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History of Sindh
Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ / सिंध / ) is one of the provinces ofPakistan. Sindh was home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, theIndus Valley civilization.
- 1 Palaeolithic and Mesolithic era
- 2 Copper to the Bronze Age
- 3 Ancient era
- 4 References in ancient literature
- 5 Rajput dynasties
- 6 Islamic era
- 7 Colonial era
- 8 Independence
- 9 Education
- 10 Economy
- 11 Politics
- 12 See also
- 13 References
- 14 External links
Palaeolithic and Mesolithic era[edit]
Ongar is one of the most important Paleolithic site discovered in southern Sindh, few kilometers south of Hyderabad, on the right side of the Indus River. According to the aspect and surface patina of the tools, the flint assemblages can be attributed to the Early, Middle and Late (Upper) Paleolithic periods.
At Rehri, along the coast east of Karachi, Karachi University team has discovered a few Mesolithic and Late Palaeolithic sites. Most of these sites have vanished during the last twenty years. Nevertheless their discovery shed new light on the prehistory of the coastal area of Lower Sindh. Scatters of flint were found in different spots, some of which were associated with Terebralia palustris mangrove shells.
The Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites found by Karachi University team on the Mulri Hills, in front of Karachi University Campus, constitute one of the most important archaeological discoveries made in Sindh during the last fifty years. The last hunter-gatherers, who left abundant traces of their passage, repeatedly inhabited the Hills. Some twenty different spots of flint tools were discovered during the surface surveys.
Copper to the Bronze Age[edit]
The mound of Amri is located along the right bank of the Indus River, south of Dadu. The excavations carried out by the French Archaeological Mission at the beginning of the sixties revealed a long sequence of subsequent habitation phases datable from the Copper to the Bronze Age. The typical Amri layers have been radiocarbon-dated to the second half of the fourth millennium BC and are attributed by some authors to the beginning of the Early Harappan Civilization. At least 160 settlements attributed to the Amri Culture, among them the Tharro Hills, near the village of Gujo, is one of the most famous of lower Sindh. .. The site of Kot Diji, near Rohri, consists of a small mound composed of a sequence of overimposed structures and anthropogenic layers. They have been subdivided into two main complexes, the first of which belongs to the EarlyHarappan, Kot Diji Culture, and the second to the Mature Harappan Civilization.
The site of Lakhueen-jo-daro, near Sukkur, belongs to the Mature Harappan Civilization as indicated by the characteristics of the structural remains, material culture finds and one radiocarbon date, covers a wide area, from which a few mounds emerge. The site indicates that the origins of Sukkur are to be referred to a much older period than previously suspected.
The metropolis of Mohenjo-daro, near Larkana, is largest Indus city so far discovered in Sindh. The large-scale excavations carried out in the 1920s brought to light most of the architectural remains that are still currently visible. They are mainly of backed bricks with very well preserved buildings aligned along streets and lanes. Mohen-jo-daro is the largest Bronze Age city of the world.
Pir Shah Jurio is a Mature Indus Civilization village along the left bank of the Hub River. It consists of a small mound, which is nowadays partly covered by a cemetery. From its surface, typical potsherds and other finds were collected. This site is strictly connected with the sea, which is a few kilometers south of it. It was radiocarbon-dated to the third millennium BP, from a sample of Terebralia palustris shells.
The Indus Civilization site of Kot Bala is located in the interior of the Sonmiani Bay, along the coast of Lasbela District,Balochistan. It was partly excavated by Professor G. Dales of Berkeley University in the Seventies and never published in detail. This site is of great importance for its location close to the Arabian Sea. It is supposed to be one of the main harbors from which the Indus traders sailed their ships to the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
Sindh has been known by various names in the past, the name Sindh comes from the Indo-Aryans. In Sanskrit, the province was called Sindhu meaning the river Sindh and the people living on its banks. The Assyrians (as early as the 7th century BCE) knew the region as Sinda, the Persians Hindush, the Greeks Indos, the Romans Sindus or Indus, the Chinese Sintu, while the Arabs dubbed it Sind. A legend claims that the Indus River flowed from the mouth of a lion orSinh-ka-bab.
Ancient era[edit]
In ancient times, the territory of the modern Sindh province was sometimes known as Sovira (or Souveera, Sauvīra) and also as Sindhudesha, Sindhu being the original name for Indus river and the suffix 'desh' roughly corresponding to country or territory.
The first known village settlements date as far back as 7000 BCE. Permanent settlements at Mehrgarh to the west expanded into Sindh. One of the original inhabitants of ancient Sindh were the Austro-Asiatic speaking peoples who spoke the Munda languages. This culture blossomed over several millennia and gave rise to the Indus Valley Civilization around 3000 BCE. The Indus Valley Civilization spanned much of what is today Pakistan, but went into decline a few centuries prior to the invasion of the Indo-Aryans which is still a hotly debated subject, a branch of theIndo-Iranians, who are considered to have founded the Vedic Civilization, that existed between the Kabul River, theSarasvati River and the upper Ganges river after 1500 BCE. The Vedic civilization – with much in-fighting and fighting with the locals as well as interaction with them – ultimately helped shape subsequent cultures in South Asia.
Another group of academia, claims that the original inhabitants of Sindh, who gave rise to the Indus Valley Civilization around 3000 BCE, were native Aryans, as Vedic literature speaks of no reference to an Aryan race outside of the South Asia. This topic is considered still unresolved.
The Indus Valley Civilization rivaled the contemporary civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in both size and scope numbering nearly half a million inhabitants at its height with well-planned grid cities and sewer systems.[1] It is known that the Indus Valley Civilization traded with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt via established shipping lanes. In ancient Egypt, the word for cotton was Sindh denoting that the bulk of that civilization's cotton was predominantly imported from the Indus Valley Civilization. Speculation remains as to how and why the civilization declined and may have been a combination of natural disasters such as deterioration in climate, flooding as well as breakdown of international trade and internecine conflicts.
Sindh was conquered by the Persian Achaemenid Empire in the late 6th century BCE, and became the Persiansatrapy (province) of Hindush in addition to that of Gandhara (Gandāra) centered in the Punjab to the north. Iranian and thus also Persian speech replaces 'S' with 'H' in many Sanskritic words, resulting in 'Sindhu' being pronounced and written as 'Hindu'. They introduced the Kharosthi script and links to the west in the region.
Conquered by Macedonian Greek armies led by Alexander the Great, after 326 BCE the region came under loose Greek control for a few decades. After Alexander's death, there was a brief period of Seleucid rule. Sindh was conquered by the Maurya Empire of Chandragupta after a peace treaty ended the Seleucid–Mauryan war in 303 BCE.
Later, during the reign of the emperor Ashoka the region would solidly become a Buddhist domain. Following a century of Mauryan rule which ended by 232 BCE, the region came under the Greco-Bactrians based in what is today northern Afghanistan. Some of their rulers also converted to Buddhism and spread it in the region.
The Scythians (Saka) shattered the Greco-Bactrian kingdom. Subsequently, the Tocharian Kushan Empire annexed Sindh by the 1st century CE. Though the Kushans followed their own religion, they were tolerant of the local Buddhist tradition and sponsored many building projects for local beliefs.
Scythians, Kushans, Huns and the Sassanid Persians all exercised some degree of control in Sindh until the coming of the Muslim Arabs in 711 CE.
The Buddhist city of Siraj-ji-Takri is located along the western limestone terraces of the Rohri Hills in the Khairpur district of Upper Sindh, along the road that leads to Sorah. Its ruins are still visible on the top of three different mesas, in the form of stone and mud-brick walls and small mounds, whilst other architectural remains were observed along the slopes of the hills in the 1980s. This city is not mentioned from any text dealing with the history of the Buddhist period of Sindh.
