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How I World-Build (And Hello!)
Let's get to it, shall we?
Over my hiatus not only did I do some editing on Draped in Deception, I also imagined a new story called Splintered Crown. (But more on that in another post) Like I do with practically all of my stories, I let it simmer in my mind for some time while I pulled together bits of inspiration. When I'd fleshed out the general premise and some semblance of the main characters, I decided to jump into world-building.
For me world-building isn't just borrowing some Earth culture and shoving obscure customs and unnecessary rituals on it to make it original. It's not about creating odd shaped plants, dangerous terrain, and savage beasts that terrorize travelers (though they're fun). I like to go to the people, and the history that shaped them. That's where I start.
I don't know about you, but the thought of writing out textbooks of history that will probably never come up in a story makes me wince. So as I stared at my journal, prepping myself for long paragraphs on the world's most important moments, and less than thrilled about it, I got an idea.
The page started out as a doodle of birds as I begun to think everything through. Then it became a drawing, and soon, something I now refer to as scrapbook world-building.
The pages are mix of simple (and not that great) drawings and words done in different hand-drawn fonts, to bring attention to certain lines. The above page is about the world's first people, who found safety with the help of five green birds. I also included snippets of paper, as if they were torn from different texts, each showing a different perspective on the event.
I've realized now that in most other stories I'd written, I only knew historical events from one group's perspective, but it's so important to know it from all angles. These different perspectives can be vital in forming different cultural groups, enemies, allies, and on and on.
|I apologize for the little you can read, but most of the images I took contain spoilers
The fun and amazing thing with scrapbook world-building is that you don't have to write everything down. A mix of drawings and words can convey the feeling of a time period or certain event, and help you visualize how it's seen in the story. I was planning to have a jumbled collection of images to represent Splintered Crown's POV Crimson, but somehow I found the starkness between the small and large print to mean much more.
|The bigger text reads "I'm the best. I'm the Heir. I'm perfect." while the tiny, almost invisible words between other letters say "Help me, someone. Please?"


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Today I would like to introduce one of my dearest friend who knows all the answers we are searching for and even if he don't know he will simple ask you "Did you mean this?" No I am not talking about one of the best search engine available in Internet today. I am talking about a person who is much more interesting , intelligent and ya handsome too. He is "Mr. Ankit Gupta" or as I called him with due respect "guptaji". Continue reading "Episode 1 – I AM THE BEST"
Episode 4 – My Photographer Friend
We are far away from our friends…speed approximately 120kmph like a supersonic wave (heavy terms: P) and here I am in the back seat of the bike (only one thought was going through my mind why so fast buddy what's the thrill ???) but hey you should not ignore the passion my friend has to reach up to that speed with his bike (Name!!! hahaha I only the color red and white…it's kind of sports bike). And how I should I describe him matching helmet with the bike (like a power ranger one), knee and elbow guards. How can I forget his jackets and shades (Please don't mind the choice of color) and this friend who was riding the was Aadarsh Bisen. This was the only version of Adarsh 1.0 there are more to come.
I really didn't remember when we became friends no special story, no tragedy nothing. We just had a conversation or so and yes, we are friends by then (it is that simple to do friendship with him). So, let me take you through his journey …be ready to laugh, cry and to give out a pose for next picture (he is a professional photographer…: P).
Roll No. 1
We all live in a world where we want to be best or to be called one and at times we subject ourselves to a Numeric number '1' (my birth date btw). But in this case, I see no advantage of being Roll No.1 in a classroom of 60-65 students. And then when suddenly faculty shouts roll no. 1, and our young friend dreaming of some venture, sitting at the first bench was not even aware of saying "yes" hahaha (he was same biker friend bisen). And the moment he realizes it was already rolled no. 5(and everyone was like how can you forget that..:P).This was the story of each class and lab we had at that time(oh the best time of our life…college days 😊).
The second major disadvantage of being No.1 (especially for aadarsh) was that situation where the first most likely question asked by external was:
"Beta kya padh kea aye ho?"
And our clueless bisen thinking of ye kon se subject ki baat kar rahe hai…(hahahha) but hey he does handle the situation well and then that celebrity walk he has shown up fearless, confused and cool (like he didn't get it man…: D) made everyone even get scared and terrified. Everyone just rushed up to him asking "Kya Poocha ??" (and everyone was interested in the questions…: P). I always feel that it's kind of unfair to expect so much from him and especially when he was not doing something of his own interest (like engineering ☹).
But hey that's the simplicity and humbleness of him, that even knowing all of that he never disappoints, he was always ready to fight that battle and come out of it like everything was fine. This really made me realize that the person who has all the answers is not the one who should be entitled with No.1(that happens mostly) but the one who has taken up the challenge knowing the fact that he is going to lose it anyways deserves it.
And that's why I can proudly say that he is my friend "Aadarsh Bisen" (my roll no. 1 😊).
Last Minute Revision
We all are standing outside of the exam hall someone was doing his fifth revision, someone was sharing his own knowledge and expertise, someone just wants to remember what they have learned. Some are preparing some tricks which will help out in the exam. Then comes Mr. Bisen asking for help so that he could be able to write something relevant to the topic or question.
Oh, he has reached out to the wrong person Akshay Nanda (Mr. Reviser…: P):
AB: Bhai ye wala topic thoda samjha na please?
AN: Dekh bhai, ye toh tab samjh aayega jab tu phele ke 2 topic ko bhi padega.
AB: 2 aur??
AN: Abe zada time nahi lagega abhi samjhata hu main bus ye revise karlu (only 5 min left to go in the exam hall come on Mr.Nanda).
Finally, the confused bisen reaches out to the perfect help he needs at the last moment Anubhav mishra:
AM: Dekh bhai zada dimaag mat laga. Ye esaa hai, ye wesa hai bcoz baki parso jo movie dekhi thi uski story aur ye diagram: P
AB: Ho gaya itna hi, ye to easy hai. Abhi kitna ho gaya?
AM: Ye ho gaye tere 2-unit complete baki unit Aastha se pooch lena.
AB: per kab?
AM: Abe exam main bhai. Pass ho jayega to chal andar abhi: P
And trust me he always come out of exam hall very happy after that saying bhai maine toh 4-unit ka likh diya. Aur ek supply bhi leli wo Nema ke pass ek extra thi na…: P
Yes, he is that super cool and easy to go towards his life. But life is not that simple and neither the situations that we faced every day in life (remember to have some tissues before you move further).
