fellow troops to follow him. He planted the flag in the sand at the base of the fort and held it upright until his near-lifeless body was rescued.”

And still he didn’t want to give the flag up. Witnesses said that William held on to the flag until he made it back to the regiment’s temporary barracks.

The flag never touched the ground.

William was promoted to sergeant after this battle. 37 years later he received the Medal of Honor. The first African American to receive the honor.

After the war, William returned home to New Bedford, Massachusetts. He took a job maintaining the city’s streetlights. And then he delivered mail for 32 years.

His citation reads: When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way tobill of sale, with respect to commercial property located at 335 Main Street, Farmingdale, New York (the "Leasehold Property") owned by Staller Properties, Inc. ("Staller"). By letter dated January 10, 1979 from Farmingdale to Staller, Farmingdale Food exercised its right to extend the Lease for the period beginning January 15, 1980 and ending January 14, 1990.
Thereafter, Farmingdale's interest in the Lease was transferred to Lasercad via an Assignment of Lease and Assumption Agreement dated July 31, 1984 (the "Assignment Agreement"). The Assignment Agreement is the central focus of this controversy.
On or about January 21, 1986, State Bank of Long Island ("State Bank") loaned $300,000 to Lasercad (the "Loan"). As collateral security for the loan, Lasercad granted State Bank a leasehold mortgage in the premises (the "Leasehold Mortgage"). State


Bank recorded the Leasehold Mortgage at the office of the County Clerk, Nassau County, New York, on January 23, 1986. Prior to the recordation of the Leasehold Mortgage, no mortgage on the Lease was recorded in the real property records of Nassau County. As discussed more fully herein, New York has adopted a race notice statute which provides that an unrecorded conveyance is invalid as against a subsequent purchaser for value who records without knowledge of the prior unrecorded instrument[2].
On June 20, 1986, Lasercad filed a voluntary petition for relief pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Code") and on September 10, 1986, the case was converted to one under Chapter 7 of the Code.
Subsequently, Farmingdale filed a notice of motion and application dated August 14,proceeds of the sale amounted to approximately $427,362.55.
On April 11, 1988, the Trustee moved for entry of an order authorizing him to deposit the net proceeds with State Bank pending the resolution of the instant adversary proceeding. In conjunction with the Trustee's application, State Bank agreed to waive its right to continue to accrue interest on the loan after April 20, 1988 if the amount of money owed to it inclusive of interest and exclusive of legal fees accruing after November 17, 1987, was deposited in an account with State Bank pending the resolution of the instant adversary proceeding. On April 20, 1988, this Court entered an Order granting the Trustee's motion.
By notice of motion, State Bank brought the instant motion for summary judgment (the "Motion") pursuant to


variants, a spread of lard is customary.

Toppings

Traditional toppings include pickled herrings (plain, spiced or curried), slightly sweeter than Dutch or German herrings; thinly sliced cheese in many varieties; sliced cucumber, tomato and boiled eggs; pork liver-paste; dozens of types of cured or processed meat in thin slices, or smoked fish such as salmon; mackerel in tomato sauce; pickled cucumber; boiled egg, and rings of red onion. Mayonnaise mixed with peas, sliced boiled asparagus and diced carrot, called italiensk salat (lit. "Italian salad", so named because the colours match the Italian flag), remoulade or other thick sauces often top the layered open sandwich, which is usually eaten with utensils. It is custom to pass the dish of sliced breads around the table, and then to pass around each dishDUNNING — A physical education teacher at a Chicago elementary school now faces a felony charge of aggravated drunken driving in connection with a hit-and-run crash in February that injured two sisters walking to school, court records show.

Matthew Lucchini, 26, is charged with aggravated drunken driving and was ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident, failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk and negligent driving, court records show.

Although police first identified Lucchini as a Naperville resident, court records show he lives in North Center, within the city limits as required of most Chicago Public Schools teachers.

A message left for Lucchini, who is free on bond, was not returned.

A 7-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister were crossing the street in the 3400 block of Austin Avenue near


Newport Avenue when the crash occurred at 7:59 a.m. Feb. 16, just outside Chicago Academy, which includes both a high school and elementary school on its campus, police said.

Both girls were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, police said. The younger girl, who was seriously injured, received several stitches in her chin. The older girl suffered minor injuries to her ankle.

Lucchini's next court date is June 15.

A study by Chicago traffic engineers found that traffic should be slowed in the area where the crash occurred by allowing rush-hour parking along Austin Avenue to force cars to travel in one lane in each direction.

But the study found that a traffic signal or stop sign were not warranted in the 3400 block of Austin Avenue near NewportTransmission Pipeline, proposed to run over 500 miles from Alabama through Georgia to Florida, and include at least five compressor stations along the way. The gas would be used to generate electricity and supply industries through two utility companies, Florida Power and Light and Duke Energy of Florida. The Sabal Trails Pipeline, which would cross numerous conservation areas, wetlands, rivers, and aquifers, has engendered strong resistance from watershed protection groups, environmental advocates, and residents along the proposed route.

Last fall, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphatically told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the project posed numerous environmental risks, including to drinking water supplies. But a few months later, the EPA reversed its position. The best guess reason for this change is intense political pressure and sidelining


in the stopped vehicle, sitting in the back

seat of the car. A second passenger in the vehicle was seated on the right side in the front

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         This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of
law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court generally disfavors the
citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order and judgment may be cited under
the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
seat. The officers approached the stopped vehicle from the rear of the car. When the

driver of the stopped vehicle rolled down his window, the officers detected the odor of

marijuana. One of the officers asked the driver for his driver’s license, registrationpapers

and proof of insurance. The other officer testified that, because of the odor of marijuana,

he asked the two passengers for their names and any identification papers. The driver had

a valid driver’s license and he also produced a rental agreement for the car, but the name

on the rental agreement did not match the name of anyone in the car. The officers ran the

names of the three occupants of the car through their computer system, and the check

revealed that Padilla-Michel had an outstanding warrant as a deported alien. A search of

the three disclosed no weapons or drugs on their persons, and a search of their vehicle

revealed only traces of marijuana, namely, “stubs of joints.”

       No charges were filed against the driver or the front


 there are any outstanding warrants or criminal history
               pertaining to the motorist even though the purpose of the stop
               had nothing to do with such prior criminal history. The
               justification for detaining a motorist to obtain a criminal
               history check is, in part, officer safety.

Id. at 1221.

       Thus, where, as here, the officers observed the driver of a vehicle make an illegal

turn, the officers, uponTag Archives: comic

Today the postman brought the ordered book, expected not until next week. After reading the first twenty pages I had the urge to shot this post. To spread the word about a great book, a great comic … To Teach: The Journey, in Comics by William Ayers and Ryan Alexander-Tanner Teachers College Press ISBN 080775062X … Continue reading →

… and the creative input is already amazing. On wednesday I went to the very great and essential exhibition «Heroes, Freaks, and Super-Rabbis — The Jewish Dimension of Comic Art», on friday afternoon I spend the afternoon in Potsdam at the HPI School of Design Thinking for the final presentation of the last 12-weeks-project and … Continue reading →


state, or local government issued identification.

(D) If an alien unlawfully present in the United States is convicted of a violation of state or local law, on discharge from imprisonment or on the assessment of any monetary obligation that is imposed, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the United States Customs and Border Protection shall be immediately notified.

(E) Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement agency may securely transport an alien to a federal facility in this State or to any other point of transfer into federal custody that is outside the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency if the agency has received verification the alien is unlawfully present in the United States. A law enforcement agency shall obtain judicial authorization before securely transporting an alien whoDavid Moyes claims he held talks to become Newcastle manager prior to Rafa Benitez's appointment

David Moyes has claimed he held talks to become the successor to Steve McClaren at St James' Park

David Moyes has claimed he held talks with Newcastle about succeeding Steve McClaren in charge at St James’ Park prior to Rafa Benitez’s appointment.

The West Ham manager, who replaced Slaven Bilic in November, has overseen an upturn in form with the Hammers to guide the club outside the relegation zone while Newcastle are without a victory in their last nine Premier League matches.

Moyes, whose side face the Magpies at the London Stadium on Saturday, revealed he held discussions with the club in March 2016 before the hierarchy chose the Spaniard.

Moyes' Everton faced Rafa Benitez during the Spaniard


Ken Richardson will show clips from the 'RAILWAY MAN', certificate 15, interspersed with discussion on the questions raised by the film.

The film is a moving drama based on the true story of Eric Lomax and his journey of heroism and redemption after being captured and held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. The title of the film derives from prisoners being forced to work on the construction of the Thai-Burma railway.this notice will be regarded as a token of my appreciation and to assure everyone that their contributions have helped to make a real and lasting difference to these severely disadvantaged children. I wish you all a happy holy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous and healthy new year.

Fireside Tales

The launch of Jude Flynnâ€™s â€œFireside Talesâ€ has taken place. This is the 11th book in a collection of 12 which Jude has written on the social history of the county of Longford. They make an excellent gift for friends and family, particularly those living away from their Home County, and are a testament to the great love Jude has for Longford and its people. The book can be purchased at Jimmy Donoghueâ€™s, Main Street, Granard.

Chorus Angelorum

This book, which


celebrates the sacred music tradition of the Cathedral, Longford will be available at the Cathedral Centre over the next few weekends, and at the Presbytery, Coffee House, Fuchsia Home, Easons and Fabiana. Cost â‚¬10.

Musical Comedy

Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School proudly presents â€œHonkâ€ a Musical Comedy based on the story of the Ugly Duckling tonight Wednesday 18, and tomorrow, Thursday 19 December at 7.30pm in the Cnoc Mhuire Sports Hall. Tickets are on sale at â‚¬10. For further details log onto www.cnocmhuiregranard.ie. Tickets can be received by calling the following numbers 043 6686231 or 085 8409503.

