The RINS-UNASUR 2011-2015 five-year plan establishes the coordination of projects through the creation of thematic networks composed of staff members from UNASUR member countries with recognized expertise in the field of study on both national institutes of health, as well as university levels in these countries. One of the main proposed thematic networks is research on neglected infectious diseases. This initiative could focus research efforts on leishmaniasis, which, like dengue fever, is widespread throughout the region. It would also strengthen the leishmaniasis collaborative network on a regional level. The results of this study could serve as a baseline diagnosis to be used for comparison purposes, once the specified measures envisaged in the five-year plan materialize.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS - While not quite a flop, this year's season at Victoria and Peerless Pools at Saratoga Spa State Park has hardly gone swimmingly.

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Not surprisingly, a three-week-late opening at the family-oriented Peerless Pool this year resulted in lower attendance figures than the 2007 season.

But that's not the only problem - the pools have become short-staffed as lifeguards leave to return to school, forcing officials to close sections of the Peerless Pool, including the popular slide pool.

"A lot of them started going back to school," said Mike Greenslade, park manager of Saratoga Spa State Park, as only one section of the Peerless Pool remained opened. Greenslade said more lifeguards will be home from school and available to work this weekend, so more sections will becrummy weather late July and early August," he said. "Generally this time of year our numbers do dwindle anyway. People are going home from vacation, they're kind of done with the pool thing for the year, a lot of the big day camps don't come anymore, they're done, and generally the last week or two of the pool being open, it's much quieter."

The pools began the season with fewer lifeguards than previous seasons. While park officials aim to hire 20 to 25 lifeguards, they started the season on the lower end of that spectrum, Greenslade said.

"It's not flipping burgers," said Alane Chinian, regional director for New York State Parks and Recreation. "This is a job where you have to have some training, and we're looking for responsible people


helped to get the money to rehabilitate the Victoria Pool. Warren Holliday, Regional Director, was in charge of the restoration. The Parks Commissioner is now Rose Harvey under Governor Cuomo. The Manager of Saratoga Spa State Park is Michael Greenslade. In March 2008, Alane Ball Chinian, became the new Regional Director under Governor Patterson. Current Board members are: Co-Founders: Louise, Andrew. Board Members: Stanton, Carole, Maureen, Barbara, Sebastian, Doug, Paul, Anita, Tom, and Mark.india

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Dramatic scenes were witnessed in a packed courtroom when former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was produced by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials in a corruption case on Thursday.

Chidambaram got into a conversation with the senior lawyers representing him right after he was brought into the courtroom, discussing the arguments to be put forth.

All through the hearing Chidambaram kept standing despite being asked by the judge, solicitor general Tushar Mehta and the CBI investigating officer to sit and make himself comfortable.

A chair was brought near the accused box where Chidambaram stood but he refused to sit. Throughout the hour and a half that the proceedings lasted, Chidambaram stood with a smile on his face.

Long before the arguments on Chidambaram’s


remand began, the courtroom was packed with media personnel and lawyers waiting to witness the case.

The senior Congress leader received support from his wife Nalini Chidambaram, who was seated in the last row.

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik and party spokesperson Pranav Jha were also present in the courtroom to extend their support.

On several instances, senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi made eye contact with Chidambaram after making a submission to the court to which he could be seen nodding in approval.

Chidambaram’s wife, Nalini, refused to comment on the arrest while his son Karti said it was a false case.

He said he had also gone through the same circumstances, so he knew the pattern of harassment his father was going through.stop when the wheel assembly is forced to stop by being seated on the bearings. The resulting over-travel or over-installation of the seal axially along the shaft or axle causes the seal to partially withdraw from the bore in the wheel hub and consequently renders the assembly susceptible to leakage.
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American Record Guide, January/February 2013Ms Barelos, on the faculty of Missouri Southern State University, studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a fine pianist and has the measure of this music. Highly informative scholarly notes on these pieces, including performance suggestions, musical examples, and even a discography, are available on her website.and became the third owner of Sweet Alley. Left with stale candy, old yogurt machines and a confused clientele, Mason was left with the ruins. But the former success bereft business failed to deter him. With a combination of entrepreneurial spirit and hipster’s savvy, Mason began the process of completely re-gearing the space and perhaps even the definition of “yogurt shop.”

On The Menu met with Mason in the scrapped shopfront in the process of renovation to discuss candy, Isla Vista and the future of the sugar business. The reclaimed planks of a razed dairy barn lined the floors. The old seating lingered near the back door, ready for scrap. Mason sauntered through his new domain, his yellow lab obediently trailing behind. Within a month, the dust will be


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The first cars started driving through the annual Phalen Park 'Holiday Lights int the Park' display on Tuesday. The St. Paul display is built each year by the annual International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and runs nightly from 5:30-10 p.m. through New Years Day.

The first cars started driving through the annual Phalen Park 'Holiday Lights int the Park' display on Tuesday. The St. Paul display is built each year by the annual International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and runs nightly from 5:30-10 p.m. through New Years Day.

A New York City official is launching an investigation into falsified documents filed by the Kushner Companies with the city, saying that they should have been discovered earlier because the documents were hidden in plain sight.participants. These are occasional interjections of stock footage from major film productions, still photos of family members and well-known performers, and moments of blank screen featuring hand-dyed colors (which Kaye chose and supervised himself).

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Kaye as Weiss opens the film with a rundown of his history in the film business, describing or depicting important events, people, and locations he deems pertinent. Some scenes and stories are factual, such as Kaye's father's departure from acting work to sell women's clothes at farmers' markets, while others are fictionalized, such as moments purportedly depicting his early student film work. He recounts at length his initial meeting with Brandy when both were living in New York, their initial decision to collaborate on a project, an extended road trip the two of them engage


[A 54-year-old man with familial parkinsonism, gaze palsy, and dementia].
We report a Japanese man with familial parkinsonism who died at age 54. His younger brother, his mother, the mother's 4 brothers, and their mother were also affected with similar parkinsonism. The patient had had nystagmus since adolescence. He noticed difficulty in walking and micrographia at age 42. Neurological examination at age 45 in our hospital revealed pendular nystagmus, moderate rigidity in his neck and upper limbs, postural tremor in hands and shuffling gait. He received L-dopa/benzerazide 200 mg and his movement was mildly improved. Then he developed forced closing of eyelids suggesting either blepharospasms or apraxia of eye lid opening. He became apathetic at age 48. He was admitted to our hospital at age 49. On admission, heshowed mild dementia and sexually disinhibited behaviours. Moderate downward gaze palsy and rigidity were seen. Increase of L-dopa/benzerazide and pergolide did not improve his parkinsonism and his disinhibited behaviors became worse. L-dopa/benzerazide and pergolide were decreased and he received electroconvulsive therapy at a psychiatric hospital with temporally improvement in his movement. He became unable to walk at age 52 and he was mutic and bedridden. He died of pneumonia at age 54. The patient was discussed in a neurological CPC, and a chief discussant arrived at the conclusion that the patient had a familial form of dementia with Lewy bodies. Many participants thought that he had frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17. The pathological examination of his brain showed severe neuronal loss in the substantia nigra,


Ricky Ian Gordan’s compelling opera Morning Star makes its New York premier at the Museum at Eldridge Street. Morning Star tells the story of an immigrant Jewish family struggling to find a better life on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the early 20th century. Deeply impacted by real-life events including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, World War I and the Great Depression, the family must learn to adapt to their new country’s ever-changing landscape. Produced by On Site Opera, this New York premier features new orchestrations by Tony Award-winning orchestrator Bruce Coughlin.

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Performances on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. Special performances on Sunday, March 25 at 1:00 and 6:00 p.m coincide with the 107th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaistwastewater injection volume by 40 percent from 2014 levels.

Oklahoma was late in imposing volume limits in its effort to reduce earthquakes, taking a different approach than Kansas after both states had an uptick in quakes in the first half of this decade. Kansas moved quickly to limit volume while Oklahoma concentrated on the depth of the disposal. Kansas saw a 60 percent drop while the frequency of quakes in Oklahoma continued to climb.

Sean Weide in Omaha, Nebraska, told the AP that he’d never been in an earthquake before and thought he was getting dizzy. Weide said he and one of his daughters “heard the building start creaking” and said it “was surreal.”


Encephalopathy in a kidney transplant recipient.
A 60-year-old man presented several times to the emergency department due to confusion and behavioral changes. He was a kidney transplant recipient dependent on hemodialysis due, presumably, to chronic nephropathy of the transplanted kidney, and was not under any immunosuppressive therapy. He was admitted to the hospital ward due to elevation of C reactive protein and severe proteinuria, leukocyturia and erythrocyturia. The alterations found in the spot urine examination were suggestive of nephritic syndrome, consistent with chronic nephropathy of the transplanted kidney. The neurologic deterioration, however, remained unexplained. CT of the brain and cerebrospinal fluid examination were unremarkable. Infection, auto-immune disease and malignancy were excluded. Corticoid therapy was started for rejection nephropathy. The patient improved dramatically and ultimately the transplanted kidney was removed.Harinder Singh Sikka announced to withdraw the movie from cinema halls across the country and globe. Harinder Singh Sikka announced to withdraw the movie from cinema halls across the country and globe.

