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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Bill Cosby's lawyer originally issued a blanket denial against all accusations but amended it Monday

In 2004, Constand had accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her. The case was settled in 2006 for an undisclosed sum

In 2004, 13 women came forward to accuse the comedian of drugging and raping them. That suit was settled in 2006 for an undisclosed amount

Attorney John P Scmitt said Sunday that his 77-year-old client will not 'dignify' the accusations with a comment

Also on Sunday, actress Barbara Bowman appeared on CNN to speak about how Cosby allegedly raped her and how it was covered up

Bill Cosby amended his blanket denial of the continued rape allegations against him on Monday to clarify it did not include one of his many accusers.The newstatement says Cosby's denials do not refer to accuser Andrea Constand, whose civil lawsuit against him was settled in 2006.Differences between Cosby and Constand were 'resolved to the mutual satisfaction' of both parties, according to the new statement, jointly issued by lawyers for Cosby and Constand. Neither party intends to comment further, it adds.

The earlier statement, issued over the weekend, referred to 'decade-old, discredited allegations' against Cosby, stating that 'the fact that they are being repeated does not make them true.'

Constand had accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2004.

On Saturday, Cosby shook his head, wagged his finger and gave an 'impish, delightful' smile as he refused to to talk about rape allegations against him, a radio interviewer revealed.NPR host Scott Simon asked the 77-year-old about


muck and the mud the way the rest of the people do'.'I thought there was a good chance the interiew would be cancelled but it obviously wasn't.'I can safely say that they had a strategy in place for when the question was asked. Maybe they thought we couldn't use silence on the radio.'In a statement posted online, attorney John P. Schmitt said the fact that the allegations are being repeated does not make them true.He doesn't intend to 'dignify' the allegations with a comment.There has been a growing uproar over allegations that Cosby assaulted several women in the past, and during an interview on Saturday, the 77-year-old went quiet when he was finally confronted with questions about the case during an interview on NPR.Finally, the 62-year-old presenter concluded:'Alright. Camille and Bill Cosby. They have lent 62 pieces from their collection of African and African American art to create an exhibit.'Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue is now on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art through early 2016. Thank you both.'Although Cosby remained silent, his wife of 50 years could be heard saying 'Thank you' twice.Simon, a father of two, later took to Twitter to remark on his broaching of the allegations, which seemingly had not been agreed to as a potential topic of conversation prior to the interview.He tweeted: 'I'll respond to @BillCosby questions later. For moment: Yes, I hated having to ask about charges in front of Mrs Cosby.'The Weekend Edition Saturday interview, later uploaded to CNN, comes just


a day after Cosby's scheduled appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman next week was cancelled.The cancellation meant the comedian has been dropped from a TV lineup twice in a month following his withdrawl from Queen Latifah's talk show in early November.Decades-old accusations of rape came back to haunt Cosby last month after stand-up comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer Hannibal Buress unleashed a violent tirade about him.During a live performance, Buress dubbed Cosby a 'rapist' and a sanctimonious hypocrite. A video of the rant quickly spread online, reigniting a fire that has long burned.It also inspired one alleged victim, Barbara Bowman, to come forward and share her story with MailOnline, claiming she was sexually assaulted by Cosby when she was aged 19.

On Friday, a spokesmanfor The Late Show confirmed to Newsday that Cosby's guest booking for next Wednesday had been cancelled. It unclear whether it was Cosby or Letterman that pulled out.Meanwhile, a representative for Queen Latifah's talk show reported that it was Cosby who withdrew from his spot on October 31.Allegations of rape were first leveled against Cosby in 2005 in a lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee.The 32-year-old claimed she had been sexually assaulted in the star's Philadelphia mansion in 2004, adding that her suit also contained the testimonies of 13 other women with similar claims.The suit was settled in 2006 for an undisclosed amount. Bowman has now come forward identifying herself as one of those 13 women.Speaking to MailOnline, Bowman alleged: 'I was drugged and


raped by that man. He is a monster. He came at me like a monster.'My hope is that others who have experienced sexual abuse will not be intimidated into silence by the famous, rich and powerful. If I can help one victim, then I've done my job.'Bowman was just a teenager at the time she met Cosby, and soon the actor was flying her to meet him around the country and putting her up in the nicest hotels, it is alleged.Things changed, however, when one night she reportedly passed out after a glass of wine and woke up vomiting in the toilet wearing Cosby's white t-shirt.Bowman is certain that she was drugged by Cosby. And she believes she was raped by him too.After that her relationship with Cosbychanged, and by 19 he had sent her on her way after a final night in Atlantic City, where she claims he tried to rape her.Cosby has not commented on the allegations and has never been charged with sexual assault.On Monday, in an apparent attempt to connect with his Twitter followers, Cosby invited fans to create memes using a selection of photos of him. However, the idea majorly backfired.

Instead, the comedian's Twitter feed was inundated with memes that referenced the rape claims.Shortly after, Cosby's original tweet was deleted and the meme generator was removed from the site.The link now redirects people to Cosby's homepage.Cosby has also been receiving criticism in reviews of his new authorized biography on Amazon, by readers who say the book whitewashes the allegations.Cosby: Life


to say, how can I read a book, chuckling at anecdotes written by a serial rapist?'User Dana Friedman says Cosby's 'cooperation' with the book made it seem like the author was only telling the comedian's side of the story.'There were several instances in which Whitaker retold stories from a very one-sided point of view. You could practically hear Cosby dictating it. In more than a few instances in which there were differences of opinion, Whitaker only wrote Cosby's side, without showing much regard for the other point of view,' Friedman, of New York, wrote.While his new biography does not directly address the rape allegations, it does cover Cosby's past indiscretions, starting in the early 1970s when he would spend half his time on the East Coast with hisfamily, and the other half in Las Vegas, performing stand-up and spending his free time at Hugh Hefner's Playboy mansion.Cosby allegedly cheated on his wife with multiple women, including a 'tall striking brunette' named Shawn Berkes.The two apparently had several 'rendezvous' before Berkes one day showed up to his room at the Hilton and told him he had fathered her then 14-month-old child named Autumn.In 1997, Autumn Jackson was revealed to the public when she was arrested on extortion charges for trying to get Cosby to pay her $24million co cover up the fact that she was his love child.'When news of the arrest first broke, Cosby's spokesmen insisted that he barely knew Jackson,' Whitaker writes. 'They admitted that he had paid for Autumn's college tuition for a


year and set up a fund for other expenses, but they described her as just one of the hundreds of young people Cosby had helped put through school.'Cosby eventually admitted in a TV interview that there was a 'possibility' Autumn was his child. She was later sentenced to 26 months in jail for the extortion lot.times in a disappointing playoff debut. He finished with 235 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception.

The Colts, who opened the season 1-5, continued an impressive run by winning their fifth straight and for the 10th time in 11 games. It was another good game in a splendid season for Luck. He threw for 4,593 yards and 39 touchdowns in the regular season after missing all of 2017 with a shoulder injury.

In Saturday’s later game, Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 137 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Cowboys hung on for a 24-22 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

The playoff win by the Cowboys was the first for Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott on their second try after losing a divisional game as


rookies two years ago. Dallas will play either New Orleans or the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round next weekend.

The loss ended a run of nine straight victories in playoff openers for the Seahawks. The Elias Sports Bureau says it was the longest streak in NFL history. Dallas’ defense, ranked in the top 10 most of the season, mostly kept quarterback Russell Wilson under control and handed him his first loss in four wildcard games.

Capcom announces Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition for Steam

Heralded as one of the best Resident Evil games ever made, Resident Evil 4 has already appeared on a bunch of platforms, however it never graced the PC platform. That's all about to change.

According to Capcom, Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition is coming soon to Steam, and bringing along with a host of changes and upgrades to make it the definitive version of the game thus far.

Resident Evil 4 will include Steam platform support with Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, global leaderboards, and full game controller support. The new PC version will include everything from the prior iterations including subtitle support in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese as well as previously released bonus content


June 20, 2008. As a Family Independence Specialist in its office in Portland, Maine, Bodman worked with low-income individuals and families. Bodman had a "stellar" employment record at Maine DHHS prior to her resignation. (Compl. (Docket # 2) ¶ 30.)
While working at Maine DHHS, Bodman began dating one of her co-workers, Michael Damon. Damon left his position at Maine DHHS at some point during the course of this relationship; he remained in the social services field, however, and continued to have professional interactions with various individuals in Bodman's office. After several months, Bodman attempted to extricate herself from what had become an abusive relationship with Damon.
But Damon refused to leave Bodman alone after the relationship ended, and instead "harassed [her], vandalized her property, slashed her tires, defamed her,and repeatedly violated her privacy at work and home." (Compl. ¶ 9.) Damon sent email "tirades" to Bodman's work account, sometimes several times a day, even after she requested for him to stop. (Compl. ¶ 10.) Bodman's efforts to cease relations with Damon were "complicated" by the fact that "Damon's work required him to frequent ... Bodman's place of business." (Compl. ¶ 8.) On November 5, 2007, Bodman sought and obtained a temporary Protection from Abuse Order ("PFA") against Damon ordering him to cease all contact with her. After a full hearing, the temporary PFA became permanent on December 28, 2007.
Bodman informed Maine DHHS of both Damon's conduct as well as her efforts to secure the PFA. Maine DHHS made some initial, but unsuccessful, attempts to protect her


153 B.R. 607 (1993)
NORTH ATLANTIC FISHING, INC. and Herbert Lee
v.
Louis GEREMIA, Trustee, and Arthur Reposa and Peter Reposa.
C.A. No. 92-227L.
United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.
May 3, 1993.
*608 Thomas S. Hemmendinger, Providence, RI, for North Atlantic Fishing, Inc. and Herbert Lee.
Thomas H. Quinn, Providence, RI, and William Y. Chaika, Cranston, RI, for Trustee and Reposas.
Louis A. Geremia, Providence, RI, Trustee.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on appeal from a Decision and Order issued on November 14, 1991 by Judge Votolato of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island. Appellants, North Atlantic Fishing, Inc. ("NAF") and its sole shareholder Herbert Lee, challenge the Bankruptcy Court's calculation of the compensatory and punitive damages which were granted in favor of appellees. In contrast,appellees, Louis A. Geremia, trustee in bankruptcy, and debtors Arthur and Peter Reposa, support Judge Votolato's 1991 decision in its entirety.

