not only hegemonic masculine ideals, but also power and prestige that
men attempt to procure through appropriating behaviors that are
detrimental to their health (Courtenay). Through these risky and harmful
behaviors that include suppression of pain, denial of health needs,
sexual aggression, physical dominance, violence, sexual conquest, denial
of physical discomfort, and disregard of physical pain, men embrace
risks, reject femininity, exhibit fearlessness, and perform their
masculinities that disregard health. Those who fail to do so risk being
ridiculed and relegated to inferiority and hence lack of power and
prestige. These activities that define and enact masculinity are
informed, shaped, and upheld by cultural norms and institutional
structures that reward men with money, power, and prestige (Courtenay).

(4) Interview questions also focused on the use of alcohol in their
sexual interactions; their perception of the beginnings of a sexual
relationship; their viewswhere courtesans were
summoned as professional entertainers formed an integral part of the
official and business routine where social relations of officials,
literati, artists, and merchants were conducted. Every official
entertained his close colleagues--superiors and inferiors and
merchants--to conclude or to negotiate deals. An official could ensure
his promotion by introducing his superior or an influential politician
to a discreetly chosen courtesan, and by the same means, a merchant
could obtain a much-needed credit or an important order.

(6) Before liberation, men could gain economic and political power,
but in the Maoist society, they were stuck in socialist work units
earning the same meager wages as women. The party-state constantly
watched over them, stifling their personal ambitions and prohibiting
them from speaking their own minds. That led to men's feminization
and lack of initiative and creativity. It was believed that the Maoist
state's


alliance with liberated women stifled men's ability to
discover their own strength and led to their feminization.

(7) David Gilmore's cross-cultural study of various
masculinities and R.W. Connell's call for both international and
local approaches to the study of masculinity have generated much
interest. Zhong Xueping and Kam Louie examine masculinity through
in-depth readings and intricate analysis of Chinese films and literary
works that were produced throughout the crucial historical junctures in
China. Zhong utilizes a feminist psychoanalytic lens to argue that
Chinese men feel "besieged" in post-Mao China and attempt to
negotiate an image of strong men vis-a-vis women and the state as a part
of the effort to create a geopolitically strong Chinese nation. Kam
Louie traces the historical changes of the dyad wenwu (cultural
attainment-martial valor) and argues that this dyad is an analytical
tool and theoretical construct facilitatingweather, we held SSIs and FGDs in built environments, under a tree, or even in our vehicle if no more suitable place was available. Interviews were conducted in Chichewa, the local language, recorded on a Sony IC recorder, transcribed in Chichewa, and then translated into English by research assistants. NP, who is bilingual in Chichewa and English, vetted all translations for accuracy. Our researcher in the field (NP), accompanied our quantitative research team to health facilities, where she observed interactions and events in public areas of the hospital or clinic, and sometimes spoke casually to patients or HCWs in and around those areas. She took light notes while observing and followed those up with detailed field notes written in private. No confidential information was collected during the observations,


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UN: 140 Million Girls Will Become Child Brides by 2020 at Current Rates

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The UN Commission on Status of Women, Session 57, debated inclusion of child marriage in agreement on eliminating violence against women, as Malawi seeks to raise its legal age of marriage from 15 to 18. More than 140 million girls will become child brides by 2020 if current rates of early marriage continue, according to the UN.

Of that number of girls aged under 18, 50 million will be younger than 15, says the UN Population Fund, which co-hosted a panel on child marriage at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Thursday.

Although rates of child marriage vary between and within countries, most take place in rural sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.

In south Asia,agreement on eliminating violence against women and girls is now being debated.

On Thursday, the World Young Women's Christian Association presented a petition to CSW urging the conference to commit to ending child marriage by 2030, and make the issue an indicator in any future development goals.

However, there are significant barriers to achieving this in many countries, particularly poor countries, which have fewer resources to keep girls in school and which see early marriage as a traditional, accepted practice.

To address the issue in Malawi, the government is in the process of pushing through legislation to raise the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18, which it hopes will be in place by 2014. It is also attempting to get, and keep, more girls in primary and secondary school.

The


serious effect on social and health aspects."

According to the UN, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death for girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in poorer countries. Stillbirths and deaths of newborn babies are 50% higher among mothers under the age of 20 than among women who get pregnant in their 20s.

Efforts to address child marriage have been on the cards in Malawi for a number of years, but under the presidency of Banda, the issue has become more pressing. The issue has been included in the government's Safe Motherhood initiative.

Part of that initiative is to involve local tribal chiefs, working with them to encourage their communities to send their children to school, especially girls, and to dispel the idea that marryingprovider of a three-wheel electric vehicle to the public safety and private security markets, contracted for 4,000 e-Zone vehicles from CT&T for sale to police departments in the US for use in applications such as parking enforcement. (Earlier post.)

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Skakel still not free

Published 5:26 pm, Friday, November 22, 2013

Michael Skakel is not a free man. Yes, he was released last week after 11 years in prison, but Martha Moxley's murder in 1975 keeps him trapped in a different sort of prison.

The shadow of guilt follows Skakel. He was already a haunted child after the murder on Oct. 30, 1975, stumbling from one school to another and battling alcoholism. Thursday marked a major victory for the Skakel family, and their dedication to Michael is admirable in its own way. But these latest events could open new fissures within the family.

In overturning the original conviction, Judge Thomas Bishop declared attorney Michael Sherman's defense of Skakel incompetent, in part because of his failure to identify Michael's older brother, Thomas, asa possible suspect. If the state is able to reconstruct and generate a new trial against Michael Skakel, his new lawyer will certainly be expected to point the finger at Thomas.

The sadness for both families is incomprehensible. Martha's mother, Dorthy, said Michael's release left her feeling numb. She is a heroic figure, standing by her daughter's side decades after her death.

For the Skakels, Michael's release comes when his own son is 14, just a year younger than Michael and Martha were at the time of her death. Thomas Skakel, meanwhile, must brace to take his place closer to the center of the spotlight focused on this case. The questions surrounding his actions on the night of the murder have never been far from any analysis of the investigation.


LAKE PLACID, NY - AUGUST 02: Jack Eichel #9 of USA Blue is stopped by Thatcher Demko #1 of USA White during the 2014 USA Hockey Junior Evaluation Camp at Lake Placid Olympic Center on August 2, 2014 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — All he wanted to do was play hockey. By age two, Jack Eichel was walking around the house with a yellow mini-stick in his hand. By three, he had already started skating by pushing a crate around on the ice to maintain his balance.

When he was four, Eichel was told by minor hockey organizers in Chelmsford, Mass., that he was too young to join their program and would have to wait. He pestered his parents, Bob andThe Rape of Paradise

The Second Century

Hawai'ians Grope Toward Sovereignty As The U.S. President Apologizes

Perceptions MagazineMarch/April 1996, p. 18-25

by Johnny Liberty with Richard Neff Hubbard

Self-determination is the deciding by a people of a nation what form of government they shall have without reference to the wishes of any other nation ... the people have a range of choices from total assimilation within another nation, territory status, autonomy, statehood, free association, commonwealth, to total independence and sovereignty.

In August 1993, exactly a century after the Kingdom of Hawai'i was overthrown by the United States and annexed into "the Land of the Free," a Hawai'ian common-law court convened to hear citizens' formal charges against the de facto "State of Hawai'i" and the corporate U.S. government.

Meeting over a nine-day period on five of


the main islands, the court concluded its hearing on the 34th anniversary of President Eisenhower's order to add a star to the U.S. flag (for the new State of Hawai'i, ignoring that this further trampled the kingdom's sovereignty).

Unlike some mainland common-law courts whose decisions have been brushed off by their statutory counterparts, this one, which called itself "The People's International Tribunal," made itself not only heard - but felt. In fact, it spurred the U.S. Congress to pass PL (Public Law) 103-150, which attorney Francis Boyle evaluated this way:

"The USA is admitting that the invasion, overthrow, occupation, annexation, starting in 1893, violated all the treaties, violated basic norms of international law, and the U.S. Constitution ... the overthrow of a lawful government .... Under international law when youa member of the Ohana Council, he claimed to be the sovereign for the Nation of Hawai'i but soon withdrew from that position in favor of a smaller role.

Web Editor's note: Kanahele was selected by a council of approximately 200 Hawaiian kupuna (elders) in March 1994 to serve as Head of State for transition of the Nation of Hawaii, and has retained this role ever since. Kanahele has never claimed to be "the sovereign" for Hawaii, and as the transition proceeds the position of Head of State is open for others to fill according to the will of the kupuna and the Constitution.

The Nation of Hawai'i wrote a preliminary constitution in 1994, presenting it to a mixed council of native Hawai'ians at Iolani Palace & White Sands Beach


on January 22, 1995. This was a significant and historic time when the Hawai'ian people united and deepened their commitment to self-government. The draft of the constitution was inconsistent; seemed to have been written not on the bedrock of knowledge and experience, but in the clouds of good intentions; and was not based on the organic law of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, common law or the law of nations. Still, it marked the beginning of the true sovereignty movement in Hawai'i. The framers' intentions were good, and amendments can be considered during the constitutional convention.

