World football’s governing body, FIFA, is seeking to recover $10 million bribe paid to officials for the 2010 World Cup.
The body on Wednesday demanded the claims in damages from officials indicted in a recent report.
The decision comes after an inquiry last year openly accused South Africa of paying bribes to secure votes for the World Cup, which it hosted.
World football is at the centre of multiple inquiries with some officials including Sepp Blatter falling off.
“The defendants grossly abused their positions of trust to enrich themselves and have deeply tarnished the FIFA brand and impaired FIFA’s ability to use its resources for positive actions throughout the world,” the document said.
Ex-officials who have pleaded guilty have already agreed to pay more than $190 million in forfeiture, according to U.S. authorities.
“These funds should be used to compensate the victims of the defendants’ crimes, particularly FIFA and its member associations and confederations,” FIFA said.
Many of the bribes they add were paid for lucrative television and sponsorship deals in Central and South America.
World Cup bids have also faced mounting scrutiny.
South Africa has strongly denied paying a bribe to secure the 2010 World Cup.
FIFA is also seeking to re-claim an additional figure of $28.2 million for payments to corrupt officials.
$28.2 million for years of payments, including bonuses, flights and daily expenses, to officials it now says are corrupt.
$10 million for the “theft” of money that FIFA officials transferred as bribes to then-executive committee members to vote for South Africa as 2010 World Cup host.
“Substantial” cost of legal bills since separate U.S. and Swiss federal probes of corruption in international soccer were revealed last May.
Damages for harm to its reputation, plus other bribes and kickbacks for media rights to non-FIFA competitions but “which were made possible because of the value of the FIFA brand”.


David Moyes will not be splashing the cash during the transfer window as Mikel Arteta's transfer fee has already been swallowed up to service Everton's debt.
Arteta joined Arsenal in a £10million move on deadline day last summer and manager Moyes maintains it was his decision to allow the Spanish midfielder to leave.
Moyes had hoped to use the loan market to add a striker and midfielder but a defender is now his priority after Phil Jagielka was sidelined for up to six weeks with a knee injury.
The Toffees face Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night in the rearranged fixture from the opening weekend of the season.
Moyes' men are 18 points behind their opponents and he admits he is frustrated at failing to keep pace with Harry Redknapp's Spurs.
He said: 'It is a little bit sad they are starting to pull away from us a little bit more than I would like. I think it was only three or four years ago us and Tottenham were competing neck-and-neck for European places.
Referee Martin Atkinson, who sent off Jack Rodwell against Liverpool in October, takes charge of the game in north London while Mark Clattenburg will be the man in the middle for the weekend trip to Aston Villa.
Clattenburg has not refereed an Everton match since the controversial Merseyside derby at Goodison in 2007.
Clattenburg angered the home support when he sent off Tony Hibbert for a professional foul on Steven Gerrard after appearing to initially take out a yellow card before the Liverpool midfielder had a brief word.
He chose not to send off Dirk Kuyt for a high challenge on Phil Neville and turned down an Everton penalty appeal in injury-time with the hosts trailing 2-1.
'I don't pick the referees so it is not up to me and I don't think it is right that managers should choose who the referees are. It is up to the PGMO (Professional Game Match Officials) to choose.


Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemeni prosecutors Tuesday accused an American-born militant cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, with incitement to kill foreigners, a legal action that reflects the government's newfound resolve to hunt down the notorious al Qaeda figure.
Linked by U.S. authorities to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan and the suspect accused in the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt, al-Awlaki was charged in absentia at a court hearing in Sanaa.
Two other suspected militants were charged Tuesday: Hisham Mohammed Asim, 19, of Taiz was charged with al Qaeda links and last month killing a French national who worked for an Austrian oil and gas company in Yemen. He denied all the charges.
Also charged in absentia was Othman al-Awlaki, Anwar al-Awlaki's cousin, who is also charged with inciting violence against foreigners.
Investigators have not announced a link between Anwar al-Awlaki and the recent U.S. bomb plot tied to militants in Yemen. However, prosecutors said he encouraged Asim to kill foreigners.
The next court hearing will be Saturday, and Judge Muhsan Alwan told the lawyer for the al-Awlakis that he was responsible for bringing them to court.
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Over the past several months, Yemen, which wants to be seen as a committed partner in the fight against terrorism, has launched several offensives against al Qaeda in its country, but it has not captured Anwar al-Awlaki.
A U.S. official, however, said the federal government was taking a "wait and see" attitude about Yemen's latest announcement. In the past, the official said, many of their attempts to capture Anwar al-Awlaki have fallen short.
But, the official said, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh "does understand the seriousness" of the situation and recognizes the imminent threat to the people of Yemen.
U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, commonly referred to as AQAP, is behind the recent plot to send bombs from Yemen to the United States. The group is based in Yemen, which has emerged as a major operating base for al Qaeda and other terror groups.
Now, Yemeni authorities are intensifying operations to capture Anwar al-Awlaki, according to a senior Yemeni government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Anwar Al-Awlaki is regarded by the United States as a terrorist and propagandist who has become an important operational figure within AQAP. U.S. officials have confirmed that he is on a CIA and military hit list to be captured or killed.
"He continues to plot attacks against the U.S. and our allies, and he is not bashful about saying that himself," a U.S. official recently said.
Born in the state of New Mexico, Anwar al-Awlaki had been an imam in the United States.
The senior Yemeni official confirmed that security forces and local tribesmen have embarked on counterterrorism operations in Shabwa Province, the homeland of the Awalik -- Anwar al-Awlaki's tribe.
There has been ongoing unrest in Shabwa. An oil pipeline was bombed there Tuesday, according to two officials, one from a local town council and the other from security forces. Security forces have been dispatched to the scene. No one has been taken into custody.
The most recent bomb plot surfaced Friday, when authorities in the United Arab Emirates and Britain found two packages from Yemen with explosives that were addressed to synagogues in Chicago, Illinois.
But two U.S. officials said that the street addresses used on the packagers were not the current locations of the synagogues and that the packages were addressed to historical figures from the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition.
U.S. investigators believe that bombmaker Ibrahim Hasan al-Asiri, 28, is linked to the packages, according to a federal official who was briefed by authorities.
Al-Asiri, who is thought to be in Yemen, is a Saudi who was high on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted published in February 2009. He is also believed to be the bomber who designed last year's attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on December 25.
Yemeni authorities are also intensifying operations to capture or kill al-Asiri, the senior Yemeni government official said.
The discovery of the packages prompted Yemen to tighten security at all of its airports, the country's National Civil Aviation Security Committee said Monday.
"Every piece of cargo and luggage will go through extensive searching," the agency said.
Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, commander of police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- where one of the packages was found -- said the Yemenis should be able to identify the suspects within about 72 hours.
"We gave the Yemenis two tracking numbers, numbers that would be tremendously beneficial to the investigations in identifying the suspects involved," he said.
The parcels left Sanaa and went to Qatar, then to Dubai, he said.
A high-level source in Dubai has previously said the explosive device was contained in a Hewlett-Packard computer printer. Khalfan said no cellular telephone SIM card, a possible way of detonating the device, was connected to the computer printer.
"The parcel was ready for explosion, but until now the detonator is not clear to us," he said. "The question is, was this made to terrorize? The explosive experts are trying to figure out if this new technique is made to spread chaos or to actually cause damage."
Detection of the explosive parcel through airport screening was difficult, he said, in both Dubai and the United Kingdom because the packages had to be dismantled.
The explosive material was enough to have brought down a plane if it had detonated, he said. "We are focusing now on figuring out whether it was ready to explode."
A U.S. official said that the devices were very sophisticated and could have exploded mid-flight, but it wasn't clear whether that was the intent.
An FBI team arrived in Dubai on Monday, Khalfan said, and will exchange information with the United Arab Emirates investigators.
"If this is a work of al Qaeda, they will eventually claim responsibility, just like [Osama] bin Laden did in the past," he said. "Al Qaeda usually threatens, executes and announces." But, he said, there has been no claim of responsibility.
Officials discussed the packages at an international aviation security conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday.
"The events in Yemen have put cargo security at the top of our agenda," said Giovanni Bisignani, director-general of the International Air Transport Association.
"Two things are clear," said John Pistole, who heads the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. "One, we face a determined and creative enemy. Two, the global need for interdependence and collaboration."
Other countries have also put restrictions in place in reaction to the security concern.
In the United Kingdom, all passenger and cargo flights, as well as all flights holding unaccompanied freight from Yemen and Somalia, will be banned for a month.
And Germany banned all incoming flights from Yemen, air traffic control officials said.
The senior Yemeni official said that such decisions mean Yemen is being isolated and that the talk of isolating the country "is a form of collective punishment."
"Nobody benefits from this except al Qaeda. Their recent terror plot was not successful, and yet the decisions by these countries is collective punishment, and the response is really exaggerated.
"Although Germany, Doha, Dubai and England admitted on the record that the packages went through inspections and X-ray machines in those countries and that they didn't detect the explosives, and yet Yemen is being blamed for failing to detect it? If all of those countries couldn't find this, why has there been such a strong response toward Yemen?"
Yemen needs assistance fighting al Qaeda, an aide to the country's prime minister said Monday.
"We need a lot of help as regards security information, logistics," and new ways to confront them, Mohammed Qubaty said, even as he emphasized that Yemen does not want foreign troops on its soil.
Yemen has asked for outside help to thwart terror groups, but the country, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden, is still used for operations, U.S. officials say.
The Obama administration is having a series of high-level meetings this week on how to approach the situation in Yemen, senior U.S. officials said.
CNN's Pam Benson, Mohammed Jamjoom and Rima Maktabi contributed to this report.


