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Celebrating False Bay, Serengeti of the Sea
Posted on Thursday, 16 February 2012
In this next edition of six blogs we will be celebrating the magnificent marine wildlife that can be found in False Bay. The feature will highlight the mega predators of False Bay, their dependence on the bay and interconnectivity with other species within the bay. I will also talk about seasonality, the Bay's unique aspects and any human impact facing these animals within the Bay.
Part 1
In 1488, Bartholomew Dias named the Cape Point Peninsula "Cabo Tormenentoso" or the "Cape of Storms". In 1580, Sir Frances Drake described the Cape as "The most stately thing and the fairest Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth." Indeed, whatever the feeling, the spectacular entrance of Cape Point to False Bay's western peninsula elicited an emotional response from all that sailed past it's shores. What many an early sailor did not comment on was the fact that False Bay is home to some of the world's most famous marine predators and has an abundance and diversity of wildlife that is seldom matched anywhere.
Today several centuries later False Bay's waves wash the shores that are home to 3,5 million Cape Town residents, yet despite this massive human presence this bay amazingly still boasts a treasure trove of apex predators and prey. To understand what makes this bay attractive to so many of the world's greatest marine predators it is important to understand the uniqueness of the False Bay's environment.
With a water temperature range of 12-23 degrees Celsius the bay attracts predominantly temperate water species but does at the high end also attract subtropical species and at the low end attract cold water species, a situation mirrored in only a few locations globally. The most comparable area being the coast off central California.
Starting from the bottom up , False Bay is home to 7 endemic species of anemone. A family with a cosmopolitan diet from plankton and crustaceans, to small fish showing just how diverse the prey base must be to support these unique creatures. Over 200 species of seaweeds have been recorded in False Bay alone. The seaweed richness in False Bay is attributed to the variety of habitats in the bay and the bio geographic position of the bay, as an overlap region between the seaweed floras of the warm-temperate Agulhas region and the cool-temperate Benguela region. Amongst many oddities, the bay's reefs are also home to the Double Sash Butterfly fish, the only butterfly fish to occur in both the Indian and Atlantic ocean. Many other species found in False Bay are at the end of their ranges and False Bay therefore is the last place that these species can be seen. Examples of these include the Dusky Shark, Smooth Hammerhead and Ragged Tooth sharks, although on rare occasions under the right conditions these species do venture onto the peninsulas western seaboard. The list of unique marine attributes goes on, suffice to say that above the water the situation is no different with Cape Point's Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve being the smallest but richest of the world's six floral kingdoms, comprising a startling 1 100 species of indigenous plants. You are literally bombarded with an unbelievable profusion of life no matter where you look be it above or below the water.
It is no surprise then that with all this diversity and density that this bay is home to an impressive array of predators, both big and small.
Part 2
Indeed if you look at the definition of a predator being, "an organism that lives by preying on other organisms", then I would need several pages to merely scratch the tip of the ice berg as predators in False Bay are so abundant in so many forms. The bay is a veritable marine coliseum of combat and all that enter the bay must compete.
The bay's honour's list is impressive with a few worthy mentions being Africa's largest island bound seal colony at Seal Island numbering over 60 000, Africa's largest fixed land based penguin colony at Boulders Beach, one of South Africa's largest cormorant breeding colonies on the Cliffs adjacent to Smitswinkel Bay and arguably along with Dyer Island and Mossel Bay the worlds greatest concentration of Great White Sharks. Add to this a seasonal abundance of Southern Right Whales, a semi resident population of Brydes whales, migrating Humpbacks and other whales and an annual influx of at least 5 species of dolphin.
Indeed one of the dolphin species, the Common Dolphin, sometimes form schools of over 1000 individuals. If this wasn't enough there are also a multitude of marine bird species, including threatened species such as bank and crowned cormorants and African oyster catchers. After winter storms the bay can be home to many open ocean birds including shearwaters, skua's , petrels and occasionally albatross amongst others. Quite simply False Bay is a naturalist's paradise.
Seasonality and the ever changing tapestry of conditions plays a huge part in what predators are to be found in the bay at any one time and to understand this the bays mega fauna needs to be looked at during the different seasons.
Certainly from the amount of press they receive Great White Sharks at Seal Island are the most talked about predators commonly encountered in False Bay. Due to the wide range of temperatures and habitats the bay attracts a vast array of large shark species from Great Whites, Ragged tooth, Bronze whalers, Hammerheads, Seven gills and Common threshers to occasional visitors to the bays entrance such as Mako and Blue sharks. Less known but equally interesting are the small species such as the Puff adder and Brown shy sharks as well as the Leopard and Striped cat sharks that usually hunt amongst the kelp. All of these species are in fact endemic to the West and South coast of South Africa and Namibia. Slightly larger are the Spotted gulley, Black spot and White spot Smooth hound and Soup fin sharks which all congregate seasonally in different areas within False Bay. Smooth hound and Soup fin sharks were up until the mid nineties still abundant with massive schools numbering thousands of individuals being found in areas such as Wolfgat, Roman Rock, Black Rocks and Rocky Bank. Sadly these sharks have been heavily fished particularly in the past two decades and now occur in far smaller numbers.
Apart from the Seven Gill cow sharks the predominant reason the larger sharks come into False Bay in summer is to dine on the huge shoals of Sardine, Anchovy, Mullet, Maasbanker and Squid that routinely mass within the confines of the bay as well as feeding on larger bony fish and smaller sharks which also feed on the bait fish. The 2.5 - 3.0m long Seven Gill cow sharks are primarily scavengers and will feed on a range of prey from molluscs, crustaceans and small fish to scavenging seal carcasses. Indeed these prehistoric looking sharks are truly the masters of their kelp forested world and are rightfully now becoming a major diving attraction in the Millers point area. The popularity for divers to see these sharks alive once again highlights the value of non consumptive uses of our shark resources.