Regarding the sham charges against Bumpy, so far the Nation of Hawai'i itself has failed to recognize that he remains an impaired U.S. citizen and that he entered an Article I court and askedfor recognition of his sovereignty using a bar-licensed attorney. That's a winning formula for a losing court battle: impaired status, wrong venue for recognition of sovereign status and transferring one's power of attorney to a foreign agent of the established power structure.

On the other hand, Bumpy and the Nation of Hawai'i have inspired many others to found the Interim Provisional Government Council and begin restoring the constitutional Kingdom of Hawai'i. They deserve much honor and blessing for their contribution.

Similarly, Mililani Trask, Prime Minister, and her group, Ka Lahui Hawai'i, deny that any part of the de factoState of Hawai'i or its Office of Hawai'ian Affairs (OHA) is legal. Their focus has been on "cultural sovereignty," returning the land to the Hawai'ian people and "haole go home." Yet, when


valid through bloodlines, the need to maintain order requires that Hawai'ians follow the de jure process established in the Constitution for the Kingdom of Hawai'i for naming a successor.

Of course, anyone willing to take political, economic and legal responsibility for one's own life can be (and is) a king or queen unto oneself. As inherent sovereign individuals, we can choose to repatriate into a republican form of government already established or create our own. Presuming to assert sovereignty over someone else, however, without a de jure process, would simply be one more overthrow of legitimate self-government.

Keeping Tabs on the Movement

In 1993, the Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Commission (HSAC) was created to advise the State of Hawai'i governor's office. HSAC submitted legislation to "acknowledge and recognize the unique status themust be understood to be nothing more than a political subdivision and administrative agent of the federal United States government.

The truth is, there never was nor ever could be a sovereign State of Hawai'i as part of the Union. First, this "State" was not created on equal footing with the Union states; instead it was given a "special grant" of Statehood.

Third, there is no common border between Hawai'i and the states of the Union, so all of its external commerce is international, not interstate. Since no admiralty/maritime law exists under "the law of the land" in the united states of America and only the federal government has admiralty jurisdiction on the high seas, Hawai'i would fall exclusively under federal law and admiralty/maritime jurisdiction like the other U.S. territories.

Fourth,


Hawai'i was not lawfully annexed in 1898, merely placed under military occupation and rule by a Joint Resolution of Congress. This highly irregular "annexation" violated international law.

Fifth, the "Republic of Hawai'i" was a fraud imposed on the peaceful people of the kingdom by wealthy landowners who wanted to control commerce in the islands. The Republic of Hawai'i was created to prepare Hawai'ians for annexation and second-class citizenship. Many documented irregularities regarding Hawai'i are being brought to the attention of the sovereign people. The Kingdom of Hawai'i was usurped, not lawfully annexed as a U.S. territory nor admitted as a lawful, sovereign state.

Due to admitted acts of insurgency, rebellion and the overthrow of the constitutional Kingdom of Hawai'i, the de facto State government is under continued impairment and isproperly considered irregular. The legislative and judicial branches of government, already well established prior to the invasion, were not overthrown. Only the executive branch was overthrown and replaced with a territorial government under the federal United States. Today, the de facto State of Hawai'i is a legal fiction and fabrication, null and void ab initio ["from the beginning"], as documented by the admissions and confessions of PL 103-150. The State of Hawai'i no longer exists.

The Road to Sovereignty

The State of Hawai'i, the federal government, are ... the civilian arms of the military occupation authority, and ... do not have sovereign powers. The sovereignty resides in the people. ... An independent sovereign nation state is one way a people who are threatened with extermination by means of genocide can


effectively and fight back against this continuing encroachment.

The colonial powers have systematically bankrupted themselves - politically, economically, and morally - so the time is ripe for the sovereign nations of the world to gain the upper hand. If they will form strategic alliances and diplomatic relationships, they can bring forth quite another "world order" from the remains of the old, dying system.

Johnny Liberty operates the Cascadian Resource Center in Eugene, Oregon. In ceremonies at the Iolani Palace on November 23, 1995 (the Second Anniversary of Public Law 103-150), he was appointed General Advocate Liaison and Ambassador from the Kingdom of Hawai'i to the united states of America.

11. Article III of the U.S. Constitution defines and establishes the court system. In recent times, however, courts have instead tended toCompletely redone two bedroom/one bath home in kings road est. This home has vaulted ceilings, plant shelves and The dining room boasts a built in hutch. The living room and bedrooms have new carpet and the interior of the home has been repainted. The kitchen has all black appliances including a vented microwave. There are pass thrus to the dining room above the kitchen sink and counter. Both of the bedrooms are good sized and have larger closets. The bathroom has new vinyl and can be entered either thru a bedroom or the hallway. The home has a large two car garage, fully fenced in backyard and a full sprinkler system. The home is across the street from a neighborhood park. This home is located well with only


Albert Buckley

Lt.-Col. Albert Buckley   (10 April 1877 – 13 November 1965) was a British Conservative politician and businessman.

Early life and education
Buckley was born in Great Crosby, Lancashire, the son of wool broker William Buckley and Mary Hannah Buckley. His father was a nephew of Edmund Buckley and became a partner in his firm. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby and Aldenham School.

War service
In the Boer War, he was awarded the Queen's Medal with three clasps. During the First World War, he commanded the 5th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Bar and wounded.

Career

Buckley entered Parliament for Waterloo in the 1918 general election. He held office under Bonar Law as a Junior Lord of the TreasuryFollowing a 9-month absence, regular season football returned to New Orleans on Sunday. 34 points, 507 yards and 27 first downs were accumulated by a rampant Saints offense – yet it still wasn’t enough as the Black & Gold agonisingly came up one point short in their season opener against the Oakland Raiders.

To identify exactly where the Saints went wrong on Sunday (and also highlight what went right), we’ve broken down the all-22 game tape, tallied up the snap counts and worked out individual player grades including written analysis for every Saint that took the field against Oakland.

For those of you viewing our Player Grades for the first time, our Player Performance Grading System uses a 9-point color-coded “temperature based” scale to produce an easy to understand visual


one of the TDs – more than playing their parts in what was a pinpoint dissection of the supposedly improved Raiders secondary.

On the ground, the Saints never truly committed to the run – but they still used the run game effectively – picking up yards when needed and keeping the Oakland defense honest, totalling . John Kuhn especially looks a great addition to the Saints various I-Form packages, with the fullback showing the impact a true lead blocker can have on the run game. Mark Ingram may have felt slightly hard done by to have only taken to the field for 42% of the Saints offensive snaps – but truth be told – such was the dominance of the Saints passing attack, there wasn’t any undue need toforce #22 back into the game.

One player who won’t be forcing his way back into the New Orleans offense any time soon is CJ Spiller, who was a healthy scratch on Sunday and has subsequently been cut. A sorry end to an underwhelming time in the Big Easy for the former Top-10 draft pick. Travaris Cadet assumed “scat back” duties instead on Sunday, and interestingly his 26 snaps were more than Spiller ever received in any single game with the Saints. Unfortunately for Cadet, his efforts to capitalise on his extended action were somewhat hit and miss.

One final thing to note is Pete Carmichael appeared to take the lead with the majority of the play calling on Sunday, and it resulted in the Saints looking somewhat revitalised in


head again.

Interestingly, despite the awful numbers in the box score, the Saints defensive line was probably the strongest position group on the day. Outside of the 75 yard TD run by Jalen Richard, the Saints held the Raiders running backs to just 76 yards on 23 carries. This was very much thanks to strong defensive line play from the trio of Cam Jordan, Tyeler Davison, and Nick Fairley. In terms of pass rushing, the defensive line was far less effective, failing to record a sack and only getting a handful of QB hurries on Derek Carr’. However, this was as much due to the Raiders very deliberate “quick release” horizontal passing game as it was failings along the line. Oakland had a clear gameplan and executed it veryuse of a 3-man front in the Dome – even though the Saints seem to lack the personnel up front and at outside linebacker to effectively operate such a scheme.

The linebacker position is where things really started to unwind for the Saints on Sunday. Craig Robertson was thrust into a starting role at WLB due to Dannell Ellerbe’s injury, and to his credit he played exceptionally against the run. He looked absolutely lost in coverage though, which was an unfortunate theme for his most common partners James Laurinaitis and Michael Mauti too. Free-agent acquisition Laurinaitis looked a step off the pace all game, and failed to really have any impact. It was highly disappointing, given that the reason for his acquisition was that he would represent an instant


Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Overnight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill MORE on Sunday declined to fully rule out a push for regime change in North Korea as President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Bidenappearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE prepares for talks with Kim Jong Un.

Pompeo, who has met twice in person with Kim in recent weeks, was asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" if he assured the North Korean leader that the U.S. would not try and remove him from power.

"I have told him that what President Trump wants is to see the North Korean regime get rid of its nuclear weapons program in completely and in totality," Pompeo said.

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"And in exchange for that, we are prepared to ensure that the North Korean people get the opportunity that they so richly deserve," he continued, explaining that the U.S. would lift economic sanctions and allow private capital to flow into North Korea.

Pompeo visited Pyongyang last week in preparation for


WorldStage Newsonline– President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja urged Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to work harder in injecting more resources and technical expertise to improve supply of electricity across the country.

Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari made the call when he received a delegation of Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs led by Oba Ewuare II at the State House.

Buhari assured that the electricity companies that the Federal Government would sustain efforts in building transmission infrastructure.

He called on Nigerians to show more understanding with the DisCos and federal government as more expertise and resources would be committed to improving electricity.

He noted that the supply of gas for transmission had improved overtime and withteamwork between the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Ministry of Agriculture, states and other stakeholders including farmers.

He promised that more would be done to diversify and strengthen the Nigerian economy.

In his remarks, Oba Ewuare II congratulated the President for winning the 2019 elections, urging him to utilise the opportunity to improve the livelihood of the people.

He urged Buhari to prioritise issues that directly impact on development like electricity and road infrastructure during this tenure.

He said: “We pray the almighty God to help you put in place a formidable team of men and women of proven integrity that will join you to take this nation to the next level.

“Considering that Edo State is the only APC state in the South-South, may we crave Mr President’s indulgence to have two


slots.’’

The traditional ruler said the situation of electricity in Edo had worsened over the years, adding: “May I, on behalf of the people of Edo State, use this platform to further appeal to Mr President to intervene in this pathetic situation.’’

The traditional ruler, who listed the Benin-Abuja road as a project that would help Edo indigenes, said he placed a curse on all native doctors that facilitated human trafficking in the state, and the fear of reprisal had yielded positive results.

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Santiaguito

Volcanic offshoot beckons trekkers to the Highlands

A mere infant in geologic time, the Santiaguito lava dome is a steam- spewing, smoke-belching spectacle

just outside Quetzaltenango in Guatemala’s Western Highlands.

Rising more than 8,000 feet above sea level, Santiaguito (Little St. James) is one of the world’s most active lava-dome com- plexes, consisting of several jagged peaks that have been forming in the aftermath of the catastrophic eruption of adjacent Volcan Santa Maria over a century ago.

Santa Maria, a 12,375-foot, roughly 30,000-year-old volcano, had been dormant for at least 500 years, if not several thousand, before a 10-month series of earthquakes signaled impending volcanic activity. On Oct. 25, 1902, Santa Maria erupted with such force that its volcanic ash reached San Francisco, California, some 2,500 miles away.

The disaster killed at leastthe mountains by late morning, the day began with a 5 a.m. pickup for the half-hour drive to Llano del Pinal, a pueblo at the foot of Santa Maria. Edgar, a knowledge- able young guide from a local indigenous family, led the way in the morning fog.

Through fields of corn, potatoes, beans, onions, flowers and more, the trail rose along the base of Santa Maria. Occasionally, workers equipped with machetes, shovels and hoes walked or rode by on horseback to farm fields on the slopes.

Prominent on the horizon was the Siete Orejas (Seven Ears), a volcano with seven peaks that are said to resemble ears.

It took about two hours to reach the mirador, at an altitude of about 1,300 feet, providing breathtaking views of the Santiaguito siblings in


Jonny Arthur has looked at the South East region, including the return of a Great Britain Men’s player that will shake up the whole division.

The 2015/16 season of South East University Ultimate saw a major shakeup, with the top four teams all trading wins and losses, and in a rollercoaster season we had champions not called Sussex for the first time in years. UCL produced one of their finest performances in years to take the title before pushing on to 11th at Nationals. Portsmouth also showed massive improvements from previous years, narrowly missing out on the Regional title after a first game loss to UCL before finding an incredible run of form at Nationals to claim a very impressive fourth place.

This year the South East is already shapingUniversity Ultimate in the South East.

UCLU Silverbacks

Starting with the reigning champs, UCLU Silverbacks look to be in store for a tough time if they want to retain this season. Having lost eight players from the core of their Nationals team from last year this team will be in need of a swift transition, with lots of players needing to step up if they are to be challengers. The strong core of remaining postgrads certainly works in their favour in this regard. Look for captains Tom Anthony (FIRE), Dan Janman (Camden) and Jon Low to provide a consistency and experience levels that can drag up any University team. How well these three can work with developing first and second year players looks to be the key for UCLU this


most dangerous players in Europe, being a key component of the GB Open and Clapham set-ups and looks to be this year’s nightmare matchup for pretty much any University team.

It would be a mistake to think of Sussex as a one man team however. Much like Portsmouth, this is essentially the same team as last year and, with nearly half the first team squad spending the summer playing together for Brighton City, this looks like an impressively well-connected team. Their victory in the Open division of SICKO over a strong field, including Sublime, shows just how far this team has come and already working well together. Look for Brighton City players Christian Turvill, Luis Semple and captain Will Seth in particular to be key players throughout the season.newly promoted Hertfordshire arrive at the top table of South East Ultimate supremely confident and, after retaining the vast majority of last year’s team, feel ready to challenge the regions more storied teams. Ernest Simons (FIRE) and Connor Wood, who has experience playing all over the world, will be vitally important in getting the team challenging like they want to this year, bringing the experience and throws needed in Division 1.

Outside of these two, Hertfordshire will need some of their second year players to make big strides to replace the few leavers from last year’s team. Charlie Chandler and Dan Forder appear to be two players poised for a break out year at University level after impressing in their rookie year last time round.

Even with there being no


and come the end of the year we could see the two of them fighting it out to be one of the best in the country and not just the region. The addition of Ashley Yeo immediately makes Sussex a contender and the number of Brighton City players entering their final year closes the gap to Portsmouth. Sublime, however, are still just about favourites due to their more recent success last year. This region will come down to a huge game between them on November 30th. Below that I find it very difficult to find differences between teams. I have Surrey in third because of the number of experienced players returning to replace any losses from last year. In fourth I have UCL, mainly because of that coreBanks worldwide under attack from new malware, report

Lazarus may be behind a new malware campaign targeting banks in 31 countries.

A variety of banks and other financial institutions in more than 30 countries have been targeted in a new round of watering hole attacks, perhaps the work of the Lazarus group, according to a blog post from Symantec.

No funds have been detected as yet being stolen from accounts, but the previously unknown malware has been active since at least October 2016, the report stated.

A number of pre-selected targets have been infected with the malware. "The attackers compromised the website to redirect visitors to an exploit kit which attempted to install malware on selected targets," said the Symantec researchers.

The campaign was first detected after a bank in Poland found the


to code in malware previously used by Lazarus, the threat group reportedly based in North Korea and believed responsible for the November 2014 wiper attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The Ratankba malware was seen connecting with eye-watch[.]in for command-and-control communications and then downloading a Hacktool. This Hacktool, the researchers stated, bares "distinctive characteristics shared with malware previously associated with Lazarus."

The attack group Lazarus, active since at least 2009, is credited with a number of financial attacks on targets in the U.S. and South Korea, as well as a Bangladesh bank.

"We have a weak link between the malware being used in this attack and Lazarus," Eric Chien, technical director of Symantec Security Response, told SC Media on Monday. "Functionally, the samples recovered so far are functionally distinct. However, they dois very passionate about his obsessions and becomes easily enraged by the smallest things especially if they have any relevance to his obsessions. Needless to say, he is an amusing character to watch.Satou’s upperclassman (senpai) Kashiwa Hitomi is a complete conspiracy nut like Satou. She seems depressed most of the time and even sees being happy as a sign that she is playing into the conspiracies. She is a supporting character in the series, but plays an important role in the development of the story.The voice acting is nothing spectacular but the voices fit the characters well. The same can be said about the music. There is no ground-breaking piece of music in the series. There is however a somewhat catchy anime song that is played throughout pretty


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Partners, vendors and distributors came together for the second running of After Hours in Melbourne, designed to further unite the Australian channel through a series of invite-only social events in Victoria. Photos by Raymond Korn.

A bumper crowd of partners turned out in force for Synnex Alliance 2017 in Melbourne, uncovering the key channel strategies required to deliver on the potential of digital transformation in Australia. An evening of keynote speakers, panel discussions and technology exhibitions assessed theIn recent years, with the rapid development of the Internet technologies and the biometric identification technologies, some sophisticated fingerprint identification products have come into use rapidly in daily work and life. Currently, the fingerprint capture apparatus has evolved from flat capture to scan capture, which only requires the users sweep their finger balls on the sensor to get their fingerprint images. The cost of a scan capture chip is far less than that of a touch capture chip or an optical sensor for its compactness. And its dynamic and static power consumption is very low. Presently, this kind of fingerprint capture apparatus is applied broadly. Its capture principle is: the finger sweeps towards a specific direction, and the sensor captures many fingerprint image slices (frames) at the same


Winning is a mere united effort of many. A coach's playbook is a place where they can record their team's dreams, goals and competitive desires. A difficulty frequently faced in basketball by many coaches in today's game; is getting their players to react to a defense in a positive, posed, and controlled manner. Flipping the pages of your playbook should reveal a combination of tactical highlights collect from various resources throughout the game. Personally, my playbook is a biography of the the coaches who have come before me; whether I came across the X's and O's from some from an opponent along the way or an awesome online resource, it has helped improve my success and defined my future. Begin finding plays for your playbook today!About Nanette

Are you a Creative Entrepreneur? Together, we can focus your story.