Gun Club Christmas Draw

The Gun Club are holding their Annual Christmas Draw and Party in Crawfordâ€™s Lounge on Saturday the 21 December, music on the night is by Na Fianna. Tickets for their draw areChurch. Those who wish can place a gift in the box during this week. These gifts will be given to St. Vincent de Paul before Christmas who will give the gifts to people who need them.

Charity Event

Takes place on Thursday 26 December starting at the Handball Sports Complex at 1pm. You can walk, run or cycle. Proceeds in aid of Longford Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society. Please be seen and be safe.

Parish Draw

The next Parish Draw takes place on Thursday 19 December in Carra at 8.30 pm after Holy Mass and Adoration. You are welcome to attend. Any monies due to the draw please hand in before the draw.

Library

Due to renovations Granard Branch Library has relocated to Rath Mhuire Resource Centre at Barrack Street, Granard. It will


Final Fantasy re-release still draws the crowds, and tattoos

As you may, or may have not of heard, June 26th was the day that Square Enix released the 20th anniversary edition of Final Fantasy I for the PSP. To commemorate the occasion, the fine folks at the PlayStation store, located in sunny San Francisco, hosted an event for the fans of the long running series.

The first one hundred people in line to buy the game were guaranteed an extra piece of swag along with their purchase, not to mention being part of the gazillion people to buy Final FantasyI – again.

As always, Destructoid was there.

To be honest, the swag would hardly be considered worth the wait. A free t-shirt and your very own picture of yourself – in saidPlug-in electric vehicles, including battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), may be connected to an external power supply for charging a vehicle battery. Such vehicles typically include a charge cord that extends from an external power supply and is physically connected to a vehicle charging port to facilitate charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery provides electrical power to operate a motor, which generates wheel torque for propelling the vehicle. When the battery charge is depleted, the vehicle may no longer be mobile, particularly with respect to BEVs. Economical driving choices can help extend the vehicle's range, particularly by reducing the rate at which the vehicle expends energy stored in the battery.
Vehicles include a number of interfaces, such as gauges, indicators, and/or displays


TORONTO -- The president of the Toronto Maple Leafs has found himself in meetings with his organization's alumni, realizing he isn't one of them.

When the Maple Leafs play the Red Wings in the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game at Exhibition Stadium on Dec. 31, Shanahan won't skate with Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour, Lanny McDonald, Borje Salming, Darryl Sittler or Mats Sundin. He won't wear blue and white.

He'll wear red and white with Chris Chelios, Kris Draper, Sergei Fedorov, Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby and Larry Murphy, before resuming his role with the Maple Leafs against the Red Wings for the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic on Jan. 1 (3 p.m. ET; NBC, SN, TVA Sports).

"It's weirder to talk about it," Shanahan said. "Ithink once you get around your old teammates, they're your old teammates."

This event is a celebration of the history of the NHL and the Maple Leafs in particular, and this part of it is a reminder of the influence the Red Wings have had on two men who are trying to build the Maple Leafs' future: Shanahan and coach Mike Babcock.

Each has many influences. Each faces far different challenges in Toronto. Neither wants to make the Maple Leafs an exact replica of the Red Wings.

But Shanahan spent nine seasons in Detroit as a player and won the Stanley Cup three times. Babcock spent 10 seasons there as a coach, won the Cup once and came within one victory of back-to-back championships.

They brought that with them to Toronto and


once in the past 11 seasons. They hit bottom last season when they finished last in the League standings. They won the draft lottery and used the No. 1 pick on center Auston Matthews.

It might be hard to remember now, but the Red Wings once made the playoffs once in 13 seasons from 1970-71 to 1982-83. Then they selected center Steve Yzerman No. 4 in the 1983 draft and started to rise again. They had become contenders by the time they acquired Shanahan from the Hartford Whalers on Oct. 6, 1996, but they still had not won the Stanley Cup since 1955. At that time, they had won the Cup seven times but had the longest drought in the League.

Well, they won the Cup in 1997 and '98,they were stacked with talent but also because they were competitive, had chemistry and had the greatest coach in the history of hockey, Scotty Bowman.

Not everyone loved Bowman. But everyone knew who he was and what he had done, and they bought in or at least went along when he did things like order Yzerman to sacrifice offense, put Fedorov on defense or give others lesser roles than they were used to.

Shanahan hired the closest thing he could to Bowman on May 20, 2015: Babcock, who coached him in 2005-06, his last season in Detroit.

Babcock had learned from Bowman while Bowman was in Detroit's front office, and he had earned a reputation as the best coach in hockey not just for his work in Detroit, but for his


that's behind the bench, that he's steering you the right way."

The Red Wings were an established power when Babcock arrived in 2005. They had veterans like Yzerman, Shanahan, Lidstrom, Draper and Maltby, and younger players like Pavel Datsyuk, Niklas Kronwall, and Henrik Zetterberg.

The veterans mentored the younger players, and the younger players eventually took over. The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup again in 2008 and went to Game 7 of the Final in 2009. They continued to make the playoffs every season under Babcock, and they extended their streak to 25 last season under his replacement, Jeff Blashill.

"What do you take from that?" Babcock said. "There was a standard that you expect for your teams and yourself. There's a level set by Lidstrom and Yzerman and Zetterbergthen they have it," Babcock said. "So now we've got to push our people to be better."

Babcock runs training camp, practices and systems like he used to in Detroit. Especially early in his tenure, he showed the Maple Leafs video of the Red Wings to show what he wanted.

He doesn't do it as often now, forward James van Riemsdyk said, but he still does it on an individual basis. When he wanted to show Matthews how to play without the puck, he showed him video of Zetterberg and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has played for Babcock in international competition.

Then there are subtle things. Babcock speaks to the media like he used to in Detroit -- in the dressing room after practices for a reason, to be


open, accountable, the same for everyone. When there's an empty locker, the name plate doesn't go empty. It is filled with the name of a great alumnus like Clark, Gilmour, Salming, Sittler, Sundin, Johnny Bower or Turk Broda.

"Well, that's what we did in Detroit, so that's what I'm doing here," Babcock said.

The message is obvious.

"You're playing for everybody," Babcock said. "You're tied into something that's bigger than you are."

But Babcock wants it to be more than symbolic. When he arrived in Detroit, he knew of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay and Alex Delvecchio, but he didn't know them as men. Over time, he got to know them, and he became particularly close with Lindsay. To the players, "Terrible Ted" became more than a black and white photo in aframe, a plaque on the wall and a name plate over an empty locker.

"He'd come in with our guys," Babcock said. "At playoff time, at the start of every series, he'd come to every meeting. He'd sit in the meeting. Oh, yeah, he was unbelievable. He'd go see the players at the morning skates. He's a really good man."

Bower, Clark and Sittler have been around the Maple Leafs. Dave Keon came in when the Maple Leafs retired his No. 14. Babcock said the Maple Leafs were trying to get Hall of Famer Red Kelly to come in.

"It would kind of be like my first couple years in Detroit," Babcock said. "You're just getting to know these people. But you're trying to get it established so they know they


NSLComm's Successful Series B Funding for Broadband SmallSat Comms Development

The startup NSLComm, which develops nanosatellite technology for high volume communications, is currently closing their series B funding round, reaching $6.25 million in total.

The round is led by strategic investors such as JVP, Liberty, OurCrowd, Hawk GF, and Cockpit Innovation of the El Al Group that has recently announced their partnership with Boeing and Lufthansa to support startups and innovative technologies focusing on the aviation and aerospace verticals. This is Cockpit’s first investment made within their new collaborative framework. The funding round will enable NSLComm to develop and build two satellites for future launching, in addition to the first satellite launch, which is scheduled for November 2018.

Since its inception in 2015 by Dr. Raz Itzhaki, Daniel Rockberger, and DannyRiverside Golf Club

Riverside is an exciting 18 hole regulation course located at the Riverside Golf Club facility in North Riverside, IL. From the longest tees it presents 6,661 yards of golf for a par of 71. The course was designed by Charles MacDonald and opened in 1900.

The course rating is 73.1 with a slope rating of 130. Riverside is a private equity facility golf course with a 'Accompanied By Member' guest policy. The course contact is Karl Bollnow, Golf Professional.


whether Trump campaign officials had been wiretapped. But their conversations could also have been captured by routine surveillance of Russian diplomats or intelligence operatives.

U.S. monitoring of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, for example, caught his conversations with Trump adviser Michael Flynn during the campaign. Flynn went on to become Trump's national security adviser, but he was forced to resign last month after admitting that he had misled other senior Trump officials about the nature of those conversations.

The FBI and the National Security Agency also have obtained intercepted communications among Russians officials in which they refer to conversations with members of the Trump team, current and former U.S. officials have said.

On the broader question of apparent Russian interference in the 2016 election, Clapper urged congressional investigators to attempt to settleHaines City man indicted in 2008 shooting death of Davenport store owner

Wednesday

Oct 11, 2017 at 10:32 PMOct 12, 2017 at 9:21 AM

Marilyn Meyer @marilyn_ledger

DAVENPORT — It’s been more than nine years since convenience store owner Jashavaneal Patel, 54, was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at his store.

On Tuesday, Dreon Smith, 31, of Haines City had his first appearance in court on charges of first-degree murder of Patel and attempted robbery with a firearm. A grand jury had issued a sealed indictment on the charges Aug. 31.

