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DS is head of the Centre for Healthcare Informatics at the National Institute of public health of the Republic of Slovenia (NIPH). He is an assistant professor of informatics and his work has been published in leading international academic journals. His general research interests include ICT policies and projects regarding healthcare and health information systems

EM is a medical doctor by education. She is currently a resident in public health working at the National Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia (NIPH), and is involved in different projects and areas of work. Her general interests include rare diseases, mental health, psychotherapy, alcohol abuse, and health promotion.

UG is a metabolic pediatrician and researcher at the UMC -- University Children's Hospital Ljubljana. He is an assistant professor of pediatricsand has published his research work in highly ranked scientific journals. His main research interests include inborn errors of metabolism, dyslipidemias, medical ethics, and screening programs for children.

TB is the Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the UMC -- University Children's Hospital Ljubljana and the Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine -- University of Ljubljana. He is a full professor of pediatrics and has published his research work in the highest-ranking scientific journals and presented it at leading conferences and seminars. His main research interests include diabetes and pediatric endocrinology.

The manuscript was written within the project "Analysis and development of the rare diseases field in Slovenia", Code V3--1505 (C), which was funded by the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS, included


and applied light pressure to avoid startling the calf when the pressure algometer was first applied. When the calf was settled the hand was replaced by the pressure algometer. Force was applied perpendicular to the thorax at a rate of 2 N/s until the calf demonstrated an avoidance reaction, either by moving away, kicking, or a sharp movement of the head. As soon as an avoidance reaction was noticed by the operator the pressure algometer was removed. To minimize bias, the operator did not view the screen of the algometer until after the test was complete. If there was no avoidance reaction once the force reached 25 N (the upper limit of the accurate force range), as observed by an assistant, the test was stopped to avoid any'Spider-Man' Opening Delayed Again Until March 15

Troubled Broadway production moves from Feb. 7 in third high-profile postponement.

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been delayed once again.

The troubled Broadway production now has plans to open March 15, more than a month later than the rescheduled opening date of Feb. 7, lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah Harris announced Thursday.

It is the third delay in the opening of the production. The original opening night was meant to be Dec. 21, and then that got pushed to Jan. 11.

A release from the company said the delay would allow producers to "fine-tune aspects of the show."

The producers further announced that the scheduled performances on Tuesday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday, Jan. 25, have been cancelled to allow more rehearsal time. All ticketholders for


above $101, then it's a signal to buy shares. Otherwise, if shares break down below $98, then AJG is a short candidate. Don't put money in LH until it resolves its next direction with a breakout.

At the time of publication, author had no positions in stocks mentioned.

Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.Andy Rush

Jesse Howard Rush (December 26, 1889 – March 16, 1969) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1925 baseball season.

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Several members of the public immediately demanded that Davidson apologize.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a statement on Sunday demanding an apology from Davidson.

Pete Davidson has garnered some criticism after insulting a conservative politician who lost an eye during his military service on Saturday's episode of "SNL". PC to insult wounded vets?!?

Crenshaw responded to the joke on social media, writing, "Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended".

Neither Davidson nor NBC has issued a formal apology to Crenshaw, although the comedian did poke fun at his own looks in the same segment in which he mocked Crenshaw.

"We need to stop thousands of people from illegally crossing from one side of our border to the other", he said. Iof party leaders. Rajapaksa camp had already enticed a TNA legislator to join ranks by giving him a deputy ministerial position.

Something must change if they want to go back to the Super Bowl this year for the first time since the 2010 season. Last week's win over the Bills was the first time in four weeks they hadn't allowed a 100-yard receiving effort.

If you look back on the game they probably had more possession but the clear-cut chances have all fallen to us. That also underlines the attacking depth the manager has at his disposal. "He's not really the same player".

Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced Monday the closure of 20 stores in the USA and additional closures in Canada and other locations. In addition to the 20 USA closings,


the news release stated Lowe's will close 31 Canadian stores.

The United States pulled out of the accord in May and began reinstating sanctions, a move that has hit the Iranian economy hard. Iran has since carried out several operations in Iraq and Syria in retaliation.

MF Christian Eriksen, 5 - Replaced Son but had little impact as Wolves launched their fightback. 3-2 Game on! He was then lucky when, having allowed Costa to run through on goal , his opponent prodded a shot wide.

Israel considers all of Jerusalem its capital, while the Palestinians see east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. John Bolton, Trump's national security adviser, said Mr Bolsonaro and the Trump were "like-minded" individuals.

The Nigerian Army shared the video on its official Twitter handle onIt's said Lyndon Baines Johnson used voter fraud to win his 1948 Senate primary campaign. In 1954, then-Senator Johnson orchestrated a law prohibiting church involvement in electoral politics. Yet it was LBJ's presidential library where Attorney General Eric Holder chose to demonize ballot protection laws last year.

And it was Holder who, this past May, huddled with black clergy from the Council of National Black Churches and the IRS and the Congressional Black Caucus to determine how political black churches could be without running afoul of LBJ's rule. And, for good measure, he further criticized voter ID.

In the analogy that black Americans are imprisoned on the liberal plantation, it's fair to consider Eric Holder the overseer. In the days of slavery, it was the overseer who managed through fear


provisions of the state constitution, the governor is empowered to grant a reprieve, pardon, or commutation of sentence following conviction of a crime, and the governor may, in exercising such authority, commute or modify a sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole to a lesser sentence including the possibility of parole, and may commute a sentence of death to a lesser sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole. The court shall also instruct the jury that under this authority the governor may allow the release of an offender either by reducing a life imprisonment or death sentence to the time already served by the offender or by granting the offender a pardon. The defense may argue or present evidence to the jury on the frequency andafter his conviction and whose execution was scheduled for the following week, replied as follows when questioned regarding his hope of receiving a gubernatorial pardon: "That's the one question I never answer because the death penalty is political and he's a politician."] However, that power is also validly exercised in cases where newly-discovered evidence establishes innocence, where changes in the prisoner demonstrate the justice of commutation (such as the prisoner is terminally ill or has been rehabilitated), where the prisoner had moral justification for the criminal act (such as battered women's syndrome), where the prisoner was not wholly at fault in committing the criminal act (such as it was committed under circumstances of insanity, mental retardation, or youth), where the imposed penalty is considered unduly harsh, and/or where


#TGW: Advancing the Total Person

June 19, 2017

By Adam Van Brimmer

– Homer Rice’s Total Person Program has changed many young lives over the better part of the past four decades. Ask Sam Bracken, a Georgia Tech offensive lineman among the first participants in the early 1980s, and he’ll tell you the initiative literally saved his life.

Bracken came to Georgia Tech a broken young man, one abandoned by his single mother three years earlier and carrying the baggage of a “primal, primitive background” marked by neglect, abuse, drug and alcohol use and a dearth of adult role models. He found his center on The Flats thanks in large part to the influence of his coach, Bill Curry, and Rice’s initiative, which promoted a balance of excellence in academics, athletics andson.

His mother moved in with a motorcycle gang and abandoned Bracken when he was 15, leaving him homeless. Only then did his life take a positive turn: He was taken in a by a friend’s family, and a stable home life allowed him to excel academically and athletically, leading him eventually to Georgia Tech and the program that would save his life.

BUILDING A REPUTATION

Bracken’s standing as a living, breathing testimony to the power of the Total Person Program represents the future of Georgia Tech athletics.

Stansbury foresees the personal development piece of the Yellow Jacket brand attracting more top-level talent. As the culture takes hold internally, with the staff and student-athletes, it will begin to project outward. The plan is to target letterwinners, staff and students beyond the athletic


top of Sgurr an Fhurain and then north to the summit of Am Bodach. The view from the top takes in Glen Coe and Loch Leven, with Bidean nam Bian looking especially fine.

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Category:One-thousanders of the British IslesSenator Elizabeth Warren has joined the 2020 United States presidential race, after announcing on Monday that she will be developing an exploratory committee, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal.

With the exploratory committee, Warren will be able to formally raise funds and make key staff appointments before she officially kicks off her presidential campaign.

The Democratic politician from Massachusetts, who has made quite a name for herself due to her criticisms of corporations, large banks, and most recently, cryptocurrency, has become the first major candidate to declare her desire to run for the highest office in the United States government.

She also released an announcement video on her website, which contained some of the regular anti-Wall Street sentiments that will no doubt be a central theme of her


before the mid-point of 2019 include Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The impact of a Warren presidency might not particularly bode well for the crypto industry, with the Democratic politician not seeming to be a fan of digital assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in particular. Back in 2017, Warren stated that she was worried about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, claiming that the volatility of the crypto market has the potential to leave a lot of American families hurt.

In the same manner, while speaking at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking a few months back, Warren criticized cryptocurrencies, asserting that they are very easy to steal and that a lot of retail investors have also been swindled as aThalaivan

Thalaivan is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Chithirai Selvan. The film features Bas, the younger brother of politician  T. T. V. Dhinakaran and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles, while the ensemble cast features Santhanam, Suman and Jayaprakash amongst others. The film was released on 18 April 2014.

