characteristics of geographic regions
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A general description of all five geographic regions in Brazil, including climate, population, and economic status, is given below.

### North Region

The equatorial North, also known as the Amazon, is the country\'s largest region, covering 45.3% of the national territory. The climate is mainly humid tropical forest. The North region has the lowest population density. The per capita income is low.

### Northeast Region

The Northeast region covers 18.3% of the national territory. Its principal biome is the semi‐arid region, which is subject to prolonged periodic droughts. The region has the country\'s largest concentration of rural population, and its living standards are the lowest in Brazil. The per capita income is very low.

### Southeast Region

The Southeast region corresponds to 10.9% of the national territory. The region has thedensest population in the country. It contains the mega‐cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The region combines the highest living standards in Brazil with pockets of urban poverty. Originally, the principle biome in the Southeast was the Atlantic Forest, but less than 10% of the original forest remains.

### South Region

The South region covers 6.8% of the national territory. In addition to the Atlantic Forest and pinewoods, the South contains Pampas grasslands. The per capita income is above average.

### The Center‐West Region

The Center‐West region covers 18.9% of the national territory. Its main biome is the cerrado, the tropical savanna. It also includes the Pantanal wetlands in the West. The per capita income varies from area to area: it is low in most of the region, with the


SEER data, was 27.84 per million for boys 19 years old and younger and 20.25 for girls of the same age.[@b23-cln_65p1267] Comparatively, in Europe for the same age range, the highest rate was reported in Italy with 69 and 64 cases per million for boys and girls, respectively. Germany and Spain have reported a lower incidence with 14 and 6 per million for boys and girls, respectively.[@b13-cln_65p1267]

Brazil is a large country with marked heterogeneity of socioeconomic development among its different regions.[@b23-cln_65p1267] The population distribution in the five main geographic regions is as follows: the North, approximately 14 million (9%) inhabitants; the Northeast, 51 million (28%); the Southeast, 77 million (42%); the South, 26 million (16%); and the Central‐West, 13 million (8%). As a developing index, the Minimum National SocialWhen a desired piece of music is to be selected from among those recorded on a CD for reproduction on a CD player, the music is selected generally by manipulating the operation panel on the body of the CD player to give a track skip command, or by manipulating some of the number entry keys on a remote control unit and thereby directly specifying the track number of the desired music.
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Genetics and Molecular Research

The Genetics and Molecular Research Journal is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal in the fields of biology and medicine, edited and published monthly in the fields of genetics, molecular biology, proteomics, genomics and evolution. The journal was listed on Beall's list before it was taken down.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.765.

History
The journal was established in 2002 by Francisco A. Moura Duarte and its honorary editor is Pedro Henrique Saldanha.

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their last two series against the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals, Davey
Johnson decided it was time for a change. Jayson Werth moved down the lineup
to bat clean-up, while Steve Lombardozzi got the start at third, batting
second.

The moved paid off in a big way, with the 3-7 hitters going
7-19 with four extra base hits and five RBIs.

Danny Espinosa busted out of his slump in a big way driving in
the game’s first run by knocking in Ian Desmond with a double. He continued his
tear in the third inning with a two-run home run, his second on the year.

That home run capped off a four run inning that extended the
Nationals lead to 6-0. Bryce Harper started it off with a solo home run,


his
eighth. In between, Ian Desmond picked up an RBI on a groundout, scoring Jayson
Werth.

Opposing starter Bronson Arroyo left the game after the
sixth inning after giving up six runs, five earned, on nine hits, two
strikeouts and a walk. Arroyo, who has stumped the Nationals in the past,
failed to deceive any of the Nationals hitters.

The Nats tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning. After
Roger “the Shark” Bernadina got his first hit of the season, Denard Span drove
him and Kurt Suzuki in on his first triple of the year.

Rafael Soriano made his first appearance since last
Saturday, ending the game with little drama.

The Nationals look to continue their winning ways tomorrow
with Jordan Zimmermann matching up against Homer Bailey.>> Omar: ALL RIGHT, VANESSA
LEE IN OTTAWA TONIGHT.
VANESSA, THANKS FOR THIS.
>>> A HORRIFYING STORY FROM
CHINA TONIGHT WHERE AT LEAST 33
PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND MORE THAN A
HUNDRED ARE WOUNDED AFTER A
GROUP OF MASKED MEN ARMED WITH
KNIVES STORMED A POPULAR TRAIN
STATION, STABBING EVERYONE IN
THEIR PATH.
CHINA IS CALLING IT A TERRORIST
ATTACK WITH SOME BLAMING THE
BLOODBATH ON THE MILITANT
SEPARATE GROUP.
CTV'S ASIA BUREAU CHIEF JANIS
MACKEY FRAYER REPORTS.
>> Reporter: THEY BURST INTO
THE TRAIN STATION JUST AFTER 9,
A GROUP ALL DRESSED IN DARK
CLOTHES, ALL WIELDING KNIVES,
ALL DETERMINED TO KILL.
AND THEY DID.
DOZENS DEAD, MORE THAN A HUNDRED
INJURED.
WITNESSES SAY THEY SLASHED AT
WHOEVER THEY SAW.
THE STATION FLOOR SLICK WITH
BLOOD.
HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS
QUICKLY CONVERGED AND SHOT DEAD
SEVERAL ASSAILANTS.
CHINA'S GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED IT
AS AN ORGANIZED TERRORIST
ATTACK.
IN A STATEMENT, SECURITY
OFFICIALS VOWED ACTION, SAYING
TO SPILL INNOCENT BLOOD IS TO
BECOME AN ENEMY OF ALL


DECENCY
UNDER HEAVEN.
THE POLICE WILL RESOLUTELY
STRIKE HARD.
NOBODY IS YET SAYING OFFICIALLY
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE, BUT CITY
AUTHORITIES SAY EVIDENCE POINTS
TO CHINA'S MINORITY UIGHURS AND
IN THE PROVINCE OF XINJIANG.
VIOLENCE THERE HAS ESCALATED.
TWO DOZEN WERE KILLED LAST JUNE.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE
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MATCHSTICKS, HUGGED EACH OTHER
GOODBYE AND STARTED THE ATTACK,
SAID THIS MAN, WHO CHINA'S STATE
BROADCASTER CLAIMS WAS A
PERPETRATOR.
AND IN OCTOBER IN BEIJING, A
JEEP SLAMMED INTO A CROWD OF
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THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES.
OFFICIALS CLAIMED IT WAS THE
WORK OF UIGHURS.
THE MOTIVE IN KUNMING IS STILL
UNCLEAR.
THOSE WHO ESCAPED SAY THE
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IS SET TO OPEN IN BEIJING NEXT
WEEK.
SECURITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TYPICALLY TIGHTE
is a case of trichromatism (three forms) for Rathian because all three "subspecies" (more precisely: morphs) live in the same area.

The differences between the males and females are visible at the head. While Rathalos have seemingly broader faces because of the bigger scales on the side of their head, Rathians don't have them but a spike on the chin. This spike is used for piercing smaller prey to feed them to the youngs. Unlike Rathalos Rathians grow on their upper back a fur of needle-like hair. The club on the tail also differs depending on the gender. While Rathalos have big spikes at the side of the club and one big one at the end, the tail of Rathian grow several thin, spiky scales at the end and


patterns but it adapted to the forests and jungles they inhabit. While Rathalos roam around flying through vast areas it still applies as they prefer volcanic areas. That explains the normal coloration of the Raths but what about the mutations? And can it also explain the difference in the numbers between the three morphs? The answer is partly. The Red Rathalos and Green Rathian morph are the most spread followed by the Azure and Pink morph and the rarest is the Silver and Gold morph. While Azure Rathalos are seen in the volcanic belts, their preferred habitat are areas with water bodies where the sky blue coloration isn't as prominent. That means the azure morph has a similar situation as the normal Rathalos but has an advantage. Itregularly are located on the Deserted Island, at the Forest and Hills and the Ancestral Steppe]. The Raths have a distinguished sexual role allocation when nisting. While the female looks after the youngs the Rathalos patrols the surroundings in search for threats. This can be seen aligned to their terrestrial and aerial living style respectively.

In search for prey Raths roam around the area in air. Attacks usually ensue from the air with impact of the claws in the body of the prey. Rathalos can inject poison with this but it seems to be more of a mechanism to fight back enemies rather than used for taking down prey like the non-toxic strike of the Rathian implies which attains the same outcome. They sleep in secluded areas far from


a mix of both other subspecies as well as Tetsucabra, Kecha Wacha etc. For the Azure morph the prey spectrum moves closer to the Rathian's one. Silver Rathalos and Gold Rathian have a much smaller diversity of monsters they hunt as they live much more secluded.

