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The fate of Corsinium depends upon Adita's passion. Within her mountain temple, Adita, High Priestess of the goddess Zenthe, presides over orgiastic rites of love and desire... Only the most brave suitors dare approach her, for failure to please the High Priestess can only end in tragedy. As land and people suffer from droughts, floods and war, Adita must find the a way to lift Zenthe's sorrow, even if it means sacrificing her own desires to serve her beloved goddess, and all Corsinium. Casmin's destiny had always been to serve Zenthe. Now as Captain of the temple guard, Casmin must balance his forbidden love for Adita, the deadly allure of the First Priestess and the growing threatof lust.

On the verge of extinction after a long war, the women of Raskayen take the only chance to enlarge their populatio...

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On the verge of extinction after a long war, the women of Raskayen take the only chance to enlarge their population--they capture men from other worlds to use them in closed facilities. Restricted by rules, men are only for mating, not for love and the clan chiefs watch their groups of fertile males closely. In book two, Ferris meets some friends of old and learns that the clan chief wants him for good. Still there are rules even she cannot break.

After the Great Shift of 2012, Earth plunged into darkness and has now


returned to light for the first time in ove...

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After the Great Shift of 2012, Earth plunged into darkness and has now returned to light for the first time in over a thousand years. Thomas Vol is repulsed by the light, despite the fact his new wife thrives in it. When their son is born with features of the Reptilians who brought darkness to Earth in the first place, doubt is cast on Thomas and he is plunged into a world where nothing he sees seems real. His entire family is convinced he's gone mad, but has he? Or have the Reptilians created an illusion to drive him away from them and send the worldback into darkness forever? Thomas is determined to find out the truth, resist the darker side of his nature and return to his wife and family.

Earth 3033 is an ominous place. Thanks to mistakes made during the Great Shift of 2012, the planet is now ruled by...

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Earth 3033 is an ominous place. Thanks to mistakes made during the Great Shift of 2012, the planet is now ruled by an evil queen, mankind is genetically modified to consume fructose corn syrup and men and women are held captive, used solely for reproductive purposes. One woman vows to free her people and joins forces with a love-loving alien who introduces her to steak and physical intimacy.


Video shows a band preforming in front of a smoking, blown up bus, and shows a reenactment of events leading up to the bus exploding: Terrorists plan the attack, the suicide bomber who carries out the attack prays, waits for the bus and then boards the bus together with other passengers, some of whom are Orthodox Jews. The bomber is seen clutching his stomach before the sound of an explosion is heard.

Visual: poster of terrorist Yahya Ayyash

Text on poster: "Commander Yahya Ayyash"
(Note: Ayyash was responsible for the death of dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings)

Visuals: Man singing in front of bus with holes, burn marks and smoke rising from it, a table with pictures

Lyrics: "Happy are you, O Ayyash’s brother Allah’s blessings upon you
Your bomb [fragments] are insideto collectively as “Small Solar-System Bodies”

Because of these qualifiers, Pluto was no longer considered a planet, and became known alternately as a “dwarf planet”, Plutiod, Plutino, Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO), or Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). In addition, bodies like Ceres, and newly discovered TNOs like Eris, Haumea, Makemake and the like, were also designated as “dwarf planets”. Naturally, this definition did not sit right with some, not the least of which are planetary geologists.

Led by Kirby Runyon – a final year PhD student from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University – this team includes scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado; the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tuscon, Arizona; the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona; and the Department of Physics and


This invention relates to paperboard containers for processing and handling a baker product and is more particularly concerned with improvements in a processing and packaging arrangement in which a collapsed container is provided in the form of a shallow rectangular tray of a size to accomodate a rather large sheet cake while it is prepared for baking, baked and fully processed and which is then adapted to be cut into consistent serving portions, with the tray having peripheral walls which are readily released and swung down to provide ready access to the serving portions.
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Aconitum is a genus of over two hundred species of flowering plants which contain active ingredients containing aconite and the related alkaloids, lycaconitine and napelline. Chinese herbalists have actively used aconite for centuries for the treatment of muscular-skeletal disorders due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is derived from the plant Aconitum napellus, also known as Monkshood or Wolfsbane. However, only a few cases have been described in western literature in the past twenty years, despite being one of the most toxic plants in the UK.

Presentation relates not only to the site of absorption of aconite but also plasma concentration of active alkaloids, which varies within the individual parts of plants such as their roots or leaves but also between plants and the processing techniques used


by the intensive care consultant as no further level two or three care was required. He was stepped down to an acute medical ward and reviewed by psychiatric services.

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Aconite is a plant indigenous through northern Asia and Europe. It is commonly grown in gardens as it has attractive purple flowers. These appear similar to the hoods worn by medieval monks, hence one of its common names, monkshood. Its potent poisonous nature has long been recognised, reputedly used by shepherds as a meat poison used to kill wolves, and by association protect against werewolves, hence the name Wolfsbane. The name aconite originates from akontion, meaning dart in Ancient Greek as arrows were dipped in aconite for their poisonous effect.

Aconite poisoning remains a rare happening in the western world,Google honors the 78th birthday of Robert Moog, the father of the modern electronic synthesizer, with a working Moog synthesizer.

Google honors the legacy of Robert Moog Wednesday, the father of the modern electronic synthesizer, with what quite possibly is its most elaborate doodle yet -- a working Moog synthesizer. Wednesday marks the late music pioneer's 78th birthday. You can play Google's virtual Moog synthesizer now in countries where it is already May 23.

The sounds of the Moog synthesizer became a recognizable part of popular music during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Acts ranging from The Beatles to Donna Summer to Yes and the Beastie Boys have all used a Moog synthesizer.

On Wednesday (local time), visitors to Google's main page can play with Google's creation using the QWERTY keys


A Brief History

The history of Inpace dates back to December, 1997 when Inpace Communications was formed to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for Computer Graphics & DTP, Direct Marketing, Fulfillment Services, IT Enabled Services, Management Consultancy, Market Communication, Event Management and PR Management services.
The primary goal was to explore the market for computer education, graphic design & printing management, corporate promotion, logistics support service and event management.
Inpace Management Services Limited was registered on 1st August, 2004 to diversify its business and serve the customers in a more organized and professional way.
Over the last 16 years Inpace was making substantial progress in achieving its primary goals. While doing this, the company gradually expanded its business into Fulfillment Services, Lead Generation, Direct Marketing and IT Enabled Services for most of theAlan Pardew is facing a crucial match against Watford on Saturday as he clings to his job at West Bromwich Albion by his fingernails.

West Brom are considering the future of Pardew after a dreadful run of results. Defeat at Vicarage Road is likely to end his turbulent reign after just 13 weeks.

Pardew has earned a stay of execution after Saturday’s defeat by Huddersfield but his position as head coach is precarious, with an absence of credible options to replace the 56-year-old.

He has managed only one Premier League victory from 14 games since his appointment in November and Albion remain bottom, seven points adrift of safety.

West Brom have been determined to avoid any more upheaval after the recent dismissals of chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman, and


The mutation appeared to be a miracle. Sheep breeders in Oklahoma had been selecting for increased muscle in their flock, and in 1983 a lamb was born that developed an overly muscular rump. The breeders named the ram Solid Gold and saved him from slaughter. He went on to sire offspring with the pronounced hindquarters, some of which also passed on the mutation. These sheep became known as callipyge, from the Greek for 'beautiful buttocks.'

Callipyge sheep 1 and 3 are descendents of Solid Gold. Sheep 2 and 4 are normal.

This week researchers report the shotgun sequencing and annotation of the callipyge region on sheep chromosome 18. The region contains at least six sheep genes, including four novel sequences. Michel Georges, of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at theUniversity of Liege, Belgium, and colleagues used comparative genomics to characterize the region: The raw sheep sequence was analyzed next to human chromosome 14, which contains human versions of sheep genes previously mapped to the callipyge locus.

"It wasn't until the sequence was determined in sheep and then aligned with the human sequence that the four additional genes were pulled out," says Noelle Cockett, of Utah State University and an author of the study. The sequencing was done at Genoscope, Centre National de Séquençage, in Evry, France, and the results appear in Genome Research.

The six sheep genes are expressed in skeletal tissue. "This was important to demonstrate because of the phenotype we are studying," says Georges. His team analyzed tissues from an 8-week-old lamb; signs of callipyge can be


detected during the first month of life.

Aphrodite Kallipygos, The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

It became clear to breeders in the mid-1980s that callipyge genetics violates just about every known law. Breeders who mated callipyge descendents of Solid Gold got many fewer callipyge animals than they expected. This made no sense to anyone, including scientists.

In 1996, a team led by Cockett and Georges explained what was going on: Only lambs that inherit the callipyge mutation from their father but not their mother develop the trait. All other combinations of normal and callipyge chromosomes result in normal sheep. The researchers named the effect polar overdominance.

The identity of the callipyge mutation still is not known, but a single mutated gene is no longer a plausible explanation for the dramatic effect.The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will not extend the contract of Lalchand Rajput as the national coach beyond August.