References in ancient literature[edit]
The Vedas (Rigveda) praises the Sindhu, the cradle of civilization. "Sindhu in might surpasses all the streams that flow…. His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth; he puts forth endless vigour with a flash of light …. Even as cows with milk rush to their calves, so other rivers roar into the Sindhu. As a warrior-king leads other warriors, so does Sindhu lead other rivers…. Rich in good steeds is Sindhu, rich in gold, nobly fashioned, rich in ample wealth." In this hymn Sindhu, unlike other rivers, is considered masculine. Other references are, when the Vedic seer invokes heaven and earth, he also invokes the Sindhu. The Veda refers to the Ganges only twice; but it makes as many as thirty references to the Sindhu. This is the Great Sindhu that gave Sindh its name.
In Ramayana, Sindh was part of Dasharatha's empire. When Kekayi goes into a sulk, Dasaratha tells her: "The sun does not set on my empire. Sindh, Sauvira, Saurashtra, Anga, Vanga, Magadha, Kashi, Koshal — they are all mine. They produce an infinite variety of valuable articles. You can ask whatever you like." Of course Kekayi wants nothing short of the throne for her son, Bharata. The rest is epic history. When Sita was kidnapped by Ravana, Rama sent the vanaras (monkeys) to look for her, among other places, in Sindh with its "remarkable swimming horses." Later, when all ended well, Rama gave Sindhu-Sauvira (the Sindh and Multan areas) to Bharata, who duly extended his rule farther north to Gandhara, the home town of Gandhari of Mahabharata fame, which is the modern-day Afghan cityKandahar. His sons founded the cities of Peshawar (Pushkalavati) and Taxila (Takshasila).
Sindh is also mentioned in the Mahabharata. King Jayadratha of Sindh was married to Kaurava prince Duryodhan's sister, Dushhala. He was, therefore, all along on the side of the Kauravas and against the Pandavas. However, be it said to the credit of Jayadratha that he, like Dhritarashtra and Bhishma, opposed the disastrous game of dice between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Gaandhari( gAMdhArI), as her name indicates, was a princess of Sindh.
In the titanic battle of Mahabharata, when Abhimanyu, Subhadra's son, was killed, Jayadratha "pushed his body with his foot. Arjuna was furious. He vowed to kill "Sindhu-Pati" Jayadratha that very day, before the sun set. Jayadratha wanted to flee the field, but it was too late. He died an inglorious death. Jayadratha's other love was milk and condensed hot milk (the Sindhi khirni). When announcing his determination to kill Jayadratha, Arjuna said: "Jayadratha is a relation, but he is evil; he has been brought up on kshir and kshirni, but now I'll cut him to pieces with my arrows."
In the Bhisma Parva of the Mahabharata, the Sindhu is referred to as the great protector which must be remembered day and night. Obviously the mighty river was a mighty defence line of the country. The Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata prescribes bathing in Sindhu river to go to heaven after death, signifying its purity.
The Bhagvad Gita is based on an earlier sermon involving Sindh. Once upon a time, the king of Sindh had defeated young prince Sanjay of Sauvira. Sanjay had lost heart and wanted to forget all about his kingdom. But his brave mother Vidula had shamed him into action. She had told him to remember his ancestry, remember his responsibilities to his people, uphold dharma, and live nobly or die nobly. At a time when the Pandavas were dispirited and did not want to fight, their mother Kunti reminded Krishna of the story of Vidula and asked him to repeat it to her sons—to move them to action. The result was the immortal sermon of the Gita.
Dushhala also did a great good turn to Sindh. Since the movement of the centre of Indian civilization from the Sindhu to the Ganges, the former had obviously become a rough frontier tract subject to frequent invasions. Dushhala was pained to find the tribes of Jats and Medes in Sindh quarrelling endlessly. She therefore requested Duryodhana to send some Brahmins to tone up the socio-cultural life of Sindh. Duryodhana was good enough to send 30,000 Brahmins to Sindh. It was these Brahmins who later formed the backbone of resistance to Alexander. But of that, later.
Kalidasa says in the Raghuvamsha that on the advice of his maternal uncle Yudhajat, Rama conferred Sindh on Bharata. Rama's ancestor Raghu's triumphant horses had relaxed on the banks of the Sindhu. Another great Sanskrit poet, Bhasa, had created a play titled Avimarka based on the romance of prince Avimarka with princess Kurangadi of Sindhu-Sauvira. The Bhavishya Purana says that Shalivahana, the grandson of Maharaja Vikramaditya of Ujjain, established law and order in "Sindhusthana" and fixed his frontier on the Sindhu.
Anshnath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankara, was a Sindhi. He died in Bengal. The Jaina Dakshinyachihna (8th century) speaks of the Sindhis as "elegant, with a lovely, soft and slow gait. They are fond of songs, music and dance and feel affection for their country."
There is a legend that the great Buddha had graced Sindh with his visit. Finding the climate extreme, and the area dry and dusty, he had permitted the bhikshus to wear shoes here. He had also permitted the use of padded clothing, forbidden elsewhere. Here Sthavirtis, the prince of Rorik or Roruka (Aror or Alor near modern Rohri) became his disciple. When the Buddha went round his native Kapilavastu in a chariot, it was mentioned that the "four auspicious horses, of lotus colour, had come from Sindhudesha." To this day, historic Buddhist stupas are found in Sindh. No wonder when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had become head of Pakistan, even he adorned his office with a statue of the Buddha.
The Divyavadana (Tibetan version) reports: "The Buddha is in Rajagriha. At this time there were two great cities in Jambudvipa (India): Pataliputra and Roruka. When Roruka rises, Pataliputra declines; when Pataliputra rises, Roruka declines." Here was Roruka of Sindh competing with the capital of the Magadha empire. When Bimbisara was king of Magadha, he sent Rudrayana, king of Sindhu-Sauvira, a rare portrait of the Buddha. The two powerful ministers of Sindh at the time were Hiroo and Bheru, their names still common among the Sindhis. Chandragupta Maurya first won Sindh and the Punjab. It was from this base that he displaced the Nandas, occupied Pataliputra and established the great Maurya Empire.
Kashmir's ancient royal history Rajatarangini has many references to Sindh. Kuya's son Sindhu rose to lead the elephant brigade of Kashmir and became an adviser to Queen Didda. A top honour in Kashmir was "Sindhu Gaja", Elephant of Sindh.[2] sinduesh is before 20000 years
Sindh was ruled by Rai Dynasty during c. 489–632. Rai Diwaji (Devaditya) was the greatest ruler of this dynasty, who stands out as a great patron of Buddhism, comparable to Ashoka in this regard. The capital of his vast empire was Al-ror. The empire was usurped later by Brahman dynasties, whose unpopularitiy was a contributing factor to later Arab conquest.
Rajput dynasties[edit]
Rai Dynasty[edit]
Rai Dynasty of Rajputs was the ruling dynasty of Sindh from c. 489 – 632. The Rais were one of the Middle kingdoms of India and patrons of Buddhism even though they also established a huge temple of Shiva in present-day Sukkur, derived from original Shankar, close to their capital in Al-ror.[3] This is consistent with the historical accounts from the times of Emperor Ashoka and Harsha because Indian monarchs never sponsored a state religion and usually patronized more than one faith. The influence of the Rai state to Kannauj in the east, Makran and Debal (Karachi) port in the west, Surat port in south, Kandahar, Sistan, Suleyman, Ferdan and Kikanan hills in the north.
Brahmin Dynasty[edit]
In 632 a former Chamberlain and Secretary to the king Rai Sahasi II, Chach of Alor ascended to the throne by marrying the king's widow. Chach expanded the kingdom of Sindh, and his successful efforts to subjugate surrounding monarchies and ethnic groups into an empire covering the entire Indus valley and beyond were recorded in the Chach Nama.
The Dynasty lasted till 712 AD.
