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Creative writing is most popularly understood to be writing that comes from the imagination, the very fine art of making something come into existence in the most attractive and convincing way possible. It is defined as writing that expresses the writer's thoughts and feelings in an imaginative, often unique, and poetic way. Williams Wordsworth had said, "fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" and with creative writing, one can experience a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings of
been writing for years, you probably have an interesting and complicated relationship with writing. Every year there's always some article published that talks about the importance of creative writing in education and its beneficial effects on persuasive ability. Personally, I still can't tell a narrative without falling into tangents and backstory (don't ever ask me to tell you about my dreams!), but writing has certainly been beneficial to my life. Here are the three superpowers creative writing
Is creative writing an active medium to develop writing skills among learners?does creative writing have precedence over traditional writing tasks? Give a rational for your answer Creative writing can be termed as the writing that is done to record an experience , share thoughts, imagine and create events or simply writing done to enhance the writing skills. Creative writing motivates learners to become writers for life. It is not a skill but an art . An Art because it teaches students to creates
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English Creative Writing Paragraph Whenever I found myself feeling claustrophobic or overwhelmed in the city, I would close my eyes and think of Grandma and Grandpa's country home. It was the most peaceful place I had ever been, and even now, I could still remember every detail of my last visit. A gentle breeze rustled through the willows that stood gallantly in the distance. The open air, so rare and fleeting in the big city, smelled of orange blossoms and freshly baked apple pie. Or maybe that
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WRI-HREP supported education and outreach has engaged citizens, agency staff, municipal officials, non-profit organizations, and students.
Dr. Allred of Cornell University in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension (2011) conducted a needs assessment for developing a Master Watershed Steward Program. Their surveys engaged with members of over 150 different watershed organizations and agencies. Participants expressed interest in improving their ability to acquire funding for watershed management, engaging with political structures, coordinating across agencies and organizations, improving long-term planning, building community networks and trust, and working across political boundaries.
Community engagement for monitoring the Hudson River Estuary is the focus of work by Dr. Leou (2011) of NYU. Under this citizen science outreach program, graduate students and NYC teachers organized measurements of Hudson River Estuary health. Citizen science teams measured dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, temperature, turbidity, coliform bacteria, nitrate, and phosphate along the Hudson River Park on Manhattan's western shore, with the goal of creating a database used by non-profit organizations that work on Hudson River conservation.
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Wetlands provide important ecosystem services toward improving water quality. Inland beaches of the Great Lakes frequently have water quality that is unsuitable for recreation. In 2010, Roehm, Vermette, and Janis of Buffalo State College surveyed Woodland Beach State Park on Lake Erie to describe hydrologic dynamics and transport of pathogens such as E. coli. This research identified three distinct wetland communities. To improve beach water quality the team recommended diverting inflow through the wetland and slowing inflow to increase sedimentation in the wetland region.`
Invasive algae Didymospheni gemeniata (didymo) has spread from Europe to North America, Asia, and New Zealand. Work by Richardson (2010) mapped the presence and conditions of didymo colonization in Esopus Creek in Ulster County. They determined didymo can colonize many substrates in addition to rock (perceived as their main habitat). Furthermore, water velocity did not appear to affect colonization rate. Only sites in the headwaters did not have didymo present, all sites downstream had didymo, with temperature and pH increasing linearly from upstream to downstream sites. At the headwater site without didymo water conductivity was significantly lower and nitrate significantly higher than at other sites where didymo was present. While water chemistry may influence didymo density, human introduction of didymo material is likely the primary reason for successful colonization. The authors recommend educating recreational users of the need to decontaminate equipment after use in areas with didymo present.
Beach closures are currently based on water sampling, which causes at least a 1 day delay between contamination and availability of laboratory data. A team from Clarkson University in NY and St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences in Ontario collaborated to measure and model beach health along the International Section of the St. Lawrence River. Drs. Twiss, Skufca, and Ridal mentored students who measured patterns of fecal coliform in nearshore waters. Rainfall did not appear to significantly affect total coliform or E. coli populations. The team tested linear and non-linear approaches to modeling bacteria levels and determined a non-linear approach best fit the data, with conductivity and bacteria levels in the upstream tributary and previous day rainfall being key variables for predicting beach safety.
Wastewater effluent can contain endocrine-active compounds which can be difficult to measure due to abiotic or biotic modification of the original pharmaceutical compound. In 2010, Hays and Risen of Cornell University sampled water from Hudson River HRECOS sites and from waste water effluent across NY state. They used a CALUX bioassay to establish cell culture response to water samples relative to response under known concentrations of endocrine-active compounds. They found estrogen response, androgen response, progesterone response and glucocorticoid response present in multiple samples.
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Riparian zones are promoted as BMPs for nitrate removal in agricultural watersheds. A team from SUNY-ESF led by Vidon examined reactive phosphorous, sulfate/sulfide, and FeII/FeIII in groundwater, as well as greenhouse gases (N2O, CO2, and CH4) along streams with contrasting geomorphology in Central NY. The team focused on the role of stream curvature in influencing riparian zone function with respect to N, P, S, and Fe processing and GHG flux. The project will ultimately contrast GHG tradeoffs from nitrate removal in riparian zones.
Natural channel design (NCD) restoration projects are an important component of NY watershed management. Despite their common use, there is no systematic way to assess NCD performance. A team from SUNY-ESF led by Drs. Endreny and Kroll used transient storage modeling (TSM) to quantify surface and subsurface storage parameters. The team determined NCD structures caused the formation of large eddies and surface transient storage relative to pristine reaches.


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Sunday, October 25, 1998 Published at 13:27 GMT
Pinochet row escalates
Demonstrators call for General Pinochet to be brought to justice
The Tories are calling on Home Secretary Jack Straw to deliver a statement to the House of Commons on Monday.
The move came as lawyers prepared to renew their efforts to free the former Chilean ruler General Augusto Pinochet who is being detained in London and facing possible extradition to Spain for the murders of Spanish nationals during his rule.
It emerged on Sunday that the former military ruler was given a VIP welcome by the UK Foreign Office when he arrived in Britain. A suite at Heathrow Airport was reserved and paid for by the Foreign Office at the request of the Chilean ambassador.
But Shadow Home Secretary Michael Howard accuses Jack Straw of misleading the House of Commons over the Pinochet case.
He says Mr Straw told MPs last week that General Pinochet's visit was the first he had made to London since last year's General Election.
