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Without resistance from government troops, rebel forces took the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru without firing a shot. Any residents who had not fled before their arrival were ordered to torch camps that had been home to more than 30,000 displaced people. Left, a child whose home was among those destroyed.

Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York Times

Rebel forces, drawn largely from the Tutsi population in eastern Congo, also control Bunagana.

Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York Times

Mr. Nkunda paused with his troops in Bunagana. A Congolese Tutsi with longstanding ties to the Tutsi-led Rwandan government, Mr. Nkunda has refused to integrate his men into Congo's national army.

Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York Times

"Kiwanja was a disaster for everyone," Ms. Van Woudenberg said. "Thepeople were betrayed not just by rebels who committed terrible war crimes against them but by the international community that failed to protect them."

In the past year alone, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as the rebels, led by a renegade army general, have waged a fierce insurgency against the government and its allied militias.

In an interview, the rebel general, Laurent Nkunda, denied that his troops had executed civilians here, accusing militias allied with the government of trying to make his rebel movement look bad.

"We cannot kill the population," he said. "It is not in our behavior to kill and to rape."

But extensive interviews with victims, aid workers and human-rights investigators showed that Mr. Nkunda's men carried out a door-to-door military operation


over two days in which young men and others were executed.

The trouble began on Oct. 28, when Congolese Army troops fled the town, fearful of the advance of Mr. Nkunda's troops.

The soldiers, who had already been routed by Mr. Nkunda's men farther south, looted and raped as they ran, taking everything of value and even forcing some residents to help them carry the spoils, according to witnesses and investigators. Fearful residents had to choose between two bad options: follow the rampaging army or wait to see what the rebels might bring.

With the soldiers long gone, Mr. Nkunda's troops took the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru without firing a shot. Immediately, they ordered the residents who remained to torch sprawling camps that held about 30,000 people displaced by earlierfighting, proclaiming that it was now safe for the camp dwellers to return to their villages, witnesses said.

"They said there was security, so everyone should go home," said François Hazumutima, a retired teacher who had been living in a nearby camp. "But none of us felt safe."

A week later, on Nov. 4, a group of militia fighters known as the Mai Mai carried out a surprise attack on Kiwanja. But the rebels soon routed the Mai Mai — and ordered all residents to leave.

The soldiers then went house to house, saying they were searching for militia fighters who stayed behind to fight. But many residents who stayed were scared their houses would be looted or were too old or infirm to flee, according to witnesses. Others had simply


not gotten the message to leave.

The rebels came to the door of a 25-year-old trader, banging and threatening to shoot their way in.

"There were gunshots everywhere," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. "They asked for money. I gave them $200."

He then watched in impotent horror as the rebels went to his 22-year-old brother's house next door. The man, a student, had no money to offer them. The soldiers ordered him to lie on the ground. They stabbed him in the neck with their bayonets and shot him in the head, he said.

"They said, 'If you don't have money, you are Mai Mai,' " he said. "Everyone who was young was destined to die."

Muwavita Mukangusi said she was out in the fields farming withher husband when the shooting started. Their three young daughters were at home, so Ms. Mukangusi ran back. Her husband hid in the fields, returning only at nightfall. The next morning the rebels came.

"They took my husband," she said, her eyes rimmed in red. "Because I had $50 in the house, I took $25 to them. But it was not enough. I added $25. It was still not enough. They accused him of being Mai Mai."

The rebels beat him, she said, then forced him to the ground and shot him in the back of the head.

According to witnesses and clips of video shot at the time, Jean Bosco Ntaganda, Mr. Nkunda's chief of staff, commanded the troops that carried out the killings. Mr. Ntaganda, whose nom de guerre


is the Terminator, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes committed while he was commanding a different armed group earlier in the war.

Meanwhile, confusion reigned at the nearby peacekeepers' base. The company of soldiers sits in a spot that is decidedly not strategic, nestled in a valley that is highly vulnerable to incoming fire and has a poor vantage point from which to keep tabs on the surrounding area.

The company's only translator left the base on Oct. 26 and was not replaced until more than two weeks later. But even in normal times, communications are limited. To make logistical arrangements, the peacekeepers depend largely on civilian staff members who work normal business hours and have weekends off. Unable to speak to most of the populationand with almost no intelligence capabilities, Colonel Brar groped his way through a fog of rumor, speculation and misinformation.

"During this whole time, there was an informational vacuum," Colonel Brar said.

With just one company of soldiers and three armored vehicles, the colonel's peacekeepers were overmatched, he said. Patrols had to be aborted because rebels and militia fighters opened fire with heavy weapons that could pierce the vehicles' cladding. The peacekeepers said they could not tell the difference between the different armed groups and were fearful of firing on civilians.

The colonel said he was juggling orders from headquarters in Goma to rescue stranded aid workers and search for a kidnapped foreign journalist. Sending out too many patrols would leave no one to protect the thousands of civilians gathered around the


base, trapped in the vulnerable valley.

Making matters worse, the peacekeepers' armored vehicles are largely unable to handle the muddy terrain of the neighborhoods hit hardest by the violence. It was not until the fighting was over that the full horror of the killings was discovered in houses stuffed with dead bodies.

"We launched patrols in areas we thought there would be clashes," he explained. "But we could not be everywhere at once."

As the shooting died down, residents said they found streets littered with bodies. Most, but not all, were young men and boys. One health care worker, who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisals, helped the Red Cross recover the bodies.

"Some were killed with bullets, others bayoneted," the worker said. Among the injured sent to the regional hospital, theworker said, were "two women, one small girl of 9 years and one boy of 11 years."

Witnesses said the rebels ordered that the bodies be buried quickly and far from the cemetery, to avoid leaving evidence for war crimes investigators.

"They did not want any mass graves," said another man, who participated in the burials.

The worker said that by the end of Nov. 6, they had collected 150 bodies, the same toll reached by Human Rights Watch. The count could be higher still, he said, since the rebels have hampered efforts at a fuller accounting of the dead and missing.

Mr. Nkunda's men continue to hold the town, as well as neighboring Rutshuru. Outwardly, calm has returned to the streets. But mothers have sent their sons packing because the rebels


have been forcing men and boys to join them.

Mujawimana Nyiragasigwa said her 15-year-old son Jimia was snatched by soldiers in broad daylight last month. He had been out looking for work when the soldiers rounded him up, she said, and he has been missing for two and a half weeks.

"If I ever see him again, it will be by the grace of God," she said.

Colonel Brar was clearly troubled by what happened here but said he and his troops did their best in an awful situation.

"We did what we could," he said. "Imagine if we had not been here. Many more could have died."

Ms. Kavira Nzuva, whose son François was killed, said his death had hollowed out her life. Gaunt and hobbled at 67, she was forced toThis week sees the release of Amon Amarth‘s eleventh studio album, Berserker. It marks the first time that the Swedish melodic death metal outfit recorded in Los Angeles, swapping the European cold for some West Coast sun in search of an album which tells a powerful story of heroism and perseverance. Jack Parker called up bassist Ted Lundström in his Stuttgart hotel room to discuss the album, its stories and maintaining lifelong ambitions.

Berserker – the eleventh album! It’s the follow-up to Jomsviking, and it hits HARD. Tell me more about what’s been going on in the world of Amon Amarth these last few years.

So we did the last album – Jomsviking – three years ago, and we’d been touring with that for about two years before we made


"D1" Maingrette sums up the DreamHack Austin finale by yelling a signature, "Destruction!"

Over the past few months MaNg0 traded matches with Hungrybox, with each winning their fair share. The year started at Genesis 3 with a dominant MaNg0 victory in the losers' finals, as he displayed some of his best form -- only for him to fall off a month later at PAX Arena, as Hungrybox beat him in the Grand Finals. Consistency is key in Super Smash Bros., and with the most difficult part of the year (the summer) just around the corner, winning at DreamHack Austin can mean everything.

"It feels good, man," says MaNg0, after signing some autographs at the HyperX booth in the arena. "From losing so long to finally getting a W, man, itfeels great. Pretty much all I can say."

While he has held his own and more against Hungrybox so far in 2016, he'd been unable to take first place at a major tournament before his triumph at DreamHack Austin. In previous tournaments, even when he has taken down Hungrybox, it only led to matchups with Adam "Armada" Lindgren, who for the last year was the game's best player. Alternatively, he has beaten Armada in losers' finals matches at other tournaments, with Hungrybox awaiting him each time in the finals to cut him down.

Joseph "MaNg0" Marquez celebrates after defeating Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma in the Smash Bros. finals at Dreamhack Austin. Sol Neelman for ESPN

DreamHack Austin was different. Armada was not in attendance, and the odds finally seemed to fall in


favor of MaNg0.

Despite a somewhat bumpy start to 2016, MaNg0 is no stranger to winning it all. In 2013 and 2014, he won back-to-back Super Smash Bros. Melee EVO titles, standing tall at the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. In 2015, things proved to be less consistent, with only a handful of first-place finishes and a slump in form. MaNg0 said it caused people to count him out when it mattered most.

"Hungrybox has been beating me lately," he said, "And people were starting to say that, 'Oh no, MaNg0 can't do it, blah, blah, blah.' So it's nice to just get a W, because winning, as I was losing for a long time, but the first win feels good, since I've come close to winning andgot six bomb plants in a row, four of which were victories. Fnatic were out of fuel and Astralis closed the map 16-10.

