an inference strong enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant made the cards in the District of Arizona.
We then face the problem of whether what was done in Arizona constitutes aiding and abetting, which would make defendant liable as a principal.  18 U.S.C. § 2.  As to Martin, the card was delivered in Mexico and paid for in Arizona.  If defendant was a principal, the crime was complete when the card was made, and it seems axiomatic that defendant could not aid and abet himself.  If another made the card and the defendant paid him for it, then the aiding and abetting was complete when the payment was made, and the defendant, by recouping his advances from Martin, neither aided norabetted the counterfeiter.  Perhaps, if there had been a promise made prior to the counterfeiting that the defendant would sell the card on credit and then collect from the alien in the United States and remit to the counterfeiter, the act of collecting in fulfillment of the promise would be an act of aiding and abetting the crime.  But the record leaves us in the dark as to who did what and where it was done.
As to Juan the record is equally dark.  All we know is that there were dealings between defendant and the aliens with respect to the card in Tucson.  These dealings were sufficient to sustain a conviction and fix venue under 18 U.S.C. § 1426(b), making it illegal to dispose


of a counterfeited alien registration receipt card, but that crime was not charged.  Again, if defendant was the counterfeiter, he could not aid and abet himself.  If some other person was the counterfeiter, an arrangement between defendant and the counterfeiter, whereby defendant was to deliver the completed card, might constitute an aiding and abetting.  But again, the record leaves us in the dark as to who did what and where it was done.

3
 All of the encouragement to enter given to Martin and Juan was given in Mexico.  It is true that a false card was delivered to Juan in Tucson, Arizona, but the promise to deliver was made in Mexico.  So far as Juan's card was concerned, it was the promise todeliver it that constituted the encouragement to enter.  The crimes were complete before either Juan or Martin entered the United States.  The act of delivery to Juan might have been charged as a separate crime under 18 U.S.C. § 1426(b), but it was not a part of the inducement to enter

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 This point in this form was not made in the court below because the case was tried on the theory that the acts constituting Counts II and IV had to be shown to have been committed in Arizona.  Perhaps the conviction on Counts II and IV could be reversed because the jury made an erroneous finding as to where the acts were committed, but to preserve the vitality of the rule that cases will


Fremaux also talked about the festival's new rule which stated that any film which is selected to compete for Cannes will have to be released in French theatres. Lodge said the change would ultimately lead to publicists showing films to select critics ahead of time - "not quite the great leveller that Fremaux has in mind".

Actress Rani Mukherji Hichki Movie Which Released this Friday received positive reviews and ratings from film reviewers and audience.Rani is making her comeback in the movie industry after enjoying the blessing of motherhood. The film highlights this through the story of Naina, who faces discrimination from our society that firmly believes she can not be a teacher because of her disorder.

The film garnered glowing reviews and an A-plus CinemaScore . While coming inthe fake limbs.

Former AC Milan defender Costacurta has been given the job of finding a replacement for Gian Piero Ventura, who was sacked after Italy's shock failure to qualify for the World Cup last November. "I was preparing to take a free-kick with Willian and another player I do not remember". "We must realise this is a hard moment for the team". "They've learned well all the lessons that we've been working on in training and they converted the chances that they created into goals ".

They first made headlines when they were spotted holding hands outside a nightclub in Dalston, East London, back in November. Paris also sat with Cara's family while the model strutted a rainbow topcoat down the runway at the Burberry Fall 2018 show.

In the


Ranbir before she entered showbiz is no secret, and now that they are finally working together in Brahmastra , gossip columns insist that a romance is brewing. The movie will be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. I am very excited about the cast but I hope the film is even bigger than the cast.

He graced the second season of Sony's " Super Dancer ", where he was highly impressed with one of the contestants of the show, Ritik Diwaker. The finale which looked like one promising night with loads of performances, humour and emotional moments was a visual spectacle of sorts with judges Shilpa Shetty and Geeta Kapur setting the stage on fire with their scintillating performances to famous Bollywood songs.

The issue was first highlighted when Australiaopening batsman David Warner was confronted by a fan and apparently verbally abused as he left the field after being dismissed. "We accept it all around the world, but as soon as they cross the line and they talk about players' families the whole time and getting abused like that, it's just not on".

Cosby's 2017 hung-jury trial was punctuated with buttons, bouquets, T-shirts, bubble machines and even a marching band outside that could be seen by entering jurors. Kia Soto - a celebrity gossip blogger and founder of the website TattleTailzz.com, who attended every day of the trial as a guest of Cosby - penned an op-ed in 2016 demanding O'Neill's recusal based on numerous same arguments put forth Thursday by the defense.

It's loud. It's dumb. The film


offers up a complicated plot packed to the brim with some of the most ridiculously detailed technical jargon, which quite frankly nobody needed or felt the need to have it explained for them . The drift connection that was established in " Pacific Rim " is still here, but it is more of a special effect than a unifying message as presented by del Toro.

Trump's plans for tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese goods moved the world's two largest economies closer to a trade war . United States stocks fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by worries of a potential trade war and a decline in tech shares.

Easter Breakfast and Combined Service is at 9:30 a.m. April 1, celebrating Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The HolyWeek starts from Sunday and will run till Good Friday, March 30 , 2018. English and 7 p.m. The solemn worship service will feature music by the Chancel Choir and the Trinity Praise Band. Good Friday service also will begin at 7 p.m.

Paul McCartney marched alongside millions of students protesting for the end of gun violence at the March For Our Lives . "You know, I'm like everyone". The main protest, organised by students in the wake of the massacre in a school in Parkland, is being held in Washington DC - but hundreds more are taking place across the United States and world including in New York City and London.

We don't blame her either. The host of Revenge Body certainly had no qualms about showing off her


SEATTLE -- It's a first-of-its-kind in the region, and the fifth in the country. This week, Seattle Children's Hospital opened a new 'Gender Clinic' for children and young adults.

The doctors behind this clinic say they saw a need in our community. They say transgender patients often feel a disconnect between medical providers -- a lack of information and real understanding.

Doctors say a clinic like this puts all that care for transgender issues in one place, hoping to prevent years of anxiety, depression, even suicide.

Before every checkup, Dr. David Breland checks in with his staff at Seattle Children`s. Technically speaking, Breland is an adolescent medicine specialist, but he's better known as a 'champion' among the transgender community.

Breland spearheaded the Gender Clinic, a first of its kind in the Pacificdistrict court we have a case pending, and had briefs due this past month, regarding the unilateral placement of a student who is twice-exceptional in a school that is not certified as a NPS. The school district in that matter offered a placement at a NPS without specifying the school and parents enrolled him in a private school. We are appealing a decision from the administrative level that found that the school district's failure to offer a specific placement was proper.

In the Ninth Circuit we also had a case pending, and the inevitable briefs due, regarding a student with CP who the school district kept segregated from any district school. The student has since passed and we are litigating the issue that Parents still have claims for reimbursements


Erhard Schnell, Opel Designer, Dies Aged 92

Wed, 12/02/2020 - 09:15

Designer of Experimental GT and GT production car

Headed Rüsselsheim Advanced Design Studio from 1964

Also gave Opel Calibra its wind-cheating shape

Rüsselsheim. Erhard Schnell died last weekend in Trebur, Hesse. The father of the Opel GT was 92. He remained closely associated with Opel until the last and was present at many events. In 2018, the designer celebrated 50 years of the Opel GT with classic car fans from all over the world at the Hockenheimring. Born in Frankfurt, Schnell was famous for his sense of humour, which also appeared in his mischievous cartoons.

Born in 1927, Erhard Schnell studied commercial graphics in Offenbach before his career as a designer. In 1952, he started working as a designer at Opel. As apassionate graphic artist, he was always proud to have designed the curved lettering of the Opel Kapitän and Rekord. In 1961, he perfected his design skills at the GM Tech Center in Detroit.

In 1962, he began developing the first concept car from a European automobile manufacturer. His ideas took shape in the “Opel Styling Studio” opened in Rüsselsheim in 1964. The Experimental GT emerged and its dynamic silhouette acquired the soubriquet "Coke Bottle Shape". The Experimental GT celebrated its world premiere at the IAA in 1965, and only three years later the production Opel GT rolled off the assembly line. The father of the GT was thrilled with his big hit, whose sleek lines resembled those of the contemporary Corvette.

Schnell later gave shape to the first generation of


Marois unveils homeless platform, slams Couillard on constitution

PQ leader Pauline Marois was on the campaign trail in Montreal this morning.

She was unveiling her party's homeless platform, but also fielded questions about Philippe Couillard's comments made yesterday about the possibility of re-opening the constitutional question.

