drastic measures in Catalonia, despite calls by rival parties to crack down on the separatist politicians in power in the region.

Sánchez, who is an interim prime minister while awaiting national elections Nov. 10, consulted with other national political leaders in Madrid during the day about the trouble in Catalonia.

The Spanish government will respond with “firmness, calmness and unity” to the confrontations, Sánchez said in a televised address.

Sánchez blamed “organized groups of extremists” for the rioting but said he wouldn’t be drawn into playing their game of an “ascending spiral of violence.”

The protests followed the pattern of previous days as crowds gathered during the day to block roads and hold marches demanding independence. After sunset, marches turned ugly.

Police also reported clashes in Girona, a town near the French border,group and “close to” discovering who is behind it.

On Wednesday, the group issued a statement appealing for an end to the violence.

During a daytime lull in the rioting, thousands of people set off Wednesday on five large peaceful protest marches across Catalonia that aim to converge in Barcelona on Friday.

They included families with children, elderly and young people, and banners reading “Libertat Presos Politics” (Freedom for political prisoners) - a reference to the 12 leaders sentenced by the Supreme Court.

Catalan regional president Quim Torra, a fervent separatist who critics have called a xenophobe, joined one of the marches, saying he wanted to be next to the people.

After three days of ignoring calls to criticize the street violence in the region he governs, Torra bent to the pressure late


developed countries. In most cancer cases in children, the number of days elapsed from the moment of the first symptom to the cancer diagnosis is not correlated with clinical stage, and neither with the probability of survival. Survival success largely depends on comprehensive treatment (specific and for the care of complications). This view calls for strategies mainly aimed at spending more resources on efficacious and efficient therapeutic strategies, comprehensive oncology training of healthcare personnel (physicians, nurses and technicians), diagnostic technologies, promotion of interinstitutional and international collaboration and socioeconomic support to families during the therapeutic process.matter that is committed, ultimately, to the agency's discretion.

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Linda Ann Spencer, a pharmacist, continued to practice pharmacy after her license expired on July 1, 1999. On August 16, 1999, Spencer's supervisor, having confirmed with the Maryland State Board of Pharmacy ("the Board") the expiration and non-renewal of Spencer's pharmacy license, instructed Spencer to cease practicing pharmacy, which she did. Spencer then contacted the Board to inquire why her license had not been renewed, asserting that she had timely submitted the required renewal application. An internal review of the Board's office records, however, indicated that no application or accompanying fee was received. Spencer surmised that her application had been lost in the mail and therefore submitted a renewal application to the Board on August 30, 1999. Although her application


included certification that she had acquired the requisite number of continuing education credits, the majority of those credits were obtained after her license had expired in June. Nevertheless, the Board granted Spencer's renewal application on September 14, 1999, after which Spencer resumed her practice of pharmacy.
The Court of Special Appeals described the remaining events that led to this appeal as follows (referring to the Board as "appellant" and to Spencer as "appellee"):
"Appellant issued charges against appellee on February 16, 2000, alleging that she had practiced pharmacy without a license for a period of six weeks and that she had failed to maintain records of required continuing education credits. Appellant scheduled a case resolution conference (CRC) to attempt to resolve the matter without the necessity of a hearing. Mr.Decision and Order. The Circuit Court ruled that there was not substantial evidence in the record to support the Board's decision; that the Board's renewal of Spencer's license pending the outcome of the investigation operated as a waiver of the violations subsequently found by the Board; and that Spencer had been deprived of due process as a result of the arguments that took place at the Board hearing between her attorney and two Board members.
The Board appealed the Circuit Court's ruling to the Court of Special Appeals. The Court of Special Appeals agreed with the Circuit Court that Spencer was denied her right to a fair and unbiased hearing, focusing on Ms. Hawkins' accusation that Spencer's counsel was a "bold-faced liar." The intermediate appellate court reversed the Circuit


Untold history: Grandma's Voice seeks to capture hidden stories

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Who will remember the history of our city if some stories were left out of the books? Grandma's Voice, a multimedia project that seeks to capture multigenerational stories of community elders, hopes to do just that by interviewing and archiving the lived experiences of local African American women.

The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives is set to land a brick and mortar space by late 2016. In the meantime, the new museum, dubbed GRAAMA, has launched a multimedia project called Grandma’s Voice thanks to a $25,000 grant from The Michigan Humanities Council through funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In a fun play on the acronym and core mission of the museum, Grandma’s Voice seeks to capture storiesthe ones that held the histories in the family, the African American histories anyway,” says Bayard. “Men were traditionally working and didn’t have the time to care for a lot of the family things. Everyone always ran to grandmas with problems or, she was the first one to hear when someone was having a baby or something.”

Beyond keeping the oral tradition alive and preserving family histories, African American women in West Michigan also played other major roles, like moving into areas that at times were not available to African American men. According to Bayard, one interviewee shared that when she first moved to Grand Rapids, “a lot of black women were able to get jobs in places where the black men couldn’t because of the stereotypes toward black


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Game of Thrones' D.B. Weiss and David Benioff at the 2018 Emmys

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Game of Thrones has won Emmy for best drama thrice now

Peter Dinklage also has three Emmys for supporting actor

Game of Thrones returns in 2019 for the final season

Game of Thrones won the award for best drama series at the 2018 Emmys, adding to its two previous wins in 2015 and 2016. It’s officially known as the ‘Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series’. In doing so, the HBO fantasy epic became only the second show to win for its seventh season, after Law & Order in 1997. Interestingly, its previous win in 2016 was also the second time


rest of us order lunch. It is a honour to work with them from Spain to Iceland, all the way to our home base of Belfast, Northern Ireland.”

Earlier in the night, Peter Dinklage picked up the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, which was also his third after wins in 2011 and 2015. Game of Thrones now has a record 47 total Emmy awards, improving on its own record of 38 from 2016. The show picked up seven wins at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys last week.

Thrones was nominated in five categories going into Monday’s main Emmys ceremony, of which it won two. The show was bested by fellow HBO drama Westworld in the supporting actress field, with Thandie Newton winning ahead of LenaVenezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a picture of the late president Hugo Chavez during a campaign rally in Catia la mar on April 9, 2013. (LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images)

More than two decades after the Cold War, during which the United States backed anti-communist military rulers and pushed free-market policies in Latin America, conservative governments have virtually disappeared from the region.

The leftward shift has been underway since the start of the millennium, but in recent years, the political axis of the hemisphere has tilted even further, as candidates who promise greater social spending and wealth redistribution win again and again. When the term of Chilean conservative Sebastián Piñera ends in March, right-leaning presidents will be in power only in small Central American nations and Paraguay.

“I think it’s difficult for


concentration of executive power and in many cases, attempts to stifle the press and political opponents.

But in other countries, particularly in Central America, Washington continues to wield enormous influence. In Honduras, locals still refer to the U.S. diplomatic mission as “The Embassy,” as if it were the only one in the country.

Farther south, Latin American relations have diversified, particularly as a result of booming trade with China and the emergence of Brazil as South America’s dominant economic and geopolitical power. Brazilian leftist President Dilma Rousseff is running for reelection in November, and the outcome may be partly determined by her government’s management of this summer’s World Cup soccer tournament.

In Mexico, the conservative National Action Party is out of power once more after 12 years in office, but PresidentJust a few hours south of Odessa lies one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the country, offering visitors sights of plants and animals rarely seen anywhere else in the United States.

The Odessa American reports Big Bend National Park is more than 800,000 acres of public land hugging the southwestern border of Texas along the Rio Grande. Now celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Ranger Tom VandenBerg said they're still seeing new things at the park, like the slate-throated redstart, a species of bird rarely found anywhere else that just began nesting in the U.S. for the first time this year.

"Every year it seems like there's another exciting sighting," VandenBerg said. "If you just want to park your car and get out and be surrounded by


wide open spaces it's the best place to do it."

Big Bend is in the middle of a big migration period for birds, VandenBerg said, and the park is home to about 430 different species of birds, drawing visitors from all over the world. There's a plethora of other wildlife, as well, including black bears, mountain lions, desert bighorn sheep and much more.

The park also had one of its biggest blooms ever recorded, he said, and saw century plants start to bloom this year, a kind of agave plant that grows at the mid-elevation of the park.

Big Bend has a massive range in environments due to its elevation, which reaches a high of more than 7,800 feet at Emory Peak, the highest point in the park. That peak islocated in the Big Bend's mountain range, the Chisos Mountains, which are home to desert plants, as well as oak and pine trees, and more birds like the lucifer hummingbird and the colima warbler found nowhere else in the country.