Smith was already in prison serving a 5 ½ year sentence for perjury that occurred during a July 2013 grand jury hearing related to Patel’s death. When Smith went to trial on the perjury charge in June 2015, a spokesman for


the State Attorney’s Office told The Ledger that Smith may have information about Patel’s death.

Patel had been working on June 20, 2008, in the Rightway Food Store/Citgo gas station on the northeast corner of U.S. 17-92 and West Pine Street, where he was shot and killed. A few minutes after the shooting a customer walked into the store, found Patel lying on the floor, and ran outside, flagging down a passing Polk County Sheriff’s deputy, according to an earlier Ledger article.

At the time, Davenport police said robbery appeared to be a motive.

A week after the killing, when The Ledger wrote about the memorial service for Patel, Jay Patel said of his uncle, “if you met him, you would never forget him. He always liked to joke around and2016, won the 2014 ASPY Award for Best
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the IAB’s Advertising Technology, Data, Public Policy and CFO councils
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the exit date of 31st of October.

However, this has galvanised the Remain establishment to erase Boris Johnson's meager majority of 1. That and 21 remain Tory MP's betrayed their party by voting against the government in last weeks vote to force Boris Johnson to go and beg the EU for another extension, likely for at least 3 months though the decision as to how long will be in the EU's hands.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Following the ejection from office of the worst Prime Minister in British History, finally a person who actually voted LEAVE took hold of the leadership of the Tory party and the keys to No10 as correctly forecast in my series of articles dating back to November 2018 which offered great betting market odds of asyesteryear between the British Empire and the Chinese Dynasty. The English Crown used the Opium Wars to subjugate the Red Dragon and keep it at bay. A brief summary of the East India Company and the HSBC Bank: Secret Origins To Laundering The World's Drug Money is crucial to understand the role of the City of London in establishing a global trading cartel.

"As the opium and other trade with China expanded, Britain’s new territory of Hong Kong became a major imperial commercial center. The opium dealers gathered together to form a bank, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as the financial flagship of the British opium trade. Over time, the bank—now known as HSBC—would extend its reach into the drug fields of the Middle East and Ibero-America, as befitting


Following mass layoffs at Telltale Games last week, ex-staff have been sharing some of their favourite memories working at the studio during development on the likes of The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Tales from the Borderlands.

As highlighted by former Telltale designer, writer, and director Jake Rodkin (now of Campo Santo), one of these memorable moments came during the final days of The Walking Dead: Season One, when then creative director Sean Ainsworth (who worked on the likes of Tales from the Borderlands and Minecraft: Story Mode) found himself with some time on his hands.

During the "stir-crazy time" when "most of the team was on a much needed break [and] only a couple people were left in the office in case any last-minute bugs came backan intern on Howard’s show. He moved on to better things but came in to judge the contest today. There was a hell of a lot going on with this contest.

There were a total of 16 contestants who actually came in the studio naked to show their small packages. The first guy almost won immediately. He had big man breasts and hardly any penis. After that there were tons of guys just showing off their tiny packages. Some of the guys who thought they were small changed their minds after seeing how small some of the others were. After all 16 introduced themselves the judges whittled down the list to 3 finalists. Those three were Philipe, Paul and Gary.

The three finalists then moved on to the talent portion


of the game. Philipe was the first up. He was dressed like a construction worker. Howard asked him some personality questions then had him sing a song parody to an Elvis song. Paul was up next. He was dressed like a cowboy. Howard did the personality questions then had him sing ”I Just Can’t Find My Glands” to the tune of ”I Wanna Hold Your Hand”. The final contestant was Gary. Gary was dressed up like a police officer. He answered a couple of personality questions then sang his song ”Teenie Weenie” to the tune of ”Proud Mary”. They all performed quite well under pressure. After taking a break and tabulating the scores Baba Booey came back with the results. The winner was Paul. Second place when toNew York (CNN Business) Goldman Sachs' new CEO is apologizing for the role of a former banker in Malaysia's multi-billion dollar embezzlement scandal.

"It is very clear that the people of Malaysia were defrauded by many individuals, including the highest members of the prior government," David Solomon said Wednesday on the company's earnings call.

Tim Leissner, the company's former chairman of Southeast Asia, has admitted to being "one of those people," he continued. "For Leissner's role in that fraud, we apologize to the Malaysian people."

Solomon's remarks come amid a crisis for the bank, which faces lawsuits and investigations tied to its job in raising money for Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

The saga hung over an otherwise solid earnings report that boosted shares up 8% in Wednesday trading.

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Roy Krishna will miss most of the rest of the A-League season.

The Wellington Phoenix are unlikely to look outside their current playing group as they digest a hammer blow for their A-League chances.

Striker and leading goalscorer Roy Krishna is expected to be out for three months with a foot injury.

That could well be the rest of the A-League season, given the Phoenix's final regular season match is on April 10, exactly three months from Sunday.

Krishna has been a leading light for the Phoenix this season, scoring six of their 17 goals and leading the attack. He was injured in a 3-1 loss to the Central Coast Mariners on December 31 and initially thought to be out for a month.

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But Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick told media that was likely to blow out to 10-12 weeks.

"Roy Krishna has got a really bad ankle injury. He could be out for three months. It looks like the ligament that connects the two bones in the lower leg, the tibia and fibula, has split and the ligament has torn," he said.

"That's a pretty bad injury."

With Jeffrey Sarpong's strain considered "minor" - he may well play against the Brisbane Roar in Wellington on Sunday night - and Blake Powell in the mix, as well as some youngsters, Merrick felt that "we have enough cover and a good enough squad", so at this stage there was nobody outside the current squad in their sights.

Despite the blow, and the fact the


made of metallic mesh. The conventional fan guard 50 has the extending portions 57 extending from the plane 55. Besides, the extending portions 57 are aligned to the first holes 25 and the second holes 35. However, the conventional fan tray 10 suffers from the problems that the fan 30 and fan guard 50 are difficult to assembly and disassembly. During assembling, the screws 60 passing through the extending portions 57, the first holes 25 and the second holes 35 screw the fan 30 and the fan guard 50 to the frame 20. During disassembling, it is time-consuming to screw the screws 60 off the frame 20 to separate the fan 30 and the fan guard 50 from the frame 20.
Therefore, there is a need in the artThe protrusive terminal projects from the plane and includes at least one bend, such as the first bend and the second bend.
The bend is formed by bending the metal wire constituting the plane. Besides, the bend may be bent toward the same or different direction if the number of the bend is more than one. For example, the first bend is bent toward the center of the plane and the second bend is bent toward the direction opposite to the center of the plane. Alternatively, the first bend is bent along some tangent line of the plane and the second bend is bent opposite to the direction of the tangent line. In addition, the first bend and the second bend are continuous or discontinuous to each other.
During assembling,


the protrusive terminal passes through the first hole and the second hole, thereby the elastic bend attaching the fan and the fan guard to the frame. Since the bend is elastic, the first bend and the second bend can pass through the first hole and the second hole. Then, the first bend and the second bend return to original shape due to elasticity after passing through the first hole and the second hole. In this manner, the first bend and the second bend attach the fan and the fan guard to the frame. During disassembling, the first bend and the second bend are pulled and compressed so as to disconnect the fan guard from the frame.
It is noted that the present fan guard permits of directly attaching toMorinis, Sharon Naymark, Patricia Neelands, James Owen, Michael Peer, Marty Perlmutar, Navindra Persaud, Andrew Pinto, Michelle Porepa, Nasreen Ramji, Noor Ramji, Alana Rosenthal, Janet Saunderson, Rahul Saxena, Michael Sgro, Susan Shepherd, Barbara Smiltnieks, Carolyn Taylor, Thea Weisdors, Sheila Wijayasinghe, Peter Wong, Ethel Ying, Elizabeth Young.

We would also like to thank all participating families for their time and involvement in TARGet Kids! and are grateful to all practitioners who are currently involved in the TARGet Kids! research network. Steering Committee: Tony Barozzino, Brian Chisamore, Mark Feldman, Moshe Ipp. Research Team: Kathleen Abreo, Tarandeep Malhi, Antonietta Pugliese, Megan Smith, Laurie Thompson. Applied Health Research Centre: Gerald Lebovic, Magda Melo, Patricia Nguyen. Mount Sinai Services Laboratory: Azar Azad.