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Amotz Zahavi has created an interesting theory about why birds evolved almost obtrusive colorations and unusually big tail feathers and such, known as the "handicap principle". While betraying would be better for the individual that is in the lower tiers and would probably neber be chosen by the females pretending it is much more healthy than it actual is in time females will evolve ways to see through these deceits. So honesty's the only way. The handicap principle now explains why itSign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York

When the biggest story in years broke this month in the unsolved Long Island Serial Killer case, few noticed that an online community of crime buffs and two filmmakers sparked the revelation.

The news went national when local investigators reported to a federal database that a DNA match meant partial skeletal remains found on Ocean Parkway in 2011 belonged to an unidentified woman whose torso was discovered in Rockville Centre in 1997, which in turn confirmed the victim—dubbed “Peaches” because of her fruit tattoo—was the mother of the lone child recovered amid the carnage uncovered in the Gilgo Beach murders probe. It was widely reported to be the most significant update in the


five of the victims have been identified. All five were last known to be sex workers.

Among the remains were a set of skeletal extremities in a plastic bag found in the brush at Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County on April 11, 2011. It was one of the last discoveries on Ocean Parkway amid a massive search sparked by the unearthing of four women in Gilgo Beach four months prior. The Jones Beach remains were dubbed Jane Doe No. 3 and confirmed via DNA to be the adult relative of the toddler found a week prior about seven miles east, across the county line near Cedar Beach in Suffolk, but the woman didn’t appear to be listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), aenemies of the Bani Hashim when Hashim banished his brother, 'Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, from Mecca. Abd Shams spent most of his exile in Syria, where he became prominent as a tradesman. During the late 6th century, the Hashemites were the custodians of Mecca's sacred precinct, the Kaaba, which housed the idols of 360 tribal deities and drew pilgrims from all over Arabia to the city's bustling seasonal markets. The caravans supplying these markets were operated by the Hashemites’ cousins, the Umayyads. The Umayyads occupied positions of authority in the Meccan city-state and staunchly guarded the tribal codes, hierarchies, and commercial practices that supported the city's mercantile economy, enriching and empowering their clan in the process.

When Muhammad, a minor Hashemite merchant, began publicly preaching Islam and decrying


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This is only the latest in a long line of patches to be released since Halo: The Master Chief Collection was released, and 343 Industries have been scrambling to fix the game ever since. In December, 343 Industries announced that it would be giving away a free month of Xbox Live membership, as well as several other game related objects to those who had bought the game between the time that the game was released and December 19, 2014.

“Additionally, you’ve told us that you wantPRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, who was standing trial over the killings of ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, was shot dead on Tuesday in what Serbia called an act of terrorism.

The killing increased tension between Kosovo and Serbia, and a round of European Union-sponsored dialogue on normalizing relations that was due to take place in Brussels was suspended at Belgrade’s request.

The European Union, NATO and the United States urged both sides to remain calm, and Kosovo’s authorities to bring the killers to justice. They also urged Serbia and its former province, which won independence a decade ago, to recommit to establishing normal relations.

After an emergency session of Serbia’s National Security Council, President Aleksandar Vucic called the killing “an act of terrorism” and said Belgrade


must be included in the investigation. He declined to say whether he believed the killing was ethnically motivated.

Ivanovic, 64, was gunned down in front of his party office in Mitrovica, a town bitterly divided between ethnic Serbs and Albanians, shortly after 8 a.m. (0700 GMT). Doctors in hospital failed to revive him.

There were no witnesses and no shots were heard, suggesting the weapon had been fitted with a silencer, Serbian media reported. Tanjug news agency quoted his lawyer as saying Ivanovic had been shot at least five times.

Police found a burnt-out Opel car in the town after the shooting and suspected it was linked to the attack. They offered 10,000 euros ($12,200) for significant information, and provided a secure phone line.

The Kosovo government, which includes former commanders ofof four ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war and jailed for nine years. But after a retrial was ordered last year, he was released.

Serbian officials dismissed the accusations against Ivanovic and said the process against him was staged.

Ivanovic came to prominence shortly after the war as one of the Mitrovica “bridge-watchers”, Serbs who sought to prevent “infiltration” by Albanians over the Ibar River bridge into the northern half of the town.

The bridge-watchers were often involved in ethnic violence in the early post-war period, after NATO air strikes drove out Serbian forces accused of killing and expelling Kosovo Albanian civilians in a counter-insurgency campaign.

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The group later disbanded but many members moved into organized crime. Ivanovic entered politics and became known for advocating dialogue and compromise


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Jonathan graduated from McGill University's Business School in 1998 and has been working with RENWIL for over 17 years. He has always had an eye for great design, and travels the globe to design new products with some of the best sources in the industry. Jonathan's business acumen and talent for design are behind RENWIL's biannual launches of best-selling and unique lighting, mirrors, art, rug-art, accent furniture and accessories. Jonathan is proud to carryon the traditions of quality and customer service established by his late father, Allen Wilner, who founded RENWIL in 1967.

Ksenia Sizaya was born in St-Petersburg, Russia, and graduated from St-Petersburgs State University in Technology and Design. She achieved her masters degree and was awarded a high qualification in the Graphic arts. With her ability to conjure up intricate industrial structures, Ksenias designs have an architectural flare, crisp contemporary appeal and a sophisticated, trendy palette for Ren-Wils already highly admired line of commercial art. Her passion for photography helps her capture inspiration from forests, mountains and the urban scene.

Manuela recently completed a residency at Spark Box Studio. She also studied Fine Arts at Champlain College, and went on to specialize in painting and drawing at Concordia University in Montreal.


There she discovered a love for pattern, textile and printmaking, and she has since applied this sensibility to her paintings. Her work is light, whimsical and refreshing. Manuela is inspired by design, textiles, and masters like Gustav Klimt, Eduard Vuillard and Philip Guston.

A Montreal native, Mia has lived in different cities across Canada and Europe. Inspired by Urban living, Mia rarely goes out without her camera. Her paintings reflect the beauty she finds in the everyday experience of city life. The traces of this inspiration are seen in her palette, gesture and style.

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Shawn Davis (YouTuber) Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Shawn Davis is an American social media influencer who is best known as the head of the YouTube channel We Are The Davises. He leads the family-friendly YouTube channel on which they upload several videos such as pranks, challenges, vlogs, lifestyle, and feature videos. Davis also loves to play games and features videos of himself playing a variety of games such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox on their secondary YouTube channel. His family account on Instagram has more than 300k followers and they have more than 2 million subscribers on their primary YouTube channel.

Born Name

Shawn Davis

Nick Name

Shawn

Shawn Davis in an Instagram post as seen in June 2018 (Shawn Davis / Instagram)

Sun Sign

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California, United States

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Laguna Hills, California, United States

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Education

The details aboutShawn’s qualification are unknown.

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Social Media Influencer, Sports Coach

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Father – Unknown

Mother – Unknown

Siblings – Unknown

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Shawn self-manages his career.

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Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

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Shawn has dated –

Connie Davis (2003-Present) – Shawn and Connie got married in 2003. They have a daughter named Kayla (b. August 17, 2004) and a son named Tyler (b. November 22, 2005).

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White

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Light Brown

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Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

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Muscular built

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Being the patriarch of the family-run YouTube channel titled We Are


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Congress on U.S. Policy in Southeast Asia

Last night I announced to the American people that the North Vietnamese regime had conducted further deliberate attacks against US naval vessels operating in international waters, and that I had therefore directed air action against gun boats and supporting facilities used in these hostile operations. This air action has now been carried out with substantial damage to the boats and facilities. Two US aircraft were lost in the action.

After consultation with the leaders of both parties in the Congress, I further announced a decision to ask the Congress for a Resolution expressing the unity and determination of the United States in supporting freedom and in protecting peace in Southeast Asia.

These latest actions of the North Vietnamese regime have given a new andand arms for the conduct of guerrilla warfare in South Vietnamese territory. In Laos, the North Vietnamese regime has maintained military forces, used Laotian territory for infiltration into South Vietnam, and most recently carried out combat operations--all in direct violation of the Geneva Agreements of 1962.

In recent months, the actions of the North Vietnamese regime have become steadily more threatening. In May, following new acts of Communist aggression in Laos, the United States undertook reconnaissance flights over Laotian territory, at the request of the Government of Laos. These flights had the essential mission of determining the situation in territory where Communist forces were preventing inspection by the International Control Commission. When the Communists attacked these aircraft, I responded by furnishing escort fighters with instructions to fire when fired


upon. Thus, these latest North Vietnamese attacks on our naval vessels are not the first direct attack on armed forces of the United States.

As President of the United States I have concluded that I should now ask the Congress, on its part, to join in affirming the national determination that all such attacks will be met, and that the U.S. will continue in its basic policy of assisting the free nations of the area to defend their freedom.

