house address at Jalan Setiajaya, Bukit Damansara and Altantuya had asked him to take her there several times, however, to his knowledge, Altantuya failed to meet Abdul Razak.Manoj: "On Oct 17, did you take Amina to Razak Baginda's house?"Ang: "I did once. At 11pm something."Manoj: "What's the purpose of Amina going to Razak Baginda's house that late?"Ang: "Amina was very angry because Razak Baginda didn't want to see her."Manoj: "Besides Amina, were there other people who followed you?"Ang: "Only me and Amina."Manoj: "When arrived at Razak Baginda's house on Oct 17 October, what happened?"Ang: "I let Amina got out of the car. I stopped far from the place and observed her. Not long after that a police car took Amina to the Brickfields police station."Ang told the courtthat before Altantuya was taken by police, Bala (P. Balasubramaniam) was already there since the beginning and then saw Bala and Altantuya talking, however, he did not hear their conversation because he was far from their place.Manoj: "How long did they talk before a police car arrived?"Ang: "More or less 10 minutes."Ang said he could not identify the police personnel who came in a patrol car because the surrounding was dark.He then said than after Altantuya was taken away in the patrol car to the station, he saw Balasubramaniam and another Indian man boarding a taxi to go to the Brickfields police station.Manoj: "How did you know Amina was taken to the Brickfields police station?"Ang: "I followed the patrol car from behind and also went to the Brickfields


to Bala, where were you?"Ang: "Beside Amina."Manoj: "Did Bala say anything?"Ang: "He did. He said he would speak to Razak Baginda."Manoj: "Try remember, besides the US$500,000 money, did Amina ask anything else?"Ang: "I did not know."The hearing before Justice Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin resumes tomorrow.

Altantuya Hired Me To Check On Abdul Razak - Private Investigator

SHAH ALAM, June 26 (Bernama) -- Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu engaged a private investigator to check on political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda whom she claimed was her husband, the Shah Alam High Court heard Tuesday.Ang Chong Beng, 56, said Altantuya, whom he knew as "Aminah", had asked him to check where Abdul Razak was and whether her husband was in the country or had gone overseas."I received the order from Aminah in September- Uuriintuya

SHAH ALAM, June 26 (Bernama) -- Uuriintuya Gal-Ochir, a friend of murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, said political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda presented Altantuya a diamond-studded gold ring as a gift.Uuriintuya, 30, said she believed the ring was given by Abdul Razak because Altantuya herself told her that it was a gift from her boyfriend.Besides the ring, she also identified a pair of earrings, which was bought in Mongolia, and a Larmes-brand watch bought in Hong Kong as Altantuya's.Uuriintuya was giving evidence when questioned by lawyer Karpal Singh, who is holding a watching brief for Altantuya's family and the Mongolian government, in the Altantuya murder trial at the Shah Alam High Court here.The high-profile murder trial entered the seventh day today.In the dock is Abdul Razak, 46,


threatened by Abdul Razak's two private investigators and having lodged a police report on their disturbances, she, Altantuya and Altantuya's cousin, Namiraa Gerelmaa, still went to Abdul Razak's house on Oct 19.She also said that she had never met Abdul Razak before Altantuya went missing after going to the political analyst's house on the night of Oct 19.

We Did Not Come To KL To Extort Money - Uuriintuya

SHAH ALAM, June 26 (Bernama) -- Uuriintuya Gal-Ochir, a friend of the murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, denied in the High Court here Tuesday that she, Altantuya and Altantuya's cousin, Namiraa Gerelmaa, came to Malaysia to extort money from political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda.Uuriintuya, 30, also rejected a suggestion from Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin, the counsel for Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, theand 1am on Oct 20 last year at Lots 12843 and 16735 in Mukim Bukit Raja, Shah Alam.The political analyst is accused of committing the offence between 9.54am on Oct 18 and 9.45pm on Oct 19 last year at his office in Bangunan Lembaga Getah Asli in Ampang.Earlier, Uuriintuya was asked to identify Altantuya's pair of earrings and a white diamond-studded gold ring.Uuriintuya said she saw Altantuya wearing the jewellery and a watch before she went missing after going to Abdul Razak's house on the night of Oct 19.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here today acquitted and discharged Tan Sri Eric Chia Eng Hock, the former managing director of Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd, without calling for his defence on charges of criminal breach of


approval of the board of directors or tender committee of Perwaja Rolling Mill and Development Sdn Bhd.He was charged with having committed both offences in his capacity as managing director of Perwaja Rolling Mill and Development Sdn Bhd at its office in Menara UBN in Jalan P. Ramlee here between Nov 4 1993 and Feb 22 1994.On both counts, he was charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of between two and 20 years and whipping, and the liability of a fine upon conviction.Chia, who was represented by lead counsel Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, was allowed to sit behind the defence team due to his brittle diabetic condition.Both DPP Yusof and Muhammad Shafee summed up their arguments verbally on May 31 andJune 1, respectively.Yusof closed the prosecution's case in 34 pages, covering all evidence obtained from witnesses including from Hong Kong, Japan, Zurich and Geneva, while Muhammed Shafee's summing-up was contained in a 300-page document.The Truth Finally Prevails, Says Eric Chia

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- "The truth has finally prevailed. It is like mixing water with oil. After a while, the water will float and the oil will sink," said Tan Sri Eric Chia Eng Hock, former managing director of Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd, after the Sessions Court acquitted him of criminal breach of trust charges involving RM76.4 million Tuesday.Although his acquittal was a happy moment for him, Chia lamented that the trial had ruined his family life and he was leading a broken life after his children


decided to settle down abroad.He said that his 45-year-old son and 33-year-old daughter, driven by embarrassment, moved to United States and Hong Kong, respectively, and would only visit him once a year and call him occasionally."Yes, I can move on with my life but what about my broken family. You don't have a family. How do you proceed with your life?" he said, adding that he had not seen his children for years.Chia said that for him, Malaysia was his home and he would live and die here.Chia said he also lost his friends when the trial began and some of his friends accused him of being a crook."I went to Perwaja after (former prime minister)Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad asked me to. He told me in 1988 thatfirm and say 'no' to Azmin?” he asked.Ezam claimed that Anwar’s instruction was also one of the reasons which led to PKR Permatang Pauh chief Anuar Shaari quitting the party.Azmin later withdrew from the contest and sought to defend his vice-presidency instead. It was said that he had made the decision after Anwar advised him to do so following Syed Husin’s change of heart to continue in the post and stand in the elections.“Since Anwar stopped Azmin from contesting for deputy presidency, he (Azmin) then stopped Anwar from going for the top post,” claimed Ezam.He was referring to Anwar’s decision to pull out from the contest for presidency at the eleventh hour.'Just like KJ'Anwar, who had been adamant in defying a Registrar of Societies (ROS) ruling banning him


from running, withdrew after the party’s supreme council met hours before the elections and decided that he should not risk the party from being de-registered by defying the ban.According to Ezam, Anwar’s last-minute withdrawal caused unhappiness among party members.He said Anwar should have initiated consultations at the outset to avoid a top level contest which could harm the party. The race for presidency, he added, “created a lot of trouble.”“There was no effort to talk to Abdul Rahman Othman (another candidate) since the beginning. But Abdul Rahman withdrew (on the day of the elections) after Anwar talked to him the day before.“This means Abdul Rahman would have withdrawn if they had approached him (earlier) and Anwar would be the president now.“We can fight the ROS ruling... It iscongress.He also revealed that Anwar had wanted to meet him several days before the congress but he had turned down the proposal.“I have nothing personal against him (Anwar), but politically it is over,” he said in response to a question.On his next move, Ezam said as for now, he has no intention to join any political party or contest in the coming general elections.However, the former PKR leader said he is keeping his options open.“I don’t deny that there is a series of talks with PAS and Umno. The more serious one is with PAS since I have met their top leaders. With Umno, several of their state and divisional leaders have met me,” he added.Meanwhile, Ezam said he is also seeking an appointment with the prime minister


in corruption and had been influenced by heads of crime syndicates in deciding on the positions of senior police officers.Musa declined to elaborate on the matter, saying that such wild allegations would not jeopardise his responsibilities as the chief of police."I don't want to talk... because they (allegations) are false and I'm not at all bothered by them because my genuine intention is only to improve the (police) force and ensure that all police officers and men discharge their duties well," he said.Asked whether he was contemplating legal action against the blogsite and the author of the report, Musa declined comment.He said his objective and mission when he was appointed to the top post in the force had never changed, particularly in the eradication of corruption."I never changedmy strategy... and I'm still carrying out my responsibilities to improve the force, and the cooperation of the people is most necessary, particularly in helping me to improve the force," he said.

