New Zealand releases UFO government files Published duration 22 December 2010

image caption The files include descriptions of flying saucers like these (computer illustration)

New Zealand's military has released hundreds of documents detailing claims of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

The files, dating from 1954 to 2009, include drawings of flying saucers and alleged samples of alien writing.

The files include details of New Zealand's most famous UFO sighting when strange lights were filmed off the South Island town of Kaikoura in 1978.

An official report from the time said natural phenomenon could explain it.

Although the incident made international headlines at the time, the military report suggested it could be lights from boats reflected in clouds or an unusual view of the planet Venus.

Following the release of the files, New Zealand AirCity of Sheffield PipE Band

Today the City of Sheffield Pipe Band visited Sir Thomas Wharton Academy

They came to the Academy today to speak to some of our Year 8, 9 and 10 students. The band gave a history of their formation 110 years ago playing the bag pipes and drums. They told students about the important part that the Pipers played in the 1st and 2nd World Wars and how a piper received a Victoria Cross during the First World War for his bravery. This is a band steeped in history and has a passion for what they do. They have travelled the world going as far a field as Australia. Students were engaged, respectful and asked questions. A credit to the Academy!


The Democrats Haul Out Another Vet

This time it’s Senator Daniel Inouye, who served heroically in World War II. The Democrats obviously think the Republicans’ new ad attacking their “Surrender Now” position on Iraq is effective; Drudge reports:

Today, Senator Daniel Inouye, the Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his service in World War II, released the following statement:

“As a Veteran of World War II, I know what its like to fight a war and put your life on the line every day. I also know what it takes to win a war, and I know that politics and an attack machine like the Presidents plays no part in it.

“The Republican Partys latest ad is a shameful and disgusting attemptmarket lasted from February 19 to March 23, and the S&P 500's total return was -33.8% from peak to trough.

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BRINGING forward Match Review Panel decisions for Thursday and Friday night matches is one of many items on new AFL football operations manager Steve Hocking's agenda.

The 52-year-old former Geelong footballer and football manager repeated his previous comments that he would take a "consultative and inclusive" approach to decision-making.

Reviewing the MRP process appears Hocking's top priority since officially starting his new role in mid-October.

"We're still working through that, so we're fairly keen to talk to stakeholders – umpires and also clubs and a number of other key people as well," Hocking said.

"There's a range of different thinking out there and obviously my role is to make sense of all of that and at the appropriate time communicate that to the broader football community.

"I do (have my own opinion), butAfter four full-scale tilts at the windmill, and a one-off Test to inaugurate the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996-97, since Bill Lawry led his team to victory in India in 1969-70, Australia has finally achieved a famous victory in the toughest cauldron on the world cricket circuit.

It came about because the Australians were better prepared, had more talent and desire, and better understood what it takes to win Test matches wherever they are played. Basically the Australians were more committed to do what it took to secure the victory.

I once saw a definition of commitment described as being the difference between a pig and a hen in providing the ingredients for a bacon and egg breakfast. The hen was involved but the pig was committed. Australia was the pig


in this contest and India the hen.

Australia has had a number of heroes but the stand out for me is Glenn McGrath. He missed the series between these two countries during the last Australian summer and was considered to be past his best.

Many of his close mates within the team were heard to wonder out loud whether he would come back to his best and his form in the Champions Trophy did nothing to assuage their doubt. The fact that he has been able to trouble all batsmen whether with the old ball or new is a great credit to his talent and determination to get back to his best. Hundred Tests and 450 wickets is a testimony to his value to Australia over the past decade orfor this win for the past decade and has worked towards finding what was needed to achieve it down to what to eat, what to drink and how much of it to have and when. This requires organisation off the field as well as on it. One does not happen without the other.

Stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid made a telling comment after the Test had been lost. He said that India needs wickets like the one in Nagpur in domestic matches for India to be able to reach the heights that have been scaled by this Australian team and its predecessors. He believes that India will struggle while it thinks it needs to strangle their opponents on slow, turning wickets. I agree with him.

Australia has succeeded because its domestic


The place of incident is around 17 km east of Dhari, the headquarters of Gir (east) forest division. “One person is being questioned in connection with the death of the lion,” sources in the forest department said. (Representational Image) The place of incident is around 17 km east of Dhari, the headquarters of Gir (east) forest division. “One person is being questioned in connection with the death of the lion,” sources in the forest department said. (Representational Image)

An Asiatic lion died allegedly after falling in a trap laid on an agricultural farm in revenue area of Sarasiya range in Gir (east) forest division in Amreli district on Friday. Later in the evening, forest officers said they were treating the incident as a case of lion hunting and thattwo dozen Asiatic lions had died following an outbreak of canine distemper virus a year ago. Sarasiya is one the biggest ranges in Gir forest, the last natural abode of Asiatic lions. The range is a mixture of forest and agro-pastoral land.

Asiatic lions, whom the International Union for Conservation of Nation has categorised as an endangered species, have been included in Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and thus enjoy the highest legal protection in the country. Hunting of lion can attract imprisonment up to seven years and monetary fine not less than Rs10,000. Asiatic lion population was estimated to be 523 in year 2015 and the next lion census is due in less than eight months.

Gir forest and other protected areas spread across Amreli, Junagadh, Gir


Somnath and Bhavnagar districts in Saurasthra region for the last natural habitat of the big cats. The Gir National Park and Sanctuary, which also covers the Gir (east) division, is a highly protected forest area and hunting or poaching of Asiatic lions has been extremely rare since the area was declared a sanctuary in 1965. The only major poaching incident in the history of the sanctuary was recorded in year 2007. However, some Asiatic lions do get killed ocasionally after coming in contact with steel wires that farmers erect round their agricultural fields and then connect them to an electric source to prevent wild animals from raiding their standing crops. In such incidents, forest department takes action against farmers.

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Motion for Summary Judgment will be granted.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The facts, stated in the light most favorable to the Plaintiff, are as follows.
Defendant manufactures and packages medical supplies. On August 4, 1997, Defendant hired Plaintiff, a 44-year-old white female, as a kit assembler at its Asheboro, North Carolina, facility. Plaintiff reported directly to Teresa Jones (Jones), a 50-year-old black female. Jones reported to the department manager, Daryl Mosby (Mosby), a 40-year-old black male.
Plaintiff worked as a kit assembler until January 1999 when she applied for a transfer to the position of packer. Defendant awarded Plaintiff the packer position over two other employees. Because Defendant had five packers, Defendant allowed Plaintiff to work primarily as a "roving packer" where she could move around the plant rather than be assigned to¶ 7.) According to Wilson, Plaintiff told her that she did not know why her coworkers were trying to get her into trouble, nor did Plaintiff mention her race or age as motivating factors. (Id.) Wilson told Plaintiff that if the conduct continued, Defendant would be required to investigate the matter. (Id.)
During the week of February 7, 2000, Wilson spoke with Plaintiff again. Wilson avers that Plaintiff told her that when three of her coworkers gathered, they laughed and talked, and Plaintiff suspected they were talking about her even though she had not heard any of their comments. (Wilson Dec. ¶ 8.) Wilson later discovered that the three coworkers were Saita'a "Ta'a" Brooks, Tashania Spinks Smith, and Christina Lamb. Plaintiff also told Wilson that she thought one of


(Pl.'s Dep. at 147.) Plaintiff avers that on another occasion Brooks threw a chair and a piece of corrugate in anger. (Id. at 27-28.) Plaintiff further stated that Smith did not put spores on the skids once when she was packing at Plaintiff's station, (id. at 154), and, on another occasion, Smith paged Plaintiff to go to a packing area and left the phone off the hook so that Plaintiff could not return the page, (id. at 165-66). Plaintiff stated that she thought her coworkers engaged in this behavior because Smith, Brooks, and Lamb wanted Smith to have the roving packer job instead of Plaintiff. (Id. at 148.)
On February 14, 2000, Plaintiff was at Lamb's work area and informed Brooks that Morgan had instructed Plaintiff to assist LambPlaintiff was upset by Brooks' manner so she paged Mosby. Plaintiff informed Mosby that she was scared as a result of her confrontation with Brooks on February 14, 2000. (Mosby Dec. ¶ 3.) Mosby asked Plaintiff if Brooks had threatened her since the February 14 incident, and Plaintiff stated that she had not. (Mosby Dec. ¶ 3.) Plaintiff stated that she feared Brooks because of the "look" Brooks had during the argument on February 14. (Id.) Mosby avers that Plaintiff informed him that she thought Brooks would have attacked her if Morgan and Jones had not been present, but Plaintiff did not tell him that Brooks had lunged toward her. (Id.) Plaintiff told Mosby that Brooks had not threatened or harassed her in any way since the February


MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities evacuated almost 150,000 people from their homes and shuttered financial markets, government offices, businesses and schools on Wednesday as typhoon Rammasun gathered strength and hit the capital, Manila.

The typhoon, the strongest to hit the country this year, has already torn through eastern islands, toppling trees and power lines and causing blackouts. On Wednesday, it brought storm surges to the Manila Bay area and prompted disaster officials to evacuate slum-dwellers on the capital's outskirts.

"The wind is very strong, stronger than the rains. It's something that I've never experienced in the past," Mark Leviste, vice governor of Batangas province south of the capital, said in a radio interview.

