a good example” must be neutralized.

This weekend also saw another big event in Latin America, Manual Zelaya of Honduras returned to his country after he had been in exile for nearly two years in a US-backed military coup (because he proposed the re-writing of the Honduran Constitution by the people). The intense diplomatic efforts of President Chavez and Venezuela helped facilitate this return with Zelaya flying back to Tegucigalpa from Managua, Nicaragua in a Venezuelan plane. The US taketh away and Venezuela giveth back.

Another reason for the sanctions right now is that President Chavez is leading the hemisphere in advocating for strategic alliances to bring peace and continued prosperity to Latin American and Carribbean countries. When I was here last year, Chavez had just returned from a meetingto an Empire that has done everything possible to undermine and even overthrow the man.

The unification of South America was long a dream of freedom fighter, Simon Bolivar, and indeed he led Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Panama to independence from the Spanish monarchy in the early 1800s. Bolivar died a brokenhearted man after his dreams of unification were not realized. Hugo Chavez has the same dream and the new alliance is one more step closer to being able to resist US imperialist neoliberalism. Today, the thousands of Venezolanos who came to the rally to oppose the new US sanctions are rightfully proud of their accomplishments in a short 12 years and still support the leader who is making it all possible.

Additionally, the unification of Latin America and


the Caribbean is necessary to have greater economic strength if each country wants to retain its sovereignty. The US only respects the sovereignty of either strong nations or puppet states—while many countries in South America have huge amounts of territory, individually, they are about as strong as each of the states in the US (except California). This alliance, or union, is also seeking to use its own currency, called the Sucre, like the European Unions’ Euro. Today, the USA has very little to offer the world beyond death and destruction and the strength of the US dollar is diminishing.

Another reason the sanctions appear now is because as the US wanes in the region, China ascends—according to an editorial in the right-wing Miami Herald:

The share of U.S. exports toTwo different rulebooks, a system not typically designed to send out the number of teams being advanced to the next round, and more than a few people expressing their confusion on Twitter—these are the issues being talked about by the teams that just finished competing in FACEIT’s North American Closed Qualifier for the Americas Minor Championship.

The North American Closed Qualifier saw 16 teams battling it out for six slots at the Americas Minor Championship which eventually leads to qualification for the FACEIT Major taking place in London, Sept. 20-23. For the initial closed qualifiers, FACEIT decided to use the Swiss Tournament System over that of the GSL and other tournament formats.

The Swiss System plays a set number of rounds where after the first round each team is randomly


Alicia Keys, 33, visited ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ and talks about not only her new book but also her pregnancy, her marriage and how it has been to blend families with Swizz Beatz’ ex-wife Mashonda. Keys talks about how her and Mashonda became friends for the sake of their children

Alicia Keys made a big announcement on her Instagram in the middle of the night when she revealed that she’s expecting her second child with hubby Swizz Beatz. She made the announcement the day of her and her hubby, Swizz, wedding anniversary. Sweet. See below. A. Keys captioned the picture above with: by @aliciakeys “Happy...

Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz were spotted kissing and cuddling while on vacation with his ex-wife Mashonda! This is the same woman who calledWashington (CNN) Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander has been traveling to early primary states, hiring staff members and getting to know national Democrats all in preparation for a run for .... mayor of Kansas City.

The former Army captain announced his run for mayor of the city he previously represented in the state Legislature on Sunday, saying this position, as opposed to running for president in 2020, gives him the best opportunity to serve.

"The next mayor has the opportunity to shape the future of Kansas City for generations," Kander said in a campaign news release . "I'm running because I am up for that challenge."

"Kansas Citians deserve a mayor who can guide the progress already underway in our city and help us reach the next level," Kander


ATLANTA - The term "gastropub" was coined in the UK in the 90s, marrying the terms "gastronomy" and "pub" (or "publick house" for you completists). The idea was geared toward freshening traditional pub food and creating cuisine that was more adventurist and creative, but that was not unattainable.

In Atlanta, gastropubs have surfaced and crafted a niche for themselves that have attracted some of the world's elite chefs. New gastropubs are showing up with regularity across the area, but if you want to cut your teeth, here's a selection of some of Atlanta's gastropubs.

The Glenwood Neighborhood Pub on Glenwood Avenue in East Atlanta Village features hummus and Reuben eggrolls on its appetizers menu. The entrees include a hand-cut ribeye or New York strip to die for and their weekendMore than 100 masked men wielding sticks and rods attacked students and teachers of Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday.

Videos of the violence quickly spread via WhatsApp and were then broadcast on television, sparking shock and outrage across India.

Police say they have identified some of the assailants. However, many protesters accused police of being slow to respond to the brutal attack.

The BBC's Vikas Pandey finds out how Sunday's events unfolded.

Shot and edited by Anshul Verma.


people say on the outside."

The three-year-old American formed in the last round of conference realignment as an amalgamation of the football-playing schools from the old Big East. Considering its current media rights contract expires in 2019-20 the 12-team American could break up long before it reaches puberty. That all depends on the Big 12.

One of Aresco's school, East Carolina, is in the middle of a planned direct-marketing Twitter roll out of the school's advantages. Did you know, for example, ECU has the highest average attendance of any non-Power Five school the last five years?

Looks like @ECUAthletics would be an excellent travel partner along with @WVUSports! pic.twitter.com/7FN5tKRS23 — ECUAthletics (@ECUAthletics) July 25, 2016

@Big12Conference, keep in mind that #PirateNation leads Group of 5 football attendance on avg. over past 5yrs!in a Power Five league.

It raises a larger point. Only two Group of Five schools in the history of modern expansion (TCU, Utah) have gotten Power Five invites. The Big 12 could invite four from the American alone causing the latest domino effect in realignment as lesser conferences then backfill from other leagues.

That's nothing but an exercise in expansion Darwinism for the 10-team Big 12. The conference has watched high-rise condos rise up around it in the form of the ACC, SEC and Big Ten -- all with 14 football-playing members.

One man's poaching, though, is another man's payday. A clause negotiated in the last contract states the rightsholders must pay any new members the same as existing members. That would be about $30.4 million per new school phased


Starting with "The Circus", this Denver & Dorricott script perfectly suits the cast
of 40 little people aged from five to 12. It showcases both their budding acting
abilities and emerging singing talents. Against a colourful stage set, which complements
the circus theme complete with shimmering curtains and gold stars, Oliver Croker
as the Ring Master, masterfully manipulates the audience to keep all engrossed from
beginning to end.

A colourful and charismatic parade of performers from lions and doggies, to fleas
and clowns, proceeds into the circus ring, and each has a story to tell and a song
to sing. Very strong performances from Zach George, Ethan Davis, Max O'Brien and
Laura O'Keefe are to be found in their roles as Leo the Magnificent, Hercules the
Strongman, Professor Zigflea and Madame Simone. These kids may be small buttheir
voices are big!

When the story takes a bit of twist and turn to end up in the jungles of Africa,
we are taken on the journey by intrepid explorers Trish and Adam, played so convincingly
by Monique Naughton and Adam Kleinig. Ellis O'Brien as Onka the crocodile, belts
out the best solo of the show. No mike needed for this performer.

Tight choreography, colourful costumes and excellent staging make "The Circus" a
standout show. As the young ones rip into the encore "Walking On Sunshine" and belt
out the line, "And don't it feel good?" you're left answering, "It sure does"!

Following on from "The Circus" is "Gunslinger For Hire" by local high school teacher
and playwright Peter Stephens. Peter has written this "unapologetically derivative"
parody of a Western specifically for the older high school aged members


Marvin in the singing department, he certainly has the
Brad Pitt looks! Also playing strongly on the side of the good are cowboys Elizabeth
O'Keefe, Katie Hunter and Amy Warren.

Adding vibrancy to the stage are the pretty saloon girls (Emily Campbell and Victoria
McGregor) and they certainly know how to warble a tune or two. Ably playing the family
in distress are the Widow Parker (Jessica Morgan, whose off stage scream has become
her trademark), her love-lorn daughter Rosie-May, sensitively portrayed by Caillin
Price-Jones and quick-thinking son John-Boy, played by Jack Hunt, who shows real
potential for character acting. Young Charlie Brennan also displays his acting versatility
by bursting onto the stage at various times as different characters. We first meet
him as Jasper, then an Indian brave and finally a cowboy that meets his maker.

True toCyclone Promotions are delighted announce the signing of the hugely talented Lee McGregor, who will make his professional debut on the undercard of ‘Risk vs Reward’ – Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vazquez, at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday November 11th, live and exclusive on SPIKE TV, sponsored by Maxi-Nutrition, Ladbrokes and Voltarol.

Twenty-year old Lee McGregor has turned professional with Cyclone Promotions and will be based in Wandsworth, London at McGuigan Gym under the tutelage of renowned coach Shane McGuigan, training alongside the likes of WBA World super middleweight champion George Groves, WBC Silver super lightweight champion Josh Taylor, and rising stars Chantelle Cameron and Chris Billam-Smith. McGregor will be managed by Hall of Famer and former WBA World featherweight king Barry McGuigan.

Edinburgh’s big-punching bantamweight Lee


the weight divisions. Lee McGregor is going to be a huge star of Scottish boxing.”

On November 11th at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh, the undefeated Josh Taylor truly steps onto the world stage when he takes on Mexico’s former long-reigning IBF world lightweight champion. The electric Taylor is in his biggest test to date as a professional on November 11th and will be looking to continue his incredible run of victories, fresh from a career-best performance against the previously undefeated Ohara Davies in July.

