Convention Strategies. Among other things, Henry served as a lobbyist for the American Gas Association from 2000-2005.

“While it violates the rules for a corporation to host a party honoring a member of Congress, lobbyists have evaded this rule by setting up front groups, like GOP Convention Strategies and DNC Convention Strategies to do their bidding,” Craig Holman of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch told TruthOut.

Other important, well-connected DNC Convention Strategies lobbyist luminaries include Mark Lindsay, Anne Fabry, Michael Lewan and LeeAnn Petersen.

Lindsay is an important Beltway power broker, having served on the Obama Transition Team, turning that position into a full-time job as a corporate lobbyist, primarily for the pharmaceutical industry for a lobbying firm of his creation, White House Consulting, Inc.

He was also the center of a scandalsurrounding time he spent lobbying for a $1.4 billion contract awarded to supply jet fuel to the Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. The company he was lobbying for, Mina Corp/Red Star, was under Congressional investigation for having sent “payments to the family of a corrupt former Kyrgyz president,” according to a story by investigative reporter Seth Hettena.

Fabry is a long-time corporate lobbyist and Democratic Party insider, having served in the Finance Division of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential campaigns. She also is the former President of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), the think-tank wing of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Ralph Nader has described the DLC as a “soulless” entity, due to its support of the agenda of Big Business.

“A member


of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Business Council, she continues her long relationship with the moderate pro-business democratic community as an active member of the New Democrat Coalition’s Keystone Group and The Blue Dogs in the House, as well as the Third Way and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,” explains her biographical sketch on the Convention Strategies website. Both the PPI and Third Way are heavily funded by the right-wing, heavily corporate-subsidized Bradley Foundation.

Fabry’s career has marched in lockstep with that of Lewan.

“He created and led the Democratic Leadership Council’s Washington Steering Committee which resulted in DLC Convention activities in 1996, 2000, and 2004 and initiated a Member dinner series and senior staff lunch program,” explains the Convention Strategies website. “He was also a founder of the New DemocraticCoalition, the Senate Mod Squad and the Third Way.”

Lewan “is considered one of the architects of the moderate, business-oriented wing of the Democratic Party,” according to his biography on the Brown Rudnick website, where he currently works as a lobbyist with Fabry. Lewan serves as a Principal of Government Law & Strategies there, while Fabry works as Director of Government Law & Strategies.

Prior to this, the two of them worked together at Michael Lewan Company from 2000-2004, “which specialized in developing and executing public policy strategies for corporate, trade associations and not for profit clients.” Fabry served as Lewan’s assistant when Lewan was Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) Chief-of-Staff from 1989-1993.

Importantly, but easy to overlook, Fabry is also “on the management team organizing the popular Convention Baseball events at


both the Democratic and Republican Conventions.” Convention Baseball events are a can of worms of their own worth exploring.

LeeAnn Petersen: Convention Baseball LLC/Convention Sports and Entertainment Group LLC

LeeAnn Petersen’s claim to fame is baseball.

Not a baseball player herself, she is a key organizer of baseball outings at DNCs past and present, having organized an outing in 2008 in Denver when President Barack Obama stepped up to accept his nomination for the first time and now in 2012 in Charlotte.

She sometimes goes by the name LeeAnn Strother, as is evident by her LinkedIn profile. Petersen’s husband is Dane Strother, who works as the head of the lobbying firm Strother Stategies. Strother worked on behalf of Wall Street-friendly U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) to ensure that her more progressive opponent,Bill Halter, lost a primary in 2010.

For the Conventions, Petersen has slyly circumvented the lobbying ethics laws by creating an LLC called Convention Baseball LLC, now known more broadly as Convention Sports and Entertainment Group LLC. Incorporated in Delaware, corporate contributions to this LLC cost from $2,500-$50,000 for the upcoming baseball outing and earn lobbyists inside access with politicians. The more you pay, the more lobbyists you’re allowed to bring with for the fun.

Petersen will also play host to a golf outing, nightly parties at an undisclosed venue, among several other events.

The baseball junket will be held “in honor of the Illinois delegation” to the DNC, and features a Host Committee of Petersen, Liz Sears Smith, Daniella Landau and Patricia Daley on the lobbyist side of the coin,


of former Obama Administration Chief-of-Staff William Daley. William Daley is the brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, whose mayoral stint was mired in corruption. Richard M. Daley was replaced by current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011. William Daley, who at the end of 2011 had a net worth of $28.7 million, formerly served on the Midwest Chairman for JPMorgan Chase and was on the Board of Directors of Abbott and Boeing.

Patricia is also a power broker herself and a long-time lobbyist, currently manning the ship of Daley Policy Group.

Sears Smith, like Daley, is a key cog in the Chicago political machine. She’s a long-time sidekick of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, having served as his Chief-of-Staff during his time as both a member of the U.S.House of Representatives, as well as his time as Obama’s Chief-of-Staff in the White House. Emanuel is pejoratively referred to by many as “Mayor 1%,” a fitting title given his personal net worth of $11.4 million at the end of 2010 and the policies he’s pushed during his time as Mayor thus far.

Before this, “Smith served in the Clinton Administration as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the International Trade Administration at the Department of Commerce, where she managed 450 staff around the country and a budget of $35 million,” explained the Chicago Tribune. “She was the Finance Director for Chicago ’96, the host committee for the 1996 Democratic National Convention and prior to that ran [The Strategy Group].”

Sears Smith co-founded The Strategy Group with Mike Lux, who is


one of the founders of MoveOn.org and now works as a Democratic Party operative for the consulting firm he runs, Progressive Strategies. Lux explained in a blog post that the Strategy Group was “one of the closest inner circle firms in the Obama Presidential campaign” of 2008.

For the 2012 DNC, Sears Smith formed MLH Strategies, “a strategic consulting firm advising corporate clients and individuals on developing and executing strategies [at the DNC]” with her long-time Democratic Party colleagues, Melissa Moss and Holly Page. A dive into the personnel behind this entrepreneurial venture is also insightful in lifting the curtain of the people behind the parties – and the Democratic Party – at the DNC.

MLH Strategies

Sears Smith’s partners in her new joint venture are Melissa Moss and Holly Page,both long time influence peddlers and Democratic Party fundraisers.

Moss is the former National Finance Director of the DNC, performing this job at the same time Rahm Emanuel was then candidate Bill Clinton’s national finance director in his run for President in 1992. She also formerly served as Field Director of the DLC, as well as Director of the Office of Competitiveness and Private Sector outreach at the Commerce Department.

Her stint at Commerce was mired in deep-seated corruption, as one of the central players involved in what has colloquially been referred to as “Commercegate.” Long story short, the case revolved around sales of seats on Department of Commerce planes for international trade missions. The goal: raise campaign contributions to the tune of $50,000/seat for the DNC, an act amounting


by reading Nunes’ statement, according to a committee aide.

It also dealt a stunning setback for President Donald Trump, whose tenure has been clouded by accusations of collusion with Russia, which he denies.

With Nunes stepping aside from the Russia probe, Trump has lost the latest in a string of allies — real or perceived — who occupy positions that could have been used to shield him from scrutiny over his and his aides’ ties to Russia.

First there was Jeff Sessions, the Alabama senator and top Trump campaign surrogate whom the president tapped for attorney general. Sessions announced in early March he was recusing himself from any Russia-Trump investigations after it was revealed he had not disclosed to Congress his interactions last year with Russia’s ambassador.

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Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) – Bhubaneswar, has directed its staff to compulsorily use Hindi as the mode of all official communication with immediate effect. Ironically, the directive comes on the eve of the International Mother Language Day.

An official order issued by the institute Thursday stated that all official letters hitherto issued bilingually under Section 3(3) of the Official Language Act, 1963, and issued only in Hindi under the OL Act – 1976 should, henceforward, be drafted compulsorily in Hindi only by the staff who are efficient in Hindi.

The order said employees who have just working knowledge of Hindi will try to draft letters in Hindi to the best of their ability. All regular employees in the hospital have been asked to carry outAn Israeli civilian who was involved in the lynching of an Eritrean asylum seeker after he was mistaken as a terrorist in the aftermath of an attack in southern Israel over two years ago was sentenced to 100 days of community service as part of a plea bargain.

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David Moyal was one of the four people involved in the beating of Haftom Zarhum, an Eritrean asylum seeker, who was also shot and succumbed to injuries shortly after the Be’er Sheva incident in October 2015.

Open gallery view Haftom Zarhum, who was killed by a mob wrongly suspecting him of terrorism on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015.

Moyal was also fined 2,000 shekel ($560) as reparations for Moyal's family and received an


eight month probation period. Moyal can be seen in a video taken by security cameras as beating Zarhum with a bench though he is already wounded on the ground and bleeding.

The lethal assault took place after a terrorist opened fire at the Be’er Sheva central bus station, killing a soldier and wounding 10 other people. The four accused – David Moyal, Evyatar Damari, soldier Yaakov Shamba and Israel Prisons Service employee Ronen Cohen – attached Zarhum because they thought he was the assailant.

