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The dormitory town of Getafe, near Madrid, is in mourning this week after a seemingly mild-mannered father carried out the double murder of his children before committing suicide on nearby railtracks.
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Marbella council has asked the Junta de Andalucía's permission to take over running the marina in Cabopino, which has been without any formal management for two years since the last licence agreement expired.
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Bradley Cooper has described his Golden Globe nomination as ''surreal''. The 37-year-old actor is up for Best Actor in the Musical or Comedy category for his role in 'Silver Linings Playbook' and he says he couldn't believe it when his name was read out, especially because it's not a big budget film. He said: ''It's […]

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often misleading. However, two archival prints of this and a second, similar scene are marked “Seattle Press Club tour” and “autos on boulevard, Mt. Baker Park, 1911.”

This part of the boulevard was most like the parkway the Olmsted Brothers envisioned when they planned the city’s parks and boulevards in the early 20th century. Their highest ambitions were to purchase the entire west side of the lake up to the ridge between Colman and Leschi parks and carry the boulevard to a scenic “crestline.” Instead, the parkway was developed into a string of parks that often meanders with the boulevard.

When the lake was lowered 9 feet in 1916, the concrete and riprap seawalls were exposed. Here at Mount Baker the seawall was kept, and a new, landscaped slope dropsAfghanistan 537 for 8 dec (Stanikzai 145, Zazai 103*, Dockrell 3-160) beat Ireland 261 (Balbirnie 62, Anderson 61*, Rashid 5-99) and 104 (Nabi 6-40) by an innings and 172 runs

Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Mohammad Nabi finished with 6 for 33 ICC/Helge Schutz

Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been a thorn in the side of Ireland in each nation's battle for Associate supremacy. On a few occasions, Nabi's Irish needling has been down to his loose adherence to the gentlemanly code expected of cricketers on the field. Far more often though, he has kept Irish eyes from smiling due to his knack of turning in match-winning performances.

On Wednesday, he provided a moment in relation to the former, claiming a catch that was in fact a drop and, as was communicated during


the television commentary, earned him a hearing in front of the match referee. On Thursday, it was the latter that put him center stage as he shredded Ireland's batting order with 6 for 40 after the follow-on was enforced. His effort stamped an authoritative seal on an innings victory for Afghanistan inside three days to move them one point past Ireland, and into the lead on the Intercontinental Cup table with two rounds to go.

Nabi entered the match needing three wickets to become Afghanistan's all-time leader in the I-Cup. He ended the second day needing one to tie and two to move past Hamid Hassan. It took him about an hour into day three before he finally drew level by nabbing Andy McBrine on a missed sweep forthe eighth Ireland wicket in their first innings.

An obdurate innings by John Anderson delayed Nabi's attempt at moving past Hamid, not to mention the scheduled lunch break. Anderson received decent support from Tim Murtagh and even better resolve from Peter Chase as Ireland's tail wagged for just short of 41 overs in the opening session of play. Murtagh fell leg-before to a googly from left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan in the 72nd over but Chase stubbornly resisted for almost 20 more overs before chasing a wide ball, from part-time legspinner Rahmat Shah, that he could easily have left alone. He made a late stab that caught the edge to end the Ireland innings for 261.

Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai showed faith in not just the skill but the stamina of


his bowlers, who had already toiled for 91.4 overs in the 40-degree heat of Greater Noida since the second session on day two, by enforcing the follow-on rather than coming out for a brief batting burst. They rewarded that faith by rolling over Ireland in less than half the time of the first innings.

After a luckless spell prior to lunch when he had achieved considerable reverse swing with the old ball, Dawlat Zadran took just two overs to strike with the new one. Two balls after inducing a false drive from William Porterfield that split second slip and gully, he had Porterfield send another edge to Rahmat at gully. Rashid Khan then followed up his first innings five-for by kissing Andy Balbirnie's outside edge with a legbreak throughto Afsar Zazai, back behind the stumps for the start of the second innings after being relieved of his duties by Mohammad Shahzad on day two.

The early wickets paved the way for Nabi to continue his pursuit of the Afghanistan I-Cup bowling record, and how. Batting at No.6, Anderson had played a gritty knock in the first innings to stonewall Afghanistan's bowlers for more than three hours while finishing unbeaten on 61 off 175 balls. He was promoted to No. 4 in the second innings as Ireland hoped to capitalise on an eye locked in for the long fight they needed to save the match. Instead, Nabi sent Anderson packing for a duck, beating a defensive waft for his third lbw of the match.

Three balls later, Nabi sent


Ireland's other candidate for a marathon rearguard packing. Ed Joyce was beaten on a flat-footed effort by a ball that straightened to knock back the off stump to make it 38 for 4 in the 20th over. Seeing that Ireland's defensive strategy was failing, Niall O'Brien went into attack mode and swept Rashid for two fours and a six over midwicket, but his fourth attempt resulted in a top edge taken by Zazai, who ran from behind the stumps to square leg.

Paul Stirling became Nabi's third scalp in the innings - out for 1 - to cap a nightmarish match for Ireland's most belligerent batsman. Injured in the field on day one, Stirling was held back until No. 8 on day two with his left index finger ina splint, and managed to last just four balls. On day three, Stirling lasted an over before a half-tracker from Nabi was calamitously pulled straight to Rahmat at midwicket.

Gary Wilson offered multiple chances in his charmed 30-ball stay before Rashid won an lbw appeal after he defended down the wrong line to a legbreak pitching on leg stump and straightening. It left Ireland at 69 for 7, level with their worst total in the I-Cup, made against Namibia in 2008.

Nabi read Ireland their last rites, reeling off three wickets in his last four overs. McBrine drove a catch to Dawlat at mid-off, Murtagh's misguided charge resulted in a Zazai stumping and a Dockrell edge to Shahzad at slip gave Nabi his second-best innings haul and best match haul


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When David Bowie hit No 5 in 1969, he must have thought he’d finally made it, but his inability to follow Space Oddity with another song that captured the nation’s imagination would see him drift back to outsiderdom for a few years yet. In modern times, artists signed to major labels are rarely afforded the luxury of even three strikes before they’re out, which is in sharp contrast to the many years a young David Jones spent as a second-rate Anthony Newley impersonator, trying on different styles and attempting to figure out what it was he wanted to do. His first hit in 1967, The Laughing Gnome, was a novelty single that still causes him embarrassment, and then his first bona fide smash came two years


about gets the nod for its sheer ambition. It begins with a simple acoustic strum, takes in horns, a compound duple time signature that gives it a walzy feel and a whiff of the old French chanson thrown in along the way, and a mesmeric finale of orchestration and Bowie screaming “You’re not alone!” at the top of his voice. Though just three minutes long, it creates the illusion that it’s at least twice that length. As the final song on Ziggy, it is a timeless, bravura piece of songwriting to conclude one of the finest collections of songs ever thrown together. Ziggy was the Bowie incarnation that resonated most with people, and at times during the cocaine madness he even admitted he became frightened Ziggy was takinga Richard Nixon name-check, as well as alluding to Joseph McCarthy and also the civil rights movement in the lyrics. To be fair, Bowie’s obsession with American soul music went much deeper than just the desire for a hit. The musical transition from Diamond Dogs was a dramatic one, and all achieved in the space of 11 months. Bowie’s “plastic soul” period was a fine approximation of contemporary R&B with a soupçon of gospel, aided by American musicians that included backing singer Luther Vandross, Sly and the Family Stone drummer Andy Newmark, and Puerto Rican guitarist Carlos Alomar, who, on meeting Bowie, described him as “the whitest man I’ve ever seen”. David Sanborn’s saxophone break at the beginning may be one of the coolest and most iconic in


pop, while near the conclusion Bowie cheekily slips in words borrowed from A Day in the Life by his pal John Lennon. The ex-Beatle appeared on the follow-up single Fame and Lennon’s stardust propelled Bowie towards his first US No 1.

6 Always Crashing in the Same Car

Heroes might well be the populist choice from Berlin-era Bowie if you had to nail down just the one song, but Always Crashing in the Same Car is a more nuanced and enigmatic beast. Moody and paranoiac at the outset, it then develops a sense of motion, a Ballardian union of man and machine that borders on the sexual. The song was inspired by Bowie writing off his Mercedes in a Berlin parking lot while under the influence (“I was just goin’– then Always Crashing in the Same Car was a track that attempted hardest to bring together the worlds of pop and the avant-garde.