On Saturday Mr Cook turned down a formal request from Chile to release the Gen Pinochet.
Mr Cook told Chilean Deputy Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez it was neither "proper nor possible" for the UK Government to intervene in the extradition proceedings.
'Case should not harm UK-Chile relations'
But at a meeting at the Foreign Office, Mr Cook told Mr Fernandez he did not want the extradition case to "spill over" and damage Britain's relations with Chile.
He told David Frost: "There was no contact between the Foreign Office and the Spanish government prior to Mr Pinochet's arrival. There was no entrapment in this case."
He said London's Metropolitan Police had approached the Foreign Office's protocol department for guidance when they received the extradition warrant from Madrid. They were told that Gen Pinochet did not have diplomatic immunity.
Mr Cook said it was vital in a democracy for politicians to stay out of the legal process and added: "We can't chip away at that principle without setting precedents which will come back to haunt us."
He said if the Foreign Office had stopped the police from arresting Gen Pinochet the UK would be "one step away" from a system in which the government told the police who to arrest.
Support for diplomatic immunity claim
The Chilean Foreign Ministry said a formal note was handed to British ambassador Glynne Evans on Friday with new legal information to support Chile's claim that the general has diplomatic immunity.
Foreign Minister Jose Miguel Insulza said the Chilean Government expected the ailing former dictator to "disappear from our political life" once he got back home.
On Saturday more than 150 protesters stood in driving wind and rain outside the clinic where General Pinochet is recovering from back surgery calling for him to be brought to justice.
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Dog Eats Guys Four Masters Tickets: See What He Did To Get Them Back
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What would you do if your dog really did eat something of yours? Such as your homework, your dinner that you left on the table, your shoe, or something like that? But what if your dog ate something very valuable to you, like four tickets to the Masters?
Yes, that's right the Masters, live from Augusta, the world's best golfers competing for the glorious, one of a kind, green jacket and the only thing stopping you from going was your dog.
What would you do?
-Would you buy four more tickets?
-Call Augsta National, telling them that your dog ate your tickets, story?
-Or would you force it out of him (the dog)?
Well for Seattle man, Russ Berkman, who originally won the four tickets in an online lottery, which awarded the winner four practice tickets to Augusta. Came home from his late night shopping trip on Saturday night and found out that his Swiss Mountain dog, named Sierra, had the four tickets as a late night snack.
"When I walked in the house, I noticed there was a few strings on my hard wood floors that appeared to be the strings on my Masters tickets," Berkman said in an interview on radio station KJR.
In the state of shock, that the old excuse, "my dog ate my homework" really just happened to him, except that it was his masters' tickets, instead of his homework, left Berkman completely speechless.
So, clueless of what to do, he decided to call his girlfriend. Asking her of what he could possibly do to get the tickets back, or just to still be able to attend the Masters, she came up with an idea; force it out. She told Berkman to make Sierra throw it up, so he would.
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With the ENX EASY, maxon motor is offering a sterilizable encoder for its brushless DC motors for the first time. This opens up a range of new possibilities in medical technology – and it's not the only innovation coming from the Swiss drive specialist.
In spring, maxon motor is introducing the world's first steam sterilizable encoder ENX EASY. It is available in an incremental (1024 counts) and absolute version (4096 steps), both designed for 1000 autoclave cycles.
As of now, the ENX EASY can be combined with matching BLDC motors and planetary gearheads. The encoder can be integrated into the brushless drives ECX 13 and ECX 16 SPEED (up to 120,000 rpm and 104 W) without any increase in length. When the gearheads GPX 13 and GPX 16 SPEED (0.2 Nm max. continuous torque) are added to the combination, customers receive a fully sterilizable positioning system that opens up an entire new range of possibilities in medical technology. The compact and robust design is ideal especially for power tools.
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In parallel, the Swiss drive specialist developed another new encoder: The ENX RIO, a high-resolution encoder with 65,500 counts per turn and a diameter of only 16 millimeters. The maxon range of ultra-compact DC motors is also growing: With the DCX 6 and DCX 8 drives (6 and 8 millimeters in diameter), the maxon X drives family gains two new members. Like all motors in this group, they are easy to configure in the online shop: shop.maxonmotor.com
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Show a little sympathy for Karl Lybrand III.
The Wills Point man and third-generation -- following his father, Karl Lybrand Jr., and grandfather, Karl Lybrand Sr. -- family owner of the Majestic Theatre put an end to the family business, which opened in 1926, after Monday night's showing of "Ramona and Beezus," and how's that for an epitaph?
The single-screen movie house, the oldest family-owned theater in the country, became a victim of the times in which moviegoers frequent multiscreen gargantu-plexes with advanced sound systems, 3-D viewing and multiple screenings each day and night. The Majestic showed but one film per night and charged $5 admission.
It might have charged $450 for a bag of popcorn, slightly more than the average price at a gargantu-plex, but even that wouldn't be enough to make it work.
Pity, too, because one more theater -- not "theatre" … this is America, damn it, not England -- with a classy name such as Majestic, Rialto, Bijou -- OK, maybe not Bijou, that kinda sounds like a Cajun-bayou-sneeze, and before y'all go saying anything, half my family is Cajun from southwest Louisiana -- disappears leaving the landscape dominated by Cinemax, sorry, Cinemark.
Bruce Felps owns and operates East Dallas Times, an online community news outlet serving the White Rock Lake area. He'll raise a toast tonight to Karl Lybrand III. Hell, he'll raise a toast to most anyone at most anytime.


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Chinatown will surprise you with new adventures around every corner. In our Chinatown, artisans form fortune cookies by hand, chefs practice their craft in small alleys using techniques handed down for thousands of years, and the authentic cuisine will enliven your senses with new flavors, smells, and aromas.
We'll search out authentic crafts and pottery and explore exotic and unique Asian produce, herbs, and teas from the very people who know them best. We'll uncover their hidden secrets only intrepid locals know, and you'll be astonished by the new finds in secret alcoves.
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Friday, October 30, 2015
Sometimes and Just Because
The world (interwebs) sees me on Facebook, Twitter, my blog, wherever in social media as a figure that promotes with in many genres. It's true I do. The major focus being LGBTQ. That is primarily where my readers are, and the authors too.
So blah blah blah what's this post about? I ramble, sorry. It's titled Sometimes and Just because. Why? We'll get there. Keep reading....