The new multiplatform luxury play from Jason Binn has tapped Keith Pollock and Nicole Vecchiarelli for the joint post.
SHARING THE LOAD: Du Jour, the new multiplatform luxury play from Jason Binn, has tapped Keith Pollock and Nicole Vecchiarelli as co-editors in chief. Pollock comes from Elle, where he served as editorial director of elle.com, while Vecchiarelli was senior editor of InStyle. On the publishing side, Alan Katz has joined as chief revenue officer. Katz has worked as publisher of Interview, Vanity Fair, Cargo and New York, but most recently was executive vice president, business development of Direct Brands, home to Book-of-the-Month Club and Columbia Home Video. He’ll be working with Cynthia Lewis, vice president of sales. Lewis has worked as publisher of Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and Shop Etc. She also founded Create Lucrative Relationships, which developed sales and marketing programs for clients such as Bergdorf Goodman. The first issue of Du Jour is expected to hit newsstands in September.


Interesting news that Apple is pursuing a patent application for "forced advertising" - but does this move heralding free devices, or free content?
The technology can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message.
However, someone who doesn’t want to plunk down $100-$300 may be interested in an ad-subsidized iPhone if it brings the initial price down. Heck, Apple could even subsidize the monthly fee, although that’s less likely because most of it goes to the carrier, in this case AT&T.
The piece in the New York Times also mentions that this technology could also be headed to iPods.
It's interesting, but I find it hard to believe that this has anything to do with Apple giving away free of deeply discounted hardware. That's just not Apple's style. I think that this is about content. Apple locking up a process with a patent is a long way removed from Apple ever leveraging the technology in that way.
Think about it. Compared to the price of the hardware, content is pennies, and it's easy to see a mechanism that allows owners to collect "content credits" in exchange for watching or listening to a few ads. Endure a few ads, acknowledge that you've done so with a quick test or whatever (more likely a form of CAPCHA to put people off gaming the system) and you collect a credit. A certain number of credits buys you a song, a higher level allows you to rent a movie, and more credits would allow you to buy a movie. You'd have to watch a heck of a lot of ads to make up for a $100 reduction in the price of a device.
This mechanism could also be applied to apps, where a certain number of credits could be purchase a particular app. It could also be a way for those providing free apps to make a little money. After all, there are lots of free apps, and some would say that the App Store relies on the generosity of developers to make the iPhone platform as good as it is. Why should developers get nothing back? This could be a way for some developers to monetize their apps.
I agree with O'Grady that I'm uneasy about any mechanism that forces people to watch ads, which is why I don't see this being related to a specific version or line of hardware, instead I see it as better used in an opt-in way.


October 13th marks the birthday of Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In this week's episode of "Capitol Source," author and journalist Gail Sheehy shares her story of meeting this powerful woman for an interview with 'Vanity Fair' magazine.
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Petr Cech has dismissed reports of divisions within the Chelsea dressing room.
There were claims all was not well at Stamford Bridge when Luiz Felipe Scolari was dismissed as manager earlier this month. But goalkeeper Cech insisted there have not been any problems with player relations since he joined the club in 2004.
"I think there was a lot of reports about Chelsea being divided in the dressing room and stuff like that but it has never been true," he told Sky Sports News.
"This club, since I have arrived, there is something which keeps the momentum, keeps the club going, and that is the strength in the dressing room.
"I think the players have a great relationship. We stick together, the team has a sprit and, even in a difficult time, we show now and again this is the case."
Chelsea kept their slim Barclays Premier League title hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over top-four rivals Aston Villa on Saturday.
Much was made of their show of unity at the end of the match, with new boss Guus Hiddink insisting it was not just for the cameras.
And Cech echoed that claim, saying: "I think it was the reaction after the game, it was not showing off for the cameras, it was because we felt it was a massive game and we knew it was going to be difficult and we made it."


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How dumb does Jon Corzine think we are?
And the 65-year-old Mr. Corzine is struggling to figure out what comes next for himself, according to friends and former coworkers.
I can hardly type through the sobs.
Stand at LaSalle and Jackson or 10-30 S. Wacker and see how much sympathy you get, Jon. I’d bring bodyguards.
Allegations from shareholders and bondholders that he hid problems or committed fraud at the brokerage firm make “no sense” because he had “no motive,” Mr. Corzine’s lawyers said in a court filing, citing his ownership of 441,960 shares in MF Global. The stake includes 50,000 shares bought shortly before the bankruptcy filing.
Uhm, equityholders in firms teetering on insolvency, or which are insolvent, have a huge incentive to hide problems or commit fraud or take huge risks. It’s called gambling for resurrection. Fraud or concealment permit the firm to survive-and maybe it will get lucky. If things get worse-that hurts only the bondholders, who lose more when the firm loses even more value. The stock was already worthless. Ditto with taking on risk: if the insolvent firm’s bet turns bad, that just deepens the bondholders’ losses without hurting the equity holder, but if the bet turns out well the equity profits disproportionately.
Most frauds and concealment of losses are carried out by shareholders. These are ways of stealing from bondholders.
The only thing that makes no sense is Corzine saying he had no motive. And he expects us to believe that.
Corzine’s other defense is that MF Global’s failure was due in large part to its completely deficient accounting and control systems. But that throws him into the Sarbanes-Oxley fire, for he signed off on the soundness of those systems.
Corzine is obviously ginning up the PR machine to try to build sympathy and lay the groundwork for a comeback. Don’t do the world any favors, Jon. You’ve done quite enough already.
What was Sarbanes-Oxley for? I thought for just this sort of situation. Companies spend millions because of this non-money making/unproductive set of rules. Let’s put it to use finally.


SYDNEY (Reuters) - CBS Corp’s buyout of embattled Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings won approval from an Australian court on Friday, leaving only sign-off from the nation’s securities regulator before the deal is done.
The bankrupt television station had been the subject of a bidding war between CBS and Twenty-First Century Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch, until Ten’s creditors voted in September to accept the CBS offer.
Although a ratings laggard, Ten’s national reach and strong brand recognition in the world’s 12th-largest economy made it an attractive buyout target and CBS swooped after Ten went into administration in July.
Murdoch and his co-bidder, billionaire Bruce Gordon, already lost a legal bid to derail the deal two months ago and did not contest Friday’s procedural application for court permission to transfer Ten’s shares to CBS control.
New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Ashley Black dismissed opposition from three small shareholders to give the deal the green light.
Barring an appeal from the shareholders, all stock in Ten will be transferred to CBS after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, Ten’s administrator KordaMentha said in a statement after the verdict.
The buyout won approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board last month, and though it requires final clearance from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, the regulator has already offered its in-principle support for the buyout.
A spokeswoman for Murdoch and Gordon declined to comment.


North and south lanes on 184 Street will be closed, along with the eastbound and westbound lanes on 40 Avenue.
Surrey RCMP are investigating a crash with "potentially life threatening injuries."
The crash happened at the intersection of 184 Street and 40 Avenue at 10:39 p.m., according to Sgt. Duane Honeyman.
It involved two vehicles and the injuries to the people involved are believed to be serious.
Police are requesting the public to avoid the area as they investigate.


GM teased the Beat-inspired Chevy Spark on the Today Show. Then GM showed nothing at the Detroit Auto Show. Now we're told the new super-mini will instead debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
The new Chevy Spark will debut at the Geneva Motor Show alongside a full range of Delta II-platformed vehicles like the Chevy Cruze. But for microcar buyers, there will be only one darling on the stand. The Spark will be introduced with a four cylinder 1.0 liter fuel sipper and a snarling 1.2 liter performance model. It will also show off what looks to be a segment first "respectable" interior — we'll of course have to see such a thing to believe it ourselves. Check out the press release and video below.
There's a Spark promising to light up this year's Geneva Motor Show, and it's to be found on the Chevrolet stand.
The company's all-new mini car goes on sale in Europe later this year and is the latest interpretation of Chevrolet's new global design strategy. As well as Europe, the car will be sold in the USA, India and other core markets, where its compact dimensions and vibrant good looks will appeal to customers.
Powered by a choice of fuel-efficient 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol engines, the five-door Spark has a distinctive, angular cabin that matches its bold exterior styling – a look that is designed to appeal to young and mature drivers alike.
The head-turning design will be complemented by outstanding passenger space, entertaining driving characteristics and, of course, Chevrolet's tradition for providing extraordinary value for money.
The Geneva show, which is open to the public from March 5-20, will also see the entire Chevrolet Cruze range appearing for the first time. The new four-door saloon was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October, and is set to go on sale in the UK in July 2009.
Available with a choice of 1.6 or 1.8-litre petrol engines, plus a 2.0-litre diesel, the Cruze promises excellent dynamics, passenger comfort and build quality, yet will remain a great value for money car in the true Chevrolet mould.