No Cronyism In Appointment Of Police Officers, Says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said today the appointment of senior police officers is made based on their work performance and not because of favouritism or cronyism."There is no cronyism in the selection of police officers to senior positions. I appoint officers based on their work performance," he told reporters after the handing over of duties for the post of director of management at Bukit Aman here.Datuk Ismail Omar, who was Selangor Chief Police Officer, took over as Director of Management


with black stones on the day she left the hotel alone to go to Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda's house.Uuriintuya Gal Ochir, 30, a housewife, said Altantuya, 28, wore an Esprit black jacket, Levi's dark blue jeans, Gucci sandals and a small, black Fendi sling bag."She (Altantuya) had on her a watch, earrings with black stones and a special-looking ring. Maybe diamond, I am not sure," said the fourth prosecution witness when questioned by Deputy Public Prosecutor Manoj Kurup.Uuriintuya also told the High Court here that she did not know the brand of the watch Altantuya was wearing but was told by her friend Burmaa Oyuchimeng that it was branded and expensive.The Larmes watch was tendered in court and Uuriintuya identified and confirmed that the watch belonged to Altantuya.Shesaid she was called by the police between Nov 10 and 14 last year to identify the items belonging to Altantuya which was handled by DSP Gan Tack Guan.Uuriintuya will identify two more items belonging to Altantuya at tomorrow's hearing.Earlier, She testified that after making the police report on Oct 20, 2006 on the missing Altantuya, she, Namiraa Gerelmaa and Altantuya's private investigator Ang Chong Beng went to Abdul Razak's house from 9pm to 10pm.Manoj: Why did the three of you go there?Uuriintuya: Because her disappearance was directly related to Razak Baginda.Manoj: What happened at Razak Baginda's house when the three of you were there?Uuriintuya: Outside the house, Ang asked where Altantuya was.Manoj: Did you see Razak at the house?Uuriintuya: No.Manoj: As this was going on, did the


on Oct 22 or Oct 23.Manoj: When you said you saw the taxi driver give money to the police, that was some other day?Uuriintuya: Yes. Some other day, some other place.When Manoj asked if she knew why the taxi driver gave money, Uuriintuya said it was to look for Altantuya, so the driver took the money from Burmaa.There was laughter in court after Uuriintuya described the taxi driver as being without spectacles and bald, but when the driver Ong Ah Hoon entered the courtroom for identification purpose, it was noticed that he was only bald in the centre of his head.Manoj then said, "he is not bald". At this juncture, Uuriintuya gestured by putting her hand at the centre of her head.On the connection between herself and K.Suras Kumar, Abdul Razak's private investigator's assistant, Uuriintuya said Suras Kumar was always tailing the three of them who were staying at Hotel Malaya and had frightened them by saying that Abdul Razak would kill them.Manoj: How many times did Suras come to your room like that?Uuriintuya: About five times. The last time he came to the hotel, the hotel people didn't allow him to enter our room. Suras once slept on one of our beds. We were scared. We just stood around. He slept from 5am to 10am.Manoj: When he came to the room, what did he want?Uuriintuya: He threatened us and also Altantuya asked Suras to see Razak Baginda once. I don't understand English, but I asked Altantuya. Suras always said that RB was going to


kill us, and that we should return to Mongolia.Manoj: As a result of all this, did you lodge a police report?Uuriintuya: Yes. Alantuya and I went to the police to lodge a report. It was in the afternoon of Oct 19, 2006. I can't remember the time.While Altantuya was lodging the report, I was outside smoking. I saw Suras was riding a motorbike, making a circle.To another question, Uuriintuya said Altantuya insisted to go to Abdul Razak's house alone although she told her not to do so."I told her that all three of us should go. But she was on the phone, sending a message. Maybe she received a message asking her to go alone. She kept insisting that if she went alone, Razak Baginda would see her.Yasin continues tomorrow.

Altantuya's Cousin Shocked Over Contradictions In Police Report

SHAH ALAM, June 25 (Bernama) -- Namiraa Gerelmaa, a cousin of the murdered Mongolian model, Altantuya Shaariibuu, told the High Court here today that she was shocked over several contradictions in the police report she lodged following Altantuya's disappearance in October last year.Cross-examined by Kamarul Hisham Kamarudin, the counsel for Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, the second accused in the Altantuya murder trial, she said several information in the report including that political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda was Altantuya's husband were never given by her.Kamarul: You said you only said four things in the report: when you came and where you stayed, when Altantuya went missing, where did she go and why she went. Doesn't it surprise you that the


report said... on 19.10.06 at about 1900 while at Hotel Malaya, my friend Altantuya received a phone call from an Indian man that her husband had asked him to invite my friend to go to No 22 Jalan Setiajaya Damansara Heights?Namiraa: This is not my words, so I am so surprise.Namiraa, 23, the third prosecution witness, also denied that she passed the information to Altantuya's friend, Burmaa Oyunchimeg, over the telephone after Altantuya did not return to the hotel after she went to Abdul Razak's house on the night of Oct 19."I told Burmaa, Altantuya called and after that she didn't call and disappeared. I didn't say those words," said Namiraa, who testified in Mongolian language and was translated to English by Mongolian interpreter Enkhjargal Tsetsgee.Sirul Azhar, 35,slept on our bed from 5am to 10 am. We were standing around, scared and didn't sleep.Manoj: Why did he come to your room?Namiraa: Everytime he visited he pressured us, threatened to kill and throw us out of the window. Namiraa said besides Suras Kumar, private investigator P. Balasubramaniam also once came to the hotel lobby and threatened to throw them out of the hotel room window.Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin: Did you yourself hear that Bala wanted to throw you out of the window?Namiraa: I was told by Altantuya. She was crying and telling us.Namiraa, who is Altantuya's cousin, said Altantuya and Uuriintuya lodged a police report the next day about the threat by Balasubramaniam and Suras Kumar.Namiraa: The three of us were under pressure. Bala


Suras and Bala threatened to throw you out of the window, did you lodge a police report against them?Namiraa: No.KK Wong: How many days approximately that the late Altantuya went missing after she lodged the police report?Namiraa: She made the report against Suras and Bala in the afternoon of Oct 19, 2006.KK Wong: Despite all these threats and after the late Altantuya lodged a report, the three of you still went to the third accused's house by taxi in the evening of Oct 19, 2006?Namiraa: Yes.KK Wong: After all of you went back to the hotel, you said Altantuya wanted to go alone to the third accused's house. Did you ask why she persisted to go after many failed attempts to meet him?Namiraa: Uuriintuya asked.KK Wong: In viewof the threats and the report lodged, were you worried for Altantuya's safety when she went alone to the third accused's house?Namiraa: Yes, I was so worried.KK Wong: Despite your worry, you still allowed Altantuya to go and see the third accused alone?Namiraa: Yes.KK Wong: I put it to you that the third accused never threatened the three of you.Namiraa: Of course he did, he sent someone.Namiraa also disagreed with counsel's suggestion that Abdul Razak did not send the two men to threaten the three of them.She also claimed that she had never asked from Abdul Razak for money or air ticket to return to Mongolia, adding that she did not know whether Altantuya had asked for money from the accused.She was further queried by Wong on her


see the country and to find about the language course that she could pursue, and not to threaten anyone.Questioned by counsel Hazman Abdullah, who is representing Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, Namiraa said she followed the news on Altantuya's death on television on Nov 27, 2006 after her return to Mongolia.Namiraa: The news report said that a Mongolian woman was brutally murdered in Malaysia, shot twice and bombed. There was a video clip showing her picture, the scene (of the murder) and who is the murderer, Razak Baginda.Namiraa said that a few days after lodging the police report on the missing Altantuya on Oct 20, 2006, she gave a police statement which was recorded by Sergeant Hussain Abu Bakar.Azilah, 30, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, from the police23, who accompanied Altantuya to Malaysia to look for the political analyst, said the threatening message was related to them by Abdul Razak's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam and his assistant K. Suras Kumar."Suras Kumar and Balasubramaniam threatened to kill us, to throw us out of the window. Every night, around 3am to 5am, Suras came to the hotel and forcefully knocked on the door to enter our room," she said during the examination-in-chief by Deputy Public Prosecutor Manoj Kurup.Today was Namiraa's second day to be called to the witness stand. Namiraa, who spoke in Mongolian and translated into English by Mongolian interpreter Engkhjargal Tsetsgee, was the first called to the stand last Friday.Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 30, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, from the police Special Action


couple summers ago...

The stinking Detroit Tigers are 5-0 for the first time since 1985!!!

Not only are they winning, they're doing it in style. The Tigers lead the AL in batting average and ERA. They just set the major league record for homers by a team in its first 5 games with 17, after setting the records for homers through 3 and 4 games as well. And they've done it all on the road. Even while writing the overly cheery "An Optimist's Look at the Detroit Tigers," I wasn't crazy enough to believe this was possible.Chris Shelton is a lock to win AL Player of the Week honors after batting .700 (14 for 20) with 5 homers, 9 RBI, 2 triples, and 2 doubles through Saturday. Since he wasa Rule 5 pick by the Tigers in 2004, my dad has been referring to him as "The Sheletor," which plays off the name of He-Man's arch nemesis and is a much better nickname than the completely uncreative "Big Red." Well, the Sheletor's definitely living up to the moniker as he is just KILLING the ball. Does anyone miss the Carlos Pena era? Didn't think so.

Verlander was also pretty darn impressive while earning his first major league victory in Texas. He went 7 innings while giving up no runs and just 2 hits. His fastball clocked in as high as 99 mph and he had great command of his curveball and changeup. Through DirecTV's MLB Extra Innings package, I picked up the Rangers broadcast. Play-by-play man Josh Lewin


A general concern was noticed across Bangladesh after India’s publication of the first draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the north-eastern State of Assam. The draft, with 1.9 crore names, was released on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1, 2018. The concern deepened when the second and final draft was published on July 30, 2018. Many of those left out, whose families had lived in Assam for generations, doubted the fairness of the process; some even said that the complicated process was adopted to deceive the vast majority of people.

The tension heightened further when more than 19 lakh people, out of 3.29 crore applicants, were excluded from the final NRC list, which was published on August 31, 2019. Bangladesh’s civil society, commentators and themedia feared that the exclusion of hundreds of thousands of people, who were mostly Bengali Muslims and Bengali Hindus, from the NRC list would have a negative impact on the region. The concern was not without basis, going by the decades-old campaign in Assam to drive out “Bengali migrants”, most of whose ancestors had settled in Assam during the colonial era from East Bengal, which became East Pakistan in 1947 and independent Bangladesh in 1971 after a bloody war of liberation against Pakistan. The settlers in Assam also came from other Indian States, including West Bengal.

