over a month would pass before he saw Kay again.

He settled into the familiar routine of sleeping at Joe's, working at the tannery, and visiting the kids several times each week. Christina and Sal Bartolomeo suppressed the urge to talk with Paolo about the future in deference to his obviously fragile state of mind. He'd absorbed a terrible blow with his wife's passing. Now he had to deal with the loss of his best friend who'd become a veritable lifeline. So the routine continued, with an unspoken feeling that these temporary arrangements needed to be settled at some point. But it was clear that Paolo was in no condition to care for the children alone, or for that matter to make any decisions about where he would live.where we had a business arrangement, not a marriage. We had separate lives in separate houses, and once a week he'd drop off money for me to take care of the kids. But if he told you I acted like a bitch, or if you saw me acting that way, believe me I had my reasons for being mad at him. Your sainted cousin was impossible to live with."

Paolo began to protest, but she raised her hand to silence him. "Look, I didn't come here to fight. I have problems now with Joe gone, and so do you. Yeah, my sister gave me the house we grew up in, but I got no money coming in. The few bucks I'd saved are just about gone, and I've been


Kay. Me and Christina can't do it no more. And the kids are upset about how you're living with Kay and her two sons. They feel like you have a new family and you have deserted them. It is like they are some goddamned orfani. You walk around like la morte, and when I talk to you I feel like I am alone. But those kids are yours, Paolo, not mine! And you, what kind of father lives with another woman's children while his own flesh and blood live under another man's roof? Svegliati! Wake up," Sal growled while grabbing the lapels of Paolo's dirty work shirt. Paolo had never heard Sal raise his voice, and he certainly never saw Sal lose his temper.

"You wanna crawl into ahe said, puffing his chest out in an attempt to look even more imposing to them. "Anyway, we'll see uncle Sal and aunt Christina all the time. After all, we'll be living just a few blocks away." Peter looked up at his big brother and asked, "when do we go live with the puttan'," which brought a chuckle from Lucy and Scotty. Joe slapped Peter on the back of his head, and smiled when the little guy instinctively jumped into a fighting stance. "Just remember, we can talk like this about her to each other, but never in front of Papa. He ain't been right in the head since Mama died, and he's gonna need us to not act like a bunch of babies about this. Anyway, nobody


hoodlum just like your brother Joe. You and that brother of yours are gonna wind up just like your useless uncle, dead on the street like a couple of bums. I gotta hear from that pain-in-the-ass down the street that you knocked her son's teeth out! She told me how you snuck up on him and hit him when he wasn't looking, for no reason. 'Your son did this,' she says. So I tell her that little animal ain't no son of mine, you lousy guinea bastard."

With that, she took a large carving knife from the counter and came at him. He headed for the second floor, surprised at how close behind she was with the knife. "Crazy bitch, get away from me," he screamed as he ranhe knew that Lucy couldn't keep a secret if her life depended on it. Lucy and Scotty were always glad to see Peter, but they weren't nearly as excited as Tweet became whenever he knew he was going to see his big brother.

Peter and Sal Bartolomeo Junior had become close friends. And when they weren't hustling for a quarter here and there they loved to play baseball in the vacant lots near Newark bay. Along with a group of friends, they'd rake the lot flat and use flour for baselines. The empty flour bags made adequate bases, and the ball was invariably lopsided and wrapped in electrical tape. The more fortunate (or perhaps more opportunistic) of the boys even had their own mitts, so they got to play


remembered Doc and wondered whatever became of him.

Chapter 19

August 1935

The blisters on Peter's hands were mostly gone, having been replaced by rough callouses. Digging trenches, chopping down trees and clearing brush was hard work, and the summer heat sapped the strength of even the toughest crewmembers. But to his surprise, the paramilitary routine and manual labor agreed with him. After a rough start - he'd had his first fist fight the day he arrived at camp – Peter settled in and actually made a few friends on the crew. The young men in the crew were remarkably similar in background, experience and even in appearance. They'd all come from large urban areas back east, and to a man they were lean, wiry and suspicious, having lived through toughservice, there was nothing they served that even remotely approached the quality, character and satisfaction of homemade southern Italian food. And if there were a better cook than Zia Christina around, no one in Peter's family had ever met her.

Peter shrugged and said, "Well, Joe, when you're right you're right. And you can't go wrong on Wright street," he chuckled, repeating an old joke that started when they lived near that street as kids. "When is this party? Are we going straight there," Peter asked, now excited about the idea. "Nah, it's not until six o'clock tonight. We gotta get you home and cleaned up, you bum. You look like they made you ride on the outside of that train." With that, they headed off to Joe's new


as long as either of them could remember, and the only person Peter felt closer to was his brother Joe.

It was a stroke of luck that got them working together at the slaughterhouse. Joe had lobbied for both of them with his friend Mikey, who ran the operation during the day. Because the boss only wanted to take on one new worker, Pete got the job. On his very first day at work, Mikey called him in to tell him that one of the workers who'd been with him for years had simply stopped coming to work. Apparently, Mikey had people go to the man's apartment but they found no trace of him. It wasn't entirely unusual for transient workers to disappear: sometimes they moved away, sometimes theyclose friends nearby... Still smiling, Paolo nodded off, hoping he could script a dream to follow this reverie.

Weeks after his lunch with his son Pete, when Paolo came to learn that all four of his sons were enlisted to serve in this war that seemed to have gripped the entire world, he was understandably distraught. Try as he might, he could not suppress the memory of how many neighborhood sons never made it back from the last war. He wondered why Kay's sons hadn't been drafted, and often mused that this was a punishment God had sent to him for being an absent father. But hadn't God punished him enough by taking his my wife and best friend, leaving him an empty shell of the man he could


knew they'd never be close friends. Tony of course knew that Paolo's first wife had died very young, and that there seemed to be a rift between his second wife and the children from his first marriage. He had always sensed that Paolo was deeply troubled, and early on he'd tried a few times to get Paolo to talk to him about what was on his mind. But Paolo had a way of politely evading questions and changing the subject, so eventually Tony stopped pressing.

Tony had three sons who helped him run his grocery store, and thanks to their hard work and his keen business sense they made a decent living from the operation. There were rumors that Tony's sons had avoided the draft thanks to his friendshipmovin'." Right, Paolo thought, it's Sunday. I gotta get over to the groceria 'cause it gets real busy when mass lets out around eleven thirty. The smell of coffee brewing, eggs frying, and bread being heated made it easier for Paolo to sit up, shake out the cobwebs and rise to dress for the day. He realized that he had no memory of climbing the stairs, undressing, or getting into bed. The last thing he recalled from the prior night was relaxing on the porch. Letting out a grunt as he bent to lace his shoes, Paolo smiled as he recalled highlights from last night's dreams. He shook his head and whispered aloud, "Always the same, always the same," then rose, cleared his throat, dried his eyes, and


remembered a comment about her spending more time with her sister. While they seldom argued or even disagreed any longer, he still found it easier to be alone in the house. Kay would make breakfast and dinner a few times every week, and she slept in the house every night, but there was virtually no communication between them. Paolo had a vague sense that he should be concerned or upset, but the feeling wasn't specific or powerful enough to elicit action on his part. Virtually nothing was these days.

Occasionally, Paolo would get a surprise visit from Joe or Scotty at the groceria, and every month or so Lucy would stop by and invite him to dinner at her house. Her husband Tom was a deadbeat who was woefullyinadequate as a provider for Lucy and their two young daughters. Joe had already roughed him up once in an attempt to straighten him out, but everyone knew things weren't improving. Paolo knew about this because unlike her brothers Lucy was quick to share news, whether good or bad, and she wasn't shy or embarrassed about criticizing her own husband. When Paolo passed on several of Lucy's invitations, Joe got involved and "moved" the invitations to his place, suggesting that they establish a monthly Sunday dinner gathering there.

Paolo wasn't certain whether the monthly gathering was scheduled for this Sunday or the next. He paused motionless, broom in hand, as he struggled to remember. The gravelly voice of his oldest son startled him, "Hey Pa, I'll pick you up


and keep his nose clean could do okay, especially if he had a connection within the union hierarchy. All in all, working as a longshoreman was preferable to the slaughterhouse job Pete left when this opportunity arose. He only wished he could've gotten his friend Sal in as well, but Sal's injured back and easy-going nature couldn't possibly handle the working conditions. Besides, after Sal's injury his boss had taken good care of him, giving him a much cushier job as a full-time driver without responsibility for loading or unloading trucks or any other heavy work.

The basement in the Della Sala house was bustling as Sabina and her daughters completed the post-dinner clean up and brought out the trays of cookies and pastries while Rafael poured each oflost in the grasp of his calloused laborer's hand.

