his list of teams to include Cleveland and Oklahoma City within the past 10 days, Perry had more flexibility to move Anthony. Perry remained in contact with Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey, who had the most versatile array of assets for New York and motivation to make the deal -- but, ultimately, Anthony would not accept a trade to the Pacific Northwest.

Anthony was intrigued with a potential partnership with Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, and the stability and track record of the front office and coaching staff in Portland, but did not want to make such a dramatic geographic shift, league sources said.

New York had been willing to do an Anthony deal with his preferred choice, Houston, that included Eric Gordon andTrevor Ariza, but the Rockets consistently rejected that idea, league sources said. Houston had become the focus of Anthony's trade request after the Rockets acquired All-Star guard Chris Paul, a close friend, in late June. But Houston needed a deal to include forward Ryan Anderson, who has three years and $60 million left on his contract.

Cleveland's package included Iman Shumpert and Channing Frye, and would've needed to be supplemented with minimum veterans, league sources said. Cleveland would never have considered including its 2018 first-round pick via Brooklyn, league sources said. New York had been pursuing a future first-round pick from Oklahoma City, but the Thunder were unable to acquire one as part of a larger deal for New York, according to league sources.

The 2018 second-round pick on its


way to New York was part of Oklahoma City's deal with Chicago in February that brought McDermott and Taj Gibson to the Thunder. Gibson signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves in July.

New York inquired about the Thunder's first-round pick at No. 21 in the 2017 draft, shooting guard Terrance Ferguson, but ultimately accepted the 2018 second-round pick that Chicago owed Oklahoma City. With the Bulls projected to be one of the worst teams in the league, that pick could be in early 30s of next June's draft.

The Thunder's odds to win the NBA title went from 20-1 to 16-1 at the Westgate after news of the trade. Their projected win total went from 51.5 to 52.5.

This is the second major deal Presti engineered this summer. Oklahomastate of Oklahoma and added, "I want to say, please beat the Warriors for me. Please. I'm gonna be watching that game, so please beat the Warriors for me."

McDermott, 25, was the No. 11 overall draft pick in 2014. He was the NCAA's leading scorer that year, averaging 26.7 points per game as a senior at Creighton. He averaged 6.6 points and 19.5 minutes in 22 games for the Thunder after the February trade.


when the person went at him with a shiny weapon in his hand, police said.

When police arrived, the teen was lying in the driveway of the woman’s home with gunshot wounds and the father was sitting on the grass. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Tyler Giuliano had just turned 15 on August 2, reported the Danbury News-Times. He was in tenth grade at New Fairfield High School.Comics on the Radio

Your radio just got very, very cool. This week, the Boston Comics Roundtable was invited into the studios of WBUR to talk about the upcoming publication of Inbound 4. The interview, led by Radio Boston host Jane Clayson, wraps up a special episode with a “Literary Boston” theme.

But there’s more…. the producers of WBUR helped us stage a live action radio drama based on Cathy Leamy‘s comic “The Old Howard,” one of the stories featured in Inbound #4. Voiced by members of the Boston Comics Roundtable, complete with music and sound effects, it’s really amazing.

The radio drama and the interview will air live on 90.9 WBUR in the Boston area on Friday, October 23rd at 1pm, and again on Saturday, October 23rd at 1pm. It


filed by the State and enjoined Goodyear from further engaging in the advertising practices in question. Goodyear appeals from that ruling.
In early 1976, Goodyear used certain tire advertising that prompted the State's complaint. The first was a practice known as "variable FET advertising." A typical advertisement *485 of this type would describe a variety of tires offered for sale and set forth the price for each. Within each advertisement there was a statement informing the prospective purchaser that a federal excise tax (FET) would be added to the price of the tire, that the amount of the FET would depend on the size of the tire, and that the precise amount of the FET would fall within the stated range. The second advertising practice in question concerned Goodyear'sHPV Vaccines Developed by Chinese Researchers Available in Wuhan

A nurse shows human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines developed by Chinese researchers at the provincial Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 18, 2020. Starting from May 18, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines developed by Chinese researchers is available in provincial Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital in Wuhan. [Xinhua/Xiong Qi]

A girl receives a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the provincial Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 18, 2020. Starting from May 18, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines developed by Chinese researchers is available in provincial Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital in Wuhan. [Xinhua/Xiong Qi]

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study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi with a seven-bedded dedicated "Swine Flu Intensive Care Unit," from October 2009 to March 2010. Infection control guidelines adopted in the intensive care unit (ICU) and by the HCP in the study were based on those recommended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and were approved by the hospital administration. It was mandatory for all HCP working in the ICU to wear PPEs which consisted of N95 mask, long-sleeved cuffed gown, gloves, cap, and shoe cover, with emphasis on frequent hand washing every time contact was made to any object or patient in the ICU. All HCP had got training on infection control measures regarding H1N1. No personal belongings were allowed inUPSC: SECTION 377 OF IPC

The criminalisation of homosexuality was first imposed by the British in 1861.

Section 377 of the IPC, which stems from this belief, deals with “unnatural offences” and stated that “whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”

In 2009, in a landmark judgment, the Delhi High Court described Section 377 as a violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Following this, religious groups moved the Supreme Court for a direction against the verdict.

The Supreme Court in 2013 overruled the Delhi High Court’s order and reinforced criminalisation of homosexuality


stating that Parliament’s job was to scrap laws. This judgment by the apex court was highly criticised by the LGBTQ community in India and was seen as a setback for human rights.

On 6 February 2016, the final hearing of the curative petition submitted by the Naz Foundation and others came for hearing in the SC. The three-member bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India T. S. Thakur said that all the 8 curative petitions submitted will be reviewed afresh by a five-member constitutional bench.

On 24 August 2017 in a landmark judgment (also known as the Puttuswamy judgement), the SC had upheld the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under the Constitution.

The SC also had called for equality and condemned discrimination, stated that the protection ofof the constitutional issues involved and we think it appropriate to send this to a larger bench.”

There are over 20 countries where homosexuality is not a criminal offence, and same-sex marriage is recognised, including the US, England, Australia, Germany and France.

INDIAN PENAL CODE:

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the main criminal code of India.

It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.

The code was drafted in 1860 on the recommendations of first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

It came into force in British India during the early British Raj period in 1862. However, it did not apply automatically in the Princely states, which had their own courts and legal


systems until the 1940s. The Code has since been amended several times and is now supplemented by other criminal provisions.

After the partition of the British Indian Empire, the Indian Penal Code was inherited by its successor states, the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan, where it continues independently as the Pakistan Penal Code. The Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) applicable in Jammu and Kashmir is also based on this Code.Magic: Jameer Nelson actually has until June 15 to exercise his option

Jameer Nelson has more time to make a decision about his Orlando Magic future than the Magic's general manager originally thought.

After General Manager Otis Smith told reporters that Nelson had three days from the date of the Magic's final playoff game to exercise his player option for the 2012-13 season, a team spokesman issued a correction Thursday.

Nelson's contract actually stipulates that Nelson has until June 15 to make his decision known to the team's general manager.

Nelson almost certainly will welcome the extra time, because Magic CEO Alex Martins and Magic Chairman Dan DeVos are in the process of evaluating their entire basketball-operations department and could replace Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy. In addition, Smith has said


he's not sure whether he wants to return.

"I can't make the decision until some other decisions are made around here," Nelson said Wednesday. "I want to be here in the Orlando Magic uniform. I love being here. I love being in the city."

Martins said no decisions about Smith's or Van Gundy's Magic futures will be made within the next several days.

Nelson's contract stipulates that Nelson must provide written notice about his option by the latter of June 15 or three days following the team's last game (including playoff games).

Foyle's denial

Magic Director of Player Development Adonal Foyle denied a RealGM.com report that he interviewed for Smith's job as general manager before the March 15 trade deadline.

"Let me be abundantly clear I have never been interviewed for a GM jobwith the Orlando Magic," Foyle tweeted. "Further Otis is my friend and mentor and I would never disrespect him in this manner. As Dir. of Player Dev — I have lots of work to do yet."

Foyle, 37, is a former first vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, and he is highly respected by Magic players and within the organization. It would not be a surprise if he emerged as a candidate if Smith is fired or if Smith chooses not to return for the final season of his contract.

Redick's view

The final year of J.J. Redick's contract is fully unguaranteed, and if the team waives him before July 7, it won't owe him any more money.

Asked if he's received an indication what the team plans to do,


going to become obsolete at the end of the year."

Enter Gary Evans, the CEO of Hiawatha Broadband. Minneiska is among the communities Evans serves.

"That's really what broadband means to rural America," Evans says. "It means survival." When the government announced it was tapping $7.2 billion in stimulus money to bring broadband to rural communities, Evans thought he had a good case. His customers include the Prairie Island Indian Community.

