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PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Two Sikhs who were kidnapped over a month back have been beheaded by the Pakistani Taliban in the country's restive tribal belt in a brutal act by the militants. Some more members of the minority community are still in the custody of the rebels. The body of Jaspal Singh was found in the Khyber tribal region, located a short distance from the provincial capital of Peshawar, while the body of Mahal Singh was found in the Aurakzai Agency, sources said on Sunday night There was confusion about the total number of Sikhs who were kidnapped for ransom from the Bara area of Khyber Agency by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. A source said four Sikhs were abducted while another report said the total number of kidnapped persons was six. The Sikhs were kidnapped 34 days ago and the Taliban had demanded Rs 30 million as ransom for their release. Two of the kidnapped Sikhs were beheaded after the expiry of the deadline for the payment of the ransom, sources said. Gurvinder Singh and Gurjit Singh are still in the custody of the militants, sources said. The kidnapping occurred in an area where there the government has virtually no control and the militants are in a dominant position, sources said. A sizeable number of Sikhs lived in the tribal belt, particularly Aurakzai Agency, till the Taliban imposed 'jiziya' or religious tax on them last year. Most members of the community then fled to cities across Pakistan. timesofindia.indiatimes.com

At the request of Grandmaster Pellegrini and thanks to his 30 years of martial arts training, Master David Rivas has developed a unique, simple, effective and consistent program with the principles of Combat Hapkido. This is not therefore a program of Grappling or MMA, this is about ground survival. We simply want to survive and win on the ground enough time to escape or continue fighting from our natural dominant position through impacts, joint locks and pressure point techniques we use in our standing system. An excellent DVD with the foundations of a constantly evolving program that has helped make of Combat Hapkido one of the best and most comprehensive self-defense systems.

Only 76% of Brits bother to vote. Even worse, only 54% of Americans vote. The present Parliament which first met on 11 May 2005 is scheduled to expire at midnight on 10 May 2010. The next United Kingdom general election is due to take place on or before Thursday 3 June 2010. The governing Labour Party will be looking to secure a fourth consecutive term in office and to restore support lost since 1997. The Conservative Party will seek to regain its dominant position in politics after losses in the 1990s, and to replace Labour as the governing party. The Liberal Democrats hope to make gains from both sides; although they too would ideally wish to form a government, their more realistic ambition is to hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

Paul Morphy vs. Charles lecarpentier 1849. Paul was about 12yrs old and played against his Uncle Charles. Paul was such a strong player that he gave odds to his weaker opponents. In this game he gave up a rook but, with such a strong attack and dominant position, his Uncle didn't have much chance. Excellent game, hope you enjoy. Here is the PGN file: [Event "New Orleans New Orleans 1849"] [Site "?"] [Date "1849.01.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy P"] [Black "lecarpentier C (odds)"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"] [setup "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. OO cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bf8 8. e5 d6 9. Re1 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxd1 11. Bxf7+ Ke7 12. Ng6+ Kxf7 13. Nxh8# 1-0

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