whether he could pass a physical. Could a 48-year-old take the beating of a football game?

The team doctors put him through the paces. He passed with flying colors. They flew Marinovich to Portland to meet up with legendary coach Mouse Davis, the inventor of the run-and-shoot offense which the Coyotes run. Marinovich was a natural at it. And that was it. He had passed every test, and the idea became a reality.

Marinovich is ready, and he is, to use his parlance, stoked. He will be vying for the quarterback spot against 25-year-old Jacob Russell, who threw 35 touchdowns and led the team to a perfect season last year. So playing time won't be a gimme, but Marinovich isn't really concerned with all that.

It's about continuing on this new(@shad40) or on Facebook.

SoCal Coyotes

What: A developmental pro football team which began play in the desert in 2012, similar to a football version of the Palm Springs Power. They have a 73-13 record overall.

Where: The team practices and plays its home games at Shadow Hills High School.

Schedule: The first day of practice is Aug. 10. The first game of the season is Sept. 2, a home game at 1 p.m. They also have 1 p.m. home games on Sept. 16 and Oct. 14.

More info: Thesocalcoyotes.com or follow them on Facebook and Twitter @TheSoCalCoyotes


Whispers of a Coup

By

Barry Wain

Updated Feb. 11, 2000 12:16 a.m. ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Relax, the Indonesian military isn't about to stage a coup -- at least not anytime soon, and certainly not over President Abdurrahman Wahid's running dispute with former commander in chief of the armed forces, Gen. Wiranto. Despite weeks of intense speculation, it was never a serious prospect. Rumors of a military takeover gained credence because of a fundamental misunderstanding of what is at stake.In anticipation of the release of his debut full-length album Breakthrough, the Gaslamp Killer offers a taste of the ominous urgency that infiltrates his sound with "Flange Face / Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun.""Flange Face (with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)" rattles into being from a scratchy dissonance and soon descends into a distorted, doom-filled drama. Twisted with tension and hemmed in by a smack of solemn strings, the track operates on a frequency of pure horror. "Flange Face (Low End Theory Edit)" takes it to the club, a bass-heavy gut puncher stripped down to the beats.With loose drums and a rash of razor-covered synths, "Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun (with Dimlite)" unsettles into a bath of cold shudders. Inky shadows lurk just beneath the surface, dark


DANANG, Vietnam -- With talks on a Pacific Rim trade deal intensifying, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held bilateral meetings Friday with the president of Mexico and the prime minister of Japan at the APEC summit in Vietnam.

All three leaders will participate in talks later in the day, on the sidelines of the summit, to try and salvage the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

It's unclear what kind of agreement the TPP countries could reach on an updated version of the deal that was abandoned earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trudeau has said he's not going to rush into the deal unless it addresses the best interests of Canadians, even as some partners press Canada to move quickly on a revised TPP.

A senior government official says Japan hasbeen one of the countries applying pressure on Canada to come to an agreement on an updated TPP.

Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood side by side and smiled for the cameras before their meeting. They only clasped hands after someone in the room said: "Shake hands please."

Then the men took their seats.

"When did you get in?" Trudeau asked.

"Yesterday," Abe responded.

Late Thursday, Trudeau's Liberal government flatly denied media reports quoting Japan's economy minister saying that a "deal in principle" had been reached on the trade pact.

International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne quickly disputed the report.

"Despite reports, there is no agreement in principle on TPP," Champagne tweeted late Thursday.

Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were in the room for Friday's Trudeau-Abe meeting, which lasted more than 50 minutes.

Earlier


Friday, Trudeau met Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for about 20 minutes in the same room.

The men flashed big smiles and shook hands as they exchanged warm greetings.

"We've got lots to talk about," Trudeau said to Pena Nieto as they took their seats.

Later Friday, Trudeau is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Suu Kyi is an honorary Canadian citizen and Nobel laureate who has faced widespread international criticism for not speaking out against allegations of widespread state-led violence against her country's Muslim minority.

This will be their first meeting since a crackdown by security forces that began in late August and has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into exile in neighbouring Bangladesh.

tortuous nature of the human anatomy, the delivery catheter containing the endoprosthesis generally lies up against one side of the vessel prior to deployment. It has been observed in testing that when a supra renal stent with barbs is the first portion of the endoprosthesis to expand, the barbs closest to the vessel wall may make premature contact with the wall before the stent has had a chance to fully expand. This creates a situation where the portion of the stent farthest away from the wall during expansion actually accounts for a disproportionate amount of the expansion of the stent in order for the entire stent to meet the internal diameter of the vessel. The sections of the stent that are up against the wall do not fully


[Effectiveness of measures taken in France to reduce the risks of heroin addiction via intravenous route].
French policy towards illicit drug use is based on abstinence, and on withdrawal for drug-dependent users. Its basis is the December 31, 1970 law, which is still applicable, and prohibits the use of theses drugs, even in private. It provides for prison sentences for users who do not accept to be treated. Under the pressure of new events, in particular the epidemics of AIDS, hepatitis B and C, the reappearance of tuberculosis, and an increasing marginalization of drug users, a harm reduction policy was developed. The first measure taken was to authorize over-the-counter sale of syringes and needles in pharmacies in May 1987. It was only in 1993 that programs were established: needleSuburban Sanitary Commission, recorded on January 28, 1954. After delivery of the certificate, the appellants completed the purchase and entered into possession of the property.
Upon discovery of the easement, when the Sanitary Commission began to excavate and lay pipe lines across their lot, *636 the Corcorans filed an action presumably in tort, against the title company, and obtained a judgment upon a jury's verdict, which was set aside, on the ground that the verdict was excessive, and a new trial granted. Thereupon, the declaration was amended, basing the claim for damages upon the allegation that the plaintiffs were induced to accept the title "by the incorrect and negligent representation" of the title company. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, with supporting affidavit and exhibits. The motion


was granted.
It appears that the land records in question were indexed according to the "Cott" system. Instruments offered for record are recorded in libers or books maintained for that purpose, with an index arranged alphabetically in the front of each liber, and references then given to the initial folio or page where the particular instrument is transcribed. There are also grantor and grantee indices referring an abstracter to the appropriate liber and folio where the instrument is recorded. The instrument in question was correctly recorded in Liber 1693, fol. 251, and was correctly noted in the grantee index. In the grantor index, however, there was a clerical mistake. The entries were as follows:

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Whitehall departments are to face tough new spending rules as the Treasury moves to ensure there can be no repeat of the "mess" that landed Britain with its largest fiscal deficit in peacetime, Danny Alexander will announce.

In what will be regarded as a power grab by the Treasury, its Liberal Democrat chief secretary will tell the departments on Monday they must abide by a new two-point plan or face penalties.

Alexander will set out his plans in a speech to the Institute for Fiscal Studies in which he will launch a highly aggressive attack on Labour which he will depict as the party of "deficit denial" which wants to prolong Britain's period of austerity.

In a sign of the sort of message the Tories and Lib Dems are planning toon a monthly basis.

• Identify 5% of their resource budget that could be used as a reserve to be redirected if unforeseen needs arise. At the moment departments rely on the central reserve at the Treasury which has been reduced to £2.8bn from £4bn.

If departments fail to abide by the new rules they could face a series of penalties. These could include limiting their access to the Treasury reserve; reducing the amount of money they are allowed to spend without the Treasury's permission under a system known as "delegated authority", and asking the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into an errant department.

One government source said: "This is an exertion of Treasury power. The Treasury has quite a lot of extra powers if it chooses to


The Premier League season has come to a close and the attention has now shifted towards the summer transfer window and how it might affect Huddersfield Town.

Top-flight clubs are expected to splash the cash once again during the close-season to bring in plenty of players, while they may also entertain offers for members of their squad in order to raise funds for other business.

The transfer window can at times be tedious with continued rumours circulating around the same player, with stories that never seem to go away, even if there seems to be little sign of development, and this summer is set to be no different.

Aaron Mooy is the man at the centre of most attention at Town, with fans wondering whether the club can keep the Australianto be filled with stories on a potential extension to his contract.

Brighton - Lewis Dunk

A key part of Brighton’s battle to avoid relegation to the Championship, Lewis Dunk has already caught the eye of England boss Gareth Southgate, making his debut for the Three Lions, and is likely to be linked with club’s higher in the Premier League rankings this summer - particularly if the Seagulls are relegated.

At 27-years-old, Dunk is in the prime years of his career for a defender and his experience, along with the fact he is a homegrown player, may increase the interest in his signature and Brighton could earn a significant windfall if they approve his departure.

Burnley - Dwight McNeil

It has been a difficult year for Burnley, who have gone from Europa League


qualifiers at the start of the season to a scrap at the wrong end of the Premier League table at the end of the campaign - but 19-year-old Dwight McNeil has been a shining light for Sean Dyche’s side.

With three goals and five assists this season, McNeil has shown he has the quality to impress in the Premier League and he has already been linked with a move to Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle United ahead of the summer.

Cardiff City - Victor Camarasa

On loan from Spanish side Real Betis, Victor Camarasa has impressed in Cardiff City’s battle to retain their Premier League status this season and his performances have reportedly courted the attention of a number of clubs.

If Cardiff are relegated, it is highly unlikely that Camarasa willthat of Tottenham Hotspur, and a bidding war would be welcomed by Barcelona, who would be keen to reinvest the money in transfer business of their own.

