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But God did not remain silent, and when he spoke it was like a mighty rushing wind overturned all the neat constructions of my mind, blew them all into chaos, and then his glory shone in through the holes and dazzled and overwhelmed me. How can my minuscule wisdom stand against the one who sings through the beauty of the stars and created strange and marvelous creatures for his own good pleasure? My knowledge was ignorance, and my understanding more


futile than that of the brute beasts. He was not a God who could be contained by the structures of my own righteousness, beyond my neat patterns he was burning love and holy light. He was not answerable to me, and owed me nothing, and yet he came to me, and in his coming I repented of my former small-mindedness, as a desert-dweller repents of his knowledge of water when he first beholds the ocean. The deepest reconciliation possible comes when our falsehoods are overrun by truth and our hearts are broken into joy.

And if all this were not enough, and more than enough, he then restored every blessing that had been taken from me.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

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It was the final barrier before the Promised Land, and thiswas a new generation, 40 years later, who had not known the Great Redemption of the crossing of the Red Sea. The priests and Levites went first, carrying the Ark of the Covenant, and the people started following behind, wondering what to expect. Joshua did not do as Moses had done, stretching forth his staff across the waters. It was a new day and a new way of doing things, for the presence of God was in the Ark, which carried the record of His commandments and His mighty deeds. It was the season of harvest, and the river was in flood, but when the priests carrying the Ark set foot in the water, the water upstream stopped flowing, piling up at a distance; the water downstream flowed


away, and the whole nation crossed over into the a place where they had never been before. They had walked through a miracle into a promise, and victory lay just ahead.

2.
The people came, from all walks of life. Oh, the gawkers and the idlers came to check out the new sensation, but they weren’t the only ones. The spiritually hungry came, and so did the ones who were crushed by the Law. The busy and the responsible came, for this was something new in Israel. Roman soldiers came, and also tax collectors. Many came because they knew that something was badly wrong, and they were desperate to find the keys to a new beginning. And the Pharisees and the Sadducees came to criticize, and when he called thembeginning of a new people of God, and the promises of God meant something more than just the physical land in which they already stood.

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He has braved the way before us, our great High Priest who was, in his own self, the presence of God entering the darkest waters, the place called death which is the antithesis of that He is – the Living Lord. He has passed through, and he has made a way before us, for death itself has been destroyed. We must each come to the river, and our flesh may well recoil from its cold, harsh waters, but we know that He has been there before us, and the glorious fulfillment of every promise lies on the other side, for all the promises of


Audi posts record sales in China for 2012

The Germans at Audi announced an important increase in sales for 2012 in China. The company managed to sell more than 400,000 units on the Chinese market last year, an increase of almost 30% compared to 2011.

The most important models for Audi were the Q5, A6L and A4, more than 320,000 of the total being built in China. Audi sold 89,488 Q5 units, 100,340 Audi A4 cars and well over 130,000 examples of the Audi A6L.

Audi China

Next up in the list are the Q7 and A8, models which were imported in the Chinese market.

Audi China

“With this record we have increased our lead over the competition, further strengthening our number one position in the premium segment in China,” says Audi.

Audi China

The dealershipsexually assaulted as evidenced by the presence of three sexually transmitted diseases.”

Four people in the home where the child lived agreed to voluntary tests for the infections. Court documents indicate that only Wilson tested positive for HIV.

Wilson had also reportedly told investigators, in an earlier interview, that he had been treated for chlamydia in the past.

It is unclear why Wilson, a registered sex offender, was not arrested at the time the results became known.

But last month a 14-year-old girl, whose mother had been dating Wilson, told a Children's Assessment Center caseworker that she had also been having sex with Wilson and believed she was pregnant.

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After an examination, the girl also tested positive for HIV, chlamydia and herpes, according to KPRC.

Wilson was arrested Wednesday and


charged Thursday with super-aggravated sexual assault of a child and sexual assault of a child. The first charge is because of the age of the youngest victim, officials said.

In 2005 Wilson was found guilty of sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl in Houston. He was sentenced to four years in prison for that crime.

The baby, it is believed, is Wilson’s niece. The child was reportedly living with family members in Houston because her biological parents have drug problems and live out of state.

Wilson is expected to be arraigned in court Friday. He is currently being held without bond.Irish troops involved in live fire incidents on United Nations (UN) duty in the Middle East have begun to exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress and urgently need psychological assistance, the association representing soldiers, seamen and airmen has said.

Pdforra believes the Defence Forces’ Personnel Support Services should be placed on high alert and sent to the mission on the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel immediately the Irish troops are involved in live fire incidents.

The mission has proven one of the most volatile undertaken by Irish troops in the modern era. Irish personnel have been fired on repeatedly and targeted in roadside bomb attacks by anti-regime Syrian rebels.

Pdforra general secretary Gerry Rooney told the opening session of the association’s annual conference in Sligo last night that more needed to


be done to aid personnel who might be psychologically damaged by some of the robust encounters.

Support service

“The unit numbers around 20 people with specific training to support personnel who have been through extreme stress,” he said.

He added a small number of those caught up in dangerous incidents late last year had begun to show symptoms of suffering from extreme stress.

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While the troops currently on the mission were due to travel home next Tuesday, they were being replaced by a fresh Irish deployment.

Mr Rooney said his association was also concerned at reports of personnel being forced to sleep in their cars near barracks where they were based in Ireland because they did not have the money to drive to their homes every evening and return the following morning.

The recentThe first time Dante Exum took the floor in plain view as a member of the Utah Jazz was during a summer league scrimmage in July, 2014.

Exum’s road from the first to the last has been circuitous, but hardly serendipitous, not to any advantage. Unless, of course, bad fortune now leads to good, a turn that may already have begun. It’s long overdue. He did sign a three-year, $33 million deal, maximum value with incentives, with the Jazz during the offseason, so there is that.

Somewhere in all the rough stretches over that four-plus-year span, Exum hopes he gained some confidence and knowledge regarding his game, and some wisdom about life. Even with his devastating knee injury, suffered before his second season, and his troublesome shoulder injury, costing him


local pound was not able to take her so Angel-Paws came to the rescue. Mila was very thin and extremely timid, not wanting to come out of her crate. After spending some time with her Mila has finally coming out of her shell and is such a sweet heart. She is a gentle girl and is enjoying being a puppy learning to play with other dogs.

Storm is a playful girl with stacks of personality. She is adventurous and always up for fun and and games. Storm is a medium to large mix breed and will no doubt bring years of joy to her new home. She loves the company of other dogs and would just love a new home where she gets walks and continued obedience. Storm isOle Gunnar Solskjaer’s fine start continued as Manchester United’s caretaker manager became the first boss in the club’s history to win his first consecutive six league games following the 2-1 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Almost 25 years to the day since Matt Busby died, Solskjaer made it seven wins from seven in all competitions on the one-month anniversary of his appointment. Two of the players to have shone in his short tenure scored again.

Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba had already threatened the Brighton goal before United were awarded a penalty.

Pogba latched on to a long Nemanja Matic pass on the right flank by taking a touch inside Gaetan Bong, who bundled into the back of the Frenchman to concede the spot-kick.

The usual stuttering run-up followed, but Pogba


to go.

Davy Propper’s outside-of-the-foot cross reached Gross, who chested the ball down and poked the ball in off the underside of the crossbar.

A nervy finish for the home side thenceforth ensued, and though Pogba was unable to alleviate the tension when rifling just wide, United held on to round off a fantastic first month on the job for Solskjaer.

What does it mean? Solskjaer staking his claim for full-time gig

It is no secret that Solskjaer would like the United job beyond the end of the 2018-19 season, and the club’s hierarchy must have been impressed with his stint so far. United face Burnley, Leicester City and Fulham in the Premier League before hosting Liverpool on February 24, so they could yet make further ground on the top four ina P554Q substitution.

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'Monarchical' Macron Picks Regal Setting for Rare Speech

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to address both houses of parliament in the splendor of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, a move seen by critics as further evidence of his regal style of ruling.

Macron will use the speech, which has been billed as a U.S.-style state of the nation address, to set out his vision for France at a rare sitting of both the National Assembly and Senate.

Lawmakers from the two houses are usually called together only in times of national crisis, but Macron has convened the session, which he plans to make an annual event, to lay out his vision and priorities two months after his election.

The event has spurred unease over a growing concentration of power inthe presidency, with his speech seen as proof of what critics call his "monarchical" drift.

The address in the former seat of kings comes a day before Prime Minister Edouard Philippe delivers the government's traditional policy statement to the newly elected 577-seat National Assembly.

The press and opposition parties have accused 39-year-old Macron of pulling the rug from under his premier's feet, and slammed his refusal to take questions after his address.

