PORTSMOUTH — A Heath�s Mobil clerk phoned police Thursday to report that a man who soiled himself bought beer and put it in a truck where he had more beer stored.
The clerk�s description, including the truck�s vanity plates, matches Paul Ryden, 45, who was arrested one day earlier after allegedly driving through a McDonald�s drive-through window while �highly intoxicated,� passing vomit-covered cash to a clerk, hitting a pole, then driving to the back restaurant parking lot.
Wednesday�s incident was the second consecutive day Ryden was alleged to have driven while intoxicated at the Lafayette Rd. McDonald�s, according to witness statements.
The Mobil clerk said she read the Herald�s report about Lyden�s McDonald�s arrest, before someone matching his description came into her store Thursday and gave clerks �a hard time.� After noticing he had soiled himself, she said, she instructed her co-worker to call police.
That truck is registered to Ryden using the 600 Lafayette Rd. address for the Cross Roads House homeless shelter and was filled with empty beer cans and vomit at the time of his 1:30 p.m. Wednesday arrest, said Police Sgt. Frank Warchol. When asked by police to step out of the truck, two empty beer cans fell out the driver�s side door.
At the time of Thursday�s call, police were busy with a four-car accident on Woodbury Ave. and were unable to respond to in time.


BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Katie Ledecky set a world record to win the women's 800 meters freestyle gold medal at the world championships on Saturday and complete a rare treble of distance titles.
The 16-year-old, who smashed the 1,500 meters world best to win gold on Tuesday and also won Sunday's 400 meters, clocked a time of eight minutes 13.86 seconds at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
She was inside the previous best of 8:14.10 set by Rebecca Adlington to win gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
It was her fourth title of the week - she also swam in the winning U.S. 4x200 freestyle relay team - and she is only the second woman to win all three distance freestyle titles at a single world championships.
Dane Lotte Friis, who finished second to Ledecky in the 1,500, took 800 silver in 8:16.32 and Lauren Boyle of New Zealand, also third in the 400 and 1,500, won the bronze in a time of 8:18.58.


In Aaron Wherry’s interview with Thomas Mulcair (“The Interview,” Aug. 3), the leader of the NDP continues with the “Canada as peacekeeper” theme. Air strikes and contributions toward the fight against Islamic State include no fewer than 60 nations, among them Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands and Turkey, the latter which Mulcair denies.
HOW TALL IS HARPER, ANYWAY?


Colorado is rolling out new regulations for retail marijuana packaging sold within the state.
Starting on October 1, all marijuana edibles sold at dispensaries will be marked with a new "universal symbol" warning buyers that the edibles contain THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, reports The Cannabist.
Edible manufacturers will also be banned from using the word "candy" on their packaging. Kid-friendly shapes, like gummy bears and worms, will also be banned.
The new rules were created as a reaction to the increase in the number of children admitted to Colorado hospitals for consuming marijuana edibles.
Only 8 children were admitted to the Children's Hospital Colorado emergency department for marijuana consumption between 2005 and 2013, prior to recreational sales beginning in the state, Michael DiStefano, the hospital's medical director, told The Denver Post.
In the first half of 2016, 9 children between the ages of 3 and 7 were admitted to the hospital for marijuana consumption, The Denver Pos t reported in June.
Candy bars marked with Colorado's new required diamond-shaped stamp noting that the product contains marijuana are shown in the kitchen of BlueKudu candy in the historic Five Points District of Denver.
The new regulations also set up equivalency standards for the amount of THC between raw marijuana in "flower" form and retail marijuana products, of which which dispensaries are limited by a Colorado House bill to sell customers up to an ounce.
Though the new rules were drafted after a year of discussion between industry stakeholders and state officials, some edible manufacturers have said that adapting will be costly.
Dan Anglin, the owner Americanna, an edible manufacturer in Colorado, told Forbes that his company spent $100,000 and seven months preparing new candy molds and new packaging. Anglin, however, also said that he's a "firm believer in regulations and safe products."
Jim Burack, the director of the Colorado Department of Revenue's Marijuana Enforcement Division assures the regulations aren't about making selling edibles harder for retailers.
"The No. 1 goal here: It's about public safety, it's about public health, and, above all, it's sensitive to the risk this poses to children," he told The Cannabist.


NEW YORK – It doesn't match the impact of "Schindler's List" (search) or "The Pianist" (search) — and what portrayals of the Nazi era reach such Academy Award-winning heights?
But the Hallmark Channel's must-see presentation on Pope John Paul II's (search) life carries a special double whammy all its own. Poland's young pontiff-to-be and his colleagues are liberated from the unspeakable terror of Nazism only to be subjected to the mirthless tyranny of communism.
These twin oppressions are given equal time in the four-hour biopic, "A Man Who Became Pope" (search) (8 p.m. EDT Monday, repeated 9 a.m. Aug. 21).
A showbiz cliche says it's far harder to hold an audience with virtue than with vice, which underscores the achievement of Poland's Piotr Adamczyk, who heads the international cast. He portrays Karol Wojtyla as good-guy son, student, friend to Jews, actor, playwright, poet, forced quarry laborer, secret seminarian, pastor, professor, bishop and finally cardinal of historic Cracow.
Adamczyk is never less than interesting, and sometimes compelling.
Since we're dealing here with not only a priest but a pope, it's understandable that tastefulness replaces TV's customary titillation in the depiction of Wojtyla's relationship with actress Hania, played by the striking Malgorzata Bela. Though many popes have been products of cloistered backgrounds, Wojtyla was a young man of the world, involved in secular university life and underground theater.
Karol undoubtedly had friends who were girls, if not girlfriends, and there's a hint of romance on Wojtyla's part. He kisses her once — but only to fool Nazi soldiers. A bit more than that radiates from Hania. "I've lost you," she moans when he surrenders all to his priestly calling.
"A Man" features legions of extras, handsome locations around Cracow and Vatican City and music that seems inspired by the "Schindler's" score of John Williams. CBS can only pray that its forthcoming John Paul miniseries measures up.
In this portrayal, Wojtyla was peace-loving but no pacifist. When pals fruitlessly take up arms against the Nazi invaders, he says, "Whoever chooses weapons has every right to do so." But he insists that those working to preserve Polish Christianity and culture are fighting the same battle alongside them.
The movie's subtly inspirational message: The worst of death and horror can never vanquish faith, hope, charity and simple human decency. The assurance of a Catholic mentor to Wojtyla turns out to be true: "We will win with love, not guns. The Nazis will disappear. Evil devours itself."
Later, as university students cope with communism, also destined to vanish eventually, Wojtyla advises: "Man is in the middle between God and nothingness and he must choose."
Bishop Wojtyla forgives a youth who spies on him for Poland's atheistic overlords. And as Poland's bishops join in a statement forgiving the Germans, Wojtyla wisely insists that they must also ask the Germans to forgive the Poles' trespasses.
Best bit: the complex interplay between Wojtyla and Warsaw's indomitable Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, who had the honor of being arrested by both Hitler's Gestapo and the Polish Stalinists. Wojtyla was twice nearly killed in accidents and jousted with communists for decades, but he never suffered incarceration.
Hallmark publicists say John Paul viewed this dramatization shortly before his death and, according to his spokesman, was "impressed" and "appreciative."
And after a May showing at the Vatican, the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI (search) praised "this meaningful film," blessed its Italian producers and commented: "How can we not read as a divine plan the fact that on the chair of Peter, a Polish pope is succeeded by a citizen of that country, Germany, where the Nazi regime was the most vicious?"
Hallmark timed the show for the week that Benedict is returning home to Germany. In addition, the first showing falls on the feast of Mary's Assumption, when Roman Catholics are obliged to attend Mass.
The impressive script was by director Giacomo Battiato and Carmelo Pennisi, based on the 2002 book "Stories of Karol: The Unknown Life of John Paul II" (search) by GianFranco Svidercoschi.
John Paul fans will be disappointed that the story ends the night he's elected pope. But be not afraid, as the pope would say: The producers reportedly plan to treat his eventful pontificate in a follow-up film.


Sen. Ben Cardin Benjamin (Ben) Louis CardinOnly four Dem senators have endorsed 2020 candidates Senate Dem: Trump 'using immigrants as pawns' Bottom Line MORE (D-Md.) said Sunday that the U.S. needs to make sure those involved in the murder of reporter Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable, but that the strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia should be maintained.
"There’s no doubt in my mind that the crown prince knew what was going on in Turkey and was very much involved in that," Cardin told "Fox News Sunday," referencing the murder of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in early October.
"We cannot allow that type of conduct to go unchallenged," he said. "The United States needs to have a pretty strong position on it and we have to demand that there be accountability."
"That does not mean that we can’t continue to have a strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia," he said, but added that the U.S. is in the stronger position in the relationship. "They need America."
U.S. lawmakers have struggled to balance the two countries' strategic partnership with punishing those involved in Khashoggi's death. A number of Democrats have suggested slashing ties with Saudi Arabia entirely. The Senate, with Republican support, last week advanced a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen’s civil war, even though the White House scrambled to halt the bill.
An American resident, Khashoggi disappeared after entering the consulate on Oct. 2. Saudi Arabia later admitted he'd been killed inside the consulate, but denied officially sanctioning his death. The CIA reportedly has intelligence indicating communication between the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, and his adviser who oversaw the effort to kill Khashoggi, around the time of his death. President Trump Donald John TrumpImpeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll MORE has dismissed the reports and several U.S. officials have said there is no evidence of direct reporting between the crown prince and those responsible for the murder.
In statements two weeks ago about Khashoggi's death, Trump focused on what Saudi Arabia does for the U.S. as a strategic partner and how their relationship with the U.S. fits into a larger geopolitical picture.