Fulham - Ryan Sessegnon

Fulham’s stay in the Premier League has been brief but it seems unlikely that Ryan Sessegnon will be lining up again for the Cottagers next season, despite the fact his impact in the top-flight has not been as significant as he was in the Championship last term.

Tottenham are the favourites for his signature but a host of top clubs have been linked with a move for the 18-year-old and clubs from the Bundesliga may also enter the running if they look to find the next Jadon Sancho.

Huddersfield Town - Aaron Mooy

Like Fulham, Huddersfield Town will be in the Championship


next season but Aaron Mooy could earn a move to a side in the Premier League this summer after catching the eye in his two seasons in the top-flight with the Terriers.

Mooy has been linked with a move to Newcastle United and the Magpies are unlikely to be the only side in the running for the signature of the Australia international, who would prove to be a fine addition for a number of teams.

West Ham, Leeds United, Watford and Southampton are now said to be in the queue for his signatuture.

Leicester City - James Maddison

The 22-year-old has become one of English football’s hottest properties after excelling in his debut season in the Premier League with Leicester City, having arrived from Norwich City last summer, and he has notgone unnoticed.

With seven goals and seven assists, the England U21 international is believed to be on the brink of Gareth Southgate’s first-team and has been touted as a potential replacement for Aaron Ramsey at Arsenal.

Liverpool - Sadio Mane

Senegal international Sadio Mane has stood out for Liverpool in their title race this season, easing the reliance on Mohamed Salah and helping to establish a devastating three-pronged attack in Jurgen Klopp’s side.

As a result, links with the likes of Real Madrid have emerged and, despite the fact he is not believed to be top of Zinedine Zidane’s wishlist, there is likely to be plenty of stories circulating around the 27-year-old.

Manchester City - Leroy Sane

PFA Young Player of the Year last season, Leroy Sane has not quite lived up to the


billing in what has been a difficult 12 months for the Germany international who was surprisingly left out of his side’s World Cup campaign.

Ten goals and 10 assists is certainly not a bad return but the second-half of the campaign has often seen him overlooked by Pep Guardiola and speculation suggests the 23-year-old is unhappy and may be open to a move.

Manchester United - Paul Pogba

One of the biggest names in the Premier League, Paul Pogba continues to divide opinion for many and a lot of ex-Manchester United players have suggested the France World Cup winner should be offloaded this summer.

Unsurprisingly, it is Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane who are the most heavily attributed with an interest in the player’s services and the 26-year-old seems a likely candidatethat it is the right time to make a move as the 27-year-old has given six years of service to the Lilywhites.

Watford - Abdoulaye Doucoure

Abdoulaye Doucoure has opened the door for an exit from Watford this summer by stating he is keen to play in the Champions League and the 26-year-old will have no shortage of suitors if his services are indeed available.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are among the clubs to have been attributed with an interest in the Frenchman previously, while Tottenham could also make a move for his services.

West Ham - Declan Rice

It is remarkable to think that Declan Rice is still just 20-years-old after a dramatic two seasons with include international debuts with both the Republic of Ireland and England, as well as


establishing himself as a core member of West Ham’s side.

Pretty much all of the Premier League’s top-six have been linked with a move for his services and Rice may be tempted by a move despite the fact he only signed a new five-and-a-half year in December.

Wolves - Ruben Neves

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been phenomenal in the Premier League this season, proving themselves to be an extremely difficult opponent, and 22-year-old Portugal international Ruben Neves has been an integral part of their side.

Neves remains committed to Wolves but his services will certainly attract speculation this summer and it may be difficult for the club to spurn interest in his services should a significant offer be tabled - and there is a host of clubs across Europe who couldPosted Thu Nov 16 22:51:44 EAT 2017

Give irrigation priority in Sh63bn Thwake Dam project, residents say

By KITAVI MUTUA

Residents of Kitui and Makueni counties want the four components of the Sh62.9 billion Thwake multi-purpose dam re-arranged to guarantee food security in the region.

The dam – a Vision 2030 flagship project is planned for implementation in four main phases that include construction of a 77 metre high dam, hydro power generation, 34,600 cubic meters of water supply and a final phase of irrigating 40,000 hectares in the two counties.

It is designed to supply piped water for domestic use, serve the Konza techno city and adjacent towns, irrigate farms downstream in the two counties as well as generate 23 megawatts of hydro power.

However, local residents want the hydro power generation component


which will see installation of three turbine generator sets deferred until the water supply and irrigation components are achieved.

According to Dr Daniel Kisangau, the secretary of Thwake land owners committee, Ukambani region desperately needs water for domestic and irrigation purposes and that they should be the first beneficiaries of the project.

Dr Kisangau, who is the Director of South Eastern Kenya University’s Wote Campus urged Ministry of Water engineers to reschedule the project implementation plan to deliver the irrigation component first.

He says the Seven Forks Hydro-power Dams along River Tana, which cuts across Ukambani, were abandoned before the irrigation phase was done but nothing has been revived three decades later.

“Our stand as a community remains that food and water are more basic than electric power. So after the dambe hip length.

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Punjabi women in west Punjab and east Punjab (which includes Haryana and Himachal Pradesh) traditionally wore the Punjabi suthan suit which was made of a head scarf, upper garment and suthan.

Types
The Punjabi suthan is of two types: loose to above the ankles and tight at the ankles, or loose to the knees, and then cut straight and tight to the ankles.

Loose Punjabi suthan
It was noted by Alberuni in the 11th century C.E. that the local drawers are of gigantic proportions. This could point to the loose Punjabi suthan which, unlike the Punjabi salwar, has multiple pleats and is very baggy with many folds. The suthan can also be arranged in plaits. Up to 20 yards of cloth can be used which hangs in innumerable folds. Some


paunchay. In the Punjab, the salwar kameez is also known as the chunni jhagga salwar suit.

Male Dress: Punjabi salwar suit
In some parts of the Punjab region, especially the urban areas of Punjab, Pakistan, males wear the men's Punjabi suit. The upper garment is made of the straight cut kurta/kameez and the salwar resembles a slim fit pajama. In the past, the suthan was also commonly worn by men, a trend which can still be seen in some parts of the region (especially Jammu and Himachal Pradesh).

Early history

Salwar
A Salwar is a lower garment, with different regions having different types. The earliest form of the salwar originated in Central Asia and its use was spread to Afghanistan, India, Iran, the Arab world, Turkey and wherever the Turks established their empires.the southern bank of the river was declared Costa Rican territory, the river itself was given to Nicaragua. Costa Rica, however, was afforded the right to use the river for commerce.

Following disagreement over the interpretation of the treaty, the two countries agreed to have U.S. President Grover Cleveland arbitrate the dispute. In 1888, President Cleveland concluded (English and Spanish) that the border at the mouth of the Río San Juan lies at Punta de Castilla. Cleveland’s determination was later delineated more precisely in 1897 in the First award under the Convention between Costa Rica and Nicaragua of 8 April 1896 for the demarcation of the boundary between the two Republics.

Despite these rulings, the two countries continued to quarrel over both the location of the border between the two


might imagine, the system wasn't without its issues. As Transit Toronto points out, a passenger heading east at Bay would have the choice of two different levels and run the risk of missing a train simply by virtue of being at the wrong platform when the train arrived. The same problem applied heading west at St. George.

Interestingly, a customer survey conducted at the time found those in favor and those against interlining were matched for numbers. Most simply didn't care one way or the other.

After just six months, the TTC decided to can interlining and stick with fully separate Yonge-University and Bloor-Danforth lines. The arrival of the Spadina line meant the second platform at St. George remained vital while Lower Bay was bricked up and abandoned when trainsstopped passing through.

Today, Lower Bay has an almost legendary reputation amongst those with an interest in lost Toronto landmarks. Though rarely seen by regular subway riders, signs of its existence are still evident to those who pay attention: the mis-matched green tile used to cover over the stairs from the current platform at Bay, and the weird light visible down the tunnel from a westbound train at Yonge are often the first clues.

Having an unused subway station hasn't been all bad for the TTC. TV crews and filmmakers often rent the space as a filming location--chances are if you've seen the TTC on film, it's represented by Lower Bay. The TTC even owns an alternative set of signs for the platform to make it look like a stop


"If it didn't look real, it wouldn't be funny," said VFX supervisor Emile Smith of their aim.

The opening teaser of Sharknado 2 takes place on an airplane in the middle of a storm. This presented the challenge of generating art-directable volumetric clouds that allowed the plane to fly through a Sharknado before landing in New York.

"This sequence brought in every effect we would use in the film, except for a water surface," said Smith. "There was a lot of digital double work as well as volumetrics of the Sharknado."

