one sensitive issue — pension cuts — unresolved.

But following further negotiation on Thursday, two government sources said an overall agreement had been reached.

“A few minutes ago, I got a call from the Prime Minister of Greece saying that an agreement had been reached and has been endorsed by the major parties,” European Central Bank President Mario Draghi told a news conference in Frankfurt in the first official confirmation.

The euro and European stocks strengthened on news of the breakthrough, which raised prospects of averting a chaotic hard default by the eurozone’s most indebted country within weeks, that could send tremors around the global economy.

The risk premium investors charge for holding Italian and Spanish bonds rather than safe-haven German Bunds fell back.

Eurozone officials say the full package must be agreedto scrap holiday bonuses paid to private sector workers had been dropped.

Two sources said the government would promise spending cuts and tax rises worth 13 billion euros from 2012 to 2015, almost double the seven billion originally pledged.

Other elements of the deal have been gradually slotting into place, including the bond swap with private creditors to ease Greece’s debt burden by reducing the value of government bonds held by banks and insurers.

Private bondholders are expected to take real losses of about 70% on their holdings as part of the swap, under which they receive new, longer-dated Greek bonds to try to reduce Greece’s debt burden by about 100 billion euros.

Talks on the swap have dragged on for weeks, complicated by the position of hedge funds and demands that


Throughout the various media realms—television, film, news media, and the less clearly defined intersecting worlds of music, sports, and youth culture—representations of interracial sex and relationships follow certain patterns, and what emerges is a delicate dance between interracial sex sells and interracial sex alienates. The small number of representations as well as the particular types of depictions of interracial relationships, when they are shown, reveals the lingering opposition to interracial sexuality and marriage as well as the persistent racialized images of racial Others and the protection of whiteness. Interracial representations are symbolic struggles over meaning, not only in how interracial relationships are portrayed but also in how they are received, understood, and responded to in the larger society. In particular, interracial images are used to perpetuate negative stereotypesin tribute to the SS Empire Windrush, whose 1948 voyage from Jamaica inaugurated large-scale Caribbean migration to London. In critical accounts this group is typically reduced to the canonical troika of V. S. Naipaul, George Lamming, and Sam Selvon, effectively treating these three authors as the tradition’s founding fathers. These “founders” have been properly celebrated for producing a complex, anticolonial, nationalist literature. However, their canonization has obscured the great diversity of postwar Caribbean writers, producing an enduring but narrow definition of West Indian literature.

Beyond Windrush stands out as the first book to reexamine and redefine the writing of this crucial era. Its fourteen original essays make clear that in the 1950s there was already a wide spectrum of West Indian men and women—Afro-Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, and white-creole—who were writing,


publishing, and even painting. Many lived in the Caribbean and North America, rather than London. Moreover, these writers addressed subjects overlooked in the more conventionally conceived canon, including topics such as queer sexuality and the environment. This collection offers new readings of canonical authors (Lamming, Roger Mais, and Andrew Salkey); hitherto marginalized authors (Ismith Khan, Elma Napier, and John Hearne); and commonly ignored genres (memoir, short stories, and journalism).

The history of race in the United States is often told in terms of black and white, a binary that leaves many out of the equation. “Blaxican” researcher Walter Thompson-Hernandez is trying to expand the conversation, with a project that features people who, like him, are African-American and Mexican. As part of a research project for the Center for thesocieties, increasing numbers of people of mixed ancestry are identifying themselves outside of traditional racial categories, challenging systems of racial classification and sociological understandings of “race”.

There is a growing body of work emerging in the North American and British contexts. However, understandings and experiences of “mixed race” across different national contexts have not been explored in significant depth. Increasing research is being undertaken in the Australian/Pacific region, but research on “mixed race” in Asia has lagged behind. The proposed volume expands the field of research to include the Asian region. It explores these dilemmas through a series of case studies from around Asia, a region unique in its diversity of cultures, ethnicities, languages and histories.

In many countries in Asia, racial, ethnic and cultural mixing has a long and


Zamzam, a 22-year-old Egyptian American who was a dental student at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Jihad has several different meanings in Islam, but Zamzam seemed to be referring to the duty to fight against foreign forces viewed as occupying a Muslim country.

Zamzam and another member of the group, Ethiopian American Ahmed Minni, insisted the men had no links with al-Qaida and were focused only on Afghanistan, according to court documents.

“They said that they only intended to travel to Afghanistan to help their Muslim brothers who are in trouble, who are bleeding and who are being victimized by Western forces,” said the group’s lawyer, Ameer Abdullah Rokhri.

It was the first time the men, aged 19 to 25 and all from the Washington area, have addressed a court since theirthree game modes. Survival, Sandbox and Peaceful.

Survival - is the game the way it was meant to be played, as a brutal survival style village sim, you will probably die often trying to figure out the best way to survive, but that's half the fun right?!

Peaceful - is very similar to Survival, but it's balanced much like a traditional village simulator with some godlike and RTS elements sprinkled on top. The monster spawn rates are much lower, and the main focus is keeping your village happy and fed. It's a very easy mode, designed for casual players, or players just wanting to experiment.

Sandbox - like the name implies, is a mode where you can play around with the game mechanics. Change the time of day, weather, spawn monsters


For over three decades, Upamanyu Chatterjee’s has been an utterly distinctive and daring literary voice, with few equals among contemporary writers of fiction. In the twelve long stories that comprise this volume, he investigates, as only he can, the absurd comedy and the grand horrors of the human condition.

The book opens with his most recent story, written in 2018, which follows Thomas Roe, the much feted English Ambassador to the court of Jahangir, as he bumbles through a subcontinent far larger than his imagination can accommodate; and it concludes with the title story, written in 1985, in which a young Sikh sequestered in his parents’ home in Mussoorie, and debilitated by jaundice and ennui, listens disinterestedly to news of Indira Gandhi’s assassination and the massacre of Sikhs inDelhi. In the pages between the two, a variety of lives and situations unfold: a middle-class family in New Delhi makes some surprising discoveries about Shakespeare, race, wealth, and its youngest daughter; mystery killings in small-town Madna teach an innocent civil servant some lessons about the Indian state; the classmates of a thirteen-year-old girl learn of her brutal murder; a boy has his revenge on a sexual predator, while another, far away, seeks release from the job of cleaning the dry latrine in his school; a single man in Bombay brings home a pair of sparrows; a European woman gives up on life in a South Delhi barsati; one hundred and thirty children disappear from a German village visited by a rat-catcher.

A magisterial collection of stories—each as rich


Kigeli V Ndahindurwa: Last king of Rwanda dies Published duration 17 October 2016

image copyright Getty Images image caption King Kigeli was 23 when he came to power in 1959

The last king of Rwanda has died in the US aged 80 years old.

Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, King Kigeli V came to power in 1959 but was only king of Rwanda until 1961, when the monarchy was abolished and he was forced into exile.

He eventually settled in the US where he set up a charity helping Rwandan refugees and orphans.

A 2013 profile in Washingtonian magazine found him living off food stamps in subsidised housing.

King Kigeli was the last in a line of monarchs from the minority Tutsi ethnic group, which had dominated Rwandan for many years, but the Belgian former colonialpower favoured the majority Hutus and backed a coup.

Rwanda was proclaimed a republic in 1961, and a Hutu, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, was made president.

Tens of thousands of Tutsis were forced into exile including King Kigeli, who lived the rest of his life outside Rwanda.

For three decades the country endured ethnic violence, culminating in the 1994 mass slaughter, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists.

King Kigeli held onto the hope that he could return to the throne in Rwanda.

A small opposition party argued that the king might be a force of unity in a country still torn by the legacy of the genocide.

As recently as May, the Democratic Green Party had requested the government to allow him to return with the benefits of a


head of state, reports AFP news agency.

But without ever returning to Rwanda, King Kigeli died on Sunday morning his website announced

"He was a devout and dedicated believer and the last anointed African Roman Catholic king to reign over a full country," it said.

It added that "the heir to the Royal throne of Rwanda" will be "announced in good order".

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RwandaRuptured subcapsular hematoma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy attributed to ketorolac-induced coagulopathy.
Ketorolac is the first injectable nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used as an analgesic in the perioperative period. However, gastrointestinal bleeding is a risk associated with its perioperative administration. A 23-year-old woman was admitted for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Her medical history was unremarkable except for a complaint of intermittent right upper quadrant pain for several months. The operative procedure was uneventful. Thirty milligrams of ketorolac were given intravenously just prior to termination of surgery. Eighteen hours after surgery, the patient developed right upper quadrant pain associated with tachycardia and hypotension. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large subcapsular hematoma of the liver. A few hours later, the hemodynamic condition worsened, and the patient was taken to the operating room. Laparoscopic


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Chinese retail landscape has become fierce as the economy slows and consumer buying behavior moves online and for purchases of mobile phones much faster than in the United States and Alibaba JD.com are fighting for customers , promising delivery in less than an hour in some cities and pushing in rural villages.
Wal-Mart has struggled to expand in the country, although it receives about a third of its US $ 482.1 million in annual sales outside the US The chain opened its first store in China in 1996, but only has about 430 there today, or one tenth more than in the US traffic Chinese foot Wal-Mart has fallen for nine consecutive quarters, although spending per trip is increasing.

Yihaodian

The retailer first invested in Yihaodian in 2012the country.

JD in China

JD.com, such as Wal-Mart, has focused on direct sales to consumers. It has sought to expand its offerings as it competes with the largest Alibaba, which operates the consumer website Taobao consumer and merchant-consumer market-Tmall. Unlike Alibaba, JD.com built largely out of their own logistics network, including dozens of stores and tens of thousands of workers delivery.

