blow. Elizabeth drew close to Mr. McGowan
as though to shield him, and shot a defiant glance at her father.
"I shall tell the truth, and you shall hear it. That man's father is an
outlaw. He is a fugitive from justice. All this prattle about him being
dead is a hoax."
The Elder now stood back to watch the result of his bomb. But what he
saw was far more mystifying than satisfying. It was Mr. McGowan who drew
back as the girl threw her arms about his neck. Elizabeth entreated him
not to believe one word which her father had just uttered. Mr. Fox stood
dumbfounded. Mr. McGowan did nothing but stare blankly across the room.
"Come here at once!" ordered the Elder. "Beth, do you hear me? Come away
from that man. Don't you see heif----"
She gave a dry hysterical laugh. "Try it, if you dare! I know his story.
I know yours, too. Don't you touch me!" she cried, as her father started
toward her. She fled again to the minister. "Don't let him touch me,
Mack!"
Mr. Fox stopped abruptly. He dropped the papers which he had taken from
his pocket. "Beth,--my dear,--have you lost all your senses? What were
you saying?" he barely gasped.
The outer door opened, and Captain Pott entered his house.
CHAPTER XVIII
Captain Pott paused on the threshold. He looked from one to the other of
the occupants of the room. He crossed over and picked up the paper which
the Elder had dropped. He slowly read the contents.
"Ain't breaking in on an experience meeting, be I?" he asked.
"Oh! Uncle Josiah! Tell Father it isn't true!" entreated


he spun me the yarn about your crookedness in
Australia. I got the rest of the story by installments, about the way
you treated Adoniah. John give me some mighty interesting news about an
old Mrs. Rogers, who was the mother of Adoniah's wife. She's here right
now looking for heirs and crooks."
The Elder had risen again, but the name spoken by the Captain struck him
like a shot. He dropped back, his head fell forward, and his hands
locked over the head of his stick.
"After that I seen Harold, and he told me where the woman was staying.
I looked her up, and she told me the whole enduring yarn. It was
Clemmie's last letter from Adoniah that set me going on your trail, and
the old woman cleared up the fog. I had that letterfound that other feller and made him dance the
devil's tune. He done some purty things for a missionary of the Son of
God. His name was Means.
"You know the rest of the yarn, how Adoniah was taken off on one of them
floating hells, called a convict-ship. The thing was nearly wrecked, and
he was making his escape after swimming to land when he turned into a
mission place for a bite to eat. He come face to face with that fat
missionary who got you out of the country. Instead of feeding him, and
giving him decent clothing, like a Christian ought to do, he took him to
the officers. They put him in a dungeon. For nigh onto two years he was
kept there. Then this Rogers feller got hold of a lawyer with


as much
heart as brains, and they got him out. The old lady said he wa'n't much
to look at when he come out. They sent 'em over here, thinking it would
be good for Adoniah's health. But he was all wore out, and couldn't hold
a job. He was a heap too proud to beg or ask help. Not wanting to
disgrace his family name with the damned record you give him, he changed
his. The old lady said it was about then that they lost track of 'em. I
got the rest of the story from Harold on my way home to-night from
Edna's place. That's why I was late.
"Adoniah and his family lived in them dirty streets of lower East Side.
He was a wreck, and Emmie tried to work to keep things up.Both of 'em
died, starved to death, while you and that damn missionary was getting
fat on the money you stole. You had busted up the firm so Rogers
couldn't help none then, even if he'd found 'em. The little boy they
left was found by some neighbors. He was 'most starved and nearly
froze. He was living with an old janitor woman, and she was sending him
out on the streets to sell papers! Think of that, Jim Fox! A little boy,
five years old, peddling papers to pay your bills with! Them folks found
him one morning in a doorway, asleep!"
The old seaman's voice choked. He slowly refilled his pipe. When he
resumed his narrative, his breath was coming heavily. "This Rogers
feller lost all track of 'em. He made money fast after he got on


Harold got that woman over
here afore he knew where the scent was going, but he can't stop her now.
Beth found it all out to-day, too."
The expected blast of hot denial and bitter denunciation did not follow.
Instead, the Elder merely bent his head and acknowledged it all. He did
not bewail his misfortune. He seemed beyond that.
"It's a mighty bad thing, Jim, when a feller lets the furniture of his
house get more important than himself, ain't it? It leaves him kind of
bare when it's all moved out."
"Josiah, you're right. It's even worse when the furniture has been
stolen," remarked the man. He raised his head and looked at the little
gilt-framed picture on the desk. He covered his face. With a dry sob he
folded his arms across the picture, and dropped histook place round these premises last
night. That is, if you're willing to listen."
"Why, of course I'm willing to listen. Did that lawyer show up here
again with his old mortgage?"
"No, you bet he didn't. And what's more, he won't come prowling round
again, either."
The Captain told his housekeeper the whole story. He passed as lightly
as he could over the part where Adoniah had married the trader's
daughter. Miss Pipkin gave no sign that she cared in the least, or that
the news had shocked her. But when the Captain rehearsed the treachery
of Mr. James Fox, she grew rigid. She dabbed her apron into the corners
of her eyes as he unfolded the story of the suffering of the little
family. The old man paused to wipe the tears from his own eyes as he
recounted


the finding of the lad in the doorway with a pile of morning
papers in his lap. For some time after he had finished neither spoke.
The Captain dangled his bandanna at the end of his nose, and Miss Pipkin
dabbed her checked apron against her wet cheeks.
"Josiah," she whispered eagerly, "have you found the boy yet? Is he
still alive?"
"Yes." A prolonged blow followed.
She laid her hand in his. "Where is he? Do you think I could see him?"
"He's in there." He pointed toward the study door.
"In that study with Mr. McGowan? Is that what you said?"
He nodded.
"You brought him here from the city yesterday?"
The seaman shook his head. "He come long afore that."
"Where've you been keeping him? Ain't you going to fetch him out?" she
cried, rising. "I'll go get him."
"Wait,telling you the truth," confirmed the minister.
"You--and you let me tell you all that nonsense about him and me!"
"You're doing me an injustice, Miss Pipkin. I did not know one thing
about all this till last night."
Captain Pott had risen. In his eagerness he stretched out his arms to
the confused housekeeper. She turned from staring at the minister, and
like a bewildered animal fled blindly in the direction of the kitchen.
She found herself, instead, in the seaman's arms. Here she stuck, and
with hysterical sobs clung to the old man. Mr. McGowan came nearer. At
sight of him she fled to his arms. For the next few minutes the
practical, every-day Miss Pipkin did things of which no one had ever
imagined her capable. The Captain's voice roused her.
"Here, young feller, you go loving


threshold, looked at the Captain and
the housekeeper, and began to retreat. The practical Miss Pipkin was the
first to recover speech.
"Come on right in, Mrs. Beaver. That's a silly thing for me to say,
seeing you're already in. But what is it you'd like to borrow?"
Mrs. Beaver continued to retreat and stare. She saw the puddle of coffee
on the floor. She eyed with interest the upset table. She saw that the
Captain was undetermined what he ought to do with his hands. She watched
him as he stumbled backward into the cupboard. Her face was a study.
"What was it you was going to ask for, Eadie?" asked the seaman, trying
to appear unconcerned in his decided embarrassment.
"Well, I never!" exclaimed Mrs. Beaver.
"We're engaged," announced Miss Pipkin in matter-of-fact tones.
"Engaged! You and----"
"Yes, she andJohn Peters rowed
the dory, with two passengers aboard, out to the _Jennie P._
* * * * *
It was late in the afternoon when Mr. McGowan left the house. Fall
permeated the air with an invigorating twang. Here and there the
landscape showed the touch of frost. The marsh grass was turning brown.
Among the trees and shrubbery color ran riot. The Fox knoll was a blend
of beauty. As the minister passed the estate he sought for a glimpse of
the Elder's daughter among the trees, or in the garden. But she was not
to be seen.
For a long way he kept his course up the beach. He was thinking. How
could he explain to Elizabeth the meaning of his actions last night?
Would she listen after he had refused to give heed to her explanation?
Suddenly,


he became aware that he stood on the spot where he had turned
his ankle the night she had come to him from the water's edge, and his
thoughts were choked in the furrows of his brain. He seemed to hear her
voice again as she had spoken that night of the impossibility of his
love. He looked about. Far up the peninsula he recognized her. She was
coming to him as straight as the line of the beach permitted. He started
in her direction. She waved him back. He waited. On she came. Neither
attempted to speak till she had reached his side.
"I've been waiting for you," she said. "I thought you would never
come."
"You still want to see me after the way I treated you last night?"
"Please, don't speak of that. I knew UncleEUGENE -- One of the trio of former Oregon Duck basketball players dismissed by the school after sexual assault allegations may be the first to find a new team.