7 Ashes to Ashes

Bowie struck lucky once again with a familiar figure, scoring his second Major Tom-themed No 1, and if Space Oddity concealed a clandestine metaphor about heroin addiction, then in 1980 we find Tom way down in the hole, “hitting an all-time low”. By invoking the character that kickstarted his career, Bowie seemed to be drawing a line and moving on from one of the most productive decades of work by any artist in pop history, and if that was indeed the case, then he was going out on a (strung-out) high. For readers of a certain age, it’s difficult to disassociate the


music with the startling, spooky video, recorded at popular suicide spot Beachy Head, and featuring a young Steve Strange and three other Blitz kids plucked from obscurity when Bowie dropped in on the nightclub one evening in 1979. Another clue Bowie was looking backwards was in the makeup he wore in the promo, harking back to his days under the tutelage of mime artist Lindsay Kemp, but Ashes to Ashes – one of his most beautiful and frighteningly original works – also gave birth to the new romantic movement. It should also be noted it wasn’t short on new musical techniques either; it’s surely the most moving song to ever feature slap bass.

8 Modern Love

Presided over by Bowie and Nile Rodgers, 1983’s album Let’s Dance sold in thebe unsurprised to learn that Mr X turned out to be yet another nom-de-guerre for Mr Bowie. Players on the sessions included Steve Nieve on keyboards, Kevin Armstrong (guitarist with Steve McQueen-era Prefab Sprout), and Rick Wakeman, who added Rachmaninov-style flourishes of piano throughout. It also featured Bowie’s most iconic sax break since Young Americans. The track, written for the movie of the same name, came together quickly according to those involved, and as well as being one of Bowie’s best songs, it arrived in isolation during one of the more forgettable periods of his career. Heartbreakingly romantic and optimistic, it tipped a fedora to the 1950s in homage to the writings of hip cat Colin MacInnes, though the film would turn out to be an overbudget turkey


of huge proportions.

It wasn’t just that the song was great, but it was also about how it arrived, from out of nowhere on a bleak January morning in 2013. Rumours had persisted about Bowie’s health, and many assumed he would never make another record. And then there it was, a single video uploaded to YouTube, proof that Bowie was back and he meant business. Among all the topical cavalcades and the shitstorms, this song represented a genuine moment of unbridled joy for his fans, a distillation of all their hopes into one song, hopes that he might one day return with something we could fall in love with again. Here the Thin White Duke took the opportunity to look back again, this time at his Berlin years, andthe unashamed fragility in his voice was all too much for some people. The old master had outfoxed us again, and the mind boggled at how he’d managed to keep this operation a secret (with military precision and signed contracts threatening to sue anyone who opened their mouths, that’s how). If Bowie had influenced the new romantics and the glam rockers and the punks, then here he was again shaping popular culture, with everyone from Beyoncé to Skrillex and most recently U2 following his lead by releasing music onto the internet without prior announcement and a preceding PR campaign. Each had their own variations and gimmicks, but it was Bowie who did it first. Rihanna may be next. The Next Day followed Where Are We Now? a few


the winds picked up, the thunder and lightning continued. It was pretty ugly for the next 4 or 5 miles. Puddles were nearly ankle deep and water was flowing down the streets. After that the rain settled down a bit, but never stopped...neither did the thunder or lightning.

In the end, I survived the storm (Courtney's not very happy I ran in a thunderstorm even though I reminded her I had my Road ID on so they'd be able to identify the body - how ironic would it have been if my Road ID was what got struck by lightning and killed me?) and had a great run. It was fun running in the rain.

I did 21.5 miles in 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was a 7:40 perKathryn E Reeves

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Attorney Reeves completed her undergraduate degree in sociology and Spanish in 1998 from Miami University of Ohio and earned her law degree in 2001 from DePaul University College of Law. She is


admitted to practice in Illinois, Florida, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a member of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the International Medical Graduate Taskforce, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and she was the co-chair of AILA’s Central Florida chapter’s new members’ division from 2010 to 2012. She has published several articles dealing with various aspects of U.S. immigration law.

No immigration case is too big or too small for Immigration Attorneys, LLP. The firm routinely handles cases from throughout the United States. The firm’s attorneys represent clients before immigration courts, USCIS district offices, United States Courts of Appeal, federal district courts, the Administrative AppealsNew study: Climate change shifts timing of floods in Europe

A team of 46 scientists analyzed five decades of data on river flooding in Europe, leading to the strongest evidence yet that climate change affects this important natural process.

In northeastern Europe, where rising temperatures have accelerated snowmelt, the team found earlier flooding at more than 80 percent of the data collection locations.

Across the rest of the continent, the impacts of climate change were less direct.

In some places, such as the Atlantic coast, the researchers found a shift toward earlier flooding. Some parts of Europe near the Mediterranean Sea experienced flooding later in the year.

When rivers flood, the results can be devastating, ruining crops, disrupting ecosystems and destroying homes. The UN estimates that we lose $104 billion a year to


Cheteshwar Pujara compiled an epic double century and Wriddhiman Saha complimented with a career-best 117 to deflate Australia and put India in a strong position on the fourth day of the third Test on Sunday.

After India declared their first innings on 603 for nine, Ravindra Jadeja bowled David Warner and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon cheaply in successive overs to reduce Australia to 23-2. Matt Renshaw was batting on seven at stumps with Australia still 129 runs behind and under considerable pressure to save the match.

Earlier, Pujara became the first Indian batsman to face 500 deliveries in a Test innings, spending more than 11 hours at the crease for his marathon 202 on the penultimate day of the contest.

Resuming the day with India 91 runs behind Australia’s first innings totalof 451, Pujara and Saha frustrated the tourists and batted through the first two sessions to forge a 199-run seventh wicket partnership. Both fell in the final session trying to accelerate with Australia looking pretty jaded by then.

Pujara faced 525 balls in his tireless knock, capitalising on the exceptionally fast outfield to score 21 boundaries at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium, which is hosting its first Test.

Pujara was given out lbw to a sharply turning Nathan Lyon delivery when on 157 but he managed to prolong Australia’s misery by using review to get the decision overturned.

The 29-year-old took a single off Lyon to bring up his third double century before falling to the off-spinner. Saha matched Pujara’s doggedness at the other end after surviving a couple of


reviews earlier in the day.

Playing his second Test more than five years after his first, Australia paceman Pat Cummins (4-106) nearly completed a five-wicket haul when Saha was given out leg-before. The batsman immediately reviewed and replays suggested the ball would have missed the stumps.

Saha also got a reprieve on 51 when his fellow wicketkeeper Matthew Wade spilled an edge. He ducked well under the bouncers from Cummins and took a single off Glenn Maxwell to complete his century which drew his team-mates in the dressing room to their feet.

Once past his hundred, he too went for quick runs and fell to Steve O’Keefe who bowled a staggering 77 overs for his three wickets as Australia endured a tough day on the field.

Down the order, Jadeja clobbered arefuge. In our study site, a single road segment of 117 km made an area accessible to hunters that corresponds to 9% Yasuní National Park and Waorani Ethnic Reserve. This is a significant proportion of the conservation area. For example, to avoid population decline of slow-reproducing species in the neighboring Peruvian Amazon, such as South American tapir and spider monkey (*Ateles paniscus*), at least 63% or 72% of the area, respectively, must be maintained as a protected area with no hunting to act as a source to offset mortality from hunting [@pone.0114916-Novaro1]. Yasuní is accessible to hunters through other roads and rivers, in addition to the Maxus Road, and a new road is currently under construction into its core area, representing a significant threat to future of species


of Broadcasters and Verizon also contributed $10,000. Upton's donors include many companies and organizations related to energy, healthcare and communications.

More than half of Upton's funding came from Michigan sources, 57 percent, and a third came from donors inside the 6th District, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Longjohn's top donors

Longjohn's top individual donor is himself. He's put in $69,500 of his own money so far.

Eighteen people donated the maximum amount of $5,400 in the primary and general election, including Bell's Brewery Inc. President Larry Bell. Longjohn's primary election watch party was held at Bell's Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo.

Longjohn's donations include more than $30,000 from people affiliated with the YMCA, his previous employer. The former YMCA health officer gave up his position to pursue Congress. He also attracted dozensHear the sound of an explosion in the city of Jabla

Air-defenses active and firing over Russian airbase in Lattakia

Various groups along the line of contact around Manbij are trying to escalate clashes and have been for a while now. They want the SDF to strike back hard so they can justify wider military action. The SDF is largely refraining from an appropriate response for this reason.