"It's unbelievable beautiful there. It's like a whole other park," VandenBerg said.

Visitors can also see the park at its lowest elevation, within the canyons around the Rio Grande at the southern edge of Big Bend. Due to the canyons, the desert at mid-elevation, and the Chisos Mountains, VandenBerg said the park is really like three separate ecosystems in one park. This can be seen in the juxtaposed environment and ecology, such as cacti blooming next to large oak trees and the mountains and shrubbery growing next to the Chihuahuan


Desert.

The park recently lost some of what it had to offer due to fire. First starting in Mexico, VandenBerg said, the wind spread the fire into the park, which destroyed an old store in Castolon that used to house U.S. cavalry more than 100 years ago.

Fire is a big concern in Big Bend, he said. They don't allow any wood fires or ground fires in the park limits, but do allow charcoal grills and camp stoves. He said they often get fires in the park every year due to lightning strikes, but they have a fire crew in the park, and also use a fire crew from Mexico they train called Los Diablos who assist in firefighting.

"They can get pretty big quickly here depending on how dry itis," he said. "One of our biggest concerns is to have a forest fire in the Chisos Mountains. It would be tough to handle."

May through June is the hottest time of the year for the park, he added, before the rainy season starts in July. Temperatures at mid-elevation can reach into the 100s, about 10 degrees warmer near the river and 10 degrees cooler in the mountains.

"It's always a nice place to come and explore," he said. "We want to make sure people who come this time of year are prepared for the heat."

There are also scenic routes visitors can take just in their vehicles, like the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, which goes west through the Chisos Mountains and through the desert. And visitors can also use kayaks


had been on a course of painkillers for a couple of weeks, but finally underwent a second epidural to help with the discomfort, which was keeping him up at night.

Since then, the pain has subsided.

The 31-year old Long Island native described the procedure he is leaning towards, the Dr. Jho Technique, which he can have done in the city, or in Pittsburgh. He said the surgeon would drill a small hole in the front of his neck through his vertebrae to scoop out the herniation. He described the procedure as "low risk," and said it was not career threatening. It was none other than pro wrestler Kurt Angle who suggested Dr. Jho.

"We’ve been texting and direct messaging back and forth and he gave me a lot of greatat the same time? Incredibly, Lehane, who becomes more masterful with each book, has us rooting for Coughlin even as he slowly becomes the kind of monster mobster he once reviled and rebelled against. -- Neal Thompson

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Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world.

Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and


notoriety of being an outlaw.

But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one—neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover—can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt.

Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyalfriends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spellbinding tour de force of betrayal and redemption, music and murder, that brings fully to life a bygone era when sin was cause for celebration and vice was a national virtue.

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speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city s most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw.But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one--neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover--can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends aredetermined to live life to the hilt.Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa s Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spellbinding tour de force of betrayal and redemption, music and murder, that brings fully to life a bygone era when sin was cause for celebration and vice was a national


will be remembered as among the first of many future similar decisions by U.S. academic entities to come,” stated a letter to the ASA signed by nearly 5,000 pro-boycott activists.

The Israel academic boycott movement has gained traction in Europe but has yet to register much success in the United States. In April the Association for American Asian Studies — like the ASA, one of the smaller such academic groups — approved a similar resolution in protest of Israeli policies, though few media outlets took note at the time.

Pro-Israel activists, anticipating the ASA vote, sought to put the decision in the broader context of the battle against BDS. While acknowledging that it would be celebrated as a major victory for detractors of Israel, they argued that the wall ofAdriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Jasmine Tookes head for Victoria's Secret fittings, Burberry launches a short film and a corgi gets the red carpet treatment

1. Who was Thomas Burberry?Burberry's among the first of the fashion pack to release their holiday film, a meaty, captivating summary of the life and times of its founder Thomas Burberry, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Sienna Miller and Lily James.

2. Alexa Chung parties with Marks & Spencer The Brit style icon's second collection for Marks & Spencer goes on sale, but not without a bang as the duo hosted a party which also included Chung's brother Dom as the resident DJ of the night.

4. The secret behind Jasmine Tookes' curlsHow do you get Victoria's Secret model sort of hair? The devil's in the details, which


landing in Tokyo this week, she's off to indulge in some fruity business in support of her massive promotion of new album Joanne.

9. What's not to love about Adele?It's hard to find someone who vehemently dislikes Adele — just look at how much fun she's made of, backstage during one of her tour stops.

10. The Crown premieres with a special guestTalk about red carpet goals. While all eyes were on Claire Foy, the lead in Netflix's new drama The Crown, a certain dog breed was centre stage to remind the royals of who's the real star.move forward at the new American Airlines," TWU president James C. Little said in a statement. "Both unions have decades of experience representing workers at US Airways and American Airlines and both unions are members of the AFL-CIO."

The agreement comes weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters signaled its intention to try to represent mechanics at the merged airline, a move that could potentially disrupt the airlines' hope for post-deal labor peace. The Teamsters have been working to represent mechanics at US Airways since October 2012, part of a broader ongoing turf war between unions seeking to increase their membership.

The two airlines in February announced plans to combine as part of AMR's emergence from bankruptcy in a deal that would create the world's largest carrier. US Airways worked


CINCINNATI — When Irina Chamberlain went online to pay her student loans, she was surprised to learn that she's dead.

Chamberlain — who moves, talks and isn't decomposing — said she was declared dead by the Social Security Administration in early December. Since then, she's had trouble accessing her bank accounts and making payments.

"With my busy life, I'm always running, doing something," she said. "I actually thought, 'Maybe I actually died and did not realize that.' I reached for my dog and I was like, 'Can I touch them? Am I still alive, or what's going on?'"

The mistake led Chamberlain to call the Social Security office, which she said had her on hold for an hour.

"She said, 'Well, what's more important — to lose money or prove that you'rethe City of Athens Personnel Board and losing, he filed this lawsuit alleging that in dismissing him the defendant Chief of Police and Personnel Board deprived him of rights guaranteed by the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. He prayed for injunctive relief to include a declaration that such rules and regulations are unconstitutional, direction to the defendants to reinstate him as a police officer and an order that he receive back pay, allowances and attorney's fees. The defendants vigorously deny that these rules and regulations are unconstitutional and further deny that his dismissal is in any way constitutionally or legally invalid.
The question of permanent injunctive relief was heard on August 10, 1977. Evidence, briefs and arguments of counsel having been heard,


this constitutes the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Rule 65, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Officer Smith on February 8, 1976, was married and living in the adjoining county of Oconee. On that date while off duty and out of uniform, he visited the woman with whom he was having an extra-marital affair, in her apartment in Athens and while there was shot by the woman's former lover. Following an investigation he was suspended for ten (10) days by Chief Price who stated as a reason for that action:
"You are hereby suspended for a period of 10 working days for the violation of the Departmental Rules and Regulations, Section 101.48. A copy of the Internal Affairs Investigation Report is attached for your information. As per toour discussion of this date any further violation of the departmental rules and regulations will lead to dismissal." Plaintiff's Exhibit "1" at 12. (Emphasis supplied).
Section 101.48 of the regulations concerned conduct unbecoming an officer.
On June 8, 1977, Chief of Police Price received a telephone call from the woman with whom plaintiff Smith was having an affair in February 1976. She advised that the affair had continued and told of many personal difficulties between her, Officer Smith and Officer Smith's wife. Until the receipt of this telephone call the defendant police chief and city officials were unaware *830 of plaintiff Smith's post-February 1976 extra-marital conduct. As his personnel file and the evidence show, he was then considered to be generally satisfactory and in some respects an outstanding police officer.
Chief


in writing that other such misconduct would result in his dismissal.
Since the above incident, Officer Smith has repeatedly visited Miss ____ in her residence while he was on a duty tour, not concerned with official Police business and without reporting his location to the dispatcher or shift command, all in violation of Departmental General Orders. During these visits Miss ____ alleges Officer Smith has physically assaulted, verbally threatened, and on several occasions drawn his departmental issued service revolver on her to enforce his threats. The last such incident being less than two weeks prior to this date.
Miss ____ visited Officer Smith's residence in Oconee County on June 7, 1977 and removed his departmental issued gun belt and service revolver from his private vehicle. Miss ____ fired Officer Smith'sservice revolver six times, three rounds of which struck Officer Smith's private vehicle and upon leaving the premises Miss ____ took the departmental issued gun belt and revolver with her. Officer Smith failed to report the above in violation of Departmental General Orders.
CONCLUSIONS:
That Officer Willie R. Smith has maintained an affair with Miss ____ for a period of approximately three years. That Officer Smith renewed this affair approximately one month after he was shot in her apartment in violation of Departmental Rules & Regulations I. A. and I. A. 4.  Rules Governing Orders and Commands.
That Officer Smith has visited Miss ____ at her residence in an on duty status, not on official business, on several occasions without advising the dispatcher or shift supervisors of his whereabouts in


