house already. Yurii reprimands him, saying that they should be content with the books they have.

While Alex tucks Sasha in, Tonia asks Yurii how long he will keep finding excuses not to write. She begs him to follow his heart and go into the library in town to write, but Yurii protests that his heart is here, with his family. Tonia insists that tomorrow he will go to the library first thing in the morning. At the library, Yurii runs into Lara and tells her he tried to stay away but could not. She says it is too dangerous for them to do anything because Strelnikov is her husband and his spies are everywhere. The main characters sing a quintet about how love is both a blessing andof Yuriatin, and killing anyone without calloused hands. Lara says they made it out because she begged Strelnikov to let them through. She gives Yurii a letter Tonia left with her. In the letter, Tonia explains how Russia is no longer safe and, after her father's death, they had to leave. She says that she met Lara and wanted to hate her, but could not. Tonia asks him to go outside and watch the moon sometimes, the way they used to. ("Watch the Moon (Reprise)") Lara and Yurii sing about how there is not much time until the Red Army comes looking for him as a deserter, but they can spend that time together. ("On the Edge of Time")

The scene shifts to a military hearing where Strelnikov is


in the almost 2 weeks my father spent in the hospital, while he was in the ICU and I was increasingly convinced he would never get out. She seemed to be totally at the mercy of what the specialists were saying. In theory, she should be on your side in trying to minimize the time in the hospital, and therefore costs. Someday in a fixed payment world it will work this way because there will be no rewards for extra time and procedures. But not yet.

The nursing staff: in the grand scheme, they are the only ones who deliver care. Not medication or procedures, which the doctors and specialists seem to have forgotten is not the same thing. Care has many dimensions and encompasses the whole person: theonly horizontal that long because the hospital kept him in a bed for a week before surgery!). The technician who came to check that his veins were clot-free had instructions to roll his leg to check them. Which of course was impossible because he had a broken hip. She knew that this was dumb so did the best she could, telling jokes and flirting with my father the whole time. He loved her and did whatever she asked. Also, she took the time to figure out which ear he could hear in, which made asking him to do things much easier. I’m just saying.

The cafeteria staff: these might be the nicest people in the whole place. If you find yourself in a hospital for an interminable period waiting


a little over an hour and are not particularly dangerous procedures. My brother just had a full replacement and wasn’t even under general anesthesia. Leonard Morse, aside from anchoring the road to South Natick, is a hip replacement factory for the elderly who live in and around Metrowest Boston. Without Medicare, it would not exist. Because of Medicare, it is full to its 5th-floor brim with geriatric patients awaiting, undergoing, or recovering from surgery.

I thought my father would be in that 2nd category by the next afternoon and the 3rd category by evening, as we’d been told the night before by the attending the ER. I was wrong. Enter the cardiologist.

I got to know the cast of characters at the hospital a lot better than last time –these ports. Others established even deeper ties by settling in these cities and becoming respected members of the local elite. Instead of the snarling drunken fiends that parade through children’s books, these pirates spent their booty on pigs and chickens, hoping to live a more placid and financially secure life on land."

Eddie Long, the homophobic pastor, is dead. He was 63. Long allegedly sexually abused young men in his congregation.

CHILE Gay activist attacked in Santiago park by three men wearing neo-Nazi symbols.

BRAZIL This is 17-year-old son Itaberli Lozano and his mother 32-year-old Tatiana Lozano Pereira. She had two thugs beat him up, before she stabbed him to death - because he was gay. The charred remains of his body were discovered in a field.

Dustin Lance Black has urged


and Joey: the dos and don’ts of TV spin offs. "As The Good Wife and 24 keep to the maxim of ‘old characters, new show’, we run through the rules in a reimagined TV universe."

The UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has rejected complaints about a segment on the Loose Women panel show about gay men being the must-have accessory.

How the world finally caught up with Twin Peaks. "Forget fan theories about Westworld or Game of Thrones. Twin Peaks was an internet-age show before its time – and TV addicts are ready for a real riddle to pore over. Thank goodness Coop is coming back."

Prestige TV finally went too far with The Young Pope. "HBO's newest series takes prestige television to such extremes, it almost becomes a parody of theKerala Holidays, Places to visit, Things to do & Tour Packages

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every season is special in kerala and has its own charms.

God's own Country, as some refer to it, Kerala isa paradise of sandy beaches and waving palms. This south-Indian state is famous for its sumptuous spice plantations, vast tea gardens, wildlife reserves and coconuts. The tropical climate of the state makes it a perfect visit through-out the year. Tourists can enjoythe lush beauty of its grasslands, serene topical backwaters, golden beaches, high mountains


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Kochi(Cochin): Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi is the heritage city of Kerala. It has forts, several museums, and galleries. The most visited destination is Fort Kochi. Visit the Princess Street to view colonial European architecture. Bastian Bungalow in the fort is a typical example of Indo-Dutch Architecture.Hill Palace Museum is another popular place to go.

Eat at: Banana Leaf, Royal Food Court, BTH Kempu, and Arctic Circle offer good food.

Shop at: Isidore Art Palace inJew town will ship art and antiques outside India; also visitLulu Cochin Mall, the largest mall in Asia with all major National and International brands.

Kovalam: Known for its world-famous beaches, Kovalam ispopular among tourists because of its serene environments, shallow waters, and a relaxing atmosphere. Haylon Castle build at a rock top nearan amazing Ayurvedicexperience.

Kerala Beach Tour: A 20 day tour of the best places in South India including theMerina Beach of Chennai, Pondicherry’s Township of Auroville or the City of Dawn, and the famous Meenakshi temple of Madhurai. ABoat cruise at Lake Periyarand a day at Snake Boat Race Festival will make your trip worth remembering. The tour will be incomplete without a trip to hill station Munnar and the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Cochin.

Kerala Cultural Tour: A tour through one of the most enchanting places, Kovalam in Kerala, will take you to Palaces, museums, art galleries, reptile house observatories, and more. A backwater cruise from Quilon to Alleppey, Safaris and boat rides through Periyar, and a day in one of the untouched hill stations of South India,


TORONTO, Ontario (July 11, 2013) - Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA) (“Mega” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding farm in and joint venture term sheet (“Term Sheet”) with Cameco Australia Pty Ltd (“Cameco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO, NYSE:CCJ), in respect of certain granted tenements and tenement applications that comprise Mega’s Kintyre Rocks project, located in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia (“Project”). The Project, owned by Boxcut Mining Pty Ltd (“Boxcut”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mega, immediately surrounds the lease containing the Kintyre uranium deposit, jointly owned by Cameco and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (“Mitsubishi”).

Mega and Cameco will now work towards negotiating and entering into a formal binding farm in and joint venture agreement inrespect of the Project (“Definitive Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Term Sheet and subject to the negotiation, execution and delivery of a Definitive Agreement:

Cameco may earn an initial 51% interest in the Project by sole funding expenditure for exploration activities of AUD$2 million within 24 months from the date of the Definitive Agreement (the “Stage 1 Farm In”).

Upon Cameco earning a 51% interest in the Project, Boxcut and Cameco will form a joint venture for the purpose of maintaining and exploring, and, if justified, the development and mining of, the Project.

Cameco will be the operator of the Project during the Stage 1 Farm In period and the manager of the joint venture after the joint venture formation date.

Cameco may elect to earn an additional 19% interest in the Project (for


2013 series marks the inter-league series at 49–45 to the White Sox. In 2014 the White Sox reclaimed the Crosstown Cup after winning the first three games of their four-game series. They won the first two games at Wrigley Field 3–1 in 12 and 4–1 respectively, came back to U.S. Cellular Field to win 8–3 before getting blown out in the final game 12–5.

In 2010, 2011, and 2012, the trophy was sponsored by oil and gas company BP and was known as the BP Crosstown Cup.  From 2013 to 2018 there was no corporate sponsor.  In 2019 the trophy was sponsored by the financial holding company Wintrust and was therfore called the Wintrust Crosstown Cup.

Barrett vs. Pierzynski
The rivalry turned physical on May 20, 2006, when aPoe was indicted by a Bracken County grand jury for criminal mischief in the first degree[4] and for being a PFO II.[5] At a jury trial held on November 5, 2004, the Commonwealth presented testimony[6] from Trooper Gerald Fieger, Jr., with the Kentucky State Police, who testified to the following events: On March 29, 2004, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Trooper Fieger, along with KSP Trooper John Combs and Bracken County Deputy Sheriff Justin Pickerell, responded to a 911 call alleging domestic violence at the residence of Joey and Bonnie Poe located at 450 Delaney Road, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky. The 911 call had been placed by Bonnie's aunt, Linda Fagen, who reported that while she was talking to Bonnie on the telephone, Poe had come home, was cursing


at Bonnie, and then the phone line went dead.[7]
When the officers arrived at the residence, it was raining heavily. Bonnie answered the door and told the officers that she and Poe had argued because Poe had been drinking and that following the argument Poe had left the house on foot. Bonnie gave consent to the officers to search inside the residence for Poe, but they did not locate him. The officers then proceeded to search for Poe outside the residence, and Deputy Pickerell located Poe in an *40 abandoned vehicle located at the back of the property.
Poe was in the passenger seat of the vehicle and was accompanied by a large dog. Poe appeared to be either asleep or passed out. As the officers approached the vehicle, thedog began to bark. The officers knocked on the window of the vehicle and asked Poe to step outside, but Poe refused. The officers repeatedly asked Poe to step outside of the vehicle, but instead Poe reached down under the seat. Because the officers thought Poe was reaching for a weapon, they drew their guns and ordered Poe to put his hands up and to exit the vehicle. Poe started to exit the vehicle with the dog, but the officers warned Poe to leave the dog in the vehicle or it would be shot.[8] The officers removed Poe from the vehicle, searched his person, and placed him in handcuffs. However, Poe was told that he was not under arrest.
Poe was taken around the front of the house where


