made including , and , based on the book by John King, dealing with hooliganism and its relationship to socio-economic realities in England. The same happened to Messina defender Marc Zoro in a match against Internazionale. In Argentina an official religion around the football player Diego Maradona has been formed called "Iglesia Maradoniana". The Heysel Stadium disaster was a combination of hooliganism and poor crowd control. Beckham was for a long time an Armani model, famous for his underwear advertisements. Teams have also benefited from this by being able to find a wider support base outside their traditional local areas. Ultras are a primarily continental European phenomenon, while in Latin America the barra bravas are common, with the exception of Brazil where torcidas are more prevalent.

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Der einzigste Weg durchden Gegner in der Lage sind Tore zu schiessen ist indem ein anderer Spieler dem Torschützen in das Abseits spielt. There have been a number of accidents and disasters in the history of football. This means they are comparative paupers compared to clubs from the bigger countries, and can lead to debt problems if they try to match spending in trans-national competitions. Therefore, prominent clubs scout these regions heavily for rising talent and advise them to have a trial with the club. The mood of regions and countries has been seen to be connected to football. Also der Ansatz ist gut aber viel viel Luft nach oben. This was reputedly for scoring the own goal which eliminated Colombia from the competition. Hairstyle


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scope of her employment with Bishop. In February 2007, Bishop sued the driver of the
other car, Ryan Mansfield, seeking to recover workers’ compensation benefits paid to
McLeod. Bishop also sued the driver’s father, Michael Mansfield, who owned the car
driven by his then minor son.2 Service of process on Ryan proved difficult because in
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in serving him in October 2010.
       McLeod joined in the litigation four years after its inception, filing a complaint-in-
intervention in April 2011. Bishop noticed and attended the deposition of Ryan
Mansfield, and he attended McLeod’s deposition. Bishop filed an amended complaint in
December 2011 alleging negligent supervision against Mansfield, Sr. He disclosed
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filed an answer in
November 2010. In April 2011, McLeod filed a complaint in intervention joining
RCB in its action against the Mansfields and alleging a single cause of action for
negligence.
       In December 2011, RCB amended the complaint to add a cause of action for
negligent entrustment against Michael Mansfield and obtained an extension of time to
depose Michael Mansfield, as the trial was then scheduled for January 2012. In
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                                            United States Senate.

Biden, who leads almost every national poll, served as the senator from Delaware for 36 years, from 1973 until 2009, when he left his seat for the vice presidency. His 44 years of consecutive public service in Washington constitute one of the longest national tenures of any politician in American history. If Biden defeats Trump, the Rule of 14 won’t just get an asterisk; it will get a sledgehammer.

Any of the other three top Democratic candidates would also represent historic firsts. If Trump loses, it is all but certain that we will elect either the oldest president ever or the youngest. Bernie Sanders (78), Biden (77), and Elizabeth Warren (70) would all be older on their first day in office than the current record-holder in the


oldest-president-ever category, Donald Trump. At 70 years and 220 days old on his first inauguration day, Trump was the oldest president to be elected to a first term, although Reagan in his second term was the oldest sitting president. Pete Buttigieg, 37, would be younger on day one than either Teddy Roosevelt—who, at 42, became the youngest president, after William McKinley died—or John F. Kennedy, who, at 43, became our youngest president-elect.

It’s always possible to find some narrow vertical in which a new president qualifies as a “first.” But gender, sexuality, and religion are all significant demographic markers. Warren would be the first female president, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay president, and Sanders would be the first Jewish president.John Belushi Biopic Revived With 'Walter Mitty' Writer to Direct (Exclusive)

Steve Conrad, who wrote the script, will now helm the project, and he has met with Emile Hirsch about playing the late comedian.

John Belushi is coming back to life.

A biopic of the great comedian had been set up at Warner Bros. with a script by Steve Conrad and Todd Phillips producing and directing. But the project is now moving forward as an indie. Phillips (The Hangover) has stepped aside and Conrad, whose writing credits include The Weather Man and the upcoming The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, will direct the picture himself.

PHOTOS: Posthumous Roles: 15 Stars Who Appeared on the Big Screen After Their Death

Conrad already is on the hunt for actors, and according to sources, he has


met with Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Adam Devine (Comedy Central’s Workaholics) to play Belushi. Joaquin Phoenix's name also has surfaced in connection with the role.

Nelson Franklin, who has done stints on Veep and New Girl, is among those whom the director has met to play Dan Aykroyd, one of Belushi’s best friends, with whom the comedian not only starred in Saturday Night Live but also several movies, such as The Blues Brothers and 1941.

Belushi, who also starred in Animal House, is one of those Hollywood icons whose talent and potential were snuffed out at a fairly young age. The comedian famously died at the age of 33 from a drug overdose at the Chateau Marmont in 1982. Insiders say the biopic hopes to tell the storyof a man that embodied both the glory and the tragedy of the American dream as it focuses on Belushi at the height of his fame.

VIDEO: Dan Ackroyd Remembers John Belushi 30 Years After His Death

This isn’t the first attempt to bring Belushi’s life to the screen. Michael Chiklis portrayed him in the 1989 adaptation of the Bob Woodward book Wired, which reportedly was boycotted by Belushi's friends and family.

This project, however, is promising to be different: Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, is one of the producers and Aykroyd is on board as an executive producer.

Alexandra Milchan, who is executive producing The Wolf of Wall Street, and Bonnie Timmermann of the production shingle Emjag, have been steering the project as producers, as has Scott Lambert of the financing


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Sumiko: One of the great things about participating in the Wicked Women Writers contest (hosted by HorrorAddicts.net) is being surrounded by other women writers in the genre. This year, there are thirteen women involved in the contest. Thirteen is a number that is strongly associated with horror due to the superstitious belief that it is an unlucky number. That belief was so strong at one time that some buildings older skipped the thirteenth floor (in fact simply calling it the fourteenth floor). Some people fear the number thirteenth, a condition called triskaidekaphobia. For a horror


between, and early women genre pioneers are notably absent.

This bit about genre placement is interesting. The Gothic era of writing is widely considered to be the beginning of modern horror fiction, as epitomized by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe. However, many female horror writers from the 1800s who were long considered horror writers have been erased from that history in popular (if not academic) culture by simply assigning them to a different genre.

The literary tendency to categorize women writers in any genre but horror is perhaps most conspicuous in the case of Mary Shelley, who was not only one of the most influential women in the history of horror writing, but is considered by many to be the author of the first novel in the modern genreby the same name as her blog. A published poet and writer of short stories and editorials, she was once profiled in a San Francisco Chronicle article about up-and-coming poets in the beatnik tradition. The child of African American and Russian-Jewish American parents, she is a native Californian, and was born and spent her early childhood in Los Angeles, moving to Hawaii, where she spent her teen years, at the age of 12. She has spent most of her adult life living in the San Francisco Bay Area.


the galaxy where the neutrino originated had a supermassive, rapidly spinning black hole at its center, known as a blazar.

Now, the researchers think there are possibly two supermassive black holes in the central region of this galaxy. The black holes act as an engine powering the galaxy, making it one of the most energetic objects in the universe.

A blazar is a giant elliptical galaxy with two jets emitting light and particles moving close to the speed of light along the axis of the black hole's rotation. They can flare for minutes or months. One of those blazingly bright jets — hence the name blazar — is pointing at Earth.

But there was an unexpected interaction of the jet material, where new material crashed into older jet material. It's possiblepair of black holes, at the center of the merged galaxies.

"It's fantastic to understand the neutrino generation by studying the insides of jets," Britzen said. "And it would be a breakthrough if our analysis had provided another candidate for a binary black hole jet source with two jets."

The 2018 neutrino was found by sensors deep in the Antarctic ice in the IceCube detector.

The IceCube detector became operational at the South Pole in 2010. Largely funded by the National Science Foundation, as well as contributions from around the world, IceCube was built to detect high-energy neutrinos. It is the largest detector of its kind.

To build it, workers drilled 86 holes in the ice, each 1½ miles deep, and spread a network of 5,160 light sensors over a grid of


Pacific, Krabbenhoft said.

The new theory focuses on algae. Those microscopic plants bloom in sunlit waters near the surface, die, then "rain" to greater water depths. The algae there are decomposed by bacteria and produce methylmercury. Methylated waters are then carried into the open ocean.

If that theory is true, it means human activities are in fact changing mercury concentrations in the ocean. And that, in turn, could be affecting fish, researchers say.

"Temporal trends in concentrations in the ocean could really substantially affect fish harvests from the area," said Elsie Sunderland, a Harvard University professor and a member of the USGS research team. "A lot of commercially important fish catches come from the region."

The scientists believe that mercury deposited along the Asian coast was then carried to the middle ofinterrelationship between the newly created cease and desist enforcement powers of the Commission and the existing right of private action. It concluded that duplication of proceedings should be avoided. The bill, therefore, contains a provision for termination of Commission jurisdiction once a private action has been filed (except for the power of the Commission to intervene in the private actions). It contains as well a provision for termination of the right of private *585 action once the Commission issues a complaint . . . . Report of House Committee on Education and Labor, June 2, 1971, accompanying House Bill 1746.
The Committee is concerned, however, about the interplay between the newly created enforcement powers of the Commission and the existing right of private action. It concluded that duplication of


The new regulations set out the detailed requirements for the
establishment and distribution of UAE domestic funds, and formalises the
transfer of responsibility of regulatory supervision from the UAE
Central Bank to ESCA.