Chapter 31

July 1951

Pete and Ginger were enjoying a rare visit with Joe, Scotty and their wives. Scotty had married Loretta the year before, and she'd hit it off well with the others. Having moved from their apartment to a more spacious house, Joe and Stella were eager to host what they hoped would be more frequent gatherings of the family at their place. Joe had somewhat reluctantly invited Lucy and was secretly relieved when she begged off, saying her kids were too sick to leave their house. Lucy's husband had disappeared, leaving her with her two daughters in a cramped apartment just a few blocks away. The brothers loved Lucy, but they found it increasingly difficult to bear the barrage


he tended to avoid things unpleasant or confrontational. Seeing his father deteriorating was just too much for Scotty to deal with. Pete on the other hand carried a grudge that festered, growing more and more bitter as years went by. Even Joe had given up on trying to persuade Pete to bury the hatchet and connect with his father before it was too late.

When Pete first returned from the service, Joe thought that he'd patched things up with their father. He recalled that Paolo even attended Pete's welcome home party, and actually seemed to enjoy himself that night. He wasn't aware of any specific falling out that drove them apart again, but it was clear that Pete wanted nothing to do with their father. Clearly something had happenedtime was barely noticeable.

That evening, Joe received a call from an extremely upset Zio Salvatore. Paolo hadn't come home after the groceria closed. Sal went down to the store, called Tony Stanziale at home, and had even scoured the neighborhood looking for Paolo. "I'll be right there, Zio, gimme ten minutes," Joe said as he grabbed his car keys and his cap. "Stella, I gotta go. The old man is missing and I'm gonna help Zio Sal look for him."

They drove up and down the neighborhood streets, stopping periodically so Joe could hop out and peer into an alley into which Paolo might have wandered. As they turned onto Avenue C for the second time, they saw a police car pull up to a house in the middle


But I understand how you feel; I'd feel the same way if a stranger showed up sleeping on my porch. I promise we'll keep a close eye on him and he won't bother you again."

Having calmed down, the woman sighed and said, "sure, I understand. My father's almost eighty-five and sometimes he gets confused." Turning to the officers she said, "I'm not gonna lodge any complaint. Just take him home," before turning and reentering the house. Joe recoiled a little having heard his father compared to a man twenty years his senior. Gently taking his father's arm, he said to his father, "let's go, Pa. Let's get you home."
Chapter 37

October 1979

I avoided looking at my uncle Joe in the casket, even as I approached to do the obligatorydiet alone.

Breast cancer is related to levels of female hormones in the blood, which are determined by the food we eat.

Consuming dairy foods can increase the risk of prostate cancer.

Antioxidants, found in fruits and vegetables, are linked to better mental performance in old age.

Kidney stones can be prevented by a healthy diet.

Type 1 diabetes, one of the most devastating diseases that can befall a child, is convincingly linked to infant feeding practices (p. 3).

He came to these conclusions after conducting a massive human study in which 6'500 Chinese from rural areas in several different provinces of China participated. Two universities in the United States and one in China worked jointly on the project—under the direction of the author.

Finally, Campbell concludes that the boundaries between politics, government, the food


manufacturers (PR, public relations) in which so-called dieticians stress the advantages of instant soups and frozen foods. Critical scholars at Yale University call it a toxic food environment . Robbins describes "The China Study" as a brave and wise book and the author as a man of humility and human depth . Robbins adds, He always shows you how he has arrived at his conclusions . Robbins mentions some of the aspects in the book that he feels to be most important and interesting. Dr. Gunter R. Neeb, from Idstein, Germany, wrote the preface for the German edition. He is a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and has been a visiting professor at numerous universities around the world (Since some of the information in the German edition israts in which they were fed much less food than they would normally eat. These rats actually had significantly longer and more active lives than rats that were allowed to eat as much as they pleased. The same thing happened with dogs. McCay died from a serious illness. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Campbell then investigated why millions of chicks were dying as a result of an unknown toxic chemical in their food und determined that dioxin was the cause (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans), probably the most toxic chemical compound. I initially worked at MIT, where I was assigned a chicken feed puzzle. Millions of chicks a year were dying from an unknown toxic chemical in their feed, and I had the responsibility of isolating and


costs also rose considerably based on gross national income (see also GDP and GNP) and in 2009 were at 16 percent of the GDP in the United States. The US, in particular, is expecting more rapid rises in health care costs.

CLICK FOR: Coronary heart disease and Atkins diet Campbell tells briefly about growing up on a farm, the heart attack his father suffered at age 61, and his father’s death at age 70 due to coronary artery occlusion. Campbell highlights studies showing that a healthy diet not only has the ability to prevent coronary artery disease (also coronary heart disease) but can also partially reverse it (p. 3).

CLICK FOR: The first wave of promised weight loss in the 1970s Campbell discusses the first wave of promised weight lossthis effect, Campbell lists some world-class athletes such as: Ironman triathlete Dave Scott, track and field stars Carl Lewis (vegan since 1990) and Edwin Moses, and tennis ace Martina Navratilova. He also mentions the 68-year-old marathoner Ruth Heidrich. Ruth Heidrich is on the list of notable vegans on Wikipedia. Human studies conducted by Dr. Russell Henry Chittenden (1856–1943) a century ago at Yale University describe superior physical performance in people on a purely vegan diet (only plant-based foods). This was confirmed by rat experiments carried out by the author. He came to the conclusion that fewer people would have to spend their final years with lengthy and costly battles against chronic diseases in hospitals. His motto: It is time to stand up, clear the air, and take control


the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition at Virginia Tech at the time, recruited him in 1967 to work on a “mothercraft” project in the Philippines.

CLICK FOR: Peanut, aflatoxin and liver cancer As a staunch meat eater, Campbell wanted to teach the mothers of malnourished children about what types of locally grown foods would be best for their children. He did this as part of his job as campus coordinator, with several extended stays on-site. Peanuts were to be developed as a primary source of protein, but there was a high incidence of liver cancer in the area due to the aflatoxin found in peanut butter. The good peanuts were sold as cocktail nuts, but the moldy ones ended up in factories and were used to make peanut butter.(p. 220). The author reasons that with a radical change in diet the risk reduction can get close to 100 %.

He describes a large number of studies that, for example, also showed that low homocysteine levels and high folic acid levels are desirable.

He further describes how friends and people he grew up with often said that they considered him to be a health nut and that they would eat a steak whenever they wanted to, and smoke, and do whatever else they wanted. Some of them have already died, while others are living in nursing homes. The author himself is about 80 years old (born in 1934) and is still enjoying the benefits of having a healthy and strong body.

Part III: The Good Nutrition Guide

Campbell shares two common


“miracle cures.”

CLICK FOR: How myths are kept alive He then describes how myths are kept alive such as in the case of the supposed “miracle cure” called amygdalin, which was touted to be a newly discovered vitamin (B 17 ). There was, of course, no scientific basis for this—only commercial reasons.

Dr. Colin Campbell outlines the positions he has held in various organizations, societies, and committees. On the following pages, he describes what he experienced there and how things work in this world of its own.

CLICK FOR: How things work in this world For example, he worked with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology and Medicine, FASEB, which now has 26 member organizations and at that time included more than 20'000 scientists. He also worked for twoof its member organizations, in societies on nutrition and pharmacology. Campbell was especially active in the late 1970s at the American Institute of Nutrition, now called American Society of Nutritional Sciences (ASN). His principle work was to chair, under contract to the Food and Drug Administration, a committee of scientists investigating potential hazards of using nutrient supplements (p. 253). There was a dispute at the time regarding what “eating right” really meant. The industry wanted to expose the McGovern Report from 1977 as a fraud. For this report, Senator George McGovern, a Vietnam War opponent, had led a committee to establish a healthy eating plan. Within the scientific community it was widely known that the NAS [National Academy of Sciences] Food and Nutrition Board was strongly influenced by


statistical differences between the three thirds of the roots prepared by rotary instruments, coronal thirds of the roots prepared with hand were significantly different from the other two sections. This may be due to the operators' tendency to place hand instruments further coronally; while the rotary preparation path is not affected by the operator.

The abrupt cervical constriction and dentinal shelf covering the canal orifice should be removed to improve the straight-line access and reduce the risk of instrument separation ([@B16]). Hence utilizing the Introfile at the coronal third was necessary to remove any impediments to gain further progress into the root canal and avoid lateral perforation or over-instrumentation of the inner root structure of the middle section. Root canals which were prepared by rotary files produced a conicalEU Association Agreement after presidential elections.

Yet, despite all that, Yatsenyuk, one of the most polished and articulate Ukrainian politicians of this generation, hinted that his new government is going to have to deal with autonomy demands -- both present and future - from pro-Russian regions.

But he added that there are no legal grounds for Sunday's referendum -- a referendum that he and the West see as a rogue act backed by pro-Russian thugs and a show of brute and unprovoked military force.

"This is an illegitimate, unconstitutional referendum," Yatsenyuk said, echoing the talking points heard from the corridors of power in London, Brussels and Berlin.

To his credit, Yatsenyuk and Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov have, so far, come across as a national unity government of peace and reconciliation. As Yatsenyuk


correctly noted, Kiev has resisted Russian provocations and has made real conciliatory gestures to the Russian majority in the east and south - for example not backing legislation limiting the use of the Russian language at the administrative-regional level.