WOODLAND HILLS — Glendale Community College's baseball team must have been able to taste the Western State Conference Southern Division title coming into Saturday's road game against L.A. Pierce.
Glendale was on a five-game winning streak, including a huge win over Pierce on Thursday, and had beaten the Brahmas in both of the teams' previous meetings this year. Saturday's winner would earn sole possession of first place in the division, as both squads were tied for first coming into the game.
The Brahmas rose to the occasion, forgetting the drubbing they had suffered Thursday to pull out a 6-3 win at home.
"This just shows our resiliency, we don't give up. We started at Inning One today and it's a whole new game," said Pierce Coach John Bushart, whose team was beaten, 18-9, on Thursday.
Glendale Coach Chris Cicuto said it all came down to focus.
"They showed up and we didn't show up as well as we wanted to," Cicuto said. "Pierce is a tough, tough team and they always have been. …They were definitely in it and made fewer mistakes than we did and that's what it comes down to."
The ball bounced the Brahmas' way in the bottom of the fourth inning, as they got two runners on with no outs to start the frame. Pierce's Fernando Gallegos laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and Glendale's third baseman, Sako Chapjian, barehanded the ball and threw it across his body. First baseman, Nick Bozeman, couldn't handle the ball, as it bounced in front of him and went all the way to the fence. The error led to a five-run inning for Pierce and a 6-0 lead.
"We didn't play catch on that bunt situation," Cicuto said. "That was a big one and it led to the big inning that we always try to stay away from."
The Vaqueros (20-12, 11-8 in conference) had the chance to get back in the game, loading the bases in the sixth and seventh, but could only generate three runs and five hits in the game. Chapjian led Glendale's offense with four hits and one run batted in.
Ryan Santhon, Pierce's pitcher Saturday, cooled down Glendale's bats, after they had exploded for 18 runs two days earlier. He threw 6 1/3 innings, scattering four hits and six walks.
"It wasn't Thursday, it's Saturday," Cicuto said. "It's different circumstances, different umpire, different pitcher and Santhon's a bulldog and a competitor."
Glendale will have to get used to seeing that kind of performance on the mound, Cicuto said.
"Hopefully we can learn from this experience," he said. "If we want to make the playoffs we'll have to see guys like Santhon every single day. Hopefully we can use this and get better."
Both teams have two conference games left and the Vaqueros still have hope of capturing first place for good. They'll face Bakersfield in a two-game set on April 26 and 28. Pierce (19-12, 12-7) will square off against Citrus on April 26 and 28.
"We're still right there in second place and depending on what other guys do, who knows, we still might end up winning this," Cicuto said. "We just got to take this one game at a time."


Vanessa Trump, center, Donald Trump Jr.’s wife, was taken to a New York hospital Monday after opening an envelope and being exposed to white powder.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr.’s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said.
A preliminary test indicated the substance wasn’t dangerous, police said.
Vanessa Trump, 40, opened the letter addressed to the president’s son Monday morning at their midtown Manhattan apartment, investigators said. She called 911 and said she was coughing and felt nauseous, police said.
The Trump Organization didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
“The Secret Service and our law enforcement partners in New York City are investigating a suspicious package addressed to one of our protectees received today in New York, New York. This is an active investigation and we cannot comment any further,” Secret Service Special Agent Jeffrey Adams said in a statement.
In March 2016, police detectives and FBI agents investigated a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump Jr.’s brother, Eric, that also contained a white powder that turned out to be harmless. Envelopes containing white powder were also sent to Trump Tower, which served as Trump’s campaign headquarters, twice in 2016.


“It’s truly special when you can create a dream matchup like this featuring two of the biggest brands in college football,” Peach Bowl CEO and president Gary Stokan said in a statement.
Alabama and Miami played twice within a few years as the Hurricanes won their third national title by beating the Tide in the 1990 Sugar Bowl.
A few years later, Alabama got its revenge and beat Gino Torretta and the Hurricanes to win the 1992 national crown.
The two teams have played 17 times — with Alabama winning 14 of those meetings.


Prior to publication of the General Catechetical Directory (1971), mandated by Vatican II, Pope Paul VI published the Creed of the People of God (1968). The Marian text of the creed is presented here since it became a normative document for some catechetical textbooks in the United States in the period between the council and the directory.
The Creed includes four main Marian teachings – the ancient Creed, "born of the Virgin Mary," the Council of Ephesus' teaching on the Theotokos, and the two dogmas, Immaculate Conception and Assumption. It also expresses the belief in Mary's continued maternal role, and the belief in Mary as one who cooperates with Christ. Lumen Gentium is footnoted ten times, Signum Magnum twice, and the title Mother of the Church is also quoted. The creed contains no scriptural references, no liturgical references, and no devotional, pastoral or catechetical elements as such. It was not intended to serve as a catechetical directory, but was intended by Pope Paul VI as a statement of faith and personal witness which would bridge the gap between Vatican II and the publication of the General Catechetical Directory.
The Solemn Profession of Faith pronounced by Pope Paul VI at St. Peter's Basilica, June 30, 1968, at the end of the "Year of Faith," the nineteenth centenary anniversary of the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul. "The Creed of the immortal Tradition of the Holy Church of God"
Most recently updated in 2018.


The Twins' Jamey Carroll throws out Alexei Ramirez in the 6th inning.
The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder Jamey Carroll from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Carroll is hitting .230 and went 1-for-4 for the Twins on Sunday before being traded after the game.
He said he's "excited" to go to a team in playoff contention.
Carroll can play second base, third base or shortstop, and figures to serve as a late-game defensive replacement.
Carroll, 39, is earning $3.75 million this year and has a $2 million club option with a $250,000 buyout remaining on his contract.


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According to Jimmy Fallon, President Barack Obama’s appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” which featured the much talked about “slow jamming” segment, was initiated by the White House.
“It’s the craziest thing ever to have happened to me,” Fallon said in an interview with Matt Lauer on the “Today” show.
The president became a part of a comedy skit, not because producers of Fallon’s show sought his participation, but rather as a result of some prompting via a phone call from the White House.
“We keep going to each other on the set, ‘Hey, it did happen right? We did Slow Jamming with the President of the United States?’” the late-night host remarked.
“What happened is they called us, the White House called us because we did a piece with Michelle on,” Fallon said.
“He booked himself on your show?” Lauer asked.
Fallon was referring to a previous television spot with a White House setting in which he tossed around dodge balls and engaged in a tug-of-war with first lady Michelle Obama.
“We got the call about the president of the United States wanting to do maybe a bit because his initiative is to not raise taxes on student loans,” Fallon explained.
“And I said, ‘I’d love to come to the college, but would he [the president] be up for doing a whole show when I interview him?’” Fallon added.
The president practiced the slow jam session one time prior to the taping.
“We went through one rehearsal. He goes, ‘OK, we’re gonna slow jam? Here we go,’” Fallon said, while imitating the president.


Scientists have new understandings why some weight loss drugs work by enhancing the serotonin levels in the brain. The diet drugs that have these mood boosting effects on serotonin include sibutramine (marketed as Meridia), and fenfluramine. Fenfluramine has been recalled because of the combination with dexfenfluramine, marketed as fen-phen because of the possibility of fatal heart valve abnormalities.
How does serotonin suppress appetite? The group of researchers, led by Michael Cowley of Oregon Health and Science University conducted research on mice to further investigate how serotonin works with the hypothalamus. They traced the receptors for serotonin and they saw that particular neurons were expressed in this circuitry which directly changed the mice food intake and body weight. They further found a protein called AgRP that stimulated appetite and another protein called áMSH that curbs appetite. These AgRP protein was reduced when the serotonin and drugs that affected serotonin was present while at the same time the áMSH protein was increased reducing the appetite.
Another receptor called melanocortin receptor-4 was identified by the researchers as a critical target of the serotonin pathway, which seems to be the central location for appetite regulation.
The study was first reported in the July 20th issue in Neuron. Other researchers that have contributed to this study was Joel Elmquist of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and formerly of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, and Lora K. Heisler of the University of Cambridge and formerly of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.


HEADLINERS Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran have been joined by a host of other acts in the first official Glastonbury Festival line-up announcement.
The global superstars are joined by some acts festival fans may find surprising, with the likes of Shaggy, Barry Gibb and Katy Perry joining the bill for the event, which runs from June 21 to 25 at Worthy Farm, Pilton.
Some names which were not expected by many include the likes of The Jacksons, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and George Ezra.


