infant and child mortality and improving maternal health through provision of preventative, promotional, and some curative health services. The intervention aims to address the human resource and service gap between health facilities and households/communities. More detailed information about the project is available in a previous publication \[[@CR20]\].

The Connect Project is located in three districts in Tanzania. Kilombero and Ulanga districts are in an isolated area of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania that lies between 200--400 kilometers from Dar es Salaam. Rufiji district is located in Tanzania's coastal Pwani region. All three districts are predominantly rural and impoverished, with poor transportation and infrastructure. Most inhabitants rely on subsistence agriculture, though there is some fish and wood trade in the Rufiji district.

In these three districts, the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)survey conducted in May and June of 2011 in the Kilombero, Ulanga, and Rufiji districts of Tanzania. The survey collected baseline data for the Connect project, documenting health seeking behaviors during pregnancy, intrapartum care and immediate newborn care, health service accessibility and utilization of health care. Participants in the study were all women of reproductive age (15--49 years) living in 2,183 selected households in the three study districts. A total of 3,127 women of reproductive age were interviewed \[[@CR27]\].

Households for the survey were randomly selected from a list of all HDSS households using probability proportional to size (PPS). In each of the households sampled, all women of reproductive age (15--49 years) were eligible to be interviewed. A woman over 49 years of age was interviewed only if she took


amendment was rejected in a 50- to- 47 vote, falling far short of the 60 votes needed to pass. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote in favor of the spending. Three other Republicans—Richard Burr, Jeff Flake, and John McCain—did not vote for various reasons.

Last week, 21 state attorneys general sent congressional leaders a letter saying additional funding was desperately needed in order to prevent the type of targeted hacking that was seen in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. The letter followed a vote in the House on July 19 in which Republicans dismissed legislation put forth by Democrats that would renew $380 million earmarked for election security in 2018.

It’s difficult to imagine why Congress would not want to protect elections but to be149 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.Attendance: 27,416

The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League Baseball clubs and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions.


Intaki system, proposed a new bill in the Gallente Federal Senate, today, aimed at abolishing capital punishment at the Federal level and imposing strict guidelines on methods of capital punishment for member state and constituent polity governments, legislatures and courts.

2019-01-17 14:55By Lina Ambre Semiki, Lonetrek – An intruder with alleged connections to Lai Dai broke into the Semiki IV Zainou Biohazard Containment Facility, and was apprehended by station authorities after accessing and sabotaging several station systems, the Scope has learned.are gay men and domestic partners who
lived in Yorktown, Indiana in October 2007. Alman was arrested in Westland, Michigan
on October 12, 2007, during an undercover police operation in Hix Park, while he was
taking a break from helping his mother move to a nearby apartment building. This case
arises out of the circumstances of his arrest and the subsequent seizure of the car Alman
had driven to the park, which belonged to Barnes.

A. Alman’s Arrest

       Around 1:00 p.m. on October 12, 2007, Alman decided to take a break from
helping his mother move to a new apartment and go visit Hix Park, which was nearby.
Hix Park is a public nature park with maintained trails winding through the woods, and
its entrance drive leads to a parking lot


of a law enforcement task force staffed by officers from
the Westland Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. Sergeant
Robert Swope of the Westland Police Department supervised the team, which, along
with Deputy Reed, also included Officers Randy Thivierge and John Buffa of the
Westland Police Department. The task force, known as the Metro Street Enforcement
Team (“MSET”), was formed to conduct surveillance at Hix Park to investigate
complaints of lewd conduct and possible sexual activity taking place in the park. (Sgt.
Swope testified that his supervisor informed him that Department of Public Service
workers had found empty condom wrappers and pornographic materials while emptying
trash cans in the park.)

         At the request of Swope’s supervisor, Lieutenant Engstrom of the Westland
Police Department, MSET had conducted visual surveillanceat Hix Park prior to
October 12, 2007, and although they had found used condoms along the trails in the
park, they had not observed any sexual or lewd activity during those outings. (R.40-5
at 7.) Lt. Engstrom instructed Sgt. Swope to continue the surveillance and conduct a
decoy operation in the park with his team. That operation took place on October 12,
2007.

         Sgt. Swope supervised the decoy operation, Deputy Reed acted as the decoy, and
Officers Thivierge and Buffa were the surveillance and backup officers. Swope
monitored the operation from his car, while Thivierge and Buffa surveilled on foot and
in plain clothes. Swope testified that he selected Reed to be the decoy because Reed had
experience working with the morality unit for the Sheriff’s Department for


authorized to release the car was Sgt. Jedrusik, who was not at the
station at the time. (Barnes had been given a phone number and was instructed to call
before retrieving his car, but he did not call before going to the police station.) The desk
officer told Barnes that Officer Thivierge could release the vehicle, but that he would not
return to the station until 6:00 p.m. Barnes then went to the mayor’s office to complain.
After failing to meet with the mayor, Barnes contacted The Triangle Foundation, a
LGBT advocacy organization that has since been renamed Equality Michigan. Barnes
traveled back to the police station with a Triangle Foundation representative at around
6:00 p.m., and Barnes was able to retrieve his car after Swope, who was in the station
at the time, contacted Sgt. Jedrusik.
No.areas, you’ve got new missions in new areas along with new items, weapons, enemies, and more. Add all that up and you’ve got one extremely deep and replayable game. The developers, Gearbox, have also promised lots more downloadable content for Borderlands in the future.

Borderlands has quite a fair amount of recorded dialog, most of it comes from a mysterious voice that reveals bits and pieces of the story. Who this voice is comes into play later on in the game, but until then all you see is an image of her face in the corner of the screen, while she tells you about the conspiracy to keep the Vault hidden. The rest of the dialog comes when you accept a new mission and the description is essentially read


a television interview that Jews held disproportionate control over the levers of power in Ukraine.

More recently, opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko was forced to apologise after being filmed laughing at an antisemitic comedy act at a gathering of her Fatherland party, and Volodymyr Viatrovych, director of the state-run Institution for National Memory accused Jewish activist Eduard Dolinsky of fabricating antisemitic incidents for money.

Viatrovych is also running a public awareness campaign whitewashing the participation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a Ukrainian nationalist militia, in the Holocaust.

In 2015 the Ukrainian parliament passed a law prohibiting the denigration of the UPA and other groups which fought for the country’s independence.

Earlier this month, Ukraine made waves internationally when it announced it was opening a murder investigation into the killing of a memberLast night saw the culmination of the most expensive midterm election in U.S. history, totaling some $4 billion in spending.

Among the biggest spenders were the oil and gas industry, led by Americans for Prosperity, the group founded by petrochemical execs Charles and David Koch, which spent $125 million to run approximately 34,000 ads and set up ground operations in 35 states.

Advertisement

On a national level, this appears to have paid off, as pro-industry Republicans sailed to victory in key congressional elections.

Locally, however, all that spending could not stop four communities in California and Texas from electing candidates and approving measures that directly challenge oil and gas interests.

In Richmond, California, a slate of progressive candidates captured the mayor's race, as well as three city council seats, in the face of


The north Texas town of 123,000 residents has 272 total active wells, including ones that have been fracked, within city limits, and another 212 in its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The measure to kill fracking cruised 59-41.

It was another campaign where oil money didn't win. Opponents of the fracking ban spent close to $700,000, while supporters raised just $75,000. Chevron, along with fellow California oil giant Occidental Petroleum, spent $95,000 in a failed attempt to prevent the ban— even though neither company operates any wells in Denton.

Advertisement

Two other fracking bans were approved in San Benito and Mendocino counties in California, despite oil companies' spending more than $6 million in an attempt to defeat the initiatives there and in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara was the oil industry's lone Golden State victory,(usually 50 or 60 mm). The operative microscope was moved into the field, and the laminar edge was identified. A laminotomy was performed, extending cephalad above the insertion of the ligamentum flavum on the inferior surface of the superior lamina (to ensure adequate resection of ligamentous compressive elements) and caudally to include a smaller portion of the superior aspect of the inferior lamina exposing the pedicle. Resection of the medial facet complex was performed as it is necessary to decompress the lateral recess and the foramina adequately. The working channel was then angled medially to expose the anterior aspect of the spinous process, which was then removed utilizing a drill. This procedure exposed the lateral recess on the contralateral side where the residual lamina and ligamentum flavum could


the traditional microscopic technique. In the current study, the radiologic analysis of the canal diameter changes proved the satisfactory decompression ability of MIS techniques. There was no revision case in groups E and T due to the incomplete decompression, which also supports the efficacy of MIS decompression in the lumbar stenosis. In the percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression, the limited surgical visibility through the endoscopic channel and the unfamiliarity with the use of endoscopic instruments can prevent complete decompression of spinal canal and bilateral recess area during the early stage of the learning curve.

Intraoperative bleeding, although it is minimal, can induce blurred operative view, which also could be the obstacle to proceed with the decompressive procedure. However, as we became familiar with the endoscopic lumbar anatomy and the basicThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, click the "Reprints" link at the bottom of any article.

March 21, 2013

Horsemeat Burgers? Scandal Exposes Europe's Supply Chain Weakness

In mid-January, after two months of investigation, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland made the announcement that consumers who thought they were buying beef in the form of frozen hamburgers and prepared meals were actually buying horsemeat, or pork. The news was not well received, particularly since the supermarkets in Ireland that stocked the products had ties to supermarkets in England.

The scandal spread from Irish and English Tesco supermarkets to their suppliers—Silvercrest Foods and Liffey Meats in Ireland, and Yorkshire supplier Dalepak—and far beyond the borders of the U.K.


well, with some DNA tests revealing between 80%–100% horsemeat instead of beef. Food giant Nestlé has also pulled some of its products from the shelves of Italian and Spanish markets and French caterers, and the contamination has reached as far as Hong Kong.