In Lake City, Minnesota, apple orchard owner Dennis Courtier warns of small businesses like his becoming extinct. "Not having the kind of communication capacity in rural areas for rural businesses, it's going to be like not having electricity at the end of the Depression."

Evans applied for nearly $6 million in broadband grants and gets emotional when talking about what happenednext. "Unfortunately, the application above was not selected for funding," says his rejection letter from the Department of Commerce. The letter says his application didn't score high enough to move forward.

The Commerce Department says, "We can't fund all the proposals we receive, nor do we have the resources to debrief every applicant."

A second agency, the Department of Agriculture, rejected Evans' application because the company didn't put up enough of its own money. Jonathan Adelstein, the administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, says the government required companies to fund half the project. Hiawatha planned to put up 20 percent.

Evans says his rejection stung even more when he learned one of the projects the Department of Agriculture did fund was Bretton Woods Telephone Company in the


ski resort community of Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. It won nearly $1 million in broadband grant money at the urging of real estate developer Charles Adams.

"You know, we felt like it was a little bit of a needle in a haystack," Adams says. "We definitely thought it was a little bit of a long shot."

Adams is planning to build 900 vacation homes around the resort, a plan on hold because of the economy. Four-hundred vacation homes exist and about 40 of them house year-round residents. Adams says he is pushing for broadband, saying it's key to the community "not only for people who want to live there and, you know, telecommute, but also in attracting businesses who want to set up operation in a place like this."

Geoff Daily,Then there is the step of storing the first session in a first input queue of the first input port mechanism. Next there is the step of receiving a second session at a second input port mechanism of the switch. Then there is the step of storing the second session in a second input queue of the second input port mechanism. Next there is the step of providing service from a server to the first session at a first guaranteed session rate. Then there is the step of transferring cells of the first session to a first output queue of a first output queue mechanism. Next there is the step of sending the cells of the first session out of the switch to a network with a first


arms 50A, 50B extending from one endwall 40 of the housing and each having a slot 52A, 52B therein, a wedge-shaped abutment member 60 disposed on the endwall 40 intermediate the arms 50A, 50B, an L-shaped resilient retaining clip 80 having a base leg 82, a latching leg 84 and an opening 90 formed therein. In assembly, the retaining clip 80 is inserted to the endwall 40 from a bottom side of the housing 12 with opposite side edges of the latching leg 84 being received in the slots 52A, 52B and the abutment member 60 bearing against the opening 90. However, when the electrical connector disengages from a complementary connector, it is inevitable that the housing will suffer from external force in all directions, so it ishighly required to the retention force between the latching leg of the retaining clip and the slot of the arm of the housing, and the withstanding force of the abutment member since the retaining clip is assembled from the bottom side of the housing. If the retention force and the withstanding force is not enough strong, the retaining clip won't work well as a strain relief.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,807 discloses another retention bracket 40 (as shown in FIG. 2 of this patent) attached to a mounting flange 22 extending outwardly from one end of the housing 12 from a top side of the housing. The mounting flange 22 defines a pair of channels 26 extending therethrough. The channels are spaced apart by a retention tab 28 having a


Dark mahogany swirled, catching what few lights burned in the dark bar before the pirate threw it back and slapped the empty glass on the table. He fixed his gaze on the burly Yakov and said “Find a way.”

Yakov stroked his beard, an unkempt bush that added to the whole Russian Bear mystique. The problem was a minefield, a shitstorm waiting to happen.

Then again, this was Vane.

Though he would never say it aloud, Yakov was one of the few men in Brimstone that knew Vane’s real name. Nom de Guerres, pirate names, were common, especially among those who aspired to greatness or a long career. Advertising your real identity gave cops and enemies alike numerous free angles of attack.

Assumed names ran from the clever to the cryptic, from2017 -- one way or another," Hogan told the Orlando Sentinel after...

He hasn't seen the movie "Concussion, and he won't see the movie. He doesn't want to think about it. He won't even give his name for this story, despite playing for the Dolphins several years in a fearless way that honored his talent.
He's in middle...

We need a worry-meter for Miami fans, like DEFCON alert system for the military. I put it the UMCON at Level 2 after Friday night's struggling win at Florida Atlantic. That means it's one level away from the highest order of mayhem, which could break...

Ah, opening night. The smack of pads. The return of school spirit. The plane circling Sun Life Stadium pulling the sign, "Temple Coach, Temple Results, Fire Al Golden."
So came


the opening scene for the 20,000-odd Miami fans in their seats for Saturday's...

In so many ways, the NFL embraces a new age. Players wear GPS devices to measure heart rates and running speeds. Electronic monitors gauge sleeping patterns for optimum energy. Nutritionists prepare foods.
So why does the league keep running a...

South Florida rocked Sunday to the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, which was the most watched program last week.
The show, which featured an opening performance by Boca Raton pop singer Ariana Grande with Nicki Minaj and Jesse J., drew 209,000 total viewers...

1. Should the Dolphins have Tony Gonzalez on speed dial? Just for the prayer he'd pick up the phone? He's the big, productive tight end this offense needs. He's retired and on TV this fall, but admittedfor too many stars on the field Thursday night when the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals kick off the NFL preseason in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game. Don't look for many starters, either. For those who believe four preseason games...

If only Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer were running things in Southern California, the San Diego Chargers would have never left.
Our Buddy would have found a way for San Diego to build a new stadium for the Chargers because Buddy knows how to get things built....

Liberty guard Brittany Boyd sat on the bench with her head bowed in prayer during the national anthem before a WNBA playoff game.
Hours earlier, college football players for Michigan and Michigan State, along with a group of students at North Carolina,...

Mike Ditka said


women's national team match against Thailand on Thursday night.
Rapinoe first knelt during the anthem on Sept. 4 before a game with her National Women's Soccer League team, the Seattle Reign....

The NFL has enacted rule changes to try to make the kickoff safer for players. That effort will continue with further safety-related tinkering with the play, according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
But if such maneuvers fail, the elimination of...A petition from some Palestinian human rights activists

Here is a translation of the petition on behalf of Palestinian refugees in Iraq. We would like to thank you and thank your aides for expressing an interest in this petition and appeal.

Sincerely,

Thaer and Sheila Abdallah

A petition from some Palestinian human rights activists and their supporters protesting the latest attacks by Iraqi government forces from the (Iraqi Ministry of the Interior) at the Palestinian community residences in Al-Baladiyat quarter of Baghdadand appealing for help.

As the Iraqi militias’ persecution against the Palestinian refugees in Iraq subsided after its peaks in 2006 and 2007, the remaining population of the Palestinian refugee community thought it was the end of violence and it would be possible to live again in Iraq with peace and dignity.However,


We would like everyone viewing this petition to pass it on to all kinds of media outlets, human rights and relief organizations, Palestinian Authority and factions, as well as social websites and networks.

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التعليقات 5

Dr. Nabil Abdul Kadir DEEB.GERMANY.Bonn
The Practices of the recent terrorist acts of the Iraqi government agencies against the Palestine Refugees in Baghdad must be a part of the work of the Arab League in the next summit in Bagdad.
The Arab League and the Arab peoples are still appeals to Iraqi and international protection of Palestinian refugees in Iraq and give them their rights to social life.
Refugees Palestinians have become in Iraq and if they were excluded from the rights established by international law on refugees and guarantees called for in the Declaration ofPalestinian cause to form a concern internationally, regionally and nationally, as it is obsession affects the entire Palestinian people:
Based on the norms of international law of human rights, the right of refugees to return to the home of basic human rights, inalienable rights, which are not subject to bargaining, and compromise and that do not fall, they are linking him to the ground, which had forced to leave the cause of justification, that the has the right to return to the home immediately after the demise of the reason.
Human beings are born free and honor has no human beings had the right of derogation would and worth and dignity inherent in it, and as the human nature in human beings requires and must respect the dignity of any


these issues in their totality, with a fiscal framework that assures that we are getting to a much lower budget deficit," Lawrence, the head of the National Economic Council, said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

The unemployment benefits provision was a part of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, which affects other programs, too. The Senate's inaction means lapses in funding for COBRA, Medicare payments to doctors and the National Flood Insurance Program, among other things.

The Senate is expected to take up the measure after lawmakers return from recess the week of April 12. Key Democrats said they hope to pass a retroactive extension, compensating the unemployed for a gap in funding. If approved, it would be the seventh time the deadline has been extended since Juneof CDH born between January 1997 and December 2008 who were initially treated according to concepts and methods developed during the nineties (i.e., protective mechanical ventilation, including permissive hypercapnia and preoperative stabilization, INO availability) and parents or legal guardians authorizing participation in the study and child consent if older than 6. When the diagnosis of CDH was made after discharge of maternity the patient was excluded. According to French law, the Consultative Committee for the data processing in health research (CCTIRS) approved this research, and no more authorizations were requested for this study. The medical database allowed for identifying the eligible children according to the selection criteria. Mail was sent to the parents describing the objectives of the study. In cases of participation acceptance, the parents returned written


The University of Maryland Baltimore County pulled off the most historic win in college basketball history this weekend, when they stunned the University of Virginia, 74 to 54.