The European rail network makes train travel between countries efficient, affordable and comfortable. Instead of flying from Amsterdam to a destination in Italy, consider taking a high-speed train. The trip may take a bit longer, but you will have the opportunity to enjoy scenery you would not see from the air.
Train travel from Amsterdam to Italy takes you through several different countries, so keep your passport accessible, because you may be asked to produce it. You will not have to show your passport before boarding the train in Amsterdam or departing the station in Italy. Visas are not required in Amsterdam or in Italy if your entire trip to Europe will be less than 90 days.
There is no single train line that travels directly from Amsterdam to points in Italy, so you must break up your trip. For example, you might by a ticket from Amsterdam to Brussels or Zurich, and then catch a train from there to Florence. You also can buy rail passes for a specific number of countries. Options include first- or second-class travel, and you can book a sleeper car if you plan to travel overnight. Purchase tickets online, through a travel agent or by visiting a train station where you can get help from a ticket agent.
Most international trains depart from the Amsterdam Centraal station. You can begin your journey to Italy by taking a train to cities in Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland, where you can find a connection to Italian cities. Amsterdam Centraal is located in the heart of the city and is easy to reach by metro, bus, taxi or on foot. The other Amsterdam train station is at the airport -- Amsterdam Schiphol. This is an ideal station to use if you are flying into Amsterdam and then taking a train to Italy; however, Schiphol departures have fewer international trains than Centraal.
Trains from other countries in Europe arrive in Italy at stations in Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Naples. If you want to travel to another city or town in Italy, you will have to arrive in one of these stations and then catch a local or regional train to your final destination. There are tourist information points in stations at all of these Italian cities to get help with transportation, hotels or transfers.
Oleskewicz, Cari. "Trains From Amsterdam to Italy." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/trains-amsterdam-italy-109261.html. Accessed 25 April 2019.


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PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Finke scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Grand Canyon won its second straight home game to start the season, thumping Arkansas State, 96-72 on Friday night.
Grand Canyon won its third straight game after losing it season opener at South Dakota State. The Antelopes have won 52 home games over the past four seasons, the fourth highest total in Division I behind only St. Mary’s (55), Oregon (53) and Louisville (53).
Finke, a graduate transfer from Illinois, scored 11 of his points in the second half. The Antelopes had six players score in double figures, shooting 32 of 65 from the field (49.2 percent). Damari Milstead added 14 points and grabbed a career-high five steals, and Oscar Frayer contributed 13 points.
Ty Cockfield hit 11 of 16 shots from the field and finished with 24 points to lead the Red Wolves. Grantham Gillard added 16 points.


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McLaren isn’t saying a lot about its next supercar, the 650S, which will make its global debut on March 4th at the Geneva Motor Show.
Although it’s being rather tight-lipped, the British automaker has given us at least one hint about the car. McLaren admits the 650S it will be slated between the MP4-12C and the psychotic P1 hypercar.
Frankly, this announcement comes as a bit of a shock; I was expecting the ‘entry-level’ McLaren to take the stage in Geneva.
Reportedly named the P13, the entry-level McLaren would take on the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Audi R8. Apparently McLaren’s brass saw room in the middle to go against cars like the Lamborghini Aventador.
So here’s to you, Saudi Princes. McLaren hasn’t answered the prayers of Wall Street; instead it’s answered yours.


“I agree completely with the idea that we have got to stop imprisoning people who use marijuana. . . . We have a huge population in our prisons for nonviolent, low-level offenses that are primarily due to marijuana,” the front-running former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, chimed in.
Undeniably, the population of state prisons (which house the vast majority of offenders) grew from 294,000 in 1980 to 1,362,000 in 2009 — a stunning 363 percent increase — though it has been on a downward trajectory since the latter date.
Reviewing data admittedly drawn mostly from Northern “blue” states, Pfaff determined that “the median stay in prison for a drug offender is generally about a year,” and that “relatively few people appear to be in prison on marijuana charges” — fewer still for simple possession.
Republicans and Democrats alike are propounding the crowd-pleasing notion that we can have less incarceration — saving the country billions of dollars and international shame — without risking an increase in violent crime, or other harms.
The Post’s View: The U.S. locks up way too many people. That could change.


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I just love saying this over and over and over again!
Super Bowl Baby! Let's do this. Blitz for sixxxxxx!
Tom Brady? He was very average in that game. The celebration should be for the running game. Sony Michel had 20 carries in the first half alone. Tom Brady was not that great at throwing the ball until the Chief's changed their defense from a balance set to more 8 man fronts in order to stifle the run. Some people will look at the ridiculous roughing the passer call on Tom Brady. Granted the game should not have came that far because when the Patriots had the ball on 1st and 4 in the red zone, Burkhead should have dropped at the 1 yard line to milk the clock. The patriots were out coached most of the game. Tom Brady seemed tired and old in that game.
The Chiefs would have probably been dominated if they didn't shift to stop the running game which made Tom Brady look better than he was because of the stacked man and cover 2 zone coverage the defense was playing because they were scared of the run.
I'm not a big fan of the NFL overtime rules. It completely depends on the luck of the coin toss as opposed to the teams' abilities. College system more fair IMO. BTW, I'm just as happy to see NE as KC win. My team bowed out in the WC game.
I have not seen the game yet. I was at my desk with game cast open. But I will watch after work.
Gronk and Edleman made clutch plays when needed.
AT THE END OF DAY...........SUPER BOWL. Bring on the Rams!
Some people will look at the ridiculous roughing the passer call on Tom Brady.
If we want to call out bad calls. Seems the Saints really got the one to pitch a fit about.
To an average observer maybe, but if an average QB was back there I guarantee Sony would not rush for that..
This just goes to proves. If you are not from N.E. Haters going to hate! LOL!
Tom Brady is the greatest of all time!
Most AFC teqms shrink against NE but in the Super Bowl, tney have some epic losses.
He really did have a good game TB12, I have a chance to see some highlights. Tom did very well. It was team win. Coach B. did fling his tablet however. I am not sure JJ Jetplane is seeing the same game here. Every sports Media is prasing Tom for a masterful game. Then going into the K.C locker room to talk to Mahomes. Just classy!
Tom Brady is 24-4 in his career when the temperature is below 30 degrees, he talks about his comfort playing in the cold since college, the fact is N.E. practice in sub zero temps all the time.
Your comment statred out great. I would have only changed this.
I'm not a big fan of the NFL overtime rules. It completely depends on the luck of the coin toss as opposed to the teams' abilities. College system more fair IMO.
For the record. My previous comments were not to take away from the greatness of Tom Brady. Is he great? Yes. Greatest? Otto Graham could also claim the same things but they do not want to recognize his 7 championships because it was before the merger. Tom Brady is without a doubt the greatest of my generation. He simply did not have his best game. That is why football is a team sport. The team did what they had to do and came away with the victory.
When it comes to the greatest of all time. I do not believe in things like that because too many things have changed over time. Workouts, suppliments, rules and more. So I like to do greatness by generation.
The Patriots’ owner is a Trump supporter so good to see them doing well. Go Patriots!


Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Varonis Systems Inc (NASDAQ: VRNS) from Hold to Buy. Varonis Systems shares rose 0.89 percent to close at $28.45 on Wednesday.
UBS upgraded Encana Corp (USA) (NYSE: ECA) from Neutral to Buy. Encana shares gained 0.66 percent to $10.62 in pre-market trading.
RBC Capital upgraded SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) from Sector Perform to Outperform. SUPERVALU shares rose 0.30 percent to close at $3.34 on Tuesday.
Analysts at RBC Capital upgraded Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) from Sector Perform to Outperform. Kroger shares rose 2.04 percent to $29.55 in pre-market trading.
Goldman Sachs upgraded FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) from Sell to Buy. FireEye shares rose 8.79 percent to $12.50 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at UBS upgraded Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) from Neutral to Buy. Energen shares dropped 1.11 percent to close at $50.88 on Wednesday.
Analysts at UBS upgraded DDR Corp (NYSE: DDR) from Sell to Neutral. DDR shares dropped 2.80 percent to close at $12.51 on Wednesday.
UBS downgraded Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL) from Neutral to Sell. Whiting Petroleum shares dropped 3.21 percent to close at $8.15 on Wednesday.
Piper Jaffray downgraded Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ: RARE) from Overweight to Neutral. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares fell 7.45 percent to $72.52 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at RBC Capital downgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) from Sector Perform to Underperform. Norfolk Southern shares fell 1.14 percent to $110.50 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Proofpoint Inc (NASDAQ: PFPT) from Neutral to Sell. Proofpoint shares fell 1.89 percent to $77.70 in pre-market trading.
Citi downgraded Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) from Buy to Neutral. Centene shares closed at $68.01 on Wednesday.
Analysts at RBC Capital downgraded Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) from Sector Perform to Underperform. Altria shares dropped 1.07 percent to $74.27 in pre-market trading.
Credit Suisse downgraded Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) from Neutral to Underperform. Dollar General shares slipped 1.10 percent to $69.90 in pre-market trading.
Maxim Group downgraded Nimble Storage Inc (NYSE: NMBL) from Buy to Hold. Nimble Storage shares declined 0.16 percent to $12.44 in pre-market trading.
Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) with a Buy rating. Southwestern Energy shares closed at $7.36 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Baird initiated coverage on FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) with a Neutral rating. The price target for FMC is set to $67. FMC shares closed at $61.22 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Baird initiated coverage of Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) with an Outperform rating. The price target for Darling Ingredients is set to $19. Darling Ingredients shares closed at $14.26 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) with a Buy rating. Chesapeake Energy shares closed at $5.00 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Johnson Rice initiated coverage on CONE Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CNNX) with an Accumulate rating. CONE Midstream shares closed at $20.85 on Wednesday.
Analysts at Stifel initiated coverage on Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) with a Buy. Cabot Oil & Gas shares closed at $22.25 on Wednesday.