he was placed in the backseat of Trooper Fieger's police cruiser. The officers began to question Poe and attempted to explain why they were at the residence, but Poe was very intoxicated and very belligerent, and he threatened the officers because they would not allow him to get his dog out of the vehicle. Poe continued cursing and was uncooperative with the officers. He began to bang his head on the metal screen that separated the front seat and the backseat of the police cruiser. Because he continued to be uncooperative, Trooper Fieger told Poe he was under arrest.
Trooper Fieger left the Poes' property with Poe in the backseat of the police cruiser. However, Poe continued to bang his head on the metal screen inside the car andon the side glass window. Trooper Fieger stopped the car to restrain Poe, but Poe kicked the glass out of the side window, breaking the window molding and knocking out a portion of a smaller window. Trooper Fieger then sprayed Poe in the face with pepper spray and he and Trooper Combs wrestled Poe out of the car and to the ground.[9] Poe's legs were restrained and he was placed back inside the police cruiser.[10]
As Trooper Fieger drove toward the police station, Poe attempted to crawl out of the moving vehicle through the broken window. Trooper Fieger stopped the car and put a seatbelt on Poe to prevent him from escaping. Once they arrived at the police station, Poe continued to curse at the officers, and also threatened


The trial court denied Poe's motion on February 22, 2005. Poe was sentenced to five years in prison on March 8, 2005.[13] On March 29, 2005, the trial court entered an order amending the March 8, 2005, final judgment and sentence to reflect the correct disposition of the alcohol intoxication and menacing charges. This appeal followed.
In his argument to this Court, Poe claims the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, causing substantial prejudice to him in violation of his rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Sections Two and Eleven of the Kentucky Constitution. Specifically, Poe contends that he was placed under arrest without probable cause when he was handcuffed and put in theEMBED >More News Videos Action Cam: Police investigate bodies found in Delaware River on July 4, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When rescuers got to the scene on Thursday they hoped by the time the dive team got to a man floating in the Delaware River that somehow he would still be alive.Tragically he wasn't.Just a few hours before in the same location near 700 Columbus Boulevard a woman was also found dead.Police have now confirmed 28-year-old Anjania Patterson and 39-year-old Timothy Siler were the ones found dead.Even worse, police say their 5-year-old daughter was left in their Nissan SUV, unharmed, next to the water.Friday morning, Philadelphia Police released new details based on surveillance video they've obtained.Detectives say the incident began much earlier Thursday morning than they previously thought."Apparently it


occurred around 2:45 a.m.," said Philadelphia Police Captain Sekou Kinebrew.The video also recorded what they think are the moments leading up to when the tragedy began."They park the SUV, they get out, the child is still in the vehicle. They have some sort of conversation," Kinebrew said.Next police say the two separate for a brief moment."The mother we believe is still at the bank of the river when the father goes back to the car," Kinebrew said. "When he returns we believe the mother has already jumped into the river. He looks around and then he jumps in, presumably to rescue her."Police also say it was a person walking their dog in the morning who first spotted Patterson in the water.Siler wasn't located until several hours later."Again, notIzvođač:

Cordas do Sol

The six-man band from Cape Verde's Santo Antão island was founded in 1994 and five years later brought out its first album "Linga d'Sentonton", to almost immediate critical praise. Their vocal, acoustic and percussion combination is inspired by the traditional Son Jon rhythms that come cascading down the island's spectacular mountain scenery and echo into its dense sugar cane fields. The group's follow-up record in 2002, "Marijoana" consolidated their reputation as one of Cape Verde's freshest bands, with its purity of sound, sensitive texts and humour.


A boat carrying asylum seekers was intercepted close to Christmas Island on Friday, the first to reach Australian waters since June 2014.

The boat made it within 200m of Flying Fish Cove before it was boarded by Australian officials, sources on the island told Guardian Australia.

It is unclear whether the boat was intercepted by Australian navy or Border Force staff.

Those on board were given life jackets. The boat was moved further away from the island and covered in a tarpaulin so the arrivals cannot be counted or identified, the sources said.

Christmas Island shire president Gordon Thomson said locals spotted the fishing boat early on Friday morning about 100 to 200 metres from Smith Point, the entry to the island’s harbour.

By the time he arrived to join onlookers at Smithsouth-west Java to Christmas Island - a distance of a little more than 350km - has been a popular route for people seeking protection in Australia.

It is the first boat to reach Australian waters since June last year, when 157 Sri Lankan Tamils were intercepted about 300km from the island. They were held on board for a month and, after negotiations to send them back to India broke down, transferred to immigration detention in Nauru.

Australia claims to have “turned back” 20 boats since Operation Sovereign Borders began in late 2013. Boats have been forcibly sent back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, some crashing on reefs and requiring rescue.

In May at least one boat returned to Indonesia after the crew was paid by Australian government officials, according to an


Petrus Bertius, professor of Mathematics at Leiden University, later became Cosmographer and Historiographer to Louis XIII of France. He wrote many works both geographical and theological, contributing geographical material to the works of Clüver and Herrera. He wrote the text for the "Tabularum Geographicarumum" for Cornelius Claesz to replace that of the unknown author of the "Caert -Thressoor"of Barent Langenes which had appeared in 1598 published in Middleburg The atlas with Bertius text was first published in 1600 by Claesz in Amsterdam with maps by Petrus Kaerius, Jodicus Hondius & Benjanin Wright, it was to be published in a number of editions. This edition published in Germany by Mattias Becker for Henry Lorentsz the successor of Cornelius Claesz. with German text.
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In addition to daily publication of database updates, information on classified statistics in DDBJ databases such as species and features is worthwhile for users. DDBJ already provides several statistics on its web site, such as the gross numbers of registered entries and of bases in registered databases, with numerical values and graphs. However, with conventional media it is difficult to provide an overview of the features of DDBJ databases at a


FILE - In this March 21, 2016 file photo, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair, Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. is interviewed in New York. Two “sophisticated adversaries” linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the DNC’s computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the party and an outside analyst said Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Wasserman Schultz called the incident "serious." (APAP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers

By JACK GILLUM, DEB RIECHMANN and JULIE PACE

Jun. 14, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, people familiar with the breachthe breach said at least one year's worth of detailed chats, emails and opposition research on Trump were stolen. That kind of research, a staple of political campaigns, often contains detailed information — sometimes factual and sometimes specious — about a candidate's personal and professional history.

The individual, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the breach, said DNC officials first learned about the hack in late April when its technology staff discovered malware on its computers.

CrowdStrike reported Tuesday that one group of hackers was able to execute computer code remotely on systems running Microsoft Windows. Another was capable of recording keystrokes.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said last month that U.S. officials have seen indications of foreign hackers spying on the


presidential candidates. He said the U.S. intelligence community expects more cyber threats against the campaigns.

Foreign hacking was rampant during the 2008 presidential election, and President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were targets of Chinese cyberattacks in the 2012 campaign. In 2008, Obama and Republican nominee Sen. John McCain were also targeted.

CrowdStrike said one of the hacking groups identified in the DNC attack, dubbed Cozy Bear, had previously infiltrated unclassified networks at the White House, the State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Another group detected, called Fancy Bear, had targeted private and public sector networks around the world since the mid-2000s. The two groups involved in the DNC hacking had penetrated the system separately, CrowdStrike said.

Dmitri Alperovitch, CrowdStrike's co-founder and chief technology officer, said the hackers specifically targetedContents

Influence and Spheres

Think of a "sphere" as a group of client-nations that are dependent on the sphere leader for guidance. This is distinct from a "Satellite". A good example from this time period would be the Slavic states of the Balkans, which generally fell into Russia's "sphere". In Victoria 2, members of a sphere form a common market, on which goods are purchased and sold first, before going to the world market. This can be beneficial to ensure resource availability, as well as a captive market for finished goods. It is important to note that tariffs will not apply to goods purchased on this "common market".

How does sphering work?

Great Powers may influence other countries to join their Sphere, which makes forming alliances much easier. 50 points is needed


East Harlem Mourns Carmen Villegas, Activist Who Fought to Save Church

EAST HARLEM — It was only right that Carmen Villegas' friends and family celebrated her life Monday in front of Our Lady Queen of Angels, a Catholic church on East 113th between Second and Third Avenues that has been closed since 2007.

Villegas, a well-known community advocate and devoted Catholic, fought the diocese' plan to close the church by occupying the sanctuary for 37 hours in 2007. The protest ended when police rushed in and arrested Villegas, as well as several others and shuttered the church earlier than planned.

But Villegas never stopped fighting to see her beloved church reopened. On most Sundays, when she wasn't too weak from her cancer treatments, Villegas joined other parishioners for a service outsideof the locked church doors.

"She was steadfast," said Gladys Nestre-Rivera, one of the parishioners who were arrested in 2007. "It was our goal to save the church and we weren't going to give up. We never did."

Villegas, 58, lost her battle with cancer on Dec. 5. More than 100 people gathered outside of the church Monday to say goodbye to a woman whom they said fought for East Harlem every day of her life.