Aside from the personal scruples of whether one wants to consume horsemeat in the guise of beef—after all, France, Belgium, and some other European countries do eat horses on a regular, if limited, basis—are fraud, labeling, contamination, and health issues that affect more than just food processors, wholesalers, slaughterhouses, and retail outlets; not just businesses but also state and international agencies are on the line.

After the mad cow scare in the 1990s, Europe banned British beef and set in place stiff controls designed to account forhorsemeat to French meat wholesaler Spanghero, which then sold it to Comigel, a French frozen food processor. From Comigel the meat went to many countries under the label of Swedish-based Findus, in lasagna and other products.

Director Jan Fasen of Draap was already convicted of selling horsemeat as beef to France in January of 2012, and during his trial it emerged that he had sold Mexican and South American horsemeat to France as far back as 2007 that was labeled as Dutch and German beef. Fasen has said that the meat he sold to Spanghero was clearly labeled as horsemeat, and that Spaghero and French manufacturers were aware of what they were buying.

As Europol prepares to investigate how deep the problem goes, Britain’s environment secretary Owen Paterson said in


with high concentrations of horsemeat could contain phenylbutazone, or “bute,” a veterinary drug used on horses that can be harmful to humans. While horses destined for slaughter are supposed to be identified as bute-free, falsified papers have become all too common in the global supply chain and French authorities confirmed in late February that horsemeat contaminated with bute had entered the food chain in that country. The horses had been exported from Britain to France.

Then there are broader issues of food allergies and sensitivities, not to mention religious issues surrounding the consumption of pork.

If food supply chains are in question all over Europe, with the horsemeat scandal still unfolding, there are bright spots among the dark for investors: local food producers, who sell locally and whose wares areUAW Region 1C regional director Norwood Jewell is in line to become one of the union's new vice presidents. / Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press Business Writers

Norwood Jewell, who is in line to become one of the UAW’s new vice presidents, was one of the key figures in the union’s 1998 strike against General Motors.

At the time, Jewell was shop chairman of UAW Local 659 in Flint. The strike, which cost GM about $3 billion in after-tax losses, lasted nearly eight weeks and caused GM to temporarily close 25 of its plants.

Jewell is one of three nominees to become a vice president of the UAW at the union’s convention in June along with Cindy Estrada and Jimmy Settles. If elected, it would be up to the next


The Shaft is the Engine of the Golf Club

Actually, you the golfer are the engine, the shaft acts more like the transmission. The weight of the shaft is a key element in the fitting and performance of golf clubs for ALL golfers. The overall stiffness design (aka the flex and bend profile) is an element of golf clubs that becomes progressively more and more important to performance as golfer clubhead speed increases and point of release gets later and later in the downswing.

So for golfers with progressively slower swing speeds and progressively less late releases, the weight of the shaft is the only key part of the shaft for performance. But for golfers with progressively faster clubhead speeds and progressively later releases, the shaft becomes more and morearound the world for many years. The chemical composition of the 1020 and 1030 carbon steel alloys most typically used in the production of forged carbon steel irons is the same whether produced under the JIS standards in Japan, the AISI standards in the USA, the BS standards in Great Britain and so on around the world.

The Chemical Composition of 1020 Carbon Steel

The Chemical Composition of 1030 Carbon Steel

The ranges in element composition seen in the above tables are insignificant to the performance of the product being made from the steel and simply reflect the acceptable ranges in content approved by the standards within each country that manufactures these carbon steel alloys.

In the end, what makes a “better” forged iron falls into the combined categories of CG position,


and behind the arc. He was a key factor for NC State allowing them to take a 5 point lead into halftime until Lorenzo Brown and company were able to get the scoring rolling in the second half.

Stanford’s next game is against against the Northwestern Wildcats (8-3) on Friday, December 21st at 6PM PST as they look to bounce back from a loss in their first road game of the season.that is wrapped about a pipe. Such a bag is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,901,743 of Hittler and is referred to as an extended run safety glove bag. This type glove bag has the advantage of enabling a long section of pipe to be stripped of insulation with a single bag where, otherwise, several bags would have to be individually mounted or a single bag mounted and remounted a number of times along successive portions of the pipe section.
Though the foregoing glove bags have been commercially successful, their specially designed shapes have resulted in substantial waste of plastic material and other manufacturing inefficiencies. And though the Natale design is simple, being made from a length of lay flat tubing without lateral flaps or sleeves, it has been


Vancouver Canucks Roberto Luongo practices at UBC on April 20, 2012.

Photograph by: Jason Payne, PNG

More on This Story

Predictably, the Edmonton Oilers can't comment on any interest in acquiring Roberto Luongo - he still belongs to the Canucks - but I'm sure they're kicking some tires.

I can't fathom the Oilers being on his short list of teams (same with Columbus), though, and even if they were, I can't imagine the Canucks trading him to a rival where they would see him five or six times a season.

Here's how the Luongo situation conceivably will shake out: he'll have the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers on his list of teams he'll play for and, in the end, it'll come down to the Leafs versus theBob Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential nominee, said he's disappointed in Jeb Bush for sitting out the Republican National Convention.

ADVERTISEMENT

Dole, who initially endorsed Bush for president before the former Florida governor dropped out, said he should unite behind the party and support presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE.

"I'm really disappointed that he's now — I watched him on TV going after Trump. I mean, Trump was on the stage with him and Trump said some things that I know upset Jeb, but they did sign the pledge," Dole said in an


April 13, 2003

Just had the strangest experience.

Just had the strangest experience. Walking home from a party, I saw a car driving down Angell Street. The wrong way. With its lights off. And he'd drive for ten or so yards, then stop, then start again. And he had at least one flat tire. He was swerving a bit, too. After he turned onto Brook, he careened into the curb and created a shower of sparks. Perhaps the strangest thing was that with all of this odd behaviour (and me standing there staring), he was still ignored by a Providence cop driving the other way up Brook.

"The National Rifle Association loves the AMA---they never miss their
target, which is their own foot." --Uwe Reinhardt
Posted
by blahedo
at 3:53am
on 13 Apr 2003every competitive nation.

In 1970, the average American teacher made about 175 percent of the national GDP per capita, making the teaching profession a relatively well-compensated profession. By 2008, teachers earned roughly the same as the national GDP per capita, less than one-half that of lawyers and about one-third that of doctors. Just look how this compares to the market star, Korea: It pays its experienced primary school teachers about twice the national GDP per capita. It’s much the same at the secondary school level: Experienced secondary school teachers in Korea make about twice their national GDP per capita, while in America they earn about the national average. With these comparatively low levels of compensation, it is not surprising that nearly 50 percent of new teachers in America leave


the profession in the first five years.

America spends much more of its educational budget on administration than its competitor nations (each of the 50 states has its own administrative apparatus). Local funding virtually guarantees that the poorest schools will stay poor.

Despite the rapidly rising costs of college educations, American students have less access to financial aid. Thirty years ago, Pell Grants covered about 75 percent of the cost of an undergraduate degree; today they cover only a third. The average student loan debt of a graduate in 2007 and 2008 was $23,186, double the average owed by 1995 graduates.

How do Americans rate when it comes to their political participation? At the very bottom – America has the lowest voter turnout of all its competitors. And how well arethey represented? The US Constitution called for a ratio of one national representative per 30,000 people; the overall ratio today is one per 580,000. In contrast, the average level of national representation in the competitor countries is about one for every 85,000 people.

And finally there is income inequality – a metric that has been much talked about in the last few years, most quotably by Joseph Stiglitz, who popularized the phrase “the 1% (the Republican shorthand for this conversation is “class warfare”) and Timothy Noah (“The Great Divergence”). The top one percent of US earners accounted for nearly 25 percent of unadjusted income (up from 10 percent in the 1970s). The top one-tenth of one percent of US earners accounted for 7.7 percent of US income, a rate


find a role for itself on the international stage, leveraging its financial muscle, but it has inherent problems in relation to Turkey. It suits both the EU and Turkey to maintain the illusion of eventual Turkish membership in the European bloc, but EU efforts are perpetually compromised by the attitudes of certain of its member states. Turkey compensates for its feelings of rejection by seeking new friends, but it hasn’t helped its prospects by some of its choices. Russia has been trying to entice Turkey away from the West with arms and gas pipeline deals but there are historic enmities. Now Russia and Turkey find themselves backing opposite sides in the quicksand of Libyan while both have tacit dealings with Iran and momentary common purpose in Syria.

In ordermembership, energy cooperation remains a crucial issue. I have for many years called on the European Commission to lift barriers to opening Chapter 15, the energy chapter, of EU accession talks. Encouraging energy dialogue and co-operation could have prevented Turkey from joining forces with Russia.

Brussels should also have done far more to remove other obstacles to progress with Turkey, such as the Cyprus issue. The EU failed to keep its May 2004 promise to end the isolation of Northern Cyprus, ignoring a third of the population of the island. Seats allocated to the Republic of Cyprus should be used proportionately to represent all the people on the island either through a Turkish Cypriot Member of the Parliament or through observer status, as with the Council of Europe. The


stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” Time and time again, great scientific minds see this process in action, as Israeli scientist Daniel Schectman lived it first hand over the last three decades. In April 1982, Professor Schectman made a dramatic discovery, one which has now rewritten chemistry textbooks and finally earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Atomic model of an Ag-Al (Silver-Aluminum) quasicrystal

But his road to acceptance, let alone recognition, was not easy. In 1982, Schectman looked under his electron microscope and saw that the crystal he had formed stood in direct violation with the accepted laws of nature.