To say that the stakes are high is almost an understatement. With Russian military might also amassing on Ukraine's eastern borders there was talk of the region even descending into a quagmire equal to that of "another Afghanistan."

History of Western promises

While the arrival of an unprecedented tide of Western support and rhetorical embrace has been received with glee in Ukraine, it is undeniable that the history of Western promises has been less than stellar. As one Diaspora member pointed out Wednesday, not one international pledging conference for Chernobyl has everprovisions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) treaty and the U.N. Charter. But, as with the Budapest Memorandum, there aren't any clear enforcement mechanisms.

International legal experts say they are hardly surprised by the Kremlin's brazen land grab, pointing to what seems a long-term policy of strategic separatism in the Black Sea region.

Lada Roslycky, a past fellow of the Harvard Black Sea Security Program, said that aside from violating national and international laws, the Crimea referendum is being held under the duress of Russian military occupation.

"The referendum, if recognized, will deface non-proliferation and support illegal Russian Federation operations elsewhere," says Roslycky.

Putin says Russia's actions fall within the scope of the 1997 Friendship Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. But with Russia apparently in operational


Hurricane Maria was described as 'potentially catastrophic' before it made landfall in Dominica

"Urgent helicopter services are needed to take food, water and tarpaulins to outer districts for shelter.”

Speaking about the lives lost, he added: "It's difficult to determine the level of fatalities but so far seven are confirmed, as a direct result of the hurricane.

"That figure, the Prime Minister fears, will rise as he wades his way into the rural communities today.

"The urgent needs now are roofing materials for shelters, bedding supplies for hundreds stranded in or outside what's left of their homes and food and water drops for residents of outlying districts inaccessible at the moment.

"The country is in a daze - no electricity, no running water -as a result of uprooted pipes in most communities anddefinitely no landline or cellphone services on island, and that will be for quite a while.

"In summary, the island has been devastated. The housing stock significantly damaged or destroyed. "

A clearer picture was expected later after a Barbados coastguard boat arrived with aid and another is due to sail there this afternoon.

An assessment team from the Department for International Development along with crack Royal Marine Commandos is trying to get to Dominica, a former British colony.

The megastorm made landfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday after killing at least seven in Dominica

Storm chaser Mike Theiss wrote on Twitter from Puerto Rico: "The wind sounds like a woman screaming at the top of her lungs !"

Puerto Rico is being pummelled by the superstorm today as officials warned it would decimate


The National Rugby League and Touch Football Australia have today launched an historic sporting partnership representing the biggest boost to participation and game development in the history of either sport.

NRL stars Sonny Bill Williams, Anthony Minichiello, Josh Morris, Matt King and Beau Champion joined Australian music sensation Jessica Mauboy and Australian Touch representatives Louise Winchester and Steve Roberts to celebrate the first game of the new era at Allianz Stadium.

The two sports will work together to create the largest sporting community in the country which will reflect the wider support that exists for Rugby League and the game’s commitment to ensuring there is a ‘place on the field’ for everyone.

The new agreement will bring more than 1.03 million participants together playing in competitions under a joint NRL-TFA banner.against diesel following emissions cheating scandals and weaker demand in China have also put many manufacturers on the back foot.

Vauxhall’s owner, PSA Group, started building its new Astra models in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in 2016. Under the industry’s standard cycle of around seven years for production of a model, the plant is due an upgrade around the end of 2022.

PSA, the French group which also owns Peugeot and Citroen, will make a decision on whether to produce its next generation at Ellesmere Port after Brexit, although the UK faces stiff competition from other European factories for the work.

A Brexit deal which imposes significant frictions on trade across the Channel in the longer term poses a particular risk to plants which are most tightly integrated in European supply chains.


An Iranian Economist Covering Economic Affairs in Iran and in the Middle East.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Gold Rising Again in Tehran

Gold coins, known as Bahar Azadi, are again on the rise in Tehran. Their price has just passed 7'200'000 Rials! to give you a perspective that is more than what a government retiree receives in a month. The new rise has began almost immediately after government opposed increasing interest rates for banking deposits. As the volatility in market increases people are more desperate to find new means to save their hard earned savings. As banks are not offering compatible returns, the options are the traditional ones: gold, hard currency and real estate.
The constant increases in money supply in recent years amplify the effects of their despair. It seems thereExtensive 200-million-year-Old continental flood basalts of the central atlantic magmatic province
The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) is defined by tholeiitic basalts that crop out in once-contiguous parts of North America, Europe, Africa, and South America and is associated with the breakup of Pangea. 40Ar/39Ar and paleomagnetic data indicate that CAMP magmatism extended over an area of 2.5 million square kilometers in north and central Brazil, and the total aerial extent of the magmatism exceeded 7 million square kilometers in a few million years, with peak activity at 200 million years ago. The magmatism coincided closely in time with a major mass extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary.


College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives, Obstetric Anaesthetists Association, Faculty of Public Health, National Childbirth Trust, and the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health contributed greatly to the success of UKOSS.

Contributors: MK designed the study, coordinated data collection, coded the data, did the analysis, and wrote the first draft of the paper. JJK assisted with the design of the study, supervised the data collection and analysis, and contributed to writing the paper. PS assisted with data coding and did data validation and some analysis. PB had the original idea for the surveillance system, provided advice at every stage of the study, and contributed to the writing and editing of the paper. PB is the guarantor.

Funding: MK is funded by the National Coordinating Centre forResidents say noise was coming from CP Rail and lasted about 10 hours

Updated April 17 at 11:20 a.m.

The sounds that some Sudbury residents were hearing Sunday night and early Monday morning came from a malfunctioning horn on a CP locomotive, according to CP spokesperson Mallory McCredie. "CP deployed technicians to deactivate the locomotive horn, which was being affected by the weather," said McCredie.

Updated April 16, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.

Daniel DesLauriers sent in this video of the loud horn that was going off for about ten hours in Sudbury's west end.

DesLauriers said the horn started around 6 p.m. on April 15 and didn't stop until 4 a.m. on April 16.

Local radio station 92.7 Rock reached out to Vale but the mine reported it was not sounding any alarms.

Many residents


said the horn was coming from the CP Rail yard off Lorne Street. 92.7 Rock reached out to CP Rail but hasn't received a call back.

This video was taken on Whittaker Street.

Original story:

A city radio station is reporting that callers are reporting a strange loud horn sound in the city's west end.

On its Facebook page, 92.7 Rock said it has received several reports from listeners about the sound. One caller, the station reports, said he was told "CP Rail is conducting a 'resealing exercise' but was waiting on a call back from the rail line."

Police have been called to the area, 92.7 Rock said. The station also reached out to Vale, but the miner reported it was not sounding any alarms.

One person who commented on the radio station'sA live TV election debate descended into chaos as rival party members hurled chairs at each other during a massive brawl in South Africa.

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters Party (EFF) could be seen throwing plastic seats and punches at their rivals during the broadcast from Hout Bay, a suburb of Capetown on Friday.

Residents had gathered at the Hangberg Sports and Recreation Centre to speak to the leaders of the Democratic Alliance, EFF, ANC, Black First Land First and Good parties.

Plastic chairs can be seen flying through the air at the Hangberg Sports and Recreation Centre in Hout Bay, Cape Town on Friday

Members of the EFF wearing red berets and t-shirts can be seeing hurling chairs and having them hurled back during the live broadcast

It is not entirely


clear what sparked the violence, although the South African reported it may have been a reaction to perceived favouritism shown by presenter Sakina Kamwendo.

EFF's leader for Western Cape Melikhaya Xheko told the Times: 'The Land Party and the BLF came to chase away the EFF.

'They targeted the EFF that the EFF should leave.'

The BLF were formed by Andile Mngxitama after his expulsion from the EFF in 2015.

Leader of the EFF Julius Malema addresses supporters during a party event last month

The concerned Morning Live presenter in the studio for SABC could be heard voicing worries over continuing to show the live feed of the violent scenes.

The debate was called off and SABC tweeted that none of their staff had been injured in the frenzy.

South Africa goes to the pollsAttack at a Security Checkpoint Near Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

Attack at a security checkpoint near Saint Catherine monastery in Sinai kills one police officer and injures four, according to initial reports.

Security sources confirm that there has been a fire shooting at the security checkpoint.

According to a statement issued by The Ministry of Interior (MOI), a group of militants opened fire on the security checkpoint near the Saint Catherine monastery resulting in an exchange of with security forces.

Security forces gained control over the gunfire until the militants fled.

The attack comes a week after two terrorist attacks on Egypt’s St Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria and St George Church in Tanta killing 47 and injuring more than 100 celebrating Palm Sunday.

The attacks were claimed by Islamic State (IS).

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Zhang Tian'ai

Zhang Tian'ai (; born 28 October 1988), also known by her English name Crystal Zhang, is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for her breakout role in the 2015 hit web-drama Go Princess Go.