According to Marois, Couillard cannot sign the Canadian constitution without holding a referendum first.

The Liberal leader suggested on Friday that he hoped federal politicians would be open to accepting Quebec as a distinct society within Canada.

But Marois said no one in Quebec has had a voice in the matter.

"He has no mandate to discuss and to propose an orientation for signing the constitution of 1982," she said. "If he wants to do that, he has to consult the population, and he has to present aelectrodes used in existing batteries and silicon-based electrodes being developed for future generations of batteries.

The research, the result of collaboration between scientists and engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Clemson University, was reported Sept. 8 in Science Express, an online-only publication of the journal Science. The project was supported by the two universities, as well as by a Honda Initiation Grant and a grant from NASA.

The scientists looked at ways to improve binder materials in batteries. The binder is a critical component that suspends the silicon or graphite particles that actively interact with the electrolyte that provides battery power.

Finding just the right material is an important step toward improving the performance of lithium-ion batteries, which are essential to a broad range of applications, from cars to


over the first six years of its life, FIA encountered significant cost and schedule hurdles, going overbudget to the tune of $4.5 billion, and in July 2005 the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence held hearings on the beleaguered program, whose first launch had by now slipped to no earlier than 2009. Already, the electro-optical imaging component of FIA had come under negative scrutiny and then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte removed much of the contract from the Boeing-led team in September 2005, reassigning it to competitor Lockheed Martin. Boeing would continue to oversee the development of the radar-imaging component, under the leaked code name of “Topaz”, whilst Lockheed Martin managed the electro-optical elements.

Four Topaz satellites areFIFA.com Club, please register first.

Drought ends as Baelum blushes

In many ways, football is a simple game: the team that scores
the most goals, wins. Yet in every week, in every league and in
every single match, there are intriguing statistical sub-plots that
help make the beautiful game the fascinating spectacle that it
is.

That's why, every week, we at
FIFA.com take a look at the numbers behind the
results, highlighting football's biggest winners and losers
from the week just past. In this, the latest of our regular
round-ups, we explain why the past week has brought relief for
Lukas Podolski, delight for Rangers, and despair for Club Brugge
and Thomas Baelum.

384 days had passed since Lukas Podolski's last
Bundesliga goal when the Bayern Munich star finally ended his
scoring drought on Saturday. The former FC Koln striker, voted Best
Young Player at


the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, had gone 21 goalless
matches since netting on 11 March 2007 in a 1-1 draw against Werder
Bremen, and his return to scoring form helped a below-par Bayern
side claim an identical scoreline away to Nuremberg. Podolski, who
last week declared himself "fed up with the Bayern subs'
bench," once again made his entrance as a substitute,
replacing Miroslav Klose, and his drought-ending equaliser was not
the game's only statistic worth reflecting on. After all, by
starting between the sticks, Oliver Kahn made his 552nd Bundesliga
appearance, taking him level with former Werder and Schalke
defender Klaus Fichtel as the third-most experienced player in the
history of the German top flight.

87 days shy of his 40th birthday, Paolo Maldini,
another of football's modern day legends, became the week's
oldest goalscorer when he headed home against Atalantawhen
it is discovered that all three have come at the wrong end. By
beating his own keeper once again in a 2-2 draw at Sparta Rotterdam
on Sunday, the 29-year-old Dane became the first Eredivisie player
to reach this unwanted landmark in 30 years. Those three decades
have seen no fewer than 28 players, including the likes of Ajax
legend Danny Blind, score two own goals in a single season, but
Baelum can now lay claim to the dubious distinction of being the
most unlucky player in the history of the Dutch top flight.


helped a stranger, or someone they didnt know who needed help. It can be seen as a measure of generosity toward strangers.

Lifestyle

Percentage of people who read at least 10 books over the last 12 months

This map is based on data from Eurostat for 2011 for most countries except for Northwest Europe. Individual sources were used for the United Kingdom (2014), Ireland (2010), France (2018), Switzerland (2017), Belgium (2013), the Netherlands (2018), Denmark (2020) and Norway (2016).

Percentage of people who did not read any book over the last year

This map is based on data from Eurostat for 2011 for most countries except for Northwest Europe. Individual sources were used for the United Kingdom (2014), Ireland (2010), France (2018), Switzerland (2017), Belgium (2013), the Netherlands (2018), Denmark (2020) and Norwaycat (2019)

This map is based on the data from FEDIAF for Europe. Other sources were used for Iceland, Ukraine, Arabic countries, the USA, China and Japan.

Freedom & Politics

Democracy Score (2019)

This map is based on the data from Democracy Index by The Economist for 2019.

Fragile State Index (2014)

This map is based on the Fragile State Index published by the think tank Fund for Peace and the American magazine Foreign Policy. The index aims to assess states' vulnerability to conflict or collapse.

Perception of corruption (2019)

This map is based on the data from Transparency International for 2019.

Freedom of Press (2019)

This map is based on the data from Reporters Without Borders for 2019.

Global Slavery Index (2018)

This map is based on the scoring system of the Global Slavery Index for 2018. The index


Latino.

Half of the defendants could face life in prison without parole if convicted, said Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office.

Francisco “Pancho” Real, 26, who was identified as the leader of the Drew Street clique, brought in $1,200 a day in drug money alone, according to a wiretap recording described in the indictment. He was arrested at his home in Glendale.

The gang stirred a storm of media coverage and police attention after a wild, rolling shootout in February.

The indictment suggests that the shooting stemmed from a brewing turf battle between the Avenues, backed by the Mexican Mafia, and the Cypress Park gang.

On Feb. 21, in order to prevent Cypress Park from dealing drugs in their territory, the indictment alleges, Real’s cohorts shot to death one of itsdid not understand why they had to pay him, Real said they were operating in his territory, the indictment alleges.

Real is one of 13 children of Maria Leon, the matriarch of the gang and a defendant in the case, according to law enforcement. She has a criminal record with three drug arrests and was in custody Wednesday morning for reentering the country after a deportation.

The family hails from a sweltering, lawless part of the Mexican state of Guerrero, as does much of the neighborhood. Based on their shared roots, many residents maintain a fierce solidarity and loathing for the police.

On Wednesday, an 81-year-old woman on Isabel Street, Olga Martinez, called the police “gestapos” after they broke down her door looking for her son. Numerous other residents declined to


Stephanie Kuhen, whose family made a wrong turn into a dead-end street in Cypress Park.

The dense configuration of apartments on Drew Street allows gangbangers to disappear when police roll in.

“This is a claustrophobic neighborhood, and the gang members use it to their advantage,” City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo said.

Delgadillo’s office shut down Maria Leon’s house on Drew Street last year with a nuisance abatement lawsuit. More than 40 arrests had been made there in 2006. During a raid in 2002, police found cocaine, marijuana, a Tec-9 assault weapon, ammunition, a small explosive and a cellphone that was ringing with customers’ drug orders, according to court records. Six children under 10 were inside, including Leon’s youngest child, a 3-month-old boy.

Leon and her family moved to Victorville, where the Internal RevenueJean-Claude Juncker’s survival strategy

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was a target of criticism in the aftermath of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, with some national politicians saying he was the wrong man at the wrong time as the EU heads into an uncertain future.

But in recent days Juncker has shown the political street smarts that got him the Commission job in the first place. Long known as the EU insider’s insider, the Commission president has managed to deflect calls for his resignation, win support from his sometime rival at the European Council, Donald Tusk, subdue his integrationist, more-Europe reflex, and make a case for stability and solidarity in the Union. He’s even been traveling more, looking presidential at EU summits in Warsaw and in Beijing.

Is he


movements, especially the struggles in Vietnam, guerrilla warfare in Latin America, the Chinese revolution and national movements in Africa. Therefore its origin is both socialist and national liberatarian.

But when you look at the situation of the world and ideological dominance of the time, PKK was formed under the influence of real socialism. PKK carried out a long national liberation struggle with these characteristics. But after the fall of the eastern bloc and the integration of national liberation movements into the capitalist system, we had to question this situation. We questioned both real socialism and national liberation. If we look closely, the collapse of real socialism and integration of national liberation struggles resulted with the collapse of various libertarian movements. That was a total defeat. PKK suffered from theBarack Obama candidate: a younger, less experienced but more charismatic rock star who would reflect on the outside what the Democratic Party says it represents on the inside.