Each local fund is now required to appoint an investment manager, an
administrative services company, a custodian and an external auditor.
Apex is the first administrator in the region to receive a licence under
the new regulations.

Apex is in the unique position of being able to continue servicing
existing onshore UAE funds while now offering approved managers with
newly domiciled funds the same high levels of service from professional,
locally based teams with a strong understanding of the revised Abu Dhabi
regulatory system.

Apex was one of the first international fund administrators to open an
office in the United Arab Emirates and it is now recognised as oneIllegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, radically altering how deportations were handled. Before the act, immigrants could be deported only if they committed aggravated felonies that carried jail sentences of five years or more.

The new law allowed U.S. law enforcement officers to deport migrants for crimes such as shoplifting, minor drug possession or even speeding. What followed was a surge in deportations of gang members back to El Salvador, rising into the thousands annually for the rest of the ’90s.

The move rid Southern California of part of its gang problem. But it overwhelmed El Salvador, where the civil war had been settled only in 1992 and institutions of government were just beginning to be established, including a new police force to be cobbled together from equal numbers


of former police officers, former guerrillas and a third group unconnected to the other two.

Many deported gang members, who had arrived in the United States as young children, were unfamiliar with their country of origin. They barely spoke Spanish, and with gang tattoos on their arms, faces and necks, they found few job opportunities. They sought out other gang members.

“The culture of Los Angeles gangs fell on fertile soil here,” said Edgardo Amaya, a lawyer who writes a blog on security issues.

If the gangs were supercharged by the influx of deported U.S. members, some of them hardened criminals, a second watershed began in 2003, when Salvadoran leaders outlawed gang activity and swept thousands of members into prisons. The sweep had the unintended consequence of turning jails into hubs
118 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 498 (1988)
545 A.2d 487
Fire Fighters, Local Union, No. 1, Appellant
v.
Civil Service Commission of City of Pittsburgh, Appellee.
No. 2802 C.D. 1987.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued May 24, 1988.
August 11, 1988.
Argued May 24, 1988, before Judges CRAIG, DOYLE and PALLADINO, sitting as a panel of three.
*499 Stanford A. Segal, with him, Michael J. Colarusso, Gatz, Cohen, Segal & Koerner, for appellant.
Joseph F. Quinn, Assistant City Solicitor, with him, D. R. Pellegrini, City Solicitor, for appellee.
OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, August 11, 1988:
May Pittsburgh, as a home-rule city, lawfully avoid applying a civil service statute's competitive selection provisions to two new "assistant" positions in charge of fire suppression and prevention directly under the fire bureau's chief, when that statute has provided that:
All positions in bureaus of fire, except as


Department of Public Safety in Pittsburgh, the fire chief, as head of the bureau, reported directly to the mayor. According to the pertinent portions of a tabulation set forth in the commission's adjudication  with a dashed line representing the division between the exempt positions above and the civil *502 service positions below  the top command of the fire bureau, before change, was as follows:
                     Fire Chief
   Deputy Chiefs          Fire Prevention Captain
After the city reestablished a Department of Public Safety in 1985 with a Public Safety Director at its head, over the fire bureau as wellfire chief with respect to fire suppression. And, according to the commission's own findings noted above, the other new position will take over as the top commander of the firefighters working on fire prevention, in place of the fire prevention captain.

Analysis
The unambiguous statutory provisions tell us that the rights of city employees before the 1972 Home Rule Law included the right to have "All positions" in the bureau of fire governed by civil service excepting only the fire chief and chief clerk. Before the 1963 amendment, the exemption included the fire chief's "ranking deputy by whatever title his position may be designated," but the 1963 legislature took pains to delete that particular phrase, and thus unequivocally communicated the proposition that, whatever title may be chosen, the ranking deputy


precisely the kind of position which the legislature moved back under civil service in 1963, by then eliminating exemption for any "ranking deputy, by whatever title ...."
In short, the status of employee rights before the home rule law of 1972 was the statutory right to have all fire bureau positions, except fire chief and chief clerk, remain under civil service. As of 1972, a firefighter in the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau could look at the statute, as amended in 1963, to be reassured of a right to compete for promotion to any position in the fire bureau, other than bureau chief or chief clerk, upon an objective civil service status. The home rule law bars enactment of any provision inconsistent with that right, and the city's attempt to createkilling.

Prosecutors proffered
the hearsay statements—in which Avie claimed Giles choked her, punched her, and
threatened her with a knife after accusing her of having an affair with a
female friend—to refute Giles’ portrayal of Avie as the aggressor on the night
of her murder.

Giles maintained that
Avie sought him out at his grandmother’s house, where he was staying, and
threatened to kill him and his new girlfriend, which prompted him to retrieve a
gun from the garage. She thereafter “charged” him, he claimed, and he
shot her fearing she had something in her hand. He denied intending to
kill her.

Over Giles’ objection,
Chavez Avie’s police interview remarks to be introduced into evidence on the
basis of Evidence Code Sec. 1370. The statute allows out-of-court hearsay
statements to be admitted if they describe the infliction or threat of physical
injury upon the


declarant.

A jury found Giles
guilty of murder with personal use of a firearm, and Chavez sentenced him to 50
years to life in prison.

On appeal, he argued
that under Crawford v. Washington (2004) 1245 S. Ct. 1354, the admission
of Avie’s remarks to police violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause
of the U.S. Constitution because he was deprived of the opportunity to
cross-examine her regarding them.

The Court of Appeal held
that although Avie’s statements constituted testimonial hearsay evidence
generally barred by Crawford, they were admissible under the doctrine of
“forfeiture by wrongdoing.” Under that equitable doctrine, a defendant is
deemed to have lost the right to object to the admission of out-of-court
statements of a witness whose unavailability he caused.

The appellate justices
found the doctrine applied because there was clear and convincing evidence that
Giles produced Avie’s unavailability through criminalARTICLES ABOUT ECONOMICS BY DATE - PAGE 5

NEW YORK - A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market plunging Wednesday to its lowest level in a month. Mining companies, banks, and chemical makers, whose fortunes are most closely tied to the prospects for growth, led the market lower, a sign that investors are becoming less confident in the U.S. economy. The troubling data included weak hiring at companies, a plunge in mortgage applications, and sluggish orders to factories. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 216.95 points, finishing at 14,960.59, a drop of 1.4 percent.

Michael K. Powell - son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the cable industry's front man in Washington - arrived early for a recent Senate hearing and worked the room with


and an electorate all too willing to vote out of office anyone who considers a tax hike, our so-called leaders - rather than make the hard choices and right-size their governments - have opted for the quick-fix high of casinos, long-term consequences be damned.

NEW YORK - Two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. It was another milestone in the market's epic ascent of 2013. Good economic reports, strong corporate earnings, and fresh support from central banks have eased investors' concerns about another economic slowdown. Many had been on the lookout for signs that a spring swoon would derail the rally, as in each of the last threeyears.

Since the Marcellus Shale boom began in 2008, there has been much debate and disagreement over the effect natural gas development would have on Pennsylvania's economy. Gov. Corbett, who found himself in the hot seat last week over his comments on the state's lagging employment rate, has promoted Pennsylvania as a rival to Texas as a regional energy hub. In his budget address this year, he talked about the energy sector creating "hundreds of thousands of new jobs. " Most economists credit the Marcellus Shale development with creating jobs and having a profound economic effect in the rural areas where drilling is taking place.

JAROMIR JAGR is a scholar. At Tuesday's morning skate, Jagr twirled around the Wells Fargo Center ice for the first time since leaving Philadelphia last


summer and took up his familiar post at the Bruins' white board. There, he diagrammed plays for linemates Chris Kelly and Carl Soderberg, something that was a welcomed staple during his 1-year stint with the Flyers. "Everything in his life revolves around hockey," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. Jaromir Jagr is also an economist.

WASHINGTON - For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only one in four Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. The sour mood is undermining support for President Obama's economic stewardship and government in general. The poll shows that just 46 percent of Americans approve of Obama's handlingof the economy while 52 percent disapprove.

NEW YORK - So much for new spring shorts and T-shirts. As cold weather lingered across most of the country, Americans shopped modestly in March. U.S. retailers reported that a key revenue figure rose slightly during the month, as shoppers held back on spending because of the cold weather across the nation, particularly the Midwest and East Coast, and continued fears about the economy. Consumer spending accounts for more than 70 percent of economic activity. According to a preliminary tally of 15 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers, revenue in stores open at least a year rose 1.6 percent, or 2.5 percent excluding drugstores.

NEW YORK - Weak reports on hiring and service industries sent the stock market sharply lower Wednesday.


Philadelphia sent the DRPA a subpoena two weeks ago for all records about that spending, dating to January 2008. The DRPA has until Tuesday morning to turn over "board minutes, financial records, grant/loan application packages, correspondence and all electronic communications . . . sent or received by DRPA employees and/or board of commissioners," according to the subpoena, which was obtained Wednesday by the Daily News . DRPA spokesman Tim Ireland confirmed Wednesday that his agency had received the subpoena at its Camden headquarters and is "cooperating fully" to turn over the relevant records.short teaser trailer from the show.The titular motorcycle is ...

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population.

Florida has for years struggled to improve its record on pedestrian deaths. Metropolitan areas in Florida made up seven of the top 10 most dangerous places for people on foot in the 2016 rankings by Smart Growth America, a nonprofit research group.

