a LOT of cops, mostly Federal, and the vast majority of them are truly good people trying to effect positive change. Most of them also see the direction things are going in regards to public perception, and they understand the implications. The problem is that they need a paycheck just like everyone else, and "making waves" isn't conducive to that. Quitting isn't a solution because if all the good guys quit, you're left with all the bad guys, both in and out of the organization.
Part of the problem is that the people who head law enforcement agencies don't actually have law enforcement experience. They are business managers or lawyers, trying to manage a bunch of overwhelmingly "Type A" personalities. Management is actually the one place where law enforcement agencies need to be militarized. There needs to be strict discipline and no-bullshit consequences for mistakes. There needs to be a UCMJ-like set of rules and laws that hold LEOs and their management to a higher standard. There HAS to be a chain of command with strict oversight, responsibility, and accountability. If an officer shoots the wrong person, him AND his Sergeant pay the consequences; him for fucking up, and his Sergeant for improper training and supervision. Until there is that level of accountability, nothing will change.
Juan Paul
I've seen that 2nd paragraph posted before, and my question would be how long do you think you'd last as a front line supervisor in any career field if your livelihood was dependent on 8-12 random people assigned to you without your choosing? Bank teller steals cash? Fire the manager. Dump truck driver rear ends someone? Fire the manager. You got a shitbag Marine assigned to your platoon and assaults a stripper? End the platoon sergeant's career.
Anyone who has ever worked any job knows that people are going to screw up no matter how good your intentions or workplace policies are. And by the way, yes, supervisors' careers at PD's do go sideways when their guys screw up and it can be shown that the supervisor should have done something different.
gman68137
I still contend that the union should be paying these settlements out of retirement funds. They'd clean up their own real quick.


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PHOTOS: Police need help identifying 2 ATM skimming fraudsters
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ATM scam suspects one and two.
Two men suspected of carrying out ATM fraud in Barbados are wanted by police.
The Royal Barbados Police Force has issued a person of interest notice asking for the public's assistance in identifying the two suspects.
Related article :Bulgarian nationals caught card skimming in Trinidad
Police in a press release urged the public "to be on the lookout for these individuals who are suspects in a number of reported cases of ATM Fraud."
If seen, persons are asked to immediately contact the Criminal Investigation Department at 430-7189/9019, Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1800-8477(TIPS) or the nearest police station.
Back in February of this year, two Romanian nationals were arrested, charged, fined and deported after pleading guilty to money laundering charges.
On February 23, 2019, when the two went to court, Magistrate Douglas Frederick imposed a $10 000 forthwith fine on each man.
The men - Ionut Sticland, 22 and Antonio Marian Dumitru, 25, had both pleaded guilty to charges relating money laundering.
Prosecutor Police Constable Kevin Forde, in the No. 1 District "A" Magistrates' Court, said the two men were seen on video footage using a number of cards at ATM machines throughout the island. Police also found money and various cards with attached adhesive tape, after they apprehended and searched the men.
After the magistrate considered "the cost analysis" of keeping the foreigners in prison he imposed the fine and ordered that they be deported.
At that time, earlier in 2019, a skimming device was identified and found at an ATM in the country's Capital - Bridgetown.
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