Early life and education
Zhang Tian'ai was born 28 October 1988 in Harbin, Heilongjiang.
Zhang attended high school in Japan, majoring in costume design. She then enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy.

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Denzel and Viola in stellar performances in August Wilson's "Fences"

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Boardwalk Steel Drum Act Denied

OCEAN CITY – The City Council turned down a Boardwalk musician’s plea to perform in front of a downtown restaurant that has warmly welcomed him, due to a law that provides for no exceptions.

In a letter addressed to the Mayor and City Council, Boardwalk performer Augustine DiGiovanna stated on June 27 while he was playing his steel drum on the Boardwalk on the fence line in front of the Mug and Mallet an Ocean City police supervisor informed him he was no longer allowed to play in that location due to restrictions placed on street performers.

He added that in the past with the permission and encouragement from the owner and staff of the Mug and Mallet he has played his steel drum onmany occasions.

Ocean City has passed an ordinance placing regulations street performers must abide by while performing on the Boardwalk. The code includes designated areas, mainly street ends, the artists must perform in due to complaints received in the past caused by observers creating crowds that are intrusive to the traffic of the Boardwalk and surrounding businesses.

DiGiovanna said that he has never received any complaints from any surrounding businesses of the Mug and Mallet, including the Plim Plaza Hotel and the Ocean Gallery, nor does he collect crowds around him while he performs that would impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic. He provided the council with a long list of the benefits as well as a letter of support from the owner of the Mug and Mallet, Shannon Westlund.

“What I


On Two Wheels: Melha Riders' Hospital Run and Smith & Wesson Takes Aim at Cancer motorcycle rides set

Neil Hawley, The RepublicanHere is a scene from the 2010 Melha Riders annual motorcycle ride to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield.

The riding season is rapidly speeding by, and, with August nearly upon us, it brings with it two of the area’s biggest rides.

On Aug. 21 it will be the Melha Riders fifth annual Hospital Run to benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield.

The Melha Riders were established as a motorcycle group within the Melha Shrine back in 1999 and now number some 170 members. Due to their love of riding (“We ride so kids can walk” is their motto), it became a natural fit when the Hospital Runwas born.

In the four short years that this ride has been around, it has quickly become one of the largest in the state and has somewhat replaced the late great Brightside ride as the area’s premier ride for raising money. It was just last year that the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield came perilously close to being shut down in a cost-cutting measure that threatened several of the hospitals.

Springfield is just one of 22 Shriners hospitals that treat anyone under the age of 18 at no cost. Their specialty is neuro-musculoskeletal conditions and burn injuries, so a worthier cause you will not find.

Over the course of the run the Melha Riders have raised over $112,000, including over $25,000 last year when the event was slowed by what


[Rokitansky on atherosclerosis].
Karl Rokitansky (1804-1878) was the first to put forward a theory on pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. His "thrombogenic" theory is included in his famous three-volume Manual of Pathological Anatomy. In its first edition issued in 1844 he describes the disease under the heading Excessive formation of plaques on the interior of vessels. He does not use the term "atherosclerosis", speaking simply about a process. The description is merely macroscopic, based predominantly on lesions of the aorta. The process starts as thickening--hypertrophy and plaque formation of the vascular inner layer. The apposed pseudomembrane is composed of foreign substance of blood origin--fibrin. The pseudomembrane eventually develops into either an atheromatous process or ossification. Rokitansky accurately describes an atheromatous plaque with its lipid-rich interior, including its complications, however, he misregardsas it thrashes in efforts to right itself. Sweetie’s eyes dart wildly as she follows every movement. Unsuccessful, the June bug changes strategy: it closes up into an impenetrable fortress. Beau stares and waits, then impatient, gently nudges it. No response. Fascinated, Sweetie bats it around. No response. Losing interest, they both return to their meditation.

Before long, I watch the beetle fly off, weighted by its full stomach, seemingly none the worse for wear. Its flight path loops wildly and I imagine that it might be in a drunken stupor.

During the rest of the day, the iridescent green of its wings shines like an emerald in my mind’s eye, a reminder that even in the middle of Los Angeles, natural wonder is all around in surprising shapes and


Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a projectile launched from Syria after Damascus accused Jerusalem of carrying out a rare daytime attack on the south of the country on Sunday.Pictures from Israel’s popular Mount Hermon ski resort, which was full of tourists enjoying the snow-filled hill, showed two trails from Iron Dome missiles while screams from children were heard in a video from the scene.The interception came shortly after the Syrian regime accused Israel of carrying out airstrikes in the south of the country, triggering air defenses that intercepted several of them.“A military source said that our air defenses had successfully engaged an Israeli aerial attack targeting the southern region and prevented it from achieving any of its objectives,” read a report by the official Syrian newsagency SANA.Al-Manar, Hezbollah’s media network, reported the attack near Damascus but gave no further details. Syrian regime supporters said that a total of nine Israeli missiles were intercepted by regime air defenses. Russia's Ministry of Defense, according to RIA news agency, said four Israeli jets fired seven missiles at the international airport, causing no injuries to Syrian nationals.The Syrian regime used the Buk and Pantisr systems to intercept the missiles, according to Sputnik, the Russian news agency.The Syrian air defenses were alerted on Sunday afternoon as a Mahan Air flight from Tehran to Damascus was about to make its approach to Damascus. At 1:30 p.m. the flight turned around and headed away from the city. A Syrian L-76 cargo lifter from Tehran was also en route to Damascus


on Sunday morning. These kinds of flights have been seen as suspicious over the last year amid allegations that Iran delivers weapons to Syria and Hezbollah using different airlines as cover.There was no comment on the strikes by Israel, which rarely comments on alleged Israel Air Force operations on the northern front, but Israeli officials have repeatedly voiced concerns over Iran’s presence in Syria and the smuggling of sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah in Lebanon from Tehran via Syria, stressing that both are red-lines for the Jewish State.With the presence of Iranian and Hezbollah forces, Israel’s northern front has become the IDF’s number one priority with former IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot admitting that Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes against Iranian targets in SyriaIsrael “operated under a certain threshold until two-and-a-half years ago,” when he got “unanimous consent” from the government to change the rules of the game and dropped some 2,000 missiles against Iranian and Hezbollah targets in 2018 alone, he said.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel conducted airstrikes on Iranian weapons near Damascus airport on January 13 and Russia warned Israel against further strikes near the airport. Syria is therefore on high alert for any potential airstrikes.Nevertheless, daytime strikes by Israel against targets in the war-torn country are extremely rare with the IAF operating during the night.Earlier on Sunday SANA reported that a bomb exploded near a highway at the southern edge of Syria's capital Damascus. According to the report, an attacker was arrested and no


Baby tumbles down an escalator after being left to toddle Unfortunately, the program, also starring Keri Russell, didn't last long, and once again Charisma had no work as an actress. Drought-stricken farmer jubilantly celebrates much-needed In the meantime, charisma carpenter playboy pics took it all off for the June issue of Playboy — just the kind of career move we admire. It was at that time that Charisma decided to attend the school of drama, and make the travel an hour every day from Mexico from San Diego. Soon, Charisma decided to move to Los Angeles and took a job as a waitress in the restaurant Mirabelle in Sunset Boulevard. Initially, she tried out for the part of the main character, Buffy, which as we all know, wentto Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Back to the past: Charisma Carpenter nude and topless Playboy photoshoot You know when you have that feeling that you have missed something, i had it too after publishing latest Charisma Carpenter topless picture, because i remembered i already seen her nude at least once, and it was July Ever since Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Buffy, we've wanted to see Charisma Carpenter nude. Now is the time. Here are all her REAL naked pics! Charisma Carpenter Biography. Charisma Carpenter was born on July 23, , and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Even during her childhood Charisma was very interested in the arts. When she was only 5 years old she was studying ballet. Although Charisma enjoyed living in Las Vegas, her parents decided to


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By Alexa Rae Johnson. That's one way to celebrate your 44th year. Charisma Carpenter rang in her birthday on Wednesday with a nude black and white photo of herself - and shared it with herTwitter followers. The former Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress is seen posing in front of a well-lit window, leaning with her back arched, displaying her toned physique. Scroll down for video. Charisma Carpenter rang in her 44th birthday on Wednesday with a nude black and white photo of herself that she shared to herfollowers on Twitter. Wednesday was not the first time charisma carpenter nude pictures playboy brunette beauty had posed completely in the buff.AT&T (NYSE:T) told investors it was going to double down on bundling in 2018 after finding some success with the strategy of combining wireless and video packages last year. Now, AT&T is introducing new unlimited data plans for wireless customers that include access to Watch TV, its new streaming video service featuring around 30 live channels.

In fact, customers who want unlimited data will soon have no choice but to take the Watch TV bundle, and pay a slight premium over AT&T's previous plans. At the same, AT&T is removing HBO from its lower tier bundle, which is puzzling considering it now owns the network's parent company. HBO is now one of several options for the free premium service included with AT&T's new higher-priced unlimited plan.