Ticketing pedestrians has been one of the tools the authorities have used, even while experts on the subject have concluded such measures are not likely to improve safety. Nearly 80 law enforcement agencies across the state in recent years have received Florida Department of Transportation funds to address pedestrian and bicycle safety, and many of those agencies have used the money to finance education and ticketing writing efforts.

Meanwhile, the state is still catching up in implementing measures experts agree could most improve safety for Florida’s pedestrians —the Senate, Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education, House of Representatives, Regional Directors of NEDA. DOST and DA, Presidents of the Federation of the University Student Council, Faculty Federation, Alumni Association and two citizens as members.

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BachelorAfter moving from the NSCAA Top 25 for the first time in three years in weeks two through four, Santa Barbara finds itself in the coaches' poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Gauchos jump-started their climb back into the NSCAA poll with a 3-1 victory over Cal Poly in their first meeting of the year on September 28th. After the loss to UCLA, Santa Barbara slipped to the number 17 spot in the Soccer Times coaches' poll, falling three spots from the 14th position they held a week ago. In the media polls, the Gauchos are ranked 19th by College Soccer News and 25th in Soccer America.

UC Davis Game Capsule
 UCSB starts this week early on the road against future Big West member UC Davis. The Gauchos


Big West after defeating UC Davis 3-1 last Saturday. The Titans have tallied 14 goals in 14 matches and lead the Big West with 77 saves. Senior forward Jose Barragan and junior midfielder Arron Craggs are the players to watch offensively, as they pace the squad with four goals and two assists apiece. Junior Bobby Armstrong has started ten games between the posts and currently holds a 2.70 goals against average with 42 total saves.

Fun With Numbers
Despite slipping into second place in the Big West Conference standings, the Gauchos still find themselves leading the conference in a lot of ways, statistically. UCSB, who has not lost in league play, either leads or is in second place in 12 out of 14 Big West statistical categories. The Gauchos leadheld the UCSB opposition in check. In the loss at UCLA, Santa Barbara allowed the Bruins just two shots on goal. Two days later, they allowed just nine shots in the match against Cal Poly and Reynish earned his sixth shutout of the season, and his second in the last three matches. And looking back to two weeks ago they held UC Davis to zero shots on goal, three total, in the shutout win. Overall in the last three matches Santa Barbara out-shot the opposition 48-20 overall, with 20-7 advantage in shots on goal.

Offense Helps Too
While the team has only recently been able to iron out some of the kinks defensively, the Gaucho offense has been clicking for quite some time now. Having netted 28 goals in its


last 12 matches, UCSB has out-shot 11 of its 14 opponents this season, tallying 217 shots overall to their opponent's 130. The squad has a +1.16 scoring margin in 2005 and they have 28 assists, compared to only nine for its opposition. Santa Barbara's offensive prowess also stands up to the Big West competition, as they lead the conference in scoring (86), goals per game (2.07) and assists per game (2.00). In all, the Gauchos lead the conference in five out of the six team-statistical categories.

Guess Who's Back
After missing time in UCSB's last three matches due to an injury suffered three weeks ago against Cal State Northridge, senior forward Ivan Becerra finally looked like himself Saturday against Cal Poly. Becerra netted the Gauchos' second goal of the nightwhen he one-timed a dish from Tyler Rosenlund in the 68th minute of play following a series of give-and-goes between the two. Becerra's goal was his first since October 5, the final game of his impressive scoring tear. Beginning with the game against UC Riverside in week three, Becerra single-handedly secured victories against the Highlanders, Alabama A&M, Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton, netting two goals in each contest. His nine goals leads the team and are tops in the Big West. Becerra has also recorded two assists this season giving him 20 total points and first place in the race for the conference scoring title.

Byrne's Still Burning
Senior midfielder and team co-captain Bryan Byrne's name showed up in the scoring column this past week yet again. After posting


a game-high four shots in the match with No. 11 UCLA, Byrne picked up the assist on what proved to be the game-winner Saturday against Cal Poly when hit a well-placed corner kick from the left that led to an Andy Iro header just inside the far post to put the Gauchos up 1-0. In the last six games, the Irishman has tallied two goals and three assists to go with his 18 shots. He is second on the team with four goals and 12 points. His four assists are tied with two others for tops on the squad.

Inside Iro
Preseason All-American Andy Iro had an impressive showing last week. Against the Bruins, the sophomore defender helped lead a defense that held No. 11 UCLA to just two shotson goal, while tallying three shots himself, offensively. Iro stepped up Saturday as well, putting in the game-winner against Cal Poly when he rose above the Mustang defenders to reach a Bryan Bryne corner and knocked in a header in the 66th minute. The goal was Iro's third of the season, which ranks third on the team. The 2004 Big West Freshman of the Year has two assists, giving him eight points on the year and leads the Gauchos with a .250 shot percentage. And had it not been for a stellar team-save near the end of the first half by a Bruin defender, he would have netted the equalizer for UCSB last Thursday's battle in Westwood.

Reynish's Reign
Junior goalkeeper Kyle Reynish has been getting the job done all


season long between the pipes. He has played all 1320 minutes for the Gauchos in 2005 and has 44 saves for a .786 save percentage, which is first in the Big West, while his 0.82 goals against average is also tops in the conference. In the match-up with the Bruins, the Valencia, Calif. native gave up just one goal on a set piece when one of his defenders missed his assignment, And although he was only credited with one save as the Santa Barbara defense held the nation's 11th-ranked team to two shots on goal, he thwarted a number of UCLA attacks before they started and closed down the angle on a couple of one-on-ones, forcing the opposition to shoot wide.. On Saturday, he kept the Mustangs atbay, making a total of five saves, including two stops that would have resulted in sure-goals for Cal Poly on the way to his conference-leading sixth shutout of the season. Reynish has held the opposition to one goal or less in 10 of UCSB's 14 matches.

Hermann Trophy Watch
Sophomore Hermann Trophy Candidate Tyler Rosenlund returned to the starting lineup this week after missing significant time in the Gauchos' last three matches due to an injury he suffered against Cal Poly on September 28th. Getting the starting nod last Saturday for the first time since the showdown with Northridge on October 8th, Rosenlund made the most of it. He connected with Becerra in the 68th minute, setting up Becerra in the box for the Gauchos' second goal. After playing a


very limited roll two weeks ago at UC Irvine and at home against UC Davis, Rosenlund saw some a good amount of minutes late in UCSB's match at UCLA, spurring life into the Gauchos' offense, creating a number of quality scoring opportunities against a team that is yet to allow a goal at home this season. The Canadian Youth National Team star is tied for third on the team with eight points off two goals and four assists. His four assists ties him for the team lead.of the Foster Home Program and finally as Assistant Director to Doris. I shall always cherish those years as the finest learning experience in human relationships I would ever have.

The story told in this book is fiction in that it does not really represent one child but is the culmination of the experiences of several staff members and many children who went through the doors of Children's Garden. I have written this book to increase our awareness of the pain and suffering known to all too many children in America and the world, and to tell some ways in which we can provide a path wherein they may learn once again to trust a world from a safe haven for their young lives.

I am grateful to Doris, to


singing a lullaby. Nutmeg was huddled close, and seemed quiet now.

As I entered the room, Nutmeg looked up with those big soulful dark eyes. "It's always like this the first night," she whispered. Her words broke my heart: she was obviously considering this just another move -- one of many in her short life.

I sat on the bed near her. "It's OK, Nutmeg. You are safe here in Children's Garden. We won't let anything hurt you here. We promise. And we always keep our promises, you will see."

"I'm sorry," she whispered and closed her eyes, holding the teddy bear and Marci tight.

The Evaluation Home now quiet and the kids asleep, I hugged my house parents, and bid them a good night. It was 3:30 now and I hadmonth had already used up several pages of professional evaluation and behavior observations. Everyone who interacted with her found her fascinating, a challenge, interesting, and a child they wanted to know better. Everyone had tried or was trying now to get through her walls. She was adept at hooking our attention or sympathies, than erecting a wall which it was difficult to get through. We always had the feeling that when we thought we were getting through to real feelings with her, she would suddenly erect a barrier, sometimes with a look, or a silent withdrawal or a curt question or answer meant to distance us from her. She was very good at it.

At such times, though she'd let us hold her physically, we sensed she was not


led me quickly through the arched doorway to a lovely patio where a tall iced pitcher of tea glistened in the sunlight. I thought if I had been a child how I would have hated to leave this beautiful place, this pretty mother. It would have been heartbreaking, I thought.

"So, you have come to talk about Nutmeg," Becca said softly. "We miss her."

"Yes, I am sure you must," I said. "I'd like you to tell me about her – when you came to know her, how she behaved here, was she difficult? Were there other children here then? How long was she with you? How did she leave?" Realizing that I was spouting questions faster than anyone could think about answering them, I apologized. "I'm sorry, we justsurely isn't fair.

I left the Staff meeting and went to the Evaluation Home to share the tragic news with the house parents who had spent much loving and therapeutic time with Paul when he had been with us. They were a young couple in their early thirties, and I knew the news would be heartbreaking for them as it was for us all.

Chapter 9

Life Goes on

As I entered the Evaluation Home a week later Nutmeg ran to greet me. "Helen, come, come, look ... my room is done. My room is done!" She was obviously excited and happy, as she grabbed my hand and pulled me down the hall to see her "new" room.

"Isn't it beee-ooo-tiful?" Nutmeg jumped up and down excitedly. "It's my fairy princess room –


why but my husband and I think that little girl is meant for us." She exclaimed.