There are a host of other local talent featuring on this massive night of championship boxing on November 11th including Edinburgh’s popular middleweight Iain Trotter, who boxes Poland’s Leopold Krzeszewski in a four-round contest, Glasgow’s unbeaten Craig MacIntyre, who faces the Czech Republic’sexperienced Michal Vosyka over four-rounds at welterweight. Uddingston’s unbeaten WBC Youth Silver super welterweight champ Michael McGurk takes on Poland’s Filip Rzadek in a six-round contest, while former amateur star Aston Brown boxes the Czech Republic’s Martin Kabrhel in a four-round middleweight contest.

Lee McGregor’s opponent for his professional debut on November 11th at the Royal Highland Centre will be announced shortly.

The scene is set for huge night of boxing on November 11th at Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh. You can follow all of the build-up on our twitter handle – @CyclonePromo ; and/or our Facebook page – www.facebook.com/CyclonePromotions

Doors will open at 5pm at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh on Saturday November 11th.

LIMITED TICKETS FOR ‘RISK vs REWARD’ – TAYLOR vs VAZQUEZ AT ROYAL HIGHLAND CENTRE,


It became apparent sometime during his sophomore season that Nikola Jokic was going to be the centerpiece of the Denver Nuggets for years to come. He was named the full-time starter on December 15th, 2016 but it probably wasn’t until a few weeks later that the Nuggets realized how every basketball decision they would make going forward would revolve around how it impacts Jokic. Every player added through the draft, free agency, and via trade has been brought in to compliment Jokic’s skill set.

Over that time, the Nuggets have been able to experiment with several different players at the power forward position, each of whom has brought a very different look. Paul Millsap has been the most successful front court pairing thanks to his defense, high basketball IQ,most under rated pass is the drop-off pass in tight spaces, usually off of the short roll. As one of the most explosive dunkers to ever play in the NBA, Faried was a perfect recipient of these dropoff passes, able to elevate to the rim quickly before the defense can recover.

Few players jump as quickly as Faried but Grant, with his 8’11” standing reach, is a close enough facsimile. Watch how quickly Grant can go from outside of the painted area to the rim without using a dribble.

Denver has no shortage of three-point shooters around the perimeter, each of whom create an enormous amount of gravity above the break and in the corners. Having a player who can stretch the defense along the baseline creates another area on


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If you ever get a chance to visit the Normandy beaches, take it. When you make it past the American cemetery, go down to the beach, turn around so the ocean's at your back, and then look up. As galvanizing as this photo is (and it is iconic), nothing brings it home like being there.

13 years ago I went there, having seen earlier in May the British celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations. Most of the WWII histories will make the same point: the astonishing reversal the Allies experienced, going from fleeing continental Europe on fishing vessels and motorboats to, four years later, the largest amphibious invasion ever. Less than a year later, the Allies and the Soviets stood victorious--and already conspiringabout the other's intentions.

All won at the hands of the guys pictured above who, when the gate dropped, walked forward and started wading..

I stood on the beach, looked up and marveled at it. Feelings similar to visiting the Copse of Trees at Gettysburg or my first view of St. Peter's Basilica -- actually standing at such a historic place and realizing it--can be overwhelming.

There are some times and places that matter more. Of course, along the edges of the beaches, even in 2000, beachside vacation cabins encroached, just like the tourist knickknack shops along the Via della Conciliazione or the Civil War memorabilia shops in Gettysburg. So it is possible, given inclination, perhaps age (I'll admit I didn't "get" Gettysburg when I first saw it as a high


when he gets arrested and loses faith of now former filthy rich friend in one night

Cops who made the stop obviously are blown away by that one time they spoke to Hanley Ramirez on Facetime during a drug stop (which would be the coolest night of work ever), they likely tell people who then tell other people like Jim from Twitter, and the information eventually makes its way to the Red Sox

Not wanting anything to do with this shady situation the Red Sox DFA Hanley, but wait a couple weeks for Pedroia to come back from injury so they have a reason to give the media

Since no one else is reporting it Michele McPhee feels confident enough in her sources to report that this incident happened, and thatSøren Fredrik Voie

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Amnesty Says Death Penalty No Answer to Rape

Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, at the Amnesty International Chairs Forum in Frankfurt, Germany, 18 June 2010.

The Wall Street Journal’s India Real Time talked to Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, about human rights in the country during 2012. We talked with Mr. Shetty about the recent horrific rape in Delhi, India’s attempts to police Internet content and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which shields security forces serving in Kashmir and the northeast of the country from prosecution. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation.

India Real Time: Why do you think the rape of a 23-year old in Delhi this month has caused such public anger?

Mr. Salil Shetty: Following the Delhi rape, because it happened in a particular wayDefence Force chief Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said the patrol, with partners from the Afghan National Police, was deployed to the area, which is known to be an "insurgent distribution and supply cell". Sapper Rowan Robinson ... killed in Afghanistan Credit:Defence Department They discovered a large stash of weapons, including grenade launchers, ammunition, assault rifles and communication equipment, and the patrol was shot at. The patrol destroyed the cache and moved on to another area, where they again came under heavy fire from several directions, Air Chief Marshal Houston said. "During this second engagement, the special operations task group soldier was shot by insurgents while he was in an overwatch position," he said.

"His mates quickly moved to him under heavy fire, commenced first aid and called for


an aeromedical evacuation. "Very sadly, despite these efforts, this young man could not be saved." The soldier's family have been notified. He was on his second tour of Afghanistan, having served in 2007 in a reconstruction taskforce. Air Chief Marshal Houston said the soldier was part of vital work in Afghanistan.

When you lose somebody there's always a sense of loss and sadness but there's also a steely resolve - this sacrifice will not be in vain Australia's Special Operations Task Group operates in Oruzgan, where most Australian troops are stationed, but also in the neighbouring provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, where the insurgent presence is stronger. "The discovery and destruction of this massive cache of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive device components will undoubtedly prevent other casualties andfor the first time that the public was turning against the war in Afghanistan.

But he said the recent spate of bad news was not indicative of the wider battle. "Our soldiers have a very high level of morale at the moment; they think they're winning, they think they're making a difference," he said. The last Afghan winter was significant in terms of success for western forces in Oruzgan province but, Air Chief Marshal Houston said, "we must expect more losses". "When you lose somebody there's always a sense of loss and sadness but there's also a steely resolve - this sacrifice will not be in vain," he said. The NSW-born soldier was a "superb young man" who was popular in his unit, Air Chief Marshal Houston said.

"He was


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said the curate, gravely, "an old man is a bad judge of the
affairs of youth; yet in this matter, I think your duty plain. Do not
resolutely set yourself against Lord Vargrave's claim; do not persuade
yourself that you must be unhappy in a union with him. Compose your
mind, think seriously upon the choice before you, refuse all decision at
the present moment; wait until the appointed time arrives, or, at least,
more nearly approaches. Meanwhile, I understand that Lord Vargrave is
to be a frequent visitor at Mrs. Merton's; there you will see him
with others, his character will show itself. Study his principles, his
disposition; examine whether he is one whom you can esteem and render
happy: there may be a love without enthusiasm, and yet sufficient for
domestic felicity, and for the employment of


time to prevent being
himself cheated on a small one. He never looked into bills till he was
compelled to pay them; and he never calculated the amount of an expense
that seemed the least necessary to his purposes. But still Lord Vargrave
relied upon his marriage with the wealthy Evelyn to relieve him from
all his embarrassments; and if a doubt of the realization of that vision
ever occurred to him, still public life had splendid prizes. Nay, should
he fail with Miss Cameron, he even thought that, by good management, he
might ultimately make it worth while to his colleagues to purchase his
absence with the gorgeous bribe of the Governor-Generalship of India.

As oratory is an art in which practice and the dignity of station
produce marvellous improvement, so Lumley had of late made effects in
thenone better. I may say a genius for busi--hem-hem! Miss
Cameron a young woman of bus-bus-business, my lord?"

"Not much of that, I fear. A million, did you say?"

"At least!--indeed, at least--money so scarce, speculation so sure
in America; great people the Americans, rising people,
gi-gi-giants--giants!"

"I am wasting your whole morning,--too bad in me," said Vargrave, as the
clock struck five; "the Lords meet this evening,--important business;
once more a thousand thanks to you; good day."

"A very good day to you, my lord; don't mention it; glad at any time to
ser-ser-serve you," said Mr. Douce, fidgeting, curveting, and prancing
round Lord Vargrave, as the latter walked through the outer office to
the carriage.

"Not a step more; you will catch cold. Good-by--on Monday, then, seven
o'clock. The House of Lords."

And Lumley threw himself back in his carriage in


colleague for Sir John. We
really must get him to stand against that young puppy who is member of
the House of Commons only because his father is a peer, and never votes
more than twice a session."

Mr. Merton looked grave.

"I wish to Heaven you could persuade him to stay amongst you," said
Cleveland. "He has half taken it into his head to part with Burleigh!"

"Part with Burleigh!" exclaimed Evelyn, turning abruptly from the
handsome colonel, in whose conversation she had hitherto seemed
absorbed.

"My very ejaculation when I heard him say so, my dear young lady."

"I wish he would," said Lord Doltimore hastily, and glancing towards
Caroline. "I should much like to buy it. What do you think would be the
purchase-money?"

"Don't talk so cold-bloodedly," said the admiral, letting the point of
his cane fall with greatbut her woman,--no carriage even! You would not
have her travel in a post-chaise such a long journey! Lord Vargrave, you
can never consent to that, I am sure?"

"Were it only as Miss Cameron's _guardian_," said Lord Vargrave,
pointedly, "I should certainly object to such a mode of performing such
a journey. Perhaps Mr. Aubrey means to perfect the project by taking two
outside places on the top of the coach?"

