Springfield bowling landmark, Holiday Lanes, to close

For 55 years, Carl Litle has made the three-block drive to Holiday Lanes to knock down bowling pins.

The crashing sounds of strikes and spares soon will cease at the north side Springfield landmark.

Owners Steve Wiemer and Gary Clouse revealed to league bowlers on Monday night that Holiday Lanes — which opened in 1960 — will close on May 31.

"I'll miss it," said Litle, 81. The retired mail carrier has bowled at least one winter and summer league at Holiday since it opened.

Wiemer, the majority owner, cited increasing costs to maintain the aging infrastructure of the business. The timing is right, he said, after Clouse decided to retire.

Clouse, who has managed the center since 1986, said he and wife Nona have considered retirementsaid. "Some, we'll still see. I'm going to keep bowling and hopefully many of the people we've bowled with will do the same."

Litle, who is bowling four leagues as this season winds down, said he's unsure. Driving across town to another center does not sound appealing.

"When Hugh Rhodes took over as manager (in 1960) he convinced me I should bowl here and not drive across town," Litle said. "I don't know if I will now or not. It's up in the air."

League bowling has been in decline in recent years, not only at Holiday Lanes but other bowling centers nationally.

The Springfield area still has five other bowling centers in operation — but none on the north side. The others are Sunshine Lanes, Lighthouse Lanes, Andy B's (formerly Battlefield


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The following is a report back from a series of actions held this week in Mexico City against a gentrifying apartment development that is also destroying a freshwater aquifer. For more background information, see this article here

This week, the General Assembly of the Peoples, Neighborhoods, Communities and Pedregales of Coyoacán carried out a series of actions in resistance to the apartment complex development project at Aztecas 215, being built on top of a fresh water aquifer in the Pedregales of Coyoacán. As the various government agencies have refused to put an end to the project as they should according to their own laws and regulations, the General Assembly have further stepped up their organization and resistance to this project of death.

On Wednesday, March 21st, members of the


General Assembly met in the center of Mexico City where they carried out a series of protests to demand the cancellation of the development project. The assembly first organized an action at the entrance of SACMEX (System of Waters of Mexico City)—the governmental body in charge of managing the services and infrastructure of drinking water, drainage, and the recycling and reuse of waste water in Mexico City. With banners, photos of the ecocide and a physical presence, members of the assembly blocked the entrance to the SACMEX building, making clear their disgust with the ongoing removal of millions of gallons of fresh water, being pumped from the construction project at Aztecas 215 directly into the city drainage system.

From SACMEX, members of the assembly took the street marching thefive or so blocks to the building of SEDEMA (Secretary of the Environment)—the governmental body in charge of formulating and enacting policy regarding the environment and natural resources in Mexico City. There, members of the assembly again maintained their physical presence with photos and banners to exemplify their rejection of the ecocide being carried out at Aztecas 215. Music, food and rebellious speech were shared maintaining a spirit of creative and communal resistance in the face of the lackeys of capitalist interests.

Then on Friday, March 23rd, the General Assembly along with neighbors and participants of other social struggles in Mexico City and beyond, blockaded the entrance to the construction project at Aztecas 215. This action was organized against the supposed visit of government functionaries to the construction site,


convoked by the government themselves to verify the effectiveness and function of a constructed barrier meant to prevent water from entering the development site once the buildings are completed. The action was an act of refusal of the visit of the government functionaries, as the General Assembly never once solicited a revision of the constructed barrier, but rather have continually demanded the immediate cancellation of the development project. With the lively presence of community members and compañerxs in solidarity, the government ceased with its deceitful plans, and refused to send its functionaries to the construction site.

Through these series of actions, the assembly has again made clear how the governmental bodies set up to supposedly protect and sustainably manage water and natural resources in Mexico City are doing nothingmore than serve the interests of the capitalist class—in this case the owners of the real estate development company, Quiero Casa. While the actions carried out this week will not put an immediate end to the project, the ongoing movement of the General Assembly of the Peoples, Neighborhoods, Communities and Pedregales of Coyoacán, continues to serve as an example of a resistance movement grounded in communal self-organization. As long as the water is continually pumped into the city drainage system, and the construction project moves forward, we can guarantee the General Assembly of the Peoples, Neighborhoods, Communities and Pedregales of Coyoacán will continue self-organizing and resisting the capitalist-driven destruction and gentrification of their neighborhood.


Vintage rum fetches millions

A dozen bottles of vintage rum more than 230 years old and believed by auction house, Christie's, to be from Barbados, have sold at auction in London for on average £6,500 (J$1.1 million) per bottle, several times more than their expected sale price.

The sale price almost tripled the price of a bottle of Appleton 50-year old rum.

The bottles were found in 2011 in a cellar at Harewood House, a manor near Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The 12 bottles were expected to sell for a total of about £12,000 (J$2 million), but instead fetched £78,255 (J$13 million).

Harewood House was built by Barbadian-born landowner, Edwin, Lascelles, in the 18th century from a fortune made in the West Indian sugar trade. Part of that wealth was investedin estates in Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada and Tobago.

David Elswood, international director of Christie's Wine in Europe and Asia, said in a news release, "We are thrilled with the results of today's sale of the 1780 Harewood Rum. The 12 bottles of dark and light rum sold for a total of £78,255, making it both the oldest and most valuable rum ever sold at auction by Christie's."

The five bottles of dark rum fetched the top price, selling for £8,225 (J$ 1.4 million), each.

The rums have sold for considerably more than the 50 year-old rum which Appleton launched in 2012 and calls the "oldest rum in the world."

According to Appleton's website, "Appleton Estate 50 Year Old Jamaica Rum - Jamaica Independence Reserve, comprises rums that have been aged for a


minimum of 50 years in hand- selected oak barrels and it is believed to be the oldest rum available for sale in the world."

The distiller produced 800 bottles of the rum "for sale around the world at a target retail price of US$5,000 (J$510,000) per 750ml bottle," the site said. That translates to about £3,080.

oldest rum distillery

Barbados was the first of the Caribbean islands to produce rum and claims the oldest rum distillery in the world - Mount Gay, from 1703. The rum is now owned by French distillers, Remy Cointreau.

Other notable rum brands from Barbados include Malibu, Cockspur and lesser-known Doorly's.

Jamaican rum also has a long history, with Appleton, now owned by Italian distillers, Campari, tracing its roots back to 1768, predating the Barbadian vintage bottles by12 years.

Newer rum brands in Jamaica from Worthy Estate claim an even longer heritage, with the estate tracing its roots back to 1680 and sugar and rum production starting 40 years later in 1720.

Rum was believed to be the beverage of choice for pirates and buccaneers in Port Royal, Jamaica, when it was called the richest and wickedest city on Earth, in the late 17th century. The world's second- biggest rum brand, Captain Morgan, is named after one of the city's most infamous residents from that period.

Proceeds from the sale of the vintage rum will go towards the Geraldine Connor Foundation, which was established in 2012, to continue her work as a teacher with disenfranchised young people in the performing arts, the release from Christie's issued in London


said.

Born in Britain and raised in Trinidad, Connor was a major figure in Yorkshire's West Indian community, heavily involved in carnival and the steel band movement. She was the creator of Carnival Messiah, a piece of musical theatre which was last performed at Harewood in 2007, the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.upon reading MIT Artificial Intelligence Memo 41, or a similar document describing Kotok-McCarthy, which he saw while visiting Stanford University in 1965. A good chess player, he was inspired to make improvements at MIT in 1965 and 1966.

In about 2004, he had an opportunity to tell Alan Kotok that searching the 7 best moves at each of the first two plies, and limiting the search depth to 2 would have done better than the default widths of "4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1", attempting 8 plies in Kotok-McCarthy's REPLYS subroutine which generated each player's next plausible moves.

Greenblatt added fifty heuristics that reflected his knowledge of chess. Mac Hack was written in MIDAS macro assembly language on the PDP-6 computer DEC donated to MIT (the first working


In the course of the last 24 hours, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 82 combat sorties engaging 204 terrorist objects in Syria

In the course of the last 24 hours, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 82 combat sorties engaging 204 terrorist objects in the Syrian Arab Republic in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama and Homs provinces.

32 combat sorties were carried out by the Russian aircraft at night.

As the Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, for the last week the intensiveness of strikes on terrorist infrastructures has been considerably increased all over Syria.

Massive missile and aviation strike with precision weapons was made on the most important objects of terrorist groupings.

The precisionthat the Russian Defence Ministry has been presenting the objective monitoring data of combat missions including target engagement during the whole operation in Syria.

The Defence Ministry has been doing it in a regular manner unlike the colleagues from the anti-ISIS coalition, who are just discussing upon their success, covering facts and particularities.

Certainly, this is their choice.

However, the Russian Defence Ministry is indignant at their approaches when they use this kind of behavior in assessing results of air missions carried out by the Russian air group in Syria.

It is obvious to the world public “who is who” in the fight against the international terrorism.

The more powerful and accurate our strikes are, the more deeply the colleagues criticizing the Russian operations in Syria in order to distract the public in


December 6, 2015, from 19:40, for 15 minutes, aviation of the Western coalition was making an airstrike on a field camp of the 168th Brigade of the 7th Division of the governmental troops of the Syrian Armed Forces located 2 km to the west of Deir ez-Zor.

4 people were killed, 12 were injured.

All the Russian flights in the sky of Syria are accorded with the Air Traffic Control bodies and the General Staff of the Syrian governmental troops.