The concern was genuine in view of Assam’s long history of ethnic rivalries, especially the prolonged anti-Bengali agitation followed by repeated violence, which first erupted in 1979, and led up to the massacre


in February 1983 when more than 2,000 people were killed in Nellie and 13 nearby villages in Assam’s Nagaon district.

Understandably, to lessen the NRC tension, the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, explained to national editors at that time that Bangladesh should have nothing to worry about. He said making a list of citizens in Assam was an internal matter of India and it would not affect the country’s bilateral relations with Bangladesh.

“No person will be harassed and no one will be allowed to create fear or panic,” said the Government of India in a statement, which also said the authorities would provide all necessary help to the government of Assam in this regard.

India had reassured Bangladesh, its friendly neighbour, that the NRC would not affectpro-liberation Bangladesh is also concerned about the CAB. Its fears that the situation might encourage Islamist fundamentalists and the defeated forces of the 1971 liberation war to gain strength and force Hindu and other minorities to migrate to India. Muslims make up 89.1 per cent of the population in Bangladesh followed by Hindus, who form nearly 10 per cent, and people of other religions, such as Buddhists and Christians, 0.9 per cent.

When Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on October 5, 2019, the NRC issue, by most accounts, figured in their discussions. Sheikh Hasina had flagged the issue during her previous meeting with Modi in New York on September 27 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session where Modi, according


United is in hot water again, this time for flying an allegedly unsafe plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed a $435,000 fine against United Airlines (UAL) for purportedly operating an airplane "that was not in airworthy condition."

In June 2014, United mechanics replaced a fuel pump pressure switch on one of the carrier's Boeing 747 jetliners. But the FAA claims that the airline did not complete a required inspection of the repair before the plane resumed flying.

United flew the aircraft on 23 domestic and international passenger flights before the inspection was ultimately performed, according to the FAA. The plane may have even made two flights after the FAA notified United about the problem, the agency said.

"Maintaining the highest levels of safety depends on operators closely following all applicablerules and regulations," FAA chief Michael Huerta said in a statement. "Failing to do so can create unsafe conditions."

Related: The new age of airline rage: Why everyone on board is on edge

United, in a statement, provided a slightly different account of what happened.

"We immediately took action after identifying the issue and are working closely with the FAA in their review," spokesperson Charles Hobart said.

The FAA said that United has asked to meet with the agency to "discuss the case."

United has had a tough year. The airline was pummeled with bad press after a passenger was violently dragged off one of its flights in April after refusing to give up his seat. Video of the encounter quickly went viral.

The airline has since settled a suit brought by the passenger,


agrees to purchase the property for a contract price, often makes a down payment to secure the deal, and then pays the contract in installments. As with a traditional bank loan, each payment is a combination of interest and principal.

Under this arrangement, the seller remains liable to its initial mortgage lender and remains responsible to make mortgage payments as they become due. The seller takes payments received from the buyer and then turns around and pays its lender. When the contract is paid in full, the seller — who has retained title to the property — conveys the title of the property to the buyer free and clear of seller's original mortgage.

Selling property on land contract that is encumbered by an existing mortgage requires the review and approvalknown as the business newspaper of metro Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon and all of West Michigan.

grbj.com provides the same trusted and objective business reporting that the Business Journal is known for -- plus real-time original content, timely enewsletters/alerts, exclusive blogs and more. Business Journal subscribers receive the weekly print edition, including bonus publications like the annual Book of Lists, and also complete access to all content on grbj.com.

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to legally operate his planned business. The BZA granted the permit, subject to
eight conditions, which were related to traffic and noise, as well as to limitations on the
frequency, size and hours of events hosted at the site. The duration of the permit was one
year, to give the BZA the opportunity to review the permit and see how the conditions were
working.

       In 2000, the BZA again granted Mr. Demonbreun a permit, subject to the same
conditions and expiration period. When Mr. Demonbreun filed his third permit application
in 2001, however, some nearby residents objected, complaining that his failure to comply
with some of the conditions set out in the earlier permits disturbed their peace and quiet.
After hearing those complaints, the BZA denied the permit.

  included conditions
similar to those imposed on Mr. Demonbreun.

       Ms. Coleman operated the business under the new permit for about six months.
Unfortunately, and unbeknownst to the BZA, she had not closed on the purchase of the
property at the time her permit was granted. She ultimately backed out of the transaction
when she was unable to obtain sufficient financing to complete the purchase. Mr.
Demonbreun then applied for a new permit in his own name.

       The BZA conducted a public hearing on March 20, 2008. Five board members were
present. They voted 2-1 to deny Mr. Demonbreun’s application for a special exception
permit, with two members abstaining. The Board accordingly issued an initial order denying
the application. The Board met in executive session


one heard on
a docket of five cases. The BZA gave the proponents and the opponents of the application
a total of 15 minutes each to express their views. The time limits were strictly adhered to.
Mr. Demonbreun was the first to speak. He asserted that over the years he had conducted
over 340 events on his premises, and that he was guilty of only a few isolated or inadvertent
violations of the conditions imposed on his special exception permits.

       1
           In his complaint, he recites that he applied for and received five permits beginning in 2000.

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       One violation was the erection of tent on his front lawn for a November 2001
wedding. Another violation occurred when a tour bus for the band Alabama drove down
Benton Avenue in July of 2002, despite the no-tour bus restriction on Mr. Demonbreun’s
permit. He claimed that he was unaware that the bus was coming and that he immediately
came out into the street and told the bus to leave the neighborhood. In December of 2005,
Mr. Demonbreun hosted a small wedding for a bride with a limited budget. He stated that
he allowed


the waiver of the valet parking requirement of such events because “I have a soft
heart,” and that he himself parked thirteen cars on his curb and in his driveway.

       As for the two gatherings he had hosted which led to complaints in General Sessions
Court, Mr. Demonbreun admitted that he allowed out-of-town relatives of a senior graduating
from a local high school to use the house on May 19, 2008 for a family gathering prior to
their departure for the graduation ceremony. He stated that because of the gathering one of
the neighbors called the police, but that by the time the police had arrived, his guests had
gone. He also admitted that he rented some rooms in the house to a marketing company on
August 4, 2008for a lengthy indoor meeting or a retreat, which involved about twelve
people.2

       Mr. Demonbreun complained that a few neighbors in particular were determined to
drive him out of the neighborhood for reasons of their own, and were prepared to pounce on
any perceived irregularity in his operation to accomplish their purpose. In particular, he
alleged that William S. Cochrane, Jr., who lived directly across the street from Mr.
Demonbreun, was determined to drive him out of business because he operated a competing
bed and breakfast in another county, and that Mr. Cochrane had gone so far as to try to
sabotage a wedding in progress.

       In his own presentation to the Board, Mr. Cochrane cited the same violations that Mr.
Demonbreun had mentioned,


DDOT Bus Collides with Motorcyclist at the Intersection of East Jefferson and Joseph Campau

On Sunday evening at the intersection of East Jefferson and Joseph Campau, a DDOT bus collided with a motorcyclist. According to reports, the 29-year-old male driver of the motorcycle was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but he was alert when he was transported. The driver of the DDOT bus was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

WDIV reports that the accident happened around 5pm and the Detroit Police say the DDOT bus was traveling eastbound on Jefferson and struck one of three motorcyclists as they attempted to turn left onto Joseph Campau. The accident is currently under investigation by DDOT and Detroit Police and they are still determining who was at faultthree monkeys.

Israel’s vigilant human rights community has been the chief target of this assault. Yesterday Netanyahu’s Likud faction and the Yisrael Beiteinu party of his far-right foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, proposed a new law that would snuff out much of the human rights community in Israel.

The bill effectively divides non-governmental organizations (NGOs) into two kinds: those defined by the right as pro-Israel and those seen as "political," or anti-Israel. The favored ones, such as ambulance services and universities, will continue to be lavishly funded from foreign sources, chiefly wealthy private Jewish donors from the United States and Europe.

The "political" ones – meaning those that criticize government policies, especially relating to the occupation – will be banned from receiving funds from foreign governments, their main source of income. Donations


barely at all on the proposal’s merits. Instead the head of the National Security Council, Yaakov Amidror, was called before ministers to explain whether Israel stood to lose more from passing such bills or from allowing human rights groups to carry on monitoring the occupation.

Deluded as it may seem, Netanyahu’s ultimate goal is to turn the clock back 40 years, to a "golden age" when foreign correspondents and western governments could refer, without blushing, to the occupation of the Palestinians as "benign."

Donald Neff, Jerusalem correspondent for Time magazine in the 1970s, admitted years later that his and his colleagues’ performance was so feeble at the time in large part because there was little critical information available on the occupation. When he witnessed first-hand what was taking place, hiseditors in the US refused to believe him and he was eventually moved on.

Now, however, the genie is out the bottle. The international community understands full well – thanks to human rights activists – both that the occupation is brutal and that Israel has been peace-making in bad faith.

If Israel continues on its current course, another myth long accepted by western countries – that Israel is "the only democracy in the Middle East" – may finally be shattered.

A version of this story was first published in The National, Abu Dhabi.


a cost-benefit basis.
– US Senator Carl Levin, February 2007

The greater the loss, the greater the profit. How’s that for turning capitalism on its head!
– US Senator Carl Levin, Feb 2007, on tax shelter fees typically paid in proportion to the size of projected paper losses which can be used to shelter income from tax.