Cast

Bas as Bas
Nikesha Patel as Anushka
Santhanam as Kannan
Monica
Suman
Vincent Asokan
Jayaprakash
Subbaraju
Suresh Krishna
Suman Setty
Swaminathan
Manobala
Kovai Sarala
VTV Ganesh
Vasu Vikram
T. P. Gajendran
O. A. K. Sundar
Abhishek
Kota Srinivasa Rao (cameo appearance)
Powerstar Srinivasan (cameo appearance)

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The film is the home production of the newcomer lead comedian, V. Bhaskaran alias Bas, brother to politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and a nephew of Sasikala Natarajan, a confidante of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politician and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa. The


ISIS Now Controls Iraq's Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, Surrounds Baghdad on Three Sides

This news is relatively new (within the hour), and i thought that these events need to be shared here.

By now, it is obvious that ISIS is dead serious on taking Baghdad. Cutting off the main water supplies to the country, while surrounding the capital,
is a sure way to ensure a higher chance of victory.

As the following link states, ISIS has successfully taken control of the country's water supplies, and as a result, may not even need to launch a full
scale invasion of Baghdad:

Despite the apparent suddenness, ISIS's assault on Iraq has been brewing for six months. Last January, ISIS started fighting its way from Syria
down the Euphrates river into Iraq. In May it captured the townof Fallujah, the scene of bloody fighting during the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
This week, ISIS captured Iraq's second-largest city Mosul, on the Tigris river, then advanced down the Tigris to the town of Tikrit, and beyond it to
the Shiite holy town of Samarra. Both Samarra and Fallujah are within striking distance of the capital Baghdad.

It is not clear at the time of writing whether ISIS will launch a military attack on Baghdad, or even if it could take the heavily armed city in a
pitched battle.

But it may not need to. Iraq is ancient Mesopotamia, the once-fertile floodplain of the Tigris and Euphrates that cradled the first human
civilisation. The rivers remain crucial to the farming on which most Iraqis depend, according to a report by the International Centre


for Agricultural
Research on the Dry Areas, which was once based in Aleppo, Syria, but has now decamped to Amman in Jordan to avoid fighting.

ISIS now controls several major dams on the rivers, for instance at Haditha and Samarra. It also holds one 30 kilometres north of Mosul that was built
on fragile rock and poses a risk of collapse. It holds at least 8 billion cubic metres of water. In 2003, there were fears Iraqi troops might destroy
the dam to wipe out invading forces. US military engineers calculated that the resulting wave would obliterate Mosul and even hit Baghdad.

In addition to ISIS' seizing of Iraq's main water supplies, they have also advanced their position towards Baghdad. Currently, ISIS is surrounding
Baghdad on three sides. Fallujah to the West, Tikrit toThe Garden of Eden (revisited): if we knew then what we know now

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

cliffhanger … suspense … come back for the next episode …

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The man said, “Dear God, yes you did. You commanded us both not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die. And this little snake thought we were easy marks and he was right as well. We were easy marks. We did wrong.”

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is your part in this?”

The woman said, “You commanded us both not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die – andSt. Francesco María da Camporosso

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St. Francesco María da Camporosso (1804-1866)

September 19

Born in 1804. He joined the Franciscan Capuchin Order, and for forty years he walked around begging in the city of Genoa, doing good to bodies and souls. He had such a scent of sainthood that the people called him “The holy father”. During the cholera epidemic he generously gave his life for others, finally losing it on September 17, 1866. Canonized by John XXIII in 1962.


Obama, perhaps ill-advisedly, said today he will “continue to refine” his proposed policies for troop withdrawals from Iraq. Ill-advised because you might expect that nuance to be seen as opening the door to backtracking on his withdrawal plans.

Sure enough, overheated coverage of his remarks has followed this afternoon.

Obama has just finished a second press availability to clarify his initial remarks.

We’ll have the video shortly.

Late Update: As promised:

Later Update: The McCain campaign issued the following statement late today:that the international community would not accept any backtracking. He agreed that the various parties just needed to start talking, and urged us to offer positive, constructive comments. Charge said "start talking now" was very constructive advice, and real dialogue would be welcomed by the whole world. If the generals were serious about a dialogue, they should be meeting everyday, not just with Aung San Suu Kyi, but with ethnic leaders, and other interested citizens as well. A one hour meeting with one person after two months was just for show, claimed the Charge, not serious. In addition, she continued, the regime has not permitted ASSK to meet with anyone else. The regime should be easing the restrictions on her, so she can get advice and counsel from


decisions they came to was up to them. Charge urged China to join with the U.S. in urging genuine talks get started now and keep going until a more broadly acceptable way forward can be agreed upon by all the relevant parties of Burma. Meet the USDA, not the NLD -------------------------- 8. (C) Charge noted that the most recent Chinese visitor had spent a lot of time with Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA-the regime's mass member organization) members. Guan described He Luli as a senior official from one of China's eight political parties, and of the People's Congress. Guan did not believe that her meetings meant USDA was preparing to formally become a political party. He noted that while USDA claimed 24 million members, 60% were underthe age of 18, so could not vote. Charge asked if the He met with the National League of Democracy (NLD), and Guan quickly replied that the "government would not permit that," referring to the Burmese government. 9. (C) Charge mentioned that the Foreign Ministry had complained that we visited NLD "excessively" and asked if the Chinese had been called in. He smiled, shook his head no, and asked if Charge visited NLD. Yes, she replied, adding she would be pleased to introduce the Ambassador to NLD members. He said he received a letter from U Aung Shwe, the NLD Chairman, requesting a meeting, had not scheduled anything, but shook their hands when he encountered them at National Day receptions. He noted that the Foreign Ministry did not


provide the oscillatory motion to the agitator 18 and the basket 16. Alternatively, the wash basket 16 is connected via a spin tube 36 to the gear arrangement 32 such as to an outer ring gear 37 having an external hub surface 44. The vertical shaft 34 is connected to planet gears 40 through the use of a connecting carrier plate 42 and a sun gear 46 is directly connected to a shaft 48 connected to a pulley 50 which is rotated by the belt 30 connected to the motor 20.

When the washer is operating in the agitate mode, the motor 20 is operated in a reversing fashion which causes the shaft 48 to oscillate, thus driving the sun gear 46 in alternating opposite directions. The agitator isPosts in category High school

The start of the school year is usually hectic as parents and kids struggle to get back into the school routine. A new school may mean different rules & regulations. Another stress point is shopping for school supplies. As for moi, the five years of elementary school zoomed past in a jiffy! I’m now the […]


When we first saw Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fight crime on the streets of Hell's Kitchen he was wearing an all-black makeshift costume. By the end of Season One, he was sporting a superhero suit that resembled his comic book counterpart. Many have wondered if Elektra will have a costume in Season Two, and if so, will it be as provocative as the ones comic book fans have grown fond of since she debuted in 1981.

At the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Sunday, co-showrunner Doug Petrie (along with Marco Ramirez)) addressed questions regarding Elektra's (portrayed by Elodie Yung) costume. "We love the comics - we're fans - but, we wanted Elektra's costume to be reasonable for a martial artist and she's also a little bit ofa stylist," he told a group of reporters, including our own Ashley Robinson.

He added, "There's definitely a costume, but it needs to happen organically like we saw on Daredevil."

Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell’s Kitchen. Now the Man Without Fear must take on a new adversary in Frank Castle and face an old flame – Elektra Natchios. Bigger problems emerge when Frank Castle, a man looking for vengeance, is reborn as The Punisher, a man who takes justice into his own hands in Matt’s neighborhood. Meanwhile, Matt must balance his duty to his community as a lawyer and his dangerous life as the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, facing a life-altering choice that forces him to truly


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 The circumstances under which plaintiff's injuries were received are as follows: On May 28, 1949, the day of the accident, plaintiff, who was employed as a road salesman by Bowie Pie Company, entered defendant's building, carrying an order of 10 pies for delivery to a cafeteria situated and operated on the third floor. In order to deliver his merchandise, it was necessary that plaintiff climb stairs to the third floor, use a "manlift," or a freight elevator or hoist. The stairway leading *300 from the first to the second floor was located inside the building immediately west of the south entrance and the freight hoist and manhoist were immediately to the west of the stairway.


The freight hoist had a platform without sides and was approximately 5 feet square. This platform was raised and lowered by means of a 3/8 inch wire cable which wound around a drum attached to and operated by an electric motor. In raising the platform of the hoist, the cable wound around the drum as the drum revolved. When the drum turned in the other direction, the cable unwound and lowered the platform. The hoist was operated by means of two ropes which extended from the first floor to the switch on the motor. By pulling the "up rope," the switch made contact, causing the cable to wind onto the drum. Conversely, by pulling the "down rope," the switch made contact, causing the cable to unwind. Around thesquare opening where the platform rested on the first floor was a fence, with gates constructed of pipe, and on one of the gates was a sign reading "Freight only. No Passengers Allowed."
 The "manlift," which was situated immediately west of the hoist, had a sign upon it reading "Employees Only." The lift consisted of an endless belt extending vertically from the first to the fourth floor. The belt rolled counterclockwise around two rollers, one being fastened at the first floor and the other at the fourth. At spaced intervals on this belt were small platforms upon which to stand and "hand-holds" which the rider could grasp while riding the lift.
 Upon entering the building, plaintiff first placed a box containing seven pies on the manlift, carrying three


others on his left arm. He stepped on the platform on which the pies were placed and prepared to ascend. However, someone on an upper floor started the manlift in motion, the pies were spilled on the floor and plaintiff returned to his truck for more pies. Upon reentering the building, he placed his merchandise upon the elevator, intending to use it as he had done on previous occasions. Plaintiff testified that a Mr. Hants, an employee of defendant, was at the time working near the elevator and manlift and when he asked Mr. Hants if it were all right to use the elevator, Hants replied "Sure. Go ahead." Plaintiff then started the elevator by pulling on the "up rope" and when the hoist had reached the thirdfloor level, it stopped, the wire cable parted and the platform dropped to the first floor with plaintiff, resulting in serious injuries to him.
 Plaintiff testified that previous to the accident he had ridden *301 on the freight hoist on two different occasions and that before using it, he had used the manlift two or three times in "going up." He further testified that on his first visit to the premises, he met a man on the stairs, dressed in blue denim clothing, who showed him the location and manner of operation of the manlift and freight hoist. Defendant's first contention is that the court erred in admitting this testimony and aruges that plaintiff failed to sustain the burden of proof that the man on the stairs was


additional systems funded by state and local governments.

