that
plaintiff was not entitled to injunctive relief. Plaintiff did not demonstrate that she would prevail
on the merits of her claim because she failed to produce any actual evidence of election fraud.
She relied on her affidavit outlining what she observed on Election Day regarding the absentee
ballots. But the processing of absentee ballots was fully explained by the affidavit of Daniel A.
Baxter, the director of the City of Detroit Department of Elections. 2 Consequently, there was no
evidence to show that the photocopy procedure was a violation of the manual, that it had an
effect on the election, or that the election results were based on fraud. Thus, plaintiff did not
demonstrate that she would suffer irreparable harm if the absentee ballots were not enjoined from
inclusion in the election results. Hammel, 297 MichOn Election Day, the ballots and applications were
delivered to the counting boards at Cobo Hall. All of the applications were kept on a centrally
located table. Absentee ballots were picked up from the post office throughout the day of the
election, and processed in the same manner by the Absentee Voter Processing Board at Cobo
Hall. Once the signature on an envelope was verified against the signature on an application in
the QVF, the envelope was delivered to the counting board, and the application was deposited on
the centrally located table.

        Absentee voters may also hand deliver their ballots on election day, to the City Clerk’s
office at the Department of Elections Office on West Grand Boulevard. These “walk-in” ballots
were stamped with the date, the signature on


and their corresponding applications be delivered
to the counting boards. Baxter attested that ballots received before Election Day were sent to
Cobo Hall with their applications the day before the election. The ballots and the applications
were kept on separate tables. Ballots received by mail or hand delivered on Election Day were
processed, and then each ballot and its corresponding application were also delivered to Cobo
Hall. The photocopying of the envelopes was a permissible, tailored step added for
administrative preference by the Department of Elections. See Chapter 8 of the Election
Officials’ Manual (“[T]he processing steps may be tailored to meet administrative
preferences . . . .”).

        The photocopy was merely used by the processing board to record the date that the ballot
was returned; the signature on anskills in school to successfully apply to college of their choice. In terms of higher education, more than 90% of students at universities are foreigners which proves that UAE has become a desired educational destination for students from all over the world. Having such a high concentration of international colleges has its influence on the image of the country in the world, as well as hugely helps to bring changes to the field. Therefore, the educational system becomes more modern. New approaches to studying are used, and everyone seems happy to forget about old-school educational methods.

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Rehabilitation Services for the Blind. Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 116. The letter states:
"Ms. Davis applied for services through Rehabilitation Services for the Blind and she was provided training in the areas of homemaking and mobility although the latter was extremely limited due to noncommital on the part of Ms. Davis. We went so far as to discuss employment options with her but she didn't feel she was ready. Her case was eventually closed in 1990 and we have had no contact with her since then."
On April 7, 1992 defendant contacted Crawford & Co. and requested a 1 Point Medical/Vocational Assessment regarding the plaintiff. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 114-15.
On or about May 22, 1992 Crawford & Co. submitted its written assessment on the plaintiff. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 108-113.This report indicated that plaintiff and her husband had acquired ownership of a cosmetology school in Arkansas. The report further notes that a personal interview with the plaintiff revealed that she had past cosmetology experience and was presently attempting to obtain her cosmetology license in Arkansas. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 110-11. She indicated to the interviewer that she had already passed several portions of the Arkansas state boards. The report further notes that plaintiff had extensive experience not only as a cosmetologist and an insurance agent, but also as a office medical assistant in Dr. Saengsamran's office. The report concluded that given the plaintiff's past work history and the skills acquired, plus a strong motivation to return to the work force, plaintiff should be able to re-enter the


work force. However, the report did note that such a re-entry could be "delayed" by the plaintiff's own fears and apprehensions concerning her limitations, and her reluctance to learn Braille. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 110-11. After receiving this report, defendant requested further information from Crawford & Co. regarding the plaintiff's ownership of the cosmetology school and her pursuit of a cosmetology license in Arkansas. By letter dated August 7, 1992, Crawford & Co. reported that information received from the Arkansas Cosmetology Board Office indicated that plaintiff had passed the written portion of her exams in January 1992, but had failed to pass the demonstration portion of her exams on two occasions. It reported that plaintiff could continue attempting to pass the demonstration portion until January 1993, after whichshe would have to retake both the written and demonstration portions of the exam to obtain her Arkansas license. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 97-99. The follow-up report also indicates that the investigator contacted the plaintiff several times by telephoning her at her and her husband's business, Dave's Classic Beauty School at 224 West Main, in Blythesville, Arkansas. The investigator states that plaintiff answered the phone each time he called the school and "[s]he implies she is at the school most days, even though she's unable to drive." Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 98. The investigator further states "[s]he indicated she was very discouraged and frustrated with the Arkansas Cosmetology Board. She is of the opinion they have treated her unfavorably. She also noted for this reason, she will not


Equifax submitted a preliminary investigation report on the plaintiff. It reported that plaintiff was now living in Caruthersville, Mo. and that she, her husband, son, and daughter-in-law had recently purchased a tavern in Caruthersville. The report states that "[t]hey are active in operating the tavern. She goes to the tavern on a daily basis and spends her day with her husband." The report fails to detail the plaintiff's activities at the tavern because evidently plaintiff had not been at the tavern for several days due to the hospitalization of her husband in Memphis, Tennessee. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 90-91. Following receipt of this report, defendant decided to direct Equifax to carry out a surveillance of the plaintiff in order to ascertain what activities she carried out on adaily basis, especially while at the tavern. On May 28, 1993 Equifax forwarded to defendant its report on a surveillance of the plaintiff carried out on May 21, 1995. In a letter accompanying the report, the investigator[2] states that he personally observed the plaintiff at her tavern. He states:
"Claimant was active during the afternoon of the surveillance and was observed constantly for the period of approximately 2½ hours. During the course of the surveillance, the claimants (sic) activities included operating a cash register and making change, waiting on customers, mixing drinks, and preparing food."
Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 79. The report itself contains a detailed statement of plaintiff's activities at the tavern during the surveillance period[3], and details of conversations the investigator had with the plaintiff, her husband, their


daughter-in-law, and various customers at the tavern. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 80-84. The investigator also reports that the plaintiff was observed wearing green-colored contact lenses.
On June 29, 1993 the defendant requested updated medical information from plaintiff's attending physician, Dr. Saengsamran. Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 77. Dr. Saengsamran returned medical reports to the defendant in response to that request. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 72-76. However, defendant still needed an updated Attending Physician's Supplemental Statement form from Dr. Saengsamran. He submitted this form, dated July 29, 1993. On the form he noted that plaintiff was totally disabled for her job with the defendant as an insurance agent; however, she was not totally disabled for "any other work". He also states that plaintiff "can not see, she has help most ofdefendant of this request. Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 47. Dr. Saengsamran returned the November 12th letter to defendant with only the handwritten notation "Ms. Davis is disabled for any other work". Defendant's Exhibit A, pg. 45.
Ms. Davis' file was again circulated among the members of the Disability Committee. Affidavit of Oakley Williams. On December 21, 1993 the Committee met and decided to stand by its initial decision to terminate Ms. Davis' long-term disability benefits. Her appeal was then referred to the Appeals Review Committee. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 40-41. On or about January 5, 1994 the Appeals Review Committee decided to deny plaintiff's appeal. This was communicated to her by letter dated January 6, 1994. Defendant's Exhibit A, pgs. 35-39. The letter simply states that after a "full


upon interviews with her and analysis of her work history, was generally a positive one for her. The reports showed that her visual impairment was not a complete obstacle to her re-entering the work force. Finally, the surveillance showed that plaintiff was actively engaged in the daily operations of her tavern and carrying out activities which indicated that her visual limitations were not totally disabling under the terms of the Plan.
Plaintiff contends that since the letters denying her long-term benefits did not specifically reference the Crawford & Co. reports, defendant is precluded from using them as supporting evidence for its decision. She further contends that the defendant was required to obtain a vocational-education expert's opinion that plaintiff was presently capable, in light of her visual impairment, to performUS Army outlines VTOL UAV needs

19 January, 2011

SOURCE: Flight International

BY: Gayle Putrich

Washington DC

In the same January speech in which US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listed Pentagon programmes to be cut in an attempt to save hundreds of billions of dollars, several ambitious new efforts were also mentioned, including the US Army's vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle programme.

Although endorsed by Gates, the army's VTOL UAV requirements are still a glimmer in the Pentagon's eye.

"There isn't a requirements document at this time," says Col Bill Morris, director of army aviation in the office of the deputy chief of staff. "There are a lot of concepts."

Tasked with writing the requirement is Col Robert Sova, training and doctrine capability manager for unmanned aircraft systems. Sova expects to have a


capability development document - which lays out the key performance parameters of a system and ultimately guides its development - completed in the first half of 2011.

The army has attempted to acquire a VTOL UAV before. Known at the time as the Class IV UAS, it was part of the ultimately doomed Future Combat Systems effort, cancelled in 2009. But a future army VTOL UAV would be a "different, broader, big-army type of requirement", says Col Randolph Rotte, chief of the aviation division, US Army G-8 Force Development, not necessarily following the "very specific mission set" envisaged for FCS.

Several army officials at the AUSA Aviation 2011 conference cited a desire to fulfil certain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) requirements with a VTOL UAV as a major driver forvarious diseases including cancer and infectious diseases, and has been used for thousands of years and is still being used. Several herbal medicines have been used to prevent and treat virus infections and immune enhance immunity (Cha et al., [@B2]). Currently, research is being conducted worldwide to search for antiviral materials using traditional medicinal plants. In addition, the emergence of tolerance to existing antiviral agents calls for the development of new candidates, and there is an increasing interest in the development of antiviral agents using traditional medicinal plants. Expensive antiviral agents are still a burden on developing countries, and effective and cheap antiviral agents are one of the world\'s top priorities for drug development. In addition, natural products derived from medicinal plants play a role as one of


block of Weavertown Road. He was turned over to Lebanon County juvenile authorities.

North Londonderry

Fire Alarm: Palmyra Citizens Fire Co. was dispatched at 10:57 a.m. Monday to Palmyra Area High School, 1125 Park Drive. The box was in service three minutes later.