"Pardon me," said the curate, mildly, "but I am not so ignorant of what
is due to Miss Cameron as you suppose. Lady Vargrave's carriage, which
brought me hither, will be no unsuitable vehicle for Lady Vargrave's
daughter; and Miss Cameron is not, I trust, quite so spoiled by all your
friendly attentions as to be unable to perform a journey of two days
with no other protector


passionate attachment.
But happy marriages are based upon suitable circumstances, mutual
knowledge and indulgence, respect, esteem. Come, sir, let me hope
yet,--let me hope that, on the same day, I may congratulate you on your
preferment and you may congratulate me upon my marriage."

Vargrave said this with a cheerful and easy smile; and the tone of
his voice was that of a man who wished to convey serious meaning in a
jesting accent.

Mr. Aubrey, meek as he was, felt the insult of the hinted bribe, and
 with a resentment no sooner excited than checked. "Excuse me,
my lord, I have now said all; the rest had better be left to your ward
herself."

"Be it so, sir. I will ask you, then, to convey my request to Evelyn to
honour me with a last and parting interview."

Vargrave flungI am rightly punished!"

"Forgive me, forgive me, dearest," said Vargrave, soothingly; "I was to
blame, forgive me: but you irritated, you maddened me, by your seeming
indifference to my prosperity, my fate. I tell you again and again,
pride of my soul, I tell you, that you are the only being I love! and if
you will allow me, if you will rise superior, as I once fondly hoped, to
all the cant and prejudice of convention and education, the only woman
I could ever respect, as well as love. Oh, hereafter, when you see me at
that height to which I feel that I am born to climb, let me think that
to your generosity, your affection, your zeal, I owed the ascent. At
present I am on the precipice; without your hand I fall forever.


to the god who had been the arch-labourer of
life! and whom the satiety of all that results from experience had made
enamoured of all that belongs to the Hopeful and the New!

This enchanting child, this delightful Evelyn, this ray of undreamed
of sunshine, smiled away all my palaces of ice. I loved, Cleveland,--I
loved more ardently, more passionately, more wildly than ever I did of
old! But suddenly I learned that she was affianced to another, and felt
that it was not for me to question, to seek the annulment of the bond. I
had been unworthy to love Evelyn if I had not loved honour more! I
fled from her presence, honestly and resolutely; I sought to conquer a
forbidden passion; I believed that I had not won affection in return;
I believed, from certain expressionsthe wounds, and the
Light of the Beautiful dawned once more in the face of Evelyn. Valerie
de Ventadour had been but the fancy of a roving breast. Alice, the sweet
Alice!--her, indeed, in the first flower of youth, he had loved with
a boy's romance. He had loved her deeply, fondly,--but perhaps he
had never been in love with her; he had mourned her loss for
years,--insensibly to himself her loss had altered his character and
cast a melancholy gloom over all the colours of his life. But she whose
range of ideas was so confined, she who had but broke into knowledge, as
the chrysalis into the butterfly--how much in that prodigal and gifted
nature, bounding onwards into the broad plains of life, must the peasant
girl have failed to fill! They had had nothing in common


short, but kind and
manly. He addressed Lord Vargrave as Evelyn's guardian; slightly alluded
to the scruples he had entertained till Lord Vargrave's suit was broken
off; and feeling the subject too delicate for a letter, expressed a
desire to confer with Lumley respecting Evelyn's wishes as to certain
arrangements in her property.

And for this was it that Lumley had toiled! for this had he visited
Lisle Court! and for this had he been stricken down to the bed of pain!
Was it only to make his old rival the purchaser, if he so pleased it, of
the possessions of his own family? Lumley thought at that moment less of
Evelyn than of Lisle Court. As he woke from the stupor and the first
fit of rage into which these epistles cast him, the recollection of
the story heto
escape from him and prove her gratitude to her employer's daughter, of
whom she had been extremely fond, she had returned to Miss Westbrook
after the funeral of her mother. The name of this woman was Sarah Miles.
Templeton saw that Sarah more than suspected his connection with Mary;
it was necessary to make a confidant,--he selected her. Miss Westbrook
was removed to a distant part of the country, and Templeton visited her
cautiously and rarely. Four months afterwards, Mrs. Templeton died, and
the husband was free to repair his wrong. Oh, how he then repented of
what had passed! but four months' delay, and all this sin and sorrow
might have been saved! He was now racked with perplexity and doubt: his
unfortunate victim was advanced in her pregnancy. It was necessary,
if he wished his child to


she thinks I can ever wed another, ever have an object in
life, but to atone to, to merit her. Go, plead for me."

Aubrey, who soon gathered from Maltravers what had passed, departed to
the cottage. It was near midnight before he returned. Maltravers met him
in the churchyard, beside the yew-tree. "Well, well, what message do you
bring?"

"She wishes that we should both set off for Paris to-morrow. Not a day
is to be lost,--we must save Evelyn from this snare."

"Evelyn! Yes, Evelyn shall be saved; but the rest--the rest--why do you
turn away?"

"'You are not the poor artist, the wandering adventurer; you are the
high-born, the wealthy, the renowned Maltravers: Alice has nothing to
confer on you. You have won the love of Evelyn,--Alice cannot doom
the child confided to her care to hopeless affection;you love
Evelyn,--Alice cannot compare herself to the young and educated and
beautiful creature, whose love is a priceless treasure. Alice prays
you not to grieve for her; she will soon be content and happy in your
happiness.' This is the message."

"And what said you,--did you not tell her such words would break my
heart?"

"No matter what I said; I mistrust myself when I advise her. Her
feelings are truer than all our wisdom!"

Maltravers made no answer, and the curate saw him gliding rapidly away
by the starlit graves towards the village.

CHAPTER VII.

  THINK you I can a resolution fetch
  From flowery tenderness?--_Measure for Measure_.

THEY were on the road to Dover. Maltravers leaned back in the corner of
the carriage with his hat over his brows, though the morning was yet too
dark for the


than 12 years. We have issued a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.
The defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Mary Lee Hill testified that on Sunday, April 3, 1954, she and Frances Kelly, another 12-year-old girl, went to the office of the Veterans Cab Company where the defendant was working as a dispatcher. After some conversation between the two girls and the defendant, the defendant asked Mary Lee to take off her sweater because it was warm in the office. She told the defendant she was not warm and did not remove her sweater. The defendant then asked her to sit on his lap and, after first refusing, she did so when Frances told her togo ahead. The defendant put his arm around her, kissed her, and fondled her, and induced her to touch his private parts. The defendant asked her to go in the other room with him, but she told him she could not, because of her menstrual period. Frances Kelly was in the same room with the defendant and Mary Lee at the time these acts took place. She testified that she was sure that these events occurred on April 3. On cross-examination the witness testified that she and Frances Kelly went downtown looking for the cab office. The office was on the second floor and the defendant called out of the window and told the girls to go around to the back of the building and come up the


stairs. She and Frances were in the office for about 4 hours except for a short time after the alleged indecent acts, when they went to a drug store and returned with coffee for the defendant and soda for themselves. During the time they were in the office the defendant was busy answering the phone and talking to cab drivers on the radio. He also talked to a girl and a cab driver who came up to the office, and talked through the window to cab drivers on the street. The defendant was seated at his desk during all *145 the time the girls were in the office. Mary Lee testified that she had never been in the cab office before the day in question and that shenever went back there. She did not tell her mother about these incidents until a week or two later. The defendant was indicted for the offense in July, and Mary Lee testified that in August, with her mother's consent, she worked as a baby sitter in the defendant's home while the defendant's wife was out of town.
Frances Kelly testified that she could not remember the exact date of the alleged offense but remembered that it was a Sunday in April. She testified that she saw Mary Lee sit on the defendant's lap and saw him kiss Mary Lee and perform some of the other acts to which we have referred. On cross-examination she testified that the defendant was busy answering the telephone and dispatching cabs over the radio.


The defendant remained seated at the desk in the cab office during the time the girls were there. The desk was near a large front window and people on the street in front of the office could look up and see the defendant. Frances did not tell her mother about the events in the cab office until about a week later. After she told her mother she also worked as a baby sitter for the defendant. She testified that she and Mary Lee had been in the cab office together two or three times.
For the defendant, one Nick Perusky testified that at the time in question he was the owner of the cab company. The defendant was his brother-in-law and he occasionally employed the defendant as a dispatcheron a part-time basis. After referring to a record which had been kept in compliance with regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, Perusky testified that April 3 was a Saturday. According to the record the defendant had not worked at the cab office on either April 3 or April 4 and the last time prior to April 3 that the defendant worked in the office was on March 24.
The defendant testified that on Saturday, April 3, he *146 went to work as a bus driver at about 4:15 P.M. and did not work in the cab office at any time during that day. On Sunday, April 4, he also worked for the bus company and was not in the cab office. He testified that neither Mary Lee Hill


not sufficient to remove all reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt. The testimony of the complaining witness as to the date of the occurrence was obviously incorrect, since both girls testified that the incidents occurred on a Sunday, and April 3, the date alleged in the indictment and the date referred to by the complaining witness, fell on a Saturday. The testimony of the complaining witness that she had never been in the cab office before or after the occurrence was contradicted by the testimony of her friend that both girls had been there several times. The testimony of both the complaining witness and her friend that they did not tell their parents about these incidents until more than a week later in itself tends to createsome doubt as to whether these events occurred. Even more significant is the fact that after these supposed indecent acts by the defendant, and after these acts had been reported to the parents of the girls, the parents permitted the girls to work as baby sitters in the defendant's home while the defendant's wife was out of town. According to the testimony of the complaining *147 witness she worked as a baby sitter for the defendant for several days, even after the indictment had been returned against him. The alleged indecent acts were supposed to have taken place in a busy cab office where the defendant was constantly answering the telephone, talking to other people, and dispatching cabs on the radio, and supposedly occurred while the defendant was


The 25-year-old American was in the office at 4.30am in the morning working for Next Media Animation, a Taiwanese animator, when she decided to make the video entitled:

It was intended as a resignation and in it she explains why, saying "for almost two years I've sacrificed my relationships, time and energy for this job".