A media darling during his campaign, Macron has kept the press at arm's length since his election. His speeches have been carefully choreographed affairs, designed for maximum visual impact, but he also sets aside time during public outings to greet members of the public and pose for selfies.

He is returning to Versailles for the second time in a month,


after hosting Russia's President Vladimir Putin for talks there in May.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the radical leftist France Unbowed party, which is boycotting the speech, accused Macron of "crossing a line with the pharaonic aspect of his presidential monarchy."

The leader of the small centrist UDI party, Jean-Christophe Lagarde, accused the president of "a PR stunt" and also announced plans to stay away from Versailles.

"The hyper president," Le Parisien wrote on its front page Sunday, above Macron's official photograph, showing him standing at his desk.

Presidential addresses to both houses of parliament are rare events in France.

Philippe, the prime minister, attempted to downplay the controversy over the timing of Macron's address.

"The president of the Republic... will set the course on Monday. It is then up to ourselves, as membersupon four primary points of importance. First, because the LXX sheds light “on the development of Jewish thought between the third century BCE and the first century CE,” “the New Testament cannot be read apart from its context in Hellenistic Judaism” (4) and study of the LXX is necessary for properly understanding the bible used by the earliest followers of Christ. Second, the NT authors and early Church most often used the LXX, thus allowing for tremendous potential for expansion because the scriptures were available in the language of the Mediterranean world (5). Third, the theology of the earliest Christians was shaped by the LXX and not by the Hebrew Bible (5). Fourth, the LXX sometimes preservers an alternative, older form of the text (6).

Chapter two, the official


and highlights some particular points of contention, excellent fodder for further reading and study. Akin to this section, chapter nine is essentially a continuation of discussing the LXX in the NT, only here Law devotes most of his attention to the Gospels and Paul.

The next chapter revisits (by way of reference) the previous discussions on the process of creating a canon and tackles in more detail the problems that have attended both the process itself and the subsequent discussion of it by later examiners of the scriptures and history.

The last three chapters move out of the first century into the patristic era and well beyond, discussing at some length the importance of the LXX to a number of significant interpreters, e.g., Josephus, Philo, Jerome, Augustine, Tertullian, Origen, Constantine,senses in a similar way.

In Owens' collection An Hour is the Doorway there is a kind of Romanticist sense of the beauty of things which is always juxtaposed with the brutality of reality. In 'Movies about Anonymous Women' the scene is set of a woman in an 'ideal meadow' who swims in a stream with 'pearls of cool water clinging to her shoulders'. However, in a very anti-Romanticist ending her imagined lover does not come for her, she gets out of the water and 'bored, / she starts kicking the heads from flowers'. This ending image takes on a brutality beyond itself because of its juxtaposition with the setting up of the poem. The collection is full of startling images such as 'as if in the womb /


you ate a match' (World) .

One of my favorite poems 'All-Night laundromat' performs the reverse of 'Movies about Anonymous Women' where the very unromantic, gritty setting of the laundromat is transformed into an Eden. I really love this poem where the whole world becomes the laundromat and the only people that exist are the narrator who is writing and a 'tired, middle-aged woman' who is 'loading her clothes'. I feel a kind of epic sadness for the writer and the middle-aged woman both alone in this laundromat at night, who do not speak, yet the writer states with almost Plathian pathos 'I am free', while the woman 'stares out the window / into herself'. There are so many levels in this poem one could spend hours over it.          BACKGROUND

               According to the pre-sentence investigation report prepared in this case, on

July 24, 2003, Sanchez was arrested for driving while intoxicated and informed the arresting officer

that he had left his four-year-old son at home alone. Police officers drove to Sanchez’s residence,

discovered that the doors were locked, and summoned the fire department, who entered the home and

found the four-year-old boy alone in the home, sleeping. As a result of this incident, Sanchez was

arrested for, and ultimately pleaded guilty to, the offense of endangering a child.

               The trial court deferred adjudication for


violated a number of conditions of his community supervision. After a hearing, the

trial court determined that Sanchez had violated the conditions of his community supervision by

(1) operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license on January 4, 2008, (2) violating a

protective order that was in place against him by going to the residence of his ex-wife, Raquel Flores,

on May 31, 2008, and again on June 7, 2008, and (3) consuming an alcoholic beverage on

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March 5, 2008. WhileFlores “is granted exclusive possession of the residence located

at 1741 East Mesa Park Cove, Round Rock, Texas.” The order further states that it will remain in

full force and effect until September 27, 2009.

                At the adjudication hearing, Flores testified that on May 31, 2008, the day after her

divorce from Sanchez was finalized, Sanchez came to her residence, walked into the home, and began

taking pictures with his cell phone.1 After Sanchez retrieved a lawn mower from the garage and

          1
            Flores further testified that on June 7, 2008, Sanchez came to her residence, drove


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incident, Flores was asked, “When you say [Sanchez] walks in, is that the house that you had on the

1471 East Mesa Park Cove, Round Rock, Texas, here in Williamson County?” and she answered,

        2
         While Sanchez argues on appeal that he did not know Flores was still living in the East
 Mesa Park Cove residence at the time of the June 7, 2008, incident, he does not make a similar
 argument regarding the May 31 incident.

                                     with technology itself and that aims to understand both the practice of designing and creating artifacts (in a wide sense, including artificial processes and systems) and the nature of the things so created. This latter branch of the philosophy of technology seeks continuity with the philosophy of science and with several other fields in the analytic tradition in modern philosophy, such as the philosophy of action and decision-making, rather than with social sciences and the humanities. (Franssen et al. 2013)

Unlike the passage from Franssen and Koller cited previously, which appeared open on how to extend philosophy of technology's scope and method, the above passage sets a number of more or less arbitrary restrictions on such a project. To draw this out, consider its presuppositions on three related matters:


them in terms of their conditions of possibility: that is, to make turning less of a default impulse for work in the field, and to make it more of a reflexive move, occurring in terms of a broader and more open sense of the space in which it is situated.

This picture would of course carry its own dangers. Most obviously, it could be taken to imply a fantasy of total knowledge involving a 'God's Eye' overview or 'view from nowhere' (see Nagel 1986). In practice, however, it might constitute a significant improvement on a picture of turning in precisely this respect. This is because, whereas the notion of a theoretical 'turn' seems to imply a crudely first-person perspective related to a highly abstract sense of space, a picture1926 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1926 to elect members of the 1927 Ottawa City Council.

Mayor of Ottawa
Incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie is re-elected, defeating future mayors Patrick Nolan (a former alderman) and controller Frank H. Plant. Balharrie won eight of the city's nine wards, losing just Victoria Ward to Nolan.

Plebiscites
Property owners voted against a plebiscite which would have raised $330,000 to pay for the removal of cross-town tracks.

Voters approved a plebiscite to move public school board elections from being elected by ward to an at-large voting system.

Ottawa Board of Control
(4 elected)

Ottawa City Council
(2 elected from each ward)

References
Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1926

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Cyrus Habib elected state’s next lieutenant governor

OLYMPIA — Democratic state Sen. Cyrus Habib has been elected as Washington state’s next lieutenant governor.

Habib, of Bellevue, will replace current Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, who is retiring from the office after two decades.

The second highest position in the state, the lieutenant governor is best known as the president of the Senate and presides over that chamber during the legislative sessions, ensuring that protocol is followed and weighing in on parliamentary questions that arise during debate. And in case of a tie in the chamber, the lieutenant governor would cast the deciding vote.

Less frequently, the office is called to fill in for the governor when the head of state is away or incapacitated. In Washington — as in more than a dozenat trial illustrated that drug lord Johnny Henderson, Malcolm Wilson and the remaining convicted co-defendants were members of a Flint, Michigan cocaine conspiracy which sold between 400 and 500 kilograms of cocaine from 1985 to 1989.   Numerous participants were called as witnesses during the trial.   The most important witness, drug lord Johnny Henderson, testified at trial and at the subsequent sentencing hearing.   The other drug dealer witnesses substantiated and corroborated his testimony.

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Two brothers, Malcolm and Kevin Wilson, conducted a cocaine supply business in the mid 1980s.   Kevin Wilson met Henderson in 1985 and struck a deal to supply Henderson with cocaine for conversion into crack for sale in a chain of Flint crack houses.   Thus, Kevin and Malcolm


Wilson supplied Henderson, his associates and others, with cocaine from 1985 to 1989.   In addition to supplying cocaine, Kevin Wilson himself owned crack houses and employed others to manage and operate them.   By 1986, Kevin Wilson left the business in the full charge of his brother Malcolm.   The record discloses that Malcolm Wilson also operated at least one crack house.   It further reveals that Malcolm Wilson, even when he sold cocaine in powdered form, was fully aware that the dealers purchasing the drugs from him were cooking it into crack cocaine for sale.