As I have repeatedly made clear, the United States intends no rashness, and seeks no wider war. We must make it clear to all that the United States is united in its determination to bring about the end of Communist subversion and aggression in the area. We seek the full andeffective restoration of the international agreements signed in Geneva in 1954, with respect to South Vietnam, and again in Geneva in 1962, with respect to Laos.

I recommend a Resolution expressing the support of the Congress for all necessary action to protect our armed forces and to assist nations covered by the SEATO Treaty. At the same time, I assure the Congress that we shall continue readily to explore any avenues of political solution that will effectively guarantee the removal of Communist subversion and the preservation of the independence of the nations of the area.

The Resolution could well be based upon similar resolutions enacted by the Congress in the past--to meet the threat to Formosa in 1955, to meet the threat to the Middle East in 1957, and to


meet the threat in Cuba in 1962. It could state in the simplest terms the resolve and support of the Congress for action to deal appropriately with attacks against our armed forces and to defend freedom and preserve peace in southeast Asia in accordance with the obligations of the United States under the southeast Asia Treaty. I urge the Congress to enact such a Resolution promptly and thus to give convincing evidence to the aggressive Communist nations, and to the world as a whole, that our policy in southeast Asia will be carried forward--and that the peace and security of the area will be preserved.

The events of this week would in any event have made the passage of a Congressional Resolution essential. But there is an additional reasonThis invention relates to dispersions of metal oxides and in particular to dispersions of metal oxides in a silicone dispersing medium wherein certain polyalkylene oxide/siloxane copolymers are employed as dispersing agents.
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Folkestone, UK

The Folkestone Triennial is one of the most ambitious public art projects presented in the UK.

Located in the seaside town of Folkestone on the south-east coast of England, artists are invited to use the town as their ‘canvas’, utilising public spaces to create striking new pieces that reflect issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Curated by Lewis Biggs.Home

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He 177 Greif

Country Germany Manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugwerke Primary Role Heavy Bomber Maiden Flight 19 November 1939

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseThe He 177 Greif ("Griffin") were long-range heavy bombers of the German Luftwaffe. An unusual feature in the design called for two engines in each nacelle driving a single propeller, which was a result of the German Air Ministry's demand that He 177 bombers should be capable of dive bombing, which was impossible with four propellers. This unique engine configuration, unfortunately, increased the chance of accidental fire as any oil leakage would drip onto the hot exhaust manifolds on the two middle cylinder banks. The frequent fires with earlier variants of the He 177 design led to the nickname Reichsfeuerzeug, "the lighter of the Reich";


the problem with fires was never totally resolved in later variants. Because of the dive bombing requirement, the wing and structure were strengthened beyond a typical bomber design called for, therefore He 177 bombers' speed and bomb load to suffer. In the end, they were only able to achieve shallow dive attacks, so most were used as a heavy bomber only. When production ended due to the Fighter Emergency Program of 1944 which called for a halt in all bomber production in favor of fighters, 1,184 aircraft were built.

ww2dbaseA small number of true four-engined variants were built under the designation He 277, but because they were not officially sanctioned by the Luftwaffe, the variant never entered production.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2007

He 177 Greif Timeline

19 Nov 1939 TheFormer leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Thursday, December 06, 2012

PublishersLunch

Amazon's latest announcement
has two interesting aspects: They are bundling digital children's content
across media into a combined "library" or subscription, and they are
broadly selling that subscription to all customers, not just Prime
"members." Called Kindle
FreeTime Unlimited, the all-in-one subscription service works
on any Kindle Fire device and will be available as part of an automatic OS
software update "in the coming weeks." The package features books,
games, educational apps, movies and TV shows focused on children


When a parent subscribes, titles are shown sorted by their
child's age and gender, and parents can control what content the child can
access.

Oprah Winfrey's revamped, Occasional Book
Club 2.0 has
selectedAyana
Mathis' debut novel THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE (Knopf) as its
second choice. The book was originally set for publication in mid-January but
has been moved up to release today instead. As part of the announcement
Oprah said: "The opening pages of Ayana’s debut took my breath away. I
can't remember when I read anything that moved me in quite this way, besides
the work of Toni Morrison."

Oprah had picked Cheryl Strayed's WILD in
June, following the book's publication in March. At the time, she said the
OBC2.0 would feature "several selections" through the remainder
of 2012.It has been hailed as the greatest British film ever, but it has now emerged The Third Man might never have been made had it not been for the writing skills of a lowly studio secretary.

When the film director Carol Reed was sent the unpublished story that would eventually become the classic screen noir he tossed the copy over to his secretary, stating that he did not have time to read it.

Fortunately the young Joyce Hedger was able to produce such a gripping summary of Graham Green’s novella that Reed was hooked, and decided to take on the project – casting Orson Welles as the post-war black marketeer Harry Lime.

But there were further hurdles to overcome before the film could be completed, such as when Welles stormed off


the first MG and the second MG. The converter converts voltage between the power storage device and the inverter.
The hybrid vehicle further includes an engine control unit and a hybrid control unit. The hybrid control unit controls the first MG and the second MG, and outputs an engine command signal to the engine control unit, via communication with the engine control unit. The engine control unit controls the engine, according to the engine command signal received from the hybrid control unit.
In the hybrid vehicle disclosed in JP 2014-231244 A, when there is an abnormality in communication with the engine control unit, the hybrid control unit stops the engine by cutting off a relay for supplying electric power to fuel injection valves of the engine. Thus, even when thereto have been improperly determined.1   The district court granted the writ after two successive remands to the Commission--the first for further explanation of the Commission's decision, and the second for recategorization of the severity of petitioner's offense after the court found the further explanation inadequate.  Although the Commission complied with the second remand order, the court nevertheless granted the writ because the court found the Commission's decisions to add six months to petitioner's term of incarceration for two disciplinary infractions and to deny parole until he had served the maximum permissible term under the Commission's guidelines to be arbitrary and irrational.

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Because we find that the Commission failed entirely to provide any useful explanation at the administrative level for its initial decision to attribute more than


until after the district court had ordered the Commission to assign petitioner an earlier release date based on a more reasonable attribution of cocaine.  Nevertheless, we reverse the order granting the writ, because we find the Commission's decisions to penalize petitioner for his second institutional infraction, and to assign petitioner the latest permissible release date under the guidelines, to have ample support in the record.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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Petitioner Douglas Marshall pleaded guilty on June 20, 1983, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.  While on bond pending sentencing, Marshall was rearrested for further involvement with cocaine, and pleaded guilty to one count of simple possession.  He was subsequently sentenced to six years'statements of Dupres and Finkel had elements of truth in them as to names, dates, etc.  Subject primarily disputed the quantities and frequency of the drug transactions mentioned therein.  The Commission finds Marshal's representations to be a little more than self-serving rationalizations.

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3. Marshal and Todd were close friends from the fall of 1979 through the date of their arrest and lived together for a substantial period of that timeframe.  The Commission finds this relationship inextricably links Marshal with the drug trafficking activities of Todd as well as his own.  While Marshal worked for Todd, he was a heavy drug trafficker in his own right and was totally and continuously involved in drug trafficking for the life of the conspiracy.

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4. Finkel's statement that Todd showed


him one kilogram of cocaine on April 18, 1982 at Michael Stern's apartment belies Marshal's representation that he and Todd only kept extremely small quantities of cocaine at Stern's apartment.

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5. The purported refuted testimony of Dupres should not be given serious consideration because it is unsigned, dated and elicited under questionable circumstances.

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6. Marshal's claim that he disassociated himself from cocaine sales in mid-1981 is at odds with his April 18, 1982 cocaine trafficking activities.  Also, Marshal's claim that he dealt only in extremely small sales of cocaine is also contradicted by the eight ounce sale conducted on that date.

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7. The August 26, 1983 transcript confirms many of the co-offenders' statements relative to the scale and extent of Marshal's drug activities.  Specifically, on page 13, Marshal concedesthat investigators had found an individual who he used to sell one-quarter pound quantities of cocaine to.

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Additionally, the Commission noted that Marshall had been found guilty of two institutional disciplinary infractions--routine drug tests had twice detected THC in Marshall's urine, demonstrating marijuana usage while in prison.  The first infraction was on Marshall's record at the time of his first parole hearing in October, 1984, although no penalty was assessed at that time;  the second was not discovered until February, 1985.  The Commission's "Rescission guidelines" allowed the addition of zero to six months to Marshall's term of incarceration for these infractions;  zero to two months for the first infraction, pursuant to guidelines in effect at the time of the initial hearing, and zero to


until he had served forty-two months.  The Commission provided no explanation for its decision to assign Marshall to the top of his guideline range.