And He cried & cried…
The day was unusual, the situations were quite disturbing I am talking about our lives at that point in time. Everyone was busy in something or the other project, assignments, campus placement (college days were near to an end). And then I sudden see Aadarsh sitting on the Chair and crying (Mayank & Akhil were already with him), we all also reach out there. I am not able to understand what's going on here. I exactly remember everything –
We were in our computer lab and all the students from CS1 and CS2, morning time (we were waiting for lecture to get started) and suddenly this happened. He was crying hard, loud like he has lost someone or something very close to his heart later I realize he was lost, lost in the darkness where there was no light of hope, happiness, love anything (he's from Balaghat, he lives on rental basis in Jabalpur alone yes). I have not seen any of friends crying that openly (maybe I am lying but hey) he has no words to explain what was going on with his thought process. I don't know what to say or If my words would really help him to recover. The conversation was somehow like this:
Aadarsh: Crying out loudly. Main kisi kaam ka nahi hu yr. Kuch nahi aata yr mujhe kuch nahi. Kya kar raha hu pata nahi(words are also getting fumbled).
Mayank: Giving him a tight hug. Aacha thik hai bas koi baat nahi. Tu roo mat atleast. Apan sochte hai kuch.
Referring to everyone, dekh abhi sablog ki life main hai tension, Akhil anubhav aur merko company main select hona hai, Nanda ko GRE karna hai, Tiwari ko GATE dena hai sablog essa karenge to kaise chalega kya.
I know he was trying his best to get him out of the situation. I am just thinking what should I say how to tell him whatever he was going through was tough and we understand that but only he was the one who has to face the situation.
Aadarsh: Main kya karunga life main aage kuch nahi kar paunga.
I dont remember the time and how that day just passed. We all are also worried about him.
Mayank: Mujhe lagta hai kisine kuch to bola hai isko pata nahi abhi.
That day has really shaken me up, not bcoz my friend was crying too hard. But by understanding that usually, we all have that tendency to hide our real self to us only (inside) and showing out the smarter, gentler and simple human being (outside). But that is not the case always. We all have our own struggles and we have to fight it. The best thing I found about aadarsh was that he has the courage to cry out loud in front of his friends (which really signifies the faith he has in all of us) but hey that's not the end here. After all, he has found his passion and moves ahead in life.
My Photographer Friend (my fav tagline that's why I am using it here too…: P)
He always knew it but sometimes it just takes time to reach our goals or even to find them. But hey finally my friend has found it.
Photography, oh yes that's his real passion and now he has that perfect camera to capture the best moments of his life's… DSLR (thanks to his Bade Bhaiya for this). And the moment he got it, I can see that spark and liveliness into his life that has been lost somewhere in the middle days.
So the best part is that he is not a camera expert initially (like the one who knows all the technicalities and technique to take a picture) but he has that creative mind to decide what exactly looks good and how to do it differently.
There are many advantages to have a DSLR friend ohh the female friends just got double, we have pictures captured for each and every moment of our life. More likes on social media (apni dslr wali dp pe …: P).
But the camera is not the only reason for the huge friend circle he has, it was his friendly nature, always ready to help kind of attitude and hey you should Smile bcoz by now 5 to 10 photos were already clicked if you are with bisen.
I have literally seen him living with the camera day in day out. He really loves clicking pictures of unusual stuff (beautiful girls too: P) with his camera whole long day.
So finally, he has completed his Engineering and then moved forward to do what he really wants to do in life. (see it's that simply follow your heart).
Some of the my favourite pictures clicked by Aadarsh :
Podcast With Aadarsh Bisen
You can enjoy my conversation with Aadarsh on my podcast show. Since by now you all know Aadarsh very well I believe you all really enjoy our podcast. Happy Listening!!!
Final Words
I am happy you have found your passion for life. Just keep on doing it for the rest of your life. I really want to thank you for all the pictures you have clicked and some of the best moments you have captured for us.
Really wish you all the best keep clicking photos, make more friends, bring up a smile on their faces as you do and ….
"Keep Capturing the Life…… 😊"
You can be friends with Aadarsh via Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aadarsh_bisen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adarsh.bisen.5
Episode 3 – Bas Itna Sa Khaab Hain
It was exactly 3 months back when it was extremely dark up in the sky, winds were blowing much faster than the normal days (I mean the hot and sunny once: P) and weather forecast team has already declared a high alert in Mumbai. It was afternoon 3:00PM when this new was flashing in every media houses and we could see glimpse of the outside situation how people are stuck in traffic, it was water all around the places, the life line of Mumbai (Local Trains) were also stopped.
Don't you think it was such a dark start to my story (don't worry this is not a horror one.: P). Now let's meet our friend who was still busy in day dreaming (I am sure he was at some beautiful location with a girl trying to impress her with SRK dialogues – "Nikhil, naam to suna hoga!!!! 😊"). Omg I forget to introduce my friend "Nikhil Khedekar".
Trust me he has no idea about the weather outside. Ideally, he should be at home but he even doesn't watch news channels (he was surely going to be in trouble). So, our friend he is a Mumbaikar as you know by now, a superb painter/sketcher. SRK fan (clearly from his dream…: D) and a young boy with lots of hope and aspiration in life living in the city of dreams. (Like that song ankhoon main sapne liye ghar se hum chal to diye jaane ye rahe le jayegngi kaha..:P).
Breaking News :Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm Hit Mumbai, Sky Turns Dark
At 4:30PM, we are all instructed to leave the office as early as possible as it was continuously raining and transport services are highly impacted by the same. Everyone was a bit scared at that time and really for the first time in past 2 ½ years I felt like it would be great if my family was also here in Mumbai with me. (I will feel more secure at least…:().
Then suddenly I received a call from Nikhil's father saying to take care of his son and not let him go outside alone (I can feel the anxiety and tension in his voice). I respond back by giving him assurance that I will take care of your son. He insists me to come to their home as it would be safe for both of us. And trust me I felt so heart warmth that finally I found a family in Mumbai. 🙂
Really it took around 5-6 hours to reach his home that day and his parents are also waiting for us from very long. Even my parents felt relaxed as now I got a secure place to spent the night at least.
I really felt like being at home once I reached there. His mother had prepared a tasty dinner for us and it was a truly a heart-warming gesture from his family.
A Talented Boy
After few days of our friendship I came to know that he does painting and sketching very well. I come across few of his art work when became friends at social media. I found a different approach in his painting style. I saw sketch of some famous personalities which he had made and he is really able to draw the emotion on paper very well that they look real (hmm quite an artistic review 😊).
I feel the reflection that comes through his work is really honest and innocent (that is how he really is as a person).
You should also take a glimpse of his work:
Jabra Fan
I know this title suits me very much but I am sure even Nikhil deserves this one equally as he is also an ultimate Shahrukh Khan Fan. But that is really something which has made us good friends quickly. We use to discuss about SRK work, movies, dialogues, songs and it was an endless topic for both of us. The one more common this I found between us is the goodness and values we follow with regards to our friends and dedication towards the work is quite same.
Since we both are Jabra fans of the best lover in the world (u know who is he…: D) we do believe in the magic of love.
A Younger me
I am the youngest in my family (sabse jawaan I mean: P) so I never really had a chance see how it feel like to be elder to someone. With Nikhil I feel like he is my younger brother (#famousquote Brother from another Mother. :)). I felt really young when I saw his energy level, enthusiasm and passion towards the life. I believe whenever I am with him some of his energy gets rubs on me as well. I also started feeling much younger, smarter and cooler at the age of 24.