conclusion is that Officer Smith on several occasions while on duty stopped by his girl friend's apartment, talked for a few minutes and/or went to the bathroom and this constituted loitering. The third conclusion is that the temporary taking of Officer Smith's gun from his car in Oconee County by his girl friend, should have been reported to the police department because it was a misutilization of department property and a theft of department property. The fourth conclusion is that when Officer Smith appeared unsuccessfully before the promotion board in March 1977 he lied when in response to the board's questions, he said he was not "running around" on his wife and thereby conveyed an image of disrepute on the department or himself. In addition Major Wallace furtherconcluded this indicates unprofessional, irresponsible conduct and a lack of loyalty to the department. Major Wallace's final conclusion is that Officer Smith's affair constituted conduct unbecoming an officer and further violated prescribed standards of morality, was immoral conduct incompatible with city service, and amounted to failure to comply with rules and regulations.
*833 From Major Wallace's testimony and all the other evidence, including particularly testimony of Chairman Jones of the Personnel Board, the court finds that the sole cause of Officer Smith's dismissal was his continuing to have an extra-marital affair after being commanded by Chief Price to refrain from doing so. The other conclusions were inserted by Major Wallace and adopted by Chief Price only to buttress this principal conclusion; in and of themselves they would not have


as we have seen. The Third Amendment in its prohibition against the quartering of soldiers "in any house" in time of peace without the consent of the owner is another facet of that privacy. The Fourth Amendment explicitly affirms the "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures." The Fifth Amendment in its Self-Incrimination Clause enables the citizen to create a zone of privacy which government may not force him to surrender to his detriment. The Ninth Amendment provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The Fourth and Fifth Amendments were described in Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616, 630, 6 S.Ct.Moralia, probably an abstract from the preceding.
2. The science of moral duty; more broadly, the science of the ideal human character and the ideal ends of human action. The chief problems with which ethics deals concern the nature of the summum bonum, or highest good, the origin and validity of the sense of duty, and the character and authority of moral obligation. The principal ethical theories are: First, such as consider happiness to be the greatest good; these may be egoistic, as is usually the case with hedonistic and eudaemonistic theories, or altruistic, as utilitarianism. Second, theories of perfectionism, or self-realization. Third, theories resting upon the relation of man to the universe or to devine law, as Stoicism, evolutionism, Christian ethics. Intuitionism and empiricism in ethics are doctrines


developed as a country in 980 BCE. This was when one of the first kingdoms, known as the D’mt, rose to power. Ethiopia is one of the few African countries that never fell into the hands of colonizers, with the exception of when it was occupied for a few years under Italian dictator Mussolini in the 1930s.

2. Greece

Dating back to the Ancient Greek era, the country of Greece has remained firmly in the grasp of Grecians for at least 5,000-6,000 years. The Greeks were known to have taught the world revolutionary concepts and created the foundations of modern Western civilization. They made huge advances in science, technology, art and literature, law-making and politics, and Athens was home to the world’s first form of democracy (something that, over 5,000hands of many empires and civilizations. Its capital city Lisbon is known to be much older than Rome.

4. Japan

Japan is also a contender as one of the oldest countries in the world. The first Japanese Emperor, who is said to be the descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, ascended the throne in 660 BCE according to Japanese legend. While legend doesn’t give way to fact, the country of Japan started appearing in Chinese literature in 300 CE. So whether you believe legend or not, Japan has certainly been around for quite some time. The country has passed through the hands of several dynasties and emperors, and it is still under the rule of Emperor Akihito who is said to abdicate in April 2019. If you’re lucky enough to


visit, be sure to visit these 5 Top Castles in Japan to feel like you’ve stepped back in time.

5. Egypt

As with Greece and the Ancient Greeks, modern-day Egypt is a different territory to that during the Ancient Egyptian era. The area has passed under the Egyptian hand for millennia and Egyptian culture can date back as far as the 6th millennium BCE. Its hieroglyphics were the world’s second oldest writing system and the first Egyptian kingdom was formed in the 4th millennium BCE. The area passed through the hands of various empires over the years, such as the Persian empire and the Ottoman empire, and the country was conquered by the Arabs in the 9th–10th century CE and has remained a Muslim country ever since.

6. China

China is oneof the world’s oldest and most refined civilizations, and its first dynasty, which was the Xia dynasty, is said to have lasted from the years 2070 BCE–1600 BCE. While it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first Chinese dynasty emerged (as written records only arrived in the following dynasty after 1600 BCE), recent archaeological discoveries suggest the dates are correct, making it one of the oldest in the world by a long shot!

7. San Marino

The tiny country of San Marino (which is known to be one of the smallest countries in Europe) is also one of the oldest countries in the world. The country was officially created in 301 CE by its founder who was escaping persecution for his Christian beliefs. The country functions as a microstate and


is completely surrounded by Italy. After centuries in business as a Republic state, San Marino wrote its official constitution, which is believed to be the world’s oldest, in 1600 CE.

8. Iran

The ancient country of Iran has certainly been around for a while, with historians dating it back to when it was founded circa 550 BCE under the Achaemenid Empire. The Persian Empire was created following 550 BCE and the country has passed through the hands of different rulers and empires over the years. Modern day Iran was known as Persia until the 1930s when the name was officially changed.

9. India

The Indian subcontinent has been populated for around 5,000-6,000 years and its peoples joined together to form a civilization in roughly 1500 BCE when they created the Vedic Civilization,Ruth Sheehan and Dennis Lillefloren departed their Florida home in September 2004, heading north for what should’ve been a memorable moment in their life together. Both retired from careers in the Navy, they’d planned stops to visit their newborn grandchildren in Virginia and a Navy football game in Maryland where they’d see their son, all before heading west to Indiana in a 2001 Monaco Diplomat motorhome purchase d only a year prior.

After losing their previous partners to cancer—Lillefloren and Sheehan met at a grieving group—the trip marked a genuinely happy period for them. Together for nine years, with six children between them, it had taken some time for their families to adjust to a new presence, but by then, they’d all grown into a cemented, loving kin.

“When they


around to head back to Virginia, before continuing their trip to Indiana. In the early afternoon, about two hours into the drive along Interstate 64, one of the Diplomat’s tires—a Goodyear G159 275/70R 22.5—blew out.

Ruth Sheehan Photo : Courtesy of Nichole Duncan

Dennis Lillefloren later told police he tried to hold the RV on the road, but the force was too much to control. The motorhome careened off the highway and into an embankment, an impact that caused the passenger side door to shear off. Sheehan was not wearing a seatbelt at the time.

“We ran off the road and hit the bank,” Lillefloren said. “The bank tore the door off and she flew out.”

Sheehan, 51, died after being run over by the RV, according to a police report, whichlist of fatalities.) A previous investigation by Jalopnik confirmed at least nine deaths are linked to failures of the G159.

Sheehan’s death marks the 10th fatality tied to crashes involving G159 failures, which equals the number of deaths attributed to faulty Takata airbag inflators at the time U.S. regulators ordered every single part to be recalled.

The crash raises the specter that other fatal RV incidents exist where the Goodyear tire was never taken into consideration as possibly being at fault.

The tire has been used on at least 40 RV models from 17 different manufacturers. With only 40,000 G159s known to have been used on RVs, court records suggest the G159's failure rate is as much as 27 times worse than the Firestone tires deemed defective by NHTSA in the


Youth cyclists place in Ocala race

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Jun. 18, 2013

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Five members of Tallahassee's RedEye Velo Junior Cycling Team raced in the Ocala Stage Race Weekend on June 15-16. The youths participated in a Saturday road race and time trial, and a second road race on Sunday.

Connor Everett, James McAuley, Eric McNees, Madison McNees, Brian Sciba and Coach Mark McNees made the trip to Ocala. Here are their results:"Cocchi goes to Corrasco's, they argue and shoot each other." "Or Cocchi went there to attack." "It's too early to draw conclusions, too many pieces are missing." "What about Torri?" "Was the body his?" "Yes, it's him." "What about the Corrasco, Attardi and Cocchi families?" " What about Carlo Attardi?" " He was seen last... at the port in a car with someone." "They must have sailed off." "But he couldn't act against Corrasco." "Maybe it was Cocchi." "If he and Melende really killed Corrasco." "It's too early to draw conclusions." "Why?" "The autopsies brought interesting things into light." "Corrasco was killed by the same gun that killed Cocchi's men." "Cocchi and Melende were killed by the same gun that killed Torri." "The guards inside the house and


for instance.