Pro-Assad forces are attempting to retake Hamamiyat for the 9th time now

Pro-Assad forces positions in Latakia are being targeted with GRAD rockets

IS just claimed responsibility for Hasakah blasts

Helicopters dropping more barrel bombs on the town of Kafr Zita in the northern Hama countryside

Russian warplanes bombard the city of Kafr Zita in the northern Hama

SAA Tiger forces captured Al- Hamamyat and it hill after


heavy clashes with HTS :

Pro-Assad forces targeting Kafr Zita with rockets with incendiary ammunition

Raqqa: Internal security force has dismantled an Explosive device planted by ISIS militants in Raqqa today

A large number of troops served in the Olive Branch Operation arrived in Şanlıurfa from Hatay and Kilis. Tanks, howitzers and armoured personnel carriers carried by trucks stationed in Şanlıurfa 20th Armored Brigade Command.

Turkish Foreign Minister meets with Russian delegation to discuss situation in Syria

Opposition factions have targeted pro-Assad force attempting to counter-advance at Hamamiyat and their positions in Kurnaz with GRAD rockets and artillery

Helicopters bombard the village of Sayyad in the northern Hama

Pro-Assad forces targeting Jisat village in Northern Hama with artillery

Pro-Assad forces bombard Sayad village in Northern Hama

SANA: One person was killed and others wounded when a bulldozerskidded off as the fire broke out in the Southern Zone of Damascus

Pro-Assad forces heavy artillery bombard the city of Morek, the villages of the Hamamiyah and the Jubayn in the northern countryside of Hama

Pro-Assad forces bombard the village of Hamamiyat in the northern countryside of Hama with rockets

Russian warplanes bombard the village of Zakat in the northern Hama countryside

Syria: NLF destroyed with a Fagot a fortified position on Huwayz front (N. Hama). https://t.co/RYnnRIeBHG —

11 people were injured after a car explosion near the Church of the Virgin Mary in central Qamishli

Aircraft launched several air raids targeting the city of Kafr Zita in the northern Hama in conjunction with the bombing with the barrel bombs by helicopter.

Helicopter dropped barrel bombs on Kafr Zita in Northern Hama

Opposition factions target


pro-Assad forces positions at Shliout in Northern Hama with heavy artillery

Two women killed in aerial bombardment of pro-Assad forces on the town of Kafr Rumah in the southern Idlib countryside

Explosion near the Virgin Mary Church in Qamishlo

Bombed car exploded near a Church in Qamishli. Casualties reported.

HTS firing grad rockets on Kernaz, Hama today.

Blast hits Qamishli, NE Syria.

Gibraltar police arrest captain, officer of detained Iran tanker

Al Tabqa: Tabqa military council opens new headquarters in the city of Al-Tabqa. The headquarters, which includes 21 offices, will manage the affairs of the members and provide them with services.

Video showing helicopters and warplanes and multiple airstrikes and bombings on Hamamiyat, Hama

Turkish army's shipment continues. Military convoy consisting of howitzer and tank loaded on trucks sent from Kilis to border in Sanliurfa

A newgroup of Asayîş has graduated from training and will be garrisoning the Euphrates region in the efforts to combat Daesh.

Turkish army continues to send reinforcements to border, - Ceylanpinar. https://t.co/xLl1OXuqn0 —

The moment when warplanes targeted the Civil Defense Center in Khan Sheikhoun city of southern Idlib countryside https://t.co/4eVjMyB90S —

Opposition factions are repelled more than five attempts by Assad forces to move on the axis of Hamamiyah in the northern countryside of Hama

Hasake: The Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Al-Hasakah has imposed a curfew on motorcycles within the city today, for one week.

Turkish army brought engineering vehicles to the border with Syria

Syria Observatory: The death toll of clashes in northwestern Syria rises to 71 people

Syria all (and only) Syrian TV channels satellite broadcast went off, Live-stream on internet is


still working but the satellite is not, Pro-government media says the cause is problem with the satellite (Arabsat and Nilesat)

Hunt: for Grace 1 with Iranian oil in Gibraltar we have applied the European sanctions on Assad regime that used chemical weapons against his people

Four members of the SDF military police were injured by an explosive device that hit their car near the town of Sere Kaniye/Ras al-Ain in the countryside of Hasaka

Opposition factions were able to seize the tank T72 and BMP vehicle on the axis of Kurnaz in the northern countryside of Hama

Pro-Assad forces' BMP vehicle was destroyed with ATGM on Kurnaz frontline in Northern Hama

Spokesman for the British Prime Minister: The detention of the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar connected to sanctions on Syria, not Iran

Helicoptershave dropped an barrel bombs on Hamamiyat village, north of Hama

Warplanes bombed the village of Kefir in the western countryside of Idlib

Dozens of air raids targeting the city of Jisr al-Ashghur https://t.co/5AXK0k1Pi8 —

Three civilians killed by air bombardment on the city of Jisr al - Shughour in the western Idlib countryside

Deputy commander of the IRGC: Britain will regret detaining an oil tanker that was carrying Iranian oil

9 dead, including two children and 35 others wounded, by a car bomb explosion in a residential neighborhood in the city of Afrin in Aleppo countryside this morning

Intensive air raids on the city of Jisr al-Ashghur in the western countryside of Idlib

Turkey says blast kills 8, wounds 35 in Syrian town of Afrin

Opposition forces repelling pro-Assad forces counter-offense at Al Hamamiyat frontline


in Northern Hama

5 killed by a car bomb in Afrin, north of Aleppo 3 of whom are displaced from the Eastern Ghouta

The warplanes targeting the civil defense center in Khan Sheikun city in the southern countryside of Idlib, with rockets

One person was killed and many others were injured as a result of a car bomb explosion targeting a road in the city of Turanda in Afrin in Aleppo.

Dozens injured in a car bomb explosion in the city of Afrin countryside Aleppo North

The video of the heavy shelling on the town of Hamamiyat after it was captured by rebels yesterday evening

NLF control several strategic locations in the vicinity of the town of Hamamiyat in the northern Hama countryside.

FSA targeting positions of pro-Assad forces in the northern and western Hamawith heavy artillery and Grad rockets

Opposition factions were able to capture several points in the Kurnaz vicinity

Heavy artillery and missile shelling targeting Hamamiyah, Arbain and Kafr Zita in Northern Hama

Russian aircraft launched several air raids targeting the village of Hamamiyat in the northern Hama.

Hundreds of Grad rockets have so far launched on pro-Assad forces in the northern Hama countryside by the rebels https://t.co/TJeZkQY0Tb —

Opposition factions have captured Al Hamamiyat village and its hill in Northern Hama countryside from pro-Assad forces

Opposition forces have destroyed one tank, killed its crew, and seized another at Al Hamamiyat frontline in Northern Hama

Military vehicles belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces are waiting at Karkamish border post https://t.co/Oz3ntZQOoO —

Armored vehicles belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces entered the Syrian Jarabulus region from Karkamish. https://t.co/e8VdiXTTRt


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Violent clashes in Hamamiya village in Northern Hama as factions attempt to advance

Disruption of GPS today in eastern Mediterranean

Syrian Observatory: Intensive international coalition aircrafts are flying over the city of Raqqa, report of a airlanding operation in the city https://t.co/MqnaxeiQ4C —

Helicopters bomb the town of Kafr Rumah in the southern countryside of Idlib

It's old information FSA 3rd corps and Turkish Armed Forces has shot down unmanned reconnaissance aircraft near Maranaz in Tel Rifat area

Opposition factions are targeting the sites of pro-Assad force in the town of Shariah in the countryside of HamaThe mother of an auto accident victim killed last month in Clayton County, Georgia is livid after she found out about her son’s fate nearly three weeks later thanks to a Facebook message sent by the local police department.

Anna Lamb-Creasey says she only learned on February 14 that her son, 30-year-old Rickie Lamb, was killed on January 24 while attempting to cross an intersection in Jonesboro, GA just outside of Atlanta.

Police attempted to inform her of her son’s passing after the incident, but did so by reaching out over Facebook using a mysterious account registered under the name Misty Hancock. The profile picture used by the account’s administrator was that of rap artist T.I. and the message sent to Ms. Lamb-Creasey told her only to call the police


construction

Campbell Arcade, a haven for creatives nestled in the Arts district underneath Melbourne’s Degraves Lane, is under threat of partial demolition as a result of current plans released by the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) and Cross Yarra Partnership (CYP) to accommodate for the multi-billion dollar Metro Tunnel project due in 2025.

UMSU and the media office are located in the city of Melbourne, on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to their elders—past, present and emerging—and acknowledge that the land we are on was stolen and sovereignty was never ceded.proceed.[3] The story offers fascinating insight into the tensions of the exchange, the different cultural assumptions of very different societies, and the dilemmas of personal life in the highly regimented world of the socialist bloc. Security officials traced, discussed, and disseminated, in official reports between embassies, the first moments of the unfortunate couple’s “intimacy.” Oldřich Havlíček returned home, and was never allowed to work abroad again.