If you’re suffering from high blood pressure, you might want to consider adding some key foods to your diet. Unlike the standard drug treatment—beta blockers—the following foods work on restoring healthy blood pressure by clearing the arteries or removing plaque, rather than reducing the heart’s output of blood. Let’s face it: you might actually want oxygen-rich blood circulating throughout your blood vessels to feed your organs and brain. Here are the top research-proven foods to help if you have high blood pressure.
Magnesium is one of the key electrolytes involved in a healthy heart, blood vessels and blood pressure. Known as Mother’s Nature’s relaxation mineral, the magnesium found in almonds are a great way to help restore healthy blood pressure. A one-ounce serving of almonds contains 20 percent of the recommended daily intake of magnesium.
Beets are among the most powerful natural treatments for high blood pressure. Research published in the medical journal Nitric Oxide showed that consuming more naturally-occuring nitrates, like the ones found in beets, is helpful in the treatment of hypertension. Naturally-sourced nitrates are converted in your body to nitric oxide—compounds that improve blood pressure. Other research published in the Journal of Human Hypertension demonstrated that raw beet juice was even more effective than cooked beets, although both are helpful.
Research in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease found that cinnamon improved all markers of the condition known as metabolic syndrome, including high blood pressure. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms that include: excessive abdominal fat, high blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, and abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Potassium is arguably the most important mineral in regulating blood pressure, since it counterbalances the blood-pressure-raising effects of sodium as they work together to create balanced cellular pressure. Figs are good sources of potassium which is needed to regulate blood pressure.
Research published in the journal Clinical Nutrition to reduce high blood pressure levels. Unlike drugs, foods like flax don’t unnaturally drop blood pressure, they work to restore a healthy blood pressure balance.
Red and purple grapes are high in a compound called resveratrol which is a potent anti-inflammatory, making them an excellent choice in the prevention of heart disease. Resveratrol improves the dilation of blood vessels and relaxes the walls of the blood vessels, which may help to lower blood pressure.
Green is the color of balanced blood pressure, if you’re loading up on your favorite leafy greens, that is. So load up on: beet greens, collard, kale, lettuce, parsley and spinach. According to research in the journal Atherosclerosis vegetables with a high lutein content, like leafy greens, reduce the risk of heart disease that is a concern to many people with high blood pressure.
According to research published in EurekAlert!, the science newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, people who eat mangoes experience a reduction in high blood pressure in as little as 2 hours thanks to the fruit’s naturally-occurring heart- and blood-vessel-healing compounds known as mangiferin, quercetin, gallotannins and gallic acid.
According to research in the journal Archives of Medical Science tomatoes may be a great option for people with high blood pressure or at a high risk of heart disease.
Lycopene found in watermelon has also been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. This delicious pink-colored fruit contains a nutrient known as citrulline, which in its conversion to the amino acid arginine increases the body’s stores of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps to relax blood vessels and improves blood flow, which accounts for watermelon’s ability to help regulate high blood pressure.
According to researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found that a low intake of nuts and seeds was the leading dietary risk factor for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Walnuts are particularly great because they are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids that reduce inflammation throughout the body, including within the arteries.
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Staffing firm Randstad US announced it is currently hiring for about 950 jobs ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season for many industries. The positions span a wide variety of job types and skills, with both recruitment and hiring taking place in the next few months, as online shopping and earlier retail sales have extended the holiday shopping season.
There are a wide variety of open jobs in the Chicago area, but some of the most in-demand roles include warehouse support (like forklift operators, quality control workers and shipment pickers/packers), customer service agents and finance and accounting professionals.


Abraham Ndugwa's goal, a minute into the second half was enough to see off the Sudanese.
Vipers SC have qaulified for the first round of the CAF Champions League on away goals after defeating El-Merriekh 1-0 at St Mary's Stadium Kitende.
Vipers looking to be the second Ugandan side to qualify for the group stages after KCCA, lost 2-1 in Khartoum but needed just a 1-0 to qualify.


It must have been an appalling moment when a Viking realised he had paid two cows for a fake designer sword; a clash of blade on blade in battle would have led to his sword, still sharp enough to slice through bone, shattering like glass.
"You really didn't want to have that happen," said Dr Alan Williams, an archaeometallurgist and consultant to the Wallace Collection, the London museum which has one of the best assemblies of ancient weapons in the world. He and Tony Fry, a senior researcher at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, south-west London, have solved a riddle that the Viking swordsmiths may have sensed but didn't quite understand.
Some Viking swords were among the best ever made, still fearsome weapons after a millennium. The legendary swords found at Viking sites across northern Europe bear the maker's name, Ulfberht, in raised letters at the hilt end. Puzzlingly, so do the worst ones, found in fragments on battle sites or in graves.
The Vikings would have found it impossible to tell the difference when they bought a newly forged sword: both would have looked identical, and had razor sharp blades. The difference would have only emerged in use, often fatally.
Williams began to test the Ulfberht blades when a private collector brought one into the Wallace, and found they varied wildly. The tests at the NPL have proved that the inferior swords were forged in northern Europe from locally worked iron. But the genuine ones were made from ingots of crucible steel, which the Vikings brought back from furnaces thousands of miles away in modern Afghanistan and Iran. The tests at Teddington proved the genuine Ulfberht swords had a phenomenally high carbon content, three times that of the fakes, and half again that of modern carbon steel.
The contemporary fake Ulfberhts used the best northern metal working techniques, which hardened the metal by quenching - plunging the red-hot blade into cold water. It enabled them to give the blade a keen edge, but made it fatally brittle.
In the 11th century the Russians blocked the trade route, and the supply of crucible steel ended. Evidence is emerging that the swords from burials are the fakes, or the work of less prestigious makers. The genuine Ulfberhts have mostly been found in rivers. "I don't think these were ritual offerings," Williams said. "They are mostly from rivers near settlement sites, and I think what you have almost certainly is some poor chap staggering home drunk, falling into the river and losing his sword. An expensive mistake."
Their work has also proved that many of the Ulfberht swords in some of the most famous weapons collections in the world are fakes. The Wallace's is the real McCoy, but the one brought in by the private collector which started the hunt turned out to be fake.


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In this undated photo released by Royal Thai Navy on Saturday, July 7, 2018, Thai rescue team members walk inside a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
The first four boys have been rescued from the cave in Thailand where they have been trapped for two weeks.
Chiang Rai governor and operation chief Narongsak Osottanakorn said the children were healthy and taken to the Chiang Rai hospital.
The rescue mission has concluded for the night and will resume in 10 to 20 hours because of low oxygen levels.
The first two boys were extracted from the cave around 5:40 p.m. local time Sunday with the help of divers.
Four boys have been confirmed rescued from the cave in northern Thailand where they have been trapped for two weeks.
The rest of the Thai soccer team and their 25-year-old coach remain inside the Tham Luang Nang cave.
Chiang Rai governor and operation chief Narongsak Osottanakorn said at a press conference Sunday that he had met the children and they were in "perfect" health. He added that the rescue mission today was the "best situation."
He confirmed that four boys have been rescued from the cave and taken to the hospital.
The rescue mission has concluded for the night. Osottanakorn said they will resume in 10 to 20 hours because "we've used all the oxygen."
Fifty foreign divers and 40 Thai divers are currently involved in the rescue operation, The Guardian reported, with teams from Australia, the US, UK, and China aiding in efforts. US President Donald Trump said on Twitter Sunday that his government is working "very closely" with Thai officials.
Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that engineers from two of his companies, the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX and the tunnel-construction company Boring Company, were headed to Thailand to lend their assistance.
Thai Navy SEALS confirmed on Facebook that the fourth boy had made it out at about 7:55 p.m. local time.
Officials said the first two boys had been extracted at 5:40 p.m. local time and traveled 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) underwater.
Media was cleared away from the rescue site on Sunday morning. Several ambulances were seen coming to and from the cavesite.
Helicopters were reported over the Chaing Rai hospital.
One of the boys to emerge was a 13-year-old Mongkol Boonpiem, local media has reported. The other boys have not been identified yet. The two have been airlifted to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital in Chiang Rai for medical treatment, 43 miles (70 kilometers) from the rescue site.
The Thai government released a graphic showing how the rescue from the Tham Luang cave would occur.
Two divers would accompany each boy, guided by rope. The boys would then walk from Chamber 3 to the mouth of the cave, which has been mostly drained over the last few days of the rescue operation.
The rescue mission began on Sunday morning, nearly a week since the 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their coach had been discovered on an embankment 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) inside the winding tunnels.
Officials said the rescue could take three to four days to complete depending on the rainfall.
Osottanakorn, the head of the rescue mission, told reporters that the team had rehearsed the plan for several days, and had cleared a sizeable amount of the flooding from the cave.
An Australian doctor who was part of the rescue mission assessed the boys' health on Saturday night and cleared them for the rescue mission, Reuters said.
The boys, with the help of divers, have to navigate through flooded passages that are no more than two feet (0.6 meters) wide in some areas.
Officials said Saturday they were aiming to rescue the boys before seasonal monsoon rains hit, which could flood the caves.
On Friday, officials warned that oxygen levels in the cave dropped from 21% to 15%, complicating rescue efforts. A Thai Navy SEAL commander told reporters he believed there was "a limited amount of time" left to rescue the team, who wandered into the caves on June 23 after soccer practice.
Officials worked to supply the 12 boys and their coach with oxygen through a 3 mile (5 kilometer) cable running through the cave's winding chambers on Friday. The plan was to have the boys swim out of the cave with the help of divers.
"Good night everyone. Good night," the Thai Navy SEALs posted on their Facebook page Sunday night. "Hooyah."


