these products was large chain stores (Target, Walmart, Best Buy). Their interest in VRLI was down to one title, FormWizard. While VRLI continued to operate on the west coast and support the Windows versions of Visions of Mars, VistaPro (Windows) and Distant Suns (also Windows), their core catalog fell into neglect.

Visions of Mars

Post VRLI

A section of the Amiga market remained loyal after the collapse of Commodore in 1994. The loyalists stayed hopeful that one of the numerous buyers of Commodores intellectual property would revive the platform, some developers at Virtual Reality Labs shared this optimism. Clint H. Woeltjen, one of the companies founding members, splintered off to form his own development shop called Chaocity. This new companies focus was to maintain, support and port over to the Amiga,and committed to focusing on PC games. In a curious twist of Amiga lore, the new owners of VistaPro, went on to purchase Cinemaware, Inc on October 6th, 2005 9. Cinemaware, of course were the publishers of Defender of the Crown, It Came From the Desert and Rocket Ranger to name a few, all famous Amiga titles from the earliest days of the machine.


Two Men Involved in Hartford-Area
Narcotics
Ring Sentenced to Federal Prison

HARTFORD, CT. – Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two men involved a Hartford-area narcotics trafficking ring have been sentenced by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven.

On October 6, John Minter, also known as “Joker,” 42, of East Hartford, was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release. Today, Martin Mckreith, 59, of Hartford, was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release.

This matter stems from “Operation All In,” a long-term Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force investigation into the distribution of cocainecrack cocaine and $5,341 in cash.

On March 23, 2010, McKreith pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. According to statements made in court, on April 8, 2009, McKreith, Peter Maylor and Glenn Smith of East Hartford traveled to the Bronx, New York, where they met with an individual who had been supplying their drug trafficking organization with cocaine. The drug supplier provided two kilograms of cocaine to Maylor to Smith, who then concealed the cocaine in a hidden compartment in a minivan. At the request of Maylor and Smith, McKreith drove the minivan back to Hartford. In Hartford, the minivan was stopped by law enforcement, which used a narcotics canine to find the cocaine.

Maylor and Smith previously pleaded


guilty are currently serving 100-month terms of imprisonment.

This matter was investigated by a Drug Enforcement Administration and the Hartford, New Britain, Manchester, East Hartford, Bloomfield, Bristol, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks Police Departments. Additional assistance has been provided by the East Central Narcotics Task Force, which includes members from the Manchester, South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Vernon Police Departments; the Capital Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and the Hartford Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT).Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, a member of the Von Braun team.

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Palaniyammal, the general secretary of AIADMK for NGO Colony in Coimbatore, enquired about Jayalalithaa's condition last night. When she heard the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had suffered a cardiac arrest, she died of a shock-induced stroke.

Palaniyammal is the second AIADMK member to die of shock from news on Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest. Nelagandan, an AIADMK member from Cuddalore district, also died of shock on Sunday night while he was watching news of Jayalalithaa's health.

Read: AIADMK worker from Cuddalore dies after seeing news reports

Another similar incident was reported in October when a 47-year-old AIADMK worker had died of heart attack in Coimbatore, after hearing rumours about Jayalalithaa's health.

Amma, as Jayalalithaa is popularly known,


has been in Chennai's Apollo Hospital since September 22, when she was admitted for fever and dehydration.

A large number of emotional supporters have thronged the hospital and police have been deployed in large numbers in case they react strongly to further developments.

Jaya's devoted supporters have been known to commit suicide in the past in reaction to any bad news about her.

A 62-year-old AIADMK functionary died of a stroke after hearing news of Jayalalithaa's critical condition on Sunday night.

Palaniyammal, the general secretary of AIADMK for NGO Colony in Coimbatore, enquired about Jayalalithaa's condition last night. When she heard the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had suffered a cardiac arrest, she died of a shock-induced stroke.

Palaniyammal is the second AIADMK member to die of shock from news on Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest.Nelagandan, an AIADMK member from Cuddalore district, also died of shock on Sunday night while he was watching news of Jayalalithaa's health.

Read: AIADMK worker from Cuddalore dies after seeing news reports

Another similar incident was reported in October when a 47-year-old AIADMK worker had died of heart attack in Coimbatore, after hearing rumours about Jayalalithaa's health.

Amma, as Jayalalithaa is popularly known, has been in Chennai's Apollo Hospital since September 22, when she was admitted for fever and dehydration.

A large number of emotional supporters have thronged the hospital and police have been deployed in large numbers in case they react strongly to further developments.

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About Marco

Exploring the Past in Situ

Marco in the Field

In summer 2017, the Marco Institute cosponsored two archaeological excavations run by Marco-affiliated faculty members with teams that included UT students, staff, and alumni. These important international collaborations preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean world.

UPDATE FROM THE FIELD“We have uncovered remains of all the walls, found the door, encountered a surprise extra room to the north of the sanctuary, excavated two chancel screen holders in the church apse, and have confirmed, without a doubt, that the building is a church as indicated by the deeply carved cross in one of the apse stones.”

The ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project

The ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project is directed by UT faculty members Erin Darby, assistant professor in the Departmentof Religious Studies, and Robert Darby, lecturer of art history. The team is excavating a settlement in southern Jordan whose period of occupation stretches from ancient Rome into the Middle Ages. The site includes a Late Roman fortification and bathhouse, as well as burials from the Early Islamic and Mamluk periods. The main objective of the 2017 season was to excavate a fourth-century church. This is one of the oldest churches preserved in the Middle East and is one of the only examples excavated from a fourth-century military fort.

UT alumnus and excavation supervisor Tony LoPiano (Duke University) stands in the apse of the late antique church.

The site’s Geoarchaeologist, Howard Cyr (UT Archaeological Research Laboratory) uses ground penetrating radar and a gradiometer to help reconstruct the natural history of


the site and reconstruct the built landscape during the Byzantine period.

Gardens of the Hesperides: The Rural Archaeology of the Loukkos Valley, Morocco

UT undergraduates and alumni joined an international team of archaeologists to gain first-hand experience of a field survey in Morocco. The survey team is co-directed by Stephen Collins-Elliott, assistant professor in the UT Department of Classics, and Aomar Akerraz, director of the Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine, Rabat. The team is investigating archaeological remains in the countryside around Lixus, the oldest city in northwestern Africa. Students also visited several important sites for Moroccan history and heritage, including the port city of Tangier, and Chellah, a ruined medieval city near Rabat.

“One more year of survey is planned before the start of excavation,” Collins-Elliott says.1935 Oldsmobile Convertible - Not The Same Old Olds

Randy Jones says he grew up in the shadow of his father, James, as his dad worked on the various cars that filled the Jones family garage. He also seems to have inherited his father's interest in Oldsmobiles. This '35 L-35 Olds convertible is the rare jewel in the long list of Oldsmobiles he either has owned or does own.

Most of his other Olds have been muscle-cars, and while cooling down in the pits waiting to get called to the staging lanes for another pass with his '65 Olds 4-4-2 convertible, it occurred to him that there were many other good ways to enjoy cars. He drove out of the pits in the middle of the event and hasn't been


drag racing since.

After attending a hot rod show, Randy's conversion was complete. His first rod was a '35 Olds two-door sedan, purchased from a co-worker's brother for $300. After that, he bought and built a '35 coupe. The search for a convertible took 15 years. At the time, Randy didn't know how extraordinarily rare these cars were. Less than 1,000 L-35 (inline eight-cylinder) convertibles were built in 1935. Now, Randy knows of only four still in existence.

Eventually, a friend heard about one in a junkyard in South Dakota. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember exactly where in South Dakota it was. After countless phone calls, Randy located the car just outside of Sioux Falls. By the time he got there, the owner had changed his mind about selling the car,so Randy made the 1,000-mile trip back to Ohio with an empty trailer. After some time had passed, he called again to follow up on the car. The owner had passed away, and the car was for sale.

When he bought it, the Olds had already been hot rodded with a Ford Flathead drivetrain and a straight-axle, but had not been driven since 1955, had a bunch of broken or missing pieces, and was coated in rust.

After finishing the frame and chassis, he sandblasted the bare shell of a body, tore out the original wood, and added lots of new sheetmetal, including a new floorpan and crossbeams. Otherwise, he kept the body mostly stock looking, and the Flathead was replaced with a '69 Chevy 402 tied to a Turbo


400 transmission.

