and his wife Barb began home brewing years prior as a hobby on the side of his career as a pilot for business flights. As his hobby grew he began to bring the beer onto his flights to get more opinion on his brews. As the number of batches, and the number of positive comments, grew, Mark and Barb decided the hobby also needed to grow – into it’s very own business.

So the plan was put into motion to open a brewery.

Anderson, who calls the Nisswa area home, had owned a bar and restaurant in the Gull Lake area previously and knew he wanted that to be the home of the brewery. He and Barb also wanted the name of it to tie into the history and cultureof the area.

After some brainstorming sessions with Barb, and scouting out some locations, they decided the brewery should live near the site of the Gull Lake Dam. A location in the area iconic not just in its structure but in its name as well.

With the location set, some quick trademark research and an offer for the rights, Anderson had himself the name of his brewery – Gull Dam Brewing.

“The humor behind that name, and now apply that to a brewery?” Anderson said. “It led to the easy marketability to our brand.”

Easy marketability is an understatement.

Before opening, Anderson had 70 businesses that wanted Gull Dam beer in their bar or restaurant, unseen and untasted.

And the excitement didn’t stop with businesses.

After a tentative opening date in summer 2014 got pushed


Therefore, HDV was known for containing the smallest genome among the known RNA viruses (approximately 1682 base pairs), resembling viruses that infect plants \[[@CR8]\]. In 1986 HDV was described as the first animal virus identified with a circular RNA genome due to the similarity of nucleotides; circular RNAs had hitherto only been found in plant viruses. It was noted that the size and its secondary structures were similar to higher plant viroid and virusoid RNA, which suggested that HDV may have originated from the plant instead of the animal world \[[@CR9]\]. Another unique feature of RNA HDV is the ability to self-cleave due to the presence of a ribozyme in the genomic and antigenomic sequence of its RNA, discovered in 1989, which is a sequence of about 85WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The common cold virus activates dozens of immune system genes in the lining of the nose, including some natural antivirals that might be used as the basis of new drugs, researchers reported on Friday.

It also appears to shut down some genes, but to a lesser degree, the international team reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Of particular interest is a gene that controls a natural antiviral called viperin, said David Proud of the University of Calgary in Alberta, who led the study.

Viperin, only discovered in the 1990s, was known to be involved in other viral infections but not the common cold, Proud said. “This had never been examined during rhinovirus infections,” he said.

Proud and colleagues, including a team at cold remedy


Washington (CNN) Bernie Sanders had a summer to remember, but as his campaign downshifts from the buzz of giant rallies to focus on the nuts and bolts of the campaign, it is struggling with that adjustment.

November also brings the harsh reality of dropping poll numbers, especially as Hillary Clinton's resurgence takes hold.

A look at his recent activities demonstrates the problems facing Sanders.

Sanders launched his first ad this week -- an intro spot with $2 million behind it in early states. But the man who consistently criticized poll-driven politicians also hired a pollster, former Howard Dean demographic guru Ben Tulchin, at the urging of top strategist Tad Devine and others, putting his campaign in the position of having to explain it as a hire meant to help guide thehe will make the ballot.

Friday, he will be in South Carolina for a Democratic forum hosted by MSNBC. He is planning to spend Saturday in Rock Hill, Columbia and Aiken before flying to Nevada Sunday.

But he faces a nearly impossible task in the Palmetto State: the latest polling there shows him getting walloped by Hillary Clinton 71%-15%, according to the latest Winthrop University Poll.

Next week he flies to Des Moines, Iowa for the second Democratic debate. There will be fewer candidates --- Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee dropped out and Joe Biden decided not to run --- but he can't afford a repeat of the first debate where Clinton's strong performance moved the needle in the polls.

And sometime after that debate he is expected to explain precisely what


Democrats are returning home to Clinton, said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. One event, he said, which helped bring them back was Clinton's rebuttal of Sander's "shouting" remark on gun control.

Sanders said during the first Democratic debate that he was tired of the "shouting" over gun control, but Clinton turned around after the debate and said "I'm not shouting. It's just that when women talk, some people think we're shouting."

"I think there's a whole host of things that coalesced at once," Murray said.

In the Senate -- where Sanders has yet to win an endorsement from any of his longtime colleagues and Clinton has hardly had to work for the almost three dozen she's gathered -- Clinton supporters are already looking past the fight.

"I'm notgoing to comment about Bernie's strategy as he tries to be more competitive with Secretary Clinton. I just want to make sure that we all come together when this is over," said Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat and outspoken Clinton surrogate.

Struggles with African-American voters

Sanders also acknowledges he has work to do in South Carolina. He may have been consistently packing arenas in college towns and throughout the Northeast, but the South is one region which has definitely not felt the Bern.

The latest Winthrop University Poll, which showed Clinton dominating Sanders, offered one of the clearest reasons: he has yet to win over African-American voters. Of the respondents, Clinton won 10 times as much support from African Americans as Sanders 80% to 8%. She also dominated him in


every other subgroup -- including white voters, men and women voters -- but the gap was largest among African Americans.

Clinton has made a strong play to solidify her support in the African-American community this week, meeting with the families of victims of gun violence, including the mother of Trayvon Martin. Sanders still has not been able to break through.

"One of our major hurdles is introducing myself to the African-American community," Sanders said Tuesday.

"I'm very proud of the very strong record that I have on civil rights, one of the strongest records in the United States Congress," Sanders said. "And I think the agenda we are offering, both in terms of criminal justice reform and in terms of economic, an economic agenda that benefits low and working class peopleIkea in Croydon is offering a free hot meal to the hundreds of people who have been evacuated from their homes due to a gas leak.

An exclusion zone put in place by emergency services due to a car colliding with a gas governor in Whitestone Way, Croydon on Sunday night (March 18) has meant hundreds of people living within the immediate area have been evacuated from their homes.

It is estimated that about 900 people living in the New South Quarter have been most seriously affected by the leaks.

Many residents spent the night with friends or family, while others stayed at a temporary rest centre set up by Croydon Council.


handcuffed or under any restraint.   Young was not told that he was under arrest, and the police officer had not drawn his gun, ordered Young to put his hands on the roof of the car, or taken any action which would make it clear that Young could not leave.   The police officer testified that he had received information that a man fitting Young's description had shot a gun, but he was not detaining Young yet when he questioned him, because "there is always two sides to every story" and he wanted to hear Young's side of the story before he decided what to do.   Young himself conceded that his subjective feeling that he was not free to leave was based on "priorNew Business Journal research: North Coast cooperages and barrel brokers

North Bay Business Journal just published a list of the top 22 cooperages and wine barrel brokers serving the North Coast.

The biggest change on the list this year was the move of Leroi Barrels and Charlois Cooperage USA from No. 5 to No. 1, based on North Coast employees. Increased production and business in Europe were cited reasons for the increased staffing.

Some top cooperages on last year's list were not ranked this year because they didn't respond to questionnaires or wouldn't note how many employees they had.

The list was published on page 8 of the Jan. 13 issue. (View the list in the E-Edition at e.NorthBayBusinessJournal.com or as a downloadable Microsoft Excel document at lists.NorthBayBusinessJournal.com.)

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By Steve Kelman

Agile development: A case in point

At a recent Kennedy School executive education program, I was lucky to have a chance to meet and talk with Mark Schwartz, CIO at the Homeland Security Department's Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Mark has a great background, coming to government for the first time after a fascinating career in private-sector IT. He studied computer science at Yale, he went to film school, dropped out, and worked first at a film production company, then in software consulting, then lived abroad for five years. After all this, he went back to school to get an MBA at Wharton, and then became CIO of a company called Intrax Cultural Exchange, which sets up different kinds of exchange programs, including au pair jobs forentered judgment for the defendants.
Plaintiffs appeal, alleging the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to Tatum and the law firm on the plaintiffs' fiduciary claims, in bifurcating the trial, in making certain evidentiary rulings, in denying plaintiffs' motion for directed verdict on the widow's failure to rescind the prenuptial agreement, and in declining to give certain *747 jury charges. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In February 1990, Robert Sieg, Jr. fell down a set of stairs in his house and died. He had no children and no will. His widow, Lynne Sieg, hired attorney Tatum to help her administer the estate. The probate court appointed her the estate administrator, and she was discharged from those duties in December 1990.
Although Sieg's mother and sister were aware of


other defendants by the federal grand jury sitting in Columbus, Ohio in a 13-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute marijuana.  Farley was charged in seven different counts of the indictment.

