doubled up on the weekend taking both the event win and the series championship
in Nostalgia Eliminator II. Five racers had a shot at the title coming into the weekend with
Johnson coming out on top with a win over Jaclyn Generalao Jones in the final.

Brad Denny, Frank Merenda and Kevin Riley each advanced to the final round and clinched their
series championships on the way. Denny took the 7.0 Pro championship with a round 3 win before
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Merenda took the A/Gas Championship then fell to Brian Rogers in the final and Riley did the same
in B/Gas giving in to Val Miller in the money round. Rogers went 7.650 for his win and Miller
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win the championship while DeStaute needed just one round win to grab his title. Bernie Plourd
raced to the event win in NE1 over Jim Seivers and former series champion Lindsey Lister took out
Wes Anderson for the NE3 trophy.

Chris Rea, Ed Carey and Dale Hicks rounded out the series championships as Rea lost in round 1 of
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Carey took care of business in round 1 to clinch in D/Gas and Hicks held on to his points lead


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The monsoon system as a whole is weakening in India, and could lead to more drought-like situations in the long run, says a new study. This comes after the Indian Meteorological Department's forecast of another dry spell in this year's monsoon, just like last year.Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that she will file for divorce. Veronica Lario reportedly said she could not be with a man who "consorted with minors" after her husband attended a female friend's 18th birthday party. She had also clashed with her husband over his party's plan to choose certain female election candidates. The 72-year-old billionaire prime minister said it was a personal matter that saddened him, without elaborating. Ms Lario is Mr Berlusconi's second wife and a former actress. The couple, who have been married for 19 years, have three children, all in their 20s. 'Shameless rubbish' La Repubblica, a leading Italian newspaper, said Ms Lario's decision came after reading about the


18th birthday party in Naples. "That's enough, I cannot remain with a man who consorts with minors", she was quoted as saying. Another newspaper, La Stampa, quoted Ms Lario as saying she had been "forced to take this step". What's happening today [in Italy] behind a front of bodily curves and female beauty is grave

Veronica Lario "This really surprised me, because he never came to any 18th birthday party for his children, despite being invited," the paper quoted her as saying earlier. Mr Berlusconi was reported to have bought the woman a golden necklace studded with diamonds as a present. Following his wife's reaction, Mr Berlusconi was quoted as saying he was sorry his wife "had let herself be fooled by left-wing newspapers". Relations with her husband werealready said to be frayed after Ms Lario had criticised her husband's choice of young and attractive female candidates with little political experience to represent his Freedom Party in the forthcoming European elections. In an e-mail to an Italian news agency, she said the plan amounted to "shameless rubbish" being put on "for the entertainment of the emperor". "What's happening today [in Italy] behind a front of bodily curves and female beauty is grave," she wrote. Flirting Mr Berlusconi said his centre-right party was aiming to select female candidates because "we want to renew our political class with people who are cultured and well prepared". Candidates standing for the party would be unlike the "malodorous and badly dressed people who represent certain parties in parliament", Mr Berlusconi added.


SILVIO BERLUSCONI Won third term as prime minister in 2008 Fought off a series of corruption and fraud charges Private fortune estimated at $6.5bn (£4.4bn) Owner of AC Milan football club

Profile: Silvio Berlusconi It was later announced that Barbara Matera - an actress, TV announcer and former Miss Italy contestant - was the only one of the candidates to have made the final list. In a brief statement about the reports of divorce, Mr Berlusconi said: "This is a personal matter that saddens me, that is private, and it seems appropriate not to talk about it." Mr Berlusconi courted Ms Lario in 1980 after watching her perform topless in a play. They married ten years later. Two years ago he issued a public apology to his wife forflirting with young starlets, among them Mara Carfagna, who he later appointed as equal opportunities minister. She said her husband had told the women: "If I wasn't already married I would marry you right away". In 2003 Berlusconi acknowledged during a press conference rumours linking his wife to a left-wing philosophy professor and mayor, Massimo Cacciari. Ms Lario has occasionally taken political positions at odds with her husband's, such as her backing for protesters demonstrating against the war in Iraq, which Mr Berlusconi supported. Mr Berlusconi has two elder children from a previous marriage who now hold senior positions in his media empire. The Italian prime minister's private fortune is estimated by Forbes magazine at $6.5bn (£4.4bn).

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Washington (CNN) The now-disbanded commission that President Donald Trump set up to investigate election integrity did not find evidence of widespread voter fraud, a former member of the panel said on Friday, citing internal documents he obtained related to commission activities.

"I have reviewed the Commission documents made available to me and they do not contain evidence of widespread voter fraud," Maine's Democratic secretary of state, Matthew Dunlap, wrote in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas' Republican secretary of state, Kris Kobach.

In May 2017, the President established the commission after falsely claiming that "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, costing him the popular vote. Trump named Pence as chairman and Kobach -- a noted proponent of voter fraud theoriesand related policies -- as vice chair of the commission.

Dunlap was also named to the panel, but he sued the commission in US district court in November 2017, alleging that the group had withheld key information from him. A judge ruled in his favor the next month and said the panel should provide him with the documents he requested.

In his letter, Dunlap wrote that he "joined the Commission in good faith," but soon became concerned that "its purpose was not to pursue the truth but rather to provide an official imprimatur of legitimacy on President Trump's assertions that millions of illegal votes were cast during the 2016 election and to pave the way for policy changes designed to undermine the right to vote."

The Maine secretary of state also


accused the White House and Kobach of making false statements and said that the commission showed "troubling bias."

The letter highlights a White House statement announcing the dissolution of the commission, which asserts that there is evidence of "substantial" voter fraud. Dunlap wrote, however, "after months of litigation that should not have been necessary," he can now report that the White House statement was false.

"Indeed, while staff prepared drafts of a report to be issued by the Commission, the sections on evidence of voter fraud are glaringly empty," he wrote.

The White House and the vice president's office did not immediately provide CNN with comment.

Kobach said in a statement to CNN on Saturday that it appeared Dunlap was "willfully blind to the voter fraud in front of his nose."

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Votes Divided

April 25, 2013

Emmetsburg City Council debated several issues Monday and came to conclusions with split-votes of the members.

Engineering and funding for a sidewalk/trail project, allocation of funds for the temporary clubhouse facility and a proposal to eliminate the Community Developer position had the council at odds.

The meeting opened with Councilman Bill Burdick, Jr. proposing two amendments to the agenda.

Burdick proposed amending the agenda to discuss allocations to the temporary clubhouse facility, adding $25 to single and $50 to family membership fees. He proposed the additional fees be placed in an equipment and maintenance fund, beginning 2014.

Councilman Steve Finer, who serves as chair of the Golf Board, said he would take the suggestion to the Golf Board for their recommendation. The proposed amendment to the agenda


died for lack of second.

Burdick's second proposed amendment to the agenda was to suspend or eliminate the community developer position with the termination of Steve Heldt as community developer. The proposed amendment to the agenda died for lack of second.

The motion to adopt the agenda was approved by a five to one vote, with Burdick voting no.

Sidewalk/Trail

Council representatives had three items on the agenda pertaining to a sidewalk/trail project in south Emmetsburg: contract for engineering services; set bid letting; and set a public hearing for the project. The city is working in conjunction with the Lost Island Nature Center for engineering services and bid letting.