We all put on faces in our lives. And I am generally a kind person. I am. I don't like conflict. I avoid arguments if I can help it. I've said this many times but I knew when I became an ally in the LGBTQ community I was going to have to step it up a lot.
I think I'm doing a great job. I think this community, though small, is fierce, strong, brilliant, and creative.
I don't think any of you know how much this community has saved me. Two years ago, in my head, I wasn't in the best place. It was pretty ugly in there. Lots of bad thoughts, and utter loneliness. It took one person to peek through the curtain and say, "Hey, I want you to read something." It was those words that made me read my first M/M book. It was still a rough year. One of the hardest I've ever had to survive.
First came the books, then came the people. (I might name drop... No, I will totally name drop, it happens) My friend Erin became a pillar for me. She lifted me up, probably without even knowing it. She FED me literature that woke me up. It made me smile, laugh, and connect with fictional characters that felt so real it was like they were written just for me. To help me.
AJ Rose, my Jellybean. Her talent is like the galaxy. Limitless. So is her love and friendship. She gave me purpose. "Mere, will you read this and tell me what you think?" I was shocked! She wanted MY opinion? Little old me? She has become a sister to me. And through her came the amazing Kate Aaron. Her wife, also a fabulous and inspiring writer. She is what levels me. She calms my thoughts. Makes me see things rationally.
(( I know all this name dropping.... It's important, you'll see))
When I told Erin, AJ, and Kate I was starting this blog to just say whatever I wanted. I had NO idea it would grow into what it did. This blog expanded my love for this genre and with that came more friends. Now, I love my readers. But there are only a few who get me where I live. They understand. AJ, Kate, Erin. They get it. Kade Boehme, Wendy, Jenna Kendrick, Felice Stevens. My New York Crew.
We talked forever. Then I hopped a train last April to go to The Rainbow Book Fair where I met them all for the first time. And so #BoozyBrunch was born! This last year I connected with these guys to the point I feel completely comfortable. They don't stifle me. They encourage me to open myself up. They NEVER judge me. These 7 people have impacted my life so much that when I talk about them and tell people so and so wants me to read their book, or so and so wants to hang out, and people ask me why I answer, "Just Because."
Am I still sad, lonely, and depressed? SOMETIMES. But it's not too terribly dark inside my head and it's thanks to all those JUST BECAUSE people.
Sometimes I'm sad. But these 7 people like me Just Because.
This genre fights like a night of twisters. But when it matters we come together. This community saves people. You don't have to be LGBTQ to belong here. You just have to be YOU. Be good. And accept the love it will give you sometimes and just because.
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Washington, DC -An upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the Department of Energy has made the "Jaguar" supercomputer the world's fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is the scientific research community's most powerful computational tool for exploring solutions to some of today's most difficult problems. The upgrade, funded with $19.9 million under the Recovery Act, will enable scientific simulations for exploring solutions to climate change and the development of new energy technologies.
"Supercomputer modeling and simulation is changing the face of science and sharpening America's competitive edge," said Secretary Chu. "Oak Ridge and other DOE national laboratories are helping address major energy and climate challenges and lead America toward a clean energy future."
To net the number-one spot on the TOP500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers, Jaguar's Cray XT5 component was upgraded this fall from four-core to six-core processors and ran a benchmark program called High-Performance Linpack (HPL) at a speed of 1.759 petaflop/s. The rankings were posted early today on Top500.org, a supercomputing tracking website.
Jaguar began service in 2005 with a peak speed of 26-teraflop/s. The upgrade of Jaguar XT5 to 37,376 six-core AMD Istanbul processors in 2009 increased performance 70 percent over that of its quad-core predecessor. Researchers anticipate that this unprecedented growth in computing capacity may help facilitate improved climate predictions, fuel-efficient engine designs, and the creation of advanced materials for energy production, transmission, and storage.
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- Superlative speed: 1.759 petaflop/s actual performance for the XT5 and 0.205 petaflop/s for the XT4 on HPL benchmark program
- 255,584 processing cores
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- XT4: 7,832 AMD four-core Budapest OpteronTM 2.1 gigahertz processors (31,328 compute cores)
- InfiniBand network connects XT5 and XT4 components
- Cray SeaStar network interface and router
- System memory: 362 terabytes (almost three times that of the second largest system)
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Based on the feedbacks of LinkSprite narrow band powerline communication modem, broadband modems are consisted of a PLC-UART motherboard, UART-RS232 daughter board, UART-RS485 daughterboard, UART-USB daughter board, UART-Zigbee daughter board and UART-Ethernet daughter board.
On the PLC-UART motherboard, there is a 20-pin 2mm spacing receptacle, users can choose different daughter boards based on the interface needs. This 20-pin receptacle is also pin-compatible with Xbee
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The PLC-UART motherboard also support DIP by optional pins that can be used to directly plug to user's board without doing screwing. The interface board signals such as RS232/RS485/USB signals are also routed back to motherboard through the 20-pin receptacle, and again to users' board through these DIP pins.
Powerline communication transceiver modules from LinkSprite (LinkSprite modules) are transceiver modules designed to send/receiver serial data over the powerline network. PLC-UART is designed to transparently move serial data over the powerline network, and achieves the target of replacing cables by the ubiquitous powerline network.
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fn1Financial support: This study was supported by University Malaya PPP Research Grant (PG066-2016A).
fn2Authors' addresses: Meng-Yee Lai and Yee-Ling Lau, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, E-mails: firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com. Choo-Huck Ooi, Sarawak State Health Department, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 98, Issue 3, 7 Mar 2018, p. 700 - 703
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The aim of this study was to develop a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with a lateral flow (LF) strip method for specific diagnosis of Plasmodium knowlesi. With incubation at 37°C, the 18S rRNA gene of P. knowlesi was successfully amplified within 12 minutes. By adding a specifically designed probe to the reaction solution, the amplified RPA product can be visualized on a LF strip. The RPA assay exhibited high sensitivity with limits of detection down to 10 parasites/μL of P. knowlesi. Nonetheless, it was demonstrated that all P. knowlesi (N = 41) and other Plasmodium sp. (N = 25) were positive while negative samples (N = 8) were negative. Therefore, a combination of RPA and LF strip detection is a highly promising approach with the potential to be suitable for use in resource-limited settings.