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mask pattern. After the exposure the photoresist is developed to produce an image corresponding to the mask pattern. Then an etch process transfers the pattern into the thin film stacks on the wafer. Finally, the photoresist is removed. Repetition of this process with different masks results in a multi-layered microstructured component.
A projection exposure apparatus typically includes an illumination system for illuminating the mask, a mask stage for aligning the mask, a projection objective, and a wafer alignment stage for aligning the wafer coated with the photoresist. The illumination system illuminates a field on the mask that may have the shape of a rectangular or curved slit, for example.
In current projection exposure apparatus a distinction can be made between two different types of apparatus. In one type each targetThe Feis Ile 2016 Drams

Head distiller Adam Hannett released three fascinating new whiskies at Feis Ile 2016 last month – each of which was dramatically different in style.

The first was his vatting of casks that had been filled in 2001, the first year of the resurrection of Bruichladdich. The malt was peated to 10ppm, but at least fourteen years in first fill ex-Bourbon, sherry and French wine casks had tempered the effect of the phenols significantly. Adam then added a further dimension to the dram by finishing it in virgin oak prior to bottling at 50% alc. vol.. Appropriately named ‘The Lasting Power of Vision’, just 1,881 x 70cl bottles were made available at £95.

Then there were two ‘Valinch’ style 50cl bottles from grain distilled from barley grown


on single Islay farms. A heavily-peated Port Charlotte was distilled in December 2008 from that year’s harvest of the barley variety ‘Chalice’ at Starchmill farm, which is centrally located on the island. Four hundred and ten bottles were derived at 61% from a single Rivesaltes cask (number 3821) at seven years old.

In 2006, a harvest of Chalice barley from Dunlossit Farm on the east of the island was distilled in November of the same year. It was also matured in a Rivesaltes cask (number 3304) and again 410 bottles were filled at 61% alc. vol. and nine years old. Both of these single farm expressions were available at £75.00RB Leipzig's Ademola Lookman: MD33's Man of the Matchday

RB Leipzig youngster Ademola Lookman kept his side's hopes of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League alive on Matchday 33, scoring a brace to spearhead a 4-1 victory at home to Wolfsburg.

Leipzig had stumbled in recent matches in the Bundesliga, losing three and drawing one of their four previous outings to slip down to sixth in the table, and were deprived of key players Naby Keita, Willi Orban and Emil Forsberg going into this game.

Yet Lookman, signed on loan from Everton until the end of the season, soon dispelled any doubts that the hosts would struggle against a Wolfsburg side desperate for points to avoid relegation. Starting in an attacking role in left midfield the 20-year-old, who recently said


he was open to extending his stay in Leipzig, broke the deadlock in the 24th minute, converting Jean-Kevin Augustin's cross.

Timo Werner doubled the scoreline shortly afterwards, but when Daniel Didavi clawed a goal back for the visitors early in the second half, there was a danger Leipzig would crumble and throw their lead away.

Lookman had other ideas, however, restoring Leipzig's two-goal advantage just five minutes later, capitalising on a defensive error to break Wolfsburg's resolve and pave the way for what was ultimately a comfortable 4-1 victory.

It was the Englishman's first ever Bundesliga brace and took his tally for the season to four goals (with two assists) in just ten top-flight outings in Germany.

Leipzig must beat Hertha Berlin away and hope both Leverkusen and Hoffenheim lose in orderto his aircraft at all.

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Overturf, on the other hand, maintains that he made no misrepresentation to the insurance agent whatsoever.  He claims never to have concealed his flight status from anyone, least of all the insurance agent.  He points out that a person's pilot status is a matter of public record, and under those circumstances, he certainly cannot be accused of deliberate deception.  Overturf further insists that had the defendants shown as much investigative initiative before the accident occurred as they did after the accident, they would have been able to check his pilot's status.  Ostensibly, he asserts the peculiar view that it did not require much for the insurance defendants to confirm his pilot status, and


routine for the nearly two years that she had been on the job, Dauth asked the unfamiliar voice on the other end of the telephone questions taken directly from the boilerplate insurance application.  In trying to pass the buck regarding who is responsible for the error on his application, Overturf tries to make his case similar to Ryan, supra, note 2 where the insurer's agent made a mistake in filling out the insured's life and burial insurance application.  In Ryan, the insured was paralyzed from the waist down when her application for insurance was completed.  She died within three months after the life insurance policy was issued.  The insurance company resisted liability on the basis that the insured made material misrepresentations regarding the statusinsurance agent, the failure of the underwriter and carrier to rescind and cancel the insurance policy when they discovered the misrepresentation estops them from denying coverage.  The facts indicate that the insurer defendants were not aware of Overturf's pilot status until late November.  The accident occurred the first day of November.  They received the awareness of his student pilot status through no effort of the plaintiff, but rather through a third party doing an investigation of the accident to determine the amount of damages to the aircraft.  Under these circumstances, the insurer cannot now be told that it is estopped from asserting a valid defense-fraud.

Encore in Brief

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to the beat of a different drum, or maybe about as many different drums as there are Free Staters.

So naturally many of the 300 or so workshops and classes throughout the week at sprawling Roger's Campground in Lancaster had some topics not found on the usual DIY home-improvement menu of weather stripping and carpet installing.

Sure, there was a Knitting 101 class on Tuesday, but later in the week came the popular instruction session on building one's own AK-47 rifle.

One of the reasons the Free State Project - a main reason, in fact - made migration to New Hampshire a priority around 2002 was the state's laws that favor gun ownership. That, coupled with the Granite State's perceived disdain for government regulation of all sorts proved a powerful drawfor many of the movement's members. More than 15,000 have, according to organizers, pledged to move to New Hampshire eventually.

Taking a break late Friday afternoon from the steady parade of seminars and instruction sessions in several nearby tents, Nicole Miller of Brooklyn and Finn Bruton of Manhattan - not Free Staters but curious, they said, about the movement - took in the overall scene in the shadow of the White Mountains foothills.

They said they couldn't help but note the constant cheeriness and good nature of the attendees and agreed that it would be hard to imagine a fight breaking out among them, especially under Friday's perfect summer weather.

"They can't get in a fight; they're all packing heat," Miller said with a laugh.

"There are so many different factions here:


precious metals Bitcoins, you name it. But they all kind of get along," Bruton said.

In fact, it was hard to tell from discussion with several attendees whether there was a single common purpose.

There is a formal political element. Literature was available urging attendees to back the New Hampshire Senate campaign of Dan Hynes, who's seeking to become the Senate's first Free Stater. He's running in District 11, which comprises Amherst, Merrimack, Wilton and Walden.

The Free State Project's mascot is the porcupine, a gentle, unassuming creature until it's stepped on, say members. Members often refer to each other as "porcupines,'' hence the festival's title.

"Your purchasing power has declined since 1978," Nick Bold told his audience of about 25 as he held court in one of the large tents duringa discussion of what the world's economy may look like one day.

"We didn't see this at the beginning," he said of the individual's financial slide, "because we had outsourcing to deal with."

Bold, a rapid talker, describes himself as a scientist and engineer. His company, technocopia, is in Worcester, Mass. Its motto is, "The future of abundance through technology."

"Who do you serve? Think about that," he urged his listeners. "Who do you serve?"

In attendance was Garrett Fox of the Baltimore, Md., area. He had with him a 3-D printer he'd made and said his plans to distribute them - just "give them to the next person" to expand and improve them - is an intriguing way to, as Bold mentioned, distribute technology without exchanging money.


.le - Currently being sold by Dennis Hope's "Lunar Embassy Commission" alongside .lunar, .moon, .venus, .mars, .jupiter, .saturn, .uranus, .neptune, .pluto, .space. People who purchase novelty deeds for outer space property from him are also given free domains. None of these TLDs are supported by the root servers and it is unlikely they will be in the future (Although, with the ICANN decision to allow registration of custom gTLDs, it becomes possible).
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On June 13, 2012 ICANN has revealed nearly 2,000 applications for new top-level domains, which are expected to go live throughout 2014 after thorough examination.

Many of these are geographic, including:

 .africa
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 .cymru (for Wales, inThe new cultivar was discovered as a result of a planned breeding program directed by the inventor, Howard Bentley a citizen of Australia. ‘Bentley’ is a selection arising from the controlled self-pollination of an unnamed, unpatented variety of Lavandula stoechas. Parents of the unnamed parent variety are the result of cross-pollination of Lavandula stoechas ‘Kew Red’ (unpatented) as the female parent, and Lavandula stoechas ‘Pukehou’ (unpatented) as the male. Cross-pollination of the grandparent plants took place in Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia in November 2001. From this cross the F1 generation was raised in February 2002 and grown to flowering maturity in September 2002. At this stage the F1 generation was self-pollinated and the seed sown in February 2003. From these F2 seedlings a selection was made of the


seedling now referred to as ‘Bentley’ in September 2004, by the inventor in a research nursery in Wonga Park, Australia.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar ‘BENTLEY’ was first performed the Spring of 2005, by vegetative cuttings at a research nursery in Wonga Park, Australia. Multiple generations have since been produced and have shown that the unique features of this cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.to examine the effects that climate change may have had on the disease.