"The project consists of replacing the existing 4-foot wide sidewalk from 25th Street to the south line of Evergreen Cemetery with a 10-foot wide,the position with the date to be determined," said Campbell.

When the possibility of tabling any action came up, Attorney Thul noted, "You could table until the next council meeting so that the personnel committee could meet to further solidify the motion. That might be the appropriate venue right now. "It's up to the council what direction you want to take."

Councilman Campbell made the motion to table eliminating or not eliminating the position of economic development director and assign it for review with the personnel committee. All councilman voted in favor.

Members of the council's personnel committee include the two with the most tenure, Councilmen Finer and Gramowski, and the two council at-large positions, Councilmen Campbell and Burdick. The personnel committee will meet Tuesday, April 30.


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Additionally, approximately thirty percent of the firm’s caseload involves healthcare disputes. The Friedman firm has represented both individuals and mid-sized entities such as clinics, pharmacies and other independently-owned health care facilities. The remaining twenty percent of the firm’s efforts involveappellate work. Friedman has argued many cases in both the State and federal courts of appeal and has handled cases in the United States and California Supreme Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Courts of Appeal.

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been arrested for both violent and non-violent crimes.

Friedman has handled criminal cases as diverse as: bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, structuring, grand theft, public corruption, insurance fraud, securities fraud, commodities fraud, bankruptcy fraud, ponzi schemes, and healthcare fraud. As a litigator, he has defended both entities and individuals—from rappers to politicians—to corporations to organizations—to business executives to small company business owners. Most recently, Friedman became involved in the City of Bell, California “corruption scandal” successfully representing the mayor of the city. Similarly, he successfully represented the city manager of the City of Cudahy and a City of Los Angeles Housing Commissioner.

Stanley L. Friedman is highly respected in the legal community for his impressive track record, his broad experience in handling cases on both sides ofthe legal aisle, and for his many accomplishments and commendations. He is certified by the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Criminal Law and even served as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the State Bar Commission that certifies attorneys as specialists in criminal law. As a federal prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice, Friedman served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (in Los Angeles), in the Major Frauds Section, and prosecuted a wide variety of criminal cases. For his work leading a 50-person task force, he was recognized by a Congressional Commission for his successful prosecution of a nationwide insurance fraud scheme. Moreover, Friedman is a Master Member of the elite Los Angeles Criminal Justice


American Inn of Court, an organization comprised of Judges, prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers.

Overall, Friedman brings extensive skill and courtroom experience to every case. For that reason, he is often is sought out by web, print and broadcast media as a legal analyst to comment on trending stories dealing with his areas of expertise. He has written for Criminal Law News, been featured in the legal trade, Daily Journal, appeared on such crime series as “American Greed,” and appeared as a guest on National Public Radio. His comments have also appeared in Associated Press, the New York Daily News, Yahoo!, the Los Angeles Times and many others. He also has appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC and KTLA; KNX radio and the Le Fame Fatale podcast radio show, amongother radio and television shows. Friedman is in the throes of writing his first book on the every day business person and white-collar crime.

Many of his civil and criminal cases have been in the healthcare field. Over the years, Friedman has represented a diverse group of clientele including elected officials, accountants, attorneys, medical doctors, pharmacists, government employees, celebrities, and other individuals in both the public and private sectors. He has a track record, not only of success, but also of dedication to all of his clients.

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Friedman has been rated by national and well-respected rating services and has consistently been rated as one of the top attorneys. He is rated as AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® which is reserved for attorneys at the highest level of professional excellence. Likewise, Friedman is recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters a designation reserved for the top five percent of attorneys. He is oneof the Top Attorneys in California according to the Legal Network. Friedman has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Significantly, in 2012, Friedman was selected as a finalist for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal for its Healthcare Leadership Award.

Prior to founding his own firm in 1995, and after leaving his government posts, Friedman served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable William P. Gray (1985-1986) and as a commercial litigation attorney for Adams, Duque & Hazeltine (1986-1989). Friedman was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1985 and, later, the State Bar of Nevada (inactive status). He also holds memberships in the federal bars of the: United State Supreme Court; Ninth Circuit Court


of Appeals; Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; and the District of Nevada.

Friedman was an undergraduate student at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) where he graduated cum laude in 1981 earning a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He was active in both Pi Gamma Mu and Psi Chi Honor Societies. At the University of Southern California (USC), Friedman earned his Juris Doctor. It was at USC that he was a finalist in the Moot Court Honors Program, arguing before Associate Justice (later, Chief Justice) William H. Rehnquist and also placed first in the Client Counseling Competition. He was active the Ross Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity.

When not practicing law, Friedman devotes many hours to charitable and worthwhile causes. He is aboard member of the Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council (serving as Chairman of its Bylaws committee), the Scoutmaster of a local Boy Scouts of America troop, is an Eagle Scout, and is an officer and director of Or HaChaim Hebrew Academy.

Continuing to build a thriving law practice, Stanley L. Friedman also remains a strong community leader. He considers his 23-year marriage and his three children among his most important accomplishments.


Health Organization classification of cardiomyopathies should consider including it as a distinct cardiomiopathy. Recently, it was recognized as a congenital cardiomyopathy.[@b6-cln63_1p0136] Due to the rarity of the disease and to the difficulty of diagnosis, we are reporting an infant with isolated left ventricular noncompaction who presented decompensated heart failure and was successfully submitted to heart transplantation.

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Lady Miners ready to take the field for the 2013 campaign. (Frank Smith photo)

By Frank Smith

The San Manuel Lady Miners will look for improvement in the 2013 campaign. Fourteen-year head coach Deanne Brewer, along with assistants Brian Brewer, Bethany Smith, and Angela Gillis, will look to improve on last year’s 9 – 3 Section record.

“We have a very young yet talented team,” head coach Brewer said. “Most of our players can play in multiple positions, allowing flexibility in our lineup.”

The team lost last year’s starting shortstop Kadi Monfred due to an ACL tear and Alyssa Cuellar broke her ankle in a softball tournament the weekend before the season started. Alyssa is hoping to return within the next two weeks.

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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) leaked advance news of his vote to convict President Donald Trump on one of two articles of impeachment to McKay Coppins, the same reporter who mocked Romney during his run for president in 2012.

As Romney stood to speak in the Senate, Coppins, who writes for The Atlantic, published his scoop, “How Mitt Romney Decided Trump Is Guilty.”

Coppins revealed that Romney reached out to him personally and directly, inviting him to his office in the Senate on Tuesday — the day before the vote — to reveal his decision, embargoed until his speech.

The irony is rich. In 2012, Coppins, then working for Buzzfeed, was caught on a hot mic telling another reporter before Romney took the stage at a campaign event just days before theRomney would vote to convict the president.

Romney delivered a blistering attack on Trump in the middle of the 2016 Republican primary — but failed to endorse an alternative, leading observers to speculate that he was merely raising his own profile.

The former Republican nominee later sought a position in Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of State, and did not receive it. He later courted Trump’s endorsement for his U.S. Senate run in 2018, and received it.

