that Brooks had come to the house and promised to pay him $1,500 if he burned the house.
[¶ 5.] On April 26, 1997, Olson prepared a report for Milbank which characterized all of the interviews he conducted and which included the tape recording of his interview with Delano. Additionally, the report noted that Agent Bob Schuchardt of the Division of Criminal Investigation recorded two telephone calls DuMarce made to Brooks. During these conversations, Brooks adamantly denied any complicity in the burning of the house. However, the recordings were not attached to Olson's report for Milbank's review.
[¶ 6.] On April 28, 1998, Brooks submitted to a polygraph examination wherein he denied conspiring with DuMarce to burn the home. The polygraph examiner's report states that Brooks' responses revealed "significant criteriaBrooks' motion for attorney's fees was set for November 3, 1998. No one appeared for Milbank or secured a continuance in advance of the hearing. Although Milbank's attorney[3] apparently notified the clerk's office the day before the hearing of his inability to attend and sent a letter to Brooks' attorney stating he would not attend, Brooks' counsel never received the letter and appeared for the hearing. Because Milbank's counsel was unable to attend, the trial court continued the hearing. However, it also awarded Brooks' attorney's fees in the amount of $410 after Brooks' counsel filed an affidavit calculating the costs in mileage and his time in preparation and attendance at the hearing. On December 17, 1998, the hearing on attorney's fees finally took place and the trial court


Chapo descended
through its opening beneath his shower.

In another case from
Mexico, members of Los Zetas drug cartel used Piedras Negras Prison in Coahuila
as an execution center and mass grave for rivals. From 2010-2012, the drug cartel dispatched
approximately 150 victims on prison grounds by burning their bodies and dumping
the remains in a nearby a river.
Astonishingly, the victims were not fellow prisoners who were
incarcerated with Los Zetas. Rather,
they were either snatched from cities and towns, then brought to the prison to
be killed or were killed outside the prison walls, and their bodies brought to
the prison to be disposed of.[2]

El Chapo’s daring
escape and Los Zetas’ extraordinary use of Piedras Negras Prison serve as
reminders of what Michel Foucault argued in his seminal work, Discipline and
Punish: The Birth of the Prison—prisons
must be studied “asquadrant
(bangin’ and predation) and the southeast quadrant (bangin’ and welfare) of
Graph 1. In the northeast quadrant, for
example, coordinated prison riots occurred in Brazil to force the government to
provide better living conditions for gang members.[14] In another example that demonstrated the
ability of prison gangs to coerce prison personnel to assist them in their
external criminal enterprises, gang members forced guards at Gomez Palacio
Prison in Mexico into releasing them at night and provided them with prison
vehicles and weapons to kill rivals in a different city.[15] In more extreme cases, the PCC and CV prison
gangs in Brazil directed campaigns of violence aimed at the state and society
to force politicians and police to end their more heavy-handed approaches
against their members. In May 2006, the
PCC coordinated a multiday attack against nearly 300 sites across


dysfunctional correctional facilities, is one mechanism to ameliorate
public perceptions of governmental ineffectiveness. However, once behind bars in prisons that are
under-resourced and permeated by corruption, gang members adjust the dimensions
of their incarceration to produce authority over the institution and society,
rather than the state being able to use the institutional authority of the
prison to adjust the dimensions of gang activities.

As a result of the
adaptability of prison gangs, prisons in narco-states have emerged as important
sites of order and disorder. On the one
hand, prisons enable gangs to create order in specific communities by providing
useful services. In addition, gang
truces negotiated in Salvadoran and Honduran prisons stand as testaments to the
centrality of these institutions to reduce homicides in their societies. On the other hand, prisons are a source of
disorder by permitting gangs to increaseand Willaford. Though it is not complete platform, it is a start, and that is still better than what most candidates have offered in this election cycle.

A day after the events transpired in Seattle, black voices and black protestors were silenced while having peaceful protests on the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown at the hands of police office Darren Wilson. Influential activists DeRay Mckesson, Johnetta Elzie, and Cornel West were arrested during peaceful protests in front of the Ferguson courthouse in an attempt to mute dissent against the state. As an integral part of the first amendment, the right to peacefully assemble is protected in the constitution. However, the state has neglected this right of black protestors throughout the entire ordeal in Ferguson. Once


fluff.”

Prosise has been a promising piece when he has been able to see the field. He had 153 yards of offense in a win in New England in 2016. He then broke a 72-yard touchdown run against the Philadelphia Eagles the next week before fracturing his shoulder-blade and missing the rest of the season.

But Prosise’s lack of availability has forced Seattle to load up on additional options. Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Mike Davis fill the more traditional running back mold while J.D. McKissic provides the receiving back alternative. Prosise will have to show he can stay on the field or risk Seattle moving on at the end of training camp.Man Charged With Filming Threesome On UK Subway

A adult-film actor who filmed himself having a threesome in front of passengers on a London underground train has been handed a £1,000 ($1,300) fine.

George Mason, 35, made out with his former partner Nicholas Mullan, 24, and a third man who has not been named, while traveling on a Northern Line train on the city's subway network, reports CNN.

Mason uploaded the footage onto Twitter months later, an act that led to him being reported and charged with outraging public decency, according to the Press Association (PA).

"The incident is recorded by them and the video of what happened was subsequently uploaded on to Twitter, where another gay man saw it, thought that had crossed the line of what was acceptable behavior and


Ruth Parker says she moved back to Southern Illinois from Florida around 18 years ago. When she did, she needed a new place to drink coffee and read her newspaper at and she found her new spot in an unlikely place, a Taco Bell.Demons, spirit possession, haunted houses...This isn't the typical purview of the Department of Child Services. But when Indiana mother Latoya Ammons reported that she and her three children had been possessed by demons, local authorities stepped in to investigate. What they found was actually quite surprising.

Over the course of investigations that included police questioning, hospital visits and psychiatric evaluations, several authorities confirmed there was something unusual about the Ammons' case.

"Twenty years, and I've never heard anything like that in my life. I was scared myself when I walked into the room."

These are the words of Dr. Geoffrey Onyeukwu, the family physician who evaluated Ammons and her three children. He spoke with the Indianapolis Star about his "bizarre" encounters with the Ammons.

The family came in complaining of 'demon possession,'


which they said involved hearing voices, seeing wet footprints in their house where no one had walked and even levitation at one point.

Ammons consulted with local churches and clairvoyants, saying she had poured olive oil on her children's hands and feet at the recommendation of one church.

In most cases, a doctor would likely diagnose this as "hallucinations" and "delusions," and that's exactly what Onyeukwu did -- at first.

According to a Department of Child Services report, however, medical staff at the physician's office said they witnessed one of the children being lifted and thrown against the wall without anyone touching him.

The report also includes many accounts from both mother and children stating they had been attacked by ghosts and visited by spirits in the night. Ammons' two sons exhibitedviolent behavior, as well, that involved "growling," choking one another and head-butting their grandmother. The report noted that the boys had acted out violently in public, "but especially with the mother present."

Nonetheless, the case reached its tipping point when, according to hospital personnel that apparently witnessed the act, one of the sons "walked up the wall backwards" and "flipped over and landed on his feet." The children were thereafter removed from their mother's care.

The family eventually moved (and the children were returned to their mother), and the owner of the supposedly 'possessed' house reported no other tenants had complained. But police captain Charles Austin who visited the family during investigations told the Indianapolis Star the experience had converted him into "a believer" in ghosts and demons.


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Anders is from Orrington, ME and is a graduate student with the School of Policy & International Affairs concentrating in international trade and commerce. He studied Spanish & Economics during his undergraduate, where he began working as a student assistant to Professor White in consulting firms with internet marketing issues.Cristiano Ronaldo to open his own museum in Madeira

The Portuguese has donated many of his personal prizes to the project, which will be inaugurated on the island's capital, Funchal, on December 15

By Ben Hayward

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is to open a museum featuring his own personal prizes and other memorabilia in his native Madeira later this month.

The 28-year-old is suspended for Madrid's Copa del Rey clash against Olimpic de Xativa later this week and has been given extended holidays by boss Carlo Ancelotti as he recovers from the thigh problem he sustained in the 5-0 Liga win at Almeria late last month.

Ronaldo claimed the LFP prize for Most Valuable Player at a gala in Madrid on Monday, but is now back in Madeira to continue his recovery


and oversee the planning of the new museum, before returning to Spain next week in preparation for Real's trip to Osasuna in La Liga on December 14.

And after that match, which kicks off at 16:00 CET, Ronaldo will travel to Madeira's capital Funchal ahead of the museum's planned inauguration the following day.

Made in Madeira | The museum is set to include Ronaldo's 2008 Ballon d'Or

The space, which will be located in one of the properties facing the seafront close to the port on Funchal's Rua Princesa Dona Maria Amelia, is currently being prepared for the grand opening later this month.

Ronaldo flew to Funchal in the early hours of Tuesday morning with dozens of boxes packed full of his personal prizes for the project, which is thought to includethe Ballon d'Or he won in 2008, along with shirts, photographs and other miscellaneous memorabilia from his youth and professional career.

"The museum is a dream for Cristiano," a source close to Ronaldo's family told Goal. "He wants to give something back to Madeira and he came up with the idea along with his mother. It's a family project.

"He also wants to invest in other ventures in future on the island. This museum is just the start."

