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Volno-Vesyoly (Вольно-Весёлый) is a rural locality (a khutor) in Dondukovskoye Rural Settlement of Giaginsky District, Adygea, Russia. The population is 72 as of 2018. == Geography == The khutor is located on the Gryaznukha River. == References == Rural localities in Adygea

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|Commonwealth Heritage List |- |High Court of Australia |1975-80 |Parkes |The High Court building, designed by Christopher Kringas |Commonwealth Heritage List |- |Cameron Offices |1970-77 |Belconnen |Designed by John Andrews, in the late Twentieth Century Brutalist Style. |Part of the building is scheduled for demolition, wings 3,4 and 5, and the bridge are on the Commonwealth Heritage List. |- |Burgmann College | |Acton | |RAIA register |- |National Carillon |1970 |Parkes |An example of the late twentieth century Brutalist style designed by architects Cameron Chisholm Nicol and forms a part of the Parliamentary Triangle. It was given to Australia by the British Government to commemorate Canberra's 50th anniversary. |Open to the public and listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List. |- |UC Student Residences Group 22 | |Bruce | | |- |Research School of Biological Science | |Acton | | |- |Edmund Barton Building |1970-74 |Barton, Australian Capital Territory |Building was designed by Harry Seidler. It is 'outstanding example of the Late Twentieth-Century International Style of architecture in Australia and is the largest such example in the National Capital'. |Commonwealth Heritage List |- |National Gallery of Australia |1973-82 |Parkes, Australian Capital Territory |National Gallery was designed by Colin Madigan and built from reinforced concrete. |The Gallery and the adjoining sculpture garden are open to the public and are listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List. |- |RG Menzies Building | |ActonCommonwealth Heritage List | |The building holds the ANU collections relating to Asia and the Pacific, theses, Rare books, special collections and the United Nations collection. It is open to the public and listed on the ACT Heritage Register. |- |Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture |1999 |Barton |A Christian ecumenical centre and chapel. Associated with Saint Mark's National Theological Centre and Charles Sturt University. |Open to the public. |} ==See also== Government housing in Canberra ==References== National Trust of Australia - ACT ACT Heritage Register RAIA ACT Chapter - Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture Australian Heritage Database Commonwealth heritage places in the Australian Capital Territory 01 . Bui Landmarks in Canberra

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Ubil said his study shows that this could be a novel strategy for treating heart attacks. However, he cautioned that any treatments based on the discovery outlined in Nature are many years away. "But our work shows it's possible to change the fate of scar-forming cells in the heart, and this could potentially benefit people who have heart attacks," Ubil said. Deb added, "We are also currently investigating whether such an approach could be applied for treating scarring in other organs after injury." The research was supported by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. Eric Ubil, PhD, is now a postdoctoral fellow at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer center. Other UNC co-authors include graduate student Francesca Bargiacchi and Mauricio Rojas, MD, MPH. Arjun Deb, MD, is now on the faculty at UCLA.

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How to Really Experience Paris Come to Paris and experience it like a Parisian, not like a tourist: That's exactly what Paris residents and close friends, Jessie Kanelos Weiner and Sarah Moroz, both 33, hope that all visitors to the city can do. Their new book "Paris in Stride" aims to help tourists get this insider's perspective - it's divided into seven walking tours that include popular attractions but focus on lesser-known neighborhoods, along with under-the-radar tourist sites, restaurants and shops; Ms. Moroz did the writing while Ms. Kanelos Weiner did the illustrations. Both moved to Paris soon after graduating from college: Ms. Kanelos Weiner worked as an au pair in the city and was drawn to the rich culture, history and fashion scene. "I decided to make it home," she said. Ms. Moroz, who is half French, came to Paris with the intention of spending a year exploring the city before returning to New York, but she, too, chose to settle there. The duo met at a magazine launch party in Paris two years ago and became fast friends. Below are excerpts from a recent conversation with them. How did you conceive the idea for the book? Ms. Kanelos Weiner: I had already published a book with Rizzoli called "Edible Paradise," and my publisher there was interested in a book on Paris so I asked Sarah if she would be interested in collaborating with me. Ms. Moroz: When Jessie approached me, I immediately thought that I wanted to share our view of Paris with others that we get from living here but most visitors don't have. People tend to visit the sites that they've heard about, but the city has so much more to offer. Ms. Kanelos Weiner: People come here and want go to the best pastry shop or best brasserie, but there is not one best. Every neighborhood has something beautiful to offer, and tourists sometimes miss that. Your book is divided into walks. What makes Paris a great walking city? Ms. Moroz: A lot of great sites are within a short walk from each other. Also, the city is pedestrian-friendly, and everything is accessible by foot - locals tend to do a lot of walking. But one of the best parts of walking in Paris is that you get to see the liveliness of the streets. You can people watch and see the cafe culture where Parisians sit outside, drink their coffees and read the newspaper. Walking gives you a true connection to Paris. Do you each have a favorite neighborhood in Paris? Ms. Kanelos Weiner: I love Palais-Royal, which is near the Louvre. There's an area right behind the museum which has covered walkways and arcades with stores. This is where Parisians walk their dogs and go on strolls. It's quiet and untouched by time. Ms. Moroz: I am partial to the neighborhood I live in, Belleville, because it's so diverse. It has a little Chinatown here, an emerging gallery scene and two big parks. It's not touristy and really vibrant. Yes, it's dirty and there aren't that many historical monuments, but it is a version of Paris that thrives. Is there a must-see historical site in Paris in your opinions that tourists tend to miss? Ms. Kanelos Weiner: The opera house Palais Garnier. It's gorgeous and Paris opulence at its best. Marc Chagall painted the ceiling. Ms. Moroz: The Museum of Hunting and Nature. It's in a building from the 17th century and a cabinet of curiosities of sorts. It has a great permanent collection and also temporary exhibitions from contemporary artists. People think of Paris as a pricey destination. Is this true? Ms. Kanelos Weiner: Like any major city, it is expensive, but not everything has to be. You can get a great croissant for one euro, for example. When my friends come to town, one of my favorite and inexpensive things to do is to take them walking along the Seine. Along the way, we buy a baguette, pick up some cheese and chips, a couple of pastries and a bottle of wine and find a spot to have a delicious picnic. Ms. Moroz: You can spend a lot of money here on mediocre hotels and restaurants, but you can also find fantastic food and wine at great prices. Of course, walking is free and the best way to appreciate Paris's beauty.

2018-12-31 00:00:00

India's markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which had asked the Supreme Court to order Sahara to repay millions of investors in its 2008-11 time deposit plan, has pegged the valuation of lands owned by Aamby Valley and its units at about 405 billion rupees ($5.95 billion). The high valuation claim of Sahara contrasts with the flagging financial profile of the project: Aamby Valley posted an after-tax profit of 90 million rupees in the 12 months ended March 2013 compared to 694 million in the July 2011-March 2012 period, according to the latest figures from the regulator of companies in India. (Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee. Editing by Bill Tarrant.)

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We need to try and find this article) -April 16, 2018 For Cathy: I found a critical review of the Writing Across the Curriculum writing model. In that review are advantages and disadvantages to the concept. The following is direct quotes of each as well as my attempt to paraphrase them for Wikipedia https://www.academia.edu/10816249/A_Critical_Review_of_the_Writing_Model_Writing_Across_the_Curriculum "Ramsay(2008) identified the following students' benefits of WAC: stuents become active learners, intellectual development is encouraged when they think, debate and research, students learn to communicate effectively in respective disciplines, it promotes and develops critical thinking and analytical thinking." WAC Advantages: P.A. Ramsay, in his paper Writing across the curriculum: Integrating discourse communities in the academy, found that students that participate in WAC programs become better communicators in their chosen discipline and demonstrated improved critical/analytical thinking. (The citation for this paraphrase was a little difficult to put together since Wikipedia doesn't have a citation thing for just an article. This particular article isn't in a journal, it was just something Ramsay put together while researching schools in Jamaica) "As is with most approaches, there are inherent disadvantages. Some disadvantages related with WAC include: fear that it will take too much time to grade papers and it will interfere with the content area of subject, difficulty in getting teachers to buy in to the approach, cost and effectiveness of training workshop and teacher's beliefs that they do not posess the ability to effectively teach writing." "Another problem would have been students' inability to compose in their first language since in most instances their language only exists in oral form. This shortcoming is interesting since it is believed to affect students' second language writing ability. Friedlander: "... students who have not developed good strategies for writing in their first language will not have appropriate strategies to transfer to their second language"(p. 109). paraphrase: Disadvantages of WAC: Disadvantages of WAC include fears that the teaching style will reduce the available time to teach content material, difficuties getting teachers "on board" with the style, as well as fears that the teacher is illequipped to teach writing.Ramsay also found while working in Jamaica, that students who were unable to compose in their first language (either because of academic defficiencies or because the language did not have a written language) had difficulties composing in their second language using WAC practices. This was a sentiment echoed by Alexander Friedlander, who in his research found that students unable to write in their first language will have great difficulty writing in their second language regardless of whether their instruction has used WAC strategies. paraphrase with group: -April 20, 2018 April 18, we got in touch with a photographer that had taken some pictures of Twenge for the New York Times. We asked him to submit the pictures to Wikimedia Commons. Depending on if he is able to submit the picture, we may be able to add those pictures to the Jean Twenge Wikipedia page. Fixed the paraphrasing of the advantages and disadvantages of WAC instruction. I also added citations for each of the sources. I'm still having trouble showing the citations in the Talk page. I can show them fine in the Sandbox and I assume they'll translate fine onto the actual page. WAC Advantages: P.A. Ramsay, in his paper Writing across the curriculum: Integrating discourse communities in the academy, found that students that participate in WAC programs become better communicators in their chosen discipline and demonstrated improved critical/analytical thinking. Disadvantages of WAC: Disadvantages of WAC include fears that the teaching style will reduce the available time to teach content material, difficuties getting teachers "on board" with the style, as well as fears that the teacher is illequipped to teach writing.Ramsay also found while working in Jamaica, that students who were unable to compose in their first language (either because of academic defficiencies or because the language did not have a written language) had difficulties composing in their second language using WAC practices. This was a sentiment echoed by Alexander Friedlander, who in his research found that students unable to write in their first language will have great difficulty writing in their second language regardless of whether their instruction has used WAC strategies. iGen wiki page: Ben Critiques One of the critiques of the book ‘iGen’ is that Twenge states her conclusions first then goes out to gather the data, selecting the data that falls in line with her conclusions and sets aside the information that doesn’t.

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DeRozan scores 27 as Raptors beat Rockets 129-113 By Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors built a big lead in the first half and held on for a 129-113 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. James Harden had 38 points and made 19 of 19 foul shots for the Rockets, who ended a six-game winning streak. Houston scored six straight points, including three free throws from Harden, to make it 108-103 with about 7 1/2 minutes left. Delon Wright made a free throw for the Raptors soon after that, and OG Anunoby connected for Toronto's first field goal in more than three minutes on a 3-pointer with 6:25 remaining. After Wright's layup, Kyle Lowry stole the ball from Harden, and DeRozan finished on the other end with a dunk to make it 116-103. Harden got Houston going again with a four-point play. The free throw was his 19th, setting a franchise record for most foul shots without a miss in a game. DeRozan and Serge Ibaka had back-to-back dunks after Harden's big play to make it 120-107 with about three minutes left and send many of the home fans toward the exits. Harden had 11 assists and six rebounds. He has scored at least 20 points and had seven or more assists in every game this season. Toronto's C.J. Miles opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer to make it 106-94. The Raptors scored the first five points of the second half to make it 81-64 and pushed their lead to 19 points midway through the third when Lowry made a 3-pointer. Toronto led by 21 before Houston made five straight points, capped by a 3-point play by Tarik Black. That was the start of a nice run for the Rockets, and they used a 9-3 spurt after that to cut the lead to 97-87. Harden made four points in that span, and Eric Gordon capped it with a layup. Houston led by eight points during the first half, but the Raptors used a 45-point second quarter to take a 76-64 edge into halftime. Raptors: Norman Powell sat out after leaving Sunday's game at Boston with a hip pointer.... Lowry, a former Rocket, added 19 points and 10 assists.... Anunoby scored 16 points. Rockets: Nene missed his second straight game with a sprained right foot.... Harden received a technical after a shot in the first quarter when he complained about the lack of a foul call.... Trevor Ariza finished with 20 points and eight rebounds.... P.J. Tucker got two technical fouls and was ejected in the third quarter. Raptors: Visit New Orleans on Wednesday night. Rockets: Visit Phoenix on Thursday night. More AP basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball Share or comment on this article Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

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Associated Press Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) FILE - This file image released by HBO shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow, left, in a scene from "Game of Thrones." "Game of Thrones" was one of the hottest topics on Facebook in 2015. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP, File) FILE - This file photo provided by Disney shows R2-D2, left, and Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, in a scene from the new film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," directed by J.J. Abrams. The movie releases in the U.S. on Dec. 18, 2015, and is already one of the hottest topics on Facebook. (David James/Disney/Copyright Lucasfilm 2015 via AP, File) FILE - In this Saturday, May 2, 2015, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, connects with a right to the head of Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, during their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Mayweather was one of the hottest topics on Facebook in 2015. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Centre, in Paris. Obama was one of the hottest topics on Facebook in 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters. The rankings released Wednesday open a window into the cultural mindset by analyzing how frequently specific high-profile events, politicians, entertainers, athletes, movies and TV shows were mentioned in the posts of Facebook's 1.5 billion users. "This year, the most talked about global topics reflected the serious challenges people are facing all over the world - and how our global community is connecting and coming together in ways we have never seen before," said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Inc.'s chief operating officer. Google, the owner of the Internet's dominant search engine, will provide another snapshot of what people were thinking and talking about when it releases its annual breakdown of the year's most frequent requests for more information. Here's a glimpse at how the world looked on Facebook this year: The polarizing candidacy of billionaire former reality-TV star Donald Trump helped drive early interest in who will win next year's race to succeed President Barack Obama. Facebook says last week's shootings in San Bernardino didn't trigger enough discussion to break into the top five. 1. U.S. presidential election 2. Nov. 13 attacks in Paris 3. Syrian civil war and refugee crisis 4. Nepal earthquakes 5. Greek debt crisis British singer Ed Sheeran doesn't have as many followers as Taylor Swift and other singers on Twitter but the voice behind the Grammy-nominated song "Thinking Out Loud" topped Facebook's charts this year. All five of the top spots were held by singers. 1. Ed Sheeran 2. Taylor Swift 3. Kanye West 4. Nicky Jam 5. Wiz Khalifa No surprise here after the HBO series "Game of Thrones" enthralled audiences during its fifth season and won a record 12 times, including the prize for best drama, at the Emmy awards in September. 1. "Game of Thrones" 2. "The Walking Dead" 3. "The Daily Show" 4. "Saturday Night Live" The anticipation for the Walt Disney Co.'s revival of the "Star Wars" franchise loomed over theaters like the Death Star for most of the year, even though the film won't be released until next week. 1. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" 2. "Furious 7" 3. "Jurassic World" 4. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" 5. "American Sniper" The long-awaited May duel between two of the past decade's best boxers captivated sports fans.

2015-12-31 00:00:00

This resulted in the Company's Royal Charter being revoked in 1684, and from then on the Crown assumed responsibility for appointing the Colony's governors (it first re-appointed the last company governor). Freed of the Company's restraints, the local merchant class came to dominate and shape Bermuda's progress, as Bermudians abandoned agriculture en masse and turned to the sea. ==See also== History of Bermuda History of Virginia Jamestown, Virginia List of trading companies Virginia Company of London Sea Venture Virginia Company ==References== ==External links== Roots Web Richard Norwood’s Survey of the Land and Landholder’s of Bermuda. Bermuda Yellow Pages History of Bermuda. Dan Byrnes. Com The Business of Slavery - Chapter 9. History of Bermuda Colonial Virginia English colonization of the Americas Chartered companies Trading companies Companies established in 1615 1615 establishments in the British Empire 1615 establishments in North America 1610s establishments in Virginia Companies disestablished in the 1680s 1684 disestablishments in the British Empire 1684 disestablishments in North America British North America Economy of Stuart England

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The richest Americans get a $33,000 tax break under the GOP tax law. The poorest get $40. President Trump talks with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) at the White House on May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health-care bill. (Evan Vucci/AP) The Republican tax law passed last fall will give the richest 1 percent of Americans an average personal income tax break of about $33,000, while the poorest Americans will receive an average personal income tax break of $40, according to a new study published this week by nonpartisan analysts. The Tax Policy Center, a D.C. think tank, has produced its first analysis of how the GOP law's changes to personal income taxes alone - rather than that of the law overall - affect the rich and poor. Previous TPC analyses have already looked at the overall distributional effects of the law, which included a giant tax cut to corporations and a reduction in the estate tax paid by the wealthiest families. The new TPC report isolates the impact of the law's personal income taxes, suggesting that the corporate cut does not alone account for the law offering its biggest gains to wealthier Americans. "While most of the corporate tax cuts flow to the top of the income distribution, what this shows is that even in the direct changes to the individual side of the tax code, most of those changes are still being allocated to the top," said Kim Rueben, a senior fellow at TPC. The report shows that the majority of Americans in all 50 states will get a tax cut under the GOP law but that the size of its benefits are uneven. The biggest winners are the richest 1 percent of Americans, or those earning more than $732,800 every year. The smallest bump goes to the poorest income bracket, defined as earning less than $25,000 annually. The size of the break is bigger for those in the middle-income brackets. Those earning between $86,000 and $148,000 annually will get an average break of about $1,500, while those earning between $48,000 and $86,000 will get an average of $780. Americans earning between $25,000 and $48,000 will get an average personal income tax break of $320, the report says. The richest 1 percent will see its tax burden drop by 1.5 percent, while middle earners see theirs drop by 1.2 percent. The poorest Americans see the smallest change, as their taxes drop by 0.3 percent, according to TPC. A Pew Research Center report from this fall found that those earning $200,000 or more paid about 59 percent of federal income taxes. When factoring in all the law's provisions, including the corporate rate cut, TPC said the richest Americans get a tax break of $51,140, while the poorest Americans receive one of $60. "This is getting your hands on the change people will see in their actual 1040s, but the pattern is pretty similar to what we see when we include all provisions in the tax law," Rueben said. The report comes as Republicans push the tax law as their signature legislative achievement from controlling both branches of Congress and the White House since the 2016 elections. Democrats have called the tax law a giveaway to corporations and the rich, while Republicans have defended it by saying it offers broad tax relief to millions of Americans and is encouraging business investment that will translate into higher wages. The law's personal income provisions will cut taxes for more than 60 percent of residents in all 50 U.S. states and the District, according to the TPC analysis. North Dakota has the most residents coming out ahead, as 75 percent of that state's residents are projected to get a tax cut year because of the personal income provisions. In Ohio, where Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) is up for reelection, at least 69 percent of residents will get a tax cut under the GOP law. [ Republicans say it's a tax cut for the middle class. The biggest winners are the rich. ] Meanwhile, blue states such as New York, California and New Jersey are among those with the fewest beneficiaries of the changes to the tax law's income provisions, although red states such as Georgia and Florida also have fewer beneficiaries than most. To raise revenue for its other cuts, the GOP tax law eliminated deductions that millions of taxpayers claimed and placed a $10,000 cap on the deductions of state and local property taxes. As a result, taxpayers in states with high local taxes - or states controlled by Democrats - are more likely to see tax hikes under the new code. The analysis shows that even in these states most people will see their taxes cut. "The fact that most individuals in New Jersey and New York see their taxes go down might be surprising," Rueben said. "A majority of people even there are seeing a tax cut rather than a tax increase."