Part 3
During the summer months of October to March the concentration of most of False Bay's larger sharks is generally focused close inshore off the bays Northern beaches of Fish Hoek to Gordon's Bay where the summers onshore winds create a perfect feeding environment for the mullet and other baitfish which feed off the Annaulus (a microscopic type of algae) blooms which discolour the water brown. The concentrations of bait fish then attract the sharks and other large fish such as Kabeljou, Elf, Leervis, Yellowtail and others. Interestingly the very water that people often think is sewerage is in fact the most productive in the bay and is teeming with life. It is not surprising that with decades of experience that the trek fishermen who make their daily catches off the bay's beaches target this water and often catch the sharks with their target fish. Fortunately for the sharks most of the educated trek fishermen release the sharks knowing that these animals are vitally important within the bays food chain. What is also evident in these net catches are the high numbers of Rays , Sand sharks and Chimaeras, all of which are closely related to sharks but typically occupy different niches and have different prey to the big shark species. Sharks and rays that have been tagged in the nets have been found to travel the whole way up to the beaches of Kwa Zulu Natal showing not only how far they travel but just how important False Bay is that they make these vast migrations to this area. By mid to late summer the species composition of predators is changing. Bait fish such as maasbanker are becoming more evident in False Bay's inshore areas. With the influx of these fish comes another spectacular predator to the fray, the Thin tail Thresher shark. Although notoriously difficult to get close to underwater due to it's shy nature these sharks do get caught in the nets especially around December to January when they move into bays such as Fish Hoek and off the beaches of Muizenberg to the Strand.
With their small mouths, massive eyes , purple blue dorsal colours, patchy white ventral sides and ridiculously long tails these are remarkable creatures to behold. These sharks stun their prey with sjambok like strikes of their tails and are occasionally seen jumping several feet into the air. By February water temperatures are peaking in False Bay reaching the 22-23C mark and species diversity is huge. Occasionally sub tropical species such as Kingfish, Barracuda and even Wahoo are caught in the bay and just outside it's entrance and the bay is throbbing with hunters of all forms. Often terns, gannets and shearwaters raucously scream their excitement as below them the water churns into frothy spray as hungry game fish charge into shoals of baitfish, accompanied below by excited sharks.
The real possibility for eco-tourism enthusiasts to see Great white sharks, various Whales, Dolphins, Seals, Penguins and other marine birds all in one mornings outing.
Part 4
With the coming of March and April the waters start to cool as the winds start to shift more into the West and North West producing more offshore days coupled with generally smoother seas. These conditions are generally not conducive to algal blooms and the near shore shark concentrations tend to disperse with species such as bronze whalers now focusing more on large shoals of Anchovy and Sardine which become noticeably more evident in the middle of False Bay as the waters cool down. Density , not diversity is now the key feature of the bay.
The cooling of the waters also sees a shift in great white shark movement back to Seal Island. These apex sharks now start preparing to target young of the year seals that have been generating large fat reserves from feeding on their mothers energy and fat rich milk for the past 5-6 months and will be starting to go offshore and feed for the first time.
The massive shoals of sardine and anchovy also herald the arrival of other predators in the form of huge schools of common dolphin sometimes numbering over 1000 animals in a single mega pod. Assaulting the shoals from the air are thousands of Cape Gannets who plunge into the water at speeds exceeding 120kmph and can dive to depths of at least 20m. Indeed the gannets hit the water so hard that if you are close to them underwater the concussion of the strike goes right through your body, almost like standing next to a tank being fired, it really is quite a thrill. The gannets have travelled from the islands around Saldahna and Lamberts bay to come to the bay to feast. Other feathered warriors are the Cape cormorants who travel in flocks numbering in the tens of thousands forming a snaking black blanket of whirring bodies. The gannets dive from high whilst the cormorants simply slip under water and assault their prey anyway they can.
Joining the frenetic banquet are the bays semi resident Brydes whales who with their sleek 15m long bodies lunge mouth agape into the shoals of bait fish who have nowhere to hide. Indeed False Bay has it's very own scaled down version of the sardine run each year, yet little attention is given to this phenomena in this area as everyone heads up to the wild coast.
During the 2009 and 2010 season the activity was of such an epic nature that another predator came to dine in the bays bountiful waters. For 16 years and over 1500 trips into the bay we had never encountered an orca in the area although there had been a handful of reports. Offshore sightings were however fairly regular so we always had hope. Suddenly a change occurred and during the past two seasons we have seen 5 different pods. What is even more spectacular is that they appear to come into False Bay primarily to hunt dolphins. All but one of our sightings have taken place during the Autumn months when dolphin activity has been at it's peak.
Whilst on our way to watch one of the worlds most famous natural predation events, that of great white sharks breaching through the air in pursuit of Cape Fur seals our Simons town shark cage diving guests were treated to the mind blowing spectacle of watching well organised Orca pods hunting the schools of 500-1000 dolphin. On one occasion the Orcas were hunting dolphins and the Great White Sharks hunting seals concurrently within a few hundred meters of each other. Quite simply an unrivalled situation where the oceans two greatest predators hunted literally within a stones throw from each other. What was also fascinating was the fact that the Orcas often had company, Cape fur seals!
In many other parts of the world seals form a large part of the orcas diet, yet here in False Bay we saw the orcas swim under , around and even had rafts of seals float above them while the orcas fed on the dolphins. Indeed it appears that these Orcas were dolphin specialists.
Part 5
By mid June we had our last Orca sighting as the massive shoals of bait fish had moved off and with them the mega pods of dolphin. False Bay's waters had cooled to between 13.5C - 15.0C and a small but voracious predator had arrived in mass, the Snoek. Forming an important part of the commercial hand line fisheries catch each year these massive shoals of Barracuda like fish aggregated well inside False Bay feeding on the last shoals of Anchovy that still lingered around.
This feast of fish is a magnet for the seals who steal fishermen's catches or catch their own and for sub adult and adult seals this easy meal is one they can't miss. What this means is that large groups of seals head off from Seal Island in the direction of the snoek and fishing fleet each morning, or if the Snoek are not around the seals go in search of bait fish. Within these groups of outward bound seals are the young of the year who are now accompanying the adults for the first time after months of suckling their mothers fat rich milk.