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Marshall again renewed his petition with the district court, contending that there was no rational basis for the Commission's dual decisions to place Marshall at the top of his guideline range and to punish him with an additional six months in prison for his institutional infractions.  After further review by the magistrate, the court agreed, finding these decisions to be arbitrary and capricious.

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In light of the protracted history of the case and the court's impression that the Commission would continue to evade the court's mandate, the court declined to remand for further explanation.  Instead, the court determined that the Commission was unjustifiedin penalizing Marshall for his marijuana usage, because the first infraction was on Marshall's record at the time of his first parole hearing, but was not considered in assessing his parole status at that time.  The court held that the Commission's action in resurrecting a previously ignored violation was arbitrary, and therefore that it could not be considered in subsequent parole determinations.  The court did not, however, distinguish between the first and second infractions.

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Moreover, since the Commission provided no explanation for its placement of Marshall at the top of the guideline range, the court concluded that there was no rational basis for holding Marshall beyond the midpoint of the 24-36 month range, i.e., thirty months.  Since Marshall had already served thirty months of his term


FIRST ORDER

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The Parole Commission presents two challenges to the district court's first order remanding the case for a fuller explanation of the Commission's reasoning.  First, the Commission challenges the court's authority to demand any explanation beyond the bare statement of reasons supplied in its first Notice of Action.10   Alternatively, the Commission contends that, even if the district court had authority to demand a fuller explanation, such an explanation was not called for in this case, because the reasons supporting the Category 6 rating could be found in the administrative record which was before the court.

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We reject the Commission's first argument for two reasons, one based on the statutory requirement of an official explanation of decisions, and the other based on the Commission's due process obligationCOURT'S THIRD ORDER

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The district court in its third order granted the writ of habeas corpus because it found that continued incarceration beyond thirty months imprisonment was arbitrary and capricious.  In essence, the district court rejected two separate decisions by the Commission:  1) the decision to add six months to Marshall's guidelines because of his two disciplinary infractions;  and 2) the decision to place Marshall at the top of his guideline range (24-42 months) and therefore not to grant him parole until he had served 42 months.

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The Commission challenges this order as an unwarranted invasion into an area in which it has absolute and unreviewable discretion.  We will address this contention in relation to each of the two Commission decisions rejected by the district court.

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the part of the Commission.

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However, even if this were enough to implicate due process, the district court's remedy would be excessive.  Unlike the Commission's initial decision to rate Marshall's offense severity as Category 6, which the Commission failed to explain in spite of two separate opportunities and three separate requirements (the statute, the court order, and the Commission's own regulations22), the Commission has never been under any obligation to explain its decision to place Marshall at the top of the guidelines.  Thus an appropriate remedy, if there were a sufficient appearance of arbitrariness, would be a remand to the Parole Commission for an explanation of its decision.  Such a remedy would be inappropriate here, however, because a sufficient explanation for the Commission's decision is apparentHere are the stadiums LouCity officials and architects are using as design inspiration

Louisville City FC executives and architects from global firm HOK recently visited sports venues in three cities to seek inspiration for the stadium district the soccer club is planning in the Butchertown neighborhood.

Over the past three weeks, groups consisting of Louisville City FC board members, club owners, architects and structural engineers visited the San Jose Earthquakes' Avaya Stadium, Real Salt Lake's Rio Tinto Stadium and the Detroit Red Wings' Little Caesars Arena.

Two of the three venues were designed by HOK, the firm Louisville City FC hired last January to design its own soccer-specific stadium. HOK Vice President Ryan Gedney said drawing inspiration from other venues is an important part of the design process.

"In every project we’re


funding from the state and from private sources.

Brad Estes, executive vice president for Louisville City FC, said he envisions the stadium having an open north end similar to Avaya Stadium. He said he also liked Rio Tinto's plaza area, a feature he said Louisville City FC could use as a kid-friendly pregame play area and to host watch parties for away matches.

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Gedney said the site visits provided ideas not just for the stadium, but for Louisville's development district as a whole, which is to include at least one hotel, offices, retail and housing.

Little Caesars Arena, which houses Detroit's NHL and NBA teams, was built as part of a development district spanning 20 city blocks. The arena's concourse has an extra layer of security that allowsand the city are awaiting state approval of a tax-increment financing district. The decision is expected to come in May.

The stadium: LouCity FC has the funding for its soccer stadium. So, what's next?

Estes said the club hopes to break ground on the site in April and begin stadium construction by August. Louisville City FC must be playing in a soccer-specific stadium by March 2020 in order to remain a member of the United Soccer League.

Estes said the club doesn't anticipate having a finalized district plan before beginning construction, which will likely start with an office building and a hotel.

Nothing is set in stone, Gedney said. Project designers will prepare for multiple scenarios and are trying to achieve a cohesive district by keeping a master plan in mind.

"The important


East Asia, of course there was already a hegemon (or “super”power in this region), Tsarist Russia. We often associate the imperial and colonial periods with Europe and often forget that Japan was also involved. China at this time was thrown into disarray with the continued presence of Europeans (and Japanese) and a weak central government. Russian and Japanese tensions led to the Russo-Japanese War from February 1904 to September 1905, ending with the Treaty of Portsmouth. In some interesting foreshadowing, the Russo-Japanese War began with an Imperial Japanese surprise attack on Russian-controlled Port Arthur, now Lushunkou (in Dalian municipality).Party (AKP).

Authorities took control of 95 of the 102 municipalities the HDP won in 2014, alleging the party’s mayors, who were replaced with appointees, had links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an outlawed group that has waged an armed campaign for Kurdish self-rule since 1984.

Van province in eastern of Turkey was one of the HDP administrations taken over by government appointees in 2016 after fighting broke out between Kurdish militias and security forces. In three years of control by government appointees, HDP officials said debt in Van had ballooned from around 380 million lira to 1,240 billion lira ($208 million).

The HDP’s new co-mayor for Van, Bedia Özgökçe Ertan, said the new administration had been forced to make debt repayments its priority and would have to carefully evaluate


said.

The HDP faces similar situations in other provinces and districts it won back on March 31, and many of the new administrations say they have discovered large amounts had been simply given away.

Diyarbakır, the largest city in the mainly Kurdish southeast, was handed over to the new HDP administration with 83 million lira ($13.9 million) of debt, as well as 27 million lira due to contractors on public tender projects and another 28 million lira in credit taken out by the government appointed mayor.

Of that debt, 7 million lira ($1.17 million) was spent on the family and social policy ministry, and 3 million lira on the opening of a huge religious complex, the new co-chair, Belgin Diken, said. Almost 800,000 lira of municipal money was spent on AKPthe outskirts of Qamar village in Jizan, located 966 kilometers south of Riyadh.

This file photo shows a Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah fighter dressed in camouflage and aiming at a position of Saudi troops in southwestern Saudi Arabia. (Photo by the media bureau of Yemen’s Joint Operations Command Center)

Saudi Arabia has been incessantly pounding Yemen since March 2015 in an attempt to crush the popular Houthi Ansarullah movement and reinstate former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who is a staunch ally of the Riyadh regime.

At least 13,600 people have been killed since the onset of Saudi Arabia’s military campaign against Yemen. Much of the Arabian Peninsula country's infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and factories, has been reduced to rubble due to the war.

The United Nations says a record 22.2 million people


to get to city hall, in the time that I'm waiting I can generally keep working. So it's really not lost time."

Allard said he's been having productive conversations with drivers and other riders about transit issues and has been mistaken for a tourist at least once.

"The other day I was taking a selfie at the front of the bus because it was one of those sardine buses," he said, referring to a bus packed with people. "I think it was a Southdale bus, so they were mostly St. Boniface residents. And they were like, 'What are you, a tourist taking selfies on the bus?' And I was like, 'No, actually I'm your city councillor.'"

Transit drivers consistently brought up the issue of fare evasion as well, which is oneof the primary drivers of conflict with passengers when they do erupt, Allard said.

"It begs the question of why we're not doing fare enforcement like other major cities are doing," he said, adding he plans to bring up the topic with city administration.

In late December, the Free Press challenged all members of city council to ride the bus to and from work once per month in 2018.

Most were on board, but three opted not to participate: Mayor Brian Bowman, transit advisory chair Coun. Marty Morantz and Coun. John Orlikow (River Heights-Fort Garry). Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) has yet to respond to the initial request.

Coun. Scott Gillingham (St. James-Brooklands-Weston) said he's taken transit periodically over the last two years and hopped on a few buses in January.

"In each instance


to alliance and oppose any attempts to re-admit Russian to NATO until they end support for the Syrian regime and return Crimea to Ukraine.

• Continue British participation in airstrikes against Daesh (or ISIS, as they’re more popularly known.)