It is hoped the centre, which could carry Cristiano's CR7 brand in its name, will boost tourism in Madeira, an archipelago which lies some 400 kilometres north of the Canary Islands.


represent this trend. India certainly needs to patiently engage these caucuses to put forward its nuanced approach to Teheran on account of a range of foreign policy compulsions. At the same time, New Delhi needs to persuade them that it does seek to prevail upon Iran to honour its commitments as a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signatory.

The South Asia ayatollahs in the realm of the think-tanks, academia and journalism, on the other hand, have a different orientation altogether. Perhaps the same could be said for sections of the middle and upper echelons of the anti-proliferation American bureaucracy, especially in State and the country's national security establishment, which are always capable of creating an echo in the country's legislative branch.

This broad bloc appears upset with the emerging Indo-US entente becausewon in 2016 due in large part to Hillary Clinton’s shortcomings, his 2020 success will be due in even larger part to those of his still unknown opponent from the left.

J.T. Young served under President George W. Bush as the director of communications in the Office of Management and Budget and as deputy assistant secretary in legislative affairs for tax and budget at the Treasury Department. He served as a congressional staffer from 1987-2000.

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A major 9/11 truth event in Chicago, April, 2006, with speakers and workshop leaders from among the researchers and academicians who are currently coming out with new material.

Building a structure of grassroots affiliated groups, thereby offering existing groups and individuals around the world more support options such as conference calls, discussion list, networking, and help with organizing local and regional events.

Offering flyers and other educational materials at a Downloads Page, and better address needs of grassroots 9/11 truth groups by coordinating the skills of more volunteers in areas such as media, international growth, communication, website development, and fundraising.

Conducting a nationwide poll,Profiles of higher earning wives in Hong Kong and the implications for marital satisfaction.
Higher earning wives are emerging as a global phenomenon; however, the profiles of higher earning wives and the implications for marital satisfaction remain unknown in Hong Kong. On the basis of a representative household survey of 689 Hong Kong Chinese couples in 2012, this study aimed to explore the profiles of higher earning wives in Hong Kong and examine the effect of wives' income advantage on the couples' marital satisfaction. Results indicated that higher earning wives were clustered into 2 groups. One group of higher earning wives was older, was better educated, held managerial and professional jobs, and lived in high-income families compared with lower earning wives. The other group of higher earning wives was


It soared 5x from 1,000 to 5,000 in the five years before 2000. There were 15-20 dot-com parties every week in San Francisco. About 70% of digital ad dollars came from VC-funded dot-coms. Of course, few people suspected what was coming. They were just trying to find a place to sit.

Wise: There was a temp who was working under [VP of sales] Wenda Millard – a great kid – he was sitting in the hallway. One day somebody put a “Kids in the Hall” poster up behind his desk and crossed out the “s.” He was known as the “Kid in the Hall.”

Brad Bender, director of product management (later VP): They put me where they’d moved a copier out. It was the world’s smallest desk. I was theSilicon Valley. They were wrong – as they realized later.

Ryan: DoubleClick sold at a 50% premium to the stock price. Kevin and Dwight and I didn’t think that was a good price. We thought the board might be wrong. They didn’t know that the ad volumes had already turned up.

Paparo: David Rosenblatt became CEO. He quickly made some hard decisions. He sold off the mail division, closed Abacus in Europe and sold Abacus, sold marketing automation. The product team was a lean mean machine. There was accountability and process.

Bender: Hellman & Friedman came in and clarified the lines for each of the component parts. They focused on the ad tech use case. They were clear.

Gone was the 33rd Street pleasure palace, aka “Click City,” replaced by a less


my general education for this activity. I read a great deal and interacted with school friends, whose development I observed. One of them, for example, whom someone had given an electric train in his youth, was preparing himself for a career as a railroad official. Another, who had played with lead soldiers, applied himself to the career of an officer. The general population was governed, therefore, by early influences, and each took up his profession, or better yet, the profession took him up. I thought to arrange my life according to other points of view. Here I would like to add that in the decisions I made in the course of the next years I was not at all dissuaded by the thought that I was considered eithertweets "because of the volume of toxic and misinformed traffic they prompted".

Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Show all 15 1 /15 Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Facebook is born On 4 Feb, 2004, 19-year-old Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched a website called 'TheFacebook' from his dorm. Within 24 hours the college social network had more than 1,000 users Wikimedia Commons Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Winklevoss twins sue Zuckerberg Within one week of launching, fellow Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra accused Zuckerberg of stealing their idea. It would be four years later when the resulting lawsuit was finally settled Facebook birthday: 15 defining


in 2010 to become the world’s most popular social network Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Taking on the tech giants In 2011, Google launched its own social network that it hoped would knock Facebook from its perch. Despite its initial success, Google+ ultimately failed and will be shut down completely in 2019 Getty Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Facebook goes public On 18 May, 2012, Facebook went public. The initial public offering raised $16 billion – the third largest in US history Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments for the social network Gobbling up the competition Facebook acquired Instagram in April 2012 for $1 billion, consolidating its position as the world's leading social network Reuters Facebook birthday: 15 defining moments forpart of the estate for the purpose of computing the inheritance tax and shall be taxable to the person entitled *19 thereto. Such insurance shall be taxable irrespective of the fact that the premiums of the policy have been paid by some person, other than the insured, or paid out of the income accruing from principal provided by the assured for such payment, whether such principal was donated in trust or otherwise: Provided, That there is exempt from the total amount of insurance receivable by all beneficiaries other than the executor, administrator or representative of the estate, regardless of the number of policies, the sum of forty thousand dollars and no more: ..." (Italics ours.)
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Lynn Margulis was a forceful 29-year-old adjunct assistant professor from Chicago, divorced and raising two kids, when she brought new attention and credibility to a very strange old idea about the shape of the tree of life. She made her case, in March 1967, with a long paper published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology and titled “On the Origin of Mitosing Cells.” This radical, startling, and ambitious article—previously rejected by more than a dozen journals—proposed to rewrite two billion years of evolutionary history. It laid out an array of evidence supporting the odd conjecture that living ghosts of other life-forms exist and perform functions inside our very own cells. Adopting an earlier term, Margulis called that idea endosymbiosis.

It was the first recognized version of horizontal gene transfer.a reporter in 2011. “The evolutionary pattern is a web—the branches fuse.”

She was right: the tree of life is not perfectly tree-shaped. There’s something spooky and unnatural about any tree whose limbs grow together, sometimes, rather than always branching apart.

Two years after Margulis published her first provocative paper, challenging the total separation of the prokaryote kingdom (bacteria, lacking nuclei) and the eukaryote kingdom (all other cellular life, including animals and plants), another contrarian scientist embarked on an equally bold quest—to “unravel the course of events” leading to the origin of the simplest cells. His name was Carl Woese. He was an obscure microbiologist at the University of Illinois. In 1969, he confided in a letter to Francis Crick that he hoped to extend the understanding of evolution “backward


came next was an exploding awareness of the role played by horizontal gene transfer in this whole story. That explosion occurred during the 1990s but had deep precedents. The first recognition by science that any such thing might be possible dates to work published in 1928 by an Englishman named Fred Griffith. No one at the time, not even Griffith himself, saw the implications of what he had found.

As a medical officer at the London Pathological Laboratory of Britain’s Ministry of Health, Griffith studied what’s now known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a dangerous bug that could cause severe, often fatal, pneumonia. During the 1918–19 influenza pandemic, this kind of pneumonia took hold as a secondary infection in many patients and probably killed more millions of people than the fluU-M fraternity permanently dissolved for ski-resort rampage

The University of Michigan's Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity has been permanently disbanded by its parent organization for not only wrecking a northern Michigan resort but also for not stepping up and facing the music.

"It is regrettable that these vandals, as well as the officers of the chapter, decided that avoiding personal accountability and/or university sanctions took priority over the welfare of the entire chapter; their lack of cooperation led to the university's withdrawal of recognition of the entire chapter for a four-year period. Sigma Alpha Mu worked in cooperation with university officials and regretfully agreed with their request to close the chapter," executive director Leland Manders wrote in a statement.

Related: U-M punishes frats involved in ski resort vandalism

"The action was necessary as


house reopened after burning in 1999.

"We started with 10 kids and quickly grew," he said, noting that within a few years the U-M chapter was among the best SAM chapters in the nation.

"I'm clearly very disappointed in this," he said. "(The national organization) stated the reasons for this very clearly. It was almost a foregone conclusion this was going to happen, it was just a matter of when.

"I also fault the parents, because they didn't impose their will on the students to make them deal with this and they had chances to do so."

About 120 U-M students, members of Sigma Alpha Mu and women from its sister sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, had gathered at the ski resort in January. There was damage to 45 rooms, and students destroyedget the results.

The wait for CBSE board exam candidates is now over. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the date sheet for both class 10 and class 12 board exams 2014. While both Class 10th.

The CBSE Class 12th Result 2018 and CBSE Class 10th Result 2018 will also be available on cbse.examresults.net, cbseresults.nic.in and results.gov.in.

New Delhi: The wait is finally over as the 22, 01237 students are going to appear for 10th and 12th exams conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) starting from Friday. The exam will s.

Class 10 board exams will now be held from March 9 to April 10 and the Class 12 exam will begin on March 9 and continue till April 29. CBSE had rescheduled the board exam dates


by nine days due to upc.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the dates of the 2014 examinations for class 10 and 12. Allaying the rumours of the examinations being advanced, CBSE yesterday said it wi.