Demographically speaking, Democrats like to imagine themselves as champions of the young: mainly because young voters were a crucial component of President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaign victories. But the Democratic leadership has a serious representation problem when it comes to age. A 2017 study by FiveThirtyEight found that the average Democratic member of the 113th Congress was 60 years old, compared to the Republican Party’s average of 55 years old. In fact, Democratic Congressional leadership has ranked older than their GOP counterparts since 1995. And the vast majority of both parties’ elected officials have been white.

Demographically speaking, Democrats like


is the author of "The Early Voters: Millennials," "In Their Own Words," "On the Eve of a New America." His work has appeared in The Outline, The Nation, the Los Angeles Times, The Hill, and WBUR. His next book will look at the emerging wave of progressive Millennials running for public office.In memory of

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Violet I Werkmeister

Violet Werkmeister, age 93, of Early, IA, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019, at Loring Hospital in Sac City. Violet was born on August 8, 1925, to parents John and Carrie (Sinning) Lamaak in Herring, IA.She was baptized as an infant and grew up in Herring, where she attended country school at Levey#9.

Violet was married to Ralph and they were blessed with five children: Judie, Peggy, James, Linda and Marlys. They later divorced.Violet loved having fresh flowers in her home. She enjoyed sewing and crocheting and made many gifts for her family. She liked to be outside in her garden and would can her produce and enjoy cooking it later. Violet was a faithful member of the Peace Lutheran Church in


Wall Lake and formerly a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Early. She had a very strong faith and instilled it in her everyday life and with her family. Violet loved her family andcherished time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.Leadership manoeuvring has started within diminished LNP ranks as a number of surviving senior MPs considering the possibility of challenging for the Queensland party's top job.

The ABC understands serious phone calls started yesterday with three people — John-Paul Langbroek (a former LNP leader), deputy leader Deb Frecklington and Tim Mander — positioning themselves to challenge.

It is unclear whether Tim Nicholls will fight to retain his role as LNP leader in the wake of the election result.

He is yet to concede to Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk, saying he was determined to wait until final votes were in.

But LNP Burdekin candidate Dale Last has told the ABC that Mr Nicholls would "find it very, very tough to hang onto that job".

Early last week, Mr Langbroek said he was not ruling


out a bid for the leadership, although at that stage he said it was too early to discuss the matter.

"I'll wait to see what the results are," he said.

Born-again MP David Crisafulli was also understood to be vying for a spot after winning the safe northern Gold Coast seat of Broadwater.

He had been parachuted into the LNP stronghold seat after losing his North Queensland-based seat of Mundingburra in 2015.

The day after the election, Mr Crisafulli came out strongly, declaring that those who had worked hard had achieved good results in a move widely read as presenting his leadership credentials.

Tim Nicholls is yet to declare whether he wants to remain as LNP leader. ( AAP: Dan Peled )

"It was an election where, if you were prepared to do someday as Jack Sock and Isner saw off Federer and Alexander Zverev in the doubles.

Cue the chest bumps, the high fives, the back slapping. The works.

Not to be outdone, Team Europe brought out the press-ups after another victory, with captain Bjorn Borg wriggling like a big blue worm as he joined in. Two consequent wins for Team Europe ultimately secured the victory in Chicago, but the real winners were us, the tennis fans.

In truth, the action on court was a mere sideshow, this was more of a chance at redemption for the sport than anything else. Everyone knows what quality the biggest names in the game can produce, but after the last Grand Slam of the year tennis has had a grey cloud over it’s head.

This could have


been the lasting image of the sport for 2018 for many, but as Rod Laver once said, “when you have the opportunity, you strike,” and that is exactly what the Laver Cup has done here.Instead of focusing on Serena and all the uproar surrounding her, people will be thinking of Kyrgios skidding along the floor and the joviality of the past weekend.

After only starting last year, this has got to be a staple of the tennis calendar.

The love affair is back on, although if Federer takes another victory in Melbourne in January, the the marriage counsellor will receive a call once again.

Non-league fanatic. Parkrun enthusiast.
Adam is a graduate of the University of Leeds, where he studied Geography BSc. He soon turned from writing about soil to Kevin Doylein 62 games and finished 2nd in voting for the Calder Trophy. The talented pivot is currently playing in the AHL for the Oklahoma City Barons where he has been scoring at over a point per game pace.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will be Canada’s first line centre and is expected to be Canada’s top scorer. He could very well compete for tournament MVP. Hopkins is an excellent skater and stickhandler. He really knows how to control the play with the puck on his stick, with his great puck control and he can create opportunities and passing lanes by using his ability to vary speeds on his feet, and his quick stops and starts. He also has a very good wrist shot and release, and soft hands in close as seen


hockey sense and instinct to play the game. Huberdeau reads the play well at both ends of the rink and almost always makes the smart play. He exploits holes in the opponent’s defence and finds openings to create offence for himself or others. An excellent stick handler, Huberdeau is able to both protect the puck and to beat opponents one on one with his soft hands. He can mesmerize goalies and defenders with his arsenal of quick moves and dangles, and his quickness helps him score goals in tight. He also has the ability to let go an NHL ready wrist shot with great accuracy and a quick release. The defence is naturally drawn to him and his talent, and if they are not careful, he has theexcellent vision and play making abilities, to spot open teammates and to make a crisp tape to tape pass leaving them with an open net to shoot at. Marry these skills with Huberdeau’s great speed, agility, and balance on his skates, and you have a dynamic offensive force.

Mark Scheifele: A natural centre, Scheifele will play Right Wing on Canada’s top line. Scheifele could also be in the NHL this year, as he made the Jets last year in training camp, and even played in 7 regular season games, before being sent back to the Barrie Colts and the OHL and playing for Team Canada at last years tournament where he was a point per game player.

Big and talented Scheifele combines excellent size, long reach, soft hands, and quick


stickhandling to protect the puck and buy time to make plays. Scheifele has great vision, and tremendous passing ability. Scheifele is a good shooter, who has an accurate wrister with a very good release. He could stand to shoot more often, especially playing with two other playmakers, as that will be the main question with this line. Who is the trigger man?

Scheifele’s skating is a major strength in his game. He has shown improved speed and acceleration this season, and would now be classified as good in both areas. His biggest strength though is his excellent balance, and powerful stride. This allows Scheifele to protect the puck in the cycle game, and drive the puck through traffic and to the front of the net.

Scheifele is a willing backcheckerwho understands defensive concepts, and has solid positioning in his own end. He is involved physically and in puck battles, but he needs to add more upper body strength to be truly effective in this area. He has shown a willingness to sacrifice though, to block shots and to put his body on the line to win games.

Ryan Strome: Ryan Strome brings high end offensive game to Team Canada’s second line. The talented Ice Dogs centre has been driving the Ice Dogs offence for three years now. After two years he when he scored at a pace of nearly 1.6 points per game, he’s taken it up another notch this year leading the entire CHL in scoring 62 points in just 32 games last year. He was also


an offensive catalyst for Canada’s Bronze Medal winning 2012 World Junior Championship squad, scoring 9 points in 6 games.

Strome has all the offensive talent you would look for in a young player. He is a terrific skater. He has good top end speed, good acceleration, and his great ability to change speeds, and terrific agility help him to beat defenders. He is also a terrific stickhandler, with great puck protection, and silky smooth hands and moves (click here to see the goal that made Strome a youtube sensation). Add to that the creativity and confidence to try anything and he is extremely dangerous off the rush. Strome has the vision and creativity to be an outstanding playmaker as he is able to feather passes through the smallest ofthis squad that they were able to cut top 10 picks like Matt Dumba and Derrick Pouliot, while leaving other high picks like Slater Koekkoek and Cody Ceci on the outside looking in for selection camp.

Dougie Hamilton, Defence: Hamilton is a huge physical specimen at 6’4″ and 195 lbs. Hamilton has put up extremely impressive offensive stats, leading the OHL in scoring by a defenceman, last season despite only playing 50 games due to missing time with a suspension, and playing for Team Canada at last years tournament. He’s started strong again this season with 41 points in 32 games.

Hamilton is a gifted skater for his height, and has good mobility, agility and acceleration. He is also a strong stickhandler who protects the puck well. He combines these


edges effectively, he has a great first step and quick acceleration, and his pivots and changes of direction are quick and crisp. His skating is already at a level that would leave many NHLers in his dust.

Rielly loves to carry the puck, and loves to lead his teams rushes from the backend. A frequent sight at Warriors games was Rielly trying an end to end rush this season. He’s great with the puck on his stick, and has good vision and passing ability. He also has both a great wrist and slap shot and he utilizes these along with his great vision, and ability to make crisp tape to tape passes, and should feature as a key quarterback on Canada’s powerplay with Hamilton.