One year after leaving Philadelphia as a lean, 6-foot-9 top-50 recruit, Brandon Austin is now reportedly headed to Hutchinson Community College in Kansas after leaving both Providence and Oregon on the heels of allegations of sexual assault.

Laura Fine Moro, Austin's attorney, could not immediately confirm Monday night that Austin had agreed to join the team but did say Austin interviewed last week with the school.

JUCOJunction.com first reported Austin's plan to land at Hutchinson, a junior college powerhouse that has sent dozens to Division I schools -- including Kadeem Allen, the 2014 junior college player of the year who is headed


to Arizona.

Austin and teammates Damyean Dotson and Dominic Artis each were dismissed from the UO basketball team in late April, two weeks after the Lane County District Attorney declined to prosecute them on allegations of sexual assault stemming from a party on March 9. Though no charges were brought against the players due to insufficient evidence, the three players were barred in June by the university from returning to campus for at least four years, and up to 10, depending on the length of the alleged assault victim's studies.

Austin transferred to Oregon in January after being suspended indefinitely by Providence in December. He and a Providence teammate were linked, in March, to an open sexual assault investigation.

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By Catherine Stupp | ( EURACTIV.com ) | – –

Angela Merkel’s CDU came in first place–but lost a huge amount of supporters. The far-right AfD will move into the Bundestag for the first time. [Clemens Bilan/ EPA]

Chancellor Angela Merkel secured her fourth term in office in Sunday’s (24 September) parliamentary election but her Christian Democratic Union picked up far fewer votes than expected, complicating the future coalition talks. And the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) made a historic breakthrough by winning Bundestag seats.

Merkel’s coalition partners, the Social Democrats, were also dealt shocking losses, according to exit polls released after the voting ended on Sunday evening, and said they would leave the government and lead the opposition in the Bundestag.

The AfD, which had campaigned on


the anti-Islam and anti-immigration ticket, will be the first far-right party to take up seats in the Bundestag in more than 50 years.

Merkel, SPD leader Martin Schulz and other parties’ leaders were frequently criticised for leading boring election campaigns. But the losses to the CDU and the SPD are bigger than polls predicted, and the AfD’s win marks a dramatic change in the German political landscape.

The CDU suffered its biggest ever slide in support between elections, drawing 32.9% of the vote, compared to 41.5% in 2013. The SPD scored its worst ever results. The centre-left party picked up only 20.8% of the vote, down from 25.7% in 2013.

Merkel has been chancellor since 2005, and her win will be celebrated as a sign of stability by many in Brussels.up more votes in comparison to the 2013 election: the Liberal FDP came in at 10.5%. In 2013, the Liberals were knocked out of the Bundestag when the party scored only 4.8%. Between 2009 and 2013, the FDP was the junior coalition party of Merkel’s CDU.

The Green and Left parties also gained more voters compared to 2013. The Greens received 8.9% of the total vote, up from 8.4%. And the far-left Linke party scored 8.9% compared to 8.6% at the last election.

German elections: The race for third place

Voters head to the polls on Sunday (24 September) for a race where the winner is almost pre-ordained. This may drive a protest vote that could see the far-right AfD become the official opposition.

According to the latest election projections, the AfD’s


MPs will take up 93 seats out of a total of 690 in the next Bundestag. The CDU will take up 238 and the SPD 149. The Liberal FDP will take 78, the Greens 65 and the Left party 67.

AfD leader Alexander Gauland appeared in front of a cheering crowd at the party’s election party and warned that the other parties should brace themselves for a feisty AfD presence in the Bundestag.

At the same time, hundreds of protestors gathered outside the club where the AfD held its election party on Sunday evening.

Shortly after the polls were released, Thomas Oppermann, the Social Democrats’ parliamentary leader, announced that his party could not stay in a ‘grand coalition’ with Merkel’s CDU.

Party leader and former European Parliament President Martin Schulz told supporterswith the CDU.

But a Jamaica coalition is the least popular option among voters. A survey published on Friday (22 September) showed that only 4% of people who responded want a Jamaica coalition.

It’s a relatively untested model: there has never been a Jamaica coalition on the federal level. One version on the state level collapsed in 2012, and another Jamaica coalition was agreed in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein this past summer.

Thirteen percent of people who responded to that survey would prefer a CDU-Liberal coalition, the most popular option. Just over 10% want another grand coalition of CDU and SPD.

It could take weeks or months before parties agree to govern in a new coalition. In 2013, Merkel and other CDU leaders discussed with other parties for three months


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Herbert Chapmanai??i??s Arsenal team dominated the league from 1930 ai??i?? 1940. Despite his sad demise in Ai??1934, the team that he built and the playing style that he incorporated within the club saw the Gunners go through one of their most successful phases in the clubai??i??s history. Between 1930 and 1940, Arsenal won the league 5 times (being runner-up once) and the FA cup twice (with one finalist spot).

From 1950 onwards, Arsenal entered a lull period. After the Gunners won the league in 1952-53 season under Tom Whittaker, they were champions just once more in 1970-71 under Bertie Mee. That is, until a certain George Graham arrived on the scene in 1986. George Graham was seen as a long-term replacement for DonHowe, who had been temporarily replaced by Steve Burtenshaw.

Here, we will take a look at the tactical evolution that Arsenal underwent under Graham, during his stint from 1986 to 1995.

First Silverware After 8 Years

Former Gunner George Grahamai??i??s managerial success at Millwall didnai??i??t go unnoticed, as he was appointed as a long-term replacement for Don Howe. Arsenal were on the verge of mid-table mediocrity when Graham took over. The first thing that Graham did was to install discipline in the team, which would become a hallmark of his era. He was hugely influential, so much so that Arsenal were top of the league by December of 1986. Arsenal went on to finish fourth in the league in his first season at the helm.

In that season, Arsenal also went on


to win the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. It is a match which is remembered for the wonderful comeback by the Gunners, after Ian Rush had scored the opening goal for Liverpool. Two goals from Charlie Nicholas meant that Arsenal won its first silverware in over 8 years. Graham used the 4-4-2 formation very effectively to defeat a Liverpool side that was technically much more superior to the Gunners. A young Tony Adams and David Oai??i??Leary formed the backbone in the Arsenal defense. The wing backs were tucked in, and they hardly made any contributions going forward. Graham knew Liverpool had a very potent attack, with Ian Rush and Paul Walsh forming a dangerous pairing. Steve Williams and Paul Davis were both used more like holdingmidfielders, while the attacking play was mostly left for David Rocastle, Niall Quinn and Charlie Nicholas. He held his trump cards in the sidelines, with Perry Groves and Michael Thomas on the bench. Here is a look at the formation and tactics used by George Graham to beat the strong Liverpool side. Incidentally, this was the first time that Liverpool lost a match after Ian Rush scored a goal.

The following season Graham rang in the changes, as he sold the old rear guards of the team and conducted some astute business in the transfer market. He brought in Nigel Winterburn, Alan Smith, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould and Kevin Richardson. Graham was intent on building a strong defense, which was his first priority. Arsenal made steady progress in the


league table, and reached the league cup final once again, this time against Luton Town. Luton took an early lead and like last yearai??i??s final, the Gunners once again made a comeback through goals from Hayes and Smith, only to be beaten by two late goals. Arsenal failed to win any silverware that season, but their progress was well noted. In Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon, Tony Adams and David Oai??i??Leary, Arsenal had a defense that would dominate for nearly a decade. Contrary to popular notion and chants ofAi??ai???Boring Boring Arsenalai???, the Gunners had a group of exciting attacking players in their ranks. Grahamai??i??s defensive stability, which provided the base of his team, was topped with attackers like Thomas, Alan Smith, Rocastle and Merson. Alan Smith went to winthe Golden Boot in 1988-89 and 1990-91 season, leading the attack with aplomb.

“It’s Up For Grabs Now”

Grahamai??i??s tactical cognition and hard work finally brought results in 1988-89 season, as Arsenal won the league after 18 long years. The league title was won under dramatic circumstances. Liverpool and Arsenal met each other in the last game of the season at Anfield. Arsenal had to win the match by at least two goals to win the league and deny Liverpool a double.Ai?? In what is regarded as one of the most spectacular endings in the history of English League football, Michael Thomas scored the second goal for Arsenal in the final minute of the match to clinch the title. The Gunners were the underdogs going into this match against a


was in store for the leaders, as Ian Rush couldnai??i??t continue playing due to an injury.