South Annville

Fire Alarm: Crews from the Annville-Cleona Fire District, Palmyra's Citizens Fire Co. and fire police were dispatched at 2:10 p.m. Monday to Annville-Cleona High School, 500 S. White Oak St., for a water flow alarm.

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Fire Alarm: Newmanstown Volunteer Fire Co. was dispatched at 5:08 p.m. Monday to 20 N. Third St., Womelsdorf Borough.Dublin City Center Proposes Major Pedestrian Overhaul

Dublin City Council recently unveiled a plan that, if accepted, will radically change traffic patterns in front of Trinity College and allow for easier flow of pedestrians. Under the proposed changes, College Green, the major thoroughfare that flows directly to the college’s gates, will be transformed into a large pedestrian plaza.

A new, wider pedestrian crossing will connect the entrance to Trinity with the College Green walkway. The College Green plaza would block all vehicular traffic from crossing from the Green to Dame Street. Cars, buses, and taxis will run north and south along the Luas line (currently under construction, which will connect the city’s north and south lines) in front of the Trinity gates.

The plan is still in early discussion stages, as


their views on Brexit.

However, to date, no such concerns have been reported in Pembrokeshire.

In Ebbw Vale, the community is ready for Brexit and want to leave on March 29:

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The spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said talking to councillors on the ground, as representatives of communities, was the best way to highlight any potential tensions.

They said: "We are preparing for the operational impact of a no-deal Brexit, including the impact of delays at borders and ports, potential for protest and disorder, and civil contingencies."

Pembrokeshire has three significant ports - at Fishguard, Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven.

It also has the large Pembroke oil refinery.

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In January, Dafydd Llewellyn, the police and crimecommissioner for Dyfed-Powys Police, said he had "put bids in to ensure specific resources are in place" after Brexit, referring to the potential risk of civil unrest.

His bid, which was subsequently agreed, means ‘public order units’ will be on standby after March 29 in Pembrokeshire.

A public order unit, also known as a police support unit, is a unit of police officers who are specially-trained to deal with situations where crowds of people may be involved.

Gwent Police and North Wales Police said it was "business as usual" and they had not issued a similar letter or made plans for public order units to go on standby at the end of March.

South Wales Police said it was considering worst-case scenarios to inform its planning for a no-deal Brexit.

A spokesman said:


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mopping, interior window cleaning, light laundry, moving in and moving out cleaning, sweeping, stove and refrigerator cleaning, and other general and office cleaningStates District Court for the Southern District of New York (Civil Action No. 92 Civ. 4955) (the "New York lawsuit"). Both this action and the New York lawsuit involve the same two United States patents, Nos. 3,795,902 (the '902 patent) and 3,891,794 (the '794 patent) which are owned by ORC.
On July 22, 1992, when ORC filed this action, it also filed a Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in Capitol's New York lawsuit. A hearing on ORC's Motion to Dismiss in the New York lawsuit was held on September 18, 1992, before the Honorable Gerard L. Goettell, and a decision is pending.
Capitol's time to answer or otherwise respond to this action was extended by Stipulation of the parties to August 28, 1992, at which time Capitol


Capitol that after a verdict was rendered in Time Warner and depending on the nature of the verdict, the settlement discussions might continue. Id. at p. 5. ORC alleges that after it obtained a favorable verdict in the Time Warner suit, in June 1992, it accordingly, on July 2, 1992, sent correspondence to Capitol informing them of its favorable result in Time Warner and requesting further discussions. Id. at p. 6.
On July 2, 1992, the same day ORC sent its letter, Capitol Records, Inc. filed the New York lawsuit against ORC seeking a declaratory judgment with regard to the validity of the '902 and '794 patents. ORC argues, in essence, that the precipitous legal action taken by Capitol Records, Inc. was an effort by Capitol to avoid beingGet all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.

An Indiana man has been charged criminally with violating the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order after he crashed his pickup and was arrested on a drunk driving charge.

The wreck Wednesday was a few hours after the stay-at-home order, aimed at containing the rapidly spreading coronavirus, went into effect.

A Monroe County deputy was on patrol when he discovered a Ford pickup that had crashed into some trees, the Indiana Daily Student reported.

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Police said the pickup was being driven by 20-year-old Joseph Baker who wasn't injured but who smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test, according to the newspaper.

Monroe County Sheriff Capt.


Ed has also been performing many gigs around town with his trio which includes Doug Rolph on acoustic bass and Steward Forscher on drums. Recent trio gigs included GAB Robins North America at the Gwinnett Center, several gigs at the Capital City Club and Global Imports BMW where the a new BMW model was introduced. The Global Import event included coverage by local television stations. Ed’s trio is available for all kinds of events and special occasions.UPDATE ON APRIL 9: An autopsy report concluded the death was an accident, caused by drinking and blunt force injuries to the head. Because of the report, the police department is no longer investigating the death as suspicious.

Police were conducting a "suspicious death" investigation in the East Village on Monday evening after a body was found in a luxury high-rise building, the San Diego Police Department said.

Officers responded to a unit on the 40th floor of an apartment building near the 1200 block of 9th Avenue around 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

One of the victim's friends called for a welfare check, saying they had not seen the person in over a week, SDPD Sgt. Michelle Velovich said.

Upon arrival officers found a deceased man in his 40s with upper body


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In October, four students presented their research project at the national conference for the Biomedical Engineering Society at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Over 5,000 scientists from across the United States and Canada attended the conference.

Recently at the 2019 Sustainable Jersey for Schools awards ceremony in Atlantic City, Brimm Medical Arts High School won the Sustainability Champion Award in the high school category. Through efforts to recycle, reduce energy, conserve water, and create a greener society, Brimm achieved the highest number of points.

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was born in 1908. According to records, she married her husband in 1930. He was also born in Poland. She was able to come to the United States and both are listed as living in New York on the 1940 census. They did not have any children. My grandfather first went to Columbia after the war and his brother to Israel. They both eventually came to the United States, married, and had two children. Each had a son and a daughter. My grandfather and his brother did not speak about the horrors they experienced. It was in their past, too painful to remember, and they didn’t want to upset their children. They just wanted to move on.

For a long time, I thought most of his family died duringthe Holocaust. Growing up, I heard about a cousin that survived; she was only four years old when her family left Germany. I finally decided to contact this cousin. That phone call led to a trip to Florida to meet her and learn there were more survivors and generations of family I did not know about.

“Yes, there were many of us that survived.”

Hilda, my grandfather’s cousin, is now 85 years old and lives in Florida. She was born in Berlin, Germany and is the youngest of four children. Hilda was only four years old when she and her family escaped Nazi Germany. Visiting her was surreal. She had so many stories, through oral history and books, that she shared with me. She has visited Berlin, where she and


our family lived. Her research traces my family back to the 1830s. It connected so many missing links I thought I would never find.

It felt like my grandfather was back and his story had a voice again.

In Hilda’s possession were many books. My family is originally from Brooklyn, New York and I grew up in North Jersey. I moved to South Jersey in 2006 and couldn’t believe that I had distant cousins that settled in South Jersey after the Holocaust. Two of the books were published by Stockton University, which is only 45 minutes away from where I now live. My family’s history was at my fingertips and I was eager to learn more.

The family photos showed me what they looked like and the pages were the voicesto their story.

The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University was happy to help and share what they knew about my family. When you first walk into their center, their walls are filled with pictures of survivors interviewed for a book they published.

More voices to tell a story.

Phillip Goldfarb. Photo courtesy of the Sam and Sara Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University

In the gallery is a picture of Phillip Goldfarb. Phillip survived the Siberian and Kazakhstan work camps. After the war, he returned to Europe looking for family. He later immigrated to the United States and settled in South Jersey. Phillip also published his brother Julius‘ diary, detailing his own experiences. The diary was found after Julius died.

The books written by Phillip Goldfarb. Published


by Stockton University, New Jersey

Goldfarb, my grandfather’s name.

Although he is a distant cousin, I couldn’t believe I was seeing that name again and it was connected to my family. This man, his family, all connected to Hilda, who is connected to my grandfather. There were more survivors. Through their voices, I can better understand my family’s story and feel connected to my grandfather once again.

Phillip passed away in 2013 at the age of 91. Below are more resources about Phillip.

Alone No More is a video by Stockton University in 2007. Phillip is first seen at 1:20 minutes and again at 7:58 minutes.

On Friday, June 21, staff, friends and family honored the Class of 2019! Earlier in May, our seniors and juniors had a beautiful prom at the Collingswood
352 F.Supp.2d 173 (2005)
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
v.
Angel GONZALEZ-MENDEZ, aka "Pito," Moraima Maldonado-Martinez, aka "Moraima," Francisco Lopez-Acevedo, aka "Frankie," Defendants.
No. CR.04-217(PG).
United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.
January 14, 2005.
*174 Juan R. Acevedo-Cruz, Juan R. Acevedo Cruz Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Angel Gonzalez-Mendez, also known as Pito, Defendant.
Jayson N. Ramos-Perez, Juan A. Pedrosa-Trapaga, Juan A. Pedrosa Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Moraima Maldonado-Martinez, also known as Moraima, Defendant.
Joannie Plaza-Martinez, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, PR, for Edwin Roman Malpica-Garcia, also known as Jose Luis Santiago-Garcia, also known as Winchi, also known as Atsu, also known as Alenjandro Malpica-Garcia, also known as Edwin Roman Malpica-Garcia, also known as Sombra, Defendant.
Benjamin Ortiz-Belaval, Ortiz & Rodriguez Law Office, San Juan, PR, for William Valentin-Manon, also known as Rafael


Valentin-Manon, also known as Rafael Valentin-Manor, also known as William Valentin-Manor, Defendant.
Ramon L. Garay-Medina, Garay Medina Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Alexis Garcia-Heredia, also known as Alex, also known as Alexis, Defendant.
Francisco Acevedo-Padilla, Acevedo Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Francisco Lopez-Acevedo, also known as Frankie, Defendant.
Lynn M. Doble-Salicrup, United States Attorney's Office, San Juan, for USA, Plaintiff.