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without a chance," he said.

He did not say what led to the shooting.

At an afternoon news conference, Bolton called the shootings a "must-solve crime" and urged witnesses to come forward.

A $55,000 reward was offered for information leading to arrests, county officials said.

"These police officers were heroes; they were committed and dedicated to law enforcement," said Vernon Jones, the county chief executive. "We will not rest until those folks responsible for this are apprehended and justice is served."

Patreka Anderson, a resident of the complex, said she was awakened by the gunshots but did not think anything of it because the neighborhood around the Glenwood Gardens apartment complex is a high-crime area with a lot of drug activity and prostitution.

Teofil Taut, who said he has owned the 176-unit complex forabout two years and lives in one of the buildings, said he hired police as part-time security officers in December to keep homeless people from breaking into the apartments.

Another resident, nurse's assistant LaShawn Corbin, said she is considering moving, even if it means paying more for an apartment.

"We don't expect the people who try to protect us to be hurt so seriously," she said.

The slain officers were identified as Ricky Bryant Jr., 26, and Eric Barker, 33. Bryant was a two-year member of the department, and Barker had worked there for four years. Both were married and had four children each.

"It's a challenging day for us," Bolton said. "However, today's act of senseless violence is a display of what we're seeing around the country, where people will shoot


The organizers of MIGS 15 paid my way to Montreal. Our coverage remains objective.

MONTREAL — After Electronic Arts scored a deal to make Star Wars games in partnership with Disney’s Lucasfilm, the company decided to add more creative firepower. Among the new blood are Jade Raymond, the former creative exec at Ubisoft and now founder of EA’s Motive game studio in Montreal, and Amy Hennig, a former script writer and game director at Naughty Dog and one of the principal creators of the Jak & Daxter and Uncharted video game franchises. She’s also the new creative director at EA’s Visceral Games studio in Redwood City, Calif.

Creators like Hennig and Raymond have kept triple-A console and PC games at the top of the pyramid of the $91 billion gameHollande's Former Partner Is Now France's Minister Of Environment And Energy

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has approved a new Cabinet that includes his ex-companion Segolene Royal as minister of environment and energy.

The new government was named Wednesday after discussions between new Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Hollande, and follow a crushing defeat for their Socialist Party in municipal voting last week.

Laurent Fabius and Jean-Yves Le Drian keep their positions as foreign affairs and defence ministers in the new government. Former Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has left the government and the brief has been split between two Socialists: Michel Sapin will take charge of finance, and Arnaud Montebourg will be in charge of industry and economy.

Royal was the Socialist candidate for president in 2007 but lost.

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While the rumor that CompUSA is closing soon has been going around the internet for around a week now, nobody had actually confirmed anything. CompUSA head honchos officially confirmed what has been suspected: CompUSA was acquired by an investment firm, which goes by the name of the Gordon Brothers Group.

Under the terms of the deal, ownership of CompUSA will be transferred from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim to the Gordon Brothers Group. "An orderly and expedited wind-down and asset sale process is the best option for CompUSA and its creditors at this juncture," said Bill Weinstein of the Gordon Brothers Group.

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Assuming you have a CompUSA near you, expect some very nice going out of business sales to arrive shortly.

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they aren't limited financially in terms of what they can offer like they were last summer.

In Golden State's memorable Game 6 win in Houston last month, Looney recorded 14 points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 20 minutes.

The No. 30 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft sustained a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture on the right side of his chest during Game 2 of the Finals in Toronto. His expected recovery time is six to eight weeks, which means Looney should be at full strength when training camp opens up in late September.

You should expect the Warriors to make it a priority to re-sign him.

“Looney has become one of our foundational pieces," Golden State head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on May 22.

Anddown its policy on protecting the reef against such developments. Conor Duffy has this exclusive report.

CONOR DUFFY, REPORTER: Clear waters, diving and famed white sands make the Whitsunday Islands a paradise for visitors from all around the world.

Dive master Tony Fontes was one of them. He came for a two week holiday, 30 years ago.

TONY FONTES, DIVE MASTER: I discovered the Great Barrier Reef. It was really quite simple. I left California in 1978, I had plans to travel the world as a backpacking dive instructor. Once I hit Australia that was the end of my plans and I've been here since.

CONOR DUFFY: Today he's heading to Manta Ray Bay for a dive spot that's one of the best in the Whitsundays.

TONY FONTES: Well, my favourite of the


coal export port on the planet and if Mackay goes ahead it will be the second biggest port coal on the planet. And the Whitsundays lie in the middle.

CONOR DUFFY: Just 50 kilometres north of here at Abbot Point, plans are under way to build the world's biggest coal port with a final decision due in mid December. If the Federal Minister approves it, three million cubic metres of mud will be dredged up, and then dumped in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area.

TONY FONTES: This is the spot along the reef that's closest to the port and of course I worry. I worry for the entire Great Barrier Reef but the Whitsundays is the jewel in the crown so with ports north and south we're kindhaving a conflict of interest. The first is Queensland's top public servant Jon Grayson who represents the State Government on the board. He owns a one sixth share of a company called Gasfields Water and Waste Services founded in June this year.

LOUISE MATHIESON, GREENPEACE: This particular company stands to profit from the growth of the gas industry and the gas industry in order to expand wants to have massive new developments, particularly in Gladstone. So we think that there are questions about whether Mr Grayson would benefit from the expansion of gas ports in Gladstone.

CONOR DUFFY: Until two months ago one of the five other shares in Gasfield Water was owned by Eddie Obeid Jr, the son of notorious former NSW minister Eddie Obeid who was found to


have acted corruptly in other mining deals.

Eddie Obeid Jr sold his stake in August. The other Marine Park Authority board member in the sights of environmentalists is former Labor candidate Tony Mooney who unsuccessfully ran for Federal Parliament in 2010. He was also Labor mayor of Townsville for 19 years and was appointed to the marine park Board by the Gillard Government in 2011.

TONY MOONEY, FORMER LABOR CANDIDATE: And I've got the experience to deliver.

CONOR DUFFY: Queensland electoral records show he received a $5,000 donation for his 2010 campaign from the Obeid Corporation. Mr Mooney's day job is here at Guildford Cole where he's a mining executive paid $250,000 as manager of stakeholder relations. The company plans to run six coal mines in Queensland.

Guildford Coal helped fund athe soon to be upgraded Abbot Point facility."

CONOR DUFFY: In March last year the Great Barrier Reef board held a critical meeting in Gladstone. Tony Mooney was one of five people present. Their job was to formulate the marine park's position statement on port development. It was to be a crucial document.

Before the board was a recommendation from authority scientists that took a tough line. The draft statement prepared by its experts read:

(Voiceover) "The authority will not support port activities or developments in locations that have the potential to degrade inshore biodiversity."

CONOR DUFFY: At the next board meeting, this time in Townsville on September 5, 2012, minutes record the board requested the position statement be changed.

Both Tony Mooney and Jon Grayson took part. The new watered down version


from the board.

LOUISE MATHIESON: I think it would greatly increase the confidence that the Australian public and the international community could have in the management of the reef if these two men stepped aside from the board. The new Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, was not responsible for appointing them, we'd urge him to take a close look at their interests and revisit the decision to have them on the board.

CONOR DUFFY: After the changes the position statement was approved and sent out for consultation with a request from the board for more extensive consultation with the mining industry. It still hasn't been publicly released.

In a statement the Marine Park Authority says board members with different qualifications lead to more robust debates and the changes to the position statementwere appropriate.

(Voiceover) "The board asked for the change to the initial words as a matter of clarification, because if taken literally, they would mean opposition to any activity whatsoever, no matter how insignificant the impact might be."

CONOR DUFFY: John Grayson also declined an on camera interview but a spokeswoman for the Premier issued this statement to 7:30.

Queensland Premier's Department: (Voiceover) "The Queensland Government rejects any suggestion Mr Grayson has a conflict of interest. Following his appointment, and with accordance with the Queensland Integrity Commissioner's advice, Mr Grayson ceased to have any managment involvement in active companies.

"His retention of passive interests is in accordance with the Commissioner's advice and poses no real or potential conflict of interest."

CONOR DUFFY: Former Marine Park Authority board member Daniel Gschwind is worried by


Abbot Point. They capture footage showing murky water quality and a much diminished dive.

TONY FONTES: Although the dredge spoils were tipped onto land, not into the sea, the disturbance of the seabed loosened up the soil and now, and this was about two point five, three years ago, any time you get, not even a big weather event, just a strong wind you will see the sediment rise up and move off shore and some of the nearby islands the visibility has been compromised for the last three years from a very small dredging.

CONOR DUFFY: With major decisions on ports looming up and down the coast, many on both sides are gearing up for a fight that could get dirty.

LEIGH SALES: Conor Duffy reporting. Late today a spokesmanfor the Environment Minister Greg Hunt told 7.30 he has ordered an immediate probity inquiry into Labor's appointment of Tony Mooney to the Marine Park Authority board. Mr Mooney and Jon Grayson declined to be interviewed, as did the Marine Park Authority and the ports operators.