In another scene (pictured above), a single taxi surrounded by man-eating sharks is stuck on a flooded New York street. Parts of the scene were shot on location, while other elements and environments were filmed using greenscreen. The VFX team1909, down to the date of his death in 1925 all owned by Sir William Hesketh Lever, later made the first Viscount Leverhulme. In addition to the ordinary shares, Lever Bros. Ltd. had outstanding in 1929 and 1930 six classes of preference shares of an aggregate par value of £54,227,546. Shareholders were entitled to one vote for every £10 capital of any class held by them.
In 1909 Sir. William Hesketh Lever devised an elaborate profit-sharing scheme for the benefit of officers and employees of Lever Bros. Ltd. and of its affiliated companies, among which was Lever Bros. Company, the Maine corporation above mentioned. In order to carry said scheme into effect he established a trust, and caused the articles of association of Lever Bros. Ltd. to be appropriately


amended so as to provide that out of the moneys which otherwise would be payable in dividends on the ordinary shares of Lever Bros. Ltd., certain amounts, computed in accordance with detailed provisions inserted in the articles, should be paid to the trustees of the said trust.
Concurrently with the making of the aforesaid amendments to the articles of association the trust was established by an indenture dated May 1, 1909, between Sir William Hesketh Lever, party of the first part, Lever Bros. Ltd., party of the second part, and five individuals, directors of Lever Bros. Ltd., named as trustees of the trust, parties of the third part. The indenture provided for the issuance by the trustees to officers and employees of Lever Bros. Ltd. and its affiliated companiesthe equalization of dividends and of capital value on liquidation of the corresponding class of shares of the two companies.
Viscount Leverhulme, the son, and the executors of his father entered into negotiations in 1929 with Margarine Union, Ltd., for the exchange of all the ordinary shares of Lever Bros. Ltd. for shares of Margarine Union, Ltd. As a part of this transaction Viscount Leverhulme and the executors agreed to put an end to the above described payments by Lever Bros. Ltd. to the trustees for distribution to the holders of the partnership certificates, payments which, but for the provisions of the trust indenture, would have been available for dividends on the ordinary shares of Lever Bros. Ltd.
In order to carry out this agreement, Viscount Leverhulme and the executors


preference shares as constituting income in 1930 to the full market value thereof. This would have led to the result of a double tax on the same gain, once in 1930 and again in 1933, the absurdity of which serves to emphasize the correctness of our conclusion that though the partnership certificates had a cost basis of zero they nevertheless had a value in 1930 equal to the value of the preference shares then exchanged for them.
Therefore, unless Countway is estopped from showing the true situation, he suffered a capital loss of $6,363.16 upon the sale in 1933 instead of making a capital gain of $62,726.44 as ruled by the Commissioner and by the Board. The Commissioner has urged the defense of estoppel before the Board and beforeThere the taxpayer, the owner of a lot with building thereon, leased it in January, 1920, for a term of ten years and, in accordance with the terms of the lease, the lessee in 1920 made improvements, in the amount of $95,182, which were to revert to the lessor upon termination of the lease. According to the law as it then stood, when the taxpayer made his return for 1920 income he was under an obligation to return and pay a tax on the depreciated value of such improvements, as part of his income for that taxable year. However, he failed to report such income. In 1927 the taxpayer sold the land and building subject to the lease. In computing gain or loss upon the sale of the


BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The leading opposition contender in Slovakia’s presidential election quit the race on Tuesday in a move to consolidate voter bases and better challenge the ruling Smer party candidate.

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The two-round vote in March will test the three-party governing coalition a year after the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancee ignited the biggest protests in the central European country’s post-communist history.

The killings, over which four people have been charged though the motive remains unclear, sparked an outcry over perceived state corruption and impunity, and long-time prime minister Robert Fico resigned to keep his government intact.

They also dented his Smer party’s standing atop opinion polls, and concerns for the rule of law and state of democracy are expected to be centralthemes in the election campaign from which the opposition hopes to benefit.

Scientist and entrepreneur Robert Mistrik had been the main challenger to Smer candidate Maros Sefcovic, a career diplomat and currently the European Commission vice president who holds a narrow lead in the polls.

But Mistrik bowed out of the race on Tuesday and endorsed environmental lawyer Zuzana Caputova, who is backed by a number of opposition progressive and liberal parties as well as outgoing president Andrej Kiska.

“I express loud and clear support for Ms Caputova. Data to be released this week show clear momentum for her,” Mistrik told a news conference. Referring to Sefcovic, he said he was urging voters “not to let the pawn of Robert Fico become president”.

Both Sefcovic, 52, and Caputova, 45, pledge to reaffirm


Gemma Jones, Lesley Manville and Juliet Stevenson have spoken out against ageism and sexism in the entertainment industry.

Jones, who stars in Woody Allen's new film You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, claims that there is an "obsession" with "youth culture" in film, television and the theatre.

The 67-year-old told The Daily Telegraph: "I have a valiant group of loyal girlfriends who are rarely working and it's very distressing. We still have our marbles and our energies and experiences but the jobs and roles aren't there.

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"It's a very touching and compassionate and feisty view of a mature woman, but that's come from a woman. Do men write so well for women? In my experience, mature men are always looking for young skirt.

"It's not that maturerJeff Williams, Apple’s senior vice president of operations, has been called “Tim Cook’s Tim Cook” by some.

Williams, who reports to CEO Tim Cook, leads the team of people around the world who manage Apple’s complex supply chain and its global service and support organization. He also managed the development of the Apple Watch, the first new product category the tech giant has entered in five years, and he is driving the company’s health initiatives, including ResearchKit, Apple’s effort to bolster medical and health research.

Late last month, in an onstage interview with Walt Mossberg at our Code conference, Williams talked about watches and wearables, competitors and third-party apps — and those ever-elusive sales numbers.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Billed by many as the ultimate BCS Title game, supposed to be a Battle of the Titans. However, shortly after kickoff, the Tide marches quickly downfield and scores the first of six touchdowns. And it got worse from there for the Irish. The merciful final: Alabama routs Notre Dame 42-14.

As reported by CNNSi, Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin stood on the sideline on Monday and watched the Crimson Tide defensive linemen warm up for the BCS title game. "See that guy?" Sumlin asked, pointing at Alabama defensive end Damion Square. "He's from Houston, Texas. Yates High." Sumlin's implication? In his Texas A&M regime, a player of Square's caliber shouldn't leave the Lone Star State to play for Alabama. He should play for Texas A&M, and Texas A&M shouldplay on the season's final evening.

A few feet away stood Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. As Alabama center Barrett Jones sprinted past, Meyer pointed. "I almost had him," Meyer said of the Outland Trophy winner who finished his career with national titles as a starter at each of the three offensive line positions. Meyer didn't exaggerate. When Meyer coached Florida, Jones considered the Gators before eventually signing with the Crimson Tide.

Alabama cemented its dynasty status by crushing Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday to clinch its third national title in four seasons. It's no longer a question of which program can end the SEC's run atop college football, but which program can end Alabama's run. Just how many more years can coach Nick Saban keep the Tide rolling? Sumlin,


Meyer and a select few coaches around the sport will work tirelessly to make sure the dynasty ends next year. But can they do it? Or is Saban's Process designed to keep Alabama reloading every season?

Before this month ends, Alabama's returning players will shuffle into the weight room and be greeted by a blond-haired ball of pure energy from Louisiana named Scott Cochran. Cochran began working for Saban at LSU, and while he is the hyperactive yin to Saban's stoic yang, Cochran perfectly understands Saban's insistence that players and coaches vanquish thoughts of the end result and pour all their energy into the most immediate task at hand. Cochran's immediate task? Identify the players who will replace Jones and linebacker Nico Johnson as team leaders. "They definitely keepkeep doing the things that got you there. You can't relax."

If Crimson Tide players relax for even a second, there are players in Columbus, College Station and Eugene eager to knock them from their perch. Meyer has beaten Saban in a conference title game (in 2008) and lost to him in a conference title game (in 2009). He knows what it takes to beat Alabama.

He also understands just how difficult it is to beat Saban's teams. Meyer brings back quarterback Braxton Miller and a talented offense as well as some excellent back-seven defensive players. The Buckeyes will have to replace most of their defensive line, but if they improve in Year Two the way Meyer's former teams at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida did, they'll live next season


near the top of the polls.

Sumlin, meanwhile, shows no fear of Alabama. His team beat the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in November, and the Aggies get Alabama in College Station on Sept. 14. Texas A&M brings back Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel, who flummoxed the Crimson Tide's usually unflappable defense. (Before Texas A&M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury left to take the head-coaching job at Texas Tech, someone else on the Aggies' staff had tacked a photo of Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart looking hopeless against Manziel to Kingsbury's office wall.)

The biggest question for Texas A&M concerns two very big humans. Offensive tackles Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews are probable first-round picks if they enter the NFL draft. Joeckel, the left tackle, might be the top overall pick. Atthe moment, Matthews appears to be leaning toward coming back to College Station. Joeckel has a tougher decision to make.

Meanwhile, Chip Kelly's return to Oregon after a second flirtation with the NFL offers another worthy challenger. As a redshirt freshman, Marcus Mariota was already the best quarterback of the Kelly era. Mariota will be even better next year, and while the Ducks lose tailback Kenjon Barner, they bring back a host of playmakers.

Plus, Kelly's return is a signal that even though the NCAA didn't accept Oregon's plea bargain and will force the Ducks to go before the Committee on Infractions in the Will Lyles case, the violations of which Oregon is accused aren't bad enough to necessitate Kelly leaving. Even if the COI slaps a bowl ban on


When
Barack Obama was elected president of the US, it was supposed to be the
end of the bad old days of George W. Bush. But in Somalia, the 'war on
terror' continues.

March this
year saw the start of a new US operation in support of the transitional
government in Somalia.