The ARCHER imaging system, mounted aboard the GA8 Airvan, uses visible and near-infrared light to examine the surface of the Earth and find suspected crash sites, evaluate areas affected by disasters, or examine foliage from an airborne perspective in order to flag possible marijuana plantations. Both the SDIS and ARCHER systems were used to great success in the response to Hurricane Katrina; ARCHER may be used in coordination with the SDIS system.

A hand-held radio direction finder, most commonly the L-Tronics Little L-Per, is used by ground teams to search for downed aircraft.
The ground teams carry equipment on their person that they use while in the field. This equipment includes flashlights, signal mirrors, tactical vests, safety vests, and food that will lastBlogroll

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Acadia National Park – Rocky Shoreline

The geologic history of Acadia National Park, Maine stretches back in time through millions of years to the formation of the oldest rocks on Mount Desert Island and continues to the present with the persistent forces of erosion. Evidence of this rich geologic past can be seen across the island, along rocky shorelines and atop windswept mountains.


("lessor"). Under the terms of the contract, the lessor was to rent certain residential premises to the Dabneys in return for monthly rental payments of $125.00.
The Dabneys failed to make any rental payments after March of 1983 and, in August, the lessor obtained an eviction judgment against the Dabneys in Philadelphia Municipal Court. The judgment was appealed and, in April of 1984, the Dabneys were ordered to escrow monthly rental payments during the pendency of the appeal. The lessor subsequently petitioned for dismissal *313 of the appeal based on the Dabneys' alleged failure to comply with the escrow order, and a hearing on the petition was scheduled for August 14, 1984.
That same month, a default judgment for unpaid rent and possession was entered in favor of the lessora shiny red vintage truck, with a Christmas tree tied to its roof, parked right where the silos are joined in the middle by a tin roof with the famous Magnolia sign—er, MAgNoLia sign—bolted to it.

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Next to the silos: a large green field (with artificial turf) that kids and parents were tossing balls around on. Beyond that: an area with picnic tables and a half-dozen food trucks (more on those in a moment), a little garden (a partnership with World Hunger Relief—a pumpkin patch for now) and a shed with a sign that read NORTH POLE TOY CO. (which you couldn't actually enter, but which visitors happily took selfies in front of).

3. The vibe here is warm and welcoming.

You


the crowds on a Saturday is that the place comes alive and the community-center vibe really kicks in.

Waco has a strong and growing food-truck culture, and the Gaines have wisely teamed up with the proprietors of some of the best. During our Saturday stop, visitors lined up at Luna Juice Bar, Co-Town Crepes, Cheddar Box (for gourmet grilled-cheese sandwiches), Common Grounds (the mobile offshoot of an iconic local coffee shop on the nearby campus of Waco's Baylor University) and especially Milo Local Provisions (for delicious biscuit sandwiches with names like Sic 'Em on a Chicken, Rebel Yell and Farmer's Daughter).

8. God is in the details.

The architectural finishes and design flourishes both inside and outside are super nice and well thought-out. Even the restrooms are elegant, with heavy blackKero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken (series)

Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken is a series of video games for the Nintendo Family Computer that lasted from 1991 to 1993.

Series

Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken

 is based on the popular Sanrio character Keroppi. Released on the Nintendo Family Computer console in Japan in 1991.

Big Adventure is a children's puzzle game where Keroppi must rescue his girlfriend Keroleen who is locked up in a castle. To do so, he must solve the action based puzzles in seven differently themed worlds with four different types of stages (the surface of the maze, flying a plane, a Reversi-like level, and through a field of lava). All the items in the game are pre-determined; there is a need to memorize the pattern for each playthrough so


ignorance and unsuitability for the job.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, receive a “hongi,” a traditional Māori welcome, from Māori elders on the lawns of Government House in Wellington, New Zealand in October 2018. In New Zealand, Māori elect members to parliament from designated Māori constituencies – and the right to participate offers more than the ‘duty to consult’ in Canada.
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November 29, 2018a rich inner life and a skill for mentally framing unpleasant events in constructive ways. She invented Katie Maurice and Violetta for ‘comfort and consolation,’ and she recalls her early caregivers as not unwilling to love her, but unable, due to their circumstances. Anne controls how she thinks about events when changing the events themselves is beyond her power.

What Anne refuses to accept are facets of her identity that she believes could be improved. She optimistically tries to persuade Marilla to call her Cordelia. She buys the black hair dye that turns her hair green. Anne grasps at opportunities to make change for the better where change might be possible. The failed attempt at dyeing her hair black is her turning point de coiffure; once Anne experiences outcomes


in the years to come. With each ‘scrape,’ Anne matures a little more, and when Marilla truly needs her, she will be ready.

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Sarah Conrad Gothie made her first trip to Prince Edward Island as a tourist ten years ago, fulfilling a childhood dream. She returned as a PhD candidate to conduct research at Green Gables Heritage Place a few years later. Captivated by the profusion of red braids adorning souvenirs and tourists, she published “Playing ‘Anne’: Red braids, Green Gables, and Literary Tourists on Prince Edward Island” in Tourist Studies (2016). After a year away from literary tourism to write a book about plums (Damsons: An Ancient Fruit in the Modern Kitchen, available Summer 2018), she launched Pages to Pilgrimages, a digital research project that invites fans ofMonitoring canopy recovery in a subtropical forest following a huge ice storm using hemispherical photography.
We estimated canopy structure and transmitted radiation using hemispherical photography in four monitoring years (2008-2010, 2016) following the 2008 huge ice storm in a subtropical forest in south China, so as to assess changes in canopy biophysical parameters during forest recovery from natural disturbance. Significant decrease in canopy openness (CO), transmitted direct radiation (TransDir), and transmitted diffuse radiation (TransDif), as well as significant increase in leaf area index (LAI), were found in the disturbed forest stand in the subsequent years following the ice storm, indicating rapid canopy recovery. In contrast, these biophysical parameters of the undisturbed forest stand were quite stable during the monitoring years. The strength of relationships between CO and other canopy


are referred to as an anode portion and a cathode portion. In a typical PEM fuel cell, hydrogen fuel is introduced into the anode portion, where the hydrogen reacts and separates into protons and electrons. The electrolyte membrane transports the protons to the cathode portion, while allowing a current of electrons to flow through an external circuit to the cathode portion to provide power. Oxygen is introduced into the cathode portion and reacts with the protons and electrons to form water and heat.
Another type of electrochemical device is an electrolysis cell, which uses electricity to produce chemical changes or chemical energy. An example of an electrolysis cell is a chlor-alkali membrane cell where aqueous sodium chloride is electrolyzed by an electric current between an anode and a cathode.It’s been more than a decade since Colorado voters approved the property tax break to help seniors on fixed incomes, but lawmakers refused to pay for the exemption most years in order to balance the state budget. AP via The Coloradoan.

Sen. Angela Giron hugs Daijah Palma from Bessemer Academy last year after swearing her in as a youth senator during the first "Girls With Goals Day" at the Colorado State Capitol. The event this year will be on March 5.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.


the state of the tensile carriers, is conducted through the tensile carriers with the help of the contact element.
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WO 2005/094249 A2 shows a system for contacting a support means in which the contactBaghdad: A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala on Tuesday as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked one of the most solemn holy days of the year. At least 31 people were killed and about 100 were injured, officials said.

It was the deadliest stampede in recent history during Ashoura commemorations, when hundreds of thousands of people converge on the city, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, for the occasion every year.

The stampede happened toward the end of the Ashoura procession, causing a panicked rush among worshippers near the gold-domed Imam Hussein shrine, according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press from Karbala.

Shi'ite pilgrims gather during the religious festival of Ashura in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq (Image:


Reuters)

Afdhal al-Shami, a shrine official, denied that there was a collapse or any cracks in the walkway. "It was a stampede that led to this incident," he said.

Mohammed Shenin Jebir, a pilgrim, said everything happened very suddenly.

"Visitors suddenly fell on the ground and there was a strong stampede, there were many pilgrims who all fell on top of each other," he said, speaking after being treated at the Hussein Medical City in Karbala for cuts and bruises above his right eye.

The somber day of Ashoura commemorates the killing of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, by a rival Muslim faction in Karbala in what is now Iraq, in 680 A.D. Hussein and his descendants are seen by Shiites as the rightful heirs to the prophet. Hussein's killing hasbeen attributed with cementing the schism between Shiite and Sunni Islam.

