SAfrica: apartheid hit squad leader dies

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, The Associated Press

Thursday, March 7, 2013

JOHANNESBURG — Dirk Coetzee, a former commander of a covert police unit in apartheid-era South Africa who confessed to involvement in the extra-judicial killings of black activists, has died of kidney failure, a hospital said Thursday. He was 57.

Coetzee had served as the leader of a state hit squad known as Vlakplaas that targeted activists who opposed white minority rule. He later switched his loyalty to the anti-apartheid movement and was granted amnesty for his role in the killing of African National Congress members in 1997, three years after the election of its leader, Nelson Mandela, as the country’s first black president.

Ineke Jonker, spokeswoman for the Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria, said Coetzee died oncampaign.”

Though dodgeball can occasionally lead to some students being targeted for their lack of agility or other physical limitations, it seems harsh to claim that the pseudo sport is a petri dish for bullying. Rather, it is a continued embodiment of the dog-eat-dog ethos that was once embodied in all school sports.

[Also: Prep football player charged with assault for alleged locker-room beating]

Apparently, Windham is making its stand against dodgeball on its own. The Eagle Tribune reported that neighboring districts plan to continue offering it, having overseen a general decline in interest in dodgeball, but no increased violence or antisocial behavior as a result of the game.

Meanwhile a pair of local schools in the area noted that dodgeball remains their most popular intramural sports, with the pair competing in


Jos Smith and Rose Ferraby, who also created the tree map of Exeter included in the book. The project was funded by The Cultural Capital Exchange with support from Arts Council England and the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Wassailing in the orchardThe Wassail group very kindly gave us a short taste of what a Wassail
proper could be like by coming to us after their big event in the
University Community Orchard. Unfortunately we did not have many
supporters turning out - probably because it was a very cold night.

James Crowden wrote a poem especially for us as well as the song for the
double event. He is very interested in our Orchard and will be bringing
a Pomologist to see our very old pear trees next autumn, if not before.

The occasioncertainly provided ideas for other kinds of celebrations we
might consider at a later date, such as mid-summer or early autumn, once
the Orchard is firmly established and we have recovered from
establishing it.

The orchard opening ceremonyAfter years of planning and much hard work, not least that of Blanche Croydon, whose vision led to the orchard restoration project in the first place, an official opening celebration was held on Saturday 27th September.

The occasion, blessed by unseasonally warm and dry weather, was attended by local residents, students, councillors and a range of supporters and friends. It was an opportunity to celebrate the project's success and to say thank you to everyone who had played a part. With live music, a barbecue, irresistable locally-baked cakes, a raffle and more, everyone enjoyed a relaxing


day, a photo record of which can be viewed in the following galleries. Pictures were taken by local residents Ruth Davies and Pete Heathcote.

'Outstanding' award for the Orchard Regeneration ProjectAt a reception on 24th September, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Exeter in the Guildhall, the Devonshire Place orchard regeneration project received an 'outstanding' award from The Royal Horticultural Society and South West in Bloom. Special thanks go to Susie Bower who put in a vast amount of careful work to ensure that the orchard restoration project fared so well.

The big tree and hedge plant On Saturday 23rd November, the latest and most important phase of the Orchard Regeneration project took place. About twenty volunteers from Devonshire Place residents, Exeter University Students’ Union and Devon Wildlife Trust cametogether to plant 33 fruit trees so that, over the years, the space will gradually be transformed and restored to its original status as an urban orchard.

Before time and neglect took their toll the space was described by the environmental charity, Common Ground, as “one of the finest urban orchards in southern England” and was photographed by renowned documentary photographer, James Ravilious. This work and other improvements such as the bug hotel, new hedging, paths and seating will restore it to its former glory and create an invaluable resource for the whole community.

The planting was made possible by the generous donation of fruit trees and hedge plants from Devon Wildlife Trust and the work was supervised by Emily Stallworthy, the Conservation Officer of DWT whose enthusiasm and expertise


people and wildlife for years to come.

Further meadow sowing will take place this autumn, including a large site in the city's wonderful River valley park. The results should be brightening up the city next year.

Courtesy of Wild Devon (winter 2013), the magazine of the Devon Wildlife Trust.

Bug hotel opens for guests On Monday 14th October, the latest stage of our Orchard Regeneration project took place with the construction of a ‘bug hotel’, an installation which encourages wildlife such as hedgehogs, slow worms and other smaller ‘guests’ such as bees to flourish in an urban environment.

The work was carried out by children from St Sidwell's School, with materials gathered by residents of Devonshire Place, and was supervised by Emily Stallworthy and her colleagues at Devon Wildlife Trust, a greatexample of collaboration in the community. The hotel is part of a wider project, Wild Exeter, which aims to encourage the growth and diversity of wildlife across the city.

The hotel will obviously enhance the Orchard environment and provide numerous opportunities for curriculum enhancement at St Sidwell's but, above all, it was a lovely afternoon spent watching the kids and adults working so enthusiastically on a shared project (refreshments supplied by our Orchard supremo, Blanche!). It also looks fantastic, as you can see from the accompanying photographs, although please do take the time to visit and admire the real thing.

Click on images to view larger versions in the Bug Hotel Gallery.

Strange goings on in the orchard

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As students strolled home and commuters drove by on Thursday 10th


carrying a bath tub. What next? Full nudal frontity?"

Although it was established later that, in fact, they were treading in wild flower seeds, there was a general consensus amongst passers by, many of whom moved away from the area quickly, that their strange antics were a sight to behold.

The Vice-Chancellor's Garden partyThis year's prestigious University of Exeter Vice-Chancellor's garden party at Redcot housewas blessed with glorious sunshine and attended by some of Exeter's finest. Amongst the dignatories this year were our very own Charlie and Claire, seen in the picture to the right putting Devonshire Place Residents' Association interests at the forefront of their attendance.

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May day gathering a great successThe DPRA's May day gathering was blessed with warm, sunny weatherwere the actual purchasers of the securities at issue, the Seventh Circuit concluded that they had an identity of interests and that the defendant was not prejudiced by the amendment to the complaint. Lembach argues that since the IDOC "was notified of this amendment via the court's March 10, 1997, Order" that notice should be imputed to Jordan and Culver. Lembach also argues that the filing of the original complaint in January of 1997 constituted notice to Jordan and Culver. However, as Defendants point out, they were, at all times relevant, employed at the Putnamville Correctional Facility. However, "[t]he Putnamville Correctional Facility ... was not named a defendant, nor was anyone served there. Service was on the [IDOC] through its commissioner in Indianapolis and upon the attorney general,


sheriff as an individual defendant after having first named an unsuable entity as the defendant in a civil rights suit.
The court determines that it would require a leap in logic to apply the "identity of interests" reasoning of Staren or Capdevila to the present case. Here, while Jordan and Culver were in fact employees of the IDOC, they were working at one of the department's locations, which was never served with process in this suit. In all the cases wherein an amendment naming new defendants was upheld, the connection between the original defendant and the individual brought in by amendment was much stronger and more direct than is present here. In Soto, for example, the plaintiff sued a jail rather than the individual officers responsible for his injury.The jail was served and so jail officials were aware of the lawsuit. Thus the Second Circuit concluded that any confinement officers who knew of Soto's injuries and the lawsuit that flowed from them knew or should have known that they were subject to liability in the suit. In Woods, the plaintiff sued Indiana University-Purdue University and, since the institution was served with process, the individual tortfeasors presumably knew or should have known that they might be subjected to potential liability. In Staren, as set forth above, the individual plaintiff was a principal in the corporation that was named a party plaintiff by amended complaint. In the present case, the court is not convinced that the mere fact that Jordan and Culver were employees of the IDOC provides


an adequate nexus between them and the original defendant for applying the identity of interests doctrine. Jordan and Culver, rather than having such an identity of interests with the IDOC, were merely two IDOC employees who (notwithstanding their alleged involvement in a violation of Lembach's civil rights) were never sued at all until after the limitations period expired.
Lembach also argues that Jordan and Culver had notice of the suit by virtue of the fact that they are represented by the same counsel representing the IDOC, and because they were aware of the filing of Lembach's Notice of Tort Claim with the State. As Defendants properly point out, that first argument must fail. The very point was addressed in Woods, wherein the Seventh Circuit held that "Woods suggests thatRAILS ARE SOLID. THECAR IS LASER STRAIGHT. ALL CROSS MEMBERS ARE ORIGINAL AND SOLID, ORIGINAL; WHEEL HOUSES, WELL AREA, DOORS, 90% FLOORS, TRUNK EXTENSIONS ARE ORIGINAL. THE FIREWALL ANDJAMBS AREALL ORIGINAL AND SOLID. WE REPLACED THE TWO REAR FLOOR SECTIONS, THE CENTER TRUNK SECTION AND A PATCHON DRIVER FLOOR. THE REST OF UNIBODY FRAME IS FACTORY. NEW FENDERS, NEW QTR. PNLS. NEW HOOD. SHAKER BUBBLE KITIS FROM BEN SNOBERG, BEST ON MARKET AND IS FUNCTIONAL. DECK LID IS ORIGINAL AND THEORIGINAL GRILLE IS NICE, HAS CHARACTER.THE INTERIOR; ALL NEW SEAT COVERS AND FOAM . NEW CARPET, NEW DASH CAP. ORIGINAL DOOR PANELS IN GREAT CONDITION. NEW ALL REBUILT AND WORKING DASH CLUSTER AND GAUGES. NEW DOOR WEATHER STRIPPING, WINDOW SWEEPS AND TOP WEATHER STRIPPING IS NEW. THE TOP


that USDA lists as the average for the 2017 crop year.