Until recently, it was believed that every crystal contains a unique pattern of the arrangement of atoms, a patternNatural Protected Areas, they discovered that the endangered California brown pelican was largely absent from its primary nesting grounds. Like the boobies, they had nearly stopped breeding. Meanwhile, marine scientists from NOAA had been studying the unprecedented illness of thousands of sea lions on California coastlines.

Advertisement:

Are marine animals experiencing a streak of mysterious bad luck? Perhaps. But perhaps it’s not as mysterious as it may seem. Blue-footed boobies, California brown pelicans, sea lions, and a number of other species have something in common: Their natural diet is comprised largely of Pacific sardines, which have suffered the worst population crash since the mid-1900s, leading scientists to posit that the sardine crash may be having widespread impacts on local and migratory species dependent on the Pacific Ocean.

Where did all the


stock, used by the Pacific Fishery Management Council in calculating catch limits) peaked in 2006-2007. It then began dropping gradually, about 8 to 14 percent every year — until 2011. A mild La Niña weather system developed in late 2010 through early 2011, and returned from late 2011 into 2012, lowering ocean temperatures and creating ocean conditions reminiscent of those the 1940s. In a single year, sardine biomass decreased by 30 percent, from 680,004 metric tons at the beginning of 2011 to 473,374 metric tons at the beginning of 2012.

Advertisement:

Before the effects of La Niña event fully developed, scientists had already been warning of trouble. A study conducted in 2011 concluded, “Imminent collapse is likely.” Researchers pointed to unsustainable fishing practices, including high catch limits and a worrisomefocus on catching older, breeding-age fish. Yet the sardine fishing quota in the Pacific continued to increase. In 2011, the fishery catch was 10.59 percent of the total biomass. In 2012, that number grew significantly, with a total catch of 18.4 percent of the total biomass. Between 2012 and 2013, the sardine population once again dropped about 30 percent, to a mere 333,268 metric tons by the beginning of 2013. This drop is considered the second great sardine crash, and has been compared to the first notorious crash of the late 1940s and 1950s.

In late 2013, federal fishery managers took heed of the downward trend, setting 2014 catch levels 33 percent below what they would have been under the previous management plan. The most recent formal Stock Assessment


after he attempted to kill his wife and himself. After several months of incarceration when he was diagnosed as having a deep depression with paranoid tendency and alcoholism he pled guilty to an assault and weapon charge and was thereafter terminated. His union grieved for reconsideration with back pay. The grievance was denied at the first and second steps of the grivance procedure and never taken to arbitration by the union, which was an available recourse under the labor contract. In denying the grievance the management noted the underlying off-duty criminal conduct was adequate cause for termination under the regulations and also concluded, *1215 on July 27, 1978, that Richardson's "return to an active duty status would not be in the best interests of the Postal Service, ofthe public, good morale or efficient service."
On September 27, 1978 Richardson, who is black, pursued the matter by filing a claim of discrimination due to race, sex and handicap (alcoholic) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The underlying theory of the handicap claim was that Richardson's supervisors knew of his condition and had failed to accommodate his handicap as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791, 794, and his alcoholism, in turn, caused or contributed to the criminal act which caused his discharge. Richardson pursued his EEOC claim unsuccessfully through various stages until final denial by the Office of Review and Appeals, which rejected his claims in October, 1984, and again in November, 1984. The present complaint, which was filed December 3, 1984 and


"Yeah, well, he would've suffered severe disorientation and confusion." "As a result, he may not have realized the extent of the damage." "Maybe he tried to walk it off." "And he walked into a pool?" "His lungs were filled with water, so he was alive when he took the dive." "Already dizzy, he-he panicked." "With every breath, he sucked in water instead of air and drowned." "So it was an accidental death... kind of." "You got a time?" "Well, oddly enough, the blow to the head occurred one hour before death." "Federal agents." "Mr. Hamilton?" "House is empty." "Wife's in Martha's Vineyard with family." "It's BOLO time for Mr. Town Mayor and his, uh, red Cadillac." "Already on it." "Okay, now this is a kind of boat youIt is now illegal for adults in Canada to have sex with a partner under the age of 16, one of the new provisions of the Tories' violent crime law that came into effect on Thursday.

The Tackling Violent Crime Act raises the legal age of sexual consent in Canada to 16 from 14, the first time it has been raised since 1892.

But the law includes a "close-in-age exception," meaning 14- and 15-year-olds can have sex with someone who is less than five years older.

The Tories said they raised the age, in part, to deal with internet predators. The new law puts Canada's age of consent in line with those in Britain, Australia and most of the United States.

Gun crime punishment increased

The act also includes higher mandatory prison sentences


THE term “urban naxal” was once used during peasant protests against the state. Today, it is used almost as a slur on those who ask uncomfortable questions of the state. The same fate meets those authors and poets who refuse to sing hosannas to state power. It is easy to dub them anti-national, too, in an age when everybody is expected to eat only what a certain group of people permits. The distinguished academic, historian-activist Romila Thapar is known for her fearless insubordination when faced with the repressive organs of the state. Earlier this year, she spoke out against the arrest of five human rights activists when the media, and some organs of the state, dubbed them urban naxals. Earlier, she fought the saffronisation of history, arguing thatinner annulus as the gravel is being transported down the "outer annulus", or the gap between the well liner and the wellbore, and bypassing fluid being injected from a well liner through a gravel pack into the formation to stimulate the well or seal a portion of the wellbore.
Bridges of gravel are in part created, or enhanced, as the gravel carrying fluid flows into the inner annulus. As the gravel carrying fluid moves, an increase of gravel concentration in the fluid in the outer annulus results because the gravel is restricted from entering the wire wrapped well liner but fluid enters freely. Thus, when the gravel concentration increases beyond a critical magnitude, a bridge is formed which wedges in the outer annulus and halts further movement of gravel


before the outer annulus is fully packed with gravel.
Another problem results from the fluid freely entering the inner annulus from the outer annulus during gravel packing in highly deviated wellbores. The problem is commonly referred to as "duning". In wellbores having angles of 45 degrees to 90 degrees plus from the vertical, and especially those requiring the gravel to be packed along intervals ranging from several feet to more than a thousand feet, the gravel tends to fall to the low side of the wellbore due to gravity as it is being transported by the fluid. As gravel accumulates, the fluid is diverted to the high side of the wellbore and into the well liner, thereby reducing the velocity of carrier fluid in the outer annulus and thesting. Rosacea is a skin disease
that causes redness and swelling of the face. As the disease progresses,
small vessels and tiny pimples begin to appear on and around the reddened
area. Tinea Versicolor is an infection of the upper layers of the skin. It
appears as uneven skin coloration and scaling. The infection is caused by a
yeast-like fungus, which normally lives on the skin surface in small
numbers. It thrives in oily areas of the skin such as the neck, upper chest,
and back. West LA dermatology Board Certified Dermatologist LA dermatology
Seborrhea Keratosis is usually confused with warts, seborrheic keratoses are
non-cancerous growths of the outer layer of the skin. They may appear as one
growth or in clusters. The growths are usually brown, but can vary in color
from light tan all the way to


The Chinese central bank has warned the country's financial institutions not to trade in bitcoin, saying that the digital currency doesn't have "real meaning" and lacks legal protections.

However, no explicit risk to China's financial system was identified by the bank, and it reiterated that individual citizens were free to use bitcoin provided they were aware that they were taking the risk on themselves.

The bank also identified money laundering and other illegal uses of the currency as areas of concern.

Bitcoin has recently achieved a measure of popularity in China, with FiatLeak and other bitcoin trading information sites showing large inflows of the currency through Chinese exchanges.

China Telecom, the largest mobile phone provider in the country, launched a promotion allowing a Samsung phone to be bought with bitcoins, and Baidu,the Chinese Google, is accepting payments for its firewall service in the currency.

But there's also suspicion that a large measure of the bitcoin's Chinese popularity is the result of fringe-legal uses. The currency is perfect for getting around the country's tight capital controls, which prevent rich Chinese citizens from moving too much money overseas.

While bitcoin remains unregulated, it is easy for users to buy a large sum in Chinese yuan and sell it in US dollars, evading those regulations.

The potential of bitcoin in China is seen as a large part of the reason for the currency's seven-fold increase in price over November, and the news that the Chinese central bank is taking a less-than-welcoming stance to it has sent markets tumbling.

The value of one bitcoin fell by 28%


over two hours on Thursday morning, before settling into its more normal pattern of rapid large price swings in both directions.

The warning follows a similar cautionary tone from the Dutch central bank, which noted that there is no central issuer which can held liable for bitcoin, and no deposit guarantee scheme in the event of bitcoin banks failing.

The former head of the Dutch bank even compared the bitcoin bubble to the Netherlands' tulip mania in the 17th century – but pointed out that at least when that bubble burst, investors were left with tulips at the end.