She continues: "And my boss only cares about quantity and how many views each video gets. So I figured I'd make ONE video of my own."

The dance video, sees Ms Shifrin dancing in a variety of locations around the office, including a toilet cubicle and a sound recording booth.

Ms Shifrin later told the Huffington Post that the Taiwanese working conditions differed greatly from those she was used to in the US, including constantly changing schedulesWorton, who led the team in receiving yards in his freshman season.

Martin and Ozerities were suspended from spring practice for undisclosed violations of team policy, but O’Leary has now said they are back in good standing.

The reinstatement of Godfrey and Worton gives the Knights roster significant depth and makes them a dangerously potent offense heading into next season. Worton is an up-and-coming player for the Knights with his deep-threat capabilities.

The 6’2″ redshirt sophomore posted 531 receiving yards and four touchdowns last season and was expected to be the Knights top receiver again before his run-in with law enforcement. So, his return is a major relief for the Knights, as he will help create a dynamic offense with returning leaders, such as runningback Latavius Murray and QB Blake Bortles.

Godfrey’s


Cage Warriors 53: Alers v Salovaara, Nilsson v Scott

Feb 20, 2013

(PRESS RELEASE) -- London, England (February 18, 2013) - A NEW
featherweight champion will be crowned when Cage Warriors returns
to Scotland on Saturday, April 13.

Cage Warriors 53, which is set for Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall, will
feature the meeting of Jim Alers and
Joni
Salovaara for the CWFC title, with Mats
Nilsson and Chris Scott
also scheduled to clash on the bill for Cage Warriors Fighting
Championship’s second event of 2013.

With current champion Conor
McGregor due to vacate the belt when he makes his UFC debut on
April 6, the CWFC featherweight strap will be on the line when
Alers and Salovaara collide a week later.

Alers (9-1) had been pencilled in to face McGregor twice last year
but injuries to both fighters forced the postponement of their
scheduled bouts at CWFCshe is the
president of Flat Rock Developers, Inc. (Flat Rock), a
corporation formed by Lachance, Reifler, Gilbert Beall and
Frederic Mascolo. Howard Ackerman, a bookkeeper, has
been employed by Reifler since March, 1984; he shared a
suite of offices with Reifler and Lachance and served as the
bookkeeper for the Hughes Capital Corporation (Hughes)
from its inception.

In 1985, Reifler and two other defendants, Beall and
Mascolo, acquired Hughes, a Florida shell corporation, as a
vehicle for a public stock offering.2 John Knoblauch became
Hughes' "nominal owner and chairman of the board of
directors." Reifler and the others amended Hughes'
Registration Statement, changing the stock-to-warrant ratio
from 1:3 to 1:21. Hughes then announced a public offering
of the stock. The defendants, including Lachance and
Ackerman, purchased at least 88% of the stock sold in the
public offering.

In 1986, a public relations firm hired by


                    3

Rock was an active concern (in fact, it was dormant and
had no revenue at the time of the press release) and that
Hughes had sufficient capital to acquire the business and
to expand its real estate holdings. In neither press release
did Lachance reveal her marital connection to Reifler or her
status as a principal shareholder in Hughes.

Ackerman, as the bookkeeper, admits that he executed
most of the transactions necessary to perpetuate the
fraudulent scheme. He transferred money among the
various bank accounts held by Reifler, Lachance and the
other participants in the Hughes stock sale, although he
acknowledged that many of these transactions had no
legitimate business purpose. He obtained cashier's checks
with money from some of theseaccounts to purchase stock
and warrants for nominee accounts in the names of various
Reifler associates, including himself, Reifler, Lachance,
Lachance's minor daughter, and Reifler's housekeeper.

After the price of the stock rose, warrants were sold from
the accounts controlled by Reifler and his cohorts into the
public market. Ackerman deposited most of the proceeds of
these sales, approximately $1.15 million, into various
accounts held by himself, Reifler, Lachance and others. The
money was then transferred from account to account and
withdrawn in small amounts by Ackerman and the other
participants in the stock fraud scheme. Eventually, the
scheme was uncovered. A number of the participants,
including Reifler, were criminally prosecuted; all of the
participants were sued civilly, both by the SEC in the
present action and in a class action suit brought by the
defrauded purchasers of Hughes stock.

II.

We exercise plenary review over


of
Hughes Capital. Thus, she argues that a genuine issue of
material fact remains as to whether she was negligent in
relying on information provided to her by her husband and
others and this issue of material fact precludes summary
judgment on the question of liability under S 77q(a)(2).

It is doubtful that Lachance makes this argument
seriously. She stated in her deposition that she was
involved in formulating the two press releases and that she
edited them. She, as president of SLID and Flat Rock, knew
she was misrepresenting the financial status of each of
these companies. She also knew that she was using two
different names in the press releases, lending an
impression that the companies were utterly separate
concerns. Clearly, she knew that she was married to one of
the principal forces behind Hughes, and she should have
known that thisEffects of local immunization with glucosyltransferase fractions from Streptococcus mutans on dental caries in rats and hamsters.
The effect of local immunization with glucosyltransferase enzymes of Streptococcus mutans on dental caries in conventional rats, hamsters, and gnotobiotic rats was studied. Injection of these animals with crude or defined glucosyltransferase enzyme preparations incorporated into complete Freund's adjuvant consistently resulted in the presence of antibody in saliva demonstrable by functional inhibition of enzymatic activity and binding of radioactive enzyme. Serum antibody was also present. Two experiments have been completed in conventional rats and one in gnotobiotic rats in which the animals were immunized with crude enzyme antigens. The immunized groups of animals always had lower mean caries scores than comparably sham-immunized or nonimmunized control groups. Hamsters immunized with a defined enzyme


Thursday, October 29, 2015

Physical Boundaries and the Petulant Child

If someone posted a 5 second video of the way I've had to deal with my 2 year old children, I would probably be black balled by the internet as well. What they would miss is the loving care I give day in and day out, and the moments after those five seconds were up where the children I've dealt with have come to terms with their obstinate behavior.

There was even a time, dealing with my 2 year old foster child, when I had to hold her in her bed in order to get her to lie down at night. She was exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally, but was adamant that she didn't need to be in bed. She hadskipped her nap, and her behavior was deteriorating, so I held her hands and forced her to lay on her pillow. She was in no danger. I certainly left no bruises, but I allowed her no physical option but to comply. When she finally calmed down about ten minutes later, and I let go of her hands, she cried in distress for me to hold her hands again. It gave her a sense of security.

She was a little child and I far outweighed her. I was stronger and could easily have taken the situation to violent levels, but didn't. I understood that she was young, and foolish, and needed an adult to show her the meaning of boundaries. She had no physical choice in the matter. I decided


The manatee photographed this summer in Rhode Island has tail mutilations that do not match the tail mutilations on Chessie and, unfortunately, do not match the tail mutilations on any manatee currently in the MIPS database."

A West Indian manatee was sighted in various waters of the northeastern United States during July and August 2006. It traveled up the Hudson River into Harlem, visited Cape Cod, Mass., and, on August 20, was sighted in Bristol Harbor, R.I.

The question on everyone's mind was: Is it Chessie on summer vacation? The manatee now known as Chessie first gained notoriety in fall 1994, when he was sighted in Chesapeake Bay, Md., far beyond the usual range of manatees in the southeastern United States. Captured and returned by U.S. Coast Guard plane toFlorida, Chessie was subsequently radio tagged and tracked by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Sirenia Project. He gained new fame in summer 1995 by swimming past the mid-Atlantic States, through New York City, all the way to Rhode Island, farther than any manatee had been known to venture. He was sighted in Virginia in 1996 and 2001.

This summer's traveler is a new manatee, not Chessie, as determined by USGS manatee researchers and announced on August 23, 2006. The roving manatee's identity is still unknown. Video footage of the manatee was sent to USGS researchers in Florida, who used a manatee-photo-identification catalogcalled the Manatee Individual Photo-identification System, or MIPSto compare scar patterns on the animal with others in the database. Photographs of the mystery manatee do not match those


help us document the individual whenever possible," Beck said.

The new far-traveled manatee still had time to reach Florida waters before the onset of cooler weather. USGS manatee scientists believe that Chessie's migration from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay may have been common for manatees in previous centuries. The repeated sightings of a "sea monster" in the Chesapeake Bay, nicknamed "Chessie," date back throughout the 1900s and may include manatee sightings that were not properly identified. Chessie was named after the purported sea monster.

"Cooperation among members of marine-mammal-sighting networks, Government agencies, and the public on tracking Chessie's migration has raised the public's awareness of this unique endangered marine mammal," said Jim Reid, a biologist with the USGS Sirenia Project. "Manatees are long-lived and typically repeat established movement patterns. It'sNEWSLETTERS

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On September 5, Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of PRC announced that it is to seek public advices for the revised draft of regulations on religious affairs for examination and approval. The advices can be given through the official website of the LAO, letters or email.

The regulations has been passed 11 years ago as the present regulations on religious affairs was issued on November 2004 and became effective in March 2005.

On July 23, 2015, when marked the 10th anniversary of the regulation implementation, the State Administration for Religious Affairs held the tenth forum on religious work around the amendment of the regulations. Wang Zuoan, the director of the department, attended the forum and put forward a claim for an amendment, declaring


it as the top priority for the department in 2015.