There were no Russian aircraft over that area.

It is a well-known fact for the US representatives.

Moreover, in accordance to the signed Memorandum, the Russian Defence Ministry informs the US AF representatives about time, altitudes and routes of the Russian aviation group in Syria in a timely manner.

The Pentagon officials stated thatcommon consent session participants supported Russian operations in Syria and condemned actions of Turkey concerning downing of the Russian Su-24 over Syria.

This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General of the Army Valery Gerasimov. He noted that there were discussed necessary measures directed to preventing further rising of terrorist ambitions in different regions of the CSTO area.

“We have also discussed military and political situation in the CSTO territories, exchanged opinions on further development of our relationships. Particular attention was paid, of course, to the catastrophe of the military aircraft in the territory of Syria; all the military commanders have condemned the downing of the bomber by the Turkish aircraft and supported the Russian position.”

Chief of the General Staff of the


Armenian Armed Forces Colonel General Yuri Khachaturov stated that Russia had been supported by all the member-states. The Turkish behaviour was called base.

Yuri Khachaturov added that the participants supported Russia in all its decisions. He mentioned that the member-states were unified as never before. That is confirmed by the decision taken at the session.

The session of the CSTO Military committee was participated by Chiefs of General Staffs of the member-states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Russia, Tajikistan.

Since its establishment, this is the 7th session of the Military committee. The created system allows the CSTO Chiefs of General Staffs to define the ways of achieving objectives, which provide effective development of military cooperation within the Organization.

The army establishes control over two mountains in Lattakia northern countryside
9 December، 2015
Provinces, SANA

The armycontinued advancing in the northern countryside of Lattakia where its units have established control over two mountains, while the military operations against terrorist organizations in other areas across the country are going on.

Lattakia

The army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, established control over Brendi and al-Rabia mountains in the northern countryside of Lattakia province, after killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons, a military source announced on Wednesday.

The source added that army’s engineering units dismantled mines and explosive devices which were planted by terrorists before they were killed or fled due to the army operations.

Homs

Army units destroyed two armored vehicles in the northern foots of Hayal mountain and to the northeast of Sanit al-Rajma and a bulldozer in Karaj al-Darwish area in Talbisa in


today proves that the project of national reconciliation is Syrian par excellence and it is the main way to build a basis for Syria to return as it was previously.

Minister Haidar said that the first phase of the agreement opens the door to end the long suffering of the locals in al-Waer neighborhood in particular and in Homs city in general, noting that all areas in Homs countryside are qualified for local reconciliations and that there are promising and good approaches in parallel with local reconciliations in other provinces.

Minister Haidar added that the issue of the missing and abducted persons will be discussed seriously and in a transparent way by the committee formed for this purpose in the next phase of the reconciliation in al-Waer.

For his part, Governorof Homs Talal al-Barazi said in a statement to SANA reporter that the first group of gunmen started leaving al-Waer neighborhood in an implementation of the settlement agreement reached earlier this month by the committees concerned with settling the situation in the neighborhood.

The gunmen’s departure, carried out within the agreement that is aimed at clearing al-Waer of gunmen and weapons, is being implemented under the patronage of the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).

Homs Governor added that the first phase which will be completed later this week included 720 person including 300 gunmen who want to leave and 100 families including 400 women, children and civilians in addition to 20 wounded persons and persons in need including patients and paralyzed persons, pointing out that the


first stage of the agreement, the gunmen who are willing to leave will have to hand over their medium-weight and heavy weapons to the side specified by the committees and will be allowed to keep only light weapons, according to al-Barazi.

The Governor noted that during the second stage of the settlement, the gunmen willing to go back to their normal lives will have their legal status settled, noting that all state institutions will go back to work in the neighborhood in the course of the second and third stages.

By the end of the third stage, al-Waer neighborhood will be clear of weapons and gunmen and under full control by the state, and will be safe and stable, with no arms but the arms of the Syrian Arab armyand all state establishments will resume work including police and security departments who will maintain security, according to the Governor.

Al-Barazi explained that there is a committee concerned with the affairs of the kidnapped and missing persons which began work a few days ago, noting that its work needs attention, patience and secrecy, adding that lists of the missing persons are presented to the concerned authorities to be studied.

Al-Barazi stressed that there is no international involvement in the agreement of al-Waer neighborhood which has been a Syrian- Syrian dialogue for months, noting that the role of the UN and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent was limited in participating in logistics and the process of evacuation.

In Turn, resident representative of the UN in Syria Jacob al-Hilo described the day as


“historic” in Homs city, noting that the United Nations is on the ground as a facilitating party that builds confidence between the two parties.

Al-Hilo expressed optimism that the life will be normal in al-Waer neighborhood and all locals will return home after they were obliged to leave.

Four civilians were killed and 21 others were injured in terrorist mortar attacks on neighborhoods of Aleppo city, SANA reporter said on Wednesday.

Two days ago, four civilians were killed and six others were injured in terrorist attacks with rocket shells that hit in al-Muhafaza and al-Khalediyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo city.

Qatar Supplying Tens of TOW Missiles to Terrorist Groups in Syria

TEHRAN (FNA)- Terrorist groups in Syria said on Wednesday they have received large cargoes of TOW missiles supplied by the Qatari government.

Militant groupssaid that Qatar has delivered 20 American TOW missiles to the Al-Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front to help the embattled terrorist group that has been sustaining heavy defeats in the war with the Syrian army and its allies across the country, specially in Northern provinces.

Meantime, other terrorist groups have also been reported to have received similar cargoes in a bid to intensify campaign against the Syrian government and stop the advances of the Syrian army and its allies before the next round of Syria talks.

The terrorist groups have been retreating in several provinces, including Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus and Daraa in the last two months, giving President Bashar al-Assad an upper hand in any talks with international actors and opposition groups.

Ever since the recent


defeats, the sponsors of militant groups have boosted their supply aids to reverse or, at least, stop the trend of the Syrian army victories.

In mid October, a Saudi official announced that his country has supplied the militants in Syria with a new batch of TOW antitank missiles as the Syrian army forces backed by Russian warplanes continue to gain ground in the Arab country.

BBC correspondent Frank Gardner tweeted that a Saudi official confirmed the delivery of 500 TOW antitank missiles to the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA).

The delivery of the TOW missiles — which have also been provided by the CIA — will allegedly increase the capabilities of the militants.

TOW missiles, as Popular Mechanics notes, are guided missiles that could thoroughly damage tanks, armored carriers, and other vehicles.And, unlike other projectiles used against armored targets, such as RPGs, TOW missiles can be used from a considerable distance.

Then one month later in mid November, the Al-Nusra Front Takfiri terrorists posted a video on the Internet to thank the so-called moderate terrorist group, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), for supplying them with the US-made anti-tank TOW missiles.

The video shows an Al-Nusra Front field commander thanking the FSA commanders for giving his forces TOW missiles.

For several months, the Al-Nusra Front and the FSA have colluded together at almost every single battle in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, and Idlib Governorates of Syria and they formed an alliance of the militant groups known as Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest).

Thru Jeish Al-Fath, several militant groups like Al-Nusra Front and the Ahrar al-Sham


movement have been given access to FSA’s US-made heavy weaponries that have been supplied to the militant group by the US, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The Al-Nusra Front and the Free Syrian Army are very close to each other as they coordinate on the battlefield and share the same trenches; they even share control over the villages they capture together.

The Russian fighter jets’ continued operations against the terrorist positions across the coastal province of Lattakia in November led to the killing of Basel Zimmo (Abu Hamza) a senior commander known as the King of US TOW antitank missiles along with 40 other militants in an airstrike.

The Russian warplanes targeted the hideout of the militant commanders in Jabal al-Akrad area by several missiles, in which at least 40 terrorists werekilled and many others were injured.

Abu Hamza, a defected captain and Chief of Staff of Coastal Division, was trained by the US forces in Turkey to operate the US-made antitank missiles against the government forces in Syria.

Zimmo targeted many army tanks in Syria by TOW missiles and trained many militants to work with the TOW missiles.


The same lawyers, however, continued to represent Jernigan, because they had not sought to withdraw from that representation. Also, in January 1999, the trial court set the consolidated *319 cases for trial on September 13, 1999. During the next few months, Wharfhouse claims, it attempted, but was unable, to retain counsel.
In June 1999, the court entered a summary judgment, in favor of the State and against Wharfhouse and Jernigan, on the inverse condemnation claim. Wharfhouse claims that it was not represented by counsel at the time the summary judgment was entered. However, Wharfhouse has not sought review of that summary judgment.
In August 1999, the trial judge recused himself, and a new trial judge was assigned. The order of recusal is noted in the case action summary regarding Jernigan'sMove over Nero: legislators on both sides of the Atlantic seem as if they can hardly summon up the energy to fiddle while their economies burn. In Europe, a chronic lack of co-ordinated action early in the financial crisis means the very survival of the euro is now in serious doubt. In the US, the crisis is potentially more serious: if Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on a deficit reduction plan by the 2 August deadline for raising the debt ceiling, the world's largest economy will be in default.

Perhaps the most astonishing thing, however, is that investors seem to be fiddling just as happily as politicians while this crisis unfolds. Ratings agency Moody's warned on 13 July that it could remove the AAA credit rating on US debt


The Mariners have designated outfielder John Andreoli for assignment. His roster spot was needed for the team’s just-announced (but previously reported) signings of Tim Beckham and Cory Gearrin.