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To illustrate the conspiracy, the government presented evidence at trial which showed the numerous people who purchased powder and crack cocaine from Malcolm and Kevin Wilson on aregular basis.   The trial testimony further showed that many members of the conspiracy, including Henderson and his closest associates, purchased supplies of cocaine from the Wilson brothers.   The record also disclosed the interrelationship of the co-defendants and others in a large network of drug dealing in the Flint, Michigan area.   The evidence additionally indicated that the Wilson brothers discussed price fixing, police evasion techniques, and communication devices with Johnny Henderson.   The record identified Malcolm Wilson, like Johnny Henderson, to be one of the most successful and best known drug dealers in Flint.

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The record additionally contains evidence on the two charges of criminal forfeiture which were brought exclusively against Malcolm Wilson.   The proof consists of a litany of the


shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.

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The uncontroverted evidence adduced at trial revealed that defendant Malcolm Wilson supplied large quantities of crack cocaine and cocaine powder to participant drug dealers in a large cocaine operation in Flint, Michigan during the latter half of the 1980s.   Numerous convicted drug dealers struck plea bargains and testified for the government's case that Malcolm Wilson sold crack and powdered cocaine, first in partnership with his brother Kevin and later in his own operation, and ran one or more crack houses.   Several witnesses identified Malcolm Wilson as one of the largest and most prolific drug dealers in Flint.   Theevidence further delineated the people who worked in Wilson's operation and what each did.   The proof also showed that Wilson and another major drug dealer, Johnny Henderson, both with large organizations, joined forces in efforts to engage in price fixing and other practices aimed at securing and preserving a large market share of cocaine sales in Flint without police interference.   The Wilson and Henderson network sold a combined total of 400 to 500 kilograms of cocaine during the relevant period.   The evidence demonstrated how the Wilson brothers supplied cocaine to Henderson and his associates and other dealers for sale as cocaine powder and crack in the greater Flint area.   Finally, the government produced voluminous documentary evidence of large scale cash


operated one or more crack houses.   The dealers who testified at trial indicated that the defendant was the source of the drugs sold in their own businesses.   Several witnesses identified Malcolm Wilson as one of the largest and best known drug dealers in Flint.   The trial testimony explicitly revealed that Malcolm Wilson sold to and could control the actions of more than five people.   The evidence showed that Malcolm Wilson and drug network kingpin Johnny Henderson, both with large operations, joined forces in efforts to engage in price fixing and other practices aimed at maintaining a large market share of cocaine sales in Flint.   The testimony further demonstrated that Malcolm Wilson's operation and the Henderson network sold largequeries the resource status directly.

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OAKLAND, CA and TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Harborside Inc. ("Harborside" or the "Company") (CSE: HBOR), a California-focused, vertically-integrated cannabis enterprise, today announced the Grand Opening of their newest dispensary in Desert Hot Springs, this Saturday. The store is Harborside's first retail location outside of the Bay Area and will also be the first drive-thru dispensary in Southern California. Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo, local elected officials and other surprise celebrity guests will officially open the dispensary and drive-thru at a public celebration this Saturday.

The 4,800 square foot facility is strategically located on Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and Coachella and will carry both medical and adult-use products, including Harborside's own KEY line of cannabis products. In addition


late 2019. The Company also operates two dispensaries in Oregon and a cultivation facility in Salinas, California. Harborside has played an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California consumers. Co-founded by Steve DeAngelo and dress wedding in 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States. Harborside is currently a publicly listed Company on the CSE trading under the ticker symbol "HBOR". Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, including Harborside's Listing Statement dated May 30, 2019.

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Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com , including in Harborside's Listing Statement dated May 30, 2019. Additional information regarding PMACC is available atVenezuela moves to defuse Supreme Court powers dispute Published duration 1 April 2017

image copyright Reuters image caption The court's decision sparked a fresh wave of demonstrations against Mr Maduro

Venezuela's authorities have urged the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling stripping congress of its powers, which critics have called a "coup".

Speaking after a high-level meeting called to discuss the move, the vice-president said the review was needed "to maintain institutional stability".

President Nicolas Maduro said the conflict between the Supreme Court and the legislature had been resolved.

But the opposition, which dominates congress, dismissed the announcement.

"This tactical retreat does not solve the underlying problem," senior opposition leader Freddy Guevara tweeted (in Spanish).

He called on supporters to "continue the fight for freedom" and hold a new protest in the capital Caracas on


Supreme Court seized power from the National Assembly, allowing it to write laws itself.

The court accused lawmakers of "contempt" after allegations of irregularities by three opposition lawmakers during the 2015 elections.

It did not indicate if or when it might hand power back.

The court had previously backed the leftist president in his ongoing struggles with the legislature - on Tuesday removing parliamentary immunity from the assembly's members.

There has been widespread international condemnation, with the Organisation of American States (OAS) calling it the "final blow to democracy" in Venezuela.

Why is Venezuela in crisis?

Tensions have been high because the country has been engulfed in a severe economic crisis.

It has the world's highest inflation rate, which the International Monetary Fund predicts could reach 1,660% next year. Long queues, power cuts and shortagesof basic goods are common.

image copyright EPA image caption Mr Maduro blames the difficulties on an "economic war" waged by his rivals

The government and opposition blame each other for the country's problems, made worse by the falling prices of oil, Venezuela's main export product.

President Maduro has become increasingly unpopular, and the opposition has called for his removal from office and fresh elections.


PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Forty-five countries called on Cambodia on Wednesday to reinstate the main opposition party, release its jailed leader and ensure a July general election is free and fair.

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A statement on the human rights situation in Cambodia read by New Zealand on behalf of a group of 45 countries, including the United States, Germany, Australia and United Kingdom, said previous optimism had been “replaced by deep concern” regarding a decline in civil and political rights in Cambodia.

The statement, which was read to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, urged Cambodia’s government to reinstate the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and all elected members.

Dozens of opposition lawmakers were banned when Cambodia’s Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP last year in aruling that was widely condemned by the international community.

That decision followed the arrest of CNRP leader Kem Sokha last September. Kem Sokha has been charged with treason, accused of colluding with Americans to overthrow the Cambodian government. He denies the charges and the U.S. embassy in Phnom Penh has also denied the accusation.

Kem Sokha faces 30 years in prison if convicted.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia for 33 years.

He is a former Khmer Rouge cadre who defected from the genocidal group and helped drive it from power in 1979, and is credited with helping Cambodia achieve economic growth, but has been criticized for his crackdown on critics and the media.

“We call on the Royal Government of Cambodia to take all measures necessary, before it is too late,


Judahite official, the written evidence suggests a high degree of literacy in the entire Judahite chain of command. The dissemination of writing within the Judahite army around 600 BCE is also confirmed by the existence of other military-related corpora of ostraca, at Horvat ‘Uza (19) and Tel Malḥata (20) in the vicinity of Arad, and at Lachish¶ in the Shephelah (summary in ref. 3)—all located on the borders of Judah (Fig. 1). We assume that in all these locations the situation was similar to Arad, with even the most mundane orders written down occasionally. In other words, the entire army apparatus, from high-ranking officials to humble vice-quartermasters of small desert outposts far from the center, was literate, in the sense of the ability to communicate in writing. Tosupport this bureaucratic apparatus, an appropriate educational system must have existed in Judah at the end of the first Temple period (2, 21⇓–23). Additional evidence supporting writing awareness by the lowest echelons of society seems to come from the Meẓad Hashavyahu ostracon (24), which contains a complaint by a corvée worker against one of his overseers (most scholars agree that it was composed with the aid of a scribe). Extrapolating the minimum of six authors in 16 Arad ostraca to the entire Arad corpus, to the whole military system in the southern Judahite frontier, to military posts in other sectors of the kingdom, to central administration towns such as Lachish, and to the capital, Jerusalem, a significant number of literate individuals can be assumed to have lived in


and go again against the Wings in Detroit Friday night. Some of that could be attributed to the massive house-cleaning the Flyers did in the off-season.

Simmonds is among seven newcomers, brought in to replace a total of nine players who have departed through trades or free agency. He brings a toughness and durability after playing in 89 straight games for the Los Angeles Kings, where he was third in penalty minutes.

As for his scoring in this one, he'll take them however they come. His shot from the corner went in off Pearce.

"I just fired it hoping a teammate could deflect it; it went in off the goalie's inside pad. But I'll take it. As they say, it's not how, it's how many."

The banana rattled him, he said, andhis only thought was to get off a shot.

"It shocked me and knew I had to keep going and get a shot off. It was certainly unusual."