The former India batsman had been appointed to the post in June last year. During his tenure, Afghanistan secured Full Membership at the ICC, and won six out of 10 limited-overs series. More recently, they toppled West Indies in an ODI in Gros Islet - their first win in this format over a Full Member other than Zimbabwe or Bangladesh - and made their debut at Lord's against MCC.

"ACB would like to thank Mr. Rajput for his satisfactory performance during his time as Afghanistan's Head Coach," the board said.

The ACB is in flux after having sacked or shuffled over 30 employees, including a number of top officials, as part of


forasmuch as Jewel Lean Davis had been married twice before the marriage to Jerry W. Davis, and had not been divorced; and further, that Jewel Lean Davis killed Jerry W. Davis. Following a trial of the oppositions, Eliza Stephens Player was appointed administratrix. The collateral relations of the deceased then petitioned the court to be recognized as the heirs of Jerry W. Davis, and to order Jewel Lean Davis to assert whatever rights she had in and to the succession. The latter thereupon responded to the rule by asserting that she was the lawful wife of the deceased, that all of the property of the estate was community property, and that as the lawful wife of the decedent she was entitled to be recognized as the owner thereof.Alternatively, she alleged that if it be determined that she was not the legal wife of the deceased, that in such event, it should be decreed that she was a putative wife, having married Jerry W. Davis in good faith, and thereby entitled to all the property. Again alternatively, she asserted that she was a partner of Jerry W. Davis and thereby entitled to one-half of any and all property left by the decedent, and further pleading in the alternative, she claims as a creditor of the succession.
The issues so presented were resolved by the trial court which held that Jewel Lean Davis was entitled to be recognized as an owner of a one-half interest in certain real estate and as a creditor of the estate of Jerry


W. Davis in the sum of $70.00. Otherwise, the demands of Jewel Lean Davis were rejected. The judgment further recognized certain named collateral heirs as the sole and only heirs of Jerry W. Davis, deceased, and as such they were sent into possession of his property in the proportions shown. Following rendition of this judgment, applications were presented on both sides for rehearing and a re-opening of the case. The collateral heirs asserted the court erred in holding Jewel Lean Davis to be owner of an undivided one-half interest in certain real estate and Jewel Lean Davis, on the other hand, complained of the court's decision in rejecting her claim as the legal wife of the decedent, and alternatively as a putative wife and creditor of the succession.record that Jewel Lean Davis was married on three occasions. Her first marriage was to Willie Arnold on October 18, 1942, and next she was married to Thomas White on April 9, 1947, and finally to Jerry W. Davis on May 29, 1949. All three of these marriages occurred in either Bossier or Caddo Parish. The record does not contain any evidence of termination of appellant's first two marriages, either by death or divorce. Jewel Lean Davis and Willie Arnold were married in Bossier Parish and after living together four or five months, they were separated and she returned to her mother's home. According to her testimony she considered her first marriage had been dissolved because of advices received from her first husband. Concerning her second marriage, she


testified she was promoted to the fourth grade.
In substance, Jewel Lean Davis predicates her claim to the status of a putative wife as of the time of her marriage to Jerry W. Davis on being in good faith for these reasons, that she did not know nor understand that it was necessary that a prior marriage be legally dissolved prior to contracting a legal second or third marriage; and that she assumed that her second marriage became non-existent because of the information from her mother-in-law that at the time of the marriage her husband was already married.
In rejecting the testimony of Jewel Lean Davis as insufficient to establish her good faith at the time of her marriage to Jerry W. Davis, the trial judge gave the following explanation74 (1960), the Supreme Court remanded the case for further evidence where it had been shown that the wife had abandoned her previous husband, the court holding that it was necessary to establish whether or not she entered into the second marriage in good faith in order to decide whether the burden of proof on validity of marriage lay with the wife or with brothers who were attacking the marriage. Justice Hawthorne, as organ of the court, observed:
"As we view the matter, however, for a party to a second marriage to be able to avail himself of the presumption of validity of such a marriage where it is shown that he has deserted his first spouse in another state, he must show that he entered into the second


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I’m an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Leeds. Before my move to Leeds in 2005, I taught at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. And before that, I did my PhD at Rutgers University. I received my undergraduate degree from Brown University.

I work on a variety of issues in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. Much of my recent work is experimenal in nature. I also do some work in Philosophical Psychology and, recently, on the Philosophy of Food.

I have supervised successful PhD theses on aesthetic disagreement, online philosophy education and the history of aesthetics.

I was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Ashford, Connecticut and Columbia, Maryland. (I also lived in Canberra and Storrs.) I’m marriedSHARE

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Aspiring public-school teachers who have a college degree and some nontraditional K-12 teaching experience may pursue a new track to become a licensed educator in Wisconsin, the Department of Public Instruction announced Monday in a move praised by Gov. Scott Walker but questioned by some leaders of the state's formal education schools.

The new pathway allows an individual with three years of teaching experience - such as in a private school, workplace training center, child care center or postsecondary institution - to apply for a teaching license by submitting a portfolio of work to the DPI for review.

Unlike other licensure options in the state, the new License Based on Equivalency cuts out the involvement of traditional education schools, which could mean a diversion of potential students and


Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens (Roger Moore) is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince cops Rod Steiger and Elliott Gould of ...

Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary human condition is nevertheless fascinating. Based on nine stories and a ...

In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom.

Alex Thomas was the man in charge of protecting the presidentbut, when the time came to fulfill his duties, everything just went wrong. His conscience haunted by a bullet and his devotion to his country stronger than ever, Alex ...

A Los Angeles District Attorney (Gene Hackman) is attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Anne Archer) back to the United States from Canada to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hit men sent ...

Sylvester Stallone is fighting the odds again, this time in the wrestling ring. As Cosmo Carboni, he and his two brothers dream of getting out of Hell's Kitchen (circa 1946) and into the big time. The exit signs point to ...

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in


the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an ...

An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to to promote. He decides to dabble at being ...

When notorious womanizer Connor Mead attends his brother Paul's wedding, he is forced to re-evaluate his behavior as he comes face-to-face with the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future, along with his deceased uncle. The experience changes his attitude ...

Megan Smith, a smart and quirky young assistant at a glossy magazine, is fired when her Yale education proves detrimental to getting ahead in the world ofThe errant and undisciplined ruminations of a Conservative public interest attorney, GOP activist, and father of two sons. Nothing herein should be confused with tolerance of folly, RINOs (Republicans In Name Only), sufferance of fools gladly, or endorsement of perversion.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Lowell Feld, the chief moonbat at Ranting Kids ... er, Raising Dough ... er, Raising Kaine ... er, "RK," has decided to start a series on "Republican elected women" he deems "more qualified to serve as Vice President of the United States than Sarah Palin." Since the cowardly Feld requires registration to comment on his website, and I offer a little too much truth for the Virginia blogosphere's leading moonbattery (it's kind of like an aviary), I'll have to offer my response here.

That's too rich. Dems


nominate for President a man who's not even qualified for the office he holds now, put at the top of their ticket a man with less executive experience than the woman at the bottom of ours, and Lowell wants to play the experience game?

Please, Lowell. Indulge yourself.

And while you're at it, Lowell, please don't forget to mention how many of those Republican woman are, likewise, more qualified to be at the top of our ticket than the Dalai 'Bama is to be at the bottom of yours.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Americans Misti May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh took gold a few minutes ago in women's beach volleyball at the Beijing Olympics, beating the premier Chinese team, repeating their accomplishment at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the first ever to repeat forin which he come out against the fraudulently-misnomered "Employee Free Choice Act," a pernicious little proposal at the very top of the union-boss wish list.

And what would EFCA do? Well, let's leave it to former Senator McGovern:

it runs counter to ideals that were once at the core of the labor movement. Instead of providing a voice for the unheard, EFCA risks silencing those who would speak.

The key provision of EFCA is a change in the mechanism by which unions are formed and recognized. Instead of a private election with a secret ballot overseen by an impartial federal board, union organizers would simply need to gather signatures from more than 50% of the employees in a workplace or bargaining unit, a system known as "card-check." There are many documented


cases where workers have been pressured, harassed, tricked and intimidated into signing cards that have led to mandatory payment of dues.

Under EFCA, workers could lose the freedom to express their will in private, the right to make a decision without anyone peering over their shoulder, free from fear of reprisal.

So tell me again how Democrat supporters of EFCA (North Carolina freshman Congressman Heath Shuler comes to mind) are "moderates"? George McGovern is no moderate, and even he cannot stomach this proposal.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Thanks to one of the moonbats ... er, Lowell over at Ranting Kids ... er, Raising Dough ... er, Raising Kaine ... er, "RK," I noticed this little item in one of the "news" articles in today's Washington Post:

Since the end of World War II,says it well.

Once again, the far Left is demonstrating it's lack of respect for anyone who isn't on the far Left. And that the far Left fears real debate in the same way (and for the same reasons) that a vampire fears sunlight.