This is a picture of a sewer system in Europe. What does a sewer system in Europe have to do with the budget of the United States? Unfortunately, a lot because wealthy investors and companies bought this sewer system in Europe, depreciated it on the books in the United States to reduce their tax in America, and then they leased the sewer system back to the European city that built it in the first place.U.S.no tax is due that constitute the avoidance.
– Richard Murphy , May 2008

Partly because the very complexity of banking, the way in which, sometimes just investment banks and sometimes others have sought to develop instruments in order to avoid pay taxes has in itself posed a systemic threat to the system
– Alistair Darling, UK Chancellor, March 2009

Banking and finance

There are over 1700 financial lobbyists working at EU level – four for every financial civil servant
– Corporate Europe report, 2014

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance and selfrighteousness to righteousness.
–Maverecon blog, Financial Times, 2008

There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance. Past experience, to the extent that it is


a part of memory at all, is dismissed as the primitive refuge of those who do not have the insight to appreciate the incredible wonders of the present.John Kenneth Galbraith, A short history of financial euphoria

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.– Thomas Jefferson

The tax avoidance was so big it became the engine of growth for the whole of the investment banking arm.– Barclays whistleblower, March 2009

Regulators have to ensure that excessive risk-taking is not going on, with the gains once againprivatised and the losses shifted on to taxpayers.– Financial Times editorial, June 25, 2007

A group of Mexicans, supported by the private banks, have taken more money out of Mexico in the past two years than imperialists ever exploited during the entire history of our country.
– José Lopez Portillo, Mexican president, September 1982

The world’s financial markets seem shocked and surprised, like Bagpuss being disappointed to learn that the mice from the mouse organ couldn’t really create an endless supply of chocolate biscuits from thin air.Charlie Brooker, following the Dubai fiasco, November 2009.

No agency in the US or the UK has the resources or the commitment to challenge SCM (Barclays’ Structured Capital Markets division). SCM has huge amounts of resources, the best minds rewarded by millions of pounds. Compare this


and socialising losses.
– Martin Wolf, Financial Times, Jan 15, 2008.

People like this shouldn’t simply get away with this and carry on playing golf
– Marcel Ospel, Swiss politician, on the former head of UBS bank after a giant government bail-out

The financing plague is wreaking greater and greater havoc throughout the world. As in Medieval times, it is scourging country after country. It is transmitted by rats and its consequences are unemployment and poverty, industrial bankruptcy and speculative enrichment.– José Lopez Portillo , Mexican president, September 1982

The whole culture of Anglo-American finance is increasingly subversive of regulation, taxation and democratic values, even where it remains within the law.John Plender, “The hijack that made Enron happen“, Financial Times, 28 January 2003

If farming were to be organised like the stock market, Keynesonce wrote, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out.
– Will Hutton, November 2008

Partly because the very complexity of banking, the way in which, sometimes just investment banks and sometimes others have sought to develop instruments in order to avoid pay taxes has in itself posed a systemic threat to the systemAlistair Darling, UK Chancellor, March 2009

So capitalism is for poor people and socialism is for capitalists. This view is not just offensive. It is catastrophic.– Martin Wolf in August 2007, on calls by a hedge fund manager for the US Federal Reserve to bail him and his colleagues out.

Fines being paid by the banks are a form of transfer


from the banks to the real economy: picture Smaug in The Hobbit, lying on his mountain of gold, being reluctantly forced to part with a few coins by Middle Earth’s version of the Financial Conduct Authority.
– John Lanchester, London Review of Books, 2014

There is one key difference between the situation today and that in the Middle Ages. Then, the biggest risk to the banks was from the sovereign. Today, perhaps the biggest risk to the sovereign comes from the banks
– Andrew Haldane

Britain and dependencies

Over and over again we have seen that there is in this country another power than that which has its seat at Westminster. The City of London, a convenient term for a collection of financial interests, is able to assert itself against the Government ofthe country. Those who control money can pursue a policy at home and abroad contrary to that which has been decided by the people.
– Ex UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee

One inhabitant of Sark was found to be on the board of as many as 2,400 companies, most of which he knew almost nothing about. Another was a nominee director of the Mil-Tec Corporation, registered in the Isle of Man, which was involved in supplying arms to the Rwandan Hutu militias at the time of the 1994 genocide.
– New Statesman, 1998

Most of these were former British colonies. Unquestionably it has been the collapse of the British Empire which has bequeathed most micro-states to the New International Order or Disorder.
– Tom Nairn, Faces of Nationalism, 1997 p146

For a generation, the


City and Wall Street have assumed an inalienable right to make as much money as possible, in whatever way they saw fit, while paying as little tax as possible. Policy-makers accepted that such unchallenged greed served the greater good. That consensus must end.
– The Observer, September 2008

It may be helpful to think of the financial networks that converge on London as a recharged version of the British Empire, held together by modems rather than gunboats and overseen by the mother of all anachronisms, the British political system. Daniel Finn, London Review of Books, July 2009

London has long been a thriving centre for the washing of foreign riches and reputations – a place for autocrats and oligarchs to deposit their cash and scrub up their images. As long, ofof vital revenue from the UK.
– Labour MP George Foulkes, Hansard, 1981 (quoted in Hampton p78)

However hard it is for them to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, the super-rich have no difficulty entering the United Kingdom of Tax Haven.– MichaelMeacher, UK Labour MP writing about Britain’s domicile rule, 2007.

The City of London,that state within a state which has never transmitted even the smallest piece of usable evidence to a foreign magistrate.
– Eva Joly, investigating magistrate who broke open the “Elf Affair,” Europe’s biggest corruption investigation. In her book Notre affaire à tous, page 243

New Labour set out to fail. Its tax policy was designed to be unfair. There was one tax policy for the rich, another for the rest.
– Richard Murphyon Britain’s “New Labour” government, 2008

London is the


which they operate, whether that is the physical infrastructure provided by the state, the people the state has educated, or the legal infrastructure that allows companies to protect their property rights. Tax is the return due on this investment by society from which companies benefit.– Richard Murphy, The Guardian, November 2007

Too many boards right across Britain tick the green and diversity boxes, then reward their finance or tax director for cheating their customers, the taxpayer
– Lord Oakeshott, UK Liberal Democrat spokesman, Feb 2009

Tax will soon prove as challenging for business as the early days of fair-trade campaigning.SustainAbility “Taxing Issues: Responsible business and tax”

The raison d’être behind the whole system has been achieved – revenue for the state of Delaware . . . necessary high standards of conduct cannotmafia. The same networks, the same henchmen, the same banks, the same marble villas.”
– Eva Joly, Notre affaire à tous, 2000

Joly says the expansion of tax havens in recent years has also become a problem for the market. She calls dealing with tax havens “phase two” in the corruption debate.
– Development Today, in an interview with Eva Joly.

Singapore’s success came mostly from being the money laundering center for corrupt Indonesian businessmen and government officials. . . to sustain its economy, Singapore is building casinos to attract corruption money from China.
– Andy Xie, Morgan Stanley economist, in an internal e-mail that cost him his job

53 per cent of countries said to be least corrupt by the Transparency International Index are offshore tax havens, where most of the corrupt money


Ukraine which is owned transparently and doesn’t use non-resident companies.”
– Yaroslav Lomakin, of Honest & Bright, a Moscow consulting firm.

‘Almost the last thing (Adam Smith) wrote..was a passage he added to the sixth edition of the Theory of Moral Sentiments. In it he describes the admiration accorded to the rich and the contempt meted out to the poor not just as a fault but as the “great and most universal cause of the corruption of moral sentiments.”‘
– James Buchan LRB vol 17 no 24 Dec 1995

A study of the development impact of off-shore financial centers would be a valuable contribution to the governance and anti-corruption agenda.
– Robert Zoellick , World Bank president, September 2008

We must reconsider what constitutes corruption. It is right to be concerned by bribery and“Buy-out firms are stacking up cash offshore in ways that look bloody wrong to me,” he said, referring to the practice of locating funds in overseas tax havens and keeping carried interest rolling over.”John Moulton, the founder of the UK buy-out firm Alchemy Partners, July 2, 2007

Dubious words and promises

The Chancellor should end the tax abuses which reach to the heart of our public finances by indulging the super rich at the expense of all the rest of us.UK shadow chancellor Gordon Brown, later Prime Minister, 1993

We must now build a new global financial order founded on transparency not opacity, rewarding success not excess, responsibility not impunity and which is global not national.– Gordon Brown, September 2008, amid financial chaos, while his officials worked to undermine global agreements


of all republics.
–Plutarch (c. 46 – 120 CE)

Much of what politicians say about our tax system ignores 2,500 years of history, dating to when the athenians jettisoned their flat tax and with it tyranny, in favour of a tax system based on ability to pay.
– David Cay Johnston, Perfectly Legal

Such inherited economic power is as inconsistent with the ideals of this generation as inherited political power was inconsistent with the ideals of the generation which established our country.
– Franklin Roosevelt, U.S. President, 1933-1945

For the first time in the 200-year run of the free-market system, we have built and expanded an entire integrated global financial structure, the basic purpose of which is to shift money from poor to rich.
– Raymond Baker, June 2007, speaking about the offshore world.

There wasn’tallows a change in situs for the trust in case of criminal or tax investigation. Jersey trusts can be administered outside of Jersey by non-citizens, and with no records kept in Jersey. Jurisdictions in search of financial services business are engaged in a race to the bottom to provide tools for people trying to hide money.
– Jack Blum, TJN senior adviser, testifying before the US Sentate committee on finance, July 24, 2008.