CBSE 12th result 2018: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the result of Class 12 examinations today on May 26. The overall pass percentage has increased marginally with one per cent. This year, over 28 lakh students appeared for the CBSE Class 10 and CBSE Class 12.

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New Delhi: The wait is finally over as the 22,"Sidhu told me he had already committed himself to going. When I informed him of the stand I had taken on the issue, he said it was his personal visit but he would get back to me. But I did not hear from him," Mr Singh said.

Highlights

Amid criticism over his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan for the inauguration of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday that he had asked him to reconsider it.

But the chief minister said he acceded to Mr Sidhu's request for permission as he did not believe in stopping anyone from undertaking a "personal visit".

Mr Singh said that Navjot Sidhu was campaigning in Madhya Pradesh when he told him to reconsider his decision.

"Sidhu told me he


Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's invitation to attend the foundation stone laying for the Kartarpur Corridor on the other side of the border, citing continued terrorist attacks in Punjab and killings of Indian soldiers by Pakistan armed forces.

The Congress, he said, had always stood against terrorism, and would never allow anyone to destroy the peace of the country or its people.

Terming the situation in Pakistan as "very uncertain and fluid", Mr Singh said nobody knew who was running the government there or what was happening in that country.

"My message is very clear - don't mess with Punjab," asserted Mr Singh, reiterating his warning to Pakistan against any attempt to disrupt India's peace.

Vowing not to allow terrorism to return to Punjab at any cost, the chief minister saidthe corridor was raised by former prime minister Manmohan Singh on the 400th anniversary of installation of holy Guru Granth Sahib and he himself had raised the issue with Pakistani leaders Pervez Musharraf and Parvez Elahi, Amarinder Singh said he was completely in favour of the corridor as he wanted peace, backed by increase in trade, with Pakistan.

"It was the killing of innocent Indians and Indian soldiers that he could not tolerate," said the chief minister, recalling that Kargil had happened during peace talks with the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

He warned that Pakistan could not be trusted in the current circumstances.

Asked about the 'Referendum 2020' (campaign for a separate Sikh state), the chief minister said the 'Sikhs For Justice' legal advisor GS Pannun was just a


"stooge" of the Pakistan's ISI as the organisation was being funded and managed by the ISI.

"It has no takers in India and is being propagated by a handful of anti-socials," he added.

Amarinder Singh also criticised Akali leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal for raking up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue on the historic occasion of the foundation stone laying of Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district on Monday.

He said, "the Akalis were in the habit of exploiting religion for political gains. But the people of Punjab were no longer willing to be misled by their propaganda."

The chief minister also said that Congress MLAs were rightly aggrieved about the Badals' names being on the foundation stone plaque. The Government of India is making the roadIreland is set to become the first country in the world to restrict unhealthy food sponsorships aimed at children attending primary school, once a newly developed code of practice is introduced.

The code, developed jointly by the Department of Health, the HSE, food companies and advertisers, has the objective of reducing people’s exposure to the marketing of food and drink that is high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS).

Three out of five Irish adults, and one in four children, are overweight or obese. As the code acknowledges, obesity levels are rising at an alarming rate and Ireland is on course to become the most obese in Europe by 2030.

An action plan last year committed to 60 different actions to tackle rising obesity, of which the introduction of restrictions on


do more than usual. Remember when James Jones scored 14 touchdowns a few years back with Rodgers? Yeah, good times.

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Mike Tagliere is a featured writer at FantasyPros. For more from Mike, check out his archive and follow him @MikeTagliereNFL.scale examination of the effects of the new tick size regime, which is highly relevant to both market practitioners and the academic world. An early assessment of the effects of the tick size regime was done by the French financial market regulator, the Autorité Des Marchés Financiers [@Amf18]. Their analysis covers a period of two months, December 2017 (before MiFID II came into force) and January 2018 (after MiFID II came into force), investigating more than 500 stocks traded on Euronext Paris. They find that the new tick size regime has had the desired effect. More particularly, they find that market depth increased and that the noise in the order book reduced after a tick size increase, leading to a more stable market. We confirm this positive effect


bps in 2018. These observations are in line with the observation in the previous subsection that the absolute returns made in the closing auction have increased: in 2018 the price walks further away during the closing auction from the last mid-price. Theoretically, this can be linked to the increase in transacted volumes in the closing auction, as follows. If one thinks of the closing auction as a random walk in transaction time, the increase in volumes in 2018 just means that the duration of the closing auction (in transaction time) has increased, allowing the random walker to walk away further from the last mid-price, which is also illustrated by the indication price that deviates more from the closing price.

Although the devations of the indication price with respect toalso shown that this increase was mainly driven by an increase in limit order volume. Along with this increase in transacted volumes in the closing auctions, the returns in the closing auctions increased, as well as the deviation between the published indicative price and the eventual closing price. In 2017 a high return in the auction was consistently followed by a correction the next day, while this mean reversion vanished in 2018, after the introduction of MiFID II. It was shown that higher volumes can explain a lower mean reversion, but that the increased transacted volumes can not account for the complete disappearance of mean reversion, implying that informed investors are attracted to the closing auctions on the main exchanges after the introduction of MiFID II, consistent with


that the new tick size regime that was part of MiFID II has lead to the results that could have been expected based on the existing literature on tick size changes. Most importantly, it was shown that an increase (decrease) in tick size has a negative (positive) impact on liquidity and a positive (negative) effect on the stability of the market. Remarkably, volatility and transacted volumes were also impacted by the new tick size regime: higher (lower) tick sizes lead to higher (lower) transacted volumes and lower tick sizes lead to lower volatility. While the consequences of the new tick size regime could largely have been expected, we also found other consequences of MiFID II that were probably less anticipated. It was shown that since MiFID II transactedDescription: Quick round-table introductions and opportunity for PEG members to share impressions and/or follow-up thoughts from the July 16 meeting

Overview of Today’s Meeting (5 minutes)

Presenter: Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Description: Using two current examples as case studies (Parkrose School District, in moving forward on its adopted capital bond measure, and PPS, in planning for its proposed capital bond measure), the PEG will explore how City policy can advance the ability of school districts to most effectively upgrade and build facilities that meet the needs of current and future students and community members.

Presentations by Parkrose, PPS and Portland Parks and Recreation will touch on:

Planned and potential use of school facilities by community members

Partnerships with other institutions, agencies and organizations

Flexibility to respond to future needs and changes beyond


An exploration into the customs and practices surrounding Chinese New Year in both China and the United States. In China, the Chinese return home for the most important cultural holiday of the year, for which people have been preparing for weeks. In ...America, the most prominent symbol of Chinese New Year is the dragon, said to represent good luck. New Year ushers in a series of festivals beginning with the 15-day Spring Festival and ending with the Lantern Festival, often called the Chinese Valentine's Day, because of its association with lovers. (2:55)[more]

This 44 minute video is excellent and the opening page also featurs little known facts about him. Confucius was an ancient Chinese thinker and social philosopher. Scholars believe he was born in 551 B.C. near the cityof Qufu. Brought up in poverty, ...he meditated a great deal about social relationships; his philosophies emphasized personal and governmental morality. Confucius' beliefs form a kind of ethic. His disciples later turned his teachings into a list of elaborate rules and this video explains this using a narrator and actor[more]

The spread of Buddhism in China during the Han dynasty was rapid after the the Qin dynasty. Many people turned to Buddhism for an end to suffering of that time. The Silk Road played an important role in the spread of Buddhism because influences from ...other countries were open to China. Many different variations of Buddhism developed after the religion reached China. This slow loading 19 minute uses a narrator and some easy to follow graphics to help explain


this religion and its relationships with other religions. Many insights are provided.[more]

3:29 Embroidary: Husband and wife team, Zhe Yong Qing and Sun Xiu Ying, produce these custom made boxes traditionally as dowry boxes, but also to carry supplies for the families of those recently deceased.
To make each box, Zhe begins with a mat tha...t he weaves from Chinese sorghum stalks. After sweeping the mat to remove dirt and dust, he wheat-pastes pieces of newspaper to the mat and traces an outline for the box’s panels. Sometimes cardboard is substituted as a cheaper alternative to sorghum stalks. The design is cut out of the mat and Sun glues strips of fabric along the edges of the box to ensure smoothness. Sun then sews the box together.
The assembled box isdecorated with papercut designs and the top is
painted. The designs depict butterflies, birds, fruit, and a variety of
flowers. Although the box-making process is shared between Zhe and Sun,
Zhe’s mother (a clever woman who also taught them the craft) created the designs.
Xiaozhan Village, Shandong Province, China
MORE: http://chinavine.org/2011/11/14/needle-and-thread-box-zhe-yong-qing-sun-xiu-ying-artist-at-work/[more]

5:21 March 2009 Jiuzhou village in Guizhou province during the sister meal festival that takes place every year in the heart of spring. The dance performance is only by women. See the beautiful costumes and silver jewelry. Wine is served in seashells....[more]

3:22 Miao Performance at Matang
Beautiful Costumes, Jewelry, Music, dance, song and video!
In Matang Village at the Longchang Town, Kaili City, Guizhou Province, people call called themselves Ge rather than Miao. They are recognized as one of the d...ivisions of Miao in China.
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aid from the Chinese government, Matang Village and Shilong Village both developed a circle-shaped public venue to perform their traditional dancing in order to encourage tourism. Performers line up at the entrance of the village and the sound of firecrackers welcome guests. Before getting into the village, guests are served homemade rice wine during traditional singing. Village people pour wine into guests’ mouths to represent their respect to the guests. After the short welcoming ceremony, the entire group moves to the square for the formal performances.
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This 3:22 long video explains that the Chinese New Year is based on a myth that involved a monster eating crops and people from Chinese villages. The population was finally able to drive the monster away due to his fear of the colorred, and by leavi...ng food on their
doorsteps, and so what followed was jubilant celebration. This holiday is now seen as a time to gather with family and partake in the ancient rituals associated with the festival. Good images and fast paced. Well worth watching.[more]

