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The revolutionary achievements of medieval Armenia would have certainly been unfeasible without the


proper attitude and decisive role played by Church, which was the only stable institution of state power at the time. Defending Christianity with incredible effort and manipulating the interests of powerful states, the Armenian clergy did encourage free creative work and unrestricted expression of ideas. In the 12th–13th centuries, not fearing to be proclaimed a heretic, Mkhitar Gosh wrote, “God created the human being free, while dependence on masters has sprung from the need of soil and water”. In those days, however, ideologists of western Christianity engaged in utterly different things. They tried to ground social inequality on supreme will.Tucson Festival of Books 2019 - Book Gallery

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Poor Mrs. Stevenson...

Mrs Agnes Stevenson (née Lawson) died on 20 August 1935, as reported on pages 393-394 of the September 1935 BCM:

‘... [she] was on her way to Warsaw to help England in the ladies’ championship of the world. She had arrived at Posen on Tuesday, the 20th, by aeroplane from Berlin, and after having completed the passport formalities she was returning to the aeroplane. Thinking it was just leaving she ran for it, and unfortunately approached the front instead of the cabin. The propellers, which had just been started, hit her on the head and killed her instantaneously.’

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I’ve had occasion in a few of my games over the years to play this sac (Bxh7+) or have it played against me, but have never actuallyspiritual transformation.chessexpress A blog mainly devoted to chess.The Chess Museum A blog about the chess activities of "Gilbert & Lange Chess," Thinkers' Press, inc. (imagination) and the commercial products I handle as well as recommendations and experienced opinions. Bob Long has been writing about these since 1985 and publishing them on the web from 1997-early 2009. I have started, once againLousy at ChessJewish Chess History A Blog about Chess in Palestine and Israel, from its inception to contemporary timesChess in Education The Chess Academy Bringing Chess Into EducationMy Chess Life

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In the summer of 1962 I was a about to enter my senior year in high school and had only played in one otb tournament in my life, the 1961 Ohio Junior Championship, where I had


I threw them out.

Looking at the leader board for the 1952-3 championship event showed that I. Zalys was in first followed by Reuben Klugman. Both were otb masters and Klugman was the winner of at least one USCC championship. I think he was from New York City.

Further down the list were a lot of names that wouldn’t mean anything to anybody today, but I remember their names from the early 1960’s. I played a couple of them in later years and even came to know a couple personally having met them at otb events later on. I see the name of one new ‘postalite’ as we were called, starting out in Class C who later became a strong Maryland otb master. Starting out in Class B was aplayer named Bernard Zuckerman who a few years later was to become an IM and play in several international events and US Championships. He was known for his theoretical knowledge of openings.

1959 was the year I played in my first postal tournament with the Correspondence Chess League of America. I remember how excited I was when I got their information package in the mail. Prior to that I'd only played over games in books and a couple of school friends. The CCLA! Man, that was big time! I started out in Class C and lost my first game, a Bird Opening, against a player from Pittsburgh, in 9 moves when I played an early g5 and got mated. If memory serves I finished 4-2 in that event. It


while Bobby Fischer was 2nd at 2.5-1.5. Other players were: Bisguier, Lombardy, Reshevsky, Sherwin, D. Byrne, Weinstein, R. Byrne, Benko, Kalme and Mednis.

Prior to the US Champ. Pal Benko had won the North Central Open ahead of masters Ivan Theodorovitch (Canada) and Povilas Tautvaisas. Stephan Popel, the defending champion was next.

The Eastern States Campionship was won by William Lombardy ahead of masters Weaver Adams, Lev Blonarovych and Saul Wanatek.

Many-time North Carolina Champion, Oliver Hutaff (who BTW was publisher of the Wilmington, NC newspaper) won the Raleigh 30-30 tournament. Expert David Steele, who was to crush me a few years later when I was stationed at the US Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in another tournament in Raleigh, won the junior prize.

There was a letter tothe editor from a doctor in Winter Park, Florida who suggested that we needed an American chess champion. His proposal was to have the winner of the popular TV game show, The $64,000 Question, take up chess, memorize two opening books, Chess Openings and Modern Chess Openings, then “then Russian masters would have to cower.” How naive was that?

The 1959 Glass City Open was being held at the Toledo, Ohio YMCA at the end of January. Entry Fee: $5.00. Trophy and half of the prize fund (which was 60% of the EF) was for first place. If a hundred people played (and that would have been a lot for Toledo) then first prize was $150. I lived in Toledo for a couple years after I got out of


the military and knew the YMCA there quite well. How was it for a venue? Let’s just say Bobby Fischer would never had played there.

There was a reprint of an article appearing in Shakhmaty v SSSR written by a journalist/player who had visited New York the year before. He described his meeting with Bobby Fischer. At best Fischer appeared to be a pesky little snot who tried to wheedle the author into getting his games published in the USSR.

Regular columns by Dr. Max Euwe (endings) and Walter Korn (MCO editor on openings), and article on Tahl by Arthur Bisguier also appear. There was also Horowitz’ regular column featuring readers' games and Hans Kmoch’s annotations of games from recent events. BTW I once checked some of Kmoch’s annotations usingFritz and found them to be horrible; absolutely horrible. But in those days there wasn’t any Fritz and Kmoch was an IM, so who was going to question him?

John W. Colloins, Fischer’s early mentor also annotated readers’ postal games. The way Horowitz reported postal results can only be described as “quaint.” They read as follows: Kilmer conks Rothschild, Walters whips Patterson, Mortensen nips Neideman, Stephens stops Greenspan, etc.

Janis "John" Tums, born in Jekabpils, Latvia, Dec. 14, 1928, passed away peacefully at his home in Oak Park, Illinois on Sept. 28, 2009. Tums was a Chicago and Illinois Champion, and chess and golf brought him much joy throughout his life. A graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology, he spent his career at Pyle-National in Chicago working as a mechanical


engineer. He was a quiet, intelligent, cerebral man with great love for his children, his homeland of Latvia, and his fraternity Lettgallia. He was coauthor of a book of Tahl’s best games published in 1961.

Tums was one of the many Latvians displaced from their homes in World War II. He spent his teenage years in displaced person camps in Europe until his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago in 1950. He married in 1954, and in1962 he settled with his family in Oak Park, IL. Tums was just another journeyman master of his day but his name regularly appeared in the crosstables of all the major tournaments in the Chicago area during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Here’s a game against Hugh Mayer. Mayer was knownfrom the Soviet Union who created quite a splash, not so much because they were such fantastic players, but because of what they did at the chess board: they spent more time looking at the cieling ( or the spectators) than they did at the chessboard.