• Is bitcoin about to change the world?national central banks could save their own countries’ banks and institutions in moments of crisis) that had previously been carried out by national central banks, without creating a replacement at the European level. The absence of such a backstop was no mistake, but the result of compromise and cynical political calculations. The central European bloc of countries led by Germany entered the euro on the condition that there would be no risk-sharing mechanisms forcing them to aid their partners, while other countries such as Italy, France, and the Mediterranean bloc hoped that the benefits deriving from the low interest rates and low inflation guaranteed by the euro would offset the costs imposed by giving up their national currencies and accepting limits on their fiscal policy. However, it is


It is important to recognize that the European currency is a political project as much as it is an economic one. Several economists of various orientations warned that by imposing the northern export- and profit-led economic model (represented by countries such as Germany and the Netherlands) upon the very different political economies of southern Europe, the EMU would have high economic costs for these latter countries, historically characterized by higher inflation rates and weaker currencies. In 1993, Paul Krugman foresaw that once the single currency was established, Europe would experience a dramatic concentration of production and employment in countries with more competitive and better-developed economies of scale, such as Germany, at the expense of their European partners. It would be this former group that would benefit from theupper classes, the weakening of labor, and more generally the rollback of the democratic and socioeconomic gains that had previously been achieved by the subordinate classes. The mainstream left, in particular, continues to see it as its mission to “save Europe from itself,” by defending the European economic and integration process against the threat of a new wave of nationalism. It is driven by the belief that the European Union, as much as the eurozone, is compatible with a return of social-democratic policies, a Keynesian-style relaunching of the economy, and the creation of a fully fledged supranational democracy. This position, however, presents numerous problems. Indeed, this outlook is ultimately rooted in a failure to understand the true nature of the European Union and monetary union. First of all,


Stay up to date on breaking news with our mobile app from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

SAN JOSE — A wrong-way driver who was involved in two collisions early Sunday morning on Highway 101 in South San Jose died after the second crash sparked a vehicle fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP is still working to determine the name, age and gender of the driver who died, according to Officer Jose Jimenez.

Related Articles Fatal crash on East Bay freeway blocks three lanes, brings traffic alert

High school students among 4 killed in Tracy crash

San Jose: Bicyclist dies after being hit by car

Motorcyclist dead after crash throws him over railing of San Mateo Bridge

16-year-old East Bay pedestrian airlifted to hospital after being hit bya car The CHP was first notified of a crash involving a wrong-way driver on southbound Highway 101 near Metcalf Road at about 5:45 a.m.

Investigators determined someone behind the wheel of a white Nissan Altima was traveling in the wrong direction on southbound 101, Jimenez said. The driver was making a U-turn on 101 when the Altima was hit by a Honda Accord, Jimenez said.

Get top headlines in your inbox every afternoon.

Sign up for the free PM Report newsletter.

The crash caused both vehicles to block the southbound lanes, Jimenez said.

Following the first crash, the female driver of the Accord was assisted out of her car by another driver who witnessed the collision and stopped to help, Jimenez said. The driver of the Altima remained in the car.

About five


minutes later, a Toyota Corolla travelling on Highway 101 crashed into the Nissan. The impact caused the Altima to “become fully involved in flames,” Jimenez said.

Like our Facebook page for more conversation and news coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.

Firefighters were the first to respond to the scene, Jimenez said.

The fatal crash and ensuing investigation resulted in lanes of traffic on southbound 101 to be closed for several hours, which caused a major backup for motorists on the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

The collision remains under investigation. Investigators do now know if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash, Jimenez said.Support detainees held at Morton Hall

Morton Hall Detainee Visitors Group recruiting new volunteers

Morton Hall Visitors group is a small volunteer led visitors group based in Nottingham.

The Morton Hall Visitors Group relies solely on the work of the volunteers to deliver one to one support to men detained in Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre at Swinderby, Lincolnshire.

Volunteer visitors are a lifeline to those held indefinitely under immigration act powers in the UK, and their commitment, willingness to listen and understand can hugely help reduce the isolation of those held. Some will be recent arrivals to the UK, others may have lived their whole lives here: whatever their circumstances, detainees are held in prison conditions often far from friends and family while they wait to find out what will happen


3 brothers accused of sexually attacking girl

(MCT) — Three South Side brothers accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and sexually assaulting her in December appeared in bond court Sunday.

Prosecutors say Aziz Animashaun, 22, jumped out of a black SUV at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 and told the girl, who was taking out the trash, to get in the vehicle. When the girl refused, Animashaun allegedly knocked her unconscious by striking her with a handgun and then carried her to the SUV.

Animashaun and four or five other men in the car then took the girl to a home and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said. While searching the home, police found a used condom and a shiny, antique handgun that matched the description of the one Animashaunis accused of using.

Two men were taken into custody shortly after the assault but were not charged at the time.

Last week, DNA results from the condom were traced to Aziz Animashaun's brother, Taiwo Animashaun, 26. The 15-year-old girl identified Aziz Animashaun and another brother, Isiaka Animashaun, 25, as two of her attackers.

The three Animashauns were arrested Friday. They share an address in the 500 block of East 83rd Street in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. Each brother faces one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a firearm and one count of kidnapping while armed with a firearm. No one else has been charged.

Cook County Judge Israel Desierto ordered Aziz Animashaun held on $400,000 bail. Isiaka Animashaun is being held on $250,000 bail. Taiwo Animashaun is jailed in lieu of


neck and arm, and a welt mark from a slotted cooking spoon across one of her cheeks.

The district court was told the baby’s mother had initially lied to police and tried covering up her crime by telling responding officers that her daughter had sustained her injuries in a fall at a playground.

Photos uploaded to Facebook sometime after the attack show the 32-week-old baby with a black eye, abrasions and a small cut on her face, and the welt mark from the slotted spoon on her cheek.

The officers conveyed both Norman and her daughter to the local hospital where a thorough physical examination confirmed Evie had been assaulted and hit in the face and body at least eight times.

In sentencing Norman in the Adelaide District Court last week, JudgeCharles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley

Lieutenant General Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley (died 9 June 1724) was an Irish soldier known for his service with the British Army. From 1714 to 1721 he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Army.

Background
Born in Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century his exact origins are unclear, with some contemporaries claiming that he once been a highwaymen. He developed a connection with the powerful Butler family of County Tipperary who frequently governed Ireland on the Crown's behalf. He was likely a riding master to the young James Butler, later Duke of Ormonde, although he later claimed to have been his tutor.

Military career
O'Hara was commissioned into the Duke of York's Foot becoming a Captain in 1678. In 1679 he transferred to the Anglo-Dutch Brigade and


repairs. The policy also extends to all outdoor areas up to 25 feet from the public housing and administrative office buildings.

Tired Murray pulls out of Washington Open QF
When play resumed, Zverev took a second break thanks to a series of errors by Nishikori and closed out the match. He also told reporters that he could "potentially" withdraw from the tournament rather than take on De Minaur.

Weld County man hospitalized with West Nile Virus
The increase, officials said, is widespread across the county and has happened earlier this summer, compared with previous years. According to World Health Organisation, there is one reported case of transplacental (mother-to-child) WNV transmission.

The toxic red tide that’s decimating Florida’s marine life
More than a dozen people have gone to the emergency room after exposure to theblue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria. Tissue taken from the whale shark's organs and muscles tested positive for brevetoxin, a neurotoxin created by the algae.

Subtropical storm Debby forms in the deep Atlantic
Rain showers may be locally heavy at times, particularly over east to southeast around midnight, or sooner if conditions warrant. On the other side of the Pacific, Typhoon Shanshan is approaching Japan with maximum winds around 100 miles per hour .

The US banned 3D printed guns just in the nick of time
Trump had tweeted earlier that he was looking into the issue, adding, "Already spoke to NRA, doesn't seem to make much sense! ". Gun safety advocates hailed Tuesday's decision as a victory, saying it will protect innocent lives.


influence of Iran in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, as well as Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Shimon Shapira, an Israeli representative who participated in secret meetings with the Saudis, put it this way: “We discovered we have the same problems and same challenges and some of the same answers.”

On May 5, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki bin Faisal and retired Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror spoke together at a Washington event hosted by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy — the policy wing of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. The event, broadcast live online, showed that Saudi Arabia and Israel have finally come out of the closet –– together.

Here are some traits Saudi Arabia and Israel have in common.

Oppression

Both oppress the non-dominant groups living in their borders.Israel oppresses Palestinians, building settlements on their land and surrounding their villages with apartheid walls and heavily armed soldiers. Saudi Arabia has set up a political and judicial system that oppresses everyone who’s not Sunni (like Shiites and non-Muslims), as well as women and millions of migrant workers.

Both nations respond to political dissidents in similar ways, using excessive force, arbitrary and indefinite detention, intimidation, and torture.

Aggression

Israel and Saudi Arabia have each invaded neighboring lands, killing thousands of civilians. Israel has been recurrently invading and bombing Gaza since 2008. In 2014 alone the Israeli military killed 2,104 people — most of them civilians — and destroyed 17,200 homes and left 475,000 living in emergency conditions.

The Saudis have meanwhile interfered in the internal affairs of neighboring Yemen. In March 2015,


like the Nusra Front, which is an al-Qaeda affiliate.

The Saudis have sent weapons and money to Nusra. For its part, Israel has been treating wounded Nusra fighters in Israeli hospitals and then sending them back to battle the Syrian army. Israel also killed Lebanese and Iranian advisers who were assisting Assad’s government in fighting against Al Nusra.

Young Political Prisoners

Both nations lock up thousands of political prisoners, including minors. In February 2016, Israel had 6,204 Palestinians in prison, 438 of them minors. Many of the minors are imprisoned for throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. The Saudis have beheaded minors, and presently have three prisoners facing execution who were arrested as juveniles for nonviolent protests.

Robust Washington Lobbies

They both spend many millions of dollars to influence U.S. policy.

The Israeli government enjoysthe backing of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is often considered the most influential foreign policy lobby group in the United States.

The Saudis have just started their own version called SAPRAC, or the Saudi American Public Relations Affairs Committee. For years they’ve been buying influence by contracting influential public relations and law firms like the Podesta Group and donating to the Clinton Foundation, the Carter Foundation, and dozens of think tanks and Ivy League universities.

Alliances with the United States

Finally, both countries are long-time allies of the United States. Subsequent U.S. administrations have supported Israel since its founding in 1948; they’ve also supported an array of Saudi kings since the founding of that nation in 1932.