[^1]: **Competing Interests:**Dr. Mamdani is a consultant to Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Glaxo Smith


Limited. The Trust was created in 1936 "to secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of The Guardian free from commercial or political interference." The Scott Trust became a limited company in 2008, with a constitution to maintain the same protections for The Guardian. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than to the benefit of an owner or shareholders.[2]

History

1821 to 1972

Early years

Manchester Guardian Prospectus, 1821

The Manchester Guardian was founded in Manchester in 1821 by cotton merchant John Edward Taylor with backing from the Little Circle, a group of non-conformist businessmen.[14] They launched their paper after the police closure of the more radicalManchester Observer, the paper that had championed the cause of the Peterloo Massacre protesters.[15]Taylor had been hostile to the radical reformers, writing: "They have appealed not to the reason but the passions and the suffering of their abused and credulous fellow-countrymen, from whose ill-requited industry they extort for themselves the means of a plentiful and comfortable existence. They do not toil, neither do they spin, but they live better than those that do".[16] When the government closed down the Manchester Observer, the mill-owners' champions had the upper hand.[17]

The influential journalist Jeremiah Garnett joined Taylor during the establishment of the paper, and all of the Little Circle wrote articles for the new paper.[18]

The prospectus announcing the new publication proclaimed that it would "zealously enforce the principles of civil and religious Liberty ... warmly advocate the cause of Reform ... endeavour to assist


in the diffusion of just principles of Political Economy and ... support, without reference to the party from which they emanate, all serviceable measures".[19] In 1825 the paper merged with the British Volunteer and was known as The Manchester Guardian and British Volunteer until 1828.[20]

The working-class Manchester and Salford Advertiser called the Manchester Guardian "the foul prostitute and dirty parasite of the worst portion of the mill-owners".[21] The Manchester Guardian was generally hostile to labour's claims. Of the 1832 Ten Hours Bill, the paper doubted whether in view of the foreign competition "the passing of a law positively enacting a gradual destruction of the cotton manufacture in this kingdom would be a much less rational procedure."[22] The Manchester Guardian dismissed strikes as the work of outside agitators –"... if an accommodation can be effected, the occupation of the agents of the Union is gone. They live on strife ..."[23]

The Manchester Guardian was highly critical of Abraham Lincoln's conduct during the American Civil War, writing on the news that Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated: "Of his rule, we can never speak except as a series of acts abhorrent to every true notion of constitutional right and human liberty ..."[24]

C. P. Scott

C. P. Scott made the newspaper nationally recognised. He was editor for 57 years from 1872, and became its owner when he bought the paper from the estate of Taylor's son in 1907. Under Scott, the paper's moderate editorial line became more radical, supporting Gladstone when the Liberals split in 1886, and opposing the Second Boer


War against popular opinion.[25] Scott supported the movement for women's suffrage, but was critical of any tactics by the Suffragettes that involved direct action:[26] "The really ludicrous position is that Mr Lloyd George is fighting to enfranchise seven million women and the militants are smashing unoffending people's windows and breaking up benevolent societies' meetings in a desperate effort to prevent him". Scott thought the Suffragettes' "courage and devotion" was "worthy of a better cause and saner leadership".[27] It has been argued that Scott's criticism reflected a widespread disdain, at the time, for those women who "transgressed the gender expectations of Edwardian society".[26]

Scott commissioned J.M. Synge and his friend Jack Yeats to produce articles and drawings documenting the social conditions of the west of Ireland (pre-First World War), andthese pieces were published in 1911 in the collection Travels in Wicklow, West Kerry and Connemara.[28]

In June 1936 ownership of the paper passed to the Scott Trust (named after the last owner, John Russell Scott, who was the first chairman of the Trust). This move ensured the paper's independence.citation needed

Post-war

The paper so loathed Labour's left-wing champion Aneurin Bevan "and the hate-gospellers of his entourage" that it called for Attlee's post-war Labour government to be voted out of office.[29] The newspaper opposed the creation of the National Health Service as it feared the state provision of healthcare would "eliminate selective elimination" and lead to an increase of congenitally deformed and feckless people.[30]

The Manchester Guardian strongly opposed military intervention during the 1956 Suez Crisis: "The Anglo-French ultimatum to Egypt is


were neither bombers nor weapons carriers and that excessive force was used."[32]

Many Irish people believed that the Widgery Tribunal's ruling on the killings was a whitewash,[33] a view that was later supported with the publication of the Saville inquiry in 2010,[34] but in 1972 The Guardian declared that "Widgery's report is not one-sided" (20 April 1972[35]). The paper at the time also supported internment without trial in Northern Ireland: "Internment without trial is hateful, repressive and undemocratic. In the existing Irish situation, most regrettably, it is also inevitable... .To remove the ringleaders, in the hope that the atmosphere might calm down, is a step to which there is no obvious alternative."[36] And before then, The Guardian had called for British troops to be sent to the region: Britishsoldiers could "present a more disinterested face of law and order,"[37] but only on condition that "Britain takes charge."[38]

Sarah Tisdall

In 1983 the paper was at the centre of a controversy surrounding documents regarding the stationing of cruise missiles in Britain that were leaked to The Guardian by civil servant Sarah Tisdall. The paper eventually complied with a court order to hand over the documents to the authorities, which resulted in a six-month prison sentence for Tisdall,[39] though she served only four. "I still blame myself," said Peter Preston, who was the editor of The Guardian at the time, but he went on to argue that the paper had no choice because it "believed in the rule of law."[40]

First Gulf War

In the lead-up to the first Gulf War, between


evil to rights. Their duties are clear. ... Let the momentum, and the resolution, be swift."[42] After the event, journalist Maggie O'Kane conceded that she and her colleagues had been a mouthpiece for war propaganda: "... we, the media, were harnessed like 2,000 beach donkeys and led through the sand to see what the British and US military wanted us to see in this nice clean war."[43]

Alleged penetration by Russian intelligence

In 1994, KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky identified Guardian literary editor Richard Gott as "an agent of influence". While Gott denied that he received cash, he admitted he had lunch at the Soviet Embassy and taken benefits from the KGB on overseas visits. Gott resigned from his post.[44]

Gordievsky commented on the newspaper: "The KGB loved The Guardian. It wasdeemed highly susceptible to penetration."[45]

Jonathan Aitken

In 1995, both the Granada Television programme World In Action and The Guardian were sued for libel by the then cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, for their allegation that the Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed had paid for Aitken and his wife to stay at the Hôtel Ritz in Paris, which would have amounted to accepting a bribe on Aitken's part. Aitken publicly stated that he would fight with "the simple sword of truth and the trusty shield of British fair play."[46] The court case proceeded, and in 1997 The Guardian produced evidence that Aitken's claim of his wife paying for the hotel stay was untrue.[47] In 1999, Aitken was jailed for perjury and perverting the course of justice.[48]

Kosovo

The paper supported NATO's military intervention


in the Kosovo War in 1999. Though the United Nations Security Council did not support the action, The Guardian stated that "the only honourable course for Europe and America is to use military force."[49]Mary Kaldor's piece was headlined "Bombs away! But to save civilians, we must get in some soldiers too."[50]

Since 2000

In the early 2000s, The Guardian challenged the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Treason Felony Act 1848.[51][52] In October 2004, The Guardian published a humorous column by Charlie Brooker in its entertainment guide, which appeared to call for the assassination of George W. Bush.[53] This caused some controversy and the paper was forced to issue an apology and remove the article from its website.[54][55] Following the 7 July 2005 London bombings, The Guardian published an articleon its comment pages by Dilpazier Aslam, a 27-year-old British Muslim and journalism trainee from Yorkshire.[56] Aslam was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist group, and had published a number of articles on their website. According to the paper, it did not know that Aslam was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir when he applied to become a trainee, though several staff members were informed of this once he started at the paper.[57] The Home Office has claimed the group's "ultimate aim is the establishment of an Islamic state (Caliphate), according to Hizb ut-Tahrir via non-violent means." The Guardian asked Aslam to resign his membership of the group and, when he did not do so, terminated his employment.[58] In early 2009, the paper started a tax investigation into


of the reasons she left the paper for The Times.[64] A leaked report from the European Monitoring Centre on Racism cited The Economist's claim that for "many British Jews," the British media's reporting on Israel "is spiced with a tone of animosity, 'as to smell of anti-Semitism' ... This is above all the case with the Guardian and The Independent." The EU said the report, dated February 2003 was not published because it was insubstantial in its current state and lacking sufficient evidence.[65][66]

Responding to these accusations, a Guardian editorial in 2002 condemned anti-Semitism and defended the paper's right to criticise the policies and actions of the Israeli government, arguing that those who view such criticism as inherently anti-Jewish are mistaken.[67] Harriet Sherwood, then The Guardian's foreign editor, lateris wrong to state that Tel Aviv – the country's financial and diplomatic centre – is the capital."[72]

On 11 August 2014 the print edition of The Guardian published an advocacy advert during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict featuring Elie Wiesel, headed by the words "Jews rejected child sacrifice 3,500 years ago. Now it's Hamas' turn." The Times had decided against running the ad, although it had already appeared in major American newspapers.[73] One week later, Chris Elliott expressed the opinion that the newspaper should have rejected the language used in the advert and should have negotiated with the advertiser on this matter.[74]

Clark County

In August 2004, for the US presidential election, the daily G2 supplement launched an experimental letter-writing campaign in Clark County, Ohio, an average-sized county in a swing


state. The editor of the G2 supplement Ian Katz bought a voter list from the county for $25 and asked readers to write to people listed as undecided in the election, giving them an impression of the international view and the importance of voting against President George W. Bush. The paper scrapped "Operation Clark County" on 21 October 2004 after first publishing a column of responses—nearly all of them outraged—to the campaign under the headline "Dear Limey assholes."[75] The public's dislike of the campaign likely contributed to Bush's victory in Clark County.[76]

Guardian America

In 2007, the paper launched Guardian America, an attempt to capitalise on its large online readership in the United States, which at the time stood at more than 5.9 million. The company hired former American Prospecteditor, New York magazine columnist and New York Review of Books writer Michael Tomasky to head the project and hire a staff of American reporters and web editors. The site featured news from The Guardian that was relevant to an American audience: coverage of US news and the Middle East, for example.[77]

Tomasky stepped down from his position as editor of Guardian America in February 2009, ceding editing and planning duties to other US and London staff. He retained his position as a columnist and blogger, taking the title editor-at-large.[78]

In October 2009, the company abandoned the Guardian America homepage, instead directing users to a US news index page on the main Guardian website.[79] The following month, the company laid off six American employees, including a reporter, a multimedia producer


and four web editors. The move came as Guardian News and Media opted to reconsider its US strategy amid a huge effort to cut costs across the company.[80] In subsequent years, however, The Guardian has hired various commentators on US affairs including Ana Marie Cox, Michael Wolff, Naomi Wolf, Glenn Greenwald and former George W. Bush's speechwriter Josh Treviño.[81] Treviño's first blog post was an apology for a controversial tweet posted in June 2011 over the second Gaza flotilla, the controversy which had been revived by the appointment.[82]