The topic of the withdrawal of Soviet and European advisers from China, as eventually took place in the summer of 1960, came up well before then. In Document 5, dated 22 November 1956, Liu Shaoqi poses the question directly to Yudin in November 1956 about “whether or not the advisers should return to the USSR (but not the technical specialists).” The Chinese premier


Khrushchev subsequently reminded everyone in his defense of the decision to withdraw the advisers in July 1960. In 1956, and again “in 1958 the Chinese leaders expressed their dissatisfaction with several Soviet specialists, and we again suggested to the CC of the Chinese Communist Party that the specialists be removed. The Chinese comrades again insisted that the Soviet specialists remain there, and in the interests of our common work we agreed” (Document 12).

The Central European region was especially sensitive in the summer and fall of 1956, and so too were the Central European advising communities in China. Nikita Khrushchev’s Secret Speech, delivered at the 20th Party Congress in Moscow in February 1956, had “immediate repercussions” throughout the socialist world, notes Lorenz Lüthi.[6] Mao chaired some twenty-six high-level meetingsthe continuing development of consumerism in the bloc was part of his notion of “revisionism.” Mature socialist societies in power had gone soft, and the younger generation in particular was no longer properly schooled in matters of revolution and socialist construction. The stage was set for the radical turn in the direction of the people's communes and the campaigns that made up the Great Leap Forward after 1958, all of which amounted to an explicit challenge to the Soviet model in general and the authority of the advisers and experts in China in particular. Document 10 captures the mix of arrogance and bluster of the loquacious and gregarious Chairman Mao. Perhaps fueled by alcohol, Mao eagerly taunts and pokes fun at rivals such as Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)


consumer economies, however. By the late 1950s they routinely justified their rule with explicit references to their success in precisely this area. Countries such as Hungary and East Germany increased decentralization in the economy, and pursued a profit motive for enterprises, the abolition of compulsory agricultural deliveries from the countryside, and, eventually, participation in the “international division of labor.”[10] The documents here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archive in Prague illustrate the concerns of Czechoslovak officials in the late 1950s about the orientation of Chinese politics in the era of the Great Leap Forward and People’s Communes. They recognized and feared the implications for the bloc of China’s radical vision of the late 1950s, a precursor to the even more destructive Cultural Revolution of the subsequent decade.The bloc without the Chinese was a contradictory mix of a continuing focus on the “politics of productivism” with an emphasis on the importance of the arrival of higher standards of living in the future, even on par with the most developed countries of the West.[11] The enhanced stability brought by the 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall allowed the ruling SED to develop and cultivate the emerging Central European version of reformed socialism.[12] Even as socialist states often proclaimed the necessity of becoming independent of western imports, culture, and influence, competing with the West required information from the West, and the imitation of Western social practices and industrial technologies.[13] The Czechoslovaks were at the forefront of this effort, encouraged by the Soviets to take this role and


themselves eager to adopt it.

Document 13 describes the departure of the Hungarian Ambassador, Ferenc Martin, from China in late 1963, which included a “meeting with Zhou Enlai [that] featured the sharpest words against the Hungarian ambassador that c. Martin has ever experienced in his time in the PRC.” Through these early years of the Sino-Soviet conflict the Chinese continued to hope for support from within the bloc: from the Central and East European parties, from presumably silenced but sympathetic Soviets, and even from the general public. Even in this hostile exchange Zhou Enlai wondered about the possibilities of increased Sino-Hungarian trade. The Chinese would be disappointed in the Central Europeans, however, who remained decidedly unconvinced of the Chinese position that maintained “great power chauvinism” (the old dilemma forthat time.

“That’s where Quentin is unbelievable. He’s a massive encyclopedia himself. He knew exactly what was playing in the theaters for many of the marquees we created.”

For “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” production designer Barbara Ling replaced the famous mural that used to appear on the side of the Aquarius Theatre on Sunset. (ANDREW COOPER / SONY PICTURES)

The production took over parts of Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard with the permission of the building owners and businesses, and built the storefronts as they looked in 1969. Ling replaced the famous mural that used to appear on the side of the Aquarius Theater on Sunset, and a few existing businesses, including the Cinerama Dome and Musso & Frank Grill, got a nostalgic makeover.

Almost everything was physically rebuilt to


and personal, and touch them. That really informed me. [Sharon] was also incredibly well documented; she was very photographed. I had a lot to go on. It really is a responsibility to represent her in the most authentic way of who she was.”

The film, which threads together several storylines and dozens of characters, also required Ling and Phillips to re-create the Hollywood westerns of the 1960s, the signature genre of protagonist Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio). Because places like Paramount Ranch are no longer useable, Ling built new western towns from scratch.

Where the aesthetic world of “Rocketman” mirrors a fantastical story about John as an artist, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” matches its expansive story with visual scope. But, in its own way, each film reveals nostalgic detailsThe Beast of Busco: What Happened In Indiana?

The Beast of Busco, unlike some of the other creatures discussed here at Strange Digest, appears to have been quite real. The story took place in Churubusco, Indiana, a small town located about 15 miles North of Fort Wayne, back in 1948 and 1949.

In July, 1948, two men, Charley Wilson and Ora Blue were fishing in a small lake located on the property of Gale Harris. Wilson reported seeing a giant turtle in the lake that he said was as large as a dinner table. The problem was that Wilson enjoyed the fine art of storytelling and was quite good at it, so what people believed was just another tall tale from Mr. Wilson was quickly dismissed. The story would return


the next year, March, 1949, when Gale Harris saw the Beast of Busco for himself.

Harris immediately went about capturing the beast, which was also known as “Oscar” after the original owner of the property. Harris built a trap using stakes and chicken wire and it appeared that Oscar had been caught, but the beast was far to strong and quickly escaped.

Harris seemed to become somewhat obsessed in his hunt for Oscar. He tried using dynamite to raise the Busco Beast to the surface but that effort failed. Harris then hired a diver to search the lake but an equipment failure ended that try. Harris then came up with his master plan, drain the entire lake leaving Oscar nowhere to go.

Harris rigged up a sump pump powered by histractor and began to empty the lake. The effort to capture Oscar did not go unnoticed as neighbors began to gather. On October 13th, as the lake continued to drain Oscar made a brief appearance, snatching a duck from the surface of the lake. One of the people in the crowd that saw Oscar was not a neighbor, he was a reporter for United Press International, the story of Oscar, the Beast of Busco went National. For Mr. Harris however, things were about to go bad.

The lake was nearly empty and there was no sign of Oscar. Harris thought that perhaps Oscar had buried himself in the lakes mud bottom to hibernate. Then the sump pump broke and Harris had to be taken to the hospital suffering from


an appendicitis. While he gone the rain moved in, lots and lots of rain. The lake quickly began to fill and any chance to capture Oscar was lost.

The giant Snapping Turtle Oscar was never seen again. If the reports of his size were anywhere near accurate The Beast of Busco was the largest ever, by far. Oscar was estimated to weigh about 500 pounds. The largest Alligator Snapping Turtle on record is just over 230 pounds, with an unconfirmed report from 1937 of one weighing in at 403 pounds. For Oscar to have grown to such a massive size he would have been very old when he was first seen, and most likely died at the bottom of the lake after a brief moment in the spotlight.Jose Andres

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The Diet on Wednesday authorized public broadcaster NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programs amid the increasing popularity of computer- and handset-based services.

NHK, formally called Japan Broadcasting Corp., plans to launch the new service by next March in order to broadcast the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, which is scheduled to start that month.

To date, NHK has streamed disaster reports and some live sports coverage but the revised broadcasting law approved by the House of Councilors will help expand streaming video services via devices including smartphones.

People who possess a TV set are required to pay for an NHK subscription, but the revised law does not require any additional fee.

The law obliges the Tokyo-based broadcaster to disclose the costs of online distribution, amid criticism that its businessIn selecting Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third overall selection of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Marc Bergevin and the Montreal Canadiens have declared their intention to fill the long-standing organizational deficit at the centre position. The selection of Kotkaniemi, a player who may eventually have a higher ceiling, but whose current level of ability is generally not regarded as the third-best in the draft, indicates that Bergevin has a multi-year plan in mind.

Given that Kotkaniemi played this previous Liiga season at wing, it is likely the Finnish prospect will require one additional full season with Ässät at the centre position prior to coming over to North America. This is the most optimistic outcome. It is also highly possible that Kotkaniemi will need two full years — either in


the Liiga, the AHL, or a combination of the two — in order to reach a level where he can make an appreciable NHL impact.