It took Randy a long time to find and build his dream car, and despite the Oldsmobile's rarity, he refuses to stop driving it. In addition to local cruising, the convertible goes to plenty of East Coast shows every year, and never on a trailer. By the time you read this, the odometer will probably have spun past 23,000 miles.

A lot of friends pitched in along the way, and Randy especially credits his father for providing him with the knowledge and patience he needed for this buildup.

Although James isn't around to see the finished product, you've got to believe the old Oldsmobile man would be impressed by this remarkably rare ragtop.

DrivelineThe Olds came from the factory with a 240ci straight-eight, and from South Dakota with a worn-outAround a large table in a bright room in the University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum, four members of the Maasai tribe from east Africa are inspecting a small object. It has been carefully placed in front of them by a curator wearing special handling gloves. The Maasai say that it is a bracelet, an orkatar. They talk between themselves, in the maa language, about what the bracelet is used for. “This is something that cannot be sold or given,” says Yannick Ndoinyo, a junior elder from Loliondo, northern Tanzania. The orkatar symbolises the death of a father and is a form of inheritance that passes down the generations. How did it end up in a museum in Oxford? Perhaps it was stolen from the original owner or


given away under duress. According to the database, it was “donated” to the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1904 by Alfred Claud Hollis, a colonial administrator in British East Africa.

This encounter between the Pitt Rivers, one of the most important ethnological museums in the world, and the Maasai is part of a process of cultural decolonisation. The relationship began when Maasai activist Samwel Nangiria visited the museum in November last year for a conference. The Pitt Rivers has more than 300,000 objects in its collection, many of which were “acquired” by colonial functionaries, missionaries and anthropologists in the heyday of the British empire. The museum itself is curated in a peculiar style – in line with the request of benefactor Augustus Pitt Rivers – with objects organised according toPhoto

The relationship between European museums and the people from whom their collections were taken has never been more fraught. The same week as the Maasai visit, Tarita Alarcón Rapu, governor of Easter Island, begged for the return of the Hoa Hakananai’a statue from the British Museum in a tearful message that went viral: “You, the British people, have our soul.”

A few days later came the publication of a report commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron, who had expressed his desire to see colonial-era items in France returned to Africa. Macron has his own reasons for this type of cultural diplomacy: it eases the passage of further economic and military cooperation with Francophone Africa. Nonetheless, the report is bold, recommending that France return African treasures if governments request them.

Museums handle


speaks of a meeting between “great cultures”. Attendees cry, as does Nangiria. He thanks the museum for “opening its doors” to them.

But history always finds a way to seep through to the present, especially in a city like Oxford. The day before, I joined the Maasai at the university’s Weston Library. Enduring the November cold, they posed for a photograph on a balcony that frames the city’s skyline: implacable limestone that speaks of centuries of imperial wealth. Inside, they were shown archival maps of Maasai territory. The British engineered a forced migration, at gunpoint, of the Maasai at the turn of the century, moving them from one of the most fertile plains of Kenya to a drier part of Tanzania. Nangiria pores over the maps to see thebut as time progressed we realised this is very serious," she said.

"It was a mental health issue. His personality started to take the form of someone who was depressed, who was very angry, very afraid and suicidal.

"But we never thought in one million years that Laurence would die."

But Laurence did die, after years of bulimia and starvation began taking their toll on his body.

Image caption Laurence Nugent died of a heart attack after suffering from bulimia for years

'Normal'

Mrs Nugent said: "We didn't know who to turn to for help because Laurence wouldn't allow us.

"It was his secret - he was totally ashamed of himself and he hated himself. He told us he hated the very look of himself."

Laurence kept his secret within his immediate family, but continued to


Fathers struggling to gain access to their children are more susceptible to suicide, according to the national president and founder of Lone Father's Association.

Barry Williams is the national president and founder of the Lone Father's Association.

It is a non-for profit organisation that aims to put children first by making sure both parents get to see their children when a marriage breaks down.

He said the common concern from fathers was being unable to access their children.

"People hate each other for a while when they break up and they use their kids as pawns to stop the other parent seeing the children ... and it is causing a lot of suicide in men," Mr Williams said.

Hoping to hear the issues fathers faced in the region, Mr Williams held a LoneFather's Association meeting in Mackay on Tuesday evening.

He told those attending it was important for a child to have an upbringing where they could get to know both their mother and father, as long as there was no domestic violence in the family.

"When you get a young 12-year-old child ringing us to help see their family and crying about it, it really gets to you," he said.

Mr Williams said certain laws discriminated against fathers, and he would like to see them changed to encourage more equal parenting involving children.

"The more time [the mother] can keep the child away from the father, the more child support they receive," he said.

Reaching out to fathers in Mackay

Local Bruce Higgins said he felt compelled to attend the Lone Father's Association meeting because


he worked until 1987.

Atlas Jewellery was launched in Kuwait in 1981, but had to eventually (pdf) shut down business during the Iraq-Kuwait war of 1990. Ramachandran then moved to the United Arab Emirates, where he again set up his jewellery business.

This is how his daily grind as a banker and a jeweller is described by the group on its website:

“Dr. Ramachandran had to begin his day early, at 7 a.m. at the bank and work there till 1.30 p.m. After that he would conduct his training sessions till 7 p.m. Once his bank work was complete he would then go to the jewellery workshop for supervision and later to the showroom and be there till closing, attending to customers and building their trust.”

Today, the group has some 50jewellery stores spread across India and the Middle East.

Atlas Jewellery India, the group’s flagship company, reported a revenue (pdf) of Rs205 crore for the 2014-15 financial year, compared to Rs73 crore a year ago. In June this year, the company was listed on the BSE through a reverse acquisition—buying GEE EI Woolens, which was already listed on the exchange.

Ramachandran has also produced, directed and acted in films in Kerala.

Financial trouble

Atlas Jewellery has been making losses for the last three quarters. For the three months ended June 30, the firm reported a net loss of Rs28 lakh.

In February this year, the Income Tax department raided Ramachandran’s residence in Thrissur. The officials also inspected Atlas’ showrooms and offices in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore suspecting tax evasion.

There have also been allegations


Morreale's Draft

1. Auston Matthews, C, Zurich (SUI) The 6-foot-1, 210-pound forward has all the tools to become a world-class, two-way center in the mold of Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. He has 16 goals and 27 points in 23 games for Zurich in National League A, Switzerland's top professional league. He led the U.S. with seven goals and 11 points at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.

2. Jesse Puljujarvi, RW, Karpat (FIN) A powerful skater with good acceleration, balance and outstanding hockey sense, the 6-3, 203-pound forward is a threat each time he is on the ice. Puljujarvi led all scorers at the WJC with 17 points in seven games to help Finland win the gold medal.

3. Jakob Chychrun, D, Sarnia (OHL) A gifted puck handler, Chychrun (6-2,215) is considered by many the best defenseman available in the draft. He can make a smooth transition from defense to offense and has good defensive awareness. He's intelligent and enjoys playing physical when the opportunity arises.

4. Patrik Laine, RW, Tappara (FIN) The 6-4, 206-pound forward has a combination of size, skill, strength and soft hands. Laine tied Matthews for most goals (seven) at the World Juniors and finished third in scoring with 13 points for Finland. He has a nose for the net and great offensive instincts.

5. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, London (OHL) The son of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member Keith Tkachuk, Matthew plays the same style as his father, combining strength, skill and smarts. Tkachuk (6-1, 195) tied Matthews for the U.S. lead at the


World Juniors with 11 points. He's also among the top scorers this season in the Ontario Hockey League.

6. (From SJS) Alexander Nylander, RW, Mississauga (OHL)

Nylander (6-foot, 179) picked up the offensive slack for Sweden at the WJC when his brother William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs) sustained an injury in the first game. He led Sweden at the tournament with four goals and nine points. He has good separation speed and leads Mississauga in goals and points as a rookie.

7. Michael McLeod, C, Mississauga (OHL) The 6-2, 188-pound forward always will look to score, but has the creativity of a playmaker and is exceptional in the faceoff circle. McLeod ranks second on Mississauga with 45 points and has a fantastic work ethic that makes him tough to defend inskilled forward, is committed to attend the University of North Dakota in 2016-17. He has 26 goals, 41 assists, 11 power-play goals and six game-winning goals in 34 games.

11. Charles McAvoy, D, Boston University (H-EAST) The 6-foot, 208-pound defenseman already has a pro game in his arsenal and his skills should translate well to the NHL. He has one goal, 11 points and 24 blocked shots in 19 college games. He had a plus-5 rating and seven shots on goal in seven games for the U.S. at the WJC.