I remember the first time I played Shirov. It was '90, Paris, and I was paired against this relatively unknown youngster from Latvia. I played my normal game, and was quite astonished when I noticed that he would only look at the board from time to time, and that most of the time he spent staring at the ceiling! I still remember thinking that there was something quite wrong with the fellow! But was I amazed by what this guy ''saw''!! I still


am impressed. He was combining the usual 'visual' chess thinking with, what for lack of a better word, 'blindfold' chess thinking, and the results were very impressive. Even to this day he employs this technique.

Other players of his generation who did this also are Ivanchuk, and Gelfand. But it is a mistake to think that these players just 'happened' upon this new technique: it was a technique developed by Soviet trainers looking for a way for the new generation of young players to get an edge on the existing generations.There are a whole slew of exercises you can use to improve your 'awareness' of the board. Start with an empty board. Put a knight on the board, say on a1. Did you know already that to get toago. The total was 22 and they are maked in red.

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A prosecutor in Chicago on Thursday questioned the claim of an identical twin who testified he committed a murder and his brother was wrongly convicted of the crime in 2005.

Karl Smith first made the claim in a letter he sent to his brother in the fall of 2013, the Chicago Tribune reports. In Cook County, Illinois, court on Thursday, Smith said he and his brother were both gang members who sold drugs, but he was the man who fired a gun into a group of people, killing one man and wounding another.

The shooting victim who survived had identified Smith’s twin, Kevin Dugar, in a photo lineup that did not


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Suede, Laura Marling and Foals are among artists added to the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival line-up.

They join previously announced acts Primal Scream, Tricky presents Skilled Mechanics, The Blue Aeroplanes, Sherwood & Pinch, and Roni Size & DJ Krust present Full Cycle, who will come together for the music extravaganza held in Bristol on the weekend of the 12 to the 14 of February.

In its third year, the festival will host over 50 artists across the three days including, Daughter, Savages, Roisin Murphy, Buzzcocks, Blossom and Everything Everything, who will all take to the stage at various venues in the city including, Motion, Colston Hall, O2 Academy Bristol, Basement 45 and Festival by Day at Trinity.

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Tickets will go on sale 10am on Monday January 26 available from bbc.co.uk/6music with details of the full line-up.PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A French soldier was killed in northern Mali on Wednesday morning during an operation against a terrorist group, the French president's office said.

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Then comes the big one on Saturday.

Wisconsin will hop on Interstate 94 and head east about 70 miles to Milwaukee to take on their in-state rival- Marquette Golden Eagles.

The series has been pretty even of late, with the teams splitting their last 14 games at seven wins a piece. The Golden Eagles won last year’s matchup in Madison, led by freshman phenom Henry Ellenson, defeating Bo Ryan and the Badgers 57-55. Wisconsin leads the overall series 66-56.

Marquette currently sits at 6-2 on the season. Wisconsin will be their first ranked opponent of the year and the only one of their non-conference slate.

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will also take on Idaho State and Mississippi Valley State before hosting Marquette on Sunday.Q:

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The witness said Mark Davis "appeared to be more angry than usual" when he admitted he had a gun at school and planned to buy a rifle.

TOMBALL, Texas — A geography teacher in Tomball was arrested Tuesday after witnesses said he made "alarming statements" about the principal and baseball coach at Concordia Lutheran High School. He is now on administrative leave.

A school security guard, who was alerted about the veiled threats, said he found a loaded handgun in the teacher's briefcase after questioning him in his classroom.

Tomball police were notified and they arrested 62-year-old Mark Davis. He is charged with a felony, possession of a prohibited weapon in a prohibited place and misdemeanor exhibition of a firearm.

Another school employee who alerted the security guard said Mark Davis "appearedto be more angry than usual" when he admitted he had a gun at school and planned to buy a rifle.

Davis said Principal Joel Bodi "screwed him" and gave him a bad reference when he applied for a coaching job at another school, according to the witness.

He said Davis was also mad at Rick Lynch, the school's head baseball coach, because he didn't hire him as assistant head coach.

Davis allegedly told the witness that it's the kind of treatment that makes people "snap" and he was going to buy a Springfield automatic rifle. Davis said he had a gun upstairs and was "on new medication," according to the witness.

The witness told investigators he felt alarmed and concerned for the safety of Bodi and Lynch so he contacted school


security.

Davis later told the principal that he had the gun on school property to "protect the kids."

He was asked to leave the property and placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Davis was released from jail after posting bond Wednesday. He was ordered to stay at least 1,000 feet away from the school and to surrender his concealed handgun license.

Here's the official statement from Concordia Lutheran High School:

There was an incident at our school yesterday involving an instructor, Mr. Davis, who was illegally in possession of a firearm in his classroom. Mr. Davis teaches U.S. History and World Geography. Texas law is clear on this issue and we take incidents like this very seriously.

As soon as this information was brought to our attention, we took immediateMoulin, a new bistro in the shadow of John Wayne Airport, is filling up fast with folks chattering in French. Open since September, Moulin is the passion project of Paris native Laurent Vrignaud ... he’s living his longtime dream of owning an authentic bistro, serving the classics, selling oven-fresh baguettes, and peddling wines and other French pantry items.

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As he exits the local stage after 20 years, Philharmonic Society of Orange County President Dean Corey is overseeing a special season, as well as publication of his book on Beethoven’s music

The war stories Corey recites are as wide-ranging as the programming he selects, from Henry Segerstrom conducting the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to concerts by the incomparable Vienna Philharmonic. Corey’s last day with the society is June 30. The sum of his cultural legacy will last much longer.

“The first full season Iby Dr. William L. Pierce (1978)

The following article is an elaboration of a portion of an address by Dr. Pierce to the General Convention of the National Alliance in September, 1978, entitled “The World View of the National Alliance.”

In the late Middle Ages there lived in Germany a remarkable scholar reputed to have unraveled Nature’s mysteries and to be able to employ his knowledge in wondrous and magical ways. Some regarded him as a skilled alchemist, who had acquired his powers through diligent work: in the laboratory; others said he was only a trickster, who was more a master of sleight-of-hand than of alchemy; but most eventually came to regard him as a conjurer, who had made a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul in return for


knowledge and power.

The mysterious scholar was Doctor Johann Faust (c. 1480–c. 1538), and the many legends which grew up about him captured the imaginations of writers, poets, and composers in succeeding generations. Half a century after his death there was published in Germany a book comprising these legends, Historia von Dr. Johann Fausten, by Johann Spiess, which soon appeared also in English and French versions.

Late in the 16th century the English playwright Christopher Marlowe wrote his Tragical History of Doctor Faustus based on these legends. After that countless others took up the Faust theme: the theme of man striving to exceed his ordained bounds, seeking knowledge beyond that allotted to others.

