comes from the Greek pro, "in front of", and polis, "the city". Bees use it as "cement" in the hive. They also use Propolis to partially block the entrance to the hive to protect the colony and regulate the internal temperature. They also use it as a natural anti-infective agent to sanitize the hive.

Its antibacterial and cicatrizing properties have been known for thousands of years. The Egyptians used its antiseptic properties in the embalming process.

Aristotle defined Propolis as a "remedy for skin affections, wounds and suppuration". Among the Incas and the Arabs Propolis was used to treat eczema.

It was in the 19th century that its popularity reached its height. Indeed, during the Boer War in South Africa, British army doctors employed Propolis to disinfect wounds.

Today, several scientific studiesmore star power than brilliant, British-accented 19th-century epidemiologists, but make no mistake—modern humans owe a massive debt to the latter.

Back in 1854, before the development of germ theory, diseases were largely credited to "bad air" and ventilation. But following a deadly 1854 cholera outbreak in London, Snow aggressively researched and mapped the spread of the disease both during and after the outbreak, tracing it back to a single water pump located on Broad Street. His findings would lead to water and waste system overhauls in London, and eventually a public health overhaul around the world. The number of lives his work saved is pretty much incalculable. And if his resume wasn’t already impressive enough, Snow was also a trailblazer in the field of anesthesia, publishing several landmark papers


on how to safely and effectively administer potentially deadly anesthetic chemicals.

4. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935)

Born in Russia in 1857, a childhood battle with scarlet fever left Tsiolkovsky near-deaf and unable to attend school; he was almost entirely self-taught. Captivated by the works of Jules Verne, he started out writing science fiction of his own, but became transfixed by the hard problems of space flight. Tsiolkovsky never held a professorship and was largely a recluse, and thus conducted almost all of his work in isolation in the then-remote town of Kaluga, Russia, making money as a schoolteacher and funding experiments with grants.

So how far can you get as an independent scientist? Pretty far: Tsiolkovsky was a major inspiration to the scientists who beat the United States into space, and isAmong other contributions, Bose invented the receiver Marconi used during his famous first transatlantic communication. He also made several important breakthroughs in microwave optics, and ended up making perhaps his most indelible mark in the field of plant physiology, researching how they react to external stimuli. However, because he refused to patent almost all of his inventions, his place in science history is frequently overlooked.

6. Emmy Noether (1882-1935)

Doing Emmy Noether justice in just a paragraph is tough for two reasons: First, she was so immensely prolific in her accomplishments, Albert Einstein called her “the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began,” and second, most of her breakthroughs were in the fields of abstract algebra and theoretical physics, making them difficult


Leó Szilárd’s best known idea, the nuclear reactor, probably comes in second. In fact, a second place finish seems oddly appropriate for the Austria-Hungary-born scientist, who essentially made a career of deferring top billing.

First, he shared the original patent for the nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, who went on to better name recognition for things like his “Fermi paradox,” which observes the unlikeliness of the fact humans have yet to come into contact with alien life. In 1939, understanding the potential of nuclear reactions to help win World War II, Szilárd wrote a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to pursue what would become the Manhattan Project. But the letter’s signee, his frequent collaborator Albert Einstein, would end up getting the credit. Additionally, two of his contemporaries wouldwin Nobel Prizes for inventions he’s thought to have first imagined—the cyclotron and the electron microscope—but Szilárd would die in 1964 without one.

8. Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)

Julian was a ceaselessly brilliant chemist with roughly 130 patents. His most enduring accomplishments include creating new and affordable processes for synthesizing progesterone, estradiol, testosterone, physostigmine, and cortisone. It all sounds a bit academic until you realize that his work led directly to the widespread availability of the birth control pill, steroids used to treat everything from asthma to arthritis, and immunosuppressants that are vital to organ transplants.

Equally impressive, all of Julian’s accomplishments occurred after being born at the epicenter of Jim Crow America in 1899. An African American trailblazer and civil rights activist, Julian was the first black chemist to be


elected to the United States’ National Academy of Sciences, and one of the first to hold a Ph.D. in chemistry.

9. Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971)

Philo T. Farnsworth started working on what would become the first modern television at age 14, and would end up with some 300 patents total. Mechanical televisions were developed during the early 20th century but with their poor image quality, they were nothing more than a curiosity. Not until the Utah-born Farnsworth demonstrated his electronic model in 1927 was TV ready for prime time, as they now say.

Unfortunately, Radio Corporation of America (RCA), and in particular telecommunications pioneer David Sarnoff, weren’t always particularly respectful of his patent on the electronic television, and seemingly went out of their way to minimize his contributions. Farnsworth grew toand (successfully) devise ways to beat Vegas.

11. Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)

After years spent flying far under the radar, there’s been a bit of a campaign to restore Rosalind Franklin’s name to science history alongside science titans Francis Crick and James Watson, where, by nearly all accounts, it rightfully belongs.

Confirming the double-helix structure of DNA—widely considered one of the two or three most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century—was largely the work of four collaborators: Maurice Wilkins and Franklin, who generated groundbreaking X-ray diffraction imagery of DNA, and Watson and Crick, who used the imagery to confirm the double helix model. Unfortunately, Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 at age 37, five years before Watson, Crick, and Wilkins were awarded Nobel Prizes in Physiology for the discovery (Nobel


Prizes are not awarded posthumously). Following her work on DNA, she also conducted pioneering studies into the structure of viruses.

12. Clair Cameron Patterson (1922-1995)

Another great thinker who ought to be famous two times over, Patterson, a California Institute of Technology geochemist, is largely responsible for two equally incredibly distinctive yet chemically linked accomplishments: calculating the approximate age of the earth and campaigning for a massive overhaul of the lead industry.

The first feat was accomplished alongside fellow graduate George Tilton at the University of Chicago in 1953, where the two developed new lead dating methods and discovered the earth was roughly 4.6 billion years old—an estimate that has hardly changed to today. His legacy should have been cemented even if he hadn’t spearheaded one of the most important publicSunday, December 11, 2011

Why America Needs Tim Tebow's Faith

America needs Tim Tebow. In the midst of a deep recession, a national mood of cynicism, a farcical election campaign and a supposed apocalypse in 2012, Tebow inspires. Before watching his magical 20 yard touchdown run to beat the New York Jets in the last seconds of the game, I could have cared less about the Denver Broncos and their anemic season. Tebow's flagrant proclamations of his faith in the media and on field demonstrations of piety have inspired both ridicule and awe on a global level: see tebowing.com. I'm sure God doesn't care if the Broncos win or lose, but Tebow's evangelical zeal has given him unwavering faith in himself. He is neither arrogant nor egotistical and with Tebow


at the helm, Denver has won 6 of its past 7 games. Sports pundits across the nation have scratched their heads in disbelief as a quarterback with terrible mechanics and a low pass completion percentage continues to win games against formidable opponents. Of course, if he were losing, he would simply be the laughingstock of the nation. Karl Marx wrote that "Religion is the opiate of the masses." When I think of evangelicals, Ted Haggert of the New Life Church comes to mind. His relationship with a drug dealing male prostitute exposed his true hypocritical nature. I think of crazed humans speaking in tongues awaiting the rapture to save them from this earth filled with sinners. But faith in a higher power channeled into service to humanity hasgiven us our most iconic figures. Preacher Martin Luther King catalyzed the civil rights movement; Mother Teresa served God in the form of the the most destitute human beings; Gandhi harnessed his profound faith to free India from British Colonialism. Tim Tebow merely passes a football. He's no saint, but his purity of spirit in raising the level of his team's play, despite the obvious flaws in his game, make him an inspirational leader. As the recession churns on and America's zeitgeist plummets further downward, the powerful optimism of a young quarterback is worth paying attention to.


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Partnership with Zambia-based Conservation South Luangwa aligns with a new Conservationits last three.

Georgia also enters Sunday's contest having lost its last time on the floor and in two of its past three contests.

The Lady Bulldogs opened league play on Thursday night in Nashville and came away with a 66-58 loss to Vanderbilt.

Tennessee and Georgia have home wins over Georgia Tech and Lipscomb this season.

UT enters the contest with a 45-15 advantage in the series, including a 12-8 record vs. UGA in Athens.

The Lady Vols have won the last five games in the series and have claimed 13 of the past 14 meetings.

UT is only 12-8 all-time when playing at Georgia but has won six of its last seven trips to Stegeman Coliseum.


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2005 - L’Odyssée de Pénéloppe (Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad)
2001 - La Perte et le fracas (Alistair MacLeod, No Great Mischief)

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Paul Gagné and Lori Saint-Martin have been jointly awarded several translation prizes throughout their career. These include the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1993, the QWF Translation Prize in 2004, 2006 and 2008 and the Governor General's Award in 2000, 2007 and 2015. They have also been  shortlisted for the Governor General's Award  an additional twelve times.

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Ever wondered what Santa does when he's finished a long shift delivering pressies to everyone? Well, he takes a nice refreshing swim in the loch, of course!

Mr & Mrs Claus

On Christmas morning, Santa invites anyone mad enough to join him and Mrs Claus for a swim in Loch Leven. And the odd thing is that there was a fair crowd to join them this year. Even Santa didn't see that one coming.