One mile long and 600 feet high, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is a project of epic proportions — and controversy. The dam, completed in 2008, created a vast reservoir extending 370 miles, about the distance from Los Angeles to San Franci...sco. It brings drinking water to northern China and generates as much electricity as 18 coal-fired power plants. But it has also displaced some two million people and caused widespread flooding, destroying rural villages and cultural treasures. Subtitled 08:02 run time[more]

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but it was unable to measure the intracanal forces. With a new cupule composed of two independent parts joined under pressure, the wedging effect was recorded and analyzed. Two obturation methods, warm vertical compaction and lateral condensation, were performed by endodontists. The forces were depicted by Endogrammes as a function of time. For all of the forces developed during the two techniques, the mean values showed a nonsignificant difference between the different practitioners. The use of graphs provides a new approach to the analysis of intracanal forces as they develop our time and permits the comparison of different obturation techniques.down there with the Alzheimer's Society which, when I went with her, was fine. When she tried to go by herself, she couldn't find her way there and it was somewhere that she did know the area but she couldn't find her way there. She couldn't find her way back, which caused a problem, so she wasn't able to go. I had nobody to take her so that meant she couldn't go. \[...\] And I think that's what's made the difference up here, is I can take her, I can pick her up and she stays there. \[CDP09\].*"

The experience of a visually impaired husband caring for his wife, diagnosed with dementia, shows the difficulties that users may experience in identifying a service. They had only very recently discovered


returned to be an Instructor in the Department of Education and Psychology at Clark College. While instructing, she also served as the Director of Student Teaching from 1949 to 1963 and the Chairwoman of the Department of Education. Dove taught at Clark College from 1949 until her retirement in 1987. Upon retirement, she helped to merge Clark College and Atlanta University into Clark Atlanta University as the Associate Chair on the Consolidation Steering Committee from 1988 to 1990. She continued to have a relationship with the new university, and was appointed "Professor Emeritus" by Clark Atlanta University in 1993. She also served on the advisory council for the Clark Atlanta University Service Learning Center beginning in 1997.

While teaching at Clark College, Dove received the Clark College Alumni AwardMedieval neurosurgery: contributions from the Middle East, Spain, and Persia.
Modern neurological and spinal surgical techniques have been developed on the foundations established by predecessors. Modern 21st century neurosurgery begins in the Babylonian period, with the Edwin Smith papyrus. Throughout history, periods of enlightenment have resulted in advances in knowledge and understanding that have served as stepping stones for generations to come. As in other fields, in neurosurgery these periods of "enlightenment" have occurred in a variety of civilizations and time periods.


International truck insured by the defendant company for property damage liability on that date. On the above date the plaintiff went to a gravel pit on the land of one Earl Parkman in the Town of West Rutland for the purpose of obtaining gravel to resurface town highways. The truck was driven by Francis Bersaw, an employee of the Town of Ira.
In the gravel pit there was a shaker screen so-called, a large and cumbersome apparatus, owned by Wilk Bros. Inc., which obstructed the passageway of the truck of the plaintiff to the point where the gravel was to be loaded.
The owner of the pit, Mr. Parkman, informed plaintiff that he had been authorizd by Wilk Brothers to move the screening device if it obstructed the removal ofwhich the screening plant was located, but only to move it within the limits of that space.
Place is defined as an area, or a locality used for a special purpose. Webster's Third New International Dictionary. The gravel pit was such a special locality, where gravel could be obtained for the operation of the screen shaker. The screening plant had been placed in the gravel pit and it still remained in the pit after it had been damaged. It has never moved from the area in which it had been placed for the purpose of screening the gravel obtainable there. The sense conveyed to the ordinary man by "transported" would be the carrying of an object from one locality to another locality, distant and different from the first. Only


After years of winding through the courts, two definitive cases in the marriage debate will finally reach the Supremes. Here's what they'll be considering.

Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

WASHINGTON — The line began last Thursday. In a clear sign that the two cases that will be brought before the Supreme Court this week represent a historic moment in the fight for marriage equality, people began lining up outside days ago in hopes of nabbing a seat in the courthouse while justices consider the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, and the Defense of Marriage Act. The cases have been winding through the courts since 2009, and every court to hear the challenges since then has sided with proponents of marriage equality. Now, however, the cases have reached a closely divided SupremePaul Katami (middle).

Second up is the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday. Macey Forondo Plaintiff Edith Windsor.

On Wednesday, the justices will be hearing the second case: the challenge to section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. The portion of the 1996 law in question defines "marriage" and "spouse" in federal law as only including marriages between one man and one woman. Although no states allowed same-sex couples to marry when the law was passed, today the law prevents same-sex couples whose marriages are recognized by their states from having those marriages recognized by the federal government. In Edith Windsor's case, that meant a hefty estate tax bill when her wife, Thea Spyer, died. Had Spyer been a man, Windsor would have been exempt from paying the tax.


Although Windsor sued the federal government to get the taxes refunded to her because she argues DOMA is unconstitutional and she should not have had to pay the tax, she is in the unusual position of having the federal government on her side. In February 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder informed House Speaker John Boehner that Obama and Holder had concluded that heightened scrutiny should apply to sexual orientation-based classifications and that, accordingly, DOMA should be found unconstitutional. As such, Holder said the Justice Department would no longer be defending challenges to DOMA in court. Boehner took a vote of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), which the Republican majority controls 3-2, and took up the defense of the law.

As in the Proposition 8 case, the courtObama administration's decision to stop defending the law, Jackson argues that there is no longer a "case or controversy" because the administration is taking Windsor's side in the case and won in the court below. In response, the two government entities submitted opposing briefs and will be arguing opposing positions on Wednesday. Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan from the Department of Justice will argue that "the President's direction that the Executive Branch continue to enforce Section 3, notwithstanding his legal arguments, creates just as much of a ... controversy on appeal as in the district court." DOJ argues, however, that BLAG does not have standing, for many of the same reasons given by Jackson. BLAG is represented by Paul Clement — another of Bush's former Supreme Court lawyers


case with many of the prophets, and even of some of the kings.

For instance, while David, whom God had chosen to be king, eventually rebelled against God and sinned, he, in the end, humbly turned back to God, repenting of his sins.

“Sirach,” the name of this book, derives from the name of the author, mentioned in the book. The author was Yeshua (or Jesus in English), the son of Sira. This book was written in Egypt, by Jewish immigrants from the Holy Land, or possibly by descendants of such immigrants, around 132 B.C. The date of composition can be determined because the early verses say that it was authored during the reign of Pharaoh Ptolemy VII. The dates of this ruler’s reign are known.

The Epistle to the Hebrewsis the source of the second reading. Strong with Hebrew symbolism and references to Hebrew history, this reading recalls that whereas the ancient followers of Moses, the Hebrews escaping slavery in Egypt, had with trepidation crossed the forbidding Sinai Peninsula and had trembled as God came to Moses on the mountaintop, true disciples of Jesus are ushered literally into the heavenly Jerusalem, the very home of the Almighty God.

St. Luke’s Gospel supplies the last reading. In this story, the Lord is guest at a meal in the home of a Pharisee. Jesus uses the occasion to warn that no one should seek the highest place. Rather, the humble who is content with a lesser place will be called to higher distinction.

In addition to its obvious call to humility,


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For more than thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based onand texting and social media are making it easier than ever to harass classmates. Victimization from schoolmates has been correlated with everything from depression and anxiety to thoughts of suicide and struggles with academics.

To study so-called "cyber-aggression" – harassment that occurs online – Diane Felmlee of the Pennsylvania State University and Robert Faris of the University of California, Davis, studied 788 students at a preparatory school in Long Island. They mapped the students' social network structure relative to online harassment: asking students to name their close friends, which schoolmates they have picked on or been mean to, and which schoolmates had picked on them.

What they found was that cyber-aggression occurs in the mainstream of the school and largely among friends, former friends, and former dating partners. They also


and the psychological drivers of word-of-mouth more broadly," says Berger, who is author of the upcoming book Contagious: Why Things Catch On.. "They underscore the old maxim of thinking twice before you open your mouth."

A press conference on this research "Bullying, Relationships, and Personality: How the Social Media World Maps to Social Reality" took place January 19, 2013, at the SPSP annual meeting. More than 3,600 scientists are in attendance at the meeting in New Orleans from Jan. 17-19.

SPSP promotes scientific research that explores how people think, behave, feel, and interact. The Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world.

For the first time, a team of researchers at the Max-Planck Institute (MPI) for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, has succeeded in making anConservative radio host Rush Limbaugh told his listeners on Thursday afternoon that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE got word to him that he would veto any government funding bill that doesn't include money for his proposed border wall.

Limbaugh made the comments minutes after Trump met with a group of House Republicans at the White House to discuss efforts to pass a government funding bill that would avert a partial government shutdown starting Saturday.