Harinder Singh Sikka, the producer of controversial movie “Nanak Shah Fakir”, on Tuesday announced to withdraw the movie from cinema halls across the country and globe. Sikka made the announcement after meeting Akal Takht chief Giani Gurbachan Singh in Delhi.

Akal Takht chief was in Delhi on Tuesday after his return from Muscat and was scheduled to go to Bidar for a religious function. Sikka in a statement said the decision was taken while bowing before the supremacy of Akal Takht. He assured that required changes as suggested by Akal Takht chief would be made in the film


Chandigarh has already banned the screening of film following the controversy. The film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in May 2014 and in November same year at Sikh Lens, Arts and Film Festival in California and has sparked a controversy due to its alleged objectionable contents related to portrayal of Sikh guru and family.

Meanwhile, radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa in a statement said “Announcing the withdrawal of the movie and surrendering before the Akal Takht, the producer Harinder Singh Sikka has tried to save face and skin”.

Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said “wisdom has dawned on the film-maker though a little too late”.

“He will have to repent and pay for hurting the sentiments of the Sikhs and not listening to umpteen calls of reason. This isbuffet recommendation, Basilico will definitely be one of the places which pop up in my head. It is always welcoming to drop by Regent Singapore for a meal, which I especially appreciate the huge sense of space the interior creates, as well as the … Continue reading →

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PM Narendra Modi witnessing the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, in New Delhi on April 28, 2016.Photo: PIB

The Indian space agency made a very special dash to complete India’s NAVIC – “Navigation with Indian Constellation” when the last of the seven satellites was successfully placed in the orbit by the polar satellite launch vehicle on April 28, 2016. The Indian satellite constellation is already providing 24/7, 365 day coverage of the navigation signal throughout the Indian region. This is a unique achievement by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

In the world today, over South-Asia, there are only 2 other agencies which provide satellite based navigational signals, the first being the signal which is beamed down through the American constellation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the other is the6th country to attempt having their own satellite based navigation system with USA, Russia, European Union, Japan and China all actively pushing the frontier on satellite based navigation systems. But in 2016, when under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ISRO completed the deployment of the NAVIC system, India has become the 3rd country to have such a system over South Asia. ISRO was the late starter but made a dash, caught up and completed the system in a record 3 years. Both Americans and Russians took more than a decade to complete their satellite based navigation systems.

India’s Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, during his speech at the National Technology Day function (11th May 2016), said India embarked on having a navigation system using


satellites when during the Kargil conflict access to such signal was denied to India. He said that it showed the tremendous capability the Indian science and technology establishment had in giving a totally Made-in-India effort for its population.

On the successful launch of the seventh and last satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), the launch was monitored live by the space buff in Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who immediately after the launch gave an extempore speech giving ways in which the system could be utilized. The Prime Minister also named it NAVIC- to honour the legendary Indian sailor. He said that these brave men in times past used to navigate the sea using stars but now there is a new star from ISRO which willrelease, Prince Andrew has now completely shut the door on voluntary cooperation and our office is considering its options,” Berman said, according to the Guardian.

Andrew has previously promised to help investigators with the case, but has since removed himself from public life. He has also refused requests for interviews that investigators have sent him.

When asked about the recent statement from New York prosecutors, a spokesperson for the palace told the Guardian, “The issue is being dealt with by the Duke of York’s legal team.”

Virginia Giuffre (Pictured left), one of the many girls trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, has become one of his most outspoken victims. She has also accused the prince of raping her while she was underage. Giuffre has appeared on dozens of interviews with broadcasters around the


world to share her story.

Andrew has made no public comments on the matter since promising to speak with investigators after his BBC interview where he made numerous claims that were later exposed as lies.

Most notably, the prince claimed that he never met Giuffre or even heard the name before. A leak of private emails where he mentioned Virginia Giuffre surfaced just days after the interview, proving his claims false.

During his BBC interview, Prince Andrew claimed that she was working at a Pizza Express on the night Giuffre says he raped her after the pair visited a nightclub together. However, eyewitnesses have now come forward to support Giuffre’s claims about being at the club with him on the evening in question.

Andrew was also found in the flight logs ofWill Purvis was a member of the White Caps, a group with foundations similar to the Ku Klux Klan. He was convicted of the murder of Will Buckley in 1894 and always maintained his innocence. He scornfully told the jury he would "live longer than the lot of them". He was sentenced to death by hanging, but survived because the noose untied around his neck. He was imprisoned, pardoned and eventually released. Nineteen years later another man confessed to the crime. Will Purvis died in 1938, three days after the last juror had died. Will Purvis was convicted of the murder of Will Buckley. Buckley was a member of the Whitecaps, a tight-knit organization similar to the Ku Klux Klan. Its members swore in blood never to reveal


its secrets. In early 1892, the Whitecaps had unmercifully flogged a black servant of Buckley. Buckley had known nothing of the Whitecaps' intentions and was absent. Enraged at this uncalled-for violence and the secrecy with which it was carried out, Buckley decided to submit the whole affair and to expose the secrets of the Whitecaps to the next meeting of the Grand Jury. At the Grand Jury meeting, Buckley's evidence was presented, and indictments were brought against the three Whitecaps who were known to be most brutal in the attack. On his way home from the Grand Jury meeting, Buckley traveled through a forest path with his brother Jim and the flogged servant, all of them on horseback. While passing through a ravine a hidden gunmen shot Buckleydead. The gunman then jumped onto the path, reloaded his gun, and shot at Buckley's companions, but they escaped safely on horseback. Suspicion fell on 19-year-old Will Purvis, as bloodhounds indicated the killer escaped in the direction of the Purvis family home. Purvis admitted that three months previous he had joined the Whitecaps, but repeatedly professed his innocence of the crime. At trial Jim Buckley identified Purvis as the shooter. Purvis had alibi witnesses, but he was convicted and sentenced to death. Purvis's hanging attracted hundreds of spectators, as hangings in those days were still public events. On Feb. 7, 1894, the rope was adjusted around Purvis's neck and tested. A deputy sheriff, seeing an ungainly length of rope dangling from the knot, cut the rope flush with


the knot. When everything was ready, the executioner used his hatchet to cut the stay rope holding the trap and Purvis dropped with a sharp jerk. The knot, instead of tightening around its victim, untwisted, and Purvis fell to the ground, unhurt. Dissension arose about whether Purvis should be hung a second time. It began with an individual, Dr. Ford, who despised the Whitecaps, but believed Purvis was innocent. Shouts from those nearby seemed to be evenly divided, but when a vote was taken by a show of hands, no one voted to resume the execution, and almost all voted for a stay. After consulting an attorney, officials were prepared to resume the execution. However, when Dr. Ford threatened to call 300 men from the crowd to stopthe execution, officials relented and brought Purvis back to jail. The question of whether Purvis should be hanged again was brought to the state Supreme Court. The court ruled that the fact that officials had been careless in securing the knot was no reason that the law should be thwarted. It ordered Purvis be hanged again. In the town to which Purvis had been removed, indignation over the court ruling court ran high. On the evening before the scheduled July 1895 hanging, a group of friends abducted Purvis from the jail and hid him on a secluded farm. His friends intended to keep him until they could be assured that his life would be spared. In the following gubernatorial election, one of the issues was whether or not


Purvis, if caught, should be hanged. The candidate in favor of modifying the sentence, A. J. McLaurin, won the election. When he assumed office, Purvis voluntarily surrendered himself, and McLaurin, in accordance with his promise to the people, commuted the sentence to life imprisonment on March 12, 1896. Two years later the state's star witness, Jim Buckley, who had identified Purvis as the murderer, stated that he might have made a mistake, and that possibly it was not Purvis whom he had seen. Purvis was consequently given a full and unconditional pardon in Dec. 1898. In 1917, another man, Joe Beard, became seriously ill and confessed to participating in the murder of Will Buckley. He named his accomplice who shot Buckley. Beard was supposed to shoot Buckley's twocompanions, but lost his nerve, allowing them to escape. Beard's accomplice could not be prosecuted, because Beard died before he could sign a written confession. Buckley's killer lived alone in the woods and was never again seen in town. In 1920, the Mississippi legislature awarded Purvis $5000 as compensation for his 4 years of wrongful imprisonment, 3 of which were at hard labor. Victimsofthestate.org White Caps and Bull Doozers, or Will Purvis Numerous stories have been written on the life and experience of Will Purvis, known as the "Miracle Man", or the man who was hanged and still lives. His life on the gallows, in the convict camp, and as a fugitive was all brought about by his being a member of the "White Caps". In the year