As I listened, she went on at some length. "You see, we have a daughter who is 8, and she really needs a sister. I never wanted to stop at one child, but I cannot have any more babies, so this seems a perfect match, I mean, in terms of age and all. We know Kim would be delighted to have a new sister – she does keep asking when she can have a sister or brother. We think a sister a year younger would be just perfect. I wonder what's involved to make this happen. When can we meet this child? We have enough money and love for another for sure."

While itwas nice to know they had "enough money and love," but much more than those two things would be needed to nurture and grow up Nutmeg, I thought to myself.

"Well, Sue, there's a lot involved. First we'll want to meet you and your husband, and we'll need to do a thorough home study, which includes seeing you in your home several times, getting to know you and your daughter and extended family if they are here locally."

"Oh yes, she'd have grandparents right here in Mill Valley. My parents live about five blocks from us in the hills. So when can we start?"

"I'll need to gather some basic information and then make an appointment to meet you and your husband, preferably without your daughter this first time. What's a


looked up at me, tears were rolling down her little face slowly. I reached for the tissue box that was near the bed and handed it to her.

"Yes -- go on -- what happened?" I asked gently.

"Michael .-- he .--. He -- well, he stuck a stick up my v-jay-jay, he did it, he did it! He wanted to play doctor, he said, and he hurt me really bad, Miss Helen. That's why I didn't -- don't -- like him no matter how good he gets!"

We had not been aware that the two children knew each other prior to being enrolled at Children's Garden. .Was this possible? Or was it a fantasy? I made a mental note to call both Social Workers the next day.

"I see, Nutmeg. Ithat it can."

____________________

Over several interviews in the next two and a half months, a visit to interview the older couple who would become grandparents if Nutmeg were to take on this placement, and the charming eight year old daughter, Kim, as well as Buffy the dog, and Sheila the cat, I began more and more to believe that this family were indeed "the right one" for Nutmeg. They had the intellectual and social environment which would certainly enhance any child's upbringing, the finances to manage a good college education for a bright child, and the love and expectations we all hoped our children would find one day. In addition to all those necessary facts, they also fit very well the criteria Nutmeg had requested.

The time was coming when


twirling this way and that wildly, screaming "I have a family!"

She stopped twirling, put her hands again on her little hips and demanded: "Tell me EVERYTHING about them!"

"I will if you sit down and be very quiet. Come." I patted the space next to me on the park bench.

Nutmeg sat down, put her hand in mine and looked up at me, waiting with pleading eyes.

"OK, Nutmeg. Your new family are the Braidons. Sue Braidon, the mom, is exactly what you asked for. She has light hair and a lovely smile and her eyes sparkle. And I like her a lot."

Nutmeg was looking into my eyes, holding both my hands very tightly.

"Jack Braidon is the Daddy in this family. He's very tall, is dark and has wavy hair andDisney movie..." her voice trailed off in disappointment as she saw the look on my face which obviously told her she would have to leave now.

I gave her a hug and a squeeze and said: "You knew you were going home at 7, Nutmeg. Sorry, but we have to keep to our schedule today."

With a small pout she took my hand and turned to her new family. "I don't want to go, but I have to," she said solemnly. "I had a wonderful time and I wanna come back soon. Can I, please?" she asked in a pleading voice.

Jack laughed, replying quickly, "Of course you can, Nutmeg -- and very soon, we promise," he said offering open arms for another hug.

"Nutmeg released my hand and ran to her


normal for a little girl who had come from far less than normal life circumstances. I only hoped life for her could continue to be so real, so normal, and in her view, so "super fantastic."

Chapter 18

Life settles down... most of the time

As the days became weeks, Nutmeg's "new parents" continued to bring her "home" for periods of from half a day to a long weekend. They also began dealing with some behavioral and sibling rivalry issues. These they shared with the foster parents' support group which met each Wednesday evening in one of the homes. The Braidons were not shy and often asked for help and support.

"What do you do when your new child is obviously a better student than your own kid?" They asked. It seemedhope you like it."

Inside the small bakery box was a precious pair of earrings made from tiny shells and silver beads. I hugged this little girl who had stolen my heart.

"Nutmeg, they are lovely -- just beautiful. How did you make them?"

"Kim and I took a beading class at camp, and one Friday night we walked on the beach and gathered shells, and when we went home my Dad drilled holes in the shells for me. Mom and Kim helped me. I strung the beads and the shells all by myself, but I needed help with the silver wires to make the loopy thing you put in your ears." She looked up questioning: "You really like them?"

I took out the earrings I had and put on her little


stress each kid's individual and unique traits and talents and to acknowledge each one's successes and accomplishments."

"We found that spending some alone time, special time, with each child is really important in our family," said an adoptive parent of four.

"Yes, spending a special time regularly with each child not only cuts down on sibling rivalry. It also helps your relationship with each kid." Our hostess chimed in.

"We are sure glad to have such a supportive group to help us through this process," said Sue to the group. She smiled: "We really appreciate you all and feel we've made good friends here."

"Well, glad to have you!" was the fervent reply around the room.

"Oh, and Doc Murphy was saying at Nancy's appointment today that maybe Katy and she would makespecial attorney to Katy, a "child advocate," they said. While we had talked briefly about this, they had forgotten all about this part of the adoption process.

"Yes, that is expected, and the attorney will likely want to interview Katy at school away from home as well as at home with the family. Most child advocate attorneys are great folks and really do want what is in the best interest of the kids they are assigned to, so try to be friendly," I said. "You will need to prepare Katy for this right away. It's better to come from you than from me. "

"Oh, we were hoping you'd come over," said Sue.

"I can, but really, it is time Katy worked more with you than with me in all these


didn't know much else: though as I look back now, I think there were a few genuinely caring people who tried to help. I know now they didn't know how to help: they were as confused about my "badness" as I was about being labeled as a "bad seed."

Then, when I was nearly seven, I got a family, a new Mom and Dad (they all wanted to be called my mother and father) who really were special. Becca and Steve lived in Carmel and were wonderful to me. I was the only child in their home. They never hit or hurt me in any way, and when I tried to steal from them or hurt them in some way, they'd hold me and tell me they loved metoo much to let me behave that way. They were a lot like the people at Children's Garden and I began to really care about them, and to believe I might have a kernel of goodness somewhere deep inside. Steve, the dad, always said I could reach way down deep inside me and I'd find a wonderful good person inside me. He and Becca were always hugging each other and me. I loved the warm, safe loving feelings I felt with Steve and Becca. It was a wonderful home, and the one I wanted to stay in forever.

However, it was not to be. I learned in later years that the Department of Social Services in charge of my State of California wardship strongly believed in those days that


a child who was "even a tenth black" should be placed in a black family. Consequently although Becca and Steve had wanted to adopt me, they could not. They were both white and I was from a black mother and a white father, making me, I thought "brownish": I didn't know the word "biracial" then. The world said I was a black child. Consequently, according to Social Services, I had to be adopted by a black family.

The social worker came again and told me she had a wonderful new Mom and Dad who were "black like me, and that I would be their child forever. Wasn't that nice?" It was the worst time in my life. I got my horrid kid out again and I let those peoplevivid imaginations and made up stories which entertained us and our parents on these weekend jaunts together as a family. Today I take my own five year old to many of the same places and tell her how Kim and our parents and I used to watch the people go by. I tell her how we watched people in different styles of dress as we did then. Today most everyone wears jeans and tee shirts or business suits and ties. We don't see the wide varieties of dress nor hear the music of many languages.

Many favorite memories and special times of my growing up years are those of times spent in the sunny yellow kitchen of our Strawberry Hill home. My mom was a gourmet cook and loved


With one (1!) second left, Clemson scored the game-winning touchdown, allowing the Tigers to finish the season at the top for the first time since 1981.

That was six days ago; just now the most keenly-anticipated match-up of the National Football League post-season to date, Green Bay at Dallas was decided in exciting fashion.

Behind a near flawless effort from Quarterback Aaron Rogers, the Packers raced out to a 21-3 second quarter lead, and video of the players on the Dallas sideline showed a stunned and dejected Cowboys team.

"It's over!" I told my buddy Marty. They're beaten and they know it!

(This was a prime example of why I don't handicap sporting events!)

Late in the fourth quarter, though, Dallas had plugged away and was able to make a two-point conversion totie the contest at 28-28 with 98 seconds remaining.

At that point, the football game took on the aspect of the final two minutes of an NBA game as the teams took turns racing up and down the field just enough for their respective kickers to make field goals, all three in excess of 50 yards, the final one giving Green Bay a 34-31 victory as time expired.

Wow! Pulse-pounding to the last second, and the right team won!

The Packers have been a huge thorn in my Detroit Lions' paw since the early '60s, but institutionally I have had a major detestation for the Dallas Cowboys since the '70s when the late John Facenda, the memorable voice of NFL Films, referred to them as "America's Team."

The sobriquet stuck, mostly because


Hong Kong was plunged into transport turmoil on Monday as a city-wide strike gripped the city, bringing rail and airline services to a halt in some areas.

The affected MTR lines — parts of the Kwun Tong, Island, Tseung Kwan O, East Rail, West Rail line, with the Airport Express and Tsuen Wan line suspended from around 9am and 11:17am respectively — saw dense crowds of angry commuters pour onto the platforms.

Yuen Long station: “August 5, let’s skive off work together.” Photo: Apple Daily.

At several MTR stations, including Tai Wai, Central, Diamond Hill and Fortress Hill stations, protesters blocked the doors with their bodies and objects, such as water bottles, while verbal confrontations broke out as commuters tried to board the trains.