Whether it was battling the diocese to save her church, fighting against gentrification and displacement or trying to eliminate HIV and AIDS, Villegas could be found on the front lines of the issues affecting East Harlem.

"it just wasn't in church but outside of church where she fought," said family friend Nancy Perez. "She was about


helping the community with all of its needs."

Some members of the community wanted the diocese to open the doors of the church for Villegas' memorial. They say the diocese once again turned them away.

"We had heard that Carmen has passed away last week, and she was certainly remembered in our prayers for the repose of her soul, as well as for the consolation of her family and loved ones, especially today as her funeral Mass was being celebrated at another parish," Zwilling wrote in an e-mail.

"However, because the parish of Our Lady Queen of Angels has been closed for more than (five) years....it was not possible for it to be used."

As they do on Sunday, Villegas' friends gathered, undeterred, outside of the church, her white coffin protected fromthe constant drizzle by a canopy.

"She had that combination of being actively religious and active in the community. You could say she came from the liberation theology tradition," said friend William Gerena-Rochet.

During an emotional 90-minute memorial, mourners draped Villegas' casket with the Puerto Rican flag. They sang la bandera bonita, or the beautiful flag, while wiping away tears. They held yellow roses and touched her casket as they prayed over it in Spanish.

They recalled her favorite expressions and her annual Three Kings Day party where she stuffed more than 100 people into her one bedroom apartment. The party was so popular that people had to come in waves.

East Harlem Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito recalled how Villegas called her while barricaded inside the church during the 2007 effort to prevent


it from closing. The front doors had been locked but Villegas slipped her in through a side entrance that the diocese was unaware of.

"Unfortunately, the church did not open its doors but we are here to make sure she is not forgotten," said Mark-Viverito who wiped tears from her face during the memorial.

"Carmen is a person you meet once in a generation," said Mark-Viverito.

Assemblymen Robert Rodriguez said visiting Villegas was a required stop when he decided to step into public life because her "roots were deep" in the community.

"You had to talk to Carmen because she knew how to make the community great," said Rodriguez.

Villegas was born in New York City but raised in Puerto Rico. She studied liturgy and the Scriptures in Caracas, Venezuela before obtaining abachelor's degree in health from the City University of New York and a master's degree in communications from the New York Institute of Technology.

During her career, Villegas worked as an adjunct professor at Touro College as well as coordinated the HIV and infectious disease program at Lincoln Hospital's Medical and Mental Health Center. She was a long-time member of Community Board 11, and part of the national planning committee of the National Catholic Conference.

Villegas is survived by three sisters and a brother.

Niece Melanie Martinez, 18, a college student, said her aunt always pushed her to do the right thing, but for herself.

Eduardo Padro, a member of the parish for 38 years and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. gave a reprise of the eulogy he gave at


Villegas' service.

He used his law dictionary to find words to describe his friend such as revolutionary, Catholic, intellectual and organizer. He imagined Villegas jokingly telling him to get a plain dictionary and to pick out words like brilliant, sister, aunt, sexy and happy.

"Why use all those words. All you needed to say was that I followed Jesus' example," Padro imagined Villegas saying.

As the service ended, those gathered sang hymns and waited as the casket was loaded into the hearse.

"Adios Carmen," they yelled while hugging one another.

Villegas' niece Laura Satterfield, said she didn't know how loved her aunt was until the service.

"I didn't realize until today how many lives she had touched," said Satterfield. "We are so honored to have shared our very special gift with so many people."

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laws in Arlington Heights allow you to take home cash winnings, however.) Sister has a stocking-full of Christmas trivia on hand to test the faithful.

"It's a Wonderful Life": The increasingly popular radio-play version of the Frank Capra film (originally scripted by Capra, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett) hits a couple more local venues. The Rialto Square performance will be broadcast live over 1340 WJOL-AM radio, and the Wheaton Drama production includes dance and musical interludes.

"Happy Karaoke Fun Time": The song remains the same — but the lyrics are up for grabs in this Annoyance production that melds karaoke and improv as performers have to come up with new words to popular tunes on the spot. This North Shore version includes an opening set with teen improvisers from theWilmette Theatre's Actors Training Center.

"The Good Doctor": Piven Theatre co-founder Joyce Piven has had a long-running love affair with the work of Anton Chekhov, and now she presents a "salon staging" of Neil Simon's 1973 homage to the Russian master of missteps.


HOW PLACEMAKING AND EARLY CONSULTATION CAN STREAMLINE APPROVALS PROCESSES

Nov 15, 2017

Forbes Chesterman and Paul Cunningham at the Placemaking Week in Amsterdam

Paul Cunningham and Forbes Chesterman from Rowe Group’s Design Studio attended Placemaking Week in Amsterdam in early October. Paul and Forbes were fortunate to collaborate with placemakers, planners, architects and designers from all over the world. One of the primary principles of placemaking, which was a constant theme throughout Placemaking Week, is community consultation and engagement.

Community consultation, as part of the placemaking discipline, can assist developers in achieving a more positive and expeditious outcome. The study tour to Delft in the south of The Netherlands as part of Placemaking Week provided Paul with an opportunity to experience placemaking in practice by participating in a “place game”. Central Delft,which is situated between Rotterdam and The Hague, was segregated by an overground railway which dissected the city centre. The recent sinking of the railway line and construction of a new central railway station (which also houses the Delft Municipal Council offices) has provided the city with a unique redevelopment space.

With any (re)development space comes both opportunities and constraints. As part of the “place game” in Delft, conference delegates were separated into six (6) teams each working on six (6) spaces within the redevelopment area (also known as the “Spoorzone”). Each of the spaces lacked a sense of place. Part of the “place game” exercise included a short interview with a passer-by or user of the railway station precinct to gather thoughts and ideas (both positive and negative)


Tom Scott

Tenor Saxophone
May 19, 1948 --

Tom Scott

"If you thought Scott's early L.A. Express days were his best, surprise...surprise...surprise he is still the Groovemeister the Sultan of Sax."

--Irene Wadkins

Tom Scott: Tenor saxophonist, composer, and leader. He studied clarinet and soprano and alto saxophone before settling on the tenor instrument. By the age of 19 he had played with the orchestras of Oliver Nelson and Don Ellis and in groups led by Howard Roberts and Roger Kellaway; he had also been in demand as a studio musician and composed music for films. On his first recording as a leader (1967) he made use of rock rhythms and electronic effects; he also included one of his best-known compositions, "Blues for Hari."

Scott turned firmly to jazz-rock in 1973 with his group theL.A. Express, a fusion quartet (later a quintet) which toured and recorded with the singer Joni Mitchell. Its performances were hybrid, combining Mitchell's poetic folk lyrics with jazz improvisation and rock accompaniment. Max Bennett and John Guerin provided the rhythmic underpinning; other members were Joe Sample and Larry Carlton (who were replaced by Kellaway and Robben Ford in 1974).

Scott was the principal soloist on Carole King's hit recording Jazzman (l974). Having previously studied Indian music he toured as music director and soloist with the sitar player Ravi Shankar and the rock musician George Harrison in 1975; thereafter he briefly re-formed the L.A. Express with Bennett, Guerin, Ford, and the keyboard player Larry Nash. From the late 1970s he toured occasionally, but concentrated on studio work in Los Angeles.


Mohamed Salah was all smiles as he returned to full training with Liverpool at Melwood.

The Egypt winger, who has missed the past two matches due to a groin problem, is set to make his comeback in Sunday's Premier League clash with leaders Manchester City at Anfield.

Daniel Sturridge also took part in Wednesday's session as the striker looks to put the frustration of recent weekls behind him. Illness and a hamstring injury have kept Sturridge sidelined for the past month and his future is uncertain having dropped down the pecking order.

There was no sign of either captain Jordan Henderson or left-back Alberto Moreno , who are continuing with their rehab.

(Image: (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images))

Youngster Ben Woodburn was present as Jurgen Klopp continues to weigh upthe merits of loaning out the Wales international.

It was Liverpool's first proper training session since last Friday's FA Cup triumph over Everton and the subsequent sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona.The players enjoyed a four-day break in Dubai before flying back to the UK on Tuesday evening.


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When it comes to race relations, Cleveland's police department has a history that is far from unblemished. The highly publicized shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by two Cleveland police officers played a large part in fueling the national outcry for accountability in policing across the nation. In a move that many consider to be highly irresponsible in light of tense relations between police officers and communities of color across the nation, The Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association has now endorsed Donald Trump . The union, which doesn't typically endorse presidential candidates, broke from tradition to endorse the Republican presidential nominee this election season.In response, many black officers are callingfor the union to withdraw it's support of the Republican presidential nominee. "The endorsement of a presidential candidate who is reckless, has a history of being racist and has continued to insult people from different ethnic backgrounds and religions is totally unacceptable," said Lynn Hampton, President of the Black Shield police organization. In an interview with Cleveland.com , Hampton went on to say, "To many black and Hispanic men and women who serve on the Cleveland police department, our union should not be endorsing any candidate."Steve Loomis, president of the Patrolmen’s Association, cited Trump’s pledge to provide funding and equipment to police departments nationwide as explanation for his support. Community leaders, activist and former officers met on Thursday to air their concerns at the Black Shield's union hall


by or for it pertaining to the manufacture and sale of penta. Plaintiff's employee, Spiller, was to be released from his contract with plaintiff so as to be able to enter defendant's employment in order to assist defendant in the training of personnel and in the construction of a plant to make penta. It was agreed that Spiller was not released from his contract with plaintiff so far as divulging trade secrets, except to defendant, was concerned. It was agreed that plaintiff would permit a staff of defendant's technicians and employees to enter its plant for training in the manufacture of penta, where they would have the assistance of Spiller and plaintiff's employees.
Plaintiff agreed to assist defendant in obtaining equipment and raw materials for the manufacture of pentaMary, the Byzantines increased the use of the term in the liturgy, and now almost every string of hymns ends with one in her honour, called a theotokion.