OPINION AND ORDER
JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
Before the Court is the government's motion for an expedited hearing regarding the source of defendants' attorney fees. (Docket No. 65) Upon careful review of the motion (id.), defendant Gonzalez-Mendez' response thereto (Docket No. 92), the law, and the record of the case, for the reasons set forth hereunder, the motion is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND
In May of 2004, several men prominently bearing firearms entered theFor Otto Porter, it’s two seasons and done for the Georgetown forward. Porter made his announcement at a 3 p.m. ET news conference.

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It’s a daring departure, and one which John and Jen for the most part carries off very well. The first thing this production has going for it is a terrific cast. Emily Jewell is outstanding as Jen, singing confidently and acting effectively even as she traverses the several decades that pass for her character in the course of the action. As John (Act 1) and John (Act 2), Tad Murroughs is also terrific, singing, acting, and dancing with just the right mixture of intensity and spontaneity. Director Samantha Eve


Socotra Island's beautiful and bizarre landscape

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Isolated from continental land masses for 18 million years, Yemen's Socotra Island showcases an alien-like landscape with unusual plants and animals, such as the blood dragon tree, pictured, and desert rose. Its high degree of biodiversity has earned it the name the "Galápagos of the Indian Ocean."

Isolated from continental land masses for 18 million years, Yemen's Socotra Island showcases an alien-like landscape with unusual plants and animals, such as the blood dragon tree, pictured, and desert rose. Its high degree of biodiversity has earned it the name the "Galápagos of the Indian Ocean." (Piotr Kot)

Socotra is the largest of four islands of the Socotra Archipelago. Its long geographic isolation has given rise to an abundance of flora and fauna found only onthe island. Of Socotras 825 plant species, 37% are endemic. Ninety percent of its reptile and 95% of its land snail species are also unique to the island. Not surprisingly, Socotra is increasingly popular with eco-tourists.

Socotra is the largest of four islands of the Socotra Archipelago. Its long geographic isolation has given rise to an abundance of flora and fauna found only on the island. Of Socotras 825 plant species, 37% are endemic. Ninety percent of its reptile and 95% of its land snail species are also unique to the island. Not surprisingly, Socotra is increasingly popular with eco-tourists. (Piotr Kot)


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1969 and the Rise of Barisan Nasional

After the 1969 racial riots, the UMNO Malay elites (and a sizable number of the Malay intelligentsia) decided that treating non-Malays as political equals (i.e., the Malayan Alliance model) was a mistake. They saw the rapid development of the Malay community (“to catch up with the Chinese”) as contingent on massive government intervention in all political and economic spheres. Two crucial political events took place to ensure this.

First, UMNO told everyone that it was only willing to reconvene parliament, which had been suspended after the riots, if laws were passed to make it illegal to question the status of Islam, the special position of the Malays, the Malay language, and the Malay sultans. Second in 1973, the Malayan Alliance


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RuPaul is hoping to take “Drag Race” to every corner of the world. With multiple international versions of the reality competition series on the air, RuPaul was asked at the Creativefrom the standpoint of confrontation," the spokesperson said.

According to the diplomat, there are no absolutely safe situations in the world, but similarly no state should protect its own interests to the detriment of others.

"The United States must help maintain global stability jointly with China and Russia," Geng Shuang concluded.

US National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats earlier told the Senate Intelligence Committee that "China and Russia pose the greatest espionage and cyber-attack threats." According to him, the two countries "seek to expand their global influence, they are eroding once well-established security norms and increasing the risk of regional conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and East Asia." According to the US, China is allegedly the biggest threat for global network security.


quickly in the past. Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber, for instance, played the week after a meniscus surgery in 2008.

"So much of it has to do with how he does during the course of the week," Meyer said Friday during his required pregame news conference. "The trainers and doctors are very involved. And it's not finished. He's still 24 hours out. I've had a player do it before, that was scoped earlier in the week and played. Then I've had others that can't. And the body has to react a certain way. And his has been very positive."

Meyer said Barrett threw the ball on Wednesday and practiced Thursday. That is not what every player would be able to do in this situation.

"That's not normal," Meyer said. "It takes arare individual, because there is a pain threshold. Also, you start talking about 15 hours a day of treatment, which is what he did, I can't say that's normal. Because it's not. I've had players have similar type things happen, they're out two, three weeks.

"But he's not normal."

Barrett said he had been dealing with a knee issue all season, aggravating it against Indiana in the season opener. He hurt it again when he was bumped on the sideline by what he thinks was a camera man while warming up on the sideline before the Michigan game.

Barrett twisted the knee again in the third quarter and left the game and didn't return. Backup Dwayne Haskins relieved Barrett and the Buckeyes went on to a 31-20 win. Haskins will be


to pursue their dreams of playing in the NFL.

The one player that I really want to see get an opportunity to play on Sundays is Georgia Southern do-it-all player Jayson Foster (see his awesome moves on YouTube). Despite his smallish size this mighty mite is explosive, elusive, and speedy. Foster had a rather eventual college career as three different coaches bounced him around playing quarterback, running back, wide receiver and kick returner. In 2007, college football’s ultimate utility man stepped under center producing 1,844 yards and passing for 1,203 as a senior, joining the rare 1,000 yards passing and rushing in the same season club.

Scored twenty-four total touchdowns plus passed for six more while winning the 2007 Walter Payton award in the FCS Division of college football. Thefirst-team All-Southern Conference player is one of few players in the nation who has run, thrown and caught touchdown passes and taken back both punts and kickoffs for touchdowns. He definitely will get a long look in his rookie season as a “Slash” type return man due to his versatility and the success in 2007 of Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns). Had 50 catches for 661 yards and two touchdowns during his college career, which should help in his development as a receiver. Also is the holder on field goals/extra points and is great on trick plays.

People I have talked to say he is a quick learner who should have no trouble digesting an NFL playbook. Was exceptional at his Pro Day lifting 225 pounds an amazing 11 times,


down season for Donovan McNabb much like the overall franchise. Coming back from his third season ending injury was tough as McNabb attacked his rehab and was able to be on the field from the start of training camp. But other than the Detroit game he was slow coming out of the gate. After a justifiable rounding back into form period, McNabb returned from an ankle injury amidst fan calls for Kevin Kolb to finish strong going 3-1 in his last four games. In those games his numbers (96-147, 995 yards, 65%, 6 TDs, 1 INT, 96.2 QB rating with an additional 101 yards rushing) were definitely close to his usual Pro Bowl form. With McNabb entering his 10th season, which is hard to believe some may benot ready to give up on him. Hunt needs to come to camp ready to work and prove he was worth his selection. Also in the mix is former 3rd round selection in 2005 Ryan Moats, who looked destined to be somewhere else before badly breaking his ankle in preseason. As stated earlier with the great depth in this year’s draft class look for a running back to be selected by Eagles and hopefully he will have some kick return skills. The FB starter in 2007 was Thomas Tapeh and he left via free agency leaving an opportunity for someone else. I think the Eagles thinking in signing Dan Klecko to replace Tapeh was that they wanted a more physical blocker in the backfield. The interesting thing about


in ‘07). You can’t blame the Eagles for retaining the services of their former second-round pick in 2003, but many fans and media are asking is the often injured player worth it. The fact that Smith struggled through an injury-plagued 2007 campaign where he had 22 receptions for 236 yards and one touchdown in only 10 games (sports hernia) plus the signing of Kris Wilson and the emergence of Brent Celek definitely have put “make or break” expectations on the former Rutgers product. With an emphasis on a field stretching tight end throughout the NFL especially in the NFC East division — Cowboys perennial Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten, Redskins emerging tight end Chris Cooley, and the Giants combo of Jeremy Shockey and Kevin Boss – allconsistent level and continued his amazing consecutive game streak to 176 games. Runyan, who continues to be a huge proponent of the run is a solid teammate on and off the field, where he is involved in too many community events to list. With Runyan’s stellar career seeming to be coming to the end (will be 35 in November) the Eagles need to start thinking about his replacement. The interior of the Birds off-season line starts with big center Jamal Jackson. In his second season, the former undfrafted free agent out of Delaware State was good, but not as dominant as in ’06. I heard that there were some missed assignments that led to others having to compensate. It will be interesting to see if the Eagles bring


in another center via the draft or free agency to push the 27-year old pivot, but expect Jackson to comeback strong this year. The LG spot should be the main position of competition on the O-line in the ’08 season. Todd Herremans is the current the starter, but the former small college offensive tackle sometimes struggled with penalties and inside pressure. An evaluator that I talked to said the third year guard plays “too high” at times. Ready to battle Herremans for the potentially open guard spot is former second round pick in 2006 Max Jean-Gilles. The big former Georgia road grader is easily the Eagles nastiest O-lineman. The day I was at camp, Jean-Gilles got in the best donnybrook of the Lehigh session battling even without hishelmet. The big lineman (6’4, 355) will need to work on his conditioning going into camp. LT William Thomas had another solid season to follow-up a dominating performance in 2006. The only question that surrounds the 33-year old veteran (34 in November) is whether he will continue to play after his contract runs out after 2008. Thomas has battled through blood clots and a bum should to team with Runyan as a great bookend combination. However the former 1998 first round pick and safety Brian Dawkins are last two player links to the bygone Ray Rhodes era. The among the backups third-year player Winston Justice, who will be called upon to spell Runyan and Thomas if needed, but some evaluators are starting to question his high draft grade.


sacks. The effort of Juqua Parker (formerly Thomas) is good and he produced 5 sacks in a limited role, but I am not sure he is a starter. This year will be a real test for second-year player Victor Abiamiri as the 2nd round pick from 2007 needs to take a step up. Abiamiri is expected to be a big two-way end that can play the run and get after the passer. After watching his former college teammate Justin Tuck terrorize the NFL on the way to a Super Championship with the Giants that should light a fire under Abiamiri. The team rightfully cutting ties with Kearse after another season where his knee didn’t allow him to perform. Kearse went back to the Titans after his release leavingthe draft. Also with the great effort shown by linebacker Chris Gocong while playing defensive end versus the Patriots (1 sack) expect him to be used more rushing the passer as a DE. Other players that will go to camp are Xzavie Jackson and AJ Schable