Trump hinted throughout the day Thursday that he would not sign a stopgap spending measure passed by


At their annual meeting earlier this month, in their grand 1909 Beaux-Arts building on 22nd Street, the fellows of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (CPP) were bemused by the extra attention of the press and the presence of Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney. “Nobody knows about The College of Physicians,” laughed one doctor about the oldest private medical society in the United States. However, everyone knows the Mütter Museum, one of the country’s most famous medical history museums. The College announced renovation plans to double the museum’s exhibition space by 2023 through a $25 million capital campaign goal and is working with architectural firm KieranTimberlake on the proposed expansion.

What had been an obscure 19th century collection of medical oddities has become a favorite gross-out destination for tourists andchildren on school field trips. Its notoriety expanded beyond the Philadelphia region through the television appearances on Late Night with David Letterman by former director Gretchen Worden in the 1980s, causing attendance numbers to skyrocket from a few hundred annually to about 180,000 in 2018.

With a capacity of just 250, the museum now struggles with overcrowding, especially on weekends and during big Center City events like the Welcome America festival leading up to Independence Day. And there’s overcrowding on the other side of the display case glass, too. The museum has space for a mere 10% of its specimens.

Finding a solution to managing such growth was a focus of that annual meeting, as the CPP announced a $25 million fundraising campaign, part of which would enable the Mütter


institution’s sixth location, having had early homes at the University of Pennsylvania (then at 4th and Arch Streets) and Pennsylvania Hospital, among others. It finally erected a building of its own at 13th and Locust Streets in 1863 to honor the terms of Thomas Dent Mütter’s will, which bestowed his pathology collection and a $30,000 endowment for its support if the CPP had a fireproof building to house it. A few decades later, the continued growth of the library and museum necessitated another move, and the current building was designed by the architectural firm Cope and Stewardson and built largely with gifts from Andrew Carnegie.

But doubling the exhibition space for the Mütter Museum still means the majority of the collection will be in storage at any given time.a thrift shop.

The first photo below shows the bounty of the trip in one photo. The later pictures show various views of the lot. Across the back of the three columns of pipes were two pipe racks and humidor jars that he found – the first on the left is a nine pipe rack and jar and the other a six pipe rack. Both are in excellent condition. A great ship model forms the backdrop to these amazing finds.What about the pipes? Why do I call it a really good day hunting? Well, have a look at the list of pipes that he came home with – and for me a few of these were quite a surprise. Using the photo above as a template for the pipes


sure that GBD made the pipe for the pipe shop. The third one, a Yello-Bole is classic looking and has the propeller logo on the stem making it an old one. The others have the look of Italian Basket pipes.The next photos highlight some of the premium finds of the day. The first one shows the SMS cased block meerschaum church warden and the Perkins LTD Rhodesian – a GBD look alike.The next shows photo shows the unsmoked WDC Wellington, the Dunhill 5113, the Sasieni Canadian London Made and the Wellpipe. The Castello and the Peterson Dogs are peeking out on the right side of the photo.The next photo shows the beautiful Castello 54P Bulldog sitting on its pipe sock and the Peterson’s Emerald 80S Bulldog.The final photoI could see each pipe as he described finding it and then showed me the pipe. He parceled them out to keep me guessing what he had in hand. That was good, but to me one of the more amazing parts of the trip came about through a series of fortuitous events and being in the right place at the right time. In the last antique shop he stopped in on the way home in Pocatello, Idaho he asked the shop person if there were any pipes in the shop. The shop had a few and he bought the LL Bean, the Garden Italy, and an Italian billiard. A fellow who had a booth in the shop overheard the conversation and said that he had some pipes at


home that might interest my brother. He went and got a box with some pipes in it and Jeff bought the Peterson Emerald 80S Bulldog from him. After that interchange a young guy said he could not help overhearing the conversation and said that he had seen some pipes at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop not far away. He gave my brother directions and Jeff went to check it out. At the thrift shop he found that great model sailing ship and four pipes – the Dunhill, the Sasieni, the Perkins LTD, and the Bryson.

Let me summarize his finds once again and tell you where he found them. From the estate sale he picked up the two pipe racks and 7 pipes at the estate sale– the SMS Meerschaum churchwarden, the Castello 54P, the Garden made in Italy, the Savinelli Roma, 2 Calabresi pipes from Italy and a reddish pipe marked Italy with a worm trail rustication.

From antique shops in Boise he picked up 5 pipes – an older KBB Yello-Bole Premier, a Wellpipe, a small pipe with gold band ~3 inches long, an older bent pipe with black & silver band and a yellow stem and an unsmoked WDC Wellington.

And from the stop in Pocatello he picked up 8 pipes – the LL Bean, the Garden Italian, a no name Italian billiard, a Peterson’s Emerald 80S bulldog, the Dunhill, the Sasieni, the Perkins LTD, and the Bryson.

Not a bad day hunting in my opinion – 20 pipes, two pipe racks and humidors


came only gradually, over aperiod of decades. Dick is now considered a seminal figure of the1960s, but only with the benefit of hindsight.

Few writers experienced more vividly the long, strange trip of the1960s than Philip K. Dick. Finding a suitable natural habitat inBerkeley, the epicenter of the zeitgeist, he experienced alteredstates of consciousness, some fueled by drugs others of his owncreation. Dr. Timothy Leary, the high priest of LSD, even made afan phone call to Dick in 1969, but the sci-fi author wasn't especiallyloyal to acid. He was also familiar with the effects of mescaline,pot, lithium, valium, stelazine, dexamyl, sodium pentothal and PCPas well other active agents that came without brand labels or listsof ingredients, but could be procured in the neighborhood.

Then there were dreams and visions. Aroundthe time he was writingDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dick "was working all night,"according to his wife of the period Nancy Hackett (the fourth of fivespouses), "and when he came to bed he was talking like a differentperson. He’d had some kind of experience while writing and thoughthe was someone else or somewhere else."

This quest for clarifying the basic issues of identity and realityemerged as the central theme in novel he was writing. The protagonistRick Deckard (even the name resonates with the same consonantsas the author's) must track a group of escaped androids and retire—or kill, depending on your perspective—these fugitives from justice.The latest generation of androids, the Nexus-6, are indistinguishablefrom human beings, which makes their identification and eliminationchallenging. Even the androids themselves might not be aware


Japan through its agent there. The order was accepted by defendant by a partner in Long Island City, New York. A purchase order was then prepared by defendant at its offices in Long Island City, New York, on defendant's form, for the purchase of P.B. in Germany. The purchase order provided for delivery in New York. One of the conditions stated in the purchase order was: "This is a New York contract, and any disputes shall be determined under New York Law." Defendant sent his labels to the German supplier, who affixed them to the drums of P.B. The drums were marked for delivery and consignment to defendant. The drums were unloaded in the Foreign Trade Zone in New York for re-shipment by a carrier to Japan, orBest players who aren't in the current player pool

Basically, by this, I mean guys who haven't suited up for the US in the Gold Cup or the most recent qualifiers.

Obviously the vast majority of the 2014 squad will have played in either the 2013 Gold Cup or the first half of the WC qualifiers. However, there are always a few guys who sneak in at the last minute, either by playing really well in their club schedule or injuries ravaging a certain position.

Which guys can make a sudden emergence on the national team roster?

I really hesitate to call Bocanegra an under-the-radar player but he seems to be out of Klinsmann's plans, and I mostly get it.

So the guys I was thinking of were Gatt (who would have been


tried to get him on the Gold Cup squad. We need to try to captie him.

I looked into this guy a little bit a couple weeks ago. I got the impression he was one who might lean more towards joining the German squad.

Lletget is in a make or break year. He made the bench a couple of games I think. He needs to find some game time this year or move on. He'll be 21 in September so he shouldn't be a youth player anymore.

Someone on this board was raving about Emerson Hyndman a couple of years ago. He has since been signed by Fulham and will hopefully make a debut within the next couple of years.

re: Best players who aren't in the current player pool(Posted by cwil177278 F.2d 77
Vincenzo GALLINA, Relator-Appellant,v.Donald FRASER, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 192.
Docket 25760.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.
Argued February 5, 1960.
Decided May 5, 1960.

George A. Athanson, Hartford, Conn., for appellant.
David A. Botwinik, of Fink & Pavia, New York City (Vincent J. Scamporino, Middletown, Conn., on the brief), for appellee.
Before MEDINA and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges, and MADDEN, Judge, U. S. Court of Claims.*
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

1
On June 6, 1958, pursuant to a request by the Republic of Italy, the Secretary of State issued a certificate authorizing the arrest of relator Vincenzo Gallina and the institution of extradition proceedings as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3184. After hearings were held on various days in July, August, and September, 1958, the Commissioner, on September 30, 1958, held that relator was subject to extradition and ordered


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If your high school students (or soon to be) are looking for a Florida University that is set in an old worldly campus with stately brick buildings, lots of green common areas, and dramatic grand livemeeting notes, internal CDC emails and correspondence to Congressman Bill Posey under legal whistleblower protection. He admitted that many of the most damning documents and data records were destroyed in his presence by his colleagues to assure they never reach the light of day. At the time, he agreed to testify under oath and confess his personal participation in perpetuating the CDC’s frauds and lies before Congress.[11]

A recent New York Times article identified Thompson as a “former center employee.”[12] Since it has become standard protocol at the Times to get its facts wrong, Thompson in fact remains at the Center. Following his blowing the whistle, he was put on administrative leave of absence, chastised for breaching CDC protocol and threatened with termination. While on leave, Thompson shopped around


Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities director Coleen Boyle, dodged Congressmens’ direct questions.