BACKGROUND
Almost nine years have passed since the transaction which underlies this dispute actually occurred. The original contact between the parties, which was consummated in early 1984, arose out of their mutual interest in a fishing boat owned by NAF. The Reposas wished to buy the boat while NAF and Lee were interested in selling it. Importantly, on March 22, 1984, while the Reposas were still deciding whether to purchase the vessel, the boat sank at dockside. Much of the lower level, including the engine, incurred damage. After having the boat cleaned and repaired, Lee told the Reposas that water had not gotten into the engine and that the


problem was remedied. Thus, despite the earlier sinking, the Reposas decided to purchase the vessel for $665,000.00. On May 11, 1984, the Reposas paid $14,000.00 in cash, assumed the $270,000.00 balance owed to Mellon Bank on an existing mortgage on the boat, and granted NAF a $381,000.00 note secured by a second mortgage on the boat as well as equity mortgages on the Reposas' homes and another fishing boat they owned.
Trouble ensued soon after the Reposas began using the vessel. In July 1984, the engine failed. The Reposas took the vessel to Marty's Marine, Inc. ("Marty's") for repair. However, due to faulty workmanship, the engine failed again just one month later. After three months of further repair work by Giles and Ransome, Inc., the boat *609 was againseaworthy. Unfortunately, this condition did not last long; in July 1985, the ship's propeller caught on a submerged wire and the reverse gear failed. This time the boat was out of commission until late August 1985.
Although this ill-fated vessel was finally in working order, Arthur Reposa, financially unable to withstand all of the previous turmoil, filed a Chapter 11 petition in September 1985. His son Peter filed a similar petition four months later. The two cases were consolidated and then, in August 1986, were converted to Chapter 7.
The Bankruptcy Court and the Chapter 7 trustee soon began their work. In February 1987, the Bankruptcy Court approved a $30,000.00 payment from Marty's liability insurer as a compromise for the damages caused by Marty's faulty repairs. The next month the


Bankruptcy Court's determination of detention damages ignores a moratorium on mortgage payments which NAF granted the Reposas while the boat was disabled after the second engine failure. The Court addresses each issue in turn.
A. Settlement With Marty's
As set forth in the Background section, the Bankruptcy Court originally determined that, although liable for the first engine failure, Herbert Lee and NAF were not responsible for the damages caused by Marty's negligent repair work. Votolato 1988, slip op. at 10. However, Judge Pettine reversed, deciding as a matter of law that it was foreseeable to Herbert Lee and NAF that the boat's engine would fail and require repairs, and that the repair work might be done negligently. Pettine Decision, slip op. at 10. In following Judge Pettine's instructions on remand,case, Susan Wilson was injured in a fall on Charles Krasnoff's property. Id. at 336. She then received allegedly negligent medical treatment from three different doctors. Id. Wilson sued Krasnoff and the three doctors. Id. All four defendants entered into a settlement agreement, and Krasnoff's insurance carrier paid Wilson the lump sum amount on which the parties had agreed. Id. at 338. When Krasnoff sued for contribution from the doctors, the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that contribution was not available because Krasnoff and the doctors were not joint tortfeasors under the Contribution Act. Id. at 340-41. Importantly, the Court stated that Krasnoff was not responsible for the harm caused by the doctors' negligence, and the doctors were not responsible for the earlier injury caused by the fall


There have been a lot of skirmishes in the Trump administration’s nearly three-year fight to significantly reduce and change the nature of who can immigrate into the U.S.

The racial animosity by the president, of course, drives some of it. Nothing was so revealing as his infamous “shithole” description of African, Latin American and Caribbean nations, most of whose residents have significantly darker skin than the president.

But the efforts have been subtle, too. It’s not just the racial complexion of immigrants that the White House wants to change. Trump and his immigration advisers — led by Stephen Miller — also want to limit admissions to wealthier people.

That was the catalyst behind a policy demanding new immigrants buy health insurance — without subsidies to cover the monthly costs — withinCroatian Feminine

If you're trying to learn Croatian Feminine you will find some useful resources including a course about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Croatian grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Croatian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Croatian Feminine

Learning the Croatian Feminine displayed below is vital to the language. Croatian feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:

English Feminine

Croatian Feminine

Feminine

Ženski

he is happy

on je sretan

she is happy

ona je sretna

he is American

on je Amerikanac

she is American

ona je Amerikanka

man

čovjek

woman

žena

father

otac

mother

majka

brother

brat

sister

sestra

uncle

ujak

aunt

tetka

bull

bik

cow

krava

boy

dječak

girl

djevojčica

Notice the structure of the


Jewish Right To Israel

Friday, May 21, 2010

Who can forget the last time the Obama Administration had decided to root out the moderates of an otherwise radical organization? Last year in March we read:

Biden: Taliban negotiations likely

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Tuesday that 70 percent of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan are essentially mercenaries who possibly could be negotiated with instead of fought, and said the United States likely will try this approach.

...President Obama on Friday left open the door to negotiating with elements of the Taliban as part of a counterinsurgency strategy first conceived and carried out in Iraq by Gen. David Petraeus, the former commander of military forces in Iraq who now oversees military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan as commander of CentCom.

In responseis looking for ways to build up "moderate elements" within the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla movement and to diminish the influence of hard-liners, a top White House official said on Tuesday.

John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, met with Lebanese leaders during a recent visit.

"Hezbollah is a very interesting organization," Brennan told a Washington conference, citing its evolution from "purely a terrorist organization" to a militia to an organization that now has members within the parliament and the cabinet.

At least Brennan did not regale us with the percentages--but apparently, he has forgotten just how interesting Hezbollah actually is:

In April 1983, Hizbullah exploded a truck in front of the American embassy in Beirut, Lebanon--killing 63 employees, including the Middle East CIA director. 120 were wounded.

In October


1983, a Hizbullah suicide bomber blew up an American barracks in the Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S. Marines in their sleep and wounding another 81.

In December, the American embassy in Kuwait was bombed.

In March 1984, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, William Buckley, was kidnapped by Hizbullah and then murdered.

Buckley was the fourth American to be kidnapped in Beirut, and many more suffered the same fate between 1982 and 1992 (though not all died or were killed in captivity).

In September 1984, the U.S. embassy annex near Beirut was hit by yet another truck bomb (also traced to Hizbullah).

In December 1984, a Kuwaiti airliner was hijacked and two American passengers employed by the U.S. Agency for International Development were murdered.

The following June, Hizbullah operatives hijacked still another airliner, TWAis becoming an increasingly important player in these types of events is not surprising at all," Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and a professor at Cornell University, who was not part of either study, writes in an email to The Christian Science Monitor. However, he says, both studies highlight that climate change is increasing the magnitude of events like wildfires and floods by changing the baseline conditions.

It's difficult to sort out the role of climate change, particularly when it comes to wildfires. So John Abatzoglou, an associate professor at the University of Idaho, and Park Williams of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University used the same metrics used by firefighters, government agencies, and other organizations to calculate just how flammable an area is


amount of dry, unburned wood that has built up over decades of efforts to suppress wildfires, suggests Abatzoglou. So one solution going forward could be to allow controlled fires to burn off that tinder when conditions are wetter. "We do see a really strong coupling between climate change and forest fire in the Western United States," he says, but "I think there may be ways to weaken that relationship" – by minimizing fuel for these massive wildfires.

Flooding from storm surges might be more difficult to decouple from climate change, however.

When a storm rolls into a coastal area, its turbulence causes seas to rise up – in what is known as storm surge. The power of a storm and the baseline sea level are the main factors in howCurious Comestibles, Crafty Creations, and Crazy Contemplations of a Carbon Based Being

Aug 31, 2011

Fantasy Game Shop Board Game Day

As long as I'm in St. Louis, I will always look forward to the second Saturday of even numbered months.

Why? Because The Fantasy Shop (in St. Charles) has a board game day that lasts from noon until 11 pm, feeds you lunch and dinner with nearly infinite snacks, AND you get raffle tickets -- all for 15 dollars! It's one of the most amazing things I've been to.