_—Franklin P. Adams_

Acting childish seems to come naturally, but acting like an adult, no matter how old we are, just doesn't come easy to us.

_—Lily Tomlin_

My father always said there are four things a child needs: plenty of love, nourishing food, regular sleep, and lots of soap and water. After that, what he needs most is some intelligent neglect.

_—Ivy Baker Priest_

A birthday is a good time to begin anew: throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them on again.

_—Bronson Alcott_

Growth is the only evidence of life.

_—John Henry Newman_

The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.

_—David Russell_

Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.

_—Walt Whitman_

The most difficult thing in the world issuch strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

_—Thomas Carlyle_

"Where shall I begin, please, your Majesty?" he asked.

"Begin at the beginning," the King said, gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

_—Lewis Carroll_

Perseverance alone does not assure success. No amount of stalking will lead to game in a field that has none.

_—I Ching_

For myself I am an optimist—it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

_—Sir Winston Churchill_

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent.

_—Calvin Coolidge_

Iron rusts from disuse;


include the right to be taken seriously.

_—Hubert H. Humphrey_

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

_—Robert Hutchins_

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

_—Chinese proverb_

It is inaccurate to say I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for any public office.

_—H. L. Mencken_

Freedom of thought and the right to private judgment, in matters of conscience, driven from every corner of the earth, direct their course to this happy country as their last asylum. Let us cherish the noble guests, and shelter them under the wings of universal toleration.

_—Samuel Adams_

There are few things wholly evil orThe Famous Amber Room

In 1701 panels of amber were custom-built to create what is known as "The Amber Room". The panels were to be installed in Charlottenburg Palace, then home to the first King of Prussia, Fredrich I, which was the suggestion form his second wife, Sophie Charlotte. The rooms design was created by Andreas Schlüter and constructed by Gottfried Wolfram, a master builder of the Danish King Frederick IV of Denmark. Amber craftsman Ernst Schacht and Gottfried Turau were also asked to assist in the project. The room of amber was at Charlottenburg for a short time. Peter the Great liked the room so much when he visited, that in 1716, the first king's son, Friedrich Wilhelm I, gifted the room to him. This created the Prussian-Russian


treaty against Sweden. In 1717, room of amber was again gifted to the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, from Prussia, to complete a peace treaty. The amber was fabricated out of six tons of amber, structured in lavish wall sections. Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia had the lavish amber wall sections moved and placed in what was known as the first Winter Palace in 1755; it is now known as the Catherine Palace. Frederick II the Great shipped more Baltic amber from Berlin to her, so that original new designs could be completed by Tsarina's Italian court designer, Bartolommeo Rastrelli. This design showed a great collaboration of Russian and German artists and craftsmen. There were several more renovations to the room through the 18th century, so that when itwas completed the amber covered over 55 meter. All of this constructions took more than 10 years to complete.

During World War II

When the German's began to invade the Soviet Union during World War II, the custodians accountable for keeping the art possessions safe, began to disassemble the room and move it to Leningrad for safe keeping. But, the amber had begun to dry through the years and became fragile and began to dissolve. So, to hide the riches from the Germans, the room was hidden behind wallpaper; however, this attempt failed poorly.

History

After World War II the Soviets continued to search for the Amber Room. Some believed they continued this search to hide the fact they were responsible for the destruction. Then information was found in archives reveled there


were still a set of Italian mosaics found in the castle debris.

Where the Amber Room Is Today

In 1975 various artists at Latvia's People's Master Artists of Applied Art, began the re-creation of the lost "amber room". With a project of this proportion, a variety of specialized fields were called upon, ranging from librarians, archivists, archaeologists and lots of artists. This new room was recreated based on photographs taken prior to the start of the war. In 2003, it was opened for the public to view. The room had panels reconstructed by taking the images and enlarging them so the exact dimensions could be recreated. The recreated room in Catherine Palace located in St. Petersburg, Russia. Is the Amber Room that was reconstructed using Kaliningrad amber.

Destruction

An interview with aformer military officer stated Leonid Arinshtein, who was a lieutenant in the fifth platoon in 1945 in Konigsberg, he stated , "I probably was one of the last people who saw the Amber Room". He also stated that the Red Army did not set fire to anything in the area. "The Red Army didn't burn anything", he said. The Soviets maintained that the Germans were responsible for the destruction. However, in the 1960's the Soviet Army blew up the ruins and sealed access to the area. They began to build the "Dom Sovietov" which still remains uncompleted

Reconstruction

In Tsarskoye Selo, a reconstruction of the Amber Room began in 1979. This reconstruction is based on black and white photos of the original room. A German company, Ruhrgas AG, donated money


when the project ran into financial problems. In 2003, the gigantic work of rebuilding the Amber Room was almost complete. This new room has been dedicated to the city of St. Petersburg by the Russian President Putin and the German Chancellor Schröder during the city's 300 year anniversary.

The Mystic, the Lore, the Attraction To-Date

The Amber Room has not been seen again. However, reports continually surface stating that some of the room did survive the war and have been hidden. There have been other reports stating that it had been found in mines or a lagoon. However, as recent as 1997 a mosaic stone that is thought to be part of a set of four was in the possession of an Italian soldier's family. This solider purportedly assisted inThe monarch of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Salman, has apologised to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other leaders of Muslim countries for not presenting them with a chance to address the US-Arab-Islamic Summit, said the Foreign Office (FO).

The leaders of the Muslim world could not address the summit due to the shortage of time, said FO Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria at the weekly briefing.

"Due to the shortage of time, leaders of 30 countries could not address the summit and King Salman has apologised to all the attendees for it," said Zakaria.

Referring to the recent award given to an Indian army officer, who used a Kashmiri youth as a human shield, the FO said it is "a crime and an insult to humanity".

"This is not the first time that


the Indian occupation forces have displayed such cowardice and inhumanity," said the spokesperson.

The prime minister had attended the first-ever Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh on Sunday, where he interacted with Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, US President Donald Trump and other leaders from Arab and Islamic countries.

Nawaz visited Saudi Arabia on May 21 to participate in the summit and was received by Governor of Riaydh Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and senior officials.

The premier was accompanied by his Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, First Lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, his son Hussain Nawaz and Advocate Akram Sheikh.

In addition to King Salman and US President Donald Trump, 55 heads of state and government from the Muslim world had been invited to participate in the summit.Drivers' psychiatric disorders and fatal motor vehicle accidents in Finland.
Relatively little is known about fatal motor vehicle accidents (FMVA) involving drivers with psychiatric disorders. In this study of all drivers killed in FMVAs in Finland between 1990 and 2011, we aimed to study drivers' death rate trends in FMVAs, with special focus on drivers with a history of psychiatric disorders. Prevalence of drivers' hospital treated psychiatric disorders, and characteristics of drivers with psychiatric disorders were also studied. For the purpose of this study, three national registers were accessed. Drivers' hospital treated psychiatric disorders were screened in a five-year period prior to death. Drivers with (n = 425) and without (n = 3856) psychiatric disorders were compared, female and male drivers separately. The main outcome measure was any psychiatric


disorder in drivers within the five-year timescale. Socio-demographic factors, use of intoxicants and medication at the time of death, recent adverse life events, and drivers' physical and emotional states were used as covariates in the statistical analyses. During the study period, death rates increased for females with psychiatric disorders, and decreased for females without psychiatric disorders. Death rates for males with psychiatric disorders decreased between the years 1990-2000 and 2007-2011, and increased between the years 2000-2007. Death rates decreased over the whole study period in males without psychiatric disorders. Alcohol related disorders and affective disorders were the most prevalent hospital treated psychiatric disorders among drivers involved in FMVAs. Use of medications at the time of death, and committing suicide in traffic both associated with being a driver withhere. Her blog is also chock-full of interesting, thoughtful & engaging conversations with some truly dynamic & creative people. Enjoy!

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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

In 1830, one of the apparitions sanctioned by Holy Mother Church occurred in the chapel of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, the Rue de Bac, Paris. There were three visions given to Saint Catherine Labouré who, at the time of the first one, was a novice in the order. She was awakened at 11:30 PM on the eve of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, by a "shining child" who led her to the chapel where she saw Our Lady, who spoke to her for two hours about the difficult task that lay ahead.

