the plaintiffs’ allegations in the

case before it did not touch and concern the territory of the United States with

sufficient force to displace the presumption.

       Another panel of this court considered the impact of Kiobel in Baloco II, 767

F.3d 1229. The claims of the plaintiffs in Baloco II and those of Plaintiffs before

us now are premised on similar allegations—that the defendants made decisions

within the United States to fund, aid and abet, and otherwise support the

perpetrators of extrajudicial killings in Colombia. 19 See id. at 1233. As with

Cardona, the opinion in Baloco II quoted the touch and concern test from Kiobel,

but Baloco II also offered an interpretation of Kiobel’s operative language. In so

       19
    United States, including Defendants’ decisions

to conspire with and aid and abet the AUC’s commission of extrajudicial killings

and war crimes and agreement to fund the AUC. We address each in turn.

(1) U.S. Citizenship

       Plaintiffs argue that their case is distinct from Kiobel because Drummond

Company and Drummond Ltd. are American corporations and Tracy is a U.S.

citizen. Further, the corporate entities here maintain more than “mere corporate

presence” in the territory of the United States; they also are incorporated in a state

within the territory of the United States and their principal place of business is

located within the United States. Cf. Kiobel, 569 U.S. at ___, 133 S. Ct. 1669

(noting that “mere corporate presence” does not displace the presumption).

       We must


within the United States. There, the defendants made pertinent

contracts and obtained necessary security clearances from the U.S. government in

the United States; further, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants approved and

attempted to cover up the specific extraterritorial violations at issue from within

the United States. See Al Shimari, 758 F.3d at 530–31.

      Comparably, the Second Circuit found that the claims before it touched and

concerned the United States after considering specific allegations of defendants’

domestic purchases, delivery, and financing arrangements in the United States, as

well as defendants’ facilitation of illegal payments through a U.S.-based bank

account to support the extraterritorial violations at issue in that case. See Mastafa,

770 F.3d at 195. Likewise, district courts exercising jurisdiction after Kiobel have

         occupied by humans.

That was 300,000 years ago.

The British defeated the Dutch who trekked north, but encountered local resistance to the Zulu tribe who were eventually surrendered.

Fast-forward from prehistoric times through 17th and 18th century British and Dutch colonization and the 1994 fall of apartheid, South Africa is racially integrated, but social and economic equities are slow to improve living conditions for all.

I’m investigating a third story for the “Aging Gratefully” documentary series about the connection among cultural traditions, aging and the role of a community in native and non-native cultures.

Little did I know that Mohandas Gandhi might have been South Africa’s most controversial immigrant.

Gandhi’s work later inspired Nelson Mandela.

Come to find out, Gandhi formed a couple intentional communities in his efforts to improve life for Indian immigrants in


the early 20th century.

The Phoenix community near Durban was purchased by Gandhi.

As a young lawyer, he purchased the Phoenix community near the town of Durban on the Indian Ocean. The community was influenced by the Catholic Trappist order and it’s simplistic monastic lifestyle.

Later, he partnered with a Johannesburg farm owner and formed the Tolstoy community named after the Russian author who was also his friend and colleague.

Jews, Muslims, Christians and Hindus lived and worked together in Tolstoy to eliminate discriminatory practices against other minority immigrant groups.

That brings me to my story about the possibilities of melding traditional community customs and rituals around multi-generational care for elders into contemporary indigenous society.

Memel Organics is a permaculture CSA and gathering place for Memel Global.

To check things out, my travels took meto an intentional community development effort in South Africa called Memel Global, which is also the site of a organic community permaculture garden.

Not knowing what to expect, I tagged along with my neighbor and Memel Global project architect Bryan Bowen of Caddis Architects and his colleagues, Jamison and Molly.

They are working with Steven Ablondi and his wife Cindy Burns as they develop their project in the town of Memel and the township of Zamani in the Free State Province of South Africa. Steven and I are friends and colleagues on the National Cohousing Association board.

South African communities generally consist of towns like Memel, which under apartheid were inhabited by the white minority.

Memel Global constructed some “rammed earth” houses in Zamani.

Adjacent townships like Zamani were the homes to the


to while supporting health to primary education to sports programs to the arts.

Shakes Mafanela works with the SheWins track team

Isaac “Shakes” Mafanela from the township of Soweto adjacent Johannesburg works with the SheWins sports program. His after school efforts include soccer and track teams.

Shakes was also my guide for a couple days. I was interested in township life and he showed me around Zamani and Soweto.

Memel Global has a wide-ranging mission. I’ve initially narrowed the scope of one documentary project down to community building and cohousing that taps into tribal culture and family traditions.

Pieter Lombaard is a fellow filmmaker documenting Memel Global with Mark and Bright.

Over time, I hope to collaborate with a fellow filmmaker I met in Memel, Pieter Lombaard. He has a production company in Pretoria.township members don’t own their land but rather it is held “in trust” by the government.

In the United States, it is possible for tribes and tribal members to take their land out of trust status, which is counter-productive because they give up their sovereignty rights to the surrounding state and federal governments.

In South Africa, there are isolated pilot programs like one in Capetown that re-appropriates land to the occupier. Memel Global is working with the Memel town government to build housing on some of the uninhabited urban plots.

In my way of thinking, the path of least resistance would be to create a pilot project. A group of culturally related families would organize themselves into a community and jointly purchase the site. An outside funder – likely donors –


true in this particular part of South Africa. Shakes introduced me to a family in Zamani. The matriarch of the house explained that she would like to improve her housing conditions and expand her living area, but was not able to do so because the land and her home were provided by the government.

When asked whether she would move into a new community. She said she had other relatives who would move to Zamani and live in a community but only if members consisted of her family members. There could be a larger community of many clan-based subcommunities. This was the traditional social pattern before tribes and families were dispersed during apartheid.

The traditional way of living for South African tribal members is not only tribal based, but alsofamily based. This is evident in the township housing design. The plot of land is fairly large. On it is a main building that has a living area and a master bedroom and bath and in some cases a kitchen.

In the back is generally a detached accessory dwelling unit that has three rooms. The uses vary from bedrooms, to a kitchen, to office space depending on family needs at any particular moment. There is detached water source and toilet. As for this Zamani family, there is an open space behind the house where the family performs rituals.

In Soweto, one of the accessory dwelling rooms by the one I stayed as a guest was converted into a traditional medicine doctor’s office.

I stayed the night in Soweto with a friend


implemented a total lockdown are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

This covers some of the biggest cities in the 1.3 billion-strong nation, including the capital New Delhi, the financial hub of Mumbai, the tech cities of Bangalore and Hyderabad as well as Pune and Kolkata.

In Delhi and Mumbai, gatherings of more than five and four people respectively are prohibited and will be a chargeable offense.

In a tweet posted by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Cabinet Secretary has written letters to State Chief Secretaries “highlighting that states must monitor situation 24x7, additional restrictions if necessary may be imposed, all current restrictions must be enforced strongly and all violationsAjit Jalandhar, also called
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Institutes of Health

NMI

:   National Microbiome Initiative

OTU

:   Operational taxonomic units

PCR

:   Polymerase chain reaction

QIIME 2

:   Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology 2

RM

:   Reference materials

rRNA

:   ribosonal RNA

SCCS

:   Southern Community Cohort Study

S.E.

:   Standard error

SEQC

:   Sequencing Quality Control

SMHS

:   Shanghai Men's Health Study

SNP

:   Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

STROBE

:   Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology

SWHS

:   Shanghai Women's Health Study

VUMC

:   Vanderbilt University Medical Center's

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Meeting was funded by the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National InstitutesFor years, lunar scientists have been intrigued by pits and holes that pock the surface of the moon. Since 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has hypothesized that some of these holes are actually skylights leading to vast underground networks of caves and caverns carved by lava flows in the moon's ancient past, known as lava tubes. If such subterranean realms exist, they could be perfect for constructing habitats and research stations on the moon, safely shielded from the radiation and intense sunlight that bombards the lunar surface.

Recently, new research from NASA, JAXA, as well as the University of Padova and the University of Bologna in Italy has supported the idea that vast underground networks exist on the moon, stretching for dozens of miles, large enough to


house city-sized colonies.

Radar data from JAXA's Kaguya spacecraft—which orbited the moon from 2007 to 2009 and is officially named SELENE—was analyzed to locate and measure the size of lava tubes on the moon. The new study, published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, measured an "echo pattern" at one of the sites of a possible lunar cavern among the moon's Marius Hills, a group of volcanic domes on the western edge of the near side of the moon.

The Marius Hills Hole on the moon, thought to be a skylight leading to a vast subterranean cave. NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University

Similar echo patterns were measured at several other locations. American scientists were able to support the readings with data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), which orbited the moonUniversity

In addition, the University of Padova and the University of Bologna in Italy recently conducted a study to compare lava tubes on Earth in locations such as Hawaii and Australia to those glimpsed through skylight holes on the moon and Mars. These holes were likely created by impacting asteroids that penetrated the caverns beneath. Lava tubes are created when liquid hot rock near the core of a planet is thrust up through existing cracks and fissures as it jets toward the surface. These can leave vast caverns, but as demonstrated by the Italian study, presented last month at the 2017 European Planetary Science Congress, the size of these caverns varies significantly based on the gravitational forces of the planet.