1895, when he had just returned from school at the age of 19 years, there was a secret clan known as the White Caps which had overrun Mississippi. They had banded together to promote a better regime of law and order. Their meetings were held in secret and no one but a member knew of their meeting place or their plans. The order was much like the Ku Klux Klan and must have been an outcropping of the original clan. The White Caps were held responsible for many acts of violence and disorder, some of which they were innocent. The law was very much opposed to the White Capping and even the Governor of the State determined to destroy their power. Soon after Will Purvis became a memberof their Clan some of the White Caps called on a Negro, Sam Waller, who was a farm hand on the Buckley Place nearby. Sam had been working for an aged widow in this community, who could pay only a very poor wage. The Buckleys knew Sam's ability as a worker and finally obtained his service on their farm at a higher wage. The White Caps determined this act an injustice to the poor widow and then and there marked the Negro for vengeance. They called at the Buckley farm that night and took Sam out and gave him a flogging. Will Purvis had nothing to do with the whipping, but was present when it took place. Now the Buckleys were members of the White Caps but denied


this. They became very wrought up over the flogging of the Negro and declared that they would report this to the sheriff. All members of the White Caps were stirred up over this and became wary, lest Sam had recognized some of their members. The Grand Jury was in session in Marion County at the time. The White Caps called a meeting at Red Bluff on Pearl River and the death lot was cast for the murder of Will and Jim Buckley. So while the Buckleys were reporting the misdemeanors of the Clan to the Grand Jury their neighbors were planning their murder. They held their meetings after dark and planned for the murder. Will Purvis had only attended two meetings of the clan prior to this. Hearose and stated that as long as the Clan stuck to the colored line that he was with them, but when it came to killing members of the white race they could count him out. He resigned that night and knew nothing more of the activities of the Clan. Late one afternoon as the Buckley brothers and Sam were returning from Columbia, where they reported the whipping of Sam, they were fired upon from an ambush and Will Buckley was killed from his saddle. Buckley's murder was soon reported in town and the Sheriff, Jim Buckley, the Coroner, and others returned and prepared Will's body for burial. Jim Buckley claimed that he saw Will Purvis near the scene of the murder and pinned the crime on him. The


next day, June 22, 1893 Will Purvis was summoned to appear before the county Grand Jury. About midnight that same night Sheriff I. G. Magee and several deputies called at the home of Will Purvis' father to arrest Will and carry him to jail. The following day his father engaged two lawyers, Watkins and Travis of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to defend Will. In a short while he was taken to Meridian and placed in jail and remained there thirty days and then was returned to Columbia for trial. This was a special term of court. As public sentiment was running high at that time the Judge felt justified in calling a special term. Then came the strenuous siege of trial, and witness after witness was summoned and questioned. Afterhours and hours of debating the Grand Jury returned the verdict- "We, the Jury, find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment and recommend him to the mercy of the court." Then the Judge's sentence- "I sentence you (Will Purvis) to hang by the neck until you are dead, dead, dead, on the 5th day of September, 1893, between the hours of 11 A. M. and 3 P. M. at the jail, Marion County. This was to be a lesson to the White Caps. It was September 6, 1893. The Reverend Sibley read a short passage of scripture. The sheriff asked Will if he had anything to say; Will stated that the only regret that he had was on account of his grief stricken mother, and shouted,


friends broke jail and set him free. He hid out with friends until February, 1897; then he gave up. Upon his surrender Governor McLaurin sent him to Okley Farm between Natchez and Jackson and he remained there until on December 20, 1898 he was pardoned. After coming home he married and reared a large family. In 1920, Joe Beard, a resident of Marion County, went before Toxey Hall, then District Attorney and confessed to the murder of Will Buckley. After Purvis' innocence was established the Mississippi Legislature on March 15, 1920 appropriated $3,000 compensation for the services performed in the penitentiary through an erroneous conviction. Will Purvis Pardon The petition for the pardon of Will Purvis, the Marion County whitecapper who miraculously escaped the hangman's noose by theslip of the rope and is now serving a life sentence in the penitentiary has received over 100 signatures among the members of the legislature. This petition is signed by all officers in Marion County with some 1700 citizens of the county. Representative Hathorne of Marion County will present these petitions to the governor in a day or two. The Pearl River News, February 4., 1898 $10,000 for Will Purvis Representative John A. Yeager of Lamar County introduced a bill in the house this week for the relief of Will Purvis. The bill appropriates $10,000 and reads that it is given as a measure of recompense for the erroneous prosecution, conviction and punishment of the said Will Purvis of the state of Mississippi, relative to the assassination of


Will Buckley in Marion County, Mississippi, in the year of 1893. A little over a year ago the real murderer of Buckley confessed on his deathbed the crime, finally clearing the name of Purvis, whom many have believed innocent. The Columbian was the first paper to announce to the world the confession and a day or two after its issue the leading Metropolitan Papers played the news up in big business. The Columbian, January 17, 1918 Rootsweb.ancestry.comInto Your Inbox

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According to a report in the Haaretz daily, the court turned down an appeal against demolishing apartment buildings located in the Wadi al-Hummus section of the Sur Baher, a Palestinian neighborhood in the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem. Wadi al-Hummus is legally considered to be under the control of the Palestinian Authority, despite the fact that it is on the Israeli side of the demarcation line between the two states.

Many of the buildings in the Wadi al-Hummus neighborhood are occupied by young couples and families, Haaretz reported. The buildings to be demolished contain about 100 apartments; 20 of those have tenants, and the rest are under construction. According to the report, building permits for the structures were issued by the Palestinian Authority’s planning ministry.

Although the Israel Defense ForcesCentral Command has banned construction within 250 meters of the demarcation line, Wadi al-Hummus residents claim that they were not notified of the bans and built homes in the area without understanding that they were outlawed.

In the ruling, Israeli Justices Menny Mazuz, Uzi Fogelman and Yitzhak Amit wrote, “Continued construction without a permit in close proximity to the security barrier limits the operational freedom of movement near the fence and increases friction with the local population. Such construction may also serve as a hiding place for terrorists or persons residing illegally within a non-involved civilian population, and enable terrorists to smuggle weapons or even enter into Israel from that area."

According to a Palestinian Authority offiical, the High Court’s ruling sets a dangerous precedent that may allow the demolition


Excerpt: … The disappearance of the Welfare State and, subsequently, the weakening of the Regulator State have run concurrently and are the consequence of the accelerated emergence of corporations; a sort of gradual coup d’état, where big corporations and financial groups have overtaken power. The Reagan-Thatcher era with legislative deregulation against monopolistic practices, with the elimination of governmental regulation, with the thinning and/or privatisation of public services, redirected tax revenue to finance directly and indirectly these power groups and not the people suffering from the inequalities generated by the market.

Corporate culture has changed dramatically. In the Welfare State ethos, thirty years ago, many multinationals felt a genuine responsibility for their employees. Many industries were regulated, and competition was not as brutal as today.

Ruthlessness began when business was deregulated,A large portion of the population here — including Ms. Nguyen’s father, 68, once a fisherman, and her mother, 65, who peeled shrimp at a seafood company — was drawn to New Orleans by the promise of the southern Louisiana fishing industry, and with sponsorship from the local Roman Catholic Church. And for the first 30 years, Ms. Nguyen said, the close-knit community existed in something of a cocoon, kept at arm’s length from the rest of the city by language and cultural barriers and by its isolated location.

All of that changed in 2005. The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, along with a series of struggles in the hurricane’s aftermath, forced the Vietnamese community to assert itself politically, starting with successful campaigns to restore city services to Village


New Order were honoured, along with their previous incarnation Joy Division.

They performed Joy Division classic Love Will Tear Us Apart and dedicated it to the band's singer Ian Curtis, who committed suicide in 1980.

Pink Floyd were inducted after they briefly reunited in July this year to appear at Live 8.

Band member Roger Waters told the audience: "The response we have had from the public has been very touching, not least when we were all together on that day in July this year. It was great to be together again."

Geldof presented the award to Eurythmics and described Annie Lennox's voice as "one of the great British works of art".

Even Prime Minister Tony Blair popped up on a video tribute to declare himself a Eurythmics fan.

The ceremony was hosted byThe battle to establish Marawi as a wilayat or provincial territory by the ISIL-affiliated Maute-Abu Sayyaf group and the ensuing firefights to liberate the city by the Philippine government security forces was declared over by President Rodrigo Duterte, on 17 October, 2017.

The five-month conflict claimed the lives of 920 militants, 165 government security troops and 47 civilians, while 1,780 hostages were rescued during the crisis. Thousands of buildings were destroyed, with entire districts turned into rubble and ruins. A total of 77,170 families were displaced by the emergency. Mindanao, where Marawi is located, was placed under martial law that will remain in effect until the end of 2018; with the possibility of a further extension after two prior extensions by the Philippine Congress.

Overall, around 75,752 affected families have


received more than PHP2.5 billion (US$46 million) worth of assistance from the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). More than 60,000 families have returned home while over 10,000 families are still displaced. Both groups require humanitarian assistance while the rebuilding and rehabilitation process goes on for the next few years.

Marawi is also receiving assistance from various intergovernmental and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs). According to the summary of ongoing and planned activities by the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 40 organisations are operating in the city, working mostly on food security and livelihood, nutrition, protection, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

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For the residents of Marawi who have been kept away from their homes, including those locatedin the Most Affected Areas (MAA) for the past year, a return to normalcy could only start when they are free to go home. Hundreds of displaced residents tried to force the matter on the first anniversary of the city’s liberation by marching into Marawi but they were blocked by soldiers.

The MAA, located within an area of 250 hectares in the city of Marawi, is composed of 24 barangays (villages) and inhabited by around 11,000 families. The area and assets within its boundaries experienced total damage during the firefight between the terrorists and government forces.