Secrecy

Offshore service providers pretend to own or control the offshore trusts, corporations, and accounts they help establish, but what they really do is whatever their clients tell them to do. In truth, the independence of offshore entities is a legal fiction.
– Senator Carl Levin, introducing the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, Feb 2008

Each year, the (United) States


does not live by secrecy– Joseph Pulitzer

Truth never damages a cause that is just
– Mahatma Gandhi

As in battling vampires – in taking on tax havens, what is really needed is a great blast of daylightGuardian editorial , April 3, 2009

If corruption is a disease, then transparency is a central part of its treatment.
– Kofi Annan, 2013

Identifying tax shelter activity can be as difficult as finding objects trapped inside a black hole — their presence is known only through inference.
– Tax Analysts, 2008

In the Gospel of John, Jesus states that those who do what is right do so in the light, while wrong-doers shroud their deeds in secrecy and darkness.Peg Chamberlain, President, National Council of Churches of Christ, USA, May 2010

“Secrecy is as vital as the air we breathe.”SwissMay 2007

They serve no socially useful function. They exist only to circumvent norms. They undermine good governance.
– Joseph Stiglitz on tax havens, 2011

Tax havens are to those engaged in tax evasion what fences are to thieves.– Willem Buiter

”It does not surprise anyone when I tell them that the most important tax haven in the world is an island. They are surprised, however, when I tell them that the name of the island is Manhattan. Moreover, the second most-important tax haven in the world is located on an island. It is a city called London in the United Kingdom.”
– Marshall Langer, a leading pro-tax haven analyst, Tax Notes International, 2001

It promotes itself as a low-tax zone off north-west Europe, a kind of Cayman Islands in a cold climate and


more efficiently with the subzero-sum game that results when exchequers pick each other’s pockets.
– Guardian editorial, March 2009

The only genuine safeguard for our national interests lies in international cooperation. –
– Henry Morgenthau, US Treasury Secretary, at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1946

Lack of competitiveness is nowhere to be found in these highly taxed countries
– Martin Wolf, in his book Why Globalisation Works, p260 (paperback edition)

Financial regulation is only one example of where the mantra of needing to be “internationally competitive” has been invoked too often as a reason to cut back on regulation. There has not been enough serious consideration of the alternative – global co-operation to raise standards.
– Lawrence Summers, former US Treasury Secretary, May 2008.

The OECD efforts to curb ‘‘harmful tax competition’’ slowly dissolved into ain theory be fired over a minute following different ballistic trajectories that cause them to land all at the same time.

Lockheed Martin won the competition to produce the LRLAPs, and the company described their capabilities thusly:

155mm LRLAP provides single strike lethality against a wide range of targets, with three times the lethality of traditional 5-inch naval ballistic rounds—and because it is guided, fewer rounds can produce similar or more lethal effects at less cost. LRLAP has the capability to guide multiple rounds launched from the same gun to strike single or multiple targets simultaneously, maximizing lethal effects.

The "less cost" part, however, turned out to be a pipe dream. With the reduction of the Zumwalt class to a total of three ships, the corresponding reduction in requirements for LRLAP


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Continuing a history of both Shillington lecturers and graduates being featured among their pages, Computer Arts have featured two recent graduates from our Manchester college in the new issue out this week (issue 216)! We're hugely proud to see Lois and Alex included alongside their fantastic work.
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HypoVereinsbank, the Munich-based bank in the process of being acquired by Italy's UniCredit, has appointed temporary successors to former executive board members Stefan Jentzsch and Christine Licci, who resigned last weekend.

HVB chief executive Dieter Rampl will replace Jentzsch as head of investment banking and Johann Berger, head of corporate banking and real estate, will take on Licci's responsibility for retail business and private banking.

Following completion of the acquisition, Rampl will become chairman of UniCredit, while Berger is considered favourite to head the combined group's real estate business.

A spokeswoman for HVB said the appointments were a temporary measure demanded by German company law, which requires that each of a bank's business divisions has a director who carries legal responsibility for its activities.


Known for live music, tacos, and maddening traffic, Austin, Texas has long been an incubator of sounds that run all over the sonic spectrum. With ample green space, temperate climates, and a serious party mentality, it's no wonder the Little Big City has become such a music festival mecca and testing ground for new events.

The last five years alone have seen some major changes in the Austin festival scene. Beloved festivals have crossed the rock-n-roll-rainbow bridge, new ones have sprung up, and others have evolved, re-configuring themselves into events that put more money into the city's smaller venues and bars. Even in all the ebb and flow of Festival City, U.S.A., several festivals have strengthened their hold on this incredibly rich music scene.

From the pinnacle of mainstream popto the gods of the underground, from hip-hop's illest to Americana's crunchiest, Austin has a place for everyone. And if not, we'll make room. Here are five Austin-based music fests we think best represent the city's increasingly diverse music scene. — Taylor Wallace

Austin City Limits

The pilot episode of Austin City Limits aired on March 22, 1975 with a talented Texas songwriter named Willie Nelson.

Since then, the show has won the National Medal of the Arts, a Peabody Award and become the longest running music series in American Television history in its 45 years. And in 2002, it inspired a festival of the same name which has since expanded into a two-weekend long event that brings approximately 450,000 people into Austin each year.

In its early years, the original show


focused on Texas singer/songwriters, country and folk performers, and instrument specialists, but the festival has attracted musicians from every corner of the musical world (The most recent ACL's headliners were Travis Scott, Metallica, and Paul McCartney). ACL has grown into an internationally-recognized event, but it still doesn't forget it's roots. There's always a healthy amount of Texas artists, and much of the extra-musical fun and food is from local businesses.

Dive into the ACL experience with tons of festival photos, artist portraits and exclusive backstage performances captured by the incredible KUTX multimedia team. This year's festival runs from Oct. 4-6 and Oct. 11-13, 2019. — Ryan Wen

Old Settler's

Named after the Round Rock, Texas park where it started in 1988, Old Settler's has turned out to be a fairly fittingafter year. Next year's festival runs from Apr. 16-19, 2020. — Peter Babb

JMBLYA

In the home of SXSW, and the Live Music Capital of the World, you'd expect events like music festivals would be a common thing, and they are. With hip-hop being the number one genre in the music industry, you'd think Austin would be home to one of the premier hip-hop festivals around. And it is. The once Austin startup music promotion company Scoremore took things a step further in 2013 when they held the first ever JMBYLA, in Houston, Dallas, and, of course, Austin.

Since 2013, JMBYLA has grown into one of the premier rap festivals to date. Hosting some of the hottest artists out every year, from Chance The Rapper, Rae Sremmurd, Future, DaBaby, Lil Wayne,


J. Cole and so many more. Scoremore and JMBYLA has kept their finger on pulse of today's rap scene showcasing some of today's rising artists like Sheck Wes, Gunna, Houston's Maxo Kream, and Austin's very own WhooKilledKenny.

In the last six years, the festival has spanned across four cities in Texas, with each year being bigger than the last. JMBYLA is the springboard festival for Scoremore to do more festivals like Mala Luna, Astroworld, and Dreamville Fest. It's clear that JMBYLA is still Scoremore's crown jewel in it all and continues to be the go-to festival in Austin as well as Texas. The 2020 festival dates will be announced later this year. — Aaron "Fresh" Knight

SXSW

At this point, it's probably easier to list everything the annual SXSW Conference &in between. Enjoy this video playlist of everyone that paid us a visit during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival! Next year's festival runs from Mar. 16-22, 2020. — Peter Babb

Levitation

Named to honor the patron saints of Austin Psychedelic rock, 13th Floor Elevators, Levitation was originally called something more straightforward: Austin Psych Fest. Since its beginning in 2008, Levitation has situated itself in a myriad of locations, from a Barn to a decommissioned power plant, and finally settling on what was meant to be their forever home at a ranch located on the Colorado River.

In hindsight, the final festival at Carson Creek Ranch had a serendipitously romantic silver lining as it featured the first performance by 13th Floor Elevators in 45 years, but the Ranch proved to be a


doomed location nonetheless. Outdoor festivals are at the whims of weather, and mother nature seemed to have a personal vendetta against Levitation. Even the final festival looked like Woodstock '99 — minus the trash fires. Severe weather canceled the 2016 event at the last minute, but Austin rallied and every space with a stage booked the stranded musicians on a days notice and saved the festival.

Levitation ended up a befitting rebrand as it rose from the ashes of 2016's events and has grown beyond Austin's city limits. Now, there's Levitation in France but it still calls Austin home. This year's festival runs from Nov. 7-10, 2019. — Ryan Wen

Discover the city with our list of the best things to do and see in London, for visitors and locals alike. From free days out to hidden restaurants, this is your ultimate London checklist

The weather is starting to cool off in London, but our calendars have never been hotter. Autumn brings with it a sizzling schedule of events in the city, from top gigs to incredible art exhibitions. Whatever the season, though, we’re always completely spoilt for brilliant things to do in London. From iconic attractions to secret spots, by day and by night, there are actually so many more than 101 things to do in London. But we think this London bucket list (curated by our editors and always hotly debated in the Time Out office) is


Brian May and Roger Taylor.

What is it? A riverside titan of arts and entertainment, the Southbank Centre – comprised of brutalist icon Royal Festival Hall, contemporary art gallery the Hayward and events space Queen Elizabeth Hall – is one of the most revered cultural hotspots in London.

Why go? The Southbank Centre is like a cultural Transformer: it can morph to fit any artsy need. The collective includes three major venues with a bunch of smaller rooms and terraces that host a wide range of events. Think: London Literature Festival, Meltdown and the Women of the World festival. Plus it’s simply a prime strolling spot. Munch on vegan cake at the food market or pick up a rare first edition at the Southbank Centre Book Market. In winter, exploreQueen’s giant front garden.

Why go? St James’s Park has undergone a lot of changes over the years. In King Henry VII’s day it was swampy and used mainly as a deer-breeding ground. King James I drained it and moved more animals in (including elephants, crocodiles and exotic birds). Today it remains as it was redesigned in the 1820s, all lush landscape and winding paths. Spot squirrels scampering around and pretty views of Buckingham Palace at the western end.