All liturgical rites change and develop over time. As new saints are canonized, new hymns are composed; as new needs arise, new prayers are written.  The rite also profits from the fact that the Christian East is not so centralized in ecclesiastical polity as the West. This allows for greater diversity, and as members of one church visit another, a natural cross-pollination occurs with resultant enrichment on all sides.  In spite of its great emphasis on tradition, the Byzantine Rite comprises a constantly growing and expanding ritual, with room for local practice.

Divine liturgies

The tradition of the Church of


Hours and the Typica

On the eves of Christmas, Theophany, and Annunciation
When the feast is a weekday (or, in the Russian tradition, on any day for Christmas, Theophany), Vespers (with the Liturgy in most instances) is served earlier in the day and so Great Compline functions much as Great vespers does on the vigils of other feast days.

Evening — Great Compline (in some traditions) and, if there be an All-Night Vigil, the reading, matins, first hour.
Morning Watches — (unless there be an all-night vigil) midnight office, matins, first hour.

Sacraments and other services performed as needed

The Holy Mysteries (Sacraments)

Baptism

Baptism transforms the old and sinful person into a new and pure one; the old life, the sins, any mistakes made are gone and a clean slate is given. Through Baptism aothers obtain their chrism from another church. Anointing with it substitutes for the laying-on of hands described in the New Testament, the apostles having made the initial chrism, according to the prayer of consecration of chrism, laying their hands on it, to substitute for laying on of hands for sundry practices where only the apostles could perform said laying on of hands.

Holy Communion (Eucharist)

The Eucharist is at the center of Orthodox Christianity. In practice, it is the partaking of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the midst of the Divine Liturgy with the rest of the church. The bread and wine are believed to become the genuine Body and Blood of the Christ Jesus through the operation of the Holy Spirit.

Communion is given only to baptized


and a 7DD and blood samples were provided. Data are currently available from two health checks. Briefly, the first FFQ was mailed to study participants and returned either before or at the date of the first health check, which took place shortly after recruitment. At the first health check, the first day of the diary was completed as a 24-h recall with a trained interviewer and the remainder completed during subsequent days. The second health check took place 3--4 years later, when the FFQ and 7DD were handed out and later returned by post. At each health check, measures of average daily intake of fruit and vegetables (g/day) were derived from the FFQ and 7DD, and plasma vitamin C (mmol/l) was measured within a few days of thedecision.

Florida Sen. Dennis Baxley filed SB 792 this month, which states that it would be a felony for any person who “knowingly or purposefully performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of the unborn human being whose fetal heartbeat has been detected.” The fetal heartbeat bill was filed for consideration during the legislative session that begins on March 5. Currently, Florida law allows for abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Kentucky, Mississippi and Florida also join states like Tennessee, South Carolina and North Dakota. A new heartbeat bill also will be introduced in Ohio. In 2018, the last one passed the house and senate but was vetoed by then-Governor Kasich. The new Republican


New York, 22 October 2014 – At the root of crises confronted by the United Nations usually lies a “complex web” of violations of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights requiring solutions that can only come from more emphatic and comprehensive protections, the Organization’s top human rights official said today.

Addressing the General Assembly’s main body dealing with social, humanitarian, and cultural issues (Third Committee), UN High Commissioners for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said the world is currently facing “deepening turmoil” amid “biting constraints” of funding.

The High Commissioner presented a report on the work of his Office (OHCHR) between August 2013 and July 2014, under his predecessor, Navi Pillay.

“From the relentless slaughter in Syria and its spill-over to a new wave of barbarity in Iraq; fromit believes. For it has forgotten the fundamental principle that the State is the servant of its people – not the other way round,” said Mr. Zeid.

During the period covered by the report, OHCHR conducted three monitoring missions to Mali, in the midst of the crisis; rapidly deployed a comprehensive human rights monitoring mission to Ukraine; issued public reports on human rights developments in Mali, Ukraine and Iraq; deployed a team to the Philippines to provide advice on key human rights responses in the aftermath of the typhoon; and took part in the training, planning, review and reconfiguration of United Nations peace missions – most recently in the Central African Republic.

In fact, OHCHR personnel were the first UN staff to arrive in conflict areas in Ukraine, in Mali


my mandate as High Commissioner for Human Rights last month, I was startled to discover that all the extensive work of this Office is achieved despite funding shortfalls that burden the Office with significant capacity deficits,” said the High-Commissioner.

And the workload is only increasing, he added, underscoring the growing number of Special Procedures mandates, as well as the Commissions of Inquiry and fact-finding missions mandated by the Human Rights Council and the Security Council. At the end of July, there were 52 mandates and 73 mandate holders, including 38 thematic mandates and 14 country mandates.

OHCHR was also assisting or conducting three Commissions of Inquiry or mandated investigations – on the Syrian Arab Republic, Central African Republic and Sri Lanka – with three more soon to become operational, onwere packed on the leg side to take catches which resulted. This is now illegal. Click here for more.

Bosie An Australian term for a googly, now rarely used. Originated from the inventor of the delivery, BJT Bosanquet

Bouncer A short-pitched ball which passes the batsman at chest or head height

Boundary The perimeter of a cricket field, or the act of the batsman scoring a four or a six (eg "Tendulkar hammered three boundaries")

Box An abdominal protector worn by batsmen and wicketkeepers. It is also an old term for a fielder in the gully region.

Bump Ball A ball which is played off the bat almost instantly into the ground and is caught by a fielder. Often this has the appearance of being a clean catch

Bumper See Bouncer.

Bunny Also known as


leave or play the ball

Cow corner An unconventional fielding position, more commonly found in the lower reaches of the game, on the midwicket/long-on boundary. The term is thought to have originated at Dulwich College where there was the corner of a field containing livestock on that edge of the playing area. Fielders were dispatched to the "cow corner"

Cricket Max A shortened version of the game with unconventional scoring systems pioneered by Martin Crowe in New Zealand in the late 1990s.

Cross bat A cross-batted shot is where the batsman holds his bat horizontally when striking the ball. Examples of cross-batted shots include hooks, pulls and cuts

Dead ball A ball from which no runs can be scored or wickets taken. First referred to in 1798

Declaration When the batting side endstheir innings before all of their players are out

Dibbly-dobbly bowlers - Bowlers who are of medium pace, and are effective in the one-day scenario in choking the runs. New Zealand had a famous quartet - Rod Latham, Gavin Larsen, Chris Harris and Nathan Astle - during the 1992 World Cup

Dolly An easy catch

Doosra A Hindi/Urdu word which means "second" or "other", the doosra is the offspinner's version of the googly, delivered out of the back of the hand and turning away from the right-hand batsman

Drifter/ Floater - A delivery bowled by an offspinner which curves away from a right-hander, and then carries straight on instead of turning

Duck A score of 0 (also known as Blob)

Duckworth Lewis Named after Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, two mathematicians who devised a


formal history, the MCC which was founded in 1787, was the autocratic arbiter in cricket matters. No law could be changed without its approval. And while the administration of the game world-wide has moved to the International Cricket Council, and to the England and Wales Cricket Board in Britain, the MCC is still regarded as the ultimate defender of the laws of the game, a type of Privy Council of cricket. For many years, English touring teams were known officially as the MCC but as the 'great' has ebbed away from Britain and its colonies, so the influence of the MCC has diminished. Also the initials of the Melbourne Cricket Club in Victoria.

Middle - To hit the ball from the meat of the bat, "to middle it" iscentre of the field of play.

Play on - When a batsman hits the ball but it goes on to hit the stumps and he is bowled.

Plumb - When the batsman is clearly LBW, even at full speed, he is said to be plumb in front.

Powerplay This was introduced by the ICC in 2005 to try to spruce up the middle overs of one-day internationals by enforcing the bowling side to take three blocks of overs in which they have to have extra fielders within the 30-yard circle. The first Powerplay is mandatory through the first ten overs of the innings, the second and third ones, of five overs each, can be taken at any other time. In rain-reduced matches the duration of the second and third Powerplays is


Also the area in which they perform said action

Runner A player who is called upon by a batsman who might otherwise need toretire hurt. He is required to wear the same padding and stands at square leg or the non-striker's end to perform the duty of running between the wickets. Often the cause of endless confusion and inevitable run-outs

Sandshoe crusher Colloquial term for Yorker, a full-pitched delivery that is aimed at the batsman's toes and usually hits them aswell

Seam The ridge of stitching that holds the two halves of a ball together, and causes deviation off the pitch when the ball lands. Seam bowlers, as opposed to swing bowlers, rely on movement off the pitch, rather than through the air

Shoulder arms The description of when a batsman decidesone-day internationals. It allowed teams to replace on player during a game, but the reality was it heavily favoured the side batting first and was quickly dropped.