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James Young is an attorney (licensed in D.C. and Pennsylvania only) with a public interest legal aid organization, is a nationally-recognized expert in labor and constitutional law in the context of individual rights, and has argued two cases before the United States Supreme Court. He has been married to his wife, Brenda, for 22 years, and they have two sons, Jimmy (16) and Patrick (11). In his professional capacity, he travels frequently, with cases in Philadelphia, Alaska, Hawaii, and California. His clients are quite diverse,


and include farmworkers in California, Congressmen in Washington (challenging an Executive Order issued by Bill Clinton), pro football players with the Washington Redskins, and Barry Williams (big brother Greg on the Brady Bunch). From 1998 until 2005, he was a weekly political columnist for the Potomac News in Woodbridge, Virginia. He is active in Virginia Republican politics, and is a member of the Federalist Society.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former staff employee of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ representative to Congress was sentenced to a year and day in prison on Thursday for circulating private, nude photos and videos of the member and her husband, prosecutors said.

Juan McCullum, 36, of Washington, pleaded guilty in January to two federal cyberstalking charges and two related District of Columbia offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement.

A federal judge sentenced McCullum, a former reality TV star, to a year and 361 days in prison. All but one year and a day was suspended on condition he completes two years of probation and 100 hours of community service, the statement said.

Prosecutors have not identified the legislator, but Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett


thanked investigators in a statement after McCullum and fellow staffer Dorene Browne-Louis, 45, were arrested and indicted in July.

McCullum, who worked in Plaskett’s office from April 2015 to June 2016, offered in March 2016 to take the lawmaker’s iPhone to an Apple store for repairs. Plaskett provided her password to unlock the phone, and McCullum downloaded and distributed the nude images and videos on social media, prosecutors said.

Browne-Louis, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, gave McCullum email addresses and other contact information to distribute the images. She also gave one of the nude images to a person who was working on the campaign of a Plaskett challenger in a primary election, the statement said.

Browne-Louis pleaded guilty in January to a federal cyber-related charge and a District of ColumbiaSerie A to remain on BT Sport until 2018

BT has extended its rights to show Italy’s Serie A for a further three years.

The deal makes BT Sport the competition’s exclusive UK home until 2017/18 and gives it access to up to 380 live matches per season.

Serie A will sit alongside BT’s coverage of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League and Europa League.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “Serie A attracts some of the best players in the world and is a fantastic, competitive league featuring some of the legendary teams of European folklore, such as Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and Roma.


John Feehery: Speaking Engagements

Mitt the Moderate

Posted on April 24, 2012

Under the advice of Bill Clinton, the Obama campaign strategy for reelection is to paint Mitt Romney as a right-wing zealot.

If this is the best that they have, then the Obama reelection campaign is in serious trouble.

The Romney brand is set in the minds of most voters. He is a Massachusetts moderate, in the memorable Newt Gingrich phrase. His record as governor wasn’t extreme. His rhetoric isn’t particularly right-wing. His positions on most issues are conventionally center-right.

Sure, in 2008, Romney campaigned as a right-wing Christian conservative. But nobody really believed then that Mitt was right-winger, a Christian (in the traditional sense) or a conservative, and his primary campaign was doomed.

This time around, the Romney campaign was more authentic andhis foot back across, hitting Erix in the chest, sending him staggering back as he fumbled his weapon.

Certain this would be his last chance, Max took the offensive, pressing Erix back. Now Erix had only his left-hand sword, and Max intended to take full advantage of it. Doing all he could to keep him from switching hands.

This kept up for a short while before it began to dawn on Max that something was terribly wrong, as Erix continued to hold out.

To prove it, Erix immediately took back the initiative, throwing Max off-balance as he tried to contend with the opposite hand to what he was used to.

In desperation, Max lashed out at the next opening he could find. Only to discover a split-second later, to his horror, that


almost too cracked to be heard, from the strain alone, he knew the next stomp would be the last. “Forgive me…”

“Fall!” Erix lifted his boot to strike again—

When he was struck upside the head with a length of chain. Before he could regain his balance, that same length of chain wrapped around his arm, dragging him back. He only got a brief glimpse of Shades as he was hauled over with the very chain that once bound him, and Shades kneed him— hard— in the solar plexus.

Putting his shades back on, he warily eyed his foe as he keeled over. A dangerous animal he didn’t dare turn his back on. Was shocked to realize that he was actually contemplating killing him once and for all.

Seeing that Max couldn’the has a video on Lance.

i watched the first part last night. i knew he lied but i was rather stunned at his lack of emotion. "i looked up the word cheat in the
dictionary" and he read it and decided he wasn't cheating. "i didn't think i was doing anything wrong". ummm.... okay.

oprah asked him if he could have won with out cheating and he said no.

he called the woman who testified against him about overhearing him say he had taken drugs.... a whore and a liar and sued her. the man is F-ED
up.

it's not about "well everyone does it" so get over it. he destroyed lives to cover his ass. he said he would tear down anyone that crossed
him. he admitted his cancer was probably from doping


and he admitted he became MORE of a bully after cancer. he sued so many people.... based on
lies! he even won a $7 million settlement with the ADA.

he took doping further than any other athlete. i feel so bad for all the people he hurt.

The biggest thing for me is how he so convincingly fooled so many posters on here.They bought his stories, his lies, his rants, his
accusations....hook...line....and sinker and now....not a word from these people.

Armstrong is the biggest piece of crud there is. This guy is worse than Bonds, McGuire, Sosa and even Ben Johnson, put together. He not only lied and
cheated but he called his accusers "crazy", "whores", etc in trying to vindicate himself along the way.

This guy is a pathological liar and people should havehim in retaliation for what he did to them.

What life did he wreck? He denied it like EVERY other athlete has done.. The funny part is that his old teammates, years later after they actually
got busted for drugging, cut a deal to make things easier on themselves....so I wouldn't suggest he was the one wrecking other people lives when he
was the prize everyone was after in the first place...

What life did he wreck? He denied it like EVERY other athlete has done.. The funny part is that his old teammates, years later after they actually
got busted for drugging, cut a deal to make things easier on themselves....so I wouldn't suggest he was the one wrecking other people lives when he
was the prize everyone was after in the first


Scientists have created genetically-engineered mice with artificial human chromosomes in every cell of their bodies, as part of a series of studies showing that it may be possible to treat genetic diseases with a radically new form of gene therapy.

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In one of the unpublished studies, researchers made a human artificial chromosome in the laboratory from chemical building blocks rather than chipping away at an existing human chromosome, indicating the increasingly powerful technology behind the new field of synthetic biology.

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The development comes as the Government announces today that it will invest tens of millions of pounds in synthetic biology research in Britain, including an international project to construct all the 16of Kings College London. The field of DNA science is born.

1973: Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer in the United States create the technique of DNA cloning, allowing genes to be transplanted between different biological species. Using restriction enzymes to cut DNA into fragments and plasmids for cloning DNA strands, the technology of genetic engineering was born.

1982: First transgenic animal – a mouse – is created by transferring the gene from one animal into the fertilised eggs of another. All subsequent generations of the transgenic mouse carried the extra gene.

1983: Biochemist Kary Mullis creates the polymerase chain reaction. This enables scientists to amplify tiny fragments of DNA to almost unlimited quantities. It becomes a valuable technology for gene manipulation.

1983: First genetically modified plant is created, a tobacco plant resistant


Kimmie Rhodes : Blog

The Birthplace of Country Music

I just spent a great week with John Gardner (my fave drummer who has played on many of my recordings since the mid 90s) and his wife Jennifer. John, who teaches music at ETSU University in Johnson City, TN, hosted songwriting and music business lectures with me at the ETSU Reese Museum and the Appalachian Studies Department. We played “live” shows on NPR Radio WETS-FM ‘Studio One’ (hosted by Dave Carter) and I did an interview with Susan Lachmann for WETS-FM “Women on Air.” Also did a live show on WBCM Radio at The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Virginia “Early Morning Americana” (hosted by Josh Littleton.) Then we ate a burger at the famous Burger Bar (claim tofame being the last place Hank Williams ate.)

Happy to say that my Radio Dreams book is now in the book shop at the Birth Place of Country Music Museum where plans are now in the works for future events there.

We played a private house concert and book signing and then a gig at the famous Down Home venue with a stellar band of players John put together. The audience was fantastic.

Links and pictures are posted below along with excerpts from a couple of the radio shows.

Onwards!

Kimmie

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, tells the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest V. Stoneman, and others – recordings that were influential in shaping the sounds and practices


made to enter the chest via left thoracotomy. There was an immediate rush of blood following incision of the pericardium. Cardiac massage was initiated. Because of poor visualization, the incision was extended across the sternum to include right thoracotomy (clamshell). The source of bleeding was identified as a right atrial rupture at the atriovenrticular groove just medial to the auricle. Temporary control was achieved by manual compression over the injury, and cardiac massage was continued. Due to the size and location of the atrial injury, use of CPB was required. A heart-lung machine was transported into the trauma bay. The patient was systemically heparinized, and cannulas were placed in the left femoral vein and ascending aorta. After initiation of CPB, the patient was systemically cooled to 24 °C. WithA majority of Americans disapprove of the GOP tax plans and believe the wealthy will benefit, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds as the House gets ready to vote on their proposals before Thanksgiving.

A Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday finds voters disapprove of the Republican tax plan — there is one version in the House and one in the Senate — by 52-25 percent. Among Republican voters, 60 percent approve of the plan, 15 percent disapprove and 26 percent are undecided, while every other party, gender, education, age and racial demographic disapproved in the poll.

Voters also think the plan, although it's billed as a tax break for the middle class, benefits the wealthy the most. Of those polled, 61 percent of voters say the wealthy would benefit the most,


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FBI has been doing this under Hoover and the vice director that got rid of Nixon, for awhile now America. This isn”t new. Look up COINTELPRO. Now, people have had enough? Hah. Witness the true power of the powers that rule the US. You are too late. We are all too late. The next Phase is already being activated. Didn”t like Star Wars Last Jedi? Don”t worry, youYork and Pennsylvania had 100% urban populations as of 2010.

In many of these counties, residents struggled with low educational attainment and limited job opportunities. In the five years through 2013, the percentage of adults who had attained at least a bachelor's degree was below the comparable national figure of 28.8% in 45 of the 50 counties. There were exceptions. In Washington and Wyoming's poorest counties, nearly half of the adult residents had attained at least a bachelor's degree.

While some of the counties had decent job markets, the unemployment rate of 36 of the poorest counties was above the national rate of 7.4% in 2013. Notably, nearly one in five workers in Apache County, Ariz., was unemployed.

To identify the poorest counties in each state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed five-year


2013: 8.7%

People living in the poorest county in Connecticut still had higher incomes than most American households. While Windham County residents earned much less than the majority of Connecticut residents between 2009 and 2013, a typical household in Windham earned nearly $60,000 annually over that period, well above the national median. Residents also benefited from high health insurance coverage rates, and low poverty rates. Less than 9% went without health insurance between 2009 and 2013, and 11.4% lived in poverty. Children also were much less likely to live in poverty than most in America. While more than one in five American children lived in poverty during the five year period through 2013, less than 15% did in Windham County.

8. Sussex County, Delaware

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $52,710

>As in the poorest counties in most states, Putnam residents had relatively low educational attainment rates. Just 11.4% of adults had at least a bachelor's degree during the five years through 2013, a fraction of the comparable national figure.

10. Telfair County, Georgia

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $26,634

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $49,179

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 30.5%

> Unemployment, 2013: 15.6%

Telfair County is the poorest in Georgia as well as poorer than all but nine of the other poorest counties reviewed. Over the five years through 2013, a typical household in Telfair County earned $26,634, nearly half the national five-year median household income of $53,046. The low incomes may be partly due to the area's weak job market. Telfair's unemployment rate was 15.6% in 2013, nearly the highest


rate reviewed, and considerably higher than the national rate of 7.4% that year.

11. Hawaii County, Hawaii

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $51,250

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $67,402

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 18.3%

> Unemployment, 2013: 6.8%

With a median annual household income of $51,250 between 2009 and 2013, people living in Hawaii's poorest county were not especially poor when compared to the rest of the nation. However, this figure may be somewhat misleading because of the state's remarkably high cost of living. At any rate, county residents were well-educated, and the area's job market was relatively strong. Ninety-one percent of county adults had at least a high school diploma over the five years through 2013, versus 86% nationally. Also, 6.8% of labor force participants were unemployed in 2013, versus theUnemployment, 2013: 9.6%

A typical household in Piscatuquis County, Maine earned $36,646 annually between 2009 and 2013, the lowest in the state, and considerably lower than the comparable national figure of $53,046. As in the poorest counties in many other states, the job market in Piscatuquis was relatively weak. Ten percent of workforce participants were unemployed in 2013, versus the national unemployment rate of 7.4% that year.

20. Somerset County, Maryland

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $38,447

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $73,538

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 23.4%

> Unemployment, 2013: 9.9%

During the five years through 2013, Maryland households had a median annual income of $73,538, the highest of any state. While wealthy states tend to have wealthier localities across the board, Somserset County, the poorest in Maryland was still relatively poor.


incomes. Low incomes, in turn, made it exceedingly difficult for residents to afford owning their homes. Less than one in five housing units in the Bronx were occupied by the homeowner, versus close to two-thirds of housing units across the nation.

33. Scotland County, North Carolina

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $29,592

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $46,334

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 32.3%

> Unemployment, 2013: 14.6%

A typical household in Scotland County earned an annual income of less than $30,000 over the five years through 2013, substantially lower than the state and national median household incomes. The county's job market was particularly weak, with an unemployment rate of 14.6%, nearly double the national rate in 2013. Additionally, as in most of the poorest counties in each state, Scotland residents had lowof nearly 29%. Poverty was also prevalent in the area. Between 2009 and 2013, 27.4% of Malheur residents lived below the poverty line.

38. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $37,192

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $52,548

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 26.5%

> Unemployment, 2013: 10.0%

While most of the poorest counties in each state tend to have relatively small populations, Philadelphia is one of several exceptions. Often, living expenses in urban areas can be higher, making Philadelphia's low incomes more of a financial burden than in other states' poorest counties. Also, just 53.3% of housing units in the county were owned by their occupants. Nearly 65% of U.S. housing units, by contrast, were owned by occupants. Poverty was also a problem in the area, as 26.5% of residents lived


over the five years through 2013, by far the highest such rate of any of the 50 countries reviewed. Children, who tend to be disproportionately impacted by poverty, were even more likely to live in poverty. More than 60% of children in the area lived in poverty between 2009 and 2013. Nearly 41% of adults did not have health insurance over the five-year period through 2013, the worst rate among all counties reviewed.

42. Grundy County, Tennessee

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $26,814

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $44,298

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 29.7%

> Unemployment, 2013: 9.5%

A typical household in Grundy County earned less than $27,000 annually between 2009 and 2013. This was especially poor even in Tennessee, where statewide incomes tended to be among the lowest in the nation.were exceptionally well educated. Nearly half of adults in the county had attained at least a bachelor's degree during the five years through 2013, one of the highest rates. The region also had a extremely strong high school attainment rate, with 96.2% of adults having completed at least high school.

48. McDowell County, West Virginia

> County median household income, 2009-2013: $22,252

> State median household income, 2009-2013: $41,043

> Poverty rate, 2009-2013: 36.3%

> Unemployment, 2013: 10.0%

Due in large part to especially low incomes in McDowell County, nearly 51% of county residents lived in poverty between 2009 and 2013, versus the comparable national rate of 15.4%. McDowell County children were also much more likely to live in poverty than children in other counties. More than 77% of county minors were estimated to


1826 – d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908); married Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.
 Prince Albrecht Frederick August (b. Hildburghausen, 31 October 1827 – d. Ludwigslust, 28 May 1835).
 Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 – d. Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907); married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen.

Titles and Styles
31 March 1803 – 7 October 1825: Her Highness Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
7 October 1825 – 30 November 1848:  Her Highness Duchess George of Saxe-Altenburg
30 November 1848 – 3 August 1853:  Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
3 August 1853 – 26 October 1862:  Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg

Ancestry

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GenealogicsCompobello, the same place Roosevelt had frequented as a young boy. Also that year, Roosevelt was defeated in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate by James W. Gerard. The setback would not discourage Roosevelt from continuing to pursue his ultimate goal of becoming President. In March of 1916, the Roosevelts had their last child, John Aspinwall, who was born in Washington, D.C. February 3, 1917, Roosevelt received word from Secretary Daniels while he was in Santo Domingo on business that he needed to return to Washington. Germany had announced its intention to begin submarine warfare. On April 2, he listened to Wilson’s war message and learned that war against Germany was imminent. In November, Roosevelt’s had his plan for a North Sea mine barrage approved after a


long dispute amongst Navy officials. Franklin Roosevelt left Brooklyn, New York, on a destroyer for an inspection trip in Europe in July of 1918. He inspected installations in England, France, and Italy until September. When he returned to New York, he once again became seriously ill with influenza. Three months later, after overcoming the illness, Roosevelt sailed on the George Washington with his wife. The boat was headed for Europe on a mission to dismantle American Navy installations. On the way to Europe, they stopped in Boston and had a luncheon meeting with Wilson. Wilson convinced Roosevelt that the United States had to join the League of Nations.The influence of FDR is evident in the fact that the President of the United States felt the need to acquireRoosevelt’s approval before making a decision of such magnitude. A couple months later, The Republican senators made an attempt to involve FDR in a Navy scandal at Newport, charging that he had authorized highly objectionable methods in collecting evidence in homosexual cases. These charges were eventually dropped. However, the situation is yet another example of Roosevelt’s tough-mindednes. At the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 6, 1920, Roosevelt was nominated for Vice President to run with Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, and he immediately began to campaign in Chicago. One month later, he resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in order to better concentrate on this position. Unfortunately, Roosevelt and Cox lost by a landslide in this election on November 2 to


Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Roosevelt felt that his time would come, and he still did not see anything blocking his path to the presidency. Upon losing the election, Roosevelt returned to law practice with a firm called Emmet, Marvin and Roosevelt. At this time, he was also named vice president of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, in charge of the New York office.Later in 1921, Roosevelt contracted infantile paralyses, also known as poliomyelitis, or polio for short. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in New York City when the condition worsened, and he was treated for one month. After, he went home and was basically bed-ridden until he was fitted with steel leg braces that helped him walk. Of all the illnesses Roosevelt wasstricken with in his life, polio had to be the most serious. However, most people will agree that the most successful part of his career did not occur until after this major setback. Leave it to Roosevelt to accomplish something that improbable. Through all of this hardship, Roosevelt still managed to become president of the American Construction Council for six years. He also became the presidential campaign manager for Alfred E. Smith. In 1924, FDR delivered the nominating speech for Smith in Madison Square Garden on crutches. He called Smith the “Happy Warrior” of the political battlefield, a name that stuck with Smith throughout his career. Toward the end of that year, Roosevelt ended his law partnership with Marvin and Emmet, citing old-fashioned styles that were not conducive


with his own beliefs as the reason. He entered into a new partnership with D. Basil O’Connor. In 1926, FDR published his first book titled, Whither Bound. The next year, he founded the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for the treatment of polio victims. Another book, The Happy Warrior, Alfred E. Smith, is published later in 1927. A nomination for Roosevelt came in 1928 by Alfred Smith for the governorship of New York. He won the election, and in 1929, F.D.R. was inaugurated governor. He changed everything Governor Smith had set up by replacing Secretary of the State Robert Moses with Edward J. Flynn, Industrial Commissioner Dr. James A. Hamilton with Miss Frances Perkins, and decided not to reappoint Belle Moskowitz as his secretary. His first year in officewas an extremely successful one. For this reason, he was re-elected on November 4 of the following year. In the next two years, Roosevelt called for a banking reform to protect depositors, approved bill regulating hours of labor for women and children in New York State, and gave the address at the opening of the Empire State Building, among other beneficial decisions. It would seem that this position was a major stepping-stone for Roosevelt in his quest to become President. Not only was he given a chance to implement some of his own ideas, but he was also re-acclimated to the political environment. This would prove beneficial in the coming years.FDR’s Government – Not Politics was published in 1932, and it may have helped him move closer towards


his goal of becoming President. July 1, 1932, Roosevelt was nominated for President of the United States on the fourth ballot. He won the election on November 8, and in 1933, FDR was inaugurated. During his first “Hundred Days,” as the first three months have come to be known, many important events occurred under Roosevelt’s leadership. One act of extreme importance was the Emergency Banking Relief Act. This movement placed banks under federal control and provided for their re-opening. Also, the Economy Act was signed, which saved about $243 million. During this time, Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps. to create employment for young men and to aid in reforestation work. Another extremely important decision was his request that Congress create a Tennessee Valley Authority,the end of the Great Depression directly to Roosevelt. It is possible that because he was President when the Depression ended, some saw him as almost superhuman, and they would support any decision he made. In 1936, Roosevelt was re-elected, and on January 20, 1937, he was inaugurated once again. On March 1, he signed the Retirement Act, which removed income tax hardships from justices who retired at 70. On May 1, he signed the Neutrality Act, which gave him much power. On August 26, he signed the Revenue Act of 1937, which tried to help income taxes. Then, on December 12, Japanese planes sunk the United States gunboat, Panay on the Yangtze River. Roosevelt forced Japan to apologize and pay $2 million in reparations. It is almost


as if everything Roosevelt tried to do, he did. He had power like no other President in the United States’ history. On January 20, 1941, Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to be inaugurated for the third straight term. Throughout this term, the United States was involved in World War II. Roosevelt’s reputation as one of our greatest Presidents was taken to a new level during these years, probably due to the success that the United States had in the war, both on the European front and the Pacific front. Furthermore, the fact that life on the mainland carried on as smoothly as it did is often attributed directly to Roosevelt’s leadership. On January 20, 1945, Roosevelt was inaugurated for his unprecedented fourth and finalABC profits from, but says no pleasure in NBC woes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC television entertainment chief Stephen McPherson said on Tuesday the network benefited from NBC's failed prime-time experiment with "The Jay Leno Show" but took no pleasure in its rival's woes.

NBC's decided to ax in February the primetime Leno show, which was intended to cut costs and increase the network's audience in that time slot. Resisting the opportunity to gloat McPherson said he welcomed NBC's decision to return to scripted dramas and comedies as a boost to the creative TV community.

McPherson told TV reporters in Los Angeles that Walt Disney Co's ABC was "up at 10 p.m. by 8 to 10 percent" since NBC launched the Leno comedy talk show five days a week in September


survey, which commenced in 2008, provides an opportunity to evaluate the impact of the introduction of PCV7 on the incidence of childhood pneumonia using prospective clinical data in a defined and previously studied population.

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This was a prospective survey involving 11 hospital sites in North East England (excluding Cumbria). It was conducted from August 2008 to July 2009, covering the same months as the survey in 2001--2002. The hospital configuration changed slightly from the previous survey in 2001, with a reduction in the number of hospitals treating children from 13 to 11. However, the geographical area and population served by these hospitals were the same as in 2001 as were the methods of enrolment criteria and case ascertainment \[[@ref14]\]. In the UK, children areradiologists at each site.

In conclusion, our findings suggest that PCV7 was effective in reducing by 18% both the incidence of childhood pneumonia seen in hospital and rates of hospitalization in one population within the UK. In particular, these reductions were more marked, by nearly a third, in the \<2 years age group.

We are grateful to the support of the paediatric staff in the following hospitals: Queen Elizabeth Gateshead, James Cook Middlesbrough, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland Royal, North Tees, North Durham, Darlington Memorial, Freeman Newcastle, Newcastle General, and Royal Victoria Infirmary. This survey was supported by an unrestricted grant from Pfizer (formerly Wyeth Vaccines UK) (no. 0887X1-4479). The sponsor had no role in the survey design, and data collection, analysis or interpretation.

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to derail Bol, to shut down Axact".

The message, titled "Shoaib Sheikh's last message before getting arrested", was posted on Tuesday, hours before he was taken in by the Federal Investigation Agency.

Speaking in Urdu, Mr Sheikh said: "They say we sell fake degrees and diplomas, but we only offer an educational platform, which integrates with our partners… If those partners own universities which are legitimate entities within their respective jurisdictions, then it is perfectly legitimate for us to manage their call centre services, their chat services and their document management services."

'No plausible explanations'

But despite the denials, the ground appears to be slipping from under Axact's impressive multi-storey office building in Karachi's upscale Defence area.

Image copyright EPA Image caption The Federal Investigation Agency's investigation into the activities of Axact havedrew salaries that were three to four times greater than those holding equivalent positions elsewhere.

These staffers manned Bol's various TV channels (news, documentaries, entertainment etc), Urdu and English language newspapers, and Urdu and English language websites.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Axact offices have been raided by investigators

Axact's mission statement is "Winning and caring"

It was started by Shoaib Sheikh in a small office during the dotcom boom in 1997

It now has a "presence" in 120 countries with more than 25,000 employees and associates, according to its website

Media group Bol was intended to "popularise" an "independent Pakistan"

The momentum set by investigations into the fake degree scam finally caught up with Bol on Saturday when President and Editor-in-Chief of Axact's media group, Kamran Khan, tweeted he was quitting.

This triggered turmoil


and confusion, and many more announced they were leaving.

Some of them said they were doing it for "principles", others said they had been blinded by the glitter and now realised the dark side of it, but few said they were quitting because they feared a financial crunch.

But this is what most of them are being criticised for on social media now.

All of those who have quit so far are "star" journalists, who were placed in leadership roles. Most of them were instrumental in poaching 2,000 subordinate staff from rival media houses to fill positions such as desk editors, camera crew and support staff.

So while they have jumped the ship, they are seen by many as having abandoned their crew to an uncertain fate.Shamili

Shamili

Born

Shamili23 March 1985 (age 25)India

Other name(s)

Baby Shamili, Shamlee, Shamli

Occupation

Actress

Years active

1989-present

Shamili (born 23 March 1985), better known as Baby Shamili, is a South Indianactress, who has appeared in Telugu , Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance as the mentally challenged child Anjali in the film of the same title that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist at the age of 4.

Personal life

Shamili hails from Thiruvalla, Kerala from an acting family, being the younger sister of actor Richard Rishi in Tollywood and actress Shalini and her brother-in-law is actor Ajith Kumar.

Acting career

She started acting at the age of two. She came to prominence following her performance in Mani Rathnam's 'Anjali', in which she portrayed a mentally challenged


child, which garnered her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.In 1992, she acted in Bharathan's Malooty which won her many appreciation. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans as Mammooty and Mohanlal's little sibling. In kannada she made Dakshayini, Kadambari (1993), Karulina Kudi (1995), Bhairavi (1991), Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1993). She stopped acting in kannada 10 years ago, but still she is the famous child actress.