Secretary General of rights group Bangsamoro National Movement for Peace, Drieza Abato Lininding, framed the displaced residents’ disappointment and confusion when he said that there were too many unanswered questions.

“One year ago, you said


security issues. According to Army Colonel Romeo Brawner, the military stopped the residents returning home because of the dozens of unexploded ordnances still littering the district. Soldiers were also seen providing security to government workers surveying areas earmarked for rebuilding, some of whom have reported being harassed by impatient Marawi residents.

This include a 6-hectare area in the commercial district which was the main battle zone during the conflict. According to media reports, a local company, Finmat Corporation, is expected to undertake the PHP75 million (US$1.4 million) operation to clear war ruins and debris in the area. This will be followed by the construction of schools, barangay centres, a convention centre, a central market, parking areas and other structures. All work is expected to be completed by the endof 2021.

The repeated delays are said to have irked Duterte. But for the displaced, living in limbo in government-run shelters, prevents them from getting on with their lives. There is a call for community-driven rehabilitation for the affected people of Marawi, without which the future seems bleak for these victims of war.

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Next Game: at North Alabama 10/7/2017 | 7:00 PM

Florida Tech (3-2, 2-1 GSC) was in a position to win the Coastal Classic for the first time in program history on Saturday evening, but West Florida (3-1, 1-1 GSC) used a time-expiring, 44-yard field goal to emerge with a 23-21 victory at Florida Tech Panther Stadium.UWF received the chance to kick the game-winner after FIT quarterbackwas called for intentional grounding with six seconds remaining and the Panthers leading 21-20. With the penalty occurring on fourth down, the Argonauts got the ball on the FIT 34 and Austin Williams launched his kick through the uprights for his third field goal of the game. The Panthers never trailed in the game until the last play.The Panthers outgained West Florida in totalin the third quarter. However, a one-yard rushing touchdown by Schwarz cut the deficit back one with 2:27 remaining in the third.Then, with one second left on the clock in the fourth quarter, Williams knocked in the 44-yard game-winner to give West Florida its second straight victory in the series and the Coastal Classic Trophy.Florida Tech will look to bounce back from its first Gulf South Conference loss when it takes on North Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 7, in Florence, Alabama. Kick off for the game is 7 p.m. ET.


China is rapidly building five man-made islands from tiny reefs and shoals in the South China Sea, U.S. officials say, sparking concern that Beijing is growing more assertive in the disputed waters even as the United States boosts its own forces in the western Pacific.

Dredging around Fiery Cross Reef, a former outcropping in the Spratly Islands, over the last year has created a new island nearly 2 miles long and several hundred yards wide.

U.S. officials say it is large enough for China to build its first airstrip in the remote archipelago, one long enough for most of its combat and support aircraft. Satellite photos also reveal a small port under construction.

U.S. officials worry that the buildup indicates a Chinese push to establish de facto control over the resource-richwaters and islets also claimed by the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei and Vietnam.

Except for Brunei, those nations all maintain small airstrips or symbolic military outposts in the Spratlys, but the Chinese military dwarfs others in the region and could undermine the tense status quo. Confrontations have broken out over fishing, oil and gas drilling and military maneuvers in recent years.

India is the latest country to express alarm about Beijing’s growing military clout, partly because the Chinese navy has sent nuclear submarines into the Indian Ocean, rattling New Delhi’s defense community.

During a three-day visit to New Delhi that ended Tuesday, President Obama signed a joint statement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for “safeguarding maritime security and ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight throughout the region, especially in


military and civilian infrastructure — including radars, satellite communication equipment, antiaircraft and naval guns, helipads and docks — on some of the man-made islands,” according to a report last month by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was set up by Congress.

Beijing insists the reclamation projects are an internal matter taking place on Chinese territory, and recently said it needs a base in the South China Sea to support radar and intelligence gathering. It has rebuffed regional demands to submit to international arbitration to resolve the maritime and territorial disputes.

The White House has refused to take sides in the territorial disputes, calling for a halt in all provocative activities. But the Obama administration faces growing pressure from allies to push back any Chinese effort to establishto be capable of flight operations until 2016, at the earliest.

A senior Chinese military official said in November that Chinese leaders decided to expand a military presence in the South China Sea after participating in the multinational search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.

The pilots made their last voice contact over the South China Sea, although the search soon expanded to the vast reaches of the southern Indian Ocean. Debris from the missing jet still has not been found.

“There is a need for a base to support our radar system and intelligence-gathering activities,” Jin Zhirui of the Chinese air force headquarters told reporters at the Xiangshan Forum, a Beijing national security conference, according to


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While Showtime has given us the early gift of presenting 'Dexter's eighth (and potentially final) season in June rather than September, we're still excited to check out its sexy new period drama 'Masters of Sex' when it premieres in September in 'Dexter's old spot. And while 'Masters of Sex' boasted an impressive cast already, we've learned that 'Reno 911!' and 'Bridesmaids' star Wendi McLendon-Covey has joined the cast in a recurring role! Find out how much you'll be seeing of Wendi McLendon-Covey on 'Masters of Sex' inside!

Before the current season of 'Modern Family' began (and before all those incredible salary re-negotiations and strikes threatened to derail everything), we were excited that 'Bridesmaids' and former 'Reno 911!' star Wendi McLendon-Covey was to guest on the Emmy-winning series asXBLIG."

Andy Gibson and Team Pesky actually did things the other way around when they prototyped Little Acorns on XNA, then ended up developing it for iOS once the basic framework was in place. After a few iterations the team brought the squirrel-themed platformer back to Xbox Live.

"Personally, I was really pleased to get Little Acorns out on XBLIG," Gibson said. "The game feels great, has a good level of polish and an added split-screen co-op mode to celebrate Mr. Nibbles making it home."

A couple of weeks back Namco Bandai released a game on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by the name of Inversion. While the game never really received a huge amount of press, the crux of the title was that the player had the ability to


Platform as well as reaffirming its position as the world's leading wireless entertainment publisher," EA's Holly Rockwood said in a statement.

It sounds like EA wants to keep Chillingo in the mobile space, but we can't help but wonder if the studio will be asked to dabble in consoles and handhelds as well. EA has dabbled with physics games by publishing Boom Blox on the Wii, but the series has stalled and perhaps the company is looking for a new franchise to bring to non-Apple audiences. There's also the distinct possibility EA could request a totally new IP from Chillingo, one which could be backed with a big budget and marketed across all platforms.

Where things may get tricky is in regards to ownership rights of games published under thewill now combine multiple previously unconnected ESL and DreamHack tournaments into one narrative that builds toward two grand championships each year. Tournaments in the ESL Pro Tour will be organized into Challenger and Masters levels. The Challenger level will include DreamHack Open, the Mountain Dew League and ESL’s National Championships. Meanwhile, the Masters category will be anchored by arena tournaments with $250,000 or more in prize money and will include ESL One powered by Intel, Intel Extreme Masters, DreamHack Masters and the ESL CS:GO Pro League. Esports entertainment platform BoomTV is finding roots in the college scene with the acquisition of the American Video Game League. BoomTV is primarily known for its popular bi-weekly event series Code Red, which reaches more than 5 million monthly users and aggregates


over 30 million watched minutes through participation from influencers across Twitch and YouTube. BoomTV’s technology will now offer the AVGL’s 1,200 colleges with the its online esports experiences and content, while leveraging the AVGL’s large-scale live events and grassroots initiatives. In a recent collaboration with the AVGL, BoomTV integrated collegiate competition into its Code Red tournament, providing Fortnite collegiate players with the exclusive opportunity to compete head to head against the biggest names in streaming for a $10,000 prize pool. Formula 1 locked in contenders and plans for the start of the 2019 Formula 1 New Balance Esports Pro Series with drivers that will represent the ten official F1 Esports teams announced. With Ferrari Driver Academy making their debut in esports and in the Pro Series for thefirst time, this year will take place over a series of four live shows at London’s Gfinity Esports Arena as they compete for a $500,000 prize fund on September 11th, October 2nd, November 6th and culminating in the Grand Final on December 4th. In addition, Formula 1 has officially signed a deal with Huya to broadcast the Pro Series content live in China. The Metarama Gaming + Music Festival , which was slated to take place Oct. 19-20 in Las Vegas, confirmed an ESPN report that the event had been cancelled. It was set to feature a bevy of stars in gaming, sports and music that include Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Marshmello. The festival was announced in June by Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza curators C3 Presents along


suites in the stadium. Overwatch League unlocked an exclusive deal with Kellogg Company, which will include co-marketing initiatives with both the Cheez-It and Pringles products. Activation will kick in during the playoffs in the US, where Cheez-It Grooves and Pringles Wavy brands will serve as the presenting sponsor of the halftime show and highlights segments during the 2019 Grand Finals. In 2020, as part of the deal, Kellogg will release co-branded packaging for both Cheez-It Grooves and Pringles Wavy products featuring Overwatch League branding. This initiative will also include a US sweepstakes where consumers will have the chance to win tickets to the Overwatch League finals and other prizes related to the Overwatch League. Pringles products will extend globally, while Cheez-It will remain US-only. The Esports Ad Bureauhis umbrella. eUnited won the 2019 CWL Championship, as well as the CWL Finals, finishing the Black Ops 4 season as the top team in Call of Duty. As such, Zieben has submitted a bid to acquire the Houston spot for the franchised Call of Duty league. The report also states that Zieben is “in the process” of raising $50 million to finance an “esports-focused” holding company. Call of Duty stalwarts 100 Thieves are bowing out of the title’s competitive scene, with team founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag announcing that the team was withdrawing from the franchising process for what would be a city-based league next season. Nadeshot said that the organization didn’t want to commit to the costs of purchasing a spot in the franchised league, in addition


Former Global Chief Brand Officer for Taco Bell & Current Strategic Advisor for Yum! Brands will join Dean Evans, CMO of Hyundai and Jenny Rooney, Editor of the CMO Network- FORBES on Monday afternoon for an in-depth discussion on the transforming media landscape and what brands are doing to drive big results in a new era. VIEW FULL AGENDA Sponsors: Gamut – Sinclair – NY Interconnect – FriendMTS – iSpot.tv – ListenFirst Media – NCC Media – TV Time – Tubi – a4 – Simpli.fi – TVsquared

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Jeremy Clarkson "favourite to succeed George Ferguson" as Bristol Mayor

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson would be Bristol residents' favourite choice to succeed George Ferguson as mayor, according to a new survey.