Parts of the Philippines are still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan, one of the biggest cyclones known to havemade landfall anywhere. It killed more than 6,100 people last November in the central provinces, many in tsunami-like sea surges, and left millions homeless.

Typhoon Rammasun was gusting up to 185 kph (115 mph) on Wednesday with sustained winds of 150 kph (93 mph) near its center.

A 25-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by a falling electricity pole as Rammasun entered the country's eastern coast on Tuesday, the Philippine disaster agency said.

Nearly 150,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in low-lying and coastal areas. More than 60 international and domestic flights have been cancelled over the past two days.

Trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange and Philippine Dealing System, used for foreign exchange trading, were suspended after government offices were ordered shut.

Tropical Storm Risk rated Rammasun as


a category-three typhoon, on a scale of one to five where five is the most severe. It is expected to bring heavy to intense rainfall of up to 30 mm per hour within its 500-km (300-mile) radius.

Rammasun was expected to bring storm surges of up to three meters (10 feet) in coastal villages, the weather bureau said.

(Reporting by Rosemarie Francisco and Karen Lema; Editing by Mark Bendeich)clearly." "He's a length-and-a-half in front." "Boozy Lunch is chasing from Dixicano and a margin away, back in the field to Hairy Canary and Run Romeo Run best of the rest." "But Dixicano going after Caveat Lector in a tooth and nail struggle." "They're two lengths in front and Mr Renoir's starting to run on, and then came Boozy Lunch." "It's Mr Renoir out wide, the surprise packet." "He's moved up to Caveat Lector." "Mr Renoir's taken the lead." "Dixicano's riding on but it's going to be the interstate rider, Mr Renoir." "And Mr Renoir scores a dashing win." "Real upset here." "Mr Renoir, the favourite..." "In a real surprise," "Mr Renoir has come storming down the outside, just passed Caveat Lector." "Looked like he was going to


Motherwell fans have urged Hibernian to lift the ban on their drum - after being told it was too noisy.

Hibs say they have responded to complaints from supporters by banning the floor tom drum from Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash at Easter Road.

Motherwell captain Keith Lasley and the Well Society, which has two representatives on the Motherwell board, have both urged the Edinburgh club to have a rethink.

Lasley tweeted: "Surely anything that improves the atmosphere in a Scottish football ground should be encouraged?? #savethedrum"

In a statement, Well Society chairman Graham Barnstaple said: "It is with great disappointment we have heard of the decision by Hibs to ban the Motherwell drum from Easter Road on Saturday. Particularly with the reason being given as 'there had been complaints about it makingNinth Labour MP quits as United Kingdom cross-party rebellion grows

LONDON-Three lawmakers from Britain's governing Conservatives quit over the government's "disastrous handling of Brexit" on February 20, in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to unite her party around plans to leave the European Union.

"Following the European Union referendum of 2016, no genuine effort was made to build a cross-party, let alone a national consensus to deliver Brexit", they said.

British Conservative Party MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston attend a news conference in London, Britain Feb. 20, 2019. Labour member Jean Fitzpatrick approached a stand to ask questions about Labour's support of a two-state solution with Israel and Palestine and was soon dismissed by Ryan. We don't have a party leadership determined to root out


in a week to quit Jeremy Corbyn's party, claiming there was a "culture of extremism, anti-Semitism and intolerance".

The 11 MPs who resigned from Labour and the Conservatives to form the Independent Group understand the historic nature of the situation the United Kingdom is now in, with just over a month to go until our planned departure from the EU.

"Brexit has re-defined the Conservative Party - undoing all the efforts to modernize it", a letter to Theresa May said.

But if she is unable to put her deal before the House of Commons by next Wednesday, the prime minister has promised to allow MPs to vote on other options for Brexit.

May has faced a hard balancing act.

But Mandelson urged Labour MPs to remain in the party.

On Monday, seven Labour MPsmoonrise and moonset here or watch a livestream of the supermoon seen from Rome .

Is Japan losing faith in the UK — Honda
Honda also said it will stop making the current Civic Sedan model in Turkey but will continue business operations in the country. Justin Tomlinson, a local lawmaker who voted for Brexit in 2016 told Reuters that "it is a reflection of the global market".

Samsung unveils Galaxy Fold phone, to be released in April
The display offers HDR10 +, blue light reduction of up to 42 per cent, 1200 nits brightness and more colour accuracy. There's no in-display fingerprint scanner either, with Samsung instead opting for a side-mounted capacitive sensor.

Karl Lagerfeld, Legendary Chanel Designer, Dead At 85
We will never forget your incredible talent and endless inspiration. "And for


Groups backing Armenian genocide resolution

September 6, 2007 9:00am

An Armenian American group has lined up an array of Jewish groups to back a congressional resolution recognizing the Ottoman-era genocide.

The Armenian National Committee of America had garnered the support of at least 12 groups by Thursday including the Union of Reform Judaism, Americans for Peace Now, the Zionist Organization of America and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.

The effort comes in the wake of the Anti-Defamation League backing down last month and recognizing the 1915-16 massacres as “tantamount to genocide” after a number of Massachusetts towns threatened to cut off the ADL because it refused to recognize the genocide.

The resolution, introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a Jewish congressman with a substantial Armenian American community, has majority support in the U.S. Housepending at the time of the trial. The other alleged errors concern interpretation of statutes and rules of evidence. Due to the complexity of the grounds urged for reversal, it is deemed appropriate to deal with them separately in order of the argument. We find prejudicial error and remand for a new trial.
The facts of this case reveal appellant was named in three separate indictments by the Independence County Grand Jury on October 20, 1977. Two of the indictments charged appellant with bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery. Several defense motions were filed prior to November 18, 1977, when appellant was again called before the grand jury. When he appeared before the same grand jury, which had previously indicted him, he was offered a form of immunity. The


circuit judge had signed some immunity forms with the name of the witness left blank. In this case the prosecuting attorney wrote appellant's name on one of the improper blank forms which had been signed by the judge. The judge was not in the county on this date. On advice of counsel, appellant exercised his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to testify. The next day appellant filed a motion attacking the entire grand jury proceedings. A conference was held in Jackson County on July 21, 1978, at which time the court granted a defense motion to change the venue to Lawrence County and scheduled the trial to commence on August 21, 1978. A pretrial hearing was held in Independence County on August 11, 1978, at which time theWITNESS GAVE UNSOLICITED TESTMONY TO THE EFFECT THAT THE APELLANT WAS A DANGEROUS MAN.
One witness made a voluntary and unsolicited statement to the effect that the reason he failed to tell the grand jury the truth was because he feared for the safety of his family. At this point the prior inconsistent statement had not been mentioned. This was the only evidence in the record indicating appellant was a dangerous man. After objection by appellant's counsel the court permitted the witness to repeat the same statement again. This witness may have subsequently had an opportunity to explain why his testimony was not the same as he had given before the grand jury but it was improper to permit him to volunteer this information in advance of opening the


took it. And then another. And another. In fact, Diaz took several of McGregor’s best shots and whilst he was battered and bloodied, he looked fine and eventually pounced on a tired McGregor, locking in a vicious rear-naked choke and securing the second round submission.

Diaz had done the unthinkable – he beat the UFC’s biggest star. McGregor looked defeated and it appeared he would go back to 145 lbs and fight Frankie Edgar or Jose Aldo but then a rematch between ‘The Notorious One’ and Diaz was scheduled for UFC 200. Then McGregor withdrew and the fight was removed from the biggest card in the company’s history before being rebooked here.

That caps off an interesting night of fights – it is not the best card the UFC hasCerrone, meanwhile, has looked phenomenal since his move up to welterweight earlier in the year. He still has the hand and leg speed he had at lightweight, but now seems to have more power and better movement. It’s tough to say one man convincingly but I’m leaning towards Cerrone given how good he has looked since his move and his higher volume on the feet. Prediction: Cerrone via unanimous decision.

Light Heavyweight – #1 Anthony Johnson (21-5) vs #2 Glover Teixeira (25-4): The two top contenders at 205 pounds square off knowing that a title shot against Daniel Cormier is probably at stake. Johnson is one of the scariest strikers in the UFC and has more than enough power to stop the Brazilian, but Teixeira has demonstrated a good


oceanic juveniles has so far precluded assessing these contrasting hypotheses directly, despite the fundamental importance for conservation planning.

The Azores archipelago is an important feeding and developmental ground for oceanic-stage loggerhead sea turtles^[@CR9],[@CR13],[@CR32]^. Genetic work has revealed that the loggerheads found here mainly belong to the Northwest Atlantic DPS and originate from the southeastern United States (90%^[@CR33],[@CR34]^) namely in Florida, one of the two largest nesting aggregations of loggerheads in the world^[@CR35]^. Between late June and early November each year, loggerhead hatchlings with a curved carapace length (CCL) of about 5 cm emerge from approximately 1500 km of nesting beaches from Florida to North Carolina^[@CR36]^ and enter the sea to be dispersed into the North Atlantic Gyre by the Gulf Stream^[@CR9],[@CR32]^. In the Azores, recorded sizes of loggerhead sea turtles rangeforcing (e.g. 2010). The years 2010 and 2014 were anomalous in terms of the tuna fisheries in the region. The year 2010 was characterized by an exceptional capture of skipjack tuna, by far the highest in the last 12 years, and an extension of the fishing season until November, whereas an average season ends towards the end of September^[@CR89]^. In 2014, tuna landings in the Azores were the lowest in the last decade and consequently vessels operated mostly outside the Azores EEZ. In addition, the scarcity of tuna influenced boat captains to adapt their fishing operations (e.g., deep hand-lining with live bait and FAD-style concentration of fish under the vessel). Together, these operational changes resulted in a much lower number of visual transects (\~−40%). The winter of 2009/2010


washouts encroached the travelway, causing a significant amount of sedimentation.