She has been cast in [1]Anand Ranga's directorial debut alongside Siddarth. Anand Ranga worked as an associate to 'Bommarillu'. The movie was released late-2009. She also stars as Mohanlal's daughter in a yet-to-be-titled movie.Sam and The Fatman

Sam and The Fatman was a short-lived Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. The show was a spin-off from The AFL Footy Show and The NRL Footy Show, with hosts Sam Newman and Paul Vautin from those respective shows.

The show ran in the Thursday night timeslot, following the end of the football seasons. It featured a mix of sport and variety. The program's name was a pun of the TV show Jake and the Fatman

See also

List of Australian television series

References

External links

Category:Nine Network shows
Category:Australian sports television series
Category:2000 Australian television series debuts
Category:2000 Australian television series endings
Category:2000s Australian television series


issue of material fact is raised, then, obviously, the granting of summary judgment in favor of Lakeview was inappropriate.
Following the halting of construction on Lakeview's apartment complex in June, 1967, a group of Lakeview's creditors formed a Committee of Trustees. To ensure complete cooperation of all the creditors the First National Bank of New Jersey wrote a letter to all the creditors, including Perlick, requesting information on the amounts owed by Lakeview. Perlick responded to that letter.
On August 16, 1967, Bert F. Hider, of the Commercial Banking and Trust Company in Parkersburg, and later a Trustee of the Committee, wrote Perlick asking for Perlick's active participation in the formation of what was to later become the Creditors Agreement. Perlick responded by letter *233 dated August 21, 1967, whichlater the police arrested Jackson in one of the apartments.  Inside the apartment the police recovered the money from the robbery, a BB gun, money bag, "holdup" note, clothing the robber had been wearing, and a paper bag filled with rocks (the bomb).

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Jackson was charged with bank robbery.  At trial Jackson testified in his own defense.  He admitted robbing the bank, but he claimed that members of a street gang had coerced him into committing the bank robbery.  He testified that three gang members, whom he could identify only by their nicknames, had kidnapped him, threatened to kill him and held him hostage for several days.  He further testified that he suggested the bank robbery as a means of escaping his captors.


ultrasound, having several X-rays taken and having scope with a camera put down his throat, BluePearl internal medicine specialist Dr. Brian Luria discovered the giant hairball. It was too large to remove with the scope, so surgery was necessary.

Dr. Mike Reems, a board-certified surgeon from BluePearl Veterinary Partners and Dr. Don Woodman, owner of Animal Hospital of Northwood in Safety Harbor pulled out the clump of hair. It weighed 4.015 pounds.

"I'm just extremely thankful for the help Dr. Woodman, Dr. Reems and the staff at BluePearl provided," Vernon Yates, founder of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc., said in a press release.

Hairballs are a natural byproduct of the feline grooming process, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals points out. When a cat is grooming themselves,Staff at Sussex Tech call for five school board members to resign amid finance fiasco

Jessica Bies | The News Journal

Show Caption Hide Caption Top stories for today Here are some of the top stories we're following for today. 1/29/19

Teachers and staff at Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown have called upon five school board members to resign and take responsibility for ethical and financial missteps detailed in a 2017 audit.

Sixty-seven staff members recently issued a vote of "no-confidence" in board members Patrick Cooper, George Torbert, Teresa Carey, Judy Emory and Warren Reid.

On June 11, at a school board meeting, staff called on those board members to resign. They didn't include board members Marcel Hayes and Gregory Johnson, who were recently appointed by Gov. John Carney.

Cooper, who is board


Otto Warmbier died after being held in a North Korean prison.
Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

The death of Otto Warmbier has focused the world’s attention on the plight of other foreign nationals North Korea has imprisoned to use as bargaining chips for aid and diplomatic concessions.

In addition to three other Americans, the regime is known to be holding six South Koreans, a Canadian and a number of Chinese people.

In the hours since Warmbier’s parents announced that their 22-year-old son had died in hospital in Ohio, calls grew for the release of other foreign nationals who have been incarcerated for alleged crimes against North Korea.

The university student died on Monday, days after North Korea released him 17 months into a 15-year sentence of hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda poster fromsystematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights”.

Those abuses pertained to the “right to food, those associated with prison camps, torture and inhuman treatment, arbitrary detention, discrimination, freedom of expression, the right to life, freedom of movement and enforced disappearances, including abductions of nationals of other states”.

North Korea’s explanation for Warmbier’s death – that he went into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill – appears as improbable as those given for the deaths of several Japanese citizens abducted by the state’s spies in the 1970s and 1980s.

Keiko Arimoto, who was tricked into flying to North Korea while studying English in London in 1983, was said to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a gas heater, while others had drowned or died in


A Star Is Born has no right to be as good as it is. Directed by Bradley Cooper, the third remake of David O. Selznick's 1937 film has been in development for most of the decade and at one point counted Clint Eastwood as its director with, impossibly, Beyoncé in the lead role that Lady Gaga now occupies. The immersive and romantic narrative of singer-songwriter Ally (Gaga) and her relationship with veteran rocker Jackson Maine (Cooper) as the latter watches the former rocket to pop stardom is imbued with the sort of rockism that typically triggers derision in the current cultural climate. But alongside powerful turns from Cooper and Sam Elliott, Gaga shines brightest with an empathetic performance that presents a summation-in-reverse of the last several years ofher career.

Since the aggressive blare of 2013's ARTPOP, Gaga has moved further away with every career turn from the brand of pop that put her on the map circa her 2008 debut The Fame; she took up crooning alongside Tony Bennett for 2014's Cheek to Cheek and hopped in the studio with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Father John Misty for 2016's Joanne. When the curtain rises on A Star Is Born, she's covering Edith Piaf with fake eyebrows taped on her face; two hours later, she's a full-blown pop star, complete with backup dancers and split-second costume changes. With a wholly organic and real-feeling performance, Gaga again engages in the blur between person and persona that she's toyed with for much of her iconographic career thus far.

Even


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Author and radio host Garrison Keillor on Tuesday dismissed a picture of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., groping a female radio host by saying it was a pretend grope that was done "in a spirit of low comedy."

In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Keillor said the picture was taken in 2006 during a USO tour that he did "from deep in his heart, out of patriotism."

He then dismissed the picture of Franken groping a fellow performer, Leeann Tweeden, as a harmless gag.

"On the flight home, in a spirit of low comedy, Al ogled Miss Tweeden and pretended to grab her and a picture was taken," he wrote.

He also dismissed Tweeden's accusation in part because it happened 11 years ago.

"Eleven years later, a talk show host in LA, shegoes public, and there is talk of resignation," he wrote. "This is pure absurdity, and the atrocity it leads to is a code of public deadliness. No kidding."

Keillor's argument was couched in an op-ed titled, "Al Franken should resign? That's absurd," which seemed to argue that accusations against Franken should be seen in the context of other flawed politicians.

"Remove the slaveholder Washington from our maps, replacing him with Wampanoag, and replace Jefferson, who slept with Sally Hemings — consensual? I doubt it — with Powhatan, and what about the FDR Drive in New York, named for a man who was unfaithful to his wife?" Keillor wrote. "Let's call it RFD and let it go at that."


South Norfolk Christian community launch café

Over 100 people came to the launch of the The Orchard Café, run by the community of Emmaus Ditchingham, who aims to rebuild lives of people with experience of homelessness.

The community of Emmaus Ditchingham want to thank everyone who came along to the launch of their café on August 29th. More than 100 people came on the day with 35 people submitting entries for the naming completion. Joan received more than 35 entries with some fantastic suggestions including a ‘Slice of Life’, ‘Travellers Rest’ and ‘Companions' Café’. The winning entry came from Pamela Smith with “The Orchard Café”.

Cathy Hembry, General Manager, said “The Orchard Café” clearly says something about the wonderful grounds our shop and café are in. Next summer the café willPicture of the Week

Hurricane Irene is really messing things up.

Quotes

"Mike wasn't a guy that was in anybody's business, he wasn't in the locker room trying to [impose advice], but he was always there if somebody wanted to seek him out. He was such a source of wisdom for so many people, including me," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter about recently deceased Mike Flanagan.

"I'm excited to come out on the field every day. I'm excited to compete. ... My focus isn't on trying to continue the streak. My focus is on winning." -Dan Uggla on his hitting streak.

"Cam is an awesome dude. He's my brother, but we were separated at birth." -Mat Latos on Cameron Maybin.


Identifying and illuminating live Grateful Dead shows (and shows by band members) that are unknown or poorly documented.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Guest Flute Players with The Grateful Dead: June 13, August 3 and August 21, 1969

I recently wrote about the Grateful Dead's performance at the Aqua Theater in Seattle, WA on August 21, 1969. During this show, they were joined by a flute player for a few numbers, the third time it happened in 1969. This peculiarity has never been directly discussed, to my knowledge, so I will address it here.

Charles Lloyd

I was recently looking at an excellent blog post that summarized all the known guest appearances with the Grateful Dead from 1967-75. Clicking on all the links, mostly to the archive site, I was reminded that every timea flute or saxophone player sat in in with the Grateful Dead, people have always asserted that it was Charles Lloyd. This gets repeated so often that it became gospel, and the archive site lists Charles Lloyd as the guest on Aug 21 (with a question mark), with similar (albeit skeptical) comments on June 13, 1969 in Fresno and August 3 at The Family Dog.