Next up was Cache. Fnatic had a chance to step up their game after some time to clear their heads, but the assault from Astralis was unrelenting. The first half was even more devastating than on Overpass, and Astralis went up 13-2.

Astralis won the second pistol round, a round that Fnatic desperately needed for their economy. The Danes had the Swedes with their backs against the wall and they knew it. After taking the map to match point 15-2, Astralis took a BM pause.

Fnatic needed a miracle. For a moment it looked like they had one, after they took three rounds in a row. But they


The near simultaneous double suicide bombings that killed at least 105 participants in a peace rally in Ankara on October 10 were the worst terrorist attack in Turkish history. Although no organization has yet claimed responsibility, the atrocity is believed to have been perpetrated by Turkish nationals sympathetic to the Islamic State.

BACKGROUND: Turkey’s attitude towards the constantly shifting mosaic of Islamist extremists fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has long been characterized by confusion, shortsightedness, dissimulation and arrogant naivety. In its anxiety to facilitate al-Assad’s overthrow, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) made little attempt to stem the flow of foreign volunteers transiting Turkey to join extremist groups in Syria and, particularly until early 2015, often allowed the groups themselves to openly organize and procure equipment andin November 2003, when Turkish citizens who had travelled abroad and been trained in al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan in the late 1990s eventually returned to Turkey and staged four suicide bombings in Istanbul that killed 63 people.

Nor was the AKP persuaded to change its policy as evidence began to emerge that Islamist extremists active in Syria posed a threat to Turkey’s security. On May 11, 2013, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded in the border town of Reyhanlı. When rumors started to circulate that the attack had been carried out by Islamist extremists – and not, as the AKP had maintained, by forces loyal to Assad – the government imposed a news blackout on the incident. In January and February 2014, when the Turkish gendarmerie twice intercepted


MIT personnel escorting trucks carrying weapons to Syria, the AKP again imposed a news blackout and the public prosecutors who had ordered the trucks to be halted were themselves imprisoned and prosecuted. On March 20, 2014, two members of the Turkish security forces were killed by alleged Islamist extremists at a checkpoint in the central Anatolian province of Niğde. Three suspects were arrested and formally indicted. The fourth hearing in their trial was held on October 7, 2015. But the authorities have repeatedly found excuses to avoid bringing the suspects to court and it is not even clear whether they are still in custody.

Ironically, far from convincing its critics that the AKP has not been actively supporting Islamist extremists, measures such as the imposition of news blackouts haveradicalized but also in terms of the alienation of those segments of Turkish society who feel under threat as a result, particularly Kurdish nationalists.

IMPLICATIONS: Although it has belatedly hardened its stance against the Islamic State – and even opened the airbase at İncirlik in southern Turkey for use by the U.S-led coalition targeting the organization with air strikes – the AKP regime remains reluctant for the Islamic State in Syria to be completely eradicated before the emergence of an alternative force to serve bulwark against the expansion of the de facto autonomous Kurdish enclave of Rojava in the north of the country. The Democratic Union Party (PYD), which controls Rojava, is closely affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been conducting an insurgency for greater rights


for Turkey’s Kurds since 1984. The AKP is concerned that the expansion and consolidation of Rojava would both strengthen the PKK and further fuel similar aspirations amongst Turkey’s own Kurds.

Tensions have been exacerbated by the rhetoric adopted by Erdoğan. During the siege of the PYD-held border town of Kobane in late 2014 and early 2015, Erdoğan gave Kurdish nationalists the impression that he favored it falling to the Islamic State. Despite the constitutional requirement that he remain above party politics, in the run-up to the June 7, 2015 general election, Erdoğan campaigned openly for the AKP, fiercely attacking the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the hope of pushing it below the 10 per cent threshold for representation in parliament – something which Erdoğan calculated would result inthe AKP securing sufficient seats in parliament to change the country’s constitution and introduce a presidential system that would concentrate all political power in his own hands. Erdoğan’s attempts failed. The HDP won 13 per cent of the vote and the election resulted in a hung parliament. However, Kurdish nationalists believe that Erdoğan’s excoriating rhetoric was responsible for inciting the more than 150 attacks on HDP premises and meetings during the election campaign, culminating in the bombing of an HDP rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır on June 5, 2015, which killed four people. A Turkish national who had reportedly been trained by the Islamic State in Syria was subsequently arrested in connection with the attack.

On July 20, 2015, a suicide bombing at a meeting of young


leftists and Kurdish nationalists in the town of Suruç close to the Turkish-Syrian border killed 33 people. The Turkish police later named the suicide bomber as a Turkish national who had fought for the Islamic State in Syria. Kurdish nationalists accused MİT of collusion in the bombing. Tensions rose still further when Erdoğan failed to express his condolences to the families of the dead. On July 22, 2015, PKK supporters assassinated two policemen in the southeastern town of Ceylanpınar. Turkey responded by launching a military offensive against the PKK, including hundreds of air strikes against its main bases in northern Iraq.

The October 10, 2015 rally in Ankara was organized by an alliance of mainly leftist NGOs and political parties, including the HDP, to call for an end tosupporters.

On October 12, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced that MİT had drawn up a list of 21 suspected suicide bombers who were preparing attacks in Turkey, 19 of them Turkish nationals and two foreigners. He then added that “in a country governed by the rule of law” it was not possible to arrest the suspects until they had committed an offense. Such an explanation is not only implausible in itself but does not explain why, unlike for pro-government rallies, there were almost no police providing security at the rally in Ankara. Nor does it explain why – particularly after what happened in Diyarbakır and Suruç – the organizers of the event were not notified of the potentially heightened security threat to the rally posed by the 21 suicide


bombers.

On the morning of October 14, Davutoğlu declared that there was a “high probability” that the Islamic State and the PKK had jointly staged the attack in Ankara. Such patent dissimulation inevitably increased suspicions amongst the AKP’s opponents that the government was trying to conceal its own culpability – a perception that was hardly dissipated when, on the afternoon of October 14, the Public Prosecutor in Ankara imposed a news blackout on any media coverage of the attack.

CONCLUSIONS: In addition to the cost in human lives, the attack in Ankara has exacerbated the deepening divisions in society in Turkey between supporters and opponents of the AKP. From the perspective of many leftists, liberals and Kurdish nationalists, Erdoğan and the AKP are not only becoming more authoritarian and oppressivefollowers might find the sense of being lost within his tightening mazes increases with this more collective venture, but DownBeat magazine nailed Berne’s current music by declaring that it “rocks and thinks, explores, deconstructs and, yes, it swings”".

The All About Jazz review by Karl Ackermann said that "You've Been Watching Me represents another forward-looking development for Berne and Snakeoil. The quintet works in various breakout formations adding to the variety of textures and sounds. There's an openness in this setting that adds depth and drama to the improvisations that weave through the arrangements. Berne's music has never been anything less than challenging, but here it is broader and more accessible without sacrificing edginess; You've Been Watching Me is a major achievement in Berne's portfolio".

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The European Commission received an application for the use of this product in feed for all animal species on 30 November 2010. This application was received by EFSA on 4 May 2011. EFSA immediately started the verification of the dossier to check whether all the documents and particulars requested in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 were provided. The dossier was considered valid for the start of the assessment on 17 June 2011. The scientific evaluation of the technical dossier started immediately. During the course of the assessment, the working group on Organic acids of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) identified the need for additional information in order to be able to deliver anKennedy Leigh is a diehard fan of football star Johnny Sins. When she finds out he's injured himself, she concocts a plan to get herself into his hospital room to confess her love for him! Johnny may see right through her nurse disguise, but he's not about to pass us some free teen sex!
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this year by a teammate whom is better than him. He is no longer able to hide behind the "I wasn't ready for McLaren" rubbish he spouted. That was only possible when he had a weak teammate like Hulkenberg. The cracks are showing and once again he is clearly not up to the level of his teammate, nevermind the top guys.

1) Perez for obvious reasons
2) Raikkonen - he was nearly an entire pit stop behind his teammate after 16 laps. Ignored yellow flags to get a ten second stop go and then is too stupid to see why he got the penalty in post race press conferences. The man is a has been and it's tragic to see as he is wasting a top seat drive where youMerkel: German cars need to 'go green' to compete in market Agence France-Presse

Published: Sunday January 11, 2009

Print This Email This BERLIN (AFP)  Germany's renowned car industry must start producing cleaner, more innovative models if it hopes to remain competitive, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published Sunday.

Merkel told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that the sector that invented the world's first automobile more than a century ago must remain on the cutting edge by developing "green" models.

She said her government was willing to help by financing research that could be used in the development of more innovative cars and trucks but offered no details.

"Now Germany is in a new kind of competition to see whether its industry can produce the model of the 21st century," Merkel


said.

She said there would be fresh help for the ailing automobile industry in a new 50-billion-euro (67-billion-dollar) stimulus package to be finalised this week, possibly in the form of car tax relief pegged to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Berlin already came to the sector's aid in November with the temporary suspension of new car taxes as part of a raft of economic recovery measures.