Four months later, on November 27 Catherine had the second vision wherein she saw a three-dimensional scene of the Blessed Virgin standingon a white globe with dazzling rays of light streaming from her fingers and she heard a voice say:"These are the symbols of grace I shed upon those who ask for them." A frame formed around the Mother of God and within it was written in gold letters, O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

The voice then told her to have a medal struck after this model. Then the vision turned and on the reverse side was a large M with a bar through it and a cross over it. Beneath this M were the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, one crowned with thorns and the other pierced by a sword.

This second vision occurred periodically until 1831. Because she wanted to remain


unknown, Catherine told them only to her confessor. Msgr. Aladel, who received permission from the Archbishop of Paris to have the medal struck. The first 1500 were issued in June of 1832, and almost at once there were reported healings, conversions and miraculous events. The Saint could not be convinced to appear at any of the canonical hearings, but eventually the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary was sanctioned on the overwhelming evidence of the miracles obtained by those wearing the medal. Saint Catherine Laboure only revealed herself as the visionary eight months before her death, in 1876. Like St. Therese of Lisieux, this came as a surprise to the other nuns as they considered her quite ordinary. She was canonized in 1947 by Ven. Pope Pius XII.A New York Times report detailing declines in international applications to American colleges and universities seems like an unflattering indictment on the Trump administration – until you read the data.

Some foreign students worry they're not welcome in the United States, according to the article. Some school administrators also report they've seen declines in applications from international students. They also say they have misgivings about President Trump's approach to immigration.

From these points, the Times drew this headline: " Amid 'Trump Effect' Fear, 40% of Colleges See Dip in Foreign Applicants."

The article, which does little to dissuade readers from assuming Trump played a role in the decline, included quotes from select school heads.

"Several [students] said they were concerned about the 'Trump effect,'" said Portland State University president Wim Wiewel.

"I'd say


Major League Soccer should not be thought of as a place players go to end their careers, but rather as a route for young Mexican players who want to get to Europe, said former Mexico international and Seattle Sounders midfielder Gonzalo Pineda, who retired from the game on Thursday.

"The league is no longer a step back in a player's career nor it is it a cemetery," Pineda said in an interview on ESPN's Los Capitanes. "Those who say that haven't really watched MLS every eight days. The league has grown by giant steps."

The 33-year-old Pineda, who did not have his contract option picked up by Sounders last month, spent 13 years as a professional spanning seven teams. He played his final two years with Sounders, where he made56 regular season appearances and an additional three in the playoffs.

"I think MLS is a great springboard. European clubs have a lot of direct contact with the league," said Pineda, adding that Houston Dynamo and fellow Mexico international Erick "Cubo" Torres at one time also spoke about how "MLS is the route to Europe."

Pineda said he would recommend MLS "especially for the many young players who want an intermediate step between Mexico and Europe, because Europe is their dream.

Eight of the 11 players on the current iteration of Mexico's national team are plying their trade in Europe and one (Rafa Marquez) has just returned to Mexico following a distinguished career in Europe, but most have made the leap straight out of Liga MX. Those players include Raul Jimenez


(Benfica), Carlos Vela and Diego Reyes (both of Real Sociedad) Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), PSV's Hector Moreno and Andres Guardado, Malaga goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) and Porto players Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, Hector Herrera and Miguel Layun.

Marco Fabian also moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in late December from Chivas Guadalajara.

Pineda, who made 45 appearances for Mexico and scored one goal, also said MLS clubs are now at the level to challenge Liga MX clubs on the field.

"The competitive level is very good and it is no longer easy to beat U.S. teams and we will see more MLS clubs beating Mexican clubs in the very near future, said the midfielder, who was a member of Mexico's 2006 World Cup squad in Germany.

In February, four teams fromMLS, including the LA Galaxy, will go head-to-head with clubs from Mexico when CONCACAF Champions League resumes play with the quarterfinals with the eventual winner earning a spot in next year's FIFA Club World Cup. No MLS club has ever earned a Club World Cup spot, with Montreal Impact and Real Salt Lake both finishing runners-up in recent years.

Pineda, who began his career at Pumas and also did stints at Chivas, San Luis, Cruz Azul, Puebla and Queretaro before ending with the Sounders, said players like Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco, Argentinean Ignacio Piatta (Montreal Impact) and David Villa (NYCFC) give the league even more stature.

Before moving to the MLS club in 2014, Pineda spent the whole of his career in Mexico, where he featured for Chivas, San Luis, Puebla,


Cruz Azul and Queretaro in addition to Pumas.

He said he had many offers to play in Europe after the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany, in which Mexico finished fourth. But he added that he wasn't able to take advantage of them because of the clash between the season dates of Mexican and European clubs.

"It happened during a tough contractual period. I had six months left with Pumas and an agreement was never reached," Pineda said. "I had all the intention and all the desire. After that I went to Chivas, where I also had a very long-term deal. So that was the challenge during my best moment with El Tri, but I ended up playing for very good clubs and winning titles. I retire on a very happyvoltage from being inputted to the terminal A/D3. The PWM signal outputted from IC2 is supplied via a gate IC3 and a gate protecting resistor R4 to a gate of FET1.
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Election 2004

Bitter Senate battle spins toward close

After months of turmoil, Betty Castor and Mel Martinez remain in a tight race to replace Bob Graham.

By STEVE BOUSQUET and ANITA KUMAR
Published October 31, 2004

One year ago this week, Bob Graham stood at the edge of a high school running track in Tallahassee and made an announcement that would release a torrent of political ambition.

After keeping everyone in suspense for weeks, Graham said he would not seek a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.

It's been a bizarre trip from there.

Candidates got in, then dropped out. Two crowded primaries featured a combined dozen candidates, including a businessman who spent millions of his own money and a reclusive socialite who never made a campaign appearance before she exited the race.

The Senate hopefuls struggledto escape the long shadow of the high-profile presidential election. Then four hurricanes in six weeks virtually shut down campaigning. For the past seven weeks, TV airwaves from Miami to Pensacola have been cluttered with negative TV ads.

Polls show the race is deadlocked. A minor-party candidate who has received little attention, Dennis Bradley, 63, of the Veterans Party of America, could be a spoiler.

The closing weeks have been marked by harsh rhetoric from both sides, with Castor attacking Martinez's integrity and Martinez questioning Castor's judgment. Voters are left to wonder how a race between two likable, mild-mannered candidates turned so ugly.

"I think it's unfortunate that the campaign wasn't focused on things that are important to Floridians," Graham said. "Much of the campaign has been on negative issues that


are not part of the normal responsibilities of a U.S. Senator."

* * *

The moderate, popular Graham was one of four Southern Democrats who chose to retire. Their four states - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina - are known as "the string of pearls" to Republicans eager to tighten their grip on the South.

By most accounts, Georgia and South Carolina are likely to shift to the Republican column Tuesday, and the outcome is less clear in North Carolina.

That leaves Florida, the nation's biggest battleground state.

Martinez, 58, the last candidate to enter the race, aims to finish first. Recruited to run by the White House and Washington insiders who saw him as a magnet for Hispanic votes, he would be the nation's first Cuban-American senator, after only fiveyears of experience in two major government positions.

A victory by Castor, 63, would complete an astounding political comeback and help Democrats maintain some clout in a state shifting Republican. The educator from Tampa last ran for office 14 years ago, a lifetime in fast-growing Florida. But she adapted to modern campaigning with an Internet-driven machine complete with a BettyNet, Bettyheads and a BettyBlog.

"It's obviously a tight race," said U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Lake Worth, who dropped out of the race in September 2003, citing his father's failing health. His decision helped make Martinez's candidacy possible.

The campaign's tone reflects the tightness of the race, the high national stakes and the widely-held view by political experts that negative ads work. Both candidates broke an early promise to run positive campaigns.

Martinez


direct mailers to attack Castor's handling of Sami Al-Arian, a professor under investigation for terrorist ties when she was president of the University of South Florida.

The ads by the American Democracy Project, coupled with Deutsch's criticism of Castor, helped set the tone for the general election.

"She needs to answer the questions," Deutsch said in a TV debate in late August. "If she doesn't answer, we're going to have a hard time holding the seat if she is the nominee."

As the race enters its final 48 hours, all that seems certain is that the next U.S. senator from Florida will be determined by the turnout in the race for the White House. An overwhelming Republican turnout benefits Martinez, and a surge of Democratic voters helps Castor.

* * *

Martinez's campaignhas focused on his storybook biography. He has worn his immigrant status like a badge of honor, cruising the I-4 corridor in a bus caravan dubbed the "American Dream Tour" and airing TV ads showing grainy black-and-white home-movie footage of his flight from Cuba as a teenager.