According to the lighthearted survey - released by the makers of computer game SimCity - Bristol citizens fancy Jeremy Clarkson as the man for the job with Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, David Beckham, Bradley Wiggins and even One Direction member Harry Styles snapping at his heels.

The survey asked how residents of Bristol would take control of their city.

In light of recent retail closures 85 per cent of Bristol’s residents asked felt the lack of independent shops on their high street was the biggest problem in their city and wanted to focus on regenerating their high street.

Results showed thatThe Christian Mennonite Conference is a group of evangelical anabaptist churches with the mission of bringing glory to God by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, thereby reconciling people to God and strengthening the church of Jesus Christ.

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will on Wednesday announce a class action suit against the NSA for unconstitutionally (by some estimations) scooping up Americans' telephone call data. Want to join in? Head over to his PAC's website and enter the required fields: email address and ZIP code.

There's no doubt that Paul is sincere in his opposition to the NSA. As a very-new senator at the beginning of 2013, he established his RebpubLibertarian bona fides by challenging the nomination of John Brennan to lead the CIA with a lengthy filibuster demanding that President Obama state that he couldn't kill an American in America with a drone. (Obama responded via Eric Holder; he cannot.)

That was before the Edward Snowden revelations began rolling in. Once the National Security Agency's daily vacuuming upElla Dennis

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A funeral ceremony honoring and remembering the life of Ella Mae Dennis will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Memorial Heights Baptist Church. Rice Funeral Service has been entrusted with the arrangements. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ella passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at Saint Francis Hospital South in Tulsa. She was 94.
Born March 30, 1922 in Claremore, Ella was the daughter of Thomas Harrison and Maude Inez (Christian) Cheek. She was a lifelong resident of Rogers County. The family settled near the Sequoyah School where Ella graduated with the Class of 1940. She married Lavell "PeeWee" Jackson Dennis in 1941.
Ella joyfully maintained close relationships with many of her classmates throughout the years via the


alumni association, in which Ella was a past president.
Ella remained very active in many facets of life well into her nineties. She was always appreciative of people and never said an unkind word about anyone. Ella loved crocheting, particularly afghans and potholders. She also was known to make angels which she would give to everyone.
Her motto stated, "Anyone that came to her home did not leave without an angel." Ella enjoyed fishing, having accompanied her husband Lavell, a successful fisherman, on many fishing trips and eventually becoming quite a fisherman herself.
Ella devoted her time to various organizations such as the Home Demonstration Club, the Women's Missionary Union, and served as director for the Associational Training Union of the Rogers County Baptist Association. In later years, Ella socialized everyWednesday and Friday at the local Senior Center, being awarded Senior Companion of the Month on several occasions. She was a longtime member of both the Sequoyah and Memorial Heights Baptist churches where her contributions will not soon be forgotten.
A hard worker and great salesperson, Ella worked for several different retail establishments throughout her career as a clerk. She worked at the Montgomery Ward's and the T.G.&Y. locally, and spent many years at the Dillard's Department Store in the Tulsa Promenade Mall. Most of Ella's time was spent working in the children's department.
Her children and grandchildren were always dear to heart. They can all recall Ella regularly singing "Peanuts Sitting on a Railroad Track."
Surviving family members include her three children: Sandra Irwin and husband Michael; Carol Sue Lickliter;


and Jack Lavell Dennis and wife Dorothy Ann; three grandchildren: Robert Irwin and wife Michelle, April Churchill and husband Robert; and Michael Dennis and wife Jennifer; nine step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends whom loved Ella dearly.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lavell "Pee Wee" Dennis; three sisters: Elfa Kowma, Elza Cooper, and Helen Cheek; one brother: Marion Cheek; one grandson Benny Carl Irwin; one granddaughter: Rebecca Lynn Irwin; one great-grandson: Montana Lavell Dennis; and her son-in-law Tannis Lickliter.technology, business, and general news, both locally and internationally.

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A registered nurse who had sexual liaisons with three teenage boys has been sentenced to a year's home detention.

Aroha Veronica Webber, 41, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court today after earlier pleading guilty to six charges of unlawful sexual connection with the 15-year-olds.

Her counsel, Paul Mabey, QC, submitted if they had been a year older no carnal crime would have been committed. She had not sexually groomed the boys.

He outlined how they had gathered at Webber's home when she was in a fragile state following her marriage breakdown. As a result of this she had "hit the booze" and the offending had occurred, Mr Mabey said.

She had allowed the boys into her home rather than see them wandering the streets.

Webber strenuously denied a claim in a victimimpact statement that one of the boys had contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her.

"She is a registered nurse, she knows her own body's health," Mr Mabey submitted.

Judge James Weir also discounted the allegation. He noted her offending had been entirely out of character and had occurred when she was "disinhibited" by alcohol.


A prominent Washington rabbi who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping dozens of women naked during ritual baths was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison on Friday.

Rabbi Barry Freundel, 63, pleaded guilty in February to 52 misdemeanor counts of voyeurism. He admitted recording the women between March 2012 and September 2014 using devices installed in changing rooms.

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District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Alprin handed down the sentence before a packed courtroom after 18 victims gave emotional testimony about their experiences.

Prosecutors had sought a 17-year prison term, and Freundel’s attorney had asked for a community service sentence.

“He lectured us about the evils of porn while turning us into his own porn stars,” one victim told the court, choking back tears.

Another said she fell into a deep depression and beganusing drugs. “I fell off the edge of this earth,” she said.

Freundel was the head of the Kesher Israel synagogue, one of the U.S. capital region’s most prominent Orthodox congregations, for 25 years. He also held various academic positions, including as a lecturer at Washington’s Georgetown University.

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The recording devices were installed in the National Capital Mikvah, next to the Kesher synagogue. The mikvah, or ritual bath, is most often used as purification by people converting to Judaism and by Jewish women seven days after their menstrual cycle.

Prosecutors said at least 52 women were recorded nude or partly nude on 25 different dates.

Seven people spoke in Freundel’s defense and asked for leniency. Several called him a changed man since his arrest and said he was inspiring and rehabilitated.

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Gonzales: "There is a disagreement about what constitutes cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment."

In the first suicide note to be declassified by the U.S. government, Jumah Al Dossari explains why he saw no other choice but to try to take his own life. Written back in October of 2005, this was one of a number of his thwarted suicide attempts. Jumah's lawyer Joshua Colangelo-Bryan discovered him hanging in his cell (read his account) with a deep gash in his arm. Jumah survived.

The U.S. military has concealed the true number of suicide attempts by reclassifying many attempts as "self-injurious manipulative behavior." True numbers are, therefore, impossible to come by. Former military linguist, Erik Saar, noted that when he was in Guantanamo back in 2003, suicide attempts were a weekly phenomenon.

Onewhen will the detainees go back to their homelands, families, wives and children? When will this tragedy cease to continue… till when? The detainees are suffering from the bitterness of despair, the detention humiliation and the vanquish of slavery and suppression…

Josh, Khaled: Actually I spent nice hours with you… even though they were full of talking about my agonies, pains and grieves… I hope you will always remember that you met and sat with a "human being" called "Jumah" who suffered too much and was abused in his belief, self, in his dignity and also in his humanity. He was imprisoned, tortured and deprived from his homeland, his family and his young daughter who is in the most need for him for four years…with no reason or crime


Late last week, news broke in several outlets, including The Pioneer Press and SI.com, that Minnesota’s bid for a Major League Soccer expansion club had been accepted.

The league confirmed on Monday afternoon that it is in “advanced discussions” with representatives from Minnesota United FC, though the final decision is not ready to be announced.

“We are in advanced discussions with Bill McGuire and his partners in Minnesota to bring a Major League Soccer expansion club to the Twin Cities and are particularly excited about their plans for a new soccer-specific stadium that will serve as the club’s home,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a statement released by the club. “We remain on track to announce the next MLS expansion market in the next 30-45 days, though no specificA Story for February: Show and Tell

A Scotland Street story for February. This story by Alexander McCall Smith first appeared in My Weekly magazine.