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What a moment in Breeders' Cup history this afternoon as Zenyatta ran down the entire Classic field, weaving through the stretch as if Calvin Borel were piloting her rather than the also-ran Derby winner Mine That Bird (9th), while passing Summer Bird (4th) and the turf specialist Gio Ponti (2nd) on the extreme outside. Rather, it was Mike Smith in the irons, showing none of the enormous pressure of keeping her perfect streak intact in her last race prior to retirement. Now much like Personal Ensign, Zenyatta will always be remembered for her unprecedented competititveness by retiring undefeated on racing's greatest stage, the Breeders' Cup!
And full credit goes to Zenyatta and her owner Jerry Moss and trainer John "I shot the" Shirreffs on this day. No second guessing this time around about taking the easy route as they opted to take on the boys rather than continuing to thrash the same mares in California. Sidebar: Life is Sweet - winner of the Ladies Classic on Friday with ease, had been bested by Zenyatta twice this season. But now her record improved to 4 out of 5 wins without having to face Zen, a sign Zenyatta would have surely won that race had they entered her there.
Even though the field gathered for this year's Classic was a notch or two below historical standards (most of Europe's elite horses failed to cross the pond unlike last year), Zenyatta was clearly the best race horse (male or female) at this distance and track. And not even the presence of Rachel Alexandra would have changed this result. Zenyatta was navigated all year (and criticized because of it) to get to this day in top form and that's exactly where she was. So she deserves all the credit and positive buzz surrounding this race (other than the unfortunate behavior and late scratch of Quality Road... shame on you!). Throughout the next week we should keep the focus on these races and Zenyatta's remarkable career. After that, we can start debating the overall Horse of the Year honors, which will come down to a filly vs. mare in an unprecedented vote. Let's get ready to rumble!!!
November 7, 2009
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Mowrer, O. Hobart 1950. On the psychology of "talking birds": A contribution to language and personality theory. In: Learning theory and personality dynamics: Selected papers. New York: Ronald, 688-726.
The research here reported was made possible by a grant from the Laboratory of Social Relations, Harvard University. (Mowrer 1950: 688)This tidbit may explain why Jakobson, who moved to Harvard University in 1949, only two years after Mowrer began working with talking birds, was familiar with this work. It may not be out of the question that the two had casual exchanges in that institution.
Later in the same article Lashley remarks: "There is no experimental evidence bearing upon the motive which impels parrots to imitate sounds foreign to their species. The bird described in this note was in a constant state of rage during the experiments. ... These facts suggest that reward is not an important factor in the parrot's reproduction of sounds. The whole attitude of the bird in reacting suggests the action of an instinct for competition. His movements during reaction frequently suggest the courting activities of other birds, and it seems not improbable that the principal motive for the parrot's reproduction of sounds is to be sought in a perverted form of sex rivalry. (Mowrer 1950: 689; footnote 1)This is not far removed from the human speech phenomenon of talking just for the sake of talking, that is, for out-competing other talkers. At least in an academic context, in which talking is one of the prime modus operandi's, in would make sense in a competitive sense.
After a good deal of speculation and trial-and-error, we hit upon the following procedure. We made a practice of feeding and watering a new bird entirely by hand, thus facilitating its taming, and as we did so we said the word or phrase we wished to teach. For example, we might say, "How are you?" and then present a bit of food; again, "How are you?" and more food; and so on. This method worked well, and one can conjecture that the way it works goes something like this. Since the word or phrase that is being taught is connected with eating (and/or drinking), the word will become a "good sound," one the bird likes to hear; and we may suppose that when the bird is later alone and hungry (or thirsty), if it happens to make a noise something like the word previously heard, the bird will be rewarded and will be prompted to "practice" and perfect it.For me, as a novice in behaviouristic theorizing, it sounds a lot like classical conditioning (e.g. Pavlovian conditioning). When "identification" was mentioned in the introduction I thought that maybe it has something to do with Mead's autonymous term. E.g. emotional identification or Einfühlung since Scheler (cf. Wispe 1991). But at this point it's difficult to tell; probably not, though.
Elsewhere (see Section II) I have described this method and the theory behind it in considerable detail; but the gist of the procedure is that you try to make the bird like to hear the sounds you make so that it will also like to hear itself make them. This is sometimes known as the process of "identification" and is importantly involved in the psychological development of small children. I believe - though much more evidence will be required to prove - that this is the way in which one gets both birds and babies to say their first words. (Mowrer 1950: 691)
In the early stages of training, I have found it useful to tie up the training procedure, as I have said, with the feeding and watering of the bird. But once a bird has learned a few words and has become gentle and attached to the trainer, a very different type of procedure may be followed. When this stage has been reached, one can feed and water the bird more or less routinely. Then the presence and attention of the trainer are important to the bird. When the bird is perfectly comfortable as far as its physical wants are concerned, it will now still make every effort to keep the trainer near at hand. (Mowrer 1950: 692)This part makes Jakobson's phatic function somewhat problematic. Or, rather, it makes it dependent on the relationship between the speaker and hearer. In Dorothy Parker's example (which Jakobson quotes repeatedly) about a boy and a girl exchanging ritualized formulas to keep the channel open, they are presumably doing so because they do enjoy each other's presence and attention. Notice that at least the aspect of attention is present in Bühler's exposition of Appell.
But one must still keep in mind the fact that a bird talks because and only because such behavior is, in one way or another, rewarding. Initially it is rewarding to the bird to make and hear sounds which it has heard the trainer make in pleasant contexts. At this first level of performance, words may be said by the bird without much reference to the outward effects they produce. In this respect they may be compared to the "babbling" or "vocal play" of human infants. Only at the next stage - when the bird finds that by means of saying words it can get food or water from the trainer - does talking become useful in the practical sense; but at both of the stages so far mentioned, we can see the operation of the principle of reward. And finally the bird becomes so attached to the trainer that it is rewarding just to be with him or her. This may be shown in any of several ways. The bird may scold when the trainer starts to leave or may beg to be taken with the trainer. If the bird is encouraged to talk on these occasions, it will often do so with special enthusiasm and clarity. (Mowrer 1950: 693)The "lapse" of reference may be why Jakobson associated this with Malinowski's phatic communion. The fact that talking can be useful in the practical sense concerns energetic interpretants in the model I'm trying to construct. And the last bit about communication being rewarding in and of itself can be linked with Ruesch's discussion of the same in psychiatric context.