Islamic era[edit]
During the Rashidun Caliphate[edit]
The province of Sistan was the largest province of Persian Empire; its frontiers extended from Sindh in east to Balkh (Afghanistan) in northeast.[4] During theRashidun Caliphate, the Islamic conquest of some parts of Sindh was extension of the campaigns to conquer the Persian Empire in 643 AD, by sending seven armies from seven different routs to different parts of empire. Islamic forces first entered Sindh during the reign of Caliph Umar, in 644 AD. It was not a full scale arrival in Sindh, but was merely as extension of the conquests of the largest province of Persia – Sistan and Makran region. In 644 AD, the columns of Hakam ibn Amr, Shahab ibn Makharaq and Abdullah ibn Utban concentrated near the west bank of Indus River and defeated the army of Raja Sahasi Rai II a Hindu king of Rai kingdom of Sind, in Battle of Rasil, his armies retreated to the eastern bank of river Indus. In response of Caliph Umar's question about the Makran region, the messenger from Makran answered:
- 'O Commander of the faithful!
- It's a land where the plains are stony;
- Where water is scanty;
- Where the fruits are unsavory;
- Where men are known for treachery;
- Where plenty is unknown;
- Where virtue is held of little account;
- And where evil is dominant;
- A large army is less for there;
- And a less army is use-less there;
- The land beyond it, is even worst. [referring to Sind]
Caliph Umar looked at the messenger and said: "Are you a messenger or a poet?" He replied, "Messenger". Thereupon Umar, after listening to the unfavorable situations for sending an army, instructed Hakim bin Amr al Taghlabi that, for the time being, Makran should be the easternmost frontier of the Islamic empire, and that no further attempt should be made to extend the conquests.
After the death of Caliph Umar the areas—like other regions of Persian Empire—broke into revolt and Caliph Uthmansent forces to re-conquer them. Caliph Uthman also sent his agent Haheem ibn Jabla Abdi to investigate the matters of Hind. On his return, he told Caliph Uthma about the cities and, listening to the miserable conditions of the region, he avoided campaigning in Sindh and, like Caliph Umar, he ordered his armies not to cross Indus River.[5]
Under the Umayyads, Abbasids and later dynasties[edit]
Sindh was finally conquered by Syrian Arabs led by Muhammad bin Qasim in the early eighth century;[6] it became the easternmost province of the Umayyad Caliphate. The defeat of the Hindu ruler Dahir was made easier due to the tension between the Buddhist majority and the ruling Hindus' fragile base of control. The Arabs redefined the region and adopted the term budd to refer to the numerous Buddhist idols they encountered, a word that remains in use today. The city of Mansura was established as a regional capital and Arab rule lasted for nearly three centuries and a fusion of cultures produced much of what is today modern Sindhi society. Arab geographers, historians and travellers also sometimes called the entire area from the Arabian Sea to the Hindu Kush as Sindh. The meaning of the word Sindhu being water (or ocean) appears to refer to the Indus River.
Mahmud Ghaznavi conquered the area by 977 CE by defeating the Habbari dynasty which was the Umayyad Caliphate's entity in the region ruling semi-independently. The Umayyad rule ended with the ascension of the Soomra dynasty which was the Abbasid Caliphate's functionary in sindh from 1024 to 1258. since Then Soomra Dynasty continued to rule independently for a further 100 years but were forced to defend their land by Sultans of Delhi wanting a piece until finally losing to the might of their armies. The Mughals also tried to take control of the region but their efforts were challenged by the Samma Dynasty from their base at Thatta.
The Muslim Sufis played a pivotal role in converting the millions of native people to Islam. Sindh then became a part of larger empires as a loyal Muslim domain and came under the rule of the Arghun Dynasty and Tarkhan dynasty from 1519 to 1625. By some accounts Sindh was added to the Mughal Empire by Akbar in 1590. Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan was the Mughal official given this task. Mirza Jani Beg gave up his rule and accepted appointment as a mansab in Akbar's court. The Mughal's then at least officially ruled Sindh for the entire 17th century and well into the 18th century.[7] The Durrani Empire invaded Sindh by 1747.
The Talpur's then established government in Sindh from 1783 and they remained the ruling elite with their capital inKhairpur until Sir Charles James Napier ended their reign.[8]
Colonial era[edit]
The British East India Company started its occupation of Sindh at the time when it was ruled by Balochi tribesmen of Dera Ghazi Khan. Most of them were Talpur (a branch of Laghari tribe), Laghari, Nizamani, Murree, Gopang and other Balochi tribesmen. Karachi was the first area in the province to be occupied by the British East India Company in 1839. Four years later, most of the province (except for the State of Khairpur) was added to the Company's domain after victories at Miani and Dubba. Many people helped the British in the conquest of Sindh, including a Hindu government minister of Sindh, Mirs of Khairpur, Chandio Tribesmen, and Khosa Tribesmen. After General Charles Napier captured the province, a cartoon in Punch offered the Latin tag"Peccavi", meaning "I have sinned.".[9]
Charles Napier had brought first army consisting of mostly Bengali soldiers. The Balochi ruling forces of Sindh used to attack the British led armies in the darkness of night. The Bengali soldiers could not compete in those war techniques, and they used to run away. Then, Charles Napier hired Khosa Baloch tribesman (from Dera Ghazi Khan) in his army, to fight with the ruling Balochis of Sindh, who were also originally from Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab. Chandio Baloch Sardar brought a cavalry of 10,000 to support Charles Napier in the Miani war, but did not participate in the actual war, and his armies stood on reserve to attack in case Charles Napier lost the war. For his role, Chandio sardar got Chandka (present day Larakana, Qambar-Shahdadkot districts) as Jagir. Talpurs of Khairpur also got Khairpur state as gift from Charles Napier for non-participation in the war. The first Aga Khan had helped the British in the conquest of Sindh and was granted a pension as a result.
Sind was made part of British India's Bombay Presidency in 1847 and became a separate province in 1936.[10] During British control of Aouth Asia, they laid railway lines in Sindh. Many barrages and canals were built to irrigate farm land in Sindh, which improved the livelihood of rural Sindhis. The first stamps in Asia, known as Scinde Dawk, were released in 1852. The mail was carried quickly and efficiently, connecting Britishadministrative offices and post offices from Karachi through Kotri and Hyderabad up to Shikkur in the north.
During the independence struggle, the Sindh branch of Muslim League party was established by Ghulam MuhammadBhurgari in 1918. Abdullah Haroon, who joined it in 1918, was elected president of the provincial Muslim League in 1920. In those days, both the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress of Sindh held their annual sessions at the same place simultaneously and passed similar resolutions.
The Sindh assembly was the first British Indian legislature to pass the resolution in favour of Pakistan. G. M. Syed, an influential Sindhi activist, revolutionary, and one of the important leaders in the forefront of the provincial autonomy movement, joined the Muslim League in 1938 and presented the Pakistan resolution in the Sindh Assembly.
On August 14, 1947 Pakistan gained independence from foreign British colonial rule. The province of Sindh thus regained its self-rule, lost since the defeat of Sindhi Talpur Amirs in the Battle of Miani on February 17, 1843.
The first challenge faced by the Government of Sindh was the settlement of Muslim refugees. Nearly 7 million Muslims from India migrated to Pakistan while nearly equal number of Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan migrated to India. The Muslim refugees, (known as Muhajirs from India), settled mostly in urban areas of Sindh, most of them in Karachi andHyderabad.
The foundation for modern, liberal, universal education was laid by the British colonial administration. Sindhi intelligentsia also participated in this modernisation of educational system. Hassan Ali Affandi, maternal grandfather of the ex-President of Pakistan (Mr. Asif Ali Zardari), can be regarded as Sir Syed Ahmed Khan of Sindh. He made great efforts to encourage the Sindhi people to get modern education. He built an educational institution known as Sindh Madrasatul Islam. Muhammad Ali Jinnah went to Sindh-Madarsat-ul-Islam in Karachi, Sindh for education and, after his law education, worked in Karachi for a Sindhi (Hindu) law firm.