Early August, my boyfriend and I went with some friends. We got there and I quickly shot some photos of the wall of games:

and the candy bowls:

Then we picked a game and started playing. The one pictured is called Castle Panic. You and


fourth and fifth fingers, bifid thumb, and postaxial digit in the right hand. The left hand radiography showed a forked fifth metacarpal with an extra postaxial digit and her tibias were short and broad. The hemogram report and the urine analysis were normal. The chest radiograph, ECG, abdominal ultrasound, and cranial MR revealed no abnormalities. Hearing loss was detected in her left ear with auditory brain responses. Chromosome analysis using G-banding technique revealed a 46,XX karyotype. At that time, she was diagnosed as having OFDS type IV \[[@B10]\].

The necropsy report of the third child (IV-3) who had died at 1 day of age reported that she had a lobulated, tethered tongue and bifid epiglottis. Her right hand revealed six fingers and thumb was wide and flat. Syndactyly wasa malty finish. Just a touch of hoppiness to keep it from being too sweet. I also sampled the Stone Arrogant Bastard which was brewed at Ardent Craft Ales – one of my favorites – and it was tasty as always.

I stopped in Legend Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia with a colleague for dinner and a beer. We greatly enjoyed dinner on their deck in wonderful weather – thankful for a clear day after dozens of days of rain. We each enjoyed great salads – Cobb and Greek. We paired them with the brown ale and my buddy also enjoyed an imperial brown ale. Both the food and the beers were delightful and enjoying them outdoors overlooking the James River in Richmond made it all the better.

I stopped


silver and bronze medals. The total points were collected for each school to find the overall winner and this year the trophy was presented to TISKL. Congratulations to all the students that participated and a huge thank you to Miss Carolyin and Miss Sheela for organising the event. It was a huge success and we hope to open this event up to all Taylor's schools next year.

Details of the winners can be seen below:

TISKL Total Score : 868
TISPC Total Score: 794

Dreadlockaline Workshops

The world-renowned and much-loved spoken word poet, Richard Grant (aka “Dreadlockalien”) returned to TISKL this week to work with students in Years 7, 8 and 9 as part of projects with both the English and Humanities Faculties.and the outer rim of the floater is closed up with a strip of fabric connected to the floater rim and to the upper edges of the plates.
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Both types of seals work well in tanks with relatively smooth, regular, walls. However, in lap welded tanks or bolted or riveted tanks, the sealing effect is adversely affected and the protrusions cause excessive wear. Further, the protrusions


How Close Is Fergie to Ending up in a Turkish Prison?

The usually camera-shy Kate Middleton,Prince William's assumed bride-to-be, was snapped at the premiere of Tenacity on the Tasman, a film about the first person to row solo from America to England. (Yes, across the Atlantic Ocean.) Kate was acting chummy with her friend Holly Branson, whose father, Sir Richard Branson, financed the film. Kate's family runs a party-supply business called Party Pieces, which has partnered with Sir Richard to offer Virgin Experience Days for children's parties.The Turkish government's investigation of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, went one step further this week when British officers served the Duchess with legal papers. Theoretically, the Duchess could get four years' jail time for breaking Turkey's privacy laws when she and herthe songs "Opps" and "Creep Behind". He then released his debut album Misunderstood, which included the song "23 Island", which garnered 17.8 million streams on Spotify as of January 5 and reached #9 of the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. The album had features from YFN Lucci, Boosie Badazz, FG Famous, JetSoo, and Lil Durk. Durk remixed the track "Dum" which was featured on the mixtape Endless Pain. It featured 19 tracks at 53 minutes, and charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 43. JayDaYoungan and rapper Yung Bans had an online feud over the title of the album, as Bans released his debut album earlier in the year, also titled Misunderstood.

On January 3, 2020, Scott reached number 36 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart.

Musical style
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People who reach a goal and then discover that it wasn't worth the effort often feel the need to justify the effort they put into it. In this lesson, we'll look at how people engage in effort justification, examine a classic study on the topic, and look at some real-world applications.

Natalie is a teacher and holds an MA in English Education and is in progress on her PhD in psychology.

People who reach a goal and then discover that it wasn't worth the effort often feel the need to justify the effort they put into it. In this lesson, we'll look at how people engage in effort justification, examine a classic study on the topic, and look at some real-world applications.

Effort Justification

Groucho Marx once famously said that he wouldn'tFive hundred jobs may be at risk under a new plan to protect endangered caribou in northern British Columbia.

Provincial officials say dramatic action is needed to save at-risk herds living near the community of Chetwynd, an industry town northeast of Prince George.

Though wolf culls are effective, they are costly and controversial so the provincial government says a limit on logging in the region could be a more effective long-term solution.

"We're extremely worried," said Rhonda Pruden, who has lived in Chetwynd for decades. Her husband retired from one of the town's two lumber mills and her son still works in one.

Pruden said it's important to protect the caribou. But she fears saving the animals could kill her town.

"They're talking about shutting one mill down and maybe both in order


originally scheduled to take place in 2018, but were cancelled as provincial, federal and First Nations governments worked out final details in their draft plan, prompting criticism from locals.

Rodger Roy, general manager of Chetwynd's West Fraser mill, said provincial officials told him up to 500 jobs could be lost if logging is halted to protect habitat.

"Just imagine the frustration and concern people have," he said.

Chetwynd Mayor Allen Courtoreille said he's been through a mill closure that cost him his job.

Chetwynd relies heavily on nearby forests for its economy, with two mills being its primary source of jobs and money. (Justin McElroy/CBC)

"It was a devastating feeling and something I don't want anybody else to go through," he said

"Right now, we're trying to get the government to listen."

476 wolves killedTurkey continues to operate in Syria, seeking to curb Kurdish independence aspirations. Tensions with the U.S. and Russian desires to ensure calm for Assad, however, may force Erdogan to act differently.

The battles around the Syrian town of Raqqa still haven’t ended. The various forces taking part – particularly the Kurds, who have borne the brunt of the ground war – report each day on the new bits of territory they have liberated from the Islamic State. Prominently featured was the recent capture of Syria’s largest oil field, Al-Omar, which used to produce 9,000 barrels a day.

The Kurds, with massive assistance from the U.S. Air Force, have now regained control of 80 percent of Syria’s oil fields and of 15 percent of Syria’s population, now living in about one-quarter


Syria will look like after the conclusion of the “war on terror.” The latter has become the principal reason for American involvement in Syria and Iraq, as well as an area of cooperation between Russia and America, and between both powers and Iran, Turkey, Syria and Jordan.

John McCain, chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Armed Services Committee, warned recently that America must determine its own interests and how to achieve them in Syria. The lack of such a strategy is being felt acutely, he added, even while America is celebrating the victory in Raqqa.

McCain’s words were aimed squarely at the conduct of his fellow Republican, U.S. President Donald Trump, who has so far avoided defining where America is headed in the Middle East in general or in Syria inKurds establishing a contiguous autonomous zone stretching all across northern Syria, from west to east, along Turkey’s southeastern border. This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey had “completed most of its mission in the Idlib region” and that it had already trained more than 5,600 Turkish policemen to keep the peace in Idlib and the surrounding area.

Around 10 Turkish bases, backed by tanks, have been set up throughout the area, and according to both Turkish and Syrian sources, Turkey has reached local agreements on a cease-fire even with Ahrar al-Sham, a rebel coalition comprised mainly of radical Islamic groups, including the one formerly known as the Nusra Front. Nevertheless, this is still far from being a quiet front.

Turkey also wants to capture the city of


Islamic State. American military assistance to the Kurds has already caused tension and confrontation between Erdogan and Trump because Erdogan views the Kurds as a terrorist group working hand in hand with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK, which is deemed a terrorist organization in Turkey. For his part, however, Trump has heaped praise on the Kurdish forces and continues to supply them with military equipment and funding in their continued fight.

It has become clear to Erdogan that his ally from Washington isn’t exactly the ally of his dreams. It’s not just that Trump has no intention of extraditing Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish religious leader living in exile in Pennsylvania whom Turkey accuses of planning the attempted Turkish military coup in July of last year. Trump also doesn’thesitate to give Erdogan a rap on the knuckles when it damages America’s reputation. When Turkish security forces arrested a Turkish employee at the American embassy in Ankara, Trump ordered a halt to the issuance of tourist visas to Turkish citizens. Turkey did in fact respond in kind, but it was still clear who had the upper hand. Erdogan managed to provoke the ire of Washington when he signed a deal to buy Russian S-400 missiles, which cannot be integrated into the strategic weapons systems of NATO, of which Turkey is a member. And even though Trump hasn’t been getting terribly upset over violations of human rights in Turkey, that issue has also put an additional strain on U.S.-Turkish relations.

American differences with Turkey are secondary, however, to the


explosive ties between the United States and Russia. Moscow has been unchallenged in directing the military and political approach to Syria. Interestingly, despite the cooperation between the Kurds and Russia, Turkey is not uttering a word against Russia. When it comes to the future of Syria, Moscow is a much more vital ally for Ankara than Washington.

So, for example, in its hold on Idlib and previously in the Jarabulus region and its campaign over the town of Al-Bab – all important Kurdish strongholds —Turkey enjoyed Russian backing and did not require American consent. The same is true with regard to the future of Syria, which will be determined in Moscow and not Washington — and not only because Russia has an endgame strategy, while Washington waits for Trump’snext tweet.