And in postgame interviews, they set an excellent example of humility and gratitude--you might even call it emotional intelligence--by giving just a little bit of credit to another unlikely group of high-achievers from their college.

First, the game. This win was a huge deal, because it's the first time in the history of the men's NCAA tournament that a No. 16 seed has beaten a No. 1 seed.

Before last night, men's 16th seeds had gone 0-for-135 against No. 1 teams. (In the women's tournament, No. 16 Harvard beat No. 1 Stanford back in 1998.)

If you're not a college basketball fan, imagine ifa minor league baseball team came into Yankee Stadium and dominated the New York Yankees. There's a lot of competition for the idea of "biggest upset" ever in college sports, but if this wasn't it, it's close.

And that's why it's surprising that after the game, a small part of the team's discussion was about chess.

Yes, chess. Because until last night, perhaps the biggest thing UMBC was known for--besides apparently producing two surgeon generals of the United States and appearing on a huge number of military members' resumes (they have a good remote program)--was its chess team, which made the final four of chess 15 years in a row.

In fact, UMBC is credited with basically creating the idea of a high-powered collegiate chess program. Its program director, a professor


of computer science and electrical engineering named Alan T. Sherman, "built UMBC's program from scratch in the early 1990s," according to a 2015 profile in The Washington Post, by...

"...offering scholarships to talented players from around the world who gave themselves nicknames such as The Mongolian Terror and The Polish Magician. UMBC has won or tied for first 10 times at the Pan-American tournaments, raising the school's national profile."

Other colleges imitated the model, including Webster University, and UMBC isn't as dominant as it once was. But it's still a powerhouse.

And that's why in postgame interviews after the biggest college basketball upset of all time, the players wound up being asked about the chess team.

"Don't forget about them, either. They're still big," UMBC center Nolan Gerrity said in answer toStockholm (film)

Stockholm is a 2013 Spanish drama film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.

Plot

A guy (Javier Pereira) tries to get a girl (Aura Garrido) he meets at a party to like him. She refuses, but he does not give up until he manages to change her mind. After they spend the night together, she discovers he is not like she thought.

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until I turned eight. I was sent from France to boarding school in England. It was a horrendous experience. It was like going back to the 19th century... from school in the second term ... It’s simple ... When I was on the train to see my parents in Stockholm as a teenager in the embassy brat pack, I’d assume a different nationality from the station


        No. 96 C 1095—Joan B. Gottschall, Judge.
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   ARGUED SEPTEMBER 8, 2004—DECIDED NOVEMBER 5, 2004
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  Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.
  POSNER, Circuit Judge. The district judge, in this suit by
participants in an ERISA pension plan, has asked us, and we
have agreed, to entertain an interlocutory appeal from a
ruling in which she answered in favor of the plaintiffs a
potentially controlling question of law thatNew York primaries as it happened: Trump and Clinton clinch victories in their home state

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fills his ballot for the New York primary election in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., April 19, 2016.Reuters

The remaining five candidates are hoping to take home several delegates from the New York primary on 19 April.

Recent polls revealed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were poised to win big tonight and they did. However, Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican John Kasich could also take home a significant number of delegates.

With both races called and nearly 70% of the results reported, we are wrapping up our live coverage of tonight's New York primaries. Thanks for following along and stay tuned for our complete analysis of tonight's


registered New Yorkers being dropped from the rolls, what's happening today is a disgrace," Sanders spokesman Karthik Ganapathy told reporters.

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, who is supporting Sanders' rival Hillary Clinton, called for reforms to the Board of Elections.

"It has been reported to us from voters and voting rights monitors that the voting lists in Brooklyn contain numerous errors, including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists," the mayor said in a statement. He added: "The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed."

Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan hit back against criticisms saying, "We're not finding that there were issues throughout the city that are anydifferent than what we experience in other elections."

The fight to gain voters' support in NY has been intense from the start. Just a week before tonight's primary, Donald Trump took a swipe at rival Ted Cruz for previous comments he made about "New York values".

Welcome to our live coverage of the Republican and Democratic primaries in New York. Voters throughout the Empire State have at least two more hours to head to the polling stations to cast their ballots. Delegates in both parties will be awarded proportionally, which spells good news for all candidates involved. However, polls prior to the primaries revealed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were firmly in the lead.


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To keep insisting that the current Rafale jets deal smacks of corruption clearly shows that a political agenda is being pushed by misrepresenting the facts of the deal.
The Supreme Court's decision on the petitions questioning the deal by Mr Modi’s government for 36 Rafale fighter...

The proposal for the Kartarpur corridor was floated by India more than two decades ago and emphasised by Mr Vajpayee on his trip to Lahore.
The recent excitement at the formal inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor to facilitate a short and easy passage for Indian Sikh...

It wasn’t just India that has its finger pointed at Pakistan as the epicentre of terrorism at least in this region, but much of the international community led by the US has had enough of Pak’s devious games.
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Multi-million pound economic contribution from University of Sussex

The University of Sussex adds £343 million a year to the economies of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex, says a new independent report.

The report, produced by independent economic analysts Oxford Economics, was commissioned by the University to gauge its economic and social impact on the region and the wider UK economy.

For every £1 million of the £150 million the University directly contributes to UK GDP, a further £1.3 million is supported elsewhere in the UK economy, the report shows.

The University also supports 5,180 jobs across the region and generates £74.9 million in tax revenues, enough to pay the running costs for East Sussex Fire Authority for almost two years.

Meanwhile, the University’s significant social impact, the report says, isprogress on a huge scale.”

While the greatest impact is on the local and regional economies, the report says that the University’s “economic footprint” is nationwide, adding £407 million to the UK economy, supporting 6,200 jobs and generating £100 million in tax receipts.

Oxford Economics drew on data from the financial year 2015-16 for the report. It found that:

· The University of Sussex makes an important economic and social contribution to Brighton & Hove, Sussex and the wider region

· The University supports 5,180 jobs in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex – equivalent to one in every 161 jobs in the area


On the morning of October 27, 1878, when bankers at the Manhattan Savings Institution, located at the corner of Bleecker Street and Broadway in New York City, opened their doors for business, they discovered, to their horror, the bank had been broken into over the weekend and the bank vault emptied of cash and securities. It seemed impossible since the bank was known as one of the securest in the country. Still, it was true. Thieves had broken in and stolen nearly $3 million. Based on current monetary standards, the Manhattan bank heist amounts to approximately $65 million today, far surpassing any previous robberies. According to bank examiners, the exact amount the robbers stole was $2,747,700, nearly $2.5 million of which was in stocks and bonds. The NewYork Times hailed it as “the most sensational in the history of bank robberies in this country.”

What made the robbery more incredible than just the amount stolen was that the bank was one of the largest and most imposing in the world. The Manhattan Savings Institution was not just a bank, it was a depository for the money, jewelry, securities, and other valuables of some of the most prominent and wealthy citizens of New York City, among them Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, James Fisk Jr., and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It was a ponderous labyrinth of bolts, locks, and steel doors, making it an almost impregnable fortress.

It took criminal mastermind, George Leslie, three years to plan the robbery down to the minutest detail. Leslie, a dashing, handsome,


University of Cincinnati-educated architect, who came to New York City in 1869, was dubbed, “The King of Bank Robbers” by New York City police, newspaper reporters, and underworld figures, although they didn’t know his true identity until after his death. According to law enforcement authorities, from 1869 through 1878 Leslie was responsible for more than 80 percent of all the bank robberies in the country, either by planning the robberies or carrying them out himself. Despite his reputation, Leslie was never apprehended and never spent a day of his life in jail. Ultimately, it was Leslie’s roving eye, not his criminal exploits that led to his downfall.

Leslie was responsible for the three biggest bank heists of the day. Besides the Manhattan bank job, he was responsible for the1869 Ocean National Bank robbery in New York City that netted thieves $800,000, then considered the largest theft of the era, and the 1876 Northampton Bank robbery in Massachusetts, where a record-breaking $1.6 million in cash and securities were stolen. Not a shot was fired in any of his robberies. Not a single person injured. Not a stick of dynamite used. And not one bit of property destroyed. Nothing like it had ever been pulled off in the annals of New York City crime. It was all done with Leslie’s characteristic finesse. Even the city newspapers gave credit to the culprits: “A masterful bank job pulled off by one very special bank robber,” the New York Herald reported following the Manhattan robbery.

Twenty-seven-year-old George Leslie arrived in New York


City in 1869, a successful architect. With his good looks, education, and fine manners, he ingratiated himself into New York City’s high society, became a patron of the arts, attended the opera, and was invited to only the best New York City parties. But Leslie led a double life. Despite being able to slip seamlessly through the many layers of New York City’s high society, no one ever suspected he was the same man known as “The King of Bank Robbers.”

