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    Though life itself be waning
      And waves shall o'er us sweep,
    The wild winds sad complaining
      Shall lull us still to sleep,
    For as a gentle slumber
      E'en death itself shall prove
    To those whom Christ doth number
      As worthy of His love.

The tune "Morlaix," given to the hymn by Dr. <DW18>s, is simple, but a
very sweet and appropriate harmony.

"FIERCE RAGED THE TEMPEST ON THE DEEP."

Thisand my love;
    My all on earth, my all above,
        My all within the tomb;
    The treasures of this world below
    Are but a vain, delusive show,
        Thy bosom is my home.

It was fitting that Williams should name the first collection of his
hymns (all in his native Welsh) _The Hallelujah_. Its lyrics are full of
adoration for the Redeemer, and thanksgivings for His work.

"ONWARD RIDE IN TRIUMPH, JESUS,"

_Marchog, Jesu, yn llwyddiannus_,

Has been sung in Wales for a century and a half, and is still a
favorite.

    Onward ride in triumph, Jesus,
      Gird thy sword upon thy thigh;


hyny byth!_

The text, "He was wounded for our transgressions," is amplified in this
hymn, and the Saviour is shown bruising Himself while bruising the
serpent.

The first stanza gives the key-note,--

    In Eden--O the memory!
    What countless gifts were lost to me!
      My crown, my glory fell;
    But Calvary's great victory
    Restored that vanished crown to me;
      On this my songs shall dwell;

--and the multitude of Williams' succeeding "songs" that chant the same
theme shows how well he kept his promise. The following hymn in Welsh
(_Cymmer, Jesu fi fel'r ydwyf_) antedates the advice of Dr. Malan to
Charlotte Elliott, "Come just as you are"--

    Take me as Iglorious beauty of her
Saviour, she had turned down a sheltered lane to pray alone. There on
her knees in communion with God her soul felt the spirit of the sacred
song. By the time she reached home she had formed it into words.

The first and second stanzas, written later, are these:

    Great Author of salvation
      And providence for man,
    Thou rulest earth and heaven
      With Thy far-reaching plan.
    Today or on the morrow,
      Whatever woe betide,
    Grant us Thy strong assistance,
      Within Thy hand to hide.

    What though the winds be angry,


in this country by the New York _Examiner_, with its hymn, is
apparently a contemporary piece. It was first sung at Bethany Chapel,
Cardiff, Jan, 8, 1905, the hymn bearing the name of Rev. W.E. Winks.

    Send Thy Spirit, I beseech Thee,
      Gracious Lord, send while I pray;
    Send the Comforter to teach me,
      Guide me, help me in Thy way.
    Sinful, wretched, I have wandered
      Far from Thee in darkest night,
    Precious time and talents squandered,
      Lead, O lead me into light.

    Thou hast heard me; light is breaking--
     by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
      Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.

The tune is by W.H. Doane, Mus.D., composed in 1870.

"WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS."

The author was a pious gentleman of Dublin, Ireland, who came to Canada
when he was twenty-five. His name was Joseph Scriven, born in Dublin,
1820, and graduated at Trinity College. The accidental death by drowning
of his intended bride on the eve of their wedding day, led him to
consecrate his life and fortune to the service of Christ. He died in
Canada, Oct. 10, 1886, (Sankey's _Story of the Gospel Hymns_, pp.
245-6.)

_THE TUNE._

The music was composed by Charles Crozat Converse, LL.D., musician,
lawyer, and writer. He was born in Warren, Mass., 1832; a descendant of
Edward Converse, the friend


   I love to tell the story
      Because I know its true;
    It satisfies my longings
      As nothing else can do.

  CHORUS.
    I love to tell the story;
    'Twill be my theme in glory;
    To tell the old, old story
      Of Jesus and his love.

William Gustavus Fischer was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 14, 1835. He
was a piano-dealer in the firm (formerly) of Gould and Fischer. His
melody to the above hymn was written in 1869, and was harmonized the
next year by Hubert P. Main.

THE PRODIGAL CHILD.

This is not only an impressive hymn as sung in sympathetic music, butgladness!
    Christ has left the gloomy grave;
    Finished is the scene of sadness;
      Death destroyed, He comes to save;
    Whom with grief thou sawest dying,
    Greet with smiles, the tomb defying.
            Hallelujah!

    Lift thine eyes, O Magdalena!
      Lo! thy Lord before thee stands;
    See! how fair the thorn-crowned forehead;
      Mark His feet, His side, His hands;
    Glow His wounds with pearly whiteness!
    Hallowing life with heavenly brightness!


             348
  BROOKS, Bp. Phillips,           x, 164, 169
  BROWN, John,                            342
  BROWN, Phebe H.,               229-232, 482
  BROWN, Samuel,                          232
  BROWN, Theron,                     187, 252, 254

  CALDWELL, William,                      277
  CAMPBELL, David E.,                     222
  CAMPBELL, Jane M.,                      478
  CAMPBELL, Robert,                        61
  CARADOC, ----,


   271, 272
  CASE, Charles C.,                       187
  CASWALL, Edward,               75, 101, 459
  CAWOOD, John,                      414, 465
  CELANO, Thomas di.,                  62, 63
  CENNICK, John,                124, 126, 504
  CHALMERS, Thomas,   437
  EMERSON, Ralph Waldo,              339, 340
  EPHREM, Syrus,                           56
  ERBURY, ----,                           381
  ESLING, Catherine,            208, 209, 482
  EVANS, Evelyn,                          407
  EVANS,


       178, 179, 318
  HEDGE, Frederick H.,                     71
  HEMANS, Felicia,    196, 359, 323, 324, 333
  HENRY vii, (King),                       18
  HEWS, George,                 407, 483, 484
  HICKS, John J.,                         272
  HILARY, Bp.,            27, 28
  HOLMES, O.W.,                  52, 249, 344
  HOLROYD, Israel,                        409
  HOLZMAN, ----,                          329
  HOPKINS, Edward,                    30, 112
  HOPKINS, John,


102, 158,
                                281, 318, 519
  KIPLING, Rudyard,                   349-351
  KOZELUCK, ----,                         483
  KRISHNA PAL,                            491

  LAMB, Frank M.,       249
  BY COOL SILOAM'S SHADY RILL,                    318
  BY THE RUDE BRIDGE THAT ARCHED THE FLOOD,       339
  CALVARY'S BLOOD THE WEAK EXALTETH,              385
  CHILD OF SIN AND SORROW,                        223
  CHRISTIANS, IF YOUR HEARTS ARE WARM,       274, 275
  CHRIST IS OUR CORNER STONE,


               532

  JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN,                      509, 511
  JESU, DULCIS MEMORIA,                           100
  JESUS' BLOOD CAN RAISE THE FEEBLE,              385
  JESUS, I LOVE THY CHARMING NAME,                116
  JESUS, I MY CROSS HAVE TAKEN,     216, 217
  MY JESUS, AS THOU WILT,                    499, 500
  MY JESUS, I LOVE THEE,                     162, 163
  MY LORD AND MY GOD, I HAVE TRUSTED,              77
  MY LORD, HOW FULL OF SWEET CONTENT,        190, 192
  MY SAVIOUR KEEPS ME COMPANY,                    189
  MY SOUL,


 *       *

Transcriber's note:

   Obvious spelling/typographical and punctuation errors
   have been corrected after careful comparison with other
   occurences within the text and consultation of external
   sources. Details can be found in the HTML version.

***Report: Deadly Arizona wildfire grew quickly, was erratic

PHOENIX -- A wildfire that began with a lightning strike and caused little immediate concern because of its remote location and small size quickly blazed into an inferno, leading officials to rapidly order more resources in the hours before flames killed 19 members of an elite Hotshot crew, according to a report released Monday. The report provides precise detail about the response to the fire that began June 28 outside the small town of Yarnell, Ariz., including the unpredictable weather around the blaze and the exact times in which it escalated and key resources were deployed. The report described how the fire worsened hour by hour -- causing flames up to 20 feet high -- as managers called in inmate and


Hotshot firefighting crews and air support.The report does not address the question of why the fire crew was still on the mountain above the town more than an hour after the winds shifted about 180 degrees and brought the fire back toward them.After the fire was ignited about 60 miles northwest of Phoenix, it was assessed by an aerial unit and found it to be "less than one acre, in a large boulder field ... showed very little smoke" and no structures were at immediate risk.Officials ordered two inmate crews, an engine and a helicopter to report to the scene early Saturday morning, June 29, to "work multiple lightning fires" in the area.By the next day, the Yarnell Hill Fire was the only one still burning and hadfrom above. Heavy air tankers were ordered just after noon, but only one was able to respond, making multiple retardant drops on the fire.According to the report, the fire had now increased in size to about 1,000 acres and was burning swiftly through an area that hadn't experienced a significant wildfire in nearly 50 years.Two large air tankers were sent back to the Yarnell Hill Fire to try to stall its advance.A few hours later, at 3:26 p.m., officials received word of heavy winds from a thunderstorm moving into the area as the fire grew.Soon after, the blaze was so out of control that officials asked for half of the available western U.S. heavy air tanker fleet -- six planes. It was about 4 p.m.Five of the planes


Friday, January 22, 2010

Nathalie Archangel - Owl (1991)

I had never heard of Nathalie Archangel until I was perusing one of my favourite blogs, RecordoObscura, a place where any and every piece of vinyl found in the bargain bin will eventually show up. Her first self-titled album, released in 1987 on Columbia Records, was featured there. I gave it a listen and immediately liked what I heard. It was produced by legendary pop producer David Kahne (whose credits are too numerous to mention here), so the quality is top notch, and the songs are fun and quirky synth and dance pop. She released two singles, "I Can't Reach You" and "Mr. Perfect For Me", that didn't get much attention aside from in hip dance clubs. Unfortunately it was neverreleased on CD anywhere but Japan, however. But thanks to a comment on the post by Miss Archangel herself, I discovered that she did indeed release a follow-up on MCA Records (well, two follow-ups according to her, but I cannot find one bit of info on the third). Anyway, I rushed to eBay and discovered her second, Owl, was on CD and snatched it up! It was produced mainly by Greg Penny, who has also worked with k.d. lang and Elton John. And it is more mature than her first, but equally as good. No doubt I am not the first to compare her to Cyndi Lauper, both vocally and in song choice. It's like a lost Cyndi album! The song "So Quiet So Still" was the lead


suspicion that I may just hear from her here. ;) If you're out there, Nathalie, please fill us in !