RTHK reported that a protester at Lai Kingto the United States all he knows about two deliveries of drugs which he made and the pick-up of twenty kilos of cocaine at Las Croabas, P.R. the date of arrest. One delivery involved five kilos of cocaine about one week prior to the date of his arrest on June 27, 2002, and a further delivery of ten kilos the date of his arrest. He also disclosed a two-kilo transaction that occurred between the five and ten-kilo transaction which he did not *147 personally participated in but became aware after the first debriefing. He further disclosed that he was to pick-up twenty kilos in Las Croabas on June 27, 2002, where he was to meet a "Gringo" ("Americano") Richard Ward,[2] who was to deliver the kilos to him.


He was also to deliver to "Richard" Ward, Gringo/Americano, a duffle bag of money in payment for the drugs. Participating with him in the first two transactions were José Lucia Henriquez, known as "San," Ana María Carela, and Leonidas Quintero, also known as Leo, who introduced him to drugs. Miguel, El Negro, (a non-arrested co-defendant), was the person who originally provided the drugs to them according to the version of defendant Marte, (Tr. p. 11-13, D.135). El Negro was the person that originally offered defendant Marte and Quintero to "take woman for a ride" referring to moving drugs.
Marte at the time of the conspiracy was living with his common law wife; Quintero lived in a separate apartment but within the dwelling of Quintero, (Tr. p. 17-18, D.135). MarteEl Negro, on the morning of June 27, 2002, at Plaza Norte Shopping Center. These ten kilos also had markings of "Amigo" on the brick kilos. He received money in a paper bag and money in a back pack. Ten kilos were to be delivered to José Lucia Henriquez. Seven kilos were actually delivered to José Lucia Henriquez and three to the apartment of María Carela. The three kilos were stored with paper bag money in a white paint bucket stored in María Carela's apartment. (These were later seized by DEA.) The money in the back pack was to be delivered to the person in Las Croabas, Fajardo, who would provide twenty kilos of cocaine. He was known as Richard (El Gringo/Americano), also known as Richard Ward, whose


Las Croabas before the date of his arrest on June 27, 2002, (Tr. p. 44-46, D.135).
The issue is precisely that the United States contends that the defendant went to Las Croabas around one week prior to June 27, 2002, on June 22, 2002, to pick-up fifty-four kilos of cocaine with Mr. Quintero and Miguel, El Negro. The matter involves to the court strictly an issue of credibility.

LEONIDAS QUINTERO
Leonidas Quintero testified on behalf of defendant Marte on August 21, 2003, (D.136). The court does not spend too much time narrating the facts as to the original five, two, and ten kilo transactions since said disclosure is totally undisputed by the United States. The critical transaction is the transaction of June 22, 2002, and whether or not co-defendant Marte participatedL. Prendes was the agent involved in this case. He is assigned to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security. He participated in the debriefings of José Lucia Henriquez, Leonidas Alberto Quintero López, Rafael Marte and David Coxon a.k.a. Richard Ward. Marte was originally debriefed in May 27, 2003, he was later debriefed on August 7, 2003. He provided disclosure of the five kilo transaction and the ten-kilo transaction the date of his arrest and further the twenty-five kilos that he was arrested with following his drug pick-up in Las Croabas, Fajardo. He did not disclose the two-kilo transaction on the first debriefing. No other transaction was mentioned at the first debriefing. At the second debriefing he indicated that he learned the


Rafael Marte arrived in a four-wheel drive vehicle. They met Richard Ward. Richard Ward took from them (El Negro/Marte) the wheeled cooler and went to the sail boat and placed fifty-four kilos in the cooler. He returned; the cooler was given to El Negro who gave it to Marte. They tried to place the cooler in the truck of the Pontiac but the cooler would not fit so they placed it in the back seat of the Grand Prix. Mr. Marte was identified as being a participant in that transaction. After the arrest, while under custody at MDC Guaynabo, Richard Ward before his debriefing was approached by Marte and Leonidas Quintero and asked not to mention anything about Marte's participation in the June 22, 2002 incident. Quintero hadvideo tape was under the circumstances of another separate investigation of money laundering as to Miguel Harris Pereida, El Negro, with two undercover agents. In the secretly taped meeting he spoke about the fifty-four kilo transaction on June 2002 and the twenty kilo transaction on June 27, 2002. The video was a taped money laundering meeting that occurred in July 1, 2002. The video was seen by the agent sometime in June 2003, (Tr. p. 73-74, D.136). The video reveals facts as to the drug deliveries of June 22, 2002 and June 27, 2002. Pursuant to El Negro's statement in the tape, the shipment originally arrived at Las Croabas and was picked up by him, Leonidas López Quintero, Rafael Marte, and another recruited person on June 22, 2002.


by the agent after the sentencing date. (Mid June 2003). (Tr. p. 74, D.136.)
Prendes further added that there was another person involved in the transaction, Mr. Montero who was directing Mr. Richard Ward (Ex. 3, USA). Mr. Montero further provided to Richard Ward the sailing directions from St. Marteen to Tortola to Culebra and then Las Croabas, Fajardo. Montero was the person who gave the instruction to Richard Ward through the phone about delivering the initial load of fifty-four-kilos and releasing the final load of twenty-kilos. Montero had provided the names and phones of El Negro and Marte as the persons to contact once he arrived at Las Croabas, Fajardo, (testimony of Richard Ward discussed infra). He further ordered Richard Ward to collect the $185,000.00 from Marte, (Ex.the identity of Montero and as to Marte's request as discussed infra.

DAVID GEORGE COXON A.K.A. RICHARD WARD
Richard Ward testified on August 26, 2003 on behalf of the United States, (Docket No. 137). He testified without a cooperation agreement although he was granted prior to sentencing the "safety valve." His real name is David George Coxon. (Tr. p. 11, D.137.) He was born in Jarrow, England. He was convicted in England for various drug smuggling operations concerning narcotics hidden in beer cases in 1994. All ventures consisted of approximately thirty kilograms of hashish and fifteen to twenty kilograms of amphetamine. He was incarcerated for three months for drug smuggling. He participated in eight drug smuggling ventures as described above. He received an income of $5,000.00 per venture. He was


placed on bail; subsequently skipped bail and fled to France and then sailed to South Africa. He latter sailed to Granada in 1999. He met Harry Montero in Carriacuo, Grenada and became involved in smuggling again by 2001. (See Ex. 3 p. 2, USA.)
The court restates the testimony of Mr. David George Coxon, a.k.a. Richard Ward a.k.a. El Gringo/Americano as to the critical deliveries of cocaine of June 22, 2002 and June 27, 2002. While he was in Grenada he was provided the phone number of Montero to call him if he were to be interested in drug ventures. Montero loaned Coxon money for the purchase and repairs of a sailboat as stated above. The smuggling sailing route was St. Marteen, Tortola, Culebra, and finally Las Croabas inFajardo. He was given two names in Puerto Rico to contact. The two names were El Negro and Rafael Marte. (Tr. p. 14, D.137.) Prior to leaving St. Marteen, about one week prior to the arrest at Las Croabas, he was told to leave the boat early in the afternoon and return later in that same evening. Seventy-four (74) kilos of cocaine were placed inside the life raft on the S/V Thirty Something. He saw the drug for the first time in Puerto Rico. The kilos had markings of "Amigo." (Tr. p. 13-16, D.137.) Upon arrival to Fajardo, Las Croabas, Ward had to contact one of the two names given via a telephone numbers provided by Montero. "I was given a series of numbers, which were on my


boat." These numbers were of Rafael Marte and El Negro. He also had the telephone number of Montero in St. Marteen. (Tr. p. 17, D.137.) He was an experienced sailor of twenty years and managed alone the sailboat, a Hunter 34 foot. He arrived at Las Croabas, Fajardo, on Friday June 21, 2002. He tried telephoning the persons at all the numbers and he could not contact anyone. (Tr. p. 18-19, D.137.) He attempted to use a telephone calling card that night but it did not work. Next day he went to Fajardo and again could not get anyone; he also called St. Marteen. He was told by St. Marteen (Montero) to "keep on ringing back" the numbers. He kept ringing them and calling St. Marteen every houruntil he was told by St. Marteen that they were on the way. (Tr. p. 19, D.137.) He said they were arriving in a white Pontiac. They arrived in a white vehicle and started looking and asking for "Richard" in Spanish. Coxon told them he was "Richard." They all started walking toward the car and Negro pulled out his cellular phone and called St. Marteen. El Negro walked speaking over the cellular with Montero until both were next to a 4 × 4 wheeler a little off the road, there is when he met and saw Rafael Marte for the first time. El Negro eventually passed the phone to Richard and St. *153 Marteen (Montero) told him that he was with El Negro. El Negro spoke no English;


said proceeds and from there he was to pay back Montero $38,000.00 previously loaned to purchase and repair the boat, Ex. 3, USA.
On June 27, 2002, Mr. Coxon was ordered to telephone Rafael Marte. He used a pay phone to make the call from Fajardo. Because he had a language problem, he requested two young girls who were next to him on the phone to help him out. He merely asked Marte to come down and that he would wait for him at the entrance of Las Croabas. (D.137, p. 31-32.) He returned from Fajardo to Las Croabas in a taxi, as he was walking into Las Croabas he saw the white car Toyota Echo driven by Marte, with Quintero and a young female in the car. Herecognized Marte from the previous encounter. The female lady was the same female who was indicted in the case, Ana María Carela. The young lady got off the car. Marte or Coxon called St. Marteen using Marte's cellular phone. Coxon was instructed to take the money to the boat and deliver to them the remaining twenty kilos. Coxon took the money and counted it "roughly" in the boat. Coxon placed the money into two bags, also duffle bags type. Coxon returned to shore and placed the bags in the back of the white Toyota Echo. They went for a few beers and subsequently Marte, Quintero, and the lady left. Twenty minutes later he was arrested. (D.137, p. 33.) The May 20th, 2003 written debriefing of Mr. Coxon states