I really see a younger me in him (although a year younger only: P).
Podcast With Nikhil Khederkar
You can enjoy my conversation with Nikhil on my podcast show. Since by now you all know Nikhil very well I believe you all really enjoy our podcast. Happy Listening!!!
Final Words
I really wish him all the best for his career. I hope you will be same like the way you are now in terms of believes, thoughts and energy level. I know you have big dreams and aspirations to fulfil but remember my friend It is important to achieve success in life but you have to take care of your friends and family.
And ya you must believe in yourself because my boy only you have the power to change the world.
You can be friends with Nikhil via Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam_nvk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhil.khedekar.10
Episode 2 – HUM HAIN SEEDHE SADHE AKSHAY
20th December 2016 01:16pm
It's my best friend's birthday and u know what all my friends have forget that too. Actually, he is in US right now. I really forget the place but u know it is the feeling which is important right. Oh, let me introduce you with Mr. Akshay Nanda, the Rockstar of our college. He is just amazing and he is girls favourite too (ye zada ho gaya..:P). He sings well, acts well and looks smart too. But that is not why he is my best friend. Let me take you to the story how we met the first meet.
The Phone Call
I didn't remember the exact moment when we first met but I remember the day when one night before the exam someone called me asking about how much syllabus I have covered and I was like what? I still remember that this is the first I talked with Akshay and I must tell it is not the time when we were the best friends. So just after cutting the call, I said to my sister:
"Do you know someone wants to know how much I have studied?"
And I thought like why someone you don't know much is calling you at 11:30pm and asking how much you have studied. But I must tell that is the one phone call which I remember after which we became the "BEST STUDY PARTNERS". He used to call me and we decide the schedule of how much we need to prepare for the exams and everything sort off. Along with that we used to chat some stuff about movies, sports and the only topic which boys love to discuss, yes "GIRLS"…Hahaha and that too one night before the exam in our break time.
The Study Partners
I should also mention one of my friend who also was part of our group ya that study planning group, her name is "Durva Das". She is like the most studious girl in the class. One of my friend (Anubhav) use to call her Naina Talwar of YJHD (Ye Jaawani hai Deewani :P). She is also the part of our plans but since she was not able to awake till very late. So, she did all the study in the day time and sleeps soon. We boys passes the whole day time and then study at night, what a tragedy. But I must tell those days (or I should nights) in which we use to study for our exams are unforgettable. I don't know how much I have learnt about the subject in those nights but definitely I have learnt that love, friendship and care teach you best lessons of your life. My both friends "Durva & Akshay" are really close to my heart, I never forget them ever or I must say I don't want to forget them.
I think before we should move ahead it's time you should listen to the Part-1 of our Podcast with Akshay Nanda. I am sure you all really have fun listening to the story of Akshay. Enjoy!!!
Podcast with Akshay Nanda – Part 1
The Friend Who Cares
So these are the early days of our college and the admission processes are going on , we all are also busy in various office works like submitting the documents and all. So it was a very hectic day for our friend "Mayank Shrivastava" as well. He didn't even get time to have lunch in the break time. And when post work he came to his desk there is this gentleman Mr. Akshay, who has taken out his lunch box and put it in front of Mayank saying:
Aki : Yr tujhe bhook lagi hogi na, tune kuch khaya nahi hai din bharse.
Manku : Bade bhai(loud) , tune mere liye khana bacha ke rakha.(Always remember when ur tired and stressed out , Food is the answer.)
That is the day when they both become good friends. I came to know about the story at later point in time but that really make feel like "ye sahi banda hai yr'.
Mr. Rockstar
This is the time when we all are preparing for our performance in the fresher party. And yup Mr. Akshay and his team too are going to perform. (Yes got it right "The Bench Bangers"). It is was a night before the party and one of our friend just said to us :
Tum logo ko lagta hai Akshay perform kar payega aache se I mean he is performing on "we will rock you" but his voice is not like that at all(quite a technical description :P) and we are also like ya he may be or may not be able to perform that well.
And then we got busy in our own performances. Then came the next day and the time when Bench Bangers came to the stage, we all are like what is going to happen now. And the performance starts, you should believe me within 5 mins of the performance everyone in the hall was jumping around (shouting "we will we will rock you"). And really Akshay and his team has set the stage on fire. The performance was finally over and then guess who is standing next to me yes the same friend. He said to me "Bhai in logo ne toh aag laga di stage pe….Kya gaana gaya hai Akshay ne yr". And turst me I am the happiest person in that moment. Really, his performance has given us the confidence to perform well too. That's how Akshay became the Mr. Rockstar of our college.
When Rockstar met Hero
Now, in the next year of our college when our juniors have arrived again a party has been organized and yes everyone was like Akshay will have to perform and this time I am also wondering now what's new Akshay will do in his performance. He is also smart even this time he has decided to perform with a partner and yes, he is "Anubhav Mishra". First of all, it is difficult to convince anubhav for singing and that too on stage. But that's the quality of Akshay (you know he acts really well). Now this time the energy level, enthusiasms and expectations are very high from them and the best part is the songs that they have choose that has really helped in building up the environment (or I should say "mahool"..:P). Two of my fav songs from movie Rock on – the title track and phechle saath dino se. They both performed really well. Trust me that is the only memorable performance from the party to me at least. And we all have seen a hidden singer inside our friend Anubhav that day.
The Viva Tragedy
This incident might look funny now or an enactment that only Akshay can do in that serious situation. I hope his lab partners do remember this situation in which they are just because of Akshay.
An external (someone from other college/university) came for the viva of one the subjects in 2nd year of our college. Since no one is able to answer him properly he has put up this condition that he will ask one-one question to each related to the practical given to them. (quite simple..is it? :P) . Now the viva begins, sir started asking questions to each and every one and no one is able to answer it properly but he has forgotten to ask question to a very special person in the room (bas yahi nahi hona tha…hahahah) yes Mr. Akshay Nanda. He said everyone to leave the room since he was not satisfied with anyone's answer. Everyone rushed out of the room to protect themselves from more embracement but suddenly Akshay said:
Sir, Apne kaha tha sabse ek ek question poochenge aur mujhse toh poocha hi nahi. (and everyone was like…: P)
Sir is like ohh , come back everyone we will start again and reevaluate the marks given to everyone (Note: this is our final viva for the subject) and everyone was like ab toh gaye. The funny part is that again no one is able to answer the questions and yes our Akshay too. After coming out of the room everyone is like – ye tune kya kiya..hahahaha. And I am like koi nahi Akshay ho jata hai kabhi kabhi.:)
US Return
This is when I am meeting Akshay after very long time (though we have a skype chat yesterday). He is returning from US. I don't know but when we return to our own country we pre assume that all our friends and family members are waiting outside the airport shouting "Mera Akshay aa gaya" and Akshay be like "Maa, tumhe har baar pata kaise chal jata hai mere aane se phele ".(too filmy right.. :P).