JD.com has been eroding the market share of Alibaba, and revenue growth has exceeded Alibaba over the past seven quarters. Still, its market share in selling products online to consumers is about 23%, compared with 58% of TMALL, according to consultancy iResearch.
Competition has intensified in the niche grocery Yihaodian as local retailers in China have gone online and many new companies have entered the field of selling things as


Battle of Ramla (1101)

The first Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 7 September 1101 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt. The town of Ramla lay on the road from Jerusalem to Ascalon, the latter of which was the largest Fatimid fortress in Palestine. From Ascalon the Fatimid vizier, Al-Afdal Shahanshah, launched almost annual attacks into the newly founded Crusader kingdom from 1099 to 1107. It was thrice the case that the two armies met each other at Ramla.

Battle
The Egyptians were led by Saad el-Dawleh, former governor of Beirut, while the Crusaders were under the command of King Baldwin I. Baldwin had only 260 cavalry and 900 foot soldiers under his command, leaving him severely outnumbered by the Egyptian army, which wasof Damascus sent a contingent of Turks to help the Egyptians, the Fatimids did not use horse archers.

Whereas the Crusaders developed a healthy respect for the harass and surround tactics of the Turkish horse archers, they tended to discount the effectiveness of the Egyptian armies. While overconfidence led to a Crusader disaster at the second battle of Ramla, the more frequent result was a Fatimid defeat. "The Franks never, until the reign of Saladin, feared the Egyptian as they did the armies from Muslim Syria and Mesopotamia."

Citations

Bibliography

Dupuy, R. E. and T. N. Dupuy, eds. The Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: Harper & Row, 1977.
Smail, R. C. Crusading Warfare, 1097–1193. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995 [1956].

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in 1969, he became Department chair for the English Department at the Université of Montréal and held that role until 1975. As Department chair, he founded the comparative literature program. Stratford retired in 1992.

Works
As a literary translator, Stratford's translated a variety of genres including fiction, memoirs and poetry from French to English, such as Pélagie by Antoine Maillet, Memoirs by René Lévesque and Blind Painting by Robert Melançon for which he received national critical acclaim. In addition to these, he also translated the works of Diane Hébert, Félix Leclerc, Claire Martin and Marie-Claire Blais.

Not only was he a  translator, he also published original works including a bilingual edition of a children’s book 1976, his own memoir in 1999, and a collection of poems he wrote aftertheir region. The CAEC Provincial Outreach Asthma Coordinator contacted key players in Regional Health Authorities (RHA) outside of Winnipeg to identify local asthma education initiatives, priorities and goals, barriers to accomplishing goals, strategies to overcome barriers and resources available. Contact has also been made with Manitoba Health and the Health Programs and Services Executive Network (HPSEN) to discuss strategies to move asthma education forward in the province.

Through a series of interviews and a workshop organized by HPSEN, barriers to the establishment of local asthma education were identified as follows: (1) lack of awareness of the prevalence and impact of asthma in the community, (2) perceived lack of demand for education, (3) lack of financial support to train certified asthma educators and to support educational programs, (4) lack of


around 100,000 hairs however Elsa's hair was drawn with an incredible 420,000 strands of hair! As a comparison, Rapunzel's hair was animated with just 27,000 hairs.

Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel both auditioned to be Rapunzel in 'Tangled' but neither got the role.

Check out this disclaimer that Disney hid at the end of the movie. This is a direct reference to the part in the movie where Kristoff says that all men pick their nose and eat the boogers!

Rapunzel and Flynn Rider came to see Elsa's coronation. Cool!

Believe it or not, Elsa was originally meant to be the villain of the movie! This changed when the producers heard the theme song which is all about empowerment and self-acceptance!

The benches in the movie must be enchanted as they appear anddisappear from time to time!

'Let It Go' was written in just one day! The writers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez had a brief to create a song with attitude and that's just what they did!

These are early drawings of Elsa as the villain which were inspired, in part, by Amy Winehouse!

If you watch the movie very closely when Olaf sings 'In Summer' as there are other Olafs hidden in his ice cubes and within the clouds too!

The names of the main characters are a tribute to the famous writer of fairytales, Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen was the author of 'The Snow Queen' which was the inspiration for Frozen. Try saying the four names in the order they're set out below and the tribute will become even more apparent!

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the Central Sick Desk authorizes him to be absent. A hearing was held at which the plaintiff and Captain Francis C. Hall of the Police Department were heard as witnesses.

Facts
According to the affidavits and testimony, plaintiff joined the Police Department in 1966 and was injured in a collision on September 18, 1970. In January 1971 plaintiff was placed on restricted duty. In August 1971 he was placed on sick report and has remained so since that time.
The Police Department provides unlimited sick leave on full pay.
In 1973 plaintiff was suspended and brought up on Departmental charges for leaving his home on 33 occasions without permission. The surveillance reports showed, among other things, that on December 27, 1972 the plaintiff was not at home when surveillance officers arrived at2:45 p. m., that he came home by car at 3:40, left at 4:20, went to the R.D.R. Collision Yard and stayed there until 4:35 when he left and surveillance was broken. His automobile was again observed at home at 5:15. He left at 6:00 o'clock by car and drove to Pan Am Motor Inn on Queens Boulevard, where his car remained parked when observation was discontinued at 2:00 a. m. the next day.
On January 3, 1973 he left his residence at 5:25 p. m., drove to a bakery, and then to an apartment building in which his father apparently lives. His father and a woman left the building at 5:55. At 6:35, plaintiff drove to a house at Graves End Neck, entered the house, exited with his


father and came *1335 back home at 7:40, after driving his father home.
On April 25, 1973, he left his residence at 11:00 a. m. carrying an attache case, entered a dentist's office, went from there to a Cadillac service, from there to the Advance Process Spray Company, from there to a luncheonette on McDonald Avenue, from there to the Regency Carting Service, from there to the side entrance of a building at Graves End Neck Road, from there to a store on Avenue U, from there to a toy and card store on Avenue U, and from there to his residence, arriving back at 3:00 p. m.
On May 1, 1973, he was observed to leave his residence at 9:15, go to a rental office, a cleaner, a luncheonette,a factory next door the the Regency Carting Service, a music shop, a cleaner, an A & P, the Continental Coiffeur, and then drive to a building at 74-10 Grand Avenue with another man, who at about 2:05 p. m. helped him bring out a big box and put it in the trunk of his car. He then stood in front of a barber shop on Queens Boulevard talking with several men, walked to a luncheonette, then to a tire shop, and then to the Alton's Police Equipment Store on Schenectady Avenue. He arrived back at his home at 4:05 p. m., where he helped his friend carry the box from the car, into his residence.
After his departmental trial, plaintiff pleaded guilty to violating the rules on three


days, was fined, and was reinstated to the Department in August 1973.
At the time of his reinstatement, plaintiff was offered any type of restricted duty, with an opportunity to choose a location within walking distance of his home. He refused because he pleaded he was too sick.
Plaintiff has applied for a disability pension. The Police Department surgeon found that he was able to work and had no physical or neurological disability. He was directed to return to work in February 1974. He reported one night at midnight, but left at 4:00 a. m., saying that he was sick as a result of medication which he had been taking. Two police sergeants went to his home, checked his medicine closet, and took a urine sample which turned out to7:00 p. m.) daily. He takes his meals with his parents, who live nearby.
Permission to leave at other times must be obtained from the Central Sick Desk.
Plaintiff is especially concerned with the need to visit attorneys in his matrimonial action and his pension and civil rights matters, and to see his children under a court decree which permits him to do so on alternate Sundays and two weeks of school vacation. They live with their mother on Staten Island. Plaintiff cannot go there and return in an hour.
Permission to visit his children has often been denied by the Central Sick Desk, and efforts to reach Captain Hall for review of the Sick Desk decisions have met with frequent frustration. The only standards for the granting of permission from


moments ago House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel said that "Congress would not support a US military intervention in Venezuela" during a hearing on the crisis in Venezuela on Wednesday.

“US military intervention is not an option,” Engel said quoted by Reuters. "Congress decides when, where and how the US military is used around the world, and Congress would not support military intervention in Venezuela."

Actually, Mr Engel, it is usually the CIA that decides "where and how" the US military is used, and it is US defense companies that help prepare the "analysis" (usually in the form of ROI) used by the CIA.

That obvious fact, however, did not bother Engel who added that "I do worry about the president’s sabre rattling, his hints that U.S. militarysuch course of actions was "an option."

The crisis in Venezuela escalated after opposition head Juan Guaido declared himself the interim head of state, and was later acknowledged a number of countries, including the US, regional states and eleven EU states. At the same time, Russia, Mexico, China, Turkey, Uruguay and several other countries came forward to reaffirm their support for Maduro as the country's only legitimate democratically elected head of state.

So far, the tentative impasse has persisted, and even though the Maduro regime has been choked off from critical oil revenue as a result of US sanctions, while Venezuela's reserves continue to decline at an alarming pace, it has so far refused to concede power.


The father of an Alabama woman who left the U.S. to join the Islamic State group filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration this week, seeking the return of his daughter and her child to the United States, according to reports.

In the federal court filing, Ahmed Ali Muthana argues that his daughter, Hoda Muthana, 24, is an American citizen by birth and that the Trump administration should recognize her citizenship and "accept Ms. Muthana and her son back into the United States and to use all available means to do so," the Washington Post reported.

On Wednesday, Secertary of State Mike Pompeo said the woman is not a U.S. citizen and will not be admitted into the country.

Hoda Muthana is currently in a Syrian refugee camp with her 18-month-oldson after surrendering to Kurdish forces and fleeing the remnants of the Islamic State group (ISIS), a militant group she once praised but has since renounced, the Los Angeles Times reported.

ISIS WIFE DILEMMA: US-BORN CITIZENS, EVEN TERRORISTS, CAN'T BE BARRED FROM RE-ENTRY, EXPERTS SAY

Before heading to Syria at age 20 to become a so-called "ISIS wife" in a marriage to an Islamic State fighter, the woman was a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Her lawyers said in a statement that she expects to be charged with providing material support to terrorism if she is allowed to return to the U.S.