"The comparison of terrestrial, lunar and martian examples shows that,


or corruption arising from large contributions. For example, the defendants and Citizens introduced evidence of an April 1996 fundraiser organized by registered business interest lobbyists for Representative Ode Maddox, the Chairman of the Arkansas General Assembly's House Insurance and Commerce Committee. The event was held at the Arkansas Poultry Federation office in Little Rock. Representative Maddox's district is in the Ouachita Mountains in the western part of the state. None of the contributors resided in Representative Maddox's district, and most if not all of these contributors had lobbied before members of the Insurance and Commerce Committee. Significantly, of the more than $30,000 Representative Maddox raised for his campaign, over $22,000 came from various lobbyists, business related PACs, and corporations, including several contributions of $1000.
I hasten to point outSwimming at the 2014 South American Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2014 South American Games took place on March 10 at the Estadio Nacional.  The last champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.

Heats
The first round was held on March 10, at 11:44.

Final
The final was held on March 10, at 20:11.

References

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first bathymetric lidar system for measuring the depth of water in oceans, lakes, and rivers.

The Larsen-500 was one of the first commercial scanning airborne lidars: Its 15-degree field of view resulted in maps that were easier to make and much more detailed. It also used a green (532-nanometer-wavelength) laser that could penetrate water. In the Arctic, where the water is clear, the Larsen-500 could see 50 meters beneath the ocean’s surface.

In 1985, Optech delivered the Larsen-500 to the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), which is responsible for creating navigation charts of Canada’s coasts and waterways. Until then, the service had made its charts using sonar mounted on a boat, but mapping from an airplane was faster, safer, and more efficient. Three years later, the CHS put out the firstof environmentally, socially, and economically responsible community development-one that creates a diverse, tight knit community with a sense of place, and that increases residents' health and the health of our environment." (Perry Rose, which also developed the well-known smart/green project, Highlands' Garden Village, also in Denver, is an affiliate of the Jonathan Rose Companies.)

This is laudable enough, but what makes Aria particularly interesting is that much of the construction is modular - with major portions of buildings manufactured off-site following replicable templates, and then assembled on the project's grounds. The potential for cost savings that can be passed on to the consumer, all while building green, is enormous.

Site planning was developed by the well-known new urbanist firm Calthorpe Associates (which did the same for Highland Gardens' Village), with


building architecture by Michelle Kaufman and Oz Architecture. Sue Powers and Jerry Glick of Urban Ventures led much of the visioning for the development and are employing the modular building concept in the development's for-sale townhouses. Perry Rose has led the construction of the project's affordable rental housing.

The goal is to provide a multi-generational, mixed-income community of exceptionally diverse housing choices. From the developers' statement:

"Aria will include green compact homes with shared outdoor amenities, close to jobs, services and culture, at prices affordable to working families. Residents will enjoy a wide range of housing alternatives, including market rate and affordable for-sale townhomes, live/work lofts, cohousing units and condominiums, as well as for-lease apartments. In addition to the residential uses, the redevelopment will include neighborhood serving retail . .. This new retail will act as a gateway to the site, and help to provide a buffer between Federal [Boulevard] and the residential uses proposed on the interior of the site . . .

"A network of gardens, pocket parks and pathways combined with community programming in the public spaces and in the apartment and condo buildings, will serve as an amenity for the residential uses, promote pedestrian activity and connect the diverse community both physically and socially. Vistas from the neighborhood through the open space corridors to key buildings and features of the site will be designed to create permeability to the existing neighborhood and visual interest."

The convent's main buildings will be preserved, along with much of its green space, except in the southern portion of the


adjoining, north-south Federal Boulevard, as well as along West 56th Avenue, running east-west two blocks to the north, and Regis Boulevard, running east-west two blocks to the south. There are enough pre-existing nearby shops, services and amenities to give the intersection of Federal and 52nd a pre-development Walk Score of 65; that will only improve when the commercial portion of Aria is in place. Regis University is to the site's immediate southwest.

Kaufman, who wrote a book on green modular construction, has guided Aria's green building features. They are explained in the project's information packet, and include use of renewable and recycled materials; waste savings from modular construction\; energy-efficient exterior and interior construction, appliances, lighting, and building systems; water-conserving fixtures and appliances; advanced stormwater management; measures to preserve indoorin hiding for years. According Bissonnette's version of events, there was no extended firefight between SEAL Team 6 members and bodyguards and bin Laden himself never got the chance to confront or even see the soldiers before they killed him. Instead, he was shot in the hallway outside of his bedroom, then "disappeared into the dark room." By the time the soldiers entered, he was already dying of wounds to the head. Bissonnette says he and another team member then shot him several more times in the chest to ensure he was dead.


India seeks fair treatment of Tri-Valley students

Washington: Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has asked US authorities to view the cases of hundreds of Indian students affected by the closure of "sham" Tri-Valley University in a "fair and reasonable manner".
The Indian students of Tri-Valley University have undergone hardship since the closure of the university and their cases must be viewed in their totality with understanding and in a fair and reasonable manner, she told US authorities, according to a note put out by the Indian embassy.

As part of the embassy`s continuing efforts with US authorities for addressing the concerns of TVU students, Rao made the plea when she spoke to Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute Monday and in a letter to Secretary of StateTop ISIS Leader Killed by US Drone Strike in Syria Tariq bin Tahar-Al-Awni-al-Harzi was killed on June 16.

 -- A U.S. drone strike has killed a top ISIS leader in charge of the terror group’s foreign fighter operations and moving people and supplies into Syria and Iraq.

The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Tariq bin Tahar-Al-Awni-al-Harzi was killed in an airstrike in Syria on June 16, the day after his brother Ali was killed in another drone strike in Mosul, Iraq.

Ali bin Tahar-Al Awni-al Harzi was not only a top ISIS leader himself, but also a person of interest in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

“His death will impact ISIL's ability to integrate foreign terrorist fighters into the Syrian and Iraqi fight as well as


or capture.

Last week the Pentagon confirmed his brother Ali’s death in a U.S. airstrike on June 15.

Though a “person of interest” in the deadly September, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi he was targeted because he was a ISIS battlefield commander, U.S. military officials said today.

He was designated from early on as a person of interest in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Analysis of video taken the night of the deadly attack placed him at the consulate and made him a person of interest, U.S. authorities said.

He was arrested in Turkey the following month when he and another man tried to enter that country with false passports. When he was deported to Tunisia, the UnitedStates pressed to interview him about his possible role in the consulate attack.

In December 2012, FBI officials were able to interview al-Hazri but he was released by Tunisian authorities a month later.

U.S. authorities believe he had tried to make his way to Syria.


Rahim advances toward them.

The officers encircle Rahim and then draw their firearms. Rahim, who is mostly obscured by a light pole during the altercation, falls to the ground a few moments later.

Police said two officers - an FBI agent and a police officer - fired three shots.

Authorities last week showed the video to black and Muslim community leaders and Rahim's family.

Authorities say Rahim planned to carry out an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-style beheading, possibly of controversial conservative activist and outspoken Islam critic Pamela Geller, CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reported.

"I'm the number one target for ISIS right now," Geller told CBS News.

On May 3, Geller organized the Prophet Muhammad cartoon drawing contest in Garland, Texas, where police fatally shot two men who opened fire outsidethe event. Geller told CBS News she has increased her security but has yet to discuss the threat with the FBI.

"It won't end with me or the cops," she said. " ... The one thing that's came out of Garland is ISIS is here. Islamic terrorism is here on the home soil on a weekly, sometimes a daily basis."

Law enforcement sources are still unclear how serious the plot against Geller was and how much of it was just talk.


Sunny Gill is the 2010 Outstanding Senior Man

Kept a secret till the end of Honors Convocation May 18, President Wilde announced Sunbir Gill as the Outstanding Senior Man.
“Sunny” has been a familiar face and respected leader on campus since his freshman year. He served as president of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) his senior year and his strong work ethic and hands-on approach to leading have been instrumental in opening the SIFE store and leading his team to the national championships for two years. A psychology major and Chinese minor, he has presented at the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research and Rall Symposium and was invited by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to be part of its summer internship program.
His compassion for others and dedicated volunteerism has takenhim to the streets of Chicago and around the world. He spent four years shepherding a SIFE project that involves working with junior high students in the Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood to prepare them to move into high school. He developed a program that was endorsed by the school’s faculty to show students the importance of education to lifelong success.
He’s been actively involved in The Uncommon Life Movement and every Thursday he drives the school’s van loaded with students who are involved the Reading Club, a World Relief program in Aurora to help refugee students with homework and reading skills. He has taken service trips to needy areas of the world, including Guatemala, Haiti and Colombia, and found time to run


was humbled by Trudeau’s warmth, as the two discussed how cinematic ties between the two countries could be improved.

Also read: Shah Rukh Khan meets Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his family

A sherwani-clad Trudeau, accompanied by wife Sophie Gregoire and kids, Xavier James and Ella-Grace, was also greeted by Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher and Farhan Akhtar. A guest present at the bash tells mid-day, “Trudeau seemed curious about the Hindi film industry and had some knowledge about it. He conversed with SRK and Aamir, and enquired how Canada could become a favourable hub for shooting Bollywood films.”

Aamir Khan and Justin Trudeau

A lavish offering of food from across the globe — comprising sushi, pastas and risottos — supplemented a desi spread. But fitness-freak Trudeau and Sophia were apparently apprehensive ofdigging in. “His kids enjoyed the spread, especially the Indian desserts, with the rabdi being an instant hit. But, the PM and his wife were selective with what they tried.”

Model Alankrita Sahai, who was also present at the do, says, “I am glad that I met Trudeau. Having followed his campaigns since 2015, I was happy to notice that, in real life, he is exactly how he showcases himself to be.”