The county determined that cable concrete was the best option in this case, and an emergency bypass system had to be specified to accommodate wet-weather flows during the rainy season.

Nashville Avenue Pond

Construction: $265,000

Design: $32,000

Lake Underhill Canal

Construction (in-house): $166,833

The Partnership Pays Off

Several possible solutions for stabilizing the stream banks were explored, and the rapid turnaround time that resulted from the partnership with NRCS and the water management districts allowed Orange County to address each portion of the project uniquely based on site conditions, flow characteristics, and access.

The project was nearly completed within the 180-day window; a couple amendments to the project were allowed to extend the time due to inclement weather.

It presented many unique situations and challenges, which the county—inpartnership with the NRCS—tackled to restore those areas at least to their original state.

The various approaches used for canal stabilization illustrates the constraints and challenges experienced in the selection of materials, construction methods, and limitation of access while maintaining the existing condition of water quality by adhering to strict erosion control measures.

— Budhu is manager and White is Engineer II of the Roads and Drainage Division of the Orange County Public Works Department, Fla.


There will be no specific Goalkeeper Training at our camp.

• The camp will run from Monday 27th July until Friday 31st July at the University of Edinburgh's Peffermill Playing Fields, Peffermill Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5LL.

• Registration each day will be at 09:30 with training from 10:00 until 16:00.

•Three Juventus Academy Coaches will be visiting from Italy to lead the camp, supported by three Scottish coaches.

• A training kit will be provided as part of the cost of the camp which must be worn each day for the duration of the camp.

Details of how to confirm your interest are on the Enrolment tab on our website

We will be offering the first 30 places on the camp on an Early Bird Offer of £279

The remaining 60 places on the campTuesday, October 22, 2013

The first mummy story I ever encountered was in a comic book -- one from a stack my older brother had collected in the fifties and early sixties, which I inherited around the time Larry discovered girls, bought a used Ford Fairlane, and put comics and kid-stuff in the rear-view mirror. I always remembered the story, but the comic disappeared somewhere along the trail. Maybe in the same purge that cost me my early issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland, an episode which (in Partridge family lore) has taken on the epic proportions of the broken leg lamp scene in A Christmas Story.*

Anyway, I looked high and low for another copy of that comic during my years as a teenage comic collector and dealer, but


Roy Hodgson insists that he will not be preoccupied by short-term targets at Crystal Palace – despite the fate of his predecessor.

Just 81 days and four league games after Frank de Boer had been unveiled to some fanfare, Steve Parish happily purring about a new Palace "DNA", Hodgson struck an altogether more pragmatic tone as he sketched out his vision for the rest of the season.

There were vague allusions to the problems of the Dutchman's reign here ("All styles of play depend upon the players...") but the 70-year-old – looking far more sprightly than he did in his last public appearance at Euro 2016 – was at pains to accentuate the positives as he seeks to lead a recovery at Selhurst Park.

That despite a treacherous run of fixturesthat sees Palace play Manchester City, Man United and Chelsea in the month ahead. "That's a very difficult start: we are playing three of the very top teams in the league," admitted Hodgson. "But I don't look at four matches. I'm looking at 34 matches.

"We've had a bad start. We've handicapped ourselves by not taking any points in the first four games, but there are still 34 games to go. I haven't given many team talks, but the one point I did make to the players is that our focus is on May.

"Leagues aren't won at the end of September and teams aren't relegated at the end of September."

Hodgson hinted that he will be going back to basics (Getty)

Hodgson hinted that he will be going back to basics


in the weeks ahead as he looks to restore belief to a squad that looked dazed and confused under De Boer.

"There's a lot of players here who have been at the club a long time and had a lot of success, both helping the club up from the Championship and keeping them in the Premier League," he continued.

"So there's no reason why something that's been very successful in the past cant be continued and developed further. I was heartened by what I saw in the Burnley game last week. I saw a team that dominated the game and defended well."

De Boer was sacked after four straight Premier League defeats (Getty)

The endgame, of course, is securing Palace's future in the top flight, and Hodgson is confident that he isPaul Heyman is scheduled to return to WWE tonight in his role as the advisor to Brock Lesnar.

Heyman, who has been associated in storyline with Lesnar since very early in his career, has been Lesnar's mouthpiece during Lesnar's most recent run, which started in 2012.

Heyman's contract with WWE expired a few months back, which is why his name had not been mentioned nor graphics of him shown in the promotion of Lesnar's return tonight.

His name was specifically missing two weeks ago during the draft segment when manager types like Maryse and Lana were listed with The Miz and Rusev, while Heyman was not listed with Lesnar.

It had been expected all along that a deal would likely be made by SummerSlam.

WWE sources have confirmed Heyman has reached a deal


sipped.

According to market research firm NPD Fashionworld, fifty percent of all lingerie purchases are returned to the store.

On EBay, there are an average of $2000 worth of transactions each second.

The Eiffel Tower shrinks 6 inches in winter.

The first FAX machine was patented in 1843, 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone.

72% of Americans sign their pets' names on greeting cards they send out.

In an effort to encourage the use of nuclear energy, the United States lent highly enriched uranium to countries all over the world between 1950 and 1988. Enough weapons-grade material to make 1,000 nuclear bombs has still not been returned by such countries as Pakistan, Iran, Israel and South Africa.

Homing pigeons use roads where possible to help find their way home. In fact, somepigeons followed roads so closely that they actually flew around traffic circles before choosing the exit that led them home.

A snowflake can take up to a hour to fall from the cloud to the surface of the Earth.

The only people whose likenesses adorn Pez dispensers are Betsy Ross and Paul Revere.

Pain is measured in units of "dols". The instrument used to measure pain is a "dolorimeter".

In a nod to astronauts, Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

Eleven top executives of the Direct Marketing Association (the telemarketers' group that is trying to kill the federal "Do Not Call" list) have registered for the list themselves.

An iceberg the size of Long Island, New York, broke off Antarctica and has blocked sea lanes used


by both ships and penguins.

In 2003, the Transportation Security Administration dropped a requirement that air marshals pass a marksmanship test. Some applicants were even hired after they repeatedly shot flight attendants in mock hijacking episodes.

As of January 2004, the United States economy now borrows $52,000 per second from foreign investors.

A Costa Rican worker who makes baseballs earns about $2,750 annually. The average American pro baseball player earns $2,377,000 per year.

Former keyboard player for Jethro Tull David Palmer is now a woman named Dee Palmer. He waited until his wife died before going through with his longtime desire for a sex change.

During Bill Clinton's entire eight year presidency, he only sent two e-mails. One was to John Glenn when he was aboard the space shuttle, and the other wasa test of the e-mail system.

Albert Einstein never knew how to drive a car.

The UK's best selling hiking magazine published faulty coordinates for descending Scotland's tallest peak (Ben Nevis), and recommended a route that leads climbers off the edge of a cliff.

The Mars Rover "Spirit" is powered by six small motors the size of "C" batteries. It has a top speed of 0.1 mph.

Zeppo Marx (the unfunny one of the Marx Brothers) had a patent for a wristwatch with a heart monitor.

The entire town of Capena, Italy (including children as young as 2 years old) lights up cigarettes each year in honor of St. Anthony's Day. This tradition is centuries old.

Microsoft threatened 17 year old Mike Rowe with a lawsuit after the young man launched a website named


A new cellphone video released by the Tallahassee Police Department shows Officer Terry Mahan tasing 62-year-old resident Viola Young on Tuesday afternoon. The police had just made arrests related to reports of drug dealing in the area when Young approached Mahan to ask about one of the men they had apprehended.

Mahan instructed her to stay back and tried to grab her arm. When she turned and walked away, Mahan fired a Taser into her back, causing her to fall face-forward onto the ground. She was subsequently taken into custody on charges of resisting an officer without violence.

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"Based on the video, I have enough concerns to call for an internal investigation and have Officer Mahan put on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation," said DeLeo. "We willin a year, often on loan-out to other studios. She was also often cast as leading lady opposite Jack Benny, Harold Lloyd, Franchot Tone, and Charles Butterworth, among others.

In 42nd Street (1933), Merkel played a streetwise show girl who was Ginger Rogers' character's buddy. In the famous "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" number, Merkel and Rogers sang the verse: "Matrimony is baloney. She'll be wanting alimony in a year or so./Still they go and shuffle, shuffle off to Buffalo." Merkel appeared in both the 1934 and the 1952 film versions of The Merry Widow, playing different roles.