In general, spending for fertilizers has eased in recent years as a share of total crop production costs. U.S. farmers spent about 5 to 6 percent of their crop budgets on fertilizers up until 2006, according to USDA surveys. That share swelled to 8 percent when demand for fertilizers soared along with crop prices through 2011, but has retreated to under 7 percent in recent years. The price run-up was even greater in the Midwest (see chart), but has plunged there as well.

In that region, Gary Schnitkey, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, keeps annual production budgets for major crops in Illinois, and they show a broad retreat for fertilizer costs. For mid-state acreage, he reports averageAs others have pointed out, the Secretary of State has plenty of matters to occupy her time. But Sherry can't write the name Clinton uncoupled from a reference to fucking.

Listen to this psycho babble:

Mrs. Clinton's distance from the health care initiative, figuratively and literally — she will be in Brussels on Thursday when Mr. Obama begins his effort to overhaul the system with a high-profile gathering of experts — underscores how the Obama White House is grappling with the cloud that still lingers over the Clinton plan 15 years after it imploded.

Mr. Obama is at once trying to distance himself from the baggage Mrs. Clinton carries as the architect of that plan, while demonstrating that he has learned from it. He is drawing on the experiences of a


Actress and comedian Amy Poehler, known for starring on popular comedy television show “Parks and Recreation,” has been named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2015 Woman of the Year.

Poehler, known for her comedic timing, acted as a cast member of the comedy show “Saturday Night Live” for many years and has recently received critical acclaim for her performance as idealistic female bureaucrat Leslie Knope on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.” In 2014, Poehler won a Golden Globe for “Best Actress” for the role. She is slated to host the Golden Globe Awards later this year.

Poehler, a Massachusetts native who spoke at the College’s Class Day in 2011, will be honored on Jan. 29 with a parade through Cambridge and a celebratory roast. She will head to Farkas Hall—where the Hastyher selection has garnered a positive reaction so far. He said tickets have sold faster than in previous years.

According to Friedman, while this year’s Woman of the Year festivities will feature traditional elements, January’s parade will be a “spectacle” that will outdo the past. Hellerstein said the change aims to include more people from Harvard and Cambridge in the celebrations, as tickets to the show in Farkas Hall are limited.

The Woman of the Year award, first established in 1951 to recognize women entertainers, has previously been awarded to Helen Mirren, Marion Cotillard, and Julia Roberts, among others. According to a press release, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals will name 2015’s Man of the Year, to be recognized in February, at a later date.

—Staff writer Quynh-Nhu Le can be reached


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no good thing." ""She is good to him, never bad, all the days of her life." ""She looks for wool and flax, sets her hand to them with a will." ""She is like a merchant fleet, bringing her food from afar." ""She rises while it is still night providing provisions for her house," ""the daily fare of her maids." ""She sets her mind on an estate and acquires it." ""She plants a vineyard by her own labors." ""She girds herself with strength and performs her tasks with vigor..."" "Just going for a bit of fresh air, that's all..." "Subtitle Production:" "Elrom Studios"resulted in the injury of Mr. Garcia."

Garcia is an undocumented migrant worker who was arrested on December 1, 2018, for disorderly intoxication and for resisting arrest without violence after breaking a house window.

"The arrest of Lester Brown is very disappointing, and overshadows the work of the dedicated men and women of the Homestead Police Department, who serve and protect our community every day," Homestead Police Chief Alexander Rolle Jr. said in a news conference Wednesday. "Police officers have a legal responsibility to abide by all laws, and Lester Brown's arrest demonstrates how seriously our police department takes that obligation."

Brown, who has been employed by the Homestead Police Department since 2007, was relieved of duty without pay pending termination this week. He was booked into jail Wednesday and released


A bill that would revive some provisions of Canada's Anti-terrorism Act passed in the House of Commons Wednesday night.

The Liberals joined the Conservatives to pass the bill — known as S-7, the combating terrorism act — by a vote of 183 to 93. It would bring back two central provisions that were originally instituted by the Jean Chrétien government after the Sept. 11 attacks in New York in 2001 but were "sunsetted" after a five-year period.

One allowed for "preventive detention," meaning someone can be held without charge for up to three days just on suspicion of being involved in terrorism. The person can then be bound by certain probationary conditions for up to a year, and if he or she refuses the conditions, can be jailed for 12months.

The second provides for an "investigative hearing" in which someone suspected of having knowledge of a terrorist act can be forced to answer questions. The objective is not to prosecute the person for a criminal offence, but merely to gather information.

If he or she refuses, that person can be imprisoned for up to 12 months. When the Harper government, during its first term, tried to bring back the terrorism measures in 2007, the Liberals opposed the move. Now, however, the government has Liberal support and only the official Opposition, the NDP, is protesting the bill.

Bill S-7 would also amend the Criminal Code and other acts to increase existing penalties for certain terrorism-related offences and introduce new terrorism offences to prohibit individuals from leaving Canada for the purpose of


committing terrorist acts, among other changes.

The bill has already been through the Senate, and has been awaiting third reading in the Commons for months, but was rushed suddenly into debate on Monday in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. A final vote expected Tuesday was deferred for a day.

Opposition critics have accused the government of trying to exploit the events in Boston and have skeptically pointed out the coincidence of pushing the bill to debate on the same day a major terrorist arrest was announced in Toronto.

In debate, the NDP pointed out it had proposed 17 amendments to the bill at the committee stage, but all were rejected by the Conservatives, who dominate the committee. The Liberals proposed no amendments.William, Louisa (aka Lily) and their children, Bertha, Nelson (William) and Alexander, sailed aboard the ship "Pretorian", arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia at 9am on 24 April. William gave his age as 36 and his occupation as a Plasterer. They give their final destination as Winnipeg, Manitoba. Also with them was Margaret Lilian Dodimead, Louisa's sister.
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a glass curtain wall. It houses 70 condominiums.

Studio Daniel Libeskind collaborated with GBBN Architects, THP Limited, and KLH Engineering for the building's construction.

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I posted public photos with his Victor who
you guys I've told you guys about, he's the
guy who lives in Portland, he's bald and he's
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it says, yeah, she is confident. And I think
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She'd still him in a heartbeat if she could.
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work force (I spent the first 22 years in the US military). In the early years of my law enforcement career, before I was taken off the street by a series of promotions, I had cause to administer the Miranda warning on numerous occasions.

My reason for this posting is to express an opinion concerning the Miranda warning.

I believe the Miranda warning, as given in most jurisdictions by most law enforcement officers, has been corrupted by the wording of the warning—with no ulterior motive on the part of law enforcement officers but none the less corrupted. The wording of the warning, as given by most officers, has perhaps contributed to many, perhaps most, of their suspects exercising their right to remain silent and to request an attorney. They take                        COUNSEL

David Timothy Raimer (argued), Jones Day, Washington,
D.C.; Meir Feder, Jones Day, New York, New York; for
Petitioner.

Leslie McKay (argued), Senior Litigation Counsel; Terri J.
Scadron, Assistant Director; Office of Immigration
Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of
Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Jennifer Lee Koh and Andrew Michael Knapp, Western State
College of Law, Irvine, California, for Amicus Curiae
American Immigration Lawyers Association.

                         OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

    Istvan Szonyi petitions for review of a decision by the
Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding a final
order of


      I

    Istvan Szonyi was admitted to the United States, at the
age of four or five, in 1957. In 1981, he was convicted of
four criminal offenses involving two victims – two counts of
unlawful oral copulation in violation of California Penal Code
§ 288a(c) and two counts of unlawful penetration in violation
of California Penal Code § 289. He was sentenced to
12 years in prison, and released from prison in 1988.