This is what is going on his head (I know him better) but the minute he stepped out of the airport, the bubble around him just blasts because I am the only one standing there to pick him up (or I should his heavy 24kg bags just kidding). But really it felt so good when you meet your best friend after so long. And then suddenly question started coming from his side:
Aki : Baki sab kaha hai???
GT: Koi nahi aaya Akshay. Sirf main aaya hu.
Aki : Accha sab mujhe surprise dene wale hai kya.(I am like de toh diya already..:P)
GT : Nahi Akshay sirf main hi aay hu. Ab chale ghar?
Post 10mins we take a CAB to go my place and again he is like:
Aki: Aacha to sab log signal pe milne aane wale hai.
GT: (I am like shouting!!!!) Akshay mere bhai koi nahi aane wala ab..:P. This is my look:
And the moment he realizes actually no one has come, all the gifts he has bought for other friends suddenly became my property (just for time being). Akshay is like:
Are tiwariji ye sab apke liye hi hai aur baki sabko toh main dekh lunga. Tum ye toffee kaho US ki special wali….hahahahha.
Now to hear more stories about Akshay, listen to the part -2 of our Podcast with Akshay Nanda. Happy Listening!!!!
Podcast with Akshay Nanda – Part 2
Final words
"Be always the way like you are…super cool , super funny and the one who understand and care too. We all are with you in not matter what decisions you take in life, somethings might go wrong or right but we are all always with you. Thank you so much Akshay for being such a good friend. I am blessed to have a friend like you."
If you also want to be friends with Akshay , get in touch with him via mentioned links :
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/akshaynanda91
Email : firstname.lastname@example.com

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City rat
Apr 6th
(J. Campbell)
I'm a city rat. I need cheese.
I make my house out of
Popsicle sticks and old magazines
But what I really really need
is you to let me be – with Thee indeed
Wooden wall warped and wet
Walk on wire it wiggles while I walk\
Welp at the whittled wire saying,
"Wow. Whittled AND wet!!" – ZOT!
It brings me to a higher place up above
See you standing there
through a whole near the stove.
Marry me. Feed me and care for me.
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WARSAW -- Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, the controversial Communist reformer who once imposed martial law and banned the Solidarity labor union, in effect resigned yesterday as president of Poland.
In a letter to the speaker of the Sejm, the Polish parliament, the 67-year-old soldier-turned-politician proposed that parliament shorten his term of office, due to expire in 1995.
Sejm Speaker Mikolaj Kozakiewicz said he was treating the letter as a resignation. "He has just left the date up to parliament," he said.


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DATATEC
Investec said that Datatec is on track to meet its full-year guidance, but that a technicality on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange mandates an update. The broker made no changes to its forecasts but increased its target price to 210p and downgraded its recommendation to "hold", purely on valuation grounds.

COMPASS
Evolution Securities nudged up its Compass 2009 earnings per share estimate by two per cent and increased its target price to 430p from 410p. It said that a modest decline in sales has been more than offset with cost efficiencies feeding through strongly to margins. The broker has a "buy" recommendation on the stock.

COAL OF AFRICA
Cazenove initiated coverage on Coal of Africa with an "outperform" recommendation saying that, despite the 36 per cent rise in its share price in the past month, it still believes there is potential upside. The broker notes that there are key events due in the run up to the end of the year that will see the cost of CoA's capital falling.


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<<< << -- 2 -- Tess Crebbin A MUST-SEE -- >> >>>
Actually, this was a very graphic Tosca all around: when Scarpia gropes Tosca, his hands are all over her in all the wrong places, and he really gropes her, does not merely imitate, which is clearly visible, via binocular or bare eye, depending on where you are sitting. When she stabs him, for the second time, the knife goes you-know-where. When Cavaradossi is dragged, post-torture, from behind the prison wall to be dropped at Tosca's feet, the make-up artist has really done his job: he is all smashed up, very badly so, gorily bloody, with cuts and bruises all over him. And then, there is the mass-execution scene to underline Scarpia's brutality: a bunch of prisoners is marched into an underground cage, the door is shut, the executioners take position outside the door and 'bang bang bang' go the guns until all the defenceless people inside the cage are dead.
Zoran Todorovich as Cavaradossi and Nadja Michael in the title role of Puccini's 'Tosca' at the Bregenz Festival. Photo © 2007 Karl Forster
So much for the visual part, which is, as word-of-mouth already has it, nothing short of sensational, creating breathtaking beauty on one hand, and total horror on the other in an atmosphere of what soon builds to become unbearable tension -- so, chances are, you have never seen a Tosca quite like it, no matter how many times you might have seen it before.
Gidon Saks as Scarpia. Photo © 2007 Philip Crebbin
Now to the singing: Todorovich, predictably, is the star, and rightly so. From the moment he comes on stage, he dominates it, and when he is not on stage, the audience pines for his return. You can see it in their faces, how their attention wanders, during non-Todorovich scenes, over the lake at times, or to the subtitles displayed on screens to the right and left of the stage. But when he is on stage, nobody is looking at the lake or the subtitles anymore, all eyes are on him. What makes the tenor, who is currently being celebrated as one of the big new stars on the tenor sky, so spellbinding that someone of the likes of Edita Gruberova insisted he sing alongside her in Bellini's Norma at the Bavarian State Opera? The voice, of course, which hits the heights impeccably without ever engaging in even the slightest trace of a squeak or typical tenor screaming, the fact that, due to his changing from lyric to dramatic tenor, he has a unique ability to mix and match the two elements at will.
Zoran Todorovich as Cavaradossi sings 'E lucevan le stelle'. Photo © 2007 Philip Crebbin
In a trademark aria like 'E lucevan le stelle' written in B minor, with words by Puccini himself because the composer wanted to make sure that the dramatics of a prisoner desperately clinging to life in the final moments of his execution were brought across in the right way, where precisely these two elements are required in combination, lyric with dramatic, Todovorich is, of course, at his very best. While he is now well and truly a powerful dramatic tenor, he remains capable of displaying both exquisite lyric beauty and intense dramatic fervor in his voice. Throughout his entire range, he is well placed on the breath, with impeccable technique, particularly brilliant in the upper register while evoking powerful sound and rich colors in the lower. One gets the feeling that, as a tenor, there is nothing he couldn't do. The intense tragedy he brings to 'E lucevan le stelle', especially in its final L'ora è fuggita, e muoio disperato! E non ho amato mai tanto la vita! ('The moment has passed, and I die in despair! And I never have loved life so much') probably can only be realized in this manner by someone like Todovorich who is at home in both the lyric and the dramatic tenor range. As a singer, he is also rather pleasing to the eye, and his stage presence is enormous, making this an all-round excellent performance that, quite rightly, they are all raving about. He has now been booked to sing the same role later this year at the Bavarian State Opera, and one can understand why.