The Red Wings emerged 4-3 winners after dominating play for most of three periods. Darren Helm caught the Flyers flat-footed while killing off a penalty when he stripped Graydon Coburn of the puck at centre ice and zipped in to roof the puck over Mike Leighton's shoulder mid-way through the first period.

Valtteri Filppula gave the Wings a two-goal spread in the second until James van Reinsdyk snapped a rebound past Detroit starter Ty Conklin. Ian White pumped in a power-play screened shot early in the third period and the Wings appeared to be on their way.

But their defensive zone control they exhibited


until then seemed to evaporate in the late going and Matt Carle on a screened power play shot, then Simmonds' score, extended the game.

The regular pre-season "home" game the Flyers have played at the 9,090 capacity John Labatt Centre since it was built in 2002 became Detroit's "home" game for this one. The arena is operated by Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Flyers' parent company Comcast-Spectacor.

A crowd of 7,427 fans loudly backed Detroit and were invited on the arena public address system to consider various ticket packages to Wings' games.MARCISZ HAT TRICK PROPELS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES U-15 TO 5-0 VICTORY OVER OAKWOOD SC

By: Natallie Rocha

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (June 25, 2018) - A hat trick by midfielder Peyton Marcisz propelled the San Jose Earthquakes U-15 to a 5-0 victory over Oakwood SC in their second group stage game at the U-15 Girls' Academy Playoffs. An overall team effort boosted the No. 3 seed to victory, sparked by Lexy Alexandra Thompson's free kick goal in the 15th minute and propelled by a trifecta of goals from Peyton Marcisz.

Four of San Jose's five goals came from underage U-14s playing up. The 2004-birth year players took full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their skills against older, tougher competition.

No. 24 Oakwood SC arrived at the game in a do-or-die situation. The Connecticut-based


club needed a win or draw to stay alive in Group B, but today's result snuffed out the Northeast Division squad's knockout round hopes.

While Oakwood showed impressive fitness and grit, San Jose dominated possession and it paid off in two first half goals. A foul in the East Conference club's midfield teed up the Quakes' Thompson for a left-footed free kick in the 15th. While a crowd waited on the back post for service, the forward picked out the near side for her second goal in two Playoff matches.

Ten minutes later, Marcisz notched her first goal of the day. Julia Saunicheva delivered a pass from the right wing and the 2004-birth year player finished it home to the far corner of the net.

In the second half, Oakwood dida better job with its high press and didn't allow San Jose to play as unfettered out of the back. In the end, San Jose adjusted its tactics to break down their defense with some calm ball movement through the final third.

Midfielder Kei Kitamura came off the bench in the second half to pick up a trio of assists. Her precise service contributed to all three of the Quakes' final goals. In the 60th, she made a quick drive to the baseline and cut the ball back to Marcisz, who finished from the PK spot to make it 3-0.

Another 2004-birth year player got the job done for San Jose in the 68th. Frias slid a pass around the Oakwood 'keeper and notched her 21st goal of the season.


Marcisz rounded out the scoresheet for her team in the 71st. A barreling run toward the net culminated with her third goal of the day and fifth of the season for the U-15s.

Oakwood found a dangerous chance late, as forward Bailey Ayer barreled down the right flank took a quick cut and fired a left-footed shot. The hit was well-placed, but San Jose defender Elise Evans heroically blocked the back post with a header and preserved the clean sheet.

The Quakes' 5-0 win dashed Oakwood's quarterfinal hopes. San Jose will face off against Penn Fusion Soccer Academy on Wed. June 27 at 1pm for its final group stage game, while Oakwood will take on Albion SC.Washington Navy Yard Investigation Looks For Answers

A candlelight vigil took place in Washington D.C. Monday night to remember the 12 people gunned down by Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard as the investigation into what led to the shooting continues.

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5:00 p.m. - An attorney for a Virginia gun store says the man identified as the gunman bought a shotgun and ammo two days before the rampage. Michael Slocum said in an email that Aaron Alexis visited Sharpshooters Small Arms Range on Saturday. He says Alexis rented a rifle, bought bullets and used the range.

4:32 p.m. – Alexis was dumped bya woman he met on a trip to Thailand according to the New York Post. He developed a crush on her and invited her back to the US


months and was working in Newport, Rhode Island in August according to CNN. He also left home in New York after the 9/11 attacks and wandered from place-to-place.

A Virginia gun store released a statement saying they will not comment on whether or not the weapon used in the shooting was purchased there.

A fan holds up a sign during a moment of silence for the victims of the Navy Yard shooting before the Washington Nationals play the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

12:54 p.m. - The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves will make up yesterday’s game at Nationals Stadium. The Nats will be wearing their patriotic blue uniforms and observe a moment of silence at the start of the first game.

11:40 a.m.- CBS News reports no AR-15was used in the shooting. Alexis was found with a shotgun and up to 2 handguns

10:54 a.m. - U.S. officials say Aaron Alexis had a string of misconduct problems during his nearly three years in the military, but he received an honorable discharge. The officials say that Aaron Alexis, 34, had bouts of insubordination, disorderly conduct and was sometimes absent from work without authorization. The offenses occurred mainly when he was serving in Fort Worth, Texas, from 2008-2011, and were enough to prompt Navy officials to grant him an early discharge through a special program for enlisted personnel.

Officials said the bad conduct was enough to make it clear Alexis would not be a good sailor, but not enough to warrant a general or less-than-honorable discharge.

10:30 a.m. – Defense


Administration for serious mental illness including including paranoia, a sleep disorder. and `hearing voices.” The Navy had not declared him mentally unfit, which would have rescinded a security clearance that Alexis had from his earlier time in the Navy Reserves.

Police on Monday night released the names of seven of the victims. They are: Michael Arnold, 59, Sylvia Frasier, 53, Kathy Gaarde, 62, John Roger Johnson, 73, Frank Kohler, 50, Vishnu Pandit, 61 and Kenneth Bernard Proctor, 46. The names of the remaining five victims will be released as family members are notified. They are all between the age 46-73.

The vigil, organized by the Project to End Gun Violence on Washington’s Freedom Plaza, drew a small crowd of mourners accoring to WUSA TV.

Fast Moving Developments

Following the confusion and fasthad flares of rage, complained about the Navy and being a victim of discrimination and had several run-ins with law enforcement, including two shootings.

The owner of a Thai restaurant in Texas frequented by Alexis describes him to the Washington Post as a ““13-year-old stuck in a 34-year-old body” who “needs attention.”

Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis (FBI via Getty Images)

Alexis carried three weapons: an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun, and a handgun that he took from a police officer at the scene, according to two federal law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. The AR-15 is the same type of rifle used in last year’s mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school that killed 20 students and


The Los Angeles Lakers have decided -- at least for now – that they're better off keeping four-time All-Star center Pau Gasol, according to sources close to the situation.

Sources told ESPN.com Wednesday that the Lakers, after weighing the idea of making Gasol available before the trade deadline in February, are encouraged by the way he's played in the past three games, as well as his efforts to make amends for his recent public spat with coach Mike D'Antoni.

The Lakers entered the 2013-14 campaign fully intending to keep Gasol for the whole season and then to explore the feasibility of re-signing him in the summer. But ESPN.com reported last week the Spaniard's recent public complaints about how he's been used in D'Antoni's system, as well as some subpar play,I said, we were out of whack. Different things go on. But Pau's an All-Star, he's one of the best players in the league, he worked through it and he's back to normal."

Sources told ESPN.com this week that the Lakers, before Gasol's resurgent play, engaged in exploratory talks with several teams but never got too far with any of the calls.

Among the teams they spoke with were the Rockets, sources say, but those conversations never got serious, even with Houston determined to trade disgruntled center Omer Asik before a self-imposed Thursday deadline.

Sources say the Lakers do have certified interest in Knicks center Tyson Chandler, but New York appears to have no interest in fielding offers for Chandler at this time, having just welcomed the former NBA Defensive Player


of the Year back to the lineup after a fractured fibula sidelined Chandler for the past 20 games.

ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard reported Saturday that the Lakers, facing a slew of injuries in the backcourt, made an inquiry about the Knicks' Iman Shumpert, but sources say those talks were likewise merely exploratory.

The Lakers are still assessing their long-term plans and whether there's a way to keep Gasol beyond this season, with the 33-year-old headed for unrestricted free agency in July. Sources say that team officials have communicated to Gasol in various ways that they remain interested in keeping him in L.A. beyond this season.that primarily serve high-end, craft spirits.

Eliminating the ratio requirement for a large number of Virginia’s restaurants would free up limited enforcement agents, May told the subcommittee. ABC administers alcohol-related laws in the state, operates more than 365 stories selling distilled spirits and also has a law enforcement division with sworn officers who make sure rules are being followed.