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Malayalam film “S Durga”, which was dropped from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) last year, has been cleared by the Revising Committee of the censor board without any cuts

S Durga

Malayalam film “S Durga”,


which was dropped from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) last year, has been cleared by the Revising Committee of the censor board without any cuts.

The director of the film, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, today said the movie is now eligible for public screenings, which had received a ‘U/A’ certificate from the censor board.

Sasidharan says he cannot wait for the film to release and is happy with the decision.

“They did not find anything wrong with the film. It is clear now that all that happened was done on purpose,” Sasidharan told PTI.He also shared the new poster of the movie on Twitter, in which the title reads as, “S DURGA”.

The film courted controversy after it was dropped by IFFI’s Indian Panorama section at the last moment. The directormoved the Kerala High Court and received a favourable verdict.

In light of the High Court order, a screening was organised for the festival jury members who sought the intervention of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

On the last day of the festival, the censor board ordered a re-examination of the film, thus derailing its chances to be screened at IFFI.

The bone of contention was the “white rectangular boxes” that followed the letter “S” in the revised title of the movie, which was initially named “Sexy Durga”.

In their affidavit to the Kerala High Court, the filmmaker had said that the white rectangular boxes in the title card of the film were nothing but white patches left in the print following the erasure of the letters ‘exy’ from the


original title.

An eight-member Revising Committee reviewed the film on January 23 before clearing it without any cuts.

“The title of the film in the credit roll was shown as ‘S Durga’, without any ‘S ###’ i.e. the rectangular white boxes. The title ‘S Durga’ was the title already certifies by the CBFC, Thiruvananthapuram. It is apparent that the version exhibited for the Jury at IFFI, Goa was differing from the version exhibited for the Revising Committee. In the version shown they did not find any tampering with the title or the font of the title or visuals form as suggested by the Examining Committee,” the CBFC letter, shared by Sasidharan, stated.

The director and the makers have been advised to “only exhibit the version of the film”, reviewed by theSyrian cinematographer behind last year’s documentary short Oscar nominee “The White Helmets”, was barred from entering the country. Both Farhadi and Khateeb’s films went on to win in their respective categories.

Actor Rajniesh Duggall, who is heading the team Goa Killer as captain in Ekta Kapoor and Anand MishraÃ¢Â?Â?s MTV BCL, seems to be killing it in the fashion department too

Rajniesh Duggall

Actor Rajniesh Duggall, who is heading the team Goa Killer as captain in Ekta Kapoor and Anand Mishra’s MTV BCL, seems to be killing it in the fashion department too. Ekta put up an Instagram story recently where Rajniesh is in the indoor cricket stadium and has his shades on.

She even captioned the videos as, “Some players are wearing shades in indoor cricket box set,” and “Chasma still


entertainment industry; Farhan Akhtar was invited for an event hosted in the honour of the guest, which he attended

As the Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau visited India, the multi-talented personality of our entertainment industry; Farhan Akhtar was invited for an event hosted in the honour of the guest, which he attended.

Dressed in a black outfit, Farhan Akhtar took to his social media platforms and shared a picture with the Prime Minister and wrote, “Was an honour and a pleasure to meet the Hon. Prime Minister of Canada, @justinpjtrudeau & his lovely wife, Sophie. His leadership in the discourse for ending gender discrimination serves as constant inspiration to us all. Thank you to the Respected High Commissioner for Canada to India, for the invite.”

Was an honour &a pleasure to meet the Hon. Prime Minister of Canada, @JustinTrudeau & his lovely wife, Sophie. Sir, your leadership in the discourse for ending gender discrimination serves as constant inspiration to us all. pic.twitter.com/BfzrEsL6wB

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar)
February 20, 2018

Farhan Akhtar confessed about getting inspired by the Prime Minister’s leadership in the area of ending gender discrimination.

Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan Meets Canadian PM Justin Trudeau And His Family

In the personal capacity, Farhan Akhtar has been working towards this social issue since about 5 years now, with his initiative MARD, Men against Rape and Discrimination. He has represented the voice of numerous concerned men on the significant issue of gender equality and violence against women and girls in India through his campaigns.

He is very determined about spreading awareness of


avatar on social media and Trishala has decided to cover up. Does this mean there will be no more of her glam pics breaking the net?

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She has received appreciations from critics and audiences alike for films like Pink, Naam Shabana and Judwaa 2, but actress Taapsee Pannu, who has been described as the “most powerful woman of the year” by a magazine, says she is yet to succeed

Taapsee Pannu

She has received appreciations from critics and audiences alike for films like Pink, Naam Shabana and Judwaa 2, but actress Taapsee Pannu, who has been described as the “most powerful woman of the year” by a magazine,they are giving us little bit of an opportunity. We just need to make sure to do good films as female protagonists as the audience continues to believe in us,” she added.

While the unit of Kya Haal Mr Panchaal has been celebrating the growing popularity of the show, the cast members are braving a more serious situation

While the unit of Kya Haal Mr Panchaal has been celebrating the growing popularity of the show, the cast members are braving a more serious situation. Apparently, Dharti Bhatt, who plays Pratibha was stalked by a young man recently. He’d followed her and even took photographs without her permission. Bhatt’s co-star Maninder Singh had to confront him and set things straight.

Catch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here. Also


In the wee hours of the New Year, while Amma was giving prasad to one and all in the Ashram, the brahmachari incharge of the kitchen came to Amma. He told Her that the vehicle delivering the supply of rava to be used in making the morning’s uppama for the relief camps had broken down. It would take four hours to take another vehicle and get the sacks of rava to the Ashram kitchen. It would take another three hours to prepare the food. It would definitely not be possible to prepare the uppama in time for its breakfast distribution at the relief camps.

Amma immediately told him to contact some devotees living in the nearby town of Kayamkulam who owned shops and to try to obtain the ravaand other necessary supplies from them. The calls were made, the devotees were woken up, they greatfully pitched in and the breakfast was made on time.

The main concern of the hour is that school is restaring on Monday, 3 January, as the Christmas holidays are coming to an end. The government is asking the evacuees being accommodated in the schools to vacate.

Amma has instructed the brahmacharis to start contstructing temporary shelter for the displace on 10-acres of Ashram-owned land in Sryaikkad, about one kilometre from the Ashram.

With the turning of the New Year came about three hours of out-of-season rain. In a way, it was a blessing, as the rain was strong enough to give a good cleansing to the land, leaching away the salt, givinng the wilting


plants and trees a respite. However, many people staying on the open ground have now been forced inside, resulting in crowding at the relief camps.

The two camps run by the Ashram are also becoming more and more crowded, as many evacuees have shifted there from other camps, knowing that the conditions at the Ashram-run camps are superior.

Groups of ashramites and visiting devotees—both from India and abroad—have begun regular cleaning and maintenance work at the government-run relief camps. As important as the work they are doing is the feeling of oneness they are creating within the community.went to prison for what were supposed to be long stretches because of some very bad decisions they made on the afternoon of Feb. 17, 2005.

That was the day that Ramos and Compean shot, and wounded, an illegal immigrant drug smuggler—and instantly morphed into pop culture heroes for the anti-immigrant mob of cable-news hosts, GOP congressmen, nativist organizations, border vigilantes, right-wing bloggers and their fans who rail against immigration—both legal and illegal—because they want to turn back the demographic tide and make America white again.

In a court of law, Ramos and Compean had neither the law nor the facts on their side. But in the court of nativist public opinion, they had two things going for them: first, that the person they shot was a low-life career criminal


at least $250,000 of campaign funds for personal expenses including his family’s dental work, golf outings, video games, groceries, expensive meals out as well as vacations to Italy and Hawaii. The couple pleaded not guilty to the charges, and they were released on a $15,000 bond while awaiting trial.

Meanwhile, Ramos and Compean were sentenced to 11 years and 12 years in prison respectively.

However, they only served about two years. In January 2009, on his final day in office, President George W. Bush commuted their sentences. At the time, a senior administration official said that Bush, upon reviewing the case, believed that while it was true the agents deserved punishment for violating their oaths to uphold the law, “the sentences they received were too harsh” and “they, and theirfamilies, have suffered enough for their crimes.”

Not satisfied with that, Hunter has been urging President Trump to grant Ramos and Compean a full pardon with all the trimmings, which would expunge their personal records of the felonies.

I’ve covered this story from the beginning, and I can say this much: Ramos and Compean are as guilty as sin.

The story has not changed over the last 14 years. On Feb. 17, 2005, at about 1:00 pm, while on patrol on the U.S.-Mexico border, near the small town of Fabens, Texas, Ramos and Compean spotted a suspicious van—one that turned to be hauling 700 pounds of marijuana into the United States. Once he spotted the agents, the driver of the van—Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila— abandoned the vehicle and, according to investigators with the


Department of Homeland Security, put his hands in the air and tried to surrender.

Aldrete-Davila was unarmed, and we know this because the agents themselves confirmed it at trial. They said that, as they approached the van and he began to run, they took note of his hands, and saw no weapon.

Instead of taking the suspect into custody, investigators found, Compean swung at him with the butt of his shotgun and missed. Aldrete-Davila ran across the border, and Ramos and Compean began shooting.