The most noted writer in this vein was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the first part of whose longdramatic poem Faust was published in 1808. Drawing primarily on Goethe’s treatment, Berlioz and Gounod, among others, composed operas. Throughout the 19th century and well into the 20th, symphonies, poems, plays, and novels dealing with the Faust legend continued to appear.

The subject evidently resonates with something deep in the European soul. In fact, one may easily see a precursor of the Faust legend in that of Odin, whose quest for truth and understanding led him to give up one of his eyes and to be hanged for nine days from the World Tree.

In the many versions of the Faust legend various elements are emphasized, but the persistent theme is that mentioned above: the quest of exceptional men for an understanding of life and Nature: the reaching out for


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It is the Faustian urge which has made our race the pre-eminent race of explorers, which has driven us to scale the highest mountains in lands inhabited by men of other races who have been content to remain always in the valleys. It is what, more than intellect alone, has made us likewise the pre-eminent race of scientists—especially in those days before the practice of science became a well-paid profession. It is what sent us to another world and has us now reaching for the stars.

But the Faustian urge is also more than all these things. It raises those imbued with it above the economic men, who, in the eyes of Western politicians and Eastern commissars, of labor bosses and captains of industry, of neo-liberal Democrats and conservativeKaspersky is fighting for its survival after a bombshell story in The Wall Street Journal revealed hackers working for the Russian government had obtained classified NSA data.

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Blue, one of Britain’s most successful pop groups, head to the Roundhouse as part of their UK tour in spring 2015.

Lee Ryan, Antony Costa, Duncan James and Simon Webbe catapulted to fame in 2001 with their Top 5 single All Rise. The affable quartet quickly ascended to the top of the charts with three number one albums, scored highly-respectable collaborations with Elton John and Stevie Wonder, and even represented the UK in 2011 at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Despite each member diving into solo projects in TV and stage, music has never been far from their hearts. In the last year alone, Blue has played over 170 shows and events – and the next 12 months is set to be even bigger.

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as entered established a new schedule calling for the completion of construction nearly four years after the date set in the consent order.
1. The town contends that its board of selectmen had no authority to assent to the order of the division or to waive the public hearing contemplated by G.L.c. 21, §§ 45, 46.
The statute provided for "written notice to the alleged violator," who may "appear in person or by his attorney before the director or his duly authorized agent." In the present case the "alleged violator" was the town, *592 and the statute does not specify who is to receive notice on behalf of the town. In this situation we think notice is sufficiently given if it is served in the manner provided for the servicereduced the quality of the water below the standards adopted by the division. The division's expert testified that the division had classified the river as Class B, "suitable for bathing and recreational purposes including water contact sports, accessible for public water supply with appropriate treatment, suitable for agricultural and certain industrial cooling, excellent fish and wildlife habitat, and excellent esthetic value." He also testified that there were twelve individual criteria or limits, that it was a violation to exceed any one limit, and that the town "definitely" was still polluting the river at the time he testified, nearly three years after certain tests about which he had testified in detail.


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Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will simulcast Gintama anime's upcoming "Porori Arc" under the title Gintama Season 4 . In addition, Toei Animation announced that Crunchyroll will stream the Digimon Adventure tri. Kyōsei (Symbiosis) film on September 30, simultaneously with Japan.

Crunchyroll will stream Gintama worldwide outside of Asia beginning on Sunday, October 1 at 2:35 p.m. EDT. In Japan, the anime will premiere on October 1 on TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu. The first episode will air at 2:05 a.m. JST (effectively on October 2), but subsequent episodes will air at 1:35 a.m., the same timeslot in which the anime that premiered in January aired. The new anime will premiere on October 2 on TV Osaka.

The anime will include shortgag skits from the manga that haven't previously been animated. The show's staff haven't specified if the anime will also have other new or old content, or if the anime will be a series of shorts or a full 30-minute series.

Blue Encount will perform the opening theme song "VS." The rock band also performed an opening theme song for the 2015 Gintama anime. All-female group Ayumikurikamaki will perform the new ending theme song "Hankō Seimei" (Opposition Proclamation).

Hideaki Sorachi began the original Gintama manga in 2004 and it continues to be ranked among the top-selling manga in Japan. The manga inspired a television anime that premiered in 2006 and continued (with several extended hiatuses) until 2013. The fifth and latest Gintama television anime series premiered on January 8, before


the reruns started airing in April.

Crunchyroll streamed the most recent series as it aired in Japan, and is also streaming English-dubbed episodes. The manga also inspired two anime films, including the "final" Gekijōban Gintama Kanketsu-hen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare film that opened in 2013, and various OVAs and event anime.

Digimon Adventure tri. Kyōsei will open on September 30 in Japan and will screen for three weeks. In addition to streaming on Crunchyroll, it will stream in Japan through the PlayStation Network on the same day. Theaters screening the film will also sell a limited edition Blu-ray Disc, and the standard Blu-ray Disc and DVD will ship on November 2.

(Highlight the following white text to read spoilers) [ The countdown begins to the destruction of the real world atthe hands of the out-of-control Meicoomon. Meicoomon's partner Meiko Mochizuki worries that this Digimon is one that should never have been created. Omegamon, Hackmon's ultimate form Jesmon, Alphamon, and the Digimon apparently mutated by Meicoomon face off in battle. ]

Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 1: Reunion opened in November 2015, Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 2: Determination opened in March 2016, Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 3: Confession opened in September 2016, and Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 4: Loss opened on February 25.

Crunchyroll began streaming all four films on the same day that they premiered in Japan.

The project, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure (the first entry in the television anime series), will have a total of six films. The first film received a theatrical release in the United


States in September 2016 with an English dub that features new and returning cast members.

Shout! Factory has licensed the first three films for home video. The company released the second film on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 15.

Update: Digimon film number fixed. Thanks, Thespacemaster.that time. At 35 years of age, a cardiological evaluation showed the presence of atrial fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy. In the same period, diagnosis of type II diabetes and hypothyroidism was made. At 47 years, he experienced an ischemic stroke with facial--brachial--femoral left transient hemiparesis and multiple right renal infarcts. Two years later he underwent internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation.

The brother GL showed retinitis pigmentosa since birth, resulting in blindness at 20 years, and bilateral neurosensorial hearing loss. Moreover, similar to GA, he showed the presence of atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy and diabetes since he was 30 years old.