The U.S. has helped guarantee the security of both nations. U.S. taxpayers


lifelong love interest Doreen (Eva Mendes), a woman he’d come to take for granted, and who has moved on to a grocery store manager (Will Ferrell).

Upon receiving early parole, Wendell determines to turn his life around and, after expressing interest in the hotel business, is assigned to work at a retirement home run poorly by a corrupt mother and son (Owen Wilson). He subsequently takes on the establishment with the help of its wise elderly residents (including Harry Dean Stanton and Kris Kristoffersen) and finds his life taking on a whole new purpose as a result.

The Wendell Baker Story is a frustrating film in many ways because it’s heart is clearly in the right place. Luke Wilson delivers a genuinely engaging central performance and makes Wendell worth rootinghave to do as an organization," Williams told reporters. "We’re going to protect our traditional values."

Trump's opposition already paying the price

Although the UAW endorsed Democratic contender Hillary Clinton and heartily backed President Obama in 2008 and 2012, an internal poll before the 2016 election showed that 28% of union's members backed Trump. Williams said 61% supported Clinton, while 6% were undecided.

But the real percentage of UAW Trump supporters may have been higher, he said, particularly given how many pollsters underestimated the number of the Republican's backers.

The UAW is one of the largest unions centered in the Midwest. It had 408,639 members in 2015, up 1.3% from 2014.

Trump appealed strongly to the UAW's core membership — working-class, assembly-line auto workers without college degrees — by blasting NAFTA's role in


The Diving Pool

The first major English translation of one of contemporary Japan`s bestselling and most celebrated authors

From Akutagawa Prize winning author Yoko Ogawa comes a trio of novellas about love, motherhood, fertility, obsession, and how even the most innocent gestures contain a hairline crack of cruel intent. A lonely teenaged girl falls in love with her foster brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool-a peculiar infatuation that sends unexpected ripples through her life. A young woman records the daily moods of her pregnant sister in a diary, taking meticulous note of a pregnancy which may or may not be a hallucination-but whose hallucination is it, hers or her sister`s? A woman nostalgically visits her old college dormitory on the outskirts ofA man who pretended to be the online girlfriend of the US college footballer Manti Te'o for more than a year, is said to have fallen "deeply, romantically in love" with the star.

In an interview with the Dr Phil show, hoaxer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo said he was "confused" about his sexuality following the two-year relationship with Te'o. He had convinced the Notre Dame linebacker that he was Lennay Kekua, whom he characterised as a 20-something woman who narrowly survived a car crash only to later die of leukemia.

Te'o has denied knowing about the hoax, telling Katie Couric last week that he believed Kekua was real. Te'o never met his "girlfriend" during the course of their two-year courtship, even though he was told she had been "seriously injured" in the


car crash. Neither did he attend her "funeral" after her apparent death, although he talked extensively about both events in media interviews.

The full interview with Tuiasosopo will air Thursday on the Dr Phil show. In released extracts, Tuiasosopo said he had wanted to end the relationship with Te'o earlier than he did. Tuiasosopo ultimately ended the hoax by killing off Kekua in early September.

"I wanted to end it because after everything I had gone through, I finally realized that I just had to move on with my life,'' Tuiasosopo told Dr Phil McGraw during their interview.

"I had to start just living and let this go. There were many times where Manti and Lennay had broken up, but something would bring them back together whether it was something goingSeptember. He said he received a phone call on 6 December from the voice he had come to know as Kekua, saying she was alive. In interviews after that date Te'o still maintained his story that his girlfriend had died.

A contender for the Heisman trophy in December, Te'o's stock has fallen since Deadspin broke the story of the hoax. NFL team scouts are reportedly preparing to ask hard questions of Te'o at the scouting combine in February, although the player is widely regarded as the best middle linebacker in the draft.


Book Blast & Giveaway: Taming the Wolf by Stephanie Nelson

Attacked by a wolf while hiking, Anna Avery's life just got a little hairier. Living in the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming, with a group of werewolves who are more animal than human, Anna must try to hold onto her human side. It's not easy when the alpha continues to persuade her into his bed, while another wolf is chomping at the bit to become her mate. To top it all off, dead bodies are showing up and it just so happens that Anna was the last to see them alive. She'll have to work to prove her innocence and taming the wolf who bites first and asks questions never.
This book is not intended for readers under 18.
Buy Onon their viability. The lawsuit was settled in March 2015.

During that same time, CBC Edmonton reported Direct Energy sellers were still engaging in misleading sales tactics, despite the company's six-year-old legal commitment to clean up its practices, which followed hundreds of complaints to the government in 2009.

At the time, the director of the Fair Trading Act said there was reason to believe sales agents' presentations may have broken the law by failing to explain the difference between Direct Energy's regulated and contract divisions.

Angela Blundell told CBC news in May that a Direct Energy salesman used the same sales pitch on her this spring.

Contacted again on Wednesday, Blundell said she was thankful she came forward with her complaint.

"It makes me glad that I did reach out and make my


Mr. Tom Cadenhead "Tom" November 25, 1942 - October 24, 2011

Mr. Tom came to the Forestry Forum on March 27th, 2001. In no time it was clear that Tom was the man to join me as an administrator for the Forestry Forum. Over the years his never ending "Yearn to Learn" and willingness to share everything he knew with anyone he could help, made him a truly irreplaceable and unforgettable member of the Forestry Forum. He was a friend to all, and a mentor and father figure to me. I will always miss Tom and I think of him every single day. He was there for everyone when they needed him, and personally for me for over the last decade.

Noble Gene Barker Jr "Bro. Noble" July 21, 1945- September 25, 2011

Brother Noble's first post on the Forestry Forum was on June 10, 2002, 06:32:36 am. I suppose he had just got in the house from doing something he talked about quite often. Taking care of those "Stoopid Cows". Noble had a wonderful, dry sense of humor. Tammy and I were fortunate enough to be able to visit with him years ago at his farm in Southern Missouri. We learned first hand to love this quiet, devout and gentle man with a wicked funny bone.
Noble's family history in the Forest Products industry was amazing, from his Grandfather working in the redwoods, the sawmills that they also had in Missouri to the ownership in the Barker Rim Saw Company. Noble left his family and his Forestry Forum


Family far to early, and we miss him every day.

I Urge everyone to visit Bro. Noble's profile and look up his old posts. There are nuggets of gold in his words. Sometimes nuggets of stoopid cow manure as well. He was a dear and funny man.

Patricia L. Folkerts "Patty" June 22, 1955 - August 17, 2012

Patty's first post on the Forestry Forum was on April 04, 2003. She joined after a few months of reading the Forum because her husband was a member here. Since that day, Patty has become a beloved member of the Forestry Forum. When she posted she posted in a way you knew that she was a strong and opinionated soul who loved her family and loved her country. Whether posting about working onA controversial documentary that centers on a fatal gang rape in New Delhi is no longer available to YouTube viewers worldwide after the production company behind India's Daughter filed a copyright claim.

The film has sparked contentious debate since the Indian government threatened the BBC for breaking a court order banning the film. Before the worldwide takedown, YouTube on Thursday blocked users in India who uploaded copies of the documentary due to a government request.

India's Daughter, by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, was released on British television and online Wednesday night, days earlier than scheduled, after the Indian government attempted to block its screening with a restraining order and a letter to the broadcaster.

Indian officials were outraged by promotional clips in which one of the convicted attackers blames the victim


for the horrific crime.

The full documentary was widely available on YouTube the day after its Wednesday night release, despite the video-sharing site blocking several clips in India to comply with government requests. Efforts to restrict the film have been stymied by YouTube viewers who continue to upload and share the film in its entirety. It was not difficult to find in the U.S. in the early afternoon Friday.

Under YouTube's copyright-infringement policy, owners of copyright-protected work posted on YouTube without authorization can request the content be taken down. A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the video's removal.

The video can still be seen on the BBC website, but only to viewers in the UK. As of this writing, the only way to watch a legal copy of the filmfrom outside of Britain is to use a private VPN or a service like Hola! to create a fake IP address located within the UK.

The broadcaster said in a statement that the independent production company behind the documentary, Assassin Films, had filed the copyright complaints. According to the statement, the deal that BBC has with the company means that the network is only in charge of broadcasting within the UK.

It is not clear whether there are still plans to broadcast the film outside of Britain. Assassin Films did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment.

The film was originally slated to air this Sunday in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden and India to coincide with International Women's day. But after the Indian government issued the court order, citing


Military ranks of Ukraine

The military ranks of Ukraine were created in March 1992 after adopting the law of Ukraine "About Universal Military Duty and Military Service". The rank structure corresponds the generic military rank structure of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian armed forces have two styles of ranks - army, which is used by ground forces as well as aerial forces, and naval - the Ukrainian Navy.

Ukraine, like the Russian Federation, eliminated the descriptor "of aviation" following the air force ranks and in 2016 the descriptor "guards" following the rank of a serviceman of a guards unit, formation or ship was officially abolished. The rank of a serviceman of the legal, medical or veterinary professions shall be followed by the words “of Justice,” “of the medical service,” or “ofDwight Howard Trade Rumors: Will New GM Deal Him To Nets?

Every little thing that the Orlando Magic organization does leads to some new rumor regarding All-Star center Dwight Howard.

The latest rumor, this one via the New York Post's Peter Vecsey, is that the Magic's hiring of 30-year-old Rob Hennigan as the team's general manager should signal the end of the Howard era in Orlando,

Vecsey espouses that Howard will be out even sooner than expected because of Hennigan's background. The youngest general manager in the NBA comes from the Oklahoma City Thunder - before that he was with the San Antonio Spurs - and is known for building patiently and prudently through the draft and trades.