"Ms. Muthana has publicly acknowledged her actions and accepted full responsibility for those actions," the lawyers said. "In Ms. Muthana's words, she recognizes that she has 'ruined'


of trust that Christie raised in her email above. Basically, I know from being on the Philly listserv and from attending Philly caucus meetings that there is a high level of dissatisfaction in Philly, including among the Philly NCC members, and that it is continuing to be stoked, yet we're largely unable to do anything about it because they've continually refused to bring it out into the open.

To summarize, saying one thing to a part of the caucus and another to the rest is not okay with me. Advocating for a disciplined approach in Philly and against accountability for NCC members nationally is also not okay with me (see Will Bunch's email thread on discipline and accountability for NCC members on the main listserv.)

In Solidarity,

Natalie

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From: BrianaA Landsat image of the burning mountains in Arizona. Credit: NASA/USGS

The second largest fire in Arizona history, the Wallow Fire is graphically depicted by this Landsat image, taken June 7, which shows burning in the mountains of eastern Arizona near the border with New Mexico.

Starting on May 29, winds and hot, dry conditions helped the fire grow quickly, burning approximately 389,000 acres when the Landsat 7 image was acquired. The dense plume of smoke pouring north from the massive fire affected air quality as far north as Wyoming and as far east as Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA cooperate closely in managing the Landsat program. USGS conducts Landsat operations; NASA develops and launches new satellites that meet USGS requirements.

In addition to imagery of natural hazard events, Landsat


ABA Children and the Law Collection Now at Mason Law Library

The ABA Center for Children and the Law partnered with the David A. Clarke Law School (UDC-DCSL) to house the ABA Children and the Law Collection in the Charles N. and Hilda H. M. Mason Law Library, Dean Shelley Broderick announced. "This collaboration recognizes the achievements of the Law School's award winning Juvenile & Special Education Clinic and its Director Joseph Tulman," she said.

Howard Davidson, Director of the ABA Children and the Law Center in Washington, D.C. said, "I’m really thrilled about this.” Scott Trowbridge ‘07, Staff Attorney at the Center and a graduate of UDC-DCSL who had spent a semester in the Clinic worked with The Mason Law Library's Interim Director, Helen Frazer, to find placement ofleading cloud to move fast, increase agility, and innovate so they can introduce new applications and services to delight vehicle buyers and sellers globally.”

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available in North Carolina while the home station spotlights home-style favorites like hamburgers and grilled cheese sandwiches. There is also a selection of vegetarian and gluten-free options.

The international station features global cuisine with a different country represented each week. Chef Varghese chose to kick off the culinary world tour Thursday with Thai food.

“We have Thai by Thai,” he said, adding that the food was prepared by one of his staffers who is from Thailand.

While Varghese has plenty of experience with international cuisine, he welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with members of his staff, who represent five countries: China, India, Poland, Thailand and the United States.

Having such a diverse crew, he said, adds to the flare of the dining hall, which is adjacent to the Global Neighborhood, Elon’s innovativeNBM Pack is among the leading packaging materials companies in Dubai, which has made its mark throughout UAE and the Middle East for exceptional products and services. We have always believed in keeping your packaging standards high and become your only packaging partner for years to come. Offering the widest range of packaging materials in UAE such as Stretch Film, Bubble Roll, Adhesive Tape, PP Strap, and Corrugated Roll etc, the company was established in the year 2010.

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Managerial departure announced

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Chesterfield have today parted company with manager Martin Allen following yesterday’s 4-0 defeat at home to Solihull Moors, which saw the Spireites drop into the National League relegation zone following just four wins from 25 games.

Assistant-manager Adrian Whitbread and head of recruitment/goalkeeper coach Carl Muggleton have also left the club.

CEO Graham Bean said: “On behalf of the club, I would like to thank Martin and his staff for their hard work and wish them all the very best for the future. The search for a new manager is now underway."

Academy manager John Pemberton will take charge of the team for Saturday’s game at home to Hartlepool United.She said the “devil” was at her door.

When the Baltimore County Police Department officers arrived at the home of Korryn Gaines on Aug. 1, 2017, she knew she might be killed. Holding her phone in one hand and a shotgun in the other, Gaines figured that her only defense against being killed in front of her five-year-old son Kodi, was sunlight. So Gaines began broadcasting the standoff on Facebook, believing that there was no way cops would kill her live on video.

She was right.

Unbeknownst to Gaines, the Baltimore Police Department had secretly asked Facebook to take down the live video stream. Although Gaines’ video didn’t seem to violate any of their “community rules,” the social media behemoth complied. According to the Baltimore Sun, Facebook did not bother to


because Korryn Gaines started something.

On November 14, the New York Times released a bombshell report that Facebook had hired a right-leaning political firm called the “Definers.” Known for its”opposition research,” the Definers were hired to shape a narrative and do some research on one of Facebook’s longtime critics, the Times reported. But instead of a candidate, Facebook wanted some dirt on an organization. An online organization. The largest one.

Yep. Facebook hired one of the best right-wing firms in the world to target Color of Change.

Zuckerberg and Kaplan said it had no idea about the Definers project and the reports said the campaign was headed by Facebook lobbyist Joel Kaplan. The Times noted that the Definers sprinkled racist and anti-Semitic news reports around the internet focused on organizations likemy fellow Members for their excellent cooperation over the last few years and to congratulate Mr Lax on his report.
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(RO) The Community Code on Visas incorporates the procedures and conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Member States and harmonises the existing provisions concerning decisions to refuse, extend or annul these visas.
It is important that Member States which do not have their own consulate in a third country are represented by another Member State which has diplomatic or consular representation in the relevant third country. The code must take into account bilateral agreements signed by the Community, especially with countries involved in the European Union's neighbourhood and partnership policy in order to facilitate the processing of visa applications and apply simplified procedures.
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as a five-member group for six months. The remaining members continued activities by releasing their third single, "Bokura no Machi de" as the theme song to members Kamenashi and Tanaka's drama, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi and their second album, Cartoon KAT-TUN II You on December 7.

KAT-TUN is the first group in Japan to have all three singles from debut to exceed 500,000 in yearly sales, taking first, fifth and thirteenth place on the Oricon yearly singles chart.

2007: Cartoon KAT-TUN II You
Under the same name as their second album, KAT-TUN started their second nationwide tour, Tour 2007 Cartoon KAT-TUN II You, still without Akanishi, on April 3. The next day, KAT-TUN began to host their own variety show Cartoon KAT-TUN, which aired every Wednesday from 11:55 p.m. to 12:26 a.m.

Akanishi returnedthe leads, shows will commence from September 3 to 25.

On September 8, 2011, it was confirmed that KAT-TUN would host a new TV show titled KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV, their first show since Cartoon KAT-TUN ended in March 2010. The new show began airing on October 18 on NTV. During the broadcast of the first episode, it was revealed that the show will only air for a limited time until the end of December 2011 with a total of 10 episodes.
On September 30, 2011, KAT-TUN announced their 17th single "Birth" as the soundtrack to Kamenashi Kazuya's drama "Youkai Ningen Bem" would have been released on November 30. "Birth" became their 17th straight No.1 single on the Oricon's weekly chart since their debut.

2012: Chain
KAT-TUN began their


Tabi where they traveled to Okinawa (for two episodes), Aomori, Hokkaido and Kumamoto.  The 5-part special became a success that the show was soon confirmed to become another regular show for KAT-TUN, retaining the same title of the program. The first episode aired on April 17, 2015 and lasted until the 42nd episode on March 25, 2016.

In 2014, KAT-TUN also became the main hosts for the Shounen Club Premium, replacing Taichi Kokubun from TOKIO. Their stint as the show's main hosts started from April 2014 until March 2016. Another Johnny's group NEWS then replaced them as the hosts of the show.

Radio
The group has had three different radio shows, each hosted by different members and all have aired for several years.

Former members Jin Akanishi, Koki Tanaka and Junnosukemonths of Qasim's rule when the situation for the Kurds became discernibly less rosy.

The corrosion in relations occurred as a result of the age-old Arab suspicion harbored by successive Baghdad governments of Kurdish national aspirations, coupled with the traditional rivalries indigenous to the Kurdish domain. It might be that some of Qasim's inner circle had always been wary about Kurdish national rights as enshrined in the republican Constitution, and the insistent and shrill advocacy by the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) of these rights was seen, and presented to Qasim, as proof of Kurdish separatist sentiments. Be that as it may, there can be little doubt that by 1961 earlier promises and initiatives had been put on the shelf or gone by the wayside. "Kurdish nationhood" was gradually deemphasized


program, announced in December 1963, promised to pursue the cause of Arab unity, by advancing the Cairo Charter that was signed by the Ba'th in April, into a full-fledged unity. Then to a chorus of blazing publicity, 'Aref went to Cairo in May 1964 and signed with Nasir a preparatory agreement of union between the two countries. However, the accord simply enumerated the many steps that needed to be taken for a union to take shape. Some time later a unified political command was formed, but not before 'Aref explained in detail to Nasir his country's difficulties in carrying out the tenets of an agreement on unity. And when Arab nationalist officers sent a telegram urging 'Aref to grab the moment and enter into full-fledged unity, he derisivelyNew York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello has been given a clean bill of health and should be ready to go for the start of training camp next month, coach Alain Vigneault told NHL.com Friday in a phone interview.

"I've heard he's 100 percent from our medical staff," Vigneault said. "He's been cleared to skate and have contact. He's made a full recovery, so we're very pleased about that. He's a big part of our team."

Zuccarello was injured in the first period of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He was struck in the side of the head by a slap shot from defenseman Ryan McDonagh.