Nokia now has three of the top four largest recording companies.
Warner Music Group, the third largest music label, will license music to Nokia's Comes With Music service, a Warner Music spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
Nokia now only lacks EMI's participation in the service, which offers unlimited free access to music for a full year.
During that time, users will be able to transfer their Comes With Music library to a PC as well as to a new Nokia handheld, but they won't be able to transfer it to iPods or other non-compatible devices.
At the end of the year, Nokia users won't lose their music. It will live on their computer or Nokia device for as long as they own them. To acquire new music after the year is over, Nokia phone owners can either purchase downloads from the Nokia Music store or join the company's subscription service.
The story was first reported by .
The Comes With Music service won't be ready until later this year.
In contrast, Verizon's V Cast service announced Monday that it has begun selling downloads from all four major labels. Not only that, but the music sold is free of copy protection software and will play on iPods and other digital music players.
To this point, selling DRM-free music hasn't proven to be much help for Apple competitors but it's probably better than a service that ties consumers to one device, regardless of how much free music they are given.


The American service member killed Saturday in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan has been identified as Army Maj. Brent Taylor of the Utah Army National Guard.
Another U.S. soldier was wounded in the attack, which occurred at the Kabul Military Training Center early Saturday afternoon. That soldier received medical treatment at Bagram airfield and returned to duty, NATO officials said.
Taylor deployed to Afghanistan in January as part of an advisory team that trains Afghan commando units, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Before his death, he had served more than a decade in the National Guard, including seven years on active duty.
Taylor’s most recent deployment to Afghanistan was his fourth overseas tour — he had previously deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan.
Taylor is survived by his wife Jennie Taylor and their seven children.
Taylor’s death was the fourth time in five months that a NATO service member has been killed in a green-on-blue incident in Afghanistan. It comes just two weeks after an Afghan soldier opened fire on Czech troops in Herat province, killing one and wounding two others. Before the Herat incident, two American troops were killed in insider attacks in July and September.


WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- I.D. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things, has received an order through its strategic channel partner, Southeast Industrial Equipment Inc. (SIE), to supply its PowerFleet® wireless industrial Vehicle Management System (VMS).
SIE will deploy 175 units of I.D. Systems' next-generation VMS, VAC4, at a multi-building distribution facility in Mexico for a global leader in household appliances. I.D. Systems will remotely host the system, and provide service and support over a three-year period. The installation will mark the second deployment of I.D. Systems’ PowerFleet solution for the end customer.
“This order builds on the momentum we established in our VMS business during Q3, and reflects the increasing growth of the VMS market for tracking and managing industrial trucks,” said I.D. Systems chairman and CEO, Kenneth Ehrman. “Since 2014, the end customer has leveraged our VMS technology to significantly enhance safety and improve productivity of its industrial assets at its central distribution facility in North America. We believe this order can present additional opportunities to work with this customer, as we continue to establish I.D. Systems’ technology as the leading standard across all of their distribution centers both domestically and internationally.
Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) help improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists, and sensing vehicle impacts. A VMS also helps reduce fleet maintenance costs by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual usage rather than by calendar time, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a VMS helps improve supply chain productivity by establishing accountability for the use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining material handling work flow, and providing unique metrics on equipment utilization.


Political junkies have become so accustomed to House Republicans’ venomous hatred of environmental regulation that they could be forgiven for assuming that no environmental legislation would pass the House as long as the GOP controlled it. But on Wednesday, proving that one should never say never, the House approved a measure to improve energy efficiency in both the public and private sectors.
Create a “Tenant Star” program, modeled on Energy Star, that would establish best practices for efficiency in commercial tenant spaces and set up a voluntary certification system.
Require federal agencies to adopt best practices to minimize electricity consumption by information technology, especially data servers.
Require federally leased buildings without Energy Star labels to benchmark and disclose energy usage data.
So why did House Republicans do something even the most ardent environmentalists can applaud? According to the bill’s sponsors and environmental activists, there are three reasons: (1) the bill focuses on energy efficiency rather than on environmental protection as such; (2) there is no spending in the bill; and (3) the bill places no requirements on businesses. The last point also explains why business lobbies, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, support the legislation.
Republicans’ enthusiasm for fossil fuel extraction and rejection of federal pollution controls can misconstrued by environmentalists as hatred of the environment and a desire to burn as much oil, gas, and coal as possible. A more accurate understanding is that Republicans are simply indifferent to pollution, especially carbon pollution, and so they are opposed to anything that might force business to pay an extra penny to curb pollution. But while they do not care about the environmental consequences of fuel burning, they do care about resource scarcity. As global demand rises and so do prices, conserving energy is in everyone’s interest.
“I’m finding that when it comes to energy policy, there are a lot of Republicans that have a real interest in [efficiency],” Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the lead Democratic cosponsor of the bill, tells Grist.
Improving energy efficiency in federal buildings is also consistent with fiscal conservatism, since it saves taxpayers money. And creating a voluntary system for tracking whether an office space uses efficient mechanisms like LED lighting and daylight dimming helps tenants who want to save money, without imposing any regulatory burdens.
Welch says he has been working with Republicans on energy efficiency since Democrats were in the majority. He says House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and his chief of staff were helpful in drafting this bill in a manner that could get Republican support. And Welch and Rep. Corey Gardiner (R-Colo.) have cosponsored another bill that would cut the government’s energy costs on federal buildings by entering into performance-based contracts with engineering firms that could do retrofits.
Environmentalists aren’t getting their hopes up about making a lot of progress on climate change just by emphasizing energy efficiency. GOP enthusiasm for efficiency doesn’t even extend to lightbulbs. In 2010, after Republicans won control of the House, conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh were outraged that Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who had sponsored a law allowing only efficient lightbulbs to be sold, was in line to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee. In order to win conservatives’ acceptance, Upton had to repudiate his own law and try to repeal it. That law mandated the kind of bulbs to be used in the private sector, a no-no. Republicans are OK with mandating efficiency in federal buildings, and they are OK with assisting the private sector in voluntary efficiency, but any requirements on businesses upset them. “The Rs have been OK on efficiency if it doesn’t involve government mandates,” says David Goldston, director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council. But the emissions reductions needed to address climate change will have to involve government mandates.


A homeless man was caught Sunday trying to steal a bronze horse sculpture from a St. Augustine art gallery, according to police.
Richard Talach, 66, was charged with grand theft and booked into the St. Johns County Jail on $2,500 bond.
Police said the statue, which was taken from the Grand Bohemian Gallery on King Street, was valued at $4,200.
Officers checked the area and found Talach with a black suitcase, police said.
Talach admitted during questioning that he had taken the statue earlier in the day, police said.


Forces led by a controversial Libyan military chief manoeuvred Thursday for a threatened advance towards Tripoli as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of the growing risk of violence.
The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar announced Wednesday it was gearing up to move on the west of the country including the capital, home to a UN-backed unity government.
Spokesman Ahmed Mesmari said preparations were almost complete "to purge the west of terrorists and mercenaries".
His statement was followed by troop movements on the ground, local and military sources said, as a convoy of LNA vehicles approached the city of Gharyan, some 100 kilometres (60 miles), from Tripoli.
Commander Abdessalem Al-Hassi told AFP Thursday that his forces had entered into the city without fighting.
But at least four sources in the city denied this, and a local official said there were "ongoing efforts to avoid a confrontation" between rival fighters who divide the city.
Unity government chief Fayez al-Sarraj condemned Haftar's "escalation" and said he had ordered loyalist forces to prepare to "face all threats".
Powerful armed groups from Libya's western city of Misrata, which back Sarraj, said they "stand ready... to stop the cursed advance".
The rise in tensions came as United Nations boss Guterres visited Tripoli ahead of a planned conference later this month to hammer out a roadmap for delayed parliamentary and presidential elections.
"I am deeply concerned by the military movement taking place in Libya and the risk of confrontation," the visiting Guterres tweeted from the capital.
"There is no military solution" to Libya's woes, he added.
Haftar's forces in January launched another offensive into oil-rich southern Libya, ostensibly aimed at wiping out "terrorists" and criminal groups.
The United States' embassy said it "strongly condemns the increase in violence in Libya and reiterates the UN's call for restraint".
Rival leaders had agreed in Paris last year to hold elections before the end of the year, but that vote never materialised as Haftar's forces and the Tripoli government grappled for power.
"His progress can enhance his position in the negotiations" if the UN-backed conference set for this month goes ahead, he added.


