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Hometown: Detroit, MI

Brig. Gen. Larry Schloegl, Michigan's Assistant Adjutant General - Army, discusses his time as a state trooper, responding to suicide calls, the importance of seeing the warning signs and seeking help.
September is suicide prevention month across the Department of Defense. (Video by Capt. Joe Legros)...
Hometown: Detroit, MI

Michigan Air National Guard Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Teff speaks on suicide prevention. He highlights the state's efforts to bring awareness, create wellness centers and


his girlfriend, Michelle Traconis, while police followed.

The disappearance of Dulos is being treated as both a missing-person case and a criminal investigation.

RESIDENTS IN CONNECTICUT TOWN NERVOUSLY WAIT AS SEARCH FOR MISSING MOM JENNNIFER DULOS DRAGS INTO DAY 8

The 50-year-old brunette was last seen driving a black Chevy Suburban eight days ago, when she dropped off her children -- ages 8 to 13 -- at their private school in New Canaan. Authorities there spent three hours on Friday handing out flyers that featured a picture of Dulos and her vehicle.

"We are heartbroken about her disappearance and are praying for her safe return," New Canaan County School spokeswoman Brooke Arthur told Fox News. "We have been in contact with her family and are supporting them and our school community asthe search continues."

Dulos' car was found behind Waveny Park, a popular 250-acre recreation spot that has jogging trails as well as picnic areas, soccer, baseball and softball fields.

Police swarmed the park, searching with dogs, drones and, at one point, a New York state police helicopter. They zeroed in on a high grassy area and a shallow pond about three feet deep, said Steve Benko, the town's director of recreation.

As the search in New Canaan was taking place, about two dozen state police officers and several canine units search backyards, a storm drain and trash bins throughout the Upper Albany neighborhood of Hartford.

The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Dulos have taken an ominous turn in recent days. She and Fotis Dulos, a custom-home builder who was raised in Greece


but went to college in the United States, have been locked in a tumultuous custody battle over the couple's children.

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According to court documents, Dulos said she was "terrified for (her) family's safety, especially since discovering the gun, since my husband has a history of controlling, volatile and delusional behavior." She also accused her husband of 13 years of threatening to kidnap their children and take them to Greece.

Fotis Dulos has strongly pushed back on those allegations. He has said that he turned in his handgun to the Farmington police, and that his wife was the unfit parent. He also said Dulos had mental health issues, asserting at one point she had verbally attacked him and called him names in front of guests.The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Portulaca plant botanically known as Portulaca oleracea and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balriorose’.
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– while Jesus said, “The poor shall always be with us,” this number reminds us that so have greedy bloodsucking capitalists (at least until the former get rid of the latter). Matt Walker is delightful as the slave Tranio, and as Party‘s adaptor and director, has fun calling penalty on plays made by actors flubbing their lines, like referees making calls at football games.

The irrepressible Troubies have previously wrought their hilarious takes – or, perhaps, one should say double takes – on classics with clever titles like Fleetwood MacBeth and Hamlet the Artist Formerly Known as Prince of Denmark. I previously witnessed ABBAmemnon, which did not fulfill the promise of its premise. But Haunted House Party definitely does and pays off in a big way.

If you love yourself© ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Pro-Beijing government lawmaker Junius Ho speaks during a press conference in a meeting room of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)

A Hong Kong lawmaker known for his fierce criticism of ongoing anti-government protests in the city has been attacked in an apparent stabbing.

Video released by the Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times showed Junius Ho being attacked by a man while talking to members of the public in the Hong Kong district of Tuen Mun. The man, dressed in blue, a color associated with supporting the Hong Kong police, hands Ho a bouquet of flowers before reaching into a bag for what appears to be a knife, which


he then thrusts towards the lawmaker.

Ho did not appear to be severely hurt and assisted in subduing the man. A subsequent video showed Ho being given first aid for an injury to his chest. His office did not immediately respond for a request for comment about the incident.

Police confirmed that the lawmaker had received an injury to his chest. Ho's assistant was also injured in the attack, sustaining injuries to his hand. The alleged attacker has been arrested for assault and personal injury.

According to public broadcaster RTHK, the alleged attacker shouted abuse at Ho, accusing him of being involved in an attack against protesters in Yuen Long on July 21, when dozens of people were assaulted by a group of men dressed in white.

Following that incident, video emergedof Ho shaking hands with men dressed like the alleged attackers. Ho told CNN in September that he met the men before any violence occurred and said he condemned any violence or lawbreaking.

His alleged link to the Yuen Long attack, as well as his stridently anti-protest pronouncements on Facebook and in Hong Kong media, has made Ho a figure of hate for many in the months long protest movement.

In late July, the graves of Ho's parents were vandalized and his district office ransacked. In a video he uploaded to social media after the event, he appeared to threaten to kill his opponents, saying they risked walking the "path of not being alive." Ho said that his words were "taken out of context" and not meant literally, nor was


it his intention "to encourage any crime."

Since then, Ho has continued to clash with pro-democracy lawmakers, including an incident in which he used a sexist and racially charged insult against Claudia Mo, a prominent opposition legislator.

The alleged knife attack against Ho comes after another Hong Kong lawmaker, Andrew Chiu, had part of his ear bitten off after a man attacked him and three others in a mall on Sunday, following protests there. Chiu is one of several pro-democracy figures who have been assaulted or attacked recently, including Jimmy Sham, former convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, which helped organize large marches in early June.

Sham was attacked by a group of masked men carrying baseball bats and knives in August. In October he suffered head injuries in aResearch paper topics, free example research papers

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10 to 15 points.

Analysis: Penn State fans shouldn’t worry that their team beat Appalachian State in overtime. The Nittany Lions might have looked past App State. App State also has one of the top non-Big 5 Conference football programs in the nation.

Penn State should play much better on defense against Pittsburgh than they did versus App State. The Nittany Lions beat Pitt 33-14 last season. Pitt only scored 33 points against Albany in a 33-7 win.

Analysis: Arizona State scored 49 points in their win and cover against Texas-San Antonio in Week 1. The Sun Devils must know face a Michigan State team that yielded 31 points in a 38-31 win over Utah State.

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world powers – the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the US – in November.

Under the agreement, Tehran receives sanction relief in return for steps to curb its nuclear program. The deal included easing restrictions on the trade of petrochemicals and precious metals, as well as an insurance provision for oil shipments. The ban on vessels to transport Iranian crude will also be lifted as part of the Joint Plan of Action.It's very difficult to imagine a 19.26 produced essentially in the second half of a race, while being even with others at the 100m mark. Blake winds it up very well between 70-100m in the straight 100m, I'm delighted he was able to stay in control for this run.

Do you remember Michael Johnson's face when he ran 19.32? Total surprise. He could hardly believe it.

Do you remember Bolt in Beijing? He strained all the way to the line, saw the time and threw his arms in the air. He was surprised.

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Matt Kenseth wins Daytona 500 after fire and rain

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There was rain, fire, soap suds and fog in the most bizarre Daytona 500 in history.

When it was all over, Matt Kenseth was the only sure thing.

It wasn't even close.

Kenseth capped a crazy 36 hours for NASCAR by winning the first postponed Daytona 500 in 55 editions of the marquee event. He held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle over a two-lap overtime finish in a race that was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon but ended in the early morning hours Tuesday.

"We had a really fast car and have fast cars in the past, and I figured out a way to mess it up," Kenseth said. "I am glad itall worked out."

It did for Kenseth, who picked up a second Daytona 500 title to go with his 2009 victory at the end of a wild SpeedWeeks. All three of NASCAR's national series races went to overtime, with unknown winners picking up the victories in the Nationwide and Truck Series.