In recent years, Ashoura processions have been attacked by extremist Sunni militants. In 2004, at the height of Iraq's sectarian violence, 143 people were killed in near-simultaneous suicide and other bombings at shrines in Baghdad and Karbala during the Ashoura procession.

In 2005, rumors of a suicide bomber among worshippers crossing a bridge during a different religious holiday caused a massive stampede killing more than 950 people, many of whom jumped, in their panic, into the Tigris River.

Tuesday's commemorations were peaceful until the walkway collapsed, triggering the chaos.

The officials said the stampede took place during the so-called "Tweireej" run, when tens of thousands of people run toward the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala around noon.

The 2-3 kilometer (1-2


mile) run symbolizes when the maternal cousins of Imam Hussein's half-brother al-Abbas ran from the nearby village of Tweireej to rescue him, only to find out that he had been killed.

The officials — one of them at the Imam Hussein shrine and the other a security official — spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

At least 10 among the injured pilgrims were in critical condition, according to the officials.

No Iraqi media immediately released images of the walkway collapse or ensuing stampede.

"We lament this tragic loss of life and wish those injured a swift and full recovery," U.S. Ambassador Matthew H. Tueller said, offering his condolences to the families of the victims on behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

The presidentand prime minister also offered their condolences and said they were following investigations into the incident.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands of black-clad pilgrims held Ashoura processions amid beefed-up security in Karbala and in the capital, Baghdad, marching through the streets. Many of the faithful beat their chests and lashed themselves with chains in a symbolic expression of grief and regret for not being able to help Hussein before his martyrdom.

On Sunday night, thousands marched toward the holy shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, which had been lit up on the eve of the celebration.

This year's commemoration comes amid rising tensions in the Middle East and the crisis between Iran and the U.S. and its ally Israel in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal between Tehran


[Bilateral ulnar pseudoarthroses in an adult].
A case is presented of a 30-year-old woman with right ulnar fracture who developed pseudoarthrosis after conservative treatment. Healing occurred after osteosynthesis. Four years later she sustained fracture of the left forearm. Conservative treatment resulted in ulnar pseudoarthrosis, whereas radius healed well. The ulna healed after osteosynthesis. Six years later she had refracture of the right ulna, distally to the site of fracture and pseudoarthrosis 10 years before. Conservative treatment led to pseudoarthrosis of the right ulna again. Osteosynthesis produced good result. The case is interesting, because the same person suffered ulnar fracture on three occasions (twice on the right and once on the left), without intensive trauma, and pseudoarthrosis developed each time after conservative treatment, whereby classic osteosynthesis solved the problems. ThereUser Home Pages: The Douglas/Bassetts of British Columbia

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background for purposes of developing potential mitigating evidence. Matheney's uncooperativeness did not arise from an inability to comprehend the situation or a desire to thwart the attempts of his attorneys at every turn. Rather, based upon his review of case law regarding this type of mitigation evidence, Matheney viewed his attorneys' attempts to investigate his childhood as an inefficient use of his attorneys' already limited time and resources. (See P.C.R. at 1343-44.)
Also, Matheney's counsel were able to do background research, although they admittedly had a more difficult time than usual in doing so. The following colloquy is illustrative of the situation not being as impossible as counsel suggests:
MR. MERRYMAN: He will not specifically tell us who his friends are, who his associateswith a few exceptionswho his associates are,that because all judicial authority rests with the Supreme Court, the legislature cannot create the position of "magistrate" and confer judicial authority upon it. Only the Supreme Court, Matheney argues, has the power to supervise the lower courts, and thus to create magisterial positions when the need arises therein.
These claims remind us of a dispute over legislative and judicial authority in the last century. In 1881 the Supreme Court's docket was overburdened with a backlog of cases two-years deep. To provide relief, the General Assembly passed an act which allowed the Court to appoint five commissioners for two year terms "under such rules and regulations as the Court shall adopt, to aid and assist the Court in the performance of its duties." Act of April 14, 1881, §


this allegation on certain comments made by the magistrate before the hearing. The first occurred in Magistrate Page's own office when he was meeting with Stephen Owens, a deputy public defender, and Kathleen Sullivan, a Lake County prosecutor, about a matter unrelated to Matheney's case. The magistrate's secretary handed him a motion that had just arrived via fax from Matheney's counsel requesting a stay of proceedings because Matheney was allegedly incompetent. Seeing the title of the motion, Magistrate Page stopped his conversation to read it, taking interest in the motion because of its nature and how close its arrival was to the hearing date. He stated that his interest peaked when he came to the affidavit of Dr. Jeffrey Smalldon, a psychologist who supported the motion's allegations. Amongof determining [Matheney's] competency to stand trial and sanity." (T.R. at 7.) Dr. Batacan examined Matheney on April 12 and June 21, 1989, and Dr. Berkson examined Matheney on April 14, 1989. Neither found the presence of mental disease or defect. Dr. Berkson stated that during his examination Matheney had no difficulty responding promptly to his questions, organizing his thoughts, or putting his thoughts together in a logical, sequential order. Dr. Berkson also testified he had examined Matheney two years earlier in relation to a previous criminal matter and had found Matheney competent at that time.
While trial counsel believed Matheney to be mentally ill, they did not believe it prevented him from understanding the proceedings or from assisting in his own defense. Charles Lahey, one of Matheney's trial


an intention to kill Bianco and had tried to solicit others to do so; he went straight to Bianco's Mishawaka home, instead of to Indianapolis, on his eight-hour pass from the Pendleton correctional facility, stopping only at his mother's home to drop her off and at Rob Snider's home to change his clothes and get one of Snider's shotguns; *910 and he pursued Bianco with the gun in hand as she ran from her home dressed only in her underpants, striking her repeatedly upon catching her until the gun shattered from the force of the blows. Few things short of fear of imminent death would drive the average female out of her urban home across the street and over to the house of a neighbor in the middleAssistant or Associate Professor - Nursing Tenure Track (5 Openings)

Medgar Evers College is a senior college of the City University of New York located in central Brooklyn. In recent years, the college has undergone tremendous growth in student enrollment and expansion in physical facilities. The college enrolls about seven thousand students including close to three thousand students in the School of Science, Health and Technology. The School offers B.S degree programs in Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and Nursing. AS programs in science and AAS and PN programs in Nursing.

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14th annual conference of the German Society for HE Research (GfHf)

Transformation of Society – Transformation of KnowledgeKnowledge production and communication in a changing life environments

The 14th annual conference of the Society for Higher Education Research (Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung) takes place at Otto-von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg from 20th to 22nd March 2019.

The conference focusses on the interactions between social transformation processes and the developmental lines of the science system. For example, digitization as a trending topic can be considered as the result as well as the engine of technological and social innovation. With this conference we wish to contribute to the discussion about the connections between science and society.

The conference aims at exploring ways for the science system to approach the changing societal conditions for knowledge production and thecars first to California and Oregon. Cars were first delivered to California in November 2016. And by Jan. 9, cars were zooming around Oregon roads as well.

The electric car industry is poised to grow exponentially. The technology has matured, and we are at the cusp of massive EV adoption. Even depressed oil prices are not slowing their rise.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Navigant Research predict electric vehicles will cost the same as gas-powered cars by the mid-2020s. Navigant Research expects that by the year 2025 more than 37 million vehicles will have a plug worldwide.

Tony Seba, instructor of entrepreneurship at Stanford University, foresees the end of the gasoline-powered car and estimates that “all new mass-market vehicles will be electric” by 2030.

These predictions


leader in this sector. The German Federal Council (German Bundestrat) adopted a bipartisan measure in the fall of 2016 to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in the country after 2030. The German government recommended that the European Union pass a resolution to do the same for all of Europe.

The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and India have also taken steps to implement laws for zero-emissions cars.

The U.S. cannot afford to fall behind in this market.

The Chevy Bolt -- a mid-level, 200+ range, all-electric car -- has arrived. Its entrance has been quiet but significant. This is just the beginning. The future of the transformed auto industry is unfolding before our very eyes.

The time has come to position the United States and our local communities as leaders in thiswords "teaching" and "movie" led to the retrieval of 1995 articles on PubMed, but application of the exclusion criteria of papers written in a foreign language, i.e., not written in Portuguese, and papers not focused directly on teaching in Brazil, reduced this total to only 5 articles. On the Scielo database, only one article matched "Lorenzo's Oil" and "movie"

Reviews, experiences, case reports and academic articles were used in this paper. A few papers, specifically about "Lorenzo's Oil", were found, and all of these were utilized.

The inclusion criteria were papers/books providing general data about education that contained the theme "Lorenzo's oil" linked to "movies" and "teaching", with an emphasis on studies performed in Brazil. The papers considered relevant for this study had publication dates ranging from 1898 to 2019,


acid was constructed using clips and, in a dream, Lorenzo's father realizes how a specific enzyme works. It is a known fact that in science history, dreams can reveal important knowledge. The best known example was the case of Kekule's dream,[@B40] ^,^ [@B41] in which he saw a kind of snake swallowing its tail and realized that benzene had a circular structure.

The attempts to achieve a cure were tested and blood exams were used to measure changes in the quantity of fatty acids, a case of hypothesis and responses, utilized in scientific method. Finally, Lorenzo's father wrote a dissertation about erucic acid after all of his hard work. It is important to point out that medical studies were not his area of expertise and it is plausible tobecause of the terminal diagnosis he had been given and because of her medical training.