Like all super predators the great white sharks are ready for this exodus. The sharks now actively patrol Seal Island during the daylight hours knowing full well that these young seals will often return alone. The young seals are not strong enough yet to have kept up with the adults and probably broke away from the outward bound groups to feed on more easily caught prey than Snoek. Seal Island is now the staging ground for an epic showdown of brute power and athleticism in the form of the sub adult great white sharks against the agility and dexterity of the young seals.
For the next 4 months from May to August Seal Islands seemingly docile waters will see in the region of roughly 600-800 Great White shark predatory events with an almost equal amount going the way of the shark being successful or it's wily prey escaping. Sights of Great White sharks breaching 10ft out of the water with seals clamped across their jaws or seals evading death by the narrowest of margins are often witnessed. Each predatory event is a life and death struggle.
This spectacle is truly one of natures greatest to witness in terms of sheer in your face predatory power and efficiency versus agility and the instinctual drive to survive. Weather conditions play a large part in the sharks ability to catch seals, with cloudy and choppy conditions favouring the apex predator and clear, calm conditions being to the preys advantage.
As with all great concentrations of predation there are the other less obvious avian benefactors, on land it is the vultures, at Seal Island it is the Kelp Gulls. At the Southern point of the island the gulls sit in mass, akin to a gathering of undertakers, knowing that this is the best vantage point from which to watch for predation. Gobbling up scraps of flesh or stringy entrails, the predations bring a harvest of their own for these efficient and raucous aerial gangsters.
Part 6
By August the young seals have become wiser and return in larger better organised groups more capable of detecting and evading their attacker. They are also stronger and fitter and as such pose a far more difficult meal to catch. After four months of heavy feeding the Great Whites have had their fill and are in excellent condition and as the springs South East winds begin to blow these super sharks begin to move to the inshore area of False Bay as conditions change to favour their near shore existence.
From Fish Hoek to the Strand these Great White Sharks slowly patrol the outside of the surf looking for other smaller sharks and fish to prey on. They are also perhaps using the warmer water trapped inshore by the now predominantly onshore winds coupled with highly oxygenated water from the surf to help them digest food and save energy. Whatever the reason these sharks are certainly not scouting for human prey. What must be considered though is that with the rampant exploitation of smaller inshore shark species that great whites are known to feed on, the great whites may be needing to cover more ground than ever before to find their regular prey. The probability to come into contact with humans is therefore logically likely to be greater than before and is likely to increase unless measures are taken to reduce the fishing of these prey species to a well regulated few rather than an unregulated many.
At about the same time as the great whites move shore wards the Southern Right whales appear in False Bay in mass. These 18m long giants come into the bay to mate and calve and share pretty much the same sandy beach environment as the great whites. Indeed it is not uncommon to see great whites and Southern Right whales within a few hundred meters of each other and lucky shark cage diving guests on charter boats might well see breaching great white sharks, dolphins and Southern Right whales all on one trip during late August and early September.
By the end of September the False Bay's waters are starting to get churned by the regular South - South East winds that lash the Northern parts of the bay. Warm water starts to spill over the Agulhas banks and the first few tendrils start appearing off Cape Point and occasionally snake into the bay. Action wise the focus is now once again off the beaches, particularly Muizenberg to the Strand area where massive 3m long female Bronze Whaler sharks laden with their precious cargo of pups actively feed on the bait fish before migrating further up the coast dropping their pups off Southern and Eastern Cape beaches. A profusion of life starts to filter across the bays reefs and shoals of game fish such as Yellowtail, Elf and Kabeljou once again return to their summer haunts.
As the sun's first rays bathe the bay in gold comes the real possibility for eco-tourism enthusiasts to see Great white sharks, various Whales, Dolphins, Seals, Penguins and other marine birds all in one mornings outing. The amazing thing is that you need not dive or even get wet to see them.
Indeed few places of earth can be so diverse in species, abundant in density , beautiful in scenery and yet be surrounded by so many people. False Bay truly is South Africa's Serengeti of the Sea where the oceans greatest predators still rule the waters and the abundant shoals of prey still precariously wonder through the waves.
Hopefully in time to come the same amount of attention will be given to this marine wonderland as it's terrestrial counterparts and people from all around the world will flock to see it's riches and help preserve it's resources.
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Congrats on the wonderful photos, but perhaps they could be clearly captioned so that the reader knows what's exactly going on. Also more info, with pics, regarding the when and where of shark nets, and shark warnings, for bathers and surfers. Also the pros and cons of shark cage diving. Thanks a lot....ReenPosted on: 18 May 2017
Reen Collett
Congrats on the wonderful photos, but perhaps they could be clearly captioned so that the reader knows what's exactly going on. Also more info, with pics, regarding the when and where of shark nets, and shark warnings, for bathers and surfers. Also the pros and cons of shark cage diving. Thanks a lot....ReenPosted on: 18 May 2017
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Congrats on the wonderful photos, but perhaps they could be clearly captioned so that the reader knows what's exactly going on. Also more info, with pics, regarding the when and where of shark nets, and shark warnings, for bathers and surfers. Also the pros and cons of shark cage diving. Thanks a lot....ReenPosted on: 18 May 2017


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Even though how much you want to forget about your pimples in the past, your face constantly reminds you. It is normal that sometimes our pimples leave scars behind and that is what we call acne scar. But don't worry because even though how big that scar is, it will all be gone and be smooth with these awesome treatments that I will be going to teach you.
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[b]Hi! I am a college student at Michigan State University studying dietetics. I have been struggling with trying out a vegan diet since about September and really would like to pull it off. It's hard when so many other college students will put anything in their bodies that is remotely edible! I thought maybe this site could help [b]keep me encouraged to get this thing going? Hope so![/b][/b]
Also, how did you begin to tell people you were becoming vegan? My sister seems to think it is because I want to lose weight but that's not the case(im 5'7" and 117 lbs naturally). How do you make people understand that your choice is for your overall wellness and not some crazy diet plan?
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Last Wednesday, Fujiya & Miyagi headlined a raging night at Club NME Los Angeles with Fred Perry Subculture, and both bands made a splash at Austin's South by Southwest festival last week.