Andreoli, 28, received his first, brief look at the MLB level last year. He managed only a .230/.284/.262 slash in 67 plate appearances while bouncing between the Mariners and Orioles organizations.

Unsurprisingly, Andreoli has generally been quite a bit more successful in the upper minors. He’s a .264/.371/.408 hitter in four seasons at Triple-A, where he has shown a propensity for drawing walks and swiping bags.In high school, I was recognized for my academic excellence by being inducted into the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Italian National Honor Society. I also joined many clubs and organizations and took on the role of Vice President in the Italian Club. My leadership role as captain on the Saint Patrick High School Varsity Dance Team has also guided me to success. My previous education at St. Eugene built the foundation for my academic and leadership career and it continues to grow each and every day

St. Eugene has given me a plethora of knowledge that I have used to grow as a student. Whether it was learning how to write a research paper or mastering Mandarin Chinese, I will never forget what St. Eugene


has taught me. But, an even greater value that was implemented by the school was the value of faith. Since Pre-school St. Eugene has guided me in my faith and has helped me to grow as a member in the church. Going to a Catholic high school strengthened my faith even more and led me to become a Eucharistic minister. I chose to do this because I felt that I needed to be more involved in the church. I continue to practice my role in the church to this day and applaud St. Eugene, the teachers, and my parents for giving me a Catholic education that instilled not only academics, but also the foundation to my religious beliefs.because it cannot reasonably be argued that the Monsanto claim against the Ralphs was foreseeable at the time the policy was issued in 1996 or when it was renewed in 1998. The Ralphs' action giving rise to Monsanto's cause of action for patent infringement occurred in 1998. The Ralphs assert that, beginning in 1996, Monsanto introduced and began the commercial sale of its genetically modified, patented seed. They further submit in their brief to this Court that saving seed produced in one crop year for use in subsequent years was "routine" among farmers and that Monsanto "has moved heaven and earth to change all of this" beginning in 1996. They assert that although Monsanto started suing farmers for saving and replanting the seed, they "did not know this


The deputy leader of far-right group Britain First hurled abuse at a Muslim woman for wearing a hijab while brandishing a white cross in front of her four young children, a court has heard.

Jayda Fransen, 30, allegedly launched a tirade of abuse at Sumayyah Sharpe during a Britain First "patrol" of Bury Park, in Luton, at around 1pm on January 23.

Fransen, who lives near South Norwood in south London, is accused of telling Ms Sumayyah that Muslim men force women to cover up to avoid them being raped "because they cannot control their urges", Luton and Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court heard.

Ms Sharpe was shopping with her children when she noticed members of the far-right group handing out Britain First newspapers to passers-by.

The front page read "World War Three hasbegun - Islam against the world", prosecutor Kirsty Allman told the court.

Ms Sharpe said she refused the newspaper, telling the group it represented "everything against me and what I believe in".

She said it was at this point that Fransen crossed the road and confronted her. The incident was captured by on camera by members of Britain First.

"She came across, shouting at me, saying 'Why are you covered?' and she said that quite a few times. I told her it was my choice that I cover," Ms Sharpe told the court.

"I then turned to the camera and I said 'Film me, I'm British, I'm a British Muslim. It's my choice to wear this clothing and it's my right'."

She added: "I called her a slapper, I admit, and I told


list contains a proposed date for the next release.

QUESTION 767The finance department works with a bank which has recently had a number of cyber attacks. The finance department is concerned that the banking website certificates have been compromised. Which of the following can the finance department check to see if any of the bank’s certificates are still valid?

Answer: AExplanation:The finance department can check if any of the bank’s certificates are in the CRL or not. If a certificate is not in the CRL then it is still valid.The CRL (Certificate revocation list) is exactly what its name implies: a list of subscribers paired with digital certificate status. The list enumerates revoked certificates along with the reason(s) for revocation. The dates of certificate issue, and the entities that issuedthem, are also included. In addition, each list contains a proposed date for the next release.

QUESTION 768A security administrator needs a locally stored record to remove the certificates of a terminated employee. Which of the following describes a service that could meet these requirements?

Answer: AExplanation:Certificates that have been compromised or are suspected of being compromised are revoked. A CRL is a locally stored record containing revoked certificates and revoked keys.

QUESTION 771When employees that use certificates leave the company they should be added to which of the following?

A. PKIB. CAC. CRLD. TKIP

Answer: CExplanation:The certificates of the leaving employees must be made unusable. This is done by revoking them.The revoke certificates end up in the CRL.Note: The CRL (Certificate revocation list) is exactly what its name implies: a list of


subscribers paired with digital certificate status. The list enumerates revoked certificates along with the reason(s) for revocation. The dates of certificate issue, and the entities that issued them, are also included. In addition, each list contains a proposed date for the next release.

QUESTION 772Which of the following should a security technician implement to identify untrusted certificates?

A. CAB. PKIC. CRLD. Recovery agent

Answer: CExplanation:Untrusted certificates and keys are revoked and put into the CRL. Note: The CRL (Certificate revocation list) is exactly what its name implies: a list of subscribers paired with digital certificate status. The list enumerates revoked certificates along with the reason(s) for revocation. The dates of certificate issue, and the entities that issued them, are also included.

QUESTION 773Which of the following is true about the CRL?

A. Itworld people were oppressed by a tyrant of their own people. But in the Middle East there existed a modern Westernized state, with a mostly European born leadership, allied with the United States, moving toward capitalism and since 1967, ruling over a third world, non-Western people who were portraying their genocidal jihad against the Jewish State as a national revolutionary movement. And thus the battle to delegitimize, and ultimately destroy, Israel was joined by the Left.

So even among people within the left-wing socialist-Islamist axis, Obama’s family ties to both Islam and the Third World, his anti-American mother and the radical circles within which he has spent his entire life, make him a particularly fierce and unsympathetic foe of the Jewish State and the Jewish people.


Michelle Nicholas helps two of her students find their toothbrushes from the tray.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In a football game, the two-minute warning signals that the end of the game is near. In reality, two minutes is a really, really, REALLY long time.

Just ask the preschoolers in the North Adams Public Schools Prekindergarten Program, who are the first to begin a new initiative in which kids brush their teeth after breakfast and lunch right at school.

"That's been the hardest thing," admitted preschool teacher Michelle Nicholas, who twice daily shepherds pairs of tots into the bathroom, asks them if they can remember which color toothbrush belongs to them, lets them choose between pink and blue toothpaste, and helps them through the two-minute process of scrubbing their little pearly whites.

Tohelp make those two minutes go more quickly, Nicholas brings an iPad into the bathroom and uses the Colgate SmileMakers app, which plays a catchy little tune while counting down in large numbers that the children can see. Halfway through, the kids switch from brushing their bottom teeth to their top teeth, and at the end they brush their tongues.

"Teaching them front, back and side ties right into our curriculum," said Nicholas, a mother of two who has taught preschool for 12 years. "This is wonderful."

That was the goal of the program, initiated by local dentist Jenny Citrin. Citrin said that upon graduating from Tufts Dental School, she knew she wanted to do something in the community to promote oral health, something that is stressed in Tufts' mission


statement.

She created the project while participating in a leadership program of Landmark, an international training and development company known for offering its flagship course The Landmark Forum; part of the coursework was to create a project that benefits the community.

"There's a big issue in the area with high cavity rate and not knowing how to brush their teeth," Citrin said. That, coupled with the fact that the kids were eating in school with no way to brush afterward, spurred her into action to create a program that would introduce supervised brushing into school.

So she approached Superintendent of Schools Barbara Malkas and Maris Owczarski, a health administrator at Brayton Elementary School, and pitched the idea of a pre-K through Grade 5 in-school brushing program, starting with the preschoolers.

"They wereon board," said Citrin, who added that Nicholas was particularly thrilled when approached about adding the brushing into her preschool classroom. "It was the one thing for her that was missing."

After finding their toothbrush, the children choose from blue or pink toothpaste.

For now, the program has been privately funded for one year and is fully implemented in all eight pre-kindergarten classrooms. Citrin said she hopes to secure funding to expand the program to include all North Adams kids up to Grade 5, and in the meantime is working with students from both Williams College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to do some preparations with books and discussions on oral health.

Back in Nicholas' classroom, her enthusiasm for her young charges' dental health was obvious. She asked them if


Newman fought for his convictions

Actor used power of fame to push messages

Paul Newman, who died Friday, was a very serious guy, but he also had a playful side.

I remember tooling along with him in his Volkswagen Bug, which was equipped with a powerful Porsche engine. He would pull alongside a sharp sports car on the upward slope of the 405 Freeway, then blast forward, leaving the other driver trying to figure out how a Bug could possibly leave him in its dust.

But Newman also had been radicalized by Vietnam and Nixonian politics, and he and his wife, Joanne Woodward, were ready and willing to use their clout to advance their political positions. That ultimately was to lead us into conflict.

Newman wanted Paramount to make a political film titledCR90 against“Howlrunner” and five Black Squadron pilots, and it was designed to be a “training mission” of sorts, deliberately dropping players into the shallow end of the pool and allowing them to absorb the new rules for huge ships quickly and easily while battling against a familiar group of foes.