Swing A ball that curves through the air, as opposed to off the seam. See also,reverse swing

Tailender Players who come in towards the end of an innings, generally Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, who are not noted for their batting prowess (although ideally they can bowl a bit by way of compensation)

Teapot (or double-teapot) A gesticulation beloved of fast bowlers, particularly the grumpier sort, such as Glenn McGrath and Angus Fraser. Involves having both hands on hips at the same time, usually in reaction to a dropped catch, edged boundary or general misfield

Throwing To deliver the ball with a arm that


flexes at the elbow at point of delivery, thereby enabling extra spin to be imparted for a slow bowler, or extra pace for a quick bowler. A topic of endless debate

Ton A century (100 runs by a single batsman in one innings)

Tonk To give the ball a good wallop, onomatopoeically named after the sound a good hit makes. See also twat, biff, thwack, belt, spank and leather

Track The pitch

Trundler Slow, laborious type of bowler who thinks he's quick, once was quick, or is simply old, fat and unfit and needs to be put out to pasture. See military medium

Twelfth man A substitute fielder (and drinks waiter) for the chosen eleven. If called upon to play, he is permitted to field wherever he is needed, but can neither batnor bowl

Two-paced A wicket that is beginning to break up, usually after three or four days of a Test match, and so produces some deliveries that leap off a length, and others that sneak through at shin-height

Uncovered pitches Pitches that were left open to the elements for the duration of a match, and so developed a variety of characteristics. The failings of a generation of English batsmen were attributed to the decision, in the 1970s, to bring on the covers at the slightest hint of rain

V - in the The arc between mid-off and mid-on in which batsmen who play straight (in accordance with the MCC Coaching Manual) tend to score the majority of their runs. Modern aggressive players, such as Virender Sehwag, tend to prefer the V


between point and third man

Wagon-wheel A circular graph or line-drawing depicting the region in which a batsman has scored his runs

Walk (To) The improbable act of a batsman giving himself out, without waiting for an umpire's decision. Adam Gilchrist, famously, did this against Sri Lanka in the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup. Mike Atherton, equally famously, did not at Trent Bridge in 1998, en route to a matchwinning 98 not out against South Africa

Wicket One of those ubiquitous words that is central to the game of cricket. The word can be used to describe the 22 yards between the stumps, the stumps collectively (bails included), the act of hitting these stumps and so dismissing the batsman, and perversely, the act of not being out (Gayle and SarwanIran conclude a deal on the nuclear issue linking enrichment and sanctions, Iran would no longer remain a pariah state. Once the new agreement takes root, Western countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Community, would embark on more robust relations with Iran. This prospect terrifies the Saudi regime.

According to the BBC, Saudi Arabia’s nuclear agreement with Pakistan goes back years. Under the agreement, Saudi Arabia has financed the production of nuclear weapons and delivery systems, which Pakistan has kept ready to transfer to the kingdom at the request of the Saudi leadership.

This agreement, if accurately reported, would help the Saudis hide a serious possible violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which they have signed. If Pakistan has these weapons ready at Saudi Arabia’s


beck and call, it’s rather disingenuous for the Saudi leadership to cry foul over Iran’s enrichment programme.

Several fundamental contradictions underpin Riyadh’s public spat with Washington. They include Iran, the Palestinians, oil, and Syria.

Iran under the shah in the 1950s-1970s period was the key protector of the so-called security belt in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia, with the acquiescence of the United States and the United Kingdom, played the role of a junior partner in that arrangement.

During most of that period, Britain controlled the foreign policy and in many cases the domestic politics of Gulf Arab Emirates. While Kuwait became independent in 1961, the other Emirates did not follow suit until a decade later.

Saudi Arabia under King Saud solicited Iran’s help in thwarting the rising tides of Arab nationalism underits access to Saudi and Gulf oil, as some U.S. leaders hinted at in the mid-1970s, are gone.

The contradiction in the current anti-U.S. Saudi posture is more glaring in the case of Syria. The Saudi royal family encouraged and financed Salafi jihadists to go to Syria and join the uprising against the Assad regime not because of deep-seated commitment to democracy, civil rights, equality, or inclusion. They wanted to topple Assad because of his connection to Iran and Hezbollah.

The Saudi regime saw Syria as a golden opportunity to wage a war by proxy against Iran and Hezbollah using anti-Shia sectarianism as a rallying cry in the Arab Sunni world. Their military support of the Al-Khalifa regime against the uprising and the Shia majority in Bahrain belies their exhortations


Iran and Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia is inadvertently proselytising the same radical Sunni Salafi ideology it has preached for decades. Once they finish their job in Syria, these jihadists would fan out in the region committing acts of terror against neighbouring countries, including Saudi Arabia.

The Obama administration should make it clear to the Saudi regime that possible rapprochement with Iran does not mean an alliance against Saudi Arabia. A curtailment of Iran’s nuclear programme in the long run serves the national interest of Saudi Arabia and the region as a whole.

In the meantime, Saudi Arabia should revisit its policy of undermining democratic transitions and genuine political and social reform in the Arab world, including in Bahrain and Egypt.

The author is a former Senior Intelligence Service Officer, a Research Professorat the University of New Mexico, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of “A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America’s Relations with the Muslim World”.

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Details for Khaghoghorhnerk/ Blessing of Grapes

Activity/Tour

Meeting at Zvartnots airport, transfer, accommodationat the hotel. Continue tour to the famous Ararat Cognacfactory: tour in the factory with tasting of 3 kinds ofbrandies. Tour to Erebouni Museum and Fortress.Erebouni Museum of the History of the Foundationof Yerevan was established in 1968. The opening ofthe Museum was timed to coincide with the 2750thanniversary of Yerevan. The Museum stands at thefoot of the Arin Berd hill, on top of which theUrartian Fortress Erebouni has been constructed.The City-Fortress was excavated, some parts of thestructure were reinforced and restored and thefortress was turned into an outdoor Museum.Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Typical Day

Breakfast at the hotel. sightseeing tour to Garnithe Pagan temple. It was built in the first centuryA.D. by the Armenian King Tiridates withthemoney he received after visiting Emperor Neroin Rome. Continue tour to Gueghard CaveMonastery. Gueghard is another incredibleancient Armenian monastery, partly carved outof a mountain. Though the monastery has beenaround since before the 4th century, the maincathedral was built in 1215.Walk in Vernissage(this market is open on Saturday and Sunday) themarket where you can buy souvenirs and jewelerssilver handicrafts made by Armenian masters.Farewell dinner at national restaurant with nationalfolk music. Overnight at the hotel in Yerev

Age range, type of group

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Echmiadzin.Ejmiatsin is the spiritual center of Armenia and the seatof the Catholics of All Armenians, the head of the HolyArmenian Apostolic church. Continue tour to Hripsimechurch. St. Hripsime Church in Echmiadzin, Armenia,completed in 618, is one of the oldest survivingchurches in Armenia, and is


known for its fineArmenian architecture of the classical period, whichinfluenced many other Armenian churches. Thechurch, together with other nearby sites, is aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site, and is dedicated toSaint Rhipsime. Trip to St. Gayane church built in630. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Sleeping and meals

Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour to Khor Virapmonastery. The Khor Virap (meaning )monastery is one of the most popular touristdestinations in Armenia. Its location, near theclosest point to Mount Ararat within Armenianborders, offers a spectacular view of the mountain,the national symbol of Armenia. Continue tour toNoravank monastery. Noravank is a 13th centuryArmenian Apostolic Church monastery, located 122km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by theDarichay river. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer,brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.The monastery is bestknown for its two-storeyS. Astvatsatsin church. Trip to Vedi wine factory fortasting wonderful wine. Overnight at the hotel in Goris.

Policies & Restrictions

Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion tour to Khndzoreskwhich is a cave village and there are many signs of pastsettlement throughout the valley which are just waitingfor discovery. There are a very large number of caves,although most of them are rather small. You will see thatmany of the caves have been carved out by man andserved as houses for people. You will find the ruinsof a village, a beautiful ancient church,very old tombstones.Continue tour to Karahunge (Stonehenge), ancientobservatory 5mil B.C. Carahunge or Karahundj,Zorakarer is 3, 500 years older than England'sStonehenge and 3, 000 years older than the Egyptianpyramids. The total area of the observatory is 7 hectares.According to


the scientist's findings, a temple consistingof 40 stones built in honor of the Armenians' main God,Ari, meaning the Sun, is situated in the central part ofCarahunge. Besides the temple, it had a large anddeveloped observatory, and also a university that makesup the temple's wings.Drive to Lake Sevan through Selim Pass visiting thecaravanserai (XIV c.). For many centuries the GreatSilk Road connected a complex network of traderoutes from Europe with Asia. It was a way toestablish contact with the great civilizations ofChina, India, the Near East and Europe. Tradecaravans, diplomatic missions, merchantsrepresentatives of religious circles, dervishes,warriors – millions people have passed on thisroad through time with nothing frightening thesebrave travelers, neither the difficult roads, nor thewaterless deserts.The East -West trade routes passed across the Armenianplateau (Selim pass) and favoredthe development of thecountry's economy, trade, commerce and culture.About 70 miles north of Yerevan sits lake Sevan thelargest alpine in the world. This huge mountain lakewhich takes up to 5% of Armenia's surface area and isabout 2,000 meters above sea level is one of the highestamong the freshwater lakes in the world. Some threedozen of streamers pour into it and only one river originsfrom the lake – Hrazdan.With its history and scenary lakeSevan is among the most inviting destinations in the world.Overnight at the hotel in Sevan.