A Jazz singer, Yoga facilitator, Jazz Presenter, Solo-preneur. Nanette Perrotte was raised in Amsterdam Holland and Orlando Florida before attending Boston’s Berklee College of Music where she received her BA in Jazz Composition and Arranging with a principal instrument of Voice. This course of study was the fulfillment of a childhood spent singing and performing that continues on as a professional vocalist.

Perrotte’s Masters Degree in Education from Lesley University in Cambridge Massachusetts focused her work on Arts as a tool to learn about and experience cultural diversity.

Recently Perrotte has been traveling with her internationally recognized father who is a chef and Continental Director of the Americas WACS. These travels to South America, South Korea and France have


of being an entrepreneur- travel the stories and events that shaped some of America's greatest creatives. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Ella Fitzgerald and Emily Dickinson are the stories that inform your path of work progress. In this Keynote Nanette covers:

Arts- Culture-Music

Business

Collaboration

Communication

Creativity

Inspiration

Multi-media Jazz Presentations

Ella Fitzgerald- The Queen of Swing The singer all singers call the best. The story of a young woman who against impossible odds achieved fame as a Jazz singer by the age of seventeen. At that young age she found herself at the heart of The Harlem Renaissance and American Jazz. She would go on to perform around the world for another 58 years.

Duke Ellington and the Harlem Renaissance The Duke. Composer, dreamer, businessman. Genius interpreter of Big Band Swing and the Harlem Renaissance moment –melody maker and aficionado of putting on the Ritz – Sir Duke.

Paris Noir- Bricktop, Baker and Porter Jazz era Paris- risqué, exciting. Saloon host and doyenne of cafe society, Ada Bricktop hosted luminaries such as Cole Porter, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and F. Scott Fitzgerald at her Montmartre hot spot Chez Bricktop. Josephine Baker arrives on the shores of France in La Revue Negre, Cole Porter pens the lyrics and melodies of this bright young time in word history.

Jazz- In the beginning there was Satchmo Louis Armstrong. Grandson of slaves, iconic trumpeter and vocalist brings Jazz from the brothels of Storyville, New Orleans to the bright lights of New York City. Kid Ory, King Oliver and Fletcher Henderson were players in Armstrong's influential rise to stardom


Two podiums for Porsche at season final at Shanghai

3:57 PM PST - 10/30/2012Written By: Porsche AGPhotography by: Porsche

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR # 77 WEC 6h Shanghai 2012Source Porsche

The maiden season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) concluded with a double podium for the Porsche pilots. At the six hour race on the Shanghai International Circuit, Porsche factory drivers Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria) scored second place in the GTE Pro class at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR fielded by the Felbermayr-Proton team. Christian Ried (Germany) and his Italian teammates Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda also clinched second in the GTE Am class with the 911 GT3 RSR from last year. With this, Felbermayr-Proton secured vice-championship honors in the FIA Endurance Trophy.

“That was nonew long distance championship a haze hung over Shanghai. The warm-up on the Grand Prix track located on the outskirts of the Chinese mega-city had to be cancelled due to poor visibility. But in the race the Porsche pilots kept a clear view. Richard Lietz got away excellently at the start and in the first corner moved into the lead of the GT field and held on to it in the opening phase of the race. Over the distance, however, it was not enough for the Porsche works drivers to score a third win of the season with the 911 GT3 RSR after their previous WEC victories at Spa-Francorchamps and Fuji. With consistently strong performances at the eight rounds of the season, they secured two pole positions and


climbed the podium at six races.

Christian Ried, Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda achieved a top three result even more often during the season, only missing out on a podium finish at one race. The trio celebrated three wins – at the twelve hour classic in Sebring, in Sao Paulo and in the desert of Bahrain. At the race in Shanghai, Paolo Ruberti took off from pole position and defended the lead over long distances with his teammates at the wheel of last year’s 911 run by Felbermayr-Proton. However, at the end of the race, in which there was not one caution phase, they had to settle for second place. Team owner Christian Ried is satisfied with how the season has panned out. “We’ve put on some great racesBelgium battle back to draw with Croatia

11 September 2012 11:17

Belgium and Croatia battled to a 1-1 draw here on Tuesday as the Group A contenders dropped points for the first time following opening victories in World Cup 2014 qualifying last weekend.

Spirits were high in the Belgium camp after their opening 2-0 victory over Wales as they chase qualification at a major tournament for the first time since the 2002 World Cup.

Croatia meanwhile were also coming off a 1-0 home win over Macedonia as they attempt to return to the World Cup following their failure to qualify for the 2010 tournament.

The visitors silenced the home crowd after just six minutes at the King Baudouin stadium in the Belgian capital when Borussia Dortmund's Ivan Perisic cooly slotted past Thibaut Courtois


for his first international goal following an excellent cross from Mario Mandzukic.

To their credit, Marc Wilmots' side reacted strongly and dominated the rest of the half, creating several good chances, with the pick of the bunch coming on 36 minutes when Christian Benteke broke behind the Croatian defence only for veteren 'keeper Stipe Pletikosa to bravely save at his feet.

The Congolese-born Benteke, who joined Aston Villa in the summer, was one of the standout performers in the Belgian attack and caused the Croatian back four all kinds of problems with his direct, physical approach.

Croatia appeared to be heading in at the break with their advantage safely protected when a Belgian corner from the right on the stroke of half time was poorly cleared by defender Ivan Strinic, andAnderlecht's Guillaume Gillet lashed home the loose ball as Pletikosa was given little chance.

"We are disappointed to only take one point," said Gillet. "It's a shame we had ten minutes of doubt at the beginning of the match.

"I am frustrated because we pushed hard but could only score one goal. We had control of the match and it's still a point against Croatia who are favourites in the group but it is nothing serious and we are still on track for Brazil".

The equaliser was no more than Wilmot's side deserved and set up the second half perfectly between the Group A hopefuls, although neither team was able to carve out a winner after the break.

Benteke was again the danger man for Belgium and had a close-range shot blocked


Prevalence of birth defects among infants of Gulf War veterans in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, and Iowa, 1989-1993.
Epidemiologic studies of birth defects among infants of Gulf War veterans (GWV) have been limited to military hospitals, anomalies diagnosed among newborns, or self-reported data. This study was conducted to measure the prevalence of birth defects among infants of GWVs and nondeployed veterans (NDV) in states that conducted active case ascertainment of birth defects between 1989-93. Military records of 684,645 GWVs and 1,587,102 NDVs were electronically linked with 2,314,908 birth certficates from Arizona, Hawaii, Iowa, and selected counties of Arkansas, California, and Georgia; 11,961 GWV infants and 33,052 NDV infants were identified. Of these, 450 infants had mothers who served in the Gulf War, and 3966 had NDV mothers. InfantsIn Hungary, Croatia, and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, a pro-family, pro-life revolution and a rediscovery of Christian roots is occurring. While few in the American media have noticed, this trend should challenge those who simply lament Europe’s moral malaise. Unnoticed in the shadow of a secularized west, religion’s public role has been growing in the east since the collapse of communism.

Since taking power in 2010, Prime Minister Viktor Orbana charismatic veteran of Hungary’s anti-Communist undergroundhas victoriously stood at the forefront of what Americans call the culture wars. In 2011, Orban’s government ratified a new constitution that defines marriage as the union of a man and woman, speaks of the rights of unborn Hungarians, and ties Christianity to Hungarian nationhood. In 2013, Orban’s government reintroducedfor the first time since


before Communismreligious education in public schools. Meanwhile, Orban (the father of five children) has made the Hungarian tax code friendlier toward large families.

Orban himself can be said to symbolize Hungary’s reawakening. Born in 1963 to a nominally Calvinist family (Hungary is a mixed Protestant-Catholic country), Orban had no religious upbringing aside from being baptized. His father was a devout Communist, and while Christianity played a crucial role in the collapse of Communism across the Eastern Bloc, it did not in Hungary.

After the Vatican failed to protect Hungary’s courageous Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty and replaced anti-Communist bishops with collaborationist toadies as part of its 1960s policy of Ostpolitik, the Catholic Church (followed by its Protestant brothers) was either driven underground or collaborated with the regime. Hungary’s anti-Communist dissidents were largelyanti-clerical.

Yet since the collapse of Communism, Hungarian society, like Orban, has started to rediscover its roots. Orban began to reclaim his Calvinist roots, thanks to his Catholic wife. He read voraciously about Christianity and in the 1990s received confirmation.

Another figure symbolizing Hungary’s spiritual renaissance is Cardinal Peter Erdo, one of the youngest members of the College of Cardinals, born in 1952 to a devout family that practiced its faith secretly. Since becoming the archbishop of Budapest, Erdo has enlisted young volunteers to knock on doors across Hungary, encouraging lapsed Catholics to return to their parishes. His voice has become influential in Hungarian society, as he has vocally condemned secularism, consumerism, poverty, anti-Semitism, and discrimination against Hungary’s Roma.

Evidence of the strength of Hungary’s spiritual renaissance is that Pope Francis


1989 to 75 percent in 1996 and 82 percent in 2004. In the past two decades, Croatia’s population has sharply declined by about a half a million out of 4.8 million, with a declining birthrate mostly caused by high unemployment and large numbers of youths seeking better material prospects abroad, with large Croat communities in North America, Chile, and Australia. Yet despite this demographic slump, the number of young men studying for the priesthood in Croatia has been remarkably stable. Since 1991 it has been virtually unchanged, between four hundred and five hundred.