Rielly does sometimes make mistakes andCalgary Flame Paul Reinhart. At 6’4 and over 200 lbs, he is a physically intimidating presence in the defensive zone. Reinhart is a true shut down defenceman, with excellent positioning in the his own zone, and his big frame and long stick allow him to block shots and cut down passing lanes. He also uses his great size and strength to keep the Oil Kings’ crease clear, and is effective in doing so. He also has offensive skill, with a booming slapshot and excellent wrist shot which he unleashes from the point. Reinhart makes quality passes both as part of his team’s breakout, and in the offensive zone. His excellent offensive instincts and hockey sense, allow Reinhart to quickly exploit gaps in the opponent’s defensive coverage and he


often chooses the right moments to pinch in. Reinhart will be on the third pairing for Team Canada which helps to illustrate how good this team is on the blue line.

Goaltenders:

Malcolm Subban: Recent years have seen goaltending as the Achilles heel for Team Canada at the World Juniors. For whatever reason, the position which has been a Canadian strength for years, has instead become a weakness. That could all change this year.

Malcolm Subban is the best Canadian goalie prospect in several years. He is mature and playoff-tested in the OHL and in the 2011 Ivan Hlinka tournament. Many (including myself) expected Subban to provide Canada with a similar level of netminding that has led the country to numerous World Junior gold medals over the years (just not recently).

Heis an incredible athlete and his puck tracking, agility, and lateral movement will be great assets on the bigger ice. Plus he’s already used to the different angles that Olympic-sized ice requires a goaltender to adjust to, as Malcolm plays on this surface in his home rink in Belleville as the starter for the Bulls.

Subban was great for Canada in the summer’s Canada-Russia Challenge Series, winning two games for the team. He’s followed that up with some great play for the Belleville Bulls, and again taking the reigns with a good performance for Team OHL in the Subway Super Series. However he’s really been struggling of late. He was the worst goalie at Canada’s tryout camp, and struggled in Canada’s pre-tournament game against Finland which has opened the


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Many killed in Mosul car bomb blasts

Car bombings around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have killed 10 Iraqi civilians.

12 Apr 2005 20:42 GMT

The car bomber blew himself up near a US military convoy

Five died in a car bomb attack in the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, on Tuesday. The blast also wounded eight people, including seven children.

Hospital and police sources said earlier the bombs targeted US and Iraqi troops.

"The suicide bomber detonated prematurely after soldiers at the checkpoint opened fire at him as he approached them," said witness Muhammad Rida Jasim.

Doctor Muhammad Khalil at Tal Afar's hospital said it received four dead and 12 wounded from the attack and that edgy Iraqi soldiers had beaten an ambulance driver who arrived at the scene shortlyafter the attack.

Second attack

The blast left a hole in the road

In another attack on Tuesday, five Iraqis were killed and 12 wounded when a car bomber blew up in the central Al-Muthana neighbourhood near a US military convoy, witnesses said.

"The driver entered through an opening in the road and made a sharp U-turn and blew himself up in between three armoured vehicles," said shopkeeper Ayman Muhammad, 41.

"It was a massive blast; the whole ground shook underneath."

An AFP correspondent said he saw a hole in the road left by the blast with remains of the vehicle and the bomber's remains strewn nearby. Two other vehicles were reduced to twisted metal and several nearby buildings were badly damaged.

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Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Orissa. It was constructed from oxidizing and weathered ferruginous sandstone by King Narasimhadeva I (1236-1264 CE) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is one of the most well renowned temples in India and is a World Heritage Site. It is one of the Seven Wonders of India (as per the poll collected by NDTV).

Architecture of Konark Sun Temple:

The temple takes the form of the chariot of Surya (Arka), the sun god, and is heavily decorated with stone carving. The entire complex was designed in the form of a huge chariot drawn by seven spirited horses on twelve pairs of exquisitely decorated


wheels.
Konark Sun Temple Chariot Wheel.

The entrance is guarded by two giant lions, which are each shown crushing a war elephant. Each elephant in turn lies on top of a human body. The temple symbolizes the majestic stride of the Sun god. At the entrance of the temple is a Nata Mandir. This is where the temple dancers used to perform dances in homage to the Sun god. All around the temple, there are various floral and geometric patterns.The temple is now partly in ruins, and a collection of its sculptures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is run by the Archaeological Survey of India. The poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote of Konark: "Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man."

The Sun Temple, built in thethirteenth century, was conceived as a gigantic chariot of the Sun God, with twelve pairs of exquisitely ornamented wheels pulled by seven pairs of horses. Majestic in conception, this temple is one of the most sublime monuments of India, famous as much for its imposing dimensions and faultless proportions as for the harmonious integration of architectural grandeur with plastic allegiance. Every inch of the temple is covered with sculpture of an unsurpassed beauty and grace, in tableaux and freestanding pieces ranging from the monumental to the miniature. The subject matter is fascinating. Thousands of images include deities, celestial and human musicians, dancers, lovers, and myriad scenes of courtly life, ranging from hunts and military battles to the pleasures of courtly relaxation. These are interspersed with birds, animals (close


to two thousand charming and lively elephants march around the base of the main temple alone), mythological creatures, and a wealth of intricate botanical and geometrical decorative designs. The famous jewel-like quality of Orissan art is evident throughout, as is a very human perspective which makes the sculpture extremely accessible.

The temple is famous for its erotic sculptures, which can be found primarily on the second level of the porch structure. It will become immediately apparent upon viewing them that the frank nature of their content is combined with an overwhelming tenderness and lyrical movement. This same kindly and indulgent view of life extends to almost all the other sculptures at Konark, where the thousands of human, animal, and divine personages are shown engaged in the full range ofthe 'carnival of life' with an overwhelming sense of appealing realism. It is admittedly the best in Orissa. Its fine traceries and scrollwork, as well as the beautiful and natural cut of animal and human figures, give it a superiority over other temples.

The Sun temple belongs to the Kalinga school of Indian temples with characteristic curvilinear towers mounted by cupolas. In shape, the temple did not make any major departure from other sikhara temples of Orissa. The main sanctum which (229 ft. high) was constructed along with the audience hall (128 ft. high) having elaborate external projections. The main sanctum which enshrined the presiding deity has fallen off. The Audience Hall survives in its entirely, but only small portions of the Dancing Hall (nata Mandir) and the Dining


Hall (Bhoga-Mandap) have survived the vagaries of time. The Temple compound measures 857 ft (261 m) by 540 ft (160 m). The alignment of the Sun Temple is on the east-west direction. The Temple is located in natural surroundings, abounding with casuarina plantations and other types of trees such as mahogany, rosewood, eel which grow on sandy soil.

History of Konark Sun Temple:

The large structure seen today is actually the mantapa (mandap). Of the main tower, which once stood in the front, only the remains can be seen. This tower (deul) was perhaps 200 feet (60 metres) tall, higher than any other temple in India.

Kalapahad of Konark Sun Temple:

The most popular theory about the root of the fall of Konark temple rests with the Kalapahad, the general of BengalSultan Sulaiman Khan Karrani. According to some accounts Kalapahad was formerly a Hindu Kayastha officer, however he had converted to Islam. According to Afsanah-i-Shahan of Shaikh Kabir Batini, he was a Batini Afghan. According to the history of Orissa, Kalapahad invaded Orissa in 1508. He destroyed Konark temple, as well as a number of Hindu temples in Orissa. The Madala Panji of Puri Jagannath temple describes how Kalapahad attacked Orissa in 1568. Including Konark temple, he broke most of the images in most of the Hindu temples in Orissa. Though the stone walls are of 20 to 25 feet (7.6 m) thick, he somehow managed to displace the Dadhinauti (Arch stone) and thus caused the tower to collapse. He also damaged most of the images and other side


temples of Konark. Due to displacement of the Dadhinauti, the tower gradually collapsed and the roof of the Mukasala was also damaged, due to the stones falling down from the temple top.

Orissa came under Muslim control in 1568. There were constant attempts to destroy the Hindu temples. The Pandas (priests) of Puri, to save the sanctity of the Puri temple, took away the Lord Jagannath from the Srimandir and kept the image in a secret place. Similarly, it is said that the Pandas of Konark took away the presiding deity of the Sun temple and buried it under the sand for years. Latter on the image was said to have been removed to Puri and kept in the temple of Indra, in the compound of the Puri Jagannathtemple. According to others, the Puja image of the Konark temple is yet to be discovered. But others hold the view that the Sun image now kept in the National Museum of Delhi was the presiding deity of the Konark Sun temple.

