Évry FC

L'Association Sportive Évry Football was a French association football club founded in 1898 and dissolved 2011 after.

They were based in Évry, France, and were last playing in the Division d'honneur division in the Paris, Île-de-France region, the sixth tier of the French football league system. They played at the Stade Jacques Desroys du Roure in Évry. In July 2008, the club reportedly came to an agreement with nearby club ES Viry-Châtillon. In December 2011, they merged with city rival Ville d'Evry Sport Club to form Évry FC.

Notable coaches
 Bernard Touret (1996–2011)

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Actor and unapologetic Trump supporter Jon Voight made an appearance at the White House this past Thursday, November 21, to receive a National Medal of the Arts.

As awkward as that would have been on its own, the Trump administration couldn't stop there.

In a truly strange turn of events, the White House began to play music from Voight's movie Midnight Cowboy about halfway through the ceremony, at which point the 80-year-old actor stood up and did a small jig for the President.

People online were...confused to say the least.

Voight is famously estranged from his daughter, Angelina Jolie.

Voight's dance was yet another surreal moment in an endlessly surreal Presidency.

Voight himself has been a little bit strange for years now, but this takes things to the next level.

Trump also went out ofSeveral Senate Republicans on Monday brushed off new criticism being aimed at Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Alex Alexander AcostaFederal litigator files complaint alleging Labor secretary abused his authority Appeals court to review legality of Epstein plea deal Appeals court finds prosecutors' secret plea agreement with Epstein didn't break law MORE over his involvement in a 2008 plea deal with billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Acosta is facing intense scrutiny, including calls for him to resign, after federal prosecutors in New York unsealed new sex trafficking charges against Epstein on Monday, including alleging abuse of dozens of female minors.

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But Senate Republicans stopped short of criticizing Acosta, much less echoing calls for him to resign, signaling that they won't publicly pressure the Labor chief to step down or for President Trump Donald


Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, told reporters that they had "looked into that thoroughly."

"We found that the plea agreement that Secretary Acosta agreed to when he was U.S. attorney was approved by the Bush Justice Department, it was defended by the Obama Justice Department, and then by the Trump Justice Department," Alexander told reporters.

Pressed if he thought the plea deal was a bad idea, Alexander added: "You have three different presidents’ Justice Departments saying that the plea agreement was consistent with Department of Justice policy."

Asked if Acosta should resign over the Epstein scandal, Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyGOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power The Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose Top GOP senators say Hunter Biden'sdefended the 2008 plea deal, which took place when he was the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Florida, arguing that it ensured Epstein serve jail time, register as a sex offender and pay damages to victims.

"At the end of day, Mr. Epstein went to jail. Epstein was incarcerated. He registered as a sex offender,” Acosta told members of a House Appropriations subcommittee last year.

But the plea deal is under fresh scrutiny in the wake of Monday's indictment, sparking new questions about Acosta's future in the Trump administration, where multiple Cabinet officials have been ousted amid scandal.

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records MORE (R-Utah) said he would be "surprised" if Trump did not fire the Labor secretary.

Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Democrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE (D-Va.), a member of the HELP Committee who previously asked Acosta about the plea deal, said in a tweet on Monday that the Trump official "must go."

Other GOP senators indicated as they returned to Washington on Monday after the weeklong July 4 recess that they hadn't heard about the new indictments against Epstein, but appeared skeptical that they offered new information on thebefore adding that "all that stuff I think was addressed at the time, so unless there's new information."

Asked if Acosta should resign after she stopped to take a photo of an out-of-order clock near the Senate floor, Sen. Deb Fischer Debra (Deb) Strobel FischerHillicon Valley: Election officials prepare for new Russian interference battle | 'Markeyverse' of online fans helps take down a Kennedy | GOP senators unveil bill to update tech liability protections Google, Apple, eBay to meet virtually with lawmakers for tech group's annual fly-in Congress botched the CFPB's leadership — here's how to fix it MORE (Neb.), a member of GOP leadership, sidestepped.

"I don't know. Why do you people ask this stuff?" she asked. "Don't you realize that we're working on tough legislation."


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- Globally: The art market achieved total sales of an estimated $56.6 billion in 2016, down 11% from 2015.

- Leading Markets: The top three markets – Unites States, United Kingdom and China – cemented their dominant position in the global art market in 2016, with a combined 81%


of estimated sales by value. Despite a substantial decline in sales, the United States was again the largest market by value with an estimated market share of 40%. The United Kingdom was the second largest with 21%, followed by China with 20%.

- Dealer Figures: In 2016, there was a slight increase in sales in the dealer sector – up 3% year-on-year to an estimated $32.5 billion.

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Crank knew her daughter had a problem because there was a grapefruit-sized tumor on her shoulder, according to the high court's decision. Crank, a member of the Universal Life Church, opted to pray and read Scripture with her daughter and asked churches across the country to pray for Jessica, according to the document. Before Jessica died the Tennessee Department of Children's Services gained custody and authorized treatment.

The Tennessee Medical Association supports a repeal because


"a child or minor is not able to make the fundamental determination for him or herself to receive that care," said Dave Chaney, director of communications.

Situations where the law would apply are rare, said Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician in Cool Springs and the immediate past president of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has not seen a parent opt to choose prayer over treatment in the 18 years she has practiced.

Both the state chapter and the American Academy of Pediatrics would support a repeal.

"We often have an intersection between religion and medicine in that families or clergy want to pray for a child who is undergoing a certain treatment or battling a disease. Rarely is a medical treatment refused," Fiscus said.

The repeal, ifsuch as The Times and The Sunday Times.

The Wall Street Journal recorded over a million paid subscribers in the full financial year.

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is a volunteer with the San Diego-based advocacy group Border Angels. Morones said he was part of a caravan helping migrants make the trek from Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border.

"There are a lot of people who are very concerned about him because he's one of our leaders, great friend," said Morones. "I'm actually the godfather of his baby."

Morones said details are few and far between right now. In the meantime, he has held several vigils for his friend, the latest was held Sunday afternoon in Chicano Park.

"He's one of those people that even if he doesn't know you he's always kind of helping, always stands up for injustices and things he sees," said Dulce Aguirre.

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Track listing
Come Back to Me - 3:00
August Fire - 2:42
When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles cover) - 2:52
Back 2 Me [Dance Mix by Two Maniacs] - 3:20
Come Back to Me (video clip)
Making of (video)

Personnel
Arjen Lucassen - vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, electronic keyboard, synthesizer
James LaBrie (Dream Theater) - vocals
Cleem Determeijer - keyboards
Joost van den Broek (After Forever) - keyboards
Peter Vink - bass guitar
Ed Warby (Gorefest) - drum kit

References
Come Back to Me page at Ayreon's official website

External links
Ayreon official website

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Image caption Ray Liotta (left) portrayed Hill on screen in Goodfellas

Henry Hill, a former mobster-turned-FBI informant whose life became the basis for Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, has died in Los Angeles aged 69.

His partner and manager, Lisa Caserta, did not give a specific cause but added years of heavy smoking combined with complications from a recent heart attack led to his death.

"He had been sick for a long time, his heart gave out," she told TMZ .

On screen, Hill was played by Ray Liotta in the 1990 Oscar-winning film.

The movie was based on the 1986 book Wiseguy, written by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi, which documented Hill's life.

Image caption Hill became something of a celebrity in later life

Ms Caserta told CBS News Hill was with family members when he died,adding he "went out pretty peacefully, for a goodfella".

Born into an Italian-Irish family, Hill was as an associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York.

He was involved in numerous criminal acts including the Lufthansa heist at John F Kennedy International Airport in 1978, when $5m (£3.2m) in cash and $875,000 (£560,000) worth of jewels were stolen.