One of her most famous roles was in the Western comedy Destry Rides Again (1939), in which her character, Lily Belle, gets into a famous "cat-fight" with Frenchie (Marlene Dietrich) over the possession


the Township Ordinance, Art. VI, Par. 10d, Zoning Ordinance, by maintenance of junk yard prohibited by the ordinance."
The zoning ordinance of the township was adopted on June 15, 1962. Admittedly, defendant was operating a junk yard on the date charged in the complaint. However, his defense was that such operation commenced in 1949 and has continued without interruption ever since, and thus it was a nonconforming use which could not be interdicted by the zoning ordinance.
Upon the trial de novo the township rested its case entirely upon the testimony of H. Grant Leonard, its mayor, and Walter Guenzel, its building inspector who was charged with the enforcement of the zoning ordinance. Leonard testified that he had no knowledge of the state of the land prior to *316 June1963. Guenzel said that he had never seen junk on the Lake property prior to June or July 1963. This proof coupled with the fact that junk was on the property on the date charged in the complaint was sufficient to make out a prima facie case of violation requiring defendant to go forward with proof of a nonconforming use.
Defendant testified that he had continuously maintained the property as a junk yard from February 1949, when he acquired it by deed, until the date of the complaint. Partially corroborative testimony was given by defendant's nephew, Paul Lake, who stated that from 1949 until his departure from the area in 1960 he observed the property was used as a junk yard. Leonard Renkel testified that there was junk on


Golf & Business: It's a Family Affair

Until recently Mike Meldman was, in his words, "terrible at golf." If you counted every stroke, says one of his senior staffers, he probably couldn't break 175. Instructor Hank Haney, who has taught Meldman for the past three years, says his swing presented a bigger challenge than Charles Barkley's.

It was more than a little ironic—because even as Meldman struggled with the game, he was emerging as the undisputed leader in luxury golf. His Discovery Land Co. has developed 13 golf communities and now has five more underway: two in New York, two in Hawaii and one in Las Vegas. Empty lots at most of his clubs start at about $1 million, memberships go for $100,000 and up, and annual dues run $18,000or more. Yet demand is strong. Business has "never, ever been better," Meldman says over lunch at his Idaho club, Gozzer Ranch. "We're doing $1 billion a year in sales."

The developer, 56, is quick to credit architect Tom Fazio, who designed most of Meldman's courses. Five of these—Gozzer Ranch, Estancia, Mountaintop, the Madison Club and CordeValle—make Golf Digest's ranking of America's 200 Greatest Golf Courses. Four more are among the best in their states.

But flashy golf is only part of what he's selling, and this seems to be why his clubs are succeeding even as many other developments suffer. Meldman has positioned his communities not so much as country clubs as super-laid-back, family-friendly destinations. "At old country clubs, guys would be there trying to get away from their


restrictions about how many times they can play; they're members. "It gives you more justification to spend the money [on a membership], and it gives the clubs a 'legacy' feel," he says.

This program is "highly unusual, and I admire it," says Steve Graves, president of the consulting firm Creative Golf Marketing. Speaking generally of Meldman's efforts to make his clubs more family-oriented, Graves adds, "I don't use this word a lot, but it's brilliant."

What's next for Meldman? He might move beyond private communities and into "boutique luxury resorts" and high-end condo developments, and he's thinking about more international projects. But that's all long-term stuff. In the meantime, he has the five new course developments to keep him busy. Not to mention his golf game, which has undergone aHawks Dusted By Speedy Guard (Again) But Manage to Pick Up the Win

Jordan Crawford couldn’t be stopped on Tuesday night. Thankfully for the Atlanta Hawks, he ran out of gas.

Crawford, the speedy guard for the Washington Wizards, torched Atlanta for a triple double that included 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, but his final shot in overtime was an air ball and the Hawks were able to eek out a win, 100-95.

It was the second career trip-dub for Crawford and he became the sixth player in franchise history to register a triple-double against the Hawks. He joined Si Green (1964 against the St. Louis Hawks), Gus Johnson (1969), Wes Unseld (1970), Darrell Walker (1991) and Gilbert Arenas (2004). Only Crawford and Unseld did it in losses, according


to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The Wizards were once again without star point guard John Wall.

It was the second time in as many games that Atlanta has gotten its lunch eaten by a flight-of-foot backcourt player. On Saturday the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry came into Philips Arena and feasted on Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, Devin Harris and any other Hawks defender who tried to guard him. The Little Man That Could AKA Babyface Killa dropped 18 points and 11 assists and even grabbed eight rebounds en route to a 115-93 drubbing of the listless Hawks. It was the Warriors’ sixth win in seven games, all on the road.

Fortunately for the team, on Tuesday they were able to fight through Crawford’s big night and pick up the victory movingMove over, Amazon. A new competitor appears to be swiftly becoming the most satisfying name in Internet retail: Costco.

That's according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which interviews 300,000 customers annually about more than 400 companies in 46 industries to measure customer satisfaction for the quality of products and services.

Costco notched an ACSI score of 83 this year in the first time it's been scored in the Internet retail category on the report. It received the same rating for the in-store department/discount and supermarket categories. Meanwhile, Amazon scored 82, dipping three points from the previous year.

Amazon had been the top leader on the index since 2010. However, the report says "its retail business growth has slowed with the acquisition of Whole Foods," which Amazon purchased for $13.7 billion


in 2017.

Retail wine:Target launches new cheap wine collection at $9.99 per bottle starting this weekend

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While consumers were the most satisfied with Internet retail, the overall level of satisfaction across the category dipped from an ACSI score of 82 in 2017 to 80 in 2018.

Overall, 21 new companies made their debuts in the Internet retail category. Among these new companies, the best-performing ones after Costco were Etsy, Kohl’s, Nike and Nordstrom, which each had an ACSI score of 81. However, not all new companies in this section performed well: Sears and Walmart bottomed out the list with scores of 73 and 74, respectively.

According to the report, of all the vehicles for online shopping, mobile apps are highly favorableon different days of the cycle. The temperature-humidity index of the 2nd day prior to breeding was most closely correlated with conception rate. Conception rates declined from 66% to 35% as the index increased from 68 to 78. Only the temperature-humdity index of the 2nd day prior to breeding had a significant partial correlation coefficient when the index of the 2nd and 1st day prior to breeding, the day of breeding, and the day following breeding were each evaluated with the index of the others held constant.


okeh, originally a Choctaw affirmation, which was said on the end of every important sentence, m'kay. It must have been fairly addictive, m'kay. Later, Oklahoma was named OK by the postal service, m'kay. Then there was a Choctaw town, renamed to Okay, OK, m'kay.

You reckon it was a coincidence that a bunch of people who said OK all the time, suddenly got to live in a state called OK?

Later, OK was reverse engineered in 1840 by gr8 1eet speekers, to mean "oll korrect". The Boston slang idea was then popularised by white people as the true origin of OK.La Recoleta

If Buenos Aires’ founding fathers spared nothing in building the new world’s most beautiful metropolis, neither did their progeny stint in building its most beautiful necropolis.

A calle in La Recoleta

Cementario de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires first public cemetery, was the brainchild of Governor Martin Rodriguez and his minister Bernardino Rivadavia. It was opened on November 17, 1822 and the first person interred there was Juan Benito, a freed slave. Since then it has been the city’s preferred and most prestigious resting place.

Historically it’s fascinating – all the greatest and richest of Argentina rest in peace at Recoleta. Artistically, it’s amazing – some of the most elaborate and ostentatious mausoleums in the world are here at Recoleta.

Every day thousands of people – tourists, as well as locals paying


1. Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates generally to a device for locking a tripod having three identical legs each composed of a fixed leg and a movable leg coupled together in a telescopic manner, and more particularly to such a tripod lock device which is capable of locking each leg of the tripod by one motion and is particularly suitable for use with a tripod for surveying instruments.
2. Description of the Prior Art:
Conventionally, a tripod used with a surveying instrument includes a head and three legs hinged at one end to the head. Each of the legs includes a fixed leg composed of two parallel spaced fixed leg members, and a movable leg slidably disposed between the fixed leg members for achieving a telescopic motion. Therapidly falls along the aforementioned tubular sack.
Apparatuses are known wherein, to eliminate the above drawback, the aforesaid tubular sack, or at least a considerable portion thereof, is not surrounded by the aforementioned rigid cylindrical conduit, and its superior portion, before the shut-off organs positioned at the outlet of the superior container are opened, is closed between the jaws of a "pliers element" able to slide vertically in the two directions along the tubular sack itself When the shut-off organs are opened, the mass of dust that enters into the tubular sack does not travel in a sudden manner through the sizeable gap that separates the superior container from the inferior tank, but immediately stops in correspondence with the restriction induced in the tubular sack itself by the aforesaid


The Congress today took a dig at actor Anupam Kher over his visa to Pakistan issue. Party spokesperson Manish Tewari today morning tweeted, "If the #posterboyof 'tolerant' India is so keen to go to Pak his friend PM Modi can surely talk to his drop by friend Nawaz & facilitate it?"

Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday said he was "sad" that he has been denied a Pakistani visa for the second time, and described as a "lie" a Pakistani diplomat's claim that the actor had "not submitted" any visa application.

He also requested the Indian government to take the matter up with Pakistan.

Anupam was to attend the Karachi Literature Festival which begins on Friday. However, while 17 out of the 18 Indians who were due to go received theirCondom Dispensers Installed In Philadelphia Schools

Twenty-two city high schools in Philadelphia will offer free condoms to students after the holiday break.