Depending on the result of the first mission, players will move on to one of two possible outcomes:

Mission Two-A:

In this mission, the Rebels have emerged relatively unscathed from their encounter, but they have provoked the ire of the Empire. While at a refueling station, they are ambushed by the battered remnants of the original TIE patrol, bolstered by an elite squadron led by Soontir Fel. Things look bleak for the CR90’s crew until a group of Rebel fighters springs


As previously announced, Chloë Sevigny (American Horror Story, Big Love) will appear in multiple episodes throughout the season as Fred and Carrie's new roommate, Alexandra. Some of Portlandia's most memorable friends, including Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day), Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives, Twin Peaks) and Kumail Nanjiani (Franklin & Bash) will also be returning for season three.

In addition to the premiere in January, fans will receive an early all-new pre-premiere episode Friday, December 14, 2012 at 10:30pm ET/PT, which will also be available on IFC.com, the Portlandia Facebook page and iTunes the next day. In this episode, Fred and Carrie reveal a Portlandia season fans have never seen before... wintertime.

Shot entirely on location in Portland, OR, Portlandia is co-created and co-written by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and JonathanI was able to get through them, line by line, in one piece. My wife, on the other hand, held up the ceremony a bit with some alligator tears when she spoke about my beautiful daughter, which seemed to be contagious as all my guys were red-eyed.

The ceremony started just as soon as it began and the whirlwind that was our wedding day was half over.The reception was a blast but I was so busy entertaining and worrying about my first dance that I hardly remember it now. I was able to marry my best friend in front of all our family and friends. My daughter carried our rings, my best friends stood by my side and supported me each step of the way, my parents cried the


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drive, the defense has looked at least that passive. Is MikeNolan in the stadium? 7:50: This is video-game stuff ..... Brady to go to before Ochocinco? 8:34: Just showed MikeNolan . He's in the building, but he might as well be Joe

very good quarterback who made plays when he needed to but didn't have to win the game on his own. He took what the MikeNolan Dolphins' defense gave him -- all underneath stuff, no deep shots -- played it safe and let the defense and special

was calling the shots in Denver in 2009 as head coach, MikeNolan was his defensive coordinator. Now Nolan is in charge ..... defensive coaches. I’ve had an opportunity to work with MikeNolan and certainly had the chance to coach

difference nowAdministrative law judge Roy Pearson leaves court after the second day of his trial in Washington on June 13, 2007. Jin and Soo Chung are being sued by Pearson for $54 million for what he calls "mis-leading signage" at their dry-cleaning business. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

A former D.C. administrative judge who in 2005 filed a $54 million lawsuit against a dry-cleaning business over a pair of missing pants, becoming a national symbol for frivolous litigation, could face disciplinary action by the D.C. Court of Appeals for alleged misconduct in the case.

Roy L. Pearson Jr., who for two years worked as an administrative judge with the District’s Office of Administrative Hearings, sued the owners of a Northeast Washington dry cleaner after he claimed the shop lost his trousers when he took


Accountability ratings under scrutiny

May 1, 2013

Area educators are casting a wary eye at new school accountability ratings announced by the Texas Education Agency.

TEA Commissioner Michael L. Williams announced the four components that will be part of the new 2013 state accountability system for school districts, campuses and charters in Texas. The first ratings under this system will be issued by the Texas Education Agency this August.

Williams said the revised system will still rely heavily on student test scores, but also makes use of additional indicators aimed at providing parents and taxpayers greater detail on the performance of a district or charter and each individual campus throughout the state.

The new accountability system will use a â€śperformance index frameworkâ€ť that considers four areas (including student groups that are part ofhimself into a slew of trouble, and despite everything, at the end of the day, he has a good heart. Like the famed Star Wars character, Peter is high on people’s list to capture, and is definitely not buddies with the majority of the star studded, space neighborhood. And so, when he gets captured after so long, he finds himself stuck in a high-security prison with several other beings that he managed to run into along the way.

You have the intelligent raccoon called Rocket, the living tree that is a mystery to everyone and only speaks three words – “I am Groot,” the green, Black-Widow of space named Gamora, and another guy who tries to kill Gamora early on, Drax. This rag-tag group of people, who really only


in violation of La. R.S. 14:64. Defendant was arraigned and pled not guilty. On February 14 and 15, 2006, the case was tried before a 12-person jury.
At trial, the victim, Darin Carter, testified that, on March 17, 2003, at approximately 1:25 a.m., he, his girlfriend, and his 10-year-old nephew were coming out of a bowling alley on the Westbank Expressway in Gretna, when a man approached them with a gun. The man had a white bandanna covering his face and was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, dark jeans, and a blue baseball cap. The man pointed a gun at Carter and demanded the keys to his truck, a distinctive 1997 black F-150 truck with gray "Bradley" stripes and 23-inch chrome rims. Carter complied with the gunman's demands. Thegunman also took Carter's platinum and diamond chain worth approximately $5,000.00 and fled in Carter's truck. Carter called 911, reported the incident, and gave the dispatcher a description of his truck and the gunman.
Officer Jerry Broome of the Gretna Police Department testified that he received a call at approximately 1:30 a.m. regarding the armed robbery and carjacking. At that time, Officer Broome was in the parking lot of Home Depot on the Westbank Expressway approximately a quarter of a mile from the location of the incident. As Officer Broome exited the parking lot, he observed a truck that he believed fit the description of the stolen vehicle stopped at the red light at Stumpf Boulevard and the Westbank Expressway.
Officer Broome confirmed that the truck at the light was


the stolen truck. As the light turned green, Officer Broome attempted to initiate a traffic stop utilizing his lights and sirens. The truck fled. He followed the truck onto the elevated expressway toward New Orleans. Eventually, the driver of the stolen truck stopped at a baseball field in New Orleans. The driver, later identified as the Defendant, then jumped out of the truck, and fled on foot. Officer Broome observed the Defendant jump over a fence in the back of the baseball field, and sometime later, he lost sight of him.
Officer Broome indicated that he got a good look at the Defendant when he exited the truck because he had his spotlight on the Defendant and was no more than 20 feet from him. Officer Broome also indicatedthat there was only one person in the truck when it came to a stop. He testified that the Defendant was wearing a *23 light-colored long-sleeved shirt, either white or gray, black pants, and a green and white cap. He testified that he never lost sight of the truck during the chase, and that no one exited the truck during the chase.
Sergeant Ricky Blanchard of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) K9 division testified that he was called by the dispatcher to search for the Defendant with his K9 dog. He testified that a four-block perimeter was set up to prevent the Defendant from escaping. Sergeant Blanchard began his search and within the first block, his K9 dog pulled hard, which meant that he was on the Defendant's


scent. He explained that 99 percent of the time the suspect will emit a scent from being scared, and that the K9 dog will pick up that odor. Sergeant Blanchard's K9 dog eventually located the Defendant under the house at 3328 Spain Street. He stated that he ordered the Defendant to come out, lay down, and "spread," and the Defendant complied. The NOPD then came to the scene and handcuffed the Defendant.
After the Defendant was apprehended, Officer Broome positively identified him as the person he saw exiting the truck after the chase. Officer Broome also positively identified the Defendant in court.
Officer Tony Wetta, a crime scene technician with the Gretna Police Department, testified that he retrieved a bandanna from the seat in the truck to be used for3.9 billion people with those "eight markers," and the Defendant could not be excluded as the donor.
After the State rested its case, the defense called Jessica Jasmine as an alibi witness. Jasmine testified that she had known the Defendant for four years. She also stated that he was playing cards and drinking with her and others at her friend's, Brandy Woodard's, house on Spain Street from 10:00 p.m. on March 16th until 3:00 a.m. on March 17, 2003. She could not remember the exact address, but recalled that it was "like 33 something  it's like a four number address." Jasmine indicated that the Defendant left at 3:00 a.m. to walk around the corner to another friend's house, and ten minutes later someone she knew came and told


2003, Mr. Armstead was in the presence of Jessica Jasmine . . . at or near 3311 Mandeville St., New Orleans, LA."
*25 As was stated previously, the victim testified at trial that the incident occurred on March 17, 2003, at approximately 1:25 a.m. Sergeant Blanchard testified that the Defendant was subsequently located under the house at 3328 Spain Street. Jasmine testified that the Defendant was playing cards and drinking with her and others at her friend's house on Spain Street from 10:00 p.m. on March 16, 2003, until 3:00 a.m. on March 17, 2003.
When confronted with the discrepancy on cross examination, Jasmine testified that she was surprised to know the Defendant's former attorney had filed an alibi notice with the court stating that she and the Defendant weretogether on the evening of March 17th, and not March 16th. When the prosecutor informed Jasmine that the alibi notice also provided that she was with the Defendant on Mandeville Street and not Spain Street on the night of the armed robbery, Jasmine said that was incorrect. Jasmine explained that Mandeville Street was nearby, around the corner from Spain Street, and where the Defendant was staying. It is also the location to which the Defendant was walking when the police arrested him.
During the questioning, a bench conference was held after defense counsel objected to a question. The prosecutor advised the trial judge that the alibi notice mentioned a different address, and he also reminded her that defense counsel had previously adopted the alibi notice. The trial judge allowed