Adopting new educational methods, a multidisciplinary team could present the film to students and show the cited aspects throughout the movie, pausing at pertinent moments or waiting until the end to engender discussion.

Teachers from each of the different fields mentioned could use the movie specifically for their discipline, however, the content of the film is also multi/inter and transdisciplinary.

As we get into the new methods compared to the conservative one, Lorenzo's Oil could be a valuable tool. After watching the movie, reports could be written or a discussion between the teacher and the students about one or more topics presented in the movie could be carried out. Additionally, it is worth pointing out that


CARNEGIE, PA - MARCH 13: Conor Lamb, Democratic congressional candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th district, speaks to reporters after escorting his grandmother Barbara Lamb to her polling station at Our Lady of Victor...

CARNEGIE, PA - MARCH 13: Conor Lamb, Democratic congressional candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th district, speaks to reporters after escorting his grandmother Barbara Lamb to her polling station at Our Lady of Victory Church, March 13, 2018 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Voters head to the polls today as Lamb is running in a tight race for the vacated seat of Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) against Republican candidate Rick Saccone. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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LESSDEFENDANT BANK OF EAST ASIA LIMITED'S MOTION TO DISMISS
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
This action arises out of a fraudulent mortgage loan scheme allegedly perpetrated by Margaret Lee upon Eastern Savings Bank ("ESB"). Plaintiff, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company ("Old Republic"), brings this action as a subrogee to ESB's rights to the mortgage loan proceeds. Old Republic alleges that the Bank of East Asia Limited (the "Bank of East Asia"), the depository bank of the mortgage loan proceeds, negligently negotiated and wrongfully converted the loan proceeds. The Bank of East Asia moves for dismissal, arguing that Old Republic lacks standing and cannot maintain either cause of action against a depository bank. For the reasons that follow, the Bank of East Asia's motion to dismiss is denied.

I. Facts
For purposes of this


ESB and Old Republic at the closing of the loan. As part of the Chang Loan transaction, Montgomery, acting on behalf of Old Republic, issued a title insurance policy to ESB, insuring ESB with respect to the Chang Loan. ESB then wire transferred the net proceeds of the Chang Loan to Montgomery's escrow account at People's Bank in Connecticut ("People's Bank").
With a portion of the net loan proceeds, Montgomery, acting on behalf of ESB, purchased ten cashier's checks[2] from People's Bank.[3] Each check identified "Nancy Chang" as the sole payee[4] and was made payable in the amount of *63 $78,029.08. Montgomery then gave the ten cashier's checks to Lee, apparently with the understanding that Lee would deliver the checks to her sister.
Thereafter, Lee opened three accounts at theBank of East Asia; two of the accounts purported to be joint accounts with Chang. The accounts were opened without Chang's knowledge or authority. Lee then forged her sister's signature on each of the ten cashier's checks and deposited the checks at the Bank of East Asia.[5] Throughout the course of October 1998, People's Bank paid out on the ten cashier's checks and, ultimately the Bank of East Asia credited that money to the Lee-Chang joint accounts. Thereafter, ESB received two monthly mortgage loan payments through automatic withdrawals from the joint accounts at the Bank of East Asia. Lee then withdrew and disbursed all remaining funds from the joint accounts without Chang's knowledge or authority.
In January 1999, Chang informed Montgomery that she had not executed a power of


attorney in favor of Lee, had not authorized the mortgage to be placed on her property, and had not received any of the proceeds of the mortgage. Two weeks later, Montgomery informed People's Bank that the ten cashier's checks were fraudulently endorsed.
In September 1999, Old Republic paid ESB approximately one-million dollars in settlement of ESB's claims under the title insurance policy issued by Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, and became subrogated to ESB's claims. In the present action, Old Republic seeks to recover the $780,291 paid out over the ten fraudulently endorsed checks.

II. Allegations and Defenses
Old Republic claims that, pursuant to New York statutory and common law,[6] it is entitled to recoup the $780,291 because the Bank of East Asia wrongfully negotiated and converted the ten cashier'sthe checks, therefore, belonged to ESB. Accordingly, ESB had a direct and legal interest in the funds, purchased by its agent, and deposited at the Bank of East Asia. Thus, ESB has standing to assert any claims available to Montgomery with respect to the cashier's checks.
Montgomery is proceeding upon his rights in a separate state court action he commenced against People's Bank to recover, in part, on the proceeds of the cashier's checks. The Bank of East Asia argues that permitting Old Republic to maintain the present action could lead to double recovery and inconsistent rulings. Double recovery and inconsistent rulings will not result, however, because whichever action (the Montgomery-People's Bank action or the current action) proceeds to judgment first, that action will provide a claim preclusion bar


owner and in some circumstances may sue upon the instrument as if named as payee."). In this case, Old Republic retains its ownership interest in the cashier's checks because the checks were never transferred to Chang, the payee. The negotiation of the checks to Lee has no effect on ESB's ownership interest. Accordingly, Old Republic's ownership interest in the cashier's checks still existed at the time of the Bank of East Asia's alleged negligence and conversion.

2. Enforcement against a depository bank

The Bank of East Asia next argues that if a remitter can sue upon a negotiable instrument, it cannot enforce such an instrument against a depository bank for having negligently negotiated or wrongfully converted fraudulently endorsed cashier's checks. Rather, the Bank of East Asia argues that the remittermust proceed against the issuing bank and, if the issuing bank believes the depository bank is liable for the negotiation or conversion of the remitter's funds, then the issuing bank can sue the depository bank. The Bank of East Asia makes several arguments in support of this assertion.
*67 The Bank of East Asia first asserts that, because a drawer is unable to proceed directly against a depository bank, a remitter should not possess rights that a drawer does not have. In the typical checking scheme there are four parties: the drawer  the person on whose account the check is drawn; the drawee  the bank upon which the check is drawn; the payee  the person to whose order the check is written; and the depository bank


in the United States.

Each year, BBB receives calls after the holidays from upset consumers who are stuck with items they cannot return. This holiday season, BBB wants to remind consumers to know their rights. BBB offers this advice on returns/exchanges:

Widening of Interstate 65 to three lanes in each direction continues northward with work beginning this week on the next section. Scotty’s Contracting has a $63.6 million dollar contract for the project, which was awarded in late November.

Three people drowned early Sunday morning when their car went into Pottinger Creek near the Rolling Fork River and New Haven.

The deceased have been identified as Don Paul Allen, 61, of Raywick; Chris Gray, 51, of Campbellsville; and the driver, Cindy Newberry, 36, of Gravel Switch.

Two other passengers, Newberry’s husband, Jason Newberry,40, and Debbie Puyera, 48, of Campbellsville, escaped and went for help, but by the time rescuers got there, the car had been swept further into the creek and was submerged with the victims trapped inside.


MONACO — Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo had to produce the fastest run of her career to hold off the challenge of Bahrain’s 20-year-old Salwa Naser Eid on a steamy night in the Stade Louis II stadium on Friday (20). And she did, setting an IAAF Diamond League and Bahamian record of 48.97.

Her smaller opponent was second in 49.08, taking almost half a second off her own Asian record. Watch the video on Youtube.

The first meeting of the season between Miller-Uibo, who has been concentrating mainly this year on the 200m, at which she has become Commonwealth champion, and the young woman who had won the four previous IAAF Diamond League meetings was always going to generate its own steam. Read more at IAAF Diamond League.moment, where the US is piling into open war on Russia’s vital interests.

While Merkel and Hollande were earnestly endeavoring to find a peaceful way out of the impasse with Putin, it was apparent that a significant divergence between Europe and Washington had emerged.

The absence of US Secretary of State John Kerry from the meetings between Merkel, Hollande and Putin was a glaring sign of this divergence. The Western media were trying to spin a sort of American association with the peace effort, saying that Kerry welcomed the latest peace initiative as “helpful”. The New York Times ran this hollow headline: ‘US and Europe Working to End Ukraine Conflict’. But Kerry’s absence from the Moscow meeting between Merkel, Hollande and Putin told another story.

Back in Munich, American Vice President


'Hibernating' accessory pathway.
A 13-year-old boy presented with recurrent narrow QRS tachycardia from which he had been suffering for one year. An electrophysiology study revealed a concealed left lateral accessory pathway with inducible orthodromic atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia using the same pathway. The accessory pathway was ablated in January 2004. After the ablation, atrioventricular block was demonstrated (with adenosine), as was ventriculo-atrial block, and the patient had paroxysmal tachycardia one month later. This time, however, the electrocardiogram in sinus rhythm showed a negative delta wave in V1, suggestive of a right-sided accessory pathway. Another electrophysiology study showed no conduction across the left accessory pathway found earlier. The right accessory pathway, which had 'emerged' after the ablation, had an antegrade effective refractory period of 440 msec and a retrograde effective refractoryAcross England and Wales, the average selling price of property since 2010 has been £199,950.

But in roads with rude names, the average has been £216,000.

It suggests location and house size are a bigger factor in how much we’re willing to pay for a home than whether it has an embarrassing street name.

It also contradicts the idea that having a rudely named street puts buyers off and potentially lowers house prices.