Yet the strength of Croatia’s revolution was seen last month, when an overwhelming majority of Croats65 percentvoted to amend their national constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. This occurred after 700,000in the heart of the city of trees, in Boise, ID. The Boardroom has been Boise’s only sideways specific board specialty shop which specializes in Snowboards, Skateboards and Wakeboards along with several lifestyle outerwear and apparel brands, backed by an educated customer service oriented staff. In August of 2017, the Boardroom opened their second location here in beautiful recreational mecca, McCall!

The Boardroom is known to hold several annual events for the community including Rail Jams, Mini Ramp Comps and the biggest movie premiers Idaho has seen.

Builders FirstSource is driven by the desire to provide professional class building materials and services to homebuilders and remodelers across the country.

In the 1990’s, the building materials industry changed significantly. Homebuilders grew by acquisition, creating large national competitors. Building materials manufacturers also consolidated.


It was inevitable that the building material supply industry, the companies between the consolidating manufacturers and consolidating homebuilders, must consolidate as well. Builders FirstSource was born from this industry evolution.

In March 1998, the Company’s management team, with the backing of JLL Partners, a private investment firm with significant committed capital, made its first acquisition. Builders FirstSource continued to grow through a combination of strategic acquisitions and internal expansion. Between 1998 and the beginning of 2015, we acquired and integrated thirty-three companies. In June 2005, Builders FirstSource completed an initial public offering of its common stock, after which JLL Partners maintained a significant investment in the company.

On July 31, 2015, Builders FirstSource acquired its largest competitor, ProBuild Holdings LLC, creating a more diversified company with enhanced scale and improvedAir Force for over 9 years controlling wildlife such as coyotes, birds, bats, and badgers base wide to include the airfield and base housing. After Cody separated from active duty he was recently a Service Manager for a pest control company in Atlanta, GA and here in Boise, ID for the past two years. He is currently working on a B.S. in Wildlife Management from Ashford University.

Angela was a pest control specialist in the US Air Force as well for 13 years before leaving active duty and transferring into the Air Force Reserves where she is still a pest control specialist. Angela has received her M.S. Degree as a Medical Entomologist from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She prefers to deal with the creepy crawlies. Angela has also been


on the Advisory Board of Directors for the Children’s Center for the Arts which serves children in public school arts programs. She served two terms on the Board of Directors for the Pasadena Arts Counsel. She is a recipient of “The Gold Crown Award” for “Business in the Arts” for “Outstanding Contribution and Service to the Community in the Arts”. She is also a member of the California Art Club.

Her background includes commercial and fine art studies abroad in Zurich Switzerland, with travels throughout Germany, Holland, Austria, and France affording her the direct experience to paint from life, and the front lines of the “Tour de France”.

Locally her studies include Otis Art Institute, Art Center College, and currently studies with Jove Wang. Her work has been used inmajor motion pictures including conceptual design work, set design and art department coordinator.. Tracy was also influenced by her grandfather, Jack Ray, who started out painting original show and movie posters, who eventually rose to higher levels of extensive works in and was inducted into, the IAAPA; (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Hall of Fame, for his Outstanding Achievement and Contribution of his Extraordinary Artistic Talent and Energy in the Amusement Park Industry. Roy and Walt Disney share the same Hall of Fame. Tracy was also influenced by her artist mother, a French Canadian Fine Artist known for her watercolor “Show Girl Series”.

An acclaimed Cycle Sport Artist, traveling VIP each year with an official Tour de France Operator, Tracy is also currently working on a historical


series entitled “Champions of Cycling”. She is a licensed NASCAR Artist since 1995, who’s work is a favorite of many collectors, with examples of her paintings displayed in the DU PONT Headquarters Trophy Room, Jeff Gordon Collection, Hendrix Motorsports, Southern Automobile Club Corporate headquarters Lobby, along with many other Corporations, businesses, and private collections locally and abroad. Tracy Holmes is the first American Sports Artist in Cycle Sport Magazine and is featured in over 17 News paper articles and 5 magazines, including Los Angeles Times, American Chronicle, San Marino Tribune, Herald Tribune, Star News, Valley Sun, Outlook, and many others for her impact in the arts.

Native Californian currently residing in Southern California with her husband and three children, Tracy’s love and desire to inspire, encourage and uplift the– Wisconsin head basketball coachannounced on Monday the addition of former Badger standoutto his staff as an assistant coach."I am absolutely thrilled and thankful for the opportunity to return to Wisconsin," Krabbenhoft said. "It really is a dream come true for me and my family. I've had conversations with Coach Gard about becoming a coach ever since my playing days. I've watched him work as a player, as a staff member and from afar now that he has become a head coach and I've always been impressed with him."I have so many great memories from Madison and UW and it's an honor to be a part of the program that I played for and to be a part of something so special. It's also extremely exciting to be


a part of a new chapter under Coach Gard. I think the future is so bright for the Badgers and I can't wait to get started.""I'm really excited to welcome Joe back to our staff. In terms of what I was looking for, he fits every criteria," Gard said. "Having known him since his sophomore year of high school, this is the third time I've recruited him – as a player, video coordinator and now assistant coach. He checks all the boxes in terms of knowledge of the program, mind for the game, work ethic that's second to none, experience as an assistant at South Dakota State and how well connected he is in areas that we want to stay active."He coaches how he plays. I've never beenaround a more fierce competitor than Joe and his toughness, personality and the fearlessness with which he played will be a great asset to our players. I believe there is strong value in having former Badgers on our staff. He has walked in their shoes, sat in that locker room, studied in those classrooms and won championships. He is a tremendous addition to our program."A key player for the Badgers from 2005-09, Krabbenhoft returns to Madison after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota State. With Krabbenhoft on the bench this season, the Jackrabbits earned a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament after clinching an automatic bid by winning The Summit League Tournament.Prior to his time at South Dakota State, Krabbenhoft served


as the video coordinator on's staff at Wisconsin during the 2012-13 season.Krabbenhoft appeared in 136 career games and made 70 starts for the Badgers, leading UW to a record of 100-36 and four NCAA tournament appearances. He earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors in 2006 and a place on the All-Big Ten Defensive Team in 2008, when Wisconsin won both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. As a senior captain in 2009, Krabbenhoft capped his career in Madison with honorable mention All-Big Ten honors and was a recipient of the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor Award.Krabbenhoft finished with 827 points, 756 rebounds and 273 assists as a Badger, making him the only player in Wisconsin history to post at least 750 boards and 250 assists,and just the fifth player in Big Ten history to reach those milestones.After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, Krabbenhoft embarked on a professional playing career that included stints with the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA Summer League (2009-10) and with the NBA Development League's Sioux Falls Skyforce (2009-10), where he averaged 13 points and 6.9 rebounds in 21 games with 13 starts.Krabbenhoft also appeared in 23 games during the 2009-10 season with the South Korea Knights in the Korean Basketball League, where he averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.He also played for Forca Lleida in the Spanish LEB Gold League and with the Panellinios Basketball Club in Greece. Krabbenhoft's final season as a professional was


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AOL is giving music subscriptions another spin.

Just two weeks after Pandora's initial public offering, the portal has announced its AOL Radio will offer two new subscription services later this summer in a partnership with digital music startup Slacker Radio.

AOL Radio’s most recent incarnation consisted solely of a free offering in partnership with CBS. The joint venture with Slacker marks the end of the CBS collaboration, as CBS stations will not be available through the new service, to be replaced by ESPN radio, ABC News radio and Slacker’s user-programmed stations, among others.

AOL sold its earlier subscription music service to Napster in 2007.

The new plan a free version as well asThis invention relates generally to game balls, and more particularly to a game ball, such as a golf ball, having an ionomeric cover.
Before the development of ionomers, balata was the preferred material for golf ball covers. Polyethylene also was proposed for use as a golf ball cover material but was generally deemed highly inferior to balata in imparting playability and durability characteristics to the ball due to its brittleness and high hardness, and thus never became a commercially successful golf ball cover material.
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There are numerous advantages to the use of ionomers in making golf ball covers. On the other hand, one drawback of conventional golf balls with soft ionomeric covers are that the covers are prone to scuffing and cutting, particularlyof an image.
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The liquid crystal display panel comprises a color filter (CF) substrate, a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate, liquid crystal (LC) interposed between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate, and a sealant. A positional differentiation is formed between edges of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate for electrical connection with an external device to drive the liquid crystal display panel.
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Carrie woke from her brief nap. She was naked on the lounge beside the pool with the bright overhead sun warming her tan skin. She lay on her stomach looking across the pool at two robins hopping around on the grass.

"Spring's a horny time of year for everyone," she thought as she recalled the events of the morning, masturbating in front of the windows and watching a pair of dogs fucking just outside. Her still wet hole pinched involuntarily as she thought about it.

She slipped into the pool and slowly swam around the deep end. The water felt good swirling between her legs and she didn't hear the telephone ringing until it was too late to answer it. When she went inside a few minutes later tofix a snack and get something cool to drink, she saw the light flashing on the answering machine and listened to the message.

