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in front of the house. The whole neighbourhood is new and nice. Its in a quiet area and there is a nice walking trail just 5 mins walk from the house. I really don't want to share my great experiences during the stay at Suraj house coz I was worried that Suraj house may become too popular for me to book in the future after everybody knows Suraj house is a great place to stay. Suraj is a super nice guy. Me and my wife really enjoyed staying there. Cheers Suraj. Hope to see ya again. Jackey2017-04-19T00:00:00Z Suraj was a very friendly and welcoming host. Although he was very busy working, he still managed to host us for a night. The place is in a new neighbourhood and his house and themake a reservation. He was very comprehensive and give us all the details to get his home. Surjan's home is pretty clean and organized. It was really nice place to stay. The neighborhood was quiet at saturday night. We have been very tired and we slept really well and relaxed in a queen size comfortable bed. Have met Surjan was a pleasure. He's friendly, helpful and careful. We are very grateful for his hospitality and kindness. Værelsestype Ejendomstype Med plads til Soveværelser 3 bedrooms with 2 queen beds and 1 king single bed. Main bedroom is locked empty. Improved WiFi. Towers, beddings, kitchenwares and toiletries are provided. Access to swimming pool+spa, tennis court, BBQ. 1.5km to railway station, shops are around. Long term rental welcomed. I am living in the next house and easy

short drive from Leumeah station and malls. All you need for a comfortable stay in a room that's unlike any other! We're in a very quiet part of Leumeah. Out the front of the house is a quiet suburban street with house-proud neighbours and out back is a large reserve adjoining the rural district of Kentlyn. Cross Hansens Road and you're in Georges River Parkland. Only a few k's from The Basin swimming hole on the Georges River. It requires a 20 minute walk but this ensures its cleanliness and its status as one of the area's best kept secrets. Shhh! Often you can go there on a sunny weekday and have the whole place to yourself. A little further upstream is the pristine O'Hares Creek with much gullies, cascadesbox, digital TV recorder or Digital TV, but apart from that it is ready to go straight away without charge. The Freeview offering has expanded in recent years to include the services such as Freeview + and Freeview HD. The standout benefit of Freeview HD is the enhanced HD quality, however with Freeview + it is in its recording capabilities. Originally titled Freeview Playback, the Freeview + lets you record programmes for later viewing. From a one-off programme to an entire series, you favourite shows are never missed. Freesat One of the failings in Freeview TV is that it is not always available, with certain areas not receiving the signal due the natural interference, for example, people living in towns situated in a deep valley or by a mountain side may

Maxwell, who worked out with the Seahawks on Monday before agreeing to terms, played in Seattle from 2013-14, making 17 starts with the team before signing a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Maxwell was cut by the Miami Dolphins last month after playing in just two games this season. A hamstring injury limited him during early portion of the Dolphins' season, and his on-field struggles led to him being scratched the two weeks prior to his South Beach release.with the angels playing Foosball and watching her stories, we best honor her by celebrating her humanity and wisdom. Her fidelity and grace. She’s not an angel. She was a woman and she died. My sister lives on in my memory, not in some hope we’re going to reunite at the big buffet table in the sky. With working washer/dryer. I didn’t go to her funeral. Funerals are for the living. I made peace with Nancy after high school, and we sat and talked last summer in Gowanda and every time I was in town, on the phone birthdays and holidays and when someone died. It was how I want to remember her. I, her only brother, do not need condolences from people I haven’t seen in decades and

eso0620 — Photo Release The Toucan's Diamond VLT Image of a Unique Swarm of Stars, 47 Tuc The Southern constellation Tucana (the Toucan) is probably best known as the home of the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. But Tucana also hosts another famous object that shines thousands of lights, like a magnificent, oversized diamond in the sky: the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. More popularly known as 47 Tuc, it is surpassed in size and brightness by only one other globular cluster, Omega Centauri. Globular clusters are gigantic families of stars, comprising several tens of thousands of stars, all thought to be born at the same time from the same cloud of gas [1]. As such, they constitute unique laboratories for the study of how starsMueller Group Product Description Hot alternative guitar jazz! The Mueller Group blends jazz, rock and blues into a spicy gumbo! Heavily influenced by the Pat Metheny Group, but with an edgier, bouncier twist, the Mueller Group's new release will never leave your CD changer! The Mueller Group is a 4-piece instrumental jazz/rock group based out of Chicago's western suburbs. From acoustic improvised folk-jazz, through latin-flavored grooves, to searing electric blues, the Mueller Group draws upon a wealth of 20th century influences and blends them into their own instrumental mix. Two things remain consistent: the compositions are infectious and the improvisation is HOT! Hot alternative guitar jazz! The Mueller Group blends jazz, rock and blues into a spicy gumbo! Heavily influenced by the Pat Metheny Group, but with an edgier, bouncier twist,

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The Chicago Cubs and the licensing arm of Major League Baseball sued Wrigleyville vendors on Thursday, accusing them of selling counterfeit merchandise around Wrigley Field and infringing on trademarks owned by the team and the league. The plaintiffs ask the federal court to at least temporarily stop vendors, some of whom the suit identifies by name, by face and by products sold, from producing and selling counterfeit gear. "Defendants are a group of vendors who are deliberately free riding on the success of the Cubs and trading -- without a license or permission -- on the substantial goodwill associated with the Cubs' trademarks and trade dress. Not only are defendants reaping unlawful profits from these unsavory efforts, but also over the past weeks and months, they have flooded Wrigleyville andand MLB presented photos showing the vendors use the Cubs' logos -- their signature "C" and the "W" on the team's "win flag" -- and also come up with their own products, such as a shirt that says "We Are World Serious," without the approval of the league or the team. Vendors are able to sell these items for less because they are unlicensed and therefore don't pay a royalty to the team or the league.

Square Enix had a lot to show off at last weekend's Jump Festa, both big and small. One of many at its ever-crowded booth was Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix, which boasts English voice acting, a new villain, Captain Pete as an ally and all other kinds of extras. You can see some of them in the trailer below (which was played at the event), or at the movie section of the official site. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix for the PlayStation Portable is due out in Japan on January 20th.The Black String (2018) When a suburban slacker has a reckless encounter with a mysterious woman, his life begins to unravel in horrific fashion. His friends and family believe he's losing his mind, but he's convinced something far more sinister is taking place. On Putlocker - watch The Black String 2018 in HD 1080p with high speed link.

Q: Did John Bunyan really dream the Pilgrim's Progress? Had he memorized all the verses? This is the beginning of Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan: As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den, and laid me down in that place to sleep; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags, standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back. I'm referring to the story Pilgrim's Progress. I believe it was written while he was imprisoned. My question is, did he really literally dream this dream, and write it down, or was it like hehad written "in a land far far away ... ?" Secondly, Pilgrim's Progress is just filled with Bible verses everywhere (one of the things that impresses me most about the book.) If this book was written while in prison for preaching, how did he have access to a Bible in order to cite all these verses? Or did he have them all memorized? A: Part 1 I think could only be answered by speculation. Personally I would speculate it is simply creative story-telling, but that is just opinion. For part 2; if we look at his earlier 1666 imprisonment, he is documented (see Wikipedia) as having: two books, John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, the Bible, a violin he had made out of tin, a flute he'd made from a chair leg and a

being on the wrong side of the road, and that there was no evidence of any negligence of Basil Dean, the driver of the pickup truck involved in the head-on collision with deceased. The witnesses gave the following testimony relative to the issues on this appeal: Howard Parrish, who lives and operates a store at the junction of Highway 5 and the old Ha Ha Tonka road, saw deceased at his store on the afternoon of December 16, 1963. Later Parrish delivered a load of wood and then returned by way of the Ha Ha Tonka road. He came upon and saw two vehicles in front of the Homer ("Jack") Martin home, a pickup truck and a 1956 Chevrolet, the latter being pointed west and the former being pointed east.Both vehicles were on the south part of the road in the single set of tracks or ruts, and after they hit they were approximately two feet apart. It had been snowing and freezing, but the road was passable. There was just one track of ruts all the way from the junction and beyond the Martin home which all traffic was using. The road was of gravel, with no marked center line. Parrish passed the vehicles and made another set of tracks. He had to go around the north side of the road to get around them, and there was plenty of room therefor. Earl Calvert, son of plaintiff and deceased, arrived at the scene after dark with Trooper Ralph Rider. He saw his father's car and the S.

P. Gas Company's truck head *136 on in front of the Martin home. The Chevrolet's left front fender was driven back 15 to 16 or 17 inches; the right front fender was not damaged and its headlight was still in place; and the radiator was pushed back a foot or two over the motor. He measured the width of the Chevrolet to be six feet. In front of the Martin home the road is 18 to 20 feet wide. The road was slick and icy, but Earl could not say which side of the highway had been traveled because there had been several cars there before he arrived. The Chevrolet was sitting with its back toward the middle, the north side, and with reference to the center of theroadway the front of it was a little past the center to the south. The S. P. Gas truck was to the west of the Chevrolet and immediately in front of it and both vehicles were in the traveled tracks in front of the house. Homer ("Jack") Martin, who lived one-fourth of a mile from Highway 5 on the Ha Ha Tonka road, came home from work about 4:00 or 4:30 p. m., and saw the two automobiles which had been involved in a collision in front of his home. There were no people then present. He arrived before the cars had been moved. The road was wet, snowy and icy and there were single lane tracks which staggered or weaved back and forth in the middle of the

road, but which were located approximately in its center. The snow was soft and wet on the right and left of the traveled portion. At the scene of collision the south track was a little bit closer to the ditch than the north track. Both the Chevrolet and the S. P. Gas truck were sitting in the one set of tracks which had been made, and the tracks were in the center of the road, and with relation to the center the back end of the S. P. Gas truck was a little north. When the photographs of the scene were taken he stood in the position, as shown thereon, where he saw the vehicles. Mrs. Ruby Martin, wife of "Jack" Martin, was in the kitchen of her homeabout 3:30 p. m., on December 16, 1963. The window of that room faced west and at that time she saw a pickup truck traveling in an easterly direction. She picked up a coffee pot from the end of the dining table in the kitchen and took it to the heating stove in the front room, six or seven steps, and at that time she heard a crash which shook the windows. Immediately afterwards she went to the edge of the road and helped bring Mr. Calvert into her house. On cross-examination she testified that she formed a judgment that the pickup truck was going approximately 30 to 35 miles per hour. R. W. Vincent, the County Surveyor, testified that he measured a distance of 660 feet from an

automobile parked on the county road (to the west of where Mr. Martin found the vehicles), as shown in the photograph, Plaintiff's Exhibit 5, to the point of the location of the collided vehicles where Mrs. Martin was standing. The objection of this testimony upon the ground that "the positions respecting the terminal points have not been identified," was overruled. Mr. Vincent testified that the rate of speed to go 660 feet in 6 seconds is 75 miles per hour, and in 7 seconds 69.3 miles per hour. Defendant Basil Dean testified that on the day of the collision he had been delivering gas on the Ha Ha Tonka road, and was returning when the collision occurred. The point of collision, with reference to the "Jack" Martin home, wasjust west thereof on the side of the hill. His speed was approximately 15 to 20 miles per hour. There was only one portion of the road where all the traffic was traveling, and the part of the road, right or left (of the tracks), was usable to pull over to pass; it was snowy and slick. In the collision the left sides of both vehicles were damaged. When he first saw the Calvert car (the top of it east of the hill) Dean was 120 feet from the point of collision, and one and one-half to two seconds elapsed from the time he first saw the Calvert car until the collision occurred. Dean's brakes were working *137 at the time. He hit the brakes and the truck

slid, and he attempted to swerve to the right but the truck would not swerve. The photographs taken later, admitted into evidence and with testimony related thereto, show that the general terrain of the Ha Ha Tonka road in the vicinity of the collision was unchanged from the time thereof. From the west the roadway inclines downward, then upward, on a rather long curve to the left some distance to the point where the vehicles were found. In front of the Martin home is the peak of a small hill. On rebuttal, Arval Crall testified. He went out to the scene to help and to stop traffic coming over the hill. He found the Ha Ha Tonka road about as slick as he ever drove on, and there was just1959, V.A.M.S., which provides, "Upon all public roads or highways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, * *" (after which follows statutory exceptions), and noting further that the jury could find same to be contributory negligence, yet we cannot, under this record, hold that such would amount to contributory negligence as a matter of law. Under all of the evidence regarded as true and beneficial to plaintiff, these facts existed: That this was a narrow, graveled, rural county road, 18 to 20 feet wide, with a graded portion 14 feet wide; that at the time of the collision the road was being used by the traveling public in a single two-track lane which was located approximately in its center,

but which at the scene of the collision came within three or four feet of the left (south) bank of the road; that the whole of the Ha Ha Tonka road was, on the day in question, hazardous to driving, slick and icy (about as slick as witness Crall ever drove on), with soft, wet snow on either side of the beaten, traveled lane, which roadsides were "just rough that wasn't driven into." Upon finding these facts the jury could have concluded that deceased was not negligent in following the single, two-lane track that everybody on this country road was using, and that if the soft, wet snow on either side of the traveled track were used it would be more hazardous to deceased's safety than the traveleda matter of law in approaching and entering an intersection on the south, left or wrong side of the road in violation of said § 304.015, subd. 2. Plaintiff's evidence there tended to show that the part of the 23rd Street (upon which her driver was traveling) north of the center line and east of the intersection was impassable, and that he drove south of a manhole cover because it protruded above the surface and constituted a dangerous obstruction. There were several descriptions of the condition *138 of the surface (as here, that the sides of the road were icy, wet snow and "rough that wasn't driven into," as against defendants' evidence that the sides of the road could be negotiated in safety by passing vehicles). The court

was a single two-track lane upon which Dean was traveling, with soft, wet snowy areas either side thereof, and upon which he could anticipate that some vehicle coming from the opposite direction might also be using, was one fraught with danger unless Dean drove at such a reduced speed that he could stop or otherwise control his pickup truck so as to avoid a suddenly appearing oncoming vehicle. These facts and circumstances, and that of Dean's actual slide when he put on his brakes, are sufficient to support an inference of excessive speed, and to show a causal connection between such speed and the injury to plaintiff's husband. A submissible case was made as to the assignment of negligence of excessive speed and the trial court erred indirecting a verdict for defendants thereon. No submissible case was made upon plaintiff's assignment of humanitarian negligence of Dean's failure to slacken his speed (which he testified to have been 15 to 20 miles per hour when he saw the top of Mr. Calvert's car over the hill), or to have stopped prior to collision after it became apparent that deceased was in a position of imminent peril of being injured. Although there was evidence that Dean saw the top of the oncoming Chevrolet over the hill, there was no evidence that it was then on the wrong side of the road, and that it would continue thereon in the traveled tracks. The distance from the point of collision east to Mr. Calvert's car was not shown, nor was