Rates

Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to the Church of S.Astvatsatsin(Mother of God) and the smaller Church of S.Arakelots(Holy Apostles, later S.Karapet) are both located on apeninsula which was once an island in Lake Sevan .According to an inscription on the south wall


of theChurch of S.Arakelots, the monastery was founded in874 AD and it is attributed to Princess Mariam, thewife of Prince Vasak of Kapur and the daughter ofthe Bagratuni King Asot. For several centuriesthereafter it remained an important spiritual centerand was a pilgrimage site for thousands of visitorsfrom all parts of Armenia. Today, the monasteryconsists of only the two churches and a ruined gavitwhich are all situated on the southwest side if a hilloverlooking Lake Sevan.The Church of S.Arakelotshas a trefoil inscribed within a cross type plansurmounted by a conical dome. The entrance portal isframed by and arch located on the southwest side.A short distance to the southeast is the Church ofS.Astvatsatsin which was built in a similar fashionimmediately after the completion of S.Arakelots. However,S.Astvatsatsin has some additional chapeland chamberspaces and has a somewhat wider plan.The ruined gavit,located to the west of S.Astvatsatsin has been dated tothe 9th or 10th century and was comprised of a squarespace over which an erdik (corbelled lantern or dome)was supported by a pair of wooden piers. Continue tourto Parz lake in Dilijan. Overnight at the hotel in Dilijan.

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Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries.These two Byzantine monasteries in theTumanian region from the period of prosperity duringthe Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) wereimportant centres of learning. Sanahin was renownedfor its school of illuminators and calligraphers.The two monastic complexes represent the highestflowering of Armenian religious architecture, whoseunique style developed from a blending of elementsof Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and thetraditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasianregion. Overnight at the


are like beads in the long filamentary structures that make up the skeleton of our universe. These filaments are made up of isolated galaxies, groups, clusters, and superclusters. In time, the isolated galaxies may merge with the groups, which will themselves merge with other groups to form larger clusters of galaxies. As with the animal kingdom, the universe has its hierarchy and includes all things great, and even greater.

VV 166 Through the Telescope RA: 00h 18.37m

DEC: +30˚ 04.0’ Galaxy group VV 166 is located in the direction of the constellation Andromeda. It is a dim but worthwhile object to seek out with amateur-sized telescopes. The great German-born English observer William Herschel discovered the brightest members – NGC 68, 70, 71, and 72 – in 1784, calling them threespeed! Whoah! You get the buzz – it's crazy, it's outrageous, the carpet's moving and everybody's laughing and having a great time. But then, ever so slowly, the walls start closing in and it's like you're never going to get out of this fucking place. It's an ugly nightmare and there's no escape."

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When principal photography started, there was no firm budget in place and the production was subject to "all sorts of chaos", according to Gilliam, operating as though "one leg was shorter than the other." Casinos were more strict on filming than expected, only seven or eight animatronic reptiles turned up instead of the 25 ordered, and budget constraints meant that returning Vegas to the 1970s period required rear-projecting footage from an old ABC television show called


cinematic quality of the chemical indulgences. Here, director of photography Nicola Pecorini avoided the common trap of going too surreal. There were no montages of flying around the galaxy on a unicorn, however aesthetically tempting that might be, the trips instead being characterised by - as they are in real life - corruptions of and in reality. Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo's descent into mania was fundamentally rooted in Las Vegas, it was visuals and perceptions that were twisted more than the environment itself, and the film crucially gave us as many opportunities to voyeuristically gawp at the duo from the outside and consider how banal trips appear for those not on them, as it did to lock us in the minds of those afflicted.

That said, there wereNo Country For Old Men, in her first film. Renton catches sight of her in a club as she’s leaving, with his sex drive rapidly returning as he attempts to give up his habit. He follows her outside, as his narration tells us he’s fallen in love, and tries it on with her. She confidently shoots him down, only to snog his face off in the taxi and subsequently shag him rampantly in her room. In the morning Renton discovers she’s a schoolgirl, and the people he presumes to be flatmates are her parents. It’s the sort of cheeky scene present throughout the film but it centres on deeper, more disturbing truths about youths trapped in a certain limited form of existence.

Renton is undoubtedly trapped by his addiction


football. And he ended up living through a harrowing and traumatic experience. Yet he came out the other side of it and was lucky enough to have been part of the great team before the crash, and the even greater side built from the ashes. Jack O’Connell, who plays the young Charlton here, does a really good job whether he’s stumbling through the plane’s ripped ruins and grimacing at explosions, practicing on the pitch or gazing up in awe at the stadium.

As a production United really does ooze quality. The acting is top notch, the music is touching and the directing beautiful, particularly at the snowy crash site itself and in the dressing rooms. It also deals sensitively with an immensely emotive issue. The question of blame isdelicately raised and wisely the film does not nail its opinion to any specific interpretation. Some will blame those who were desperate to play abroad and then make it back home in time for the league match, and indeed Busby blamed himself. Some will blame the league officials who refused to grant a postponement to the fixture after United’s European trip. Some will insist the officials at the airport and the mechanics and the pilots should have taken more care. But the sensible will just accept the terrible tragedy of it all. The enormous grief.

Of course the overwhelming and important cost of the crash was the human one, with so many young men dead. Their families and girlfriends and mates were robbed of their lives prematurely. As a


drama United undoubtedly tells that tale. It often seems callous, stupid and emotionally ignorant to talk of the cost to the game of football. I call myself a football fan but much of the time the game leaves me unmoved. I do not live and breathe the game, I no longer care greatly as I used to as a child when one of my favoured teams does poorly. It takes a great occasion or an unusually interesting story, or an exciting match with beautiful passages of play, to truly ignite my interest these days. But there certainly was a significant cost to the game of football after the Munich crash, and it was a cost that mattered almost as much as the loss of their lives. United tellsrough-and-tumble world of international finance, complicated further by the delicate state of Judeo-Christian relations and the burden of history, the keen rivals and (less frequently) gimlet-eyed business partners did manage, as far as can be told, to transform a grudging respect into a more cordial relationship.

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If all was happy in Bon Temps the last time you watched True Blood, then read no further … then again, things were never that happy in Bon Temps.

Sunday's episode of the HBO drama began with a few phone calls.

Still reeling from the deaths of her best friend Tara and her boyfriend, Alcide, Sookie (Anna Paquin) was tasked with breaking the news of the werewolf's death to his father, Jackson (Robert Patrick), while Jason (Ryan Kwanten) called up his former best friend, Hoyt Fortenberry (Jim Parrack, making his first appearance on the show since season 5), to inform him that his mother had been killed by a vampire.

There's less than 50 days to go before True Blood's seventh and final season starts and fans are licking their lipswith anticipation over what happens to Sookie, Bill and the rest of Bon Temps's residents.

Season 6 left off with the the Louisiana town fighting off an invasion of crazed vampires infected with Hep V, and while it's a pretty safe bet that there will be blood in the final 10 episodes of the hit show, these first-look pics show the cast (including Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten and Joe Manganiello) looking surprisingly splatter-free.

Speaking at the Entertainment Tonight/PEOPLE Emmy party after Sunday's big event, Ryan Kwanten – the hottie who plays dumb-as-a-rock but well-meaning Bon Temps good ol' boy Jason Stackhouse on HBO's True Blood – said he may have been the only person not to have figured out that his costars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer were


the first morning of his presidency.

From The Guardian:

The detail was revealed in investigative reports released to the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act by the inspector general of the US interior department. They shed new light on the first self-inflicted crisis of Trump’s presidency, when his White House falsely claimed he had attracted the biggest ever inauguration audience. The records detail a scramble within the National Park Service (NPS) on 21 January 2017 after an early-morning phone call between Trump and the acting NPS director, Michael Reynolds. They also state that Sean Spicer, then White House press secretary, called NPS officials repeatedly that day in pursuit of the more flattering photographs.

The Guardian’s report points out that it’s not known which photos were edited and if they werecontrary to his public duty as a minister of the Crown by arranging for the creation of the Mount Penny tenement to benefit members of the Obeid family, and that he acted contrary to his public duty as a minister of the Crown by providing members of the Obeid family with confidential information that was to their benefit. Further, the Commission found that Macdonald acted corruptly by deciding to reopen the expressions of interest process for mining exploration licences in order to favour Travers Duncan, and by providing him with confidential information. The Commission recommended that the above matters be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) with respect to prosecuting Macdonald. On reviewing the evidence before the Commission of the financial benefits accrued to the Obeid


The Skinny on Barbie

Essential facts about her checkered past.

November 27, 1997 12:11AM (UTC)

HER SORDID PAST: The original Barbie, based on a German doll
named Lilli, was sold as a collector's item for adults only. When Mattel
purchased patent rights to Lilli, the company instructed its designer to
make her look less like a "German street walker."

HER SOCIAL VALUE IS IMMEASURABLE --BUT WHAT ABOUT HER MONETARY VALUE? When Barbie debuted in 1959, she sold for a mere three bucks.
Today, an original doll is worth up to $4,500.