2018-12-31 00:00:00

Another Earthquake Hits Near Fukushima in Japan - No Tsunami Warning TOKYO - A strong earthquake has shaken the same area in Japan hit by a magnitude-7.4 earthquake two days ago. No tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck Thursday morning off the shore of southern Fukushima prefecture. The agency said that there may be slight changes in sea levels, but there is no risk of damage from a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the magnitude at 5.6. The earthquake was reportedly felt as far away as Tokyo, 140 miles southwest of the epicenter. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

2016-12-31 00:00:00

Parents of Alfie Evans pledge to give him 'dignity and comfort he needs' The parents of Alfie Evans have pledged to work alongside doctors to give him "the dignity and comfort he needs" His father, Tom, 21, also appealed to the family's many supporters to step aside and allow them to "form a relationship" with Alder Hey Children's Hospital and go on to "build a bridge and walk across it." Earlier on Thursday, Mr Evans said he and Alfie's mother, Kate James, 20, hoped to have a "positive" meeting to discuss his son's care with medics in Liverpool after they previously failed in an 11th-hour attempt to take the 23-month-old to a foreign hospital for treatment. He said there had been no deterioration in Alfie's condition since he was taken off a ventilator and he was not in pain. He accused doctors of misdiagnosing his son and also vowed to return to court if the meeting did not go well. But he later told reporters that in his son's interests he and Kate would now work together with his treatment team and praised Alder Hey staff for their "professionalism." In a statement, he said: "Our lives have been turned upside down by the intense focus on Alfie and his situation. Our little family along with Alder Hey has become the centre of attention for many people around the world and it has meant we have not been able to live our lives as we would like. "We are very grateful and we appreciate all the support we have received from around the world, including from our Italian and Polish supporters, who have dedicated their time and support to our incredible fight. We would now ask you to return back to your everyday lives and allow myself, Kate and Alder Hey to form a relationship, build a bridge and walk across it. "We also wish to thank Alder Hey staff at every level for their dignity and professionalism during what must be an incredibly difficult time for them too. Together we recognise the strains (that) recent events have put upon us all and we now wish for privacy for everyone concerned. "In Alfie's interests, we will work with his treating team on a plan that provides our boy with the dignity and comfort he needs." Mr Evans added that no more statements or interviews would be given by him on the subject. Police remained outside the hospital on Thursday after Alder Hey said its staff had experienced "unprecedented personal abuse." Alfie has been at the centre of a life-or-death treatment battle, with his parents trying to block doctors from withdrawing life support in a sometimes acrimonious six-month dispute which has seen a series of court battles. Judges have heard that Alfie, born on May 9 2016, is in a "semi-vegetative state" and has a degenerative neurological condition that doctors had not definitively diagnosed. Specialists say his brain has been "eroded."

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QUICKFIRE: Max Whitlock on waffles and winning gold By John Koski Guilty pleasure? Sticky toffee pudding or waffles and ice cream. I can treat myself when I'm not in competition. Where is home? I'm originally from Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, but my fiancée [gymnastics coach Leah Hickton] and I live in Basildon, Essex, where I train. Career plan B? Designing clothes and trainers. It's an ambition of mine when my gymnastics career is over. Who would play you in a movie of your life? Mark Wahlberg. Biggest bugbear? People who don't hold the door open for you when you're walking through behind them. As a child you wanted to be... A gymnast - I started when I was seven and it's all I've ever known. Earliest memory? Walking on my hands on holiday in the Canaries and getting massive blisters on them because it was so hot. Secret to a happy relationship? Doing everything you can to help each other. Your best quality? I'm a chilled, go-with-the-flow kind of person, which helps me when I'm competing. And your worst? I can be impatient. If I have an idea or there's something I want to do, I have to get on with it straight away. Most romantic thing you've ever done? Proposing to Leah in the Lake District a year ago. She was a bit tearful but said yes, so I was happy. Last meal on earth? A roast dinner, which always reminds me of Christmas. Dream dinner-party guests? My family. We don't get together too often, but a family meal is one of my favourite things. Cat or dog? I haven't got any pets, but if I did I would have a dog. Advice to teenage self? Don't stress unnecessarily. Starstruck moment? Seeing Kōhei Uchimura, the greatest gymnast ever, for the first time in Japan in 2010 was amazing. In 2014, I came second to him in the All-Around Final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which was surreal. Career highlight? Winning two gold medals at last year's Rio Olympics. Most embarrassing moment? Doing interviews at the 2015 World Championships with a massive scab and scrape on my face, which I got after falling during the floor exercises. Favourite tipple? A glass of Coke. What did you have for breakfast today? Beans on toast. Top of your bucket list? Either doing a skydive or some sort of crazy driving experience, maybe in a Lamborghini, which is my favourite car. One thing that would make your life better? An extra few hours in the day. Philosophy? Stay chilled and enjoy the journey. Where would you time travel to? London in 2012 to relive competing at a home Olympic Games - and maybe upgrading my two bronze medals to gold! First record you bought? An Eminem album. Most extravagant purchase? A Porsche 718 Cayman in bright orange, my favourite colour. Style icon? Kanye West - I admire what he's done in fashion. Celebrity crush? Gigi Hadid. Happiness is... Family. Max is an ambassador for the National Lottery Awards, in which UK projects can win Lottery funding. Vote for your choice from Thursday at lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards. #NLAwards Share or comment on this article

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Mauricio Pochettino warns new boy Serge Aurier against courting controversy at Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino has given controversial £23m signing Serge Aurier a clean slate as he tries to rebuild his reputation at Tottenham Hotspur, but has warned him he will not accept any misbehaviour at the club. Aurier has an assault conviction, which held up his deadline-day move from Paris Saint-Germain, and infamously used homophobic language against then-manager Laurent Blanc and his team-mates there. But Pochettino, publicly discussing the Aurier signing for the first time on Thursday, said that the Ivorien right-back "starts from zero" at Spurs and that his behaviour in France was not an issue. Aurier only arrived back at Tottenham on Thursday afternoon after international duty with Cote d'Ivoire, but Pochettino has spoken to him at length about his behaviour and what is expected of him at Spurs. Pochettino puts great store by professionalism and joked that he has already told Aurier what will happen if he steps out of line at Spurs. Asked about what Aurier said about Blanc, Pochettino admitted the topic had come up between them. "I said to him, "I'll kill you,"" Pochettino joked, mimicking a headbutt. But Pochettino did not sound overly concerned about what Aurier has done in the past. Pochettino admitted that he did not seek character references on him, and was willing to trust him to behave better in future. "I always try to feel what the player translates to you when you have a conversation and you meet," Pochettino said. "It's more important, the feeling that you get from people. I had a long chat with him. And I explained how we are, how I am, and what I expect from him. And the commitment from him." Pochettino has made his expectations clear, meaning Aurier will have nowhere to hide if he transgresses during his time at Tottenham. "With Serge Aurier, we were clear, and then if some issues happen in the future, we will see," he said. "But I trust in him and he needs to show we can trust, from today." Pochettino also insisted that Dele Alli did "nothing wrong" in his televised obscene gesture during England's game with Slovakia at Wembley on Monday evening. Alli has been roundly criticised for what has been interpreted in some circles as swearing at the referee. Serge Aurier courted plenty of controversy during his time at PSG (Getty) But Pochettino said he had no issue with Alli, who he said was joking with Kyle Walker. "From my point of view, there is nothing wrong from Dele," Pochettino said. "He is improving a lot. I am so happy with him. He needs to improve and learn, like me, like everyone. His behaviour is improving a lot." Fifa are looking into Alli's gesture but Pochettino said that he was a victim of the proliferation of TV cameras at modern football stadiums, meaning that his joke has been taken out of context. "Maybe the headlines are because it's Dele, he's English, and something happens," he said. "But I think it's not a big issue. For me, it's about moving on and not to create important things about this. He was joking. Look at Mr Bean. No? That is a bad example! All the people laugh about that. And Dele was joking with Kyle Walker! Come on. We need to censor Mr Bean." Reuse content

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He planned to march out on a moonless night with his army, and instead of going directly south to the Punic camp, march in a roundabout way to the Temple of Cyan and attack the Carthaginian fortifications at first light. The Greek fleet was to attack after Dionysius had engaged the Carthaginians. The success of the plan largely depended on the timely coordination between the fleet and the army, the absence of which had doomed another complicated battle plan of Dionysius in 405 BC at Gela. ====Subtle treachery==== Dionysius successfully completed his night march and reached Cyan. At daybreak, he sent his cavalry and 1,000 mercenaries to attack the camp directly from the west. This was a diversion, Dionysius had secretly ordered his horsemen to abandon the rebellious, untrustworthy mercenaries after they engaged the Carthaginians. The combined force attacked the camp, and the mercenaries were slaughtered after the Greek horsemen suddenly fled the field. Dionysius had succeeded in distracting the enemy and getting rid of some unreliable soldiers all at once. ===Attack on the Punic forts=== While the mercenaries were being butchered, the main Greek army launched attacks towards the forts near the temple of Zeus at Polichana and Dascon. The cavalry, after deserting the mercenaries, joined the attack on Dascon while part of the Greek fleet also sallied forth and attacked the Punic ships beached nearby. The Carthaginians were caught by surprise, and before they could put up a coordinated resistance Dionysius managed to defeat the force outside the camp and then storm the fort at Polichana successfully, after which his force began to attack the Carthaginian camp and the temple. The Carthaginians managed to hold off the Greeks until nightfall, when the fighting stopped. ====Punic fleet decimated at Dascon==== The Punic fleet was undermanned as some of the crews had perished in the plague, and many of their ships were deserted. The Greek ships had also achieved total surprise, the Punic ships at Dascon, which included 40 Quinqueremes, could not be manned and launched in time to face the assault and soon the whole Syracuse navy joined the attack. Greek ships rammed and sunk some as they lay at anchor, some ships were boarded and captured by Greek soldiers after a brief skirmish, while the horsemen, now led by Dionysius, set fire to some of the ships, some of which drifted away when their anchor cables burnt. Punic soldiers and sailors leapt into the water and swam ashore, the fire spread to the camp but was put out after part of the camp was burnt. The Punic army could not offer assistance as they were busy fending off attacking Greek soldiers. Some Greeks from Syracuse manned some of the merchant vessels and boats, sailed to Dascon and towed some of the derelict Punic ships away, along with whatever spoils they could scavenge. Meanwhile, the fort at Dascon had also fallen in Greek hands. Dionysius encamped with his army near the temple of Zeus at Polichana while the fleet returned to Syracuse. ===A good days work=== The Greeks had managed to capture the fort at Polichana and Dascon, but after a days battle had ended the Punic camp and temple of Zeus was still in Carthaginian hands, while a substantial part of their fleet also had survived. The initiative now lay with Dionysius, and barring reinforcements or unlooked for developments, a disaster comparable to the one at Himera might befall the Carthaginians unless Himilco acted to avert it. ==Strange political bedfellows== Greek tyrants, especially Gelo, Hiero and Dionysius are often credited with saving the Western civilization from barbarian machinations, especially by 16th −18th century historians. However, some of their activities have more to do with saving their rule than saving western civilization, as the actions of Dionysius were to show in 396 BC. ===Himilco's dilemma=== The Carthaginian forces had managed to survive the Greek attack, but they were still suffering from the plague, and to regain the initiative they had either to defeat the Greek army or the fleet, which was an impossible task at this stage. The Greek navy now probably outnumbered the Carthaginian one, which was devastated by the Greek raid and unable to man available ships due to crew shortage. The army was in no better condition to fight a successful pitched battle. Himilco was aware of the situation and opted to open secret negotiations with Dionysius that very night, while other Greek commanders were kept in the dark as the Italian and mainland Greek contingents were in favor of totally destroying the surviving Punic forces.

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Look: Autocorrect leads to 'blind girl' cake topper HAMILTON, Scotland, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Scottish mom's request for a "wee blonde girl" atop her daughter's birthday cake led to an unusual cake topper when autocorrect changed "blonde" to "blind." Lanarkshire resident Emily Seggie shared a picture on Twitter of her sister's birthday cake, which was topped with a "wee blind girl" as a result of her mother's autocorrect mishap while sending a text message to the baker. The girl atop the cake has dark hair instead of the intended blonde and her eyes are closed while she holds a toothpick as a cane. "The text must have autocorrected to 'blind girl' and when my mum went to collect it she was wondering why it wasn't blonde. They then realized what had happened after checking the text and decided to leave it on as was funny. Hope no one is offended," Seggie told Buzzfeed News. Related UPI Stories

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Little fanfare marks the end of the L.A. Sports Arena Good morning. It is Tuesday, Oct. 11. Nestlé is voluntarily recalling some packages of its ice cream Drumsticks after some equipment in its Bakersfield factory tested positive for listeria. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State: Water storage Officials with the Metropolitan Water District say they're building up the state's storage reserves. And they're dismissing concerns that conservation efforts have slipped. "I was very pleased that the numbers stayed as high as they did," said Jeffrey Kightlinger, the district's general manager. Los Angeles Times A teardown The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is being torn down with little fanfare. Though it was at various times home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Kings as well as the UCLA and USC basketball teams, the Sports Arena never captured the hearts of Angelenos like glitzier venues. "It's at a point where it can go quietly in hospice and make way for some vibrant thing that will serve the people of Los Angeles well," said Louis Naidorf, design architect for the building. Los Angeles Times Conviction reversed A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal has thrown out a murder conviction over a trial judge's comments on plumbers. During the 2014 murder trial, Judge Eleanor J. Hunter warned jurors not to pre-judge witnesses and cited her own run-ins with plumbers. The problem: a plumbing contractor was key to the alibi of defendant Vincent Tatum. Los Angeles Times Green policy: Things have turned ugly for some homeowners who ripped out their grass lawns in favor of gravel and drought-tolerant plantings from Turf Terminators. "The company's short but profitable life span serves as an instructional fable for other cities that will inevitably face climate change-related infrastructure problems." Bloomberg Hiking danger: A hiker was hospitalized after a bear attack in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The 53-year-old man was hiking when a bear appeared ahead of him and stood on his hind legs, authorities said. Then, a second bear attacked. Los Angeles Times Walk this way: A pedestrian bridge could one day connect the Broad Museum with a transit stop at 2nd and Hope streets in downtown. Design plans were unveiled by Metro. Urbanize LA Construction projects: A new map tracks development projects throughout Los Angeles. LAist Housing fight: Supporters say a measure on the March 2017 ballot would curb "mega-developments" in Los Angeles, but opponents warned Monday that the initiative could have broader implications and halt the city's plans to house the homeless. The conflict comes down to zone changes and general plan amendments. Los Angeles Times Temporary solution: San Jose will become the first city in the state to allow tiny homes for the homeless. A new state law will allow the city to temporarily suspend building, safety and health codes to allow for unconventional housing solutions. "It will allow us to create bridge housing opportunities - a stable place people can live and stay while they're waiting to be placed in a permanent home," said Ray Bramson, San Jose's homeless response manager. Mercury News Call for respect: Television host Nancy O'Dell is responding to the 11-year-old audio recording that captured GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump talking about how he tried unsuccessfully to have sex with her. "The conversation has got to change because everybody deserves respect, no matter the gender or setting," she said. Entertainment Tonight Man attacked: Members of the Sikh community want prosecutors to file hate crime charges against two men accused of beating a Sikh man in Richmond. During the attack, the assailants cut Maan Singh Khalsa's hair, a feature that Sikh men grow out as part of their faith. "Targeting a Sikh's turban and hair is analogous to targeting a Jew's yarmulke or a Muslim's hijab," the Sikh Coalition wrote in a letter to the Contra Costa County district attorney's office. Los Angeles Times Attack on death row: An inmate on San Quentin State Prison's death row slashed a correctional officer with a makeshift weapon in the shower, according to authorities. Richard Penunuri engaged in a similar attack on a guard 10 years ago. This time, the officer suffered "a significant injury to his forearm" and was taken to the hospital for treatment. SFGate Not a fan: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not a fan of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest in which he refuses to stand for the national anthem. "I would point out how ridiculous it seems to me to do such an act," she said. Yahoo Is it real: Prominent litigator Pierce O'Donnell is in a legal case of his own. Is his painting a real Jackson Pollock? And is it worth more than $100 million? Los Angeles Times

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was keep. (non-admin closure) — Sam Sailor ===Pooja Gor=== – (View AfDView log Stats) () Not notable, Fails NACTOR and GNG. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. North America1000 Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. North America1000 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) Keep – She has played lead roles in two television shows (Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya and Ek Nayi Ummeed - Roshni) so meets BASIC and NACTOR. Sources to confirm -

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:But in the end, it turns out that one of the stories is a defense of emotion as the source of value, and the other is an argument that there are no values but survival, which end reason should rigorously serve. Or something like that. ::Parallel literature would probably be a place to look, but I don't know that anyone has actually created exactly that kind of experimental novel. ::It nearly happens by accident. A lot of old sci-fi has very similar plot lines, but somehow it still manages to exactly illustrate whatever political point the author wanted to make. ApLundell (talk) ::The Last Ringbearer isn't exactly parody, it's more like unusually good fanfic. It got crappy reviews from critics who took it in the wrong spirit, but I liked it a lot. The movie Rashomon might be closer to what you want, though. 173.228.123.121 (talk) :::Well, parody would be what to call it for copyright purposes — see The Wind Done Gone. I don't think Rashomon captures it either; again, the stories are supposed to be from the point of view of the same character(s). Everything happens the same, but little background details, choices of wording, stuff like that, when you add it all up, you find you have a completely opposite story. == Confederacy at the end of the war: Southern independence vs the preservation of slavery == The Civil War was fought over slavery, this is an undeniable fact. It was direct and indirect cause to the war. The South began a war of independence/secession over the issue (state rights, tariffs, enter every Confederate apologist's excuse to skirt around slavery) of slavery. Let's establish that as the starting ground...My question is that how did the rationale for the war evolve over the course of the war in response to emancipation and the Union commandeering of slaves and the destruction of plantations? Did the anyone in the Confederacy ever considered emancipation for the sake of continuing the war with the North? Who were the notable Confederate dissidents against slavery/were there any abolitionist in the army or government of the Confederacy who were more in favor of Southern independence than the preservation of slavery. No, there was no consideration of abolition by the Confederate ruling class. Any who considered it were wise to keep quiet. Toward the end the South did grudgingly and half-heartedly consider arming slaves out of desperation (and even did organize a small unit or so, but too late for them to see combat), and I think the presumption Yeah there were a lot of southerners who had no use for slavery. Particularly hill country folk in the uplands and mountains of the Appalachians West Virginia is an interesting case, with at least some Union sympathy combined with Union occupation leading it to split from Virginia. StuRat (talk) 96.41.155.253 I doubt that there were prominent public abolitionists in the Confederacy, but towards the end of the war, some were in favor of drafting blacks as soldiers, which raised the possibility that it might be practically necessary to promise such soldiers their future freedom (as Herostratus has said)... AnonMoos (talk) Link to the Confederate Constitution. Note that emancipation would have been unconstitutional. The CSA government of course didn't have the power to interfere in such an internal matter. The states had some additional powers under the CSA constitution, e.g. adjoining states could enter into navigation-related interstate compacts without congressional approval (Article I, Section 10, final sentence), but the bill of rights (Article I, Section 9), which explicitly bound the states, included (clause 4) a prohibition on laws "denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves". This could have been amended, as the only unamendable section was (like under the US Constitution) the provision guaranteeing to each state its equal representation in the Senate, but still it's something that would have been much more complicated than any one state deciding to take the risk of emancipation. Nyttend backup (talk) Does John S. Mosby answer the OP's question? "In the letter, Mosby explained his reasons as to why he fought for the Confederacy, despite personally disapproving of slavery." He claimed to disapprove of slavery, but, according to our article, "during the war, he had kept a slave, Aaron Burton". This, along with him fighting for the Confederacy, suggests that he may have just found it politically convenient to make that claim, similar to a certain modern politician who claimed he "didn't inhale". StuRat (talk) == Cookbooks == Are cookbooks made by mostly female authors or people of both sexes who choose female names?