3
The facts which led to the bringing of the indictment were as follows.  In the late spring and early summer of 1993, narcotics detectives discovered a marijuana network in Columbus, Ohio headed by Alex Silva.  Surveillance indicated that this group used a car lot known as Farley's Auto Zone as a distribution center for selling the drugs.  On September 1, 1993, and October 22, 1993, defendant Farley distributed marijuana to a confidential informant at the Auto Zone.  On June 1, 1994, about 95 pounds of marijuana was delivered to Daniel Cartright at 66 RoseStreet, Magnetic Springs, Ohio, a residence owned by defendant Farley.

4
In July 1994, the United States Custom Service in Columbus, Ohio received information that nearly 200 pounds of marijuana was coming from Texas and was destined for an unknown customer in Columbus.  An undercover cooperating individual and a customs agent brought the marijuana to Columbus and delivered it to couriers from Texas, who were to deliver the marijuana to the ultimate customer in Columbus.  Surveillance indicated that Farley was the person in Columbus who was to take delivery of the marijuana.  On July 7, 1994, Farley spent a number of hours with the couriers from Texas driving around Columbus and to his residence at 1229 Clement Street.  The couriers drove a U-Haul truck carrying the


marijuana to Farley's residence at 1229 Clement Street.

5
After a number of hours, Farley left the residence and a search warrant was executed at 1229 Clement Street.  During the search, approximately 187 pounds of marijuana, which had been bagged into one pound Ziploc baggies, was seized.  Also found during the search were two triple beam scales.  Two of the couriers were still inside the residence.  During the execution of the search warrant, defendant Farley returned home and was stopped riding in a blue Chevrolet Baretta automobile titled in his name.  After he was arrested, his vehicle was searched.  In the trunk of the car in a red sports-type bag, agents found ten pounds of marijuana and $8,000 in United States currency.  Theyalso found a loaded Raven .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol under or next to the red bag in the trunk of the car.

6
After being taken into custody, Farley was advised of his rights and gave a statement indicating that he had been involved with Mr. Silva for some time in the distribution of marijuana due to financial problems with his car lot.  Farley told the officers that the pistol in the car was for his protection and that he had recently delivered approximately $50,000 in proceeds received from drug trafficking.

7
On September 11, 1995, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Farley pled guilty to counts one, ten, and eleven of the indictment.  Count ten charged Farley with carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking


offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

8
During the Rule 11 hearing, the district court informed defendant Farley that in order to convict him of count ten, the United States would have to prove that he used or carried a firearm during a federal drug trafficking crime.  Farley acknowledged understanding the elements of § 924(c).  After a summary of the facts of the case, Farley acknowledged that he was guilty of count ten for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

9
Between the date of Farley's guilty plea and his sentencing, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion,  Bailey v. United States, 116 S.Ct. 501 (1995), in which the criteria for finding guilt under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) changed.

10
On November 21, 1995, a sentencing hearing was held.residence with fifteen pounds of the marijuana, and consummated a sale of five pounds of marijuana for $8,000.  When he returned home, $8,000 in cash and ten pounds of the marijuana he had taken with him were in the trunk of his car, next to a loaded pistol used for his protection.  The government argues it is clear that the marijuana and the firearm were carried together in the trunk of the car to and from the place where the sale of the five pounds of marijuana for $8,000 occurred and the gun was, thus, carried in relation to a drug trafficking crime.  The government argues that under such circumstances, defendant's conviction pursuant to his guilty plea is not affected by the Supreme Court's decision


the years: Google wanted to “Get the user off the Google homepage and to the information they were looking for as ...

A redesigned login process for OpenAthens subscribers was presented at last week’s OpenAthens UK user group meeting in London.
Eighteen attendees from higher and further education sites came along to the second of the new format meetings, held at the School of Oriental ...Corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, and optical corneal diameter in Rocky Mountain Horses with cornea globosa or clinically normal corneas.
To compare corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, and optical corneal diameter in Rocky Mountain Horses with cornea globosa and those with clinically normal corneas. 129 Rocky Mountain Horses. Ultrasonic pachymetry was used to measure corneal thickness. Applanation tonometry was used to measure intraocular pressure. A Jameson caliper was used to measure optical corneal diameter. The central and temporal peripheral portions of the cornea were significantly thicker in horses with cornea globosa than in horses with clinically normal corneas, but corneal thicknesses in the dorsal, ventral, and medial peripheral portions of the cornea were not significantly different between groups. There were no differences in corneal thickness between male and female horses or


In 1965, Swedish physician Rolf Zetterström and associates published the first detailed description of the disorder and its variants, and in 1977 Bengt Lindblad and his team described the defective enzyme underlying the condition.

In Sweden, the estimated incidence of tyrosinemia in newborns is approximately one per 100,000. The global variation is wide and the number may be lower in some countries. The condition is considerably more prevalent in one region of Canada than in other parts of the world. In Sweden, approximately one infant per year is diagnosed with tyrosinemia type 1 and, unlike some other countries, the chronic form is more common than the acute.

Tyrosinemia type 1 is caused by mutations in the FAH gene, which governs the production of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetase (FAH). FAH is locatedST. LOUIS, Mo.- Senior Alex Staehely was named to the MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team on Monday, June 3. It is the third time in his four seasons that Staehely claimed this award, earning First Team selections in 2010 and 2011. This season he earned Honorable Mention.

A middle of the order hitter for Creighton throughout the season, Staehley closed 2013 with a .251 average. He was second on the squad with two home runs and finished third for the Jays with 29 RBI. Of his 43 hits, 15 were of the extra-base variety, including a team-best 13 doubles. Staehely capped his Creighton career with an All-MVC Second Team selection. In the the classroom, the senior posted a semester GPA of 3.80 in 15 units to bring his cumulative mark


In US, Asian immigrants 'better off than whites'

The Chinese-American community celebrate the the Lunar New Year in Chinatown, New York on February 10, 2013. Asian immigrants tend to live in highly segregated enclaves in the US and their income level is often higher than that of white Americans, said a

Asian immigrants tend to live in highly segregated enclaves in the United States and their income level is often higher than that of white Americans, said a US study out Wednesday.

The nearly 18 million Asian immigrants to the United States are the country's fastest growing minority group, more than doubling since 1990, said the research by Brown University.

Data from the US Census provided a snapshot of the Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese living in the United Stateslife
Before getting into bodybuilding, Crooks had considered a career in aeronautical engineering but chose to go into the Air Force, where she spent two years in Germany.

She is a licensed Realtor. She is married and resides in Florida.

Contest history (bodybuilding)
1992 Ms. Sunshine State - 1st
1993 Ms. Florida - 1st
1993 NPC Nationals - 4th (HW)
1993 IFBB North American Championship - 2nd (HW)
1994 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
1996 NPC Nationals - 3rd (HW)
1998 NPC USA Championship - 4th (HW)
1998 NPC Nationals - 8th (HW)

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ROCKTON — The Rockton Rush will play the Leyden Lions at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Rockton Family Sports Complex, 12678 Old River Road.

A special flag ceremony will be held before the game and the 2014 hall of fame members will be inducted during halftime. Players and coaches from the youth football community will receive free admission for wearing their jerseys or coaching polos as part of youth football night.offensive networks cannot be thought of as a line-up for a club, but are rather meant to visualize the importance of each player on offense as well as the interaction between all players in the team.

Juventus Turin: Cristiano taking over

Juventus Turin offensive network in 2018/2019

At 33 in a new team, in a new league Cristiano Ronaldo immediately dominated on offense.

The size of the circle is proportional to a players’ created value on offense, the strokes between players show how often they connect with each other. Great duos would therefore have thicker lines to connect them.

Not surprisingly, Ronaldo is the center on offense. It’s even more interesting comparing it to the previous season, in which Juve (spurned on by the competition with Napoli) finished with 95 points.

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I have read with interest some of the letters associated with the performance of the leadership at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The only thing that should be considered is the standing of the university.

RPI was always in the top 5 of undergraduate engineering schools. Now it's No. 30 in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings. Despite the continued loss of stature of my alma mater, the school's president, Shirley Ann Jackson, is the highest paid president of a university by far and on some 10 other boards that supplement her $7 million salary and other compensation. This is RPI's rankings the last eight years in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 2011, 104; 2012, 144; 2013, 174; 2014, 181; 2015, 226-250; 2016, 251-300; 2017, 251-300; and 2018,a Hoover police officer working as a security guard at the mall responded, saw that Bradford was brandishing a gun, confronted him and took him down. As you may have guessed by now, that is not what actually happened.