the prosecutor to continue questioning the witness regarding the discrepancy between the alibi notice and her testimony. Following the questioning of Jasmine, the prosecutor introduced the entire record into evidence, including the alibi notice, filed by the Defendant's previous attorney.
As pointed out by the State, however, even if we assumed the Defendant's trial counsel was deficient for failing to review and correct the record before presenting Jasmine as an alibi witness, the Defendant has failed to meet his burden of showing that but for counsel's deficient performance, the outcome of the trial would have been different. The evidence of defendant's guilt was substantial and the error complained of was relatively minor.
Officer Broome observed the victim's distinctive-looking truck within a few minutes of the armed robbery and in thevicinity of the robbery. He followed it until it came to a stop and the suspect exited the truck. He stated that he never lost sight of the truck and no one exited it during the pursuit. Officer Broome also testified that he got a good look at the suspect at the time he exited the truck because he had his spotlight on the suspect and was no more than 20 feet from him. After the suspect was apprehended by the K9 unit in the vicinity where he fled the truck, Officer Broome positively identified the Defendant as the suspect he saw exiting the truck following the chase. The Defendant, when apprehended, was wearing clothing consistent with the description given by the victim of the clothing worn by


the robber. Moreover, the evidence showed a high probability that the Defendant's DNA was on the bandanna worn by the suspect and found in the truck.
In contrast to the substantial evidence of guilt presented, the omission by defense counsel of checking and correcting the alibi notice was of minor importance. The date discrepancy, between the "night of the 17th " and 1:30 a.m. on the 17th, is so minor that it amounts to little more than a typographical error. And the discrepancy involving the address, was easily explained by Jasmine as being an address in the area where the Defendant was staying and walking when arrested. It was near the Spain Street location where they had *26 played cards on the evening of the robbery and she didwhich placed them in fear of their lives).
Moreover, this Defendant was not a first offender. As pointed out by the trial court, he has two prior felony convictions. The Defendant put the lives of the victim, his girlfriend, and his young nephew in jeopardy when he pointed a gun at the victim and took his truck and chain. The victim testified that he felt threatened and intimidated when the Defendant pointed the gun at him, and that his nephew was so scared, he went and hid in a dumpster. The 50-year sentence was in the mid range of the sentence that could have been imposed, and the jurisprudence supports the sentence. Additionally, the State agreed not to charge the Defendant as a habitual offender, which could have resulted


varies between about 35 km in the cratered equatorial regions (yellow) to less than 5 km in the active south polar terrain (blue).

In astronomical terms, this is paper-thin. The model predicts that the 505 km-wide moon contains a core that is 360–370 km in diameter. The rest is ocean and the ice crust, with the ice crust itself having an average thickness of 18–22 km.

Remarkably, however, the model predicts that the thickness of the ice reduces to less than 5 km at the south pole. This could make it easier for the water to escape along cracks and fissures.

Last year Cassini flew through the geysers, analysing the water with its instruments. On previous occasions, the discovery of silica particles, likely originating from Enceladus, and the presence of methaneDescriptions

As early as 1491 in an Act of Parliament during the reign of Henry VII of England, overfishing and
the capture of juveniles were recognized as root causes of declining fish catches, and since then,
minimum capture sizes, closed seasons and areas, and gear restrictions have been implemented to
address the problem. Over 500 years later, France has been sentenced by the European Court to pay
€20 million in penalties for systematically ignoring minimum sizes set by the European Commission,
and most stocks in European waters are at historically low levels and in danger of collapse. Clearly,
fisheries management by authorities has not worked. Under modern top-down management, catches
are often legalized above safe levels and below safe sizes because it is easier to risk the collapse of fish
stocks than to generate short term social


937 F.Supp. 1441 (1996)
Phillip W. THORNTON, Plaintiff,
v.
Sheila KAPLAN, individually and in her official capacity a President of Metropolitan State College of Denver; Joan M. Foster, individually and in her official capacity as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for Metropolitan State College of Denver; R. Michael Brown, individually and in his official capacity as Dean of the School of Business for Metropolitan State College of Denver; Virginia Parker, individually and in her official capacity as the Chairperson of the Department of Accounting, School of Business for Metropolitan State College of Denver; David Skougstad, individually and in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee of the Department of Accounting, School of Business for Metropolitan State College of Denver; Larry Lombard, individually and inhis official capacity as the Accounting Department representative to the Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee of the School of Business for Metropolitan State College of Denver; Nancy T. Frontczak, individually and in her official capacity as Chair-person of the Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee of the School of Business for Metropolitan State College of Denver; James Fleming; Anne Steinbeck; Aims C. McGuinness; John Roybal, Harriet Barker; and George Brantley, in their official capacities as Trustees of State Colleges in Colorado; and Metropolitan State College of Denver, Defendants.
Civil Action No. 95-WY-1520-AJ.
United States District Court, D. Colorado.
June 7, 1996.
*1442 *1443 *1444 Paul Anthony Baca, Denver, CO, for Phillip W. Thornton.
Gregory A. Eurich, Holland & Hart, LLP, Denver, CO, Thomas J. Lyons, Cathy H. Greer, Hall & Evans, Denver, CO, William


J. Higgins, Attorney General's Office, Tort Litigation Section, Denver, CO, for Sheila Kaplan, Joan M. Foster, Virginia Parker, David Skougstad, Nancy T. Frontczak, Larry Lombard.
William J. Higgins, Attorney General's Office, Tort Litigation Section, Denver, CO, Thomas J. Lyons, Cathy H. Greer, Hall & Evans, Denver, CO, for R. Michael Brown.
William J. Higgins, Attorney General's Office, Tort Litigation Section, Denver, CO, for James Fleming, Anne Steinbeck, Aims C. McGuinness, John Roybal, Harriet Barker, George Brantley, Metropolitan State College.

ORDER AND DECISION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ALAN B. JOHNSON, Chief Judge, Sitting by designation.
The defendants' motions to dismiss and for summary judgment came before the Court for hearing on May 23, 1996. Counsel for the parties appeared and presented their respective arguments on the motions at thehearing. The Court, having considered the motions, the plaintiff's responses to the motions, the materials filed by the parties in support of their respective positions, the arguments of counsel at the hearing, and being fully advised in the premises, FINDS and ORDERS as follows:

Background and Contentions of the Parties
At all times, plaintiff was a full time faculty member of the Department of Accounting, School of Business at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Although the complaint does not so state, he is a white male. Defendants Fleming, Steinbeck, McGuinness, Roybal, Barker and Brantley are Trustees of the Board of State Colleges of Colorado, which is the controlling body of the college, and all other defendants are faculty members and college employees in varying capacities.
In his complaint, plaintiff asserts that


he had been employed at the college as an assistant professor from 1990 to the present pursuant to a series of one-year contracts. In the fall of 1994, plaintiff applied for tenure, with his tenure application accompanied by a dossier prepared by him in support of his tenure application. The dossier package was reviewed by the college employee defendants who participated in the tenure process, and on February 8, 1995, plaintiff's application for tenure was denied by defendant Kaplan, the college president. Plaintiff formally appealed the denial of his application for tenure, and the department of accounting's tenure appeal committee recommended that plaintiff be granted tenure. Kaplan refused to reconsider the tenure application. Plaintiff also asserts that defendant Parker, chairperson of the accounting department, gave plaintiff a jobperformance rating in April of *1445 1995 that was not commensurate with his actual job performance, although he had always received good to excellent peer ratings in the past, affecting his salary for the 1995-96 academic year.
Plaintiff claims that in early to mid-1995, he injected himself into a dispute involving an applicant for a position in the accounting department who had been rejected as a candidate because of comments attributed to the applicant during the interview process regarding religion, homosexuals, and women. In an accounting department hiring meeting, plaintiff intervened on the rejected applicant's behalf (a Dr. Ames from Nebraska), objecting to how Dr. Ames had been treated. When contacted later by Dr. Ames who was asking why he had not been selected for the position, plaintiff told


Dr. Ames about irregularities in the voting procedure of the department's hiring committee and that he believed Ames had been treated discriminatorily by the hiring committee and departmental leadership.
A heated exchange took place between plaintiff and Virginia Parker, involving the Ames matter. In a faculty meeting in which candidates were discussed, plaintiff claims that defendant Parker made inappropriate references about Dr. Ames, his religious affiliation and statements that she said Dr. Ames had made concerning gays and women while they were riding to the airport together in a car. In the department meeting, plaintiff protested the discriminatory manner in which Dr. Ames' application had been treated. Plaintiff states that this visibly angered Dr. Parker. Plaintiff also claims that defendant Parker, outside of the tenure process and contrary toestablished tenure procedure, told defendant Frontczak (who was the chairperson of the School of Business committee) that plaintiff was also a racist, a sexist and had had a divisive influence in the accounting department. Plaintiff also claims that he was chastised openly, in an accounting department meeting held in October of 1994, by defendant Parker for challenging her actions regarding the Ames application.
After the events involving Dr. Ames, plaintiff was requested by another tenured faculty member to meet with the Dean of the School of Business to discuss those specific problems. Plaintiff says he was reluctant to do so because he was concerned he would be retaliated against if he did speak out about matters concerning Dr. Ames' interview. After the plaintiff agreed to and did meet with