    The record tells us that Szonyi’s offenses arose out of a
single, continuous and horrific criminal episode: Szonyi
invited three women into his nearby place of work, where he
threatened, abused and degraded them over a period of five
or six hours. The record does not, however, reveal when
during this five or sixGoogle and Israel Museum Create Virtual Museum Experience

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Google and the Israel Museum launched an interactive search engine and Web site this week that allows visitors to take a virtual tour of the museum’s vast collection of Biblical antiquities. In addition, ultra high-resolution images and detailed descriptions of more than 500 objects from the collection are now available with the click of a mouse. The Israel Museum collaboration is one of the highlights of the second phase of the Google Art Project, which has now visually documented and cataloged the collections of more than 170 of the world’s top museums, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to the Tate Gallery in London.


and handed it to me. It was titled When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke, the first book in her ridiculously popular series Canadian West. (Now the books have these insanely gorgeous covers, but when I was a kid, they had these cheesy illustrated covers. And I adored them.)”

My mom introduced me to Janette Okewhen I was in high school. Then a year or so later, I went to a Christian bookstore looking for a study bible and discovered there was a whole other world of Christian fiction I had never known about.

I think my first Christian fiction book was either Roses for Mamaor Nana’s Gift.I was a teenager who wanted to be grown up, so I read anything my mom would let me get away with. Ashappened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask, "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say, "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know", and drive off.

At several points in the book, a total number of children is spoken of as being 12.  In real life, although the Gilbreths had 12 children who survived infanthood, only up to 11 were living at the time of the stories.  In fact, when Mary died of diphtheria at age five, seven of her siblings were not yet born, so there never were 12 children alive at the


About Upper Gully:

Upper Gully is not approved, or improved. It is hazardous, with smooth rock and high steps, a fallen log, and treacherous scree at the base. It is also directly beyond the second gap in the fencing on upper Ledge Springs Trail, and very wide and still woodsy at the base. From the bottom, there are two 5.11 climbs downhill on the Trail, and two 5.7 climbs uphill above the Trail.

Approach:

Between Devil in the White House downhill, and the Parking Lot routes uphill.the rarest terrestrial orchid in eastern North America; and an invasive wetland species that is rapidly expanding across the country. His current passion is to establish the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC), an initiative of the Smithsonian and the United States Botanic Garden. NAOCC’s mission is to secure the genetic diversity of native orchids for future generations. The NAOCC model for orchid conservation is based on public-private collaborations and there are currently more than forty collaborating organization distributed across the continent from Florida to Alaska.

Whigham obtained an undergraduate degree from Wabash College and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He joined the Smithsonian in 1977. Whigham and his collaborators have published more than 250 articles in journals and books and he has co-edited 10 books.

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was a mere dot when we bought the pretty, abandoned courtyard house in October 2001. We named it after her to celebrate its completion and her arrival on the planet. Her first visit was somewhat marred by the fact that she had chicken pox, and spent the time exploring the accoustics. Despite everyone tiptoeing, she would wake at the twitter of a solitary bird, creak of a single hinge, a perambulating lizard’s quiet cough, and she would scream and scream. She has greatly improved since then.

Dan, working in the Olive Room

Dan

Dan the Carpenter

Dan loves Marrakech — the Kingdom of Boys. It takes me forever to get to Djemaa el Fna these days because every other bloke wants to know how he is, where he is and when he’scoming back to Marrakech. The answer is that he spent a year managing the riad, quite brilliantly, and now lurks here in Italy in his frowsty lair doing his Oscar cartoon, and nothing short of an earthquake will budge him.

Leo, Chilali and Maizie

Ditto

Leo

Leo and Saki are Maizie and Chilali’s parents. Leo is a Website Meister, and really got us going when he did such a brilliant job on riadmaizie.eu — of course he always complains that it needs updating. He website is called zimzamzimmy.com for reasons best known to himself.

Superman and Batboy

Plus ca change.….

Spigs

When Dan came back to Italy, Spigs took over. He combines eccentric, efficient and convivial management with learning Arabic, provocative painting, superlative cooking (he worked as a chef for a couple of years in Spain)


going to introduce you to the riad, the city and the shopping. Baci, M

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Reprise from 14th to 21st February 2011

Maizie the Yoga Dude

Mornings began with a cup of tea and an hour of yoga on the roof in the sun with the glittering snowspangled peaks of the Atlas, clear and sharp in the winter light on one side, the Ben Saleh mosque on the other, and a loud altercation of birdsong bursting from the bougainvillea on all sides.

Happy Yogini

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At the supplementary hearing, the medical advisor also testified that, despite appellant's chest condition, he retained a functional capacity for sedentary work.  Appellant was found able to lift ten pounds, sit and stand for six to eight hours at a time, and change positions.  The expert based his opinion on all ofthe medical records and tests, expressly including consideration of appellant's costochondritis as well as his occasional tachycardia, controlled hypertension, pain, and the effects of appellant's various medications.  While the expert conceded that appellant would be unable to work during any episode of uncontrolled severe pain, which might occur on average once per week, he stated that such an episode would be of limited duration, lasting no more than one hour.  He based the latter estimate largely on appellant's own testimony as to the effectiveness of prescribed medication in controlling his pain.

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the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita ("Sisters of St. Joseph"), a religious order affiliated with the Catholic Church.
*1269 St. Francis was also a non-profit, operating an 850-bed hospital in Wichita. Its structure was similar to St. Joseph's: it had a single parent and sponsorthe St. Francis Ministry Corporationwhose sponsor was the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, another religious order affiliated with the Catholic Church. The only other major hospital in Wichita was the HCA Wesley Medical Center.
Prior to the consolidation, St. Joseph's long-term viability was in question. The primary insurer in the area, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. ("Blue Cross"), intended to contract with only two of the three hospitals, and the rise of managed care was creating some financial pressure for St. Joseph.Accordingly, St. Joseph decided to attempt a consolidation, and it chose St. Francis as its "logical partner" because of their shared affiliation with the Catholic Church, the potential for synergies, and the worry that a merger with the HCA Wesley Medical Center could create antitrust problems. At some point prior to the consolidation, St. Joseph became aware that a Medicare loss might result, but the potential of showing a Medicare loss was not a consideration in the decision to consolidate. The benefit of such a loss, moreover, would go to the new, consolidated entity. St. Joseph was not looking to get the full value for its assets, but rather to make a good decision for the advancement of its ministry. The principals of St. Joseph did not approach


representatives of St. Joseph and St. Francis to insure the continuation of the existing commonalty of interest." Master Plan of Consolidation, ROA, Vol. I, at 302. Ultimately, seven members of St. Joseph's old board became members of Via Christi's new board, as did six members of St. Francis' old board. A nominating committee, organized jointly by the sponsors of St. Joseph and St. Francis, nominated the remaining ten members of the twenty-three-person board. Three officers of St. Joseph continued in their same capacities as officers of Via Christi. One day after the consolidation, St. Joseph's sole memberCSJconsolidated with St. Francis' sole memberSt. Francis Ministry Corporationto form Via Christi Health System, Inc. The two religious groupsthe Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of the Sorrowful Motherremained as jointrevalued if two or more unrelated corporations consolidate to form a new corporation, but revaluation is not allowed if related corporations consolidate." 44 Fed.Reg. at 6,913. Also, the 1987 Medicare Intermediary Manual, the 1987 Letter from William Goeller, and the 1994 Letter from Charles Booth all contained this same interpretation. As the Supreme Court explained in Thomas Jefferson University, 512 U.S. at 512, 114 S.Ct. 2381, "we must defer to the Secretary's interpretation unless an alternative reading is compelled by the regulation's plain language or by other indications of the Secretary's intent at the time of the regulation's promulgation." Here, both the "plain language" and the "indications of the Secretary's intent at the time of the regulation's promulgation" preclude the Secretary's current interpretation of § 413.134(l)(3). St. Francis


as the "indications of the Secretary's intent at the time of the regulation's promulgation," Thomas Jefferson Univ., 512 U.S. at 512, 114 S.Ct. 2381, preclude the Secretary's current "continuity of control" interpretation.