Before leaving Cincinnati, Leslie told friends he wanted to make some “easy money” in New York City. Leslie had no intention of resuming his architectural career, and had no interest becoming a Wall Street investor, although he had a small family fortune to play with. Coming to NewYork City, leaving behind old friends and family (his mother and father had both died, and he had no siblings), shedding the baggage of his past, Leslie set his sights on a life of crime. He intended to make his “easy money” by becoming a bank robber—but not just any old run-of-the-mill bank robber. He wanted to be the best, the most successful, and the richest.

If ever there was a place to begin a criminal career, New York City was it. A would-be bank robber like Leslie couldn’t have been better situated. The wealthiest men and women in the country made New York City their home, which meant they kept their money, jewels, stocks, and other valuables in local banks, which seemed to stand on every street corner


of the city. There had to be millions of dollars just sitting there, waiting for the right kind of criminal visionary to come along and make an unlawful withdrawal. George Leslie intended to be that man.

It was the Civil War that drove Leslie from his Cincinnati home to the bustling metropolis of New York City. The bloodiest conflict in the country’s history had come to an end just four years prior to his arrival in the city, and the wounds were still fresh for both the North and South. Close to three and a half million men fought in the war, and nearly 700,000, both Union and Confederate troops, died. A million more were maimed or wounded. Although George Leslie wasn’t one of them, it wasn’t luck thathad saved him; it was money—his father’s money.

Men and women, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters, women and children—all suffered through the four bloodiest years in American history. Leslie’s home state of Ohio provided a quarter-million able-bodied men as soldiers and military officers during the war. Thousands of young men from Cincinnati flocked to Union military service at the outset of the war in 1861 or were drafted, but Leslie wasn’t one of them. There was a provision in the Union Conscription Act of 1863 that allowed wealthy men to pay $300 to buy their way out of service. Leslie’s father, who was a prosperous Cincinnati brewer, paid the money to keep his son out of harm’s way. Although it was perfectly legal, it became a highly unpopular


course of action, and one that many did not forget after the war ended. Wealthy young men like George Leslie were considered worse than deserters. After the war was over, Leslie found himself facing public scorn, hostility, and ostracism from many Cincinnati families and former friends who had served or lost someone in battle. Their resentment overwhelmed him. He wanted to start over in a new place where no one knew him or his history. New York City was the perfect spot to lose his past and reinvent himself.

All of Leslie’s bank jobs were arduous undertakings. He would meticulously survey the building’s layout by frequenting the bank and sometimes depositing his own money there so as not to arouse suspicion. Then, using his training and talent as anarchitect, he would draw up blueprints. Inside an abandoned warehouse, he would build a replica of the bank vault, where he would rehearse the robbery with his handpicked gang for months, with each member responsible for a specific function, at a specific time. The entire team studied the blueprints and drilled on the step-by-step process they would follow during the robbery. Leslie timed each of the steps to ensure split second precision. Timing was everything, as far as he was concerned. He had his team practice the bank heist over and over, throwing in various possibilities and forecasting alternative measures. He even had the gang rehearse their movements in the dark, in case something happened to the lighting inside the bank. No one had ever gone to the


robbers—turning the dial this way and that, listening with a stethoscope to determine the right sequence of combination clicks. Leslie sometimes broke into a bank two or three times in order to place and retrieve his “little joker” without ever once being caught. His usual trick: bribing the night watchman to let him into the bank. On several occasions, he also changed tactics and deposited a considerable sum of his own money in his targeted bank to become a valued customer, and then he convinced the bank to hire one of his cronies as a watchman.

Leslie intended the Manhattan robbery to be the final jewel in his crown as “King of the Bank Robbers.” He would have enough money from the robbery to quit the criminal business, moveout west, and once again make a new name for himself. His wife had absconded to Philadelphia to wait for him, and all the plans were in place for their escape.

But Leslie had one Achilles heel: women. Known as a ladies’ man, he engaged in a slew of romantic liaisons with women from both sides of the tracks —high society and criminals. He wasn’t particularly discerning, nor was he discriminating when it came to single or married women.

In May 1878, five months before Leslie planned to rob the Manhattan Savings Institution, he stopped at Murphy’s Saloon in Brooklyn. Someone in the saloon approached him and handed him a note. He recognized the handwriting as that of Babe Draper, the 21-year old wife of one of his gang members,


Shang Draper, an infamous criminal and thug. Leslie had been secretly carrying on an affair with Babe. In the note, Babe asked to see Leslie one last time before he left New York City forever. Leslie couldn’t resist. He left the bar to have one final rendezvous.

On June 4, 1878, Leslie’s body was discovered at the foot of Tramp’s Rock, in Mott’s Woods, three miles from Yonkers. His body was partly decomposed and lying under some bushes. He had been shot twice, once in the heart and once in the head. The murder of George Leslie, who was just 40 years old, was never officially solved, although police investigators surmised that he had been lured to his death by Babe Draper and killed by her husband, who hadfound out about the illicit affair. The King of Bank Robbers, the man responsible for carrying out or masterminding the robbery of millions of dollars, was buried in a $10 pauper’s grave in the Cypress Hill Cemetery. Only his criminal cohorts knew who he was since none of his high society friends ever dreamed someone like him would be murdered in such a violent way, and no one had access to his money to give him a nicer burial. Not long after Leslie’s body was discovered, Babe Draper’s body was found in the waters near the Brooklyn Bridge, her throat slit.

On October 27, 1878, five months after Leslie’s murder, his gang, including Shang Draper, broke in and robbed the Manhattan Savings Institution. One of the largest investigations in


New York City police annals began immediately following the heist, and slowly, one by one, the men who robbed the Manhattan Savings Institution were tracked down and brought to justice—all except George Leslie. Through a series of informants, mostly criminal underlings who were jealous of Leslie’s success, police were able to identify Leslie as the ring-leader. They were later able to connect Leslie to most of the bank robberies throughout the country. Since a bulk of the loot stolen from the Manhattan Savings Institution was in the form of certificates that the robbers were unable to spend, most of the loot was returned to the bank. Only a mere $15,000 in cash from the haul was never recovered.

Leslie, the architect from Cincinnati, who had been looking to makeidentifying development entitlements and estimating development impact fees applicable to the proposed project.
Wal-Mart contends that City staff initially encouraged Wal-Mart to proceed with its application but began to modify its position in late July 2003, and, by mid-August, City first announced that it would require a conditional use permit (CUP) and an EIR for the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter project. City disputes this claim of "encouragement" but acknowledges that, in August 2003, representatives of unions and existing local supermarkets began meeting with and lobbying members of the City Council to prevent the development of "big box" stores containing grocery departments.
Wal-Mart also contends that City staff notified Wal-Mart representatives on September 18, 2003, that, at its next regularly scheduled meeting, the City Council would consider an ordinance proposal that would


effectively prohibit the development of a Wal-Mart Supercenter within City's jurisdiction.
At the September 23, 2003, meeting, the City Council unanimously passed a motion directing City's Planning Commission to prepare and present a proposed zoning ordinance that would limit the ability of *423 "big box" retailers to sell nontaxable items such as groceries.
City staff prepared proposed zoning and specific plan amendments that would require a CUP for the development of certain large-scale retail stores and would prohibit "discount superstores," which are defined as retail stores of greater than 100,000 square feet that devote more than 5 percent of sales-floor area to nontaxable items such as groceries. On November 20, 2003, the planning commission met, reviewed the draft ordinance, and recommended its approval.
In an agenda report to the City Councildated December 9, 2003, City's Planning Manager stated the concern as follows:
"Discount superstores compete directly with existing grocery stores, many of which anchor neighborhood-serving commercial centers. Many smaller stores within a neighborhood center rely upon the foot traffic generated by the grocery store for their existence. In neighborhood centers where the primary grocery store closes, vacancy rates typically increase and deterioration takes place in the remaining center. For instance, the tenants in the Turlock Town Center have been adversely impacted by the closure of Albertson's and the entire center lacks its former vitality. For the residents surrounding Turlock Town Center, longer trips are now necessary to acquire day-to-day consumer goods. [¶] The proposed zoning ordinance amendment is intended to preserve the city's existing neighborhood-serving shopping centers that are