It turns out that Bradford, who had no criminal record, was not one of the men who were arguing and had nothing to do with the original shooting. When the officer encountered him, Bradford was trying to lead bystanders to safety; he was legally armed with a handgun, though some witnesses have said the weapon was holstered. According to an independent autopsy conducted at the behest of Bradford's family, the officer shot him three times from the rear -- in the back, neck and head.

Hoover police acknowledged that their initial


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Chinese blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has reportedly escaped from his well-guarded house in Dongshigu (Shandong) after more than a year of house arrest. Sources report he entered the US embassy in Beijing. He has put out a video on the Internet denouncing corruption, exposing abuses and expressing “extreme concern” about the consequences his flight may have for his family.


Efforts to support special-needs soldiers serving in the Israeli defense forces.
Providing treatment and support to special-needs populations can decrease psychopathology and suicide rates. Because service in the military is an important socializing force in Israeli society and most Israelis serve, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) makes special efforts to identify, treat, and support soldiers with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems. This column describes the IDF's efforts for three groups of soldiers with special needs, with a focus on those with the most severe problems who receive support throughout their service to address psychopathology and suicidality. Suicide rates for the IDF population and for the three groups are reported.Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has delivered a speech labelling some elements of the United States Republican party as "cranks and crazies".

Mr Swan's speech at the Financial Services Council breakfast in Sydney comes less than two months before the US election.

His speech referred to political gridlock over spending cuts and tax increases due to kick in early next year, which could tip the US economy back into recession.

"Let's be blunt, the biggest threat to the world's biggest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over parts of the Republican Party," he said.

"Despite (US president Barack) Obama's goodwill ... the national interest was held hostage by the rise of the extreme right Tea-Party wing of the Republicans.

"There can be few things more alarming in public policy than a


is in the middle of a presidential campaign. It will be interesting to see how Washington, or parts thereof, respond to these comments, if indeed they care to. Political correspondent Latika Bourke

Mr Swan says the two biggest risks to the global economy are Europe and the fiscal cliff in the United States.

He says Australia, however, is well and truly on the road to recovery.

"In the US, as in Europe, we have seen the political gridlock, excessive public debt and no room to move on interest rates, leaving the US central bank to respond with unconventional monetary policy," he said.

"Here in Australia, the grass is much greener. We are clearing some of the major hurdles in the global recovery but have still a long way to go to thewhy sign him?

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In the sixties and the seventies, when Formula One racing made a rapid rise in popularity, many great talents showed up, but also disappeared throughout the seasons filled with breakthroughs, heroic wins, as much as horrible accidents. One of the remarkable names of the time, among many, was Francois Cevert. Despite scoring just one Formula One victory, the talented and inherently charismatic young Frenchman had a huge impact during just four seasons that he spent in the world premier open-wheel series.

He wanted to be a racer even as a kid

Francois was born Albert François Goldenberg in 1944, a son of a Russian-Jewish jeweler and a French resistance member Charles Goldenberg. Not to draw suspicion, all of his children bore their mother's surname, Cevert, and after the end ofWW2, the name stuck with them.

Coming from a wealthy family, Francois had all the time and means to indulge in his passions early on, beginning to race with his mother's Vespa in his teenage years. Soon, he switched to Norton bikes, and upon returning from the army, he finally made a switch to four-wheeled machinery.

French Formula 3 champion in 1968

During 1966, he completed Magny-Cours and Le Mans driving schools, and he also won the Volant Shell scholarship competition which provided him an Alpine Formula 3 car. His first year in F3 wasn't that good, so after 1967, he found sponsors for the year of 1968.

With their help, Cevert traded his car for a Tecno formula. This time, he had a competitive car and ended the 1968 as the


national Formula 3 champion. His success prompted a move to F2 and Tecno factory works for 1969. At the time, Formula Two races were driven by Formula One racers as well, and that was the period when Cevert gained some experience needed for advancing to Formula One.

Elf wanted a Frenchman in Tyrrell, and they got one of the best

A myth states that after the departure of Johnny Servoz-Gavin from Tyrrell, Jackie Stewart advocated signing Cevert because of his great win over Stewart in F2. However, in reality, Cevert's transfer to Tyrrell was a result of the team sponsor Elf wanting a Frenchman in the team. As an established driver, he took the young Cevert under his wing and made him his protege.

While Stewart drove the Tyrrell 001, Cevertdebuted in the fast, yet demanding, March 701 on Zandvoort and retired from the race; no pressure was put on him during 1970, as both Ken Tyrrell and Jackie Stewart had a highly protective attitude towards the young and talented Frenchman. In Monza, Cevert scored his first Formula One point by finishing sixth, which was his best finish for 1970.

Cevert scored his only F1 victory at 1971 US Grand Prix

Cevert's best Formula One season was 1971. His relationship with Stewart was on a much higher level at this point and with more experience, Cevert got to better results in a Tyrrell 002. It started out badly, with three retirements and the seventh place, but everything changed at the 1971 French Grand Prix when Cevert scored his first Formula


One podium by finishing second, just behind his mentor. The success was followed by two more podiums, the second place in Germany and third in Monza.

Season's crown came when he scored his only Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, the last race of 1971. The young Frenchman finished third in the championship, behind Stewart who scored six wins and Ronnie Peterson who didn't win a race, but had consistent results throughout the year. At the time, Cevert was only the second driver coming from France to win a Formula One race.

Second place at 24 Hours of Le Mans

After a great 1971, 1972 was disappointing for Cevert, at least when it comes to Formula One results. He finished with just the two second places in Belgium and USA, finishing sixthat the end of the season.

However, as he wasn't confined to just Formula One, Cevert had success in other series, most notably at 24 Hours of Le Mans. François Cevert and New Zealander Howden Ganley drove a Matra-Simca MS670 to the second place, behind Graham Hill and Henri Pescarolo in an identical car. In addition to that, Cevert won second place at Thruxton in an F2 March and second at Paul Ricard in a Cologne Capri he shared with his mentor Jackie Stewart.

Ready for the main Formula role

In 1973, Stewart was already planning his retirement after he felt that Cevert's skills are brushed up and that the young Frenchman is ready to run the team as the first driver. Francois started the year with two victories: one in


F2 at Pau and at the Vallelunga Six Hours endurance race for Matra.

The Formula One season-opening was no different and Cevert opened with a second place at the 1973 Argentinian Grand Prix driving a Tyrrell 006, where Stewart followed him on third. In Brazil, he got only to tenth, and in South Africa, Cevert didn't qualify.

A series of great results followed after two disappointing races: two second places in Spain and Belgium, fourth in Monaco, third in Sweden and second again in France. After scoring fifth in Great Britain, Cevert won two more second places, one at Zandvoort and the other at the Nurburgring. In Austria, Cevert suffered a suspension failure, and at Monza, he finished fifth, just behind Stewart who got up to fourth after an earlytire puncture and secured his third championship. During the whole year, but particularly at the 1973 Nurburgring Grand Prix, Stewart felt that Cevert could overtake him and leave him well behind numerous times, but decided to be a decent teammate and respect the hierarchy.

Fatal accident at Watkins Glen's Esses curves

With two more races left and a title in his hands, Jackie definitely decided to retire after 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, which would have been his 100th Formula One race. In Canada, he scored fifth but never started his jubilee event. The reason for that was Cevert's untimely death at Watkins Glen, the track where he scored his first and only Formula One win.

While battling with Ronnie Peterson for his first Formula One pole position,


Cevert went a bit wide in the uphill Esses curves, catching the curb and losing control of the car. His Tyrrell 600 swerved from left to right and then left again, hitting the barrier so hard that the impact instantly killed him. Out of respect for Francois Cevert, Jackie Stewart and Tyrrell withdrew from the race. The accident left a deep impact not just on Ken and Jackie, but the whole community, as their lost the most talented young driver at the time.

It is worth noting that prior to the event, Ken Tyrrell asked Stewart to let Cevert win should the circumstances allow. Naturally, Stewart wanted to retire with a victory and was reluctant at first, but he never got the chance to make up his mind aboutTyrrell's request.

Driver's error caused an accident

Immediately after the fatal accident, Stewart went on the track, to what was left of the car, concluding that the accident happened mainly because Cevert tackled the curves in third gear, which would give him a faster exit albeit with the risk of his car jumping because of its short wheelbase. That strategy was the matter of a heated debate between Cevert and Stewart just before the practice session.