• Maintain Britain’s trident nuclear deterrent and the continuous at sea deterrent.

• Support a multilateral, global nuclear disarmament program agreed by nuclear armed states.

• Facilitate talks between Russia and the US to replace the now defunct INF treaty on the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

• Maintain the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence and the target of spending 20% of defence funding on development and procurement.

• Recruit 2,000 more military personnel per year upto 2025.

• Ensure that military officer wages rise with inflation.

• Enshrine new international principles on cybercarried on over the summer.

• Require annual tests in secondary schools on English, Maths and Science.

• Ofsted will be required to set and publish targets for all schools, including private and religious schools, based primarily, but not entirely, on annual tests. Schools which miss their targets for two years in a row will be required to publish an improvement plan, and all children in the school will become entitled for the universal one to one tutoring program. Schools which miss their targets for our years will see Ofsted take a role in running the school. If this does not improve the situation and the school is still missing its targets for six years in a row, the school will be restructured, which might include more or less local


authority control, academisation, control by a neighbouring school, or, in extreme circumstances, closure.

• Repeal the graduate tax, set to come into force from 2021 apply to all past students, and legislate for free university tuition – paid for upfront by the government – and generous interest free maintenance loans, held by the government not a loan company.

• Prevent discrimination on the basis of Equality Act protected characteristics of family backfround by universities and anonymise UCAS applications.

• Maintain the EU’s student exchange programme, Erasmus.

Democracy and politics

• Restore the voting age to 16, from the 18 it has been set at by the current government, repealing the Representation of the People Act, and reinstate the legislation which required that by-elections use the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

• Add mandatory civicsare disillusioned with a lacklustre and tired Liberal Democratic party, and it is eminently sensible for the Classical Liberals to put out a manifesto which can win over many of those traditionally socially liberal voters with social democratic tendencies.

By parking themselves in the political centre ground, with policies that might have previously been more at home in a Liberal Democrat manifesto, such as a fund for one to one tutoring for school kids and the reintroduction of corporation tax, paired with traditional Classical Liberal ideas on immigration, the party has set themselves up as a strong alternative to the Liberal Democrats full of energy, ideas, and clear, detailed vision. It would have been easy, while gunning for those left-leaning former Liberal Democrats, to produce an inconsistent, vague, and


Fight for the Ballot: Voting Rights in the 20th Century commemorates the centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. The suffragettes’ civil rights triumph was the first constitutional amendment that granted voting rights to another demographic aside from land-owning males. In honor of those who fought and continue to fight for equal access to the ballot the FGCU Bradshaw Library will run a year-long exhibition dedicated to the many voting rights struggles which persisted throughout the twentieth century, particularly for communities of Black, indigenous, and people of color.

The history of the fight for ballot access in the United States is long and bloody. As our guests experience Fight for the Ballot, we invite them toancient texts commonly called The Gospels shocked me. The Jesus portrayed in Matthew seemed convinced that Heaven had already come to earth. The Jesus in Luke demanded counter-cultural active alignment with the poor. The Jesus of John promised eternal (ultimate) life -- but demanded that it begin now, not in the afterlife.

In all the early accounts, Jesus was a threat to the establishment. A rebel. A revolutionary. He was extreme and dangerous. He partied with mobsters and whores. He interrupted sacred assemblies and holy days routinely. He told the clergy that they were con artists headed to hell. He claimed that he himself was the unique way to God. (All these things combined resulted in his swift public execution on a Roman cross.)

Any church I have ever been


Our Staff

Ivanov Castellanos

DVM, Practice Owner

Education: National University of Colombia, Iowa State University

Better known as Dr. Ivanov, he finished veterinary school at the National University of Colombia were he also acted as a clinical lecturer for almost four years. In the USA, he went to Iowa State University for additional training and certification and also performed as a clinical instructor for four months.

Dr. Ivanov has an Internship in Medicine and Surgery of small animals from The Ohio State University. He joined Norbeck Animal Clinic as a relief veterinarian in 2004 but soon after, he fell in love with the clientele, the pets and the area, which motivated him to buy the practice in 2007.

Dr. Ivanov still participates actively in academia; he is currently (as of May 2011) an internationallecturer for veterinary programs at University of Caldas, in Colombia and on-line lecturer for the Association of Veterinarians Specialized on Small Animals, in Colombia – South America.

Santiago Jimenez Gonzalez

DVM, PhD

Education: National University of Colombia

Santiago was born in Bogota, Colombia. He studied veterinary medicine at the National University of Colombia, where he met Dr. Ivanov Castellanos as his professor and mentor. When he obtained his degree in 2003, he started working as a zoo vet where he conducted research on large cats including tigers, lions, jaguars, pumas and ocelots. In 2005 Santiago started his PhD in Science working in demographics, genetics and reproduction of jaguars. His dissertation was approved in 2012. He moved to the US in 2009 when he was accepted at the Smithsonian National Zoo where he


did his internship in reproduction of clouded leopards. Dr Ivanov invited him to work at Norbeck where he has been part of the staff since 2013. His areas of interest are soft tissue surgery, feline and canine internal medicine and exotics.

David Tuthill

DVM

Education: University of Maryland, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Tuthill grew up in College Park, MD, and attended the University of Maryland where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry in 1982. He then attended the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine from 1984-1988, earning his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Tuthill has devoted much of his professional career to the practice and study of emergency medicine. After a couple years in mixed animal practice, he started working full-time as an emergency vet and found heenjoyed the excitement and challenges of emergency medicine and surgery. During this time he also engaged in research activities with the National Zoo and the National Institutes of Health where he performed laparoscopic artificial insemination of exotic small Asian Leopard Cats for a genetic mapping project. In addition to his many years in both emergency and family veterinary practice, he spent ten years in research and academia: first as a Scientist for the American Red Cross with a special focus on trauma and wound healing; and later as a Biology Professor at Kent State University where he taught microbiology and physiology to nursing and pre-med students. Most recently, Dr. Tuthill owned and operated an emergency hospital in Prince George’s County for 7 years. After closing this clinic, he


joined us as a part time relief doctor, and he liked the staff and the clientele so much here at Norbeck that he decided to come on board with us full-time, and we feel lucky to have him. Dr. Tuthill and his wife, Sheila, have 3 boys. His four legged family members consist of an old black Lab named Molly, a Tuxedo cat named Noche, and two guinea pigs, Jasper and Barnaby. His main hobby is music; he plays a little jazz and blues on the piano and guitar.

M. Maria Spruill

DVM

Education: West Virginia University, Iowa State University, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Maria Spruill grew up in a suburb of Tokyo with lots of little creatures and furry and feathery friends. When she was 17, she left Tokyoand came to the United States to attend West Virginia University. After graduating from West Virginia University with a BS degree in pre-veterinary sciences, she went on to Iowa State University and obtained a PhD degree in Animal Science. Even through her successful years as a researcher in neurology, she never took her eyes off her dream to become a veterinarian. She also fell in love with Charm City when she was working at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and decided to stay in the Baltimore-DC Metro region. She obtained her veterinary degree from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, and has worked at several hospitals in the DC area before joining Norbeck Animal Clinic. She is a member of American Association of Feline Practitioners, and her strengths and


VIDEO: Should We Be Concerned About This?| New ISIS Video Calls For More Attacks Against Canada

New ISIS Video Calls For More Attacks Against Canada

The Canadian Embassy in Cario is closed due to stepped up security concers.

An Egyptian security official says the Canadian government has asked that more security be added around the building. The nearby British Embassy is also closed, however, the American Embassy in the same area of Cario’s Garden City neighbourhood remains open.

The closure of the Canadian Embassy follows the release of a video urging Muslims to launch more lone wolf revenge attacks against Canadians for taking part in the attacks on ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The 6-minute video includes footage of a man identified as John Maguire, a former University of Ottawa student who convertedDubai gives Air India's Dreamliner water canon salute

Dubai: Air India's dreamliner was welcomed with a traditional water canon salute on arrival at the Dubai International Airport.

The senior management of Air India in the UAE held a traditional function at check-in area of Dubai International Airport.

Air India Dreamliner. PTI

Traditional lamp was lit by the dignitaries as a mark of new beginning, which was followed by cutting of a cake during the function on Sunday.

All incoming and outgoing passengers were greeted with rose buds and first passengers were also felicitated with memento. A lucky draw of two complimentary business class tickets was also held.

The return flight from Dubai to New Delhi operated on Monday.

Air India, which ordered 27 Dreamliners six years ago, would get two more of these planes in


the next few weeks. A total of eight of them would arrive by March next year, including five by December, while the national carrier would get six more in the 2012-13 fiscal.

The aircraft would ultimately become the mainstay of Air India's global operations and is key to its turnaround plan.