Guardian US launched in September 2011, led by editor-in-chief Janine Gibson, which replaced the previous Guardian America service.[83] After a period during which Katharine Viner served as the US editor-in-chief before taking charge of Guardian News and Media as a whole,Viner's former deputy, Lee Glendinning, was appointed to succeed her as head of the American operation at the beginning of June 2015.[84]

Gagged from reporting Parliament

In October 2009, The Guardian reported that it was forbidden to report on a parliamentary matter - a question recorded in a Commons order paper, to be answered by a minister later that week.[85] The paper noted that it was being "forbidden from telling its readers why the paper is prevented—for the first time in memory—from reporting parliament. Legal obstacles, which cannot be identified, involve proceedings, which cannot be mentioned, on behalf of a client who must remain secret. The only fact the Guardian can report is that the case involves the London solicitors Carter-Ruck." The paper further claimed that this case appears "to


did a BBC article.[93]

Edward Snowden leaks and intervention by the UK government

In June 2013 the newspaper broke news of the secret collection of Verizon telephone records held by Barack Obama's administration in June 2013,[10] and subsequently revealed the existence of the PRISM surveillance program after it was leaked to the paper by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.[11] The newspaper was subsequently contacted by the British government's Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, under instruction from the Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who ordered that the hard drives containing the information be destroyed.[94]The Guardian's offices were then visited in July by agents from the UK's GCHQ, who supervised the destruction of the hard drives containing information acquired from Snowden.[95] In June 2014 The Register reportedincluding; The Observer Sunday newspaper, The Guardian Weekly international newspaper, and new media—Guardian Abroad website, and guardian.co.uk. All the aforementioned were owned by The Scott Trust, a charitable foundation existing between 1936 and 2008, which aimed to ensure the paper's editorial independence in perpetuity, maintaining its financial health to ensure it did not become vulnerable to take overs by for-profit media groups. At the beginning of October 2008, the Scott Trust's assets were transferred to a new limited company, The Scott Trust Limited, with the intention being that the original trust would be wound up.[98]Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Scott Trust, reassured staff that the purposes of the new company remained the same as under the previous arrangements.

The Guardian has been consistently loss-making.citation needed The National Newspaper


division of GMG, which also includes The Observer, reported operating losses of £49.9m in 2006, up from £18.6m in 2005.[99] The paper is therefore heavily dependent on cross-subsidisation from profitable companies within the group.

The Guardian's ownership by the Scott Trust is probably a factor in its being the only British national daily to conduct (since 2003) an annual social, ethical and environmental audit in which it examines, under the scrutiny of an independent external auditor, its own behaviour as a company.[100] It is also the only British national daily newspaper to employ an internal ombudsman (called the "readers' editor") to handle complaints and corrections.

The continual losses made by the National Newspaper division of the Guardian Media Group caused the group to dispose of its Regional Media division byselling titles to competitor Trinity Mirror in March 2010. This included the flagship Manchester Evening News, and severed the historic link between that paper and The Guardian. The sale was in order to safeguard the future of The Guardian newspaper as is the intended purpose of the Scott Trust.[101]

In June 2011 Guardian News and Media revealed increased annual losses of £33m and announced that it was looking to focus on its online edition for news coverage, leaving the print edition to contain more comments and features. It was also speculated that The Guardian might become the first British national daily paper to be fully online.[102][103]

For the three years up to June 2012, the paper lost £100,000 a day, which prompted Intelligent Life to question whether The Guardian could


survive.[104]

Between 2007 and 2014 The Guardian Media Group sold all their side businesses, of regional papers and online portals for classifieds and consolidated, into the Guardian as sole product. The sales let them acquire a capital stock of £838.3m as of July 2014, supposed to guarantee the independence of the Guardian in perpetuity. In the first year, the paper made more losses than predicted, and in January 2016 the publishers announced, that the Guardian will cut 20% of staff and costs within the next three years.[105]

"Membership" subscription scheme

In 2014, The Guardian launched a membership scheme.[106] The scheme aims to reduce the financial losses incurred by The Guardian without introducing a paywall, thus maintaining open access to the website. Website readers can pay a monthly subscription, with three tiersavailable.[107]

Political stance and editorial opinion

Founded by textile traders and merchants, The Guardian had a reputation as "an organ of the middle class",[108] or in the words of C. P. Scott's son Ted, "a paper that will remain bourgeois to the last".[109] "I write for the Guardian," said Sir Max Hastings in 2005,[110] "because it is read by the new establishment," reflecting the paper's then-growing influence.

The Scott Trust describes one of its "core purposes" to be "to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity: as a quality national newspaper without party affiliation; remaining faithful to its liberal tradition".[111][112] The paper's readership is generally on the mainstream left of British political opinion: a MORI poll taken between April and June 2000 showed that 80% of Guardian


readers were Labour Party voters;[113] according to another MORI poll taken in 2005, 48% of Guardian readers were Labour voters and 34% Liberal Democrat voters.[114] The newspaper's reputation as a platform for liberal and left-wing opinions has led to the use of the epithets "Guardian reader" and "Guardianista" for people holding such views, or as a negative stereotype of such people as middle class, earnest and politically correct.[115][116]

Although the paper is often considered to be "linked inextricably" to the Labour Party,[112] three of The Guardian's four leader writers joined the more centrist Social Democratic Party on its foundation in 1981. The paper was enthusiastic in its support for Tony Blair in his successful bid to lead the Labour Party,[117] and to be elected Prime Minister.[118]

Then Guardian features editorGove. Since an editorial in 2000, The Guardian has favoured abolition of the British monarchy.[121]

In the run-up to the 2010 general election, following a meeting of the editorial staff,[122] the paper declared its support for the Liberal Democrats, due in particular, to the party's stance on electoral reform. The paper suggested tactical voting to prevent a Conservative victory, given Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system.[123] At the 2015 election, the paper switched its support to the Labour Party. The paper argued that Britain needed a new direction and Labour "speaks with more urgency than its rivals on social justice, standing up to predatory capitalism, on investment for growth, on reforming and strengthening the public realm, Britain's place in Europe and international development."[124]

Assistant Editor Michael White, in discussing media self-censorship in


396,041 for The Times, and 78,082 for The Independent.[129] In March 2013, its average daily circulation had fallen to 193,586, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[130]

The Guardian's Newsroom visitor centre and archive (No 60), with an old sign with the name The Manchester Guardian

The first edition was published on 5 May 1821,[131] at which time The Guardian was a weekly, published on Saturdays and costing 7d.; the stamp duty on newspapers (4d. per sheet) forced the price up so high that it was uneconomic to publish more frequently. When the stamp duty was cut in 1836, The Guardian added a Wednesday edition and with the abolition of the tax in 1855 it became a daily paper costing 2d.

In 1952, the paper took the step of printing newson the front page, replacing the adverts that had hitherto filled that space. Then-editor A. P. Wadsworth wrote: "It is not a thing I like myself, but it seems to be accepted by all the newspaper pundits that it is preferable to be in fashion."

In 1959, the paper dropped "Manchester" from its title, becoming simply The Guardian, and in 1964 it moved to London, losing some of its regional agenda but continuing to be heavily subsidised by sales of the more downmarket but more profitable Manchester Evening News. The financial position remained extremely poor into the 1970s; at one time it was in merger talks with The Times. The paper consolidated its centre-left stance during the 1970s and 1980s but was both shocked and revitalised by the launch


of The Independent in 1986 which competed for a similar readership and provoked the entire broadsheet industry into a fight for circulation.

On 12 February 1988, The Guardian had a significant redesign; as well as improving the quality of its printers' ink, it also changed its masthead to a juxtaposition of an italicGaramond "The", with a bold Helvetica "Guardian", that remained in use until the 2005 redesign.

In 1992, The Guardian relaunched its features section as G2, a tabloid-format supplement. This innovation was widely copied by the other "quality" broadsheets and ultimately led to the rise of "compact" papers and The Guardian's move to the Berliner format. In 1993 the paper declined to participate in the broadsheet price war started by Rupert Murdoch's The Times. In June 1993, The Guardianbought The Observer from Lonrho, thus gaining a serious Sunday sister newspaper with similar political views.

Its international weekly edition is now titled The Guardian Weekly, though it retained the title Manchester Guardian Weekly for some years after the home edition had moved to London. It includes sections from a number of other internationally significant newspapers of a somewhat left-of-centre inclination, including Le Monde and The Washington Post. The Guardian Weekly was also linked to a website for expatriates, Guardian Abroad, which was launched in 2007 but had been taken offline by 2012.

Moving to the Berliner paper format

The Guardian is printed in full colour,[132] and was the first newspaper in the UK to use the Berliner format for its main section, while producing sections and supplements in a range


of page sizes including tabloid, approximately A4, and pocket-size (approximately A5).

In 2004, The Guardian announced plans to change to a "Berliner" or "midi" format, similar to that used by Die Tageszeitung in Germany, Le Monde in France and many other European papers. At 470×315 mm, this is slightly larger than a traditional tabloid. Planned for the autumn of 2005, this change followed moves by The Independent and The Times to start publishing in tabloid (or compact) format. On Thursday, 1 September 2005, The Guardian announced that it would launch the new format on Monday 12 September 2005.[133] Sister Sunday newspaper The Observer also changed to this new format on 8 January 2006.

The advantage that The Guardian saw in the Berliner format was that, though it is only alittle wider than a tabloid, and is equally easy to read on public transport, its greater height gives more flexibility in page design. The new presses mean that printing can go across the strip down the middle of the centre page, known as the "gutter", allowing the paper to print striking double-page pictures. The new presses also made it the first UK national paper to print in full colour on every page.