The automotive sector is Germany's largest industry and biggest exporter with one out of seven German workers directly or indirectly employed by it.

But the global economic recession has delivered a crushing blow with giants such as Daimler and Volkswagen reporting a collapse in demand for their models.

The auto manufacturers federation VDA reported last week that 2008 was the worst year for Germany's auto sector since theAugust 1, 1994, Myers informed Young that her

performance in three of the four corrective action areas was still unsatisfactory. Myers

agreed to extend the corrective action date to August 26, 1994, but reminded Young of the

consequence of continued poor performance.

      After Young received this last warning, she complained to her superiors that she had

been discriminated against based on her gender. In her meeting with Human Resource

Director Kalina concerning this charge, Young admitted that she knew the second corrective

action was coming to a close and she “thought it was over” for her at Cobe. Because Young

raised the issue of gender discrimination, her termination was put on hold pending an

investigation of the charge. Following the investigation, when Young was informed no

evidence of discrimination had been uncovered,


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       The documentary evidence in this case refutes Young's assertion that her job

performance was satisfactory. The record is replete with sustained criticism of Young's

negative attitude and deficient job performance. Further, Young has not established that her

position was filled by a younger person or that she was treated less favorably than younger

employees. Young identifies Paul Fells, who was born on December 7, 1940 and therefore

is older than Young, as her replacement. The record also reveals that most of Young’s

counterparts in her department were similar in age to Young. The average age for T-16

technicians was 50.92 years prior to Young’s termination, and 50.27 years following her

termination.

  The early training of Antônio Luis Cavalcanti de Albuquerque de Barros Barreto: an itinerary to the international health.
The article analyzes the education and training of the physician Antônio Luis Cavalcanti de Albuquerque de Barros Barreto, who studied at both the Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Medicine and Oswaldo Cruz Institute and who promoted the Rockefeller Foundation's project in Brazil. An examination of a will, oral accounts, Barros Barreto's medical thesis, and newspaper reports reveals characteristics of the class of 1913 at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute Specialization Program and shows how these students engaged in the foundation's international health initiatives. The text demonstrates how the idea of partnering with the foundation fueled controversies, impelled negotiations, and led to concessions in states where the foundation had yet to establish its


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listener questions (20:55) about Anton Forsberg, which members of the core will be Hawks for life, which breaking news stories have ruined their best-laid plans, which red wine to drink, and much more.
Since the opening of free agency on July 1, the Blackhawks have added a fourth-line winger in Chris Kunitz, a third-pairing defenseman in Brandon Manning, and a backup goaltender in Cam Ward, while dealing away Vinnie Hinostroza, Jordan Oesterle and Marian Hossa's contract.

It's been a pretty underwhelming offseason following a highly disappointing season, and Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com dive right into it with a new episode of On The Beat from prospects camp at MB Ice Arena. They discuss whether Blackhawks fans should expect a splashy trade anytime soon andDraft.

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gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/qrD7OyrCE-kiANvVuVhbpz94m9pUWjm8SAGjX6jp2a0Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:08:05 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:52:3513: Joel Quenneville and Stan Bowman are returning to the Blackhawks. Now what?
John McDonough finally announces that both coach Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman are returning to the Blackhawks next season, despite the team's last-place finish in the Central Division. Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the decision, and what it means for the Hawks going forward. Hear from McDonough himself (4:00) as Mark and Tracey interview him about the decisions and his expectations for the Hawks next season and beyond. The hosts then get into whether or not the possibility of a firing will now hang over Quenneville at the beginning of next season (11:15) and what Bowman needs to do this


summer to improve the Hawks and justify his staying (17:20). Will Friday's game against the Blues be the last one Patrick Sharp ever plays at the United Center? Tracey and Mark offer their predictions, and discuss Sharp's legacy in Chicago (20:30). They then answer several listener questions (27:25) on potential staff changes, the Calder Trophy, the Hart Trophy, Andreas Martinsen and more. ]]>
Joel Quenneville and Stan Bowman are returning to the Blackhawks. Now what?full13John McDonough finally announces that both coach Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman are returning to the Blackhawks next season, despite the team's last-place finish in the Central Division. Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the decision, and what it means for the Hawks going forward. Hear from McDonoughhimself (4:00) as Mark and Tracey interview him about the decisions and his expectations for the Hawks next season and beyond. The hosts then get into whether or not the possibility of a firing will now hang over Quenneville at the beginning of next season (11:15) and what Bowman needs to do this summer to improve the Hawks and justify his staying (17:20). Will Friday's game against the Blues be the last one Patrick Sharp ever plays at the United Center? Tracey and Mark offer their predictions, and discuss Sharp's legacy in Chicago (20:30). They then answer several listener questions (27:25) on potential staff changes, the Calder Trophy, the Hart Trophy, Andreas Martinsen and more.
John McDonough finally announces that both coach Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman


are returning to the Blackhawks next season, despite the team's last-place finish in the Central Division. Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the decision, and what it means for the Hawks going forward. Hear from McDonough himself (4:00) as Mark and Tracey interview him about the decisions and his expectations for the Hawks next season and beyond. The hosts then get into whether or not the possibility of a firing will now hang over Quenneville at the beginning of next season (11:15) and what Bowman needs to do this summer to improve the Hawks and justify his staying (17:20). Will Friday's game against the Blues be the last one Patrick Sharp ever plays at the United Center? Tracey and Mark offer their predictions,They then turn their attention to the current Stanley Cup playoff format, and how to make it more interesting (25:30). Also, they answer some listener questions (37:00) about Alex DeBrincat's place in the Calder Trophy discussion (40:45) and which players might be wiling to waive their no-movement clauses.]]>
gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xsumuGhS5M8fL5Bu0410mS88ovoYZ8Q_APkOrSbSXx0Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:46:51 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:50:0310: Who's the NHL MVP, and what does the future hold for the Blackhawks blue line?
On the latest episode of On The Beat, Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com take a look at the future of the Blackhawks' blue line and discuss Stan Bowman's disconcerting penchant for overpaying his own players. They also break down the races for the league's top awards — the Hart, Norris, Calder, Vezina and


Jack Adams — and get into a bevy of listener questions, from travel nightmares to Dylan Sikura to breaking into the business.]]>
Who's the NHL MVP, and what does the future hold for the Blackhawks blue line?full10On the latest episode of On The Beat, Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com take a look at the future of the Blackhawks' blue line and discuss Stan Bowman's disconcerting penchant for overpaying his own players. They also break down the races for the league's top awards — the Hart, Norris, Calder, Vezina and Jack Adams — and get into a bevy of listener questions, from travel nightmares to Dylan Sikura to breaking into the business.
On the latest episode of On The Beat, Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times andTracey Myers of NHL.com take a look at the future of the Blackhawks' blue line and discuss Stan Bowman's disconcerting penchant for overpaying his own players. They also break down the races for the league's top awards — the Hart, Norris, Calder, Vezina and Jack Adams — and get into a bevy of listener questions, from travel nightmares to Dylan Sikura to breaking into the business.]]>
gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_2R8LgReS3I6N28PaUT9EX6k13k-k7zNoPwxwbMCb_wWed, 14 Mar 2018 19:24:29 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:48:329: Have the Blackhawks quit? And who does Jonathan Toews hate?
As the realization sets in that the Blackhawks will miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, have the Blackhawks quit? Or is their inconsistent, sluggish play the result of a crisis in confidence? Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers discuss


that, discuss players around the league that big-brawler Jonathan Toews hates, get into the team’s alarming defensive decline, and answer a litany of listener questions about the Blackhawks, the future, and where to eat on the road.]]>
Have the Blackhawks quit? And who does Jonathan Toews hate? full9As the realization sets in that the Blackhawks will miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, have the Blackhawks quit? Or is their inconsistent, sluggish play the result of a crisis in confidence? Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers discuss that, discuss players around the league that big-brawler Jonathan Toews hates, get into the team’s alarming defensive decline, and answer a litany of listener questions about the Blackhawks, the future, and where to eat on the road.
Asthe realization sets in that the Blackhawks will miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, have the Blackhawks quit? Or is their inconsistent, sluggish play the result of a crisis in confidence? Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers discuss that, discuss players around the league that big-brawler Jonathan Toews hates, get into the team’s alarming defensive decline, and answer a litany of listener questions about the Blackhawks, the future, and where to eat on the road.]]>
gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KcAdIjVHr2VuQ5kz11G8oAs0RJBInRU8MjwduKGk9XcTue, 06 Mar 2018 20:29:55 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:52:128: Farewell, Ryan Hartman and Tommy Wingels. Hello, uncertain future.
The Blackhawks say farewell to Ryan Hartman and Tommy Wingels at the trade deadline, and say hello to an uncertain future. General manager Stan Bowman is optimistic about the near future,


the Blackhawks, but is it too late to save this season? Sun-Times' Mark Lazerus and NHL.com's Tracey Myers also discuss the effect sportswriting has on fandom, the Blackhawks' lousy power play and answer some of your questions.]]>
gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/VCCzW5GQEUbljxHgCJyY9zVbZM0L6hfg5jUDcwDIpqMTue, 23 Jan 2018 23:16:37 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:42:522: Corey Crawford's potentially season-ending injury, life on the hockey beat
Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the possibility of Corey Crawford missing the rest of the season, then dive into listener questions about the Blackhawks, the NHL, and life on the hockey beat.]]>
Corey Crawford's potentially season-ending injury, life on the hockey beatfull2Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the possibility of Corey Crawford missing the rest of the season, then dive into listener questions aboutthe Blackhawks, the NHL, and life on the hockey beat.
Mark Lazerus of the Sun-Times and Tracey Myers of NHL.com discuss the possibility of Corey Crawford missing the rest of the season, then dive into listener questions about the Blackhawks, the NHL, and life on the hockey beat.]]>
gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Wu5v2RS81FrdKA42nlvsVCBjTzOZFOiK9FwJmsyp7SAWed, 17 Jan 2018 20:00:00 -0000noTracey Myers,Mark Lazerus,nhl,Chicago Blackhawks00:50:341: Anthony Duclair’s debut, Richard Panik's trade, Brent Seabrook's benching
The Chicago Sun-Times presents the pilot episode of “On the Beat,” a weekly podcast that takes its listeners inside the Blackhawks dressing room. Reporter Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times, who is in his sixth season covering the Hawks, is joined by his co-host Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

The dynamic duo will bring on guests and other writers every week as they take you around the


league.