Hill lived the mob life for 20 years until 1980 when he was arrested on drugs charges and, to avoid prison, agreed to testify against his former mafia bosses.

He entered into witness protection but was expelled from the programme in the early 1990s after committing various drug-related crimes.

In more recent years, Hill became a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show, marketed his own spaghetti sauce and opened a restaurant called Wiseguys.

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Boston Bruins 2012 Development Camp Day Five: Closing Time

A quiet, wistful air hung about the final day of Development Camp Monday morning, as the Boston Bruins prospects took to the ice. Beyond the chill and strong smell of old sweat; the rink itself seemed to pulse with a somewhat sentimental acknowledgement of the end of something special.

If the players themselves reflected any of the subdued mood – it disappeared quickly into a combination of consternation and heavy breathing that inevitably follow Besa Tsintsadze’s intense power-skating drills.

After a half hour or so, the squad retired briefly to the locker-room, retuning later to find the crowd energized as the final scrimmage of the week approached.

As usual, there were several standouts. Colin Campbell certainly left an impression as the Lake Superioroutstanding outlet-passing and defensive play is worthy of recognition. His home-run feed to Sexton was superb. Grzelcyk dropped Simpson with a solid shoulder right in-front of the net.

Torey Krug plays a professional game. His distribution skills are a major plus on both the breakout and set-up in the offensive zone. He anticipates the play wonderfully and picked off a few passes, creating several near-miss opportunities.

Justin Florek scored a goal from the dirty area, stuffing it past Morrison for the eventual final marker of the morning. If he plays with grit and adds even more strength he’ll be a force in his rookie AHL season.

Cody Payne set-up Florek’s opportunity and he seems to be constantly buzzing around the action, creating trouble for the opposition. His hands are solid and


if he improves his stride further and gains some strength and a step or two – he could really be a late-round steal.

Seth Griffith protected the puck well on the afternoon, handling some physical pressure and keeping his head up to look for opportunities. His hands are lightning-quick and he can roof the puck as easily as look at it from in-close.

Dougie Hamilton needs to work on his positioning – that much is certain. Claude Julien won’t take kindly to his ‘rover’ sensibilities. Still – his skillset is elite, he reads the developing play well, and has the wheels and size to become an All-Star. He’s developing a solid physical game and hammered Griffith in open-ice today.

Zach Trotman utilizes his potent wrister consistently (even from the point) andexuberance. He crushed Sexton and hammered Justin Courtnall so hard his glove came off. He also scored the ‘game-winning’ goal on a screened point-shot.

Dougie Hamilton shares a laugh with a teammate at the Boston Bruins 2012 Development Camp. (Photo: Amanda Mand)

The Boston Bruins 2012 Development Camp ended on a classy note, as the players skated to center-ice and – to the loud cheers of all in attendance – gave the fans a stick-salute.

It was an outstanding and enlightening week at Ristuccia – perhaps the last time Development Camp will be held in that venerable old rink and those who took the time to step out of the heat and into the fridge were rewarded with a look at the Boston Bruins’ hockey future.

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A naturally occurring variation in an essential gene can suppress genetic mutations caused by retroviruses in mice, according to a new discovery by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.

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“He is good-looking,” said María Alonzo Barragán, 52, as the candidate moved through the crowd. “But he is also honest, responsible and hard-working.”

Promising a Difference

Ms. Vázquez Mota also started her campaign early Friday, with a smaller rally at her party headquarters in Mexico City, where she immediately argued that the P.R.I.’s years of control “are still holding us back.” Her campaign slogan — “Josefina Diferente, Presidenta 2012” — also signaled to voters, perhaps with a wink, that she was not like those other guys in her party, Mr. Calderón and his predecessor, Vicente Fox.

She is not just a woman, her campaign suggests. She is a woman who understands struggle, having grown up in a shabby one-story home that she visited for breakfast on Friday morning. And, her firsta motivational ploy from the coaching staff.

15. Second-round pick Koa Misi and Charlie Anderson worked with the First Team at outside linebacker. Misi had worked with the Second Team at the last OTA while Quentin Moses was the starter. Cameron Wake continues to work with the Second Team.

16. The offensive package named after a mammal, which involves direct snaps to players other than the quarterback, isn’t going anywhere. And that’s all I’ll say about that.

17. Play of the Day: Actually, two of them, both by second-year receiver Taurus Johnson from USF. First, Johnson made a tremendous cut on Oglesby and easily caught a 20-yard post route, which he turned into a 70-yard touchdown. On the second, Johnson broke Lousaka Polite’s ankles on a punt return, drawing a loud


Extreme expulsion for middle school student

The Incident

Tim Hapner

Until recently, thirteen year-old Tim Hapner attended Milton Somers Middle School in La Plata. He got good grades and hadn't had a behavior problem. In fact, he recently received a good behavior award at a school assembly for going “Above and Beyond”. He has an active after school schedule: school roller hockey, recreational ice hockey, Boy Scouts and a church youth group.

On Friday May 18th, Tim goofed. He accidentally brought a small Boy Scout pocketknife to school. He had been looking at it while getting ready for school because he had a backpacking trip with his troop coming up. As he came downstairs for breakfast he put the pocketknife in his pants pocket. He meant to leave it on the kitchencounter but got distracted by his morning routine and left the house to catch his school bus without emptying his pocket.

During fourth period he realized, with a jolt, that he still had the knife in his pocket. He knew he wasn’t supposed to have a knife at school but was too scared to turn it in. Instead, he thought it would be better to leave it securely pocketed so he could take it home and put it away.

On the bus ride home, the way Tim sat caused the pocketknife to fall out onto the floor. A student sitting in front of him picked it up, and another began to tease him about the knife. Tim’s seatmate grabbed the knife back and returned it to Tim who re-pocketed it.

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bus driver heard the exchange, pulled the bus over and confiscated the pocketknife. Tim immediately obeyed, even though it was a treasured gift from a fellow Scout. Although the driver reported the incident to the school that afternoon, the family received no word from the school.

On Monday the Hapners’ “Zero Tolerance” nightmare began. Tim was called to the office that morning and his mother, Lin Hapner, was called to take him home.

Before Mrs. Hapner arrived, Vice-Principal Kathleen Morris had Tim write a description of his behavior with the pocketknife, and questioned him alone. Ms Morris told Tim’s mother that he was automatically suspended for possession of a weapon. Ms Morris expressed her surprise that Tim had done such a thing, telling Mrs. Hapner, “I know who my goodkids are, and Tim is one of my good kids.”

Charles County Public Schools spokeswoman Katie O'Malley-Simpson told The Bay Net that, as a rule, when a school's administration hears that a student has a weapon the child is isolated, and the police are called. If criminal charges may be warranted, then Juvenile Intervention Officers investigate the situation with the school's cooperation. Otherwise, according to O'Malley-Simpson, the principal or another school administrator handles the investigation.

The administrator talks to all the people necessary to find out what happened. The exact investigation proceedure depends on the situation. After the investigation, O'Malley-Simpson explained, the student's parents are notified. The principal makes an immediate decision about suspension, then giv


NEW YORK -- Catcher Kevin Plawecki trotted onto the field, shook hands with umpire crew chief Jerry Meals and promptly bounced a practice throw down to second base.

"A little bit nervous," Plawecki said.

Maybe, but it never showed in his big league debut. Plawecki contributed with his bat and glove as the banged-up New York Mets won their ninth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Tuesday night.

A highly regarded prospect, Plawecki got two hits, scored twice and threw out a runner trying to advance on a ball in the dirt.

"Just happy to have the first one out of the way," he said. "Just happy it came out the way it did."

The Mets extended their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 2008. The team record ismajors. D'Arnaud often talked to Plawecki during the game, offering encouragement.