Russia’s strategy involves a clear diplomatic blueprint designed to allow the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad to remain in place, at least until elections are held. It provides for the formation of a temporary government of national unity that would include representatives of legitimate rebel groups, as defined by Russia; the drafting of a constitution, the principles of which have already been developed by Russian experts; and prior to all of this, a cease-fire, not only in the four planned security areas, but in the country as a whole.

For the time being, Russia has not addressed the future status of the Syrian Kurds or the presence of Iranian forces in Syria. Turkish diplomatic sources have told Haaretz that Ankara is not depending on Russia to prevent


when it comes to Syria. At the end of the month, another meeting is scheduled in the Kazakh capital where Iranian, Turkish and Russian representatives will coordinate the continued establishment of security areas, but at this point, there is no agreement on a date for a summit conference in Geneva on a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The main pressure is humanitarian, and concerns more than 200,000 people who cannot return to their homes in Raqqa following the total destruction that the city in the course of the bombing and the fighting to liberate it.

Thousands of roadside bombs and mines are strewn among its roads. Water and electricity supply is non-existent. Medical clinics and schools are not functioning, and more than 80 percent of the city’s homes arethe campaign has also claimed Vote Leave donated £625,000 to another group to get around campaign spending limits, with most of the money going to AIQ. Vote Leave has denied any wrongdoing.

AIQ's website once quoted Vote Leave chief Dominic Cummings saying: "Without a doubt, the Vote Leave campaign owes a great deal of its success to the work of AggregateIQ. We couldn't have done it without them." The quote has since been removed.

In total, AIQ was given £3.5m by groups campaigning for Brexit, including Vote Leave, the Democratic Unionist Party and Veterans for Britain. The UK's Electoral Commission reopened an investigation into Vote Leave's campaign spending in November.

"In light of recent reports that AggregateIQ may be affiliated with SCL and may, as a result, have improperly received FB


says it is looking into whether the data that Cambridge Analytica acquired improperly from as many as 87 million people - 1 million of them in the UK - ended up with Aggregate IQ. The firm worked for both Vote Leave and BeLeave during the EU referendum campaign, but has always insisted it has never been a part of Cambridge Analytica, and has not had access to any of its Facebook data.

AIQ is a small company operating out of Victoria, British Columbia. It uses data to help micro-target voters and was founded by two Canadian political staffers.

Apart from its Brexit work the company has also been accused by Mr Wylie of distributing "incredibly anti-Islamic" content on social media ahead of the 2015 Nigerian presidential election to discredit Muslimopposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari, who went on to win the contest.

The BBC has approached AIQ for a response to the Nigeria allegations.

Mr Wylie has said that AIQ was referred to among Cambridge Analytica staff as "our Canadian office". He told the Guardian he helped to set up the firm as a "Canadian entity for people who wanted to work on SCL projects who didn't want to move to London" and that he had known the firm's co-founder, Jeff Silvester, since he was 16.

AIQ says it "has never entered into a contract with Cambridge Analytica" and that "Chris Wylie has never been employed by AggregateIQ".


with the first-team and Joseph Olowu still out injured.

Virginia

Daley Campbell-Ballard-Medley-Thompson

Burton-M. Smith

Amaechi-Coyle-Smith Rowe

John Jules

Subs: Benson (for M. Smith), Saka (for Coyle). Not used: Okonkwo, Omole, Balogun.

Middlesbrough started well, with Nathan Guru coming close to scoring, but some expert defending from Arsenal kept him at bay.

Arsenal goalkeeper Joao Virginia then made an impressive stop to thwart O’Neill and Billal Brahimi as Middlesbrough increased the pressure.

However, it was Arsenal who took the lead as Smith Rowe, who has caught the eye for the U23s of late, finished adroitly.

Middlesbrough looked to respond and they caused some difficulty for Arsenal, but Smith Rowe was still providing a significant threat at the other end and came close to doubling his tally.

Arsenal continued to put Middlesbrough under pressure and were rewarded for their persistence, withJohn-Jules tucking the ball home after Matt Smith’s initial effort was blocked.

In an entertaining encounter, Middlesbrough looked to quickly reduce the deficit and they very nearly did so through Stephen Wearne, who had an effort cleared off the line.

Virginia then made an excellent stop to keep out Kian Spence’s effort but he was unable to stop O’Neill from scoring from close range a few minutes later.

Middlesbrough managed to claw themselves level before half time as Hood managed to scramble the ball over the line.

Arsenal were livid at surrendering their lead but they emerged for the second half with renewed determination to persevere.

Soon enough they were back in front as Ballard scored following yet more good work from Smith Rowe.

Middlesbrough refused to give in and Virginia made some further


Transforming from concrete hardscapes to lush greenscapes, Toronto is about to get two new public parks that promise to add eye-catching attractions to the burgeoning waterfront district. The proposals from 10 short-listed teams in the international competition to design two new waterfront parks are now available for public viewing and feedback online, with Waterfront Toronto creating a website dedicated to the design entries. The entries range from picturesque parks to audacious interventions, with everything in between.

Rendering of the Park Vert proposal, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto.

Earlier this year, Waterfront Toronto launched an international design competition to redesign two empty lots along the waterfront, and the short-listed design teams were announced back in May. The York Street Park is located on the former site of the Yonge-Bay-York offramp loopfrom the Gardiner, situated at the corner of York and Queens Quay. The site presents a unique opportunity for integration of the concrete pillars that once held up the vehicular ramp, which have been retained on the property. The Rees Street Park is located on the site of a surface parking lot at Rees and Queens Quay, directly south of the Rogers Centre, and offers more or less a blank slate to be redesigned.

Rendering of the Rees Landing proposal, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto.

Requirements for the York Street Park include green space, lunchtime activities, event space, a water feature, public art, an architectural pavilion, accommodation for dogs, and all necessary park amenities (benches, lighting, wayfinding, and so on). Some entries retain the Gardiner pillars, others do not. The


five entries for the York Street Park are:

York Forest, by Stephen Stimson Associates and MJMA

Gardiner Green, by PLANT Architect and Mandaworks

BYOT Park, by Hapa Collective

Love Park, by Claude Cormier et Associés

Park Vert, by Agency Landscape + Planning and DAVID RUBIN Land Collective

Rendering of the BYOT Park proposal, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto.

Requirements for the Rees Street Park include play for all ages and abilities, an interactive water feature, an architectural pavilion, market activities, an open lawn, public art, accommodation for dogs, integration of Lake Shore Boulevard and the Gardiner Expressway, and all necessary park amenities (benches, lighting, wayfinding, and so on). The five entries for the Rees Street Park are:

Rees Ridge, by wHY Architecture and Brook McIlroy

Rees Landing, by Stoss Landscape Urbanism and DTAH

THE NEST, by Snøhetta andPMA Landscape Architects

Rees Street Free Forest, by SCAPE Landscape Architecture and BSN Architects

Down North, by Public City Architecture

Rendering of the Rees Ridge proposal, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto.

In addition to the website, the 10 proposals are currently on display in the Rotunda at City Hall, and will be available for public viewing during regular business hours until Tuesday, July 17. Public feedback on the design entries is strongly encouraged, with online surveys available on the competition website.

Rendering of the Gardiner Green proposal, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto.

Following the display of the proposals and the public comment period, a jury will deliberate to decide the winner for each of the two parks. The jury consists of Jane Hutton, Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo; Janna Levitt, Principal at


Woman accused of having doc/hubby killed on turnpike Joe Milicia The Associated Press AKRON — The prosecution’s case sounds like the plot from a made-for-TV movie: a woman persuades her young lover to gun down her wealthy husband and promises to share millions of dollars from his estate. The defense for Donna Moonda contends that Read More…

WESTLAKE — Daniel J. Keenan Jr., of Chagrin Falls, was selected to be the new Westlake school district’s superintendent from a pool of 46 applicants. In addition to serving the Kenston Local Schools as assistant superintendent for the past five years, Keenan also was a high school administrator and director of personnel for the Maple Read More…

Hamid Ahmed The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Fourteen American soldiers were killed in three deadly daysin Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, including four in a single roadside bombing and one who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol southwest of the capital. The blast that killed the four soldiers Read More…

Shot at the championship may begin the Cavs star’s greatness Tom Withers The Associated Press CLEVELAND — As confetti danced in the electrified air around him and a feverish hometown crowd rocked and rolled the night away, LeBron James was handed a new baseball cap and T-shirt. Perhaps a tasseled cap and gown would have Read More…

Bill before state House eliminates fee funding public-access channels COLUMBUS — A bill that would rewrite the rules governing cable television franchises in Ohio and help telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. enter the


video market threatens to wipe out local public access channels, critics say. The bill would allow AT&T to obtain a single franchise agreement Read More…

Theresa "Omi" Gundert (nee Timar), 83, of Avon, passed away peacefully at her home, with family by her side, Sunday, June 03, 2007. She was born in Zsambek, Hungary on December 12, 1923 to John and Anna (nee Gigler) Timar. She was married to Joseph Gundert on October 30, 1948 in German. She came to Read More…

Eva May Halliwill, 94, of Wellington, died Friday, June, 1, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. Mrs. Halliwill was born, October 18, 1912, in Pittsfield, daughter of the late, Joseph and Lula (Cameron) Wait. She had lived all of her life in thePittsfield and Wellington areas. She was a Read More…

Andrew "AL" Hertzog, 87, of N. Ridgeville, died Friday at EMH Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Grafton, WV, and had resided in N. Ridgeville the past 32 years. He worked over 30 years with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. retiring in 1985 as a Sales Manager. Mr. Hertzog enjoyed Read More…


A Philippine Coast Guard ship (L) and Navy patrol boat (C) are anchored next to a damaged cargo ship on August 17, 2013 after it collided with the ferry St. Thomas Aquinas. Philippine authorities said Sunday they were unable to stop fuel leaking from a ferry that sank, as oil spread to coastal villages, fishing grounds and mangroves more than five kilometres (three miles) away.