the Dean and Associate Dean, the Dean was terminated summarily by the college president "for attempting to institute an investigation of the charges made by plaintiff and others" which reflects a "coverup of the unlawful and discriminatory treatment of Dr. Ames." Complaint, ¶ 32.
Plaintiff asserts that Dr. Parker, Chairperson of the Accounting Department, then orchestrated an attack on plaintiff for his actions in revealing the discussions that took place in the departmental hiring meeting regarding Dr. Ames. Complaint, ¶ 33. After all of this occurred, plaintiff's application for tenure was rejected and continued to be rejected through the available appeal process within the institution. In his complaint, plaintiff asserts a number of claims for relief, including:
First: as a result of the intentional, willful and oppressive acts of theof 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
2. Sheila Kaplan  President of MSCD, in her individual and official capacities
3. Joan M. Foster  Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, in her individual and official capacities
4. R. Michael Brown  Dean of School of Business, in his individual and official capacities
5. Virginia Parker  Chairperson of Department of Accounting, in her individual and official capacities
6. David Skougstad  Chairperson of Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee of Department of Accounting, in his individual and official capacities
7. Larry Lombard  Accounting Department representative to the Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee of the School of Business for MSCD, in his individual and official capacities
8. Nancy T. Frontczak  Chairperson of Retention, Promotion and Tenure of Committee of the School of Business in her


entitlement to tenure, but rather that because of his involvement in the Ames matter, his constitutional rights to free speech were violated when tenure was denied him because he opposed an allegedly discriminatory practice. Plaintiff asserts that the denial of tenure was retaliation against him because he opposed the practices that were employed to eliminate Dr. Ames from consideration for employment at the college, practices he contends are actionable under Title VII. Plaintiff reasons that under existing college policies, he has in effect been denied a property right, as he is without a job at the end of the 1996 academic year. Under those established policies, he will receive no further renewal contracts at MSCD in the future. He also asserts that denial of tenure will also affectagainst her individually.
No allegations exist against defendant Brown, Dean of the School of Business, that are sufficient to support plaintiff's Section 1983 claim against him individually. Plaintiff's claim against defendant Brown is that he was retaliated against for exercising his First Amendment rights in opposing the Dr. Ames matter. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Brown, who replaced the former dean after he was terminated, gave him an unfavorable recommendation based upon the information received by him from Frontczak and the School of Business tenure committee. Brown also based his decision not to recommend tenure on student complaints plaintiff contends he was not advised of or permitted to refute or rebut. None of the allegations, however, implicates any clearly established constitutional right that was violated by defendant Brown at the


a divisive effect within the department. The written materials claimed by plaintiff to be defamatory were protected communications which were privileged and were prepared in connection with the defendants' duties to inform the trustees regarding the tenure decision.
With respect to all of the defendants, including Parker, Frontczak and Skougstad, there are simply no factual allegations that provide any support whatsoever for plaintiff's defamation claims against them. Accordingly, the motion for summary judgment will be granted in favor of defendants Parker, Frontczak and Skougstad.

Conclusion and Order
Summarizing, and in accordance with the Court's oral findings from the bench as enumerated more fully on the record of the hearing, the sole claim that remains for trial is the Title VII retaliation claim against MSCD and the Trustees in their official capacities.wheel drive roadsters. The Mazda and Alfa Romeo versions will each feature different engines that is unique to each marque. The negotiations also include further cooperation between the two brands in Europe.

"Establishing technology and product development alliances is one of Mazda's corporate objectives and this announcement with Fiat is an important first step in that direction. It is especially exciting to be collaborating with such a prestigious marque as Alfa Romeo on a new roadster based on the next-generation MX-5, which is such an iconic vehicle for Mazda and recognised as the best-selling roadster of all time." said Takashi Yamanouchi, Mazda's Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

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Colorado, names both Chipotle founder and CEO Steve Ells and the photographer Steve Adams as defendants, reports Denver 7.

Since 2006, Caldwell claims she has seen her likeness represented in Chipotle marketing material on several occasions. She says she first saw the photo back in Dec. 2014 at a Chipotle restaurant in Orlando and again in March 2015 at two different Chipotle restaurants in the Sacramento Area.

The suit states that Chipotle bought the photo from Adams without checking to see if the photographer had obtained rights from the subject. The complaint also says that the photo of Caldwell dining at Chipotle in 2006 had been edited so that alcoholic beverages were digitally added to the image to near her meal.

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TheMetti (film)

Metti () is a 1982 Tamil-language Indian film directed by J. Mahendran. It stars Sarath Babu, Raadhika, C. R. Vijayakumari, Rajesh and Vadivukkarasi in the lead roles.

Plot
The tragic story is set somewhere in Tamil Nadu. Pattabhi arrives on the scene looking to rent a house. He befriends a tea seller and an all purpose broker, who takes him to Kalyani amma's house. When he meets her, Pattabhi reveals that he is the son of Kalyani's estranged husband and that he has come to expiate for his father's sins. Kalyani allows him to rent a room in her house and Pattabhi meets his two sisters Sulekha and Preetha, who is dressed as a Gujarathi woman. The house does not belong to Kalyani amma but is instead owned


In that great nothing, she boils; that burning ball
Caught in eddies, by claws in remote unfathomable places
But she has her prisoners too who circle her in free fall
Silently at speeds decreed by laws made from nature’s graces

One piece of dirt and water is her special child
A tiny ball by comparison, it races round the parent’s apron string
Neither closely held nor spurned; a mother’s warm caress in distance reconciled
And there, where time has never mattered, became the nest for life to spring

Down, down, in its depths is still its ancient state
Its churning, molten, angry childhood form, rush tantrums to its face at times
The engine for the floating surface lumps, which yield to their tectonic fate
To grind and crash like restless wanderers. The push by which a mountain climbs

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Speaking to SiriusXM's Morning Mash Up about his love for California-based fast food chain In-N-Out, he shared, "I left my wife and child at home and I was straight out to In-N-Out burger. I'm just kidding."

So what's really going on here? A source confirms to E! News that the 23-year-old and Cole, 33, are not married. In fact, Liam calling the new mom his missus is a common slang term in the U.K. used when mentioning your S.O.

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And while Liam is not officially off the market, he's loving life with his partner of more than a year, especially now that he's a doting dad to baby Bear Payne. The couple's first child together was born in March, and in his first sit-down addressing their super private relationships, PayneEmpress Liu (Zhenzong)

The Zhangxian Mingsu Empress (969–1033), née Liu (劉), was an empress of the Song dynasty, married to the Emperor Zhenzong. She served as de facto Co-ruler and  regent of China during the illness of Emperor Zhenzong from 1020 until 1022, and then officially as regent and Co-ruler during the minority of  Emperor Renzong from 1022 until her own death in 1033. As a regent she became the second woman in Chinese history to wear the imperial robe, after Wu Zetian, the only empress regnant in Chinese history.

Early life
Orphaned in infancy, Lady Liu was raised by maternal relatives, and by adolescence she became a singer skilled at hand-drums. She married Gong Mei (龔美), a silversmith who took her to the capital Kaifeng, where in 983, she


Tom Brady, LeGarrette Blount

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) hands off to running back LeGarrette Blount (29) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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FOXBOROUGH -- Numbers can be deceiving, but in this case, they accurately represent a trend in the Patriots' offense.

The Pats have struggled lately on third down. As CSNNE's Tom Curran pointed out, the Pats are 15-for-52 on third down since Julian Edelman's injury. Prior to that, they were converting better than 50 percent of their opportunities.

And next up on the schedule: the league's best third down defense in Houston.

"I think it's a lot of - its third down - but I think they've also, if you look atThere are unofficial reports of two students shot by police this afternoon at a student demonstration in the centre of Bo.

The students have been named as Mohammed Morlu and Augusta Sungai.

One of them is believed dead, and the other has been taken to hospital with serious injury.

Thirteen students are now believed to be detained at Lumley police station in the west of the capital Freetown; three detained at New England Ville Police Station; and five detained at Kenema Police station.

Some of the student leaders are reported to be meeting the president at State House for talks.

Reports from the southern district of Bo say that the town is today under siege.

Students from Njala University have taken to the streets in sympathy protest, after lecturers are denied payment of their


their blood – all in the name of ritualistic murder for votes is evil. President Koroma has got blood in his hands.

President Koroma educated his daughters in London. He has no idea what crap we are experiencing here as poor parents of these students.

As for the life lost today, we hold president Koroma and the head of police – Francis Munu responsible and accountable. One day they will be brought to justice.

My heart goes out to the family of the student who was killed and to the many students who have suffered needlessly at the hands of the Police, the very people who are sworn to protect and serve them.

This APC government like its predecessors does not respect the sanctity of life, free speech, or the right topeaceful assembly. It is validation for many of us who continue to say that the APC party cannot govern. It is also another nail in the coffin of this APC government and our duplicitous President Ernest Bai Koroma, who made very lofty promises to upgrade education and to improve the lives of the thousands of young people in Sierra Leone.

What we have witnessed instead, under the Ernest Bai Koroma government, is not only the worsening deterioration of education in Primary and Secondary schools – but also at University levels. Fourah Bay College, which was once the citadel of higher learning, is today a relic.

If I remember correctly, there was a very ostentatious signing of a grant to renovate some of the dilapidated buildings, including the Hostels on campus.


Gujarat riots: BJP's Maya Kodnani jailed for 28 years Published duration 31 August 2012

image caption Maya Kodnani was made a state minister after the riots

An Indian court has sentenced a senior BJP party member to 28 years in jail for her part in murdering 97 people in the 2002 Gujarat religious riots.

Maya Kodnani, an ex-minister and aide to Chief Minister Narendra Modi, is the most senior figure so far convicted.

Thirty others received life sentences for their part in the killings in Naroda Patiya, a suburb of Ahmedabad.

The riots left more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead, and were among India's worst outbreaks of unrest.

The rioting began after 60 Hindu pilgrims died in a train fire blamed on Muslims in the town of Godhra.