Plawecki, drafted by the Mets in 2012 from Purdue with a compensation pick they got for losing Jose Reyes to free agency, did more than fine in front of a rooting section that included his parents, his fiance, college and high school teammates and former coaches.

Mom Lynne and dad Jeff made the trip from Westfield, Indiana, in the morning. Watching her son, she said, it was easy to flash back in her mind "to him as a 4-year-old boy, hitting balls in the driveway."

The souvenir ball from Plawecki's first hit was in his locker, and headed to his parents.

"From the time he could walk, all he wanted to do was hit balls," his dad said.

Plawecki lined out in


his first at-bat, and later admitted he was just hoping to make contact. He grounded a single to left field for his first hit and fueled the big fifth, scoring on Granderson's two-run single.

In the sixth, Plawecki pounced on a pitch that bounced away and threw out Andrelton Simmons at second. Plawecki singled again in the eighth and scored on a double by Granderson, his first extra-base hit this year.

"Good for him. Got a couple hits and made a nice play on a ball in the dirt and threw out Simmons at second," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "We've heard a lot of good stuff about him with the bat and he proved that he could swing it a little bit."

The Braves, meanwhile, hurt themselves. They had madeonly one error in their first 12 games before committing two -- second baseman Phil Gosselin fumbled a potential double-play grounder by Niese, keying a four-run burst in the fifth inning.

Niese blanked the Braves until his 100th pitch, which Cameron Maybin hit for a two-out home run in the seventh. Umpires originally held Maybin at second base, then let him trot home after a replay review.

Mets reliever Alex Torres ended the seventh with a 5-1 lead by striking out Freddie Freeman with two runners on, the third time the Atlanta cleanup man fanned.

Niese gave up four hits, struck out five and walked four.

Trevor Cahill (0-2) was chased in the fifth. He has lost six straight decisions dating to last season with Arizona.

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in his recovery and is expected to begin baseball activities soon, Collins said. ... Closer Bobby Parnell (Tommy John surgery) gave up two hits and walked two while getting only two outs for Class A St. Lucie.

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The game was delayed for a few minutes in the middle of the seventh inning because second base seemed to shake loose from its mooring. A groundskeeper helped get the bag anchored down.

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Speaking in a debate on "Britain in the World"- part of the Commons' debates on the Queen's Speech, Sir Gerald said, "We are a Christian country: if you despise our Christian values, please leave and go somewhere else."

The Conservative MP, recently re-elected, was commenting on immigration when he warned: "Our services simply cannot continue to accommodate a quarter of a million new arrivals a year, quite apart from the serious cultural issues arising from people taking advantage of our liberal society while seeking to impose their medieval ways on us."

New data from theNational Centre for Social Research found that 49% of Britons have no religious belief, making them by far the largest single group in the UK, while those who describe themselves as Anglicans make up just 17% of the population.

NSS campaigns manager Stephen Evans commented: "His remarks are completely at odds with reality in Britain today. By some measures, Sir Gerald is excluding around two-thirds of the population from his definition of who belongs in Britain.

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"While there are significant problems around integrating religious minority groups into wider society- appealing to this outdated notion of Christian


Gatwick Express services cancelled in case of leaves Published duration 13 October 2017

image copyright Gatwick Express image caption A revised timetable will come into force on Monday and run until December

More than 30 Gatwick Express train services between London and the airport are to be cancelled daily because of the possibility of leaves on the line.

The company said it was "inline with the rest of the industry". Southern is making no changes to services on the same route between London and Brighton.

The 33 cancellations will affect weekday services between 05:30 and 22:30.

The revised timetable will be in force between Monday and 8 December.

There will be no overnight trains during the same period. the rail company has also announced.

On its website , the company said it was introducing thespecial timetable for the first time so that "in line with the rest of the industry, Gatwick Express is taking steps to manage the effect of the leaf fall season rail conditions on passenger services".

It added: "The changes detailed below will help to reduce congestion and reactionary delays to Gatwick Express and other services on the Brighton Mainline."

Gatwick Express said the overnight cancellations would allow Network Rail to carry out engineering work. Southern and Thameslink services will continue to run throughout the night.


(CNN) -- The U.S. average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose by nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks, marking the first increase in six months, according to a national survey released Sunday.

"It is the first rise since July 11 last year when prices hit their all-time high," said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the survey.

The average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is $1.78, according to the Lundberg Survey, which is based on responses from more than 5,000 service stations nationwide. The latest survey looked at prices January 9.

"The price had to hit bottom sometime," Lundberg said.

She said part of the reason for the price spike is recent indications of production cuts among OPEC members, which are aimed at driving up oil prices during a time ofin order to not identify the individuals.

Others who may have had contact with the pair might have to be quarantined as well, Levine said. The state is in the process of tracing their contacts.

Cases have been found in state neighbors, including New York, New Jersey and Maryland. An eastern Pennsylvania school district closed five schools on Friday.

State officials also talked about ways to prevent the illness and what steps the state is taking.

Central Bucks County School District announced this morning that it was closing five schools today for a deep cleaning after they learned that an individual who had a presence in the schools tested positive for coronavirus. That situation was unrelated to the two presumed positive tests announced by Wolf Friday.

This story was updated.

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cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Heymann, Kenneth S. Geller, Jerome M. Feit, and John DePue.

Richard S. Kohn argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were John Townsend Rich, Robert A. Robbins, Jr., and Dorothy Sellers.

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the early morning hours of August 26, 1976, respondents Clifford Bailey, James T. Cogdell, Ronald C. Cooley, and Ralph Walker, federal prisoners at the District of Columbia jail, crawled through a window from which a bar had been removed, slid down a knotted bedsheet, and escaped from custody. Federal authorities recaptured them after they had remained at large for a period of time ranging from one month to three anda. m. on that date, and that they had been apprehended individually between September 27 and December 13, 1976.

Respondents' defense of duress or necessity centered on the conditions in the jail during the months of June, July, and August 1976, and on various threats and beatings directed at them during that period. In describing the conditions at the jail, they introduced evidence of frequent fires in "Northeast One," the maximum-security cellblock occupied by respondents prior to their escape. Construed in the light most favorable to them, this evidence demonstrated that the inmates of Northeast One, and on occasion the guards in that unit, set fire to trash, bedding, and other objects thrown from the cells. According to the inmates, the guards simply allowed the fires to burn until


the authorities for one month, testified that his "people" had tried to contact the authorities, but "never got in touch with anybody." App. 119. He also suggested that someone had told his sister that the Federal Bureau of Investigation would kill him when he was apprehended.

Respondent Bailey, who was apprehended on November 19, 1976, told a similar story. He stated that he "had the jail officials called several times," but did not turn himself in because "I would still be under the threats of death." Like Cooley, Bailey testified that "the FBI was telling my people that they was going to shoot me." Id., at 169, 175-176.

Only respondent Walker suggested that he had attempted to negotiate a surrender. Like Cooley and Bailey, Walker testified that the FBI hadtold his "people" that they would kill him when they recaptured him. Nevertheless, according to Walker, he called the FBI three times and spoke with an agent whose name he could not remember. That agent allegedly assured him that the FBI would not harm him, but was unable to promise that Walker would not be returned to the D.C. jail. Id., at 195-200.
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Walker testified that he last called the FBI in mid-October. He was finally apprehended on December 13, 1976.

At the close of all the evidence, the District Court rejected respondents' proffered instruction on duress as a defense to
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U.S. 394, 400]
prison escape.
3
The court ruled that respondents had failed as a matter of law to present evidence sufficient to support such a defense because they had not turned themselves


products.* The *mother of the patient was a 38 -year-old nursing officer* who was diagnosed to be HIV infected 16 years previously. Mum had adhered to her medications since highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was initiated 7 years prior to the admission of the baby. The father, a 50-year-old accountant, was also HIV infected and had also initiated HAART. The family setting is monogamous and the child is the second in a family of 3.