Read the written statements provided to 7.30 from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, and the Port of Townsville Limited.

Editor's note (Friday 16 May, 2014): read the report by Mr Robert Cornall AO into Jon Grayson and Tony Mooney.


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At least three people died and over 325 attendees were arrested for public intoxication after attending the 9th edition of HARD Summer Music Festival at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.

Two women and one man died, but the causes of death were not yet determined pending a coroner\’s report, said Captain Horace Boatwright of the Fontana Sheriff\’s Station. Two of the deaths were on Saturday and one on Sunday, he said.

While investigators await the results of toxicology tests, Captain Horace said the hot weather, which was in the upper 90s during the two days, may have been a factor in the deaths.

Fontana Police also reported a total of nine medical transports at the festival, which attracted 146,000 fans during the two-day event.at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.

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Iowa’s rejection of ballots from people misidentified as felons is believed to be in violation of federal law and must be remedied, two high-profile voter advocacy groups told Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.

The June 13 letter from the Brennan Center for Justice and the League of Women Voters of Iowa outlines seven minimum steps the groups say Iowa must take. An attorney for the Brennan Center said the state could face a civil action in federal court if it doesn't act within 90 days.

The letter was obtained by the Register this week after it was inadvertently published with information intended for voter advocates. Neither group sought the media's attention, saying there is a concerted effort to work behind the scenes to fix the problems.

“The point of ournotice letters is to avoid litigation,” said Eliza Sweren-Becker, an attorney for the Brennan Center, a nonpartisan institute based at the New York University School of Law. “They’re intended to alert secretaries of states to issues we see and to find ways to assist them in resolving those issues.”

Iowa court administrators this year adopted measures to improve the felon database's accuracy through a new review system, although some county auditors — including those in Polk, Johnson and Linn counties — said this week they have ongoing concerns.

Pate — who has publicly said he's frustrated with the list's imperfections — had not responded to the group's letter as of Wednesday afternoon. His staff said he was pursuing administrative rule changes that would require courts to provide proof of conviction


Brennan Center launched its own assessment of Iowa voter system after a Register investigation earlier this year found that the list of roughly 70,000 people that Iowa uses to disqualify voters has inaccuracies that result in wrongly rejected ballots.

Iowa election officials have been aware of the problems since at least 2012. Pate’s staff “correctively restored” 2,591 records in 2016, putting those Iowans back on the voting rolls, state records obtained and published by the Register show.

But problems have persisted with dozens of voters' ballots being wrongly rejected in 2017 and 2018 elections, the Register found in a six-county review of voter records.

Additionally, Iowa’s list of felons is widely incomplete, the Register found. Information about felonies committed in other states is added from federal courts only if a convictalong Stony Plain Road. Alight at 149 street and walk south and it’s located at West Edmonton Christian Reformed Church (148st from 92av to 100av).

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Tickets are still available to this made-in-Edmonton phenomenon. Humbly starting as an outreach event at the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, the move of the church meant a new direction for the holiday tradition. The Singing Christmas Tree is now a spectacle at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and has grown from the tinsel of the 70s and flashes with programmed LEDs and guest stars for their stage performances in front of the tree choir.

Last year, Gene Zwozdesky’s daughter brought the house down with her vocals, while Brett Kissel sang with several dancing Santas. This year, with appearances at the Festival


from wall to wall in their send off into the New Year.

From exit A2 at Central Station, walk or take the route 8 southbound, alight at Low Level Bridge, and use the trails eastbound towards the glass pyramids. Hours and prices here.

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Don’t miss the light up of the most extensive Christmas light display in the city located at the Alberta Legislative Assembly grounds. While you’ll see the most pictures of this building in the summer with weddings and graduations, the winter is full of light and colour.

Celebrate The Season is a 3 week long festivity (Dec 3-23) at the Alberta Legislature featuring daily performances by choirs across the province, complimentary hot chocolate and treats, all through the reopened front entrance of theWUXUAN COUNTY, China (Reuters) - Surrounded by mountains in a remote part of southwestern China, Xinguangan’s first large-scale, modern pig farm is getting ready to produce its first offspring.

Pigs are seen on a family farm in Xiaoxinzhuang village, Hebei province, China January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Dominique Patton

By the end of the year, 10,000 sows will live inside two huge barns on this 73-hectare (180-acre) site, producing up to 280,000 piglets annually, or about 20,000 tonnes of pork.

The farm, big even by American standards, is one of a record number of large-scale projects that will be built in China this year as it shifts a big chunk of its pork production from backyard pig pens to automated, intensive hog barns of the kind widely used in the United States.

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Model stūpas such as these are found in considerable numbers at Bodhgaya, the site of the Mahābodhi temple [see EAX.391], and at many other Buddhist monuments. They were placed there by monks or members of the laity, in the same way as the relief-steles depicting the Buddha, Bodhisattvas or other members of the Buddhist pantheon. In contrast to ex votos in Christian churches, which are


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Figures of the Buddha are placed in three of the large niches (the fourth is empty). He is seated in padmāsana [see EAOS.61] and the hands are in the mudrās (symbolic gestures) of meditation, preaching and “earth touching” (bhūmisparśa), the latter particularly appropriate since it recalls the Buddhe, seated under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, “calling the earth to witness” that he had overcome the demon Māra who had sought to prevent him from achievingIdentification

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Traditional felt carpets are one of the foremost arts of the Kyrgyz people and an integral part of their cultural heritage. The Kyrgyz traditionally produce two types of felt carpets: Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdaks. Knowledge, skills, diversity, the semantics of ornamentation, and the ceremonies of creating carpets are all important cultural components, providing Kyrgyz people with a sense of identity and continuity. The making of Kyrgyz felt carpets is inseparably linked to the everyday life of nomads, who used felt carpets to warm and decorate their homes. Creation of felt carpets demands unity among the community and fosters the transmission of traditional knowledge – as a rule by older women who are normally concentrated in rural and mountainous areas, to younger women within the family. The Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak


traditional art is in danger of disappearing, however. The number of practitioners is diminishing, with most over forty years of age. The lack of governmental safeguarding, the disinterest of the younger generation, the dominance of inexpensive synthetic carpets, and the poor quality and low availability of raw materials are exacerbating the situation. As a result, Ala-kiyiz carpets have practically disappeared from Kyrgyz homes and Shyrdaks are under serious threat of being lost.

Decision 7.COM 8.5

U1: The traditional felt carpets provide Kyrgyz people, and especially the female carpet makers, with a sense of identity and continuity linked to their nomadic lifestyle;

U2: Kyrgyz felt carpets face challenges such as a lack of interest in learning the craft among young people, the absence of adequate State policy for safeguarding the craft, thescarcity and decreasing quality of raw materials and the advent of inexpensive, industrial synthetic carpets that threaten the economic viability of the craft;

U3: A five-year safeguarding plan involves various activities including legislative and policy measures, improving the availability of raw materials, strengthening transmission and promoting greater awareness, at home and abroad, of the Kyrgyz carpet-making art;

U4: The nomination was developed with the participation of carpet-makers who provided their free, prior and informed consent;

U5: Kyrgyz felt carpets were included in 2008 in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was updated in 2011 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism;

InscribesAla-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding;Takes note of the ambitious safeguarding plan proposed by


Sunday, February 17, 2008

Some years ago Mine Host had the dubious pleasure of being at the epicentre of an international incident/event of international importance. Some readers may recall the outbreak of SARS in Canton in 2003, which became news when Hong Kong residents who had been in Guangzhou (Canton) for CNY returned ill to their home city.

At the time Mine Host just happened to be in the city of Guangzhou (as you do) to celebrate Chinese New Year. Some days prior to the lunar new year he came down with a severe case of the chills. After several days of not really wanting to get out of bed, Mine Host, when eventually vertical, was for more than Two weeks, not able to move the heel of one footare so mired in the treacle of bureacracy as to render ineffective even the most outrageous overpayment of tax dollars to any particular needy department.

All of which is peripheral to the issue at hand. Prior to becoming horrendously ill, Mine Host, in a whirlwind of appreciation of assorted regional mainland cuisines, was fortunate enough to have a waiter repeat the tea pouring so it could be photographed.

As the tea pourer in Mine Host's photo is in mainland China, he is not needing to adopt the fancy fu man chu type pose used by the pourers in Lynette's pix. Those who cross to Lynette's will also notice the difference in clobber.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

In the police station on business, Mine Host was encountering a hostile attitude from the Senior


answer more forcefully than this, perhaps accompanied by his head tilting to one side, bulging eyes and an ejaculation of total disbelief).

In anticipacion of a fact-based denial, she was ready with a most hostile riposte;"I've heard stories!"

Mine Host politely enquired if "I've heard stories" was an investigative technique taught at the academy, or had she developed it herself?

Mine Host went on to speculate that quoting this technique would be a "real killer" when applying to a JP for a search warrant, and as a prosecution courtroom technique would likewise be of invaluable assitance to defence attorneys.