The "Bona Fide Sale" Requirement
We agree with the Secretary that, in order for consolidating Medicare providers to obtain reimbursement for a depreciation adjustment, the consolidation must meet the "bona fide sale" requirements of 42 C.F.R. § 413.134(f). As with the "related parties" determination, the Secretary's interpretation of the regulations here is "controlling . . . unless it is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation," and we must defer to it "unless an alternative reading is compelled by the regulation's plain language or by other indications of the Secretary's intent at the time of the regulation's promulgation."rather its primary goal was to make a decision that would advance its ministry. The principals of St. Joseph did not approach any other entity about a consolidation, and they rejected the idea of putting St. Joseph up for sale because of their desire to perpetuate Catholic health care ministry in the community. Substantial evidence thus supported the Secretary's conclusion that "there is no evidence in the record of arm's length bargaining, nor an attempt to maximize any sale price as would be expected in an arms' length transaction." CMS Decision, ROA, Vol. II, at 755.
Further, reasonable consideration was notably absent from the transaction, and the economic case for revaluing the depreciable assets was highly questionable. Cf. Frank Lyon Co. v. United States, 435 U.S. 561, 573, 98


(otherwise known in Russian discussions as “Putinsliv” theory, lit. Putin flushing [Novorossiya] away):

But then again… back in July of this year, Prosvirnin on his Facebook page – I can’t locate it now, but it was certainly there – predicted that Novorossiya would soon be betrayed (nothing new) and replaced with a propaganda campaign in favor of Russian involvement in Syria, including boots on the ground (very new!). He even argued that this would be a way of mending US-Russian relations, which certainly cuts against the conventional wisdom – both in the mainstream and the altsphere – that the West and Russia are fundamentally at odds in Syria and that the US is committed to seeing Assad go. In effect, Russia would doing the “dirty” work of wrapping upTo tweet: http://es.pn/1dYwlOx

University of Texas fans will receive Longhorn Network today in time for college football season opener

On the eve of the 2013-14 University of Texas football season, ESPN and Time Warner Cable have announced that Longhorn Network is now available to Time Warner Cable video subscribers in Texas. Longhorn Network is the 24/7 channel devoted to UT athletics and academics as well as cultural programming from in and around the greater Austin community.

Longhorn Network launches today for Time Warner Cable video customers in time for kick off against New Mexico State on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. CT live from Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. The network is available for Time Warner Cable video customers in Texas on its expanded basic cable service. Longhorn


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The ageing Whyalla steel plant, which once saw its future tied only to an ageing and decrepit coal generator, will be at the forefront of these new technologies – and introducing them to its operations in Victoria and NSW.

It’s little wonder that South Australia government is contemptuous of the attempts by the Coalition – at both local and federal level.

‘There were lots of people making jokes about South Australia and making fun out of our leadership in renewable energy,” premier Jay Weatherill said in his introduction.

“Now they are laughing on the other side of their face, because South Australia is leading the


Elkmont Exchange brings craft beer and charcuterie to Knoxville, TN

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You may be surprised to find out that a brewpub in Tennessee was founded by a team whose first brewing venture was in Saigon (or is that Ho Chi Minh City?) Vietnam. Alex Violette started his boozy career at Upslope Brewing in Boulder, CO where he met Bethany Lovato, a craft beer industry veteran. After falling head over heels for each other they had the opportunity to move to Vietnam and open an American craft brewery, Pasteur Street. Elkmont Exchange’s third founder, Ryan Davenport, had grown up in Knoxville with Violette and after honing his culinary skills in Southern restaurants joined the team at Pasteur Street. The brewery thrived and continues to thrive, but the teamTag Archives: David Josiah “DJ” Lawson

Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – With a complement of Arcata Police officers standing by in Council Chamber, the City Council processed matters political last week. The police were on hand to ensure that democracy could be conducted, following the shutdown of two successive council meetings and abrogation of press freedom in the…

Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA CITY HALL – The Arcata City Council was unable to meet for a second night, its deliberations disrupted by activists demanding resolution to the unsolved killing of HSU student David Josiah Lawson. Unfinished business – including The Village student housing project – will be held over to an Aug.…

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That the students are from abroad is not new; the University of Maine had 341 degree-seeking, international students last year. But the way they got here is different.

They didn’t come here on their own. They were recruited in their home countries by agents paid on a per-head basis by the public university.

The University of Maine System will use the controversial method to bring more foreign students to both Orono and the University of Southern Maine over the next five years.

The sensitive nature of the commission-based recruiting is best illustrated by the fact that it can be illegal if done within the U.S. The federal government is currently suing a for-profit education company for fraudulently recruiting students to its colleges. And that company and the company hired by thenetwork of 2,500 independent recruiters, known in the industry as agents, to represent the University of Maine at college fairs and high schools and in counseling sessions with students and their families in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

The students starting this fall are just a harbinger. By 2016, the company is expected to be recruiting 300 students per year for the University of Maine and 100 per year for the University of Southern Maine, according to materials provided to the system’s board of trustees.

Study Group employees will visit the University of Maine in the fall and return to their offices around the world equipped with promotional material. One sample packet states: “The town of Orono is an ideal campus setting on


the banks of the Stillwater River, 15 minutes from Maine’s third largest city, Bangor.”

With Study Group, the UMS is trying to catch a wave that colleges across the country are already riding. International students, mainly from Asia, want American degrees and will pay full freight to get them. In response, colleges without the cachet of a recognizable name or a top ranking from college rating services are hiring outside companies to promote their schools abroad.

Some universities work directly with agents. Others contract with organizations known in the industry as pathways programs that offer the services of a broad network of agents as well as a program to help the students matriculate into the university.

Study Group is a pathway program. It was formed in the United Kingdom in 1994to help universities there recruit foreign students. It has since gone international, signing contracts with universities in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

In the U.S., Study Group works with James Madison University and Long Island University and has new programs starting at the University of Vermont, Roosevelt University and Widener University, according to its website.

Professionals in the field of college admissions have debated the practice as more American colleges engage in it. Advocates argue that it is the most practical way to increase diversity and revenue on American campuses, where both are waning. But critics warn that the payment structure and lack of oversight is conducive to abuse.

A June report by the National Association for College Admissions Counselors recommends “strict new standards for institutions


(CNN) A rare tornado that hit the Cuban capital, Havana, on Sunday night has left four people dead and 195 injured, officials said.

Dramatic photos show debris covering cars and flooding in coastal zones of the city.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited emergency crews around the city overnight and wrote on Twitter that the damage from the tornado was "severe."

Police cordon off a street in Havana after the tornado.

Strong winds damaged buildings and caused flooding in low-lying areas of Havana, according to a government statement, with the provinces of Pinar del Río, Artemisa and Mayabeque also affected. The AFP news agency reported winds of up to 62 miles per hour.

The Cuban Meteorological Institute will evaluate the extent of the damage and the intensity of the storm, the statement said.

Read MorePresident Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE's former campaign adviser, Roger Stone, claims he "had to kill" an "insane effort" by Fox News host Sean Hannity to become White House chief of staff

"Sean Hannity and his lackey Bill Shine blocked me from Fox because I blocked Sean's insane effort to become @realDonaldTrump [White House chief of staff]," Stone tweeted Tuesday night.

Sean Hannity and his lackey Bill Shine blocked me from Fox because I blocked Sean's insane effort to become @realDonaldTrump WH COS — Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) May 3, 2017

Shine resigned from Fox News as its co-president on Monday


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BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20420
DOCKET NO. 92-53 937 ) DATE
)
)
)
THE ISSUE
Entitlement to service connection for a back condition.
REPRESENTATION
Appellant represented by: AMVETS
WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL
Appellant
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD
Bradley J. Ipema, Associate Counsel
INTRODUCTION
The appellant served on active duty from July 1954 to July
1957.
This matter came before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (the
Board) from a decision of Cleveland, Ohio, Regional Office
(VARO), in May 1990, which denied the appellant's claim
filed in June 1989. The appellant was notified of the
denial in June 1990. The appellant's claim was again denied
by rating action of July 10, 1990. The appellant was
notified of this denial by letter dated July 13, 1990. A
notice of disagreement was received on July 15, 1991, which,
although beyond the period for appeal, was accepted as a
timely appealby VARO. The statement of the case was issued
on July 31, 1991. The substantive appeal was received at
VARO in August 1991. A hearing was held before a hearing
officer in November 1991.
The appeal was received at the Board in January 1992. The
appellant has been represented throughout this appeal by
AMVETS. The representative submitted an informal hearing
presentation in January 1992.
In his personal hearing, conducted on November 21, 1991, the
appellant raised the issue of entitlement to service
connection for an ear condition and entitlement to a
permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-
connected disabilities. The claims folder contains a
letter, dated August 8, 1991, in which VARO instructs the
appellant to submit additional evidence to support his
claims. However, it is not clear if the the issues of
entitlement to service connection for an ear condition and a
permanent