On the one hand, he affirmed the historical significance of the current regulations; but on the other hand, he says that it doesn't adapt to this age, which requires the perfection of the religious affairs management.

The new revised draft has more than 9600 characters and the contents consist of nine parts: general provisions, religious bodies, religious schools and universities, sites for religious activities, religious personnel, religious property, legal liability and supplementary provisions.

latest from china

Recently, Christian artist Vivian( Zhou Huimin) shared on microblog that she forced herself to study video conferencing in order to participate in the group's fellowship under the pandemic. She also mentioned that she had insisted on attending the party for more than ten years since shebelieved in the Lord even though she was very busy and tired. So we can stand firm in a complex world with truth, make choice by wisdom and not be affected by universal values.

The renovated Pearl Buck Memorial House in Nanjing University (NJU) was officially reopened to the public.Pearl Buck was a great writer, a dedicated professor, a diligent humanitarian, and above all, a devout Christian.

Late at the night of April 25, A Ming committed suicide after a normal video talk with his mother. His last letter implied that Ming suffered from psychological problems much earlier, but his parents did not recognize them or completely neglected.

How a broken Chinese family was saved by God: Aan’s family lived a privileged life and was envied by others, but because of


TAIPEI, Nov. 8, 2019 --( ASIA TODAY )-- Owned by Informa Markets, the seventh edition of the Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair continuously teamed up with Taiwan Jewelry Industry Association and Taipei Jewelers' Association. This B2B show is slated to take place at Taipei World Trade Center, Hall 1 from 15-18 November. Not afraid of downward trend in the recent jewellery market, the tradeshow is inclined to bring aesthetics and craftsmanship to attract more visitor portfolios and make a splash at the end of the year.

Sabine Liu, General Manager of Informa Markets Taiwan Office, said more than 150 exhibitors hailing from 9 countries would showcase approximately 2,000 pieces of mass produced fine jewellery in the 3,000 square meter exhibiting areas. " 'It is the best of times, itplans to launch a large-scale military operation against SDF’s Kurdish contingent (the YPG and YPJ) east of the Euphrates.

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It is a reckless and irresponsible move, that is almost certain to reinvigorate what remains of ISIS, enable Erdogan to take his brutal persecution of the Kurds further into Syria, and lead to chaos and destruction in what has for years been the most stable part of the country and a safe haven for refugees: the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, better known as Rojava.

Open gallery view April 4, 2018 photo, a U.S. soldier waves as he sits on an armored vehicle, at a road leading


standing between Turkish forces to the north, and the inhabitants of Rojava that those forces are poised to attack.

Open gallery view Hulusi Akar, Turkey's Defense Minister and former Chief of Staff, in a helicopter on his way to visit Turkish troops at the border with Syria, in Kilis, Turkey. Dec. 31, 2018. Credit: ,AP

Of course, no one believes that 2,000 Americans by force of arms could repel a Turkish onslaught involving scores of jet bombers, heavy tanks, and hundreds of thousands of Turkish regular army forces. But neither does anyone believe that Mr. Erdogan would stay long in power, or retain any military to command, were his forces to attack American forces interposed between him and his targets.

Mr. Erdogan claims that the YPG and YPJ are close enoughto the PKK in Turkey, still classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S., to justify an attack. But whatever one thinks of invading other countries on such grounds, it is clear that the planned attack is unlikely to selectively target fighters, and unlikely to respect human rights and international law.

If the invasion of Afrin last spring is anything to go by, what Erdogan has in store for the rest of Rojava are extrajudicial executions of civilians as well as soldiers, abductions and torture, followed by systematic ethnic cleansing – in the form of mass displacement – aimed at all Kurds, SDF fighters, and anyone perceived to be sympathetic to or affiliated with them.

Hundreds of thousands of those who lived in Afrin are now refugees, some for the


Primitivism

Primitivism refers to a) an artistic movement in particular which originated as a reaction to the Enlightenment, or b) the general tendency to idealize any social behavior judged relatively simple or primitive, whether in the arts, social sciences or elsewhere. Anarcho-primitivists are one example of the latter, although others exist.

Rousseau was the first to draw attention to the concept of the 'noble savage'. What 18th Century culture lacked, he argued, was nature, passion, emotion, instinct and mysticism. The Romantics developed this idea further. They believed that modern society was moving away from its traditional roots, losing touch with its "true primitive condition". Out of this came "Wuthering Heights", "Frankenstein", Byron and Wordsworth, and later Conrad and Picasso.

Primitivism could also be seen as a set of modern European andEuro-American representational conventions inspired by non-Western art and artifacts. These conventions were first developed by Europeans and Euro-Americans who were dissatisfied with a variety of aspects of European culture, and sought to find what they were missing in other parts of the world. What emerged was a simplistic understanding of other cultures, structured by the primitivists' own desires, their lack of knowledge of other societies, and the racism of European societyFact|date=April 2008. Their work has contributed to an ongoing belief in the multitude of non-western societies as fundamentally similar in their "primitiveness," supposedly meaning their irrationality, closeness to nature, free sexuality, freedom, proclivity to violence, "mysticism," etc. Such artists, especially Picasso, are still popularly understood as somehow escaping European conventions and expressing "primal" impulses within themselves.

Paul Gauguin (painting)


and early Igor Stravinsky (music) are two of the important examples of primitivist art. Another example of primitivism in music is Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", whose "Dionysian" modernism he abandoned for a more "Apollonian" neoclassicism.

ome characteristics of primitivism

Primitivism is associated with:#A concern with cultural phenomena on the periphery of European society--particularly sexuality, madness, spiritual punishment, violence, and alterity.#Celebration of the "unconscious," often with the implication that non-western cultures are more "in touch" with the unconscious. A concern with dreams and symbols, often assumed to be "universal."#Abstraction of the figure, particularly facial and bodily proportions. Inspired by "non-Western" arts, particularly African masks. Occidental primitivist artists were inspired by the visual abstraction of African artworks, which tend to favor it over naturalistic representation. This is because many African artworks,regardless of medium, tend to represent objects or ideas rather than depict them.#Focus on rhythmic and percussive elements, especially in music and ritual performance. #Overt sexuality, particularly when combined with exaggeration and exposure of the genitals. The assumption is that "non-Western" cultures have a greater appreciation of sexuality or sensuality than European and European settler societies. In the U.S., this movement was often associated with Africans or African-Americans--particularly the popularity of Josephine Baker, jazz, and the broad characterization (esp. in France) of Africans as "soul of rhythm."#Flatness and geometric designs inspired by "non-Western" art forms.#Application of paint in a rough, manipulated style, so as to connote "rawness."#The history of Anthropological theory.

The Origins of Primitivism in Western Art

Western art has repeatedly searched for basic motifs to base art works


upon, or to contrast with the normative world of day to day behavior, from the Greek satyr farces and use of older pottery motifs in architecture, through the acquisition of images from Ancient Egypt and Gothic revivals, the search for material from "before" has been part of the process of European art. Primitivism can be likened to other forms of archaism.

In the 18th and 19th century, many western artists took influences from other cultures, both European and otherwise, as a way of inflecting their work. Examples of this include the use of "Spanish" and "Turkish" sounds and "Egyptian" motifs. This tendency is labelled Exoticism in general and Orientalism when the culture was from the Islamic world or the Pacific Rim. Examples include the influence of Hiroshige on Vincentvan Gogh.

In the late 19th century many European powers invaded and conquered large sections of Africa and Micronesia, and the United States established control over the native nations of Great Plains. These cultures were not, by and large, urbanized, and their art reflected a very different pattern of life and religion from the city based civilizations that Europeans had incorporated into artwork previously. The use of the exaggerated body proportions, animal totems, geometric designs and stark contrasts became fashionable. The first artist to systematically use these effects and achieve broad public success was Paul Gauguin; another important artist in the movement was Henri Rousseau.

It was with the rise of Modern art that primitivism gained a greater presence: in the context of the Modern, the "primitive" represented the libido,


Talk about getting knocked around every which way but loose.

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Sep 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM

First it was the July 10th announcement by the Cuomo administration that within the next year it was planning to shut down inpatient services at the Elmira Psychiatric Center, as well as diminish the facility's overall role within the state's mental health system within.That was followed a few weeks later by a second Cuomo administration announcement, this one on July 26th, that 2014 would also bring the closing of the Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Schuyler County as part of an overall rightsizing of New York's correctional services system.To say the least, it's been a stretch of hard knocks for our region, which was already reeling from devastating job losses at Sikorsky Aircraftonce at a dead-end but that, today, are productive and successful.So you can help Keep Monterey Open! by signing the online petition to support the my efforts and the efforts of Congressman Tom Reed, Assemblymen Phil Palmesano and Chris Friend, Elmira Mayor Sue Skidmore, Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli, Schuyler County Administrator Tim O'Hearn and numerous other local, state and federal leaders to express our belief in the fundamental importance of the Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, which for more than a quarter of a century has stood as a solid cornerstone of correctional services in New York State.Same goes for the Elmira Psychiatric Center. For decades, the Elmira PC has been a flagship of New York's mental health system.We'll keep on questioning these moves from both a


General Pang Fa, the Chairman of the Shan State Progress
Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has indicated that the SSPP/SSA is
willing to facilitate negotiations between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army
(TNLA) and Shan people in northern Shan State.

Speaking at the SSPP/SSA headquarters in Wanhai on
Tuesday during a meeting with civilians and monks, General Pang
Fa, said that he will speak to the TNLA leadership to help solve problems that
have occurred in the area.