According
to the New York Times, American advisors had spent the last several
months training Somali forces to be deployed in the offensive against
factions of the Union of Islamic Courts movement, and the US had
provided 'covert training to Somali intelligence officers, logistical
support to the peacekeepers, fuel for the maneuvers, surveillance
information about insurgent positions and money for bullets and guns'.

This was
something of a covert operation from the US point of view. A US
official, who told the paper 'what you're likely to see is air strikes
and Specialto African states, $21
million for training African officers and $24 million for anti-terrorism
programmes. This is in addition to the 40 tones of arms and ammunition
supplied to the Somali transitional government in 2009, and military aid
to Ethiopia, which fronted for the US in the fight against the Union of
Islamic Courts in 2006. AFRICOM has now taken over US security
assistance programmes with Mali, Niger, Chad and Senegal, and the
Defense Department is now considering forming a 1,000-strong marine
rapid deployment force for Africa. Although AFRICOM gives the impression
it is not a combat force, it looks as if this may change.

The
justification for US involvement in Somalia is 'Islamic extremism'. Al
Shabaab is on the US list of terrorist organizations as a supposed part
of al-Qaeda. On 14 March, General William ('Kip') Ward, commander of
AFRICOM, singled


out Somalia in testimony before the Senate Armed
Services Committee as the east African country most 'threatened by
terrorists', while Senator Carl Levin stated that 'al Qaeda and violent
extremists who share their ideology are not just located in the
Afghanistan-Pakistan region but in places like Somalia, Mali, Nigeria
and Niger'. Kip Ward also spoke of support for the Somali government,
which is being fought against by radical Islamist groups, as a
responsibility that the US has to take up. This means that there is no
separation between the US-UK presence in Afghanistan and AFRICOM's
operations in Somalia and other parts of Africa.

Writing in
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 10 March, the last ambassador of the
United States to Somalia (1994-95), Daniel H. Simpson, posed the
question 'Why, apart from the only lightly documented charge of Islamic
extremism among the Shabaab, isthe United States reengaging in Somalia
at this time?' He provided the answer himself: 'Part of the reason is
because the United States has its only base in Africa up the coast from
Mogadishu, in Djibouti, the former French Somaliland. The US Africa
Command was established there in 2008, and, absent the willingness of
other African countries to host it, the base in Djibouti became the
headquarters for US troops and fighter bombers in Africa.'

AFRICOM,
responsible for US military operations for the whole of the African
continent except Egypt, was established in October 2008, but the idea
goes back to the beginning of the decade, when the US National
Intelligence Council estimated that the US will buy 25 per cent of its
oil from Africa by 2015. Oil and natural gas seems to always sit nicely
with this so-called war


on terror.

The case
of Somalia epitomizes the proxy war situation in Africa and also smashes
some of the myths around why African countries are in the situation they
are. It's sometimes argued that the different languages and tribes in
many African countries are the cause of their problems. However, Somalia
is one country with one language and one dominant religion, so by that
reasoning it should have more internal harmony than its neighbors. The
explanation for its problems lies in the history of colonialism and
exploitation by Western powers. The breakdown of national cohesion in
Somalia and the civil war in 1988, since when the country has been
ungovernable from Mogadishu, was caused by its use in the Cold War and
specifically by President Siyad Barre's decision to seek alliances with
the US and apartheid South Africa against Soviet Union-backedEthiopia.
Subsequent international interventions, like the UN force in 1992 and
the Ethiopian US-backed invasion in 2006 have been more about occupation
than mediation.

The US
proxy war in Africa is a mechanism to re-colonize the continent and
extend the boundaries of the war on terror. It's time to mobilize
against it. To support the campaign against AFRICOM and the proxy
situation in Africa, check the Sons and daughters of Africa Movement
Facebook page, coordinated in Europe by Agnes Munyi-Vanselow and Explo
Nani-Kofi of KILOMBO - Campaigning Against Proxy War Situation in Africa
and AFRICOM. The latter is affiliated with the Stop the War Coalition in
the UK.

This
article was originally published by Counterfire. Explo Nani-Kofi is
coordinator of KILOMBO - Centre for Civil Society and African
Self-Determination as well as editor of the Kilombo Pan-African
Community Journal.


and offer congratulations on a job well done, adding that he was best to deal with during his final months as a cabinet minister. Others recount phone calls of a different nature, when Kelly has bellowed down the line without even saying hello.

His supporters again argue that aggression, drive and determination are what Labour needs now, along with a willingness by the leader to travel the country rebuilding the party. If his worst offence is kicking a few civil servants around, so be it, they shrug. You don’t have to mollify civil servants in opposition.

His opponents in Labour say party members are unaware of his flaws. At the height of the water charges controversy, sources claim he often remarked that he had the hardest job in Ireland.

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However, Frank knows what's best for the pathetic lot whose vote he so desperately needs: Him. "Lucky for them, they have me," he continues. "They have you. Underwood 2016. 2020. 2024. 2028. 2032. 2036. One nation, Underwood." Oh, boy.

Season five picks up right where season four left off, with President Underwood fighting to keep that title in a contentious election against Joel Kinnaman's Will Conway, while he also struggles to keep his marriage to Claire alive. Along with Spacey, Wright and Kinnaman, the new seasons also stars Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Neve Campbell, Derek Cecil and Paul Sparks. It will be the series' first without creator Beau Willimon at the helm.

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Russians used racketeering and other corrupt schemes to influence the American nuclear industry during the time the uranium deal was in the process of being approved.

He added on Thursday that he still believes the committee's collusion investigation is bipartisan "based upon the proposition that now what we're doing on Uranium One makes it very bipartisan."

The Judiciary Committee is one of two panels in the Senate probing Russia's election interference and potential ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow. It's also looking into the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and potential political interference by the Justice Department into FBI investigations.

The Intelligence Committee, which Feinstein is also a member of, is also looking into the 2016 election.

Grassley sent out roughly a dozen letters, without Feinstein's signature, earlier thisIntelligence Committee's probe.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is urging the panel to focus on potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.

"The president has done everything he can — calling the investigation a hoax, bringing distracting issues to deflect attention from the potential obstruction of justice by his administration and possibly by himself into the investigation on Russian meddling, and Trump's alleged collusion with that meddling," Blumenthal told CNN.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamGraham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Fox's Napolitano: Supreme Court confirmation hearings will be 'World War III of political battles' Grassley, Ernst pledge to 'evaluate' Trump's Supreme Court nominee MORE (R-S.C.) acknowledged that there appeared to be a split between Grassley and Feinstein, but argued the panel's wide-ranging investigation should be


Seven-Thirty

Fireworks shoot into the sky and plummet to the ground, like a shower of falling stars banished from the heavens. The Fourth of July arrives at our house smelling like burning barbecue and sweaty friends. One by one cars hobble down our driveway, hesitating in front of every pothole before gathering the confidence to totter further. After a few pleasant minutes, my friends and I slowly venture from the cool house and in the sun's angry rays, striking at us with searing frustration. Panting, my friends and I start a game of volleyball. Perspiration is beginning to gather on my cheek and slide down the arc of my neck when I receive a foot full of sand in my face from my friend, Rachel. Unsuccessfully capturing my attention,guard allows me in the emergency ward. Snuck between two operating rooms, a tiny waiting room juggles Rachel, her mother, her grandmother, her father, and my mom. Every face is clawed with fear and bleeding with tears. I hug Rachel while we sit and pray the Rosary, trying to calm our screaming minds with the whispering of our prayers. We wait.

My dad spends the night at the hospital but my mom and I drive home with our friend, Steve. I listen to my mom and Steve, a doctor, talk about Michael's condition,

"The doctors did an MRI on his spinal cord because Michael wasn't moving his left side," Steve murmurs to my mom," and they found he had a C5 vertebrae injury. The doctors aren't sure if the vertebrae


neighbors later to Cardinal Glennon. Scouring the kitchen, I hunt for the food that never enters this house: cookies, candy, and cake. After stumbling down the stairs and hunting for a distraction, I insert disc four, season nine of the Friends TV show. Enjoying the show I laugh and smile, but know the entertainment is only a temporary interruption from the fear that stews in my stomach, churning and simmering. The phone rings and my friend, Sophie, tells me she is leaving for the hospital in ten minutes. I hurry to get ready, dashing to the shower, forgetting to shampoo, flying to my room, looking for clean clothes, and dressing without style. The honk in my driveway announces my friend's arrival. Silence dominates our car ride, a shadowas she tells me what happened earlier today.

"You know what Aaron said to me?"

"What?"

"He said, 'what if Michael had dove into the deep end of the pool. Then we would not have found him until it was too late.' "

Rachel slows down for a red light, comes to a jerky stop, and looks at me.

"That is exactly what I said to Aaron," she whispers.

After spending four hours at the hospital with Rachel and her family, my mother and I drive home.

Day four since Michael's accident. Sipping melted Dip and Dots, Rachel and I roam the zoo and bounce around every corner of the people and animal infested park. Attempting to find the animal our families are most related to, I find Rachel's distant relation in the large animal


the ward smiling.

"He looks great. He was asleep when we got to his room, but he looks so much better," I lie to Rachel and her mother. They grin when they hear my mom's and my approval. Two hours later, my mom and I leave the hospital and drive home.