UPDATE!!: Aha, so Nathalie DID find this and write in the comments! Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Nathalie!! Here's what she had to say:

"Ok, I give ;) The third record is called "Raven" (yes I do appreciate our feathered brethren--one of my daughters is called Wren). It was released on a small label called "Coyote" records at the turn of the last century. Most of this record was produced by Jim West (Weird Al) and Dana Walden (Champagne). N btw....My eldest daughter (not named for a bird), created a Facebook fanpage for me. It is something of a work in progress-- It can be found at: Nathaliefor six styles to offer in the series. Allison and her Pallbearers worked hard making small batches of each style over and over again. They decided to use wood ashes to mimic burial ashes in the brewing process, adding more wood ash to each batch until reaching a threshold of intolerance in the flavor and SRM. As expected, the lighter styles tolerated less ash. In the end, Allison decided to stick to an undisclosed limit across all the styles. While the exact amount was not shared with us, she did say the team agreed it would be best to work with the amount settled on for the lightest of the six beers. The six styles chosen for the series after trials were IPA, stout, gose-style ale, unfiltered witbier,


after that long and arduous tour, they failed to reach the Asia Cup final. After such defeats, series wins over England and West Indies at home hardly amounted to much.

Through the gloom, there was one bright spot - Virat Kohli’s further enhancement of a burgeoning career through excellent centuries against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He will be the biggest threat for Sri Lanka, followed by Gautam Gambhir who has a superb record against the hosts. Gambhir is in form, has captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL 5 title and is the best player of spin in the team. After Kohli, he'll be India's trump card.

MS Dhoni has a spectacular record as a batman in Sri Lanka and his presence down the order remains huge. Questions were raisedabout his captaincy last season and Dhoni would like to win the series to answer his critics. He is, after all, the only Indian captain to win an ODI series in Sri Lanka – twice.

Virender Sehwag had a forgettable season and must be determined to wipe out the dark memories by putting up a sparkling show. He batted well in IPL 5 and is one of the most destructive batsmen around. Getting runs out of Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina is also imperative for India.

The biggest concern is the bowling. Barring Zaheer Khan, there is not much experience in the bowling line-up. Ashok Dinda is a rhythm bowler but needs to get his length right. India have high hopes from Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin to 'spin' the


Chandimal is a quality batsman and has the responsibility to hold the middle order together, with Lahiru Thirimanne and Thissara Perera capable of plundering quick runs in the end overs.

With the ball, Sri Lanka have a big advantage over India. Up front, there is the reliable pair of Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara, followed by Angelo Matthews who will be relied on heavily in conditions where he has proven adept. Almost a like-to-like bowler is Perera, who was outstanding against Sri Pakistan with his ability to move the ball both ways and get it to skid on.

Bolstering the spin attack will be Rangana Herath, coming off a good series against Pakistan.

The surface in Hambantota is known to be dry, which gives the team batting first an advantage asIn some games, just moving around is a joy. Soaring through the skies in Pilotwings, loop-de-looping in NiGHTS into Dreams, wet-jetting around Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine, and tumbling through town in Gravity Rush are all exhilarating experiences in their own right, as memorable as the games built around them. Umihara Kawase — released for the Super Famicom in 1994 — adds an unexpected form of in-game transit to that list, with its titular heroine using a fishing line to fling herself artfully through surreal two-dimensional platforming stages. The novelty and impressive implementation of Umihara's fishing rod hook propelled the otherwise-unassuming title to instant-classic status among Japanese and import-savvy overseas fans, leading to a PlayStation sequel, ports to the DS and PSP, and — most recently —


a brand new entry on the 3DS.

Yumi's Odd Odyssey — or Sayonara Umihara Kawase, to give its original Japanese title — is the latest game in this now-legendary series, and the first one to wash up on Western shores. It's also quite a catch; with superb, skill-based puzzle-platforming gameplay and a delightfully bizarre style, fishing your way through levels feels as fresh and fun as it did in the Super Famicom original, and platforming fans will have a blast with Yumi's semi-aquatic adventure.

There are hints of a time-travelling tale in Yumi's Odd Odyssey's digital manual and character bios, but as with most narrative setups from gaming's younger days, any real story is left strictly to the imagination — the gameplay is the star of the show. Here, thatin and out of the levels like a boat on calm water.

The series' surrealist charm goes a long way here as well. Levels are made up of what feel like found objects from a stray katamari that recently terrorized a rural Japanese riverbank, with larger-than-life school supplies, picture frames, vegetables, clothespins, sake bottles and pay phones scattered on and among the floating platforms. It's also never quite clear if these objects are giant or if Yumi's just very, very small, creating an Alice in Wonderland effect that fits the game's dreamlike aesthetic perfectly.

The music, meanwhile, is an audio embodiment of countryside childhood — breezy, sweet, and sometimes a little wistful. For the most part the instrumental tracks tend towards sunny, straightforward orchestral pop, but there are a few


Eat Greenfield

New food study recommends maximizing local food production to meet our needs

Recorder/Geoff BluhSusanna Harro, of Hadley, arranges greens for the display of produce at the Kitchen Gardens booth during Saturdays Winter Fare Market at Greenfield High School. The Kitchen Garden, of Sunderland, is a regular vendor at the Greenfield Farmers Market.

Court Square and the Town Common are transformed into a festive dining scene for all the community to partake in .

story AJA 8/16/09 Geoff Bluh

Recorder/Paul FranzTake advantage of the plentiful farm stands around the county like this one on Country Club Road in Greenfield.

A new study just released by Greenfield Community College calls for the town to grow more of its own food and use its food processing, storage and distribution capabilities to become a center forThird Uncle than a 25-year-old Yoshida Tsuneo apprentice.The fourth generation successor to the traditional Japanese kitchen knife blacksmith.

Forge world, young, while admitting is the third generation is its ability with origami. Kitchen knives produced lavishly from the domestic and international praise given the very voices and works of art. There are customer aligned knife especially very high evaluation from the outside of the intended usage of this number. Fourth heat iron, polished movement is breathtaking bold and delicate.

[Total fire sashimi knife sticking]

Mass production in the knife making the current mainstream, not obsessed with building a knife by knife made with steel ingots in the traditional technology of ancient Japan to train a book better. （ Japanese knife forging welding ）.Also added new material in a traditional single-edged Japanese


Penn State recruits visit for Ohio State game, October 25, 2014

Penn State recruit Sterling Jenkins visits for the Ohio State game at Beaver Stadium on October 25, 2014. Joe Hermitt, PennLive

(JOE HERMITT)

Penn State offensive tackle recruit Sterling Jenkins is as tall as a sequoia, and he's being chopped down like one today.

The four-star lineman from Baldwin High School is making headlines, fairly or unfairly, for the fact that he's not expected to be named a first or second-team all-conference pick. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Mike White

, though the All-WPIAL teams have yet to be formally announced.

White wrote:

His situation shows how so much of college football recruiting and scouting service player rankings are based on size, potential and how players might perform at a camp or combine. And not onhow a player performs on the field in pads for his team.

The futures of offensive linemen are extremely hard to predict and it's understandable why colleges recruited Jenkins. He is 6 feet 8, 300 pounds and looks like an NFL offensive lineman. But he has admitted he still has a long way to go as a player. It will be interesting to see if he ever gets there.

Standing at 6-8 and 305 pounds, Jenkins is a man amongst boys at the high school level, and he should be dominating like one, or so the logic goes.

By the standards of opposing coaches in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), Jenkins is not holding up his end of the bargain. That could be a matter of substandard play on


Jenkins' part or an impossible disconnect between what he is right now and what coaches believe he SHOULD be.

Jenkins is a raw prospect who is still relatively new to football and all the assignments and skills that go into playing the left tackle position. That wouldn't excuse him from making unsatisfactory progress between his junior and senior seasons, but he does deserve a break. Jenkins would be the first to say he has a long way to go.

"He's still learning," his father, Adam, told PennLive last summer. "He's still raw. A lot of recruiters say that and I think the college coaches like the fact that they can mold this guy into what they want because he has no habits to break. They're not ingrained habits."

In an idealreach his ceiling, he will need to hit the weight room hard, improve the quickness of his hands and feet, and iron out his technique as a pass and run blocker. Jenkins is a project for offensive line coach Herb Hand, which can be viewed as a good thing, as Adam Jenkins pointed out.

Sterling Jenkins is a smart kid with a sense of perspective, and he's enrolling at Penn State in January to get a jump start on his education and development. There's no way of predicting what his future holds, but the fact that he's not an all-conference pick isn't necessarily relevant.

Jenkins is worth every star in his rating for an NFL-caliber frame that can be shaped and molded to Hand's liking. The rest of his game


A photo of a student who had painted his face black to impersonate an African-American figure sparked outrage among Miami Catholic school alumni after it was shared online. The photo was taken during a Black History Month celebration at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School in Miami, the Miami Herald reported. Fourth-grade students had been asked to dress up as famous African-Americans while presenting on them. A student who chose former Secretary of State Colin Powell wore “blackface” as part his costume. (Snip) Archdiocese of Miami spokeswoman Mary Ross Agosta said the child had not meant to be offensive.