Don’t miss: The park’s famous avian tenants – the pelicans. In 1664 the Russian ambassador presented a pair of pelicans to the king, and today the birds are still offered to the park by foreign ambassadors. Find them at the big lake in the middle.

What is it? The most quintessentially English


(the House of Lords and House of Commons) and (the currently silent) clocktower Big Ben.

Why go? The Palace of Westminster is a wonderful mish-mash of architectural styles, dominated by neo-gothic buttresses, towers and arches. It contains 1,000 rooms, 11 courtyards, eight bars and six restaurants, for use by staff, MPs, lords and their guests. Members of the public are welcome, too. Book a tour to follow in the footsteps of the Queen at the State Opening and get a sense of how Parliament functions. You can even have afternoon tea at the end of your tour in a room beside the Thames.

Don’t miss: ‘New Dawn’, a sculpture by Mary Branson in Westminster Hall which commemorates the long campaign for women to get the vote. Or the statues inDAME

Just as Gator Country football beat reporter Nick de la Torre predicted, Cody Riggs transferred to Notre Dame where he will be eligible to play immediately since he has his Florida undergraduate degree. There are two spots open in the Notre Dame secondary, at corner and safety where Bennett Jackson and Austin Collinsworth (son of former Gator Cris Collinsworth) graduated. In his Florida career, Riggs started 25 games, was in on 107 tackles and picked off one pass.

MASTERS CHAMPIONS DINNER: KANGAROO ANYONE?

They hold a champions dinner in Augusta the night before the Masters begins every April in Augusta. The reigning champ gets to select the menu. In 1988, for example, Sandy Lyle chose haggis – the lungs, liver and kidneys of a sheep mixed with suet, oatmeal and


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Farrow details lack of enthusiasm at NBC for Weinstein story

In reporter Ronan Farrow's account of his contentious divorce from NBC News, the more evidence he gathered on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, the less enthusiastic his bosses seemed to be.

NEW YORK (AP) — In reporter Ronan Farrow’s account of his contentious divorce from NBC News, the more evidence he gathered on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct, the less enthusiastic his bosses seemed to be.

NBC’s decision to let Farrow take his work to The New Yorker magazine is widely regarded as one of the biggest mistakes in journalism in the past few years. The detailed stories on Weinstein published by The New York Times and The New Yorker in 2017 shared a Pulitzer Prize andbecause his estranged father, Woody Allen, was once in business with Weinstein.

He and his producer were told at least a dozen times to pause or stop reporting, he wrote.

Eventually, the reporting team said they kept working on the story despite a lack of enthusiasm from above, with McHugh quickly switching a side screen on his computer to hide what he was doing when a supervisor was near.

NBC said Farrow mischaracterized conversations; that Oppenheim wondered not about the story’s importance but about the news value of one element that had been reported on before — an audio tape from a woman fending off Weinstein. NBC wasn’t satisfied coming in second but had noted if one victim came forward elsewhere it might open a floodgate of others who followed.

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Police are searching for a man who spat in the face of a four-month-old baby girl in Sydney in what officers described as a "despicable act".

The baby was being pushed in her pram by relatives on Crown Street, Surry Hills, about 5:30pm yesterday when the man, who was not known to the family, leant inside the pram and spat at the baby, before running off.

Surry Hills Police Inspector Mick Garrahy said the police were investigating the matter and did not have any indication what motivated the man's actions.

The baby's grandfather chased the man.

As he was running away he "collided with a motor vehicle". He got up and kept running south along Crown Street.

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Skinny Jeans Might Be Bad For Your Health, Your Royal Highness

Earlier this week, news broke of an Australia woman being rushed to the hospital after helping a friend move house all day.

It turns out that the woman was wearing skinny jeans, and because of the squatting, picking up boxes and manual labor involved with moving, she began to lose feeling in her legs.

According to NPR, the woman collapsed on the sidewalk while walking home, unable to get up. After four hours, she was found and rushed to the ER where doctors had to cut open her skinny jeans because her muscles were severely damaged.

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BODY:
Sarah McLachlan made sure that the Jones Beach stop of
the Lilith Fair was touched by an angel: herself. Aside from starring on
Friday night, Ms. McLachlan, the singer-songwriter who originated the gynocentric
festival in 1997, briefly appeared with all the main-stage performers, as
well as the second-stage headliner, Aimee Mann. Ms. McLachlan's
husband and drummer, Ashwin Sood, popped up even more frequently than she
did.

These visitations by Lilith's reigning couple made it more than just another
summer concert. It became a family event, with Ms. McLachlan as the ultimate
older sister; a show of strength, with her as the commander; a cast party,
with her as the leading lady, and a historic moment, with her as the heroine.
Ms. McLachlan can be forgiven for wanting to milk the 1999 Lilith for all
of its emotional power. After thisyear she plans to retire the festival.
Her graciously underplayed cameos brought the ovations she has earned for
all three tours.

Perhaps the modesty that Ms. McLachlan displayed also indicated her awareness
that the spirit of this year's Lilith Fair belongs as much to Sheryl Crow
and Chrissie Hynde, whose performances made Ms. McLachlan's fine closing
set feel like an elegant coda.

Under the power of Ms. Crow, leading her band, and Ms. Hynde, heading the
Pretenders, the Lilith Fair rocked. From the moment Ms. Hynde emerged in
a gold jacket and black tutu over slim jeans, to the last chords of Ms.
Crow's "There Goes the Neighborhood," built around the spine-melting
bass playing of Me'Shell Ndegeocello, the show caught fire. The very existence
of this festival has posed a challenge to the entertainment industry, but
on an artistic level Lilith


has sometimes felt safe. These women took Lilith's
dare and made it into music.

That challenge is to express women's experience powerfully while moving
beyond gender stereotypes. The driving beat, the chance to yell and the
down-and-dirty mood that rock cultivates offered Ms. Crow and Ms. Hynde
access to emotions, like anger and sexual excitement, that more genteel
songwriters cannot so easily grasp, and their talent for ballads let them
show softness, too.

Ms. Crow's set was a surprise; she can be unfocused live. Perhaps surviving
the hostile environment of Woodstock '99, where she also performed, pushed
her limits. She credited Ms. Hynde for giving her a "deserved kick,"
introducing her as "the greatest female rocker on the planet"
when they joined for a ragged but energized duet on "If It Makes You
Happy." Whatever the source of her inspiration, Ms.Crow fed hungrily
upon it, playing bass and belting out her songs (and her gauntlet-throwing
take on "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses) with a toughness
that emphasized their core restlessness instead of their cleverly pretty
surfaces.

Ms. Hynde has been rock's tough queen throughout her long career with the
Pretenders, demanding the right to act like one of the boys while offering
up intensely female songs on subjects ranging from hard-core sex to marriage
and motherhood. She made fun of Lilith's feminine veneer with that tutu,
and teasingly called it "the girl tour." But as the Pretenders
stormed through new songs and old favorites, Ms. Hynde was clearly willing
to take the festival's helm.

Her engagement with the crowd raised its energy as fans threw flowers at
her feet. The presence of this veteran, still in top form,


also gave the
Lilith Fair a sense of continuity it has sometimes lacked.

One form of outreach Lilith has always needed to work on is racial; its
focus on singer-songwriters has not only led it away from rock, but toward
mostly white artists. Its organizers have conscientiously tried to remedy
this relative homogeneity, this year inviting Ms. Ndegeocello and Mya to
perform. These two artists opened the main stage, but unfortunately many
concertgoers still browsing the booths outside the amphitheater missed their
sets.

This was particularly sad in the case of Ms. Ndegeocello, who generates
one of the funkiest live grooves in circulation. Faced with the glare of
daylight and so many empty seats, Ms. Ndegeocello, a bassist and singer,
attained the elusive grace known as "flow" but remained introverted.
She focused on her excellent band and avoided between-song patter. Onehopes
anyone whose interest she captured will track her down in a small club,
where she really shines.

The youthful Mya, who shot to fame after appearing on the Pras single "Ghetto
Supastar," charmed the crowd as it filed into the amphitheater. Her
voice is girlish, almost impish, as is she, and at times her large band
overwhelmed her. But her relentless show-biz energy belied this musical
problem as she charmed her way through her set. She even demonstrated her
old-fashioned tap-dancing skills.

The funky, rocking main stage, which also featured Sandra Bernhard delivering
wild and cutting comedy routines, did not completely commandeer the Lilith
Fair from the sweet-voiced singer-songwriters who define its image. Ms.
Mann attracted much excitement during her second-stage set and not only
because of cameos from Ms. Crow and Ms. McLachlan. Ms. Mann is shaping up
to be


was Ms. McLachlan, gathering in the day's spirit at
its end. Her set was quite similar to last year's, featuring audience favorites
like "Ice Cream" and "Possession." Its familiarity was
soothing and, as always, Ms. McLachlan's singing was gorgeous. At times
she pushed herself, perhaps in honor of those testy women who preceded her.

Ms. Hynde and Ms. Crow emerged, along with everyone else who had performed,
for the Lilith Fair's customary final bonding moment. Ms. Hynde took another
vocal turn on "I Shall Be Released," as did Joan Osborne, a surprise
guest, whose rich singing overtook the crowd like a rejuvenating current.
At the song's end, Ms. McLachlan turned to hug Ms. Osborne, and the audience
departed, reassured that sisterhood remains powerful. Especially when some
sisters take a risk.78 per cent. Among the large countries, the United States, long seen as the bastion of elite private higher education, has actually a relatively low share of students in private institutions.

Private enrolment in the world’s 10 largest higher education systems

However, enrolment is only one indicator of the degree to which higher education is being supplied by privately-managed institutions. Another indicator is spending, which includes fees paid by students, and here the US story is rather different, as seen in the graph below.