Day eight since Michael's accident. I spend the day with Rachel at the hospital. Teasing and joking, I help her laugh, diminishing her anxiety. Worry and fear are reflexes for her, and I try to splinter this reaction into hundreds of grins. Sitting on a windowsill, I tell a story about the picture of the baby on the wall across from us. After she stanches her giggles, she turns to me and says,

"Mary, Thank you so much for beinga shell of blankets and surrounded by darkness, I pray to God please let Michael get better. Do not let him be hurt anymore.

Three months after his accident, Michael walks for the first time without any assistance at the recovery program in Atlanta, Georgia. The motor skills in his right arm are excelling rapidly and his progressing recovery is terrific news. Michael is returning to his sister, his family, and to his home on the twenty-second of October after hard weeks of physical therapy. My grasping fear is gone, but its scars still ache. The voice of Michael's father filled with hysteria, the stream of prayers Rachel whispered in my ear, the color of Michael's purple lips echo in my present. Michael's accident showed me how much I


The new 3D family adventure "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" begins when seventeen-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Unable to stop him from tracking the signal to its source, Sean's new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest that will take them first to the South Pacific, and then to a place few people have ever seen. Or lived to tell about. It's a place of stunning beauty, strange and threatening life forms, volcanoes, mountains of gold and more than one astonishing secret. Together with Gabato (Luis Guzm n), the only helicopter pilot willing to risk the trip, and Gabato's beautiful, strong-willed daughter Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue itslone human inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island underwater and bury its treasures forever, in this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit "Journey to the Center of the Earth." "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" also stars Michael Caine as Sean's grandfather, Alexander, the stranded traveler they're seeking, and Kristin Davis as Sean's mother, Liz. Shot in 3D, the film is directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn, story by Richard Outten and Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn. It is produced by Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson, and Charlotte Huggins, who previously collaborated on "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown, Marcus Viscidi, Michael Bostick and Evan Turner serve as executive producers. The


behind-the-scenes creative filmmaking team includes director of photography David Tattersall, production designer Bill Boes, editor David Rennie, costume designer Denise Wingate and Academy Award-nominated visual effects supervisor Boyd Shermis. The music is composed by Andrew Lockington. "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" is a New Line Cinema presentation of a Contrafilm production and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film will be released in IMAX theatres worldwide.

DWAYNE JOHNSON (Hank) has solidified himself as a global box office success with gross film revenues in excess of 2.1 billion dollars worldwide. Born into a family of unique entertainers, Johnson had the opportunity to develop a grass roots understanding of the nuances of live performance as he watched his father and grandfather achieve success inthe world of professional wrestling. Johnson later focused his natural athletic abilities on football and received a full scholarship to the University of Miami. He won his first National Championship with the team in 1991 and played again for the National Championship in 1992, closing out his illustrious football career by competing for a third National Championship in 1995 against the University of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Upon graduation, Johnson turned his passion for entertainment into a life-changing career. Following in the footsteps of his World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame grandfather and father, he developed the iconic character ‘The Rock’ and performed to over 10 million fans a week on television, plus domestic and international live audiences that reached in excess of 70,000. Johnson consistently sold


out venues such as the Houston Astrodome, Madison Square Garden and Toronto Sky Dome. He achieved unprecedented success, becoming a New York Times bestselling author for his autobiography, The Rock Says, as well as a platinum recording artist for his WWE compilation CD, performing with such artists as Wyclef Jean. In 2011, Johnson renewed his relationship with the WWE, bringing ‘The Rock’ persona to a new generation of wrestling fans. He was the host of WrestleMania XXVII and the main event for WWE’s November 2011 “Survivor Series” at Madison Square Garden. In April 2012, Johnson will be the star attraction at WrestleMania XXVIII, in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Johnson transitioned to film as the Scorpion King in the 2001 blockbuster “The Mummy Returns,” leading to his firston Ric Roman Waugh’s action thriller “Snitch,” and is set to star in the adventure “Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide,” based on the popular comic book miniseries by John Paul Russ. Additionally, he will produce and star in a biopic of country music star Charlie Pride. A Celebrity Cabinet Member for The American Red Cross, Johnson has served on the National Advisory Board for The Make-A-Wish Foundation and the National Spokesperson for After School All-Stars (formerly The Arnold Schwarzenegger Youth Foundation). The Giving Back Fund recognized him in 2006 as one of the top 30 celebrities who made the largest public charitable donations and, in 2008, the United States Congress, the Joint Leadership Commission and the United States Congressional Award Foundation recognized Johnson with the prestigious Horizon Award, given


to an individual in the

MICHAEL CAINE (Alexander)is a two-time Academy Award® winner, who won his first Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters,” for which he also received Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations. He took home his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his role in Lasse Hallström’s “The Cider House Rules,” also winning a Screen Actors Guild Award® and earning Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations. Caine has garnered four Oscar® nominations for Best Actor, the first coming in 1966 for the title role in “Alfie,” for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination and a New York Film Critics Award. He earned his second Oscar® nod, as well as a Golden Globe nomination and an EveningStandard Award, for the part of Milo Tindle in 1972’s “Sleuth,” opposite Laurence Olivier. His role in “Educating Rita” brought him his third Oscar® nomination, as well as Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. He gained his latest Oscar®, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his work in 2002’s “The Quiet American,” for which he also won a London Film Critics Circle Award. Caine previously won Golden Globe and London Film Critics Circle Awards and received a BAFTA Award nomination, all for Best Supporting Actor, for “Little Voice.” He won his latest London Film Critics Circle Award for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s period drama “The Prestige.” It was his second film for the director, following their collaboration on the 2005 hit “Batman Begins,” in which Caine played


Bruce Wayne’s butler and confidant, Alfred. In 2008 he reprised the role of Alfred in Nolan’s blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” Caine has just finished working with Nolan for the fifth time, recreating the role of Alfred in “The Dark Knight Rises.” Currently, he is working with director Sandra Nettleback on “Mr. Morgan’s Last Love,” based on the novel La Douceur Assassine by Francoise Dorner. Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite in South London in 1933 and developed an interest in acting at an early age. Upon his discharge from the Queen’s Royal Regiment and Royal Fusiliers in 1953, he began pursuing his career. Taking his stage name from the title “The Caine Mutiny,” he toured Britain in a variety of plays and began appearing in British films and televisionwhich made its debut at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival. Hutcherson also served as executive producer on this film. Additionally, he will be seen in “Red Dawn,” a remake of the 1984 classic about a group of teenagers trying to save their town from foreign soldiers. This past spring, Hutcherson wrapped production on a documentary short in Cuba with Benicio del Toro as director. It will be part of an omnibus film entitled “Seven Days in Havana,” comprised of seven shorts from seven different directors. Del Toro, in his first venture as a director, follows Hutcherson as he explores the culture of the the island for the first time. Hutcherson was most recently seen in Lisa Cholodenko’s Academy Award®-nominated feature, “The Kids are All Right. The


the box office on its opening weekend and grossed over $415 million worldwide. Both films were based on the successful HBO series, in which she also starred. Davis’ role as Charlotte for six seasons on the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series “Sex and the City” earned her individual Best Supporting Actress nominations for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award. Davis and her co-stars also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards® for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Prior to “Sex and the City,” Davis starred as the devious Brooke Armstrong in the pop culture phenomenon, “Melrose Place.” Her additional television credits include the TNT Original Movie “The Winning Season,” also starring Matthew Modine, as well as guest-starring roles on other iconic shows suchAmbassador and participated in the Montreal Millennium Summit as a speaker on their behalf. She has also spoken outside the United Nations in an effort to eradicate poverty and fight for social justice. Davis makes frequent trips to Africa, visiting local communities to gain a better understanding of gender, poverty and environmental issues. She also contributes to wildlife conservation through her work with The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an organization in Kenya created to raise orphaned elephants and re-introduce them into the wild. In 2011, she was honored with The Wyler Award, one of the Humane Society of the United States’ most prestigious honors, at the 25th Annual Genesis Awards. Bestowed on a celebrity or public figure who has made news on behalf of animals, the award was


given to Davis in recognition of the attention she has brought to the plight of orphaned African elephants impacted by the increase in elephant poaching for their ivory tusks. Davis recently gave the commencement address at her alma mater, Rutgers University, and was inducted into their Distinguished Alumni Society

BRAD PEYTON (Director) is a Canadian-born director/writer/producer who established himself with his award-winning short film, “Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl.” After being nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama, “Evelyn” caught the attention of Tom Hanks’ company, Playtone, which then hired Peyton to write and direct the animated feature “Spider and the Fly.” Peyton most recently directed the 2010 3D summer tent-pole comedy “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” with an ensemble starringcast that included Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Joe Pantoliano and Paul Rodriguez. In television, Peyton garnered praise for the humorous stop-motion animated series “What It’s Like Being Alone,” that he created, executive produced, and directed. The show featured mutant orphans searching for families, and aired 13 episodes on the CBC in Canada. Peyton is once again partnering with the CBC and is currently co-writing an animated movie-of-the-week titled “Pirates Passage,” with acclaimed actor Donald Sutherland. Most recently, he sold his original animated television series “Dr. Dimensionpants” to Cookie Jar, which has partnered with Teletoon in Canada to distribute. This series is currently in active development with discussion of a 26-episode order. Peyton is currently developing numerous


projects to direct, including his original feature film screenplay “Billy Grimm.”