Comments:The kids were asked to don costumes in homage of renowned Africans living in America, and thanks to the handicap of his melanin deficiency, one child is singled out forscorn and ridicule.

Way back when life was simpler my choral group put on Showboat. Since there were no black singers, half the company put on dark make up and sang the black songs. It was never thought of as offensive, far from it. It was a grand opportunity to sing some great music.

Way back when, my choral group put on Showboat. Since there were no black singers in the group, half the members wore black make up. It was not thought offensive, far from it, it was just a grand opportunity to sing some great songs.

Black History Month, the operative word being "Black" and the assignment being to impersonate an "African-American" person one would think the first requirement would be to match the only different and distinguishing characteristic,


of his silver BMW hatchback at 2:13 a.m. with his hazard lights flashing along the shoulder of Route 80, records show. Two New Jersey state troopers who found his vehicle on the stretch of highway in Teaneck quickly began to suspect he was drunk. (Snip) Police later administered a breath test that found Benitez´s blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit, but the court case against the judge fell apart because of flaws in the investigation, NJ Advance Media has learned. The November 2016 incident is now the subject of a separate ethics

Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said Sunday he hopes the White House’s sparring with key figures at the FBI doesn’t turn into an attempt to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, calling it a “massive red linethe same side of the debate as Republicans such as Sen. Ted Cruz, arguing that the entire program is deeply flawed and must be completely overhauled. (Snip) The National Wildlife Federation contends, among other things, that the conversion of huge tracts of land into corn fields produces massive

The two largest construction firms involved in building a newly-installed pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing up to 10, have a history of serious safety breaches. Munilla Construction Management, a South Florida firm and Figg Bridge Group, a Tallahassee firm, partnered to build the Florida International University bridge in Miami. (Snip) A 90-ton portion of the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge assembled by Figg collapsed during construction in 2012. It dropped 40 feet to the ground onto railroad tracks below, according to the


Virginian-Pilot. Four people were injured, and authorities called it pure luck no one was killed.

Hillary Clinton will bring home a most undesired souvenir from India - a fractured wrist. The former Secretary of State injured her right hand on Tuesday, after slipping in a bathtub at the palace where she was staying in Jodhpur. Doctors were called to the Umaid Bhawan Palace and diagnosed the 70-year-old with a sprain, advising her to rest which forced her to cancel plans to visit the Mehrangarh Fort that evening. But the pain only worsened, and by Wednesday morning she decided to get her hand checked out at Goyal Hospital. Doctors there administered a CT Scan and an X-ray of Clinton´s wrist,

Coral Springs police officers responding to the deadly Parkland high schoolshooting were hampered by communication problems and misinformation, possibly delaying the rescue of victims, according to recordings of police radio chatter released by the city Wednesday. Both Coral Springs officers and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after reports of an active shooter. But because the two departments use different 911 dispatch centers and radio systems, they could not coordinate. (Snip) “We’re kind of running two separate operations.” Trauma experts say the first few chaotic minutes of response to a mass shooting are the most crucial.

On CBS´s "60 Minutes" Sunday night, Lesley Stahl asked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos about the "institutional racism" in school discipline. It was like neither of them had ever heard of Nikolas Cruz. The Parkland, Florida, school shooter is


speech Thursday at the annual ´Politics and Eggs´ event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Flake said that during the administration of President Donald Trump, conservatives were an endangered species and the Republican Party had surrendered to a "propaganda-fueled dystopian view." Flake, who recently called for a 2020 Republican primary challenger against President Trump, is in the group of people who might do just that. "I haven´t ruled it out," he told CNN later in this same day. "I stand before you today the rarest of species," the retiring moderate Republican

Armed sheriff´s deputies appeared on the scene of the recent school massacre in Florida while kids were still being murdered inside. But the deputies failed to storm the building to apprehend the killer, to rescue the assaulted,to stop the bleeding and to comfort the dying. They failed to do their jobs. Instead, they cowered behind their patrol cars waiting for, well, apparently waiting for the shooting to stop. Some 150 bullets and 17 lives later, it finally did and the killer walked away. Only then did the deputies enter the building. About that, President Donald Trump characteristically said what he thought. He

AN EXPLOSIVE new book has lifted the lid on the extraordinarily pampered life of luxury enjoyed by Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The Prince is accustomed to travelling with his own very specific creature comforts, according to Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles by Tom Bower. The book describes how, before a visit to a friend


in North-East England, he despatched his staff ahead a day early with a truck carrying Charles and Camilla’s complete bedrooms, including the Prince’s orthopaedic bed along with his own linen. His staff had also pack a small

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, said he was uncomfortable with how the FBI´s former deputy director, Andrew McCabe, was fired on Friday. ´I don´t like the way it happened,´ Rubio said Sunday on Meet the Press. ´He should´ve been allowed to finish through the weekend.´ Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided to fire McCabe a little over 24 hours before his 50th birthday, which was the day he planned to officially retire from government service and would be eligible for his pension. (Snip) Rubio suggested that if the report would have indicated"I have often said, baseball is a social institution with really important social ties and responsibilities. The civil rights weekend, Jackie Robinson day, and Hug a Mexican day are great examples of how novelty baseball themes have had a positive effect on the community. And now, I'm glad to finally unite two of America's favorite pastimes; baseball and breaking the law," said Bud Selig.

Baseball equipment, most notably bats and giant novelty foam hands, have been utilized to assist criminals in assaults, robberies, and letter box vandalism for over a century now. According to recent crime statistics, baseball bats have overtaken knives and broken pool cues on their way to becoming the second most popular weapon used in assaults behind stilettos. The New York Muggers Association has also listed


the baseball bat as their bludgeoning weapon of choice due to its legal legitimacy and traditional place in criminal culture.

Tigers fans eagerly await post game rioting.

A special game has been added to the Major League schedule and dubbed the "Bat Crime Classic." It will feature the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies; two of the country's most notorious regions for bat related muggings, robberies, and acts of sodomy. Every child under the age of fourteen will receive a free team crowbar and a balaclava to wear during the game, which will be the first night game in history to be played under the cover of darkness.

When quizzed about the benefits of cramming another novelty game into an already packed MLB game schedule, Bud responded somewhat cryptically by shouting"I'll pack your schedule punk!"

In addition to the Bat Crime Classic, a special gala function will be held to commemorate baseball's most popular convicted criminals, with inductees into the "Hall of Infamy" to include hardened law breakers such as Darryl Strawberry, Ugueth Urbina, Ty Cobb, Dwight Gooden, Denny McLain, Pete Rose, and the Phillie Phanatic. A special tribute will also be held for legendary crook, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, who, in contrast to his name, was caught in possession with several pairs of old timey footwear he mugged off various cobblers.


run, you'll probably end up getting to do more interesting things with more interesting people."

Woolson, 56, moved to Oakland from San Francisco 10 years ago. He wanted to be closer to the Burning Man community (it looked different then, he says), the all-night-into-day warehouse parties and the "real people."

"San Francisco is like living in Disney World," said Woolson, a writer and designer. "There's no place like it, and if it were affordable, I'm sure I'd move back."

"But there's tradeoffs," he continued. "Everyone knows about the city already, they're so high on themselves."

The Town, on the other hand, is less "showboat-y," he said.

"Oakland is not out to impress anybody."

A short BART ride separates San Francisco from Oakland, but for many on both sides of the bay, the quick tripare justified, he said.

"I could have probably afforded to buy a condo in San Francisco," he said, though likely in one of the western neighborhoods, like the Outer Sunset.

"I knew I'd rather BART than take Muni," he said, citing the local transit system's reputation for tardiness.

Though he can no longer walk to work, Ferris says he makes up for the lost mileage with strolls around the neighborhood.

"It's less dense, more forested," he said. "It's got somewhat of a small-town feel."

After having kids, it was that down-to-earth neighborhood vibe that compelled Deepak Gupta, 35, to move to Oakland.

"Having grown up the East Coast, I had a big backyard and space to play. I knew my kids weren't going to get that on this side of the tunnel," he said.


Raising kids in a Hayes Valley condo left him and his wife "ripping at the seams."

So they looked east, where they found the same exact things they loved about San Francisco, though in admittedly smaller concentrations.

"I realized I didn't need hundreds of different restaurants, bars, coffee shops," he said. "I just needed five."

Gupta and his wife, who work in business operations and education, purchased a home in the Grand Lake neighborhood. A smaller conglomerate of city amenities meant a larger living space and a homier neighborhood for the kids, where they can ride their bikes, tumble about the yard, spread out.

"It's hard to find things I don't like about it," he said.

Woolson, who's spent a decade in the city, could name a few frustrations. Namely, what he callsa sometimes "corrupt and incompetent local government."

He recalled an incident in front of his West Oakland home in which his neighbor, a mother, was shot and killed.

"I called Oakland police twice before the shooting, just 15 minutes before, when I saw a fight breaking out," he said. "They never sent anyone."

More violent crimes take place in Oakland, on a per capita basis, than San Francisco. About 5,600 violent crimes occurred in Oakland (pop. 425,195), compared to San Francisco's 6,334 (pop. 884,363), according to crime statistics published by local police departments. Oakland saw 77 homicides last year; San Francisco tallied 56.

Clusterings of crime vary by neighborhood, as does affordability, amenities and access to transit. For proximity to bars and nightlife, live downtown. For access to excellent restaurants within walking


distance, there's Temescal. And for those inclined to the warehouse lifestyle, it's West or East Oakland.