She conducted the remainder of Mine Host's business in the station in a perfunctory manner, with only the most essential use of speech.Ranui…

We meet friendly new people: Mary, of Croatian ancestry, has lived in Ranui for more than thirty years, and is now 100 years old. Lema, from the Republic of Congo, is a refugee who crochets the vibrant woollen headbands above as a fundraiser at local markets for an orphanage in her home village; her daughter Amani is in her final year at a local college and hopes to become a nurse.


adaptation of Lolita. Humbert and Lolita turn up at a hotel and discover There Is Only One Bed. Claire Quilty overhears this and later corners Humbert with a long rambling conversation about his beautiful 'daughter' and how he'd love to have one like her, "you know what I mean". Humbert is unaware that Quilty is also a paedophile and so the conversation just leaves him disturbed and confused.

In Iron Man 2 when Pepper Potts states that Christine Everhart "did quite a spread on Tony", Tony Stark replies that "she wrote a story as well".

In Dr. Strangelove, Ambassador Sadeski gives President Muffley Premier Kissov's phone number when his line at the Kremlin could not be reached: Sadeski: You would never have reached him there, Mr. President. Premier Kissov isor by other people. Thomas: Heh. "Exposed".

American anthropologist Clifford Geertz actually pulled off several academic double entendres in his 1972 book, The Interpretation of Cultures. In chapter 15, which is all about cockfighting in Bali, Geertz makes an obvious double entendre, and lampshades it by saying that the double entendre is entirely intentional in Balinese culture. He then seemingly proceeds to pepper in as many cock-based double entendres as he can. For example, on page 418: But the intimacy of men with their cocks is more than metaphorical. Balinese men ... spend an enormous amount of time with their favorites, grooming them, feeding them, discussing them ... or just gazing at them with a mixture of rapt admiration and dreamy self-absorption.

Live-Action TV

Music

"Physical " by Olivia Newton-John. The music


video adds either another layer of entendre (the first verse shows a bunch of built men working out with gym equipment wearing tiny briefs) or funny moments (the bulk of the song shows Olivia as the gym instructor to a group of very overweight guys) or both (Olivia returns to room of the skimpily-dressed muscle men, who all turn out to be gay).

" by Olivia Newton-John. The music video adds either another layer of entendre (the first verse shows a bunch of built men working out with gym equipment wearing tiny briefs) or funny moments (the bulk of the song shows Olivia as the gym instructor to a group of very overweight guys) or both (Olivia returns to room of the skimpily-dressed muscle men, who all turn outWatch the corn grow, baby thats a good night/ Anyone from the heartland is gonna understand/ What Im talking about right now"

Legendary Bluesman Robert Johnson muttered a sly:"You know what I'm talkin' about" after the line: "You can squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg". The line was later appropriated by Led Zeppelin in "The Lemon Song"

George Strait's Cajun-flavored "Adalida" has this one: The way that you're lookin', you got me a-cookin' And I ain't talkin' 'bout étouffée

"Downtown " by Lady Antebellum.

" by Lady Antebellum. "Pontoon " by Little Big Town.

" by Little Big Town. "I'll Always Come Back" by K.T Oslin is about her bed buddy as it is revealed in the line "'Cause you've got the touch that turns me into a toy".

From


introduction to one translation of Aristophanes' plays gives an example of the difficulties a translator faces: jokes were made about people from the island of Salamis, because they had to row to the mainland, and the ancient Greek word for 'row' had a double meaning. Since modern audiences wouldn't pick up on this, the translators had to add a Lampshaded Double Entendre: "She's from Salamis, need I say more?"

Video Games

Web Animation

Homestar Runner: Parodied in the Strong Bad Email "lackey", when Strong Bad makes excessive use of quotation marks when describing, in increasingly explicit terms, why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey. Strong Bad: The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road duringplaza)

Someone asked about a curfew. Actually there is quite a strict curfew at the Waldbuehne. It usually says 22.00 and can be prolonged until 22.30 in some cases. I was at a gig there in June and at 23.00 hours some grim looking officials in dark uniforms stood by the side of the stage and the artist hastily ended his performance. Whereas Berlin is a very liberal pro arts and music oriented city the housing around the Waldbuehne is very posh and the people living there fought for a strict curfew at the city's courts and won.


of the facts in the criminal case are set out in the report of the first appeal, United States v. Meacham, 626 F.2d 503, 506 (5th Cir.1980) (footnote omitted):
The evidence establishes that the appellants [including Ward] conspired to import marijuana from Colombia into the United States. They arranged to have a pilot named Travis Paul and a copilot Paul had selected fly from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Colombia to get a load of marijuana. The two pilots were to have flown the marijuana from Colombia to a small airstrip in Newborn, Georgia. Much to the appellants' distress, Paul turned out to be a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant, and the copilot turned out to be an undercover agent. On October 8, 1978, at the direction of the appellants,Paul and the copilot began their flight in a plane owned by Metsger. Just before reaching the Colombian coast, the plane developed fuel problems and crash-landed in the sea. The crew of a passing ship rescued Paul and the copilot.
On the night of October 10, DEA Special Agent Jack Taylor, who was in charge of the investigation, staged the return of Paul and the copilot to Newborn. Two of the defendants were apprehended at the Newborn airstrip that night. The others were arrested during the following weeks.
At his criminal trial, appellant, a Fort Lauderdale policeman during the time of the conspiracy, contended that he had been working undercover, albeit without approval of his department, against the other defendants and that therefore he did not have the criminal intent


required for conviction of the crime. He testified that he had been in contact during the conspiracy with a DEA agent in Connecticut named Hoyt, and had kept Hoyt advised of the activities of the other four defendants. Hoyt, however, testified that although he had spoken on the telephone with appellant in September and October, appellant had reported nothing of value with respect to the case. 626 F.2d at 510. The factual issue, therefore, was whether appellant had in reality been working undercover or had simply "pretended" to be working undercover so as to provide a bogus defense in the event of prosecution. The jury resolved this question against appellant in both trials.
After appellant's second conviction was affirmed on appeal, he filed a motion to vacate, modify orset aside his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
At the hearing on this motion appellant testified that he had taped several telephone conversations with Hoyt, including a conversation on September 21, 1978, during which appellant told Hoyt some of the details of the drug operation, including the names of several of the participants, where the plane was to land upon its return, and the airplane's "N" number. Two former fellow Fort Lauderdale police officers testified that they had listened to the tape of the September 21 conversation near the end of September, and corroborated appellant's version of what the tape revealed. An affidavit of a third police officer stated that he had been with appellant on September 21, 1978,


finding number 1;
3. Any tape recording wherein Ward advised Hoyt of any details of the smuggling operation would have taken place after September 21, 1978;
4. Hoyt called Ward on September 22, 1978 and was informed by Ward that he was going to assist a friend in purchasing a DC-3 in Texas which would be used to haul freight for Litton Industries and for carrying skydivers;
5. Jerry Pickett could not testify at Ward's second trial whether he was in fact at Ward's house on September 21, 1978 or whether it was in October of 1978. The Court finds that he was not present at Ward's house on September 21, 1978;
6. Gene Dodge had no personal knowledge (except what he was told by Ward) as to the specific date Wardfollows is that exhortation to look, for reader and speaker alike. It is a looking, moreover, across vast temporal expanses: the collection’s three parts – also included are a prologue, an epilogue, a glossary of terms, and contextual notes – ambitiously explore Malta’s abundant Neolithic and Phoenician ruins from the vantage of the present day. We witness these excavations, and the narratives – human and divine – to which they allude, through the eyes of a speaker yearning for a renewed connection to her ancestors, and to her ancestral former selves. This lyric-narrative purpose, its ‘poetics of stone’, is exemplified in the title poem, which addresses one of the country’s more famous stone-age carvings of a goddess of worship (deities of this period, the author explains later, appear


rigorous scholarly inquiry with inquiries, no less rigorous, into the deepest recesses of personhood.

Anders Villani is the author of Aril Wire (Five Islands Press, 2018). He earned his MFA from the University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program, where he was the recipient of the Delbanco Prize for poetry. Also a two-time winner of the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers, he is currently a PhD candidate at Monash University. He lives in Melbourne.271 F.3d 595 (4th Cir. 2001)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.TOMMY A. SRNSKY; DAVID M. SRNSKY, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 01-1163
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Argued: September 26, 2001Decided: November 14, 2001Corrected: November 20, 2001 and November 29, 2001

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief District Judge.
(CA-97-70-2)[Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted]
COUNSEL ARGUED: Roger J. Marzulla, MARZULLA & MARZULLA, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. David Jack Lazerwitz, Environment & Natural Resources Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Nancie G. Marzulla, MARZULLA & MARZULLA, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Sean H. Donahue, Environment & Natural Resources Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Patrick M. Flatley,


United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia; James B. Snow, Office of General Counsel, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Luttig wrote the opinion, in which Judge Williams and Judge Michael joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Tommy and David Srnsky appeal a district court order requiring them to apply for a Forest Service special use permit in order to use a 2.6-mile road through the Monongahela National Forest, which provides the sole access to their home. The district court held that the Srnskys have neither an express nor an implied easement to use the road. In reaching that conclusion, however, the district court failed to consider whether West Virginia common law implied a reservation of such aneasement from the facts of the conveyance by which the United States took title to the surrounding land. For this reason, and because we conclude that, contrary to the government's arguments, federal law does not preempt such implied reservations, we vacate the district court's judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I.
In 1935, the Wilmoth family conveyed approximately 742.5 acres of land to the United States, expressly reserving to itself a 6.8-acre interior tract (the "inholding"). J.A. 195. The deed does not expressly reserve a right of access over what has become a national forest. The parties disagree on whether the Forest Service road, which today serves as the sole means of ingress and egress to the inholding, existed at the time of the conveyance. Compare J.A. 182-85 (declarations of


Don Phares and David Srnsky), with Appellee's Br. at 15 n.5 (claiming appellants' expert acknowledges the road was built in 1962, J.A. 92).