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LIKE MY MISSILE?: Before he designed the very first Barbie, Jack
Ryan worked at the Pentagon as an engineer designing Sparrow and Hawk
missiles. Mattel hired him for his "space-aged savvy" and knowledge of
materials. Thankfully, Ryan also had a good handle on the female form -- he
was brieflyprofessional makeovers. Her official careers have
included fashion designer, flight attendant, rock star, astronaut, police
officer, gymnast, veterinarian, nurse, doctor, ballerina, dentist and
aerobics instructor. Her underground (aka not approved by the Mattel
corporation) identities include Postal Worker Barbie, complete with machine
gun; Trailer Trash Barbie; Drag Queen Barbie and Hooker Barbie.

KEN A GO GO: Barbie's boyfriend, Ken, has had some intriguing
incarnations himself, including the 1967 wig-wearing "Ken a Go Go" and
the 1964 "Cheerful Chef," complete with a plastic barbecue fork and
weenie. In 1993, "Earring Magic Ken" burst onto the scene wearing a
lavender vest and a ring pendant.


New week, new day and new Party Hardcore update! Once again we have invited only the hottest ladies with the naughtiest outfits together with the super horny strippers. Let's the game begin! To start with we have bunch of sexy amateur girls on the stage to boost up the mood. Ladies are super cute and they do the great job pushing other party girls to get more naughty. When the mood is set, a first stripper arrives. It's a handsome and well equipped young sailor. He moves like a little God and all the eyes in the room are immediately on him. He picks a girl, brings her up to the stage and shows her sexy marine dance. She can't resist, pulls down his pants and blows histrustees to its Board, Maree Crowley-Hughes from Thornbury and Robyn Judd from Oamaru.

A hands-on farmer and experienced business woman, Maree and husband Peter Hughes own seven farms in Southland and Otago, which collectively milk 5000 cows producing more than two million kilograms of milk solids per year. . .

The former AFFCO meat killing and processing plant at Taumarunui in the Central North Island has been placed on the market for sale – at less than five per cent of what it was once worth.

The 10,000 square metre plant – sitting on 5.5 hectares of land – was once valued at $18million during its peak production period in the 1980s and 1990s. The plant was made redundant in 2009 and has largely remained idle ever since.

The huge site adjacent


consisted of breaking the tibia and fibula a few inches below the right knee, realigning the bones, and securing the new alignment by means of a long cast.
On June 8, 1961, Dr. Campanella was contacted by the family to discuss when the corrective surgery could be performed, and a few days later he was notified to schedule the surgery for June 15, 1961, in order that the daughter would recover from it in time to enter the fall semester at college. Miss Uter entered Our Lady of the Lake Hospital on June 14, 1961, where the surgery was performed by Dr. Campanella, assisted by his associate Dr. Richard B. Means. A couple of hours after the operation was completed, Dr. Campanella departed on a pre-arranged two-week vacation, leavinga supplemental brief since filed, counsel for plaintiffs concede the defendant doctors were well qualified and competent, belonging to an outstanding orthopedic firm in Baton Rouge. In urging that the decision be reversed they rely upon the negligent post-operative treatment of Miss Uter by the defendant physicians. Plaintiffs place much stress upon the spontaneous declarations made on the part of Dr. Campanella when, upon viewing Miss Uter's unanticipated condition on his return to Baton Rogue, he expressed surprise that the cast had not been cut and proceeded to cut it, claiming her condition was a result of negligence on the part of the attending physicians in not removing the cast sooner, as it was obvious from the hospital chart Miss Uter was suffering intense pain, which indicated infection


had set in.
The first principal witness called by plaintiffs, Dr. Jack Wickstrom, a recognized specialist in the field of orthopedics from New Orleans, concluded, after examining Miss Uter's leg and reviewing her medical history, that the surgery did not damage the peroneal nerve prior to its separation into its two branches, and that the surgery did not cause impairment of the deep branch of the peroneal nerve. On cross-examination, Dr. Wickstrom testified Dr. Campanella possessed the required skill and competency to undertake the osteotomy and that Doctors Means and Bannerman possessed the required skill and competency to undertake the post-operative care of Miss Uter. He was also allowed, over strenuous objection of the plaintiffs, to give his appraisal of the post-operative *103 care of Miss Uter, during whichFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to get tough on citizens protesting his government appears to have backfired as members of the yellow vest movement take to Paris’ streets.

Nearly 50,000 protesters trampled Sunday through towns and cities dotting France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Rennes and Marseille. Street marches began peacefully enough in Paris but soon degenerated into a maelstrom of violence and chaos.

Some protesters threw haymaker punches at baton-wielding police officers while other agitators lit cars on fire outside the Champs Elysees. Much of the sting from the yellow vest protests, which began in November, had dissipated after Macron pulled back on an unpopular carbon tax.

But protests are firing back up with renewed intensity. They began surging again after Macron promised in a New Year’s Eve address that his


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian boy accidentally struck by a bullet when terrorists fired in the air during a funeral died of his injuries Wednesday, family members and witnesses said.

Palestinian health official Adham Abu Salmia initially said that 8-year-old Barka al-Mugrahbi died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Monday.

However, Israel’s military said it did not carry out a strike in the area at the time.

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The boy’s relatives and witnesses later said the boy was marching in the funeral procession for a Gaza terrorist Monday when he was struck in the head by an errant bullet.

At the time, gunmen were firing in the air, they said.

On Tuesday,US National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor Michigan. It was here that he started becoming a checking forward and saw his offence numbers go down. He still picked up six goals and 21 assists, but added 128 penalty minutes in 58 games. That’s the toughness the Habs were looking for.

Last year, he continued to play for the Development Program, including the U18 World Juniors Championships in Russia. He claimed a silver medal in that tournament and scored a goal in the US’s 3-2 loss to Canada. In 55 games for the US Development Team, he saw his number’s go up, with 14 goals and 20 assists, plus 180 penalty minutes. With those numbers, he entered the draft ranked 35th among North American skaters. NHL Central Scouting Director,


– no joke – a Saturday Night Fever dance floor, this place pops.

L’Opera – A Morzine staple, they often have fancy dress nights and lots of corny dance moves happening. Expect to hear house and techno.

A bit of history

Morzine is one of the older resorts in the area, with it’s ski club starting in 1910. In 1925 the first hotel was build to welcome tourists, the Grand Hotel, and soon after so was the first ski jump, just behind the hotel.

In 1934 the first lift was built and the ski resort began. It wasn’t until 1960 that it started to gain international attention though. Moraine native Jean Vuarnet won the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley which immediately brought pride and prestige to the resort. He then wentday.

Swimming: There is a large indoor pool in Morzine as well Aquariaz – a pool with slides, hot tubs and a spar up in Avoriaz.

Cinema Rex: Located on the main Rue du Bourg in Morzine, this cinema shows French films with English subtitles, as well as English films. There is a board outside the cinema showing all the films and times for each week.


Korea Times: In July, Hynix CEO Kim Jong-gab said the company was ready to enter the non-memory semiconductor business. Officials say the detailed plans on the new business, including the repurchase of MagnaChip, will be unveiled after October 3.

In 2004 Hynix separated from its non-memory business, which became MagnaChip Semiconductor.

Bart Dierickx published his paper "Variability limits the advantage of a photo diode’s zero bias operation" on Caeleste web site. Originally the paper was presented at 2007 International Image Sensor Workshop, 7-10 June 2007, Maine USA.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Digitimes: ProMOS plans to provide foundry service production in the fourth quarter at its first 12-inch fab (Fab 2) at Hsinchu, Taiwan, according to the company at an investors conference. The company plans for a capacity of 20,000 wafer starts perglad to see the Japan-based partner licensing its technologies to Taiwan's ProMOS.

SMIC maintained that its partnership with Toppan – the JV TSES in Shanghai – has been fruitful following the start of production in January 2006. ProMOS will in the future utilize Toppan's technologies for back-end production and services, SMIC added.

Toppan and SMIC announced in June 2004 that they would invest US$64 million to jointly set up TSES, with the former having a 70% stake and the latter 30%.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

JCN Network: ProMOS moves full speed to aquire sensor production skills. Under the license agreement, Toppan will provide ProMOS know-how for the ramp-up of ProMOS's color filters and microlens production line at the 300mm wafer image sensor production line in Taiwan.

The agreement will also enable Toppan to


A surprise Kanye West concert got shut down after chaos outside its proposed venue

Kanye
West dances during his Yeezy Season 3 Collection presentation and
listening party for the "The Life of Pablo" album during New York
Fashion Week February 11, 2016.REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) - A concert by rapper Kanye West was called off early
on Monday, leaving thousands of fans massed outside the Manhattan
venue where the surprise gig was meant to have taken place.

West had dropped hints about the gig when he made an unannounced
appearance at another concert sponsored by a radio station on
Sunday, Billboard magazine reported.

Fans turned up by the thousands, with some saying on social media
sites including Twitter that more than 2,000 people had flooded
the streets outside Webster Hall in the East Village neighborhood
within 15 minutes.

West himself posted "Show at 2Seduction integrates quizzes, advice columns and guides as well as downloads of all 10 Micro Movies which can be played back on mobile phones. For a further level of audience interaction, the ability to create and send e-cards via users' cell phones was also implemented.

Awards
The Art of Seduction was named Best Made for Mobile Video Service at the GSM Global Mobile Awards (Barcelona, 2007) and Best Original Content for Mobile at the Banff World Television Award (Banff, 2007). It was also nominated for an International Interactive Emmy.

References

External links

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us taking back the Senate and getting a majority. It begins with a ‘W’ ― Women!” Schumer exclaimed.