Philippine authorities said Sunday they were unable to stop fuel leaking from a ferry that sank, as oil spread to coastal villages, fishing grounds and mangroves more than five kilometres (three miles) away.

The St Thomas Aquinas ferry sank on Friday night after colliding with a cargo ship just outside the port in Cebu, the Philippines' second biggest city, leaving at least 34 people dead.

Authoritieswere focused Sunday on trying to find 85 people missing and believed inside the ferry, about 30 metres (100 feet) under water, but the leaking oil added a new front to the disaster response.

"You can see it coming out of the sunken vessel. It is bunker fuel and it is black," Cebu coastguard commander Weniel Azcuna told AFP.

"It has affected a lot of shorelines here in Cebu and (the neighbouring island of) Mactan."

He said there was about 120,000 litres (31,700 gallons) of bunker fuel, and divers had been unable to reach the source of the leak.

Among the areas affected were Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova town in Mactan island, and Talisay city in Cebu, which all host popular beach resorts.

Cordova also has protected mangrove areas while Talisay has a


WHILE illegal, a Gladstone man has told a courtroom he smoked cannabis to treat his epilepsy.

The 38-year-old man, Rick Allen Appleby, pleaded guilty in the Gladstone Magistrates Court to six charges; the most serious being one count of commit public nuisance, possess used drug utensils and possess dangerous drugs.

Defence lawyer Cassandra Ditchfield said her client was in a car accident in 2002 and suffered a major head injury.

Ever since her client has suffered from random but constant seizures.

"He is a single father of three kids," she said.

"He is unemployed and cannot work, due to his medical condition ... He has also been hospitalised a considerable amount of times."

She said smoking cannabis actually minimised her client's seizures, but since being charged, had reverted back to his doctor-approved medicine.

Gladstone MagistrateKevin Fitzpatrick

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Sad news for fans of veteran actor and multiple Emmy-winner Doris Roberts, as the iconic Everybody Loves Raymond star has passed away. Apart from her famed role as Ray’s mother Marie Barone, Roberts is also remembered for her work on Broadway.

No doubt Game of Thrones has shaped the manner in which political rivalries play out their bitter ends in the media, that


turned out, it wasn't. In sincere reflection  let's be real here  it likely never was going to be.

Matt Barkley's 83-yard touchdown heave early in the fourth quarter settled that business, giving the Trojans a 10-point lead. Nickell Robey's pick-six a couple of minutes later, shut the deal down. A late meaningless Ute score narrowed the final numbers on the board: USC 38, Utah 28.

Of all the things at stake, though, glory was only on the game's outer edge.

Utah was looking here for other gains, for simple self-esteem, for a good reason to feel good about itself again, for something, anything, that would give a boost to a seriously sagging season. What it got was a mixed bag, a decent effort â¦ until the end, a sloppya strip-and-grab-and-run by Utah left end Nate Fakahafua and the second off a botched snap, which set up a fade pass from Jon Hays to Kenneth Scott.

That turned out to be a mere tease. USC came straight back with a touchdown and a field goal.

An impressive answer by Utah  an eight-play, 81-yard scoring drive  ended in an 11-point advantage midway through the second quarter.

After that, the Trojans went for two touchdowns, while the Utes were blanked into the half, with USC up, 24-21

For such a high-scoring affair, the action was ugly  no, ooogly  enough to scare the mud off a shovel. And the ooogliness continued throughout. Total combined penalties for both teams: 27 for 222 yards. There were four turnovers.

The Utes had a decent


Last updated on .From the section Women's Football

Dawn Airey was previously chief executive of Getty Images and Channel 5

A new 12-person board will "oversee the future strategy and policy" of women's club football in England, the Football Association has confirmed.

The group will make recommendations to the FA board about the growth of the Women's Super League and Championship.

Dawn Airey, who was previously chief executive of Getty Images and Channel 5, has been named as chair.

"This is a perfect opportunity to build on the extraordinary momentum currently in women's football," she said.

Interest in the women's game is high following this summer's World Cup, with record television audiences on the BBC watching England's progress to the semi-finals and the USA retaining the trophy.

In a bid to capitalise on the addedinterest, Manchester City and Chelsea will play their opening WSL 2019-20 fixtures at Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge respectively.

Airey continued: "This summer the Lionesses captured our imagination with their skill, passion and excellence, and we're hoping this momentum will carry on into the domestic game in the upcoming season.

"With this in mind, the new joint board will look to support the FA further as it continues to grow participation in the women's game."

Also named as one of three independent members on the panel is Liz Nicholl, formerly the chief executive of UK Sport, as well as four representatives from WSL clubs; Chelsea FC chairman Bruce Buck, Tottenham's head of football operations Rebecca Caplehorn, Arsenal legal director Svenja Geissmar and Manchester City chief operating officer Omar Berrada.

Earlier this month,


Pablo Picasso The clock struck midnight. It was time to dispose of the evidence. Stuffing the stolen art into a single oversized suitcase,and Guillaume Apollinaire darted from the door of their studio and into the thick summer air. A carriage would be too risky. They would have to proceed on foot.

The pair lugged the valise down the steep, cobblestone slopes of Paris’s Montmartre neighborhood. In the distance the Seine gleamed under the gas lights that still dotted its banks. Had the art been stolen from anywhere but the Louvre itself, perhaps the duo would have been able to temper their panic. For now, the river seemed their only hope.

On August 22nd, 1911—some two weeks prior—the world had been jolted to attention by the breathless declaration of a museumguard as he careened into the office of the Louvre’s director general. The Mona Lisa, the very face of high art, had been stolen.

As news of the theft broke, an international dragnet quickly stretched from Europe across the Atlantic. The borders of France were sealed, and onlookers the world over were rapt and aghast. Yet in many ways, the theft of the Mona Lisa was simply the most explosive in a long litany of embarrassments to the Louvre.

Months before the heist, one French reporter had spent the night in a Louvre sarcophagus to expose the museum’s paltry surveillance. And had he tried, the canvases themselves would have been easy enough to pluck from the galleries. Whereas other prominent national museums, like the Italian Uffizi, had long mandated that


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The Warriors' offense is a joy to watch when it is clicking: snappy passes, beautiful ball movement and soaring long-range jumpers. Headed into tonight, Kerr’s unit is certainly in sync after the display it’s put on the last two games. Expect the points to come in bunches again. Golden State has averaged 9.0 points better as a team the betting market projects in their last five home games against Portland. With this in mind, the Warriors’ team total of 112 points are a bit light on NBA Odds. We will make Golden State TT OVER 112 the free NBA pick for tonight, and bank on the home team covering the spread once again.


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The recent extension granted by World Trade Organization members to least developed countries giving 8 more years to implement international intellectual property protection rules threw a shroud of confusion over a parallel WTO waiver for pharmaceutical products conferred on least developed countries until 2016. In an attempt to shed some light on the issue, several experts were asked for their reflections on the consequences of the new extension.

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barbecue teams will travel to New York’s Pier 57 from Texas, Vermont, New Jersey and New Orleans to compete in four categories: New World, Regional American, Asian and People’s Choice. Tickets (a lean $65) include the opportunity to taste (and judge) world class BBQ from 10 of the competing teams and two beers. And the teams are pretty stellar, including Guerrilla Ultima BBQ (Philadelphia), Stand Up and Snout (New Orleans) and Atlanta's Peach Tree Players. Jason Dady — a certified Food Republic Grilling God — will also throws his hat into the competition.

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The scientists measured the effects of two BNF soil bacteria—Azospirillum brasilense and Herbaspirillum seropedicae—on growth of the grass Setaria viridis. The study shows the first direct evidence of BNF by tracking the presence of a nitrogen radiotracer as it was absorbed first by the bacteria and then moved through the plant. The results, published in the March issue of The Plant Journal, revealed substantial increases in height, weight, and root length.

The collaboration also included scientists from Brazil’s Federal University of Paraná and Federal University of Santa Catarina, the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the University of Missouri.

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The justice secretary has been accused to leaking to The Sun details of a April 2011 Privy Council meeting in which the Queen is said to have expressed eurosceptic views.

On Wednesday, the newspaper ran the story on its front page under the headline 'Queen Backs Brexit'.

Gove has stopped short of categorically denying being a source of The Sun's story, simply insisting he does not know how the paper got "all of its information".

The Sun has said its story is based on "two impeccable sources".