The index patient was delivered at term by elective cesarean section with a birth weight of 2.8 kg and there was no history suggestive of birth asphyxia. The infant was initially breastfed for 2 weeks and thereafter fed with infant formula because the mother could not bear her neck pains due to cervical spondylosis.Padma River: The Shape of Erosion

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Bureaucratic aspects of international health agencies.
In this paper the large international health agencies are viewed as bureaucracies, i.e. in Max Weber's sense as rational administrative organizations. The kinds of activities in which they engage, and the effectiveness of their programs, are interpreted as a function of their structural and dynamic characteristics, and of the professional assumptions held by administrators, planners and technical specialists. International health agency activities are placed in the context of the 'donor-recipient' model that characterizes post-World War II international developmental assistance programs. Some of the strengths and weaknesses of these organizations are noted, and linked to the organizations' structural, dynamic and professional characteristics.   Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found and

incorporated by this reference.

       At the time the petition was filed, petitioners were married

and living in Hueytown, Alabama.

       During the years at issue, petitioner husband operated a

business known as Pro TV & VCR Repair.      In 1993, petitioner

husband filed a Federal income tax return with a filing status of

single.

       In 1994, petitioners were married.    During the years at

issue, petitioner wife was employed at the Alabama Power Co.       In

1994 and 1995, petitioners filed joint Federal income tax

returns.

       Petitioner


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uber-shitty - nogay ass - nofucking teenage community - yes, too many brats around that sometimes get in your way. Play at school time or play in the night when all the kiddies have goneof the lateral ankle ligaments. In August 1984 Dr. You concluded that McGuinn could not carry heavy weights or go up and down stairs, but he believed that McGuinn should be able to drive a truck. Although Dr. You felt that McGuinn was merely experiencing residual symptoms from his surgery, he reported that Dr. Zilberfarb believed McGuinn had symptoms from sensory neuroma of the sural nerve. Dr. Zilberfarb examined McGuinn at the request of the carrier and concluded that he could not perform his duties as a route sales representative and that he required further medical and rehabilitative attention before he could return to work. In November, Dr. You concluded that McGuinn had regained almost full strength of his muscles and had good stability of his ankle joint.


Dr. You acknowledged his continuing disagreement with Dr. Zilberfarb, who believed that McGuinn had developed a neuroma and was not able to return to his regular duties.
On December 19, 1984, McGuinn returned to light duty work for National Linen after a branch manager asked him to try the job. He assisted another driver on his regular route; however, after two and one-half hours of work his ankles became so swollen that he could not continue stepping on and off the truck. The vibration of the truck also caused pain in his ankle. Later that day he advised the branch manager that he was incapable of performing the work.
Dr. You then recommended that he attempt to work no more than four hours a day and limit his standing andwalking to two to three hours. National Linen advised McGuinn that they did not have available part-time positions within those limitations and ceased payment of benefits. National Linen paid McGuinn temporary total disability benefits for the period November 22, 1983, through December 17, 1984, but did not execute and submit a memorandum of agreement to the Industrial Commission.
On January 23, 1985, McGuinn filed an application for hearing with the commission alleging continued entitlement to temporary total benefits and National Linen's refusal to execute and file a memorandum of agreement. National Linen defended against the claim on the ground that McGuinn had not made reasonable efforts to market his remaining capacity for work. McGuinn testified that he "thought he was still on Comp," but that he had inquired about


employment opportunities at Denny's Restaurant, with a friend who was a painter, and with his father who operates several fast food restaurants. None had jobs within the limitations recommended by his doctor.
The deputy commissioner entered an award for total work incapacity compensation limited to the period November 22, 1983, through December 18, 1984, with credit given the employer for payments made prior to entry of the award. The full commission reversed the deputy commissioner's determination that McGuinn was not entitled to compensation subsequent to December 18, 1984; it found that, although McGuinn had made only a limited effort to market his remaining work capacity, his belief that "he was still under compensation is reasonable in view of the fact that the carrier has paid compensation for a periodof this court is reversed and the decision by the full commission is affirmed.
Affirmed.
MOON, Judge, with whom COLE and KEENAN, JJ., join, dissenting.
We dissent because we believe that Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Harrison, 228 Va. 598, 324 S.E.2d 654 (1985) controls the facts of this case.
Thomas McGuinn injured his ankle on August 5, 1983, while he was employed by National as a laundry truck driver. He underwent surgery for reconstruction of the lateral ankle ligaments and was released by his doctor for light duty work on August 6, 1984, with the only limitation being against going up and down stairs and lifting heavy objects. National voluntarily paid McGuinn temporary total disability benefits from November 22, 1983, through December 17, 1984. No memorandum of agreement was executed by


the parties. On December 19, 1984, McGuinn returned to light duty work for National for the first time. The job did not require any heavy lifting or walking up and down stairs, but McGuinn advised his employer that he was incapable of performing the work. McGuinn's doctor recommended that he attempt to work no more than four hours a day but National had no such part-time position available. National ceased paying the benefits and McGuinn filed an application on January 23, 1985, for a hearing before the Industrial Commission, alleging *192 continued entitlement to temporary total benefits beginning August 5, 1983.
A partially disabled employee is entitled to be compensated at no more than two-thirds of the difference between his average weekly wage before the injury and what heable to return to his regular employment or had been offered or provided selective employment within his capacity.
However, the commission stated that, because National paid benefits to McGuinn for thirteen months without entering into a memorandum of agreement, it would be held to the same standard: requiring the employer to show that it offered or provided selective employment to the employee that was within his capacity to perform.[4]
We believe that the Industrial Commission failed to follow Harrison. In Harrison there was an agreement but no award. There the Supreme Court stated that because Harrison had not proved the nature and extent of his disability in the Industrial Commission, he still had the burden of proving that he had marketed his remaining work capacity. Like Harrison, McGuinn had no


To endeavor to seize the strategic initiative in military struggle, proactively plan for military struggle in all directions and domains, and grasp the opportunities to accelerate military building, reform and development.

– Chinese Military Strategy, Chinese Ministry of National Defense, May 26, 2015.

On May 26, the State Council Information Office released an English-language version of the Chinese Military Strategy. Short, sweet, and immensely more readable than its American counterpart, the PRC’s military strategy is notable for its transition to an overt, “active defense” posture for Chinese military forces. Among the many salient points is the emphasis on gaining the strategic initiative, which is one of eight specified strategic tasks for the Chinese military.

This is not a new development, but recent activities in the South China Sea (SCS) illustrate theor occupied by other nations, including marginal reefs, shoals, and sandbars. Some of those marginal points have been occupied by China and other nations with claims, and a number have been expanded into artificial islands complete with military facilities, including airfields.

While much has been said in the press about China’s militarized artificial islands, fortified islands have all of the disadvantages of an aircraft carrier, without the mobility that makes the carrier worthwhile. As the Japanese discovered in WWII, fortified islands are locations where forces are dangerously concentrated into tight spaces with limited materiel, fuel and munitions. Militarily, small island bases are easy to isolate, hard to defend, and they concentrate forces in the most unfavorable manner – when they are most vulnerable to attack. They can easily be


relationships and an improved PN military posture can provide a bulwark against PRC aggression.