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A Navy Seal and his dog rappelled from the scoreboard to the field of Cowboys Stadium in Texas to deliver the official game coin for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals football game. The November 2 display was part of a military appreciation campaign called Salute to Service – the NFL is donating $100 for every point scored during 32 specific games to non-profit partners USO, the Pat Tillman Foundation, and Wounded Warrior Project.
The Internet was quick to judge whether the dog was enjoying the experience or not, but dogs in military service is nothing new. Dogs have been involved in the wars of humans since ancient times, and have been trained for parachuting at least since WWII.
With Veteran's Day coming up in the U.S., and Remembrance Day in Canada, let's take a moment to salute a few of the canine companions who have trained with, worked with, protected, and in some cases, made the ultimate sacrifice with, the men and women who have served their countries throughout history.
- In WWI, dogs weren't jumping out of aircraft, but they were widely trained as messengers, sentries, scouts, and many other roles. The Belgian army used dogs who were trained to pull milk carts to put their skills to use pulling supplies, wounded soldiers, and even gun carts.
- The most decorated dog of WWI was a dog named Sergeant Stubby, who, it is said, saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, and captured a German soldier, holding him until American soldiers found them.
- Many dogs were used as mascots for military units. They were there to lift morale in the trenches, as well as on ships; a few naval dogs were officially enlisted!
- In WWII, the 13th (Lancashire) Battalion of the British Army enlisted dogs to jump with soldiers so they could perform duties such as locating mines, keeping watch and warning troops about enemies. They trained for over two months to learn their duties, and reports state that once trained, the dogs would often jump from the planes without any coaxing.
- Many dogs also joined the war in the Pacific to help take islands back from Japanese occupying forces.
- The most decorated dog of WWII was Chips, a German Shepherd-Collie-Siberian Husky cross who served with the 3rd Infantry Division in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. It is said that Chips broke away from his handler when they were pinned down on a beach in Italy by a machine gun team, jumped into the pillbox and attacked the gunners, forcing them out of the pillbox where they had to surrender to US troops. Later the same day, he helped take 10 prisoners. Following the war, Chips was discharged and returned to his family in Pleasantville, NY.
- During the Vietnam War, K9 units were estimated to have saved over 10,000 human lives at a cost of the lives of 232 dogs and 295 US dog handlers.
- Throughout all of these wars and operations, ambulance dogs were used by the Red Cross to help find wounded soldiers in the field.
- In 2011, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo joined 79 commandos for Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Cairo's job was to help find hidden rooms and doors, and to deter opposing security forces.
- Military working dogs continue to serve as sentries, trackers, search and rescue dogs, scouts and mascots. They are also widely trained as therapy and service dogs for veterans coping with the emotional and physical aftermath of military service.
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Pakistan Super League: Karachi Kings leaves for United Arab Emirates
Before boarding their flight for UAE, the Karachi Kings team members interacted with the fans and also took selfies with them.
Sohail Khan, Saifullah Bangash, Mir Hamza left for UAE from Karachi with the officials whereas the rest of the squad departed for the Gulf from Lahore.
Earlier, a reception was given in the team's honor in which ARY Digital Network President and CEO Salman Iqbal, who is also the owner of the franchise, along with former cricketers and famous personalities were present.
ARY Digital President and CEO Mr. Iqbal said that the team needs everyone's support.
"With your support, we will bring the title home", Mr. Iqbal said.
The Karachi Kings' owner announced that a talent hunt program will be organized in the coming year.
Karachi Kings will play its first match against Lahore on February 5th. Karachi team will face Quetta on 6th February and Islamabad on 7th February.
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From what I remember about his time in the majors, Merrero looked like a freaking slap hitter with zero power. Do not want.
What kind of injury did he have?I don't think Marrero is on the radar at all for a starting job with the Nats. Maybe he could fill the role of RH bat off the bench, though.
torn hamstring.
A slap hitter? Cmon. Most of his singles were hard hit line drives.
Morse+Espi to the rays for a pitcher
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The question is, does ALR repeat this season or decline quite a bit. Wasn't this pretty much LaRoche's career year? Plus he's on the wrong side of 30.
The question becomes, who is most likely to repeat, or hit closer, to their career year?
From a probability view, Morse. Because there is more data on LaRoche to indicate that 2012 was a spike, and no such data on Morse. For Morse, it was his first full season, and 2012 may be discounted because of injuries. On the other hand if the question were posed: who is more likely to hit 25 homeruns and drive in 100 runs, it's LaRoche.
Couple that with getting another 1st round pick out of Laroche walking
A tangible benefit for sure, but not relevant to the question of who is more likely to reproduce his career year.
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Some modest respite on the commodity front looks likely to produce a relatively steady open on the stock market this morning. Sellers may be a little cautious given solid gains in the oil price last night plus a small move in the right direction for the spot iron ore price.
However, despite overnight gains in commodity prices, investors will be far from confident that the bear markets are coming to an end. While spot iron ore prices were up yesterday, the fact that China's steel production fell during March is a sobering piece of data for iron ore producers. Similarly, oil markets which appear to be rallying in anticipation of US production cuts will soon need the data to reflect expectations to maintain current upward momentum.
Stock markets are likely to be at least a little more cautious about the prospects of further rate cuts following yesterday's decision by the RBA to leave rates unchanged.
While the RBA left a clear easing bias in place, its failure to cut rates does increase the data related risk to the prospect of further rate cuts. Although monthly economic data is volatile, we have seen some quite solid data sets recently including a drop in the unemployment rate, yesterday's better than expected retail sales and moderate improvement in business credit growth. If these trends continue, the RBA may continue to be cautious about cutting rates further. Although a scenario like this might dampen investor appetite for yield stocks it could be a plus for other sectors of the market with the impact of an improving economy offsetting disappointment over interest rates.
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Enquiries into a return may lead to the conclusion that the particular treatment adopted in the accounts and tax computations does not, as required by tax law, result in the 'full amount of profits'. An invalid basis of computing profits will have been used. In these circumstances a change of accounting policy or tax adjustment may be required. This is perhaps because the treatment conflicts with GAAP, or because, for example, a bad debt policy does not arrive at a sufficiently accurate result.
The Ahmedabad (Bombay Commissioners of Income Tax v Ahmedabad New Cotton Mills Company Ltd [1929] 8ATC574) principle requires that the opening and closing adjustment for the year of change should be on the same basis. Although that case concerned stock valuation our view is that the rule is of general application and covers a change of policy of accounting for any receipts and any adjustment to the timing of receipts and expenditure. This is because the Ahmedabad decision was that income tax is assessed and charged annually on the profits of the year, and not on the profits of any other year.