And after a wild Daytona 500 that took more than 36 hours to complete, the teams were stranded in Daytona another night: bad weather in North Carolina closed the airports at home.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 27: A jet dryer bursts into flames after being hit by Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, under caution during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 27, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. less


a 2-hour stoppage for a freaky fuel fire, it was obvious it was Kenseth's to lose.

Biffle was the only driver who could mount a challenge as the Fords were the class of the field. Carl Edwards, another Roush driver, started from the pole and finished eighth.

"The Roush cars are really strong; they showed that all week," Earnhardt said.

Kenseth and Biffle took over the lead following the stoppage with 40 laps to go, caused by the fire that began when something broke on Juan Pablo Montoya's car. He was driving alone under caution, spun hard into a safety truck, and the collision caused an instant explosion.

Jet fuel — the safety truck held 200 gallons of kerosene — poured down the surface of Turn 3 at Daytona International Speedway afterthe accident, creating a fiery lasting image of NASCAR's biggest race of the year.

Journeyman driver Dave Blaney was leading at that time because he had not pitted, and all the drivers surrounded him as they lingered outside their parked cars during the clean-up. It looked a little bit like a party — and Brad Keselowski nearly tripled his number of Twitter followers by live tweeting during the break — as everyone discussed just what had happened to derail the race.

It was par for the course for this Daytona 500.

Montoya, who said his helmet was singed in the fire and his foot ached, said he felt a vibration in his car before the accident.

"I've hit a lot of things — but a jet dryer?" he said. "It just felt


really strange, and as I was talking on the radio, the car just turned right."

The drivers were allowed to exit their cars after about 10 minutes under the red flag.

NASCAR officials examined the track surface and determined the race could continue.

"About the time you think you've seen about everything, you see something like this," NASCAR president Mike Helton said.

Blaney's lead was short-lived, however, as he had to pit for gas, giving Kenseth the lead.

The racing was aggressive at the drop of the green flag, and the first accident occurred on just the second lap, when Elliott Sadler ran into the back of Jimmie Johnson as they drafted around the track.

The contact sent Johnson into the wall, and as the five-time NASCAR champion slid back down across the track,Stewart-Haas Racing crew to get her back on the track, and she returned 62 laps behind the leader.

The race settled down after that, and the push for the $200,000 leader bonus at the halfway mark didn't spark too much excitement. Two-time NASCAR champion Terry Labonte had been running second and presumably in position to make a move for the cash, but he was spun by Marcos Ambrose.

"Awe, man! Who would turn the Ice Man around?" Earnhardt shouted on his team radio.

After a brief caution, the leaders had a 10-lap sprint to the halfway point, and Martin Truex Jr. used a big push from Denny Hamlin to slide by Greg Biffle on the deciding lap. Although he was told over his team radio to "go get the other half,"


the lift tower. External repainting is required in near future. Internal spaces could not be inspected. The Station Master's Residence is in generally in good condition externally with cracks on the rusticated render along bottom portion of the railway elevation. However, this is not considered as a structural issue. Natural wear and tear throughout the exterior evident. Internally the residence is in very good condition. The island platform is in good condition. The Hayley Street Footbridge is in very good condition. Access was not available for close inspection of the Old Station platform, however appears to be
in moderate condition due to overgrown grassed environment.

The overall integrity of the Railway Station Group including the station building, the residence, and the overhead booking /parcels office and goods lift tower ishigh. The buildings are relatively intact externally.

Modifications and dates
Externally, the main platform building appears as it was constructed with additional bay on the Up end.
1929an awning was erected over the footpath of Eskbank Street.
1948the overhead booking office on Eskbank Street was extended.
1977Office Building - air-condition units installed to the district engineer's, officer and clerk offices.
1983the Eskbank Street booking office was modernised.
199 a new "bus/rail interchange" was erected at the western end of the platform with the footbridge over tracks. The Eskbank Street access ramp was closed and a new booking office was opened on the footbridge.
1994/95a lift was installed at the new ramp.
N.d.The former brick subtype 1 through shed (goods shed) could not be located and appears to have since been demolished.
N.d.Foot warmer and out-of-shed removed.

Further information


writing of this article: I was blown away by the performance of the major piece, presented during the second part of the program.

The program, first part

Igor Stravinsky, L’Histoire du Soldat (“The History of a Soldier”, for clarinet, piano and violin)

“… (F)ull of the wit and humor of Stravinsky. The violin is guttural and raw, while the clarinet seems to have an erratic will of its own, often breaking in at ‘inappropriate’ moments and interrupting the violin. The piano acts as a combination of the rhythm section and a piano in a ‘honky tonk’ bar. The rhythms are always shifting and changing, and the music incorporates elements of jazz, Viennese waltz, and ragtime.” (Source)

Béla Bartók, Selected Duos from Opus 98 (for piano and violin)

“…(A)ll songs and dances included ininto his music. As the bio under the previous link details, he was also influenced in his music by his Catholic faith and by Indonesian, Japanese and ancient Greek music. Modern western musical influences include the composers Debussy, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky among others. Other influences include Bryce Canyon in Utah, and the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

Put all these together in your brain, then add considerations of tone, color, rhythm, harmony, instrumentation—all uniquely employed by Messiaen—and you will have some foundation for understanding the tasks of the musicians in interpreting his music.

The ‘quartet’ in the name of the piece refers to the number of the musicians, not the form of the music. There are eight sections, the names of which I record here in English, rather than


over, the last musician(s) to play slowly disengage(s) from the performance, seeming to enter a contemplative state. All the others are silent and motionless as well. After about fifteen seconds they awake and prepare for performance of the next set, as described above.

After the last set, the violinist slowly lifted his bow from his instrument, allowing it to flow gently toward the music stand and, finally, touch it, resting there for more seconds as the others remained as if performing Zazen.

Finally someone turned up the lights and we knew it was time to offer enthusiastic applause, in raucous contrast to the mood of the piece just performed.

(The following are translated quotations from Messiaen’s Preface to the score. Source.)

1. Between three and four in the morning, the awakening ofbirds: a solo blackbird or nightingale improvises, surrounded by a shimmer of sound, by a halo of trills lost very high in the trees. Transpose this onto a religious plane and you have the harmonious silence of Heaven.

The first and third parts (very short) evoke the power of this mighty angel, a rainbow upon his head and clothed with a cloud, who sets one foot on the sea and one foot on the earth. In the middle section are the impalpable harmonies of heaven. In the piano, sweet cascades of blue-orange chords, enclosing in their distant chimes the almost plainchant song of the violin and cello. The abyss is Time with its sadness, its weariness. The birds are the opposite to Time; they are our desire for light,


for stars, for rainbows, and for jubilant songs. Scherzo, of a more individual character than the other movements, but linked to them nevertheless by certain melodic recollections. Jesus is considered here as the Word. A broad phrase, “infinitely slow”, on the cello, magnifies with love and reverence the eternity of the Word, powerful and gentle, “whose time never runs out”. The melody stretches majestically into a kind of gentle, regal distance. “In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1) Rhythmically, the most characteristic piece of the series. The four instruments in unison imitate gongs and trumpets (the first six trumpets of the Apocalypse followed by various disasters, the trumpet of the seventh angel announcing consummation of the mysteryof God) Use of added values, of augmented or diminished rhythms, of non-retrogradable rhythms. Music of stone, formidable granite sound; irresistible movement of steel, huge blocks of purple rage, icy drunkenness. Hear especially all the terrible fortissimo of the augmentation of the theme and changes of register of its different notes, towards the end of the piece. Recurring here are certain passages from the second movement. The angel appears in full force, especially the rainbow that covers him (the rainbow, symbol of peace, wisdom, and all luminescent and sonorous vibration). – In my dreams, I hear and see ordered chords and melodies, known colors and shapes; then, after this transitional stage, I pass through the unreal and suffer, with ecstasy, a tournament; a roundabout compenetration of superhuman sounds


and colors. These swords of fire, this blue-orange lava, these sudden stars: there is the tangle, there are the rainbows! Large violin solo, counterpart to the violoncello solo of the 5th movement. Why this second eulogy? It is especially aimed at second aspect of Jesus, Jesus the Man, the Word made flesh, immortally risen for our communication of his life. It is all love. Its slow ascent to the acutely extreme is the ascent of man to his god, the child of God to his Father, the being made divine towards Paradise.