trial in accordance with Rule 79.01, including specific objections to instructions, a general statement in the motion of any allegations of error based thereon is sufficient," sufficiently preserves the same for review. Defendants' contention that the propriety of the court's action in excluding evidence is not before us is therefore overruled. Plaintiff offered to prove that deceased made statements sometime after the collision to the attending physician in Camdenton, Missouri, relative to the facts of the collision. Such statements were hearsay and not a part of the res gestae as claimed. There was no proof, or offer of proof, as to the condition of deceased during the interim. The same as to statements made by deceased in the presence of plaintiff some 40 minutes after the collision. There ispetition, or to the demand of an amended petition. FACTS On August 19, 1987, the plaintiffs, Jagdish Manubhai Mehta, Lucius McCutchen Butts, David Brian Ammons, and Lorraine Ammons, lessors, filed suit against Baton Rouge Oil Company, Inc., M.J. Butch Strother and Vincent A. Morella, lessees, for rentals and late charges due under a written lease between the parties as the result of delinquencies for six months in 1986, and January through May 1987. Additionally, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants failed to make any rental payments from June through August 1987. The matter came for trial on Thursday, November 12, 1992. During the trial, the plaintiffs attempted to introduce evidence of subsequent delinquencies on rental payments. Counsel for defendants objected and the objection was sustained by the court. Plaintiffs' counsel

for subsequent rentals set forth in the amending petition would run from the date of that judicial demand, the court signified that it had accepted the construction proposed by Morella and it granted the protective order which he sought. A formal judgment setting forth the trial court's decision was signed on June 15, 1999. This appeal followed. THE LAW Our courts have addressed this issue on several occasions and the leading case is Abraham v. Abraham, 233 La. 808, 98 So.2d 197 (1957). In that case, the original petition by a husband against his wife was simply for separation from bed and board. He later supplemented his petition, and asked for an accounting and settlement of the community, for which he received a money judgment. The question before the Courtfornix. The first inclusion ROI was placed in the axial view over the AC where it appears in red due to its extension across the hemispheres. In order to capture the AC of both cerebral hemispheres, the ROI was drawn on all slices where the AC was visible, which usually varied between one and three slices. However, since fornix and parts of the internal capsule travel through this area, many extraneous fibers were captured when tractography was seeded from the first ROI. To exclude these extraneous fibers, a second inclusion ROI was placed in the midsagittal plane and was drawn over the existing ROI in such a way that it extended the border of the first ROI by two voxels. By adding a second inclusion ROI we limited

the faint-hearted – please use them wisely! Below Left: Elegant and alluring, the blue hues of this bespoke chair in our manor house design are echoed in the genteel artwork above, the youthful blue tones contrasting with the traditional style cabinet. 4. Sage Green This season, calming tones of green chimed a soothing note across the fashion weeks, again strengthening the neutral trend of soft pastels and beiges. Softening the trendy green of recent years, the spring summer trend of 2019 takes green into much quieter, softer dimensions with “Sea Foam”, “Sage Green” and “Pistachio” being coined as those hues that truly encapsulate the serene style. Below Left: Serene and soothing, the gentle teal colour and light sage green of the unique ornament and lamp bring a harmonious touch to the wooden cabinetInsight As the European Union moves closer to the idea of a European army, France is pushing for more integration, but will other nations follow the anti-American, anti-NATO rhetoric? The European Union (EU) moved one step closer to creating an army after it greenlighted thirteen new defence projects as it aims to challenge US military dependance. After several months of negotiations between EU defence ministers, work will begin on patrol vessels, electronic jamming weapons for aircraft and technology to track ballistic missiles. The current projects are in addition to the 48 projects currently underway between member states. The increasing pace of military projects in the EU comes as the French President Emmanual Macron declared that NATO is ‘brain dead’. Macron’s comments have laid bare divisions within the organisation leading to the German Defence

June of this year several nations including France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Spain and Portugal, signed up to a European military intervention force which would deploy rapidly around the world. “‘We must protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia, and even the United States,” declared Macron, striking a similar tone to another French leader suspicious of American leadership in Europe, President Charles De Gaule. Macron’s controversial call at the time was greeted by tentative approval from Angela Merkel, who, in a thinly veiled swipe at Trump, argued that “the times when we could rely on others are over.” The initiative, however, has come under fire from several quarters. Not least US President Donald Trump, who called the idea “very insulting”. At the time Trump savaged the idea of aEuropean army arguing it didn’t work out too well in World War II. France and Germany in particular, find themselves in a precarious relationship with the United States, which has questioned the existence of NATO. European powers feel increasingly uncomfortable and are coming to the realisation that Washington moving away from Europe under Trump may not be a short term event but a harbinger of the future state of the transatlantic relationship. France’s role in pushing the EU to establish its defence and security mechanism is partly rooted in the country’s suspicion of NATO and US power. It was De Gaule, the then President of France, who took France out of the integrated military command of NATO (though not its political command) and asked American and NATO troops to leave French soil

A A HALIFAX, N.S. — A teacher, health-care workers and an RCMP officer are among the 22 innocent people who lost their lives on the weekend during a gunman's 12-hour rampage across several Nova Scotia communities. It was Canada's deadliest mass shooting. Late Tuesday afternoon, the RCMP, which had previously said the death toll was in excess of 19, sent out a news release saying there were 22 victims. Emily Tuck, 17, was the youngest. The rampage started in Portapique and ended in Enfield on Sunday. While the RCMP have not released any names other than that of Const. Heidi Stevenson, who died in the line of duty, they are working with the medical examiner's office to identify all of those killed. But as tributes to the victims are posted by friends and familyon social media, loving portraits have emerged. Lisa McCully Lisa McCully was a teacher at Debert Elementary School in Debert and a mother of two children. Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union president Paul Wozney said McCully’s students, colleagues, friends and family “know her not only as a passionate teacher, but as a shining love in their lives.” "Ms. McCully was a passionate teacher with a smile that lit up the classroom," Debert Elementary School said in a message sent out to the school's families. "She will be remembered for her fearless spirit, her kind and generous heart, and her love for her family and students." A GoFundMe page has been set up for McCully's two children. Lisa McCully. Const. Heidi Stevenson Const. Heidi Stevenson was an RCMP officer for 23 years, mother to two children and a wife. Sarah

Bass said Stevenson, "a bright, bubbly person," inspired her to become an RCMP officer. Stevenson took Bass along for rides in her police vehicle to give her an understanding of the job and would stay on as Bass's mentor when she joined the force. In Newfoundland, Bass remembered being helped through tough times during training in Regina by phone calls to Stevenson. “She'd tell me ‘You can do it.' She's my story of why I'm here,” Bass said. A GoFundMe page has been set up fo Stevenson's husband and two children. RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson, who was killed in Sunday's shooting rampage, takes part in an RCMP promotion for crosswalk and school zone safety. This photo was posted to the Nova Scotia RCMP's Facebook page on Sept. 2, 2015 - RCMP Heather O'Brien Heather O’Brien,of Masstown, followed her dreams to become a licensed practical nurse and worked for VON for more than 16 years O'Brien was loved by her husband of 35 years, children and many grandchildren. “The way her eyes sparkled when she talked to her grandchildren and the way she just loved Christmas … Let those things define her,” wrote her daughter Darcy Dobson. "She went out into the community every day with a passion for people, kindness for everyone and lessons for those who needed to be taught," her obituary reads. A GoFundMe page has been set up to provide financial assistance to O'Brien's husband for the funeral and other costs. Obituary: Heather Elizabeth O'Brien Heather O'Brien. Kristen Beaton VON Canada also identified Kristen Beaton, a continuing care assistant, young wife and mother, as a victim of

although I am sure Greg would have an answer for that,” Victoria Lomond wrote in a Facebook post. Jamie had an infectious smile and laugh, huge heart and was willing to help in any way she could. “She made raising a family of four look easy. Her four boys were the absolute centre of Jamie's world,” Lomond said. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Greg and Jamie's boys. Greg and Jamie Blair. Alanna Jenkins and Sean McLeod Alanna Jenkins, 36, and Sean McLeod, 41, had been together since 2015. The couple's home in Wentworth was burned to the ground sometime Sunday morning, Dan Jenkins, Alanna's father, said. Alanna was a correctional officer at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro, while McLeod was a correctional officer at the Springhill Institution. The couple loved eachother very much and had a "perfect relationship," Dan said. A GoFundMe page has been set up for McLeod's two daughters and granddaughter. Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins. Tom Bagley Tom Bagley worked on the fire brigade at the Halifax Stanfield international airport for more than 30 years. Bagley was neighbours to Jenkins and McLeod on Hunter Road in Wentworth. “Tom Bagley, what a lovely man he was, he was such a good friend to them,” said Alanna's father. “Tom was out for his morning walk and he probably saw the fire and he was just trying to help. That lovely man, he was so considerate and thoughtful.” Joe MacLean, who worked with Bagley at the airport, said Bagley would "give his shirt off his back, there is no doubt about it." "If you called him

and went to see him, he'd give you whatever you needed," MacLean said. Tom Bagley. Jolene Oliver, Aaron (Friar) Tuck and Emily Tuck Jolene Oliver, Aaron (Friar) Tuck and Emily Tuck were a family of three in Portapique. Jolene loved poetry and books, while her partner Aaron loved fixing cars and making things out of leather, wrote Tammy Oliver-McCurdie on a GoFundMe page for the family. “Emily was 17, played fiddle, was into welding and fixing vehicles with her dad,” Oliver-McCurdie said. Near the end of March, Aaron posted a video of Emily playing the fiddle in the Ultimate Online Nova Scotia Kitchen Party Facebook group. From left to right, Emily Tuck, Jolene Oliver and Aaron (Friar) Tuck. Gina Goulet Gina Goulet, 54, beat cancer once already and was on her way to a full recovery afterbeing diagnosed a second time. The resident of Shubenacadie was a denturist for 27 years and loved to fish for bass and salsa dance, which she took up a few years ago. “She always wanted to dance, so she took the plunge and never looked back,” Amelia Butler, Goulet's daughter, said. Goulet also loved to travel to Cuba. “It was her favourite place and she was happiest down there,” Butler said. A GoFundMe page in memory of Goulet has been set up to help support Butler. Gina Goulet. Lillian Hyslop Lillian Hyslop moved with her husband, Mike, to Wentworth Valley after they retired from their jobs with the Yukon government. Hyslop, dressed in a reflective vest, regularly walked in her neighbourhood every morning. David Matthews, who ran into Hyslop recently on his morning walk with his wife, said

while he didn't know Hyslop very well, she was nice and shared small talk. "... We knew her enough to know she was a fine person," Matthews said. "Always friendly, always nice, always sociable." Lillian Hyslop. Joanne Thomas and John Zahl John Zahl and Joanne Thomas lived in Portapique and were volunteers at the St. James Presbyterian Church in Truro. Thomas headed the laundry project, a non-profit group that helped people in need have clean laundry, according to a GoFundMe page started for the couple. Thomas and Zahl's son, Justin Zahl, posted on Facebook he hadn't heard from his parents since Saturday evening and their house on Portapique Beach Road was found burned to the ground the following day. Anne Owen McCormick, who knew Thomas and Zahl through the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque,New Mexico, told The Chronicle Herald the pair moved to Nova Scotia about three years ago. "They were the nicest people in the world and were particularly committed to helping people experiencing homelessness," she said. Joanne Thomas and John Zahl. Joey Webber Joey Webber had just started back at work on Friday, after being out of work due to the recent shut down of the pulp mill. Coun. Steve Streatch (Waverly, Fall River and Musquodoboit Valley) said his neighbour Webber left to run a quick errand, but never returned home. Webber leaves behind his three daughters and partner Shanda MacLeod. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support MacLeod and her two daughters, as Webber was the sole provider of their family. Joey Webber. Dawn and Frank Gulenchyn The couple had recently moved to Portapique after Dawn

retired from decades of working at the Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home. John Henry, regional chair of the Municipality of Durham, said in a statement the Gulenchyns were long-time residents of Durham, Ont., before they made the move. In a Facebook post, Jon Farrington said his mother and step-father's home had been burned down and he hadn't heard from them. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the Gulenchyn's two sons. Dawn and Frank Gulenchyn. Corrie Ellison Corrie Ellison "would do anything for you," said Bernadette Marshall, who grew up next door to Ellison in Truro. Ellison was on his way to help with a house fire in Portapique when he was killed, according to Ellison's brother Clinton. A GoFundMe page has since been launched for Ellison's brother. Corrie Ellison. Peter and Joy Bond Peter and Joy Bondand looked beautiful in her new dress, gifted to her by the department store. When the new 'American Idol' judge finally took the stage, he sang 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' with nary a hair out of place, like usual. His voice has such a rich, sweet tone, and when accompanied by his masterful guitar playing, it created a new and different version of a familiar standard. It was easily one of the prettiest and most unique renditions of this holiday classic that we've ever heard, thanks to the bluesy tone of his guitar, as well.

was called as a witness for the defense. He testified that the prosecutors sought to induce him to lie under oath concerning the defendants' involvement in various crimes "by providing him with controlled substances and helping him to achieve sexual gratification." At the conclusion of that trial, the presiding judge, Judge Nickerson, in a letter to then Chief Judge Weinstein dated March 16, 1987, wrote that after listening to Traynor and observing him while he testified, he found Traynor's testimony to be deliberately false. That assessment of Traynor's credibility was subsequently confirmed by Traynor's plea of guilty to perjury based upon that testimony. A transcript of a deposition of Traynor was made part of the record of the proceedings at which he pleaded guilty. In that sworn deposition,Traynor identified John Gotti, Gene Gotti *225 and their attorneys as having suborned the perjury of which he was convicted. In another affidavit subsequently submitted in support of this motion, John P. Mullaney, a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sets forth the results of an investigation into allegations of jury tampering and obstruction of justice in connection with the case captioned United States v. Venero Mangano, et al., 90-CR-449 (RJD). One of the defendants in that case is Peter Gotti, the brother of John Gotti and an alleged "capo" in the Gambino organized crime family. In 1984, John Gotti was identified by Romual Piecyk as one of two men who had assaulted him. Notwithstanding his prior identification of Gotti and his testimony before a grand jury which