The patients' mother was apparently healthy until the age of 30, when she died as a consequence of a hepatic carcinoma. Their father (GG), 86 years old, did not suffer from pathologies. At 57 (GA)


he slipped and fell on ice and snow while working for Big Sky of Montana, Inc. Claimant's son Jay Hartl and another worker were with claimant and witnessed the accident. Claimant worked the rest of his shift with considerable discomfort. He did not tell his supervisor, Lehri Evanson, about the accident, but Evanson testified he heard about the accident that day.
Claimant's wife called Dr. Frank W. Humberger the next day. Dr. Humberger recommended bed rest and valium for the discomfort. Claimant did not work the next week and had difficulty even getting out of bed.
On the Monday following the accident, claimant's wife phoned Lehri Evanson and discussed the accident with him. That week, claimant's son Jay prepared a written report of the accident on a form provided byBig Sky. Jay did not sign the form but he delivered it to the employer. Jay also testified that he discussed the details of the accident with John McCullough (Evanson's supervisor) and Gus Raaum, the president of Big Sky. Evanson, McCullough, and Raaum all visited claimant in the hospital.
Claimant's condition did not improve, so he was taken to the hospital and surgery was performed by Dr. Humberger. The surgery consisted of a wide decompressive laminectomy at two levels with a fusion involving the L4-L5 and the L5-S1 areas.
Claimant recuperated in the hospital and later at home. He was able to return to work September 11, 1975, with the understanding that he would act only in a supervisory capacity and not do any bending or lifting. He found that


he could not do the physical work that was expected, and he was terminated by Big Sky in March 1976. The stated reason for the termination was a "reduction in the work force". He has since moved to Idaho and is employed doing light mechanical work at a reduced wage.
Claimant had other back injuries prior to the April 4, 1975 accident. On May 3, 1973, claimant suffered a ruptured disk in the lumbar area of his back. Dr. Humberger performed a successful laminectomy on the L4-L5 left side area, and claimant returned to work with instructions to avoid lifting, twisting, or bending. He injured the same area again in May 1974, and he again required surgery very similar to his initial operation. Dr. Humberger saw claimant again Julyof the accident with claimant's wife. Jay Hartl testified that he informed Evanson's supervisor and also the president of Big Sky of the accident and the injury soon thereafter. All of these officials visited claimant in the hospital.
Commercial Union concedes that these persons fall within the category of "employer or his managing agent, or superintendent" but argues that they did not have "actual knowledge" as interpreted in Maki v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co., (1930), 87 Mont. 314, 287 P. 170. In Maki, the claimant attempted to rely upon the fact that he informed the safety engineer of the employer corporation of the accident. This Court held that such "information conveyed" was insufficient proof of "actual knowledge". The point of Maki, however, was that such oral information was conveyed


common rules, only 45 percent of Germans thought so.

Ninety-four percent of German respondents expressed greater trust in EU food-safety standards while two percent favored US standards. In contrast, 67 percent of Americans favored US food-safety regulations while 22 percent trusted European standards.

The EU has strong regulations against genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which are widely consumed in the US.

"On a range of consumer issues, Germans simply trust European regulatory norms more than American ones," the Pew Research Center said in its final report.

Strong economic ties

The EU and the US hope to conclude negotiations on a free trade deal, called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), by the end of the year. TTIP promises to create the largest free trade area in the world. But negotiations have become boggeddown over disagreements on regulatory issues.

Relations have also soured in the wake of leaks by US whistleblower Edward Snowden. The former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor revealed spying by the US on its European allies, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Some EU lawmakers have called for the trade negotiations with the US to be frozen until Washington promises to protect the privacy of European citizens.

In 2013, Germany was the fifth largest trade partner of the US. Trade between the EU and US amounted to $649 billion (468 billion euros) last year.


has pneumoconiosis and that the pneumoconiosis arose out of Daugherty's work as a coal loader between 1948 and 1953.  However, the ALJ found that Daugherty had failed to demonstrate that he was totally disabled by reason of pneumoconiosis within the meaning of the Act.

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After leaving the mines in 1953, Daugherty worked for approximately twenty-one years in construction and claimed that near the end of his working days he was given lighter work because of breathing problems.  One of Daugherty's treating physicians found that he had smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for approximately twenty years prior to 1975.

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No examining or treating physician gave a medical opinion with respect to disability.  Daugherty did not qualify for a presumption of disability under the Black Lung Act.An image has emerged of Lucy Watson, Rosie Fortescue, Binky Felstead and Fran Newman-Young cosying up for a picture together whilst filming, along with Lucie Rake, producer of Made in Chelsea.It is particularly surprising how Fran Newman-Young is happy to pose in the same picture with Lucy Watson, seeing as it was only last series in which she, along with her sister Olivia and friend Phoebe Lettice were hating on Lucy for showing interest in Phoebe's ex-boyfriend Alex Mytton. However perhaps Fran's friendship with Rosie Fortescue, which we saw emerging last series has introduced her into this new social set and made her more accepting of Lucy.Cheska Hull has also posted pictures on her Instagram account of herself, Lucy and Binky wrapped in dressing gowns, enjoying time at


the weeks leading up to giving birth Danielle had made no secret of the fact that she loved the name George and admitted to being a bit gutted when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named their son George. Who knows, maybe the two George's will become playmates?The new addition to the family is the third son for the O'Hara's.Congratulations Danielle and Jamie!

Lily Allen posted a controversial tweet this morning, stating 'Thin people who incessantly feel the need to post pictures of themselves 'working out' you are smug, not inspirational. Stop it. #living ugh'. Allen's gained a lot of attention with it currently being retweeted by 1,766 Twitter users, one which included The Saturday's Rochelle Humes.

It appears that Lily is talking about the recent trend of bikini andher own
personal projects and has well and truly left the X Factor stage of her career
behind. Alexandra Burke appeared as a guest judge in 2011 and was slated by the
critics and audience alike.

There is a possibility that Geri Halliwell and Mel B may be in the lining, however Geri was not overwhelmingly popular with viewers and Mel B is very settled in America. But as she has finished filming for America's Got Talent it is still conceivable that she could do a stint on X Factor. On the other hand she recently retweeted the official Twitter page for the dance show 'Stepping Out', in which the tweet stated 'Mel B to judge ITV dance show 'Stepping Out'? So it looks unlikely that she will join X Factor, seeing


though several experimental stages growing up, which resulted in radical changes to her hair colour and style. Jodie Harsh has also stuck up for Miley, tweeting 'Miley Cyrus' peformance at the VMA's was classy, dignified and fabulous.'

Monday, 26 August 2013

Viewers and celebrities alike were shocked as they witnessed Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs in which she stripped off her leotard, revealing a bra and pants combo and then "twerked" and grinded against Robin Thicke, the married Blurred Lines star. Miley put on a sexual display wiggling her bum and pointing to Thicke's crotch. Many will be thinking WHY did she do this?Whilst you could speculate that Miley's actions were spontaneous and un-choreographed, it is very plain that she planned this as she tweeted days before her performancehead and Lady Gaga's meat dress. She's just another star, willing to compromise the public opinion of her in order to sell records.