Last year, Romney was discovered to have created a fake Twitter account, “Pierre Delecto,” to promote himself.

The Senate is not expected to vote to convict and remove Trump from office in the final vote Wednesday.

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He earned an A.B. in Social Studies and Environmental Science and Public


Policy from Harvard College, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. He is also the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.A Lowe's executive apologized for an in-house company video in which he described a compact power drill as "perfect" for Hispanic customers with small hands. Joe McFarland, executive vice president of stores, said his comment was "careless and ignorant."

The comments, first reported by The Washington Post, came Monday during a pre-recorded video presentation broadcast to Lowe's employees touting a $99 DeWalt 12-volt cordless drill. McFarland is shown in the video wearing a camouflage vest and extolling the virtues of the drill, when he added, "Some of our Hispanic pros with smaller hands, this is perfect for them."

The video was broadcast to managers gathered in Lowe's conference rooms, the Post reported. It soon sparked concerns among employees in the company's online forums, the newspaper added.

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is fully constitutional designed to protect the United States of America from terrorist attack."

In an interview with conservative radio host Mark Levin aired Wednesday, Sessions expressed frustration with the Hawaii-based federal judge's order blocking the order.

"I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the President of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power," Sessions said.

The comment quickly drew backlash, with critics accusing the attorney general of speaking as if Hawaii wasn't a U.S. state or was less important because of its location.Gelin, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for the federal appellees.  James W. Moorman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for the federal appellees.
Before WRIGHT and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and PENN,* District Judge.
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

1
Commercial navigation on the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River is made possible through a series of 27 locks and dams known as the Upper Mississippi River Navigation System.  Locks and Dam 26, which is located on the Upper Mississippi near Alton, Illinois, is a vital link in this system.  Because it stands just south of the juncture of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and just north of the juncture of


the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, it serves as a funnel through which all traffic along these waterways must pass.1 Almost 13 years ago the Army Corps of Engineers proposed that the existing structure be replaced with a new lock and dam.  The Corps believed that a new facility was necessary because the existing structure was deteriorating and lacked sufficient capacity to accommodate increasing barge traffic.  After years of planning and several vigorously fought court battles, the Corps obtained legislative approval for the project in 1978, when Congress enacted a bill specifically authorizing construction of the new facility.  Act of Congress, October 21, 1978, Pub.L.No. 95-502, 92 Stat. 1693 (P.L. 95-502).  The Corps began to make construction plans shortly thereafter.2

2
Before the Corps could proceed withconstruction of the facility, appellants, 18 midwestern railroads3 and three environmental groups,4 renewed an action against the Government5 that they had originally commenced in 1974.  In their amended complaint they sought to halt further work on the project.6 The Association for the Improvement of the Mississippi River (AIMR) intervened in the District Court on the side of the Government.  Although appellants raised a variety of claims, their objections were, in essence, that: (1) the cost-benefit analysis prepared by the Corps prior to receiving congressional approval of the project violated the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1962 et seq.  (1976), various other statutes, and the Corps' own regulations, 33 C.F.R. Parts 290-295 (1979)7; (2) the Corps failed to comply with the National


completed no later than 30 days after the meeting is held.

I. BACKGROUND

4
The Corps of Engineers first considered replacing existing Locks and Dam 26 with a new structure in the mid-1960's, when it became concerned about two problems: lack of capacity and structural instability.  FEIS Vol. 1 at 1-2.  The existing facility consists of a main lock, which is 600 feet long, and an auxiliary lock, which is 360 feet long.  It has a maximum annual capacity of 73 million tons.  Because the waterways to the north have a capacity of 108 million tons per year, and the waterways to the south have a capacity of 148 million tons, the Corps feared that the existing structure would act as a bottleneck that would restrict fullbe far easier than finding an acceptable solution.  Below we recount the long and complicated history of the Corps' efforts to replace Locks and Dam 26.

A. Pre-Authorization Planning

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The first proposal to replace existing Locks and Dam 26 was made in 1968, when the Corps' St. Louis District Engineer recommended that a new dam and two 1,200-foot locks be constructed two miles downstream from the existing structure.  This recommendation was reviewed by the Board of Engineers for River and Harbor (BERH), which was established by Congress to provide an independent review of water-related projects.10 The BERH submitted a report to the Chief of the Corps of Engineers in which it approved the project and recommended immediate implementation.  The Chief of Engineers then sent a report to


prepared a programmatic environmental impact statement because the Locks and Dam 26 project was part of a larger plan to expand the entire Upper Mississippi River System; that the FEIS underestimated the adverse environmental impact of the Locks and Dam 26 project; and that the cost-benefit analysis conducted by the Corps, which was referred to in the FEIS; understated the environmental and economic costs attributable to the replacement project.  Atchison V, supra, 480 F.Supp. at 994-1001.  Appellants presented their case through the testimony of six expert witnesses two economists, two biologists, an engineer, and a railroad president.  Deposition excerpts and hundreds of documentary exhibits were also produced.  The Government responded by putting four of its own economists and engineers on the stand.  Id.1978 authorizing legislation.  Moreover, even after the revisions were made the benefit-cost ratio remained above unity.40 Finally, appellants point to a 1979 report discussing in detail the possibility of rehabilitating existing Locks and Dam 26.  GDM Foundation and Test Program (DX 80d).  As the Government explains, however, this report was originally commissioned prior to the enactment of P.L. 95-502.  After Congress authorized the replacement project, the Corps concluded that the rehabilitation alternative had been mooted.  It nonetheless decided to permit completion of the report, because it would be of general interest to members of the engineering profession.  See Chief of Engineers Memorandum, January 10, 1979, at JA 2406.  In any event, the Corps was able to produce ample evidence supporting its


authorization, the Corps was required to perform a de novo evaluation of the project and decide whether construction was warranted.  See brief for appellants at 97-110.  But as we explained in Part III-A supra, appellants mischaracterize the nature of the Corps' post-authorization decisionmaking

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 The FER was also an appendix to the FEIS.  See FEIS Vol. 1 at 1

71
 Wahler testified that underseepage, voids under the dam caused by erosion of the riverbed, and movement of the dam monoliths were not causes for concern.  See Wahler Testimony at JA 1410-1414, 1415-1416, 1427.  Cf. Willis Testimony at JA 1601-1605 (contradicting Wahler).  Wahler's rehabilitation plan involved upstream reinforcement of the dam monoliths with rock anchors secured by drilled piles, Wahler Testimony at JA 1939-1946, pumpingof issues that are still a bit elusive but we’re trying very hard," Neal, who leads the working group, said after the meeting.

Two people familiar with the ongoing negotiations also told POLITICO this week they see Democrats and Lighthizer reaching a handshake agreement within the next two weeks, before lawmakers head home for Thanksgiving.

Still, a deal in the next few days would leave only a narrow window for lawmakers to complete the necessary procedural steps and hold a vote on the deal before they wrap up for the year. The House is currently scheduled to adjourn on Dec. 12, leaving just 14 legislative days in 2019.

After House Democrats wrap up negotiations with Lighthizer, the onus will be on the Trump administration to get any changes to the pact


to her work in Indian medicinal plants.