Nearly 17,000 truck drivers entering the Port of Los Angeles will be required to become employees of licensed motor carriers by 2012 as part of the final element of the Clean Trucks Program approved today by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
After more than three hours of debate and public testimony, the commission unanimously agreed to gradually ban independent truckers from entering the port as part of the much-disputed employee mandate portion of the Clean Trucks Program, which aims to reduce big rig diesel emissions by 80 percent within five years.
The new rule also requires trucking companies to purchase and maintain big rigs that meet 2007 federal emissions standards by January 2012.
The employee mandate is supported by a coalition of environmentalists and labor unions.
The plan now goes to the Los Angeles City Council for final consideration.
Opponents say the new employee mandate will violate federal free trade laws by banning independent owner-operator truck drivers from the port. Trucking companies have warned that increased labor costs may be handed down to consumers.
The American Trucking Association has already threatened a lawsuit against Los Angeles for approving the employee mandates. Despite that, port officials have said that other elements of the Clean Trucks Program will be able to move forward.
Labor organizations and environmentalists lauded the plan, saying it removes a costly burden on drivers to maintain the new trucks. More than 85 percent of the trucks operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are owned by independent drivers, who earn about $11 to $12 per hour after expenses.
As part of the final element of the Clean Trucks Program, the Port of Los Angeles will provide grants covering up to 80 percent of the cost of newer, cleaner-burning trucks. Retrofitted trucks meeting 2007 federal emissions standards will be fully funded by the port.
Additionally, port officials plan to launch a “Scrap Truck Buyback Program” that offers $5,000 to drivers willing to hand over trucks built before 1989.


A POLICE request that Brussels residents maintained “radio silence on” social media on Sunday night as the raids took place was answered by people instead choosing to post pictures of their cats.
One Twitter user, Jogchum Vrielink, posted two identical pictures of his cat curled up, asleep, with the caption: “Cat behavior before lockdown vs cat behavior during lockdown”.
Scottish business networking organisation Scotland Europa, based in Brussels, posted a picture of a kitten inside a sporran.
The caption read: “Scotland Europa is open for business today, and this is our feline fighter #BrusselsLockdown”.
MSP Roseanna Cunningham, secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training, also joined in the tweets.


Rudimental feel very grateful to have their careers in music, but have worked hard for their success.
Rudimental say playing live is the best part of their career.
The British drum and bass group - comprised of Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith - love performing at festivals and their own shows as it has allowed them to achieve so much.
The Rolling Stones, Kasabian, Cee Lo Green and others pay homage as the world mourns the loss of legendary soul singer.
Tributes from the entertainment world flooded in for the late soul singer Bobby Womack, who died on Friday (27 June), aged 70.
Womack, whose career spanned almost six decades, had worked with artists ranging from Sam Cooke and Ray Charles to Damon Albarn and Gorrilaz. As a musician, he played guitar on seminal records by Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield.
The Rolling Stones have paid tribute to Bobby Womack.
The Rolling Stones have paid tribute to the late soul legend Bobby Womack after his death on Friday, aged 70. Womack had suffered from colon cancer and diabetes. The Stones' association with the singer dares back to 1964 when the band covered It's All Over Now, originally recorded by Womack's group The Valentinos.
"Bobby Womack was a huge influence on us," the tribute read on the Stones' Facebook page. "He was a true pioneer of soul and R&B, whose voice and songwriting touched millions. On stage, his presence was formidable. His talents put him up there with the greats. We will remember him, first and foremost, as a friend."
Bobby Womack has died aged 70.
Soul legend Bobby Womack has passed away at the age of 70 due to a currently unconfirmed cause. The singer enjoyed a long and illustrious career in soul that spanned six decades and saw him work with a diverse range of fellow artists, including Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sly Stone, Damon Albarn and Gorillaz.
Born on the 4th March 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, began his career as part of his family band, The Womack Brothers, which toured the gospel circuit of America. Impressively musically talented from an early age, Womack and his band were soon signed to SAR Records by Sam Cooke.
Bobby Womack died on Friday.
Bobby Womack, the soul singer and songwriter, died on Friday. He was 70. A representative for his label XL Recordings confirmed the death but provided no other details. Womack was a prolific vocalist, one of the greatest of all time, but he also penned hit tracks for the Rolling Stones, George Benson and Janis Joplin.
Womack, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, played alongside Elvis Presley and was mentored by Sam Cooke. In later life he worked with Damon Albarn and created some of his best work on 2012's The Bravest Man in the World.
At the age of 68 soul and R&B legend Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Co-hosting a show on Radio 6 with Gilles Peterson he revealed the diagnosis and discussed his feelings about it. "The doctor said you have signs of Alzheimer's," he told Peterson, reports the BBC. "He said it's not bad yet but it's going to get worse." He added, "I don't feel together yet because negative things come in my mind and it's hard for me to remember sometimes... The most embarrassing thing was when we were getting ready to announce Damon and I can't remember his last name. That's so embarrassing."
Having already suffered a difficult 2012 with bouts of pneumonia as well as battling prostate cancer, undoubtedly he had hoped for a better 2013. This news certainly puts a dampener on the year, but increased research should hopefully help slow the symptoms from advancing in the future. Unfortunately, a lot of his career relies on his memory, as he says "How can I not remember songs that I wrote? That's frustrating."
Dionne Warwick and Bobby Womack - Dionne Warwick and Bobby Womack Monday 22nd October 2012 The Q Awards held at the Grosvenor House - Arrivals.


This was one star-studded switch-on.
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are a fine choice to turn on the Christmas lights - and an even better one when they turn up as Absolutely Fabulous' Edina and Patsy.
The boozy bezzies rocked up to Stella McCartney's Bruton Street store in Mayfair this week and merrily flicked the switch.
Saunders was sporting a quirky look of glittery top and stripy pants, while Lumley was in Patsy's famous camel coat.
It was a pretty star-studded switch-on, as Ronnie Wood, Salma Hayek, Lily Cole, Luke Evans and Kelly Hoppen were all watching in the crowd.
The Absolutely Fabulous duo also presented McCartney with a prize at the 2015 British Fashion Awards earlier this week.
There is of course an Ab Fab movie in the works at the moment, and Glee's Chris Colfer recently signed up to star.
Ab Fab's Eddy and Patsy reunite for Xmas special?


Four times a year, when Numeris releases its quarterly ratings report, each radio station cherry-picks the results to find some way to proclaim itself No. 1. in Montreal, even though 11 of the 13 commercial radio stations that subscribe to Numeris’s ratings system are owned by either Bell Media or Cogeco Diffusion.
Last Thursday, as they do every quarter, Cogeco’s The Beat 92.5 and Bell’s Virgin Radio 96 proudly proclaimed to be the “number one” top-rated radio station in Montreal. Neither of them is, though, by a long shot. The French stations do better because of the larger number of francophones (though both stations are ahead of CKOI and NRJ overall). And even among anglophones, CJAD has the largest market share (26 per cent).
Still, one station had more reason to celebrate than the others. The Beat had a 19.9 per cent rating overall, more than a point better than it has ever had since it launched out of the ashes of the former Q92 in 2011. It’s also more than five points higher than Virgin, which had its lowest share since Numeris began measuring ratings using its current meter system.
Shares of total listening hours among anglophones in the Montreal central market ages 2+, measured by Numeris.
On top of that, for the first time The Beat has outperformed Virgin among the adults age 25 to 54 and women age 25 to 54 demographics coveted by advertisers. And its morning show with Sarah Bartok and Cat Spencer, which was fourth in the market a year ago, is now first in that key age group. It even beat out CHOM among men age 25 to 54.
Why the ratings spike? It’s probably no coincidence that it happened just after The Beat hired Sam Zniber as program director in August. But Zniber, whose résumé included jobs in the U.S., Europe and Australia but little experience in Montreal, spread the credit around to his team.
“I compare a lot radio to sports, and the human dimension is what makes the difference,” Zniber told the Montreal Gazette.
Asked repeatedly and in increasingly creative and roundabout ways what explains the ratings increase, he refused to say.
It would be hard to give sole credit to the on-air personalities. Zniber dropped Anne-Marie Withenshaw’s All Access Weekend (a lawsuit over the broken contract is pending) and brought back Jeremy White for overnights, but the weekday lineup is unchanged. And both stations cram as much music as they can on the air: about eight songs an hour during their morning shows and about 13 an hour during off-peak times. Announcers are left with rushed breaks of as little as seven seconds between them.
The music better explains an across-the-board increase in ratings. When Mix 96 became Virgin Radio in 2009 to attract a younger audience, its competitor responded by shifting its core demographic younger and relaunching as The Beat. Now it brands itself as “Montreal’s perfect mix” and sounds a lot like the Mix 96 of old, mixing pop music with more R&B-style singers like Rihanna, Beyoncé and Usher, and more upbeat dance music.
Mark Bergman, program director for Virgin Radio, pointed out that Virgin still reaches more listeners (1.9 million people listen to the station at least once a week), and that The Beat tends to do better over the winter.
“Our format generally underperforms during the Christmas holiday period, whereas stations that appeal to an older demographic tend to see gains,” Bergman said.
He’s somewhat right. Winter has been the worst quarter of the year for Virgin the past few years. And we’ll have to wait and see if this spike is an outlier or a real shift in audience loyalty. But the difference between the stations has never been this large. And more importantly, over the past two years, the trend has definitely been in The Beat’s favour.
One person who won’t get to thump his chest about The Beat’s ratings is Wayne Bews. Hired only a year ago as its general manager (previously he worked at CTV Montreal and before that ran TSN Radio 690), Bews was let go last week. A spokesperson for Cogeco Diffusion said the position has been eliminated, and its duties spread around to other managers at Cogeco.
In Montreal’s French-language market, little has changed. Cogeco’s CHMP-FM 98.5 with a 21.8 per cent share is again the top-rated station, and the most listened-to not only in this city but throughout Canada. It’s followed by Rythme FM (16.6 per cent), Rouge FM (11.8 per cent), ICI Radio-Canada Première (11.6 per cent), CKOI (7.3 per cent) and NRJ (6.6 per cent).