For weeks he ran TV ads filled with footage of President Bush, who chose him to run the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Martinez campaign estimates it spent $4-million on those ads.

Week after week, Martinez's name recognition slowly climbed upward as McCollum's stagnated. Martinez won the nomination by 14 percentage points, thanks in part to an overwhelming margin in heavily-Hispanic Miami-Dade.

In Miami's Little Havana, Martinez is treated like a conquering hero. Crowds mob him, grab his shirt and hug


him, demanding to be photographed with him.

Resting in his campaign bus after an emotional Miami rally the night before he won the nomination, Martinez said: "It's very emotional to see the outpouring of love, affection, support, passion. It's just overwhelming, and I hope I'm deserving of it."

This is Martinez's first statewide race and the inexperience showed. His moderate, good-guy image has taken a hit due to some of his negative TV ads, WFLA-Channel 8 accused Martinez of "egregiously" using a snippet of Castor out of context from a TV debate it sponsored.

Martinez, a former trial lawyer who started after-school programs as Orange County's elected Chairman, moved to the right, pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and opposing expansion of stem cell research.

He had to apologizefirst calls she made was to EMILY's List.

After securing the group's backing, EMILY's List helped Castor find a new campaign manager, assigned staffers to assist with publicity, finance and opposition research and, most importantly, it bundled money from donors all across the United States.

When she entered the race a month later, Deutsch and Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas had been running for months. She predicted they would split the South Florida vote and she could appeal to moderate Democrats in central and north Florida.

But by June, Castor was regularly being questioned about Al-Arian.

Castor stuck to her message and her issues the entire primary race. She staked out centrist positions on abortion, national security and health care while Deutsch and Penelas sought support from the party's liberal base.

With a


commanding lead in the polls as the Aug. 31 primary drew near, Castor began planning for the November election faster than Martinez. She embarked on a marathon fundraising tour in September and October, collecting checks out of state, chasing the $10-million she estimates she needs to win.

"Florida has become much more of a two-party system," Castor said recently. "There was a time you could vote for schools and vote for education and be really proud of it. You might be labeled someone who is a liberal."

Castor became the nominee, with ease. But as Deutsch predicted, the Democrats are having a hard time holding a seat that has been theirs since Graham ousted Republican Paula Hawkins in 1986.Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy
(approximately 2,500 lines). The play was originally printed in the First Folio (F1)
in 1623, and scholars believe that it was probably reproduced from a theatrical
prompt-book. In addition to being one of Shakespeare's shortest plays, Macbeth is
also one of the most famous among high school students. Maybe its length is what attracts
high school students, but I doubt it. Many students are initially drawn into the
story of Macbeth and his wife because of the mystery, murders, and battles. With
this in mind, I decided to tackle the final battle scene between Macbeth and Macduff for
my library project. I was surprised to find that there has been very little written about
this key moment in the play. My frustration level was on the rise until I took a look


." (Mowat 185), and what is left is the ensuing battle which ends with
Macbeth's head on a pike. I was amazed at many of the similarities in the works of art. In
four of the five drawings that depicted both Macbeth and Macduff, Macbeth was pictured on
the left side of the page. Most of the paintings had dead bodies at Macbeth's feet, both
men in kilts, and swords raised for battle. The most interesting piece was created by
Henry Corbould in 1826. In his engraving, Corbould depicts the two men on the battle field
in front of the castle. In the distance, men are fighting, and dead bodies can be seen
everywhere. Macbeth's sword is lowered, and Macduff has his sword raised in an attack
stance. Macbeth has a look of fear on hisThis THP is about 4 miles NW of Emigrant Gap and Interstate 80 at an elevation of 3,200 to 5,400 feet. Sierra Pacific Industries is planning a tractor and cable sanitation salvage and clearcut logging operation on steep and unstable slopes in ponderosa pine, sugar fir, white fir, Douglas fir, incense cedar and Pacific yew forests. There are 7 unstable areas mostly related to historic gold rush era mining activities within sections 21 and 23 in the THP area. Sierra Pacific Industries is planning to use tractors to log across unstable areas at 2 locations within section 23, and use an existing haul road and landing within unstable areas in section 23. They also are planning to use an existing tractor road within a class III (intermittent) watercourse


in section 23, and use an existing landing inside a class II (mid sized) watercourse in section 23. Five road drainage sites are planned for work including rocking, dip construction, ditch cleaning and culvert repair/replacement. An osprey nest was reported to be within 1 mile of the THP area, and in 2004, a northern goshawk was reported 1.34 miles away in section 18. Nine foothill yellow legged frogs were reported between .28 to 2.19 miles from the THP area, and five Sierra Nevada yellow legged frogs were reported from within the THP area to 2.33 miles away from the THP area. Sierra starwort was found in a previously harvested areas and within retention areas in the THP area, and felt leaf violet was found in an open gravellyPrescription Painkiller Epidemic Among Women

Women are dying from prescription painkiller overdoses at rates never seen before, according to a new CDC Vital Signs. While men are more likely to die of a prescription painkiller overdose, the percentage increase in deaths since 1999 was greater among women (400 percent in women compared to 265 percent in men). Prescription painkiller overdoses killed nearly 48,000 women between 1999 and 2010.

About 42 women die every day from adrug overdose (including those from prescription painkillers). Since 2007, more women have died from drug overdoses than from motor vehicle crashes. More than 940,000 women were seen in emergency departments for drug misuse or abuse in 2010.

Prescription painkillers have been a major contributor to increases in drug overdose deaths among women. More than 6,600 women


Trudgill defines it the Aravanikita is, "the name given in Greece given to the language of the indigenous Albanian-speaking linguistic minority in that country".[10]:10 This community is different linguistically than the surrounding area and must use their language accordingly. For example, nowadays, Arvanitika is only used at home and other situations, such as in school during games, on the playground, or for "chatting up girls", while only Greek is spoken in class.[11]:129 Therefore, it is both topical and situational in context.

The Arvanitika community also suffers from discrimination because they are cast under stereotypes by the use of their native language. As Garrett writes, "a number of Arvanites had suffered from what they regarded as discrimination, particularly during military service, and at school".[11]:130 Even though, the language is theby forming the first and second mesa structures, and an insulating film is provided over an area except the upper surfaces of the first mesas having the electrodes provided thereon.
Further, by connecting wirings formed on the insulating film to the electrodes provided on the first mesas, the devices in the array can be individually driven.
As described above, in the surface emitting laser array disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-5386, by providing two-stage mesa structure including the first mesa structure and the second mesa structure having different diameters, areas for wiring arrangement are ensured.
On the other hand, a surface emitting device having a wiring arranged on a separate substrate has also been proposed. The separate substrate is provided on the bottom surface of a device, which is a


of seeing the performance of a live actor mapped straight onto a digital character in real-time will truly change the way motion capture is being used.”

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her right front fender, propelling her through the air some 10 to 15 feet away, causing the plaintiff to suffer severe facial abrasions, a dislocated shoulder, multiple fractures of her pelvis and a broken knee.
The plaintiff's complaint, dated June 20, 1973, seeks compensatory damages for serious permanent physical and mental injury allegedly resulting from the accident, plus damages for the claimed aggravation of a previous psychiatric disorder and for consequential monetary loss due to past and future medical, hospital and nursing expenses. This negligence action was tried in July, 1975 before a Cumberland County jury which returned a (6 to 2) verdict for the defendant, indicating that Mrs. Lane was not guilty of any negligence which was a proximate cause of the accident.
The plaintiff has seasonably appealed fromIn 2018, Moses made 21 appearances – 15 of which were starts – for Indy Eleven and played a total of 1,387 minutes. He spent the 2014 USL season at Orange County Blues (now Orange County SC) and made 23 appearances. In between those stints, he played the 2015 season at K-League club FC Anyang and in 2017 with the NASL’s Puerto Rico FC. Moses has also played abroad with Austrian side SC Rheindorf Altach and Swiss club USV Eschen/Mauren.

During the 2019 preseason, Moses started in four matches for the Foxes, including the club’s preseason opener against LA Galaxy II. He’s the latest midfield signing for Fresno FC, joining Jorge Escamilla, Hiroki Kurimoto, Arun Basuljevic, Emir Alihodzic, Diego Casillas, and Jackson, who were all signed this offseason.

Fresno FC


official kicks off the USL Championship regular season this Saturday, March 9 at New Mexico United. The Foxes open at home on March 23 against Reno 1868 FC. Tickets for the full 2019 Season and single games are available now at 559-320-2525 or by visiting FresnoFC.com.