Student debt in the US is now a staggering $1.5 trillion. In the Indian case too, the burgeoning supply of private higher education has been underpinned by massive loans to students from public sector banks – nearly Rs 68,000 crore outstanding in 2017, with NPAs touching nearly


In the early days of December 1805, a handful of prominent politicians received formal invitations to join President Thomas Jefferson for a White House dinner.

Such entreaties were not uncommon: Jefferson frequently hosted lawmakers for political working dinners at the White House, almost always commencing them about 3:30 in the afternoon, shortly after the House or Senate had adjourned for the day.

But this gathering, scheduled for Dec. 9, would be slightly different.

"dinner will be on the table precisely at sun-set - " the invitations read. "The favour of an answer is asked."

The occasion was the presence of a Tunisian envoy to the United States, Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, who had arrived in the country just the week before, in the midst of America's ongoing conflict with what were then knownas the Barbary States.

And the reason for the dinner's later-than-usual start was Mellimelli's observance of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims in which observers fast between dawn and dusk. Only after sunset do Muslims break their fast with a meal, referred to as an iftar.

Jefferson's decision to change the time of the meal to accommodate Mellimelli's observance of Ramadan has been seized on by both sides in the 21st-century debate over Islam more than 200 years later. Historians have cited the meal as the first time an iftar took place in the White House - and it has been referenced in recent White House celebrations of Ramadan as an embodiment of the Founding Father's respect for religious freedom. Meanwhile, critics on the far right have taken issue with


the characterization of Jefferson's Dec. 9, 1805, dinner as an iftar.

Whatever Jefferson could have foreseen for the young country's future, it appears the modern-day White House tradition of marking Ramadan with an iftar dinner or Eid celebration has come to an end.

Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, started on May 27 this year and ends at sundown Saturday. Muslims around the world will mark the end of the holy month by celebrating the holiday Eid al-Fitr, the "feast of breaking of the fast."

For the first time in nearly two decades, Ramadan has come and gone without the White House recognizing it with an iftar or Eid celebration, as had taken place each year under the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. In recentweeks, several former White House staff members told The Post they would usually begin planning an iftar "months in advance" and didn't anticipate the Trump White House could pull something off before the end of Ramadan.

White House officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Late Saturday afternoon, the White House released a short statement from President Trump and the first lady recognizing the holiday.

"Muslims in the United States joined those around the world during the holy month of Ramadan to focus on acts of faith and charity," the statement read. "Now, as they commemorate Eid with family and friends, they carry on the tradition of helping neighbors and breaking bread with people from all walks of life. During this holiday, we are reminded of the importance


of mercy, compassion, and goodwill. With Muslims around the world, the United States renews our commitment to honor these values. Eid Mubarak."

In late May, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly said the State Department would break with recent tradition and not host a Ramadan reception, as it had done nearly annually for two decades. On Saturday morning, Tillerson also released a brief statement sending "best wishes to all Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr."

"This holiday marks the culmination of Ramadan, a month in which many experience meaning and inspiration in acts of fasting, prayer, and charity," Tillerson said in the statement. "This day offers an opportunity to reflect on our shared commitment to building peaceful and prosperous communities. Eid Mubarak."

Tillerson's and Trump's brief remarks were in stark contrast to Obama,who released a lengthy statement for the holiday last year, as well as to ceremonies hosted at the White House for the last 20 years.

If there were any questions about whether Jefferson was aware of Mellimelli's religious practices, the memoirs of John Quincy Adams - later compiled and published by his son - put those to rest, according to the Papers of Thomas Jefferson at Princeton University.

"I dined at the President's, in company with the Tunisian Ambassador and his two secretaries," Adams, at the time a senator from Massachusetts, wrote in his diary on Dec. 9, 1805. "By the invitation, dinner was to have been on the table precisely at sunset - it being in the midst of Ramadan, during which the Turks fast while the sun is


above the horizon. Did not arrive until half an hour after sunset, and, immediately after greeting the President and the company, proposed to retire and smoke his pipe."

In his diary, the future president described Mellimelli with an air of fascination, noting everything from how the envoy smelled (of rose-scented snuff) to how his appearance differed from that of the other "Turks" (Mellimelli wore his beard long, while the two secretaries who had accompanied him only had whiskers).

Adams, the son of President John Adams, captured few details about what was served for dinner itself, only that Mellimelli "freely partook of the dishes on the table without inquiring into the cookery" and that, soon after eating, he left for the drawing room to smoke his pipe again.

"His manners are courteous,but we were all unable to converse with him, except through the medium of an interpreter," Adams wrote.

Compared with other, more thoroughly documented events that have taken place at the White House over the centuries, the details from the dinner are scarce. But what Jefferson couldn't have known is that changing the time of the meal to accommodate Mellimelli's observance of Ramadan would turn that dinner into a point of contention in America's culture wars more than 200 years later.

It wasn't until 1996 that the modern-day White House tradition of celebrating Ramadan with a reception or meal started. That February, first lady Hillary Clinton hosted about 150 people for a reception for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month.

The person Clinton credited for teaching her


about Islam? Teenage daughter Chelsea, who had the year before studied Islamic history in school, according to reports that year cited by Muslim Voices.

Clinton described the reception as a "historic and overdue occasion," a precedent for Muslim religious celebrations at the White House, the Associated Press reported then. (It's unclear if she knew about the Jefferson dinner.)

"A greater understanding of the tenets of Islam in our national consciousness will help us build strength and resilience as a nation," Clinton told guests, according to the Associated Press. "The values that lie at the heart of Ramadan - faith, family, community and responsibility to the less fortunate - resonate with all the peoples of this earth."

The tradition continued under President George W. Bush, who hosted an iftar dinner every yearit's real."

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More than 15 years later, Charlotte Beers, who served as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy under Bush, can still remember how effective the iftar had been diplomatically, in being able to show that the United States respected all religions.

"We all agreed that we had to reach out to moderate Muslims and acknowledge that they had as much concern as we did about the circumstances," Beers told The Post in a recent interview. "That dinner was extremely important and heard around the world. . . . My personal opinion was, this speaks to that whole underpinning of what makes the United States tick - freedom of religion. It was extremely timely, we felt."

But it was under President Barack Obama that the annual White House iftar


dinner began to cause a bigger stir - in part because the president resurrected the story of Jefferson's 1805 dinner with Mellimelli.

"Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been a part of America," Obama said in his remarks at the 2010 White House iftar. "The first Muslim ambassador to the United States, from Tunisia, was hosted by President Jefferson, who arranged a sunset dinner for his guest because it was Ramadan - making it the first known iftar at the White House, more than 200 years ago."

Obama mentioned this historical dinner again in his 2012 White House iftar remarks; that year, organizers also had set up a special display of Jefferson's copy of the Koran, on loan from the Library of Congress.

"And that's a reminder, along withthe time back as a courtesy. "He didn't change the menu, he didn't change anything else," one blog declared, before calling Obama "disgusting" and accusing him of rewriting history to cast Islam in a favorable light.

One of the biggest problems with those arguments, historians say, is that they ignore Jefferson's reputation as someone who was a staunch defender of religious freedom, whatever his opinions were of the religion in question.

Nearly 30 years before the 1805 dinner, Jefferson had drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which he considered among his life's finest works. Jefferson described initial resistance to the proposed bill, as well as the significance of its passage in 1786, in his autobiography:

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The bill for establishing religious freedom, the principles of which had, to a


certain degree, been enacted before, I had drawn in all the latitude of reason & right. It still met with opposition; but, with some mutilations in the preamble, it was finally past; and a singular proposition proved that it's protection of opinion was meant to be universal. Where the preamble declares that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed, by inserting the word "Jesus Christ," so that it should read "departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion" the insertion was rejected by a great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of it's protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, and infidelof every denomination.

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That Jefferson would push back the time of a dinner by several hours is an indication for his respect for religious freedom, even though Jefferson was widely criticized in his time for his accommodation of the Tunisian envoy, said Scott Harrop, a professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian languages and cultures at the University of Virginia.

Those who insist Jefferson didn't host an iftar - even if he intended to, in the spirit of religious freedom - are also missing the very simple definition of what an iftar is, historians and former White House staff members say. Much as one doesn't need a roasted turkey or eggnog to celebrate Christmas, there does not need to be a certain menu in place to make an


iftar dinner.

"All iftar is is people breaking their fast. If they broke their fast in the White House, then that was iftar," said Zaki Barzinji, a former senior associate director at the Obama White House who helped plan the administration's last Ramadan celebration. "If I'm with a group of friends who are not Muslim, and we go and eat super late, and I break my fast while I'm with them, technically there was an iftar at that dinner."

John Ragosta, a historian and author of "Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Legacy, America's Creed," agreed, saying that people trying to claim Jefferson's 1805 dinner was not an iftar were playing a "rather childish semantic game."

"Here is an ambassador, an honored guest. The dinner is specifically scheduled after sundown to accommodate him," Ragostamost prone to damage, in particular erosion. Erosion generally occurs because of contact between the turbine blades and particles carried by the steam and also because of contact with the steam itself.
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Fantastical Outerspace

Adventurers are lost in time and space. Shenanigans ensue.

Sinikka Takala

Background

A diplomatic envoy from the Empyrean Confederation, Sinikka is a quirky, curious character who, while positive and up-beat, shows little regard for protocol.

Story Involvement

Sinikka was swift to collude with The Party to aid them in joining the discussions with Layneworth officials at the Whimsymines. As unconventional as this may have seemed, it did result in valuable information being exchanged between all parties.

Sinikka would later ditch her entourage to join The Party on vacation. After stating that the nearby haunted house ride was allegedly built based on the sites of famous adventures, she requested that The Party join her on it to gauge its’ authenticity.