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Scunthorpe United v Fleetwood Town Sky Bet League Two Venue: Glanford Park Date: Monday, 27 January Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live & BBC local radio Continue reading the main story Scunthorpe will be without veteran striker Deon Burton because of a calf injury, with Paul Hayes expected to replace him up front. Gary McSheffrey and Paddy Madden are in contention, but defender Andy Dawson (hip), winger Andy Welsh (knee) and striker Matt Godden (ankle) are out. Fleetwood will assess their squad after coming through a gruelling clash with Burton on Saturday. Jeff Hughes (broken leg) and Jamille Matt (ankle) remain on the sidelines. Also related to this story

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During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). ==Season summary== Blackburn won just four of their first 14 league games, a run which also included eight draws and two defeats. However, they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February - they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period, as they won two and lost ten in 12 games, the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one-sided double over Charlton Athletic (2-0 away and 4-1 home). But Graeme Souness inspired his side, bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole, to a considerable turnaround in form - seeing them win six in their final 12 games - which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table. UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph, but the club's fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club's dismal winter period. Especially, their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of +4, concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency. At the end of the season, striker Mark Hughes retired at the age of 38, after a playing career spanning 22 years that had yielded two league titles, four FA Cups, a Cup Winners' Cup and three League Cups. ==Final league table== Results summary Results by round ==Results== Blackburn Rovers' score comes first ===Legend=== ===FA Premier League=== ===FA Cup=== ===League Cup=== ==First-team squad== Squad at end of season ===Left club during season=== ===Reserve squad=== ==Statistics== ===Appearances and goals=== |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Left club during season |} ===Top scorers=== ====Premier League==== Matt Jansen 10 Andy Cole 9 Damien Duff 7 David Dunn 6 Craig Hignett 4 ==Football League Cup Final line-up== {| width=100% | |- | | |} {| width=100% |valign=top width=50%| |valign="top"| |valign="top" width="50%"| |} ==References== Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was keep. As people seem to be pretty unified on renaming this page, feel free to start a move discussion on the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Jdcomix (talk) ===Anti-Orthodoxy=== – (View AfDView log Stats) () This is an article that has been tagged for some time as lacking decent citations. In particular, it has no citations to any text using the term "anti-Orthodoxy", leading me and other editors to conclude it is a neologism not used in the real world. Searching Google Scholar, Google Book and Google News generates no instances of the term being used in anything like the way the article suggests. Therefore the material in it can only have been included in the article as a result of original research and synthesis. No articles link to this one, except via the many sidebars it has been added to tendentiously. BobFromBrockley (talk) :Yo you forgot to add your own vote! Note: In this edit at 02:49, February 15, 2018 Calthinus altered vote below from Delete or rename to Rename. This may change the apparent interpretation of comments below which preceded this change. Mathglot (talk) Now changed back to avoid confusion as apparently I violated something... Delete or rename and replace with a disambiguation page. Here's what I observe based on google, earlier posted to the Talk page: a lot of 3000 or so Google results [seem to suggest that the word has a different definition -- meaning "sentiment that opposes established thought", not the Orthodox Christian faith. These seem much more common in books and other preferable sources actually

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A 1964 commercial television adaptation starred Ian Carmichael, Patrick Macnee, Susannah York, Fenella Fielding, Pamela Brown and Irene Handl. BBC television transmissions of the play have included a 1974 Play of the Month version starring Coral Browne as Lady Bracknell with Michael Jayston, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones and Celia Bannerman. Stuart Burge directed another adaptation in 1986 with a cast including Gemma Jones, Alec McCowen, Paul McGann and Joan Plowright. It was adapted for Australian TV in 1957. ===Commercial recordings=== Gielgud's performance is preserved on an EMI audio recording dating from 1952, which also captures Edith Evans's Lady Bracknell. The cast also includes Roland Culver (Algy), Jean Cadell (Miss Prism), Pamela Brown (Gwendolen) and Celia Johnson (Cecily). Other audio recordings include a "Theatre Masterworks" version from 1953, directed and narrated by Margaret Webster, with a cast including Maurice Evans, Lucile Watson and Mildred Natwick; a 1989 version by California Artists Radio Theatre, featuring Dan O'Herlihy Jeanette Nolan, Les Tremayne and Richard Erdman; and one by L.A. Theatre Works issued in 2009, featuring Charles Busch, James Marsters and Andrea Bowen. ==Notes and references== ===Notes=== ===References=== ==Sources== == External links == The Importance of Being Earnest early manuscript draft at the British Library Printable version in PDF format, A4 paper size (Kindle, EPUB and txt files) performance history, cast lists, awards received The Importance of Being Earnest, Victoria and Albert Museum 1947 Theatre Guild on the Air radio adaptation at Internet Archive 1895 plays Plays by Oscar Wilde Irish plays adapted into films

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Ernest Edward Cook (4 September 1865 – 14 March 1955) was an English philanthropist and businessman. He was a grandson of Thomas Cook, the travel entrepreneur. Cook was born in Camberwell, London and educated at Mill Hill School, as were his two brothers Frank and Thomas. He entered the family travel business, and developed its banking operations. In 1928, along with his brother Frank, he sold his business interest in the family firm to the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Following the sale, Cook retired to Bath, and devoted himself to his art collection and the acquisition of country estates. He accumulated a large collection of fine and decorative art, which on his death became the largest bequest ever left to the National Arts Collection Fund. In 1931 he acquired Montacute House in Somerset and the Bath Assembly Rooms for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. He became a major benefactor of the National Trust, and encouraged the Trust to acquire historic country houses and estates. Montacute House and the Assembly Rooms were transferred to the National Trust. Cook acquired a total of seventeen estates, of which Bradenham, Buscot and Coleshill passed to the National Trust. In 1952 Cook founded the Ernest Cook Trust, and transferred seven estates to it. ==References== ==Further reading== Collins, E. J. T. and Giles, A. K. (1989). Innovation and Conservation: Ernest Edward Cook and his Country Estates. University of Reading.. == External links == Ernest Cook Trust website 1865 births 1955 deaths English philanthropists English art collectors People educated at Mill Hill School

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Human remains found in Southern Highlands Police have located human remains in bushland in the Southern Highlands, believed to be those of a 52-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in Mittagong in June of this year. The skeletal remains have not yet been formally identified, but NSW police said a post mortem examination will be conducted in coming days to determine an identity and cause of death. A member of the public discovered the remains in bushland north of Lake Alexandra, at about 2pm on Saturday before contacting police. Police are still investigating the circumstances which lead to the death and a report will be prepared for the Coroner. Kathleen Lidden, 52, was reported missing by her family on June 14 when she didn't return home after leaving on foot the day before. Mrs Lidden was last seen at about 12.30pm on June 13 at Mittagong Shopping Village, where she was captured on CCTV footage. She did not take any personal belongings with her and her behaviour was considered to be out of character. Police from the Hume Local Area Command established Strike Force Aeons to investigate Mrs Lidden's disappearance. Earlier this year, searches were conducted in the Mount Gibraltar bushland area and the Lake Alexandra area, while the Mittagong Central Business District was also canvassed. with Illawarra Mercury

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RBA lowers inflation forecasts, ready to cut rates again The Reserve Bank has reiterated its commitment to its inflation target, suggesting it will not shy away from further rate cuts if price and wage growth remains sluggish. The bank, which on Tuesday cut the cash rate to 1.75 per cent after surprisingly weak quarterly inflation data, said the board "judged that the prospects for sustainable growth in the economy with inflation returning to target over time, would be improved by further easing of monetary policy." Why RBA cut interest rates 1.75 per cent For the first time in a year, the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates. Peter Martin explains why. In the semi-annual Statement of Monetary Policy, the RBA lowered its forecasts for underlying inflation to between 1 and 2 per cent for the year to December, from 2 to 3 per cent, noting "broad based weakness in domestic cost pressures." That represents a half a percentage point revision from its previous inflation forecasts. More significantly, RBA now does not expect inflation to return to the lower end of its 2 to 3 per cent target inflation range until 2018, The RBA's Statement of Monetary Policy outlines the central bank's rationale for cutting the cash rate below 2 per cent for the first time ever. On Tuesday, the RBA responded to a surprisingly low inflation reading which implied an annual headline inflation rate of 1.5 per cent over the year - by cutting the cash rate for the first time in 12 months. That was despite strong growth and unemployment data and an apparent reluctance to cut rates given monetary policy was seen as losing its efficacy while creating potential financial stability risks by inflation asset prices. Friday's downward revision in the central bank's inflation forecast was widely expected by the market but will further reinforce expectations that another interest rate cut is on its way. Advertisement Growth and unemployment forecasts were 'little changed' from the February statement, which predicted GDP growth of around 2.5 per cent through to June 2016, consistent with the government's budget numbers. While the RBA does not explicitly offer a forecast for the unemployment rate, a chart included in the statement implies it expects a decline to about 5.25 per cent - from about 5.75 per cent. Unemployment will "remain around current levels for the next year and then gradually decline as growth in economic activity strengthens," the RBA said. The RBA reiterated its previous statements that low inflation would provide it with "scope" for further rate cuts, which it duly seized upon on Tuesday. But the impact on already elevated house prices led to some apprehension. In its decision to cut interest rates, the RBA said the board "took careful account of developments in the housing market" but noted that steps taken by regulators to tighten housing credit had led to an "abatement" of pricing pressures, therefore providing them with comfort to act. The broad-based nature of the lower than expected March quarter inflation numbers coupled with weak wage growth forced a "reassessment of the extent of inflationary pressures," the RBA said. The RBA, along with other central banks around the world, are trying to understand why wage inflation is weak even as the unemployment rate falls. Wage growth in recent years has been far lower than suggested by its historical relationship with measures of spare capacity such as the unemployment rate," the RBA said. This might be explained, the RBA said, by declining inflation expectations, a fall in national income and a rise in labour market flexibility while noting this was evident in other advanced economies. Still weak wage growth coupled with rising employment is a phenomenon that central banks are not easily able to explain, nor formulate an appropriate response. The RBA noted that one measure of labour costs - average earnings per hour - declined in the December quarter with growth comparable to the periods of weakness in the early to mid 1990s at a time of considerably higher unemployment" This may be due by shifts within industries - such as workers that were paid well to work on the mines returning to lower paid construction jobs, workers being able to replace departing staff with new staff on lower salaries and a reduction in allowances.

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Nicky's first wedding, to banker Todd Meister in August 2004. The only guests were Paris and actress Bijou Phillips. Within eight weeks they had split up and the marriage was later annulled. Share or comment on this article

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New apartments bring old-world charm, from Rosebery to Parramatta and Lidcombe Chicago, 1910. Industry is booming, vice is rife and an unidentified assassin known as "Shotgun Man" is terrorising Little Italy. It's also the year that leading Sydney architect John Burcham Clamp visits the city to investigate the latest architectural trends and construction techniques. What he learns on that trip he puts to use designing a Wrigley's Chewing Gum factory for the inner east suburb of Rosebery. The heritage-listed building is once again in construction mode as developer Stable Properties transforms the site into 99 apartments. Stable Group director Ed Horton says the original construction techniques were acclaimed at the time as world's best practice. "Retaining the old Wrigley factory as the cornerstone piece of our new Burcham development gives the project exceptional character that celebrates the bold architectural style," he says. The Burcham features four four-storey buildings: the original 1918 structure, another built in 1928, plus two new buildings designed by Allen Jack+ Cottier. Industrial-style finishes include polished concrete floors, soaring ceilings and distinctive flared mushroom capital columns, while 21st-century technology ranges from solar power to an embedded energy network, electric car charging and biometric security. There will also be a Durie Design residents" garden and rooftop terrace with outdoor cinema. The second stage is due to launch on March 15. In Lidcombe, developer Piety recently launched KEE apartments, an 11-storey development by Fuse Architecture with 137 residences and a rooftop garden. After the one-bedders sold out at the launch weekend, the developer could potentially alter the plans to incorporate more as part of a new release. KEE is 50 metres from Lidcombe station, three kilometres from Sydney Olympic Park and about 18 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. Agent LINK's national sales director Rhys Morgan says Kee is all about convenience, including cafes in the ground-floor retail section. See more of The Burcham at Domain See more of Kee Lidcombe at Domain You may also like... One of Parramatta's newest residential towers is offering a range of apartments to lease. The rental properties at V by Crown Group are expected to appeal to young executives seeking luxury apartments in a prime location, as well as downsizers in search of a convenient, low-maintenance lifestyle. The building, which opened this year, was designed by Allen Jack + Cottier, with interiors by Koichi Takada Architects. Principal Koichi Takada said he wanted to create a sanctuary for residents, "like a beautiful resort where everything is designed to allow you to relax, rest and entertain." Residents will have access to an outdoor pool, sundeck, sauna, spa, gym, library, music room, cinema and gaming room. In the next few months, a dining and retail piazza is due for completion, including Neil Perry's Burger Project. Parramatta's first five-star hotel is set to open as part of the development in June, followed by Parramatta's highest bar in about September. The 26th-storey bar will be operated by The SpeakEasy Group (Eau de Vie in Sydney and Melbourne, The Roosevelt and Boilermaker House). Its open-air terrace will showcase 270-degrees views of the Sydney skyline and the Blue Mountains. V by Crown Group is in the heart of Parramatta, close to trains, ferries and buses. See more of this project at Domain

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This result led to the hypothesis that the binding site of the DAT and NET in close proximity to the 3α-position of the piperidine ring is compact and cannot accommodate bulky, sterically occluded substituents, like the 3-substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl groups. It was reasoned that introduction of a methylene spacer would confer improved monoamine transporter binding affinity upon the resultant molecules. One of the possible reasons that the C2–C3 compounds are more active than the C1 compounds is that the polar group present in the more flexible 3α-appendage of the C2–C3 ligands is able to avoid unfavorable interactions with the binding site in close proximity to the piperidine ring. For the same reason the appendage in the C2–C3 series may more closely, but not precisely, mimic the binding mode of the more active SS based ligands, and possibly even transfer over to tropane based compounds. To better understand the difference between the C1 and the C2–C3 series, the compounds were energy minimized and flexibly superimposed on WIN-35,428. The resulting overlay shows that only the C2–C3 ligands are able to adopt a conformation in which the polar group of the 3α-substituent occupies the position proximal to that of the 2β-polar group in WIN35428. ===Nocaine: sulfur appendage=== Compound 16e ==DAT arylpiperidine CoMFA study== (Hongbin Yuan, et al. 2004) A generally recognized pharmacophore model for cocaine and phenyltropanes comprises two electrostatic interactions of the basic nitrogen and the ester group of the C-2 substituent, and one hydrophobic interaction of the C-3 aryl group. This model has been disputed because of the finding that in certain compounds neither the basic N nor the ester group was necessary for high binding affinity and inhibition of MAR. Instead, a hydrophobic pocket was proposed to exist in the vicinity of the C-2 carbon. Carroll et al., however, provided further evidence for an electrostatic interaction at the C-2β-position in a later study. Other models proposed for the DAT binding site include a linear fashion binding pocket for the 3β-substituted phenyltropane analogs, and a prohibited conical region about 5.5–10 Å distant from the 3α-substituted piperidine ring. Noticeably, high potency at the DAT of dimeric piperidine-based esters and amides suggested that the flexible linker combining the two piperidine units was able to adjust its orientation and to avoid unfavorable interactions with the binding site. All these lines of evidence suggest that the DAT binding site is much more complicated than the proposed pharmacophore models. In an attempt to uncover the details of the DAT binding site, a number of 3D-QSAR studies were performed. Several QSAR/CoMFA studies focused on phenyltropanes concluded that an increased negative electrostatic potential in the regions around the 3β-substituent of the tropane ring and the para-position of the phenyl ring favored high potency in inhibiting the MATs. Wright et al. studied the role of the 3β-substituent of tropanes in binding to the DAT and blocking DA re-uptake. Their CoMFA model indicated that the 3β-substituent binding site is barrel-shaped and hydrophobic interactions make a dominant contribution to the binding, which is consistent with the studies of 3α-substituted tropane analogs reported by Newman et al. Newman and co-authors also studied N-substituted tropanes and concluded that the steric interaction of the N-substituent with the DAT is a principal factor for the binding affinity. ==Patents== Kowski: Ward Neil: See also: ===Neurosearch=== ==See also== List of cocaine analogues N,O-Dimethyl-4-(2-naphthyl)piperidine-3-carboxylate JZ-IV-10 and other modafinil hybrids 4-Fluoropethidine and other pethidine (meperidine) analogues. NET selective. Computer. ==References== Stimulants Chloroarenes Piperidines Carboxylate esters

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Should you buy a smart toy for Christmas? Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption What toy should you put under the Christmas tree this year? If you were thinking about buying a smart toy for Christmas, the Vtech hack may have led you to think again. For many parents the thought of their children's personal data being stolen and made available online is the stuff of nightmares. So what exactly is a smart toy and should you be avoiding them in favour of a more traditional stocking filler this year? What happened to Vtech? Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vtech's tablets and other connected toys are all currently unable to access the app store The Learning Lodge app store - which provides downloads of apps, games, music and books for toys made by VTech - had its database hacked on 14 November. The personal information stolen, which was not encrypted, included names, email addresses, passwords, secret questions and answers for password retrieval, IP addresses, postal addresses, download histories and children's names, genders and birthdates, according to Vtech. It has also been reported that photos, audio files and chatlogs were stolen - something that the firm has not yet confirmed, although it did say that only unsent messages were stored on its servers. The numbers involved are huge - according to Vtech 6.4 million children's accounts were affected and it has now employed a security firm - Mandiant - to look at the damage and fix it. Until then the app store will remain offline. What's the risk? Image copyright Somerset Recon Image caption Hello Barbie has been taken apart by security experts looking for bugs If a toy is labelled "smart" then that probably means it is connected to the internet in some form, whether this be via an app, wi-fi or other method. Security has not traditionally been an area of expertise for most toymakers so combining tech and toys could lead to problems, thinks security expert Ken Munro. "My view is that the internet of toys is currently the Wild West. Every toy we touch we find security bugs with," he said. In January he demonstrated this to the BBC by hacking the software behind Vivid Toy group's conversational doll Cayla, allowing it to say things dolls probably should not say. Despite having an office full of connected toys, he will not be handing any of them over to his children. "Instead of paying £60 or £70 for a child-friendly tablet or device I would just buy a second-hand iPhone where you have the confidence that it has been locked down and is secure," he told the BBC. Hello Barbie, another net-connected toy that can share conversations, games and stories with children, has also been subject to some scrutiny from security experts. Security researcher Matt Jakubowski discovered that conversations with children stored in the cloud can be accessed by others and that the toy can also be used as a surveillance device. The risks of internet-enabled toys don't end with security, thinks activist group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. "Children confide in dolls and reveal intimate details about their lives, but Hello Barbie won't keep those secrets," it said in a statement. "When Barbie's belt buckle is held down, everything your child says is transmitted to cloud servers, where it will be stored and analysed by ToyTalk, Mattel's technology partner." ToyTalk countered that passwords are stored in a hardware-encrypted section of the doll and that no conversation history is stored on the toy. It added that stored data is "never used for advertising purposes." What are the smartest toys out there? Image copyright Cognitoys More and more toys are getting smart capacities and one of the smartest might be a little dinosaur toy that is powered by IBM's cognitive platform Watson. The brainchild of Elemental Path, the dinosaur doesn't have a name - that is left to the individual child to decide - but it does have elements of artificial intelligence, learning the best ways to interact with the chld. So, for instance, if a child asks it "How far away is the moon?," a five-year-old will get a different answer to an eight-year-old. But the toy isn't super-smart, at least not yet. "Will the dino learn Spanish if my children are Spanish? No," said Donald Coolidge, head of business strategy at Elemental Path. He said that the firm is working to make the "algorithms smarter." The dinosaur is due for release early next year and the company said that it had put extra effort into security. "It seems that Vtech has not taken some very simple steps that should have been taken," said Mr Coolidge, about the recent hack. Why buy a connected toy? Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Do connected toys destroy imaginative play?

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Ridicule Turns to Affection as Chinese Social Media Embraces Jiang Zemin For years, he was the subject of online ridicule. People poked fun at his large rectangular glasses and his high-waisted trousers. They mocked his clumsy language and sometimes uncouth behavior at official functions. They even gave him a nickname based on his purportedly amphibious features: hama (蛤蟆), or "toad." But in recent months, the social media tide has turned in favor of Jiang Zemin, 89, China's former president and secretary general of the Communist Party. After years of mockery, he has emerged as something of a cult figure, the idol at the center of a tongue-in-cheek subculture known as moha wenhua (膜蛤文化) - "toad worship culture." References to zhangzhe (长者) or "elder," as Mr. Jiang is called by his acolytes, are popping up on WeChat, the popular messaging app; Weibo, the microblog platform; and Zhihu, a question-and-answer site similar to Quora. Hasi (蛤丝), or "fans of the toad," who once ridiculed Mr. Jiang's crotchety ways and sartorial choices avidly discuss what they now see as endearing idiosyncrasies. As with many online jokes in China, look for the wordplay. Post a joke online and instead of writing haha (哈哈) to express laughter, a hasi may respond with different characters with the same sound: haha (蛤蛤), for "toad." Like most political memes in China, "toad worship culture" is rich with irony. " "Toad worship culture" is not just a kind of worship, it's also satire," said Magasa, a Chinese film critic and a self-described hasi. "But the feelings behind it are complex. It's half-real and half-fake. It's sarcasm, but it's also a reflection of people's nostalgia for the past and dissatisfaction with the current situation." It has become increasingly risky to talk openly about the "current situation" - a phrase the Chinese sometimes use to refer to the era of President Xi Jinping. Putting a positive spin on Mr. Jiang's qualities, some say, is a subtle way of drawing a contrast that can be interpreted as a critique of Mr. Xi. "Xi Jinping has been so strong particularly with this online crackdown," said Xiao Qiang, adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and founder of China Digital Times, which monitors Chinese websites. "Any negative comments about him are dangerous, so critiques have to be roundabout. Becoming a fan of a toad is one way to do that." "Toad worship culture" emerged late last year with the creation of a public WeChat channel titled "Seminar on the Selected Essays of Jiang." The essays were written in academic-sounding language and appeared well researched, delving into topics like Mr. Jiang's rumored mistress and his love for playing musical instruments. The anonymous author also wrote about more serious issues, drawing a connection, for example, between leaders" education levels and China's overall cultural climate. The account quickly became a hit and many, mostly liberal-minded, Chinese began discussing the essays on social media. "The essays were very subtle," Mr. Xiao said. "On the surface, they were funny and had a lot of details, but the author also took a lot of negative rhetoric about Jiang Zemin and spun it in a way that was very respectful toward Jiang." In written answers to questions, the author behind the account, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the subject, said the essays were not meant to mock Mr. Jiang. "You could even say that it's turning around some of society's negative impressions of Mr. Jiang," the author wrote. "Jiang is a normal person, a fascinating person, someone who has a human touch," he wrote, when asked how Mr. Jiang differed from his successors. "Even if he was ridiculous at times." Although the WeChat account has since been shut down by censors, the popularity of "toad worship culture" persists. It is based more on Mr. Jiang's relatively cosmopolitan background and unscripted demeanor than on his politics. Fans love to recall the moment in 1996 when Mr. Jiang whipped out a comb to fix his hair during an official reception in Madrid, as King Juan Carlos of Spain looked on.