1
By 1996, the Srnskys (the current owners of the inholding) completed construction of a home on the inholding. Apparently concerned with the Srnskys' use of the road and the effects such use may have on the surrounding forest and on the buffalo clover, an endangered plant species, the Forest Service demanded that the Srnskys apply for a special use permit in order to continue using the road. When the Srnskys failed to comply with this demand, the Forest Service filed a complaint in district court, seeking to compel the Srnskys to apply for the permit. The government subsequently moved for and was granted summary judgment. J.A.248 U.S. 507, 516 (1918) (describing an actual settler as someone who "had the qualifications named in the homestead law, was expecting to acquire the title under that law, [and] had placed on the land a habitable dwelling in which he and his family were living") (emphasis added). The Wilmoths, far from being "actual settlers," sold the surrounding land to the government.

10
Finally, with limited exceptions,2 the Organic Act applies only to forests reserved from public land. As enacted, section 478 referred not to national forests but to "such reservations[from public land]." 30 Stat. 36 (1897). See also 16 U.S.C. S 475 (discussing "[a]ll public lands designated and reserved" under the Act). The United States purchased this land directly from a private party (the Wilmoths) under the Weeks Act,


land as if it had been reserved under section 471.

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But even if we assume that section 551 applies to land acquired under the Weeks Act and that the general language of section 551 could be read to allow the Secretary to regulate state common law easements, we conclude that a provision of the Weeks Act, 16 U.S.C. S 518, precludes regulation of such easements under section 551. That section of the Weeks Act states, in relevant part:

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Such rights of way, easements, and reservations retained by the owner from whom the United States receives title, shall be subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for their occupation, use, operation, protection, and administration, and such rules and regulations shall be expressed in and made partfly (fly — I made another bird pun), What the Flock?! has definite replay points in the adult category.

Finally I put my dice back in my dice bag, and registered my family for next year. Visions of pawns and dice will dance through my head when I go to bed tonight and dream fondly of GameStorm14.

It's a game of Fiasco! The dice determine if outcomes to situations and scenes are positive or negative. (Photos by Cathe Post)

Dear Diary,

After a wonderful night of sound sleep, I hit the ground with full hit points this Saturday morning. I was signed up for a game of Fiasco this morning that I didn’t think I was going to make the cut to play. Three people ahead of me on the sign-up sheet


I could take my two-and-a-half-year-old out of this room really.

I will register for next year on the last day of the convention.

A motorized marble run for the kids!

My six-year-old daughter would have a blast here (she did not attend the convention this year, but is signed up for next year) — in the children’s room or otherwise. My two-year-old son? Well, he had fun in the children’s room until he was both hungry and tired. He was able to soak up a nap in his own bed while I waited for my husband Tim to play tag-team so I could head back to the convention.

My Locke and Key hand...

When I made it back, I was in card game heaven! I lurked around the Cryptozoic Entertainment table to playare sufficiently known, whereby the means for starting the jet engine as well as the means for generating the electric power are arranged separate from one another on the jet engine. For being brought into operation, the jet engine must be mechanically started, whereby in a two-shaft-engine the shaft of the high pressure compressor is set into rotation via a mechanical engagement or interaction. Furthermore, jet engines comprise means for generating an electric power, which can be arranged in the form of a generator in or on the engine. In that regard, the electric power is needed for the operation of various electrical devices of the aircraft, whereby present developments show that the required electric power of the aircraft is further increasing due to a growing electrification of


part of the jet engine, these shafts are supported by electromagnetic bearing arrangements, whereby mechanical bearing arrangements support the remaining part of the turbine. In that regard, while the arrangement offers a partial bearing support by means of electromagnetic bearings, yet nonetheless a lubrication system is further necessary due to the remaining mechanical bearing arrangements. The generator for generating the electric power, which is necessary in order to supply the electromagnetic bearing arrangements, is therein arranged at the end side far from the respective electromagnetic bearing arrangements, and is embodied as a separate unit. A portion of the electric power provided by the generator is supplied to the aircraft via an output, whereby the portion of the electric power that is needed for supplying the electromagnetic bearing arrangements20%-22% in 2011, on the back of a strong demand,” says Ritesh Jain, head, fixed income, Canara Robeco.

Of the total amount allotted for fixed income investment, one should invest 30% in gold and silver. Between gold and silver, 70 % should be in yellow, he said.

The demand for gold will continue to be strong in India, the largest jewellery market in the world. In 2009, India bought around 551 tonnes of gold, while by October 2010, the figure was around 730 tonnes. Jwellery, which constitute 75% of the total Indian demand, will continue to drive the demand for gold.

“Gold will continue to dominate the investment space in 2011,” says Ajay Mitra, managing director, India and Middle East, World Gold Council. “Price is no longer the deterrent for the


consenting adults only when one party is not a parental figure (see table below) to the other.

, cases of incest involving consenting adults are often not revealed to outside parties, and therefore prosecutions of these cases do not frequently occur. Cases of parent-adult child incest exposed to law enforcement are usually uncovered by another parent.

Table
The table below summarizes these laws for individual U.S. States and the District of Columbia.

{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|+ Laws regarding incest in the United States: States :  :  :
|-
! Jurisdiction
! Prohibited relationships
! Prohibited acts
! Penalties
|-
|Alabama
|Either legitimately or illegitimately:

 His ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; or
 His brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption; or
 His stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating the relationship exists; or
 Hisup to $20,000 fine; 2nd degree incest: up to 5y and up to $10,000 fine;
|-
| West Virginia
| Engaging with his or her father, mother, brother, sister, daughter, son, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, nephew, niece, uncle or aunt. The definition of parent and child includes adoptive and step.
| Sexual intercourse (any act between persons involving penetration, however slight, of the female sex organ by the male sex organ or involving contact between the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another person) or sexual intrusion (any act between persons involving penetration, however slight, of the female sex organ or of the anus of any person by an object for the purpose of degrading or humiliating the person so penetrated or for gratifying the sexual desire


Treadway indicted a doctor and his wife, supposedly for over-prescribing painkillers, Reynolds organized protests which apparently succeeded in getting a fair amount of attention.

Tags:Maoist|Dr Binayak Sen|Christian Medical College
Dr Binayak Sen is a 58-year-old paediatrician and public health physician with a 25-year record of providing health care to the adivasi people of Chhattisgarh.

Binayak sen is a graduate of Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. One of the top students of his batch, Binayak completed his post graduation in paediatrics in the early 1970s. For most of the years since then, he has devoted his life to health care in poor communities.

[...]

Binayak was among the first to draw public attention to widespread human rights violations in the wake of the Salwa Judum. An all-India team investigated and published a report onBiggs: 10 thoughts after Bears' loss

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is injured after he is sacked by the Washington Redskins defense in the second quarter at FedEx Field.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is injured after he is sacked by the Washington Redskins defense in the second quarter at FedEx Field. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

By Brad Biggs, Tribune reporter

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears lost 45-41 to the Washington Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field.

1. General manager Phil Emery has been consistent about many things in the nearly two years he has been on the job. He has been most firm on refusing to enter into discussions about players’ contracts, citing it as a highly personal issue that he doesn’t intend to shed light on.

Whether Emery participates or not


the case -- and the team is quietly bracing for bad news -- where do you go then? It was a fluke injury when Cutler broke his thumb in 2011, chasing down a Chargers defender after an interception. There was nothing that looked particularly scary about how Redskins defensive end Chris Baker twisted him down in the second quarter. Another fluke play.

Since the beginning of the 2010 season, Cutler has started 47 of the 55 games. What if it is 47 of 64 at the end of this season? The quarterback position is paramount and Cutler, who turns 31 in the offseason, is in the final year of his contract. He’s played his best football for the Bears under Trestman.

Emery has a busy offseason ahead of him withthis break.”

5. Devin Hester looked like a man with a great burden removed from his shoulders when he stood at his locker afterward and scrolled through some congratulations that had come in on his cell phone. Hester has been forced to answer questions about the lack of return scores and he broke through with an 81-yard touchdown against the Redskins’ wretched special teams unit.