Compean fired at least 14 rounds and Ramos fired once, hitting Aldrete-Davila in the buttock. The smuggler then hobbled away into Mexico to heal his wounds. The agents collected and disposed of the shell casings, didn’t announce the shooting to the dispatcher on the radio, never toldMuslims. Ironically, the Muslims of Bosnia were the only major religious group not to form fascist, nationalist militias and carry out genocide during the madness of the twentieth century).2 In the Serbian media, the violence of the past, real or imagined but always exaggerated or distorted in a drama of nationalist fury, was transformed into the very mural surroundings of daily life. A member of the Croatian Ustaša had once told a Serb friend of his, “You are all guilty for what happened during the time of the former Yugoslavia, and you will pay for it, everyone of you, down to the last.”3 And now those words of hatred and vengeance would be directed at the Muslims, the new villain, the old villain, all but the ones who


with some reliable sources placing the number closer to 53,000. Rape and torture of those detained have been rampant.

The events in Egypt in the summer of 2013 were shocking but not as shocking as how joyously they were embraced by what seemed to many to be an astoundingly large portion of Egyptian society. Bassem Youssef, an Egyptian TV satirist, celebrated the coup and its bloody aftermath in a song & dance number sung to the tune of Old Macdonald. Eliding the mass brutality of the army’s liquidation of sit-ins and all opposition to the coup, Youssef sung that Morsi and his government had threatened the Egyptian people with ‘terrorism’:

So the people were happy

And Sisi played it right

The Brotherhood started whining

They sensed that they lost the throne

They had aThe present invention relates to a new pacemaker which reestablishes or keeps the physiological electric synchrony of the heart and a method of application in the right ventricular septum, being possible to use, in order to facilitate the implantation and to avoid the connection and disconnection, a sheath to check a proper place and then screw the catheter in said place.
This method together with the pacemaker are responsible for the reestablishment and preservation of the physiological electric synchrony of the heart and is herein referred to as “EB (Electric Bypass)” due to the obtention of an alternative electric circuit and to the creation of the virtual electrode.
With the pacemaker of my invention and its method of application, a septal ventricular stimulation system with a high performance electrical and


a way to generate economic growth not only in France but also for reeling economies like Greece. He has proposed that euro member nations pool their resources to make project bonds available for initiatives intended to promote growth. In the process, he has set himself as an opponent of Ms. Merkel and the austerity policies associated with her stance for fiscal rectitude.

Although the German and French finance ministers praised each other and spoke of their friendly and cooperative relations after their preliminary meeting in Berlin on Monday, the level of frustration in the German capital over Mr. Hollande’s vocal demand for euro bonds has become increasingly evident.Homeowners With No Mortgage Offer Clues to Recovery

As federal regulators and banks argue over whether new lending standards will make mortgage credit too tight or too expensive, one important fact about the housing market goes largely overlooked: More than 20 million American homeowners own their homes outright. No mortgage.

This represents just about one third of all homeowners nationwide, according to a new report from Zillow, a real estate information, sales and mortgage website.

Demographics, home prices and geographical location all seem to play into "free-and-clear" home ownership, according to Zillow's survey.

Out of the nation's top 30 housing markets, Pittsburgh, Tampa, New York, Cleveland and Miami had the highest percentage of free-and-clear homeowners. A high number of all-cash, foreign buyers probably plays into New York and Miami. The other cities


Johnson began his career at West Ham, but the club have decided against bringing him back

Glen Johnson is searching for a new club after being released by Liverpool

The 23-year-old impressed during his spell at Upton Park last term

West Ham will look to renew the loan deal for Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson next season

West Ham will look to renew right-back Carl Jenkinson's loan deal from Arsenal next season, rather than moving for their former defender Glen Johnson.

The 23-year-old made 36 appearances in all competitions for the Hammers last term, helping them to secure a solid 12th placed finish the Premier League.

He has found first-team opportunities hard to come by at his parent club and could be tempted into another spell at Upton Park.

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West Ham will lookto renew the loan deal of Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson (left) for next season

The 23-year-old impressed during his loan spell at Upton Park last term and is popular among the fans

Johnson, meanwhile, who began his career at West Ham, before signing for Chelsea in 2003, has just been released by latest employers Liverpool.

A number of clubs are monitoring his situation, including Besiktas who have already tabled a lucrative two-year contract, worth £2.3million per season in wages.

Johnson made 200 appearances for the Reds and lifted the League Cup with them in 2012.

Since making his debut in 2003, he has gone on to win 54 senior caps for England and made the squads for both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Liverpool have released their right-back Glen Johnson (right) and he


White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday refused to confirm or comment on reports that President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, discussed setting up a secret communication channel with the Kremlin.

However, just hours earlier, Mr. Trump retweeted a Fox News article describing how Kushner and Russian diplomats discussed setting up a back channel.

"I'm not going to get into what the president did or did not discuss," Spicer said, asked when Mr. Trump became aware of the conversation between Kushner and the Russian officials.

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Spicer, in his first White House briefing since the president returned from his foreign trip, refused to comment on something that is "not a confirmed action," despite Mr. Trump's retweet of the Fox article, which was basedon an anonymous source.

"So again, I'm not going to get into confirming stuff, there's an ongoing investigation," Spicer continued, referring the media to recent comments from National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly describing back-channel communications in general as normal and unconcerning. He also read a comment Kushner's lawyer previously released.

Spicer harped on the "perpetuation of false narratives" and the "use of unnamed sources" in recent reporting on the White House, although the president himself retweeted an article with an unnamed source and the White House and the president's first foreign trip often attributed briefings and statements to anonymous White House officials.

Spicer started the first White House briefing in two weeks by taking more than five minutes to recap the president's trip, taking only


a handful of questions from reporters before abruptly ending the briefing.

Spicer also confirmed that Mr. Trump is interviewing two candidates for FBI director Tuesday -- John Pistole, a former deputy FBI director, and Christopher Wray, a former assistant attorney general.

Spicer's response to the Kushner story highlights how difficult it is for White House aides, scrambling to explain the president's tweets and comments that often run contrary to their own statements, to create a unified public message.

Recent clashes in communications -- such as when White House aides told the media that Mr. Trump fired FBI Director James Comey after a recommendation from his attorney general and deputy attorney general, but the president himself said he had planned to fire Comey "regardless" of any recommendation -- have dogged the Whitestated in the first main post in this series, the traditional conception of rhyme doesn't allow for syllable onsets to play any role in rhyming, except in identical twin rhyme. The problem is that this analysis can't account for much 20th century and contemporary rhyme practice, in which the onset muscles in on defining fellowship when vowel identity is violated or carried to an extreme. I'll examine Wilfred Owen's work with reference to the former circumstance and, in the next post, a couple of poems by Simon Armitage to demonstrate the latter, but first, a few words about how rhyme practice changed last century.

In the 20th century, constraints on rhyme in poetry were largely relaxed. Anne Ridler, in her 1951 introduction to the second edition of The Faber


Book of Modern Verse (1951) states that “poets shunned full rhymes ... because of their scarcity in English, which made so many of them too stale for further use.” A major development of the First World War poet, Wilfred Owen, is the use of a peripheral rhyme scheme in a great number of poems. Louis MacNiece, a major poet of the 1930s, used nuclear rhyme in his “Bagpipe Music”. Vernon Watkins' poem“White Blossoms”, written in the 1940s, alternates between fraternal rhyme, peripheral rhyme, removed rhyme and, in one instance, remote rhyme. Alternation between different forms of rhyme, including twin rhyme, has become a pattern for numerous poets. To snatch a few names from the air, it is found in the work of John Berryman, Seamus Heaney and Simona link to UBUWEB, one of the inspirations behind the Archive of the Now.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

In the preface to Antonio Machado: Selected Poems, the translator Alan S Trueblood (what a gift of a name!) writes:

"One cannot hold today that a poet's voice in translation should sound as if he had been writing in English all along. ... Some aura of foreignness, individually and culturally marked, should survive re-creation."

"Each translation must stand as a poem. The translator can only hope against hope that he has communicated something of what was in the original writer’s mind."

These statements could be taken as describing two separate approaches to the art of translating poetry. Trueblood's emphasis strikes me as bearing the mark of literary or academic translation as an act in itself,


as the poet's approach. This is partly because of the failure of translations I'd come across to show the reader anything much of what drew me to Rilke.

Perhaps the poet's approach is, in the long run, personally less rewarding than the academic translation because it's pretty much doomed to failure. Eliot Weinberger says in "Translation", the second of his "3 Notes on Poetry" (published in Outside Stories):

"A translation that sounds like a poem in English is usually a bad translation.

"A translation that strives for the accuracy of a bilingual dictionary is always a bad translation.

"A translation must sound like a translation written in living English".

By contrast, it strikes me that nobody would accept a translated novel that did not read as a good novel. Basically, a good translationon Scottish poetry called "Poets and The Nation" on Mondays from 11:30 to 12:00. You can listen online from the features page (I assume each programme is available for the standard seven days after broadcast). The first instalment, which was broadcast Monday this week, explored how Scottish poets have engaged with the land and landscape. The half-hour format inevitably makes for a pretty sketchy, whistle-stop exploration of the entire history of even a particular aspect of Scottish poetry in Gaelic, Scots and English, but it's heartening to find a reasonably serious series about poetry on the radio.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Throughout the Reasoning Rhyme posts, I refer to the features of segments. These are the aspects of each consonant or vowel that make it the sound it is. This


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Keyon Dooling is coming back to Boston.The Boston Celtics will re-sign veteran combo guard Keyon Dooling to a one-year deal, according to his agent.

Dooling, who cemented himself as a locker-room leader last season and overcame early injuries to be a solid on-court contributor in the second half of the year, will ink a one-year, veteran-minimum deal.