The application of the Ahmedabad principle may result in either profit falling out of account or being included twice. For example an enquiry was opened into a return with accounts for the year-end 31 December 2012. The bad debt provision was overstated. The opening provision in the accounts was £92,000 whereas the enquiries had shown that a more realistic provision would have been £18,000. The closing provision in the accounts was £108,000, when the facts supported a provision of £30,000. The adjustment to the taxable profit for that year has to be recomputed with the corrected opening provision, even though the accounts for the previous year had closed with a provision of £92,000. The adjustment is to increase the profits in 2012 by £4,000. A profit of £74,000 (£92,000 - £18,000) has fallen out of account, unless previous years' profit figures can be adjusted (see BIM34035). (The accounts showed an increase in the provision of £16,000 (£108,000 - £92,000) whereas the correct amount should have been £12,000 (£30,000 - £18,000). The profit that has fallen out of account is the difference between the incorrect closing provision of £92,000 in the 2011 accounts and the corrected opening provision of £18,000 in the 2012 accounts).
Tax law does not permit adjustments made to one year to take account of the fact that profits may not have been taxed in earlier years. An invalid basis may bring income into account later than is correct, it may allow expenditure earlier than is permissible, or it may undervalue stock. In these situations, a change of basis will usually result in some profits dropping out of charge in the year of change because of the necessity to adjust the opening figure for the year of change to be on the same basis as the closing figure but by how much will depend on the precise facts in each case.
There may be cases where there is a change to a valid basis from an invalid basis, which has led to profit being recognised earlier than it should have been. For instance the old basis may have overvalued stock, and, as a result of a revaluation of the opening figure for the year of change some profits may be brought into charge twice. Any element of double counting in the year of change should be avoided, if necessary by making an adjustment to the tax computation of that year. However, where substantial amounts are involved and there is evidence that the old basis was adopted for tax avoidance purposes, guidance may be obtained from Business Profits.
A warranty provision of 30% of turnover was allowed in years prior to 31/12/2011. This is agreed to be invalid for tax purposes. It bore no relation to the actual amount of work required to be done under warranty.
The correct provision is agreed to be 4% of turnover.
At 31/12/2012 the closing provision is £40,000 on turnover of £1million.
In the accounting period to 31/12/2011 the turnover was also £1million - so the closing provision (£300,000 on the old basis) should also have been £40,000.
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- the opening provision is restated as £40,000 (as the old basis was wrong/invalid).
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(Left to right) The 2018 Friendly Sons of St. Patrick officers: President Jack Fleming, Vice President Michael Naughton, Treasurer Brian Waghorn, Secretary Chris Spratt and Keeper of the Shillelagh Mark Phillips. Photo provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Saturday, March 17, the Saratoga Springs chapter of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will celebrate their 66th anniversary with a dinner, scheduled for 6 p.m. in the ballroom at the Holiday Inn on Broadway.
The fraternal organization meets once each year on St. Patrick's Day to honor the patron saint of Ireland and to raise money for local Catholic charitable organizations.
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A Joy For Ever (And Its Price In The Market)
Being the substance (with additions) of two lectures on the political economy of art, delivered At Manchester, July 10th And 13th, 1857.
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5 love languages for men : Tools for Making a Good Relationship Great. / Gary D Chapman.
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Falling in love is easy. Keeping the sizzle in your marriage? That's more like grilling the perfect steak-it takes time, attention, and some secret spices. Mastering your wife's heart doesn't have to be complicated, but it will take a little effort. Good intentions alone will not get the job done. Gary Chapman gears this edition of his #1 New York Times multi-million best seller to your needs, challenges, and interests as a husband. What really fills your wife's love tank? (It may not be what you think.) How can you let her know what you're thinking and feeling? What can you do to make sex more meaningful and pleasurable for you both? This book offers a straightforward approach that will equip you for relational success.
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text: Triple suicide bombings in Jordan this week marked a breakthrough for Islamic guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in his efforts to expand the Iraqi insurgency into a regional conflict and demonstrated his growing independence from the founders of al-Qaida, according to Arab and European intelligence officials. Al-Zarqawi, 39, has sought for years to overthrow the monarchy in his native Jordan. But since he emerged over the past two years as the best-known leader of the insurgency in Iraq, his success in rallying Islamic extremists from other countries to fight U.S. forces there has enabled him to extend his reach and influence, officials and analysts say. His guerrilla network, they say, has established roots in Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Iran. "This is really alarming, if al-Zarqawi is able to carry out these kind of attacks in Jordan and if Iraq is able to become the headquarters for terror attacks in the region," said Mustafa Alani, senior policy analyst for the Gulf Research Center in Dubai. "We're talking about the emergence of another Afghanistan." Some terrorism analysts and officials say al-Zarqawi has already eclipsed al-Qaida's founder, Osama bin Laden, in terms of prominence and appeal to Islamic radicals worldwide. Both want to establish a new Islamic caliphate in the Middle East but have clashed over tactics, such as whether it is advisable to avoid targeting Muslims. While bin Laden has been on the run for the past four years, largely cut off from the outside world, al-Zarqawi has attracted hundreds if not thousands of fighters to Iraq and has avoided capture despite the presence of as many as 150,000 U.S. troops. He has raised his profile by embracing merciless tactics, including videotaped beheadings and suicide attacks on civilian targets, such as the bombings in Amman that killed nearly 60 people at three hotels Wednesday night. Jordanian officials said Saturday that al-Zarqawi's group had carried out the attacks, employing three suicide bombers from outside Jordan. A day earlier, the group asserted in an Internet statement that the bombers were four Iraqis -- three men and a woman. "He's fashioned himself as the most important competitive force to al-Qaedism," said Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert and director of the Washington office of the Rand Corporation, a California research group. "For al-Zarqawi, Iraq is a means to an end, rather than an end to a means. His road runs through Baghdad, but it doesn't stop there. It goes on to Amman, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and perhaps even Western Europe." Although he has formed an alliance with al-Qaida, al-Zarqawi has always worked as an independent operator. He met bin Laden in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1999 and received some financial support from al-Qaida but established a separate Afghan training camp for Jordanian fighters.


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Myself, and millions of other Slipknot fans were truly disappointed with the departure of former drummer Joey Jordison, also known as #1. It's been said that Joey decided to leave the band in order to continue his career with his second band Scar The Martry; yet other reports suggest that Slipknot collectively agreed to kick Joey out. Regardless of the rumours, fans and maggots alike were left in shock and disbelief of the news, that the heart and backbone of the band is no longer part of the Skipknot equation.
All Hope Is Gone, the knot's fourth studio album may have been my least favourite of the four, comparing to classics like Iowa and their self titled. But with their headbanger chant known as "Vendetta", this song alone restored my faith in Slipknot. Beginning with a ridiculous drum solo leading off to a mantra of double bass kicks and killers snare hits, and don't forgot that strategically placed China, Joey somehow makes a standard metal beat into a gem. "Vendetta" may be a surprise to some to crack the top ten, but I thought this was a sure stand out to a mediocre album. It is an honest and horror ridden song, which makes "Vendetta" my #9 as we say so long to #1.