12. Dante Fabbro, D, Penticton (BCHL) A strong positional player with solid read-and-react instincts, Fabbro (6-foot, 189) is committed to Boston University next season. He has the ability to be in good position to break up plays and can get


skater with elite hockey sense, the 5-9, 168-pound Boston University commit makes players around him better, has great vision and can create scoring chances. A late cut from the U.S. team that won bronze at the WJC, Keller leads the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program under-18 team with 42 assists and 63 points in 32 games.

16. Kieffer Bellows, C, USA U-18 (USHL) Bellows (6-foot, 196), committed to attend Boston University in 2016-17, is a goal scorer capable of getting pucks on net from any spot on the ice. He leads the NTDP under-18 team with 26 goals, seven power-play goals, and five game-winning goals, and is second with 44 points in 33 games.

17. Tyler Benson, LW, Vancouver (WHL) Benson (5-11, 201) is a pro-style forward with agood hockey IQ, a nice shot and he's proven to be an impact top-six forward. He has eight goals, 26 points and 40 penalty minutes in 28 games this season, his second full WHL season.

18. Rasmus Asplund, C, Farjestad (SWE) A tremendous leader with a great set of skills, Asplund (5-11, 176) had five points in seven games for Sweden at the WJC. He is an excellent competitor and is considered a finesse player. He has three goals and five points in 27 games for Farjestad in the Swedish Hockey League.

19. Jake Bean, D, Calgary (WHL) A puck-moving defender who can quarterback a power play, Bean (5-11, 173) appears to be gaining traction on the draft board because of his poise and excellent shot from the point. He


his size to win puck battles in his end. A left-shot forward, he has displayed good hands and is difficult to contain when driving to the net, as evidenced by his six goals and 35 points in 33 games. He's also good on faceoffs, winning 52.4 percent.

25. Dmitry Sokolov, RW, Sudbury (OHL)

Considered to be one of the top Russian-born players available in the draft this season, Sokolov (5-11, 220) has good playmaking ability with a strong shot. He has 15 goals and 29 points in 41 games this season, his first in North America.

26. (From LAK) Nathan Bastian, RW, Mississauga (OHL)

The 6-3, 208-pound forward plays a power game and thinks the game extremely well. He's capable of moving the puck to the open man and has good skillsto complement his strength. He has 12 goals, five power-play goals and 40 points in 38 games.

27. Carl Grundstrom, RW, Modo (SWE)

Grundstrom (6-foot, 194) is a power forward with an excellent work ethic and aggressive style. He continually battles for loose pucks, is a mobile skater and enjoys getting under the skin of the opposition. He had one goal and nine shots on goal in seven games for Sweden at the WJC.

28. Riley Tufte, LW, Blaine (HIGH-MN)

Tufte (6-5, 205), committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth for 2016-17, has a good understanding of how to use his size to become a valuable asset. He's capable of getting shots off quickly, distributes well and has good finish. He has 22 goals and 37 points in 12 games this season.

29. Chad


Krys, D, USA U-18 (USHL) Krys (5-11, 185), who will attend Boston University in 2016-17, doesn't force what isn't there on defense and he's learning when to jump into the play and when to play it safe. He is fast off the transition and has a knack for angling opponents to the outside. He played for the U.S. at the WJC, and has 17 points in 24 games for the NTDP.

30. Alexander DeBrincat, RW, Erie (OHL)

DeBrincat offers a unique skill set that combines tenacity and playmaking ability. His 5-7, 163-pound frame might not be an asset but hasn't affected him from becoming a prolific scorer in the OHL. DeBrincat, who played for the U.S. at the WJC, has 34 goals and 60 points in his second season withBeatrice Martini is the Event Manager at Open Knowledge. With a successful event behind her, the Open Knowledge Conference in Geneva (2013), she is now organizing the Open Knowledge Festival in Berlin that will take place July 15 - 17.

Agenda hacking at the Open KnowledgeTeam retreat. Cambridge, UK. Photo by Open Knowledge. (CC BY 2.0)

She has a passion for technology and design. Moving from Italy to Berlin has taken Beatrice to the heart of technology in Europe. But, it was a trip to Stockholm, Sweden that led her to join Open Knowledge.

In this interview, she shares with me what a regular day at Open Knowledge looks like, highlights from the Open Knowledge Conference, and what she envisions for the upcoming Open Knowledge Festival.

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to spend a lot of time in front of a screen typing on a keyboard and meeting people who were building sites, coding, and sometimes talking about open source—a new topic which made something ring in my ear.

Technology and design university education in Italy wasn’t particularly attractive at the time. So, I got a master degree in Harp Performance and Music Studies (I had been playing since I was 4), which offered me the chance to spend a lot of time in libraries, refine my research skills, and travel.

A couple of weeks after my master dissertation I moved to Berlin. Berlin is very different from Italy (and also from the rest of Germany); technology was everywhere, and the city was full of people passionate about coding, programming, learning,Francisco de Solís

Francisco de Solís (c.1620/1625, Madrid - 25 September 1684, Madrid), was a Spanish painter in the Baroque style. He also collected drawings and compiled biographies of other Spanish painters.

Life and work
He was the son of the well known painter and scenographer, , who wanted him to pursue an ecclesiastical career. He did, however, continue to practice painting in his father's workshop when he could spare the time. At the age of eighteen, he painted a scene depicting the Capuchins of Villarrubia de los Ojos, which was shown publicly before being taken to them. This attracted the attention of King Philip IV, who wanted to know more about the artist. This convinced him to make art his primary profession.

He was married to Lucía Barragán, also from


a family of the minor nobility, and associated with intellectuals such as Pedro Calderón de la Barca. He was without financial worries, which made him unambitious as an artist, but he amassed a large library and a valuable collection of prints and drawings; some of which were signed as gifts to him. This included a drawing book of works by , the son of Pedro de Obregón. For many years, he operated a drawing school, but his only student who became known was the painter, .

He painted at many of the convents in Madrid, which provided for connections that brought commissions from outside the area; including the Franciscans in Viana and the Dominicans in Villanueva de los Infantes. In 1675, he painted the Annunciation for the convent ofLouis van Gaal seemed strangely out of character. Chastened, resigned, humbled even, Manchester United’s manager cut a somehow diminished figure as he answered questions about his team’s latest setback.

Whether or not José Mourinho is to succeed him at Old Trafford, a coach who once revelled in being the Pep Guardiola of his day appears to accept the end-game has begun. Gone was the defiance, the bristling in the face of journalistic inquiries and, perhaps most startlingly, the old antipathy towards Sam Allardyce.

After agreeing that, yes, it would be extremely difficult for United to finish in the top four this season, Van Gaal suggested their best route back into the Champions League would be by winning the Europa League before hastily offering a caveat. The standard of football in


the top four being a minimum requirement.”

Seated on a little stage in the Stadium of Light’s media room, Van Gaal looked tired. He seemed in need of some sun on his back and heat in his bones. Instead he must head to central Denmark where United play the first leg of their last-32 tie against Midtjylland on Thursday.

In contrast Sunderland are bound for the bling and bright blue skies of Dubai, with Allardyce now confident the restorative properties of the Arabian sun will be transposed into relegation-averting points.

After succeeding Dick Advocaat in October, he initially struggled to make the desired impact on Wearside but appears to have shopped very well in January. Here the outstanding Wahbi Khazri – a Tunisia playmaker signed for £9m from Bordeaux – scoredYour browser does not support the audio element.

Fourth generation Harney County rancher Scott Franklin listened to the Bundy brothers Monday night in Crane, Oregon. Conrad Wilson / OPB

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The militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge asked Harney County ranchers at a meeting Monday night to cancel their leases with the federal government.

The three-hour meeting took place just outside Crane, Oregon, at a hot springs resort.

Ammon and Ryan Bundy, the leaders of the occupation, said they wanted to make Harney County an example of a place free from the federal government.

"The opportunity is now, and the place is Harney County,and you are the people," said Ammon Bundy. "They'll never be an opportunity like this again."

The start of the meeting was not unlike a


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The lights dimmed and on came a short film with dramatic music.

But rather than white sandy beaches, the projected images depicted dramatic landscapes of the American West.

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In the nearly three hours that followed, the Bundys and a few of their core supporters led a room of largely Harney County ranchers through a presentation. At times it took on the tone of a civics lesson — one that included readings from pocket Constitutions distributed beforehand. At other times, speakers seemed to invoke the fiery passions of a preacher delivering a sermon from the pulpit.