Zuccarello did not play again in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but he did practice at times while


the Rangers made a run to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. He revealed after the season that he lost the ability to speak because of the brain contusion that he sustained from the shot. The contusion also caused bleeding on the brain, a hairline fracture in his skull, and the initial loss of some feeling in his arm. He said he spent three days in the hospital and needed help from a speech therapist to begin talking again.

Zuccarello had 49 points in 78 games in the regular season and two assists in five games in the playoffs before sustaining the injury.

---PAYSON, Utah -- A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said.The pilot, Duane Youd, died. His wife and a child who were in the home got out and survived despite the front part the two-story house being engulfed in flames, Payson police Sgt. Noemi Sandoval said.The crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. Monday in Payson, a city of about 20,000 residents 60 miles south of Salt Lake City.Investigators believe the plane belonged to Youd's employer and that he intentionally flew into his own house, Sandoval said. He was an experienced pilot, she said. It wasn't immediately clear who


occurred without incident, Sandoval said.Within hours, Youd was taking off in the plane from the Spanish Fork-Springville Airport about 15 miles north of his house. He flew directly to his neighborhood and smashed into his house, Sandoval said.Photos of the wreckage showed the white plane charred and in pieces in the front yard nearby an overturned and crushed car. Most of the upscale house was still intact, but heavily burned in the front.Police had responded one previous time to the house on a domestic violence incident, Sandoval said. Online court records show that Youd agreed on July 23 to attend marriage and family counselling sessions for six months as part of a plea agreement following an April 8 domestic violence incident in which he was charged with disorderlyNASA Statement on Possible Subsurface Lake near Martian South Pole

A new paper suggests that liquid water may be sitting under a layer of ice at Mars' south pole. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science SystemsFull image and caption

A new paper published in Science this week suggests that liquid water may be sitting under a layer of ice at Mars' south pole.

The finding is based on data from the European Mars Express spacecraft, obtained by a radar instrument called MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding). The Italian Space Agency (ASI) led the development of the MARSIS radar. NASA provided half of the instrument, with management of the U.S. portion led by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

The paper, authored by the Italian MARSIS team, outlines


in which the Trumps would have lived," the listing says.

Trump's father, Fred, also a real-estate developer, built the home in the wealthy enclave of Jamaica Estates in 1940, reports The New York Times. Donald Trump lived there from birth until the age of 4, when his family moved on to a bigger home.

In March, two month's after the president's inauguration, the house sold at auction for $2.14 million — more than double the price of comparable homes in the area.

A limited liability corporation called Trump Birth House bought the house, allowing the purchaser to keep his or her identity secret, reports The Times.

But the buyer — or somebody representing the buyer — would apparently be housemates with Airbnb guests.

"Guest have access to the entire house but should noteTwo children with cerebral gigantism and congenital primary hypothyroidism.
Two children are described in whom congenital primary hypothyroidism was associated with excessive growth during early childhood and who had typical morphological features of cerebral gigantism. One child was completely athyreotic. This association has been described previously in only one other child.


By Donal O’Keeffe

Terrance Dicks passed away last week, and for a while when I was small, he was my favourite writer.

In 1968, Terrance Dicks was hired by the BBC as an assistant script editor on the science fiction TV series Doctor Who. Dicks, who had supplemented his income as an advertising copywriter by writing BBC radio plays before co-writing episodes of The Avengers and Crossroads, was hired by Doctor Who script editor Derrick Sherwin.

“I asked him how long it would be for, and he said it would be a three-month contract,” Dicks recalled in 2014. “And there went the rest of my life.”

Quickly promoted to script editor, a role he would perform until 1974, Dicks wrote many episodes of the programme, and went on to adapt over 60the crazed, beaming smile, but it was through the Target Books series – most of them written by Terrance Dicks – that I really got to know Doctor Who. In those days before the internet and DVDs, I went to Fermoy Library and read Doctor Who novelisations.

In those past adventures, the Doctor (“that mysterious traveller in time and space”) was described by Dicks variously as “a crotchety old man in a black frock coat”, a vagabond with “baggy check trousers and a mop of untidy black hair” and an imposing patriarch with bouffant hair and a “young-old face”.

Baker (“a tall curly-haired man in a broad brimmed hat and long trailing scarf”) was the Doctor, but there had been three Doctors before him. To someone who had never seen


TV detectives might be solving crimes easily with the help of advanced forensic testing, but two legal experts with the Illinois Innocence Project say their caseload is mounting because of flawed forensics.

Lauren Kaeseberg of the Innocence Project spoke at a forum Wednesday co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Central Illinois and the YWCA McLean County. The defense lawyer said 24 percent of all wrongful convictions nationwide are due to unreliable and mistaken forensic evidence.

She outlined some of the types of evidence that was regularly admitted at trials during the 1980s and 1990s that involves subjective comparative analysis including fingerprint identification, hair, voice and handwriting analysis.

According to Kaeseberg, DNA testing is the only evidence created through scientific study.

“The other forensic areas are really things that were builtin the tournament was impressive, scoring 173 runs in six matches and getting dismissed only once. His unbeaten 92 against West Indies in the semi-final guided Pakistan to the final of the tournament. He was immediately selected in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20 International against Australia.

One Day Internationals
On 23 April 2011, Azam along with Mohammad Salman and Junaid Khan made their one-day international debuts against West Indies in St. Lucia. On 25 April 2011, Azam took his first wicket, of Marlon Samuels, in the second Digicel ODI against West Indies in St.Lucia.

Twenty20 International
On 23 February 2012, Azam made his T20I debut against England at Dubai. He did not get to bat or bowl in the game, however, in the next game, he scored 21 off 15 balls


Back" (Richard)
 "Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins)" (Catherine)
 "Reflections" (Sally)
 "Question Me an Answer" (Harry and children)
 "I Come to You" (Richard)

Large parts of the score were deleted after the film's roadshow release. The dance sections of "Living Together, Growing Together" were cut, and "If I Could Go Back", "Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins)", and "I Come to You" were cut, but restored for the laserdisc release of the film. All of the songs appear on the soundtrack LP and CD. According to the notes on the laserdisc release, Kellerman and Kennedy had a reprise of "Living Together, Growing Together" that was also lost.

Hunter wanted to follow up the movie with another musical Hollywood Hollywood set in Hollywood in the 1930s. It was never made.

DVD release
On October 11,The 2010 Toyota Prius (pictured here) and the 2010 Honda Insight are proving to be sales hits in the U.S. and Japan, giving their companies a boost and driving away from less efficient competitors.

The Toyota Prius begins to show its sales potential

While the auto industry as a whole has struggled, Honda and Toyota have been experiencing new international success, thanks to their new 2010 Insight and Prius hybrid vehicles. With a healthy profit margin of $3,100 per vehicle, these lean, clean, green small cars are selling out and acting as a bailout for their respective companies, while other models and competitors languish.

In Japan, Honda's Insight already became the first hybrid vehicle to top overall sales charts. Now Toyota's Prius has a success story of its own on its


inadequate.

This reminds me so much of that scene in Se7en where Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt gain access to John Doe's library check-out list and attempt to use it to profile his behaviour based solely on this list that they've illegally obtained.

During debate over his nomination, Bork's video rental history was leaked to the press. His video rental history was unremarkable, and included such harmless titles as A Day at the Races, Ruthless People, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Writer Michael Dolan, who obtained a copy of the hand-written list of rentals, wrote about it for the Washington City Paper. Dolan justified accessing the list on the ground that Bork himself had stated that Americans only had such privacy rights as afforded them by direct legislation.thousands more rounds of ammunition at the couple's residence, 12 pipe bombs and hundreds of tools that "could be used to construct IEDs or pipe bombs," the [San Bernardino Police Chief] said....

Syed Rizwan Farook... was apparently radicalized and in touch with people being investigated by the FBI for international terrorism, law enforcement officials said Thursday....

Farook traveled to Saudi Arabia for several weeks in 2013 on the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are required to take at least once in their lifetime, which didn't raise red flags, said two government officials. It was during this trip that he met Malik, a native of Pakistan who came to the United States on a "fiancée visa" and later became a lawful permanent resident.

Officials had previously said that neither


Fox spokesperson said. "There is clearly no rape scene with a bear.”

The studio wants you to know that not only isn't it rape, but the bear is female, so it's not homosexual, in case you were concerned. And it's not a sexual assault, because the bear isn't after the famous hotness of Mr. DiCaprio. She means well. She's a good mom. And it's all an unfortunate misunderstanding.

Also at that link, the text from the book the movie is based on:

The grizzly dropped to all fours and was on him. Glass rolled into a ball, desperate to protect his face and chest. She bit into the back of his neck and lifted him off the ground, shaking him so hard that Glass wondered if his spine might snap.

He feltis far more important than his treatment of women. I hope he burns in hell, along with all those who think that making money is more important than stopping rapists.

“I was stubborn as a fucking mule,” he said.... He was the Black Mamba, a nickname he gave himself after watching Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill,” in which the snake, known for its agility and aggressiveness, was used as a code name for a deadly assassin....

The adoption of an alter ego was a way of coping, Bryant now admits, with the fallout from his arrest for sexual assault, in a Colorado hotel room, in the summer of 2003. The charges were later dismissed, and a civil settlement was reached with the alleged victim, but Bryant struggled with the perception that


ill. A quote from a neighbor: "He was a very weird individual. It's hard to explain, but he had a weird look in his eye most of the time."

Another neighbor: "He complained about everything. He said he worked with the government, and everybody was out to get him, and he knew the secrets of the U.S.A. He said, 'Nobody touch me, because I've got enough information to put the whole U.S. of A in danger.' It was very crazy."

He'd been arrested 9 times, including twice for "personal intrusion" and twice for animal cruelty.