Kodnani was not a minister atthe time of the riots, but was appointed junior minister for women and child development by Mr Modi in 2007.

She quit her post when she was arrested in 2009 in connection with the massacre but remained a member of the state assembly.

On Wednesday she was convicted of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy. Thirty-one others were also found guilty of involvement in the case. One of those convicted has never been brought to justice and was tried in absentia.

image caption Gujarat's authorities have been criticised for not doing enough to stop the riots

Babu Bajrangi, a former leader of the hardline Hindu group Bajrang Dal, was found guilty on the same charges as Kodnani. He has been sentenced to remain in jail until he dies.

'Kingpin of riots'

Announcing the sentences on


Friday, Judge Jyotsna Yagnik named Kodnani as "a kingpin of riots" in the Naroda Patiya area.

"Communal riots are like cancer on constitutional secularism and the incident in Naroda Patiya was a black chapter in the history of the Indian constitution," the Press Trust of India quoted him as saying.

"Acts of communal [religious] violence are brutal, inhuman and shameful. It was a clear incident of human rights violation as 97 people were killed brutally within a day which included helpless women, children, aged persons.

"The climax of this inhuman and brutal act of violence was reflected in [the] murder of an infant, who was 20 days old," the judge said.

Following Kodnani's conviction on Wednesday, Gujarat's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government quickly distanced itself from her saying that she hadnot been a state minister at the time of the riots.

Correspondents, however, say her conviction is an embarrassment for Mr Modi who elevated her to ministerial office in 2007 despite being aware that her role in the riots was being investigated.

Gujarat assembly elections are due later in the year and the Congress party is bound to use the court ruling to criticise Mr Modi during the campaign.

Mr Modi, touted by some as a future prime minister, has been accused of not doing anything to stop the riots - a charge he has always denied.

Ninety-five bodies were found after the Naroda Patiya massacre - the worst of the Gujarat riots cases - on 28 February 2002. The bodies of two other people missing after the massacre and presumed dead


Used in Dai Song Tong herbalist shop operated by Wong Kee (a.k.a. Wong Wah Soon) at 10 Pine Street. Wong Kee was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He operated Dai Song Tong until the early 1920s. The balancing scale was used to we...

Said to be original examples of Chinese coins dating from 1644-1911, though this seems unlikely, they are more likely modern reproductions of old coins, they were purchased by the donor from an importer in Vancouver as a set and apparently display...

The figurehead was carved in Hong Kong and was mounted on the Rendezvous Cruiser: the bathtub entry for the Diners' Rendezvous restaurant. The distinctive red tub could be seen speeding around the harbour in the late 1960's and early 197...distinct species.

Discovery of the golden-crowned manakin was made by Brazilian scientists Helmut Sick and Raimundo Costa in July 1957. They collected three adult males from a small tributary to the left of the upper Rio Cururu-ri located east of the Brazilian Amazon.

The holotype of the species is kept at the Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro, while two specimens were sent to the American Museum of the National History and Museum für Naturkunde Alexander Humboldt.

Confusion Clouds Study Of Rare Amazon Bird Species

The golden-crowned manakin was formerly known as pipra. It was later changed to Lepidothrix vilasboasi, a name that pays tribute to the Villas-Boas brothers. The siblings were well-regarded activists known for their work with indigenous peoples of Brazil.

Although it was shot at,
authorities on Tuesday were carrying out tests


new home in Martinborough to help with pest control on vineyards, but
also as part of a conservation effort to restore numbers.

In flight the
kārearea resembles a stealth bomber.

And with rapid wing beats and a
top speed of about 389kmh they are wreaking havoc on birds that blight
vineyards in the premier wine producing region of Martinborough.

Three more of the native falcons
have been re-homed at Palliser Estate as part of the area's fighting squadron.

At 28 days old the chicks have
reached adult weight and will will grow adult feathers in the coming weeks.

At just 29-days-old the kārearea
were settled into their new home at Clouston Vineyard on December 11 as
part of a programme that combines pest control with conservation.

Palliser Estate employees have
noticed a significant reduction in thrush, blackbird and finch numbers since
the falcon programmesmall seabirds with an
awkward walk and colorful beaks that are popular with eco-tourists.

The birds are at the southern
edge of their breeding range in Maine, and the Eastern Egg Rock colony in
Muscongus Bay is the subject of much study. Audubon reported that the colony
increased from 150 to 172 pairs during this year's nesting season.

That is the highest single-year
increase since puffins recolonized the little island in 1981, said Steve Kress,
a biologist and vice president for bird conservation with Audubon.

"It was an excellent
year," Kress said. "There's a reason to be happy, and a reason to be
concerned because there still is a long-term trend toward warming waters."

Sunday, 24 December 2017

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) --
Three black-necked stork chicks have been hatched in Kulen Promtep Wildlife
Sanctuary (KPWS) in the Northern Plains in Cambodia's


Preah Vihear province,
giving hope to the future conservation of this rare species in the country, a
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) statement said on Friday.

The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a very
rare bird species in Asia and is listed on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as "near threatened", the
statement said, adding that an estimated 15,000 to 35,000 individuals exist
globally, with the vast majority of them in Australia.

"Less than 10 pairs are
known to exist in Cambodia, the only country in Southeast Asia where the bird
is regularly recorded," it said.

Yoeun Yerb, a WCS-supported nest
protector, said he was happy to see these three black-necked stork chicks
because they were a rare bird, not often seen in the forest.

"We achieved our goal of
guarding the nest and strongly hope that others willfor
a wild bird that is truly free range. Meleagris gallopavo, the wild
turkey, has steadily gained in popularity with hunters since successful
restoration efforts put it back on the table in the around the new millenium,
bucking the trend of declining participation in hunting throughout the United
States. The distinguished native bird is now second in popularity only to white
tailed deer.

The recovery of the wild turkey
is a great restoration success story. But concerns have been rising over the
specter of declines in some areas. Lack of reliable tools to estimate abundance
of turkeys has increased uncertainty for managers. So wildlife researchers at
Michigan State University investigated how to harvest wild turkeys sustainably
when information is imperfect.

New study provides surprising
insights into how crows manufacture their hooked foraging tools

Date: December 7, 2017

Source: University of St. Andrews

Biologists at the


birds may be
communicating."

Rising temperatures will result
in "significant changes" in the composition and distribution of our
bird communities.

The stark finding is contained in
a report published today entitled The State of the UK's Birds.

It said many of the UK's species
are already being affected by climate change as a result of average summer
temperatures increasing by one degree centigrade since the 1980s.

Dr Neil McCulloch, an
ornithologist at the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs,
said: "This year's report summarises the evidence that climate change is
having an increasing impact on our bird populations.

"This means we can expect to
see significant changes in the composition and distribution of Northern
Ireland's bird communities and in their behaviour.

The dusky thrush's appearance
differs slightly from that of its North American counterparts. It lacks the
bright red or orange breast of a varied thrush,or robin, and has
"pale," ''distinctive" lines around its eyes, Goff said.

Word of Goff's sighting spread
quickly and enthusiasts from all over flocked to the Crescent Harbor in hopes
of catching a glimpse.

One out-of-state enthusiast even
flew in to see the bird, Goff said. That was Yve Morell, who is on a quest to
achieve an American Birding Association Big Year, an informal competition in
the birding community to identify the largest number of birds within a year.

First spotting of Amur Falcon, a
pigeon-sized migratory bird, in Kannur

Migratory bird Amur Falcon has
been spotted for the first time at Madayipara here. The bird was sighted by
Jayan Thomas, an ophthalmologist and bird enthusiast, on November 29. The
sighting was confirmed by ornithologists C. Sashikumar and J. Praveen.

Amur Falcon is a small
pigeon-sized bird weighing just 150 grams. Dr. Thomas


said the bird species was
first reported from the Amur river basin near Mongolia. In November/December
each year the birds fly from Mongolia to northeast India, covering 5,600 km.
Then they continue their journey to the wintering grounds in South Africa by
flying another 22,000 km via central and western India and then back to
Mongolia.

A gory history

Mr. Sashikumar said though Amur
Falcon had been sighted in some parts of the State earlier, it was for the
first time that the bird was spotted in Kannur. He said the bird had a gory
past as it had been killed in large numbers for meat in Nagaland. Steps to
protect Amur Falcons were launched in that State in 2012, he noted.

Thursday, 21 December 2017

HARLINGEN — More than 200 brown
pelicans were rescued by volunteers along State Highway 48 Thursday,which was
in stark contrast to a vehicular massacre of the birds one year ago.

The “Pelican Team” was created
following two storm-filled days last December after cold fronts created
conditions forcing pelicans onto the roadway that stretches from Port Isabel to
Brownsville. Between 60 and 100 birds perished under the wheels of vehicles
along a stretch of highway with a 75-mph speed limit.

This year between a dozen and two
dozen birds were lost, but the numbers were far fewer due to the efforts of the
Pelican Team as well as the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas General Land
Office, Texas game wardens, Good Samaritans and the Port Isabel Volunteer Fire
Department.

Thiruvananthapuram: The recent
survey conducted at seven sites in the city found that the number of bird
species in


the city has come down.

As many as 147 species of birds including rare and migratory birds were spotted
during the survey carried out as part of Annual Bird Race 2017, organized by
WWF-India with the support of Kerala forests and wildlife department.