The Doodle shows a skeletal formula and a drawing of Chatterjee with green leaves for hair, a nod to her work in Indian medicinal plants

Chatterjee was born on September 23, 1917, in Calcutta, then in British India. She earned her undergraduate degree from Scottish Church College, and later her master’s and doctorate of science from University of Calcutta, all in chemistry.

In 1940, Chatterjee joined Lady Brabourne College in Calcutta, as the founder and head of the college’s department of chemistry. In 1944, she was appointed as an honorary lecturer in chemistry at University of Calcutta; and later took a role as reader in the same department, in 1954.

Her researched focused largely on medicinal properties of plants native to India, and contributed tothe development of drugs that treated epilepsy and malaria. As Google writes on its landing page for the Chatterjee doodle:

She made significant contributions in the field of medicinal chemistry with special reference to alkaloids, coumarins and terpenoids, analytical chemistry, and mechanistic organic chemistry. She published around 400 papers in national and international journals and more than a score of review articles in reputed serial volumes. Her publications have been extensively cited and much of her work has been included in several textbooks.

According to the Indian Academy of Sciences, Chatterjee “successfully developed anti-epileptic drug, Ayush-56 from Marsilia minuta and the anti-malarial drug from Alstonia scholaris, Swrrtia chirata, Picrorphiza kurroa and Ceasalpinna crista.”

Chatterjee was also the first female scientist to be elected as the General President of the Indian Science


record with a 3.77 ERA.

Marquez displayed increased confidence on the mound and was more in command of his pitches in ’18. Overall he was more versatile due to the increased usage of his slider which kept hitters on their toes.

So far in 2019, Marquez has developed into the frontman of the Rockies rotation and has instilled confidence within the club every fifth day when he takes the ball.

“The slider was pretty instrumental in his success in the second part of 2017 and last year,” Black said. “His pitch development has led him to this self-confidence.”

Marquez made a bold claim prior to the start of this season, saying that he has aspirations to win the Cy Young and lead the Rockies to the World Series.

While the Rockies still havesome work to do before reaching the World Series, Marquez could enter the conversation for the National League Cy Young Award should he continue to perform well this season.

The 24-year-old is 4-2 with a 3.43 ERA this season and ranks fourth in the National League with 59 strikeouts.


The average global temperature across land and oceans last month was 1.48 degrees F (0.82 degrees C) higher than the 20th-century average, making only February 1998 warmer, NOAA officials said.

But the report also noted colder-than-average temperatures in February across the central and eastern United States — similar to the wintry conditions seen in the region at the same time last year.

Selected climate anomalies seen in February 2015 across the globe. (Image credit: NOAA)

"In February 2015, cooler to much-cooler-than-average conditions overtook the entire eastern half of the United States and the eastern third of Canada, with some record-cold pockets seen around the Great Lakes region and part of northeastern Canada near Hudson Bay," NOAA scientists wrote in the report.

Yet, that was not the case for much of the globe.

"Themajority of the world's land surfaces, however, were warmer than average, with much-warmer-than-average temperatures widespread across Central America, northern and central South America, Australia, most of Africa, and much of Eurasia, including a broad swath that covered most of Russia," the NOAA report states.

Earlier this year, scientists at NOAA and NASA announced that 2014 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880. Their report showed that every continent set heat records last year, with temperatures over land and oceans breaking the previous records set in 2005 and 2010.

The global average temperature in 2014 was 1.24 degrees F (0.69 degrees C) higher than the 20th-century average of 57.1 degrees F (14.0 degrees C).

Human-caused global warming, from emissions of greenhouse gases, is a major contributor to the continued


rise in global temperatures, scientists have said.

"It's greenhouse gases that are responsible for the majority of the long-term trend," Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, said during a news conference in January, when the report on 2014 temperatures was released.

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Go to Goa, a former Portuguese colony and a beautiful spot located on the western coast of India. The typical terrain of Goa offers a variety of beaches, jungles, and farmlands. Goa is considered the Caribbean of South East Asia, with paddy fields, coconut groves,


A 3-year-old Canterbury girl is recovering in Starship Hospital after contracting a life-threatening disease while feeding a lamb.

The girl contracted an uncommon cause of infectious diarrhoea, Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC), from unpasteurised milk in a bottle she was feeding to the lamb.

The VTEC caused the girl to develop a life-threatening syndrome which affects the blood and kidneys, called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). One-fifth of children with the syndrome die.

The girl went into significant kidney failure, resulting in intensive medical care at Starship.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey said she was now recovering well but was still expected to stay in hospital in Auckland for next few days.

"It is not clear in this case whether the child contracted VTEC E.coli as a result of drinking unpasteurised milk,Disclosures Tribunal.Pictured (Centre) witness Crime Correspondent Paul Williams on day 10 of the public hearing at the Disclosures Tribunal in Dublin

Disclosures Tribunal.Pictured (Centre) witness Crime Correspondent Paul Williams on day 10 of the public hearing at the Disclosures Tribunal in Dublin

CRIME JOURNALIST PAUL Williams has denied orchestrating events he was reporting on concerning allegations made against garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Williams also told the Charleton Tribunal that it was “absolutely false” that he was “in some way acting as a puppet for the guards” when he met with Ms D in 2014, the woman who made allegations against McCabe in 2006.

Lawyers for Sergeant McCabe said that news reports by Williams were intended to increase pressure on Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to meet with Ms D.

Williams wrote a


A Congolese miner sifts through ground rocks to separate out the cassiterite.

Marc HoferAP

Originally published on March 28, 2013 5:27 pm

One day while he was watching TV, farmer Emmanuel Tshiteta saw a news segment about people digging.

With shovels and picks, they forged deep holes, then packed the rocks they uncovered into plastic mesh bags. They carried the bags to a river to wash away the dirt, revealing handfuls of aqua-colored ore. The next day, they sold the ore for quick cash.

Tshiteta, who is from the southern Congolese city of Kolwezi, reflected on the small plot of land he farmed on. His corn required constant work, and droughts or floods could ruin the crop altogether. Even if all went well, he'd have to wait months for harvest time to finallyhave some cash.

He decided to put down his hoe and pick up a shovel. "Farming takes a long time, but mining is quick business," he explains.

And in Congo, there is no shortage of minerals to be had. In 2010, Congo had 47 percent of the world's cobalt reserves and 51 percent of its production. It also has significant quantities of diamonds, copper, tin and other base minerals, according to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

When the value of these increased along with a worldwide demand for electronics and other goods in the mid-2000s, dozens of small companies opened shop in Congo's mineral-rich Katanga province to purchase and process ore dug by artisanal miners. People in eastern and southern Congo like Tshiteta gave up their farms and began digging holes.

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ground. He is 12 years old. He looks 9. He speaks with his eyes fixed on the ground. "I used to go to school, but my father died, and no one paid for my studies anymore," he says.

Patrick works from around 6 in the morning to about 3 in the afternoon, lugging around bags of rock that seem to weigh as much as he does. He says he can earn 5,000 francs a day doing this. That's about $5. He hopes he can save enough to pay his own school fees and return to school.

Bwana is one of tens of thousands of child laborers estimated to work in Congo's mineral sector. Most take to the work out of necessity, to help their parents earn enough to feed theirfor 50 or 100 francs (5 or 10 cents). He's done this since he was 11, going to school during the week then scavenging for bags on the weekends.