In a pilot initiative to battle the epidemic sexually transmitted diseases among the youth and in the city, new clear plastic condom dispensers will be installed inside nurse offices for the students’ use.

Twelve schools in the city already offer condoms in health resource centers and at least 418 public schools in the U.S. offer free condoms. However, this new efforts aims to increase contraceptive access to students in the surrounding areas, where teens comprise 25 percent of new HIV infections.

Not surprisingly, the new initiative has angered a number of Philadelphia parents who believe free condoms will encourage teens to engage in sexual activity. Parents do, however, have the


Australian Air Force apprentice in the late 1960s.

He has been recognised as deserving of compensation and support from the DVA.

He says the department delegate confused his case with another veteran in Queensland who has a violent and abusive past.

"I have had my claim mixed up with another veteran's," he told Lateline.

"Information about that veteran was attributed to me - serious complaints of abuse of that veteran has been attributed to me.

"This information has been communicated from DVA and passed around to different people."

In November last year, Mr Skewes' personal information was released to a third party by mistake and in December he was sent the detailed personal, criminal and medical records of another veteran in error.

He says he was shocked at this breach of the veteran's confidentiality.

"[I received]a complete medical report detailing his medical difficulties, his problems and the name of the doctor who filled out that report," he told Lateline.

"It was only done in mid-2013, not long ago."

'Mistakes regrettable': DVA

The DVA says it has more than 300,000 active clients, including many with extensive files.

"Given this large amount of material, mistakes sometimes occur in the handling of files and information," a spokesman told Lateline.

"Such mistakes are regrettable.

"When they occur, DVA apologises to the affected clients and reports breaches of privacy to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner."

Lateline has been told many veterans have had similar experiences.

Your say: The claims process is understandably complex but needs to be streamlined. The process also has some frustrating aspects that seem to be deliberate. In general a veteran


Copeland says staff cuts at the DVA have placed a huge workload on officials who deal directly with claims.

He says files regularly go missing.

The file of one veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, who has severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, was lost several times.

"His file was lost on three occasions and on four occasions," Mr Copeland told Lateline.

"I had to resubmit the application forms and find out what was happening with his case."

Mr Copeland says delays are one of the most traumatic things for veterans and many are driven to despair.

"We don't like seeing those who've served Australia going through the indignation of having to be in the situation that they are in, losing the job they love, having no money and having to go into an unknown space andHudak, Wynne have enough to fight over

What a silly and egotistical game Kathleen Wynne and Tim Hudak are playing over the gas plant cancellations, but for Ontarians watching, it is neither funny nor edifying. The two top Ontario politicians — one who is premier, and the other the Opposition leader who could be premier — are playing a game of chicken over who said what, and who will be the first to blink. Their antics do both of them no credit.

What a silly and egotistical game Kathleen Wynne and Tim Hudak are playing over the gas plant cancellations, but for Ontarians watching, it is neither funny nor edifying. The two top Ontario politicians — one who is premier, and the other the Opposition leader who could be premier


from the website, called a truce and moved on. He was wrong to stick to his guns, but Wynne is not right either in going to the other extreme. It is just unseemly to have the premier and the Opposition leader trading legal writs instead of political jabs.

This obviously is part of the political jockeying and a taste of what is to come in what promises to be a no-holds-barred election campaign. But this nonsense must stop for the good of Ontario politics. Hudak should remove the offending comments — which were still on the PC website at the time of writing — as an act of goodwill, and that should be enough to end the war. Whatever Hudak hoped to achieve, he already has. If this wasRally against fascism in Italy draws 10,000

Several thousand people turned out in Como, northern Italy, where right-wing extremists recently interrupted an NGO meeting about migrants’ housing. Earlier this week, a neo-fascist party attacked the Rome office of a liberal newspaper. | Luca Bruno / AP

Over 10,000 anti-fascists rallied in Como, Italy, on Saturday “against all fascism and intolerance.” The demonstration was called in response to a growing number of violent incidents staged by far-right organizations.

Though the demo was organized by the governing Democratic Party (DP), it saw a huge turnout from across the Italian left, with banners from trade unions and the Communist Refoundation Party as well as the National Association of Italian Partisans (ANPI), an organization representing members of the second world war resistance that brought down


frankincense was one of the commodities that fueled the Incense Route . The status of frankincense as a luxury object, and its high value in the market during ancient times is understandable, considering the various ways in which it was used.

Frankincense tree, Yemen. (Rod Waddington/ CC BY SA 2.0 )

Frankincense fueled the Incense Route and brought great wealth to the lands producing it, as well as the cities along the route. For instance, Southern Arabia grew so rich that it was referred to by the ancient geographers as Arabia Felix (meaning ‘Arabia the Blessed’). The Romans, who wanted a share of the lucrative trade, sent an expedition to conquer the region during the 1st century BC. Due to the harsh climate of the region, however, they were forcedEintracht Frankfurt’s Makoto Hasebe has been ranked the second best defender in the Bundesliga this season, according to German football magazine Kicker.

Hasebe, having spent the bulk of his career in midfield and at the age of 35, came into his own in a new role this season. Playing as a libero in a three-man defence, he contributed to Frankfurt’s impressive runs in the Bundesliga and Europa League.

His individual performances were highly rated in Germany, and he was chosen as the best centreback in the first half of the league by Kicker. He was also shortlisted to be in this season’s best eleven on the league’s official website.

In the average rating for outfield players on Kicker, Hasebe was ranked at the top for a period of time. Frankfurt fell


navigation activity. When Hutchins did his fieldwork, a navy ship that was near land and in restricted waters had to have its position plotted on the chart (map) at intervals of a few minutes. In such situations, a team of about five people had to be involved in "the fix cycle". To fix a ship's position, two lines of sight from the ship to known visual landmarks have to be drawn on the chart (the ship should be where the lines intersect on the chart). Simplifying slightly, the fix cycle ran as follows: with the help of special telescopic sighting devices called alidades, two "bearing takers" determined the bearing (direction) of one landmark each; they reported the bearings over a telephone circuit to a "bearing timer-recorder" who jottedthe beliefs and desires, are examples of person-level explanations. Computational and information-processing models in cognitive psychology, on the other hand, are examples of subpersonal-level explanations. I propose that we make a similar distinction when discussing socio-technical systems. Systemic explanations refer to the "behaviour" of the entire system, in terms of its goal for example (e.g. "navigation into port"), while subsystemic explanations refer to the computational processes that occur in the system. Rupert presupposes that all representations in a group cognitive system are personal-level representations. Now, this is a plausible presupposition, and as far as I know, it is shared by most philosophers who have defended some group agency thesis. Moreover, when proponents of DCog are out on the field, they are supposed to trace the trajectories and transformations


like the kind of person I would know.'

Marina tries to smile while biting her lip. 'I just thought, well, you know some of the Uppers at Combe, don't you? Guy said.'

'Not really, no. Guess,' she says, turning to Guy, 'who got into dire trouble with Papa last week? You know that new chap round the corner?'

'I know where you mean,' says Marina, and is about to say Mr Barker, the bird-bath owner, when Lucy Viney asks, 'Oh, so you know them up at the Hall?'

'I, not exactly,' and Marina sees the encouraging look fall away.

The Vineys, brother and sister, begin to walk back towards the house; Marina, rehearsing a defence of Simon Flowers, hurries beside them like a page. She scans the fields for interesting local wildlife, searchesscience. Last week in both biology and chemistry she made a brilliant joke about Felix Holt the Cotyledon, and not even the masters laughed. Yet Mr Viney understood her. He said she was clever; she has potential. And, anyway, it was her father – she has decided not to think of him as 'Dad', or Peter – who wanted her to be a doctor, she's sure it was, and although when she was young she did worship him a bit, and tried to imagine making him proud, lately she's been thinking less about him. Maybe it's Mr Viney whom she should be trusting.

This is all Peter's fault. She doesn't even want to see him again, let alone in Bloomsbury Square, like a Regency prostitute exchanging hand jobs for


Birmingham (Ala.) Briarwood Christian quarterback Barrett Trotter has been to a number of games at Jordan-Hare Stadium. He's grown up dreaming of playing major college football, especially in the state of Alabama.

On Thursday, Trotter took a big step toward realizing his Iron Bowl dreams when he committed to Auburn.

"It's really special," said Trotter. "It's something I've looked forward to as long as I can remember, the opportunity to play college football, especially at a place like Auburn.

"It's close to home and the biggest thing in this state is Auburn and Alabama football. To be a part of that is really something special to me."plaintiff and granted injunctive relief as requested. The defendant has appealed, claiming that the court erred in finding certain facts without evidence, in reaching certain conclusions when the subordinate facts do not support them, and in overruling certain claims of law.
The finding, which is not subject to correction, recites the following facts: The plaintiff and the *504 defendant own adjoining properties on the southerly side of Judson Avenue in New Haven. The defendant's property is east of that of the plaintiff. There is a dwelling house on each of the properties. On the easterly side of the plaintiff's property, there is a driveway leading from the street to a garage in the rear of the premises. This driveway is about ten feet wide and contiguous to the defendant's


a post near the rear of both houses. The fence follows the old fence line, and the post near the rear of the houses is centered on the line. The plaintiff has acquired more trucks and continues with greater frequency to drive onto the defendant's land. Prior to the commencement of this action, the defendant erected three posts, all entirely on his land but near the boundary line of the plaintiff's property. The plaintiff, on bringing the present action, requested and obtained a temporary injunction, after which the defendant removed the posts.
The court concluded that the plaintiff was entitled to an injunction to restrain the defendant from erecting or maintaining a fence or barrier, other than the fence provided for in the 1953 contract, except by mutual agreementBlackBerry, said in a statement.