Dooling's agent, Kenge Stevenson, said his client is excited to be back in Boston. The Celtics owned Dooling's rights, but will re-sign him at a one-year, minimum deal. Dooling, who will earn $1.35 million (of which the Celtics are responsible for only $854,389) is taking a potential paycut, but clearly enjoyed his time in Boston and wants to be part of another title quest.

The 32-year-old Dolling averaged 4 points and1.1 assists over 14.4 minutes in 46 regular-season appearances last season. More importantly, he emerged as a strong voice in a veteran locker room and was a person that young guards on the team looked up to.

Dooling also emerged as a fan favorite and created some bench continuity when he and fellow reserve Marquis Daniels created the "Flexin'" craze, a double fist-pump sideline celebration that took a life of its own into the playoffs.

When rookie center Fab Melo asked for his college digits last month, he was told No. 51 was unavailable as the team was seemingly keeping it warm for Dooling. Once all the other pieces came together, the sides were able to hammer out a deal.


Sun Drop

Sun Drop, also marketed as Sundrop, is a citrus-flavored soda produced by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. It has a yellowish-green color imparted by tartrazine. Among soft drinks, it is known for its high caffeine content (63 mg per 12 oz can, 9 mg higher than a 12 oz can of Mountain Dew, but not as much as Vault with 70.5 mg per 12 oz can).  Orange juice is an ingredient in the drink, and remaining pulp matter from the orange juice provides some of the soft drink's taste and appearance.

History
Sun Drop was developed in Missouri, by Charles Lazier, a salesman of beverage concentrates. While riding around town in the family car, Lazier quickly scribbled a recipe for a new soft drink on a small piece ofThe town of 10,000, about 80 miles from Mexico City, is Mexico's undisputed cradle of sex trafficking, one end of a pipeline that leads directly to our city's streets.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York field office arrested 32 sex traffickers last year; 26 of them were from Tenancingo.

It's a family business, and through the decades, the pimps have perfected methods to coerce women into sexual slavery using romance, lies and the threat of violence. Over the last 20 years they have branched out of Latin America, sending sex workers to New York and other U.S. cities, experts said.

At first glance, the little municipality looks innocent enough. A big yellow Catholic church anchors the town square, decorated with animal-shaped topiary. The main roads are gaily draped with purple and


white banners.

But during a drive along the side streets, where authorities say some of the major trafficking clans live, it becomes clear Tenancingo is not the average Mexican town.

Sprawling homes painted pink, bright orange or kelly green stand three and four stories in the air, replete with pagoda-like turrets and massive finials shaped like eagles or angels. Plaster swans decorate balconies. Windows are covered in mirrored glass etched with wolves or flowers, making it impossible to see inside.

Townspeople have long called the houses "calcuilchil" or "houses of ass" in their indigenous Nahuatl language, according to anthropologist Oscar Montiel.

"The entire community isn't OK with it. However, to say something against the traffickers is seen as dangerous," said Rosario Adriana Mendieta Herrera, who runs a state women's collective.

During carnaval inFebruary, traffickers return from the U.S. to celebrate. The streets fill with revelers as caped pimps parade their prostitutes around and whip each other.

Every Sept. 29, Tenancingo celebrates its patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel, with a procession. Some call him "San Miguel Caifancingo" or "St. Michael of Pimpville."

Behind the pomp is a tightly organized business. Each family sends its youngest and most handsome men across Mexico to pose as salesmen with nice clothes and fancy cars, Munoz Berruecos said.

They woo rural women waiting at bus stops or taking Sunday strolls in the park. Once the women are seduced, they are coerced into prostitution.

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The women are held inside the Tenancingo "security houses" — where some say they were repeatedly raped. If they have children, the kids are kept


in the town for leverage after they are dispatched to red-light districts.

Some go to Mexico City. Many end up in Queens, where johns can order them for delivery by calling numbers advertised on cards, key chains or bottle openers, authorities say.

One 24-year-old survivor said she spent two months in Tenancingo after her "boyfriend" took her there to meet his family.

He turned out to be a pimp and she wound up in New York. After escaping from her Queens apartment in 2009, she helped ICE catch the family ringleader — but her nightmare is not over.

"Sadly, we can't talk by telephone. I don't know if my family is OK or if those men went to look for them, because they know where I lived," she said.

Her lawyer, Lori Cohenof Sanctuary for Families, has worked with dozens of trafficking victims from all across Mexico.

"But the pimps all come from Tenancingo," said Cohen. "It's multi-generational. You have families where the grandfather, father and son are all engaged in trafficking. They pass down the tricks of the trade."

Officials said each prostitute they bring to New York — where they service up to 35 johns a day — nets the traffickers about $100,000 a year. The money is wired back to Tenancingo, where the pastel fortresses grow ever larger.

Many townspeople, like Cristina Romero, 21, who works at a sandwich shop off the main square, believe the women are willing partners.

"They are from humble, poor towns and working like this gives them a better standard of living," she said. "They look


happy, out at carnaval."

She doesn't blame the traffickers or the johns because "men will go as far as we let them," she said.

Last year, the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala surveyed some 350 Tenancingo schoolboys about their goals. About 16% said they hoped to become a pimp, while 44% said at least one friend had told them about wanting to be one.

"Boys have a perception that becoming a trafficker is easy money. It's not punished, and it's so easy to do," said Mendieta Herrera.

However, members of at least four of the town's biggest families have been caught and tried in the U.S.

A massive metal gate blocks the home at No. 40 along Calle 3 Sur, where federal police recently rounded up members of the Granados ring.

In Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, alittle town of 10,000 that has become world famous as the center of the country's international sex trafficking trade, families of pimps are known for their large, gaudy homes. (Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News)

In March, Angel Cortez Granados, 25, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court to luring a woman named Esperanza to the U.S. and forcing her into prostitution. Six other Granados family members have been charged in New York.

One of Tenancingo's most notorious families — Los Carretos — was busted by ICE after a tip to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

The Carreto brothers got 50 years in prison in 2004 after admitting they forced at least eight women, once wooed with chocolates and teddy bears, into prostitution in Queens.

The 4-foot-10 matriarch, Consuelo Carreto Valencia, was dubbed


In the early 1990s, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) proposed building a one-hundred-mile freeway to replace U.S. Route 23 along the western shore of Lake Huron. Construction of the new $1.5 billion road required federal permits, making it subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Because of the size and scope of the project, MDOT and the Federal Highway Administration completed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and posted that document for public review and comment in September 1995. The findings in the draft EIS were shocking. Impacts of the project included conversion of farmland, increases in noise and air pollution in quiet rural communities, displacement of businesses and the largest wetlands loss in the history of the state. Further, the agencies proposed only two alternatives:look at a map, and you'll notice that Cyprus is geographically quite close to the Middle East, whose flavors moonlight in many meals. Then there are the edible cameos from the country's immigrant communities: a Filipino enclave in the capital, Nicosia/Lefkosia (the Greek/English name), and Eastern Europeans and Caucasians, too.

*A brief lesson in Cypriot politics: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided in two: the Greek-Cypriot Republic of Cyprus in the south, and the Turkish-Cypriot Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the north. A UN-controlled "Green Line" maintains a buffer zone between the two areas, though residents and visitors are allowed to cross the border with a passport.

All this, combined with the country's agricultural and coastal riches (think fields of citrus and carob and shores stocked with octopus, sea


bream, and bass), and the genuine friendliness of literally every single person I broke bread with make Cyprus a very worthwhile destination for those who travel to eat. Cypriots take mealtime (and coffeetime) seriously—dinners often last for hours on end, with bottles of homegrown wine lubricating conversation. Most of the food is prepared simply, emphasizing the quality of ingredients, almost none of which are imported. Village life is still the norm in much of the country, but even in the cities, tavernas serving home-style dishes are still major gathering points.

We road-tripped around the country for 10 days, staying in coastal cities and mountainside villages, meeting sincere, welcoming people all along the way. In recent years, Cyprus tourism officials have pushed an agrotourism program, in which traditional stone housesin historic villages are restored into guesthouses, often complete with a kitchen. We stayed in several of these houses around the country, most notably To Spitiko toy Archonta in Treis Elies, whose gregarious proprietor, Androula Christou, took us foraging for wild greens and invited us to her family's Christmas dinner. And although we didn't stay with her, Elena Savvides-Doghman of Orexi Catering in Droushia was an invaluable resource in helping us understand Cypriot culture and cuisine, and one of the instrumental forces in turning Cyprus into a food-lover's paradise.

I tried to narrow my list down to just a few of the best things I ate; in the end, that "few" turned out to be 25. Included were two—yes, two—of the definitive "best version of X I've ever had


Lenin also saw these changes, viewing them as both progressive and eventually revolutionary. When Kautsky and Lenin described the world, they did so to change it. But the world proved difficult to change. (It is ironic that two of the four BRIC countries had been or still are Communist countries.)

When it is not in the throes of war, trade reshapes the international order. After World War II, Germany and Japan climbed out of their wreckage by using their skilled, low-wage labor to not only rebuild their economy but to become great exporting powers. When I was a child in the 1950s, “Made in Japan” meant cheap, shoddy goods. By 1990, Japan had reached a point where its economic power did not rest on entry-level goods powered by lowonline games online allocated a special place children's races. Kids Games Online Racing recently attracted not only boys, but also for young racers. What is a good way to manage the fair sex virtual vehicles in the most unpredictable conditions. In this category of online games such as "Children's race," most of the toys related somehow to the fascinating story the most popular and beloved animated films. Along with the most favorite cartoon characters can plunge into the world of exciting racing competition at the most unusual vehicles. Here, for example, the famous Disney cartoon characters can be moved not only by the usual racing cars, but also on skateboards, spaceships, or scooters. The famous couple Tom and Jerry are also not left behind. Now their perpetual opposition


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safety.