BEAU FLYNN (Producer) recently announced the formation of his new solo venture, FlynnPictureCo., where he will continue to produce high concept, franchise and genre projects across all media platforms, building on nearly 16 years of producing feature films. Prior to launching FPC, Flynn co-founded production company Contrafilm, in March 2004. Since the company’s inception, Contrafilm has produced films that have earned more than $850 million at the worldwide box office. Flynn is currently in post production on “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton and Famke Janssen, scheduled for release in spring of 2012. He also recently completed the remake of “Red Dawn,” starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, slated for summer2012. In January 2011, Contrafilm premiered the modestly budgeted thriller “The Rite,” starring Anthony Hopkins and directed by Mikael Hafstrom, which grossed $100 million theatrically worldwide and, most recently, the romantic comedy “What’s Your Number?,” starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. In summer 2008, Contrafilm produced the adventure hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson. The first ever live-action film to be shot in HD 3D, it was the widest digital release in history and grossed over $250 million theatrically worldwide. In the fall of that year, Flynn released the Sundance hit “Choke,” based on the novel by acclaimed author Chuck Palahniuk, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by Clark Gregg. Previously, Contrafilm produced Scott Derrickson’s “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” which


Boy,” based on the documentary of the same name and starring Josh Holloway and Chris Brown. They are also in active development on several other projects, including the action thriller “The Shadow Runner,” which re-teams them with Chris Hemsworth; “Murder Mystery,” written by Jamie Vanderbilt, about an American couple caught up in the murder of a European media baron; “Bob, The Musical,” about an emotionally repressed man who awakes one day to find he’s living in a musical; and “The Orphanage,” a remake of the Lisa Cholodenko’s thriller. In August 2011 he created the film and television production company Vinson Films. Vinson began his career at Jerry Bruckheimer Films where he oversaw such projects as “Enemy of the State” and the blockbuster hit “Armageddon.” He is a graduateof the University of Southern California’s School of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

CHARLOTTE HUGGINS (Producer), one of the most prolific producers of 3D films in the world, was included in Daily Variety’s prestigious “2008 Women’s Impact List” and was saluted in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Digital 50,” a group comprised of producers and innovators who distinguished themselves in the realm of new media storytelling. Huggins was a producer on the worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 2008. Her recent film credits include the documentary “Flight of the Dragon” as well as “Fly Me to the Moon,” a 3D digitally animated film featuring the voice talents of Tim Curry, Nicollette Sheridan, Kelly Ripa, and Christopher Lloyd, with a cameo from Buzz Aldrin. Additionally, she serves as producer


on the upcoming dramatic film featuring the world-renowned band Metallica. Huggins began her career writing and producing documentaries, then went on to serve as story editor and writer for television legend Roy Huggins on the hit NBC TV series “Hunter,” produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions. Huggins later served as a producer at Boss Film Studios, where she produced national Clio Award-winning commercials for such clients as Magnavox and United Airlines. At Boss, she also produced the main film for the LG pavilion at the World Expo ‘93 in South Korea. She later moved to Sony Pictures Imageworks where she worked on a number of highly successful large format films, including Disney’s 3D theme park attraction “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” the 3D film “Wings of Courage,” directedby Jean Jacques Annaud. As one of the founders of nWave Pictures, a Brussels-based digital studio, Huggins held the position of President and Head of Production for 10 years, serving as producer for all of nWave’s productions, including “Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun,” “3D Mania: Encounter in the Third Dimension,” “Alien Adventure (3D),” “Haunted Castle (3D),” SOS Planet (3D),” “Misadventures in 3D” and “Wild Safari 3D.” She has also held positions on the Boards of Directors of nWave Pictures, the Visual Effects Society and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Huggins is currently a member of the Producers Guild of America, where she serves on the New Media Council Board, on the founding Board of Governors of the International 3D Society, and as an emeritus member of the


Writer’s Guild of America West.

BRIAN GUNN and MARK GUNN (Screenplay) are cousins who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended the same high school and college, where they launched a sketch comedy troupe and began writing together. They moved to Los Angeles and landed their first job in entertainment by writing the MTV movie “2gether,” a spoof about a fictional boy band. “2gether” became the first full-length feature film in the history of the network. It also spawned a concert tour, two top-40 albums, with many of the songs written by Brian and Mark, and a weekly television series, created and executive produced by the Gunns, which ran for two seasons on MTV. Since then the Gunns have transitioned from television into film. “Journey 2: The MysteriousIsland” is the first of their movies in wide theatrical release. Among their upcoming projects are “The Monster Squad,” a comedy about a group of teens who must save Los Angeles from vampires and werewolves, and “MacGyver,” based on the long-running television series.

RICHARD OUTTEN (Story), a graduate of the USC School of Cinema, earned his MFA in 1984. Over the past 25 years, he has written numerous screenplays for major Hollywood studios, working with a wide range of producers, including Steven Spielberg, Gale Anne Hurd and Peter Guber. Early in his career, Outten was hired by Academy Award®-winning director Franklin J. Schaffner to work on the script for “Lionheart: The Children’s Crusade,” a historical epic starring Gabriel Byrne and Eric Stoltz, with Francis Coppola serving as executive producer.


Outten received a shared screenplay credit with Chris Columbus on “Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland,” an award-winning animated film based on the classic comic strip by Winsor McCay. A collaboration with Steven Spielberg in the late 1980s resulted in an exclusive writing deal at Warner Bros., after which he penned a number of scripts at Paramount, including the sequel to Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary.” While his primary focus has been motion pictures, Outten was also a writer on the critically acclaimed and cult favorite Fox series “The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.” Other television credits include the Starz/Encore! premiere movie “Last Rites,” starring Randy Quaid and Embeth Davidtz. Richard Outten is a lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America.

RICHARD BRENER (Executive Producer) has been a New Line“8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.” Previously, Bostick was President of Imagine Films, where he was an executive for nearly ten years. There he was most notably responsible for bringing in and supervising two of the most successful films in the company's history: “Apollo 13,” on which he also served as associate producer and which was nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and “Liar Liar,” for which he executive produced. In 1999, Bostick won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Producer’s Guild Award for producing the HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon.” The show also was honored with awards for Best Mini-Series from both the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Television Critics Association. Bostick received a Master’s Degree from the


Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema and Television.

EVAN TURNER (Executive Producer) is Senior Vice President of Production and Development at Walden Media, a company that specializes in entertainment for the entire family. Turner joined Walden in 2001 and has overseen numerous features, including “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “Nim’s Island,” “Bandslam,” “City of Ember” and “Holes.” He is responsible for the company’s acquisition of major upcoming projects, including the beloved classic “Berenstain Bears,” and the international property “Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?,” to be produced alongside Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions. Before joining Walden, Turner began his career in social work, running outdoor leadership programs for the Educational Alliance in New York City. His early workwith young adults was his main reason for joining Walden Media and their mission to inspire and educate young people through film. Turner has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from James Madison University.

DAVID TATTERSALL (Director of Photography) was the cinematographer for director George Lucas’ visually dazzling blockbusters “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” and “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.” He is also a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Frank Darabont, having served as cinematographer on the 1999 Oscar®-nominated drama “The Green Mile” and the 2001 romantic drama “The Majestic,” as well as the ABC series “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,” for which Tattersall’s work earned Emmy Award and American Society of Cinematographers


included “King’s Christmas,” nominated for the BAFTA Best Short in 1987; “Caprice,” which was selected for the Edinburgh and Milan film festivals; and “Metropolis Apocalypse,” which was shown at Cannes in 1988. His additional television credits include the British crime series “Yellowthread Street.” Tattersall is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers.

BILL BOES (Production Designer) grew up in Santa Cruz, California, in the 1970s and studied Film at San Francisco State University. After three years as a staff toy designer for Lewis Galoob Toys, Boes branched out into small film productions and music videos. Having always made his own films and animation projects as a kid, he was thrilled to be hired as a model maker and then promoted to assistant art director on Tim Burton’s “TheNightmare Before Christmas.” That collaboration led to work on other Burton films and he subsequently met his mentor, production designer Rich Heinrich. After serving as assistant art director and then art director on several shows, Boes was hired in 1998 as production designer for director Henry Selick’s epic film “Monkeybone.” His production design credits since then include “Scooby-Doo” and its sequel, “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed,” as well as “Fantastic Four,” “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” and the 2011 hit comedy “The Smurfs.”

DAVID RENNIE (Editor) graduated from Syracuse University in 1984, where he was one of three final nominees for a National Student A.C.E Editing Award. After moving to Los Angeles in 1988, he worked as an assistant editor on such films as “While You Were Sleeping,” “Phenomenon” and “Titanic” before


“Touch of Pink,” “How She Move” and “Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity,” as well as the Toronto Film Festival favorites “Saint Ralph” and “One Week.” However, it was his ground-breaking orchestral score to director James Isaac’s dramatic thriller “Skinwalkers” in 2006 that opened the door to several big-budget studio films. In 2008, Lockington was named “Breakthrough Composer of the Year” at the International Film Music Critics Awards. He was also nominated for “Discovery of the Year” at the World Soundtrack Awards, and has since received both the BMI and SOCAN Film Music Awards. His recent projects include the eclectic score for the Golden Globe Award-nominated “Frankie and Alice,” starring Halle Berry and Stellan Skarsgaard, and Rob Adetuyi’s Inner City parkour dance film “Beat the World.” His most recentand parasailing to sunset cruises.