Friends (Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Alper) have reported the following incident. Some years ago they were vacationing in Bermuda and were told to be sure to visit a certain park. They also learned that near one of the gates of the park was a parrot, famed for his remarkable fluency. But my friends were disappointed: they stood in front of this bird's cage for a long time and tried, all in vain, to get him to talk. However, the moment they started to leave, the bird opened up with the repertoire for which he was justly famous. In other words, as long as these persons were standing in front of this wise old fellow's cage, entertaining him, why should he exert himself? But as soon as they started to leave, then he went into action. (Mowrer 1950: 693)This would explain Jakobson's emphasis on sustaining communication or, rather, avoiding the termination of contact.
Only by indeed letting the bird gain some control over the trainer by means of vocalization does it seem possible to bring the bird's powers as a talker to their fullest development. (Mowrer 1950: 694)The power of phatics stems from the so-called "language band" - that while someone is talking it is difficult to disengage from them.
It was a cool day and the parrot was a bit on the grumpy side. As a result he would say not a word to the children, but as they started to walk away across the yard, he said very clearly, "Don't go." No attempt had ever been made to teach him this expression, and only once since has he been heard to utter it. (Mowrer 1950: 694)The ultimate phatic utterance.
Someone has said that it is too bad that behavior, unlike bones, does not fossilize. (Mowrer 1950: 695)That is indeed too bad.
We say, of course, that this accomplishment is "due to imitation," but to name a process is not to explain it. (Mowrer 1950: 698)The same should go for concourse, which I have named but have yet to explain.
In suggesting that the utterance of word-like noises occurs first on a purely autistic basis, I mean, specifically, that when a child or a bird is lonely, frightened, hungry, cold, or merely bored, it can comfort and divert itself by making noises which have previously been associated with comfort and diversion. These sounds have become "sweet music"; and they are reproduced, not because of their social effectiveness, but because of the intrapsychic satisfaction they provude. Later, once particular sounds have been learned on this autistic basis, the stage is set for them to function instrumentally, in connection with the child's (or bird's) interactions with the external world; but this appears to be a second stage in language learning, not the first one. (Mowrer 1950: 700)In other words, intrapersonal communication precedes interpersonal communication.
That the appearance of the trainer shall be rewarding event to the bird seems universally accepted as a condition of effective speech learning by the bird. And it is probably no accident that birds more readily learn to repeat their trainer's "Hello" than his "Good-bye." (Mowrer 1950: 700)In a phatic context this sounds like an interesting tidbit.
All that this theory says, in essence, is simply that words, as a result of being combined with "loving care," take on alike for the bird and baby secondary reinforcing value and that they have this value when uttered, not only by others, but also by the bird or baby. This, it is believed, lays the basis for the "self-contained" or "autistic" trial-and-error learning which, in the favorable instance, eventuates in the bird's or baby's reproducing the word - but, in the beginning, more as a self-signal than as a signal to others. (Mowrer 1950: 708-709)A self-signal is a private sign.
Langer astutely observes that "Gua was using the coveralls even in his [the 'foster-father's'] presence as a help to her imagination which kept him near whether he went out or not" (p. 92). On an earlier page we have posited that talking birds use their trainer's "noises" in precisely the same way: long before a word is used as a name for or means of calling the trainer, it appears to function precisely like a fetish, a little part of the beloved one which the bird can "have near" even though the real person is far away. It is therefore all the more astounding that Langer should take the position that these rudimentary symbols inspire "delight or comfort" by their sheer aesthetic quality and have "no biological sifgnificance." (Mowrer 1950: 711-712)This passage may have implications for phatics that are difficult to elucidate at this point. Do humans take delight or comfort from the mere presence of other humans?
Perhaps a superficial distinction that is worth drawing between these two terms is this: When one individual serves as a model for the behavior of the other, with both individuals present, we may speak of imitation; but when one individual acts like, or copies, another individual in the latter's absence, we may speak of identification. (Mowrer 1950: 714)A worthwhile distinction.


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Coming off the bench, senior Brionna Johnson led the Wolverines with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals. Fellow senior Adriane Fraser also recorded double figures, netting 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting, including going perfect from three-point range (2-2) and free-throw line (2-2)
Junior Alexus Stroud also came off the bench to contribute with eight points. Freshman Paige Hailstock ended up with seven points for the Wolverines, knocking down two three-pointers in the loss.
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Nacreous clouds are a polar phenomenon. They get their intense colors from sunlight striking ice crystals ~10 microns in diameter. Diffraction produces iridescence, a phenomenon familiar to daytime sky watchers around the world. Unlike the relatively pale iridescent clouds of mid-latitudes, however, polar nacreous clouds are blow-your-Christmas-socks-off bright.
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That's the moniker given to Falcon Heene in October 2009 when he was just 6 years old.
On October 15, 2009, 6-year-old Falcon Heene, aka the Balloon Boy, became the source of a wild goose chase that took Colorado authorities over both the land and air space of northern Colorado. After his parents, Richard and Mayumi, frantically alerted local police that their son was trapped in a balloon floating up to 7,000 feet above ground, the world watched in horror as the desperate search for the missing child dragged on for over four hours.
Even President Obama had got dumped from a live broadcast in New Orleans to track the supersized Jiffy Pop bag floating over Colorado.
The story immediately drew a swarm of media attention ? after all, it isn't every day that news crews cover a runaway UFO-like balloon potentially carrying a 6-year-old boy. But with the enormous influx of attention also came suspicions that the whole ordeal was nothing more than a hoax, one that Falcon's parents hoped would simply garner them their 15 minutes of fame.


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The first footage from Mitch Glazer's Passion Play is now available online. The film tells the story of a jazz trumpeter (Rourke) who falls in love with a carnival performer who is known for her wings (Fox). Starring alongside Rourke and Fox are Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, and Rhys Ifans. Passion Play marks the directorial debut of Mitch Glazer who penned such films as Great Expectations, Scrooged, and The Recruit.
While I can't say I immediately buy Rourke as a jazz trumpeter (yes, I'm stereotyping jazz trumpeters as not looking like the visibly beaten Rourke), I will admit to being intrigued by the clip for no other reason than it maintains a sense of subtlety in spite of the fact that Fox is sporting a pretty nifty set of wings (it's not like that, get your mind out of the gutter). The film premieres at the Toronto Film Festival and is still in search of a distributor. Hit the jump to check out the clip and a full synopsis.