back disorder. In a letter dated October 10, 1989,
received at VARO on October 27, 1989, the appellant
indicated that he was under the command of a Major Black at
"Chezudor Island," and that he was treated at a naval
hospital in Yokahama, Japan in late 1955 or early 1956. The
appellant also submitted a Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) medical report, dated November 1988, in which the
physician indicated that the appellant's service records
were destroyed in the fire at the St. Louis Depository, but
that copies were recently found. In his personal hearing,
conducted in November 1991, the appellant again stated that
he was sent to Japan for 30 days for treatment of his back
condition. The claims folder contains no records of further
attempts by VARO to locate the additional information
identified by the appellant which is not inJ. GORMLEY, III
KENNETH R. ANDREWS, JR.
*38 U.S.C.A. § 7102(a)(2)(A) (1991) permits a Board of
Veterans' Appeals Section, upon direction of the
Chairman of the Board, to proceed with the transaction
of business without awaiting assignment of an
additional Member to the Section when the Section is
composed of fewer than three Members due to absence of
a Member, vacancy on the Board or inability of the
Member assigned to the Section to serve on the panel.
The Chairman has directed that the Section proceed
with the transaction of business, including the
issuance of decisions, without awaiting the assignment
of a third Member.
Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (1989) (formerly § 4052, recodified
in 1991), only a decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals
is appealable to the United States Court of Veterans
Appeals. This remand is in the nature of a preliminary
order and


Some Funny Employee Recognition Awards That Are Fun and Not Poke Fun

It is said that the world is in a state that is forever changing. Right from the time of the dinosaurs and even beyond that, it has been seen that the species that did not adapt, perished. Over the millennia following the dinosaurs, apes began to evolve from being primary beings living on treetops and caves to the modern man living in towns and cities and has not just jumped out of the food chain but has sprung himself at the top of the system too.

In the process, humans have changed the way the world existed. From a tranquil place where time stood still and people were humane, to a place and time in the present whereis then removed and the distal end of the sheath is left inside the lumen of the artery. A small proximal segment of the sheath is left outside of the artery and outside of the skin of the patient. This proximal segment of the sheath usually contains a hemostatic valve to prevent bleeding from the artery through the sheath.
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In recent years, the practice has developed of treating many patients with anticoagulation medication such a Heparin. The presence of the anticoagulation medication in the patient's system, of course, exacerbates problems of bleeding.
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to work on ending this year.

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Zemarchus was present at a banquet in Talas where the Turkish kagan and the Persian envoy exchanged abuse; but does not seem to have witnessed actual fighting. Near the river Oēkh (possibly Syr Darya) he was sent back to Constantinople with a Turkish embassy and with envoys from various tribes subject


tabs on one component and tab receiving recesses, slits or notches on the companion component.
The provision of two distinct components respectively defining the tray and cover of the cartons also necessitates substantial expense in that separate cutting dies are required and time must be allocated to produce two separate forms of components. In addition, there must be coordination in the production of the two sets of components and in the storage and shipping of the separate components.
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Racing career

1978: two-year-old season
Tromos made his racecourse debut in the Ribero Stakes over six furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse in September.


an election in which populist political forces scored a big victory over the establishment, which they had judged to be both corrupt and ineffective.

In other words, the Italians replayed the 2016 Presidential election in the U.S. The big difference is that here the anti-immigrant tendencies of the right and the economic populism of the left were united in one person: Donald Trump. In Italy, those positions are represented by two separate parties that normally would be rivals. But politics can make very strange bedfellows, and the absurdity of the current economic reality has made them partners.

As a result, the top two finishers in their recent election, the left-leaning Five Star Movement and the right-leaning Northern League have cobbled together a contradictory political program that mirrors the Trump agenda.Ford abandons Oracle procurement system

Ford has abandoned a four year-old procurement system based on Oracle's software and is switching all purchasing operations back to the mainframe applications the newer technology was designed to replace.

Ford has invested unspecified millions of dollars in the system, which was dubbed Everest and built around Oracle's databases and business applications. But Ford spokesman Paul Wood this week confirmed that the automaker has decided to shut down Everest and return the purchasing processes that were being run on the system to a set of custom-written mainframe applications. "We completed an evaluation of all the production and nonproduction procurement systems and made the decision to transition back to the proven, current system," Wood said.

The development of Everest began in 1999, at the height of the


Sometimes, all it takes is a tweet. Kanye West is reportedly pointing to his widely shared tweet describing his 2016 album The Life of Pablo as a "living breathing changing creative expression" as proof he didn't mislead people who apparently took the time to file a lawsuit about the album's post-release alterations, TMZ claimed Tuesday.

West added that the original February 2016 version of The Life of Pablo was only ever available on Tidal. While the class action suit alleged that listeners were manipulated into "paying for Tidal's rescue," West says the "creative expression" tweet proves otherwise. The suit also claimed that the estimated value of "personal information" from new subscribers amounted to an $84 million payday for Tidal. West, citing the tweet, wants the suit dismissed.

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The unconventional Pablorelease strategy inspired a great deal of discussion about the potential to shake up the album format, even post-release. The album, which earned West multiple Grammy nominations, never received an official physical release. That distinction helped earn the album the honor of becoming the first streaming-only album to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

West is currently at work on new music, though a release window remains unknown. Def Jam CEP Steve Bartels told Variety in June that West was currently "working," but couldn't confirm whether we'd be getting anything new this year. "He's always working, so maybe so," Bartels said. "It's never something we're pushing — it's always led by the creative side."


Twitter has blocked the account of Al-Manar TV, belonging to Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying it has not followed its rules.

Al-Manar has called the blocking a “political” act. Currently, the page is completely blank.

Twitter has also blocked an account belonging to Yemen’s Houthis, called “The Central Warfare Channel”.

In August 2018, Facebook and Twitter closed hundreds of Iran-connected accounts, saying they were part of an Iranian project to covertly influence public opinion in other countries.

In April, one day after the United States listed Iran’s Revolution Guard Corps, IRGC as a terrorist group, Instagram deleted pages belonging to its top commanders, including Qods force commander Qassem Soleimani.

One day later, the accounts of Ebrahim Raeesi, head of Iran’s Judiciary and Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign policy advisor of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei weresquare. Just five beautiful guest rooms all superbly equipped with air conditioning, tv, and other modern conveniences!

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About John Altavilla

John Altavilla

John Altavilla was reincarnated as UConn women's basketball beat writer by The Courant before the 2007-08 season. He originally spent three seasons on the beat in the late 1990s, presiding over nothing more consequential than one trip to the Elite Elite and season-ending injuries to Nykesha Sales, Shea Ralph and Sue Bird.

Altavilla came to The Courant in August 1996 after 16 years at the New Haven Register. During his time in Hartford, he has written about many subjects, including nine Super Bowls during his decade as the New York Giants beat writer.

Altavilla is a lifelong state resident, a graduate of Trumbull High and the University of Bridgeport, where he majored in broadcast journalism under the mistaken impression he'd spend his life doing play-by-play of NewTarget to Offer Deluxe Edition of Shakira's Upcoming Album

Target will carry the deluxe edition of Shakira's upcoming album, Shakira. The deluxe edition will carry three exclusive tracks. The album goes on sale on March 25, 2014.

Shakira said in the announcement, "There were three special songs I recorded for Shakira that I decided to save for the version of the album available only at Target."

The song "Can't Remember To Forget You" is featured in the Target commercial for the album, which was shot in an old church in a small town near Barcelona, Spain. Target also released a photo of Shakira holding a red Target microphone. Take a look:


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May 11, 2012

A report at the first link below outlines Obama’s seven states of grief over gay marriage.

The seven states he may lose over his support for gay marriage are:

North Carolina
Florida
Colorado
Nevada
Iowa
Ohio
Missouri

This could be a death blow to the Obama campaignnow, the administration will just have to live with it.

No one knew that Biden would be that useful - for the opposition, that is.

Russians are reeling today from a plane crash that seems likely to stall, or even thwart, a revival of its aviation industry, which has been plagued by high-profile disasters in recent years, including one that killed the Polish president and his entire entourage and another that wiped out an entire Russian hockey team.

The Sukhoi SuperJet 100 is shown above

This time it was not an aging Soviet-era plane that crashed, but a Sukhoi SuperJet 100, Russia's newest commercial aircraft upon which the hopes of its aviation industry are riding.