For example, Mikko Rantanen spent his draft-plus-one season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, became a full-time NHLer in his draft-plus-two season, and only became the bona fide star that he was projected to become in his draft-plus-three season. Likewise, Jesse Puljujarvi has spent both his D+1 and D+2 years alternating between the NHL and AHL, while Miro Heiskanen spent his D+1 year with IFK Helsinki.

The fact that Kotkaniemi will require one or two years of priming is not in any way a knock against the player, his abilities, or the validity of his selection. Kotkaniemi, if nurtured properly, could very wellAfter reports emerged yesterday that ESPN's Skip Bayless had grossly exaggerated his high school basketball career—claiming he started for a state finalist team when his own high school yearbook suggests he averaged just 1.4 points per game—First Take panelist and actual basketball star Jalen Rose chose a perfect moment to call Skip out on his boasting.

During a discussion of traditional basketball position roles, Rose prompted Bayless to confirm that yes, he averaged less than two points a game as a senior and indeed he did play on the J.V. team as a junior. While Bayless insisted he'd address the topic in full later in the broadcast, he didn't. Still, it's fun to watch Bayless's ashen-faced admission. [ESPN2]


A woman casts her vote in a school used as a polling center during parliamentary elections, in Suez, Egypt, Wednesday. Egyptians voted in the second round of a parliamentary election, part of a lengthy transition to civilian rule after generals took charge following Hosni Mubarak's removal from office in February.

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Suez, Egypt — As Egyptians go to the polls in the second round of parliamentary elections, secular parties are fighting with renewed energy for a place in parliament after the overwhelming victory of better-organized Islamist parties in the first round.

They’re putting into practice lessons learned in the first round, in which Islamist parties took more than two-thirds of the vote. They've stepped up on-the-ground campaigning and increased coordination between Egypt's secular-leaning factions. Here in Suez, a smallport city with a host of economic concerns, candidates for an alliance of secular parties known as the Egyptian Bloc have been on a new and punishing schedule of campaigning for the past two weeks.

The candidate at the top of the alliance’s list, Emad Khater Wassily, has been on the road by 6 a.m. each day, visiting factories and companies and meeting workers. From nine to noon, he meets with government employees. At night, he’s on the streets, shaking hands.

Mr. Wassily, a lawyer in Suez, says the party learned a lot from the first round. “The most important lesson was the importance of being on the ground, connecting with people, and building a base on the ground. We’ve also learned the importance of doing that until the last


alone, is an optimal place for grass-roots campaigning. The small city that sits near the southern end of the Suez Canal was a flashpoint of protest during the revolution that was met with an extraordinarily violent police crackdown.

Police are still nearly nonexistent on the streets, after their headquarters was torched during the uprising. Residents say security is a problem, as well as high unemployment, a housing shortage, and government corruption that allows the many factories and industry in Suez to avoid pollution regulations. Despite the vast revenue the Suez canal provides for Egypt, the city of Suez receives little in the way of employment or government investment. Campaign posters flutter from nearly every available space, speaking to the hot competition to be decided in voting today and tomorrow.

Uphillbattle

The secular parties face an uphill battle. Many of them, including the two largest parties in the Egyptian Bloc, were officially established this summer. Though the Muslim Brotherhood founded its Freedom and Justice Party only this year, the organization itself has been around for 80 years, building a grass-roots movement through social welfare programs and religious outreach. Salafis, who follow an ultraconservative strain of Islam and won about a quarter of the votes in the first round, most for the al-Nour Party, have developed followings through decades of preaching in mosques. Both groups are well-funded, and put forth a strong challenge in Suez.

Liberal parties were criticized for weak outreach in the first round, relying too heavily on banners and television ads and leaving the street campaigning to the


community and word travels fast in small communities.”

But rumors travel fast, too. Many parties have accused the Free Egyptians Party, which was founded by billionaire Christian Naguib Sawiris, of being anti-Islam. In Suez, the party has worked to quell rumors that it wants to ban women from wearing the veil, or that it supports pornography. In an interview in the headquarters of the Suez branch of the Freedom and Justice Party, local FJP head Ahmed Mahmoud accuses local Christian churches of campaigning for the Egyptian Bloc. “The main numbers they have are because the church told their members to vote,” he says.

Sheikh Tarek Yassin El Refai angrily denies such accusations. Two days before the polling stations open, the leader of one of the largest Sufi orders in EgyptEmbassy to denounce the airline, the country and just about everything involved with an investigation that has transfixed the world and vexed experts.

Steve Wang, whose mother was aboard the flight, told reporters he felt there was "no evidence" that the passenger jet crashed in the Indian Ocean.

"If you find something: OK, we accept," he said. "But nothing -- just from the data, just from analysis."

Photos: The search for MH370 Photos: The search for MH370 Two years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, a relative of one of the passengers burns incense in Beijing on March 8, 2016. Flight 370 vanished on March 8, 2014, as it flew from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. There were 239 people on board. Hide Caption 1 of 43 Photos: The search


for MH370 On July 29, police carry a piece of debris on Reunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. A week later, authorities confirmed that the debris was from the missing flight. Hide Caption 2 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Staff members with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau examine a piece of aircraft debris at their laboratory in Canberra, Australia, on July 20. The flap was found in June by residents on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania, and officials had said it was highly likely to have come from Flight 370. Experts at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is heading up the search for the plane, confirmed that the part was indeed from the missing aircraft. Hide Caption 3 of 43Photos: The search for MH370 In late February, American tourist Blaine Gibson found a piece of plane debris off Mozambique, a discovery that renewed hope of solving the mystery of the missing flight. The piece measured 35 inches by 22 inches. A U.S. official said it was likely the wreckage came from a Boeing 777, which MH370 was. Hide Caption 4 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Relatives of the flight's passengers console each other outside the Malaysia Airlines office in Subang, Malaysia, on February 12, 2015. Protesters had demanded that the airline withdraw the statement that all 239 people aboard the plane were dead. Hide Caption 5 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A police officer watches a couple cry outside the airline's office building


in Beijing after officials refused to meet with them on June 11, 2014. The couple's son was on the plane. Hide Caption 6 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Members of the media scramble to speak with Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Department, at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27, 2014. Data from communications between satellites and the missing flight was released the day before, more than two months after relatives of passengers said they requested it be made public. Hide Caption 7 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Operators aboard the Australian ship Ocean Shield move Bluefin-21, the U.S. Navy's autonomous underwater vehicle, into position to search for the jet on April 14, 2014. Hide Caption 8 of43 Photos: The search for MH370 A member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force looks out of a window while searching for debris off the coast of western Australia on April 13, 2014. Hide Caption 9 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 The HMS Echo, a vessel with the British Roya; Navy, moves through the waters of the southern Indian Ocean on April 12, 2014. Hide Caption 10 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion, on a mission to drop sonar buoys to assist in the search, flies past the Australian vessel Ocean Shield on April 9, 2014. Hide Caption 11 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A relative of a missing passenger cries at a vigil in


Beijing on April 8, 2014. Hide Caption 12 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Australian Defense Force divers scan the water for debris in the southern Indian Ocean on April 7, 2014. Hide Caption 13 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A towed pinger locator is readied to be deployed off the deck of the Australian vessel Ocean Shield on April 7, 2014. Hide Caption 14 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force looks at a flare in the Indian Ocean during search operations on April 4, 2014. Hide Caption 15 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 On March 30, 2014, a woman in Kuala Lumpur prepares for an event in honor of those aboard Flight370. Hide Caption 16 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 The sole representative for the families of Flight 370 passengers leaves a conference at a Beijing hotel on March 28, 2014, after other relatives left en masse to protest the Malaysian government's response to their questions. Hide Caption 17 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A member of the Royal Australian Air Force is silhouetted against the southern Indian Ocean during the search for the missing jet on March 27, 2014. Hide Caption 18 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Flight Lt. Jayson Nichols looks at a map aboard a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft during a search on March 27, 2014. Hide Caption 19 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 People in Kuala