"Bob Dickerson with Palace Carpet Cleaning. Greg and I will be out about two o'clock to take care of the carpet. See you then. Thanks!"

Carrie switched off the machine and looked at the clock. It was 12:30.

"No hurry," she thought to herself and fixed her snack and drink. After picking up a steamy novel she had bought a few days earlier, she took them to the table beside the pool. The book, a modern day romance that would never hit the "best-seller" list, wasted no time in getting pretty sexy.

"And I thought I had a good life," mused Carrie as she flipped through the pages in


rapid fashion. "This lady has it made."

She was referring to the fact that the heroine had a horny and understanding husband, a well hung gardener, a chauffer that was always ready for sex and an assortment of studs at her beck and call. Planting some roses had resulted in a romp in which all three of her main men had her in the middle of the wet top soil.

"I'll have to keep Doug home more and take up gardening," she thought. The idea of having three men ravish her in the middle of a pile of soft dirt made her hot and Carrie spread her legs, sliding her fingers between them and began to gently rub her clit. She stroked it slowly and teasingly just as she haddone earlier. The wetness made her fingers slick.

The explicit adventures went on through the chapters and Carrie became so engrossed in the details and in her own manipulations that she completely lost track of time.

"Hello. Anyone here?" The voice came from side yard and startled Carrie out of her fantasy world.

"Ah, yes! Around front! I'll let you in the front door," Carrie responded, realizing that it was already two o'clock and that the carpet cleaners were here.

She ran inside, pulled on a gown that lay at the foot of the bed and opened the front door.

"Hi! Bob Diskerson with Palace. This is Greg." He motioned to the young man that was standing beside him.

"Yes. Come in. Sorry I didn't hear the doorbell earlier. I was out by the


pool and had sort of lost track of time." Carrie could see them both looking at her thin gown and knew that they could easily tell that she was naked underneath. The thought pleased her.

The two men began hauling in the cleaning equipment and soon were busy at work. It wasn't until some time later that Carrie realized that she had left her new toy, the life like dildo of the famous porn star, firmly attached to the floor in the sitting room. When she went to retrieve it, both Bob and Greg were in the room working on a strip of carpet that surrounded the edge of the tile.

After a brief pause, she said, "I should have straightened things up a little before you came," and bentover to remove the tool.

"No problem," Bob said. "We run into all kinds of, ah, obstacles in our work." After a short pause he added, "Some are just bigger than others."

Even Carrie was a little embarrassed by that and then when she couldn't get the dildo loose, it caused one of her few blushes in her lifetime.

"Try putting a finger under the suction cup. That may pop it loose," volunteered Greg.

It worked and Carrie walked out of the room with out a word, carrying her oversized dildo. After getting over her initial embarrassment, she found it a delightful and raunchy turn-on, having these two total strangers see what she had, just a couple of hours ago, been plunging into her horny cunt.

"I hope they enjoyed it," she thought


and she hoped that they were discussing it and her as they worked. "If their appointment had been at eleven this morning, they could have watched me."

Carrie went back to the bedroom and put on a thong bikini. It covered very little of her but it was usually the most she wore in front of company or strangers. Modesty was not high on her list of admirable qualities.

Returning to the pool, she went back to her novel and, within a few minutes was engulfed in the brazen exploits of the girl, her husband, her chauffer, the gardener and their assorted houseguests. They took turns with the girl and she always wanted more. She would repeatedly wear the men out as they attempted to satisfy her lust for sexand she constantly tormented them with her dress, actions and conversation. She wore the flimsiest of clothes and lost no opportunity to "flash" all that would see her. Her conversation was filled with constant suggestive remarks and conveyed an open invitation to enjoy her pleasures. Having cocks on call made Carrie envious of her and she daydreamed about it as she read.

"I could get fucked for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert," she thought. "And several times in between."

Carrie knew that such an idyllic life was very much a dream but she still longed for something very similar. She would be content spending most of her time masturbating and fucking just as this girl seemed to do. It was her favorite pastime and she wished it possible for it


to be her avocation. She loved playing with her erect clit, especially if someone was watching her and she loved the feeling of a hard cock sliding up her open love tunnel. Just thinking about it produced a small orgasm in Carrie's hungry cunt. Carrie pulled down her thong bottoms and flipped them away with her foot. Her fingers quickly undid the bow that tied her top and she discarded it with a similar, quick motion. She didn't care that the men inside the house were strangers. She was hot and any semblance of propriety was easily discarded when she felt this way.

"I wonder if they would like to watch me cum," she thought and reached for the huge dildo that was on the table beside her. Itslipped into her open pussy with ease and she started pumping it in and out as she had earlier in the day. It felt fantastic and she wanted the men to see and hear her. Carrie moaned as the tool struck the end of her open hole. She was sure that it was loud enough to be heard inside and she wanted it to be. The enormous phallus was filling her completely and she raised her legs in the air to even better feel it thrust against the end of her twat. Her head was back and her eyes closed as she repeatedly maneuvered the dildo in and out.

Carrie was totally captured by her own thoughts and the feelings between her legs when she felt the familiar soft,


smooth and firm skin against her mouth. She didn't open her eyes, only flicked out her tongue to run it around the head of a very hard cock that was in front of her. Tipping her head slightly forward, she sucked it into her mouth. She could taste the cum that had already formed in tiny droplets at the hole in the end and she liked the taste. Feeling the cock grow larger and harder as he rammed it down into her mouth, Carrie used her free hand to stroke the part of the rod that was not in her mouth. She could feel his balls rolling around in the firm sack below his cock and fondled them. She could also feel a pair of hands as theyrubbed the inside of her thighs and ran across her swollen clit. She didn't know whose cock was in her mouth nor whose hands were on her cunt and didn't care as long as they were there.

She could sense her impending orgasm and opened legs wide to let it consume her. Her cum dripped from around the dildo and pooled on the lounge as she came off, giving a muffled moan around the cock that filled her mouth. As she pulled the device from her dripping snatch, she could feel a mouth sucking her clit and licking her gaping hole.
She quickly came again and then felt the end of a warm shaft as it slipped into her hungry pussy. It went all the way to the end in


one smooth stroke and began pumping fiercely in and out of her huge hole. Both cocks pumped at her with long hard thrusts, each reaching the very limits of her depth with each stroke.

To Carrie's total satisfaction, neither of her intruders seemed to be filled with frantic urgency. They both thrust hard but appeared to be enjoying their own masturbation within her. Her cunt griped and sucked the cock in it just as her mouth treated its occupant. Each stroke brought a double thrill to Carrie and she came in an almost constant flood of orgasms. The man in her cunt was also busy sucking on her tits and she thrust them up to his mouth. She could smell her own cum and could taste the cum onthe shaft in her mouth. Carrie loved the salty, musty taste and could recall having her mouth filled with it on many occasions. She enjoyed it too much to let a drop escape and would swallow it all as it came spurting out. As thought she had willed it, Carrie felt the cock in her mouth grow harder and his thrusting become more rapid. The gush of hot cock juice filled her mouth repeatedly and she gulped fast to keep from loosing any of it. She could feel it hit the back of her throat and the roof of her mouth in hot, long squirts.
When he had finished coming off, Carrie sucked hard on the hot shaft and could feel the last drops of his cum as it


trickled out into her mouth.

She continued to suck and lick on this cock as she concentrated on the erect member that filled her twat. She could tell that it too was about ready to shoot off and Carrie thrust up to meet each hard ramming motion it made. She could feel his teeth as they bit at her erect nipples as he let go inside her. The mixture of her cum and his cock juice slipped out onto the lounge with each subsequent plunge. The pungent aroma filled the air as Carrie felt both of the cocks slip out of her at the same time. As though one of the men sensed her feelings, he stuck the large dildo back into her gapping cunt and gently stroked inand out before departing. Carrie lay back and enjoyed the full feeling, the wetness under her ass and the salty taste in her mouth.

Sometime later, Bob called from the back door of the house, "We're finished with the carpets now."

Carrie pulled the dildo out of her aching cunt and talked into the house, still naked. She wrote a check for the cleaning and handed it to Bob.

"You both did an excellent job. Thank you!"

"Thank you," replied Greg. "It was a pleasure being of service to you."

They all three smiled at the conversation as Carrie led them to the door. She stood in the doorway as they got in their van and after a long final look at her naked body, backed out of the driveway and pulled away.


may cause panic or clouded judgment amongst soldiers or officers. Highly mobile battles may result in low-level disorientation, as both landmarks and the relative position of enemy forces are subject to change. Battles involving troops from many nations may also lend to errors in differentiating a fellow soldier from an enemy. The shooting down of a British aircraft by a U.S. Patriot battery during the Invasion of Iraq and the Tarnak Farm Incident, both during the first Gulf War, are examples of friendly fire amongst multi-national allies.
Throughout history, attempts have been made to reduce friendly fire through enhanced recognition. From the earliest days of warfare, armies adopted unique suits of armor and/or crests to distinguish themselves from enemy forces. During World War II, Allied aircraft were painted withinvasion stripes prior to the invasion of Normandy, to assist in identifying the aircraft. Later, German aircraft were brightly painted to distinguish them from Allied fighter planes. The advent of radar led to identification of aircraft via radio beacons. However, as evidenced by tragedies such as the 1994 Black Hawk shoot-down incident, the American-on-American bombing during the Battle of Nasiriyah (2003), and the April, 2011 killing of two U.S. servicemen (mistaken for Taliban fighters) by a U.S. Predator drone, the technology of recognition has not kept pace with other technologies of war.