A similar incident reoccurred in 1974 when Helmuth Koinigg got killed as well. For 1975, a chicane was added to prevent high speeds in the Esses and was removed when the track lost its Formula One licence.

Cevert was one of the most beloved and respected racers

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quarry on an average of every other day. However, there was no testimony that, on such occasions, he ever issued any orders to Volck corporation, or any of its employees, regarding the operation of the quarry or the hauling of materials from the quarry to the highway project. As principal contractor, it would seem only natural that he would stop at the quarry frequently to check on the progress of operations, since his own progress under the state contract was dependent on the rate at which Volck corporation was able to supply the needed materials for the road base. Furthermore, as will be developed in reviewing the evidence adduced, there was an utter failure to establish that Voigt had any right to control the work of Volck corporationwith respect to its quarry operations. Also, there was no showing made that Voigt ever attempted to exercise such control.
Another factor to be considered is whether the party agreeing to perform the service is engaged in a distinct occupation or business apart from that of the person who engages the services. Voigt and Volck corporation were engaged in distinct and separate business, the former being engaged in the contracting business having Route 4, West Bend, as his mailing address and the latter having its place of business at Sun Prairie in Dane county.
The evidence indicates that the quarry, from which Volck corporation extracted the crushed rock, had previously been leased by Madigan to Voigt under a written lease for a four-year term commencing December 4, 1956, whereby Madigan


was to receive as rental 10 cents per cubic yard on all crushed rock removed from the quarry. This lease was only assignable on the consent of the lessor. Voigt turned his interest as lessee over to Fox Lake Stone Company (hereinafter the "Stone Company"), the three stockholders of *70 which were Voigt, his wife, and his mother. This corporation had operated the quarry prior to the commencement of the highway project.
At the trial two written agreements, both dated September 29, 1958, were received in evidence. One was executed between Voigt and Volck corporation in which the latter was designated as a subcontractor with respect to Voigt's highway contract with the state. This agreement required Volck corporation to furnish the crushed rock needed for the base course ofthe highway, and to deliver it to the site, in return for payment by Voigt of 98 cents per ton therefor. It further provided that the necessary rock material was to be procured by Volck corporation from the Stone Company "which has a quarry located near this project." The second agreement was between the Stone Company and Volck corporation. It provided that Volck corporation would procure the materials necessary for performance of its contract with Voigt from the quarry operated by the Stone Company; would move such equipment onto the quarry property as necessary to its operations; and would pay the Stone Company 10 cents per cubic yard for the material removed, which payment could be deducted from the payments due from Voigt to Volck corporation. It also


billed, even though copies of the bills may have been sent to Voigt.
Respondents also attempt to bolster their contention of agency by the testimony of Bert C. Weerts, president of claimant Fountain City Supply Corporation, which supplied the dynamite and caps for the blasting at the quarry. All delivery slips and invoices issued by this claimant were made out to "Volck Sales & Service." Weerts stated that the original order for the dynamite and caps was received over *73 the phone and that he "imagined" that it was from Volck corporation. He also testified that when he made the first delivery to the quarry both Volck and Voigt were there, and that "they" told him the crushed rock being produced at the quarry was to be used ontestified that there were no dealings between plaintiff and Voigt other than this $500 transaction. However, he also testified that Voigt, among others, told him that the leased equipment would be used on a county trunk road in Dodge county, but did not testify as to when, where, or under what circumstances this statement by Voigt was made.
Respondent Henry Will had been operating a bulldozer for Voigt, and Voigt suggested he see Volck about engaging the services of Will's truck to haul crushed rock from the quarry to the highway project. Will testified that he went to see Volck and that Volck "hired me." Volck paid $100 on account to Will. Later, when Will's claim was in dispute, Voigt supplied by correspondence information as to certain credits for


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Lambda Legal returns to the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Join us for an eveningNatural History Museum, Bielefeld

The Natural History Museum in Bielefeld () is a natural history museum in the city of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 2003, it was given the additional name namu, which stands for the German words Natur (nature), Mensch (man), and Umwelt (environment). The exhibitions take place in the Spiegelshof, a historical building from the 14th century.

History

1889 is regarded the founding year of the Museum der Stadt Bielefeld (Museum of the city of Bielefeld). In 1906, this museum became the Städtisches Museum (municipal museum), containing both a history and natural history department. In 1930, an independent Natural History Museum was opened in the Kaselowsky villa. After World War II, from 1946 to 1964, the museum had no permanent home, but in 1964, temporary exhibition


Büchner.

In 2003, the museum received a new logo and the additional name namu, an acronym standing for the German words Natur (nature), Mensch (man), and Umwelt (environment). Subsequent events include the renovation and conversion of the Spiegelsche Hof (2003 and 2004), the museums 100-year-celebration combined with the implementation of the "Naturhistorischen Zeitreise mit der StadtBahn" ("Natural history journal with the light rail" – an installation of replicas of centerpiece specimens from the geological collection displayed in underground light rail stations throughout the inner city of Bielefeld), the opening of the new permanent exhibition "ausSterben – überLeben" (extinction – survival), the acquisition and renovation of the museum's external venue "Grünes Haus" (green house) at the Sparrenburg castle (2007) and the expansion of the educational service (2010). In 2014, thea reservation made for her in Palm Springs. Being able to take a break from grief group and a never-ending list of responsibilities to take care of in light of Matt’s death (such as canceling his credit card and calling about his student loans) was too attractive an option for Leigh to pass up. Reaching for a return to her previous normalcy, no matter how brief, Leigh disconnected from her life and her phone to reconnect with herself.

Welcome to Palm Springs

Desperate for an escape, Leigh visits a Palm Springs resort she had previously gone to with Matt. Though she does reminisce about the time they spent there at the end of the episode, until then Leigh seems intent to have a new experience and give herself a break


closed off from interacting with men. Her life has been consumed by finding answers to Matt’s life and death. Trying to maintain some semblance of ritual for herself has kept her social interactions limited. Being hit on at the Palm Springs resort by an especially forward and inconsiderate man reminds Leigh of a new aspect of her life that she will have to confront when she is ready. Leigh is saved by a respectful man who accepts her boundaries and gives her plenty of space.

She buys a dress and meets him at the bar later that evening, seemingly interested in exploring closeness with another person. The two share a warm night where he tells her about his family and the excellent example of romantic love his grandparents’ relationshipshowed him. Leigh shares a night of music and conversation with this man and the night ends with them also intimately sharing space. Leigh leaves his room before he awakes, when she thinks about the last time that she visited the resort with Matt. She needed the break and the intimacy with another person to put her life into perspective and make certain aspects of her new existence more clear to her.

This break in routine also allowed Leigh a break in her interactions with Danny. The two have become much closer bonding over Matt’s death, but even this relationship, as positive as it may be, was something she needed a break from; it was just another way for Leigh to be consumed by Matt’s death. Before leaving the


resort, her mystery suitor bares his truth to Leigh about his nine-year marriage ending and his desire to see her again. Leigh intends to navigate her life by herself and is unwilling to share the extent of her reality and pain with him.

The Penguin and the Mechanic

Another struggle of those left behind after a loved one’s death is the questioning of what they would have wanted when specific issues arise. When Leigh learns that Matt’s comic book has been offered a publication, she is overwhelmed with excitement and immediately goes to Danny to tell him the good news. Though he was initially excited, when Danny learns that Matt was offered publication the day before he died, he begins to think even more strongly that Matt’s death was amarch through mountains or conduct their regular exercises.

The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan has chosen special military camouflage clothing after initiating a project for uniform design, at which four uniforms were presented. The three Taiwan’s forces – Army, Navy and Air Force will wear new uniforms. The current camouflage uniform is used since 1995, so as the ministry’s budget allows the new uniforms are launch to replace the old ones. But unlike traditional camo uniforms, the new uniforms are like something from a space-age movie.

The special new design is aimed at increasing mobility and improving combat capabilities. Enemy forces will find it very difficult to detect the military forces that use these uniforms with a digitally generated pattern. The combination of nylon and cotton allows military to


wear this clothing throughout the year regardless of the weather.

The uniforms are currently still in the testing phase. According to the ministry spokesman, the period of testing these new informs will continue for four months before they would be evaluated and accepted to replace the old military camouflage clothing. If they meet all the military needs when it comes to flexibility and maneuverability, the new locally made material will be put into mass production for the Taiwanese navy, air force and army, replacing the current design. This unique design is developed by the 203rd Arsenal of the Armaments Bureau in 2011.