The new research compared this modern-day map with a historic reconstruction of malaria at its assumed peak, around 1900, and measured changes in the disease risk since that time. Although it is widely known that malaria has receded from many areas where it was previously endemic, such as the USA and much of Europe, the researchers were able to measure for the first time the extent of this recession and show that even in tropical areas the intensity of transmission has declined substantially in the last century.

The research was led by Dr Pete Gething from the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford. He says: “The recession in malaria since 1900 is of little comfort


ecology and behaviour, through to molecular evolution, development and infectious disease biology.

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a Kenya government parastatal with the responsibility for health research to improve the health of Kenyans. It is one of the most well developed national research institutes in Africa with a network of centres across Kenya such as the Centre of Geographic Medicine Research Coast (CGMR-C) that is home to the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. The programme formally established in 1989, is a partnership between KEMRI, the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust. It conducts basic, epidemiological and clinical research in parallel, with results feeding directly into local and international health policy, and aims to expand the country’s capacity to conduct multidisciplinary research that is strong, sustainable and internationallycompetitive.

The University of Florida (UF), USA, is a major, public, comprehensive, land grant, research university. The state’s oldest and most comprehensive university, UF is among the USA’s most academically diverse public universities. UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service.

The Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, USA, was opened in 2010 and aims to fuse key disciplines to develop outreach, education, and research capabilities designed to prevent or contain new and re-emerging diseases.

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know we almost all hate plastic but it is still very common among underwear brands because it protects the fabric well. The design of the bag has a transparent part at the front through which you can see the colour of the underwear. There is a quirky size sticker and on the back quite a lot of information about the brand and the underwear design.

The boxer briefs of Airship Apparel are called Cockpit in an obvious word play referring to the pouch they created. The materials they used for it are some of the best in the market today: Micro Modal by Lenzing, a leading European company of top quality and high standard fibres and elastane by Lycra, a leader in elastane fibre production. As you would expect,an important effect on flow or on chemical reaction processes.

The DSMC Method

Because the computational solution of the fluid flow equations that treat fluids as a continuous medium assume no flow slip at surfaces, those models begin to fail when the flow gets rarefied. One very successful method for simulating rarefied flow is the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. This is a statistical model of flow, and was invented in the 1960s by the Australian aeronautical engineer Professor Graham Bird. I was fortunate to meet Professor Bird on several occasions later in his life (he died in 2018) and he was a very inspiring scientist. He continued to make significant contributions to rarefied flows right up to the end of his life.

DSMC is a fairly straightforward simulation method


on clean combustion diagnostics at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Yedhu Krishna, 2016)

Engineer at SpaceX (Tremayne Kaseman, 2017)

Postdoc funded through Australian Academy of Science and Japan Society for Promotion of Science in Japan, working on hypersonic experiments (Rounak Manoharan, 2017)

Postdoc in hypersonics research at Oxford University (Laurent Le Page, 2019)

Postdoc in photoacoustic spectroscopy for biomedical applications at a Chinese Research Institute (Rongkang Gao, 2018)

So it seems that most students have gone on to do science/engineering research and at good institutions. I’m proud of what they all have achieved both during and after their PhDs.

Able to time-stamp the state of an experiment at the time it was performed;

Able to incorporate the source code used to analyse the data;

Able to facilitate collaboration with my group members and externalBehind anger is fear. For instance, many wealthy people are not greedy — they are terrified of poverty and can never accumulate sufficient wealth to appease that anxiety. Fear and emotions take primacy over logic. George Orwell explained in 1984 how Big Brother employed constant fear to pacify the masses (the "proles"), with vague foreign "threats" that were purely fictitious.

In the Cold War, it was nuclear extinction; in the Iraq War (and still), it was "threat levels." After 9/11, Americans were cautioned with "threats to the homeland." Orwell warned not just of Soviet socialism, but of any monolithic government that sought dominance.

Vermont is the national Petri dish for the Orwellian fear-mongers. Visceral quaking by overwrought Vermont "progressives" over firearms was well funded by out-of state interests, and Vermont


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Tekashi69's ratting out his former fellow gang members in the Nine Trey Bloods, testifying they delivered a beatdown on Trippie Redd ... an alleged rival gang member.

The rapper's on the stand, nervously, for his second day of testimony and opened up about his beef with Trippie ... who he says was with another set of Bloods, along with Casanova. Tekashi testified he and Trippie were on the same label and did a track together, but there was a lot of jealousy that led to online disputes ... and then physical violence.

6ix9ine says he told his former manager, Shotti, he wanted something done to Trippie ... Shotti said he'd get the gang on it, and they orchestrated an attack on the rapper at his hotel. Tekashi says he


stayed inside the vehicle while the attack went down.

Tekashi testified defendant Anthony "Harv" Ellison punched Trippie in the mouth, and from that point on, he used Harv as his bodyguard.

He also dished more details about the money and leadership structure of Nine Trey -- saying he would make money for shows and appearances, and the gang would give him the front end of it -- at least half -- and take the rest. For example, he says if he would make $250k ... they would give him $185k and take the rest.

6ix9ine ID'd members of the gang again, including Shotti, "Harv" and the other defendant Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack. He also testified "Mel Murda," Billy Ado, and Seqo were Nine Trey members.

There's a lot more, including Tekashi talking aboutOriginal Airdate: June 26, 2014

Written & Storyboarded by: Adam Muto, Emily Partridge, Kent Osborne & Bert Youn

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   second, it was always said of Kemp's background and attitude on race that "[as an NFL ballplayer] he showered with more black people than other GOP congressman have ever met." The sad silent codicil that many of his party wishes to append to this statement often seems to be, "And thank God he did, so the rest of us never have to."

In that last spirit, and despite all the above snark, I'd like to affirm Jack Kemp and give him my token appreciation. Jack Kemp was clean. Well-spoken. Despite finding a path to success through athletics, he nevertheless took care to educate himself. He could have bought into that rough ballplayer lifestyle and gotten sucked into drink and drugs, but Jack Kemp pulled himself up by his bootstraps


She is going to fall in love with the One. That's her part. So she gets emotionally yanked around, half falling in love, half not wanting to, because it means loving a doomed man. So she believes he might be the One, as she is starting to fall for him, but is also hoping he isn't because that would mean she could love a normal man, instead of some savior figure. Then, she has to face the fact that she didn't let him come alone, and that, in the heat of the moment she trusted him as instinct. She is smacked in the face with the truth that she trusted him (a essential part of love), that he risked his life for hers, and that the trust wasthe Hungarian government's information campaign. But the CDU — a dominant force of the EPP — hasn't performed well in the last German elections (national and state elections). Viktor Orban has a big influence on Western European politics, he is popular among the voters who are putting pressure on their leaders, especially regarding migration policy, and the so-called "right-wing populist" parties (FPÖ, Lega etc) are getting stronger, while "traditional people's parties" are losing momentum.

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(CNN) The commandant of the US Marine Corps, Gen. Robert Neller, has warned acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan that a series of "unplanned and unbudgeted" tasks -- including President Donald Trump's decisions to deploy Marines to the southern border and to reallocate a portion of the defense budget to pay for the construction of a border wall -- has imposed an "unacceptable risk to Marine Corps combat readiness and solvency."

Neller's warning came in a memo dated Monday that says the "unplanned and unbudgeted factors" have forced the Marines to cancel or reduce their involvement in several military exercises.

Though the border deployments were cited, hurricane relief efforts were by far the costliest unplanned task, at some $3.5 billion, according to Neller.

"The overall impacts of these cancellations and expectedperfect! Then, some dirty old men started harassing her!

The primary focus of the game is the corruption and infidelity of your girlfriend. The problem is, the corruption happens far too quickly, especially with the early setup given to the characters.

At the start of the story, Chiharu literally threatens to beat the crap out of guys who touch her arm. The music stops, her eyes widen, with a killer look on her face, she threatens to murder those men. Half an hour into the game, she’s a submissive sex doll that spreads her legs to anyone who so much as looks in her way.

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The narrator of the story switches between the player character, and Chiharu. There are few indicators for when


invited me to their house to watch them kill, skin, cook and prepare two adult goats. They were getting ready for a major festival the next day, and they had a lot of work to do. I gratefully accepted their invitation. How could I refuse?

Over the years of traveling, I have probably seen several hundred animals killed and processed. In fact, at a funeral celebration in the Toraja region of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia in 2007, I watched as more than one hundred pigs, horses, goats, hogs, water buffalo and cows were slaughtered, processed and cooked. The Toraja funeral celebration was truly one of the most amazing experiences of my travels so far. It was like watching the Apocalypse, and my nerves were fried for days. But whatof Eliahu himself and external directors Ronit Bodo and Avraham Bigger (disclosure: Bigger is a consultant to the board of directors at “Globes”), to oversee Migdal’s management, thereby bypassing Sarig and CEO Doron Sapir. Eliahu’s plan was eventually thwarted by Capital Markets Authority director Moshe Bareket.