Michael Byrne, a member of the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association, disagreed with the notion that loosening the ratio law would help with enforcement. He told the subcommittee on Wednesday that would require more enforcement, not less.

Byrne, who has spent the last few months defending the ratio law to the subcommittee, helped defeat past efforts to change the ratio and has said the rule helps ensure public safety.

The draft legislation


would offer advice on virtually every aspect of a performance—from how to shape a phrase and when to take a breath to the overall interpretation of a character—he is quick to point out that he won’t get in the way of a singer’s technique. "I’m very respectful of voice teachers, who work only on technique, and I’m careful not to overly intrude in that." Whenever he might have to address a vocal issue, he says, he would make that position very clear.

Fisher also worked with tenor Jay Hunter Morris, who had sung the title role of Siegfried in San Francisco before making his acclaimed Met role debut last October, but who was new to Götterdämmerung, which opened in January. When learning the music, Morris found that it requiredhouse
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deployment to Iraq. He was acquitted of a murder charge in the death of the fighter and of other war crimes charges, including that he shot civilians. For his conviction, he was sentenced to four months’ confinement and had his rank reduced one pay grade.

On Nov. 15, Trump issued pardons in two unrelated cases of soldiers charged with war crimes and he reinstated Gallagher’s rank to chief, an action largely criticized by retired military leaders and defense experts.

Gallagher and three of his senior officers — Lt. Jacob Portier, Lt. Thomas MacNeil and Lt. Cmdr. Robert Breisch — were set to undergo review boards for their alleged actions during and after the deployment. Of the three officers, only Portier was charged with any crimes, but those charges were droppedImage caption The Beatles' first studio recording in 1962, soon after Ringo Starr joined the band

The Fab Four's music endures because it mirrors an era we still long for, says Adam Gopnik.

Over there this summer you are celebrating, as all of us over here know, a decades-old anniversary of uncanny auspiciousness: the Jubilee of an institution that has lasted far longer than many thought possible, transcending its native place in Britain to become a source of constant, almost unbroken reassurance to the entire world.

I'm referring of course to the truth that in a very few weeks we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first concert, and first photograph, of the four Beatles.

I'm looking at the picture now. It shows the Beatles, as they would remain, together, John,


Paul, George and now at last Ringo in place at the drums, taken in that afternoon before one of their first public appearances on 22 August 1962.

Hello, Goodbye First public appearance with Ringo Starr as drummer in August 1962

Last photograph of the group was taken exactly seven years later

And now I am looking at another photograph that shows the four in the very last photograph that would ever be taken of them - from 22 August 1969, exactly seven years later, to the day and, from the looks of the light, perhaps the hour.

There is something eerie, fated, cosmic about the Beatles - those seven quick years of fame and then decades of after-shock.

They appear in public as a unit on 22 August and disappear as a unit,Mary Poppins like, exactly seven years later. Or take their beautiful song "Eleanor Rigby". Though Paul McCartney can recall in minute detail how he made the name up in 1965, it turns out that in St Peter's Woolton Parish Church cemetery, just a few yards from where Paul first met John on 6 July 1957, there is a gravestone, humble but clearly marked, for one Eleanor Rigby.

Paul must have made an unconscious mental photograph on that fateful day and kept it with him through the decade. Even things that they did in a pettish rush become emblematic: they took a surly walk across Abbey Road because they were too exhausted to go where they had meant to go for the album cover, and now every American tourist in


backwards relation to their time. Charlie Chaplin, one of the few artists to have a comparable allure, was at work after World War I, the era of the automobile and the machine gun, one of the most disruptive moments in human history.

But Chaplin's work, rooted in Victorian theatre and the Dickensian novel, evokes the values of the time before.

The city in City Lights and The Kid is the London of 1890, not the New York of 1920. His art, energetic on the surface, was elegiac beneath.

Image caption Charlie Chaplin's films evoked the values of a previous era

I think this is true of the Beatles, too. The Beatles were not provocateurs, though often mystics, and their great subject was childhood gone by, and what to make of the austere,rationed, but in many ways ordered and secure English world that they had grown up in, and that was now passing before their eyes, in part because of the doors they had opened.

Their most enduring work, the singles Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, tell on one side of the dream memory of a Liverpool garden where a lonely alienated boy could find solace, and on the other of a Liverpool street where a bright, sociable boy could see the world.

Remembered sounds - of brass bands and 20s rick-a-tick ornament their music and children's books. The Alice books particularly, fill their lyrics.

Sexual intercourse may have begun, as Philip Larkin says, with their first LP, but their subsequent ones rarely had too much intercourse with sex.

Their greatest hit singles, She


artist seeks to astonish, even shock, his audience. Paul had grasp, above all of the materials of music, and knew intuitively that astonishing art that fails to entertain is mere avant-gardism.

We see the difference when they were wrenched apart: Paul still had a hundred wonderful melodies and only sporadic artistic ambition, while John still had lots of artistic ambition but only a sporadic handful of melodies. But in those seven years when John's reach met Paul's grasp, we all climbed Everest. (Not an arbitrary choice by the way: Everest was to be the title of their last album, and the place they had meant to go before they ended up going outside to Abbey Road instead.)

The Beatles' gift was for harmony and their vision was above all ofharmony

The fatefulness of their climb haunts many million others. I had moved with the girl who was to become my wife to New York city in the late fall of 1980, and it was with joy that we saw a birthday greeting from Yoko to John and Sean fill the sky just after we got there. That John was back at work in the studio, after five years away, as we soon learned he was, seemed a good omen for us. We were together in our tiny new home late at night when he was killed, just across the park. We might have heard the shots.

I don't think I've ever quite recovered from that night. My essential faith in the benevolence of the universe was shattered. Some compact


A study published today in the journal Science reveals that since 1970, bird populations in the United States and Canada have declined by 29 percent, or almost 3 billion birds, signaling a widespread ecological crisis. The results show tremendous losses across diverse groups of birds and habitats -- from iconic songsters such as meadowlarks to long-distance migrants such as swallows and backyard birds including sparrows.

"Multiple, independent lines of evidence show a massive reduction in the abundance of birds," said Ken Rosenberg, the study's lead author and a senior scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and American Bird Conservancy. "We expected to see continuing declines of threatened species. But for the first time, the results also showed pervasive losses among common birds across all habitats, including backyard birds."

Themade spectacular comebacks since the 1970s, after the harmful pesticide DDT was banned and recovery efforts through endangered species legislation in the U.S. and Canada provided critical protection.

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"It's a wake-up call that we've lost more than a quarter of our birds in the U.S. and Canada," said coauthor Adam Smith from Environment and Climate Change Canada. "But the crisis reaches far beyond our individual borders. Many of the birds that breed in Canadian backyards migrate through or spend the winter in the U.S. and places farther south -- from Mexico and the Caribbean to Central and South America. What our birds need now is an historic, hemispheric effort that unites people and organizations with one common goal: bringing our birds back."

Organizations Behind the Study

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is


a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. With an emphasis on achieving results and working in partnership, we take on the greatest problems facing birds today, innovating and building on rapid advancements in science to halt extinctions, protect habitats, eliminate threats, and build capacity for bird conservation.

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (Bird Conservancy) is a Colorado-based nonprofit that works to conserve birds and their habitats through an integrated approach of science, education, and land stewardship. Our work extends from the Rockies to the Great Plains, Mexico, and beyond. Together, we are improving native bird populations, the land, and the lives of people. Bird Conservancy's vision is a future where birds are forever abundant, contributing to healthy landscapes and inspiring human curiosity andlove of nature.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a nonprofit member-supported organization dedicated to interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is Canada's lead federal department for a wide range of environmental issues. It informs Canadians about protecting and conserving our natural heritage, and ensuring a clean, safe, and sustainable environment for present and future generations.

Advancing Georgetown's commitment to the environment, sustainability, and equitability, the Georgetown Environment Initiative brings together students, faculty, and staff from across disciplines -- from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, public policy, law, medicine, and business -- to contribute to global efforts to deepen understanding of our world and to transform the Earth's stewardship.

The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) is


The info-wars have begun, and Iceland is begging to be the legislative battleground. In the wake of the international controversy made mainstream in part thanks to WikiLeaks’ highly-publicized and continued release of leaked documents from around the world, Iceland remains curiously relevant to the debate raging globally about transparency reform, information freedom, and the future of journalism. The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI), founded last year in tandem with a proposition to drastically overhaul the country’s freedom of information laws, is responding to the new info-climate by proposing a legislative framework that could effectively make Iceland into an international transparency safe-haven.