Lumpur light candles during a ceremony held for the missing flight's passengers on March 27, 2014. Hide Caption 20 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, delivers a statement about the flight on March 24, 2014. Razak's announcement came after the airline sent a text message to relatives saying it "deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH 370 has been lost and that none of those onboard survived." Hide Caption 21 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Grieving relatives of missing passengers leave a hotel in Beijing on March 24, 2014. Hide Caption 22 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A passenger views a weather map in the departures terminal of Kuala Lumpur InternationalAirport on March 22, 2014. Hide Caption 23 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A Chinese satellite captured this image, released on March 22, 2014, of a floating object in the Indian Ocean, according to China's State Administration of Science. It was a possible lead in the search for the missing plane. Surveillance planes were looking for two objects spotted by satellite imagery in remote, treacherous waters more than 1,400 miles from the west coast of Australia. Hide Caption 24 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Satellite imagery provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on March 20, 2014, showed debris in the southern Indian Ocean that could have been from Flight 370. The announcement by Australian officials raised hopes of a breakthrough in the frustrating


search. Hide Caption 25 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Another satellite shot provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority shows possible debris from the flight. Hide Caption 26 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A distraught relative of a missing passenger breaks down while talking to reporters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 19, 2014. Hide Caption 27 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 On March 18, 2014, a relative of a missing passenger tells reporters in Beijing about a hunger strike to protest authorities' handling of information about the missing jet. Hide Caption 28 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 U.S. Navy crew members assist in search-and-rescue operations in the Indian Ocean on March 16, 2014. Hide Caption 29 of 43Photos: The search for MH370 Members of the Chinese navy continue search operations on March 13, 2014. After starting in the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam, the plane's last confirmed location, search efforts expanded west into the Indian Ocean. Hide Caption 30 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A Vietnamese military official looks out an aircraft window during search operations March 13, 2014. Hide Caption 31 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Malaysian air force members look for debris near Kuala Lumpur on March 13, 2014. Hide Caption 32 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Relatives of missing passengers wait for the latest news at a hotel in Beijing on March 12, 2014. Hide Caption 33 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A member


of the Vietnamese air force checks a map while searching for the missing plane on March 11, 2014. Hide Caption 34 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A Vietnamese air force plane found traces of oil that authorities had suspected to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, the Vietnamese government online newspaper reported on March 8, 2014. However, a sample from the slick showed it was bunker oil, typically used to power large cargo ships, Malaysia's state news agency, Bernama, reported on March 10, 2014. Hide Caption 35 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter lands aboard the USS Pinckney to change crews on March 9, 2014, before returning to search for the missing plane in the Gulf of Thailand. HideCaption 36 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Buddhist monks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport offer a special prayer for the missing passengers on March 9, 2014. Hide Caption 37 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Members of a Chinese emergency response team board a rescue vessel at the port of Sanya in China's Hainan province on March 9, 2014. Hide Caption 38 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 The rescue vessel sets out from Sanya in the South China Sea on March 9, 2014. Hide Caption 39 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, arrives to meet family members of missing passengers at the reception center at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 8, 2014. Hide Caption 40


of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 A relative of two missing passengers reacts at their home in Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014. Hide Caption 41 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Chinese police at the Beijing airport stand beside the arrival board showing delayed Flight 370 in red on March 8, 2014. Hide Caption 42 of 43 Photos: The search for MH370 Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Ahmad Juahari Yahya, front, speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Sepang on March 8, 2014. "We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts" with the jet, he said. Hide Caption 43 of 43

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JUSTacting Malaysian Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein defended the decision to release the analysis and the heartbreaking conclusions that flowed from it.

"It was released out of a commitment to openness and respect for the relatives, two principles which have guided the investigation," he said.

That investigation now focuses on an area of the southern Indian Ocean off Australia's west coast, where authorities believe the plane went down after a long, odd, unexplained flight that should have ended hours before in Beijing.

Searching there resumed Wednesday after bad weather grounded planes for a day.

Hishammuddin said authorities have stopped searching for the plane altogether along a northern arc that stretched from Vietnam to Kazakhstan. Analysis of data by British satellite company Inmarsat and British accident investigators show the Boeing 777-200ER was heading south


at last contact, he said.

Commercial satellite data from a U.S. company, first analyzed by Australian officials, as well as satellite data from China and France, have turned up evidence of debris bobbing in the general area where authorities believe the plane went down.

Australian and Chinese surveillance planes have both reported seeing debris on the water, but so far nothing has been recovered or definitively linked to the missing flight.

Authorities cautioned that despite the narrowing the search area, it could still be some time before crews find any sign of the airplane.

"We're not searching for a needle in a haystack," Mark Binskin, vice chief of the Australian Defence Force, told reporters. "We're still trying to define where the haystack is."

Search resumes after weather delay

After bad weather halted the huntAustralia, New Zealand, the United States, Japan, China and South Korea.

Twelve aircraft will be part of the search, Australian officials said.

Australia's HMAS Success and China's Xue Long polar supply ship are also in the search area, officials said.

U.S. equipment to help find the plane's locator beacon arrived in Perth on Wednesday.

But even with more searchers and equipment and calmer weather, the effort will still face severe challenges.

The area is extraordinarily remote -- some 1,500 miles from Perth, where military surveillance planes capable of searching the site are based. It is also astoundingly large --- some 400,000 to 500,000 square miles of ocean.

"With eight hours of flying to and from the search region, the fleet of P-3 Orion aircraft and other military aircraft have only a precious few hours


into the Indian Ocean hours after it was supposed to arrive in Beijing remains unknown. Authorities and analysts have speculated anything from mechanical failure to terrorism to pilot suicide could have played a role.

Police have interviewed scores of people, and the Royal Malaysian Air Force is conducting its own inquiry into the disappearance, authorities say.

Anguished families react

The Malaysian government's announcement was met with anger by relatives, many of whom said it was premature to declare their loved ones dead before locating any wreckage or bodies. Others accused Malaysian officials of lying or concealing facts.

Relatives first learned of the conclusion that the plane had crashed via a text message sent to their cell phones. Malaysian authorities followed up with briefings for families in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Myneni, Ramanathan to spearhead Indian challenge, Cilic to start as favourite at Chennai Open

Chennai: Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will spearhead the Indian challenge against a strong foreign field headlined by world No.6 Marin Cilic at the Chennai Open tennis tournament starting here from Monday.

Last year's runner-up Borna Coric of Croatia, Spaniards Roberta Bautista Agut and Albert Ramos-Vinolas are also expected to be strong challengers.

With defending champion Stan Wawrinka opting to skip the tournament this year, Cilic -- who won the title in 2009 and 2010 -- is considered to be the frontrunner.

The Croat had enjoyed an excellent run of form in 2016. He claimed his maiden Masters title in Cincinnati, defeating current Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the final.

At the2016 Paris Masters, Cilic defeated Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career to reach the semi-finals, where he had lost to John Isner.

Bautista Agut also enjoyed a good run in 2016. The World No.14 won two ATP titles and also notched up a win over Djokovic.

Apart from Myneni and local lad Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri and Prajnesh Gunneswaran are the other Indians in the fray in singles.

In the doubles category, veteran star Leander Paes will take to the court with partner Andre Sa from Brazil.

Paes and Sa will face the Indian combination of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja in the opening round.

Rohan Bopanna meanwhile, has joined up with local lad Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan.

Wild card entrants Myneni-Ramanathan and Sriram Balaji-Vishnu Vardhan will also be seen in action.


Max Spiers died in June at the age of 39, days before giving a talk in Warsaw on UFOs.

Local authorities say he died of natural causes, but Miles Johnson, a UFO researcher, told the BBC's Eddie Mair that Spiers died after being terminated by "sophisticated elements".

He "knew he was going to die, he knew he was in a trap".

(Picture: Max Spiers Credit: Rex Features)1990, Donald Hammond, an employee at Deer Creek, was injured in an automobile accident at the mine.  Shortly after Hammond drove through the entrance gate to mine property before his shift began, his personal automobile stalled, its brakes failed, and it rolled down the road and crashed in a drainage ditch.  Hammond missed several days of work as a result of injuries suffered in the accident.

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MSHA inspector Robert Huggins was at Deer Creek on the day of the accident and visited the accident site.  Huggins asked a Deer Creek safety engineer, Kevin Tuttle, whether Energy West planned to report the incident to MSHA.  Tuttle answered negatively, stating Energy West's belief that the injury was not reportable because Hammond was not working when the injury


claimed a reporter first arriving on scene. "It was too late. Most of the homes had been flattened and all were burning."

The small number that attempted rescues, such as the Reverend J. E. Mason, encountered ghastly sights. Mason ran through the thick smoke on Piatt Street trying to hustle disoriented neighbors out of the area. "I went into one house," he told reporters, "and saw a 5-year-old boy burn to death with his hands up in the air. There was nothing I could do at that house." As people were "crying and struggling to get into the burning houses for their relatives," Mason grabbed several hysterical victims and kept them from the futility and probable self-demise of entering the ferocious blaze.

Entire families were swallowed up by the infernowould-be investors during a test flight at the Seattle Gold Cup Boating Competition on August 7, 1955. Johnston barrel rolled the gigantic plane, not once, but twice, to show both its proficiency and flexibility. When the chairman of Boeing, Bill Allen, scolded Johnston afterward, demanding to know why he had performed such a ridiculous and dangerous stunt, Johnston replied, "I'm selling airplanes."