The Hoop du Jour columnist believes that Hennigan will follow the steps of his


Topic: Centcom headquarters

A common complaint heard among American officials and policy analysts is that in East Asia — one of the most important and conflict-prone areas of the planet — there is no security architecture comparable to NATO. The U.S. has ties to many key countries, notably Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and Taiwan. But they do not have strong ties to one another, and there is no joint military planning of the kind that NATO undertakes. That does not seem likely to change in the future, because, although all those nations are suspicious of growing Chinese power, they also do not want to antagonize the 500-pound panda by forming an explicit alliance for its containment. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, formed in 1954, wasShedding of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by Felidae in zoos in the Czech Republic.
In 1995 and 1996, the shedding of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts was monitored in the faeces of Felidae in six zoos in the Czech Republic. In all, 2287 samples of faeces from 19 species of Felidae were examined. In Ostrava Zoo, four episodes of shedding of Toxoplasma-like oocysts were identified, using a flotation examination, in a pair of wild cats (Felis silvestris), six episodes in a wild cat held separately, and three episodes in a pair of Amur leopard cats (F. euptilurus). After the passage of sporulated oocysts through laboratory mice, T. gondii was confirmed in the pair of wild cats (three episodes), in the wild cat held separately (three episodes) and in the pair of Amur


Now who's caught-looking? Dodgers fan who stripped off as he sunbathed through game becomes viral star

Fan attended the day game between the Dodgers and the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Dodgers Stadium

Images of him with his shirt off, shorts rolled up and a jumble of beer and food on the next seat have since gone viral

News sites as far Russia and Belgium reporting on the 'man who became famous for sunbaking'

Glimpses of his golden flesh were hard to miss in the background during the telecast of Wednesday's game between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

And now this oblivious baseball fan - who chose to strip off and catch some rays during the 5 hours and 34 minute day game - has become an international sensation.

Images of thesatisfied-looking supporter - complete with the empty beer cans and hot dog trays sitting next to him - have gone viral around the world.

Biggest fan: This Los Angeles Dodgers fan has gained quite an online following after pictures of him sun-baking during Wednesdays game between the Washington Nationals were circulated online

Enjoying himself: Photos of the Dodgers supporters with his shorts rolled up and shirt - as well the food and beer collection to his side - had social media hailing him the 'new American Hero' Spoof: The man, who has not yet been identified, has also become something of the 'joke of the week'

Even a Beliguim news website have reported on the portly patron, referring to him as 'the rather corpulent protagonist'.

As Yahoo Sports' The Post Game reported,


this man - who is yet to be identified - has seemingly become famous for doing nothing but enjoy a sunny California day.

Some social media users have hailed him the new 'American Hero' and the Dodgers 'Fan of the Year'.

Others have called upon ABC's late-night funny man Jimmy Kimmel to track the Dodgers disciple down and feature him on the show.

Some suggested it may have even been a prank organized by Kimmel.

Just kidding: The now-famous Dodgers fan was superimposed on this scene from FX sitcom It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, among others

It has also spawned a slew of spoof images, including one of him superimposed into a scene from FX sitcom It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

A Russian-language version of Eurosport ran the headline: 'Man ‘Dodgers’ became a celebrityNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie discusses human trafficking and other issues Friday with Cindy McCain during an event hosted by Arizona State University's McCain Institute for International Leadership. (Photo by Larissa Garza/Cronkite News)

PHOENIX -- Believing that Republicans can win support from Hispanics just by supporting immigration reform "is insulting to Hispanic voters all over the country," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday.

"The fact is that they want a seat at the table, to influence policy," Christie said during a discussion hosted by Arizona State University's McCain Institute for International Leadership.

In Arizona for the Republic Governors Association's annual conference, Christie discussed his state's efforts to curb sex trafficking with Cindy McCain, co-chair of a task force Gov. Jan Brewer assembled to address the problem. McCain also asked Christie,


often mentioned as a potential presidential contender, for his thoughts on the lack of bipartisanship in Washington and the state of the GOP.

Christie said the key for Republicans to become more appealing to Hispanics and other groups is engaging the broader public.

"The most important part is showing up and going to places that make you uncomfortable," he said.

Holding public meetings in communities where he lost overwhelmingly in winning his first term helped him improve his results among Democrats and minorities when he breezed to a second term earlier this month, Christie said.

"Show up. Listen. And don't vilify people because they disagree with you," he said.

On gridlock in Washington, Christie said President Barack Obama's unwillingness to deal with congressional Republicans is "the cause of the disease," noting that asgoing on in the world forever - greed for free labor, for profit," he said.

Arizona will play host to the 2015 Super Bowl, and looking toward that date the commission that includes McCain, wife of Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain, is pushing for tougher laws against human trafficking as well as laws and policy changes to help victims.

"It's hard, I think, for folks in this country to grasp the fact that the Super Bowl is the biggest human trafficking event of the year in the United States," Christie said. "And it's extraordinary to think that we will have young women, young men, enslaved by folks who are coming to enjoy a football game."

In May, Christie signed into law bipartisan legislation toughening New Jersey's laws against human trafficking by


THE WINNERS

ERIKA HEYNATZ AND DAVID HOBSON

ERIKA HEYNATZhas undergone the experience of a lifetime to become the series champion of the debut series of IT TAKES TWO last night, battling it out against Sarah Ryan in a duet singing show down.

After ten exciting weeks, last night in their Grand Final performance Erika Heynatz and her singing partner Opera singer David Hobson faced their toughest challenge by having to perform four songs to take out the title of It Takes Two series champions.

The Grand Finalists kicked off the night going head to head with
Sarah Ryan and her singing partner
Guy Sebastian on stage together belting out the Kylie Minogue classic
On A Night Like This . The couples then performed two encore performances - best slow and best up tempo song plusbenefit from her time on the show. Her charity the Aids Trust of Australia will receive proceeds from the phone votes polled for her throughout the series.

Runner up Sarah Ryan walks away holding her head high receiving some of the highest scores so far in the competition.

"Sarah is amazing and such a wonderful lady and it has been an amazing journey to do this with her. While we have amazing times together it has also been incredibly challenging for her. Overall it will be something she will never forget and that I will never forget either," her singing partner Guy said.

The entire cast of It Takes Two celebrities and their professional singing partners all returned to sing
We Are Family celebrating their decision to take on the challenge of


singing LIVE in front of a national audience each week.

International guest
NICK LACHEY joined the show live for his only Australian performance of his Top Ten debut single
What's Left of Me .

In a
world exclusive GUY SEBASTIAN performed a song written during his journey on the show. Co-written with It Takes Two musician and backing vocalist Gary Pinto, Guy performed
Taller, Stronger, Better for the first time on Sunday night.

It Takes Twois the Australian production of the BBC format "Just The Two Of Us" and is a co-production between BBC Worldwide and Seven.Promotional Leave Behind Card Design Royal Air Duct Cleaning

Promotional Leave Behind Card Design Royal Air Duct Cleaning

Happy Home!

This is a 6″ x 9″ Leave Behind card design that was created for Royal Air Duct Cleaning. The purpose of this card is to leave it with customers after doing work for them, with the intention of them recommending the Royal services to their friends & neighbors. The piece duly promotes all of the services Royal offers, and carries some money saving coupons as well. All the while carrying the Royal brand beautifully and effectively.

Doug Gaster

I started Controlled Color back in 2007, with the intention of bringing great graphic design and photography to local businesses. With over 25 years of printing prepress experience, I had learned enough to know what


monastic character to the English church and hierarchy". But Brooks admits that it is very difficult to point to any specific contribution that he made to the reform, and Robertson questions Dunstan's importance: "At the present time it would be unwise to give a definitive answer to the question whether Dunstan's role as the instigator of a monastic reform movement was a tenth-century fact or a twelfth-century fiction."

Æthelwold reformed monasteries in his own diocese of Winchester, and he also helped to restore houses in eastern England, such as Peterborough, Ely, Thorney and St Neots. Almost all had been monasteries in the seventh century, and had later become communities of secular clerks or transferred to secular ownership, so he could argue that he was just restoring their original status.After a long wait for fans, Atlanta rapper T.I. finally released his anticipated ‘Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head’ album, and the project will definitely secure Tip a top spot on the album sales charts.

T.I.’s Trouble Man is currently slated to sell in the ballpark of 150,000 to 175,000 copies in its first week, and although it might not be as good as Tip’s Paper Trail album from 2008 as T.I. suggested, the album has received solid reviews across the board.

The album is the first part of the ‘Trouble Man’ series, which will also include ‘Trouble Man II: He Who Wears The Crown.’ The second part of the project has no official release date, but expect it sometime during the latter half of 2013.


A British expat living in China was killed after a heated argument with his ex-wife, who fatally stabbed him in the neck in his Shanghai apartment.

British national Michael Simpson was brutally murdered on March 20 by his ex-wife, Wei-Wei Fu, while their two children, 7-year-old Jack and 4-year-old Alice, were sound asleep.

The 34-year-old expat did not sustain any defensive wounds, which indicates that he was killed by with the use of a concealed knife, according to The Daily Mail. Simpson’s new partner, Rachel Lin, was left in critical condition after Fu also slashed her arms “to the bone.”

Fu reportedly attempted to blackmail the couple by showing them some embarrassing material of Lin. Fu will now stand trial in China on Monday for murdering her ex-husband, which could warrantattempting to win back the custody of the victim’s children in order to bring them back to their home in the U.K. Simpson was originally from Wimborne, Dorset before he moved to China in 2009 to serve as the operations manager of his company Next’s Far East expansion. A spokesperson from his company revealed that Simpson was a “much liked” and “long-standing” colleague before his tragic death.