Education in Sindh is divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight);high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate); and university programs leading to graduate and advanceddegrees.
Primary, middle and high schools are established in all parts of Sindh providing, Sindhi, Urdu and English-medium schools.
The colleges and universities are established in major towns and cities of Sindh. They provide courses leading to BA,BSc and Bachelor of Commerce / BCom/BBA degrees. medical colleges and engineering colleges are also established in major cities of Sindh.
There are many postgraduate and research institutes in Sindh providing state-of-the-art education to Sindhi students.
Sindh has become the most industrialized and urbanized province of Pakistan. The head offices of Pakistani companies, and regional offices of international companies, are located in Sindh. The Sindhis have been in forefront of economic development of the province. The new dams and canals have irrgated many areas that were barren and Sindh produces many agricultural products for the country and for export.
The construction of multi-billion projects like Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, Port Qasim and Pakistan Steel Millsprovided tens of thousands of jobs to the residents of Sindh.
Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ayub Khuhro was the first Chief Minister of Sindh, after independence of Pakistan. Pakistan's political scene continued to be dominated by Sindhi politicians like Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Mumtaz Bhutto,Benazir Bhutto, Muhammad Khan Junejo, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Asif Ali Zardari, Muhammad Mian Soomro, who served the nation as President, Prime Minister, Senate chairman etc. Karachi was chosen as the first capital ofPakistan and it remains now as the capital of Sindh province. In the province of Sindh, the Sindhis have always dominated the government and its various departments.Important role of Baloch tribe in sindhi history
See also[edit]
- Indus Valley Civilization
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
- List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Ba'ab-ul-Islam
- List of Sindhi people
- Institute of Sindhology
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- Jump up^ Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992
- Jump up^ Tabri vol: 4 page no: 180-181
- Jump up^ Tarikh al Khulfa vol: 1 pg:197
- Jump up^ Muhammad Aurang Zeb Mughal (2014). Calendars Tell History: Social Rhythm and Social Change in Rural Pakistan.History and Anthropology 25(5): 592-613.
- Jump up^ paper on Mughal government in 16th-century Sindh
- Jump up^ Unofficial website on the Talpurs, retrieved 2006-03-04
- Jump up^ Q.v., Napier's Wikipedia Article
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From the 2003 DDOE/Watershed Protection Division's Pope Branch Watershed Implementation Plan
Located in southeast Washington, DC, Pope Branch is a 1.6-mile first-order tributary of the Anacostia River. The entire stream lies within DC city boundaries, originating downstream of Fort Davis Drive and flowing in a northwesterly direction towards the Anacostia. A portion of this stream (1,700 linear feet or 20%) is piped beginning at the CSX railroad and ending at an outlet to the Anacostia (COG, 2003). The Pope Branch subwatershed encompasses a 248.5-acre area and is roughly bounded by Alabama Avenue to the east, Pennsylvania Avenue to the south, and Massachusetts Avenue to the north.
The heavily urbanized character of the Pope Branch watershed, and its consequent imperviousness, produce conditions for flashy and intense stream channel flows, even during the most moderate of storm events. The resulting hydrologic alterations to natural stream equilibrium have deteriorated the water quality of Pope Branch, and degraded natural habitat. As watershed analysis has revealed, the erosion of its stream banks during storm events is the primary cause of sedimentation within Pope Branch.
There are several other current threats to both water quality and the health of the riparian buffer in the Pope Branch watershed. These include nonpoint source water pollution from stormwater runoff, a failing sewer line that traverses segments of Pope Branch, and lack of riparian cover along portions of the stream. As a result of this, Pope Branch does not support swimmable or secondary contact recreation uses. The potential for sewage line leaks into Pope Branch has produced a human health risk as well. In addition to the degraded water quality, the lower part of Pope Branch is piped, serving as a barrier to fish passage upstream and preventing potential recreational and aesthetic enjoyment of the riparian habitat.
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General (r) Hamid Gul is another maverick gung-ho about Iftikhar Chaudhry's restoration. But he also makes the peaceniks mad with his call for jihad and continues to spread his 'poison' against America. "I am controversial. People either hate me or love me," he blusters. Gul wants Shariat enforced in Swat "but it must be based on the Holy Quran which does not prohibit education for girls." The ex-ISI chief is Taliban-friendly: "Their resistance is keeping the wolf (US) away from the door," he says. As a sympathizer of Osama bin Laden, he declares: "In the absence of evidence (that he masterminded 9/11), I'm not prepared to call him a blood-thirsty animal." And hence, he's chums with beards of all shades and size who want to take Pakistan back to the age of jahiliya.
While allaying American fears, President Zardari told Newsweek two months ago: "(Hamid Gul) is more of a political ideologue of terror rather than a physical supporter" adding that "he's is an actor who is definitely not in our good books. He's somebody who was never appreciated by our government." I ask Gul for his comments: "I am indeed a political ideologue of jihad albeit of defensive resistance but not of terror. I eschew and condemn terrorism in all forms. My views in this regards are in consonance with the injunctions of the Holy Quran and also with the UN Charter." What about you being in the bad books of the president? I ask. "I don't know Asif Zardari but Benazir was respectful of me. She often exchanged gifts and greetings with me and we enjoyed excellent personal relationship. Several eminent personalities would bear me out on this account."
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In a commentary on YNN ("On the Agenda: How redistricting undermines the Constitution") Harvey Kronberg argues that the redistricting process in Texas is to undermining representative democracy in Texas.
The only election mandated in the United States Constitution is the first Tuesday in November, but if only a Republican can win a Republican district and vice versa, the constitution is undermined and the only elections that count are the party primaries in March.
Kronberg, one of the most respected political analysts in the state, is overstating his case a little. The U.S. Constitution does not actually specify the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as election day. That was established by law. Still, Kronberg's larger question is a good one. It is also an important question.
What is the state of representative democracy in Texas if politicians are designing districts to limit competition? Clearly, that is exactly what many legislators intend to do. Members of the Legislature are openly talking about how they want to make sure that incumbents are not paired against each other. That is, one of their primary standards is protecting incumbents from competition.
It is ironic that the Republicans who most vigorously endorse the virtue of competition in the free market are so anxious to banish competition from politics. It is also ironic to see the Democrats who so tearfully talk about protecting average Texans are so willing to see them represented only through a political lens. It is amazing to see the "tea party" politicians who most energetically attacked "politics as usual" last fall are now enthusiastically embracing one of the oldest tricks in American democracy.
Ross Ramsey's Texas Tribune story on redistricting opened by noting, "Texas state representatives will choose their voters today — grabbing the ones they want, ditching the ones they don't…" This reflects how redistricting has turned representative democracy on its head. Anyone who has seen the districts in the House's redistricting plan can see that citizens are being treated like pawns to be moved around the chessboard and sacrificed in protection of their kings.
This is all part of the game that politicians take for granted. For them, sometimes the Republicans take control and game the system, sometimes the Democrats take control and game the system. They think that Republican gerrymandering in Texas is offset by Democratic gerrymandering in California. Even if they want to embrace the idea that the cheating balances out, they forget that not everyone is well represented by the two major parties. Average voters lose when party bosses load the dice.
The extinction of moderates is the most visible symptom of this form of political corruption. The Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress are both in need of the moderate voices that would help construct compromises. When we allow this kind of partisan redistricting we're enabling another decade of the politics we say we abhor.
We also need to keep in mind that our democracy is increasingly resting on the party primaries that few citizens take part in. As Kronberg points out:
Texas is a state of 25 million, eight million voted in the last presidential election. Five million voted in the last gubernatorial election. You know how many people vote in the Republican primary? On average, only around a million of your most ideological neighbors.