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No repeat miracle for eliminated Barcelona as Juventus stand firm There was to be no Comeback Part II, no repetition of that night against Paris Saint-Germain, no sign of the "madness" that Luis Enrique had hoped for. As the final seconds slipped away, flags waved all around Camp Nou and the Barcelona fans sang. There was no recrimination and they had appreciated the effort, witnessing their team rack up 17 shots, but it felt like the end of an era and they had long known that it was a lost cause: ultimately, the quarter-final had been decided in the opening 22 minutes in Turin. "I will remember that first half for ever and ever," Luis Enrique said. This was his last Champions League game as Barcelona coach and the first time he had seen them fail to win at Camp Nou, meaning Juventus will be in the semi-finals instead. They had deserved it, Luis Enrique conceded after the Italians went through 3-0 on aggregate with a 0-0 draw here. The Barça coach had talked about making their opponents nervous, but that never happened. Watching them, you wondered if they ever worry. "Psychologically, we never wavered," Max Allegri, the Juventus coach, said and therein lay one huge difference with PSG. Andrés Iniesta had spoken about the need to take the game into a place where the comeback at least became possible but Barcelona never got there. Juventus simply would not let them. Neymar left in tears, embraced by Dani Alves, who then joined his Juve team-mates saluting their supporters. It is 21 years since Juventus won the European Cup and they must be considered contenders. "We're in the semi-final but it's not over yet," Allegri said. His side is one of real assurance that felt in control and has variety: here they defended, at home they had attacked. When Barcelona did have opportunities, they could not take them. "We weren't worried, except for one shot," Allegri added. Of the 17 Barcelona took, most were inoffensive, and only one was on target. Lionel Messi took that and six more. With two in particular, he might have expected to score, one in each half, but he departed with a black eye and no goals. Luis Enrique had vowed to "attack, attack, attack, and then when it is time to rest, attack and attack." The problem was that Juventus do not mind having to defend, defend, defend, and then defend some more. They do it so well and have conceded only two goals in this season's competition. After an opening 15 minutes in which they stepped up, Gonzalo Higuaín getting the game's first chance, they settled in. Barcelona pressed and passed, Messi dropping deep to start moves. Usually, he looked left, where Neymar ran at Juventus and Jordi Alba overlapped. A neat clipped ball from Messi almost found him as he skidded for the ball four yards out. Had his boots been a size bigger, Alba might have got there. Luis Suárez had a shot blocked and then Messi controlled a pass just inside the penalty area and, with Giorgio Chiellini rushing out to him, pulled his shot past the post. The momentum built. Gianluigi Buffon saved from Messi, who slammed the rebound into the side-netting. Suárez skewed wide. If the chances were not always clear-cut - Messi's apart - they were growing in number; by half-time Barcelona had taken nine shots, and the ball had been theirs 63% of the time. Juventus broke when they could, Higuaín sliding in to connect with a low volley from close range. Half-time was a watershed. Emotionally, Barcelona had needed a goal by then and the countdown began, the clock running away from them. Juventus stood firm and Barça's energy was likely to drop. This was always going to be harder than against PSG: Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci are no easy pair to pass in defence, even when midfielders Sami Khedira and Miralem Pjanic could be overcome, which was not often. Behind them was Buffon, who Messi has never scored against. The truth, though, was that while shots arrived, they rarely troubled the veteran goalkeeper. At the other end, Juan Cuadrado went close at the near post. So often Juventus's outlet, he had already fired one warning; this was another. Messi curled a low shot beyond the far post and a high free-kick over the bar, then put a right-footed volley over - the best opportunity and the last time there was a glimmer of hope. Even Javier Mascherano tried, late on, but there was no real sense of desperation, no collective hysteria and no anticipation.

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Man arrested in alleged sexual assaults in Beverly Hills A man accused of sexual assaults in the heart of the Beverly Hills shopping district was arrested Friday night, authorities said. Joshua Daniel Stevens, a 26-year-old from the Culver City area, is accused of three assaults, one in the 200 block of North Rodeo Drive, another in the 400 block of North Canon Drive, and a third in the 9600 block of South Santa Monica Boulevard, according to a watch commander at the Beverly Hills Police Department. The incidents occurred between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Thursday. Stevens was booked on at least one count of sexual assault and is being held in the Beverly Hills jail, police said. In all three alleged attacks, Stevens is accused of grabbing women, KABC-TV reported. In one case, police said, Stevens exposed himself to his victim. The women were able to free themselves and none were significantly harmed, the outlet reported. Sights, sounds, and the people that made the first day of 2017's Comic-Con a sight to behold. Sights, sounds, and the people that made the first day of 2017's Comic-Con a sight to behold. Democrats Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova are preparing already for their August 2018 congressional primary rematch - by raising and spending campaign money. Democrats Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova are preparing already for their August 2018 congressional primary rematch - by raising and spending campaign money. Twitter: @mayalau Episcopal bishop faces suspension over efforts to sell Newport Beach church Man held on suspicion of murder after teen tumbles from back of pickup USC moves to fire, ban from campus former medical school dean over 'egregious behavior'

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Authorities in death penalty states are endeavoring to evade these restrictions, including trying to classify all information about lethal injections, finding alternative suppliers of execution drugs, and reviving other methods of capital punishment such as the electric chair, hanging, or firing squad. Tennessee passed a law last year to reinstate the electric chair if access to lethal drugs was not available, while Utah has reinstated the firing squad as a backup method. Oklahoma approved nitrogen as an alternative method of execution. In June, the US Supreme Court stood behind the constitutionality of lethal injection, saying use of the drug midazolam does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment. Justice Stephen Breyer, however, argued in his dissent that the death penalty could not be considered just. "Today's administration of the death penalty involves three fundamental constitutional defects: (1) serious unreliability, (2) arbitrariness in application, and (3) unconscionably long delays that undermine the death penalty's penological purpose. Perhaps as a result, (4) most places within the United States have abandoned its use... it is those changes, taken together with my own 20 years of experience on this Court, that lead me to believe that the death penalty, in and of itself, now likely constitutes a legally prohibited "cruel and unusual punishmen[t]," Breyer wrote.

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The Battle of Châtillon was the third sortie by French forces attempting to relieve the siege of Paris by the Prussian-led German armies. The French Army forced the Bavarians from the western outskirts of Paris but were later driven back in the face of Prussian artillery. ==References== ==Bibliography== Theodor Fontane: Der Krieg gegen Frankreich 1870–1871. Gesamtausgabe in 3 Bänden, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, Reprint 1873/1876/2004, (Band 1); (Band 2) und (Band 3) ==External links== http://www.mlwerke.de/me/me17/me17_141.htm Geschichte des 5. Infanterie-Regimentes Conflicts in 1870 Battles involving France Battles involving Bavaria 1870 in France October 1870 events Battles of the Franco-Prussian War

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ANDREW PIERCE: The Olympian who could defeat Boris in the race to become MP for Uxbridge Boris Johnson's hopes of a smooth path back to becoming an MP have suffered a jolt. For he faces a heavyweight challenge in the fight to be selected as the Tories" parliamentary candidate for the safe west London seat of Uxbridge. Opposing Boris is James Cracknell, the 6ft 4in, 15st, double Olympic rowing gold medallist. A staunch anti-European, Cracknell stood unsuccessfully in the European elections earlier this year, having turned to politics after retiring as a sportsman. He almost died from terrible head injuries suffered in a cycling accident on an 18-day endurance race in the U.S. The happily married father-of-three, who has also made his name on TV as a dashing adventurer, has lodged his nomination papers for Uxbridge with Tory HQ. If there is an open primary in which anyone on the electoral roll can vote to choose a candidate, Cracknell's chances will improve considerably. For he could easily exploit one of Boris's many weaknesses - namely his fervent opposition to the expansion of Heathrow Airport in favour of a new transport hub on what has been dubbed Boris Island in the Thames Estuary. Heathrow is one of the main employers in Uxbridge and its expansion would create more jobs locally. Perhaps the London Mayor should back off from Uxbridge and prove his devotion to the Tory cause is stronger than his personal ambition by offering himself as a candidate at the forthcoming by-election against Tory-to-Ukip defector Douglas Carswell in Clacton - a town that would benefit from his airport plans. The TV historian-turned-politician Tristram Hunt seems utterly lacking in self-knowledge by making an attack on the Tories for "failing social mobility" and standing up only for "a privileged few." For this is the same Hon Dr Tristram Hunt, the son of Baron Hunt of Chesterton and former pupil of University College School, which is part of the elite Eton group of independent schools. Stamps are Chuka's sticky subject Leading Labour's unsuccessful opposition to the sale of the Royal Mail was Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna (right). Yet he has been exposed as not even knowing the cost of a first-class stamp. When asked recently, he thought it was 32p. In fact, first-class stamps cost 62p A timely history lesson from Baroness Quin, formerly Labour MP for Gateshead East. Emphasising the achievements of people from all corners of the UK when they work together. She said that the NHS was introduced by a Welsh Secretary of State [Aneurin Bevan] under a government headed by an Englishman [Clement Attlee] and by the Labour Party founded by a Scot [Keir Hardie]." She added: "Those of us living south of the border view with alarm the creation of an international border between us." Former Labour Deputy PM Lord Prescott tweets: "Breaking news... in another hammer blow for David Cameron, Nadine Dorries MP has just confirmed she's staying in the Tory Party." Tweet of the week: Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy said: "I'm enjoying the Loch Ness monster exhibition with my nine-year-old son. Told him it's the world's most famous floating voter." What a very hollow boast In her latest newsletter, Labour MP for Rotherham, Sarah Champion boasts: "Since becoming an MP in 2012, tackling child sexual abuse has been my highest priority." So, why did we have to wait two years before the report of an official investigation that found evidence of "appalling" exploitation of at least 1,400 children? Meanwhile, her predecessor as MP for the South Yorkshire town, Denis MacShane, who resigned in disgrace and was jailed for six months for a £13,000 Commons expenses fiddle, has been using the scandal for his own benefit. He has tweeted: "Anyone interested in Rotherham child abuse might read p156 of my Prison Diaries."

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Just Eat slips on competition fears Competition worries meant Just Eat was among the fallers on Friday. The takeaway ordering website slipped after Delivery Hero, which owns Just Eat's closest UK competitor Hungryhouse, sold a 30 per cent stake to Rocket Internet for €496m. More On this topic Bryce Elder Rocket also bought leading delivery services in Spain and Italy, which Just Eat lists among its six core territories. Analysts, however, argued that Rocket's move was further evidence that the takeaway market was moving towards an oligopoly. All three companies have traded sub-scale operations over the past few months. "We expect the market to remain disciplined - with Just Eat's position in key markets like the UK, France, Canada unlikely to be challenged," said Merrill Lynch. Just Eat ended down 1 per cent at 350.4p. The stock has jumped 35 per cent since its flotation in April. The FTSE 100 ended 0.2 per cent lower, down 12.49 points at 6,853.44. Lonmin, the subject of takeover theories on Thursday, dropped 7.2 per cent to 174.7p on a downgrade to "neutral" from JPMorgan Cazenove. Half of South Africa's mines are free cash flow negative after sustaining capital expenditure, said JPMorgan. Yet platinum production has rebounded with no sign that uneconomic mines are closing, and hopes of a pricing recovery have been curtailed by the stronger dollar and the US interest rate outlook, it said. Acacia Mining, the renamed African Barrick Gold, lost 4.9 per cent to 275p after UBS advised taking profit into its recent rally. Retailer Poundland jumped 15.4 per cent to 413p after setting out plans to buy 99p Stores, its closest peer. The strength was in spite of cannibalisation fears, with about half of the latter's stores within 400 yards of the former's, according to Morgan Stanley. Premier Farnell bounced 3.1 per cent to 163p a day after its full-year results disappointed. The weak statement has revived talk that Premier could seek a merger with Electrocomponents, its larger peer, which edged 0.5 per cent higher at 210.9p. Chip designer Imagination Technologies was up 5.4 per cent to a one-year high of 261.5p. Traders noted a retread of speculation that it could be a takeover target for Apple, its 8.5 per cent shareholder. Aberdeen Asset Management gained 2.3 per cent to 440.9p after SocGen upgraded to "buy." Weakness following Aberdeen's first-quarter update this week has left the stock undervalued against its sector, in spite of the difficult environment for fund flows, SocGen said. The broker also argued that sentiment for emerging markets had improved in January and flows into Aberdeen's high-margin funds had been relatively resilient. SocGen was also positive on Schroders, up 1.8 per cent to £29.67, based on positive market performance and the likely benefit to equities from European quantitative easing. Its third profit warning in a year sent Tate & Lyle, the ingredients maker, tumbling 13.7 per cent to 573.5p. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2015. You may share using our article tools. Please don't cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web.

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If you approach a Buddhist monk and insult his mother, try to bully him, or etc, the monk should (ideally) recognize that your actions are not "real": i.e., your statements about his mother are untrue and designed to inflame, your attempts at bullying are based in unreal conceptions of authority and social interactions, and both stem from your own misunderstanding of the true nature of reality. He should, in fact, feel compassion towards you because you are so thoroughly lost in your own suffering that you feel the need to try to inflict suffering on others. How it actually pans out is a function of his meditation practice, his current state of mind, and etc. - even those who are enlightened are not enlightened all the time. Torture is effectively the same, with the distinction that physical pain (like pleasure and other sensations) is real. Ideally a practicing monk would experience the pain of being tortured without being attached to the outcome. in fact, the real 'torture' part of torture has less to do with the physical pain than with the fears and hopes that people cling to while being tortured - torturers want to put their victims in a place where they believe their only escape (attachment of hope) from further torture (attachment of fear) lies in cooperating with the torturer. In medieval Japan, some Buddhist monasteries took an active military role during periods of political disintegration and breakdown of law and order. Currently, some Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have the reputation of being aggressive and militant supporters of Sinhalese nationalism. AnonMoos (talk) "Indifference" doesn't seem like the right word, as it implies not responding. The Buddhists I've met who have been practicing intensely for years are all extremely engaged in the world. What's the point of compassion if you don't do anything about it? How would one of these people react if you deliberately insulted them? Who knows. Perhaps a punch in the face is exactly what you need. Pfly (talk) == Any sports/games where the player is drowned in vegetables/salad etc == I am looking for info on any sport (may be a 2 memebr team) where one of the players is lying on a table and vegetables/fruits/salads are thrown on herony No. 2]], in 1/1. Great to listen to, a nightmare to play. Which probably sums up most of that list! 86.164.69.239 (talk) :Why, or what aspect of 1/1, makes it difficult to play? ::It's not necessarily difficult to play by ear, but difficult to play by eye, meaning it is difficult to conduct and also difficult to play when you're reading the score (which is what most orchestra musicians will be doing in this case). 1/1 lacks structure or partition within the time signature, sort of like r e a d i n g t h i s t e x t w h i c h d o e s n o t g r o u p l e t t e r s i n t o w o r d s a n d m a k e s i t h a r d t o r e a d, only harder. ::::That, and it's prestissimo. So the conductor is beating pretty much as fast as he can, and you're trying to fit a whole bar into each beat. Combine that with the lack of structure, and that in most orchestras I've been in you don't get much rehearsal time on each piece, so you're trying to pick it up at high speed without all the usual structural cues, and it adds up to Panic. As if you were trying to r e a d t h i s t e x t a s f a s t a s y o u c a n i n t i m e w i t h s o m e o n e e l s e. 86.164.69.239 (talk) Hmm, added a Bach piece in 2/1 to that page. On figuring out a piece's key, don't forget the difference between key and key signature. Being able to recognize the various types of modulation might be a good place to start. Pfly (talk) == Buddhists taking offense == Buddhists are known (or claim to be) indifferent to offenses (and apparently also to praise). However, how does that look like in real life?

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Persea julianae is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It is endemic to Suriname. ==References== World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Persea julianae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007. Flora of Suriname julianae Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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Karavadi is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Ongole mandal of Ongole revenue division. ==References== Villages in Prakasam district

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Watch: Aggressive pelican chases man outside store ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A driver trying to get from his vehicle to a store in Turkey ran into an unusual obstacle in the form of an aggressive pelican. The video, filmed in a parking lot in Turkey, shows the pelican chasing the amused man while apparently showing interest in the contents of the man's plastic bag. The man, who laughs while he flees, does a lap around a van before bolting for the entrance to the business. The pelican follows the man to the door but is unable to gain entry to the store.

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Donald Trump sent the worst tweet of his presidency this morning "Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!," tweeted Trump. Let's be very, very clear about what Trump's tweet suggests: That the reason the US and Russia have an adversarial relationship is because of the special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Remember that the intelligence community -- unanimously! -- has concluded that Russia actively interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump and hurt Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The Senate Intelligence Committee, which is chaired by Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina concluded the same earlier this summer. Special counsel Robert Mueller charged a dozen Russians last week for their roles in what the charging document made clear was a broad and deep operation to influence the US presidential election. Simply put: With the exception of a handful of Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, there is simply no one in a position to know who thinks that a) Russia didn't meddle in the 2016 campaign and b) wasn't trying to help Trump and hurt Clinton. But wait, there's more! Last week, Dan Coats, the Trump administration's Director of National Intelligence, was blunt in his assessment of Russia's ongoing assault on the United States' infrastructure. "The warning signs are there," Coats said in a speech at the Hudson Institute. "The system is blinking. It is why I believe we are at a critical point. Today, the digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack." And yet, amid all of that -- not to mention Russia's alleged poisoning of Sergei Skripal and its invasion and annexation of Crimea -- the President of the United States saw fit to turn the blame for the bad relationship between the two countries on the US. And specifically on an investigation launched by his Justice Department and run by Mueller, who was appointed head of the FBI by Republican President George W. Bush -- a position he held for a decade. An investigation that has already produced five guilty pleas including from Trump's 2016 deputy campaign chairman and his former national security adviser. An investigation that has revealed a widespread plot by the Russians to meddle in American elections to sway the vote toward candidates they believe are more favorable to them. Trump's willful ignorance of the fact -- and yes, I do mean FACT -- that Russia actively interfered in the 2016 election is bad enough. His defense of Putin -- he says he didn't do it! -- in the face of the unanimous intelligence community conclusion that Russia did, in fact, meddle in our election is even worse. The silence of Republicans who would have crushed a Democrat -- or any other Republican politician -- for saying one tenth of what Trump has said (and tweeted) is appalling. But none of those things can match what Trump did Monday morning: Blaming America for a problem Russia created. And not just any problem. An attempt to undermine confidence in fair and free elections, a principle that sits at the heart of what has long distinguished the US from Russia and other authoritarian countries. To see Trump's tweet through a partisan or political lens is to miss the point. At root, what we are talking about is a foreign power engaging in purposeful, strategic and effective cyberwar against the United States. And not just once either -- as Coats' comments last week make clear. This is about defending what makes America great (sound familiar?). To call into question an attempt to ensure that future elections aren't affected in any way by foreign interference is the opposite of patriotism.