"We've got a good position now in the States," frontman Peter Moren told NME.COM. "The record's out and it's doing well, so we're trying to build on that."
Fujiya & Miyagi are currently in the midst of a headlining tour throughout the UK and Europe, as previously announced, and will join up with Peter, Bjorn and John in Washington DC on April 30.
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It was an unexpected shock last year when Jacob, on a visit to Patna, suffered a stroke in Pune. He seemed to be too young for such an attack. But it was a cause of great joy when we saw how he recovered so quickly, and was able to return to his teaching work at the Gregorian in Rome. However, our relief was premature. He suffered another stroke in a place called Knittelfeld near Graz in Austria on the 3rd of April, 2012, and the brain damage was too great. He died in the hospital in Austria on 14th April, 2012. His passing away is a great loss to the Gregorian, and also to the Patna Province. He once wrote, "Patna is my first love, the Patna Jesuits are my brothers, and the people of Bihar have taught me a lot."
Jacob followed in the footsteps of his brother Fr. Joseph, S. J., who joined the Patna Jesuits some years before Jacob. Another brother lived in Patna for some years, and was married here. So this missionary family has made a great contribution to the Church in Patna and its people. We are deeply grateful to them, and remember them in our prayers, especially now that Jacob has gone to his eternal reward.
From his earliest days in the Society, Jacob showed a keen interest in the media apostolate. He got an early start in regency at Chitrabani in Kolkata and at Ravi Bharati, our audio-visual center at Navjyoti Niketan, Patna, from 1977 to 1979. After getting his M. A. in Hindi in Mumbai, and his Ph. D. in media at Leeds, England, Jacob returned for a year of pastoral ministry at Barbigha. Then he moved to Ravi Bharati as assistant Director and director from 1984 to 1996. His services were requested by Assistancy Centre NISCORT, in Delhi and he was there from 1997 to 2003. Finally, he was called to Rome, and taught media at the Gregorian from 2003 till his death. He was the author or editor of several media books.
We thought that he had fully recovered from his stroke last year, but obviously he did not. So this sudden death after his return to Europe took us all by surprise.
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The 2012 murder rate in Chicago has reached 500, the highest in four years and surpassing New York City, which stands at 414, according to police officials.
Authorities say the two American metropolises have shown a sharp contrast, even though the Big Apple has three times the population as the Windy City.
Police commissioner Garry McCarthy issued a statement on Friday calling the milestone a "tragic number that is reflective of the gang violence and proliferation of illegal guns that have plagued some of our neighborhoods".
But the police department went back and forth on Friday, first verifying the 500th killing, then backing off and saying an earlier death was still being investigated.
By late Friday, police confirmed 40-year-old Nathaniel Jackson had become the 500th homicide victim when he was fatally shot in the head outside a convenience store on the city's West Side.
Chicago, which is plagued by gang violence, had a total of 422 homicide cases last year, while the highest rate recorded was 512 in 2008.
The rise in homicides has frustrated Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, who vowed to make the city's streets safer on taking office in May 2011.
Commissioner McCarthy attributed the 18 percent rise to gang violence and said it was "unacceptable".
He blamed the violence on the rise of new factions that are vying for control of turf on the city's south and west sides.
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Russia and India are set to sign about 18 documents and have lined a slew of of deals, especially in the defence sector
The meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is significant as it comes at a time when the bilateral relations between the countries are at an interesting juncture because of Russia's perceived closeness to Pakistan.
Post the talks, to be held ahead of the Brics Summit in Goa, Putin and Modi are also expected to issue a joint statement to reflect their common approaches towards solving various global and regional issues.
Both sides will also approve a roadmap of measures timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Russia's delegation will also be represented by Vice- Premier Dmitry Rogozin, the heads of the Industry and Trade, Energy and Economics Ministries, state civil nuclear power corporation Rosatom and others.
The Russian and Indian leaders will take part in the ceremony of laying the foundation for the third and fourth power units of India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant via a video conference, make statements for the media and hold a tete-a-tete lunch.
According to media reports, Russia and India are set to sign about 18 documents and have lined a slew of of deals, especially in the defence sector.
Here's a low down on the business deals that are on the table and those signed:
Defence deals: Despite its move closer to Pakistan, Russia seems to be making attempt to clarify that its defence ties with India are not getting affected. Putin told IANS in an interview that Russia remains one of India's leading suppliers of advanced weapons and defence technology as "India is Russia's especially privileged strategic partner".
"Our countries actively collaborate in the military technical field. Russia remains in the lead in terms of both direct supplies of most advanced weapons and military equipment and conducting joint researches with India, as well as producing goods for military purposes," Putin told IANS/Sputnik in an exclusive interview ahead of his visit to India for the five-nations BRICS Summit in Goa this weekend.
"The construction of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the development of a new, fifth generation fighter aircraft are mong the successful joint projects," Putin said.
He said many of the Russian projects in India not only have commercial importance but also play a significant social and economic role for the economies of the two countries.
"Russian companies see real prospects and high attractiveness of the Indian market," Putin said.
The two important deals likely to be signed at a time when India-Pakistan tensions are running high are Kamov and S400 Triumf.
Kamov 226T: India and Russia are expected to sign a "complex agreement" for production of 200 Kamov 226T helicopters domestically under a nearly $1 billion deal.
This agreement is seen as the next big step in cooperation between Russia and India in the area of helicopter production and service.
According to Russian Helicopters, Ka-226T is a powerful, light multirole helicopter with "high safety standards", "incredibly precise hovering ability" and "excellent manoeuvrability". It has "eco-friendly features, efficiency, modern avionics and additional flight safety solutions – making this one of the best models in its class".
These choppers will replace the country's the aging Cheetah and Chetak fleet.
Apart from boosting the trade relations between India and Russia, the agreement is also seen as a boost for Modi's Make in India programme.
S-400 'Triumf': Both the countries will sign a multi-billion dollar deal for S-400 'Triumf' long-range air defence missile systems on Saturday following talks between the nation heads.