In fact, I think there is a lot less evidence that Charles Lloyd played with the Grateful Dead after 1967, much as he may have wanted to, and that the flute player on the August 21 Seattle show and the June 13 Fresno show was actually one of the horn players for the group San Paku, although I have not been able to determine


that individual's name. August 3 is a different matter, which I will deal with at the end.

Charles Lloyd and The Grateful Dead
Charles Lloyd was an exceptional modern jazz musician who excelled on both the tenor saxophone and flute. He rose to prominence with drummer Chico Hamilton's great Los Angeles groups in the early 1960s, featuring Gabor Szabo on guitar and Albert Stinson on bass. In the mid-1960s Lloyd formed his own quartet, with Keith Jarrett on piano, Ron McClure on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums. Lloyd was one of the first jazz musicians to see the commercial and musical possibilities of crossing over to the Fillmore market, and he played the Fillmore and Avalon a number of times (His Atlantic album Love-In was recorded at the Fillmoreon January 27, 1967, when he was opening for Paul Butterfield).

Exactly where Charles Lloyd met the Grateful Dead isn't clear, but he was part of the San Francisco music scene in early 1967. In early January 1967 group was playing a club near the Haight called The Both/And (at 350 Divisadero--the ad above is from the January 24, 1967 Chronicle) and somehow Lloyd ended up onstage with the Grateful Dead at the Human Be-In, adding flute to "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl." A few months later, Lloyd played several nights with the Grateful Dead at a place on Mission Street called The Rock Garden, and probably jammed with them there as well. Lloyd and Garcia apparently hit it off, but efforts to record or tour together never came to


fruition. Lloyd largely dropped out of playing live jazz for most of the 1970s, although he returned fully charged in the 1980s and remains an exceptional performer today.

Although Lloyd actually played more tenor sax than flute, Lloyd was one of the few flautists playing aggressive Coltrane-style jazz on the instrument (Eric Dolphy and arguably Herbie Mann and Jeremy Steig were among the others). Some of Lloyd's recordings, such as his great 1965 Columbia album Of Course, Of Course (with Szabo, Ron Carter and Tony Williams) were seminal recordings for jazz flute. As a result, Lloyd is so influential as a flautist that even though the August 21 flute playing (on "Minglewood" and "China Cat Sunflower") sound like Lloyd, most modern jazz flute players owe a lot to Lloyd,the idea that Lloyd played tenor sax on "Dark Star" at the Family Dog quite plausible, since the Southern California based Lloyd might have had reason to be in San Francisco, but from that point of view John Handy is more plausible, and Lloyd in Fresno and Seattle are an awful reach, much as I'd like it to be so. Lloyd wasn't working much in 1969, for personal reasons (he was interested in Transcendental Meditation) but I actually think that makes him less likely to go to strange places to jam with his peers.

San Paku
San Paku was a now little known band managed by the Bill Graham organization, and booked by Bill Graham's Millard Agency. During the 1968-69 period, the Millard Agency also booked the Grateful Dead. Other


groups working with the Millard Agency included Santana, Elvin Bishop, Cold Blood, Aum and Its A Beautiful Day. A look at Northern California and West Coast rock poster from late 1968 through 1970 shows that all these bands played together many times, so the musicians all must have hung out regularly. It is not surprising to find out that members of those bands were periodic guests, studio collaborators or jamming partners with the Dead or Garcia: Bishop, Wayne Ceballos (of Aum), David LaFlamme (IABD) and Santana band members (including Carlos) were among the most prominent.

Its my understanding that San Paku was an eight-piece jazz rock group, perhaps with a Latin tinge, and they played with the Dead a number of times. I just find it more plausible that13 and August 21 shows was actually one of the players in San Paku.

August 3, 1969 The Family Dog At The Great Highway

The Grateful Dead played The Family Dog At The Great Highway on Sunday, August 3, and for the first three numbers ("Hard To Handle", "Beat It On Down The Line" and "High Heeled Sneakers") they are joined by flute and electric violin and later "Dark Star" they are joined by a tenor sax and electric violin. The archive notes list David LaFlamme on violin and Charles Lloyd on tenor, both of which seem like conventional choices. However, since there is flute on the first number and great tenor sax on "Dark Star", Lloyd seems like a pretty likely possibility. Lloyd probably lived in Los Angeles at


the time, but its not so unlikely to think he would be in San Francisco (as opposed to Fresno).

There were so few electric violin players in San Francisco, or anywhere, that LaFlamme is a reasonable choice too. However, I wouldn't rule out Michael White as a possibility. White had pioneered electric violin playing in jazz with John Handy's mid-1960s group, based in San Francisco. By 1969, White was in the jazz rock group The Fourth Way, who were regulars at The New Orleans House rock club in Berkeley. In fact, The Fourth Way were scheduled at the New Orleans House on August 3, but that gig may have been earlier in the evening (bassist Ron McClure, formerly of Lloyd's quartet, was in The Fourth Way, so there wereof thing you'd know, and perhaps have already posted about....

To answer the question raised by "Light Into Ashes" in respect of the Carousel Ballroom. You are right about some gaps at Chicken On A Unicycle - but I have taken the hint and uploaded my latest list to http://www.chickenonaunicycle.com/Carousel%20Shows.htm

As for the "jams", the first I know of was the May 21 event which led to the advertising of "Tuesday Night Jams" - and they are known to have taken place on May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18 and June 25. The Carousel's lease was taken on by Bill Graham - who ran it as the Fillmore West (leaving the Carousel sign intact throughout). There were regualr shows on Tuesdays under BG so the jams would have


if two separate flute players stepped up to play with the JA and the GD on the same day? I don't know that evidence there is, but I am obviously opening the question of whether it was this white guy, and not Lloyd, blowing with the GD at the Human Be-In on January 14, 1967.

Charles Lloyd isn't white. The one picture I saw of (ostensibly) the Dead at the Be-In had a black guy on stage with him, but he was playing harmonica, and it wasn't Charles Lloyd.

The original theme of my post was that Deadheads always assume any flute player with the Dead was Charles Lloyd. Maybe Lloyd didn't play with them at all on that day, even if he was around town and (probably) at theSunday. The Flock had a whole horn section, too, so that might explain the other guests as well.

My money is still on Michael White and either Charles Lloyd or John Handy (or both), but Goodman and some other players from The Flock is definitely a viable choice.

Apropos of nothing, an old 1967 album called Jerry Hahn and His Quintet came up on my iPod. The album was recorded for Arhoolie, and features Hahn on guitar and Michael White on electric violin. I hadn't heard this album in a while, but having heard it, I'm more convinced than ever that Michael White was the electric violinist on the August 3, 1969 Family Dog show. There aren't many choices in any case, and I'm certain it's not David LaFlamme, so


my money is very definitely on Michael White.

It's a great album, by the way. The other players are all great as well: Jack DeJohnette on drums, Ron McClure on bass and Noel Jewkes on flute and tenor sax. Actually, I should at least consider the possibility that Jewkes was the guest on flute and sax on August 3, as he was definitely socially connected to the rock crowd.

re Michael White on 8/3/69 -- I emailed Mr. White about this and got a response that he has no recollection of ever playing with the GD. Rats. It would have been a long trek from the New Orleans House to the Family Dog anyway, right? The search continues.

Since Tenney was in a local SF band at the time (Mother's Countrywith the Dead that night). He might not have been in a band, and might be forgotten & unrecorded...

Another possibility is Rodney Albin, who played violin, was a central figure in the SF scene, and had known Garcia since the early '60s (he later played violin with Robert Hunter's band).

Thanks for checking this out. I think you are right, that the violin player was adventurous, but not necessarily an A-player. From what I know of Rodney Albin at the time, I think he simply wouldn't have plugged in.

The Spencer Perskin idea is a very good one. I have to look into this, but Shiva's Headband spent a summer on the West Coast. There used to be an interesting site about this, the band were primarily pot dealers for


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Australiansalchow—was ticked off the list. Even then, the top skaters would choose to err on the side of caution if their victory was already secured, as Alexei Yagudin demonstrated at the 2002 Winter Games:

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September 1, 2015

As soon as the new Kennedy administration took office, it began working on a program to encourage the building of fallout shelters. It was thought that communities far enough from ground zero might have a significant number of survivors, if they could be sheltered from the initial explosion and if they could stay underground long enough for the radiation to return to safe levels.

It didn’t take long for the marketplace to respond. That year a huge collection of backyard fallout shelters was the main attraction at the Heart O’ Texas Fair, held annually at the Waco Coliseum. Most of the time the big draw was a variety of Air Force and Army weapons–fighter jets, bombers, army tanks and personnel carriers–but not this year.