Qa'id Muhammad was an undefeated professional fighter, ready to take on a new opponent after six-years outside of the ring. But an alleged killer with unclear motives who shot the 29-year-old Atlantic City boxer and dumped his body in the Nevada desert cut his comeback story short last week. "We feel in denial, because as far as I'm concerned, I still haven't seen the body. I'm still hoping," Abdur Rahim Muhammad, his father, said in a phone call with NJ Advance Media Sunday. "I would love for my son to call me and tell me, 'I lost my phone and just took a trip somewhere else.' " Qa'id Muhammad. (Photo provided) Police in Henderson, Nev., said a body was found in the desert just outside of Las Vegas Wednesday, after it wasallegedly thrown from a black SUV. The man appeared to have suffered from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police. After tracking the SUV and executing a search warrant at a Henderson home, police arrested Ryan Small, 38, and charged him with murder with a deadly weapon, according to police. Officials have not yet released the man's identity, but Muhammad's father confirmed the man was his son, and said his family is in the process of trying to get Muhammad's body back to New Jersey for a funeral. Abdur Rahim Muhammad said his son was on the way to the gym Wednesday, when Small, who his son knew vaguely from another acquaintance, offered him a ride. He said Muhammad had a cell phone and around $500-600 in his wallet, but

that it's not clear what prompted the shooting. His father described him as a fierce boxer who could throw big punches, but had an even bigger heart. "He had that dual personality," he said. "In the ring he was mean and vicious and outside he was just passionate and loving and always smiling and always laughing." Muhammad had a successful amateur career with an overall record of 89-9. He earned a spot as an alternate with the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. He debuted as a professional that same year in the bantamweight division, for fighters weighing less than 118 pounds. He won all eight of his fights between 2008 and 2012, with seven knockouts. But Muhammad hadn't fought in the six years since, after a run-in with the law slowed his career. In 2012,he was accused of striking a man and pulling him from a vehicle, which was, in part, blamed for slowing his career. He eventually pleaded guilty to third-degree unlawful taking. Around 2015, he moved to Las Vegas to train at Mayweather Boxing Club. He was preparing to fight again between October and December, his father said. Muhammad leaves behind 12 siblings, as well as a young daughter born in February, named Corinthian Sophia Grace Clark, his father said. He is Abdur Rahim Muhammad's oldest son. "Every picture that we took with the family, you always see him with one of the babies in his arms," he said. "I always loved that about him." Even in the ring, Muhammad's father said his son had a compassionate side. During Muhammad's first professional fight, his father

The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Anthony J. Holmes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,v.ANTHONY J. HOLMES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. Appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson County Court (Kim H. Martusewicz, J.), rendered May 29, 2009. People v Holmes Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Released on March 22, 2013 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, SCONIERS, VALENTINO, AND WHALEN, JJ. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of assault in the third degree (two counts), intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree (two counts) and endangering the welfare of a child. It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed. Memorandum:A Kentucky police chief who dug into his own pocket to buy a bus ticket to Florida for a mentally ill inmate he wanted out of his hair has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges including kidnapping, WDRB reports. A Carroll County grand jury turned in indictments against Chief Michael Willhoite, 48, and Officer Ronald Dickow, 50, charging them with complicity to commit kidnapping, complicity to commit custodial interference and complicity to commit official misconduct. ADVERTISEMENT In April, Willhoite spent $18 on a one-way-ticket to Florida for 31-year-old Adam Horine, sending him on a 28-hour bus ride, only to have the state extradite him back by saying he escaped. The police chief chose to ship the man out of state rather than to a hospital in Lexington for a

was breathing with more effort then usual. We had been suspecting reflux and I heard gulps like he was refluxing. I thought I would call the doctor in the morning and talk about medicine. Mike tried to take him for a drive to calm him to sleep as we assumed the reflux was bothering him and that maybe he was getting the respiratory virus the girls had dealt with the week before. When they got back from the drive Ben had never fallen asleep and in that time he had developed a fever of 102. Mike took him to the emergency room at Children's St. Paul while I stayed home with the girls. His breathing got more out of control and they had to put him on abegan to think of it as being like a birth, something bigger than myself, something I could never do alone but God would be with me. Those days by Ben's bedside were special to me because they were time I had with him, to hold his little hand, to sing to him, to pray and pray and pray for him. The child life specialist was such a comfort to me. She helped give us the words for how to explain the disease to the girls, and for how to later explain the shortness of the life Ben would have. A friend connected with the national support group, Families of SMA, and found a mom who herself had a daughter with SMA Type 1 who was born and went

only his feet. He moved his arms from the elbows but could not use shoulder movement. Unfortunately SMA was one of those regressive diseases I had worried about. Ben came home with medical equipment (feeding pump, pulse oximeter to monitor his oxygen saturation and heart rate, nebulizer for respiratory treatments, vibrating percussor wand and cough assist machine to get mucus out of the lungs, suction machine as he had lost his ability to swallow saliva, and bipap mask which he tolerated during sleep to help with breathing). We had home nursing during the day and they, like the nurses in the PICU, were such blessings to us and to Ben, who loved them and shared many of his precious smiles with them. We had visits from the palliativecare team from Children's, including a nurse, social worker, child life specialist, chaplain, and music therapist. This team ensured comfort for Ben and for our whole family. In May the palliative care team arranged for me, through the parent to parent program of Children's, to meet another mom who had a baby with SMA Type 1 in 2003. She visited us, bringing food and gifts, but most importantly understanding. We were so overjoyed to have the gift of more time with Ben, and he had so many good times! He smiled all the time and would do a silent laugh/chuckle when tickled, during Peekaboo, or when his sister Ellie would throw his treasured balloons up in the air! He only cried when he was tired. He loved music therapy,

especially the guitar. Ben loved to mouth light-weight toys that we placed in his hands, bat at Weebles toys, and knock down block towers with his little fist. He loved books and would pay attention to them for so long. He loved when Mike would take hold of his arm and pretend that Ben was punching him. He loved to play with my hair. He loved to watch the trees blow outside the living room window as he lay on his comfy pillow playing. We took many pictures and videos which are such treasures to us. We decided that we would keep Ben at home and out of the hospital. We wanted his last days to be peaceful and at home. We chose not to do a tracheostomy tubesweet happy boy. On June 22nd, Ben's heart rate became very high again and his work of breathing was so much. That night his pulse oximeter alarm went off and from then on he needed oxygen and constant medicines for pain with increases in doses. It seemed that Ben's body just could not go on working so hard anymore. In his last days on earth, Ben slept a lot and when awake he would mostly look upward, above our faces. We feel he was seeing angels and beginning to cross over to the next world. On June 28th at 8:45 pm with the sunset, our beautiful Benjamin went to Heaven. I was once again able to hold him in my arms as we told him we loved him, it

2007/1/22 Mie Prefecture is well known for the many women divers (amasan) who, historically, have caught seafood and famous marine products. At the end of World War II, Mie Prefecture was reputed to have more than 6000 amasan in the Toba and Shima regions. However, due to the reduction in fishing resources, an unstable and sluggish market, and the harsh working conditions, there have been fewer and fewer women read to do the job. Today there are only about 1300 aging, yet still active, amasan. The amasan's main targets are awabi (abalone), sazae (turban shells), and namako (sea cucumbers). A few skilled and experienced amasan are able to capture iseebi (lobsters) without a scratch. The fishing methods these amasan use are invaluable to the ecology of the sea as they dovery different worldview from the receiver. It would not explain why she hasn't contacted her parents for two months or how she's been able to survive this whole time with no money, poor English skills, and very little familiarity with Toronto. ETA: Also, if she wanted her independence, all she had to do was wait another month and she would have turned 18. She would have then been legally emancipated and free to take off without all this drama. QUOTE antiquegirl Who needs English when you have Russian speakers and they probably have more money than the average person? As for the question of why be so dramatic, we had a teenager creating deadly drama over an X-Box. Young people are dramatic. She wouldn't be thinking of legalities.

a mostly unexplained phenomenon. According to the A Link to the Past official Nintendo Player's Guide, Treasure Chests, hand-crafted by skilled artisans, were used by the Hyrulean people to safeguard their family heirlooms and other treasures.[5] Varieties Small Chests Small Chests are the most basic and most common type of Treasure Chest. They contain the widest variety of items, including Small Keys, ammunition, Rupees, and other treasures. In Link's Awakening, Oracle of Ages, and Oracle of Seasons, they also contain more important items such as equipment, the Map and Compass, and Big Keys, as these games lack the bigger Chests the more important items are usually found in. Small Chests are the only type of Chests found in these games. Small Chests in A Link to the Past also contain BigKeys, as this game lacks the Big Key Chests as well. In Ocarina of Time and Four Swords Adventures, Link must be wary when opening a Small Chest—especially in a room with multiple Chests—as it may be a Trap. Some Small Chests are invisible; they can be revealed by using the Lens of Truth. In A Link to the Past, a special purple Chest can be found in the abandoned house east of the Village of Outcasts (where Link gets his Sword tempered in the Light World). The Chest must be brought to the Lockpicker at the entrance of the Desert of Mystery, who will then give Link the Bottle found inside when he opens it. Big Chests Link reaching into a Treasure Chest in Ocarina of Time 3D Big Treasure Chests typically

contain more valuable treasure. In A Link to the Past and The Minish Cap, they appear uniquely in dungeons and only contain that dungeon's item (such as the Bow, the Boomerang, or the Hookshot). In A Link to the Past, these Chests require the Big Key to unlock. In other games, Big Chests contain a wider variety of items, such as the Map and Compass, Rupees, Charts, and even Pieces of Heart. These Chests are also more numerous in both dungeons and the Overworld. Like in A Link to the Past, Big Chests in Four Swords Adventures (distinguished by their increased width and emerald jewel) also require a Big Key to unlock. These Chests usually enclose Large Force Gems worth thousands of small ones. In Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask,The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword, Link is bathed in light when he opens a Treasure Chest. The opening of the Chest is accompanied by a suspenseful tune as Link reaches for the item in the Chest. Boss Key Chests Located uniquely in Dungeons, these Chests contain the Boss Key (or Big Key) of the Dungeon they appear in. Typically, they are found near the end of the Dungeon, and are much more ornate than regular Chests. Only Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess feature Boss Key Chests. In the absence of these Treasure Chests, Boss Keys are enclosed in Small Chests. As with Big Chests, they are filled with light and their opening is accompanied by a tune. Locked or Guarded Chests Although the majority

that are unearthed by playing the Song of Discovery with the Spirit Flute. Goddess's Treasure Chest Goddess's Treasure Chests are special Treasure Chests found only on various islands in The Sky in Skyward Sword. Each Goddess's Treasure Chest has its own corresponding Goddess Cube found on The Surface and cannot be opened until its corresponding Goddess Cube has been struck with a Skyward Strike. Skull Chest They are usually located on top of a lookout tower towards the centre of the camp, guarded by a combination of Bokoblins, Lizalfos, and Moblins. When found initially, their eyes glow purple and they cannot be opened. To do so, Link must defeat all monsters from the camp at which point a cutscene will show the chest's eyes become yellow and the chest will unlock. Traps Some TreasureChests do not contain useful items; they instead contain harmful traps. Link must be wary of these traps, as there is no way to distinguish them from other Chests. Traps first appeared in Link's Awakening, in which certain treasure Chests contain enemies such as Zols. In Ocarina of Time, these traps release an icy breath (like that of a Freezard), that will temporarily freeze Link and sap away his life energy. Treasure Chest Traps return in Four Swords Adventures, where certain Small Chests contain Big Bombs that will instantly kill the Links if they are in range when it explodes. In Phantom Hourglass, some Treasure Chests hold Rupoors. Treasure Chest Game Treasure Chests are also used by the inhabitants of the Overworld in a recurring mini-game called the Treasure Chest

Link and Ciela arrived.[12] The unactivated, "invisible" Treasure Chests in the Earth Temple of The Wind Waker utilize an advanced image distortion effect with a few glitches, such as reflection of any object in front of the Chest. The distorted image has a lower resolution than the main game, probably to save processing power. Nomenclature Names in Other Regions Language Name EnglishUK Treasure Chest FrenchEU Coffre au Trésor Italian Scrigno del tesoro SpanishLA Cofre del tesoro (LA | OoX) Gallery Artwork of Link opening a Chest from The Legend of Zelda Big Treasure Chest artwork from A Link to the Past Treasure Chest artwork from Link's Awakening Treasure Chest artwork from Link's Awakening Obtaining the Kokiri Sword from a Treasure Chest in Ocarina of Time 3D The Treasure Chest Shop from Majora's Mask Salvaging a Treasure Chest in The Wind Waker HD An empty Treasure Chest in Phantom Hourglass Lacthing ontoa Treasure Chest on the sea floor in Phantom Hourglass Pulling up a Treasure Chest from the sea floor in Phantom Hourglass Salvaging a Treasure Chest in Phantom Hourglass A buried Treasure Chest from Spirit Tracks Treasure Chest cartridge holder from the A Link Between Worlds collector's edition A stone Treasure Chest from Breath of the Wild An EX Treasure Chest from Breath of the Wild A Treasure Chest from the "[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]" Side Quest A Treasure Chest belonging to a Bokoblin camp from the E3 2016 Breath of the Wild booth ↑"Many Hyrulian people saved family heirlooms and other treasures in Chests handcrafted by skilled artisans. Historians found them in Hyrulian homes and mountain caves. Inside they discovered jewels, armor, and arrows." (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo

Israel's parliament has passed a law toughening penalties against Palestinian rock throwers. The law comes as Israel is struggling to contain a wave of Palestinian attacks, mainly stabbings, and violent clashes at demonstrations in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. It was first introduced months ago, before the current violence began. The law places a minimum sentence of three years on offenders and strips rock throwers of their social security benefits, a punishment that applies to Palestinians in east Jerusalem who have Israeli residency rights. The parents of minors convicted of rock throwing could also have their social security benefits annulled during the period of the offender's sentence. Israel's parliament, the Knesset, announced on its website on Tuesday that the law passed in a final reading.By John Hayes-Fisher BBC Timewatch Bones reveal the darker side to building Ancient Egypt Bone discovery Skeletal remains from a lost city in the middle of Egypt suggest many ordinary people died in their teenage years and lived a punishing lifestyle. Many suffered from spinal injuries, poor nutrition and stunted growth. The remains were found at Amarna, a new capital built on the orders of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, 3,500 years ago. Hieroglyphs written at the time record that the Pharaoh, who was father of Tutankhamun, was driven to create a new city in honour of his favoured god, the Aten, with elaborate temples, palaces and tombs. Along with his wife Nefertiti, he abandoned the capital Thebes, leaving the old gods and their priests behind and marched his people 200 miles (320km) north to an inhospitable desert

plain beside the River Nile. The city, housing up to 50,000 people, was built in 15 years; but within a few years of the Pharaoh's death, the city was abandoned, left to the wind and the sand. The bones reveal a darker side to life, a striking reversal of the image that Akhenaten promoted Professor Barry Kemp Disease found For more than a century archaeologists looked in vain for any trace of Amarna's dead. But recently archaeologists from a British-based team made a breakthrough when they found human bones in the desert, which had been washed out by floods. These were the first bones clearly identifiable as the workers who lived in the city; and they reveal the terrible price they paid to fulfil the Pharaoh's dream. "The bones reveal a darker side to life, astriking reversal of the image that Akhenaten promoted, of an escape to sunlight and nature" says Professor Barry Kemp who is leading the excavations. Painted murals found in the tombs of high officials from the time show offering-tables piled high with food. But the bones of the ordinary people who lived in the city reveal a different picture. "The skeletons that we see are certainly not participating in that form of life," says Professor Jerry Rose, of the University of Arkansas, US, whose anthropological team has been analysing the Amarna bones. "Food is not abundant and certainly food is not of high nutritional quality. This is not the city of being-taken-care-of." The population of Amarna had the shortest stature ever recorded from Egypt's past, but they would also have been worked hard

on the Pharaoh's ambitious plans for his new capital. The temples and palaces required thousands of large stone blocks. Working in summer temperatures of 40C (104F), the workers would have had to chisel these out of the rock and transport them 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the quarries to the city. Reconstruction of Amarna which was six miles (10km) across City scale revealed The bone remains show many workers suffered spinal and other injuries. "These people were working very hard at very young ages, carrying heavy loads," says Professor Rose. "The incidence of youthful death amongst the Amarna population was shockingly high by any standard." Not many lived beyond 35. Two-thirds were dead by 20. But even this backbreaking schedule may not be enough to explain the extreme death pattern at Amarna. Even Akhanaten's son,Tutankhamen, died aged just 20; and archaeologists are now beginning to believe that there might also have been an epidemic here. This corroborates the historical records of Egypt's principal enemy, the Hittites, which tell of the devastation of an epidemic caught from Egyptians captured in battle around the time of Tutankhamen's reign. It appears this epidemic may also have been the final blow to the people of Amarna. Timewatch: The Pharaoh's Lost City is on BBC Two on Saturday, 26 January at 2010 GMT

Since his initial introduction to analog photography four years ago, Cary Fagan, the Houston-based filmmaker, photographer, and artist, has been on a steady ascent. He shot the cover for rapper A$AP Rocky’s 2018 album, Testing (which landed on Billboard’s top twenty album covers of the year), and collaborated with hometown hero Solange Knowles on for her acclaimed When I Get Home project earlier this year, shooting the visuals for Knowles’s BlackPlanet website aesthetic, the inside artwork of the When I Get Home album booklet, and VHS videos playing alongside tunes from the album. This year, Fagan also garnered international acclaim for his distinctive sculptures of stacked chairs, scoring two international residencies to exhibit them in Japan and Italy. On top of his artistic pursuits, he’s also been pursuing abrowse an online catalog of pre-recorded music, select a song or collection of songs (“album”), and purchase the song or album for shipment direct to the consumer. In this context, online merchants and others desire to assist the consumer in making a purchase selection and desire to suggest possible selections for purchase. However, current classification systems and search and retrieval systems are inadequate for these tasks. A variety of inadequate classification and search approaches are now used. In one approach, a consumer selects a musical composition for listening or for purchase based on past positive experience with the same artist or with similar music. This approach has a significant disadvantage in that it involves guessing because the consumer has no familiarity with the musical composition that is selected. In another

researchers were independent of the sponsors, and neither sponsor had any influence over the study design; collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; writing of the manuscript; or decision to submit it for publication. Competing interests: PJP and CAG received grant support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Patient Safety Agency, and the World Health Organization to study and improve quality of care, including catheter related bloodstream infections. They have received lecture fees from various healthcare organisations, and CAG has also received lecture fees from government agencies to speak on quality and patient safety. SC has grant support from Cubist and Astellas, has served as a consultant for Merck, and has been on the advisory boards for Astellas, Forrest, and`MNF' LIFTS ABC TO RATINGS WIN Monday night football got its highest ratings of the season and made ABC No. 1 for the second time this fall. The network grabbed a 27 average rating with the Dec. 3 "NFL Monday Night Football" game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants, the A.C. Nielsen Co. reported Tuesday. Each ratings point represents 931,000 homes.ABC won the week with a 12.7 average. The network's only other win this fall came last month when the game between the Raiders and the Dolphins helped ABC trounce its competitors with a 13.4 average. Usually first-place NBC fell to second last week with an 11.9. CBS was in its usual third place with an 11.1. "60 Minutes" on CBS got its highest ratings of the season

and finished second with a 23 average. "Cheers" on NBC, the No. 1 favorite for much of the season, dropped to third. The three-minute premiere of Fox Broadcasting's new "Simpsons" video, shown at the end of Thursday's regularly scheduled episode, helped push the animated family up the Nielsen ladder. The video, "Do the Bartman," scored higher ratings than the 30-minute "Simpsons" episode that preceded it. The video earned a 16.1 average. "The Simpsons" earned a 14.9 and landed in 20th place. In the network news, ABC, with Peter Jennings, won its 48th consecutive week with a 12.2 average. NBC and Tom Brokaw tied with CBS and Dan Rather with a 10.The assets that once served as trade bait are now living, breathing players the Celtics need to develop. It might be time for Boston to focus on what it has, center the team on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and find out what they can actually do instead of who else they could become. The funny thing about first-round picks is they lose value the second a team actually uses one to select a player. For years, the Celtics have been amassing picks in hopes of packaging them for something bigger. On the night of the 2019 draft, which lacked when it came to actual player movement, Boston’s draft assets finally became something tangible, as the team selected Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards and Tremont Waters with its

not all doom and gloom for this team either. With Irving and Horford likely walking, Boston should also have some cap room to play with this summer, and if it renounces Rozier, the front office could end up with max space. The interesting wrinkle in all of this is Hayward. Do the Celtics think he can be the type of player he was when he first signed with the team in 2017? If Hayward returns to All-Star status, then Boston’s hopes of competing for a title, especially as the league gets less top heavy, remain somewhat realistic. But not only does Hayward need to regain his form, he also apparently needs to regain the support of his teammates, who reportedly were upset with the way Brad Stevens handled hisfirst match at Orlando City Stadium on April 22 and an additional 2017 game. That package can be purchased here. Information on single-game tickets will be announced at a later date. Most notable on the schedule, the Pride will host two doubleheaders over the summer with 5 p.m. ET matches on July 1 against Chicago Red Stars and on Sept. 23 against Portland Thorns FC. Orlando City B, the Club’s United Soccer League arm, will then host matches against FC Cincinnati and Charleston Battery, respectively. View The Schedule View Following the Pride’s 4 p.m. ET home opener against the Washington Spirit, the Club will face the reigning NWSL Champion North Carolina Courage (formerly Western New York Flash) in their second home game of the season on May 14. Orlando’s home schedule will be

active in the second half of the year, with six of its final nine matches from the confines of the 25,500-seat Orlando City Stadium. Rivalries, regional travel and competitive parity were all taken into account as Orlando will play three games against six opponents and meet the other three teams twice. The Pride will host every team in the league at least once. The NWSL will observe international FIFA dates three times during the 2017 season as players return to their national teams to compete during the weekends of June 10-11, July 29-30 and Sept. 16-17. There will be no extended breaks during the 2017 season as there were during the two previous seasons to accommodate participation of players from the league in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and therats {#sec2-1} ---------- This study was conducted from 2008 to 2010 in Isfahan University of Medical Science. Fifty male rats of Wistar breed were selected for this study. Rats were from Tehran Pastor Institute and were kept in the animal house of faculty of pharmacy in Isfahan University of Medical Science. To prevent the rats from infection, their cages had been disinfected with five in 1000 phenol solution. Food preparation {#sec2-2} ---------------- In order to determine the actual effect of zinc complexes and zinc sulfate on serum zinc concentration, the rats had to become zinc deficient; therefore, they fed on dietary regime without zinc. Not only the diet was zinc deficient but also its soy content could inhibit zinc absorption and increase zinc secretion.\[[@ref15][@ref16]\] The following ingredients were included in the diet: Corn

the trial court. The unchallenged opinion of the medical examiner was that the direct cause of the victim's death was internal bleeding resulting from stab wounds to his chest. The medical examiner further testified, however, that all of the other injuries the victim sustained, the position in which he was tied to the climbing device and the high level of alcohol in his blood (.31%) would have cumulatively caused his death within three or four hours, even in the absence of the multiple stab wounds. Among the significant non-stab injuries which would have contributed to the victim's death was a gash on the top of the victim's head which the medical examiner testified could have been caused by the blade of the hoe. While neither Cruz Martinez nor Melendezare either skilled journeypersons or apprentices registered in an apprenticeship program approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. (2) (A) As of January 1, 2016, at least 20 percent of the skilled journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (B) As of January 1, 2017, at least 30 percent of the skilled journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by the entity and each of its subcontractors at every

tier are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (C) As of January 1, 2018, at least 40 percent of the skilled journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (D) As ofJanuary 1, 2019, at least 50 percent of the skilled journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (E) As of January 1, 2020, at least 60 percent of the skilled journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant

to Section 3075 of the Labor Code or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (F) For an apprenticeable occupation in which no apprenticeship program had been approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards prior to January 1, 1995, up to one-half of the graduation percentage requirements of subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, may be satisfied by skilled journeypersons who commenced working in the apprenticeable occupation prior to the chief's approval of an apprenticeship program for that occupation in the county in which the project is located. (c) "Skilled journeyperson" means a worker who either: (1) Graduated from an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuantto the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor. (2) Has at least as many hours of on-the-job experience in the applicable occupation as would be required to graduate from an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that is approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. A county shall proceed in accordance with the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The county shall not select a bidder on the basis of the best value to a county unless, after evaluating at a public meeting the alternative of awarding the contract on the basis of the lowest bid price, the county makes a written finding that awarding the contract on the basis of best value, for the specific project under consideration, will accomplish one or more of the following objectives: reducing project costs,

On November 15th, Jennifer Fox was kicked in the stomach and pepper-sprayed by the Seattle Police. She was three months pregnant. Here’s a brief video of her sitting on the sidewalk in considerable pain. She went to doctor and had a sonogram. Initially, everything looked okay. But she had a miscarriage on November 20th. She talked to The Stranger, and this is what she claims: “Everything was going okay until yesterday, when I started getting sick, cramps started, and I felt like I was going to pass out,” Fox says. A friend called for an ambulance near the community college campus. (Fox says she has been camping with Occupy Seattle since it first began in Westlake Park. She is homeless and says, “I don’t have a place. This is thesheet. Maxx Williams' College Statistics Year Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns 2014 36 569 8 2013 25 417 5 ESPN.com But Williams is Exhibit A of why scouts who evaluate prospects often condemn “box score scouting.” The statistical lines above do not reflect the circumstances which kept Williams from putting up big numbers in his two-year collegiate career. In a run-heavy Minnesota offense, Williams played with quarterbacks who were often woefully inaccurate and had no dynamic wide receivers around him to draw coverages off him. Williams’ market share within the Minnesota offense itself was impressive. He led the Golden Gophers in receiving in both of his collegiate seasons, and in 2014, he had double the receptions of his closest teammate. In total, Williams accumulated more than 28 percent of Minnesota’s receptions and more

biggest question with Williams is whether he can be an effective blocker in the NFL. On the positive end of the spectrum, Williams is a more than willing blocker who typically sustains his blocks well. He has shown some ability, like he did on the following 20-yard touchdown run by Minnesota running back Rodrick Williams Jr., to stick a block in space downfield and take his opponent out of a running play. Williams is not a consistently great blocker in space, however, and he is not a people-mover at the line of scrimmage. He lacks the power to drive bigger defenders away from runs, and that can lead to plays getting stacked up behind him, like the following tackle for loss by Michigan against running back David Cobb. Ultimately, Williams isremained profitable enough to pay farmers for cane. Chinese cane prices are among the highest in the world. However, Brazil has challenged the Chinese administration of their sugar imports at the WTO so it looks as though China will now relax its import restrictions in 2019. The government is now looking at ways to directly support cane farmer income through payments, though the Ministry of Finance has not yet decided how this should actually work in practice. Regardless, from a farmer point of view the price signal to grow less cane is lost. The EU Beet growers in North-Western Europe are among the most efficient sugar producers in the world. Nevertheless, major producers have reported losses in 2018. The European market was deregulated in late 2017 and domestic market prices followed the world market lower. EU Spot Prices vs