(End of quotations)

See what I did there? I avoided giving my own inadequate words in favor of those by the composer!

Nonetheless, I have to say further that this was a transcendent experience, due in equal measure toshow that bears its name certainly sounds entertaining on paper. Goldblum shot the series last summer, traveling coast-to-coast (more than he ever has in his life, according to him) to conduct the interviews and experiences needed to make the show.

Goldblum described circumstances like going to a sneaker convention for the sneakers-focused episode, or giving someone a tattoo at a tattoo parlor in Pittsburgh that has a day where it exclusively gives Goldblum tattoos. For the ice cream episode, Goldblum even interviewed Ben and Jerry themselves, and tried flavors like Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia for the first time.

Since filming was almost a year ago, Goldblum seemed like he recently refreshed himself on what its premise was by watching the "Ice Cream" and "Bicycles" episodes prior to the panel.


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We conducted 48 group in-depth interviews (IDIs) with family members (16 families who had experienced maternal illness, eight families whose family member had died after giving birth, 16 families whose newborn had experienced illness, and eight families whose newborn had died) and five focus group discussions (FGDs) with community leaders \[[@CR20]\].

Semi-structured interview guides were designed and pre-tested. All interviews were conducted in Swahili. A debriefing template was provided to the team by the field supervisor and filled in the same day. At the end of each day of fieldwork, the team held a debriefing session and sent a report to the study coordinator, who provided feedback to thefrom the outset and throughout. Audio files and transcripts were stored in password-protected files on secured computers in locked offices, to which only team members had access.

The study received ethics approvals from the internal review board of Ifakara Health Institute and the National Institute for Medical Research. Permission was also secured from the local authorities in the study area prior to making ethics applications and beginning any data collection.

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The interviews included eight family members who were speaking about maternal deaths. Among the deceased mothers, five were below 25 years, four were multiparous, and four delivered their most recent baby in a facility. Sixteen families were interviewed regarding serious maternal illness, of them, seven mothers were below 25 years. Most (14 of 16) had two or


more children, and 12 had given birth in a facility. From informants speaking about newborn deaths, we learned that four out of eight newborns died before their 15th day of life, two before their tenth day of life, and the other two before their fifth day of life. Seven of these eight babies were born at a health facility. Sixteen families were interviewed regarding serious illness for their newborn babies: seven of the 16 were less than 7 days old at the time of the illness, five of were less than 10 days old and four were less than 15 days old. Thirteen of 16 were born at a facility. We conducted five FGDs each with six community leaders. Community leaders included: ward executive officers, village executive officers and villageto my other babies, but only to this one, so then I decided to go to the hospital*." (Mother, newborn illness, Tandahimba, IDI)""*"She was treated well at the hospital, and about the death, it was the work of God himself."* (Mother of the woman, maternal death, Tandahimba, IDI)"

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Transport is increasingly available in the villages, but arranging transport in the middle of the night constituted a problem."*"The problem started at 4 a.m. Since there is a problem getting transport in the village, we said that we should wait until in the morning and then go to the hospital. But she delivered at home and we had a problem removing the placenta, which made her bleed a


patterns in cases of maternal deathCase study for woman 1: a mother started bleeding while at home, and her caregiver started to help her with home remedies as the first point of care-seeking. The second point of care was at the dispensary. But she could not get the required service. The third point of care was at the district hospital. The mother still didn't get the care she needed due lack of medical supplies and money. The family needed to raise enough money to cover medical expenses and living costs. They were discharged and returned home, where the family mobilized financial resources. While at home the patient used home remedies with some medicine from the facility, but the conditioned worsened. The fifth step of care-seeking was to themission hospital, where the mother died.Case study for woman 5: she was eight-months pregnant. She had a high fever, abdominal pain, and was bleeding. Her mother and her husband took her to the dispensary. At the dispensary, the nurse told the family that the facility did not have medicine and equipment to help the patient and referred the mother to the health center. At the health center, the woman was checked by the nurse and the nurse realized that the mother had a stillbirth. At this time, the nurse did not tell the mother or the family of the result of her assessment, instead she referred the patient to the district hospital. On the way, the woman started bleeding and continued to complain about the headache. When they


he was not able to breastfeed. Her mother decided to give the baby water mixed with sugar. The condition of the baby worsened and her mother decided to go to the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital it was too late, and the baby died immediately after arriving at the hospital.Case study for newborn 3: The family first sought care at the district hospital due to the condition of the child. The second point of care was at home because they were told the baby would be okay if they finished a dose of medicine that was prescribed at the facility. The third point of care was at the dispensary, because the baby's condition did not improve. While at the dispensary, the family was referred to theCIA became concerned with Contreras' role in the assassination of former Salvador Allende cabinet member and ambassador to Washington Orlando Letelier and his American assistant, Ronni Karpen Moffit in Washington, D.C., on 21 September 1976. The CIA was said to have gathered specific, detailed intelligence reporting alleging Contrera's involvement in ordering the Letelier assassination, but the purported material remains classified and has been withheld at the request of the US Department of Justice (CIA, 2000) CIA contacts with Contreras continued until 1977.

After Orlando Letelier's assassination, tensions between Contreras and Pinochet grew over the course of his tenure, and the DINA was closed down in 1977 and replaced with a new apparatus, the National Informations Center (CNI).

Manuel Contreras, Gerhard Mertins, Sergio Arredondo and an unidentified Brazilian general traveled to


Escort: Menendez Claims Made Up

Washington — An escort who appeared on a video claiming that Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., paid her for sex has told Dominican authorities that she was instead paid to make up the claims and has never met or seen the senator, according to court documents and two people briefed on her claim.

The woman said a local lawyer had approached her and a fellow escort and asked them help frame Menendez and a top donor, Salomon Melgen, according to affidavits obtained by The Post.

That lawyer has in turn identified a second Dominican lawyer who he said gave the woman a script and paid her to read the claims aloud. The first lawyer said he found out only later that the remarks would be videotaped andused against Menendez, the affidavits say.

The escort was one of two women whose claims initially seemed to confirm a tipster’s allegations that Menendez had patronized prostitutes while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. The tipster, who last spring began e-mailing allegations to a government watchdog group and the FBI, said he had evidence that Menendez was frequenting underage prostitutes and participating in sex parties arranged by Melgen, his friend and political backer.

FBI agents conducting interviews in the Dominican Republic have found no evidence to back up the tipster’s allegations, according to two people briefed on their work.

Menendez has denied the prostitution claims, saying they were made by enemies trying to undermine him as he sought reelection in the fall and became chair of powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee this


In what should come as no surprise to anyone who followed the 2014-15 NBA season, Andrew Wiggins will become the first Timberwolves player to be named the league’s Rookie of the Year, according to a league source.

The official announcement will be made Thursday.

It was, as many of Wiggins’ points came during the season, a slam dunk.

Wiggins led all rookies per game in points, minutes, field goals and free throws while becoming the only Wolves player to appear in all 82 games. Wiggins, the former first overall pick by Cleveland who was acquired in the Kevin Love trade in August, won the first four Western Conference rookie of the month awards of the season, scored in double figures in 69 of 82 games, had 20 or more points 31times and scored at least 30 four times.

At one point during the season, when asked about the rookie of the year discussion, Wolves president of basketball operations and coach Flip Saunders said, flatly, “There’s no discussion.”

He was right. Especially after Milwaukee rookie Jabari Parker was lost for the season to a left knee injury Dec. 15.

Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins led NBA first-year players in points and minutes. So it’s not surprising he will be named the league’s rookie of the year on Thursday. Many of his points came on slam dunks like the one above against Utah.

As Saunders said at his season-ending meeting with the media, Wiggins is the cornerstone for where he hopes the franchise is heading.

“If you look at the teams that are successful right


site and was taken back the next day for washout and closure. Approximately two units of blood clots were removed per operative notes. Patient was noted to have diffuse oozing rather than bleeding from a single or multiple vessels consistent with a clotting abnormality rather than a anatomic etiology. His hemoglobin did drop from 11 g/dL at midnight of surgery to 9 g/dL by the next morning.

Hematology was consulted due to concern for excessive bleeding. The patient reported that he had multiple surgeons who had told him in his lifetime that he had increased intra and postoperative bleeding but he had no workup done for the same. He denied any family history of bleeding disorders. He also denied any history of purpura, epistaxis, gum bleeding, or hemarthrosis. HeThe Space Shuttle Endeavour atop its carrier aircraft at Kennedy Space Center, awaiting its final departure for California.

"I have worked for the space shuttle program for 12 years," says Poppino. "My father worked for the program since 1984. I was one person with a small responsibility in a large team that sent humans into space on the only re-usable space vehicle ever built. Spending those last moments with Endeavour served as a means of closing a chapter not only in my career, but in American history."


335 S.W.2d 224 (1960)
Charles Elbert WILLIAMS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 31630.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 30, 1960.
Thos. H. Dent, Galveston, for appellant.
Jack Y. Hardee, Dist. Atty., Athens, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.
MORRISON, Presiding Judge.
The offense is rape; the punishment, death.
Prosecutrix, a divorcee who resided alone in a rural section of Houston County, testified that shortly after nine o'clock on the night in question she was awakened by a knock on her door, that she inquired who was there, and appellant, a farm laborer whom she had seen in the community for approximately two years and who resided some three miles away, replied that he had come to bring the message that her mother was sick. She stated that she put on ahouse cost over her pajamas, got the keys to her automobile, went out the front door, and just as the door closed appellant grabbed her, told her that her mother was not sick, and informed her that he intended *225 to have intercourse with her. She testified that he forced her to the back of her house, threw her on the ground, got on top of her, and when she hollered out he threatened to cut her throat, at the same time placing an open knife to her throat. After she later gained her freedom, she discovered that the knife had "pricked the skin. It stung and burned." She stated further that after this first act of intercourse on the ground appellant forced her at knife point to


drive away from her home over country roads, that he kept the knife open and near her at all times and continued to threaten to cut her throat, that he finally took the wheel, brought the automobile to a halt and raped her again. She testified that when appellant discussed killing her because she "knew too much" she pleaded with him not to do so, promised not to report what had transpired, and finally he got out of her automobile saying he was going to swim the river and go back to Leon County where he had originally lived, telling her that he would trust her but that if she did report the matter he would kill her if it was the last thing that he ever did.Prosecutrix stated that she drove immediately to her mother's house and reported the rape, that she and her mother drove to her house where she took a douche, dressed and came to town, reported the matter to the officers, and was then examined by her family doctor.
Prosecutrix's mother corroborated her testimony about the immediate outcry.
Dr. Gouldsby testified that he examined prosecutrix and found bruises, contusions and lacerations on the vulva, which in his opinion were the result of something being forced into her vaginal tract, and found an injury to her throat, which in his opinion had been caused by a sharp instrument. He further testified that he gave her sedation to calm her following the emotional shock which she had experienced and treated her daily for some


time thereafter.
Mrs. Sherman, with whom appellant was boarding at the time in question, testified that when he came home on the night in question he woke her up and told her that if anyone asked about him to report that he had gone to Houston.
It was shown by other witnesses that appellant was in the vicinity of prosecutrix' home shortly before she testified he came to her door.
Appellant was arrested about midnight and approximately an hour later signed a full confession in which he related both rapes.
Appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his own behalf.
In his brief on appeal, appellant urges two propositions. He first contends that the two attorneys appointed by the court to represent him were not competent. At the hearing on theA raid on the Redcar Bears clubhouse saw the booty trundled away in a wheelie bin - and along the neighbouring karting track.

CCTV footage shows someone wheeling a bin down the Teesside Karting’s home straight at 3.55am today - minutes after booze and other items were taken in a break-in at the neighbouring speedway site.

And not content with one bin run, a repeat performance is captured at 4.40am.

Devastated Bears volunteers turned up at the South Tees Motorsports Park today expecting to continue refurbishment work ahead of the new season, which starts at the end of March.

Instead, they’ve been left counting the cost of the break-in, which saw a window and the bar door smashed and several items taken, including several bottles of booze, a microwave, DVD player and


funding award and a space, The Hub aims to act as "a pioneering location for creative work that explores what happens when medicine and health intersect with the arts, humanities and social sciences" ([@R45]).

Hubbub is led by Durham University, with support from the Neuroanatomy and Connectivity Research Group of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences; it was selected, through a lengthy competitive process, from 55 applications to take up the first residency of The Hub. Hubbub is led by a Director and Principal Investigator (Callard, a social scientist), with a "Core Group" comprising the Director and four Associate Directors/Co-Investigators (Charles Fernyhough, a psychologist and writer; Claudia Hammond, a writer and BBC broadcaster; Daniel Margulies, a cognitive neuroscientist with a background in the humanities; andJames Wilkes, a poet and humanities researcher). Beyond the Core Group, Hubbub is made up of a dense network of over 40 collaborators (who include psychologists, a medieval and a modern historian, a composer, poets and sound-based writers and performers, a curator, cognitive neuroscientists, mental health clinicians and public mental health experts); the majority of collaborators are either freelance or based at institutions across the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States; they pass in and out of the Hub at different frequencies, and for differing lengths of visits/residencies. Hubbub is also supported by a Project Coordinator, while the dedicated Wellcome Hub Partnership Manager liaises between the residency and the Trust.

Hubbub researchers are investigating rest and its opposites at different scales (including those of the brain, mind, body


Hubbub, we are trying to bring this method---this form of attention---to collaboration itself.

To that end, the project team includes an in-house participant observer, Fitzgerald, who is tasked with paying an ethnographic and "meta" attention to the daily workings of the project itself. As part of his role, Fitzgerald will attend to significant parts of all of the project's main wings, interview key participants in the project (ensuring that he includes the full range of academic disciplines, as well as technological and artistic practices), pay attention to the daily workings of the space of The Hub, and maintain a field diary of significant (and sometimes insignificant) events in the life of Hubbub. The hope is that, by the end of the project, we will have amassed a rich ethnographicto Alberta land title and federal court documents. Wolf refused to answer questions about his debt and the lien, which is still on the home.

When the house was sold to Wolf in 2009, it had an indoor putting green.

Wolf also refused to answer other questions about his profits and assets, calling the questions “wholly inappropriate.”

Online photos show Wolf rink-side for Calgary Flames games at the Saddledome and on numerous trips — in one posting he complained about the service at a luxury car rental service in Las Vegas. Those who know him say he has driven an orange Lamborghini, which is shown on his Facebook page. The Star recently spotted a black Range Rover and black Jaguar at his home.

“Your behaviour seems somewhat rapacious, stalker-like and harassing,” he


of one another randomly. Then, when the screen fills up, the AI pauses the game. As soon as it unpauses, it'll lose -- as Murphy says, "the only way to the win the game is not to play".

This is not the first example of a Mario AI, and there's actually a Mario AI Championship that takes place every year. Contestants get given a Java clone of Super Mario Bros. and can enter several competitions relating to gameplay, level generation and, for the first time in 2012, a Turing test. The audience watches footage of both AIs and humans playing the game, voting on which they think is the AI -- the winner is the programmer who fools the most people.