Hester tied Deion Sanders' NFL record for career return touchdowns at 19. He has 615 kickoff return yards through seven games and that is just 319 shy of his career best from 2007.

6. An onside kick try in the fourth quarter might have altered the outcome of the game. But Eric Weems was ruled to be offside and it looked like his knee might have


offense. That figure could have been closer to 38 minutes, easily.

10 d. The Bears will heal up this week as the next scheduled practice at Halas Hall is Oct. 28.

10 e. Bears chairman of the board George McCaskey worked his way around the stands a little before the game. He was shaking the hands of Bears fans at FedEx Field.

A day after Trevor Noah was declared the new host of "The Daily Show," his graphic tweets targeting women and Jews are causing a social media backlash and Comedy Central is defending its newest late-night star.

Ronit Bezalel has seen just about everything on Chicago bike paths, but on her Monday morning commute she saw something that shocked even her: A silver Buick, almost unscathed, in the middle of theDemand Maximum Sentence for OH Man that Killed his Neighbors Sr Dog

Willoughby, Ohio: In November, an Ohio family received the saddest possible news about Thai, their pet dog. When Thai did not return after being let outside, the family searched for her in the dark. But it wasn’t until the next morning that the senior black Labrador retriever was found. Thai had been shot 3 times and killed. Three slugs from a .22 caliber Ruger were found at the scene.

A neighbor, 26 year-old Brent S. Parker, was arrested and charged with killing an animal, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and with discharging a firearm, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Parkers next court date is set for 9:00 a.m. on December 28, 2011 at the Willoughby Municipal


was approved to export .8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The project must now receive approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before beginning construction. Jordan Cove is the seventh LNG export application to date approved for nations without free trade agreements with the United states.The consolidation of the "geomimetic" materials could result from two major phenomena: (i) chemical bonding at the interface between the clay particles and iron compounds and the functional groups of the fulvic acid, (ii) a partial dissolution of the clay grains followed by the precipitation of the cementitious phases, namely calcium silicate hydrates, calcium aluminate hydrates and mixed calcium silicum and aluminum hydrates. Indeed, the decrease of the BET specific area of the lateritic clay after 24 h of reaction with FA added to the structural reorganization observed between 900 and 1000°C in the "geomimetic" material, and to the results of adsorption measurements, confirm the formation of organo-ferric complexes. The presence of iron oxides in clay, in the form of goethite, appears to be another parameter in favor


the United States District Court
                 for the Central District of Illinois.
               No. 99 C 3149—Jeanne E. Scott, Judge.
                         ____________
     ARGUED APRIL 18, 2002—DECIDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
                         ____________

  Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and HARLINGTON WOOD, JR.,
and POSNER, Circuit Judges.
  POSNER, Circuit Judge. The Tierneys andthe QHS
   swim team for two years, and will swim on that team
   again next school year. She currently trains with Coach
   Powers at Sheridan Swim Club, as do my younger
   children, Mark, age 13, and Kari, age 12. My oldest
   son, Mike, swam on the QHS Swim Team and for the
   last two years has swum on the intercollegiate team
   at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This letter
   is written from a partly personal, partly professional
   viewpoint.
      As someone who has made the welfare of children
   and families the primary focus of his professional life,
   I pay close


identity of the caller.
  According to the Tierneys, their complaints about Pow-
ers were never properly investigated, and he remained
the high school swimming coach throughout the period
covered by the record.
   We begin our analysis of the merits of the appeal with
the challenge of the award of attorneys’ fees to Mrs. Olson.
The plaintiffs do not claim that her husband was a mem-
ber of the conspiracy to retaliate against them. Their ar-
gument is that he aided and abetted his wife, who they
claim either was a member of the conspiracy or, even if
acting alone as it were in lending her phone to the harasser,
was acting under color of law since she was a public
employee. There is nothing to connect her to a conspiracy.
Even if the complaint alleged that theas John Doe and Jane Roe.

According to the lawsuit, Jane Roe had been smoking marijuana and drinking when she texted John Doe and arranged to meet in his room. They engaged in 45 minutes of talking, kissing and sexual intercourse before Jane Roe asked John Doe to stop when she became physically uncomfortable, attributing her discomfort to being “not sober.”

John Doe then asked Jane Roe to perform a sex act, and she did, the lawsuit claims. The couple made friendly small talk before she left his room.

Oberlin expelled John Doe on Oct. 11, 2016, after a hearing panel found him responsible for sexual assault. The college said John Doe should have known that Jane Roe was too intoxicated to consent to sex, based on her remark of being


HANOVER – The Licking Valley High School marching band drew criticism for its attire during a recent performance at the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival.

The Marching Panthers wore black T-shirts with the word "Salvation" written in white, a reference to Pavel Tchesnokov's "Salvation is Created," the band's focal piece this year.

Tuesday, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation sent Licking Valley Superintendent Dave Hile a letter, objecting to the shirts. Even if they were simply meant to reference a song — and not intended to further the message of salvation — "such a display would be constitutionally objectionable," the letter states.

"When a public school allows its marching band to display religious messages, like 'Salvation,' during performances, they unconstitutionally entangle the school with religion," the letter states. "... students and communitydoesn't have anything to do with religion, as far as I'm concerned."

Merriam Webster defines salvation as, among others, "deliverance from the power and effects of sin," "liberation from ignorance or illusion" and "deliverance from danger or difficulty."

"That's the great thing about the English language and the great thing about music and art in general: It's open to everyone's interpretation," Hile said. "That's art and that's music: Everything is open to an individual interpretation. The same would be true to this song."

The FFRF gets about 2,500 complaints a year and typically sends out about 1,000 letters similar to the one sent to Licking Valley, said Rebecca Markert, the attorney who drafted the letter. Most of the complaints deal with religion in public schools — "prayer at football games, religious


PORT OF ROTTERDAM

Scopic teamed up with the Port of Rotterdam for a special event. The theme of this Expo was ‘Feeding the Planet. Energy for Life’, so a VR 360° film would allow the viewer to observe the entire supply chain from a unique vantage point. In this four-minute film, you experience the processes that flow through the Port of Rotterdam. It takes you from the massive container ships entering the harbor, to operations in the ECT terminal, the Greenery distributional centre, the Koppert Cress greenhouses, aerial shots of the Westland, all the way to locations where the products are being bought or consumed.

Within the World Expo in Milan, the theme of the Dutch participation was ‘Share, Grow, Live’ and the VR video quickly grew to be oneof the most popular stands within the entire Expo.

Scopic teamed up with the Port of Rotterdam for a special event. The theme of this Expo was ‘Feeding the Planet. Energy for Life’, so a VR 360° film would allow the viewer to observe the entire supply chain from a unique vantage point. In this four-minute film, you experience the processes that flow through the Port of Rotterdam. It takes you from the massive container ships entering the harbor, to operations in the ECT terminal, the Greenery distributional centre, the Koppert Cress greenhouses, aerial shots of the Westland, all the way to locations where the products are being bought or consumed.

Within the World Expo in Milan, the theme of the Dutch participation was ‘Share, Grow, Live’ and the VR


master in science Digital Currencies at the University of Nicosia.

Early career

Antonopoulos obtained his degree in Computer Science and Data Communications and Distributed Systems from the University College London. He consulted business on open source and open networks as early as 1990. He has authored more than two hundred articles published in print and syndicated worldwide. As a partner at Nemertes Research, Antonopoulos researched computer security, stating that the greatest threat to computer security was not experienced hackers, but overly complex systems that resulted from rapid change in business.

Bitcoin involvement

Antonopoulos is a consultant on several bitcoin-related startups and permanent host of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast. He served as head of the Bitcoin Foundation's anti-poverty committee until 2014, resigning due to disagreements with its management. In a statement explainingthe reasons for his resignation, he said "I can no longer have even the smallest association with the Bitcoin Foundation, because of the complete lack of transparency."

Although the Internet protocol suite has been used by academia and the military industrial complex since the early 1980s, rapid adoption of its use was driven by events of the late 1980s and 1990s such as more powerful and affordable computers, the advent of fiber optics, the popularization of HTTP and the Web browser, and a push towards opening the technology to commerce. Internet use grew rapidly in the West from the mid-1990s and from the late 1990s in the developing world. In the 20 years since 1995, Internet use has grown 100-times to reach over one third of the world population,


leading to its services and technologies being incorporated into virtually every aspect of contemporary life. The impact of the Internet has been so immense that it has been referred to as the "8th continent".

History

Their debut album Purple Naked Ladies was released on December 20, 2011. It was the first Odd Future album to be released through Odd Future Records. Two songs from the album, "Cocaine" and "Fastlane", had music videos to accompany their release. The Internet has a song included on the Odd Future album The OF Tape Vol. 2, called "Ya know".

The band released their second album Feel Good in September 2013, and received praise from fans and critics. The first single from the album, "Give It Time", was released through Odd Future's official SoundCloud. On June10, 2013, The band backed Mac Miller in London in promotion of his second album Watching Movies with the Sound Off.