The Sun worship in the Konark temple ended upon the removal of the sacred image from the temple. This resulted in the end of pilgrimages to Konark. The port at Konark was also closed, due to pirate attacks. Konark was as glorious a city for Sun worship as it was for commercial activities, but after the cessation of these activities, Konark became deserted and was left to develop as a dense forest for years.

In 1626 the then king of Khurda, Raja Narasimha Dev, son of Purusottam Dev,


took away the Sun image to Puri along with two other moving deities - Sun and Moon. Now they are found in a temple in the compound of Puri Jagannath temple.

As described earlier there was a big block of stone called Navagraha Paata placed in front of the Mukhasala. The then king of Khurda removed the block. The king had taken away many sculptured stones from Konark and constructed some portions of Puri temple with them. During Marahatta's time the outer compound wall of the Puri temple was constructed of stones from Konark temple.

It is reported that among all the temples the Naata Mandir or the Dancing hall of Konark was in its original form for the longest period, and that it was broken intentionally since it wasconsidered an unnecessary structure during the Maratha administration.

In the year 1779, a Marhatta Sadhu had taken away the Arun Pillar from Konark and put it in front of the Lion's Gate of Puri Jagannath temple. Thus by the end of 18th century Konark lost all its glories and had been turned to a dense forest. In course of time, the temple area thus became devoid of people, covered with dense forest, full of sand, filled with wild animals and became the abode of pirates. It is said that even the locals feared to go to Konark in broad daylight.

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The Sun Temple at Modhera in Gujarat, is


a temple dedicated to the Hindu Sun-God, Surya. It was built in 1026 AD by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty. There are three other Sun Temples in India: at Konark in Orissa, at Martand in Jammu and Kashmir and near Almora in Uttarakhand.

The Modhera sun temple is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati, 25 km from Mehsana and 102 km from Ahmedabad.

History of Modhera Surya Mandir:

According to the Skanda Purana and Brahma Purana, the areas near Modhera were known during ancient days as Dharmaranya (literally meaning the forest of righteousness). According to these Puranas, Lord Rama, after defeating Ravana, asked sage Vasistha to show him a place of pilgrimage where he could go and purify himself from the sin of Brahma-hatya (the sin of killinga Brahmin, because Ravana was a Brahmin by birth). Sage Vasistha showed him Dharmaranya, which was near the modern town of Modhera. In the Dharmaranya, he settled at a village Modherak and performed a yagna there. Thereafter he established a village and named it Sitapur. This village is about 15 km from Becharaji Modherak village and it subsequently came to be known as Modhera.

The Sun Temple was built by Rushabh Bhimdev I of Solanki Dynasty in AD 1026. This was the time when Somnath and the adjoining area was plundered by Mahmud Ghazni and reeled under the effects of his invasion. The Solankis, however, regained much of their lost power and splendour. Anahilvad Patan, the Solanki capital, was restored to glory. Royalty and traders jointly contributed to build


grand temples.

Solankis were considered to be Suryavanshis, or descendants of Sun god. The temple was so designed that the first rays of the sun fell on the image of Surya, the Sun God, at the time equinoxes.

The temple is partially in ruins after it was also finally destroyed by the Allauddin Khilji.

However, enough has remained of the temple to convey its grandeur.

Architecture of Modhera Sun Temple:

The Sun temple is of a unique architecture of its own kind.

The temple comprises three separate but axially-aligned and integrated elements.

Surya Kund, which is an intricately carved, stepped tank named after Sun god Surya.

Sabha Mandap, which is a hall used for religious gatherings and conferences.

Guda Mandap, i.e. sanctum sanctorum, which once housed the idol of Sun God.

Surya Kund in Modhera:

This is a massiveof the Sun God in each month.

Sanctum Sanctorum in Modhera:

This is also called the main temple or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. Lotus opens with sunrise and closes itself with sunset. Hence, it is considered to be sun's flower. The entire temple is therefore based on an inverted lotus-base plinth. It was designed such that the rays of the rising and setting sun on the day of equinox (length of day and night is nearly equal - 20 March and 21 September generally), fell on the bejeweled pure gold idol of Sun riding on his chariot driven by Saarthi Arun. Sun's chariot has 7 horses and Saarthi Arun sits on the 4th horse. The entire idol made of gold (including the charioteer,chariot and horses) was placed on


a pit that was 15 feet deep and filled with gold coins. It was built by the Solankis in honour of their ancestral God. It was plundered by Mahmud Gazni.

Modhera Dance Festival:

The Modhera dance festival is scheduled to be held during the third week of January every year, after the festival of Uttarayan for three days in the backdrop of the Sun temple.

The objective is to present classical dance forms in an atmosphere they were originally presented in. The festival is organised by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat.

Sun Temples | Sun Temples in India

The Vedic scriptures of the Hindu religion refer to the sun as the store house of inexhaustible power and radiance. Ths sun god is referred to as Surya or Aditya. The Vedas are full ofhymns describing the celestial body as the source and sustainer of all life on earth. The origin of the worship of the Sun in India is thus several centuries old.

References to sun worship are found in the puranas. The Ramayana speaks of Sage Agastya initiating Rama into sun worship through the Aditya Hridaya Mantra. The astronomer and astrologer Varahamirhira makes references to the intricacies of ceremonies connected with the installation of the icon of the Sun. It is also said that Iran was once a center of Solar worship and that some of the Magha priests of Iran had been brought to India to officiate in ceremonies.

There are several temples enshrining the Sun God as the principal deity. Several temples dedicated to Shiva, feature a small shrine for


Surya the Sun God. In addition, it is believed that Surya, the Sun God has offered worship at several of the shrines in Tamilnadu; many of these shrines have been designed in such a way that the sun's rays illuminate the sanctum (of Shiva) on certain days of the year. Several of the South Indian Temple Tanks also bear the name Surya Theertham or Surya Pushkarini.

This article takes readers on a journey through seven temples dedicated primarily to Surya, Dakshinaarka Temple in the Gangetic Plains, Suryanaar Koyil in South India, Arasavilli and Konark on the East Coast of India, Modhera in Gujarat (Western India), Surya Pahar in North Eastern India and Unao in Central India. It should be mentioned here that remains of an ancient Sun temple arefound at Martanda near Srinagar in Kashmir. It is said to date back to the first century AD. Ruins of a sun temple which attracted thousands of visitors in the 7th century AD are found in Multan in Pakistan.

As with all other temples in India, legends and beliefs are associated with each of the above temples. It is interesting to note that one of the beliefs shared by worshippers at these temples situated so far apart - is that visits to these temples followed by a dip in the sacred tanks associated with them would bring relief to believers ailing from blindness, leprosy and other skin diseases.

The Dakshinaarka temple at Gaya, Bihar

There is an ancient Sun temple at Gaya in the state of Bihar. Offerings to the ancestors


are made at the Surya Kunda or the Dakshina Maanas tank in front of the temple. Sun worship apparently was very popular in the Magadha region which included Gaya. Numerous old images of the Sun God Aditya are found in the Gaya region and there are still quite a number of sun worshippers in Gaya. It is said that they may have descended from the fire worshippers of Central Asia. In fact, the granite image of Aditya (this particular image here is also referred to as Dakshinaarka) or the Sun God worshipped here is portrayed as wearing a jacket, a waist girdle and high boots in the Iranian tradition. Hundreds of people visit this temple on Sundays.

Sun worship in the Magadha region that encompassed Gaya has been mentionedin the Puranas and thus this temple is said to be of very ancient origin. The current structure dates back to the 13th century, where the South Indian emperor Prataparudra of Warangal in Andhra Pradesh is said to have built it.

The Sun Temple at Gaya faces east and is located close to the famous Vishnupaada temple where a footprint of Vishnu is said to be enshrined. To the east of the temple is the tank Surya Kunda. The temple is a simple and plain one, with a dome over it. The comparatively larger sabha mandapa stands in front of the sanctum. Massive pillars line the mandapa where there are graceful stone sculptures of Shiva, Bhramaa, Vishnu, Surya and Durga.

There are two other notable Sun temples at Gaya, namely


the Uttaraka temple near the Uttara Maanas tank and the Gayaditya temple on the river Falgu.

The Bhramanya Dev Temple at Unao in Madhya Pradesh

The Brahmanya Dev (Baramju) temple dedicated to the Sun is located at Unao near Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh. It is a well visited temple. Local belief is that worshippers find relief from ailments such as blindness and leprosy and other skin diseases. The stone image of the Sun God stands here on a brick platform covered with black plates. Twenty one triangles representing the 21 phases of the sun are engraved in the shrine.There is a protective brass cover for the image. Sunday is the special day of worship. This temple was patronized by the Peshwas and by the ruler of Datia, a nearby town.