With the SuperJet, Sukhoi believes it did everything right, including cooperating with many key foreign firms in the


plane's design, construction (about 70 percent of its components are foreign-made) and marketing.

The “real” unemployment rate – a broader, more inclusive measure of the country’s jobless picture than the one usually used – remained unchanged at 14.5 percent in April, as the economy created a paltry 115,000 jobs.

Known formally as the U-6 unemployment rate, this measure includes those formally counted as unemployed, those known to be marginally attached to the workforce, and those who are working part-time because they cannot find full-time work.

Search and rescue teams have found the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane on a mountain after it disappeared during a demonstration flight in western Indonesia. The fate of the 48 people on board is not known.

It was the first flight of the Sukhoi Superjet-100, Russia'sfirst new passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union two decades ago.

The plane left Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon for what was supposed to be the second demonstration flight of the day. Potential buyers and journalists were on board.

The Superjet developed by the civil aircraft division of Sukhoi with the co-operation of western partners was considered the country's chance to regain a foothold in the international passenger plane market.

A hacker group calling itself the Russian Anonymous claimed responsibility for an attack that temporarily shut down the Russian president's official website Wednesday.

A representative of the Kremlin's internet service confirmed the attack and said that other government sites had experienced attacks as well.

On Saturday, the eve of the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian


branch of Anonymous posted a video message threatening to hack government sites, expressing support for the political opposition and stating that they would help protesters break "false government sites."

In March, hackers from the group previously attacked the sites of two regional branches of the United Russia party.

May 09, 2012

A report in the Washington Post says the number of black and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008, posing a serious challenge to the Obama campaign in an election that could turn on the participation of minority voters.

In the 2008 election, robust turnout among black and Latino voters is credited with putting Obama over the top in key swing states, including Virginia and New Mexico.

Voter rolls typically shrink in non-presidential election years and registrations among whites fell atand multiple weapons, the Nuggets were able to rely on a variety of players at different points in Game 5 to force a Game 6 in Denver on Thursday night.

While the Lakers do have Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum, their lack of depth has been exposed by Denver in their two losses, and it'll be something the Nuggets will look to take advantage of at home on Thursday night.

The photo above shows the Nuggets undersized rookie Kenneth Faried. Known as The Manimal, Faried has done an admirable job against much bigger players.


on a dwelling house in Corvallis, *660 Oregon. This he did alone except for two or three days when he had the assistance of his son-in-law, Harley Long.
The following appear as uncontradicted facts: While thus employed by Mr. Middlekauff, Mr. Pratt was instructed to and did remove several old concrete steps. Sometime during the period of his employment Mrs. Pratt noticed that he was limping when he returned from his work but did not know the reason therefor. On September 22, 1951, he called upon Dr. Gearey for treatment, advising the doctor that he had injured his toe by dropping a stone upon it but not telling the doctor that it was incurred while in someone's employ or even while working. A medical examination revealed that the leftGolden Dawn’s Long Awaited Trial Began in Athens this Week

The mother of Pavlos Fyssas at she exits the courtroom. Photo by Panagiotis Maidis

(Author: Melpomeni Maragkidou, Vice, 22/4/2015. This article originally appeared on VICE Greece).

On Monday, 20th of April, 2015, one of the most important trials in modern Greece’s history began. For the first time, both the leadership and members of neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, stood trial for belonging to a criminal organisation.

Stathis Boukouras, ex Golden Dawn MP, who has supposedly retracted his support for the organisation, stands before the court. Photo by Dimitris Michalakis

Immediately after the 2013 murder of Pavlos Fyssas, the leadership and members of Golden Dawn were arrested, after court officials compiled a 15,000-page dossier detailing the actions of the organisation, since 2008. Following a nine


month inquiry, the Appeals Council decided that 69 people, amongst them all current members of the Parliamentary Group of Golden Dawn, would be tried for belonging to a criminal organisation.

The trial of Golden Dawn, has garnered worldwide interest, with journalists arriving from all over the world monitoring its developments. Photo by Dimitris Michalakis

On the first day of the trial, Golden Dawn appeared visibly weakened but nonetheless provocative, both inside and outside of the courtroom. The trial was started with a formal complaint issued by civil action advocates, who “photographed” five people as they attacked two witnesses belonging to the family of the murdered Pavlos Fyssas, while on their way to court.

The entrance to Korydallos prison where the trial is being held. Photo by Dimitris Michalakis

Outside the courtroom, GoldenDawn, who garnered enough votes in the last national election to make them the country’s third largest party, failed to rally its forces. Despite the importance of the trial, only a few dozen people showed up for support. Inside the courtroom, which was crowded with lawyers and journalists, the accused MPs – including leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos – were absent. Only 44 of the 69 accused were present.

Golden Dawn members in the dock. Photo by Dimitris Michalakis

Pavlos Fyssas’ family were in the same room as Giorgos Roupakias, whom their son pointed out as his murderer just moments before his death. Photo by Dimitris Michalakis

Korydallos was filled with anti-fascist banners and slogans during the first day of the Golden Dawn trial. Photo by Panagiotis Maidis

Immigrants at the forefront of the


On the day that Korydallos prison was announced as the venue, both the council and the local community reacted.

Many have described the courtroom as failing to meet the necessary standards to ensure proper conduct during the proceedings. The prison is placed in a neighbourhood that houses 11 schools and is located just metres away from the area where Golden Dawn committed the crimes that they’re currently being tried for— the murder of Pavlos Fyssas in Keratsini, the assault of three Egyptian fishermen in their homes in Perama and the attack on members of PAME (Trade Unionist Association of the Communist Party in Greece), also in Perama.

The attack on the two witnesses and the overly packed room only served to reinforce the objections that have been made. Journalists complainedHagai Hadas, the official tasked with securing Gilad Shalit's release, has shown contempt for the public's intelligence. He is convinced that Israelis' collective memory does not extend beyond 24 hours. Only this can explain how he could have so brazenly issued a statement riddled with contradictions on Thursday.

In the latest official statement released on his behalf, he claims to having been only marginally involved with a business venture that supposedly developed a sticker warning of an impending heart attack. Yet, all throughout last week, Hadas made statements that were completely to the contrary. He said he personally researched the technology at the core of the sticker Life Keeper claims to have developed. He asserted that part of the money the British-Taiwanese company MSI allegedly agreed to pay the


Israeli venture had already been deposited. He even went so far as to say that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had already approved the sticker. When media reports identified Hadas as a member of Life Keeper's board of directors, he did not even bother to issue a denial.

His frequent volte-faces shed light on contradictions that scream to the high heavens. Hadas' involvement in the failed project is anything but negligible - it is both substantial and significant. This much was confirmed by his partner in the project, Dr. Gavriel Picker, the company's chief executive who resigned after realizing his association with a crook like Arik Klein.

Both Hadas' conduct and statements are littered with deception. Whoever falsely claims to have obtained approval for a medical device from theworld's most important agency misleads the public. Does this constitute proper conduct by someone occupying a sensitive government position for which he receives a monthly salary of NIS 20,000 at the taxpayer's expense? His predecessors, it is worth mentioning, took the job on a volunteer basis.

Hadas even went so far as to claim in Friday's edition of Yedioth Ahronoth that he relied on Klein's services in his new post as government envoy to the Shalit talks and in his prior work in Mossad.

If until today Mossad was embarrassed by Hadas' antics, now the agency is fuming. He embroiled its name in a defrauding scandal and tied it to a swindler. In so doing, he besmirched the name of the organization for which he worked and harmed its members'


public problem. Each day Hadas remains in his post he is liable to further damage the efforts to free Shalit. Hamas is probably aware of this and will know how to exploit his shortcomings in the negotiations for Shalit's release. It is incumbent on the prime minister to request that Hadas leave his post immediately, not only for the sake of the public good but also for the benefit of the campaign to secure the abducted soldier's release. If not, this sticker will also stick to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, theMacy's plans to turn hundreds of its own employees into fashion influencers for its brand.

The program, called the Macy's Style Crew, started as a small group of Macy's staff. Now the company is asking for applications from current employees in its corporate offices and stores who want to be fashion influencers on social media this spring, Macy's senior vice president of fashion, Cassandra Jones, told BuzzFeed News.

"When you're looking at a fashion blogger — who I love — they're very limited in niche," Jones told BuzzFeed News. "What's cool about opening it up is we have people all over the country that have incredible style or unique style ... that can make them unique influencers in their community."

Macy's will offer "tiers and rewards" to influencers in the program


in Macy’s flagship New York store. In 2016, Macy's launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #SettingTheBar, which was aimed at highlighting millennials who create their own styles using the company's private label, Bar III.