An amalgamation of legal provisions from around the world that deal with source and libel protection, freedom of information and transparency, the IMMI proposal has garnered international attentionas the most comprehensive legislative protection package for investigative journalism and free speech that the world has seen to date. Notably, three of the five primary authors of the Parliamentary proposal— Julian Assange, Rop Gonggrijp, and Birgitta Jónsdóttir—are among others being probed by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into WikiLeaks’ disclosure of thousands of leaked State department cables beginning in November 2010.

Yet for many freedom of information activists following the transparency movement—WikiLeaks is not the point.

“This is a much more complicated story than just WikiLeaks,” says Smári McCarthy, co-founder of the Icelandic Digital Freedom Society, ex-WikiLeaks volunteer, and one of the authors of the IMMI proposal who as of yet is not visibly under investigation by the DOJ.

“To focus on them


from around the world—Sweden, Belgium, the United States and France, among others—dealing with source and libel protection, freedom of information, and transparency, in the hopes of creating comprehensive legal protections for media organizations, newspapers, journalists, and sources alike—globally.

The proposition was passed unanimously by the Alþingi on June 16th, 2010, and has thus become parliamentary policy, though as of yet it has no legislative value. All of the proposed improvements to at least 13 laws in four different ministries have yet to be passed, and the estimated time for the entire IMMI package to be legislated and passed is about one year.

The proposal’s primary sponsor in Parliament was Birgitta Jónsdóttir who, along with Julian Assange, Smári McCarthy, Herbert Snorrason and Rop Gonggrijp, was also one of the proposal’s primaryEver since Star Trek: Beyond beamed into cinemas, Trekkies have been wondering when the adventures of Chris Pine's James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto's Spock would continue on the big screen. Unfortunately, there's been no official confirmation from Paramount, and, instead, an assortment of reports have claimed widely different things (Noah Hawley has been linked to Star Trek 4, while Quentin Tarantino is also reportedly making his own movie).

Speaking to GamesRadar+ and Total Film, Simon Pegg – who plays Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the J.J. Abrams-produced Trek movies – said he was still not aware of whether any future sequels would happen, explaining how the loss of Anton Yelchin (who died in 2016) has dampened the cast's enthusiasm for future projects.

"The fact is, Star Trek movies don’t make


present invention, as described and claimed herein, satisfy these needs and provide a stowable and extendable step that may be attached to virtually any vessel and which allows easy re-entry from the water into the vessel. The device thus increases safety and encourages participation in and the enjoyment of boating activities.
One embodiment of the invention comprises a support that may act as both a handle and a step, a strap with an upper end and a lower end, with the lower end of the strap attached to the support, and a keeper comprising a substantially planar foldable piece of material having an upper area and a lower area. The keeper further comprises a slot in the upper area, with the upper end of the strap extending through theslot for attachment to the vessel, either directly or indirectly and releasable fasteners such as Velcro attached to at least a portion of the perimeter of the upper and lower areas. The fasteners on the upper area are adapted to interlock with those on the lower area. In this way, the keeper may be folded, bringing the lower fasteners into contact with the upper fasteners. The interlocked fasteners and the fold thus formed at the bottom of the keeper make an enclosure in which the strap may be gathered with the support hanging from the upper junction where the upper and lower areas meet. Pulling on the support will cause the strap to extend from the enclosure and the enclosure to open.
The keeper, strap and support may be


for manufacturers, total investment in renewable power and fuels last year increased by 17% to a record $257 billion, a six-fold increase on the 2004 figure and 94% higher than the total in 2007, the year before the world financial crisis.

Although last year's 17% increase was significantly smaller than the 37% growth recorded in 2010, it was achieved at a time of rapidly falling prices for renewable energy equipment and severe pressure on fiscal budgets in the developed world.

The REN21 Renewables 2012 Global Status Report, which has become the most frequently referenced report on renewable energy market, industry and policy developments, notes that during 2011 renewables continued to grow strongly in all end-use sectors - power, heating and cooling and transport. Renewable sources have grown to supply 16.7% of global energy consumption. Of that, the share provided by traditional biomass has declined slightly while the share sourced from modern renewable technologies has risen.

In 2011, renewable energy technologies continued to expand into new markets: around 50 countries installed wind power capacity, and solar PV capacity moved rapidly into new regions and countries. Solar hot water collectors are used by more than 200 million households as well as in many public and commercial buildings worldwide.

The two publications were launched jointly by Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, Mohamed El-Ashry, Chairman of REN21, Michael Liebreich, Chief Executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and Professor Dr. Udo Steffens, President and CEO of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, host of the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate


in renewable energy capacity excluding large hydro.

The top seven countries for renewable electricity capacity excluding large hydro - China , the United States , Germany , Spain , Italy , India and Japan - accounted for about 70% of total non-hydro renewable capacity worldwide. The ranking among these countries was quite different for non-hydro capacity on a per person basis: Germany , Spain , Italy , the US , Japan , China and India . By region, the EU was home to nearly 37% of global non-hydro renewable capacity at the end of 2011, China , India and Brazil accounted for roughly one quarter.

Renewable technologies are expanding into new markets. In 2011, around 50 countries installed wind capacity; solar PV capacity is rapidly moving into new regions andcountries; interest in geothermal power has taken hold in East Africa's Rift Valley and elsewhere; interest in solar heating and cooling is on the rise in countries around the world; and the use of modern biomass for energy purposes is expanding in all regions of the globe.

In the power sector, renewables accounted for almost half of the estimated 208 gigawatts (GW) of electric capacity added globally during the year. Wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for almost 40% and 30% of new renewable capacity, respectively, followed by hydropower (nearly 25%). By the end of 2011, total renewable power capacity worldwide exceeded 1,360 GW, up 8% over 2010; renewables comprised more than 25% of total global power-generating capacity (estimated at 5,360 GW in 2011) and supplied an estimated 20.3%


of global electricity.

At least 118 countries, more than half of which are developing countries, had renewable energy targets in place by early 2012, up from 96 one year before, although some slackening of policy support was seen in developed countries. This weakening reflected austerity pressures, particularly in Europe , and legislative deadlock in the US Congress.

Despite all the additional investments, share prices in the renewable energy sector had a dismal 2011 in the face of overcapacity in the solar and wind manufacturing chains and investor unease about the direction of support policies in both Europe and North America .

"There may be multiple reasons driving investments in renewables, from climate, energy security and the urgency to electrify rural and urban areas in the developing world as one pathway towardsa succession of company failures and factory closures in 2011-2012, including five significant solar manufacturers in the US and Germany.

According to Mr. Steiner, "Today's over-capacity situation in some renewables sectors, particularly solar, provides the opportunity to upscale deployment in new markets at costs few thought possible only a few years ago. This is particularly attractive to the many developing countries where much of the population has little or no access to modern energy services."

Says Prof. Dr. Steffens: "Renewables are starting to have a very consequential impact on energy supply, but we're also witnessing many classic symptoms of rapid sectoral growth - big successes, painful bankruptcies, international trade disputes and more. This is an important moment for strategic policymaking as winners in the new economy form and solidify."

Adds Mr.


century ago, writing off the auto industry based on the failures of weaker firms would have been foolish. Today, the renewable energy sector is experiencing similar growing pains as the sector consolidates."

The industry's image in the investor community has been harmed by a number of high-profile supply-chain company failures, he says. At the same time, he points out, Germany's solar installations hit a new record peak output of 22GW at the end of May - equivalent to around one quarter of the country's total power demand.

Renewables: an increasingly important contributor to world energy supply

In more and more countries, renewable energy represents a significant and rapidly growing share of total energy supply.

In the United States , renewable energy (including large hydro) provided 12.7% of total domestic electricity in 2011,up from 10.2% in 2010, and 9.3% in 2009. An estimated 39% of electric capacity added in 2011 was from renewable sources, mostly wind power. Renewable energy sources accounted for about 11.8% of U.S. domestic primary energy production, for the first time surpassing the 11.3% from nuclear power).

China again led the world in the installation of wind turbines and was the top hydropower producer and leading manufacturer of PV modules in 2011. Wind power generation increased by more than 48.2% during the year.

In the European Union, renewable energy accounted for more than 71% of total electricity generating capacity additions in 2011, with solar PV alone representing nearly half (46.7%) of new capacity coming on stream.

Germany remained the third biggest market for renewable energy investment. Renewable sources met 12.2%


by January 2011 and $0.60 per Watt by the end of the year, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Solar Price Index. This fed into a fall in PV module prices of nearly 50% between the start of 2011 and the beginning of this year.

Onshore wind turbines showed a similar, although less dramatic, trend. In 2011, prices for turbines to be delivered in the second half of 2013 were 25% lower than for devices delivered in the first half of 2009, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Wind Turbine Price Index.