True to her promise from last week, Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee has introduced net neutrality legislation that would allow Congress to pick up where the FCC left off when it repealed open internet regulations on December 14. At six and a half pages, Blackburn’s draft bill is a breezy read compared to the 313 pages of FCC regulations it replaces. It’s a lot easier to amend vague points in an old law than to justify a legal interpretation of those vagaries.
But the House bill could stand some more verbiage on the issue of “fast lanes” that provide better bandwidth for some content sources over competitors. The bill has clear-cut language prohibiting outright blocking or degrading access to legal content, but other words critical to the net neutrality debate—like “fast lanes” or “prioritization”—are absent.


Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) could earn $402 billion of net oil export revenues in 2009 and about $530bn in 2010, a US government agency has said in its latest update.
US official energy forecaster Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its report this would be a 59-per cent drop for Opec from that of last year's revenues.
The fall, in real terms, would mean that Opec could make the same earnings that it made four years earlier in 2004, EIA data showed. Opec's earning in 2008 was a 42-per cent increase from that of 2007.
The report is based on expected spot prices across throughout the year. EIA estimates the average oil price for 2009 at $43.14 a barrel. It expects the price to rise to $55 a barrel in 2010.
"World oil consumption is projected to fall by 1.2m barrels per day in 2009, representing an additional decline of 400,000 barrels from the last month's outlook," the EIA report said.
However, the market is expected to pick up pace in the second half this year. Opec is expected to cut its production again at its March 15 meeting and the move is expected to mitigate some of the slack in oil markets, according to EIA report.
Several other forecasts from institutions such as Standard Chartered, PFC Energy and Morgan Stanley in the recent past have stated oil demand will pick up later this year, thereby leading to higher prices.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia were among the oil revenue earners in 2008 and is expected to share a good section of revenues this year. Even as both these countries are complying to a lions' share of the Opec announced cuts, recent reports say the price of crude oil they export has marginally risen.
"The worsening global economy and a weak oil consumption outlook are keeping oil markets well supplied, despite two downward revisions in production targets by Opec in the past few months," EIA said.
Worried about higher revenues and combating low oil prices, Opec may again resort to production cuts at its next meeting, EIA said. "Lower global oil demand, rising surplus production capacity through at least mid-2009 reduce the possibility for a rebound in prices in that period. Opec is scheduled to meet in next month, which could lead to another production cut to mitigate some of the slack in the market."


Sard Verbinnen retained its position as the agency that handled the highest value of M&A deals globally in 2018, with the WPP alliance of Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park - which topped the table at the half-year stage - in third place.
That’s according to new research from media analysis and data company Mergermarket, which found Sard Verbinnen last year worked on 264 deals with a total value of US$476.3bn. In 2017 the New York-headquartered agency handled 252 deals worth $406.3bn.
Brunswick returned to second spot in the deals-by-value table – the value rose 26.2 per cent to $389.2bn.
The combined entry of Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park topped the table by value of deals at the half-year stage. However, it slipped to third in the full-year table, despite growing deal value 20.7 per cent to $376bn across 2018.
All but two agencies in the top 10 saw an increase the value of deals they handled in 2018 (see table, below). This is in contrast to the previous year, when five of the leading 10 consultancies experienced a decline in value.
There was no change in the top five of the league table by deal count, with Kekst CNC, FTI, Brunswick and the WPP trio trailing Sard Verbinnen. (See table, below).
In the US, Sard Verbinnen retained the top spot by both value and volume of deals, although it saw a decline in both. It handled one fewer deal in the year (225) and the value of the deals fell 6.6 per cent to $347.3bn.
Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher also retained its positions: number two by value, growing 18.7 per cent to $346.6bn, and number three by volume, despite handling 18 fewer deals in 2018 (136).
Brunswick moved from fifth to third by value, growing the total by 27.3 per cent to $193.5bn. It also handled 16 more deals in the US than in 2017, leaving it fourth on the table with 101 transactions.
Brunswick remained on top of the table by value of deals in the UK, with a total deal value of $152bn.
Its nearest rival was Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park. The WPP consortium doubled the value of deals that it oversaw - $110.3bn – as it pipped Maitland to second place, despite the latter also seeing a huge lift in the value of deals, which grew 108.3 per cent to $89.8bn. Third was Tulchan (up 80.1 per cent to $65bn), followed by Kekst CNC (up 45.5 per cent to $45.3bn).
FTI fell from second to sixth in the table as the value fell 56.9 per cent to £43.6bn.
Maitland topped the table by deal volume with 114, up from 69 in 2017. It overtook FTI, which handled 10 fewer deals (100) than in the previous year. Behind FTI was Brunswick (81), Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park (57) and MHP (50).
Brunswick also retained its place at the top of the Europe table by deal value, handling deals worth $294bn in 2018, a rise of 32.2 per cent on the previous year.
Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park moved up to second, growing the value of deals 67.2 per cent to $171.2bn. FTI pushed Sard Verbinnen into fourth place, handling deals worth $224.5bn, a rise of 78.4 per cent.
FTI and Brunswick once again held the top two spots in terms of number of deals, handling 169 (up 13) and 153 (up 32) respectively. Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, and Glover Park retained its third position, overseeing 137 deals in the year, a rise of 19 on 2017. Maitland is fourth with 137 deals (2017: 79).
Brunswick also handled the most deals by value in APAC in 2018, although the value slipped a little, down 1.7 per cent to $70bn. FTI moved from 13th to second on the list as the value of deals it oversaw rose from $12.2bn in 2017 to $45.8bn last year.
Sard Verbinnen doubled the value of deals it handled in the region in 2018 ($41.4bn) and moved from second to first in the league table by volume of transactions – it oversaw 49 deals in 2018. Brunswick was second in that table with 44 deals, one fewer than in 2017.


A £1,000 reward has been issued for the safe return of Pepper, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who’s search has gone global.
But almost two months since Pepper vanished, owner Denise Jaffray fears the worst for the dog she says is more like a daughter to her.
As such she’s offering the hefty reward as she clutches onto hope that she’ll one day be reunited with her beloved Pepper.
“I would give every last penny to get her back,” said the 39-year-old.
It was on May 28 when Pepper bolted out the front door of Denise’s home in Cinderwood, Thorntree .
Friends put posters up around the streets, while on Facebook, the search for Pepper went Viral, with thousands of shared posts in the hunt to bring her home.
She’s had messages from as far as Australia from supporters, but despite scores of ‘sightings’ locally, Denise is convinced the only two true sightings were on the day she left home.
“Sometimes I think she may just not be with us anymore,” admits Denise.
But Cleveland Police investigated the dog’s disappearance as a suspected theft, and if that’s the case, Denise said she just wants Pepper back - whatever the cost.
What initially started as a £300 reward has now ballooned into the four-figure sum.
Denise added: “I cry every day about her - some days are worse than others.
“I feel like I’ve lost my daughter.
“It’s hard but I see these stories about people reunited with their dogs nine months after they’ve disappeared and they give me hope.


The SpaceX Falcon 9 blasted off from Launch Complex 40 at 1:18 a.m. Aug. 7, 2018, and the "Block 5" booster landed on a ship 8 minutes later.
More: SpaceX to build 'BFR' Mars rocket in L.A.
For now, the Eastern Range will prepare for a second launch in just over four days. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is readying to launch NASA’s $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe mission to study the sun, targeting a 3:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, liftoff from Launch Complex 37.
There's an 80 percent chance of favorable weather during the 65-minute launch window.


Mario E. Jaramillo has served as ambassador of Panama to the United States since February 2011.
Jaramillo attended college at Louisiana State University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in business management with emphasis in marketing. He earned a master’s degree in business management from INCAE Business School in Costa Rica, an academic institution founded by the Harvard Business School, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Central American private sector.
From 1993–1999, Jaramillo served as director for the national secretariat of science and technology.
Jaramillo has spent the bulk of his career in the private sector, where he was chairman of the Panamanian Association of Business Executives and vice chairman of the National Council of Private Enterprise. He also has been a member of the boards of directors of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce for the past 14 years; the Private Sector Council for Educational Assistance; and the Foundation for Sustainable Development, among others.
In July 2010, Jaramillo was chosen to become the executive secretary of the National Coalition for Development, a dialogue forum between the government, political parties and civil society sponsored by the United Nations Development Program to develop a national plan to strengthen democracy, combating poverty and inequalities. He held this position until his appointment as ambassador to the U.S.
He has represented the Panamanian government on the board of Union Fenosa, an international company that produces and distributes gas and electricity in Panama. At the time, Jaramillo was also a member of the board of directors of the Panamanian National Institute of Professional Formation, representing the private sector.
Jaramillo has been an active member of the Rotary Club, as well as the Association of the U.S. Army since 1986.
He and his wife, Elsa, have a son and a daughter.