The European Commission’s report, which was sent to the European Parliament and Council, concluded with two proposals that delivered a strong blow to cloning — at least temporarily.

The first one called for a temporary suspension of cloning for the reproduction of all food-producing animals, the use of clones of these animals, and the marketing of food from clones.

The second one called for establishing a system to trace imports of semen and embryos to allow farmers and industry to set up a data bank(s) of offspring in the EU.

Even so, the commission proposed allowing imports of food products from the offspring of clones, as well as semen and embryos from clones for breeding.

Under the proposal, the commission would monitor the scientific and technological development of cloning during a 5-yearbeing reviewed.

New Zealand has a moratorium keeping clones from entering the food chain.

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Photos courtesy of ViaGen: Photo 1: A cow cloned from Forever Lady 718, an internationally recognized Angus, tends to her traditionally bred calf. The cow sold for $170,000. Photo 2: Cloning procedure. Photo 3: K.C. was produced by cloning using a kidney cell taken from a carcass. She is shown here with her traditionally bred calf Sunshine, who was born December 17, 2004.


Max's Montreal Reward

Highlights

Max claimed the 13th podium finish of his career with third place at the Canadian Grand Prix, with Daniel fourth as the Bulls claimed 27-points in Montreal.

At the start, Max got away well from third on the grid as the lights went out and attacked front row starter Valtteri Bottas as polesitter Sebastian Vettel held his advantage at the heads of the field. Max pulled alongside Bottas in Turn 1 but the Mercedes man held firm as they swept through the following corners, managing to fend off Max’s attack.

Behind them Daniel had better luck at the start, managing to get past Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen on the run to Turn 1 to take P5.

As the field powered towards the end of the first sector, Lance Stroll sufferedmomentary understeer in Turn 5. The back end of his Williams snapped out and he slid left, colliding with Brendon Hartley’s Toro Rosso.

The New Zealander was pitched into the wall and bounced back on top of the nose of Stroll’s car as they slid towards the run-off area at Turn 6, scattering debris across the track. The Safety Car was immediately deployed.

When action resumed at the end of lap four the order at the front stayed the same and the race began to settle somewhat.

Vettel put in a series of fastest laps as he set about building a gap to Bottas, with Max a little further back. By the start of lap 16, though, Daniel was catching Hamilton and the gap between the two had fallen to 0.7s.


With Hamilton apparently struggling with cooling issues, Mercedes took the option to pit the Briton at the end of lap 16, with Max also heading to the pit lane. Both drivers took on supersofts tyres.

Daniel stayed out, however, with the team attempting to use the Australian’s pace to overcut the world champion. A massively quick in-lap bought Daniel time and a flawless stop for supersoft tyres allowed Daniel to rejoin ahead of Hamilton.

The race then settled again until Räikkönen, then third, made his pit stop, emerging in P6 behind Hamilton. Bottas pitted soon after, slotting into P2 ahead of Max with Daniel now fourth ahead of Hamilton. Ferrari covered the Mercedes stop and Vettel then rejoined some 8s clear of the Finn.

The gaps now began to spread andon lap 50 Vettel had 6.0s in hand over Bottas, while the Mercedes man was 5.9s ahead of Max. Ricciardo was fourth with just over a second in hand over Hamilton.

Hamilton then tried to attack Daniel as he threaded his way through traffic in the closing stage, but the Aussie was always in control and once he had cleared the last of the backmarkers hampering his progress he quickly stretched his legs to widen the gap to 1.5s. Hamilton closed again on the final lap but the Red Bull driver eventually crossed the line in P4 with 0.6s in hand.

At the front, Vettel was cruising and even the small upset of the chequered flag being brought out early couldn’t faze what had been a straightforward 50th win for


Middlebrooks could move up in batting order

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

BOSTON -- Third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been batting ninth in manager John Farrell's batting order since his return from Triple-A Pawtucket on Aug. 10. But with the Red Sox lacking power from the right side, Middlebrooks could move up in the near future.

"That possibility certainly exists," Farrell said. "He's going to tell us when he's ready. As we've seen of late, the bottom half of the lineup has fluctuated a little bit, and we're trying to ride a little bit more of the hot hand at times and when the matchups might present themselves to be an advantage. That can happen in time."

Since his return, Middlebrooks has swung the bat well, going 7-for-18 entering play Friday.

"You know,been used in his first five games since being activated from the disabled list. Farrell said he'd like to find a low-leverage situation so Morales can get his feet wet.

• David Ross was set to catch back-to-back games for Pawtucket on Friday and Saturday, his final hurdle before being activated for the start of Boston's West Coast road trip on Monday. Ross has been out since June 18 due to a concussion.

• When the Red Sox go to San Francisco and Los Angeles next week, they will be without the designated hitter for six straight games. Considering that Napoli has struggled so much of late, David Ortiz could get his share of games at first base. Farrell said he is in the process of mapping that schedule out.

Ian


Ron Paul announced Tuesday that he is creating an exploratory committee for a 2012 run. Local Iowa activists to boost Paul

Saying his issues are catching fire with the public, Ron Paul unveiled his Iowa leadership team on Tuesday, where he also formally announced the creation of his presidential exploratory committee.

Paul frankly explained Tuesday that he was launching an exploratory committee in order to meet the requirements necessary to compete in the first presidential debate being hosted May 5 by the South Carolina Republican Party.

Paul also said he’s been encouraged by what he sees as momentum on his issues, such as cutting spending, auditing the Fed, and ending foreign engagements.

“It is intellectual, I believe politicians reflect an intellectual climate,” Paul said. “And that is where we are having themost impact.”

The Texas congressman named longtime Republican activist Drew Ivers as chairman of Paul's Iowa campaign. Ivers served the same role for Pat Buchanan in 1996 and 2000, as well as for Pat Robertson in 1988.

Paul has also chosen David Fischer and A.J. Spiker to serve as his Iowa campaign co-chairs. Fisher is an active member of the Polk County GOP, currently serving on the group's executive committee. Spiker meanwhile is a former chairman, co-chairman, and treasurer of the Story County Republican Party, and a resident of Ames.

"Iowa has a special place in American politics, and Dr. Paul is very pleased to announce the launch of his exploratory committee in the capitol of the Hawkeye State," Paul aide Jesse Benton said.

"We are also extremely proud to enjoy the


PARIS (AP) — Europol says armed jihadis plotted or carried out more attacks in Europe last year than in 2016, with a total of 33 attacks either planned or executed.

A report the law enforcement agency issued Wednesday said 10 plots were realized in 2017, most of them committed by homegrown European extremists who had never traveled abroad.

Why is it so many radical Jihadists are known to the police for dealing drugs? https://t.co/hyMU5lwWOF — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) June 1, 2017

Knives were the primary weapons used in attacks and the majority was blamed on the Islamic State group even as it lost territory in Iraq and Syria.

IS is releasing far less new propaganda after years of relying upon it to draw thousands of Europeans to join its cause. The EuropolBorn to Julia and Alfred Lennon, who went AWOL from the military in 1944, when John was five years old. By the time he returned, Julia was pregnant with another man's child. After an ugly custody dispute with Alfred, Julia gave her sister, Mimi Smith, custody of John.

He lived with his aunt and uncle George throughout his childhood and adolescence.

Age: Dec. at 40 (1940-1980)

Birthplace: Liverpool, United Kingdom

Profession: Activist, Film Score Composer, Record producer, Musician, Film Producer, + more

Grew up with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender until age 7, with some contact with her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker. In 1934, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Gladys was committed to a mental hospital, whereupon Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) became a ward of the state.

Family friend Grace McKee Goddard took responsibility


for family affairs, and Monroe lived with various foster families over the next several years, many of which were abusive.

Born Eric Marlon Bishop to Darrell Bishop and Louise Annette Talley Dixon to young parents, who split up shortly after his birth. Adopted at 7 months by his mother's adoptive parents, Esther and Mark Talley.

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Birthplace: Terrell, Texas, USA

Profession: Television director, Pianist, Television producer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, + morethe government discriminatorily refused to hire her because of her handicap of alcoholism.  The district court found that Crewe was handicapped as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, but that the government could not reasonably accommodate her handicap.  We affirm.

2
Appellant is a well-educated woman with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics.  Since 1967 Crewe has pursued a career in the defense industry.  From February 15, 1981 through February 16, 1982 Crewe was employed by the Naval Ship Weapons System Engineering Station (NSWSES) in Port Hueneme, California.  While employed at NSWSES Crewe had a serious drinking problem which interfered with her work.  Crewe's supervisor became aware of her problem and the Employee Assistance Team counseled her and encouraged her to seek


treatment.  Crewe resisted those efforts and her work continued to deteriorate.  Crewe resigned from NSWSES after being asked to turn in her activity badge.

3
Crewe readily admits that she is an alcoholic.  Her alcoholism is longstanding (extending back for more than twenty years) and serious.  Over the years Crewe has pleaded guilty to five alcohol-related driving offenses.  At the time of trial her driver's license had been revoked.  Crewe has undergone treatment for her alcoholism on numerous occasions--always without success.  Her attitude toward treatment can be characterized as uncooperative, belligerent and litigious.  Crewe's drinking continues unabated despite her protestations of desiring treatment and she has repeatedly been placed in detoxification centers on account of her alcohol abuse.4

4
In 1983 Crewe applied fortwo positions with the federal government.  After conducting an investigation into Crewe's background, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) made a determination that she was unsuitable for federal employment because of her alcohol-related problems.  The OPM barred Crewe from applying for federal employment until September 30, 1986.  Crewe appealed the OPM's decision to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), alleging that she had been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of her handicap, alcoholism.  The MSPB affirmed the OPM's decision without a hearing.  Crewe then commenced this action in the district court.