“Now then Bertie,” said Irene Pollock to her six-year-old son. “Have you finished your homework?”

Bertie looked out of the window over the rooftops of Edinburgh. Their flat in Scotland Street was high enough for him to see, in the distance, the hilltops of Fife. To him, the sight represented freedom— visible, not far away, tantalisingly beyond reach. He had never been across the Firth of Forth, but hoped one day to do so, preferably without his mother. Much as he loved his mother, he yearned for the day when he would be able to lead a life free of the activities she planned for him—a


he wanted to share too much with some of the other children, who were, at best, a mixed bag. Bertie attended an advanced, somewhat alternative school that practised the theories of a well-known German educationist. He liked the teachers there, but was less enthusiastic about his classmates. It was not that he was friendless, it was more a case of having the wrong sort of friends. His friend, Tofu, for example, was the son of two well-known Edinburgh vegans, although he himself took every opportunity to cajole Bertie into giving him his ham sandwiches whenever he was provided with these. Tofu was also given to spitting at people with whom he was in dispute, the principal target of this behaviour being Olive, an annoying little girl who hatedthe half hour before bedtime going through the shelves. In one sense there was a great deal to choose from; in another there was not. The house was full of books, it was true, but if you excluded the Melanie Klein, the Freud, and the political tracts, there was very little that Bertie could say much about.

He moved from the dining room, where most of the books were shelved, into the corridor, where there was small cupboard that belonged to his mother. This cupboard, which he had been told he was not to interfere with, had been open. Bertie looked inside. There were various papers, an old work box, and, tucked away at the back, something that caught Bertie’s attention. It was a book, but not one he


had seen before, and on the cover he read the word Diary. That surprised him. He did not know that his mother kept a diary. Well, if show and tell was all about sharing, then what could be better than a diary? Bertie reached in, extracted the diary, and took it off to his room. He was too tired to read it, and he feared that it might not be all that interesting. It solved the show and tell problem, though, and that was all that mattered.

He travelled to school each morning on the bus. He was accompanied on this journey by his mother and his young brother, Ulysses. Bertie used to enjoy this journey to school but the arrival of Ulysses, who was still a baby, hadfilled the trip with embarrassment. Ulysses was a vocal infant, and made all sorts of embarrassing noises. His mother had also taken to silencing him by giving him a feed, which embarrassed Bertie beyond measure, in spite of her assurances that it was all perfectly natural and should not cause him any anxiety.

Bertie quite liked Ulysses, in spite of his embarrassing behaviour. Ulysses smiled at Bertie whenever he saw him, and liked his older brother to tickle his nose. Bertie thought Ulysses looked quite funny, especially his ears, which in his view looked remarkably similar to the rather unusually-shaped ears of Dr Fairbairn, his psychotherapist. There were not many ears like that in Edinburgh, he thought.

He said goodbye to his mother and Ulysses at the school gate and


ICT experts want Buhari to leverage on digital economy

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Some experts in the Information and Communication Technology have told incoming President Muhammad Buhari to make digital economy a priority.Muhammadu Nuhari

With a few days to his resumption of office as the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has been tasked by some experts in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), sector to leverage on digitalization of the economy in his administration, describing it as an essential ingredient for national development and in sustaining the Nigerian economy.

The experts gave their assessment at the sixth Annual Pan-African 1:1 Investor Conference organised by Renaissance Capital in Lagos recently.

The Managing Director of Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, Michiel Buitelaar, while speaking during a panel session, described Nigeria’s digital economy as huge, and will impactDespite several attempts by civic groups and news organizations to schedule debates, the candidates have agreed to only one. They will take the stage together on Monday at the Citadel, where every one of the 500 seats has long been reserved.

The next day the candidates, including Eugene Platt of the Green Party, a former Army paratrooper, will appear together at a forum sponsored by a local chapter of the N.A.A.C.P.

In a race expected to have a low turnout, the black vote could mean a lot. About 22 percent of registered voters are black, and most of them vote Democratic in a country club Republican district that supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election by 18 percentage points.

Still, even with the two candidates side by side, it might


The incident took place in the 39th minute of the match on Saturday when
Boswell received a red card for a head butt on Imbongo, who was also sent off
during the altercation.

Boswell was already going to miss this Sunday's match at Sporting Kansas City
after being sent off. But the Disciplinary Committee saw fit to add another
game to the suspension because of what it claimed was an egregious act on the
part of Boswell, who now misses the June 1 match at Columbus as well.Orange County. He liked to muck around in historical archives. Since 2011, the weekly has run a semi-regular series about Orange County founders who were members of the Ku Klux Klan. And he wrote books, including the cultural history “Taco USA,” and served as a consultant on the now-defunct Fox animated series “Bordertown.”

Most significantly, as a writer, and later in his role as editor of the OC Weekly, he made the Latino experience — in particular, the Chicano experience — central to the media conversation, rather than the sidebar.

Gustavo Arellano (Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times )

And he did it in a county that has been typically associated with the white and wealthy un-realities of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and the early aughts TV drama “The


Angeles in 2012. (Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times )

Whatever the details of Arellano’s resignation, his departure lays bare the shaky position that Latinos occupy in English-language media.

Arellano was the rare Latino editor-in-chief among American alt weeklies. In fact, he was the rare Latino leader at any English-language news organization — period.

According to census population estimates from 2016, Latinos account for almost 39% of the population of California and 18% of the total U.S. population, but remain conspicuously underrepresented in media both in the state and nationwide — especially at its top ranks.

On the television side, a report published by Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity in 2014 revealed that only 1.8% of news producers at the top national news programs are Latino.

In newspapers, a 2016most diverse newsroom staff of the major newspapers polled.)

Arellano covered Latino culture as the mainstream it is, not as the exotic sidebar.

Certainly, the lack of a Latino presence affects not only the stories that get told, but how they get told — if at all.

The Columbia University study showed that from the nine-year period from 1995 to 2004, Latino-themed stories made up less than 1% of all network news stories — and those that did make it on air were largely about crime, terrorism or illegal immigration.

Of the three presidential debates held last year, for example, not one was moderated by a Latino — despite the fact that immigration was a burning issue throughout the election. (That wall? The prototypes are happening.)

At last month’s Emmy Awards, no Latino


docking site in the harbor and, after visually checking the docking site for safety, docks the marine vessel at the site.
For example, the marine vessel may be re-docked at a docking site which is defined as a target docking position when the marine vessel leaves the docking site. However, if another marine vessel berths at that docking site, the target docking position should be changed. Of course, it is impossible to preliminarily determine a docking site in a harbor to be visited for the first time by the marine vessel. Further, a change in water depth due to tides may prevent the re-docking of the marine vessel at the docking site from which the marine vessel sets off.
For these reasons, the prior art technique disclosed in Japanese UnexaminedParkour. Experienced Parkour practitioners can still benefit as Coach Fagan will be sharing the concept of the beginner's mindset and how the generalist movement approach can help us go further in any specialized movement discipline.

Fagan Cheong from MOVE Academy Singapore

"Practice happens at the edge of your ability; play happens at the core of your competence."

Fagan is a movement enthusiast and one of the pioneers in the Parkour Singapore community, with firm foundations in Art Du Deplacement (globally recognised as Parkour) since 2003. He is also the first in Singapore to be internationally recognised as an A.D.A.P.T Level 2 Art Du Deplacement and Parkour Full Coach.

Blessed with golden opportunities to have coached in several countries including Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea and France, he has dedicated his career to sharing his


Divisions over the future of health funding in Government have delayed the Government’s response to the all-party Sláintecare report again and the long-awaited “implementation plan” is now not expected to be presented to the Cabinet until next week at the earliest.

The Sláintecare report, produced by an all-party committee and published a year ago, has been hailed by its supporters as a blueprint for the future of the health service. It recommends a series of reforms throughout the health service, including the complete separation of the public and private systems of healthcare which currently overlap in many instances.

However, there is scepticism in Government about some of its recommendations, and nervousness in the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure about the potential escalation of costs under the plan.

Last week inSaturday, 26 May 2012

I have now added OZARK dolls from Arkansas (United States of America), dolls from GHANA, West Africa, and a new DIORAMA, "Been Fishin' ", to the website.

For more pictures and further information about the dolls, please see the website. Thank you. Carole.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(an Ozark doll)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Arkansas Joan - an Ozark woman)

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GHANA

(Website Id: Africa - Ghana - 007)

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"BEEN FISHIN' " (Diorama).

This is "Duncan MacTrowt" and he has "Been Fishin'!" He is a "tall" man measuring just over 6" high. I made him with a cloth over


pipecleaner body. His head, hands and boots are made of Fimo and he has painted features and sheepswool hair, beard and moustache. I made his spectacles with fuse wire. I made the bench and table in approximately 1990 with some scrap solid oak wood which was given to me by a coffin maker! (The oak was thirty years old in 1990). I made this scene simply to use up a spare fishing rod which I made in 1990. I used the one part of a press-stud fastener for the reel. I have also made the fish, the cat and the fruit in the bowl with Fimo. The fishing net hanging on the wall is part of a sleeping net which I bought in a chemist shop and Ithe porcelain tiled family room, meals area and kitchen open plan that services the marine ply lined alfresco. The alfresco is accessed through 2 sets of sliding full height doors that once opened allow for the flow of inside to outside providing an enormous sense of space.