The format switch was accompanied by a comprehensive redesign of the paper's look. On Friday, 9 September 2005, the newspaper unveiled its newly designed front page, which débuted on Monday, 12 September 2005. Designed by Mark Porter, the new look includes a new masthead for the newspaper, its first since 1988. A typeface family designed by Paul


Barnes and Christian Schwartz, was created for the new design. With just over 200 fonts, it is "one of the most ambitious custom type programs ever commissioned by a newspaper."[134][135] Especially notable is Guardian Egyptian, a highly legible slab serif that is used in various weights for both text and headlines and is central to the redesign.

The switch cost Guardian Newspapers £80 million and involved setting up new printing presses in east London and Manchester. This was because, before The Guardian's move, no printing presses in Britain could produce newspapers in the Berliner format. There were additional complications, as one of the paper's presses was part-owned by Telegraph Newspapers and Express Newspapers, contracted to use the plant until 2009. Another press was shared with the Guardian Media Group'sthat coverage of late-finishing evening football matches became less satisfactory in the editions supplied to some parts of the country.

The investment was rewarded with a circulation rise. In December 2005, the average daily sale stood at 380,693, nearly 6% higher than the figure for December 2004.[137] (However, as of December 2012, circulation has since dropped to 204,222.[138]) In 2006, the US-based Society for News Design chose The Guardian and Polish daily Rzeczpospolita as the world's best-designed newspapers—from among 389 entries from 44 countries.[139]

Regular content and features

On each weekday The Guardian comes with the G2 supplement containing feature articles, columns, television and radio listings, and the quick crossword. Since the change to the Berliner format, there is a separate daily Sport section. Other regular supplements during the week are


shown below.

Before the redesign in 2005, the main news section was in the large broadsheet format, but the supplements were all in the half-sized tabloid format, with the exception of the glossy Weekend section, which was a 290×245 mm magazine, and The Guide, which was in a small 225×145 mm format.

With the change of the main section to the Berliner format, the specialist sections are now printed as Berliner, as is a now-daily Sports section, but G2 has moved to a "magazine-sized" demi-Berliner format. A Thursday Technology section and daily science coverage in the news section replaced Life and Online. Weekend and The Guide are still in the same small formats as before the change.

On Monday to Thursday prior to the recession, the supplements carried substantial quantities ofare for items over a month old.[142] As of May 2013, it was the most popular UK newspaper website with 8.2m unique visitors per month, just ahead of Mail Online with 7.6m unique monthly visitors.[143] In April 2011, MediaWeek reported that The Guardian was the fifth most popular newspaper site in the world.[144]

The Comment is Free section features columns by the paper's journalists and regular commentators, as well as articles from guest writers, including readers' comments and responses below. The section includes all the opinion pieces published in the paper itself, as well as many others that only appear online. Censorship is exercised by Moderators who can ban posts – with no right of appeal – by those who they feel have overstepped the mark. The Guardian has


is experimenting with new media, having previously offered a free twelve part weekly podcast series by Ricky Gervais.[149] In January 2006, Gervais' show topped the iTunes podcast chart having been downloaded by two million listeners worldwide,[150] and was scheduled to be listed in the 2007 Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded podcast.[151]

GuardianFilms

In 2003, The Guardian started the film production company GuardianFilms, headed by journalist Maggie O'Kane. Much of the company's output is documentary made for television– and it has included Salam Pax's Baghdad Blogger for BBC Two's daily flagship Newsnight, some of which have been shown in compilations by CNN International, Sex On The Streets and Spiked, both made for the UK's Channel 4 television.[152]

"GuardianFilms was born in a sleeping bag in the Burmese rainforest," wroteO'Kane in 2003.[153] "I was a foreign correspondent for the paper, and it had taken me weeks of negotiations, dealing with shady contacts and a lot of walking to reach the cigar-smoking Karen twins– the boy soldiers who were leading attacks against the country's ruling junta. After I had reached them and written a cover story for the newspaper's G2 section, I got a call from the BBC's documentary department, which was researching a film on child soldiers. Could I give them all my contacts?

"The plight of the Karen people, who were forced into slave labour in the rainforest to build pipelines for oil companies (some of them British), was a tale of human suffering that needed to be told by any branch of the media that was


the language and can secure access far beyond the "Green Zone Journalist" limits of the traditional correspondent." It says it is especially focused on reporting the Muslim world in a more challenging manner, and has trained a number of journalists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.[154]

GuardianFilms has received several broadcasting awards. In addition to two Amnesty International Media Awards in 2004 and 2005, "The Baghdad Blogger: Salam Pax" won a Royal Television Society Award in 2005. "Baghdad: A Doctor's Story" won an Emmy Award for Best International Current Affairs film in 2007.[155] In 2008, photojournalist Sean Smith's "Inside the Surge" won the Royal Television Society award for best international news film – the first time a newspaper has won such an award.[156][157] The same year, The Guardian'sKatine website wasawarded for its outstanding new media output at the One World Media awards. Again in 2008, GuardianFilms' undercover video report revealing vote rigging by Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party during the 2007 Zimbabwe election won best news programme of the year at the Broadcast Awards.[155][158]

References in popular culture

The paper's nickname The Grauniad (sometimes abbreviated as "Graun") originated with the satirical magazine Private Eye.[159] This anagram played on The Guardian's early reputation for frequent typographical errors, including misspelling its own name as The Gaurdian.[160]

The very first issue of the newspaper contained a number of errors, perhaps the most notable being a notification that there would soon be some goods sold at atction instead of auction. Fewer typographical errors are seen in the paper since the end of hot-metal typesetting.[161]


One Guardian writer, Keith Devlin, suggested that the high number of observed misprints was due more to the quality of the readership than the misprints' greater frequency.[162] The fact that the newspaper was printed in Manchester till 1961 and the early, more error-prone, prints were sent to London by train may have contributed as well to this image.[163][164] When John Cole was appointed news editor by Alastair Hetherington in 1963, he sharpened the paper's comparatively "amateurish" setup.[165]

Awards

Received

The Guardian has been awarded the National Newspaper of the Year in 1999, 2005,[166] 2010[167] and 2013[12] by the British Press Awards, and "Front Page of the Year" in 2002 ("A declaration of war", 12 September 2001).[166][168] It was also co-winner of the World's Best-designed Newspaper as awarded by the Society forNews Design (2006).

Guardian journalists have won a range of British Press Awards, including:[166]

The guardian.co.uk website won the Best Newspaper category three years running in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Webby Awards, beating (in 2005) The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Variety.[169] It has been the winner for six years in a row of the British Press Awards for Best Electronic Daily Newspaper.[170] The site won an Eppy award from the US-based magazine Editor & Publisher in 2000 for the best-designed newspaper online service.[171] The website is known for its commentary on sporting events, particularly its over-by-over cricket commentary.citation needed

In 2007 the newspaper was ranked first in a study on transparency that analysed 25 mainstream English-language media vehicles, which was conducted by the International


programmes and exhibitions. The Newsroom's activities all transferred to Kings Place in 2008.[177] Now known as the Guardian News & Media Archive, the archive preserves and promotes the histories and values of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers by collecting and making accessible material that provides an accurate and comprehensive history of the papers. The archive holds official records of The Guardian and The Observer and also seeks to acquire material from individuals who have been associated with the papers. As well as corporate records, the archive holds correspondence, diaries, notebooks, original cartoons and photographs belonging to staff of the papers.[178] This material may be consulted by members of the public by prior appointment. There is also an extensive Manchester Guardian archive at the University of Manchester's JohnRylands University Library and there is a collaboration programme between the two archives. The British Library also has a large archive of The Manchester Guardian, available in online, hard copy, microform, and CD-ROM in their British Library Newspapers collection.

In November 2007 The Guardian and The Observer made their archives available over the internet via DigitalArchive. The current extent of the archives available are 1821 to 2000 for The Guardian and 1791 to 2000 for The Observer: these archives will eventually run up to 2003.

The Newsroom's other components were also transferred to Kings Place in 2008. The Guardian's Education Centre provides a range of educational programmes for students and adults. The Guardian's exhibition space was also moved to Kings Place, and has a rolling programme of exhibitions that investigate


and reflect upon aspects of news and newspapers and the role of journalism. This programme often draws on the archive collections held in the GNM Archive.