For Air India, the plane has been configured to have 256 seats -- 18 full-flat Business Class seats and 238 in Economy. It features a host of sophisticated technologies, including mood-lighting inside the cabin and large LCD display screens for in-flight entertainment.appellant be dismissed.
Appellee, International Specialty Imports, Inc. (ISI), filed suit against appellant, in his individual capacity, and others, alleging that the defendants conspired to appropriate confidential corporate information and trade secrets from ISI and used the information to interfere with ISI's business relationships. Appellant moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and filed a supporting affidavit stating that he resides in New Jersey, does not own or lease any real property in Florida, has no permanent or temporary residence in Florida, does not conduct business in Florida, and has never met with any person employed by ISI or acting on the company's behalf either in Florida or elsewhere.
Appellant's deposition was also submitted. He stated that he is a shareholder in and vice-president of Triunfo Food Import


In a dreamlike version of the Old West, Tom Ketchum struggles to clear his name—and stay alive—when he''s mistaken for wanton outlaw Black Jack Ketchum. With the aid of his talking sidearm, a secretive gambler, and a mute girl with a Winchester, Tom evades the mysterious Union and its supernatural enforcers, the faceless Dusters, as he''s forced to question his identity, his sanity, and his very existence.Siadcza, Lubusz Voivodeship

Siadcza  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojadła, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately  north of Bojadła and  east of Zielona Góra.

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EXTRACTION: Dual quality assessment and abstraction of study details and results. DATA SYNTHESIS: Reviews of 4 RCTs involving 137Â 214 participants demonstrated that 1-time invitation for AAA screening in men aged 65 years or older reduced AAA rupture and AAA-related mortality rates for up to 10 and 15 years, respectively, but had no statistically significant effect on all-cause mortality rates up to 15 years. Screening was associated with more overall and elective surgeries but fewer emergency operations and lower 30-day operative mortality rates at up to 10- to 15-year follow-up. One RCT involving 9342 women showed that screening had no benefit on AAA-related or all-cause mortality rates. LIMITATIONS: Trials included mostly white men outside of the United States. Information for subgroups and about rescreening was limited. CONCLUSION: One-timeRetinotopic organization within the cat's posterior suprasylvian sulcus and gyrus.
The organization of extrastriate visual areas of the cat's posterior suprasylvian sulcus and gyrus was studied with electrophysiological mapping methods. Analysis of retinotopic organization confirmed the presence of dorsal lateral and ventral lateral suprasylvian (DLS, VLS) visual areas (Palmer et al., '78, J. Comp. Neurol. 177:237-256) and demonstrated new features of organization. Areas DLS and VLS occupy the upper two-thirds of the posterior suprasylvian sulcus, with DLS wholly confined to the upper bank and VLS straddling the sulcal fundus. Both areas contain a partial representation of the lower quadrant of the visual field. A narrow strip of visually responsive cortex (periauditory belt) was identified adjoining DLS on the posterior ectosylvian gyrus; its organization and extent were not explored in


detail. The organization of the posterior suprasylvian areas (PS) (Updyke, '82, Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 8:810) was explored in detail. Area PS lies inferior to areas VLS and 21b in the lower third of the posterior suprasylvian sulcus and gyrus, extending onto the fusiform gyrus. PS contains a partial representation of the lower quadrant of the visual field. It shares a representation of horizontal meridian with area 21b and a representation of central gaze with area VLS. Analysis of the PS/20 border region indicates that the representation of the lower quadrant periphery is common to the borders of PS, 20a, and 20b rather than lying internal to areas 20a and 20b as suggested by Tusa and Palmer ('80, J. Comp. Neurol. 193:147-164).Spent 2018 as the first safety off the bench and made four starts when covering for injuries. Also played extensively on special teams. Had two separate stints on the main roster in 2017 outside of being on the practice squad. Scored on a fumble return on special teams in the season finale against New Orleans. Was signed as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2016 and spent his entire rookie season on Tampa Bay's practice squad.
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Iowa Central Community College, Pence and his traveling entourage returned to the airport only to find themselves delayed by the weather at their next stop: LaGuardia.

And so, to kill the time, Pence tossed around a football with staff, Secret Service agents and reporters, a brief respite from the chaos of the campaign on a patch of grass beside an Iowa runway.

Eventually, they were cleared to leave. Pence, joined by his wife, Karen, and eldest daughter Charlotte, boarded the plane along with staff, Secret Service, press and the crew for the about two-hour flight to New York.

On the way, the passengers dined on their choice of salmon or pork. The pork, which came with a loaded potato, was the best meal served on the plane so far, one passengerLa Liga: Radamel Falcao hits five as Atletico Madrid thrash Deportivo

Madrid: Radamel Falcao became the first La Liga player in a decade to score five goals in a match as Atletico Madrid thrashed Deportivo La Coruna 6-0 to keep the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday.

The win moved Atletico to within three points of Barcelona ahead of the Catalans’ game at Real Betis later on Sunday.

On Saturday Real Madrid kept up the pressure on the top two with a 3-2 win at Valladolid, but remain five points behind Atletico in third.

Falcao hit a double along with a Diego Costa strike to put Atletico out of sight by half-time.

He completed his hat-trick with a second-half penalty before hitting two more to make him the


first player to hit five in a La Liga game since Fernando Morientes for Real Madrid against Las Palmas in 2002.

It means the Colombian has 16 goals in the league this season and it was Atletico’s eighth straight home win of the campaign.

A hapless looking Deportivo side remain bottom of the table on 11 points, level with Espanyol.

Koke and Diego Costa went close in the opening minutes for the home team.

At the other end for Deportivo the veteran Juan Carlos Valeron was pulling the strings in midfield against a team he joined as far back as 1998.

The bottom of the table side looked comfortable until Atletico’s opener on 22 minutes when Costa jumped highest to head home a corner.

Although they nearly equalised when Valeron headed against the postmoments after, within five minutes Falcao had doubled the home side’s lead.

Koke found the Colombian wide on the right and the speed and power with which he advanced on goal before hitting a low finish showed again why he is such a hot property.

Deportivo keeper Dani Aranzubia saved well from Costa before Falcao hit his second just before half-time, smashing a half-volley past Aranzubia directly from a throw-in.

His second-half hat-trick began with the penalty he had won himself, before heading the ball from a yard out and having to work slightly harder for his last before shooting home from close range.

For Barcelona, Lionel Messi was given the go-ahead to play against Betis despite injuring his knee in the midweek Champions League 0-0 draw against Benfica.

Messi needs one more


four state legislatures are currently considering proposals.

Federal law, while it has prohibited marijuana since 1937, is also shifting: Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder said the federal government would stop raiding marijuana distributors in states where it is legal.

And Florida’s proponents, People United For Medical Marijuana, hope they can make the argument that legalizing the drug could create tax revenue and jobs to lift the state economy. Kim Russell, the founder, suggested $200 million a year could be gained in tax revenue.

In every state where medical marijuana has been on the ballot it has been successful, with the exception of South Dakota, where it barely lost with 48 percent of the vote. The challenge in Florida will be slightly steeper because the state requires a 60 percent majoritycards, and it is only allowed to be grown by the patient or a designated caregiver.

Medically speaking, studies have shown benefits from marijuana, particularly for glaucoma and tremors. It has also been shown to increase appetite and alleviate the nausea caused by cancer treatments.

But the major medical associations have stopped short of endorsing it. The American Medical Association in November reconfirmed its decade-old policy that more research was needed. But it did assign a task force to take a closer look.

Dr. Jameel Audeh, a Sarasota oncologist, said back in 1985 when he was in training, marijuana was one of the best ways to relieve nausea in cancer patients. But now there are legal drugs he said work as well, including a legalized pill containing a synthetic version of


The Portiuncula, located in the Diocese of Steubenville, is home to the Franciscan Lay Apostolate. We are humbly committed to imitating the Gospel life of Christ, and observing the Sacraments. Placing ourselves under strict and holy obedience to Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, and the Magisterium, we follow the Medieval Penitential First Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, dated 1221 A.D. Our mission is to preach Repentance and Penance to all God's people.

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Ballet, tap, jazz and pointe steps graced the stage of the HHS auditorium Friday evening, May 22, as Holyoke Dance Academy presented its “Poetry in Motion” dance recital. Colorful costumes and bright smiles added to the program, under the direction of dance teacher Kelsey Kunkel. She handled the choreography for most numbers, assisted by student Kracinda Thompson in a number of them. All HDA dancers joined in “We’re Dancing” at the end of the program, as acknowledgement was made for those who assisted with the year’s classes at the Peerless Center, as well as the year-end program. Thompson presented Kunkel a gift, noting it is the last year Kunkel will be teaching lessons here. Opening the program in fine fashion was the pre-ballet class. Clover Adler, Jimena


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interview, respondent telephoned Williams at his home to offer

him a job as a warehouse worker in its shipping and receiving

department in Suffern.   Williams answered the phone and accepted

the job.