In addition to Sarig and Eliahu, Migdal’s board of directors includes Azriel Moskovich, Dr. Gavriel Picker (an associate of Eliahu for many years and the son of former supervisor of the Capital Market and Insurance Yaakov Picker, who granted Eliahu the original permit to found Eliahu Insurance), and external directors Meirav Ben Cnann Heller, Bigger, and Bodo. Arie Mintkevich also joined the main boards of directors at Migdal in recent days. With the exception of Sarig, all of the directors at Migdal Insurance


its visionary partners: Dynetics, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Andrews Aerospace, Draper Laboratory, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Moog, Huntsville Center for Technology, and Analytical Mechanics Associates.

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The agreement also allows for the transition of RCSP's team leader, Tim Pickens, to the role of Moon Express' chief propulsion engineer. Pickens is an award-winning rocket pioneer and was the lead propulsion designer for Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE in 2004.

In honor of the legacy and incalculable contribution that Huntsville and the State of Alabama have made to the U.S. space program, the Moon Express lander will carry to the surface of the Moon the "Spirit of Alabama" insignia, a historic artifact that willof schoolchildren and the public in a substantial STEM outreach program, while advancing its technical plans and developing prototype propulsion systems for its lunar lander.

The Teaming Agreement with Dynetics and acquisition of RCSP adds to Moon Express' substantial momentum as a leading contender in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. "The players behind the Rocket City Space Pioneers are true visionaries and entrepreneurs," said Naveen Jain, Moon Express co-founder and chairman. "We look forward to working with Dynetics and its partners in carrying forward the innovation and vision of the Rocket City Space Pioneers."
Dr. Marc Bendickson, Dynetics CEO, commented that the teaming with Moon Express is testimony to the hard work and dedication of the RCSP partners. "Dynetics and its partners have made remarkable technical progress with the


Rocket City Space Pioneers venture," he remarked. "We are proud to bring our energy and value to the table with Moon Express in a way that continues our dreams of sending the Spirit of Alabama to the Moon."
About Moon Express Selected by Forbes as one of the 15 'Names You Need to Know' in 2011, Moon Express (MoonEx) is a privately funded lunar transportation and data services company based at the NASA Ames Research Park in Silicon Valley. The company plans to send a series of robotic spacecraft to the Moon for ongoing exploration and commercial development focused on benefits to Earth and has signed a partnership agreement with NASA for development of a lunar lander system.

Moon Express was selected by NASA in 2010 for its $30M Innovativea spot to Italy – or any other European league – in the Champions League, more has to be taken into consideration than performances in the competition itself, with domestic duties greatly impacting teams’ capacity to continually perform at the level that is necessary to advance and become successful amongst Europe’s elite.

The most polarising factor that seems to affect English teams is the demanding schedule that dictates the way managers must rotate their squads. Esteban Cambiasso recently weighed in on the criticism facing English sides after their poor start to the group stage, stating “[the schedule] has an effect – the English teams do not arrive rested and relaxed when they come and play in Champions League games. When you have a competition of such a high level


In complete contrast to the winter travels of Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller, Giorgio Chiellini, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and co., who enjoy up to a month of recovery time after four months of grueling fixtures, the FA attempts to squeeze in as many games as possible, including league and domestic cup matches. Indeed, apart from Ligue 1, the rest of the top five compete in just one domestic cup competition, while English clubs have the fun task of navigating both the Capital One Cup and the FA Cup, with the top teams battling 60+ games per year across four fronts.

In light of all this, playing three games a week for over a month is why people love the Premier League; managers must be shrewd in their team selection, it givesMarch 2014 once appropriate staffing, accommodation, governance, and operational systems and processes had been established. One of the early priorities was to engage the pharmacy profession in the development of the new system. The IIOP recruited over 35 pharmacists through an Expression of Interest process to form a Peer Support Network. These pharmacists formed a valuable conduit between the profession and the IIOP. Training was provided to members of the network, who subsequently facilitated 60 meetings around the country during 2014. During these meetings, general information was presented on CPD, and an explanation of the new CPD system was provided before seeking attendees' insights on the development of the new systems. Over 1800 pharmacists attended these meetings and provided rich insight into what they required from an ePortfolio


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Popular artists Jung Hae-in, Son Ye-jin, Do Kyung-soo and Seo Ju-hyun have been announced as the winners of the upcoming Seoul Awards’ popularity vote. The award ceremony will take place Saturday at Kyung Hee University’s Grand Peace Palace, in eastern Seoul.

The annual awards ceremony, hosted by media company Sports Seoul, honors the achievements of local artists.

Voting for the popularity distinction took place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 20. The prize is based 50 percent on votes from the general public and 50 percent on votes from a panel of judges.

Actor Jung, who won in the male drama category, rose to stardom earlier this year in the JTBC series “Something in the Rain,” which aired from March to May.

Actor Son, who appeared in thesame series, was voted most popular female actor in the film category. She has appeared in a number of popular films this year, including “Be With You,” and most recently, “The Negotiation.”

Singer-actor Do from boy band Exo, was voted most popular male actor in the film category. He has gained praise for his roles in “My Annoying Brother” (2016) and the “Along With the Gods” series (2017 and 2018.)

Seo, who is also known as Seohyun from the K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation, was voted most popular female actor in the drama category for her role in the popular KBS drama “Time,” which wrapped last month.

The winners of the rest of the awards, including the Hallyu Artist Award, Special Acting Award and the Grand Prize, will be announced at


Japan has summoned China’s ambassador to protest an alleged violation of what Tokyo regards as its territorial waters after a Chinese navy ship sailed close to disputed islands in East China Sea for the first time.

The Japanese Defense Ministry said later that the Chinese frigate had left the waters and sailed to the north.

A Japanese Defense Ministry official also said that three Russian military vessels had been seen in the waters around the disputed islands at around the same time.

The official said an investigation was underway to see whether the Chinese and Russian moves were in anyway related.

“The fact that (China) sent a naval ship to the contiguous waters of our Senkaku Islands for the first time is an act that unilaterally increases tension and our nation isgravely concerned,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday.

The uninhabited East China Sea islands lie about 220 km (135 miles) west of Taiwan and are controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing which calls them Diaoyu.

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea. (file photo)

Tension between China and Japan escalated in 2012 when the Japanese government nationalized control over three of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

The uninhabited yet strategically-important island group has been under the Japanese administrative control since the reversion of Okinawa to Japan from US administrative rule in 1972.

China maintains that the islands are an inherent part of its territory and


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Peggy Liu chairs the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the greening of China. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and was a TIME Magazine “Hero for the Environment” in 2008. In 2012, the Hillary Institute named Liu the Hillary Step for Climate Change Leadership. Prior to co-founding JUCCCE, Liu worked as a venture capitalist in Shanghai, an Internet entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, and a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Peggy Liu, the co-founder of the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, discusses efforts to steer China's rapid development in a sustainable direction and to reimagine prosperity while doing so.years ago when Sam Phillips of Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, engineers a renaissance of pop music. Sixty years ago the growth of modern youth-orientated culture finds its figurehead in Elvis Presley. All things flow from him, as he plays black music with an almost white boy’s voice. The rest is history, caught here in all of culture from its figurehead its momentousness by Napier-Bell.

Elvis, though, had to leave the small Sun in his history of 100 Records operation and move to New York’s years of music RCA, and there get well and truly magnified by the pop musical machinery.

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like this, a great epic guitar riff and Segarini’s wonderfully gritty, soulful vocals. Even the John Lennon self-analyzing classic Oh My Love is a killer cover, performed with care and panache.

Anyone interested in power pop or Beatles-influenced bands should pick this album up and delve a little deeper into the career of Bob Segarini. A critical assessment of this lost figure is long overdue.

The Wackers were an AmericanElektra Records group formed in 1970 out of another Elektra band Roxy. Singer/songwriter Bob Segarini and multi-instrumentalist Randy Bishop disbanded Roxy and joined with singer-guitarist-keyboardist Michael Stull to form the new group. Bassist Bill ‘Kootch’ Trochim and drummer Spencer Earnshaw completed The Wackers lineup to record the debut album Wackering Heights, produced by Gary Usher.[1] Following the success of the tracksBishop began a solo career. The Wackers soldiered on for a time with new additions—Leon Holt, Norman Vosko, and Wayne Cullen—and released one single on Polydor Records, “All I Want To Do Is Love You.” Segarini, Trochim, and Cullen would then form The Dudes, with original April Wine members David and Ritchie Henman, and future April Wine guitarist Brian Greenway for one album. Bob Segarini went on to enjoy a critically acclaimed solo career and later ventured into TV and Radio broadcasting.