^"Bloodless words bloody war: In a Guardian/Channel 4 investigation across three continents, Maggie O'Kane follows the trail of lies, cover-ups and carnage that were the truth behind the 'clean' war in the Gulf." Guardian [London, England] 16 December 1995: 12. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 12 December 2011.CA Boom Design Show Descends on Beverly Hills in June – Features Best of Modern Design, Products, and Architecture Tours

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A special tour will be on this year’s schedule: The Stahl House Tour. Case Study House #22 (aka the Stahl House), is a modernist home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, that was designed by Pierre Koenig. Part of the Case Study program, the house is considered an iconic representation of modern architecture in Los Angeles during theagrees to reduce the total damage figure from $500,000 to $300,000.[3]

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There is no question that Jill Uris did sustain severe and permanent head injuries as a result of the accident. A compound fracture in the right occipital area and extending to the front of the head resulted in an open skull and tearing and serration of the brain. On October 12, 1970, she experienced a convulsion and successfully underwent surgery to relieve intercranial pressure caused by a subdural hematoma. While in the hospital after the surgery, she experienced an aphasia, impairing her ability to speak, read and walk. The condition was substantially, if not completely, corrected by the time she was discharged from the hospital on November 13, 1970.
*746 Soon after her discharge from the hospital she, to


her credit, resumed her active life, which included making several trips abroad, skiing and participating in other sports activities, driving and resuming her occupation as a photographer.
Dr. Robert W. Sengstaken, who performed the brain surgery on Mrs. Uris testified and described in detail the operation. He explained that because of the injury the brain area controlling speech and thought, among other things, had swollen. He removed torn pieces of the brain from this area and then covered up the brain with its dense tough covering, known as the dura. However, because of the swelling he was unable to suture the dura inferiorly, i. e., on the inside, and sewed it closed only on its upper portion. The skull was then sutured closed without incident.
After the operation, her brainA slight weakness in the grasp in her right hand and dorsiflexion of her right wrist as compared with her left hand and wrist.
In support of her claims, Dr. Sengstaken testified that there was permanent scarring of her brain tissue which could cause a convulsive disorder at any time. He admitted, however, that the likelihood of convulsions occurring was greatest during the first two years after the operation and declined thereafter, except that as "she gets into the older age group . . . the chance for seizures will redevelop . . .." (Tr. 511.) It is conceded that, except perhaps for the aborted convulsion in December 1970, plaintiff Jill Uris has not suffered any convulsions since October 1970, over five years ago.
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The Holy and Blessed Martyr Paraskevi (26 July)

26 July 2017

A Saint who passed through fire and iron*

This saint lived at the time of Emperor Antoninus, about the year 140. She came from a village near Old Rome [as opposed to New Rome, i.e. Constantinople] and was the daughter of Christian parents, called Agathon and Politeia. They were meticulous in their observance of the Lord’s commandments, but were childless and constantly entreated the Lord to give them a child.

And God, Who grants the wishes of those who worship Him, gave them a daughter, who, at baptism, they named Paraskevi, since she was born on a Friday, which in Greek is called Paraskevi, the day of preparation [for the Sabbath]. From the time when she was still young, the girldevoted herself to God. She was taught and encouraged by her mother. When she had learned her letters, she read the Holy Scriptures. She was close to the Church and prayed a great deal. But when her parents died, she gave away all her belongings to the poor and, after becoming a nun and taking the veil, went out into the world, proclaiming the name of Christ as our true God. In this way, she brought many idolaters to knowledge of God. There were some Jews, however, who slandered her to the then emperor, Antoninus, saying that a woman called Paraskevi was preaching Christ, the son of Mary, Whom their forefathers had crucified.

When the emperor heard this, he ordered that the saint be brought before him. When he


were baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity. After leaving, the saint went to other towns and villages, where she preached the name of Christ.

Having arrived at another town, where a man called Asclepius was ruling, she was brought before him. After she’d called upon the name of Christ and made the sign of the cross, she confessed to being a Christian and preached Christ as God of heaven and earth. When the king heard this, he became alarmed and had her taken to a ferocious dragon which lived outside the town. It was their custom to throw condemned people to this beast, which would eat them. When the saint arrived at this place, the dragon saw her, whistled loudly and opened its mouth, belching thick smoke.The saint went up to the dragon and said: ‘The wrath of God has come upon you’. When the dragon blew out its breath again, she made the sign of the precious Cross. The beast made a loud whistling sound, was rent in two and disappeared. When the ruler and his comapnions saw what had happened, they all believed in Christ.

After the saint left there, she went to another city, ruled by a man called Tarasios. He had received information about the saint and had her arraigned in a court of law. On being asked by him, she confessed herself to be a Christian and preached Christ as the true God. So they placed her in a vat of oil, pitch and lead and then lit a fire


The federal task force managing the government's response to the spike in the number of migrants crossing the border into Canada illegally is getting a new leader.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau and the head of the ad-hoc intergovernmental task force on irregular migration is being replaced by Dominic LeBlanc, a government official told Radio-Canada on background.

LeBlanc was recently moved from his position as the minister of fisheries and oceans to take up the role of minister of intergovernmental and Northern affairs and internal trade, a position that sees him deal directly with the provinces.

Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of children, community and social services who is also responsible for immigration, told reporters in Ottawa that she was disappointed the federal government's latest effort on the file was simply to changewho was in charge.

"Today I was disappointed to hear that the only progress being made has been federal cabinet minister musical chairs," said MacLeod.

She said that she does not know LeBlanc personally, but because both of them are Maritimers she expects they would have been raised on similar values and was encouraged that LeBlanc "reached out almost immediately" after being appointed.

MacLeod said she remains concerned about the stress being put on public services in Ontario because of the influx in asylum seekers which she said will cost her province $90 million in social assistance, $20 million in increased education costs and another $89 million in emergency shelter related costs.

Ontario Social Services Minister Lisa Macleod says she wants the federal government to give her province $200 million to deal


with the influx of asylum seekers. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

The task force was created in August of last year to work on issues related to the "sustained increase in asylum seekers entering Canada from the United States."

According to the RCMP, from Jan. 1 to July 15, 2018, there were 11,420 interceptions of migrants at the border. Officials have noted a declining rate of illegal border crossings in recent months.He brought a fashion school to Miami. The ‘charming’ Sir Edward Porter dies at 96

Lady Anna Lee Porter and husband Sir Edward Porter share a kiss on the patio of their North Bay Road home in December 1965.
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A knight and his real-life Auntie Mame are together again.

On March 17, Sir Edward Porter died at 96. About nine years earlier his wife, Lady Anna Lee Porter, passed.

Both derived their honorifics in 1969 from Vatican knighthoods for their contributions to education.

In 1966, the couple co-founded Miami’s International Fine Arts College at the old Miami Woman’s Club on North Bayshore Drive. After its sale in 2001, it became Miami International University of Art & Design. Before IFAC, Porter opened Massey Business College in Georgia (now the Art Institute of


Atlanta) and Porter College in Indiana. He spent 54 years in education.

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The couple met when she came to his Atlanta college office to inquire about classes in 1951. “She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen in my life,” he said for her 2007 obituary in the Miami Herald. “It was a love affair from beginning to end.”

He, the “witty, charming, gregarious and brilliant” man his daughters Starr Porter and Shannon Leeman describe; she, the outgoing woman who threw lavish parties, dropped gemstones in stemware, and had the knack to know precisely what to say to lift spirits.

Sir Edward was an elegant, wonderful man who brought style and substance to everything he did. He was smart, he was kind,he was accomplished. And he and his fabulous wife and lifetime partner, the late Lady Anna Lee, threw the absolute best parties.

Michael Putney, senior political reporter for WPLG-Local 10.

“No one impacted my life more than him,” said Nancy Samson. As Nancy Dastur, she became the International Fine Arts College’s first international student in its second year of operation when Porter gave her a scholarship and invited her to come to Miami from India.

“I had no family here. He and Anna Lee were my surrogate parents here,” said Samson, who went on to a career in fashion through the 1980s at the former Jordan Marsh on Biscayne Boulevard and Saks Fifth Avenue at Bal Harbour Shops.

“I came from a Third World country and was thrust in the lap of


The Rev. James "Jimmy" Nunn of the Northwest Texas Conference was elected bishop on the 21st ballot at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference. He was the second of three bishops to be elected. We was assigned to the Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary conferences.US Soldier's combat video viewed by over 23 million

The video would be viewed more than 23 million times, making it perhaps the most-watched footage of the Afghan war. It began last April when Pfc. Ted Daniels pressed the record button on his helmet camera.

The device captured what he could see: a rocky Afghan hillside dotted with shrubs and boulders, a small village and no place to hide.

It also recorded sound: The pop, pop, pop of gunfire, and then Daniels’s voice.

“Hey!” he yells. “I’m moving down!”

The 37-year-old soldier pauses for a second and steps into the Taliban barrage, hoping to draw fire away from his fellow soldiers. A bullet kicks up a cloud of dust inches from his right foot. Another strikes near his left.

Daniels scrambles across the steep


Rammstein Reveal More Details For Upcoming "Rammstein In Amerika" DVD

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RAMMSTEIN made a triumphant return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 10 years, to headline one sold-out concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The venue's more than 18,000 seats were sold out for the one off appearance within 25 minutes of going on sale.On September 25, Island/UMe will release "Rammstein In Amerika" in 2 DVD and 2 Blu-ray packages, pairing the incendiary Madison Square Garden concert, expertly filmed and recorded in 5.1 surround, with a feature-length documentary film directed by Hannes Rossacher. A 20-minute film about the making of RAMMSTEIN's sixth album, "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da", is also included.The two-hour "Rammstein In Amerika" documentary throws open theband's private archives spanning more than 20 years, including a trove of never-before-seen footage. Originated and personally overseen by RAMMSTEIN, the film is a fascinating chronological exploration of the band's history, from the members' shared experience of limited touring and other creative business opportunities behind the Iron Curtain in their native East Germany to bursting onto the world's stage as metal/rock heroes after Germany's reunification.The film follows RAMMSTEIN's first forays into U.S. touring and American music business dealings in the 1990s, their work with David Lynch for the "Lost Highway" soundtrack, global radio and music television success, and international touring, which included the 1999 arrest of two of the band's members in Massachusetts for elements of their stage presentation deemed by local police to be "lewd and lascivious


behavior."The film also goes behind the scenes with RAMMSTEIN's retreat from America in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, before concluding with the band's eventual return to perform in America on November 12, 2010 at Madison Square Garden.In addition to RAMMSTEIN's Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Z. Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Flake Lorenz (keyboard), and Christoph Schneider (drums, percussion), several well-known American artists, including Iggy Pop, Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), Moby, Melissa Auf der Maur, Marilyn Manson, Kiefer Sutherland, Steven Tyler (AEROSMITH), Jonathan Davis (KORN), CJ Ramone, Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KISS and Taylor Momsen, are among the documentary's diverse and insightful participants.Shot in high definition with 14 cameras and 5.1 surround audio, RAMMSTEIN's "Live FromThe AFL today announced that it would immediately move to suspend the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership season at the conclusion of this weekend's matches and conclude the NAB AFL Women's season as a result of the continuing spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Today's match between West Coast Eagles and Melbourne will be the final match before the AFL season goes into a temporary halt with the suspension of all games until May 31, 2020.

