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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, has signed on with KNP Communications.</li><li>The firm specializes in coaching leaders, executives and advocates, and helps Democratic candidates.</li></ul>Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and bestselling author of "I Have Something to Tell You," has much more to say.The LGBTQ rights advocate and former teacher has signed on with KNP Communications as a senior consultant, Politico Playbook first reported on Monday."I am thrilled to be joining the team at KNP and to have the opportunity to share my experiences as a theater artist, middle-school teacher, and campaigner with our clients," <a href="https://www.knpcommunications.com/post/chasten-buttigieg-joins-knp">he said in a statement.</a>The private firm works with Democratic candidates in national, state, and local elections. The firm specializes in helping leaders, executives, and advocates in all sectors become "outstanding communicators," the firm's blog post says. It offers speaking and media training, speech writing, and other <a href="https://www.knpcommunications.com/services">communications services</a>."Chasten brings a wealth of experience as an advocate who knows what it means to forge a meaningful connection with an audience," Matthew Kohut, managing partner of KNP, said in a statement. "He understands that great communication begins with authenticity." Chasten left <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/meet-chasten-buttigieg-the-husband-of-democratic-presidential-candidate-mayor-pete-who-is-a-high-school-teacher-and-dog-dad/slidelist/68836421.cms">his job as a humanities and drama teacher</a> at a South Bend Montessori school to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/12/pete-buttigieg-husband-chasten-2020-presidential-campaign">work as</a> an advisor, campaign spokesperson, and social media campaigner during his husband's 2020 Democratic presidential primary bid. His debut memoir in 2020, about his relationship with his husband and growing up gay, was a New York Times bestseller.Chasten and Pete Buttigieg were married in 2018 and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-chasten-august-penelope-rose-2021-9">have two children</a>.

Chasten Buttigieg joins Democratic communications firm to share 'experiences as a theater artist, middle-school teacher, and campaigner'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The KNP complex fire is burning around <keyword id="11892889" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california" source="Orion">California</keyword>'s Sequoia National Park. </li><li>Satellite images released by NASA show the fire nearing the famed Giant Forest, which holds the largest concentration of giant sequoias in the park.</li><li>Firefighters have responded by protecting some of the trees with <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-knp-complex-fire-general-sherman-world-largest-tree-2021-9">fire-resistant blankets</a>.</li></ul>California <keyword id="11898861" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wildfires" source="Orion">wildfires</keyword> are encroaching on a world-famous grove of <keyword id="12117928" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sequoia-trees" source="Orion">sequoia trees</keyword>, satellite images show.Images released by NASA on Friday show the KNP complex burning around Sequoia National Park and its famed Giant Forest, which holds the largest concentration of giant sequoias in the park.<a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148840/fire-encroaching-on-giant-sequoias">NASA said</a> the Paradise fire and Colony fire are also burning nearby. <div type="image" title="A satellite image of the KNP Complex fire in California" height="600" width="720" msid="86298483" hostid="261"></div>As of Thursday, the KNP Complex fire was already making its way through the forest, while the Colony Fire was within a mile of the grove, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-16/sequoia-giant-forest-trees-prepped-knp-complex-fire">fire officials told the Los Angeles Times.</a>Firefighters have responded by wrapping some of the trees - including the famed <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-knp-complex-fire-general-sherman-world-largest-tree-2021-9">General Sherman, considered the largest tree on Earth by volume</a> - in <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-knp-complex-fire-general-sherman-world-largest-tree-2021-9">fire-resistant blankets</a>.Rebecca Paterson, a spokeswoman for Sequoia and Kings Canyon <keyword id="11921607" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="national-parks" source="Orion">National Parks</keyword>, told the LA Times that trees <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-knp-complex-fire-general-sherman-world-largest-tree-2021-9"></a>"are being prepped the same way that we would prep structures."