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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), located in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. Its construction began in 1535 and it was consecrated on July 12, 1733. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. == History == Construction began in 1535, during which the Temple of San Juan de Dios temporarily served as the cathedral church of the diocese. In 1640, the cathedral was installed and the seat of the diocese was transferred to Our Lady of the Assumption. Due to earthquakes in the 16th and 18th centuries, the cathedral had to be reconstructed several times, with the most recent reconstruction beginning in 1702 and finishing in 1733. ==Structure== Its facade is made of green cantera stone commonly found in Oaxaca's buildings, and the interior is in Neoclassical style. The altar features a statue of Our Lady of the Assumption (Nuestra Señora de al Asunción) which was made in Italy during the Porfirian era, who is represented by a bronze sculpture brought from Europe and made by Tadoini. The towers of the cathedral are not the originals, as they were destroyed in 1931 by an earthquake. In the south there is a clock donated to Oaxaca by King Fernando VII. The Lord of Lightning is in the last chapel on the left, while the second on the right contains the remains of the Cross of Huatulco. Atop the west wall of the quire is a locally built baroque pipe organ, parts of which date to 1711-1712, restored in 1997. ==References== == Footnotes == == External links == Catholichierarchy.org: Archdiocese of Antequera — Oaxaca webpage Oaxaca-mio.com: History and description of the cathedral— Churches in Oaxaca Oaxaca . Roman Catholic churches completed in 1733 1730s establishments in Mexico 1733 establishments in New Spain 17th-century architecture in Mexico 18th-century architecture in Mexico Baroque church buildings in Mexico Renaissance architecture in Mexico Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico

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New Algorithm Lets Computers Learn From Their Mistakes Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming ever more human by the day. OpenAI - a San Francisco-based, non-profit research company - has developed a new algorithm which enables AI to learn from its own mistakes, in much the same way as people do. The new technology is known as Hindsight Experience Replay (HER) - which lets AI review its previous actions when trying to complete a specific task or goal, according to the company's blog. See all of the best photos of the week in these slideshows The company has released the technology as an open-source software package which includes a number of virtual environments in which two simulated robots - a robotic arm, similar to those used in manufacturing, and a robotic hand - can be put through their paces in a number of mini tasks. Read more: Need a job? Why artificial intelligence will help human workers, not hurt them These tasks include sliding a disc across a table until it hits a given target and manipulating a pen until it achieves a desired position and rotation. At first, the simulated robots are unsuccessful at completing their given tasks, but as the new algorithm kicks in, they begin to train themselves to become more effective by reframing each failure as a success. "The key insight that HER formalizes is what humans do intuitively," the researchers wrote in the blog. "Even though we have not succeeded at a specific goal, we have at least achieved a different one. So why not just pretend that we wanted to achieve this goal to begin with, instead of the one that we set out to achieve originally?" The simulated robotic arms learn through failure using the new algorithm. OpenAI "By doing this substitution, the reinforcement learning algorithm can obtain a learning signal since it has achieved some goal; even if it wasn't the one that we meant to achieve originally," they added. "If we repeat this process, we will eventually learn how to achieve arbitrary goals, including the goals that we really want to achieve." This process mimics the way that we learn when it comes to trying to master new skills. When you're first learning to drive a car, for example, each mistake you make on the road will contribute to you becoming a better driver because it teaches you what not to do in a given situation. Usually when teaching an AI agent to reach a specific goal, existing algorithms either give out a virtual reward - when the AI achieves a given task - or no reward - if it fails. HER, on the other hand, gives out a reward every time the AI fails, helping it learn faster and more effectively. The researchers have already been using their new software to help train real physical robots, but these kind of self-learning algorithms could prove useful in a huge range of applications. In addition to the developments at OpenAI, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have outlined a new cloud-based platform at the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, which also teaches AI to learn more like humans. "Cognitive learning is all about teaching computers to learn without having to explicitly program them," Paul Rad assistant director of the UTSA Open Cloud Institute said in a statement. "We're presenting an entirely new platform for machine learning to teach computers to learn the way we do." "Our goal here is to teach the machine to become smarter, so that it can help us. That's what they're here to do. So how do we become better? We learn from experience."

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A total of 14 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the region in history. Most of them were either extratropical or tropical storms when they affected the region, although several Category 1 hurricanes have reached the Azores. Only one major hurricane has ever impacted the Azores; Hurricane Ophelia in 2017, at Category 3 intensity. The following storms have impacted the region while at Category 1 strength: Hurricane Fran in 1973, Hurricane Emmy in 1976, Hurricane Gordon in 2006, Hurricane Gordon in 2012 and Hurricane Alex in 2016. Several tropical storms have hit the region, including Tropical Storm Irma in 1978, Hurricane Bonnie in 1992, Hurricane Charley in 1992, Hurricane Erika in 1997, and Hurricane Gaston in 2016. Storms that were extratropical when they impacted the region include Hurricane Tanya in 1995, Tropical Storm Ana in 2003 and Tropical Storm Grace in 2009. In addition, the 2005 Azores subtropical storm affected the region in October 2005. ==Demographics== The Azores are divided into 19 municipalities (concelhos); each municipality is further divided into parishes (freguesias), of which there is a total of 156 in all of the Azores. The municipalities, by island, are: There are six cities (Portuguese: cidades) in the Azores: Ponta Delgada, Lagoa and Ribeira Grande on the island of São Miguel; Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira, and Horta on Faial. Three of these, Ponta Delgada, Angra and Horta are considered capital/administrative cities to the regional government: homes to the President (Ponta Delgada), the Judiciary (Angra) and the Regional Assembly (Horta). Angra also serves as the ecclesiastical centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, the episcopal see of the Azores. ===Population=== According to the 2011 Census, population in the Azores was 246,746 at a density of. The Azores were uninhabited when Portuguese navigators arrived in the early 15th century; the settlement process was initiated in 1439 with individuals from various regions of mainland Portugal and from Madeira. The islands were populated mainly by Portuguese descendants immigrants from Algarve, Alentejo, and Minho; in an effort to escape the dangers of the Portuguese inquisition on mainland Portugal, however, many Portuguese Sephardic Jews settled on the islands in large numbers. Azorean Jews had surnames such as: Rodrigues, Pacheco, Oliveira, Pereira, Pimentel, Nunes, Mendes, Pinto, Álvares, Henriques, Cardozo, Teixeira, Vasconcelos etc. The islands were also settled by Moorish prisoners, and African slaves from Guinea, Cape Verde and São Tomé; Flemish, French and Galicians also contributed to the initial settlement. Thus the Azorean population received a significant contribution from people with genetic backgrounds other than Portuguese. The nature of the economy dictated that African slavery never became common in the Azores because they were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean. Only a few remained in the Azores to help with domestic chores, although the islands sometimes served as a waypoint for ships carrying African slaves. Africans, Moors, Jews, Scots, Germans, Italians, French, Spanish, Flemish and Portuguese all migrated to the Azores. ===Genetics=== As in continental Portugal, the most frequent mtDNA haplogroup in the Azores is H (45.2%), followed by U (16.7%), T (10.1%), K (6.5%), pre-HV clades (5.6%) and a smaller African L haplogroups frequency (3.4%) than in Madeira. Inhabitants of the various islands have DNA of various origins. A minority on the islands has non European ancestry. ===Emigration=== Since the 17th century, many Azoreans have emigrated, mainly to Brazil, Uruguay, the United States and Canada. Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, especially the cities of New Bedford, Bristol, Barrington, Pawtucket, Central Falls, West Warwick, Hudson, Marlborough, East Providence, River Point, Somerset, Taunton and Fall River have been, and remain, the primary destination for Azorean emigrants. Emigrants from the East coast returned to their homeland and taught the American dory fishing technique to the Portuguese who began catching cod again on the Grand Bank in the 19th century. Northern California was the final destination for many of the Massachusetts immigrants who then moved on to the San Joaquin Valley, especially the city of Turlock, just south of Modesto.

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I won't lie to people and tell them a game is good when it isn't. I won't downplay negatives that readers have a right to know about." :--Frank Provo, ex-gamespot reveiwer this article can contain minutiae such as which reviews have received minor updates then I think we can spare a paragraph about a controversy in which serious doubts were raised about the future credibility of the sites editorial output. I have re-added the fully referenced paragraph about the controversy from Gerstmanns own page as it has relevance to Gamespot as a whole, not just Gerstmann. Please discuss it here before making further changes.

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M&S's Breast Cancer Awareness campaign on insecurities One by one, seven women step out of a changing room and into a photo studio, wearing nothing more than a dressing gown over a set of M&S undies. They gather in an atmosphere of nervous excitement. Make-up artists expertly dab on powder and fuss over their hair, while they turn to each other and ask: "Are we really going to do this?" What will the neighbours have to say about it all, someone wonders aloud. Another questions whether their children's teachers will be able to look them in the eye at the next parents" evening. But as they are called onto set, the firm conclusion is that they have each faced far greater challenges than standing in front of a camera in their bras and knickers. With that in mind, the dressing gowns are cheerfully discarded. What unites these perfectly ordinary women, who possess extraordinary mettle, is that they have all been deeply affected by breast cancer. Their stories span a broad spectrum of experiences when it comes to living with the disease. This week, pictures of them wearing little more than their underwear and a smile will appear in Marks & Spencer stores across the country. Modelling items from the pink bras range, they are the faces and bodies of the company's Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign for 2017. Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the UK, but genetic testing is only offered to women with a strong family history of the disease. M&S has partnered with Breast Cancer Now to raise £13 million to fund the charity's scientific research to better understand the risk factors associated with breast cancer. It's hoped that this initiative will prevent 9,000 cases a year by 2025. Here, the women explain why they decided to strip off for a good cause. Lesley Stephen, 51, gave up her job as a communications consultant three years ago after being diagnosed with incurable stage 4 breast cancer. She lives with her husband, Doug, 46, a HR director, their three sons and a daughter, in Edinburgh. These pictures are my great legacy to my family and everyone I love. I don't know how much longer we have together, but this is how I want them to remember me: looking my best, full of life and happiness, despite where breast cancer has put me. It's a well-worn cliche that we should all try and live in the moment. But living as I do, between four-monthly scans that always threaten to tell me my cancer has spread even further, has forced me to do just that. And in a strange way, this means I'm happier now than before my diagnosis, because every day feels like the most precious gift. This new mindset is what gave me the strength to do this. When I first talked to my husband Doug about whether I should get involved in the campaign, I felt very unsure about it all. I'm not the kind of person to put myself out there. But then he asked me: "What's the worst that could happen?," before pointing out that nothing is more terrible than having to face up to your own mortality, and I knew I wanted to go ahead. I'm so glad I did. The treatment that has kept me alive has changed the way I look - I've lost my hair twice and the steroids I had to take made me gain weight. To see myself looking so vibrant again makes me feel incredibly proud of my resilience - I feel attractive; I'm very much alive. When Doug sees these pictures I'm certain he'll be speechless. I hope that they go on to be a source of pride, and ultimately comfort, for him and our children long into the future. Helen Peedell, 52, was diagnosed with grade 3 intraductal breast cancer last September after finding a lump in her breast during a routine self-examination. She and her husband, Simon, 40, run a flooring and furniture business. They live near Abingdon in Oxfordshire with their sons Luke, 24, and Alfie, 13. For my first family day out after I lost my hair to chemotherapy I wore a wig to hide my baldness. It was itchy and incredibly uncomfortable, yet when my 13-year-old son, Alfie, saw me struggling and urged me to nip to the ladies to take it off, I refused. "I'm too embarrassed," I told him. "People will stare." Alfie looked at me, aghast. Before firmly stating: "I don't care who stares. You're still beautiful." It was a defining moment and I left those toilets with my head uncovered. Alfie was so proud and I know all my family will be too when they see these pictures of me, modelling in my M&S undies, on giant posters.

2017-12-31 00:00:00

No. 20 LSU races past reeling Tennessee Darrel Williams and Derrius Guice combined for 165 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and No. 20 LSU withstood a mid-game monsoon and handled reeling Tennessee 30-10 Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Williams had a pair of touchdown runs while Guice and quarterback Danny Etling each had one touchdown run for the Tigers (8-3, 5-2 SEC). The Tigers have won five of six games since being stunned at home by Troy in early October. Tennessee (4-7, 0-7 SEC) hurt itself with multiple miscues on special teams and struggled to put together drives in Brady Hoke's first game as interim head coach. The Volunteers were held to 38 yards on the ground, and quarterback Jarrett Guarantano completed 13 of 23 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown. The game was played in dismal conditions, with strong winds throughout and a heavy downpour causing havoc early in the third quarter. Several lights went out in the stadium at halftime, and at one point before a Tennessee snap, the wind blew the ball sideways, down the line of scrimmage. It didn't stop the Tigers. Guice finished with 97 yards on 24 carries, putting him over 1,000 yards for a second straight season. He scored on a 3-yard plunge early in the third quarter that put LSU in front 23-10. Williams tacked on his second touchdown run of the game later in the third quarter, and Tennessee never seriously threatened a comeback. The Vols have lost six of seven games, with their only win in that stretch coming against Southern Miss. Etling attempted just 15 passes, completing 11 for 81 yards. He did most of his damage on the ground, finishing with 42 yards rushing on nine carries, including a touchdown. Playing their first game since coach Butch Jones was terminated, the Vols fell behind early on a blustery, wet night. LSU turned two muffed punts by Tennessee's Marquez Callaway in the first half into 10 points. After Callaway's second miscue, Williams took a jet sweep around right end for a 10-yard score that put the Tigers in front 10-3 early in the second quarter. Etling extended the lead to 17-3 on a 13-yard scramble with two minutes left in the half. Williams had a 36-yard run on the play before Etling's touchdown. Tennessee answered, though, with Callaway gaining some redemption on a 46-yard touchdown reception to cut the LSU lead to 17-10 at halftime. NOTES: U.S. Navy Capt. Stan Jones and Air Force Captain Leigh Smith, both former Tennessee athletes, conducted pregame flyovers as part of the Volunteers' "Salute to Service" game, honoring U.S. service members, veterans and their families.... The Vols entered the game ranked last against the run, allowing 256.9 rushing yards per game.... LSU ends the regular season next week when Texas A&M visits Tiger Stadium.... Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt next week.

2017-12-31 00:00:00

Hans-Olaf Henkel (r) celebrates the one-year anniversary of the AfD with leader Bernd Lücke. Photo: DPA In an interview with The Local, one of the leaders of Germany's eurosceptic party talks about Europe's future, why Britain is a model country and why he will not work with UKIP's Nigel Farage. READ () " Nane, with her father and a picture of the cartridge-laden wood. Photo: DPA Two 12-year-old German girls found live ammunition lodged into a branch in an Easter bonfire. It was due to be lit the next day, potentially igniting the cartridges and causing disaster. READ () " Opinion Photo: DPA Germany's reliance on Russian gas continues to limit the nation's diplomatic leverage in the Ukraine crisis. But as leaders once again explore fracking as an alternative, critics told The Local the risks were too high. READ () " Deso Dogg. Photo: YouTube screenshot UPDATE: A German former rapper who joined jihadists fighting in Syria was reported dead on Tuesday by jihadist sources, but hours later some retracted the claim, saying he was still alive. READ () " Have Your Say Photo: DPA A top politician's suggestion that drivers should be charged €100 a year towards the upkeep of Germany's roads was met with derision on Tuesday. But how should Germany fill the black hole it its infrastructure budget? READ () "

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Goodwood Revival 2014: West Sussex at War The procession of vehicles will include Royal Enfield, Matchless and BSA motorbikes; Bedford, Dodge, Humber, Ford and Willys trucks and off-roaders; Sherman tanks; half-tracks; mobile guns; and a plethora of uniformed military personnel on foot and on bicycles. During the parade, the Lancaster bombers will join Spitfire and Hurricane fighters in a flypast display. It'll be the first time that a Lancaster, let alone two, has been seen in the skies above Goodwood for over 40 years. It was the 9th Duke of Richmond and renowned aviator Freddie March who donated Goodwood Aerodrome to the war effort. The airfield was renamed RAF Westhampnett, and served as a key base for Spitfire, Hurricane and P-51 Mustang fighters. By 1940, flying training was taking place at Goodwood for the first time, with young pilots being taught how to fly the fighters there. The base went on to play its part in the Battle of Britain; it was from RAF Westhampnett that the US 8th Air Force flew together with British fighters to commence the ill-fated Dieppe Raid, and later Sir Douglas Bader departed on his last flight of the Second World War from Goodwood. Following the war, the airfield returned to peacetime aviation, and the outer perimeter road was converted to a racing circuit. The first ever post-war motor race in Britain to be held at a permanent venue took place on the new track in September 1948. The Goodwood Revival will take place from September 12-14, with the 'West Sussex at War' parade to be held on the Sunday. Tickets are available from Goodwood.com.

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Hamilton listed his birth year as 1757 when he first arrived in the Thirteen Colonies, and celebrated his birthday on January 11. In later life, he tended to give his age only in round figures. Historians accepted 1757 as his birth year until about 1930, when additional documentation of his early life in the Caribbean was published, initially in Danish. A probate paper from St. Croix in 1768, drafted after the death of Hamilton's mother, listed him as 13 years old, which has caused some historians since the 1930s to favor a birth year of 1755. Historians have speculated on possible reasons for two different years of birth to have appeared in historical documents. If 1755 is correct, Hamilton might have been trying to appear younger than his college classmates, or perhaps wished to avoid standing out as older. If 1757 is correct, the single probate document indicating a birth year of 1755 may have simply included an error, or Hamilton might once have given his age as 13 after his mother's death in an attempt to appear older and more employable. Historians have pointed out that the probate document contained other proven inaccuracies, demonstrating it was not entirely reliable. Richard Brookhiser noted that "a man is more likely to know his own birthday than a probate court." Hamilton's mother had been married previously to Johann Michael Lavien, a Danish or German merchant, on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, then ruled by Denmark. They had one son, Peter Lavien. In 1750, Faucette left her husband and first son; then traveled to St. Kitts where she met James Hamilton. Hamilton and Faucette moved together to Nevis, her birthplace, where she had inherited property from her father. James Hamilton later abandoned Rachel Faucette and their two sons, James Jr. and Alexander, allegedly to "spar a charge of

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The Health 202: Leading Obamacare insurer says things are'materially worse' under Trump administration Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recently signed legislation to lower premiums in the state's Obamacare marketplace. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) If the road was bumpy for Obamacare insurers this year, it will be full of potholes in 2019. More rate hikes are looming large in May and June as insurers face even more potential losses under a Republican administration. The CEO of CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the insurers gearing up to release prices for next year's plans sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, has in the past has warned the marketplaces are in a "death spiral." Now Chet Burrell fears things are "materially worse." "You can't run a business in the face of uncontrollable losses you can't stem," Burrell, who is retiring later this year, told me in an interview yesterday. CareFirst wants to keep participating in the marketplaces, Burrell stressed, but said the company's board faces "an interesting decision" if it must keep covering an ever-sicker mix of enrollees. "Continuing actions on the part of the administration to systematically undermine the market and make it almost impossible to carry out the mission," Burrell said. "If continued efforts at the federal level undermine the marketplaces, I would think the board would have to examine what they would want - that's very much on their mind." That's a striking statement from the head of the largest insurer in the Mid-Atlantic region, which covers about 215,000 people without employer-sponsored plans in the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. marketplaces and is among the insurers most loyal to the exchanges. CareFirst belongs to the family of Blue Cross plans, which have maintained a strong and steady presence there even as other insurers have dropped out over the past few years. Because these plans have traditionally served low-income and underserved populations, they see themselves as playing a vital role in the marketplaces, even though it has meant heavy losses. Burrell said CareFirst has lost about $600 million on the marketplaces since they launched in 2014, which makes up about 6 percent of the company's business. There's no expectation of making money on covering this population, Burrell said. He just hopes to break even - but says Congress and the White House are making that possibility remoter than ever. First, Congress repealed the penalty for lacking health-care coverage. And now the Trump administration is moving full steam ahead on new regulations allowing the expansion of more bare-boned health plans. Insurers warn those actions will draw more healthy people who want either cheap coverage or none at all out of the marketplaces, leaving an increasingly sick and expensive population behind. This means more market segregation all around, where plans get cheaper for the healthy and more expensive for the not-as-healthy. Insurers have been warning of this situation, but it's about to get more real as 2019 rates are released in the coming weeks. Protesters hold signs and shout at lawmakers in May 2017 after the House passed a bill partially repealing the Affordable Care Act. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) How would it play out for CareFirst customers? Burrell said to expect steeply rising premiums for PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) plans giving many doctor and hospital options. Patients with cancer or serious chronic conditions tend to prefer these plans with more extensive networks, since they must often visit specialists or get extra tests. "What we're seeing is the risk pool, particularly for the PPO, is shrinking as healthier people depart and either take their chances or look for some other coverage," Burrell said. "The PPO experience is as bad as we thought it was going to be." Meanwhile, rate hikes won't be as bad for plans with fewer provider options known as HMOs, or Health Maintenance Organizations, Burrell said. That's because they'll continue attracting the lower-cost customers. Interestingly, not all the actions the Trump administration has taken toward the Obamacare marketplaces are so detrimental. For example, CareFirst and other insurers were more than able to make up for the loss of extra subsidies for cost-sharing discounts by getting bigger subsidy payments for monthly premiums (through a phenomenon known as "silver-loading," which The Health 202 has explained here). And Burrell mostly shrugged his shoulders when I asked him about a massive marketplace regulation the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released last month, which gives insurers more flexibility in designing plan benefits. "There are some changes, but they're relatively marginal," Burrell said of the rule, which was widely panned by Democrats and pro-ACA activists. "So it's not a major blow to Obamacare, nor a major help."