The Pitch

Then came the hard sell.

The militants occupying the Refuge asked Harney County ranchers to tear upthe Kool Aid," he said. "I haven't swallowed it yet. I am open to the idea."

Duane Schrock, who ranches on private land near Crane, Oregon, also walked away with a positive impression.

"It was good; very informational," he said. "People need to be educated. If they're not educated, they're not going to know what's going on."

Schrock is a member of the Harney County Committee of Safety, a group that supports the militants' proposals. Bundy and Payne helped establish the committee before the occupation began Jan. 2.

After the meeting, Franklin, the rancher who'd spoken against the proposition, said he was ready for the Bundys to go. He said he has relatives who work for the BLM, and he was struggling to keep his family calm.

"I know that the refuge is


Image copyright Reuters Image caption The new measures apply to all commercial flights into the US

New security measures affecting flights into the US are coming into effect, which US authorities say are aimed at reducing the threat of hidden explosives.

They include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices.

About 2,000 commercial flights a day from more than 100 countries will be affected.

Some airline officials have expressed concern that the checks could cause delays and lead to higher prices.

The measures apply to all commercial flights into the US, the Department of Homeland Security says.

They replace a ban on laptops in airline cabin baggage from eight predominantly-Muslim countries which the US government announced in March but later dropped.

The ban was prompted by fears that terrorists could hide a bomb inside alaptop computer.

The new measures could include short security interviews with passengers at check-in or the boarding gate, airlines say.

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific said it would suspend its city check in and self bag-drop services and advised travellers to arrive at the airport three hours before departure.

Singapore Airlines said personal electronic devices could be inspected.

The US is currently enforcing a travel ban on some people from eight countries - Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. However Sudan has been removed from the ban.

The restrictions on Venezuelans apply only to government officials and their family members.


so I was ready for some mud and rocky areas! The beginning of the trail was grassy with some mud and pretty narrow with tall overgrown shrubs. My boots and pants proved their importance so far!

We reached a few gravel roads and a few paved roads before we started the incline hills. I was hesitant with the inclines because I had jogged 6 miles the day before for the first time ever... was weary that my legs were ready for another big adventure. So we went up and up and up. Some were small inclines and some were large inclines. It was about halfway through the uphills that I began to break a sweat and decided to go jacket off (Dunaway's, Marge, Wortmann, you out there??? Inside joke,Posts Tagged 'household production'

The Nobel Prize winner Simon Kuznets presented an original set of estimates to Congress in 1934 that contained a number of caveats about what was omitted from the calculation of national income (and later from the calculation of gross domestic product) that made it an imperfect measure of welfare. One of the principal omissions that he cited was the “services of housewives and other members of the family.” Although the hours men contribute to “household production” have risen, while those of women have declined, it is still true that the exclusion of household production—of men or women—causes a significant understatement in the level of domestic production. Turns out, Mr. Kuznets was correct. New research by the Bureau of Economic Analysis has found that if the


GOING WITH GRACE

Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace began her transition five years ago and hasn’t looked back since
By Ashley Kowalewski-Pizzi

If you grew up on the punk scene of the late ’90s and early aughts, the name Laura Jane Grace should be instantly recognizable. The frontwoman for the Orlando-born punk band Against Me! is still playing sold-out shows two decades later. But now Grace, who began her transition five years ago, is advocating for her community and doing what she can to make a difference.

While her transition has been short-lived in the grand scheme of her 36 years, it was a long time coming. Grace is already making waves as an advocate, and has been telling her story on her own terms, bringing some of the issues she,and so many others, have faced and continue to struggle with. Her 2016 memoir, Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (co-written with Dan Ozzi), chronicled Grace’s pre-transition life, from her upbringing as Thomas James Gabel through her drug-addled tours and her less-than-sober journal entries, from which a lot of the basis of the book is drawn. In her account of her pre-transition life, she admits she was most bold when writing her songs for Against Me!, which she founded in 1997 with her friend Kevin Mahon, who left a few years later. James Bowman joined the band in 2001 and has been a part of Against Me! ever since.

This year Grace was the recipient of the Icon Award at the Alternative Press Music Awards and


wait any longer, stating in her journal entry from 2011, “I don’t want to wait until my youth is gone. I don’t want to end up a sad, old tranny.” Still in love with her wife, she was concerned about how this decision was going to affect her marriage. However, it was her friend Brendan that Grace came out to first, after Brendan started picking up the bread crumbs that Grace was sprinkling into her songs.

After coming out to her wife, Heather, and later the rest of the band, Grace worked with the band’s publicist to come out publicly in a May 2012 issue of Rolling Stone—a great article about an early-transitioning Grace and the balance of struggle and liberation to go from Tom Gabel to Laura Janeand open to influence from Spanish language, culture, and politics. During the 16th century the Galician language stopped being used in legal documentation, becoming de facto an oral language spoken by the vast majority of the Galicians, but having just some minor written use in lyric, theatre and private letters.

It was not until the  century that linguists elaborated the first Galician dictionaries, and the language did not recover a proper literature till the  century; only since the last quarter of the  century is it taught in schools and used in lawmaking. The first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages dates from 1989. Currently, at the level of rural dialects, Galician forms a dialect continuum with Portuguese in the south, and with Astur-Leonese


in the east. Mutual intelligibility (estimated at 85% by Robert A. Hall, Jr., 1989) is very high between Galicians and northern Portuguese.

The current linguistic status of Galician with respect to Portuguese is controversial in Galicia, and the issue sometimes carries political overtones. There are linguists who deal with modern Galician and Portuguese as norms or varieties of the same language. Some authors, such as Lindley Cintra, consider that they are still co-dialects of a common language in spite of differences in phonology and vocabulary, while others argue that they have become separate languages due to differences in phonetics and vocabulary usage, and, to a lesser extent, morphology and syntax. Fernández Rei in 1990 stated that the Galician language is, with respect to Portuguese, an ausbau language, a languageGrabbed by the Ghoulies

Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a beat 'em up game for the Xbox. It was the first Rare game to be released with Microsoft Game Studios as a publisher after Microsoft's purchase of Rare. The game was released on October 21, 2003 in North America, November 21, 2003 in Europe, and April 29, 2004 in Japan.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies was also released for the Xbox 360 as a downloadable Xbox Originals title on February 16, 2009, at a price of 1200 Microsoft Points.


Inc., who donated their administration server for use in
the MIT release of Kerberos.

Thanks to Jeff Bigler, Mark Eichin, Marc Horowitz, Nancy Gilman, Ken
Raeburn, and all of the folks at Cygnus Support, who provided
innumerable bug fixes and portability enhancements to the Kerberos V5
tree.  Thanks especially to Jeff Bigler, for the new user and system
administrator's documentation.

Thanks to Doug Engert from ANL for providing many bug fixes, as well
as testing to ensure DCE interoperability.

Thanks to Ken Hornstein at NRL for providing many bug fixes and
suggestions, and for working on SAM preauthentication.

Thanks to Matt Crawford at FNAL for bugfixes and enhancements.

Thanks to Sean Mullan and Bill Sommerfeld from Hewlett Packard for
their many suggestions and bug fixes.

Thanks to Nalin Dahyabhai of RedHat and Chris Evans for locating and
providing patches for numerous bufferreflects the lack of efficiency and a clear objective for the country's education policy.

The focus on quantity increases instead of quality improvement is undermining the employment opportunities and competitiveness of Taiwan's college graduates. Our education authorities must not turn a blind eye to the crisis.

Over the past decades, Taiwan has made many efforts to reform its education system, with an emphasis on reducing students' stress and ensuring a fair distribution of educational resources. Such reforms have misled and distorted the country's educational investment.

The unemployment rate of young people in Taiwan is currently the highest among Asia's four little dragons, and the salary levels of Taiwan workers are lower than 10 years ago. The situation is attributable to the failure of the country's higher education system.

Universities have a responsibility


and bind" future generations.

Makes sense. To create America you had to discard 800 years of laws made by "British Founding Fathers". Turkey through recognizing that law based on life in the 7th century Arabian desert didn't work best. And Ukraine had to discard the "revered by lawyers and good communists" Soviet Constitution to be established in the early 90s.

I'm confused by the "veto-proof majority" in Parliament against Yanukovych, yet he was elected President in 2010. Was there an intervening parliamentry election that gave a huge majority to the forces opposed to the president?