And just last week, Macy's partnered with Wendy Nguyen of Wendy’s Lookbook and other influencers to promote its #FindRemarkable campaign. The influencers chatted about fashion tips and the company's clothing in an Instagram Live video.

Jones said the program is aimed at leveraging the company's current trove of fashion-savvy employees. But the move may also cut the cost of acquiring and paying social media influencers outside of the company. A report in Digiday in June estimated that Instagram influencers can be paid $1,000 per 100,000 followers for a promotional campaign.

The program also comes asBrandon Beckrich Off Season Chest Workout

Working with IFBB Pro Fakhri Mubarak, Beckrich takes us through a chest workout during the Arnold Classic Weekend. He's getting ready for the 2013 Jr Nationals and NPC USA Championships. Weighing in at about 275lbs (125kg) at 5' 11, Beckrich is looking to improve his physique from last year.Lat year Beckrich competed as a Super Heavyweight and took 2nd at the 2012 Atlantic States and 7th at the 2012 Jr Nationals.


OTTAWA—Even Jagmeet Singh, a politician who carries himself as the embodiment of positivity, admits things were bleak for his New Democratic Party — very bleak, indeed.

At the outset of the 43rd federal election, Canada’s national social democratic party faced the prospect of annihilation. One source describes meetings in late summer where officials discussed how to avoid being reduced to a handful of seats. The party foresaw what could potentially be its worst election result ever.

Looking back during a recent interview with the Star in his West Block office, Singh says he knew “objectively” things were bad. Party finances had cratered, the Greens were poised for historic gains, and the Trudeau Liberals appeared entrenched on the centre-left, holding much of the progressive support the NDP would need for anyThe grassy venue inside Toronto's Downsview Park was a flurry of activity late Saturday afternoon. As staff went about their final preparations, a crush of Radiohead fans waited to flood the gates for the sold-out evening concert.

Inside the beer tent, Oana Damian, 23, and a handful of other workers had just sat down for a meeting with their employer around 4 p.m. when she heard a loud, crackling sound — like “fireworks” — coming from the stage area.

Standing nearby, Irene Constantin, another beer-tent worker, said the mangled metal and scaffolding “looked like toothpicks.”

“Everything went quiet for a few seconds and then people started jumping over the tables, running towards the stage,” said Damian, recalling the dozens of workers who ran to help.

Minutes later, one stage worker was dead


union's Jim Brett.

Fire crews arrived at the scene within minutes of the collapse and began to scour the stage after hearing that a worker was trapped beneath the debris. According to Tony Bellavance, platoon chief with Toronto Fire north command, crews used inflatable bags to prop up the debris and pull the man from the wreckage.

The man, in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, killed by a “heavy, crushing injury.” Police would not release the man's name until his next of kin were notified.

Another man, 45, was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Paramedics treated two other male victims for minor injuries at the scene; they were later released.

Roughly 40,000 fans were expected to attend the concert, Radiohead's first in Toronto since a 2008 appearanceat the Molson Amphitheatre.

The concert was the final date of an 11-show North American tour that started in late May. The band played at Montreal's Bell Centre Friday night.

News of the cancellation left fans, some of whom had flown in from across the continent, with mixed emotions.

Drew Walley of Minneapolis arrived in Toronto on Thursday.

“Obviously I'm disappointed because it happened,” the 38-year-old said of the cancellation.

“But my own disappointment is overshadowed by the one person who lost his life.”

Almost immediately after the concert was cancelled, ticket company Live Nation promised full refunds. Concert tickets sold for $81 on Ticketmaster and were available Saturday for as much as $125.

Natalie Racz, 22, had just arrived at Downsview Park when emergency crews pulled in.

Racz has the Radiohead bear logo tattooed on


in recent years. Pope John Paul II said Mass at the site in 1984 and 2002. The site hosts Edgefest, a huge music festival, on July 14.

Saturday's collapse follows a series of stage accidents at Canadian concerts in the past five years.

A stage fell during a Cheap Trick concert at Ottawa's Bluesfest last year, injuring three.

In 2009, the Big Valley Jamboree main stage, in Camrose, Alta., collapsed, killing one person and injuring 15.

With files from Antonia Zerbisias and Ben Rayner

Josh Tapper can be reached at jtapper@thestar.ca

Note: This article has been edited from a previous version that mistakenly said the June 16 Radiohead concert was part of the North By Northeast Music Festival. North By Northeast did not organize the Radiohead show.Women of Legal Tech: Carol Lynn Grow

The Legal Technology Resource Center’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes over 80 talented and influential women leaders. Every Thursday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2018. This week we have Carol Lynn Grow!

How did you become involved in legal tech?

I started my career in Fukuoka, Japan on a Japanese government-funded research project addressing Asia-Pacific cooperation followed by a three-year stint in the Corporate Planning Department in Tokyo, Japan as the first western hire in Showa Aluminum (and I was also the first woman


From the time the Pilgrims arrived on American soil, faith in God played an important part in shaping our nation. Images of Moses adorn the Supreme Court in recognition of the Judeo-Christian origin of our laws. But it was Taxes, loss of Liberty and oppression from a mad king that led our Founding Fathers to write The Declaration of Independence and start The American Revolution. Today, those who stand for these ideals no longer call themselves The Silent Majority because we are silent no more.

Friday, November 19, 2010

The latest TSA security checks have gotten a lot of men and women, including Nuns and young girls, alarmed and humiliated over getting their breasts felt up and their crotches probed. But the extreme measures implemented by the Transportation Security Administrationhas developed a new tactic that allows suicide bombers to breach even the tightest security, as CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports.

Inside a Saudi palace, the scene was the bloody aftermath of an al Qaeda attack in August aimed at killing Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, head of Saudi Arabia's counter terrorism operations.

To get his bomb into this room, Abdullah Asieri, one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted men, avoided detection by two sets of airport security including metal detectors and palace security. He spent 30 hours in the close company of the prince's own secret service agents - all without anyone suspecting a thing.

How did he do it?

Taking a trick from the narcotics trade - which has long smuggled drugs in body cavities - Asieri had a pound of


exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time ofobtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.


Re-discovery of silence in pastoral care.
Pastoral care within the greater American cultural milieu strongly appraises the use of spoken words and tends to undervalue silence as a powerful and creative element for mutual connection with others and with God. In this essay the author proposes a "counter-cultural" adjustment in the perception of silence and its implications to the practice of, and theological understanding of, pastoral care. The author bases his theses on his own cross-cultural learning experiences, including his training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), in the re-vitalization of ancient Christian wisdom, and in his current ministry to nursing home residents.is close up on KYLE.He has the bag of ice on the left side of his
head.He face looks surprised and
embarrassed.

1 IRENE (off panel) DAD,
SORRY I'M LATE, THE TEACH... ER.

Panel 2. Close up on IRENE.She has a worried look on her face.

1 IRENE: KYLE?WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR...?

Panel 3. KYLE is opening the door to the outside of
the store, running past IRENE.No
Dialogue.

Panel 4. KYLE is seen from the behind running down
the sidewalk.

1 KYLE (narration box) THIS
IS HOW I LIVED.

SIX (five panels)

Panel 1. KYLE is sitting on his bed.The camera angle is from above to see his
room from a top down view.He is holding
his knees. His head is resting on the top of his knees with his face down.

1 KYLE (narration box) IRENE.

(new box) IRENE IS ONE OF TWO
FRIENDS I HAD


STUDENT
COUNCIL ELECTION SPEECHES.GUESS WHO'S
UP FIRST.

Panel 2.KYLE is kneeling at a wooden podium with a
paintball gun.The angle is from the
side showing him shoving the gun under the podium.

1 KYLE (nb) I
PLAN TO TAKE MY PAINTBALL GUN, DUCT TAPE, AND FISHING LINE TO RIG UP A NASTY
SURPRISE FOR NICK.HE GOES FIRST.THERE IS A HOLE NEXT TO THE MICROPHONE IN THE
PODIUM AND ENOUGH ROOM I BELIEVE TO RIG UP A PAINTBALL GUN SO IT SHOOTS OUT OF
THE HOLE.

2 AL (nb) HOW
ARE YOU GONNA SHOOT IT?

Panel 3. KYLE is standing behind the podium looking at it
checking the trajectory.

1 KYLE (nb) FISHING
LINE ATTACHED TO THE TRIGGER.

2 AL (nb) NICK'S
MOOD ISN'T GOING TO IMPROVE WHEN HE GETS A PAINTBALL TO THE FACE IN FRONT OF
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.