The group has no connection with an identically named group from Liverpool who released a single called I Wonder Why in 1964. – Wikipedia

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to try the case and avoid the attention on himself, his associates and family.

His unwillingness to cooperate with prosecutors since before his indictment has unspooled into several sets of new charges, making his case more complicated.

Adding to the complications in the negotiations, Manafort's legal team has attempted to preserve the possibility of a presidential pardon, the prospect of which a lawyer for President Donald Trump suggested to members of his earlier legal team, according to people briefed on the matter.

After the first indictment in October, the White House distanced itself from Manafort and downplayed his time leading the Trump campaign. But in recent weeks, as Manafort faced a conviction in his related case in Virginia, Trump sympathized with him.

"I feel very badly for Paul Manafort and his wonderfulfamily," the President tweeted the week of his conviction. " 'Justice' took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to 'break' - make up stories in order to get a 'deal.' Such respect for a brave man!"

Manafort, Trump's top political operative from May to August 2016, has long been considered one of the bigger fish for the special counsel's office to hook in its probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign. In addition to the financial and lobbying charges against Manafort, the special counsel's team has said it's investigating allegations he colluded with Russia while working for Trump.

It is not known the extent that Manafort was still


several wins against him, including sending him to jail, securing several cooperators and gaining convictions.

Manafort's case marked the first indictment in Mueller's investigation. The allegations revealed last October reiterated a year of news reports that Manafort had secretly funneled income from Ukrainian lobbying contacts for years.

After his arrest in October, he was detained by the court in his Alexandria, Virginia, home for more than eight months.

Prosecutors pressured Manafort further when they filed new mortgage and tax fraud charges against him in February -- weeks after they discovered he was offering to secure his bail with homes tied up in his alleged mortgage fraud.

At the time, prosecutors gave Manafort the option of keeping all his charges in the DC federal court. Instead, he gambled on splitting the case intotwo trial tracks, in two demographically different courts.

Prosecutors also gained the cooperation of his longtime associate Rick Gates, who had been indicted alongside him. Gates pleaded guilty in February to helping Manafort use bank accounts in Cyprus and Grenadines to hide millions they had made while lobbying for Ukrainian politicians. Gates testified against Manafort in the Virginia trial, saying his former boss had directed him to commit the fraud.

The special counsel's office added a second potential cooperator against Manafort in late August when another lobbyist for Ukrainians, Sam Patten, pleaded guilty to a foreign lobbying charge. Patten's name is likely to appear in evidence against Manafort, prosecutors said, and he has agreed to help the special counsel's office as part of his plea. Patten worked with Manafort's Russian


Story highlights Turkish government says group managed by Fethullah Gulen is leading a coup attempt in Turkey

He denies any involvement in a political conspiracy

Gulen's group once backed Turkey's Prime Minister, but that relationship has soured

"There is a political crisis in Turkey right now," and society is polarized, author says

One of the world's most powerful Muslim preachers lives behind a gated compound in the small, leafy town of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

The reclusive Turkish cleric's name is Fethullah Gulen.

If you believe the Turkish government, supporters of this cleric in Pennsylvania are spearheading a coup attempt in Turkey that is destabilizing one of America's most important allies in the Middle East.

In recent weeks, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a religious conservative, has compared Gulen and his supporters to a virus anda medieval cult of assassins.

Meanwhile, in an interview with CNN, a top official from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, called the Gulen movement a "fifth column" that had infiltrated the Turkish police force and judiciary.

"We are confronted by a structure that doesn't take orders from within the chain of command of the state," parliament member and deputy AKP chairman Mahir Unal told CNN. "Rather, it takes orders from outside the state."

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Who is this mysterious man in Pennsylvania?

The 72-year old imam went into self-imposed exile when he moved from Turkey to the United States in 1999.

He rarely speaks to journalists and has turned down interview requests from CNN for more than two years. But in a rare e-mail interview published in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Gulen denied any involvement in a political conspiracy.

"We will never be a part of any plot against those who are governing our country," he wrote, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Muslim cleric and school spiritual leader

Supporters describe Gulen as a moderate Muslim cleric who champions interfaith dialogue. Promotional videos show him meeting withPope John Paul II in the Vatican in the 1990s. He also repeatedly met with rabbis and Christian priests in Turkey.

The preacher is best known as the spiritual leader of a network of schools and universities that operate in more than 100 countries. In the U.S., this academic empire includes Harmony Public Schools, the largest charter school network in Texas. The U.S. Department of Education awarded Harmony schools in Texas a $30 million grant after they received high scores in the government's "Race to the Top" education competition.

Every year, students from Gulen schools around the world gather in Istanbul for a lavish series of concerts, dances and academic competitions called The Turkish Olympics. At these events, African students perform Turkish folk dances in traditional Turkish costumes before packed


stadium audiences.

Gulen supporter and newspaper columnist Ihsan Yilmaz insisted the schools "are not owned by Gulen," but by a loose network of volunteers from the cleric's movement.

"These people know each other, they meet together, but officially speaking, (the schools) are owned by different businessmen," Yilmaz explained.

Volunteers in the Gulen movement also own TV stations, the largest-circulation newspaper in Turkey, gold mines and at least one Turkish bank.

"There are many businessmen in Turkey who espouse the ideas of Gulen. Because starting from the 1960s, Gulen has been teaching them look, in order to be a good Muslim, you don't have to be a poor guy," explained Yilmaz, who is also a professor of political science at Fatih University, a Gulen-affiliated school in Istanbul.

Relations with the Prime Minister

Throughout much ofthe last decade, the Gulen movement was also a strong Erdogan supporter.

Pro-Gulen media outlets backed sprawling investigations of alleged coup plots organized by Turkish military commanders. Dozens of military officers, as well as secular writers, academics and businessmen, waited for years in prison for trials that critics called witch hunts.

At that time, it also became increasingly dangerous to criticize the Gulen movement.

Police arrested and imprisoned writer Ahmet Sik for more than a year, accusing him of supporting a terrorist organization. A court banned his book "The Imam's Army," which took a critical look at the Gulen movement, before it was even published.

Now out of prison, but still facing charges, Sik said the long-standing alliance between Turkey's two most prominent Islamic conservative leaders -- Erdogan and Gulen -- had


collapsed into a bitter power struggle.

"There was a forced marriage, and the fight that began with who would lead the family is continuing as an ugly divorce," Sik told CNN.

"On the one side, there is the Gulen community, a dark and opaque power that can damage the most powerful administration in Turkish history. And on the other side, you have an administration that under the guise of fighting this community can and has suspended all legal and democratic principles," he said.

In November, Erdogan announced plans to shut down privately owned preparatory schools, which help some Turkish students study for university entrance exams. Pro-Gulen media groups denounced the move, which would hurt an important part of the Gulen academic empire in Turkey.

Anti-corruption raids

On December 17, police carried out aseries of anti-corruption raids targeting dozens of people closely linked to the Turkish government. Among those arrested were the sons of two senior Cabinet ministers as well as the head of the state-owned HalkBank. Outlets like the pro-Gulen newspaper Today's Zaman published detailed reports alleging that police found large amounts of cash -- in the case of the bank director, stored in shoe boxes -- in the homes of some of the suspects.

Erdogan denounced the allegations of graft against his government. Instead, he accused police and prosecutors of organizing a politically motivated investigation to hurt his party before nationwide municipal elections in March. The Turkish government embarked on the highly unusual mass demotion of thousands of police and prosecutors believed to be involved in the investigation.

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Fans have grown increasingly worried about beloved TV personality Ant McPartlin after his return to rehab.

The 42-year-old presenter was arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a collision which resulted in a young child was taken to hospital.

Ant will appear before magistrates next month on charges of drink-driving, with his long-time co-host Dec Donnelly presenting the final two episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway solo.

my heart is actually breaking for ant mcpartlin💔💔 such a charismatic and talented man, you never ever know what someone is going through — Chloe (@chloenattrass) March 19, 2018

After failing a roadside breathalyser test, police officers took Ant away for questioning. A witness told The Sun how the 42-year-old presenter appeared to be ‘agitated and argumentative.’

Ant’s mum Christine Woodhall had been in the car withhim at the time of the crash, which took place at a roundabout in Mortlake, south west London.

This post about Ant McPartlin is so true. pic.twitter.com/yfGfIEBqDD — Em Sheldon (@emshelx) March 22, 2018

A source told the Mirror how Ant had a tearful heart-to-heart with Christine after being questioned by officers.

According to the source, Ant admitted to being ‘burnt out:’

Ant spoke to his mum soon after. He was in a complete state. It was a very emotional conversation.

An emotional Ant reportedly told Christine, ‘I’ve really messed up this time.’

@Ant_McPartlin good luck with everything. Looking forward to seeing you back on our screens making me laugh. — Steve Crompton (@CTID68) March 25, 2018

This latest incident comes after a traumatic time for the presenter, who has publicly spoken about his battle