... end of the world, so to speak. Advertisement: Expect Arcadia since there's not as much pollution and construction. Many have noted that the popularity of the Zombie Apocalypse in media is probably in part due to this trope. For people's sensibilities, a future in which you may be prey to flesh-hungry ghouls is worth it if at least you don't have to face all of the pressures and responsibilities of modern life anymore. In many ways, it makes life more interesting. A high form of Escapism, as who wouldn't want to drop all the pressures of modern life, with the odd chance to prove your bravery and resilience? Compare with Scavenger World, After the End. Usually goes hand in hand with Apocalyptic Logistics. See also Disaster Democracy and Angst? What Angst?. Advertisement: Examples open/closeto let the end of the world run its course, whether it be due to their own negligence or unwillingness to change, as long as it doesn't affect them. (This requires actually hearing the ultra fast lyrics, however). Or that everything people crow about being the "end of civilization!" or "this changes everything!" isn't really that big a deal at all. It's basically an argument against knee-jerk reactions and the fear of change. The Decemberists' "Calamity Song", which is a refreshingly peppy and fun song about, well, the apocalypse. "Had a dream, of you and me in the war of the end times And I believe, California succumbed to the fault line We heaved relief, as scores of innocents died." "Natural Immunity" by Supercommuter is about a man who specifically invoked this

trope by hiding his natural immunity to a world ending disease so a vaccine wouldn't be made. Alice Cooper's song "Last Man On Earth" is about a guy who wakes up one morning to find that he's, well, the last man on earth. And instead of being depressed about it, he proceeds to sing about why it's awesome. "The End of the World" by Lenka is an upbeat song about a girl who is perfectly fine with dying as long as she dies with her loved one. At the end of the world, we'll be together, be together If I can spend it with you, then the end of the world don't matter At all The protagonist of "The Story Of Willy" by King Missile has this perspective on the impending apocalypse ("Todayis a special day, the last day of planet Earth, and I'm going to enjoy myself"). Even when he finds his friend Bob has committed suicide, he resolves to wait until Bob's wife gets home and take her out dancing. Of course, because this is King Missile we're talking about here, Willy then gets run over by a runaway steamroller Tabletop Games Early Shadowrun products' Alternate History timeline depicted downtown New York City being virtually leveled by an earthquake in 2004, and tallied the damages around 200 billion dollars. Even at 1989 prices, that figure seems preposterously like this trope, as does the premise that even that game-setting's Mega-Corp powerhouses could finance its reconstruction in a matter of a couple of decades. GURPS Autoduel/Car Wars portrays Australia as having become a

quasi superpower because it is the only continent not affected by grain blight, and their cars even run on gasoline. Pretty cushy place, if you can deal with the outrageous quarantine regulations and you're not trying to leap the Cobalt Curtain. The setting-defining event of Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine is that the sun went out (more specifically, she was shot down by an arrow) and the world collapsed into a metaphysical Primordial Chaos. Then a new sun rose in the place of the old and most people picked themselves back up and went on with their lives. Just how big a deal this is depends entirely on the campaign. Pathfinder had a horrible catastrophe 10,000 years ago as part of its backstory; a giant asteroid fell, destroyed an entire continent,and the resulting dust blocked out the sun for a thousand years. Empires crumbled, mass extinctions occurred, actual gods perished, and civilization as a whole was destroyed...except in Nidal. The people there made a deal with the god Zon Kuthon, who provided for them in return for their devotion, giving them food and shelter. Even now with things recovered, Nidal is basically the oldest civilization in the world, the only one that can trace its roots all the way back to before the disaster, and has knowledge and traditions dating from that time. The downside to getting such a Cozy Catastrophe? Zon Kuthon is the god of pain and darkness, and to date Nidal is under his thumb. Video Games Webcomics In the Gifts of Wandering Ice the old world died

along with most of its population, only few people survived the catastrophe and an ice age that followed it. But they didn't become bloodthirsty savages. Quite the opposite: in many ways they are much better people than their ancestors were. There are no wars in their world, also people of the new era are kind and intelligent. Zig-zagged in ShootAround, where a girl's basketball team facing a Zombie Apocalypse enjoys it far more than they should; sometimes, however, the comic can get a lot darker about it. At face value, Stand Still, Stay Silent has a Just Before the End sequence focused on people who end up surviving The End of the World as We Know It, then jumps to 90 years After the End, during which humanity has hadplenty of time to recover and the settlements we get to see in the end of the prologue and the first three chapters are the better-off ones. However, the less cosy aspect peeks just below the surface, with some characters originating from a place where small settlements sometimes just plain disappeared and the story mostly happening in the Forbidden Zone that fell victim to the apocalypse and still contains remnants of failed attempts at preventing its spread and later failed reconquest of the lands by the descendants of those who used to live there. Web Original Western Animation Real Life Tornadoes actually are this in Real Life, for anyone not in the damage track - and since even for the very worst tornadoes, the damage track is no more than a couple

the family only found out it had happened when they turned their TV on in the morning and saw a picture of their own condo on the morning news with the scrolling headline "MIRACLE SAVES SINGLE CONDOMINIUM" running under it. They never even lost power. The Protect and Survive films and leaflets produced by the British government in the early 1980s seemed to imply that this would be the outcome of a nuclear conflict. Sure, you'd have to stay inside for a couple of weeks, but after that everything would be just fine and dandy. Threads and When the Wind Blows (see Comic Books, above) were produced in response. To some degree it actually made sense, because in the 1980s nuclear strategy generally shifted away from attacking population andas well. Like its British counterparts mentioned above, The Day After was produced to show how bad even a "limited" nuclear war would be. In October 2016, a photo of a Hong Kong man sitting in a Starbucks flooded due to heavy rain engrossed in a newspaper went viral. Other

Haunted Places: Brij Raj Bhavan Palace Rajasthan’s forts and buildings because of its ghost stories are famous around the world. There is a building of Rajasthan where Ghost slept while on duty if you sleep. Here’s why people are afraid of a job. Brij Raj Bhawan Palace in Kota, Rajasthan, is still remembered for its unique history. The 180-year-old historic hotel was declared as historic. But the people who come here have a ghost experience. Major Burton at the hotel during the British rule, which is called a ghost quota was serving, and the 1857 Indian soldiers were killed during the uprising. The Majors and his two sons were killed in the same building. It is said that the former Queen of the quota in 1980 was seen in the sameand in her words I return to the family fold, become part of the day, no longer lost. She found wine and fish. I drink, rolling the flathead in cayenne, ginger and flour. She eats the liquorice I bought her from the sweets shop in the station as I awaited the already too late. She falls asleep. A Bear still sleeps. I sit down before the computer and Chairman Mao leaps from the bed to my lap with barely 3 steps in between. He purrs, falls asleep. I complete sentences where I can. Minh, the princess, purrs deep in a blanket. Sometime around the start of this paragraph it became Saturday.

for her because even the able-bodied Fafner pilots are on the back foot against the Festum (Fafner‘s Angel-like enemies). Nevertheless, six episodes in, Shoko drags herself from her bed, limps tragically to the cockpit while her mother screams for her to stop, and takes off half-cocked against a Festum that’s threatening their base. She unloads every weapon her mech has against the enemy to no avail, and in the end in a remarkably overwrought scene sacrifices her mech to destroy the enemy in an episode called Sacrifice. The series lays it on thick; the music swells with strings and piano as we see her mech, now an angelic light flying into the sky, drag the enemy with it. We see constant cuts to the timer for the explosives. Thereunexpected thing; he shows genuine contrition. Thinking he has finally killed his former friend Isamu, he suddenly realises he has been lying to himself and others all along, and blaming them for his own crimes. When he sees Isamu survived an apparently inevitable death, the pair share a moment of genuine, as-old-times, friendship before he goes off to die – leaving the true glory and narrative resolution to Isamu. He buys his partner time to stop the rogue AI Sharon Apple by getting into an unwinnable fight against the Ghost X9, and realises the only way to win – and also to redeem himself – is to crash his plane into it and destroy both. While Fafner had Shoko’s terminal ascent be unsubtly compared to ascension to heaven, Macross

a fool. He defines his life in mecha anime clichés and hopes to fight as his fictional idols do – and ends up getting shot in a hangar by the mutinous crew. The death is not simply inglorious – it is not even in battle, or caused by the enemy. It is the most underwhelming end for a powerful presence that could happen within the show, and fits Nadesico’s themes perfectly – that “real life” (within the lens of parody anime) is nowhere near as fun as fiction. Some viewers hate this, wishing that his antics had continued – but this is missing the point. The untimely, inglorious end of a character is used in mecha anime to force rapid development of the hero – they lose someonethrough reminders of mortality. The Massacre Example 1: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam V Gundam has a ridiculous death toll of heroes. From the Shrike Team, a collection of pretty, likeable women who get chewed through in a variety of sadistic ends and noble sacrifices, to the heroic end of the Reinforce Jr. and its crew of pensioners, the series runs the full gamut of character deaths and shows how they all affect Usso. While many of the deaths are as overblown and protracted as Shoko’s, or as ridiculously underwhelming as Gai’s, the overall effect is a comparatively powerful one because it is fitting with the pessimistic tone of the series. The melodrama is a vital part of this – including the powerful insert songs like Ikutsomono wa Kasanete and the appallingly upbeat

Blog EuropeFides in Cologne The EuropeFides AGM in Cologne was held at art’otel, a unique art and design hotel nestled on the Rhine’s embankment and within walking distance of the city. Starting off with a Cross-Border Collaboration & Community seminar and panel discussion. Dr. Angela Harth of Keussler Lawyers, Darmstadt gave a presentation on Secondment of Employees and the legal issues associated with tax and social security. She also covered the contractual relationships between seconder, secondee and employee. Dr. Harth’s expertise is in Employment and Labour Law. She was with the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP for five years. Then it was the panel discussion on Business Opportunities and Challenges in Asia. The panelists were the members of EuropeFides operating from China, Singapore and India. It was interesting to hearServices Limited of Malta, as corporate advisor for the Maltese Stock Exchange’s PROSPECTS platform. PROSPECTS is a new tool for SMEs to enter the capital market. Saturday was the Annual General Assembly. This included exchanges between members on marketing and EuropeFides to Asia – mainly China, Singapore and India. With a meeting planned in Singapore early next year. There were presentations from potential new members from India, Algeria, Serbia, Singapore, Hong Kong and from our very own neighbour, Morrisons Solicitors representing the UK. The collaboration between WSM and Morrisons will make us the ideal representative in the UK to EuropeFides members and their clients requiring tax, audit & advisory services, and now, legal services. Networking in Cologne was a success for WSM. Originating from the Far East made it easier for potential

restore communications in ravaged Puerto Rico. Google parent company Alphabet offered to send its Wi-Fi balloons. They were among several tech companies proposing disaster response ideas, most aimed at getting phone and internet service up and running. Some of these plans, of course, are more aspirational than others. BATTERY POWER Tesla CEO Elon Musk often takes to Twitter to mull over ideas, but on Friday his musings about sending his company's solar-powered batteries to help restore Puerto Rico's power attracted the attention of the island's governor. "Let's talk," said Gov. Ricardo Rossello in a Friday tweet . Musk agreed. Hours later, he announced he was delaying the unveiling of Tesla's new semi-truck and diverting resources, in part to "increase battery production for Puerto Rico and other affected areas." The need for help in restoringand says it is working with local government, emergency responders and service providers to facilitate restoration and recovery efforts. The company, along with Microsoft and others, backs the NetHope consortium, which specializes in setting up post-disaster communication networks and has field teams now operating in Puerto Rico and several other Caribbean islands. "Communication is critical during a disaster," Zuckerberg said after the hurricane hit, announcing that employees from his company's connectivity team—the same group working to build high-altitude drones that can beam internet service down to Earth—were heading to Puerto Rico. But with its aircraft still in the testing phase, the company said Friday that the engineers it's sent to Puerto Rico are focused on providing support to NetHope's teams. SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS Much of the ground work is being spearheaded by

nonprofit organizations and small firms with expertise in rural or emergency communications. Lexington, Massachusetts-based Vanu Inc., which sets up wireless communications networks in rural parts of the United States, Africa and India, is sending dozens of its small, solar-powered cellular base stations to volunteer crews on the ground in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Aid workers are pairing Vanu's devices with other technology, such as inflatable satellite antennas. After setting up a network on the island of Vieques, off the main island of Puerto Rico, one team watched from a roof as local residents started getting text alerts from family members who had been trying to get in touch. "They noticed everyone in the plaza pulling their phones out," said CEO Vanu Bose. "You don't have to announce you've litwhen it was pointed out that Wood actually bowled the quickest delivery against Bangladesh, he simply denied it. "No, he didn't," Archer said, dismissing the idea as if it was preposterous. Eventually he conceded: "It's good competition to have someone at the other end. It pushes you to do a bit better." It does appear to be working that way. At present, Wood and Archer are trading records like schoolboys might exchange boasts. Moments after Archer set a new mark for the quickest ball of the tournament (95.09mph/153kph), Wood set another one (95.69/154kph). And moments after Archer set a record for the quickest average pace (90.68mph) in an opening spell for England in ODI cricket, since such records began in 2006, Wood set one for the fastest average speed

for a bowler in the tournament (86.79mph, versus Archer's 86.75mph). All figures, provided by CricViz, exclude slower balls. "Only Woody's speed came up [on the scoreboard]," Archer complained with tongue only partially in cheek. "So it was a bit… well, a bit biased really." Archer has one significant advantage over Wood. For while Wood appears to be permanently on the edge of injury, Archer looks able to generate a similar pace without forcing his body to the brink. He makes the desperately tough task of fast bowling appear relatively easy. "I feel niggles here and there," he said. "But nothing to stop me from playing. I'll just keep going." He is certainly not going to want to miss England's next match. While he insisted "it's just another game", the fact it isagainst West Indies - and we surely don't need to go into Archer's backstory again here - does add piquancy. And his knowledge of the opposition could provide some useful insight for England. "The West Indies game will only serve to increase interest in Archer. His life has changed radically over the last few weeks and you suspect we're just at the start" "It's just another game of cricket; same as the last game," he said. "I know them pretty good. I played with a few of the guys at Under-19 level, so it will be good to actually play against them this time. "I'll be able to share some knowledge, but I do that whenever we play. I played against and with some of the Bangladeshi guys in the BPL