“Right
now, the TNLA and the government's military are going to hold a discussion,”
said Gen. Pang Fa whose group did not sign on to the Nationwide Ceasefire
Agreement (NCA) with the government last year and has continued to clash with
Burma's military. “The Restoration Council of Shan State [the Shan State Army
south who signed the NCA with the government] will also have toTHOUSANDS of Australians have had their internet and home phone service unexpectedly disconnected after failing to switch over to the NBN in time.

Homes and business have 18 months to migrate to the NBN once it becomes available in their area, after which they have their internet and home phone service severed.

NBN Co. notifies residents via direct mail informing them when the network is available and the likely date their current service will be shut off.

But despite the efforts of the NBN, and the likely barrage of direct marketing from retail service providers like TPG and Telstra flogging their NBN packages, many Australians have been caught out.

According to results from a survey carried out by consumer comparison website Finder.com.au which surveyed 2010 people, the company estimated that as many


1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and methods, in particular to wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and methods having accumulation/matching-style feature games.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the prior art, various types of gaming machines have been developed with different features to captivate and maintain player interest. In general, a gaming machine allows a player to play a game in exchange for a wager. Depending on the outcome of the game, the player may be entitled to an award which is paid to the player by the gaming machine, normally in the form of currency or game credits. Gaming machines may include flashing displays, lighted displays, or sound effects to capture a player's interest inpeople are just too busy with their own
lives to exert too much effort when it's not their problem.

He was someone with over a thousand Facebook friends, but no one seemed to
notice that he stopped posting. The first few months he was missing, his
friends continued to send him invites to parties, events, etc. As time when on
and he didn't respond, they naturally stopped sending invites. A few friends
sent emails saying, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. I'm worried. Call
me." Eventually they too stopped. All it took was a matter of months before
people stopped to reach out.

When news broke that he was first missing, his friends seemed more annoyed
than anything. I suppose most of them thought this was a hoax (not that he's
ever done anything like this before).


distinguished themselves in battle efficiently and capably, resulting in imposing air control to prevent any hostility against (the Kingdom) and countries of the region, the Ministry of Defense announces that the airstrikes, with participation of the Saudi brave hawks with brothers in the coalition countries, have successfully managed to thwart the threat on the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries through destruction of the heavy weapons and ballistic missiles seized by the Houthi militias and troops loyal to (Ali Abdullah Saleh), including bases and camps of the Yemeni army.”

Earlier today, the Iranian deputy foreign minister had hinted at a ceasefire, signaling that diplomatic efforts may have been underway to stop almost a month of Saudi-led bombing of Yemen's Houthi group.

"We are optimistic that inthe coming hours, after many efforts, we will see a halt to military attacks in Yemen," Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted as saying by Iranian news agencies.

Read: Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours.

Almost a month ago, Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), had announced their decision to “answer the call of President Hadi to protect Yemen and his people from the aggression of the Houthi militia."

The Kingdom and its allies then launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters, who had tightened their grip in the southern city of Aden, where the country's president had taken refuge.

Following initiation of the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen, Pakistan was formally contacted by top Saudi officials, requesting it to join


the Yemen operation.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has since held several meetings with top civil and military officials and has on several occasions said that a "threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity will evoke a strong response from Pakistan." But despite repeated statements in favour of Saudi Arabia's stance, Pakistan did not officially commit its troops to the offensive in Yemen.

To evolve consensus on the matter, a joint parliament session was summoned by the government to debate Pakistan's role in Yemen. After days of discussion, Pakistan's lawmakers opted for neutrality in the conflict.

Know more: Parliament calls for neutrality in Yemen conflict.

Although implying that Islamabad should refrain from assisting Riyadh militarily, the resolution added that Pakistan should stand shoulder to shoulder with Saudi Arabia to protect the latter's territorial integrity.

Butthe parliament's resolution did not go well with the Gulf Cooperation Council; UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash warned Pakistan of having to pay a “heavy price” for taking on what he called an “ambiguous stand”.

A couple of days after the UAE minister's remarks, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared on national TV along with some of his cabinet members and advisers to clarify Pakistan's stance.

The premier's brief speech, which was described by his office as a “policy statement on Yemen”, was interpreted as a formal clarification from the country’s highest political office after the parliament's resolution provoked a hostile response from a UAE minister, which was seen as reflective of the general mood in the Gulf.

Examine: PM makes damage control move.

A second delegation


led by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, including senior civil and military officials, was also sent to Saudi Arabia on April 15, with the objective to express solidarity with the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia.

Shahbaz Sharif reiterated the Pakistani government’s unequivocal support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia, while reaffirming that the people of Pakistan stand ever-ready to protect Harmain Sharifain.

The premier's policy statement and a second delegation's visit to Saudi Arabia seemed to have eased tensions between Pakistan and the Gulf countries; but despite official statements of support for Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is yet to commit its troops in the war-torn region.Rehab is an independent international group of charities and commercial companies engaged in a wide and diverse range of activities. Rehab employs over 3,800 people and over 80,000 people benefit from our services every year.

Fair Start Scotland - Success for Morag

Morag started the Fair Start Scotland service with a lack of confidence, high levels of anxiety and low self-esteem from all the changes she had recently had to work through due to health issues. She was unsure what type of work she should apply for and felt disheartened to start her career over again.

Morag had previously worked in the care sector but due to a drastic change in her health was advised by her doctor to adjust her role due to the physical nature of the job. Morag


was able to change to the house keeping side of care however she was then made redundant 4 months prior to joining Fair Start Scotland.

Together with her advisor Morag worked through the possibilities of new career paths and discussed the concerns she has about retraining and changing sector if needed. Morag decided she would like to try some training in hospitality and with support looked at possible courses available in her area.

Morag applied to college with support to complete the paperwork and was successfully invited for an interview for a Hospitality course. Morag said she was very anxious about the interview for her course so we worked through mock interviews and the most likely questions to be asked. On the run up to the interview Morag would writeThis is the moment jihadi parents kissed their daughters goodbye shortly before one of them walked into a Syrian police station and was blown up by a remote detonator.

Footage shows a male fanatic lecturing the two children, seven and nine, about how to carry out suicide bomb attacks before they are embraced by a woman in a burka.

A short time later, the seven-year-old is thought to have walked into a police station in Syria's capital, Damascus, before being killed in an explosion.

With music in the background and sitting in front of a black and white flag, the ranting extremist holds the girls in his arms as he brainwashes them.

Footage captures the moment jihadi parents kissed their daughters goodbye shortly before one of them walked into a Syrian police


station and was blown up by a remote detonator

Both girls say 'Allahu Akbar' before separate footage shows them dressed in coats and woolly hats as they embrace their mother and leave the room

Footage shows a male fanatic lecturing the two children, seven and nine, about how to carry out suicide bomb attacks before they are embraced by a woman in a burka

The seven-year-old is thought to have walked into a police station (pictured) in Syria's capital, Damascus, before being killed in an explosion believed to have been detonated remotely

Both girls then say 'Allahu Akbar' before separate footage shows them dressed in coats and woolly hats as they embrace their mother and leave the room.

A short time later, on December 16, a seven-year-old girl calmly walked into a Damascuspolice station before being killed in a bomb blast that also injured three officers.

Syrian journalists have reported the two adults as being husband and wife and parents to the two girls. They also linked one of the youngsters to the explosion on Friday.

In one video, the mother repeatedly hugs the seven-year-old, named as Islam, and the older girl, named as Fatima.

A man behind the camera asks the woman why she is sending her daughters to jihad when they are so young.

A short time later, the seven-year-old reportedly walked into a police station in Syria's capital, Damascus, and was killed in an explosion at a police head quarters

It is not yet clear who ordered the attack, but there are local reports that her father was a member of Jabhat


Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front

She replies that 'no one is young when it comes to jihad as every Muslim is supposed to participate in jihad.'

He then prays for Allah to accept the sacrifice the woman is making

In the second video the man believed to be the father asks one of the girls what she is 'going to do today' before she replies that she is going to carry out a suicide bombing in Damascus.

In an apparent reference to the bus evacuation of rebel fighters and residents from Aleppo last week, the man asks one of the children: 'Shouldn’t you leave fighting to the men? Or did all of them flee in the green buses?'.

He later adds: 'You are not going to be afraid because youappeared lost and asked to use the bathroom when the explosives went off.

Although rebel groups have fired rockets and mortar rounds into the capital, explosions inside the city itself are rare.

Syrian state news agency SANA said earlier there were preliminary reports about a 'terrorist explosion at the Midan police station in Damascus'.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed there had been a blast in Midan but said it could not specify the cause.

A police source told Al-Watan that the little girl had appeared lost and asked to use the bathroom before the explosives went off

A news report from the scene showed the girl's remains, which had been blurred out by the television network

Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP that 'one woman' was killed in the blast, but


it remained unclear whether she was a suicide bomber or a bystander.

In early 2012, a suicide bomber killed 26 people when he blew himself up in Midan. More than 310,000 people have died since Syria's conflict broke out in 2011.

The attack happened in the Syrian capital, President Bashar al-Assad's stronghold of Damascus.

A brutal battle to retake the city of Aleppo appears to have come to an after a ceasefire and evacuation of residents was agreed with rebels.hingably attached to the bowl. The clock apparatus is mounted on the toilet seat in a chamber provided in a forward portion of a toilet seat, the chamber extending through the toilet seat and the clock apparatus being, contained within a housing to be inserted in the chamber, the housing to be enclosed on the top by a transparent lens for viewing the display panel including the time display and being enclosed on the bottom by a base plate which is fastened by attachment members to the bottom surface of the toilet seat. A sealing member is provided for sealing the lens mounted on the upper surface of the seat for preventing the moisture from entering the chamber and contacting the clock apparatus, the clock apparatus being of


NAFTA Opened Continent For Some Canadian Companies : ParallelsA generation after Mexico, Canada and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, cross-border business is flowing. Some Canadians were fearful of their southern neighbors, but Bombardier Aerospace, with plants now in the U.S. and Mexico, illustrates one way NAFTA changed business.