He had 2 homes, "a white trailer 'with a forest-green four-wheeler by the front door and a modest black cross painted on one end'" — photo here — and something in Black Mountain, N.C., that thethis work, we observed significant exposure of the trees in the urban and industrial areas to As, Cd, Co, Cu, Mo, Sb, Zn, Al, Ca, and Mg, highlighting the exposure of the territory and populations living in the vicinity of the industrial harbour. The temporal variability of the concentrations measured in the tree rings corresponds to the increasing industrialisation of the territory as well as to the evolution of the industrial processes. Thus, this project highlighted the exposure of the Gulf of Fos to atmospheric emissions (industrial, road and urban) of the industrial harbour as well as the changes over time. It also pointed out the relevance of using dendrochemistry to measure atmospheric exposure of metals and metalloids and its temporal variability.


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On a plane flight departing from Washington, DC, a flight attendant told John that he would have to wait to use his cell phone until the plane landed in Llanview. Upon realizing his battery had been dead for quite some time, John complied. While on the plane, John remembered his conversation with an FBI agent in Washington. The agent told John that all bureau information concerning Ramsey was being kept confidential. He also toldin Llanview. Adriana looks bothered when Shane and Gigi interrupt her conversation with Rex; Shane tells Rex he will be back momentarily and asks Rex not to leave. As Gigi and Shane go upstairs, Adriana frowns and tells Rex she cannot leave Llanview because she would miss Rex. Layla calls Rex and demands to know Adriana's whereabouts. Layla instructs Rex to keep Adriana at Llanfair and states she is on the way over. While Rex continues to pressure Adriana for answers, Shane again interrupts. Shane wants Rex to play video games. When Gigi asks Shane to leave Rex and Adriana alone, Adriana sadly tells Rex to spend time with the little boy. As Gigi thanks Adriana for being kind to Shane, Adriana watches as Rex bonds with Shane.

While


Shane and Rex play video games, Layla arrives and gives Adriana a piece of her mind. Layla is upset at Adriana for not mentioning the business opportunity in Paris. Layla has packed Adriana's bags, and informs Adriana a car is waiting to take her to the airport. With a look of uncertainty, Adriana tells Layla she was considering not going to Paris. Adriana begins to make excuses, but Layla realizes her friend is worried about leaving Rex while Gigi and Shane are still in town. Layla advises Adriana not to allow petty jealousy to ruin an opportunity of a lifetime. Layla warns Adriana she will never forgive herself, or Rex. Meanwhile, Gigi thanks Rex for his kindness towards Shane. Rex tells Gigi he is glad she decided tostay in town. Rex wonders if Gigi's situation with Ramsey is over. As she remembers Ramsey's warning to remain in Llanview, Gigi smiles nervously and tells Rex everything is fine. Adriana continues to watch Rex's interaction with Shane and Gigi.

At La Boulaie, Starr contemplates calling Cole. Seconds later, there is a knock on the door. A frantic Starr has high expectations of finding Cole on the other side of the door, but is surprised to find Markko instead. Although Markko came to visit Langston, Starr convinces him to stay for breakfast. Starr tells Markko that Langston received an urgent call from a friend in her peer group. Starr confides in Markko that she is concerned because she hasn't spoken to Cole since the party. Markko attempts to ease


he could confide in. He believes Starr would never understand what he is going through. Cole is afraid Starr would reveal everything to her parents, and doesn't want to risk Todd finding out he shot Miles. Langston feels Cole should discuss his concerns with John, since he cannot talk to Starr. Cole tells Langston that John has been there for him ever since his mother's death, but Cole has been unable to reach him the past few days. Cole feels John would be able to solve his problem, and hopes he returns soon. A panicked Cole tells Langston he has to leave Llanview before Ramsey sends him to jail. As Langston attempts to reason with Cole, he receives a call on his cell. Cole hesitates when he realizesStarr is calling. Cole answers Starr's frantic call. Starr asks Cole if he is aware of Ramsey's appointment to police commissioner. Starr tells Cole that Ramsey will cause him trouble; she pleads with Cole to speak with Todd about the problem. Cole refuses to talk to Todd and asks her to do the same. Sensing the nervousness in his voice, Starr wonders if Cole is all right. Cole promises to call Starr later and hangs up abruptly.

Bo observes Ramsey attempting to remove a fallen officer's photograph from a wall at the police station. As Antonio and Talia look on, Bo threatens Ramsey with physical harm if he removes the picture of the officer who died during 9/11. Ramsey refers to the picture as clutter and tells Bo he


interrupts and advises Ramsey of the urgent paperwork that requires his attention. Ramsey rudely dismisses her. Bo tells Ramsey the paperwork is routine. While Ramsey continues to belittle Bo's abilities, he unknowingly signs John's reinstatement papers. As Bo and Antonio smile, Talia states, "Looks like John McBain is coming back to work." Meanwhile, John's plane lands in Llanview.

Adriana tells Rex she has changed her mind about going to Llanview. Rex offers to drive Adriana to the airport, but Gigi enters the room and informs him Viki is ready to speak with him. Layla tells Rex that Adriana needs to leave for Paris immediately. As Gigi and Shane watch, Adriana kisses Rex goodbye and promises to call him once she lands. As she closes the door behind her, Adrianalooks uncertain. Rex sits down and continues to play with Shane's video game. Gigi looks concerned, as she watches her son bond with Rex.

John enters the station and is shocked by Antonio's revelation that Bo has been replaced. John questions who could replace Bo. As John observes Lee Ramsey's name on the police commissioner's door, a look of horror comes across John's face.

While Jess called to check on Allison at the hospital, Nash conducted business on his own phone. An elated Nash shared the news: his credit line was extended and he was ready to start expanding the vineyard and develop marketing. He was feeling very proud because he did it all himself, without Jared, which made the deal that much sweeter. Jess wasn't feeling it at all


as she shared her own news. Allison was in a medically induced coma due to her severe injuries and Jess would probably never hear Allison's secret. Nash was convinced that there never was a secret to begin with. He felt that the smashed DVD was meaningless also. He reminded Jess that she'd said she wasn't going to obsess over Allison and her secret, and with the vineyard being solid and Jared no longer a thorn in their sides, the black cloud was being lifted. Jess couldn't stop thinking about Allison and Nash tried to cheer her up. She was also feeling guilty. As the couple got cozy, Jess received a disturbing call from Clint and headed out to see him. Nash received a phone call also, contradictory tohis earlier call. He was advised that his loan was not approved. He attempted to argue with the person on the phone but was unsuccessful. After being hung up on, he immediately placed another call. He asked the party on the other end to make a deal.

Marcie looked at old pictures as Michael announced it was time to head for her hearing. He was hopeful that her sentence would be light.

In the courtroom, Nora hounded Todd until he signed the statement saying he would not press charges against Marcie. Bo showed up to tie up some loose ends. Todd asked Bo what he was going to do about Lee being his replacement, but Bo advised him that it would work out eventually. Bo said that it was inevitable


that Lee would trip himself up. Nora chuckled when she realized that she and Todd finally agreed about something-getting rid of Lee. Todd pointed out that she had it good with Bo being the commissioner previously, though she assured him that Bo was the most ethical man ever. Nora reminded Todd that Bo helped him out many times in the past. She begged Todd to give her something on the new police commissioner; she was positive that Todd knew something about Lee. Todd would only tell her that the man was not to be trusted. Nora recalled Todd backing off from his previous accusations of Lee shooting at Gigi and Shane, and pleaded with him to help her bring Lee down, to just give her one thing. Toddoffered to think about it but he rejected the idea, having remembered Lee's threats to his family. He said he would if he could.

Marcie received a sentence of two years on probation plus community service. She and Michael were told they could not adopt a child during that time. Their lawyer pointed out that the mayor and new police commissioner would not be happy. She hoped that Nora would keep her job since it all depended on her recommendation.

John was at the police station fuming when he learned of Lee's appointment as police commissioner. "How did this happen," he asked vehemently. He said he only wanted to storm into Lee's office and rip his head off but Antonio tried to talk some sense into him. John learned that


the mayor appointed Lee. John complains that the mayor was always in someone's back pocket and was a very crooked man. John was quite adamant about not working for Lee. Antonio informed him that Bo fast-tracked John's reinstatement and that they were all staying there out of respect for Bo. Antonio asked John to leave before Lee saw him. Talia decided to create a diversion and walked into Lee's office to ask for a file. She learned that he was handling all current cases and all cold cases were in the trash. Lee was extremely rude and condescending and proceeded to show himself as both racist and sexist. He asked about the Hispanic officer that she was friendly with and wondered how her family was taking it, sinceArab families normally kept their women under tight wraps. He commented on her big blue eyes. Thoroughly disgusted, she told Antonio she needed a shower after leaving Lee's office. Antonio threatened to take him out but Talia was offended. She pointed out that she was able to take care of herself as she had shown on several recent busts she'd made. She considered Lee a hatemonger.

Rex was hanging out with Shane at Llanfair. He had a chat with Gigi and they reminisced about old times. "What was it like, meeting the father you never knew," she asked quite suddenly. Rex was curious as to why she wanted to know but told her there were all kinds of feelings ranging from joy and wonder to a let-down. She told


him she merely found the whole thing interesting.

Michael learned that he was reinstated at the hospital, when he and Marcie arrived at the court for her hearing. Todd berated Marcie and tortured her by holding up pictures of his happy family. He told her that everyone had a happy ending except for her. Nora ordered him out of the courtroom. Marcie's eyes filled with tears, the only sign that she was even aware of her surroundings. She was speechless and staring. John met up with Bo and assured him that he would be fired when Lee found out that he was back on the force. The former commissioner reminded John that there would have to be just cause and beseeched him to stay and help because he wouldNora entered the conversation and she, John, and Bo felt that Todd was scared of Lee. Both Nora and Bo received strange phone calls from Clint and had to leave.

Todd phoned someone and asked to make a deal.

Michael and Marcie arrived home and she headed straight for the family pictures again, wordlessly. An angry Michael instructed Marcie to snap out of it.