THIBODAUX, La. (Associated Press)-- A Louisiana man is accused of decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son and leaving the boy's head near the street so the child's mother would see it - a killing that brought seasoned police officers to tears, authorities said Monday. Jeremiah Lee Wright, 30, of Thibodaux has confessed to killing Jori Lirette, Police Chief Scott Silverii said. He said Wright was booked with first-degree murder and was held Monday in lieu of $5 million bond. Silverii's spokesman, Detective Ricky Ross, said he does not believe Wright has an attorney. Silverii said the motive was unclear, though Wright told police "that he'd gotten to the point where he was tired of taking care" of the boy, who had cerebral palsy and heart problems, needed a feeding tubeand was in a wheelchair. "He said when he put his head out by the side of the road it was so the mother would see it when she came by," Silverii said. He said Wright's only explanation for doing so was "just that he wanted her to feel stupid when she saw the head." The police chief said Jori's feet and one hand also were cut off, recovered with the body in several white plastic garbage bags. Police had been called to the house last month when the couple had an argument - possibly about money - though neither person brought charges, Ross said. The police chief said Wright had been arrested a few times previously, though he was never charged with violent crimes. Wright served 10 days for theft

in 2005. Silverii said friends had taken the child's mother, Jesslyn Lirette, 27, to try to fix her broken-down car on Sunday. Lirette - who lived with Wright but was not married to him - returned to a home blocked with police tape. When she identified herself, Silverii had Ross, who had been her minister for 12 years and remains a lay pastor, and a captain tell her what had happened to her son, a second-grade student at South Thibodaux Elementary School. "These are experienced men. They came out of there in tears. Just absolutely in tears," Silverii said. Grief counselors from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office also spent time with her, he said. The slaying was the first since 2008 in Thibodeaux, which is about a 60-mile drive west of New Orleans. SilveriiCycling: Henderson facing daunting task at nationals World Pro Tour cyclist Greg Henderson believes he faces a daunting task to realise his dream of a national road title. Photo / Getty Images. World Pro Tour cyclist Greg Henderson believes he faces a daunting task to realise his dream of a national road title. The Melbourne and Girona-based rider is heading to Christchurch this weekend in his attempt to win the Calder Stewart national road championship for the first time. The 35-year-old has a stack of honours to his credit including a world title on the track, a stage win on a Grand Tour, a Commonwealth Games gold medal and five Olympics Games. However, the Lotto-Belisol professional is the only rider among an experienced Kiwi quartet who has not won the national title, which

is a burning reason for his decision to race. The retiring Julian Dean from GreenEDGE won the New Zealand road championships in 2007 and 2008, Radioshack Nissan Trek pro Hayden Roulston triumphed in 2006 and 2011, while Garmin-Sharp Olympian Jack Bauer beat them both in 2010. That leaves Henderson among the senior New Zealand pros yet to claim the title, something he would dearly like to achieve. "Absolutely, there's no question of that. I am realistic as well. It's a hard race to win. I have only got one rider there - myself," Henderson said. "But I can't win it sitting here at home in Melbourne either. You've got to turn up on the start line to have a chance of winning it." Henderson said the national championship is a tougha stage win in the Vuelta a Espana in 2009 along with six stage victories on the Pro Tour. Now specialising as a lead-out rider, Henderson set up German Greipel to 20 stage wins in 2012 with three coming in the Tour de France. The father of two knows what wearing the national jersey would mean to him. "It would be beautiful to be able to wear that black jersey in Europe. New Zealand is pretty well known now. All of the Kiwi bike riders who come over to Europe are well respected. It would definitely be nice and special to wear the jersey in Europe for sure. "It's a very prominent jersey too so if you had the national jersey sitting in front of Greipel who is winning stages of

due to steering and variation of road surfaces. As a result, the vehicle body is stabilized. In order to couple, for example, the axle housing and the chassis member such as the link member to one another, a ball joint member is used (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publications No. H06-115331 and No. 2013-208986). The ball joint member typically includes a ball, a stud, and a socket. The ball has a substantially spherical shape. The stud has a columnar external shape and stands erect on the ball so as to be coupled. The socket has a columnar external shape and has a substantially spherical hole into which the ball is fitted. Grooves engageable with pinch bolts are formed throughout circumferences in outer circumferential surfaces of the socket and the stud, whichhave the respective columnar external shapes. The ball joint member is coupled with the other chassis member by inserting the stud or the socket, which have the respective columnar external shapes, into a coupling hole of the other chassis member and by bringing the groove into engagement with the pinch bolt attached to the other chassis member. By coupling, for example, the axle housing to the link member by using such a ball joint member, the likelihood of stress being produced between the axle housing and the link member can be reduced when the axle housing is moved in various directions by input of an external force. Such a ball joint member is also one type of the chassis members.

walked down the path winding through the houses towards us. Hello, good day. Where can we go? Where can we stay? – The girls looked at each other and started discussing. We looked at each other and started to worry. Finally, one of them waved us over, asked us to follow and went up the steep stairs. Her aunt runs a homestay in Khonoma. Well, she runs the homestay in Khonoma, the so far only accommodation available in the village. Three clans of one tribe are living in Khonoma, it has a population of around 3000 people, many living in houses without running water, most streets not accessible by car. Small shops, more stairs than canals in Venice, flowers, lots and lots of flowers, very crisp, clean air, houses with greenDick DeVos Is A Businessman Involved In Politics Too Dick DeVos is a highly successful businessman who is involved in the world politics too. Dick DeVos along with his wife have both spent a lot of money in lobbying for a number of conservative issues. These include school vouchers, the right to work legislation and much more. Dick DeVos comes from a rich background. He is the son of Richard DeVos, whose net worth is approximate $5.1 billion. Richard DeVos is the founder of Amway which is a multi-level marketing company. Dick DeVos had started working in Amway during the 70s. It was in 1984 that he became its Vice-President. Another source of wealth for Richard DeVos’ is sports. He owns the Orlando Magic basketball team, which he bought in 1991.

Dick DeVos was appointed as the president and CEO of this team. Later on, he became the president of Amway. He left it after two years in order to work with his own firm, The Windquest Group. This is an investment management company. He entered the political arena by being the Republican nominee as he stood for the 2006 election for the governor of Michigan. During this campaign, he spoke about the issues of jobs and economy. He said that he would be making the state friendlier for doing business. This would be achieved by cutting taxes as well as regulations. He pointed to his business experience to ensure people that he can get this done. But he was easily defeated by his rival, Granholm who won the electionis another major religious holiday in Poland and traditions last more than a week. It starts on palm Sunday the week before Easter Sunday. On easter Saturday food is brought to the church to be blessed. Easter Sunday is when the majority of celebration takes place. After church service families feast on this food consisting of food used to represent religious symbolism such as lamb cake to represent Jesus, and hard cooked eggs studded with a clove to represent the nail in the cross Territorial ChangesReligious holidaysNational AnthemLamb CakeCorpus Cristi"body of christ"LiteratureMusicHistorical piecesFire in the Steppe: Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1992this national religous holiday takes place 60 days after Easter. Processions are held and flower petals are scattered on the street to welcome jesusThe Doll: Boleslaw Prus, 1996Gesta principum Polonorum: oldest

in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, Slovakia, Moravia in Czech Republic and TranssylvaniaBasilica in Lichen Stary- Largest church in poland was built between 1994 and 2004. The foundation of the church dates back to 1813 when a polish soilder fighting for napoleon was wounded. According to legend lady lichen comforted the soilder and gave him full recovery. Popular music"W stronę słońca"Popular genres- Polish folk music- Polish hip hop- Polish jazz- Mazurka- PolkaShrine to lady Częstochowa- Is the third largest pilgrimage site in the world. It is home to the beloved icon of Jasna Gora. Tradition says that Luke the evangalest painted this on a tabletop built by jesus himself. Pilbrims from all over the world come to see this site and many popes have made the journey themselvesTopographyClimateStatisticsEnvironmentPoland isdivided into 5 different topographic zones from north to south Poland stretches 876km north to south and 689km east to west Zone 1This is the largest zone of the five. It is mainly flat plainland being narrow in the west then expends to the north and south. This area is cut buy many rivers and streams including the Oder.Zone 2To the south is the lesser Poland uplands formed by gentle sloping foothils. This region is divided into transversely higher and lower elevationsZone 3This area is located on either side of the southern border and is formed by the carpathian and sudetan mountain ranges. This region contains the highest mountains in the country. Including Mt.RysyZone 4To the north is a region largely made up of lakes and forests. Including the only

primeval forest left in central Europe. Wide river valleys like the Warta or Notec divide the lake region into three partsSt. Adalbert church- Is the oldest remaing church in Poland with over 1000 years of history. Is the root of Catholicism in the country being founded by St. Adalbert when he was tasked with.Białowieża ForestThis is one of the last and largest parts of the once massive primeval forest that stretched across Europe. This forest is home to over 800 european land bison. This is a designated UNESCO world heritage site Location in the worldZone 5The baltic coastal plains are the low lying regions formed by the sediment from the seaPoland's climate can be defined as warm summers and relatively cold winters. This is influenced by the southernwarm aid and the cold western air currents. The anual rainfall is 500-700mm per yearComparative area: slightly smaller than New MexicoCoastline: 770kmElevation Extremes: 2499mlowest point: Raczki ElbląskieHighest point: Mt. RysyResources and Land useNatural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, iron, zinc, lead, salt, arable landLand Use: Arable land=47%Permanent crops=15%Forests and woodlands 29%Natural Hazards: Occasional floodingEnvironmental concernsAir pollution is an issue because of sulfur dioxide emissions from the coal plantsPoland of the Middle AgesSlavic MigrationThe Formation of Poland Started with the Slavic people migrating west to the land of the Germanic tribes whom left for safer western lands. This Migration was largely due to the barbarian invasion of the Huns and other tribes from the east. The Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth PeriodThe Polish-Lithuanian Common WealthThe Piast DynastyA unified body of Poland

was formed during the 10th century under the Piast Dynasty. The Piast Dynasty was the first form of Poland as a stateEconomyThe Polish-Lithuanian was one of the largest most populous countries in Europe dating from 1569-1795. It embodied modern Poland, Ukraine, Parts Of Russia and a variety of other eastern European Countries and was an Elected Monarchy.The Union Of LublinWas the treaty signed on July 1, 1569 that bound Poland and Lithuania to a single state. The parties Involved were the Crown of the kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Being in a personal Union on on good terms due to previous event this transition to a single state was smoothMieszko 1 of PolandMieszko the first was the first King of Poland, famed for untiedthe Slavs into a polish nation as well as bring Christianity to PolandArrival Of ChristianityChristianity arrived in Poland when the Piast Dynasty First came to power. This was caused when Mieszko I married a christian Bohemian princess as well as strong ties between the young Nation of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. A national church was formed and Christianity was spread throughout the Piast Dynasty bring a sense of Nationalism and wholeness the the young stateConquestsWhen Miezko died his eldest son Boleslaw became monarch. Under Boleslaw poland under went campaigns to expand there borders to the East and the South. His conquests were mostly successful fighting wars with the Lusatian tribesDark Pink-Area before Boleslaw Light Pink-Regions gained by BoloslawThe Jagiellonian Dynasty The Jagiellonian Dynasty was the successor to

the Piast Dynasty. This dynasty was started when Jogaila, the Duke of Poland married the Queen of Poland making him king. This marriage started a strong cooperative relationship between Lithuania and Poland. This relationship was strengthened when a personal Union was signed between Poland and Lithuania making Jogaila the King of Poland and Lithuania as well as Bohemia and Hungary.ExportsPolands economy is very strong and the 6th largest in the E.UGrowthPoland's economy is reported as one of the fastest growing in Europe and the only EU member to avoid a decline in GDPThe Jagiellonian RealmTrade OrganizationsPoland is part of: The E.U. , WTO and OECDBankingThe polish banking system is the largest in central and eastern Europe. This system is the most highly developed part of the country's financesIndustryPoland'stradeCuisinePolish foods include things like: Kielbasa and Pirogi's they also make something called Kołacz which is a kind of wedding breadArchitecturePolish architecture reflects the whole different spectrum of European styles due to its historySukiennice (cloth-hall), with medieval Kraków ratusz (city-hall) tower at rightArtPolish art is known for reflecting European trends all the while keeping its own style. Ideas like realism and paintings that capture significant events are commonMusic Traditional music in Poland is Folk music. this style had been developed since the 16th centuryNow one of the most popular genres is Heavy Metal with polish groups touring all over the worldLiteratureSince Christianity arrived and they gained more access to the western world polish literature made significant production in latinThree poets became known as "The Three Bards" who became

spiritual leaders in a time of when Poland was not sovereign and they prophesied Poland's revivalZygmunt KrasińskiA polish nobleman part of the great trio known as "the three bards" Juliusz SłowackiAnother member of the famous trio, Slowacki is known as the father of modern polish drama Adam MickiewiczThe most famous of the trio, widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet, as well as one of the best european poets all timeAs a student he was exiled to Russia for belonging to a pro- polish independence groupLegacyMickiewicz has monuments dedicated to him in: Warsaw, Krakow, Vilnius and even UkraineMickiewicz has had works works written about him or dedicated to him by many authors in PolandMonuments/Heritage sitesPoland has 14 current UNESCO world heritage sights within it's bordersKrakow Old TownOldtown is thehistorical center of Krakow and is one of Poland's most famous districtsIt contains many cultural pieces of architecture like: Churches and sculpturesChurchesOldtown contains 10 different christian churchesSt. Florian churchSculpturesOldtown contains a plethora of bronze and marble monuments. They honor the likes of Nicolaus Copernicus, Józef Dietl and Adam MickiewiczStatue of Nicolaus CopernicusAuschwitz concentration campAuschwitz was a Nazi concentration camp that held and exterminated prisoners during WW2Warsaw Old TownIt is the oldest historic place of the capital city and is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city. It houses three christian churches, old defensive buildings as well as iconic streets and squaresChurchesSt. John's CathedralJesuit ChurchSt. Martin's ChurchMalbork CastleMalbork castle was built in the 13th century in order to act as a defensive building. It is one

of two Heritage sites with origins in the Teutonic Order. The other is the "Medieval Town of ToruńLargest brick building in EuropeMedieval Town of ToruńThis small town is valued because it is a small historic center that is in remarkable preservation. It also offers a very good insight into the medieval way of lifeCentennial HallThis is a historic building in Wroclaw that was built during the time when the city was part of the German empire Old City of ZamośćIt is the oldest historic distric in the city of Zamosc and its value lies in that is an excellent example of a renaissance planned town and it blends different architectural traditionsPolish MythologyPolish mythology is made up of beliefs and myths from ancient Poland as well as aspects ofPaganism and Witchcraft The Polish Pantheon is made of 10 Slavic supernatural beings SportsPoland participates and competes in almost all sports especially football which is the national sport. They also have very high level winter sports like ski-jumping and Nordic skiingDeclination by WarThe Commonwealth was involved in many wars in from the mid 1600's to the mid 1700's. Starting by the Ukrainians rising up for there independence from the commonwealth.Wars with Russia raged on for control of Ukraine and later Sweden Invaded the Northern Regions of the Commonwealth as well as the Ottomans from the South. This constant state of war weakened the Commonwealth to the brink of extinctionLoss of independenceWith the common wealth weak and considerable in fighting occurring, the foreign powers of Prussia and Russia seized