Making the move to Oakland comes with a moral quandary for many, however, who see themselves speeding up gentrification in a city that has already changed immensely over the last decade. San Francisco has already changed, they say, meaning moving in feels less treacherous. Oakland, though, is in the midst of transformation.

Between 2000 and 2010, the city's population of black people dropped by a staggering 25 percent. This is the city where the Black Panther Party was founded, where congresswoman Barbara Lee got her start, where pivotal moments in hip-hop history were born.

Today, the population of black people is about 25 percent (San Francisco's is 5.4 percent). A city that was 47 percentAdditional Links

Single vehicle accident kills 1 in Pueblo

Pueblo Police continue to investigate a fatal accident that happened Friday around 3:30 p.m. at Goodnight and Cleveland.

Police say the driver of a Honda SUV, 20-year-old Gabriel Archuleta failed to negotiate a curve when he lost control of the vehicle and collided head-on with a tree at the municipal park.

The passenger, 20-year-old Jacqueline Solano was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. The other passenger 19-year-old Christy Arellano was transported to Parkview Hospital in critical condition.

Archuleta was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say none of the vehicle occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.

Police say speed and alcohol may be a contributing factor in the crash. The investigation is ongoing and


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In Bolivia, crowds of jubilant Morales foes celebrated in the streets Monday. He resigned after weeks of massive protests, but the resignation of every constitutionally designated successor left unclear who will take his place and how.

Angry supporters of the socialist leader set barricades ablaze to block some roads leading to the country’s main airport as tension gripped the nation.

Mr. Morales himself lashed out at political opponents, calling it a return to the bleak era of coups by Latin American militaries.

Opponents “lie and try to blame us for the chaos and violence that they provoked,” he tweeted Monday.

His vice president also resigned as did the Senate president, who was next


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The story “De avorunten van Luuk” is about boy at the age of 11, who live in Amsterdam. His life is so unpredictable and full of different moments, that he even had some problems with its understanding. To understand the story and the plot of the film you must watch it at all.

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The cast of the actors is very big, so we propose you a list, in which every actor has his role in one or another episode. Such information will be necessary not only for fans, but also for people, who are interested in such film and its plot:

Max de Jong as Carlos Jonkers (in 8 episode).

Rick de Jong as Niels van Dijk (in 8 episode).

FebeKraan as Tessa Visser (in 8 episode).

Jilles Kraan as Daan de Vries (in 8 episode).

Thijs Schuch as Sven van Dijk (in 8 episode).

Joyce Steenkamer as Marleen de Vries (in 8 episode).

Milan Laurense as Carlos Jonkers (in 7 episode).

Tijin de Blauw as Lucas (in 4 episode).

The writer of the story is Niek Vink.

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The main characters are young boy at the age of eleven and his two brothers. They live in Amsterdam. But at the center of the story we can see the only one boy. It is hard for him to understand, what is going on around him, so he often asks his brother to help. New adventures are waiting for him and it makes him really happy.

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England competed for half a game against Australia at London Stadium before subsiding to a 36-18 defeat which ended their involvement in the Ladbrokes Four Nations.

Australia will face New Zealand in Sunday’s final at Anfield, which always seemed likely once England lost to the Kiwis in the opening round.

England will take a few positives away from London Stadium, after an encouraging first half, but it was basically the same old story of lots of effort, but little guile or end product.

The interval score of 10-6 was tough on England, but Australia were clearly better in the final 40 and the harsh fact is Wayne Bennett’s side have made no progress since last year’s series win over New Zealand. Australia stepped up after the break, but England could notgo with them. That reflects the difference in intensity between Super League and the NRL.

Bennett fielded his third different half-back pairing in as many games, Kevin Brown and Gareth Widdop coming in to replace George Williams – who was on the bench – and the dropped Luke Gale.

The new combination didn’t do any better or worse than Gale and Widdop and Gale and Williams had done, though their kicking game was poor.

Williams replaced Brown in the second half and was heavily involved in both of England’s late tries, the first of which was scored by Widdop.

Daryl Clark was dropped, as a consequence of Williams being on the bench.

Twice England failed to find touch with first-half penalties, Widdop and then Josh Hodgson – for some reason – committing one


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Since it was the week before Easter, several players were out-of-town and unable to attend this session. The players of Chef, Shiellapho, and Tarryn did not participate.

Session Summary

After defeating the crazed bandits, the party loaded some handcarts with Wyndell’s stolen goods (and a bound, unconscious crazy man) and began the trip back to Hommel Lane. The bandit prisoners provided menial labor for the task. It was an uneventful trip, with no sign of the bandits who had fled the previous night. The group decided to enter town in a round-about way to avoid passing the trading post before reaching the constable. Instead of entering along the north road, the party entered from the east.

They immediately stopped at the constable‘s quarters, a nondescript wooden building with heavy


shutters and a sturdy door. Constable Ruskal listened to their story and agreed to lock-up their prisoners for trial. However, he wasn’t certain that he was the best person to have custody of the crazed, potentially possessed, prisoner. He suggested that the prisoner be kept at the temple with Sir Moonbrook, but the party insisted and he relented (locking the maniac in his own cell). He then went with the group to investigate the involvement of Gremag and Raynen Daval with the bandits. (Martiris noticed a wariness in the constable‘s eyes and a slight hesitation on his part to investigate the traders, but with the testimony found in the bandit’s journal, he had no choice.)

The group found Gremag and Raynen at the trading post, along with three workers.Gremag loudly proclaimed their innocence and suggested that the whole idea was some sort of frame to hurt an important business for the town. However, several crates of Wyndell‘s goods were found during a search of the trader’s warehouse. This discovery broke Raynen Daval’s silence and she admitted to working with the bandits. Once the dam was opened, her words did not stop. She confessed that Gremag and she had even visited the bandit headquarters at the old moat house. They had met the leader of a cult, Lareth the Beautiful, as well as the bandit leader, Enda Yate. Lareth had tasked the traders with obtaining more robes for his people. In fact, several robes were currently in a crate in the warehouse. When pressed by Brother Edmund,


Raynen remembered over-hearing a word whispered by Lareth to bypass the magical wall as he left their meeting to return to his dungeon lair: “Annihilation.”

With all the found evidence and confession from Raynen, Constable Ruskal arrested the traders and their hirelings. The party escorted the constable and his new prisoners back to his quarters, where they were locked up alongside the bandits.

At this time, Chef took her leave of the group, wishing them good fortune as she went on her way to find the Inn of the Winsome Wench. That was the place that had hired her as a cook. The party decided to allow her to discover state of the abandoned inn on her own and only voiced their goodbyes as she left.

The heroes then went tohalfling saw anything amiss, he should immediately report to Martiris. Wyndell agreed and told them his son, Murve, would be there.

The heroes left Wyndell with his goods and decided to visit Castellan Zaborr. (Fortunately without Shiellapho, who retired to the Golden Grain Inn to ponder the mystery of the magical wall with his guide, Tarryn.)(After his last visit, Shiellapho was not well liked by the castellan. – Ed.) Honourable Martiris wanted to inform him of what they had discovered about the bandits. With the nobleman in the lead, the party was allowed entry into the keep and after only 30 minutes, they were seen by the castellan. He was very interested in their tale and glad that they had brought justice to the thieves. At prompting from Honourable


Edmund soon left the festivities to inform Sister Devi of the cursed prisoner being held by the constable. She was very interested upon hearing this news and immediately left the temple to investigate.

Later in the evening, Shiellapho, Tarryn, and Tawnka entertained the crowd for their rooms as usual. All the patrons enjoyed the show, including Chef, who had eventually arrived at the Golden Grain Inn after finding the Inn of the Winsome Wench abandoned. She was a little down that she no longer had a job waiting on her. She took a room at the inn and discussed the possibility of moving on since no one in Hommel Lane seemed to have need for a cook.

Early the next morning, Martiris was awakened by a commotion outside. Seeing villagersbeing bitten when he removed the man’s gag. He eventually gave up and left the cell.

Tawnka and Martiris were exiting the building when Brother Edmund and Brother Carell arrived. They explained the situation and Brother Edmund had an idea. As they attempted (unsuccessfully) to find the escaped prisoners’ trail, Kevin was sent to find Druid Ashstaff. Kevin soon returned with the druid in tow. After explaining about the prisoners, Brother Edmund asked Druid Ashstaff if he could track them. The druid explained that he was an old man; he could follow their trail, but only at a speed which would insure their escape. Instead, he offered to call an ally. He howled into the night and an answering howl could be heard far in the distance. He said


his ally was coming, but it might take some time. Honourable Martiris and Tawnka felt that time was of the essence so instead of waiting, the two immediately headed for the moat house ruins to the north.

After roughly 30 minutes, a wolf appeared under the shadows of some nearby trees. Druid Ashstaff went to speak with the animal for a few minutes and when he returned, he explained that the wolf had agreed to track the fugitives. Brother Edmund and Brother Carell followed the wolf for several miles to the east, but returned to town when the wolf seemed to lose the trail at the river.

By that time, dawn was approaching. The priests found the constable at his quarters arranging for the burial of Raynen Daval. He hadheard that the priests were following the criminals’ trail from Druid Ashstaff and was saddened to learn that the prisoners had escaped. Remembering the impression that Martiris had of the constable, the two priests were not convinced that Constable Ruskal had not been involved with the escape.