Name: Seth Moses

Position: Midfielder

Birthdate: 8/2/1993

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Country: USA

Height: 5-8

Weight: 175

How Acquired: Free Agent

Last club: Indy Elevenby it delivered inside the buildings at the job site.  If structures were not ready for delivery, the wallboard was stored temporarily near the railroad siding and delivered as needed.

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In the fall of 1966 Tri-State abandoned the Fort Sheridan project, and its Pathman subcontract, without having fully paid Material Service for the wallboard delivered.  This suit was commenced after extended but unsuccessful negotiations with Pathman over the unpaid balance.

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The complaint specifically alleged that the materials were sold and delivered to Tri-State between March 25 and November 21, 1966, that written notice was given to the contractor within 90 days of the delivery of materials, as provided by 270b(a), and that the suit was brought within one year.  The contractor and the surety answered separately, admitting


In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman.
In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an elite government task force official [Josh Brolin] to aid in the escalating war against drugs.
Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past [Benicio Del Toro], the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.

With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.
In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as “El Doctor,” leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that haswreaked havoc on the region for years.

Meanwhile, in Arizona’s Altar Valley – a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley – Tim “Nailer” Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman embeds himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartel each vie to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed. From executive producer Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER, ZERO DARK THIRTY), CARTEL LAND is a chilling, visceral meditation on the breakdown of order and the blurry line between good and evil. At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Heineman received both the Directing Award and Special Jury


Lionsgate presentation, a Black Label Media presentation, a Thunder Road production, a Denis Villeneuve film.
SICARIO opens in the US in limited release on September 18, 2015, and opens wide on September 25, 2015.
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Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors, screenwriters and producers, will be the two Presidents of the Jury of the 68th Festival de Cannes.
This year they will be joined by seven key figures in world cinema from Canada, Spain, the United States, France, Mali, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The Jury will thus be made up of nine distinctive voices – four women and five men – each with the same voting rights. Their task will be to decide among the films in Competition and select the prize winners, culminating in the Palmed’or, which will be announced on stage during the Festival Closing Ceremony on Sunday 24th May.
Joel & Ethan Coen – Presidents
(Directors, Writers, Producers – United States)
Rossy de Palma (Actress – Spain)
Sophie Marceau (Actress, Director – France)
Sienna Miller (Actress – United Kingdom)
Rokia Traoré (Composer, Singer-songwriter – Mali)
Guillermo del Toro (Director, Writer, Producer – Mexico)
Xavier Dolan (Director, Writer, Producer, Actor – Canada)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Actor – United States)

The New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter Jane Campion, winner of the Palme d’or for The Piano, will be the President of the Jury of the 67th Festival de Cannes. Cannes has always sought to adopt a universal and international approach, and in tune with this tradition, Campion will be surrounded by eight luminaries of world cinema, from China, Korea, Denmark, Iran, the United


States, France and Mexico.
As in 2009 the Jury will therefore include five women and four men. Their task will be to decide between the 18 films in Competition in order to select the winners – to be announced on stage at the ceremony on Saturday 24th May. The winner of the Palme d’or will be screened during the Festival’s closing evening on Sunday 25th of May, in the presence of the jury and the entire team from the winning film.
Jane CAMPION – President (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – New Zealand)
Carole BOUQUET (Actress – France)
Sofia COPPOLA (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – United States)
Leila HATAMI (Actress – Iran)
JEON Do-yeon (Actress – South Korea)
Willem DAFOE (Actor – United States)
Gael GARCIA BERNAL (Actor, Director, Producer – Mexico)
JIA Zhangke (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – China)
Nicolas Windingto organize California farm workers lifted him in many eyes into the Latino equivalent of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The controversy, which has been around for a few years, erupted anew earlier this week when the website Latino Rebels published a story under the headline: ‘Critics of New Chavez Movie Allege Producers Used Non-Union Workers and Outsourced Workto Mexico.’
The source of this allegation was an L.A. activist namedChamba Sanchez, who wrote on his Facebook page that he had received an emailasking if he would help promote the film. He derisively questioned why he would want Luna to get rich?
‘Furthermore,’ Sanchez posted, ‘I am currently researching into allegations that people behind this movie fired unionized workers and outsourced part or the entire production to Mexico. This is quite


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HollywoodNews.com: Mario Lopez is apparently ready to become a husband as he is all set to wed the mother of his child, Courtney Mazza, on December 1st.
A wedding invite was released for their big day and shows the wedding will take place at Punta Mita in Mexico, states RadarOnline. The two have a two-year-old daughter named Gia.
This will be Lopez’s second marriage as he famously wed Ali Landry, but she annulled it two weeks later as she heard that he had cheated on her right before the big day.
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HollywoodNews.com: Lauren Conradbe engaged to her beau, Nick Loeb.
Vergara celebrated her 40th birthday in Mexico where she ended up being spotted with a giant diamond ring on her engagement ring finger, states TMZ. It is rumored that he proposed to her during the vacation.
The two allegedly briefly split earlier this year, but it seems there are no problems in their relationship now.
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on the Freddie Mac board of directors during the time that the government-backed lender lied about its earnings, a leading contributor to the current economic meltdown.

The Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Agency later singled out the Freddie Mac board as contributing to the fraud in 2000 and 2001 for “failing in its duty to follow up on matters brought to its attention.” In other words, board members ignored the red flags waving in their faces.

The SEC later fined Freddie $50 million for its deliberate fraud in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Meanwhile, Emanuel was paid more than $260,000 for his Freddie “service.” Plus, after he resigned from the board to run for Congress in 2002, the troubled agency’s PAC gave his campaign $25,000 – its largest single gift to a HouseLast updated on .From the section Rangers

Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor will not face any action from the Scottish FA after appearing to kick out at Celtic's Kristoffer Ajer on Sunday.

Footage shows McGregor, 36, making contact with the defender during the first half of his side's 1-0 Old Firm defeat at Celtic Park.

Ibrox manager Steven Gerrard described the act as "blatant" and said he would speak to the Scotland international.

However, McGregor will not face a notice of complaint.

Three former match officials were consulted but did not reach a unanimous agreement to take the matter forward.

All three of the ex-category one referees must arrive at the same decision for a notice to be raised.


Jones, Bell, and Keeling, together with a subpoena duces tecum. The depositions were set for October 17 and rescheduled at Altus's counsel's request for October 25. On October 25, Altus's attorney again asked for rescheduling of the depositions. Meltzer agreed, and the parties rescheduled the depositions for October 30.
Jones, Bell, and Keeling did not appear on October 30. Meltzer had the court reporter prepare a certificate of nonappearance. Altus's attorney testified his office did call Altus. He testified that Altus informed him Keeling was sick. Altus also told him Jones was out of state and could not make it back for the deposition. The attorney gave no reason for Bell's nonappearance. The attorney promised to obtain deposition dates for his clients. Meltzer stated it would bill Altus forthe costs of the nonappearance.
The parties rescheduled the depositions for December 5. Altus's attorney told Meltzer's attorney he could not guarantee his client's representatives would appear. Meltzer noticed the depositions for December 13. On December 12, Altus's attorney informed Meltzer he had a conflict with the depositions because he had to appear for trial on December 13. The parties agreed to reschedule the depositions for December 18. Altus's attorney again put off the depositions, which were reset for December 20.
On December 20, Bell and Keeling appeared, and Meltzer deposed them. Jones did not appear. Keeling said Jones was unable to attend because of a business conflict. Meltzer noticed Jones for January 9, 1991. Jones did not appear. On January 22, Meltzer moved for sanctions because of Jones's noncompliance


did not offer an explanation for Bell's nonappearance. Altus next agreed to produce the three individuals for depositions on December 5. However, on December 3 Altus's counsel told Meltzer's counsel he could not assure the appearances. Meltzer noticed the three depositions for December 13. On December 12 Altus's counsel informed Meltzer's counsel of another conflict and requested another extension. By agreement, the parties rescheduled the depositions for December 18.
The sixth extension was from December 18 to December 20 because of Meltzer's counsel's illness. On December 20, Keeling and Bell appeared. However, Jones did not appear, and no explanation was given for his absence. At the end of December, Meltzer noticed Jones for January 9. Jones did not appear on January 9. This was the third time he didappeared. The trial court heard counsels' arguments and granted Meltzer's motion. The court's order struck Altus's pleadings. The court awarded Meltzer $1200 attorney's fees to be paid by Altus no later than February 27. The court also ordered Altus to produce Jones for deposition at a time and date selected by Meltzer.
Altus secured new counsel who moved the court to lift the sanctions. At the hearing on Altus's motion to lift sanctions, its new attorney argued that Jones did not know his deposition was set for January, did not know Meltzer had moved for sanctions for his failure to appear, did not know an agreement existed for him to appear for deposition in February, did not know about the order requiring the payment of attorney's fees, and did


not know about the entry of the order striking Altus's pleadings.
Altus's new counsel also argued that Keeling, the officer in direct contact with its original attorney did not know about Jones's January deposition, did not know about rescheduling of the deposition for February, did not know the February 20 hearing was a sanctions hearing, and did not know anything about the entry of the sanctions order until after the fact. After considering the record and counsel's argument, the court denied the motion to lift sanctions and entered a default judgment for Meltzer.
The record shows Jones's unexplained failure to appear on multiple occasions. The record also shows at least four separate agreements by Altus's counsel to produce for deposition and the failure to do so. The record shows AltusThe train was trundling through the Warsaw suburbs towards the north-west. It was Easter weekend, and many travellers were on their way to family gatherings in the provinces. I shared the carriage with an elegantly dressed young Polish woman, who had studied in Birmingham and spoke fluent English. She now worked in Warsaw as a translator of Polish films. When I mentioned to her that in 2018 Poland would celebrate the centenary of its independence, she smiled hesitantly and said: “Yes … maybe we will get there.”