     Williams worked exclusively in respondent's Suffern

warehouse.   In 2014, he claimed he tripped over a hand truck in

the course of his employment and fractured his elbow.    The New

York Workers' Compensation Board directed respondent to provide

Williams medical treatment and indemnity benefits.

     A little over a year after the accident, Williams filed a

claim petition in New Jersey.1   Respondent answered, leaving

petitioner to his proofs as to all aspects of compensability and

1 Williams' New York petition does not pose an obstacle


compensation denied in a brief

opinion from the bench dismissing Williams' claim with

prejudice.    The judge found "[e]verything took place basically

in New York except for the residency of Mr. Williams."    Because

the accident occurred in New York where Williams regularly

worked, the judge concluded there was "no reason for New Jersey

to assert jurisdiction."

    On appeal, Williams contends the judge erred in concluding

New Jersey was without jurisdiction to resolve his claim

petition.    Among other things, he argues his residency and the

formation of the contract in New Jersey are sufficient to confer

jurisdiction on the Division.    We agree.

    Because the question before us is one of law, our review is

de novo.    Sentinel Ins. Co. v.whistle blower.

What do you get when you combine Gradius and penguins? If you guessed one of the best side scroller shoot em ups then you must mean Pardius Da. Konami invented a new genre when they released Parodius, titled cute em up. Cute em ups take the shoot em up genre and turn it on it’s head. Instead of shooting at aliens or enemy plains the player will find themselves shooting at: penguins, syringes, and pirate ships with cat heads. Konami proves with this series that they have a sense of humor. The game draws on characters from other Konami games such as Vic Viper from Gradius and Twinbee.

The game is meant to be a joke, but the music is the one place that Konami took the game


seriously. Anyone who has ever played the Parodius games will tell you that the games have a unique sound. The music composer for the game was only given a month to create the sound track for the first game in the series. As a by product of that he decided to remix both classical music and songs from within Konami’s own library. The opening song for Parodius Da was lifted from Gradius II and remixed to provide a classic Japanese sound reminiscent of something from Gomen Ninja.

Tokyo Jungle is a unique simulator indie game found on the psn for the PS3. The game takes place in a post apocalyptic future where the human race vanished in the blink of an eye. Animals which were once kept captive byweek that total hydrocarbon inventories have fallen during a time of year when they normally increase," said PIRA Energy oil analyst Jenna Delaney.

U.S. shale producers including Hess Corp, Anadarko Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum this week announced plans to cut spending this year as a result of low oil prices.

Optimism that the long-oversupplied market is moving towards balance was also supported by news earlier in the week that Saudi Arabia plans to limit its crude exports to 6.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, about 1 million bpd below its export levels a year earlier.

Fellow members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Kuwait and UAE have also promised export cuts.

"The narrowing of the global glut is still on track," OCBC said.

But analysts say oil prices may


have little room to head higher as recent gains could encourage more output, particularly from U.S. shale producers with low costs.

"The market will likely be paying even more attention to drilling activity in the U.S. in the coming weeks, particularly after suggestions from certain industry players that the rig count in the U.S. is slowing," ING said in a research note on Wednesday.

U.S. fuel exports are on track to hit another record in 2017, making foreign fuel markets increasingly important for the future growth prospects and profit margins of U.S. refiners.

Meanwhile, Norway's Statoil said on Thursday it expected a 5 percent increase in output this year amid higher oil prices, but the company reduced its planned exploration spending.Newly Licensed RN Retention: Hospital and Nurse Characteristics.
The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between 1-year retention of newly licensed RNs (NLRNs) employed in hospitals and personal and hospital characteristics, and determine which characteristics had the most influence. A secondary analysis of data collected in a study of transition to practice was used to describe the retention of 1464 NLRNs employed by 97 hospitals in 3 states. Hospitals varied in size, location (urban and rural), Magnet® designation, and university affiliation. The NLRNs also varied in education, age, race, gender, and experience. The overall retention rate at 1 year was 83%. Retention of NLRNs was higher in urban areas and in Magnet hospitals. The only personal characteristic that affected retention was age, with younger nurses more


Random Hero

Random Hero may refer to:
 Random Hero (band), an American rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 2005
 Ryan Dunn or Random Hero, American reality television personality and daredevilalso donated wafer processing equipment for UCB’s Microlab/Nanolab.

To stay connected with students and professors, our alumni regularly visit UCB and we host joint events. For example, at the 2014 “Cal Day at Lam,” UCB engineering students and professors came to our company headquarters in Fremont, California. During the event, they toured our labs, heard talks on the latest technology developments, and networked with Lam engineers and scientists during a poster session.

Naming Sports Teams after Bears

In Villach, Austria, Lam has had a “bear” sport team since 1999. Employees there initially began playing ice hockey during the 1990s as a teambuilding activity. In 1999, they formed the Lam Research AG Ice Bears and joined a local recreational ice hockey league, the Injoy Hobby Cup Villach, where they compete against other


companies’ teams. With ongoing practice, good coaching, and even training camps, they continue to improve their game and league standing – applying the same perseverance and desire to achieve on the ice as they do at work.

Lam Research Korea has also included “bear” in the name of two of its sports clubs: the Lam Korea Ban Dal Gom (Bear) Football Club and Lam Korea Bear Baseball Club. The teams participate in recreational leagues, engaging in friendly competition against other companies within the semiconductor industry. Our employees have found the camaraderie and teamwork they have at work naturally extends into fun recreational activities outside of the office.2000, welcoming a top-ranking North Korean military official for a 45-minute face-to-face presidential sitdown in the White House; a trip by former Secretary 0f State Madeleine Albright to Pyongyang that same year; or, in 2007, Chris Hill, President Bush’s chief negotiator for the Six-Party talks with North Korea, wining and dining North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. And who can forget the festivities in 2008, when the U.S. forked over millions of dollars to North Korea for the basically irrelevant demolition of a cooling tower at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex? As you might have noticed, none of this glad-handing served to stop North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, with which it is now threatening to target the United


States.

That’s the context in which North Korea for the past two years spurned openings to talk with Seoul. During that time, North Korea missed the deadlines to register for the Olympics in South Korea.

And during those past two years alone, while democratic South Korea was preparing to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, what was North Korea’s tyranny busy with? On top of its nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013, and in violation of a growing stack of UN Security Council resolutions, North Korea carried out three more nuclear tests– in January and September of 2016, and again in September 2017 — claiming that it had progressed from building and testing the atom bomb to the far more powerful hydrogen bomb. Then there were the many ballistic missiletests — the delivery vehicles for nuclear warheads — including three ICBM tests, and ballistic missiles launched over Japan.

Let us also recall that this was the interval in which North Korea — just before carrying out its Jan., 2016 nuclear test — arrested an American tourist in Pyongyang, Otto Warmbier, accusing him of removing a political slogan from a hotel wall. Pyongyang’s regime then inflicted on Warmbier some unknown abuse that reduced him to a vegetative state, held him that way for more than a year with no word to his family, and finally released him in June 2017, to be flown home to die. The list of atrocities goes on and on, including the assassination with VX nerve agent — a chemical weapon of mass destruction —


Then at last his sorrowing wife detailed the horrors that befall those whose city is taken; she reminded him how the men are slain, and the city is given over to the flames, while the women and children are carried into captivity; when he heard all this, his heart was touched, and he donned his armour to go forth.

At the end of the day, Kim and the Hindu boy - whose name varied at Lurgan's pleasure - were expected to give a detailed account of all that they had seen and heard - their view of each man's character, as shown in his face, talk, and manner, and their notions of his real errand.

At length their expression appeared to flash suddenly out into the external world, when, witha quick leap, he sprang from his chair, and falling heavily with his head and shoulders upon the table, and in contact with the corpse, poured out rapidly and vehemently a detailed confession of the hideous crime for which Mr.

Mary was in excellent spirits, enjoying the gaiety and the change, and so well satisfied with the journey in her mother-in-law's carriage with four horses, and with her own complete independence of Camden Place, that she was exactly in a temper to admire everything as she ought, and enter most readily into all the superiorities of the house, as they were detailed to her.