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Wednesday's best TV: The Great British Bake Off, The Watchman The Great British Bake Off "Back to basics... simple but fiendish." Apart from the gran who does aerobics while baking and listens to the cake to know if it's cooked, there's nothing new as BBC1"s marquee entertainment show returns: week one centres on old favourites, and fans can tick off Bake Off archetypes here. Still, it's full of the usual subtle joys. No need to change a recipe that works so well. A documentary on last year's winner, Nadiya Hussain, follows. Jack Seale Can Britain Have a Pay Rise? With almost half the British workforce earning less than £20,000 a year, it's time for some serious questions. So... let's have a studio debate! Stephanie McGovern and an almost supernaturally tolerant James O'Brien host, while questions tossed into the room like raw meat include: are we low-paid because we're not working hard enough? Are bosses paid too much? And, will Britain get a pay rise after Brexit? Just imagine how that one goes down. Ali Catterall Skies Above Britain The air traffic controllers who run our crowded skies are, they tell us, control freaks with neat houses - and you wouldn't want it any other way. Tonight's show doesn't find any of them exactly emerging as characters, but the picture of who flies in their airspace certainly does. We meet blogger and aspirant drone cameraman Stef, now entering a world of bureaucracy; Lynne, who needs to conquer her fear of flying; and Paul - pilot at work, air race king in his spare time. John Robinson The Watchman 9pm, Channel 4 In this one-off drama, Stephen Graham is Carl, a nightshift CCTV operator who observes the murky goings-on of an every-city through his monitor screens. Frustrated when the police refuse to act on information about a gang of street dealers, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Things soon spiral out of control. Director and writer Dave Nath weaves a taut enough hour, but it requires a considerably more decisive conclusion to be ultimately satisfying. Ben Arnold Rizzoli & Isles 9pm, Alibi First episode of the final series of the Boston-based police procedural, picking up with the aftermath of Nina's shooting at the hands of rogue former FBI agent Alice Sands outside Korsak's bar. As the team pools its resources in an attempt to ensure that Sands doesn't slip through its fingers, Jane's decision to involve the press puts her in danger. Meanwhile, an attempt to goad Sands into breaking cover doesn't go down well with the department. Mark Gibbings-Jones Shades of Blue 9pm, Sky Living Police drama with shades of The Shield and starring Jennifer Lopez as compromised NYPD detective Santos. Alongside her is Ray Liotta, doing a bad Christian Slater impression, as corrupt Lieutenant Wozniak, who helped to orchestrate a murder for her. Tonight, Santos is incensed at Wozniak's involvement in the death of a fellow detective and comes under pressure to nail him. It's OK, but in the past this storyline would have been a straight-to-DVD movie. David Stubbs Suspects: The Enemy Within 10pm, Channel 5 Acclaimed UK cop shows are either comedies (No Offence, Babylon) or moody exercises in style (Luther), so Channel 5"s lone homegrown drama Suspects can seem like a rough-and-ready outlier: The Bill with added F-bombs. The grotty locations, shifty camerawork and improvised dialogue do create an impressive sense of immediacy, though, and in tonight's tense episode, DC Weston has to respond when his daughter is abducted. Graeme Virtue Film choice The Fourth Kind (Olatunde Osunsanmi, 2009) 12.55am, Channel 4 Director Osunsanmi does an impressive Blair Witch job on the UFO phenomenon. The good folk of Nome, Alaska, are experiencing weird nightmares, and disappearing. Psychologist Abigail Tyler investigates, and the film cuts cleverly between narrative sections in which she is played by Milla Jovovich, and unnerving "documentary" bits, featuring "the real" Tyler. A number of questions are left hanging, but it's a creepy little horror. Bad Education (Pedro Almodóvar, 2004) 1.25am, Film4 Movie-maker Fele Martinez meets up with his boyhood love Gael García Bernal and agrees to film his script about their school years, and Bernal's abuse by a priest. It lacks real emotional involvement, and there are curiously few women, but this is a masterly, multilayered Hollywood noir-style drama from Almodóvar. Live sport

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I am sure others are more familiar with this dynamic. ::::::Enquire (talk) So nobody is going to mention that ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) is down (roughly 74% normal) for this year? One strong storm is not indicative of any system wide trend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.215.144.201 (talk) If you can provide a reliable source for us to use, I'd be more than happy to add it. I know ACE globally this year, and for much of the past few years, has been unusually low despite the number of violent storms. Cyclonebiskit (talk) I can eat jalapenos all summer, no big deal. But please lord, let me never bite into a Trinidad Moruga Scorpion! That's what we're talking about here. as this section-blanking edit. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) This has been widely reported in the media and is a topic of discussion by scientists. See, for example: While there may not be definitive proof that this specific event was caused by climate change, it is an example of the kind of event which is predicted by climate change to occur more frequently and with greater intensity than in the past. While this may not be the best page to discuss the wider implications of climate change on typhoons, it is extraordinarily remiss to censor it entirely. There should at least be a small section that acknowledges the likely connection to climate change with Wiki-links to related Wikipedia pages where the issue is discussed more fully. Enquire (talk) :At least it's not "Global Warming".... (personal pet peeve showing, don't mind that) While all the speculation is fine and dandy, at the current time, it's just that...speculation. Thankfully there's less interest in this storm so there's no overwhelming pressure like with Hurricane Sandy to include such claims, but with Haiyan we can at least hold off until definitive connections have been made. One thing I will always point to with tropical cyclones is how far back our data goes. For the Western Pacific, we only have reasonably accurate wind measurements going back to 1970 and iffy ones to 1945. Prior to that, we have nothing for millenia. There's no way anyone can safely say that Haiyan was unprecedented. It may be in the past 40-50 years, but what about 100, 200, 300 years ago? I am highly hesitant to put information about claims of its intensity being linked to climate change unless official panels state such. :Specific responses to certain points (not necessarily rebuttals though, some are just comments): :*1) "...Typhoon Haiyan is not only the strongest typhoon in recorded history, but also has led to one of the largest storm surges recorded." – There have been no record-breaking storm surges from Haiyan. The highest estimate was roughly 20 ft (compare with the record of 48 ft from Cyclone Mahina), nowhere close to record-breaking. See above comments for my response to the "strongest...in recorded history" part. :*2) "...the differential between the temperature at sea level and the top of the storm is also believed to be the greatest of any such storm observed in recorded history (still under evaluation). "– There was an approximate 120°C difference between the two (coldest cloud tops were roughly -90°C while the surface was near 30°C), but there have been similar instances of this in the past, though not as extreme in coverage to my knowledge. Again, however, we're talking about a very small window of record for this (no more than 40-50 years for enhanced infrared satellite imagery). :*3)"...the sea surface temperature in the path behind the storm was cooled significantly, indicating the immense heat energy that Typhoon Haiyan had extracted from the ocean." – This happens with every tropical cyclone. It's a phenomenon known as upwelling and is always more significant with major cyclones. Waters in the path of Haiyan were an average (for this time of year) 30°C when it passed through, and have not decreased significantly at all. However, I don't know about sub-surface waters, which were indeed unusually warm and the source of the typhoon's intensification. The depth of warm water has likely decreased a fair amount since it's passage. :A full-blown section on this is not necessary in my opinion, and is best left to the main tropical cyclone article. The linkage of individual events and climate change is not desirable in the least as it creates a misconception of pinpointing effects of climate change.

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'He's the boss and they use him perfectly' Sweden's outspoken top striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has enjoyed high praise from Chelsea's manager and the boss of his own club side PSG, but refused to say whether he's planning a move to the Premier League. Ibrahimovic created the opening goal for Adrien Rabiot and then volleyed in a 67th-minute winner as French champions PSG won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to complete a 4-2 aggregate victory. The outspoken Swede, sent off during PSG's success against Chelsea in last season's competition, has faced criticism throughout his career for failing to reproduce his domestic form in European competition, but his club's manager Laurent Blanc said that he had proven his worth. "Zlatan played a match in keeping with what he's done this season," the former France defender told reporters in his post-match press conference. "You always have doubts because it's Ligue 1. That's the truth. You ask if he can play like that in the Champions League. He gave his response tonight." "He has important qualities for us. He moves the two centre-backs around in the opposing team." "Technically he sees things very quickly. When he drops deep - which we ask him to do - he helps put our game in place. He played a great match like lots of PSG players tonight, like pretty much the whole team. "It won't give him confidence as he already has huge confidence in himself. But a goal and an assist will do him well, and the coach and the club get the benefit." Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the pitch on Wednesday. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/TT Meanwhile Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink also heralded Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires at the end of the season, when he was asked if the 34-year-old could cut it in the Premier League. "He's proving already many, many years what kind of player he is," said the Dutchman, who lost goal-scorer Diego Costa and Eden Hazard to injury in the second half. "He's a personality, he's the boss in this team and they use him perfectly." "He's not the youngest, but for his age, for a footballer he's doing very well. He can adapt himself, also through his big personality, in any league in Europe." However the Swede refused to speculate about ongoing rumours that he is planning to leave Paris. "When I leave PSG? Okay you already said it," he told reporters. "I have another three months with PSG, so for the moment I'm not talking to anybody. It's not the moment for it." With Chelsea 10 points below the top four in the Premier League, they face next season being almost certainly their first without Champions League football since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.

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Brindabellaspis stensioi ("Erik Stensiö's Brindabella Ranges Shield") is a flat-snouted placoderm with a platypus-like snout from the Early Devonian of the Taemas-Wee Jasper reef in Australia. When it was first discovered in 1980, it was originally regarded as a Weejasperaspid acanthothoracid due to anatomical similarities with the other species found at the reef. According to Philippe Janvier, anatomical similarities of B. stensiois brain and braincase with those of jawless fish, such as the Osteostraci and the Galeaspida, strongly suggest that B. stensioi is a basal placoderm closest to the ancestral placoderm. ==References== Young, Gavin C. 1980, A new Early Devonian placoderm from New South Wales, Australia, with a discussion of placoderm phylogeny: Palaeontographica 167A pp. 10–76. 2 pl., 27 fig. Janvier, Philippe. Early Vertebrates Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Long, John A. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution' Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. ==External links== Palaeos article on B. stensioi Placoderm genera Early Devonian fish Devonian placoderms Placoderms of Australia

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West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Manchester United West Brom difficult for everyone - Mourinho Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho vowed his side would "fight until the last match" after they moved back to within 11 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City by holding on to beat West Brom. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a header - his second goal in as many games - against the team he played for during the 2012-13 season. Jesse Lingard doubled United's lead before the break with a shot that deflected off Albion's Ahmed Hegazi. The Red Devils appeared to be heading for a comfortable win until Albion substitute Gareth Barry poked home from close range with 13 minutes left. Baggies boss Alan Pardew's two other substitutes almost combined for an equaliser - Jay Rodriguez shooting wide from a Chris Brunt cross. But, despite finishing strongly, the Baggies could not add to their first goal in four games under Pardew, remain second from bottom and are on a club record run of 17 games without a win. "Every match we try to win," said Mourinho. "I know the questions are always coming in the same direction and I keep saying the same. "Last match in the Premier League, Watford at Old Trafford, mid-May... until then, every match we go." Mourinho said on Wednesday he would be on holiday if he felt the chance of catching City had gone, and his team must keep grinding out the wins while hoping their local rivals falter. "We don't want to go on holidays," he added. "We want to play until the last match." United back in the old routine - almost For much of the game, this had the feel of a routine win for United - underlined by the fact Mourinho barely left the dugout for the first hour. West Brom certainly unsettled them in the closing stages, but the visitors had done enough to take all three points. Bringing back Ashley Young, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford certainly gave United more impetus than in Wednesday's laboured 1-0 win over Bournemouth. And Lukaku looks to have responded well to being among those heavily criticised in the wake of last Sunday's derby defeat at Old Trafford. The 24-year-old has now scored 15 times for United - and three in his past four appearances. His celebrations were muted for the second game in succession, though that could be because of a reluctance to annoy his former club's supporters. Romelu Lukaku has been involved in eight goals (five goals, three assists) in his past eight league games against West Brom Changes nearly pay off for West Brom Pardew's side had showed positive signs as they held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at Anfield in midweek. And the former Crystal Palace manager acknowledged that result contributed to him making a mistake in his team selection against United. "I wanted to show faith but should have brought fresher legs in," he said. "I have to accept blame." West Brom 1-2 Man Utd: Alan Pardew admits he made a mistake with his team selection Pardew attempted to enhance his side's attacking play by giving 20-year-old Oliver Burke his first Premier League start. The Scotland international had few chances to show his pace on the right, though he did offer glimpses of why West Brom spent £15m to buy him from RB Leipzig in the summer. But the hosts looked a completely different proposition when he was replaced by Rodriguez with 26 minutes remaining. "Our conviction wasn't there first half in terms of passing," said Pardew. "In the second half we started putting balls in the box to test them. "It was a finish where we could have got something from the game that could have flattered us. It's a lesson learned for myself and the team today." Albion are going to need more than inspired - but ultimately fruitless - fightbacks, though, and Burke's promise to get them out of their precarious position, and rumours United want to re-sign Jonny Evans, will concern fans. Captain Evans lends an air of solidity at the back, but it is going forward where his side - with just 13 goals in 18 league games - need something to change very quickly. Gareth Barry touched the ball 50 times after replacing Claudio Yacob at half-time. Yacob only made 25 touches in his 45 minutes Man of the match - Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) The Serb helped United keep West Brom at arm's length for much of the match, with nearly 84% of his 105 passes finding their target Baggies on barren run - the stats you may have missed Manchester United have won their past three away Premier League games, one more than they managed in their previous 10 on the road.

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Mark Fotheringham is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Yarraville and Williamstown football clubs in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in the 1970s and 1980s. A full-forward originally from Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL), Fotheringham played some reserves grade football in the Victorian Football League for in 1975, but never progressed to its senior team. He consequently returned to Aberfeldie, and played there until 1977. In 1978, at age 21, Fotheringham signed to play for the Yarraville Football Club, then playing in the VFA's second division. He was an immediate success at the club, and in his first season became the first Yarraville forward to kick 100 goals in a season, and was the Division 2 leading goalkicker, with 105 goals. The following year, he kicked 129 goals to be the leading goalkicker in the home-and-away season, but finished second overall after the finals. He played two more years with Yarraville, finishing with a total of 357 goals for the club, and was club captain in 1981. In 1982, Fotheringham left the ailing Yarraville club and sought a move to a Division 1 club; after attracting interest from all three western suburban Division 1 clubs (Coburg, Werribee and Williamstown), he joined Williamstown. He was the Division 1 leading goalkicker in back-to-back seasons in 1983 and 1984, kicking 108 goals and 114 goals respectively, and was two goals short of the title in 1985 with 106 goals. He served as club captain in 1983, and he won his only career VFA premiership with Williamstown in 1986. He retired at age thirty after suffering a serious knee injury late in the 1987 season. As of 2016, Fotheringham's career total of 928 goals places him fourth on the VFA/VFL's all-time goalkicking list. He averaged 5.3 goals per game throughout his career, and scored more than 100 goals in a season five times. He was named at full forward in the Williamstown Team of the Century, and was an inaugural inductee into the club's Hall of Fame in 2014. After leaving Williamstown, Fotheringham served as coach of the Keilor Football Club in the EDFL. From 1992 until 1993, Fotheringham served as general manager of the Williamstown Football Club. ==References== Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Yarraville Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Aberfeldie Football Club players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people)

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What you need to provide are sources that discuss him in more depth. I hope that helps. Cordless Larry (talk) == Updating a Image == I've noticed on the wiki page for North Walsham the picture of St Nicholas Church is outdated (It's had significant building work on the tower). I wish to submit an updated image which is my own to update the image. Can I, and How do I submit this image to editors so its suitability can be assessed for inclusion on the page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Walsham — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urbannorfolk (talk • contribs) Urbannorfolk (talk) Welcome to the Teahouse, Urbannorfolk. You don't need to submit your image to other editors for assessment. Providing that you own the copyright to the new photo and are willing to release it under a Creative Commons licence, you can be bold and replace the existing image. The best place to upload the image is to Wikimedia Commons. You can read about this at Wikimedia Commons. Cordless Larry (talk) The form for uploading an image at Commons is here. Deor (talk) Then,, once you've taken your photo and uploaded it to Commons, you can go to North Walsham, hit Edit, find where it says ation. My article Jerome Coopersmith was accepted and is now published on Wikipedia. Someone informed me that I needed to address a copyright issue with the photo I had used in the infobox. So I clicked on the photo and found that someone else had flagged it on Jan 29 that it was not appropriately tagged. I am able to get the permission form (which I have) completed by the owner of the photograph, and they are sending it to the permission-commons email address directly tomorrow (Feb 5). Meanwhile I added the tag "cc-by-sa-4.0|Photo by Judy Coopersmith" (brackets removed here) which I thought I read I was supposed to do. I am also confused about who the form should be coming from? Judy Coopersmith TOOK the picture of Jerome Coopersmith using Jerome's camera. So does Judy or Jerome own the copyright? I can't tell if I am doing any of this correctly, and I don't want the photo to be deleted tomorrow, which will be day#7 since they flagged it. (I truly just discovered this yesterday). Can someone offer me assistance? gggoodgggirlGggoodgggirl (talk) Hi Gggoodgggirl. Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons sometimes apply different rules when it comes to images, so you might be better off asking this question at Village pump/Copyright. For reference, the Commons' editor who tagged the photo is Jarekt, an administrator on Commons. You may of course ask them directly at Jarekt about what you need to do the resolve this matter. Hi, I changed the "No license since" tag to "OTRS pending". Be sure that Judy send the permission email promptly to OTRS. I also changed the author name in the Information block to Judy Cooopersmith. —teb728 t c (edit conflict) Welcome back to the Teahouse,. The best person to give you specific answers is Jarekt, the Wikimedia Commons administrator who left you a helpful message about this image on your Commons talk page. In most cases, the photographer is the copyright holder, but there are exceptions. Professional photographers usually retain copyright but sometimes will transfer the copyright to their customer in a written agreement. When a family member takes a photo of a relative, the circumstances matter. If Judy borrowed the camera with no strings attached, and said "I will take a bunch of photos of London" and one ended up being a photo of Jerome with bobbies and a double decker bus in the background, then Judy probably owns the copyright. If Jerome said, "Please take this photo for me", and he picked the backdrop and chose where to stand, and thought about the lighting, and adjusted the camera settings, and told her where to stand, and when and how many times to click the shutter, then Jerome probably owns the copyright. So, the copyright holder needs to submit that form. There are contradictions now. You uploaded, there is a claim that it is Jerome's work, but Judy is listed as photographer. Those contradictions must be resolved. Ask Jarekt for help. Cullen328 Let's discuss it Hi, Thank you for your suggestion. I have contacted jarekt to help me ensure I have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