However, this is not the only odd thing when it comes to Taiwans army uniforms. Recently, the ministry lunched the first production of uniforms for pregnant women thatprevious wives turned 18 last week, a milestone that, when I attained it a long, long time ago, was an occasion for panic, despair, and terrific music like Phil Ochs's Draft Dodger Rag to sing on the one-way journey to the Selective Service office and the jungles of Viet Nam:

(Sarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen,

And I always carry a purse.

I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat, and my asthma's getting worse . . .

Yet today, 40 years later, in an age when barely one per cent of young American men and women voluntarily bear the burden of George Bush and Barack Obama's endless Asian wars, it is little remembered that the existential threat of forced military service once hung over every


teen-aged male in the land.

In 1970, for example, my student deferment expired and I was classified 1-A by my draft board and therefore in prime condition for slaughter. Luckily, I drew No. 211 in the annual draft lottery; that year, only boys with numbers up to 195 were mustered. Many chose Canada. The names of 50,000 of the millions who did serve are etched on a long wall here in Washington at which pilgrims still gather every day to remember and weep.

Now, suddenly, the military draft is back in the news. Even though not a single lad has been compelled to join the American Army, Navy, or Air Force since 1973, male citizens still are required to register at age 18, under penalty of five years in prison,Korea with great distinction for bravery, but formal censure by the House of Representatives for corruption and tax fraud as well. Last week, Rangel introduced a bill, to wit: "To require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defence elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces."

Universal conscription, Rangel argues, "would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation." Currently, 15 per cent of the U.S. Armed Forces is female, and more than 280,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On the opposite flank are Representatives (and combat veterans) Mike Coffman of Colorado (a Republican) and Peter DeFazio of Oregon (a Democrat), who are marking


up their own legislation that would abolish selective service altogether, at a claimed savings of $24 million a year.

Intrigued by this legislative skirmishing, I showed up in the House cafeteria the other day to take the pulse of the body politic and found it filled with members of the American Legion who were even older than Charlie Rangel.

"If there's another war, should they draft the girls?" I asked a table full of World War II and Vietnam vets.

"My wife says women are more vicious killers than men," piped in Mike Mitrione of upstate New York, who did 20 years in the army.

The elder statesman of the platoon, which had come to lobby for veterans' benefits, was Charlie Powell, Jr. of Newport News, Va., age 89. Powell made halfa dozen Atlantic crossings as a member of the merchant marine during the Second World War, having failed to be accepted into the Marine Corps because he had eyes like a bat.

"If I did get in the Marines," he said, "I probably wouldn't be here today."

"If there's another war, should they draft the girls?" I asked him.

"I don't see no reason why they shouldn't," the old salt answered.

None of this was good news to the only child of one of my previous wives, who is a female named Hannah. (Her father, my ex-wife's ex-husband, joined the Air Force at 18 before they could draft him and served as a tail gunner on B-52 bombing raids over Hanoi. He never fired his weapon.)

"If there's another war, should they draft


Louisville running back Dae Williams suffered a torn ACL during spring practice that could affect his 2017 playing status, his parents told The Louisville Courier-Journal on Wednesday.

Williams, a redshirt freshman, is scheduled to have surgery next week, according to his parents.

"He had great momentum, and this is disheartening, of course," Williams' father, Jon, told the newspaper. "... But I know he's resilient and he has a lot of fight in him, so I expect him to come back and better and improved than he was. I think he'll be great, he'll be fine."

The Cardinals have also been without Jeremy Smith (undisclosed injury) and Malik Williams (leg) heading into Saturday's spring game.

The earliest Louisville would be expected to address Dae Williams' status is when coach Bobby Petrino speaks followingaffected their mental well-being, what they did to optimize their well-being in everyday life. During the interview, related topics that were raised spontaneously either from the interviewer or from the participants were followed up. The interviewer asked relevant probing and follow-up questions. The interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim onto protocol.

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Also, the frequency and the regularity of pleasant contacts with close family members were important for well-being, e.g., "he (the grandson living away) is really nice, he phones several times a week ... he comes ... we see him several times during the winter." At the same time as regularity and high frequency of family contacts were of importance, the elderly were concerned about not demanding too much of their family. The frequency


to come back to their roots. They had kept some contact with the area during their adult life, like coming on summer visits to relatives, having a cabin there, or having a family mountain pasture. A part of enjoying their cultural heritage was enjoying the nearness to nature and the life this represents. Such a life helped them to adjust to a situation with reduced energy. Nature experiences were expressed as peak experiences of mental well-being using words like "the mountain is like paradise," or "to be in nature has been my happy pill, always." The relation to nature was often emphasized as a perpetually important value in life. Participants underlined that they grew up being close to nature; nature had been important since childhood, had lasted duringVisa Information

Embassy of India, Doha, grants visas for those intending to visit India for tourist, business and other purposes in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Government of India. Those intending to visit India can access the Government of India website https://indianvisaonline.gov.in to fill up the application forms online. Applicants may kindly fill in all details in the application form and also upload their recent photographs. A print out of the filled-in application form, duly signed by the applicant, with two copies of the uploaded photograph is required to be submitted in person along with requisite fee , photocopy of ID card / Iqama and passport-valid for at least six months at the Embassy of India, Doha between 0915- 1215 hrs on all working days. (i.e.


Image copyright PA Image caption M&S wants to move a third of its sales online

Marks & Spencer is implementing the latest round of its store closure programme this weekend as it battles to improve its fortunes.

Seven more of the retailer's clothing shops will be shutting their doors for the last time on Saturday.

The latest closures are in Falkirk, Kettering, Newmarket, New Mersey Speke, Northampton, Stockton and Walsall.

In all, M&S plans to close 100 shops by 2022, as announced in May. It says the turnaround is "vital" for its future.

Profits at Marks & Spencer fell by almost two-thirds to £176.4m last year, following a costly business overhaul.

M&S has said the vast majority of the staff working in the stores closed so far have been relocated within the business.

However, itand was bought by Mike Ashley's Sports Direct for £90m.

Mr Ashley said he wants to transform the 59-store chain - which employs 16,000 people - into the "Harrods of the High Street". Administrators said some jobs could be preserved.

Meanwhile, speaking after the takeover, Chancellor Philip Hammond hinted at possible tax changes to ensure the playing field is "fair" between online and High Street businesses.

In an interview with Sky News, he said: "The European Union has been talking about a tax on online platform businesses based on the value generated.

"That's certainly something we'd be prepared to consider."

The scene in Northampton - BBC reporter Kris Holland

There has been a Marks & Spencer store in Northampton for 111 years. A short drive away in Kettering, there has been one for 86


years.

But Saturday's final day of trading is the end of the road for the 154 members of staff, and hundreds of customers who will use the two shops for the last time.

Inside the Northampton shop, many of the shelves have already been stripped back substantially, causing the voices of the final few visitors to echo around what remains.

"I don't know where it's gone wrong," says shopper Eileen Smith. "It's very sad."Earlier this week, a clever Destiny player managed to find a way to enter The Terminus, an unfinished part of the game that will be released officially as DLC in 2015. Now, another player managed to enter yet another area in the game that we weren't supposed to see until the release of The Dark Below, Destiny's first piece of DLC.

YouTube user Se7ensins uploaded a video that shows how players can get into a secret area that should contain a strike mission called The Hypogeum. It's one of the pieces of content that leaked recently thanks to a bug, though Bungie later clarified that neither of the expansions it announced are finished, so everything could theoretically change.

More importantly, there's really nothing to do once you get in there


What you see is what you get, i.e. there was no cutting of the vehicle prior to the pictures being taken.

It is my brother-in-law that you see holding the mobile phone, he honestly doesn't know the speed that he was going at but wasn't near as fast as he has done in the past on that particular part of the road.

Although the road was completely dry he said that it felt he was on ice and the car just careened into the tree. He actually called the emergency services and climbed out of the car by himself, he spent only a couple of hours in hospital, apart from a few minor scratches he got a bandage around his little finger, I told him if he's not already religiousPaul Levine

PAUL LEVINE has won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus and James Thurber prizes. He wrote 20 episodes of the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created the Supreme Court drama “First Monday” starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. “To Speak for the Dead,” an international bestseller featuring lawyer Jake Lassiter, was his first novel. He is also the author of the “Solomon vs. Lord” series. His latest novels are "Bum Rap," a Amazon Number One Bestseller, "Bum Luck" and "Bum Deal." His forthcoming novel is “Cheater’s Game,” in which Lassiter dives deep into the college admissions scandal. A graduate of Penn State and the University of Miami School of Law, he divides his time between Santa Barbara,


I graduated in the top quarter of the bottom third of my law school class…night division. My diploma is fastened by duct tape to the bathroom wall at home. It covers a crack in the plaster above the toilet and forces me to contemplate the sorry state of the justice system a few times each day. To clear his name in a murder case, Jake Lassiter follows a trail of evidence from Miami to buried treasure in an abandoned silver mine in Aspen, CO.