Police said they found drug residue in the woman's martini glass.
A Florida neurologist was arrested on Monday, accused of drugging a woman while out on a dinner date.
Mircea Morariu, 50, of Boca Raton, was arrested on charges of poisoning food or water with intent to kill or cause injury after he allegedly placed crushed Xanax and Ambien into the woman's drink on Sept. 10, according to police.
A customer at the Ouzo Bay restaurant reported the incident, telling officers Morariu had placed a white powder-like substance into the woman's drink while she was in the bathroom, according to a police report.
(Google Maps) Dr. Mircea Morariu is accused of drugging a woman's drink at Ouzo Bay restaurant in Boca Raton, Fla. He was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.
Officers said they spoke with Morariu as he exited the bathroom and he denied the allegations. Police found a clear plastic bag in the bathroom trash can containing traces of zolpidem and alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax and Ambien.
Zolpidem residue was also located in the martini glass, according to the report.
The woman, 57, told police Morariu pushed the drink toward her once she returned from the restroom and told her to finish it. She said she reconnected with Morariu, who she's known for 20 years, after learning that he was engaged.
(Palm Beach County Jail) Dr. Mircea Morariu, 50, was arrested in Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, for allegedly drugging a woman at a bar in September.
He denied the accusations on the scene and refused to answer further questions from police.
"When she returned from the restroom, she stated that Morariu was pushing her drink towards her and that he had moved her water glass away," the affidavit said. "[The alleged victim] stated that Morariu wanted her to finish her drink. Schroeder stated that she continued drinking the martini."
She was taken to Boca Raton Regional Hospital as a precaution.


"I think this is a really key point, the idea that the candidates who are in the front are at risk in a debate, and the candidates who are not in front have an opportunity," Williamson, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told host Jamal Simmons on "What America's Thinking" on Monday.
Olsen, a columnist at The Washington Post, said that Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersElection analyst says Biden could face uphill battle attracting small-dollar donors Gillibrand 'not worried' about being 'discounted' in 2020 race Biden's sloppy launch may cost him MORE (I-Vt.) will face a big test facing other progressives on the debate stage this summer.
"I look at Bernie Sanders and think this is a guy who's never been seriously challenged in his life, and now he's got people for the first time who are going to try to be more progressive," he said. "How is he going to react when somebody actually challenges him on stage live? Will he be presidential? Or will he make a gaffe?"
The first Democratic primary debate is slated for June 26 and 27 in Miami, followed by the second debate, which will be held in Detroit on July 30 and 31.


When Mounia Dimane missed a very important meeting because of traffic she noticed that she was not alone. “I looked at the traffic jam and noticed that most of the cars were being used by one person; the driver himself. The high occupancy rate of vehicles made me thinking of why we couldn’t place more people in the same car; this would reduce traffic, save fuel and time.” Mounia a computer science engineer shared her idea with her colleague Zakaria Alkabbab and together they thought of starting a carpooling website called “Markoub”.
With the increased fuel prices, congestion and limited parking spaces now more than ever is there a pressing need for alternative transportation solutions says Mounia. Markoub is a location-based social network of collaborative transportation. In addition to carpooling and alternative package/parcel delivery, Markoub users can create and organize private or public events (forums, exhibitions, sports competitions, festivals, etc.) and invite the members of the community to join them. Users can also make ride sharing groups, by theme (e.g. Mountain tours, ski weekends, salsa lovers, football tournaments, etc.) or by organization (e.g. high school, university, college, company, etc.) and organize private events within these groups. Similar to other carpooling sites users can book their seats online and get in touch with people with whom they will share the ride in advance, by checking their profiles and chatting with them. Markoub’s mission is to make carpooling a common practice among Moroccans and hopefully the entire region through its reliable and free platform.
“Being part of the MIT Arab startup competition is in itself rewarding because you realize that you are not alone and that your ideas are supported by someone. We realize that we have a long way to go but we are confident that the competition will offer us knowledge, expertise and a chance to showcase our idea in front of the region’s leading entrepreneurs and investors.” Says Mounia.
Markoub will attend a two day workshop in Qatar in April 25 along with 49 other teams, where they will receive coaching, training and network with other entrepreneurs from the Arab region and meet the region’s major players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Semi-finalist ideas or startups in ICT, digital media, and mobile will automatically qualify for the Oasis 500 training and acceleration program http://www.oasis500.com/ , which is a six-day training program that covers all business aspects, including business modeling, financials, pitching, facilitation and marketing.


DOVER — In Dover Youth Football action on Sept. 30, the Jaguars and Oyster River hooked up in thrilling House League game that went down to the wire with the Jaguars eking out a 8-6 victory in subpar conditions, The Raiders defeated the Giants in a closely contested battle 20-14. In SJFL action, the Dover A and B teams were scheduled to host their first home games of the season but were postponed.
Oyster River knocked off the Jaguars in a battle of unbeatens by the score of 8-6 on September 30th. With slippery field conditions, the game turned into a defensive battle. The Jags struck first with some good running plays from Brayden Fracassa and Brody Neubauer, while Andrew Wertz finished the drive with a nice pass to Bailey Beakes for a touchdown. With some tough defense, a fumble recovery from Derek Grimes, and a touchdown saving tackle from Matthew Smith, the Jags finished the first half with a 6 to 0 lead. In the third quarter, Oyster River scored a running TD and the two point conversion to take an 8 to 6 lead. Strong defense from Jonny Rodrigues, Shawn McClellon, and Conner Sheehan kept Oyster River out of the end zone for the remainder of the game, but the Jags offense could not counter with any more points.
The Raiders nipped the Giants by the score of 20-14 on September 30th. The Raiders were led by the superb blocking by Joe Pearsall who helped the Raiders offense move the ball forward. Sean Murphy also had a nice lead block to free Spencer Aubin for one of his three touchdowns down on the day. Beau Normandeau scored on the Raiders only 2 point conversion of the game. The Giants offense was led by Gavin Hills who had two touchdowns, while Adam Stewart had a two point conversion. The Giants also received offensive sparks from Gavin Cheney and Nathan Maas, and strong blocking by Aiden Pratt and Andrew York. For the Raiders defense, linebackers Jeremi Morse and Mateo Oroh helped to stuff the Giants run game, while Evan Letourneau roamed at free safety and made some solid tackles. Noel Daniel had a nice touchdown saving tackle at the end position. The Giants defense received strong play by Todd Giles, Tim O’Brien and Tyler Hughes.
In Dover Youth Football action on Oct. 6, Oyster River continued its winning ways by defeating the Raiders 26-6 in House League action, while the Giants defeated the Chiefs, 22-6.In SJFL action, the Dover A team won its first home game beating local rival Oyster River 34-16, while the Dover B team recorded defeated Oyster River as well by a score of 8-6.
Oyster River recorded a 26-6 win over the Raiders as Tom McDonough and John Kell had stellar performances, while the defense was led by Joseph Luchsinger and Hunter Jennings. Gabe Goodwin and Seth Murch helped shut down the Raider’s running game of Beau Normandeau, Brady McDonough and Spencer Aubin. Shannon McDonough, Roland Marquis and Hayden Marshall had standout performances on the offensive line paving the way for scoring from Hunter Jennings and Owen McKiernan.
The Giants and Chiefs battled it out with the Giants coming out on top by a score of 22-6. The Giants offense was led by Gavin Cheney with two touchdowns and Gavin Hills with one touchdown. The Giants had some great blocking by Xane Peters and Jay Gagne. The defense was led by Andrew York, Caden Barish, Max Frost and Alexander Knight. The Chiefs were led by Luke Geppert, Liam Lovering, Ethan Greene and Alex LeClerc.
Dover’s offense took control of the game early with two scoring drives on the Green Waves first two possessions. The first was a 65 yard drive capped by a 12 yard run by Jacob Gellerson. The second score was a 15 yard pass play from Luke McCusker to Luc Normandeau to put Dover up 16-0. Mitchell Nollet also scored three touchdowns for Dover on some incredible runs with great blocking by Aiden McDonough and the entire line. The defense was led by Sean Gallipo, Bryce Boucher, and Deshawn Egal in the first half and great efforts by Connor Blomstrom, Matayo Grondin, and Patrick Gunter in the second half.
Dover’s B team played its first home game of the season and beat rival Oyster River by a score of 8-6. Oyster River scored on their firstpossession of the game to go ahead 6-0, with the conversion attempt failed. Dover’s defense was able to hold Oyster River scoreless for the remainder of the contest. Defensive standouts for Dover were Jason Suwu, Sidonio Labelle, Jackson Perkins, Josh Durham, Matt Brun, Elijah Payeur and Dan Parker. Dover’s Jack Dalton ran off tackle through a huge hole created by guard Jake McCormack and tackle Michael Porter and made some nifty moves down field before sprinting into the end-zone as the halftime horn sounded. Ryan Pottier added the go ahead two point conversion when he ran behind linemen Liam Mone, Aaron Daniels and McCormack. In addition to Dalton, Dover’s offense was led by Fin Wingren, who made some spectacular plays, Labelle and Pottier who made some clutch receptions during the contest.
In Dover Youth Football action on Oct. 13, the Jaguars defeatedthe Giants 26-0 in House League action, while the Chiefs defeated the Raiders in a closely contested battle 18-14. In SJFL action, the Dover A team beat Tewksbury Blue, 16-0, while the Dover B team lost a hard fought battle to Tewksbury Blue, 8-0.
The Jaguars struck first with a great 12 yard run from Brody Neubauer to take a 6 to 0 lead. The Giants startedto move the ball on offense, but the Jaguars defense stiffened, led by Shaun McClellon and Jonny Rodrigues. With good blocking from DerekGrimes, Cameron Ansell, and Daniel Schwarz, the Jaguars moved the ball into Giant territory, and the second Jaguar TD came from via a run by Andrew Wertz. In the second half, the Jags continued to play tough defense lead by ConnerSheehan, Brayden Fracassa and Michael McNally. After a couple back andfourths, the Jaguars Bailey Beakes, Mathew Smith, Eric Carbonneau, and DominicSasien forced the Giants to give the ball back to the Jags offense.Jonathan Wasserman ran for two touchdowns inside the red zone, andWertz had a two point conversion, with some help from Quinton Berry.
The Raiders offense was powered by Jackson Rutland who had some nice runs, and Beau Normandeau who scored two touchdowns on sweeps. Brady McDonough had a nice off tackle run for the two point conversion.The Raiders defense was anchored by Corey Furman, Noel Daniel and Isaiah Samuel, while Sean Murphy and Evan Letorneau had some nice tackles.
Dover’s A Team was locked in a defensive battle for scoreless first half. Dover’s defense was led by Nathan Ross, Mike Brun, and John Wertz. The Dover offense came alive in the second half with two long scoring drives. The first drive was capped off by an Aaron Oroh touchdown run. The second drive sealed the game as Ty Vitko scored on a short run. The drive was sparked by outstanding blocking from Aiden McDonough, Isaaih Egal, Brandon Hubley, Evan Joyce, and Cody Sheehan. The defense shut down Tewksbury in the second half with outstanding efforts from Liam Kelly, Chris Johnson, and Drew Tesch.
Dover’s B team played a hard-fought game. Tewksbury Blue got on the board in the second quarter, on a half back pass that went 52 yards for a touchdown and the two point conversion was good, and the only score of the game. Dover received outstanding plays on defense by Ryder Jackson, Dan Parker, Jake McCormack, Isaac Yerardi and Joshua Black. The offense was lead by Fin Wingren, who had several long runs from the line of scrimmage, and linemen Aaron Daniels, Liam Mone, and McCormack.
In Dover Youth Football action on October 16th, the Dover A and B teams traveled to Derry to make up previously scheduled games. The Dover A team lost 29-0, while the Dover B came home victorious with a 12-6 win.
The Dover A Team they traveled to undefeated Derry and lost a hard fought game 29-0. The defense kept it close in the first half, led by Willem Federico and Liam Kelly, with the Wolverines only up 6-0. Turnovers proved costly for Dover in the second half as Derry turned three of them into 22 points. Aaron Oroh had an outstanding game on both sides of the ball and Collin Serra stepped in on defense to help shut down Derry’s passing game in the second half.
Dover’s B Team started slowly and was not able to move the ball in the first half, as Derry’s offense ran outside successfully the entire first half and lead 6-0 at the break.Dover made some adjustments at halftime that proved to pay off. Dover’s defense stiffened and was led by Elijah Payeur, Josh Durham, Jackson Perkins, Jake McCormack, Matt Brun, Quinn Wade and Dan Parker. Dover got on the board in the third quarter when Josh Durham, who had several long runs on the day, ran into the end-zone untouched. The two point conversion failed. Dover took the lead with three minutes left in the game when Fin Wingren hit a streaking Sidonio LaBelle down the sidelines for a 35 yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion failed. Dover was able to get the ball back and moved down to Derry’s one yard line with under a minute left. Dover chose to take a knee and leave the Derry with a 12-6 win. Dover’s offense also received outstanding plays in the second half from Wade, Aaron Daniels, Jack Dalton, Caleb LaRoche and Liam Mone.