"Over the years there is a decline in the number of bird species,"
said WWF-India state director Renjan Mathew Varghese. Construction activities,
dredging and pollution in wetlands are the reasons for this, according to
experts.

"The wetland bird 'Indian coot' used to be seen in groups at Akkulam
earlier. But during the last three years due to the construction activity,
dredging and pollution, such wading birds have started disappearing," said
WWF-India education officer A K Sivakumar.Germany Turkey: 30,000 Kurds in Frankfurt anti-Erdogan protest Published duration 18 March 2017

image copyright Boris Roessler/dpa via AP image caption Kurdish demonstrators waved flags with portraits of detained PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan

Some 30,000 Turkish Kurds have held a demonstration in the German city of Frankfurt against the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Protesters came from all over Germany ahead of Kurdish new year celebrations.

They called for democracy and a No vote in next month's Turkish referendum on increasing presidential powers. Many carried symbols of the banned PKK.

Turkey condemned the gathering as "unacceptable" and accused Germany of hypocrisy for allowing it.

A diplomatic row has been escalating between the countries since Germany refused to let Turkish ministers hold pro-government rallies in the country two weeks ago.

Mr Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said


in a statement: "It is unacceptable to see PKK symbols and slogans... when Turkish ministers and lawmakers are being prevented from meeting their own citizens.

"We once again remind European countries: on April 16 the decision is to be made by the (Turkish nation), not Europe."

image copyright AFP/Getty Images image caption Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made a serious of barbed remarks about Germany

A police spokesman described Saturday's rally in Frankfurt as peaceful.

Many of the demonstrators carried banners of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has battled the Turkish state for more than three decades.

More than 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984, and the European Union and United States both consider it a terror organisation.

About 1.4 million Turks in Germanycan vote in the April referendum, which could give Mr Erdogan new powers over the budget and the appointment of ministers and judges, as well as the power to dismiss parliament.

Waning EU hopes

On Monday Mr Erdogan stepped up a week of anti-German rhetoric by accusing Chancellor Angela Merkel of "supporting terrorists".

Her spokesman described the jibe as "clearly absurd".

He also accused Germany of "Nazi practices" for blocking his ministers from speaking in Germany.

Senior German officials have cast doubt on Turkey's chances of joining the EU, as it continues to claim it is being treated unfairly by countries in western Europe.

In an interview published by Hamburg weekly Der Spiegel, Germany's foreign minister suggested that the most Turkey can hope for is to one day achieve a "privileged partnership" with the


EU.

"Turkey is further away than ever before from EU membership," Sigmar Gabriel was quoted as saying.

image copyright AFP/Getty Images image caption Gunes, a Turkish pro-government newspaper, depicted German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Nazi uniform

The verdict came after Mr Erdogan urged Turks living in Europe to deploy a baby boom as a response to Europe's "injustices".

Speaking in the city of Eskisehir, he addressed "his brothers and sisters in Europe", saying: "Have not just three but five children. The place in which you are living and working is now your homeland and new motherland. Stake a claim to it.

"Open more businesses, enrol your children in better schools, make your family live in better neighbourhoods, drive the best cars, live in the most beautiful houses."a big name player.

Nicknamed Il Guerriero for his tenacious style of play, Vidal would represent not only star quality for the English club but a key position filled as the hierarchy are desperate to recruit a genuine box-to-box midfielder that possesses match-winning attributes.

Vidal has been instrumental in Juventus winning three Serie A titles in a row and was also named Juventus player of the year in the 2012/13 season.


Barber's  Bivens1 claims to the Central District of Illinois, and for a determination of whether the court has subject matter jurisdiction over Barber's Federal Torts Claims Act ("FTCA") claims.

2
Barber brought this action against Dennis J. Simpson, United States Postal Inspector, and Paul D. Kothcer and Phyllis J. Nelson, United States Probation Officers, in their individual and official capacities.  Barber alleged that he was arrested in June 1993, based on a false and fraudulent report written by defendants Kothcer and Nelson, and on a letter written by defendant Simpson regarding Barber's possible possession of stolen mail.  These documents were forwarded to the Regional Parole Commission in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in an arrest warrant being issued for Barber.  Barber alleged that he was held untiltool.
As further described in the '793 publication, the locator central opening allows locator tool to be oriented to and aligned with an implanted valve in a predictable manner and allows the physician to palpate the implanted valve through opening. In use, after orientation of the implanted valve has been established by locator tool, indicator central body is placed within tube of locator tool. Indicator and locator tools may comprise alignment features. For example, when indicator central body is placed within tube, a ridge of the indicator tool aligns and interacts with a slot of the locator tool to precisely orient the indicator tool with the locator tool. Other alignment features of the indicator and locator tools are contemplated. In any event, placement of indicator tool into locator tool


allows the indicator tool pointer to interact with and align itself with the magnet 120 of the valve 20. This will cause the pointer to point to a spot on the index indicating the position of the magnet 120 of the valve 20. The position of the magnet 120, as described above, indicates the setting of the valve.
The '793 publication further describes an adjustment tool having a magnet fixed in place in an adjustment central body, an indentation and an arrow. Adjustment central body may include a series of indentations configured to interact with a protrusion on the locator tool. Indentations may be spaced around the periphery of the adjustment central body corresponding to the location of the settings of the valve 20. In use, the adjustment toolprimary winding, and a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding magnetically coupled respectively to said first and second primary windings; a first current supply circuit and a second current supply circuit for respectively supplying electric currents to said first and second primary windings and inducing alternating voltages in said first and second secondary windings by making said electric current flow to said first and second primary windings; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the respective alternating voltages induced in said first and second secondary windings and being connected to said first and second secondary windings respectively at their ends; and a smoothing circuit for smoothing the voltage output from said rectifying circuit, other ends of said first and second secondary windings being short circuited, said first and


circuits prolong the period of connecting said first and second secondary windings in series by controlling said phases upon detection by said measuring circuit of any decrease in said output voltage, and shorten the period of connecting said first and second secondary windings in series by controlling said phases upon detection by said measuring circuit of any increase in said output voltage.
The ninth aspect of the invention is directed to the power supply device according to the second aspect, wherein said first and second current supply circuits supply respective electric currents to said first and second primary windings so as to make frequencies of the alternating voltages induced in said first and second secondary windings equal to each other.
The tenth aspect of the invention is directed to thepower supply device according to the third aspect, wherein said first and second current supply circuits supply respective electric currents to said first and second primary windings so as to make frequencies of the alternating voltages induced in said first and second secondary windings equal to each other.
The eleventh aspect of the invention is directed to a power supply device supplying an output voltage from smoothing circuits to a load, comprising: a first primary winding and a second primary winding, and a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding magnetically coupled respectively to said first and second primary windings; a first current supply circuit and a second current supply circuit for respectively supplying a forwardly flowing electric current and a backwardly flowing electric current to said first


and second primary windings and inducing voltages in said first and second secondary windings; a rectifying circuit for rectifying the respective voltages induced in said first and second secondary windings; and a smoothing circuit for smoothing the voltage output from said rectifying circuit; said rectifying circuit having a first series connected circuit, a second series connected circuit, and a third series connected circuit, each being formed by connecting two rectifying elements in series at a connection point, said first through third series connected circuits being short circuited respectively at anode sides and cathode sides and connected to said smoothing circuit; said first and second secondary windings being connected respectively at their ends thereof to connection middle points of said first and second series connected circuits; said first andcurrent supply circuits upon detecting any decrease from said upper limit in said output current.
The seventeenth aspect of the present invention is directed to the power supply device according to the thirteenth aspect, wherein said first and second current supply circuits supply respective electric currents to said first and second primary windings so as to make the frequencies of the alternating voltages induced in said first and second secondary windings equal to each other.
The eighteenth aspect of the invention is directed to a power supply device supplying an output voltage from smoothing circuits to a load, comprising: a first primary winding and a second primary winding, and a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding magnetically coupled respectively to said first and second primary windings; a first


The upcoming collaboration between pianist Ellis Marsalis and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, "Love Songs, Ballads and Standards, " will be the first full-length release from Basin Street Records since Hurricane Katrina. Marsalis and Mayfield collaborate on material from The Beatles, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, among others. The album's arrival marks Basin Street's 10th year of operation. The label also plans to release new albums by clarinetist Michael White, pianist Henry Butler and singer-songwriter Theresa Andersson in its anniversary year.

"Love Songs, Ballads and Standards" is scheduled for an April 1 release.

VARIETY SHOW ROCKERS

Looking to fill off nights with a different kind of creative outlet, Supagroup's Chris Lee and Dash Rip Rock's Bill Davis host "The Saint Variety Show" every Wednesday in March at The Saint,Lee's Lower Garden District watering hole. Each week, Lee, Davis, Rich Siegel, Chris Lane, Todd Voltz and featured comedians and musicians stage a series of comedic sketches in the intimate Saint. The decidedly low-budget "Saint Variety Show" is roughly modeled on "The Sonny & Cher Show, " says Lee. "It's full-on, Conan O'Brien ridiculousness, " including mock interviews conducted by Lee on a sofa. This Wednesday's musical guest is Luke Allen.

The Saint is at 961 St. Mary St.; call (504) 523-0050. Admission is free.

FATS A HERO

Louisiana native and political consultant James Carville attended Fats Domino's 80th birthday party Feb. 23 at Tipitina's. He presented Domino and the Tipitina's Foundation with the first Heroes of the Storm award from Friends of New Orleans, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that advocates