18 hardy souls took to the water on Christmas morning

In all 18 hardy souls, plus 2 daft collies, met at the lochside by the Isles of Glencoe for a bit of a dip / swim. Storm Barbara was just abour ready to move on. Storm Conor was just about to put in an appearance.Taney Parish Activities

Taney Parish Activities

Taney Parish organises numerous activities for young people from Senior Infant age upwards. These include Girl Guides (Ladybirds, Brownies and Guides), Scouting (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts), and Youth Clubs among many other groups. These all take place in the Parish Centre adjoining Christ Church on Taney Road.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing to hold Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray in contempt of Congress for refusing to respond sufficiently to congressional subpoenas.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks in Washington, October 17, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

A report released on Friday by Republican staff of the House Financial Services Committee argued there was “ample evidence” to hold Cordray in contempt because of his alleged failure to fully comply with subpoena requests. Republicans on the panel have been fiercely critical of the CFPB’s regulatory work.

The report marked the most direct threat yet to pursue legal action against Cordray, who was appointed by Democratic former President Barack Obama after the agency was created under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

Thein an unwinnable war —is the apt one here. If Petraeus is so honest and full of integrity, what possible objection could he have to being sworn in? I had not the slightest hesitation being sworn in when testifying before the committee assembled by Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, on June 16, 2005. Should generals be immune? Or did his masters wish to give him a little more assurance that he could play fast and loose with the truth without the consequences encountered by Scooter Libby. With the microphone finally fixed, it quickly became clear. Petraeus tried to square a circle in his very first two paragraphs. In the first, he thanks the committees for the opportunity to “discuss the recommendations I recently provided to my chain of command


with the average time that petitions took to cross the 25,000-signature platform being slashed from 18 days during the first 10 months of the year to 9 days for the last two months. More than 60 percent of the petitions receiving 25,000 signatures last year did so in November and December.

"It's wonderful to see so many people using We the People to add their voices to important policy debates here in Washington and bring attention to issues that might not get the attention they deserve," Phillips wrote.

Launched in September 2011, the Obama Administration's online petition platform has become a venue for citizens to make serious policy suggestions, as well as air disapproval of recent events and enjoy a little whimsy. Recent petitions have sought to have the Westboromsuic that evokes both those artists, as well as fitting comfortably alongside the likes of the Vivian Girls, The Raincoats, Best Coast, Crystal Stilts and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Indeed, Frankie Rose was previously a member of both The Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts. Clearly, Indie-pop (as opposed to indie being dull, mainstream guitar rock) is back, and it means business.

Hailing from LA, and signed to legendary indie Sub Pop, their forthcoming album is entitled I Will Be. At the moment the only track of theirs commercially available in the UK is ‘Longhair’ on the recently released Rough Trade shops compilation, this surely cannot remain that way for very long.

Their music evokes the best parts of 60s girl groups and garage bands, s70s punk, 80s


to Stuart Braithwaite at an early Franz Ferdinand gig (The Venue, Edinburgh, 2003) and was so in awe I couldn’t bring myself to speak to him. There is a forthcoming film entitled Burning and the live album is called Special Moves. The tracklisting and details of the film can be seen here at their website. As yet there is no release date for the album, other than it’s slated for the spring -oh, and the artwork is designed by one-time labelmate and collaborator, Aidan Moffat! The album is also to be available on triple vinyl. Yum!

2010 is being tipped as being the year of Frightened Rabbit. Their third album, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, is released by Fat Cat on March 1, 2010 and it is hoped thatBig Roar

As the longest tenured defensive lineman on the team, Leonard Williams is taking on more of a leadership role in Year 4. In fact, he broke down the start of practice Tuesday.

"Since we've been back, he's been a lot more vocal," Bowles said. "Obviously that comes with a growing of age and confidence as well, but he's becoming more of a leader."

Everything as Advertised

The Jets pegged one of the top cornerbacks in the league when they signed Trumaine Johnson in March. Bowles praised Johnson and said he's "right there at the top" of the list of corners he's coached in the league. Reminder: Bowles coached CB Patrick Peterson during his time with the Cardinals before joining the Jets.

"He's not just bump-and-run. Trumaine's a good football player," he


said. "He's a good zone corner, he can tackle, he's very heady, he can see and he understands the game. Since he's got here, from his workouts to what he brings on the field and the way he approaches the game, he's been outstanding, especially for the young guys.

"He's a true pro. We're very happy to have him. He's been everything as advertised when we signed him."

New Rules

The NFL updates its rulebook at the Spring League Meeting each year and modifications were made to the way defenders can tackle in addition to some special teams tweaks in an attempt to improve player safety.

"We don't coach them to lower their heads in the first place, so our coaching is not going to change," Bowles said of the defensive rulenine teams are within three games of the playoffs. As Buffalo enters the "easy" part of their schedule, facing only one defense ranked in the top half of the league (Seattle) along the way, they can still claim a legitimate shot at the post-season. Here's what they're up against.

Indianapolis Colts (6-3, No. 5 in AFC): The Bills have faced the most difficult stretch of their schedule already after losing to San Fransisco, New England (twice) and Houston. The Colts, conversely, are entering the most difficult part of their schedule with games against New England and Houston (twice). The Bills also get a shot at Andrew Luck and company on November 25 - so despite the fact that they are three games behind, the Bills can catch the Colts


pretty easily down the stretch.

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3, No. 6): Starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his shoulder on Monday night, and there's no word on how long he'll be out. (He's questionable for this Sunday). He also has a baby on the way, and has said he would miss a game if necessary to witness the birth of his child. Pittsburgh enters the tough part of their schedule this week against the Ravens for the first of two matchups in three weeks. Their lead in the win column will be tough for the rest of the AFC unless they fall apart.

San Diego Chargers (4-5, No. 7): Just one game ahead of the Bills, the Chargers have lost four of their last five games. They have upcoming tilts against thethe Bengals may be the toughest team to overcome, as they make a run against the AFC West's bottom three teams in the next three weeks.

Tennessee Titans (4-6, No. 10): The Bills can be tied with the Titans after a win this week, but Tennessee would hold the edge thanks to their Week 7 win in Orchard Park. They have two tough games coming down the stretch against the Texans and the Packers, though they also play the 1-8 Jaguars twice over their final six games. That tiebreaker could haunt the Bills.

New York Jets (3-6, No. 11): The Jets still have one game left against the Patriots, and the bloom is definitely off the rose on offense, as they've been held under 10 points in consecutive games. Games


weeks, with each team receiving two bye weeks, instead of one. The league would get an extra week of national media revenue, and the players would get an extra week off while playing the same number of games.

Now, wait a minute. Didn't the NFL try the two-bye system for a year when I was three years old? (Thank you, Bill Simmons, for reminding me.) They did, and after ratings underperformed, the NFL changed it back the following year. But the NFL on television is a different game now than it was in 1993. NFL television ratings are as strong as ever. The league earns roughly $4 billion a year in television revenue, more than 140 percent increase from the early '90s (taking inflation into account). While most NFLTrey Burke declares for NBA Draft

Trey Burke is off to the NBA after formally announcing his intentions at a press conference in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.

Burke was a consensus All-American and National Player of the Year and led Michigan to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. The Michigan point guard is projected as a top ten pick by most draft scouts after averaging 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds per game during his sophomore season.

Burke is one of four Michigan players that have NBA options to weigh this spring. Tim Hardaway Jr., Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary have yet to announce announce whether they will enter the draft or return to school. While Michigan players were on hand for Burke’s announcement,


The massacre in Gaza and imperialist war policy

16 May 2018

May 14, 2018, the day the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out the systematic massacre of over 60 unarmed men, women, and children, will live in infamy. For hours on end, Israeli forces fired thousands of rounds of live ammunition at unarmed Palestinian demonstrators, injuring more than 3,000 people and killing eight children, the youngest of whom was just eight months old.

As Palestinians buried their dead Tuesday, Israel continued its massacre, injuring scores and killing one. In the course of the past seven weeks, the IDF has shot approximately 6,000 people with live rounds and thousands more with rubber bullets and tear gas. Over that period, some 109 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli sharpshooters, who have been filmedinterests of American imperialism.

Fifty-eight years ago, on March 21, 1960, the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, in which forces of the apartheid regime shot dead 69 unarmed demonstrators, was met with international outrage and revulsion. The event marked a turning point in the history of South Africa, setting in motion a colossal radicalization of the masses throughout the African continent. It was the beginning of the end of the apartheid regime.

In that period, amid an upsurge of the masses, the oppressed countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East were undergoing decolonization. Now, recolonization is the order of the day. All of the imperial powers are once again salivating over the carve-up of the Middle East. Israel forms the linchpin of the US-led offensive against Iran, and, as


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"Forever remembered by...."

"Lovingly remembered by...."

"Wife/husband and best friend of (number) years...."

"A Celebration of (deceased's name) life will be held on...."

Obituary Samples

The following are three fictitious examples of obituaries:

FORBES, Alex Downton
It is with great sadness that the family of Alex Downton Forbes announces his passing after a brief illness, on Saturday, April 3, 2014, at the age of 70 years.
Alex will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Joan and his children, Mike (Judy), Brad (Jill), Sue (Dan) Armandeau, and Ryan (Heidi). Bill will also be fondly remembered by his eight grandchildren, Brandy, Kala, Jack, Phillip, Jonah, Mackenzie, Paul and Austin, by his sisters, Ann (Joe) Kispinski, Eileen Rudolph and by sister-in-law Anne Forbes. Alex was predeceased by his brother Anton Forbes.