"The Voice's" final three included, from left, Jake Worthington, Josh Kaufman and Christina Grimmie.
(CNN) -- "The Voice's" new winner has put Usher on the scoreboard.
On Tuesday night's "The Voice" finale, the R&B singer's mentee, Josh Kaufman, was crowned the winner of Season 6. Kaufman's victory came in spite of a technical glitch that made it difficult for fans to show their support of him on iTunes, where his performance from Monday night's show was available for download.
"The Voice" lets its viewers vote for their favorite singer through phone, e-mail, text and by downloading songs from the show on iTunes. However, as Kaufman warned his fans on Twitter, his cover of Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" from Monday's show wasn't showing up where viewers expected.
As a result, "The Voice" host Carson Daly said at the start of Tuesday's finale that all of the iTunes downloads from Monday night's show were being tossed out, but the glitch didn't impact the final results.
Kaufman was at the top of his game during the finale, as he performed a duet with Robin Thicke. The pair of soulful crooners did a rendition of Thicke's new song, "Get Her Back."
And with this being "The Voice," that was (obviously) far from the only performance. The two-hour season closer was packed with guest stars, and featured sets from Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Tim McGraw, OneRepublic and Alabama.
In the fall, "The Voice" will be joined by two new coaches, Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani, who will sit alongside mainstays Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.


2017 has been the year of the bonkers beauty trends and we've seen all manner of barmy eyebrow crazes sweep Instagram in recent months.
We've seen feathered hairs, braided brows and Christmassy arches - but this look really does take the crown.
Crown brows are ruling Instagram right now - and it's all thanks to an 18-year-old girl.
Sofie Petersen, an aspiring makeup artist from Denmark, was the creator of the quirky trend.
For the regal look, she used some Vaseline and clear brow gel to spike up her hairs.
To top things off, she stuck some silver rhinestones onto the tips.
More than 11,000 people have liked Sofie's photo since she it was posted online yesterday.
Even though the eyebrows are very out there, they've received a positive reaction.
One Instagram user remarked that Sofie looked "flawless", with another adding: "eyebrows on fleek!"
As well as this, some makeup fans have been replicating the look for themselves.
A model, who goes by the username DavisonVideo, uploaded two different versions of the crown brows on social media.
Want to raise your eyebrow game this winter?
Megan Fox's makeup artist exclusively gave us her top brow tips... including the one mistake to NEVER make.
And these are the biggest eyebrow trends of the year so far.


SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American SIDS Institute and the Aaron Matthew SIDS Research Guild of Seattle Children's Hospital ("the Guild") will launch an online video campaign, "First Steps for SIDS," on October 1. The campaign will raise public awareness and funds to support research into the causes of, and ultimately preventative measures for, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
John Kahan, founder of the Aaron Matthew SIDS Research Guild of Seattle Children's Hospital, introduces the "First Steps" for SIDS online video campaign.
"People in the U.S. may be surprised to learn that, among developed nations, we have one of the highest infant mortality rates – ranked 32nd among 36 nations. Moreover, the number of unexpected and unexplained deaths has not gone down since the mid-1990s," said John Kahan, founder of the Aaron Matthew SIDS Research Guild of Seattle Children's Hospital. "We need to take action, and the 'First Steps for SIDS' campaign is a powerful way for any individual to make a difference."
The campaign centers on an online video contest to celebrate a recognizable milestone in a child's development while shining a light on this serious issue.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, SIDS remains the leading cause of death among children one month to one year old across all developed nations.
"Most of these babies never get the chance to take their first steps," said Betty McEntire, PhD, CEO of the American SIDS Institute. "So, during the month of SIDS awareness, we're pleased to collaborate with the Guild on this public campaign to inspire compassion and action."
Third Place winners will both receive an REI co-op bike, courtesy of a gift from private individual donors.
McEntire added, "We are deeply thankful to Alaska Airlines, Marriott Hotels, Microsoft, Tata Consultancy Services, WE Communications and to kind private donors for their generous donations toward the success of the contest."
"This is an issue that is close to my heart," Kahan said. "Fifteen years ago, my wife, Heather, and I lost our son, Aaron Matthew, to SIDS. Since then, we established the Guild to support critical scientific research and sustained funding to alleviate the pain and uncertainty around 'unexplained and unexpected infant deaths' for parents worldwide." Kahan works at Microsoft, where he is Chief Data Analytics Officer for Corporate, External and Legal Affairs. His world-class team of data scientists have volunteered thousands of hours to Seattle Children's Integrative Brain Research Institute developing technology tools to aid SIDS research.
Founded in 1983, the American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute, a national nonprofit health care organization, is dedicated to the prevention of sudden infant death and the promotion of infant health through an aggressive, comprehensive nationwide program of research, education and family support.
The Aaron Matthew SIDS Research Guild was established to fund much-needed research in this field at Seattle Children's Hospital Integrative Brain Research Institute (Seattle Children's). Researchers from Seattle Children's, New York University, Langone Medical Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Virginia, University of Auckland and University of Bristol England are working on this terrible mystery. The guild was formed in 2017 and includes leaders from Accenture, Adobe, Marriott Hotels, Microsoft and Seattle Children's.
Donations to the Guild are matched up to 4 to 1. John and Heather Kahan will match donations up to $100,000. Their pledged gift will be matched with another $100,000 by the Jack R. MacDonald Research Fund at Seattle Children's Hospital. In addition, Microsoft matches up to $15,000, per employee, for each employee who contributes.


Jake Tapper reacts to 2016 Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton claiming to take responsibility for her loss to President Donald Trump while also blaming then-FBI Director James Comey, a Democratic party in chaos and "Pearl Harbor" like coverage of her.
JAKE TAPPER, CNN: So she's talking obviously about some of the fallout from the controversy about her private e-mail server, but also saying something that actually a lot of Democrats had criticized President Obama for which was not doing enough to build up the data and the technology in the DNC and faulting Debbie Wasserman Schultz as well.
She said something interesting at this conference. She says she takes responsibility for all the decisions made during the campaign, but I'm paraphrasing her, but that's not why she lost. In other words, she didn't lose because of any of the decisions she made. She lost because of Comey and Putin and more.
Hillary Clinton: "I'm Not Going Anywhere"; "Unbowed And Unbroken"


Philippe Val, publisher of the Charlie Hebdo, says the trial is about freedom of speech.
Politicians, intellectuals, secular Muslims and left-wing pressure groups have lined up behind Charlie Hebdo, arguing that Muslim groups have no right to call for limits on free speech.
"I just cannot imagine the consequences not only for France but for Denmark and Europe if they lose the case," Fleming Rose, the Danish editor who first published the cartoons, told a news conference with Charlie Hebdo publisher Philippe Val.
"It would turn back the clock decades, ages."
The cartoons, originally published in 2005 in the Danish daily Jyllens-Posten, led to protests in the Muslim world that left 50 people dead.
Several European publications reprinted them as an affirmation of the right to free speech.
In an act of solidarity with Charlie Hebdo, French newspaper Liberation printed the contested cartoons once more on Wednesday.
"It is not words which wound, or pictures that kill. It is bombs," the daily said, calling the trial "idiotic".
A televised debate between Charlie Hebdo publisher Philippe Val and Dalil Boubakeur, rector of the Paris Grand Mosque, broke up acrimoniously on Tuesday after they squabbled over the limits of free speech.
"If we can't criticise religion anymore, there will be no women's rights, no birth control and no gay rights," Val said in the raucous TV debate.
Boubakeur said the controversial cartoon showing Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban was not simply satire, but an insult against all Muslims by suggesting they were all terrorists.
"We don't want censorship, we don't want the sacred to be protected by blasphemy laws or medieval jurisdiction," he said.
Boubakeur said last week he wanted to show that reprinting the cartoons was a provocation equal to acts of anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial, which are both banned under French law.
Courts in France, which observes a strict separation of church and state in the public sphere, have repeatedly defended free speech rights against religious objections.
An opinion poll released on Tuesday showed 79 per cent of French people thought it unacceptable to ridicule a religion publicly and 78 per cent ruled out parodies of Jesus Christ, Prophet Muhammad or Buddha.
The Paris court will hear the case on Wednesday and Thursday, and issue its ruling at a later date.