The questions Texas have to ask themselves is: How much can we let officials rig our political system and still call it a democracy?
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Old Rochester's Winter Farmers' Market
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 10am- 1pm
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January 14th, 2017
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A Passion Fur Paws - offers an assortment of all natural healthy and delicious snacks and treats for dogs, including sweet potato chews, peanut butter cookies, bacon cookies, pumpkin cookies, gluten free cookies and many more. They also offer a variety of gift baskets, platters, and jars for every occasion, as well as treats for cats!
Amir's Natural Food- Hummus Or./Roasted Red Pepper/Roasted Garlic/Avocado Hummus Burgul Wheat Salad /Baba Ganoush/Vege Moussaka, Cucumber salad/Grape Leaves/ Pies/Pita Bread/ Pita Chips Grill Chicken/Falafel/ Chickpeas Salad/ Baklava
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D.C.Farms- This week we will have maple syrup, maple cream maple candy and maple sugar. We will be have a winter stock up, our 1/2 gallons of maple syrup regularly $36.00 will be $32.00. And don't forget to like us on Facebook.
Debbie's Soaps- Goats milk soap and holiday drift wood items.
D'Lectables- D's Lectables will be at the ORR market on Jan 14th with some delish new items to tempt your taste buds. Besides favorite standbys like cookies, coffee cake, and brownies we will also have some sticky buns, dark chocolate banana bread, and chocolate cake! As always feel free to contact me with any concerns or requests at firstname.lastname@example.com or 401-323-2657. Also don't forget to go to the website and print out your market coupons. http://dslectables.com/specials/
Everlasting Travels- Everlasting Travels provides all-natural and handmade body care products, as follows: Soap bars, Liquid Soap/Body Wash, Lotion, Salves, Facial scrubs, Body scrubs, Foot Scrubs, Lip Balm, Perfume, and Therapeutic Pillows: Eye, Shoulder, and Back. Our available Home Décor Collection will be soy candles and all-purpose candles.
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Corn Chowder by the 12 oz cup or quart.
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Jordan Bros. Seafood- Fresh Seafood and Shellfish, Chowder and Bisque.
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Patty's Patch- Fresh Baked Bread, winter squash, honey, eggs, cranberries, cranberry sauce, potatoes & apples.
Pies by Moira- At this weeks market I'll have Apple, Mixed Berry, and Carrot Cake Hand Pies along with an assortment of Savory Hand Pies in Cheddar Cheese Pastry. I'll also bring Chicken Pot Pies, French Meat Pies, and Cheddar Vegetable Pies.
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Say Cheese- Fresh farm cheeses, eggs and honey. This week I will be featuring a Vermont Brie.
Sippican River Farm- Hand crafted and machine made Aplaca products. Scarves, hats, gloves, mittens, neck warmers, socks, inserts, yarn, dryer balls, nesting balls, coasters, puppets, head bands, wristlets. Sippican River Farm January Freeze Sale!! 10% off. Machine made Wrist Warmers, Headbands, Infinity Scarves and Leg Warmers.
Skinny Dip Farm- We'll be bringing a wide selection of certified organic vegetables. Including salad greens, kale, rainbow chard, cabbage, leeks, onions, shallots, garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, brussel sprouts, winter squash and more.
Steven's Farm Stand- and this week we will have pea shoots, sunflower shoots, kale, spinach, kalettes, and salad greens.
Weatherlow Farms- Grass-fed and non-GMO beef, lamb, goat, pork, and chicken. Our animals gorge on our mineralized pasture under top-notch grazing management and our "ecorganic" standards. Stock up on roasts of all types for those wintertime recipes. This time of year we have most of our cuts available. Stock up those special cuts that go fast - like tenderloins, beef steaks and eye of round roasts, lamb leg steaks and chops, goat sausage, and pork chops.
Wyandotte Farm- Wyandotte Farm d/b/a The Farmers Kitchen will be bringing fresh prepared foods including our savory & sweet pies, soups, local Pork & Poultry.
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Friday, 26 October 2012
Proof that the DWP work programme has failed
The DWP paid the private company A4Ee a total of £41 million between June 2011 and June 2012. This money was for the DWP's work programme where various organisations are paid to find jobs for unemployed people.
But, as reported by Channel 4 FactCheck, out of the 93,000 people A4e was paid to find work for, only 3,400 of them actually found sustained work. That means the taxpayer is paying out something to the tune of £12,000 for every unemployed person got into work.
Now, I'm pretty sure that that is most definitely not what would be considered value for money. And the really shocking thing is that, to comply with the DWP contract, A4e would only need to have found jobs for 5,115 of the 93,000 on its books. So, to put it another way, the DWP is quite happy to pay a private company £8,000 per person to get them into work through the work programme.
Well, here's an idea, how about we spend that money on more staff at job centres and better training for them so they actually have the time and skills to help people find work. Or how about we pay a tiny fraction of that money to unemployed people in the form of vouchers to help them train and get qualifications which would make them more employable?
But we're not, of course, because, while the tories running the DWP love the idea of stripping benefits from those who can't find jobs in a time when there are more unemployed people than jobs available in order to save money, they clearly don't see anything wrong with paying exorbitant sums of money to the private sector to do fuck all to get unemployed people jobs.
Seriously, did no one in the DWP at any point sit down and do the maths on the contracts? Is no one there bothered by the manifest failure of the work programme to achieve anything worthwhile?
The mind just boggles at this kind of waste of taxpayer money.
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- Giselle Williams26 October 2012 at 14:08
Good article, George, thank you.ReplyDelete
And I entirely agree with your comments that it would be more beneficial to all (except the privateers, of course) for this government funding to be spent within the Job Centre auspices and improving training for job prospects. It is a wholly unaccountable rip off of the taxpayer at the moment - as well as an unmitigated failure.
How do you stop it when the government is on a mission to outsource/privatise everything which exists, regardless of the cost to the taxpayer?
I'm even wondering why Maude has been able, without any consultation, to let for a paltry sum to a privateer the Admiralty Arch. Surely, some Public works improvements could have been made and this building which "normal" people only see from the outside could have been turned in to a tourist attraction. I, for one, would have paid an entrance fee. Now, this building is going to be for the elite and it will only be a matter of time before citizens and visitors will be prohibited from even walking underneath it. I despair. Is there anything at all that this government is going to leave behind, in a good state, when it goes in 2015?