A Funeral Service in memoryof Alex will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., at the Oliver’s Funeral Home, 10005 – 107 Ave, Grande Prairie, with Rev. George Malcolm officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot at Emerson Trail Cemetery.
Those who so desire may make memorial donations in memory of Alex to the (name and mailing address of foundation/society).

Riley, Laura (nee Gorman)
On Monday, February 3, 2014, Laura Riley, wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away suddenly at the age of 36 years. Laura will be forever remembered by her husband and best friend Greg, and their precious children, Cody and Pamela, by her parents Jack and Ann Gorman, and by her brothers and sisters Andrew (Jill), Ken (Hope), Kim (Justin) Halow and Tianna (Wade) O'Halen. Andrea will also


be forever remembered by her numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and dear friends.

A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m., at Oliver’s Funeral Home, 10005 – 107 Ave, Grande Prairie.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in memory of Laura on Friday, February 7, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Joseph ’ s Catholic Church, 10404 - 102 Street, Grande Prairie, with Reverend Remi Hebert C.Ss.R. presiding.

Memorial donations in memory of Laura may be made to (name and mailing address of foundation/society).

Dalton, John "Jack"
John Dalton, known to friends as "Jack," passed away on September 4, 2014, at the age of 78 years.

A native of Grovedale, Jack attended the University of Alberta, graduated with a degree in law and practiced in the PeaceRiver area prior to being appointed to the bench of the Alberta Supreme Court.

In 1959, he began his law career with Dion and Dechant law firm where he was to spend his entire time in private practice. He was appointed Crown Attorney in 1980 and Justice of Family Court in 1982, serving in this capacity until 1990 when he was appointed as a Justice of the Alberta Supreme Court.

Jack served on the boards of numerous organizations, including Evergreen Park and the Tepee Creek Stampede, Parkinson's Research Foundation, as well as chair of the Alberta Toastmasters for three years.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Cora (nee Dechant), sons Colin, Jr. (Lori) and Adam (Jacquie), 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

A Celebration of Jack ’ s life will


Stmt. ¶ 21; Pacacha Decl. Ex. 1.)
The defendants allege that API assigned all of its rights in the Fellini film, including the rights assigned to API in the 1961 Cineriz-API agreement, to Astor Pictures, Inc. ("Astor Pictures") on January 11, 1962. (Defs.' 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 18; Pacacha Decl. Ex. 3.) Astor Pictures distributed the Fellini film in an English-subtitled version throughout the United States beginning in April 1961, marking the debut of the film in the United States. (Defs.' 56.1 Stmt. ¶¶ 19-20; Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶¶ 19-20; Butterfield Decl. Ex. 14, Feb. 1, 2008.)
The parties agree that on March 9, 1962 Riama assigned to Cinemat in the Riama-Cinemat agreement all global economic rights to the Fellini film that Riama then controlled excluding rights in Italy and itsstate with the most significant relationship to the property and the parties, but the scope of protection afforded to the copyright owner is determined by the laws of the state in which infringement is alleged to have occurred. See Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc., 153 F.3d 82, 90-91 (2d Cir.1998) (applying Russian law to issue of copyright ownership and American law to infringement issue). The parties agree that the Fellini film was in the public domain on January 1, 1996. The plaintiff claims it was restored to copyright protection according to legislation enacted in the United States to implement the obligations of the United States under the URAA. After the Uruguay round of GATT negotiations, Title 17 of the United States Code was amended in


copyright in the Fellini film. The film was released in the United States in 1961 and there was extensive media coverage of the opening. (Butterfield Decl. Ex. 14, Feb. 1, 2008.) This evidence lends credence to the defendants' argument that Cinemat could not have conveyed its interest to Hor in 1980 when the film had opened so publicly in the United States through a chain of title that is inconsistent with Cinemat continuing to hold the copyright. Moreover, Republic registered a restored copyright in the film in 1998. IMF received notice of the Republic registration when IMF filed its registration in December 2002. All of this evidence lends support to the defendants' argument that IMF does not hold the copyright to the Fellini film.
In any event, the plaintiffQatar to take legal action against Saudi Arabia in wake of Gulf boycott

Both Saudi and Qatari delegations to the ongoing World Petroleum Congress have largely avoided each other.

Women walk alongside the skyline of the West Bay area in Doha, Qatar. The country is seeking damages from Saudi Arabia over a blockade imposed by its neighbour that includes significant financial sanctions.Christof Koepsel/Getty Images

Qatar is to take legal action against Saudi Arabia for damages caused by the blockade imposed on Doha by Riyadh, the country's Attorney General's office has confirmed.

The confirmation came as the 22nd World Petroleum Congress – the industry's premier global event – got underway in Istanbul, Turkey, where the delegations of both countries have largely avoided each other given the ongoing diplomatic tensions.

Qatar has said a central


committee has been formed under its attorney general Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri to ensure those hit by the sanctions receive adequate compensation from the blockading countries, which also include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.

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In June, the aforementioned Arab nations accused Qatar of "adopting various terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at destabilising the region including the Muslim Brotherhood Group, Daesh (Isis) and Al-Qaeda" before severing ties.

The diplomatic row has since escalated to a full-scale economic embargo, especially on account of the hardline stance taken by Saudi Arabia, with the Kingdom's government having closed its borders, severing land, sea and air contact with the tiny Qatari peninsula reliant on it for food and materials.

Energy ministers of Qatar and Saudi Arabia – Mohammed Saleh Al Sada and Khalid Al-Falih– last appeared together at a joint Opec briefing on 25 May to convey the Opec / non-Opec extension of their 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) production cut. However, Sada is not scheduled to appear on stage at the WPC with any Saudi official, as confirmed by spokespersons of both nations.

At the WPC opening ceremony, where US Secretary of State and former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson was awarded the Dewhurst prize, the Saudis and Qataris also avoided public interaction while acknowledging the American official whom both parties have interacted with for decades.

Al Sada also said Qatar's exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to major partners remain unaffected by the boycott of Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies. The Qatari minister told the WPC its LNG


exports to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain accounted for less than 8% of its total.

The country's exports to Japan, India, South Korea and China – accounting for nearly 75% of the total - have not been affected.

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"Qatar remains committed to all its agreements with its partners and is determined to maintain this status despite the illegal and unjust embargo imposed on it," he added.

US Secretary of State Tillerson did not refer to the ongoing row at the WPC, but has previously called for a dialogue between Riyadh and Doha to resolve the stand-off.

Turkey's president and host of the congress - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - has also called for talks and offered to mediate. In concert with Iran, the Turkish administration has also stepped in to export essentialdoing business in our community.”

Kendrick, who is black, started working at The Meadows in August 2012 and held the position of grounds supervisor. After Stock posted the Facebook comments in December 2014, Kendrick took exception and told Stock that he ran the place “like a plantation.” After that conversation, Stock began “to build a case against (Kendrick) to facilitate his firing."

In June 2015, Kendrick suffered a heat stroke on the job and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. After taking a few days off to recover, he returned to work and was told he was suspended for being four minutes late. At the same time, Kendrick said he needed paperwork to file a worker’s compensation claim. The next day, he was fired.

“These instances are not really even


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Libyan leader says doctors have told him to rest

Benghazi, May 6, 2012

Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Saturday doctors had ordered him to rest because of a minor health problem.

Abdel Jalil, the chairman of the ruling National Transitional Council, told reporters he had been for a check-up at a hospital in the eastern city of Benghazi but that it "was nothing serious".

"Because of the amount of work and the circumstances and the problems we are facing every day... I had a small health problem," he said.

"What I am going through right now is nothing serious. It requires some rest for two or three days and there is no serious health problem. They gave me some sick leave. The period depends on the doctors," he added.

Jalilsaid he had visited a hospital in the capital Tripoli the day before.

"The tests are good, everything is reassuring. There is nothing to worry about. Yesterday I was in hospital in Tripoli and they recommended what the doctors recommended here today.”

“They advised me to stay away from the public eye, but I can't because I am busy with several meetings regarding some problems in Benghazi," he added.

Abdel Jalil was born in 1952. He served as justice minister under Gaddafi but resigned early last year and joined the revolt against the Libyan leader. – Reuters


Many American places have been named after Indian words. In fact, about half of the states got their names from Indian words. The name of Kentucky comes from an Iroquoian word (Kentahten), which means "land of tomorrow." Connecticut's name comes from the Mohican word (Quinnehtukqut), which means "beside the long tidal river." And the word "Podunk," meant to describe a insignificant town out in the middle of nowhere, comes from a Natick Indian word meaning "swampy place."

Alabama: may come from Choctaw meaning "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers."of India


Clinton won.

But both campaigns are putting increasing focus on the 247 delegates up for grabs in New York, which votes April 19, and Pennsylvania, which goes one week later and has 189 delegates. Four other Eastern states also vote on the 26th: Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware (which offer a combined 195 delegates).