The Bombardier Challenger 300 is one of the most popular midsize business jets in production. Canada-based Bombardier has boomed in the two decades since the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed.
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The Bombardier Challenger 300 is one of the most popular midsize business jets in production. Canada-based Bombardier has boomed in the two decades since the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed.

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Six brand new Challenger corporate jets sit on ashowroom floor waiting to be picked up here at the Bombardier Aerospace plant on the outskirts of Montreal. Manager Frank Richie watches as technicians polish the gleaming aircraft and make last-minute adjustments. Each one is personalized, from the leather trim inside to the fancy paint job on its exterior.

Through a side door, you enter an enormous assembly line for more than a dozen other Challenger jets. The factory floor spans nearly 900,000 square feet.

Bombardier has been around since 1942, when it began making snowmobiles. It expanded and become the world leader in rail manufacturing, and is now No. 3 in aerospace.

The company has received loans and tax subsidies from the Canadian government over the years. But Michael McAdoo, Bombardier's vice president of international business development, points to the


20-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement as really opening up business opportunities for the company.

He points to Bombadier's new Lear Jet 85: "We basically did the bulk of the design in Montreal. ... The complete fuselage and wing of the aircraft along with all the wiring harnesses are all made in our new facility in Queretaro, Mexico. ... The final assembly is done in Wichita, [Kansas]."

"We could not have done that aircraft in the way we did it and it would not have been able to be launched without" NAFTA, says McAdoo. "Those three parts of the region each providing something at which it's highly competitive."

McAdoo says Bombardier does only a tiny amount of business in Canada: The market is simply too small. He says it was criticala fear of the unknown. There was a fear the United States was going to completely absorb Canada, and Canadians were going to lose out entirely. ... The Americans were going to swamp our economy. All of the jobs would go south."

In Ottawa, the Canadian capital, there were heated debates in 1988 between Mulroney and opposition leaders over a free trade deal. The issue ultimately forced a federal election. Mulroney won by a tiny majority, and the free trade deal was signed.

Within two years, Canada sank into recession. American companies closed their offices and headed south. But the economy recovered and cross-border trade began to flow.

Trade lawyer Michael Woods, who was a NAFTA negotiator, says the trade agreement forced Canadian businesses to step up their game.

"Some companies went


out of business because they couldn't survive in a more competitive environment, and many thrived, and by thriving became stronger," he says.

But the widespread fears that the country would be completely subsumed by the U.S. were never realized. And by the time the U.S., Mexico and Canada started talking about NAFTA five years later, it was an easy sell, says economist Lynch, a former clerk of the Privy Council, Canada's most senior civil servant.

"One of the most important things ... the free trade agreement and NAFTA did was to nudge us into that global marketplace and [into] taking a chance on our abilities to compete," says Lynch.

The U.S. now buys more than 70 percent of Canada's exports, and Canada's trade with Mexico hit more than $30 billion lastEd Sheeran has been pretty busy lately. He's currently promoting his new album, ÷ — yes, that's pronounced Divide — but he's also been on a hot streak of performing cover tracks.

Recently, he performed his own version of "Love Yourself," the song that he actually gave to Justin Bieber (he originally wrote it for this album!) Now, he appeared on Capital FM to cover Hailee Steinfeld's "Starving," for no other reason than that "he really likes it," according to the video description.

The cover starts with a single beat, and then Ed soon adds his famous acoustics into the mix. A few seconds later, he starts singing the first verse and it is perfect. Now, Ed didn't write this one like he did the Bieber hit, but we'd guess


White Castle makes history today as the first fast-food chain to debut the next-generation Impossible Burger.

Starting today, the all-new White Castle Impossible Slider recipe from Impossible Foods will be available at three Castle locations in the Las Vegas area, including on the Strip, Downtown, and in the nearby town of Jean.

The new White Castle Impossible Slider features the all-new recipe Impossible Burger patty topped with smoked cheddar cheese, pickles, and onions on a signature slider bun.

White Castle plans to roll out the new White Castle Impossible Slider recipe at all White Castle locations nationwide over the next few months.

The next-generation Impossible Burger contains no gluten, 0mg cholesterol, with 14g of total fat per 4-oz serving, and as much bioavailable iron and protein as conventional beef.

Image – White CastleThis week Drake prepared for his upcoming tour, The Weeknd let off some steam at the arcade and Craig David performed in LA.

1. Jennifer Lopez responded to reports that Drake was dating another woman in Amsterdam.

The singer posted a picture alongside the caption: "When the party is over for you and you gotta wait for your people cause everyone drunk and still going... lol" Picture: Instagram

2. Drake attended a meeting in Amsterdam ahead of his Boy Meets World Tour.

"Plots and plans" the rapper captioned. Picture: Instagram.

3. DJ Khaled shared an adorable snap of his son Asahd "approving" songs for his new album.

"My son is listening to my album he's approving each song and giving me ideas ect ASAHD KHALED IS THE EXECUTIVE PROD FOR MY NEW ALBUM !!


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CNN is amending the rules for its September 16 Republican debate amid outcry that its criteria for participation would unfairly exclude Carly Fiorina despite her recent boost in national polls.

Previously, CNN planned to average national polls dating from mid-July all the way until a cutoff date on September 10. The top 10 candidates, according to that average, would participate in the network’s primetime debate, while the remainder of the GOP field would be relegated to a secondary forum earlier the same day.

But that criteria looked likely to exclude Fiorina, who registered very low numbers in the nine national polls taken before the August 6 FOX debate, where her performance earned her a pollingFacebook spokesman told Breitbart News that the policy against naming the alleged whistleblower remains in effect.

Other public figures who have named the alleged whistleblower include Students for Trump co-chair Ryan Fournier, former Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka, and bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza.

The alleged whistleblower’s name has also been widely publicized across the media. New York Magazine and HuffPost contributor Yashar Ali identified Ciaramella as the alleged whistleblower in a since-deleted tweet. Saagar Enjeti, Chief Washington Correspondent for The Hill, has also tweeted out the alleged whistleblower’s name.

Other media outlets that have named the alleged whistleblower include Heavy.com, the Washington Examiner, The Federalist, and the Western Journal.

Major media figures that have named the alleged whistleblower include radio hosts Mark Levin and Glenn Beck, One America News host


The Truth Quotient takes place a few years from now, in a foreseeable future, when overcoming loneliness
and feeling loved are no less of a challenge, but technology offers more solutions to those who can afford them.
David is a wealthy entrepreneur who, despite great business successes, feels something is missing in his life.
To ameliorate this nagging emptiness, he turns to a new company called Nureal, which promises real companionship from artificial beings.

After two decades of success as a copywriter and advertising executive, Richard Manley started a second career writing stage plays,
which he has been doing full time for the past five years. Pulling from many years' worth of personal journals, he rediscovered his
passion for the sound of the language and its potential to entertain and provoke and inspire. Whenhe returned to the States from a
sabbatical in Paris six years ago, he sold his business and structured a lifestyle that would allow him to write stage plays full time.

The Truth Quotient (alternate title – This Rough Magic) has received numerous awards and recognition:

Based upon the strength of this play, the Actors Studio (NY) has invited Mr. Manley to join their Playwright/Director Workshop
program, which provides access to their personnel, resources and space, from the fall of 2012 to the spring of 2013.

Responding to dialog samples, The Public Theater (NY), Trinity Rep (RI), Dan Horrigan (Director, London), Open Fist Theatre
(LA), and the Blank Theatre (LA), have all requested the full script, and the first draft prompted Colt-Coeur Studio (NY) to request
and organize a weeklong workshop in November, 2011, with


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He likes to think of himself as an action librarian, a la Eddie Izzard.Commission to hear public comment on Edna the cat 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

Edna the cat, whose plight within the San Francisco Fire Department bureaucracy has stirred cat-lovers the world over, may be getting another chance at returning home.

The Fire Commission holds its usual meeting on Feb. 27, but they're likely to have a larger-than-usual audience this week. Edna's Instagram account has been asking her fans — of the non-furry variety — to attend the meeting and speak in favor of allowing Edna to return to Station 49.

The tortoiseshell cat became the center of an internet firestorm when it was announced she was being evicted from her home at Station 49 in India Basin. Because the station is an ambulance deployment facility, the San Francisco Fire Department


please attend this up coming fire commission meeting Wednesday evening 2/27 to voice your support for my return and to offer Commissioner [Joe Alioto] Veronese suggestions for Station 49," Edna's humans wrote in a message on her Instagram account.

At least one former Station 49 member has already spoken out in Edna's favor. Irene Ybarra, the paramedic in charge of EMS logistics at Station 49 until June 2017, told SFGATE she disagreed with SFFD.

"When I was at Station 49 I developed the medical supply in such a way that Edna was not able to get into the clean room," Ybarra said. "The items are usually boxed up, and it's not something [Edna] is usually in the habit of getting on top of. She had her own specific spot, abox with blanket in it. Edna has never been a issue."

Edna is currently staying at the home of a member of the station, but it's not a permanent solution. The person already has several pets; Edna's firehouse fans are still hoping she can return to Station 49 soon.


Most probably each country has its own tale about sorcerer who could boast of his magic powers. Poland has the folklore legend about Mister (or Sir) Twardowski who, just like the character of Goethe’s book called Faust, sold his soul to achieve great knowledge of the world and magic. He was a nobleman living in Krakow in 16th century.