In this episode (originally published Jan. 12, 2018), the two discuss forward Anthony Duclair’s Blackhawks debut against the Winnipeg Jets Friday at the United Center. They also analyze the departure of Richard Panik and the benching of Brent Seabrook. Lazerus and Myers also predict future lines.

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Anthony Duclair’s debut, Richard Panik's trade, Brent Seabrook's benchingfull1The Chicago Sun-Times presents the pilot episode of “On the Beat,” a weekly podcast that takes its listeners inside the Blackhawks dressing room. Reporter Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times, who is in his sixth season covering the Hawks, is joined by his co-host Tracey Myers of NHL.com.
The dynamic duo will bring on guests and other writers every week as they take you around the league.
In this episode (originally published Jan. 12, 2018), the twodiscuss forward Anthony Duclair’s Blackhawks debut against the Winnipeg Jets Friday at the United Center. They also analyze the departure of Richard Panik and the benching of Brent Seabrook. Lazerus and Myers also predict future lines.
The Chicago Sun-Times presents the pilot episode of “On the Beat,” a weekly podcast that takes its listeners inside the Blackhawks dressing room. Reporter Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times, who is in his sixth season covering the Hawks, is joined by his co-host Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

The dynamic duo will bring on guests and other writers every week as they take you around the league.

In this episode (originally published Jan. 12, 2018), the two discuss forward Anthony Duclair’s Blackhawks debut against the Winnipeg Jets Friday at the United Center. They also analyze


Status of Signature and Ratification of the Convention(entered into force 1 February 2008)

43 ratifications/accessions

1 signature not followed by
ratifications

The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human
Beings [CETS No. 197] was adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 3 May 2005 and opened for signature in Warsaw on 16 May 2005, on the occasion of the 3rd Summit
of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member states.

Belarus
became the first non member state to accede to the convention
on 26 November 2013.

Signatures not followed by ratification

One Council of Europe member State has signed but not yet ratified the
convention:
Turkey.

For more information on a specific country click on the country's flag (alphabetical order).

Legend: Not signed, signed, ratified

For a detailed state of signatures, including information regarding
reservations or declarations depositedBy Dave Riley

January 27, 2009 -- LeftClick -- That emergency appeal for humanitarian aid for Gaza that the BBC refuses to broadcast? Watch it for yourself:

The video was made when the death toll was "just" "a few hundred" and it is completely apolitical (the word "Israel" doesn't even appear in the script). The power of its images alone is self-evident, making it clear why the BBC doesn't want it seen. Reality, in this case, has an anti-Israel bias. The decision provoked protests across Britain.

Send your complaint to the BBC HERE.

Veteran Labour socialist Tony Benn slams BBC


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of having attempted to obliterate the contribution of Sardar Patel, BR Ambedkar and Netaji Subhas Bose to “project one family”.

He was speaking at the Red Fort, where, in a first, Mr. Modi unfurled the tricolour to commemorate Bose's Indian National Army.

“It is sad that in order to project one family, contributions of great sons of India like Sardar Patel, BR Ambedkar and Netaji Subhas Bose have been sought to be erased. Our government is reversing this,” Mr. Modi said.

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The reference


was to the projection of the “Nehru family”, with the PM hinting that all others were pushed to the margins to project the family.

Patel was India's first deputy Prime Minister at a time when Nehru was the first PM. Bose and Nehru had been very close to each other in the 1930s as socialist leaders, till Bose quit the Congress after the Tripuri session of 1939 and founded the Forward Bloc, which later took a political line favouring consolidation of left forces in the country.

Mr. Modi also announced an award in the name of Subhas Bose.

“I was at an event dedicating the National Police Memorial before coming here. I have announced that we will start a national award in the name of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We willhonour those policemen who risk their lives during natural disasters each year with this award. Police and paramilitary jawans will be eligible for it,” he said.

Also Read PM Modi announces national award in Netaji’s name for disaster relief workers

Mr. Modi recalled that as Gujarat Chief Minister, he had organised a function in 2009 to commemorate the Haripura session of the Congress, where Bose had been elected Congress president.The PM asserted that the feeling of nationalism was important, paying tributes to Bose for being a great nationalist. At the INA Trials at Red Fort, Mr. Modi asserted, INA veteran Shahnawaz Khan said that Bose was the first man who made him think about India within Indian frames.“It is our misfortune that those who created our systems after independence saw


"Hats All Folks!", Way to Die #501, is the first death featured in the Season 3 finale "If You're Dead – Leave a Message and We'll Get Back to You", which aired on January 5, 2011.

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Barnaby, a hat maker and salesman in the 1800s, took the phrase "Mad as a Hatter" literally, when he wore his own hat and began acting stark-raving mad toward his customers. When Barnaby's first customer arrived, he screamed, and stabbed his own hand. He also made another customer wear a woman's hat before calling him a "swine". Barnaby then slapped his face and sent him out. He even had delusions of seeing his customers act mad themselves, even though they actually weren't. There's actually a reason why Barnaby along with other hatters atthe time acted mad. The hatters used a glue that contained mercury, so they inhaled the mercury fumes while felting the hats, resulting in them suffering from mercury poisoning and they wound up with brain damage and organ failure if left unchecked. And in Barnaby's case, years of exposure to the mercury fumes compromised his nervous system, resulting in severe brain damage, eratic behavior and hallucinations. Not only did he lose his mind and his customers... he also lost his life. Thus, he closed up shop forever. His death shocked an upcoming customer so much that she scurries out of his shop.

"Finally, with his brain fried, his immune system shutting down, and his major organs damaged beyond repair, the mad hatter once known as Barnaby... closed shop. Forever."

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The U.S. Open is underway at Shinnecock Hills in New York. This is also the third anniversary of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in Pierce County. The course and the county are still hoping the attract.

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communities. Governor Greg Abbott sent Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers to Dallas after 40 homicides occurred there in May, the city’s highest monthly body count since the 1990s. While local activists asked for more detectives to work the murders, DPS’ strategy in South Dallas reminded residents of New York’s controversial stop-and-frisk tactics. Within the first seven weeks of what the agency would eventually call “Operation D-Town,” troopers conducted about 12,500 traffic stops, mostly in South Dallas, the vast majority of which ended in warnings.

Higgins says he was stopped by police so frequently that he started to even more aggressively avoid police in his South Dallas neighborhood. One night this summer, when he saw he was being followed by a DPS trooper for the third time inas Indian Hercules on screen. Reportedly, the actor has already started working on the project and the makers have geared up with the pre-production. The untitled project will be made into Hindi and Telugu. However, there has been no confirmation regarding the same.

On a related note, 2017 was a good year for Rana. He started off the year with The Ghazi Attack which did well at the box office and received rave reviews. Thereafter, he delivered a solid performance in Baahubali 2 and became the darling of T-Town. His final release was Nene Raju Nene Mantri which did well at the box office and earned critical acclaim.


Articles of footwear generally include two primary elements: an upper and a sole structure. The upper is often formed from a plurality of material elements (e.g., textiles, polymer sheet layers, foam layers, leather, synthetic leather) that are stitched or adhesively bonded together to form a void on the interior of the footwear for comfortably and securely receiving a foot. More particularly, the upper forms a structure that extends over instep and toe areas of the foot, along medial and lateral sides of the foot, and around a heel area of the foot. The upper may also incorporate a lacing system to adjust fit of the footwear, as well as permitting entry and removal of the foot from the void within the upper. In addition, the upper may includeNaval Service and local divers have carried out a number of searches for a man missing off the west Cork coast near Baltimore in a tragedy which has already claimed the lives of his father and girlfriend.

Barry Davis Ryan remains missing after going to the rescue of his girlfriend, Niamh O’Connor, when she fell or was swept into the sea near Beacon Point outside Baltimore around 6.30pm yesterday.

Mr Davis Ryan’s father, Barry Ryan, also went to the assistance of Ms O’Connor and all three were swept out by waves at an area known as Eastern Hole Bay on the seaward side of Beacon Point.