Nick Clegg, who was present at the meeting along with Gove, has dismissed the story as "nonsense".

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Dr. Klee, Ose Leader, Arrives in United States; Reports on Non-jewish Aid to Group

Dr. Hans Klee, a member of the General Council of the OSE in Geneva and a leading member of the Jewish community of Switzerland, arrived here today. He will remain in the United States for several days prior to proceeding to Australia and New Zealand on an OSE mission.

At a luncheon tendered in his honor by the executive of the American OSE at the Hotel Olcott, Dr. Klee declared that two principal tasks facing the Jewish health and child-care society at the present are: its program in North Africa and its activities in Israel. He amphasized that the OSE programs in Europe–particularly in France and Italy–remain an important part of the organization’s work.

Dr. Klee reviewedthe present efforts of the OSE in providing health care for the newly-arriving immigrants in Israel, particularly the children. He recently visited the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands where, he pointed out, OSE committees made up of Jews and non-Jews are continuing to provide financial aid to the OSE. He will seek to secure from Jewish and non-Jewish overseas aid agencies in Australia and New Zealand the same type of aid made available to the OSE in various other parts of the world.


Barnes, Ynoa know all about roster bubble

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Brandon Barnes and utility man Rafael Ynoa are too busy trying to make the Rockies' Opening Day roster to waste time stressing about it.

The Rockies' signing of right-handed-hitting Ryan Raburn, who has all the markings of a player the team wants to use against the tough left-handed pitchers in the National League West, most likely pushed Barnes and Ynoa to the roster bubble.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Brandon Barnes and utility man Rafael Ynoa are too busy trying to make the Rockies' Opening Day roster to waste time stressing about it.

The Rockies' signing of right-handed-hitting Ryan Raburn, who has all the markings of a player the team wants to use against the tough left-handed pitchers in the National Leaguewho plays all three outfield positions, is hitting .250 with a .306 OBP, two walks and 10 strikeouts.

Roster decisions tend to go deeper than spring stats when it comes to bench players. Roster makeup and track records can make a difference. Sometimes, it's where the players' technique is when decision time comes. Last year, Ynoa made the Opening Day roster, while Barnes, who was with the Rockies all of 2014, went to Albuquerque to complete adjustments in his swing.

"I just try to get my work in, stay with my routine and not worry about the results," Barnes said of his Spring Training philosophy. "On Opening Day, nobody has an average. What you do in Spring Training statistically doesn't really matter. It's how you're preparing for the season. Everybody's


abuse of so-called ‘executive privilege’ to protect his senior officials all contributed to Obama’s designation as one of the most crooked politicians in the capital today.”

Like most corrupt leaders, he appointed cabinet members who were just as crooked as he was and relished the role of push the “envelope” when it came to controversy and deceit. Eric Holder became his Attorney General. He fought Congress from the beginning with his “Fast and Furious” illegal gun running disgrace. In the end, he was found to be in “Contempt of Congress”. Quite ironic for the designated top “law official”. He could have investigated the numerous scandals I am about to reference. But instead, he complied with the illegal behavior - duplicity, in fact. One of the most heartbreaking acts ofPurdy: San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers has lost his mojo

SANTA CLARA -- The strange saga of David Akers' kicking foot continues. A year ago, it was made of 49er gold. In this season's opener at Green Bay, it was made of history.

But for the last several weeks, the foot has been made of ... well, remember the mystery meat from your high school cafeteria? That's what appears to have infested Akers' lower left leg.

Akers was so reliable last season that he spoiled 49er fans rotten. He set a franchise record with 44 field goals. His ability to convert long-distance attempts in particular -- he connected on 7 of 9 from 50 yards and out -- made him a singular and unique weapon. At Green Bay back in


September, the weapon appeared invincible when Akers tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal.

Not sure what's happened to that guy since. The man wearing Akers' uniform lately has clearly lost his mojo. He has missed four of his last 11 field goal attempts, including a 39-yard try last Sunday at New England. He has made just 71.4 percent of his attempts this season compared with 84.6 percent in 2011.

All together now: gulp. As the 49ers approach another crucial matchup Sunday in Seattle, to be followed by the playoffs' final-jeopardy atmosphere, the last thing a team needs is a kicker who can't dependably nail a clincher in a tight game. Head coach Jim Harbaugh has addressed the Akers situation frequently. And this week, when the topic arosecost the 49ers potential victories. The first happened in the overtime tie against the Rams on Nov. 11, when he pushed a 41-yarder wide left. The other occurred three weeks later in a loss at St. Louis, when Akers again lined up in overtime to try a potential game-winner one from 51-yards away -- hardly an improbable feat inside a dome -- and saw it drift wide right.

Just as troubling have been the kicks Akers misses in the run of play that would normally give the offense a boost at key moments but instead kill momentum. That happened in losses to Minnesota and the New York Giants. Akers' kickoffs have been seemingly unaffected by his injury. He is booming 81.5 percent of them into the end zone, roughly


the league average, and has the 10th most touchbacks in the NFL. However, the run-through nature of kickoffs puts less strain on certain muscles, compared with the short windup and explosive mechanics of placement attempts.

Fortunately for the 49ers, their improved offense has overridden Akers' other bad days. But you do wonder if it's made a difference in the play calling. A year ago, inside the 35-yard line, the 49ers could take more downfield shots on third down, knowing Akers' foot all but guaranteed three points on fourth down. Now, unless the ball's inside the 20, it probably makes more sense to go for just enough yards on third-and-short. It might make even more sense to go for it on fourth down.

Thursday, offensive coordinator Greg Roman was asked aboutartificial intelligence, clouds and galaxies, and beyond. Indeed, Life provides an analogy for all of mathematics, and the entire universe. Late last year author Siobhan Roberts released the biography Genius At Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway. It took the better part of seven years to finish, because of Conway’s wayward and erratic behaviour. After finally giving in, Roberts had free reign to capture John Conway in all his charismatic glory. Legendary rumours of him dating Germaine Greer and almost killing Stephen Hawking made him all the more an intriguing subject. But away from all the fables, Roberts captures a man absorbed in a reverie taken by the brilliance of numbers. Whilst most of us go about our daily lives immune to this beauty, Conway has


these endless practical details. People have certainly speculated that this was his strategy, and it might explain his absentmindedly negligent ways. JOHN CONWAY: Well you know there’s a well-known concept, the absentminded professor. I’m one of those. I walked around for about six weeks after discovering the surreal numbers in a sort of permanent daydream, in danger of being run over. I was just thinking all the time, “Nobody else in the world has ever seen this, nobody ever, and you’ve seen it John.” I thought about stout Cortez walking across the Americas. He saw the Atlantic Ocean, then he saw the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas in between. Nobody else had ever seen this greatness—well, American Indian tribes had doubtless seen it before. But I think CortezBy Megan Lane

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For 96 long minutes, Colonel Gaddafi spoke to UN delegates about Somali pirates, the death of JFK, jet lag and his conspiracy theories about swine flu. Call that a long speech? It's but a tiddler. But wait, there's more... Speaking schedule: First up, Barack Obama. Next, for 15 minutes, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, followed by Gordon Brown. That was the planned running order at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Only instead of speaking for 15 minutes, the Libyan leader launched into a passionate and wide-ranging invective in which he touched on everything from the failings of the Security Council to his theory that swine flu was developed for military purposes, by way of complaints about the time difference and promoting his own website,


Gaddafi Speaks. After an hour and a half of Mr Gaddafi speaking in person, it is not known how many of those listening logged on for more. But while lengthy, his debut speech to the UN is by no means the longest delivered to that organisation. Castro's speeches were so long, meal breaks were factored in Four hours and 29 minutes is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest speech in front of the General Assembly, given in September 1960 by Fidel Castro. The former Cuban leader is known for his interminable speeches - his longest on record in Cuba clocking up seven hours and 10 minutes at the 1986 Communist Party Congress. Even that was topped, when at the UN Security Council in 1957,the Indian politician VK Krishna Menon talked for nearly eight hours defending India's position on Kashmir. (The transcript is on the UN website and runs to 160 pages.) Learned gentleman Yet Mr Menon's place in the annals of marathon speech making is unusual in that he represented a democracy. "You are only ever going to get long speeches when the speaker doesn't have to worry about the audience running away," says Robert Service, professor of Russian history at Oxford University. "At the UN Gaddafi was depending on the good manners of the people listening. But at home, it is more about the self-preservation of the audience." Every leader likes an ovation It was also made in an age when the political elite made long, elegantly constructed speeches liberally


says Prof Service. In the 1930s those listening didn't want to get arrested

Professor Robert Service on response to Stalin's speeches In the book Gulag Archipelago, author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recounted how a fellow prisoner in the USSR labour camps told how he came to be arrested. At a local party conference, someone toasted Stalin and "stormy applause, rising to an ovation", broke out. Even though the great leader was absent, it continued. "But palms were getting sore and raised arms were already aching... However, who would dare be the first to stop? "Then, after eleven minutes, the director of the paper factory assumed a business-like expression and sat down in his seat." That same night, he was arrested. And Robert Conquest's Stalin: Breaker of Nations recalls a recording ofa speech by Stalin released on vinyl - the eighth side consisted entirely of a standing ovation. It's an anecdote that makes it into Martin Amis's 2002 novel Koba The Dread. Although associated with long orations, Stalin only ever spoke at length while delivering Central Committee reports at congress, as did his successors, says Prof Service. "These were enormously long, but did have to cover economic, political, cultural and foreign policy developments and predict what was going to happen in the next 10 to 20 years. And when Brezhnev did it, he was so doddery that he sometimes read the same page twice. The speech was long enough without that." And when that other communist leader associated with marathon speeches, Fidel Castro, visited Chile in the 1970s to


drum up support, Salvador Allende criticised his speaking style. Ataturk made a six-day speech "Allende took the view that his vastly long speeches haranguing the Chilean people were counter-productive," says Prof Service. But the roots of Castro and Gaddafi's oratory lie in ancient Greece, and the first demagogue Cleon, who understood the power of speech to win over the masses. Among the most famous of long speeches is that made by the Athenian politician Pericles at a public funeral for those who had first fallen in the Peloponnesian War. He took the opportunity not only to praise the dead, but Athens itself. More recently, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, delivered an epic oratory in 1927. Not for him a speech measured in mere minutes -Favourite sites

Sunday, December 7, 2008

So. She did the wrong thing. Weak and stupid she had not, three years after she had accepted it, learned her job.