Vietnam, which has a thousand years of Chinese occupation in its history, is also the most recent victim of full-scale Chinese military aggression, having suffered an invasion by the PRC in 1979. Vietnam has also suffered more casualties in the South China Sea in direct conflict with China than any other nation. With a commanding position over the SCS, claims to the Paracel Islands and a robust basing structure, Vietnam is logically the highest-payoff country in the region with which to improve a defense relationship, with or without forward basing accessible to the U.S. The future of military cooperation is currently somewhat limited because Title 22 CFR 126.1 prohibits lethal military aid to Vietnam; waivingaircraft covering a wide range of roles. From an aviation standpoint, Malaysia has a small but capable Air Force, and a defense doctrine that has focused heavily on self-reliance.

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The Philippines is the only one of the three partners bordering the SCS that has a mutual defense treaty with the United States, dating from 1961. Unfortunately, the Philippine Air Force is a shadow of the organization that the U.S. helped build up after Vietnam. Despite a 20-year old modernization plan, the Philippine Air Force lost its ability to operate jet fighters ten years ago and suffers from aging equipment, poor infrastructure, an ad hoc military procurement system and poor morale. In effect, the PAF is an


the SCS have no standing in international law, and only very tenuous historical backing. Many of the islands have been only occasionally inhabited for centuries, some remain claimed by the Republic of China, and some have been seized by force by the PRC. In 1974, the PRC seized the Crescent Group of the Paracels from the Republic of Vietnam. In 1994, Mischief Reef was occupied during a lull in Philippine Navy patrols and in 2012 the PRC abrogated a U.S.-brokered agreement which would have pulled back PLAN and Philippine Navy vessels. A three-year blockade of the Philippine Marine detachment on Second Thomas Shoal is ongoing. The PRC has been aggressive in pursuing SCS claims, not only within the 200-nm Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of other nations, but alsoMan lives months with mom's corpse on couch

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A Florida man is in jail after deputies discovered his mother's remains on his living room couch, according to a sheriff's office arrest report.

On May 13, a deputy was dispatched to a residence to check on the welfare of 81-year-old Joyce Willis. Willis' son, Michael Eugene Sticken, 60, had reportedly been rebuffing family members' attempts to call or visit his mother since January.

When the deputy arrived at the residence, he immediately noticed a foul odor. Upon entering the house, he found two couches pushed together with blankets piled on top. Under the blankets, the deputy found a female who was so badly decomposed as to be unrecognizable.

The medical examiner's office estimated that Willis had been dead for


Coal City American Legion Post #141 members Larry Newton Jr., Ernie Wilson, Arthur Bailey, Joe Mueller and Jack Hauser (left to right) helped deliver 20 bushel baskets of food to their neighbors on Friday, December 16. (Courtesy Photo) As he entered the room with his wife, he smiled. He was a familiar man in this community. He had married, raised a family here and knew he was one of the “lucky ones.” He didn’t talk much about his time served in the military – and when he did, it was mostly with other fellows who had served the same as he, when they were young. It was also because of this that one of the most rewarding things he had done in his life was to become amember of the Coal City American Legion Post #141.

It was his Legion that had sponsored the Christmas Dinner tonight (Saturday, December 17) for the community, and had asked Santa Claus to come and deliver presents to the young ones in the area. The day before the legionnaires had delivered 20 bushel baskets of food to their neighbors.

He finished his dinner with his wife, pushed back his chair, took a sip of coffee, leaned back and smiled. Here it was – this weekend – the weekend they had all worked for. He saw the young and old celebrating Christmas and knew that he and his Legion were blessed to do this... to help each other – to take care of each other – to give to each other. He


also remembered that, most of all, it was their family and friends who had throughout the year donated to them to make this night possible.

He smiled to his wife, took her arm, tipped his legionnaire hat to everyone, wished them all a Merry Christmas and stepped out into the cold winter air, feeling blessed to belong to this organization. He turned once more and looked at the festivities inside the building, then opened the car door for his wife, looked up to the starry sky and said quietly, “God bless us, everyone” and headed for home.four people dead due to obama's lack of doing his job. The blood is on his hands and it's quite obvious he wanted to sweep it under the rug so no one would realize that all the boasting he's done about "beating back" al Qaeda is all bullcrap. Once more he has failed.

obama NEVER conceded to the Republicans and he didn't "water down" obamacare either. His first two years in office he did whatever he wanted and none of it was good.

The time-line of what information the white house released fits the things that were said. I was absolutely amazed when Romney came out with Obama accusations which were unfounded - even as the crisis was unfolding - before he knew what was going on he turned a


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AIRPORT CITY, Israel, Feb. 25, 2015There is
probably no one in the world more perfect to play disgraced
conservative lobbyist Jack Abramoff than Kevin Spacey.

After all,
Spacey has made something of a specialty of playing charming but
ethically bankrupt types in films like American Beauty, The Usual
Suspects, Seven and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Spacey is a
consummate actor who put his film career on hold a few years ago
when he took over as the head of the legendary Old Vic Theater in
London. In this time, Spacey has had to be very choosy about
his film projects because of his limited time.

He jumped when
he was approached by director George Hickenlooper (Factory Girl,
Hearts of Darkness) to portray disgraced Washington lobbyist
Jack Abramoff in a true-life political comedy drama.

Spacey was no
stranger to irreverent looks at recent political history - just a
few years ago he starred


in the terrific HBO film Recount
about the controversial 2000 Bush-Gore election.

The new movie -
originally called Bag Man, but now released as Casino Jack
- took a jaded look at the political corruption that brought
Abramoff down. However, upon meeting with the former lobbyist
in jail, Hickenlooper and Spacey realized what a charming and funny
man he was. Therefore a story which could be played as a dour
civics lesson is instead a funny and over-the-top comedy of greed.

Unfortunately,
director Hickenlooper died of a heart attack at 47 years old as the
film's promotion was just starting. It was a shocking blow,
but Spacey is determined to make sure the director's final project
finds the audience it deserves.

Soon before the
opening of Casino Jack, we met up with Spacey in a suite at
the Regency Hotel in New York towas part of his
routine and part of his life. Yet, he makes a bunch of misjudgments
and crosses the line. And yet, maybe in his own head, the good
things he was doing Ė and in his mind he was doing lots of good
things, including giving lots and lots of money away to lots and
lots of people who didnít have it and needed it Ė justified the
other things he was doing. Itís always interesting to find that,
what you look at as a contradiction in someoneís behavior.

When you met Jack, what
questions did you ask him?

I was mostly interested in the
emotional terrain, because all the facts about the case...
and look, he
may have had his own agenda and may have been saying things a
certain way Ė I knew Iíd be able to vet


lots of other people and
figure out if he was being upfront with me or not. At the end of
the day, I was just trying to figure out what was he going through
and at what point Ė or was there any point Ė when he started to lose
the forest for the trees. What you get a sense of and I think what
weíre trying to illustrate in the film is
that he was living in a culture and an environment in which lots of
this shit is going down. Lots of people were selling access, and
they still are. So then you sort of go: well Ė wow. But
after meeting him and then meeting other people on his team Ė people
that knew him, people that hated him, people that wanted him dead Ė
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South Sudan split from Sudan last year

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The spiraling conflict between the Sudans has exacerbated issues for tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees who are desperate for water and facing the threat of fatal diseases, an international aid organization says.

As South Sudan and Sudan continue to battle over border and oil issues, 37,000 refugees in South Sudan's Jamam camp are running out of time, Oxfam said.

"There is simply not enough ground water available to sustain the growing number of people who need it," said Pauline Ballaman, head of Oxfam's operations at the camp. "Women have to queue for hours in


the burning sun just to collect a fraction of the water they need, and the situation is getting more desperate by the day. The only solution is for people to be moved urgently."

Oxfam says this large number of refugees fled to the camp since December and more are on their way.