"Following the results of the negotiations between our president and (Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, an agreement will be signed on the delivery of S-400 Triumf anti aircraft missile systems to India, as well as some other documents," a PTI report cited Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov as saying in Russian media.
S-400 'Triumf' is the most modern air defence system, capable of firing three types of missiles, creating a layered defence, and simultaneously engaging 36 targets. It has the capability to destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones at ranges of up to 400 km.
The S-400, an upgraded version of the S-300, had previously only been available to the Russian defence forces. It is manufactured by Almaz-Antey and has been in service in Russia since 2007. India is interested in getting five systems these.
If India signs the deal, it would be the second customer of the prized missile system after China which had struck a $3 billion contract last year.
Project 11356: Russia also plans to sign an agreement to build Project 11356 frigates for the Indian Navy, says PTI. Project 11356 is a guided missile frigate and has Russian made sensors and weapon systems.
Earlier this month, Russian media had reported that India is set to acquire three Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates or Project 11356M from Russia, that were originally intended for the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleeet. These frigates are being built at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The reports also said India was considering getting the hulls of these warships to India and complete the construction in India itself.
These Admiral Grigorovich class frigates are based on Talwar Class frgiates, which were also made by Russia for the Indian Navy during 2003-2013.
Food irradiation centres: Indian agriculture association Hindustan Agro Co-op Ltd and United Innovation Corp of Russia signed an agreement to set up a network of integrated irradiation centres for food products in India. United Innovation Corp is a subsidiary of state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom.
For the uninitiated, irradiation is a technology that helps safely preserve food for longer period of time. India incurs a loss of Rs 2.5 lakh crore in food items like fruits, vegetables, meat, cereals, pulses and floriculture due to lack of cold storage facilities or storage constraints, according to a report in IANS. The agreement is an attempt to address this issue.
The centres will be managed by an India-Russia joint venture (JV) where Hindustan Agro will have the majority 51 percent stakeholding. The irradiation centre at Rahuri in Maharashtra, run by Hindustan Agro farmers cooperative with with the help of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, will be be upgraded under this agreement.
According to Denis Cherednichenko, CEO, United Innovation, it is a landmark agreement and signals a move beyond the existing Russo-Indian cooperation on building nuclear power plants like Rosatom's Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu.
Under the around 25 such integrated infrastructure irradiation centres will be set up in India. Each plant will have grading, processing, packaging, cold storage and export facility. The plan is to set up these plants each with 35,000 tonne to 40,000 tonne capacity per annum in a period of around 5 years.
Railways boost: Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has held discussions with the Russian Railways authorities for collaborating on a dedicated high-speed freight corridor, an IANS report said quoting railway officials.
A senior railway official told IANS that the minister held discussions with the Russian officials and also discussed issues like modernisation of existing rail corridors, train traffic and transportation, training and knowledge sharing and rolling stock modernisation.
The discussions come at a time when the railways minister is taking steps to introduce high-speed trains such Talgo. The government has also secured soft loans for setting up the first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad as part of Modi's Diamond Qaudrilateral project.
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This is the last check in for the YA Buccaneers Spring Writing Bootcamp!
This has been really great to keep me goal-oriented and motivated. Even when I didn't post a blog update for the week, I was still working on meeting my writing goals. Thanks to everyone who has been such a support!
To everyone who signed up, congratulate yourself on meeting ANY of your goals. Think of how many people say they want to write a book and never do. That to me is inspiring--we're working toward finishing books every day, every week. Be proud.
Goals from last week:
- Completed writing course assignments (Margie Lawson online writing course)
- Completed judging and critiquing all of my assigned YA-RWA Rosemary contest entries. The last 3 I read were really great with the very last one being the best I'd read for the contest. Inspiring!
- Completed revision of opening 2-3 chapters of WIP
- Completed an outline of WIP to tackle my revision (this was huge! I hate outlines, but this really helped, especially with color-highlighted subplots to visually see where I need to add or remove).
Goals for this week:
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Overall Spring Bootcamp goals:
- Complete revision of WIP (YA contemporary) -- Complete!
- Complete 2nd draft of YA contemporary written during NaNoWriMo 2013 -- I'm close! I consider this a success b/c I have an ending, I worked out plot issues, and made a revision outline.
- Write synopsis and send synopsis to agent for review. --Not yet (but soon).
- Send SUNSET SUMMER to readers. -- Goal to do this by next week. My in-person critique group has been working with me on the first half & I sent the revised first chapter which went over well.
- Potentially work on an outline and character development for a new project. --I have rough notes for a potential new YA Contemporary which I may do Camp Nanowrimo in July to fast draft.
- I'm going to add one here: I had a call with my agent on another project, and now I have a little more direction on to work on revisions. So I have lots ahead for me this summer!
Thanks to everyone in the challenge. Let's keep each other motivated through the summer :)


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Matthew 1:1 declares Jesus as the Son of David. Mark 1:1 says, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Isn't it interesting that Matthew starts out with Jesus as the Son of David, and Mark starts out with Jesus as the Son of God. As the Son of God, He is our Savior. In Matthew, He is the Son of David, which means a Judge/Warrior. But in Mark, He is our Savior. In Matthew, He is the King and in Mark, He is the Savior. Is Jesus both King and Savior to us? If He is, then we can rapidly get ready for what is coming. No matter what comes, we can face it not only as those who are saved by the Blood, but as those who are equipped to throw five smooth stones and can change things through prayer. I am pretty sure Jesus is a Savior to many more people than He is the acknowledged Judge and King. As King David represented the Lord of Hosts and killed Goliath, can we represent the God of War? How many Goliaths have we prayed into termination? Revelation 6:8 records Jesus killing one fourth of earth's population- can you represent Jesus during this period?


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When a baby is born, a dad is born. This Father's Day, Pampers celebrates that incredible feeling little ones bring to the hearts of dads through unconditional love. On Father's Day and every day, Pampers is giving thanks to babies for making dad feel exceptionally special and empowering him to discover new roles in life through fatherhood.