Less than a month after Tesla Inc. unveiled a new backup power system in South Australia, the world's largest lithium-ion battery is already being put to the test.
It appears to be far exceeding expectations. In the last three weeks alone, the Hornsdale Power Reserve has smoothed out at least two major energy outages, responding even more quickly than the coal-fired backups that were supposed to provide emergency power.
Tesla's battery last week kicked in just 0.14 seconds after one of Australia's biggest plants, the Loy Yang facility in the neighboring state of Victoria, suffered a sudden, unexplained drop in output, according to the International Business Times. The week before that, another failure at Loy Yang prompted the Hornsdale battery to respond in as little as four seconds — or less, according to some estimates — beating other plants to the punch. State officials have called the response time "a record," according to local media.
The Hornsdale battery system, which uses the same energy-storage tech found in Tesla's electric cars, is one of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk's newest projects.
In March, Musk, who is known for setting high goals and only sometimes meeting them, vowed on Twitter to deliver a battery system for South Australia's struggling grid within 100 days or it would be free. By early July, the state had signed a deal with California-based Tesla and the French-based energy company Neoen to produce the battery. And by Dec. 1, South Australia announced it had switched on the Hornsdale battery.
Nonetheless, the Hornsdale reserve has already shown that it can provide what's known as "contingency" service — keeping the grid stable in a crisis and easing what otherwise would be a significant power failure.
And, more important, the project is the biggest proof of concept yet that batteries such as Tesla's can help mitigate one of renewable energy's most persistent problems: how to use it when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing.


PRO: Dart became a renters' rights icon last fall when he announced that he would no longer evict tenants from foreclosed buildings. And he recently filed suit against Craigslist, claiming the website is a major source of prostitution.
CON: His jurisdiction is not exactly huge.
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IRVING, TEXAS -- There wasn't any fanfare except maybe a little sigh of relief.
Dallas Cowboys defensive back Jeff Heath tries to bring down Houston Texans wide receiver Andy Cruse in the final preseason for both teams.
Over the weekend, Saginaw Valley University alum Jeff Heath anxiously waited to hear from the Dallas Cowboys if he would be part of the team's final 53-man roster.
As the team brought players up from the locker room to meet with coach Jason Garrett, no one tapped Heath on the shoulder.
No one pulled him aside.
A meeting with Garrett never happened.
And that's how Heath knew he had made the team.
"If you don't get cut, you just don't get told you were released, that's pretty much all that happens," Heath said. "They were starting to release guys on Friday. We had a run, workout and a couple meetings so we were all in the locker room, and there's a guy coming around who tells you coach Garrett wants to see you. You are just hoping you aren't the next guy."
Heath described the 48 hours leading up the 5 p.m. Saturday roster deadline as "nerve-racking," but most writers and analysts covering the team had the undrafted free agent signee making the roster.
After going into Cowboys' training camp as a relative unknown Division II prospect, the safety's performance made everyone from the coaching staff to the media take notice.
"(Heath) He was a guy who came from outside the radar," Garrett said in his Monday press conference. "He showed; hey, I'm a good football player you need to keep me. He did that in practice and preseason games, and that's good for your football team when that happens."
Despite a strong showing in the preseason, Heath knew his status depended on a lot of factors he couldn't control.
"I thought I played well, but in the end you don't know," Heath said. "It comes down to a lot of factors, some of it's a numbers game -- how many guys they have at a certain position -- and money is involved, so you never know what's going to happen."
Now that Heath is on the roster, he knows his work has really just begun.
"It's a little weight off my shoulders, but rosters are always changing and I know I have a lot of work to do to be the player I want to be," Heath said. "My entire attitude coming in was that I was going to do everything I could with every opportunity I was given, and that's what I'm going to continue to do."
The next time Heath takes the field will be at 8:30 p.m. Sunday night in the Cowboys opener against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium.
"I can't imagine what it's going to be like," Heath said. "There is supposed to be more than 100,000 people in the stadium, we are playing against a division rival, it's going to be awesome."
Two of those 100,000 fans will be Heath's parents, who will make the trip from the suburbs of Detroit.
Heath said one of the most emotional moments of making the team was getting to call his dad Mike Heath to tell him he had made the team.
"It's like his dream is coming true too," Heath said. "He coached me starting when I was seven-years-old running the youth league all the way up to my senior year at Lake Orion High School."


Last week, thousands of people gathered in Paris and other French cities to say a resounding "no" to anti-Semitism. A recent survey carried out in 12 European countries by the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency found that 90 percent of Jews feel anti-Semitism is on the rise where they live. In today's Perspective, we spoke to Nonna Mayer from the CNRS and from Sciences Po University here in Paris.


IRVINE, Calif. (AP)  Tommy Rutherford scored 20 points, leading four into double figures, as UC Irvine held off a second-half rally to defeat Cal Poly 80-73 Thursday night.
The Anteaters (8-13, 3-2 Big West) led by as many as 20 in the second half only to see Cal Poly whittle that down to seven points. But by that time, only 36 seconds remained and Evan Leonard sank a pair of free throws.
Eyassu Worku scored 14 points, Max Hazzard and Leonard added 12 each for Cal Irvine, which shot 51 percent on the night (33 of 64) and held a 42-29 rebounding advantage. The Anteaters also had 17 assists, Worku leading with six and Leonard adding four.
Josh Martin poured in 24 points with 12 rebounds for Cal Poly (6-12, 1-3). Donovan Fields added 18 and Victor Joseph 16. The Mustangs losing streak is three games, and eight of their last 10. Cal Poly had just six assists on 26 made baskets.


Directors’ College Attendees are invited to register for an optional Sunday Session before the Directors’ College opening reception and dinner on the afternoon of June 24, 2018. This session will feature a wine-pairing lunch, tabletop exercises, and a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Competitiveness.
Session Description: A consensus of reliable scientific literature forecasts that by 2025 as many as half of the tasks performed by white-collar professionals and most managers and executives will be more efficiently performed by artificially intelligent or similarly capable expert systems. This trend will likely upend traditional conceptions of work, alter the basic calculus around procuring and retaining skilled employees, and challenge even the largest companies to redefine how human capital is best utilized within the corporate environment.
At the same time, the development and utilization of AI technologies including machine learning systems (or deep learning built on artificial neural networks) by corporate enterprises promises significant competitive advantage in everything from product design and demand forecasting to logistics and pricing optimization. To function properly and improve overall system performance, these machine learning systems generally require very large amounts of relevant data, which has placed a significant new premium on corporate strategies that generate and collect these types of data in useful quantities. This “data as the new gold” dynamic has the potential to exaggerate “winner take all” outcomes in certain industries (where early gains lead to long-run dominance) and therefore poses an existential threat to companies that fail to take appropriate strategic action.
This special session includes a panel of experts (with a mix of cutting-edge technologists and corporate strategists) who will engage in discussion and exercises to highlight how companies might best address these confounding and rapidly evolving issues.
Session Rate: $500. Space is limited, so register early.
* Cancellation policy for the Optional Sunday Session – Cancel by May 1, 2018 to receive a credit voucher applicable to most Executive Education programs offered by Stanford Law School within 12 months of cancellation date (less a $60.00 processing fee). Written notification of cancellation must be sent to rockcenter@law.stanford.edu. After May 1, 2018, all program fees are forfeited.
**Content & Schedule subject to change.


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[U.S.A.], June 13 (ANI): Turns out, sea urchins lack eyes. But the purpose is solved by another of their body part - tentacle-like tube feet.
According to a new study conducted by the Lund University, while sea urchins have fairly low-resolution vision - it is good enough to fulfill their basic needs.
"Sea urchins are currently the only animals that have been shown to see without having eyes. They see using light-sensitive cells in their tube feet, which resemble tentacles and, like the spines, are all over the body. You could say that the entire sea urchin is one single compound eye", said John Kirwan, who conducted the study as a part of his doctoral thesis.
The tube feet have other functions besides registering light. They are used for feeding and in some species are used by the sea urchin for locomotion. Others are used to attach to surfaces or as levers to correct its position when upside down.
John Kirwan studied the sea urchin species Diadema africanum. The experiments placed the animals in water inside strongly illuminated cylinders that had various dark images on the walls.
"Ordinarily, sea urchins move towards dark areas in order to seek cover. When I notice that they react to certain sizes of images but not to others, I get a measurement of their visual acuity", explained John Kirwan.
To obtain further data, he carried out another experiment in which he showed rapidly growing figures above the sea urchins, as a way of conjuring up an image of an approaching predator.
He then registered how large the figures had to be before the sea urchins would defend themselves by directing their spines towards the shadow above.
The acuity of vision was calculated using X-ray tomography and electron microscopy.
John Kirwan's calculations showed that of the 360 degrees surrounding the sea urchin an object must take up between 30 and 70 degrees for the sea urchin to see it. Humans only need an object to take up 0.02 degrees in order to detect it, making it clear that their eyesight is poor in comparison with human eyesight.
"However, this is still sufficient for the animal's needs and behaviour. After all, it's hardly poor eyesight for an animal with no eyes," John Kirwan concluded.