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Company

The company began in 1978 as a private consulting firm doing technical writing, based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. In 1984, it began to retain publishing rights on manuals created for Unix vendors. A few 70-page "Nutshell Handbooks" were well-received, but the focus remained on the consulting business until 1988. After a conference displaying O'Reilly's preliminary Xlib manuals attracted significant attention, the company began increasing production


Nicosia.

Early career

Antonopoulos obtained his degree in Computer Science and Data Communications and Distributed Systems from the University College London. He consulted business on open source and open networks as early as 1990. He has authored more than two hundred articles published in print and syndicated worldwide. As a partner at Nemertes Research, Antonopoulos researched computer security, stating that the greatest threat to computer security was not experienced hackers, but overly complex systems that resulted from rapid change in business.

Bitcoin involvement

Antonopoulos is a consultant on several bitcoin-related startups and permanent host of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast. He served as head of the Bitcoin Foundation's anti-poverty committee until 2014, resigning due to disagreements with its management. In a statement explaining the reasons for his resignation, he said "I cancurrency of resistance....

Caitlin Long, a member of the Wyoming blockchain coalition and former managing director at Morgan Stanley, recently noted that bitcoin (BTC) and other “cryptoassets need financialization in order to succeed.” ... Bitcoin (BTC) Lending Is Not Yet Trustless. The Harvard law school graduate also pointed out that bitcoin lending is not a trustless process....

Just a few months ago before the BitcoinCash hard fork happened, someone even threatened to mess up the market by dumping their huge Bitcoin cache ...Jimmy is a Bitcoin developer with quite a following on YouTube. BitcoinNetwork Has Come A Long Way ... within the Bitcoin community....


No one has the ability to tell it like it is quite like former Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe. He never shies away from speaking out—rather humorously—especially it relates to hard work, and with his new Facebook series Returning the Favor, he is on a mission to highlight ordinary Americans who are doing extraordinary things.

Returning the Favor Follow host Mike Rowe as he travels the country in search of remarkable people making a difference in their communities and celebrates their good deeds. Returning the Favor gives back to those who pay it forward – and it does it all with humor, heart and an amazing surprise. It could be a storefront for a formerly homeless teen who gives soap to the homeless, brand new tools for a mechanicfor ours, was really there to return the favor. He surprised Zaidement with new equipment and a fresh coat of paint for the shop, while also covering one year’s rent. Additionally, The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association presented the shop with $17,500.

Episode two, featuring a young man named Donovan in Albuquerque, New Mexico who used to be homeless but is now making soap for the homeless community is equally heartwarming.

S1:E2 Donovan Discovers Mike swings by Albuquerque, New Mexico to see Donovan, a young man who used to be homeless, but now makes soaps for the homeless. Posted by Returning The Favor on Monday, August 28, 2017

With all that is going on in the world right now, it is nice to be reminded that there is still so much good


The team announced the hiring of new general manager John Idzik last night and also hired Marty Mornhinweg as the new offensive coordinator, according to a source. Coming off a 6-10 season, its second straight with no playoff appearance, the organization is undergoing an overhaul starting with Idzik.

After interviewing 10 people in the past two weeks, the Jets selected Idzik, the Seahawks’ vice president of football administration, to replace Mike Tannenbaum.

“After a thorough search in which we met many qualified and outstanding candidates, it was clear to me that John was the right choice,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said in a statement.

Idzik’s primary responsibilities with the Seahawks were contract negotiations and salary-cap management. The Jets are going to draw criticism for hiring a GM from the business siderather than the scouting side of a front office. Izik, 52, has a limited background in personnel, but the Jets felt he was a leader capable of overseeing every aspect of their football operation.

“During his two decades in the NFL, John helped build a Super Bowl championship team in Tampa Bay, an NFC championship team in Arizona and, most recently, a team in Seattle that narrowly missed reaching the NFC Championship game,” Johnson said. “John has seen first-hand what’s necessary to construct a winning team and has worked with some of the most innovative and successful coaches in the NFL, including Pete Carroll, Tony Dungy, Dennis Green, Jon Gruden and Mike Holmgren. Drawing on 20 years of NFL experience, John, working with Rex, will get the Jets where


building on the foundation that is already in place.”

The Jets began looking for Tannenbaum’s replacement after firing him on Dec. 31. They began interviews on Jan. 4. Of the 10 candidates who received interviews, they spoke to three — Idzik, Steelers executive Omar Khan and Falcons director of player personnel Dave Caldwell — twice. Caldwell opted to take the Jaguars GM job before the Jets ever got to a stage of offering him a deal. According to a source, it was Caldwell who asked for a $1 million housing allowance as part of his contract. That clause was not initiated by the Jets.

The interviews were conducted by Johnson, Glat and headhunter Jed Hughes. Former Colts GM Bill Polian and Johnson adviser Ira Akselrad also sat in on someof the interviews. Polian did it as a favor to Johnson. He was not a paid consultant.

Idzik is not expected to overhaul the team’s personnel department. The new GM takes over a team with questions at quarterback, salary cap issues and a lot of in-house free agents.

Mornhinweg replaces Tony Sparano as offensive coordinator after spending 10 years with the Eagles, the past seven as offensive coordinator. He was interviewed for the job on Jan. 11. The Jets are known to have interviewed five candidates for the job: former Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, Stanford offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi and former Browns coach Pat Shurmur.

This will be the Jets’ third offensive coordinator in three years after Brian Schottenheimer and Sparano. The Jets finished ranked


Hatters capture talented midfielder from Posh

The Town have boosted their squad with the signing of highly-rated Peterborough United midfielder Kane Ferdinand on loan until the end of the season.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international arrives at Kenilworth Road having made five appearances on loan at League 2 Northampton this season.

Ferdinand began his career with Southend United, rising through the Shrimpers’ youth academy to make his first team debut three years ago this month in a 2-0 victory at Oxford United.

He went onto make a total of 22 appearances in his first season as a professional, but it was in 2011/12 that the midfielder shot to prominence. He scored seven goals for the Shrimpers, including a run of six goals in eight games, as his performances helped Southend reachthe League 2 Play-Offs.

The following summer, after four games for the Shrimpers in League 2, he was snapped up by then-Championship club Peterborough for £200,000 in August. The Newham-born man went onto play 33 times for Posh in the second tier last season, scoring once – the winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Blackpool in March.

Following Peterborough’s relegation, Kane began the campaign out of the side Posh side but he enjoyed a short loan spell with Northampton in November before being recalled to London Road. The 21-year-old made three appearances for Darren Ferguson’s side on his return and made his last appearance on Boxing Day against Coventry.

“He’s an all-action midfield player who plays a high-energy game and gets all around the pitch,” a delighted John Still told


Professional triathlete Lesley was used to a gruelling six-hours-a-day training routine, but she was starting to struggle.

Her muscles ached more than usual and she was regularly nauseous. She started to question “am I going to be able to do it?” and became worried about letting down her sponsors.

A friend knew someone experiencing the same symptoms who was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Lesley went for a check-up and in 2011 received the same diagnosis.

Reluctant to undertake a course of antibiotics – which has the potential to impact an athlete’s immune system – Lesley decided to undergo a radical treatment called a Faecal Microbial Transplant (FMT).Bollywood Wallpapers Biographysource(google.com)Aarti Chhabria was born in a Sindhi speaking Chabria family. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi and Gujarati languages. Arti Chabria shot into fame when she won Miss India Worldwide in 1999. But Aarti became famous in the glamour world through "Liril" advertisement and "Nasha Hi Nasha" video and thereafter there has been no looking back for her. She appeared in many advertisements before pursuing her childhood dream of acting Amul, Freshna and Krack cream were some of her popular ads. Chabria made her debut in Bollywood with "Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai". Though the film was not successful but her performance was noticed. Since then Arti has acted in many films such as "Shadi No.1", "Ssukh", "Aham Premasmi", "Lajja " etc. but she is


as uneven coated layers.
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Born to Yang and Filo in 1994, Yahoo’s full birth name is Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web, although Yang and Filo settled upon “Yahoo!” just one year later, adding the “!” for pizzazz. As a child prodigy, Yahoo embraced change, shifting its focus from search to listings to a wide range of interests. It survived the great Dot-Com Bubble Burst of 2000.

In puberty, Yahoo was gripped by an identity


Ovide Mercredi has passed from the national political scene. For most of the 1990s, he was a major figure as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

What must Mr. Mercredi be thinking now, watching one of his successors, Shawn Atleo, leave his post under duress, accused by adversaries as having sold out to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government?

Like Mr. Atleo, Mr. Mercredi negotiated as an equal partner at the table with the prime minister of the day, Brian Mulroney, and the premiers. The negotiations resulted in important gains for aboriginal self-government contained in the 1992 Charlottetown accord.

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Mr. Mercredi threw himself into the battle for approval of the Charlottetown deal, campaigning hard in the national referendum for the Yes side.