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Discover the mysteries of the Island of O'ahu with loved ones and be energized by the island's adventure from exciting Waikiki to historic Honolulu to the legendary North Shore. Live in the moment on the Island of O'ahu, the Heart


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The only destination on O'ahu's fabled North Shore immerses you in authentic Hawaii. Waterman thunder from Pipeline and Waimea, and in placid bay paddling. Landman wandering, riding horses, holding tennis court and driving lava carved fairways. Plus gathering, talking story at the new Surfer, The Bar, and sharing the table. A few days here is like getting away for a thousand years. Located on the northernmost tip of O'ahu, Turtle Bay Resort is the last stop on the stretch of coast affectionately known as 'the country' by local islanders.

L&L started in Hawaii in 1976 and has popularized its style of Asian-American fusion cuisine of Hawaiian Barbecue throughout Hawaii and the world. Known for its use of fresh ingredients, large portions and cooked-to-order dishes, L&L continues to expandthis road trip that goes Phoenix Friday, Denver Saturday, Charlotte Monday.

Asked if he could play as soon as Friday against the Suns, he said, "I don't think it's likely, but you never know when you wake up."

Flip Saunders said it's all up to Martin to make the call and tell him that day when he's ready.

"I don't know if he's ready yet," Saunders said. "That's going to be his call. One of these days he's going to get up in the morning and say he's ready"

* Martin is closest of the trio of injured that includes Nikola Pekovic and Ricky Rubio.

Rubio is the furthest away of the three and Saunders said Rubio still has some soreness on the inside of his ankle and said "definitely not" about the


prospect of Rubio playing on this trip.

"Almost like a little bone bruise so we're going to be very cautious with that," Saunders said.

Saunders said Pekovic is willing to go to the D League for rehab and the team would send him there, but the D League's current Showcase in Santa Cruz, Calif., might mean the timing won't work out for Pekovic to go down and get 22, 24 minutes in a game.

Saunders said Pekovic's issue now is conditioning, says he's not having any pain in that troublesome ankle.

* Former Sacramento coach Mike Malone was at practice today and will travel with the team on the rest of this trip.

He coached Williams at Cleveland, knows Martin and he walked out of practice today chatting with Thaddeus Young.

Saunders said he'sJun

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Summary:
Scientists have reconstructed in detail the collapse of the Eurasian ice sheet at the end of the last ice age. The big melt wreaked havoc across the European continent, driving home the original Brexit 10,000 years ago.

The Eurasian ice sheet was an enormous conveyor of ice that covered most of northern Europe some 23,000 years ago. Its extent was such that one could have skied 4,500 km continuously across it — from the far southwestern isles in Britain to Franz Josef Land in the Siberian Arctic. Suffice to say its existence had a massive and extremely hostile impact on Europe at the time.

This ice sheet alone lowered global sea-level by over 20 meters. As it melted and collapsed, it caused severe flooding across the continent, led to dramatic


that its catchment area was similar to that of the Mississippi. It was certainly the largest river system to have ever drained the Eurasian continent,” says Patton.

The original Brexit is a fact

The vast reach of this catchment meant that this mega-river had the capacity to contribute enormous volumes of cold freshwater directly into the North Atlantic, enough to have severely modified the Gulf Stream — a major climate influencer.

Also, the sea level rise and the colossal amounts of meltwater discharged from the collapsing ice sheet meant that areas that previously were land eventually became seabed.

“Britain and Ireland, which had been joined to Europe throughout the last ice age, finally separated with the flooding of the English Channel around 10,000 years ago. It was the original Brexit, so toa significant chance that Britain and the EU come to the end of negotiations in March 2019 without having agreed on a deal. This would lead to the UK dropping out of the EU in a so-called "cliff-edge" Brexit.

The government's newly released position papers — which cover topics from trade to the Irish border — are the chief reason why Oxford now things a deal is less likely than it was previously.

"The publication of a series of UK position papers and two newspaper articles written by prominent cabinet ministers have dented our confidence that talks on separation and transition will reach a successful conclusion," Goodwin writes.

Last week, the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) published its official plan to leave the customs union in March 2019 and negotiate


had trouble paying attention," he adds. "When I was supposed to be at work, I'd be doodling. But then when I was home, trying to draw, I would be working on math problems. I never end up doing exactly what I should be doing at at any given time."

He claims to have not "worked on anything big enough to make a big mistake," which gave him plenty of time to fool around - something he subsequently made a career out of.

Once, he was working on navigation algorithms and managed to program a robot to tow him around the NASA offices on a wheeled swivel chair.

"I then programmed in an algorithm which sent it wandering around the building at high speed," he recalls. "It towed me around the door,through the hallway and then eventually to the other side of the building. I got to meet a whole bunch of new people when I got there."

Funnily enough he left soon after, when XKCD started to become popular back in 2005. Even though he had never even taken art lessons at school, Munroe's stick figures chimed with the nerd culture of the internet, in which a grab bag of scientific knowledge is way more impressive than a sixpack of abdominal muscles.


Q:

Was July 1936 the hottest month on record for mainland USA?

In July 2012, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported.

The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 77.6°F, 3.3°F above the 20th century average, marking the warmest July and all-time warmest month on record for the nation in a period of record that dates back to 1895. The previous warmest July for the nation was July 1936, when the average U.S. temperature was 77.4°F.:

The Daily Caller reports on a blog article by Anthony Watts that claimed that the historical figures reported by the NOAA have been changed in the meantime, without explanation, reinstating July 1936 as the hottest month.

Watts ran the same data plot again on Sunday and found that NOAA inserted a newto State's role in education should join "all persons who have an actual, present, adverse, and antagonistic interest in the subject matter"). With the exception of the Governor who, with the consent of appellants, did not file a response in the trial *403 court, all of the named appellees have either taken a present, adverse, and antagonistic position to that espoused by appellants or would be necessary parties to an action to determine the State's responsibility under the controlling constitutional provision. We agree that the Governor, both in his position as chief executive officer and as chairperson of the Board of Education, is an appropriate party because of the nature of the action.
We also agree that the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, acting through their


make ample provision for the education of all the children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference.
The Legislature shall provide a uniform system of Common schools, and a University, and shall provide for the liberal maintenance of the same. Instruction in them shall be free.
(Emphasis added.) By this change, education became the "paramount duty of the State" and required the State to make "ample provision for the education of all the children."[7] In 1885, the phrase "paramount duty" was deleted from the education article. Subsequently, in 1968, the education article underwent another revision.
Still unanswered is the level of duty the present education clause places upon the *406 legislature to ensure a certain quality of education in Florida. As the trial court correctly noted, "[t]here is no textuallyis important "to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities.... It is the very foundation of good citizenship."
These quotes emphasize the need for education and knowledge in a democratic free society. There have been many examples in the world where, when tyrannical individuals or entities seize power, their first action is to eliminate, imprison, or exile the educated and take control of the educational process. Our forefathers intended that our state constitutions would protect our basic fundamental rights and that local governments would provide education for our citizens. Education has never been a responsibility of the federal government. The basic responsibility for education has always been with the states. The drafters of Florida's constitution recognized this fact and, accordingly, included


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it was such

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Fariha Róisín has written for IndieWIRE, Filmmaker Magazine, QuipMag and the Film Society of Lincoln Centre. She mainly writes film and culture criticism and has a podcast called "Two Brown Girls" where she discusses sexism, race and their respective implications on popular culture. She tweets at @fariharoisin.Zidoo
Zidoo Media Center (ZDMC) by Zidoo is a fork of Kodi (formerly a fork of XBMC) media center software made for Zidoo's own series of Android-based media player hardware boxes, which in turn have so far all been based on Rockchip SoC chipsets. ZDMC fork of Kodi have some additional features for adding Blue-ray 3D decoding and BD-J (Blu-ray menus) as well as some specific platform tweaks for Rockchip SoC chipsets.

See also

 Kodi (software) (formerly XBMC Media Center)
 Comparison of video player software
 Comparison of PVR software packages
 List of smart TV platforms and middleware software
 Rebranding
 Original design manufacturer (ODM)
 Open design

References

External links

XBMC based software
Category:Media players
Category:Ubuntu derivatives
Category:Free media players
Category:Free software programmed in C++
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famous street in Barcelona.

House rules

Parties are not allowed.
During New Year`s Eve, Holy Week and August the minimum stay is 5 nights.

A very nice apartment in a great location that is well equipped. La Rambla and the Palau Guell are right next door. In the alley, where the apartment is located, it may be because of a bar in the evening a little louder, but that did not bother us. The supervision by Alfredo was also very nice and flawless.

i stayed in the appartment between Mar' 25th' 2012 to Mar' 29th'with my family (wife & 3 kids). the host was very friendly and the appartment suited us and was well orginized..The location is great (close to Ramblas, Gotic area, Placa De Catalunya and other shopping and attraction) Area isJennings v. Buchanan has caused us
  some concern. In that judgment, delivered by the late Lord Bingham of Cornhill, it was
  decided that Mr Jennings, a New Zealand MP, could be sued for defamation because he
  had told a newspaper that he “did not resile” from the remarks he made in the New
  Zealand House of Representatives about a New Zealand Wool Board official identifiable as
  Mr Buchanan. Jennings v. Buchanan was a New Zealand case, and is not binding in the
  British courts, though it would be highly persuasive. The Judicial Committee ruled that—

“A statement made out of Parliament may enjoy qualified privilege but will not enjoy
    absolute privilege, even if reference is made to the earlier privileged


center? It's a long shot, but Jacksonville can win this division.