In the second half, Arsenal scored an early goal through Alan Smith. Having got the goal, Graham changed his tactics to a more attacking 4-4-2 formation, with Perry Groves and Martin Hayes replacing Steve Bould and Paul Merson. In what was voted as the greatest moment in Arsenal history, Michael Thomas scored from a wonderful counter attack in extra time, with just 25 seconds to go for the final whistle. It was a goal that would change the fortunes of both clubs. Grahamai??i??s genius tactics and belief in his players gave the supporters a story they can tell their grand children.

After failing to win the title that season, Liverpool have won just onemore league title until now, while Arsenal made their way back to the top of English football. Michael Thomasai??i??s goal signaled the end of an era of Liverpool domination in English Football. The goal was famously described by the commentator Brian Moore, the following words will remain immortal forever

ai???Arsenal come streaming forward now in surely what will be their last attack. A good ball by Dixon, finding Smith, for Thomas, charging through the midfield. Thomas, it’s up for grabs now!ai???

European Success

Arsenal couldnai??i??t retain the title next season, as Liverpool won the league. Graham knew he still had few pieces of the puzzle missing. He brought in reinforcements, signing David Seaman, Ian Wright and Andres Limper. In 1990-91, Arsenal went on to win the league once again, beating their


nearest rival by seven points, and that too after two points had been deducted from their tally for a brawl in a match against Manchester United. They lost just one game that season while conceding just 18 goals throughout the campaign. Arsenal entered their first European competition for over 20 years in 1991-92 season. Though they didnai??i??t win any silverware that season, they played some scintillating attacking football, scoring 92 goals in all competitions. In 1992-93 season Arsenal won the unique double of FA Cup and League Cup. Arsenal won the 1994 European Cup Winners Cup, beating Parma in the final. They also reached the final of the European Super Cup, but were defeated by AC Milan over two legs.

The following year, George Graham was sacked under controversialGraham changed the fortunes of the club by winning its first league title after nearly 18 years. He reformed Arsenal, forged a winning team and gave Arsenal a defense that would go on to serve even his successor. In many ways, Graham laid the foundation for the success that Arsene Wenger got in his early days as the manager of the club. Ai??His tactical understanding of the game was second to none, and at times he won matches against far more superior opponents based on his strategic knowledge. Many fans have a perception that Arsenal were boring during Grahamai??i??s era and it couldnai??i??t be far from the truth.

His stint at the club can actually be broken down into two phases, 1986/87-1991/92 and 1992/93-1994/95.

1986-1992 : In the first phase,


and counted as a dialect of Hindi, There have been constant demands to include Kumaoni along with Garhwali in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India so that it could be made one of the Scheduled Language of India.
In July 2010, a Member of Parliament from Pauri Garhwal, Satpal Maharaj brought a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to include Garhwali and Kumaoni languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

However  In a step to promote and protect regional languages On December 2019 Government of the state introduced Official Kumaoni Books for Classes 1-5 students of kumaon division Schools.

Kumaoni literature
Kumaoni language has had many noteworthy writers, prominent among them are
 Shailesh Matiyani (1931–2001)
 Mohan Upreti (1925–1997)
 Brijen Lal Shah (1928-1998)

Media and art

Films
 Megha Aa, (FirstCompanion animals are domesticated animals which are kept primarily for person’s companionship and enjoyment rather than as a livestock, working animal or laboratory animal. Companion animal include dog, cat, fish, bird, horse, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, and ferret. According to the National Pet Owners Survey in 2017, conducted by American Pet Products Association (APPA), around 68% of the household owns a companion animal or pet in U.S. Companion animal drug include veterinary and over-the-counter drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, vaccines, antibiotics and parasiticides, which are used in the treatment of disease associated with digestive system, immunological system, reproductive system, respiratory, and urinary system.

According to the report published by Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2015, U.S. spent around US$ 58 billion in 2014 on their companion animals, which include food, veterinary


the growth of companion animal drugs market. According to the report by the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC), in 2017, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus is a prevalent infection in companion animals, accounted to around 40% in North America, 20% in Europe, 12% in Australia, and 48% in China. U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) started Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), which is engaged in various activities to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance, by protecting human and animal health.

Growing obesity in pets fuels the growth of the companion animal drugs market

According to the report by Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), in 2016, there is a continuous increase in pet obesity, affecting around 54% of dogs and 59% of cats in U.S. Pet obesity is a major problemin U.S., which increases the pain and suffering and also affects the life expectancy of companion animal or pet. According to APOP, factors causing pet obesity include negligence of pet owners and veterinary professionals in providing nutritional diet such as corn, grains, and raw and organic diet. In 2016, According to the stats by American Pet Products Association (APPA), around 41.9 million dogs and 50.5 million cats were classified into overweight or obese category by veterinary healthcare professionals.

According to the Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, consumption of high calorific diet, genetic and age factors, are some of the factors accounted for obesity in the companion animal, which further lead to osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus, hepatic lipidosis, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality. This is expected to augment the


FAMILY and friends paid tribute to Mappleton Boat Race and Bridge Jump founder Jim Breeze on New Year’s Day.

The annual event was preceded by a minute’s silence before the race was started by Mr Breeze’s widow, Pat. Family members and friends all jumped from Mappleton Bridge in his memory with a trio jump from his sons Aj and Sean and friend, Barrie Wright raising the biggest cheer of the day.

When Mr Breeze fell ill late in 2011, doubt was cast over the future of the bridge jump, an event which has grown into an annual spectacle attracting hundreds of people and which originated from a pub bet more than 25 years ago.

The organisation of the boat race and bridge jump was taken over by Ashbourne Lions with theDoug's Take: Doug's take: 'Chasing Mavericks'

"Chasing Mavericks" has nothing to do with rounding up horses but everything to do with chasing an individual, elusive dream.

In this case, "mavericks" refers to gigantic waves that reportedly break on the California Coast but most believe to be a myth.

Jonny Weston stars as real-life legendary surfer Jay Moriarty. Our story begins with young Jay being rescued from treacherous waters by Gerard Butler as Frosty Hesson, who just happens to be rounding the point after a day of catching waves. Jay wasn't surfing; he was rescuing the dog of his friend, Kim, played by Leven Ramblin. Two life-changing relationships emerge from this moment.

Jay idolizes Frosty, who is renowned for his surfing prowess and his amazing knowledge of the sport and, it turns out,


they're neighbors. Early one morning, Jay stows away on Frosty's van and witnesses his hero and several buddies surf the mythical mavericks. Of course, Jay gets busted, but after considerable pleading and Frosty's wife stepping in to take Jay's side, the older surfer agrees to teach his new protégé how to tackle the giant waves and, most important, how to do it and live.

Myriad subplots are running rampant through this story. Jay and his mother, played by Elizabeth Shue, have been abandoned by dear old dad and often, the son becomes the parent of his mother. Then there's the tense relationship with the delinquents of surfing, but, as the Beach Boys said, "The bad guys know us and they leave us alone." Well, that is until they startselling drugs to Jay's best friend.

Ah, and then there are the two love stories going on. Frosty and his amazing, very understanding wife, played by Abigail Spenser, give us the first story. Jay and Kim deliver the second. But Kim is a little older and with the high school social strata, that presents problems.

As the plot — or plots — lead us toward the day when the mavericks will actually be chased, there are many telegraphing moments that tell us this isn't going to be an easy ride. And that's a problem. In an effort to set the stage for the big day and the ultimate future of Jay Moriarty, the filmmakers chalk up some cheesy, overly dramatic deliveries.

Butler lends real weight and credibility to this movie, and


Eugene Register-Guard - January 23, 1994

TOM PETTY: GOING HOME (9 p.m., Disney)An insightful look at both the ups and downs of the career of rocker Tom Petty. In the kid-'70s, Petty and The Heartbreakers first caught the attention of record producer Denny Cordell, who recalls Petty's true rock 'n' roll style standing out among the influx of disco. Petty and band members reminisce about starting out together, their initial success in London and eventual recognition and success in the United States. Along the way there were battles with recording labels, as well as personal tragedies that took their toll. Highlights include studio segments; a duo with Stevie Nicks; and Petty and George Harrison talking about The Traveling Wilburys. There is particularly interesting footage of Petty and Harrison workingEgyptian Women March, Decry Abuse by Military

By

Matt Bradley

December 21, 2011

CAIRO—Thousands of Egyptian women descended on downtown Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Tuesday to protest what many have described as systematic abuse of female activists by the interim ruling military regime.