While Brother Carell went to awaken Shiellapho and Tarryn, Brother Edmund visited the keep, hoping to speak to the castellan about Constable Ruskal. Since it was so early in the day and Brother Edmund was without Honourable Martiris, he was not able to meet with Castellan Zaborr. However, he was granted an audience with the castellan’s assistant, Rhonnet Gho. Brother Edmund explained the events of the night and his suspicions of the constable to Rhonnet, but since he had no evidence, there


was little Rhonnet could do. However, she did warn Brother Edmund to be careful about accusations including the constable; Grover Ruskal was a trusted associate of Lord Burne and Lord Rufus from their adventuring days. Brother Edmund should have convincing evidence of duplicity before bringing up charges again.

When Brother Edmund left the keep, he hurried to the Golden Grain Inn to meet with Brother Carell, Shiellapho, and Tarryn. It was decided that the priests would travel with Wyndell back to the ruined moat house while Shiellapho, and Tarryn would attempt to gain access to the library of Lord Rufus. Shiellapho wanted to make doubly-sure that his conclusions about the magical wall were accurate. He and Tarryn would travel to the moat house afterward.

The priests rode with Wyndell andanother of his wagon drivers to the moat house. When they arrived, they found Martiris and Tawnka enjoying a tasty lunch. Martiris and Tawnka had not seen any signs of the escaped prisoners during their trek or after arriving at the ruins.


City sizzles in record heat

SYDNEY endured its hottest ever day on Friday, with records smashed across the city and thousands of people suffering from the heat.

The mercury topped 45.8 at Sydney's Observatory Hill at 2.55pm, breaking the previous record set in 1939 by half a degree. The city's highest temperature was a scorching 46.5 degrees, recorded in Penrith at 2.15pm, while Camden, Richmond and Sydney Airport all reached 46.4 degrees.

More than 220 people had been treated for heat exposure or fainting by late afternoon, the Ambulance Service of NSW said.

The heatwave also stranded thousands of commuters, with dozens of trains delayed as steel wires buckled and a hose used to run a key signalling system melted. On the central coast, the heat caused an overhead wire to buckleonto a train at about 1.30pm, trapping about 250 passengers for half an hour.

The monorail ground to a halt, spitting sparks that started a soon-extinguished grass fire next to Darling Harbour.

More serious fires raged across NSW and Victoria, including about a dozen blazes that burned out of control in coastal regions of NSW from the Hunter Valley to the south coast.

In Victoria a man's body was found in a burnt-out car in the town of Seaton in Gippsland. The victim, who is yet to be identified, was the first victim of the bushfires this summer.

The conditions in NSW were hellish, firefighters said.

''This has made for very difficult conditions and there are a lot of very active fires. There has not been the cloud cover we expected,'' said the


commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons.

As temperatures cooled and the southerly approached, lightning strikes sparked multiple small fires across the state, adding further stress to the fire fighting effort.

By nightfall huge fires were still burning near Cessnock, Coonabarabran, Young and around Bega, but there were no reports of properties destroyed. In Victoria one house was incinerated by a bushfire about 200 kilometres east of Melbourne, which had doubled in size to cover more than 45,000 hectares.

Even as thousands of front-line personnel battled the flames, the nation's peak emergency body - the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council - lodged a Senate inquiry submission warning of worse to come.

The capacity of fire and emergency services to respond to major natural disasters will need to betrading partners. The program includes $1.2 billion in purchases of commodities, including pork.

But Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue earlier this month said the aid could end up being smaller following the announcement of a new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and U.S. to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA.

The United States has slapped tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods this year as part of Republican President Donald Trump’s vow to cut the U.S. trade deficit with China.

Beijing retaliated by hitting $110 billion of U.S. products, including the agriculture sector.

Grassley has represented farm state Iowa in the U.S. Senate since 1981, making him one of the most senior Republicans in the chamber.


Public land in Western Australia could be opened to recreational hunters if a private member's bill gets up in State Parliament later this year.

Rick Mazza, who represents the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in the Upper House, left Perth on Friday for a fact-finding mission in New Zealand.

A WA MP is seeking support for a plan to introduce recreational hunting on public land.

Mr Mazza is keen to get his plan off the ground, citing benefits to the control of feral animals and a potential boost for tourism in the state.

While it's early days yet, he hopes WA hunters will soon be able to target camels, goats, foxes, wild pigs and deer on public land.give a light feeling in the front.

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STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Parliament leaders told London’s Brexit negotiator on Tuesday that Britain should expect to be shut out of cooperation in areas it values once it leaves the European Union.

Britain's Secretary of State for Departing the EU David Davis (R) stands across from Guy Verhofstadt (L), member of the European Parliament (MEP) delegated to negotiate on the UK deal during a meeting in Strasbourg, France, November 22, 2016. Alde Group 2016/Handout via REUTERS

David Davis met Guy Verhofstadt, the EU legislature’s lead Brexit negotiator, and Manfred Weber, a conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel who leads the biggest bloc in the parliament

The European Parliament must approve Britain’s divorce deal.

The meetings were part of preparations before British Prime Minister Theresa May triggers negotiations under Article 50 ofconsensual. And this week, his lawyers will be in court trying to get the entire criminal case against him thrown out.

The detective

Weinstein turned himself in to police in Lower Manhattan in May.

It was a chaotic scene. News helicopters hovered overhead while photographers and videographers jostled for position outside the station house in Tribeca. Weinstein arrived in an SUV and a detective led him inside.

That detective, Nicholas DiGaudio, is now one of several people being blamed for problems with the case.

Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD detective sergeant who has written a textbook for investigators, points to several missteps identified by prosecutors and disclosed to the defense team.

"I believe the case is going nowhere," Giacalone said.

For one thing, prosecutors say DiGaudio encouraged one of the accusers to delete some personal


data off her phones before she turned them over to police. Giacalone says that makes it look like there might have been evidence on the phones that could make her look bad.

"You can't tell somebody 'Just delete this, and we won't tell anybody,' " Giacalone said. "Because it just gives a bad impression about what you're trying to do. Like you're trying to almost manipulate what the outcome of this is going to be."

Prosecutors say DiGaudio made other mistakes too.

The detective had interviewed one of Weinstein's accusers, Lucia Evans, who says the film producer assaulted her in 2004. (Evans told her story to The New Yorker last year.) DiGaudio also interviewed one of Evans' friends, who says she remembers Evans describing her encounters with Weinstein differently.

But then, accordingto prosecutors, the detective failed to inform them about key differences in their stories — and told the friend that "going forward, 'less is more' " and that she had no obligation to cooperate with law enforcement.

The NYPD called the evidence against Weinstein "compelling and strong" and declined to make DiGaudio available for an interview. The police union disputes the district attorney office's version of this story, saying the information was handed over but was "forgotten or ignored" by prosecutors.

The district attorney

This is not the first time Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. has come up against Weinstein.

In 2015, police in New York thought they had enough evidence to prove that Weinstein had groped an Italian model. They had her wear a wire and got Weinstein to


pelvis were fractured and her spine was injured in an automobile accident.  After being hospitalized for seven weeks, she was discharged.  In June 1968, Meredith was readmitted to the hospital complaining of pain in her neck.  Dr. Brown performed a spinal fusion, and Meredith was discharged a month later, in July 1968.

3
Meredith originally applied for social security disability benefits in September 1969.  The Social Security Administration ("the SSA") concluded that Meredith was disabled from the date of the automobile accident until February 1970, two months after her doctor had determined she could return to work.  Meredith sought a hearing on the issue of whether her disability had ended, and a hearing examiner found that Meredith could have returned to work in December 1969. The examiner concluded that Meredith's disability benefits were properly terminated in February 1970, and she did not appeal this determination.

4
Meredith was cared for by several doctors over the next few years.  Dr. Brown, a surgeon, continued to treat her on an outpatient basis for neck and shoulder pain and a reoccurring infection in her hip, which was the bone graft donor site.  In November 1971, Dr. Pitts, a general practitioner, also treated Meredith for complaints of neck and shoulder pain.  He observed some limitations in the movement of Meredith's neck, but noted otherwise good bending, extension, and rotation movement.  Dr. Pitts also noted Meredith's complaints of muscle tension headaches.

5
Dr. Mock, a consulting physician, examined Meredith for Dr. Pitts on November 30, 1971.


He found that her range of motion in her neck was limited to 50% in all directions, but that she was without pain in motion, and he could observe no sensory deficits in the upper extremities.  Dr. Mock also viewed X rays of the spinal fusion, and he saw evidence of a compression fracture of the fused vertebrae and possible motion between the fused vertebrae.  He thought a repeat surgical fusion might be beneficial, and he referred Meredith to a neurological surgeon, Dr. Bossard, for a consultation.

6
Dr. Bossard examined Meredith on January 5, 1972.  He noted Meredith's complaints of pain and dizziness, and he found "severe congenital or posttraumatic changes in the cervical spine with the changes at the occipital nuchal junction as well asminimal osteoarthritis in her spine.  He treated Meredith for a vaginal infection on January 29, 1973.  Her final visit to Dr. Stibbens was on November 6, 1973 for an abscess on her hip, and he advised her to continue under the care of Dr. Brown.  Dr. Stibbens did not feel that he had seen or treated Meredith enough to render an opinion as to whether she was disabled in 1973.

8
In November 1973, Dr. Mock again examined Meredith for the problem of recurrent abscesses on her hip.  He admitted Meredith to a hospital for the hip problem and noted at the time moderate limitation of motion of the cervical spine and no other remarkable findings regarding her head, neck, or shoulders.  Meredith also told


Dr. Mock that her headaches were less severe than at the time of her previous visit in 1971.  Meredith was released six days later after a hip operation with the wound healing nicely.