Because the 707 and the KC-135 sold so well afterward, several believed Johnston's antics helped sell the jet plane as a solid, flexible and safe aircraft. The four 13,750-pound-thrust P&W J57 turbojet engines of the KC-135 were by no means invincible but were resilient for their time. Gen. Bywater most aptly addressed the parachute rumors when he said, "This is foolish."

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father was; he bounced in and out of jail as an adult, abused drugs and alcohol, attempted suicide, but eventually—through God's grace, as he declares—received his life back.

In 2013, forty-eight years later, Clyde returned to the boys' home and learned for the first time how his father died. He had never heard of any Piatt Street crash. No one ever told him. He was not alone.

Without warning and without question, a montage of pain and intertwining fates fixed together by a defining moment of time on January 16, 1965, bequeathed many with grief. But Clyde now believes that the choice to learn from it and move forward or to remain captive is in his hands. He is no longer hidden by giant shadows or ominous clouds; his existenceUnited States. Each data entry includes a unique identifier, demographic variables (defined as age, gender, and race/ethnicity), type of admission, source of admission, principal and secondary diagnoses, primary insurance payers, total hospital charges, and length of stay (LOS). The comorbidity burden was stratified based on Elixhauser score \<3 and ≥3.^[@bib13]^

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Let’s call it summer camp--for baby Jaws.

The waters just off the shore of Long Island’s Great South Bay have revealed a nursery where young sand tiger sharks swim up from the south and bask in New York waters each summer.

Related: Tiny shark that glows discovered in the deep ocean

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), young sharks in this particular location first piqued their interest in 2011. After learning that the sharks have been spotted and caught for years by the local boaters and anglers, the organization began tracking sharks; it has been catching and releasing them ever since.

The shark nursery provides juvenile sand tiger sharks up to five years of age with a place to feed and grow while protecting them from predators, according to the WCS.court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment regarding the claims by the remaining plaintiffs. They appeal.
In January 1989, the position of captain of the detective division came open in the City of Roswell Police Department. Appellants Neal Cobb, Rory Howe, Donald Moss, and John Watson (those appellants eligible for that position) were present at the March 3, 1989 staff meeting when Chief of Police Jerry King announced the opening. On March 20 of that year, King appointed Joan Rolland, the lieutenant in the detective division, to the detective captain position. It is uncontroverted that in making his decision for this position, King considered all the eligible appellants, but chose Joan Rolland over them. No evidence was adduced to contradict King's testimony that he was cognizant of the


qualifications of those officers eligible for the detective captaincy and familiar with all 117 persons employed by the police department. No evidence was adduced that Joan Rolland was not *193 eligible for the detective captaincy, or that King's decision was based on any bias against those appellants eligible for that position (who are all officers in the uniform patrol division) or in favor of Rolland (who as detective lieutenant had been the senior officer in the detective division).
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New Orleans Police Hope To 'Win The City Back,' One Kid At A Time

New Orleans police investigate a shooting in February. Though the city's murder rate is down for a second straight year, it's still high compared with other cities.
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New Orleans police investigate a shooting in February. Though the city's murder rate is down for a second straight year, it's still high compared with other cities.

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New Orleans is making progress toward losing the "murder capital" label. For a second straight year, homicides declined in the city, in keeping with a nationwide trend.

For African-Americans in the city, though, the numbers are less comforting. Of the nearly 350 killings in the past two years, 91 percent of the victims have been black.It's a cycle that's worrisome to the city's African-American community — and law enforcement.

But to help address the problem, New Orleans' cops are taking an unusual approach: talking to 12-year-olds.

'Winning The City Back'

The goal is to repair relationships between communities and law enforcement, says New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas. When he took office four years ago, Serpas faced a raft of problems: high crime rates, police corruption, dismal approval ratings. An independent poll showed just one-third of residents were satisfied with the police.

"When I saw a 33 percent overall department approval, it was clear that in the summer of '10 we were looking at a department that was in complete disconnect from the community it served," Serpas says. "That is never a good place to be as


a police officer."

Today, in every survey category, the police department is improving. Sixty percent of people say they are satisfied with the police in general, 72 percent are satisfied with the officers in their neighborhood, and 81 percent feel safe at home.

Community Survey

"That tells me we're winning the city back, one cop, one contact at a time," Serpas says. "And we're making huge headway."

Still, the murder rate remains high compared with other U.S. cities. And like Chicago or Detroit, New Orleans has its problems.

Scarred By Violence

At Samuel J. Green Charter School in New Orleans, students learn all the usual things — music and math, reading and writing. But all too often, teachers find themselves talking to kids about a different topic.

"One of the things that I'll ask is:New Orleans, Sgt. L.J. Smith stood in front of a group of sixth-graders. Smith told them he became a cop to help people — and that he was there to talk about making the right choices.

"So now what we're going to do is, we're going to watch a short film," Smith told the kids. "OK, play close attention. Because after, we're going to ask you all some questions."

The eight-minute film was funded with $50,000 in private money. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees — a hero to local kids — appears on screen to introduce it. And then the film transitions into the stories of two young New Orleans men locked up in prison: one serving eight years for attempted armed robbery; the other, Steve Givens, serving 40


for attempted murder.

A hush fell over the children. No one moved, their eyes fixed on the screen. But when the film was over, they opened up.

"Someone mentioned they were sad. Who mentioned that?" Smith asked. "You want to tell us why you think it was sad?"

A child replied that the convict would have to spend 40 years away from his family.

Wakell Duncan, a sixth-grader, called the film life-changing — and she thinks other kids might feel the same.

"Children make bad decisions," she said. "So I think if they showed them this video and have a talk with them, maybe they could change. Because a lot of people change."

Police have crafted a 45-minute lesson plan around the film. They'll present it at every public middle school in New OrleansPolice called out twice to Monroe-Woodbury High School today

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Jun 12, 2008 at 7:20 AMJun 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM

CENTRAL VALLEY — Monroe-Woodbury High School is in lockdown this morning after its second disruption of the school day, this one involving a food fight in the cafeteria. Earlier today, Woodbury police descended on the high school after a water balloon fight erupted in the school. Two students were taken into custody in connection with that incident.

About 11 a.m., a report about a food fight at the high school.

Woodbury police returned to the high school, assisted by Harriman, Monroe and state police. No one is being allowed into the school except for staff. Police are even turning away students who are showing up.

Monroe-Woodbury Principal Aldo Filippone could be overhead on


During their intervention the resource officer fell on the wet floor and injured his wrist. A call went out for assistance which resulted in a large police presence. There were no fights during this time and students cooperated with school authorities."

Two students who threw water bottles were taken into custody, according to the district.

"Also during a lunch period there was a food fight that was quickly stopped," the district said. " We want to ensure you that the safety of our students is our primary concern. The High School will closely monitor activities for the rest of the day."

The last day of regular classes for the year is Friday.

A June 11, 2004, food fight at the high school cafeteria escalated into a water bottle-hurling, pizza-tossing, cop-pummeling free-for-all.

That meleeerupted sometime after 10:30 a.m. in the cafeteria where 300 to 400 students were eating. It spilled into the hallways, where an estimated 20 police officers, teachers and security guards tried to quell the mealtime mob.In that incident, two students jumped a Woodbury police officer, with one student hitting cop at least three times.

Chris McKenna

CENTRAL VALLEY — Monroe-Woodbury High School is in lockdown after its second disruption of the school day, this one involving a food fight in the cafeteria.

Earlier today, Woodbury police descended on the high school after a water balloon fight erupted in the school. Two students were taken into custody in connection with that incident.

About 11 a.m., a report came about a food fight at the high school.

Woodbury police returned to the high school, assisted


Beach Burrito Company Canberra.Face painting on Thursday night, art-battling on Friday night and mural after-partying on Saturday night.All in all, it was a massive and productive weekend and I can't wait to get back down there.

Lately I've been priviledged to be a part of some really amazing group exhibitions.As some may know, I'm part of a group known as the LA DIVISION ... a really tight network of art-fiends.

'WASHED OUT' was an exhibition put on the 22nd of August at The Standard (Oxford Street, Sydney).Each artist put in a themed piece based around a washed up superhero ... the second to be an original.So playing to this, I drew up two scenes that match up with each other. The superhero and the villain.The pieces are appropriately titled 'WE'REraddest bars asked if I could deface their walls. They've got a killer setup ... and serve-out the meanest burgers and craft beers in town.I said "YES!" and I put together, what shall affectionately be known as, The Evil Mary.