I do agree with the article,except you failed to mention that the people who found a job will also generate another income stream for A4E upon reaching 3/6/12 months of employment and the amounts can be more than the person working actually makes.I had to sign a new WP contract,there total investment is 6 Hours a year or 30 minutes a month,when I find employment there payout will be over £13000.00 just over £2000.00 per hour of time invested..Bloody shambles!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 November 2012 at 14:53
The only thing this govt are abotu is syphoning off every penny this country may have left and forwarding it to their eton pals. It is blatantly obvious they hate the plebs and the disabled who are not making them money. No longer is this country great, no longer are we the mother country, now all we are is a country falling to bits governed by twits who seem to have their heads under the sand and not care about anyone below them - BUT - The people are the ones who carry the high and mighty on their back and WHEN (not if) they revolt - and they will as this treatment is sending them there - Then you wil see what you have done - and the Lib Dems (not you personally) by doing nothing to stand up for the people - Are complicit in all that this Coalition has done - by not DOING anythign to stop this wrecking of the country - Lib Dems are just as guilty as the Conservascum. Tantamount to murderers. If I saw a man dying at my feet and I did nothing but stand and tell him to get up and get a job - Then I have aided in his death by doing nothing - THIS is what Clegg and Company are doing - And this is the reason that Lib Dems have slit their own throat.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 November 2012 at 14:54
Letter To Liberal Democrats: Disabled People Need Your HelpReplyDelete
Not only has your party allowed cuts in welfare to be pushed through which means that disabled and ill people are being left destitute, you are allowing an alleged 73 deaths of vulnerable people (per week av) to happen as well
We are being silenced – blogs and websites are being taken offline, and lies are being spread
Disability hate crime is up by 20% nationally and disabled people are being punished and having their independence taken away – just for being who we are
It is NOT our fault that we cannot 'contribute' the way people with jobs do. It is not my fault that we spend our lives suffering and in pain. Can't you see that we suffer enough already?! All this destroys lives, attacks self esteem and makes us feel utterly worthless, when we are not
Without the help of your party, the Welfare Reform Bill would not have been passed through Parliament. Disabled and ill people who have been desperate enough to take their own lives, or died after being found 'fit for work' by ATOS, would be alive today
Imagine yourselves in our position. We are only trying to live our lives in the most normal way we can, and yet everyday this government (a government YOUR PARTY is part of) is killing people
The 'scrounger rhetoric' is brutal. Disabled and ill people are not workshy or feckless and none of us want to 'live off the state'. I would give anything -ANYTHING -for things to be different! Cerebral Palsy is not a choice, constant pain and limitations are not a choice
How do you think we feel every day of our lives? How do you think you feel if you knew that you were trapped with a disabled or illness that was never going to end
Ask yourselves how you would feel if you also knew that no matter how loudly you shouted, nobody was hearing your voice or caring what happened to you? Ask yourselves you would feel, if on top of that, people were trying actively to shut you up
I want you to know (if you don't already) that the real disability benefit fraud figures are ONLY 0.5pc for Disability Living Allowance, and 1.5pc for Employment Support Allowance. A far cry from the 75% fraud rate that the Condems would have society believe
Now I know that most of you did not sign up for such brutality, and I know that you may be disgusted by what's happening here, but the thing is that it's happening IN YOUR NAME It's happening in the names of everyone who does not make a stand, or simply thinks this is someone else's problem to deal with
Our hearts are being broken, our lives are being destroyed, many of us are scared to go out in case we are physically or verbally attacked – and now for some, our homes aren't safe either
Please, please, (and I'll beg, if I have to) at least ask yourselves if this is something you really want to be part of, because while you are a Liberal Democrat, I'm sorry, but you are
WE NEED HELP! PLEASE do not let our voices go unheard
Helen Sims
- Anonymous9 July 2013 at 22:51
I am unemployed on the WP. I do support the government in cuts to DLA and other benefits because unfortunately there are many taking the Michael. The Work Programme money going into private pockets would be better spent on real vocational/educational training not the usual jobcentre schemes. I don't think anymore should be spent on the Jobcentre training just proper college education readying people with skills for the upturn. In the meantime they should stop harrying jobseekers who are the most accountable benefit claimants. Sanctions should be abolished they are not civilised.ReplyDelete
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The I-I District has an outreach program to allow Kiwanis Clubs and Individuals to provide monetary support for the Circle K, Key Club, Key Leader and Aktion Club district leaders. These funds help our SLP District Officers, Lt. Governors and Chairs in several ways:
The Key Club and Circle K District Officers and Administrators will provide each club who contributes to the respective outreach programs with a personalized thank you letter and a banner patch in recognition of the club's support. The Key Leader and Aktion Club Administrators will provide each club who contributes to the respective outreach program with a personalized thank you letter in recognition of the club's support.
For Kiwanis Clubs who do not sponsor a Service Leadership Club locally, a $100 contribution to EACH the Key Club and Circle K I-I District Outreach Programs will result in the service category of "sponsoring a SLP Club" toward the Distinguished Kiwanis Club award.
The I-I District Outreach Programs are specific to our District. Contributions must be made directly to the District (not to a local SLP Club) and must be sent to the I-I District Office, NOT to Kiwanis International. Because Circle K, Key Club, Key Leader and Aktion Club are all separate legal entities with their own budgets and bank accounts, we ask that separate checks be mailed to the district office for contributions to each of these organizations.
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Today, Jo Mannies at the Beacon did some digging on this story, and the reaction from Democratic elections director Joe Donahue was truly remarkable:
Donahue did, however, take issue with reports that some Washington University students were improperly denied provisional ballots when they showed up at a polling place that serves the campus' South 40 dorms.I, for one, find it extremely unlikely that students were being allowed to vote yet somehow were being "unruly." Furthermore, given this report by KSDK, it seems very likely that the "unruly students" being referred to is actually Kate Gaertner, the Editor of Washington University newspaper Student Life. Here's what that report said:
The account he had received from all the poll workers, said Donahue, "totally contradicted'' what the students said earlier to the news media.
Those students no longer were on the rolls, Donahue said, because they had moved off campus to University City or elsewhere. Even if they had cast a provisional ballot at the South 40 site, he said, the votes would not have counted because such students were at the wrong polling place -- and actually lived outside the 24th District.
He asserted that some students had gotten unruly, forcing the poll workers to call Washington University's security officers. No charges were filed.
"There are no circumstances that I can envision in which these voters should have been denied at the least an opportunity to cast a provisional ballot," Lieberman said. "Provisional ballots exist as an avenue of a last resort for people who eligibility can't be immediately established."So Donahue's "unruly" student, as far as I can tell, was a journalist trying to get public information that she had a right to. Furthermore, Donahue's claims not only contradict the statements of students, but also the statements Polly Guth, a supervisor of the polling location. Here's what Guth had to say:
"And I saw four kids in a row get turned away," said junior Robert Pino.
Gaertner went to get the numbers - how many registered voters can vote here, how many did, and how many provisional ballots were filled out - all of which Lieberman said are a matter of public record.
The senior explained then that all the questions prompted poll workers' call to police.
"I was just on the phone with a lawyer," she said she told poll officials. "She said we have a right to this information, we can press charges if you don't give it to us."
In the end, she was escorted off campus and Robert Pino saw no resolution.
It is unclear how many voters were denied provisional ballots or turned away without the proper information, but Polly Guth, a supervisor of the polling place on the 40, said that voters who requested a provisional ballot earlier than 4:30 p.m. were denied. Officials indicated that only a small handful of students were turned away at the polls.And later:
"The person this morning who we talked to [on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners] said no [to giving out provisional ballots] and did not give us a follow-up number," Guth said.
Guth said that she was just following orders and understands why some students were upset.This reaction from the Board of Elections, which as I mentioned has a history of causing problems for students and for minority districts, strikes me as extremely implausible. It also raises a number of questions:
"I know how frustrating it is, and I do apologize, but what they [the St. Louis election board] tell you, you have to do it," Guth said. "It's scary when you don't."
This case is extremely fishy. I'm glad Mannies is on the beat, and I hope the journalists at Student Life can get to the bottom of this issue, especially considering that a state senate seat might hang in the balance.


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This can be controlled remotely through software-controlled flight plans in their embedded systems working in conjunction with GPS.
However, the personal drones are becoming increasingly popular for capturing videos, photos and other activities. Few years back, the e-retailer Amazon announced a plan to use drones for delivering the packages.
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To our surprise, some of the amazing drone technologies and ideas had been showcased on the CES 2016 event. Let's have a look at some of the brilliant drone devices, which will rock this year.
Drone #1
This drone come in 5-foot tall, 500-pound in weight and fully electronic, which is large enough carry a human inside. Then how is it different from a jet or a helicopter for an instance? Instead of piloting, the user needs to enter their location in the smartphone app. But the sad part over here is the battery lasts for just 20 minutes.
Drone #2
It is one of the easiest drone to fly with the most flight time, features and great video quality. This drone supports 4K video recording, 20 minutes of flight time, Live HD Video streaming to your mobile device and Free In-app Flight simulator for learning to fly.