ENLARGE

Egyptian women shout slogans during a protest in downtown Cairo to denounce the violent treatment of women by the military.
AFP/Getty Images

The women joined thousands of male protesters, whose violent demonstration against military rule continued for a fifth day. The death toll rose to 13, the state news agency reported.

The women's march, though only part of the rising anger against the military, marked a qualitative shift in the way the broader public perceives Egypt's military leadership.

The march's catalyst was a single image, pulled on Saturday from a video, of an


unidentified, half-naked and possibly unconscious woman being dragged through Tahrir Square by military police officers.

The officers had either stripped the woman of her abaya, a cloak worn by many conservative Muslim women, or had allowed it to slip off as they dragged her over the pavement.

Regional Upheaval

At least one officer could clearly be seen stomping on the woman's bare stomach.

Thanks to front-page exposure in local newspapers and discussions on news shows and social-networking websites, the "woman with the blue bra" has seared herself into the Egyptian public consciousness.

The image has shattered the military's self-stylization as the defender of Egypt's defenseless. It has portrayed the army in the same light as the seemingly ubiquitous thugs, or "baltagiya," whose presence the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, or SCAF, has usedto justify its draconian law-enforcement methods.

"It's mainly against the stereotypical image of the SCAF protecting people and protecting women," said
Mozn Hassan,
the director of Nazra for Feminist Studies, a women's rights advocacy group. Ms. Hassan said the SCAF "are always saying that they are protecting citizens and doing this for women."

Indeed, the protection of women has repeatedly figured into the SCAF's public justifications for their continued use of a 30-year old emergency law, that gives civilian police broad powers to detain without charge, and their use of military trials against civilians.

That argument tapped into increasing public anxiety over the perceived lawlessness of Egyptian streets following a revolution early this year, when law-enforcement officers across the country mysteriously left their posts in the face of attacks by protesters.

In a news


conference on Monday, Gen. Adel Emara, a member of the SCAF, said the military was investigating the incident.

"As an Egyptian citizen and a father, I feel sorry for such a scene," Gen. Emara said. "I am asking you to look at the surrounding circumstances first before you say that the army is using violence."

Hours after the protests kicked off on Tuesday, the SCAF posted an apology for the incident behind Saturday's photo and promised an investigation.

But the "woman in the blue bra" isn't the first crack in the military's female-defending façade.

Military police officers administered "virginity tests" to nearly 20 female protesters who had been arrested during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in March—an exercise many activists said amounted to little more than sexual intimidation.

SCAF generals repeatedly denied thevirginity-test story until one general admitted the incident to CNN in May, describing it as a precaution meant to shield arresting officers from rape allegations.

Even that story wasn't enough to turn public opinion against a military leadership once celebrated as the unassailable heroes of Egypt's revolution, Ms. Hassan said.

"For the virginity tests, people said 'OK, this happened for some women,' " said Ms. Hassan. "But it's become harsher and harsher, so it's now so obvious."

While Ms. Hassan said that Tuesday's march is a victory for opponents of military rule, she hesitated to describe it as a significant triumph for women's rights. When only a few hundred women staged a protest in Tahrir Square calling for greater women's rights on International Women's Day in March, they were met by


Sudan activists: 3rd protester dies from gunshot wound Sudanese activists say a protester who suffered a gunshot wound during clashes with police has died, raising to three the death toll from the violence in the capital Khartoum

CAIRO -- A Sudanese protester who suffered a gunshot wound during clashes with police has died, raising to three the death toll from the violence in the capital Khartoum, activists said on Friday.

They say the protester died in hospital early, a day after thousands of demonstrators demanding that the country's longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir step down clashed with police, who used tear gas and rubber bullets and fired live rounds in the air.

Thursday's protests in Khartoum were the latest in four weeks of demonstrations across much of Sudan initially triggered by priceaccess to the PET/CT and FLECT used for small animal imaging. Copper-64 was purchased and obtained from Stan Poniger and Henri Tochon-Danguy from the Centre for P.E.T. - Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.

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This work was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC project grant: 1108670) of Australia. In addition, MLY is supported by the Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, JDM is supported by the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ) New Investigator Scholarship, XW is supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia Postdoctoral Fellowship, PSD is supported by a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council, PMH is supported by the Rebecca Cooper Foundation and NHMRC project grants and KP is supported by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship.

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A man faces multiple charges after he allegedly choked an 8-year-old girl until she lost consciousness in the restroom of a Chicago restaurant last weekend.

The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. May 7 at Jason’s Deli along the 1200 block of South Canal Street in the South Loop neighborhood. According to police, the girl was inside the restaurant with her mother, but the two got separated and the girl went into the restroom.

33-year-old Reese Hartstirn entered the restroom and grabbed her, choking the girl until she passed out, police said.

According to a release from the Chicago Police Department, Hartstirn pickedup the girl’s limp body and carried her into a stall, then closed the door.

Police say when the girl’s mother came into the stall to rescue her daughter, Hartstirn shoved the woman.

Other people in the deli who found out what happened held Hartstirn until police officers could respond.

Officers took him to the First District police station, where he became aggressive and started swinging his fists at an officer, according to authorities.

The girl was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital for treatment, but officials have not updated her condition.

The release said that Hartstirn was charged with a felony count of aggravated kidnapping and a felony count of aggravated battery to a child under 13. He was also cited with a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault to a peace officer and


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Ukraine's embattled president harshly criticized the West on Thursday for supporting massive street protests calling for his ouster and announced plans to partially join a Moscow-led economic union - a move likely to deepen the country's political crisis.

Speaking in a televised interview with some hand-picked journalists, President Viktor Yanukovych criticized foreign nations for meddling in Ukraine's internal affairs.

Visibly angered, Yanukovych said he was "categorically against others coming to our country and teaching us how to live." He ruled out early elections and said opposition politicians needed to "keep their own ambitions under control" after weeks of anti-government protests.

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After sealing the agreement, Azarov announced three increases in public wages next year as Yanukovych prepares to seek a second term in 2015.

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Anti-government protests in Ukraine began a month ago and have grown into Ukraine's biggest political crisis in a decade.

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders's sudden departure as President Trump's lead spokeswoman begins what is likely to be intense jockeying to replace her — and there's no clear front-runner.

The fallout from Trump's Thursday announcement on Twitter will play out in West Wing jousting between in-house candidates and the president's media-savvy outside supporters. Sanders held her job for almost two years. She took over in July 2017 after serving as a deputy to Sean Spicer for the first six months of Trump's administration.

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Ainsley Earhardt: The 42-year-old Fox News personality co-hosts Trump's favorite early morning show "Fox & Friends," which provides fodder for his Twitter feed. The journalist, who has praised Trump on-air, however, may not relish relocating to swampy Washington from the show's Manhattan studio.

Katie Pavlich: Though just 30 years old, the conservative journalist is a veteran of cable news and writing for outlets that cover Washington


politics. Pavlich, however, has a history of offering her own views on issues, rather than serving as a spokesperson.

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Libya’s former prime minister Ali Zeidan has been kidnapped by an armed group in war-torn Tripoli and not been heard from in nine days, family members and friends said Tuesday.

Zeidan, who became premier in November 2012, was dismissed by Libya’s parliament in March 2014 amid accusations that public funds had been embezzled.

He left the country soon afterwards, in defiance of a travel ban issued by the attorney general.

Zeidan had returned to Libya in early August for the first time since his dismissal and was planning a Tripoli press conference to respond to his critics, according to Karam Khaled, a friend who accompanied him.

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PAGE 3, Financial Times, Friday (NNN) — Alistair Darling today admitted that the economy was disastrously seized up, with one in twelve London workers likely to lose their job.

Across town, Nigella Lawson wore a low-cut dress revealing quite spectacular quantities of well-nourished breastage, with photos in all papers.

In the United States, Wall Street is melting away like Belloq’s face after Indy told him not to look in the Ark and Henry Paulson said he would not use the second $350 billion of the stimulus package, leaving the economy unpushed at a critical time and the Detroit car manufacturers on the verge of collapse.