1. The public will fall in love with Mario and he will make the final

As Mario Falcone went into the house he appeared nervous and very composed. Since being in the house he has become bosom buddies with Carol McGiffin, entertaining us with the thought that him and Carol will make a lovely couple. He has also played house detective, uncovering Big Brother's secret cult of celebrity and rightly guessing that the three house newbies put Ron Atkinson up for eviction. Although Mario has played the TOWIE Villian, I predict that CBB will show a new side to Mario, after all Celebrity Big Brother is more


a huge bust up

Bruce Jones is certainly not a chilled character, as I recall watching him on Celebrity Wife Swap and seeing how stubborn and argumentative he was. I think he is certain to orchestrate a massive argument in the house.

5. Carol will get partially naked

Carol McGiffin is no shrinking violet and is known for being very outspoken and bold. She has also publicly flashed her knickers before. It seems that every year there is a housemate that gets naked and either runs round the garden or slips into the Jacuzzi. Carol has already shown her legs to Mario, so I would not be surprised if she stripped completely!

Saturday, 24 August 2013

Onlookers at the Girls Aloud reunion tour were shocked enough to see part of Cheryl Cole's backthe beach in a bikini?! That said, at least it conceals any dimples she may get on her bottom as she ages!

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Within the same week that Tulisa denied attacking a blogger at V Festival, who it now appears is Vas J Morgan, a friend of Chloe Green, the guy himself has made an official statement on his website documenting the series of attacks that Tulisa has inflicted on him over the past two years. Morgan lists the attacks, one being that Tulisa had him removed from her table in a nightclub and he also alleges that he experienced an attack from her PA Gareth Varey, who he claims spotted him in a nightclub and punched him. However Morgan states that the 'final straw' was recently


Sri Lanka appeals for aid as flood deaths exceed 150

At least 151 people have been killed in floods and mudslides as emergency teams rush to distribute aid to the displaced.

28 May 2017 13:26 GMT

Flooding and mudslides have killed at least 151 people in Sri Lanka as emergency teams rushed to distribute aid to another half a million people displaced by the island's worst flooding in more than a decade.

Rescuers continued to pull out more bodies under enormous mudslides on Sunday, and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said 111 people were still missing.

However, Major-General Sudantha Ranasinghe, who is heading the search and rescue mission, told the AP news agency that he does not expect to find any more survivors.

"The situation is very dire," Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez, reporting from Matarain southern Sri Lanka, said. "The water levels are receding, but very slowly."

"The sheer scale and number of landslides as well as flooding around the country have stretched authorities," she said, adding that entire villages are still under water.

Save the Children said about a tenth of those displaced were children below the age of five years [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters]

Soldiers took advantage of the lull in rains to clear access to most of the affected areas and the military has deployed helicopters, boats as well as amphibious vehicles to distribute aid.

The government has appealed for bottled water, new clothes and dry rations for those displaced.

Nearly 2,000 houses were damaged or completely destroyed.

One woman who had escaped a mudslide in Agalawatte, one of the worst affected areas in southern Sri Lanka,


told Al Jazeera that her family was leaving their home: "There are risks so we can't stay. We have to go. We have no choice."

Jaliya Wedarachchi told Al Jazeera that his guesthouse in Tangalle, 200km south of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, had been swept away by floodwaters on Thursday.

"On my land where six wooden cabanas used to stand, now there is only a big hole," he said.

The charity Save the Children said about a tenth of those displaced were children below the age of five years, and raised concern over stagnant flood waters becoming breeding grounds for dengue spreading mosquitos.

Senaratne said medical teams have been dispatched to the worst affected areas to prevent an outbreak of waterborne diseases, and said cholera and diarrhea had been successfully prevented inpast floods.

"We have the expertise to deal with this situation," he told AFP news agency.

Sri Lanka has also sought international assistance, with India rushing a naval ship equipped with a medical team and other supplies on Saturday. A second Indian vessel was due to arrive in Colombo on Sunday, with a third expected on Monday, the government said.

The United Nations said it will give water containers, water purification tablets and tarpaulin sheets while the World Health Organisation will support medical teams in affected areas.

The flooding is the worst since May 2003 when 250 people were killed and 10,000 homes destroyed after a similarly powerful monsoon, officials said.

Monsoon rains last year caused flooding and landslides, killing more than 100 people.

The government has appealed for bottled water, new clothes and


XIAMEN, China (Reuters) - The BRICS group of emerging economies must promote trade liberalization and an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a business meeting on Sunday at the start of a three-day summit being held in southeastern China.

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The heads of state from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will gather in the city of Xiamen through Tuesday, giving China as host its latest chance to position itself as a bulwark of globalization in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.

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The symbol of American statehood a wreck. Drunken revelers in the

lobby. Boozers romping through the bedrooms. And all this 140 years

before JFK moved in.

The most riotous party scene in the U.S. political arena occurred when the war hero Andrew Jackson, considered a country bumpkin by many a patrician Easterner, arrived in Washington, D.C. An estimated 30,000 of his supporters converged on the young capital city, mostly from the South and West, to whoop it up for the March 4 swearing-in. These frontier crowds didn’t just want to fill the saloons of the capital — they wanted to shake Jackson’s hand and pay a visit to his swank new home, the President’s House, which had recently been painted a glossy white. The scenes of debauchery that ensued would makethe city’s genteel, fashion-obsessed locals blanch.

Scoring an Invitation: Until this time, inauguration receptions had been discreet and civilized affairs. Straight-laced members of the American aristocracy would gather at the President’s House and offer their formal congratulations over coffee and biscuits, while quietly rejoicing that power was remaining in the hands of the land-owning elite. 1828 would change all that. Jackson was the first truly popular president: Leading a faction that would later become the Democratic Party, he swept into power by taking advantage of new laws that almost tripled the numbers of registered American voters from 365,000 to a million, and. He himself was one of the country’s fabled self-made men, a poor autodidact from the Tennessee frontier who served in the Revolutionary War as a teenage foot


soldier and rose in the ranks to become a successful general in the War of 1812 (he had a dent in his skull from a British sword). He was so popular that any man who had cast a ballot for Jackson in the 1828 election felt that he had been extended a personal invitation to attend the inauguration. What’s more, the election of 1824 had been “stolen” — Jackson had swept the popular vote but had not gained a majority in the Electoral College — and his supporters wanted to make sure they finished the job.