of origin. He also lied as to his past address (he wrongly stated he lived for twenty years in a boat). He lied as to his identity until his current lawyer provided the court a birth certificate. He further had obtained a false passport. He further falsified a birth certificate as Richard Ward. Coxon further admitted to the criminal drug smuggling crime in England consisting of placing narcotics in beer cases.
He insisted in cross examination that he was provided originally the name of Marte and his telephone number to call in Puerto Rico by Mr. Henry Montero. (D.137, p. 41-52.) He had no idea as to the price per kilogram of the drug. (He was originally instructed by Montero to pick-up the money.) He was instructed by officialsin Culebra to return to the Virgin Islands but he went to Fajardo anyway. When he arrived at Las Croabas he attempted to communicate with the local contacts but could not get through. He spoke to Montero and was told to wait. On the 22nd of June 2002 El Negro was the first to approach him. He was subsequently told by Montero through the cell phone on this date to release the fifty-four kilos to El Negro. El Negro was originally supposed to pay seventy-four kilos for $185,000.00, (D.137, p. 52-56). But, no money was provided for the drugs on June 22, 2002. (Tr. p. 57, D.137.) He recalls El Negro in the white Pontiac with somebody else in the passenger seat, (D.137, p. 53). El Negro opened


the back of the SUV; they were both there (El Negro-Marte). He did not recognize Quintero there on the 22nd of June 2002, (D.137, p. 59). Coxon stated that he placed the kilos of cocaine in the cooler taken out of the SUV and into bags that were in the boat. He was not sure how many kilos were inside the ice chest and how many in the cooler; probably more in the bags that in the cooler, (D.137, p. 51-60). The ice chest did not fit in the trunk of the Pontiac and was placed in the back seat. The bags were placed in the trunk. The cooler was two feet by eighteen inches. (The court recalls as stated by AUSA Vaccaro that when extending his armsoccasion (June 27, 2002) notwithstanding having been there on two occasions. (Tr. p. 81-82, D.137.) He spoke to him on several occasions as to the request to omit the first delivery. The request was made prior to Coxon's debriefing. Coxon later told him he had not stated the two encounters but was untruthful because Coxon spoke to the government as to Marte's participation in the delivery of June 22, 2002. Further, after the hearing of August 21, 2003, "five or six Dominican guys passed into the cell and they were more or less telling me that I had to tell the government that he was there only once." Coxon responded that they knew nothing about the case and it was his decision in his case. Then "ten or


June 27, 2002, (testified by Marte and Quintero  drug transaction of five kilos; transaction of two kilos (María Carela delivers drugs to "San")); ten kilo transaction in the Metropolitan area of San Juan the date of the arrest.
2. There was a transaction dated June 22, 2002, wherein fifty-four kilos in bricks of cocaine were delivered from David Coxon to El Negro; the cocaine was also labeled "Amigo." (Testified by David Coxon and Leonidas Quintero; also testified by Agent Prendes upon information by Ward and by observation of a video tape of El Negro, both reliable hearsay under United States v. Rodriguez, 336 F.3d at 70.)
3. Rafael Marte was present on June 22, 2002, at Las Croabas, Fajardo, at the delivery of the fifty-four kilos of drugs, aidingof Marte:
(A) At the debriefing he stated that the fifty-four kilos of cocaine were placed at a cooler/ice chest, placed on the back seat of the white Pontiac Grand Prix after the cooler did not fit in the trunk of the car. In his testimony in court he stated that the fifty-four kilos were placed in the ice chest and two duffle bags. The ice chest was placed in the back seat of the Grand Prix *158 after attempting to fit it in the trunk. The duffle bags were placed on the trunk. The court does not consider the difference in testimony "material," the critical fact is that there was a fifty-four-kilo delivery of cocaine on June 22, 2002, as accepted by co-conspirator Quintero and that Marte was


deadliest obstacles, alone stranded on an uninhabited land.

Alexander Selkirk

Survived: 4 years and 4 months

Robinson Crusoe

The story of Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway, was the inspiration behind Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe as well as Gulliver's Travels. Selkirk was a sailor serving under Captain Thomas Stradling. In mid-expedition the captain made a stop for more supplies. Selkirk voiced his concern about the security of the ship with the extra weight carried on it. He tried and failed to rally others not to continue on. Stradling then decided to leave Selkirk alone on the island of Juan Fernández.

Selkirk turned out to be quite a skillful survivor. He lived in huts made of pimento trees.

At first he remained where he felt safer along theshoreline. While waiting for someone to come to his rescue, the desperate castaway survived on oysters, shellfish and anything he could catch. That is until hungry sea lions wanted their territory back for mating season. This drove him deeper into the unbeknownst depths of the island. There, Selkirk was lucky enough to come across feral goats which provided him milk, meat and clothing as well as feral cats that protected him against the ravenous rats that attacked him at nighttime.

On February 1, 1709, four years and four months later, he was finally rescued by a privateering ship. His story became a sensation and Selkirk continued his life as a sailor, ending his career serving as lieutenant aboard the Royal ship Weymouth.

Douglas Robertson & Family

Survived: 38 Days

The Robertson's

Accompanied by


his wife, daughter, son, and twin sons, Douglas Robertson was an experienced sailor from Scotland who purchased Lucette, the family boat with the family's life's savings. While sailing to the Galapagos Islands from Panama their boat was sunk by a pod of killer whales.

Already being a close knit group, the family demonstrated remarkable survival skills and were able to survive 38 days on their small dinghy. They collected rain droplets for drinking water, caught turtles and flying fish for food and sailed their way towards Central America to be rescued. By their 38th day, they were sighted by a Japanese fishing trawler heading towards the Panama Canal. Robertson had documented their adventure which inspired his book Survive the Savage Sea.

Gerald Kingsland & Lucy Irvine

Survived: 1 year

In 1980 Britishwriter/adventurer Gerald Kingsland put an ad in Time Out Magazine seeking a female companion who would want to share her life with him on a deserted island. A young 24 year old Lucy Irvine accompanied him and the two set out to Tuin Island in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. From 1982-1983, they lived as self-imposed castaways on the uninhabited island. However water supply was scarce and if it hadn't been for Badu Islanders coming to their rescue, the couple would have perished there. Upon their return to civilization, Kingsland and Irvine wrote separate accounts of their adventure. Irvine published Castaway in 1983 (the story which inspired the Robert Zemicks blockbuster hit film). Kingsland's book The Islander was published in 1984. Lucy Irvine

Tom Neale

Survived:


16 years

Tom Neale depicted in the book An Island to Oneself

Author of the popular autobiography An Island to Oneself, Tom Francis Neale was a New Zealander who spent 16 years of his life (in three sessions) living alone on Suwarrow island in the Cook Islands.

His first time around, Neale caught a ride with a ship passing close to Suwarrow. They dropped him off with two cats, water tanks, a hut and some books. There he found remnants of what coast watchers had left behind during the Second World War: a damaged boat, wild pigs and chickens. Because the pigs were destroying all the vegetation, he hunted them over the course of several months. During his time there he planted a garden, domesticated the chickens, and repaired the boat.

Aftera serious back injury in 1954, which paralyzed him for 4 days, he was lucky enough to be discovered by a couple on a yacht who nursed him back to health. They promised they would send a ship out for him and two weeks later the Cook Islands government arrived to take him back to Rarotonga.

Neale waited for his back to heal in order to return to his island. Though he married and had two children, in the spring of 1960 he returned to the island with enough provisions to last him three and a half years. Then in January 1964 he left the island voluntarily as pearl divers now began invading the area.

Neale returned to the atoll in June 1967 and stayed there until 1977. That year,


another yacht found him ill. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer taken to Rarotonga where he died eight months later.

Ernest Shackleton & Crew

Survived: 105 days

Shackleton's ship Endurance

The famous explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 28 men left England aboard the ship Endurance (pictured above) on August 8, 1914 to fulfill his dream of crossing the South Polar continent from sea to sea.

During the expedition the ship got trapped in ice. Shackleton and his men found themselves marooned in the Antarctic for five months. They lived on top of floating ice, fed on seals and kept warm by playing hockey and dog-sled racing. In April 1916, Shackleton and 5 of his men set off in three small lifeboats they had recovered, to find help on Elephant Island. Thesix men spent 16 days crossing 1,300 km of ocean. The six men landed on an uninhabited part of the island so their last hope was to cross 26 miles of treacherous mountains and glaciers until they finally reached a whaling station where they found help.

Shackleton returned to rescue the men on Elephant Island and amazingly, apart from some missing toes from frostbites, not one member of the 28-man crew was lost.

Juana Maria

Survived: 18 years

San Nicolas Island

The story which inspired Scott O'Dell's book Island of the Blue Dolphin was that of the last surviving member of the Nicoleño tribe, Juana Maria, better known as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. After Russian otter killers invaded the island and massacred most of her people in 1835, missionaries heard


about the news and decided to sponsor a rescue operation. All remaining members of the tribe were gathered and shipped to San Pedro Bay to live at the San Gabriel Mission. All except Juana Maria.