9
Meredith applied a second time for disability benefits on November 23, 1973.  The SSA calculated that Meredith's insured status for Title II disability benefits ended on December 31, 19721 and found that she was not disabled prior to that date.  Moreover, the work evidence from this period established that Meredith worked eight to nine hours a day as a tomato peeler during the harvest season of 1973 at Eaton Food Products, a canning company.  She said she left the job because the "canning season ended, but I would have stopped anyway becausethe pain was great."    The SSA denied Meredith's second application for benefits on January 14, 1974, and she failed to request reconsideration of that decision.

10
Meredith received no further medical treatment until May 1981 when she was hospitalized for an infection and abscess on her left hip at the donor site.  Dr. Stibbens treated Meredith and noted that her neck was supple with no masses.  She was discharged two and a half weeks later "as improved."

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Meredith was again hospitalized in September 1981 for the infection and abscess on her left hip.  She complained of some shoulder pain, but she told physical therapists she was not limited from doing anything.  She was confined for a period of two and a half weeks and


then discharged.

12
Meredith's next medical treatment occurred in August of 1983 after she suffered severe burns when a pressure cooker exploded.  During the physical examination, Meredith indicated that she took pain medication for her hip but took no other medicines and had no other medical problems.  The examination again revealed that Meredith's neck was supple with no masses.

13
On January 26, 1984, Meredith filed her third application for disability benefits.  In this application, the basis for this litigation, she claimed numbness in all her fingers, pinched nerves, and that she developed "spurs" in the area of her spinal fusion.  She initially stated that she was unable to work after April 2, 1978, but she subsequently changed the date to February 1970.

14
A month after filing this thirdapplication, Dr. Kachmann, a surgical associate, began treating Meredith for compression of the cervical spine cord.  He noted a 60% limitation of motion in the cervical spine.  He also stated that he did not think she could have secured other employment, considering her age of 58.  Dr. Stibbens also opined that he considered Meredith totally disabled in April 1984.

15
On June 7, 1985, an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") discovered that the SSA had miscalculated the expiration of Meredith's insured status.  The ALJ found that her insured status actually expired on March 31, 1973, and not on December 31, 1972 as determined during Meredith's second application for disability benefits.  The ALJ therefore reopened the second application in order to decide whether Meredith had been disabled


during the last quarter of her insured status:  January 1, 1973 through March 31, 1973.2

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In addition to considering the above stated medical evidence, the ALJ held a hearing and Meredith testified that she suffered from pain, dizziness, and problems with the strength of her grip since 1972 due to numbness in her arms and hands and that her problems had gotten progressively worse.  She also complained of problems standing for long periods because her "knee would pop out," and that sitting was a problem because she would get sick and experience severe headaches if she sat too long.  The ALJ also considered a vocational expert's response to a hypothetical question, asking what kind of jobs, if any, a woman of Meredith's education and age (45)the ALJ's decision, we are also convinced that the ALJ's decision that Meredith was not disabled prior to March 31, 1973 was supported by substantial evidence in the record.  Her physical complaints during this time period related almost exclusively to problems with her hip, and not to her neck impairment which she claims as her disability.  In fact, her spinal condition appeared to improve during this period, and the physical examination in the nearest proximity to the time at issue (Dr. Mock's--November 1973) noted no other remarkable findings regarding Meredith's head, neck, or shoulders.  While we sympathize with the claimant and her physical problems and we realize that she was diagnosed as totally disabled by Drs. Kachmann and Stibbens in 1984, these diagnoses simply are


Finding the Feminine in the Divine: St. Anselm's Prayers and Meditations and Women

Finding the Feminine in the Divine: St. Anselm's Prayers and Meditations and Women

Article excerpt

Eadmer, biographer of St. Anselm, once observed that the common people of Rome often approached Anselm more willingly than they would the pope, since they owed respect to the pope as "their general father and pastor," but Anselm was "loved by all as a mild and gentle man to whom, in his own eyes, nobody owed anything."(1)

Anselm (1033-1109), prior and abbot of the monastery of Bee in Normandy, and after 1093, Archbishop of Canterbury, has often been portrayed as a brilliant theologian, as an unwavering reform-minded archbishop, or as a saintly monk who was most suited for a solitary life at Bec. Toa certain extent, Anselm was all of these things, but Eadmer's observations suggest that Anselm perceived himself, as did his followers, as a fellow Christian who appreciated the human need for acceptance, spiritual guidance and spiritual fellowship.

Anselm's collection of over four hundred letters, written over the course of thirty-eight years, preserves a similar image of him. In his letters, Anselm expresses the need to engage in spiritual fellowship and to entrust his problems to the prayers of his friends, always with the ultimate goal of coming closer to Christ.

As would be expected, one group of friends to whom Anselm wrote these letters were the monks from Bee, those men who had shared the life that he would wistfully remember after he became archbishop of Canterbury. The other group


of correspondents Anselm considered spiritual friends were women, both lay and ecclesiastical, with whom he formed spiritual bonds similar to those he had with monks. Notably, Anselm's preserved correspondence reveals that he sent his inspiring devotional work, the Prayers and Meditations, to at least two women whom he considered to be his personal and spiritual friends.(2)

In these prayers, Anselm not only speaks to Christ and the saints as friends and fathers, but he equally speaks to them as mothers. Also significant are the three prayers dedicated to one of the greatest mothers, the Virgin Mary, as well as one prayer to a woman he considered to be a supplicant's greatest friend, St. Mary Magdalene. This article is an exploration of the relationship between the rhetoric of feminized spiritualityin Anselm's prayers and his cultivation of personal and spiritual friendships with women.

The purpose of such an examination is twofold: First, examining Anselm's relationships with women and the devotional works he sent them provides a different outlook on women's spirituality during the age of eleventh-century reform, a time when women were sometimes seen as burdens on the spiritual resources of churchmen. Furthermore, such an exploration of Anselm's Prayers and Meditations and the women with whom he shared them can tell more about the theologian, the reformer and the saint himself.

Approximately forty letters survive to give a glimpse into the exchanges between Anselm and women, among whom were great noblewomen such as daughters of William the Conqueror Adela of Blois (d. 1137) and her sister Adelaide (dates unknown), Ida


of Bolougne (d. 1113), Matilda of Scotland, queen of England (r. 1100-1118), and Matilda of Tuscany (c. 1046-1115). Anselm shared spiritual, personal and political relationships with all of these women, but it was to Adelaide and Countess Matilda in particular that he sent the Prayers and Meditations. Adelaide, who was living under a religious vow, received Anselm's Prayers in 1071, when he was beginning his career in the Church as a prior at the monastery of Bee.

In the letter that accompanied the prayers, Anselm advised Adelaide to give the prayers her "whole attention," to read them in solitude, to read them slowly and methodically, and most importantly, to read the prayers with sincerity. This instruction was not meant to discipline Adelaide in her religious studies but rather toIOC impressed with preparations

A senior International Olympic Committee official has hailed a four-day review of London 2012 facilities as "a fantastic week".

Gilbert Felli, the IOC's director of sport, headed a delegation that completed its visit at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Apart from venues in and around London itself, grounds that will host the Olympic soccer schedule such as the Millennium Stadium, Old Trafford and Coventry's Ricoh Arena also featured on the timetable.

"It has been a fantastic week for two reasons," said Felli. "First of all, we were in London to review the project and the fantastic preparations for the Games. We are confident that the organising committee, the Government and all the authorities supporting the Games will be ready.

"Secondly, it was important for us to pay a tribute


PAY French employers to hire people in a bid to boost jobs as he sought to restore confidence and said that it was time to address the country's "broken" economic model. He said: "Our country has been faced with structural unemployment for two to three decades and this requires that creating jobs becomes our one and only fight."

France was facing an "uncertain economic climate and persistent unemployment" and there was an "economic and social emergency", he said. Firms will get €2,000 (£1,500) when they employ young, unemployed people for at least six months.

At the same time, the beleagured French leader hopes to make it easier for firms to fire people by putting a cap on the amount dismissed workers can claim in labour courts.

The plans will cost €2billion(£1.5bn) and are part of Mr Hollande's attempt to secure his chances of re-election when the country votes in the presidential election next year. Germany and France are the two biggest economies in the eurozone. Germany, which has a GDP of $3.4 trillion and France, with $2.4 trillion, are two of the six largest economies in the world. Experts have warned that if the economies of both nations crumble it would trigger a domino effect which would bring the entire eurozone crashing down and severely damage the global economy.

There is an economic and social emergency in France. We face an uncertain economic climate and persistent unemployment President Francois Hollande

Peter Lundgreen, head of investment firm Lundgreen's capital said: "German exporters are feeling the pain from the slowdown in business


crime. He added: "The time has come for us to build the economic and social model for tomorrow." Mr Hollande is fighting against the rising popularity of far right parties that want to France to quit the eurozone and re-instate borders with Europe in a bid to tackle the problem.

The Front National, led by Marine Le Pe, won the opening round of French regional elections in December.

As well as economic failure, Mr Hollande has been criticised for his handling of the country's security after the Charlie Hebdo massacres and the more recent terrorist atrocities in Paris.

GETTY Unemployment in France is a huge problem

Earlier this week Angela Merkel admitted that Germany could fail to balance its books this year as it contends with the costs of the refugee crisis.The Farmhands of the Week are back for a third season! A great resource for dynasty/keeper league players to find some under the radar prospects or breakouts before they happen. These ‘Farm Freebies’ can help rebuild your minor league system in no time!

For example, in 2018, Houston Astros pitcher Josh James entered the season as a 25-year-old former 34th round selection with no real history of minor league success. However, unknown to most, Josh was also diagnosed with and treated for sleep apnea in the 2017-2018 offseason. After adding nearly 10 mph to his fastball, James proceeded to dominate minor league hitters, earning a mid-season call-up to Houston. While we didn’t know about the sleep apnea diagnosis, we definitely knew something had changed as Josh was a 6-time


The NBA wants to reduce the time players spend with pregame handshakes and rituals that have become increasingly prevalent in recent years.