The gameplay and learning algorithms rely on different methodsKey piece in high school puzzle may be moving

CLOVER -- Plans for Clover Junior High School, a critical piece in the argument against building a second high school in the Clover School District, could be changing.

District officials and board of trustees members on Friday discussed a major alteration to long-term planning involving middle and high school students. Nothing was finalized, but the workshop discussion included talk about sending middle school students to Clover Junior High next year instead of Clover Middle School, which also could reduce the number of students able to attend Clover High School.

"We made no decisions today," said Superintendent Dr. Marc Sosne. "We only talked about options."

In February, district leaders decided to keep Clover a one high school district with plans to expand the high


school by using the junior high. That plan, met with resistance by advocates to build a Lake Wylie-area high school, would increase the high school capacity from its current 2,000 to about 2,800.

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However, after four community meetings held in late September, Sosne met with about 20 parents for three hours Oct. 7 on the issue of keeping middle school students in Clover at Clover Middle School once the new middle school on S.C. 557 opens next year. The parents, many of whom say they worked to pass the $58.5 million bond referendum in 2006, were told at that time that middle school students in Clover would attend the junior high school, Sosne said.

"I helped with that bond referendum too, and we did say that," saidboard member Windy Bartee on Friday.

But putting middle school students at the current junior high could cause problems for the high school. At the public meetings in September, Sosne said a new high school would be built, likely within 10 years. By adding the junior high to the high school footprint, capacity would reach 2,800 and the district would begin planning for a second high school when enrollment reaches 2,300.

Without the junior high school, capacity is only 2,000. Current high school enrollment is 1,860 students, within the 500-student margin when Sosne said he would begin plans for a second high school in the original plan.

Plans changing?

No vote was taken during the workshop Friday. A decision could come Monday at the next board meeting, or within the next couple


the bond, Sosne would then hope to use the junior high as planned in high school expansion once a new Clover-area middle school opens in 2011.

District leaders stress the final decision will be with students' best interest in mind. "It's not the bricks and the mortar that makes the difference in the education of children," Sosne said.

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A Powerball lottery ticket sold in Lancaster County, South Carolina is now worth $2 million. An Indian Land gas station sold it. South Carolina Education Lottery reports three tickets won $1 million or more.PCoIP now supports the following features:
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knows that the right man will stay by her side no matter what.

When a woman is loved the right way, she will be inspired to greatness.

The toxic relationships she had before took too much from her.

They made her doubt herself. They exhausted her energy and drained her emotionally.

They tried to tame her, to cut her wings, to make her feel like she wasn’t enough. A strong and healthy relationship will make her fly.

When a woman is loved the right way, she will reach her full potential.

She will get the support she always needed. She will have someone who will compliment her instead of belittling her, someone who has faith that she has what it takes to succeed.

Because of it, she will feel free to be herself. Because ofSuch a mower is known which comprises a plurality of cutting elements guided in rotation on the upper face of a housing. The cutting element located at each end of the housing is surmounted by a rotating drum of a certain volume. The drive device of the cutting elements and the rotating drums, and a part of the connecting members that connect the cutting elements to the frame, penetrate into the inboard drum by going through its upper part. The other part of the connecting members penetrates into the second drum, also by going through its upper part. The drums of this known mower are made by forming and extend freely upwardly from their corresponding cutting element, to which they are fastened by welding. Considering the production tolerances


necessary during the forming of the casing of the drums, considering the deformations and/or poor placements of the drums in relation to their corresponding cutting element during welding, and considering the deformations to which the drums can be subjected by an impact during work, it can happen that the upper part of the drums is widely off-center in relation to the connecting members.
Since the connecting members are stationary and the drums inside of which at least a part of these connecting members penetrate are rotating, it has been necessary to provide a certain space between the connecting members and the upper part of the drums to prevent, in any case, the upper part of the drums from coming in contact with the part of the connecting members penetratingand began heavy clashes with Syrian military forces throughout the country.

According to the sources, the rebels initiated clashes with Syrian forces in northeast Rankous in Damascus; Daraya city in the Damascus countryside; and also in the villages of Homms, al-Alqamieh, Tunaibeh and Menneg in the Aleppo countryside.

Syria claims it repelled most of Sunday’s rebel advances.

Large explosions rocked Damascus earlier today with Syria blaming Israel for the strikes, which reportedly targeted a military research center in Jamraya near Damascus.

The reports followed confirmations Saturday by anonymous Israeli officials that the Israel Air Force had carried out a strike against Syria on Friday targeting a shipment of advanced missiles bound for Hezbollah.

The New York Times quoted U.S. officials saying the strike targeted Iranian Fateh-110 missiles headed for Hezbollah.

Syrian Information Minister Omran


Trump claims Californians are 'rioting' because of sanctuary cities

US President Donald Trump addresses a "Make America Great Again" rally at Elko Regional Airport in Elko, Nevada, October 20, 2018. US President Donald Trump addresses a "Make America Great Again" rally at Elko Regional Airport in Elko, Nevada, October 20, 2018. Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Trump claims Californians are 'rioting' because of sanctuary cities 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

At a campaign rally in Nevada, President Donald Trump claimed Californians are "rioting" against "sanctuary cities" — a statement yet to be supported by evidence.

After deriding Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) on her immigration policies at a rally in Elko, Trump told the crowd he thought Nevadians didn'tand all of them come from lower or lower middle class. While seven persons have complained loss of vision in one eye, four others have developed complications like irritation and blurring vision.

One of the victims, Bhiku Pathan (55) said he started experiencing irritation in his operated eye three-four days after the surgery and when he went to the hospital for a follow up, he came to know that he has lost vision in that eye.

Auto driver Razak Sandhi said he had taken a loan at an interest of 10% and will not be able to drive anymore due to loss of vision.

When contacted, one of the trustees of the Hospital, B B Gogiya said, “the seven persons who are complaining of loss of vision are being treated at


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NNPA Chairman Welcomed to the White House

By Yussuf J. Simmonds, Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel –

Since becoming the chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. has been working aggressively to make sure that the members of the nation's largest Black newspaper organization have a voice at all levels of society and government--especially in areas of policy-making.

Recently Bakewell met with senior presidential advisor, Valerie Jarrett, to make sure that NNPA can be in a position to readily articulate the President's agenda effectively to the community and by becoming more actively involved in that agenda as a national organization. The meeting covered a wide range of topics that discussed ways both the NNPA and the administration could jointly affect thequality of life for African Americans throughout the country.

According to Bakewell, "I would not divulge the specifics of the meeting at this time, but Ms. Jarrett was extremely committed to ensuring that the Black Press had full access to the President's agenda." He also added that the meeting was very fruitful and that he would put off discussing the full details, until a later date. "I will be releasing a list of activities which will be undertaken by NNPA and the President, as a result of the meeting and that story would depict future plans and involvement between NNPA and the President."

Some of the actions that Bakewell has taken on behalf of the African American community and as chairman of the NNPA, include testifying before Congress during the


week to apologize for the expected leaks.

Finally, the secret cables revealed that former President Nelson Mandela was resolutely against the Iraq war, and that he believed President Bush ignored calls by the United Nations for restraint because the UN’s then-General Secretary Kofi Annan is Black.

On the anniversary of the historic actions of Rosa Parks on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation showcased the progress of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Wednesday, December 1)

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project is fifty percent completed. It is situated on one of the most prestigious sites remaining on the National Mall. “The Memorial will capture the essence of Dr. King’s passion and vision forKing touched lives on an international level and we know that in the end, those who believed in his words and actions will contribute to his Memorial.

The press conference held on the site of the Memorial included remarks from John T. Montford, GM Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Memorial Foundation’s Executive Leadership Cabinet, Robert G. Stanton, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Dr. Ed Jackson, Jr., Executive Architect of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.