DT – For years the Eagles Defensive Tackles have been a point of contention as this unit had problems stopping the run in the past. However In 2007 this group was nasty as all the teams high draft picks came to play and contribute. The defensive tackles were stout and were a major reason that the Eagles finished ranked 7th in rushing yards (1533) for the regular season. Mike Patterson a first round selection in 2005 finally showed the quick penetrating style that


the Eagles expected from him when they signed him to a huge extension in the 2006 season. Patterson had a solid season producing 67 tackles and 4 sacks. The former USC lineman’s effort and value cannot just be shown in his numbers as he teamed with Broderick Bunkley to form one of the young rising defensive tackle tandems in the NFL. Speaking of Bunkley, after a frustrating rookie year in green, the muscular stout defensive tackle flashed his first round pedigree. Bunkley got out of the Birds’ doghouse by coming to work in shape and ready to contribute finishing with 3 sacks plus occupying blockers. Now that the young guys can be considered veterans, it is time to lead. Despite a bad penalty against the Dallas Cowboys, Lajuanleading the team in tackles, but the team realized that he is best served playing on the outside. Gaither will be counted on to fly around the ball and produce more than Spikes (only 1 sack, 0 INTs). Former 2006 3rd Round pick Chris Gocong made it back to the field after a rookie season lost to injury and seemed to be getting more comfortable as the season went on. The third year pro, who is still learning, will continue to work on his coverage of tight ends and hopefully the coaching staff will find more chances for the former small college sack leader to get after the passer. The addition as Rocky Boiman as the extra coverage linebacker and special teams ace should definitely give a shot


Eagle. The Eagles tried to replace Hood with Will James, but the former Giant was not up to the task. James’ struggles opened the door for Joselio Hanson, who after hanging around in the past came in to provide solid nickel coverage. Nick Graham (training camp surprise), Tanard Davis (very fast player signed from the Panthers practice squad) and Therrian Fontenot round out the group. The team will definitely be looking to add at least one corner to their Dime, Nickel, and training camp roster. I would like the Birds to bring in a mid-level player from this year’s talent rich CB group that has return skills.

Safeties – After a season where veteran Brian Dawkins missed a lot of time due to injury (stinger), the Eagles struggled tofind consistent play from this group. Dawkins is predicting a return to his Pro Bowl form, but with the veteran entering his 13th season it maybe tough. I believe many of Dawkins struggles are due to the fact his partner in the back two Sean Considine also missed time with injuries in ’07. Considine is an effort player, but he often throws his body in the mix and pays for it. Quintin Mikelle played well as a fill-in, but he is best a swing player and special teams demon. Hard-hitting JR Reed was re-signed and hopefully the tough safety will continue playing well on special teams plus adding depth. Marcus Paschal is also on the roster, but he will have to battle any rookie the Birds bring in.


(2 for 10 from beyond 40 including an alarming 1 for 6 between 40 to 49 yards). With the former Pro Bowl at 34 years of age, it maybe time to look for his eventual replacement. One of the best stories of the 2007 season was the improving play of former Australian Rules player Saverio Rocca. The big Aussie produced a 42 yard average and the team seems to have confidence in his ability to improve in 2008. With the Eagles valuing “ball security” over playmaking ability they have been at the lower end of the return game. Finding a return specialist is paramount in the draft as continually the Eagles had one of the longest field in the NFL (29.08 yard line for a ranking of 25th)1 fumble recovery. Led the Tigers and finished third in the SEC with a career-high six interceptions.

4th Round (131) – Jermichael Finley, Texas, TE, 6-5, 250, 4.62

The Eagles have been active in the off-season at this position bringing Kris Wilson, but Finley is an intriguing player. The redshirt sophomore is raw, but he may be the best athlete among this year’s Tight Ends. The big athletic player had 45 receptions for 575 yards and two touchdowns in 2007. At this point in his career the 21-year old maybe a pass catcher only due to his fluid hands, but he is also a willing blocker. Since Finley probably needed another year, he is still learning the game but in a couple years from now he has the upside to


defensive player of the year is a disruptive force with great up field closing speed. An excellent athlete with quickness, strength, and power. Likes to hit and delivers a blow in a forceful manner. Though he may be a ‘tweener in some books look for Johnson to contribute first on special teams and in pass rushing situation. In 2007, Johnson in 11 games produced 112 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks. The Division II player held his own nicely against the big boys in the East-West Shrine game and in the All-Star game’s practices. Had 39.5 sacks in his college career.

6th Round (184) – Jacob Hester, LSU, FB, 5-11, 230, 4.63

Hester is a versatile high character running back that played halfback and fullback for the Nationalto harness (said to have posted a 4.16 in a workout according to an internet report). Should contribute right away on special teams and in the return game.

6th Round (200) – Joe Fields, FS, Syracuse, 6-0, 205, 4.49

Could be a great “find” for the Eagles as a combo safety and special teams contributor. When Fields entered Syracuse he was supposed to be the next Donovan McNabb at quarterback, but he developed into an NFL worthy free safety playing the position in his final three seasons (25 consecutive starts) for the Orange. The 2007 All-BIG EAST Second Teamer finished the season tied for sixth in The BIG EAST Conference with 97 tackles (53 solo), he also had four interceptions and one fumble recovery. Fields is a tough senior leadership


game, the Heisman and possibly a high round draft grade when he tore the ACL in his left knee this past December. The Oregon Senior has attacked his rehab and in talking to his agent, he is ahead of schedule. Great athlete who also played baseball for the Atlanta Braves organization. In 2007, the All PAC 10 passer threw for 2,136 yards while completing 67.7% of his passes for 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also ran for 583 yards and nine touchdowns as well. He will need to bulk up his thin frame in the NFL.

Despite his smallish size this mighty mite is explosive, elusive, and speedy. Foster had a rather eventual college career as three different coaches bounced him around playing quarterback, running back, widereceiver and kick returner. In 2007, college football’s ultimate utility man stepped under center producing 1,844 yards and passing for 1,203 as a senior, joining the rare 1,000 yards passing and rushing in the same season club. Scored twenty-four total touchdowns plus passed for six more while winning the 2007 Walter Payton award in the FCS Division of college football. The first-team All-Southern Conference player is one of few players in the nation who has run, thrown and caught touchdown passes and taken back both punts and kickoffs for touchdowns. He definitely will get a long look in his rookie season as a “Slash” type return man due to his versatility and the success in 2007 of Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns). Had 50 catches for 661 yards and


if you have talent the NFL will find you with their gaggle of scouts, assistant coaches, GM’s, and others scanning the country for players. With the emergence of small school guys like Eagles RB Brian Westbrook (Villanova), Ravens DB David Pittman (Northwestern State), Colts DB Antoine Bethea (Howard), and many others the NFL finds players everywhere.

San Diego QB Josh Johnson – The Oakland, California native is from the University of San Diego and not the bigger San Diego State. But Johnson (6′3, 215) is extremely well known going into the draft after a senior season where he tossed a school record 43 touchdowns (only 1 INT) while ranking first in the nation in total offense (4,040 yards) and broke the NCAA record for passing efficiency (176.7). His postseason has been even more noteworthy as he was the MVP at the East-West Shrine game and ran an eye-popping 4.55 seconds in the forty at the Combine. At the Combine after his blazing time he was hurt by back spasms that affected his throwing, but at his March Pro Day workout he got redemption. In front of about 20 NFL team evaluators including head coaches Norv Turner of San Diego and Carolina’s John Fox, Johnson threw the ball much better than he did at the combine hitting almost all of his throws in stride.

Delaware RB/KR Omar Cuff – After a stellar senior season including rushing for an amazing 7 touchdowns versus William & Mary watch for this stick of dynamite in the NFL. Cuff (5-9 7/8, 195)


amassed 4,363 rushing yards and a school-record 73 total touchdowns as Blue Hen and at his recent Pro Day he ran the forty in 4.55 seconds, had a 34-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 1-inch long jump, 4.12 short shuttle, 6.86 cone drill, and 16 reps at 225.

UTEP QB/WR Lorne Sam – Every year there are former quarterbacks making their mark in the NFL at other positions — Think Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl return man Joshua Cribbs, a former outstanding college quarterback at Kent State. I always like these players since they have been leaders going back to peewee football. Sam (6′3, 215) is my number one conversion candidate in the ’08 NFL Draft. The jack-of-all-trades player transferred from Florida State looking to get noticed and he did producing numbersin 2007 of 12-19 for 144 yards w/ 2 TDs passing, 60 rushes for 339 yards w/ 3 TDs, and 42 catches for 589 yards (14.0 ypc) and 1 TD receiving. He followed his season up by shining at the combine catching the ball well in drills, posting 23 reps at 225 pounds (great for a receiver), and running a 4.55 in the forty.

ChadronState RB Danny Woodhead (5-7 ½. 197) – Two time (2006 and 2007) Harlon Hill Trophy winner as the Division II College Football Player of the Year. Broke the NCAA all-division’s career rushing record with 7,962 yards and his 9,479 career all-purpose yards is second best in college football history. Among his numerous other NCAA all-division’s records are marks for most consecutive games to score


in ( 38 ) and most career 200-yard rushing games (19). His 37 career 100-yard rushing games is a Division II record. In 2007, rushed for 1,876 yards and averaged 6.0 yards per carry while scoring 24 touchdowns. He also caught 53 passes for 562 yards and three TDs. He helped lead Chadron State to a 12-1 record, a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship and a spot in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Showed the big boys that he is ready by ripping it up at the Nebraska Pro Day. The record-setting small-school player ran the forty in 4.38 seconds, had a 38-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 1-inch long jump, 4.20 short shuttle, 7.03 cone drill, and 20 reps of 225.

MichiganStateTight End Antonio Smith – Thethe Philadelphia Suburbs) and he is something special. Brittingham (6’1, 208, 4.53) has the ideal size/power combo that NFL scouts are looking for in a back. Has a physical running style and likes to use the stiff arm. The tough senior does need to watch injuries, but the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Player of the Year is the PSAC’s all-time career leading rusher with 5,689 yards (14th all-time in D2). Played in the Cactus Bowl all-star game.