John headed back to the station where Lee spotted him as he went through a file. John tried to tell him that he was back on the force but Lee was pretty sure that wouldn't happen as long as he was there. John accused him of being overconfident, held up his badge and advised him that he wasn't going away.

Cristian and Sarah are in bed together. Sarah


that Gigi plans on staying in Llanview. Gigi plans on moving out of Llanfair as soon as she can. Rex offers to put in a good word with Carlotta and Gigi declines rudely, saying she's never needed his help before and she doesn't need it now. Gigi says she hates depending on Viki. That's why Rex thought she'd go back to Texas. He asks how she came to live there. He says it's hard to believe she's a mom. She says Shane is the best thing she ever did. Rex tells Gigi she can count on him. She thanks him, but says she doesn't want to piss of Adriana more than she already has. Rex wishes Gigi good luck with the job and leaves. Markko brings Gig athat their stock price will plummet. Jared was the one who discovered the problem and figured out how BE should react. Jessica approves of his input. Natalie wonders why Jessica isn't being snarky and she says she and Nash are seeing Jared in a new light, now that Jared saved her life. Jared eavesdrops, listening to the girls talk. Natalie says she's over him, except Jared said something to her at the ball, as though they could somehow still be together. Natalie's not sure what he meant. Clint and Nora look over documents and discover several dummy corporations. Bo thinks it's Virgil Webster out to get them.

Natalie says Jared's been acting odd ever since Allison went over the balcony. Jared comes in and says hi to Jessica, who


tells him Allison is in a coma. Natalie says it's ironic that Jessica likes Jared now that nothing can happen between him and Natalie. Natalie asks Jared if everything is all right between the two of them. He leaves and she has a flashback of their steamy kiss. Jared says he's found something. It's a loophole that will help them fend off Virgil Webster. Natalie comes bursting in to the room; she's found the same long-shot loophole that Jared found. "Great minds," smirks Nora. Clint compliments their work, then chastises them for not working together on their find. Bo wants proof of who's behind this. He suggests hiring Rex to find out.

Rex arrives at BE and tells Natalie that Adriana's out of town, then says he'll get righton the job. Rex thanks Bo for the gig. Sarah arrives. Jared offers to tell Sarah the highlights of what she missed. Clint says they're in for an all-nighter.

Nash arrives at the BE offices and announces to Jared that he's going to sell Nash his shares in the vineyard. Jared is unconvinced. They argue, and Nash threatens Jared while Natalie and Jessica look on.

Michael and Marcie are home from her arraignment. Michael says the misery, the self-pity is over. Michael tells Marcie he won't stand around and watch her feel sorry for herself. He grabs the photographs of Tommy from her and tears them up, screaming that he's not their son anymore and his name is Sam now and he belongs to Todd. Marcie gets hysterical, screaming and


the hearing went. Michael can't believe that Lee is the new police commissioner. John tells them he's been reinstated. They both wonder how Lee can be in office with all that he's done. John asks if they were going somewhere and Marcie replies "No, I'm not going anywhere." Michael smiles. Marcie says Sam is loved, and she and Michael have each other and that's the most important thing. Michael and Marcie reminisce about their life together. Marcie wants to make him laugh again. She tells him he is important to her and she loves him. He says he can feel it. They kiss.

Lee asks John what he's doing at the PD. Lee says John won't be a cop as long as Lee's around. John says Lee's problem isoverconfidence. Then he shows Lee his detective's shield and tells Lee he's not going anywhere. Lee says he'll fire anyone who helped John get reinstated. Lee makes a call and finds out the he reinstated John, to which John smirks, "I guess you're fired." Lee never said John could be reinstated. John pulls a letter from his pocket and shows Lee his own signature. John says the former commissioner never signed anything without reading it first. Lee tears up the form and asks for John's badge. John says he can't have it and quotes the PD manual: "the badge must remain on my person at all times while I'm on duty, Sir." Lee relieves him of duty, but John says Lee is a criminal who should be locked


up for his role in Marty's death. Lee threatens to lock up Cole for his role in shooting Miles, but John reminds him that procedure must be followed in the police department. Lee scoffs, saying John isn't one to follow the straight and narrow. "Watch me," smirks John. John leaves and Lee takes the rifle cartridge from his pocket with a sinister look. Officer Lin asks John if he's really back. He says yes, and Lin is relieved. A bunch of guys were ready to turn in their resignations, but if John's back they'll stay. They joke about the Monday night poker game. Lee interrupts and asks for the file on Allison Perkins. John hands him the file and needles Lee some more. John knows that Lee isstuck with him until he can find due process to have him fired. Lee tells John he'll be working 24x7 shifts. John says to dish it out because whatever Lee's got, John can handle it. Lee, at the office late, gets a phone call. He's invited to dinner by a mystery caller.

John leaves Michael and Marcie's and runs into Gigi in the hall. He tells her that everything went well with Marcie's hearing. Gigi wants to see her but John says it's probably not the best time. Then he asks Gigi what she's still doing in Llanview, what with Lee being the police commissioner. Gigi flashes back to Lee's demand that she stay close by, then she lies to John that she wants to raise Shane there. John


offers his help and Gigi reacts defensively, saying she won't testify against Lee. She leaves in a hurry, giving John pause.

Todd had a big surprise for his family. Donning sunglasses, a lei, and a flowered shirt, he pulled them into the study. Even little Sam was wearing a flowered shirt amidst the coconuts, flowers, and tropical drinks. Starr eagerly asked if Cole would be able to go on vacation with them. "No Cole," Todd responded. He informed them that there would be no vacation. He announced that the family would be moving to Hawaii and that it would be forever. An excited Jack was up for it, but Starr emphatically stated that she would never go. She didn't care for Todd's reasons, which he cited as family andbusiness. Starr thought she'd live with Dorian, but Todd vowed to force her to go. Suddenly, she challenged her dad and asked if it was because of Cole. He told her that it had nothing to do with her boyfriend and that he could have easily gotten rid of him before if that were true. Starr didn't believe him and neither did Blair. She asked if she had a choice and refused to accept that Todd even wanted to go near a beach after his past experience with Tea, long ago. He claimed to be over that and pointed out that he was interested in a newspaper there. Blair found it quite a coincidence that he announced all of this right after Lee Ramsey was sworn in as


police commissioner. Todd insisted that his entire family would be going, and he and Jack went upstairs to look at houses on the Internet.

At the diner, Cole and Langston waited for Rex so that they could give him the final payment for Starr's party. Cole apologized for freaking Langston out at the church. He received a call from John, belatedly returning his call. John told him to wait for him. Charlie and Viki arrived for a meal. Charlie still didn't feel like a hero but Viki assured him that she was proud of him. She also told him how special he was to her and that their being together felt right. Charlie told her that he was planning to stay in Llanview and, though he enjoyed waking upto see her every morning, he thought that he should look for his own place. Rex showed up and collected his payment, then stopped to see Viki and Charlie. He made sure that Charlie was feeling okay after his rescue effort and hoped that maybe he had hero potential in his genes too. Gigi walked in after dropping Shane off at a youth activity and was asked to join them. She and Rex appeared uneasy. John made it to the diner after making a phone call about a police sketch, and he and Cole were happy to see each other. John reassured the teen that he would be safe and protected from Ramsey, and that the new police commissioner was being watched. He confided that he was back


from the last time she saw him. She demanded to know what was wrong with him, as Nat asked to speak to Jared in another room. Jess thought it was a terrible time to pick a fight with Buchanan Enterprises in crisis. Nash confided that his deal fell through and while he made another one with an investor who was only interested in the business aspects, Jared had to be removed. Jess reminded Nash that Jared had just risked his own life to save hers and that he was part of the family. He stopped her from speaking when she started to point out how wonderful Jared really was. She assured her husband she believed in him. In the other room, Natalie sung Jared's praises, though he thoughtthat she was wrong about him. He was grateful to be given the chance with the family and the business. She thought she was right about him, especially given the fact that he had been trying to save the business. She thought that he should give up the shares of the vineyard though, for the sake of the family. She empathized with Nash for trying to have something of his own, without the Buchanan name attached.

Antonio and Talia tried to get some work done, but it was difficult as they kept stopping to "play." They realized they had an important job, though, as they searched through files trying to find something on Lee. Antonio received a call from John regarding the sketch artist who was helping in the


search for leads on who sprung Allison from St. Anne's.

A working Markko told Langston about the time he spent with Starr, making a sauce for Cole. He asked her if the person she had to meet with was Cole, but then apologized, realizing that if it were true, she would have said something. "Right?" he asked. John invited Cole to a hockey game. Cole told John he didn't have to feel responsible for him, then accepted after John showed annoyance. Both Langston and Cole received an urgent phone call from Starr. They left together and Markko didn't look too happy. Rex told Gigi that he was sure Shane would find his way, being in a new town.

John headed to Antonio's place, where he learned that Jess had shownup at the Ball looking for Allison and that Nat was looking for Jess before anyone knew that something was wrong. He and Antonio headed for B.E. to question the sisters.

Jared decided to make it Nash's lucky day and sell his shares because he was busy at B.E., and wanted to do it for the sake of the family. He learned the wine business had made a profit and was happy with that, he revealed. He said that he actually did want to be like Asa in some ways. The guys shook hands.

Blair was informed that Todd and Jack had found a great house. She ignored Todd, spoke to someone on the phone, and left. Todd sat with his boys and murmured that he had everything he wanted


and was going to hang on to it this time. Cole and Langston showed up and heard about the move. Starr was afraid she'd never see them again.

Blair met Viki at the diner and asked for her help.

Antonio and John asked to see Jess and Natalie, separately, at Buchanan Enterprises. Antonio made a phone call regarding the police sketches and they were faxed to him. John asked an uneasy Natalie when she had seen Allison. Jess wondered why Antonio wasn't with Nat, and John with her, but a cold Antonio told her he could work without having personal feelings. After treading gently, Antonio asked Jess point blank if she had anything to do with Allison's escape.