5
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Secs. 701-794, prohibits employment discrimination against handicapped persons by the federal government, Sec. 791(b), federal contractors, Sec. 793, and recipients of federal grants, Sec. 794.


The global smartphone market has slowed from its boom years to a more modest but still significant growth. With mature markets becoming increasingly dependent on replacement purchases rather than on first-time buyers, the industry is shifting its attention to emerging countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, where much of the population either does not own a mobile phone or has yet to move from feature phone to smartphone.

Although Samsung and Apple remain the leading smartphone suppliers globally, their market share is being eroded by lower-priced phones, mainly from China. Moving beyond their vast domestic market, several Chinese brands are expanding internationally, especially to India and Southern Asia.

A major threat to the smartphone business arises from the limitations of the mobile broadband infrastructure. The mobile industry can developOnce she gets past the rape thing, she’ll be a queen

Mansfield Frazier says he is a former convict. He served his detention in a federal prison, according to him. He has written an opinion essay about what life will be like for Chelsea Manning in prison, which the Daily Beast has published, adding the following disclaimer:

This article is an opinion piece written by a former convict and based on his perceptions of life in federal prison. In its original version, it suggested that prison rape is rare. In fact, according to the advocacy group Just Detention International, 200,000 adults and children are sexually abused in American detention facilities every year. This trauma can carry serious emotional and physical consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and the risk of


Books site and treat yourself to Seasons of War – Gallifrey. It’s available in physical or electronic format, with profits going to charity. *** Message Ends ***

In Gallifrey: Time War, Big Finish has spun lots of plates to bring various elements of its Gallifrey continuity into line, ready to connect to the various Time War stories also coming out (mainly those of the Eighth Doctor). In this set of four stories, David Llewelyn, Tim Foley, Scott Handcock and Matt Fitton get to line…

So, Big Finish has now joined the Eighth Doctor to the world of the Time War, landing Paul McGann in a hinterland between Doom Coalition and Night of the Doctor. It’s The Time War 1, the first of an annual series, due to run until 2020formed by seating the impression holding the acrylic in place in the mouth, the dough-like mass of acrylic, which is in excess of the amount required to form the prosthesis, squeezes out between the impression and the mouth forming a flash around the restoration. This flash flows over the adjacent teeth and tissue creating a large mass of material which has to be trimmed from the restoration before it is usable. The flash formed does not permit the impression to be fully seated in the mouth resulting in the restoration (i.e. prosthesis) being oversized. Further recontouring of the restoration to bring the restoration into proper occlusal relationship with the opposing teeth in the other arch is thus required.
The doughiness of the acrylic mass exerts hydraulic pressure against the


his capacity soon to take a leading part in the great agitation."

In 1840 he led a movement against the Rochdale church-rate, speaking from a tombstone in the churchyard, where it looks down on the town in the valley below. A daughter, Helen, was born to him; but his young wife, after a long illness, died of tuberculosis in September 1841. Three days after her death at Leamington, Cobden called to see him. "I was in the depths of grief", said Bright, when unveiling the statue of his friend at Bradford in 1877, "I might almost say of despair, for the life and sunshine of my house had been extinguished." Cobden spoke some words of condolence, but "after a time he looked up and said, 'There are thousands ofgranted. Bright returned to Llandudno at least once a year until his own death. He is still commemorated in Llandudno where the principal secondary school was named after him, and a new school, Ysgol John Bright was built in 2004.

Bright had much literary and social recognition in his later years. In 1880 he was elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, although R. W. Dale wrote of his rectorial address: "It was not the old Bright." He was given an honorary degree of the University of Oxford in 1886. He delivered the opening address for the Birmingham Central Library in 1882, and in 1888 the city erected a statue of him. The marble statue, by Albert Joy, was in store until it was recently restored to a


won the resulting by-election on 10 July 1869. When nominating him, one separatist declared:
Let us elect a man of some weight at home, who will take our case before the Queen and try for redress. There is no man more eminently qualified for this purpose than the Honourable John Bright—a favourite with the Queen, a favourite with the nation—the representative of trade, commerce, and manufactures in the Government and the champion of liberty, and yet a loyal subject. If we can enlist his sympathies, we are right. I believe he is the man who will break the iron rod of the South and set us free; for he has already fought for the liberty of the subject, and I cannot believe he will turn a deaf ear toJohn Bright.

Further reading
 Andrews, James R. "The rhetorical shaping of national interest: Morality and contextual potency in John Bright's parliamentary speech against recognition of the confederacy." Quarterly Journal of Speech  (1993) 79#1 pp: 40–60.
 Ausubel, Herman. John Bright: Victorian Reformer (1966), a standard scholarly biography
 Baylen, Joseph O. "John Bright as speaker and student of speaking." Quarterly Journal of Speech (1955) 41#2 pp: 159–68.
 Cash, Bill. John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator (2011).
 Fisher, Walter R. "John Bright: 'Hawker of holy things,'" Quarterly Journal of Speech  (1965) 51#2 pp: 157–63.
 Gilbert, R. A. "John Bright's contribution to the Anti‐Corn Law League." Western Speech (1970) 34#1 pp: 16–20.
 McCord, Norman. The Anti-Corn Law League: 1838–1846 (Routledge, 2013)
 Prentice, Archibald. History of the Anti-Corn Law League (Routledge, 2013)
 Quinault,


rotary cover 22, and a reverse portion that reverses the winding direction of the large-diameter winding portion 271 and the small-diameter winding portion 272. The end of the large-diameter winding portion 271 is connected to a connector 26 of the rotary connector-stationary cover 23 and the end of the small-diameter winding portion 272 is extended through a through-hole of the rotary connector-stationary cover 23 and connected to a circuit board 24. Further, the end of the small-diameter winding portion 272 is electrically connected to a connector 25 of the rotary cover 22 through the circuit board 24.
As the steering wheel 10 rotates and the rotary cover 22 correspondingly rotates, the small-diameter winding portion 272 of the FFC 27 is rotated together with the rotary cover 22. With theresponse (impulse response, or IR) on a
stream of incoming audio. In other words, the room reflections of a
specific space are recorded and then imparted onto a piece of digital
audio, resulting in the illusion of that audio event occurring in the
pre-recorded space.

Main Interface

Altiverb's interface can be broken down
into six basic sections. The library section grants access to the
extensive and ever growing impulse response library. The main
control section contains the more brute force controls, while the
secondary control section deals with fine tuning. The visualizer
menu dictates what is seen in the two visualizer areas below. This
can range from pictures of the recorded room all the way to hidden
sound shaping parameters.

The main areas of the interface.

The Library

The Audio Ease team has spent years
traveling the world recording the reflections of iconic spaces
throughout Europe,


Australia and North America (primarily). Clicking
on the library area will reveal the fruits of this labor in the form
of a detailed and well organized stock library of impulse responses.
This library is periodically updated by Audio Ease with free IR
downloads.

The library's main page showing the IR's categorized by application and type.

Within each of these categories and sub
categories are hundreds of individual impulse responses of everything
from stadiums to stairwells to nuclear cooling towers. The music
column on the main page consists primarily of spaces where one might
expect to hear music being played. The post column is geared
towards those working in film and consists of spaces where one would
have a conversation or expect to hear everyday ambient sounds. The
final column is more geared towards sound design and leaves space for
user created IR'sand wanted Hillary to win.

It smells like the FBI was putting politics above justice.

Translation:

The Inspector General was worried about the FBI agent who wanted to “stop Trump”.

The FBI agent who wanted to “stop Trump” didn’t make decisions about the Hillary emails.

The malevolent intentions of the Deep State are laid bare with unsurprising evidence of graft, insubordination, corruption, and malfeasance. Their actions against President Donald J. Trump are matched with their criminal partnership with mass media.

About the Author

Ivan Throne

IVAN THRONE is the bestselling author of The Nine Laws. He is a powerful speaker, business manager and seasoned veteran of the financial industry with over thirty years of study in the classical Japanese military fighting arts. His vivid lessons and ruthless mentoring for the hard and often cruel demands of


children’s book author aged 85 are doing a charity walk in her honour this summer.

Joan Porter, who lives in sheltered housing in Bearsden, fulfilled her lifelong dream when she signed a deal to get her stories, written in rhyme, published last October.

Amazingly she wrote the entertaining and witty tales 40 years ago when her children were young.

The stories are inspired by growing up in Kilberry in the west coast of Scotland and then raising her family in Tarbet, Argyll, in the countryside surrounded by nature and animals.

She writes about the adventures of countryside animals such as mice, voles, squirrels and frogs.

She wrote them down so that she would remember them however, she was too busy looking after her family, and latterly caring for her husband Bill who hadliver cancer, to get them published.

Daughters Arlene Harrison and Lynne Agnew decided to surpise her by doing it for her last year to thank her for always being there for them.

Joan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2012 and sadly her condition has been getting worse over the past years. But Joan has still managed to attend book signings, visited primary schools for readings and donated books to hospitals and schools.

Joan has even been the guest speaker at St Andrew’s University to educate students about living with dementia. Hundreds of copies of her books have been sold, both here and overseas including France, Sweden and the USA.