In 1853, 18 years later, a sea otter hunter named George Nidever found her living in a hut made of whale bones surviving on seal blubber she left out to dry. She was taken to the Santa Barbara Mission and reportedly, was fascinated by everything surrounding her, the European people, the clothing, the food, the horses. Nidever brought her home to live with him and his wife however it wasn't long before these new living conditions took their toll on the longtime castaway.

Just seven weeks after arriving on the mainland, she contracted dysentery (aninflammatory disorder of the intestine) and died. The Lone Woman was baptized with the Christian name Juana Maria (her native name is unknown).

Ada Blackjack

Survived: 2 Years

Ada Blackjack was an Inuit woman who lived as a castaway on an uninhabited island in Northern Siberia for two years. Ada had taken a job as a cook and seamstress to save money for her only son Bennett who had chronic tuberculosis. She joined a team of explorers who were attempting to claim Wrangel Island for Canada. The team left on September 16, 1921 but turned out to be inadequately prepared for the future that awaited them. They ate their way through much of the rations, and did not hunt and store enough food to last them very long. Three of the


men attempted to cross the frozen sea to seek out help and more food to eat, leaving behind Ada and the scurvy-inflicted Lorne Knight. As expected, the men never returned and Ada cared for both her and a rather ungrateful Knight right up until his death in April 1923. Ada became a very resourceful survivor learning how to set up traps to capture small wild animals such as Arctic foxes, and also became quite the skilled-gunwoman managing to kill birds, seals and even fending off polar bears. Ada Blackjack

On 19 August 1923 she was rescued by a man hired by the former head of the expedition who had left her and Knight there, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Ada used the money she saved to take her small son Bennett toboot 010.
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However, the boot provided with the sealing structure described above does not have sufficient measures against a detrimental effect produced by the pressure fluctuation in the boot. In particular, a pressure fluctuation may occur in the boot, for example, at a time when an abrupt pressure drop is caused in the boot by an abrupt increase in the inside volume of the boot, which is caused by the boot being expanded outward by the action of a centrifugal force produced by the rotation of the boot involved by the rotation of a shaft such as the propeller shaft or the like. In other


will intrude into the boot 010 along with the suction of the air or the like.
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of the boot is improved from the viewpoint of preventing splashed water or muddy water from intruding into the boot when negative pressure is generated in the boot. The invention is a boot for a universal joint for coupling an input-side shaft to an output-side shaft of the type in which one end of the boot is fitted on one shaft of both the shafts via its one-end fitting portion, and the other end of the boot is fitted on the other shaft of both the shafts via its other-end fitting part, to cover the universal joint. The one-end fitting part of the boot has an annular lip portion, and the one-end fitting portion and the annular lip portion each have a partial passage. The partial passage includesa priceless look that says: ‘And you thought this was a glamorous job’.

Arnold soon does away with Blackwood out wide, instead trying him in the number ten role. The young striker tries gallantly but finds it difficult to play in what little space is afforded him.

On my left is John Crawley, the revered goalkeeping coach. He makes a fastidious set of notes - but is the first to recognise when an opponent is moving unchecked into space. His booming voice ensures the player hears it, too.

Crawley and Vedran Janjetovic communicate in their own language, a combination of shouting and sign. For the first time in several seasons, the arrival of Danny Vukovic means nothing is assured for Janjetovic. They get 45 minutes each tonight.

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President Trump continued his blitz against major U.S. media outlets on Saturday, despite the wave of backlash that followed his particularly personal attack on a female MSNBC host this week.

Trump's very public duel with MSNBC's "Morning Joe," taking place over the course of several days this week, earned bipartisan pushback and frustration from some in his party who felt the back-and-forth distracted from the GOP legislative push to reform healthcare.

But on Saturday, Trump signaled that for him the battle is far from over. He also expanded his media targets.

The morning salvos began with Trump leveling an accusation that NBC and its parent company Comcast had forced out MSNBC anchor Greta Van Susteren this week in retribution for her alleged refusal to go along with what he has deemednegative coverage of him and his administration.

Minutes later, Trump took aim at a familiar target: CNN. The news network, he said, had "been exposed" for propagating "fake news" and "garbage journalism," after it retracted an article last week claiming that Senate investigators were probing a Russian bank with ties to a top Trump ally.

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That retraction, and the subsequent resignations of three top journalists at the network, has been hailed by Trump in recent days as validation of his ongoing assertions that he's been treated unfairly by the news media.

But it was a third broadside against the media on Saturday — a tweet insulting "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski — that threatened the most controversy.

"Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad


people, but their low rated show is dominated by their NBC bosses. Too bad!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

The tweets followed a public — and bipartisan — uproar that broke Thursday after Trump leveled a graphic attack on Brzezinski, dubbing her "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" and claiming that she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when she and Scarborough visited Trump's Mar-a-Lago club last year.

For Trump, a slight against a news organization or a television personality is not out of the ordinary.

But at issue was the personal and crude nature of the accusation, which prompted lawmakers and partisans on both sides of the aisle to swiftly condemn the president's use of Twitter and his treatment of women.

"Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrongWhite House told him to apologize to Trump for allegedly negative coverage. If he declined to do so, the "Morning Joe" host alleged, then The National Enquirer, a tabloid controlled by Trump ally David Pecker, would publish a story detailing his romantic involvement with Brzezinski, to whom he is now engaged.

Trump, however, rejected Scarborough's account, tweeting that the "Morning Joe" host had asked him to kill the story, but he had refused.

Scarborough on Friday told The New York Times that Trump seemed overly dependent on their show's coverage.

“He should be a lot more worried about NATO and building a relationship with Angela Merkel than he is with cable news hosts," Scarborough said of the president.

Even after a week filled with controversy, the president made clear on Saturday that


he is still intent on maintaining his feud with "Morning Joe" and some of the country's major news networks.

Some in the White House have indicated Trump's feud with the media only shores up his support from his base, most of whom automatically side with the president against foes often seen as biased or liberal.

Those feuds have become staples of Trump's political career. Since declaring his candidacy for president a little over two years ago, he has routinely assailed what he calls unfair and negative news coverage and has deemed organizations that report on him and his administration critically to be "fake news."Dear Diary is Still Decimated (I of II)

The Spring Roster has been updated again. It still doesn't list new weights so I'm not going to bother with Weight Gain 2011 for now, but it's excuse enough for me to do a little delving. First, a couple of tidbits:

Jihad Rasheed!

Ricardo Miller is listed as a TE (and 6'4, 215). As with all things Ricardo-related, please mentally insert "Ninja." Too early for YMRMFSPA Tim Massaquoi? Yes.

There are still 12 scholarship players still listed at receiver.

Mike Williams is no longer on the roster. As expected, the concussion last year ended a disappointing career for a by accounts good guy. I hope he finds success in life after football, and that his dreams aren't too haunted by visions of 11 foot tall


a few games as a redshirt freshman in '08 in a Ray Vinopal-is-your-starting-FS kind of way before falling behind Thompson, Ezeh and Mouton. He transferred the summer before the 2009 season on "good terms" but left pointing out he had three DCs from '07-'09 and didn't fit with GERG's system. Marell rather quietly returned to the program this winter (not because Rich Rod's gone) and is listed as a 5th year senior.

Stray thoughts:

Nobody minded the decision at the time, but in retrospect the decision to make Shafer the goat after '08 rather than butt out of the defense may have been the crucible of the RR era.

Evans:In/Vinopal:Out could be a microcosm of the dichotomy between the RR and Hoke/Lloyd regimes: one early playing 2-star is a tiny speedto the NFL, either through early entry or contributing since their true freshman seasons. The 2007 class, recruited from the tail end of the "Year of Infinite Pain" and through the undefeated-till-OSU 2006 season, leaves two such players on defense: Woolfolk and Van Bergen.

Warren was the surprise "horray" commit of the year. Van Bergen was a Zettel, i.e. a 4-star who would be the highest rated player of a typical State of Michigan crop. Michigan whiffed on a lot of top players, and the fallbacks were uninspiring or worse: UCLA and Oregon had backed off from Michael Williams, so there were some red flags around him long before Juice Williams shattered him. Chambers was a 2-star early enrollee who transferred Ball State and couldn’t crack the two-deep.

Panter was


wave of slot ninjas).

At points during the ensuing three years this class looked more and more like Mike Martin and disaster. The late emergence of Demens last year means we got at least one Big Ten player out of the four linebackers. Martin is fantastic, even when playing a position that doesn't best take advantage of his talents. Floyd seemed to regress before his injury in 2011, but at his best (see Ohio State 2009) he's a not-fast cornerback who survives on brains, effort and grit. When he's not his best, he misses open field tackles and gives up huge plays. Fitz will have the inside shot at the SAM linebacker position but was so bad at it last year he ended up rotating with Obi Ezeh. Cissoko'sswitch from offensive guard. Roh is the kind of high-motor end that has been Iowa's secret weapon for years. Mike Jones was a 3-star S/OLB who generated some practice hype as an outside linebacker before losing the 2010 season to injury.

The 5-star is Big Will Campbell, who looked ineffective at NT, got moved to guard last year, and now is back to the DL as 3-tech. In a spring of precious little breakout player hype, Campbell probably leads the team in positive mentions (and leads the 3-tech battle), but that's also probably because Hoke is most often asked about the defense's lone blue chip in his break-or-bust offseason.