Enter the Islamic State and Yemen

The kingdom’s Wahhabi Islam is the most fundamentalist Sunni branch of the religion. But it has now been outflanked by religious radicals who are even more intolerant, xenophobic, and far more violent. The blood-curdling appearance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in 2014 represents a new challenge to the world and, in particular, to MBN and his counterterrorism program. Heir to al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, which went deep underground during the American surge in Iraq in 2007 only to resurface after the withdrawal of foreign forces, the Islamic State has staged a multipronged comeback campaign. In 2012-13, it began targeting Iraqi prisons where al-Qaida terrorists were incarcerated and creating an infrastructure in neighboring Syria to assist in its revival. In the summerof 2014 it waged a blitzkrieg-like offensive across Sunni populated Iraq, took command of the country’s second city, Mosul, and declared the creation of a caliphate to rule all of Islam.

In November 2014 the Islamic State announced that its goal is to take control of the mosques in Mecca and Medina and oust the “serpent’s head”—the Saudi royal family. Its English language magazine published a cover story with a photo of the Kaaba with the Islamic State’s black flag flying over it. Islamic State militants have attacked Saudi security posts along the Iraqi border and sent suicide bombers to attack Shiite mosques inside the kingdom in order to fuel sectarian enmity. In response to the threat the Interior Ministry has arrested hundreds of Islamic State operatives and is


constructing a 600 mile long security fence or wall along the Saudi-Iraqi border, similar to a 1,000 mile long wall it built along the Saudi-Yemeni border to defeat al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

The Islamic State announced that its goal is to take control of the mosques in Mecca and Medina and oust the Saudi royal family.

Abdullah died in January this year after almost 20 years of ruling the kingdom, first as crown prince filling in for an incapacitated King Fahd, then as king in his own right. Having outlived two crown princes, Sultan and Nayef, Abdullah had tried to prepare for an orderly succession. In July 2012 he made his half-brother Prince Muqrin the deputy prime minister, second in line to the throne after Crown Prince Salman, nowking, also a half-brother. Muqrin was very close to Abdullah and his reforms.

Abdullah’s passing marks a major milestone in the kingdom’s history. A reformer by Saudi standards, he ruled longer than any of his brothers and through perilous times. His designated successor was Salman, 13 years younger. Once Salman ascended the throne, he made Muqrin crown prince, as was expected, and moved MBN up to second in line as deputy prime minister. It was assumed that Muqrin, who was born in 1945, the 35th son of Ibn Saud, would become king some day, and that MBN would then have some years to prepare for his own ascension, and to get the country ready for the generational transition from the sons of Ibn Saud to his grandsons.

Then came a


and ruthlessness. He controls oil policy, but his complete lack of experience in the energy industry is all too evident. However, his principal vulnerability is his prominence, in his role as minister of defense, as the driving force and public advocate of Saudi policy toward its desperately poor, politically unstable neighbor on the peninsula: Yemen.

Yemen has always been a thorn in Saudi Arabia’s side. Ibn Saud went to war with Yemen in 1934. His armies captured much of the low-lying coastal plain along the Red Sea but could not conquer the mountainous interior of the country. A peace treaty ceded several border provinces to the kingdom, thus ensuring a long-standing irredentist movement in Yemen. In the 1960s the Saudis backed the Zaydi Shiite monarchs who traditionally ruled Yemenagainst an Egyptian backed republican movement that threatened to topple all the monarchies in the peninsula.

But in March of this year the Saudis launched air strikes against the Houthis, the Zaydi Shiite rebels who had deposed the pro-Saudi government in Sanaa last fall and taken control of much of the country. The Saudis were particularly alarmed by the Zaydi decision to open direct air flights to Tehran (a first), offer Iran use of Hudaydah port, and negotiate a cheap oil deal with Iran. Riyadh got support for its air war from all the other Arab states of the Gulf region except Oman. Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt have also joined Saudi Arabia in the war effort but Pakistan, a longtime Saudi ally, refused.

The United States is providing intelligence and


the southern port of Aden, but the Zaydi Houthis and their allies control most of northern Yemen.

Meanwhile, the Saudi blockade is creating a humanitarian catastrophe for the 25 million Yemenis, and the war has been a net gain for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. With the Saudis fighting the Houthis, much of eastern Yemen has become even more lawless than usual, allowing al-Qaida to take control of large parts of the Hadramawt province in the southeast, where bin Laden’s father and family had lived before emigrating to the kingdom in the 1930s.

The Yemen war, which is King Salman’s first major foreign test, has profound implications for the stability of Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Peninsula, and the region as a whole. The war has a Sunni-Shia sectarian dimension, andSo far he still has his father’s ear, and has represented him in visits to Russia and France. When King Salman abruptly canceled plans to meet President Obama at Camp David to show his pique at the president’s plan to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, he sent the two princes, MBN and MBS, in his stead. Obama pressed them on reform but backed their war. When King Salman finally did travel to Washington the talks were brief and the focus for the Saudi audience was more on MBS than his father.

MBN may be the most pro-American prince ever to be in line to the throne. He is probably the most successful intelligence officer in the Arab world of today. Panetta, like Tenet, praises him, calling MBN the


Islamic State (ISIS). In this essay, Brookings Fellow William McCants details how Baghdadi became radicalized, found his path to power, and declared himself the head of a reborn Islamic empire bent on world conquest.

Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow and director of the Brookings Intelligence Project, part of the Brookings Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence. In addition, Riedel serves as a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy. He retired in 2006 after 30 years of service at the Central Intelligence Agency, including postings overseas. He was a senior advisor on South Asia and the Middle East to the last four presidents of the United States in the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. He was also deputy assistant secretaryPolice placed a sniper outside the building. Vísir/Vilhelm

Aron Daníel Hjartarson heard a loud bang while painting a fence near the apartment. Vísir

Over a hundred people were evacuated from an apartment building in Kópavogur, Iceland‘s second biggest town, Tuesday evening after reports of gunshots from the balcony of an apartment. During a six hour long operation, police surrounded the apartment and tried to contact the gunman before discovering, in strange turn of events, that the apartment was empty.The Icelandic police force and special forces set up a perimeter around the building around 4 pm local time. Ambulances arrived on the scene and were put on standby and two local elementary schools were evacuated and closed.Just before 5 pm, special forces made their way into the apartment building, carrying a


riot shield and believed to have a negotiator with them. A police sniper was also placed on a hill near the building.Icelandic media followed the siege closely, broadcasting live from the scene during the evening news. At around six pm, it was reported that the police‘s attempts to contact the gunman, now believed to be alone in his apartment, had been in vain.Meanwhile, residents told Vísir news of used shotgun shells found around the building. One resident who would not leave his name claimed to have found used shells in the building‘s back yard a few days before the siege.Vísir also interviewed a young man who had been painting a fence nearby and heard a loud bang. He says police arrived twenty minutes later, told him to leavethe area and that a gunshot had been fired right under his nose.Tensions were high, not least because of the striking similarities between the siege in Kópavogur and the siege on an apartment in Hraunbær in Reykjavík two years ago. There, a mentally ill man fired shots from his apartment in the middle of the night and a long police operation ended with the man shot and killed. He was the first man in Icelandic history to be killed by police.Police eventually entered the apartment at around 9 pm and, bizarrely, found it to be completely empty. In a statement issued after the siege ended, police say it is now not known whether the bangs heard in the afternoon were gunshots or not. They did however find weapons


Russian S-300 air defence missiles 'arrive in Iran' Published duration 11 April 2016 Related Topics Iran nuclear deal

image copyright AFP image caption The S-300 could greatly improve Iran's air defences

Russia is reported to have started delivering S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, under a deal opposed by Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi-Ansari said "the first stage of the contract has been implemented".

It is not yet clear how many missiles may have been delivered.

The controversial contract got the go-ahead after last year's deal to lift international sanctions on Iran.

The diplomatic breakthrough involved a deal over Iran's atomic programme, imposing new international safeguards aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Iran has insisted its nuclear programme is for purely peaceful purposes and denies seeking tobuild a nuclear bomb.

The $800m (£562m) contract, signed in 2007, was frozen by Russia in 2010 because of the international sanctions. President Vladimir Putin unfroze it a year ago.

Israel and the US fear the missiles could be used to protect Iranian nuclear sites from air strikes.

The S-300, made by Rostec, can be used against multiple targets including jets, or to shoot down other missiles.