The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, was the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people and other customers before Apple debuted the iPhone in 2007.

Axed: Blackberry President and CEO Thorsten Heins, pictured, attempted to boost the Canadian firm's poor sales over the past year through a series of releases, including the Q10, pictured. But it wasn't enough.

Since then, BlackBerry Ltd. has been hammered by competition from the iPhone as well as Android-based rivals like Samsung.

The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, Apple's latest and greatest, went on sale earlier Friday, flying off sh elves at a record pace .

Since 2007, BlackBerry has lost 93 per cent of its market share, with half going in the past year alone

Marked by the usual lines around the block and triumphant


Apple fans walking out of Apple Stores to cheers, the new models received rave reviews from consumers and media alike.

The most-hyped new feature on the 5S is a new fingerprint sensor used to unlock the phone, making passwords and finger swipes ' a waste of time.'

It also comes with an improved camera and a faster processor. It has sold out around the world, say reports.

In January, Blackberry unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10.

The Z10 and Q10 were designed to better compete for customers and rejuvenate the brand. But vendor marketing was uneven and BlackBerry's market share continues to lag its rivals.

BlackBerry said last month that it would consider selling itself. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company reiterated Friday that a special committee of its boarduncomfortable questions for the Rail Minister were, thus, unavoidable.

And it happened exactly what Prabhu's personal assistant had warned of.

'DID I CALL YOU,' ASKS SURESH PRABHU

When the Railway Minister stepped out of his residence and saw India Today media persons asking questions, his face turned red. He angrily said, "Did I call you?".

Prabhu did not stop at this. He pulled down his car's mirror and told the journalist, " Ask your senior, is this how a minister is questioned?".

The journalist replied, "We will definitely convey your message to the senior journalist of the news channel, but still the country would like to know why the fares were hiked. Even the senior journalist would like to know."

The Railway Minister did not answer and went straight ahead, probably angrier this time.

Sources


say the railway is aiming at raking in Rs 500 crore more during the current financial year with the implementation of this pricing system.

Also Read: Surge pricing in railways has passengers divided

'IF THIS IS HOW A MINISTER BEHAVES WITH THE MEDIA, IMAGINE HOW CENTRE BEHAVES WITH PEOPLE'

While 10 per cent of the seats will be sold in the normal fare in the beginning, it will go on increasing by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold with a ceiling of 50 per cent.

Rajiv Singhal, senior member of DRUCC (railway association) told India Today, "The Rail Minister has become a baniyaa. If a passenger is getting a return air ticket at around Rs 4500-5000 for Mumbai-Delhi route, then why he/she would travel in Rajdhani, payingalmost the same price."

Singhal criticised the behaviour of Prabhu with media.

He said, "If this is how a minister behaves with the media who is just a messenger to the people of this country, then imagine how the Centre must be treating the common man. Prabhu has to come forward and explain to the people why fares were hiked."

Modelled on the dynamic fare system in vogue in the aviation sector, the flexi fare system will be introduced on experimental basis in II AC, III AC and chair car in the three trains besides sleeper class in the Duronto trains.

There is a total of 42 Rajdhani trains, 46 Shatabdi and 54 Duronto trains and the Railway Ministry expect to garner about Rs 500 crore from the new fare structure in


packed with Rohingya and Bangladeshis are being washed ashore, some after being stranded at sea for more than two months.

As many as 6,000 asylum seekers are feared to be trapped at sea in crowded, wooden boats, and activists warn of potentially dangerous conditions as food and clean water runs low.

The crisis appears to have been triggered by a regional crackdown on human traffickers, who have refused to take people to shore. It reached a tipping point this weekend, when some captains and smugglers abandoned their ships, leaving migrants to fend for themselves.

One boat sent out a distress signal, with migrants saying they had been without food and water for three days, according to Chris Lewa, director of the nonprofit Arakan Project, who spoke by phone to people onto accept Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Burma who are effectively stateless. They worry that by opening their doors to a few, they will be unable to stem the flood of poor, uneducated migrants.

Malaysia’s home ministry said in a statement that of the 1,158 people who landed on Sunday on Langkawi island, 486 were Burmese citizens and 672 were Bangladeshis. There were 993 men, 104 women and 61 children.

A government doctor said many survivors were being treated for diarrhea, abdominal pains, dehydration and urination problems.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations – a regional group that brings together all of the main stakeholders, from Burma and Thailand to Indonesia and Malaysia – has a strict stance of non-interference in member affairs.

At annual Asean meetings – the most recent, ironically,


Bernhard Kohl, the Austrian cyclist who finished third in last year's Tour de France before testing positive for a previously undetectable form of EPO, has revealed the extent of his doping practices, and claimed the much-vaunted biological passport programme of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is ineffective in catching cheats.

In an interview with L'Equipe, Kohl admitted that, as well as taking Cera, a so-called third generation EPO, he performed illegal blood transfusions during last year's Tour, in which he was crowned King of the Mountains. He also claimed a culture of doping is still prevalent in the sport, and that, in his opinion, any rider who finished in the top 10 of last year's race was likely to have doped.

On the biological passports, Kohl said: "The top ridersAvailable for viewing below, "Play" is a two-part mini-documentary, directed by Dave Grohl, celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one's life to playing music. Part one opens with narrated behind the scenes discussion of the love of playing music and the lifelong relationship with an instrument — as well as the process and challenges of recording and filming this unique performance. The "Play" film then segues to the titular 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental recording on which Grohl plays all seven instruments on the track, all live. The entire song was played by Grohl, each time on a different instrument, live all the way through for 23 minutes.

Visit play.roswellfilms.com for an interactive "Play" experience. Explore "Play" by choosing which audio and video you'd like to experience. Hover over "Choose


as is, focusing on one instrument, and/or downloading "Play" sheet music. The online version of "Play" also includes a list of organizations where time, money and instruments can be donated to the cause — and places where musicians young and old alike can have the opportunity to play live music.

The challenges Grohl created for himself in creating "Play" mirror those taken on by music students every day: The obstacles they face in their daily efforts to elevate and improve their abilities are no different than those faced by a world class stadium rocker — both are striving for the same goals. This shared quest gave "Play" its mission to inspire and promote music education: The film is intercut with young musicians from the Join The Band music schooland American culture (among others), while maintaining its own culture and influencing others in the region and around the world. While the rest of southeast Asia was carved into colonies during the nineteenth century, only Thailand retained its sovereignty–with the caveat that it would modernize and westernize, as alluded to in The King and I. Though seemingly trivial, the first thing I noticed when I walked out of the airport was that cars in Thailand drive on the “wrong” side of the road, and it was like I was in England again. I witnessed many of the effects of westernization as a result of the last 150 years, from technology to language to cuisine, but I also learned about history, politics, and a culture that was uniquely Thai.

The


streets of Bangkok were not flanked by communist flags, like the highway in Hanoi, but images of the king were mounted in the intersections and on buildings. Rama IX is currently the world’s longest reigning monarch, and his presence pervaded the city.

Interestingly, Thailand also has strict lese majeste laws, and disrespecting the king or his image could result in severe punishment. It was such a different political landscape than I was used to in America and Korea.

Thailand is 95% Buddhist (that Indian influence!), and Bangkok in particular is known for its ornate temples. At least half of my pictures have a Buddha statue! My favorite part of Bangkok was the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, a well-known temple in Thailand. The massive grounds had royal quarters, Buddhistin preserving the ancient art of Thai massage. The architecture at Wat Pho was similar to the architecture at Wat Phra Kaew, though not as jewel-encrusted nor as vividly colored.

Across the river from Wat Pho, I saw Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. At this point, I should note that the Chao Phraya River runs through Bangkok and its neighboring provinces, and Bangkok itself was once a city of canals. Years ago, boats were used to ferry people to different parts of the city. With modernization, the canals were filled in and replaced with roads, but the express boat along the Chao Phraya River remains a vestige of older times. It was this boat that took me from Wat Pho to Wat Arun.

Though the temples are, first and


tell her friend she saw a foreigner! Only then it occurred to me that I was the only non-Thai person I had seen walking through this area, which was only a fifteen-minute walk from the Grand Palace.

After a few days, I was ready to leave Bangkok and see some more of Thailand. The big cities only tell part of a country’s story, and I wanted to learn more.

Ayutthaya

Getting away from Bangkok, I took a day trip to Ayutthaya province for some more historical sightseeing. Ayutthaya was founded almost 700 years ago, and it served as the ancient capital of Siam for about 400 years. Even after the capital moved to Bangkok, Ayutthaya remained an important place for the royal family, historians, and devout Buddhists.

My first stop in Ayutthayawas Bang Pa-In Palace. Before I arrived in Thailand, I was most looking forward to visiting Bang Pa-In, the summer home of Rama IV (King Mongkut, the famous King in The King and I) and his son Rama V (King Chulalongkorn, widely regarded as the most influential king of Thailand). Though the palace was originally constructed in the mid-seventeenth century, many more buildings and structures were added over the next few hundred years. Like the architecture of English cathedrals that were built over hundreds of years, the architecture of Bang Pa-In was an amalgamation of different cultures and time periods.