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This was a very pleasant and comfortable cinema to watch a movie in and the seats tilted back i seem to remember. I saw a late night showing of Superman in December 1978 and A Star is Born here. Both were shown in 70mm and the sound was crisp


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It's so easy to get caught up in our daily routines losing sight of what matters the most - Life itself!
We learned to glorify the word "busy" and has become a norm. We're never really busy for what we think we like to do. If you're reading this, you are probably making use of your free time! you ROCK! grab a friend, DO NOT call him/her to try to find a mutually convenient date and time, GRAB him/her. If you don't the answer will be "yea, let's get together, I'll let you know when I'm available".
If I'm wrong, God bless you. If you make that outing happen, make it as simple as possible, as in a walk in the park, a hike nearby. Enjoy the great outdoors.
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text: Hi, everybody. I'm a new member. I'm studying hard to make the move over to dog training as a career, and this place is proving very useful! I have two Boxers of my own, Trooper Thorn and BeBop, age 7 & 6, respectively. They're fantastic dogs; the trouble times are years behind us. I'm taking them through classes to teach them how to be in movies (hit their mark, act like they're paying attention to an actor while they're really taking cues from me, etc.) I couldn't be prouder of them with how well they're doing. They recently both just got their CGCs, too. I volunteer with Boxer Rescue here in L.A., and have done some work with The Rescue Train group, but I'm looking to find some other rescue organizations I can help out and get more practice with a wide variety of breeds. I've always been good with dogs, but once I decided that I wanted to do it for a career, I've been finding out just how much I don't know! Purely positive reinforcement is an endlessly rewarding journey, and I'm working hard to leave old bad habits behind. (I've always been able to give a command in a businesslike voice that dogs respond to even when they won't listen to their owners, and to catch and hold a dog's attention with a snap. But there's very little room for that with pure positive reinforcement - I don't want to "command" dogs, I want to help them learn and come to their own decisions!) Well, I'll be around. This looks like a great community. Thanks, everybody.


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Saturday, April 02, 2011
Feature Artist - Lizzie
Happy Saturday all, Today I have a super gorgeous mommy to share with you; Lizzie is amazingly talented - she is a designer for her own challenge blog as well as others and has guest designed for various blogs too!!! You can find Lizzie on her blog, Oh Snap or on her challenge blog, Hello Cutie Challenges. Here is her interview (and some of the cute things she makes): Who is your biggest creative inspiration? i love rachel denbow! she is an amazing crafty mom with amazing style. if i'm in a funk i visit her blog and get totally inspired! i'm also obsessed with sassafrass paper... if i'm in the mood to play with some paper but have no mojo i hit up their blog! Why did you start creating? when haven't i been creating? i've always been doing lil arts and crafts here and there. art has always been my favorite subject in school. even during the summers i remember going to the store with my granny and her buying me a new lil craft each week, from pearler beads to looms and jewelry making kits. i don't remember a time when i haven't been creating!! What is your favourite thing to create (and why)? i love making things for my kiddos something about making a dress for my daughter or a toy for my sons is really fulfilling... they are always asking me to make them things and i am glad to do it! Do you have a favourite song to listen to during your creative process? i mostly have the t.v on... i loves my scifi t.v shows and movies!! Who are your favourite manufacturers? for paper it's sassafrass and bella blvd... i love joel dewberry for fabric... and yarn i'm old school lion brand! You recently started sharing style posts, how would you describe your style? i'm a momma... so my style is simple! i don't think i could ever spend more than 50 bucks on piece of clothing in fear that my kiddlets will spill chocolate on me! i do however like to accessorize and that is what pulls the outfit together for me. just simple clothes with amazing necklaces and scarves go a long way for me!! What inspired you to start Hello Cutie Challenges? i love challenge blogs... they are SOOO fun! but there isn't really anything for ALL crafts! i have so many talents friends and b/c they aren't into paper crafts too much their work seems to be over looked and that makes me sad... so why not have a blog for ALL things made by you? it's fun!! What can we look forward to on your personal blog and on Hello Cutie? i'm trying to figure out featured posts... as in weekly things. something that fits me and not everyone is doing... of course i can do a what i am wearing wends... but where is the fun in that? that is why i have t.v thursday! it's fun and corky like me! Thanks Lizzie for your fab interview - remember to go check her out when you get the chance - her blogs are fab. love, V xoxo
3 comments:
- lizzie said...
saweet! you are so cute vicki!! i'm so happy to a featured artist for you!!!
- 2 April 2011 at 22:28
- Viji Siddharth said...
Totally right about lizzie! Though I don't know her personally, but from her blog, her posts on mb, her spirit and her talent, her wonderful kids... She sure is a super crafty mom!!
- 3 April 2011 at 05:29
- Laurajean said...
Congratulations Lizzie ;)
- 5 April 2011 at 13:48
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In the years before the Renaissance, Italy was divided into warring city-states, some which supported the Holy Roman Emperor, such as Modena, and some which supported the Pope, such as Bologna. In 1325, after hundreds of years of bitter fighting between the two, some Modenese soldiers slipped into Bologna and stole an oak bucket from a public well. When Bologna demanded they give it back, Modena refused, so Bologna attacked with an army of over thirty thousand. Two thousand were killed, and Modena still has the bucket today. Centuries later, the poet Tassoni wrote a mock epic about the war: La Secchia Rapita, the Stolen Bucket.
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A Jaguar Ate My Grandmother
I was watching the documentary First Contact: Lost Tribe of the Amazon the other night, and just as we learn from the work of the anthropologist Malinowski, our tribal ancestors were logical and rational, even though they have simpler lives and serious problems. One of the young tribesmen casually says, "A jaguar ate my grandmother," as if he is talking about his car getting totaled. He later explains that when people die, they go downriver and up into the sky, and when asked about white people, he says with complete confidence that they too go downriver and up into the sky.
The tribespeople have never read a single word, and can only count up to ten, and must not need to count more than ten of anything that requires counting. To be fair, we typically count in tens, tens of tens, and tens of tens of tens to do most things.
After adjusting to life with the anthropologist, the tribespeople really like clothes. One young man says that now that they have worn clothes, they are ashamed to be naked. It is quite hot in the Amazon jungle even at night, and so I assume that clothes are not only beautiful ornamentation of the human body, but also cover parts of the body that attract unwanted attention. One young tribeswoman says that she really likes clothes, spoons, pans, and particularly a simple, plastic, purple pair of flip flops. They must make walking in the jungle much easier.


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There is, or rather I should say there was, a little inn, called Mumps's Hall—that is, being interpreted, Beggar's Hotel—near to Gilsland, which had not then attained its present fame as a Spa. It was a hedge alehouse, where the Border farmers of either country often stopped to refresh themselves and their nags, in their way to and from the fairs and trysts in Cumberland, and especially those who came from or went to Scotland, through a barren and lonely district, without either road or pathway, emphatically called the Waste of Bewcastle. At the period when the adventure about to be described is supposed to have taken place, there were many instances of attacks by freebooters, on those who travelled through this wild district; and Mumps's Hall had a bad reputation for harbouring the banditti who committed such depredations.