On Monday the 5th of August, I went in. Armed with a bag of paint and a ladder.The Evil Mary came to life around 4pm, just in time for the flood-gates to open.If you're a Sydneysider ... get to 6 Mary St Newtown and grab yourself a beer.

I was recenly asked by the party-hungry men of The Roost Creative to be a part of their exhibition.The show was called SUPER and was to feature artists each picking their own superheroes to draw.

Every since I was a kid, I've had


a fascination with superpowerless-superheros.Normal everyday-dudes, who for SOME reason take it upon themselves to fight crime.One of my favourites has always been The Phantom, The Ghost Who Walks.

I used to wake up early to watch before 'DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH' before school.And thought he was so rad, living in his skull-cave... halfway between the jungle and the sea.Plus he had his twin-pistols, sweet skull rings, and to top it off, a pet wolf named Devil.

I just always thought the purple dude oozed cool... from deep within his purple-onesie.Sadly the cartoons and the comics never really explained how much he liked to party.

Below is the poster for the show, which was held at Curve Gallery Newcastle, and my process sketch.And at the bottom is my finished piece titled 'THEGHOST WHO SNACKS'.

In June, I was asked by Arcade Screenprinting to be a part of an upcoming exhibition.Called ROCK SCREEN PAPER, the theme for the show was screenprinted rockposters.The exhibition included such artists as Ben Brown, Blair Sayer, Mike Watt and Lachlan Bruce.

I contributed two pieces, the first titled 'Rockstar's Grave' the second 'Raise The Dead'.

Rockstar's Grave is a tribute to dead musicians and "the unwritten songs".A tribute to the songs that artists like Jimi Hendrix and Freddy Mercury never got to write.And Raise The Dead is a poster for a fake radio-show I invented "in thousands of years".That in the future, all the bands from what we call "the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s" will be passed away.

I had so much fun drawing and screenprinting these pieces,


· The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have video documentaries of the history of the local school systems posted online at http://www.chccsdistrict.blogspot.com, in honor of the 100 year anniversary in 2009. These short films include The Rise of African-American Schools (1916 - 1953) and Desegregation (1954 - 1961).Sports

Wiggins splits double-header with Evangelical Christian

By Brandon Boles

Times Sports Reporter

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The Wiggins Tigers returned to the Wiggins Event Center on Saturday to host the Evangelical Christian Eagles in a basketball double-header. The girls basketball team started fast and cruised to a 41-19 win for their first of the season. In the boys game, the Tigers suffered their first loss 57-34.

Girls basketball coach William Von Loh saw a better offensive performance from his team on Saturday and had balanced scoring in the paint and on the perimeter. The Tigers jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first quarter and continued to build on the early lead for the rest of the game. Saturday saw a steady bounce back for the team following their 36-28 loss to


Weldon Valley on Wednesday.

Lexi Steinbar and Paige Finegan each made four shots and led the team with nine points in the win. Finegan provided the scoring inside with four shots in the paint and a free throw. Steinbar hit the team's only 3-point shot and made four total shots. The backcourt duo of Claire Boyer and Courtney Jenson provided a nice lift as they combined for 15 points.

Following the win was the boys basketball game with the Eagles. Evangelical Christian started fast and took a 14-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. More offensive firepower came in the second for the Eagles with 19 points. While the Eagles were scoring, Wiggins was struggling to get its offense going and was held to 11 points in thedesigned to be as small as possible to significantly decrease a solder ball removal area.
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the new Jack is a pointed effort to tell the audience that we aren't supposed to like him. Hopefully it pays off later down the road.

Sawyer: He openly in front of Kate pretty much told her that he does what he does to protect his and July's happiness on the island. You know...until she dies.

Kate: so she turned out to be the catalyst and fated shepherd of Ben to the others. I am sure old-Jack will take umbrage - and then the new one just won't care.

Alpert: We had a reference to "Ellie" (Eloise Hawking?) and Widmore by the Others and their questioning of Alpert's motives, to which Alpert himself replies that he does not answer to them. Did he omnisciently hold in his hands the new heirPowderhorn Park won't have fireworks at its July 4th celebration this year, ending for now a key feature of one of the oldest community events in Minnesota.

Its neighborhood association voted to suspend the fireworks because Minneapolis Park Police had said they couldn't adequately patrol both the Powderhorn event and the much larger Red, White and Boom show along the downtown riverfront.

Fighting marred celebration

About 20,000 people attended last year's Powderhorn Park event, which was marred by fights and a food truck robbery. Fireworks were stopped several times when spectators broke through safety fences. The downtown fireworks attracted about 100,000 people but fewer 911 calls, said Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Police Chief Jason Ohotto.

The Park Board had offered to reschedule the riverfront event this year, moving it to July


5 (a Saturday), and allow Powderhorn to have fireworks on July 4th by itself. But Vienna Rothberg, chairwoman of the Powderhorn neighborhood group's board, said being the only option in town on July 4th might have presented even bigger and more expensive problems for the park and the neighborhood.

Powderhorn will instead have a daytime-only event this coming July 4th, featuring food and entertainment. The board voted down an option to schedule a celebration and evening fireworks on July 5.

The decisionmaking process, which followed several months of community meetings and a survey, was "transparent and incredibly arduous," said Christina Nicholson, treasurer for the neighborhood group's board. Some residents felt strongly about keeping the fireworks tradition alive, while others raised concerns about safety both at the event and throughout theneighborhood.

The daylong celebration followed by fireworks may also have simply gotten too big, Rothberg said. Fundraising to cover costs had become a difficult distraction from the neighborhood group's basic community work, including economic development and arts and diversity initiatives.

Diverted dollars

"Every dollar we spend on blowing things up is a dollar we're not spending knocking on doors or helping somebody fill in a grant application," she said.

The fireworks themselves cost $5,000 last year. Becky Timm, the Powderhorn Park group's executive director, said it was also getting difficult to find fireworks producers to stage an event in Powderhorn, since they could make more money at bigger venues.

Powderhorn Park, slightly more than 3 miles due south of downtown Minneapolis, is the city's largest neighborhood park, covering about 14 city blocks and


The Russian newspaper, Kommersant, has published an interesting set of photos by Ilya Pitalev about the oldest Russian surgeon. The woman, Alla, is already 87 years old but still works as a surgeon in the hospital. Want to read more about this granny the surgeon and her story – read on:

She says that she still spends almost all of her time in the hospital, operating, consulting other doctors and talking with patients.

In Russia, women usually retire in their mid fifties, so she being in her 80s is really a sort of rarity – she is officially the oldest surgeon in the whole country and maybe even in the world.

“I didn’t find any secret to longevity”, says Alla, “I just eat everything, laugh a lot and cry a lot”.

TheAirports

The nearest airport is the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport located in Bentonville to the north. The airport is serviced by airlines such as Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, US Airways Express, and Continental Express offering flights to destinations across the nation including Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and many more. An alternate option is the Little Rock National Airport located approximately 160 miles southeast of Fort Smith in Little Rock. The airport is serviced by major airlines including Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and several more providing non-stop flights to major destinations such as Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and New York.

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Nor is this a once-off coincidence. Rome was awarded the 1960 games in 1955, the same year that Italy started to move towards currency convertibility, joined the UN, and, most importantly, began the negotiations that lead two years later to the Treaty of Rome and the creation of the European Economic Community. The Tokyo games of 1964 coincided with Japanese entry into the IMF and the OECD. Barcelona was awarded the 1992 games in 1986, the same


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In Hyderabad, the administrators — Justice (retd) Anil Dave and Justice (retd) G V Seethapathy — have been charging only for the days the two have held meetings. Spread over two stints, they have been at the helm in Hyderabad for close to 11 months and held 30 meetings.

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Team Ezy

SUPERCITY Summer, August 19

Few musicians on this planet are able to say that their debut offering is a collaboration with Skrillex on OWSLA, yet only one of them is also credited as the lead A&R for its release. Team EZY, aka Drew Gold, is this enigma – a producer and DJ born, raised, and living in Los Angeles whose decision to prioritize a focused future over fast fame has put him in a position unlike any of his contemporaries. The Team EZY moniker originally debuted as a duo for a senior project in high school. For the creative assignment, Drew and his buddy Sean translated their love of hip hop into a full album, spending long hours wailing away at their MPC with Drew also putting inhis own verses over the top. Following high school, Drew moved to Denver for college where the unique vibes of experimental electronic artists like Pretty Lights and Bonobo infiltrated his musical psyche, synergizing with his hip hop roots and further directing his attention to the more bass-driven side of dance music.


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Friends of Libraries teams with NLS to support Mystic Seaport access

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