West Texas A&M TE Kolo Kapanui – The USC transfer Kapanui was a two-time all-Lone Star Conference selection and two-year starter. Kapanui (6’3, 271, 4.9) catch 65 passes for 767 yards and nine touchdowns. Twice made game-winning catches, including one in a 2007 playoff game against Washburn that led


while serving as team captain for the second consecutive season, starting all thirteen games at left offensive tackle, and producing 119 knockdowns. The Tuna and the Dolphins have been very active in free agency reshaping their unit, but there is still a big hole at the offensive tackle position. With John Beck or Josh McCown filling the role of the veteran “Vinny” type quarterback, Jake Long will be their escort. Remember this road-grader only allow two sacks his whole career at Michigan.

2. St. Louis Rams — Chris Long, DE, Virginia

Record: 3-13 | Needs: DE, OT, CB, OLB, WR

With the Rams trying to rebuild a defense that has had problems stopping other teams this pick makes sense. Sure Glenn Dorsey, Sedrick Ellis, and Gholston could be tempting here, butan immediate lift to the Bills back four helping in the nickel and dime. The All-Sun Belt Conference first-team choice started twelve games at left cornerback producing 60 tackles w/ 2.5 stops for loss, causing three fumbles, and 2 interceptions. Also his high marks as kick returner will not hurt (Ranked fourth in the nation with 436 yards and three touch-downs on 25 punt returns (17.44 avg) and had a 23 yard average on kick returns).

12. Denver Broncos — Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina

Record: 7-9 | Needs: DT, OT, MLB, S, WR

With Long and Ellis long gone, the Broncos reach a little to bring in a much needed defensive tackle. The former Tar Heel is a fast-rising prospect with very good size, power, and quickness. Balmer (6’5, 310)


Also set the school season-record by blocking four kicks, ran back 33 kickoff for 806 yards, and played some offense. He experience at free safety and cornerback, which should definitely help one of the NFL’s weakest secondaries — remember the 56 points the Eagles hung on them in week 3.

16. Arizona Cardinals — Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

Record: 8-8 | Needs: CB, OLB, TE, RB, DE

With making moves to retain all of their offensive fire power including receiver Larry Fitzgerald, the Cardinals should concentrate on defense especially cornerback. With some thought out there that Antrelle Rolle might be a better safety, the Cards will need a physical young corner like Talib (6’2, 202). The junior eligible played in 10 games in 2007 finishing with numbers of 42 tackles within well in the Bucs west coast offense. He is a true big play receiver with the size of T.O, but possessing better speed (4.35 in the forty at the Combine) and less attitude. The All-Big Twelve second-teamer started fourteen games at split end producing numbers of 49 receptions for 821 yards (16.8 avg) and nine touchdowns. Amazingly the junior eligible receiver on thirty-six of his catches produced first downs. With Joey Galloway getting older and Michael Clayton underachieving this is a natural pick. Kelly should thrive in Gruden’s system, which needs a young receiver to emerge.

21. Washington Redskins — Kenny Phillips, S, Miami

Record: 9-7 | Needs: S, DE, OT, CB, WR

In 2007, the Redskins suffered a tragic blow with the death of Sean Taylor. After making an


with players like Bills retread Mike Williams and Cherilus (6’6, 314) should be an upgrade. The huge Boston College O-lineman should help in continuing the Jags ball control prowess. At his recent Pro Day he ran the forty in just over 5.00 seconds and reportedly looked very good in position drills.

27. San Diego Chargers — Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

Record: 11-5 | Needs: ROT, RB, S, CB, DT

After a year where everyone thought they would take a step back after the firing of Marty Schottenheimer along with the hiring of Norv Turner, the Chargers may have not lived up to their 14-2 in ’06 record. But they did make it to the AFC Championship game and won the AFC West after a slow start. With Michael Turner taking hisspeed to Atlanta as a free agent, the Chargers should find their new homerun threat with Jones (6’0, 200). Despite only starting three games in 2007, he ranked fifth in the SEC in 89.38 yards per game rushing. Had an amazing 1,990 all purpose yards on only 171 touches while ranking 22nd in the nation in the category. Finished second to Darren McFadden on the team with 1,162 yards on only 133 carries (8.7 avg) and eleven touchdowns. The mercurial speedster should have an immediate impact in the kick return game and provide a complement to LT.

28. Dallas Cowboys — Reggie Smith, CB, Oklahoma

Record: 13-3 | Needs: CB, WR, OT, RB, FS

With a receiver in hand at #22 look for Jerry Jones to help out his beleaguered secondary


was the best way to go this off-season adding DT Shaun Rogers, DT Corey Williams, WR Donte Stallworth, and others. They definitely need some help in the secondary with the trading of Leigh Bodden to Detroit. However they now have painted themselves into a corner due to they will not be picking until the fourth round.

Indianapolis Colts

Record: 13-3 | Needs: DT, LB, G, RB, CB

After a good season where the defending Super Bowl champs lost at home to the Chargers in playoffs, the Colts head into the draft looking to get back to the big game. They seemed to have made a good move trading up in ’07 to grab promising offensive tackle Tony Ugoh, but not picking until the second round (#59) will hurt. With head coachAntoine Bethea (Howard), and many others the NFL finds players everywhere. The entire NFL you can say is now taking a page from the old Pittsburgh Steelers scouting department from the ’70s where super scout Bill Nunn found several diamonds in the rough (John Stallworth, Mel Blount, and others) throughout the country that turned into major contributors to their dynasty.Some “if you build it, they will come” prospects to watch include:

San Diego QB Josh Johnson – The Oakland, California native is from the University of San Diego and not the bigger San Diego State. But Johnson (6’3, 215) is extremely well known going into the draft after a senior season where he tossed a school record 43 touchdowns (only 1 INT) while ranking first in the nation in


total offense (4,040 yards) and broke the NCAA record for passing efficiency (176.7). His post season has been even more noteworthy as he was the MVP at the East-West Shrine game and ran an eye-popping 4.55 seconds in the forty at the Combine. At the Combine after his blazing time he was hurt by back spasms that affected his throwing, but at his March Pro Day workout he got redemption. In front of about 20 NFL team evaluators including head coaches Norv Turner of San Diego and Carolina’s John Fox, Johnson threw the ball much better than he did at the combine hitting almost all of his throws in stride.

Delaware RB/KR Omar Cuff – After a stellar senior season including rushing for an amazing 7 touchdowns versus Williamrushes for 339 yards w/ 3 TDs, and 42 catches for 589 yards (14.0 ypc) and 1 TD receiving. He followed his season up by shining at the combine catching the ball well in drills, posting 23 reps at 225 pounds (great for a receiver), and running a 4.55 in the forty. Another conversion candidate is the 2007 Walter Payton award winner from Georgia Southern QB/WR/KR Jayson Foster (6′, 170). Despite his smallish size this mighty mite is explosive, elusive, speedy, and went for over 1,000 yards passing and rushing in 2007.

TE Antonio Smith, Michigan State: The big tight end prospect (6-7, 260) is one of the most interesting stories this draft season. With the emergence of former basketball player Antonio Gates in the NFL, Smith is the


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(“Defendant”) in an attempt to prevent the end of his marriage

to Plaintiff Johanna Maria Magdalena Marshall (“Johanna”), and,

once the marriage did end, his campaign of hatred and harassment

against     Johanna         and      Johanna’s         family,    friends,          and

acquaintances, as well as Plaintiffs Lisa Mull Moore and Robert

Christian Moore (“the Moores”).               Defendant and Johanna married

in 1985 and had two children together:                 a daughter born in 1990

and a son born in 1995.           In 2008, Johanna expressed to Defendant

her interest in pursuing a romantic and sexual relationship with

another woman.        Hoping to preserve his marriage and family,

Defendant initially agreed to his wife’s desire.                     Johanna began

a relationship with Plaintiff Lisa Mull Moore (“Lisa”), a woman

who was then, and remains, married to Plaintiff Robert Christian

Moore, who was also aware of and acquiesced in the relationship

between    Johanna    and    Lisa.


   resulted      from    the     past     actions    or    which    may

result from the future actions” of the Moores.                       On 23 September

2010,   the    MDA    was    filed    in    the     Chancery    Court    for        Anderson

County, Tennessee and became an order of the court.

     After   between        Johanna    and   Lisa       to    their

extended      families,      friends,        co-workers,       minister,        religious

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  At the time the MDA was signed, it appears that Johanna was
living near Charlotte, North Carolina.     The record does not
clearly indicate the parties’ connection to Tennessee.   In any
event, the validity of the MDA has not been challenged prior to
or in this appeal.


     or

indirect[ly],     by    means    such      as    telephone,     personal     contact,

email, pager,” or fax machine.                   The NCO prohibited Defendant

from, inter alia, abusing, stalking, harassing, or contacting

Lisa and her family, and also specifically barred Defendant from

contacting the congregation of the Moores’ church, occupants of

their neighborhood, and members of another community group with

which Lisa was affiliated.

       Following entry of the orders, Defendant moved for a new

trial and to set aside the DVPO and also gave notice of intent

toof the DVPO due to his harassment and threats

toward Johanna and her family.                    On the same day, Lisa filed a
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motion for costs and fees, and the Moores moved for joinder of

their case with Johanna’s.

       On 24 October 2011, Johanna and Lisa moved for renewal of

the DVPO and NCO, respectively.


It’s no secret that taxi unions and Uber have been in competition with each other since Uber’s inception in 2009, but the battle has reached new and increasingly petty heights. New York City taxi drivers went on strike in solidarity with those affected by Trump’s new immigration policy at John F. Kennedy International Airport while Uber continued serving the airport and surrounding areas. Uber even turned off surge pricing (an element of their pricing system that often comes under fire during crises) as they carried protesters, attorneys, and the press back and forth from JFK late Friday evening.

Trump’s immigration policy will hurt thousands of Uber drivers.