I went to law school after a few undistinguished years as a bench warming linebacker, earning slightly more than league minimum with the Miami Dolphins. In my first career, including my days as a semi-scholar athlete at Penn State, I had two knee operations, threecomplaint was filed by EPA in March 1985.   ADEM subsequently intervened, asserting similar claims under comparable state law.   EPA and ADEM assert the same issue on appeal.   In the interest of simplicity, therefore, we refer only to EPA and violations of federal law, which will include all claims made by ADEM for state law violations

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Once there was a crow who had
grown so thirsty he could barely crow. He flew down to a big
pitcher where he had gotten a drink of water the day before, but there
was only a little bit of water remaining at the bottom. He tried
and tried to reach it with his beak, but the pitcher was too deep and
his beck was too short. But just as he was about to give up, he
knew what to do. He flew back and forth from the garden to the
pitcher until his was able to drink easily from the pitcher while
sitting on its edge.WHAT DID THE CROW DO???Archive for October, 2011

As a child I watched Halloween animated specials and would record every one I found with the VCR. I had a few good holiday collections on VHS. I no longer have them because I was an animal back then and either broke the tape with too many bumps and drops or I watched them to death. However, there were some cool Disney holiday specials that I happened to catch in the 80’s, and one of was called DTV Monster Hits.

DTV was a play on MTV because the show would have music videos. The show featured actual songs recorded by current artists but used clips from a lot of Disney animation to sync with the music. There were three DTV specials that aired on NBC between


Last week the fifth annual AGOA Forum brought high-ranking US officials together with trade experts and businessmen from 37 African countries. The meeting was formally called the “US-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Co-operation Forum.” One of its goals was to assess the effectiveness of AGOA, the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The US Congress passed it six years ago, with the aim of promoting African development with increased trade and duty-free access to the US market.

The ministers applauded the expansion of trade created by AGOA, but they say more can be done to take full advantage of the law.

Most would say that AGOA has been a success. In the last year alone, US officials say the act has helped increase US-Africa trade by 37 percent, to 60 billionUS dollars. It allows for 6,400 items to enter the US market duty-free. Among them are wicker products from Madagascar, fruits and nuts from Malawi, textiles from southern Africa, footwear from Mauritius, and an ingredient in insecticide pyrethrum, from Rwanda.

But there are problems – among them, the need for capacity building, better access to American markets, and improvement of African infrastructure.

Three African officials and businessmen recently expressed their concerns on the VOA talk show Straight Talk Africa, with Shaka Ssali.

Among them was Paul Mugambwa. He's the chairman of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority and the managing director of Victoria Company Limited – an exporter of specialty coffees around the world.

He recounted some of the remaining problems in the effort to increase exports to the United States. One of


produce to be free of pests or disease.

Erastus Mwencha is the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

He says it can take up to six years to gain the approval of office of the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. He says during the AGOA meeting in Washington in early June, he and other African ministers expressed their concerns to US government officials.

"We had breakfast with the US Secretary of Agriculture. And we were happy to hear him announce – due to the concerns of African ministers – that the US will now try to reduce the bureaucracy of certifying those products....We’ve been putting pressure to have some African products come to the US market. He announced after five years, we havetwo products from Zambia – baby corn and baby carrots - that are coming into the U.S. "

Mwencha also says in an effort to reduce transaction costs and improve competitiveness, African countries with ports and advanced transportation systems should help expedite the exports of landlocked countries. As for increasing overall trade, he says governments should encourage their own investors to take advantage of tax holidays and other tax incentives, rather than allow them to go to foreign investors.

One of the most successful exporters to the United States is Botswana.

Its minister of trade and industry, Daniel Moroka, says other African countries should adopt the measures taken by his government – including the adoption of free market incentives, such as liberalized currency controls, lowered tax rates and laws introduced to


Jordan sent troops to retake a key Syria-Iraqi border crossing from Islamic State (IS) fighters in support of a wider campaign against the militant group in Syria, Middle East Eye can reveal.

King Abdullah II revealed the preparation of two special forces battalions for the covert action during a briefing in January to top-level US congressional members, including John McCain and Paul Ryan, telling the politicians that troops with “some balls” were needed to fight IS, according to a detailed account of the meeting seen by MEE.

One battalion, drawn from men from Syria's southern tribes, was assessed by the British and is led by a Syrian commander, the king said.

He said a second battalion was moving as of mid-January towards al-Waleed border crossing, about 240km southeast of Palmyra, tocut IS routes between Iraq and Syria. In early March, US-backed "New Syrian Army" rebels captured the crossing from IS.

A source in contact with rebel fighters in Syria told MEE that Jordanian forces helped the rebels retake the crossing. Jordanian and US Central Command officials had not responded to MEE's request for comment by the time of this story's publication.

The current whereabouts of the Jordanian-trained, British-assessed troops is however unknown - Syrian government forces in the last few days have themselves advanced into Palmyra, as IS urged civilians to flee the city. A source in contact with rebel fighters in Palmyra told MEE this week that there was no evidence of them in the area.

Jordan’s king said he had built a strong relationship with Britain and was working


together with their special forces because Amman “had challenges about getting responses from the US”. He said Jordan and Britain had formed "a systematic approach to dealing with Palmyra".

The British Ministry of Defence declined to comment for this story. None of the congressional members who attended the meeting responded to requests for comment before publication.

Royal Court Political Director Manar Dabbas, who also attended the meeting, referred MEE to the Jordanian Royal Court's media adviser for comment, adding: "The discussions we had in Washington were off the record."

Crispin Blunt, a British MP and chairman of the influential parliamentary foreign affairs committee, told MEE that he was not aware of a British-Jordanian Palmyra strategy and had not heard the details about the battalions, but said he had “been aware thatAmerica’s top allies who fear US strategy in the five-year-old Syrian war is incoherent and ineffective.

The king expressed frustration over American hesitance to prioritise the destruction of IS over the exit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who, he said, would be voted out through an election within the next six months.

“For us, as bad as Assad is, ISIL is the main enemy,” he said.

The king and his foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, told the Americans that Jordanian officials had been in contact with both the Syrian opposition and government to find a replacement for Assad. The position had already been declined by an ex-general and ex-prime minister who had both defected to Jordan, they said.

Abdullah, who trained as a special forces officer and under whose leadership Jordan has become


ground troops.

However, some questioned what difference Jordanian special forces could actually make at this point – and why the focus in January was apparently on Palmyra.

Analysts with whom MEE spoke said Jordan would face a choice on who it fought alongside if it widened its strategy further.

King Abdullah, some say, is more interested in positioning Jordan for a post-IS Syria in which he and his advisers are fairly certain Assad will continue to lead.

King Abdullah II visits Jordanian military formations in November 2014 (AFP/Petra)

Jordan, alongside Saudi Arabia, was one of the first countries to publicly call for a teetering Assad to step down. Five years later, Assad’s position is stronger - leaving Amman in a vulnerable position.

“They are looking at a scenario where, quite possibly, in five to2014 Seen Through the Lens of Lucas Jackson

Reuters photographer Lucas Jackson has had a busy, eventful year. Based in New York, his job took him not only around that city, but to hotspots around the world, covering sports, fashion, government policy-making, protest, daily life, war, and much more. By my count, the Reuters news agency distributed nearly 5,000 photos taken by Jackson in 2014. He covered events in Russia, India, and Afghanistan, and in the U.S., California, Colorado, Missouri, and, of course, New York. Looking through the images, one can virtually travel along with Jackson, as he jostles with other photographers at red carpet events, or tries to find the best angle to tell a story during a tense protest, or just captures a great moment that happens


to take place in front of him. To end the year, Jackson has spent the past few weeks embedded with the U.S. Army's 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan, covering the formal end of the combat mission there. Below, in roughly chronological order, is a look at some of the stories brought to us through Jackson's lens in the last year.