in the TJKM report. Noyan also stated that, in his opinion, "it is more likely than not that a large supermarket of the type currently being operated by Winco and Food Maxx is the most probable occupant for the real property that is the subject of the Wal-Mart Supercenter proposal, if the . . . Supercenter is prohibited by the City."
The December 16, 2003, letter included a section addressing "blight" and asserted that there was no evidence that the construction of the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter would result in blight within City.[4]
At its meetings on December 16, 2003, and January 13, 2004, the City Council accepted the planning commission's recommendation and adopted Ordinance No. 1015, which amended City's zoning regulations, and Ordinance No. 1016, which made parallel amendments toCity's Northwest Triangle Specific Plan (collectively, the Ordinance). The Ordinance defined "Discount Store," "Discount Superstore" and "Discount Club."
"Discount stores" are "stores with off-street parking that usually offer a variety of customer services, centralized cashing, and a wide range of products. They usually maintain long store hours seven (7) days a week. The stores are often the only ones on the site, but they can also be found in mutual operation with a related or unrelated garden center or service station. Discount stores are also sometimes found as separate parcels within a retail complex with their own dedicated parking." A "discount superstore" is defined as a discount store that exceeds 100,000 square feet of gross floor area and devotes at least 5 percent of the total sales floor area


create traffic congestion in a city that, thus far, had been developed using the concept of neighborhood-based retail centers.
*426 City filed a notice of exemption from CEQA with the Stanislaus County Clerk-Recorder on January 14, 2004, which stated the amendment of the zoning regulations had been determined to be exempt because (1) it was not a public project, (2) the project was consistent with a program EIR, (3) the project was consistent with a general plan, and (4) a categorical exemption relating to the minor alteration of a land use limitation applied.
Four weeks later, Wal-Mart filed a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief that alleged City's approval of the Ordinance violated CEQA, violated state zoning laws, and was an arbitrary, capricious, and unlawful legislative2003, letter to the planning commission that stated:
"By prohibiting Discount Superstores in the City of Turlock, the proposed ordinance and plan amendments would force such stores to locate in communities near the City of Turlock. Residents of the City would have to travel greater distances to take advantage of the lower prices and expanded product offerings that would be available . . . [and e]mployees too may face longer vehicle trips."
The November 20, 2003, letter did not disclose the facts from which it inferred that Wal-Mart would build a supercenter near but outside of City if it was not allowed to build within City's jurisdiction. Neither is the factual basis for such an inference disclosed in TJKM's report or Kimley-Horn's study. The only reference to the possibility of


whom she subsequently identified as defendant, ransacking a chest of drawers on the first floor of her home in the city of Pawtucket. As a result of her scream, defendant turned, faced Mrs. Farrell, and then fled. She testified that she stared at defendant for "several seconds" and that she also noticed his clothing, particularly his hat which was a so-called "Alpine hat." Further investigation revealed that a set of house keys and driver's licenses were taken.
On April 11, 1967, a Pawtucket police officer, while on early morning patrol, saw an automobile, which had been involved in a two-car accident. He stopped to investigate and saw defendant sitting behind the steering wheel. He attempted to identify defendant and asked him for his license and registration. The defendant didnot show the officer his license; he only produced a registration for the car, showing that it was a Hertz Rent-A-Car. The officer, thereupon, warned defendant of his constitutional rights and told him he would have to detain him. He then brought him to the police station, where he was held pending further investigation. The desk sergeant testified that defendant's attire "struck a bell" with him. When asked to identify himself and provide identification, defendant gave three different names to the officers at the station. He was then searched and several keys and other objects were taken from him. The keys were later found to match those fitting doors in the Farrell household. At about 8:30 a.m. on the morning of April 11, 1967, Mrs. Farrell was called


nothing in this record, which in any way indicates that the circumstances surrounding the lineup was unnecessarily suggestive and conducive to irreparable mistaken identification. The confrontation at the police station took place only two days after the entry. Mrs. Farrell testified that, at the time she discovered the intruder in her home, she looked at him for a few seconds, that the light that morning was very good, and that she saw the man very clearly. She also described the clothing the intruder was wearing, especially his Alpine hat. In the circumstances we find nothing unfair about the conduct of the three-man lineup.
The defendant next contends that the validity of the in-court identification was vitiated by the fact that Mrs. Farrell was, on at least two occasions, showndouble the number of waves completed.- Flags in CTF now drop to the ground if the carrier was killed in mid-air.- AI movement less jittery on the non-host machine in co-op.- The sound effect on sound masking events now plays correctly on the non-host machine in co-op.- Player face now always matches player skin on co-op kill tally wave completion screen.- Fixed players still being in their old teamís voice chat channel after switching teams while the game is in progress.


Throughout the Clone Wars, the Republic underwent a massive military buildup beginning with the mobilization of the Grand Army of the Republic. Under the leadership of the Jedi, millions of Republic clone troopers deployed across the galaxy to defend loyalist worlds and defeat the Separatist rebellion. As the war carried on, the Senate's authority gradually eroded due to the increasing influence of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. Unbeknownst to all but a select few, Palpatine's true identity was Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith who conspired to gain absolute power by overthrowing the Republic and its Jedi protectors. During the waning days of the Clone Wars, Sidious enacted Order 66—a secret protocol that forced the clones to betray and execute their Jedi generals, effectively purging the JediOrder in an instant—after the Jedi discovered his true nature as a Sith Lord in 19 BBY. Without the Jedi, the galaxy was brought under the rule of the Sith as Sidious proclaimed the dawn of the New Order. Hence, the Republic was reformed into the Galactic Empire.

The Four Sages of Dwartii were notable in influencing some of its earliest laws.[17] As its governing body, the newly reorganized government established the Galactic Senate, the members of which were elected to represent their systems. The Republic's capital was installed on the planet of Coruscant, which had already existed for several thousands of years.[1]

The Republic's head of state, the Supreme Chancellor, was elected by and from the senators, in which the first in a long line of Chancellors was a


scion of the House Valorum.[5][7] Protecting the new democracy was the elite Senate Guard, who could be seen patrolling the Senate District and came to be seen as symbols of strength and unity, especially considering the fact that the military had been disbanded.[5][18] In time, the Jedi Order, a noble order of protectors who could tap into the power of the Force, came to serve the Republic as guardians of peace and justice.[16] With the lack of a standing army, the Republic came to rely on its peacekeeping Judicial Forces, led by the Judicial Department as the de factolaw-enforcement branch of the government. The Judicial Forces, members of which were simply known as Judicials, trained at the Judicial Academy and came to serve in both ground and spaceforces, often led by Jedi Commanders to maintain peace throughout the galaxy.[5]

Though a symbol of democracy, the Galactic Senate was mired in corruption during the final years of the Republic.

For centuries, the Republic expanded not through force, but by quietly exerting a strong magnetic pull towards neighboring systems. The promise of trade with Core World markets held many systems in sway, inexorably luring non-member worlds into tighter cooperation with the state body. Despite this, the Republic remained slow to invite new systems into its fold, as the addition of new territories diminished the political power of existing senators. New member states invariably aligned themselves with local galactic power blocs, while most senators who gave the invitations represented systems in the Core. As a result, the Galactic Center represented


the beating heart of the Republic that habitually drew wealth and power from the hinterlands, with most senators dismaying at the extension of services and protection to outlying worlds. Consequently, many useful star systems were left waiting—some for centuries—for the body politic to admit their world as a member of the Congress, even though it came at the cost of the body's overall power.[19]

As time went by the Republic stood firm, becoming increasingly powerful. As a result, the galaxy remained free of any full-scale war for centuries. However, many of the bureaucrats and Senators that ran the government continued to work for their own profit rather than the common good. Greed, corruption and internal strife slowly began destroying the government from within.[1] The Core, revitalized from the destructivenumerous reversions to realspace—became simplified with the founding of new hyperlanes such as the Hydian Way. Many systems, eager to benefit from the opportunities offered by charting hyperlanes through their system, sought to influence the Republic Senate to put themselves on the galactic map.[5]

Culturally, Coruscanti fashion, art, drama and literature saw receptive audiences across the galaxy. Seeking to impress visitors from the Core, many worlds sought to build lavish mansions that imitated the architectural style of the Inner Core. Despite this, many Coruscanti looked with disdain on what was in reality nothing more than a gaudy impersonation. To them, these lifeforms on the galaxy's fringes appeared barbaric, with most worlds still lacking weather control or struggling with geological disturbances and food shortages. Additionally, many outlying worlds, lacking the


protection of a federal military found themselves continually harassed by numerous pirates and criminal organizations, further ingraining the long-held view that those from the galaxy's outlying settlements lacked cultural refinement and basic civility.[5]

For centuries, a deep-rooted hatred and distrust would grow between the galaxy's outer fringes and the cosmopolitan Core, with those in the hinterlands gradually coming to believe themselves the victims of social and economic injustices. As a result of the perceived inability of the Judicial Forces in protecting outlying territories, who were often withheld in intervening after many far-flung worlds refused to provide the Core Worlds with profitable deals, the Outer Rim world of Eriadu—one of the most politically, culturally and economically developed worlds—formed the Outland Regions Security Force for the protection of the Seswenna sector.Comprising an amalgam of ships, it was funded primarily by off-world loans and supplied with laser and ion cannons acquired from arms merchants who had for centuries been ignoring a Republic ban on the sale of weaponry to member worlds. While the Outland Regions Security Force at first lacked success, it soon came to be renowned for its efficiency at dealing with raiders, especially after Wilhuff Tarkin was accepted into Outland's anti-piracy task force, in which he was known for outsmarting and outmaneuvering his opponents.[5]

Yet despite Outland's best efforts, the Outer Rim Territories continued to fall victim to increasing corporate interests from the Core, with the monolithic Trade Federation expanding its reach a year before the Invasion of Naboo in both the Outer Rim and the Galactic Senate


by utilizing loopholes in existing free-trade legislation. Shortly before the Invasion of Naboo, a trade summit was held on the Outer Rim planet of Eriadu in which then Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum was turned away by Wilhuff Tarkin, who was hoping to reduce the influence of the Chancellor who was already rumored to lose the next election in order to support then Senator Palpatine, who had earlier helped Tarkin gain entrance into the Judicial Academy and supported his ascension as leader of his homeworld.[5]

Disillusioned by the political state of the Republic, Amidala implored Palpatine to restore compassion to the Senate.