Becoming A Dad Is Big
This all really got me thinking. It's a pretty amazing way to look at things, right? It's completely opposite from the norm, but I can really dig it. It's true for sure. Without my little guys, I wouldn't be a dad, I wouldn't have all of this life to live, I wouldn't be, well, me. Becoming a father was literally a life changing experience. It's not just a cliche, it's 100% true. If you ask me, it's what life it really about. You truly begin to live when you experience having a child to love and take care of. Yes, there are ups and downs as there are with just about every part of your life, but the good far outweighs the bad. I don't even think it's close. And if you play your hand right, even the downs will teach you and make you understand life just a little bit more. That's really all we can do as dads and as people. Do the best we can, and I try to do that every day. Whether I succeed at that is an entirely different story. But, I do know, that being a dad made my life that much better. It made my family that much stronger, and it made me the man I am today.
Liam 2008
As A Dad, I'm Thankful For…
Since this is such a big deal to me, I wanted to just jot down and share with you a list of some of the things I really thankful for…as a dad.
- Thanks for making me into a man, a real man. Until I was a dad, I really didn't know what it was to be one.
- Thanks for making me understand what real frustration is. Yes, being a dad can be a trying experience, and because you love them so much and want the best for them, every little thing can become a big deal and so frustrating you want to scream.
- Thanks for making me understand what life is really about. You go through life before being a dad and think that so many things are important. Then you have a baby and you realize that nothing else really, truly compares and you begin to see things very differently. And it's a good thing.
- Thanks for making me value cleanliness and order. Man, these kids just do not get that being clean and organized is a good, if not vital, component of being a civilized human being.
- Thank you for making me open my eyes to all the good in life. Trying to see things as a kid is such a great thing for a jaded adult to do. They see all the good and they have fun in just about everything. Sure, we all have real-world troubles and worries but not one of us wouldn't be better off looking at life from the perspective of a kid (most of the time).
- Thanks for honing my persistence. Sometimes I can feel like a quitter, but having kids makes me want to be a winner. I want to win every argument and I want them to do as they are told! I'm also very good now at repeating myself, saying the same things, each and every day. Over and over again. Now, that's dedication.
- Thanks for spending my money. I just don't know what I would be doing with all the extra cash I would have if my kids didn't cost so much! LOL! Just kidding, they can cost a lot, but that's all on us. We want them to have it all, and if I'm being honest, I'd rather spend it on them then me anyway.
- Thanks for making me realize I'm a cool nerd. I have no interest in being cool. I'm too old for that. I revel in not knowing the latest celebs, apps, and whatever else.When I play an old song that's been remade, they think it's cool. When I pick them up at 10PM from a party because I let them stay late, I'm cool. When I teach them about real life things that school cannot teach them, I'm cool. No matter what, the kids recognize that and appreciate it. I like that.
- Thanks for loving me. It's tough to beat the love of your kids. They love you no matter what. Fights, punishments, let downs, bad days, they still love you. They think you are superman and are always there. They make you feel good. They make you see what real love it. There's nothing wrong with that.
If this list isn't life changing, I mean, c'mon.
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Thanks to Pampers for making me realize that Father's Day is also about saying #ThanksBaby to my babies.
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While contemplating this article I conducted an extremely non-scientific, anecdotal experiment. Basically, I asked several people from various backgrounds (religious, irreligious, and a few in between) to define the word reverence as best they could without googling it or phoning a friend. As you can imagine, the answers were varied, to say the least: Some were spot on (mostly the extremely religious), others defined reverence as some type of fear (mostly the mildly religious), several thought reverence was a title for priests or clergy (mostly the irreligious), and a handful simply didn't know how to define the word reverence at all. If they were willing to play along, I also asked them to define the words sacred, hallowed, consecrated, holy, and inviolable (if you're like most people you had to google inviolable). People's attempts to define these words sorted out in pretty much the same way as it did for the word reverence.
Douglas Rushkoff is a widely acclaimed media theorist, writer and university professor. His name might not be familiar to you, but you've used phrases he coined. Phrases like "viral media" and "social currency" originated with Rushkoff. Some of his thoughts on socialization and technology are fascinating. His theories have silently impacted your life in more ways than one.
Pollsters, social scientists, and statisticians are super interested in putting us all into nice little categories. In reality, humans are far more complex and less monolithic than we have been led to believe. However, it's increasingly clear from stats that the elderly are much likelier than younger generations to be religious.
Rest assured, many young adults are extremely religious, but there is an ever-widening gap between the religious and the irreligious. Meaning, the "in-betweeners" are disappearing. People are either becoming more religious than ever or joining the growing number of atheists. So, the question is why? Why is this gap ever widening and what can be done about it? From the secular perspective, nirvana can be reached by eradicating pesky religious notions. It's a naive and ludicrous idea.
Douglas Rushkoff is one of many vogue atheists who laid the groundwork for secularizing modern young minds. Here's a popular and particularly nauseating quote from Rushkoff:
"It's also hard for people to contend with the difficult possibility that we are simply overadvanced fungi and bacteria hurtling through a galaxy in cold, meaningless space. But just because our existence may have arisen unintentionally and without purpose doesn't preclude meaning or purpose from emerging as a result of our interaction and collaboration. Meaning may not be a precondition for humanity as much as a by-product of it."
It's almost painful to read Rushkoff, and countless others like him, trying to deal with the conundrum of meaninglessness that secularism produces. All the pandering platitudes and pointless philosophizing in the world can't reconcile the awful emptiness that godlessness produces. Rushkoff's quote reeks of desperation. It's as if he's trying to force the square peg of meaning into the circular slot of secularism. To his credit, at least he's making an attempt to face the nothingness of secularism. He's honest enough to admit that his worldview relegates us all to overadvanced fungi and bacteria hurtling through a galaxy in cold, meaningless space. His feeble attempt to insert meaning and purpose into this worldview falls flat on its face. Any intellectually honest person knows that if this trendy shift away from belief in God continues there will be a catastrophic fallout in the collective human psyche.