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Zambian-American-Israeli economist Stanley Fischer left mega-bank Citigroup to head up Israel’s central bank. He is the former number two honcho at the globalist loan sharking operation, the IMF, and the former chief economist at the World Bank. As an MIT economics prof Fischer tutored the current Fed boss, Ben “Helicopter” Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. Fischer is a member of the


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being made in God's image and likeness is affirmed. In this affirmation, humanity is called to have dominion over creation. As I have mentioned in previous posts, the language of "subdue" and "dominion" found in Genesis does not condone exploitation of the land. Rather, it is language that is taken from the ancient understanding of kingship in which the king was responsible for providing the resources necessary to feed his people, provide for a stable economy, and ensure the stability of the kingdom for future generations. Exploitation of the land became a sign of ineffective leadership, as citizens suffered due to the lack of essential basics of life. This is why the Catholic Church speaks of dominion in terms of stewardship, affirming Scripture's call not to exploit theto the Creator for bread and wine, fruit of the "work of human hands," but above all as "fruit of the earth" and "of the vine" - gifts of the Creator. The Church sees in the gesture of the king-priest Melchizedek, who "brought out bread and wine," a prefiguring of her own offering. In the Old Covenant bread and wine were offered in sacrifice among the first fruits of the earth as a sign of grateful acknowledgment to the Creator. But they also received a new significance in the context of the Exodus: the unleavened bread that Israel eats every year at Passover commemorates the haste of the departure that liberated them from Egypt; the remembrance of the manna in the desert will always recall to Israel that


it lives by the bread of the Word of God; their daily bread is the fruit of the promised land, the pledge of God's faithfulness to his promises. The "cup of blessing" at the end of the Jewish Passover meal adds to the festive joy of wine an eschatological dimension: the messianic expectation of the rebuilding of Jerusalem. When Jesus instituted the Eucharist, he gave a new and definitive meaning to the blessing of the bread and the cup. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1333-1334)

In light of this, we see a real, concrete relationship between created things of this world and how God bestows blessings upon the world through these gifts. As I often share with my parish, the natural gifts of bread and wine also serve asdaughters in the one Son of God, Jesus Christ (cf. Eph 1:4-12). The justified concern about threats to the environment present in so many parts of the world is reinforced by Christian hope, which commits us to working responsibly for the protection of creation. The relationship between the Eucharist and the cosmos helps us to see the unity of God's plan and to grasp the profound relationship between creation and the "new creation" inaugurated in the resurrection of Christ, the new Adam. Even now we take part in that new creation by virtue of our Baptism (cf. Col 2:12ff.). Our Christian life, nourished by the Eucharist, gives us a glimpse of that new world – new heavens and a new earth – where the new Jerusalem comes down


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The tunnel-like entrance to an underground shelter in Emigrant, Montana (left), was constructed of recycled oil tanks welded together to create a twisting path meant to deflect radiation that might get past the door. Built by adherents of the Church Universal and Triumphant in 1989, the shelter holds enough food and fuel to support 90 people for seven months. "Back then, India and Pakistan were talking about lobbing bombs at each other," says Charles Hull, a church member who performs most of the shelter's maintenance. Church leaders predicted the conflict would expand and "told us to expect a first strike against the United States, but nothing happened."

It's an ancient reflex. Whenever Earth's surfacealways a dicey placebecomes evenless safe, people go below it, hoping that the latest wave of insanity will wash harmlessly over their heads. Creating underground sanctuaries against human aggression dates back to prehistory and hit its modern zenith shortly after September 15, 1961, when Life magazine's cover story promised to reveal "How You Can Survive Fallout." Inside, a chilling letter from President Kennedy urged Americans to learn how to build fallout shelters. As cold war tensions ebbed in the 1990s, many domestic bunkers were demolished or converted to wine cellars. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, most Americans fought the burrowing reflex: They watched the news and worried. Some planned makeshift aboveground sanctuaries made of plastic sheeting and duct tape. A few embraced the old urge and sought to make


peering outside to avoid bullets, radiation, and other line-of-sight hazards. Down on the lowest of the shelter's three floors (left), canisters of unhulled millet, sunflower seeds, dry milk, rolled oats, buckwheat for sprouting, long-grain rice, and dehydrated onions line the long hallway. Although some of the food is now 14 years old, "pretty much all of it is still good," Hoag says.

Richard Ross, a professor of art at the University of California at Santa Barbara, has spent the last four years taking pictures of shelters old and new, public and private, fussed-over and abandoned, around the globe. "I've focused mostly on civilian shelters," he says. "I am not interested in shelters against natural disasters. I am seeking the places we go to hide from the inhumanity we rainupon each other. I am trying to make people confront this reality." Together with Ross, I spent a night in an extraordinary million-dollar, 7,000-square-foot shelter in Emigrant, Montana. Finished in 1989, it is one of the largest private shelters in the United States. It rambles underneath the small farm of Philip Hoag, author of No Such Thing as Doomsday, a book on disaster preparedness. Built as a cooperative venture by local citizens, the three-story, steel-reinforced concrete bunker can house 150 people in 40 tiny staterooms. The result is an impressive feat of design and engineering, complete with a decontamination chamber, security tower, radio room, medical clinic, library, institutional kitchen, three diesel engines that make power and heat, and enough lentils, wheat berries, and other foodstuffs to feed all


the occupants for a year. In his book, Hoag delineates more than a dozen disaster scenarios, including nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks, and his shelter is designed to withstand them all. "We live in an age of weapons of mass destruction," he says. "You need to be prepared, but I hope it turns out to have been a foolish investment."

"The technology exists to protect people, but Americans just don't do it," proclaims Paul Seyfried, whose state-of-the-art shelter in the mountains of Utah features this dining-room table, sturdy enough for surgery if necessary. The shelter has sophisticated air- and water-filtration systems imported from Switzerland, where building codes require shelters in new homes and other buildings. Together with nuclear engineer Sharon Packer, Seyfried runs a company that has sold morethan 100 Swiss-built shelters in the United States and Canada since 1997. "Americans spend more than $300 billion a year on defense, but we are completely undefended from nuclear, chemical, or biological attack," he says. "Now, a small number of Americans are taking their families off the hostage list."

In 1992 a story in The Washington Post revealed the existence of the U.S. government relocation facility designed to house Congress in the event of a nuclear strike. The complex, code-named Project Greek Island, was built from 1958 to 1962 beneath a new wing of the posh Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Because the cover had been blown, the government ended its lease agreement in 1995, and ownership reverted to the Greenbrier, which now offers tours through


the 112,000-square-foot facility, charging $27 for admission. Designed to house as many as 1,100 people, it features 18 dormitories, 12 hospital beds, a records-storage vault, a power plant, kitchen and dining facilities, and a communications briefing room (shown right) that could double as a television studio. The photograph on the wall was taken March 25, 1956, when President Eisenhower hosted the North American Summit Conference at the resort. According to Greenbrier publicist Lynn Swann, that's when Eisenhower got the idea to build the shelter and persuaded the Greenbrier's owners to cooperate for the sake of the nation.

Large, sophisticated shelters are surprisingly common in this part of the country, inspired by a unique local mixture of antiauthoritarian politics and millennialist religion. Just a few miles up the road fromHoag's is a shelter partially built and wholly maintained by Charles Hull, an affable retired high school history teacher who moved here from Fresno, California. An adherent of the Church Universal and Triumphant, he and some friends built the $450,000 installation in 1989 in response to a prophecy that nuclear annihilation would arrive on March 15, 1990. On that night, 90 people crowded inside and waited. "It didn't come, of course," says Hull, sitting in the velvet recliner in the shelter's living roomaside from the lack of windows and the pictures of Ascended Masters on the wall, the ambience is strictly American suburban. He denies having a death wish but adds, "after all the time and money we put into it, I suppose we actually wanted someone to


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Irvin Stephen "Grunt" Partin Sr., 95 of Kissimmee, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018. A member of a Pioneer Osceola County family that first moved to Kissimmee area in the 1840's. He was born the son of Clay Stephen Partin and Lily Mae Simmons Partin and was a lifelong Osceola County resident. He was a farmer and a longtime member of the First Christian Church of Kissimmee.Irvin was known


fondly by many of his friends as "Grunt". Many knew him as one of the hardest working people they have ever known. He loved life, ice cream and barbeque. He could make the best barbeque around and he could grow a garden or oranges that many would envy.Irvin will be greatly missed, we will miss his smile, his laugh and his funny stories.

Survivors include: son, Steve Partin of St. Cloud; two daughters: Mary Lou Tyner of Jacksonville, and Beatrice Farmer of St. Cloud; sister: Minnie Stanley of Bradenton; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services for Irvin will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, November 9, 2018 at Rose Hill Cemetery with Minister Ross Runnels, Canoe Creek Christian Church, St. Cloud, officiating.There will be no formal visitation.