While 2011 saw significant falls in the costs of generating a MWh of power from onshore wind (down 9%), and from PV technologies (down more than 30%), the cost of electricity generated by fossil-fuel sources changeddaytime electricity price in several countries including Germany , Denmark , Italy and Spain , as well as the state of Hawaii .

Policy environment drives development

REN21's analysis found that stable renewable energy policies continue to be a driving force behind the development of green power capacity.

At least 118 countries - more than half of them in the developing world - have now established renewable energy targets. These include shares of total primary energy, total end-use energy, electricity generation (typically 10-30%), heat supply, biofuels as shares of road transport fuels, and total installed capacities for specific technologies.

Support for renewable power generation remains the most popular policy option with at least 65 countries and 27 states now having feed-in-tariffs (FITs).

Most policy activities in 2011 involved revisions to existing FITs, at


The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for a generator. In this case a circuit arrangement is defined as a circuit which is implemented in the form of one or more structurally separate units.
A generator can be designed as a starter-generator. A starter-generator is used as part of a vehicle electrical system in a motor vehicle and performs two functions. On the one hand the starter-generator can work as a generator and charge a vehicle battery or supply a load system in the motor vehicle. In this case, the starter-generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. On the other hand the starter-generator functions as a starter for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and in this case is supplied by the vehicle battery.
Such a starter-generator isthe DC-side input of the DC/AC transformer and in parallel with the load system at the same time.
The component may include at least one MOSFET transistor. The component can be a parallel circuit comprising a transistor and a relay, and the component may have three control terminals, of which the first control terminal is connected to the transistor and the second control terminal and the third control terminal are connected to the relay. The circuit arrangement may further comprise two further battery terminals for a second battery, a DC/DC transformer, wherein, when the second battery in connected, the second battery is connected in parallel with the first input of the DC/DC transformer, and the second input of the DC/DC transformer is connected in parallel with the DC-side input


the first battery is connected, a series circuit is formed by the first battery and the component via its power terminals, said series circuit being connected in parallel with the DC-side input of the DC/AC transformer and in parallel with the load system at the same time, and wherein the generator is configured as an integrated starter-generator.
The component may include at least one MOSFET transistor. The component can be a parallel circuit comprising a transistor and a relay, and the component may have three control terminals, of which the first control terminal is connected to the transistor and the second control terminal and the third control terminal are connected to the relay. The generator may further comprise two further battery terminals for a second battery, a DC/DC transformer,at the DC-side input of the DC/AC transformer.
The component allows the voltage at the DC-side input of the DC/AC transformer to be isolated from the voltage at the first battery. As a result, a sufficiently high voltage can be present, at the DC-side input of the DC/AC transformer, to allow a high power limit of the energy converter without destroying the first battery. At the same time the open-circuit voltage of the first battery can still be 36 volts, thereby ensuring compatibility with the 42-volt standard for vehicle electrical systems.
In the starter mode, the control unit controls the component in such a way that the voltage drop between the power terminals of the component is as small as possible. In this way, the open-circuit voltage of the first


to safe and suitable values.
Since the first battery and the component form a series circuit, which is connected in parallel with the load system, the power loss of the component is proportional to the voltage drop at the component and to the current through the component. The current through the component is relatively small, because most of the current from the DC/AC transformer is conducted through the load system and not through the series circuit comprising the first battery and component. Consequently, the power loss at the component is low.
The component has no internal energy store since it has exactly two power terminals. It is therefore a simple and inexpensive element. The variable voltage drop at the component is achieved by means of a variable electrical resistor. TheThe Ithaca Journal has an investigative article on the rollout of Common Core in the upstate Southern Tier region of New York State, Common Core fix for schools has broken parts.

The article is in depth and frank in the assessments from school administrators and teachers.

Here’s the summary at the beginning,

The newest fix to public education known as Common Core is arriving with incomplete plans in schools and at a rapid pace that leaves some students behind. While the controversial educational standards have been blessed by hundreds of educators and adopted by 45 states, including New York, cracks are opening in the Common Core foundation that are raising concerns for teachers, parents and school administrators. “The reality is implementation at the state level is just a disaster,” said Tom


Eko 2012: Why we won – Delta

The victory did not come cheap. “It took months of camping, hard training, discipline and divine intervention to achieve the victory.”

Those were the words of the executive chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Pinnick Amaju when he was explaining the excellent performance of Team Delta at the 18th National Sports Festival, Eko 2012.

The post victory celebration began at The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) headquarters, Anthony Village, La gos on Sunday where members of the victorious team and officials went for a thanksgiving service.

In attendance was the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and his wife, Rolly, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Right Honourable Victor Ochei and other top government functionaries.

At the church, Amaju recalled the rolefact, the term 'flirting' is itself an
understatement considering that Israel's ties with various
far-right, neo-Nazi and fascist parties in Europe involve
high-level political coordination and, in the case of the
Ukraine in particular, the actual supplying of
weapons.

The
Israeli-far-right embrace almost touches every single
European country, including Italy and Germany, whose history
of Nazism and Fascism has wrought death and misery to
millions.

In Italy, the connection between Italian
far-right parties and Israel goes back to the early 2000s,
when post-Fascist leader, Gianfranco Fini, labored to
rebrand his movement.

Initially, Fini was the leader of
the Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social
Movement), which saw itself as the “heir to the
Fascist Party”.

The rebranding of the party required
a trip by Fini to Israel in 2003, after
changing the name of his movement to the ‘National
Alliance.’ Interestingly, in his highly-touted visit, Fini
was accompanied by Amos Luzzatto, the


VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Actress Sara Canning with Christopher Heyerdahl who won best actor in a children’s series for the a”Haunting Hour” arrive at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Actress Emilie Ullerup and producer Kyle Cassi hm it up at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Johannah Newmarch who won the best supporting actress award for the feature “Sunflower Hour” arrives at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Ryan Robbins who won the best actoraward in a feature for the crime dram “Marilyn” arrives with actress Karyn Baltzer at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Johannah Newmarch who won the best supporting actress award for the feature “Sunflower Hour” arrives at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- (l-r) John Cassini with his brother Frank Cassini who won best supporting actor in a dramatic series “Blackstone” TV show” arrive at the annual Leo awards for B.C.-made film and TV,at the Hotel Vancouver on Saturday May, 26 2012.Les Bazso
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VANCOUVER, B.C.. MAY 26, 2012-- Steven Cree Molison who won the


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VANCOUVER - British Columbia celebrated its achievements in film and television at the fourteenth annual Leo Awards Saturday evening in the midst of a difficult time for arts in the province and across the country.

Before the ceremony, Leo Awards President, Walter Deroshin, explained the importance of these kinds of events. “British Columbia has what I call a gorilla gesture when it comes to this industry,” he said. “It pounds its chest about being a billion dollar industry, 20,000 people employed, x amount of tax dollars generated. But the complimentary gesture to that is recognizing the artistic excellence within theSeries. “It seems like a lot of these awards are posthumous,” joked star Nancy Robertson.

Throughout the evening, Tapping and Dunne recongnized the difficulties that British Columbia’s arts community is facing with references to the change in Ontario’s tax credits and the closure of the Vancouver Playhouse.

"With the closing of the Vancouver Playhouse actors who can really act will be looking for work," Dunne quipped. "So people like me are screwed."

Carl Bessai’s Sisters & Brothers nearly cleaned up the top awards for feature length drama, including best drama, best director and best female lead. Bessai, who won for best director for Sisters & Brothers, dedicated his award to the actors because of the film's improvisational nature.

The lone aberration in the feature-length upper echelon was Ryan Robbins for his turn


the award for the Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series in Bomb Girls but couldn't be in Vancouver because of theatrical commitments. Her award was accepted by Bomb Girls costar Ali Liebert.

But Tilley, who is a BC mainstay sent a note. "I am in Toronto raging around the stage in my second show of the day in a restricting garment getting a bit pungent," she wrote before going on to praise this province's film and television community.

Johannah Newmarch from the Sunflower Hour was in tears when she accepted her award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama.

She said of the film's minuscule $35 000 budget, "if that's not a tribute to blood sweat and tears, I don't know whatit in the past. He did some selfish things, like his unwillingness to mentor Rodgers from the day that he was brought in, but was even inexplicably lauded for those actions by some. In that case, the team and fanbase were wrong in the first place to have him on that pedestal. To continue to hold him there after all of this would just be pure, blind idiocy.

Let's be clear. Favre isn't trying to play again for love of the game or anything noble. He's out for revenge against Ted Thompson in particular but maybe it's spilled over against the Packers and Packer fandom in general.
If all Favre wanted was to play he could have given the Jets another season. He was angling for Minnesota last summer, too,


of time. An enshrinee, however, is not asked to “declare,” nor does the Hall of Fame “choose” a team under which a new member is enshrined. When elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an individual is recognized for his accomplishments as a player, coach, or contributor."

