-directional speaker as far as miking it. As with any speaker, your mic needs to be somewhere in the speaker's projection cone, and the only major difference is that that cone is narrower.
As with miking any speaker, there will be (comparatively subtle) tonal differences depending on where you are within that cone, in the same ballpark as the differences you might expect from using different models of microphone. If your ears can hear something from that position, your mic should hear something as well.
Jared Diamond in his book *Why is Sex Fun?* purs forth the theory that, as others have theorized, it provides nourishment to the female. However, he has an additional important factor for spiders: they are such solitary animals that the liklihood of finding another female is not so great, so it behooves the male spider to "invest" as much as he can into this reproductive encounter.

This is important because if it were simply nourishment, there would be a question of why we don't observe this behavior in mammals. The solitary, not social, nature of the species is key.The Securities and Exchange Board of India partly modified its order against Religare Finvest Ltd. in the matter of Fortis Healthcare by allowing the firm to dispose its assets subject to certain conditions.
In its order on Friday, SEBI noted that the proposed measures like restructuring of RFL’s debt, assignment of its gross non-performing assets to ARCs and raising of capital to meet capital adequacy norms seem essential for revival of the company.
The proposed measures cannot be taken by RFL unless the direction in earlier order is further relaxed, the regulator noted.
Pending completion of the investigation, RFL shall not dispose of or alienate funds assets "except for meeting expenses of day-to-day business operations and taking all measurers as it deems fit for revival of RFL, including restructuring of its debts/ loans, assignment of its financial assets to ARCs, raising of capital, borrowing," SEBI said.
However, the relaxations are subject to adherence to the terms of corrective action plan and any other norms stipulated by the RBI.
In March, the regulator directed Fortis Healthcare Ltd. and Fortis Hospitals Ltd. to continue efforts to recover over Rs 403 crore from Shivinder Mohan Singh and Malvinder Mohan Singh as well as seven other entities, including RFL.
Besides, it had asked RFL not to dispose of or alienate any of its assets or divert except for complying with corrective action plan as stipulated by Reserve Bank of India.
Later, RFL sought relaxations from SEBI in order to execute revival plan for the betterment of the company by taking required steps, including restructuring of loans and securitisation/assignment of its assets to asset reconstruction companies to reduce its standing liability.
I don’t know about you, but I like my Sunbirds.
Purple Sunbird (male)
As far as lifers go, there were a couple:
The male Koel.
The female Koel. That makes it Mr. & Mrs. Koel.
I never bothered about the Spotted Dove whilst they’d showed up on a couple of the BNHS outings. They’re actually quite nice.
Asian Yellow Oriole.
Four lifers in two days. And this after a good seven odd days of birdwatching at Harmony Villa, Assagao, Goa, India in the past. Not bad. It is time to acquire a better lens though. Some others showed up:
Jungle Myna.
Red Whiskered Bulbul.
Jungle Babbler.
Ashy Prinia.
Remember this bugger from a year and a half ago? It is the Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher.
FIN
3 responses to “Birdwatching in Assagao, Goa, India in March 2011”
What a lovely display of your photographs taken here at Harmony. I do hope that you enjoyed your stay here and the rest of the time in Goa. Do come again, it surely is a little oasis in the forest for the birds here at Harmony Villa in Assagao. We enjoyed having you here for a while. Please do come again either when I am here or maybe out of season in the rainy season when I am sure that you will find even more diverse bird life here.
BestWishes
Anne
Thanks, Anne.
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Are you arranging bird watching activity in Goa?
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Vista del Rey Blog! Today, we’re sharing some of our favorite smoothie recipes with everyone in our Tacoma, WA apartment community. Not only are these cold blended drinks as tasty as ever, but they are also packed with rich nutrients to keep your body healthy and happy, as you head out to serve this month in honor of MLK. Try out one of the following recipes this week!
Say hello to the tastiest breakfast you’ve had in ages! This creamy banana almond flax smoothie is simultaneously a sweet treat an a healthy way to start your day. We couldn’t ask for anything more than that! To make it, you’ll need frozen bananas, almond milk, plain greek yogurt, almond butter, flaxseed meal, honey, and almond extract.
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Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue butterflies emerge early in the Spring and are often seen in gardens in the southern half of the UK. Like all "blues", they are small. The male
(above left)
has iridescent pale blue wings with a thin black line on the edges while the female
(above right)
has duller wings with a thick brown-black border and black spots.
They rarely open their wings at rest, but from the side they can easily be distinguished from the Common Blue as the sides are pale blue with black spots.
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The Supreme Judicial Court said it had long held that the absence of a license was not an element of the crime that prosecutors had to prove but having a license was an “affirmative defense.’’ The court said the burden was on the defendant to come forward with the evidence and, if evidence of a license is presented, the burden would be on the prosecution to persuade the judge or jury that the defense did not exist.
“We have consistently adhered to this holding and see no cause to upset it now,’’ the court ruled in the Bristol County case of Commonwealth v. Damian Gouse.
Gouse got out of a car in January 2008 and attacked his former girlfriend, hitting her with his fists and following her down the street, kicking her in the back. The police apprehended him later that afternoon and recovered a gun from the trunk of his car. He was convicted of assault and battery, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm outside of his residence or place of business. He was also convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm having previously been convicted of a violent crime.
The court upheld all his convictions, after rejecting several of his arguments.
Those arguments included a claim that his gun convictions infringed on his due process rights and Second Amendment right to