Oso Negro said..."Veneration claptrap," said Cedarford, speaking of the U.S. Constitution. I suppose he will be in the blue state pajama legion, wielding a steaming mug of cocoa.

==============I'm more looking at it from the Red States/Teayear. Then as a senior in 2009–10, he attended Brewster Academy. Barton was rated the best shooting guard by Scout.com and ESPN.com in 2010. Barton chose Memphis over Arizona, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Villanova.

Barton was invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic in 2010.

College career
Barton came to Memphis in 2010 and played every game in his freshman season, leading the Tigers in minutes per game at 30.6 and scoring with 12.3 points per game. Barton had a breakout sophomore season, leading the Tigers in points per game (18.0) and rebounds per game (8.0) en route to winning C-USA Player of the Year. For his career, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 32.9 minutes per game.

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2015)
In March 2012, Barton decided


possible contender for the 2015–16 Sixth Man of the Year award. Over the Nuggets' first 29 games of the season, Barton averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.0 minutes per game off the bench.

Barton appeared in just six of the Nuggets' first 18 games of the 2016–17 season. He played in the first three games before missing the next nine after spraining his left ankle. He then returned for three before missing another for personal reasons, and then a further two with another left ankle complaint. On January 17, 2017, he had season highs of 26 points and eight assists in a 127–121 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 6, 2017, he scored a then season-high 31 points and hit fiveJet veers off runway at Kansas City airport

An E170 jet, with USAirways branding, veered off a runway at Kansas City International Airport early Wednesday morning. Only two crew members were on board. They were not hurt. The crew was on a maintenance run at the time.

An E170 jet, with USAirways branding, veered off a runway at Kansas City International Airport early Wednesday morning. Only two crew members were on board. They were not hurt. The crew was on a maintenance run at the time.


Late in the afternoon on St. Patrick’s Day, Glen Grays, a 27-year-old African-American mail carrier, was making his rounds in Crown Heights, in Brooklyn, about to leave a package at 999 President Street. Mr. Grays prides himself on getting to know the community he serves, he told me on Wednesday. He figures out who is sick, or old, or enfeebled, and makes sure that their parcels, especially if they contain medication — “I can shake a box and usually figure that out,” he said — land directly at the doors of the people waiting for them, even if they live in fourth- or fifth-floor apartments, in walk-up buildings.

On this afternoon, Mr. Grays was descending the steps of his mail truck backward, as postal workers often do to minimizeFive things to look out for in the Champions League

Posted onFebruary 18, 2014byGuest Blogger

The Champions League returns tonight after a 10-week long absence and with Manchester City hosting Barcelona and Arsenal welcoming reigning champions Bayern Munich tomorrow night, the first leg of the round of 16 could be one to remember.

Here’s five things to look out for over the next two nights of Champions League football.

1) Goals

Starting with tonight’s clash at the Etihad, the next two days see four of the Champions League’s best five attacking units onto the pitch, with the second and fifh best attacking record in the competition – Manchester City and Barcelona – going head to head, while PSG – fourth best offensive record – travel to Leverkusen.

Arsenal, meanwhile, will have their work cut


out tomorrow as they face the third best offensive team left in the competition, while Atletico Madrid take their incredible goalscoring record off set pieces – the Colchoneros have scored six of their 15 goals from a dead ball situation – to the San Siro.

2) A bit of Zlataness

For a player often accusing of bottling it on the biggest stage, Zlatan has done rather well since swapping Serie A for Ligue 1, scoring 11 goals in 14 Champions League appearances since joining PSG.

The Swede has scored in his last four Champions League games, and considering that Bayer Leverkusen have managed to concede five at home against this season’s dismal version of Manchester United, you wouldn’t bet against him extending his record.

Of the teams left in the competition, onlyhost Atletico Madrid – ironically managed by former Inter Milan midfielder Diego Simeone, who played alongside Seedorf for the Nerazzurri.

AC Milan fans must hope that Seedorf’s feeling with the Champions League hasn’t changed since he hung up his boots.

5) A Lionel Messi goal

Manchester City, according to Jose Mourinho, face “the worst Barcelona side of the last five years”, but they’ll still need to stop Lionel Messi tonight.

The Argentine superstar loves nothing more than to score in the first phase of the knockout stage of the Champions League, as he’s abundantly demonstrated in the last five years.

In the 2009-10 season, Messi netted twice in the second leg as Barcelona thrashed Stuttgart 4-0, before netting twice the following season as Arsenal fell 3-1 at the Camp Nou, having beaten the


Sathe for the reason that he had in his house at the time a widow of Sathe's deceased brother and he feared that if she came to know of that purchase, she might demand a portion of the land as her share. Kelkar therefore declined to accompany Shri Sathe' so Sathe asked his wife to go with him but on the advice of her father she also now refused to do so. This irritated Shri Sathe so much that taking a whip from his coachman he was just on the point of starting whipping his wife, when Shri Baba's devotee Megha rushed in, bawling out, "Saheb, Saheb, you are wanted immediately by Shri Baba;' Shri Sathe throwing down the whip at once rushed to Baba; when Baba askedthat she should return the very next day. As that day was considered to be so very auspicious that none would be allowed to leave on that day, she feared that she would not be able to return on that day as per husband's whishes (or order). She was in a fix; she would not disobey her husband, nor could she displease her son. Now, Nanasaheb was always in attendance upon Baba and accompanied Him to Lendi. Just when Baba was proceeding to Lendi with Nanasaheb Mrs. Nanasaheb prostrated herself before Baba and asked for permission to go to his son at Belapur. Baba at once said, "Yes Yes go there at once, stay there for three four days and then return." Thus Mrs. Nanasaheb's fear of displeasing


her husband by not being able to return the next day was averted, as Nanasaheb had listened to the instructions Baba gave to his wife in that matter.

Bapusaheb Jog lost his mother; there was no such Brahmin at Shirdi as he should have to get the obsequial ceremonies of his mother duly performed; so he requested Baba went on adjourning the day of his departure from day to day till at last only a day was left to the day on which those ceremonies should be started. Bapusaheb informed Baba accordingly and stated that he must that day start for Nasik. Baba cooly replied to him, "We will start this noon",. Bapusaheb was in a fix; he could neither disobey Baba nor evade the performance of ceremony onthe day fixed. However, just at 11 A.M. that very day a learned Brahmin versed in lore of the family clan came up. This satisfied Bapusaheb who was now fully convinced that the faith he had reposed in Baba was not in vain.

Nanasaheb Chandorkar got into a fix in certain family matters. His father Govindrao Chandorkar had also been like him, a District Deputy Collector and stayed in a house built by him at Kalyan. Lately some unpleasantness had grown up between him and the local Musalmans and so he had ordered all the local Musalmans and so he had ordered all the members of his family to desist from having any connection whatsoever with Musalmans in general. When Nanasaheb happened to return home he was informed of


what had happened and his father's standing order about having no Musalman connection. Nana was now puzzled. He was prepared to give up all connection with Musalmans but he was not prepared to dissociate himself from Baba. If his father took Baba to be a Musalman, naturally he would expect Nana to give up Sai Baba; this embarrassed Nana; so he spoke to his father about his connection with Sai Baba. In the meanwhile Baba had already given proper turn to his father's mind in the matter; so he at once said to Nana, "My Guru ($Religious Teacher) is Sakharam Maharaj, but your Guru is not Sakharam Maharaj so even if Sai Baba may really be a Mohammedan, He is your guru, and you may most willingly continuea well on his farm and he applied twice to the Government but both his applications were refused. The farmer approached Baba in the matter and he spoke to Nanasaheb the then collector’s chitnis about it. Nana said he would certainly present his application as required by Baba, though he had no hope of the application being granted. The farmer therefore applied to the Collector again and Nanasaheb presented the application to the collector informing him at the same time that two similar applications of his were rejected previously. The Collector thereupon asked the farmer, "Why do you press the Govt. for a loan?" The farmer himself clearly put his case before the Collector. He said, "Sir, I owe s. 500/- to Government. I am anxious to repay


had entered into it. A small trunk under the cot, where the vakil slept, was removed by the inside thief and passed over to one of his companions outside. That small trunk had some promissory notes and Rupees Two Hundred in currency notes. When after that the said thief tried to remove a big trunk containing ornaments, silver vessels, documents worth about Rs. 10.000/- the vakil’s sister-in-law suddenly awoke and seeing the intruder called out, "Thief! Thief!". The Vakil was fast asleep, he could not hear his sister-in law’s shouts; but Baba appearing in his dream said to him, "You are robbed of your trunk, awake, awake." At once the Vakil awake, and ran frightened with a cudgel shouting "thief! Thief!". The thief in the house made hisway through the hole they had bored and all of them escaped. The only loss the vakil thought he had sustained, was that of a small bag but even this bag which the thieves had thrown away through fright in the neighboring field was brought in tact to the Vakil by a farmer of that field. So ultimately it was found that the Vakil had lost nothing at all through Shri’s grace.