In one of the Buchanan Enterprises conference rooms, John revealed to Natalie thathe was aware of her part in Allison's escape from St. Ann's. When Natalie refused to admit guilt, John demanded the truth from her. Meanwhile, the sketches of the culprits came across the fax in the very next room. The sketches were of two women dressed in nun's attire. The composites were an exact likeness of both Jessica and Natalie. In a nearby room, Antonio asked Jessica if she helped Allison escape from St. Ann's. Jessica lashed out at Antonio, and began reminding him of the tragedy Allison caused her family. Antonio attempted to reason with Jessica. He warned her that there were two witnesses that could possibly identify her-the nun she encountered the night of the break out, and Allison Perkins. Jessica told Antonio that Allison might


Dorian demanded to know exactly what was going on. Todd refused to give Dorian any information, and warned her to mind her business. After Todd left, Dorian began watching the videotape of herself reading the secrets at the Go Red Ball. Dorian laughed to herself; she was embarrassed by her actions and stated that she intended to destroy the tape. While watching the tape, Dorian received a call from a contact. The person told Dorian that the Buchanan's were facing a major crisis at BE. Dorian was not pleased to learn Nora was present, and insisted a camera crew meet her over at BE immediately. As Dorian spoke to her contact, she unknowingly fast-forwarded the tape. The tape was frozen on a frame of Nora sprawled over thefloor, ravaging through the secrets box at the Go Red Ball. When Dorian realized the damaging information she had uncovered about Nora, she was elated. When Todd entered the room, Dorian frantically placed the tape in her purse and told Todd she had a present for the DA. With the videotape in hand, Dorian headed off to Buchanan Enterprises.

Blair met with Viki at the diner. Blair informed Viki of Todd's sudden desire to move the family to Hawaii, then enlisted Viki's help. Viki was stunned by Todd's decision, and asked Blair what would possibly give him such a bizarre idea. Blair told Viki that Todd claimed he was bored managing The Sun, and wanted a challenge. When Viki pressed the issue, Blair admitted her fear that Todd wanted


hear the news and gave Nash the contract that required Jared's signature. Meanwhile, Cris was in the diner speaking with Sarah over the phone. Cris wanted to know when he would be able to see Sarah, who was at Buchanan Enterprises with the entire family, attempting to thwart a hostile takeover of the company. Sadly, Sarah informed Cris that she didn't think they would be able to spend the evening together because things looked bleak for the Buchanans. Sarah abruptly told Cris goodbye, after she heard Clint arguing with some of Asa's enemies over the phone. After hanging up with Sarah, Cris was disappointed.

In the Buchanan Enterprise boardroom, Bo entered the room in time to hear Clint threatening an associate of Virgil Webster, Asa's old friend who wasbelieved to be the center of the sabotage of BE. Nora was also present. Both Nora and Bo realized Clint was having a difficult time handling the family crisis. When Lindsay arrived to bring Bo his cell phone, Nora grimaced. Sensing a problem, Lindsay questioned Bo if everything was okay. Bo gave Lindsay a hug, but was vague about the crisis. Lindsay decided to stay and provide any help she could, which didn't sit well with Nora. When Jared entered the room and provided Clint with relevant information, Clint was horrified by the findings. Clint stated there was trouble and wanted to know Natalie's whereabouts-she was in possession of vital information. In an attempt to protect Natalie, Jared offered to locate the necessary information. Clint stormed out of


the room. While Jared looked for the information that Natalie was supposed to provide, he shared a conversation with Sarah. Sarah asked Jared how serious the company's problems were. Jared warned the situation was dire. Sarah was surprised to learn sabotage was involved. Jared explained that Asa's enemies began surfacing right after his death, and planned to destroy Buchanan Enterprises. Jared advised that the family needed to take action immediately to prevent the takeover. When Sarah stated the Buchanans must stick together, a look of guilt crossed Jared's face.

An angry Clint returned to the boardroom. Nora attempted to calm him down and suggested he consider cutting his losses. Clint was shocked by Nora's attitude, and stated he would never give up. Highly upset, Clint wondered why Natalie andJessica were nowhere to be found at such a critical time. Clint ordered Jared to find the paperwork Natalie was in possession of. Meanwhile, John continued to confront Natalie about Allison's escape. When Natalie adamantly denied any wrongdoing, John became enraged. As John shouted at Natalie to stop her lies, Jared entered the room. Jared demanded that John end his interrogation of Natalie, and questioned how he could treat someone he claimed to have once loved, in such a manner. John showed no fear and told Jared to mind his business. When Jared threatened to throw John out of the office, Natalie calmed him down and explained that John would never hurt her. Natalie supplied him with the information Clint neded, and convinced an angry Jared to leave


them alone.

Cris arrived at BE to surprise Sarah. The two began kissing in front of the fax machine that contained the sketches of Jessica and Natalie dressed as nuns. As Cris and Sarah embraced, they bumped into the fax machine, and the sketches fell to the floor. Cris and Sarah never noticed, and ran off into another room to continue their rendezvous.

Nash arrived at BE and presented Jared with the release papers. They were only a few feet away from the sketches that Sarah and Cris had dropped. As Jared signed the contract, Nash appeared skeptical. Jared noticed the sketches on the floor. Jared showed the sketches to Nash, and exclaimed, "The nuns that broke Allison out of St. Ann's were Jessica and Natalie." While Nash watched, Jaredused his computer skills to totally change the appearances of the two women in the sketches. When he finished, the caricatures, looked nothing like Jessica or Natalie. Jared convinced Nash to go along with his plan. John offered to help Natalie, but she refused his help. John promised to run interference for Natalie, if she told him the truth. Meanwhile, Jessica's accusations angered Antonio. He received a call advising him that the sketches were faxed. Antonio was upset that he wasn't notified sooner, and walked toward the fax machine. Jessica nervously followed. Antonio encountered an empty fax and wondered what happened to the sketches. Jessica offered to help, but Antonio stated he could recover the sketch in the machine's memory. As John continued to plead with Natalie, Antonio


and Jessica entered the room. As John and Antonio privately looked over the sketches, Jessica and Natalie were panic-stricken. John and Antonio revealed the sketches to the sisters. Jessica and Natalie were stunned and relieved. Natalie and Jessica declared that as long as Allison remained unconscious, they could never be implicated. Before entering Allison's hospital room, Nash placed the actual sketches in his pocket. Nash stood over Allison's apparently lifeless body. As he removed his scarf and moved closer to Allison, he stated, "You will never hurt Jessica or her family ever again." Suddenly, Allison opened her eyes.

Unable to contribute to the discussion, Lindsay left the boardroom and began speaking with Sarah. Sarah mentioned to an unaware Lindsay just how serious the problem was. When Sarah told Lindsaycontrol beer temperatures.
11-Transfer Pump – Used to pump the beer from the fermenter to the serving/bright beer vessels.
12-Serving/Bright Beer Vessel – CO2 is added to beer through a carbonating stone to adjust the CO2 levels to the style of beer in the vessel. From this vessel the beer can be kegged, bottled or served via the draft lines.
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With a standard selection of 8 or more brews plus sodas, the brewing team here at Red Rock is constantly on the go. Red Rock brewing is headed up by Kevin Templin, who started at Red Rock in the summer of 2000. Of course no beer


their names don't even have to be related to the personified product!

Name: BrockAge: 23Species: Half-Human; Half-DemonGender: MaleBirthday: UnknownAppearance/Personality: Brock is what most people would identify as an arrogant S.O.B. He's rich, stuck-up, and highly sexist and chauvinistic towards women. As a demon, the sin he is controlled by a majority of the time is that of lust. That being said, he seduces younger women, having sexual relations with them, and in turn, torturing them and keeping them captive. Women who abide by his rules and requests while they're captive are the ones who get to see the light of day, others are executed. He has shoulder length blonde hair, piercing green eyes, and a usually sharp toothed smile.History: Not much can be known about Brock, however, many storiesdo become spread about by demons of a smaller scale. He is highly revered in Hell and is mostly praise for overthrowing Lust himself as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

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The girl's piercing shrieks served to be music to Brock's ears as she tried her hardest to fight back the chains.

A sarcastic smirk appeared across his face as he paced the blood stained basement. Taking to a glance to his captive, he looked at her striped down body, eying her perversely. A small laugh escaped him softly, gearing him to walk back to the female, licking her neck with authority. Nibbling at where her throat was, he leaned into her ear and whispered.
"Do as I say, and you'll live, sexy." He said with


In 1912, a daredevil who delighted in heights ascended to the peak of the Statue of Liberty and parachuted from the raised hand of the American icon. The full story as told in the February 3 edition of the New York Times of that year:

Frederick R. Law, listed in the telephone directory as an aerial contractor, with offices at 50 Church Street, growing tired of monotonously swaying to and fro on lofty flagpoles and of being conventionally referred to in the newspapers as a daring steeplejack, decided yesterday to startle the world with an entirely original feat.

Law is about 35 years old. He was the first man to paint the flagpoles of the Pulitzer and Singer buildings, and it has been said of him that he had tobe at least 300 feet in the air with a cigar in his mouth to feel absolutely comfortable. Business has been dull in the steeple rigging line, and Law saw the necessity of doing something which no one else had ever done before.

According to one of his foremen, the boss steeplejack sat in his office all yesterday morning looking over the city’s high towers. Suddenly, it was said, he announced his intention of jumping from the Singer Building with a parachute. That seemed unpractical, however, after an investigation, and the Metropolitan Tower, a few stories higher, offered the same objections. The steeplejack did not fear the jump, but impeding traffic and the risk of causing a runaway or two deterred him.