Austria's first-placed Julia Dujmovits poses with a national flag after the flower ceremony for the women's parallel slalom snowboard event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor on February 22, 2014.#

Providence police officer Taylor Britto is thanked for taking an inebriated man home while on patrol in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, on March 20, 2014. Public pressure, federal funding, data-driven policing and greatercommunity organization are all prompting more experimentation around the U.S. with new ways to get at the roots of urban poverty and crime.#

Drummer Dave Grohl of Nirvana performs after the band was inducted during the 29th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 11, 2014.#

Children wait for their turn during an audition for the School of American Ballet in New York on April 25, 2014. The school was holding auditions for over 600 beginner ballet students, to be selected to fill the 120 spots available to study on campus.#

Rose petals dropped by helicopters fall around the Statue of Liberty in New York on June 6, 2014. The event was organized by the organization "The French Will


Never Forget" to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings.#

Rancher Steve Pargin (left) holds a young border collie that cowboy David Thompson had brought to him while they prepare to gather cattle near Ignacio, Colorado, on June 10, 2014. The land where the cattle graze is leased from the Forest Service by third-generation rancher Steve Pargin.#

Cattle cool down and drink water at a man-made reservoir in the mountains near Ignacio, Colorado, on June 11, 2014. Several times a year, rancher Steve Pargin and a crew led by his head cowboy, David Thompson, spend a week or more herding cattle from mountain range to mountain range to prevent them from causing damage to fragile ecosystems by staying in a single area too long.#

Fans of team U.S.A.sing the Star Spangled Banner while watching a telecast of the team's 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium at Studio Square in the Queens borough of New York on July 1, 2014.#

Pallbearers carry the casket of Eric Garner out of the Bethel Baptist Church following his funeral in New York on July 23, 2014. Garner's dying moments on a Staten Island sidewalk were captured on two videos recorded by bystanders. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was elected last year in part because of his promise to mend frayed relations between the police and New Yorkers belonging to ethnic minorities, has called the death a tragedy. In December, a Grand Jury decided not to indict the police officer who apparently held Garner in a choke-hold, setting


off further waves of protest.#

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks past a statue after a visit to the Central Cottage Industries Emporium marketplace in New Delhi, India, on July 31, 2014. The visit by Kerry to India was his first following the resounding election win of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May.#

A man walks down a flooded road in Islip, New York, on August 13, 2014. More than a foot of rain hit parts of New York's Long Island, enough to set a preliminary state record, triggering flash floods and swamping cars on major roads that were turned into rivers during the morning rush hour.#

Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson (left) speaks to protesters as he walks through a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to reactto the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 14, 2014.#

A police officer raises his weapon at a car speeding in his general direction as a more vocal and confrontational group of demonstrators stands on the sidewalk during further protests in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown near Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters after days of unrest sparked by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman.#

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma speaks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the company's initial public offering (IPO) under the ticker "BABA", in New York, on September 19, 2014. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares surged by more than 40


percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped in to buy what was the largest IPO in history.#

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reflected on a pane of glass in front of spectators as he speaks at Madison Square Garden in New York, during his visit to the United States, on September 28, 2014.#

Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in the Queens borough of New York November 21, 2014. The Rabbis were in New York for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.#

Police officers and National Guard soldiers watch protesters gathered to demand justice for the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 28, 2014.#

A melted sign droops in frontof a business on W. Florissant Ave. that had been destroyed by fire during protests that erupted in reaction to the grand jury verdict in the Michael Brown shooting near Ferguson, Missouri November 28, 2014.#

Demonstrators march to City Hall as they protest a grand jury's decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 26, 2014.#

A City Marshal tries to stop a group of protesters from entering St. Louis City Hall in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 26, 2014. The group was marching in protest of the grand jury decision on the killing of Michael Brown.#

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment relaxes in his quarters after taking part in a mortar exercise on


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Hamza, performer

Location: Nablus, Palestine

Projects with YSDT: Against a Hard Surface, first worked with Samar Haddad King while developing solo project Running Away, where she was artistic advisor.

Past: Hamza Damra is a self-trained hip-hop dancer, and member of 48 Stereo B boys team based in Nablus, Palestine. He took part in various Palestinian and international performances, most recently: Area Y, a co-production between Sareyyet Ramallah (Palestine) and Siljeholm/Christophersen (Norway), 2016. Badke, co-production between A.M. Qattan Foundation (Palestine), KVS and Les Ballets C de la B (Belgium), 2015. He is currently teaching hip-hop in two schools in Ramallah city.

Current:Running away, a solo work directed by Yazan Iwidat, Area Ya co-production between Sareyyet Ramallah (Palestine) and Siljeholm/Christophersen (Norway), HiphopGees, a co-production between Sareyyet Ramallah Palestine and Stere48 danceand the like.
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An Immigration Judge

(“IJ”) in Miami, Florida, consolidated their proceedings, denied relief, and ordered their

removal on July 29, 2004. It appears that only one of Gallego-Gomez’s co-respondents

appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), but the BIA treated it as an

appeal on behalf of Gallego-Gomez as well and dismissed it on November 7, 2005.

       Immigration officers arrested Gallego-Gomez in 2011 and have detained him in

New Jersey pending his removal. He later filed a motion to reopen with the BIA on the

basis of changed country conditions, which the BIA denied on August 29, 2011. He then

filed another motion to reopen with the BIA, apparently on the grounds discussed below,

along with a motion for a stay of removal. The BIA denied his stay motion onRetired NYPD Detective Specialist Anthony Planakis is one of those guys who, when he’s interested in something, learns everything there is to know on the subject. He has a lot of interests: photography, organic food, HVAC installation and maintenance. But his passion, since 1977, has been bees. He’s kept bees for years, first in Connecticut and then in his backyard in Rego Park, Queens starting in 2010, the year beekeeping was legalized in New York City. He’s become an extraordinary expert on bees. After joining the force in 1994 as an HVAC mechanic, he quickly found a special niche for himself as the NYPD’s resident “bee guy.”

Every spring and summer, he would go on roughly 20 calls a year to remove swarms of bees from public property, earning


himself the nickname “Tony Bees.” His exploits were covered by the New York Post, Curbed, even People. Then-Commissioner Ray Kelly gave him a “bee-mobile” to drive while on calls when he found out that Det. Planakis was using his personal vehicle. He became a sort of folk hero, an example of the NYPD doing something quirky and nice rather than corrupt and brutal.

The recognition he received for his work as Tony Bees, both from the press and Commissioner Kelly, indirectly led to him retiring from the force in 2014, just two years after his promotion to detective. After years of mistreatment by superior officers that intensified after being made detective, last summer he said, “I’m done,” and retired. The moment he knew he was done happened last July,him of profiting from selling honey and bees he captured, which seems weird, but organic honey can retail for almost $15 a pound and Tony harvests between 300 and 400 pounds a year. Tony vehemently denies these accusations, claiming they’re fueled entirely by jealousy. He prides himself on his integrity, so the accusations that he took improper advantage of his position are especially galling to him. He says whatever honey he collected he gave away, and he didn’t start selling it until after he retired. He maintains that he never sold any bees he captured.

The overtime he incurred while catching and transporting the bees was compensation enough for him. He would take swarms up to his hives in Connecticut, or occasionally give them to out-of-city beekeepers, since he


could be a much bigger contributing factor to why the captains and lieutenants he accuses of jealousy wouldn’t want someone with Det. Planakis’ professed integrity around (he says he never once resorted to violence while arresting someone during times he worked a beat).

He’s much happier retired, anyway. He has more time for his bees.

I could tell which house on the residential, nearly suburban block belonged to Tony Bees by the stickers on the back of the pickup truck in the driveway, most of which are bee-related. He greeted me at the gate at the side of the house, and shook my hand while the other held the collar of his Staffordshire bull terrier, Julian. He led me into the backyard, which he has built into a bee resort:5 hives and all the nectar-producing vegetation a bee could want. It was early in the season on the day I was there (Tony had only received the bees on April 4), so the garden hadn’t yet bloomed and the bee population was lower than it will be. Tony estimated that the hives contained between 7,000 and 8,000 bees, but by June there will be more than 30,000. In late August or early September he’ll harvest the honey and sell it at a local farmer’s market.

Watching the bees at work was oddly calming, as was watching the retired cop work with them. There’s something about order and expertise that puts the mind at ease, even when standing in the middle of a cloud of bees. I was worried


town lies south Merced, which is densely populated.

Nonprofit Building Healthy Communities youth coordinator Michelle Xiong focuses on south Merced, as well as a few other areas in town.

Creating jobs and slashing crime are issues in south Merced as they are in the rest of the city, Xiong said. However, she said the council should take a look at how the environment affects the health of its citizens.