Washing in the river nearby is 39-year-old Kayenda, a mother of 10 whose husband works for an Indian mining company, SAM metals. She washes rock here every day so she can pay for all of her children to attend school. All of the school-age ones do, except for her eldest son. Now 20, he found a job buying minerals for a Chinese depot, so he dropped out.

Kayenda reflects on the Chinese-dominated minerals market here.

"The way they are helping is giving jobs, but also they are stealing from us," she says.

Feelings Of Resentment

Hers is a common sentiment among the miners of


rock in order to pay them less money. One truck driver who has worked for three years for the largest of the Chinese companies, Congo Dong Bang Mining (CDM), says it's true.

Like several Congolese men who are employed by the Chinese depots, Mathieu Kapepa, 27, says the Chinese pay their employees much less than other foreign companies that work in Congo's mineral sector. He says he earned $450 a month as a driver for KCC, the British/Swiss company. But Kapepa was laid off from that company, and he now earns just $300 a month driving for CDM.

As a driver, Kapepa's task is to get the ore out of Kolweizi. Each day, he drives a dump truck filled with 50 tons of the stuff to a warehouse about 10miles south of town. From there, it will head toward Lubumbashi, Congo's smelting city, where it will be melted down to extract concentrated copper the world market and particularly the Chinese so desire.

Worker Complaints

In 2009, a team of researchers from Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID) published a report that surveyed 15 percent of the Chinese-owned companies in Congo's southern Katanga province. It found that few Chinese companies were even familiar with Congolese labor law, and that violations of it were commonplace.

"China considers itself 'the largest developing country in the world' but Chinese civil society does not believe that this should prevent action being taken now to promote higher standards of behavior by its companies," the report concluded.

The report found that workers frequently sustain injuries in Chinese-owned smelting


plants, and that they are rarely compensated well if at all for their medical costs. Much of the ore that Chinese companies purchase is illegally mined, some of it by children as young as 10, according to the report. Workers in smelting plants are exposed to toxic dust and often work without protective gear.

China sees Africa as both a place to obtain the raw materials needed to fuel its manufacturing-driven economy and as an important emerging market in which to sell its products.

Even before China's ruling party announced its "Go Out" policy in 1999 to encourage Chinese businesses to invest overseas, Chinese entrepreneurs were doing just that. Thousands immigrated to Africa.

In developing countries such as the Congo, Chinese families opened import businesses, electronic shops, medicine-distribution networks and restaurants.Wakulla and Walton counties. Voluntary evacuation orders have been issued for areas of Calhoun, Gadsden, Hernando, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Pasco, Santa Rosa and Taylor counties, according to the state Division of Emergency Management website.

Scott said he talked Wednesday morning to President Donald Trump, who signed a pre-landfall emergency declaration Tuesday that ensures federal resources are available before and after the storm in the 35 counties where Scott declared a state of emergency.

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started his journalism career providing weekly reports on the high school soccer team --- of which he was a member--- to the local Millburn Item. Jim received degrees in journalism and history from High Point University in North Carolina.Hamilton police are investigating two random stabbings in the city in which women were targeted with what police believe was a box cutter.

The first stabbing happened around 6:45 p.m. Sunday when a 53-year-old woman was slashed in the head while walking on Cannon Street East, near Wentworth Street North.

After that incident was reported in the media, a second woman called detectives Monday to report a similar attack on Saturday, said Staff Sgt. Mike Cunliffe of the central Criminal Investigations Branch.

In that case, a 43-year-old woman was shovelling show around 11 a.m. at Victoria Avenue North and Evans Street when she was approached by a man on a bike who without warning slashed her.

"She thought initially he was going to punch her in face, but he slashed her with


a box cutter," Cunliffe said.

She was treated for a minor injury to her nose.

"These two (incidents) are very concerning to us, the fact that they're random attacks," Cunliffe said.

Police are investigating the connection between the two incidents, including similar "modus operandi" and suspect descriptions.

[ MORE: Woman stabbed in head in 'random' attack ]

In the Cannon Street East incident, the man initially walked by the woman, but then turned back and attacked her without warning from behind. He was last seen running south on Steven Street and then down a nearby alleyway.

In both cases, he was described as being upwards of six-foot-three, with a thin build and wearing a dark coat.

In the Victoria Avenue incident, he's further described as clean shaven, with a prominent nose and wearing a darkbrown jacket with a fur hood.

There is no description of the bike.

If the attacks are connected, this isn't the first serial random stabber Hamilton has seen.

In 2011, Loujack Café randomly attacked five people from behind, stabbing four of them.

He was convicted of four counts of attempted murder and one of assault in 2016. Café was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

He was also convicted of first-degree murder for the September 2011 stabbing death of 82-year-old George Burnett, who was found with a knife in his neck.

A second murder charge, for the February 2011 stabbing death of 37-year-old Laura Young, was dismissed after evidence was ruled inadmissible in court.

Anyone with information, including any surveillance video, is asked to call Det. Mike Antonucci


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Salman, an entrepreneur involved with companies in the financial and health/wellness spaces, is competing on the 39th season of the show, which includes previous "Survivor" winners who will mentor the new teams to help them win.

"I'm multidimensional and not just one thing or person. I'm the nerd, jock, and model with brains, brawn, and beauty. Most importantly, I have the social skills needed to both win and influence people, and relentless drive to go after what I want," the 36-year-old Salman said in an interview posted on CBS's website.


CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; A Restored German Classic of Futuristic Angst

On Jan. 10, 1927, Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis,'' a wildly ambitious, hugely expensive science fiction allegory of filial revolt, romantic love, alienated labor and dehumanizing technology opened at the Ufa Palast theater in Berlin. Lang's film, of course, went on to become one of the touchstones of 20th-century cinema, exhaustively studied and endlessly imitated, but apart from its brief theatrical run in Berlin and Nuremberg 75 years ago, the movie as Lang made it has never really been seen.

What happened to ''Metropolis'' is, in some ways, a familiar movie-industry story of a studio's interference with an artist's work. (Or, if you prefer to side with the studios, of a filmmaker's profligate indifference to economic necessity and audience response.) A few weeksafter the premiere, Ufa, the studio that had produced the film, pulled it from theaters and cut out 7 of the original 12 reels.

Paramount, the American distributor, went even further, engaging a playwright, Channing Pollock, to compose English title cards and to reshape the story to fit his own tastes. ''I have given it my meaning,'' Pollock boasted. Lang was so appalled that he swore he would never go to the United States, a vow he broke a few years later, when Hitler proved to be a much graver threat to his art (to say nothing of his life) than Hollywood could ever be.

Much of the grandeur and strangeness of ''Metropolis'' survived Paramount's butchery and the further desecration perpetrated in 1984 by Giorgio Moroder, who added color tints


overwhelm, trouble and move because it is connected to the deep anxieties of modern life as if by a high-voltage cable. The story of the scientist Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), a modern Pygmalion designing a female robot to replace his lost love, stands between ''Frankenstein'' and ''A.I.'' as an expression of the defining modern preoccupation with machines that blur the boundary between the human and the mechanical.