Simpson met store assistant Fu shortly after his arrival in China and eventually got married and had two children together, but ultimately separated in 2015. The British national’s divorce was reportedly ongoing when he met his new partner, Lin. Following the attack, Lin has lost the ability to use her right arm; Simpson’s parents have set up a Crowdfunding page to raise


Blade, as well as the recent Holocaust drama The Painted Bird, as Hitler. Kier played Hitler in the 2002 short film Mrs.Meitlemeihr, which tells a similar story but is set in London, shows Hitler disguising himself as a woman. That film has become a cult classic.Leon Prudovsky will direct from a screenplay he wrote with Dmitry Malinsky. Prudovsky directed the hit 2009 Israeli romantic comedy Five Hours from Paris.Israel’s 2-Team Productions, Moshe and Leon Edery of United King Films, Poland’s Film Produkcja and Vandalo Colombia will collaborate on My Neighbor Adolf.Prudovsky told Variety: “My Neighbor Adolf is a comedy, because a Holocaust survivor who believes his new neighbor is Hitler is comic. Because an old man obsessively conducting an absurd investigation is comic. But then again, the story4 wounded in Foothill Farms-area shooting

Four people, including a 15-year-old girl, were shot Monday night inside an apartment in the 4800 block of Myrtle Avenue, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

The injured include a 21-year old male and two women ages 38 and 39. The oldest woman is critical condition. The other victims were in serious condition, according Sgt. Tony Turnbull, spokesman for the department.

Turnbull said relationship between the victims is unknown. There were 16 people in the apartment when the shooting occurred, five of whom were children between the ages of 4 and 16, including the injured teen.

Turnbull said shots were fired into the apartment through a closed door sometime before 9 pm., when a 911 caller reported the shooting. An ex-boyfriend of someone in the


Michael van Gerwen received a fine from the disciplinary committee (DRA). The World Number One was caught smoking cigarettes at the Masters on January 28 during the tournament.

Van Gerwen had to pay a fine of 750 pounds in total and also received a formal warning. Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price both also got a hefty fine. Anderson has to pay a thousand pounds for misconduct outside the venue. Price was punished for statements on social media. The punishment of Adrian Lewis for his verbal quarrel with Jose Justicia was announced at an earlier stage. View here the complete list of .

Photo: Lawrence Lustig/PDCprinciple, he would be right alongside Sen. Bert Stedman asking the tough questions and seeking independent expertise. Knowing his courage to call a spade a spade, he would be asking Gov. Sean Parnell to shed his past loyalties when working for ConocoPhillips and instead implore him to work for the best interests of all Alaskans. He would be reminding us of how when the tax rates were near zero under the old system, called ELF, the oil companies did not drill any new exploration wells. He would be highlighting the new exploration by smaller independents as a result of ACES. As a seeker of accountability, he would be asking why there is only 50 percent hire of residents during a period of all-time high employment on the North


a type of wmd. Other then that technology is stuck in the 1960s excluding tank technology which is considered "mecha" and aeronautics haven't extended too far passed the 1940s.

Setup:

Lee: Before and after Korra's death, rumors proposed the idea that children born in the Spirit World would be more likely to be born the Avatar. Lee was one of those babies, and in what may have been a self-fulfilling prophesy, was the Avatar. After his birth, Koh immediately converged on the tent city that had been formed just for this new ritual and made a b-line for the newborn. He took it without incident and chucked Lee into the Fog of Lost Souls as soon as he could, however the Fog Spirit knew who the child was and summonedhelp for him.

Koh: He knew of the events of the last Harmonic Convergence which meant he also knew that Vaatu and Raava would both be trapped in the boy. Unsure of how to deal with this potentially explosive, unknown situation, he took precautions - including stealing his face before leaving him to the Fog.

Mother of Faces: She collects the Avatar, gives him a new face, and leaves him at Air Temple Island with her Wolf Spirit companion to protect him from Koh. She returns to Forgetful Valley after telling Jinora about his situation. She also tells her that while Koh's decision was an impulsive one, he probably knows exactly where Lee is, now and may or may not decide to take further action.

Lee 2: He has a tendency


to attract spirits which prompts the White Lotus to find him. Unfortunately, due to Korra's lost connection with the other Avatars and Raava's repressed abilities due to the internal fight with Vaatu, the White Lotus leave him be. Jinora doesn't tell them what she knows to avoid attracting Koh's attention. He learns how to enter the spirit world via meditation and various traditional fighting techniques. He also meets two Airbenders whom he bonds with - one named Vanca who he crushes on pretty hard and who returns the affection, the other is Vanca's cousin, Hakesh, a much-needed male companion whom he can confide in. Lee and them begin a quest in search of the ancient Lionturtle under the advice of Jinora, who's convinced that should the Lionturtle grantLee Energybending he might be able to separate Vaatu from Raava and seal him away again.

World:

Air Nomads are still basically crime-fighting superheros based in the old Temples with Republic City being their main base. They can't operate in Watertribe turf due to the cold and they're not allowed in larger cities of the Earth Republic of States because lawmakers feel that they undermine the power of the state.

The Earth Republic of States (I should look up what Wu proposed the name should be). has become the place to be. Tech in Ba Sing Se is the most advanced in the world: helicopters, colored tv, microwaves, arcade games, gun manufacturing, and Satomobile technological revolutions. Computer technology exists and they have the internet access restricted within individual cities.

The Water Tribe


is the same as ever and is actually falling well behind. The Spirit portals have made them all incredibly spiritual and, in a similar manner to the Airbenders, have attained a 100% bending rate amongst their people. The Swampbenders were kicked out of their swamp and the place was made into protected land. They settled in a nearby none-spiritvine swamp only to become disenfranchised and drifting from place to place, eventually becoming gypsies. Varrick practically abandoned the tribes because of spirit vine technology being so awesome.

Fire Nation is doing alright for itself. It's also not particularly industrial since their main source of industry has been outlawed (Mechs) along with superior metalbender-made metals undermining their blacksmiths. When Sozin's Comet arrived, crime across the world shot up almost instantly withhijackings, assassinations, rioting - they only recently finished recovering. When prompted by social groups to change the name of Sozin's comet to something less "offensive", Fire Lord Iroh told them all to eat a dick.

The United Republic of Nations never quite recovered from Kuvira. The tourism industry came and went as it became clear that the spirits had no intentions of allowing resorts to be built in the spirit world and interest waned. It was still an attraction and Republic city became the launching point for many expeditions. It became a respectable place for intellectuals to come and study the new frontier, the only problem was the lack of intellectuals within a the world of televised pro bending. On occasion, none-benders will make a pilgrimage to Republic City


to try and attain bending ability with varying success. Still, the money to expand the city was never properly funded and so they could only rebuild.

Characters:

Lee: 20 years old with no bending ability and doesn't know he's the Avatar. Grows up being a rather handsome guy and a good, assertive leader. He never really felt the need to interact with other people because the spirits kept him plenty company, especially the wolf spirit, whose presence became a curiosity as it's always disappeared on approach. The sight of the wolf tends to send prospective friends into a nervous, retreating state except for Lee's closest buddies: Hakesh and Vanca. Hakesh is his first friend whose propensity towards music made the spirits speak highly of him and so Lee approached himwanted (With the help of Lee. This was to be his required contribution to Airbending). Being Vanca's cousin, Hakesh knew her well enough to help Lee snatch her up. He isn't a master Airbender due to slacking and the urgency of the situation aat hand. He took many of the teaching to heart and personally found the fighting styles to be only supplementary to the lifestyle and none-essential. He only continued his training at the urging of his friends.

Vanca: 18. Slightly tomboyish and enjoys her role as a Nomad. She's been on a few goodwill missions since receiving her tattoos, between said mission she helps her cousin along his duties and tests. Despite being married, Vanca and Lee haven't had children yet because Vanca doesn't want to "settle


down" quite yet. Lee and her have a banter going on that shocks anyone that doesn't quite know them; people tend to believe the relationship is abusive which amuses them both. Hakesh and her grew apart with age and aspirations, however they love each other just the same and rarely fight.

Wolf Spirit: Lee's tail and a message to Koh that his mother is watching. He stays visible most of the time to make sure Koh understands the stakes. He's not fond of humans and would rather not be in a crowded city or a cramped island, but he does so at the wish of his master. On one occasion, Lee gave him a nickname which the Wolf Spirit reacted negatively to. After days of harassment and catcalling, thespirit released a cloud of mothwasps and watched them cause havoc. He was never given a second nickname.

Jinora: Matriarch of the Air Nomads. At one point she tried to have Waterbenders remove Vaatu from Lee, however the spirits combined energy could not be moved. Without much to go by and Wan Shi Tong's reputation for killing anybody that bothered his library, Jinora could only seek out a long-shot. the plan was to have Lee find the Lionturtle that helped Aang 150 years prior and grant him Energybending which Lee could theoretically use it to separate and remove Vaatu from within himself.

Koh: Unsure of the repercussions involved in having both the Light and Dark spirits in the same vessel and detesting the ideas of having Raava and Vaatu destroying


everything while fighting like before, Koh decided it would be best to imprison the Avatar in the Fog of Lost Souls indefinitely. Unsure how to approach the situation after his plan failed, he consulted the Mother of Faces and the Fog Spirit asking for their cooperation which they refused. He then consulted Wan Shi Tong's library for information and decided the best course of action would be to re-imprison Vaatu. He's the one who contacted Jinora in order to give her the idea of doing so, and has since gone off on his own search for the ancient being.

Silaluk 16: He was a gypsie his whole life, but he didn't always have bending. At some point his group traveled to republic city and he snuck his way intothe spirit world, which granted him bending. Despite this, he couldn't find anyone to teach him how to bend, so instead he developed his bending to help him master his thievery. After proving themselves to be generous people, Silaluk asks the group to fund a trip to the north pole where he can learn some bending. They agree under the logic that the Wolf Spirit didn't warn them about his shit and so he must not be a threat to them. The group teaches teaches him meditation and he developes a crush on Vanca.