For more information and to make a contribution go to www.buildthedream.org

African-American Achievement Gap to Disappear in 40 Years

By Rebecca Nuttall, Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier –

The latest report by A+ Schools revealed that the achievement gap between


as one of his greatest accomplishments. When you look at schools with grades 9-12, disparities between Black and White students exist in their eligibility to take advantage of the Pittsburgh Promise.

More than 60 percent of White students were eligible for the scholarship in every high school where White students attended. However the highest percentage of eligible Black students at any school was 52.3, dropping as low as 20.9 percent at Langley High School.

One requirement for eligibility is that students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher. On average 39.9 percent of African-American students meet this requirement as compared to 74.4 percent for White students.

The report also examined differences in achievement at different types of schools. Magnet schools and charter schools had higher percentages of BlackThe Green Bay Packers lost a tight game against the Los Angeles Rams that showed they aren’t as far from contention as everyone seems to think they are.

The Green Bay Packers took on the Los Angeles Rams in a battle that was a possible NFC championship preview. While the Rams have been rolling all season, the Packers were looking to build some momentum heading into the back half of the season. After one quarter of play, the Packers looked like the 7-0 team, while the Rams looked like they had been stumbling all season long. They ended three straight Rams drives with third-down sacks.

After the first quarter, the tide started shifting and the Rams offense started clicking. While we still saw some plays out of the Packers on


precariously perched, can draw attention, can make a difference, can change the world for the better.

Michelangelo's Painting og God's Hand Reaching Out to Touch Adam's Hand...there is a force in the world, whatever form it is, that empowers man if he is in touch with it, and moves the world.

Moonlit Treed Glade...a soul's need for serenity, tranquility.

A Cow...to honor the bovine family, of which I have been a part for the past two years, a cow valve having been implanted to keep my heart beating properly.

Mark Twain...figure representing the blending of wisdom and humor, of iconoclastic rebellion and joy of living.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Once healthy and robust, admired as the best in the world, America's health care system is teetering on the edge of fatality. The decline began,as well as to critical social, moral and political issues? 2,000 years ago, man's accumulated knowledge in every field of study, can best be described as primitive. Knowledge is accumulated from one generation to the next, growing, hopefully, more astute, more precise, more accurate. It is not coincidental that man's knowledge first began to expand exponentially after Gutenberg's development of the printing press in the mid-1400's...and mankind's new found ability to transmit information quickly and easily.

2,000 years ago, man knew little of mathematics, anatomy, sciences, law, philosophy, psychology. His vocabulary was limited. Which meant his transmittal of knowledge was severely hampered. What exactly was someone referring to, what precisely dis he mean, when he said what he did? Those are valid questions to ask reading something that was


virtually every aspect of our lives, as it now does, under its enumerated power "to regulate interstate commerce" (it claims that just about every modern human activity does) is misguided. That power was not meant to give government control over our lives, but for it to serve as an objective arbiter in matters involving different states (which were few, at the time)with conflicting laws.

Similarly, the statement by the Founders in the preamble to the Constitution that it was established "to promote the general welfare" was intended to give the government carte blanche power to do whatever it wished. Quite the contrary. The Constitution was meant to voice the independence and sovereignty of the individual, and to restrain--nay, prohibit--the use of force by the government against any person exceptseparation of Church and State.

Mr. Beck believes you should act not on knowledge but on beliefs. That is why I refer to him as a "know nothing".

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

America has converted from a nation of laws to a nation driven by politics. And the conversion, random and unplanned at first, is now calculated and deliberate.

America was founded as a republic, with the powers of government clearly enumerated in the Constitution, and its encroachment on our individual lives specifically limited to those powers:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people."

"The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by


casualties (opponents). Both arguments miss the critical point.

WE ARE AT WAR. President Obama repeatedly uses the word "war", but refuses to acknowledge whom we are at war with. Strange. We are fighting a war against no one in particular! He refuses to have Congress declare war, as the Constitution requires, presumably because he would have to identify whom we are at war with. He insists on having our troops unnecessarily risk their lives and fight with one hand tied behind their backs, and refuses to use our full military power in our defense.

WE ARE AT WAR with Muslim jihadists, fanatics, who preach the "destruction of Western civilization from within". During the past 12 years, they have attacked us in New York City. Oklahoma City, Ft. Hood, Riyadh. Dhahran,Quayle sounds like a normal, psychologically healthy individual that, if I voted in Arizona, I could support. He is is certainly a politically intelligent one.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

In a segment on his tv show, Bill O'Reilly addressed the story of a Muslim father who shot and killed his two teenage daughters allegedly because they were dating non-Muslim boys. Muslims refer to them as "honor killings" on the argument that the girls dishonored the family by violating Islamic law. There are thousands of such killings around the world each year.

O'Reilly asked his guest whether there was a deeper problem behind the killings. It was an excellent question. Unfortunately, he did not get an excellent answer.

Man is a rational animal. His unique and fundamental trait distinguishing him from other living


wishes, feelings, detached from reality. "Go by your gut" is in. Very in.

The solution? Start teaching rational thinking, rational decision-making, in elementary school...and reinforce that teaching in high school and universities. Teach young children the function, the value, the beauty, and the glorious potential of their reasoning ability. Honor and reward those who act rationally.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Yesterday's decision by Federal District Court Judge Susan Bolton one in the Arizona immigration law case, is a dangerous and horrendous one, and symptomatic of the escalating decline in respect for the law in our country. The decision is seemingly rooted in political ideology rather than judicial principle.

Judge Bolton forbids Arizona police from inquiring into an individual's legal status to be in this country, even when he is being interrogated inregard to, and suspected of committing, another crime. To protect its citizens from rampant crime, including human and drug trafficking and violence being committed by illegals, Arizona passed a law parallel to the federal law which Pres. Obama has steadfastly refused to enforce. Her rationale, allegedly, is that immigration questions are solely within the province of the federal authorities.

The Constitution grants Congress the power "to establish a uniform rule of naturalization". First, it is not been shown that all illegals seek to be naturalized. Second, if the entire immigration issue does fall within the authority of the federal government, there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a state from seeking to fulfill its responsibility to protect its citizens by upholding federal laws. States do so all the


time when they work closely with the feds in interstate crime cases, kidnappings, terrorist-related cases, etc. And no sensible reason for them not to do so in immigration matters. Under Arizona's law, those found to be in the country illegally are to be turned over to federal authorities.

Illegals are committing crimes in Arizona that certainly do fall within the province of Arizona authority. To restrain its police officers from fully questioning suspects, is to tie its hands to the endangerment of its citizens.

America is at war. The President refers to it as a "war of containment". Soldiers complain they are asked to risk their lives and to fight with one hand tied behind their backs. Sound familiar? The President's policy is to seek to contain our sworn enemy,had occasion the past few days to be out on the highway the past few mornings and witnessed a portrait of modern urban civilization: rush hour traffic. It poignantly exemplifies and captures the following:

OVERCROWDING

REPETITION

LOSS OF CONTROL

CONFORMITY

WASTEFULNESS

HERDING

NEGATIVITY

STRESS

FRUSTRATION

ANGER

LOSS OF GOODWILL

LACK OF SPONTANEITY

LOSS OF INDIVIDUALITY

UNFULFILLED DREAMS

Every human being on the planet could stand on the ground in the state of Texas and each would have over 1,000 square feet to themselves. Space enhances identity.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Shirley Sherrod, coerced into resigning from her post in the Department of Agriculture because of statements she made at an NAACP meeting about racist attitudes she had had 15 years earlier, sought to explain them away by saying they taught her that her job was not about blacks or whites or Hispanics, but "it's really


a candidate's political philosophy, specific voting record, nor do they seem to care. "He or she is a Democrat, or whatever, and that is good enough to get my vote". What exactly qualifies a candidate to label himself a member of a particular party? Must he agree with all of the party's positions on issues? "Don't know, don't care. He says he's a blank and that's all I need to know".