The S-300V4 variant, delivered to the Russian armed forces in 2014, can shoot down any medium-range missile in the world today, flies at five times the speed of sound and has a range of 400km (249 miles), Russia's Tass news agency reports

Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov had told the Wall Street Journal last month that delivery of the system to Iran was expected at the end


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Environmental justice movement emerged as a critique of mainstream environmentalism's elitism and racism. One of the greatest barriers to entry for poor individuals to join in the environmental justice movement is legal fees. In order to try and prevent the kinds of pollution like that of Warren County, NC, there are a great number of legal fees involved which are often costly. To that end, many of the companies that produce pollution will encourage acceptance of this pollution by communities in order to avoid clean up costs and costs associated withA St. Cloud school teacher was arrested for allegedly foundling a child. St. Cloud Police said Michigan Avenue Elementary school teacher Vincente Parchay was arrested Sunday, after being charged with …

Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still a …

Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still a …

Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still


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Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still a …

Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still a …

Seika High School, once an all-boys school notorious for its wild students and for generally being a terrifying place for girls, has recently become a co-ed school. With the female population still a …

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By Hawaii 24/7 Staff

At 3:52 p.m. Sunday (Sept 20) fire/rescue crews responded to a Upolu Point in Kohala for a man injured in a shark attack.

The 27-year-old man was spearfishing about 60 yards offshore when he was attacked by a Tiger Shark which bit him on the thigh and calf. The man said the shark was about 13 feet in length. The man said he was able to swim to shore and alterted his friend who called 911.

The friend then took him via pick-up truck to Akoni Pule Highway where they met medics who treated him and took him to Kamehameha Park in Kapaau where he was airlifted to North Hawaii Community Hospital in serious condition.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources reports that the attack happened inLike and share this post:

Click here to download all messages of support in a PDF file: from Alexei Sayle, Ken Loach and Chris Williamson MP

I stand with Marc Wadsworth.

The Labour Party has – on the flimsiest of pretexts – expelled him from the Labour Party.

Marc is a veteran activist and anti-racist campaigner. He contributed to the Party through the Black Sections, co-founded the Anti-Racist Alliance, fought against the National Front and the BNP, was a leading supporter of the Stephen Lawrence Campaign: the list of his achievements in the field of fighting for racial equality and justice goes on and on.

And this is the man the Labour Party dares to say has “brought the party into disrepute”! The Party should walk over broken glass to beg people of


John Cummins Resigns: B.C. Conservative Leader Quits Party

VANCOUVER - The leader of the B.C. Conservative Party has resigned a little more than two months after he and his team of candidates were shut out of the legislature during a disappointing provincial election.

John Cummins tendered his resignation to the party's board Thursday evening, and while neither he nor the party offered an explanation, the veteran politician said he was leaving with his head held high.

"While the ultimate result of the election was not what we were looking for, I'm proud to have been able to lead a team of credible candidates who re-engaged voters in a way that allowed them to express themselves and cast a ballot for a common-sense alternative," said Cummins in a statement.

Cummins said his partygave electors a true alternative and brought back thousands of British Columbians to the polls, increasing voter turnout.

He thanked the party's board for its "outstanding support" and its membership for their encouragement "through all that has transpired."

The resignation is effective immediately, and the party said its board will meet next week to finalize plans for a leadership race and convention.

Dan Brooks, who sits as a director at large on the party's board, said earlier Thursday that Cummins made the decision after the Conservatives' disastrous showing in the May election.

The announcement ends a day of speculation about Cummins' political future. When asked earlier in the day if Cummins would resign Thursday night, party president Dan Denis responded "not necessarily" and noted Cummins had not yet tendered a resignation.

The Conservatives,


considered a serious threat to the B.C. Liberals during two byelections last year, imploded before the provincial vote amid infighting and demands for Cummins' resignation, which Cummins successfully deflected by winning a confidence vote.

Denis said Brooks is planning to run as a leadership candidate and "he's made lots of noise about that." Brooks confirmed he would run for Cummins' job.

Doug Machan, who also sits as a director at large on the party's executive, suggested no one should be surprised when Cummins leaves the post.

"I think everyone recognizes that John is a person who is 71 years of age. He is not going to be around for the next election."

Cummins, a former Reform and Conservative MP, ran for the leadership of the B.C. Conservatives in 2011 and won byacclamation.

As dissatisfaction with the B.C. Liberals grew, Cummins tried to hive off the Liberals' right-of-centre vote by offering a free-enterprise alternative.

Although the party had only two per cent of the popular vote in 2009, the Conservatives received 15 per cent of the vote in the Port Moody byelection and 25 per cent support in the Chilliwack-Hope byelection in 2012.

Afterwards, Premier Christy Clark stepped up her rhetoric in an all-out effort to ensure her coalition of federal Liberals and Conservatives hung together.

But after the byelections, the Conservatives became mired in infighting with several party members calling for Cummins' resignation.

The party's lone MLA, disaffected former Liberal cabinet minister John van Dongen, quit the party to sit as an independent shortly after Cummins won the confidence vote, ensuring Cummins led the


party into the provincial election.

Cummins came a distant third in his own riding and the party managed to garner only 4.8 per cent of the popular vote.

MLA John Martin, who ran unsuccessfully for the Conservatives in the Chilliwack-Hope byelection in 2012 but was elected as a Liberal in May, said Cummins is a "great guy" who worked very hard, and he has nothing but respect for his former leader.

"But at the end of the day, the reality is, and we saw this in the byelection, is that a third party in this province, all they can do is ensure that the NDP win more seats.

"That's what happened in the byelection, and thankfully, that didn't take place in the general election."

Martin said he hopes people who were discouraged byDozens of people gather at Barton Creek below the dam at Barton Springs Pool on March 25, the first day of the shelter-in-place order in Austin spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. [JAY JANNER/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] ▲ Dozens of people gather at Barton Creek below the dam at Barton Springs Pool on March 25, the first day of the shelter-in-place order in Austin spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. [JAY JANNER/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] ▲

Barking Springs, the area below the dam at Barton Springs Pool, has been closed because "park users were gathering in groups and not allowing enough physical distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19," Austin park officials said Friday in a tweet.

Hours after Austin Mayor Steve Adler announced a stay-at-home order March 25, dozens of people were seen gathering in close proximity


final few minutes when Todorov made some things happen and almost won the game for us. Overall nobody can really quibble about a draw being a fair result; but if we had scored when we were on top and gone into the break ahead it could have been much better.

The team saw Youga go the way of Moutaouakil in the pursuit of more physical presence, with Cranie retained at right-back and McEveley making his debut on the left. Fortune was preferred to Primus alongside Hudson, while Bailey returned in place of Racon from Tuesday alongside Semedo in the centre of midfield. Gillespie and Bouazza provided the width and Gray and Burton were paired together up front. More solid, more dependable, but no great pace about the team.

The firstplayed well. He knows his stuff and can be relied on to contribute effectively. Burton also looked like he knew the score and what was required, while not setting the place alight by scoring. McEveley had a mixed game. Defensively he was caught out a couple of times and once lost the ball badly and was slow at getting back. But he got forward to good effect some times and added drive and solidity, as did Cranie. Fortune had a good game and seemed to work well with Hudson, Semedo made plenty of tackles and covered well. Bouazza? From now on I’m inclined to judge him on whether he scores as he seems to contribute little else. The phrase defensive duties doesn’t seem to apply to him. He


their time at a club going nowhere. Hill, Firmani, Stokoe, Foley (is he too old to come back?), Bailey, Mullery, Craggs all came and went. Lawrence was the exception to the rule for me – and a very welcome one. Fact is he presided over a difficult period but made a success of the job until he too ran his course (maybe he is a comeback alternative?). So undoubtedly did Curbishley. The next guy will at least have something in common with Lawrence and Curbs, that they take over a club in exceptionally difficult circumstances. The qualities they brought are the ones that I hope our next manager shares. Just please let him be a lucky one - and let him, like Lawrence and Curbs and unlike Dowie,the goals. In the first few minutes, having failed to score the early goal that could have changed the game (it was something of a scramble in their box), an attack broke down with Sam left on the floor. A cross to the far post seemed to be being dealt with. But instead of the ball going into the proverbial row Z they were allowed to reclaim possession and it was squared to of all people Beattie. I’d need to see it again, but it was Youga’s area and I’m assuming it was down to him. At least we had got the obligatory Beattie goal out of the way and the game proper could begin. Only problem is playing 4-5-1 at home and behind and chasing the game


What Is the Role of ATP in Metabolism?

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KIRSTIN HENDRICKSON July 18, 2017

Kirstin Hendrickson

Kirstin Hendrickson is a writer, teacher, coach, athlete and author of the textbook "Chemistry In The World." She's been teaching and writing about health, wellness and nutrition for more than 10 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in zoology, a Bachelor of Science in psychology, a Master of Science in chemistry and a doctoral degree in bioorganic chemistry.

ATP is short for adenosine triphosphate, a crucial chemical in human metabolism that has been called "chemical currency" because the cells use it as a direct source of energy. You make ATP when you burn sugars and other nutrients, and your cells consume ATP when they engage in activities like building larger molecules and producing movement.

Video of theoperation, the system is cyclically sequenced to cause the video camera in the mounting head to recognize the position on the printed circuit board at which an electric component is to be mounted; then to cause the mounting head to be moved to a component supply station to pick up the electric component; to cause the video camera, fixed installed at a predetermined position on the path of travel of the electric component from the component supply station towards the component mounting station, to recognize the position of the electric component being transported towards the mounting station; to cause the electric component to be actually mounted so as to assume the predetermined position on the printed circuit board which has been recognized by the video camera; and finally