Actually, I suspect that much of the world's woes are precursors to this fallout. Many societal problems are directly linked to the psychological and spiritual disruption that occurs when humans start thinking of themselves as animals. Higher evolved perhaps, but animals, nonetheless. Even worse, what if large swaths of humanity adopt Rushkoff's view and seriously think of humanity as being little more than bacteria? At least most people like animals, but no one likes or cares for fungi. Certainly, dangerous ideas have real life consequences.
The repercussions of a perceived godless universe are already being felt in big and small ways. I believe the growing suicide rates are an indication of how a perceived world without eternal purpose affects people mentally. Not to mention, mass depression and substance abuse. Secular thinkers are perplexed by the dilemma of a wildly advanced civilization filled with unhappy citizens. Our world has more wealth, health, comfort, entertainment, and prosperity than any other generation in the history of civilization. Yet, we are plagued with dissatisfaction, disappointment, and disenfranchisement. Predictably, while society encourages and celebrates freedom from religion the warm fuzzy feelings quickly fade into a haze of melancholia.
Take racism for example, an issue that is currently spotlighted in our nation, many agnostic millennials are waking up to the shortcomings of their worldview. For example, without a God there is no such thing as tangible intrinsic human rights or freedoms. If we weren't created equally by God and we're just overadvanced fungi what makes racism wrong? What makes anything wrong? Why would euthanasia be wrong? Why would suicide be wrong? Why would hatred, racism, dislike, or injustice be wrong? The very word injustice implies an intrinsic human right, but without God humanity doesn't have intrinsic rights. Without God the world really is just an animalistic fight for survival where only the fittest survive.
Without God we're all just little specks looking for some silly bits of meaning in a vast ocean of nothingness. Try as they might, godless philosophers and thought leaders can't change that reality. Because it's the logical dead end to a series of agonizingly long and twisted veins of faulty philosophies.
Like all philosophies (and sins), there's a kind of early incubation period. During incubation a new albeit terrible idea basks in the warmth of shiny newness. Of course, there's nothing new under the sun, but mankind has a gullible tendency to mistake ancient sins for brand new brilliant ideas. The "new" worldview temporarily blooms into an exciting "free" way of life, unshackled by the silliness of past ideologies, morals, standards, or antiquated religious reverences.
For a long period of time the Western Hemisphere has enjoyed the inebriations of heady Rushkoffian philosophies. Secular society has tried really hard to create its own brand of morality from nothingness. The inebriation produces predictable inhibitions. They've been comfortably intoxicated with the exhilaration of their "new" notions, but for many the hangover phase is kicking in. The stark realization that most secular "moralities" are poorly imitated holdovers from the Judeo-Christian worldview is unsettling. Morality always unravels without the involvement of humanities Divine Creator.
There was a time when secularists and Christians agreed that certain things were considered sacred. They treated those things with reverence. For example, most agreed human life was sacred and should be treated with reverence. Most agreed there was something sacred about the innocence of children, and that children should be protected. Most agreed freedom and common decencies were sacred. Family was also considered sacred. But an alarmingly large number of secularists hold their noses in disdain at the very mention of things we used to hold in common.
I could fill lots of paragraphs with examples of how society is cheapening the value of human life. The abortion issue alone could fill volumes of books. Certainly, secular society gives lip service to the sanctity of life, but they are increasingly less interested in protecting the lives of those who are in disagreement with their worldview. And, of course, the slow decline of the family unit has been documented for decades. Society can't even agree to call biological men, men and biological women, women (and supposedly Christians are the science "deniers"). It's not even socially acceptable to teach children that a family consists of a biological mom and a biological dad who are married. So, how can we expect the family unit (the basic fundamental building block of society) to thrive.
Furthermore, marriage is viewed more and more as antiquated. Admittedly, if marriage isn't a sacred covenant between a man, a woman, and God then it is pretty ridiculous. Western cultures respect for the sanctity of marriage bit the dust when gay marriage was legalized and celebrated. To be sure, it was already gasping its last breaths, but it officially died with that legal pronouncement. Culture can't even define the family properly anymore. Ironically, even morally ambiguous counterfeit Christians got more than they bargained for after supporting the homosexual agenda. Most liberal Christians never dreamed the transgender agenda would be the next culture battle. But if life, and family, and marriage isn't sacred or definable than sexuality isn't either. Western society had already been pushed down the slippery slope of letting go of sacred things. Vast groups of carnal gullible Christians became willing conspirators in the destruction of yet another holy and sacred institution, marriage and family.
Ok. I'll admit it! I really like to say I told you so. But this is one situation where I desperately wish my predictions had been wrong. Years ago, on this blog I predicted that pedophilia would become socially acceptable. My prophecy was met with incredulity, mockery, and dismissiveness. I was called a fear-monger and worse. I was told by atheists that children were the last sacred totem. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at that because I'm fully aware of the massive abortion rates. At that time, science was already definitively affirming the position of anti-abortionists, yet secular culture didn't care at all. So, why would I believe children are any safer out of the womb than in the womb? I didn't believe it then and I really don't believe it now!
A recent TED Talk entitled Why Our Perception of Pedophilia Has to Change is just one of many disgusting examples of how pedophilia is being normalized. Pedophiles are brazenly referring to themselves as Minor Attracted Persons or MAPs. The internet is filled with MAPs going public and beginning their sexual revolution. Much of the so-called scientific research in this area is trending more and more favorably towards the MAPs community. One recent study (The Internalization of Social Stigma Among Minor-Attracted Persons: Implications for Treatment) reports that 5% of the world's population might be MAPs. The overwhelming reports of child molestation coupled with the bleak knowledge that the majority of child molestation cases go unreported lends credence to the 5% theory. With that kind of percentage, the societal push for destigmatization will only grow stronger. One day soon there will be no social stigma for MAPs.