Filon has transplanted the creations of his fancy into an age certainly at a greater distance from ourselves than can be estimated by mere lapse of


In vitro activity of lomefloxacin and other antimicrobials against bacterial enteritis pathogens.
Lomefloxacin is a new, difluoroquinolone. In this study, the in vitro activity of lomefloxacin against clinical isolates of a variety of bacterial species associated with acute diarrheal disease was determined and compared with that of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, amoxicillin, sulphamethoxazole, trimethoprim, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol. Bacterial isolates were obtained from different geographical areas, including Western Europe and the United Kingdom, Southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and South America, and were included to reflect the range of susceptibility seen throughout the world. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined using an agar incorporation technique in Mueller-Hinton medium supplemented when necessary with saponin-lysed horse blood at a final concentration of 10% vol/vol. Lomefloxacin was highly active againstField observations on Conus guanche from Tenerife and the Canary Islands

In 1990, José M. Lauer compared specimens of Conidae that he collected on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Archipelago, and specimens of Conus guinaicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 and Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791. He deduced that his samples concerned a new species which he would describe in 1993 under the name Conus Guanche in reference to the Guanches, the first known inhabitants of the archipelago.

The holotype deposited at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris was collected in the rocky intertidal zone of Punta Blanca on the west coast of Tenerife and measures 34 mm long and 18.2 mm wide. The author indicates an average size of 27.55 mm for a height / width ratio


in basaltic depressions with few moving stones and a layer of resistant algae that retains the sand.

C. guanche, living in its typical biotope, Alcala

C. guanche typical shape, 27mm, Alcala

At low tide, the animal takes shelter in shaded cavities protected from waves or buries in the small pockets of gravel at the bottom of puddles, except during the peak of the breeding season in May-June which pushes it to move permanently. It shows a diurnal activity about an hour after the low tide and can move in zones exposed when the temperatures are cool. It feeds on Polychaete worms, including Perinereis cultrifera (Grube, 1840), and possesses a radial tooth typical of vermivores, with a single barb that complements a slightly serrated blade. The operculum is present but very small,fixed on a strong foot, gray or cream in color and marbled with black. The cephalic tentacles and the interior of the siphon usually have a pinkish or purple tint.

C. guanche, 25 and 28mm, Los Silos

Conus guinaicus, 35mm, Playa Cabezo, El Médano

C. guanche, 27 and 30mm, Garachico

Conus guanche lives in sympatry with Conus guinaicus in at least two areas near Los Christianos and El Médano in the south of the island, which is the only possible source of confusion. The stability of the motifs evoked by Lauer is quickly ruled out when it is possible to compare harvests from different origins. The species has been observed mainly on the eastern islands of the archipelago, from Tenerife to Lanzarote, and its endemic character is mentioned in numerous publications, although


at the foot of a cliff beaten by the waves, and gather on the protected side of the rocky spurs. These shells are medium-sized, between 25 and 29 mm high, with dense brown spots and a coarse pattern that sometimes extends over a large area on the shell.

In Puerto de Santiago, the density of individuals is very low and concentrates on about 200 square meters sheltered from the main swells by a rocky outcrop, which presents at low tide a succession of shallow depressions and pebbles. The shells have a higher average size than elsewhere, ranging from 29 to 40 mm, reaching even 42 mm for an old specimen, but are extremely eroded and covered with heavy calcareous crusts. The pattern is typical but not very dense, withwin. In that contest, he outmaneuvered a better-funded, establishment favorite in Charlie Crist, then a popular incumbent Republican governor.

As has become customary for Rubio, he recently delivered what could be interpreted as a few subtle jabs at the 62-year-old former governor. | AP Photo

The odds Rubio faces this time are similarly daunting. After launching his political committees in anticipation of a presidential bid in November, Bush seemed to lock down much of the support of the Florida Republican establishment. But as the primary contest has progressed, the state’s political class — “Jeb country,” as one person here described it — appears increasingly divided.

It’s the latest twist in a complex and intrigue-filled personal relationship between two of the state’s most popular pols. Florida’s GOP now appears poised for a


endorsed Scott for reelection and appeared in TV ads supporting him.

In a POLITICO Playbook lunch, Scott demurred when asked if he had a preference, choosing instead to praise both.

Behind the scenes, several of the candidates organized get-togethers with the donors, operatives and lobbyists who Scott drew to the conference. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Bush held receptions for supporters at the event, while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arranged private meetings. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who also held meetings, backtracked on remarks he made last week in which he seemed to suggest that he might not compete in the state becomes of the dominance of Rubio and Bush.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was noncommittal about competing in the Florida primary; also in attendance was Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal,meetings in the building before leaving.

CORRECTION: Corrected by: Hannah Trudo @ 06/03/2015 04:14 PM CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story inaccurately stated that Walker rushed out of the building after the forum. The governor conducted a press availability and held meetings in the building before leaving.


in the quarter later in the day Friday. On Thursday, Japanese rival Toyota Motor (TM), which is poised to see its first annual decline in U.S. auto sales, slashed its earnings outlook for its current fiscal year.

The chief executives of GM, Ford and privately-held Chrysler LLC, as well as the president of the United Auto Workers union, met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday to seek support for a wide-ranging bailout package for the industry. Both leaders voiced support for additional help for the sector following their meetings.

Mulally said he was encouraged by the discussions with members of Congress, but added that Ford isn't counting on additional federal help because it can't be sure of what will be approved. He alsoaccurately reported nationwide. The Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) worked closely with White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal and the Office of the Vice President, as well as multiple DOJ divisions, to modernize the definition. The change was supported by external partners such as the National Sheriffs Association, National Association of Police Organizations, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Major City Chiefs, Major County Sheriffs, and the Police Executive Research Forum. For more information about the Office on Violence Against Women, visit ovw.usdoj.gov . We remind all those in need of assistance, or other concerned friends and individuals, to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE.


Syrian Kurds have accused Turkish-backed rebels of mutilating then filming the body of one of their female fighters after a video emerged of her corpse.

Turkey and allied Syrian rebels have pressed an offensive since 20 January against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria, whose Kurdish fighters Ankara views as terrorists.

A Kurdish official identified the woman as Barin Kobani, who took part in a US-backed campaign to drive the Islamic State jihadist group from the northern town of Kobani.

The Kurds blamed the “terrorist allies of the enemy Turkish state” for mutilating the body of Kobani, who was a member of the all-female Kurdish Women’s Protection Units.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in Britain, said it received the video from a Syrian rebel fightingsubstrate by advanced lithographic techniques with the self-assembly of diblock copolymers. The chemical pattern directs the self-assembly of the diblock copolymer, producing perfect or near-perfect duplication of the pattern and registration of the pattern features over a large area.
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THE fate of the Arab world's two most important states lies in the hands of ageing autocrats. Hosni Mubarak, an 82-year-old air-force general who has ruled Egypt since 1981, is widely reported to be grievously ill. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who assumed the throne of the Arabs' richest country five years ago but has run the show for longer, is reckoned to be 86. The grim reaper will bring change in both places soon.

Maybe the old men will manage to control their succession. President Mubarak has been preparing the ground for his son, Gamal, to take over (see special report). King Abdullah's anointed successor, Crown Prince Sultan, one of his 18 surviving brothers, has long been poorly, but there are plenty more where he came from (seein a host of skills, from astronomy and algebra to architecture and engineering, have seen their societies stagnate and fester. Though blessed with natural resources, especially the oil that has enriched Arab dynasties and their subservient elites while often leaving the masses in penury, few Arab countries have seen their non-oil economies flourish or their people enjoy the public services or freedoms taken for granted elsewhere.

Of the Arab League's 22 members, not a single one is a stable and fully fledged democracy. Fragile but sophisticated Lebanon may come nearest, despite its lethal rivalries between sect and clan and failure to get a single national army to control all its territory (see article). Post-Saddam Iraq has had genuine multiparty elections but is mired in corruption, violence and sectarian strife.


and test their sincerity, at first by giving them a chance to run local councils. And in the presidential election due next year, all the obstacles that make it nigh-impossible for a relative outsider, such as Mohamed ElBaradei, a former head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, to compete, should be swept away. As for the Saudis, their king should at least encourage his Allegiance Commission, an inner family body of some 35 princes that is meant to oversee the succession, to skip a generation rather than plod down the geriatric line of the surviving sons of the founding king.

…and what's to be done

Elections, though vital in the end, are not an early panacea. What the Arabs need most, in a hurry, is the rule of law, independent courts,America Unknown to Americans

When I first came across Doug Levitt’s work it was in the form of the many songs he writes, often drawing from the inspiration of the people he meets while traveling, and had no idea that he was also an author. Having eventually made my way to reading his writing, the Greyhound Diaries specifically, I found a work of writing that I would compare to Jack Kerouac’s first venture into writing.

The Greyhound Diaries read very similarly to On the Road, though not in the same free form verse that Kerouac pioneered, but sharing the same message. That message being finding oneself by discovering the unknown hidden within the borders of America. Doug Levitt’s writing captured every moment of discovery he encountered while traveling across the