The AFL will review the situation by the end of April to determine whether a further suspension period would be required.

Today's AFLW semi-final between Carlton and Brisbane Lions will be the last NAB AFL Women's match to be played with the 2020 season ending today. Given the twin conference structure and that the finals series was


not completed, the AFL Commission has determined no premiership will be awarded for this season, following a recommendation from the AFL Executive.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the worsening situation in the community and the decision by various State Governments to close their borders meant it was time for the AFL to immediately stop the AFL and AFLW competitions.

He said all AFL club training would be suspended while the AFL worked with the clubs on the best way to manage players ahead of games being resumed. The May 31, 2020 resumption time for the season would be reviewed and – depending on the medical advice and Government regulations in place at the time – the date could be extended out.

Mr McLachlan said over the next 48 hours the AFLprovided, finalise the operating model for the clubs during the temporary suspension period and working with funding partners to secure a line of credit to fund cash shortfalls across the industry while allowing the best possible chance for a return to football matches.

An alternative fixture based on a season of remaining 144 games plus finals, would also be worked on over the coming weeks.

Mr McLachlan thanked the Federal and State and Territory Governments for their advice and support over the past few weeks and the whole football community including broadcast and corporate partners of the AFL and clubs, members and supporters - for their support and understanding in what has been an unprecedented time in the game's history.

"I also want to thank our staff who have been tireless


Witness in Stang land case released from hospital

Authorities say a hospital has released a witness who was shot after being summoned to testify in a case related to the 2005 death of American Amazon defender Dorothy Stang.

A spokesman for the Para state public safety department says Roniery Lopes will be able to testify in a case involving accusations his former employer tried to use falsified documents to obtain the plot of land Stang died trying to defend.

Lopes' employer Regivaldo Galvao and rancher Vitalmiro Moura are accused of hiring gunmen to kill the nun from Dayton, Ohio. Galvao was arrested but freed on bail in 2006.

Police spokesman Emanuel Vilaca said Monday that Lopes believes he was attacked because of a business deal that went wrong.Food, Flavor, Fun!

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Multiple lightning strikes have been observed 300 miles from the North Pole, according to the US National Weather Service, in the latest sign of extreme changes to the Arctic environment.

The strikes, detected by the NWS station in Fairbanks, Alaska, were produced by towering storm clouds. They were detected on Saturday, and while not unique, come as the region is experiencing record-low sea ice levels, high temperatures and widespread fires on areas of tundra.

An extreme ice-melt in Greenland is estimated to have produced a run off of 197bn tons of ice-sheet water into the Atlantic, enough to raise sea levels by 0.5mm, or 0.02in, in a one-month time frame. On a single day, 1 August, Greenland lost 12.5bn tons of surface ice to the sea.

At the same time, aIn July, Alaska had its hottest month on record with temperatures breaching 90F in Anchorage, exceeding those in Miami.

There is no longer any sea ice present in Alaskan waters, with Bering Sea ice beginning its annual melt in February while the extent of Arctic sea ice is at its lowest in at least 1,500 years, according to research.


and India. Some suspected Singh was trying to distract from Punjab’s economic woes. Others pointed out that Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley, who is also the finance minister, has met with Sajjan and did not accuse him to be a Sikh nationalist.

Sour grapes may also have played a role. Singh also said he was upset that he was not allowed to speak at political rallies in Canada last year, although he did not say why he was not allowed to speak.

“Minister Sajjan is a proud Canadian, with a lifetime of service to Canada.” Sajjan’s spokesperson said in response to the flap. Sajjan was born in the Punjab village of Bombeli but has lived in Canada since he was five.

Sajjan himself said, “I don’t promote the break-up of anyPeste des petits ruminants in Ethiopian goats.
An outbreak of disease characterised by fever, ocular and nasal discharge, coughing and sneezing, oral necrosis, diarrhoea, enteritis and pneumonia in goats was shown by the use of specific cDNA probes to have been peste des petits ruminants, confirmed for the first time in Ethiopia. Both morbidity and mortality rates were high in goats but sheep were not affected.


Philly dad is convicted in baby's drug death

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man charged with putting heroin and methadone in his infant son's bottle to quiet him, but instead killing him, was convicted Tuesday of third-degree murder.

Orlando Rosado, 46, did not testify at the one-day trial, but the defense said Rosado accidentally put the drugs in the baby's 3 a.m. bottle during a heroin relapse. His son, Christopher, died two days shy of his first birthday in May 2012.

Common Pleas Judge Barbara McDermott said she based her verdict in the nonjury trial partly on Rosado's conduct afterward, when he gave changing statements to police, including an attempt to blame the death on his 5-year-old daughter.

"I was appalled when I heard that," McDermott said.

Yet McDermott says she knows Rosadoregrets his actions. He told police his son was "his heart and soul."

The case opened a window into the world of two addicts, mother and father, who sought treatment after their daughter was born addicted to heroin in 2006, and were seemingly doing well. It's at least the second case in Philadelphia in which a baby died after drinking a heroin-laced bottle.

Medical records show Christopher was healthy, if small for his age, and there was no evidence of prior abuse or neglect. Photographs show the house was neatly kept, and the boy's mother said Rosado handled the overnight feedings, and boiled water to make the formula. And a friend came every day at 7 a.m. to take him to a methadone clinic for treatment.

"He was pretty good with


the baby," said the friend, Giovanni Nieves.

But Nieves knew that Rosado was still using, buying both heroin and methadone on the street. He was also being treated for bipolar disorder.

When Nieves arrived the morning of May 11, 2012, a hysterical Rosado ran outside carrying his limp, discolored boy.

The baby had vomited into his bassinet, apparently as the drugs slowed and then stopped his breathing.

Rosado initially told police that he had no idea what happened, and admitted only in a third interview, after toxicology tests came back, that he had done eight bags of heroin after the boy's mother went to bed.

The mother, 29-year-old Crystal Miller, was also in a daily methadone program. She thought Rosado had been clean since their daughter's birth, she testified.

"Can you believe he triedto blame it on (her)?" Miller, crying, asked a companion after Tuesday's verdict.

Defense lawyer Bruce Wolf argued that Rosado may have been reckless, but did not act with malice, as is required for the third-degree verdict. But McDermott questioned the decision to take heroin while caring for the infant.

The older child, now 6, lives with Rosado's mother and sister, who were in the courtroom to support him but declined to comment afterward.

McDermott acquitted Rosado of drug delivery causing death, finding there was no evidence he administered the drugs intentionally, despite the prosecutor's theory.

"In his warped mind, he thought this would be OK ... to make the baby sleep," Assistant District Attorney Lorraine Donnelly had argued.


example, in 2013, the number of firearm-related deaths was 32,888. Of those, 505 were accidental, 11,208 were due to actual “gun violence,” and the vast majority — 21,175 — were suicides.

To put these numbers in even great perspective, consider Drug Enforcement Agency numbers showing that the total number of car-related deaths for 2013 was 35,369. That is higher than accidental gun deaths, “gun violence” deaths, and firearm-related suicides combined. And deaths from drugs were even higher, with a total of 46,471 drug-related deaths during 2013. Yet Daniels and the majority of Democrat speakers on July 27 focused on all the gun control measures Hillary Clinton will pursue to save lives.

AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow himpartner are: honest and open communication and an ability to learn and grow as a partner,” writes CannaEquity user ecooke, a cannabis manufacturer and distributor.

Rolling up among the site’s potential partner profiles was Linda Grant, 49. Mother of six, grandmother of two. Purveyor of marijuana since eighth grade. She was looking for a partner in her non-storefront dispensary — a delivery service. The cost of renting space in the East Bay would be the difference between her working legit or returning to the black market.

“I’m the poster child for cannabis equity,” Grant said in a telephone interview.

Though educated largely in the local weed trade, Grant clandestinely moved, by her estimation, millions of dollars of the stuff that now fuels the Green Rush, as Wall Street calls it. She


started at the age of 12, dealing out of the girl’s bathroom at Elmhurst Junior High School. Instead of advancing through high school, Linda Grant sold weed.

She worked for her older brother. The cops once busted her for a $5 bag of weed. Of course her brothers were arrested and did time, too. Years ago, she spent time at Alameda County Jail in Santa Rita for dealing. She was pregnant. Thereafter, she would pull back on her participation in the marijuana marketplace.

“I didn’t want to lose my kids,” Grant said.

The people trying to connect with Grant on CannaEquity.org shared few such stories. That chasm is an open and ugly secret among Americans who’ve chosen to look. Last year, Oakland produced a report showing that 77 percent of cannabis-relatedof black celebrity brands and front men can make the industry seem racially diverse when it’s actually profoundly exclusive. Since the jazz age, black people have been foundational in the development of American cannabis culture, and that fact makes the low stat especially egregious.

Although she was looking through CannaEquity for a partner to provide her with space for an office and inventory storage, Grant already had a partnership with the Hood Incubator, a local nonprofit with Ivy League credentials that at its outset sought only to improve the presence of brown and black people in a cannabis industry that, according to a Marijuana Business Daily survey, is 81 percent white.

The aspiring entrepreneur had made the connection with Hood Incubator co-founder Lanese Martin before there was a website or