Ms O’Connell was found by the Baltimore RNLI all weather boat, the Alan Massey, some 30 metres from shore around 6.50pm and Barry Davis was


found nearby by the RNLI Baltimore inshore boat.

CPR was performed on both for over 30 minutes before they were pronounced dead by a local GP.

Meanwhile a team of local divers carried out a search for the missing man, Barry Davis Ryan until around 10pm when, due to fading visibility, the search was called off for the night.

According to Commander Eric Timon of the Naval Service, the dive team under Lt Commander O’Regan carried out three dives this morning in conjunction with the local dive team.

“They have done three dives so far in the Eastern Hole Bay area to a depth of 20 metres and will carry out three more dives there this afternoon “ Commander Timon told The Irish Times.

According to Commander Timon, a south westerly swell hasreduced visibility to one to two metres but the divers are working in pairs and carrying out an intensive search of the area.

The Alan Massey is aiding in the search as is the Baltimore RNLI inshore boat and the Schull Community Rescue Boat .

Meanwhile the Irish Coastguard helicopter Rescue 117 from Waterford carried out a number of sweeps of the area this morning where sea conditions are generally regarded as good.

Members of the Irish Coastguard Cliff and Coastal units from Toe Head, Glandore and Goleen were carrying out searches of the shore while other members were monitoring the sea with binoculars.

According to Kieran Cotter, Cox of the Alan Massey, the lifeboat received a call from the Irish Coastguard Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Valentia Island around 6.40pm.

They launched


and were at the scene by 6.48pm and had both casualties on board the Alan Massey by 6.50pm before setting course back to the lifeboat station at Bull Point in Baltimore Harbour.

It is understood Ms O’Connor was first to be swept into the sea and when Mr Davis Ryan went to her assistance and got into difficulty, BarryRyan told his daughter Charlotte (13) to raise the alarm.

He then entered the water but he too got into difficulty as Charlotte made her way back to the Beacon where she met some tourists who gave her their mobile phone to raise the alarm.under 31 USC §5112, the discretionary power of the to Secretary of the Treasury to “mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.”

In short, whether or not the trillion-dollar coin gets minted is legally up to the sole and complete discretion of the Treasury Department. In practical terms the Treasury would probably not take such extravagant liberties with its currency powers without the advise of the President, the Congress, or both, but legally speaking, Congress has fully delegated its authority in minting to the Treasury, and as part of that delegation, it let the Secretary determine the value of platinum coins at


BALTIMORE, Maryland — In a viral video that has circulated the internet, a student from Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore is caught on camera in an altercation with a Baltimore City teacher.

The situation later escalated and the student caught the teacher off guard with an unexpected punch to her face.

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In the video, the student is heard saying, "F*** is you talking about, don't f***ing get smart with me!" After the student punched the teacher.

The teacher later responded by saying," I didn't get smart with you..."

According to the Facebook post, the teacher seen in the video has just returned to school from surgery after battling with cancer.

Baltimore City Schools released a statement on the incident:

“School administrators at Frederick Douglass High School continue to investigateBakalalan STOLport serves the rural area of Bakalalan in Sarawak. The STOLport serves Malaysia Airlines' MASwings, which flies to and from Lawas STOLport three times a week.

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taken. Recent events – the sabotage acts at al-Fujairah (the Emirates), the attack on Aramco pipeline, the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, and the US Central Command video purporting to show Iranian boat personnel removing an unexploded Limpet mine from Kokuka Courageous – have already given the US ample pretexts for war, if the US were looking for war. If this were the case, President Donald Trump would have already ordered his military to conduct precision missile strikes similar to the attack he ordered against Syria or at least a punitive airstrike together with his close European partners. Or perhaps even prepared his army to go to war as George W. Bush did with Iraq in 2003.

The reason Trump has refrained from launching anyadministration, at a time when many in Iran were supporting negotiations and the resumption of ties with the US.

Trump underestimated the military capabilities of Iran, and in particular the strategic significance of the cruise missiles now held by Tehran’s allies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. These and other similar military assets can cause great physical harm to US allies in the Middle East and to US forces deployed in the region. Such a confrontation will also destabilise the world economy and Trump will be the first to be blamed, even by his own partners, because it was he in the first place who revoked the nuclear deal triggering the current escalation of tensions- and whatever comes next.

Trump says he doesn’t want a military escalation. This intention is


at best to the insecurity of energy shipping from the Gulf to the rest of the world.

Trump is in no position to venture into war at a time when he is about to start his electoral campaign for re-election. The bodies of US soldiers returning home in plastic bags would become the historical legacy of the Trump era.

Iran’s Javan newspaper depicted German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas with blue Star of David glasses, donning a swastika armband and performing a Nazi salute

But the US President is offering Iran nothing to negotiate for that might ease tensions. The European and the Japanese envoys flocking to Iran to “mediate” have conspicuously not offered to buy their share of the two million daily barrels of oil on which the Iranian economy depends,When was the last time Gawker media did anything nice for you?

People tend to talk to gossip news media companies on the internet like they might have lost their virginity to them. They very well may have—an empty surf session around Jezebel while lying on the mattress or in the parking lot reading tweets from Gawker —but it's a one-way relationship. Your sister's face has never appeared on a Gawker website - unless she had her private iCloud nude images hacked - but Valleywag and Buzzfeed and motherfucking The Verge show up in the same streams as your loved ones.

This is the business model of the internet news media companies. Someone has to attract all the clicks that allows the plummeting banner cash to generate income. They will


Gawker wrote about Parkourdude91 in The Psychopaths of GamerGate Are All That's Left, and They're Terrifying, stating that "the very obviously disturbed man says he was on his way to confront Wu", as he had watched the same skit we all have seen, where Jace actually crashed his car and flipped open his cellphone to ad lib a rant next to the wreck while in character. Jezebel soon reported on the same video: "A Man Is Making Bizarre, Terrifying YouTube Videos About Brianna Wu". Brianna Wu took the skit so seriously she had a judge grant her a restraining order to protect her from a fictitious person.

Ficticious? Yes it gets better, you see, Jace Connor is a hoax, his real name is Jan Rankowski. Anyone hanging around chansMark Little (Australian actor)

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Little appeared in a string of Australian films and TV series during the 1980s. He also performed his own comedy/performance in Melbourne's burgeoning comedy clubs throughout the eighties. His longest-running television role was as Joe Mangel in the soap opera Neighbours. He played the role for three years until 1991. The role gave his profile a big boost in the United Kingdom where Neighbours was being watched by ten million people every day at the time. He consequently has spent much of his career in the UK, living for much


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

The Senate voted 70-26 in favor of a non-binding amendment, drafted by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying it was the sense of the Senate that Islamist militant groups in both countries still pose a “serious threat” to the United States.

The amendment acknowledged progress against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and Afghanistan but warned that “a precipitous withdrawal” could destabilize the region and create a vacuum that could be filled by Iran or Russia.

It called on the Trump administration to certify conditions had been met for the groups’ “enduring defeat” before any significant withdrawal from SyriaLater that afternoon, appellant asked Houston to rob a store with him. He told Houston the store was run by a foreigner, and he did not want to rob the store alone because the store owner knew him. According to Houston, appellant was to act as a decoy while Houston robbed the store. Houston refused to participate in the robbery.
That afternoon, appellant saw an acquaintance, Christopher Reed, in a car with two other men. Appellant got into the car with Reed and his friends and asked them for a ride home. On the way, appellant asked Reed to help him rob a store located around the corner from appellant's house. He asked Reed to keep a lookout for him while he committed the robbery. The men arrived at


appellant's house, and appellant went inside and came out with a butcher knife which he stuck down his pants.
Reed and appellant walked to the store. Reed stayed outside while appellant went into the store. Reed went inside a few minutes later and observed appellant talking with a man standing behind the counter. Reed made a small purchase and left. Appellant came out and said he going back in to "take care" of the man, and he asked Reed to help get the money out of the cash register. When Reed went back into the store, he saw appellant pounding on the cash register which was stuck. Reed also saw the man lying in the corner bleeding. Reed and appellant managed to open the cash register, and they tooksome money and approximately twenty or thirty cartons of cigarettes. Just before the pair left the store, Reed saw appellant stab the victim five or six times. Reed and his friends drove appellant to the corner of Delmar and Hamilton and left him there.
Appellant called his girlfriend, Mary, and asked her to pick him up at the corner of Delmar and Hamilton. When she arrived, appellant had a grocery bag which he said contained cigarettes. Around 10:30 that evening, Mary and appellant picked up Nathan, a friend of appellant. Appellant directed Mary to drive past Ead's Market. There were police cars in front of the store. Appellant told Nathan that demonstrated what appellant could do. After taking Nathan home, appellant and Mary returned to Mary's house where appellant


spent the night. Appellant told Mary he had committed a robbery. After appellant was arrested, Mary visited him in jail, and he asked her not to testify against him.
Appellant was arrested and charged in a two-count indictment with capital murder and first degree murder in connection with the death of Jahed Makhamred, the proprietor of Ead's Market. The victim, a Jordanian, was discovered behind the counter, stabbed. The autopsy revealed the victim had received a blow to the left side of his head and had a cluster of ten stab wounds in the right anterior chest. Any one of the stab wounds was sufficiently severe to have caused death. Appellant's palm print was found on the cash register in Ead's Market.