So Also when a thief broke into the rail quarters of a Railway Telegraph master Ratanlal of Vani (Nadiad-Gujarat) and was fumbling for valuables hare and there a child cried and the thief’s leg dashed itself against a bucket so Ratanlal awoke and with a strike in his hand ran after the scampering thief; on return home


the Rly. Master found that through Shri’s grace he had lost nothing.

Sakhrevadi Sugar Mill Doctor M.R. Tagare had a similar experience in 914. He was Proceeding to Kopergaon post office with a bag in a bullock cart, to encash his war Bonds of Rs. 2500/-. While he was busy talking with a fellow passenger, the containing the bonds slipped down the cart unnoticed by the Doctor. As soon as he noticed that the bag had dropped down on the way, leaving the cart he ran helter skelter a mile or two in search of it without success. Uneasiness on account of this loss allowed him no sleep till about mid-night, when he thought of sitting near Sai Baba’s Photo, he has in his house and praying to him.While he was so praying he seemed to hear someone telling him, ‘cease worrying.’ This brought him peace of mind and he could then sleep. Next morning he had to attend upon an ill friend at a nearby village; so he went there, examined his friend, gave him medicine and casually talked to him about the loss of his bag containing the said war bonds. A girl who was standing by listening sympathetically to the Doctor’s talk, at once ran out and returned with a bag saying that it was found lying on the road the previous day. Looking up the bag, the Doctor found that though the parpers had all been disturbed and turned up and down, the finder finding nothing valuable in his eyes, had removed


Syria SITREP: How the Russian General Staff is fooling the US and Israel

How the Russian General Staff is fooling the US and Israel

Source: https://cont.ws/@vitimbabi4ev/928860

Translated by Eugenia

The day before yesterday, the world media have published the new of the meeting in Sweden of the Western European UN representatives regarding implementation of the UN general Assembly resolution 377 “Uniting for Peace”. The meeting made clear the strategy of the West to exclude Russia from discussions of all critical political and military issues anywhere in the world.

Judging by the experience of the mid-20th century when our so-called “partners” easily unleashed the bloody Korean was of 1950-1953 getting around the Soviet veto in the UN Security Council, this resolution in likely to succeed in achieving its objectives.

Let us reviews the situation regardingthe delivery to Syria of the newest anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems as well as the details of the use in case of further attack by the coalition.

The first information, with the reference to informed sources in the Tartus province, about the possibility of the delivery to the Syrian Arabic Republic of an unknown number of S-300 systems of unknown modification appeared across the space of the Western and Russian Internet approximately a week ago. It has been reported that the systems have been delivered to Syria in the dock for armored vehicles of the large amphibious assault ship “Nikolai Filchenkov” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and unloaded under aerosol screen in order to hide from the watchful eye of the electron complex SYERS-2B/C installed in the


High school recruiting bills a hot issue

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Apr 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM

The major governing body of high school athletics in Florida is ramping up its efforts to fight a pair of bills in the House and Senate that it believes will drastically alter its ability to police students who want to change schools strictly for athletic purposes.

The Associated Press

ORLANDO — The major governing body of high school athletics in Florida is ramping up its efforts to fight a pair of bills in the House and Senate that it believes will drastically alter its ability to police students who want to change schools strictly for athletic purposes.

Opponents, led by the Florida High School Athletic Association, believe the measures would create a condition of athletic "free agency" by allowing studentsWeatherford. Their sponsors, Senator Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, and Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yalaha, insist the bills only establish missing due process for student-athletes.

In a joint press release with Access for Student Athletes Coalition, a group launched by Floridians for Government Accountability, Stargel said the legislation would not inhibit the FHSAA from its primary functions.

"However, it would help combat their predisposition to consider students as guilty until proven innocent, and would establish true due process and rights for student athletes, which the current system clearly lacks," Stargel said.

The FHSAA's efforts got a big boost on Thursday when the National Federation of State High School Associations passed a unanimous resolution in support of its opposition of the bills.

"There are frequently in some states bills filed in the legislature, but not to


at the offices of Stargel and Metz seeking further comment were not immediately returned.

But in the Access for Student Athlete's statement, Stargel went on to say that she was standing up for "unfair practices and sanctioned bullying" on the part of the FHSAA.

A non-profit group, FHSAA is currently allowed to administer fines and penalties for its 800 member schools independently. A key provision in the new bills, however, would require much more oversight.

It would do this by imposing strict limits of FHSAA investigations of rule violations to 90 days and also change the appeals' process by giving it to the state's Division of Administrative Hearings.

Dearing said that step would all but prevent timely punishing of recruiting rules' violators with hearing with DOAH sometimes taking as long as threeProperty Type

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The Year of the Chicken is coming up and, as usual, celebrations for Chinese New Year in London will be loud and colourful – decorations, dragons and dancing will take over Chinatown for one of the best London events in February. The Chinese New Year begins on January 28 2017 with the main London parade taking place a couple of days later. Everyone’s welcome to join in the party, of course. But if you’re hoping to enjoy a meal in one of London's best Chinese restaurants, you’ll definitely need to book ahead - and if you're looking for places in and around Chinatown, check out our Soho area guide.

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Category:Exoplanets detected by radial velocityThe Seventh Doctor is probably the most enigmatic incarnation since the First, and made an on screen habit of playing long and often twisted games with the lives of his companions to defeat unimaginable (and rather esoteric) enemies from the dawn of time. Big Finish has embraced that incarnation and taken it further than the imaginations of 80s TV Who audiences would ever have had the patience for – the fact that the audio stories are made for die hard, money-paying fans has allowed the company to focus on the things that made the Seventh Doctor work, more than the general TV audience would ever have allowed. Over fifteen years, there is an embarrassment of Seventh Doctor riches to choose from, so as ever, feel free to add


stand on end more than once. It also introduces a character called Klein, who has a twisted timeline all of her own, and you’re not going to want to miss the beginning of that.Following on from the events of Colditz, the Rapture is an oddity, that again focuses on Ace coming to terms with her rage, her history, and her changing nature as she stays with the Doctor. The oddity comes from the scenario itself – the party scene in Ibiza, where the Doctor fits as uncomfortably as he did in the 1950s rock and roll dancehalls of Delta and the Bannermen. But when angels appear to save the souls of the young clubbers, he can’t let Ace have what she most desires – the chance to reuniteas Hex, who proves his mettle and his curiosity in this story, to Ace at least – she persuades the Doctor he’ll be useful going forward and a new Tardis team takes shape.A creepy one this, with an almost Cluedo-like construction. Doctor John Smith seems to come from nowhere, and has, at some time he can’t remember, been horribly burned. But over the course of ten years, he has made friends and done good work. When he invites his closest friends to his home for an evening, the story of his origins, and his nature, unravels, and the good man that he has been is in danger of losing both his soul and his existence altogether, as the corruption at his core threatens to break out. This story


has possibly a career-defining performance from Geoffrey Beevers, as the good man caught in the cross-hairs of an inescapable dark destiny, and McCoy’s Doctor is at his most pathetic (in the true sense of the word), taking responsibility for an appalling truth from his childhood with the man who would become the Master. This story fits seemingly nowhere in the overall arc of the audio canon, but it’s a thing of superb singularity.The pitch for this story seems to be ‘The Curse of Fenric II – The Revenge’. Yes, the chessmeister with the haemovore hordes is back, in an epic battle that involves not a little timey-wimey toing and froing and, in an echo of the original, the sacrificing of a companion to win the greater battle. ThisAids Patients Learn To Live As Drugs Improve Outlook

The rare and mysterious ailments began killing young gay men in South Florida in 1981, soon after doctors in New York City and San Francisco had begun sounding an alarm.

Once-healthy men in the prime of life were wasting away, their bodies unable to shake off strange skin cancers or weird infections normally seen only in cats or other animals.