The early scene of workers trudging into the dark maw of their underground factory has been copied to death (most recently in ''Road to Perdition''), but it remains unsurpassed as an image of how mechanized work for another's profit can strip people of their individuality. Later, as the mob of workers smashes the factory and unleashes a flood of anarchy on the city,we see an equally chilling image of the senseless destruction that revolt against exploitation can produce.

In 1927, ''Metropolis'' was attacked by the German left as implicitly fascistic, and by the right for its Communist tendencies. But one of the curiosities of the film is that its aesthetic extremity serves a mild and moderate ideology. The city, run by the suave industrialist Joh Fredersen, is a drastically polarized place, with lush gardens and soaring skyscrapers above ground and infernal slums below.

In the depths, a young woman, Maria (Brigitte Helm, the Kirsten Dunst of the Weimar Republic), prophesies the coming of a messianic figure called the Mediator, whose name sums up the temperate, reformist message buried in the movie's sweep and bombast. The Mediator turns out to be Freder Fredersen


seriousness during that first meeting with Robles, Franco called Agent Gonzalez from Robles' hotel room and confirmed a purchase amount of ten kilograms while Robles listened in on the call.  Afterwards, Robles indicated that he might be able to supply that quantity.  Robles then called Francisco Hernandez-Gonzalez (Hernandez-Gonzalez), who joined the conspirators at the hotel.  To ensure secrecy, Robles, Franco, and Hernandez-Gonzalez all met in the bathroom of the hotel to negotiate the details of the deal.

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When they reached an agreement, Hernandez-Gonzalez left the hotel to make arrangements.  About six hours later he returned and told Franco that the arrangements had been made.  The conspirators agreed to meet in San Antonio, and Franco gave Robles the telephone number of the hotel where AgentGonzalez had said he could be reached.  That night, Robles, Hernandez-Gonzalez, Franco, and Soto drove to San Antonio.

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Franco and Soto arrived the next morning at about five o'clock.  They met with the informant Castillo at his hotel.  After breakfast, Franco and Castillo met with Agent Gonzalez and a second undercover DEA agent working with him, Robert Hernandez (Agent Hernandez).  Franco told the undercover agents that he had arranged the transaction with Robles and that the sale would be made in two five-kilogram installments.  Afterwards, Castillo and Franco returned to Castillo's hotel room to wait for Robles' call.

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That call finally came at about half past noon.  Robles assured Franco that the ten kilograms of cocaine was in San Antonio at Robles' hotel.


Franco went to Robles' hotel, where Franco confirmed that the cocaine would be delivered to the purchasers in two five-kilogram installments.  Franco then took a sample of cocaine from Robles to show to Agents Gonzalez and Hernandez.

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Franco left Robles' hotel and returned to meet with the undercover DEA agents.  He showed them the cocaine sample, and they showed him a large quantity of "flash money," to demonstrate their willingness and ability to complete the deal.  Franco then called Robles to verify that he had seen the money.  Robles told Franco to bring the purchasers over to Robles' hotel with the cash to consummate the first purchase.

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The DEA agents had "serialized," or recorded the serial numbers of $36,000 of the cash, which was all theyand two other men, Natividad Moya (Moya) and Ricardo Gonzalez.  Robles hid his hand underneath a pillow and Ricardo Gonzalez hid his in his coat, possibly indicating that both were concealing weapons.  Agent Gonzalez presented the $32,000 in cash, which Robles and Moya counted at Gonzalez-Hernandez's instruction.  Finally, Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ricardo Gonzalez left the room and returned with a package of what the government's forensic chemist testified was 996 grams of 97% pure cocaine.  After some further discussion, the exchange was made and the parties agreed to meet again in an hour to complete the sale of the remaining nine kilograms.  Franco and the DEA agents left Robles' hotel.

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Shortly afterwards, Robles called the hotel room where Soto and the informant Castillo were waiting


for Franco's return.  Robles told Soto that something was wrong, that the antenna on Agent Gonzalez's van made him think they were narcotics officers, that the rest of the deal was off, and that he and the other suppliers were taking the cocaine and leaving.  While Soto was out of the room, Castillo called Agent Hernandez and warned him that the deal had gone sour.  At that time, the agents terminated the investigation and arrested the participants.  When Robles was arrested, no drugs or weapons were found on his person, but he did have $2,000 of the serialized cash in his possession.

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Robles was indicted, together with five of the other participants in this transaction, for one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and onecount of distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841(a)(1) and 846.  He was tried before a jury in a joint trial with Soto and Gonzalez-Hernandez in February 1988.1   At the close of the government's case, Robles moved for acquittal.  This motion was denied, and he failed to renew it at the close of all the evidence.  The jury convicted Robles on both counts, and the district court sentenced him to ten years on the conspiracy count and ten years on the distribution count, to run consecutively.  A four-year special parole term was imposed to follow the distribution count confinement.

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Soto and Robles appealed together to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions.  Robles subsequently moved to


contact with the cocaine suppliers, that he was involved in the original negotiation of the purchase, that he called to contact Franco and others upon the suppliers' arrival in San Antonio, and that he answered the phone and told Franco and Agent Gonzalez to come up to the hotel room for the final exchange.

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Moreover, Franco's testimony is corroborated in large part by the remainder of the government's case.  Agent Gonzalez testified that Robles was present in the hotel room throughout the sale itself and helped to count the money for the cocaine.  The government's informant, Castillo, testified that it was Robles who began to suspect that the purchasers were narcotics officers and called Soto and Castillo to tell them the remainder of the deal was off.the prototypes were flight tested with piston engines in 1941. The first test flight happened with piston engine- just as well because both the jets flamed out soon after takeoff. By the time the second and third prototypes, the engines had been changed. However, these engines (Jumo 004) were larger, requiring larger nacelles, which in turn required a bigger vertical stabilizer (the landing gear was changed later). Pre-production of Me 262 had started in 1943 (and went nowhere due to engine troubles) when it was decided to change it into a bomber, further increasing the development period. By the time it took the field, it was in too few numbers to do anything.
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meetings and exhibitions community and in turn, create economic impact for the city and country.”

Performance and Progress

According to the 2008 Statistics Report – International Association Meetings Market (Country and City rankings) by ICCA (International Convention and Conference Association), Malaysia, as a country destination, ranked 32nd with 81 qualifying meetings while Kuala Lumpur, the capital city, was ranked 27th with 61 meetings under the city category.

To progress further, MyCEB aims to strengthen the relationship and networking between local industry players and international association and corporate meeting planners; and incentive travel organizers, so that potential buyers will consider Malaysia as the destination for their next conference. Zulkefli adds, “In addition, MyCEB will continue to spearhead initiatives to attract more association meetings and events to Malaysia by working in close synergy


with key players. Part of these initiatives entails strengthening the relationship between industry players and local associations, continuing to work with partners to provide bid support and incentives and the joint-hosting of events which will benefit the industry and further develop Malaysia as the destination of choice for regional and international business tourism activities.”