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This strange and lyrical love story blends old-fashioned romanticism with all the fantasy of a fairy tale. It is also a welcome sight to see Mickey Rourke in a role that bores beneath his shambling gruffness to find a tender core. The slow-burning passion that gradually simmers between him and a darkly vulnerable Megan Fox showcases the talents of both actors with finesse. Finally there is Bill Murray, the counterpoint whose role is to act as a cold shower whenever heat blows between the two star-crossed lovers.
Nate (Rourke), a small-time jazz musician, is clearly a hard-luck case. Caught trying to break into a car, he is taken off into the desert where his assailant puts a gun to his head. Game over? Not quite. Stumbling into a circus pitched amidst the vast expanses of the southwest desert, Nate finds himself drawn to the exotic beauty of Lily (Fox), the Bird Woman. Lily is cold and dismissive; socializing with customers is not her scene. But it dawns on her that this gentle giant may well be her way out of a life of eccentric exposition. Nate is protective and understanding, and to him her aquiline beauty is a magic part of her uniqueness. As their bond deepens, Nate finds that his dreams of bliss are about to be thwarted by Happy Shannon (Murray), a cucumber-cool businessman with deep pockets and an eye for the bizarre.
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Almost everyone has heard the story of the Prodigal Son. A young man asks his wealthy father for his inheritance. He blows the money on wine, women and song then comes crawling back home to ask his father to take him back as a servant. His father is overjoyed and throws him a party. This is an inspiring story that reminds us no matter how much screw up, God is waiting, eagerly, for us to come back to him.
I'd like to focus today on the rest of the story…the small ending that is sometimes left out when people share the story of the Prodigal Son: the story about his brother. His brother isn't so much of a wimp as he is a whiner. Given that many of us wimps easily fall into the category of whiners, I thought it would be fitting to add him to our list.
Read Luke 15:25 – 31 for yourself.
In summary, the brother learns that his long lost sibling has returned and their father is throwing a party. He is not happy; he refused to even go into the party. His father assures him "everything I have is yours" (verse 31), but points out that they need "to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again" (verse 32). It's not clear from the story whether or not he joins the party…hopefully he did.
There are a few lessons we can learn from this young man:
- Check your motives. We don't get much information about the relationship between the father and son, but it's obvious that this son does not think he's been properly recognized for his years of labor. Did he do it for the recognition or did he do it because it was the right thing to do? On this earth there won't always be rewards for doing the right thing, but we still need to do them.
- Put people first. The brother was so upset about being snubbed that he missed the great God moment that was going on in his brother's life. His father went so far as to call his brother dead. What's more important – getting a pat on the back or seeing someone make a huge turnaround in life?
- "Everything is yours." We are fortunate enough to have the richest daddy in the universe…heck, he created the universe! Do we get so wrapped up in petty stuff that we miss the big picture? The father cared enough about this young man's feeling to beg him to join the party. Again showing his son that there was plenty to go around…plenty of money AND plenty of love.


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Dante Jordan (New York/Law & Public) had a monster game with 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. Medgar Evers and led the team with 17 points per game this week. Juwan Toliver (Buffalo) averaged 15 ppg and passed out 11 assists, Tahaij Lewis (Rochester/Greece Olympia) averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Owen Spencer (Perry) had 13 points per game and passed out a team high 15 assists.
The Pioneers shot 49.5% from the field for the week and 78.7% from the foul line. They also held a nine rebound advantage (115 to 106) on the week.
Women's Basketball: 3-6
The Pioneers were plagued by slow starts as they were 0-3 this past week. They fell 79-49 at Buffalo State, 58-43 vs. St. John Fisher, and 71-52 at Utica.
Emily Kelley (Wellsville) led the team with 9.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game this week. Skylar Shaulis (Ovid/South Seneca) scored 27 points while Kelsey Shaulis (Ovid/South Seneca) added 25. Janae Gibson (Bronx/Pelham Prep) averaged 7.3 points and 9.7 rebounds.
Men's Swimming & Diving: 1-4, 1-1 AMCC
The men's swimming team battled tough vs. Cabrini on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers fell just short as they fell to the Cavaliers 153-107.
Ethan Dale (Lock Haven) led the way for the Pioneers. He won the 100 breast (1:04.93) and the 200 breast (2:24.13). He was also 2nd in the 400 IM (4:38.86).
Tim Olin (Perry) won the 100 back (58.80) and was 2nd in the 50 free (23.40) while Austin Eckrich (Churchville Chil) was 2nd in the 1,000 free (11:18.16) and 2nd in the 500 free (5:32.05). Nate Miller (Gananda) was 2nd in the 100 free (53.83) and Ryan McDowell (Gananda) was 2nd in the 100 fly (59.64). The 200 medley relay team of Olin, Dale, Miller, and Ryan Brophy (Midlakes) was 2nd in 1:45.85) while the 400 free relay team of Eckrich, Brophy, Anthony Kahwaty (Jefferson Township, NJ), and Aaron Priel (Pioneer) was 2nd in 3:45.39.
Women's Swimming & Diving: Women 3-2, 2-0 AMCC
Jessie LaRue (Livonia) continued to impress as Alfred State battled tough vs. Cabrini on Saturday afternoon. The Cavaliers were able to pull out the tight 142-120 victory.
LaRue won the 100 back and set a new school record in 1:04.56. She also won the 50 free (25.94) and the 200 back (2:21.16). LaRue was also part of the winning 400 free relay. She teamed with Kathryn Lewis (Niagara Wheatfield), Elizabeth Drake (Lansing), and Payton Armstrong (Monroe Woodbury) to swim a time of 3:58.89. Lewis also won the 200 free (2:09.05) and was 2nd in the 100 free (59.25). Alina Kisluk (Hamburg) was 2nd in the 1,000 free (12:32.84) while Hannah Snayczuk (Pioneer) was 2nd in the 100 breast 1:19.18).
Almeter earned a 17-0 tech fall vs. Draven Douglas to start the day and then earned a 13-6 decision over Sergio Crespo (Niagara CCC) to advance to the semifinals. He made it to the finals following a 14-5 major decision over Camden Johnson (Spartanburg) but fell in the finals to Cameron Page to end the day with a 3-1 mark.