Satellite photos show California wildfires closing in on a world-famous grove of giant sequoia trees

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The KNP Complex fire in California is closing in on <keyword id="12116150" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sequoia" source="Orion">Sequoia</keyword> National Park.</li><li>The park is preparing by wrapping General Sherman, the world's largest tree in volume, in fire-resistant material.</li><li>Sequoias usually withstand fire, but wildfires have been getting more intense, a park official said.</li></ul>Park officials are rushing to protect General Sherman, the world's largest tree by volume, from oncoming <keyword id="11892891" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california-wildfires" source="Orion">California wildfires</keyword>.General Sherman is standing in the path of the KNP Complex fire, which is made up of the Colony Fire, the Paradise Fire, and the Cabin Fire, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/knpfaq.htm">according to the National Park Service</a> (NPS).The tree <a href="https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/sherman.htm">measures</a> 36 feet in diameter at its base and is 275 feet tall, giving it a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/largest-trees-in-world.htm">total volume</a> if 52,508 cubic feet, per the NPS. It is estimated to be about <a href="https://www.nps.gov/places/000/general-sherman-tree.htm#:~:text=If%20we%20measure%20the%20biomass,is%20about%202200%20years%20old.">2,200 years old</a>. It's located in the Giant Forest, a grove that's home to more than 2,000 giant sequoias at the Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks in California.Park officials are now removing brush and wrapping "some of the iconic monarch sequoias" ahead of the fire's arrival, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/news/knp-complex-update-september-16-2021.htm">the park said in a press release Thursday</a>.Sequoias are well adapted to survive fires, which help them release seeds and make clearings for young sequoias to grow.But the climate crisis has driven hotter droughts, which has contributed to "fires that are burning hotter with taller flame lengths," said Christy Brigham, chief of resource management and science at Sequoia &amp; Kings Canyon National Parks, <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/16/sequoia-national-park-fire-crews-wrapping-worlds-largest-trees-with-fire-proof-blankets/">The Mercury News reported</a>.As a result, park crews are taking "extraordinary measures" to protect the trees from the flames, Brigham said.The bases of the trees have been wrapped in aluminized fire-resistant material called structure wrap that can withstand intense heat for short periods of time, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fires-environment-and-nature-forests-california-trees-b0c20ca90e064aa80150f5994f94fd02">the Associated Press reported</a>.<div type="image" title="arrows on a map point to the location of the Colony and Paradise fires, and the location of General Sherman" height="1650" width="2200" msid="86290976" hostid="261"></div>As of Wednesday, the Cabin Fire has been completely controlled, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/knpfaq.htm">the NPS reported</a>.But the Colony and Paradise fires have been growing: As of Thursday, they have covered 2,013 and 7,352 acres respectively, for a combined total for the KNP Complex of over 9,300 acres with 0% containment, <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7838/66351/">the NPS said</a>.The NPS <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7838/">reported at 1:40 a.m. local time Friday</a> that the two fires were expected to reach the Giant Forest within 48 hours.An evacuation order is also <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7838/66351/">in place</a> for part of the nearby community of Three Rivers, California.In 2020, the Castle Fire destroyed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/august-wildfire-destroyed-10-of-the-worlds-giant-sequoia-trees-2021-6">thousands of giant sequoia</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/august-wildfire-destroyed-10-of-the-worlds-giant-sequoia-trees-2021-6"> trees.</a>

General Sherman, the world's largest tree, is in the path of raging California wildfires, prompting a desperate effort to save it

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>With a multitude of potential threats radiating over the border from North Korea, South Korea cannot be lax when it comes to security.&#xa0;As such, Seoul places a premium on the training and capabilities of its military and police forces. This is clearly illustrated through the paramilitary capabilities of the South Korean National Police (KNP) SWAT teams.A 2014&#xa0;video from <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=811_1391996630&amp;use_old_player=1">LiveLeak</a> shows the incredible training in small-arms maneuvers that&#xa0;these SWAT members go through.The <a href="http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/south_korea.html">KNP</a> is responsible for most security operations within the country, including counterterrorism measures, riot control, and hostage negotiations. The KNP also, on occasion, carries out join exercises with the Korean Coast Guard and Army.The highlights of the KNP training video are in the following GIFs:

The craziest small-arms maneuvers by South Korean SWAT, in 9 GIFs

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>With a multitude of potential threats radiating over the border from North Korea, South Korea can not be lax when it comes to security.&#xa0;As such, Seoul places a premium value on the training and capabilities of its military and police forces. This is clearly illustrated through the para-military capabilities of the South Korean National Police (KNP) SWAT teams.A 2014&#xa0;video from <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=811_1391996630&amp;use_old_player=1">LiveLeak</a> shows the incredible training in small arms maneuvers that&#xa0;these SWAT members go through.The <a href="http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/south_korea.html">KNP</a> is responsible for most security operations within the country, including counter-terrorism measures, riot control, and hostage negotiations. The KNP also, on occasion, carries out join exercises with the Korean Coast Guard and Army.The highlights of the KNP training video are in the following GIFs:

The craziest small arms maneuvers by South Korean SWAT, in 9 GIFs

A recent video from <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=811_1391996630&amp;use_old_player=1">LiveLeak</a> shows the incredible training in small arms maneuvers that members of the South Korean National Police (KNP) SWAT go through.
The <a href="http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/south_korea.html">KNP</a> is responsible for most security operations within the country, including counter-terrorism measures, riot control, and hostage negotiations. The KNP also, on occasion, carries out join exercises with the Korean Coast Guard and Army.
The video of the KNP training is 15 minutes long, so we've summarized the highlights through a series of GIFs below.
1. A trainee practices strafing while alternating fire between a pistol and a machine gun.
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2. Trainees practice disarming, and counter disarming, techniques.
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3. A prospective SWAT team works in a pair, coordinating movement and cover fire.
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4. A trainee practices a faux surrender.
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5. SWAT team members must be ready to respond to all manner of threats, including the sudden appearance of a combatant from behind. 
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6. Here, a trainee practices handling the recoil from a shotgun, before transitioning to his pistol. 
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7. In possible crowd situations, accuracy is of critical importance, and marksmanship is given plenty of practice. 
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8. While in the field, SWAT members must be ready to continue an operation even after a potential injury. Here, a trainee is practicing shooting and reloading one handed. 
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9. Of course, being able to function while distracted and under stress is one of the most important factors for success in the KNP. Here, instructors attempt to distract a trainee during an accuracy drill. 
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<a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=811_1391996630&amp;use_old_player=1">Check out the whole video &gt;</a>

The Craziest Small Arms Maneuvers By South Korean SWAT, In 9 GIFs

In a bid to exploit the neighbouring overseas markets, <keyword id="1770014" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kansai-Nerolac-Paints-Limited">Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited</keyword> (<keyword id="1430790" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nerolac-Paints">Nerolac Paints</keyword>) has entered into a joint venture with <keyword id="2691857" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Capital-Holdings-Maharaja-Pvt-Ltd">Capital Holdings Maharaja Pvt Ltd</keyword>, a subsidiary of <keyword id="6355572" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword>’s based conglomerate <keyword id="2691171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharaja-Group">Maharaja Group</keyword>, to foray into the paint industry in Sri Lanka. The new joint venture is valued at 65 crore SLR (Sri Lanka rupees). 
 “Maharaja group was exploring to enter paints. Nerolac Paints seeks to take advantage of their strong presence in hardware outlets. KNP now intends to start a joint venture by incorporating a company. The equity contribution of KNP in this proposed JV would be 60% amounting to around 39 crores SLR (INR 18.4 Crores),” said the company in a letter to the <keyword id="53581" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="NATIONAL-STOCK-EXCHANGE">National Stock Exchange</keyword>. 
 
It should be noted that Nerolac Paints wanted to invest in Sri Lanka due to the country’s progressive economy. On the other hand, Maharaja Group has presence across sectors in Sri Lanka that includes media, hardware, and FMCG products among others.

Nerolac Paint Forays In Sri Lanka, Enters Into JV Agreement With Maharaja Group

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The World Heritage Committee announced some good news for India. This year, UNESCO put 12 new sites on the World Heritage List out of which three were from India. 
 
This is the first time when any country got three sites included in the World Heritage List in a single session of the committee meeting which was held in Turkey's Istanbul city. 
 
Now, Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) in Sikkim, Nalanda University in Bihar and The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh are in World Heritage Sites list. 
 
"Much awaited dream come true. CapitolComplex of Chandigarh now a WorldHeritage site. Thanks @UNESCO @RuchiraKamboj," India's Culture Ministry tweeted. 
 
Ruchira Kamboj is India's Ambassador to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). 
 