Thomas Gordon was somewhat effective though small at Spur, and is in the mix for free safety or backing up Kovacs.


decimated defense. However a coaching change in November rather than January regenerates excitement, and gives the new staff some time to re-recruit some of the dudes who lost interest in October. By mid-January the possibility of getting some of these high-profile players to reopen their recruitments, or get Michigan back into the game even, was closed. I think a post-OSU coaching change nets us one or two of the above, and that could make a huge difference in this class.

I'll bet if you asked Rodriguez now and he wasn't worried about how it was perceived, he would admit he started focusing on recruiting defense too late in the game. He totally misread the key to his longevity at Michigan. The offense was his focus and it was comingon, but there wasn't enough defense or potential impact guys on the roster to buy him more time.

The regrets about 2011 recruits we may have lost from the coaching situation probably misses the point as far as his future. The guys he needed were the ones he didn't get with the 09, and his half of the 08 class.

I don't think the previous staff's failures were about the recruits they didn't get. The failures were about the ones they did get who didn't stick around. A defensive backfield with Turner, Dorsey, Emelien, and Woolfolk (not anyone's fault) could have completely changed last season. I'm of the opinion that the staff's inability to retain/develop talent was its greatest failure.

RR recruited some decent D talent. When he came in, the


A Right-wing organisation in Mumbai led a massive rally on Monday calling all Hindus to oppose love jihad. The rally was held after a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy were reported missing since May 5. The group alleged that the girl, 17, was kidnapped by the boy, 19 and called it a case of love jihad.

Considering sensitivity of the situation, police had denied the permission to the rally but that did not stop members of organisations like RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal and even BJP to participate in the rally which was held outside Kokan Bhavan (Navi Mumbai).

Dharm Raksha Samiti, the group created religious tension in the city after they placed banners asking Hindus to stay informed about love jihad. Members of RSS and VHP were the organisersThe Ebola drug Remdesivir is believed to cut recovery times in coronavirus patients. (Getty)

A drug used to treat Ebola has shown "very encouraging results" at cutting recovery times for coronavirus patients, according to a scientist leading the trials.

An international clinical trial, co-led by University College London (UCL) and the UK's Medical Research Council, found the antiviral drug Remdesivir speeds up recovery from coronavirus by almost a third.

Abdel Babiker, professor of epidemiology and medical statistics at UCL, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "These are very encouraging results from the first large-scale randomised trial to report on any treatment of COVID-19.”

He said the group of adults being treated in hospital for advanced coronavirus who received Remdesivir recovered "much faster" than the group that received a placebo.

Remdesivir is used to


clusters have a median age below the population average in 1978, with 'all beverage' being the youngest cluster at a median 35 years of age. Three of the clusters have aged over time, with only 'beer and spirit combination' remaining below the population average age. The clusters have also grown in relation to the overall population over time, suggesting that additional older drinkers have been recruited into heavier drinking styles. The 'wine and spirit only' cluster exhibits rapid ageing during the first half of the 1990s---to a peak of 55 years of age in 1994---followed by a more gradual decaying trend back toward the population median over the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since the size of the cluster grows rapidly over this period of time, whilst theGLF 1988--2006 provided more detail on the late 1970s and early 1980s cohorts---identifying a peak in the prevalence of female drinking in the 16--24 age group in the early 2000s. Most recently, [@agw105C29] APC analysis of GLF 1984--2009, whilst not focused on heavier drinking, also identified a consistently increasing period trend in average consumption by women, accompanied by a strong birth cohort effect showing younger women drinking more than older women---but with a decline, and potential reversal, of this trend among women born after 1985.

Our analysis adds more detail to this picture of female drinking dynamics. The increasing prevalence of heavier drinking in the 1930--1940s birth cohorts was strongly attracted to the existing female-dominant drinking style of 'wine and spirit only'. This is evident from the ageing of


this cluster during the early to mid-1990s when, according [@agw105C29], drinking by a woman born in the late 1930s would reach a second peak, subsequent to an initial peak in early adulthood. However, the second rise in heavier drinking---among women in late 1970s and early 1980s birth cohorts---appears to have not been confined to the 'wine and spirit only' style, but also to the 'beer and spirit combination' style, as evident from the decrease in median age observed for these clusters, in combination with the trend in de-gendering of the latter cluster. This provides some empirical evidence for the presence of the so-called ladette culture in Great Britain during the late 1990s and early 2000s ([@agw105C12]), but also indicates that other young women of this period opted formedian. This dynamic, driven by increased female consumption across varying birth cohorts, reflects a lowering of prices in the wine market and an expansion of availability in large supermarkets, small convenience stores and, more recently, online retailers. Wine is no longer a product sold primarily through specialist outlets to an affluent (though often high-consuming) market: it is now widely available, affordable and popular across a range of social groups. Important developments also occurred in the beer market over this period, particularly the promotion of continental lager brands with greater alcohol content than their domestic competitors and, latterly, the resurgence of the market for craft beers.

The long increase in per capita consumption between 1980 and the mid-2000s (an increase which began in the early 1970s) was driven, primarily, by


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Celebrating its eleventh consecutive year of honoring literature in translation, the Best Translated Book Awards is pleased to announce the 2018 longlists for both fiction and poetry (we announced the 2017 and 2016 winners here at the site).
Announced here and at Three Percent, the lists include a diverse range of authors, languages, countries, and publishers. It features an array of notable presses—Ugly Duckling Presse, Black Ocean, Action, White Pines—along with previously nominated translators (Johannes Göransson appears for the second year in a row) and some new names, such as former BTBA judge, Katrine Øgaard Jensen. Combined, the longlists reflect the diversity of international books published last year by featuring authors from twenty-five different countries, writing in eighteen languages, and published by twenty-six different presses. New Directions andSeagull Books are the only presses to have titles on both longlists, with Feminist Press, New Directions, Open Letter, and Ugly Duckling Presse receiving the most nominations, with three longlisted titles each.
Thanks to grant funds from the Amazon Literary Partnership, the winning authors and translators will each receive $5,000 cash prizes. Three Percent at the University of Rochester founded the BTBAs in 2008, and over the past seven years, the Amazon Literary Partnership has contributed more than $140,000 to international authors and their translators through the BTBA.
The finalists for both the fiction and poetry awards will be announced here at The Millions on Tuesday, May 15, and the winners will be announced on Thursday, May 31 as part of the New York Rights Fair, following the 4:30 panel


on “Translated Literature Today: A Decade of Growth.”
This year’s fiction jury is made up of: Caitlin Baker (University Book Store, Seattle), Kasia Bartoszyńska (Monmouth College), Tara Cheesman-Olmsted (Reader at Large), Lori Feathers (Interabang Books), Mark Haber (writer, Brazos Bookstore), Adam Hetherington (author), Jeremy Keng (reader, freelance reviewer), Bradley Schmidt (translator), and P.T. Smith (Ebenezer Books, The Scofield). The poetry jury includes: Raluca Albu (BOMB), Jarrod Annis (Greenlight Bookstore), Tess Lewis (writer and translator), Aditi Machado (poet and translator), and Emma Ramadan (translator, Riffraff Bookstore).
For more information, visit the official Best Translated Book Award site and the official BTBA Facebook page, and follow the award on Twitter. Over the next month, leading up to the announcement of the shortlists, Three Percent will be featuring a different title each dayas part of the “Why This Book Should Win” series.
Best Translated Book Award 2018: Fiction Longlist
Incest by Christine Angot, translated from the French by Tess Lewis (France, Archipelago)
Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated from the French by Rhonda Mullins (Canada, Coach House)
Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller by Guðbergur Bergsson, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith (Iceland, Open Letter Books)
Compass by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell (France, New Directions)
Bergeners by Tomas Espedal, translated from the Norwegian by James Anderson (Norway, Seagull Books)
The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresán, translated from the Spanish by Will Vanderhyden (Argentina, Open Letter Books)
Return to the Dark Valley by Santiago Gamboa, translated from the Spanish by Howard Curtis (Colombia, Europa Editions)
Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes (Bolivia, Simon


and Schuster)a
Old Rendering Plant by Wolfgang Hilbig, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole (Germany, Two Lines Press)
I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy, translated from the Italian by Gini Alhadeff (Switzerland, New Directions)
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the German by Ross Benjamin (Germany, Pantheon)
Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall, translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm (Poland, Feminist Press)
Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo, translated from the French by Allison M. Charette (Madagascar, Restless Books)
My Heart Hemmed In by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump (France, Two Lines Press)
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac, translated from the Spanish by Roy Kesey (Argentina, Soho Press)
August by Romina Paula, translated from the Spanish by Jennifer Croft (Argentina, FeministPress)
The Magician of Vienna by Sergio Pitol, translated from the Spanish by George Henson (Mexico, Deep Vellum)
The Iliac Crest by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated from the Spanish by Sarah Booker (Mexico, Feminist Press)
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (Argentina, Riverhead)
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur (India, Penguin)
For Isabel: A Mandala by Antonio Tabucchi, translated from the Italian by Elizabeth Harris (Italy, Archipelago)
Ebola '76 by Amir Tag Elsir, translated from the Arabic by Charis Bredin (Sudan, Darf Publishers)
The Last Bell by Johannes Urzidil, translated from the German by David Burnett (Germany, Pushkin Press)
Radiant Terminus by Antoine Volodine, translated from the French by Jeffery Zuckerman (France, Open Letter Books)
Remains of Life by Wu He, translated from the Chinese