Concealed light troughs through out this area provide for ambient reflected light to permeate the whole living space providing a relaxing aesthetic feel of warmth and interest. Tasteful use of lacquered and timber veneered doors with ice snow bench tops provide for an elegant kitchen fully appointed with the latest appliances.

The bedroom and utilities wing of the home is through a glass door separating the two areas. As you walk through to the 2 bedrooms, laundry and powder room a lowlight window


Friday, June 28, 2013

North Cowichan resident Sheila Wray and her puppy, Zorro, had a lucky escape this week but she says she doesn't want to see anyone else hurt like they were.

Her dog, a three month-old shepherd/husky cross, was severely mauled by a pit bull in Chemainus late Tuesday afternoon, June 25 and Wray herself was also injured as she and others tried to free her puppy from the clenched jaws.

She had purchased the puppy after her partner died earlier this year, hoping that the sweet little dog would provide much-needed companionship. So, having this happen now is just adding to a difficult 2013, Wray said.

She has been taking Zorro out, socializing him.

"He's getting along really good with the other dogs, loving to play with them. This wasmy dog down and was ripping and tearing at it and shaking it. I just flew at them and had my hands in the pit bull's mouth trying to get it to let loose."

She said she was not really aware of anything else but realized "every other dog owner on that beach was there kicking and punching and pulling at the pit bull to get it off. It seemed to go on for ages but I imagine it was five or 10 minutes. I thought my dog was dead."

The pit bull's owner never appeared and she still doesn't

know who the owner is.

Wray heard later Wednesday that friends who live near the park in Chemainus are busily trying to discover where the pit bull came from and who owns


it.

"Finally, my dog got free and I didn't know what shape it was in. It was screaming and crying. I didn't dare move it, just held it tight in my arms. As I was going I saw the girl with the Irish setter had the pit bull by its collar. It had blood dripping out of its mouth and it was staring at me. Not a pretty sight."

One of the women from the beach drove her and Zorro to the animal hospital in Chemainus.

"The doctor was wonderful. And the girls stayed overtime, too, as they did surgery and cleaned it up," she praised.

Her dog has about 20 stitches closing his wound, and Wray said she's going to try to find the pit bull's owner and make them paythe bill.

Wray was also bitten in the tussle and was headed out to the hospital to get a tetanus shot Wednesday afternoon and to have her own wounds looked at.

"I had my hand right in the pit bull's mouth. If there hadn't been other people on that beach I could have gotten mauled myself," she said.

She said she didn't know if any of the other dog owners were bitten.

In spite of his ordeal Zorro is looking perky.

Wray is now concentrating on finding out more about the pit bull, which she wants either put down or forced to wear a muzzle. Wray said she was concerned that a possibly dangerous dog was loose in a popular park.

"We used to take our little granddaughter there and she'd roam around on


punishing dogs for human's actions."

Emmetsburg Police Chief Eric Hanson informed the council of his department's course of action, beginning with a complaint issued by a neighbor on June 3. Officer Trent Nelson made contact with Amanda Hay, explaining that having the pit bull within the City of Emmetsburg is a violation of city ordinance and that the dog needed to be removed from town. Nelson made a follow-up visit on June 6 and noted that Amanda had not yet found a place for the dog.

Chief Hanson went to the residence on June 16 and found the dog to be in violation of City Code. Hanson told the council, "On Monday, June 18, per our ordinance and the complaint, I drafted the notice with an order to remove theare not on the website.

Jennifer Isbell and Gloria Dugan spoke favorably of Amanda Hay's pit bull, referring to the dog as "tame" and "gentle."

Amanda Hay said her dog is never outdoors alone, pointing out that it is a house dog and prefers being indoors. "Even the day the call was made, she wasn't outside alone," she said.

By unanimous vote, Emmetsburg City Council voted to uphold the order written by Police Chief Eric Hanson. The order will be served to Amanda Hays and, according to the Code, the dog must be removed from the City of Emmetsburg within three days of receipt of the notice.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Two dozen underfed and neglected dogs, a majority of them pit bulls, were seized from a home on the Far South Side


home on East Lindsay Street this afternoon.

Guilford County Animal Control was called to 700 E. Lindsay St. around noon today and found at least some of the dogs fighting outside, according to officials.

The dogs were seized by animal control. It's not clear what will happen to the pit bulls. The animals are pets, the News & Record was told by a man who identified himself as the brother of the dog owner.

Freeholder Leonard Desiderio and Sheriff Gary Schaffer are pleased to announce that the Cape May County Animal Shelter & Adoption Center will again be hosting a “Pit-ty” Party for the month of July – National Adopt A Shelter Dog Month. In an effort to decrease the number of pit bull and pit bull mixes entering the Shelter25, 2013

Branson resident Gilbert Nichols said he and his dog were attacked earlier this month by a neighbor’s dog and he said he would support Branson Aldermen considering an ordinance that would ban pit bulls from the city.

Nichols, a longtime Branson resident, said on June 12 he was walking Floppy, his half-shih tzu, half-spaniel, when a neighbor’s pit bull came under a fence and attacked both he and Floppy. The incident occurred on Roost road, which runs between S. 3rd Street and E. 2nd Street.

“I walk my dog around the block every afternoon, always on a leash,” Nichols said. “The (pit bull) on the corner, sometimes he doesn’t even come out, sometimes he just sniffs and other times he comes charging to the fence, and thank God the


of one of her dogs after she said a slew of neighborhood pit bulls were mysteriously poisoned nearly two weeks ago.

Since the beginning of June, eight pit bulls have been rendered extremely ill with four of them now dead as a result of an apparent rash of poisonings that occurred at random points between Fremont and Tiffin streets, said Fostoria resident Emily Sands.

Sands, who resides at 112½ N. Union St., said she and her family recently lost their 7-month-old female pit bull Sophie and are nursing their 8-month-old male, Hunter, back to health after both canines became violently ill within days of each other.

Sands said she first noticed Sophie was sick on June 14 when the dog was stricken with violent bouts of vomiting and diarrhea, followed bya loss of appetite and dehydration. Initially suspecting either a material obstruction or the highly-contagious Canine Parvovirus or "Parvo," she and her husband rushed the dog to the office of their veterinarian, Dr. Chris Seidler, on June 18. The next day, at around 5:30 p.m., Sophie died.

"It was hard. It was very hard," Sands said. "She was part of our family just like my own kids are."

After performing an autopsy on Sophie, Dr. Seidler told the family the dog's Parvo test came back negative and he saw nothing blocking her insides. The problem, however, was the severe inflammation and redness inside the dog's intestines that pointed to toxicity.

"I did an autopsy to see if she had any lacerations from chewing on things and there was none and there


deaths of at least two feral cats this morning, possibly caused by two roaming pit bulls.

The incident happened about 8 a.m. today near a home on Creel Road, just south of Palm Bay Road in the northeast section of the city.

“There are several feral cat colonies in that area,” said Capt. Bob Brown of Brevard County Animal Services. “The were at large and apparently attacked by two pit bulls.”

Palm Bay police were also called to the area. The animal services investigator was interviewing the owner of the dogs to see if the animals had gotten loose. The dogs were believed to be still at large this morning, Brown said.

Woman: God Told Me To Hang, Burn Pit BullA Spartanburg County woman told animal control officers God advised her towas found on Tuesday at a westbound onrampp of Interstate 64.

Three found dead in home in northeast DetroitDetroit police responding to a 911 call at 7:50 p.m. Friday found three males dead in a home in the 14800 block of Faircrest, near 7 Mile and Chalmers on the city’s northeast side, Detroit police Sgt. Eren Stephens said.

Runaway pit bull neutered by SPCAAny way you look at it, the damage is already done when it comes to Bronx, a 1 1/2-year-old pit bull who ran away from his Verdun home and ended up at the Montreal SPCA, and was castrated -against his owners' wishes.

Shelby councilman suggests restricting pit bull ownershipLast week, a 5-year-old girl was attacked and killed by two pit bulls in Waxhaw and her grandmother was sent


the public's help in finding the owner of a neglected dog who was abandoned this morning at the OHS shelter on NE Columbia Blvd. The dog, a tan female American Pit Bull, has numerous scars, a broken tooth, and is extremely thin.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Pit bulls left out of tighter animal codeA contentious revision of Charles County animal control laws ended quietly Tuesday, when the county commissioners unanimously approved a version that increases fines and more tightly regulates some animal breeding.

Pit Bull Attack Sends 10-Year-Old Girl to HospitalA 10-year-old Lexington County girl is in the hospital after she was attacked by a pit bull Thursday. The attack took place sometime around midday on Bethlehem Circle near Batesburg-Leesville.
Lexington County deputies responded to the scene and found the dog ontop of the girl, and had to shoot and kill the animal to stop the attack.

Pit Bull Abandoned on Williamsburg Bridge Needs HomeA pit bull found abandoned on the Williamsburg Bridge during this week's snowstorm is close to finding a new home after a pair of concerned New Yorkers took the dog in and used a popular blog to publicize the pooch's plight.