In June 2000, a group of top federal scientists and health officials from the CDC, the FDA, the British Health ministry and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry gathered for a secret, embargoed meeting convened by the CDC at the Simpsonwood retreat center in Norcross, Georgia. The conference reviewed the findings of a large epidemiological study that showed a direct correlation between the ethylmercury preservative thimerosal, then used in most common vaccines and the alarming increase in autism cases. A transcript of the meeting revealed a cold-blooded cover-up of the scientific evidence. During the discussions, CDC epidemiologist Dr. Tom Verstraeten stated, “I was actually stunned by what I saw,” citing the staggering number of earlier studies that indicateCeltic Park: Board insist that they must live within their means

Celtic made an £11.2million pre-tax profit last season despite a significant drop in revenue as the club insisted they must 'continue to live within their means'.

The annual accounts showed group revenue decreased by 14.6 per cent to £64.7m, with some of the fall being attributed to a £100 reward to season ticket holders.

Operating expenses also fell, by 4.5 per cent to just under £60m, to leave Celtic with almost £4m in the bank on 30 June.

Celtic chairman Ian Bankier described the results as 'pleasing' and claimed it left the Scottish champions 'in a strong financial position going forward'.

Bankier told the club's website: "Whilst the short-term objectives of the company are dominated by our day-to-day success as a club


Pemba Lama is an ex-Gurkha soldier, chef for the British army and the author of The Ultimate Nepalese Cook Book. The book is very close to Pemba Lama’s heart, as a £2 donation goes to the Gurkha Welfare Trust for every copy sold.

Pemba recently cooked at a luncheon for the Dalai Lama, during his tour of the UK, for which he presented a predominantly vegetarian menu of dishes from his cook book. He was honoured when the Dalai Lamai signed a copy of the book; it’s very rare for him to do so.

A preview of the book, including several of the recipes included, can be found at the dedicated website.

I asked my mum, Mamta, to review the book, as she’s familiar with Nepalese cuisine, and of course, withThe number of civilians killed in air strikes by the US-led coalition in Syria over the past month was the highest monthly toll since it began its campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group in 2014, a monitoring organisation said on Tuesday.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 225 civilians including 44 children and 36 women had been killed in the month between 23 April and 23 May.

At least 122 IS militants and fighters loyal to the Syrian government were also killed, the Observatory said.

The past month of operations is the highest civilian toll since the coalition began bombing - Rami Abdel Rahman

"The past month of operations is the highest civilian toll since the coalition began bombing Syria," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told


the AFP news agency.

"There has been a very big escalation."

The figure appears to suggest that coalition air strikes in Syria are now causing more casualties than air attacks on rebel-held territory by Syrian government forces.

The Observatory said on Saturday that 146 civilians had been killed in the previous month in attacks carried out by Syrian government warplanes and helicopters.

The previous deadliest 30-day period for the coalition was between February 23 and March 23 this year, when 220 civilians were killed, Abdel Rahman said.

At least 1,481 civilians have been killed in coalition air strikes since September 2014, according to Observatory figures.

The US military, which carries out the vast majority of coalition air strikes, acknowledged last month that coalition air strikes in Syria and Iraq had unintentionally killed 352 civiliansCurrent affairs

The Anti-Corn Law league is established in Manchester, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright, aiming to create a fully free-trade economy. The People's Charter is published, demanding many constitutional amendments that would become central to future democratic reform, including universal male suffrage and secret ballots. Despite having one million signatures (and 5 million by 1848), the petition was rejected.Slavery is completely abolished.

Art and science

Turner's The Fighting Temeraire is exhibited at the Royal Academy. The Temeraire, which had broken the line at the Battle of Trafalgar, was a reflection on the rapid changes of the industrial age. This was demonstrated this year when Isambard Brunel's Great Western crosses the Atlantic, in just fifteen days - a ship under sail could take a month. The London-Birmingham railway is


 On March 26, 2013, the court scheduled a probation-violation hearing

based on a report Shindelar violated her probation as follows: (1) violating her

curfew three times in May 2012; (2) violating her curfew on June 17, July 23,

September 16, and September 17, 2012; (3) being unavailable for telephone

contact by her probation officer on September 18, 2012; and (4) failing to attend

the Moving-On Women Offender Program on October 5, 2012,.

      On June 24, 2013, the State claimed Shindelar had violated her probation

by: (1) failing to attend the Moving-On Women Offender Program on May 17 and

June 7, 2013; (2) not staying current in paying her court-ordered fines; and (3)

not cooperating with a scheduled maintenance polygraph.
                                      3

      On December 23, 2013, the State also claimed Shindelar had violated her

probation by: (1) failing to attend scheduled maintenance polygraphs on August

28 and November 27, 2013; (2) not returning from a trip to a neighboring county

in a timely manner; and (3) renting a home from Terry Grotegut, who was on

probation.   Moreover, on January 6, 2014, the State claimed Shindelar had

violated her probation when she was terminated from her employment due to

excessive absenteeism.

      The probation-revocation hearing was held on January 14, 2014. The

court asked Shindelar about each of these


incidents and questioned whether she

had violated the terms of the probation agreement. Shindelar acknowledged

each of the incidents and stated they constituted a violation of the rules of the

probation agreement. The court found she was in violation of the terms and

conditions of her probation.

      Shindelar’s deferred judgment and probation were revoked.        She was

sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed ten years.          The court,

however, suspended her sentence and placed her on probation for three to five

years. She was also given a special sentence pursuant to Iowa Code section

903B.1. Shindelar now appeals.

II.   Ineffective Assistance

      Shindelar claims she received ineffective assistance becauseactively

cooperate with and participate in any referral programs as directed by the

probation officer.”   Shindelar missed her scheduled group meetings with the

Moving-On Women Offender Group on October 5, 2012, May 17, 2013, and June

7, 2013. Shindelar was not cooperative with a scheduled maintenance polygraph

on June 19, 2013, and missed her appointments for scheduled maintenance

polygraphs on August 28 and November 27, 2013.              All of these incidents

constitute a violation of rule 8.
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and portrayed it as an insult to Britain.

Parkes then demanded that Ye release the detained sailors immediately and apologise for the alleged insult to the British flag. Although the British right to enter Canton had been established under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, it had previously been denied. Bowring saw the Arrow incident as an opportunity to enforce this right. The deliberate escalation of the incident into a war was the object of forcing the removal of Britain's obstacles to trade and diplomacy in Canton.

Ye refused to capitulate despite minor reprisals, thus the Royal Navy breached Canton's walls on 29 October, after which Parkes accompanied Admiral Sir Michael Seymour in entering Ye's administrative office. The British did not have sufficient troops to permanently occupy Canton, but theyact of self-portraiture in dramatic action and in directorial creation. And because “Knight of Cups” is about the world of movie-making itself and is set mainly in and around Hollywood, it’s also a vision of the modern world, the world of inescapable images and of their dubious demiurges, of whom the movie’s protagonist, a screenwriter named Rick (played by Christian Bale), is one.

At the beginning of the film, Rick is trying to remember: he recalls, in voice-over, as if addressing his father, a legend about a knight whose father sent him out West in search of treasure—and who, there, was served a drink that made him forget his quest, his origins, himself. The “West” for Rick and the movie is Los Angeles. He has been there for thirty


of a card reading, in Serbian, to bring the theme into action), Malick offers the slightest hint of metaphor to fleeting moments, to visions and sounds that bring pieces of Rick’s latter-day life (as well as flashes of childhood) rushing ahead with an irrepressible energy. The movie organizes itself around several intimate dramas, especially one that recurs throughout the film, the furious and violent bond that Rick has with his father (Brian Dennehy) and brother (Wes Bentley), as well as the death of a third (unseen) brother, which stokes their agony and rage to white heat.

It turns out that the main incidents in Rick’s life, as he sees it, are his relationships with women—some that are bonds of obvious emotional depth, such as his marriage to a doctor(Cate Blanchett), with whom he didn’t have children, to his regret, and his fiercely tender relationship with a married woman (Natalie Portman), and others that are obviously more fleeting, as with an undefined Hollywood starlet (Imogen Poots), a model (Freida Pinto), and a pole dancer (Teresa Palmer).

But, crucially to Malick’s sensibility, these latter characters are at least as sharply lucid about their own lives and about their relationships to Rick as are characters of apparently greater intellectual achievement. The dancer speaks insightfully to Rick about her work and its place in her life, as well as in his own, and Rick recalls her with admiration—as he does the starlet, seemingly a lighthearted playgirl of no obvious professional accomplishment, who nails his heart to the wall when telling him,


Peréz said the second phase of his plan is imminent, and that the first phase had been a success. (Twitter)

EspañolThe police officer who stole a government helicopter in Caracas late last month has reappeared in a new video calling for further action against Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship.

Óscar Pérez flew over Venezuela’s capital during an attempted coup of the Chavista regime, announcing in a video that he intended to restore democracy to the country. Now, he’s released another video describing the “second phase” of his plan.

After throwing several grenades at government buildings two weeks ago, Pérez completely disappeared in the helicopter, leading to speculation that the regime had staged the event. It appears, however, that Pérez was in hiding. He explained in the video that he made an “emergency” landingDiwali sans firecrackers in several Tamil Nadu villages to help birds, bats

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Updated: Oct 19, 2017 11:00 IST

In a striking example of empathy towards winged creatures, several villages in Tamil Nadu have celebrated Diwali without bursting firecrackers to avoid scaring birds and bats in their areas.