Sunthere are found a good number of Siva lingams cut out of stone.In addition, Surya Pahar ruins contain many rock cut figures of artistic merit.

Suryanaar Temple near Kumbhakonam in Tamilnadu

This ancient temple dedicated to the Sun is located near Kumbhakonam in Tamilnadu. Kumbhakonam and its surroundings abound in huge temples. This well known temple enshrines the Sun - Surya, Kasi Viswanatha and Visalakshi, and the other eight celestial bodies namely Chandran, Angarakan, Budhan, Brihaspati, Sukran, Saniswaran, Rahu and Ketu. An elaborate worship protocol is prescribed for pilgrims visiting here, starting with worship at the shrine of Ganesha, culminating in circumambulating the temple nine times. This temple built in the Dravidian style is over eight hundred years old and was patronized by the Imperial Chola Kings. This temple is


located in close proximity to Kanjanur, and Tirumangalakkudi housing 1200 year old temples to Shiva. Suryanaar Koyil has acquired a lot of popularity in recent times, and is one of the pivotal points in the Navagaraha Stala Tour organized by the Tamilnadu Tourist Development Corporation.

Suryanarayanaswamy temple at Arasavilli in Andhra Pradesh

This is a shrine of the Sun in a well preserved state. The temple dates back to the 7th century and a Kalinga king is said to have constructed it. The image of worship is a 5 ft tall one of black granite holding lotus buds - flanked by Usha and Chhaya. Padmapani is the name of this Sun God - padma stands for wisdom usha and chhaya stand for eternity. This shrine is located near Srikakulam inAndhra Pradesh.

The Sun Temple at Modhera - Gujarat

This is a grand temple to the Sun God concieved and built in 1026. As in the Sun Temple at Konark, this temple was so designed that the rays of the Sun would fall on the image of Surya at the time of the equnoxes. Whatever remains of this temple is grand; the shikharas are notaby absent but the Toranas in the frontal halls, and the intricate carvings in the exterior speak of the splendour of this shrine, which still is home to the Modhera dance festival featuring dance celebrities in performance in a natural setting. Ruins of the sun temple at Modhera in Gujarat show a lot of Magha influence. The walls of the temple have representations of the sun


god wearing a peculiar West Asian belt and boots as in the Sun temple at Gaya. Mention must also be made of the huge tank in front of the temple with its multitude of images.

The Sun Temple at Konarak, Orissa

The grandest and best known of all Sun temples in India is the Konark temple in Orissa. Thiskhaju2.jpg (81478 bytes) dates back to the 13th century and it represent the highest point in Orissan temple architecture. Konark is situated 20 miles to the north east of Puri. The word Konark means corner sun.

The black pagoda at Konarak is a grand and magnificient temple in the form of the suns charriot drawn by seven horses marking the 7 days of the week. The 24 huge wheels, magnificiently carved and decorated,mark the hours of the day. This temple was envisioned by the Ganga ruler Narasimha Deva and it was not fully completed. The main idol of the Sun God on which the suns rays fall in the morning is said to have been removed by some Portuguese navigators. The temple now comprises only of the sabhamandap and the natamandir. The main temple crumbled down many years ago.


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From his website : “Gage has been a practicing Architect for 20 years and has worked on most types of building construction including numerous fire-proofed steel-framed buildings. He is employed with a San Francisco Bay Area architecture firm and has most recently performed Construction Administration services for a new $120M High School campus including a $10M steel-framed Gymnasium. Currently he is working on the Design Development for a very large mixed use urban project with 1.2M sq.ft. of retail and 320K sq.ft. of high-rise office space — altogether about 1,200 tons of steel framing.”

Butare written by Richard Gage. No original content, no papers, no calculations have originated from Gage or AE911Truth.

And is an architect really an expert to analyze structural collapses? Apparently even Gage thinks not, because his December 2007 newsletter makes a desperate call for structural engineers: "Tell your friends, family and colleagues the truth that you know — particularly the structural engineers!" (bolding by Richard Gage).

There indeed is a shortage of actual structural engineers who claim WTC was demolished with explosives. This page lists well over 1000 certified structural engineers, certified by the Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB) of The National Council of Structural Engineers Association. And that is just certified structural engineers in United States, Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands, certified in 2005 or later. Consider, how many


removed the slide)

Now there's no explosions at all, and what's more you can hear the building fall before it actually happens. It appears this version of the video has either had the explosions removed and seen the rest of the collapse sound moved forward to cover it (which would explain the silent second or two at the end), or perhaps has had the complete audio track added from somewhere else.

Why would you need to remove the explosion sounds from the soundtrack?

I have asked Richard Gage about this. He has not responded. But he has responded to another person asking the same question. His response: His slide presentation was put together by a committee, not by Richard Gage himself. They claim to be looking into the matter.

Update: Gage hasto 1,300 units of counterfeit software from that location. They recovered another 2,300 units of counterfeit software in another unit at the same facility in Khan's name and 200 units of software, components and certificates of authenticity in another storage unit registered to Tariq.
On July 2, 1999, the district attorney filed an indictment charging Athar and others of committing 55 overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracythe first on July 12, 1994, and the last on September 6, 1996. The indictment alleged: "The object of this conspiracy was to continuously create and operate a network of `front' computer software stores for the sale and distribution of counterfeit software and to recover the profits derived therefrom and to open several bank accounts in the name of the defendants and


of the risks on group life insurance policies written by Hamilton covering civil service employees in the New York City area. The group reinsurance agreement is contained in a standard form of reinsurance contract furnished by Republic. It was executed in New York City by an officer of Hamilton, who then mailed it to Republic's office in Dallas, Texas for signature. (Affidavit of Robert H. Autenreich, sworn to December 12, 1967, pp. 2-3). After the agreement was executed, additional negotiations occurred. As a result, there was a change in the first year administrative charge on ceded business. This change was made in the original reinsurance agreement, which was first initialed by an officer of Republic in Dallas, Texas and then by an officer of Hamilton in New YorkCEDING COMPANY [Hamilton], the second by REPUBLIC NATIONAL and the third is to be selected by these two representatives before the beginning of the arbitration. Should the two arbitrators be unable to agree upon the choice of a third, the appointment *228 shall be left to the president of the American Life Convention.
3. The arbitrators are not bound by any rules of law. They shall decide by a majority of votes and from their written decision there can be no appeal. The cost of arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrators, shall be borne by the losing party unless the arbitrators shall decide otherwise."
Disputes having arisen between the parties, on July 27, 1967 Hamilton served a Demand For Arbitration in New York City on Republic. The Demand For


for the Northern District of Texas. The action was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on October 23, 1967. Republic appealed from this dismissal on October 30, 1967. On November 17, 1967, Republic voluntarily discontinued its appeal.
On November 3, 1967, Republic commenced a second action against Hamilton, this time in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Service of the summons and complaint in that action was effected on Hamilton on November 20, 1967.
On December 11, 1967, Hamilton filed in this Court a petition to compel arbitration (Hamilton's motion now before the Court), which was brought on for hearing on December 26, 1967 by a notice of motion dated December 12, 1967.
Republic did not file an answer to the petition herein or request an adjournment ofthe proceedings in this Court. Instead, on December 20, 1967, Republic obtained, ex parte, from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona a temporary restraining order prohibiting Hamilton from proceeding before this Court. This order was extended on December 29, 1967. On January 9, 1968, a preliminary injunction against proceeding in this Court was issued in order to afford the United State District Court for the District of Arizona an opportunity to consider the matter fully.
On January 29, 1968, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona quashed its injunction and granted Hamilton a stay of all further proceedings in Arizona pending this Court's determination of the present application for an order directing arbitration.
On February 2, 1968, Republic moved in the Arizona federal


district court for a rehearing or for a stay of its order quashing the preliminary injunction against proceeding in this Court pending appeal. On February 15, 1968, the Arizona court adhered to its prior determination but directed that no proceedings take place in the Southern District of New York until February 27, 1968 in order to allow Republic to apply to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay.
On February 19, 1968, Republic applied ex parte to said Court of Appeals for a stay. On February 21, 1968, the Ninth Circuit stayed until March 4, 1968 the dissolution of the preliminary injunction against proceeding in the Southern District of New York to allow Hamilton to be heard on Republic's application for a stay pending appeal. *229 Subsequently,New York corporation, whose principal place of business is in New York City. (Petition To Compel Arbitration, ¶ 1). Under the rule enunciated in Farr & Co., it is clear that, by agreeing to arbitrate in New York, the respondent must be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of this Court to compel such arbitration.
The respondent further argues that the service of process effectuated in this case is a nullity because the respondent was not served within the territorial limits of the State of New York as required by Rule 4(f)[4] of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The respondent was personally served at its home office in Dallas, Texas by the United States Marshal. In addition, the respondent was served by certified mail, return receipt requested,


served in the manner prescribed by any statute of the United States or in the manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the district court is held for the service of summons or other like process upon any such defendant in an action brought in the courts of general jurisdiction of that state."
NYC synagogue bomb plotter in coma after suicide attempt

March 13, 2012: Ahmed Ferhani, who is charged with plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, appears in court in New York
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NEW YORK – A man who admitted plotting to bomb New York City synagogues has tried to kill himself in prison after guards tormented him because of his terror case, his lawyers said.