-- The Sanders campaign hosted a block party to open its Brooklyn field office – not far from Clinton’s national headquarters – on Saturday. “Sanders plans an aggressive push in New York, modeled after his come-from-behind victory a few weeks ago in Michigan,” Philip Rucker reports. “He intends to barnstorm the state as if he were running for governor. His advisers, spoiling for a brawl, have commissioned polls to show which contrasts with Clinton —been 23 points, and Sanders's median victory in caucuses has been 26 points, Clinton’s median victory in primaries has been 23 points, and Sanders's median victory in caucuses has been 26 points, Philip Bump tabulates . “There are only five more caucuses on the Democratic calendar, all of them very small contests and only two of them U.S. states: Wyoming, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and North Dakota.” Everything else is a primary, which works to Clinton’s advantage.

-- But even if Hillary gets the nomination on the first ballot, the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia could be contentious. Or, at the very least, not the coronation that Denver was in 2008. The nastiness and coarseness of the attacks on the Republican side continue to overshadow the Democratic


the total number of U.S. citizens killed in the Brussels attacks to four. Justin and Stephanie Shults moved to Belgium in 2014. They were from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Lexington, Kentucky. Both were accountants. (NBC)

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Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano began erupting, sending ash 20,000 feet high and prompting flight warnings. ( . ( CNN The PEZ Candy Company abruptly canceled its annual Easter egg hunt in Connecticut after parents wreaked havoc on the event: one child suffered a bloody nose after allegedly being pushed to the ground by an adult. Others reported broken Easter baskets in the scuffle. ( Others reported broken Easter baskets in the scuffle. ( Hartford Courant An American Airlines pilot was arrested in front of passengers after failing a sobriety test ON THE RUNWAY, momentsbefore the plane was scheduled to leave Detroit. (Peter Holley) A man was charged with a DUI after veering off the side of the road and hitting a parked police cruiser in Virginia. The officer, who was sitting inside his car when it was hit, was not injured. ( The officer, who was sitting inside his car when it was hit, was not injured. ( Michael Smith A Georgia man lost his leg after firing a semiautomatic rifle at a lawnmower that he'd packed with explosives. The man shot multiple rounds into the mower until it exploded, causing shrapnel to sever his leg below the knee. ( The man shot multiple rounds into the mower until it exploded, causing shrapnel to sever his leg below the knee. (


videos surfaced of a white police officer shooting an unarmed black teenager 16 times. ( AP Hawaii lawmakers are trying to ban the sale of ivory and other wildlife parts, but they're encountering heavy resistance from local merchants. ( but they're encountering heavy resistance from local merchants. ( AP Robert De Niro canceled the screening of a controversial anti-vaccine film at the Tribeca Film Festival, one day after he'd defended including the movie. ( one day after he'd defended including the movie. ( Peter Holley Police in Anaheim, Calif., are investigating an apparent pipe bomb explosion. No injuries were reported in the afternoon blast. Some homes were evacuated. ( No injuries were reported in the afternoon blast. Some homes were evacuated. ( The Orange County Register A skullsymbolic attempt to destroy evil, a night of catharsis by way of pyrotechnics."

Ivanka Trump delivered her third child, Theodore James:

-- A good profile of Ivanka -- "The ‘Anti-Donald’ works to protect the billion-dollar brand” -- just posted. From Mary Jordan and Jonathan O'Connell: “While her 69-year-old father bashes Chinese leaders for ‘ripping us off,’ Ivanka Trump shares a video on Instagram of her 4-year-old daughter singing a Chinese New Year song in Mandarin. With the elder Trump off running an increasingly polarizing campaign for president, Ivanka Trump has been stepping up her profile in the family’s real estate empire, where she is seen as the ‘anti-Donald’ protecting the family’s billion-dollar brand … Last week, while Trump was retweeting an unflattering picture Cruz’s wife, Ivanka was tweeting tasty recipes.


Bernie Sanders:

After a bird landed on Sanders's podium at a rally:

Lots of Easter celebrations across the political world. Cruz dyed Easter eggs with his daughters:

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) dug into some crawfish:

Sen. Angus King (I-Me.) spent Easter morning with a congregation on the slopes:

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) celebrated his birthday with a hamburger cake:

GOOD READS FROM ELSEWHERE:

-- New York Times, "How the GOP elite lost its voters to Trump," by Nicholas Confessore: "The story is one of a party elite that abandoned its most faithful voters, blue-collar white Americans, who faced economic pain and uncertainty over the past decade as the party’s donors, lawmakers and lobbyists prospered ... While the party was drawing more of its money from an elite group of the wealthy, it was drawing moreten most dangerous cities in America,’ the petition states. ‘By forcing attendees to leave their firearms at home, the RNC [is] putting tens of thousands of people at risk both inside and outside of the convention site.’” HOT ON THE RIGHT “Obama plays at least 46 full days golf,” from the Washington Examiner: “President Obama, fresh from his whirlwind spring break trip to Cuba and Argentina, hit the links for some R&R Saturday, playing his 281st round since becoming president. That is slightly more than three quarters of a year of days playing the presidential sport for Obama. The president typically plays for at least four hours, sometimes longer, putting his time at over 1,100 hours golfing, or at least 46 full 24-hour days.”

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afternoon. The Capital Weather Gang forecasts: “The week’s first cold front zips through early, with some scattered showers. By mid-morning, they should be moving away, making way for gradual clearing during the afternoon. As the sun emerges, temperatures pop up well into the 60s.” The rest of the week should be pretty nice.

-- The teenager killed Saturday on a Metro station platform was shot in front of his mother and two younger sisters, a relative said last night. From Michael Laris and Martin Weil: The youth, who was identified as Davonte Washington, 15, was a quiet young man, who 'didn’t party' and 'didn’t do drugs,' said his grandfather, Victor Leonard, in an interview. He was on his way to get a haircut for Easter when he was shotat the Deanwood station in Northeast Washington. ... The two sisters who saw the attack were 6 and 9 years old. ... Washington was a freshman at Largo High School in Prince George’s County and a member of Air Force Junior ROTC there. ... According to a preliminary investigation, the teenager apparently was involved in a conversation that escalated into an argument. At some point, the other individual is believed to have drawn a gun and fired, D.C. police said. No arrest has been reported."

-- The University of Virginia men’s basketball team lost to Syracuse 68-62, ending their tournament run.

-- The Wizards beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-88.

-- Starbucks will begin serving wine at four locations in the Prince William County area, rolling out an expended “Evenings” menu


that features craft beers and small plates of food. A few hundred locations nationwide are slated to begin selling alcohol this year. (Jonathan Hunley)

-- Longtime patrons and former employees are mourning the loss of a Fairfax City Baskin-Robbins, which was forced to close its doors after 54 years due to an upcoming highway project. (Steve Hendrix)

-- “Denied because of her skin color, a civil rights advocate returns to campus to be honored,” by T. Rees Shapiro: “As a young black girl in the 1950s, Gladys White Jordan saw how privilege was largely determined by skin color. Her mother, a maid, kept house for the president of the University of Mary Washington, which served as the selective women’s college of the University of Virginia. Jordan dreamed of attending Marypercent of the median salary for men in the state. In Gov. Larry Hogan’s office, it is just 68 percent. (Fenit Nirappil)

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In San Francisco, a British tourist was attacked by a man trying to rob him (he later died):

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Detroit — Jamarria Hall stood outside Osborn High School, where he graduated at the top of his class in 2017, now saying that time there was four years lost.

Hall knew something was wrong the moment he stepped in the door his freshman year in 2014: the moldy smell of the school hallway, dead mice in the bathroom, water falling from the classroom ceilings into buckets or onto students' heads.

Teachers failed to show up for class for days, Hall said, and students were sent to the gymnasium to watch movies. Classrooms lacked textbooks. And no one, from students to teachers to administrators, seemed to care about the inferior learning environment at his Detroit public school, said Hall, now 19.

“Is this really school? Is this really education? Is this howConstitution. Maybe it should be, but it's not," Long said. "Those kinds of questions under the state Constitution are much closer."

Historically lagging

TheDetroit district has struggled with low test scores historically, on state tests like the M-STEP and on a national test known as the "Nation's Report Card."

In the last decade, the district has ranked dead last among 20 major urban cities in every subject on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. When the case was filed in 2016, proficiency levels hovered near zero in nearly all subject areas tested at the schools named in the case.

Some sobering statistics persist today: 93% of DPSCD students read beneath grade level, most of the 100 city school buildings are in need of $543 million in repairs and teacher vacancies


challenging the state's position that it has no responsibility in the case because it no longer controls Detroit schools, and second, how the Supreme Court has spoken about the role of literacy in a constitutional democracy, giving all of its residents the opportunity to play a meaningful role in society.

Rosenbaum said the large number of legal briefs filed by non-parities in the case is significant.

At the time of the lawsuit's filing, the plaintiffs were students at five low-performing schools in Detroit: three schools in the Detroit Public Schools district, which is now known as Detroit Public School Community District, and two charter schools.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state department of education, the state board, state superintendent and others are defendants in the case. Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown saideducation and literacy are among the governor's highest priorities.

"Although she has not taken a position on the merits of this case, the governor has always believed every child has a birthright to a good education,” Brown said.

In court, Whitmer's attorneys have argued that because Detroit schools have essentially been returned to local control, the state should not be subject to the lawsuit and the appeal should be dropped.