For a long time, people of Koothankulam village in Tirunelveli district, which has a bird sanctuary, have avoided bursting firecrackers during the festival.

Interestingly, they also avoid using loudspeakers in places of worship or during family functions out of concern for birds in their village.

A variety of birds like flamingo, pelican, spoonbill, painted stork, egret, duck, tern and ibis visit the lake in the sanctuary where several migratory birds also arrive.

Similarly, the people of Vavval Thoppu in Salem, Perambur, a village near the temple town


of Seerkazhi in Nagapattinam and Vishar near Kancheepuram refrained from bursting firecrackers so as to not scare bats in their areas.

Villagers of Perambur say the decision to abstain from bursting firecrackers was taken about a century ago so that bats and birds do not get scared.

The people of Vadamugam, Vellode and six other villages near the Vellode birds sanctuary in Erode celebrated the festival yesterday sans firecrackers to support birds for the 18th year in a row.

The villagers stuck to their decision of avoiding firecrackers though the lake in the sanctuary is bereft of migratory birds as the water body is almost dry.

White pelicans from countries like Australia and New Zealand usually visit the lake during September, October, and November.

Kuppanna Gounder, 65, recalled that led by elders, 18obvious photo op: you in front of the pillar with your home state’s name engraved on it.

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Newseum

Newseum

Read all about it at this museum, whose new building near the National Mall opened in 2008. It examines both world events through the eyes of the media and the history of journalism itself. Among its 15 galleries are sections of the Berlin Wall, stories about First Amendment rights, multimedia exhibits on the digital revolution, and front pages from American and international newspapers. In the Interactive Newsroom, visitors can test their own reporting skills to create a newspaper story or a TV news broadcast.9601280

Read all about it at this museum, whose new building near the National Mall opened in 2008. It examines both world events through the


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Bao Bao may be growing up, but it’s still exciting to see the young panda and her parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian. The cub, born Aug. 23, 2013, will eventually be sent to China, but in the meantime, visitors are lining up to catch a glimpse of her playing or eating. While Bao Bao is the main attraction, she isn’t the only baby at the free Smithsonian zoo: The big cats exhibit features a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs, also born in August 2013, and 6 African lion cubs, born in 2 litters in early 2014. And of course, you can’t miss the gorillas, orangutans, Asian elephants, American bison and hundreds of other animals.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The reflective, blackand can be spotted even from Virginia. It was closed for repairs after being damaged in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in August 2011, but the landmark finally reopened in May 2014. Free tickets to go inside and ride to the top are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Or you can simply bask in its glory with a picnic or a game of catch on the surrounding lawn.9601280

The 555-foot obelisk dedicated to George Washington towers over the city and can be spotted even from Virginia. It was closed for repairs after being damaged in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in August 2011, but the landmark finally reopened in May 2014. Free tickets to go inside and ride to the top are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Or you can simply


bask in its glory with a picnic or a game of catch on the surrounding lawn.

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International Spy Museum

International Spy Museum

Examine all the evidence as you make your way through the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts on public display. Visitors will learn about the role espionage has played throughout history, from Moses to Stalin, and see the tools of the trade, including tiny cameras, hidden messages, concealed weapons and more. Wannabe agents can sign up for Operation Spy, an interactive experience that challenges participants to find the clues and crack the case.9601280

Examine all the evidence as you make your way through the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts on public display. Visitors will learn about the role espionage has played throughout history, from Moses tobar. The restaurant is known for its oysters, but it also serves breakfast and a wide selection of entrees and sandwiches.

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Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center

Long day of sightseeing? Sit back and soak up some culture at one of several venues inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra, free shows on the Millennium Stage, blockbuster Broadway tours such as Wicked and The Book of Mormon — the schedule has something for everyone. After the last curtain call, make sure to venture up to the roof deck, where you can get a panoramic view of the city all lit up. 9601280

Long day of sightseeing? Sit back and soak up some culture at one of several venues inside the John


to the arboretum until the 1980s, but they have become the site’s most photographed feature.

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Ford’s Theatre

Ford’s Theatre

Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Visit the on-site museum, which details his presidency and assassination, and the Petersen House across the street, where he was taken for treatment and ultimately died a few hours later. Ford’s Theatre is also still a working performance venue, so if you like a little entertainment with your history lesson, get tickets for a show.9601280

Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Visit the on-site museum, which details his presidency and assassination, and the Petersen House across the street, where he was taken for treatment and ultimately diedCourt justice, and Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who designed the layout of Washington, DC. You’ll also want to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Eternal Flame burning at the gravesite of John F. Kennedy, one of only 2 presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery (the other is William Taft). 9601280

Venture across the river into Virginia to explore this moving site, whose 624 acres honor those who served the United States. The peaceful, beautiful landscape is dotted with more than 400,000 graves, including those of prominent figures such as Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice, and Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who designed the layout of Washington, DC. You’ll also want to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Eternal Flame burning at the gravesite


for their stars by upping ticket prices, or 3) play the trap, send the fans home asleep, and grind their way into the playoffs. None of these scenarios are good for the game.

"his compromise of keeping the same salary" This is a little misleading. He was asking for the same in guaranteed money as to what he made last season with incentives. A season where he basically maximized his performance. As a Wild fan, I don't even know what to think anymore. It's basically getting to the point where most here in Minnesota just want the two sides to get a deal made. Especially since we are sucking it up so far this year.

Isn't maximizing his performance in the first few years in the league worth a guaranteedDuterte Camp Reported That They Were Harassed In Camiguin

Philippines most well-liked Presidential candidate particularly on social media, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was expected to hold a political rally in the island of Camiguin.

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The location was said to be at the gym or at the Freedom Park however the entourage as well as the followers of Mayor Duterte were turned down in the venue, however what occurred next even more strengthen the popularity of the man from Davao.

Based on several followers of Mayor Rody Duterte in the island of Camiguin, they were informed by their local government officers to never be in the Duterte political rally which is scheduled in the island.

The representative of Mayor Rody Duterte, Mr. Peter Laviña, verified to the media that the Duterte followers


individuals of the islands and also the followers of Davao City Mayor Duterte did something which is definitely well worth emulating. Immediately after they were declined in the venue, the people of Camiguin made an improvised stage and served as the venue of the Duterte rally in Camiguin joined by thousands of followers who happily expressed their support to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.vehicle. Once the gun is produced it no longer concealed, it is merely being open carried, which also does not require a license. Note: Before replacing the gun in the holster and concealing it, there must not be a loaded magazine in the gun and the gun can not have a round in the chamber.

Example 2. A semi-automatic handgun with no loaded magazine in the gun and no round in the chamber is in a purse. A loaded magazine is also carried in the purse but not in the handgun. A person can now draw the handgun out of the purse, insert the loaded magazine into the gun and rack the slide, and it does not require a license, as long as it is not loaded within a


vehicle. Once the gun is produced it no longer concealed, it is merely being open carried, which also does not require a license. Note: Before replacing the gun in the purse, there must be not be a loaded magazine in the gun and the gun can not have a round in the chamber.

Example 3. A semi-automatic handgun with no loaded magazine in the gun and no round in the chamber is in a motor vehicle’s glove box. A loaded magazine is also carried in the glove box but not in the handgun. A person can now take the handgun and the loaded magazine out of the glove box, get outside of the motor vehicle, and once outside of the vehicle, put the loaded magazine in the gun andDate: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:27:24 -0400
From: Chris Johns
Subject: The New Farm Boy Pt.4
Usual Rules Everyone
The New Farm Boy
Chapter 4
A Rude Awakening for Rocco.
It took Rocco a few days to get everything settled in his head, but after
that he was totally at ease with this big bear of a man who was becoming
like a second father, and Patrick, who was the lover he could never have
imagined. Add to that Roy who was like another brother in many ways and who
could fuck him to amazing orgasms, te, he.
The only blot on his picture postcard life was the ever present spectre of
a punishment beating from Francis if he ever stepped out of line.
Of course he did, at nineteen it is difficult to be a goodie two shoes all
the time. A


to the barn and prepare for punishment the same as you have seen
Patrick do."
Rocco knew it was coming but didn't expect a choice. Well, not really a
choice, he knew he wasn't going to leave.
"I'm going to the barn, Sir."
Patrick was not happy.
"Please Pa, won't a telling off do this time?"
Francis looked at his son but said nothing, Patrick knew the answer to that
question before he had even voiced it.
"You will join me in the barn Patrick to witness it."
Francis had seen Rocco naked and covered in cum, but that was a momentary
thing, now he was going to be stood naked and punished naked. By the time
he had stripped and was stood by the saw horse, legs astride hands gripped
behind his head, he was shaking. Francis came in andpointed to a spot off
to the side which Patrick went to. He approached Rocco and stood about
three feet away scoping him out thoroughly. He moved a foot closer and
started stroking him the same as he had done his son. When Francis's hand
came in contact with Rocco's cock he gasped but immediately started to
elongate. Francis moved in a little closer and took Rocco's balls in his
other hand. For what seemed ages Francis played fast and loose with Rocco's
genitals bringing him to a seriously erect state.
"Turn round boy, take up the position."
Rocco blushed knowing his anus was about to be displayed. In position, but
Francis wasn't satisfied so he spread Rocco's legs wider before starting to
fondle him again, only now he was concentrating on a cute butt and pretty
little puckered pinky.
"What