House prices on Butts Garth Court, Thorner, are well above the average price – despite its rude sounding name (Image: Google Street View)

An online petition was launched last January to get the name of Bell End, a street in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, changed with claims the 'offensive' name made residents a laughing stock and their children a


Sixteen student teams from middle, junior and high schools competed in the 2016 Gray’s Reef Southeast Regional MATE ROV Competition at the Chatham County Aquatic Center on April 30. After a full day of competition, seven-time regional champion Carrollton High School won the right to advance to the international round, held in June at the NASA Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston.

Carrollton High School, located west of Atlanta, has fielded strong teams that have placed as high as ninth in the global competition. Its team InnovOcean holds high hopes of taking home the top prize this year and will compete against students from various locations including Canada, Russia, Hong Kong and Scotland.

Beginning in 2004, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary partnered with the Marine Advanced Technology Education,Actress Joan Chen Receives HIFF Award

WAIKIKI (KHNL) - Islanders are currently enjoying the Hawaii International Film Festival. Actress Joan Chen received an Achievement in Acting award from the festival Sunday night. She is best known for her roles in The Last Emperor and Twin Peaks.

"Now at my age, to have struggled, to have made an effort, and now to be recognized is much more sweeter that there are people who've paid attention to the hard work I put in and it's a wonderful thing," says the Shanghai native.

She's acting in a film that was featured in HIFF called The Home Song Stories. She also has a small role in another HIFF film, Lust, Caution.


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Season opener in Germany gives glimpse of what's to come for UConn BY ED DAIGNEAULT Republican-American

Connecticut's R.J. Evans, left, is fouled by Massachusetts Lowell's James McDonnell during the first half of an exhibition college basketball game in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)

Kevin Ollie traveled a long road to get back to his adopted home. He traveled a much shorter road to reach his goal of taking over for the coach who made him who he is.

Ollie's first game as UConn coach, the man who takes over for Jim Calhoun, takes place tonight halfway around the world.

Talk about long, strange trips.

UConn opens its season tonight in Germany inside a hangar at Ramstein Air Base against No. 14 Michigan State. It is the first regular-season collegefrom the specter of the NCAA's APR punishment that leaves the Huskies banned from the postseason.

Only about 3,000 people will witness the game in person, most of them members of the military. Each team was allotted four tickets per player, which is good news for UConn's three German team members. To that extent, it is a home game for the Huskies, one that tips at shortly after midnight German time.

Getting away and being able to focus mostly on basketball should only help.

"It's definitely a good bonding experience," first-year guard R.J. Evans said. "No family, no friends, just us. We don't know anybody there, just each other. We can spend two days practicing before the game starts so it will be a good experience.

"This will be a good step


enhance our credibility and authority as a trusted voice in the public sustainability debate.

Key Actions:

Launch of a global employee council for sustainability to champion corporate culture change across our markets

The objective of the assessment was to establish a robust baseline to inform our carbon mitigation targets. To ensure that our baseline is comprehensive, we looked at the following elements of our corporate facilities and supply chain:

Corporate:

All fuels and refrigerants used directly by Condé Nast corporate offices facilities.

All purchased electricity used in Condé Nast corporate office facilities.

The impacts of business travel, including air and road travels, as well as hotel stays.

Supply Chain:

Printed products including cradle-to-gate emissions associated with paper used (forest management, wood transport, pulp and paper-making, paper transport), emissions associated with production (printing, finishing) and emissions associated withdistribution of the finished product (via subscriptions, newsstand, and other routes).

Digital media, including emissions produced by content distribution across networks, and emissions from the devices used by readers to consume content published across Condé Nast’s digital properties.

Condé Nast GHG Emissions

In 2018, Condé Nast generated a GHG emission of approximately 341,233 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). While the majority of the GHG footprint was emitted from our supply chain, there is also room for improvement within our supply chain and corporate offices.

Electricity consumption is our largest direct source of corporate emissions, while air travel accounts for the largest indirect source of corporate emissions. In answer to this, Condé Nast will prioritize reducing corporate emissions by introducing energy efficiency programs and optimizing the use of virtual meeting infrastructure.

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the sustainability of the paper and plastic packaging we use, but we acknowledge there’s still work to be done.

Over 96% of the 35,000 tons of paper we used in 2018 was internationally certified. Our goal is to reach 100% by the end of 2021. We have made strides towards transitioning to 100% fully certified paper via the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC and PEFC certification guarantees the sustainable management of forests that safeguards and preserves biological diversity, regeneration and indigenous land rights. The economic viability and social benefits of those who rely on the industry, as well as chain of custody assurance, is also taken into account to ensure products are environmentally and socially responsible for the market.

In 2018,TRENTON, NJ - JANUARY 21: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in for his second term on January 21, 2014 at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey. Christie begins his second term amid controversy surrounding George Washington Bridge traffic and Hurricane Sandy relief distribution. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in for his second term on January 21, 2014 at the War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey. (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Forty-one percent of Republicans say they would not like to see Gov. Chris Christie run for president in 2016, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

The poll asked the public whether they would like


to withhold storm relief funds from a severely flooded town unless its mayor approved a favored redevelopment project and that other aides intentionally blocked traffic leading to the George Washington Bridge as political payback are the subject of multiple investigations.

The administration has denied the storm aid charges and the governor has said he had nothing to do with the planning or execution of the lane closures.

On the Democratic side, 82 percent say they would like to see former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016.

Vice President Joe Biden came in second with 42 percent saying they would like a Biden candidacy followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

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[display-posts category=”news” wrapper=”ul”time" they gain when not working.[183][184] In a German television report broadcast in February 2013, journalists Diana Löbl and Peter Onneken conducted a covert investigation at the distribution center of Amazon in the town of Bad Hersfeld in the German state of Hessen. The report highlights the behavior of some of the security guards, themselves being employed by a third party company, who apparently either had a neo-Nazi background or deliberately dressed in neo-Nazi apparel and who were intimidating foreign and temporary female workers at its distribution centers. The third party security company involved was delisted by Amazon as a business contact shortly after that report.[185][186][187][188][189]
According to an August 8, 2018 story in Bloomberg Businessweek, Amazon has about a 5 percent share of U.S. retail spending (excluding cars


talks—really talks—about how he does it. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur—the ultimate read for anyone interested in the man behind the spotlight.

Praise for Trump: The Art of the Deal

"Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again." —The New York Times

"Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet." —Chicago Tribune

"Fascinating . . . wholly absorbing . . . conveys Trump's larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader's attention is instantly and fully claimed." —Boston Herald

"A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled autobiography." —New York PostThe conference, held by Prof. Brogiolo, Prof. Chavarria and Dr. Sarabia, will be focused on the research developed within the MEMOLA project, in relation to the area of the Euganean Hills and the Adige river, giving account of the results of research on landscape highlighting the innovative aspects of methodology and promotion of cultural heritage with community involvement.

On 28 July, at the castle of Baida (Balata di Baida-Castellammare del Golfo), we presented the preliminary results of the latest excavation campaign in Pizzo Monaco. In the same evening were defined multidisciplinary studies (soil and botanical) included at the research.


empire." Britain was the biggest-ever world empire: indeed, that was largely based on naval power.  So in the 1800s, you can see that because of extreme British naval power - combined with the typical British gift for understatement - it would be natural to refer to the Atlantic as merely a silly pond.
Note: as John below points out, this phrase is certainly used in both the USA and in the UK. (It's used on both sides of the pond.) It originated in the UK: I would suggest in the USA the phrase is used mainly on the East Coast (New York City and so on).
The phrase is dropping out of use in the UK, so it sounds a hair archaic. Indeed, generally the idea of being a"witty understated Englishman" is something that belongs more to older people there; the yoof have Snapchat.

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It's a humorous understatement, like calling the United States "the colonies."
The expression seems to have come into being in the late 19th century. On Google Books I find a use of it from 1885, but nothing before that.

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The reason phenry couldn't find matches from before 1885 in a Google Books search for "the pond" may have been that in many early references the expression contains a qualifying modifier: "the big pond," "the great pond," "the herring pond," the salt pond," or some combination of these characterizations. At least one fairly early reference to the Atlantic Ocean as "the big pond" comes up in a Google Books search, from Eliza Cook's Journal (March 20,


1852), a London periodical. The earliest Google Books match for "across the great pond" is even earlier—from a U.S. publication called Holden's Dollar Magazine (July 1849).

Identifying 'the herring pond'
The earliest and most common variation on "across the pond" in Google Books search results, however, takes the form "across the herring pond." Here are two such examples. From "Sketches of Society,—No. III," in La Belle Assemblée: or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine (July 1824):

There—those two, now walking off arm-in-arm, are two of the greatest sharpers on the turf. He in the short green jacket, white, hat, buff waistcoat, and cossack trowsers, is Jack Dauntless, who would, not very long since, have been sent across the herring-pond, if fortune had not stood his friend, and by means of a flawsent across the Atlantic.
Similar usage appears in instances from 1840 and 1841, suggesting that this term remained a common slang expression at least into the 1840s. A search for earlier instances of "herring pond" for "the sea" (not further differentiated) finds William Perry, The London Guide and Stranger's Safeguard Against Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets That Abound Within the Bills of Mortality; Forming a Picture of London, as Regards Active Life (1818) uses the term in passing with regard to a swindler:

Next in high sounding firm was the Piccadilly bank, Sir Sir John William Thomas Lathrop Murray, Bart. and Co. who is now on his journey across "the herring pond" for no good.