Uber was accused of ruining the strike by continuing to run routes to JFK and the #DeleteUber social media campaign was started onA cute baby polar bear seemed to wave and looked like she was praying when she did anything but shy away from the camera in a Canadian national park.

The adorable cub was photographed by Greg Harvey from Alberta when he visited the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba earlier this year.

"A polar bear cub stretches out a limb and looks like she is waving,” the 43-year-old wrote on his website. She smacks her paws together, perhaps to remove snow off her pads or to relieve an itch?

"And it looks like she is praying."

The self-taught photographer enjoys capturing anthropomorphic images, when animals demonstrate characteristics normally associated with humans.

"The funny thing about anthropomorphism is it can happen at any time,” he added.

“People often ask about the story behind the images. Truthfully,


June 18, 2010

You may remember Wande Kouyaté from an earlier post on this blog, but I doubt you would guess this is the same artist just by listening to the music. While the cassette I posted earlier had a lusciously rich and 'live' ambience, the sound on this cassette is bone dry. This is partly due to the accompagnement by none other than the legendary Vieux Lion himself, Bazoumanaba Sissoko.

Wande Kouyaté, like many of Mali's divas, saw her career lift off through her involvement with the Ensemble Instrumental National. In this she followed in the footsteps of her mother Bah Tounkara, who was a member of the very first Ensemble.
But it is safe to say that Wande is not one of the most popular djeli's in Mali. WhenCongolese music: Franco and his Tout Puissant O.K. Jazz and Tabu Ley Rochereau and his Orchestre Afrisa. Both made a tribute to a Gabonese football team, the Football Canon 105 from Libreville.

Gabon have never qualified for the World Cup. Their team, "Azingo Nationale" (or "Black Panthers"), finished behind Cameroon in the qualification for the 2010 edition, which has started yesterday. They did managed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations three times, with their best showing a place in the quarterfinals in 1996. In the 2010 edition they didn't survive the group stage, although they beat Cameroon.
The Black Panthers play their home matches in the Omar Bongo Stadium in Libreville, - which also happens to be the stadium of Gabon's most succesful club: the FC 105 de


Libreville. The FC 105, founded in 1975 as the club of the army and the police, was mainly succesful on a national level, winning 11 titles. Their heyday was in the 1980s. They won the championship in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 and in 1987.

Given the political situation in Gabon at the time, I am almost certain that president Omar Bongo must have had something to do with this success. And I strongly suspect that he also had a hand in commissioning two of Africa's leading stars to sing in praise of those immortal heroes of the FC 105.

Tabu Ley was the first to receive a commission. He released this lp in 1985, no doubt on the occasion of the fourth championship. In his sleeve notes on the backthe club, and when the horns set in an anonymous narrator 'officially' (or ceremoniously, if you like) announces the subject of the song. After this impressive opening Franco joins in after two minutes, on guitar first, and after 2'42 on lead vocal.

Tabu Ley once told me in an interview that he started liking Franco's singing in the 1980s. I don't agree; I think he was already a superior backing vocalist, even in the 1950s. And as a lead vocalist he may not have met any belcanto standards, but he certainly succeeded in touching many an emotional button with his audiences. This is, however, not one of Franco's most inspired songs. Like Tabu Ley, he does little more than cite the names of FC 105 big shots and functionaries.


In the sebene, after 9'14, the interplay between the guitars is quite interesting, with Franco injecting some short, but clearly recognisable chords.

The B-side features two songs about the darker side of love. The first of these, "Bourreau des coeurs" (which translates as "ladykiller"), was composed by Denis Bonyeme, a singer who Franco had attracted as a (vocal) replacement for Ntesa Dalienst, who had left the T.P. O.K. Jazz in 1984. I can only guess what inspired Bonyeme, and perhaps it is only a coincidence that a french movie with the same name appeared a few years earlier. Curiously the lead vocalist in this song is none other than the man Bonyeme was supposed to replace: Ntesa Dalienst. Although he had moved to Europe, he remained an 'appartenair' (associate)of the O.K. Jazz, and was available for concerts and for recording sessions in the European studios.
Franco's role on guitar was filled in by Thierry Mantuika.

It is also remarkable that Franco played this song during two concerts in the Netherlands in 1984 (one of these - in which Franco himself is playing - can be found here) as well as during a concert in Brussels in 1983, i.e. two years before it was released on lp.

The composer of the last track of this lp is a certain Djo Djo. I don't think this was a member of the orchestra. Perhaps this Djo Djo is singer Djo-Djo Bayingue, who played with Papa Wemba.
Josky, singing the lead, is the main attraction of this song, with the solid chorus coming second.

All


a relatively normal rumba composed by Dewayon. In the song some of the members of the orchestra are named. Raymond Brainck is mentioned immediately after Dewayon (1'55 into the song), and they are followed by singer Flamy (Pierre Kiyika a.k.a. Kiyika Masamba) and Gérard (probably sax player Gérard Kongi, and probably not Gérard Madiata), Francky (the great singer Franc Lassan?? or the sax player who played with Nico?), Chécain or Lola Djangi (who switched to the O.K. Jazz in April 1967), singers Champro (often spelled as "Champrou" or even "Champroux") and Emmano Mbala, rhythm guitarist Jacky Mambau, someone called Tollo (who can he mean??), Jean-Paul (or Champro again?), Modero (more than likely sax player Mekanisi Modero, who later played in Tabu Ley's Afrisa) and André Mazi (drummer). Althoughthis summing up of the names of band members may sound narcissistic to present-day western audiences, it was almost a necessity for a lot of African musicians, not only to receive immaterial credit from audiences in a largely oral culture, but also to avoid being excluded when it came to dividing the revenues.
The B-side of this single is again remarkable. Composed (and sung?) by singer Champro it is a french ballad, sung with a frenchness that would have made even Kabasélé jealous. It's a pity the song only lasts 2'22.....

The third single is from a later date; it was originally released as Londende Lo 148. This suggests, by the way, that Cobantou have recorded and released quite a few singles in a short period. I deduce this from


535). About the origin of this song I have heard several explanations. Guinean Sekouba Bambino Diabaté claimed that this was a song by his mother, singer Mariama Samoura, when he creatively recycled it into his 'hit single' "Kassouma Ma". Others claim that this song was composed by the Horoya Band to commemorate the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Personally I suspect Horoya Band were the first to record the song, while it seems possible that Sekouba Bambino's mother was the first to sing it. So both may be true...

Likewise, the B-side of SCD 68, "Kelebila", is a song of which many - mostly traditional - versions exist, and perhaps even more than of "Apollo". I would like to especially mention the version by the legendary Sory Kandia Kouyaté,be a good idea to post some more music from that glorious era of Congolese music: the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The oldest of these are by Camille Feruzi and his Mystérieux Jazz. Camille Feruzi was born in Stanleyville in 1912. At a very young age he taught himself to play the accordeon, following in his father's footsteps. When his father was at work the young Camille used to secretly practise. At the age of 15 he moved to Leopoldville, but it wasn't until ten years later that he started his career in music. Together with a sax and clarinet player from Guadeloupe he started a musical group, with apart Camille's accordion and the Guadeloupean's sax & clarinet a piano and a guitar. The ensemble played in bars


and at private dances.

In 1948 Camille Feruzi is one of the first musicians to be contracted by the Ngoma label. His first hits were "Makango" (Ngoma 27) and "Polina" (Ngoma 29). His star seemed to fade after the first few years, and his career seemed to end with introduction of electrical instruments. But in 1957 he managed to resuscitate his contract with Ngoma by starting an orchestra called Mystérieux Jazz. Key members of this orchestre were bass player Taumani and singers Beya (a.k.a. Ténor Beya) and Mariola. The orchestra's first record was released in early 1957, with "Biso Na Yo Mbula Moko" on the A-side and "Nabala Muluba" on side B. Apparently it wasn't an immediate hit, because it wasn't until a year later that they were allowedto enter the studio again, this time to record "Emiyama" and "Na Motindeli Mokanda". These two songs did ignite the fuse, and the Mystérieux Jazz continued making a several dozens of records for Ngoma.

I would like to share two records by this orchestra with you: an EP from the Ngoma Super 45t series, with besides "Nabala Muluba" (which was also released on "Ngoma, the early years" PAMAP 101) three songs originally released in 1959, and the record from 1958 which really turboed his career: "Emiyama" and "Na Motindeli Mokanda".

To compensate for the inactivity of the last week I am adding two more EP's from the Ngoma Super 45t series.
The first is by Orchestre Jecokat. I haven't been able to find out a lot about this orchestra, apart from


the meaning of the abbreviation "Jecokat", which stands for "Jeunes Comédiens du Katanga". I have had to check a few times to verify that I hadn't made mistake in copying the title of their second song "Ami Pauvre Vida", but I can assure this is what it says on the record label. All four songs of Orchestre Jecokat are outstanding examples of the exceptional level of Congolese music in the early 1960s.

The second EP is by Vedette Jazz, an orchestra founded in 1958 in Brazzaville. In their early years they were joined by legendary sax player Isaac Musekiwa, who at the time had made a name for himself with African Jazz and (from 1957) with the O.K. Jazz. Musekiwa left to rejoin Franco, but these songs - probablyNearly 100 Eastern Iowans now have matching tattoos with the phrase "nevertheless, she persisted."

A group of women wanted to get the matching tattoos and created a Facebook event for it. They held the event at Ink Expression in Mount Vernon. It lasted 7 hours and for $30, people could get a tattoo of the phrase.

It came from an exchange between Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and its sparked a national movement for women.

"It's just pretty cool helping the community more for women's rights," tattoo artist Adam Oxley said.

A mother and daughter at the event both got matching tattoos.