Florida’s 29 electoral votes have been cast for Donald J. Trump. For the first time in recent memory, protestors tried to convince some Electors to change their vote, but in the end, Florida Electors chose the man they had pledged to support.
Hundreds of letters arrived at Elector Brian Ballard’s office over the weekend. More last week. Most if not all ask him to vote for Hillary Clinton or anyone but Donald trump. Their efforts were wasted. Ballard is as staunch a Trump supporter as they come.
“He had the will of the people of Florida, He won Florida. I voted for him, I supported him, I raised money for him. I represent him” said Ballard before the vote.
Among the mail, copies of the Federalist papers in which Alexander Hamilton says the electoral college is a good thing for America.
It was Alexander Hamilton’s essay on the electoral college the inspired protestors Like Pam Bergsma of Lake Worth to try and change the electors minds.
“This is about giving our electoral voters an opportunity to vote their conscious and maybe save our freedoms” she told us.
The crowd of protestors grew to three or four hundred by the time the Presidential electors convened.
18 minutes later is was over.
“Let the record reflect that Donald J. Trump received 29 electoral votes for President of the United States’ announced Detzner.
As electors applauded and cheered, protestors outside erupted with boos.
Mark Stowe from Gainesville knew it was a lost cause, but said he had no choice but to come. “These people at some point are going to regret what they did today” he said as he headed back to Gainesville.
But In the end, Electors selected the man voters preferred by more than a hundred thousand votes.
The results of today’s vote in the Tallahassee and State Capitols across the country will be accepted by a joint session of Congress on January 6th.


The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas is sometimes considered the prime hotel in the city. This AAA five-diamond award-winning hotel features nearly 4,000 rooms; therefore, choosing the best room from so many options can be a chore. A number of different types of suites, guest rooms and villas are available at the hotel, and even the smallest rooms in the hotel -- the Bellagio King and Bellagio Queen rooms -- are more than 500 square feet. However, the best rooms are much larger.
You should keep in mind that the villas are not for everyone, primarily because they are reserved by invitation only and available only on a very limited basis. The Bellagio features a 6,500-square-foot villa as well as an 8,000-square-foot villa. Each villa includes a workout facility, a massage room, a hair salon, 24-hour butler service, a formal dining room, a fireplace and a private terrace that features a garden pool and a whirlpool. The 6,500-square-foot villa features two bedrooms and five bathrooms, while the 8,000-square-foot villa includes three bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
The Chairman Suite is a 4,000-square-foot space that is located at the end of a suspended walkway, which includes a solarium, an indoor garden and fountain, two master bedrooms, a conference room and whirlpool tubs in the bathrooms. The living room features a 50-inch flat-screen TV; the dining room includes an eight-person dining table and floor-to-ceiling glass walls around the room.
The Presidential Suite features 4,000 square feet of extravagance. Guests access the room after crossing a walkway suspended above a reflecting pool. The suite includes an indoor garden and fireplace, two master bedrooms with private bathrooms that include steam showers and whirlpool tubs. Travelers who book these rooms may also book the 1,000-square-foot Entourage suites on the same floor for their staff members.
The 3,000-square-foot Grand Lakeview Suite offers guests an up-close view of the Las Vegas Strip through its floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Each of the two master bedrooms in the suite features king beds and his/her bathrooms, and the bathrooms have whirlpool tubs and glass-enclosed showers. The suite has a marble foyer and a living room with a 42-inch LCD HDTV and an iHome clock radio.
Buleen, Chad. "Which Are the Best Rooms to Stay in at the Bellagio?" Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/rooms-stay-bellagio-62984.html. Accessed 25 April 2019.
A view of Bellagio and Caesars Palace from the left side of Bellagio's fountains, at night (10 PM local time) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.


Dhenkanal: Pushpanjali Panda gets this years prestigious Dr. Radhanath Rath Fellowship while Dharini Mudgal gets this year’s Satya Mohapatra Fellowship. These fellowships are awarded to students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal for the meritorious students of Odia Journalism and English Journalism. It carries a certificate and Rs 10,000 in cash. Dr. Radhanath Rath award was instituted on 2002 by Professor Nilakantha Rath, son of Rdhanath Rath, the legendary editor of Samaja. Satya Mahapatra Fellowship was instituted by the daughters of Mahapatra on 2016. Satya Mahapatra was Editor of Odia daily Dinalipi and an erudite author.


Italian group Leonardo has opened a research and technology centre in Naples as part of an effort to boost the aerostructures business.
AeroTech Campus, the new facility at Leonardo's plant in Pomigliano d'Arco, is set to become the aerostructures division's technological innovation hub and conduct projects in collaboration with the University of Naples Federico II.
Leonardo says that researchers, developers and "new entrepreneurial teams" will be located at the facility to develop technologies and processes aimed at "ensuring and consolidating Leonardo's market leadership in the [aerostructures] field".
In parallel to opening the campus, Leonardo has launched a "transformation programme" at the Pomigliano d'Arco site, with an objective of "improving production engineering processes".
Group chief executive Alessandro Profumo views Leonardo's aerostructures activities in the Campania region – of which Naples is the capital – as a central pillar of Italy's industrial prosperity.
"The challenge for Italy's future is linked to its technological skills and the growth of the [country's] southern regions," he states.
Profumo calls on local authorities and Italy's national government to invest – jointly with Leonardo – in the manufacturer's aerostructures activities, and says the group is "ready to play a key role in the relaunch of [Italy's] 'country system'".
He adds: "Our goal is to turn the tide and make our production plants centres of excellence in the manufacturing sector."
During a third-quarter financial results briefing in November 2018, Profumo said that while Leonardo had succeeded in improving the industrial performance of its aerostructures division, there was "no light at the end of the tunnel" in terms of returning the operation to profitability.
At its Pomigliano d'Arco plant, Leonardo produces fuselages for the group's ATR turboprop joint venture with Airbus.
Additionally, the Rome-headquartered group's aerostructures activities include the production of fuselage sections and horizontal stabilisers for the Boeing 787, fuselage sections for Airbus A321, assemblies for the 767, A380 and A220, and nacelles for Dassault Aviation Falcon-family business jets.
Leonardo says it employs around 4,500 staff members at several plants – including the manufacturer's Telespazio space joint venture with Thales – across Campania. The region is "of great importance to Leonardo due to its historical industrial presence", the company notes.


Bengaluru: Samsung India, the local arm of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, announced the launch of its first Internet of Things or IoT-enabled washer-dryer on Friday.
The new product, called FlexWash, will be available at Samsung outlets and other major retailers from 15 August and will be priced at Rs1.45 lakh.
The FlexWash comes with two drums—a 3.5kg top load and a 21kg drum at the bottom—to give consumers the flexibility to choose different wash cycles simultaneously.
It also uses three concepts that Samsung has created called EcoBubble, Bubble Soak and Vibration Reduction Technology. While the first two make the machine more effective in creating foam for faster and more effective cleaning, the last one is aimed at making it noiseless.
Samsung’s new machines can also be operated remotely using its Smart Control app since they are IoT enabled. The firm is ready to adopt IoT across its product portfolio, it said in a statement.
“This is an all-in-one washing machine which gives you three unique benefits – flexibility (two drums), performance benefits (EcoBubble, Bubble Wash, vibration reduction) and a smart connect (IoT)," Samsung India’s director of consumer electronics, Rishi Suri, said in an interview on the sidelines of a press conference on Friday.
The firm’s washing machine sales grew 30-35% in 2016 and 45-50% so far in 2017. Samsung runs two manufacturing facilities in India – in Noida and Chennai – and three research and development centres. Its Bengaluru R&D facility is the company’s largest outside Korea and highlights the importance of India as a market for Samsung, Suri said.
“Off late we’ve seen that there is a good amount of buoyancy in the (consumer electronics) market and not just restricted to big cities or metros. We are finding that demand in the semi-urban as well as the rural areas is increasing tremendously due to income levels going up and other reforms coming in," he added.


Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn warns Europe's downturn could prompt more production cutbacks for automakers. Mr. Ghosn tells the WSJ's Chester Dawson about opportunities in China and the burden of a high yen. Photo: Getty Images.