Devin Horton (Apalachian/Owego Free) was 4-1 on the day to earn 3rd place in the 165 lb. weight class. After falling in his first match, Horton rallied to win four straight. He defeated Zach Mcintyre (St. Clair CC) 7-6, downed Caleb Reid (Spartanburg) 3-1, and then earned a 11-3 major decision over Mike Schneider (Camden CC) to advance to the 3rd place match. He earned 3rd with a 5-4 win over JD Harrelson (Spartanburg). Kyle Fitzgerald (Turin/South Lewis) and Aaron Paddock (Warsaw) both placed in the heavyweight bracket. Fitzgerald 5-1 on the day while Paddock was 5-2. At 141 lbs., Yameek Kendrick (Lisle/Whitney Point) 2-3 with a pin to earn 6th place,
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Based at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, the Media Activism Research Collective (MARC) offers a collaborative space for graduate students, faculty, and activists working at the intersection of media studies and social movement theory.
Innovative research on the dynamic relationship between media and social movements requires methodologies and frameworks that defy disciplinary boundaries. In the spirit of the field's rich diversity, MARC brings together graduate students and faculty from Penn and beyond to establish a supportive network for research that might not lend itself to a traditional laboratory setting, but nonetheless benefits from collective thinking and creative experimentation. MARC links students with peers, leading scholars, and resources so as to institutionalize the formation of generative ties that foster deep learning and insightful research. In a field more typically pursued through individual paths that sometimes cross, MARC is committed to the type of synergetic research required to explore the complex realities of activism, social movements, and media systems. A joint endeavor between the Annenberg School for Communication and Penn's Department of Sociology, MARC is a student-driven, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research group.
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At the beginning of the month, I was lucky enough to visit Tuliptown with Mochi's family and MilkTea and catch the last of the tulips for the tulip festival. Since Mt. Vernon, Washington was so close to Seattle, we decided to swing by downtown Seattle for a late lunch. Of course we chose to go to Cheesecake Factory after the great time that we had at the Portland, Oregon location last time.
The interior looked the same as the Portland Cheesecake Factory, since it's a chain restaurant. We started off with a basket of complimentary bread.
Warm, delicious bread~ The whole wheat brown bread was the winner. It tasted great with butter and it had a sweet taste (from brown sugar, maybe).
This cheeseburger came with melted Monterey Jack cheese, avocado, arugula, and red onion. Avocado and arugula are two of my favourite fruits and vegetables, which was why I picked this burger. I thought it was good, but very filling. It was also quite hard for me to bite it without sauce and filling getting everywhere (it was quite a handful).
This pasta consisted of spaghettini with smoked bacon, peas, and a garlic-parmesan cream sauce. The pasta was cooked al dente, and the bacon, peas, and sauce mixed well with each other. However, it was much too salty for my liking.
A delicious combination of avocado, tomato, grilled corn, black beans, cucumber, and romaine. It was completed with grilled chicken and topped off with onion strings. I enjoyed the combination of this salad, but I didn't like how everything was so chopped up in this salad. Otherwise it had a nice mix of everything, and makes for a healthy meal too!
I'm glad to see a special menu at the Cheesecake Factory for those people who are trying to watch their weight, because most of their food items come in such large portions that it's hard to control how much you are eating without overdoing it. This sandwich had turkey, ripe avocado, and a couple slices of bacon.
Last but not least, we finished off by sharing a slice of Cheesecake Factory's fresh strawberry cheesecake. My favourite cheesecake flavour from the Cheesecake Factory is still their Red Velvet Cheesecake, but this one was great as well. Their plain cheesecake, topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream made a simple yet delicious combination. The strawberries were really sweet too! :)
I wish that they can bring Cheesecake Factory to Vancouver!! Their cheesecakes taste much better than True Confections.


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The draft fixture list for the 2009/10 season has been released. In short, it looks very, very good.
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How To Deal with Walkies and Their Strange Ideas About "Wheelchair Humor"
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A couple of weeks ago I took a roll down to my favorite rib joint (I like their fish), to get a take out order. I had almost made it home, I was in the parking lot actually, when a truck stopped behind me, and the guy inside stuck his head out the window and yelled "Hey man, you wanna race?"
I looked in the bed of the truck to see if he had a wheelchair. No wheelchair. This was a walkie I was dealing with here!
Now, ever since I started this blog and started reading what other people in wheelchairs have had to say about the weird, uncomfortable comments they get from people, I had been looking forward to a situation like this, so I could come up with something great to say back.
But I had nothing. I just said "Uh…no" and laughed and rolled away. I spent the night angry with myself. I brood over stuff like that.
I thought what I should have said is "No, I don't have an engine." You know. Point out the obvious advantage he had and how pointless it would be to race. Fake an absence of a sense of humor. Today I rolled down to that same rib joint to get myself another fish sandwich and in that same parking lot on the way home, another guy stopped his truck, stuck his head out his window and said "Wanna race?!"
Keeping in mind the obvious advantage he had over me in a race, I thought, let's see if we can't even the playing field here a bit. I stopped and turned and said "You wanna arm-wrestle?"
He rolled up his window and drove away.
"Check, please!"
Now, the important thing to remember, is, I think anyway, that nobody does this with the goal of being a jerk. They just don't know that a lot of us in chairs think it's a little embarrassing, and some feel it's flat out offensive. But it's important that we let them know.


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Sugar and Spice are the two ponies who Jonquil goes on adventures with. Puzzle is the donkey that sometimes accompanies them.
Background: Once upon a time there was a sidhe lord who had the finest stables in the world. He bred faerie horses from mortal stock for all the nobles and these were the finest in the land. Courtiers came from far and wide, just for the chance to ride one of the white steeds, which were renowned for being as beautiful as they were graceful, with shimmering manes and the ability to run as fast as the wind itself. Warriors would give anything for one of the fierce and powerful, midnight black warhorses to call their own.
Unfortunately, for all his skill with horses the Lord had no skill with commoners and was foolish enough enough to insult a pooka. The next spring all the Baron's horses gave birth to the ugliest ponies imaginable. He was horrified by the curse that had befallen his creatures, and ashamed of their hideousness. He would have had them all destroyed if not for more meddling from the pooka. He eventually found himself forced to apologise in order to preserve his reputation and everything he held dear, the specifics of which are not important.
Two of the ponies born as a result of the pooka prank were Sugar and Spice. As ponies go they weren't so much hit by the ugly stick as they fell out of the ugly tree and hit every single branch on the way down. They're both really smart though and very sturdy creatures. Whilst not incredibly fast they're tireless and capable of feats of great endurance, able to travel long distances and survive on the very minimum of food.