Event (When?): Silaluk cons Hakesh at a port in Republic City where the group is waiting to take a ferry. Hakesh was performing his music when Silaluk came up and tricked him into going towards


the water where he cut his coinpurse off and it fell into the whater, where he froze it and sent under the docks. He notices the group's funds and decides to rob them outside of his circle of friends' permission. Meanwhile, Lee and Vanca reprimands Hakesh for losing his share of the money and proceed onto the ferry with Hakesh not allowed to eat and so he begs and entertains others. During dinner, Silaluk manages to steal Lee's pouch while he visits the toilet and so he tries te sam on Vanca. Vanca catches him with Airbending breeze magic, but he freezes her hands with water from the fog cover in which the ship is sailing and runs away. He's found out by his group and vioolently robbed,himself. The group finds his ass and interigates him at the hospital after seeing the attack on the news, find out where the gypsies are located, and bust up their shit. They get back their Yuons and more, but one of the spirits convinces them to go back to the hospital and pay for Silaluk to get proper treatment. While doing so, Silaluk manages to convince the 3 to let him tag along for protection from the gypsies and to help him straighten out. Meanwhile, Silaluk's group sends a tail after them, but they wake up with the Wolf Spirit watching them in their sleep every night until they retreat.

Event: When they get to the north pole, they first go to a nearby dojo in order to find


Silaluk a proper teacher. He shows his skills, however the master is not impressed by his presentation, gives him a few scrolls from which he can learn, and tells him to come back when he's learned from them. He's distraught, yet he controls his anger on the advice of Lee. They approach the portal which is naturally guarded with a checkpoint and are confronted by a group of truth-seers. They ask the group individually why they're there and everything checks out; Vanca gives an approving look to Silaluk and seeing the seers' approval as a sign he can be trusted. Seers escort them to the Tree of TIme and Lee steps in, the seers overhear his memories being replayed and discover he's the avatar, deciding to detain him.They don't allow Silaluk to enter the tree. Because he wasn't accepted into the dojo, the seer's harrassment, and not being able to go into the tree first he throws a fit and ultimately attacks the seers. He's detained and everyone is escorted to the Water chief's palace, where the three are accomidated and Silaluk is thrown in the dungeon. While in the Palace, the group has a discussion about what Lee saw and decide they need to confront Jinora, meanwhile Silaluk uses his cold breath to acumulate water and picks the lock, finds his way to the group who reprimand him for ruinning his chance at training and then making it worse. Before they are able to get him back into his cell, an alarm is sounded.


Last Update

Judge
Charles A. Abdella

Trial Judge

Massachusetts District Court

Get ZoomInfo Grow

+ Get 10 Free Contacts a Month

Please agree to the terms and conditions

I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Grow at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive.

Web References
(74 Total References)

A Trial Judge of the Massachusetts District Court, he served as First Justice of the Western Worcester District Court, an Attorney in private practice, a Worcester Assistant City Solicitor and a civil law mediator.He is an active alumnus of the College of the Holy Cross being a member of thealumni association Board of Directors, elected as its President, and recipient of the In Hoc Signo award and of St. John's High School serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, General Chair of the capital campaign and recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award.
The Judge has been a member on the Boards of several charitable and community organizations including the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools national Board of Corporate Members and was Judge Advocate for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
An avid fan of Jazz, he is a veteran member of the WICN Board of Directors.

(Worcester, Mass) The Honorable Charles A. Abdella was recently elected to WICN Public Radio's Board of Directors.

Judge Abdella, recently retired from the Bench, began his court appointment in1998 as


the First Justice of the Western Worcester District Court.
Prior to his judicial appointment, Abdella practiced law in Worcester for 31 years.
He is a graduate of St. John's High School of Shrewsbury, The College of the Holy Cross of Worcester, and Boston College Law School.Judge Abdella established the Abdella Center for Ethics at St. John's High School in memory of his father, George F. Abdella.

I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Community Edition at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive.

Thank You for Downloading!

1. DownloadZoomInfo Grow

2. Run InstallationWizard

3. CheckRoyal Investiture at Buckingham Palace1 beeld

Royal Marine Warrant Officer Class 1 Matthew Tomlinson, with his son Daniel, age 5, poses with his medal after being awarded the Military Cross by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on May 21, 2010 in London, England....Meer

Royal Marine Warrant Officer Class 1 Matthew Tomlinson, with his son Daniel, age 5,...Royal Marine Warrant Officer Class 1 Matthew Tomlinson, with his son Daniel, age 5, poses with his medal after being awarded the Military Cross by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on May 21, 2010 in London, England. The officer was honoured with the third highest medal for gallantry for his bravery in saving lives while under fire by the Taliban during operations near Bashran in Helmand Province, Afghanistan


Darwin Barney has been named the manager of the Nashville Sounds as announced today by the Texas Rangers. Barney is set to become the 30th manager in franchise history.

Barney, 34, will be making his professional coaching and managerial debut. The Oregon native played parts of eight seasons in the big leagues. He spent time with the Chicago Cubs (2010-14), Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-15) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015-17).

In 2011, Barney finished seventh in the National League Rookie of the Year voting. He then went on to win the National League's Rawlings Gold Glove Award for second basemen in 2012. Barney was a career .246 hitter and played in over 800 Major League games.

Barney was a standout shortstop at Oregon State University from 2005-07 where he helped theBeavers win back-to-back National Championships in 2006 and 2007. Barney was named to several collegiate award lists, including the 2007 All-College World Series Team.

Joining Barney's staff in Nashville for the 2020 season will be pitching coach Brendan Sagara, hitting coach Chase Lambin, coach Tyler Graham, athletic trainer Carlos Olivas and strength and conditioning coach Al Sandoval.

Sagara, 44, will serve as Nashville's pitching coach in addition to his title of Special Assistant, Player Development with the Rangers. Sagara is in his first season with the Texas organization after spending the previous two years as the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Chicago Cubs.

Prior to his time with Chicago, Sagara spent six seasons with the Miami Marlins from 2012-17, including the final year of that span as assistant pitching coordinator.


He was named the Marlins' Player Development Man of the Year in 2015. Sagara has spent the last 20 seasons in various player development/scouting roles in professional baseball.

The Hawaiian attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo and earned All-Region honors and was named the University's Male Athlete of the Year in 1995 and 1996. He pitched professionally with Evansville of the Frontier League in 1999.

Lambin, 40, will be the Sounds hitting coach in 2020. The Texas native played 13 seasons at the minor league level. He was drafted by the New York Mets in 2002 and spent time in the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals organizations.

The 2020 season is Lambin's sixth in the Texas organization. He spent the 2019 campaign as the hittingcoach for Advanced-A Down East. He previously served as the hitting coach for Single-A Hickory in 2018, Short-Season Spokane in 2017 and the Arizona League Rangers in 2016. He first joined the Rangers as a member of the Spokane coaching staff in 2015.

Graham, 35, will serve as a Nashville coach in 2020. He reached the big leagues in 2012 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and played parts of eight seasons in the minor leagues.

The 2020 season is Graham's first with the Rangers. He spent the last three years as the Director of Player Development with the Oregon State Beavers, his alma mater.

Olivas, 42, enters his second consecutive season as the athletic trainer for the Sounds. The New Mexico native spent three seasons in the same role for Triple-A Round


Rock from 2016-18.

Prior to his time in Round Rock, Olivas spent the previous five seasons with Double-A Frisco, where he was named Texas League Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) in 2012 and 2013. Olivas spent eight seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization prior to joining the Texas organization in 2009.

Olivas graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2000 with a B.S. in athletic training.

Sandoval, 34, enters his second consecutive season as strength and conditioning coach for the Sounds. He was named the 2019 Pacific Coast League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society.

The Colorado native spent the 2018 season in the same role with Triple-A Round Rock. Prior tohis one season in Round Rock, Sandoval spent the 2017 season with Advanced-A Down East. Before joining the Texas organization in December 2016, Sandoval spent five seasons in the Los Angeles Angels organization, including three seasons (2014-16) as the Club's minor league strength and conditioning coordinator. Sandoval began his baseball career in the Colorado Rockies organization, working as a strength coach from 2008-11.

Sandoval is a 2008 graduate of Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he was a three-year varsity letter winner for the Thunderwolves baseball team.

The 2020 season begins on Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs. 2020 season ticket memberships are on sale through the Nashville Sounds ticket office. For more information on membership packages, call 615-690-4487, or e-mail [email protected].


in the fume hood. An exhaust fan, draws air from the room through the sash opening into the work area in the controlled space. The air is then vented outside of the building by the exhaust fan thereby removing the fumes, vapors or dust. The amount of air required to contain the chemicals is related to the open area of the sashes that are between the user and the chemicals. The greater the open area, the more air flow that is required to contain the chemicals.
The area of the sash opening in fume hoods may be controlled by the user. Fume Hood Controllers are being provided to measure the position of each sash panel, and to use the sash positions to determine the total open area of thefume hood. The Fume Hood Controller then uses the total open area, the measured exhaust flow, and the user-defined face velocity set point to maintain the required volume of airflow through the fume hood. The required volume of airflow is the volume of airflow that is sufficient to maintain the chemicals in the fume hood.
Fume hood controllers typically include a suitable processor and supporting memory, and permits entry and storage of the dimensions of the sash panels and other structural features. A sensor or multiple sensors are provided at strategic locations in the fume hood to determine the position of each sash. The open area of the fume hood is determined using the position of the sashes and the dimensions of the structure according to the geometry of