Atlantic Therapeutics‘ Innovo shorts beat intravaginal probe devices at keeping women with stress urinary incontinence dry in an FDA-designed clinical trial.
An externally worn electrical muscle stimulation device, Innovo demonstrated greatly reduced risk of infection and improved user tolerability over the intravaginal devices, according to research presented this week at the International Continence Society meeting in Philadelphia.
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Bob Baffert and John Ward Jr. stood in their respective corners at Pimlico yesterday and talked about the rematch.
Baffert, trainer of Preakness winner Point Given, and Ward, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, held court the morning after the Preakness at their opposite corners of the Pimlico stakes barn. Both said that as long as their horses remain healthy and sound, they will run in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks at Belmont Park.
Said Baffert: "That question will be answered on Belmont Day when they both come down the stretch."
Said Ward: "It's even-up, with a long season to go."
Monarchos won the Kentucky Derby with a motorcycle-like charge in the second-fastest time ever run in the race. Only Secretariat's was faster. Point Given won the Preakness on Saturday with a grinding, dominating attack.
Oddly, Baffert blames Churchill Downs' racing surface for Point Given's defeat in the Derby, and Ward blames Pimlico's surface for Monarchos' setback in the Pimlico. Neither trainer criticized the tracks. Each merely said it did not suit his horse.
Churchill Downs was hard and fast on Derby Day. It was too firm for Point Given, a large horse whose feet hit the ground hard, Baffert said.
Pimlico was soft and deep on Preakness Day. Monarchos, who gains power mainly from pulling with his front legs rather than pushing with his hind legs, had difficulty getting hold of the track, Ward said.
The Belmont's 1 1/2 miles should suit each horse. Time will tell whether the track will.
Despite winning the Preakness with Point Given, Baffert remained reflective on the colt's loss in the Derby and lost chance of winning the Triple Crown. Baffert won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness with Silver Charm in 1997 and Real Quiet in 1998 only to lose the Belmont narrowly each year.
"I thought if I was ever going to do it, I was going to do it with this horse," Baffert said. "At least we got one of them. When you win one, you appreciate how hard they are to win, any of them. It makes you appreciate the names on these boards back here."
Next to the stakes barn at Pimlico is a white fence. On the white boards are the names of the 11 Triple Crown winners.
Baffert said his other Derby-Preakness horse, Congaree, would get time off and then perhaps run in the Haskell Invitational Handicap on Aug. 5 at Monmouth Park. Baffert said he might someday try the Arazi colt at a mile on grass.
"He is one hellacious fast horse," Baffert said.
The trainer said Point Given and Congaree seemed fine the morning after the Preakness. Ward said the same about Monarchos. But he also said he would have the colt checked over to make sure nothing physical is wrong.
Asked about his preparation of Monarchos between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness - long, strong gallops instead of fast, shorter breezes - Ward said: "I might have to defend my training. But he's a fit animal."
He said he would not have trained the colt any differently. And he said Monarchos' hock joints in his hind legs, which proved bothersome in the past, were not the cause of his poor Preakness performance.
Two other Preakness horses are Belmont-bound: runner-up A P Valentine and fourth-place finisher Dollar Bill.
Dollar Bill encountered trouble for the fourth race in a row. After finally breaking clear, he roared down the Pimlico stretch. A sixteenth of a mile past the wire, as the horses galloped out, Dollar Bill was even with Point Given.
"He's got some big races with his name on them," Dallas Stewart, his trainer, said of the hard-luck horse.
Even with the resurgent A P Valentine, Dollar Bill and the likes of Thunder Blitz and Invisible Ink in the Belmont, the attention will fall squarely on the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners meeting in the rubber match.
"I think it's going to be a great rivalry between these two horses." Baffert said.
NOTE: NBC's coverage of the Preakness generated a 6.0 overnight rating and 15 share, giving the race its highest-rated overnight since 1990 when ABC had a 7.8/20. The 6.0 rating also represents a 30 percent increase from last year's 4.6/11, according to Nielsen Media Research. The overnight rating is based on the 51 metered markets. Baltimore was the highest rating metered market, earning a 16.6/37. Rating measures the percentage of all television households watching a particular program; share measures the percentage of televisions in use that are watching a particular program.
Horse .............. Fin. ......... What's next?


The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to introduce 50c bond coins on Tuesday to further boost price competitiveness, central bank boss John Mangudya has said.
The new coins will join the 1c, 5c, 10c and 25c that were introduced in December last year.
Mangudya said the bond coins are indexed at par or one to one with the US cents and will circulate side by side with all the currencies under the multiple currency system.
“The introduction of the 50c bond coins is aimed at completing the series of small denomination coins which have helped to tame prices within the economy,” Mangudya said.
Of late, prices of basic commodities have fallen due to the availability of the small denomination coins. Bakers have reduced the price of bread to about 90 cents from $1 in response to government’s call to re-align prices.
In his monetary policy statement in January, Mangudya said the bonded coins were meant to boost competitiveness through instilling or promoting a proper pricing system for goods and services in the country under the multiple currency system. Competitiveness is basically a price phenomenon.
“…it is clear the coins are necessary in any economy for providing change and to ensure that money is divisible. Consumers benefit with a low denomination coin as it is proven worldwide that businesses would raise prices without the penny or cent. Coins are therefore essential to eliminate the ‘rounding tax’ that reduces consumers’ purchasing power,” Mangudya said then.
He said the system of rounding up prices leads to uncompetitiveness of local products and a shift of demand to imports. Rounding up of prices, he said, was regressive and hurts those least able to afford because they make small cash purchases.
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Yes, it’s starting. Next time it will bond notes and, before we know it, BOOOOOM!!! Zimdollar is back, your USD accounts raided and you start funding a failed and bankrupt junta. Well done Cde Mangudya. Keep telling us that the Zimdollar will not be back any time soon, while you have already cleverly introduced it through the back door.
ini yangu mai inogara paBotswana apa. chiAcc chamgu chekuno ndechakungoshandisa day to day. I have never trusted zanu pf. Chakachenjedza ndechakatanga. unobirwa wasvinura nemhondi idzi.
Who the hell does the RBZ think its fooling. Next it will be a bond dollar. We say NO! RZB Governor Do you understand that word or should I send you a dictionary.
Why can’t they just buy the real US coins?


Bring your Tigers football and basketball questions, and talk to Mizzou beat writer Dave Matter in a live chat starting at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Breaking news on the football staff: Missouri has hired David Gibbs as a defensive assistant. No specific job title yet. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech the last four years. Former DBs coach for the Chiefs & Broncos.
Dave - Could you remind me how the off season works with the players and coaches before spring practice begins? Will they have a plan for Kelly Bryant to start working with the wide receivers ASAP to start building chemistry - for him and for them? I think we have a nice group of young receivers coming back.
Throughout January they have morning mat drill sessions that aren't football practices per se, but more based around conditioning. Then players are allowed to spend X amount of time with coaches in non-practice workouts. No full pads or anything like that. They'll have plenty of "voluntary" workouts between QBs and receivers from now until the start of the season. That'll be ongoing.
Dave - Do we know who will be the tight end coach next year? Do you think that was a factor in Albert O returning?
I don't know for certain. Garrick McGee would be the safe bet, but unclear as of now.
Dave - What positions do you a void come spring and summer practices that need to be addressed? I still think defensive end is still a big question mark for this team.
There'll be competition at the two outside linebacker positions.
Why does it look like Mizzou has more attendance problems than other schools? Does it have to do with sitting arrangement? Students not going? It looks pretty bad when you turn on the game and there are empty sets everywhere.
I don't know, but there are seven schools in the SEC averaging fewer fans.
Good afternoon Dave, and thank you as always for your excellent work covering the Tigers. I was wondering what happened to Nate Brown this year? It was so aggravating all season long with Coach Odom basically telling us each and every week that Brown might play in the upcoming week's game, but if I'm not mistaken, we never saw him on the field again after the Georgia game?
He made one comeback during the regular season and then played in the bowl game. He had a groin injury was all we were told. That sounds painful to me.
He just said in the second half.
So Dave, I saw your response to arnezzi about the students not showing up for the games. So I guess Mizzou is the only school in the nation having revenue issues and has to make their students pay for seats and that's why they're not coming to the games? Forgive me for my slight sarcasm with that question, but I am so frustrated either turning on the TV or attending the games in person and seeing empty seats in the student section time and again. It never seems to be a problem when I watch other games on TV--schools with teams about equal or even less than Mizzou always seem to have the seats filled with loud, enthusiastic students. The game at South Carolina this past Sunday was a prime example of that. What is the solution? Maybe Mizzou needs to hire better people in its marketing department? Maybe we need to do something like whatever that free chicken thing deal is that so many SEC schools seem to do at basketball games. Is there a solution? Or do we simply have one of the worst, most disloyal fan bases in all of college sports and we just have to accept it? Thank you for letting me vent.
I was at South Carolina and can tell you there were not students there.
I don't have the answers to the attendance issue. Franky, it's not my problem. Mizzou needs to do a better job marketing the program, putting a better product on the floor and fans need to show up if they care about participating in the solution.
Yes. That fact can't be ignored. If you're a senior at Mizzou, the program was at rock bottom for the bulk of their time on campus.
A lot of folks are criticizing the fan base for the half-empty arena. Doesn't decades of garbage product have something to do with it??
OK, folks. I've got some news to report and we've run out of time. Thanks for taking part this week.


SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Shreveport police have launched a homicide investigation into the deaths of a man and woman found dead in a car that caught fire at an abandoned home late Thursday night. Police believe the couple had given a ride to a man earlier in the evening.
According to the Shreveport Police Department, a witness called officers and explained that someone approached her father and step-mother outside Mall St. Vincent. The suspect used the couple’s cell phone to call a cab before they decided to give them a ride.
The couple was found inside a burning car at the home near the intersection of Penick Street and San Jacinto Avenue, approximately three miles from the mall. Firefighters were called to the scene just before midnight.
Police say no arrests have been made. The investigation into how the couple died is underway.
Overnight, a family member called KSLA News 12 and stated two people went missing from the mall. The caller stated the couple was at the mall with their children when a man approached them asking for a ride. The couple asked their children to go home.
The children said their parents never returned home. That same family member said the couple’s daughter said the money in her bank account was transferred to her parents and their phones were off.
Severe weather moving across Louisiana and Mississippi is headed in our direction and will bring heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds to the WBTV viewing area Friday.