The Europa League final is a potential £60.5 million match for title favourites Manchester United.
Manchester United's Europa League final match against Ajax in Stockholm next week is worth a combined £60.5 million to the club and its players.
A report in The Times indicates that United's playing staff could bank "the biggest players' bonus pool in history" if they're successful at the match on Wednesday May 24.
This is because the Europa League winners automatically qualify for next season's Champions League, a competition that activates an Old Trafford pay policy that sees the majority of United's players net a 25% wage increase (a combined £38 million).
United players would also split a £1 million bonus under a performance-led incentive.
Currently, players contracted to United are subject to an assumption that the club always participates in the Champions League. Failure to reach the competition results in a 25% pay reduction.
As the club missed out on the competition last year, an approximate £28 million worth of wages were trimmed from 22 playing contracts last summer, though new signings like Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were exempt.
Should Ajax trump United and lift the Europa League trophy, Pogba and Ibrahimovic would be subject to the wage cut. The players, though, will likely be contemplating victory alone, rather than failure.
The club also stands to miss out if it does not return from Stockholm with the title next week.
This is because key sponsor Adidas has a stipulation in its contract with United that would result in a 30% cut (£22.5 million) from their £75 million annual deal, if "United fail to qualify for the Champions League in consecutive seasons."
Failure, clearly, comes at a cost — and in this case, that cost is £60.5 million.


ROY, N.M. - Howard Lee Smith, 74, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Albuquerque.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Holy Family Catholic Church in Roy. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in the church with the Rev. Paul Nkumbi as celebrant. Burial will be in Roy Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton.
Mr. Smith was born Dec. 10, 1935, in Panhandle, Texas, to Othie N. and Gladys Winters Smith. He graduated in 1953 from Clayton High School and joined the U.S. Navy on Jan. 12, 1954.
Survivors include his wife, Lydia Smith; two daughters, Rita Smith of Las Vegas and Virginia Smith of Roy; a son, Donald Smith of Santa Rosa, Calif.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Anita Kelley of Dalhart, Texas; and two brothers, Gerald Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, and Clifford Smith of Tucson, Ariz.


A three-year-old has been diagnosed with the first case of polio in the Afghan capital Kabul since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health.
Officials have responded with an emergency vaccination drive to prevent the virus making further inroads.
Afghanistan is one of three countries where the disease remains endemic although public health experts believe the case may have been contracted in neighbouring Pakistan, where more than 300,000 children are unvaccinated and infections are on the increase.
Kaneshka Baktash, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said the family were from the Kuchi nomadic tribe and travelled back and forth to Pakistan, and may have been away from home when vaccination teams visited.
He said the virus was of the same type found on the Pakistani side of the border.
The virus affects the central nervous system and can leave its victims with withered limbs or paralysis. It has been all but eradicated from the world and remains only in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Health officials believe Afghanistan – where cases have declined from 80 in 2011 to 14 last year -will remain infected with polio so long as Pakistan cannot eradicate the disease. It was the only country to record an increase in infections during 2013.
It is struggling to deal with extremist clerics who warn parents the immunisation will make their children infertile and the Pakistan Taliban, whose commanders have banned vaccination workers from their territory.
Meanwhile, India is celebrating its new polio-free status after going three years without a single case. The country has become a model for the remaining three, having once been one of the biggest sources of the virus.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, as well as the health minister and the head of the World Health Organisation are all due at a New Delhi stadium to celebrate victory over polio.


Vice Chairperson of the NDC has descended heavily on media outlets for publishing what she describes as inaccurate reports from an interview she granted GhanaWeb that went viral over the weekend.
Betty Mould-Iddrisu is reported to have suggested despite the errors the previous administration made in government, their performance is incomparable to that of the ruling NPP government.
She's alleged to have also stated that her party has learnt well and as such constituted the Professor Botchwey Committee to investigate reasons for their defeat and propose a way forward.
But in a sharp rebuttal to these reports, the former Attorney-General asserts such reports are twisted and spun to make the current government look good.
She was confident that based on the performance of the government so far, Ghanaians are appalled and disappointed and wish the NDC came back into power.
Below is a press release written on her behalf by her aide.
We have once again noted with grave concern and displeasure the deliberate twisting of facts as contained in an interview Madam Betty Mould granted to Ghanaweb on the show “21 minutes with KKB” in headlines that have no correlation to the matters that were discussed in the interview. It is a fact that the contents of the reports do not even support the headlines but as a lot of people do not give content as much premium as they do to the headlines, it is most unfortunate that any media house or news portal will carry such headlines in pursuit of such calculated and wicked agenda.
During the interview, Madam Betty Mould expressed her faith in the ability of youth in leadership and indicated that the youth had a lot to offer even though our tradition that teaches us to venerate our elders may stand in our way. This triggered a follow-up question by the host if that meant John Mahama would likely have done a good job than Akufo-Addo currently. Madam Betty responded: “That goes without saying”.
In a follow-up question on if the NDC government did a far better job than Akuffo Addo’s NPP, she asked why the host would think she would say otherwise and further went to state her role in the politics of that time as a vice chairperson of the NDC and defended the track record of the NDC government with John Mahama as Vice President and President and insisted on her belief that the NDC party was better for the people of Ghana.
At no point in the interview did Madam Betty give any impression whatsoever that President Mahama made mistakes. We find it difficult to comprehend that any media house or news portal would create this erroneous impression with a headline. If the headlines are premised on her thoughts about the Prof Kwesi Botchwey committee report which said among other things that the NDC could have done things better than it did, then the headline should have captured same and quoted her in the proper context of her statement.
At a time when citizens are up in arms against this current government over their monumental incompetence and clamouring for the comeback of the NDC, no amount of twisting, spinning and fabrications can make this government look good in the eyes of the good people of Ghana. It is therefore disingenuous to want to ride on the back of Madam Betty to give this failed government some respite. Let it be said for emphasis that Madam Betty believes and knows that the John Mahama led NDC government did FAR BETTER and would have been doing a lot better than the NPP is currently doing and is proud to defend and be a part of the unprecedented achievements and giant strides made by the NDC.
The general public, especially NDC members, should treat any such negative headlines with the contempt it deserves and for the avoidance of doubt, visit youtube or Ghanaweb to watch the full interview.


CLYDE - Another Chance Sanctuary will host a sale at the Clyde VFW Shelter House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The VFW is at 847 W. Maple St., Clyde. Proceeds go to the sanctuary, which houses and feeds an assortment of animals needing extra care.
FREMONT- Medium Jodi Weaver and Spirtual Counselor Kimmie Rose will share an evening on connecting to spirits on Monday at Terra State Community College, in Room 101, the General Technology Building. Cost is $30 per person.
Spirit vendors will be in the atrium from 4 to 6 p.m. and the presentation and reading will be 6 to 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The event is sponsored by Terra Walk for NAMI. For more information call 419-559-2342 or email ddalton01@terra.edu.
PORT CLINTON - After 17 years of service, the United Way has resigned as the administrative agency for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Community Support Services, a division of Ottawa County Transitional Housing Inc., will be assuming the administrative position.
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program provides financial assistance to meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter.
Over the years, various Ottawa County nonprofit agencies and food banks have been receiving funds for the past 34 phases of this program. Pending approval from the National Food and Shelter Board, Community Support Services will publicly notify the Community of the Phase 35 Award amount at a later date.
GIBSONBURG - Gibsonburg Town Council will meet in regular session on Thursday, May 17, at Gibsonburg Town Hall, 526 N. Webster St., Gibsonburg.
FREMONT - The Eckrich 30 Year Reunion will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at the Fremont Eagles, 2570 W. State St. A prepaid buffet-style luncheon will be served at noon. For more information call Gary Ashton and Katie Huy at 419-334-8123.


Bruce Jenner could find himself paying $250,000 to the Internal Revenue Service depending on the results of a pending IRS audit, according to recent reports. Radar Online broke the news that Kris and Bruce Jenner are being audited by the IRS. Citing divorce documents attained by the website, Radar Online reported that the couple is being audited for the tax year 2011, but they could also be audited for any of the years during which they were married, up to and including 2013. They tied the knot in 1991.
Perez Hilton quoted an unnamed source when he posted about the Jenners’ financial situation. While any balance uncovered by the pending IRS audit will allegedly be payable by both Kris and Bruce Jenner, the track star’s portion is capped at $250,000. That means any amount due in excess of half a million will be payable solely by Kris.
Wet Paint noted that the couple has plenty of property to divide in the divorce.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bruce Jenner is worth an estimated $100 million. His future ex-wife has an estimated $30 million to fall back on post-divorce. Even with a hefty tax bill, the former couple will probably be able to pay the bills. If not, there’s always Bruce’s $40,000 per appearance speaking fee and Kris’s 10 percent off-the-top cut of her famous clientele’s income. She represents not only Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian, but also Rob Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and rising mononymous supermodel Kendall.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, when Bruce Jenner and his estranged wife Kris filed for divorce on the same day, their two daughters responded publicly in different ways. For Kylie Jenner, that meant posting a sad poem by R. M. Drake to her Instagram page. Kendall Jenner reacted by sharing a throwback pic of her parents in happier times. The photo of a young Bruce Jenner and his beaming wife quickly went viral.