The level of absurdity is through the roof.

Other AFC Predictions

The Denver Broncos are only a game in front of the Kansas City Chiefs in the race for the AFC West, but no matter how bad the last two weeks have gone for Denver, it's tough to see the Broncos folding down the stretch.

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The Bengals, meanwhile, need only one win to clinch the AFC North. The best bet is that it will come in Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens. The Pittsburgh Steelers need to win out and hope Cincinnati loses its final two games against the Broncos and Ravens. Without Joe Flacco, the Ravens are not good. Simple as that. Cincy should clinch the division, but it'll


Lincoln Police said an SUV, two handguns, and multiple credit cards were stolen from a Lincoln apartment complex parking lot on Wednesday night.

On Thursday morning, a 27-year-old man called police to report someone broke into his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Rockledge Oaks Apartments near 84th and Van Dorn.

The victim reported his SUV may have been unlocked. A Beretta .45 caliber handgun in a green case and a black Smith and Wesson .380 caliber handgun in soft black holster were stolen from the SUV. Credit cards stolen from the SUV were used at Home Depot, at 70th and Highway 2, later that morning for a purchase of more than $300.

The same night, police said a 2016 Silver Mistubishi Outlander was stolen from the same parking lot. Theyears to protect the fundamentals of democracy. Its impact is recognized throughout the world. The Congressional Black Caucus is probably the closest group of legislators on the Hill. We work together almost incessantly, we are friends and, more importantly, a family of freedom fighters. Our diversity makes us stronger, and the expertise of all of our members has helped us be effective beyond our numbers.

Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African-American studies and popular culture at Duke University, wrote a column in late 2008 regarding the relevancy of the Congressional Black Caucus and other organizations such as the NAACP in the wake of Barack Obama being elected to the United States presidency. Neal wrote that he believes the Congressional Black Caucus and other African-American-centered organizations are still needed,


but they must adapt to a changing political atmosphere and take advantage of “the political will that Obama’s campaign has generated.”[3]

Membership

The caucus is officially non-partisan, but in practice it has been closely identified with the Democratic Party, and tends to function as a lobbying group within the wider Democratic Party. Only six black Republicans have been elected to Congress since the caucus was founded: Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, Representative Gary Franks of Connecticut, DelegateMelvin H. Evans of the Virgin Islands, Representative J. C. Watts of Oklahoma, Representative Allen West of Florida, and Representative Tim Scott of South Carolina. Brooke was not in the CBC. Watts elected not to join the group because of its closely Democratic affiliation and goals,[4] saying “…they said that I had soldon those objectives.

On January 25, 2007, Representative Tom Tancredo, R-CO., spoke out against the continued existence of the CBC as well as the DemocraticCongressional Hispanic Caucus and the RepublicanCongressional Hispanic Conference saying, “It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race. If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses.”[9]

Senate members

There have been only four black Senators in the modern era, each of whom was the only black senator during his or her tenure. Edward Brooke, a Republican Senator from Massachusetts in the 60s and 70s, was not a member of the CBC. The remaining three black senators were


all members of the Congressional Black Caucus and were all from Illinois. They are Carol Moseley Braun (1993–1999), current President Barack Obama (2005–2008), and Roland Burris (2008–2010). Burris was appointed by Illinois GovernorRod Blagojevich in December 2008 to fill Obama’s seat for the remaining two years of his Senate term.

Funding

In late 1994, after Republicansattained a majority in the House, they announced plans to rescind funding for 28 “legislative service organizations” which received taxpayer funding and occupied offices at the Capitol, including the CBC. Then-chairman Kweisi Mfume protested the decision. The House did abolish the legislative service organizations, including the CBC, by a voice vote on H.Res.6 on January 4, 1995, which prohibited “the establishment or continuation of any legislative service organization…” [11] The CBC reconstituted as a CongressionalMember Organization. [12]

In February 2010, The New York Times reported the caucus received 55 million dollars in contributions from corporations between 2004 and 2008. Most of that money went to social events and the organization’s headquarters building on Embassy Row. In 2007, it paid more to the caterer for a single event than it spent on scholarships.[13] Scholarships controlled by the caucus were a source of public concern in September 2009 when it was reported Sanford Bishop and other members directed the money to members of their families and political cronies.

The Times compared the amount of money spent on internships by the caucus ($378,000 in 2008) to the amount paid for the decorator of its annual prayer breakfast that year ($350,000).[13]

Ralph Nader incident

In 2004, independent presidential candidate and


HALIFAX -- Pope Francis has appointed a coadjutor archbishop for the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.

The appointment of Most Reverend Brian Dunn means he will eventually succeed Archbishop Anthony Mancini as head of the archdiocese.

Dunn, who is currently Bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish, has also been appointed apostolic administrator of the diocese of Antigonish until a new bishop is assigned.

Mancini will remain archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth until he resigns his position on his 75th birthday in November 2020.

Once Pope Francis accepts Mancini's resignation, Bishop Dunn will become the new archbishop as his new designation gives him the right of succession.

Mancini made a request for a coadjutor bishop in December to help with a major restructuring of the archdiocese -- which Dunn now says he's looking forward to being a partCON: Valedictorian title is unfair assessment

HOW SCHOOLS CALCULATE GPA

Cindy Kirby, director of professional development at the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, said in the past couple years, education circles have discussed developing a statewide standard for determining grade point average.

"During this study, a resounding response from local district representatives was that they wanted to maintain local control for determining GPA," Kirby said in an email.

The state left it at that, allowing districts to continue using and reviewing their own systems for determining honor graduates.

In the Victoria school district, valedictorians are calculated based on the GPAs of students stretching from the beginning of ninth grade through the first semester of their senior year.

Grades are weighted, meaning a percentage grade in an Advanced Placement class is multiplied by 1.1,


while pre-AP classes are multiplied by 1.05.

Jonathan Turner thinks the system that labeled him the best student at Bloomington High School is broken.

It's not that he didn't work hard to become last year's valedictorian, he said. It's just that so many of his classmates did, too.

"I know the girl who got salutatorian in my school, and she was just as smart as me," he said. "Sometimes, I don't think it's a fair assessment. ... There are people who have bad days and stuff, and sometimes a bad day will ruin your GPA."

GPAs can come down to hundredths and even thousandths of percentage points separating top students. That's often the case in the El Campo school district, said Superintendent Robert Pool, who's also the Region III representative in thesystem," by working out easier schedules with perhaps more lenient teachers.

"I don't know that there's anything wrong with that, but I think it does distract sometimes from learning," Pool said.

Any competition surrounding Turner's rise in the ranks is now a memory after one year out of high school. He's a biochemistry major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he'll graduate in three years. With more years of education ahead of him in graduate school, Turner said, he's thankful for his title, but being named valedictorian doesn't hold much clout these days.

"It pretty much doesn't mean that much now," he said. "Now that I'm here, none of my professors care. As far as their classes, I still have to do the same work as everybody else."


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However, in most cases, the top of the recording paper comes into contact with a peripheral surface of the recording paper roll closely. Moreover, the color thermal recording paper and the photographic paper are comparatively thick and have a certain degree of hardness. In this case, there arises a problem in that the top of the recording paper is sometimes not advanced from the paper mouth, although the recording paper roll is rotated. Further, even if the top of the recording paper is separated from the periphery of the recording paper roll, sometimes, the top of the recording paper is not properly led to the paper mouth. At this time, the top of the recording paper is caught on vicinity of the paper mouth. Accordingly,final orbit. The spacecraft program offices asserted that no signal was needed from the Atlas and that the payload could even fire the separation ordnance. This offered the advantage of a simpler payload interface and thus a shorter processing time to respond to the call-up requirement that was an intrinsic feature of both the TIROS and DMSP programs. Unfortunately on the Atlas 19F NOAA-B mission of May 29, 1980, a booster performance dispersion led to the spacecraft attempting separation prior to the booster completing its burn, resulting in a mission failure (see “Launch failures: engine out”, The Space Review, December 31, 2012). On the Pegasus XL mission of November 4, 1996, structural failure of a battery on the booster occurred. The battery was to provide power to initiate


payload separation, and its failure led to one of the spacecraft on the rocket never activating and the other failing to separate from the booster. On the Titan IV mission of April 9, 1999, the Inertial Upper Stage upper and lower stages failed to separate properly due to an insulating wrap over the staging connectors. While the IUS second stage fired, the added mass of the IUS first stage and the failure to deploy the IUS second stage nozzle properly led to the Defense Support Program payload separating from the IUS but being deployed into an elliptical orbit rather than the desired geosynchronous orbit. There have also been a few failures where the payload fairing failed to separate properly and that led to either an inability to separateour PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hubbley Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Hubbleys to arrive in North America:

Hubbley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Bernard Hubbley, who arrived in Pennsylvania in