South Sudan split from Sudan last year as part of a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of war in Africa's largest nation. The war left 2 million people dead and ended with the peace agreement that included an independence referendum for the south.AMMAN, Jordan — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. held talks in Jordan on Wednesday with King Abdullah II on a variety of regional topics, including the fight against the Islamic State.

Jordan was the last stop on the vice president’s Middle East tour, which also included visits to the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Mr. Biden and King Abdullah also discussed “efforts to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israelis based on the two-state solution,” according to a news release issued by the royal court.

Jordan is an important ally for the United States in the region, and since the 1950s, the United States has provided it with more than $15 billion in economic and military aid. Last year, the Obama administration and Jordan’s government signed a three-year


Former Cook County Circuit Court Judge William Haddad was a civil jury trial judge in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. He resigned on September 6, 2013 to join his old law firm and to become a Senior Mediator and Arbitrator with Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems, Inc. (ADR Mediation Systems). He is currently is an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy and Mediation at The John Marshall Law School. During his 11 years on the bench, Judge Haddad presided over 350 jury trials to verdict and mediated countless cases to settlement, including medical and legal malpractice, construction accidents, major motor vehicle accidents, product liability, commercial disputes, and nursing home care. ADR stated that he has a reputation "for his ability to deftly navigate complicated mattersand carefully bring parties to resolution"

Before assuming the bench in 2003, Judge Haddad was a partner and litigator with Haddad, Schlack & Associates. He served as President of United States Mutual Association which merged with the Official Information Company in 2000. He was a founder of a community bank in suburban Cook County where he served on the Board.

He began his legal career as Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County. Judge Haddad’s extensive professional experiences include: President and Founder of the Suburban Bar Coalition of Cook County in 1998; President and Founder of the Arab-American Bar Association of Illinois in 1990; Past President of the West Suburban Bar Association in 1997; and Past Chair of the Chicagoland Chambers Crime Prevention Awards Committee.

Judge Haddad has lectured and authored articles


extensively on issues concerning civil litigation mediation and professionalism which were published or presented in The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Illinois State Bar Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association, Chicago Bar Association, West Suburban Bar Association, Southwest Suburban Bar Association, Arab-American Bar Association, University of Wisconsin Law School, Loyola School of Law, Robert Morris College, National Business Institute, Anti-Defamation League, Illinois State Bar Diversity Leadership Council, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Cook County Sheriff’s Police, Illinois State Bar Constitutional Law Newsletter, United States Commission on Civil Rights, American Bar Association Convention, International Law Section and American Bar Associations Council on Racial/Ethnic Justic.

He received his B.S. degree from Marquette University and J.D. from DePaul University School of Law. Judge Haddad was identified as the first and only Arab American tosit as a Circuit Court judge in Cook County, Illinois in 2003. He has received dozens of honors and awards for his contribution to the profession of law, including The Board of Governors Award from the Illinois State Bar Association in 2001. During his 11 years on the bench he enjoyed high judicial evaluation recommendations from bar groups throughout Illinois. In 2007 the Chicago Council of Lawyers' evaluation said of then Judge Haddad:

"Haddad is considered to have excellent legal ability with substantial litigation experience in both criminal and civil law matters. He is an effective and well versed in the law. His temperament is excellent and his integrity is unquestioned. He is praised widely for his community service. The Council finds Mr. Haddad Well Qualified to serve in


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The assassination of Ahmed al-Jabari in a missile strike in Gaza City was the "start of a broader operation", according to the Israel Defence Forces, which it named Operation Pillar of Defence.

Ground forces were on standby, the IDF said. The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, warned that the military was "prepared to expand" its Gaza operation.

A cabinet communique said the IDF would "continue vigorous action against the terrorist infrastructures operating from the Gaza Strip against the civilian population in Israel". It would, "to the best of its ability, work to avoid harming civilians".

In a statement on


Twitter, the IDF said: "All options are on the table. If necessary, the IDF is ready to initiate a ground operation in Gaza." The Israeli navy also confirmed that its gunships had fired shells into the Gaza Strip, and there were unconfirmed reports of an incursion in the south of the Gaza Strip late on Wednesday.

As Hamas's armed wing warned that Jabari's assassination "had opened the gates of hell", Israel was braced for a surge in rocket fire from Gaza aimed at communities in the south of the country. Residents in towns in southern Israel were ordered to stay in bomb shelters, and schools in a 40km radius closed.

The United Nations security council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the onslaught and heard a pleafrom the Palestinian UN observer to stop "war crimes being perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people".

The Israeli ambassador replied that the strikes were launched after days of rocket fire out of Gaza and Israel had a right to defend itself.

The council adjourned without issuing a collective statement and did not schedule any further action or talks on the issue. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, released statements saying he had spoken to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi about "the worrisome escalation of violence in southern Israel and Gaza and the need to prevent any further deterioration".

The conflict could fracture Israel's shaky relations with the post-revolution government in Egypt, which has strong ties with Hamas. Since Egypt's former president and ally Hosni Mubarak was ousted February last year, Israel


has feared for the durability of the peace treaty between the two countries.

Following the launch of the operation, Egypt recalled its ambassador to Israel, and Israel's envoy to Cairo was also preparing to leave the country.

The Obama administration backed the Israeli airstrikes. Barack Obama spoke directly with Netanyahu and the Israeli prime minister thanked the president for his support, the two administrations said. Netanyahu also spoke with the vice-president, Joe Biden.

Obama made a separate call to President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, the White House said. The two men agreed on the need to calm down the conflict as quickly as possible.

US state department spokesman Mark Toner denounced Hamas militants and others in Gaza for a barrage of rocket fired into southern Israel. He said the US supported Israel'sright to self-defence. "We support Israel's right to defend itself and we encourage Israel to continue to take every effort to avoid civilian casualties," Toner said.

Solidarity attacks from Islamic jihadist groups, which Israel says are operating in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to the south, and from Hezbollah in Lebanon, which Israel believes has thousands of rockets ready to fire over the northern border, can not be ruled out.

Dan Harel, a former deputy army chief of staff, said: "It might draw them in. There was a volley of fire this morning from the south. We don't know yet if it came from the Sinai ... Hopefully Hezbollah will keep themselves out of the engagement."

Hamas and other militant organisations could deploy longer-range missiles in its arsenals, some of which can reach


densely populated cities such as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The IDF claimed multiple air strikes had hit more than 20 underground rocket launchers belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. It said it was targeting long-range rockets, such as the Fajr-5, which has a range of up to 75km.

Jabari, head of Hamas's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, died when his car was struck in Gaza City by a missile following almost a week of rocket fire from Gaza. Palestinian reports said 10 people died in airstrikes, including two children.

Sami Abu Salem, a local journalist, said civilian cars were bringing the wounded to the Shifa hospital in Gaza City. "I saw women and children bleeding from their heads and necks, and a baby who was burned." Gazans were stockingup on emergency supplies of canned food in preparation for war, he added.

Jabari is the most senior Hamas operative to be killed by Israel for almost four years, since Operation Cast Lead, its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip during the winter of 2008-09 that left about 1,400 Palestinians dead.

The IDF said Jabari was "a senior Hamas operative who served in the upper echelon of the Hamas command and was directly responsible for executing terror attacks against the state of Israel".

Its operation was intended "to severely impair the command and control chain of the Hamas leadership, as well as its terrorist infrastructure. This was a surgical operation in co-operation with the Israeli security agency, that was implemented on the basis of concrete intelligence and using advanced capabilities".

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can damage the daily lives of residents of the south, and that they won't pay a heavy price for this ... they are mistaken".

Most political figures in Israel endorsed the operation. The Labour leader, Shelly Yachimovich, said Israel was "united in its war against terrorism". But Dov Hanin, of the leftwing Hadash party, condemned the killing . "In place of the leaders killed, others will grow, and we will only get another cycle of fire and blood," he said.