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DJ Skee: Skee.TV started like four and a half years ago, after YouTube started and I saw video content being the wave of the future. I literally just went to Best Buy and bought a little camera and was running around and started shooting stuff, just because I had access to cool things, whether it’s in the studio or on the road with major artists, or behind-the-scenes training with athletes—so it just started as a lifestyle channel. And along that four and a half years, we built an amazing production team. It’s kind of like a new-age music label, content creation company, entertainment hub, and that’s how we started Skee.TV.

Anddo it.” And they just kept going. Getting connected with him, it just made so much sense.

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Skee: Oh, absolutely. Timberwolves all day. Unfortunately.

SLAM: Well, there were some Playoff years, but overall that must’ve been rough.

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is, whether the plaintiff in error acquired the legal title to the premises in controversy, by virtue of the deed from the sheriff of Union County, and the judgments and proceedings on which it was based.
These proceedings, so far as against the owner of the property they undertook to enforce the plaintiff's claim as a lien upon his interest in it, were in the nature of proceedings in rem, though not so, perhaps, in technical strictness, for they did not profess to conclude all the world. Such, particularly, was their nature in the cases under consideration, where the owner and builder were one person, and he was served with process only constructively, not actually, being presumably without the jurisdiction of the court. It was declared so to beactual seizure, but may be done by the mere bringing of the suit in which the claim is sought to be enforced, which may by law be equivalent to a seizure, being the open and public exercise of dominion over it for the purposes of the suit.
When, however, the proceedings were begun for the enforcement of the mechanics' liens against the premises in controversy, by the issuing of the summons and the filing of the declaration, the property over which the State court sought to exert its jurisdiction was in the actual custody and possession of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. It had been seized by an officer of the United States for an alleged offence against its laws. It


suit, it was, at the same time, withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the courts of New Jersey. Any proceeding against it, involving the control and disposition of it, in the latter, while in that condition, was as if it were a proceeding against property in another State. It was vain, nugatory, and void, and as against the proceedings and judgment of the District Court of the United States, and those claiming under them, was without effect.
In this aspect, the case is directly within the rule of decision *303 established in Wiswall v. Sampson, 14 How. 52. That was a controversy as to the title to real estate, one party claiming under a sale upon execution, issued on judgments rendered in the Circuit Court of the United States, theproperty being at the time of this sale in the possession of a receiver of a State court, under whose subsequent decree and sale the defendant claimed title. It is a significant fact, in that case, that, at the time of the appointment of the receiver by the State court, the executions upon the judgments had been issued and levied, and were a subsisting lien upon the premises. It was said in that case by Mr. Justice Nelson, delivering the opinion of the court: "It has been argued that a sale of the premises on execution, and purchase, occasioned no interference with the possession of the receiver, and hence no contempt of the authority of the court, and that the sale, therefore, in such a case should be


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film industry and the gaming industry developed,” Ruffin says. “And both of those industries are structured from a very hierarchical perspective that has white guys at the top, and others can only get their stories out in the world by selling their intellectual property to these white-led organizations.”

Ruffin is the co-founder of Crux, a new studio completely led and owned by black people that supports extended reality (XR) content creation from black artists, from training to distribution (the other co-founder, Dafina McMillan, has transitioned out of her day-to-day role at Crux). XR includes all real-and-virtual combined environments, including augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR). As a still very new industry, XR has the potential to be less plagued by a lack of diversity, asand investors who want to make a difference and not just become rich at others’ expense.

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Tens of thousands of Islamists at a massive protest camp in Pakistan's capital awaited a Sunday deadline set by their leader calling for the prime minister to resign.

Authorities in Islamabad strengthened security around the camp as the protest entered its third day, including walls of shipping containers blocking roads leading into and out of the protest area, as well as deploying riot police and paramilitary forces.

Firebrand cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman had led a caravan of supporters to Islamabad last week in a bid to pressure Imran Khan to step down, calling him an "illegitimate" ruler.

He


claims the 2018 election that brought Khan to power was rigged, and has implied - without naming names - that Pakistan's powerful army supported Khan. The military denies the allegations, saying it remains impartial.

Pakistani Islamists await deadline they set for PM to resign 04:14

Rehman, who heads the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, has agreed with authorities that the protesters will not leave the government-designated area.

But he has also hinted he could lead a march on the "Red Zone," the seat of Pakistan's government, to force Khan's resignation. The prime minister says he has no plans of quitting.

It's unclear what Rehman's next move will be once his deadline expires Sunday evening.

Negotiations to defuse the standoff were taking place between members of Khan's government and opposition lawmakers.

Authorities have said they won't tryto stop the protests as long as they remain in the designated area, which stretches over a kilometer (mile) along a highway and into an open area.

Some protesters in the all-male encampment seemed prepared for a long stay, and had even begun turning the shipping containers into living spaces.

"I want the government to bring more of these containers, they're now serving as our little homes here, as the weather is getting colder every night," said Gul Aman, a protester from the western Baluchistan province. Others were seen cooking meals and washing clothes outside their tents Sunday.

Several thousand volunteers dressed in head-to-toe yellow uniforms have been handling security, according to protest organizers. Many supporters also carried the black and white striped flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party.

Rehman had attempted


to ban female journalists from accessing the camp, but was forced to reverse his decision after sparking outrage on social media.

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The hard-line cleric has campaigned for regressive legislation targeting women, and opposed legislation to eliminate of violence against women. He has also refused to allow women members of his party to participate in the demonstration.

The mass rally comes after Pakistani businesses observed a nationwide strike last week against recently enacted taxes, which the opposition says were imposed as part of the International Monetary Fund's $6 billion bailout package for Pakistan.

A report by the World Economic Forum released last month says Pakistan ranks 110th on the international organization's annual Global Competitiveness Index. The report said Pakistan's 2019 ranking dropped three placesin 1903, supposedly caused by a greengrocer trying to flame-ripen his bananas. The "historic village" at the center of the city is composed of buildings which either survived the fire, or were built shortly after it, the oldest (excluding the depot) being the 1898 Allison House. The first census was carried out in 1914 and reported just 419 residents. Zachary was the first city in Louisiana since the Reconstruction Era to elect a Republican as mayor, Jack Louis Breaux.

Geography
Zachary is located in northern East Baton Rouge Parish. It is bordered to the north by the city of Slaughter, to the east by Central, and to the south by Baker. Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the city, leading north  to the center of Slaughter and south  to


The people of the province were going about their regular matters on the morning of March 12, 2009, when they heard the news that the morning was going to be anything but routine. A helicopter had crashed into the ocean with 18 people aboard.

In the years since, The Telegram has followed the reaction of the people and families that were affected, and the corporate and political response.

Flowers are being left this morning on the fence surrounding Cougar Helicopters headquarters at St. John's International Airport, in memory of the victims of Flight 491 who died when a helicopter ditched offshore on March 12, 2009. — Photo by Keith Gosse/The Telegram

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I don't really understand why this tragedy hasn't been as public aswith the 17 from Cougar 491 and lets pray there will be no names to ad in the future. Thank you to the Telegram for remembering these men, and sharing their names.

Dana Bradley was murdered in December 1981 and her killer has never been brought to justice. In March 2014, The Telegram broke a story of a man who believes he was witness to the crime. What followed was the most in depth and thorough study of the case since that time.

The first big winter storm of the season has closed many businesses and schools in St. John's-metro and much of the Avalon Peninsula today. Here's a collection of stories and images from photographers and reporters who have braved the storm.

The province spent $500,000 on helicopter services when


ferries broke down or were docked because of ice clogged routes in just one single fiscal year. The Telegram has obtained information on ferry breakdowns and service disruptions as well as the costs involved to the province.

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A Corner Brook woman was upset recently when she had her seal skin purse confiscated by customs officials when entering the United States — she was unaware of a U.S. ban on seal product entering that country. Are you aware of the ban?art gallery located on the campus of Bob Jones

University (the University) in Greenville, South Carolina.

     The University first opened an art gallery in 1951, and

prior to petitioner's incorporation, the art gallery was a part

of the University.   The museum and art gallery have been housed

in their present location since 1965.    Petitioner represents that

the museum contains “one of the greatest collections of religious

paintings and works of art in the western hemisphere.”

     At one time, the University was a tax-exempt organization.

The University's exempt status was revoked, however, as a result

of a 1983 Supreme Court decision.   See Bob Jones Univ. v. United

States, 461 U.S. 574 (1983).   The University maintains a policy


of the operations

of the museum previously managed by the University.   At the

outset, the museum operated by petitioner will display the same

artwork, retain the same employees, and be housed in the same

building (the Building) as the museum operated by the University.

Unlike the University, however, petitioner does not prohibit

interracial dating or marriage.