Despite the best efforts of the well-meaning Finis Valorum, the Trade Federation promptly invaded Naboo over disputes about plasma exports, in which a Judicial force carried Jedi MasterQui-Gon Jinnand his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, to the Saak'ak, a Trade Federation Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter to discuss a peaceful resolution to the conflict.[5][20] However, upon learning that Jedi had intervened, Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious swiftly ordered their execution, an order which ViceroyNute Gunray fearfully carried out, only to have the attempt end in failure, resulting in the escape of the Jedi. On the planet below, the Jedi managed to rescue then QueenPadmé Amidala seeking to bring her back to Coruscant; however, a damaged T-14 hyperdrive generator resulted in them making an unplanned landing on the desert planet of Tatooine. While stranded in the city of Mos Espa, Qui-Gon Jinn discovered then slave Anakin Skywalker, who he believed was the Chosen One destined to bring balance


to the Force. Though it was not long before one of Sidious's agents, Darth Maul, attempted to eliminate the Jedi on the desert world, only to have the Jedi escape once more in the nick of time, with the now freed boy Anakin. Upon their arrival at Coruscant, Padmé was coerced by Senator Palpatine, who was taking advantage of his homeworld's delicate situation to have Valorum removed from office through a vote of no confidence. The vote passed, increasing the chances that Palpatine would become the next Supreme Chancellor.[7]

Finding no sympathy in the Senate, Padmé Amidala returned to her world of Naboo and forged an alliance with BossNass of one of the Gungan underwater cities of Otoh Gunga, located underneath Lake Paonga. With the help of the GunganGrand Army and freed members of the Royal Naboo Security Forces, along with a starfighter attack on the Saak'ak in orbit, the Trade Federation and its blockade were defeated, thanks largely to Anakin, who helped fire the shot that ultimately destroyed the control ship. However, the victory was not without its costs, with Qui-Gon's death at the hands of Darth Maul, and the Jedi's loss of knowledge of who was actually behind the attack. Nonetheless, with Naboo now freed from occupation, a grand parade was held in honor of their recent victory, while Palpatine himself arrived to announce his ascension to the position of Supreme Chancellor, also informing Anakin that he would watch his progress "with much interest."[7]

"I will not let this Republic that has stood for a


thousand years be split in two. My negotiations will not fail.""If they do, you must realize that there aren't enough Jedi to protect the Republic. We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers."

Loyalist senators worked with Chancellor Palpatine in hopes of preventing the Separatist breakaway from the Republic.

Following the Naboo Crisis, the Trade Federation monopoly on the Outer Rim was broken, all while Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum's political standing suffered from the crisis along with other scandals. In his wake, Sheev Palpatine was appointed to the position of Supreme Chancellor, eventually creating an image of himself as a mild-mannered servant of the common good, despite his true intentions. However, growing tensions between the Core and Outer Rim worlds gradually increased to the point where many believed that a warwas imminent. Foreseeing this conflict years before the Invasion of Naboo, Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas advocated for the creation of a new Republic army, only to be rejected by the Jedi Council, who believed his ideas too extreme. Undeterred, Sifo-Dyas contacted the Kaminoans, known for their clone hatcheries, and secretly commissioned them to create a clone army, pretending to be at the behest of the Galactic Senate. Unbeknownst to Sifo-Dyas, Darth Sidious had earlier contacted Prime MinisterLama Su, and convinced him to implant a control chip into the clones during the third stage of their development to turn against the Jedi at a mere command.[5][21]

The dashing swordsman and political idealist Jedi Master CountDooku, taking an eight-year leave of absence from the Jedi Order and now secretly the apprentice of


Darth Sidious and dubbed Darth Tyranus, paid the Pyke Syndicate to eliminate Sifo-Dyas over the planet of Oba Diah. With Sifo-Dyas originally heading to the planet in order to negotiate a dispute that could result in a full-scale gang war on Coruscant, Sifo-Dyas was suddenly re-assigned to Felucia when his shuttle was abruptly shot down over the planet. Bringing his body to Felucia where it was cremated by tribal inhabitants, Dooku managed to trick the Jedi Council into believing Sifo-Dyas had been killed by the Felucians, all while erasing the existence of Kamino from the Jedi Archives.[5][21][4]

In the ten years after the Invasion of Naboo, the whereabouts of Count Dooku were scarcely known, with many believing he merely wished to form an offshoot of the Jedi Order. Inthe Military Creation Act, especially after Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered the secret clone army on Kamino after tracing the origins of a previously unknown dart used in an assassination attempt against Senator Padmé Amidala, who opposed the military buildup. When Kenobi was captured by the Separatist Droid Army on Geonosis, the Senate gave Supreme Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers to raise the newly formed Grand Army of the Republic and Republic Navy to rescue Kenobi along with a team of two hundred Jedi led by Mace Windu. The ensuing battle would see the rescue of Kenobi along with the prodigal Jedi Anakin Skywalker and his secret love interest, Senator Amidala, who would later be used by Sidious in an attempt to ensure Anakin's eventual turn to the dark


side of the Force.[4]

The Grand Army clone troopers fought their first battle on the Separatist world of Geonosis, under the command of the Jedi Order.

With the first major battle in the Clone Wars being the deadly Battle of Geonosis, the encounter would rage on as the plans for an Ultimate Weapon from Poggle the Lesser were transferred to Dooku, as well as a brief but vicious fight erupting between Dooku and Master Yoda. Simultaneously, the various members of the newly founded Confederacy of Independent Systems would evacuate the planet as Republic clone troopers gradually forced the Separatist Droid Army back. With the battle ending in a victory for the Republic, Count Dooku traveled to an industrial sector on Coruscant to inform his master that the war has begunas planned, all while the Jedi Council pondered Dooku's warning that the Dark Lord of the Sith controlled the Senate. Nevertheless, with the Battle of Geonosis a clear victory for the Republic, the upcoming war to destroy the Separatist Alliance and its allies would drag the galaxy into further conflict over the next three years.[4]

At the time of the Clone Wars, the Republic clone troopers represented the future of galactic warfare.

With the Battle of Geonosis, the deadly three-year conflict that would engulf the galaxy into chaos officially began, forcing more and more worlds to choose sides between the Galactic Republic and its clone army or the ever-expanding Confederacy of Independent Systems and its Separatist Droid Army. With the war well under way, numerous diplomatic envoys engaged in several


Naboo masterminded by Count Dooku as well as the hostage taking of members of the Galactic Senate by notorious bounty hunter Cad Bane.[25][26] However, political intrigue would fuel not only the conflict, but also advances in weaponry and the development of equipment to enhance existing armed forces. Attempts at biological weapons were launched by Separatist scientist Nuvo Vindi, who attempted to re-create the ancient Blue Shadow Virus capable of killing millions across the galaxy, while the Republic developed the experimental electro-proton bomb which could send out an electric pulse upon detonation capable of deactivating an entire droid army.[27]

As the Clone Wars progressed, the Republic became an increasingly militarized state in the name of order and security.

The Republic also attempted to create an impenetrable armor by unlocking the biologicalsecrets of the Zillo Beast, an ancient creature from the Mid Rim, only to have the attempt end in failure, sending the beast on a rampage across Coruscant. After its death at the hands of a Jedi task force, the beast was secretly cloned by orders from the Supreme Chancellor himself.[28] In the meantime, the Republic developed a stealth ship capable of cloaking itself, as well as upgrading its standard Phase I clone trooper armor to the more sophisticated Phase II clone trooper armor prior to the Battle of Mon Cala.[29]

Having learned of the Chancellor's true identity, Windu confronted Sidious with the fate of the Republic hanging in the balance.