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Appellant contends there was insufficient evidence to support2010 - Smith is the Lions leading returning tackler with 51 stops in 2010. He also had 13.5 tackles for loss and three sacks on the year and earned All-MIAA honors for his efforts.

2009 – Saw action in all ten games with three starting assignments for the Lions in 2009 … finished the season with 46 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 25 assists … had seven tackles for a loss of 24 yards, three pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.

In 2008:Redshirted.

In high school: Smith played for coach Trent Worley at Foyil High School … Smith played on both the offensive and defensive lines and was also the kicker … Last season, Smith recorded 110 tackles, 53 solo, as well as 10 sacks, three forced


fumbles, one interception and two safety s … An All-Conference, All-District and All-State selection, Smith was his conference s Defensive Player of the Year … A standout in the classroom as well, Smith was a member of the honor roll as well as serving as the Student Council President, and listed among Who s Who Among High School Students … Smith also competed in basketball and track at Foyil.

Personal: Major is pre-pharmacy … Born on March 22, 1990 … Smith is the son of Kevin and Marietta Smith … Biggest influence on my football career: My HS Coach Trent Worley … I started playing football at age: 11Sad! Celebrating Donald Trump's 73rd Birthday With Arizona Art Facebook

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The Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar is held by the BJP’s Sushil Kumar Singh.

Sushil Kumar Singh won the general seat for the second time in 2014 Lok Sabha election by defeating Congress’ Nikhil Kumar.

State: Bihar

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Aurangabad

Sitting MP, Party: Sushil Kumar Singh, BJP

Winning margin in 2014: 66,347

Runner up name, party: Nikhil Kumar, Congress

Number of voters in 2014: 786,274

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 51.19%

Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,760

Number of women voters: 710,579challenges which bedevil clubs everywhere. They could do with more help and they could do with more money.

Fletcher Moss are the club where Marcus Rashford, who followed his two-goal haul in his debut first-team start against Midtjylland in the Europa League with another pair against Arsenal this day last week, started playing football. They have also given a start to Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck, Ravel Morrison, Rashford's current United team-mates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Tyler Blackett, sometime Republic of Ireland keeper Keiren Westwood and a number of other players currently in the pro game.

The gulf between the world these players have gone on to inhabit and the one where they began is obviously enormous. Yet you wonder if the gap needs to be quite so big.

Dave Horrocks, the club's


academy development officer, spoke last week of leaking changing rooms and dilapidated facilities. Fletcher Moss reckon they need £2m to carry out repairs, get a long-term lease from the local council and secure the future of a club which fields 17 teams, runs a soccer school and caters for hundreds of local youngsters.

Horrocks commented with understandable frustration, "We have not had a penny from any of the clubs that have taken those players, nor from any of the players that have gone on to play top-class football and got very good wages out of it. United, City, Burnley, Celtic, Swansea . . . none of those clubs have ever come round to offer us anything. They just take, take, take and we never get anything back. You wouldn'tthat United wouldn't have an academy at all were it not for the volunteers who give kids their first taste of football. The professional clubs let those clubs do the work and then skim off the best products. A bag of footballs would seem reasonable recompense in the circumstances.

Meanwhile, at Fletcher Moss they were looking forward to this weekend with the under 11 boys playing a cup final against Flixton and under 9 teams facing semis against Timperley and Wilmslow Town. On the website there are warnings about possible car parking difficulties and exhortations to come along and support. Coaches are reminded that, "You must set a good example to your players and parents with your behaviour and attitude towards opposition and referees. Your actions reflect on the


since the early 1980s, China has stressed that its aid strategy is about co-operation and mutual benefit rather than philanthropy.

China's foreign aid programme began at an unusually early stage of development: it supported Vietnam and Korea from 1950, and African countries from the second half of the 1950s. Between 1967 and 1976, a remarkable 5% of government spending went on foreign aid – though this included, for example, military aid.

Much of the information on aid is still classed as state secrets, said Brautigam. But China has begun to publish more details; in 2011 it issued its first white paper on foreign aid. According to that, 45.7% of the budget went to Africa in 2009.Brautigam estimates current Chinese aid spending in Africa — including traditional development aid and concessionalFour men, including the current leader of ultra-orthodox sect Lev Tahor, were arrested and charged in relation to the kidnapping of two minors in New York State this week, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Nachman Helbrans, Mayer Rosner, Aron Rosner and Jacob Rosner were all charged in a White Plains federal court, after two children, aged 12 and 14 were kidnapped from a residence in Woodridge, New York, and unlawfully transported to Mexico, according to a news release from the Justice Department.

Helbrans, 36, is alleged to be the current leader of the sect, formerly headed by his father, Schlomo Helbrans.

The two children were staying with their mother in Woodridge after she reportedly fled the Lev Tahor sect, now established in Guatemala.

"According to the Mother, the new leader


of Lev Tahor, her brother Nachman Helbrans, is more extreme than her father had been, and, as a result, she fled from the group," reads the statement.

She was granted temporary sole custody of her six children, as well as a protective order against their father, who is not named.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman writes that earlier this month, the 12 and 14-year-old were the target of a "terrifying kidnapping" in the middle of the night, and that after a three-week search, the two children were located by U.S. and Mexican authorities and returned to the United States.

The release goes on to say that Jacob Rosner, 20, "is considered within Lev Tahor to be the husband of the 14-year old" kidnapping victim.

All four men were charged with kidnapping andwere said to have participated in the scheme, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Ties to Quebec, Ontario

Lev Tahor, which means "pure heart," is an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect from Quebec made up of around several hundred people.

In November 2013, roughly 40 families lived in the Laurentians in Quebec's Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. The families, including about 120 children, left their homes in the middle of the night that month and moved to Chatham-Kent, Ont.

The sudden move came soon after a child welfare agency started a court case against some of the families.

In August 2014, most of the members moved from Canada to Guatemala amid allegations of child abuse.

Before the Lev Tahor community moved overnight from Quebec to southern Ontario, it was under investigation by Quebec youth protection officials.

After the group suddenly moved


to Ontario, Quebec youth protective services worked closely with its counterpart in Ontario to continue the investigation — which the Sûreté du Québec had begun in 2012.

Nachman Helbrans, one of the accused, spoke with CBC several times as a spokesperson on behalf of the group's activities in Quebec and Ontario.

His father Schlomo Helbrans applied for, and was granted, refugee status in Canada in 2003. According to Radio-Canada, Helbrans Sr. died by drowning while in Mexico in July 2017 at the age of 55.Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of President Donald Trump, departs the U.S. Capitol after testifying before a closed House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 28, 2019.

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is formally cooperating with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office into whether Trump's company falsified business records, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News.

Cohen, who is serving a three-year federal prison sentence for multiple crimes, is helping prosecutors in their probe of the Trump Organization as part of an effort to get a federal judge to reduce his sentence, another source familiar with the situation told CNBC on Thursday.

"He figures as much as he can help, the better," said CNBC's source of Cohen, whose


there but not as intense as would be expected from roughly 18% abv.

FEEL: Just sits there on the palate permeating and then after the swallow, just disappears off the tongue. Full bodied, smooth for the strength, but definitely a bruiser.

OVERALL: A very tasty, extra special beer from Dogfish Head, and a "Classic Extreme Beer". Very enjoyablle.

Been holding on to a single old bottle from 2007 and meaning to drink it ever since the new batch came out in 2014. So, here are notes from the side by side comparison of a 3/15/07 bottle verse the 2014.

The old one is hazy brown in color with no head formarion. The freshy is a polished clear amber color with a khaki head that appears and fades quick to a thin film.

TheUtah built its football reputation as a giant killer. The Utes became the first non-BCS team to reach a BCS bowl game in 2004 and then became the first to do it again in '08. Now Utah has graduated from plucky underdog to an actual giant.

The Utes have taken the Pac-12 Conference by storm this season. Picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 South before the season, Utah has defied those expectations in every way possible. At 6-0, the Utes are the league's only undefeated team midway through the season and a realistic contender for a College Football Playoff slot.

Offensive MVP: RB Devontae Booker

Teams construct their defensive game plans around the idea of stopping Booker. It isn't working. The senior running back is still the engine that drives


and as a punt returner. Covey ranks second on the team with 385 all-purpose yards. He is also second in receptions (22) and receiving yardage (216 yards).

Biggest Surprise: S Marcus Williams

Williams is one of the major reasons why Utah is so effective in gaining turnovers this season. The sophomore safety had just one career interception before the season. Currently, Williams leads the Pac-12 with four interceptions.

Three Things to Watch in the Second Half

1. Can Booker set new Utah rushing records?

Is there any other player who has carried the Utah offense on his back the way Booker has over the past two seasons? He tallied 1,512 yards and nine touchdowns on 292 carries as a junior. Six games into his senior season, Booker has tallied 783 yards and eightFBS in that defensive category for much of the season.

3. How will QB Travis Wilson finish out his senior season?

Wilson has endured plenty of highs and lows during his four-year career at Utah. This season, however, the senior quarterback seems to be finally realizing his full potential. Wilson has thrown for 980 yards and seven touchdowns on 93-of-137 passing even while sitting out for almost two full games with a shoulder injury. He has 14 career 200-yard passing games — including three this season — and ranks fourth all-time among Utah quarterbacks in completions (544), pass attempts (891), passing yardage (6,288 yards) and total offense (7,226 yards).