Egypt's foreign ministry has condemned the operation and urged Israel to halt targeted killings. The Freedom and Justice party, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, called the assassination a "crime that requires a quick Arab and international response to stem these massacres against the besieged Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip".

AMeet Miss World 2013 Megan Young Barcelona's newest fan

New Delhi: Football club Barcelona has nabbed Miss World 2013 winner Megan Young as its newest fan.The 24-year-old, holding a Barcelona shirt proudly, was honoured by the club's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, as she pledged

New Delhi: Football club Barcelona has nabbed Miss World 2013 winner Megan Young as its newest fan.

The 24-year-old, holding a Barcelona shirt proudly, was honoured by the club's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, as she pledged her support to the La Liga giants.

Young, the first woman from the Philippines to win the illustrious Miss World title, was present to see Barcelona awarded the Variety Humanitarian Award 2013 for its efforts in the education of children.

'Since the last World Cup, I have made many Barça friends who make


up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened. - Mark Twain, Huckleberry FinnIt continues:Does your spirituality recognize that there are principles that contradict science, principles that science cannot explain, but without which life as we know it could not exist? Gravity for instance. The website as well as two other websites that the author suggests are included on my Artist's Inspiration page.

Well - today's growth topic is easy. On July 2nd many moons ago, our family grew to 4. Michael David Glenn entered the world 2 days early. He was expected on July the 4th - his ob suggested the name Captain America and that would have fit perfectly.He was a firecracker from the day he was born. Typically, he entered theWHEN President Nicolas Sarkozy was mulling over a reshuffle of his government last autumn and thinking of replacing his prime minister, one name that almost never surfaced was that of Christine Lagarde. To outsiders, this might seem surprising. France's first female finance minister, and its longest-serving since 1974, has made a name in international circles as a widely respected and skilled professional. But there is something about her straight-talking, business-like approach that has never been fully appreciated by the score-settling, rumour-mongering world of French politics. It took her growing reputation abroad to finally win her respect at home.

This mix of Frenchness and internationalism is very much Ms Lagarde's hallmark, and can be a source of tension. When she stepped off the plane from Chicago, where she was global


president of Baker & McKenzie, a law firm, to join the government under President Jacques Chirac in 2005, almost her first public comment was to criticise the rigidity of France's labour market. The French were horrified; Ms Lagarde carefully rephrased her thoughts, and an early lesson was learned about how far it is possible to bring economically liberal ideas into the French political debate.

Indeed, appointed finance minister in 2007 by Mr Sarkozy, Ms Lagarde has not hesitated to defend what she considers to be in French interests, such as the regulation of hedge funds or an international tax on financial transactions. This leads some commentators to wonder what her real convictions are, and whether she has sacrificed her more market-friendly instincts in order to forge a political careerabout her. As a teenager, she was a member of the French national synchronised swimming team, and she likes to joke that this taught her not only teamwork and self-discipline, but also how to hold her breath. Her quick wit, in fluent English as well as French, even managed to win over Jon Stewart when she appeared on the Daily Show, bearing a French beret as a gift. In the past she has said that there was “too much testosterone” in high-powered circles, a comment that now looks prescient.

At a news conference on May 25th, Ms Lagarde conceded that being European was not necessarily an asset for a candidate to run the IMF, but hoped that it would not be regarded as a handicap either. Her central role


to “come down like a ton of bricks on civilized society.”

For overall perspective, Antarctica is the world’s largest desert at 5,400,000 square miles (the United States is 3,500,000 square miles). It is the highest, driest, coldest, windiest, brightest of the seven continents, roughly the size of the United States and Mexico combined, and almost completely covered by a layer of ice that averages more than one mile in thickness and up to three miles in some areas. The ice has accumulated over millions of years through snowfall. It represents 90% of the ice on Earth and would raise sea levels worldwide by over 200 feet were it to melt.

East Antarctica has been quiescent for centuries upon centuries… until now. It is the one piece of the climate puzzlealso known as BDS, which proposes that governments and businesses shun Israel for its treatment of Palestinians and for building settlements in the West Bank, a practice forbidden by international law. Omar and Tlaib were two of 17 representatives to vote against a House motion condemning BDS earlier this year. Omar has also drawn widespread condemnation for multiple comments that many viewed as anti-Semitic, and which drew criticism from some fellow Democrats.

The two were expecting to visit Jerusalem — including the Temple Mount, a holy site in three religions — as well as Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Hebron, where they would meet with peace activists and human-rights organizers. Tlaib was to stay on for two days to visit her grandmother in the West Bank village of Beit Ur al-Tahta.


International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has hailed India as the bright spot of the global economy on Monday ahead of talks in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While Lagarde urged Modi to do more to open up the economy, she said India had the "opportunity to become one of the world`s most dynamic economies" with growth running at above 7%.

"Among the emerging markets, and compared to advanced economies, India is the bright spot," the former French finance minister told The Times of India newspaper.

Since Modi came to power last May, inflation has fallen to around 5% while revised gross domestic product (GDP) data has put growth for the current financial year at 7.4%, meaning Asia`s third largest economy is now outpacing China.

A fall in globalOn the steps outside an east London church there's a smiling PR checking names off a list. Next to her, in the early twilight shadow of a late January evening, is a hired hand dressed head to toe in clunking steel armour. He guides us down the steps and through the courtyard, flaming torch held out ahead of us, as we all exchange an awkward smile with the PR on our way into the catacombs. Inside, Peter Serafinowicz - the gravelled voice of Darth Maul, and Spaced's Duane Benzie - tells us how he's played the original Dark Souls for some 1800 hours, how excited he is to be playing the part of mild-mannered Pate in its sequel, and how proud he is to be providing the grunts


and groans of the suffering player in From Software's game.

We're a long way from Lordran, and even further from the cold, surprising enigma of the game that started it all. 2008's Demon's Souls - itself a continuation of From's miserablist fantasy King's Field series - was that rare thing, an unheralded, unannounced mid-budget console game whose reputation was kindled through word of mouth. Its spiritual successor Dark Souls was a grander, more intricate production, yet its enigma remained intact, the dignity with which it unravelled cementing the game's status as one of the greats of its generation.

A snip from a lengthy cut-scene that follows on from the tutorial, which was made more unsettling when I realised that a friend's ex-girlfriend was providing one of the witches' voices.

Well overRobert Bosch, inventor of the spark plug

The spark of automotive genius begins one cold December day late in 1901, in a small German factory that employs a few dedicated, yet unknown, workers.

A 30-year-old man with an ever lengthening beard and a receding hairline is bent over at the waist, glancing over the shoulder of his talented assistant.

Flash!

In the blink of an eye, time stands still.

In the blink of an eye, an invention is created, an empire is born and a man's vision is no longer just a vision.

"You really have hit the bulls-eye," RobertBosch tells Gottlob Honold, slapping his colleague on the back.

In Honold's hand is the world's first spark plug.

The new development, a high-voltage magneto (or electrical generator) ignition unit, would be an extension of something Bosch


himself invented just four years earlier.

How significant was that day?

The auto industry was revolutionized by the little plug of power and RobertBosch, the owner, the dreamer and the believer, would never be the same.

Until that point, vehicle ignition systems were unreliable at best. Carl Benz, the famous automotive inventor, had once described them as "the problem of all problems."

Some caught fire. Others rapidly emptied motorcar batteries leaving their owners stranded on dirt paths in the middle of nowhere.Bosch had an alternative. His system could be fit to any size engine and, down the line, would allow for more horsepower.

Within 12 months, Bosch, the company, patented the device, paving the way for a small German company to become a worldwide enterprise.

Bosch had taken the risk and he would reapthe rewards. The path was hardly direct.