The happy alternative of the Statue of Liberty


suggested itself, and at noon the aerial contractor set out for Bedlow’s Island. At 2 o’clock he was armed with a special permit, issued by Capt. Leonard D. Wildman in charge of the post on the island, and half an hour later half a dozen moving picture machines and operators and several thousand spectators were on hand to see the jump from the top of the statue.

Law dragged his 100-pound parachute into the elevator, and in company with one of his foreman went aloft to the head of the Goddess. There he dressed his ropes and started up the remaining 50 feet through the mighty biceps and forearm until he reached the hand with supports the torch. There is an observation platform at this point which, since thewere put at $40 million. An official report criticized by black leaders placed some of the blame for the riots on the growing civil rights movement. Two more people were killed when disturbances flared again in Watts in early 1966.

Although the Watts riots of 1965 was a pivotal point for the Army as a whole, only California National Guard troops were utilized in quelling the unrest in Watts. The employment of federal troops during the Detroit riots of 1967 was the transitional point for the Army.

Demographic changes have caused significant stratification of Los Angeles by neighborhood. The areas of South and Central Los Angeles, overwhelmingly populated by African Americans and Hispanics, have experienced despairingly high unemployment-20 to 40 percent of the residents live below the poverty level. By


contrast, several of the communities on the west side remain fairly homogeneous white neighborhoods with minimal levels of poverty. These circumstances have contributed to strong economic and social tensions, the most notable being the conflict in South Central between African Americans and Korean Americans. The two groups have lived alongside one another for the past decade but have experienced dramatically different economic changes.

By 1992 Los Angeles was in the midst of a spiraling economic downturn. Although the strain of the deepening recession had been hard on the entire city, it was especially severe on the African-American community. The disproportionately high levels of unemployment and poverty in the African-American neighborhoods were, by most accounts, giving rise to growing levels of tension, frustration, and anger that contributed to a tenseatmosphere.

African Americans, especially young males, felt they were frequently the victims of police mistreatment, racism, and abuse, a feeling also shared by leaders of the Hispanic communities, Korean Americans held a similar view and believed that they did not receive adequate protection from the LAPD. In general, there was a widespread perception within the minority communities that the police gave priority to protecting affluent white neighborhoods over minority communities such as South Central, the Pica-Union area, and Koreatown

On the afternoon of 29 April 1992, the worst civil unrest since the riots of the 1960's erupted in the streets of Los Angeles (LA). The civil unrest in Los Angeles followed a California jury's acquittal of the Los Angeles policemen accused of using excessive force in the beating of Rodney


King. The case had received heavy media coverage dating from before it even went to trial, when a video of the beating hit the national airwaves. It came as a surprise then, as the verdicts were read: One of the officers was found guilty of excessive force; the other officers were cleared of all charges. The verdicts were broadcast live, and word spread quickly throughout Los Angeles. At various points throughout the city that afternoon, people began rioting. Riots erupted on the streets of south central Los Angeles and soon expanded to disrupt and threaten lives and property in much of the city and county of Los Angeles.

In South Central Los Angeles, crowds began to congregate almost immediately to protest the verdicts. The street corner protests began togrow in number and size-first angry and then violent - a situation dramatized by the beating of a white truck driver four hours after the verdicts were announced. During the next six days, the reaction escalated into a terrifying reign of violence, widespread looting, and mass destruction of property in many communities across the city. The swiftness and ferocity of these events stunned the entire city and nation.

The first incident, which occurred within an hour after the verdicts were announced, took place in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the 77th Street Police District. The intersection of Florence and Normandie, considered one of the "flash points," was the scene of repeated violent activity beginning before 4:00 p.m. The events there were covered by live television and reached their peak


at approximately 6:45 p.m., when several young African-American males dragged Reginald Denny, a passing motorist, from his truck and beat him close to death. The violence and lawlessness escalated and spread to the north and west.

By 6:30 p.m., a crowd had gathered outside Parker Center, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) headquarters, which had been stormed and vandalized within the hour. This incident gripped the attention of police commanders. Firefighters were being attacked-one was shot and hospitalized in the early evening while responding to a call.

The lawlessness involved physical violence, looting, and arson, which resulted in massive destruction of property. According to the City in Crisis, the rioting was cyclical in nature and occurred with equal intensity in daylight hours and during the night, unlike past civil disorders. Disturbanceswhich began in the morning gathered momentum during the day and reached a high point in the evening, declining during the early morning hours. Destruction was most severe on the second day and tapered off only on the fourth and fifth days.

At least forty-four [possibly 58] people died and hundreds [possibly more than 2,000, or even 4,000] were injured before order was restored Property damage reached the billion dollar mark because of rampaging looters and the thousands of fires that they set. It began as a small disturbance in south central LA, but quickly escalated and spread rapidly throughout the city and country. Arsonists set over 4,600 fires that at least partially burned a reported 10,000 businesses. Reports on the number arrested ranged from 12,000 to 17,000. Emergency


workers were soon stretched to the limit in their efforts to cope with the crisis. The violence initially overwhelmed law enforcement agencies, resulting in the burning of large areas of the city. The LA riots of 1992 were unquestionably the most costly civil disturbance in US history.

The initial response of many city officials was marked by uncertainty, confusion, and lack of coordination. Within the LAPD, there was no meaningful integration with any other arm of government. The LAPD was uncharacteristically hesitant in responding to initial incidents of disorder - which later would be considered a major factor in their inability to control the unrest.

As the fires spread across Los Angeles beginning in the late afternoon of Apri1 29, 1992, unprecedented demands were placed on the Los Angeles CityFire Department, in particular, because it was forced to respond to calls for assistance while confronted at times by hostile individuals and crowds armed with assorted weapons. The fire fighters were severely hampered by the response time and level of escort support which the Los Angeles Police Department was able to muster.

Both the state and federal governments responded quickly to the crisis. The governor of California committed the state police and two thousand National Guard soldiers to assist in restoring law and order on 30 April. At 2230 on 29 April 1992, as part of the response to this disorder, the 3d Battalion, 160th Infantry (Mechanized), 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, was ordered to mobilize.
CANG's initial response was slow and somewhat disorganized. Its troops did not arrive


in the streets until 17 hours after Wilson's order or not until the evening of April 30. Between 2100 and 2400 the following day, all 3d Battalion companies deployed to their assigned areas. It was the first tactical battalion to be mobilized, the first to deploy to the streets of LA, and the last to redeploy. By the early morning of 30 April, the Governor of California had ordered state police and about 2,000 guardsmen into the area to restore order. The first of the National Guard units, the 670th Military Police Company, traveled almost 300 miles from its main armory and arrived the same afternoon to assist local police.

Lacking proper warning by LAPD, CANG loaned out to local agencies key items of riot control equipment such as1 May 1992, federalizing elements of the California National Guard and authorizing active military forces from the Army and Marine Corps to help restore law and order. Following this Presidential Executive Order on 1 May, JTF-LA was formed. The Executive Order federalized unit of the California Army National Guard (CAARNG) and authorized active military forces to assist in the restoration of law and order. JTF-LA formed and deployed within 24 hours. It operated in a unique domestic disturbance environment while working with city, county, state, federal agencies, and the CAARNG. JTF-LA was completely successful in meeting the three objectives defined in its mission statement, which were-assume command and control of federalized National Guard and AC Marine and Army forces, establish liaison with local law enforcement agencies; and conduct


civil disturbance operations to restore order in the greater LA area.

As DOD's executive agent for the crisis, the Secretary of the Army activated a civil disturbance plan, called GARDEN PLOT, to help orchestrate the callup and deployment of the military forces. Joint Task Force Los ANGELES consisted of about 10,000 guardsmen, nearly 1,500 marines from Camp Pendleton, and 2,000 soldiers from the 2d Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (Light), at Fort Ord. Virtually the entire 40th Infantry Division was mobilized. The military personnel were supposed to protect specific areas of the city, patrol neighborhoods after the police had restored order, and protect the fire fighters who were being attacked by mobs. Army troops showed restraint and discipline in handling a touchy situation. During the riots, they worked in areasemergency operations center, the city command center, the sheriffs office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Close and effective liaison must be established with all potential sources and agencies. Local law enforcement agencies have access to HUMINT, often unavailable to the military. The intelligence staff of the law enforcement agencies have unparalleled expertise in civil disturbances and gang behavior, while military analysts are in the best position to apply this experience to civil-military operations. During Operation Garden Plot, units used a variety of government-owned, off-the-shelf purchased, and personally owned equipment to effectively conduct operations. Additional communications equipment included such things as cellular phones, faxsimile machines, and police scanners.

For many days after, it was impossible for people living in South Central


the town spaces for short-term parking, perhaps 30 minutes in Horsemarket and Woodmarket, and an hour elsewhere in the town centre.

Can the working group consider the use of cardboard clocks, which are used in other towns, and hope that peer pressure or guilty conscience will stop the all-day parking and sight of vehicles circling the streets or hovering in The Square waiting for a space.

There are some difficult decisions to be made by SBC. Two suggestions: demolish the old church in Bowmont Street and extend the car park there; demolish the old High School and turn that into an all-day park and ride.

Catherine Middleton

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Before Nicola Sturgeon and her cronies become inspired by recent divisive events in Catalonia and decide to follow suit, we decided unilaterally to holdborder since May 6, various media outlets have been saying there is information that armed terrorists had sought refuge in those barren lands. The numbers have not been confirmed, but some are saying hundreds of terrorists are now present in the barren lands. This may be particularly the case because the area is totally surrounded by the Syrian army and Hezbollah from the east, and Lebanese army units from the west, where large Lebanese army units are deployed between the town of Arsal, and its barren lands, which are about 15 kilometers (9 miles) to the east of the town.

Several considerations emerge when speaking of the battle for the barren lands of Arsal. First among these is the presence of Syrian refugee camps in Arsal, in which nearly