Twardowski while signing the pact with the devil he agreed to give his soul only in Rome, where he actually never intended to go. He thought that this way he would be able to outwit the devil and would be freed from his promise.
Mister Twardowski, called sometimes also Master Twardowski, with the help of the devil managed to gain wealth and fame. He even became royal courtier of Polish kingZygmunt (Sigismund) August who, after the loss of his beloved wife Barbara, surrounded himself with magicians and astrologers. Legends say that it was Twardowski who managed to summon the ghost of Barbara Radziwill, using the magic mirror, in order to comfort the king.

After many years the devil managed to achieve the soul of Twardowski – he, however, used the trick by getting him to the inn called Rome (instead of the country which the magician had in mind when signing the pact). As Twardowski started to sing religious song, the devil happened to lose him on the way to hell. The magicians managed to jump on the moon where he stays till now and watches doings of people on the earth. Another legend says that the pact included


the clause that the devil must withstand one year with Twardowski’s wife, before he takes him to hell. The devil eventually decided to give up on Twardowski and ran away.

The folklore character of Twardowski is most probably based on actual person – Jan Twardowski – who was the sorcerer of Sigismund August and is indeed believed to have summoned the ghost of late queen Barbara. He left two books, one about magic and encyclopedia, however none of them endured the time. It is also believed that real Twardowski was a German who was called Laurentius Dhur. As Latin word Durentius means ‘hard’ what is translated in Polish as ‘twardy’, this gave probably the origin for the Polish version of the surname.

No one can know how much truth thereWhenever a Chicago Police officer or firefighter dies in the line of duty, there is talk about honoring their ultimate sacrifice and about standing by their families.

On Thursday, Chicago aldermen did more than just talk about it. They put the city’s money where its mouth is.

At the behest of Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th), the City Council’s Finance Committee approved an ordinance that would forever waive city property taxes for the surviving husbands and wives of Chicago Police officers, firefighters and other first-responders killed in the line of duty.

The abatement would apply only to Chicago’s property tax levy, typically 20% to 25% of the overall tax bill. Chicago Public Schools would be “held harmless,” as would and other agencies of local government.

A 2012 state law authorized the first-responder


days in the city. On clear days, the landing on the far side of the reserve, alongside the Rio de la Plata, or River Plate, offers views of Uruguay.

On the last day of Carnival Buenos Aires 2016, a resourceful kid protects his eyes by wearing his dad’s motorcycle helmet, enabling him to attack with his canister of foam unfettered. A Buenos Aires Carnival tradition is for children to spray chemical ‘snow’ sold in canisters at each other. For some reason the tradition continues […]

Carnival in Buenos Aires may be an old tradition, but these days attendees will notice it has modern twists. A young lady from the Carnival murga troupe ‘Derrochando Alegría,‘ from the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Urquiza, takes a break from dancing to check herI-580 toll lane plan to be aired in Dublin meeting Tuesday, May 14

DUBLIN — Caltrans will hold a community meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to brief the public about plans for an express toll lane on 13.7 miles of westbound Interstate 580 in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore.

The meeting is at the regional meeting room at the Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza.

Caltrans and the Alameda County Transportation Authority have begun construction of a westbound I-580 carpool lane that would be converted to an express toll lane in 2015. An eastbound I-580 toll lane will open the same year.

The express toll lanes would be free to carpools, buses and motorcycles, while solo drivers would pay toll to use it.


With all that happens on the ATP Tour, to ask even the most dedicated tennis fan to remember who won a specific ATP 250 event would be quite unreasonable. As we all know, the tennis season never really ends. However, given where we’re at in the 2020 calendar, the following thought has repeatedly crossed my mind: it has been two FULL seasons since Frances Tiafoe won his first and only ATP title in Delray Beach.

Two full years since a then 20-years-old Frances Tiafoe, known more at that point for his remarkable background story than his accomplishments on the ATP Tour, knocked off Matt Ebden, Juan Martin Del Potro (😭), Hyeon Chung (also sad!!!!), Denis Shapovalov, and Peter Gojowczyk to become the youngest American man since Andy Roddick toabove currently sit: Tsitsipas #6, Zverev #7, Rublev #14, Shapovalov #15, De Minaur #25, Fritz #35….. Frances Tiafoe #80. While the rest of his peers have either maintained or advanced their rankings over the past two years, the same cannot be said for Frances Tiafoe. He’s also watched as younger or similar aged talents such as Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ugo Humbert (who beat him in this year’s Delray QFs 61 62), Casper Rudd, Miomir Kecmanovic, and others have surpassed him as well.

Frances Tiafoe | Photo Credit: atptour.com

The former world junior number two has undoubtedly demonstrated the ceiling of an upper echelon player on tour. He is one of only four players born 1997 or later to have reached the quarterfinal round of a grand slam (Zverev, Tsitsipas, and Rublev


has compiled in ATP Tour-level matches over the past two seasons. Remove his 10-15 record at grand slam events, and things look even bleaker. A 41-39 at the ATP 250, 500, and Masters Level may be good enough to keep a player in the Top 100, but those are awfully thin margins to try and get by on.

Though he did not go on a prolonged losing streak during the 2018 season, he ended his year winning one match or fewer at his last ten ATP events. In 2019, he suffered a similar eight event stretch from Rome through Cincinnati. He also ranked 74th of 81 players on the ATP Stats Leaderboard during the 2019 season in percentage of deciding sets won, accumulating a 5-13 record in three-set matches.draw bundles of unforced errors from him. They can also, as Denis Kudla demonstrates above, coax an ill-timed, reflexive forehand slice from Tiafoe that either floats out or can be easily attacked. That Tiafoe ranked 65th of 81 players during the 2019 season with a paltry 26.6% win percentage on opponents first serve points speaks to how opponents have recognized their ability to coax weak forehand returns from him.

Daniil Medvedev repeatedly served to the Tiafoe forehand side to open up the court during their first round encounter in Australia, and more often than not found success in the play.

A player cannot possess such a glaring weakness and hope to succeed at the highest levels of the ATP Tour. While it’s currently impossible to find a statistic for how


brings out the best tennis from Frances Tiafoe. As previously mentioned, he knocked off both Kevin Anderson (4) and Grigor Dimitrov (20) to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2019 Australian Open, becoming one of only four guys born 1997 or later to reach that stage of a slam. Tiafoe’s physicality also shines brightest in the best-of-five-set format, and despite taking multiple losses, he continues to threaten higher seeds at grand slam events.

That Tiafoe pretty quickly followed that 2019 Australian Open quarterfinal breakthrough by defeating Kecmanovic, David Ferrer, and David Goffin to reach his first career Masters quarterfinal in Miami speaks to the role that confidence plays in a tennis player’s results, and perhaps provides a bit of evidence that Tiafoe canstring some quality results together if confident.

FrancesNew Delhi: Aam Admi Party ( ) on Monday urged the Indian government to take a stand on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The Party, via its official account, urged the Indian government to support the cause of independence.

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We also call upon the government of India to support the call for an independent Palestine. We also call upon the government of India to support the call for an independent Palestine.

Expressing deep shock and outrage at Israeli airstrikes on that has claimed 172 lives so far, the Party said, " expresses its deep shock and outrage at the sustained and unprovoked attacks by Israeli armed forces on Palestinian civilians in Gaza."

The Party demanded an immediate cessation of the airstrikes on Gaza; facilitation of humanitarian aid; and deployment


the conflict began one week ago.

On Monday, Israel jets bombarded three training facilities of Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigade.

In an official statement, Ministry of External Affairs urged both sides to observe restraint, particularly heavy airstrikes in Gaza.

“India calls upon both sides to exercise maximum restraint and avoid taking actions that may further exacerbate the situation, and threaten the peace and security of the region,” said the ministry statement.

Israel- being the only democratic country in the region and one of the prime suppliers of arms- is a close ally of India. On the other hand, Arab nations are a key supplier of India's energy needs. Government of India would need to tread a cautious path to maintain a balance between the two.

Massive protests were organised in various partsRoger Bacon

Roger Bacon, the famous English Friar and alchemist, put forth an idea for an ornithopter in about 1250 AD. Ornithopters flap their wings like a bird to achieve flight. The ornithopter was never successful until very recently. Bacon also visualized the balloon and theorized that one could be given lift with either ether or phlogiston.

Ether was believed to be an element in early chemistry, or alchemy, that filled the upper regions of space. It was not until the Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887 that ether was shown to not exist. Phlogiston was another alchemical element and was thought to be the material substance of fire.

Roger Bacon had many difficulties in his life due to his work in science and technology and was thought to be a wizard or


crackpot, or both. In fact, he was locked up in a Paris monastery for several years due to his unconventional views. His contemporaries thought that his work surely involved magic and some of it may have actually been magic. There was a link between alchemy and occult practices. Nevertheless Roger Bacon made many discoveries and recorded a lot of information that was not appreciated until long after his death.

Casting an eye toward the future Bacon wrote:"Ships will go without rowers and with only a single man to guide them. Carriages without horses will travel with incredible speed. Machines for flying can be made in which a man sits, and skillfully devised wings strike the air in the manner of a bird. Machines will raise infinitely great weights, andof business in Mobile, Alabama. Citmoco is engaged in the business, in this district, of purchasing of crude oil from the Citronelle field, Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama. It also transports such crude oil to a terminal in Mobile, Alabama, for storage and resale on tidewater in Mobile.
The defendant Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania with its principal place of business in Pittsburgh. Gulf is engaged in the business of producing, refining, and selling crude oil and petroleum products. Gulf is qualified to do, and is doing, business in Mobile, Alabama. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). The complaint alleges an amount in controversy exceeding $10,000 exclusive of interest and