Nothing paints as poignant a picture of Europe’s history as a journey across this country, whose borders have shifted so many times and lands have been carved up so ruthlessly that it nearly disappeared from the map. It was a key battleground


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Nato has tried to send reassuring signals, for example by, for the first time, conducting military exercises in Poland

“Poland is a fundamentally vulnerable country because it has no natural barriers against more powerful countries in the east and west, which was a curse in our history,” says former foreign minister Radek Sikorski. Now president of the Polish parliament, he describes the profound shifts that have occured in his country as follows: “In 1989, all of our neighbours changed, and we found ourselves with benign neighbours”. Russia withdrew its troops and didn’t oppose Poland’s integration with the west. Germany became a friend. In the last 25 years, we have used this historical window rather well – to modernise, integrate with the west and build a new society. But thiswas predicated on international circumstances that are now being challenged by the first forceful changing of borders on the European continent since the second world war.”

Nato has tried to send reassuring signals, for example by, for the first time, conducting military exercises in Poland, or by making plans for a new “rapid reaction” force. A column of American troops recently travelled across Poland in a show of solidarity. But doubts remain whether article 5 of the North Atlantic treaty, the “all for one, one for all” security guarantee the alliance provides, is sufficient to discourage Putin from more war-mongering.

Poland would much prefer to have two US brigades under Nato command stationed on its territory. This was opposed by Germany on the grounds that it would violate the Nato-Russia


agreement of 1997. Polish officials have a point when they say privately that the German position is questionable, because the agreement explicitly rested on the notion that strategic circumstances would remain unchanged in Europe, which is no longer the case. A Polish diplomat put it to me this way: “In 2014, with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the Russian assault in the Donbass, the unthinkable became reality.”

Poland was equally irritated about being left out of the Franco-German efforts to negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. It saw that as another German concession to Putin. Events in Ukraine are closely watched by Warsaw, as a test of Europe’s capacity to defend its principles and interests. “If Putin is undeterred in Ukraine, he may go further and stirenergy disaggregation in smart homes. However, there are still few dataset regarding the real, long-term, fine-grained working states, thermal environment conditions and user states in HVAC systems.

In this paper, we present the Subway station Energy and Environment Dataset (SEED), which was collected in August and September in the summer of 2013, over multiple stations from a line of Beijing subway. It provides minute-resolution, comprehensive data regarding the environment dynamics (temperature, humidity, CO2, etc.), working states and energy consumptions of the HVAC systems (ventilators, refrigerators, pumps), and hour-resolution data of passenger flows. These data was a part of the data measured and recorded during our projects for developing the autonomous HVAC control systems for Beijing metro stations. For the sake of protecting the privacy of the subway stations, the


Rejoice Blues fans, the team is back on the ice!

The Blues open the season Thursday night against the retooled Nashville Predators. This season, the NHL went through realignment, and the Blues are in the new Central division. Divisional opponents are the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets. While the Blues lose out on longtime rival Detroit Red Wings, they add new rival Minnesota and a budding rivalry against the Avalanche. All and all, the new divisions will be exciting and will build rivalries to last.

The Blues come into the season with arguably the deepest defensive core in the league. The defense is headed by Alex Pietrangelo and his shiny new seven-year, $45.5 million contract. Pietrangelo has grown up with the clubwill be a seventh defender and will probably spend half of his time up in Chicago with the Wolves and half down in St. Louis. These seven guys will continue to play shutdown defense and will keep the goals against low.

On offese, the Blues lost a core player and added a few guys to make the team better. On July 10, the Blues traded David Perron to the Edmonton Oilers for Magnus Paajarvi and a 2014 second-round pick. Paajarvi is fits well into the Hitchcock season, as he is a 6-foot-2 power forward and at 22, has a lot of potential to grow in the Blues system. But still remaining from the core is captain David Backes, T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund. Berglund and Oshie look to increase


their production from last season, while Backes will continue to be one of the most underrated captains in the league. Chris Stewart, the team’s leading scorer from last season, will want to build off his 2013 campaign and solidify himself as one of the team’s best scorers. And Alex Steen has made strides in his game and will continue to be vital to the Blues offensive game.

But the offense truly lies with the new young core coming up through the ranks. It starts with Vladimir Tarasenko. Tarasenko had a fantastic start to his rookie year, but suffered a concussion. After coming back from the injury, he seemed more timid and couldn’t get back to the level he was at before the injury. Tarasenko is ready to have aMaxim Lapierre, Derek Roy and Brendan Morrow. Lapierre is a scrappy fourth-liner who adds lots of physical play and can be a pest for the opponents. Derek Roy is a legitimate second-line center that is looking to find his scoring touch once again. And Morrow is a veteran goal scorer who can produce on the lower lines yet provide valuable experience to the club.

In net is the one of the best tandems in the NHL: Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak. Elliott had a roller coaster of a season, being sent down to the AHL for a few games to going on a tear in April and carrying the team into the playoffs. Halak played well at the beginning of the season, but battled injuries and didn’t start at


that she was pregnant and unable to take a polygraph test. But the sheriff's office said it didn't use polygraph tests. And the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations told CNN she wasn't scheduled to meet with a polygraph examiner from the bureau either.Jail records released by the sheriff's office last month indicated Boswell was not pregnant, WJHL reported.Boswell has sole custody over the child, and Evelyn's father is an active-duty military serviceman stationed in Louisiana, officials have said.Grandmother was arrested Days after an AMBER alert was issued for the baby, Evelyn's grandmother was arrested alongside her boyfriend, after police said they may have information about the disappearance.Angela Boswell, 42, and William McCloud, 33, were found traveling in a gray 2007 BMW in Wilkes County, North Carolina.The two were chargedwith possession of stolen property, according to the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office and were extradited to Tennessee. On Wednesday, Angela Boswell appeared in court for the property theft charge, where she told the judge she was having difficulty finding an attorney because of the "stigma" surrounding the case.The judge reset the case to March 24.She was reported missing months after she was last seenThe TBI said it received at least 890 tips in connection to the case. But authorities eventually determined there had been no credible sightings, a spokesman with the sheriff's office said.The young child was last reported seen Dec. 26. She had blonde hair, blue eyes and was wearing a pink tracksuit, pink shoes and a pink bow when she went missing. "We're conducting the investigation


and obviously we've been talking to as many people as we've come in contact with that knew about the child," Sullivan County Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Andy Seabolt had told CNN affiliate WCYB at the beginning of the search. "We want to know why the child was not reported missing earlier."As days went by, the reward for finding the child topped $71,000."We pray every day she is found, in good health and can be brought back and taken care of," her great-grandfather, David Jones, told WCYB."It's just been a stress on all of us," he said.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. —

Authorities believe they've found the remains of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, who was reported missing a little more than two weeks ago.

Evelyn was last seen in December and police initially saidlast month they were investigating why it took so long to report the toddler missing.

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On Friday, Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy said detectives received a tip that led to a property belonging to a "family member of Evelyn's mother."

Police will confirm Evelyn's identity after an autopsy is conducted, Cassidy said.

The investigation is still active and in its early stages, officials said.

The discovery follows two weeks of efforts from local, state and federal authorities to locate the child, navigating through interviews with a mother who police said changed her story each time she spoke to them.

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Evelyn Boswell

The mother was arrested for giving false reports

Megan Boswell, 18, Evelyn's mother, was arrested in February and charged with one count of false reports, Cassidy said last month.

"During the investigation