In that book the author identified himself on the title page as "A Gentleman who has made


but will reach Carolina, where I am acquainted.

At this early date, the American penal colony at Georgia was indeed a common destination of transported criminals, and appears to be the destination Mr. Parry contemplates for himself, making "the Herring Pond" of this mention (once again) the Atlantic Ocean.
In other early use, "the herring-pond" may to refer to smaller bodies of seawater such as the English Channel or the Irish Sea. From a review of "The Frantic Conduct of John Bull for a Century Past," in The Monthly Review (May 1803):

Though these doggerel rhimes are often hobbling, vulgar, and ungrammatical, they bear the features of true satire, and prove the author to be gifted with some penetration. If his mode of treating his subject is not quite new, hiswork certainly is not tedious. Poor John Bull is treated with very little ceremony; and his past conduct, in needlessly pushing his head into quarrels, squandering his money, and entailing debts on his children, is adduced to prove him mad, or 'governed by Old Nick.' On the other hand, his antagonist across the herring-pond does not escape castigation, but is represented as having weakly sported with the name of Liberty:

Thy cause, indeed, was like to fail,/ Thou'dst neither ballast, rope, nor sail;/ Drov'st without compass, anchor, helm,/ Thy miscreants delug'd all the realm./ At murder, guillotine, and dagger,/ Thy injur'd friends began to stagger;/ No longer could maintain thy cause,/ When thou had'st thus blasphem'd its laws;/ ...

And from Fatherless Fanny; or, A Young Lady's First Entrance into


Life, Being the Memoirs of a Little Mendicant, and Her Benefactors (1811), in which little Fanny, after being abducted, is conveyed by ship from the west coast of England to Ireland:

"Miss looks terrible well now," exclaimed Franklyn, to one of the other men, "it is only my whimpering wife made her bad before; I wish I had sent her back sooner, we should have been across the herring-pond by this time."

Eventually "across the herring pond," like other formulations of "across the pond" most often meant "across the Atlantic Ocean"—as it appears to have done in its 1742 instance in The True Anti-Pamela.

Early newspaper instances in which 'the pond' = 'the Atlantic Ocean'
A search of the Library of Congress's Chronicling America database for instances where across the pond means"across the ocean" go back to 1837. In the earliest matches, the pond in question is the Atlantic Ocean, but later instances (beginning in 1857) use it in connection with the Pacific Ocean. To show the range of the expression as used in the 1830s 1840s, and 1850s by U.S. newspapers to refer to the Atlantic Ocean, I reproduce examples through the year 1854.
From a letter in the [New York] Morning Herald (July 25, 1837):

A packet had just put her passengers on board of the steamer, and it afforded us infinite gratification to see the wondering faces of the women, and the astonishment of the men, to see so beautiful a spot across the big pond, as they call the wide Atlantic.

From "Varieties," in the New York Herald


(June 2, 1845):

The editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, who claims to be the inventor of the project for extending Morse's telegraph across the Atlantic, intends at no very distant day, to organize a company to purchase the wire and take other steps to stretch it across the "big pond."

From the St. Landry [Louisiana] Whig (August 28, 1845):

In the prairies here, we can beat the Jews or Gentiles in raising horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Fowls, Corm, Cotton, Sugar, and even Grapes to make Wine from, or any of those gentlemen across the "big pond" who want to make us subservient to their wishes. Keep up the Tariff, sir, and in a few years we will produce every thing the most fastidious taste could desire, and become a perfect worldhalf of her passage across the Atlantic, within sixty or seventy mi[l]es, in four days. Tremendous westerly winds impeded her progress for the next four days, or she would have made the quickest passage across the great pond ever heard of.

From "Another Holy Alliance," in the [Sumterville, South Carolina] Sumter Banner (June 20, 1849):

England can protest, but can afford to do no more.---Russia and Austria, with a million of soldiers, will give the law to Europe. Every arrival from across the "big herring pond" increases the interest of the news it conveys.

From a letter to the editor dated November 18, 1850, of the [Washington, D.C.] Daily Union (November 23, 1850):

But Mr. Garrison is probably not satisfied with his [anti-slavery] force here: he sends across the "Big Pond," and


brings over to his aid the celebrated George Thompson, a Britisher, who, on his former visit to his bosom friend, came very near o getting an extra red coat, and escaped to the British provinces with an extra cup of tea.

From "Shortest Passage Ever Made Across the Atlantic," in the Portsmouth [Ohio] Inquirer (May 5, 1851):

The American Republican Mail Steamship "Pacific" arrived in port on Saturday at 10 A. M., after a passage of 9 days and 20 hours from Liverpool, the shortest on record. The Pacific has made the two shortest passages ever made across the Big Pond.

From "The Release of Kossuth," in the New York Herald (October 4, 1851):

She [the steamship Mississippi] now lies snugly at anchor in the Golden Horn, much admired and visited byAlta Californian:
The Japanese steam Candinmarrah, which left this port last February, ... conveying the intelligence of the departure of the Japanese Ambassadors to America, arrived here from Honolulu, after a passage of eighteen days. From the  Americans who came in her, we learned that the Japanese conducted themselves admirably on board, taking the position of the vessel daily by the sun, and brought her, in seamanlike manner, into this bay without accident.
The appearance of the Japanese steamer, from America, with news from the Ambassadors, created a great excitement both amongst the Americans and Japanese. The foreigners were anxious to hear how the Japanese had been received in America, and the Japanese were fearful lest the Ambassadors would not survive the great trip across the pond. However, all


doubts were dispelled when the great mail was distributed.

Conclusions
The earliest instance that my Chronicling America search yielded for the unadorned expression "across the pond" for "across the Atlantic Ocean" is from a Washington, D.C. newspaper article published in October 1851.
But use of "the herring pond" for "the Atlantic Ocean" or generically for "the sea" or for one or another smaller specific seas goes back much farther. The earliest match I've been able to find for "the herring pond" as a slang expression for "Atlantic Ocean" is from the second edition of The True Anti-Pamela, published in 1742 (the first edition appeared a year earlier, but I haven't found a searchable copy of it online).

with the intention of going on to Iraq to fight U.S. soldiers there. Prosecutors said that when that plan failed, Mehanna returned to the United States and began translating and disseminating materials online promoting violent jihad.

Mehanna, 29, is scheduled to sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court on four terror-related charges and three counts of lying to authorities. He faces up to life in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.

In a sentencing recommendation filed in court Tuesday, prosecutors did not ask for the maximum, despite blasting Mehanna for plotting to commit violence against Americans and working to recruit others to do the same.

Prosecutors said he deserves a substantial prison term, saying he lived a "double life," appearing as a "dutiful and scholarly young man" to his family and community, but


in reality, he "was a proponent of violence as a means of achieving political goals."

"Mehanna's crimes of conspiring to kill Americans and providing support to this country's enemies are among the most serious a person can commit," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aloke Chakravarty and Jeffrey Auerhahn, and U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney Jeffrey Groharing, wrote in the sentencing memorandum.

"He had been involved in that enterprise for years before the government learned of his intentions. The need for punishment, along with the need to prevent him from reoffending and to deter others, require a substantial prison sentence."

Prosecutors also recommend that after Mehanna completes his sentence, he be placed under supervised release for as long as he remains in the United States.

Defense lawyers paint a far different picture of Mehanna.the appointment of a highly skilled and independent judiciary.

Confidence in the expertise, independence and impartiality of the judiciary is essential to the proper functioning of government. The Queensland Government considers that the public would only share the confidence in the selection and appointment of members of the judiciary if the process were seen to be transparent and genuinely consultative.
Accordingly, in its first term, the Palaszczuk Government committed to reviewing the process for the appointment of Judicial Officers in Queensland.

As you are aware, a discussion paper was released on 15 October 2015 to generate debate and enable consultation about the appointment process. Consultation on the issue included consideration of models for judicial appointments both here and overseas, options for suitable reform in Queensland, and the selection criteria and processes


that might be used. Submissions were received from the public and various legal stakeholders.

You would also be aware the Attorney-General released a protocol for the permanent appointment of judicial offices to the Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts following consultation with the heads of jurisdiction, Queensland Law Society and Bar Association of Queensland. Subsequently, the Judicial Appointments Advisory Panel was established.

Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC)
You would also be aware of the significant amendments made by the Palaszczuk government during the 55th Parliament to restore the independence of Queensland’s corruption watchdog, the CCC, following amendments made during the previous term of government.

These include:

commencing new recruitment processes immediately for the Chair and CEO of the anti-corruption watchdog under the new appointment arrangements providing a new independent head

ensuring that the CEO isthere is capacity to strengthen the office. However, in light of the necessary independence of the office, the Ombudsman is responsible for implementing any recommendations made as a result of the review.

Integrity Commissioner
Section 86 of the Integrity Act 2009 requires that a strategic review of the office be completed within 4 years of the commencement of that section. Section 86(8) states that the review should include a review of the commissioner’s functions.

The strategic review of the office was not commenced by the previous government, despite being required under the legislation, but was officially commenced in early 2015 after the swearing-in of the Palaszczuk government. The final report was tabled in Parliament in July 2015.