Sugar's the sweeter natured of the two. She thinks of her stomach first and will try to eat anything and everything. She likes people. She likes eating. She's always nosying at things in order to get something to munch on, or trying to wander off in search of new and more delicious yummies.
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Deliberate Lies
Deliberate Lies is the industrial brainchild of Andrew "Rage" Jackson. He combines cutting-edge synths with a mockery of human instrumentation to reflect the discord of our modern, overly-processed life. While compared to a mixture of other artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Celldweller, and many more, the music of Deliberate Lies stands somewhere between all of these. In an effort to describe a sound just outside the realm of easy labels, its creator simply refers to his work as Cyberpunk.
Rage is known for his animated stage presence, theatrical attire, and blistering delivery of heat-pumped lyrics. Raw vocals struggle against mechanically perfect production, as Rage explores the psychological underbelly of a society which is quickly becoming high tech and low class.
Starting in 2007 as an experiment, Deliberate Lies evolved to encompass a wide variety of themes and genres. Drawing primarily on his background as a classically trained concert pianist, Rage furthered his musical reach by discovering a lust for harsh vocals and home-brewed production techniques. Throughout all his pursuits, he's kept a keen interest in pop music, because "a little sugar helps the arsenic go down."
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The Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971
The Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 India Pakistan War 1971 also known as Bangladesh Liberation War was as armed conflict between India and East Pakistan against West Pakistan. The war resulted in massive defeat of West Pakistan and secession of East Pakistan which is now known as Bangladesh. The war broke out on November 14 1971, initially engaging East Pakistan and West Pakistan, and later joined by India after attack of West Pakistan on the Indian Air Bases on December 3rd 1971. The war lasted until December 17th 1971. The cultural difference, economic exploitation, and language controversy between East Pakistan and West Pakistan led to separatist movement in East Pakistan. The army of West Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight to crush the movement. The massacre of thousands of civilians in East Pakistan was the main cause of the war. This research paper examines the study of the major combats and tactics used by both militaries. India and Pakistan got freedom from British rule and became separate nations in August 1947. Since then they fought many wars. In the year of 1971, East Pakistan which was the part of Pakistan earlier started protesting against the policy of the Pakistani Government. Pakistani failure to accommodate demands for autonomy in East Pakistan led to a separatist movement. West Pakistani Government launched fierce campaign called Operation Searchlight to crush the separatist movement. In 1971 West Pakistani Army carried out genocide in East Pakistan. Millions were killed and about ten millions refugees fled to India during the genocide. India already suffering from humanitarian and economic crisis was not able to carry burden of 10 million refugees. India started aiding to the Liberation Army of East Pakistan also called as Mukti Bahini to make East Pakistan an independent state and restore those refugees back to their homeland. This way the war in Eastern Theater started engaging Indian Mi litary, West Pakistani Military and Liberation Army. To release the pressure from the soldiers fighting in the East Pakistan and, to draw worlds attention away from the Genocide, West Pakistani Air Force attacked Indian Air Bases on December 3rd 1971. After the attack, India officially entered into war with West Pakistan. December 3rd 1971, 5.45 pm in evening, Pakistan launched massive attack against India by bombing Indian Airfields at Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Avantipur, Uttarlai, Faridpur, Chandigarh, Ambala and Agra. Pakistans main intention was to carry out massive air attack like the one that Israel carried out against Egypt in 1967 destroying Egyptian Air force completely. It was pre-emptive strike to destroy the Indian Air Force (IAF) completely before launching massive ground attack. The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) plane came in formation of 2, 3 and 6 and could not cause any irreparable damage to Indian planes or to Runway. Pakistan Air Force didnt succeed because of the simple reason that the Israeli plan that was studied and rehearsed by PAF was also studied by IAF. So the Pakistani attack on Indian Air bases was partially known to IAF thats why IAF took necessary caution for such kind of attack. The Indian command had dispersed most of its war planes from the forward air field to the interior areas which were away from the normal range of Pakistani Bombers. IAF took the precaution of hiding their planes inside the concrete pens so that only direct hit can destroy the plane. Almost all the Indian airfields were protected by the ack-ack anti aircraft guns hidden under the camouflaged netting. In response to Pakistani attack, Indian Air Force planes took off for Pakistan at the midnight 12.30 Am on December 4th 1971. Indian bombers attacked almost all Pakistani air fields in the West within 5 hour of taking to the air. IAF flew 500 sorties on the first night of attack. IAF flew equal amount of sorties in east and west but did more damage in East Pakistan. IAF destroyed half of the strength of PAF in east and PAF was left with only 9 Sabre Jets in the east. On 6th December 1971 IAF carried out 120 sorties for ground attack only. The IAF airman went to Attock to bomb Pakistani Refinery. Along with that, they destroyed eight railway station carrying military supplies and ammunitions and 22 wagons of goods train. IAF destroyed Pakistani target such as Bridges, Petrol Pumps, tanks, armored vehicles etc. IAF pilots carried out attacks on the PAF airbases at Mianwali, Murid,Sargodha, Sharkot, Chander and Risawala. During the 14 Day war period, IAF flew some 4000 stories in the we st and 2000 in the East.IAF also helped ground troops in many ground battles. In the Western Theater of war, the Indian Navy under the command of Vice Admiral Kohli achieved success by attacking Karachis port in the code named Operation Trident on the night of 4-5 December. Pakistani Naval headquarters was based at the historic and strategic port of Karachi here almost their entire fleet was concentrated. Pakistan attacked on Indian Airbases on December 3rd so it wasnt possible to carry out attack on the same night for Indian Navy. The attack was planned for the night of 4-5th December which was to be coordinated by continuous aerial bombardment from the IAF. The first attack on Karachi was to be undertaken by the Killer squadron which had these three missile boats; INS Nipat, INS Nirghat and INS Veer later accompanied by INS Kiltan and INS Vidyut. The fleet moved closer to the Pakistani land in the darkness of night. When the fleet was 70 miles away from Karachi, the squadron commander (K-25) B.B Yadav detected a contact at a distance of about 45 miles and a second contact about 42 miles northeast. That was the Pakistani destroyer Khaibar which failed to receive orders on investigation possible contact south of Karachi. K-25 ordered INS Nirghst to handle the contact in northwest. When INS Nirghat saw destroyer coming straight at the force, it launched a missile. When Khaibar saw a bright light approaching her they open fir anti aircraft gun mistaking it to be an aircraft. The missile struck Khaibar and exploded below the aft galley about 22.45hrs Pakistani time.
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