It was two more years before the doctors knew what they were fighting -- a new virus that wipes out the body`s immune system. They had begun the long battle against AIDS.

In those early days, before acquired immunodeficiency syndrome even had a name, the bewildered doctors fought the infections as best they could. The patients went on dying, sometimes long and painful


2016 bid for the presidency, has taken the lead on the proposal. But the amendment, which has been attracting attention in the local press, appears tailored to win over those three or four moderate GOP votes.

An aide to a New York GOP member with knowledge of the situation told The Huffington Post on Monday that the inclusion of the amendment would have a “large impact” on those members voting for the final product, with all but Katko thought to be leaning toward support. And, the aide said, New York GOP offices were “confident” the language would be included in a manager’s amendment.

New York is one of at least 16 states that call upon local governments to contribute money for Medicaid, the program that provides health insurance to low-income1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an electric motor provided with a breather used for ventilating the inside of the motor body of the electric motor in order to maintain pressure in the motor body at atmospheric pressure.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Heretofore, as a breather for introducing air in the motor body, there has been known a breather disclosed in Japanese Utility Model disclosure (kokai) No. 3-45056/91, for example.
Generally, the breather is formed in a pipe-like shape and so designed as to be fixed to a vent hole of an electric motor at one end of the tubular body, the other end of the tubular body of the breather is opened and directed downwardly.
In the electric motor provided with the breather of this kind, when


an armature of the motor rotates according to power supply, coils of the armature generate heat by electric current flowing in the coils, whereby air in the motor body is heated and expanded. The expanded air is discharged through the breather. Thereafter, when the power supply is interrupted, the heated air in the motor body is cooled and contracts whereby the air is introduced on the inside of the motor body through the breather.
Furthermore, if the motor is splashed with water when the motor is supplied with an electric current and air in the motor body is heated at a high temperature, the motor is cooled by the water and the air in the motor body contracts. Also in this case, the outside air is introduced in theFresh City acquires The Healthy Butcher

The subscription grocer is on a growth spurt as it picks up the popular fresh food brand.

First Mabel’s Bakery and Specialty Foods, and now The Healthy Butcher.

Fresh City Farms, a Toronto provider of organic, sustainable and seasonal grocery food, announced its latest acquisition, and has been tweaking its business model since the opening of its third retail location in 2018.

Fresh City CEO Ran Goel tells strategy The Healthy Butcher has built a strong wholesale business and that the company can now add Healthy Butcher items to its online market. He says The Healthy Butcher has a strong brand association and a history of producing 100% grass-fred meat products.

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Christian (or Christina), the sister of King Robert I, was chosen as the new Guardian. He was taken prisoner by the English at Roxburgh in April 1333 and was thence replaced as Guardian by Archibald Douglas (the Tyneman), who fell at Halidon Hill that July.

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Harmse was traded to Toronto FC in March 2008 for a fourth round draft pick. Harmse was used by the club as a central defender for much of the 2008 and part of the 2009 seasons. He scored his first goal for Toronto FC in the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship opening game against his former team, the Vancouver Whitecaps, on May 6, 2009 at BMO Field.

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Harmse was officially signed by Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 25, 2011, but was waived on June 10, having played in just three MLS games for the club.

On December 13, 2011, it was announced that Harmse signed with the expansion side San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League.

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In the typical operation of light machine guns, the ammunition is stored belted together in boxes, and the belt is fed directly to the gun from the box.
Generally, a cartridge belt is laid into an ammunition box serpentine fashion, with one belt section on top of the other, and all of the cartridges aligned with their length axes parallel to the smaller width, or end wall of the box. The width of the end wall corresponds approximately to the length of the cartridge belted. As the ammunition is used by a machine gun, the belt is drawn out of the box over the end wall, and advanced to the gun


by the action thereof.
When the box is directly under or in line with the gun infeed port, the belt can usually be withdrawn from the box as the gun is fired, without restriction by any wall or edge of the box. However, where the box is located in an offset relation to the gun port, or in any position where the belt can hang down below the top of the box, there is the possibility of the belt becoming snagged on an edge of the box.
The invention solves this snagging problem by providing a cartridge belt guide having clamp means disposed to engage a wall of the ammunition box for support thereby. A guide member is connected to such clamp means for support thereby in overextending relation tothe upper edge of the wall. This guide member has a preferably curved surface positioned for sliding contact engagement with the cartridge belt to facilitate the withdrawal thereof from the ammunition box.
Consequently, the cartridge belt never rides over, in contact, with the box edge, and therefore does not snag on the edge, or on any other part of the box.
For a better understanding of the invention and its several advantages, reference should be had to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, which together exemplify a certain preferred embodiment of the invention.


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At the UFC 205 press conference a couple of days ago Conor McGregor took trash talk to hilarious new levels.

He's the money fight in the UFC and at this point is used to everyone calling him out. When Featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens jumped in on a question asked by a journalist, Conor's response had all in attendance and around the world watching in stitches.

It also made the opening of Jimmy Kimmel's monologue last night with Kimmel reckoning the next president could come out of the UFC. Hey, never say never...

Conor McGregor's 'Who the f*ck is that guy?' moment from the #UFC205 press conference made it on Jimmy Kimmel. pic.twitter.com/ivg0rJs9UN — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 29, 2016

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days, effective 14 days from the date of the

filing of the order. Respondent has filed an affidavit seeking reinstatement in which he

states that he has fully complied with the terms of the suspension order, except for

successful completion of the professional responsibility portion of the state bar

examination. The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility does not

oppose the request.

       Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,

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       1.     Respondent Duane A. Kennedy is conditionally reinstated to the practice of

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He sensed it before he heard it. Like the flow of a river, coming from directly above him. He tumbled to the side, a fraction of a second too slow. Golden blood drenched the left side of his body, bypassing the skin and searing his soul. The adventurers had caught up, it seemed.

Flames aren’t the only thing that can descend on evil-doers. A searing rain of blood will also do the trick, while freaking out anyone that sees it. Not bad for a cantrip, hey?

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The Blade Princess stopped running. The swordsmen and his friends had infiltrated the castle and murdered her prisoner, the elf ambassador. She was honour-bound to end their lives. She knew this. Yet it all seemed so pointless. What difference would killing them make? What’s done is done.

She drew her cloak around her. The air had a chill to it, she realised. She had followed the murderers into the snow, oblivious to the cold. Now, with her rage gone, the wind was starting to nip at her exposed skin. The Blade Princess returned to the warm castle to oversee the disposal. As an enemy of the crown,basically be tossed out of office by the opposition parties whenever they feel like it, which usually happens after a year or two. Then there's an election.

This time, though, the opposition parties decided to throw out the government before it really even started governing. But instead of forcing another election, the opposition parties made a deal: they formed a surprise coalition and now they want to take power without consulting voters again.

Americans might have a hard time understanding this sort of thing, but it happens all the time in places like Israel and Italy. Wait, though. Uh, wake up. We're getting to the really interesting part.

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To take over, the opposition parties have to convince our head of state that they can govern effectively. President Bush is


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You see, Canada's economy is in trouble. Just like everybody else's.

So when the Conservatives won, most people expected them to turn on the spending taps, the way every other country in the developed world is doing.

But Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for some reason, decided not to.

In fact, last week he had his finance minister announce that the government intends to run a surplus in its next budget. Meaning the government intends to take more in taxes from Canadians than it needs to run the country.

(I know President Bush has never run a surplus. But Canadian governments have, every year for more than a decade, even when the supposedly spendy Liberals were in charge.)

Anyway, in the middle of an economic crisis, Harper's plan didn't go over well with theOnce upon a time, i.e. 10 years or so prior, Wacey, oldest son of the local rodeo company owners, and TJ were a couple in secret. TJ wasn't ready to come out as gay in their small town and also wanted what everyone else had - a wife and a couple of kids. They broke up and Wacey left town right after, hurt and angry, and they haven't spoken since. TJ married, had two kids, and then came clean to his now ex-wife about how he likes men more so than women.

That's the backstory of their relationship. I just love the second chance at love stories, so this one was right up my alley. I also love when the romance isn't all dramatic and full of angst, and


both MCs. Their relationship was easy-peasy, and once TJ made up his mind to woo Wacey into his bed again, he was relentless in his pursuit.

The mystery/suspense was also really well done, with the incidents getting worse and worse and the suspense building, and nobody having any idea who might be behind it all. I had an inkling about halfway through about the villain, and though I thought that the reason for the villainy might have been a wee bit far-fetched, it's hard to say what might go on in such a mind.