TheThe first network meeting of Indian Ban Asbestos Network (iBAN) was conducted in New Delhi at the Secretariat’s office. The objective of the meeting was two-fold; first, to present and review on the work done by the network in last one year. Second, to make an action…

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     emergency room that he was "free to go." Ultimately, however, Holloway

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     understand those? He advised he did. I advised him that he was free to

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JNSBL and JN Money support PAN entrepreneurs

Horace Hines (second left), general manager, JN Money; Kemoi Burke (third left); and Gillian Hyde (centre), general manager, JNSBL, make the official presentation to last year’s PAN grand champion Eric Beaver (third right) along with representatives from National Baking Company and Red Stripe.

In keeping with the true entrepreneurial spirit that is embodied by the annual PAN food festival, JN Small Business Loans (JNSBL) and JN Money have continued their support of the event.

PAN 2018, hosted by CB Foods, is proud to partner with the financial institution to help develop the business acuity of the heroes (and heroines) behind the pan, in keeping with CB Foods' holistic approach to 'Live Better'.

Now in its fifth consecutive year of partnering with PAN JNSBL continues itsalignment with the event in the face of an expanding culinary industry.

"PAN creates the perfect opportunity for JNSBL to cement its footprint within the industry as the premier sponsor for financing. Over the years, we have continued to see a steady inflow of customers from cookshops, food trucks, smoothie stops, and, of course, jerk vendors, who have maintained that their first interaction with the brand was while they attended the PAN competition hosted by CB Foods," explained general manager, JNSBL, Gillian Hyde.

In keeping with its mantra of keeping families connected, JN Money's firm belief is that food provides an opportunity for families to come together and stay connected while creating lasting bonds and kinship. Thus, PAN 2018, a day for family-oriented entertainment, provides the ideal platform for the


under attack from both sides. Eldur has to deal with an out of control juggernaut of a man and odes so by opening the ground beneath him, trapping him at least for a while. The others do their best to shoot and not get shot, which becomes easier after Eldur barbecues the sniper.

By the time the juggernaut has climbed out of the hole again, his companions are either dead or running. Eldur is all out of elementarism and faced with the choice of either attacking an opponent twice as big as he is or running, he runs. He runs past Nvidia and Diesel, who shoot at the guy and he finally collapses, with broken bones and bleeding wounds from bullets and from the fall. He is one oftwo survivours, the others are all dead. Diesel is heavily wounded as well. Nvidia treats all of them, more or less successful.

When she climbs up to make sure the sniper really is out of the game, she spots a truck a small way from the ravine they’re in and goes to investigate. She finds a cage with a Cerbora in it, a man named Chander, who is in pretty bad shape: missing an arm, almost starving and kept on filthy straw. She lets him out, shares a bit of her food with him and checks in the truck. There, she finds a couple of fingers, an Ikarim skull and parts of a wing and vials with urine – Chander’s, who explain that it’s toxic. Which is normal for


individuals who may not have even been in the cars during the collision.

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In conducting the investigation, the FBI established a law office for agent James Whitmer, a licensed Illinois attorney. With permission from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, an agency of the Illinois Supreme Court, Whitmer posed as attorney "James Kent," whose mission was to find and represent clients in settling fraudulent accident claims with various insurance companies. Assisting the investigation and posing as the office manager was cooperating witness David Youhanna. Youhanna had participated in staging accidents for almost a decade and, after a hiatus from his involvement, agreed to cooperate with the government in the investigation. To ensure that the claims processed through the office were fraudulent, agent Whitmer never advertised, relying instead on Youhanna'srecruitment of fraudulent cases and word-of-mouth. Whitmer also insisted on seeing the insurance policy for the at-fault vehicle before the accident occurred for further evidence that the accident was staged.

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The incidents surrounding the particular accident at issue began on July 7, 1997, when two organizers of staged accidents (known as "chasers," since they originally chased ambulances to hospitals to recruit claims), Karnick Karamian and Raul Mejia, brought agent Whitmer an American Family Insurance policy belonging to Robert David and proposed to stage an accident on the policy. Those chasers, however, were displaced by a different chaser, Tidy Oshana, who arranged an accident on Robert's policy.

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The accident occurred in the late night hours of July 13, 1997 or the early morning hours of July 14, 1997, which was a


Sunday to Monday. Notably, the majority of staged accidents occur at this time of the week, because there are fewer potential witnesses and because it is easier to coordinate the participants in the scheme. In this particular accident, Robert, with his father Michael David as a passenger, allegedly missed a stop sign and collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Al-Shahin with her husband and daughter as passengers. There were no witnesses to the accident. The Al-Shahins went to the hospital, where they made a police report. Robert, accompanied by his father, made a

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similar police report at a police station that night.

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Michael, Robert's father, later testified at trial that he had been involved in a number of staged accidents. Since he had participated as an at-faultdriver in previous staged accidents, this accident had to be staged in his son's name to avoid raising suspicions with the insurance companies. Michael testified that on the night of the accident, he actually drove his son's car to a restaurant where he gave the keys to Oshana, who in turn gave them to an unknown party. After an hour, the car returned to the restaurant with damage to the front, consistent with a collision from running a stop sign. Robert, the purported driver, also testified at trial that he was never involved in a collision on the night of the accident. Instead, Robert recalled his father returning home that night with the damaged car. His father directed Robert to make a police report and accompanied him to


the police station where Robert recited details provided by his father, including the fact that Robert drove the car, missed a stop sign, and collided with the Al-Shahins.

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A few days after the accident, Youhanna, the office manager, encountered Tidy Oshana at a medical center where Youhanna had gone to investigate doctors willing to cooperate with fraudulent claims. Oshana stated that he had a case with three individuals, a husband, a wife, and a daughter, that he would be willing to refer to Youhanna and Whitmer. The family wanted money "up-front" and the insurance involved was a policy from American Family. A few days later, Oshana and another chaser, Johnson Bavella, accompanied the Al-Shahins and their daughter to Whitmer's office, the same office where Whitmer had approved, prior toThe jury found otherwise and convicted each on both counts. The day after the verdict, an Assistant United States Attorney who was not involved in the case heard from a fellow commuter, a non-juror, that the

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jury was having a difficult time reaching a verdict. (A juror who was a mutual acquaintance of the commuter and the AUSA had apparently relayed this information.) After trial, the government managed to identify the trial on which the juror was empaneled and the particular juror, and disclosed this information. The district judge concluded that there was no need for an evidentiary hearing based on the comments because they were "innocuous."

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The judge then sentenced Mr. Al-Shahin to twelve months of imprisonment and Mrs. Al-Shahin to five months of imprisonment and five


discrimination through statistical evidence and a demonstration that Hyatt's proffered reason for his discharge is a pretext. For the reasons discussed below, Hyatt's motion for summary judgment is granted.

BACKGROUND
Hyatt is a hotel-management company that manages various hotels bearing the "Hyatt" name, including the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and previously including the Hyatt Lincolnwood.
In February 1969, Hyatt hired Krystof, then age 42, to be a Night Auditor and Night Manager at the Hyatt Lincolnwood. Around September 1976, at age 50, Krystof became a Night Manager at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and in this position he handled various accounting procedures. In 1983, at age 57, Krystof assumed the position of General Cashier at Hyatt Regency Chicago and held that position from 1983 until his termination on October 16, 1991.
As General Cashier,Krystof operated as the "bank" or "currency exchange" at the Hotel, handling two vaults (a large vault containing $185,000 and a small vault containing $30,000). Among his responsibilities were issuing and auditing "house banks," receiving deposits of funds from cashiers, assembling daily deposits for pick-up by security guards, verifying the amount of funds in the vault, issuing funds back to certain cashiers, handling petty cash, and updating the exchange rate for foreign currency.
When Krystof assumed the General Cashier position, his supervisors were Controller Bob McCall and Assistant Controllers Pam Seiter and Bikas Pandy. During the time he worked under McCall's supervision, Krystof received satisfactory evaluations for "production," but also received a number of criticisms concerning his accuracy and management skills. Specifically, in his November 1984 "Managerial Performance Evaluation,"


after he failed to complete all deposits by month-end. The probation period was described as a means "to evaluate [his] performance and improve [his] management skills."
After completing his probation period, Krystof continued working until he was discharged *492 in October, 1991 pursuant to Hyatt's implementation of a reduction-in-force ("RIF"). Immediately prior to the RIF, Krystof was still General Cashier and Faneeza Shaw was Food and Beverage Cashier Supervisor. Pursuant to the RIF, 28 management personnel, including Krystof, were terminated from the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 3 of whom were managerial employees in the accounting division over age 40. Also as part of the RIF, Krystof's position was consolidated with that of Shaw and she was chosen to assume the consolidated position (General Cashier/Food and Beverage Cashier Supervisor). At thesuffers the most as it retells us the story of Donna’s brief courtships with Harry, Bill and Sams only not quite as well as it did in the first movie through flashbacks and its only James’ vibrant energy which keeps the whole thing from flatlining.

The second half of the movie sheds more light on Donna’s early life on the island and with that shift, the movie improves markedly. These reminiscences are interspersed with a present-day set story of hotel management which leaves the audience feeling as bored as Amanda Seyfried often looks. Much of the returning cast seem resigned to being there, smiling grimly along as the plot is mercilessly tortured and beaten into shape to accommodate a grab-bag of ABBA b-sides and c-list tunes, propped up by