The political party has power: financial support for expensive campaigns, the availability of prominent speakers to appear at rallies and fundraisers, campaign management and administrative technicians, promises of future political endorsements for favored appointments, etc. A politician's loyalty and allegiance and commitment are no longer to the people he represents, though he will continue to say they are,but to the party, the group, that helped him get elected. States are no longer individuals who happen to live in proximity to each other, but are political enclaves. We now refer to states by the assigned color of the party in power.

George Washington warned of the potential dangers of political parties in his Farewell Address. We are seeing some of those dangers manifested today. The critical separation of powers endorsed by the Founding Fathers collapses when the head of the executive branch is also head of the party to which a majority of the legislative branch cower and bow.

The growing rise in the number of people who now label themselves Independents is a breath of fresh political air...perhaps a sign that the spirit of the individual, the


spirit that founded this country,the spirit that made us free, powerful and prosperous, though under attack, is still alive.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

We have all sorts of annual awards: Emmys, Tonys, Oscars, Nobel Prizes, Time Man of the Year, Playmate of the Year, etc. But there's one mising: Thinker of the Year.

The Thinker of the Year award will be given to that person who met the following 3 criteria during the year:

1. Listened to at least 500 hours of political debate during the year, on radio and tv news and talk shows

2. Those debates were between dems and reps, liberals and conservatives, tea partyers and libertarians, anarchists and atheists, and included a fair share of ardent, angry, verbal scrapping, bickering, wrangling and squabbling over nonessentials, irrelevancies, incinsequentials, immaterialities, triviaYou are here

What's new in Aspen for summer 2017

Summer 2017 is shaping up to be one of the best warm-weather seasons ever in Aspen Snowmass. There are plenty of amazing events on tap, and around town a number of new retail businesses are opening up shop. In addition, some local favorites are relocating. With more flights servicing Aspen Airport this summer, it will be easier than ever to experience Aspen's best warm-weather attractions. This week our blog team takes a closer look at what's new in Aspen for summer 2017, and what you shouldn't miss.

Oakville Grocery to Take Over Main Street Bakery

Main Street Bakery, an old Aspen favorite, closed last year. The iconic 127-year-old building on Aspen's main drag had been serving breakfast and lunch since 1989 at


the little stucco building with quaint outdoor dining. Aspen Sojourner has reported that the building was purchased by a former partner in and chef at Peach's Corner Cafe along with a local restauranteur. They plan to open Oakville Grocery, a popular gourmet store and cafe chain that started in Napa, California.

The new owners hope the Aspen location will offer its own unique menu featuring items like breads, cheeses and sweets from local artisans. One of the big changes planned for the interior of the space includes removing the stucco exterior walls on the outside of the building. The owners also plan to utilize more of the 6,000-square-feet of exterior space. The overall feel of the new store is slated to have a throwback general store ambiance mixed withlocal artisan goods.

Old Favorites Making Moves

The popular 02 Yoga & Pilates Studio is renovating the former McDonald's building on the mall. While construction has delayed the opening until October, the new three-floor space will have retail, take-away dining, pilates and yoga studios, and a three-treatment-room spa. For the summer, 02 Yoga & Pilates Studio remains at its current home at 500 W. Main St.

After more than 30 years, Hub of Aspen is moving to a new location, 616 E. Hyman Ave., across the street from the new Aspen Art Museum. The owner of Hub of Aspen sold his portion of the original location at 315 E. Hyman Ave. in April 2016.

Moving in to the former Hub of Aspen location is Maker and Place, which promises to bring unique


items from 40 to 45 independent makers from all over the world, according to store owners. The business will feature independent artists and give them a marketplace and working studio space in a wonderful downtown location.

Other Aspen Snowmass happenings

Aspen Shakti moved out of its former home at 422 E. Cooper Ave. last fall and has relocated into the basement level of the building at 535 E. Hyman Ave. The new 2,300-square-foot space provides more room for classes in yoga, dance, fitness and meditation.

Aviator Nation is opening a store on the mall at 308 S. Mill St., and will feature California lifestyle brand clothing. It is the chain's first store in Colorado.

Cycle Bar is opening a studio at 117 S. Spring St. The indoor cycling franchise will feature cycleand spin studios and classes.

Altitude Salon is leaving its location next to Peach's Corner Cafe, where is has held shop for almost two decades. The owner is currently looking for another space.

Red Fox Frozen Yogurt will be back on the mall this summer at 401 E. Hyman Ave.

Georgia Brown Antiques is in a new location at 505 E. High Man Ave.

Valentina Covil Jewelry is planning to re-open for the summer at 208 S. Mill St.


Monday, October 26, 2009

Dark Adventure Origins

Before ebay, the stores, the conventions and even the flea market, Dark Adventure was a band. In the early '80s a small group of friends and party buddies were gathered in a hobbled together semi-soundproof jam room pondering life and playing rock and roll. Eventually, the need arose for a name and a list was posted on the door for suggestions and many humorous tags ensued.

Our group of friends had a bastardized in-language used with each other. Something ludicrous and ridiculous was, "darklin'" or "dark!" for short. Appearing on the band name list one night was Dork Adventure and the next night the "o" was crossed out and an "a" added for "dark!" Several of us claimed responsibility for the monicker later, butFor Comics." That and reactions to it are stories for another day as this space belongs to a select other few. And now...

Ladies and gentlemen...

DARK ADVENTURE

The leader of the band, the inimitable Johnny Scales. A lead and rhythm guitarist, songwriter, producer and overall talented musician. I have incredible riffs blazened into my mind to this day from his Ibanez. He could go melodic, blend into heavy metal then take flight into fuzzy acid melodrama.

Johnny had an incredible ear for music and a background ranging from blues to the alternative. When matched with a fellow guitarist of his own caliber he could transcend lead and rhythm into a blend of blissed-out zone. I still occasionally listen to some old tapes just to hear that Ibanez roar and soar.

On the


drums...Mr. Bo Shealy! Beginning in high school, I have had the extreme benefit of watching Bo's development from basic rhythm to becoming a bombastic, driving and virtually unstoppable wall of percussion. Bo played in everything from a Buddy Holly tribute band and studio work to clubs and stages.

One may think this writer exaggerates when describing this guy-I do not. I have seen hundreds of bands and listened to all of the percussionists and even studied various beat structures inside and out to assist in creating poetry. To this date, the most incredible drum adventure and solo I have ever experienced came from the hands and feet of Bo at his kit in his bedroom in 1981. James Hussey was there and can also bear witness to that intoxicating15 minutes.

As is true with most bands on some instruments, Dark Adventure had a revolving bass slot. One day, Lane Jenkins decided to pick up the bass and the position was filled. Not only did he have the looks, but he also developed a singular technique that allowed him to fill beat and hold structure when his beginning skills faltered.

Lane eventually quit the bass when he married and I have always felt his was a talent never fully realized. Going back through old recordings his playing progressed from the amateurish to the polished in a shorter period of time than one could comprehend. Lane was a gifted soul and a fine comrade.

Lastly, no band is true without a voice. Jeff, "The Rock" (way before that Dwayne guy) supplied


that with force. A classically trained and award-winning vocalist, Jeff could sing a tender ballad as well as heavy metal power vocals.

Jeff was the first of the two band vocalists and his was the longest and best tenure. Jeff had the most range and endurance but also had the worst proclivities concerning practice and temperance. His still remains the voice of a savored period of musicality in my thoughts.

DARK ADVENTURE AT MARGARITAVILLE - 1985

The above photo shows Dark Adventure approaching their peak. Pictured from left to right is Johnny, Bo, Lane and at the far right, Joe Feeney. Never a member of Dark Adventure, Joe had his own groups, including the seminal punk band, Lentil Week.