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall for her two hour meeting with Harper!

She did not wait long to see him and she did not wait after seeing him to give her decision.

When
did she bull up on her duties? On the plane back from Prague? Over
breakfast? Or did she leave it to Harper to instruct her?

Neither
she nor those who may have briefed her can be suspected of any
partiality to Harper. Perhaps those who briefed her stopped short of
saying what she should do. But, knowing what the question was, how could
she be briefed without the obvious conclusion being pointed out: that
she could


not take the advice of a Prime Minister to prorogue Parliament
precisely because he knew, as she must have known, that he lacked the
confidence of the House, that if she did not prorogue Parliament he
would be defeated?

Charles II prorogued Parliament several times
when he did not like what it was up to. His father ruled for many years
without Parliament and lost his head. The Merry Monarch found it safer
to have a Parliament in being but not in session. Jean and Harper have
carried us back over three hundred years to the time before men had
figured out how to make responsible government work.

The first
polls suggest Harper is winning his game. If an election had been held
on Friday, he would have won his majority. Majorities approve the
prorogation, condemn the coalition, oppose Dion becomingIt seems very unlikely that Jean would actually
prefer Harper to Dion as Prime Minister. Her leanings seem to be all the
other way. And she has never been shy of separatists. Unless the
controversy at the time of her appointment has made her so and she was
afraid it would be revived if she allowed a Bloc supported government to
take over next week.

Those who defend Jean's decision on the
basis of what they believe will be the substantive result must be saying
that the Governor General has the right and the duty to decide who
would best govern the country, even if we must suspect that Jean was not
exercising her judgment and was simply afraid to say no to Harper, that
she made what was, for those who approve it, the right decision for the
wrong


reason.

If your reason for believing Jean was right is
that you don't like the Coalition you must believe she would have been
right to make the decision for that reason,
because she did not like the Coalition. And that she would have been
right to say no to Harper if she preferred the Coalition. If she would
have been right to decide on the basis of her preference of government
why should she not campaign for her choice in an election, as before
responsible government was achieved in Canada, Governor General Sir
Charles Metcalfe did in 1844, successfully?

Or perhaps you would
defend the decision as the Governor General applying the will of the
people. And we are back to the polls. Except that the polls, though
taken before, were not released until after her decision. And majorities
said that theChristmas, New Year's, Obama's inauguration, but so far as
national politics interests us there will only be more dissension,
anger, confusion and dismay. And by January 26 Parliament will not have
got through any business since it adjourned quietly last June.

The Queen's Government is not being carried on.

POSTSCRIPT

Since writing the above I have read news reports recounting what happened at Rideau Hall on Thursday morning.

Apparently
Jean never saw Harper alone. Kevin Lynch, the Clerk of the Privy
Council and head of the Civil Service, and the Governor General's
secretary, Sheila-Marie Cook, were present, except when Cook stepped out
to consult law professor, Companion of the Order of Canada, and, in the
words of The National Post, constitutional guru, Peter Hogg.

Lynch's
responsibilities, qualifications and interests in the question are
unclear. Unless it was to advise on the formalities in


the event of
Jean's decision one way or another. Or, to brief on the work of the
Government, taking the Governor General into the substance of politics
where she should not go.

Cook is a long-serving bureaucrat whose only relevant experience is in protocol, which was not in issue.

Hogg's
involvement, and in the background that of politics professor Peter
Russell, who has apparently met Jean several times since her
appointment, reflects the dangerous misconception that the issue was a
matter for experts. Pleasant and instructive as chats with the
distinguished professors emeriti might be, they would lead us astray if
they suggested that there were rules based on precedent or congealed in
conventions, on which they were experts, that a Governor General must
follow, rather than institutions that can and must be made to work, if
they are understood.

Hogg 's 1200as
Harper wanted a new session called for January 26 anyway.

The Globe says the proclamation proroguing parliament did not set a date for its resumption. But it does: Prorogation ProclamationSo much for the experts.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Minority
parliaments always involve a game of chicken. Will government and
opposition smash into each other in a confidence vote, likely ending a
Parliament and leading to an election, or will the government veer off,
dropping an unpalatable measure, or the opposition back off, abstaining,
as the Liberals did several times in the last Parliament.As I have argued in "IS IT ALL JUST A GAME"
Stephen Harper, like most politicians, has reduced politics to a game
and at the opening of this Parliament he will have felt he was perfectly
positioned to the run the Liberals off the road. How could


money to run ads mocking him
back in 2007. Dion was defeated because he was Dion. The ads added
little to the political impact of that fact. Though Dion likes to think
he was a victim of attack ads.So
Harper's talent for the game of chicken has been shown up, as will all
talents when set up against competitors equally keen on the game.

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL

"Experts"
have weighed in on what the Governor General could or should do. The
role of the Governor General is not a matter for experts. All that is
needed to understand the role of the Governor General is a general
understanding of our government, what should be general knowledge, at
least for those of us who pay much attention to politics. That such
general knowledge is often lacking in those playing roles in OttawaJoe Clark in 1979
and Stephen Harper in 2006, the party with the most seats in the
Commons is the obvious choice. Until a week ago it seemed obvious that
Stephen Harper could carry on a government. Now it is obvious he can't.
So the Governor General must look to see if there is another possible
government, and obviously there is. It is not her job to judge whether
it will be a good government or even how long it will last, a while is
long enough.What
if, after a defeat in the Commons, Harper asks Jean to dissolve
Parliament and call an election? The Governor General is obliged to
follow the advice of a government with the confidence of the Commons.
When Joe Clark's government was defeated in 1979 and Paul Martin's in
2005, there was no alternative government


on the
technical possibilities has flourished to the extent that the
preposterous prospect of a "race to the palace" in which Harper would
try to get the Queen to dismiss Jean before she could take a decision
against his advice has been raised.It
is perhaps best that Jean has been abroad and missed much of the
babble, though she says she has been following the situation. It is
symptomatic of what has been done to reduce the office that Jean's
"state visits" to Central European countries were ignored by the media
even as the crisis developed. She was reported to be "travelling" in
Europe until the moment when she was tracked down and it was announced
she was returning to Canada.

PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY

Harper's
team has been arguing that the coalition is trying to reverse the
result of the election, that the ConservativesHook selectivity of the pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) in the Pantanal, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
The Pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus is the most captured fish species in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, and since 1994, its maximum sustainable yield had already been exceeded. Its capture is carried out only by hooks, as mesh gears are forbidden either for professional or for recreational fishing. The aim of this study was to determine selectivity for different hook sizes used in P. mesopotamicus fishing and to verify which sizes capture only adults. Data were collected in the rivers Miranda, Aquidauana, and Vermelho, in January, March, and April 2002. Six longlines with eight hook sizes were used and we adopted the hook opening as a measure related


The
Alabama judge presiding over the notorious Bush prosecution of former
Gov. Don Siegelman postponed the defendant's re-sentencing last week
while prosecutors continue to stonewall defense requests for documents
showing whether they violated the defendant's right to an
honest, unbiased prosecutor.

On the afternoon of Sept. 22, Chief U.S. District Judge
Mark Fuller of Montgomery postponed
his re-sentencing of Siegelman and co-defendant Richard Scrushy on
corruption charges. Decisions by the Supreme Court and other appellate bodies
reduced charges, requiring Fuller to review his original seven-year terms.

Siegelman, a Democrat, was the state's governor from 1999 to 2003. He
says that authorities for five years have illegally blocked his
document requests regarding
Middle District U.S. Attorney Leura Canary, portrayed above in an official photo.

She is presumed to have recused herself from his case, according to news reports through the years that have existedInjustice -- and Counting.

That column included the full text of Siegelman's February 2006 request
under the Freedom of Information Act for relevant DOJ documents so he
could prepare for trial later, with hopes he could be acquitted that
year before Alabama's 2006 gubernatorial re-election.

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Fuller last week temporarily transferred certain
motions in the case to U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler, who is
based in Tuscaloosa. Coogler, like Fuller, is a Republican appointee of
President George W. Bush.