Ahmed Ferhani, who is halfway through a 10-year sentence in a rare state-level terror case, is in a medically induced coma after trying to hang himself in New York's Attica prison, according to his lawyers.

The state Corrections Department would say only that Ferhani, 31, has been taken from Attica to an outside hospital and officials were investigating, though the agency wouldn't say what


rebuffed a top terror conspiracy charge but indicted Ferhani and his co-defendant on other terror and hate crime charges with the potential for 32 years in prison.

Ferhani pleaded guilty in December 2012, in exchange for 10 years. At his sentencing, he said he'd "use this time to strengthen my mind and character."

Ferhani and his lawyers say guards at Attica and another prison beat and taunted him because of his terror conviction. One attack left him needing 12 staples in his head, he said in a letter to The Nation, which first reported his suicide attempt.

Ferhani also recently wrote to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, saying he'd kill himself if guards' abuse continued, Deek said. The Department of Justice couldn't immediately say what became of Ferhani's letters.

He wasn't onSeyyed Musa Zarabadi

Seyyed Musa Zarabadi-e Qazvini (1877, Qazvin - 1935, Qazvin)   () was one of the shia Marja and mystic.

See also
List of deceased Maraji

References

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natural disasters in the United States
Category:March 2007 events in the United Statescarpet that seemed like it was always brand new, and the furniture… The one couch in her house had to be 50 years old. But it too, looked brand new. Her dinnerware was white with gold and brown designs and not one piece had a chip. My grandfather and her used to sleep in separate beds, no bigger than a twin size each. In the basement, where my brothers and I would generally spend our time, were my Grandfathers tools. He was an electrician who had thousands of different tools, screws, nails, and pipes of all sizes. On his workbench were pieces of paper like an oversized dollar bill which we would use as fake cash when we pretended it was a hardware store.

The garage was simple. Buick


walls, a bed too big to be a twin but too small to be a queen, a wooden end table with a single lamp, and a wooden dresser with maybe 3 drawers. It looked as if it was built the day before and furnished that morning, with relics of the 50′s.

During my time spent hiding out in her home I worked briefly at a lighting store, got fired, and acquired a warrant for my arrest. Fun times. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series and a friend of mine, a huge fan, watched the game with me on a black and white Television with rabbit ears catching the signal from space. I stole checks from her and forged my father’s name so I can eat and goThe remains of six of the seven passengers who went missing after a helicopter crashed in Hawaii have been found.

The seventh body is presumed dead and authorities will return to the island Saturday to locate the final body.

Poor weather and fog are preventing rescuers from going back to crash seen on Friday.

'There are no indications of survivors,' said Kauai Fire Department Battalion Chief Sol Kanoho.

Hawaiian officials revealed Friday that the seven missing people in the tour helicopter that crashed were from two separate families, while the state's congressman blasted the tour industry for its poor safety record.

News of the wrecked helicopter and missing people on the island of Kauai spread on Thursday after the aircraft was reportedly late arriving back at its home base.

A tour helicopter carrying seven


base,' Mayor Derek Kawakami said in a press conference on Friday.

The United State's Coast Guard Hawaii Pacific has assisted in the search and rescue of the missing passengers

Pictured: The U.S. Coast Guard searched along the Na Pali Coast along the coast of Kauai on Friday

'So we had air and ground operations dispatched. Early this morning we commenced those operations and positively identify the aircraft involved.'

The owner of the helicopter contacted authorities at 6.06pm local time on Thursday, just over 45 minutes after the aircraft was due back from a tour of Kauai's much-visited Na Pali Coast.

The helicopter has an electronic locator but no signals have been received since that time, according to the US Coast Guard.

'There are no signs of the helicopter,' the agency said prior to theNational Guard were also involved in the search, along with the Kauai Fire Department, which used its helicopter to search the shoreline and inland canyons.

The search was conducted in high winds, 7-foot waves and scattered rain showers, the Coast Guard said.

The missing helicopter is believed to be owned by the Safari Helicopter Tours, which has been in business for over 30 years

The company uses ASTAR 350 B2-7 helicopters, which sit up to six passengers (pictured)

Helicopter tours are common above the island of Kauai, much of which is a state park.

The missing helicopter is owned by the Safari Helicopter Tours, which has been in business for over 30 years and uses ASTAR 350 B2-7 helicopters, which sit up to six passengers.

According to the company's website, most of Safari's full-time


Vijay Mallya arrested in London in money laundering case.

Former liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested in London in money laundering case, according to state broadcaster DD. The details are awaited but according to Times Now, the arrest may be procedural and a bail order may be in place.

Mallya has been rejecting allegations by investigation agencies that he diverted most of the Rs 6,000 crore borrowed from a State Bank of India-led consortium of lenders as fabricated and baseless. This is the second arrest this year. He was arrested in April and was granted bail.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate, in their yet-to-befiled chargesheet, said the funds were allegedly laundered to shell companies in half a dozen countries.
Mallya, who fled to the UK from IndiaShed a tear, Toronto, as one more independent bookstore bites the dust.

TheatreBooks, a fixture on the local scene since it opened in 1975, announced Friday that it would be closing its doors due to “the changing retail landscape.”

The news comes fairly soon on the heels of the March shuttering of The Cookbook Store, another longtime successful specialty book shop in the midtown area.

Founded in 1975 by John Harvey and Leonard McHardy, TheatreBooks was, to many thousands of Torontonians in the arts, more than just a place to purchase scripts, screenplays and books about theatre and film. It provided a gathering place for like-minded people, a centre for gossip and news and a place where visiting authors could be celebrated for signings and speeches.

Over the years, it moved several


site. Scenes of Franklin's accomplishments appear in bas-relief on the square pedestal of the statue. The statue (1856) was the first portrait statue to be erected in Boston. Franklin is depicted as he would actually appear, rather than draped in toga, cloak, or classical attire. The statue was designed by Richard Saltonstall Greenough, as are two of the bas-reliefs.
Josiah Quincy III, Boston's second mayor; the statue (1879) was designed by Thomas Ball.
A donkey, signifying the Democratic Party, with two bronze footprints in front of it labeled "stand in opposition" and a plaque explaining the origin of the donkey as the party's symbol.

Old City Hall Today
In 2017, Synergy Investments purchased Old City Hall for $30.1 million.  With more than 83,000 square feet of real estate, it now housesTrent Alexander-Arnold could sit out Liverpool's Premier League clash with Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.

The 18-year-old full-back, who received a maiden call-up to the England Under-21s squad yesterday, was forced off with a dead leg during the second half of the Reds' Champions League play-off victory over Hoffenheim in midweek.

Liverpool are waiting to see how Alexander-Arnold responds to treatment before making a decision on his participation against Arsene Wenger's side.

Three Liverpool youngsters tipped for big things this season

Joe Gomez, who came off the bench against the Bundesliga outfit, is in contention to start at right-back against the Gunners after impressing in last weekend's win over Crystal Palace.

Emre Can was spotted at the city's Spire Hospital on Thursday but Liverpool have played down suggestions that the midfielder is facing


great deal in welcoming East European refugees fifteen years ago, that there had been protests against the war in Iraq, and that here the biggest protests in Europe and perhaps in the entire world took place in favour of the refugees.

The city has opened up and since the beginning of the term the number of asylum seekers it assists has grown threefold. We took care of 4,400 people applying for asylum in 2017, through our service providing counselling for immigrants and refugees, obviously for free, offering free legal assistance, hosting those in need of emergency housing, and developing a local shelter program for vulnerable families.

I believe that, above all, the program has been able to channel this desire to help despite the institutions, so also counteracting the declarations(01-24) 18:33 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Relatives and police Friday called on a 14-year-old boy to surrender in connection with the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old sister in Oakland's Chinatown.

Justice Toliver was shot in the family's fifth-floor apartment on the 800 block of Franklin Street about 12:15 p.m. Thursday, police said. She died at the scene, said Officer Johnna Watson, a police spokeswoman.