While many heroic actions were taken by the Jedi and those who served under them, inspiring the public with


stories of bravery, war weariness would only continue to grow as the years went by,[19] with many coming to believe that the Jedi had abandoned their role as peacekeepers, staging massive protests outside of the Jedi Temple as a result. Utilized as military commanders, the Jedi led the Republic war effort but sustained many casualties in the process, resulting in the loss of their influence on the galaxy. Political actions were especially damaging to the Jedi Order, with officers like Wilhuff Tarkin calling for the Jedi's removal from the military as he believed that the Jedi Code prevented them from attaining the decisive victory in the Clone Wars. Jedi PadawanBarriss Offee also believed the Jedi were losing touch with their commitment to maintain the peace, and staged athe Battle of Coruscant, where both factions engaged in a massive naval and ground battle over the Republic's capital world. The confrontation ultimately saw the Republic dealing a severe blow to the Confederacy with the loss of a portion of its fleet as well as its head of state, Count Dooku, at the hands of Anakin Skywalker. Shortly afterwards, GeneralGrievous would also meet his end at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Utapau. Yet even as the Republic pressed on with the Outer Rim Sieges, determined to bring an end to the civil war, the Jedi High Council had grown increasingly wary of Chancellor Palpatine. Over the course of the Clone Wars, the Chancellor's wartime authority reached unprecedented levels at the expense of the Senate,


some of whom also grew concerned for the future of the Republic. As such, members of the Council and the Senate began to consider their options for the preservation of democracy. Whereas the Delegation of 2,000 sought to petition the Chancellor to relinquish his emergency powers, the Council contemplated the possibility of removing him by force and taking over the Senate in order to secure a peaceful transition of power.[2]

With the fall of the Jedi, the Republic came to an end as the new Emperor announced the formation of the Galactic Empire.

Ultimately, their suspicion of the Chancellor was vindicated when Skywalker uncovered the truth: Sheev Palpatine and Darth Sidious, the Sith mastermind behind the Clone Wars, were one and the same. Acting swiftly on this revelation, the Councilattempted to arrest the Sith Lord before his plan could come to fruition, consequently leading to a lightsaber duel in which Sidious struck down Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin, and Kit Fisto before Windu disarmed him. Given the Chancellor's control over the Senate and the courts, Windu deemed Sidious too dangerous to live. However, Skywalker argued that execution was contrary to the Jedi way, although his personal attachment to Amidala also influenced him at this critical point as he believed that Sidious could save her life. In a moment of desperation, Skywalker disarmed Windu which allowed Sidious to kill the Jedi Order's champion with a torrent of Force lightning. Having chosen the path of the dark side, the fallen Jedi Knight became Darth Vader and subsequently led the attack


decades of Imperial rule, the Republic was restored by the Rebellion that defeated the Empire.

In the decades after the dissolution of the Galactic Republic, numerous individuals would still cling to the memory of the now Old Republic and its fabled Jedi warriors, while many individuals who knew the Jedi in person would refuse to believe the Emperor's account of a "Jedi Rebellion."[19][31] Nevertheless, a majority of galactic citizens would eventually come to believe and actively support this view, believing the Republic to have grown weak and corrupt, necessitating Palpatine's rise to power. In order to destroy the memory of the previous government, any visible reminder of the Old Republic was quickly removed, with many organizational changes altering the names of various locales and institutions, while architecture was moldedThe lawsuit does not identify the detainee, but the Tribune has learned that it is Cathey, the subject of a front-page Tribune story three years ago about his constant swallowing of anything he could get his hands on in the county jail: screws, needles, a thumbtack, a 4-inch piece of metal. By the time the story ran in May 2015, the county said it had spent at least $1 million on his medical care.


of Hollister inside the sandblasting unit at a factory in southern China. In another part of the factory, Al Jazeera found jeans with the labels American Eagle Outfitters and Abercrombie and Fitch, the company that owns the Hollister label.

Workers speak out

Factory managers refused to discuss the process, but workers speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed the controversial practice continues. One worker told Al Jazeera: "The main problem with sandblasting is the dust. This means you risk getting silicosis if you are not properly protected.”

Some workers say they suffer not only from lung problems but also from allergies caused by dyes and other chemicals used in the making of denim.

Shan, who previously worked at the Tianxiang factory, was so concerned about working conditions there that he filmed secretExpect more job losses this year and next in Anchorage, report says

Bill Popp, the head of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., told a crowd at the organization's annual luncheon on Wednesday to expect additional job losses in Alaska's largest city through 2018.

Statewide employment losses, which kicked off Alaska's current recession, began in 2015 after oil prices plummeted and oil companies began laying off workers. The loss of oil revenue ate deeply into the state budget and lawmakers have yet to come up with a way to keep the state solvent over the long term.

In conjunction with the release of a three-year outlook from his organization, Popp told his audience of 1,500 that the recession's extension through a second, and likely third, year was due to a failure by


T20I TRI-SERIES

Australia seek tri-series title and No. 1 T20I ranking

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The last time when the teams clashed, the rampaging Australia successfully chased down a record target of 244 © Getty

The Twenty20 tri-series decider between Australia and New Zealand is set to finish with a bang at the tiny Eden Park on Wednesday (February 21), as another bout of belligerent batting is expected in Auckland.

In a preview of the final, the teams clashed at Eden Park last Friday and produced a run-fest with the rampaging Australia successfully chasing down a record target of 244. The unbeaten Australia head into the final as favourites after a dazzling campaign from their new look side brimming with in-form Big Bash League players and headed by skipper DavidWarner, whose inventive captaincy has been inspirational.

Astoundingly, Australia is on the brink of leapfrogging into the No.1 T20 ranking having started the tournament a lowly No.7. A victory would be their sixth straight in the format equalling their best ever streak.

Australia's hard-hitting batting has relished chasing in every match and New Zealand's think tank might deeply consider bowling first if skipper Kane Williamson wins the toss. Packed with firepower, Australia ooze with match-winners and chased down the record target with relative ease, confirming their penchant to chase. At the comically miniature Eden Park ground, Australia's powerful batting will be confident no matter the situation of the match.

Of course, the beleaguered bowlers aren't quite as cheery after copping a flogging last start especially to New Zealand dynamo Martin Guptill.


Much like their counterparts, the Black Caps boast a high-octane batting order that has been inconsistent throughout the tournament but, ominously, has the artillery to spearhead New Zealand to a triumph.

Australia's attack has been settled throughout the tri-series but selectors might be tempted to tweak it in a bid to ruffle the Black Caps. Legspinner Adam Zampa could be given a call-up on the wearing pitch - the same one used for Friday's encounter - which is set to be helpful for spin.

If Zampa gets the nod, Australia will be faced with a dilemma of culling one of their frontline quicks of Billy Stanlake, Kane Richardson and Andrew Tye, who have each starred at various stages during the tri-series. Australia's fresh team has matured quickly but the pressurewill be intensified in an away final amid an electrifying atmosphere.

Even they though endured a rocky tournament yielding just one win, New Zealand squeaked past England to reach the decider but will need to lift their game if they are to cause an upset. The Black Caps have been unable to consistently recapture their best after coming into the tri-series ranked No. 2 in the world.

New Zealand's eclectic bowling has struggled although the spin combination of Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi could prove a handful on this deck. For such a composed and experienced team, New Zealand has looked occasionally rattled having agonisingly lost consecutive matches.

Despite their struggles, New Zealand know one strong performance is enough for them to claim glory in front of their parochial home crowd


desperate for some revelry.

With all to play for, the stage is set for a memorably entertaining finish for this inaugural tri-series tournament.

When: Wednesday, February 21, 2018; 7PM local, 11.30AM IST

Where: Eden Park, Auckland

What to expect: There is a chance of showers intervening. Once again, there should be plenty of runs on offer on the small ground although the pitch is tipped to produce some turn.

Team News

New Zealand:Despite agonisingly losing their last couple of games, New Zealand are set to stick with the same line-up.

Probable XI:Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Mark Chapman, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Australia:Zampa could be in line to play with the pitch possibly providing some turn. However, a red hot Australia maynot want to disturb a winning combination.

Probable XI: David Warner, D'Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Kane Richardson, Andrew Tye, Billy Stanlake

Did you know

- Australia's greatest winning streak in T20Is is their six straight victories at the 2010 World T20 before losing the final to England

- David Warner has won 8 of 9 as T20 captain. The best record overall - minimum 10 matches - is Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed's 14 wins from 17 matches

- New Zealand have lost their last four T20I matches at Eden Park

What they said

"We've had three pretty close T20 games, Australia batting exceptionally well at Eden Park and chasing down a score that was pretty formidable. But you've got to be in the final and


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Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, United States Secret Service

Jason B. Brown is the Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge in the Secret Service’s Criminal Investigative Division. In this position, Mr. Brown manages the Cyber Intelligence Section which targets, identifies and apprehends the most prolific and profitable cyber criminals harming the United States. Additionally, he is responsible for overseeing the Secret Service’s network of 39 domestic and international Electronic Crimes Task Forces.