     Petitioner and the University entered into a 3-year lease

agreement beginning January 1, 1993, under which petitioner is
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renting the Building.1   Under the terms of the lease agreement,

petitioner is to pay the University a total of $105,600its being used by the university.

The university management knew this too, which is why it never said it would agree to it (and said instead it would never agree to it). Now you act as though Stanford were going back on its promise, a promise that existed only in the fantasies of the Stanford-bashers.
Mark C. Lawrence
Marion Way, Palo Alto

Enriching photograph

Thank you for the beautiful and enriching photograph on the cover of the Jan. 11 edition of the Weekly depicting the young woman lighting candles in Russian Church.

The interplay of dark and light was in the tradition of the best artists. It reminded me of a painting in the Tate Gallery in London by John Singer Sargent of two little girls lighting candles in paper Chinese lanterns: "Carnation Lilly,


Reporter Claims L.A. Police Attacked Him

LOS ANGELES (CN) – A City News Service reporter claims riot police incited Occupy Los Angeles protesters and attacked and arrested him on a bogus charge while he was covering a rally in late 2011. Robert Calvin Milam sued the City of Los Angeles and his arresting officer Victor Johnson in Superior Court. Milam says he was at an Occupy L.A. rally on Nov. 30, 2011, shortly after midnight, when police tried to disband protesters at City Hall South. “At some point, the Los Angeles police officers, in full riot gear, began to restrict the egress of those exercising their First Amendment rights and blocked access to leave the premises,” the complaint states. “As tension mounted by the Los Angeles police officers, plaintiffdescribed the reasons given as 'silly and incredible'.

The Dane confirmed reports he had been asked to replace his backroom team in January - a request he said he believed was not in the best interests of the club.

Laudrup also denied claims he had jetted to Paris in the immediate aftermath of the shocking performance and defeat against West Ham in his final match, insisting he had a personal matter to attend to that chairman Huw Jenkins was aware of.

The remarkable press conference, which was called with just 24 hours notice lasted nearly 60 minutes and saw journalists from the UK, Denmark and wider Europe all in attendance.

Focusing on the final days of his reign, Laudrup said: "In mid-January, I was told they (the club) were not satisfied and


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Ukraine last July, U.S. diplomats got a private recap of the message he delivered behind closed doors to the country’s leaders. Ukraine, Putin warned, would not be allowed to stray from Moscow’s orbit.

Anti-government protesters are seen at the barricades in Kiev February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Putin’s blunt talk was an unexpected sign of how hard Moscow would fight Western influence on Ukraine, U.S. officials say, prompting Washington and European capitals to step up their engagement with Ukrainian government and opposition forces.

Seven months later, the United States and Russia are locked in a Cold War-style test of wills over the strategically located country of 45 million that has been racked by anti-government protests and sporadic violence.

U.S.-Russia tensions and mutual accusations ofNews Release

ZUMBRO FALLS, Minn. – Highway 63 south of Zumbro Falls to the north Rochester roundabout will be detoured beginning May 7 as work begins for concrete paving on the 13 miles of state highway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

A public open house is scheduled for the project on May 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m in Zumbro Falls City Hall to learn more about the project, its timelines and detour.

Construction by Croell, Inc., of New Hampton, Iowa, is scheduled to begin on May 7. Highway 63 just north of the 75th Street roundabout to the south end of the Highway 63 bridge over the Zumbro River in Zumbro Falls will close to through traffic on that date. Local traffic will remain open for residents


and businesses along the highway to access their property.

The detour route for northbound Highway 63 is Highway 52 north to Highway 60 east to Zumbro Falls. Southbound traffic follows the route in reverse.

During the $6.9 million project, Croell will remove a portion of the existing blacktop and pave over it with concrete. It will also replace a number of pipes and culverts that cross the road and install guardrail. The project is expected to be completed in mid-August. The project should improve the ride of the road and safety.What is the relationship between gun rights and property rights? Because of recent actions by a state legislature, it might be best to look at this issue through the lens of church shootings.

In October 2018, 11 people were killed and 7 injured in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In November 2017, 26 people were killed and about 20 injured in a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. In September 2017, 6 people were injured at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, after a gunman killed a woman walking to her car and entered the building and began shooting indiscriminately. In June 2015, 9 people were killed and 3 injured in a mass


shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In August 2012, 6 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Sikh Temple outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In January 2008, 2 people were killed and several others were wounded at a mass shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

There is U.S. National Church Shooting Database that used online newspaper archive articles to document all cases of shootings on church property within the United States from 1980 to 2005. It recorded a total of 139 church shootings in which 185 people died, including 36 children. The database does not include violence at churches that does not involve guns (such as bombings), nor does it include places of worship of non-Christian faiths, suchsurface 105 toward the inner bottom surface 104 of the package 101, the first electrode end 110c being a cutting surface of a multifaceted first lead frame to improve a productivity of the device 100.
In addition, the conventional light-emitting device 100 also include: a second lead frame 120 having a second mounting surface 120a, a second external electrode 120b, a second electrode end 120c and a second electrode bending portion 120d passing through the package 101, the second mounting surface 120a exposed from the inner bottom surface 104 in the cavity 102 of the package 101, the second external electrode 120b projecting from the package 101, bending along the outer bottom surface 105 of the package 101 via the second electrode bending portion 120d, and extending along the


frame 110 and between the second conductor pattern 202 of the mounting board 200 and the second external electrode 120b of the second lead frame 120.
In this case, each soldering surface of the first external electrode 110b of the first lead frame 110 and the second external electrode 120b of the second lead frame 120 may be coated with thin coating to improve each of soldering intensities between the first conductor pattern 201 of the mounting board 200 and the first external electrode 110b of the first lead frame 110 and between the second conductor pattern 202 of the mounting board 200 and the second external electrode 120b of the second lead frame 120. However, it may be almost impossible for each of the first electrode end 110cof the first lead frame 110 and the second electrode end 120c of the second lead frame 120 to coat the thin coating, because each of the first electrode end 110c and the second electrode end 120c may become the cut surface of the multiple first lead frame and the multiple second lead frame, respectively.
Accordingly, a soldering fillet may not be formed at each of the first electrode end 110c of the first lead frame 110 and the second electrode end 120c of the second lead frame 120, although soldering fillets 150 and 151 may be formed at each of the first electrode bending portion 110d of the first lead frame 110 and the second electrode bending portion 120d of the second lead frame 120 as shown in


rested on the rectangular guide plate, a second connecting plate is secured on the other one of the two opposite fixing racks, a fixing rod is secured on a bottom of the second connecting plate, an oblique drive rod is secured on one end of the fixing rod, and is located above the triangular guide plate;
the conveyor device includes two opposite U-shaped seats for securing a drive rubber wheel, two opposite first slide blocks for securing a driven rubber wheel, two opposite second slide blocks for securing an eccentric shaft, two cover plates for securing the first and second slide blocks on the U-shaped seat, and two adjusting knobs each extended through a respective cover plate to adjust a tension between the first and second slide blocks;
the pointcut-off device includes a blade seat, a point cut-off blade, and two press plates, the blade seat has a bottom end formed with multiple spring support seats, and has a top end formed with multiple screw bores, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple slots aligning with the multiple spring support seats of the blade seat for mounting multiple springs, each of the springs has a top urged on a respective spring support seat of the blade seat and has a bottom urged on the two press plates, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple step portions, each of the two press plates is mounted on the point cut-off blade by multiple screws which extend through the two press plates and through multiple sleeves between the


has a second end formed with an elongated through hole, an inner tube is mounted in the bearing hole and the outer tube for receiving the gas pressure rod, two opposite piston rods mounted in the inner tube and protruding outward from an elongated through hole formed in the inner tube, one of the two piston rods is fixed, and the other piston rod is movable; and
the clamping structure including two shafts each mounted on a support base and each having two ends each provided with a gear, two inverted U-shaped clips each mounted on one of the two shafts, two gas pressure cylinders each pivotally mounted on the support base and each pivotally mounted on the gear of one of the two shafts, and a gas pressuremissiles. By June 1991, the Soviet Union had eliminated 1,846 missiles, while the United States rolled back its arsenal to 846. That said, inspections ended in May 2001.

Back in July 2014, Washington accused Moscow for the first time of violating the INF Treaty. Since then, the US has repeated this claim more than once.

Russia strongly dismissed the accusations and struck back at the US with counterclaims, saying the United States also has been blatantly violating the treaty by deploying at its bases in Europe multi-purpose Mk-41 vertical launching systems, which can also be used to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles. Besides, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin said in mid-August that Washington had made a decision earlier this year to finance a project to build mobile launching


& manufacture their first product as a newly formed start-up.