Pre-party Planning: Ever since the British burned Washington to the ground 16 years earlier, successive mayors had been trying to make the capital presentable. It was an uphill job. The artificial city wasstill a ramshackle and provincial affair, far from the fine metropolis envisioned by designer Pierre Charles L’Enfant — “a parody upon all the other capitals that were ever actually built up and inhabited since the beginning of the world,” scoffed the architecture critic for the Philadelphia Monthly. The city had only one decent thoroughfare, Pennsylvania Avenue, which ran between Congress and the Presidential House, while the rest was bleak swamp and sand. In fact, Washington was completely unprepared for the hordes, wild-haired or otherwise, that arrived upon it. The hotels filled up days beforehand, as did those in nearby Georgetown and Alexandria, so innkeepers happily tripled their room rates and rented space on their kitchen floors. Thousands simply camped out under the open sky. For the coarse Jackson


ear-splitting huzzas. In this era before Presidential assassinations, Jackson walked to the Capitol on foot with fans surging all around him, some on horseback, some in carriages, a bevy of pretty girls in a wagon alongside. At the Capitol, he took his oath of office and gave an inaudible speech. No sooner had he finished than things began to get out of hand. The crowd had become a sea covering every available space, and it now surged through the barriers and mobbed the new President. Jackson’s friends had to force a way for him back along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, where he and his men had prepared some modest refreshments for his supporters.

This “reception” went awry from the start. When the staff opened the doors towrote Margaret Smith.

The After-Party: When the dust settled on the evening, the White House looked like a war zone. Thousands of dollars worth of china and glassware had been smashed or taken as souvenirs, the carpets were shredded, the upholstery ruined. Jackson was not abashed. He took the near-riot as an opportunity to have Congress allocate enough money to actually finish the President’s abode to the original design of Benjamin Latrobe. He got $50,000 to refurbish it, acquiring sumptuous new furniture, elegant dining ware, and no less than 20 spittoons for the East Room. • 30 September 2008

SOURCE/FURTHER READING: Brands, H.W., Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, (New York, 2005); Remini, Robert, Andrew Jackson, vol. 2: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832, (Baltimore, 1999).


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Jacksonville is one of the largest cities in the state of Florida. With over 800,000 residents as of 2013, the city is located in Duval County. This expansive city gained most of its land mass and residents through a consolidation process. Much of the population consists of students. The city is home to Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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The Illinois Attorney General sued Defendant and his company in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. 1st City Builders Inc. and Alex Tapper, No. 86 CH 5954, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division ("State Court Action"). Plaintiff alleged that in the course of his business operations, both Debtor and his company had violated Section 2 of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, Ill.Rev. Stat. ch. 121½, ¶¶ 261 et seq. (the "Act"). Pursuant to Section 7 of the Act, Plaintiff sought to enjoin Debtor permanently from engaging in the home repair business, and *597 requested payment of restitution damages on behalf of twenty named "Consumers" under


for a period of up to three hours. During these initial discussions, Debtor again used gross misrepresentations to inflate his qualifications.
Debtor invariably claimed to be an experienced contractor who employed his own skilled tradesmen. He displayed a book of clippings, photographs, and testimonials. Debtor guaranteed his work, promising to return to the project until the customer was satisfied. Debtor also explained that he could not be underbid because he was the owner of his own lumber supply company. Generally, Debtor addressed each concern of the Consumers and did so in a manner that assured them that he was the right man to do their remodeling work. Obviously the Consumers relied on his representations that he would remodel their homes in a skillful and most economical manner; otherwise, theydistance, but it was too close for NASA's comfort. That's because there was a lot of uncertainty in the measurement due to the elongated orbit of the debris, says Gene Stansbery, NASA's orbital debris programme manager. "They weren't confident of that 4.5-km miss distance," he told New Scientist.

And the consequences of a possible collision could have been dire. If the debris hit a pressurised module in the station, "it could punch a hole in it" and cause the module to lose pressurisation critical to the crew's survival, Stansbery says.

"If you had something the size and weight of a nickel coin going at 10 km/s" – the estimated relative speed between the station and the PAM-D debris – "then it has the equivalent energy of a small car at


50 miles per hour (80 km/h)," he says. "Thirteen centimetres is much larger than that."

Little warning

The possible collision was only discovered on Wednesday night, Stansbery says – not enough time to move the space station away from the debris.

As a result, at 1140 EDT (1540 GMT) on Thursday, crew members Mike Fincke, Yury Lonchakov and Sandra Magnus were told that they would be taking refuge in the Soyuz, a docked Russian spaceship that could bring the crew back to Earth in case of an emergency on the station.

The three made their way to the Soyuz so they could quickly close the hatches in case the debris damaged the station and they had to undock. Such evacuations are "very rare", NASA spokesman William Jeffs told New Scientist.

At 1245 EDT(1645 GMT), NASA says the crew was notified that the threat had passed and told to return to the station. But the temporary evacuation raises questions about why NASA had such little warning before the potential collision.

Elongated orbit

Stansbery says the orbit of the debris is to blame. The debris is a weight that was jettisoned into space after it was used to slow the spin of a satellite that launched in 1993. He says the debris might have a mass of a couple of kilograms.

The debris travels on a very elongated, or eccentric, orbit around Earth, coming within about 150 km of the planet and venturing as far away as about 4200 km.

Because it comes so close to Earth, it goes through a fairly significant amount of the


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A persistent critic of East Ramapo officials who photographs schools in disrepair has been warned to stay off district property and could face legal action if he doesn't comply, a letter from the superintendent says.

Clarkstown resident Bob Kurkela says he found a cease-and-desist letter signed by Superintendent Joel Klein tacked to his front door last week, after months of Kurkela's complaints about conditions at the schools, including Chestnut Ridge Middle School, where he has photographed construction of a summer camp's four swimming pools under a controversial lease agreement.

In the spring, Kurkela trained his iPhone camera on the dilapidated front entrances at Kakiat Elementary and Ramapo High schools and posted the photos on Facebook, saying he sought to bring attention to safety hazards. As for the Chestnut Ridgeschool, he's questioned how the pools will be dismantled and the grounds restored when the camp leaves at the end of August.

Kurkela said his letters of complaint to district and state officials about the crumbling entrances to Kakiat and Ramapo High this spring have produced no response — until now.

"It's shocking that a superintendent threatens criminal prosecution for exposing safety, security and health violations that are ultimately his responsibility," he wrote in response to the cease-and-desist notice. "I maintain that public safety takes precedence over unfounded allegations of criminal trespass or loitering."

East Ramapo says Kurkela has no "legitimate business reason or other purpose relating to the operation of the schools to enter onto the school grounds, and thus, (his) entry onto school grounds at the three schools is


unlawful." The district will take "any and all legal action" to enforce its directive, the letter states.

Kurkela shared the cease-and-desist notice and his written response with reporters, telling The Journal News on Tuesday that he will comply with the district's demand though he doesn't think it has a credible case.

"I obviously am a thorn in their side, and they're trying every which way to silence me," he said.