After a series of uneventful illusory scares, Sinikka was nearly abducted by a mysterious skullFire this season – not exactly the fairytale ending for the greatest striker in American history. But maybe McBride saw the writing on the wall on April 17 at RFK Stadium.

Carlos de los Cobos benched him in favor of Collins John. And though McBride scored the icer in a 2-0 win over D.C. United – off a header, of course – he never again was a regular starter in Chicago’s lineup as de los Cobos tinkered the rest of the way. This may have been the moment McBride started to see his future laid out in front of him.

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Conor Chinn was the star of the night as the rookie’s brace led the Red Bulls over Philadelphia in Open Cup play on April 27. But history may


B’s departure was announced soon after.

Since being drafted by Chivas USA in 2006, the duo had become the young faces of the club. This quiet defeat marked an equally quiet end of an era.

Bring the boys back home

There were fireworks after the game at the Home Depot Center, but they paled next to the pyrotechnics in the game itself. The Galaxy punched holes through Seattle on July 4, winning 3-1 in front of a standing-room only crowd of 27,000. And all of them went wild every time Landon Donovan touched the ball, a moving show of appreciation for the national-team star, who was playing his first game since his heroic turn in South Africa.

Interestingly, it was his US teammate, Edson Buddle, who actually scored a goal that night.the race for the Golden Boot. By the time the final whistle had blown, the San Jose attacker had spectacularly caught up to Edson Buddle with his 15th, 16th and 17th goals of the season.

A hat trick – as a substitute. One goal was poached, one was on a PK and one was a clinical finish. All told, the night was a microcosm of Wondo’s entire season. The next week, the lifelong substitute clinched the Boot.

Bald is beautiful

Conor Casey rarely scores a pretty
goal. And that’s just fine for the big Rapids striker. His most
important goal of his MLS career was perhaps the ugliest – the equalizer
that put Colorado on the board in MLS Cup.

Jamie Smith’s cross
in the 57th minute was swallowed in a three-man diving scrum of Casey
and


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The account in dispute was opened February 4, 1966, when the testatrix, then in her mid-seventies, purchased from the savings association an investment certificate, No. 88, in the sum of $7,000.  On February 1, 1967, the testatrix purchased from the savings association another investment certificate, No. 143, in the amount of $8,000.
The testatrix died February 19, 1967.  Her will, executed on October 26, 1966, prior to purchase of the second investment certificate, was admitted to probate. The will divided the estate of the testatrix equally between her daughter, Eloise, and her grandchildren, the children of her deceased son, Benton.  The will made no mention of the savings account in question.
The account at the time of the testatrix's death showed a balance of $15,000, represented by investment certificates Nos. 88 and 143.  The account and the certificates were in the joint names of the testatrix and her daughter, Eloise, pursuant to a signature card executed by them in the following language:
{". . . Campbell Eloise V. and . . . Campbell Cleo S. . . . as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, and not as tenants by the entirety, the undersigned hereby apply for a savings


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Problem is, most companies see it as "far off" and too far away to bother, ignoring the fact that migrating can take years. Just because you were told in 2009 that XP was going away in April 2014, means most companies will ignore it until the last minute. It's so bad that Microsoft is getting requests to extend XP support another year. (And most of those are from people who did NOT need more than 5 years to migrate - they just ignored it until they had the "oh shit it's only 6 months away!" moment).

It's been going on for years now - the banks have had more than ample opportunity to prepare.

XP embedded was the OS of choice after


section of the case. The patent to Johnston discloses a glass door type merchandiser display case in which air is circulated through the air conduit and through the evaporator coils arranged within the air conduit in such a direction that cold air enters from the bottom of the opening in the cabinet and after passing across such opening is then drawn back into the air conduit by an air inlet located at the top of the opening in the cabinet.second part, Christina Major of Sombulus leads a roundtable discussion between Adam Ma (Folklore), James Nelson (Monster Lands) and Starlia Prichard (Castoff) about their inspirations for their comics, what genre tropes they’ve chosen to include or not include in their stories, and about reader expectations and the benefits of breaking them.

They talk about what made them decide to publish their comics in a language other than Spanish, the challenges of writing in a language that is not their native, coming up with fantasy languages and the way the process is informed by their own bilingualism, and the local comics scene in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain.

The SpiderForest Community is thankful for your generous support!

Although English is, for many, the overwhelming language of choice for modern webcomics, it is


collaboration with others, the pitfalls of working on a long-term project with a friend, how to prepare for the worst, and the importance of writing up a contract.

Webcomics are projects that take a long long time to complete, often many years. Sustaining interest in a project like that over such a long time is real challenge. Life, money, health, and simple boredom can all conspire against you. How do you overcome these obstacles and keep your eyes on your goal?

In the first part of the episode, Ewa of Bits Fair interviews Katherine Jameson, creator of Age of Clay, about her experiences working on a webcomic she had all scripted out before she started drawing it, about the ways she redefined what the project was about as the timeand a plus-62 rating in 398 career NHL games, all with Washington. He is one of just two active defensemen (Erik Karlsson) in the league to have registered a 70-point season and is the only active defenseman to have recorded two seasons of 70 points or more. Since the 2007-08 season, Green ranks fourth among NHL blueliners in points (236), second in goals (79) and his 0.77 points per game lead the league.

The 6’1”, 207-pound defenseman is a two-time member of the NHL First All-Star Team and is a two-time Norris Trophy runner up. He was named to his first NHL All-Star Game in 2010-11 and was a finalist in back-to-back years (2010 and 2011) for the NHL Foundation Player Award, which is given to the player who


applies the core values of hockey – commitment, perseverance and teamwork – to enrich the lives of people in his community.

Green currently ranks seventh all-time in points by a Capitals defenseman and sixth in goals. His six overtime goals rank second all-time in Capitals history behind only Alex Ovechkin (12) and his plus-62 rating ranks tied for 12th. He is one of only three Capitals blueliners to have recorded 70 or more points in a single season (Larry Murphy, Kevin Hatcher and Scott Stevens) and one of just two defensemen to have scored 30 or more goals in a single campaign (Hatcher).

Look, even Green’s most vocal critics have no issue admitting he’s been one of the league’s most productive offensive defensemen. Anytime he steps onto the ice —need to get more shots on net," Adrian coach Chad Davis said. "I'm proud of the effort we had tonight, and I thought we saw the team we were looking for. You can't win a championship in January, and we're still playing for home ice (in the NCHA Tournament)."

Adrian held a 34-10 advantage in shots into the third period when the Saints caught their break. Briget Cojocar pounced on a loose puck in the St. Scholastica zone and started a rush up of the left side. Cojocar's shot was stopped by Adrian goalie Jade Walsh, but the rebound went to Hanowski, who charged in late and slipped the puck under Walsh for the goal.

"We had an outstanding scoring chance that went hard off the rim and led to


kill was on tonight, and that's the best we've seen it this year," Davis said. "It's a positive that we can take as we look toward the playoffs."

Despite taking two penalties in the first period, Adrian outshot the Saints 15-4 in the frame. St. Scholastica was held without a shot during a 14-minute stretch, but Hartfiel kept the Bulldogs off the board. Hartfiel turned away Lewicki's shorthanded breakaway early in the game, then stopped Audrey Noles' hard shot from the slot later in the period.

Walsh finished with 12 saves for the Bulldogs, while Kelsey Kusch had a team-high seven shots.

The Bulldogs host Finlandia today for another NCHA game. Adrian swept a two-game series from the Lions last weekend, winning 5-0 and 7-1 in Hancock.

NOTES

-- Adrian seniors Danielle Smith,Lauren Turner and Alix Vallee will be honored before today's game as part of Senior Day.

-- St. Scholastica's Nina Waidacher did not play as she is playing for Switzerland in the upcoming Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Waidacher leads the Saints with 22 goals this season.


Banning Academies of Creative and Innovative Sciences

Banning Academies of Creative and Innovative Sciences (BACIS) is a high school in Wilmington, California. BACIS is one of two public high schools that are co-located on the Banning complex.  BACIS is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.

BACIS was created as part of LAUSD's Public School Choice process, through which the School Board encouraged teacher teams to develop plans to restructure failing schools. As a chronically underperforming school, Banning was required to participate in the fourth round of Public School Choice, which concluded with Superintendent John Deasy approving the BACIS school plan. BACIS opened as a Small Learning Community in August 2013, and became an autonomous school in August 2014.

Sadly June 30, 2018 it was closed down. The real reasonstill unknown.

References

Category:Educational institutions established in 2014
Category:Schools in California
Category:2014 establishments in California


plays around the home, and teaches us big life lessons, has her own problems too. Yes. After learning a few lessons, her mom never fails to feed her the one and only, Dabur Chyawanprash everyday. I still remember a grave incident where she had to be admitted in the hospital and lots of tensions and worries this, little powerhouse of joy had given to all of us. Let me recall it for all of you then!

She was three years old. Able to walk,run, hide from uncle when he’s back from college, tease him by pulling his nose, watching some Hindi songs and enacting the way the heroine dances, and everything similiar to what, a little princess can do. One fine day, she was out on a school picnicmost probably. It was in an unknown place and I could easily bet that she might have eaten something which was not suitable to her little body. She has this bad habit if eating spicy wherever whenever possible. That’s something, elder girls like too, but she is too smart to know her preferences from now itself. So here she was,maybe busy hogging on spicy foodstuff from that unknown place, not knowing that the same foodstuff would probably land her up, into the ICU very soon. So she returned back normally as the other kids did, but her mother, did sense something fishy. She vomited after a couple of hours and she gained fever as well. The family physician was called up immediately and, he suggested to admit her