Malaysia is a cost-effective destination for international organisers, ranking among one of the most value for money destinations in the world. The country offers excellent value for international organisers due to the lower cost of conducting business here, making the country a cost-effective location. At approximately USD140 per night for a 5-star hotel room in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, the rate is at least 40% lower than those in neighbouring capital cities. This makesMalaysia a value-for-money destination, which is a compelling reason for people to hold their events here.

The World Economic Forum ranked Malaysia as the 4th most price competitive country in the world for travel and tourism in 2009, for offering excellent price competitiveness with its comparatively low hotel and fuel prices, low ticket taxes and airport charges, plus a favourable tax regime. In addition, Kuala Lumpur was rated the most price competitive city by Swiss banking giant UBS in 2008. The country also scored high marks for having the cheapest Big Mac among 34 countries surveyed under the latest Big Mac Index by The Economist.

By leveraging on what Malaysia has to offer and its value for money proposition, the country is in the enviable position to attract more international


shows and organising road shows abroad together with strong MICE suppliers to enable them to meet foreign buyers and thus offer their products and services. One such recent trip was to IMEX in Frankfurt and prior to that another trip to GIBTM in Abu Dhabi.”

MyCEB will also be organising the 7th edition of their branding event called Global Meet Malaysia this year, where they’ll be bringing in some 150 international buyers to meet up with local MICE suppliers. The event features a Travel Mart, which is a platform where buyers meet sellers through pre-scheduled appointments, as well as testimonial speakers who are invited from abroad to relate their success stories. After the Travel Mart, the guests, as well as members of the media will be feted to aand deregulation of the power supply industry at industry conferences throughout the world.

Ed is a graduate of the North Carolina State University School of Engineering, and is past president and member of the university’s Engineering Foundation’s Board of Directors. He has served on the Board of Directors of Morrisville’s Chamber of Commerce and is their former chairman. He is also the former Chairman of the Board for GRIDiant, Inc., and is on the board of directors for Stewart Engineering, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Causam Energy, and a former director of eMeter. He is Chairman and a founding board member of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. He has also served as president of North Ridge Country Club.


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Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker joining the New York Knicks as a free agent this summer reportedly "isn't a likely outcome."

On Saturday, Ian Begley of SNY reported on the Knicks' plans to find another star player to feature alongside Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant, who is also a pending free agent.

After Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Thursday that Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is leaning toward the Brooklyn Nets, Begley noted rival NBA executives also don't believe Walker is a reliable backup plan for New York.

The 29-year-old New York City native is set to become an unrestricted free agent after completing a four-year, $48 million contract with the Hornets.

Charlotte has a built-in advantage since it can offer him a five-year, $221 million super-maxand Irving in recent weeks, with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith reporting the two were likely to sign in New York:

Now the summer outlook is far less certain given the links between the current Boston Celtics point guard and the Nets. And it's unclear whether KD would make the Knicks his top choice if they're unable to deliver a second bona fide star to play alongside him.

Begley listed the Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard, Warriors' Klay Thompson and the Philadelphia 76ers' Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris as other potential free-agent targets for the Knicks. He added they may also pursue a trade for the New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis using the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.

That said, what was setting up to become a monster summer


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The 1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his fourth season at Alabama.  The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 19–13, with a conference record of 9–7, which placed them in a tie for second in the SEC Western Division.

The Tide lost in the first round of the 1996 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Tennessee.  The Tide did not receive an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Instead, they received an invitation to 1996 NIT, where they defeated Illinois,[160 years St. Mark's Hospital in London--a brief historical excursion].
The St. Mark's Hospital in London is one of the oldest and most renown centers of colorectal surgery and science. The historical building in the City Road was inaugurated by Frederick Salmon in 1835 who founded the "St. Mark's Hospital for Fistula". In the summer of 1995 the institution left City Road to be relocated on the modern and spacious premises of Northwick Park north of London. The author and scholar of the Coloplast Foundation at St. Mark's, takes the opportunity of the 160th anniversary to review the hospital's history and some of its famous physicians.


Damien Hirst has donated a Fender Telecaster and an Eastwood acoustic featuring exclusive Hirst artwork for the raffle at Strummer of Love, the Joe Strummer 10-year Anniversary Festival in Somerset on the 17th-19th August 2012. All proceeds to to Strummerville.Bathroom remodel #1: Changing the layout

In this bathroom, the tub was against the left wall and the double sinks were under the window. We decided to flip the 2 locations allowing the wall to be half height and not as deep. The result is dramatic. The bathroom looks twice the size. The real stone counter with curved front adds an elegant look. Note the use of the stone cap around the closet door on one of the pictures to make the door blend into the decor. The window was changed to an obscured glass awning window which allows privacy when open.

Before the layout made the bathroom look small

The tub on the left with the shower wall in the middle cut up the room. The sinks under the window


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A forty-five-year old Saudi lady who had been on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) for three years, was admitted with a clinical picture of night fever, sweating, weight loss and turbid peritoneal fluid (PF). The PF had a high cell count, predominantly neutrophils. This condition failed to respond to a standard vancomycin-gentamycin treatment, and acid fast bacilli (AFBs) were stained from the PF. The patient was commenced on antituberculous treatment and the Tenckhoff catheter was removed. She was shifted to haemodialysis and recovered fully. Later, the AFBs were identified as a strain of mycobacterium fortuitum.Invest in Lagos

Lagos is Nigeria’s most populous city and the commercial capital of Nigeria with a population estimate of 21 million residents. The return to democratic governance in 1999 ushered in a period of uninterrupted economic reforms that have led to gradual economic growth in the Lagos municipality.

From the historical past, Lagos has continuously occupied a strategic place of importance in both local and international trades. Lagos is the port city. The Lagos State Government and its indigenes are proud of the coastal city heritage and have a corporate resolve to isolate Lagos from the economic apathy currently beclouding some states of the Nigerian Federation resulting from terrorism, kidnaps and other crisis of confidence arising from inherent failing security system in those states. This naturally places Lagos at


support for the Nigeria Police in Lagos, including initiation of military liaison to enhance security within the State.

Government driven development to boost tourism, like the Atlantic City being the largest project of its type in the whole world, the development of standard golf courses in the Lekki area, the Lekki Free Trade Zone and other coastal developments. Lagos has the potential to evolve into a development and tourist success akin to the Dubai concept within the next five to ten years.

The State is the haven of foreign and local investors, Lagos is the commercial and investment nerve-centre of Nigeria, spearheading foreign trade and investment both the oil and the non-oil sector. Any state moving towards such a boom is bound to experience housing sector needs, which is anbrought up again in relation with Syria,” he says.

The author further explains what interests these countries are pursuing in the region.

It is not only about their dominance in Syria, but about a dominant position in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim world.

Sunni monarchies are involved in a rivalry with Iran and it seems that they are currently losing. Only several years ago their positions in the region were quite strong, but since the “Arab Spring” a number of tremendous changes have taken root, wrecking a number of established alliances and launching new processes in the region.

The author notes that the truce in Syria came just at the very moment when the international community was expecting fierce fighting for Aleppo, the last big town which was under the


give up the bet.

In this way, the situation in the north of Syria could give them favorable consideration of an armed intervention in favor of their “protégés.”