Klein is on vacation and could not be reached for comment. A message for the security director, Tom Carton, was not returned. School board President Yehuda Weissmandl declined to comment.

Kurkela and his wife moved from Chestnut Ridge to New City in 2003 so their two young daughters could attend Clarkstown schools. He got involved as an advocate for East Ramapo public-schoolstudents — and a critic of the Board of Education — last summer, when a school attorney's profane verbal attack on a parent created a firestorm.

"I feel like, although I left, if I have any ability through my voice and words to help those kids who were not fortunate enough to leave, I have an obligation to do so," he said.

Kurkela is an author of children's books and an educational consultant and works summers teaching kids about nature and science at Deerkill Day Camp. He said he took photos of the damage at Kakiat when he was there as a volunteer speaker in the spring, presenting an interactive author assembly to students.

The board recently approved emergency repairs throughout the district, including a $104,500 project for Kakiat. Fixes to


the Ramapo High School facade are planned but the cost wasn't available, the district said.

Kurkela, a member of community activist groups Power of Ten and Save Our Schools, is among East Ramapo watchers who've been riled by the Chestnut Ridge camp's initial refusal to apply for a village permit. It later obtained one but a county Health Department pool permit remains outstanding until the pools are fully constructed.

Of his frequent visits to the middle school, Kurkela said he tried to abide by what he thought the law was and purposely went on weekends when he knew the camp wasn't in session.

"I made sure no one was there," he said. "So indicating I'm, like, a criminal and lurking around, it's astonishing to me."

Police have investigated recent incidents of vandalismat Chestnut Ridge camps, including a pool slashing at Camp Shalom that's contributed to the project's delay. According to its lease, the camp will pay the district $125,000; the school board authorized a credit for the camp's installation of security cameras after the incident.

East Ramapo activists have sparred with administrators and the Orthodox Jewish and Hasidic-controlled school board over trespassing in the past. In 2012, when parents complained that strangers were using school property as a shortcut during the school day, district officials responded that it wasn't really a problem, and that a no-trespassing edict could be perceived as anti-Semitic in a district whose large Hasidic population walks many places.

After pushback from parents and community activists, officials eventually convened an invitation-only forum to address security and safety and


the decision was made to post "No Trespassing" signs at all East Ramapo schools. But others were insulted they weren't invited to the forum, including representatives of the Spring Valley chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who'd been among the most vocal proponents of strengthening the district's security policy.

Klein has said previously the district doesn't want to deter neighbors from walking and jogging on school property so long as it's not during school hours. Staff have been directed to call police if they witness trespassers.

Earlier in 2012, Klein had dismissed parents' complaints about strangers regularly traipsing through school property during weekdays when students were on the playground. Parents and other community members worried their kids could encounter sex offenders and urged the districtnice, small hermitage, anyway, with a terraced garden and a couple old pagodas. The dog followed me up, tail wagging, then guided me up to a small ridge just above the rooftop of the hermitage. There, barely noticeable from below, was a simple, unpainted hall, beams weathered dark, the little side door hinting to open it.

I gave the latch a sturdy tug and the door opened. I left my shoes beside the stone step and stepped inside. Before I was entirely through, though, I was almost knocked right back out by the amazing sight inside.

The back of the hall opened up into a solarium, and bathing in the sunlight was a 1000 year old rock-cut Maitreya Buddha, seated on the face of a stone, surrounded by Bodhisattvas. There


old tree.

From there, it was a short, steep climb to the top. The view was special, right at the tip of the Korean peninsula, the sea surrounded both sides of the mountain. I looked down at the rice fields, green houses and small villages, gathered among them. From where I stood, there were two peaks, one on each side. The peak known as “Buddha’s Breast” looked a bit risky, so, deciding it was better left unfondled, I followed a man up the other peak. The second peak was 73 meters shorter than the Buddha’s Breast but was named after the mountain, and I figured I’d rather get to see the view of the taller peak,anyway.

It was an interesting climb to the peak, a bit nerve-racking, but nice. ItChinese imitators copy Hong Kong's giant duckBeijing (AFP) June 01, 2013 -
The popularity of a giant inflatable duck afloat in Hong Kong harbour has not gone unnoticed in mainland China, where two copies have been launched in as many days, according to reports Saturday.

Thousands of visitors have flocked to view the 16.5-metre blow-up, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, since it was towed to the Hong Kong waterfront on May 2, with duck mania gripping the city.

But China has now seen the launch of two of its own ducks, albeit smaller versions.

The first was in the northern city of Tianjin on Friday and was funded by a property developer, the daily Global Times reported. The second took to the water Saturday in the central city of Wuhan, according


to a blog from the Yangtze daily.

Since 2007 Hofman's duck has travelled to 13 different cities in nine countries ranging from Brazil to Australia in its journey around the world.

The artist said he hopes the duck, which is due to stay in Hong Kong until June 9, will act as a "catalyst" to connect people to public art.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei tells the story of his 2011 incarceration with an installation of six large rusty metal boxes in the nave of a Venetian church at the Biennale art festival.

In the Baroque surroundings of St Antonino -- a short walk from St Mark's Square -- the unusual display encourages visitors to peer inside the mysterious boxes to see what might be inside.

Like a twisted doll house turned intoa Chinese prison, the sculptures are scenes from his detention with the artist shown going about his daily tasks with two guards present all the time.

In one he is sleeping as guards watch, then he is naked in the shower, pacing in his cell, eating a meal, talking and going to the toilet.

The impression is of an overwhelming attack on the artist's intimacy that immediately puts visitors ill at ease as they peer like voyeurs.

The realism of the works echoes the traditional aesthetic of the communist country -- rendered all the more unusual in the context of a church.

The choice of a house of worship could be another gesture of provocation from Ai since China has difficult relations with the Catholic Church.

The six boxes, which are around 1.5


metres (five feet) high and 3.5 metres long, have a sobriety that fits with the church's theatrical elegance.

The exhibition entitled "S.A.C.R.E.D" was installed by the Lisson Gallery (www.lissongallery.com), based in London and Milan, and can be viewed until September 15.

"It is a personal statement and a political statement," Greg Hilty, curatorial director of the gallery, told AFP.

"It was a very traumatic experience for him. He needed to exorcise the trauma," he said.

"It is about a man's search for identity," he said.

Ai has emerged as a fierce critic of the government in Beijing, often through his prolific use of the Internet and involvement in sensitive social campaigns.

He was detained for 81 days in 2011 during a roundup of activists at the time of the Arab Spring popular uprisings, andon his release he was accused of tax evasion and barred from leaving the country for one year.

The Chinese artist, who cannot be in Venice, because he has still not been returned his passport, described his detention in a video message published on his site last week.