Ranking the Toughest Remaining Games on the Schedule

1. Nov. 14 at Arizona

The Wildcats have a nice one-two punch in the backfield with


them of some key defensive stars. UCLA still has bite on offense. Running back Paul Perkins led the Pac-12 in rushing last season. The key is getting consistent production from freshman QB Josh Rosen.

5. Nov. 28 Colorado

Nothing comes easy for Utah against the Buffaloes. The Utes have a three-game winning streak in the Rocky Mountain Rumble, but all four games since the series renewed in 2011 have been decided by a touchdown or less.

6. Oct. 31 Oregon State

This has quickly turned into a hard-fought rivalry for both teams. Each of the last two games in the series went into overtime. Now the Utes also face a Beavers coaching staff featuring many former Utah assistant coaches.

— Written by John Coon, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Coonin credits have been issued for the show’s first season. The Robertson family recently announced that “Dynasty” will end next April.

If state officials hoped to buy good publicity by writing big checks to people like Phil Robertson, their plans apparently backfired. In an infamous interview with GQ magazine, Robertson disparaged gay people and said that black people “were happy” in the Jim Crow South. His comments advanced a Louisiana brand that seemed minted in the middle of the last century.

Earlier this year, state lawmakers, facing a sea of red ink in the state budget, dramatically scaled back the film credits program. Long after “Duck Dynasty” has left the air, taxpayers will be grappling with the legacy of a loony boondoggle that, in its far-fetched premise, would have probably


Beat notes: Warming center could help alleviate homelessness

Jan. 13, 2013

Written by

Amanda Seitz

Daily Herald Media

Editor's note: Beat notes are filed weekly by Wausau Daily Herald reporters discussing events on their beats and observations they have made while reporting.

The Wausau City Council approved Tuesday a permit for Catholic Charities, a Wausau nonprofit, to open a downtown warming center.

Those behind the efforts — officials from the United Way of Marathon County, the Wausau Police Department and Catholic Charities — had all told me for weeks about the dozens of homeless people in Wausau who needed somewhere to go on wintry nights.

There’s nothing like actually seeing the need for yourself. The next day I got my chance.

As I took a mid-morning stroll Wednesday from my favorite downtown coffee shop to my home,as a witch
 Juancho Trivino as Adonis
 Yassi Pressman as Ella

Production and development
The series was conceptualized and developed by RJ Nuevas in early March 2013. The show's working title was "Bahay na Bato" (literally means House of Stone) before being changed to Home Sweet Home. The show's key target demographic were children (6-12 year old age) and preteens to adolescents (13-19 year old age), and aimed to entertain in a positive manner, at the same time inculcating traditional Filipino values and practices, such as importance of honesty, respect for parental authority, importance of a strong  family and sportsmanship.

The series is executive produced by Joy Lumboy-Pili and directed by Gil Tejada, Jr. Although predominantly a family drama, the program does have some fantasy-adventure, comedic and thriller overtones. The


MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vireo Health International, Inc. ("Vireo" or the "Company") (CNSX: VREO; OTCQX: VREOF), a leading physician-founded, science-focused multi-state cannabis company, today announced the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Ari Hoffnung to the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Hoffnung also serves on Vireo's Board of Directors.

As Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Hoffnung will continue to report to Chief Executive Officer Kyle Kingsley, M.D. and lead the Company's corporate communications, government affairs, and public policy efforts, both locally in state-based markets throughout the country and federally in Washington, D.C. He will also continue to manage the Vireo's growing eCommerce and Home Delivery sales channels along with the Information Technology and Security teams.

"Since joining in 2015, Ari has had a huge positive impact onVireo's growth and success. As Chief Operating Officer, Ari's broad skill sets and leadership abilities helped us transform our business from a one-state operator into the impressive multi-state operator we are today," said Chief Executive Officer Kyle Kingsley, M.D. "I am confident that in his new role, Ari will continue to successfully guide our company through the rapidly evolving legislative and business landscapes."

Mr. Hoffnung joined Vireo in 2015 as the Chief Executive Officer of Vireo Health of New York and brings more than two decades of leadership experience on Wall Street, New York City Hall and the cannabis industry to the position of Chief Strategy Officer. He was previously the founder and CEO of Fiorello Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New York-based medical cannabis company. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffnung


served as New York City's Deputy Comptroller for Budget & Public Affairs, where he oversaw the City's $70 billion budget. Prior to serving in New York City government, Mr. Hoffnung was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns, where he worked for more than a decade. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance degree from New York University's Stern School of Business and a Bachelor's degree from Queens College.

The Company also announced that promotions of Christian Gonzales to Executive Vice President of Operations, overseeing Vireo's manufacturing and retail operations, and Gary Starr, M.D to Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota Medical Solutions (MinnMed), the company's wholly owned subsidiary in the State of Minnesota.

About Vireo Health International, Inc.

Vireo Health International, Inc.'s mission is to build the cannabis company7th Annual Justice For Women Lecture

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A businesswoman turned peace activist, Mariam Jalabi is Director of the Syrian National Coalition’s office at the United Nations in New York. Born in Damascus and raised in the Golan Heights, Ms. Jalabi ran a fashion company, advancing women’s freedom of movement through clothing, until the revolution began in 2011.

Ms. Jalabi then shifted to political work, advocating for democracy and gender equality as a founding member of the Syrian Non-Violence Movement. She led events and rallies in support of the Syrian revolution and joined the largest political opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition. She has directed the coalition’s New York office to the UN since 2013.

A passionate advocate for women’s inclusion in the Syrian


peace process, Ms. Jalabi has counseled negotiators for the Syrian opposition as a member of the Women’s Advisory Committee to the talks. In her work with the Syrian Women’s Network and the Syrian Feminist Lobby, she has spearheaded numerous initiatives to expand the political participation of Syrian women and minorities, as well as to increase their presence in the media.

Ms. Jalabi is an independent business owner with degrees in political science from McGill University in Montreal and fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. True to what Syria represents, she has a rich multi-ethnic cultural background and is fluent in English, Arabic, and Circassian.

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required. Please consider a donationAt least ten people were injured, two gravely, as a minivan crashed into a Christmas market in Nantes. The driver attempted to stab himself to death following the crash, a second such incident in the country over the last two days.

Reports on the number of injured were conflicting with Le Figaro suggesting there are 17 casualties, while Focusur.fr reports at least 12 were injured and five are in serious condition.

#Nantes les témoins proches confirme la tentative de suicide au couteau du chauffeur. pic.twitter.com/krEWzSRtH2 — Breaking 3.0 (@Breaking3zero) December 22, 2014

A 37-year-old man "deliberately" drove the van into the market crowded with families and kids, according to local media. After that he attempted to take his life, stabbing himself in the chest several times. A source close to the


investigation told AFP that the man was seriously injured but alive. He was taken to hospital.

Witnesses told L'Express the man was shouting "Allahu Akbar". However, there were conflicting accounts, with witnesses quoted by Reuters denying that these words were pronounced. While some media reports called the incident a “jihadist attack”, this has not been confirmed by officials.

Local prosecutor Brigitte Lamy told journalists it was an "isolated case" and "not a terrorist act."

Lamy said the driver was born in the western French city of Saintes, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of Nantes, but did not disclose the man‘s identity.

The market was closed following the attack and the area was cordoned off.

READ MORE: Driver shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ hits crowds of pedestrians in Dijon

The incident comes a day after amentally unstable driver also shouting "Allahu Akbar" ran into crowds of pedestrians in several separate locations in the French city of Dijon. At least 11 people were injured at that time, two of them seriously.

French prosecutors said the Dijon attacker has had a long history of severe mental illness, receiving psychiatric care over 150 times in the past 13 years, and had no terrorist motives. They found no link between his actions and the Saturday attack in Joue-les-Tours, in which a 20-year-old Burundi national named Bertrand Nzohabonayo injured several policemen with a knife and was shot dead. Nzohabonayo and his 19-year-old brother Brice had reportedly made Facebook posts with radical Islamist statements, and attached Islamic State (IS / ISIS) flag images to some of the posts.


royal blue, over its cover front and back coiled a serpent contrived from diamonds. The head and tail of the serpent formed a knot. It was a symbolic gift from the Prince's temptress, 'La Favorita', his 'little Mrs George'.

Ten years later when Bertie – King Edward VII – died, his widow Queen Alexandra, mindful of the sexual link between her husband and Mrs Keppel, returned the cigarette case to her. In 1936, Mrs Keppel asked Bertie's daughter-in-law Queen Mary to accept it as a gift. It is now in the permanent royal collection of pieces by Fabergé. A fanciful equivalent, had times not changed, would have been for Mrs Keppel's great-granddaughter Camilla Parker-Bowles to have given cufflinks to her lover, the Prince of Wales, engraved with their entwinedAnd Violet when older derided Biarritz as 'the most callous and trivial of French watering places'.