An old and sturdy yeoman belonging to the Scottish side, by surname an Armstrong or Elliot, but well known by his sobriquet of Fighting Charlie of Liddesdale, and still remembered for the courage he displayed in the frequent frays which took place on the Border fifty or sixty years since, had the following adventure in the Waste, one of many which gave its character to the place:—
Charlie had been at Stagshaw-bank fair, had sold his sheep or cattle, or whatever he had brought to market, and was on his return to Liddesdale. There were then no country banks where cash could be deposited, and bills received instead, which greatly encouraged robbery in that wild country, as the objects of plunder were usually fraught with gold. The robbers had spies in the fair, by means of whom they generally knew whose purse was best stocked, and who took a lonely and desolate road homeward—those, in short, who were best worth robbing, and likely to be most easily robbed.


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Madras Cafe is a movie that is hard hitting in its portrayal of conflict in Sri Lanka and waves it created on political canvas of South Asia. This movie brings to fore a very old political adage "there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests". Although this movie does not boast big stars from Hindi film industry, most actors have done justice to their characters. Anyways, let us discuss about firearms used in Madras Cafe and my comments on them.
Weapons and equipment used by Indian Army in Madras Cafe (Indian Peace Keeping Force - IPKF)
Sea King Mk42 Helicopter
Sea King Helicopters are shown in many scenes throughout the movie. Surprising one was a Sea King flying near Kasuali in opening scenes. Sea King is a naval helicopter operated by Indian Navy. What naval Sea King was doing in land locked Kasauli is beyond me. Moreover Indian Navy didn't have enough number of Sea King helicopters to fly so many sorties in Sri Lanka and under threat of ground fire from LTTE once full-scale hostilities broke out.
|Sea King Squadron INAS 336 "Flaming Arrows" with children and staff of Evangel Ashram, Koonammavu at their premises with a Sea King in background. Courtesy - Indian Navy
As an aside, Sea King has also starred in Yahaan along side Jimmy Shergill and Minissha Lamba. In Yahaan, Sea King was again found in most unlikely location - Srinagar. Since director of both Yahaan and Madras Cafe is Shoojit Sircar, it seems he is completely fascinated with Sea King. Indian Navy, are you listening. Dude might be interested in a midnight drop with MARCOS.
Unidentified Helicopters
At beginning of the movie when John starts with origin of Tamil struggle, there is a small scene portraying Jaffna University drop. In actual drop, 13th Sikh LI and 10th Para (SF) troops flew on Mi-8 helicopters of Indian Air Force. In real life helicopters landed amidst heavy fire and troops disembarked from the helicopters. In movie troops are shown slithering down from UH-60 'Black Hawk' helicopter during this scene. Please visit Descent Into Danger - The Jaffna University Helidrop for a detailed description about Jaffna University raid.
|Mi-8 of Indian Air Force. Courtesy - Bharat Rakshak
Movie also has some scenes where AH-64x Apache are shown. Indian armed forces have never operated this helicopter. But yes, they did operate attack helicopters in Sri Lanka. These were Mi-25 'Akbar' of Indian Air Force. Some of you might be familiar with this monster of a helicopter called Mi-24 from the movie Rambo III. Mi-25/35 happens to be export version of Mi-24. Similarly movie depicts that Indian troops fly in UH-60 Black Hawk to conduct a raid on Anna's base. This is absurd as Indian armed forces never operated Black Hawk. Interestingly Black Hawk might be only real world helicopter to have a featured in name of a movie. I am sure many of you have seen Black Hawk Down about an encounter between US forces and Somalian militia.
|Upgraded Mi-25/35 of Indian Air Force. Courtesy - Bharat Rakshak
Machine Guns
In the sequence where John Abraham identifies location of Anna (LTF leader) and Indian troops attack his base, Indian soldier are depicted firing M-60. This is completely inaccurate as Indian Army has never used this weapon. M-60 machine gun was a standard General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) of US armed forces. Standard GPMG of Indian Army at that time was FN MAG and standard issue Light Machine Gun (LMG) was venerable 'Bren' gun from WW II.
|Suniel Shetty firing a Bren gun in movie LOC Kargil. Courtesy - Internet Movie Firearms Data Base
In couple of sequences, Indian troops are shown using what looked like AR-15/M16 family of rifles with scope. In reality Indian troops went in armed with full length 1A1 rifle popularly called SLR (Self Loading Rifle). This weapon based on FN FAL did not have a full-auto fire mode. It was a full-size battle rifle, well suited for plains and open areas, but cumbersome in jungles and built-up areas. As troops became familiar with their area of operations and guerrilla tactics employed by LTTE, they sawed of barrels of SLRs and made changes to fire it in full-auto. This leveled the ground somewhat in firearms as LTTE was armed with AK (AK-47, AKM, Type 56, etc.) family of weapons capable of firing in full-auto providing high volume of fire. Some troops were also armed Sterling L2A1 Sub-Machine Gun (SMG). A number of troops also used AKs captured from LTTE fighters.
Firearms and equipment used by LTF in Madras Cafe (and LTTE in real life)
In some sequences, LTTE is shown using SLRs. This is accurate as LTTE was initially armed and supplied by RAW. Their initial weapons included SLR. A number of SLR were also captured during clashes with Indian Army. In one of the scenes, Anna is shown using a AR-15/M16 family weapon with a scope. This is accurate as leadership was issued M16 while rest of the troops relied on venerable AK-47, Type 56 (aka AK-56), AKM, etc. AR-15/M16 are believed to have been sourced from 'Golden Triangle' - an area that overlaps Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. AK family is preferred world over by 'freedom fighters' engaged in guerrilla warfare and terrorists alike. Primary reason for its popularity is virtually no maintenance requirement, easy availability of ammunition and rugged build quality.
In weapon landing sequence, one of the fighters is shown using a SVD Dragunov. It is possible that LTTE fighters received Dragunovs as part of weapons cache or captured from Indian troops.
|Indian Army sniper using SVD Dragunov. Courtesy - Bharat Rakshak
Before I end this post, I would like to thank John Abraham and his team for making this movie and wish them great success. Our generation needs to know about what our forces went through to protect civilians. It also serves as a reminder to our political class on how not to conduct foreign policy. Sri Lanka conflict took a heavy toll not only on Sinhalese and Tamils, but also on our armed forces due to loss of 1200 brave men. Not only did this conflict claimed Indian lives, but it also created turbulence in Indian politics and claimed life of our ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
I hope Bollywood takes notice of wars and battles fought by Indian armed forces and try to bring them to silver screen so that aam aadmi is reminded of sacrifices made by our real heroes.
Jai Hind!


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