The video showed Ai under interrogation, marking a document with a red thumbprint and wearing a black hood labelled "Criminal" before being scrutinised by guards in the prison shower.

Ai told AFP in Beijing that for the video he created an "exact model" of the room in which he was kept for much of the period.

"There are so many political prisoners in China who are being kept in even worse conditions than I was," he said. "When I was detained, the guards would


ask me to sing songs for them... even in such a place people still have imagination."

China baby's toilet fall accidental: policeBeijing (AFP) May 28, 2013 A newborn baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building after becoming stuck down a toilet, local police said Tuesday, in a case that provoked a shocked online reaction.
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The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2012 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service.percent of the students were of the Islamic faith. Like other Christian

students at that school, Simatupang was treated unfairly, because the “teachers

ignored him, and did not allow his participation in activities and competitions.”

Due to this discrimination, Simatupang chose to attend a private university.

      After graduation in 1996, Simatupang sought employment at government

businesses and banks, but he was not offered any positions, allegedly because of

religious discrimination. He decided to come to the United States to study

English and was accepted into a language program in Denver, Colorado. In

March 1997, Simatupang entered the United States on a nonimmigrant visa. That

same month, an Indonesian court declared his father’s business bankrupt and his

parents could no longer pay his tuition. Simatupang was unable to attend classes,

but after three months,


A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections in Kandahar, south of Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters went to the polls in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province by one week after an attack by an elite guard killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief. (AP Photo)

A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections in Kandahar, south of Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters went to the polls in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province by one week after an attack by an elite guard killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief. (AP Photo)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —Security was tight throughout southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters waited hours in line to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province by one week after an attack by an elite guard killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief.

Major roads throughout southern Kandahar were closed nearly 24 hours before polls opened to stop vehicle-born explosive devices from entering the province, said provincial governor’s spokesman Aziz Ahmed Azizi.

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Kandahar Gov. Zalmay Wesa was seriously hurt in the Oct. 18 attack that killed provincial police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and also targeted the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, who escaped unhurt. U.S. Gen. Jeffery Smiley was wounded. Raziq’s strongman tactics had been credited with thwarting successive


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This event has been expanded due to popular demand and will see over 80 speakers coming together over the two days to share their latest advancements and breakthroughs in AI and deep learning. As the event has grown we have welcomed new attendees, speakers and sponsors each year as well as returning attendees who continue to benefit from the wealth of knowledge and expertise year on year.

Who have we heard from?

At previous editions of the Deep Learning Summit, we’ve heard from the likes of Google, Facebook, Flickr, Amazon, Apple, Twitter,THE Australian Press Council has considered complaints from Chris Dardis, Garry Bickley and John Tarlington about an article in the Herald Sun, Melbourne, on November 26, 2011, headlined "Boat people in our suburbs".

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The accompanying image showed several people, captioned as asylum seekers, sitting on a vessel in front of a police officer and an armed person.

Three separate complainants raised issues with the article.

The word "flood" in the front-page pointer and


and thereby enabled readers to decide whether the word was appropriate.

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The complaint was upheld.

Originally publishedDo the Clemson Tigers have a shot at landing five-star safety Keenan Allen? They could have a chance after the Alabama commit checked out the campus this weekend. Check out the breakdown of recruiting in the ACC as National Signing Day nears in a special edition of the ACC Blitz.

BC is waiting on the decisions of running back Tahj Kimble from Florida and defensive tackle Bruce Gaston Jr. from Illinois. Both prospects took a visit to BC this past weekend. The Eagles are the favorite for Kimble unless some other schools decide to offer this week, while Gaston is down to BC, Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin. If Notre Dame comes in with a committable offer before Gaston announces Tuesday, he is expected to go with the Irish.


But that seems unlikely.

The biggest news out of Clemson this weekend was the visit of five-star athlete Keenan Allen. Allen, an Alabama commitment, visited the Tigers with his half brother Zach Maynard, a quarterback who is transferring from Buffalo. Sources say the visit went very well and that Clemson has a good chance of stealing Allen away from the Tide. ... Auburn commitment D.J. Howard visited Clemson this weekend and the visit gave him some things to think about. He will make his final decision between the two this week. ... Defensive tackle Tavaris Barnes decided to stick with Clemson despite a strong push from Florida State.

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Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Dr. Kulick received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine. He performed his residency in internal medicine at the Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and a fellowship in the section of cardiology at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.

Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

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Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr.


Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

The course of congestive heart failure in any given patient is extremely variable.

What is congestive heart failure (CHF)?

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Understanding blood flow in the heart and body

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the threat of such emerging partnerships and keeping narco-terrorist operatives from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

The 2006 report overseen by McCaul, referencing a February 2003 report by the Library of Congress, says: "Statements made by high-ranking Mexican officials prior to and following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks indicate that one or more Islamic terrorist organizations has sought to establish a presence in Mexico. In May 2001, former Mexican National security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations, Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, reported, that ‘Spanish and Islamic terrorist groups are using Mexico as a refuge.’"

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Testimony by federal officials

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We perused Mueller’s March 8,


this had succeeded.

Other news reports

Our search of recent news accounts turned up nothing specific to al Qaeda camps in Mexico, though an Oct. 13, 2011, Agence France Press news story, datelined Mexico City, said that in February 2011, Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, had said U.S. authorities were concerned about a potential alliance between groups like al Qaeda and the Zetas, which the story described as the cartel "started by elite military brass who went bad to sell drugs."

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The planet has now had three consecutive years of record-breaking heat.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just released its annual State of the Climate report, which says it's the hottest it has been since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880.

A separate analysis, by NASA scientists, came to the same conclusion.

The news comes as a confirmation hearing begins for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has been nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has ardently defended fossil fuels and fought against federal efforts to regulate greenhouse gases that warm the planet.

President-elect Donald Trump has professed open-mindedness about climate


change. Still, he once called it a hoax, and scientists have been worried by his picks for his transition team and administration, as well as by the questions asked about climate scientists at the Department of Energy.

As the politics swirls around them, climate scientists keep churning out data.

"[Last year] was the warmest year on record, beating 2015 by a few hundredths of a degree, and together those two years really blow away the rest of our record," says Deke Arndt, chief of the monitoring group at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C.

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That's just south of the Target store near South Broadway Avenue.

Paul Findley, with the Tyler Fire Department, tells KLTV 7 that the home is a duplex, and that the fire was contained to just one side of the home.

The woman who was living in the duplex with her daughter told KLTV 7 that she walked into her kitchen, and saw flames coming out of the cabinet. The two got out of the house, and were not seriously hurt.

The woman told KLTV 7 that they had only been living in the duplex for about two weeks.Findley says that the Red Cross will be working with the woman and her daughter to find a place to stay tonight.

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