If your problem with Chromium is about privacy, SRWare Iron browser is based on Chromium, where you get Blink and V8, without the privacy problems that concern you.
It is being based on Chrome, but customised heavily. Which includes taking out Google tracking. Go read their forums about it. It is still on version 1.0, but no doubt will tick a lot of your boxes.
Vivaldi is great - it carries on from where Opera 12 left off. It's already stable. Not too fast and no 'Off Road Mode' but still vee good.
I use Epiphany at work (linux box), no problems with it, does everything I need (webmail, wikipedia, dictionary, El Reg) not flashy, but easy and simple.
I can suggest PaleMoon. It's based on Firefox, but with all of the crap cut out of it.
Vivaldi has also been mentioned, while it's good it tends to hog resources. It did so in my case anyway.
Anything that can be used comfortly without a mouse?


When is the Melbourne Cup, what is the prize money, who is running, which horse is the favourite and is there a live stream?
THIS year's Lexus Melbourne Cup is set to be another cracker - so make sure you get up early to watch it!
With plenty of British and Irish horses travelling over, here's all you need to know about the race.
What is the Melbourne Cup?
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious horse race and is held at Flemington racecourse.
It is run over a distance of two miles and is the richest two-mile handicap in the World.
The race is known as 'the race that stops a nation' and was first run in 1861.
Melbourne Cup Day is so big that is is a public holiday for all working within metropolitan Melbourne and some parts of regional Victoria.
When is the Melbourne Cup?
The 2018 Melbourne Cup will be run on Tuesday 6 November.
The race is due to start at 3.00pm in Australia which works out at 4am in England. The time will be confirmed nearer the race.
At The Races will show live coverage of the race.
At The Races is on Sky Channel 415 and Virgin Media Channel 535. It is Channel 418 for Virgin Media Ireland.
What is the prize money for the race?
This year's prize fund is a whopping A$7.3million.
Who is the favourite for this year's race?
Roger Charlton's Withhold is currently the 10-1 favourite for the race.
Fellow British Raiders Magic Circle and Cross Counter are both 16-1 shots.
The shortest-priced Australian-trained horse is Kings Will Dream who is a 20-1 chance.
Who is running in the race?
The entries for the Melbourne Cup have just been revealed.
Click here for all the info.
Last year's winner Joseph O'Brien has three horses entered as an astonishing 50 International horses are fighting for a place in the race.
The maximum field for the race is 24 horses.
Who won the 2017 Melbourne Cup?
The race was one by Rekindling, trained by Joseph O'Brien and ridden by Corey Brown.
Rekindling was the youngest horse in the field.
Of course! Racing Breaks offer package holidays to the Melbourne Cup but it could cost you over £2,500!
If you already have your accommodation and travel sorted you can buy tickets here.


Think more deeply about relationships and what you bring to them.
If there is a gap between what you give and what you get, you can fix it and take that someone special with you to a phase of new togetherness.
If you are single, the place to find your hottest new partner is by a notice board advertising jobs.
Differences over money factor into your chart as the sun and moon square up.
No one will divert you from a claim for cash that is rightly yours.
Your love mood is passionate and playful, which could make you almost too popular.
Don’t be rushed into a choice. The right lover gives you time to be sure.
Mind planet Mercury moves up a gear and the ideas you have are sharper and brighter.
Take every chance to talk about them and trust yourself to turn them into action.
Later, as love takes over, it is wise to see a relationship for what it is, rather than comparing it with past partners.
Stern Saturn reminds you how much loyalty matters, which suggests you are ready to let someone back into your life who you have never been able to forget.
This time you realise how important it is to share the power and not get swept away by love.
Do check out some ideas for a family-run business.
Venus is in the part of your chart that helps you think, conjuring up some romantic ideas.
You say enough to let a new face know you are interested.
Or if you are attached, you really notice each other again – and like what you see.
You fit into a new work set-up by showing you can ask for advice when it is needed.
You have been holding back your creative side but now Jupiter sets it free.
You will feel drawn to discovering a new talent or polishing an old one, maybe via an evening class.
Pluto adds surprises to love when you fall for an Aries who is so not your type.
Settled partners realise the relationship has further to go.
It is your quirks as well as your abilities that make you stand out, so don’t play them down.
If you are single, someone who shares your dreams is ready to share your life.
Cash or family issues may seem a challenge but as soon as you start, lucky Jupiter and determined Saturn will see you through.
This is a day to spell out what really matters to you instead of assuming everyone knows.
Work-wise, you can talk your way into a job that fits your skills.
At home, your ideas get a positive response.
If you are single, it is time to introduce yourself to an interesting face you often see on a routine journey.
Moving faster and going further is the key to a successful day and it describes how your mind makes plans then turns them into action.
It can also take you on a trip to an adventure zone.
Hidden love wishes are revealed that test a relationship but also strengthen it.
If you are single, new love has a “T” name.
Positive thinking gets easier when you identify the things you do well.
Then you can take action to raise your job profile.
In your love life, there is drama of the kind you secretly enjoy when someone who wins hearts mostly to enjoy breaking them becomes hopelessly devoted to you.
Jupiter jolts Saturn into action and you could find yourself on the brink of a new working world.
There will be challenges but others believe in you, so do believe in yourself.
Passion is a process. Don’t rush it! Enjoy each step to learn about your secret self and how being in a partnership changes you.
New success could open up for you when you form a working partnership with a friend.
It could start with a business writing love messages for customers on T-shirts.
Venus encourages partners to try new ways to deepen existing affection.
If you are single, you meet your new love at a friend’s anniversary party.


The White House has said the first meeting ever between sitting U.S. and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks.
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.
The White House has said the first meeting ever between sitting U.S. and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks. Trump is to push North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
The demilitarized zone, or DMZ, between North and South Korea, and Singapore are among the top choices being considered for the summit. Trump this week expressed a preference for the DMZ but also said Singapore was possible.
The Peace House at the DMZ was the venue for a meeting last month between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The White House announced that Trump will host Moon at the White House on May 22, in talks aimed at demonstrating allied unity before the Trump-Kim summit.
The Moon visit was announced after Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, met with his South Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-yong, at the White House on Friday.
Chung told reporters afterward that it was "unacceptable that the issue of the U.S. forces Korea keeps being raised."
The New York Times said Trump had asked the Pentagon for troop withdrawal options, although Trump said it was not true and Bolton called the report "utter nonsense."
"Now, I have to tell you, at some point into the future, I would like to save the money," Trump told reporters. "But troops are not on the table."
The White House said in a statement late on Friday that Bolton and Chung said there are no plans to change the U.S.-South Korea bilateral defence posture.
Trump, a former reality TV star who likes to build suspense about upcoming presidential news, did not give a date or location for the North Korea summit, and White House officials did not immediately provide further clarity.
Trump told the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas on Friday that he had toned down his rhetoric in anticipation of the talks after labelling Kim "Little Rocket Man" last year and threatening him with "fire and fury."
"I won't use the rhetoric now," he said. "Now I'm trying to calm it down a little bit."
The U.S. government is looking into reports that three Americans arrested in recent years in North Korea had recently been relocated from a labour camp to a hotel near Pyongyang, as expectations grow that they will be released before the summit.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday that if North Korea were to free the three Americans, "We certainly would see this as a sign of good will" ahead of the Trump-Kim summit.
Trump, speaking to reporters outside the White House, suggested activity was under way involving the captives.
"We're having very substantive talks with North Korea and a lot of things have already happened with respect to the (U.S.) hostages. I think you're going to see very good things," Trump said.


Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted Didier Drogba is unlikely to feature for his side until the very end of August.
The 30-year-old has spent the summer recuperating from a knee injury which now looks certain to rule him out of the Blues' opening Barclays Premier League games against Portsmouth, on August 17, and Wigan a week later.
"Didier will not play in our first game against Portsmouth and will probably miss the second against Wigan. If there are no more problems he should be ready for the game after that," he said.
Scolari has pencilled in the London derby against big-spending Tottenham on August 31 for a possible return but admits he will not rush the Ivory Coast star back into action.
He added: "When you have a knee injury, you just never know.
"I have been getting a progress report from the doctor every day.
"He's getting better and is working with a fitness coach back at the training ground. I hope he will be ready to start training next week. But he will not play until he is in good condition."


The ethnically-mixed group of young journalists documenting life in a Nairobi slum.
When rioting broke out in the wake of Kenya's disputed presidential election, Nairobi's Mathare slum experienced its share of the ethnic violence.
By the time a power-sharing agreement was signed 1,200 Kenyans had been killed and a further 300,000 made homeless.
Amidst this mayhem, an ethnically-mixed group of aspiring young journalists from Mathare decided to take up cameras instead of knives.
As well as documenting the violence, Slum TV's aim is to project some hope back into their scarred community and to capture a more positive side of Mathare life.
Africa Uncovered follows the precarious progress of the Slum TV team as they count down to a public screening and revisit some of the key characters they filmed during the violence to find out if peace is winning through or if the deadly mix of ethnic tension and social deprivation in Mathare is likely to bubble to the surface again.