Watson said police were searching for the victim's brother, Mario Toliver. Family members and acquaintances said he had shot his sister and that the two had been arguing but were actually very close.

"Typically, we do not release the name of a juvenile, but the law does allow us to do it, especially in a case where public safety is concerned," said police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson.


"We do know that a firearm was used in (Thursday's) homicide. We have not recovered that firearm. We believe he may still have it. We are considering him armed and dangerous."

Juanita Walton, a friend of the siblings' mother, said the two lived in the apartment with their grandmother and were "really feuding." The fighting stemmed in part, she said, from when Justice Toliver "bleached his clothes the other day."

Family members said she had a 3-year-old daughter and worked at a McDonald's. "She was a beautiful kid, a beautiful young lady," Walton said. "She was just your typical kid.

"It's sad for two siblings to go at it like that," Walton said. "They're both just kids. And where did he get the gun? Who gave that little boy a gun?"

Wandaattorney, Tim Hale, could introduce more than 30 years' worth of "perversion" files kept by the Boy Scouts as evidence in the case.

The files cleared for use by Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Donna D. Geck include 16 years of documents - from 1991 to 2007- that have never been seen before.

The papers could reveal how much the national organization has improved its efforts to protect children and report abuse after several high-profile cases sparked a youth protection policy in the late 1980s.

Previous large verdicts against the Scouts focused on cases where alleged abuse occurred before the policy was put in place.

In 2012, the Oregon Supreme Court ordered the Scouts to make public a trove of files from 1965 to 1985. The records showed that more than one-third


pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment in 2009 and was sentenced to probation. He served time in prison after authorities discovered photos of naked children on his cellphone.

He was paroled early, however, and was last living in Salinas, California, as a registered sex offender.

The Boy Scouts have said Stein's actions were unacceptable but declined to comment on the larger issue of the "perversion" files in the case.

Attorneys for the Scouts have not replied to repeated emails and calls seeking comment. They said in previous court hearings that the documents are not relevant.

Under the judge's ruling, Hale can draw from thousands of pages of documents when he presents his case, but records that are not used will remain sealed.

After trial, the plaintiff's counsel and other interested parties canNYSIT Workforce Skills Assessment Survey Results Session

Last spring the NYSCIO's Office, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and the Office for Technology conducted an IT Workforce Skills Assessment Survey which was administered by the Center for Technology in Government to help focus the training needs of the State IT Workforce.

The Forum's MATRIX Committee hosted a half day informational session on the results of this survey. The session was introduced by Mario Chiarello, MATRIX Committee Co-Chair. Frank Slade, Director of Information Technology Services at the Department of Civil Service provided a history and context for the skills assessment and use of its findings. Natalie Helbig, Skills Assessment Project Director at the Center for Technology in Government (CTG), provide an overview of the survey and summary information related to the


no one spoke for a full thirty seconds. Then Manville muttered, very softly: "My God!"
In front, no more than a half-mile distant, the swath was filled from side to side with a moving mass of livid angleworm pink that rose above the jungle-tops. It was like a sheer cliff before us as we flew toward it. We could see that it was moving away from us, was creeping onward through the forest. The mass gave the impression of a jelly-fish consistency. It rose and fell, expanding and contracting in a slow rhythmic manner, with a noticeable deepening of color at each contraction.
"Life!" murmured Manville, "Life, in an unknown form on a scale that would not be possible in our world."
The coaster was now rushing toward the worm-coloured massit was moving away from us, was creeping onward through the forest. The mass gave the impression of a jelly-fish consistency. It rose and fell, expanding and contracting in a slow rhythmic manner, with a noticeable deepening of color at each contraction.

After the explorers stop and try to get a look at it, it pursues their rocket plane back toward base camp, and the whole mission is in peril.  They only escape when another blob appears, and they eat each other.


be more predisposed to Trump's peace plan, they might also push back against the Trump administration's policy in other areas, such as on Iran and Syria. But it's hard to know. Neither man has held marquee political posts in government and thus both are unpredictable leaders.

Israel's parliamentary system means it's hard to predict what final coalition government might be formed once the votes are counted. Still, this is a positive moral moment. The Middle East's only flourishing democracy is once again proving its durability and its values.PEN International, said in call to Turkish government that “never in the near-100 year history of PEN have we recorded so many writers in prison in one country at one time.”

Below is the full text of the statement which was published in 5 languages and signed by 34 PEN centres around the world on July 17.

“A year ago, a bloody coup attempt in Turkey left over two hundred people dead and over a thousand others injured. While we recognise the right of the Turkish authorities to bring those responsible for crimes committed during these violent events to justice, the unprecedented crackdown that ensued has resulted in a near silencing of a wide range of critical voices.

“Over 160 media outlets and publishing houses have been closed down since July


at the head of his dragoons across the Place of Louis XV into the Tuileries Gardens, against a mob that had gathered there and forced the group out of the garden.

In the course of the attack, many were injured, and Charles Eugène was held popularly responsible, although no charges were filed.

When hostilities between France and the Habsburgs reached a crisis point in 1791, he left his Allemand Dragoons and followed the Bourbon cause with his younger brother, Joseph, Prince of Vaudémont.

Habsburg military service
On 18 June 1791, the prince was appointed major general in the Austrian army. In October 1791, he was given command of a brigade composed of the Freikorps (volunteers) "Degelmann" and 37th Dragoon Regiment  in Flanders.

On 1 February 1793, his regiment, the 37th Dragoons, wasA Vancouver woman hired to work on a federal anti-racism program says she felt pushed out of her job after publicly criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for wearing blackface.

Manjot Bains began working in May as a senior program adviser in the Department of Canadian Heritage, in the Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives program.

When the racist images emerged of Trudeau in September during the federal election campaign, Bains and her father were interviewed by HuffPost Canada on their reaction to the scandal.

"I was really upset and disgusted by it," she said.

In the article, Bains was not identified as a federal employee, but when she told her employer about her participation, she said she was verbally reprimanded.

Senior management told her she could not criticize the prime minister, and that


the public could think she lacked neutrality or was biased if she spoke publicly about racism.

Produces culture podcast

"You cannot critique the prime minister, is what I was told," she said recalling an October meeting with senior managers. "I was told that I couldn't be trusted, that I had lost their trust."

Bains, who produces a podcast and edits a website about South Asian art and culture, said she was given an ultimatum: she could continue her side projects that focus on arts, culture and race, or continue in her role with the federal government.

Work became awkward and uncomfortable, she said. Bains quit her job on October 11.

"I was put in a really hard position and I felt like I had no other choice," she said.

Racism is apparent at individual,making a difference in their own communities.

Auburn Adventist Academy loaned 200 to 300 cots to Pierce County to use in emergency shelters. Members of the Auburn Academy Church helped a fellow member clean out a flooded home. Sunset Lake Camp was put on alert to serve displaced people in the Orting area. Although the camp facility was not used, camp staff helped serve meals to survivors and responders.

"As Adventist Disaster Response works officially with city, county and state governments in response to specific needs," says Byron Dulan, Adventist Community Services–Washington executive director, “we’re encouraging individuals to help their neighbors.”

In Chehalis, Cameron Beierle, KACS Christian radio station manager, and his son, Cameron Jr., made a difference when they manned the radio station studio during the height of the storm


when we are thinking about trying to increase individuals’ and societies’ well-being it would be preferable to focus on economic stability as opposed to higher economic growth that risks greater volatility.”

The research is published in the latest edition of leading academic journal Psychological Science.

Scientists analyzed data gathered in the German Socio-Economic Panel Study from 2001 to 2009 and British Household Panel Study between 1998 and 2007.

Co-authors of the project are: Professor Alex Wood, director of the Behavioral Science Centre at Stirling Management School; Professor James Banks, of The University of Manchester; Professor Andrew Clark of Paris School of Economics in France; and Professor Gordon Brown of the University of Warwick.Support for Margaret Thatcher

December 13, 1991

My hat is off to "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher, as she is described in the article "Thatcher Doffs Gloves on Europe," Nov. 25. Like Maggie, I too am extremely wary about a United Europe.The European Community, which could soon have its powerful central bank and common currency, is simply a political union, which could, and very likely will, impinge on individual nations' sovereignty. In the Battle of Britain's darkest days, Churchill stood firm and steadfast against the Nazi bombers' onslaught. Now, former Prime Minister Thatcher stands nearly alone, firm and steadfast against the more sinister aspects of a United Europe and fighting for British sovereignty. I hope I am proven wrong, but given Europe's inherent cultural and language barriers, the propensity of an