From 2008-2009, Mr. Brown was detailed to the Executive Office of the President where he served as the Director of Cybersecurity Policy with both the Homeland Security Council Staff for President George W. Bush and the National Security Staff for President Barack Obama. During an earlier assignment in the Criminal InvestigativeDivision, Mr. Brown assisted with the establishment of the Cyber Intelligence Section. He subsequently assisted with the establishment of the Secret Service’s Critical Systems Protection program which utilizes the investigative expertise, training and equipment of the Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program and Network Intrusion Responder Program personnel to support the agency’s protective mission through the identification and mitigation of cyber-based threats as well as those emanating from the expanding use of emerging technologies.

Mr. Brown has also been previously assigned to the Presidential Protective Division where he conducted numerous physical risk assessment and mitigation operations both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Brown began his career with the Secret Service in July 1999 in the New York Field Office. There he served as a criminal investigator and computer forensics agent


to stop the insanity.

Like a fed up battered spouse, we stood up to our oppressor and said, "Enough is enough."

"We the people" are done with open borders, with Wall Street globalists raking in the money while chaining us to a welfare state we do not want.

With much prayer, faith, and hard work we stood up to those who called us racist, vulgar, low-info, irredeemable, and deplorable. Many Main-Street law-abiding citizens endured physical attacks by violent thugs paid $1,500 to incite fights at Trump rallies. Others, like the homeless woman guarding Trump's Walk of Fame star, were met with unbelievable cruelty.

Still, until the very end, on November 7, thousands of unintimidated, courageous Americans showed up at Trump's rallies to save this country from the pervasive darkness blanketing this nation.

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Indigenous leaders will debate Wednesday which financial model is ideal if they are able to purchase the pipeline project, which would boost the amount of oilsands bitumen shipped from Alberta to the B.C. coast.

After a private "high level" meeting with the federal government was held in Calgary last month, the Indian Resource Council (IRC) is optimistic it will be able to present a proposal to Ottawa to acquire the pipeline project in the coming months. The IRC represents 134 First Nations that have oil and gas resources on their land.

The leaders are meeting at the Grey Eagle Casino and Resort on the Tsuut'ina


The Trump administration imposed new sanctions Friday on nearly two-dozen individuals and companies in response to Iran’s recent missile tests, quickly moving to increase the pressure on the regime after putting Tehran “on notice” earlier this week.

The U.S. Navy also moved a destroyer into position off the coast of Yemen, amid deep concerns over Iran’s support for Shiite rebels there who recently attacked a Saudi naval vessel.

"Iran's continued support for terrorism and development of its ballistic missile program poses a threat to the region, to our partners worldwide and to the United States," John E. Smith, the Treasury Department's acting sanctions chief, said in a statement.

The Treasury Department announced the additional sanction targets -- 13 individuals and 12 companies -- late Friday morning.

Those targeted include various agents, companiesand associates involved in procuring ballistic missile technology for Iran. The named Iranian, Lebanese, Chinese and Emirati individuals and companies also are now blacklisted from doing any business in the United States or with American citizens.

The president’s national security team had previewed possible action earlier in the week, with National Security Adviser Michael Flynn saying Iran was “on notice” and Trump warning Friday morning on Twitter that Iran was “playing with fire” with its recent actions.

The sanctions, coming in the first weeks of Trump's term, reflect his administration's desire to take a strong stance toward Iran from the start. Throughout his campaign, Trump accused the Obama administration of being insufficiently tough on Iran and vowed to crack down if elected.

The move won praise from Republican allies in Congress.

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A senior administration official said they are prepared for further sanctions against Iran.

None of the new sanctions announced Friday appear to reverse the Obama administration's suspension of sanctions as part of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Nevertheless, the action will almost surely increase tensions with Iran.

The Islamic republic has insisted that new sanctions violate the deal and that it has the right to conduct ballistic missile tests now that its nuclear program has been sharply curtailed. The U.S. and Western countries argue otherwise, noting that Tehran agreed to an eight-year extension of a ban on ballistic work in nuclear negotiations two years ago. That agreement was concluded in parallel, but separately to the nuclear accord.

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Volunteer Steve Boyd (left) distributes lunches to children from a YMCA truck with the help of YMCA employee Sean Summers (second from right) in Hopkins County, Ky.

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Originally published on July 24, 2014 2:49 pm

More than 21 million children get free or reduced priced meals during the school year. But in the summer, that number drops to only three million.

The big question is what happens to all the other children. Do they get enough, and the right food, to eat?

This summer, government agencies and non-profit groups are making a massive push to get millions of meals to kids who might otherwise go hungry as part of the nationwide summer nutrition program. And they're doing some creative things to reach them.

Take rural Hopkins County, in western Kentucky. It's mostlyfarms and coal fields and gently rolling hills. So when school's out, the children are widely dispersed and often isolated.

That makes it a challenge for the local YMCA. It's feeding about 700 children a day this summer, mostly at central sites like camps and parks. But increasingly, it's using mobile units to get food to some of the harder-to-reach areas in the county.

One of the units is a red pick-up truck, with two Y employees in front and several coolers of food in the back. One of its first stops of the day is a Baptist church in the small town of Earlington.

No sooner is the food set out on a long table at the church, when two little girls rush in.

Kiarra and Ciara Crook, ages 7 and


8, live right around the corner. Egbert says they come to the church for lunch every day, like clockwork.

"Well, we don't have any food at home, " explains Ciara, adding that her mother works, but only gets paid once a month.

Deanna Brewster arrives next, driving a blue pickup truck, with three neighborhood kids in back. Another two are up front. Brewster says these children automatically get fed when school's in session. But, during the summer, she says, it's difficult for some kids to get even one good meal a day.

If they weren't getting these free meals, says Brewster, the kids she brought would probably be eating a pack of noodles for lunch.

"That's the truth about it," she says. "It's hard these days. "

Ed Wallace, executive director of thean area where more than half the children qualify for free-or reduced price meals at school. That's most of Hopkins County.

Wallace is now using four mobile routes to target some of the hardest to reach areas in the county.

"We stop, feed them, make sure they're eating and then we move on to the next site," he says.

The fourth mobile stop of the day is a subsidized apartment complex in Dawson Springs, a town about a half hour from the YMCA. About a half-dozen children are waiting in line for the red truck. Most of them are holding white plastic grocery bags.

Even though the children are supposed to eat outside at a picnic table where the food is delivered, many take some of it home for siblings, and maybe


programs get healthy meals to kids who might otherwise go hungry. During the summer that number drops to 3 million. There's a big push happening right now by the government and nonprofits to reach more kids while school's out. NPR's Pam Fessler traveled to Western Kentucky to report on the effort there.

PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: Hopkins County Kentucky is rural, with farms, coalfields, gently rolling hills. So, when school's out the children are widely dispersed and often isolated. And that's a challenge for the local YMCA, which is trying to help feed some of them. And that's why a red pickup truck with two YMCA workers in front and coolers of food in the back has just stopped at a Baptist Church in the small town of Earlington.

DON EGBERT:only gets paid once a month. Next to arrive is Deanna Brewster, who comes with five neighborhood children for lunch. She says these kids automatically get fed when school's in session but in summer it's a different story. She says it's difficult for some children.

DEANNA BREWSTER: They have at least one good meal a day.

FESSLER: So, what would they be eating?

BREWSTER: Probably a pack of noodles, you know, I mean that's the truth about it. You know, it's hard these days.

ED WALLACE: This is a trailer park and this is another one. And then Cross Creek is a subsidized housing area.

FESSLER: Ed Wallace runs the Hopkins County Family YMCA. He's showing a map on his wall where he's circled in black marker what he calls pockets of poverty.


The late Billy Graham, founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, gospel preacher to hundreds of millions and spiritual adviser to both Democratic and Republican presidents, largely was regarded as apolitical during more than a half-century of ministry.

But back then Christian bakers and florists weren't prosecuted for refusing to promote homosexuality, political differences weren't grounds for impeaching a president and society generally recognized Second Amendment rights.

Now, his successor, son Franklin Graham, is calling on the nation to pray for Democrats in Washington to have a change of heart.

"The socialist Democrats' message to the United States of America is: 1. We're going to take your guns, and 2. We're going to impeach your president," he wrote Tuesday in a Facebook post.

TRENDING: Michelle Obama says she has 'low-grade depression,' claimscause a civil war-like fracture in this nation from which this country will never heal," Jeffress said.

Media outlets skewed the pastor's remarks, with one story calling him a "reliable Donald Trump toady." Other reports led with someone slamming Jeffress for his comments.

While Graham's comments drew many "amens" on social media, others .

"I pray for you, that you would stop juxtaposing your gospel message with one-sided politics," wrote one.

Evangelical Christians largely supported President Trump in 2016 because of his promises to appoint judges who support the Constitution, restrict abortion and protect religious rights, all of which he has done amid fierce opposition.

Franklin Graham has urged Congress not to codify the LGBT agenda, warning of "catastrophic consequences." He has said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is responsible for any "constitutional crisis"


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