The state operated Detroit Public Schools for about 14 years, starting in 1999, when the Michigan Legislature removed the locally elected board of education amid allegations of mismanagement and replaced it with a 7-member reform board, until 2016, when the state released the district from eight years of emergency management.

On the side of the children are Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel,


Detroit's public school district, the City of Detroit, the state's teachers unions, civil rights groups and more than 68 leading education scholars and organizations.

Nessel, also a Democrat, took an opposing position from the state in the case, saying Detroit students have a constitutional right to an adequate education. Nessel filed a legal brief siding with Detroit school children.

Two busloads of Detroit students, parents, community activists and others are headed to Cincinnati early Thursday morning to attend oral arguments and show their support for Nessel and state board vice president Pamela Pugh, who supports the students in the case, despite being named a defendant.

DPSCD superintendent Nikolai Vitti is also headed to Cincinnati, he said, to "respect the dedication, fight and struggle" that the community has been a part ofto restore local control for the school district. Vitti came to the district a year after the lawsuit was originally filed.

"This lawsuit ... speaks to years of educational injustice in Detroit linked to imposed governance structures that stripped the city of local control, low student achievement and disinvestment in children and employees who serve them," Vitti said.

"No district in this country experienced the brutal history of what DPS endured, more importantly, what children endured. No state government, regardless of legal interpretation, can morally say children do not have a right to literacy."

During emergency management, Vitti said students were denied a strong public education, and there must be accountability for that.

"The state took over the district, without the people's consent, and the district went backwards," he said. "Adults need


school students. He has increased professional development, principal training and funded new positions. The district has seen a drop in out-of-school suspensions, a decline in chronic absenteeism and an increase in reading and math scores.

During his four years at Osborn, Hall and his classmates lived through two emergency managers — Roy Roberts and Darnell Earley — as well as retired federal judge Steven W. Rhodes, who acted as a transition manager until the district returned to local control on Jan. 1, 2017.

Hall, who played point guard on Osborn's basketball team, left Detroit to attend Tallahassee Community College. He went for one semester the first year and stopped to work as a janitor. He began classes again this school year and is hoping to transfer to a four-year university.

HallWater Safety Campaign

Officials are warning people to be extra careful around pools, lakes and canals after three adults and a child drowned in separate incidents over the past week.

The Sheriff's Office is joining the YMCA and local mayors in Pembroke Pines Tuesday to promote Water Safety Week, which begins March 12.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the initiative includes free swimming lessons for kids and water safety classes for adults.

On Sunday, 7-year-old Damien Tubbs drowned in a pool at an Oakland Park apartment complex where he was attending a barbeque with his father. Deputies say he wandered into water that was too deep for him.

The others deaths included a man who drowned while swimming in a lake, another found floating in a backyard pool and a man who


A former Mountlake Terrace, Washington, police officer who was vilified and fired because he supports the decriminalization of marijuana has won a massive settlement from the city and Snohomish County. The two entities will pay Sgt. Jonathan Wender $815,000, in addition to three years of back pay. But wait -- there's more: The city will also pay him his $90,000 a year salary for the next two years while he stays on administrative leave and then retires with full benefits.

Wender is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and a professor at the University of Washington, where he writes and lectures about police work and drug policy. While a police officer, he had repeatedly and publicly criticized the department and its commanders over a number of issues,including drug law enforcement. That public dissent irked commanders and led to the department and the Snohomish County prosecutors office ultimately firing him on a pretext.

In July 2005, Wender received a call from a woman who reported a marijuana plant growing at her ex-husband's house. Under the couple's divorce settlement, drug use was forbidden because of the presence of children. Wender responded by telephoning the man and telling him he was "foolish and irresponsible" to be growing a pot plant and to "do what he needed to do" immediately. But the woman entered the house the next day, saw marijuana plants still there, photographed them and gave the photos to narcotics detectives, who raided the house.

Both department commanders and Snohomish County prosecutors used the incident to begin investigations


of Wender, with prosecutors labeling him a "Brady cop," or a police officer whose integrity or honesty is so in doubt that prosecutors must tell defense attorneys about the allegations. That was enough to get Wender fired, even though he was never charged with a crime.

He sued, alleging the department and the county violated his free speech rights and fired him because of his political beliefs. He also claimed that prosecutors and the department gave him no opportunity to challenge the "Brady cop" finding, thus violating his right to due process.

That the city and the county settled the case instead of going to trial showed that Wender was targeted for his political views, his attorney, Andrea Brenneke, told the Seattle Times after the settlement was announced. "He wasenforcing the law," Brenneke said. "The department and prosecutors made an assumption that because of his beliefs about the war on drugs that Sgt. Wender wasn't doing his job. That's not true."

Depositions from several other local police officers taken in the case showed that, while they might have handled the 2005 case differently, they all thought his response was within his discretion as a police officer. But his commanders and county prosecutors saw an opportunity to get rid of someone whose views challenged theirs. Now, the good citizens of Mountlake Terrace and Snohomish County will pay.


it intend to do more than protect its independence. The Anglo-French Entente (1904) had led the Belgians to perceive that the British attitude to Belgium had changed and that they would fight to protect Belgian independence. A General Staff was formed in 1910 but the , Lieutenant-Général Harry Jungbluth was retired on 30 June 1912 and not replaced by Lieutenant-General Chevalier de Selliers de Moranville until May 1914.

Moranville began planning for the concentration of the army and met railway officials on 29 July. Belgian troops were to be massed in central Belgium, in front of the National redoubt of Belgium ready to face any border, while the Fortified Position of Liège and Fortified Position of Namur were left to secure the frontiers. On mobilisation, the King became Commander-in-ChiefNYPD are searching for a man who randomly assaulted two women within five minutes on Friday. Shocking video of the incident shows the unidentified man grabbing a 17-year-old woman and throwing her on the ground before running away near the Tribuzio Meat Market in Brooklyn. And just five minutes later, the same man exposed himself to a 31-year-old woman at a bus stop near the market. When the victim tried to run away, the man pulled down his pants a second time and punched her in the face, causing a laceration to her lip, according to police. The attacker has been described as a black man, around 30 to 40 years old and five-foot-nine. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black hooded jacket, black sneakers and


Pomo summer: the last project in our Postmodernism season is by one of Britain's greatest architects. With its distinctive stripy facade, rounded clock tower and colourful courtyard, No 1 Poultry was James Stirling's last completed building, but is currently the focus of a preservations battle involving some of the world's best-known architects (+ slideshow).

Built on a wedge-shaped site in the heart of the City of London, No 1 Poultry contains shops at ground and basement levels, with five floors of offices, and a roof garden and restaurant above. The building's ship-like prow and clock tower with projecting balconies dominate the junction at Bank Underground Station. Its exterior is clad in stripes of pink and yellow limestone, and its two long facades are characterised by the layering of angularand curved forms.

Designed by Stirling in 1985 but not completed until 1997 – five years after his death – No 1 Poultry was one of the British architect's last projects. He was knighted in recognition of his contribution to architecture just days before his death and in 1996, the RIBA even renamed their prestigious Building of the Year Award the Stirling Prize after him.

Born in Glasgow in 1926, Stirling studied architecture at the University of Liverpool, and later became as assistant at the firm of Lyons, Israel and Ellis. Over the 1950s and 1960s, a new generation of influential British architects would pass through the London-based firm before going on to become well known in their own right, including Neave Brown, Richard MacCormac and Rick Mather, as well


as James Gowan, Stirling's future business partner. The duo founded Stirling and Gowan in 1956, and quickly gained national recognition.

Gowan was often overshadowed by Stirling's sometimes outrageous behaviour and public persona. The duo split after the completion of their Engineering Building at the University of Leicester in 1963 – commonly considered the UK's first Postmodern building – and Stirling continued with new partner Michael Wilford.

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Despite being some of the most critically acclaimed Modern structures in the UK within architecture circles, Stirling's buildings were plagued with problems and were often less appreciated by the British establishment and wider public.

Stirling and Gowan's history faculty and library at Cambridge University leaked and featured wildly varying internal temperatures.

"As well asbeing an original and internationally admired talent, who is sometimes said to be the Francis Bacon of British architecture, he also designed some of the most notoriously malfunctioning buildings of modern times," wrote Guardian architecture critic Rowan Moore in 2011.

"Stirling was seen as the very type of the award-winning architect whose buildings don't work. He was, to boot, arrogant, lecherous and sometimes boorish. At a party in the apartment of the New York architect Paul Rudolph, he chose to express himself by urinating against its huge window, from the terrace outside, facing into the crowd of guests."

Some time in the early 1970s, Stirling's architectural style seemed to shift. "Seemingly overnight Stirling became Postmodernism's unsuspecting and unwitting poster child," wrote critic Martin Filler. According to Andrew Saint: "his architecture


stopped being clipped and wiry and grew monumental and fat."

Architect and theorist Charles Jencks, in his seminal book The Language of Postmodern Architecture, drafted Stirling into the Postmodern cause, earmarking him as part of the revolt against the "high tech" Modern architecture of his contemporaries.

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Stirling rejected the Postmodern label. But he did acknowledge that the style he was developing was in direct opposition to the "grey" architectural mainstream.