South Merced has a prevalence of liquor stores, she said, and many of the dilapidated sidewalks make it difficult for residents to walk and get exercise. Those things also make it less appealing to developers.

“Those are things that impact people’s health,” Xiong said. “Those are things that make the community look less aesthetically beautiful.”

Developing the city is going to take some innovativeHIV/AIDS and return to work: a literature review one-decade post-introduction of combination therapy (HAART).
It has been a little over one decade since the introduction of the first protease inhibitor that ushered in new era of treatment for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). As of the end of 2003, an estimated 37.8 million people worldwide were infected with the HIV. It is estimated that there are 850,000-950,000 persons in the United States living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and that the incident rate is new cases each year. Since AIDS affects so many people of working age in the US, issues of employment, work rehabilitation and AIDS in the workplace have all become major concerns. The paper presents a review of the


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Black-and-white images formed in a photographic process are generally produced by developing silver halide in a black-and-white developer to form a silver image. A black-and-white developer, such as hydroquinone, is commonly used to reduce the exposed silver halide to silver metal. The undeveloped silver halide is removed from the print by "fixing" with aqueous sodium thiosulfate. The silver metal remaining in the print represents the image.
In the photographic industry, a photofinisher who wishes to produce both black-and-white and color pictures or prints must have separate processing systems; one for color and one for black-and-white, as the twoA couple that was almost cast for the show's fourth season are now happily dating

Quinton Strother and Brandi Broughton never made it down the aisle on the latest season of Married at First Sight, but thanks to the show’s experts and some social media savvy, the almost newlyweds still found true love.

The salesman, 29, and the professional Youtuber, 26, were matched up by Pastor Calvin Roberson, Dr. Pepper Schwartz and Rachel DeAlto for the fourth season of MAFS, but their wedding plans were called off at the last minute when Strother’s job took him outside of Miami.

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 and a Telly Award, and an Indie Award of Merit.

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While many Northern states are weathering the poor weather, taking it in their stride, the East Coast has been hard hit, particularly the middle states where Georgia has many schools closed as well as no mail delivery and businesses are closed, such as LPI Healthcare Financial Services, Marietta, Georgia. President Kurt Hess told his employees to stay home and sent emails to clients and others on their email list that due to the dangerous driving conditions in the surrounding area the company would be closed.

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“Reports on credit activity were mixed across Federal Reserve Districts. Overall, loan demand was reported as stable in San Francisco, mixed in New York, steady to slightly softer in Kansas City, weaker in St. Louis and Dallas, and slowly improving inPhiladelphia and Richmond. Demand for consumer loans declined in the New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts. By contrast, consumer lending increased in the Dallas District, and exceeded expectations in the Chicago District. Bankers in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Richmond anticipate consumer lending to expand in 2011.

“Demand for commercial and industrial loans was flat in New York, Kansas City, and San Francisco.

“Most Districts reporting on credit quality described it as improving, while bankers in the Cleveland District said that quality remained stable or edged up slightly. Reports on credit standards were mixed in New York, while standards were said to have eased somewhat in Atlanta, remained restrictive in San Francisco, and held steady in Kansas City. Delinquency rates were flat or trending down in Cleveland,


11-year-old daughter Cleo (Elle Fanning), who comes to spend some time with him and, perhaps, renew his long-lost love for life. Handling the bond between estranged father and daughter with a delicate touch, Coppola crafts a heartfelt and cutting vision of human connection and potential redemption that lingers in the mind.

Netflix Tip: With the death of the great character actor Pete Postlethwaite (1946-2011), the screen has lost one of its most distinctive faces. Pay tribute to the man Steven Spielberg once called “the greatest actor in the world” with a Netflix festival. Some suggestions: Distant Voices, Still Lives” (1988), “In the Name of the Father” (1993) (for which he won a Supporting Oscar nomination), “The Usual Suspects” (1995), “Amistad” (1997), and, most recently, “The Town” (2010).

Animal Kingdom (Sony):The underworld trajectory made famous in such classics as “Scarface” and “Goodfellas” gets a Down Under twist in this gritty, muscular gangster saga set in Australia. The fast-moving, multi-character story centers on 17-year-old Joshua (James Frecheville), who after the death of his mother goes to live in Melbourne with his grandmother Janine (Jacki Weaver). It soon becomes clear that Janine is the ruthless leader of a crime organization dealing in drugs and robberies, with his uncles acting as enforcers. With both criminals and the authorities drawing nearer, will Joshua fall prey to the family business, or will he be the one to break away from this web of violence? With taut direction by David Michod and outstanding performances, this is a robust example of genre filmmaking.

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30 Months for Filing False IRS Claims/Identity Theft

Los Angeles – On Thursday, January 13, 2011, a Riverside woman was sentenced for her participation in a scheme to defraud the IRS in which she and others filed tax returns with the IRS that falsely claimed tax refunds.

Dora Argote was sentenced to 30 months before United States District Court Judge A. Howard Matz. In March 2010, a federal grand jury returned a Superseding Indictment charging Argote with participating in a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by obtaining and using the personal identifying information of others to prepare and file fraudulent Federal Income Tax Returns. On July 28,Dora Argote was conducted by IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Secret Service in conjunction with the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.

1639-The first formal declaration of American Democracy was the “fundamental orders,” drawn up by Roger Ludlow and adopted by representatives of Wethersfield, Windsow, and Hartford, Connecticut. It was a written body of laws by which they would govern themselves. It is considered the first constitution of colonial Connecticut, with the declaration “...the foundation of authority is in the free consent of the people.” Roger Ludlow was influenced by a sermon delivered May 31, 1638, by the Reverend Thomas Hooker at Hartford's Center Church.
1639-Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Ordershttp://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1601-1650/connecticut/orders.htm
1739-Birthday of William Whipple, American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence.


the low chance of success, Humphreys had declined. Dr. Bennett performed the operation with the assistance of two slaves, who held the patient. She was placed on a table made of two planks, load on a couple of barrels, and was given laudanum in lieu of an anesthetic.
1799-The first US Senator to be impeached was William Blount, the first senator from Tennessee, who was elected on August 2, 1796, and served from December 6, 1876, until July 8, 1797, when he was expelled. The trial was held form December 17, 1798 to January 14, 1799, when the vice president announced the decision of the High Court of Impeachment that the charges were dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Blount was accused of entering into a conspiracy with British officerswith their new process for printing color pictures, colored comics or “funny papers” were born. Outcault's first color drawing, titled “ Origin of a New Species” was published Nov 18,1894. The first regular colored strip, “Hogan's Alley,” drawn by Outcault, began appearing with its main character's blustery comments written across his nightshirt. It was Outcault's strip “Buster Brown” that brought him celebrity and fortune. Outcault was born at Lancaster, OH, and died Sept 25, 1929 at Flushing, NY.
1865--PALMER, WILLIAM J. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization. Colonel, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Red Hill, Ala., 14 January 1865. Entered service at. Philadelphia, Pa. Born. 16 September 1836, Leipsic, Kent County, Del. Date of issue. 24 February 1894. Citation: With less than 200 men, attacked and defeated a


superior force of the enemy, capturing their fieldpiece and about 100 prisoners without losing a man.
1878- US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional. On May 18,1896, the Supreme Court endorsed “separate but equal” racial segregation with its “Plessy versus Ferguson” decision, a ruling that was overturned 58 years later.http://www.landmarkcases.org/plessy/background3.html
1882 - Southern California's greatest snow occurred on this date. Fifteen inches blanketed San Bernardino, and even San Diego reported a trace of snow.
1896 – Birthday of American novelist John Dos Passos, (the U.S.A. trilogy), and later Cold War warrior, born Chicago. An integral part of the Lost Generation crowd in Paris in the 20s. His increasing fascism estranged him from most of his associates, including Hemingway, it is reported. His philosophy changed over his life from verytheir money, but, when pressed, he told them that it had to do with international postal exchange coupons, an obscure field that virtually no one knew much about. Ponzi told his marks that they could cash out at the end of three months or roll over their investments. Ponzi promptly paid off his initial investors and soon the investment dollars were pouring in. Thousands of people came to his offices, where money was stuffed in every desk drawer and filing cabinet. Ponzi was taking in an estimated $200,000 a day at the frenzy's peak. When a local writer questioned Ponzi's financial record, he threatened to sue and scared off further inquiry. Ponzi went on a personal spending spree in 1920, buying 100 suits and 100 pairs of shoes.