Players must be ready for tipoff 90 seconds after player introductions are finished.

"There's a 90-second countdown, it is placed on the clock," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. "At 30 seconds, there's a warning horn and alert by the refs. At the end, teams need to be ready to tip off or face a delay-of-game warning."

Games have routinely taken five minutes or longer to begin after the starting lineups were announced.

"I personally don't like it," Kevin Durant told The Oklahoman. "Every player in this league has routines they do with their teammates, rituals they do before the game and before they walk on the floor. The fans enjoySearch form

Madison Launches Household Battery Recycling

Monday, October 21, 2013 - 5:22am

The City of Madison has started a drop off program for the recycling of household batteries. Madison residents can recycling their single use household batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D, etc) by bringing them to the City's two full service drop off sites as well as two Metcalf's Market locations and the Williamson St. Co-op.

"At the urging of Mayor Paul Soglin, the Streets Division has been testing this program for the past year and a half," Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann said. "We are now ready to commit to running the program on a permanent basis."

Madison residents at recycle their household batteries at the following locations;

"Household battery recycling is expensive because there is not a lot of recyclable


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Our Film for Our New America in the age of The New American Work World

The particulars as to how each and every individual citizen of America must now act to insure the swift passage and implementation of laws to usher in the The New American Work World appear in a six episode film found here:The B.C. Green Party has renewed its calls for the creation of a basic income for British Columbians following the release of the provincial budget, and citing the province's rising costs of living and stagnant welfare rates.

Party leader Andrew Weaver says a guaranteed income for British Columbians would help combat growing unaffordability throughout the province.

"The idea is that you provide a minimum level of income, which is there as a safety net," said Weaver, adding that it would only be provided to residents that need it.

A basic income pilot project is currently underway in Ontario. The goal is to understand some of the economic and social consequences of the policy, as well as its effectiveness in reducing poverty.

The Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA says it's time B.C. jumped into


Flanders where he fell into the hands of his enemies and was held captive. William I, seeing the earldom vacant, used his imprisonment as a reason for giving the earldom of Chester to Hugh 'Lupus' d'Avranches. The Hyde Chronicle reported Gerbod died a prisoner. However, an English and a Norman source both state that Gerbod was not imprisoned following Cassel, Instead he fled to Rome to seek forgiveness for the sin of killing Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, his liege lord during the battle. Pope Gregory VII sent him to Hugh, Abbot of Cluny. Gerbod remained at Cluny becoming a distinguished monk within its ecclesiastical community.

Prior to him becoming a monk, Gerbod married Ada (last name unknown) and had at least three children.

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 GerbodRookies learn players' history lesson

Bell, O'Sullivan have educated punishment for missed meeting

Trevor Bell and Sean O'Sullivan missed a meeting of Angels players last month, but they completed their makeup assignment.

Rather than impose a fine on the rookie relievers, veteran Darren Oliver suggested they read and provide an oral book report about Marvin Miller's A Whole Different Ballgame, in which the Major League Baseball Players Association's former executive director outlines the struggles of creating, building and maintaining the baseball players' union.

"I never understood that side of baseball. And I always was curious about it," Bell, who missed the team meeting because he was doing an interview with ESPN, told the Los Angeles Times. "So to read about Marvin Miller and what he did and the people he influenced and,


200 this season. It would be the fourth time in the last six years for Davis to throw 200 innings.

Third, he will be a free agent this offseason, and a good showing during this final week could help him on the open market.

"Coming into the free-agent market, that would be huge," he told the Arizona Republic. "[The innings total] always looks better with a two in front of it than a one."

Dice-K keeps making progress: After winning consecutive starts against the Angels and Orioles, Daisuke Matsuzaka held the New York Yankees to one run in seven innings on Saturday. His ERA has dropped by more than two runs in his last three starts.

"He's been outstanding, especially going into this last week and the postseason," Boston teammate Mike Lowellclub is facing Greinke. He never throws the same pitch twice."

Jones not worried about rookie award: Garrett Jones, who leads all Major League rookies with 20 home runs and has .303 average and 42 RBIs despite not joining the Pirates until June 30, isn't thinking about awards.

"I haven't really put much thought into it," Jones told MLB.com. "I'm just trying to finish up strong. I want to finish up the season by concentrating on each game. At the end of the year, to get that award would be a tremendous honor. But right now, I'm just trying to stay focused and not let any game slip away."

If it's fall, then Hamels is getting geared up: Cole Hamels seems to pitch better as the competition heats up.

"I think it's


that before. Coming to the park now, we feel like we're going to win."

Maybin's blast keeps playoff hope alive: Cameron Maybin, entering as a pinch-runner when Cody Ross was hit by a pitch, later hit a three-run homer to help the Marlins beat the Mets 9-6 on Sunday. He now has 16 hits in September, and seven of those hits have gone for extra bases.

"I didn't know if it had enough height," Maybin told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel of his homer. "I knew it had enough to get a couple of runs in. I'm hoping Cody is OK. It's one of those things where in the fourth, fifth inning you have to be ready for anything."

Huff gets high praise from Wedge: David Huff pitched eight shutout innings whileof baseball. And we appreciate them."

Lind coming up with strong finish: On Saturday, Adam Lind hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning and a game-winning homer in the 10th inning to give the Jays a 5-4 win over Seattle. He now has 32 home runs and 109 RBIs.

"It's always nice to finish up strong so you have a good taste in your mouth in the offseason," Lind told the Toronto Star. "It's always good to win at home. I didn't really see the ball go over. I just saw [outfielder Michael Saunders] getting ready to scale it like Spider-Man."

Wainwright puts final touch on regular season: Adam Wainwright, who pitched eight shutout innings on Saturday night and earned his 19th win to help the Cardinals clinch the


Jr, was questioned by a US Senate committee on Wednesday in a closed session about a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York where a Russian lawyer had offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton, the elder Trump's Democratic opponent in the 2016 presidential election.

The meeting was a focus of US special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the last presidential campaign.

The investigation did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign, though Mr Trump repeatedly praised WikiLeaks in 2016 and celebrated information exposed by Russian hackers.

Donald Trump Jr's involvement in a meeting where a Russian lawyer offered dirt on Hillary Clinton has been closely scrutinised. ( Reuters: Layne Murdoch )

'Life doesn't work like that'

During the interview, Mr Trump also said hedisagreed with FBI director Christopher Wray, who told US Congress last month that political campaigns should contact the agency about any suspicious communications from a foreign government.

"The FBI director is wrong," the President said. "Life doesn't work like that."

Mr Trump compared dirt on an opponent supplied by a foreign government to opposition research conducted by all political campaigns.

"[If] you go and talk honestly to congressmen, they all do it. They always have. And that's the way it is. It's called 'oppo research'."

One of Mr Trump's challengers, former vice president Joe Biden, tweeted: "President Trump is once again welcoming foreign interference in our elections.

"This isn't about politics. It is a threat to our national security.

"An American president should not seek their aid and abet those who seek to undermine


democracy."

Several of Mr Trump's other Democratic opponents in the 2020 race, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, repeated their calls to begin impeachment hearings.

Mr Trump's comments came just a month after he pledged not to use information stolen by foreign adversaries in his 2020 re-election campaign and insisted he had not used such information to his benefit in 2016.

ABC/wiresQaeda is a highly developed organization, extremely secretive, and took advantage of the benevolence and naivete of Saudis," Abdul-Rahman al-Rashid wrote in Saturday's Arab News newspaper.

Suleiman al-Hattlan, research associate at Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (search), said he received help when he first went to the United States to study in 1992, and later wrote checks himself to help fellow Saudi students.

"If I lend money to someone, I don't track it down. I don't know if it's used to buy books or to hijack a plane. Before 9-11, there was no concept that this money could be used for terrorism," al-Hattlan said.

FBI officials are seeking to re-question Saudi businessman Omar al-Bayoumi (search), who knew hijackers Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi in San Diego and put down


money for an apartment deposit and first month's rent.

Unreleased sections of Congress' report suggest that one or two Saudi men who encountered the hijackers or their acquaintances were tied to Saudi intelligence.

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan (search), on Saturday denied al-Bayoumi and Usama Basnan, who received checks from the ambassador's wife and was in San Diego around the time of the hijackers, were Saudi agents.

"It is unfortunate that reports keep circulating in the media describing them as agents of the Saudi government with attribution only to anonymous officials. This is blatantly false," Bandar said in a statement.

U.S. investigators are trying to determine if the connections are just coincidences or a pattern of terrorism support flowing from the wealthy U.S. ally, according toMai by providing transitional housing, education, healthcare, outreach, and prevention. In 2012 alone, Urban Light served more than 120 boys, with nearly a dozen participating in our transitional housing program, a path out of the sex industry. Others have found and held jobs, and one even voluntarily removed himself from Urban Light subsidized housing as he was so successful working as a waiter in a popular local restaurant. Everyday, Urban Light’s drop in center takes on new cases and learns more about the needs of boys working in Chiang Mai’s sex industry. With continued growth, research, and expanded outreach efforts, Urban Light looks forward to advocating for and helping many more boys in the future.

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1991 and 2001 (figure 10-3).
New, tightened NOx emissions standards for diesel and gasoline trucks are due to go into
effect in 2007 and 2008 [1]. In addition, new, tightened NOx standards will apply to certain
marine engines built in 2004 or later. NOx emissions standards for locomotives went into
effect in 2000, and tightened standards will apply to locomotives built in 2005 and later [2].

These key air emissions—generated during the use of various vehicles, locomotives, aircrafts, and
vessels—affect the nation's air quality and are the most widely used indicator of
transportation's impact on the environment and human health (box 10-A).