The event brought together the organization’s founders and its next generation. Lynn Yeakel challenged incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) in 1992, outraged at the way he went after Anita Hill during the Judiciary Committee hearings on Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination. The proceedings struck a chord with women around the country, who saw an all-male, all-white panel of senators dismiss the sexual harassment that Hill faced.

Yeakel lost, but four other Democratic women won that year and joined Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) in the Senate. Yeakel still lives in Philadelphia and continues to work on promoting social, economic and political equality for women. She said this year’s convention was bringing back memories ofis a nightmare, we haven't seen one yet.

August 13, 2008 07:38 pm at 7:38 pm |

Darrel from Denver

What are they looking for? Some plausible reason for start WW III?

McCain now has two solid choices on this front: IRAN and now RUSSIA.

Put McCain in office and we will go to war ... often.

August 13, 2008 07:38 pm at 7:38 pm |

McShameful

I'm surprised that old fart hasn't suited up by now. He's like a kid in a candy store. Just so happy there's another war he can talk about. The idiot.

Now I know why he was a D student–he's brainless, and useless.

August 13, 2008 07:39 pm at 7:39 pm |

LOL

What's worse, Obama's sign that looked similar to the presidential seal, or someone who isn't even elected president acting like he


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The degradation of wine distillery wastewaters by aerobic biological treatment has been investigated in a batch reactor. The evolution of the chemical oxygen demand, biomass and total contents of polyphenolic and aromatic compounds was followed through each experiment. According to the Contois model, a kinetic expression for the substrate utilization rate is derived, and its biokinetic constant is evaluated. The final effluents of the aerobic biological experiments were oxidized by Fenton's reagent. The evolution of chemical oxygen demand, hydrogen peroxide concentration and total contents of polyphenolic and aromatic compounds was followed through each experiment. A kinetic model to interpret the experimental data is proposed. The kinetic rate constant of the globalNew Delhi: Over 130 former civil servants, organisations and individuals have opposed the recent appointment by of former Chhattisgarh top cop SRP Kalluri as Inspector General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and Economic Offences Wing of the Chhattisgarh government, terming is as a “betrayal of democracy.”

Citing Kalluri’s track record of “engaging in human right violations” with “scant respect for the ‘Rule of Law’” in Chhattisgarh, a press statement signed by Ardhendu Sen, IAS (retd) former Chief Secretary, West Bengal, Amitabha Pande, IAS (retd) former Secretary, National Integration Council, G Balagopal, IAS (retd) Advisor, UNICEF, MG Devasahayam, IAS (retd), V Ramani, IAS (retd) former Director, YASHADA, KS Subramaniam, IPS (retd) Delhi, Balakrishnan, IAS (retd) former Secretary Coal among others, has demanded an probe by a Special Investigation Team probe into


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Deadly explosion strikes UN building in Nigeria's capital

An explosion struck the UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, after a car loaded with explosives rammed into the compound, killing at least 18 people. Local police are investigating who could be responsible for the blast.

REUTERS - A car bomb ripped through the United Nations' headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, killing at least 18 people, in an attack reminiscent of a June blast claimed by a local radical Islamist group.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the final casualty toll was likely to be considerable, and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered tighter security around the capital after what he called a "most despicable assault".

Security sources and witnesses said the


"The entire building, from the ground floor to the topmost, was just fire and smoke. I saw six bodies been carried. I can't believe it."

"All the people in the basement were killed. Their bodies are littered all over the place," said Ocilaje Michael, a U.N. employee at the complex.

The building was blackened from top to bottom. In places, walls were blown away and there were piles of debris.

Similar attack

Militant attacks in the oil-producing regions of southern Nigeria have subsided but the north has been hit by a round of bombings and killings by Islamist extremists.

Boko Haram, whose name translates from the local northern Hausa language as "Western education is sinful", has been behind almost daily bombings and shootings, mostly targeting police in the northeast of Africa's most populousnation.

The group claimed responsibility for a June bomb attack on the car park of the Abuja police headquarters which bore similarities to Friday's blast at the U.N. building.
In the June attack, a car rammed through the gates of the police headquarters in the capital and exploded, killing the bomber and narrowly missing the chief of police.

Boko Haram has mostly targeted police in Nigeria's remote northeast, which borders Cameroon, Chad and Niger. However, its ambitions are growing and if it were responsible for Friday's attack, this would mark a shift beyond domestic targets.

In London, Henry Wilkinson, associate director at Janusian risk consultants, told Reuters the attack suggested Boko Haram had evolved from being a parochial Islamist faction to one that also threatened international targets in Nigeria.

"This attack will prompt


many Western organisations and business to reassess the threat the group poses," he said. "The targeting of the U.N. building indicates a more global outlook probably influenced by al Qaeda ideology."

In Abuja President Jonathan ordered tighter security. "The President believes that the attack is a most despicable assault on the United Nations' objectives of global peace and security, and the sanctity of human life to which Nigeria wholly subscribes," the state house said in a statement.

Security sources and diplomats are concerned that Boko Haram has links with more organised groups outside Nigeria.

These include Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb which operates over the border in Niger and has kidnapped foreign workers there. However, it was also suspected of kidnapping a Briton and an Italian in Nigeria earlier thisdogs and 105 samples from shelter-resident cats. Historical data regarding the stay duration of each animal, breed and estimated age and the presence of gastrointestinal signs while shelter resident were obtained from the computerized records of each shelter and consolidated.

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steps up efforts to sanction Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.

Geithner welcomed Tokyo's cooperation, an encouraging sign for US foreign policy after China rebuffed US sanctions aimed at starving Iran of the oil revenues that provide the country of 74 million people with a vital economic support.

Iran faces the prospects of cutbacks in oil sales to China, Japan and India, its top three buyers who together take more than 40 percent of its crude exports. The European Union, a major buyer, has committed to banning imports of Iranian oil.

Cutting Iranian crude imports would not be without risks for Japan. The
country relies on imports for its energy needs and has to import more
fuel to make up for waning use of nuclear power following last year's
nuclear disaster in Fukushima.

Anxiety overIran's nuclear program, which it says is not for military
use, could also push up oil prices and harm the global economy.

Indeed, Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda voiced concern to Geithner
about the potential impact of the U.S. sanctions on Japan and the world
economy.

US President Barack Obama authorized a law on December 31 imposing
sanctions on financial institutions that deal with Iran's central bank,
the country's main clearing house for oil payments.

Japan's government hopes to secure a waiver from the sanctions for
Japanese banks by reducing Iranian crude imports, something it has
started discussing with the domestic oil industry, the Yomiuri newspaper
reported.

However, sources at two major Japanese oil refiners that buy Iranian
crude said they had not yet been approached by the government.

Azumi didn't elaborate on what he meant by "non-crude oil related
areas," but one


potential issue is its repeated intervention to weaken
the yen to boost exports.

Azumi said he had meaningful discussions on currencies with Geithner but
declined to reveal the details. Geithner also declined to comment on
Japan's intervention .

Cutting off Iran's central bank

Geithner travelled to China and Japan this week to discuss the global
economy and seek cooperation on stricter sanctions on Iran, an OPEC
member and the world's fifth-largest crude exporter.

Iran denies Western suspicions that its nuclear program has military goals, saying it is for purely peaceful purposes.

Washington has rejected Iran's assertion and has pressed ahead with new sanctions.

The latest law would freeze financial institutions that deal with Iran's
central bank out of US markets. The United States can waive some
institutions if it deems it necessary for energy market stability or if
the institutions' home countrysignificantly reduces trade with Iran.

"We are exploring ways to cut Iran's central bank off from the global
financial system. We are in the early stages of consulting with Japan
and our other allies," Geithner said.

"We appreciate the support that Japan has provided."

Japan asked the United States to waive its banks in return for cutting
Iranian oil imports, but Japan must decide how it will lower imports and
then it is up to the US government to debate whether a waiver will be
granted, a Japanese finance ministry official told reporters.

Japan will present Washington with a "menu" of possible options in
exchange for a waiver by the end of February, a government source told
Reuters last week.

The tightening noose of US sanctions has set off an Asian round of
diplomacy with Middle East oil producers. Japan's Foreign


Minister
Koichiro Gemba asked OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and fellow cartel
exporter the United Arab Emirates to supply the Asian buyer with more
oil.

China's Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar in
a trip beginning this weekend. The prime minister of South Korea,
another major buyer of Iranian crude, is due to visit the UAE and Oman
from Friday.

China gave no hint on Wednesday of giving ground to US demands to curb
Iran's oil revenues, rejecting Washington's sanctions on Tehran as
overstepping. Iran is China's third-largest crude supplier.

US officials sounded more optimistic, saying they will focus more on China's actions than on its public statements.

However, China has reduce crude purchases from Iran for January and February as it dispute contract pricing terms.

The European Union is more sympathetic to US pressure on Iran.in length. Mr. Beard bolted from the residence after the stabbing and got into his automobile. Numerous young people who were attending the party jumped onto Mr. Beard's car. Mr. Beard quickly backed out of the driveway. During the time Mr. Beard was backing his automobile down the long driveway, Mr. Charsley and another partygoer, Eric Clark, who had remained inside, exited the residence. When the two young men stepped into the driveway they were hit by Mr. Beard's automobile. Both young men testified that they were hit almost immediately after coming out of the house.
Mr. Beard was charged in count one with aggravated battery of Mr. Gordak with a deadly weapon, a knife; in count two with aggravated battery of Mr. Charlsey with a deadly weapon, a