Pit bull rescue group says neglect cases are upRugaz Rescue, a Tampa Bay area non-profit organization that rescues and adopts out hundreds of abandoned and neglected American Pit Bull Terriers (APBT's) and Pit mixes annually, is seeking foster homes and donations to help with a dramatic increase in severe neglect cases; three are from just last week.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Four Jailed Over 'Barbaric' Badger BaitingScarborough Magistrates


Court heard how a group of six men and a teenage boy encouraged their dogs to dig out and kill two badgers from a sett on farmland at Howsham in January last year.

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Reward offered for information about dog crippled by fightersPictures captured the severely injured one year old bloodied pit bull discovered in New Orleans East last week. Volunteer animal rescuer, Phylisha Soleto was feeding some wild cats on the street when she spotted the dog in the backyard of a home on Boston Street.

Alleged dognapper bookedCarmi police jailed an alleged dognapper following an incident in the 700 block of Sycamore Street late Friday afternoon.

Three Maine animal shelters report dog theftsAnimal shelters in three Maine communities — including Bangor — are seeking help from the public and fromby the way, that gets a little attention in the media now and then thanks to the hard work of his loving owner. I'll bet, however, that most people reading this have never heard of him.

Check out Sharky, his owner, and his many animal friends on YouTube, then remember that more pit bulls are nearer to his demeanor than to the one you read about in the news today.

Even more imporant to remember is that as a pit bull owner, YOU make the difference in the dog!

Remember Charlie, the two-year-old pit bull/Staffordshire terrier that attacked the National Park Service police horse at Crissy Green over the summer and was subsequently given a death sentence by Animal Care & Control? Well, five months and a Causes.com campaign later, the


dog remains alive and in the city's custody, and Charlie's owner David Gizzarelli still has not relinquished custody. Now Gizzarelli's lawyer has gotten them a hearing in U.S. District Court on January 11, at which point he will argue that the city's practice with regard to judging and sentencing problem animals is unconstitutional because it's all done by a single investigator.

The incident that started it all happened on August 6 when Charlie was running around off-leash at Crissy Field and spotted his first horse, Stoney, with Park Policeman Howard Levitt astride it. Charlie then chased and attacked the horse, biting the horse's stomach and locking on to a rear leg and caused the horse to throw off its rider. The dog then chased the horse around a stableuntil the horse eventually kicked him. Then Animal Car & Control had to come and get the freaked out dog, and he's been in lockup ever since.

The Examiner reports that Gizzarelli has also been collecting donations via Causes to help fight this case, though he won't say how much he's collected. The city now says that Charlie can live if Gizzarelli will relinquish custody and allow Charlie to go to a rescue organization. He still contends the city should never have held the dog captive all this time.

The family says police were chasing a suspect through their yard when the dog ran out of the home and started barking. They believe what happened next was because of a stereotype about pit bulls.

The Fields family now has a different


well lived that ended too soon, and to raise funds for Heart of Australia to expand the reach of its mobile specialist clinic.

For Bec and Keely, the event highlighted the life and death reality that rural and regional individuals and families face every day. But inspired by the spirit of the community and the work that Dr Gomes and the Heart of Australia were doing, Bec and Keely resolved to combine their love for cycling with their desire to make a difference for people in rural Queensland. Girls Got Heart was born.

The inaugural endurance ride in 2017 raised $120,000. These funds have helped fund the building of Heart Truck 3, a new smaller truck currently under construction. This truck will allow us to better respond to high demandthe work of Heart of Australia.

But the dream might be a way off yet for the youthful father of three boys – aged five, four and one – who’s “day job” with the Brisbane-based Queensland Cardiology Group keeps him busy with City and Redlands district public and private hospital patients between time each month on the Heart of Australia truck.

Roly says his was not a “medical family” – his father (now retired) and mother (involved in disability learning) and his younger brother – chose careers in teaching. “For me, the sciences, leading me into medicine, seemed my only choice,” Roly says.

After five years of medical school and two years of doctor internship in Edinburgh, Roly says he followed friends to Western Australia where he met his wife, Alison,


Look Inside

Building Genetic Medicine

Overview

In Building Genetic Medicine, Shobita Parthasarathy shows how, even in an era of globalization, national context is playing an important role in the development and use of genetic technologies. Focusing on the development and deployment of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer (known as BRCA testing) in the United States and Britain, Parthasarathy develops a comparative analysis framework in order to investigate how national “toolkits” shape both regulations and the architectures of technologies and uses this framework to assess the implications of new genetic technologies.

Parthasarathy argues that differences in the American and British approaches to health care and commercialization of research led to the establishment of different BRCA services in the two countries. In Britain, the technology was available through the National Health Serviceas an integrated program of counseling and laboratory analysis, and was viewed as a potentially cost-effective form of preventive care. In the United States, although BRCA testing was initially offered by a number of providers, one company eventually became the sole provider of a test available to consumers on demand.

Parthasarathy draws lessons for the future of genetic medicine from these cross-national differences, and discusses the ways in which comparative case studies can inform policy-making efforts in science and technology.

About the Author

Shobita Parthasarathy is Associate Professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

"Building Genetic Medicine is an enlightening overview of one of the first skirmishes of our genetic century." American Scientist"—

Endorsements

“Combining historical, comparative, and coevolutionary perspectives, this book offers a highly original


747 S.W.2d 99 (1988)
295 Ark. 149
John Michael CALDWELL, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.
No. CR 87-201.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
March 28, 1988.
*100 Shermer & Walker, Russellville, for appellant
Joseph V. Svoboda, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.
NEWBERN, Justice.
The appellant, John Michael Caldwell, was convicted of second degree battery for shooting James Roberts. He contends he was entitled to the benefit of a plea bargain from which the state withdrew before trial. He argues he was constitutionally entitled to be indicted rather than proceeded against by information and that the information was invalid because it did not contain the words, "against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas" in the right place. He also contends the court erred in not requiring the state to furnish him a transcription of aunsupported order."

Broadband access in tribal areas is worse than the US as a whole, and tribal access is likely even worse than previously thought because FCC data overstates deployment, according to a September 2018 report by the US Government Accountability Office.

Separately from his tribal Lifeline plan, Pai has proposed kicking resellers out of the Lifeline program nationwide, not just in tribal areas. This would greatly limit poor people's choices, as more than 70 percent of wireless phone users who rely on Lifeline subsidies buy their plans from resellers.

But even Pai's usual supporters criticized that proposal, and Friday's court ruling could make it harder for Pai to kick resellers out of Lifeline entirely.


A 25-year-old man has become the first person with measles to die in the Swansea outbreak as health authorities in Wales try to bring the highly infectious disease under control.

Laboratory tests by Public Health Wales (PHW) confirmed the diagnosis within hours of the man's body being found in a flat in Swansea. He has been named locally as Gareth Williams.

Investigations by the coroner as to whether the measles caused the death are continuing. If it were the reason, it would be the first measles fatality in the UK for five years.

Marion Lyons, PHW's director of health protection, said: "Public Health Wales laboratory tests have confirmed a diagnosis of measles in a 25-year-old male from Swansea who died on Thursday 18 April.

"The tests confirm only that the deceased hadchildren in the hotspot area of the Tees Valley. Parents are being sent letters and consent forms.

About two million children in England and Wales have not been fully immunised against measles, experts estimate.

The outbreak in Swansea has attracted a lot of attention, but there have been rising numbers of cases across the whole country in recent years, with more than 2,000 confirmed in 2012.

There were outbreaks in north-west England, Sussex and among Travellers. As the cohort of children who were not given the MMR vaccine because of the scare caused by Andrew Wakefield's now-discredited theory about autism grow older, the chances of further large outbreaks increase. There were nearly 400 cases in last year's outbreak in Sussex and there have been 635 laboratory confirmed cases on Merseyside since


who are seeking to spread their soft power by doling out sought-after loans and who resent the outsize — and, many say, outdated — influence that the U.S. and Europe still have in the world’s pre-eminent lending institutions: the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Leaders of emerging economies like the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa — have a litany of grievances against these institutions: that their loans impose austerity measures which cripple long-term growth and mold developing economies into necolonial commodities markets for the West; and that the U.S. and Europe have lost all credibility since the global financial crisis of 2008, when economic turmoil and imprudent financial planning in the West sent shock waves through the less industrialized world.

Barack Obama’s administration hasSheriff breaks silence on viral DUI checkpoint video

Becca Andrews | The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal

Show Caption Hide Caption Libertarian records DUI checkpoint confrontation with deputy Rutherford County Libertarian Party member Chris Kalbaugh, who is the driver in the video, uploaded this video to YouTube and expressed his concern that his constitutional rights were violated.

Sheriff said he fully supports Deputy A.J. Ross%27 actions at the DUI checkpoint

Marijuana shakings and seeds were found in car%2C Rutherford County sheriff says

Chris Kalbaugh recorded the DUI stop as part of a Libertarian Party campaign

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- After a six-day silence, the Rutherford County (Tenn.) Sheriff said he fully supports Deputy A.J. Ross' actions in the DUI checkpoint video posted by the Libertarian Party that went viral.

The video, filmed by Middle Tennessee State