Drone #3
This drone comes with a 4K camera on a 360-degree panning gimbal, where you can control the motion of the camera independently.
Drone #4
Just like Phantom 3, this device shoots 4K video with an Android device built into the controller. So there is no need to use your tablet or smartphone.
Drone #5
This drone uses the GoPro Hero 4 for recording videos.Also, you can take off the camera, whenever you want to. It has a gimbal bay and an accessory bay, where the third-party companies can easily make new gimbals.
Drone #6
This drone comes with 6 LED lights which can be turned on and off from the controller. This drone is cheaper compared to the other drones.
Drone #7
This drone has two flight modes stability and agility. In case of agility mode, the user will have full control to learn how to fly manually. While on the stability mode, it automatically levels itself when the user let it go.
Drone #8
Dubbed as Massive Parrot Disco, this drone will fly longer than any other consumer drone in a single charge, which lasts for 45 minutes. All you have to do is to just throw the drone in the air and it will travel up to 80kph. This drone comes with 14MP triple axis digitally stabilized camera and can store up to 32GB of HD videos.
Drone #9
This drone is specifically designed for racing. In this drone the motors are tilted forward by about 10 degrees which improves the performance of the drone by decreasing drag and increasing speed in forward flight.
Drone #10
This drone from Autel has been showcased in CES 2016. This high-end drone comes with a 4K camera on a 3-axis gimbal to capture smoother video. Further, the user can sync the smartphone with the drone to watch the live 720p HD video.
Drone #11
Called as 'World safest drone', this device comes in spherical design, which has same height and size as Soccer ball. This drone can execute its task autonomously with its most powerful dual-core on-board computer. However, this drone can be programmed to perform autonomous flights and computer vision tasks.


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Walking, weary, down the shadowed roads beneath Virginia hills at fall of dusk. My nightly ritual after work-- sometimes with my wife (our pact of nearly silent thought). Sometimes, as now, alone.Again I let my gaze rest on "arrangements" of our neighbors' living rooms. Emblazed to dazzling focus as the darkness swells, binding me to them in deeper ways. These folks I banter with when gardening, or swap quick nods when driving past. As they lean midday from porches in their wooden rocking chairs, sipping ice tea slow as breath in Appalachian heat.
But now I feel like secret words, or some regenerative hope, their need to mold a portion of their lives, like art. To decorate the hidden will. Despite the constant flicker of those TV screens that lull most nights into a common thought. Each nest like a bold signature of brightly painted "Piedmont crafts" and photographs of vanished kin, alive or not, whose distant spirits-- framed in gold or cherry-- touch their hearts.
And some with items more obscure perched along the thresholds or their hearths. Those rough-block hounds with grinning snouts and crazed wide eyes, or gaping scarecrow-featured saints, of self-taught mountain "outsiders" they purchase, on occasion, with that woodstove kindling trucked down dirt-cheap to our valley in the fall's first chill each year. Carvings from split blocks of montane cherry, chestnut, oak, prized black willow or sap-dried pine--carvings from the same trees as those cairnlike piles left beside their doors, in leafless damp, that touch their sense of place. For a few bucks more than firewood, they line their mantels with crude figurines of rustic mountainfolk, often grouped to bow in "grace" as if before a simple feast-- bright buttons, bottlecaps, or even their grown daughters' girlhood beads affixed into droll features of those gruff faces of bark.
Or even stranger "visions' by avowed wood-chopper prophets now and then… Christ Crying "Quo vadis?", forked arms of wild cherry spread toward the glowing Blue-Ridge sky.
Or wedged beside the lumber in the flatbeds of old trucks, works equally queer from the strong hands of zealous wives (who fathom their own trials in the Bible's soulful tales) . . . Baffled Hagar wandering under a dangling rubber ball of "fiery" gold, grasping an unwanted babe in snaking arms of juniperroot, her gaze tear-bright from eyes of broken glass. . .
Images through which our neighbors feel the vatic presence their region's hands, if only seen by them and "God." Visions gouged by those impassioned souls who drop down on our quiet streets, like trolls emerging from the spirit of these hills, just once a year. . . To cast the spell of their quaint "art"--odd secrets shared--beside those flickering TV sets that rarely douse, like haunting stories tapping some deep vestige in the region's heart. Sold with woodstove logs, for barely more.
So I walk each night, a displaced teacher from the North, to peer into my Southern neighbors' gleaming rooms of curios, both sacred and mundane, in the valley called Spring Garden where we live beneath Virginia hills. What we've come to call that queer "Museum of the Soul," arranged by their TVs with some deep need.
And whether walking with her or alone, I feel my spirit lift each time, despite fatigue, "in deeper ways." Deeper even than the reason that I'd journeyed from a suburb of Chicago, back a decade and a half, to teach here in their region at a local Baptist college called Virginia Intermont. That red-brick oasis of more worldly thought, within the church-bound town of Bristol, it's become over the years. Where their children or their children's kids, or sometimes older relatives (curious but clinging resolutely to their "faith") have turned up in my classes now and then (some with touching eagerness to hear remote ideas from their amusing "Midwest-walker" friend). And where I'm meant to comb their heartfelt poems for cliches, or steep them for a while in the "philosophic books" of cultures other than their own--the pure ideas of Socrates, the higher Brahman, or perhaps the earthly wisdom of the Tao. That puzzling array of "worlds" beyond these hills they tolerate good-naturedly, with momentary interest intermixed (alongside gentle invitations to the churches of their families) with always fuller doubt. . .
But tonight, again, I feel that deeper nearness to our neighbors (somehow near as kin), imbued with mountain lore that we both share, in different ways, and live beneath. Each nest like a bold signature they've stroked into the darkness just for me to "deeply" read and ponder while, each night, I wander by-- that I deeply read to know them (and those other lives, from hereabouts, whose offerings they know and feel upon their hearths and shelves)-- that I deeply read from darkened streets beneath these hills more closely than those papers that I grade. Papers based on "remote thoughts" their kin and children, trying, write for me.
But tonight, again, I witness those "arrangements" touching to our lives, culled over those years (preserved in gold and cherry frames) their children grew and left, their parents waned and died. Arrangements touching to our lives, despite the flickering bluey glow I also see each night. But do not feel.Arrangements bound as close as pumping blood to each home's heart. If only, in their own minds, seen by them and "God."
Arrangements like the secret of "Quo vadis?"* shared, despite the swamping mesmerism of the sit-coms and the game shows that pervades. Till sets flicked off, in rooms fraught with their hopes and fears-- each witness to a deeper thought--beneath the darkened Blue-ridge hills, we sleep.Dan Stryk
*Greek for Wither goest thou?--the question posed to Jesus by both Simon Peter and Thomas before His ascension, and which He rhetorically repeats before rising, in lieu of clearly answering, suggesting that others may one day follow Him if their devotion to God, and concern for each others lives, persists. . .
--John 13.36, 14.5


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Its been over 2 months since I blogged, its amazing how time flies when your not having fun. I love serving as a Pastor in a little country Church but it sure would be a lot easier if there weren't any people (ha!ha! groan). Even though I haven't been blogging I have been tatting quite a bit, its very soothing. There's something about taking string and turning it into a delicate piece of lace that does wonders for my attitude.
Here are the first of the tatting I've been doing since February.