"If we do another building in this country, it should be colourless, perhaps grey or brown – preferably the latter – or better still maybe just invisible," he joked in a speech at the Clore Gallery in 1987.

In this period, humour and surprise became Stirling's architectural language. Many of the designelements of No 1 Poultry seem to be intended to suggest a child's toy: the cylindrical courtyard, with its triangular lightwell and coloured walls; the submarine-like clock tower; and the striped facades.

Like many of the best Postmodern buildings, No 1 Poultry also makes some provocative historical quotations and references to its historic neighbours.

"The building makes people smile, it's the slightly naughty child but very much part of the family of historic listed building around Bank Junction – it has the same DNA as Hawksmoor's Saint Mary Woolnoth, Lutyens Midland Bank and Soane's Bank of England," Laurence Bain, project architect and former partner at James Stirling Michael Wilford and Partners, told Dezeen.

The building's height, symmetrical plan and divided facade matches the surrounding buildings. Stirling planned it around a longitudinal


axis with two similar facades. These are divided horizontally in three and vertically into five, with the layers alternating between angled and curved forms. Both facades have a central wedge-shaped entrance that gives access to the central rotunda, with two arcades on either side.

No 1 Poultry's clock tower, with its horn-like projecting balconies, also mimics nearby structures, as well as referencing Greek and Roman rostral columns, which were erected to celebrate naval victories.

"Amongst its sombre neighbours, No 1 Poultry is ambiguous in both demanding acceptance but wanting to retain its uniqueness, with its puzzling yet unified facade, its bright colouring and Egyptian entry corridor," said Geoffrey H Baker in his book The Architecture of James Stirling and his Partners.

Despite Stirling's impressive reputation, the building was not widely appreciatedin 1985, but for over 20 years before that, Palumbo had been fighting to replace the listed buildings with an 18-storey glass tower designed by Mies van der Rohe.

Over time though, the building has become part of the fabric of London, and is recognised as one of the most important examples of commercial Postmodern architecture. But, like the Portland Building in the USA, its current owners – investment fund Perella Weinberg – are keen to update the structure for the demand of contemporary office and retail use.

They have commissioned London firm Buckley Gray Yeoman to overhaul the structure, with alterations including changes to the facades, entrances and windows.

Buckley Gray Yeoman partner Matt Yeoman told UK architecture site Bdonline, that the changes were of a "minor nature".

"There's a real


concern that the tenants and occupiers won't stay and that the client will struggle to reoccupy the building if that happens," said Yeoman. "We like and respect the building and the architecture and we are just trying to adapt it to the changing needs of society."

Architectural preservation group the Twentieth Century Society is campaigning for the building to be protected with Grade II*-listed status – just like the buildings that stood on the site before. It has found support from a large number of James Stirling Michael Wilford and Partners employees, including Michael Wilford. Norman Foster and Richard Rogers have both written to the UK's heritage body Historic England objecting to the proposals, while the original developer, Peter Palumbo, has described the plans as "shallow, empty and ofno account".

"The proposed alterations dilute the architectural design intent and risk chipping away at the wit and sophistication of this building which makes it stand out," said Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society.

"This building is a playful, contextual masterpiece and a remarkable speculative office development from the 1990s. It is an outstanding example of Postmodern architecture, a style which is only just beginning to be studied and understood in historic terms. The assessment of this building for listing should trigger a re-evaluation of Postmodern architecture."

One of the biggest concerns is that the alterations could destabilise the public nature of the building. While No 1 Poultry's function was to provide five floors of office space, its public spaces provide a connection missing elsewhere in the City. They


include open shopping colonnades on the Poultry and Queen Victoria Street facades, an open light-filled courtyard, a rooftop garden, and even access to the underground station below.

"[No 1 Poultry's] success comes from its accessibility, legibility and immense character – many thousands of people walk through the heart of the building every day glimpsing up to the sky or following the rain drops down to the concourse level some take the lifts which pop out like a cork from a champagne bottle in the middle of the oasis that is the public roof garden and enjoy the views right across the City," said Bain.

At the beginning of this month, Stirling's widow called on the City of London planners to reject the scheme in UK architecture magazine the Architect's Journal.

ZahaThe planned “Veronica Mars” revival has officially been picked up at Hulu.

The series, which will see the return of Kristen Bell as the title character, will consist of 8 episodes and is slated to debut in 2019. Bell made the official announcement Thursday on Instagram, which can be seen below. News of the revival first broke in August.

As part of the deal, Hulu has also struck an agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for the SVOD rights to all past episodes of the original series. Seasons 1-3, as well as the 2014 feature film, will be available to stream next summer.

In the new installment, spring breakers are getting murdered in Neptune, thereby decimating the seaside town’s lifeblood tourist industry. After Mars Investigations is hired by the parents


of one of the victims to find their son’s killer, Veronica is drawn into a mystery that pits the enclave’s wealthy elites, who would rather put an end to the month-long bacchanalia, against a working class that relies on the cash influx that comes with being the West Coast’s answer to Daytona Beach.

Original series creator Rob Thomas will executive produce and write the first episode. Bell will also executive produce along with Diane Ruggiero-Wright and Dan Etheridge. Thomas’ Spondoolie Productions will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The series was never a ratings breakout but received strong critical acclaim and developed a cult following after its cancellation, with both Thomas and Bell often talking of continuing the show. In 2013, Thomas and Bell announced they were launching abeing consistent both to the rules of the language as well as the rules of the API.
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Dobson was 47-18 in his six seasons at King’s Academy, coaching the Lions to four playoff berths.

“The transition in coaches can be challenging, especially when you have a great coach in Coach Dobson leading your program,” King’s Athletic Director Adam Winters said. “Heath is a strong leader and I believe that he possesses the experience, enthusiasm, and drive to build on The King’s Academy football program.”

Nivens, an offensive-minded coach who will likely use the spread, went 34-16 in five years at University Christian. He was previously head coach at Ben Lippen School in Columbia, S.C. from 2003-07. His teams have gone to the playoffs in six of his nine years as a head coach.

He was also an assistant coach (running backs, kicking game) at West Texas A&M from2001-02.

Nivens got into coaching directly after playing for Lou Holtz at South Carolina. He was a walk-on offensive tackle for the Gamecocks, who defeated Ohio State in the Outback Bowl and were ranked 19th in the country during his senior season, 2000.

Nivens is a native of Irmo, S.C. He and his wife, Kristin, have been married for seven years and have one child, Cullen (2).


training. Student-athletes receive scholarship support provided by the Red Cross and State Farm Insurance.

"This program is incredibly exciting as it demonstrates the value of successful andmeaningful partnerships and celebrates the impact of youth leadership."

"The ARC-NAIA Youth Leadership Program is an exceptional opportunity for NAIA student-athletes to become involved in a national initiative and develop lifelong leadership skills. The impact of this program is proven and is designed to incorporate the Champions of Character initiative. This partnership is unique to the NAIA and I look forward to its continued success."

- Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO

Participating student-athletes receive:

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A $2000 scholarship

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A two-week internship at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, D.C.City region plan for Cardiff, Newport and Bristol unveiled Published duration 4 February 2015

media caption The cities involved have already formed partnerships to shape transport plans

Details on how Cardiff, Newport and Bristol plan to work together as a city region under the title of Great Western Cities have been unveiled.

It is hoped the move will boost the economy in the region and help to develop renewable energy.

The announcement is the latest step for councils either side of the Severn Estuary to work together to rival England's 'northern powerhouse'.

The cities involved have already formed partnerships to shape transport plans.

In November, the leader of Cardiff council warned that the capital would lose out if it did not work with another major centre like Bristol.

The launch report said the three cities


were already amongst the most successful in Britain, with a combined economic output of £58bn, but could do better.

'Super-city regions'

It said investment in the region must focus on improving connectivity, realising the "energy potential" of the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel and promoting the region as a high-quality destination for international business.

The RSA City Growth Commission, which looked at how to develop cities' economic growth, identified the Severn region as one the the six powerhouse "super-city regions" in the UK.

Phil Bale, Cardiff council leader, said the Great Western Cities region would be complementary to the Cardiff Capital City Region, and if it did not go ahead Cardiff would lose jobs and investment.

He added it was "not in any way" in conflict with the Welsh government but was aboutFans will have the opportunity to watch the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League tie with Bayern Munich on a big screen at Anfield.

The screening of the match, in association with BT Sport – the exclusive live broadcaster of the competition in the UK – will take place on Wednesday March 13.

Before the game begins, supporters will be able to enjoy a range of entertainment, including face painting, live music and more.

Food and drink can be purchased on the concourses and taken to seats to enjoy during the match. Those looking to beat the queue can also pre-order refreshments to be delivered to their seat during a break in the game, or collected from the concourse, by downloading the SeatServe app.

Turnstiles will open at 6.30pm, with entry closing


15 minutes after kick-off.

Parking is available in Stanley Park car park for £5 per vehicle, which will be payable at the gate on the night.

Tickets for the live screening will be available to purchase from Liverpoolfc.com from 11am on Thursday February 21 until 5pm on Tuesday March 12 and are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children.

After that time, the club will not be able to accommodate any further walk-up sales.

Local young fans from four high schools – North Liverpool Academy, Alsop High School, Notre Dame Catholic College and The Academy of St Francis of Assisi – will be invited to attend the screening as part of the club’s Red Neighbours programme.