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Angry woman filmed reversing into Walmart shoppers Police are searching for the woman who rammed people in the parking lot of a Walmart in Union City, California on Sunday She had tried to return batteries inside the store at about 6pm but was refused The agitated woman left the store and was filmed furiously reversing her car She struck several people and narrowly missed others, including a 3-year-old By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com A woman has gone on a wild rampage and struck several people with her car in a Walmart parking lot after the store refused to let her return some batteries. Police are now looking for the woman after she was caught on surveillance cameras intentionally ramming people in the parking lot in Union City, California on Sunday. The woman entered the Walmart at 6pm to try and return the batteries but became extremely agitated when staff denied her a refund. She left the store, returned to her silver Honda Accord and was filmed hastily reversing into a family as they walked by. Footage shows the woman continuing to back up and striking several people. Police said she narrowly missed a three-year-old girl and her mother who managed to run out of the way of the reversing car. 'The suspect then takes off a high rate speed out of the parking lot causing other pedestrians to run out of the way of the speeding vehicle,' Union City Police Sergeant Steve Mendez said. 'The victims were actually saying that she was yelling and screaming in the car, pounding her fists on the steering wheel.' The woman is described as white and about 5 feet tall. She has brown hair and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt with a Batman logo on the front, black leggings and dark Ugg-style boots. The suspect was also wearing glasses at the time. Police said her vehicle is a silver 1998-2000 two-door Honda Accord. Share or comment on this article

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Hardest sell: Nuclear waste needs good home Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Many people's idea of nuclear waste is neglected barrels dripping glowing goo but the truth is inevitably more complex - and surprising What would it take for you to accept nuclear waste in your backyard? The country has created quite a bit of the stuff and the government is searching for someone willing to take it. Steadily produced since the end of World War Two, the question of what to do with the nuclear waste from civil, military, medical and scientific uses has been causing equal measures of fear and frustration for decades. With a new generation of nuclear power stations on the way, a fresh search is under way for a community ready to take on the challenge. Campaigner Eddie Martin says: "It's very worrying, scary even. They have been looking for somewhere to put this material for decades and it keeps coming back to Cumbria." Media captionIn the rush for nuclear power, the long term dangers were not fully understood Dr John Roberts, from Manchester University's School of Physics and Astronomy, says: "Just about everything around us, including us, is radioactive to some extent. Your body is evolved to cope with a lot of this. "Different materials emit different types radiation, but also at different rates. This is the half-life - which is the time it takes to emit half its radioactive energy. "A short half-life means lots of radiation emitted but it is expended quickly. Some have a half-life of just days, others can last tens of thousands of years but emit so little energy they are not dangerous. Image copyright Thinkstock Radiation is part of the electro-magnetic spectrum. Starting with radio waves and moving through microwaves, infra-red, visible light and ultraviolet light (UV). Once beyond UV, the waves are small and powerful enough to start damaging the DNA of living cells - what is known as ionising radiation. That's the stuff we worry about. Ionising radiation itself is broken down into different types - known as alpha, beta and gamma. Roughly speaking, alpha radiation is big and slow, meaning it can do a lot of damage to cells but cannot travel far and is easily stopped - by skin for example. Gamma, small and fast, can pass through skin, cells and even thin metal but does relatively less harm, so a larger dose can be tolerated. Beta sits between these two. Radiation is measured differently depending on whether you are looking at what is emitted (usually expressed in becquerels) or its effect on the body (commonly counted in sieverts). "Something like Caesium 137, a product of nuclear reactors, has a half-life of 30 years and puts out a lot of gamma radiation, so is dangerous for about 100 years. "The mix of materials in nuclear waste means it needs to be isolated for thousands of years. "The radiation dose any person might get from a source depends on lots of things. How close they are, for how long, which part of them is exposed, what they are wearing and whether it is ingested, through breathing for example." Nuclear power stations have been built in 31 countries but only a handful, including Finland, Sweden, France and the US have started building permanent storage facilities. All of these are purpose-built caves hundreds of metres below ground, known as a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). Once the waste is treated and sealed inside containers, it is stacked in the caverns. GDFs are expected to remain secure for thousands of years. Dr Roberts backs the basic idea but warns there are major questions to be answered. "While there are natural examples of radiation being contained - think of the mines where uranium for nuclear fuel has been sat happily for millennia - but we don't know a lot of about how materials contained in nuclear waste behave. Image copyright Cumbria Trust Image caption Crumbling storage ponds, hastily built in the 1950s, are now being expensively cleared and waste moved to new, temporary storage "So you have to know how waste reacts with its storage material, be it glass, concrete or metal. Is it best to put the containers in granite, clay or salt? Other countries are trying different options. "But this is basically an engineering project like no other. Its timescale will dwarf the oldest cathedrals. "And how can we guarantee the records will be kept of what is down there and where. It has to last for hundreds of years and how many records have we lost since the Tudors? Or the Romans?" So, from the carefree days of dumping it in the Irish Sea there dawned a realisation the predicted 650,000 m3 of nuclear waste needed a more permanent solution. So where are we in the process? And how did we get here?

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6. "The hard thing about fighting in relationships is that there's no referee. There's no one to tell you which comments are below the belt. As a result, someone usually gets hurt." -- Carrie 7. "Some love stories aren't epic novels, some are short stories... But, that doesn't make them any less filled with love." -- Carrie 8. "I love you... but I love me more." -- Samantha 9. "I didn't get married to follow what society wants us to do, we are married, we have the luxury to design our own life." -- Carrie 10. "Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be." -- Carrie

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The Corn Sisters were a Canadian-U.S. alternative country act formed in Vancouver in 1998 as a side project by Neko Case and Carolyn Mark. Case had already released a solo album (The Virginian, 1997), while Mark had released six albums with her former band The Vinaigrettes. ==Career== The Corn Sisters built a reputation as "a dynamic touring duo" performing in coffee shops and other small venues before gaining wider exposure as the opening act for Richard Buckner. One of their coffee shop performances, recorded at Seattle's “Hattie’s Hat” in May 1998, was released as The Other Women by Mint Records in 2000 to mixed reviews, although Allmusic acknowledges its appealing "mix of twang and attitude". The pair contributed three songs between them to the label's Team Mint Volume Two sampler in 2001 – one as the Corn Sisters, one as Carolyn Mark and Her Roommates, and one as Neko Case and Her Boyfriends. They also contributed three tracks to the compilation A Tribute to the Soundtrack to Robert Altman's Nashville in 2002 – again, one as the Corn Sisters and one apiece as individuals. While Case and Mark stopped performing regularly as a duo in 2002, they did join Kelly Hogan to record the music for the 2004 documentary Lipstick and Dynamite. ==Notes== Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups from Vancouver Canadian alternative country groups Mint Records artists 1998 establishments in British Columbia 2002 disestablishments in British Columbia

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Baron Peter von Meyendorff (Russian: Пётр Казимирович Мейендорф, born 2 August 1796 in Riga, died 7 March 1863 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian diplomat from the Meyendorff family. From 1850 to 1854, he was Russian ambassador to Austria. == References == 1796 births 1863 deaths People from Riga People from the Governorate of Livonia Baltic-German people Russian nobility Members of the State Council of the Russian Empire Ambassadors of Russia to Prussia Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Austria 19th-century Russian people Honorary Members of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class

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Bolivia's oldest woman celebrates her 118th birthday Age is just a number –- in this case, a really big number. The town of Sacaba, Bolivia had a lot to celebrate when its oldest resident turned 118 years old on Oct. 26, according to Reuters. The town’s city hall organized festivities for Julia Flores, known as “Mama Julia” in the community. Born in 1900 and considered to be the oldest woman in Bolivia and likely in the world, Flores marked the day with cake, music and dancing, according to Reuters. Family, friends and volunteers brought her gifts and took pictures with her. The Mayor’s office and Flores’ family are working to nominate her for a Guinness World Record to officially recognize her as the oldest person in the world, according to Reuters. Flores’ vitality was especially clear when she got up to dance with her guests, encouraging them to clap along to the music.

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Maung Min Shin (မောင်မင်းရှင် ), also called Shin Byu ( ), is one of the 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nats]. He is a representation of historical Min Shin, brother of Taungmagyi (Shin Nyo), both of whom served under King Duttabaung of Prome. According to belief, the king became fearful of the brothers' strength and forced them to fight each other to death. ==References== Burmese nats

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RLLMUK is a video game internet discussion forum. It was founded in 2003 by Rob Purnell, in response to the closure of the Edge discussion forums. The initial folder structure, moderator list, and rules were heavily influenced by those on the Edge forums. The site is considered to be "one of the largest and most varied video games forums" and has a UK and European focus to its postings. ==Incorporation== In mid-2009, Rob Purnell stated that he wished to step down from running the server, and sought bids from others to take on the forum. After considering a number of bids, a consortium led by Graham Stock was chosen. This consortium aimed to run the forum as a community-owned website, and set out to raise funds for this to happen. By March 2010, the community had been registered as an Industrial and Provident Society and had raised sufficient funds to ensure its future for at least two years. ==Structure== The forum runs on Invision Power Board software. While the main focus of the forum has always been around videogaming, it also includes a number of folders for non-gaming activities, including Film and TV, creative arts, and fitness. ==References== ==External links== RLLMUK Internet forums Video game news websites Internet properties established in 2003

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Trump praises countries with death penalty for drug dealers at opioids summit WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday praised countries that impose "the ultimate penalty" on drug traffickers, suggesting that harsher punishments for "drug pushers and drug dealers" would help combat America's opioid crisis. "And, by the way, [those countries] have much less of a drug problem than we do," he said in remarks at a White House summit on the epidemic. "So we're going to have to be very strong on penalties." The president's comments come several days after Axios reported that Trump talks privately about executing drug dealers, like Singapore and the Philippines do. NBC News has not independently confirmed the report. Addressing the group Thursday, which included Attorney General Jeff Sessions as well as families and individuals affected by the opioid epidemic, Trump promised action from his administration "over the next three weeks." He also said that he'd spoken to "Jeff" about wanting to bring lawsuits against some opioid manufacturers, saying the companies were responsible for killing thousands of people, but had not been punished for it. Trump's interaction with his attorney general at the summit was notable, given that the day before, he called Session's handling of a Justice Department inquiry into Republican allegations of surveillance abuses by the FBI "disgraceful." Trump's Twitter attack, the latest in a series of public critiques the president has levied against the nation's top law enforcement officer, prompted Sessions to defend himself in a rare statement. During Thursday's press briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked if Trump had any plans to remove his attorney general. "Not that I know of," she said. Trump has repeatedly said that combating the opioid crisis is a priority for his administration. He declared it a national public health emergency in October of last year. "As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue," Trump said at the time. "It is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction." But advocates pushing the president to make good on his promise have said that so far, his administration's efforts, like Sessions' recent "statement of interest" in supporting local governments that go after manufacturers, are likely to fall short.

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the article, "Grassroots Progressive Christianity: A Quiet Revolution" by Hal Taussig published in 'The Fourth R,' May–June 2006. the working definition utilized in Roger Wolsey's book Kissing Fish: Christianity for People Who Don't Like Christianity: Progressive Christianity is an approach to the Christian faith that is influenced by post-liberalism and postmodernism and: proclaims Jesus of Nazareth as Christ, Savior, and Lord; emphasizes the Way and teachings of Jesus, not merely His person; emphasizes God's immanence not merely God's transcendence; leans toward panentheism rather than supernatural theism; emphasizes salvation here and now instead of primarily in heaven later; emphasizes being saved for robust, abundant/eternal life over being saved from hell; emphasizes the social/communal aspects of salvation instead of merely the personal; stresses social justice as integral to Christian discipleship; takes the Bible seriously but not necessarily literally, embracing a more interpretive, metaphorical understanding; emphasizes orthopraxy instead of orthodoxy (right actions over right beliefs); embraces reason as well as paradox and mystery — instead of blind allegiance to rigid doctrines and dogmas; does not consider homosexuality to be sinful; and does not claim that Christianity is the only valid or viable way to connect to God (is non-exclusive). • As Wolsey mentions, Progressive Christianity "leans toward panentheism rather than supernatural theism..." The role of panentheism in Progressive Christianity shifts the emphasis from belief to contemplative practice and experiential faith. So Progressive Christianity is often characterized by contemplative or meditative forms of worship. This finds perhaps its most poignant expression in Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West by Benjamin Riggs: "The Kingdom is literally hidden in plain sight. It is hidden in basic awareness. When seen through the light of God’s awareness, the ordinary is revealed to be the extra-ordinary. The world is set ablaze by the fire of direct experience. The walls are awake, the ground is breathing, and mere mortals shine with the radiance of the sky. It is as if the world is looking back at us through the same eye with which we see it. We live in the Mind of God… The whole of creation exists within the fullness of God’s Will." ===Differences between Progressive Christianity and Conservative Christianity=== According to Archbishop Wynn Wagner of the Old Catholic Church, holding to the ideals of progressive Christianity sets the movement apart from traditional Christianity. Inclusiveness and acceptance is the basic posture of progressive Christianity. ===Seventh-day Adventism=== Within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the liberal wing describe themselves as "progressive Adventists". They disagree with some of the traditional teachings of the church. While most are still of evangelical persuasion, a minority are liberal Christians. ==Environmental ministries== As Bruce Sanguin writes, "It's time for the Christian church to get with a cosmological program (...). We now know, for instance, that we live in an evolving or evolutionary universe. Evolution is the way that the Holy creates in space and in time, in every sphere: material, biological, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual. This new cosmology simply cannot be contained by old models and images of God, or by old ways of being the church.". Central to this recovery of awe in the cosmos is the epic of evolution, the 14-billion-year history of the universe. Scientists (Edward O. Wilson, Brian Swimme, Eric Chaisson, Ursula Goodenough and others) initiated this story which has been perpetuated with a religion component by some liberal theologians (Gordon D. Kaufman, Jerome A. Stone, Michael Dowd, etc.). Evolutionary evangelist and progressive minister Michael Dowd uses the term Epic of Evolution or Great Story to help construct his viewpoint of evolution theology. His position is that science and religious faith are not mutually exclusive (a form of religious naturalism). He preaches that the epic of cosmic, biological, and human evolution, revealed by science, is a basis for an inspiring and meaningful view of our place in the universe and a new approach to religion. Evolution is viewed as a religious spiritual process that is not meaningless blind chance. ==Criticism== Geoff Thompson argues that the rhetoric of Progressive Christianity, as represented by Gretta Vosper and John Shelby Spong, "often over-reaches its arguments." In particular, he concludes that "t is very difficult to see how what proposes needs any church or even the minimalist, idiosyncratic definition of Christianity which she offers.

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US flag found at Glamis Castle to go into space A STARS and stripes flag found in attic at Glamis Castle is to go into space. The old American flag was spotted by NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock during a private tour of the castle in Angus, Scotland, childhood home to the late Queen Mother. The flag dates back to the early 1900s and has just 48 stars instead of 50. Mr Wheelock, who has made two trips to the International Space Station, couldn't believe that his country's flag was in a Scottish castle and immediately started taking photographs to show his friends back at NASA's headquarters in Houston. His interest and enthusiasm was noticed by Kirriemuir man John Smith, a former NASA security consultant who started the Scottish Space School which has has brought many astronauts to speak to children in Scotland. Mr Smith relayed the astronaut's enthusiasm to Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore at Glamis Castle who offered Mr Wheelock the flag to take into space. Mr Wheelock, who is due to go into space again in two years" time, collected the flag at Glamis Castle on Saturday. READ MORE: The 200-year-old mystery of the "Monster of Glamis" He said: "It was June 2015 when I had the tour of the castle and got to see some of the out of the way places that tourists don't normally get to see. "We went into an attic room where there were some flags hanging and of course the stars and stripes caught by eye. "I counted 48 stars and I realised it was an old flag from the early 1900s before we had the last two states. "I took lots of pictures of it and I told all my friends "you wouldn't believe what I saw in an old castle in Scotland." "I wasn't expecting to then be offered the flag to take into space, which of course I'm very excited to do." Mr Wheelock has spent 178 days in space and previously done six space walks and "takes credit" for teaching British astronaut Tim Peake how to space walk. He added: "I can't wait to unfurl it aboard the space station and we'll take lots of pictures. "My goal would be to get a nice clear day as we are over Scotland and get a picture with the flag and the UK in the background. "It's such an honour. I feel a great connection to Scotland - I'm from the North Eastern part of the US which is very rural, very green with lots of hills and trees. Scotland feels very much like home. "I flew on the space shuttle Discovery, which was named after the Discovery ship that is in Dundee. I feel a great connection to the Scottish people." Mr Wheelock gave a series of talks to children in Fife schools with former astronaut Robert Cenker last week as part of the Scottish Space School. He presented Tommy Baxter, the general manager at Glamis Castle, a patch from his space suit on a signed board by the crew members of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Mr Baxter said: "I don't have the foggiest idea how we came to have this old flag. "I know it was previously flown in honour of the Countess above the US Capital building in 1997 and she is delighted to offer the flag to go on a space mission." READ MORE: Twelve of Scotland's most stunning castles

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Jobab ben Zerah was a king of ancient Edom, according to Genesis 36. He succeeded Bela ben Beor in the apparently elective kingship of the Edomites. He ruled from Bozrah. He was succeeded by Husham. Although Adam Clarke maintains a different position, many notable Bible scholars identify Jobab with the biblical figure Job. A book by David J. Gibson entitled Whence Came the Hyksos, Kings of Egypt offers a detailed defense of the theory based on numerous Scriptures from the Book of Job, personal names, geography, occupation, and contemporaries. The same identification is present in Russian Orthodox Church's tradition: Church Slavonic versions of Book of Job and Russian Synodal Bible include a postscript in which Jobab is identified with Job, the anonymous author of the postscript refers to a "Syriac book" The date of his reign are unknown, and there is much dispute concerning whether the supposed connection with Job is even valid. == See also == Hyksos == External links == Kings of Egypt Land of Edom The Hyksos, Kings of Egypt and the land of Edom == References == Kings of Edom Job (biblical figure) Book of Genesis people

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For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation WAKISO, Uganda (AP) - Some menstruating schoolgirls were locked in dormitories while their peers were in class. To avoid the humiliation, others stayed home. As more girls skipped class because they couldn't afford sanitary pads, authorities at a government-backed school outside Uganda's capital, Kampala, were forced to do what few have done: provide free sanitary pads. "We looked at the absenteeism rate and you would find that in a class if there are six people who are absent, at least four of them are girls. Some boldly came to us and said, 'When we are on our period there is no care, so that's why we prefer staying at home,'" said Vincent Odoi, a teacher at Wampewo Ntakke Secondary School. In this photo taken Thursday, July 13, 2017, a worker cuts locally made biodegradable sanitary pads known as Makapads, made from waste paper with papyrus as the absorbent, that sell for half the price of imported pads, at a factory in Kampala, Uganda. Menstrual hygiene has emerged as a serious, and often emotional, subject in Africa, where some experts say governments must supply free sanitary pads to girls who are often at risk of dropping out of school because of embarrassment. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera) Menstrual hygiene has emerged as a serious, and often emotional, subject in Africa, where some experts say governments must supply free sanitary pads to schoolgirls who often are at risk of dropping out because of embarrassment. The issue recently became politically charged in Uganda when a prominent academic was jailed for calling President Yoweri Museveni "a pair of buttocks" after the government broke a promise to provide free sanitary pads to schoolgirls across the country. One in 10 African schoolgirls misses school during menstruation, according to the United Nations, and many, after lagging behind, eventually drop out. Last month, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a law authorizing his government to supply sanitary pads to teenage girls at public schools nationwide. Zambia announced a similar plan in 2016 targeting schoolgirls in rural and semi-rural areas. But elsewhere in Africa, appeals for free sanitary pads have not been so successful. Stella Nyanzi, a research fellow at Uganda's Makerere University, faces criminal charges after she accused the country's first family of being out of touch with ordinary people when the government said it couldn't afford to donate sanitary pads. "Girls and young women are not going to stop menstruating in the near or far-off future," Nyanzi's campaign, dubbed #Pads4GirlsUg, told reporters after she was released from jail in May. The campaign has raised nearly $10,000, and Nyanzi visits schools where she distributes the pads amid boisterous song and dance. About 34 percent of Uganda's population lives below the poverty line on less than $2 per day, according to World Bank figures. Much of sub-Saharan Africa faces similar levels of poverty, or worse. At Wampewo Ntakke Secondary School outside Kampala, authorities once confined menstruating girls to dormitories because there was no running water and some girls, lacking sanitary pads, stank in class. But there was another problem: imported sanitary pads were rapidly filling up the latrines, imposing new costs for frequently emptying them. In the end, the school's board decided in 2013 that it would be wiser to provide locally made, biodegradable sanitary pads to all schoolgirls. The move has all but ended absenteeism tied to sanitary hygiene, said Odoi, who oversees the program. "It's something we put in our budget, just like any other expenses like electricity, water and others," he said. "We said, 'Let's provide for a certain amount of money to cater for this,' and it has worked. We have not seen that expenditure entering so deep in our pockets. It can be done." The school spends about $1,000 on sanitary pads for each three-month academic term. Student Patricia Mukashema said the school's generosity helped families who couldn't afford the pads. "Now we don't put that pressure on our parents," she said. Another student, Patience Atim, said she was touched by news reports of schoolgirls in rural Uganda who cite "too much suffering" when they use crude substitutes for pads. "They will use bedsheets, fibers," she said.