Joe was and is a phenomenally gifted guitarist, bass player and journalist. WhenJoe took the stage with Johnny it could be dueting maestroes, each attempting to outdo each other while also layering each other's flights with rhythm. One notable night, Bo's kit was knocked akimbo mid-song by a passed out Jeff. Salvaging the moment, Joe and Johnny continued on together and just that duo broiled the stage with sheer genius as they managed to not only destroy on guitars but somehow miraculously interchange the persussion parts with one another while successfully engaging the audience's attention away from the problem.

I must also give a nod to Kevin (vocalist #2) and Simon (bass) of the later incarnation of the band and the rest of the ever changing body of friends, supporters and party animals: the late George Caldwell and Chris Westphal (rest


in peace, guys), James, Steve, Logan, Adam, Scott and all the "chicks and dudes" of that era.

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One could ask where was I in the midst of all the bluster I pontificated on above? Not on stage. I am not very talented on musical instruments and as such, would never attempt to play the game with those gifted fellows at their level. We were a great group of friends, each with his own talent. I wrote several songs for Dark Adventure and over the years, numerous more for other groups.

Still, every now and then I pull out a tape and press play. It is a song I wrote called, Parsifal, to music composed by the band. There is a long and soft guitar and cymbal lead-in to a swooshingand involved Trower-like orchestration that begins the vocals:

I'm the last Grail seeker

I'm the virgin knight

there's no blood on my blade

but the horror in my eyes

is the vulture's stare

on this misty scene

above the bodies of the men

hanging from the trees...

and so on. Not the greatest lyrics I ever wrote but I play it for the presence it has and for the subtle and complexly beautiful work on it by Johnny and Bo. It stands as one of the most remarkable pieces from the short-lived band that created many long-lived memories.


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The section has grown into a bit of a viral phenomenon.

The main difference between The Maple Grove and King's Court is that the latter is put on by the Mariners and assigned to specific sections. The Maple Grove is fan-generated, and has assembled for every one of Paxton's starts since that June 11 tilt against Toronto.

"It's really cool that they came up with it on their


a good life and more and more to reflect God’s unconditional Love for everyone.

Sanjayananda - USA

Visions of Love

Spiritual Lineages

Bharadwaja Gotra Lineage:Born as a Brahmin, Paramahamsa Vishwananda belongs to the Bharadwaja Gotra, a family lineage that can be traced back to the Guru of all the Pandavas and Kauravas, during the Mahabharata.

Mahavatar Babaji - Father of all Kriya Yoga Lineages:Mahavatar Babaji is Paramahamsa Vishwananda’s Guru and the Paramguru of Bhakti Marga. Mahavatar Babaji is a Jagadguru: the Guru of all Gurus on Earth. He is an immortal yogi whose teachings, throughout the ages, have always offered guidance toward God-Realisation.

Sri Sampradaya Lineage:In 2008, Paramahamsa Vishwananda was initiated into the Sri Sampradaya (the Vaishnava lineage established by Sri Ramanujacharya). The initiation was done by Sri Vedavyasa Rangaraj Bhattar Acharya, who isa disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya, thus linking the Sri Sampradaya and Kriya Yoga lineages.

A Life of Devotion

Born into a Hindu family on the island of Mauritius in 1978, Paramahamsa Vishwananda came to Europe at the age of 19. He established His Bhakti Marga mission in 2005 and it now operates all over the world. His 32 Bhakti Marga Swamis and Swaminis live, work and travel in support of this global mission which has established 30 temples in 19 countries, as well as thousands of Bhakti Marga groups in over 50 countries on six continents. His main ashram is in Germany, with ashrams also in India and UK.

At the 2015 Kumbh Mela, Paramahamsa Vishwananda was awarded the title of Mahamandaleshwar, (one who resides over many ashrams and temples as


guardian and pillar of faith) by all four heads of the Vaishnava Sampradayas (spiritual lineages). He is the first European-based spiritual leader to hold this title.

In 2016 He was presented the Bharat Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award in the House of Parliament, London.

With His spiritual family growing around the world, He tirelessly travels to meet spiritual seekers ready to receive His blessing and to help them open their hearts to the love that resides within.15,  FH‐T  joined  the  Eritrean  People’s  Liberation  Front
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It was incorporated just in January2017, and went public this January through a reverse takeover of a shell company, a mere three weeks before the offer from Aphria.

What Nuuvera appears to have is a set of international relationships in such countries as Italy, Israel and Germany, and a well-connected board of directors and management team hailing from the world of online gaming, tech and pharmaceuticals.

Notably, Nuuvera’s focus is outside the U.S., from which Aphria has been backing away. In February, it began to sell its interest in U.S. cannabis player Liberty Health Sciences Inc., after the TMX Group said it would not permit TSX-listed cannabis companies to operate south of the border.

“The Canadian investor market likes to value cannabis stocks on a basis of funded capacity…Anthony Scaramucci was removed from his position as White House Communications Director by President Trump at the behest of Chief of Staff Kelly. Many are speculating if this will be the end of the road for Scaramucci when it comes to working for the Trump Administration. Wall Street Journal reports that chances are Scaramucci will return to his previous role at the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

Wall Street Journal reports:

Anthony Scaramucci has been removed from his position as White House communications director, just 10 days after it was announced he would take it, an administration official said.

The change comes just hours after former Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly was sworn in as White House chief of staff. It also comes four days after the New Yorker magazine published an expletive-filled


interview with Mr. Scaramucci, in which the Wall Street financier attacked other top staffers in the White House, including Mr. Kelly’s predecessor Reince Priebus.

Mr. Scaramucci, who is nicknamed “The Mooch,” was removed at the urging of Mr. Kelly, who is seeking to impose more discipline in the White House, two administration officials said.

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Mr. Scaramucci is expected to retain his position at the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a White House official said. He asked to keep that position when he gave his resignation after Mr. Kelly’s push.

In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that Mr. Scaramucci would be leaving his role as communications director. “Mr. Scaramucci felt itpast the cone and Wyatt finally picks up the throttle. The car pulls itself together, settles down, and we power away.

I will admit, the whole time I am definitely sure that we're about to roll.

(Welcome to the Continuing Misadventures of Raphael and his Baja Bug, a series on how I buy a half-broken 1973 Volkswagen offroader that I proceed to break, fix, break, fix, and break again.)

We're up at Team O'Neil Rally School and Car Control Center in New Hampshire on the far side of the White Mountains. Wyatt is the director of special projects at the school, meaning he does, uh, erm, I'm not exactly sure he has a clear job description. The last I saw of him he was snow-drifting an Audi R8, but recently he's


been busy turning the maze of old logging trails around the school into stage roads for advanced student testing.

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At the moment, he's getting out from the Baja's driver's seat, wide-eyed, and about to give me a refresher course in car control. He calls the car a "tight little rig." He grins. He stares straight through my head. His eyes are laser beams. Wyatt is a slightly intense human being.

I've driven O'Neil's dirt slalom before, when I went up for a one-day rally school last year. I learned about left-foot braking to get a car into a corner, and I learned about keeping your eyes focused when you're sliding.to Nick Gordon.”

Nick Gordon was raised by Whitney Houston, but she never adopted him. Members of Whitney's family, including her mother and Bobbi Kristina's grandmother, Cissy Houston, never approved of Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina's relationship. Might this be why Bobby Brown had his lawyer release a statement indicating that the two never married? Was he displeased with their relationship as well?

Bobby Brown released his second statement to the media since arriving at Bobbi Kristina's bed side.

“We continue to request privacy in this matter. Please allow for our family to deal with this matter and give Bobbi Kristina the love and support she needs at this time," his statement read.

The Houston family also released a statement on Monday.

"Bobbi Kristina is fighting for her life and is surrounded by