Fuller is shown above in chambers just after the Siegelman jury verdict in 2006. Use of the portrait by OpEd News is with the kind permission of photographer Phil Fleming.

Fuller is heavily compromised by allegations he hated Siegelman and rigged the 2006 trial against Siegelman and Scrushy, former
CEO of HealthSouth. Scrushy is serving his term for
contributing


heavily to a pro-education, pro-lottery non-profit in 1999 at
Siegelman's request before Siegelman reappointed him to a state board.

Fuller's
original sentence for Siegelman began
immediately in 2007 as the defendant was ordered from the courtroom in chains for imprisonment in solitary confinement. This kept the prisoner away from family and the news media. Also, it prevented him from freedom on bond during appeal, which is customary for defendants in white-collar cases. But national outrage about his case helped win his release during appeal in 2008 following CBS 60
Minutes revelations that year describing the unfairness of his
prosecution.

The former governor seeks federal records on whether Canary
actually recused herself from prosecuting the case, as she claimed. The
Bush Justice Department at first responded to Siegelman's 2006 Freedom
of Information request by saying no relevant records exist.But hundreds
of pages of relevant documents are reportedly now at issue.

As
our Justice Integrity Project has found typical in such disgraceful
Bush-era prosecutions, the DOJ is continuing to enforce a code of
silence amongst authorities, sometimes by ruthless measures and
sometimes by lavish rewards. One way, for example, was blackmailing and
threatening Nick Bailey, the chief witness against the defendants.

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Another in 2009 was to fire Tamarah Grimes,
a Republican and the DOJ's top paralegal on the Siegelman/Scrushy
prosecution. Grimes claimed vast waste and unfairness in the Siegelman
prosecution, including Canary's continued direction of Middle District
prosecutors despite her public claim of recusal because of her husband's
work.

Her husband, leader of the Business Council of Alabama and a former top staffer in Washington for the Republican National Committee, helped Bob Riley prevail in 2002 over Siegelman. Riley,


shown below in his official photo, left office in January as term-limited after his two terms.

Andrew Kreig is an investigative reporter, attorney, author, business strategist, radio host, and longtime non-profit executive based in Washington, DC.
His most recent book is "Presidential Puppetry: Obama, Romney and Their Masters," the (more...)1983.  Allegedly contrary to a representation made by Bethlehem's chairman of the board earlier in the year that there would be no changes to the pension plan, these changes included the imposition of a penalty for early retirement.  Specifically, an incremental percentage decrease in an employee's retirement benefit was imposed if he or she retired prior to attaining the age of 62.  The brochure describing the changes was accompanied by a recorded statement from Bethlehem's president, apparently intended to assuage employees' fears.  The statements informed employees that modifications to the plan were for the purpose of "encourag[ing] employees to remain with Bethlehem for a full career."
Shortly after this brochure and recorded statement were distributed, Bethlehem organized a series of meetings, held in the summer


of 1983, between the employees of its Sparrows Point plant and John Roberts, the general manager of the plant.  The purpose of these meetings was to provide the employees with more details about the changes to the pension plan.  At the meetings, Roberts allegedly told the employees that they were "the team" and that "there will be no more cuts in staff."    He added that the employees should feel free to take their spouses to dinner, buy a new car or purchase a new home, because they had no reason to fear not having a job with Bethlehem.  With respect to the early retirement penalty, Roberts stated that the purpose for the provision was to keep the employees working at Bethlehem untilthey reached age 62.
Two and one-half years later, the plan was amended again, effective January 1, 1986.  This amendment "froze" the level of retirement benefits to those earned as of December 31, 1985.  As such, those Plaintiffs still working as of December 31, 1985, were not entitled to any additional benefits under the plan.  The freeze of benefits was applied by calculating an individual's retirement benefits using earnings and continuous service as of December 31, 1985.
Subsequently, some of the Plaintiffs were terminated prior to their respective 62nd birthdays.  The 1983 amendments resulted in those persons receiving lower benefits than they would have received had they remained in the company's employ until age 62.
Plaintiffs filed the instant action in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County,


in Pizlo I did the same on April 10, 1987.  Both groups of Plaintiffs were represented by the same attorneys.
The original and first amended complaints in Moyer alleged causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA based upon an alleged improper funding of a retirement plan, breach of contract, and fraud and deceit.  Similarly, both the original and amended complaints in Pizlo I stated claims for breach of fiduciary duty, improper funding of Bethlehem's pension plan, and breach of contract.  Each of the complaints named as defendants:  Bethlehem, the members of the corporation's Board of Directors, the corporation's General Pension Board, the Pension Trust and certain individual officers of the corporation.
In response to the first amended complaints in both Moyer and Pizlo In Stebbins, a pro se plaintiff brought an action under federal civil rights statutes alleging that an insurance company had denied him employment on account of his race.  The United States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed the complaint on the basis of res judicata and the plaintiff appealed.  This court held that the prior litigation between the two parties arising out of the same subject matter, although not disposed of on the merits (Stebbins had failed to obtain a statutory Notice of Right to Sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), barred the second suit because the first action was not decided on the merits solely due to Plaintiff's intentional disregard of statutory preconditions to suit.  It was stated:

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The doctrine of


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Chris Rock: "...President of the United States is our boss, but he is also... you know, the President and the First Lady are kinda like the Mom and the Dad of the country..."Col. Allen B. West: "Now there are some who would say 'don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain.' Well I have to pay attention. Because in the black community only 30% of children have Mom and Dad in the home. And the last thing we need is a complete breakdown of the family unit and for our children to start seeing government as their parents."


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But that doesn't mean this ardent Democrat will consider a vote for John McCain, now that he has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running-mate.

"I think when all is said and done it was always about more than having a woman in the White House," Hahn said by phone shortly after 11 a.m. Denver time, as her plane home was about to begin taxiing. "John McCain's priorities are just not in line with most women's.


The stakes are just too high. Hillary said it in her speech. 'Were you in it just for me?'"

Hahn may be typical of most women Democrats in Denver over the last week. She is the first woman elected to office from a family of staunch Democratic men (all of whom served, however, mostly in nonpartisan office): Her late father Kenneth Hahn, the legendary county supervisor; her uncle Gordon Hahn, a state assemblyman and councilman; and her brother Jim Hahn, Los Angeles mayor, city attorney and controller.

McCain can be assumed to be trying to reach Hillary Clinton supporters who are rooted less deeply in Democratic politics than the Hahns.

2005 photo of Janice Hahn by the Times' Al Seibengine, is completely fillable with the external pressure medium leakage from the device, and out of which the hydraulic pressure medium is once again dissipatable as leakage, whereby when the annular space is completely filled, the hydraulic pressure medium functions at the same time as a damping agent against the resonant frequencies of the spring turns of the coil spring resulting from vibrations of the internal combustion engine.
In a preferred aspect of the device constructed in accordance with the invention, the additional housing is made of a cup-like housing cover into the base of which a coaxial circular opening is provided, which forms the outer bounding walls of the annular space, as well as well as of a casing-like housing hub which is insertable into the circular opening


in the housing cover and which forms the internal boundary wall of the annular space. The two part construction of the additional housing has proven to be particularly advantageous with respect to the economical manufacture of the housing parts as stamped-drawn parts as well as with respect to fastening the ends of the coil spring on the one hand on the drive unit and on the other on the output unit. Nevertheless, a more than two part construction of the housing is also possible, along with its manufacture in non-cutting formed or a machined part.
An further advantageous configuration of the cup-like housing cover of the device constructed in accordance with the invention includes a circumferential wall which has an inner diameter corresponding approximately to the outer diameter ofthe adjacent side cover of the drive unit as well as a lengthened edge part with which the housing cover is affixable on the side cover of the drive unit. The circumferential wall is here preferably bent at right angles to the base of the housing cover and, due to the lengthened edge part, has a height which goes slightly beyond the width of the coil spring arranged in the annular space.
For affixing the housing cover on the lateral cover of the drive unit, the housing cover has in further configuration of the invention a circular step in its circumferential wall which lies face-side on the lateral cover of the drive unit and consequently on the one hand forms an axial stop for the housing cover to avoid


an axial clamping of the coil spring arranged on the housing, and on the other hand centers the housing cover toward the lateral cover of the drive unit. Through several detents distributed uniformly in the circumference in the extended edge part of the circumferential wall of the housing cover which extend behind the lateral cover of the drive unit, the housing cover is then fastened form-locking on the lateral cover of the drive unit as well as secured axially against unintentional separation. The free space necessary for the detents can then be created either through a circular perforation into the adjacent edge part of the housing surface of the drive unit or through a lateral cover of the drive unit slightly larger in diameter than the drive unit.the attachment of the housing cover on the lateral cover of the drive unit can be a press fit, and consequently seal off the connection point between the housing and the lateral cover without additional sealant radially against pressure medium leakages.
The casing-like housing hub of the device constructed according to the invention has, in an advantageous configuration, a cylinder wall with an outer diameter approximately corresponding to the inner diameter of the circular opening in the housing cover which is constructed for retaining the housing hub on the drive unit on its face with a bend directed inwardly. In this way, an annular base is formed on the housing hub through which a central screw installed into the housing hub can be passed, with which the housing hub