"Nevertheless she persisted-- I get a lot of that from her and it just makes sense to have it in her handwriting because that's something she


including space, robots, pirates, trains, Vikings, castle, dinosaurs, undersea exploration, and wild west. Some of the classic themes that continue to the present day include Lego City (a line of sets depicting city life introduced in 1973) and Lego Technic (a line aimed at emulating complex machinery, introduced in 1977).[47]
The programmable Lego brick which is at the heart of these robotics sets has undergone several updates and redesigns, with the latest being called the 'EV3' brick, being sold under the name of Lego Mindstorms EV3. The set includes sensors that detect touch, light, sound and ultrasonic waves, with several others being sold separately, including an RFID reader.[52]
There are 3 cardboard boxes with more Easter eggs. We get a few references to Marvel organisations such as A.I.M., who youmay remember from Iron Man 3 as an R&D agency run by Aldrich Killian, Hammer, one of Stark Industries primary rivals which made an appearance in Iron Man 2, bankrolling Whiplash and finally a box with the Stark Industries logo on it.
In 2008, the entire runway was renovated and paved, and a new taxiway was built, nicknamed "Mike". This major task only took 14 hours. The runway was closed over night between the hours 23:00 and 06:00. This did not prevent a Boeing 737-800 from Ryanair landing at one end of the runway, while they worked at the other end. The same year was also a record year for the airport. 2,546,856 passengers passed through the terminals, an increase of 12.7 percent compared with 2007.
The final two minifigures


Brocket, Alberta

Brocket is a settlement in Peigan 147, in southern Alberta located on Highway 3 between Pincher Creek and Fort Macleod. It is the main community on the Piikani Nation reserve.

The community takes its name from Brocket Hall, in England.

In April 2010, the Buffalo Skull Lodge opened in Brocket housing Piikani Traditional Knowledge Services, which works to preserve Piikanissini, the traditional way of life of the  Piikani people.

References

See also
Brocket 99

Category:Communities on Indian reserves in Albertathe fantasy violence orgy, helps itself by casting real actors in most of the key parts. James McAvoy is Wesley Gibson, a cubicle jockey with an anxiety disorder that requires lots of medication. He calls himself the “most insignificant person on the planet” in his own voice over narration and everyone treats him as such. His boss, his cheating girlfriend, his best friend (who’s banging his girl), and life in general spit on Wesley everyday. McAvoy is all sweat, nervous gestures, and red faces as his own fears and worthlessness weigh him down.

Fortunately for Wesley, he’s not quite so hopeless. He’s the son of legendary assassin who works for The Fraternity, a guild of killers who get their assignments from a magic loom (seriously.) The Fraternity sends Fox


Ryan's Little Sister Raine!

Ryan is three years old (He'll be four in August!) and I doubt he understands that we're keeping her because he had to keep coming up to see her because there was a slight complication with her breathing when she was first born but we took her home today. He kept saying "we're just visiting" so he'll be surprised to find that she's staying. Right now Matt (Matthew is my husband) is holding her and they're both sleeping. Ryan is in the kitchen with my mother and father which he calls "Grand-mère" and "Grand-père" (its French). They're making lunch. I've never been this happy in my whole life. :)help by sitting down with Israel and negotiating an end to the
100-years old Arab-Jewish conflict as formulated 51 years ago by UN Security
Council Resolution 242. Delivering this message to the UN has been long overdue.”
(Arutz-7)news@visionforisrael.com

Editor's Note:UNRWA was set up as a separate refugee agency
of the United Nations to help only one set of refugees: the Arabs who left Israel
in 1948 during Israel's War of Independence. Surrounding Arab nations had told
them to leave in 1948 so that the Arab armies could go in and annihilate the
Jewish population without harming the Arab population. The new government of
Israel pleaded with the Arabs not to leave, but hundreds of thousands left
anyway, becoming "refugees." All other refugees from the 1940s
through to the end of the 20th century are no longer
considered to be refugees.


Over 70 years later, the descendants of the original
Palestinian Arab refugees are still considered to be refugees. Also, the
Palestinian Authority continues to pay salaries to terrorists. Aid to the PA
should cease, as long as terrorism is subsidized.RAC

The
Forgotten (or Ignored) Aspect of Israel's 'Racist' Nation-State Law

Israel
has come under a lot of flak for recently passing a new Basic Law (the local
equivalent of a constitutional law in the absence of a true constitution) that
enshrines "Israel as the historic home of the Jewish people,"
officially labels an undivided Jerusalem as its capital and declares Hebrew to
be its only official language.

Many among the 20 percent of Israel's population
who are not Jews and whose mother tongue is not Hebrew
have derided the Nation-State Law as a racist piece of legislation. They have
been joined by mostwhich no Jews will be allowed to live. That is
apartheid! Meanwhile, 20 percent of Israel's population is Arab. There are no
plans to remove them from Israel. They have full voting rights and even serve
in the Knesset (Israel's Parliament). Israel is not a racist or
apartheid state.

Palestinian
Man Fears Being Killed for Rescuing Jewish Kids

Ryan Jones, www.IsraelToday.co.il

A
Palestinian man said he and his wife face almost certain death at the hands of
fellow Palestinian Arabs for daring to save the lives of two Israeli Jewish
children wounded in a 2016 terrorist attack.

Just over two years ago, on July 1, 2016,
Rabbi Miki Mark was driving with his family near the Judean town of Hebron when
Palestinian terrorists opened fire on their vehicle. Rabbi Mark was killed. His
wife, Chava, suffered serious injuries, and their two teenage children,


Israeli television. There is still some hope that the public exposure will
compel the government to extend the permit for this brave couple.

In the meantime, the affair provides a
pointed reminder as to why a genuine peace remains so elusive.Two of the primary stipulations of the
so-called "Oslo" peace process were that the Palestinians recognize
and accept the right of the Jewish people to live in this land, and that the
Palestinian Authority educate its population for peaceful coexistence.

As evidenced by the fact that this man's
neighbors want to murder him and his wife for having the audacity to help
wounded Jewish children, these obligations have still not been fulfilled nearly
25 years after the accords were signed.

Jared Kushner Working to Close UNRWA:White House Adviser Jared
Kushner is working to uncover the true number of Palestinian Authoritydemanded Jordan strip its PA refugees of their status, eliminating
the need for UNRWA operations in Jordan, Foreign Policy noted.
(Arutz-7)Source:
news@visionforisrael.com

Soon: Israeli Symbols in Abu Dhabi: Two weeks after Arab countries
were banned from hosting Grand Slam tournaments due to their boycott of the
Jewish state, the Arabs may be giving in. In light of the many past incidents
in which Israeli athletes were banned from competing under Israeli symbols in
various tournaments hosted by United Arab Emirates, it appears that soon
Israelis will be able to appear for the first time in history under the Israeli
flag and, in the event of winning a gold medal, to have Israel’s national
anthem, HaTikvah, played.

The historic decision comes after a great deal of Israeli and
international pressure on the heads of the Arab state. According to Israeli
media sources, it


that the
building serves as the command center for Hamas' internal security forces,
which is responsible for and manages all internal security activities in the
Gaza Strip. Some members of the Internal Security Unit are also active in the
military wing of Hamas and take part in armed activity against Israel. The IDF
said that it had decided to attack what it deemed a high-value target after
Hamas fired rockets at Be'er Sheva earlier in the
day, the first time Israel's southern capital was targeted since 2014's
Operation Protective Edge.

It’s Depressing. Many Famous
People Have No Connection to

Judaism, Despite Their Ancestry.

1) The Roosevelts were Dutch Jews who arrived in NYC in 1682. ClaesRosenvelt before he changed his name to Nicholas
Roosevelt, was the first Roosevelt ancestor to set foot in America. Sarah
Delano, FDR's mother, descended from Sephardic Jews.

2)Joseph Stalin was originally named Joseph
David Djugashvili (translated as: "son of a
Jew"). All 3 of the women that he married were Jewish.

3) Dwight Eisenhower's father was a Swedish
Jew, and listed in West Point's Yearbook of 1915.

4) Louis Santanel,
a Jew, was the financier who provided the funds for Columbus ' voyage to the
New World ( America ).

5) Fiorello Laguardia,
famous former mayor of New York City, whose mother's name was Jacobson. His
father was not Jewish. Laguardia spoke seven
languages fluently, including Hebrew and Yiddish.

13) Harrison Ford's mother is a Russian
Jew. His father is Irish Catholic.

14) The first theater to be used solely for
the showing of motion pictures was built by Adolf Zukor.

15) The first full-length sound picture, The
Jazz Singer was produced by Samuel L. Goldwyn & Louis B. Mayer (MGM), both
Jewish.


Louis B. Mayer created the idea for the Oscar.

16) A Jew, Dr Abraham Waksman, coined the term
antibiotics.

17) A Polish Jew, Casimir Funk, who pioneered
a new field of medical research, gave us a common word -- vitamins.

18) The first successful operation for
appendicitis was performed by a Jewish surgeon, Dr Simon Baruch.

19) Dr. Abraham Jacobi hailed as America 's father
of Pediatrics, was Jewish.

20) Until a Jewish doctor, Dr. Siccary proved it differently, people believed that tomato
was poisonous.

21) A Jew, Levi Strauss, is the inventor/originator
of jeans & Levis , one of the largest clothing retailers
in the world.

22) In 1909, 4 Jews were among the 60
multi-cultural signers of the Call to the National Action, which resulted in
the creation of the NAACP.

23) A Jew, Emile Berliner, is the man who developed
the modern dayphonograph. While Thomas Edison was
working out a type of phonograph that used a cylinder
as a record, Berliner invented a machine that would play a disc. The machine he
patented was called the gramophone, and the famous RCA trademark is a picture
of a dog listening to "his master's voice" onBerliner's
device. The gramophone was superior to Edison's machine. Emile
Berliner made possible the modern record industry. His company was eventually
absorbed by the Victor Talking Machine Company, now known as RCA.

24) Sherry Lansing, a Jew, became the first
woman to become president of a major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures.

25) European Jews are the founding fathers of
all the Hollywood Studios.

26) Jews comprise a mere 1/4 of 1% (13 million)
of the world's population (of over 7 billion), and while 99% of the world is
non-Jewish, 72% of


Pulitzer Prize winners are Jews.

27) Three of greatest & most influential
thinkers dominating the 20th Century are Jews - Albert Einstein,
Sigmund Freud, and Karl Marx. (Another Jew (Yeshua) lived 2000 years ago. He is
the 4th Jew who is more influential than the other Jews.)