As if on cue, while writing this article Netflix announced the release of a new show called Cuties where little girls are explicitly sexualized in bizarre and repulsive ways. Girls as young as eleven are scantily dressed and perform sexually provocative dance routines. This is hardly a first for the entertainment culture, but it is one of the more unblushingly pro MAPs shows ever released to the general public. It would do us all well to remember how the gay agenda used this same kind of strategy to normalize itself in the public eye. Little by little shows were littered with overt references and subtle instances of homosexuality. Western culture was predictably desensitized over a relatively short period of time. History is repeating itself, but now innocent children will suffer because of our godless culture (godless churches aren't helping either, but that's a different blog for a different day).
Keeping all of this in mind, its little wonder secular culture doesn't value or consider it worthwhile to protect the religious freedoms of Christians or their churches. This long trending cultural shift makes the Church more countercultural than it's ever been in modern times. I want to quickly look at how the Church should and should not respond to the death of reverence taking place right before our eyes. Of course, it's easy to feel panicky when the world seems to be in a moral death spiral. But rather than panic why don't we commit ourselves to prayer as never before? Prayer will stabilize us and make a difference in the world around us. Prayer isn't simplistic or naive. It isn't a lesser course of action then other pursuits. Rather, prayer is the action by which all other actions are judged. Nothing else we do could ever match the importance of praying over our world.
In response to societies drastic shift away from reverence the Church should contrast itself by intensifying our respect and awe for sacred things. Our gatherings should be filled with a sense of reverence and majesty. I'm not talking about stuffy formalities; however, we must resist the external pressure to approach the things of God flippantly or casually. I've long contended our attire is a reflection of our sense of reverence for the house of God. We should oppose societal pressure to approach corporate worship casually in demeanor, attire, focus, and attention. We must prioritize sacred things above the secular. For example, jobs, relaxation, and entertainment should never be prioritized over the sacred. Even family time shouldn't be prioritized above sacred things. Family time should always be a major priority, but it should be balanced so the sacred isn't encroached upon. When Christians consistently prioritize the secular over the sacred it signifies the impending death of reverence in their hearts.
You don't have to go back too far in history to remember a time when American culture kept Sunday's sacred on a national level. Even the irreligious enjoyed the benefits of work-free Sundays. Now, Christians are caught between the need to be in the workplace and the need to keep the Sabbath. But Christens must have the courage to put God first and trust Him to bless their faithfulness. This is a basic area where Christians must win the battle, or we will not be able to stand when bigger battles move to the forefront. If we can't prioritize God over our finances how will we prioritize Him over our lives if needed?
Logical fallacies are fake or deceptive arguments that seem irrefutable but prove nothing. Fallacies often seem superficially sound and far too often they retain immense persuasive power even after being clearly exposed as false. Alphabet Soup is a fairly modern fallacy where a person or group inappropriately overuses acronyms, abbreviations, form numbers and arcane insider "shop talk" primarily to prove to people that an individual "speaks their language" and is "one of them". Secondarily, people use Alphabet Soup to shut out, confuse, condescend, or to impress outsiders. Officially showing someone, they are on the outside looking in. For example, "It's not uncommon for a KC-113 with ABC to be both GW and YB;" "I had a twenty-minute DX Q-so on 17with a SED-Q12 and a couple of SQ's even though the QR-JANE was 34 over B10;" or "I hope I'll keep on seeing my JNT on my HVL until the day I get my WW511."
You get the picture. Alphabet Soup is a great way to misdirect someone from noticing you don't actually know what you're talking about. And, it's a wonderful way to keep people at arm's length by intimidating them into assuming you know things you don't really know. Secularists use this pseudo intellectual insider jargon all the time to make Christians feel feeble or out of touch. They use made up phrases and talk about elaborate unprovable theories as if they are cold hard facts. They blather about billions of years and trillions of eons as if they know something with certainty they don't even understand partially. It's a condescending intellectually dishonest way of dominating any form of real debate before it even begins.
We must not allow ourselves to be marginalized or bullied into silence. If you know Jesus, you know more than the most highly educated atheist in the world. Refuse to be overlooked because of your faith. Be vocal, confidant, and unashamed.
Originally, I set out to write an article about irreverent behaviors creeping into everyday Christian life and church services. You know, things like cell phones lit up all throughout preaching. And, one of my biggest pet peeves; talking and joking around during altar services. Empty prayer rooms, grungy casual attire, disrespect towards ministry, disrespect towards elders, immodesty, untouched Bibles, and the list goes on. But while pondering these problems, I realized these are just spiritual manifestations of much deeper cultural problems ineluctably bleeding into the Church. Everywhere I look irreverence seems to be the norm. The dereverencing and dismantling of traditional institutions like faith, family, honesty, and morality are eroding ordinary everyday life. The needed human perceptions of majesty, grandeur and transcendent supernatural accoutrements are sadly lacking even within sincere religious settings. We live in a post-respect, post-truth, post-logic, post-virtue secular society. That secular mindset has imperceptibly influenced unsuspecting Christians.
How has this happened? Well, mostly through secular educational systems that work to legitimize secular evolutionary philosophies and stigmatize religious viewpoints. No longer can Christians unthinkingly hand their children over to be influenced carte blanche by secular educators from preschool to the end of college. Colleges are especially egregious in their cultural brainwashing efforts. This doesn't mean we should become anti-education, to the contrary, we should be more educated than ever before. However, we must promote positive educational reforms and demand a seat at the table within educational systems.
Beyond that, Christians have allowed secular media to dominate their time and captivate their thinking for far too long. When the elders abstained from television and movies before television and movies were really all that bad, they had spiritual foresight. In the name of freedom and progress, many Christians engage in grotesquely sacrilegious and immoral viewing on a regular basis. I know pointing out television is antiquated. Television is quickly becoming a thing of the past. But the ever expanding web of the internet is far more dangerous than television could ever be. Not to mention the sticky world of social media. It would be incredibly naive and foolish for the Church to ignore the vast powers of all media sources to influence, infiltrate, desensitize, destabilize, demoralize, and stigmatize the holy things of God.
But the Church is shaking itself loose of past naivety. We are learning to recognize what reverence looks like when it is dying. It isn't too late for the Church. In fact, the only hope for the world is a sanctified Church calling them to repentance and a supernatural Holy Ghost encounter with God.
"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer (1 Peter 4:7)."


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