your relationship with my Son,
Rocco, so I am going to subject you to a bareback fucking before spanking
you barehanded."
Rocco looked round and took in the size of Francis's cock.
`Oh my God, he isn't really going to fuck me with that is he?' was the
frightening thought passing through Rocco's brain.
He was, with no preamble he walked round to Rocco's head and told him.
"You suck on that boy until it's good and hard. Patrick, you come here and
open him up."
The embarrassment was terrible, but suddenly Rocco realised he was enjoying
it. Francis smelt clean and his cock was truly magnificent, sucking on it
was no punishment at all. He licked and slurped on it happily until it was
time to receive it in his other end. Patrick was gently opening him up
using lotsof lubricant so that when Francis went round behind him again
and pushed his glans over Rocco's sphincter the pain was much less than
expected.
Patrick was goggle eyed and harder than he could ever remember watching his
Father's huge penis sliding slowly into his lover. Once the monster was
fully embedded Francis slowly fucked Rocco to orgasm.
"Oh Pa, that looked incredible. How come you've never done that to me? You
know how much I love you, I would die to have been in Rocco's place."
Francis was taken aback by that comment.
"Wait until I have completed punishment and we'll talk."
Rocco received ten with Francis's bare hand. It hurt but he was so turned
on from the fucking that when the soothing cream was rubbed in he came
twice.
Stood up again and facing Francis, Rocco looked like


the cat that got the
cream.
"You weren't supposed to enjoy that boy. If you ever need punishment again
I promise you won't be looking so smug after it is complete."
With that Francis redressed and left the barn.
Patrick just stood looking at Rocco and vice versa. Neither boy could think
of anything to say they were both in a state of shock. Rocco thinking how
fantastic it had felt having Francis's mighty phallus inside him and
Patrick thinking about what his eyes had seen.
His father was still in terrific shape for a man in his forties, no excess
fat but he was very hairy which Patrick couldn't understand, knowing that
as a young man he had been smooth. He couldn't get the image of his
father's cock out of his mind either. Rocco and Roy were bothvery well
blessed in the genital department but they looked puny against his
father. He knew that he was going to have to talk about it now that he had
voiced his desire, he wondered how it would be taken. Oh well, only one way
to find out.
"I guess we had better go back to the house Rocco. I have to talk to Pa
about my comment and you need to shower again before supper."
Francis was in the kitchen puting the finishing touches to supper when
Patrick walked in and sat at the breakfast bar.
"I meant it Pa, I do love you and would be so happy to have you do the same
to me as you did to Rocco."
Francis turned from his work and looked at his son.
Patrick was shaken by what he saw.


this again."
He turned back to his cooking and Patrick continued to sit, crestfallen at
the refusal of his father to do what he craved.
When they sat down to supper Rocco could feel the tension between father
and son. It was an alien atmosphere, he had never seen anything close to it
since he came here. Father and Son lived in total harmony, their great love
for one another puting all other considerations aside. He guessed it had to
do with Patrick's voiced desire for his father to take him as he had been
taken. He would make sure their love making that night was the best ever
was the only thing he could think of to do.
An uneasy peace remained in the house for the next couple of weeks then
three new additions were made. Thein December 1986, when a 647-tonne component, forming part of a £400 million upgrade at an oil refinery in Cheshire, was transported 11km along public highways from the nearest quayside to the construction site.

The planning for such a logistical challenge had started eighteen months earlier, when Econofreight Heavy Transport was awarded the contract to move the ‘catalytic cracker’ from the docks at Ellesmere Port to the Stanlow Oil Refinery. The ensuing 15 months saw 83 formal meetings held, engagement with 13 subcontractors, the production of 30 drawings, and the creation of more than 1,000 items of correspondence before a ‘special order’ was approved by the then Department of Transport (now Highways Agency). It was also necessary to raise the 132kv power line supply to the town of Ellesmere


events leading up to their imprisonment and what they did while in prison. I will also share some nuggets that I gleaned from this event.

Paul was on his second missionary journey and accompanying him were fellow ministers of the gospel. They had reached the city if Philippi where Paul encounter a girl who was possessed with the spirit of divination. This girl followed the disciples for days saying “These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation” (Acts16:17). Her actions bothered Paul to the point that he commanded the spirit to come out of her. When her owners realized she would no longer be profitable to them, they caught Paul and Silas and brought them before the magistrate withcharges of being troublemakers and disturbers of the peace with their new religious teachings. The magistrates acquiesced to the mob pressure and had Paul and Silas stripped, whipped, and placed in the inner prison with their feet placed in stocks.

The Bible states at midnight Paul and Silas were awake praying and singing so loudly that the other prisoners heard them. It also states this “And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul


The Jiaqing
Emperor’s Magnificent Record of the
Western Tour

Abstract: The Qing
Jiaqing emperor’s Magnificent Record of the Western Tour (Xixun shengdian), published in 1812,
is the last “magnificent record” of the Qing dynasty and the only one that focuses on the Buddhist sites
of Wutai Shan. Jiaqing’s record reproduces imperial
inscriptions and poetry on Wutai
Shan, as well as maps, and pictures of the site based on the Qianlong-era Qingliang shan shengdian. The Magnficent Record falls squarely into a Chinese
genre of official site-specific gazetteers, conveying little sense of the Tibetan and
Mongolian presence at Wutai Shan
in the early nineteenth century. The site with its temples and vision-inducing
topographical features is presented as a Chinese mountain retreat befitting a
scholarly gentleman rather than as a sacred site that attracted pilgrims from the
entire northern Asian Buddhist world.

Introduction

The Jiaqing emperor (r.1795-1820), who made his first and only trip
to Wutai Shan in 1811, left behind
a substantial illustrated description of his visit, the Magnificent Record of the Western Tour (Xixun shengdian).1 Completed in 1812, the Magnificent Record of the Western Tour was the last magnificent record
ever produced by the Qing
court and its exalted title suggests a desire on the emperor’s part to have his tour
of the holy mountains remembered as a mark of imperial favor, within the tradition of
the many tours of the empire undertaken by his great-grandfather and father, the
Kangxi and Qianlong emperors.2 The truth of the
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matter was somewhat different, however, because Jiaqing traveled in an atmosphere of
self-imposed economic austerity and under the cloud of escalating moral criticism,
ironically built on Qianlong’s late
remorse at what he saw as his


own wastefully extravagant touring. Countering a raging
debate about touring, the imperial preface to the Magnificent Record of the Western Tour rationalizes the
trip as a way to bring blessings to the people via the benevolent actions of
Wutai Shan’s resident
bodhisattva Mañjuśrī and thus creatively picks up the triumphalist tone of earlier
Qing imperial tours. It
frames Jiaqing’s tour as a gracious
act complete with temple renovations, awards to new examinees, substantial tax
remissions, and serious military business, but it also presents the publication of
his Magnificent Record as a
filial gesture, rather than as an effort at self-promotion.

Jiaqing’s Magnificent Record also implicitly rejects the
growing critique in Qing
officialdom of touring as wasteful and frivolous by presenting the western tour as a
sober journey strongly tied to his ritual obligations to the Manchu dynastic lineage.
The tour’s main destination wasWutai
Shan, but its first stop was Western Tumuli (Xiling), established as the site of the Yongzheng emperor’s tomb, eventually the site of Jiaqing’s own burial, and where his first
empress was already interred. The itinerary of Jiaqing’s western tour thus opens several avenues for inquiry, among
them why he undertook the trip, what it meant to him and his political ambitions, and
why he chose to memorialize it in a “Magnificent Record.”

As the last grand imperial tour, with the longest duration of any, Jiaqing’s visit to Wutai Shan, which was years in the
planning, should be seen as a valiant tour de force against the backdrop of the fragmenting empire he finally inherited
after hovering on the sidelines while his father reigned on as super-emperor. But it
must also be understood in much more


conservative terms, specifically in the context
of the inevitable unfolding of the imperial spectacle of reverence to the dynastic
lineage that continued after Qianlong’s death on February 7, 1799 (just two days after the lunar
New Year). It may well be significant that the western tour was scheduled to take
place immediately after the completion of a twelve-year calendrical cycle following
his father’s death. Immediately before the tour began, a series of sacrifices were
carried out at all the imperial tombs, including at Qianlong’s Yuling, which was part of Eastern Tumuli (Dongling).3 Homage to Qianlong does not
seem to have been emphasized in this round of sacrifices. However, Jiaqing’s departure for Wutai Shan was colored by another sad
incident when, on April 4, his third daughter, Princess Zhuangjing Heshi, unexpectedly died. She was the daughter of
theConcubine Heyu and the wife of
the Mongol
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Korchin prince, Suote Namu Duobuji. On April 6, amid last-minute
preparations for the western tour, the emperor visited her new tomb in Beijing.4

Just four days later the tour set out, as the emperor headed southwest from the
Yuanming Yuan to make an
initial stop at Western Tumuli, a
stage of the journey that was 221 li in length (about
seventy-plus miles) and lasted four days. There, on April 14, Jiaqing visited Tailing, where Yongzheng was buried, and made a wine
offering at Changling, where his
first empress-consort, Xiaohe Rui,
had been laid to rest five years after her untimely death in 1797. (Changling, which would be Jiaqing’s burial site, was begun in 1795
and completed in 1802.) Arriving at Wutai
Shan on April 24, the emperor, who had made generous gestures