Bang Pa-In fully exemplified the influences I mentioned before, featuring architectural styles from Thailand itself, China, and the West. For much of my visit, I felt like I was


walking through an English mansion rather than a royal residence in southeast Asia. Greco-Roman statues and columns adorned the gardens and the waters, while many of the buildings were painted in soft pastel colors rather than gold. It was beautiful, but seemed out-of-place when I compared it to the architecture in Bangkok.

Of course, there was still traditional Thai architecture, as well as the Chinese-style royal palace with bright red and gold colors. Living in Korea and traveling through Vietnam and Thailand has taught me how closely architecture is linked to culture and cultural exchange.

Half an hour away from the palace, I visited the ancient Buddhist temples of Ayutthaya, including a Buddha’s head entwined in tree roots and another large reclining Buddha.

It was quite a bit different than thetemples in Bangkok! I enjoyed learning about the older history of Thailand. As always, I wished I had time to see more.

Kanchanaburi

The day after Ayutthaya, I took another day trip to Kanchanaburi province, which is two hours west of Bangkok. As with my trip to Saigon and Cu Chi in Vietnam, this was the serious part of my visit. Kanchanaburi is home to the infamous Burma Railway and the Bridge on the River Kwai, both of which were built by prisoners of war for the benefit of the Japanese empire. Once again, I learned new perspectives of a war–this time, World War II.

My first stop was the war cemetery, where the prisoners of war were buried. I saw the graves of Western soldiers and Asian civilians who had


perished during the construction of the railway and the bridge. Many of them were younger than me. That was the most chilling part of all.

Not far from the cemetery, I saw the bridge itself. I admit, before going to Thailand, I knew very little about the bridge other than that it had been constructed during World War II and there was an old movie about it. The bridge is part of the Burma Railway, which was constructed to connect Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand for the benefit of the Japanese army in the 1940s. It is also known as the “Death Railway” because of the high number of casualties among those forced to work. Some of the railway is still in use today, and the bridge remains a populartourist attraction and a reminder of this dark history.

Next to the Bridge on the River Kwai, the Jeath War Museum recounted the horrors and abuse that POWs and civilians faced during their forced labor on the bridge and the railway. As I saw the artifacts and read the exhibit posters, I couldn’t help but contrast what I saw in this museum with the War Remnants Museum in Saigon. There was some anti-Japanese sentiment, yes, but it was not nearly as overwhelming as the anti-American sentiment in Vietnam’s museum. In fact, the English language descriptions of World War II emphasized that, “It was the result of the action of a handful of power-crazed and inconsiderate people. They did all these things without thinking about the hardship of other human


beings.” I thought once again about the war cemetery, the soldiers, and the civilians. I also wondered why the history classes I took in middle school and high school taught so little about how World War II affected Asia and the Pacific.

After visiting the bridge and museum, I did one of the “must-do” activities in Thailand–riding an elephant. I was with a group of people, and there were about ten elephants that took us on a ride around their sanctuary. As I eased myself onto the seat on the elephant’s back, I realized it would be a bumpy ride. I had the elephant version of myself–clumsy, snack-loving, and competitive. My elephant was the first of the ten to start walking around in the circle, but she stopped aftera few temples, went on a night safari at the nearby zoo, and traveled to Doi Inthanon, the tallest mountain in Thailand.

I also took a day trip to Chiang Rai, the northernmost part of Thailand. On the way there, I visited the White Temple, which was designed by a modern artist as a gift to his country. The entrance to the temple features a lot of imagery of heaven and hell, especially with the skeletal hands reaching from the ground as if to grab the people walking by. The indoor exhibit was closed, but I have heard it is equally as interesting and symbolic as the exterior.

The White Temple also had a golden building off to the side. Beautiful, isn’t it?

Turns out that is the toilet. It’s a


great commentary on being deceived by outward appearances–but, I wondered, is it meant as a larger commentary about the magnificence of Thailand itself?

Just past Chiang Rai, I stopped to visit the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle is the place where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet, separated only by the Mekong River. In the middle of the river, there is a small piece of land, a marsh, that doesn’t belong to any of the three countries. Until a few decades ago, it served as a center of the opium and contraband trade, where goods were bartered and no currency was used. Opium was so valuable, it was called “black gold”–and thus the name Golden Triangle was born. The tour guide said that the northern hill tribes in Thailand usedto survive by growing opium and taking part in this illicit trade, but the government has since provided additional jobs and alternative sources of income. Indeed, in some of the markets at Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I had seen merchants from these tribes selling traditional artwork and handicrafts.

In the picture above, the golden Buddha to the left is Thailand, the brown building in the center-left is Myanmar, and the golden dome to the right is Laos. I took a brief boat ride along the river, disembarked at a small market in Laos for a few minutes, and then returned to Thai soil. Another stamp in my passport!

On my return to Chiang Mai, the tour bus stopped at a small village. The tour guide told us that for an


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Academic achievement was the focus of the day on April 12 as the College of Pharmacy joined the university community for Honors Day 2014. The event marked the 66th year of recognizing student academic achievement.

Pharmacy students recognized for academic successes and their guests gathered at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium's North End Zone's eighth floor facility. The program included welcoming remarks by Dr. Patrick Davis, senior associate dean for academic affairs. Highlight of the event was the individual recognition of students who received honor cords. A luncheon followed the program.

Afterward, pharmacy students joined with other university scholars in the university-wide celebration at 2 pm at the Erwin Center.just listening, availability and being able to make spontaneous adjustments and also bring their own passion to the moment so that they're coming from a place of excitement in their own work”

Alda and Lantz-Gefroh say the classes have yielded exciting results for science and medical students.

One medical student used his improv training from a game called ‘Mirror Exercise’ that teaches students to slow down, be more simple and empathetic. He had an encounter with a patient to whom he had to break bad news. He had to tell her that her cancer had metastasized and she had only two weeks left to live. He was terrified going into the conversation.

At first the woman had no reaction at all to the news. He had the feeling she didn't understand


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Hebridean Island Cruises returns to being independently owned

Hebridean Princess starts new 2017 season on March 1

Hebridean Island Cruises, formerly part of All Leisure Holidays, has returned to being an independently owned British cruise company having been brought by investors led by the collapsed firm’s majority shareholder, Roger Allard.

The company's sole vessel, Hebridean Princess, recently completed her annual dry docking and is undergoing the upgrading of around one third of her cabins before returning to service in March 2017.

Carrying up to 50 guests with a crew of 38, the luxury ship has been chartered twice by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Royal family holidays off the Scottish west coast.

The first cruise of the 2017 season commences on March 1, when guests embark on the Clyde Island Explorer itinerary.

During2017 Hebridean Princess will make a return to Norway to explore the fjords and islands between Stavanger and Bergen in a series of three itineraries.

Hebridean has introduced a variety of new cruises in familiar cruising grounds off the west coast of Scotland, together with visits to the Gaelic neighbours of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man and its 2017 calendar includes four fresh 'Footloose' walking itineraries.

Further themed cruises have been specially designed for lovers of food and drink, history and heritage, golf, gardens, nature and wildlife.

Hebridean's European River cruise programme features Royal Crown and includes itineraries on the Rhine, Danube and Main.


for what we have been able to achieve and build upon is thanks to the many passionate volunteers and contributors in Sri Lanka and around the world, who wanted to make a difference by using their skills for the greater good.

The GITA award now joins a growing list of awards and recognition received by the Sahana project, including the Free Software Award for Social Benefit (Feb 2007), Sourceforge Project of the Month (June 2006), Software 2006: Good Samaritan Award (April 2006, US) and Network World’s top 10 Open Source Companies to Watch (Aug 2006).is now a new specialized character skill - Mag Drills."

Other additions to the game content include new weapons, among them, the Springfield Armory M1A, Remington 870, AAR, APB and new models of AK including 100-series as well as numerous items for weapon modification. Overall, more than 60 new gear and equipment items were added to the game, including bags and vests, body armors and helmets, weapon modifications, ammunition and medicine cases, hats, glasses, and balaclavas. A detailed list of the new equipment was previously posted on our official website of the game and in the social network communities. You can find it here!

Finally, the update has been combined with the long-anticipated profile reset (wipe).

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The Toronto Maple Leafs forward is facing discipline for boarding Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson on Saturday.

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New Community Day Events Coming To Pokemon Go

Exclusive Pokemon with exclusive moves will land in the first iteration of the new global Pokemon Go event.

It hasn't been very long since the embarassing events of last year's Pokemon Go Festival, and even though many players might have lost interest in new Pokemon Go events since then, developer Niantic seems to have come up with a new strategy that should please fans without running the risk of problems like cell tower overcrowding and other technical failures.

Pokemon Go Community Day Dates, Times, and Activities

The new event is called Community Day, and it's a worldwide in-game event that will unify Pokemon Go players with the chance to score several special Pokemon with powerful exclusive moves. Instead of being limited to just oneday or a range of days, Niantic is planning on hosting one Community Day event each month for the forseeable future, with each individual event offering unique bonuses and plenty of opportunities to capture rare creatures.