Sources

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation
Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2003), tables 4-30–4-32, also available at
http://www.bts.gov/, as of June 2004.

1 With its 2001 updates, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency isMillion Electric Vehicle Bill Signed by Governor Brown

Governor Brown just signed the Charge Ahead California Initiative to put 1 million electric vehicles on the roads within 10 years and provide consumers with much needed relief at the pump. If you like the idea of driving on a cleaner fuel that's the cost equivalent of dollar-a-gallon gasoline, today is a good day.

Authored by Senator Kevin de León, the legislation is the first in the nation to promote the use of electric cars, trucks, and buses on California’s streets and ensure that communities that have suffered for too long from dangerous air pollution share in the benefits of a shift away from oil. The governor also signed SB 1204 (Lara, Pavley), which works with the Charge Ahead Bill to accelerate


it aims to accelerate the installation of EV charging stations in apartment complexes and other multiple-unit residences in the state.

The measure also creates a long-term plan for purchase rebates that have played a central role in making California the single-largest EV market in the world, where nearly 100,000 electric cars are on the road today. Those rebates are currently worth up to $2,500, but will gradually be reduced as the market expands and vehicle costs come down.

The legislation directs the state’s Air Resources Board to limit eligibility for such rebates based on income in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of the program without undermining progress toward the million EV goal. As noted by the Los Angeles Times, the income-based provision has shifted the debate in the state byRisk analysis of human anisakidosis through the consumption of the blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, sold at Spanish supermarkets.
European legislation directed at the catering industry concerning the prevention of anisakidosis proposes efficient measures to avoid human infestation, but this legislation does not directly address the consumer at the household level. Assessing the anisakidosis risk for consumers who buy fresh fish at supermarkets in Spain, 284 blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, specimens, originating from two fishing zones and seasons of capture, sold at five nationwide Spanish supermarket chains, were examined to identify the presence of anisakid species and analyze their prevalence and abundance in viscera and flesh. The potential influence of intrinsic (length and weight) and extrinsic (origin, season, and days after catch) factors was statistically analyzed. The only two species


The release of Louis, 28, is a good indication the team wasn't excited about his return from major knee surgery. He made his preseason debut against the Houston Texanson Aug. 17 and was slated to challenge John Jerry for the lead role at right guard after starting 28 games for the Chicago Bears over the past three seasons. Instead, Louis struggled to keep pace this summer with undrafted rookie Josh Samuda.its members to now undermine the votes of Black people in their districts. Rarely have Black voters across the country been so unified behind a particular candidate; if CBC members vote against their constituents, it will diminish the power of Black voters in a historic election that could result in our country's first Black president.

It will take courage and conviction for CBC members to break with back-room politics and stand up for democracy. But we must demand it. Please join us:

Under the thin guise of an 'informative' site the Clinton's campaign is trying to usurp the popular vote by swaying super delegates to vote for "the candidate they believe is best qualified to be president."

I urge everyone to review "Delegate Hub" ( Paid for by Hillary Clinton for


at the same time condemn the responder. The particular 'feature' of these questions is that we as a culture use them to condemn the responder regardless of the truth of their answer.

Michelle Obama has had the unfortunate "American Political Experience" of having told the truth. She told the American public "... recently that she's really proud of her country for the first time in her adult life." (AP) Within seconds of that utterance political adversaries and pundits speculated that Michelle had not been proud of her country. (They even went to sanctimonious ends to suggest that they have always been proud of their country.)

Let me state this as clearly as I possibly can.

On occasions too numerous to mention I have not been proud of my country. - WilliamThis invention relates to apparatus of unitary construction for attachment to a motorcycle for filtering and cooling engine oil. The apparatus can be readily retrofit to an existing motorcycle or incorporated in a motorcycle during manufacture thereof.
Under certain conditions, engine oil of motorcycles can overheat and lead to certain undesirable consequences such as a breakdown in the lubricating characteristics of the engine oil and undue engine wear.
As will be seen in greater detail below, the apparatus of the present invention provides a unitary structure which incorporates an oil filter, an oil filter support and an oil cooler which are combined in a single unit facilitating installation. The unit is compact. It occupies minimal space on a motorcycle while at the same time efficiently performing the dual activities of


Property markets in the southern Gulf are beginning to stir after being floored by the oil price drop. But it could be a long road back for some.

By Faisal Durrani, Head of Research, Cluttons

Property markets across the Gulf are still reeling from the lingering impact of the oil price collapse that took place in 2014. Many governments in the Gulf region have had to reconsider their economic profiles and long standing policy of offering a tax-free business environment. The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar, have all seen a stagnation, or correction in values and rents across their residential and commercial property markets for almost two years now.

While oil prices have demonstrated somewhatmarket.

In the office market, the stability borders on stagnation with almost no change in rents across the board last year. The limited activity continues to be largely driven by internal relocations, although renewed stability across the Kingdom has also helped the market settle. Landlords however, remain reluctant to adjust rent downwards as they are already at levels not seen in over four years. We have already seen concessions made on lease terms and expect this trend to intensify. There has been a concerted move to offer greater flexibility around lease terms, whilst also offering smaller amounts of office space.

Oman

Across in Oman, the local residential and office markets are feeling the burden of economic challenges, however the capital, Muscat, remains a highly attractive tourist destination within the Gulf –


and investors have taken note. Expansion in the hospitality sector is set to be a beacon of growth in 2017 for the Sultanate. Significant growth in the Omani tourism sector is feeding a period of exponential development in the four and five-star hotel market. In fact, over the next two years, hotels currently under construction will deliver a 50% increase in room supply to the premium segment of the market.

The significant increase in supply we are anticipating will result in a more competitive market from a hotel operator perspective but will also provide a greater choice for customers. We expect this will help to drive the continued growth in the tourism and hospitality sector, with other operators drawn in by the allure of a rapidly emerging market.

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What college football teams see in high school coaches

Paul Myerberg | USA TODAY Sports

Corrections/clarifications: A previous version of this story included an incorrect name for the coach of Allen (Texas) High.:

If other signs point favorably in his direction, history is not on UNLV coach Tony Sanchez's side.

In December, Sanchez became the fourth coach to make the leap from the high school ranks to the top of college football's highest level. He'd built a legacy at Bishop Gorman High School, a power located in UNLV's own backyard, winning six state championships in a row and, according to his new employer, setting a standard of success that was impossible to ignore.

"Seems to me that I had accomplished all that I possibly could," Sanchez said. "At this point it really feltlike the right time."

Yet his three predecessors fail to inspire confidence: Bob Commings, Gerry Faust and Todd Dodge won just over a third of their games at Iowa, Notre Dame and North Texas, respectively, potentially scaring off Football Bowl Subdivision programs drawn to the unconventional hire.

"There's going to be a learning curve for me," said Sanchez. "I don't care how good and talented I am at what I do. There's going to be a learning curve and I recognize that."

But with Sanchez as the leading evidence, and with a healthy assist from the successful turns of active FBS head coaches with similar backgrounds, major-college programs are rolling the dice more than ever with coaches fresh off the high school ranks — far more often than not as a


valued assistant, both on the field and off.

"High school coaches have to adapt each season to the personnel they have," said SMU coach Chad Morris, once a highly successful high school coach in Texas. "Each year presents new challenges. But perhaps most importantly of all, they understand that it is more about relationships than Xs & Os."

Rivals.com national recruiting director Mike Farrell backs up Morris' point. "It used to be high school coaches rarely went on to college," Farrell said. "Now that colleges have additional bodies in their recruiting offices, it makes sense.

"A lot of these guys, especially at the private school levels are recruiting players at the sixth and seventh grade levels. Everyone in recruiting is going younger, all the way to relationships with Pop Warner coaches.It's all about relationships. Winning is still the No. 1 thing with recruiting, but relationships are second. It's not like these are unqualified guys."

At least eight colleges brought in high school coaches during the offseason, led by UNLV, which hired not only Sanchez but his former quarterbacks coach at Bishop Gorman, Ron O'Dell, to the same position.

Michigan, SMU and Texas Tech filled crucial off-field recruiting roles with former high school coaches, hoping to gain an edge in battleground states — New Jersey for Michigan, Texas for the latter pair — over their conference rivals.

It's in recruiting that these new hires pay immediate dividends. Hiring Sanchez, for example, gives UNLV unique credibility within its home state. Likewise with former Gilmer (Texas) High School coach Jeff Traylor, the new tight


ends coach at Texas, and former Stephenville (Texas) High School coach Joseph Gillespie, the new linebackers coach at Tulsa, who will broaden each program's reach within one of the nation's deepest talent pools.

"I know all these guys, I've been in the trenches with them as a Texas high school football coach," Gillespie said. "We're all very well aware of each other. To be able to go in there and visit with those coaches certainly give us a leg in there. There aren't too many places that I couldn't go into. That's going to bode well for us."

There are advantages to coming fresh off the high school level, just as there is a high level of scrutiny levied on hires from an untraditional background. Tempering this scrutiny are severalactive FBS coaches with high school roots: Morris, Auburn's Gus Malzahn, Mississippi's Hugh Freeze, Baylor's Art Briles and South Alabama's Joey Jones, to name a few. That Malzahn, Freeze and Briles didn't miss a beat — and even exceeded expectations — in the leap up a level has helped open a lane for others to take a similar step.

"It's a huge trend," said Tom Westerberg, coach at powerhouse Allen High north of Dallas. "If you can coach in this area (the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex) and have your team ready to play every Friday night, along with the relationships you develop to come back into this area and recruit, college are starting to look at that.

"These programs are picking up Texas high school coaches who can recruit but also