For further information and to purchase tickets, please click here.A wealthy businessman has been acquitted of rape charges after his lawyer argued that women are “especially good” at lying.

Mark Giannini was accused of raping a young woman in 2014, after luring her to his mansion in Memphis, Tennessee under the guise of a job interview for the position of housekeeper.

The woman testified that the 51-year-old choked and raped her and the next thing she remembered she was waking up at the hospital.

Investigators also alleged that Mr Giannini forced the victim to swallow urine, faeces, and blood.

But Mr Giannini's defence team said the sex was consensual and questioned the woman's credibility.

"People can be very good at lying," his attorney Steve Farese told Memphis Criminal Court in closing arguments. "Women can be especially good at it because they're the


People watch a concert organized for the opening of the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan at the Dostuk checkpoint on September 06, 2017. (Archive)

Farmers from Uzbekistan travel to the Teshik-Tash market in the city of Osh with their goods.

Citizens of Uzbekistan build themselves a shelter from the sun with boxes and refrigerators at the Dostuk checkpoint.

Dayworkers carry refrigerators for Uzbek citizens in the market in Kara-Suu. (All photos by Danil Usmanov)

In late June, the Dostuk crossing on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was a suffocating crush of human activity. People carrying box-loads of goods waited for hours in vast lines under the punishing sun.

The scene would have been unimaginable even a year ago.

Dostuk (“Friendship”), which lies next to the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, has been workinga sprawling bazaar in Kyrgyzstan around 30 minutes from Osh that sources almost all its wares from China. Those goods then get driven by van to an improvised distribution point at Dostuk. The people performing the back-snapping task of hoisting the goods through the border are casual laborers, or mardikory, as they are known in Uzbek.

The system has been a boon to people like 24-year old Khursanali Djurabayev, who previously worked as handyman in his Uzbek village near the frontier. When the border regime loosened, he got a few jobs on building sites in Kyrgyzstan, where the pay is a little better. But after being cheated by employers a few times, he decided there was better money to be made transporting household appliances.

When Djurabayev crosses into Kyrgyzstan, he


Three nations come together in friendship to share their dumpling wrapping skills

The dumplings known in Japan as gyoza are typically filled with diced cabbage and pork. Most of the time they’re also packed with enough garlic to make them as dangerous a temptation for office workers on their lunch break as a frosty mid-day beer.

Even though China, Japan, and Korea all have distinct food cultures, being so close to one another on the map means that some things are bound to cross borders. Case in point: all three countries love gyoza, and rightly so!

But while they’re united in their love for the food is universal, it turns out each nation has its own unique way of wrapping them, as our Japanese correspondent living in Germany recently found out.

Onemilitias west of Taiz city, and anti-al Houthi sources claimed that al Houthi militias withdrew from parts of the city following the arrival of artillery reinforcements. The al Houthis took control of a strategic roadway to the east of Taiz city, and pro-al Houthi forces shelled residential neighborhoods in Taiz city and the surrounding region. Coalition warplanes launched airstrikes on an al Houthi military base west of Taiz city on November 3. The escalation in Taiz likely reflects the combatants’ desire to secure strategic territory in the buildup to UN-led peace talks expected in mid-November.[2]

Clashes continued between pro- and anti-al Houthi forces in the central Yemeni governorates of Ibb, al Dhaleh, and al Bayda, located between Taiz and Sana’a. Pro-al Houthi militias shelled several villages in Hazm al


an Asian background, but with a majority white cast.

The Martian (2015), which had two Asian characters in the book, but were both changed to non Asian characters in the movie.

Aloha (2015), which had Emma Stone play Allison Ng, a character that was originally a quarter Asian in the source material.

It’s a lot right? I’m only naming some big ones from the past three years. But why don’t we take a look at how things are progressing for other minorities in American media.

Coco (2017) came out last year and has been well received by critics and audiences alike. It has an almost entirely Latino cast and comes off as a sincere love letter to Mexican culture.

Black Panther (2018) is another film regarded as an achievement for minorities. It appealstime friend who shares similar obscure musical interests and promised to make me a cake for my birthday ten years ago. He hasn’t made the cake yet.

Cong Guo – Asian-American actor and friend who I met on an overnight shoot where they made us wear loincloths in 30 degree weather. He’s gone viral on Reddit a few times.

Austin Amberg – Bff and musician who also occasionally writes scores for films. We used to play in a band together. The two of us met when he hit me with a giant pizza box in high school. We talk about this kind of stuff all the time.

Shaun Morris – Filmmaker and friend who I’ve collaborated with probably a dozen times. Occasionally we play Dungeons and Dragons.

The Facebook Squabble That Swallowed


Republicans in New York called upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other Democrats to denounce vandalism and violence after a Republican office in New York City was damaged this week.

“Last night one of our state headquarter buildings was attacked by radical leftists," said Marc Molinaro, the state Republican Party's nominee to challenge Cuomo for governor. "This type of political violence and rank vandalism is unacceptable. We are one nation and one state. We must not revert to violence under any circumstances."

Molinaro tweeted photos showing that the New York state Republican headquarters had had windows smashed, door locks filled with glue, and "anarchy" symbols spray-painted on the entrance.

In a statement Friday, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox joined Molinaro in calling the attack on GOP headquarters "unacceptable."

Both GOP leaders called onspeaker was Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, a group that describe themselves as "western chauvinists."

The clashes appeared to be between the Proud Boys and groups that were protesting McInnes' speech. No serious injuries were reported.

The three people who were arrested face assault charges.

After the Friday evening clashes, Cuomo denounced the violence that occurred at the GOP headquarters.

"Authorities must review these videos immediately and make arrests and prosecute as appropriate," he said. "Hate cannot and will not be tolerated in New York."

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat who is running for state attorney general, said, "I am disturbed and disgusted by the videos I've seen of members of the neo-fascist, white supremacist Proud Boys group engaging in hate-fueled mob violence on the streets of


reports that Gwoza was under rebel control.

Boko Haram is also believed to be in control of other areas near Gwoza in southern Borno, as well as large swathes of territory in northern Borno and at least one town in neighbouring Yobe state.

Nigerian soldiers have reportedly refused to deploy to retake the town, because of a lack of adequate weapons.Britain's Primer Minister Theresa May addresses the country after Britain's election at Downing Street in London, Britain, June 9, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON - A controversial working relationship between the British Conservatives and the North Ireland Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was agreed in principle Saturday.

The so called supply and confidence deal, aimed at keeping Prime Minister Theresa May in power at 10 Downing Street, came under immediate attack.

Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, who served as a minister in the previous coalition government, called on details of a deal struck between the two parties to be published.

Cable, beaten in the 2015 election, regained a parliamentary seat in Thursday's general election, which ended with the Conservatives being forced to form a minority government.

The Conservatives won 318 seats, not enough for a majority in


to be published, saying: "The actions of this (Conservative) government will have profound implications for the Brexit negotiations and the future of our country. At such a critical time, the prime minister must be clear with the people about the deal she has stitched up with the DUP behind closed doors."

Tom Watson, deputy leader of the main opposition Labour Party described the proposed arrangement as "a grubby deal for a coalition of chaos."

Alastair Campbell, the former Labour Party spin doctor who worked with former prime minister Tony Blair, hit out at the deal, saying May threatened the peace process in Northern Ireland by negotiating a "sordid, dangerous and distasteful" deal with the DUP.

Blair was a participant in the peace formula which brought to an end three decades oftroubles between pro-republican and pro-unionist forces in Northern Ireland.

Professor Jon Tonge from the University of Liverpool, an expert on Irish politics, writing in tomorrow's Observer newspaper about the deal, commented: "The DUP's monopoly status as the friend of the Conservative party means a high price tag. Yet, other than continuing vetoes over same-sex marriage and abortion legalisation, the DUP leadership will not be interested in reinforcing the party's religious outlook. It will come down to what money the Conservatives can offer Northern Ireland. And Conservatives, gay or straight, Catholic, Protestant or atheist, will have to offer plenty."

Earlier Saturday, May's top aides, her joint chiefs of staff both resigned. They quit following reports that a number of Conservative MPs would force a leadership election if the pair remained in


Delhi loses patience with Commonwealth Games By Geeta Pandey

BBC News, Delhi Published duration 3 September 2010

media caption Sanjoy Majumder gets a first hand look at one of the venues

It was meant to be Delhi's moment of glory.

By staging the Commonwealth Games successfully in its capital, India wanted to announce to the world that it was an emerging superpower.

But the run-up to the Games has been a huge public relations disaster.

Delhi was told it would be "world-class" by 2010.

But the Games start in just over a month and the city is nowhere near ready.

Deadlines missed

The Games village where athletes and officials are going to stay still needs lots of work.

Many of the stadiums are still being renovated. At least one - Shivaji Stadium - is no longer a venuebecause the authorities admitted it would not be ready in time.

Even ticket sales have been delayed.

And the city looks as if it has been bashed up physically - many roads are dug up, others have massive craters and potholes.

Pavements - which were broken up with the promise that new ones would be laid soon - are still unwalkable.

image caption Chief Minister Sheila Dixit (left) is now seeking divine intervention

In many areas, shops, restaurants and businesses complain they are losing out on trade.