28) The most popular selling Christmas song
"White Christmas" was written by a Jew, Irving Berlin.

29) Of the 660 Nobel prizes from 1901 - 1990,
160 have been awarded to Jews. More Jews have won more Nobel prizes than any
other ethnicity. They have won 40 times more than should be expected of them
based upon their small population numbers.

30) A Jew, Dr Jonas Salk, is the creator of
the first polio vaccine.

31)Hayam Solomon
& Isaac Moses, both Jews, are responsible for creating the first modern
banking institutions.

32) Jews created the first departmentagain and again.

by Stephen
M. Flatow

August 23, 2018 / JNS

They got their turn in 1921, when the British
separated the eastern 78 percent of Palestine, declared it off-limits to Jews
and established the Palestinian Arab state of “Trans-Jordan,” whose name was
later changed to “Jordan.”

They got their turn in 1937, when the British
government’s Peel Commission proposed to give the Arabs a second Palestinian
state, comprising most of western Palestine, with a tiny Jewish state alongside
it.

They got another turn in 1938, when another
British government body, the Woodhead Commission, proposed to give the Arabs an
even larger part—and the Jews an even smaller part—of western Palestine.

They got yet another turn in 1939, when the
British White Paper blocked off almost all Jewish immigration, precisely at the
moment that the Jews in Europe were trying to flee from Hitler.


All the British
asked in return was that the Palestinian Arabs support the Allies, not the
Nazis, in World War II. The Arabs supported the Nazis anyway.

Yet more turns were coming for the
ever-coddled Arabs of Palestine. In 1947, the United Nations proposed to turn
half of western Palestine into an Arab state, leaving the Jews a truncated,
indefensible state consisting of three easily dissected sections. The Palestinian
Arabs said no to that, too.

As the Palestinian Arabs and their Arab
neighbors waged jihad against the newborn state of Israel in 1948, the West
decided that the Palestinian Arabs deserved another “turn.” British officers
helped command the Arab forces in the war, while the Truman administration
declared an embargo against sending any weapons to Israel.

In more recent times, the turns have kept
on coming for the Palestinians. In 1993, Israelagreed to the Oslo
Accords—withdrawing from the areas where 98 percent of the Palestinians reside,
creating the de facto state known as the Palestinian Authority, freeing
thousands of imprisoned Palestinian terrorists and giving tens of thousands of
weapons to the de facto army known as the Palestinian security forces.

How did the Palestinians respond? By waging
an intifada against Israel, slaughtering hundreds of Jews in suicide bombings
and trying to smuggle in 50 tons of weapons on the SS Karine
A.

Despite all that, the Palestinians got even
more turns. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak gave them a turn in 2000, reportedly
offering to create a Palestinian state in nearly all of Judea-Samaria. The
Palestinians said no. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave them a turn in
2005, withdrawing from Gaza and permitting them to create a state there. They responded
by


terrorist attack in 1995.https://www.jns.org

"We've got Muslims ready to die for their faith, and
Christians who aren't ready to live for theirfaith."-Leonard Ravenhill

‘Friend of Israel’ John McCain Mourned by Leaders Across
Political Spectrum in Israel

Tributes poured in from Israeli politicians
from across the political spectrum following the death of Senator John
McCain on August 25.

by TPS,https://unitedwithisrael.org

McCain was a force to be reckoned with, he was a war hero, fierce
fighter pilot, and also spent five years as prisoner of war in Vietnam from
1968 until 1973. Although he lost the presidential elections twice, he was
described by many as a man of integrity, “a national symbol” and a “friend of Israel.”

He was diagnosed
with an aggressive brain tumor in July 2017 and had been undergoing medical
treatment, but on Aug 24, his family announced that McCain, who leftchampion of the US-Israel alliance. Condolences to his family and to the
American people on the loss of a remarkably courageous soldier and statesman.”

Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog also took to Twitter to
remember McCain. “I will always cherish our conversations, his courage and
support for Zionism and the State of Israel,” he wrote. “The Jewish people bid
farewell to one of its greatest friends with deep gratitude. His memory will be
a blessing to us all.”

Editor's Note:Our president said on various occasions that
McCain is no hero, because "Heroes don't get captured." When McCain's
plane was shot down over Hanoi, he ejected from his plane. Both of his arms were
broken. He was brutally attacked by the North Vietnamese. He was tortured.
After more than one year in captivity, he was offered an early release by


the
North Vietnamese because of his father's high rank in the Navy. He refused to
be released, because other Americans had been in North Vietnamese captivity
longer than him. As a result, he was forced to endure four more years of
captivity, including torture and solitary confinement for two of those years.
Yet he did not break and reveal secrets that could have brought him much
relief. In 1973, he was finally released from the captivity of this living
hell. I'm not an expert, but that sounds like a hero to me.RAC

Trump: Israel Will Pay "Higher Price" for His
Jerusalem Recognition

22 Aug 2018 | US President
Donald Trump said that Israel would “have to pay a higher price” in
negotiations with the Palestinians in return for his December recognition of
Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Addressing crowds at a campaignfind the hiding children – including Clara, who hid in the bathroom.
Dragging Clara by her hair, they forced her to join the other 12 captured
Jewish children, and all were taken to a Jewish labor camp called Sered. When Clara’s mother dis-covered she had been taken,
she went to the Nazis, demanding she be allowed to join Clara.

Soon after,
Clara, her mother and many others were transferred by train from Sered to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt. The
train, designed to transport animals, was stuffed with so many people – young,
old, and sick – there was room only to stand. Without sanitary facilities,
after four days the stench was unbearable. By the time the train arrived, many
of the people had died.

At
Theresienstadt, some who had not died on the train were executed outright. many
of


the children died of disease and starvation. Fortunately for Clara, her
mother managed to sometimes sneak additional food to her, keeping her healthier
than most.

Eventually, the Russian army liberated Theresienstadt,
freeing Clara and her mother. Many years later, when she was 50 years old,
Clara immigrated to Israel, joining her mother and brother there.

Still today, as an elderly woman on a very
small pension, Clara vividly remembers the fear – fear of the Gestapo, fear of
the dogs, fear of separation from her mother. Clara already survived a horrific
nightmare, and witnessed evil that most of us cannot imagine. You’d like to
think dear people like her could find security and comfort
in their last years. Unfortunately, that often is not the case.

An estimated
186,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel live below the poverty line.
Most struggle to survive onsmall pensions that simply do not provide enough to
live on. They often must choose between buying food, purchasing medicines or
paying for heat for their tiny apartments in the winter.

Editor's Note:This article is a reprint from Jewish
Voice Magazine, PO Box 31998, Phoenix AZ 85046, published by Jonathan Bernis. Jonathan is raising funds to help impoverished
Holocaust survivors in Israel. Clara is in the photograph on the left.

Bolton: We Will De-Fund the UN Human
Rights Council: USA National Security
Adviser John Bolton said on 23 Aug 2018 that the United States intends to cut
funding to the UN Human Rights Council from which it withdrew in June 2018.
Bolton also warned that other UN agencies could also be up for cuts in USA funding.
The United States pays about 22% of the UN budget as part


of what's known as an
"assessment" based on economic weight and other factors. "We'll
calculate 22% of the Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner's budget,
and our remittances to the UN for this budget year will be less 22% of those
costs — and we'll say specifically that's what we're doing," said Bolton.

"We
expect that impact to occur on the Human Rights Council," he added. USA
Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley announced in June 2018 that the United States
was quitting the UNHRC, accusing it of bias against Israel and condemning the
"hypocrisy" of its members including China, Egypt, Venezuela and
Cuba. The Human Rights Council has been "not a place of conscience, but a
place of politics," Haley said, adding that it had focused its attention
"unfairly and relentlessly on Israel." The USA move followed previous
threatsby the Trump administration to withdraw from the Human Rights Council
over its anti-Israel bias. “When the Human Rights Council treats Israel worse
than North Korea, Iran, and Syria, it is the Council itself that is foolish and
unworthy of its name,” said the American Ambassador. (Arutz-7) Vision for
Israel, PO Box 7265

Jerusalem9107301, ISRAEL

Israel
Hails USA For Halting Human Rights Council Funding: Israeli Public Security and
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan on 23 August
2018 praised USA national security adviser John Bolton for saying the USA would
cut its funding for the UN Human Right Council. "The UN's human rights
bodies have undermined their founding values by becoming hotbeds of anti-Israel
extremism, hate and boycott campaigns," Erdan
said.

Trump
Administration Slashes $200 Million In Funding To
Palestinians: The Trump administration cut
funding to the Palestinians by $200 million, citing Hamas rule in the


Israel. It's curious that a man who has lived
such an immoral life would be such a great friend to people of faith. However,
President Nixon was an anti-Semite, but was also very pro-Israel, rushing
millions of dollars worth of armaments to Israel during the Yom Kippur War of
1973. Nixon and Trump are perhaps a tie for being the most pro-Israel
presidents the USA has had. RAC

USA
to Demand Reduction in Number of Recognized Palestinian Refugees:
Israel's media sources reported on 25 Aug. 2018 that the USA is preparing to no
longer accept UNRWA's definition of Palestinian refugee status as something
passed from one generation to the next. A senior Trump administration official
said that "UNRWA's mandate has perpetuated and exacerbated the refugee
crisis and must be changed." The official said that only a modification in
UNRWA's mandate wouldallow the Palestinians to "reach their full
potential." The Trump Administration will soon announce that it rejects
the Palestinian demand for a "right of return" for millions of
refugees and their descendants to Israel. Israel's PM Netanyahu said months
ago: "The time has come to dismantle UNRWA and have its parts be
integrated into the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)." He asked
why the Palestinians needed a specific body when the UNHCR has helped tens of
millions of displaced persons since World War II. (Times of Israel)

When Israel was created in 1948, Arab states and Arab Palestinians
attacked the Jewish community in Palestine and the Jewish state, vowing to
"drive the Jews into the sea." They lost the war however, and some
600,000-750,000 Arab Palestinians who at the behest of Arab leaders voluntarily
fled the area that became