(more)

Panel 4. KYLE and AL are walking outpursuit.No cars on the street as they are riding on.

1 KYLE (narration box) I
WASN'T GOING TO GET BEAT UP AGAIN.I HAD
TO SLOW THEM DOWN.

Panel 3.KYLE tosses his backpack behind him.The angle is from the back with KYLE already
letting go of the bag. No dialogue.

Panel 4. JOSH'S front wheel hits the bag.His bike flips.The panel's angle is from the front of the
bike.The back wheel is coming off the
ground.JOSH is already coming off his
seat.No dialogue.

PAGE EIGHTEEN (five panels)

Panel 1. JOSH hits the ground.His right arm is hitting the pavement then
his face.Blood is visible coming out of
the respective wounds.He is closing his
eyes in pain and fear. The angle is from the ground looking back at JOSH'S
face.No dialogue.

Panel 2.The others are not stopping to help.JOSH is lying in the middle of the
street.His


A case of renal juxtaglomerular cell tumor: usefulness of segmental sampling to prove autonomic secretion of the tumor.
A 27-year-old female patient had been treated for hypertension with conventional therapy for years, because renal vein renin levels failed to show lateralization in renal venous samplings and a renal juxtaglomerular cell tumor (RJGCT) had gone undiagnosed. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a mass at the middle of the right kidney. The right renal venogram demonstrated distinct segmental veins from the upper pole and from the middle and lower poles in the right kidney. On segmental renin sampling from each renal vein, the plasma renin concentration (PRC) of the segmental veins from the middle and lower poles was higher than that from other sites. We diagnosed RJGCT of the right kidney andtheir satellite states to do so because of their belief that the Marshall Plan was an attempt to weaken Soviet interest in their satellite states through the conditions imposed and by making beneficiary countries economically dependent on the United States (Officially, one of the goals of the Marshall Plan was to prevent the spread of Communism). The plan was a system of bilateral trade agreements which also established Comecon to create an economic alliance of socialist countries. This aid allowed countries in Europe to stop relying on American aid and therefore allowed Molotov Plan states to reorganize their trade to the Soviet Union instead. The plan was in some ways contradictory because while the Soviets were giving aid to Eastern Bloc countries, at the same time they were


Drifter star Ray Lewis to perform at Morecambe Winter Gardens

Gemma Sherlock

A voice recognisable around the world will drift its way into one of the town’s most iconic theatres.

Ray Lewis, a former lead singer of the American soul group The Drifters, will perform with his band Still Drifting at the Winter Gardens.

Ray Lewis, former lead singer of The Drifters.

His most famous songs, Under The Boardwalk, Saturday Night At The Movies, Dance with Me and more will fill the theatre on Saturday.

Ray and his team approached the theatre for an opportunity to play in the town as part of their world tour.

“We are very lucky,” said Lynn Cody, events manager at the Winter Gardens.

“He said he wanted to play because the theatre is so iconic, steeped in history.

“Ray is alovely man and people are going mad for it.”

There were three golden eras of the Drifters; the early 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Ray was invited to audition for lead signer initially due to Johnny Moore leaving the group (later returning to perform alongside Ray).

He enjoyed many years with the group before going on as a solo artist.


Ahmadabad, Darmian

Ahmadabad (, also Romanized as Aḩmadābād) is a village in Tabas-e Masina Rural District, Gazik District, Darmian County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 664, in 119 families.

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Category:Populated places in Darmian CountyA vocal critic of China's government has disappeared without a trace after security forces strong-armed their way into his home in the middle of a phone interview with a US-funded television network. Retired academic Sun Wenguang, who is in his mid-80s, was speaking live to a Chinese-language TV show for Voice of America (VOA) when the authorities suddenly showed up. "The police are here to interrupt again," Sun said from his home in Jinan in the eastern province of Shandong, counting as many as eight intruders as he spoke in an audio broadcast on Wednesday. "It's illegal for you to come to my home. I have my freedom of speech!" are the final words heard from Sun. The dramatic recording highlights the increasing intensity of China's efforts to


under regular surveillance. He was a co-signer of the pro-democracy manifesto Charter 08 -- a quickly censored document that landed co-author and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in prison. Liu died last year, the first Nobel winner to die in custody since Nazi Germany. In 2009, Sun was viciously beaten by authorities when he snuck past guards watching his building in an attempt to pay his respects to ousted Communist leader Zhao Ziyang -- who opposed the use of force to quell the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests -- on the fourth anniversary of the former premier's death. Repeated calls by AFP to his mobile and home phone number went unanswered Friday, as did messages sent via social messaging app WeChat. Calls to the Jinan public securitySAN FRANCISCO -- Jimmy Butler welcomes the challenge of defending the hottest player in the NBA, Stephen Curry, on Friday night in Oakland.

As a matter of fact, Butler plans to ask Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg for the assignment.

"I look forward to guarding everybody in this league, especially a prime-time scorer like him," Butler said after Wednesday's win over the Phoenix Suns. "So I'll ask Coach for that matchup. No disrespect to him, but I like that."

With Derrick Rose out with a sprained left ankle and Aaron Brooks out with a left hamstring injury, the Bulls might not have much choice other than to put Butler on Curry for much of the game. Kirk Hinrich, who scored a season-high 14 points against the Suns on Wednesday, is expected


best player, and he wants to be the guy making plays at the end of the game. So I think that's a big thing, he wants that responsibility."

Rose said he knows it's a lot to ask of Butler to have him covering Curry while also looking to score 25-30 points.

"It's hard," Rose said. "But I think Jimmy is up for the challenge. The way he came in today it seemed like he was focused. It's part of our profession, too. You got to be willing to take challenges in your own little way. And it's not only a Jimmy thing. Guarding them is a team effort, and scoring is a team effort when you're playing against them."

Even with the confidence in Butler's ability, the Bulls understand that itwill be tough to slow Curry down.

"He's been amazing, man," Rose said. "He's playing great basketball. If anything, he pushes, I think not only me, but the whole league to work on their game. The way he's been working out, the way he's focused and how consistent he's been playing, I think he's pushing the entire league.''


WorldCom can make a comeback

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Last book read: Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford

Last movie seen: 'We Were Soldiers'

Leisure activity: Flying

Motto: 'Don't confuse selling with installing.'

Jerry Edgerton, MCI's government coach

Jerry Edgerton, senior vice president of government markets for WorldCom Inc., began his telecommunications career with one of that company's forerunners, MCI Communications Corp.

In the last year, corporate scandals and bankruptcy have cost WorldCom an estimated $175 billion in shareholder equity as well as much of its reputation.

In April the company filed a reorganization plan that it hopes will bring it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy later this year. It also brought back the old MCI name.

The company has long been one of the government's leading telecom services providers. Although Edgerton'sgroup has continued to win federal contracts, several groups are campaigning to have the company barred from government work.

Before coming to MCI, Edgerton directed the federal operations group at Tymnet/McDonnell Douglas Network Systems Co. He has also managed application design and data center operations for the Postal Service.

Edgerton received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and a master's in business administration from Pace University in New York.

GCN senior editor William Jackson spoke with Edgerton by telephone.

GCN: How tainted is the WorldCom Inc. name?

EDGERTON: Every time I see it on TV it has 'fraud' associated with it.

We could have renamed, but rather than spend our resources on researching, developing and associating with a new name, we elected to go with something that still has


a balcony called "The Bok Walk".

In the 2010s the Bok telescope helped support a survey with KNPO telescopes in preparation for the DESI instrument on the 4-m Mayall telescope. The Bok telescope was used along with the 90 Prime imager to take g-band and r-band observations.

Instruments

There are currently 3 instruments that are mainly used at the 90-inch, two that work in the optical and one in the near-IR. The 90prime instrument, whose principal investigator is Edward Olszewski, is a prime focus, wide-field imager capable of imaging 1 square degree on the sky, while the B&C Spectrograph does spectroscopy. The Steward 256x256 NIR Camera, which has been available at the telescope since 1991, uses a NICMOS array which was built during the development of the NICMOS instrument on thecapabilities of the spring element.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a spring element comprises a first elastic member comprised of a first elastomeric material having a first modulus of elasticity. The first elastic member has a plurality of holes formed therein such that the spring element has an overall modulus of elasticity different from the first modulus of elasticity. The spring element may further comprise a second elastic member comprised of a second elastomeric material having a second modulus of elasticity. The second elastic member is positioned in at least one of the plurality of holes formed in the first elastic member such that the overall modulus of elasticity is different from the first and second module of elasticity. The spring element may further comprise