"Khangchendzonga National Park of India is now a WorldHeritage site. Thank you @UNESCO @IrinaBokova," it said in another tweet, tagging UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. 
 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Just inscribed as <a href="https://twitter.com/UNESCO">@UNESCO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldHeritage?src=hash">#WorldHeritage</a> Site: Khangchendzonga National Park<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a> <a href="https://t.co/6aA5NYn5p2">pic.twitter.com/6aA5NYn5p2</a>
	— UNESCO (@UNESCO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNESCO/status/754612118628995072">July 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh is a part of the group of 17 sites across France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Argentina, Japan and India designed by Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. 
 
Khangchendzonga National Park is also a treat to watch as it includes a unique diversity of plains, valleys, lakes, glaciers and spectacular, snow-capped mountains covered with ancient forests, including the world's third highest peak, Mount Khangchendzonga which has an elevation of 8,586 m. 
 
Now, there are 35 sites in India that are embedded as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. 
 
Out of these 35, here are our 10 top favourites:

3 Indian sites are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here are our top 10 favourites from India

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<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image">Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images</div></div>How does Oprah Winfrey captivate millions? What's the secret behind Bill Clinton's infectious charisma or Richard Branson's powerful charm? 
According to one new book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Compelling-People-Hidden-Qualities-Influential/dp/1594631018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1378477423&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=compelling+people" target="_blank">Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential</a>" by John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut, the art and science of influencing people comes down to a surprisingly simple combination: seeming at once strong and warm.
"When you meet someone, they're sizing you up on two fundamental qualities: strength and warmth," says Kohut, a founding partner of Washington, D.C.-based KNP Communications, which specializes in preparing public figures for speaking events. "Strength measures how much people can affect the world, and warmth shows how much people are concerned about our interests." 
Kohut and Neffinger came to this conclusion after years of seeing the same issues in their clients' body language crop up. Most seemed either timid and uncomfortable (lacking strength) or confident but cold (lacking warmth). The rare star, the kind of person who's "got it" - that magical thing called charisma - managed to project strength and warmth simultaneously. 
This insight has implications for people at all levels of their careers, Kohut says, since being identified as having <keyword id="34454" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="leadership">leadership</keyword> potential requires that you seem both competent and likable. "When we think about the people we want as leaders, we need to respect their ability, and we need to like them to want to follow them," he says. 
The trouble is it's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to portray both at once. Acting in a way that makes you seem strong, whether puffing your chest or using big words, may show your capability but can be off-putting, says Kohut. And when people display warmth, by doing others favors or agreeing with others' viewpoints, they give away their strength. "The balance is hard to strike," he says. In fact, he believes those who've mastered it are merely multitasking, switching between tasks so swiftly it seems fluid. 
What's more, physical qualities that are out of your control can automatically influence others' perceptions of you, Kohut says. Having a smaller frame may reduce your strength, for example, but having an attractive face may increase your warmth. By the same token, women are typically perceived as having more warmth and less strength, whereas the reverse is true for men. 
Yet when women move to exert their strength, particularly in professional settings, they are often penalized for going against type and are no longer viewed as warm, but instead as "cold" or "bitchy." Says Kohut, "This is the uneven playing field. Women have to actively dial up both warmth and strength." As Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg writes in her bestselling advice book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lean-In-Women-Work-Will/dp/0385349947/" target="_blank">Lean In</a>," to get ahead women must be confident, fierce negotiators, and oh so nice. 
So how can you find the balance and become more compelling? "The easiest and most common thing that all of us can do is stand up straight and smile," says Kohut. "It sounds basic, but it's really important." 
Body language and verbal cues play a huge part in reflecting both qualities, he says. If you want to dial up strength, good posture, eye contact, and confident articulation will make you seem powerful. You can also watch the body language of others to see how they're responding to you, Kohut says. When someone backs away or leans out of a conversation, you may be coming on too strong. 
If you want to dial up warmth, smile, lean in to conversations, and mirror the feelings and gestures of others to appear empathetic. You could also establish common ground by complimenting a project they worked on or agreeing with their perspective. "When you agree with people, you're confirming their view of the world," says Kohut. "Then you seem more familiar." 
If you're unsure of which quality you may be lacking (or overdoing), he suggests asking a trusted friend or video-taping yourself giving a presentation, so that you can clearly see yourself. 
"When you discover the lens of strength and warmth," Kohut says, "it changes the way you see yourself and the world." 
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