Motif # 3 - Anne's dragon in Flora 20 (several of his relatives have made great gifts for dragon loving friends)
Motif # 4 - Sabina's Floral Bookmark in Flora #20
Motif #5 - Santa Fe Cross by Barbara Foster in Flora #20
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|I don't think I have ever posted about this... (Forgive me if I have. :P I haven't been able to find it on here.) If I did, it was a long time ago~ so maybe some of you have never seen it. Anyway~~ This is a Witch Doll I made for an ami swap on the Friendship Square CAL, for Melissa (a long time ago). Her word was "Halloween". I don't know why I was thinking about it this morning. (Maybe because it's almost Halloween again and there is Halloween stuff all over the stores lately?) ;P I could not find the pattern anywhere. Then I remembered it was "Lis-A-Witch". I typed that in at Ravelry. Nothing came up. I typed in Witch. Nothing... Then I thought "Oh... Maybe it was LIZ-A-Witch"... Yup!! I was hoping I could make another one (someday~ I am getting so sidetracked from all my Christmas Stockings I'm supposed to be making. Sigh...). Now I can. Yay! Liz-A-Witch Doll!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Witch Doll
Thursday, August 25, 2011
A Pullover, And a Shrug...
|I finished this pullover this morning. :D Isn't it cute? It's for Knit-A-Square. I also knitted a square. I need to take a picture of that.. The pattern for this pullover, and the square that I knitted, are both on this site. Under "knit instructions". I'm not quite sure what size this is. But I know some little one will be able to wear it. <3 And it is made with wool. (Not sure exactly what kind, as it came with a Rat Race Scarf pattern kit I ordered and there wasn't a label.) So it will keep them extra warm (I hope). <3
|And this is another Simple Shrug (<--- Ravelry Page) I finished. (A while ago.) I haven't posted it yet, though. Since I was sending it someone. They are scheduled to receive it today. So I will post this, after I know the person has gotten it. :P Update: She got it, and she says it's perfect. Yay!! <3
|Here it is, on me. (Oops, I see a couple ends sticking out that I hadn't weaved in yet..) It is a Large, and I wear a Medium. But I just had to try it on. This is the second one I have made from this pattern; in the December 2010 issue of Crochet World. This is the first one I made.
P.S. I see Ads! Yay... :P (I had to do something to my blog to make the ads show... Computer illiterate, I am... :P)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Back To School Time :)
|My husband was nervous that it might jump up on the car. (I kind of was, too. My window was down.) :0 So we took off~ and this was the picture I got. Oh well. There was another donkey under the tree in the background (on the left of the tree).
|And, a knitting project I have been working on. I recently joined the Knit-A-Square group on Ravelry. I am almost done with this. I'm actually all done with the knitting. I just have to sew it up. I've been weaving in ends.. I haven't done any knitting in a while. I don't know why. I love it.
P.S. Do you see any ads on this blog? I tried singing up for AdSense, and I see blank areas (where an ad might be?).... But, I don't think I did it right. :/
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Santa Pillow
|I got a Mary Maxim catalog in the mail recently. I was looking through it to see if there were any cute holiday patterns. I found a cute Santa Pillow. The kit was something like $15.99. I *almost* ordered it, cuz the pillow is so cute. But, we don't have any money right now. :P So yesterday I went on Ravelry to see if anyone maybe had a free version of it, or something else that might be cute enough... Well, I found out that this is a FREE PATTERN!! I love free patterns!! (If after signing in, it doesn't take you directly to the Santa Pillow, just go to search and type Santa Pillow in~ That's what I had to do.) So, I immediately started one. I saved us $15.99 plus shipping. $20 extra bucks we didn't have anyway. :P
So, anyway~~ Does this look right to you? Sigh... Maybe I need to buy a pillow form, so I can see where I need to stop crocheting. And re-do the beard part. It looks way too long. I think Santa needs a beard trimmer for Christmas. lol..
Monday, August 15, 2011
An FO~ But Not The One I Mentioned...
|See what happens when you have a bazillion projects going at a time? Sometimes you finish a lot of them all around the same time. Then it looks like you are a mad crocheting woman. Hee hee. This is my third Pressed Flowers Afghan! I wonder when I started my first one. Anyway, this is for Nia. A 13 or 14 year old girl on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I send things to her Grandma, who is raising her and her little cousin. I made her cousin an afghan a year or two ago: Granny Star Afghan for Dre. (What do you know? There's another Pressed Flowers Afghan in that post... How weird is that? :P)
|One side, folded up. I used some variegated yarns in this one. And black, and white. I broke my own "rules" for the first two of these I made. (No black or white, no variegateds...) :P I know, I'm strange. :P
|Here is an afghan I started for the Grandma. <3 It's just like mine. Except, different colors in different orders... I love my afghan.
|And, I got my sons' afghan out, to start working on it again last night. Since I finished Nia's. (I was using the off white for hers...) It's just a rectangle granny. But... I like it. I hope he will, too. I made one like this (different colors) for their Grandpa.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Still Crocheting...
|Friendship Squares, mostly... This is the "Frame A Flower" square. I found it on crochet pattern central, under 6 inch squares. I just kept going with it to make bigger sized ones. (One of these I made for my own afghan.)
|This is the Criss Cross square, from "200 Crochet Blocks" by Jan Eaton.
|I crocheted another little Q-tip Holder. I made one of these for our kids' bathroom before. I don't know why, I just got in the mood to make another one. I'm sending this to someone on Pine Ridge. I sent her some towels before (lavender, and light green.) So hopefully this will match her bathroom. I don't know. If not, she can stick it in the cupboard. :P
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I did finish something else, too (something kind of big!). But I don't want to ruin the surprise. So I will wait until after the person gets it, to post it here... :D
Monday, August 08, 2011
Polka Dot Christmas Stocking
|I'm still weaving in a hundred loose ends. I tried crocheting over them when I could, but sometimes there were too many. It's Priscilla Hewitt's Polka Dot Christmas Stocking pattern.
It's Still Christmas... In August! :P
|And this is from lil-hippie. A matching square & (adorable!!) owl. And, a hemp keychain (I love the way it smells). I put it on my keys already. And the cutest little doggy card. :P Thank you so much, sopo and lil-hippie.
|I put the owl on my bookshelf next to the angel pin that Mary sent me, too. <3
|Here are all my motifs for my Polka Dot Christmas Stocking. This one is going to be for me. How selfish of me, eh? To make mine first?.. But no one else knows what kind they want/doesn't care. So. I picked one out I liked, and thought, "Maybe if I make one, then they can all decide..." I have almost all of it done. I got to the heel part and got SO confused. I think I might have it figured out. I'll have to finish this when I'm not tired. After this I will start my husband's and then my brothers'. (I'm making the same ones for both of them.) The from the Lion Brand Yarn site: Holiday Cheer Stocking.. My husband said he wanted just a plain red one with a white top. So, I went on Ravelry and looked at Christmas Stockings & found one I liked.. :)
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Cracker Jack Cookies
|But look how much better they came out! I only added one cup of coconut & one cup of oatmeal (and a pinch of salt~which wasn't on my recipe), since I had already used probably half the cookie dough. I'm so happy, cuz these are awesome cookies!! And I have enough stuff to make more, later. Except chocolate chips.... :P
This recipe is exact-atacly like the one I used: Cracker Jack Cookies II Recipe Funny, I thought it was a newer recipe. Turns out it is a really, really old recipe!! Obviously, it has stood the test of time. :) I'm going to print this recipe out, since it's a little more clear than the one my friend wrote out for me. :)
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"Hemorrhaging losses, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Bear Sterns had to increase the percentage of revenue they devote to pay to ladle out these bonuses. So much for pay for performance."
That's Robert Borosage at the Campaign for America's Future. Click through to see his response to the breathtaking comment from a headhunter firm: "It's essential that pay is still there or you're going to lose really good people."
Friday, February 1, 2008
Capitalism without accountability
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text: Does anyone here run their own blog? I've tried various blog packages and can't seem to nail down the one I would like to use. This is what I've checked out so far: Joomla Wordpress Evolution bBlog I don't want to host it on sites like blogger.com, I'm looking to buy/download a good CMS/Blog program that will allow for easy updates AND easy to edit. I actually have 2 sites I'm currently designing and will likely use this software for both. Suggestions?