Prior to taking Clek private, Chris had worked with Ray Minato (Founder of Inertia) and his team while still at Magna. Chris connected with Inertia’s entrepreneurial spirit, expertise and can-do approach, which made the decision to work with Inertia an easy one. Partnering with Inertia at this early stage, meant the team at Clek got the instant benefits of a diverse, professional team without incurring the overhead costs and lengthy ramp up times associated with building one internally.

The first goal was building an industry leading convertible child car seat, ultimately called the foonf. Clek’s vision for the foonf was to differentiate themselves from the competition by offering an ultra stylish seat that offered revolutionary safety technology.

BEST IN CLASS ENERGYdisappeared while Skeeter was away at school. Her mother (Allison Janney) harbors the secret of the nanny’s disappearance, and after revealing it she undergoes a change of heart in a big late scene of redemption.

Two observations, for what they’re worth. All the white people in the movie smoke. None of the black people do. There are white men with speaking roles, but no black men speaking in the movie except a preacher.

There was a 1991 movie named “The Long Walk Home” that starred Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek as a maid and her employer at the time of the Montgomery bus boycott. It had sharper edges than “The Help.” But I suppose the Stockett novel has many loyal readers, and that this is the movie they imagined while


of the decedent, and he lives in Florida. The petition includes a Michigan

address.

      On August 13, 2006, the decedent died while a resident of Michigan, and

his will was probated in Michigan. In 2006, before his death, the decedent paid a

$6,667,018 legal judgment (judgment) entered against his son.

      On November 13, 2007, the estate filed timely a Form 706, United States

Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, which reported the amount

of the judgment as a loan receivable by the estate and thus an asset of the gross

estate. On this return the estate made an election under section 6166 to defer
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[*6] On June 13, 2011, respondent assessed the additional $71,563 of gift tax

that respondent had determined in the gift tax notice of deficiency plus $137,821

of interest for tax year 2006.

      On February 1, 2012, respondent sent the estate a Letter 1058, Final Notice

of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing, with respect to the 2006

gift tax. On February 7, 2012, the estate filed a Form 12153, Request for a

Collection Due Process or Equivalent Hearing (CDP hearing request), regarding

the Letter 1058.

      On February 14, 2012, respondent sent the estate a Letter 3172, Notice


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[*12] that best serves its interest. Davis v. United States, 961 F.2d 867, 878

(9th Cir. 1992); Concert Staging Servs., Inc. v. Commissioner, slip op. at 17; see

also Rev. Proc. 2002-26, supra.

      The estate remitted the November 13, 2007, payment to respondent with the

November 13, 2007, estate tax return. As of December 17, 2007, respondent had

assessed only the estate tax against the estate. The estate did not file a gift tax

return until November 17, 2008, and respondent did not assess the gift tax liability

until October 11, 2010. Therefore, the estate could not have designated that the

November 13, 2007, payment be applied against the gift tax liability.

      The estate contends that it made an overpayment of estate tax. Section

6402(a)however, is not the test to declare the greatness of a sage or to prove that he has attained Self-realisation. Sadgurus generally do not exhibit any miracle or Siddhi. Sometimes, however, they may do so in order to convince the aspirants of the existence of superphysical things, give them encouragement, and instill faith in their hearts.
The Sadguru is Brahman Himself. He is an ocean of bliss, knowledge, and mercy. He is…

The Guru is God Himself manifesting in a personal form to guide the aspirant.

Grace of God takes the form of the Guru. To see the Guru is to see God.

The Guru is united with God. He inspires devotion in others.

His presence purifies all.

The Guru is verily a link between the individual and the immortal.

He is a being who


tree. His Pranas do not depart elsewhere for transmigration. They are absorbed in Brahman after the exhaustion of his Prarabdha, the results of past actions that have already begun to bear fruit. He is freed from further births.

The Jivanmukta is freed from the trammels of mind and matter. He is absolutely free, perfect, independent. He is absolutely free from hatred, lust, cares, worries, and anxieties. Everybody will surely like this state of beatitude or final emancipation. It is the final goal of life. It is the end of all human aspirations.

A Jivanmukta is a sustainer of the world. He is a source of perpetual inspiration. He is an embodiment through which divine grace is transmitted to the unregenerated men.

Like flowers that bloom to scent and purify the airan eloquent speaker, orator, lecturer, or professor. But he is calm, serene, and tranquil. He is taciturn and silent. His silence is superior eloquence. He has divine wisdom and intuitive knowledge. In his presence, all doubts are cleared.

Householders make wrong judgments in deciding the nature of a Jivanmukta. They take into considerate only the external conditions of a Jivanmukta. Even educated people commit mistakes in this regard.

A Sadhu may be physically nude. He may not keep anything with him. He may use his hands as the begging bowl and live underneath a tree. He may live in a forest. Yet, he may be the greatest scoundrel; he may be the most worldly- minded man with internal and external attachments. He may dance in joy when he gets an


of scriptural teachings. He has destroyed all egoism. He is above Karma, and Karmas cannot touch him. He may, for the instruction of the world, perform works or refrain from forbidden acts.

The Jivanmukta does not care for public criticism. He keeps a cool mind even when he is assaulted. He blesses those who persecute him. He beholds only his own Self e…

The way of living of Jivanmuktas or sages differs. One sage lives in a princely style. Bhagiratha lived this kind of life. Another sage lives in a beggarly manner. One sage is always in a meditative mood. He never works. He never talks. He lives always in seclusion. Jada Bharata lived this kind of life. Another sage lives in a busy crowded city. He plunges himself inservice. He talks with the people. He delivers lectures, holds religious classes, writes books, etc. Sri Sankara led this kind of life. This is due to Prarabdha. Every sage has his own Prarabdha. If all sages have the same kind of living and the same kind of Prarabdha, this world will be like a prison. Variety in manifestation is the nature of Prakriti. The Jnani who has desire for worldly activities or Vyavahara and works in the world is a Vyavahara Jnani. The Jnani who withdraws himself completely from the universe is a Samadhi Jnani.

The phenomenal universe does not vanish from the vision of the Jivanmukta. The Jivanmukta sees the world as a dream within himself. Just as the mirage appears even after the illusory nature of the


mind…

A man who stands in water up to his neck has a twofold experience. His head is exposed to the sun. He experiences both heat and cold. Such is the experience of a Jivanmukta. He has double consciousness. He enjoys the bliss of Brahman (God). He also has the experience of this world. He is like a man who knows two languages.

Just as the pot in which asafoetida or onion is kept emits a certain amount of smell even when it is cleaned several times, so also, a small trace of ignorance still remains in the mind of a Jnani even. The Jivanmukta has a consciousness of the body in the form of a Samskara (impression in the subconscious mind). That is the reason why he eats andand strength. Love and lustre shine through his brilliant eyes.

The Jivanmukta has not a bit of selfish interest in him and is absolutely free from worries, difficulties, troubles, tribulations, sorrows, and anxieties under all circumstances. Even when pains and the rest attaching themselves to his body exhibit themselves on his face, his mind never writhes under them and their antithesis. He is not a slave of his moods; he is ever cheerful and peaceful. His higher excellences have been perfectly unfolded; all divine attributes are fully awakened in him. Every one of his weaknesses and limitations is bu…


All About Ronnie Milsap

The most influential pianist and country music singer throughout the 70’s and 80’s is undoubtedly Ronnie Milsap. Though credited as a country music artist, he thought outside the box. style compiled elements of country, pop, R&B and rock to his unique sound.

Milsap was born in 1943 with a congenital disorder, which left him blind at birth. (His eyes were later completely removed.) Abandoned by his mother as an infant, he was raised by his grandparents until the age of 5. It was at this age that he was sent to Governor Morehead School for the blind, where he had a less than pleasant experience.

He attended college at Young Harris College in Georgia. It was during this time that he joined a popular R&B band called“The Dimensions.” Milsap declined a full scholarship to attend law school in order to pursue a career in music.

It wasn’t until ’73 that he made a name for himself in country music. After relocating to Nashville, he met country music star Charley Pride. Through Pride’s connections, Milsap signed to RCA Records. His first record released with RCA, titled “I Hate You,” peaked at No. 10 on the charts that year.

Through the ’70s, his success as a country music singer continued steadily, and in the ’80’s he began a crossover career. During this time, he shifted his sound to a more pop ballad sound, which allowed him to achieve crossover success on the pop music charts as well as the country charts. He continuously released No.1 hits during this