He failed. Charlottetown was defeated, includingamong aboriginal voters. The national chief had tried to lead, but his people would not follow.

Such were the generic suspicions of the "white man's government" that the accord failed among the majority of aboriginals who voted. Aboriginal critics said the deal was being rushed; the "gains" were not enough; the guarantees were too weak; native self-government was not adequately defined. More consultation was needed.

Sound familiar? These are among the arguments advanced by critics of Mr. Atleo, who negotiated the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act. He settled for too little, they claimed. He sold out.

Like Mr. Mercredi before him, Mr. Atleo did nothing of the kind. What he got was at best a good deal, and at worst a defensible one. What Mr. Atleo could not


overcome was the inherent dysfunction of the AFN, which purports to represent hundreds of chiefs and "nations."

Michael Mendelson of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy has just written a calm, careful and clear review of the failed act, what preceded it, and why, on balance, it could have provided the foundation for historic changes in the structure, control and funding of aboriginal education. He does not take sides between the government and aboriginal negotiators, but his account puts paid to the one-sided rhetoric that Mr. Atleo sold out.

He explains how far the Harper government went to accommodate aboriginal demands. The notion that the Harper government was obdurate and unreasonable, widely put about by the dissident chiefs, is demolished in Mr. Mendelson's careful reconstruction.

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"He is a[Out-of-pocket health spending: the case of Chile, 1997 and 2007].
Determine the impact, characteristics, and changes in out-of-pocket health spending of households in Chile in 1997 and 2007. A descriptive econometric study was conducted based on household surveys with cross-sectional information on spending in two years-1997 and 2007-for Greater Santiago. The evolution of indicators of per capita household spending by quintile was reviewed. The method proposed by the World Health Organization was used for econometric analysis of the determinants of out-of-pocket spending and catastrophic spending. The Gini indices were also calculated to analyze equity. Out-of-pocket health spending in the households of Greater Santiago increased significantly (39.5% per capita). The ratio of health spending in quintile 5 compared to quintile 1 decreased, but the increase in spending was less in


quintile 5. In 2007, out-of-pocket spending was still determined by the presence of risk groups: under 5 years and, although to a lesser extent, over 65 years of age. Catastrophic spending decreased slightly and the presence of older adults continues to increase this risk. The presence of women of childbearing age tends to minimize out-of-pocket spending. Out-of-pocket health spending in the households is high and has increased. It continues to have a significant influence on inequality. The effects of out-of-pocket spending containment programs such as AUGE are evident, but new financial protection policies that address the problem are needed.Tatsfield

Tatsfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England. It is located on the borders with Greater London and Kent, immediately south of Biggin Hill and north-west of Westerham, with almost all of its homes and many outlying farms on the escarpment of the North Downs.

Geography
The village itself is on the North Downs with its centre near its highest point, at an altitude of around  north of the ridge of the North Downs where the North Downs Way passes through the parish. The 'village' area is in a small salient of Surrey into the London Borough of Bromley,  Greater London (to the west, north and east).  Biggin Hill is immediately to the north. The boundary with Kent is  less


The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Beaumont man Cameron Elgin Casinger, was found found on the front porch with a single gun shot wound to the upper leg according to the release.

BEAUMONT — A homeowner shot a Beaumont man he says was breaking into his house on Jan. 1, according to a Beaumont Police Department news release. Beaumont police were called to the house concerning a possible burglary around 2:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Goodhue according to the release.

The homeowner called dispatch a second time as police were headed toward the home, saying he had shot someone breaking into his home according to the release.

The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Beaumont man Cameron Elgin Casinger, was found on the front porch with a single gun shot wound tonew technologies. Book and video stores are being submerged in the flood of online/digital distribution, having ignored the storm until it was upon them. The bulk of trading on the stock market occurs by algorithm, leaving traditional brokers and investors to fight over table scraps. Banks are so universally undifferentiated that people often choose one over another on the basis of website features and phone apps.

Technology allows every musician to be his own label while the establishment music industry suffers -- not from piracy, but from its own inexplicable attachment to a business model that can only be maintained through legal and legislative manipulation.

Polaroid considered itself very technology-oriented, making huge investments in digital imaging in the '80s, but it never brought a single digital product to market. Just


the United States and Western Europe. The pathological sequence leading to atherosclerosis and occlusive heart disease has been described in detail by Ross and Glomset in New England Journal of Medicine 295, 369-377 (1976). The earliest stage in this sequence is the formation of "fatty streaks" in the carotid, coronary and cerebral arteries and in the aorta. These lesions are yellow in color due to the presence of lipid deposits found principally within smooth-muscle cells and in macrophages of the intima layer of the arteries and aorta. Cholesterol and cholesteryl ester account for most of this lipid. Further, it is postulated that most of the cholesterol found within the fatty streaks results from uptake from the plasma. These fatty streaks, in turn, give rise to development of theservicemen suddenly manifested symptoms of psychosis." "Most of them were in combat or enlisted for combat  and had no prior history of mental disturbance." "These facts, plus the epidemic scope of the problem and the controversial nature of the vietnam war led american authorities to wonder whether many  if not most of the men, were faking." "To probe the mystery, the government established a network of secret study centres and clinics." "The last of these No. 18 was highly experimental in nature  and was set up in an old abandoned castle in Pacific NorthWest in United States." "Among these inmates was an astronaut, who during final countdown had aborted the mission into outer space." "Robert Browning had the clap, and he caught it from Charlotte


cracking." "He seemed to be on the edge of a very serious breakdown, and then one computer dropped the stitch and gave him a halfway out." "A way to find help without facing his illness;" "A way to hide from himself;" "But mostly..." "Mostly a way to eh.. wash away all the blood." "to do penance for all the killing - by curing." "At first, it was just a pretense but on the way back from Vietnam it developed into something more." "His hatred of the Kane who killed became denial, and also projection." "'Someone else must have done all the killing'." "Then after a time the denial became so strong that it totally obliterated Kane's identity." "He suppressed the Kane who was the killer, and became thethe command, and he's one of your boys..." "That's got nothing to do with it." "I didn't mean to imply favoritism." "What's he done this time?" "The same as before..." "Refuse to stay with the bombers." "In fairness, he went down to the deck trying to save one of his men, but afterwards, he didn't rejoin his squadron." "He kept on after the enemy plane." "Did he get him?" "He got three..." "Two in the air, one on the ground." "By strafing the field, he subjected his plane to flak..." "A cylinder shot off." "He had to wash out his plane." "It's lucky he wasn't lost." "That gives him, let me see... 16 victories." "Makes a court-martial kind of tough." "It's because of that, sir." "He's a top


ace." "The replacements see him as an idol and follow his example." "They must be taught in battle the vital necessity of their assigned duties, to respect the tactical judgment of the higher command." "He's violating your own orders, sir!" "Hmm." "Has the combat film on the 17th come up yet?" "Put Major Hardin's on." "Come on, Mel." "You ready?" "Yes, sir." "Shoot." "Mel, it seems to me that you've lost sight of one thing." "Hardin was with the Flying Tigers in China before he joined the Eagle squadron with Hamilton, Brickley, and Chappell." "In China, it was every man on his own and every Jap plane a target, regardless." "My own personal feelings after seeing that film would be to recommend him for another cluster on hisfake, even though he says he had signed affidavits from voters and video evidence of him going door to door. He was kicked off the ballot a couple of weeks ago.

Election lawyers say they are seeing more petition challenges this election cycle than ever before, making it even more difficult for upstart candidates. A spokesperson for Madigan says Tomkowiak didn’t follow the rules and that’s why he was kicked off the ballot.

Now he is focusing on a nearly-impossible write-in campaign. At the Halsted Orange Line station Sunday, Tomkowiak was trying to teach his neighbors how to spell his last name so they could add it to their ballot.

"My parents blessed me with a name that only they can spell, unfortunately,” he said.

While teaching neighbors how to spell his


out a commercial chicken house. After hauling "two loads" from the chicken house he went to the store of D. D. Real and purchased a root beer. He obtained the bottle himself from the box, uncapped it, and began drinking the contents.
He drank "a right smart" of the contents of the bottle. It had a bitter taste, and when the "stuff" hit his throat he started gagging, and spit into a trash can. He began to pour the remaining portion of the bottle in the can, but Mr. Real stopped him, and some of the drink remained in the bottle. The bottle and remaining contents were received in evidence.
The foreign matter in the drink looked like pieces of a cigar.
According to Sumner he did not become sick immediately,but did become nauseated in about fifteen minutes as he was returning to the chicken house on a tractor. While he returned to the work in the chicken house, he felt half sick the rest of the day, and at one time had another worker relieve him and he went into a barn and tried to vomit some more.
Mr. Real, the storekeeper, gave testimony entirely corroborative of the plaintiff's.
Mr. Bobbie Faught, manager of the defendant bottling company, was presented as a witness for the defendants. He testified in detail as to methods employed by the defendants in rinsing, cleansing in hot caustic solution, washing by hot and cold jets of water, and inspection of bottles, etc. prior to their use, or re-use by the defendants. In other words,