Her daughter Arlene said: “As well as dementia mum has hearing impairments and is registered disabled.

“She has proved that no matter how


the realization of additional useful power to the turbine.
In such radial inflow turbines, reduced flow is accommodated by adjusting the inflow nozzles. The flow which is discharged from the turbine wheel tends to be thrown outwardly by centrifugal force such that the inner portion of the flow nearest to the axis of the turbine wheel at the discharge will be substantially diminished while flow near the periphery of the discharge will still better approximate the flow at optimum flow rates. As a result, the secondary nozzles still perform reasonably well to reduce angular momentum in the discharge. Naturally, the unavoidable fixed losses in the turbine must be prorated against a smaller flow. Efficiency is correspondingly diminished. This diminution in efficiency is generally unavoidable.
Flows larger than the design flow27 June 2009

Crazy New-Fangled Idea! Cycling in Parks!

Another crazy and radical idea from the City of Copenhagen. Cycling in parks! Let's try it!

Ironically, cycling in parks has long been prohibited. Bicycle are transport and belong on the bicycle lanes. You can walk your bike through the parks and park them by your blanket, sure, but riding them has been a no-no. Parks are for walking/meandering/promenading.

Now the City is changing all that, making it permissable to cycle in many parks. Nice.

Kilometres cycled by Copenhageners so far today

Copenhagenize.com is the blog of Copenhagenize Design Company. Online since 2007 and highlighting the cycling life in Copenhagen and around the world.

40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else but now 41% of the population arriving at work or education


“The place is like a castle in the jungle, remarkable in that it’s managed to be quite free of government restrictions,” said Stephen Smale, 84, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, who spent time at the institute in 1960 doing research in Rio that led to his own Fields Medal in 1966. In a reflection of the ties that the institute has forged with top universities around the world, Mr. Smale noted that his doctoral students at Berkeley included Jacob Palis, a former director of the institute, and César Camacho, its current director.

The compound, built in the late 1970s and early ’80s with heavy amounts of reinforced concrete, in a nod to the somber architectural styles prevailing during Brazil’s military dictatorship, has a vibe thatand unrelenting humidity, the 18s tuned up Monday afternoon in chilly 16-knot winds with gusts to 18, although the Golden Gate Bridge remained shrouded in the puffy white stuff all day long.

There are expected to be 11 boats, also including Howard Hamlin, the Long Beach, CA veteran who has won the last three of these events and four of six overall, and Australia's Grant Rollerson, recent winner of the European championship.

With that level of skill, one had to wonder how the Olympic sailing would look on the Bay - or how the 18s, whose origins reach back to the 19th century, would look as an Olympic class.

"That would be cool, too," Jarvin said.

"It would get more boats in the class and get us on TV," Newton ventured.

On the


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A plane carrying parachutists for a skydiving trip crashed in southern Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people aboard, officials have said.

Twenty minutes after the aircraft took off from a small airfield close to Namur, witnesses saw the plane lose height very quickly, then crash in a field near Fernelmont, said the town's mayor, Jean-Claude Nihoul.

The skydivers were not able to jump out, Nihoul said in a telephone interview. Ten skydivers and the pilot were killed and no one was hurt on the ground, he said, adding that three parachutes were found near the crash site.

The Belgian prime minister, Elio Di Rupo, immediately confirmed the news of the crash and said his thoughts areseason. He was also named as the league's eighth best midfielder and the ninth best player overall in the Herald Sun chief football reporter Mark Robinson's list of the league's best players in 2019.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is set to take questions from reporters Thursday morning, a day after the Senate acquitted President Trump on two impeachment charges surrounding his dealings with Ukraine.

The press conference also comes as tensions between the president and Pelosi reached new heights following Tuesday's State of the Union address. Trump appeared to ignore Pelosi's handshake offer at the onset of his address, and Pelosi tore up a copy of his speech before the cameras as he wrapped up.

The Speaker is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m.

Watch live in the video above.Antonio Conte has confirmed that Kenedy will not be part of Chelsea’s first team squad this season.

As Standard Sport revealed last month, the Brazilian is not part of Conte’s plans having failed to impress at Stamford Bridge.

The 21-year-old was already set to be loaned out but he was sent home early from the club’s pre-season tour of the Far East after posting offensive messages on social media about China, where Chelsea were based at the start.

And Conte, who played Kenedy for just 94 minutes after he returned from loan at Watford in January, said: "I think that Kenedy last season didn't play before he went on loan to Watford.

"He only played 10 minutes.

"When he went back with Chelsea (in January) he played only twice. For him, his development,


It is not only famous and outspoken artists that worry the government of China. The state is reportedly turning its attention to TV programmes that portray time travel. Time travel television, said China's government administrator of radio and television, is "frivolous" in its approach to history – a verbal warning that was seen as tantamount to an official ban.

The time travel crackdown comes just as British television audiences tune their sonic screwdrivers, adjust their bow ties and get ready for a new series of Doctor Who. This reincarnated classic has already shown the Daleks working for Winston Churchill and Queen Victoria battling a werewolf, so it is likely that it would be censored in China. But should the British government also be taking an interest? Is the Tardisa threat to the political and social order?

Science fiction is a subversive genre because it invites us to imagine completely different ways of life, past and future utopias and dystopias. In fact let's begin with Utopia itself, the book written by Thomas More in the early 16th century that is arguably the founding classic of science fiction. Like legions of later science fiction authors, More takes the latest contemporary discoveries as a starting point. The traveller who tells of Utopia is, we are told, a veteran of Vespucci's voyages to the New World. The island he describes is even more amazing than Vespucci's stories of America. It is a place where people live in communistic harmony, with strict laws to keep them harmonious. More was a famous wit,


and Utopia is a witty book – to take it literally is a misreading. But what it does is to challenge the assumptions of More's society by the mere fact of being able to imagine an alternative.

Later science fiction has imagined as many dystopias – from 1984 to Philip K Dick's The Man in the High Castle – as utopias. But in each case the effect is to free us from the assumptions of the present.

The Marxist literary critic Frederic Jameson once pointed out that science fiction and historical imagination are actually aspects of the same thinking. He believed that the effect of immersing yourself in another historical age in, say, The Eagle of the Ninth, was very similar to travelling in your mind to the world ofMenu

Monthly Archives: June 2010

ARTIST’S AGENCIES Several of the railway-commissioned painters belonged to an agency specifically set up for artists. This was called, unsurprisingly, Artist’s Partners Agency. I was very surprised after a little research into the company on the internet that they are still successfully in business in London, 60 years on. Poster and carriage print artists over the years have included Tom Eckersley, Rowland Hilder, Hans Unger, Royston Cooper, Ben Ostrick, Reg Mount, Edward Mortelmans, Bill Sawyer, Harry Winslade and Albert Whitear. The London Midland Region commissioned this agency for their ‘Historical’ series of 48 prints, undertaken by the last four artists mentioned above. On the rear of the original artwork was the agency’s stamp bearing the address of Hyde Park, London, dated 1954. Mortelman’s work for


this series was particularly high in quality (see image).

The agency was formed in 1951 in Lower John Street, Soho, but soon moved to Dover Street, Mayfair where most of the railway commissions were accomplished. It is now situated in Westminster Bridge Road, London – website www.artistpartners.com . It still produces commercial artwork for books, magazines, posters and advertising. As its website comments: It is now “honed down but creatively fit.” The only other prolific agency I am aware of whose work was commissioned by the railways during the 50s & 60s (particularly the Southern & Western Regions), was Studio Seven whose logo often appeared on the artwork. Do any readers know of any more?

NORMAN WILKINSON & CLASSIC POSTER ARTWORK FOR SALE Art and poster lovers may be veryinterested to know of a large collection of original London Midland & Scottish Railway and British Rail poster artwork for sale, including classic Norman Wilkinson 1930s views. This unique horde of original paintings on canvas of classic scenes for the LMS by Norman Wilkinson of Gleneagles, Inverness, Loch Lomond, Anglesey, Fishing in Ireland, Goole Docks and more are to be sold at the end of summer. Images (some shown here) are currently available on the www.travellingartgallery.com website with more details to follow.

New Blog The first of a regular ‘blog’ for the new website www.travellingartgallery.com by the author, Greg Norden, featuring news on the carriage print and commercial art scene and other very random ramblings that may interest readers. This will include the interesting things that happen in my


Quorn and told me he had heard that there had been a fire in a store, which had destroyed many of this series, but I only had it confirmed recently. The Euston stores at Euston House caught fire not long after the prints were issued, when John Edgington was the PR&PO boss [does any reader know more?]. Only several sets in the H.Q. and a small number that had just been installed in carriage survived. All the original artwork for the prints survives and is owned by private collectors.

With regards to other series: the railwayana auction market is being flooded with Post-war LNER series and Scottish Region series prints at present. Many seem to be coming out of the woodwork, causing prices to fall. A good opportunity atthe moment to buy therefore, especially scarcer prints from other series.

Scottish Maritime Museum

I had an invite in May to the SMM to attend a presentation of original artwork by Alasdair Macfarlane depicting the Kyles of Bute. By sheer chance I happened to be in Northumberland that day visiting Robert Forsythe (of BR publicity fame). He kindly offered to drive us to Irvine and told us he had been the curator there years beforehand! The museum is going to open a new gallery in June. The painting had been donated by the Railway Heritage Committee, an important body trusted with the disposal of redundant assets on the railways (apart from infrastructure). It was fascinating hearing from their Secretary, Neil Butters, about their endeavours to place relics with the right