control of Poland and the commonwealth ceased to exist. Poland became part of the Russian state.Poland's IndependenceAfter WWI Poland was made an independent state at the Treaty of Versailles.World War IIThe Invasion of PolandOn September 1 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland sparking WWII, later on September 17 the USSR invaded Poland from the East . This conflict resulted in Germany and Russia dividing Poland for themselvesGerman OccupationDuring the german occupation Many poles were put into Ghettos and treated cruelly by the Nazis. 1.5 million Poles were sent to Germany to preform slave labour. Hitler took action to assimilate the Polish cultural. Polish art literature and buildings were destroyed in this effort.Concentration CampsThe majority of the German Concentration camps were located in Poland including Auschwitz. At these camps theNazi's exterminated 3 million Polish Jews were killed in this camps and a total of 8.8 million jews were killed in the holocaust.The Polish UndergroundWith all of Hitlers attempts to stop any form of resistance there was a underground movement of over 300 groups Polish nationalists this was the largest underground movement in Europe. The main group in this underground was the Home Army a group loyal to the Polish government that was exiled to London after occupation.The Warsaw UprisingWith WWII close to its conclusion and the USSR marching west and into Poland, the Home Army staged a large scale uprising against the Nazis. This attack was timed with the soviet invasion in Poland in an attempt to push the Nazis out of the city however this attempt

was foiled when the soviet were pushed away from Warsaw and the resistance crushed.Communist PolandAfter WWIIAfter WWII Poland was absorbed into the USSR as a Soviet State. Poland held free elections which were rigged to make Poland take communist leadership. Poland became the Peoples Republic of Poland founded in 1952.Stanislaw Mikolajczks tried to outvote the communists but was forced to flee west after rigged electionsFall of CommunismPoor economic conditions in Poland led to widespread political unrest throughout the country. Mass protests took place and in 1989's Polish legislative election brought an end to communism in Poland.The Polish DemocracyGovernmentPoland is a parliamentary representative democratic republic. It has a Prime minister who is head of government and a President who is head of state. Poland has a much party systemwhere whoever controls the most seats is the head of government. The president is appointed by popular voteThe Prime ministerThe prime minister is the most powerful member of government. He/She is head of government and of cabinetDonald Tusk- Current PM of Poland and leader of the Civic Platform partyThe PresidentThe President is largely a symbolic role have few powers in government. The president acts as a spokesperson for Poland. And deals with foreign affairs. Elections are held for a new president every 5 yearsPolitical OrganizationsNATOThe United NationsPoland's International goals 2013 Independence day riotsHow religion Shapes nationalismSince almost the entirety of the polish population is catholic, poles share a common set of beliefs that unites them in a stronger sense of wholeness as a countryThis event sparked national pride throughout

the commonwealth. Poles felt as if they had a firm place in the world. The Treaty of Lublin created one of the most powerful nations in all of Europe and Poles were proud to be a part of it.This invasion had an overall negative impact on Nationalism in Poland. The polish people felt they had no place. There sense of a nation was being destroyed by the germans and they could do nothing about it but be subjects to cruelty.The Warsaw uprising proved that the Polish people would fight for there sovereignty. The sense of Nationalism among poles is what caused them to fight for the ruins of there country.With the fall of communism and the rise of a democracy, the Poles had a country that was finallythe East to the safer regions. Most Poles roots come from these peopleVancouver 2012Poland participated at the 2010 winter games in Vancouver. This was Poland best ever performance at an olympic games. As a result of this games Poland's national pride grew because they all were supporting the same national teams and athletes that were there to represent them at an international event. Poles were very proud of there performanceEvents like these untie poles into celebration for there country and demonstrate the nationalism that runs in the blood of Poland. nationalism however can have negative impacts as demonstrated when the love for country can turn into hate against others. While most of independence day was peaceful some ultra nationalists carried out acts of violence as a result of nationalism.

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Articles Youth from across Iowa showcased their culinary skill this past weekend at the Iowa State Fair in the “Cook This!” culinary challenge from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development. The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center provides producer groups with information for use in applying for the USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Service value-added producer grants, announced in the Federal Register Aug. 15, 2012. Grapes grow well in a wide range of soil conditions but do best on well-drained soils. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer questions about growing and harvesting grapes. Iowa Learning Farms, along with the Cedar River Coalition and Lime Creek Watershed Council, will host a field day on the Richard Sloan farm, near Brandon, Iowa, on Friday, Aug. 24, beginning at 10 a.m.The field day is free and open to the public. Beginning in September, ISU Extension and Outreach is offering Sharpen Your Financial Coaching Skills in several Iowa communities. The course helps people who coach Iowans on financial matters to perform at the top of their game. Sessions are set for Ames, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Iowa City, Nevada and Ottumwa. The Denison Community School "Denison DeKalb" team received first place in the 2012 Crop Scouting competition held by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Students gained corn and soybean scouting experience based on integrated pest management principles by participating in the competition. It’s going to heat up at the Iowa State Fair this summer and it’s not only the weather. Twenty-two teams of Iowa teens will compete in the 2012

memorabilia through the Iowa State University Library’s Special Collections Department. Harvest is a prime time for agricultural fires, even when the weather has not been warm and dry. This year, the normal harvest dryness will be intensified because of the drought conditions and the potential for agricultural fires has increased above normal as well. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach wants to hear from Iowans about how Iowa State in partnership with counties can best serve citizens. Five town hall meetings have been scheduled across the state. The Iowa Learning Farms’ Aug. 15 webinar will feature a conversation with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey at the Iowa State Fair. Northey will discuss a variety of issues including the state of agriculture today and what the future holds for Iowa farmers. Astatewide training for commercial manure applicators will be conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon. This training will be a reshow of the same program that was offered for training in January 2012. An Aug. 25 pasture walk and tour in central Iowa will give owners of small farms and acreages with grazing animals an opportunity to view pastures designed for grazing beef, sheep and horses, and to hear from farm owners about water, fencing and pasture management systems. Iowa Learning Farms, Practical Farmers of Iowa and Mitchell County NRCS/SWCD will co-host a field day at the John Schwarck farm near Riceville, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

well drinking. Those kids were adorable Totally fantastic, thanks so much for putting that together, I'll watch it again later at home Lovely slideshow Lai, with some great photos and music and an interesting variety of animals and birds. Leopards are definitely the "in" thing for WWA safaris at the moment!! Good to see the photo of the Vulturine Guinea Fowl, one of my favourite birds and I managed to see them regularly on my trips to Meru.Pumba is a lovely dog having been obtained by Piers and his friend Robin after a drunken night in Nairobi!! She spends her time moving between the camp and Nairobi and is very sensible in never straying very far. When I was at the camp in Nov. she was in Nairobi and Katiewho was managing the camp had acquired Bruno a very young and excitable dog who would chase after anything including hyenas and would spend his afternoons joining me for a siesta outside my tent. Unfortunately he met his end on Boxing Day as an unexpected present for a leopard!!!!Looking forward to seeing some more of your pics and thanks for sharing. Thanks Doogs and Safariman glad you enjoyed it. I love the music, it's one I have on my IPod and it seemed very apt. Both the rhinos have had their horns trimmed Doogs to keep them safe, they are in a sanctuary, well really an extremely large fenced area right by Il Ngwesi and protected by some rangers. They are male and female but due to no other

Prof Donald Bers Calmodulin and CAMKII signalling in the heart Prof Donald Bers is the Joseph Silva Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at University of California, Davis. Dr. Bers holds a Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and began his faculty career at the University of California, Riverside where he rose to Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Biomedical Sciences (1982-1992), before being recruited to Loyola University Chicago as Chair of Physiology (1992-2008). Since 2008 he has been a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology where he has developed strong research and teaching programs. He is a world-renowned expert on the cellular and molecular factors that regulate heart excitation and contraction, and was recognizedin 2012 as a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association. . His research has advanced the scientific understanding of cardiac myocyte dynamics with innovative experimental techniques, an emphasis on quantitative measurements, and a unique ability to synthesize experimental results from many levels of biology into an integrated picture of heart function. Dr. Bers’ innovative and highly active research has resulted in authorship of more than 350 scientific papers, book chapters and review articles in top-flight journals, including Nature, JCI & Circulation. Dr Kay Colthorpe From active learning to self-regulated learning Dr Kay Colthorpe is a teaching-focused lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) at the University of Queensland (UQ). She is the Chair of the Education Research Unit in SBMS, and was a UQ Teaching Fellow in 2010. Her

PhD, which focused on the neuroendocrine control of prolactin secretion, was completed at UQ in 2000. Since then her research interests have switched to science education and now include the development of effective assessment and feedback, science communication, and the design and use of inquiry-based classes to aid critical thinking skills. She has considerable experience both teaching physiology and curriculum design, playing a major role in the introduction and implementation of inquiry-based laboratory classes in the biomedical science curriculum at UQ. Prof Rob Parton Plasma membrane and caveolae Robert Parton studied biochemistry in the UK before moving to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany. He received Royal Society and EMBO postdoctoral fellowships before becoming a junior group leader in 1990 studying plasma membrane domains and cell surface dynamics. In1996, he moved to the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is currently a group leader in the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis. His research has focussed on the dynamics and domain structure of the plasma membrane and has been highly cited (H-index 91). He was involved in the discovery of caveolin-1 and the muscle-specific caveolin isoform, caveolin-3. He is currently using a number of experimental systems (including cultured cells, zebrafish, and mice) to understand how caveolae form, to dissect the structure of caveolae and caveolins, and to investigate the role of caveolae in health and in disease. In 2009 he was elected to the Australian Academy of Science. He is currently an

Associate Editor of the Journal of Cell Biology, Traffic, and Molecular Biology of the Cell. Dr Jamie Vandenberg Getting to the heart of ectopic beats Jamie Vandenberg completed his MBBS at the University of Sydney in 1988 and his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1994. After post-doctoral work in the United Kingdom he moved to the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in 2002. In 2007 he established the Mark Cowley Lidwill Research Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and was appointed co-Deputy Director in 2010. He is a conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. His research is focussed on the electrical signals that control the rhythm of the heartbeat and understanding the molecular basis of disorders of heart rhythm and sudden cardiachindsight, it was a colossally stupid thing to do, but we had a lot of company,” Groninger said of the investment. “The most difficult part of investing in something new is if you don’t know what you don’t know, you don’t completely know what questions to ask, and that was a big problem.” Groninger grew up in Aurora, Illinois, west of Chicago, where his father owned a chain of coin laundries. He graduated from Yale University in 1974 with a history degree, and was first exposed to commodities markets at Continental Grain Co. before joining Elmhurst National Bank, which later became Old Kent Bank, which was in turn purchased by Fifth Third Bancorp. Not JPMorgan In 1987, about a month after the October market crash, he joined First Midwest, and stayed there until retiring on Feb. 1. First Midwest, whose Itasca, Illinois-based parent

after installation in April 1981, the Zartuns were supplied additional propane at a cost of *545 $264, which amount was paid 10 days later. On July 1, 1981, the Zartuns paid $200 on the installation bill, leaving a balance due of $210, including interest. No further payments were made on the bill, nor does it appear that any further propane was purchased from Superior. The company continued to bill the debtors periodically and indicated on statements mailed at the end of the year that the tank would be picked up for non-payment. The debtors denied receiving such notice, however. The debtors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 3, 1981. Notice of the bankruptcy was received by Superior on January 13, 1982, and the tank was repossessed on January 14. SuperiorEarlier this year, one of the world's leading drug policy experts started an insightful, new paper in a very strange way, writing, "This paper is wrong. I hope it is nonetheless useful." Jon Caulkins, of Carnegie Mellon University, immediately acknowledged that he was trying to predict the future. But this was necessary. After all, he was trying to tackle a question that's at the heart of drug policy today: How, exactly, will the war on drugs end, if all the doomsayers are right? By now, everyone who remotely follows drug policy has heard the refrain: The war on drugs is doomed. It's been called a failure time and time again — by liberals like Bernie Sanders and conservatives like Chris Christie. It's been blamed for mass incarceration, gun violence, and

prohibition has been a net benefit to the US, despite some of its very serious costs. "It's not in our interest to legalize," Caulkins told me. "Because the benefits the US gets from having the drugs be less available, not advertised, more expensive outweigh the costs for us of crime and violence and corruption in our own borders." Yes, the drug war helped contribute to mass incarceration — although not as much as you might think, since fewer than one in five prisoners are in for drug offenses. Yes, the black market for drugs gives criminal organizations something to fight over — around 2,000 homicides each year in the US are gang-related, many fueled by drug violence. Yes, the drug war has been used time and time again to erodeuse versus the rates if drugs were legal. Others may evaluate the costs and benefits differently for the US. As it stands, more than 20,000 people died of illegal drug overdoses in the US in 2013. Caulkins estimated that legalizing hard drugs could increase use by as much as 200 percent, which would lead to more drug abuse and deaths. Whether preventing that is potentially worth more violence over the black market for drugs, the erosion of civil liberties, bigger racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and more incarceration in the US is by and large a personal, philosophical call. But federal officials and drug policy experts like Caulkins agree the drug war is worth the costs, at least for the US. One point of caution: Even if prohibition currently

drug war futile Even though the drug war may be a success if you look at it solely from an American perspective, it is an absolute disaster for the Latin American countries in which drugs are produced for consumption by people in wealthy countries like the US. Because of this drug trade, many Latin American countries have been mired in horrific violence for decades. And that may make them prime candidates for taking the first step toward ending the drug war. Take Mexico: After President Felipe Calderón stepped up his country's drug war in 2006, partly with the backing of the US-funded Merida Initiative, drug cartels didn't just go away. They fought back, leading to tremendous levels of violence. Public decapitations have become a particularly prominent tactic of ruthless druglike Colombia and Bolivia are merely the sources of production, and Mexico, much of Central America, and parts of Africa act as transshipment hubs in the drug trade. As economists Daniel Mejia and Pascual Restrepo wrote in a 2014 paper, this scheme is not a trade-off that developed countries like the US would likely be willing to accept: Suppose for a moment that all cocaine consumption in the US disappears and goes to Canada. Would the US authorities be willing to confront drug trafficking networks at the cost of seeing the homicide rate in cities such as Seattle go up from its current level of about five homicides per 100,000 individuals to a level close to 150 in order to prevent cocaine shipments from reaching Vancouver? If your answer to

when governments go after them; the business is so profitable that someone will always be there, willing to replace defunct organizations. So production and trafficking shift to other people and areas, spreading the drug trade and the violence that often comes with it. This has been documented time and time again — when drug trafficking moved from Peru and Bolivia to Colombia in the 1990s, the Netherlands Antilles to West Africa in the early 2000s, and Colombia and Mexico to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in the past decade. An alternative to continuing the crackdown, then, is to legalize — move drugs from the black market to the legal market, removing an enormous source of revenue for criminal organizations. While this wouldn't vanquish criminal organizations, it could severely weakenPages Thursday, October 25, 2012 iReporters: 5 life lessons from the Hajj (CNN) – Millions of Muslims began the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, which represents one of the largest annual human gatherings on the planet. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, a journey every Muslim is expected to take in his or her lifetime if the person is physically and financially able. Our iReport team asked pilgrims who have performed the Hajj about how the experience changed them - and for their advice to those undertaking the pilgrimage for the first time. The result is a mix of spiritual and practical life lessons that transcend Islam. 1. It taught me patience iReporter Amir Abdul Latip from Brunei said the Hajj taught him a patience that’s carried over to his

injustices from persisting,” according to Greenpeace. Below, Greenpeace’s letter to Gap in full: Glenn Murphy Chief Executive Director Gap Inc. Last week, Greenpeace International released an investigation revealing how a facility in Indonesia was releasing a cocktail of hazardous chemicals – including nonylphenol, antimony and tributyl phosphate—and pH 14 wastewater directly into a local water system that millions of people depend upon for their drinking water and livelihoods. This facility is owned by PT Gistex Group, a supplier that Gap Inc. has a business relationship with—a fact that has been acknowledged by your team. This is not the first time that Gap Inc. has been found to be conducting business with a polluting supplier. In China and Mexico investigations also revealed links between Gap and suppliers releasing toxic chemicals into the local waterways. And the problemDream. Design. Cut. Sew. ABOUT DIRTBAGS DirtBags was born in August of 2015 on a husband/wife bike-packing trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota. In preparation for the trip, Heath dug out the old sewing machine and began excitedly creating bags to haul all the necessities of their adventure, while Emily remained skeptical of both the bags and the “fun” trip in store. As fate would have it, they were on to something big. In the evenings after an exhausting day of biking, Heath and Emily discussed the importance of not just bike-packing and communing in nature, but the dream for our culture to slow down, take a breath, and get back to the simplicity of true happiness and intentional living. Compared to the racing mentality with which they were