Amendments recommended in that review to extend the authority of the Integrity Commissioner to provide


The work undertaken by the previous Labor government to bring about more openness in access to government information following the review undertaken by Mr David Solomon in 2008 saw a move to a “push” model, with greater proactive and routine release of information, new right to information and privacy legislation and maximum disclosure of non-personal information.

Upon election in 2015, the Premier issued a direction that all Right-to-Information applications received by Ministers must be processed by staff in their Department, and appropriate delegations were made to ensure this took place. A review of the Right to Information Act 2009 was commenced in 2011 then, following the election of the Newman-Nicholls Government in 2012, work stalled. Two discussion papers were released for public comment in 2013, however there was considerableduring the 19th century, the Queensland Parliament’s committee system fell into decline during the course of the 20th century following the abolition of the Legislative Council. The parliamentary committee system began to revitalise in the 1980s, and continue to grow in the following two decades. However, it wasn’t until 2011 that significant reform of the parliamentary committee system occurred as a result of the inquiry by the Committee System Review Committee (CSRC), which was a select committee established in 2010. The recommendations of the CSRC resulted in the committee system as it currently stands today.

In 2015, an inquiry into the the Parliament’s committee system was referred to the Committee of the Legislative Assembly (CLA). The inquiry was established following an inquiry by the Finance and Administration Committee (FAC),


their conduct can be referred to the CCC for investigation. Following the CMC’s “Inquiry into Interaction Between Government Ministers, Ministerial staff and Public Servants”, the then-Labor government committed to the provision of clear direction to all CEOs and senior executives regarding their interactions with Ministerial staff, so as to ensure there is a consistent understanding across the sector about the conduct expected of public servants in their interactions with Ministerial offices.

When elected, the Palaszczuk government committed to undertake a merit-based selection process for ministerial staff. This process was conducted through advertisements on seek.com and candidates were interviewed and appointed on the basis of merit.

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Thence to Egypt was but a brief voyage,
and the one day's rest (!) at Alexandria was devoted, as usual, by
Lady Brassey to visits--so minute in their careful examination into
existing conditions as to be more an inspection than the cursory call
of a passing traveller--to the Soldiers and Sailors' Institute, and
also to the Military Hospital at Ramleh. Arrangements had next to be
made for the disposal of stores sent out by the Princess of Wales'
branch of the National Aid Society; and all this constituted what may
fairly be considered a hard day's work. Then came a well-occupied week
in Cairo, where much hospital-visiting was again got through, and
many interviews respecting the site for the new hospital at Port Said
were held with the Egyptian authorities. This pleasant but by no means
idle dawdling brought thethrough the
Khyber. Tuesday and Friday are the caravan days each week. Strong
escort for caravans necessary, owing to intermittent fighting between
tribes on either side of pass.

[Illustration: Jamrud Fort]

[Illustration: Camel-guns and Standard]

[Illustration: ELEPHANTA CAVES]

_Thursday, January 20th._--Arrived before daylight at Rawul Pindi.
Woke very early and wrote letters. General Dillon came to greet us.
Drove out to the parade-ground. Passed troops on way to be reviewed.
The strength on parade included 15th Bengal (Mooltan) Cavalry, 18th
Bengal Lancers (Punjaub), Mountain Battery, and the 14th Bengal
Infantry (Sikhs). The whole force marched past in splendid style,
quite equal to any but the Guards, and then the cavalry went by at a
gallop. Mounted gun, carried on five mules, unlimbered in sixty,
limbered in sixty-five seconds. Thukkar quoit-throwing extraordinary,
the quoits looking like flying-fish darting hither and thither. Also
tent-pegging, with and without


abuse, much needing
correction, that the native states, though they have received from the
British complete guarantees against foreign invasion and internal
rebellion, maintain armed men, for the vanity of military display, to
the number of 315,000.

It would have lightened our burdens greatly if the internal government
of India could have been left under native princes. Such an
alternative, unfortunately, was not open to us. The native rulers
would have proved for the most part incapable of the task. They would
have been led on by internecine warfare to mutual destruction. The
trade with England depends on the peace which we have been
instrumental in preserving.

[Illustration: Ulwar]

The gentlemen went out shooting, and we joined them at lunch as
before. Paid some visits in the afternoon, and played lawn-tennis at
the Bari Durri with the Maharajah. Left Patiala at 8 P.M.

_Wednesday,and a very important
military station for European troops, the city of Secunderabad itself
being garrisoned by native troops. One-tree Hill is not very far from
here, called after the solitary palm-tree standing in the midst of a
mass of rocks. Passing the city, we came to the barracks of the 7th
Hussars, and then to Bolarum, where the Resident lives during the
rainy season. His house is quite charming with its handsome ball-room,
numerous lawn-tennis grounds, and well-kept gardens, in which we
gathered violets and roses. The breeze was quite invigorating, the
difference between the air here and at Hyderabad being very
remarkable, considering that this is only 200 feet higher. The view
from the top of the house, towards Byham's Monument and the quarters
of the Hyderabad Contingent, was also interesting, the landscape
resembling burnt-up, brown, breezy 'down' country,


trimmings, and canopy
supports--to convey us to the station. The coachman wore a
canary- livery (the royal colour of Hyderabad) stiff with
silver brocade; and the eight attendants were dressed in yellow, blue,
and red costumes. There were several other state carriages, so that we
formed quite a little procession; and just as we reached the station
Afsur Jung, the Nizam's aide-de-camp, drove up to bid us farewell, in
a pretty little dog-cart drawn by four Pegu ponies. At 8.45 precisely
the train steamed off, after much hand-shaking and many good wishes
from a large group of kind friends, who had each and all brought
nosegays, so that the saloon was turned for that day into a perfect
garden.

We breakfasted comfortably in the train; but later the sun began to
blaze down so fiercely upon us, that I fear ourwere quite works of art, occupied a long, long time. One
casket seemed to be covered with a sort of lacework of ivory and
ebony, and was still further ornamented by wreaths studded with gold
and exquisitely modelled figures of elephants and wild beasts. Others,
again, were of ebony profusely inlaid with silver.

[Illustration: Bodyguard and Peon, Malabar Point]

The Governor's replies to the addresses were most happy, and evidently
touched the feelings of his hearers. As he uttered his final words two
young middies, perched on a dangerous-looking corner of the parapet,
scrambled on to the roof, and, at a given signal, smartly unfurled an
immense Royal Standard, amid the thunder of an imperial salute of 101
guns. The effect of the whole scene was deeply impressive, as well as
suggestive. I have seen many ceremonies both at home


whence it is a short journey by
rail to the splendid temples of Madura, or to Tinnevelly, the great
missionary station of Southern India. Tanjore with its famous rock and
its wonderful history, and Trichinopoly, with its temples and caves,
are also easy of access.

We had hoped to have been able to pay a visit to the great temples on
Rameshuwaran and Manaar, two of the islands forming what is known as
Adam's Bridge, which partially connect Ceylon with the mainland; but,
to our disappointment, we find that they are unapproachable from the
westward, and we cannot get through the Pamban Passage, as its depth
is but ten feet of water, whereas we draw thirteen. In order to reach
the temples it would consequently be necessary for us to make the
circuit of Ceylon, which would take far toolat. 3 deg. 38' N., long.
111 deg. 56' E., Labuan being 222 miles distant.

Tom is still unwell; but I think it is better that he should be
obliged to exert himself on deck, instead of remaining in his cabin.

[Illustration: Labuan]

CHAPTER VII.

_LABUAN._

_Wednesday, April 6th._--At daybreak it was so hazy that our position
could not be ascertained. Between 10 and 11 A.M. sights were worked
out, and it was found that a current had set us thirty miles to E.N.E.
At noon we had run 230 miles under steam, and, putting the yacht's
head round, we steered direct for the northern entrance to Victoria
Harbour, off Labuan Island, where we dropped anchor at 2 P.M.

Not long afterwards Lieutenant Hamilton, R.N. (Harbour-master,
Postmaster, Captain of the Port, Treasurer, and I believe the holder
of half a dozen other offices


Brunei
had also set his mind on the same young lady. When the Sulu fleet of
prahus started to bring the fair--or dark--princess to her new home,
the Brunei fleet followed as far as the Straits of Johore, and
anchored outside, but in the night a swift Brunei prahu stole softly
along the shore, carried the young lady off, crept through the fleets
again, and was soon out at sea on its way back to Brunei. The next
morning, when the princess was not forthcoming and the true state of
affairs was discovered, the Sulu fleet was naturally anxious to start
in pursuit; but the Brunei prahus intercepted them, and before the
Sulus could fight their way through, the lady had been safely lodged
in the Sultan's harem at Brunei.

If the weather had not been so exhaustingly hot, andmuch
agility and gracefulness, darting from side to side in their
war-cloaks of toucans' feathers, which floated out behind them with
each movement. They were armed with shields, spears, and kreises. It
was really a most picturesque scene, and the large open verandah of
Government House, with the background of sea, sky, and distant
mountains, seen in the bright moonlight, with the 'Sunbeam' peacefully
at anchor in the foreground, formed an appropriate setting. The Dusuns
and Sundyaks are very fond of dancing, and seize every opportunity of
indulging in the amusement. In times of abundant harvest, it is said,
dancing goes on in every village all night long, and night after
night.

[Illustration: Dyak Dance]

_Tuesday, April 12th._--Mabelle and the children went out for a ride
this morning, while Tom and I paid a visit to Dr. Hoffmeister, whom we
found much better.