And unusually heavy monsoon rains have further delayed the work, adding to the misery.

The deadline for Delhi to be Games-ready was initially 31 March. After several extensions - first to 30 June, then to 31 July, then 31 August - it is now mid-September.

The authorities, however, insist


that the Games will be a resounding success and everything will be in place when the curtain goes up on 3 October.

But as deadline after deadline falls by the wayside, people in Delhi seem to be losing patience.

"The Games were awarded in 2003, so work should have been completed by 2008. That would have given them two years to test the facilities," says Delhi-based architect and author Gautam Bhatia.

"Anywhere else, even a delay of a day or two would have been taken seriously, but I'm quite amazed by the casual attitude of the officials here."

Worth it?

A whopping $2.35bn (£1.5bn) is being spent on the Games but the city has been "a dismal showcase" for it, he says.

"The quality of a lot of the work is second-rate. Millions offor high-definition telecast."

Mr Kalra says the taxpayer is being defrauded in the name of the Games: "What should have cost X is costing 10X, and what should last years will last a fraction."

'National shame'

There appears little popular support for the Games. Some have even called for the event to be abandoned.

"The goal of portraying Delhi as a world-class city and an international sports destination has led the Indian government to lose sight of its priorities and legal and moral commitments to its people," says Miloon Kothari, former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, who heads a group called the Housing and Land Rights Network.

A recent report by his group says the high expenses of the Games are likely to create "a negative financial legacy for the country".

The Games


at June 30, 2018, it is the parent company of the 95-year-old Riverview Community Bank, as well as Riverview Trust Company. The Bank offers true community banking services, focusing on providing the highest quality service and financial products to commercial and retail customers. There are 19 branches, including 14 in the Portland-Vancouver area and three lending centers. For the past 5 years, Riverview has been named Best Bank by the readers of The Vancouver Business Journal, The Columbian and The Gresham Outlook.

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the truck on August 21, 1947, he continued working and worked every day until October 23, when he was sent to a doctor. He returned to work on January 2, 1948, and was given lighter employment *777 than that in which he had engaged before he was struck. It appears that petitioner made no outcry when he was struck. He said nothing to the driver of the truck, did not tell him that he had been hurt. And he made no claim against respondent until March, 1948.
Respondent's bill of exceptions referring to the closing argument made to the jury by the attorney for petitioner sets out argument describing the positions of petitioner and the driver of the truck immediately before the accident and then the following:
"Now, I askhis job; he is making money he is satisfied with. That kind of a man is suddenly hit by the truck and is thrown down. And I tell you a truck, at half a mile an hour, of that weight, would make you feel like your head was popping off your shoulders. Mr. Sterrett said it gave him that kind of feeling, in his deposition, and in his pleadings and on the witness stand he said he had that kind of feeling from it, and he also said he was bruised across his back. But the important thing I want to point out is thishe was not a man looking for a lawsuit. He got up and those were the things that affected his consciousness at that time,


that both counsel for respondent and the court believed that petitioner's counsel in the first part of the argument above quoted was about to urge the jurors to place themselves in the position of petitioner as plaintiffs and in effect to decide the issues from a prejudiced viewpoint rather than from an impartial consideration of the evidence. Before the sentence was completed the objection was made and sustained and the jury was instructed not to consider what had been said. The argument that followed was of a different nature from the unfinished sentence to which objection was made, and considering the whole of it we believe that it was not made in deliberate disregard of the ruling the court had made. It was not an invitation to thejurors by putting themselves in the place of the plaintiff to decide the issues as they would have them decided were they themselves litigants. It was a suggestion or a request that in their deliberations they take into consideration petitioner's position, his meager education, his situation in his employment, his desire to remain in it and to make money. These things are mentioned in connection with references to the sudden and severe blow which affected for a brief period petitioner's consciousness and to his getting up and going about his business without losing time from his work and with no thought about a lawsuit. The entire argument made after the objection was sustained is fairly construed as intended to explain petitioner's failure to make outcry and his failure


GM Announces Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative Plan

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Although plug-in advocates still prefer their EVs, GM has continued research in Hydrogen fueling technology. GM and The Gas Company have announced that 10 organizations have joined the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative, a new plan to have up to 25 H2 stations in Oahu and its 1 million residents by 2015. According to TGC president and CEO Jeff Kissel: "Hydrogen, used as a fuel, will reduce our dependence on petroleum starting today."

Some of the 10 new partners involved are: The state Department of Business, Economic Develop and Tourism, U.S. Department of Energy, FuelCell Energy, Aloha Petroleum Ltd, and U.S. Pacific Command, supported by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Army Pacific, and the Marine Forces. EV advocates are not especially thrilledThey collect and haul milk over fixed routes on a regular schedule and regard their routes as valuable assets capable of barter and sale like franchises; each of the plaintiffs acquired his route, in whole or piecemeal, for a substantial price.
The haulers' routes may be viewed in at least two ways. While each route consists minimally of a series of stops at producers' farms, the routes seldom if ever overlap and may alternatively be regarded as covering distinct geographical areas. The routes are separated only from the routes of other haulers servicing the defendant's plants; the haulers (and presumably the defendant) compete vigorously with other haulers (and with other dairies) for the business of producers within the haulers' geographical ranges. The haulers' charges are paid with funds deducted


from the price paid the member producers by the defendant for their milk.
The marketing agreement and the defendant's by-laws outline the procedures by which the member producers participate in the fixing of the rate at which the haulers are paid.
It was the plaintiffs' claim that by conduct, oral expressions and reliance over a number of years there had come into existence a contract between the plaintiffs and the defendant by which the *614 defendant granted each hauler an exclusive right to haul to its plants milk from producers in the geographical area defined by his route.[1]
The defendant expanded its operations during the 1950's and 1960's by acquiring smaller dairies but the affected producers and haulers apparently were incorporated into the existing supply system without significant difficulty. Around 1973the Miller Road Dairy, a local Flint operation, went out of business. Most of the milk that had been going to Miller Road was diverted to Detroit. However, one of the Miller Road haulers, Joe Glass, began hauling the milk collected from the producers on his Miller Road route to defendant's plants. Glass's producers were located in plaintiff McDill's territory, their farms interspersed with those served by McDill. McDill asked the defendant to enforce his exclusive hauling rights in that area, and the defendant refused.
At about the same time, a similar situation developed in plaintiff Bone's territory. Independent Dairyman's Cooperative of Imlay City marketed milk produced by its members to a number of different dairies. Eventually, the last of Independent's usual customers, Twin Pines Dairy, stopped buying Independent's


persons, co-partnerships, or corporations made and entered into for the purpose and with the intent of establishing and maintaining or of attempting to establish and maintain a monopoly of any trade, pursuit, avocation, profession or business, are hereby declared to be against public policy and illegal and void."
Antitrust legislation began in the late 19th century as a response to the ingenuity and ruthlessness which some entrepreneurs exhibited in controlling markets and eliminating competition. Leading the way was the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 USC 1 et seq., which prohibited certain combinations in restraint of trade. The Michigan statutes are patterned after that act.
The potentially devastating impact these new statutes could have made on legitimate business practices was avoided when the Supreme Court of the United States, in Standard Oilthose ascending in the dorsal columns distribute throughout most of the rostrocaudal extent of the same nucleus. Afferents from brachial levels terminate mainly in the cuneate nucleus and in the external cuneate nucleus. Degeneration and autoradiographic material concurrently demonstrate that non-primary afferents to the cuneate nucleus terminate preferentially within certain cytoarchitectonic subdivisions of this nucleus. Ascending spinal afferents to the dorsal column nuclei originate mainly from the ipsilateral dorsal horn, particularly from its medial part at upper cervical levels and from a band of gray, throughout the cord, largely corresponding to lamina IV and adjacent laminae. Large neurons along the lateral border of the ventral horn at lumbar levels may also contribute non-primary afferents to the ipsilateral dorsal column nuclei. These anatomical results provide some cues to a


Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, saw almost daily demonstrations from April to June, some of which turned violent.

The opposition accuses President Nicolas Maduro of moving towards a dictatorship, and want him to resign. But Maduro says the opposition is conspiring with foreign entities, specifically the United States, to destabilise the country.

Here is how it all started.

How did the protests start?

Legislators election suspended. In January 2016, the Supreme Court suspended the election of four legislators - three that were enrolled with the opposition and one with the ruling party - for alleged voting irregularities.

The opposition accused the court of trying to strip them of their super-majority, and went ahead and swore in three of the legislators in question.

Supreme Court takes over the National Assembly. In response, the Supreme Courtruled that the entire National Assembly was in contempt and all decisions it made would be null. WATCH: Surviving Venezuela: Smuggling Dreams

The deadlock continued when the court suspended a stay-or-go referendum against Maduro and postponed regional elections until 2017.

After the National Assembly refused to approve the country's state-run oil company, PDVSA, from forming joint ventures with private companies, the Supreme Court ruled on March 30 that it will take over the Congress' legislative powers.

Protests start. On the next day, protesters in Caracas took to the streets to protest the court's take-over the National assembly.

The court quickly reversed its decision on April 1, but street protests continued on an almost daily basis for over three months with regular clashes exchanges of rocks and tear gas between young protesters and