Born in 1861 in a small village in southwest Germany, he was the 11th of 12 children. A curious and confident boy, when his father asked whether he wanted to be a precision mechanic after he finished secondary school, little Robert had one cool and collected answer.

"Yes, of course I do."

After earning a journeyman's certificate, Bosch left his small town, working wherever he could learn the most. He visited Cologne where his older brother, Karl, ran a plumbing business. He also attended a technical school in Stuttgart "in order to shed my fear of technical jargon," he later said.

In the spring of 1884, Bosch traveled to America and eventually found himself in the company of Thomas Edison while working for a short


time at Edison Machine Works. The experience later served him well.

Two years later, at just 24 years of age, Bosch returned to Germany and, with start-up capital from his own savings account as well as a family inheritance, put together his own business in Stuttgart called "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering."

With just two employees, Bosch set up a business repairing anything he could get his hands on, from telephones to telegraphs.

Within a decade he hit it big by first creating his low-voltage magneto, a device created only because a customer had requested it. The magneto was first used in a de Dion Bouton three-wheel car and then presented to the automaker Daimler after Honold refined it into a spark plug.

Bosch, the company, flourished.

It took nine yearsto sell 1,000 low-voltage electrical systems. Within the next five years he had $1 million in business from the United States alone.

In 1910 he built a factory in Springfield, Mass., and by 1914, with his American-like production systems, nearly all of the large automobile companies were using his starters, generators and horns. At one point, 90 percent of his deliveries were headed abroad.

He made strides in other areas. With volumes - and profits - increasing he introduced higher wages as well as the eight-hour work day because he considered it to be "the most conducive for maintaining human work capacity." Saturday afternoons were free for workers and holidays were introduced.

Bosch's enterprise was a world leader as he became one of the major industrialists in the Western World, producing


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During World War II, the United States Army Air Corps (which would later break off and form its own branch — i.e. the U.S. Air Force we know and love today) had a “First Motion Picture Unit”. A unit devoted entirely to make films (some might label them “propaganda” but nonetheless) that would in theory boost morale and the collective spirit of the American people during turbulent and often meager wartime conditions.

The First Motion Unit wasn’t a ragtag outfit, either. It was essentially an all-star team, assembled to kick ass and take names when it came to the art of movies and their ability to invoke catharsis, persuasion and overall entertainment — with a purpose.

Wait until you hear this lineup, via Esquire:

It’s a Wonderful Life director Frank CapraNuttall plans to attend are the invasion of Poland by Germany that triggered World War 2, and the assassination of Clement Attlee in 1946 which prevented the NHS being established in an alternative reality.

Nuttall also spoke of looking forward to torchlit rallies with kindred spirits at Nuremberg, and meeting General Pinochet in 1973.

“My favourite event however will be to go for a drink with Vladimir Putin in East Germany. There’s so much I can teach him, and learn from him.”

UKIP loud-mouth Paul Nuttall has sensationally claimed that he was in attendance when the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.

Nuttall, who wasn’t even born at the time, maintains he was there on the ground and witnessed all 129,000 deaths.

In a statement released earlier today, the


Army vows firm action to curb violence following deaths in the wake of intelligence chief’s assassination.

Lebanese troops launched a major security operation to open all roads and force gunmen off the streets, trying to contain an outburst of violence set off by the assassination of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syria. Sectarian clashes killed at least six people.

Gunfights have broken out in several areas of Lebanon following Sunday’s funeral of anti-Syrian intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan, raising fears that his assassination will further destabilise the country.

On Monday, clashes between Lebanese troops and unidentified armed men took place in Beirut, the capital.

Several people were wounded after the army made a pre-dawn sweep through the district of Tariq Jdideh in pursuit of armed men, and automaticweapons and anti-tank rocket fire could be heard.

The worst of the clashes since late Sunday took place in the northern city of Tripoli, the scene of previous fighting between Sunni Muslims backing the Syrian opopsition fighter and Alawites sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The two sides exchanged rocket and gunfire, residents said. Among the victims were a nine-year-old girl shot by a sniper.

Opposition leaders have urged their supporters to refrain from any more violence.

“We want peace, the government should fall, but we want that in a peaceful way. I call on all those who are in the streets to pull back,” former prime minister and opposition leader Saad al-Hariri said on the Future Television channel on Sunday evening from Saudi Arabia, where he has been living for over


burning tyres, including the highway to the airport.

The capital was noticeably quieter than normal on Monday. Many people stayed at home for fear of violence and the streets were free of the usual traffic chaos.

Hassan was the head of the intelligence branch of the Internal Security Forces and an outspoken critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

He was killed by a car bomb along with his bodyguard and a civilian in a busy street in the mainly Christian district of Ashrafiyeh.

Tension prevails

Thousands of people attended Hassan’s state funeral in Beirut, which rapidly became a political rally against both Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Syria.

Many politicians have accused Syria of being behind the killing and angry protesters tried to storm the government palace after Hassan’s funeral on Sunday.

Opposition leadersand their supporters want Mikati to resign, saying he is too close to Assad and his Lebanese ally Hezbollah, which is part of Mikati’s government.

Mikati did offer to stand down on Saturday, but President Michel Suleiman asked him to stay on in the national interest.

Memories are still vivid in Lebanon of the death and destruction of Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war. Heavily-armed soldiers and police were out in force at street junctions and government buildings.


If there is a villain to bitcoin, Mark Williams would likely be named. He infamously made the prediction, in December 2013, when he declared bitcoin was not an innovation but a “smoke and mirrors deception”. At the time, bitcoin was still trading near $1,000.00. He went on to predict that by mid-year 2014 the price of bitcoin would pop by 99 and be trading for less than $10.00. Bitcoin chaos ensued on the bitcoin forums.

The attention he suddenly received brought more attention from mainline news agencies. He didn’t seem to be promoting his new book: Longwood Covered Courts and The Rise of American Tennis. It strangely enough wasn’t found listed on the New York Times best seller section or Amazon.com, but if one was fascinated by the subjectThe front of this house in Kraków, Poland, is curved dramatically up towards the sky so that Polish architect Tadeusz Lemański could squeeze a garage underneath (+ slideshow).

Tadeusz Lemański designed the building – known as Domo Dom – for a single resident who was keen to have a garage in his home, despite local planning rules that tightly restricted the size and shape of the new structure.

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"The main idea of the project was to design each room in the way that they do not lose anything from their functionality," explained the architect. "At the same time, the house has to meet land development conditions that impose using gable roofs."

Lemański's solution was to create a


single-storey volume and abstract it, so the end angles up towards the sky. This allowed a boxy garage volume to be slotted in underneath.

"The concept of the house is a simple cube that includes the main functions – living room, kitchenette and bedroom," he said. "In order to fulfil the development conditions, the bedroom was lifted to the loft and the garage was moved under it."

The house is located in a suburban neighbourhood on the edge of Wolski Forest, west Kraków. To echo the materials used on the more traditional neighbouring structures, the architect specified grey sandstone and black titanium-zinc panels for the exterior cladding.

The contrasting shades of these two materials also help to emphasise the division between the main living spaces and the garage.

The garage door frontsthe building, so the main entrance is situated along one of the side walls.

It leads through to a compact hallway with a combined living room and kitchen to the left, a bathroom in front, and a staircase on the right that leads up to the first-floor bedroom.

Two side windows are angled to match the slope of the staircase, which runs alongside the garage wall.

"Their shape underlines the dynamism of the building that rises in the same direction," added Lemański.

In the bedroom, the unusual shape of the roof creates a ceiling that rises up to a point then curves down so much that it almost meets the floor.

Three skylights bring daylight into the space, while built-in wooden fittings offer seating and storage.

At the rear of the house, a wall