The author's writing style also really worked for this story, and the dialogue felt organic for the setting and the characters.

This is a feel-good second-chance-at-love story with two likable main characters and a great supporting cast.his first scene he's not quite cut out for that kind of career.

Mike Harwood, on the other hand, has been an adult film entertainer for quite some time. Filming both straight and gay movies, he's so used to faking attraction that he's no longer sure what's real and what isn't. I could tell that he was approaching burnout, but he wasn't quite there yet.

Josh and Mike meet on set for Josh's first and last scene, after which Josh crawls back to the coffeeshop and begs for his job back. Which he does, lucky him. Neither can get the encounter out of their mind, but Josh isn't going to make any movies, and Mike is busy filming the next scene. Josh also gets even more lucky when Colette, the


his recent co-actors on the M/F set has been tested positive, he is immediately sent for a test, and anyone with whom he performed since then must also be tested. Additionally, until he tests negative, he cannot perform with anyone else.

And so Josh and Mike reconnect. With Mike laying low and waiting the appropriate potential incubation time, he's got time on his hands, right?

There's a bit of angst among the giggle-snorts, and Josh's antics kept me largely entertained. This series is campy, cheesy fun for the most part, though there are some serious undertones between the lines. With each book, the author offers an unflinching look at the porn industry, and reminds us in subtle ways that what we as consumers see is only the glossy outer layers,its publisher via Netgalley. A positive review was not promised in return. **

James is traveling home from NYC to Charleston, SC, after attending a friend's wedding. Mika, pronounced Mee-kuh, is heading the same way as part of work. Except, they don't initially know this.

The meet-cute happens when both of them need a power outlet at the airport after their respective flights are delayed. James is hogging the outlet, and Mika is irritated. Then Mika hogs the outlet and James is outraged.

It's difficult to flesh out your characters in what amounts to a novella, but the author succeeded in weaving plenty of background info for both James and Mika into the plot. It's also admirable how well this book worked for me, considering that most of this novel takes


attraction is immediate, but neither can act on it, thus there is lots of UST in this book, and the romance is super slow burn. David and Ben become friends, and as they learn more about each other, and secrets are revealed, their friendship, while platonic, becomes even stronger.

I liked how the author gave Ben room to expand his horizons, how she let him spread his wings, away from his commandeering father, away from the rigors and structure of the Air Force, building the life he wants to live.

David made a huge mistake once and it cost him dearly. He's making up for it, but he also knows that he cannot step a single foot out of line, no matter how attracted he is to Ben. The authorI usually expect from a romance novel. The idea behind the book is that Presley, step-son to the Republican President of the United States, whom he regards as evil (though no reason is really given, other than the guy being Republican and thus presumably homophobic, which explains why Presley is in the closet), therefore Presley has only anonymous sex with escorts who are provided by Rico, a member of his security team. As part of the anonymity, Presley wears a blind-fold before, during, and after sexy times so his hook-up du jour can't recognize him. Which means that while he's in a hotel room alone with the escort, HE CANNOT SEE.

Stupid and dangerous? You bet.

Presley is tired of traveling all over the country trying to win over other


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After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast I said goodbye to Ben and Hetty and continued my journey south.

The view in the morning from the terrace outside my room:

Today was a mix of highways and smaller roads. The roads and the riding was nothing special, but I really enjoyed being in the saddle heading for new adventures. The experience was only helped by the fact that the weather was perfect and there were increasing signs of spring in the landscape around me the further south I got.

Early in the evening I started to look for a place to stay. It turned out that most places was fully booked, but finally I found a place to stay at a F1 in Angoulemewhen I arrived at the Atlantic coast just north of the border to Spain the temperature exceeded 30 degrees.

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Videos can be made to show anything. Clever shot selection, camerawork and editing can contrive to make a journeyman clogger into a world class athlete or a talented schoolboy into the next Robinho.

After all, former Celtic manager John Barnes was convinced to fork out the best part of Dh30m on a Brazilian defender purely on the strength of a VHS of his best performances, despite being a player once described by a teammate as someone who 'couldnae trap a bag of cement'.

So as always with Youtube compilations of tricks and talent, there's a healthy dose of sodium chloride to be taken. And yet, it may have landed a Norwegian wannabe his dream of playing in the NFL.

Havard Rugland uploadeda compilation of his supposed kicking skills a couple of months ago, in the hope of attracting interest from a football side's scouts and fulfilling his ambition of playing as a kicker in the National Football League.

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SEATTLE, Wash. - Amanda Augustus and Anita Kurimay both advanced to the semifinals of their respective singles flights at the 1998 Women's Pac-10 Indoor Championships in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday.

Augustus, a junior who currently ranks as the nation's No. 32 singles player and is the tournament's fourth seed, got past USC's Veronika Safarova 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round and then outlasted Vicky Maes of Arizona 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 to reach Sunday's semis in the flight 1 singles bracket. Augustus will face a tough challenge in 27th-ranked Zuzana Stunova of Washington in Sunday's play.

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A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE has been unveiled in Temple Bar at the site of the former Hirschfeld Centre, Ireland’s first dedicated, full-time community centre and space for the LGBT community.

The ‘Hirsch’, as it became known to those who passed through its doors, first opened on 17 March 1979.

It was funded by David Norris, a gay rights activist at the time who would go on to be a senator and one of the leading voices in the struggle for LGBT equal rights.

Speaking today, Senator Norris, who unveiled the plaque at 10 Fownes Street alongside Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe, recalled that on opening night around 300 people showed up, significantly more than expected.

“Young people came. We did environmental discos, women’s discos. Young people came in, they saw the potential…[the centre] liftedthis area.”

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The centre was operated by the National LGBT Federation and was one of the first places for Dublin’s gay community to meet, socialise, organise and get to know each other at a time when many gay men and women were forced to hide their sexuality.

It also served as an important location for the discussion and spreading of political ideas aimed at improving the rights of gay people in Ireland.

Containing a restaurant, cinema, library and counselling rooms, on weekends it was also home to the Flikkers nightclub. The centre was integral to the development of gay culture in Dublin.

Tonie Walsh – an LGBT activist and founder of the Irish Queer Archive, who was involved in the


running of the centre – spoke to TheJournal.ie last year about the importance of the centre.

It was, he said, the locus of Ireland’s gay scene.

“It was a reconditioned warehouse in a street that was half-derelict,” said Walsh.

It had a side alley to Dame Street which made it comfortably covert for those still in the closet who’d rock up to the building”

For the men and women who visited Fownes Street, the centre’s purpose was threefold, Walsh said.

It acted as a default commercial scene in the absence of any commercial scene. It was also “a home from home” for young gay people who’d been turfed out of their houses. The centre opened on Christmas Day for those with nowhere else to go.

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Later it was directed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo, American and Kosovar sources say. The party’s leader is the prime minister, Hashim Thaci, who was recently elected to a second term and who continues to receive support from the highest levels of power in Washington.

Today, there is no longer a physical headquarters and officially the intelligence service does not exist, according to the man who headed up the agency for nine years. But sources connected to SHIK, as it is most commonly known, maintain that it remains active in enforcing the political status quo through fear and intimidation.

The United States and other NATO countries who fought to oust Yugoslav forces from


overseen by a government or international body.

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In a house heavily guarded by NATO troops, the former self-proclaimed SHIK hitman, Nazim Bllaca, told GlobalPost that SHIK orchestrated a campaign of political murder after the 1999 war ended. During that period, he said, hundreds of minority Kosovar Serbs and Kosovar Albanians suspected of collaborating with Slobodan Milosevic’s forces or being members of a party opposed to the victorious KLA were killed. It is unknown how many of these alleged murders prosecutors in Kosovo believe were carried out by SHIK, but since talking to GlobalPost, Bllaca has agreed to testify in another trial that began in mid-March of two former KLA soldiers with whom he has told prosecutors he killed an Albanian man in June 1999.

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The EPIX Original Series Graves, a single-camera, 10x30minute dramedy, tells the story of President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte), a former two-term POTUS as he embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. With topics ranging from immigration to gay rights, to foreign policy to public funding for arts and sciences, Graves holds nothing sacred as he unspools some of his administration’s proudest victories. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves (Sela Ward) decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions. The cast also includes: Skylar Astin, Heléne Yorke, Chris Lowell, Callie Hernandez, Nia Vardalos, Ernie Hudson, Roger Bart and Angélica Maria.

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