Story highlights New autopsy: Teen's death caused by "apparent non-accidental, blunt force trauma" Kendrick Johnson, 17, was found headfirst in a rolled-up gym mat at high school Georgia law enforcement said his death was accidental, caused by positional asphyxia Kendrick's family demanded outside exam after law enforcement findings Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson, who was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at his high school in January, died as the result of "unexplained, apparent non-accidental, blunt force trauma," according to a newly released, independent autopsy report. The report, obtained exclusively Tuesday by CNN, directly contradicts the finding of an autopsy conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that determined that Johnson's death was the result of positional asphyxia. The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office determined that his death was accidental. Johnson, 17 and an athlete,was found January 11 headfirst in a rolled wrestling mat at a Lowndes County High School gym in Valdosta, Georgia. Inconsistencies in official reports on the condition of Kendrick's body have led the family and community to question the official cause of his death. The family's attorney, Chevene King, has sent the independent autopsy report to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the U.S . Attorney for Georgia's Middle District and Lowndes County Coroner for review. JUST WATCHED New autopsy finds teen death not accident Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH New autopsy finds teen death not accident 04:16 JUST WATCHED May: What happened to Kendrick Johnson? Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH May: What happened to Kendrick Johnson? 03:11 JUST WATCHED Coroner tells CNN to

number of passes. The Fisher exact test was used to compare yield for different specimen characteristics. Fourteen (19%) lesions were malignant and 59 (81%) were benign. Cells indicating the final diagnosis were contained in 249 (75%) of 334 specimens. Cells indicating the diagnosis were contained in the first specimen in 51 (70%) lesions, in the second specimen in 67 (92%), in the third specimen in 70 (96%), and in the fourth specimen in 73 (100%). Of the 14 malignancies, 13 (93%) were diagnosed with cells contained in the first or second specimen; one cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ) was diagnosed with cells contained in the fourth specimen. Specimens that were nonfragmented (P <.001) and sank (P <.001) showed correlation with being diagnostic, but needle visualization within the lesionLancs players lead way in Amateur SOUTHPORT & Ainsdale clubmates Paul Howard and Sean Towndrow led the way into the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush today. BIG HIT: Sean Towndrow The England internationals booked their places in the last eight with impressive victories. Howard defeated local player and R&A Scholar Cormac Sharvin, while Towndrow overcame strong English opponent Toby Tree. Sharvin enjoyed a strong local following cheering him on as a member of Ardglass Golf Club in nearby County Down but Howard showed his character to take an early lead in the match. The 23-year-old went two up after four holes, but bogeys at the sixth and seventh saw his lead wiped out. He pulled ahead again at the par four eighth when Sharvin bogeyed. Then Howard stepped up the pressure.

no surfing today," he'd tell us first thing each Saturday. "Bobby's dad don't want him doing that no more." Mr. Marconi had made that pretty clear early on. Bobby had come home with a knot on his forehead, and his father had wanted to know why, so he'd explained how we always surfed the milk truck. It was fun, he said, and not really dangerous because my father never went fast. Which was true—you _couldn't_ go fast in a milk truck if you tried. But the next Saturday, when we pulled up in the truck, Mr. Marconi came out, too, and took my father aside. "Tell me about this surfing," he demanded, leaning toward him aggressively, his birthmark a bright purple. Lately, things had gotten a little easier betweenthe way he was rubbing his chin that he was trying to come up with another explanation. I, too, found it hard to believe, though for reasons more rooted in my world than his. The Beverlys simply _couldn't_ move away, because if they did, the perfect symmetry of my junior high world would crumble. Nan Beverly had to remain in Thomaston to counterbalance Karen Cirillo—the light girl and the dark. Could either exist without the other? I didn't see how. Even contemplating the possibility made me queasy, so while my father tried to come up with another meaning for the FOR SALE sign, I developed scenarios whereby Nan's parents would move and she'd stay on with an aunt and uncle I'd invented on the spot to take her

front unit that doubled as the complex's office. Every June Sarah was amazed that no one, except for her mother, remained from the previous summer. Where did they all go? Anywhere and everywhere, apparently. A few, those willing to grovel, returned to their permanently aggrieved wives and distrustful children. Others found apartments in the city. The luckiest moved in with new women. Still others moved to the Sundry Gardens, which was owned and operated by Harold's ex-wife Elaine, who'd gotten it in the divorce and now lived in the large front unit directly across the street from her ex-husband's. "Kiss my ass, Elaine," he often could be heard calling on warm evenings when the traffic had died down and he imagined his ex-wife's window might be open. According toHad her mother used that word? "It's okay, honey," Harold said, speaking to her for real this time. "I'm not such a bad fella once you get to know me." For the rest of her life Sarah would be thankful she didn't say what was on the tip of her tongue, that she already had a boyfriend, that she was too young to marry, that in any case her father wouldn't stand for anyone except a graduate student in English from Columbia University. She'd actually opened her mouth to say these things when the facts reconfigured themselves in her head. No, her mother wasn't angry with her for growing up and becoming a woman, nor had she arranged for her to marry Harold Sundry as a punishment. How could such

goin'." "That's all." "No it ain't. Tell the truth and shame the devil." An even deeper breath. "I want to meet Mrs. Feldman." Miss Rosa surprised her by taking her hand. "Can't let you take that child nowhere, not even 'cross the street, till I know you ain't crazy. You know I can't, so doan ask me." Sarah felt Kayla's eyes shift from Miss Rosa onto her, and then her own eyes started leaking. "Why do I feel like she's in there?" she said. "If it's not true, why does it _feel_ true?" "I'll pray on it," Miss Rosa said. "You know I will." TWO DAYS LATER, Miss Rosa abruptly ordered Kayla back into their apartment. It was late afternoon, and the gangsta children had mostly risen and come out, shirtless, to hang over thephrased her question that last time they'd been together? Had their sex spoken to him in any way? He hadn't known how to answer, or perhaps he'd known how but didn't want to hurt her feelings, which were raw and jangly. It occurred to him only later that any woman who asked that particular question was implying strongly that it hadn't "spoken" to her either, at least not above a whisper. Last night with Anne hadn't been a thunderous, buckle-your-knees event, but it had been sweet and tender. They'd both known what they were about, and at their age—though Anne was nearly a decade younger—maybe sweet, gentle was what you got. Or therapeutic. "Okay," Anne had said, mostly to herself, as she'd pulled up the sheet afterward. "Now

Vacancies Archive News Import News Export News Following on from our article concerning Chinas expansion into the Arctic, this week there has been a first for shipping, as the first commercial tanker crosses the Arctic sea route in winter. Thawing polar ice in the region of Russia’s Northern Coastline means that this could be a viable option of increasing maritime trade to the region. The vessel, named Eduard Toll, set out from South Korea in December for the Sabetta terminal in northern Russia, cutting through ice 1.8m thick. Last month, it completed the route, delivering a load of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Montoir, France. Bermuda-based firm Teekay is investing in six ships to serve the Yamal LNG project in northern Russia. A similarly designed vessel owned by Sovcomflot made the same passage last August.The specially-built ship completed the crossing in just six-and-a-half days setting a new record, according to the tanker’s Russian owners. Arctic sea ice is steadily thinning and receding, with seasonal fluctuation, as global temperatures rise due to human activity. In January 2018, ice extent hit another record low for the month, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre There has been an overall decline in Arctic sea ice over the past 30 years, linked by scientists to rising global temperatures. In 2017, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre, the annual maximum extent of Arctic sea ice hit a record low for the third year in a row. While polar conditions remain tough, the trend creates market opportunities. The northern sea route is shorter

established hauliers. The choice of THE Alliance to call at DP World London Gateway and DP World Southampton meant some hauliers that previously worked out of Felixstowe have picked up new business at Southampton and London Gateway and are now looking for facilities.” The terminal also disputed claims that the number of boxes at the port had increased significantly, and pointed to a 2016 terminal expansion project as evidence that it had sought to alleviate possible congestion. It has previously been estimated that at any one time, there are around 15,000 containers in Southampton’s container yard, compared with around 6,500 before The Alliance services began calling there. The issue is not so much the new services, but the size of vessels deployed in the strings, which has led to moreships are properly equipped to deal with the change. It could be a case that companies are waiting for their competitors to go first so that they can then make an informed decision on the best way to go, but with little over 2 years to go this seems a difficult strategy. Compliance seems to be something of a grey area, but companies should by now have plans in place to make sure that as of 1st January 2020 they are ready to go. In 1967, the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) commissioned McKinsey & Company to assessthe impact of a recent development from the United States: container boxes. The first purpose built ships for them were being launched, and a few US lines were carrying these novelties on

to visit Southampton. The Milan Maersk, which is 399m long, 58.6m wide, and can carry 20568 20′ containers, weighs a staggering 214,000 tonnes and is less than a metre shorter than the world’s longest vessel. The vessel departed Shanghai on October 1, less than a fortnight after entering service, and called into Ningbo, Hong Kong and Yantian in China before arriving in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 17. It then passed through the Suez Canal before stopping in Felixtowe on November 2 and across the North Sea to Rotterdam. From Rotterdam, the ship made her way to Southampton, where it headed back to sea in the early hours of this Thursday morning towards Bremerhaven and Rotterdam before heading back to Suez and the Far East. Milan Maersk is a new Triple-Edata for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the ISL – Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics showed a further substantial increase in September 2017 from 128.5 to 129.7 (revised figures). Compared to the beginning of 2017 it gained almost six points. A similarly strong plus was last achieved in 2010. The index is based on data continuously collected from world container ports by ISL as part of its market monitoring. Because large parts of international merchandise trade are transported by ship, the development of port handling is a good indicator for world trade. As many ports release information about their activities only two weeks after the end of the

trial court erred in not ordering the mother to pay child support. The parties were married in Illinois on February 10, 1990. At that time, the mother was a registered nurse and the father was a trauma surgeon. Two sons and a daughter were born of the marriage. At the time of the divorce, the older son was 12 years old, the younger son was 8, and the daughter was 7. The parties lived in Illinois until 1999, when they moved to Mobile. The mother testified that the parties jointly decided in 1990 that she should leave the nursing profession to care for the children. The father is the director of trauma surgery at the University of South Alabama; he earns $290,000 per year. He testified that it was nota joint decision that the mother stop working and that he had asked her to return to work. The father testified that the mother could earn $45,000 per year as a nurse. The mother testified that the father had a tendency to go out drinking after work in Illinois and that this behavior continued when the parties moved to Mobile. She testified that on their wedding night the father was so intoxicated that they were not intimate. The mother stated that a few days before her delivery of the older son she suffered from preeclampsia and an infection with a fever and a cough. She stated that she telephoned the father, who was at a Hooter's restaurant, to ask him if he would pick up some medication for her.

However, she testified that the father did not return home that night and never answered his pager because he had passed out in his automobile. In 1995, the mother had to take the younger son, who was an infant at the time, to the emergency room because he had a viral infection. She telephoned the father, who was at a bar, and he swore at her and refused to meet her at the emergency room. The father did not return home that night. In 1997, the father was arrested in Illinois and charged with driving under the influence ("DUI"). The mother testified that the father has befriended Jim Walker, who owns a bar in Mobile, and that the father frequents Walker's bar. *258 The mother testified that she believedthe father was unfaithful to her with a doctor who was completing her residency under the father's direction. She stated that she received telephone calls from a hospital employee telling her of the father's affair. The mother testified that at the time of the father's alleged affair, she was pregnant with the younger son and her obstetrician discovered that she was infected with chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease. The father denied being unfaithful. The mother stated that she was very involved in all the children's activities. She testified that the older son plays soccer and baseball and that he was a member of an elite soccer team that traveled to out-of-town matches. The mother was the manager of the son's team and helped to coordinate many aspects of the

team's activities. She stated that she would take all three children to the soccer matches. The mother testified that the father rarely attended the soccer matches. The mother stated that she took care of the children's educational needs. She testified that she was a room mother at the children's school, helping with parties for the children's classes and relieving the teachers on their lunch hour. The mother stated that she took care of the children's health needs. She testified that she took care of the children when they were sick and that she took the children to their doctor and dentist appointments. The mother stated that some of the children had allergic reactions to certain medication but that the father was confused as to which ones had the allergieswhen he took them on a trip to Baton Rouge after she filed for a divorce. The mother testified that in May 2001 Patrick Wittenbrink, a college baseball player, moved into the family home. She stated that Wittenbrink paid her $300 per month in rent, which she deposited in the couple's joint checking account. She said that Wittenbrink helped the older son with baseball and that when Wittenbrink moved in she was planning on returning to school and believed that she would need help with the children. The mother testified that the father was verbally and physically abusive. The mother stated that on one occasion a few years before the trial in this matter, the father had pushed the mother against a door and choked her because a family pet