Starting on January 20, Pokemon Go players will begin to see special Pokemon released into the wild, including a new version of Pikachu featuring the exclusive Surf move. Players will earn double XP during event hours, and players can learn more about which other Pokemon and bonuses will be featured during the event by watching the official Pokemon Go blog and social media channels.

As for what time the inaugural Community Day kicks off, players in the Americas as well as Greenland can expect the event to begin at 11 a.m. Pacific time on


Saturday. The event will formally close just three hours later at 2 p.m. Pacific, so players who want to track down a new version of Pikachu with the exclusive Surf move should plan ahead. Beyond that, the development team has encouraged users to post some of their acquisitions and other fun stories on social media using hashtag #PokemonGoCommunityDay.

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Kevin Tucker is a long-time gamer and writer with an eye for technological news and a drive for extensive research. When he's not off exploring virtual worlds, he spends his time working on motorcycles, reading science fiction, and playing electric bass.afterlife probably agree that every experience that characterizes one can also be attributed to a natural cause. Why, then, is there a tendency to insist that they had to be an actual life after death experience?

In 1975, Dr. Raymond Moody published Life After Life, which became the seminal work promoting NDEs as evidence of an afterlife. Dr. Moody is a strong personal believer in not only the afterlife, but also reincarnation, claiming that he has personally lived nine previous lives. In his books he's cited 150 cases of people who, after resuscitation, reported extraordinary experiences.

Let's take a look at the reports. First, the basics. Although it's rare for any two stories to be substantially similar, there are common themes. One the most familiar is the life flashing before


The image of Richard Nixon waving his arms as he boarded a helicopter leaving the White house for the last time as president on August 9, 1974, remains etched in generational memories. The solemnness of Gerald and Betty Ford waving goodbye to the disgraced 37th president next to David Eisenhower consoling Julie Nixon was in direct contrast to the jubilation of millions celebrating his departure. No more Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady, Helen Gahagan Douglas, no more links to the un-American House Un-American Activities Committee, no more Watergate. Good riddance Milhouse, Pat, Roy Cohn, Bebe Rebozo, H.R. Haldeman and all that. Basta.

There are those moments like Nixon’s waving that define an era. Joseph N. Welch’s challenging Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings on June 9, 1954,capture a decency in the American people that began the closure of McCarthy’s prominence. McCarthy was not being decent, and he and his era started drawing to a close.

And Nixon? This is not as obvious. While those who defend Nixon point to his opening to China and end to the Vietnam War, his detractors will never get over his endless political intrigues. Was there ever a political figure progressives loathed more? One can easily trace the genealogy of dirty tricksters from McCarthy’s Roy Cohn (later a Nixon pal) directly through to Roger Stone, Lee Atwater and Roger Ailes, if not to Steve Bannon and Donald Trump. Nixon was their godfather.

What did Nixon do that he deserves to be fondly remembered? He resigned. In July 1974, the House Judiciary


Committee approved three articles of impeachment against him: obstruction of justice, abuse of presidential powers, and hindrance of the impeachment process. On August 5, some transcripts of the Watergate recordings were released, including a segment in which the president was heard instructing Haldeman to order the FBI to halt the Watergate investigation. On August 8, Nixon announced he would resign, which he did the next day.

In an evening nationally televised address, Nixon said: “By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.” He threw in the towel before the full House impeached him; he resigned before formal Senate hearings could be held. Richard Nixon was never officially impeached or removed from office.

Ratherthan face impeachment by the full House of Representatives or trial by the Senate, Nixon left office, the first sitting United States president to do so. Would he have been removed from office by the Senate? Certainly, the Watergate tapes showed his direct orders to cover-up the Watergate break-in as well as evidence that several of his staff members were involved in the break-in.

If Welch was able to establish a sense of decency during the McCarthy era, Nixon must be given credit for resigning. He left office to hasten “the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.” We can easily say that he knew he would be found guilty and removed from office. But he left office before that could happen. In


The Melbourne factory that exploded in a chemical inferno on Friday morning is linked to another factory that went up in flames last August, according to the findings of an Environmental Protection Authority investigation.

Key points: Last week's Melbourne factory fire has been linked to an "alleged criminal operation"

Last week's Melbourne factory fire has been linked to an "alleged criminal operation" Internal EPA documents connect the Campbellfield fire to last year's West Footscray factory fire

Internal EPA documents connect the Campbellfield fire to last year's West Footscray factory fire The Hells Angels have also been linked to the network behind the fire

The environmental regulator is also expecting to find more unlicensed dumps.

The factory blaze in Campbellfield last week choked surrounding suburbs in Melbourne's north with thick smoke and caused nearbydocuments state there is anecdotal evidence he is "linked to the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang."

The investigation raises the prospect that networks involving convicted criminals, prepared to flout licence laws, may have infiltrated the lucrative waste disposal market, hoarding enormous quantities of dangerous toxic chemicals in suburban Melbourne, unregulated and in some instances beyond the knowledge of the regulator.

Bradbury occupies four warehouses the EPA identified, in addition to the Campbellfield warehouse that burnt down on Friday.

Those four sites were among the unlicensed group. The site of Friday's fire had been licensed, but that licence was suspended after the EPA found in late January it contained three times the volume permitted under its licence.

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following the fire. One, who was carrying a barrel of chemicals at the time the fire struck, has serious burns, including to his face.

Victorian Coroner Darren Bracken has announced he will investigate this week's fire. The coroner is already investigating the West Footscray fire. A coroner can investigate a fire regardless of whether a person has died.The Rapper Formerly Known as Mos Def Was Arrested in Cape Town With a World Passport. What’s a World Passport?

Yasiin Bey at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 16, 2015.

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The AP reports that Yasiin Bey, the rapper and actor formerly known as Mos Def, was arrested at Cape Town International Airport and has been given 14 days to leave the country after violating immigration laws. After relocating to South Africa in 2013, he overstayed his visitor’s permit and was arrested on Thursday after trying to use an unrecognized “world passport” when trying to leave the country. What’s is that?

As Slate’s Daniel Engber explained in 2006, the Washington-based World Service Authority issues world passports to people who, for whatever reason, prefer


citizenship at the U.S. embassy in Paris and declared himself a global citizen. Davis managed to travel widely, though he was frequently arrested, and became a minor celebrity for stunts like stealing $47 worth of lingerie from a French department store in order to be arrested and avoid deportation. Davis eventually settled in Vermont, where he died in 2013. In his later years, he had world passports sent to international fugitives Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, though it doesn’t appear to have helped either of them very much in their current predicaments.

As for Bey, his immigration status has been the subject of speculation before. The Brooklyn native told South Africa’s Mail & Guardian in 2014 that he was attracted to Cape Town by the “good vibes” and thethriving art scene as well as dissatisfaction with his home country. “For a guy like me, with five or six generations from the same town in America, to leave America, things gotta be not so good with America," he said. In May 2014, when the politically outspoken rapper canceled a few U.S. tour dates, there were rumors picked up by several news outlets that Bey was being prevented from returning to the United States due to “immigration issues.” The rumors turned out to be false, and he was back in New York for a performance at a Dave Chappelle comedy show that June.

Bey is presumably still a U.S. citizen, unless he has gone through the required procedure, as Davis did, of signing an oath of renunciation at a


U.S. diplomatic office in a foreign country. So he should be able to return to the United States if he is expelled from South Africa.

Joshua Keating is a staff writer at Slate focusing on international affairs and author of the forthcoming book, Invisible Countries.baptism by fire with the Tylenol tampering scandal back in the 1980s. Rather than duck the controversy, Burke took the offensive: Recalling capsules, reassuring consumers and ultimately winning over investors.

Not so his counterpart at Union Carbide during the Bhopal gas leak in India in 1984 that claimed thousands of lives. Defensive, prickly and evasive — that CEO… forgettable.

Some wow in the moment. Others lose the moment.

Don't get me wrong: You can still get back a moment.

Who knows that better than Bill Clinton after his disastrously long-winded speech for Michael Dukakis back in 1988?


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The only good thing about that trip was that I bought some excellent Eastern European absinthe on the way back in the Heathrow airport.

I remember taking my two girls sometimes, when they were young, to spend an afternoon at the airport in Ottawa. At the end of a large hall were some comfortable couches in front of a wide, ceiling to floor window with a view of the runway. Not only was it exciting to watch planes take off and land, this entertainment also didnâ€™t cost a penny.

As well, their dad took the girls often to the Aviation Museum as it was close to where he lived. There my oldest daughter fell in love with the Lancaster, a heavily armed bomber that took part in many raidsin ‘Naan Ee’. Apparently, the actor is all set to send forth his stupendous waves of sensation through ‘PAILWAAN’, a Pan-Indian film to release in 5 different languages – Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

Produced in grandeur by Mrs Swapna Krishna for RRR Motion Pictures and helmed by filmmaker Mr. Krishna, the film is a sports-action-drama packaged with commercial ingredients amalgamating the essence of emotions and amusements together. Kichcha Sudeepa will be seen playing the role of a wrestler, who embarks on a journey of conquering his dreams and the hassling challenges he encounters during the process. While Ms. Akanksha will be seen playing the female lead, the country’s most proficient and celebrated Mr. Sunil Shetty would be appearing in a key role.

Filmmaker Krishna says, “The journey from