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One for the ladies... and one for the chaps: The actor with Britain's best cheekbones and an actress with a killer smile are two of War and Peace's sexiest stars Star with Britain's best cheekbones James Norton, 30 Looks: It's all about those cheekbones, so sharp you could slice bacon on them. There are websites dedicated to them and armies of women who swoon at the slightest glimpse. Norton can thank nature, not nurture, for that chiselled bone structure - but it's shown off to its best advantage as there's not a spare pound on him. A keen swimmer, he has the physique of an athlete. Throw in an eye for fashion (he ran his own stall selling men's vintage clothing) and a heart-throb is born. Plays: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, an intellectual high-achiever who tries to find meaning in life through glory, family and romantic love. Flirty dancing: Dashing Prince Andrei gazes intently into the eyes of beautiful Natasha Rostova (Lily James) Family ties: Despite the cut-glass accent, his roots are very much in Yorkshire. Born into a well-to-do London family, his parents moved to a house on the edge of the Howardian Hills when he was small. His father Hugh Norton, who had been born in Tanzania, worked as a lecturer at Hull College of Art and Design. James's mother, Lavinia, was associate dean at Leeds Metropolitan University. Heartthrob: James Norton at a premiere in 2014 Drama training: James knew he wanted to be an actor from childhood. When friends came round to play he would eschew football or cricket in the garden in favour of writing, directing and acting in his own plays. "I think they got fed up in the end and went to play at my other friends" houses," he says. After following his father to Ampleforth, a Catholic boarding school in North Yorkshire, he went on to Cambridge and then RADA. Rise to fame: Such was his promise, he left RADA six months before graduation in 2010 to take up the lead role in That Face opposite Frances Barber at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. He had already appeared in the film An Education alongside Carey Mulligan. More television and film roles followed - then came his breakthrough portrayal of psychopathic Tommy Lee Royce, the villain of the TV drama Happy Valley, for which he won a BAFTA nomination. He then played a crime-solving Cambridge vicar, in Grantchester, based on the novels by James Runcie. Both Happy Valley and Grantchester have been commissioned for a second series. Significant others: At school he dated the same childhood sweetheart for years before meeting Lizzie Crarer, now 29, at Cambridge. They were already together at university when she played Imogen opposite his Posthumus in Cymbeline, only for director Trevor Nunn to tell them: "Darlings, there is just no chemistry, there's nothing here!" As James puts it: "We were like, "But, Trevor, we've been together for four years." That was painful." More recently he has settled into a long-term relationship with another actress, Eleanor Wyld, 26. Did you know? Though he does not practise any particular faith, religion has always been at the heart of his life. He attended a Catholic school, read theology at Cambridge and has travelled across India and Nepal, learning about Hinduism and Buddhism. He says: "My motto is KLB: Keep Laid Back. My mum used to say it to me when I was an angsty teenager." Don't say: It's grim up North. TV hunk: James Norton has sent pulses racing in his portrayal of the brooding Prince Andrei, pictured Temptress with a killer smile Tuppence Middleton, 28 Looks: A seductive pixie - translucent skin, bewitching hazel eyes and a heart-shaped face. And does any actress have a more devastating smile? She is modest about praise of her beauty, saying: "It's funny hearing that because I was only today talking about my bad skin when I was younger. I still get it occasionally. I used to be self-conscious about it and every time it comes back I'm devastated." Plays: Femme fatale and accomplished social climber Helene Kuragin, who embarks on a career of brazen sexual wickedness. The opening episode saw her bare-buttocked as she seduced one conquest and also end up in bed with her brother Anatole, with whom she is having an incestuous affair. "Do that again, it's nice," she told him. Anita Ekberg took the role in a previous, far tamer, adaptation.

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Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella (July 15, 1682 –?) was acting governor of Texas from 1748 to 1750 and twice the governor of Nuevo León, Mexico (1740–1746 and 1752–1757). == Biography == Junco y Espriella was born on July 15, 1682, in Carranzo, Llanes (Asturias, Spain). He was the son of Felipe de Barrio Junco y Espriella and Ana Maria Noriega Rubín de Celis. He had a brother, Nicolás de Junco y Espriela, Knight of Calatrava. He was a knight of the Order of Santiago. He joined the Spanish Army in his youth, attaining the position of colonel. In 1716, he traveled to modern Mexico as a knight of the Viceroy, Baltasar de Zúñiga. After this, he returned to Spain, and, in 1724, he returned to Mexico as Governor of Marquezado Valley. In 1740, the Spanish Crown appointed him the governor the Mexican state of Nuevo León. He finished this term in 1746. Two years later, on June 3, 1748, he was appointed the interim governor of Texas. He unsuccessfully opposed the location chosen by the friars for Mission San Xavier del Bac. However, In June 1749, Junco y Espriella spoke with Juan Galván, an explorer who led the Mission San Xavier del Bac, to devise a plan to organize an expedition in the valley of San Javier (San Gabriel). He personally investigated the valley to decide how to conduct the expedition. On August 28, after returning from his expedition, Barrio decided to elect Lieutenant Galván to lead a new group of soldiers to San Javier. His government was arbitrary and, at some point, he imprisoned the first ruler of San Antonio, but this imprisonment lasted a short time. In 1750, a French soldier, the son of deceased explorer and soldier Louis Juchereau, asked Junco y Espriella for a license for direct trade with the Caddo people. Junco y Espriella refused this license, so the soldier carried French troops to the towns and took many goods to try to convince the indigenous people that the Spanish were not their friends since they had tried to stop the French from giving them the goods. He was dismissed from the office of governor in late 1750 because he chose to ignore a royal decree banning French trade in New Mexico and the existence of gambling. The charges against him were investigated. He was appointed governor of Nuevo León for the second time, between 1752 and 1757, and he developed many campaigns against Amerindian peoples. Later, he served as provincial mayor of the Santa Hermandad (Brotherhood) of New Spain. On March 27, 1765, he was named the captain of the Presidio of El Paso del Norte, Mexico, which seems to have been his last appointment. His place and date of death are not known. == Personal life == Pedro de Barrio Junco y Espriella was married to Maria Antonia Rodriguez, and they had two children. == References == == External links == Pedro de Barrio Junco y Espriella (gobernador). Protocolo de instrumentos públicos (Protocol of Public Instruments). Governors of Nuevo León Governors of Spanish Texas Spanish colonial governors and administrators Year of death unknown 1682 births 1772 deaths Asturian people 1740s in Texas 1740s in Mexico 1750s in Mexico

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Davos: India's innovation and job creation balance At the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos this week, one theme is "mastering the fourth industrial revolution" - in other words, how to get the most out of the way technology is changing our lives and our economies, particularly in the manufacturing sector. With a vast and cheap workforce, India has been naturally drawn towards labour intensive industries. But as times change, the government wants to encourage a different kind of manufacturing - one that uses the latest technology and smart innovations. The BBC's Shilpa Kannan has been to the tech hub of Bangalore to ask if Indian manufacturing can modernise and yet still create jobs. Watch: India Business Report

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- Ugliness Man ::You are just plain wrong about my ice getting thinner and about me being close to being a troll. Anyway the site is a mess. It's stupid, and, in addition it isn't accurate. Rugrats was not the highest rated Nickelodeon show in its eleventh year, according to the site. She may also be a one-hit wonder, if she had any hits at all. I'm on a mission to change that stupid guideline. Stay out of this, and get a life. Marcus2 :::I agree with Ugliness Man, there is no reason not to link to that site. - SimonP :::- :::What in the world is "not accurate" about linking to someone's official site on their article? The page itself might contain inaccuracies (according to you), but it's still the official site. I'm sure any official George W Bush site would contain inaccuracies, but relevant Wikipedia articles should still link to them. And you're on a crusade to change Wikipedia to bend down and submit to your version of "accurate" or "relevant"? Your opinion of the quality of an official site should dictate whether or not it gets linked to? "Get a life" is a pretty lame retort to someone who's just telling you how it is. I dare you to "report" me to an admin; get them to tell me that I should stop expecting that articles actually follow the guidelines, and conform to your standards, since you obviously know better than them. This is, after all, what you're telling me. Maybe you need to start up your own wiki. :::Besides, if you think that she's so insignificant, if you think she's not actually a celebrity, and you think that her music was inconsequential, and all this stuff... why are you so passionate about protecting the "accuracy" of her article? Think of the energy you're using trying to not allow the official site to be included in her article, yet you tell me to "get a life"? If she's so useless, ignore her article and piss off, we'll both be a lot happier. - Ugliness Man ::::I think it's clear that there's no reason the site shouldn't be linked here. And if he removes it again, there's no reason he shouldn't be tagged for vandalism. Crumbsucker :::::Nobody's going to tag me for vandalism. And besides, who cares what you say? ("...there's no reason he shouldn't be tagged for vandalism.") You are apparently disabled, young man. Do you want people to think you're disabled? If not, then don't post comments that are filled with untruths or insults. I am NOT a vandal. However, I agree with you that the site should be kept. Marcus2 ::::::First, you've now resorted to name-calling. Second, I doubt you know this person's age or gender, so you're also being presumptuous. And third, why do you suddenly agree? What part of your previous argument has changed? ::::::The vandalism issue is apparently a matter of opinion. Repeatedly removing an official link, thereby defying Wikipedia's standards, with justifications you seemed to make up yourself as opposed to citing anything having anything to do with Wikipedia standards... at the very least it resembles vandalism. If you can make up fake reasons for defying Wikipedia standards, then others should be allowed to stretch the definition of vandalism. Myself, I think your actions more closely resembled trolling, which is equally deplorable. - Ugliness Man ::::::"However, I agree with you that the site should be kept." Thank you for wasting our time. Crumbsucker ==Middle Name== Is it Ann or Anne? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.56.136 (talk • contribs) 05:23, 26 June 2006 ==Better Off Dead Soundtrack== the music section does not say anything about her and her contributions to the Better Off Dead Soundtrack. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.19.180.149 (talk) ==Live Acting== Besides doing voice overs, EG played Sandy Burns on the PBS show The Righteous Apples from 1980 to 1981. She also appeared on such shows as Laverne & Shirley, Chips and Fame. She was also in the Rod Stewart video Young Turks as one of the runaway teens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidRavenMoon (talk • contribs) ==Cover versions== Is there ANY album by E.G.

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Review: George Strait bids farewell (perhaps) at Staples Center George Strait presents himself in his music as a man of his word, a paragon of constancy in a world besieged by change. Yet from the moment he appeared onstage Saturday night at Staples Center, the veteran country star seemed to be looking for a way out of a commitment he'd made. The show was the local stop on Strait's Cowboy Rides Away tour, billed as the final trek in a hugely successful career that's stretched across four decades and produced 60 No. 1 singles on a variety of charts. At a news conference announcing the tour in 2012, he said he wanted to retire from the road before audiences stopped showing up. And last year, he ended his album "Love Is Everything" with "When the Credits Roll," about taking stock of one's life after "the curtain comes down." Two songs into his set at Staples, though, Strait told the crowd he couldn't believe the concert Saturday was his first visit to the downtown arena. "Hopefully, it won't be the last time we see you," he added, just one of several signs that Strait, who's scheduled to wrap the tour in June with a gig for about 100,000 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, might already be rethinking his decision. And why shouldn't he? Nothing about this masterful 2½-hour performance suggested that the 61-year-old Texas native, known as the King of Country, was ready to hang up his black-felt cowboy hat. Dressed, as always, in snug blue jeans and a crisp button-down shirt, Strait led his 11-piece band through an expertly paced survey of his hits, from "Unwound," the lead track from his 1981 major-label debut, to "I Got a Car," which he described as "a brand-new record on the radio." PHOTOS: Unexpected musical collaborations The songs pledged the kind of dependability in a man that Strait delivered as a performer, each tune a handsomely sung, neatly conceived story with clever musical touches (like the rolling groove in "River of Love" or the ersatz Spanish guitar in "Blame It on Mexico") designed to deepen the song's narrative. Strait was using those stories to preserve the air of mystery that's long obscured his offstage existence; his brand of celebrity is distinct from that of successors such as Blake Shelton and Keith Urban, who've embraced reality TV as a means of giving audiences even more of themselves. But that didn't mean Saturday's show lacked emotion or dynamics. In "Drinkin" Man," Strait slowed the tempo for an alcoholic's lament full of defeat, while the gorgeous "You Look So Good in Love" felt like his version of blue-eyed soul. (He even did a low-voiced spoken bit à la Barry White.) In "I Believe," which he called a "testament of faith" inspired by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the music went quieter still; Strait was almost inaudible as he sang about "26 angels looking down from above." Elsewhere, though, he toughened the lush romance of "How "Bout Them Cowgirls" and put over a sly swagger for "Give It Away," about a rocky separation. PHOTOS: Top pop music moments of 2013 And he drove his band hard in a zippy take on "Jackson," popularized by Johnny Cash and June Carter, for which Strait was joined by Martina McBride, who opened Saturday's show with a solid but comparatively unremarkable set. Toward the end of the concert, Strait did a stretch of songs -- "I'll Always Remember You," "Troubadour," "Give It All We Got Tonight" -- heavy with reflections on good times past, as though he were working toward the farewell he'd advertised. But then he left the stage, returned and knocked out five more tunes, including a fierce "Folsom Prison Blues" and a swinging, completely assured rendition of one of his signatures, "All My Ex's Live in Texas." It didn't sound like a conclusion at all. Listen: Miranda Lambert reminisces in new single 'Automatic' Beatles' road to rock history started before 'Ed Sullivan Show' Kenny Edmonds, Toni Braxton: Rhythm and blues, with life's bruises

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Google hit with High Court injunction over mobile'monopoly abuse' A digital advertising start-up used by Tesco Mobile customers to reduce their bills has won a High Court injunction against Google to prevent its technology being banished from hundreds of millions of smartphones. Unlockd, an Australian company backed by investors including Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of media mogul Rupert, alleged that plans by Google to evict it from the Play Store and cut it off from an advertising clearing house amounted to monopoly abuse. The High Court today granted an injunction barring action against Tesco Mobile Xtras, an app that uses Unlockd's technology to allow customers to gain discounts on mobile bills. They opt in to see an advertisement each time they activate their smartphone to save £2 per month. Google, which runs the Play Store as the main way for users of its Android mobile software to download apps, warned Unlockd in March that it was in violation of its rules and would be banned. Android is the world's most popular smartphone software, used in four out of five devices globally. Google's move sent Unlockd into crisis mode, forcing it to suspend plans to float on the Sydney Stock Exchange and triggering a complaint in the English courts. The start-up claims Google had been "fully aware of the existence and nature" of its business and found it in compliance with Play Store and advertising policies.

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In Photos: Celebrity Homes Photos Christie Brinkley's $25 Million Hamptons Home Is For Sale Christie Brinkley is listing her home in Sag Harbor for $25 million. The home is 5500sq ft. built on 4.5 acres of land. It consists of five bedrooms, five baths and full, finished basement with views overlooking the harbor. Jillian Michaels Lists Malibu Beach House Personal trainer and television personality Jillian Michaels listed her <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/jillian-michaels-malibu-listing-196431/"target="external">beach house in Malibu</a> for $9.75 million. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom home has glass walls, a deck with fire pits and a staircase to the beach. Zillow Listing Carmen Electra Buys $2.1 Million California Home Model and actress Carmen Electra bought a <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/electra-buys-hollywood-hills-196770/" target="external">home</a> in the Hollywood Hills for $2.11 million. The five bedroom, five bathroom home spans 3,852 square feet and has a waterfall in the back. Mad Man and Gilmore Girl Sell Penthouse Celebrity couple Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser, who played Rory Gilmore on &quot;Gilmore Girls&quot; and Pete Campbell on &quot;Mad Men,&quot; respectively, sold their<a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/gilmore-girl-mad-man-brooklyn-196623/"> penthouse</a> for $1.32 million. The one-bedroom, two-bathroom luxury unit is in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood in New York City. A stairway leads to the loft bedroom and the kitchen, while the entire unit has 18-foot ceilings. Another staircase leads to a private 500-square-foot outdoor space, and all residents of the building have access to a full rooftop lounge with sweeping views. Zillow Listing Britney Spears Lists California Mansion After living in it for only a few years, Britney Spears' mansion in Thousand Oaks, California, is on the market for nearly <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/spears-lists-thousand-oaks-195569/" target="_blank">$9 million.</a> It has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, an infinity-edge pool and a two-story great room. The shower and walk-in closet in the master suite are each the size of whole rooms. Ice-T, Coco List New Jersey Penthouse Rapper Ice-T and wife Coco Austin listed their <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/ice-t-coco-list-nj-penthouse-195391/">penthouse</a> in New Jersey for $1.098 million. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom property has two deeded parking spaces. You Can Rent Brooke Shields' Mansion for $35,000 a Month Actress and model Brooke Shields is asking $35,000 a month for her mansion in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. The gated home measures a roomy 5,345 square feet with five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and multiple dining, lounging and television-watching areas. 'Glee' Star Lists Home for nearly $1.6 million "Glee" star Dianna Agron, who played Quinn in the television series, listed her gated home in the <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/dianna-agron-lists-la-estate-195056/" target="external">Hollywood Hills</a> for nearly $1.6 million. The property has a pool and 2,500 square feet of interior space. The main home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an office, while the guest house has another bedroom and bathroom plus a private outdoor deck. Chris Hemsworth Lists Malibu Estate for $6.5 Million

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Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, actor and poet. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists of all time. Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated to Los Angeles in 1988. When he released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip hop, introducing social issues in the genre at a time when gangsta rap was dominant in the mainstream. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) and Me Against the World (1995). Later that year, after suffering legal troubles and a robbery and shooting, Shakur became heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. His double-disc album, All Eyez on Me, which was released in 1996, later became one of the best-selling albums in the United States. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas; he died six days later and the gunman was never captured. Rapper The Notorious B.I.G., known for his feud with Shakur, was at first considered a suspect, but was also fatally shot in another drive-by shooting in Los Angeles several months later. Five more albums have been released since his death, all of which have been certified platinum. Outside music, Shakur also gained success as an actor, with his roles as Bishop in Juice (1992), Lucky in Poetic Justice (1993), Ezekiel Whitmore in Gridlock'd (1997), and Jake Rodriguez in Gang Related (1997), all of which garnered praise from critics. Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequities. ==Early life== Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971, into an African-American family in the East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City. His birth name was Lesane Parish Crooks. The following year, he was renamed after Túpac Amaru II, the 18th-century Peruvian revolutionary who was executed after leading an indigenous uprising against Spanish rule. His parents, Afeni Shakur (born Alice Faye Williams in North Carolina) and Billy Garland, were active members of the Black Panther Party in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Lesane was born a month after his mother was acquitted of more than 150 charges of "Conspiracy against the United States government and New York landmarks" in the New York Panther 21 trial. Many people in Shakur's life were involved with the Black Liberation Army; some were convicted of serious criminal offenses and imprisoned, including his mother. His godfather, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a high-ranking Black Panther, had been convicted of murdering a school teacher during a 1968 robbery, although his sentence was later overturned. His stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, spent four years at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, beginning in 1982. Mutulu was wanted for having helped his friend (no relation) Assata Shakur (also known as Joanne Chesimard), Tupac's godmother, to escape from a penitentiary in New Jersey in 1979. Mutulu was caught in 1986 and eventually convicted and sentenced to prison for the 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck, during which two police officers and a guard were killed.Shakur had an older stepbrother, Mopreme "Komani" Shakur, and a half-sister, Sekyiwa, two years his junior. Mopreme performed in many of his recordings. In 1986, the family moved from New York to Baltimore, Maryland. After completing his second year at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Shakur transferred to the Baltimore School for the Arts. There he studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet. He performed in Shakespeare plays and in the role of the Mouse King in the ballet The Nutcracker. Shakur, accompanied by one of his friends, Dana "Mouse" Smith, as his beatbox, won many rap competitions and was considered to be the best rapper in his school. He was remembered as one of the most popular kids in his school because of his sense of humor, superior rapping skills, and ability to mix with all crowds.

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