"Is a New Hall of Fame Member Enshrined as a Member of a Team?
Obviously, teams take great pride in the accomplishments of individuals who have been a part of their organization. Often individual teams and even the Hall of Fame will list enshrinees according to the team or teams on which they spent a significant period of time. An enshrinee, however, is not asked to “declare,” nor does the Hall of Fame “choose” a team under which a new member isOscar Trial – Day 18, April 9 OSCAR

WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTO SHOWN IN THIS POST

Yesterday we left off with Oscar finding Reeva in the toilet room. He continues on from there.

Oscar knelt down over Reeva. She was slumped on the toilet bowl. He checked to see if she was breathing and she was not. He put his arms under her shoulders and pulled her weight on to him. He sat there crying for some time. Her head was on his left shoulder and he could feel the blood running down on him.

At some point he heard her breathing. Oscar sat down on the ground, with his back against the wall and Reeva was still on top of him. He could see that her arm was broken. He then said


he was “on his knees and one of his feet” and was pulling her in to the bathroom. He pulled one of the bathroom carpets closer and laid her down softly on the carpet.

The courtroom is absolutely silent. Oscar talks slowly and pauses often. You could hear a pin drop in that room. Everybody is listening very intently and clearly heavy with emotion.

He saw that her cell phone was in the toilet room. So her phone was locked in the toilet room with her. He grabbed the phone and tried to make a call but it was pass code protected and he couldn’t access it. He ran back to the bedroom where his phone was on the left hand side of the bed. Both his phones were there,he picked them up and ran back to Reeva.

He then phoned Johan Stander who was a gentleman who lived in the estates. Somebody that Oscar had become a friend with. He asked him to come and help. He was struggling to pick Reeva up and he needed help. This call was at 3:19:03.

He continues that he was trying to pick her up and couldn’t. He starts to explain that he took her arm and placed it across her body and Roux cuts him off there. He wants to address the other calls that Oscar made first.

At 3:20:05 he phoned 911 (Netcare). He doesn’t remember speaking to the operator but he does remember he (the operator) telling him that he needed to get Reeva to the hospital, that he


man is not capable of picking up a woman who probably weighs about 110 lbs. According to him, his prosthetics were on at this point, so he has use of his legs.

He first opened his bedroom door then he went and opened the front door. He ran back up to his room. On the way in to his room he tried to force open the door. He explains to the Judge that the door to his bedroom is a double door. The main door locks with a key and the other door has a latch at the top and bottom. He “ran in to the door and it didn’t break open.” So he reached down and unlatched the latch and it opened. Here is how the door wasfound by crime scene investigators.

He goes on to explain that he got the house to be wheelchair friendly. If you want to have a wider passage on the doors you have to open both doors.

He went back to the bathroom, he picked up Reeva. He doesn’t recall carrying her some of the way but he remembers arriving at the second flight of stairs. Mr. Stander and his daughter (Clarice) had arrived. Oscar was shouting for them to help him get her to the hospital.

When he reached the bottom of the stairs, one of the Standers told him to put her down and that an ambulance was on the way. Oscar kept saying we need to get her to the hospital and they said just put her down, the


ambulance is on its way.

He sat there with her and waited for the ambulance to arrive. He felt helpless. He wanted to take her to the hospital. He had his fingers in her mouth to try to help her breath and his hand on her hip to try to stop the bleeding.

Roux asks him who was with him at the time. Oscar says that the Standers were there with him at that time.

Roux also wants him to explain the presence of plastic bags at the scene. Oscar says he needed something to put pressure on the hip. A plastic bag seems like a very odd thing to use when trying to stop bleeding.

He also states that Clarice asked him for tape or rope so that she could helplong pause on the stand and doesn’t answer. Roux asks him if he remembers going to the kitchen. Another very long pause from Oscar. He finally says, very emotionally, “Reeva had already died, so I knew there was nothing I could do for her.”

He went and stood a few meters away where the kitchen and dining room meet. The lady paramedic went to him and she informed him that Reeva had passed.

The paramedic asked him for some identification for her. He went up to his bedroom to get her handbag. He says he didn’t go through it. He simply took the bag and brought it out. Clarice was waiting there outside his bedroom and he gave the handbag to her.

He then went back downstairs to where the paramedics


were and he sat on the kitchen floor near the island, crying. The police offers arrived shortly after. They were dressed in civilian clothing. Colonial Van Rensburg arrived at the same time. Oscar was unable to speak with him.

One of the officers asked him to just stay in the kitchen. An officer was at the bottom of the stairs. They asked him if there was anybody else in the house. He motioned that there wasn’t. He checked the downstairs and upstairs of the home. Oscar was still sitting on his kitchen floor. Every time he would look up there were more policeman and more people inside, going up and down the stairs.

He is now standing on the far side of the kitchen. He asked the policeman if hecould wash his hands because the smell of the blood was making him throw up. The policeman said he’d ask Col. Van Rensburg and Col. Van Rensburg came over to him and said he may wash his hands. He doesn’t remember washing his chest, he just remembers washing his hands and his face.

He was still standing in the kitchen when Hilton Botha arrived. Botha asked Oscar if he remembered him. Botha immediately went from the kitchen to the upstairs and then came down sometime later. Oscar says he could not look outside the kitchen because every time he saw Reeva he got sick so he stayed far inside the kitchen and also went in to the pantry and sat against the washing machine.

I’m curious why he mentions that.


Perhaps he was out of sight for some time, maybe making calls or doing something else, and he needs to explain where he was. Just my speculation. It seemed like he was over-explaining.

Oscar says Hilton Botha went back upstairs a second time. And Van Rensburg came over to Oscar and put his hand on his shoulder and said that he didn’t need to speak to anybody but that he needed him to go to the garage; they’d like to take some photos and a police photographer would be there.

The same officer that had been at the bottom of the stairs took Oscar to the garage, along with Van Rensburg. That same officer stayed in the garage with Oscar the whole time.

He was in there for several hours. Heasked the photographer if he could just please take all the photos he needed so he could take his bloody clothes off.

From the garage he was taken to the foyer area of his home and a police officer introduced himself, Gerard Labuschagne, and told Oscar that he was a family member of his and that he didn’t have anything to worry about. He was there to look after him.

Col. Van Rensburg then informed him that since he was the only person in the house they were going to charge him. They placed him under arrest and walked him to a waiting car in the driveway, along with two other officers. One officer sat next to him in the back of the car, one officer drove and the officer


that was identified as the family member, Labuschagne, sat in the passenger side of the car.

Oscar was advised that there was a lot of media outside and he should put his head down and to also do the same if any media in cars drove by them.

He was taken to a hospital and brought inside the reception area. The doctor introduced himself and he conducted various tests, took samples, etc.

Roux asks Oscar about his call to Justin Devaris around 3:55am that morning. Oscar states that Clarice asked him if she should phone anyone. She called Justin but Oscar doesn’t remember if he spoke to him or not. Clarice also contacted his agent (Pete Van Zyl) who he is very close with. She also phoned his brother Carl. Oscardid not phone any lawyer.

Roux has asked Mangena to bring the cricket bat with him today. They are going to do some demonstrations on the door.

First, Roux wants to know what Oscar thinks about Vermeulen asserting that Oscar was on his stumps when he hit the door.
Oscar states he can barely stand on his stumps let alone wield a bat on them. He says he was wearing his prosthetic legs.
Roux brings up that the Stipps and others heard what they thought were gunshots around 3:17pm. He wants to know from Oscar what those noises were. Oscar says they were the cricket bat hitting the door.

Just before hitting the door with the bat, he had previously walked through the bathroom and kicked the door. This is the time that


to break the door in so he hit it with all his might. He held the bat with both hands behind his head and swung down in what I imagine would be like a chopping motion (although this was off camera and we could not see it.) He does not remember where he was standing in proximity to the door. He doubts he remained in one position. He had socks on his legs at the time so the floor was slippery.

They move on to some of the neighbors and Roux tells Oscar that they will deal with the witness statements that the State chose not to use. Oscar states he has a neighbor that he knows as “Kenny” on the right hand side (if you are looking atthe second bangs. She heard loud crying and not a woman screaming.

Roux asks Oscar if he knows the domestic worker who works for the Stipps. He does not know her but is aware that her statement was that she did not hear a woman screaming.

Roux wants to talk about the figure that was seen by Dr. Stipp walking in the window. Oscar says that if he didn’t have his legs on, they would likely have only seen his head or possibly his shoulders at most from the outside. They would not have seen his torso. Oscar contends that Dr. Stipp must have seen him when he went in to the bathroom to kick the door with his prosthetic leg.

Oscar reiterates that he shot with his legs off and