On Easter Sunday they all wore new clothes and in the morning gave presents. Sonia particularly liked the

lovely little jewelled Easter eggs given by Kingy and Sir Ernest, particularly an exquisitely midget one in royal blue enamel, embossed with a diamond 'E' and topped by a tiny crown in gold and rubies.

In the afternoon in a convoy of cars they went for an elaborate picnic. Caesar sat on Violet's knee. In Triple Violette she said she secretly detested the dog, which smelled. Kingy chose the site – usually by the side of the road. Footmen set out lunch: a long table, linen cloths, chairs, china plates, silver cutlery, all sorts of cold food


to their mother whom they would not see for many months. 'The parting with Mama was terrible,' Sonia wrote.

At San Remo they were reunited with George Keppel for a few days. Violet met up with Vita who was still at the Monte Carlo villa. 'I remember admiring to myself the thick plait of her really beautiful hair,' Vita wrote. Violet gave her the ruby she had bought her. She did not waver from her love of Europe, its languages and culture, her desire to live in Paris and to write, her derision of marriage and social conformity, her serious love of Vita. If she saw her unawares the colour drained from her face. Lord Sackville, as a joke, when Vita mentioned seeing Violet, would say: Did she turnInvited and Accepted, Old Men, Young Men, Ladies, Girls. He assigned rooms, recorded proposed lengths of stay and activities and amusements for each day. 'Mama disliked such details,' Sonia said. He arranged swimming sessions, barge expeditions, visits to cheese factories and picture galleries, cycling trips, games of golf, afternoons at the races, picnics on the lawn. He drew up lists of which guests were to travel in which car and provided them with maps, stopwatches and mileometers. Harry Cust called his efforts 'George's summer manoeuvres'.

Summer manoeuvres ended when news came that Germany had invaded Belgium. The journey home, usually a matter of state cabins and leisurely farewells, was chaotic. The privileged class became 'mere units of a struggling crowd, pushing and shoving to board the last boat back


HIGH SCHOOLPlayed baseball at Woodgrove High School in Purcellville, Va... Two-time All-Conference selection as a pitcher... All-Conference selecton as a first baseman... Two-time winner of the Coach's Award.

PERSONALHank Aaron Biggs is the son of James and Jennifer Biggs. First person in his family to attend college... The oldest of eight children and the first in family to attend college ... Business major.head resurfaced, popping up corklike directly to the left of the passing blades, their razor edges fanning at the tip of my nose with unholy menace. My arms followed my head to the surface, and in a moment too instantaneous to process, my left arm was swept into the twisting thrust of the propeller.

A violent yank wrapped the length of my appendage around the propeller head and swept my beautiful arm up into the mechanical process. A second later, it spat me back out and left me in the boat's swirling wake. I was incredulous to be alive, but certain I was missing my left arm from the elbow down.

And yet when my shoulder extended from the water, there was my arm, intact and aloft. Matt, of course,


I'm here to clean a car," I said eagerly, keeping my ear to the receiver.

"One moment," the voice chirped.

The metal gate crawled open before me, and I was admitted. Being allowed into the lion's den was an exhilarating experience, and I really felt like a vital part of the law enforcement family. An older man in civilian clothes met me at the top of the ramp and beckoned me down into the underground. I drove past all the ordinary cars and trucks that the average officer took to work every day and descended down into the fluorescent-lit abyss.

Inside the underground parking garage, rows of gleaming blackand-white police patrol cars sat in lined formation, awaiting use. The man beckoned my big truck into an unused parking space and waitedpiloted a truck in my life. I couldn't see what was behind the tailgate; I didn't know the numerous blind spots; and I wasn't used to sitting quite so high. So backing up wasn't done with a confident, smooth reverse into a casual pull-forward motion. To make matters worse, the parking garage had been built with narrow lanes that would perfectly accommodate normal-size police cruisers but didn't have much space for an oversize truck.

Under Glenn's astonished gaze, I tried to execute a thirty-point turn, creeping dangerously close each time to inserting a tail pipe through various patrol car windshields. My side-view mirrors were only good for seeing Glenn's disgusted face closer than it would normally appear. While I didn't hit any cars that day, I'd once more managed


cleaned out houses infested with mold, spiders, and the potential for raw sewage were not the brightest people on the planet. It especially didn't help that it was a crew full of chatterboxes.

All I needed was an ignorant dumbass like Doug to go foolishly spouting to Rascal that we were secretly splitting up any money we found. It was like that old saying about how three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead. With a team of idiots tearing through the house in pursuit of ill-gotten gains and a snoopy neighbor poking around, I should have known that the job was one giant disaster waiting to happen.

* * *

The second day on the job saw my crew returning to the house without Dirk. TheyCosta Concordia cruise liner captain Francesco Schettino (R) is escorted by an Italian policeman in Grosseto on January 14, 2012. The Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, late on January 13. The Coast Guard ordered Schettino back on the ship to account for how many were left on board.Enzo Russo
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The owner of the Costa Concordia luxury liner that ran aground off the coast of Italy, killing at least six people, said its captain had made "errors of judgment" as the search continued for the missing. The captain was allegedly ordered back on board by the Coast Guard, according to a leading Italian newspaper.Filippo Monteforte
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Audio recording of the conversation between Capt. Francesco Schettino and Port Authority officials


the majority of her tasks
duplicative and unnecessary, thereby making her position obsolete. Because Nieto left
early, defendants never informed her of their decision. After departing on the 14th, Nieto
began a workers’ compensation leave and did not return to work.
       Nieto later applied for unemployment benefits, but the Employment Development
Department (EDD) denied her request on June 25, 2012. On July 3, 2012, Nieto
appealed that decision. In an attached letter, Nieto mentioned disputes among corporate
personnel and unaddressed allegations of defective airplane parts as the reasons she was
forced to leave Avibank; noticeably absent was any reference to overtime issues. A
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) administrative law judge
(ALJ) reversed the EDD. Shortly thereafter, Avibank appealed the reversal. On
October 12, 2012, a second CUIAB ALJ upheld theCHICAGO – Green Bay Packers fan Russell Beckman failed to convince a federal judge that she should order the Chicago Bears to let him wear Packers gear before Sunday's football game between the teams at Soldier Field.

U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall declined Thursday to issue a temporary restraining order requiring the Bears to allow Beckman to wear Packers gear during a Bears season ticket holders' rewards program. He is a Packers fan and a season ticket holder for both teams.

Beckman sued the Bears in June 2017 because the team would not let him wear his Packers garb on the sidelines at Soldier Field, where he participated in a 2016 pregame event as part of the Bears' season ticket holders' rewards program called the Pregame Warm-up Field Credential Experience.


the Bears are so entwined with a public entity — the Chicago Park District — that the Bears must uphold all Soldier Field patrons’ First Amendment rights. And that includes fans of opposing teams."

The Bears agreed with the judge's decision, said Brandon Faber, vice president of communications.

"We are aware and agree with Judge Gottschall's ruling denying the plantiff's motion for a Temporary Restraining Order," Faber wrote in an email.

Attorneys for Beckman filed the request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on Nov. 29 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. They argued the Bears are depriving Beckman of his First Amendment right of freedom of expression.

Beckman argued the requirements of the Bears' operating agreement with the Chicago Park District for SoldierIn the moments before the Cylon attack, Pegasus docked at the Scorpia Fleet Shipyards for a refit. The Command Navigation Program was disabled, and nonessential crewmen were allowed to disembark to see their families in a three month long extended shore-leave. A heavily-armed Cylon squadron jumped in range of the shipyards and fired nuclear missiles at it and the ships docked, destroying two Battlestars and three other ships in the opening minutes. Admiral Cain rushed to the CIC and ordered an immediate decoupling and blind jump to escape the combat area.[3][4]Pegasus found itself past the red line, four or five jumps away from its last position. Following the escape, a ship-wide assessment found some 723 crewmen had perished in the attack. Among its craft, twelve Vipers had been


totally destroyed along with two Raptors, and a further seventeen undefined vehicles declared irreparable.[4]

When a Raptor reconnaissance mission sent to investigate the silence in com traffic confirmed the destruction of the colonies, Pegasus took part in a series of cavalry charges, jumping wherever Cylon forces were massing and engaging them before abandoning the area. Gina Inviere, a Cylon agent, manipulated Admiral Cain into jumping the ship into the vicinity of a Cylon staging post masquerading as a lightly-defended communications relay. Its Vipers were overwhelmed by fifteen squadrons of Raiders and suffered severe casualties. In the heat of the moment, the ship's Executive Officer, Colonel Belzen, refused an order to launch the reserve Vipers, protesting it as a suicide run. He was immediately executed by Admiral Cain, who madeColonel Fisk her new XO.[3][4]

Following the attack, Pegasus detected a small refugee fleet of civilian craft. Seeing the civilian fleet as a tactical risk, she instead had the ships cannibalised for spare parts and engineers impressed under threat of their families' murder by marines. The fifteen ships were quickly abandoned, lacking FTL capability to escape from any passing Cylon raiders.[3][4]

Several months after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, Pegasus prepared for a major operation to cut off a Cylon fleet it had been shadowing. When it jumped ahead to stage an ambush, it instead made contact with a large civilian fleet protected by Galactica, an older Battlestar which had escaped destruction due to never being networked. Though there was initially much rejoice for the arrival of Pegasus, its