Besides, Visingr reasons, by withdrawing of its forces from Iraq, the US has demonstrated that it no longer has any intention to get as actively involved in this turbulent region as it was before. Washington is attempting to improve its relations with Iran through the nuclear agreement with Tehran regardless the fact that it causes friction in its relations with Israel and the Arab countries.

And while the regional powers (mostly the US allies), be it Israel, Turkey or Saudi Arabia, regard the above as a potential threat, they apparently also interpret it as a new opportunity.

As US is backing off from theCurling Trials.

Mixed doubles career
Strybosch and partner Travis Fanset played in the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. After posting a 5-2 group record, they lost in the round of 12 to Dustin Kalthoff and Nancy Martin.

Personal life
Strybosch is the general manager at the Woodstock Meadows Golf Centre. She is married to Jordan Strybosch.  She attended St. Mary's Catholic High School.

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Zepeda was selected on July 25 to play in last Monday's game against Baltimore. The Orioles won 7-1, but it didn't matter to Zepeda.

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While the Palestinian Authority is calling on the international community to punish Israel for imprisoning Palestinians, its own security forces continue to hold hundreds, if not thousands, of Palestinians in prison, some tortured, some without trial.

This year alone, the Palestinian Authority has arrested 357 Palestinians accused of security/political offenses, 42 of whom are university students.

Of course, the arrests continue to be ignored by the mainstream media in the West. This is a story that does not reflect negatively on Israel, so is therefore not considered worthy of being reported to Western audiences.

The Palestinian Authority's duplicity clearly has no limits.

On April 17, it marked "Prisoners Day" by holding rallies throughout the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

On the same day, a report


published by Palestinians revealed that the Palestinian Authority has arrested hundreds of Palestinians since the beginning of this year. The report pointed out that the Palestinian Authority continues to torture detainees.

"Prisoners Day" is an event that has been taking place for nearly two decades and is intended to express solidarity with the thousands of prisoners who are being held by Israel for security-related offences, including some of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

But as Palestinians were marking "Prisoners Day," a report released in the Gaza Strip revealed that since the beginning of 2014, this year alone, the Palestinian Authority has arrested 357 Palestinians accused of security/political offenses.

According to the report, prepared by the Hamas-run Ministry of Planning, all 357 detainees belonged to variousPalestinian groups in the West Bank, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

The report said that 42 of the detainees are university students. During the same period, Palestinian Authority security forces also raided and searched the homes of 60 Palestinians in the West Bank suspected of security/political offenses, the report added.

In March alone, Palestinian Authority security forces raided and searched 42 private and public institutions, businesses, hospitals and charitable organizations in the West Bank, the report continued. It also pointed out that the Palestinian Authority security forces were continuing to torture detainees.

Not surprisingly, the findings of the report were completely ignored by Palestinian Authority officials in their speeches and statements marking "Prisoners Day."

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the West. This is a story that does not reflect negatively on Israel, so is therefore not considered worthy of being reported to Western audiences.

Instead, Palestinian representatives chose this occasion to heap praise on the Palestinian "heroes" and "fighters" in Israeli prisons, who have made "gigantic sacrifices for their people and cause."

The PLO's Hanan Ashrawi called for dispatching international commissions of inquiry to Israeli prisons to look into Israeli "violations" against the Palestinian inmates. She also went as far as accusing Israel of "war crimes" because of its "mistreatment" of the prisoners.

Most of the Palestinian officials told the crowds at the West Bank rallies that the prisoners are the true heroes of the Palestinians and that there would never be peace with Israel as long as one Palestinianits citizens.

Further evidence of the Palestinian Authority's double-talk on the issue of prisoners and terrorism was provided one day before Palestinians marked "Prisoners Day."

At a meeting with Israeli MKs [Members of Knesset, Israel's parliament] in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudaineh, announced that the Palestinian Authority was "completely opposed to violence by any party."

The Israeli MKs took Abu Rudaineh's remark as a straight and clear "condemnation" of a shooting attack that killed an Israeli police officer near Hebron in the West Bank two days earlier. Needless to say, the Palestinian spokesman had made no specific reference to the shooting attack.

Israeli police officer Baruch Mizrahi (upper right) was shot and killed by a Palestinian terrorist near Hebron on April 14, as he drove to a family celebration with


his wife and four of their children. His wife Hadas Mizrahi was shot and wounded.

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A summary of the 1851 and 1868 treaties

The Great Sioux Nation, whose real name is the Oceti Sakowin, is comprised of seven sub-nations who spoke the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota language. The Tituwan sub-nation spoke the Lakota dialect and lived in the western most portion. The Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) occupied a vast land area that covered 24 American states and parts of 4 Canadian Provinces. Other smaller nations also lived within the area as the Indigenous concept of territory followed natural law and was much different than the European concept of territory. The people of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) originated from the mouth of Wind Cave in the Black Hills. The Black Hills were so sacred that they were used for ceremonial, prayers, medicinal,and burial purposes only.

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A Summary of the 1851 and 1868 Treaties

The Great Sioux Nation, whose real name is the Oceti Sakowin, is comprised of seven sub-nations who spoke the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota language. The Tituwan sub-nation spoke the Lakota dialect and lived in the western most portion. The Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) occupied a vast land area that covered 24 American states and parts of 4 Canadian Provinces. Other smaller nations also lived within the area as the Indigenous concept of territory followed natural law and was much different than the European concept of territory. The people of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) originated from the mouth of Wind Cave


in the Black Hills. The Black Hills were so sacred that they were used for ceremonial, prayers, medicinal, and burial purposes only.

The advance of the European-Americans with the subsequent devastation of the people and the destruction of the buffalo, their primary economic source, caused the Oceti Sakowin to wage war on the United States of America. When the USA realized that they could not win the war, they asked the Oceti Sakowin for a treaty for peace. In 1851, and again in 1868, the Oceti Sakowin agreed to treaties for peace at the request of the USA, both times relinquishing large tracts of land but always keeping the sacred Black Hills intact within their care in the center of the territory. The people of the Oceti Sakowin livedis also be a violation of Article VI of the Constitution of the United States which states that “treaties are the supreme law of the land.”

The land areas outlined in the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1868 include all of western South Dakota, and all land from the East bank of the Missouri River to the summits of the Big Horn Mountains. This includes all of the Black Hills and is the current, legal land base of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation). A larger land area surrounds this central base and is reserved for the “absolute and undisturbed use and occupation” of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) as stated in the 1868 Treaty. This “reserved area” for hunting and fishing includes portions of Nebraska, Wyoming,


Montana, and North Dakota. Anyone residing within this Territory without the express invitation of the Oceti Sakowin is trespassing, including the United States of America.

In 1894, a leader named He Dog created the Sioux Nation Treaty Council to remind everyone about the Treaties and to strive to have the Treaties enforced. These efforts were forced underground for many decades. Any Indian speaking of the Treaties was imprisoned, killed, or sent to Canton, an insane asylum specifically for the Indians where lobotomies were performed without anesthesia.

Knowledge of the Treaties, however, was secretly and quietly handed down through the generations to this day. Currently, leaders among the ‘Indigenous Treaty people’ have been appointed to continue the work begun in 1894 by He Dog. Efforts have continued for the last 30years at the United Nations to have the Treaty enforced and the Great Sioux Nation granted their freedom and independence.

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